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  2. THE ROYAL TOUR.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York have received a, magnificent welcome in Capetown. ...

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  3. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Only the House of Assembly sat to-day. Mr. Caldwell intimated his intention to move for a request to the Federal Government to conserve the waters of the ...

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  4. THE NEW TOWN CLERK.

    By a majority of one the City Council, last night appointed Mr. Thomas H Nesbitt, of London, town clerk of Sydney. Mr. Nesbitt is 45 years of age, is a member of the executive ...

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  5. CHINA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Dr. Morrison, "The Times" correspondent, at Pekin, reports that Groat Britain has announced that she must reconsider the arrangement regarding the ...

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  6. FEDERAL NOTES.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Answering a question in the House of Representatives to-night, Sir John Forrest, Minister for Defence, said that seven instructors to the military forces ...

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  7. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Two considerable skirmishes have recently taken place between British columns and scattered Boer commandoes in the Transvaal. ...

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  8. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND THE LOCAL MEMBER.

    The custom of calling upon the member for the district, to exploit the Government departments for the expenditure of public money on local requirements has, as most people are aware, ...

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  9. RECRUITING IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Winchcombe asked if the Premier would have a cable sent through the Federal Government to the Imperial Government, protesting against the ...

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  10. AN ALASKAN TRAGEDY.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The Yukon liner Islander struck an iceberg near Juneau, Alaska, when within a mile of the shore. Although the sea was perfectly calm the ...

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  11. TRANSVAAL STOCK.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Transvaal five per cents, rose one per cent, on the Stock Exchanges yesterday, as a result of the announcement that Great Britain pays the last two, and all future. ...

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  12. BUTTER STORAGE.

    The three judges appointed to report in connection with the recent State Butter Show have found that a low temperature, say 18deg, Fah., is a high preservative. Mr. Kidd, Minister for ...

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  13. KRUITZINGER'S RETREAT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Before being expelled from Cape Colony, the Boer raider Kruitzinger was chased and hustled by converging British columns, and harassed by the ...

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  14. CLAUSES IN THE CUSTOMS BILL.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--In connection with the Federal Customs Bill, South Australian" traders, at a large and representative meeting held to-day, resolved that clause 67 of the Federal Customs ...

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  15. THE WARSHIPS.

    H.M.S. Karrakatta returned from Jervis Bay yesterday, and took up moorings off Garden Island. The flagship Royal Arthur and the Riugarooma and Phoebe are expected to arrive to-morrow. ...

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  16. REMOUNTS FOR THE FRONT.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Seven hundred and fifty horses for remounts in South Africa were shipped from Brisbane oh Saturday last, and two other ship-loads will be despatched shortly. ...

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  17. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier,replying to a question with reference to the constant presence of the Australian Squadron in Port Jackson, said ...

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  18. THE NEW GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--It is now officially announced that Colonel Sir George Sydenham Clarke, R.E., has been appointed Governor of Victoria. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  19. BACK FROM THE WAR.

    PEAK-HILL, Tuesday.--Trooper Malcolm Haynes, who recently returned from South Africa, was on Saturday, at his father's residence, presented with a handsome gold watch and chain ...

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  20. ANOTHER SHIPPING DEAL

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Mr. J. R. Ellerman has bought the City Line, Limited, consisting of 14 steamers, trading between Glasgow, Liverpool, and the East Indies. ...

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  21. SAN FRANCISCO TRADE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The dockers' strike at San Francisco, which was recently said to have almost completely paralysed the trade of the Pacific Slope, is responsible for the detention of ...

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  22. VICTORIA.

    Probate is being sought of the will of the late Mr. Thomas Russell, formerly of East Melbourne, gentleman. Deceased died on the 25th ult. He left real estate valued at £10,275, ...

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  23. DIED OF MEASLES.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Private J. Jacobs, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, has died of measles at Kroonstad. In connection with the death of Private Jacobs ...

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  24. THE QUEENSLAND MILITARY LIBEL SUIT.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Ricardo-"Observer" libel action entered upon its fifth clay today. Public interest was unabated: in fact, as the case proceeds, the interest seems to be ...

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  25. THE TRANSPORT BRITANNIC.

    There was no official demonstration yesterday in connection with the departure of those who had gained indulgence passages by the Britannic for South Africa. There were close upon 200 men. ...

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  26. WHEAT FROM THE FARM TO LONDON.

    In giving evidence before the Select Committee to-day on the question of handling grain in bulk, Mr. F. W. Box, a railway official who accompanied Mr. Mathieson (late Commissioner) ...

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  27. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Lesina asked if it was true, as stated recently by Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons, that the Queensland Government had ...

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  28. NEW ZEALAND AND THE COMMONWEALTH.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--"The Times" states that the report of the Commission appointed by New Zealand to inquire as to the desirability of that colony joining the Australian ...

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  29. LOAN FOR ADVANCES TO SETTLERS.

    Tenders closed to-day or £103,000 worth of 3 per cent. Government guaranteed debentures on account of the Commissioners of the Savings Bank, to be utilised in making advances to ...

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  30. FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--It has been semi-officially announced in Paris that his Imperial Majesty the Czar of Russia will attend the review, of the French northern, squadron in the English ...

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  31. FRENCH PRETENDERS.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--General Andre, the French Minister for War, states that one of the pretenders to the French throne tried to seduce the Army Corps commanders from their ...

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  32. THE GREATEST ENEMY TO MANKIND.

    At the annual-meeting of subscribers of the Victorian Sanitorium Cor Consumptives, the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir John Madden, remarked that whereas the State had in years past ...

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  33. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Tuesday.--The debate on the financial and the Minister for Lands and Works' statements has not yet concluded, but it is expected that to-morrow night will see its conclusion. ...

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  34. OLD AGE PENSIONERS.

    WINDSOR, Tuesday.--Several old age pensioners, who were inmates of the Hawkesbury Benevolent Asylum previous to receiving their pensions, left the asylum. ...

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  35. BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS.

    LONDON. Monday Afternoon.--Dr. Paul Garnault, of Paris, has offered to allow Professor Koch to inoculate him with bovine tuberculosis. At the recent congress on tuberculosis, in ...

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  36. THE IRISH PARTY.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Mr. John Dillon, M.P., denies that his friend Mr. Michael Davitt spoke at the same meeting in Chicago as O'Donovan Rossa. ...

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  37. BURNT TO DEATH.

    An old man, J. Little, aged 74, was burnt to death yesterday at Bungaree. The hut in which he lived was consumed by flames, caused by a lighted candle coming in contact with the ...

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  38. KILLED IN A MINE.

    A miner, Charles Bowery, sole supporter of a widowed mother and family, was killed in the New Moon mine, Bendigo, to-day, while working at the 945 level. He was clearing some dirt away ...

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  39. QUEENSLAND BLACK LABOR.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The State Premier, Mr. Philp, questioned as to the rumor that the Federal Government proposed to stop the kanaka immigration after five years, stated that five ...

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  40. NEW ZEALAND.

    There are 62 gold dredges now working on the Molyncux River. Last week's aggregate return was 2589oz. The Government revenue for the June quarter ...

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  41. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 3 1-16d per oz. standard. ...

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  42. QUEENSLAND.

    The Toowoomba branch of the National Liberal Union has selected Mr. J. T. Bell, M.L.A., as Federal candidate tor the Darling Downs, vice Mr. W. H. Groom, deceased. It is understood ...

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  43. DEATH OF M. AUDRAN.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The death is announced of M. Audran, the well-known composer of comic opera. ...

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  44. TO-DAY.

    Kensington Races: First Event, 2.15. Organ Recital and Concert: Town-ball, 3. Christian Conference: Petersham Town-hall, 3. Raleigh's Gas Cooking: School of Arts, 2.30. ...

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  45. A SHIP IN DISTRESS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The Norwegian barquentine Lapwing, which left Sydney on May 26 for Falmouth, with 9819 tons of wheat, has put into Monte Video in distress. She encountered heavy ...

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  46. ABNORMAL PRICES FOR BEEF.

    ALBURY, Tuesday.--In well-informed quarters here it is considered that the chief factor in the present high price of cattle is the tick regulations in Queensland, which, by cutting off a ...

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  47. A LIFE OF 105 YEARS.

    Mrs. Ellen Griffin, residing in Bowen-street, Spring-hill, died yesterday, aged 105 years. She was fairly active up till a couple of weeks ago. ...

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  48. AMERICAN MAIL SUMMARY.

    SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.--The following are to-day's ruling prices:--Wheat, on spot: Shipping 97½ cents, milling 1 dollar to 1 dollar 2½. cents. Barley: Choice feed 73¾cents, brewing and ...

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  49. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WELLINGTON.

    The two top stories of a six-floor building on Lambton Quay, owned by the Wairarapa Co-operative Association, were destroyed by fire this morning. A number of Government offices ...

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  50. AN ABSCONDING DIRECTOR.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The absconding managing director of The Gerard Terlingen Metal Works, at Oberhausen,in Germany, has been arrested in Milwaukee (U.S.A.), with £5000 in his ...

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  51. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The operations of the Arltunga Cyanide Works resulted in a loss of £16,500 in three years. Burglars succeeded in removing, with the aid of a horse and cart, one hundredweight of tea from ...

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  52. STRIKE AT SOUTH CLIFTON.

    CLIFTON, Tuesday.--The South Clifton mine was thrown Idle to-day owing to tho wheelers having suddenly refused to start work. The trouble commenced over a week since, and a ...

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  53. FALL DOWN A HOLD.

    LISMORE, Tuesday.--Christopher Relling, a lamptrinuner on the steamer St. George, fell down the steamer's hold just as the boat came up to the wharf last night. He sustained a broken ...

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  54. TASMANIA.

    The half-yearly meeting of the New Golden Gate mine was held to-day, when the mine wager's report showed the prospects to be exceedingly promising. A dividend of 18d a share was ...

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