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  2. SIR JOHN SEE.

    Another Cabinet meeting was held to-day, but no direct information has been allowed to leak out regarding the subjects dealt with. When seen at the conclusion ...

    Article : 211 words
  3. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    Sir FREDERICK HOLDER, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Sir WILLIAM LYNE (N.S.W.) asked the ...

    Article : 1,631 words
  4. THE WAR.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Japanese lines have been extended from Shu-lan-tai-ke to Chi-cheng-tsu, about twelve miles from Port Arthur, and the ...

    Article : 130 words
  5. VICTORIA.

    Further evidence was taken to-day by the Butter Commission into the question of secret commissions to export agents: Mr. Elisha Medows, connected with Messrs ...

    Article : 418 words
  6. FREE TRADE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Sir Robert Giffen, formerly Chief of the Statistical Department of the Board of Trade, speaking at Hayward's Heath, said ...

    Article : 119 words
  7. PEN-NOTES AND PENCILLINGS.

    The accompanying map will be found of considerable assistance by those who are following the progress of events on the [?]wang-Tung Peninsula—that stretch of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 362 words
  8. MISSING YACHT EAGLE.

    The ketch Ripple, 29 tons, a vessel which was fitted out to make a search of the Queensland coast, and outlying islands, en route to Thursday Island, for the missing ...

    Article : 786 words
  9. DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A dynamite explosion has occurred at Independence, on the Florence end Cripple Creek Railway, in the United States, by ...

    Article : 121 words
  10. RUMORS OF RELIEF.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Telegrams from St. Petersburg to the French papers state that the Czar's decision to relieve Port Arthur is against the advice of, ...

    Article : 107 words
  11. MINMI FATALITY.

    An inquest was held at the Minmi Courthouse yesterday by Mr. C. Hibble, district coroner, concerning the death of the navvy James M'Whinney, whose name was ...

    Article : 494 words
  12. THE SUNKEN GUNBOAT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Japanese Torpedo-boat destroyer flotilla watching Port Arthur, saw a gunboat of the Gilyak type explode and sink while ...

    Article : 41 words
  13. DEATH OF MME. ALVA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The death is announced, from consumption, of Mrs. St. John Brenon, the well-known vocalist, who, under the name of Mme. ...

    Article : 47 words
  14. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Nominations took place to-day for the remaining, five country constituencies of the Legislative Assembly, Dundas, Kimberley, Pilbarra, Gascoyne, and Roeburne. ...

    Article : 85 words
  15. OFFICIAL MESSAGE.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The following cable message has been received by Mr. K. Iwasaki, Acting Consul-General for Japan, from Baron Komura, ...

    Article : 97 words
  16. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The naval tug Thistle, just after landing 500 artisans at Haulbowline, in Cork Harbour, suddenly sank in deep water off ...

    Article : 42 words
  17. THE GREAT GUNS IN THE FORTS.

    Port Arthur, as already stated, is well provided with guns. In all probability it is better conditioned in this direction than in any other, including the "food" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 291 words
  18. THE LICENSING BILL.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—In the House of Commons last night, the Licensing Bill was considered in Committee. Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Prime ...

    Article : 76 words
  19. QUEENSLAND SLEEPER CONTRACT.

    A good deal of comment is taking place in connection with a contract which has just been made for the supply of 500,000 railway sleepers for South Africa. The ...

    Article : 246 words
  20. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Assembly to-night, Mr. Cribb, with the sanction of the leader of the Opposition, moved a vote of want of confidence in the Government. The debate ...

    Article : 75 words
  21. FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—General Kuropatkin reports that a fight, which lasted for five hours, has taken place eighteen miles west of ...

    Article : 40 words
  22. THE SUPPLIES OF THE GARRISON.

    An example of the closeness which has distinguished the Russians in regard to their supplies at Port Arthur is given in the little sketch. All those coolies of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 226 words
  23. BATTLESHIPS FOR MOROCCO.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The British battleship Prince of Wales has been ordered to Tangier, the port of Morocco. ...

    Article : 43 words
  24. LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    The proceedings of the recent Local Government Convention are commencing to invoke a good deal of discussion in political circles, and the business is likely to ...

    Article : 305 words
  25. SYDNEY COURTS—TO-DAY'S LIST.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 317 words
  26. RUSSIANS RETREATING.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Russians have evacuated Siminting, in Manchuria, and are joining the troops on the road to Mukden. ...

    Article : 24 words
  27. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THIBET.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Two sections of the 27th Mounted Battery and other troops from India have been warned that they will be needed for service in ...

    Article : 29 words
  28. RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Czar has ordered the mobilization of the First Russian Army Corps, stationed in St. Petersburg and neighbourhood. ...

    Article : 26 words
  29. LORD METHUEN.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Daily Telegraph" announces that Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen has been appointed to succed Lord Grenfell as ...

    Article : 42 words
  30. JAPANESE IN KOREA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—There are 2000 Japanese troops at Gen-san (Wonsan), and repeated skirmishes occur in the vicinity, the Koreans co-operating ...

    Article : 32 words
  31. LONDON COLLEGE OF MUSIC.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 298 words
  32. DEATH OF SIR J. A. YOUL.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The death is announced of Sir James Arndell Youl, formerly political agent for Tasmania, and the first to introduce salmon and ...

    Article : 30 words
  33. THE BALTIC FLEET.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—A special article published in "The Times" advances numerous proofs of the improbability of the Baltic Fleet going to ...

    Article : 51 words
  34. TOWNSVILLE CATHEDRAL

    The restoration ceremony of the Townsville Cathedral took place this morning. The Bishop of North Queensland, the Right Rev. G. H. Frodsham, officiating. The ...

    Article : 102 words
  35. MEREWETHER.

    The All Nations' Fair was continued last evening, when satisfactory business was transacted. The tug-of-war competition proved an interesting event. There ...

    Article : 192 words
  36. A PRISONER'S COMPLAINT.

    The hearing of the case in which John Wilson, William Foster, William Heffernan, and Robert Geoghegan were charged with being concerned, with others, ...

    Article : 176 words
  37. AN "ARMY" AT WAR WITH BOTH SIDES.

    One of the distinguishing features of the Far East at any time is a disregard for what is a neighbour's. The Tenth Commandment has no standing there, and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 292 words
  38. JAPAN AND THE PHILIPPINES.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The St. Petersburg newspaper, the "Novoe Vremya," applauds a suggestion that the United States may possibly cede the ...

    Article : 37 words
  39. NEWCASTLE DIVORCE SUIT.

    This afternoon, before Judge Walker, William Somerville Brown petitioned for a dissolution of marriage from Dorothy Brown (formerly West), Ah Yook being ...

    Article : 116 words
  40. CLEARING TALIENWAN.

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The following cable message was received this evening by the Acting Japanese Consul from Baron Komura:— ...

    Article : 82 words
  41. THE BUILDINGS OF THE TOWN.

    The township of Port Arthur has no architectural pretensions like Dalny, which was built to become the commercial terminus of the line, even as the port ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 287 words
  42. GOVERNMENT TENDERS.

    Tenders have been accepted for the following public works:—Construction of timber beam bridge over Rosebrook Gully on road Muswellbrook bridge to Sandy ...

    Article : 151 words
  43. PLAGUE IN QUEENSLAND.

    A Chinese died at Maryborough a few days ago from a suspicious illness. The matter was reported to Dr Ham, the Health Commissioner, who ordered a port ...

    Article : 157 words
  44. STATE GOLD YIELD.

    The monthly return furnished by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that the gold yield for May was 20,275oz crude (equal to 17,963oz fine), valued at £76,306, ...

    Article : 133 words
  45. TIGHE'S HILL.

    A meeting of the supporters of Mr. Owen Gilbert, M.P., was held at Ben Davis' hotel last night. There was a good attendance. Mr. Gilbert again ...

    Article : 101 words
  46. MR. S. VOST JANSSEN.

    The talented violinist, Mr. S. Vost Janssen, who left Newcastle in April last year, with the object of obtaining a further and wider experience in music at the ...

    Article : 138 words
  47. Advertising

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    Advertising : 106 words
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