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  2. KING'S ACCESSION OATH.

    In the House of Lords last evening the bill Introduced by the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, with the object of amending the form of declaration made by his Majesty the ...

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  3. THE ROYAL TOUR.

    The news that the Royal yacht Ophir had not been sighted off Rottnest Island, opposite Fremantle, at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning caused some surprise when it was rend, and ...

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  4. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Half a dozen youths loft their homes, near Canoblas, this morning, for the purpose of shooting rabbits. During the afternoon two, named Charles Richardson, aged ...

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  5. CONTINENTAL ANTI-CLERICALISM.

    It was announced in the Roman Catholic churches of the archdiocese of Melbourne yesterday that the annual collection of Peter's Pence would be taken up next ...

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  6. THE BOER WAR

    Router's correspondent in Cape Colony reports that under Lord Kitchener's plan of campaign all the locally raised volunteer troops in Cape Colony will henceforth ...

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  7. THE LIBERAL SPLIT.

    Lord Rosebery, to whom, notwithstanding his expressed conviction that the cleavage in the Liberal party on Imperial questions renders its leadership an Impossible post, ...

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  8. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The closer the Defence Bill is studied by those competent to form an opinion on its merits the greater docs the number of flaws discoverable in it become. "The Age" has ...

    Article : 516 words
  9. THE IRISH LAND QUESTION.

    An Important step in connection with the Irish land question has been taken by the House of Lords. Contrary to the wishes of the Government, the Lords, by a majority of ...

    Article : 70 words
  10. ANOTHER MILL DESTROYED BY FIRE.

    Tremain Brothers' Victoria Hour mills, at Bathurst, were totally destroyed by fire tonight, the loss amounting to several thousand pounds. The fire broke out about ...

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  11. KITCHENER'S CLEMENCY.

    A notable act of clemency has been performed by Lord Kitchener. After giving consideration to the cases of 34 Cape rebels who had been sentenced to death for ...

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  12. A RETIRING AGENT-GENERAL.

    A farewell banquet, the proceedings at which were marked by enthusiasm, was tendered last evening, in the Trocadero, to Sir E. H. Wittenoom, the retiring ...

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  13. FIRE AT NYNGAN.

    On Friday evening a tire broke out in Mr. M, Link's shop, at Nyngan, and before It was put out almost made the record of being the largest and most, destructive fire that ...

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  14. MORE MARTIAL LAW.

    Owing to the disaffection still existing in the Maclean and Elliott districts, in the north-eastern portion of Cape Colony, martial law has been extended to those ...

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  15. THE REFUGEE CAMPS.

    In the House of Commons last night, Mr. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, stated, in answer to a question, that such of the Boer women as could support ...

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  16. LANDING AT ALBANY.

    The Ophir berthed at the railway jetty at 11 on Saturday morning. Salutes were fired from the forts, H.M.S. Juno and the American war ship Brooklyn as the vessel ...

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  17. THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.

    The deadlock between the Powers with respect to the indemnity of £65,000,000 demanded from China still continues. Great Britain firmly maintains that as she and the ...

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  18. FEDERAL POSTAL BILL.

    A mass meeting, at which fully 20,000 people were present, was held at the Domain this afternoon, for the purpose of protesting against what are regarded as the ...

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  19. LORD MILNER'S RETURN.

    It is announced that Lord Milner, Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies, and High Commlsisoner for South Africa, who has been on a visit to England ...

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  20. THE AMERICAN STEEL TRUST.

    Telegrams from New York report that the great strike of the Steel Trust's employes in the Pittsburg district is having the anticipated effect of disturbing the balance of ...

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  21. EX-PRESIDENT STEYN'S ESCAPE

    In the helter skelter dash for escape which ex-Presldent Steyn made from Reitz when the recent surprise was effected by the British, he left behind him, with the rest of his ...

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  22. A DEMOCRATIC IMPERIALIST PARTY.

    The letter written by Lord Rosebery to the City Liberal Club, and his speech yesterday upon the position of the Liberal party, have created a tremendous sensation ...

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  23. NATIONALISATION OF THE RIFLE.

    The shooting for the King's Prize at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association has been concluded at Bisley. After an exciting finish Corporal Ommundsen, of ...

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  24. QUEENSLAND

    The labor organ, the "Worker," has been served with a writ claiming £1000 damages for alleged libel on J. W. Dawson. The Premier and Treasurer have had a ...

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  25. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    In the Divorce division of the High Court yesterday, the wife of Dr. Percy J. Edmunds, formerly of Sydney, petitioned for, but was refused, a judicial separation ...

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  26. SHOOTING AFFRAY IN SYDNEY.

    A shooting affray of a sensational character took place in the bar of Her Majesty's Hotel, Pitt-street, last night, two bar maids, named Ellen Jenkins and Alice M'Carty, ...

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  27. BOER BOYS COMMANDEERED

    An indication of the extremity in which the Boers find themselves is afforded by the Issue of a new proclamation by Mr. Schalk Burger, the Acting-President of the ...

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  28. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The in[?]iry by the coroner into the circumstances of the death of James Whlttier Solly, who died at Adelaide Hospital on 12th July, which has created considerable local ...

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  29. THE ASQUITH BANQUET.

    The speech delivered, by Mr. H. H. Asquith,. M.p. for East Fife, at the banquet tendered to him by his constituents and by the Liberal Imperialists, in recognition of ...

    Article : 177 words
  30. RETURNING VICTORIANS.

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  31. A SINGULAR DEATH.

    Whilst on duty in front of Parliament House on Saturday at 6.40 p.m. Constable Hickey was informed by two boys that a man was lying in an unconscious condition ...

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  32. RISE IN CONSOLS.

    Imperial Consols (2 per cent.), which recently fell to £91 176 owing to American and Continental purchasers of war loan consols stock extensively "unloading" in ...

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  33. ENGLAND AND THE CADET SYSTEM.

    In the House of Lords to-day Lord Raglan, Under Secretary for War, informed the Earl of Meath, who asked if the Government intended to adopt the Victorian system of ...

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  34. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    The well-known Surrey professional cricketer, R. Abel, at present heads the list of batsmen in the scores for first class cricket. Abel has already compiled this ...

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  35. THE NICARAGUA CANAL SCHEME.

    Lord Pauncefote, British Ambassador at Washington, reports that he is hopeful of arranging with Colonel John Hay, the American Secretary of State a treaty ...

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  36. RACING IN ENGLAND.

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  37. TASMANIA.

    Constable Longman, of the city police, has arrested John Franklin Munro Hull on a provisional warrant, charging him with having obtained £25 and £115 from J. T. Hes, ...

    Article : 62 words
  38. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales yesterday there was good competition, and the prices for crossbred wools showed a hardening tendency. The following rates were realised for ...

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  39. MELBOURNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Mr. R. Reld presiding, the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill was under discussion, and further ...

    Article : 347 words
  40. MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY.

    To-dity's discussion in the City Council on the electric supply committee's accounts-- partieulars of which were summarised recently in these columns--is likely to be of ...

    Article : 532 words
  41. VICTORIAN CASUALTY.

    The Defence department has received a telegram, through the Lieutenant-Governor, from Capetown, as follows:--"19th' July, Please inform Mrs. C. Stewart, 173 ...

    Article : 66 words
  42. SYDNEY'S UNEMPLOYED.

    In dealing with the unemployed in future the Minister. of Works intends that relief works around Sydney will only be started for the aged, infirm or the heads of families ...

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  43. SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS.

    The Imperial commissioners for the London Exhibition of 1851 have, in consideration of the excellent work done by Mr. Bertram D. Steele, of Melbourne, and Mr. Joseph ...

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  44. A MILITARY FUNERAL.

    The funeral of Private Chas. M'Kihnon took place on Saturday afternoon with military honors. A large number of the V.M.R., with Captain J. Ross and Sorgeant-Major ...

    Article : 116 words
  45. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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  46. THE PAY OF PUPIL TEACHERS.

    Sir,--May I draw your attention to the salary paid to State school pupil teachers? Very often the one appointed to a vacancy is not a local resident, so the question of ...

    Article : 179 words
  47. THE VANCOUVER MAIL.

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  48. COMMANDEERING MERCHANT SHIPS.

    Despatches from the Secretary of State for the Colonies laid on the table of the House show that the Admiralty did not approve of the Premier's suggestion that ...

    Article : 127 words
  49. A TRAIN WRECKING ATTEMPT.

    What looks like an attempt at train wrecking was discovered at Camberwell yesterday at 7 a.m., when the police were informed that a sleeper was lying on the rails close to the local station on the ...

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  50. A BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

    On Saturday afternoon, while careering around the corner of William and Collins streets on a bicycle Wm. Sindrey came into violent contact with a telegraph post, and was thrown to the ground. ...

    Article : 92 words
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  52. MINING SHARE QUOTATIONS.

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  53. INTERNATIONAL BOWLS.

    The New Zealand bowling team yesterday played a match against the Boupd's Green club, and won a decisive victory, scoring 48 points to their opponents 28. ...

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  54. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    BALLARAT.--Among the residents of the Ballarat district who recently returned from active service in the war in South Africa were Messra. A. Patterson and G. Smith, who belong to the city ...

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