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  2. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--An audacious daylight robbery was committed at Eaglehawk, near Bendigo, this afternoon. Mr. John Pryor, manager of the Garden Gully ...

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  3. AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.

    LONDON, Friday.--In the House of Commons last night Mr. J. E. Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalists, moved tin amendment in Committee of Supply, with a view ...

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  4. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Friday.--Lord Kitchener wired from Pretoria on Thursday as follows:-- "Lord Methuen was brought into Klerksdorp to-day. He is doing ...

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  5. CHINA.

    LONDON, Friday.--Lord Cranborne, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated last night in the House of Commons that Russia's temporary agreement with a ...

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  6. THE PLAGUE.

    There was a drop in the number of plague cases yesterday, only one being reported during the day. The patient was George Beckett, 42, a resident of Barkers-lane, off Bathurst-street, ...

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  7. THE MINING INDUSTRY.

    The Under-Secretary for Mines has so far completed his compilation of the statistics of the past year's work as to admit of advance particulars being given. Mr. M'Lachlan states ...

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  8. ADVICE TO THE VICTORIANS.

    MELBOURNE, Friday--Major-General Hutton visited and inspected the Victorian section of the Commonwealth Contingent at Langwarren to-day. The men manoeuvred in the surrounding ...

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  9. TRADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA.

    Messrs. Prescott and Co. are shipping by the transport Englishman some 8000 trusses of oaten hay, about 360 tons, which have been ordered by the Imperial War Office for use in South Africa. ...

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  10. ANOTHER CHINESE DEFEAT.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--There have been numerous encounters in Manchuria and Mongolia between the Russians and Prince Tung's forces. Many of the ...

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  11. THE PERSIAN GULF.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Russians allege that British telegraph cables have been laid between Muscat, Mckram, Tao, and Koweyt, on the Persian Gulf. ...

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  12. THE UNITED IRISH LEAGUE.

    LONDON, Friday.--Commenting upon the unfortunate position of affairs in Ireland, the Conservative evening paper, the "Globe," yesterday stated that the United ...

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  13. FEDERAL NOTES.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Another supply bill is to be introduced next week. It will be brought down thus early, in order to give the Senate an opportunity to pass it next week, and then ...

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  14. RACING IN ENGLAND.

    LONDON, Friday--The well-known jockeys, Fred. Rickaby and O. Madden, have been refused their riding licenses by the stewards of the Jockey Club. ...

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  15. MR. SEDDON ON THE REVERSE.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The English newspapers, commenting on the views expressed by Mr. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, on Lord Methuen's reverse, ...

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  16. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Newfoundland Government has renewed the modus vivendi with France in respect to the French shore question. ...

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  17. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.

    The City Council Health Committee met yesterday, under the presidency of the Mayor, Alderman Hughes. The first business taken was a report from the ...

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  18. A TRAITOR'S DEATH.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Colonel Grimm, a Russian officer, has been executed at Warsaw for selling to Germany important military secrets, for which he received 400,000 ...

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  19. DESPATCH OF MORE NEW ZEALANDERS.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.--Most of the Seddonite members of Parliament agree that more men should be sent to the front. A number of newspapers which urged the ...

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  20. DROWNING FATALITY IN AMERICA.

    LONDON, Friday.--A Vicksburg (Mississippi) steamer has capsized during a squall on Lake Palmyra, with the result that 20 persons were drowned, including a few passengers. ...

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  21. ILLNESS OF DR. TEMPLE.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Dr. Temple, is indisposed, and requires a long rest. Dr. Temple, who is in his 82nd year, was Bishop ...

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  22. ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.--It seems destined that the visitors from the old country shall play their last game on Australian soil in lovely weather, and, original as it would doubtless be, ...

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  23. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Bar silver was quoted to-day at 2s 0⅞d per ounce standard. ...

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  24. UNDER ORDERS FOR THE FRONT.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Commander-in-Chief, Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, attended on Salisbury Plain yesterday, and inspected 1100 militia who are under orders ...

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  25. STRIKE IN NEW YORK.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Twenty thousand laborers on the New York Newhaven railway have struck work because they were required to handle goods carried by non-union ...

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  26. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The action for libel brought by C. Tucker, M.L.A., against J. Hutchinson. M.L.A., in which plaintiff claimed £1000 damages, was concluded to-day. Mr. Justice Boucaut, in summing up, ...

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  27. VICTORIA.

    At a meeting of the Benevolent Asylum last night, it was announced that, by the death in London of Mr. J. H. Hingston, a former member of the committee, the building fund has ...

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  28. INSPECTION OF PASSENGERS AT NEW ZEALAND.

    With regard to the inspection of passengers subsequent to the landing in New Zealand from ships liable to quarantine, the Health Department, says a report from Wellington, states ...

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  29. EMPLOYMENT OF INDIAN TROOPS.

    LONDON, Friday.--Speaking last night in the House of Commons, in reply to Mr. Spencer Churchill, Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, said that ...

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  30. TURKEY AND EGYPT.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Sultan is fomenting a Pan-Islamic movement in favor of deposing the Khedive, who is suspected of a desire to set up an independent kingdom in ...

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  31. ALLEGED OVER-LOADING OF COAL SHIPS.

    At this afternoon's meeting of the Marine Board, the detention of the steamer Beckenham was mentioned. The vessel was recently found to he laden with coal from bulwark ...

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  32. HANDLING WHEAT IN BULK.

    The Victorian Royal Commision on the handling of grain took evidence in Parliament House to-day. Mr. J. B. M'Neil, general traffic manager, dealt with the subject principally from the ...

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  33. KRITZINGER'S TRIAL.

    LONDON, Friday.--The trial of the notorious Boer raider, Commandant Kritzinger, on charges of murder, robbery, and train-wrecking, has been postponed because the ...

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  34. AN EDITOR IMPRISONED.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternooon.--The editor of the "Potsdamer Zeitung," Germany, has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and the publisher heavily lined, for incorrectly ...

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  35. VICTUALLING THE TEMPLEMORE.

    It was stated to-day that the transport Templemore which left for Sydney yesterday, will victual in Melbourne. Captain Jones is reported to have stated that he is only ...

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  36. PRECAUTIONS AT CAMDEN.

    CAMDEN, Friday.--In view of the outbreak of plague in Sydney the Camden aldermen have decided to take precautious to prevent it spreading to this centre. They are advising the ...

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  37. MR. CECIL RHODES.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Mr. Cecil Rhodes, who was recently reported to be seriously ill with angina pectoris, passed a restless night on Wednesday. His symptoms are ...

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  38. REMOUNT SCANDALS.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Government has engaged Sir J. Blundell Maple's trainer to purchase army remounts in Hungary. ...

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  39. CABMEN AND 'BUSES.

    The Melbourne cabmen were incensed at the advent of the Sydney 'bus in the city, and now that the suburban councils are threatening to establish a motor car service, they are ...

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  40. EXODUS OF CHINESE.

    It is rumored that many Chinese in the Northern Territory contemplate migrating to Queensland. The impression prevails among them that Federation has removed the bordore restrictions. ...

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  41. FALSE ALARM IN MELBOURNE.

    MELBOURNE. Friday.--Melbourne became quite hysterical at the announcement his morning that there was a suspected case of plague at Yarraville, and the prevailing feeling of fear ...

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  42. AN ALLEGED ASSAULT.

    A young man, Michael Quigley, was charged at Ballarat to-day with assaulting Miss Gillies at Yendon, on the night of the 1st inst. For the prosecution it was alleged that Miss Gillies ...

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  43. PEARLS IN PLENTY.

    The pearling season on the northern coast of Australia has opened successfully. The average take on the first neap was over 4cwt. a boat. ...

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  44. BIG FIRE IN BRISBANE.

    BRISBANE, Friday.--Shortly after 9 o'clock to-night a fire broke out in the upper portion of a large four-storied building in Edward-street. The place is occupied by George Myers and Co., ...

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  45. MOVEMENT AGAINST DE LA REY.

    LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Large forces of British mounted troops, are in the Lichtenberg and Klerksdorp districts, trying to drive General De la Rey towards ...

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  46. A CHARGE OF MURDER.

    The charge of murdering his wife preferred against Robert Hawkins, farmer, of Kooreh South, was continued at Ararat to-day. A quantity of evidence, largely a repetition of that ...

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  47. NEW ZEALAND.

    Wellington City Council proposes to borrow £230,000 for the purpose of improving the water supply. ...

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  48. RAILWAY TO THE UPPER MURRAY.

    ALBURY, Friday.--There apparently being but slight probability of the Government of this State extending the railway line to the head of the Murray River, as agitated for during the past ...

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  49. AUSTRALASIAN SOLDIERS.

    LONDON, Friday.--Privates Albert H. Devine, of the Seventh New Zealand Contingent, Sidney Mayo, of the Second New South Wales, and Harry Mausell Baylis, of ...

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  50. AUSTRALIAN RIFLEMEN FOR BISLEY.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--A special meeting of the council of the Victorian Rifle Association was held to-day to make arrangements for contests for the places in the Bisley team. It was ...

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  51. BUTTER FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    The National Dairying Association of New Zealand has completed arrangements with the Union Steam Ship Company and the Aberdeen line, for the carriage of dairy produce from New Zealand ...

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  52. FEDERAL BY-ELECTION.

    LAUNCESTON, Friday.--Dr. M'Call's candidature for the Federal seat vacant owing to the death of Mr. Plesse is very popular. No other candidates are announced. ...

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  53. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE.

    ORANGE, Friday.--At a meeting of the Federal Capital League, the secretary, Mr. Stobo, read a communication from Mr. Thomas Brown, M.H.R. on the subject of the proposed tour ...

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  54. QUEENSTOWN BANK ROBBERY.

    QUEENSTOWN,(Tas.), Friday.--The trial of Leeming and Brownrigg for the Queenstown Bank robbery resulted in the former being sentenced to five years, and the latter to four ...

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  55. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    MELBOURNE. Friday.--Mr. G. H. Buzacott, Deputy Postmaster-General, has advised that he is in receipt of a report from the cable steamer Anglia, now laying the Pacific cable. The report ...

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  56. THE THIRD BATTALION.

    Yesterday C Squadron of the Third Battalion of the Commonwealth Contingent was exercised in mounted drill, while the other squadrons' were given rifle practice. ...

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