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  2. PERSONAL.

    It has been hinted on several occasions that Mr. J. F. Thallon is likely to be appointed Railway Commissioner in succession to Mr. R. J. Gray, whose term of ...

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  3. SIR E. BARTON IN CANADA.

    Sir Edmund Barton, the Australian Commonwealth Premier, and his party, who have travelled through Canada on their return journey from England to ...

    Article : 210 words
  4. THE CONTINENT.

    The funeral of the late Queen of the Belgians is to take place at Brussels, and will be of the simplest character. There will be no lying in state of the body. ...

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  5. CABLE MESSAGES

    His Majesty King Edward as conferred upon the Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. ...

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  6. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Reuter's Agency states that since the conclusion of the war 35,000 Boers have been repatriated in the Transvaal, anl 30,664 in the Orange River Colony. ...

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  7. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

    Members of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia assembled last evening at their new rooms in the Queensland Public Library Buildings, the occasion being ...

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  8. WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.

    A large number of men were in attendance at the Railway Department offices yesterday, in response to a communication from the Hon. J. Leahy, Minister, for ...

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  9. GREAT BRITAIN.

    The remainder of the pictures for the Melbourne Art Exhibition have been despatched by the steamer Warregal. The total value of the collection is £25,000. ...

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  10. ARGENTINE SHIPPING FREIGHTS.

    The German and British steamship companies trading with La Plata, in South America, have signed a three years' agreement for an increase in freights. ...

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  11. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH SUBMARINES.

    The British Admiralty have succeeded in effecting wireless communication with submarine vessels. ...

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  12. THE MILITARY COMMISSION.

    The Johannesburg correspondent of the "Times" states that both the civil and military authorities in the Transvaal are anxious that the present military ...

    Article : 65 words
  13. NEW TELEGRAPHIC SYSTEM.

    The General Post Office authorities report that very satisfactory trials have been made with the Murray typewriting telegraphic system between London and ...

    Article : 43 words
  14. NORTH POLAR EXPLORATION.

    The Arctic exploring vessel Fram, with the expedition under Captain Sverdrup, who was with Nansen during his celebrated North Polar expedition, has ...

    Article : 77 words
  15. TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE WAR CONTRIBUTIONS.

    The London "Daily Mail" publishes the statement that an account has been opened by the British Treasury on the basis of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony ...

    Article : 148 words
  16. OLD AGE PENSIONS.

    The Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, in a letter to the Friendly Societies, states that it is hopeless for any Government to deal satisfactorily with the matter of old age ...

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  17. PRESERVATION OF BIRDS.

    The Government of India has prohibited the further export of skins and feathers of wild birds for trimming purposes. ...

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  18. AMERICAN ORDERS FOR WELSH COAL.

    It is stated that American buyers have placed orders for 50,000 tons of Welsh anthracite coal. ...

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  19. THE CHINESE RAILWAYS.

    A promise has been given by the Russian Government to transfer to China the section of the Chinese Northern Railway from Shan-hai-kwan to Niuchwang on the 10th ...

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  20. COMMONWEALTH MATTERS.

    The Acting Prime Minister states that he is afraid Mr. Philp, the Queensland Premier, has drawn a wrong conclusion from the paragraph published in Friday's ...

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  21. VICTORIA.

    The annual cross-country championship of the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association was held at Caulfield on Saturday, over the usual ten miles course. J. A. ...

    Article : 59 words
  22. THE CAPE REBELS.

    A Blue-book which has just been issued shows that 3437 rebels in Cape Colony surrendered under the terms of the proclamation issued in June last, on the ...

    Article : 83 words
  23. THE KOSSUTH CENTENARY.

    The centenary of the Hungarian patriot Louis Kossuth, who was born in 1802, has been celebrated with national rejoicing in Hungary. ...

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  24. QUEENSLAND.

    Bush fires are raging all round this district, and doing a deal of damage. Cattle are still dying [?]n large numbers, in spite of the care and work of the owners to keep them alive. ...

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  25. THE OUTBREAK IN SZE-CHUAN.

    The correspondent of the "Standard" states that the premises of the China Inland Mission, at Mien-chau, in the province of Sze-chuan, have been destroyed ...

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  26. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS IN THE DARDANELLES.

    News from Constantinople states that M. Zinovieff, the Russian Ambassador, has had a long audience with the Sultan, in which he called the serious attention of the latter ...

    Article : 144 words
  27. CHARGE OF MURDER.

    Selina Sangal and August Tisler were indicted at the Criminal Court to-day on the charge of the murder of Edward Christopher Sangal, a market gardener, near ...

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  28. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A movement has been set on foot to recognise the splendid performances of Victor Trumper during the tour of the Australian Eleven in England. Mr. G. H. Reid, ...

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  29. SOUTHERN SPORTING.

    The following weights were declared to-day for the Toorak Handicap, to be run at the Caulfield Cup meeting of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club:— TOORAK HANDICAP, of 650 sovs.; second horse ...

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  30. THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

    Seventy-seven names have now been placed on the list of approved Ministerial candidates who will go to the poll as pledged supporters of the Government ...

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  31. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The local police are authorised to state that they have decided to go on with the case against the man who has been arrested on a charge of complicity in the murder ...

    Article : 51 words
  32. A BULGARIAN LOAN.

    A correction received through Reuter's Agency states the 5 per cent gold loan of £4,240,000, which was announced as being issued by the Russian Government, is ...

    Article : 57 words
  33. SALE OF A RACEHORSE.

    The racehorse Lord Monmouth has been sold to Mr. W. Kelso. ...

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  34. ASSAULTED BY A PUSH.

    About 7 o'clock on Saturday night two men were attacked by some members of what are known as the "Leak-street push," Fremantle. The fight was stopped by the ...

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  35. THE COLLIERY FIRE.

    The fire which broke out in the Corrimal coal mine, in the Wollongong district, on Saturday morning has been practically extinguished. ...

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  36. HEAVY DEFALCATIONS.

    It has now been ascertained that the total amount of the defalcations by Jellinck, the absconding clerk of the Vienna Laender Bank, is £180,000. Of this sum ...

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  37. A ROUGH VOYAGE.

    The barque Cardigan Castle, which arrived to-day from Eureka, encountered very rough weather after passing Norfolk Island. The vessel was thrown on her beam ...

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  38. GENERAL DRAINAGE INSPECTOR.

    A special meeting of the Brisbane Municipal Council was held in the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of considering applications and the ...

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  39. THE TIMBER TRUST.

    Sir,—According to the advertisement of the Queensland Timber Trust daily appearing in your paper, you and the general public have been making a great mistake, ...

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  40. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN ITALY.

    The Italian Government are establishing a station at Rome for installing the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy. ...

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  41. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.

    The Anglican Synod to-day adopted the report of the committee setting forth the validity of marriage with a deceased wife's sister. ...

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  42. A NORTHERN SENSATION.

    A sensational sticking-up case has been reported to the police. Mrs. Powell, the wife of the fireman at the pumping station on the Burdekin, reported this ...

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  43. THE RECENT TRAGEDY.

    The magisterial inquiry touching the death of Patrick Gorman, who, after shooting at and wounding William Spence, was found dead in a scrub near Blacktown, was ...

    Article : 77 words
  44. THE BETTING MARKET.

    In the local betting market to-day. Patronage was supported for £1000 at 100 to 7 for the Melbourne Cup. ...

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  45. NEW ZEALAND NAVAL SUBSIDY.

    In the course of the debate on the Naval Subsidy Bill in the House of Representatives to-day, various members urged that New Zealand's contribution to the navy ...

    Article : 80 words
  46. ACCIDENTS AT CHARTERS TOWERS.

    A fatal accident occurred in the Queen Cross mine at 6 o'clock this evening. The machine had bored into an old hole containing a charge of llthofraoteur, which ...

    Article : 141 words
  47. A PROTRACTED VOYAGE.

    The Scottish Hills arrived at Port Pirie on Saturday. When three days out from Puget Sound the deck cargo, consisting of about 130,000ft. of Oregon pine, had to be ...

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  48. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following passengers travelled by mail train to-day:- For Brisbane: Mrs. R. Earle, Messrs. T. Donovan, J. Allen, R. Nicholl, T. H. Brown, F. H. Browning, ...

    Article : 68 words
  49. TOOWONG TRAMS.

    A correspondent complains that the Government, whilst opposed to the Toowong tram extension by the selected route, on the ground that the enterprise is likely to ...

    Article : 179 words
  50. A HOUSEHOLD WORD

    In Queensland Charles Gilbert's name has become. The reason why is apparent His values are always notoriously good, but just now they are phenomenal, as ...

    Article : 125 words
  51. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

    SYDNEY, September 22.—Arrived: Santa Maria, from Penang; Cintra, s., from Brisbane; Cardigan Castle, Eureka, and Aramac, from Melbourne; Earnoch, ...

    Article : 99 words
  52. DEPUTATION TO THE WATERWORKS BOARD.

    A deputation of unemployed waited upon the Board of Waterworks yesterday with the usual request for work. Mr. J. E. Todd, president of the unemployed body, ...

    Article : 231 words
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