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  2. MUNICIPAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Mr. Le Soeuf, as veterinary surgeon to the Brunswick council, has furnished to it a report upon the state of dairy cows, &c., of the district. Generally speaking, he regarded these ...

    Article : 271 words
  3. THE FEDERAL CONVENTION.

    Dr. Quick addressed a large meeting in the town hall to-night; the mayor, Cr. Marks, in the chair. He explained the Federal Enabling Act, which, he said, wad based on his draft ...

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  4. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

    The latest of the deplorable effects attributed to strong liquor is a craving for Gladstone bags. A man named Thomas Williams, who was given an excellent character by the ...

    Article : 219 words
  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The half yearly meeting of the above company was held this evening, when the whole of the shares were represented, either personally or by proxy. Mr. E. ...

    Article : 151 words
  6. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    A destructive fire occurred at Forbes early this morning. The flames broke out at the rear of Hutchinson and Seward's saddlery shop, at the corner of Lachlan and Templar streets, and ...

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  7. MR. PURVES AT BALLARAT.

    Mr. J. L. Purves, Q.C., one of the candidates for the Federal Convention, opened his campaign at the Alfred Hall this evening. Cr. Alfred Bell, mayor of the city, ...

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  8. LARCENY AS A SERVANT.

    Wm. M'Ilverna was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment at the North Melbourne court yesterday on the above charge. It had been proved that he embezzled a sum of £1 9s. 9d. ...

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  9. NEW ZEALAND.

    The R.M.S. Ionic, which had to put in here in consequence of an accident to her machinery, continued her journey yesterday. Lord Glasgow, in taking leave of Ministers, ...

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  10. LAND SELECTION IN RIVERINA.

    After a protracted delay the New South Wales Land department has announced that about 25,000 acres of rich agricultural land in Southern Riverina are to be open for homestead ...

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  11. A TROUBLESOME WOMAN.

    Sarah Rowlands, wife of Captain Rowlands, of the steamer Melbourne, appeared before the Prahran court yesterday, on charges of assaulting Sarah Sallows, and wilful damage to ...

    Article : 165 words
  12. THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

    The phenomenal season that is being experienced is having the effect of keeping up the supply of milk to the Colac Butter Factory. For the four weeks and two days ended 30th ...

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  13. MR. RHODES AND SOUTH AFRICA.

    "Mr. Rhodes, it must be remembered, is not really a great man; he is only a man whom the world has conspired to call great." Such was the verdict pronounced 12 months ago by one of ...

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  14. "JOBBING" A CAB HORSE.

    George M'Ilwain, cab driver, sued Peter Peterson, a resident of Williamstown, in the District Court yesterday for the recovery of £5 14s. for damage caused to his horse, his clothing ...

    Article : 224 words
  15. WEST AUSTRALIAN MINING LEASES.

    At a meeting of the Chamber of Mines reference was made to the occupation of mining leases by business people. The members were of opinion that persons having ...

    Article : 147 words
  16. THE WEATHER.

    Now that telegraphic communication has been restored it is possible to gather some particulars of the damage done by the floods of last Friday and Saturday. It is clear that the ...

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  17. BRUNSWICK VALUATION.

    At the meeting of the Brunswick council, held last evening, the town clerk submitted the valuation for the year. The report from the valuers was as follows:--We have the honor to ...

    Article : 170 words
  18. AN OLD SOLDIER IN COURT.

    Alfred Gilson, an ex-Fusilier, made his 24th appearance before the Richmond magistrates yesterday for drunkenness. Once again he reminded the bench that his over-indulgence ...

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  19. A SOUTH MELBOURNE LARRIKIN.

    Patrick Stevenson, a young fellow with a bad police record, was before the South Melbourne court yesterday on two charges, viz., inciting a prisoner to resist arrest, and assaulting ...

    Article : 191 words
  20. A CYCLISTE IN COURT.

    At the District Court yesterday, Johanna Mackay, of "Rosebrook," Riversdale-road. Hawthorn, was charged with negligently riding a bicycle. The evidence of Constable Hawkins, ...

    Article : 148 words
  21. A DEFUNCT TRAMWAY COMPANY.

    The Sydney Tramway and Omnibus Company, which for 20 years has been identified with the traffic of Sydney, is now practically defunct. The company was formed ...

    Article : 76 words
  22. ORANGE AND BLUE.

    At the meeting of the Brunswick council, held last evening, a letter was read from the Protestant Alliance Society, Lodge 50, submitting a request that permission be not given to the ...

    Article : 82 words
  23. A VISITOR FROM JAPAN.

    M. Sakaki, an officer of the department of communications in Japan, arrived in Sydney by the Yamashiro Maru to-day to inquire into business connected with the new Japanese ...

    Article : 53 words
  24. THE MUNICIPAL FINANCE SCHEMES.

    At last night's meeting of the Collingwood council Cr. Gahan supplied information as to the result of the conference recently held at South Melbourne with reference to the ...

    Article : 221 words
  25. COOLIE LABOR FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    The arrival of two ship loads of Indian coolies at Durban, the port of Natal, last month caused, as reported in our cable messages at the time, a great sensation and much indignant ...

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  26. BEFRIENDING A PRISONER.

    William Heffernan was fined £2 at the District Court yesterday for "introducing" tobacco to prisoners at the Melbourne gaol. Warder Donohue stated that on Saturday ...

    Article : 129 words
  27. ASSAULTING HIS MOTHER.

    A young man was charged at the South Melbourne court yesterday with assaulting his mother, Catherine Foreman, a frail looking old woman, who stated that on Sunday her son ...

    Article : 93 words
  28. ALBURY AS A HEALTH RESORT.

    At the meeting of the committee of the Albury Hospital to-day, the proposal to send consumptive patients from Sydney for treatment in the Albury Hospital, so that they ...

    Article : 228 words
  29. WILFUL DAMAGE.

    For some time past the Preston shire council have offered a reward for the conviction of any person found wilfully destroying property in the shire. At the local court yesterday, four ...

    Article : 200 words
  30. A STABBING CASE.

    James Bershall was charged at the South Melbourne court yesterday with unlawfully wounding George Birch. On the application of Mr. Rodgers, who appeared for defendant, the ...

    Article : 97 words
  31. A QUESTION OF LAW.

    Last night at the Collingwood council mooting Cr. Aumont mentioned that the police had prosecuted hawkers of fruit last week at the Collingwood court, and had failed owing to a ...

    Article : 168 words
  32. FOUL LANGUAGE.

    Joseph Black was summoned to the South Melbourne court yesterday for using indecent language to Mrs. Margaret Miles. The latter informed the bench that on the night of the ...

    Article : 76 words
  33. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    About midday to-day an engineer named Carl Moeller, aged 50, committed suicide with a revolver at Redfern. Deceased was determined to end his life, as he fired no fewer than four ...

    Article : 393 words
  34. PRIMITIVE METHODIST ASSEMBLY.

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  35. A PECULIAR CASE.

    A case which involved some hard swearing was heard at tho Footscray court yesterday, the complainant being W. H. Birch, financier, and the defendant John Balfour, railway employe. ...

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  36. COLLINGWOOD SEWERAGE.

    In reply to a question at the Collingwood council last night Cr. Gaban stated that contracts for the Collingwood sewerage system could not be entered upon within two years at least. ...

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  37. DEFECTIVE SANITARY SERVICE.

    The agitation raised at St. Kilda against the sanitary service as at present conducted engaged the attention of the local council last night. Cr. Kemp moved to the ...

    Article : 270 words
  38. MR. STYLES A CANDIDATE.

    A public meeting was held at the Temperance Hall, Williamstown, last evening to present a requisition to Mr. James Styles, M.L.A, inviting him to contest one of the seats for the ...

    Article : 115 words
  39. PROSECUTION OF FRUIT HAWKERS.

    In consequence of the representations of Smith-street shopkeepers, who assert that fruit hawkers with their barrows interfere with business in that thoroughfare, the local police are ...

    Article : 141 words
  40. TO-DAY'S FORECASTS.

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  41. GARROTING IN THE SUBURBS.

    George Jones, of 8 Frederick-street, Windsor, left his wife at the corner of Swanston and Flinders streets on Saturday afternoon, and boarding a St. Kilda tram, started off to the ...

    Article : 233 words
  42. QUEENSLAND.

    The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce to-day passed a resolution instructing the committee to wait upon the Premier with a view to urging him to increase the cutting of the Brisbane ...

    Article : 81 words
  43. VICTORIAN NOMINATIONS.

    The following were nominated yesterday for the Federal Convention :--William Henry Embling, M.L.C., of Chapel-street, St. Kilda; J. H. Cook, M.L.A., Sydney-road, Brunswick ; ...

    Article : 262 words
  44. THE QUEEN'S REIGN.

    A letter from the Rev. J. T. Evans, Baptist minister, was read before the St. Kilda city council last night, suggesting that a united demonstration of school children be held ...

    Article : 86 words
  45. INDIA FAMINE RELIEF FUND.

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  46. SUNDAY TRADING.

    Mary O'Callaghan, licensee of the Preston Arms Hotel, Preston, was charged at the police court yesterday by Sergeant Robinson with selling intoxicating drinks on Sunday, 24th ...

    Article : 159 words
  47. TASMANIA.

    A girl of 12 was criminally assaulted in the bush yesterday, near Evendale. A youth of 17 has been arrested for the offence. Viscount Hampden, the Governor of New ...

    Article : 128 words
  48. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

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  49. SECTIONAL TRAMWAY FARES.

    A strong effort was made by Crs. Drakard, Kemp and Connibere, at the St. Kilda council last night, to bring the influence of the council to bear on the ...

    Article : 841 words
  50. LETTERS IN BRIEF.

    "GINGER," Clifton Hill, replying to Mr. W. E. Boulton's letter, says the writer is evidently not a racing cyclist. If he were he would have some regard for the men who risk their lives on ...

    Article : 194 words
  51. A SUSPECTED HOUSEBREAKER.

    Percy Cullen, 19 years of age, giving his occupation as a steward, was arrested yesterday by Constable Norris on a charge of housebreaking and stealing. On 31st December ...

    Article : 179 words
  52. Our correspondents report under yesterday's

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  53. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The welcome news has been received from the north that nearly 750,000 gallons of water is being obtained daily from the bore at Lake Crossing. ...

    Article : 138 words
  54. OPPOSED TO VACCINATION.

    Yesterday at the Fitzroy court Cornelius Mullane, of Brunswick-street, was charged by Senior Constable Heberle with refusing to have his child vaccinated. A fine of £1 with 6s. costs ...

    Article : 34 words
  55. A STREET ACCIDENT.

    Mrs. Margaret Owens, who resides at South Yan Yean, alighted from a tram car in Bourke street yesterday, and was walking towards the footpath, when she was knocked down and run ...

    Article : 92 words
  56. FACTORIES AND SHOPS ACT PROSECUTIONS.

    At the North Melbourne court yesterday, J. Quick, greengrocer was charged with not permitting an employee named Catherine Griffiths to have a holiday between the 10th and the ...

    Article : 202 words
  57. CARDINAL MORAN'S CANDIDATURE.

    Since events in connection with the federal elections have been complicated by the advent of Cardinal Moran in the field, the question of the fusion of parties has arisen, and it is ...

    Article : 302 words
  58. Advertising

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  59. Advertising

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  60. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The strike in the building trade continues. A meeting of carpenters on Saturday decided to call all men off jobs where 12s. a day was not recognised as a minimum wage. The plasterers ...

    Article : 142 words
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