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  2. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    Illustrations in "The Leader" this week include a series of views takes in the South Seas during the recent excursion to the summer isles of Eden, organised by the ...

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  3. THE STANDARD BANK.

    The petition by the directors of the Standard Bank of Australia Limited and the rival petition presented on behalf of a creditor named John Cookson, praying that the ...

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  4. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Khalifa's former gencralisslmo, Mahmoud, who was captured at the battle of Atbara, where his army was routed and his camp stormed by General Kitchener ...

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  5. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The speech delivered three days ago by the Emperor William, at Mayence, in which be said he was determined to preserve with all his strength the work of his grandfather ...

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  6. CABLE MESSAGES.

    Affairs at Manila are reported to be settling down now that the Americans are in possession, and that the blockade is raised, and business, long interrupted, has been ...

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  7. NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAYS.

    The annual report of the Railway Commissioners for the year ended 30th June last was laid on the table of the Assembly tonight. The total earnings of the railways ...

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  8. THE FRENCH SYNDICATE.

    The hearing of the case Cayron and others v. Russell and others, which arises out of disputes between the members of a milling syndicate holding properties in West ...

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  9. COLONIAL PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day three small bills were read a first time as formal motions, including Mr. Meagher's measure providing that judges shall not comment on ...

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  10. FIGHTING IN THE SOUTH.

    News has been received from the Congo Free State that the dervishes in the Southern Soudan, who recently massacred a Belgian boating expedition on the Bahr-el-jebel ...

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  11. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the Assembly to-day, The Commissioner of Public Works stated that in the tenders for railway coal there was a difference of £8500 between Huddart ...

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  12. BALLOONING TO THE POLE.

    The Norwegian Polar expedition, which started out 1st November last year to search for traces of Dr. Andree, who on 11th July, 1897, started from Dane's Island ...

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  13. FEVER AT PORTO RICO.

    The malarial and climatic influences which caused the hurried withdrawal of General Shutter's army from Cuba are making themselves seriously felt among General Mtles's ...

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  14. THE CAPE ELECTIONS.

    The general elections for the Cape Assembly arc not yet completed. Mr. Cecil Rhodes has been returned by an immense majority for the Barkly West constituency; and in ...

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  15. FEVER IN CUBA.

    Telegrams from Santiago de Cuba report that Commodore Schley, who commanded the American fleet that destroyed Admiral Cervera's squadron, and Captain Evans ...

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  16. A DESPERATE FELLOW.

    At the Parramatta police court to-day George Peisley and Henry Burnett Hunter were charged with shooting Constable M'Lean, at Parramatta, on 6th September ...

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  17. THE RECENT RIOTS IN ITALY.

    The Court of Cassation, at Rome, has decided numerous appeals made to it against sentences passed by the military tribunals, which administered the affairs during the ...

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  18. TYPHOID AT BELFAST.

    A typhoid epidemic of alarming extent and virulence has broken out in Belfast, Ireland. Over 600 cases of the disease have been reported within the last three weeks. ...

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  19. THE HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.

    News has been received at San Francisco that the formal hoisting of the Stars and Stripes at Honolulu, as official intimation of the annexation of Hawaii to the United ...

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  20. RUSSIAN HARVEST FAILURE.

    The harvest in Russia, which has usuaily a large surplus of grain for export, has proved this season a partial failure, and in consequence great privations in many ...

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  21. THE EUROPEAN SUMMER.

    The phenomenal heat in England still continues, the shade temperature being nearly 90 degrees Fabr. Many sunstrokes, but few fatal, have occurred in Loudon parks and ...

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  22. NEW ZEALAND.

    The now Divorce Bill passed in committee in the Legislative Council to-day, with the amendment substituting live years' desertion for seven. ...

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  23. THE LONDON MARKETS.

    Wheat.--The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,400,000 quarters, or 210,000 quarters, less than last week. The quantity afloat for the Contlueut ...

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  24. PROVISIONS FOR MANILA.

    The steamer Urmston Grange, which was despatched from Sydney yesterday for Manila with a full cargo of food stuffs, had 1700 tons of frozen meat from Queensland ports. ...

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  25. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    In the Assembly to-night, a motion proposing that the "urgent" telegram system should be re-restablished, was negatived. ...

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  26. THE PRICE OF BREAD.

    Sir,--Notwithstanding that flour has, been selling for some time at £9 per ton and under, the ordinary householder is still being charged 6d., or even more, per 4 lb. loaf At this ...

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  27. DISMISSAL OF RAILWAY EMPLOYES.

    The case in which the guard, fireman, engine driver and another officer of the Railway department were dismissed for falsifying the running time table was dealt with ...

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  28. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Following on the recent volcanic disturbances in Italy and the eruption of Vesuvius, earthquakes have been experienced in Scotland, several shocks having been felt ...

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  29. TELEGRAMS TO MANILA.

    A memorandum from the Central Telegraph Office says:--"Berne notifies that communication is re-established with Manila, without restriction with regard to secret ...

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  30. LIGHTING IN HAWTHORN.

    In the Hawthorn town hall last night, Mr. George Swinburne--who contests Power ward at to-day's election, against Or. Edgerton--addressed a large and orderly meeting ...

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  31. ENGLAND'S NEUTRALITY.

    The Premier has received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, through the Governor of New South Wales, a telegram relating to the position of affairs brought ...

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  32. THE BATHURST FARMERS' CONFERENCE.

    At the conference of the Farmers and Settlors' Association to-day, at Bathurst, resolutions were adopted disapproving of the action of the Government In throwing open ...

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  33. PARTITION OF SAMOA.

    The "Standard," in an article on the colonial policy of Germany, declares that the German "Chauvinists" are resolved to upset the Samoan triple control agreement, and ...

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  34. AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL PROSPECTS.

    Owing to the recent favorable weather the growth of vegetation has been excellent. ECHUCA, Wednesday. ...

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  35. THE JUMBUNNA STRIKE.

    A monster meeting of the minors association was held this evening, to consider the strike at the Jumbunan mine, it was decided to resume work in the morning ...

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  36. A WOMAN GUT TO PIECES.

    Mrs. Martha Beaver, a married woman, aged 65, the mother of several grown up children, and a resident of Footscray for 30 years, met with her death in a shocking manner early yesterday ...

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  37. THE BRUNSWICK COURT HOUSE.

    The magistrates of Brunswick interviewed the Premier yesterday to present a resolution they had agreed to at a meeting supporting the town hall site for the new court buildings, as against the ...

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  38. SITE FOR A HEW CEMETERY.

    The mayor of Hawthorn last night reported to the local council that he had attended the meetings of the Cemeteries Conference. Tho whole proceedings had been in the interest of the site at ...

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  39. AMUSEMENTS.

    The Bijou Theatre will be opened by the Cosgrove Musical Comedy Company on Saturday next with the farcical comedy, Fun On the Bristol. The character of the Widow ...

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  40. ROBBERY ON BOARD A SHIP.

    A mysterious robbery was reported to the police as having been committed during the passage from London of the steamer Southern Cross, which last evening was berthed at the Australian wharf, near ...

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  41. CARDINAL MORAN AND HIS FIGURES.

    Sir,--In your sub-leader of to-day you say Cardinal Moran states that while at the commencement of the century there were In Great Britain but 70,000 Catholics in a ...

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  42. LETTER PILLAR INCENDIARISM

    Frank Peverel and Ashton Rhodes, at Brunswick court yesterday, were charged with setting fire to a letter pillar on 3rd inst., and pleaded guilty. The offence carries with it liability to ...

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  43. A SLEEPY DRIVER.

    Whilst on duty at the intersection of Flinders and Elizabeth streets on Monday afternoon, Constable J. Wilson was startled at the conduct of the driver of a meat waggon who disregarding a ...

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  44. COUNCIL CALLS FOR TENDERS.

    At the meeting of the Hawthorn council lust night it was resolved, on the motion of Cr. Dalley, to write to the Melbourne Council and the various electric lighting ...

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  45. DEATH UNDER AN OPERATION.

    A patient named James Hobson, aged 37, died in the Melbourne Hospital, yesterday, while an operation was being performed on him by Dr. F. Bird. Deceused was a wharf laborer, residing at ...

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  46. ANOTHER PETITION PRESENTED.

    At 10.30 last evening another petition was presented to the Chief Justice at Government House by Mr. Rennick on behalf of Sarah Gras-y-fort, of M'Kean-street, Clifton ...

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  47. THE RAID ON WATTLE BLOSSOM.

    At Kew court yesterday, two youths named Percy Pilkington and William Hockey were fined 1s. each for picking wattle blossom in Studley Park. They pleaded that they did not know they ...

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  49. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--With reference to Mr. Reuntck's statement in court that I am the principal in the above matter, will you kindly publish the attached copy of letter sent by me to Mr. ...

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