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  2. CABLE MESSAGES. THE QUEEN.

    Queen Victoria, who is about to make a stay at Nice, was met yesterday by President Felix Faure at Noisy-lo-See, and the meeting is described as on extremely cordial one. ...

    Article : 43 words
  3. CABLE MESSAGES. THE INDIAN FAMINE.

    The Earl of Onslow, Under-Secretary for India, in reply to a question in the house of Lords yesterday, stated that if the monsoon rains fulfilled the hopes of the Indian ...

    Article : 64 words
  4. THE LATE MR F. R BURDEN.

    Mr. Fred. B. Burden, who was associated with Mr, J. Langdon Bonython to the propri[?]ship of The Advertiser died at Melvern, English on Saturday, January 30, ...

    Article : 380 words
  5. CABLE MESSAGES. THE TURKISH CRISIS.

    The Athens correspondent of the Times states that the Greek Government consider the chief danger to be apprehended to Crete is from its invasion by land rather than by ...

    Article : 341 words
  6. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The special sitting of Parliament was concluded to-day, when the only business done was the adoption of the following motion, proposed by the Premier, and seconded by Mr. ...

    Article : 206 words
  7. OUR ANGLO-COLONIAL. LETTER.

    The long illness of Mr. Fred. B. Burden terminated shortly after midnight on Sundays last, the immediate cause of death being pneumonia. ...

    Article : 565 words
  8. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The detectives have secured three books from a second hand book store, two of which bear the signature of the late Captain LeeWeller, while the other is inscribed with the ...

    Article : 67 words
  9. VICTORIA.

    The Wesleyan Conference to-day further discussed the question of Methodist union. The committee appointed to effect arrangement between the parties announced that it ...

    Article : 128 words
  10. COLLISION WITH AN ICEBERG.

    The barque Lika, from Santos to Newcastle, in ballast, put into harbor to-day in a damaged condition. The captain reports that at 4.16 a.m. on February 24, when in 47° 50° 61, ...

    Article : 174 words
  11. GLENBROOK MURDERS.

    Butler, whose extradition from San Francisco to New South Wales, where he is required to answer for the Glenbrook murders, has now been decreed by the Washington ...

    Article : 99 words
  12. OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE.

    The Congress of Associated Chambers of Commerce have adopted a resolution approving of Mr. Henniker Heaton's proposal for an outward penny postage to the colonies. The ...

    Article : 57 words
  13. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    A serious railway accident happened half a mile from Warrnambool last night While passing a level crossing the engine gave a jump and left the rails followed by two ...

    Article : 141 words
  14. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

    The annual tournament held in connection with the South Australian Lawn Tennis Association will be begun on the Jubilee Oval this afternoon. The committee of the ...

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  15. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Metals.—Copper—The copper market is firm. For Chili bars the cash price is £50 15s. per ton; three months, £51 5s. Tin. — The tin market is flat. ...

    Article : 247 words
  16. AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION

    The Colonial Secretary of Queensland (Mr. H. Tozer) was interviewed to-day by a representative of the Tasmanian News on federation matters. He declared that Queensland ...

    Article : 549 words
  17. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the London wool sales yesterday there was a fair selection. The bidding was brisk, but prices were unchanged. Americans bought all the best Jots at top prices. The ...

    Article : 48 words
  18. A LIGHTER SINES.

    A lighter sank at Circular Quay at midnight while loading steel wire alongside the steamer Barbarossa. four men were aboard when the craft, without any warning, went under. ...

    Article : 48 words
  19. THE INDIAN FAMINE.

    A public meeting was convened by the mayor to-night to raise funds in connection with the Indian famine. Only 17 persons were present, and the meeting was adjourned. The ...

    Article : 312 words
  20. THE GOLD YIELD.

    The estimate of the gold yield of Victoria for February, as compiled by the Mints Department from the returns of the banks and the Mint, is 49,667 or. This, added to the ...

    Article : 58 words
  21. THE METRIO SYSTEM.

    The right Hon. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, has introduced a Bill into the House of Commons for the establishment of the metric system of weights and measures. ...

    Article : 43 words
  22. SIR THOMAS ELDER'S WILL.

    The will of the late Sir Thomas Elder has not yet been lodged for probate. Mr. A. Nartin, one of the executors, informs us that Sr. Thomas expressly stipulated that the ...

    Article : 72 words
  23. TESTS OF EXPORT BUTTER.

    The departmental tests of export butter boxes were continued to-day at the refrigerating depot, Flinders-street, at noon, which was 48 hours after the boxes were placed in the ...

    Article : 108 words
  24. THE NIGER REGION.

    The directors of the Royal Niger Company have issued a decree abolishing slavery throughout the whole of the territory under their jurisdiction. ...

    Article : 50 words
  25. A MINING CONFERENCE.

    The Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers, will hold their annual meeting at Sydney in Easter week. Papers on mining, [?] and goological subjects will be ...

    Article : 41 words
  26. GREEK DUPLICITY.

    The admirals of the combined fleet have discovered that Admiral Reineck, who is commanding the Greek fleet, deliberately abstained from warning the insurgents that she ...

    Article : 61 words
  27. EXHIBITS FOR THE QUEENSLAND EXHIBITION.

    Sir George Turner has notified the official agents for the Queensland International Exhibition that his Government will carry all goods intended fur exhibition over the ...

    Article : 41 words
  28. THE FEDERAL CONVENTION.

    The Weekly Ti[?], Melbourne, in referring to the Federal Convention election, writes:— "Among the rejections the most noteworthy is, of Course, that of Cardinal Moran in New ...

    Article : 187 words
  29. 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 £30.340,000 as against ...

    Article : 300 words
  30. MADAGASCAR.

    A dispatch from- Antananarivo states that Queen Rana[?] 111. of Madagascar, who was recently deposed by the French Government, has been banished to Reunion, where ...

    Article : 40 words
  31. QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

    The Wesleyan Conference to-day resolved to authorise the raisins of a fond of £30,000 to liquidate the debt on Queen's College and to provide the nucleus of an endowment fund. ...

    Article : 138 words
  32. ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

    President McKinley, in reply to the pet[?] congratulations on his installation temdered to him by Sir Julian Pa[?]efort[?], the British Minister at Washington, expressed a ...

    Article : 63 words
  33. THE OUTER HARBOR.

    A claim has been advanced by Mr. Bailey to a concession from the South Australian Government of rights necessary for the construction of an outer harbor, bearing an earlier ...

    Article : 77 words
  34. QUEENSLAND.

    The sugar planters of Queensland are preparing a petition to send to Mr. Chamberlain setting forth that during the last 30 years they have sunk over five millions sterling in capital ...

    Article : 126 words
  35. TRAGIC END OF MRS. R, W. DALE.

    Mrs. Dale, widow of Dr. Dale, the wellknown Congregational divine, has met with a terrible death at Bath. The lady, who is the mother-in-law of Mr. G.P. Doolette, formally ...

    Article : 56 words
  36. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    A sensation was caused to-day at Maryborough by an attempt at suicide by a bank teller, a young man named Trader, who had been in the London Bank at Hay. He arrived ...

    Article : 315 words
  37. MESSRS.HARROLD BROS CASE.

    The hearing of to set aside the [?] of assignment executed by Messrs. Harr[?]ld Bros which has occupied the attention if the [?] Court for several weeks ...

    Article : 88 words
  38. TASMANIA.

    A naval and military tournament was held on the Exhibition grounds this afternoon and evening. It was a great success. There was a good number of competitors in the various ...

    Article : 115 words
  39. DEATH OF PROFESSOR HENRY DRUMMOND.

    The death is announced of Professor Henry Drummond, the well-known writer on speculative theology. ...

    Article : 163 words
  40. THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

    The Wesleyan Conference sat again to-day The Rev. H. Youngman presented a report on the work of the joint committee of the Primitive Methodist and the Western Methodist ...

    Article : 134 words
  41. THE CALVERT EXPEDITION.

    News has come to. hand from West Australia in connection with the search for the two missing Members of the Calvert Exploring Expedition which, in ...

    Article : 469 words
  42. THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE.

    A paragraph appeared in the West Australi[?] a few weeks ago to the effect that the Archbishop of [?] had said that the [?] bishops would be doing better by ...

    Article : 145 words
  43. BROKEN HILL.

    Yesterday afternoon an explosion occurred in one of the furna[?] comprising the southern nest on the Proprietary mine. Apparently a leak in a water jacket surrounding the ...

    Article : 134 words
  44. FEDERAL CONVENTION.

    A telegram was received by Mr. Reid to-day from the Premier of Tasmania, intimating that a minute bad been passed through the Executive Council for the Convention to meet ...

    Article : 79 words
  45. GOVERNMENT STOCKS.

    British 2[?] per cent Consols (Gosohen's) are quoted at £112 as, as against £111 10s. a week ago. Quotations for Colonial Government ...

    Article : 126 words
  46. GOLD AND SILVER SHIPMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 223 words
  47. SHIPPING NEWS.

    Sophocles, ship, 1,120 tons, from Sydney November 21; Arabella, barque, 641 tons, from Fremantle September 21. DEPAETURES. ...

    Article : 66 words
  48. QUEEN MARGARET SOUTH G.M. COMPANY.

    Sir—The shareholders In the above company an requested to meet consider two proposals to [?] one of the two valuable blocks they now hold. The I scheme [?] In the advertisement [?] the question. ...

    Article : 329 words
  49. THE SOUTH JUNCTION MYSTERY.

    The police believe they are on the track of farther valuable evidence in connection with the South Junction mystery. They have been informed a saw Anderson's carried ...

    Article : 76 words
  50. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S INVTTATION.

    Mr. Reid states that at the next meeting of Cabinet, which will probably be held early in die coming week, he proposes to submit a ...

    Article : 67 words
  51. A PETITION FROM THE CHURCHES.

    The Council of Churches has been engaged daring the week supplying the demand for copies of a petition to the Federal Convention urging the national recognition of God in the ...

    Article : 72 words
  52. Advertising

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    Advertising : 952 words
  53. THE FRUIT EXPORT.

    The first fruit boat of the season in the European trade was the mail steamer China, which left the Semaphore for London on February 24. Although the steamer Orient ...

    Article : 168 words
  54. THIS DAY'S EVENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 words
  55. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The P. & O. line R.M.S.P. Parramatta arrived at large Bay at daylight on Friday morning with about 140 passengers rather more ...

    Article : 196 words
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