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  2. SHIPPING

    High tide this day—11.5 a.m., 11.30 p.m. Moon's phases.—New moon, October 12; first quarter, October 21; full moon, October 28. ...

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  3. BRITISH & FOREIGN

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning. — At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in London Mr Bell, ex-Consul-General for America at Sydney, declared that the ...

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  4. Advertising

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  5. SOUTH AFRICA

    LONDON, Tuesday Night. — General Walter Kitchener and General Bruce Hamilton on Sunday were engaged to the north-west of Vryheid and the Inhlazatie ...

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  6. THE STATE PARLIAMENT

    The PRESIDENT (Mr Adye Douglas) took the chair at 4 o'clock. MOTIONS AND QUESTIONS. Mr DEAN, on Friday, to ask the Chief ...

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  7. A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—A shocking accident occurred this morning between Willochrae and Gordon. Walter Wright, a guard on a special stock train to ...

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    THE federal tariff may be reviewed from many points of observation. It is the instrument by which the Commonwealth must supply itself with revenue, and ...

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  9. COLONEL KEKEWICH RECOVERED.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night. — Colonel Kekewich, who was severely wounded during a recent engagement, has recovered. ...

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  10. GENERAL SIR HECTOR MACDONALD.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Sir Hector Mac donald received a warm welcome to-day from the Stock Exchange members. ...

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  11. WEST AUSTRALIA

    PERTH, Wednesday. — A fatal blasting accident took place at Rocky Bay Quarry, at North Fremantle. Two laborers, John Malone and John Hartnett, ...

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  12. BOER WOMEN HIDDEN IN A CAVE.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night. — Major-General Elliot's column found 25 women concealed in a cave in a high mountain at Brandwater, where the Boers had ...

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  13. TREASON PUNISHMENT.

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning.—Dr. Krause, who was recently arrested London on a charge of treason at Pretoria, has been remanded for a month. ...

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  14. THE NICARAGUA CANAL

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning. — It is stated in official circles at Washington that Great Britain and America have adhered to the underlying principles of the ...

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  15. TASMANIA

    HOBART, Tuesday.—A gazette extraordinary was issued to-day containing the assessment roll for the city of Launceston. ...

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  16. AFGHANISTAN

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning.—The announcement of the succession to the throne of Afghanistan of Habsullah, son of the late Ameer, has been received ...

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  17. SUPPOSED BOATING FATALITY.

    HOBART, Wednesday. — On Monday morning William Batt, son of Mr W. Batt, J.P., of Queenborough, and Charles Sutcliffe, working at Batt's establishment, left Sandy ...

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  18. SENTENCES OF DEATH.

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning.—The sentence of death bas been passed on 13 Boers for treason, and in 10 cases the sentence has been commuted to penal ...

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  19. RUSSIA AND PERSIA

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning.—"The Times" reports that the Russians are proceeding rapidly to connect the Transcaspian railway with Meshhed, the ...

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  20. GENERAL SIR HECTOR MACDONALD.

    HOBART, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr N. E. Lewis) has wired to Sir John Forrest, inviting Sir Hector Macdonald to visit Tasmania, and be the guest of the Government ...

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  21. NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY.

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning.—Earl Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the British army, addressing the Liverpool volunteers, declared that Lord ...

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  22. THE HOBART BY-ELECTION.

    HOBART, Wednesday. — Owing to illhealth, Dr. Bright has decided to withdraw from contesting the seat for Hobart in the Legislative Council, rendered vacant by the ...

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  23. AMERICAN POLITICS

    LONDON, Monday Night. — Mr Roosevelt, President of the United States, has appointed Mr Jones, a Democrat and anti-Bryanite, to the position ...

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  24. THE FEDERAL TARIFF

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Business in the import markets was inactive to-day, pending the re-adjustment to new tariff conditions. The wholesale houses in nearly every ...

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  25. THE BOER CASUALTIES.

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning.—Lord Kitchener's weekly report of the Boer casualties shows that 50 were killed, 26 wounded, 244 captured, and 60 ...

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  26. SCIENTIFIC

    LONDON, Tuesday Night — Professor Stirling's skeleton of the diprotodon has been erected in the geology gallery of the British Museum. ...

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  27. MELBOURNE PRESS OPINIONS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — In reference to the federal tariff the freetrade press expresses marked dissatisfaction, while the protectionist press expresses ...

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  28. THE BOER MOVEMENTS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning. — Commandant Smuts has been headed north by Colonel Dorrington, and Commandants Fouche and Wessels are to the ...

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  29. VICTORIA'S GOVERNOR

    LONDON, Tuesday Ntght. — The Colonial Club and Navy League will entertain Sir George Sydenham Clark, the new Governor of Victoria, at a banquet ...

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  30. REFERENCES AT THE MAYOR'S BANQUET.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A numerous company of representative public men were the guests of the Mayor of Melbourne at the quarterly luncheon to-day. The Mayor, in ...

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  31. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 11 words
  32. SCHEEPERS'S ILLNESS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning.—Commandant Scheepers, who was reported to be ill, and who recently narrowly escaped capture in Cape Colony, is ...

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  33. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Senate spent nearly the whole of the sitting to-day on the motion by Senator DOWNER to give the chairman of the elections ...

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  34. KIDNAPPED

    LONDON, Tuesday Night. —The Bulgarian brigands who have kidnapped an American missionary, Miss Stone, threaten to murder her if the ransom ...

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  35. AUSTRALASIA

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—At a meeting of the Executive Council to-day, the appointment of Mr G. C. Morrison as under-secretary was confirmed. ...

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  36. MORGAN'S MILLIONS

    LONDON, Tuesday Night. — Mr Pierpont Morgan, the American millionaire, has given £100,000 to the New York Episcopal Cathedral. ...

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  37. COMMERCIAL

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 words
  38. VIEWS OF TASMANIAN REPRESENTATIVES.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The tariff proposals are considered fairly satisfactory. Senator O'Keeffe and Senator Keating think the bonus for the manufacture of machinery ...

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  39. A CIVIL SERVANT RETIREMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Parliamentary Select Committee, appointed to inquire into the circumstances attending the compulsory retirement of ...

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  40. CHINA

    LONDON, Tuesday Night. — The legation quarter at Peking is strongly fortified, the British being specially formidable. The legation guards are ...

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  41. LAUNCESTON MAILS

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  42. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr BARTON, in answer to a question, said copies of the Tariff Bill had been posted to the State ...

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  43. A PROBABLE WANT OF CONFIDENCE MOTION.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At the Freetraders' caucus to-morrow, it is said, they will likely propose a want of confidence in the Government, although certain revenue tariff ...

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  44. CONTROL OF NEW GUINEA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The Prime Minister states that the Federal Cabinet considers the Imperial Government should contribute something ...

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  45. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The federal tariff was almost the sole topic of conversation to-day. In mercantile circles, the general opinion is that New South Wales has been ...

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  46. THE COURT STARTS FOR PEKING.

    LONDON, Wednesday Morning.—The Imperial Court left Singan-fu on Monday, and will travel to Kaifeng-fu, and thence on the Hankow-Peking line. ...

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  47. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—William Dennis, aged 30, a miner, employed at the Francis Ormond mine, Castlemaine, had a narrow escape from death to-day. ...

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  48. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday. — The tobacco manufacturers regard the federal tariff as highly unfavorable to South Australia, and it is doubtful if the local factories will be able ...

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  49. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

    The SPE[?]ER (Mr N. J. Brown) took the chair at 3 o'clock. MOTIONS AND QUESTIONS. Mr DAVIES to move, on Friday, for ...

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  50. NEW ZEALAND

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—The revenue for the past six months shows an increase of £160,000 compared with the corresponding period of last year. The Premier (Mr ...

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  51. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING

    LONDON, Tuesday Morning. — The following movements of Australian traders have been notified: Arrivals.—Fifeshire, s.s., from New ...

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  52. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—Among the general traders the view is expressed that the federal tariff, judging it by the information to hand, seems to have been specially singled ...

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  53. MAYOR OF MELBOURNE.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At the quarterly meeting of the City Council this afternoon Sir Samuel Gillott was reelected unopposed as Mayor of ...

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  54. Advertising

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  55. THE FEELING AT HOBART.

    HOBART, Wednesday.—As might be expected, the federal tariff formed the chief theme of conversation throughout the city to-day, but, pending a careful comparison ...

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  56. EXPECTORATING IN THE STREET.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Members of the City Council look with approval on the example set by the Sydney City Council in prohibiting expectorating on the footpaths, ...

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  57. LONDON WOOL SALES

    LONDON, Tuesday Night. — At the wool sales to-day Merinos were in good competition by home and continental buyers. Cross-breds were unchanged in ...

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  58. SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—General Sir Hector Macdonald was accorded a public welcome at the Town Hall to-day. The proceedings were most enthusiastic, ...

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  59. ALTERATIONS IN THE TARIFF.

    We have been requested by the Collector of Customs at Launceston (Mr W. J. Bain) to publish the following alterations in the tariff as published in the "Daily Telegraph:" ...

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  60. SHELTER FOR SHIPWRECKED SAILORS.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Two shelter huts for shipwrecked sailors, with seven finger posts have been erected on the south-west end of an island between the ...

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  61. INTERESTING TO IMPORTERS.

    Attention is directed to the fact that the market value for duty now includes value of packages, and all expense f.o.b. at the port of shipment, plus 10 per cent. ...

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