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  2. NEWS AND NOTES.

    The Mails.—The weekly mail for the United Kingdom and the Continent will close to-day at 5 p.m. (ate fee 6 p.m.) for conveyance by R.M.S. Oroya. The ...

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  3. COST OF A EUROPEAN WAR.

    General Blume has presented a remarkable report to the German General Staff. In this he states that Germany can ...

    Article : 108 words
  4. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The election to fill the vacancy caused in the representation of Pembrokeshire in the House of Commons through the elevation of Mr. John Wynford ...

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  5. PERSIA'S INTERNAL TROUBLES.

    Sata Khan, the leader of the Constitutionalists, is energetically defending two quarters of Tobriz, in the north-west of Persia, against Rakhim Khan's ...

    Article : 174 words
  6. TRIANGULAR CRICKET PROPOSAL.

    The "Observer" states that the County Cricket committee did not sufficiently digest the triangular proposal before sending representatives to ...

    Article : 117 words
  7. THE UNITED STATES FLEET.

    The proposal to send a contingent of metropolitan and country schoolboys to Albany during the visit of the United States fleet is occasioning considerable ...

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  8. THE POSTAL COMMISSION.

    Mr. Templeton gave further evidence yesterday before the Postal Commission. The witness said, in reply to Mr. Salmon, that he entered the ...

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  9. THE WRECK OF THE ORION.

    An inquiry into the loss of the steamer Orion was commenced yesterday at Stanley, before Mr. Commissioner Chambers and Captains Noakes and ...

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  10. "THE ROBB MILLIONS."

    A Supreme Court action commenced by Mrs. Margaret Sarah Muirhead, of Mt. Lofty, South Australia, daughter of the late John Robb, railway ...

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  11. THE GERMAN COURT SCANDALS.

    At Berlin yesterday, on the advice of medical experts at the instance of the Public Prosecutor, the trial of Prince Philip von Eulenberg, on a charge of ...

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  12. THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

    In the 400 metres (437.2 yards) swimming race at the Olympic games F. Beaurepaire, of Melbourne, won his heat, T. Tartakover, of Sydney, being ...

    Article : 127 words
  13. EPOCH-MAKING INVENTION.

    Krupp's ironworking and gunmaking establishment in Germany has secured the patent rights of Colonel Urge's new Swedish air torpedo. Experts declare ...

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  14. LOCAL OPTION IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The appeals lodged by John McGrath, Bartholomew Rieken, Alfred Kean, John Buick, R. H. Crawford, and A. M. V. Radford, hotelkeepers, against ...

    Article : 340 words
  15. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    At the National Rifle Association's meeting at Bisley yesterday the firing for the Kolapore Cup (seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards) resulted as ...

    Article : 106 words
  16. PERSONAL.

    The Minister for Mines and Railways (Mr. H. Gregory, M.L.A.) returned to the city on Saturday from his tour of the Murchison district. ...

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  17. A REMARKABLE INSOLVENCY.

    In the Maryborough Court of Insolvency George Stephenson, one of a party of three who were lucky in striking rich gold at the famous Poseidon ...

    Article : 262 words
  18. THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

    In inaugurating the Wesleyan Conference at York yesterday, the president (Rev. John Scott Lidgett) urged the Church to realise the spiritual ...

    Article : 70 words
  19. VESSEL'S CARGO BROACHED.

    Three seamen belonging to the R.M.S. Moldavia were before the Water Police Court yesterday on a charge of having embezzled goods ...

    Article : 141 words
  20. LAND TAXATION.

    The new State Land Valuation Bill has been circulated. The measure provides for making a valuation of all land in the State upon its improved ...

    Article : 304 words
  21. THEFT OF JEWELLERY.

    Three arrests, regarded by the police as important, were made yesterday by the detectives, who locked up Maurice Posner and Edward Posner, jewellers. ...

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  22. ARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    Commander Peary, the well-known Arctic explorer, left Sydney on Cape Breton, a Canadian island, yesterday in the ship Roosevelt for the Arctic ...

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  23. THE ENGLISH TURF.

    The Eclipse Stakes, run at the Sandown Park meeting yesterday, resulted as follows:— The Twenty-first Renewal of the Eclipse ...

    Article : 331 words
  24. COMMERCIAL.

    Wool.—At the colonial wool sales on Friday competition was keen at full late rates. Leading brands sold as follow:—Momba, 75/8d.; Kerarbury, ...

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  25. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    The following military notifications appear in the last issue of the Commonwealth Government "Gazette":— Appointment.—11th Australian ...

    Article : 87 words
  26. INTER-STATE.

    The scheme for baking bread in the day time laid before the Minister for Labour by the Operative Bakers' Society does not commend itself to the ...

    Article : 455 words
  27. STEAMER BEIRA PUTS INTO FREMANTLE.

    Shortly before dusk last evening the steamer Beira, bound from Bunbury to Monte Video with a shipment of jarrah, put into Fremantle for coal ...

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  28. KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

    Thirteen out of fourteen persons on a farm at St. Christopher, in France, were killed by lightning yesterday. ...

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  29. A DOMESTIC PROBLEM.

    A rumour, causing much alarm to Melbourne housewives, is being circulated. There is said to be reason for the belief that the domestic servants ...

    Article : 112 words
  30. DISEASED COWS.

    Sir,—With reference to the Colonial Secretary's reply to the Trades and Labour Council in regard to tuberculous cows, I might say it is contrary to ...

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  31. THE TOORAK TRAGEDY.

    The City Coroner (Dr. Cole) opened an inquest yesterday concerning the death of Charles Alfred Groves and Mary Walkington, the victims of the ...

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  32. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The Royal Commission on Whisky has issued an interim report in which it advises that no restrictions be placed on the processes or apparatus used in ...

    Article : 141 words
  33. A CHURCH IMBROGLIO.

    The board of nomination for the selection of "a clerk in full orders" to fill the vacant incumbency of Christ Church, Geelong, met in the ...

    Article : 329 words
  34. LAY READER IN TROUBLE.

    In the St. Kilda Police Court yesterday a young woman named Ada Elizabeth Davis charged John George Robson, of Foster with having left her ...

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  35. DESTRUCTIVE KANGAROOS.

    The graziers in the Stratford district are asking for a permit for one month for the purpose of destroying kangaroos. At present their ...

    Article : 94 words
  36. WAGIN RAILWAY DAM.

    Considerable uneasiness is felt by the residents in the southern portion of the town, owing to what is considered to be the unsafe condition of the ...

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  37. PERSONAL.

    Mr. William Kidston, the Premier of Queensland, will return to Australia by the R.M.S. Oroya. He is negotiating with regard to a steamer ...

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  38. FINANCIAL.

    Bar silver was quoted at 2s. 0 9-16d. per oz. yesterday, against 2s. 0 7-16d. per oz. on Friday. ...

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  39. THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY.

    Delegates of the Northern, Western, and Southern Coal Miners' Associations of New South Wales and of the Victorian Coal Miners' ...

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  40. TWO-UP SCHOOL RAIDED.

    A sensational raid was made by the police this afternoon on the largest two-up school in Melbourne. The meeting-ground of the school was a ...

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  41. ADULTERATION OF CHAFF.

    The Minister for Agriculture is waiting for a report from the detectives who are carrying out inquiries in connection with the adulteration of chaff. ...

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  42. MINING.

    The following are the latest quotations for Australian mining stocks:— Associated (W.A.), 21s. 3d. b, 23s. 9d. s; Broken Hill Proprietary, 38s. 1d. ...

    Article : 87 words
  43. Advertising

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  44. THE LAW LIST.

    Nisi Prius.—At 10.30 a.m., in No. 3 Court, before the Chief Justice: (1) E. L. Lloyd and E. Jones and another; (2) A. F. Hands and C. E. Stoneman. ...

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  45. THE SUNSHINE DISASTER.

    The charges of manslaughter in connection with the Sunshine railway disaster were mentioned in the Criminal Court yesterday. ...

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  46. RICH STRIKE OF GOLD.

    Messrs. Nicholls, Cross, and Nicholls have discovered a quartz reef on Crown lands at View Hill Homebush, near Avoca. They picked out £70 worth of ...

    Article : 74 words
  47. WEATHER IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The bad weather which has been experienced throughout the Dominion is showing no sign of improvement. A heavy fall of snow on the North Island ...

    Article : 65 words
  48. A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

    A farmer named Mason, residing 14 miles from Teawamutu, shot his infant daughter and then committed suicide. ...

    Article : 23 words
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