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  2. CABLE MESSAGES. DEATH OF MR. GLADSTONE.

    Mr. Gladstone was unconscious when then last medical bulletin arrived from Hawarden. He was in a comatose state and apparently in the swoon of death. ...

    Article : 191 words
  3. CABLE MESSAGES. THE EMPIRE LEAGUE.

    At a meeting of the British Empire League last night the Duke of Devonshire laid great stress on the importance of periodical conferences between representatives of the ...

    Article : 165 words
  4. CABLE MESSAGES. THE WAR.

    The antagonism existing between France and America has received a farther illustration in the augmentation of the duties on American products, more particularly meat, ...

    Article : 198 words
  5. MR. GLADSTONE.

    The greatest English statesman of the century has gone to his-rest. An illustrious career has been finally closed. The end has been waited for with severe ...

    Article : 1,874 words
  6. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    Elder, Smith, & Co., Limited, have received a cablegram dated May 18 from their London house advising that prices at the wool sales which closed there on that date ruled 2½ per ...

    Article : 55 words
  7. VICTORIA.

    Mr. A. Stewart, Inspector-General of Schools, has been commissioned by the Minister of Education to visit South Australia to enquire into the educational methods there. ...

    Article : 48 words
  8. AUSTRALIAN SYMPATHY.

    A joint cable message was sent to Mr. Gladstone from the Premiers of Australia and Tasmania, which must hare reached the dying statesman shortly before the end. It was as ...

    Article : 315 words
  9. WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE.

    The time has come for surveying as a whole the career of the greatest statesman of his age and country. The death of Mr. Gladstone will occasion throughout the Empire and ...

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  10. THE NEXT AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    Events are moving with regard to the sending of a team to England in 1899, and it is satisfactory (says a Sydney paper) to note that the Australasian Cricket Council are ...

    Article : 266 words
  11. A CHEMIST'S FATAL MISTAKE.

    The trial of James Christopher, a young chemist, on a charge of manslaughter in causing the death of Dr. S. Williams, was opened in the Criminal Court to-day. The doctor was ...

    Article : 64 words
  12. THE BIRTHDAY LEVEE.

    In connection with the levee to be held by his Excellency the Governor in celebration of her Majesty's Birthday on Tuesday morning next, Hay 24, we are requested to state that ...

    Article : 76 words
  13. N. HENRI GILBERT.

    M. Henri Gilbert, the Frenchman who is walking round the world for a wager, was tonight in the neighborhood of Windemere, and is expected to reach Ballarat on Friday ...

    Article : 38 words
  14. ORIZABA SMALL-POX CASES.

    The remainder of the R.M.S. Orizaba's quarantined passengers will be released tomorrow, with the exception of the two smallpox patients and a lady who is suffering from ...

    Article : 58 words
  15. THE CITY LOAN.

    At a special meeting of the City Council held on Thursday afternoon, the seven members present discovered that there was only one tender for the 3 per cent, loan of £20,000 which ...

    Article : 131 words
  16. THE FAR EAST.

    The Tientsin correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph reports that Japan is burning with eagerness for a British alliance, and is ready to land 300,000 troops on the mainland ...

    Article : 52 words
  17. SAD DEATH OF A BOY.

    William Morrison, 17 years of age, son of Mr. F. Morrison, of Drouin, was killed while driving a horse and cart. The horse swerved while pausing through a gate ...

    Article : 81 words
  18. FEELING REFERENCES IN MELBOURNE.

    Mr. Gladstone a death was posted outside the Age office this evening, and the event soon became a topic of discussion throughout the city, all parties joining in expressing regret at ...

    Article : 210 words
  19. AMERICAN ENGINES FOR VICTORIA.

    The Railway Department has accepted the tender of Messrs. Newell & Co. for the supply of two narrow-gauge locomotives at £1,940 each and the engines are now being obtained, ...

    Article : 172 words
  20. DEADLY INSECT BITE.

    A little girl, aged 6 years, daughter of Mr. Carter, of Kangaroo Flat, died on Monday evening in peculiar circumstances. A few days ago she was bitten by a poisonous insect ...

    Article : 259 words
  21. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    A telegram from Paris reports that a great sensation has been caused by a speech in which Admiral Dupont deplored the crushing numerical superiority of the British navy over ...

    Article : 59 words
  22. OSTRICHES FOR THE QUEEN.

    The pair of ostriches that are being presented by the South Australian Ostrich Company to her Majesty the Queen arrived in Adelaide on Thursday morning from the ...

    Article : 120 words
  23. UNIVERSAL SORROW.

    The announcement of the death of Mr. Gladstone, though expected for some days past, has created the deepest regret among all classes and the event has been ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 275 words
  24. THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

    The British colonies have teen allotted 25,000 ft of space in the main building of the Paris Exhibition to be held in 1900, and of this area Australia receives 11,000 ft. in the ...

    Article : 94 words
  25. SYMPATHY IN THE COLONIES.

    The Premier was banqueted at Mackay this evening and a public meeting was held afterwards. Mr. T. J. Byrnes changed the form of his speech owing to the news of Mr. ...

    Article : 89 words
  26. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The Orizaba left Large Bay homeward bound on Thursday, having on board a good number of passengers. The cargo included gold from the eastern colonies to the value of ...

    Article : 821 words
  27. THE BEETALOO RESERVOIR.

    The late fine rains have unfortunately had no effect on the Beetaloo reservoir, very little water having fallen within the catchment area. The springs, however, continue to ...

    Article : 85 words
  28. THE FEDERAL BILL.

    A very large meeting at the Richmond Town Hall to-night passed a vote against the Federal Bill. An amendment in favor of the measure met with very scant support. ...

    Article : 41 words
  29. THE FEDERAL FINANCE REPORT.

    The report of the Commission on Federal finance has been the great topic of conversation to-day. The Daily Telegraph finds its gloomiest ...

    Article : 262 words
  30. RUMORED BATTLE.

    The Commandant of Tortuga, an island off the north coast of the Republic of Hayti, in a, report to the Haytian Government states that heavy cannonading was heard by the islanders ...

    Article : 335 words
  31. AMERICAN TORNADO.

    New York advices report that Clinton, Iowa, has been visited by a terrible tornado, which greatly damaged property and killed 20 persons. ...

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  32. THE DULCANINNA BORE.

    The Dulcaninna bore, where a fine supply of water has been struck, was carried out by contract with the Intercolonial Boring Company, of which Mr. W. Lindsay, of Brisbane, is the ...

    Article : 360 words
  33. CONFERENCE IN MELBOURNE.

    A large conference of representatives of various municipalities was held in the Town Hall, under the presidency of the Mayor of Melbourne, in support of the Federal Bill. ...

    Article : 126 words
  34. CRICKET.

    Lord Hawks, who contends (in opposition to representatives of some of the counties) that the Marylebone Club should have the exclusive right of settling the details of matches to ...

    Article : 84 words
  35. THE REFERENDUM.

    The writ for submitting the Commonwealth Bill to the electors was issued to-day. Pollingday is fixed for June 3, and the return of the writ for June 17. Mr. Critchett Walker, the ...

    Article : 43 words
  36. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    M. Kowalski assisted Mr. Alec, Marsh in a brilliant recital yesterday. The London Chamber of Mines has passed a resolution affirming that the reconstructed ...

    Article : 55 words
  37. THE CUZOO AT ALBANY.

    The R.M.S. Cuzco arrived at Albany from, Colombo at 11.15 to-night. ...

    Article : 361 words
  38. THE WHEAT MARKET.

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  39. BROKEN HILL.

    A deputation of fruit-dealers and others interested waited on Mr. J. H. Cann, M.L.A., to-day, with regard to the injustice the Broken Hill fruit trade is alleged to be ...

    Article : 249 words
  40. A PEACEFUL END.

    Dr. Dobie, who was with Mr. Gladstone for several hours prior to the end, says the change came at 2 o'clock, when the pulse fell and the breathing became labored. ...

    Article : 250 words
  41. LONDON WOOL SALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 words
  42. VERMIN DESTRUCTION IN THE NORTH.

    In a report to the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Hon. L. O'Loughlin), dated Thurlga, May 9, Mr. S. G. Hubbe, who is in charge of a vermin-destroying party in the Gawler ...

    Article : 169 words
  43. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 words
  44. MINING ACCIDENTS.

    Joseph Carrie, a miner, had his head injured in the Block 11 Proprietary mine today by a fall of earth underground. He was not seriously hurt, but had to be taken home. ...

    Article : 174 words
  45. INVASION OF CUBA.

    The New York correspondent of the Standard states that the American volunteers massed at Tampa Bay are wholly unprepared for the invasion of Cuba. ...

    Article : 72 words
  46. LYRUP VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

    Mr. McIntosh, Government Expert of Village Settlements, has furnished the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Hon. L. O'Loughlin) with some interesting particulars ...

    Article : 197 words
  47. GENERAL NEWS.

    The Treasurer (Hon. F. W. Holder), when interviewed on Thursday as to the report of the Sydney committee of financial experts on Mr. Coghlan's figures, said:—"I have read ...

    Article : 365 words
  48. A RECORD.

    Fifteen Miles.—This is the length of Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes manufactured daily. The fashionable Smoke. ...

    Article : 125 words
  49. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 words
  50. ANTI-COMMONWEALTH BILL LEAGUE.

    The Anti-Commonwealth Bill League has issued a manifesto giving in a concise form their reasons for opposing the measure. The leaflet, which is colored yellow to distinguish ...

    Article : 67 words
  51. Advertising

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