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  2. Family Notices

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  3. FEDERAL AFFAIRS. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    At the annual meeting of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce to-day the president (Mr. Robert Reid, M.L.C.) moved—"That the members of the Melbourne Chamber of ...

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  4. THE AUSTRALIANS. MARYLEBONE MATCH.

    The Australians began the seventh, match of their tour on Lord's Ground, London, to-day, against a strong combination, representing M.C.C. and Ground, the ...

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  5. VICTORIA.

    The inter-State exports last week included:—Flour, 1,205 bags, to New South Wales and Queensland, 250 bags to West Australia. Chaff, 6,662 bales and 36,568 bags to ...

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  6. THE ERUPTIONS. HARROWING SCENES.

    It transpires that three days after St. Pierre was overwhelmed, a family of five persons were discovered alive in the ruins of a house. They were all horribly burnt, ...

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  8. PEACE PROSPECTS. AGREEMENT ASSURED.

    The "Daily Mail" alleges that an agreement between the belligerents on all vital points is now assured, and that nothing now stands in the way or peace. It states that ...

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  9. A COSTLY LAWSUIT.

    After lasting 44 days the Henty case, in which breaches of trust were alleged against the executors and allegations of fraud made against members of the firm of James ...

    Article : 151 words
  10. WHAT CAUSES ERUPTIONS?

    A paper on the "Distribution of volcanoes over the earth" was read by Mr. A. C. Macdonald at a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society held on Thursday night at ...

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  11. THE MILITARY ESTIMATES.

    At to-day's Cabinet meeting only routine business was dealt with. It had been expected that the reduction of the military estimates would have been considered, but ...

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  12. THE FACTORIES ACT.

    The manifesto to be issued by the Anti-Sweating League, dealing with the reenactment of the Factories Act, was discussed at a meeting to-night. The ...

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  14. NEW GUINEA.

    Mr. Deakin explains that the delay in finally taking over the administration of New Guinea is due to the necessary vote not yet having been passed. On the ...

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  15. THE PROBATE COURT.

    The wills of the following have been lodged for probate:—Robert Clark, of Ballarat, newspaper proprietor, who left real estate valued at £50, and personal at ...

    Article : 62 words
  16. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At Audley a boy aged eight years was playing in a boat, and started rocking it, with the result that he fell into the water. He sank and was drowned. ...

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  17. THE PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAMME.

    After three weeks' adjournment the House of Representatives will meet to-morrow. The second reading of the Bonus Bill will be moved by Mr. Kingston, and ...

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  18. CYCLE ROAD RACING.

    The Dunlop road race, from Warrnambool to Melbourne, is again being organised by the Dunlop Tyre Company. The prizelist, which is a varied one, is the richest ...

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  19. INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL OLIVIER.

    In an interesting letter to his father at Broken Hill, Mr. Carl Cosh gives a description of the Boer prisoners' camp in Ceylon, near Kandy. The writer had a talk with ...

    Article : 205 words
  20. MISS AMY CASTLES.

    Miss Amy Castles gave her farewell concert at the Town Hall this afternoon in the presence of a very large audience, the takings equalling those of Saturday night. Miss ...

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  21. TROUBLE IN A COAL MINE

    The Outtrim coal mine was thrown out of work to-day owing to a difficulty between the management and the men regarding the weighbridge. A Government ...

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  22. STATE POSTAL PRIVILEGES.

    For some time Mr. Drake has contemplated abolishing the right of the States to [tank their communications through the Federal Postal Department. Having gone ...

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  23. ALLEGED HERESY.

    On the motion of Principal Rainy, of the New College, Edinburgh (Free Church of Scotland), the United Free Church Assembly, by 534 votes to 263, have declared that ...

    Article : 122 words
  24. SUICIDE OF AN OLD LADY.

    An old lady of eccentric disposition, Mrs. Blobel, aged 70, was found by her grandson this morning hanging from the beam of a shed at the rear of his residence at ...

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  26. ALLEGED PRO-BOER LEGISLATORS.

    At the annual general meeting of the British Empire League to-night reference was made to the alleged pro-Boer utterances of Messrs. A. Griffith, M.L.A., and Holman, ...

    Article : 76 words
  27. MELBOURNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held, to-day, the president (Mr. Robert Reid, M.L.C.) being in the chair. ...

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  28. CRICKET NOTES.

    In the two matches which the Australians will play this week they will be opposed by exceptionally strong combinations, and the games will be followed with the closest ...

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  29. A DEAD GIANT.

    The funeral arrangements connected with the death of the late Mr. Samuel Riley, a retired miller, of Rushworth, were conducted on an unusually large scale. The ...

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  30. GUN EXPERIMENTS.

    Some impressive naval gun experiments were witnessed by the Lords of the Admiralty at Barrow in Furness on Saturday. By means of a six-inch gun, fitted with the ...

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  31. SHOCKING FATALITY AT SEA

    The voyage of the R.M.S. Sonoma across the Atlantic was marked by a fatal accident. Whilst on the run from Pago Pago to Auckland one of the oilers, L. D. ...

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  32. THE OPIUM MONOPOLY.

    It transpires that the sum offered by the German firm for the monopoly of the right to prepare opium for the Chinese market is 15 million taels per annum, and not 50 ...

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  33. POLITICS IN VICTORIA.

    In political circles much interest centres in the Opposition caucus to be held to-morrow afternoon. "If the Opposition votes are solid," a prominent member who ...

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  34. AN AMERICAN RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    American files received to-day state that the California (Limited) train, bound east, was derailed at Cana, five miles west of Medill, Missouri, on April 29, four persons ...

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  35. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The vacancy in the Order of the Garter caused by the death of the Earl of Kimberley has been filled by the conferring of a knighthood on the Duke of Marlborough. ...

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  36. THE SHIPPING COMBINE.

    The appointment of manager of the Navigation Syndicate is stated by the German press to have been offered to and refused by Herr Ballin, manager of the ...

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  37. RACING IN ENGLAND.

    The following is the result of the running for the Manchester Cup Handicap, 2,500 sovs., one mile and three-quarters:—Mr. A. M. Singer's br[?]m Rambling ...

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  38. RIVAL UNIONS.

    The registrar under the Arbitration Court came to a decision this afternoon with respect to appeals lodged with him in connection with the ...

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  39. THE PARIS FRAUDS.

    In connection with the Paris frauds, for which Madame Humbert and her husband and sister are "wanted" by the French police, a further development has occurred, ...

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  40. NEW ZEALAND. BOY LABOR.

    The president of the Arbitration Court, in giving his award to-day in a dispute concerning the payment of grocers' assistants, made special reference to the employment ...

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  41. MILITIA PAY TO BE REDUCED.

    The Melbourne "Argus" states:—It has been ascertained from unofficial sources that the retrenchment proposals placed by Major-General Sir Edward Hutton before ...

    Article : 255 words
  42. MARAUDING SOLDIERS.

    The transport Aurania has started from Albany for Melbourne. The troops were all allowed ashore at first, but leave has been stopped since Friday. ...

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  43. SENTENCED TO DEATH.

    Thomas Nicholas Birch was arraigned at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Augustine Lawrence at Rockdale on April 28 last. The ...

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  44. THE FERMENT IN RUSSIA.

    Further revolutionary disturbances have occurred in the town of Saratov, in the Russian government of the same name. The streets were paraded by workmen and ...

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  45. GENERAL NEWS.

    The City Health Officer (Dr. T. Borthwick), in the course of his report, which was presented to and adopted by the Local Board of Health on Monday afternoon, ...

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  48. TRAGEDY AT AUCKLAND.

    William Parker, a saddler, residing at Parnell, shot his wife and infant with a revolver last night. He afterwards attempted to commit suicide, and is in a dangerous ...

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