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  2. CENSUS RETURNS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 156 words
  3. AMERICAS RAILROAD GAMBLING.

    LONDON, Friday.--The efforts of the Harrman-Kuhn clique to wrest the control of the Northern Pacific Railroad from the Morgan-Hill group has caused an unparalleled ...

    Article : 313 words
  4. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Friday.--General Bon Viljoen, who recently occupied Carolina with Commandant-General Botha, recently attacked Major-General Beatson's camp in the eastern ...

    Article : 148 words
  5. CHINA.

    LONDON, Friday.--Bands of Chinese pirates have attacked several of the ports of Tonkin. The French garrisons resisted vigorously, ...

    Article : 50 words
  6. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.

    Parliament had little to do yesterday. The Governor-General arrived about 11 o'clock, read the Vice-Regal Speech, which is the policy of Ministers, and left. A few notices of motion were ...

    Article : 1,333 words
  7. PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL.

    The movement initiated by the board of management of the Prince Alfred Hospital to increase the accommodation, and thereby the usefulness, of that institution by the erection of new ...

    Article : 170 words
  8. GENERAL NEWS.

    Yesterday's transactions in the import markets, as will be seen by our commercial report, represented one of the largest day's business compassed in Sydney for some years past. Thousands ...

    Article : 199 words
  9. WESTERLY GALE ON THE COAST.

    Cold westerly breezes prevailed at Sydney yesterday, and winds from the same quarter were general throughout the State. On the coast the weather proved particularly boisterous. ...

    Article : 102 words
  10. THE KOREAN LOAN.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Owing to the Emperor of Korea disapproving of the issue of the railway loan by a France-Russian syndicate the president of the Privy ...

    Article : 36 words
  11. IMPERIAL TRANSPORT CHINGTU.

    The Imperial transport Chingtu having taken in a quantity of bunker coal at Garden Island, returns to quarantine to-day forenoon to embark the returning Victorian Naval Contingent from ...

    Article : 517 words
  12. ANOTHER TIEN-TSIN INCIDENT.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--It was recently announced that German sentries had fired upon and wounded two of the crow of the British tugboat Euro, on the ...

    Article : 106 words
  13. THE SYDENHAM DISASTER.

    The railway authorities state that no definite date can yet be given upon which the inquiry into the Sydenham railway accident will commence. The board consists of Mr. Alan ...

    Article : 103 words
  14. PERSONAL.

    The appointment of the undermentioned Old Age Pensions Boards has been proclaimed:--Metropolitan district: Mr. Ernest Hanson (chairman), Dr. Robert Thomas Baton, and Mr. ...

    Article : 59 words
  15. VICTORIA.

    A shocking burning fatality occurred at the Youatang mine, near Tungamah. The clothes of a girl named Maher, aged 14, caught fire at a burning log in a paddock, and her injuries were ...

    Article : 55 words
  16. TRAITORS SENTENCED.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Van Platzen, a farmer at Barkly East, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment and fined £1000 for treason. ...

    Article : 73 words
  17. PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF REFERENCE.

    The re-constitution of the Beard of Reference of the Department of Public Works has been officially approved as follows:--Messrs. Joseph Davis, Under- Secretary for Public Works, ...

    Article : 89 words
  18. PRISON REFORM.

    A more comprehensive order of classification, as well as an entirely new system of marks in connection with the gaols of the State are in contemplation. This will introduce a series ...

    Article : 146 words
  19. MINING FATALITIES.

    A serious accident occurred at the Great Southern mine, Rutherglen, this afternoon. William Dalgeish and John Waldron were engaged at blocking a face, when an earth slip occurred. ...

    Article : 96 words
  20. BROUGHT FROM CHINA.

    A number of Chinese curios brought back to Sydney by. J. M'Fariane, a member of the Naval Contingent, are on exhibition in the window of Messrs. Howes and Keers, of Hunter-street, and ...

    Article : 120 words
  21. BOERS FOR BERMUDA.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--It has been arranged to ship 1700 Boers to Bermuda. ...

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  22. BURNT TO DEATH IN BED.

    Mrs. Pater, widow of the late Mr. Justice Pater, of South Australia, was burned to death in her house in Collins-street, early this morning through the bed clothes catching fire. All that ...

    Article : 85 words
  23. THE MUNIFICENT MILLIONAIRE.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Mr. Andrew Carnegie has doubled his gift to the English Iron and Steel Institute, for scholarships for metallurgical research. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  24. PROPOSED PICNIC TO MR. LEE.

    Mr. Lee (the leader of the State Opposition) and Mr. George Howarth (the local member) are to be entertained shortly by the freetraders of the district at a picnic at St. Ives. It is ...

    Article : 121 words
  25. AUSTRALASIAN SOLDIERS.

    LONDON, Friday.--The transport Morayshire has sailed from Capetown for Australia with 730 returning officers aud men of the Australasian forces. ...

    Article : 148 words
  26. "FIRST-TIMERS" IN GAOL.

    An experiment in prison discipline which promises to be successful is being made by the Prisons Department. It is for the benefit of what are called "first-timers," that is, ...

    Article : 179 words
  27. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    A remarkable escape from death befell a boy named James Keys at Richmond. The lad was crossing the street when he was knocked down by a heavy lorry. The wheel was seen to pass ...

    Article : 68 words
  28. OPENING THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    LONDON, Friday.--The leading newspapers all contain columns of cable massages reporting the opening of the Federal Parliament in Melbourne. ...

    Article : 94 words
  29. JEAN GERARDY.

    The Ventura has brought to Australia an artist of the first rank in M. Jean Gerardy, who will make his debut in Sydney shortly, under the management of Messrs. Paling and Co. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 743 words
  30. TROOPS BY TRAIN.

    ALBURY, Friday.--An interesting experiment is to be undertaken at the railway station on Sunday next, on the occasion of all the Queensland, New Zealand, and New South Wales troops ...

    Article : 307 words
  31. A MENACE TO WENTWORTH.

    While in Melbourne the State Minister for Works received deputations. One from Wentworth was introduced to him by Mr. Chanter, M.H.R. It was pointed out that the Victorian ...

    Article : 175 words
  32. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 126 words
  33. HOME FROM THE WAR.

    BUNGENDORE, Thursday.--Troopers J. Winter and T. Overend were accorded an enthusiastic welcome, home last night. The town and the railway station were decorated with flags. ...

    Article : 630 words
  34. NEW GUINEA MASSACRE.

    LONDON, Friday.--The London Missionary Society has urged Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to punish only the actual murderers of the Revs. J. Chalmers and O. F. ...

    Article : 58 words
  35. THE KING'S CIVIL LIST.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 words
  36. SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.

    The Aird River, emptying into the Papuan Gulf, drains one of the least-known districts in New Guinea. In Mr. Theodore Bevan's account of his exploration of the Papuan' Gulf he ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 498 words
  37. THE ROCKS RESUMPTIONS.

    Mr. Spruson, M.L.A., waited upon the State Minister for Works yesterday in reference to the application of certain persons included in the Rocks resumptions for money due to them. With [?] ...

    Article : 63 words
  38. SUNDAY SERVICES.

    In consequence of the Presbyterian General Assembly, now sitting, special services are to be held to-morrow in tho city and suburban Presbyterian churches. ...

    Article : 199 words
  39. MINISTER FOR LARDS AT WELLINGTON.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.--Mr. W. P. Crick, State Minister for Lands, arrived in town this morning. He was met at the Club House Hotel by a large and representative body of townsmen ...

    Article : 523 words
  40. PRO-BOER COUNCILLORS.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Battersea Town Council discussed whether the name of a street should be Joubert or Methuen. The council finally selected Joubert. ...

    Article : 36 words
  41. NEW CITY BY-LAWS.

    The following by-laws, made by the Municipal Council of Sydney, under the provisions of the "Sydney Corporation Act of 1879" have been approved "by His Excellency the Lieutenent- ...

    Article : 105 words
  42. THE COMET.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--A three-tailed comet has been photographed at Mauritius. It was travelling in a north-westerly direction. The length of the longest tall was 15 degrees. ...

    Article : 38 words
  43. THE CORONATION OATH AND DECLARATION.

    It will be seen by advertisement elsewhere that a meeting of Protestants will he held in the Town-hall on Monday, 20th inst., at which it is proposed to pass certain resolutions dealing with the Oath ...

    Article : 91 words
  44. NATIVE REBELLION AT NEW CALEDONIA.

    Noumea papers by the last French mail give particulars of a rebellion among the natives of Toubo. Under the bonding Troubles of Touho," an account says:--"Long reports of the ...

    Article : 206 words
  45. THE PLAGUE.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The virulence of the plague at Capetown is diminishing, but rats are still dying in hundreds. ...

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  46. FAST PASSAGE BY THE R.M.S. AORANGI.

    The R.M.S. Aorangi, of the Canadian-Australian line, is maintaining her reputation for speed in the mail service. On her last trip hence to Vancouver she eclipsed her previous ...

    Article : 74 words
  47. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The South Australian Wine Depot, for the year ended April 30, sold 110,000 gallons of colonial wine, bringing in a total revenue of £3000. ...

    Article : 38 words
  48. VITAL STATISTICS OF SYDNEY.

    The Government Statistician's report on the vital statistics of the metropolis for the month of April states that 1012 children were born-- viz. 490 males and 516 females. This total is 20 ...

    Article : 189 words
  49. ADELAIDE AND THE GERMAN CRUISER.

    The Adelaide "Register" of 4th May observes:-- The request of the German Consul that H.I.G.M cruiser Comoran should be piloted free of charge up the Port River excited much comment at Port ...

    Article : 279 words
  50. THE KAISER FRIEDRICH III.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The foundering of the German warship Kaiser Friedrich III. off the Isle of Rugen, in the South Baltic, was due to ice shifting a buoy. ...

    Article : 33 words
  51. GERMANY AND BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Australasian Agents-General, who, at the request of the Colonial Office, have examined into the question of the new German tariff, report that it will scarcely affect ...

    Article : 68 words
  52. VALEDICTORY TO MR. T. HASSALL.

    WARIALDA, Friday.--A meeting of Mr. Hassall's friends was held here last night, to bid him good-bye. The gathering was a large and influential one, and Mr. John Lanagan ...

    Article : 217 words
  53. THE SUPPOSED SOMNAMBULIST.

    Robert Waddington, the reputed somnambulist, who fell out of a window at Lloyd's Hotel, at the corner of George and Argyle streets, shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morning, succumbed to his ...

    Article : 132 words
  54. TANTALLON CASTLE.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Union-Castle Company are without hope of saving their popular liner, the Tantallon Castle, which recently went ashore on Robben Island, near Capetown. ...

    Article : 27 words
  55. AN INVESTMENT COMPANY.

    LONDON, Friday.---The balance-sheet, of the Scottish-Australian Investment Company, Limited, shows the losses for the half-year ending December 31, 1900, to have totalled £7223. ...

    Article : 93 words
  56. THE CZAR'S NEXT TOUR.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Czar has arranged to visit England at the end of August. After a short stay with his uncle, King Edward VII., he will proceed to Darmstadt, Germany, ...

    Article : 44 words
  57. A PECULIAR TEST.

    A curious test, to ascertain whether a testator was compos mentis was applied in one of the courts yesterday, which provoked the learned Bench and the bar to smiles of amusement. The ...

    Article : 183 words
  58. NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Paris Journal, "Le Matin," stales that French bunks are issuing a Russian loan of £16,000,000. ...

    Article : 29 words
  59. LATE SHIPPING.

    Ventura, R.M.S., 6253 tons. Hayward, form San Fransisco via ports. Passengers: A. N. Canby, J. J. Cassidy, L. G. Walford, P. A. Spencer, Jean Gerardy, J. W. Welch, L. Ingersoll, F. Henettson, A. Keilman, J. H. ...

    Article : 59 words
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