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  2. FANNING THE FEDERAL FLAME.

    Federation is not dead. Neither has it gone before. Rather it lags behinds. An apathetic public is occasionally startled by the announcement that such and such a gentleman ...

    Article : 397 words
  3. CABLE MESSAGES. CRETAN TROUBLES.

    After a severe struggle with the Christian insurgents the Moslems have forced their way into Canea, the capital of Crete, and have taken possession of the town, which is now ...

    Article : 380 words
  4. CABLE MESSAGES. THE BUTLER MURDERS.

    Butler, the supposed Glenbrook murderer, who in now at San Francisco awaiting extradition, has made a further statement. He has again changed his appellation, and now calls ...

    Article : 203 words
  5. SMALLPOX IN MELBOURNE

    The Board of Public Health to-day had under consideration the outbreak of smallpox on the steamer Nineveh. The Chairman (Dr. Gresswell) reported what had been done to ...

    Article : 233 words
  6. AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION

    The nomination-papers of candidates of the Federal Convention are coming in more freely, six being lodged with the returning-officer during the day. The time for receiving ...

    Article : 196 words
  7. SECOND EDITION. The Advertiser Office, February 11, 3.15 a.m.

    Butler, the alleged Glenbrook murderer, when interviewed by Detective Conroy to whom he made his latest' confession appeared completely stunned when accused of the murder of ...

    Article : 148 words
  8. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The P. & G. line R.M.S. Massilia arrived at Largs Bay from London at about 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, too late for the overland mails to catch the Melbourne express, ...

    Article : 488 words
  9. THE PASTORAL BOARD.

    At the [?] of the week the members of the [?]l Board will leave for the west coast, [?]e they will inspect country north and north-east of Fow[?] Bay [?]d in the ...

    Article : 81 words
  10. WIRES FOR THE WEST.

    Both of the telegraph lines to the Golden West are working splendidly. This is fortunate, or rather it would be unfortunate if it were not so, for the number of messages ...

    Article : 134 words
  11. ANOTHER SNAKE STORY.

    "Snakes have been rather more numerous than usual this summer," writes our Blumberg correspondent. '"Last week Mr. Walter Giffen had a most unpleasant experience with ...

    Article : 163 words
  12. ACTION IN SYDNEY.

    The steamer Nineveh, on which the cases of smallpox occurred, is due to arrive here on Friday. The passengers trill at once be placed in quarantine, and after the vessel has been ...

    Article : 53 words
  13. AMERICA AND ENGLAND.

    The American Senate are holding a secret session for the consideration of the general treaty of arbitration between Great Britain and the United States. Senator Sherman ...

    Article : 125 words
  14. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The Melbourne Hydraulic font Company to-day declared an interim dividend of 10 per cent. The chairman informed the shareholders that the last quarterly business was ...

    Article : 200 words
  15. NEW SOUTH WALES CANDIDATES.

    The nominations for the Federal Convention are being sent in now pretty freely, and already 24 candidates have been nominated. Some of the nomination papers are very largely ...

    Article : 235 words
  16. THE PROCEEDINGS AT ADELAIDE

    At the meeting of the Central Board of Health on Monday the president reported that that morning he had received a wire from the health authorities in Melbourne stating that ...

    Article : 253 words
  17. THE ADELAIDE HOSPITAL

    The Adelaide Hospital Board are calling for applications from ladies capable of efficiently carrying out of the duties and willing to accept the position of [?]dent of night nu[?] ...

    Article : 218 words
  18. A WONDERFUL BOOK.

    Mr. Henry Froude publisher to the Oxford University, has forwarded by the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Massilia a beautiful copy of Banyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," printed on ...

    Article : 206 words
  19. THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION.

    The German newspaper taunt the French Government with cowardice in regard to, Egypt. The reply of M. Hanotaux, the French Foreign Minister, to the recent utterances of ...

    Article : 88 words
  20. FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

    The committee representing the colonial meat freezing companies in Great Britain, which was appointed recently as the result of a conference of representatives of banks. ...

    Article : 133 words
  21. THE WESTERN GOLD FIELDS.

    Mr. T. Pascoe, the manager of the Trans Blue mine, has resigned his position, and as the end of this week will hand the management over to Mr. Frank Horwood, of Messrs. ...

    Article : 379 words
  22. CARDINAL MOHAN'S CANDIDATURE.

    A meeting of Protestant ministers, representing all denominations, was held this morning at the Y.M.C.A. Rooms to confer on the subject of Cardinal Moran's candidature ...

    Article : 394 words
  23. THE BULIMBA'S PASSENGERS.

    Mr. Robert McPherson and Me William Flemming, the two passengers from the quarantined steamer Nineveh, who arrived a the Port on Monday by the steamer Bulimba, ...

    Article : 246 words
  24. FOREST ROAD.

    The ceremony of declaring open the new section of main road which connects the Lobeth[?]l and Balhannah roads will take place at noon to-day in the presence of the Treasurer ...

    Article : 99 words
  25. CANADIAN AFFAIRS.

    Referring to the Manitoba schools question Sir Hector Langevin, in a speech yesterday, stated that the Catholics who objected to the recent settlement—which provides for ...

    Article : 77 words
  26. MARINE BOARD ON TOUR.

    It was not until Wednesday morning that any news was received at the Port of the movements of the [?]mer Governor Mu[?]ve which left the [?] on ...

    Article : 160 words
  27. MR. GEORGE ASH, M.P.

    On enquiry at the South-terrace Hospital on Wednesday we were informed that Mr. George Ash, M.P., who is suffering from typhoid fever, was much better. Mr. Ash had ...

    Article : 684 words
  28. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    The House of Commons yesterday sanctioned the construction of a new Government graving dock, capable of accommodating the largest ironclads. ...

    Article : 32 words
  29. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    Among the subjects discussed at the Confere[?] of P[?] recently held at Hobart was the b[?] plague. Talk took place as to what should be done to prevent the ...

    Article : 81 words
  30. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    The approach of the bubonic plague, which has made its appearance at Kandahar, and threatens to enter Europe by way of A[?] has created a panic on the St. ...

    Article : 61 words
  31. GREECE V. TURKEY.

    A number of Greek warsh[?] have left Athens for Canea, and rumors of impending hostilities between Greece and Turkey are gaining ground. It is considered certain that ...

    Article : 80 words
  32. GOLD MINING ON WOODLARK ISLAND.

    News by the schooner Clara Ethel from Woodlark Island states that very heavy rain has been falling, and it is very likely the sickness among the miners will increase with the ...

    Article : 236 words
  33. THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

    The present session, which ends the year at the Agricultural College, terminates on February 12, when the annual distribution of prices will takes place. Drags to convey any ...

    Article : 59 words
  34. WEST AFRICA.

    The punitive expedition dispatched from Ak[?] under the command of Major Arnold against Abonbakara, the King of the Nupes, have attacked the Fu[?]s, and dislodged them ...

    Article : 95 words
  35. FRUIT FOR THE WEST.

    Taking advantages of his trip to the a[?]ge on Wednesday with Sir John Forrest, the Minister of Agriculture interviewed the West Australian Premier with ...

    Article : 92 words
  36. THE BANK OF ADELAIDE.

    During the absence from the colony of Mr. John Shiels, manager of the Bank of Adelaide, Mr. Robert Scott Young, the accountant, will act as manager, and Mr. H. Blatchford as ...

    Article : 41 words
  37. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    There was a better sale at the London wool sales to-day and prices remain unchanged. The sale included-Manuda, 6d., Mossgiel and Kynuma, 7½d.; Wainui, 7¾d.; Arowh[?] ...

    Article : 45 words
  38. NEW SOUTH WALES LAMBING RETURNS.

    The progress returns of live stock in the colony on December 31 and the return of the lambing for 1896 have been prepared, and show that the grand total of stock, ...

    Article : 190 words
  39. A SUCCESSFUL SOUTH AUSTRALIAN.

    Miss Annie J. Duncan, who as was announced in our Sydney telegrams on Wednesday morning, has just been appointed female inspector under the New South Wales ...

    Article : 191 words
  40. AT[?]TUDE IN TASMANIA.

    A movement is on foot to induce Mr. C.J. Barclay, the managing director of the Commercial Bank, to allow himself to be nominated for election to the Federal Convention. ...

    Article : 45 words
  41. THE STATE BANK.

    On Wednesday the board of trustees of the State Bank dealt with 17 applications for loans amounting to £6,375, and ten of th[?]e to[?]ng £3,385 were granted. On the previous day the ...

    Article : 97 words
  42. VENEZUELA.

    The Court of Arbitrators, who have been charged with the duty of arranging the boundary dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela, will meet about the middle of 1898. ...

    Article : 35 words
  43. FINANCIAL NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 43 words
  44. THE FEDERATION LEAGUE.

    The secretary of the Australasian Federation League of South Australia has at the instigation of the executive of that body, forwarded a circular to the mayors of corporations, ...

    Article : 303 words
  45. LEWIS-MARTIN CYCLING MATCH.

    The stewards of the League of Victorian Wheelmen have exonerated Ken Lewis from all blame in the alleged suspicious practices in the Lewis-Martin match. Martin has decided ...

    Article : 48 words
  46. RUSSIAN FESTIVITIES.

    The winter festivities of the Russian Court at St. Petersburg have been abandoned in consequence of the delicate condition of the health of the Czarina. ...

    Article : 34 words
  47. DEBENTURE STOCKS.

    The following are the latest quotations: Bank of New Zealand 4 per cent, guaranteed stock, £104 10s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency ...

    Article : 76 words
  48. GOVERNMENT WHARFS COMMISSION.

    The Hons. E. Ward, M.L.C. (chairman), R. S. Guthrie, M.L.C., the Chief Secretary, Mr. A. McDonald, M.P., and the official reporter will leave by this morning's train for Wallaroo ...

    Article : 127 words
  49. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

    The following team has been selected to represent Victoria in the match at Adelaide, which commences on Friday, February 26:— F. Laver, J Worrall, J. O'Halloran, J. Harry, ...

    Article : 74 words
  50. THE AMERICAN CABINET.

    Major McKinley, President-elect of the United States of America, who will assume office on Thursday, March 4, has selected Mr. John Davis Long to replace the Hon. Hilary ...

    Article : 134 words
  51. LORD GLASGOW IN SYDNEY.

    Lord Glasgow, who in retiring from the position of Governor of New Zealand, reached Sydney to-night on route for England, accompanied by Lady Glasgow and family. ...

    Article : 137 words
  52. THE LOT OF A PENINSULA FARMER.

    Our Green's Plains correspondent writes under date of February 9:—"Some six or eight years ago it was computed that more farm sales took place annually on Northern ...

    Article : 612 words
  53. RABBITS MOVING WESTWARD.

    The Lands Department has been made aware of the fact that rabbits have been seen as far as Eyre's Sandpatch, which is 160 miles on the West Australian side of the South ...

    Article : 103 words
  54. MINING SHARES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 30 words
  55. THE BURRA HOSPITAL.

    The Government consider that the assistance of ladies in the management of certain Goverment institutions is of the greatest public value, and hearing that a vacancy had ...

    Article : 121 words
  56. SUICIDE NEAR BRUCE.

    On Tuesday afternoon Mounted-Constable Wells, of Quorn, received a telegram stating that a man had died suddenly on the previous night at Mr. Abbot's farm near Bruce. The ...

    Article : 129 words
  57. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.

    A railway bridge near Demmington was discovered on fire to-day a few hours before the Port Fairy to Melbourne train was due. The discovery was most fortunate, as the train ...

    Article : 80 words
  58. BROKEN HILL SHARES.

    Shares in the Broken Hill Proprietary Company are quoted at £2 15s., a rise of 3s. on the previous quotation. ...

    Article : 27 words
  59. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    BREADSTUFFS.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,780,000 qrs., as against 2,820,000 qrs. last Week, or a decaea[?] of 40,000 ...

    Article : 104 words
  60. THE QUEEN'S REIGN.

    The Premier to-day received through the Acting-Governor a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies intimating that the Australian Premiers invited by him to ...

    Article : 180 words
  61. SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 2s. 5[?]d. per oz., a fall of [?]d. on the previous quotation. ...

    Article : 20 words
  62. Advertising

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    Advertising : 493 words
  63. A SENSIBLE INNOVATION.

    Many of the branch [?]us have given up the old practice of awarding monetary prizes at their shows. They are following the example set by the Mount Arden branch, and ...

    Article : 117 words
  64. THIS DAY'S EVENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 105 words
  65. THE PRIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND,

    The Primate of New Zealand (the Right Rev. Dr. Cowie) [?]led for England by the P.& G. Valetta on Wednesday. He has been [?] Court, and he was ...

    Article : 56 words
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