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  2. THE PLAGUE

    The death occurred early yesterday morning of George Look, who was a Chinese cook at an hotel in the city from which several cases of plague have arisen. Two plague rats were ...

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  3. GOLD STEALING.

    PERTH, Thursday.--This afternoon the report of the Royal Commission appointed to report on the alleged prevalence of gold-stealing on the West Australian goldfields was made available ...

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  4. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    The Senate met at 2.30 p.m. Senator STOREY (S.A.) gave notice that on the following day he would ask If the Government would consider the desirability of affording members of both Mouses an opportunity during ...

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  5. THE BUTTER BILL.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Butter Bill, which has been introduced into the House of Commons by Sir Edward Stachey, Treasurer of the Household, aud which was read ...

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  6. SINGLE FRANCHISE.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Sir Charles Dllko (Liberal) has introduced a bill Into the House of Commons providing for a single franchise for elections. ...

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  7. ATTACKING THE RATS.

    Mr. Rittershofer, who was commissioned by the German Government to deal with the rat pest in Samoa, 4s now in Sydney, and yesterday he interviewed the Premier, and discussed the ...

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  8. THE MAIL CONTRACT.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The statement that Mr. Travisa Clark had come to Australia to secure more liberal terms from the Government in connection with the new mail contract ...

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  9. OUTPOSTS OF EMPIRE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The "Globe" complains that the only sequel to the speech which Mr. Winston Churchill (Under-Secretary for the Colonics) delivered at Leeds on ...

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  10. CONDITION OF IRELAND.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Speaking last night 111. the House of Commons in reply to a question, Sir. A. Birrell (Chief Secretary for Ireland) slated that he had received a return ...

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  11. KEEPING RANDWICK CLEAN.

    The Mayor of Randwick (Alderman J. C. M'Dougail) stated at the last meeting of the council that there was no borough in New South Wales that had fewer rats or was in a ...

    Article : 85 words
  12. PRECAUTIONS AT BALLINA.

    BALLINA, Thursday.--Precautions are being taken against the recurrence of plague. The municipal council is offering a bonus of a penny for mice, and threepence for rats. ...

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  13. IN THE INTERESTS OF PEACE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Peace Society recently addressed an appeal to the Prime Minister (Sir Henry Campbell -Ban- norman) to use Ills utmost endeavors to have ...

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  14. SHELTERS FOR RATS.

    A "resident of North Sydney," writing in regard to the efforts of the municipal authorities to remove anything that might become a harbor for rats, says:--"There are numerous back ...

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  15. MR. BRYCE'S SEAT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The by-election for Aberdeen City, South, rendered necessary by the appointment of Mr. James Bryce as British Ambassador in Washington, has ...

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  16. EUROPEAN FARM LABORERS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. --Several papers concerning the introduction of European farm laborers under contract for employment in connection with the sugar industry in Queensland ...

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  17. NEWTOWN STATION.

    Sir,--On two occasions this week, on my way from Sydney, when stopped at Newtown station, I observed rats playing hide-and-seek on the platform. when people wore leaving and ...

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  18. IN BRITISH WATERS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--A Spanish revenue cutter recently seized a Spanish felucca (open boat), which was anchored in British waters near Gibraltar, and removed her, ...

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  19. CONDITION OF TRAMCARS.

    Sir,--Now that plague is in our midst, and so much written about the cleansing of the streets, shops, and other places. I would like to draw the attention of the Railway authorities to the ...

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  20. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Company has divided £40,000 among the seamen, officers, and workmen in its employ, in celebration of the jubilee of the company. ...

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  21. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Mr. DEAKIN, In reply to Mr. Johnson (N.S.W.), said the statement recently made by Mr. Ransford regarding an largo settlement of Chinese on the banks of a river in Northern ...

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  22. SYDNEY CLEANLINESS.

    Sir,--The plague troubles have led to much correspondence on the question as to whether the Sydney people are cleanly in their habits or not. Some correspondents denounce ...

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  23. FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Acting- Deputy- Postmaster- General has received a telegram from the postmaster at Cloncurry, stating that heavy rains have fallen there, and that there ...

    Article : 98 words
  24. NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATOR.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The statement that ex- Senator Staniforth Smith will be once appointed Governor of Papua is incorrect. Mr. Deakin announced in the House of ...

    Article : 82 words
  25. To the Editor.

    Dear Sir, In view of the attention which is just now being bestowed on the Lively Flea, may I cravespace for the following lines, which are based ...

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  26. SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

    PENRITH, Thursday.--Training operations for the sculling championship of the world were continued on the Nepean River to-day. The weather was fine and the scullers did the full course ...

    Article : 275 words
  27. COST OF FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 206 words
  28. Advertising

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    Advertising : 174 words
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