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  2. PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    The quiet little gathering of the Premiers of Victoria (Sir George Turner), New South Wales (Mr. G. H. Reid), and Queensland (Mr. T. J. Byrnes), which took place on Saturday in the Executive ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION.

    The inhabitants of Puerto Rico are becoming riotous, and are attempting to take revenge on their former masters. At Ponce they attacked the Spanish ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    Messrs. Williamson aud Musgrove have hit the popular fancy with "The Harbour Lights." It is splendidly staged, and is having crowded audiences at the Princess Theatre. Miss Ada ...

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  5. THE FAR EAST.

    Great activity prevails at the Foreign Office. Since British negotiations with the Chinese Government at Pekin have been ...

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  6. THE WAR.

    Much uneasiness prevails at Santiago on account of the want of discipline shown by the fever-proof regiments which were left to garrison the city. ...

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  7. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    A conference of the Premiers of Victoria, Queenland, and New South Wales was held at the Colonial Secretary's office, Sydney, on Saturday. ...

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  8. SPECIAL CABLES.

    In his last conversation with his son Count Herbert, the late Prince Bismarck spoke of the astounding development of Russia's Asiatic policy. He said, "If ...

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  9. THE EMPEROR WILLIAM AT MAYENCE.

    The Emperor William, speaking at Mayence yesterday, said that he was firmly determined to preserve, with all his strength, his grandfather's work in ...

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  10. ADMIRAL SAMPSON AT NEW YORK.

    Rear-Admiral Sampson has arrived with his fleet at New York. Almost the whole city went down to the harbour to welcome the ships, which were accorded ...

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  11. THE CHIN KIANG-TIENTSIN RAILWAY.

    Router's correspondent at Pekin telegraphs that the Tsung-li-Yamen is favourably disposed to the proposal to transfer the concession obtained by ...

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  12. THE LATE PRINCE BISMARCK'S FORTUNE.

    The late Prince Bismarck is reported to have left £1,000,000 sterling. ...

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  13. THE AMERICAN ARMY IN CUBA.

    The military correspondent of the "Times" at Santiago, in a letter from that place, says that the organisation of the commissariat and the medical ...

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  14. THE TIPPLING ACT.

    The Supreme Court has just decided that a section of an Imperial Act passed in the reign of George II., commonly known as the "Tippling Act," is in force in New South Wales. The section referred to enacts ...

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  15. WATER SUPPLY OF LONDON.

    The East End is threatened with a water famine. The time of supply has been reduced to six hours daily. ...

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  16. THE DREYFUS CASE.

    The unpopularity of Major Esterhazy, whose arrest on a charge of forgery was recently quashed by the Court of Appeal, has led to an order being made that he ...

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  17. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    The cricket match Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, for the benefit of Walter Sugg, was continued at Derby to-day. The two notout men of the previous day for Yorkshire ...

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  18. QUEENSLAND.

    It is reported front Longreach that rain is badly wanted there, but the stock routes are still in fair travelling order. Charleville reports that the first load of wool ...

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  19. SIBERIAN CONVICTS.

    A ship carrying convicts from Tiumen to Tomsk, in Siberia, was overcrowded, and 31 of her passenger prisoners were suffocated. ...

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  20. THE BOMBARDMENT OF MANILA.

    Further information with regard to the capture of Manila states that when on August 8 General Augusti, the late Spanish Governor-General, found his ...

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  21. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The inquest on the Waymouth-street tragedy was begun on Saturday. The medical testimony was that there was no sign of violence on the body of Fitzpatrick, who was burned. Baldock, ...

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  22. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    Playing for Middlesex against Nottingham, in the county championship competition match, which commenced on Thursday, A. E. Trott scored 77, and in ...

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  23. THE CAPE ELECTIONS.

    Speaking on Thursday in the course of the Cape Colony election campaign, Mr. Cecil Rhodes said that if President Kruger "egged" on the Transvaal ...

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  24. SURREY v. LANCASHIRE.

    The County Championship Competition match, Surrey v. Lancashire, was commenced at the Oval yesterday and continued to-day. Surrey went in first and ...

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  25. CYCLING.

    Marsden, the amateur cyclist, riding on the Crystal Palace track yesterday, covered 29 miles 574 yards in the hour. He broke all amateur records from six ...

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  26. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    Yesterday afternoon a farewell luncheon was given on the steamer Southern Cross to Mr. Borchgrevinck and the members of his party who are setting out to explore ...

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  27. THE AMERICA CUP.

    America is building an aluminium yacht, at a cost of 120,000dol., to defend the America Cup, which has been challenged by Sir T. J. Lipton. ...

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  28. REPAIRS TO ADMIRAL DEWEY'S FLEET.

    The United States Government has asked permission of Great Britain to effect repairs to Rear-Admiral Dewey's fleet at Hongkong. ...

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  29. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The new clubrooms and boatshed of the Volunteer Water Brigade of West Maitland were formally opened yesterday afternoon by the Mayor (Colonel Wilkinson, V.D.) in the presence of a large ...

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  30. PHILIPPINES CABLE RESTORED.

    The Postmaster-General has received the following from the manager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company in Melbourne:—" Hongkong to Manila cable restored." ...

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  31. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    An accident, which terminated fatally, occurred yesterday afternoon at the railway siding of Block 10 mine, near the large tailings dump. Edwin Francis Saint, a sigualman of Block 10 box, in the ...

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  32. THE REVOLUTION IN GUATEMALA.

    The revolution in Guatemala has ended. General Morales, the leader, was captured in a cavern; but he died immediately afterwards from exposure and hunger. ...

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  33. OUR NEW GUINEA LETTER.

    The Moresby, which leaves for New Britain on July 26, takes the three French escapees who have been detained since the beginning of March last. The Governor of New Caledonia failed to make ...

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  34. BRITISH AMBASSADORS.

    The Vienna "New Free Press" in an article yesterday said: "Britain needs diplomatists of the bad old school. The now honest system of Sir Philip Currie, ...

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  35. FIRE AT BURRAWANG.

    Mr. Hedley Edols's residence at Burrawang was destroyed by fire last night. Comparatively nothing was saved. BROKEN HILL, Saturday. ...

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  36. THE REBELLION IN CHINA.

    The rebellion of the Black Flags in the Kwang-si province of Southern China still rages, and fighting between the rebels and the Government troops continues. ...

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  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MINING.

    Tanbie and party, Golden Valley, 50 tons stone for 250oz.; Baldwin and party, south load, 130 tons stone for 170oz. ...

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  38. A SHIP REFLOATED.

    The warship Danai, which sank at Trieste, on the Austrian shore of the Adriatic Sea, 76 years ago, has been raised and floated. ...

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  39. THE MYSTERIES OF METEOROLOGY.

    Mr. Wiagge, the Queensland Government Meteorologist, delivered his second and final lecture on "Meteorology," in the presence of Lord Hampdou and Rear-Admiral Pearzon, at the Centenary Hall, on ...

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  40. THE PLAGUE AT BOMBAY.

    On Tuesday it was reported that the number of victims of the plague in Bombay was increasing. The epidemic is now spreading to the European ...

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  41. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A fatal accident occurred on the suburban line on Saturday night. A man named Chas. Brown, a brickmaker employed at Lacy's Factory, Bellevue, near Midland Junction, was returning ...

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  42. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Stock passings are:—500 store bullocks, from the Nebine, Queensland, to Warren, Baker owner; 2500 mixed fat sheep, from Combogolong to Warren, J. B. Peacook owner; 5000 store wethers, from Warren ...

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  43. MELBA'S TOUR IN CALIFORNIA.

    Next season Madame Melba will tour California with an opera company of her own. ...

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  44. EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY.

    A series of earthquakes is reported to have occurred in Central Italy. Mount Vesuviue, on the bay of Naples, is in eruption. ...

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  45. MR. J. L. TOOLE.

    Mr. J. L. Toole, the comedian, who has been suffering from [?]ataract for some time, has been successfully operated upon. ...

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  46. SWIMMING IN ENGLAND.

    The 850 Yards Professional Swimming Championship at St. Ives to-day was won by Percy Cavill, the ex-amateur longdistance champion, who has thus again ...

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  47. OBITUARY.

    The death is annnounced of Mr. Matthew Dawson, the celebrated trainer, at Newmarket. Matthew Dawson was one of the old school of ...

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  48. MR. BRUNKER AND HIS CONSTITUENCY.

    The Hon. J. N. Brunker, Colonial Secretary, addressed a large meeting of the electors at East Maitland on Friday night, and thanked them for his reelection. He replied to those, who had charged him ...

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  49. TO-DAY.

    Town Hall: Concert in Aid of St. Vincent's Industrial Home, Westmead, 8 p.m. St. Stephen's Church: Lecture by the Hon. Alexander Kethel, 8 p.m. ...

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  50. A STORE DESTROYED

    At 6 o'clock this morning Mr. A. Currio's store at North Lismore was discovered to be on fire. Before the brigade reached the place the flames had got a strong hold, and when the front door ...

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  51. NEW ZEALAND.

    Major Gadgeon, who has been appointed British Resident at Rara[?]onga, was at one time Commissioner of Police and also Under-Secretary for Defence, and has latterly been acting as ...

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  52. LATE SHIPPING.

    [?]ninyong, u., from Melbourne. PORT ADELAIDE.—Arrivals: August 20, Adelaide, s., from Melbourne; R.M.S. Rome, from London; Cloncurry, s., from Port Kembla, Departurea: August 20, Loch ...

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