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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Their Excellencies the Governor and Admiral Pearson, accompanied by their private secretaries. Captain Feilden and Mr. Ferguson, arrived at West Maitland on their way to the Cawarra Estate, in the ...

    Article : 86 words
  3. POLITICAL NEWS.

    Yesterday the three new Ministers made a start with the work of their departments. They were shown round the various branches and rooms by the respective Under-Secretaries, and introduced to the ...

    Article : 707 words
  4. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Fighting between the Cuban rebels and the Spaniards still continues. President M'Kinley does not object to the Spaniards taking the offensive, as the ...

    Article : 126 words
  5. EUROPEAN SITUATION.

    By the Czar's order, Count Muravieff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, has handed to the foreign ambassadors at St. Petersburg a proposal for holding ...

    Article : 144 words
  6. VICTORIA.

    An accident which occurred on the Melbourne Tramway Company's line at Prahran on April 28 last, formed the grounds of an action in the County Court to-day, before Judge Gaunt and ...

    Article : 234 words
  7. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    Yesterday the new Ministers entered upon the work of their departments. At Parliament House yesterday Mrs. Willis, wife of the member for the Barwon, was presented ...

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  8. THE GOVERNOR AT PATERSON.

    The Governor, accompanied foy Admiral Pearson, Captain Fielden, and Mr. Ferguson, passed through here this afternoon on a visit to Mr. Lindeman, of Cawarra, Gresford. The visit is of a distinctly ...

    Article : 55 words
  9. THE RETENTION OF THE SUGAR DUTY.

    Mr. Raid's proposal for the retention of the £3 a ton sugar duty, conditional on no black labour being employed, is looked upon by many with grave distrust and suspicion as likely to throw a serions ...

    Article : 165 words
  10. DINNER TO MR. E. W. O'SULLIVAN.

    The member for Queanbeyan was entertained at a dinner by his constituents at Hoskington. There was a large gathering of the surrounding farmers and selectors, with visitors from Captain's Flat, ...

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  11. THE MUTUAL STORE.

    The Mutual Store directors this half-year propose to pay a dividend of 1s 6d per share, and to carry forward £2904. This compares most favourably with last half-year, when, with the ...

    Article : 54 words
  12. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

    Under the amended sessional order, the Legislative Assembly will meet at half-past 3 each afternoon, When the House meets at that hour to-day motions by private members will come up for ...

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  13. CHURCH PARADE.

    The first church parade of the Scone troop of Australian Horse was held at St. Luke's (C.E.), Twenty attended under Adjutant Thompson. An appropriate sermon was given by the Rev. A. C. Hirst. ...

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  14. THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

    News from the Soudan states that the Zafiro, the flagship of the gunboat flotilla accompanying the Anglo-Egyptian Expedition, sprang a leak at Shendy and ...

    Article : 136 words
  15. INTERCOLONIAL TELEGRAPHIC RATES.

    A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited to-day upon Mr. Duffy, the Postmaster-General, to urge the removal of some vexations anomalies in the intercolonial telegraphic rates. ...

    Article : 225 words
  16. AGITATION AGAINST THE AMERICAN WAR DEPARTMENT.

    The agitation in the United States against the War Department, which is held responsible for the insanitary condition of the military camps in Cuba and ...

    Article : 41 words
  17. DISASTER IN ITALY.

    A disaster has occurred at Foggia, in Italy. During a heavy thunderstorm a number of peasants took refugee in an old house ...

    Article : 51 words
  18. A CHEMIST SUED FOR ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE.

    A case arising out of the sudden death of Samuel Irvine Williams, L.R.C.P., in March last was, begun in the County Court today, before Judge Gaunt and a jury. The ...

    Article : 387 words
  19. A MONUMENT TO ALEXANDER II.

    The Czar has unveiled a monument of his grandfather, Alexander II., at Moscow, amidst great enthusiasm. ...

    Article : 27 words
  20. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    The Prince of Wales, who is on a cruise along the south and west coasts of England, landed at Plymouth yesterday and visited the Earl of ...

    Article : 40 words
  21. ELECTION PETITIONS.

    It is anticipated that several election petitons will be presented this week. One is expected from Albury, another from Parramatta, and a third from Mudgee. At Mudgee it is alleged that some votes ...

    Article : 316 words
  22. THE ELECTIONS IN CAPE COLONY.

    As the result of the general elections in Cape Colony a majority of five for the Afrikander Bund is assured. Mr. W. P. Schreiner, Q.C., is mentioned as likely to ...

    Article : 40 words
  23. THE UNITED STATES MINISTER IN LONDON.

    Senator Hoar has declined the position of United States Minister at St. James's, rendered vacant by the acceptance of office of the Secretary of State of Colonel ...

    Article : 45 words
  24. THE LATE ALDERMAN C. E. JEANNERET.

    The funeral of the late Alderman Charles E. Jeanneret, whose death ocourred at Lismore on August 23, took place yesterday and was very largely attended. The remains arrived in Sydney on ...

    Article : 959 words
  25. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Good rain has fallen in the far north. At Yardea it was the heaviest, lin. 50 points falling. Good rain has fallen generally over the central agricultural districts to Riverton, where 45 points ...

    Article : 230 words
  26. NEWFOUNDLAND.

    The British Government has appointed a Commission to inquire into the EnglishFrench treaty relations with regard to the French shore, Newfoundland. ...

    Article : 62 words
  27. UNIQUE GATHERING AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE.

    One scarcely expects to hear speeches of a political character during the ceremony of presenting the wife of a member of Parliament with a gift from her husband's constituents in recognition of her husband's ...

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  28. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    A large meeting of canegrowers was held at Tumbulgum on Saturday evening to consider the Colonial Sugar Company's last circular and other matters. It was unanimously resolved, on the motion of Mr. A. ...

    Article : 347 words
  29. AN AUSTRALIAN TRADER ASHORE.

    The ship Firth of Cromarty, bound from Glasgow for Sydney, has gone ashore at Corsowall Point, Wigtown, Scotland, and is expected to become a total wreck. The ...

    Article : 189 words
  30. QUEENSLAND.

    The Premier, Mr. T. J. Byrnes, was sufficiently recovered from his recent indisposition today to attend his office. ...

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  31. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Early this morning the British barque Snowden was towed into Fremantle in a damaged condition. It appears that on May 7 the Snowden left Bangkok, Siam, bound for Pisca, Pern, with a ...

    Article : 282 words
  32. A DANGER TO CYCLISTS.

    A deputation of Briabane cyclists waited upon the Mayor of North Brisbane this morning to urge that steps should be taken to secure the abatement of the nuisance and danger to cyclists ...

    Article : 421 words
  33. THE RUSSIAN HARVEST.

    A commission appointed by the Czar to inquire into the best manner of relieving the distress caused by the famine in some agricultural districts of the Empire, ...

    Article : 69 words
  34. A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

    William Matthews, employed at the local copper smolting works, as had a narrow escape of being burned to death through accidentally falling into a slag-pot containing molten metal. Fortunately he ...

    Article : 72 words
  35. DEATH OF MR. HECTOR M'KINNON.

    Mr. Hector M'Kinnon, a resident of Glenfield and well known in this district, died at the Liverpool Asylum on Friday, where be had been brought during the week in a critical condition. An inquest ...

    Article : 264 words
  36. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Mr. Arthur Pease, Liberal Unionist member for Darlington, aged 61. Mr. Arthur Pease was a colliery owner and ...

    Article : 63 words
  37. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Government intend to place a sure on the Estimates to give the House an opportunity of considering whether New Zealand should take part in the proposed annual rifle match between ...

    Article : 146 words
  38. TO-DAY.

    Newtown Presbyterian Church: Fancy Fair will be opened by Lady Darley [?] p.m. Rosebery Park Races: First race 2.85 p.m. Miss Inex Beususan's Afternoon Recital: Y.M.C.A. ...

    Article : 126 words
  39. CONDEMNED MEAT.

    Thirteen tons of putrid liver have been seized at some meat extract works, Bermondsey, South London. [Some of the above items appeared in our Second ...

    Article : 34 words
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  41. FEELING IN THE ILLAWARRA DISTRICT.

    In connection with the reconstruction of the Ministry it is recongnised locally that the position is practically the same as before the election. Mr. Cook's elevation to the portfolio of Mines and ...

    Article : 214 words
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