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  2. THE WEATHER.

    "A large high barometer area, or fine weather system, still covers the continent, with its centre between Adelaide and Port Augusta," said Mr. Grifths on Tuesday, ...

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  3. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received May 2, 12.40 a.m.] THE WAR.

    The Boers who 'have been busily engaged of late in the south-eastern corner of the Orange Free State are gradually being manoeuvred towards the Vaal River. ...

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  4. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received May 2, 12.40 a.m.] AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION

    The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has consented to see Mr. Walter Griffiths, the member for the Northern Territory, ...

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  5. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received May 2, 12.40 a.m.] AMERICAN AFFAIRS.

    The Hon. Elihu Root, the Secretary of War in the United States, has warned Americans iliac in a few years they will be forced to light or abandon the Monroe do[?] ...

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  6. VICTORIA.

    Representatives of the electric lighting companies interested in the transfer of the lighting power of the city of Melbourne to the corporation, interviewed the ...

    Article : 117 words
  7. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. David Forrest, a brother of the Premier, has been returned unopposed for the Ashburton electorate of the Legislative Assembly in place of Mr. S. Burt, Q.C.. ...

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  8. TASMANIA.

    Twenty-one stud ewes, from the Scone estate, were shipped to-day for Victorian squatters. A resident of Deloraine named Hardy. ...

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  9. MEW ZEALAND.

    The league of wheelmen has suspended Sutherland, the champion cyclist, until the end of the year, for having demanded "appearance money" from the sports ...

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  10. THE PEACE DELEGATES.

    With regard to the forthcoming visit to America of Messrs. Fischer, Wolmarans, and Wessels, the Boer delegates entrusted with the task of securing foreign ...

    Article : 137 words
  11. ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS.

    The members of the Southern Cross scientific staff left for Melbourne to-day en route for England. ...

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  12. THE PLAGUE.

    The plague record for to-day is six cases and two deaths. The cases are:— Mrs. Margaret Maskell, aged 33, living in Napoleon-street, City; two contacts. ...

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  13. RACING IN ENGLAND.

    The victory of the Australian horse Grafter in the City and Suburban Handicap has caused considerable comment. The sporting writer of the London ...

    Article : 64 words
  14. ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY.

    A sensational occurrence, which looks very like a daring attempt on the part of a masked and armed high wayman to rob a bank, is reported front Grenfell, a small ...

    Article : 546 words
  15. THE REVENUE.

    The Customs collections for Victoria for April totalled £180,193, a deficiency on the estimate of £13,161. 'The net receipts for the 10 months of the financial year are ...

    Article : 84 words
  16. THE GOLD YIELD.

    The gold yield for April was 113,506 oz, including 35,646 oz. sent. to the Perth Mint. ...

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  17. THE BILL IN PARLIAMENT.

    "Mr. Balfour stated in the House of Commons yesterday that he hoped the Commonwealth Bill would be introduced on Monday, May 7. ...

    Article : 36 words
  18. THE REVENUE IMPROVING.

    The revenue for April shows a handsome increase, the total being £253,652. Included in the total is the amount of £14,000, collected under the Companies' ...

    Article : 101 words
  19. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY SHOOTING.

    Herbert Morris, aged 22, son of Mr. James Morris, farmer and grazier, of Whittlesea, attempted to commit suicide last evening. When he was missed a ...

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  20. MR. OXENHAM'S HORSES.

    It was announced that after the victory of The Grafter in the City and Suburban Handicap Mr. H. Oxenham's horses had been removed from Brewer's to Halsey's ...

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  21. THE FEDERATION' DELEGATES.

    The Federation delegates were entertained at a banquet in London last evening, when they met many distinguished personages, including the Prince of Wales, ...

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  22. THE ARMENIAN AT ALBANY.

    The Armenian, with the Imperial Bushmen aboard, arrived this morning. The vessel had a very good trip, only meeting with two days' rough weather. Two horses ...

    Article : 123 words
  23. LIGHTING PERTH BY ELECTRICITY.

    The Perth municipal council has decided to borrow £43,000 for the purpose of establishing an electric light plant for lighting the city. Provision has been made for ...

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  24. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The fresh arrivals for The ensuing wool sales amount to 262,500 bales. The number of bales forwarded direct is 75,500, and, adding the quantity held over, the ...

    Article : 41 words
  25. SYDNEY VISITORS IN MELBOURNE.

    The occurrence of the bubonic plague in Sydney has been responsible for a much larger number of persons coming to Melbourne from that city than is usual this ...

    Article : 214 words
  26. THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

    The Commission of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria met today under the Rev. W. C. Wallace, the moderator. Delegates to the Federal Convention, to be ...

    Article : 303 words
  27. QUEENSLAND.

    Sir. George Donaldson, en. old resident of Brisbane, was kicked by a horse last night and kilted. Canon Glenelg died last night at the age of 88. ...

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  28. SILVER

    Silver is now quoted at 2/3½ per ounce. ...

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  29. BIGHT HOURS DAY.

    To-day, being Eight Hours Day, was observed as a general holiday. As usual the procession of the trade societies passed through the city. A prominent feature ...

    Article : 45 words
  30. SHIPPING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 words
  31. LETTERS FOR SOLDIERS.

    The New Zealand Government recently made representations to the authorities at the Cape in regard to She delay experienced in forwarding communications to ...

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  32. PERSONAL.

    Mr. J. Livingston M.P. of Mount Gambier, has received a. letter from the Hon. L. O'Loughtin (Commissioner of Grown Lands), stating that with the Hon. E. L. ...

    Article : 865 words
  33. WEALTH FROM THE GROUND.

    The Department of Mines has prepared a return showing that the value of the mineral products, raised for 1899 amounted to £6,157,557, being a net increase of ...

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  34. THE SIEGE OF WEPENER.

    Colonel Dalgety's force, which was besieged at Wepener, behaved with the greatest gallantry and held its own a vastly superior force of the ...

    Article : 91 words
  35. THE QUEENSLAND CASES.

    The latest bulletin from the plague hospital to-day states that Drevesen and [?] each passed a good night. Drevesen's temperature had fallen to normal. There ...

    Article : 79 words
  36. IMPERIAL AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT.

    Victoria's contribution to the ImperialAustralian Regiment got away this evening. There were little delays, late starts, hurried shipments, and that sort of thine. ...

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  37. SYDNEY WHARFS.

    At a meeting of Cabinet, which lasted all day, the question of resuming the wharfs and approaches of Darling Harbor was dealt with the scheme decided upon ...

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  38. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Rosaline Brown, otherwise known as "Madame Orme," herbalist, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of having unlawfully supplied an instrument knowing ...

    Article : 73 words
  39. BISHOP THORNTON.

    In the course of his address at a meeting of the church assembly of the diocese of Ballarat to-day, Dr. Thornton, the departing bishop, gave some reasons for his ...

    Article : 135 words
  40. A SECOND NEW ZEALAND SUSPECT.

    'A second case of supposed plague has been isolated at Auckland but There is considerable doubt whether ft is genuine In order that the people of the colony may ...

    Article : 237 words
  41. THE RED CROSS.

    The New South Wales Ambulance Corps, which has been so highly praised for its efficiency by Lord Roberts and other British generals, recently paid a visit to the Boer ...

    Article : 121 words
  42. A DISPUTED WILL.

    The will of the late Patrick Green, of Mcnindie, storekeeper, was the subject of an equity suit commenced to-day. His married daughter (Mrs. Maud Langbridge) is ...

    Article : 149 words
  43. DEATH OF MR. F. G. SMITH.

    Information has just been received of the death of Mr. Frank Grey Smith, the general manager of the National Bank of Australia. Late to-night Mr. Smith was taken ...

    Article : 143 words
  44. THE ROYAL SOCIETY.

    A meeting of the Royal Society of South Australia was held at the institute building of Tuesday evening. The president. (Dr.Cleland) [?] cupied the chair. Mr. A. Zeitz, F. L. S. exhibited ...

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  45. REVENUE RETURNS.

    The revenue returns for April show a net increase of £40,181. The gross increase was about £70,000 including £7.719 for Customs, £2,600 for ...

    Article : 65 words
  46. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The Premier to-day received a cablegram from the Agent-General with reference to Australian federation. It was to the effect that as the Prime Ministers of the Austra ...

    Article : 127 words
  47. BROKEN HILL.

    The Rev. Gee Wah, Chinese missionary, last night concluded Us mission services, and left to-night for Cockburn and Burra. William A. Telfer, a young man, who ...

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  48. THE STEAMER MARANOA.

    The question of the treatment of the steamer Maranoa was considered by Mr. Philp to-day. The Premier spent some time in consultation with the Home ...

    Article : 152 words
  49. RELIEVING MAFEKING.

    Mr. George Wyndham, Under-Secretary of State for the War Department, speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, stated that Lord Roberts, and not the War Office, ...

    Article : 215 words
  50. THE ORE-STEALING CASES.

    Much sympathy is being expressed locally with the two young miners, Seaton and Rowe, who were sentenced to two years' imprisonment recently for stealing ore. A ...

    Article : 82 words
  51. THE CAPE CABLE.

    It has now been definitely decided that Mr. Crick and Mr. Wart shall confer in Melbourne regarding the Cape cable on Thursday. Although Mr. Warren, the ...

    Article : 108 words
  52. LOSS OF THE GLENELG.

    The first witness at the Marine Court enquiry into the loss of the Glenelg, which was continued to-day, was Mr. T. W. Sinclair, who had been an able seaman and ...

    Article : 421 words
  53. THE FIRE AT OTTAWA.

    Sir—The awful calamity in the capital of the Dominion of Canada and the sufferings it entails should appeal to the sympathies of all British speaking peoples. ...

    Article : 90 words
  54. THE OTTAWA FIRE.

    Mr. Seddon has sent a cablegram to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Canada, expressing sympathy with the sufferers by the Ottawa fire. ...

    Article : 126 words
  55. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

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  56. CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.

    On Tuesday evening a meeting in consection with the London Missionary Society was held in the Congregational lectureihall, Hindmarsh. The Rev. T. Hope ...

    Article : 147 words
  57. TO-DAYS ENGAGEMENTS

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 57 words
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