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  2. BOATING FATALITY AT BOTANY.

    A fatal boating accident, by which four men lost their lives, occurred of Botany Heads shortly before midnight on Thursday. The boat was a 22-footer owned and ...

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  3. GENERAL NEWS.

    We mentioned yesterday that until the new Govornor leaves England, Sir Frederick Darley will be paid the full salary, as well as the £3500 received by him as Chief ...

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  4. OUR SPECIAL CABLES.

    LONDON, Friday. -- Replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday. Sir Edward Grey, Parliamentary Secretary of the Foreign Office. ...

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  5. OUR SPECIAL CABLES.

    LONDON, Friday. -- The latest news from the scat of war is that the Japanese, with a view to seizing the canal which is the chief route of the supplies to Pekin, ...

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  6. NOTES OF THE DAY.

    The Zoological Society has intimated that unless a paternal Government comes to its aid with something decisive in hard cash the shutters must go up. The pinch of ...

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  7. PERSONAL.

    Mr. Chris. Hildebrandt a popular junior cricketer, died at his residence, Heely-street, Paddington, yesterday, from abscess in the bowels. An operation was ...

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  8. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The R.M.S. Mariposa, of the A. and A. route, from San Francisco, readied Auckland yesterday en route to Sydney. The Mariposa has a large number of passengers ...

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  9. THE PESCADORES.

    LONDON, Friday. -- Russia proposes, it is reported, to occupy the Pescadores Islands, which lie between the mainland of China and Formosa, in a similar ...

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  10. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

    A meeting of the Executive Council was held yesterday, when the temporary appointment of District Court Judge Murray and Mr. E. Barton, Q.C., as Supreme Court ...

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  11. THE FISHERIES COMMISSION.

    The Royal Commission on Fisheries will visit Manly and Narrabeen to-day for the purpose of taking evidence with reference to the fisheries in that locality. For some ...

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  12. THE BAY VIEW ASYLUM COMMISSION.

    The Royal Commission on the charges made against the Bay View Asylum hold its final meeting yesterday, the president (Sir Arthur Renwick) being in the chair. ...

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  13. ALTERING RAILWAY GRACES.

    Tenders for several important contracts are now being called for by the Railway Commissioners, which, when in progress, will provide work for a considerable ...

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  14. NICARAGUA.

    LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m. -- The United States Government have ordered two warships to Nicaragua to watch the result of the British ultimatum to the ...

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  15. THE BARQUE IRIS IN A HURRICANE.

    The barque Iris, which has returned to Newcastle from Noumea, met with hurricane weather off the New Caledonian coast, which detained her 10 days outside the ...

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  16. THE ATROCITIES IN ARMENIA.

    LONDON, Friday. -- The special correspondents of "The Times," the "Daily News." and the "Daily Chronicle" fully confirm the worst details ...

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  17. A COMPANY'S MEETING.

    LONDON, Thursday Night. -- The annual meeting of shareholders in the London and Australasian Debenture. Corporation, Limited, was held to-day. ...

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  18. FRUIT FOR LONDON.

    The P. and O. R.M.S. Oceana, sailing hence to-day for London, calls at Hobart for 9700 cases of fruit for the English market. Last Monday the Orient liner Ophir ...

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  19. IMPROVEMENTS ON THE MACQUARIE.

    Tenders are being called by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture for the construction of a weir over the Macquarie River at Warren, and a cutting to Gunningbar ...

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  20. THE WORK'S DEPARTMENT.

    Yesterday's "Gazette" contained a set of regulations agreed to by the Executive Council respecting admissions to and promotions in the clerical branch of the Works ...

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  21. THE GERMAN SOCIALISTS.

    LONDON, Thursday night. -- The President of the German Reichstag has refused to receive a resolution, submitted by the Socialist party, raising a ...

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  22. THE SITUATION AT CHITRAL.

    LONDON, Friday. -- Alarming news has been received with regard to the safely of the small British force in Chitral. ...

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  23. DEATH OF BISHOP SUTER.

    A cablegram from our Auckland correspondent, received yesterday, announces the death of the Right Rev. Andrew Burn Suter, formerly Anglican Bishop of Nelson, ...

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  24. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    LONDON, Thursday Night. -- It is understood that the Marquis of Ripon, Secretary of State for the Colonies, is in negotiation with two gentlemen ...

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  25. NEWCASTLE HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.

    The Public Works Committee yesterday decided to hasten up to Newcastle on Monday, have lunch, aud then cruise about the harbor on a visit of Inspection. Some other ...

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  26. THE WELSH COLLIERS.

    LONDON, Friday. -- The threatened colliers' strike in Wales has been averted, an amicable settlement having been arrived at between the employers and ...

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  27. AN M.P. AND THE POLICE FORCE.

    Two well-known members of the police force, Constables Travers and Scott, were chawed at the Central Court yesterday, at the Instance of Mr. Sleath, M.P., with using ...

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  28. RETURN OF MILITARY OFFICERS.

    By the R.M.S. Australia, which arrived yesterday from London via ports, Lieut.-Col. Mackenzie, A.A.G., Captain Dangar, and Captain Legge returned from India, ...

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  29. THE BEN TILLETT LIBEL ACTION.

    LONDON, Thursday Night: -- The action for libel brought by Mr. Ben Tillett, the labor leader, against "Morning," for alleging that he flourished ...

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  30. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE CAPE.

    LONDON, Friday. -- Sir Hercules Robinson declares that he sold all his interest in the De Beers Consolidated Mine and in the Standard Bank of ...

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  31. THE LONDON WOOL SALES.

    LONDON, Friday. -- The London wool committee have limited the quantity of wool to be catalogued at each series of sales to 400,000 bales. ...

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  32. ANGLICAN MARRIAGE REGULATIONS.

    The Primate has issued some amended marriage regulations according to the rites of the Anglican Church, which are now in force in the diocese of Sydney. Among ...

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  33. THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 284 words
  34. VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE.

    Mr. Larke, Canadian Trade Commissioner and Mr. R. Grayson, agent in Sydney for Mr. James Huddart, waited on the Premier yesterday, and had a conversation with ...

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  35. MR. J. G. WARD.

    LONDON, Thursday Night. -- There was a large gathering of colonials to-day at the Imperial Institute, at the invitation of Sir Westby Perceval ...

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  36. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Thursday Night. -- The colonials in London will entertain Lord Brassey, the Governor-elect of Victoria, at a farewell banquet early in July. ...

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  37. ADELAIDE WINES IN ENGLAND.

    A list of the prices obtained in London for 232 cases of South Australian wines has been received by the Department, of Agriculture from the Agent-General. Some ...

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  38. A PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL.

    LONDON, Thursday Night. -- The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council have reserved their decision in the appeal ease of Bourke v. the Municipal ...

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  39. ALFRED BIRD'S NARRATIVE

    Alfred Bird one of the survivors when called upon by a "Daily Telegraph" reporter, was engaged in bathing his head, which was bleeding profusely from a deep wound ...

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  40. DEATH OF FIELD-MARSHAL GRANT.

    LONDON, Thursday Night. -- The death is announced to-day of Field-Marshal Sir Patrick Grant, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., governor of Chelsea ...

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  41. RETURN OF H.M.S. GOLDFINCH.

    H.M.S. Goldfinch returned to Sydney yesterday after a visit to the neighboring colonies. She left Port Jackson 14 months ago, and went direct to Hobart, where she had ...

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  42. AUSTRALIAN TIMBERS.

    LONDON, Thursday Night. -- Messrs. Welch, Perrin and Company, Australian merchants, have sold a shipment, of Victorian red gum at £5 10s per ...

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  43. THE COAL TRADE.

    A deputation of Parliamentary representatives of the northern and western coal districts waited on the Premier at Parliament House yesterday afternoon, and ...

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  44. TO-DAY'S EVENTS.

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  45. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    LONDON, Thursday Night. -- Bar silver was quoted to-day at 2s 5½d per oz. ...

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  46. THE WESTERN COLLIERIES.

    LITHGOW, Friday. -- The difficulty at the Zig Zag coalpit has been scaled. Negotiations for settlement were proceeding for several days, and to-day they were brought ...

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  47. AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.

    LONDON, Friday. 1 p.m. -- The choicest Victorian butler by the R.M.S. Oruba has sold at at 80s per cwt. ...

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  48. CLOSING THE "ZOO."

    The announcement, that owing to lack of revenue the Zoological Gardens, Moore Park, might find it necessary to "shut down," comes as a slight shock. There is ...

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  49. LOCH AND WEIR ON THE DARLING.

    Tenders are being called to-day by the Minister for Mines and Agriculture for a lock and weir on the River Darling at Bourke. This will be the first work of the ...

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  50. FALL OFF A BRIDGE.

    HAY, Friday. -- A serious accident occurred on the Hay Bridge yesterday. A home [?]am collided with a sulky driven by Dr. Watt, and a pedestrian named Celestine ...

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  51. MUNICIPAL FRICTION AT NEWCASTLE.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday. --At a special meeting of the Newcastle Council to-night the finance committee proposals for retrenchment and increased taxation were ...

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