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  2. STEAMER AFIRE IN PORT.

    A fire broke out this evening in the copracargo of the Union Company's steamer Manapouri, and at a late hour was still burning fiercely, The vessel threatens, ...

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  3. UNREST IN CHINA.

    Reports received by the China Inland Mission authorities show that the missionaries believe that the whole of China is now in a state of more or less restlessness, and ...

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  4. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Mr. Reitz, ex-Secretary of the Transvaal, who proposes to lecture in America for his own benefit and for that of distressed Boer farmers, continues to boast of his ...

    Article : 166 words
  5. CZAR AND SULTAN.

    Recently severe friction arose between the Russian and Turkish Governments in respect to the passage of a number of torpedo boats without guns through the ...

    Article : 160 words
  6. THE ELECTIONS.

    The Government yesterday dealt finally with the claims of most of the candidates who have asked that they shall be given official sanction as the reform candidates in ...

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  7. ARTILLERY FOR AFGHANISTAN

    The Kurrachee correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" reports that 12 mountain guns, 18 field guns, 800 cases of ammunition and a number of gun carriages from ...

    Article : 79 words
  8. BOER FARMERS ABROAD.

    In pursuance of Mr. Chamberlain's and Lord Milner's plan of showing representative Boer farmers what machinery and methods are used for agriculture in the British ...

    Article : 114 words
  9. THE LABOR PARTY.

    The Labor party a week ago announced that 29 scats were to be contested on behalf of the party. The probability now is that the number of accredited Labor ...

    Article : 604 words
  10. PROTECTION IN CANADA.

    Mr. J. I. Tarte, Minister for Public Works in the Canadian Cabinet, recently entered Upon a vigorous protection campaign. The Toronto "Globe," the chief ...

    Article : 168 words
  11. PANAMA RAILWAY PROTECTION

    In pursuance of the American undertaking to prevent the Colombian civil war interfering with the safety of transit across the Isthmus of Panama from Colon, on the ...

    Article : 91 words
  12. CIVIL SERVANTS AND POLITICS

    The present political campaign has provided many striking illustrations as to how far tho public service is prepared to go in tho way of coercing Parliament. It has been ...

    Article : 548 words
  13. THE CAPE PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly of Cape Colony yesterday the debate was resumed upon the motion proposed by Mr. J. X. Merriman, the Bond leader, and Treasurer ...

    Article : 342 words
  14. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    At yesterday's meeting of the Federal Executive a new Customs regulation was passed, providing that claims for refunds, rebates or remissions of duty must be made ...

    Article : 67 words
  15. PRIME MINISTER AT BALMORAL

    The Prime Minister, Mr. A. J. Balfour, and Lord Kitchener are at Balmoral Castle on a visit lo King Edward, the import of, which has not transpired. They will ...

    Article : 46 words
  16. THE PEARL FISHERS.

    The Acting Prime Minister, having promised the employers in the pearl fishing industry of Western Australia centred at Broome that they will be allowed to ...

    Article : 117 words
  17. THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

    The qualifications for the Legislative Assembly franchise in Victoria are that the applicant must be 21 years of age or over, must have resided in the State for at least ...

    Article : 268 words
  18. AMERICAN POLITICS.

    Mr. David B. Henderson, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has written a letter to the organisers of the Republican party in his State (Iowa), ...

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  19. THE FRENCH JINGO MINISTER.

    The French Premier, M. Combes, has sharply rebuked M. Pelletan, the Jingo Minister of Marine, for the offensive and bellicose references which he made in his ...

    Article : 101 words
  20. CUSTOMS PROSECUTIONS AT SYDNEY.

    Four firms were prosecuted at the Water Police Court to-day on a charge of unlawfully making a false entry in describing goods at the customs. Defendants were ...

    Article : 83 words
  21. THE AMERICAN FOREST FIRES.

    American telegrams report that the forest fires in the western part of the State of Washington have caused losses to the amount of fully £.100,000. Hundreds of ...

    Article : 65 words
  22. MURRAY WATERS COMMISSION.

    The Murray Waters Commission (Messrs. Joseph Davies, Stuart Murray and F. N. Burchell) arrived to-day lo take evidence. Peter Wood gave evidence as to the ...

    Article : 551 words
  23. MR. ROOSEVELT'S PROGRAMME.

    President Roosevelt has now decided not to attempt the revision of the American tariff during the coming session of Congress, but he perseveres in his attitude towards ...

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  24. VOTING BY POST.

    Reports which have been made to the Chief Secretary's department from various parts of the State by returning officers show that applicants for postal ballot ...

    Article : 223 words
  25. A NEW RAND REEF.

    Mr. Rathbone, late Government inspector of the Rand mines, has reported the discovery of a new main line of reef in the Witwatersrand basin, southward of ...

    Article : 66 words
  26. MEAT IN SYDNEY.

    There is very little prospect of meat cheapening for some time to come. A wretchedly poor lot of cattle was yarded to-day, and it looks as if horseflesh would ...

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  27. ELECTION NOTES.

    Evidences are accumulating that the forthcoming election is exciting deeper and more widespread interest than any contested during recent years. Intense anxiety is ...

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  28. ANTI-RITUALISTIC AGITATOR.

    At Liverpool, Mr. Kensit, a son of Mr. John Kensit, the well known anti ritualist agitator, has been sentenced, in default of sureties; to three months' imprisonment for ...

    Article : 120 words
  29. PAUPER IMMIGRANTS TO AMERICA.

    The extent to which the United States is being flooded with pauper immigrants from Europe, and particularly with continental Jews of the lowest class--driven into exile ...

    Article : 149 words
  30. THE MEAT SUPPLY OF SYDNEY.

    The condition of the Sydney meat supply was discussed at a mass meeting of master butchers to-night. The suburban slaughterhouses were denounced as the curse of the ...

    Article : 142 words
  31. THE LABOR AND PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE.

    Public servants, who have always been noted for their conservatism, and have never taken the least trouble to conceal their utter contempt for the workman, are ...

    Article : 162 words
  32. INSPECT THE ROLLS.

    Sir,--Yesterday it suddenly struck me to call upon the electoral registrar for my district to ascertain whether my name was on the rolls, and to my amazement I found that ...

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  33. VENEZUELA'S CIVIL WAR.

    The troops of General Castro, President of the republic of Venezuela, are suffering reverse after reverse from the revolutionary forces. The latest telegrams from La ...

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  34. ADELAIDE RIFLE MATCHES.

    The rifle matches were continued at the Port Adelaide ranges to-day. Tho final stage of the lung's Match placed G. Howitt, of the Adelaide Rifle Club, first, his scores ...

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  35. THE AMERICA CUP.

    Sir Thomas Lipton, who some time ago gave orders for the construction of a new racing yacht, to be called Shamrock III., has finally decided to lodge a challenge ...

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  36. CANDIDATES SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION.

    The weeding out process has begun. Yesterday the position of affairs in the Bourke Fast electorate was made more satisfactory. Mr. Gair, the ex-member, and Mr. Barrow ...

    Article : 206 words
  37. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Another, colliery catastrophe is reported in the United Slates. An explosion of fire damp occurred yesterday in the Algorna coal mine, near Northfolk, in the State of ...

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  38. THE ELECTORATES.

    Mr. J. S. White met his friends and supporters at the Albert Park Hotel last night, Mr. J. M'Gregor presiding. He offered an explanation of his vote in the House, which ...

    Article : 58 words
  39. SPEECH BY A MINISTER.

    The political situation was touched on briefly by Mr. Taverner, Minister of Agriculture, at the annual dinner of the Master Tanners and Leather Manufacturers last ...

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  40. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At yesterday's wool sales there was strong competition for all sorts of wools, and there was a hardening tendency in prices for merino. ...

    Article : 159 words
  41. ALLEGED BRUTAL CUTRAGE.

    A Young woman, named Margaret Bourke, was the victim of a terrible outrage early on Monday morning, near Euabalong. She had just completed a six months' ...

    Article : 128 words
  42. BRIGHTON.

    Mr. Bent, Minister of Railways, met 120 of his supporters in the Brighton town hall last night. Dr. Macansh, who presided, said it was gratifying to those who had ...

    Article : 417 words
  43. NATIONAL REFORM LEAGUE.

    The principal business which occupied the attention of the executive committee of the league yesterday was the selection of candidates, in conjunction with the ...

    Article : 466 words
  44. THE KORUMBURRA MINE TROUBLE.

    OUTTRIM,—A circular has been issued by Mr. A. A, Wilson, general secretary of the V.C.M.A., in connection with the proceedings now pending between J. A. Martell and the V.C.M.A., ...

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  45. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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  46. A FIJI EARTHQUAKE.

    News from Fiji states that a shock of earthquake was felt on the 3rd of last month. It was much more severe at Yasu was and Lauboka than elsewhere. Trees ...

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  48. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    REECHWORTH.--About 1 a.m. on Wednesday a 4 roomed weatherboard house at Minungee, the property of Mr. S. Elmer, was hurned to the ground. The occupants, women and children, ...

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