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  2. THE FAR EAST.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Czar has earnestly considered the draft reply to the Japanese Note. Its delivery in Tokio will be postponed for ...

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  3. ARBITRATION. DISCUSSION AT THE TRADES-HALL.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--It is pretty well understood now that the Government has decided to take its stand on the exclusion of State servants from the Compulsory Arbitration Bill. MELBOURNE, Thursday.--At a conference tonight of trades unionists, appointed to consider the Federal Arbitration Bill, one of the delegates stated that he had been in communication with ...

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  4. THE CONFERENCE OF TREASURERS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Mr. Waddell New South Wales Treasurer, arrived here at midday, accompanied by Mr. Vernon, Auditor-General and Mr. Boyce Chief Accountant to the ...

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  5. REFORM.

    The Liberal and Reform Party's campaign for the next general election was inaugurated in earnest at the annual meeting of the party, held in St. James-hall (last night, when rousing ...

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  6. THE DISASTROUS HURRICANE AT FIJI.

    SUVA, January 27.--As an outcome of the peculiar weather which has prevailed here for some time, a gale of considerable force commenced to blow on Wednesday morning the ...

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  7. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The debate on the Address-in-Reply to the Speech from the Throne is proceeding in the House of Commons. ...

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  8. RUSSIA OBTAINS JAPANESE CHARTS.

    LONDON. Thursday.--A Russian cruiser from Chemulpho has brought to Port Arthur complete Japanese charts of the Korean coast. ...

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  9. RUSSIA'S PURCHASE OF COAL.

    LONDON, Thursday.--A total of 70,000 tons of Kai-ping (China) coal has been ordered by Russia for delivery at Port Arthur. ...

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  10. RAND LABOR PROBLEM.

    LONDON, Thursday.--A Blue Book that has been issued shows that Lord Milner, High Commissioner in South Africa, was convinced of the genuineness of the change of opinion in ...

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  11. TENSION IN JAPAN.

    LONDON. Thursday.--The Russian delay and the idea, that Japan is being treated with contumely have carried the tension of Japanese feeling to a climax. ...

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  12. THE CHINESE ORDINANCE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Legislative Council in Pretoria recommitted, and subsequently passed, the labor importation ordinance, providing for the introduction of Chinese labor into ...

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  13. MR. MORLEY'S AMENDMENT.

    LONDON. Wednesday Afternoon.--Mr. John Morley's amendment to the Address-in-Reply is to the effect that the conflicting declarations of Ministers on the fiscal ...

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  14. THE HOTTENTOT RISING.

    LONDON. Thursday.--Colonel Lentwein, the Governor of German West Africa, who was the other day reported to have been isolated by the natives in revolt, is now reported to be ...

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  15. SCEPTICISM IN LONDON.

    LONDON, Thursday.--In official circles in London the scepticism as to the accuracy of the message front Renter's correspondent in St. Petersburg is, most pronounced. ...

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  16. THE SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

    The steamer, belonging to the Fiji Shipping Company, Limited, which was wrecked, was a vessel of 123 tons register, and was practically a new boat, having been built by Mr. T. P. ...

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  17. ENGLISH SPORTING.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The acceptances for the spring handicaps include the following:--Great Metropolitan: Australian Colors, 8st. 7lb. ...

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  18. A GOVERNMENT SERVICE TO THE

    Mr. Wise and his colleagues thought they had dished the Liberal party by carrying the measure which the people insisted on, but he heartily thanked him for it. It had eased the path of ...

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  19. THE ALICE.

    The Alice, ketch, belonging to Cicia, was at anchor during Wednesday in Levuka harbor. She disappeared, however, during the night, with two native crew on board. She may have sunk ...

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  20. RUSSIA'S TRUMP CARD.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The St. Petersburg correspondent of "The Times" states that the military party profess belief that the argument emphasising Russia's trump card ...

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  21. LIBERAL UNIONISTS.

    LONDON, Thursday--Eighty-six out of 123 members of the Liberal Unionist Council met at Westminster yesterday for the purpose of considering the future policy of ...

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  22. THE "MINNIE HARE.

    The schooner Minnie Hare, owned by Captain Kaad, dragged her anchors, and sank on the shore side of the patch on which the Ophir, barque, found her grave in a previous hurricane. ...

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  23. ARMY REFORM.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--According to the "Daily Telegraph," Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the British Anny, has accepted the position of Inspector-General of the ...

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  24. FLORENCE BELL.

    The schooner Florence Bell was lying at Levuka, but as the weather was threatening the owner sailed for Naikorokoro. On the way thither the vessel missed stays and touched ...

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  25. PORT ARTHUR SQUADRON.

    LONDON, Thursday.--In pursuance of instructions from St. Petersburg, the seven battleships in the Port Arthur Harbor are to join the three battleships and six cruisers ...

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  26. WRECK OF THE BARQUE MORELAND.

    The Moreland, Captain O. N. Henriksen, which arrived at Levuka on December 29, from Port Natal, became a total wreck in the hurricane. The barque, which is owned in Norway, was ...

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  27. HEAVY RAIN IN ENGLAND.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Many successive days of rain in the south of England have caused a great flood in the Thames Valley. ...

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  28. TROUBLE IN URUGUAY.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Sixteen hundred Uruguayan Government troops have been completely dispersed near Monte Video, the rebels capturing four of their guns. ...

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  29. RUSSIA'S STRENGTH.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Russia claims that she has already in, or proceeding to, the Far East 300,000 troops. She is able to transport troops at the rate of 110,000 ...

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  30. A GERMAN OPINION.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The omission of the question of fiscal reform from the King's Speech at the opening of the Imperial Parliament, is construed in Germany ...

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  31. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Tenders are being called by the Works and Buildings Department for the construction of an emplacement at Fort. Largs, for a new 6-inch gun, which was recently received. ...

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  32. TASMANIA.

    The Manuka arrived from New Zealand today. The Health officer made an inspection and found everything satisfactory. Of the 24 passengers booked for Hobart, three were landed, ...

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  33. ANGLO-FRENCH AMITY.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The French press is pleased with the King's tactful comments, in his speech from the Throne, upon the Anglo-French ...

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  34. JAPANESE TROOPS IN KOREA.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--A telegram from Vladivostock states that Japanese troops have occupied the Seoul-Fusan railway, and taken a number of guns to ...

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  35. VICTORIA.

    The block in the export of wheat, caused by the want of vessels to lake the grain away, is likely to terminate to-morrow, when three vessels will be berthed at the Williamstown ...

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  36. ST. PETERSBURG BOURSE DEPRESSED.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Consequent on the very grave turn affairs have now taken, the St. Petersburg Bourse has suffered a marked depression. ...

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  37. BROKEN-HILL WATER SUPPLY.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--With reference to the negotiations with the Government of New South Wales regarding the construction of the diversion scheme for Yancowinna Creek, or ...

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  38. SMALLPOX IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The total number of persons in quarantine from the steamer Warrlmoo is 51. The president of the Board of Health, Dr. Asbhurtou Thompson, visited the station yesterday ...

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  39. FEARS FOR A BARQUE.

    The A.U.S.N. Company's interinsular steamer Yaralla weathered the hurricane out in Buca Bay. The barquo Dag, which left Suva for Loma Loma to load copra on the 6th ult., was ...

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  40. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The estimated population of the State is 230,720, an increase for January of 986. Yesterday's temperature has only once been exceeded at the Observatory for the last ...

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  41. A RIGID CENSORSHIP.

    LONDON, Thursday.--A rigid censorship is being exercised over all news coming from the Far East. This is responsible for the fact that news ...

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  42. ON THE RA COAST.

    Most of the towns in the Ra Coast district were totally destroyed; many villages had only one house left; and the residents in some towns were quite homeless, and had to take refuge ...

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  43. ACCOUNTANTS AND CLERKS.

    On Wednesday the Employers' Federation received a deputation from the Accountants and Clerks' Association. It was stated that the association had 800 members. It was not affiliated ...

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  44. ACTION BY GERMANY.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Germany is sending a large flotilla of flat-bottomed boats to patrol the yang-tse-kiang, from its' mouth to Chung-King. ...

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  45. NEW ZEALAND.

    A man named James Harris was arrested on the arrival of the Monowai from Sydney, on a charge of obtaining £370 by false pretences from Annie Smith, of Newcastle. He was ...

    Article : 46 words
  46. TO-DAY.

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  47. FATAL MINING ACCIDENT.

    CROYDON, Thursday.--A serious mining accident occurred this afternoon. While working in shallow ground on the Sunset reef, James Hall and William Samuels, who were ...

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  48. FEELING IN FRANCE.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Paris correspondents are unanimous in stating that the French people do not exhibit any Interest in the situation in the Far East. ...

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  49. A RECORD OF PROGRESS.

    The Premier in a speech to-day stated that the revenue for the last ten months had increased by £48,000 over the corresponding period of last year. He anticipated a thumping ...

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