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  2. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    Lord Brassey will deliver a lecture on Work and Wages of the Fitzroy town hull, under the auspices of the local branch of the Australian Natives' Association at ...

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  3. SHOCKING MINING FATALITIES

    A terrible double mining fatality occurred at the South Star mine, Sebastopol, on Friday night, the victims being William Taylor and William John Chapple. Both ...

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  4. FATAL ROAD RACE.

    A lamentable accident occurred during the road race from Melbourne to Werribee on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of one cyclist and severe injury to another. About 60 ...

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  5. SIR WILLIAM CLARKE.

    Profound sensation was caused throughout the city on Saturday. when it became known that Sir William Clarke, one of the best known men in Victoria, had expired suddenly in ...

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  6. IRISH LAND RENTS

    The Salisbury Government has announced its intention to appoint a royal commission to inquire into the methods which are adopted in fixing the rents of ...

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  7. THE GRAECO-TURK WAR.

    Further fighting has occurred between the Greek and Turkish forces in Epirus, on the Gulf of Arta. It is reported at Athens that the attack ...

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  8. THE PARIS DISASTER.

    A further development has occurred in connection with the fearful fire catastrophe at Paris, by which last week 200 ladies, chiefly of titled were burned to ...

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  9. THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

    Further arrangements have been made for the entertainment of colonial Premiers who will be in London to take part in the celebration of the Quean's Diamond ...

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  10. AN ENVOY FROM THE SULTAN.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, has announced that Abdul Hamid, the Sultan of Turkey, without waiting for an invitation, has notified his ...

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  11. RUSSIAN RAILWAY DISASTER.

    A shockingly fatal railway catastrophe is reported from Russia. At a place named Rockenhof a military train was derailed in some unexplained way and was wrecked. ...

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  12. QUEEN'S MEMORIAL FUND.

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  13. CRUELTIES ON THE CONGO.

    English missionaries who have returned to England from the Congo Free State give emphatic testimony to the truth of the reports that the natives are very ...

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  14. RIGHT OF PUBLIC MEETING.

    Much political excitement has been occasioned in Germany by the introduction by Prince von Hohenlohe, the Imperial Chancellor, in the Prussian Diet of a bill ...

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  15. THE QUEENSLAND MAIL SERVICE.

    The steamer Duke of Devonshire, while proceeding from Thursday Island to Cooktown, between 5 and 6 p.m. yesterday, was found to ho making a quantity of ...

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  16. ESSENDON COMMEMORATION.

    The Essendon people have decided to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee by completing the proposed lake portion of Moonee Ponds Reserve, which is to be renamed the Queen's ...

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  17. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales yesterday the market showed a hardening tendency, Yorkshire purchasers taking the bulk of the wool offered. ...

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  18. CAPTURE OF GREEK MERCHANT SHIPS.

    The Turkish fleet, which has hitherto taken no active part in the war, has brought into tho Dardanelles 11 Greek merchant ships, captured in the Egean ...

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  19. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT FOR THE QUEEN.

    A basket of the choicest South Australian apples brought by the R.M.S. Austral, which left Adelaide 31st March, has been presented to her Majesty the ...

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  20. COUNTRY CELEBRATIONS.

    In commemoration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee it was arranged at a public meeting held last night that a fancy dress football match shall take place here on Tuesday, 22nd June, when ...

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  21. MRS. LANGTRY OBTAINS A DIVORCE.

    Mrs. Lily Langtry, formerly an English society beauty, popularly known as " The Jersey Lily," but for many years an actress and theatrical manager resident in the ...

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  22. VESSEL AND CARGO IN DANGER.

    Later reports state that the Duke of Devonshire is in a dangerous position. Pilot Maxwell, who was in charge at the time of the accident, is unable to account for the mishan. It is ...

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  23. A MELBOURNE OPERA FAVORITE.

    Mr. Charles Ryley the operate baritone singer, formerly of Melbourne and more recently of Edwardes's 'London Gaiety Company, died to-day. Mr. Ryley burst two blood ...

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  24. DATE OF CLOSING THE SERIES.

    At yesterday's sales there was a large offering of shabby and inferior, wools, but bidding was animated and everything submitted was sold. ...

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  25. THE IRRIGATION OF RIVERINA

    Colonel Home, irrigation expert under the New South Wales. Government, and Mr. H. G. M'Kinney, engineer of the scheme formulated some time back for the ...

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  26. THE CONTROL OF OUR DEFENCE FORCES.

    Sir,--My attention has been called to a paragraph in an article of "The Age" of yesterday's date entitled The Control of Our Defence Forces, and which states that when "two ...

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  27. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN LOAN.

    The average price realised by the West Australian loan of £1,000,000 at 3 per cent., minimum £95, was £95 0s. lOd. Only three-quarters of the loan were ...

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  28. THE P. AND 0. CO.

    The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's annual report recommends payment of a dividend of 5 per cent, to preferred, and of 7 per cent. to ...

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  29. THE LONDON MARKETS.

    Rabbits.--The market is depressed through heavy supplies arriving. The Australian frozen rabbits shipped by the steamer Woollooraooloo. which left Svdney ...

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  30. PERTH, Sunday.

    Mr. E. H. Wittenoom, Minister of Mines and Acting Premier, says he is disappointed with the result of the loan, floated in London on Friday, in view of the ...

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  31. RACING IN ENGLAND.

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  32. AN AUSTRALIAN CASKET.

    The casket which is to contain the address from both Houses of Parliament to the Queen has been completed, and will be sent to London by the Orizaba. Its cost is over £1000. It is ...

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  33. THE RAND RAID INQUIRY.

    Mr. J W. Leonard, Q.C., formerly Attorney-General of Cape Colony, to-day gave evidence before the Rand raid inquiry committee appointed by the House ...

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  34. BURIED ALIVE.

    An accident happened in the New Moon mine, Pitfield Plains, on Friday night, when a young man named John Smith lost his life. Smith was working in one of the ...

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  35. FEEDING THE POOR OF MELBOURNE.

    Sir,--While in full sympathy with the effort to provide cheer for the poor of London and other English cities during the coming Jubilee festivities, I cannot help feeling the necessity ...

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  36. NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE ELECTION.

    Mr. Comrie, one of the candidates for the North-Western Province, who has been confined to his room for some days by influenza, was sufficiently recovered to ...

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  37. THE ENGLISH MAIL.

    The R.M.S. Victoria, which was placed in quarantine at Albany, arrived at the anchorage, Largs Bay, from London, shortly before S o'clock this evening. The health officer will ...

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  38. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The death is announced of Mrs. Thomas Stevenson, mother of the late Robt. Louis Balfour Stevenson, the distinguished novelist. ...

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  39. DR. BEVAN IN ENGLAND.

    The Rev. Dr. Bevan, of the Collins-street Congregational Church, Melbourne, now in England, has been appointed preacher for the present term at the ...

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  40. FACTORIES ACT PROSECUTIONS.

    At the Fitzroy court on Saturday, T. W. Northwood and,W. Evans, butchers, were prosecuted for neglecting to register their premises at North Fitzroy, as required by the Shops and ...

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  41. AMALGAMATED MILLERS ASSOCIATION.

    A general meeting of the Amalgamated Millers' Association of Victoria was held at the Trades Hall on Saturday evening, Mr. A. Gilbert presiding. It was reported that the ...

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  42. WEST AUSTRALIAN MINING LAW.

    Mr. C. J. Moran, M.L.A., waited upon Mr. Wittenoom, Acting Premier, on Saturday and asked what had induced the Government to amend the labor conditions in face of the ...

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  43. METHODIST UNION.

    The following resolution has been passed by the executive committee of the United Methodist Free Churches, at its first meeting since the Wesleyan conference, and is its reply to ...

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  44. A CHINESE LAUNDRY CASE.

    At the South Melbourne court on Saturday Yun Choong Lee, occupier of a laundry in Ferrars-street, Albert Park, was charged with permitting a Chinese to work therein after ...

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  45. AN INFANTS DEATH.

    On Saturday Dr. Youl held an inquiry into the cause of death of an illegitimate male child who died at Fitzroy on the 12th inst. The evidence was to the effect that the ...

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  46. MR. LUXTON AT KERANG.

    Mr. Luxton, one of the candidates for a seat in the North-Western Province, held a meeting in Kerang on Friday night, which was very largely attended. He spoke at ...

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  47. FIRE ON THE BULIMBA.

    During the voyage of the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Bulimba, which arrived yesterday from Fremantle via Adelaide with a large number of passengers and ...

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  48. STORM IN WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A terrific storm prevailed at Bunbury on Friday, and the ship Carbet Castle, loaded with rails for the Bridgetown-Collie railway, was wrecked. The extent of the damage done is ...

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  49. ROBBING AN OLD SOLDIER..

    Thomas Grimes, a discharged soldier, was walking through the Carlton Gardens about 10 o'clock on Friday night when he was attacked by two men, who throw him down and emptied ...

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  50. FLAX GROWING.

    Sir,--The scarcity of feed for stock purposes in the northern parts of Victoria should act as a warning to farmers. Had each of them put in an acre or so of flax ...

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  51. A MAINTENANCE CASE.

    At the Carlton court on Saturday, Maggie Prince proceeded against a married man named Edward Miller, of Martin-street, Elsternwick, for the support of his illegitimate child. The ...

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  53. FALL FROM A BALCONY.

    William Eaton, a man 63 years of age, living at Royal Park station, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital early yesterday morning suffering from injuries to his side and hip. By ...

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