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  2. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Splendid Revenue for August.—For the month of August, which has just concluded, the Under-Treasurer, Mr. L. S. Eliot, reports the receipt of a ...

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  3. YACHTING.

    A New York-telegram reports that Mr. Larson has offered to lay 100,000 dollars, at the odds of 2 to 1 against, that either of the American boats in trial for ...

    Article : 114 words
  4. THE BOER WAR.

    Two Cape rebels, after trial and conviction, have been shot at Graaf Reinet, in the Cape Midlands. ...

    Article : 809 words
  5. MR. KRUGER AND THE CZAR.

    Dr. Leyds, the Transvaal agent in Europe, recently asked M. Delcasse, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, to arrange with the Czar to grant Mr. ...

    Article : 79 words
  6. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General of Victoria has found the conditions under which the service is conducted so altered since Federal control was exercised, and ...

    Article : 1,175 words
  7. THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

    The "Viennesse" paper states that Russia is concentrating 100,000 troops on the Roumanian frontier. ...

    Article : 184 words
  8. SPORTING NEWS.

    "Sportsman," Serpentine.—Australian (Mr. Phillips's) carried 13.0, and won the seven furlongs Ladies' Bracelet at Canning Park last Boxing Day. That was ...

    Article : 106 words
  9. THE GOVERNOR ON THE GOLDFIELDS.

    At Menzies on Saturday the Governor and party visited the Lady Shenton mine and explored the workings. Lady Lawley personally worked one of the ...

    Article : 416 words
  10. THE RAILWAY TROUBLE.

    Further correspondence has passed between the Commissioner of Railways and Mr. John Davies. On Friday last a copy of the following letter from Mr. Holmes ...

    Article : 1,278 words
  11. CHINA.

    About a week ago, Dr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the "Times," reported that Sir E. M. Sathow, British Minister at Peking, had informed the ...

    Article : 145 words
  12. INTER-STATE.

    The Opposition have practically decided to challenge to position of the Government either on Tuesday or Wednesday. The opinion is expressed that ...

    Article : 119 words
  13. THE TURF.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 4,653 words
  14. COUNTRY.

    Mrs. William Criddle, wife of the licensee of the Dongarra Hotel, died to-day at the age of 57, after a lingering illness. The deceased arrived in the colony ...

    Article : 77 words
  15. NEWFOUNDLAND.

    It is stated that a company has been formed, with a capital of £5,000,000, with the object of acquiring all Mr. Robert Reid's property in ...

    Article : 364 words
  16. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The London "Daily Chronicle" states that it is extremely probable that the Right Hon. Sir West Ridgeway, Governor of Ceylon, will succeed Earl ...

    Article : 41 words
  17. VICTORIA.

    The police raided a suspected gaming house at Ballarat on Saturday, and made ten arrests. There were about 50 persons on the premises, when the police ...

    Article : 227 words
  18. BUSSELTON.

    The adjourned half-yearly meeting of members of the Southern Districts Agricultural Society was held yesterday afternoon, in the institute. There was a ...

    Article : 127 words
  19. TRADE COMBINATION.

    A combination of Welsh iron-masters is mentioned. It is stated that twenty-eight companies are preparing to fight the ...

    Article : 32 words
  20. THIBET.

    The "Times" correspondent at Moscow reports that several Russian officials, including trained Intelligence officers, have escorted home through Mongolia ...

    Article : 249 words
  21. THE MELBOURNE EMBEZZLEMENT CASE.

    Nothing has been discovered of the whereabouts of Percival, the missing hon. treasurer of Trinity College, for whose arrest, on a charge of embezzlement, a ...

    Article : 299 words
  22. ROEBOURNE.

    Shearing on most of the stations is now completed or nearing completion. The clip has been a very good one throughout the district. ...

    Article : 230 words
  23. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Master Bakers' Association has decided that the minimum retail price of bread shall be 2½d. cash, and 2¾d. booked. It was agreed that the Operative Bakers' ...

    Article : 275 words
  24. INDIA.

    Russia by her control of the Customs in Persia and her exercise of other influences in Persia is said to be obstructing the development of the trade route ...

    Article : 145 words
  25. BUNBURY.

    The exports from the port of Bunbury for the month of August were valued at £6,693 as compared with £2,708 in August last year. There were collected ...

    Article : 226 words
  26. SCULLING.

    For the Gaudaur-Towns sculling match for the world's championship Gaudaur is slightly the favourite in the betting market. ...

    Article : 233 words
  27. THE MYRTLEFORD TRAGEDY.

    At an inquest at Myrtleford on Saturday, on the body of Henry Cainey, who was shot by Constable Anderson, the jury returned a verdict of justifiable ...

    Article : 132 words
  28. NEW ZEALAND.

    Alex. McLean, the Eyreton murderer, was excuted yesterday. The prisoner was calm, and death was instantaneous. It is understood that he confessed his ...

    Article : 64 words
  29. CRICKET.

    Mr. C. [?]. Fry, the Oxford and Sussex batsman, scored 140 runs in a match against Kent, this being his fifth consecutive century. This score enabled Mr. ...

    Article : 90 words
  30. DROWNING CASE AT CASTLEMAINE.

    An old and respected resident of Castlemaine, Mrs. W. Winerfield, aged 58 years, the wife of a contractor, was missed by her daughter, and subsequently ...

    Article : 47 words
  31. MR. E. M. CLARKE, M.L.C.

    Mr. E. M. Clarke, recently elected to represent the South-West Province in the Legislative Council, was entertained at a banquet in Gordon's Hotel last night ...

    Article : 295 words
  32. SUICIDE AT SEA.

    Captain Evans, of the steamer Blackheath, which sailed yesterday for Capetown, reported a case of suicide among the crew on the journey from Melbourne. ...

    Article : 253 words
  33. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 23 words
  34. UNIVERSITY EXTENSION LECTURES.

    Light and Sight.—The third and last lecture, on "Light and Sight," will be delivered this evening at the Technical School, St. George's-terrace, by J. B. ...

    Article : 136 words
  35. MINING.

    Following are the latest quotations for the undermentioned Australian mining stocks:— Associated (W.A.), 29s. 6d.; Broken ...

    Article : 60 words
  36. COMMERCIAL.

    Hides.—Hides are unchanged. Basils have advanced a halfpenny. Leather is unchanged. ...

    Article : 18 words
  37. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Messrs. Huddart, Parker and Co., the Victorian shipowners, have placed an order with Messrs. Gourlay Brothers, of Dundee, for a new steamer to replace the ...

    Article : 82 words
  38. Advertising

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    Advertising : 635 words
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