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  2. NEWS AND NOTES.

    The Mails.—Two mails for the Eastern States are notified to close to-morrow for conveyance by s.s. Kyarra, the hrst at 9.15 a.m. and the second at 4.15 ...

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  3. AMERICA AND JAPAN.

    Lecturing at Hartford, in Connectiout, yesterday, Captain R. P. Hobson, who earned renown during the Hispano-American war by taking a collier into ...

    Article : 122 words
  4. A SYDNEY WOMAN'S SUICIDE.

    On October 10 last, the dead body of a woman was found in Wroxall Woods, at Goring near Oxford. From inquiries since made, the police are now ...

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  5. MINERS' EIGHT-HOURS BILL.

    An influential deputation, representing the Mining Associations of Great Britain, waited upon Mr. Herbert Gladstne, Secretary of State for the Home ...

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  6. NEWCASTLE WHARF LABOURERS' STRIKE.

    The strike of wharf labourers at Newcastle has extended to Sydney. In conformity with a resolution passed at the meeting of the Sydney Wharf ...

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  7. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

    The English and Australian cricket teams arrived to-day. This evening the Australian selectors chose the following for the third test match, which ...

    Article : 119 words
  8. PERTH OBSERVATORY.

    The Government Astronomer (Mr. W. E. Cooke) has forwarded the following report to the Colonial Secretary (Mr. J. D. Connolly, M.L.C) on the transfer of ...

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  9. AMERICAN FINANCE.

    Receivers have been appointed for the Chicago and Great Western Railway Company. In the United States House of ...

    Article : 103 words
  10. THE "TIMES" COMPANY

    The capital of the "Times" has been increased by £200,000 by the formation of the new company. The shareholders include Lord Brassey. Lord Rothschild. ...

    Article : 43 words
  11. METROPOLITAN STORM-WATER DRAINAGE.

    Tenders closed on Tuesday for the construction of the extension of the main drain recently completed at Subiaco to the city boundary at ...

    Article : 389 words
  12. MOTHERLAND AND THE COLONIES.

    Mr. Jeffray, who recently visited Australasia to inquire into trade matters, has issued his report with regard to New Zealand. He admits that the ...

    Article : 61 words
  13. THE ASIATIC PROBLEM.

    The "Natal Mercury" urges the Transvaal to postpone the Asiatic question pending the Pretoria Conference, at which the statesmen representing ...

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  14. EUROPEAN WINTER.

    The streets of Berlin are a sea of ice. Yesterday 100 pedestrians were injured by falls on the footpaths, many of them being seriously hurt. ...

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  15. THE RESCUE OF VETERANS.

    Her Majesty the Queen has subscribed 500 guineas to the fund started by Lord Roberts for the rescue of the Indian and Crimean veterans from the ...

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  16. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    Some years ago the Postal Department invited competitive designs for coloured Commonwealth picture postcards. A board was appointed, and ...

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  17. PERSONAL.

    A telegram received from Melbourne yesterday states that the latest English mail advices are to the effect that Sir Malcolm McEacharn was making good ...

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  18. THE CONGO.

    There is a growing feeling in Belgium against the annexation of the Congo Free State. Many of the tribes in the Congo are in open revolt, and heavy, ...

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  19. A DETERMINED SUICIDE.

    Captain Voss, an ex-ship's captain, who had latterly carried on bussiness as a manufacturer of boot polish, committed suicide at North Sydney this ...

    Article : 105 words
  20. DESECRATION OF MR. KRUGER'S GRAVE.

    The charges against Lieut. Clarke, of the Yorkshire Light Infantry, Lieut. Herring, of the Royal Engineers, and Mr. Dickson, an excivil servant in the ...

    Article : 50 words
  21. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS.

    The Supreme Court of the United States has by five votes to four declared that the Employers' Liability Act is unconstitutional. The Court explains ...

    Article : 69 words
  22. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.

    Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, addressing the Liberal Social Council at Glasgow yesterday, said it would soon be recognised that it ...

    Article : 43 words
  23. INTER-STATE.

    Early this morning the Bowden railway station was entered by burglars, who blew open the safe with dynamite and got away with four sovereigns. The ...

    Article : 323 words
  24. SUNDAY SWIMMING MATCHES.

    At last night's meeting of the Guildford Municipal Council, Cr. A. E. Woods moved the suspension of standing orders to permit mention being made of ...

    Article : 573 words
  25. "JACK THE RIPPER."

    Five "Jack the Ripper" crimes were committed in the streets of Berlin last night. The victims included four children. ...

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  26. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The building of H.M.S. Collingwood, one of the vessels of the Dreadnought type, has been begun. The improvements in the new, warship, as compared ...

    Article : 229 words
  27. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    The New Zealand team of professional Rugby footballers were to-day defeated by a Cumberland team. The match was contested at Workington, and the ...

    Article : 59 words
  28. FINANCIAL.

    Bar silver was quoted to-day at 2s. 2 7-16d., against 2s. 7d. per ounce yesterday. The rise yesterday was due to covering orders from India on a ...

    Article : 48 words
  29. MINING.

    The following are the latest quotation for Australian mining stocks:— Broken Hill Proprietary, 55s. 9d. b., 55s. s.; British Broken Hill, 12s. b., ...

    Article : 118 words
  30. COMMERCIAL.

    Wheat.—The shipment of wheat from Australia by the Killorun brought 41s. 7½d. The visible supply of wheat in America east of the Rockies is ...

    Article : 77 words
  31. "WESTERN MAIL."

    A further series of views of the racing at the W.A.T.C. headquarters are given in this week's issue of the "Western Mail." A portrait of Mr. P. A. ...

    Article : 228 words
  32. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

    A serious accident occurred to Daniel Haggerty, a teamster on the Hopetoun-Ravensthorpe-road. Haggerty was making his usual weekly trip to the ...

    Article : 119 words
  33. NEW ZEALAND FINANCES.

    If the current quarter's financial return reaches the average, the Premier promises a record surplus. He estimates that this, with the sum ...

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  34. A SUNDAY NIGHT DRINK.

    In the District Court to-day Arthur Fielder, Joseph Hardstaff, and Wilfred Rhodes, members of the visiting English cricket team, were proceeded ...

    Article : 153 words
  35. Advertising

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  36. TWO MEN MISSING.

    The Coolgardie police received a report to-day that a man named Flavin employed on the Coolgardie-Norseman railway line, had left his camp at ...

    Article : 119 words
  37. A PAINFUL SUICIDE.

    Catherine Mead aged 15 years, shot herself at St. Kilda Dunedin, this morning. Her mother had rebuked her last night for being out late. Early ...

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  38. VICTORIAN LAND SETTLEMENT.

    Mr. Bent denies that the Government has adopted a system of nominated passages from England to Victoria. It had given assistance in three or four ...

    Article : 104 words
  39. OUTBREAK OF BERI-BERI.

    The large cargo steamer Borderer put in to Sydney to-day on the voyage from Portland Oregon, to South Africa on account of an outbreak of beri-beri ...

    Article : 81 words
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