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  2. WELCOME RAINS.

    The threatening weather of the past few days developed into something approaching general rain, though it is still too early to speak of anything more than pa[?] ...

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  3. PERSONAL.

    The (Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dalrymple), the Under Secretary (Mr. M'Dermott), and the director of sugar experiment stations (Dr. Maxwell), are on ...

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  4. DALBY SANITATION.

    We have received two letters from Dalby concerning a paragraph which appeared in our issue of the 23rd instant under the above heading. The Mayor, Alderman ...

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  5. ACROSS THE TWEED.—H.

    A good many Queenslander [?]d their way to the Tweed, but so far very [?]w e[?]d their travels beyond Murwillumbah. The fertile and picturesque region between the ...

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  6. GREAT BRITAIN[?]

    Mr. Andrew Carnegie is at present the guest of King Edward at Balmoral. ...

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  7. CABLE MESSAGES.

    James Wray, the ex-Australian oarsman, has issued a challenge to George Towns, the Australian sculler, who defeated Gaudaur in September last for the sculling ...

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  8. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the House of Representatives to-day a message was received from the Senate with respect to the amendments of the House to the Electoral Bill. The ...

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  9. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The appeal to the world which has been made by the Boer Generals (Botha, De Wet, and Delarey) is regarded by the Berlin paper " Fremdenblatt" as addressed chiefly ...

    Article : 57 words
  10. ALLEGED REMOUNT FRAUDS.

    Major C. W. Studdert and his two sons have been committed for trial at Dublin for alleged fraudulent breach of contract in connection with the purchase of horses ...

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  11. FURTHER PRESS COMMENTS.

    The " St. James's Gazette," commenting upon the manifesto issued by the Boer Generals, states that their high expectations with regard to compensation for the ...

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  12. W.C.T.U. CONVENTION.

    The first meetings of the W.C.T.U. Convention for 1902 will be held to-day in the South Brisbane Town Hall, a position convenient of access by tram or 'bus. The ...

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  13. TARIFF QUESTION IN AMERICA.

    The Republican party in New York State decline to endorse the declarations made by President Roosevelt against the present tariff. The Republican Convention at ...

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  14. PROSPERITY IN THE ARGENTINE.

    The Argentine Department of Agriculture has published an estimate of the season's crops, showing that these are expected to yield 40 per cent more than last year. The ...

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  15. GERMAN MARINES AT PANAMA.

    News is to hand that the German cruiser Panther has landed three companies of marines to protect German interests in the Isthmus in view of the movements of ...

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  16. FRENCH INVESTMENTS ABROAD.

    M. Rouvier, the French Minister of Finance, estimates that the French investments abroad now amount to the enormous sum of £1,200,000,000. ...

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  17. YESTERDAY MORNING'S REPORTS.

    The following is a list of the stations registering rain in Queensland during the twenty-four hours ending 9 a.m. yesterday: ...

    Article : 63 words
  18. SENTENCE ON IRISH MEMBERS.

    Messrs. M. Reddy and E. H. Burke, Irish Nationalist members of the House of Commons for Birr and Tullamore respectively, have been sentenced to two ...

    Article : 57 words
  19. THE ROUMANIAN JEWS.

    Notwithstanding the agitation against the persecution to which the Jews in Roumania are subjected, the Roumanian Government have now stopped the emigration ...

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  20. MINORS' TRUST MONEYS IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    It is announced that Great Britain will assume the reponsibility for the minors' trust moneys in the Transvaal. It appears that a total of £280,000 had been entrusted ...

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  21. CHARGE OF FORGERY.

    A clerk in Mr. Carnegie's London office, named Greig, has been arrested on a charge of having committed forgeries involving £35,000. It is believed that much ...

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  22. RUSSIA AND THE CHINESE RAILWAYS.

    M. Witte, the Russian Minister of Finance, has stated that the Manchurian section of the Shan-hai-kwan to Niuchwang Railway will be restored to China on the ...

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  23. REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRY.

    Showers fell during the morning and again in the evening there was a slight drizzle till 11 o'clock, when the rain came down quite heavily for an hour, after ...

    Article : 461 words
  24. FIRING AT WAR BALLOONS.

    Experiments have been conducted on Salisbury Plains in firing upon war balloons with shrapnel. A balloon was struck by a shell and brought down from a height ...

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  25. JAPANESE TEACHERS IN CHINA.

    The Chinese Government have appointed twenty-five Japanese to positions as teachers in the province of Chi-li, and others elsewhere. Notwithstanding these ...

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  26. TRANSVAAL POLITICAL ASSOCIATION.

    Lord Milner has published a letter in which he states that he declines to receive a deputation from the projected Transvaal Political Association, to discuss ...

    Article : 88 words
  27. RECORD SPEED BY A CRUISER.

    H.M.S. Drake, first-class armoured cruiser, of 14,100 tons displacement and 30,000 indicated horse-power, [?]s lately been fitted with a broad-plated propeller, ...

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  28. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A case of some importance to trades unionists was concluded at the North Shore Police Court to-day. Andrew M'Kye, a baker, proceeded against six of his ...

    Article : 146 words
  29. ENGLISH TRADE ON THE CONGO.

    An English firm which has been trading on the French Congo has ceased operations owing to the restrictions imposed by the French Government. ...

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  30. NATIVES SURRENDERING THEIR ARMS.

    Reports are to hand that the natives in the Pietersburg district, in the north of the Transvaal, are cheerfully surrendering their arms to the British authorities. ...

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  31. THE NEW VICEROY OF IRELAND.

    The Earl of Dudley (who was recently appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in succession to Earl Cadogan) and Lady Dudley made their State entry into Dublin ...

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  32. EARTHQUAKE IN KASHGAR.

    Reports have been received of a disastrous earthquake in Kashgar (Chinese Turkestan) on the 22nd August. One hundred persons are stated to have been killed ...

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  33. A PROTEST FROM NATAL.

    The Natal newspapers are publishing protests against the retention of the " permit" restrictions and martial law in that colony, since they have been abolishd in ...

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  34. AUSTRALIAN INTERESTS.

    The "Times" this morning publishes a letter from Sir John Forrest, the Commonwealth Minister for Defence, in which he declares that what he stated in his ...

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  35. NEW ZEALAND.

    The second reading of the Referendum Bill introduced by the Government has been carried in the House of Representatives by 55 votes to 10. The measure ...

    Article : 73 words
  36. THE CHARTERED COMPANY.

    The " Financial News" (London) has repeated the assertion that the British Government has resolved to take over the territories now controlled by the British ...

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  37. A CYCLING VISIT.

    The New South Wales League of Wheelmen have received a cable message from Mr. Colby, its representative in the United States, to the effect that the negotiations ...

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  38. DAWSON RIVER COAL PROPRIETARY.

    The directors of the Dunstan Coal Syndicate, holding ten and a-half acres of land on the Dawson River, have received information that Mr. H. Walker, who went ...

    Article : 359 words
  39. THE ARIADNE CASE.

    In regard to the petition of Mr. Kerry, owner of the yacht Ariadne, and Mr. Fulke, who was on board the yacht when it was wrecked, seeking compensation for ...

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  40. VICTORIA.

    The box plan for Madame Melba's forthcoming concerts has now been closed, every seat for the f[?] concerts having been booked. ...

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  41. WELLINGTON, SEPTEMBER 25.

    The barque Concordia, which went ashore near Ka[?]para, had experienced bad weather for several days previously. The captain found that he could not make Ka[?]para ...

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  42. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

    Arrivals.—Gothic, s., from New Zealand ports; Bucrania, s., from Port Pirie (at Antwerp). Departures.—For Sydney: Kiama; ...

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  43. END OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OFFER.

    There is an end to everything, and this is no less true of the " Daily Mail" offer of the " Encyclopaedia Britannica" than of other material things. ...

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  44. THE VICTORIAN DEFICIT.

    The Premier, Mr. Irvine[?] in a speech delivered at Castlemaine last night, said the minimum deficit for this year approached the appalling sum of £700,000. It meant ...

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  45. STIGER VORTEX GUNS AT CHARLEVILLE.

    The sky to-day was very cloudy, and the Mayor decided to give the Stiger vortex guns a trial. It was accordingly arranged for the six guns to be manned, and at 12 ...

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  46. A BARQUE ON FIRE.

    It is thought that the barque which was reported as having been seen on fire off Hicks Bay is the Timaru, which left Lyttelton on the 16th August for Ka[?]para. ...

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  47. PIANO TUNING

    By skilled workmen; orders promptly attended; old pianos taken part payment of new ones. Paling and Co., Queen-street.* ...

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  48. THE TRANSPORTS COMMISSION.

    Sir J. G. Ward told the House of Representatives to-day that it seemed to him that it would meet the requirements of the country if the Government sent a copy ...

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  49. A MURDER CASE.

    Selina Sangel, who is now lying under sentence of death for murder, was presented in the Criminal Court this morning, when the Chief Justice gave hearing ...

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  50. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following passengers travelled by mail train to-day:- For Brisbane: Mr. and Mrs. T. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. R. West, Mr. and Mrs. W. James, Miss Barton, ...

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  51. TICK PLAGUE.

    No fear of this troubling Charles Gilbert's establishment, as he sells for prompt cash only, and can therefore afford to give a much better article, and at far ...

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  52. SOUTHERN SPORTING.

    Simile was scratched for the Caulfield Cup at 3 p.m. and for the Melbourne Cup at 3.5 p.m. to-day. The following scratchings for the Toorak ...

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  53. WELLINGTON, SEPTEMBER 26.

    The South British Insurance Company has declared a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 2s. 6d. per share, and added £20,000 to the reserve fund and ...

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  54. SUITS TO ORDER AT COST PRICE FOR CASH.

    From Saturday, 27th September, we have decided to make, to order, suits at cost price, for cash— 90/ Suits to order, now 70/. ...

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  55. RAIN IN VICTORIA.

    Our Melbourne correspondent wired last night that splendid, warm, soaking rain set in early yesterday, and appeared to be general throughout the State. ...

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  56. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

    SYDNEY, September 2[?].—Arrived: Peregrine, s., from Brisbane; Cloncurry, s., from Brisbane; Ophir, R.M.S., from London; Tinana, s., from Brisbane; Tyri[?]n, s., from Melbourne. Sailed: ...

    Article : 86 words
  57. A SEARCHING INQUIRY

    Will reveal the fact that our values are the best on record. Genuine all-wool Suitings, splendid in quality and admirable in design, constantly arriving from our ...

    Article : 56 words
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