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  2. THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.

    "You want to interview me on social questions in England said Mr. Noel Barton to an Advertiser reporter at Government House on Friday morning. "It is rather a large ...

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  3. THE NEWCASTLE COLLIERIES.

    A telegram from Newcastle reports that the Gartlce colliery has obtained a contract to supply 1,400 tons of coal to the barque Kosciusko and has resumed work. ...

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  4. CABLE MESSAGES. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.]

    The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has cabled to Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of Cape Colony and British High Commissioner in ...

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  5. CABLE MESSAGES. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.]

    The Medical Defence Association have persuaded Dr. Buckley to resign his appointment as resident surgeon at the Adelaide Hospital, and Dr. Ramsay Smith has been selected to fill ...

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  6. CABLE MESSAGES. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.]

    Information has been received from St. Petersburg that M. [?] has had an interview with the Czar with reference to the proposed construction of a canal to unite the ...

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  7. FOUR FAMOUS PEOPLE.

    This has been a week of serious losses to English-speaking people all the world over. It began with the passing away of two renowned veterans, both of whom lived unusually long ...

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  8. CABLE MESSAGES. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.]

    The second match of the tour of the Australian Eleven, Australia versus Essex, which was commenced in the presence of a large number of spectators at Leyton, on ...

    Article : 564 words
  9. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The Primage gold mine, consisting of 229 acres, about two miles south of the Boulder, has been sold for £8,000. This is the biggest block of land pegged out at one time by one ...

    Article : 433 words
  10. MATABELELAND.

    Latest advises from Matabeleland convey the intelligence that Captain Napier has inflicted a serious defeat upon the rebels, one of the most prominent indunas and 50 of the ...

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  11. THE LATE SIR HENRY PARKES.

    The Government have decided to submit to Parliament a proposal to grant to the widow and children of Sir Henry Parkes an annuity, which will amount to £500 a year. It is ...

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  12. DR. LEITH NAPIER.

    Dr. Leith Napier, the newly-appointed resident surgeon of the Adelaide Hospital, will sail for Adelaide on June 5. ...

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  13. ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.

    Intelligence has been received that in consequence of the amicable settlement of the trouble in Abyssinia 15,000 Italians are returning to their native country from Erythea. ...

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  14. MR. DONALD LARNACH.

    It has transpired that the death of Mr. Donald Larnach, the chairman of the London board of directors of the Bank of New South Wales, was a very sudden one. ...

    Article : 58 words
  15. A WALL COLLAPSES.

    Four children were injured at South Melbourne this morning by the collapse of the front wall of a partly-dismantled two-storied weatherboard house in Bank-street. The roof ...

    Article : 139 words
  16. WEST AUSTRALIAN MINES.

    Hannan's Crœsus mine, with a capital of £175,000, has been floated and the shares allotted. ...

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  17. THE SANGSTER BOARD

    The boat equipment of the steamer Cintra formed the subject of rebutting evidence before the Sangster Board to-day. It was proved that the crew of the vessel consisted of 57 ...

    Article : 117 words
  18. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The committee of the Radical Party in the House of Commons in formulating their new programme have omitted any reference to Home Rule for Ireland. ...

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  19. NORTH BRITISH AUSTRALASIAN COMPANY.

    The directors of the North British Australasian Company, limited, have decided to increase the capital of the company by £15,761. ...

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  20. RUSSIA AND CHINA.

    The Right Hon. G.N. Curzon, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in answer to a question asked in the House of Commons to-day, said that the authorities at Pekin had ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. JORDAN DIVORCE SUIT.

    The hearing of the divorce suit by Janet Jordan against Hugh Jordan, an ex-mayor of Essendon and treasurer of the Tramway Trust, on the grounds of cruelty and adultery, was ...

    Article : 94 words
  22. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    BREADSTUFFS.—The English wheat market is firm, but little business is doing. The Continental wheat markets are tending upwards. The American wheat markets are steady. ...

    Article : 208 words
  23. NARROW ESCAPE FOR A STEAMER.

    The steamer Upolu had a narrow escape from stranding on a voyage to Westport. When oil Sinclair Head the weather was thick, and the captain ordered the engines to ...

    Article : 99 words
  24. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCES.

    Major-General Hutton, late Commandant of the New South Wales Military Forces, addressing a meeting of the Colonial Party in the House of Commons, stated that Melbourne ...

    Article : 69 words
  25. THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

    At the meeting of the Congregational Union held to-day several delegates expressed their amazement at the Irish vote on the Education Bill. ...

    Article : 58 words
  26. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The charge against Messrs. Rapiport and Baxter of conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice will be heard by his Honor the Chief Justice probably on Tuesday week. ...

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  27. RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR PARATOO.

    An accident occurred to the goods train which left Cockburn at 1.50 p.m. yesterday for Adelaide near Paratoo at 9 o'clock in the evening. The axle of one of the trucks broke, ...

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  28. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    The Legislative Assembly adjourned at 10 minutes past 2 o'clock this morning, when the address in reply was carried on the voices. Mr. Varney Parkes at the last moment ...

    Article : 245 words
  29. VENEZUELA.

    The people of Demerara, one of the three counties of British Guiana, have forwarded a petition to the Imperial Government praying that a prompt settlement may be arrived at in ...

    Article : 64 words
  30. FINANCIAL NEWS.

    The returns of the Bank of England for the week ending on Wednesday, published today, show that the reserve of notes and coin held by the bank is £37,672,000, as against ...

    Article : 261 words
  31. VICTORIAN LABOR PARTY.

    A committee has drawn up the draft platform for the Labor Party, embracing the principles of constitutional reform, taxation, and social reform. It is expected that the ...

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  32. THE DEAF CASE.

    The appeal by Richard Dennis Meagher and George Dean against their conviction for alleged conspiracy was continued in the Full Court to-day, when Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr. ...

    Article : 374 words
  33. ROBBERIES IN MELBOURNE.

    Nearly all the articles found at the lodgings of the man McKay have been identified, and about 18 charges have been preferred against him. The property recovered is valued at ...

    Article : 66 words
  34. THE GERMAN ARMY.

    Intelligence has been received from Berlin to the effect that the German Government contemplate carrying out a scheme for the reorganisation of the German Army. ...

    Article : 49 words
  35. A SHOOTING ACCIDENT.

    Constable Rockliff, of the Newtown police division, accidentally shot himself last night. Before going on duty he was examining a revolver, when two chargers exploded. One ...

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  36. MORTALITY AMONGST CATTLE.

    Ticks are ravaging the coastal cattle and several dairymen have lost every head of their stock. The mortality is prodigious and must result in ruin to scores of settlers, some of ...

    Article : 55 words
  37. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY.

    The annual meeting of shareholders of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society was held at the society's office at noon to-day. Mr. George Thornton, M.L.C., chairman of ...

    Article : 272 words
  38. EASTERN NEWS.

    News from the East by the china mail states that Corea is in a state of chaos. The Russians are increasing their forces at Seoul, and are also carrying ammunitions of war and stores ...

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  39. BROKEN HILL.

    Messrs. Howe, Murray, Beaglehole, Johns, and King, directors of the Junction mine, arrived to-day on a visit, of inspection. An inquest was held to-day on the body of ...

    Article : 132 words
  40. TURKISH TROUBLES.

    Information has been received of a further development of the trouble in Turkey. It is reported that during the last few days 200 Armenians have been arrested in ...

    Article : 60 words
  41. A FINE STAND.

    The match Australia versus Essex was continued at Leyton this morning, when Trott and Gregory, the not out men of the previous evening, again went to the wickets. ...

    Article : 201 words
  42. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    The number of births and deaths registered in the General Register Office during the week which ended on Saturday, May 9, were:— Births. 74 males and 6 females: deaths, 34 ...

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  43. SYDNEY UNEMPLOYED.

    A deputation representing the citizens committee for the relief of the destitute unemployed asked the Colonial Secretary to-day that blankets and shelter accommodation ...

    Article : 60 words
  44. SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 2s. 7?d. per oz., a rise of 1?d. on the previous quotation. ...

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  45. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day an inferior selection was under offer, including faulties. The bidding was irregular, but the prices for good wools underwent no change. ...

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  46. RAILWAY COMMISSIONER AT MOUNT GAMBIER.

    The Commissioner of Railways, the Engineerin-Chief, the General Traffic Manager, and the Locomotive Superintendent arrived here this afternoon by a special train and saw that the ...

    Article : 230 words
  47. BROKEN HILL SHARES.

    Shares in the Broken Hill Proprietary Company are quoted at £2 10s., a fall of 1s. 3d. on the previous quotation. ...

    Article : 27 words
  48. THE MONEY MARKET.

    The open market quotation for three months' bills is [?] per cent., or 1 [?] per cent. below the bank rate. ...

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  49. ACCUSATION AGAINST A WARDER.

    A prisoner in the Geelong gaol has informed Defective Dungey that a warder offered to supply him with complete means of escape if he paid him £200. His cell door was to be ...

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  50. PRICES REALISED.

    The following are the prices realised at the wool sales held in London yesterday:—Balaklava, 6d.; Noondoo, 7?d; Glanason, 8¾d.; Burrowa, 8?d.; and Burraba, 9d. per lb. ...

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  51. GOVERNMENT STOCKS.

    British 2¾ per cent. Consols (Goschen's) are quoted at £112, as against £111 15s. a week ago. Quotations for Colonial Government stocks compare with those of the May 7 as ...

    Article : 136 words
  52. COMMENTS ON THE MATCH.

    The St. James's Gazette, in commenting on the opening match of the Australian Eleven at Sheffield Park, says that judging by the form displayed by the visitors during the ...

    Article : 52 words
  53. Advertising

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  54. THE CATTERTHUN'S SPECIE.

    Owing to the rough weather lately prevailing the salvage operations at the wreck of the Catterthun have had to be suspended. Captain Hall, who is superintending the work, is ...

    Article : 54 words
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