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  2. FIGHTING IN EAST AFRICA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The alleged Austrian officer, Karl Iuger, of Buda-Pesth, who was yesterday said to be advising the Somaliland Mullah, has a letter in the ...

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  3. STATE AND COMMONWEALTH

    MELBOURNE, Thursday--Strange rumors seem to be afloat in Melbourne as to the action which is stated to have been taken by the Queensland Government to resist what are regarded as ...

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  4. SECOND EDITION.

    The House was still discussing the Estimates at 4.30 a.m. The Police Vote, £413,702, got through at 3.15 a.m., after about six hours' debate, during ...

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  5. MELBA'S FINAL CONCERT.

    The numerical and financial record for concert audiences in Australia was again broken, on the occasion of Mme. Melba's fourth and last concert of her Sydney season, which took place last ...

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  6. MR. DRAKE AND SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

    The general feeling in Sydney commercial and shipping circles regarding the grotesque action of the Postmaster-General in suddenly deciding that the department should no longer supply ...

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  7. CHINA.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--It is reported that Russia, while surrendering the Northern Railway to China, has concluded a secret agreement securing the early ...

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  8. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. C. T. Ritchie, Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated yesterday in the House of Commons that, it was not his intention to introduce the promised ...

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  9. KRUGER'S ILL-GOTTEN GOLD.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--A Dutch newspaper admits that General Botha's denial that ex-President Kruger looted the State treasury chest before he left the ...

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  10. THE MURDERED MISSIONARIES.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. E. D. H. Fraser, the British Consul at Hankow, has demanded the execution of the Chinese military official who was directly responsible for the ...

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  11. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE NOTHING FREE.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--In reference to the proposal of the Commonwealth Government to charge for all shipping news, Mr. Drake, P.M.G., when interviewed this morning, said he had declined to ...

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  12. TO CRUSH THE MULLAH.

    LONDON, Thursday.--"The Times" recommends the thorough "squashing" of the Mullah, and that the Indian army he entrusted with the mission, as in China. ...

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  13. KRUGER'S MEMOIRS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--By arrangement with the proprietors of the copyright, "The Times" has begun to publish extracts from ex-President Kruger's memoirs. ...

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  14. FEDERAL NOTES.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Prime Minister had a conversation in London with Sir John Anderson, of the Colonial Office, with reference to the general working of the Immigration ...

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  15. GIGANTIC NOTE SWINDLE.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Six foreigners, mostly Russians, have been arrested on charges of having in their possession forged Bank of England notes of a ...

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  16. THE WAR OFFICE DOESN'T KNOW.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Government profess ignorance of the disasters described in the alleged private letter from an officer of Colonel Swayne's staff. ...

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  17. THE GENERALS IN LONDON.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Boer generals, Botha, De Wet, and De La Rey, have arrived in London, where they were scarcely noticed by the crowds. ...

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  18. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--With the support of the Opposition leader (Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman), the Irish Nationalists ashed yesterday in the House of Commons ...

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  19. A WHITE AUSTRALIA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. J. Chamberlain stated, in reply to Sir William Gurdon (Liberal member for North Norfolk), that he felt confident that ...

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  20. THE SAMOAN DISPUTE.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Reuter's Agency reports that the award of King Oscar of Sweden in the Samoan dispute favors Germany. 'LONDON, Thursday.--Unofficial information ...

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  21. ADELAIDE MERCHANTS PROTEST.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The Premier has forwarded the following telegram to the Prime Minister regarding the new regulations which propose to discontinue exhibiting for the public ...

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  22. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Senate of Cambridge University have conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity upon the Rev. Henry Lowther Clark, tho Bishop designate of ...

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  23. ANOTHER BY-ELECTION.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The contest for the representation of Devonport in the House of Commons, occasioned by the death of Mr. E. J. C. Morton, the junior sitting member ...

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  24. THE GERMAN TARIFF BILL.

    LONDON. Wednesday Afternoon.--In the German Reichstag the Agrarian party, despite the appeal o£ Count von Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor, rejected by 194 votes to 145 the ...

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  25. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. William Thurlow, the holder of scrub country in the Hundred of Lochaber, was killed while driving from Morambro homo station on Tuesday night, through the vehicle capsizing. ...

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  26. AUSTRALIAN SETTLEMENT IN THE NEW HEBRIDES.

    Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.'s steamer Titus, which arrived from the Solomon Islands, via New Hebrides, on Wednesday morning, brings some interesting news as to the progress of the ...

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  27. THE EDUCATION BILL.

    LONDON, Thursday.--In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Balfour agreed to accept an amendment to the Education Bill empowering the local authorities to dismiss ...

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  28. PARISIAN ANARCHIST ARRESTED.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--An Anarchist has been arrested in the Champs Elysees, armed with a dagger and a revolver. It is supposed that he contemplated the ...

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  29. DISMISSAL OF DRILL INSTRUCTORS. .

    The State Commandant, Lieutenant-Colonel Lyster, has received a notification from headquarters that live military instructors arc to bo retired from the local forces at the end of the ...

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  30. THE DANISH WEST INDIES.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Landsthing, or Danish Upper House, having rejected the Went Indies Sale Bill, the Government has resolved to send a commission to report upon measures which ...

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  31. PROTEST BY SIR JOHN SEE.

    The dissatisfaction which exists amongst the commercial community in the city in connection with the matter was brought under the notice of the State Premier yesterday. Sir John See said ...

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  32. GERMANS IRRITATED BY RUSSIA.

    LONDON. Wednesday Afternoon.--The Germans are annoyed at the number of Russian warships frequenting Kiel. The officers of the Russian ships have photographed German ...

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  33. ENGLAND AND THE PORTE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Lord Cranborne, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, mentioned last night in the House of Commons that Great Britain had urged the Porte that, ...

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  34. MARKETS OF THE EAST.

    Mr. E. Whiteley, Commercial Agent in the East, has furnished the Premier with another report on the possibilities of trade with Japan. He dates the letter from Kobe, and says, inter alia:-- ...

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  35. A CHARGE OF BIGAMY.

    The matter of Edward James Andrew, arrested on a charge of bigamy alleged to have been committed in New South Wales, came before Mr. Justice Boucaut in Chambers to-day. An order ...

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  36. VICTORIA.

    At an inquest to-day on the body of Charles Lang, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Wm. Pridham, 18 years, of age. The jury found that death was caused by a fracture ...

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  37. EIGHT HOURS SYSTEM IN FRANCE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--M. Pelletan, the French Minister of Marine, has stated that while he is experimenting with the eight hours system in some of the Government dockyards, any ...

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  38. THE BOSTON CONVENTION.

    LONDON, Thursday.--President Roosevelt was invited to attend the Convention of the United Irish League now sitting at Boston. While thanking tho committee for the cordial ...

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  39. THE UNION OF CHURCHES.

    LITHGOW, Thursday--The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (the Right Rev. John Walker) is at present visiting the local church. Last night he was entertained at ...

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  40. THE GOULBURN IRRIGATION SCHEME.

    The Minister of Water Supply is considering tenders for work to be carried out in connection with Waranga storage basin, part of the Goulburn irrigation scheme, and is expected to ...

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  41. THE AMERICA CUP DEFENDER.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. C. Isolin. of the Now York. Yacht Club, has been nominated manager and owner of the America Cup defender, which is to be built for the race with ...

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  42. MELBOURNE IN A FUME OF INDIGNATION.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Commercial and shipping circles of Melbourne are in a fume of indignation at the declared intention of the Telegraph Department to cease posting up the ...

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  43. AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.

    A shook of earthquake was felt at Walhalla shortly before 7 o'clock this morning. ...

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  44. IMPORTED PEDIGREE STOCK.

    Some valuable stock arrived by the Aberdeen liner Moravian from London. A shorthorn bull from Mr. C. E. Woodhouse, Woolness Park, Hertford, is for Mr. W. M'Culloch; and two red polled ...

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  45. THE UNION MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The 4½ per cent, debenture shares in the Union Mortgage and Agency Company of Australia, Limited, were quoted yesterday at £50, a fall of £11 per share upon the ...

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  46. INCREASE OF RAILWAY RATES.

    The Executive to-day confirmed the new railway by-law increasing certain railway fares and rates. The regulations, which come into force on November 1, have been framed with the object of ...

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  47. TRAIN ROBBERS AT WORK.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Eight London and five Paris mail bags, destined for South America, have been mysteriously cut open on tho French southern express, running between Bordeaux and ...

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  48. DUTIES ON IMPORTS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

    Mr. Carruthers, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, asked the Colonial Treasurer:--In reference to the duties collected on imports for the State Government, can he inform this House what ...

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  49. THE WORLD'S WHEAT HARVEST.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The "Bulletin des Halles" estimates the world's wheat harvest at 353,000,000 quarters. ...

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  50. THE CRICKETERS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Australian Cricketers have concluded the third match against the South African team at Johannesburg. The match resulted in a win for Australia, ...

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  51. PRICE OF METALS.

    LONDON. Thursday.--Copper was quoted yesterday at £52 10s per ton. Tin was quoted on "spot" at £119 15s per ton, and at three months at £118 5s per ton. ...

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  52. BURNT TO DEATH.

    WALGETT. Thursday.--Information hae just been received that Mrs. Cecil Brown, of The Brigalows, Carinda, was burnt to death yesterday. The fire occurred at 2 p.m., and Mrs. Brown ...

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  53. IN TIMES OF DROUGHT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The New Zealand and Australian Land Company. Limited, has declared a dividend of 3 per cont., and carried forward £25,432 to provide against losees of stock ...

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  54. NEW ZEALAND.

    The steamer Monowai, leaving far Sydney tomorrow, takes 700 sheep and 40 cattle. ...

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