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  2. A FAMOUS CORRESPONDENT

    Rather a handsome man, in the vicinity of 40, a shade under six feet, of wiry build, with smiling blue eyes, and a firm square chin. Such is Dr. George Morrison, the famous China ...

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  3. VENEZUELA AND THE POWERS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Berlin advices state that the cruiser Vineta has been ordered to Maracaibo to prevent the transport of coffee and other goods to Puerto ...

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  4. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Speaking at a conference of mining leaders held in Johannesburg, Mr. Chamberlain promised to recommend the Foreign Office to open up ...

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  5. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The Prime Minister came as far as Bowral from Melbourne yesterday. Sir Edmund will arrive in Sydney on Saturday morning. Mr. Robert Reid's election to the Senate to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. FRANCE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The report of the committee of the French Chamber of Deputies dealing with the estimates for the Department of Foreign Affairs' rejoices that ...

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  7. THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S TOUR.

    CORAKI, Thursday.--Mr. Drake, PostmasterGeneral, arrived from Casino this afternoon. A deputation waited upon him, to urge the improvement of the district telephone system, by ...

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  8. THE BLOCKADE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The demand of the Venezuelan Government that the blockade shall cease before negotiations commence has been cabled to the allies. ...

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  9. THE REFORM MOVEMENT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The French Premier (M. Combes) has promised to support a proposal for the abolition of the office of sub-prefect throughout France, thus ...

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  10. A BANQUET AT LISMORE.

    LISMORE, Thursday.--About 80 gentlemen attended a banquet to Mr. Drake, Postmaster-General, last night. The Mayor, who presided, in proposing the toast of "The Federal Ministry," gave ...

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  11. MORE ABOUT THE LOANS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The great South African mining houses, with the exception of Mr. J. B. Robinson, suggested a war contribution of £30,000,000. ...

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  12. WHAT GERMANY WOULDN'T DO.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The "Koelnische Zeitung," the leading paper published in Cologne, states that Germany would never think of directing operations in Venezuela ...

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  13. PRESIDENT LOUBET.

    LONDON, Thursday.--President Loubet is arranging to visit Tunis, where a number of Italian warships will go and salute him. ...

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  14. THE UNITED STATES.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Maritime Association of New York has petitioned Congress to double the present strength of the navy, in order to remove the ...

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  15. THE MACEDONIAN QUESTION.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Bulgarian Minister for Finance, referring to the situation in the Balkans, declared that the position would become very critical unless ...

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  16. THE WORK OF SETTLEMENT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The trustees of the Rhodes' estate, the firm of Wernher, Beit, and Co., and Mr. Abe Bailey, a well-known Johannesburg millionaire, have provided ...

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  17. A COMING STATE GOVERNOR.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The members of the Colonial Club last night entertained Vice-Admiral Sir F. G. Bedford, on the ev[?] of his departure for Australia. ...

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  18. THE ANTI-TRUST MOVEMENT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Senator S. Elkins, formerly the United States Secretary of State for War, has introduced a bill into the Senate with a view to making the anti-trust ...

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  19. COMMENTS BY THE "AGE."

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Commenting this morning on the election of Mr. R. Reid to the Senate vacancy, the "Age" says:-- "From the fiscal point of view, the choice which ...

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  20. CAN A MEMBER DRAW[?] TWO SALARIES?

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The result of the Senate election by the State Parliament was the talk of the city to-day. Mr. Robert Reid received hosts of congratulations on his success. ...

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  21. CHINA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Pekin friends of the Chinese reactionary leader, General Tung-fu-hsiang are urging him to depose the present Emperor, Kwang-hsu, and install ...

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  22. "COLONEL" ARTHUR LYNCH.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Great interest is being taken in the trial of "Colonel" Arthur Lynch, M.P. elect for Galway, on a charge of high treason. Mr. H. Avory, ...

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  23. THE SUGAR CONVENTION.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Great Britain has notified Belgium of her ratification of the findings of the Brussels Sugar Convention. The Note contains an express condition ...

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  24. OBITUARY.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The death is announced of Mr. Julian Ralph, the well-known newspaper correspondent, in his 50th year. Julian Ralph was comparatively little known to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  25. THE ELECTORAL ROLLS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Electoral Department has directed that next week a housetohouse visitation by the police, for the collection of names, shall begin in Queensland and ...

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  26. TRANSVAAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--It is reported that Sir George Farrar, D.S.O., Sir J. P. Fitzpatrick, C. Van Hulstyn, and Commandant-General Louis Botha will probably ...

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  27. VIEWS OF THE "ARGUS."

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The "Argus," commerting on the result of the election, says:-- "Everyone knows that Sir Frederick Sargood was elected despite the strongest opposition of the ...

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  28. SCENE AT A MINING MEETING.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A scene occurred at the meeting of shareholders of the Ivanhoe and Boulder Junction Proprietary Mining Company this morning. After the announcement calling ...

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  29. THE GLORIES OF VENICE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The municipality of Venice has voted a first instalment of 350,000 lire (about £14,000) towards a millionaire grant for the restoration of the Venetian monuments which ...

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  30. THE GERMAN EMPIRE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--In the debate in the Reichstag yesterday on the German Imperial Estimates, Count von Sonneberg blamed Germany's excessive friendliness ...

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  31. GERMAN PRINCES ON TOUR.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Prince Frederick-William, the Crown Prince of the German Empire and of Prussia, and his second brother. Prince EitelFrederick, will visit Khartoum, Jerusalem, ...

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  32. MORE CUSTOMS PROSECUTIONS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--At the District Court to-day several business firms were fined for breaches of the Customs Act. In no case was there any allegation of intention to defraud. A ...

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  33. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

    In connection with some remarks by the State Premier yesterday about the failure to properly utilise Sydney Government House as a residence for the Governor-General, reference was made ...

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  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Fitzgerald Bros, have engaged The Meteors, flying trap[?]sts, Zenobia Bros., whose specialty is an aerial globe act, Gilley, comedy and musical act, Madame ...

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  35. COOLGARDIE WATER SUPPLY SCHEME.

    PERTH, Thursday.--The first event in connection with the water scheme opening festivities took place at Mundaring to-day, when a large number of guests witnessed the starting of the ...

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  36. PACIFIC CABLE BOARD.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Pacific Cable Board has undertaken to supply the exact time of the despatch of cable messages, at a cost of £2500 per annum. ...

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  37. THE LEICESTER CASTLE TRAGEDY.

    AUCKLAND, Thursday.--The warship Shearwater called at Tahiti on January 8. [?] route to Piteairn, where she will inquire whether the three men landed who mutinied on the ship ...

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  38. FREMANTLE SMELTING WORKS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. C. Kaufman has purchased the Fremantle Smelting Works at auction for £41,000. ...

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  39. LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The United [?]r. League has abandoned Mr. T. Harrington's candidature for a third term as Lord Mayor of Dublin. ...

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  40. EMIGRATION TO CANADA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Messrs. Elder, Dempster, and Co. are conveying 2000 British farmers and agricultural laborers to Canada, where they will found 18 townships in the North-West ...

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  41. RUSSIFICATION OF FINLAND.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Prior to the Russification of Finland, the average number of emigrants was about 3400 per annum. Last year, the emigrants numbered 22,265. ...

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  42. NEW ZEALAND.

    Lord Hawke's team of cricketers beat a Wa[?]rarapa 22, by an innings and 81 runs. Annie Coulter, forecabin stewardess on the Victoria, fell between the vessel and the wharf ...

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  43. THE ELINGAMITE WRECK.

    AUCKLAND, Thursday.--News has been received at Rarat[?]nga that the search of the K[?] made by the schooner Countess of Ranfurly revealed no trace of the Elingamite's ...

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  44. RUSSIA AND ABYSSINIA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Captain Lishin, who has been appointed the Russian envoy to the Court of the Negus, King Menelik of Abyssinia, has arrived at the port of Jebut[?]l, the capital of French ...

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