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  2. SECOND EDITION. The Advertiser Office. April 20, 4.30 a.m.

    Spain is proceeding vigorously with her preparations for the coming war, and is laying down torpedoes in many of her ports, both home and colonial, and is also, erecting new ...

    Article : 89 words
  3. VICTORIA.

    A special meeting of the Crown Lyell Mining Company was held to-day to receive a report from the directors on the recent negotiations for the sale of the property to a ...

    Article : 145 words
  4. THE TRANSVAAL.

    The Johannesburg correspondent of the Sydney Daily Telegraph, writing on March 20, says:— Exactly mine months from the fateful day ...

    Article : 3,030 words
  5. THE FEDERAL CAMPAIGN.

    The Adelaide Town Hall was well tilled on Tuesday evening when the night Hon. C. C. Kingston, Premier and President of the Federal Convention, and the Hon. F. W. ...

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  6. CABLE MESSAGES. THE COMING WAR

    The bellicose resolutions of the Senate on the question of the attitude to be adopted towards Spain and Cuba were endorsed by the House of Representatives yesterday, ...

    Article : 257 words
  7. CABLE MESSAGES. THE WELSH STRIKE.

    The results of the ballots recently taken in respect to the Welsh colliery strike have been announced. To the question whether or not the delegates ...

    Article : 117 words
  8. CABLE MESSAGES. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE.

    Wheat has had a very strong advance, consequent on the imminence of war, prices having risen by 1s. to 2s. a quarter since the last quotation a week ago. Parcels of Australian, ...

    Article : 138 words
  9. INTERCOLONIAL LABOR CONFERENCE.

    An intercolonial labor conference, at which delegates from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and West Australia will be present, will be opened to-morrow ...

    Article : 83 words
  10. THE SOUDAN.

    Sir H. H. Kitchener, Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, who is in command of the AngloEgyptian expedition to Dongola and Khartoum, has decided to suspend active ...

    Article : 45 words
  11. THE RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS.

    As adopted by the two Houses of Congress the resolution standsthus:—" That the Congress directs and empowers the President to use the hind and naval forces of the United States to ...

    Article : 117 words
  12. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WISE

    Through the influence of Mr. Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Refreshment Committee of the House of Commons are taking a quantity of South ...

    Article : 50 words
  13. VENEZUELA.

    In a battle between the Government and the insurgent forces in Venezuela General Crespa, who commanded the former, was killed. ...

    Article : 27 words
  14. BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

    An interesting action for broach of promise of marriage was commenced to-day by Florence Martha Fuller, of Richmond, who seeks to recover £300 damages from J. W. A. ...

    Article : 149 words
  15. GENERAL CABLES.

    Herr Licht, the recognised authority on the beet sugar market, states that the season's preduction will show a decrease of 81,000 tons and that the campaign will be minus 125,000 tons ...

    Article : 175 words
  16. THE POWERS IN CHINA.

    It is officially announced that of the loan of £12,000,000 recently raised by China £2,000,000 will be taken by Japan. ...

    Article : 31 words
  17. MINERS' CONGRESS.

    The Miners' Federation of Great Britain is arranging for a congress to consider the question of a widespread increase of wages. ...

    Article : 30 words
  18. A DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.

    Last week a woman, nearing her confinement, left her home in East Prahran for the purpose of endeavoring to obtain admission to the Women's Hospital. With her husband ...

    Article : 169 words
  19. WEST AFRICA.

    The Debats, a Paris paper, states that the delay in the settlement of the Niger dispute is caused by the nearness of the general election, and the consequent reluctance of the ...

    Article : 83 words
  20. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    An extraordinary affair is reported from Woolgangi. A few days ago a gang of fettlers stationed there had a "tarpaulin muster" while out on the line, and 10s. was collected, ...

    Article : 156 words
  21. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSES.

    At the adjourned conference between the two Houses of Congress at a late hour last night, after hours spent in discussion, it was agreed to recognise the independence of Cuba, ...

    Article : 202 words
  22. SHIPPING NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 words
  23. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A remarkable case was beard in the Police Court to-day, when John Alexander McDonald, aged 44, and Frank Blackwell, otherwise Franklin, aged 33, were ...

    Article : 478 words
  24. SCALDED TO DEATH.

    Margaret Geary, [?] fears of age, residing with her parents at Heathcote, while playing with her little brother, stepped backward and fell into a boiler of boiling water which was ...

    Article : 51 words
  25. POVERTY A CRIME.

    An old resident of Avoca named Long, 72 years of age, was found in his hut, where be had been lying for two or three days without food, and was arrested on a charge of having ...

    Article : 117 words
  26. THE FEDERAL BILL.

    Seen interest is being manifested throughout toe colony in the Federation question, and in the city to-night at the Town Hall a meeting was addressed by Messrs. Barton, ...

    Article : 200 words
  27. BURGLARY AT FREMANTLE.

    An exciting burglary occurred at Fremantle early this morning, when the residence of Mr. George Holmes, of the firm of Messrs. Holmes Bros., butchers, was entered. Mr. Holmes ...

    Article : 118 words
  28. ALLEGED DEFALCATIONS.

    Walter Smith, a clerk of the Orient Company, who is alleged to have stolen £600 belonging to his employers, has been missing for some time. Detective-sergeant Ward has ...

    Article : 44 words
  29. THE CRIMINAL COURT.

    In the Criminal Court to-day William Thorley Carr, a young man, pleaded guilty to a charge of converting £3 to his own use. The prisoner had been in gaol four months ...

    Article : 90 words
  30. A MINER SMOTHERED.

    Robert Kierce, a miner, aged 30, was smothered in the Madame Berry West mine, at Allandale, this morning, through a breakaway of earth. ...

    Article : 31 words
  31. MELBOURNE, April 19.

    The judgment obtained by the plaintiff in the breach of promise case of Allen v. Crough was to-day set aside by Mr. Justice Hood on the ground that the defendant was an infant ...

    Article : 266 words
  32. FARMERS AND FEDERATION.

    At a meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society to-day a resolution was carried approving of the Federal Constitution Bill. The opinion was expressed by the mover, Mr. W. ...

    Article : 62 words
  33. ALLUVIAL MINING TROUBLE.

    The alluvial test cases will be taken in the Supreme Court on Thursday, when the Ivanhoe Venture case will be first heard. ...

    Article : 28 words
  34. NORSEMAN GOLDFIELD.

    Ten tons of Midas stone, taken from the John Bull reef, has been crushed at the Benson battery for a return of 23 oz. 14 dwt. Work in the Cumberland shaft is proceeding ...

    Article : 157 words
  35. AMERICA AND ENGLAND.

    The American newspapers referring to the rumors of an attempted Europwan coalition against the United States, cordially recognise in the unfaltering friendship of Great ...

    Article : 92 words
  36. HOBART, April 13.

    It is understood that the Ministers will not make Federation a Cabinet question, and that the Attorney-General will oppose the Constitution Bill. ...

    Article : 153 words
  37. THE-CRICKET PREMIERSHIP.

    The first-grade cricket matches wars concluded on Saturday, leaving Paddington easily first. Among the, Sydney clubs during the season 37 centuries have been made by ...

    Article : 56 words
  38. EFFECT ON TRADING VESSELS.

    In view of the strained relations between the United States of American and Spain underwriters in Sydney, have cabled, to London for the rates of insurance now ruling for ...

    Article : 114 words
  39. TASMANIA.

    The Anglican Synod met to-day, when Bishop Montgomery delivered his opening address, which occupied two hours. He dealt with a great variety of subjects, and the ...

    Article : 50 words
  40. KALGOORLIE MINING.

    The Lake View filter presses are working very successfully on battery slimes. The extraction during the past week averaged from 80 to 80 per cent. It is expected that a better ...

    Article : 226 words
  41. FATAL SNAKE-POISONING.

    Albina Storey, aged 8 months, was playing on the floor at her parents' home, near Booligal, to-day, when she put her fingers through a crack and was bitten by a tiger snake. She ...

    Article : 48 words
  42. PASSENGERS BY THE ORIZABA.

    The Orient mail steamer Orizaba left Plymouth on Saturday, March 39, and is expected to arrive at Largs Bay on Monday next. The saloon passengers from London are:— ...

    Article : 211 words
  43. THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.

    The flagship Royal Arthur leaves on a cruise about the end of the month. She will probably go to New Zealand. H.M.S. Dart is to be recommissioned on April 30th ...

    Article : 63 words
  44. DISCOVERY OF COAL.

    A seam of coal 4 ft. 6 in. thick, suitable for gas and coke, has been struck at a depth of 80 ft. in the Kinvarra Estate, a few miles from Glenora, where the Great Western railway ...

    Article : 66 words
  45. Advertising

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    Advertising : 664 words
  46. HOBART, April 19.

    The weather is cold and showery. ...

    Article : 9 words
  47. PERTH, Apil 19.

    The Conservator of Forests (Mr. J. Ednie Brown) reports that the pine plantation at Bunbury has proved a partial failure owing to tho drought. He will give the plantation ...

    Article : 138 words
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