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  2. FEDERATION.

    Mr. Reid's speech on the Commonwealth Bill has created some excitement amongst members of Parliament. Though the session does not begin till next Tuesday there are a considerable number of ...

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  3. THE DUDLEY DISASTER.

    The inquest on the bodies of Thomas Dorrity and John Benson, two of the victims of the Dudley Colliery disaster, which was opened on Tuesday last, was resumed at the Royal Crown Hotel, Dudley, ...

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  4. SECOND EDITION.

    At the farewell demonstration to Archbishop Carr, held in the Town Hall to-night, his Grace said—" An appeal will shortly be made to the Australian people to accept the Federal ...

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  5. THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATION.

    The " Times " says that Lord Salisbury ought to surrender control of the Foreign Office, and favours the appointment of Mr. A. J. Balfour, First Lord ...

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  6. AMERICA AND SPAIN.

    Senor Bernabe, the Spanish Minister at Washington, has asked the United States Government to delay action with regard to Cuba, as Spain is prepared to offer ...

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  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The Russian flag has been hoisted at Port Arthur and Talienwan, and the Chinese troops have withdrawn from both ports. ...

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  8. ACTION OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.

    The employees of the different branches of the Northern Railway service have inaugurated a fund which is to be strictly confined to employees of the Railway Department, and a substantial sum has ...

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  9. OTHER RELIEF FUNDS.

    The Mayors of Wallsend and Plattsburg, in response to a largely-signed requisition, have convened a combined meeting of the residents of both municipalities for Thursday evening next to initiate ...

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  10. LORD SALISBURY.

    Lord Salisbury left to-day for his Continental seat near Beaulieu, in the south of France. March 29. ...

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  11. SUPPOSED CASE OF SMALLPOX.

    A case of illness in a child, which is considered likely to develop into smallpox, is reported from the quarantine station. The patient has been isolated. ...

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  12. BRITISH CABINET MEETINGS.

    Mr. G. N. Curzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, is attending the meetings of the Cabinet. ...

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  13. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MINING.

    Gold was struck to-day at the Ivanhoo Venture mine, in Arthur's shaft. The stone shows coarse gold with good prospects. ...

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  14. THE DISTRESSED MINERS.

    Nearly three hundred miners have been thrown out of employment owing to the catastrophe, and as the colliery has worked very irregularly for a considerable time past, many of the men are in reduced ...

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  15. BRITAIN AND THE COLONIES.

    In reply to a question in the House of Commons last night, Mr. Chamberlain stated that the colonial Governments had not yet replied to the question as to the ...

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  16. MUNITIONS FOR BRITISH VOLUNTEERS.

    Twenty million cartridges have been issued to the volunteer forces in Great Britain. ...

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  17. VICTORIA.

    A letter has been received by the Agricultural Department from Mr. Sinclair, its London agent, advising Victorian growers of apples to ship their fruit to London as early as possible, as there is ...

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  18. OPERATIONS AT THE PIT.

    The work of sealing down the Dudley Colliery was completed to-day, and, in the opinion of several prominent colliery managers, the fires will be effectually smothered within the course of a few days. It is, ...

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  19. THE RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.

    The Russian Volunteer Fleet is to be equipped with guns and ammunition for Vladivostock, and will be manned with seamen from the Imperial Navy. ...

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  20. THE GREEK LOAN.

    In the House of Commons last night the Greek Loan Bill was read the second time. ...

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  21. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The office at the Heathcote railway station was entered by thieves last night, an entrance having been gained through the window. Mr. Cosserby, the stationmaster, upon arrival at his office this ...

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  22. BRITISH OCCUPATION OF CHUSAN EXPECTED.

    The Berlin correspondent of the " Standard " telegraphs that it is expected that Great Britain will occupy the island of Chusan until a definite ...

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  23. ENGLAND, GERMANY, AND BELGIUM.

    Replying to a question asked in the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, said that the Australian colonies would not be ...

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  24. THE SUGAR BOUNTIES CONFERENCE.

    Great Britain sends delegates to the international conference, to be held at Brussels, upon the question of the abolition of the sugar bounties. ...

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  25. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

    The half-yearly report of the Bank of Australasia to October, 1897, contains the following items:—Deposits, £12,860,664; cash and securities, ...

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  26. THE STRANDING OF THE CHINA.

    The P. and O. steamer Carthage, with the passengers, mails, parcels post, and specie from the R.M.S. China, left Perim on Sunday night for Brindisi. ...

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  27. RUSSIA AND ABYSSINIA.

    King Menelik, of Abyssinia, has cordially received the Russian mission. The receipt of the Czar's autograph letter was greeted by an artillery salute. ...

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  28. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 1?d per ounce standard. ...

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  29. THE REVOLT IN UGANDA.

    Captain Harrison's force has overtaken and captured the Soudanese who mutinied against Major Macdonald when that officer was conducting an expedition in Uganda, ...

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  30. QUEENSLAND.

    Mr. Foxton, Minister for Lands, who has just returned from a visit to Goondiwindi, describes the country as in a very dry state. The tobacco crop at Texas is a partial failure. Maize, which ...

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  31. THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

    News from the Soudan states that Mahmoud, the Dervish General, has asked the Khalifa to reinstruet him, as the concentration of the British and Egyptian ...

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  32. THE GERMAN NAVY.

    The German Reichstag has un animously adopted the Navy Bill. ...

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  33. AFLOAT ON AN ICE-FLOE.

    Forty-five of the crew of the sealer Greenland have perished on an ice-floe off Cape Bonavista, on the east coast of Newfoundland. ...

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  34. MEMORIAL TO THE EMPEROR FREDERICK III.

    The Reichstag has agreed to a proposal for the erection of a national memorial to the late Emperor Frederick III. ...

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  35. ADDRESS BY MR. W. M'MILLAN, M.L.A.

    Mr. W. M'Millan, M.L.A., delivered an address in the Burwood School of Arts last night upon the work of the Convention. The chair was taken by the Mayor (Alderman J. H. Cardew). Mr. J. T. ...

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  36. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The members of the Pastoral Commission leave Adelaile on Monday next for an inspection of the Gawler Range and the West Coast country. The Governor, Miss Mabel Buxton, and Mr. ...

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  37. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. E. H. Wittenoon, Minister for Mines, has been appointed Agent-General. He will, however, not vacate the position of Minister for Mines for some weeks. The Premier will then take over ...

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  38. ELECTRIC LIGHTING OF COOLGARDIE.

    The Electric Supply Company of Western Australia is issuing shares to the extent of £100,000. The object of the company is to provide for the lighting ...

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  39. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the London colonial wool sales Yorkshire buyers are operating freely. Medium and faulty merinos are firm, the prices obtained for best sorts being in ...

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  40. CIRCUIT COURTS.

    The Maitland Circuit Court was opened to-day at the East Maitland Courthouse, before Mr. Justice Stephen. Mr. A. B. Shand was Crown Prosecutor and Mr. Cecil White the Judge's Associate. George ...

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  41. A THEATRICAL ENGAGEMENT.

    A syndicate connected with the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, has engaged Mr. Alfred Rolfe as leading man in the drama " Human Nature," and also to play in the ...

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  42. TO-DAY.

    Madame Albani: Concert, Town Hall, 8 p.m. Mr. Edmund Barton, Q.C., M.L.C., will speak on the Principal Features of the Australian Constitution of 1898, School of Arts, North Sydney, 8 p.m. ...

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  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    At a meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board to-day a letter was road from Mr. Knox, general manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Sydney, intimating the decision of the company to ...

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  44. TASMANIA.

    The dredge Platypus, in tow of the steamer Wybia, arrived in the Tamar from Melbourne yesterday, after a fairly good passage, though the towage at times was heavy. ...

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  45. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The steamer Airlie, from Hongkong, arrived on Monday last, and sailed again for southern ports on Tuesday. Two boxes of gold were shipped by the English and Scottish Bank, valued at £8963. ...

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  46. MEETING AT HAMILTON.

    A public meeting of the residents of Hamilton, convened by the Mayor, was held in the council chambers to-night for the purpose of inaugurating a local fund in aid of the sufferers by the recent ...

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  47. THE KALGOORLIE RIOT.

    The town bellman, a man named Johnson, a cripple, was charged yesterday with rioting and inciting on Thursday last, and also with disorderly conduct on Saturday night at the meeting ...

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  48. LABOUR MEMBERS AT WEST WYALONG.

    Messrs. Watson and Sleath, labour members, addressed a large audience last night at West Wyalong. The speakers dilated upon the past actions of the labour party, and briefly outlined the ...

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