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  2. NEWS AND NOTES.

    Mail for the Eastern States.—A mail for the Eastern States will close on Saturday at 5.15 a.m. for conveyance by the s.s. Kyarra. ...

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  3. TERRIBLE BOATING ACCIDENT

    A disastrous boating accident, by which three persons lost their lives, occurred at Port Macquarie this afternoon. ...

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  4. GREAT BRITAIN'S DEFENCES.

    The "Times" correspondent at Vienna states that the adoption of Earl Roberts's defence resolution by the House of Lords has given a rude ...

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  5. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    The Senate met to-day. Defence of Australia. Mr. Pearce, in reply to Mr. McColl (V.), said that the Government did not ...

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  6. THE A.M.P. SOCIETY.

    In the Hotel Cecil yesterday the British-Australian Mutual Provident Society gave a dinner to celebrate the opening of its London office. The guests ...

    Article : 189 words
  7. THE UNREST IN INDIA.

    The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and other powerful associations are urging Lord Minto, the Viceroy of India, to create a special tribunal without ...

    Article : 138 words
  8. THE WEEKLY HALF-HOLIDAY.

    As a result of a meeting of the committee of the Metropolitan Retail Traders' Association held yesterday morning, a deputation was arranged ...

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  9. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    In the House of Representatives this afternoon the Prime Minister made a statement setting out the programme for the remaining few weeks of the ...

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  10. POSTAL ADMINISTRATION.

    Mr. Jenvey, the Victorian electrical engineer, gave some startling evidence before the Postal Commission to-day. Mr. Jenvey said that as far as he had ...

    Article : 558 words
  11. BRITISH POLITICS.

    A powerful non-political committee of Moderates, leading churchmen, non-conformists, and educational authorities is supporting the proposed compromise ...

    Article : 411 words
  12. FATAL WILLIAM TELL TRICK.

    Yesterday Madame Clementine, while attempting the William Tell trick in the Middlesex Music Hall, London, fired a bullet into the head of her ...

    Article : 47 words
  13. THE CASE OF MONTEFIORE MYERS.

    Montefiore Myers, the Australian Jew, who was recently arrested at Pittsburg on a charge of grand larceny, had for two months been an honoured guest ...

    Article : 66 words
  14. AMERICAN CATTLE DISEASE.

    Great Britain has refused to allow a shipment of cattle from New York and Philadelphia to be landed, although the animals had been transported in sealed ...

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  15. VICTORIAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    A scene occurred in the Legislative Assembly to-day during the debate on the Budget. It arose over the payment of a commission by the Government to ...

    Article : 203 words
  16. THE SAN FRANCISCO SCANDALS.

    Mr. Francis Heney, District Attorney at San Francisco, who was recently wounded by a ruined saloon-keeper who afterwards committed suicide, is ...

    Article : 54 words
  17. THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

    Russia's reply to Austria's Note regarding the proposed European Conference adheres staunchly to the essential conditions of the gathering, including ...

    Article : 78 words
  18. THE SHAH OF PERSIA.

    Out of deference to the wishes of Great Britain and Russia, the Shah of Persia has withdrawn the rescript in which he declared his intention not to ...

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  19. TORNADO IN ARKANSAS

    A tornado swept through Arkansas, U.S.A., yesterday and destroyed twenty hamlets. At Piney thirty persons were killed by the storm. ...

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  20. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Messrs. Meynell and Gunn have secured the Australian rights of a number of plays, including "The Hypocrites," "Tom Jones," "Pete," "The ...

    Article : 301 words
  21. IN SEARCH OF TREASURE.

    Some particulars of the island cruise of the ketch Wheatsheaf were given at the inquest held at Byron Bay concerning the death of Charles Mason on ...

    Article : 259 words
  22. ROWING.

    Seventy prominent oarsmen and sportsmen last night entertained G. Towns, the Australian sculler, at a dinner at Putney. Mr. W. H. Eyre ...

    Article : 44 words
  23. KURRAWANG WOOD STRIKE.

    The case of Harold Hubert Thompson, who is at present undergoing sentence for intimidation on the Kurrawang wood line during the wood strike, was ...

    Article : 266 words
  24. Family Notices

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  25. THE TRIAL OF DINIZULU

    At the trial of Dinizulu on a charge of high treason at Pietermaritzburg yesterday, the widow of the rebel chief Bambaata stated in evidence that she ...

    Article : 77 words
  26. FINANCIAL.

    Latest quotations for Australian investment stock are as follow:— Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Company 4 per cent, debenture ...

    Article : 78 words
  27. COMMERCIAL.

    Wool.—The colonial wool sales were opened yesterday. Buxton, Ronald and Co., Charles Balme and Co., and Du Croz, Doxat and Co. sold 9,054 bales. ...

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  28. MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.

    The case in which an Indian fireman named Gaman Alle Must is charged with having murdered Curim Ellai Nawabkhan on board the R.M.S. ...

    Article : 128 words
  29. PERSONAL.

    A cable message received from London yesterday stated that Lord Northcote (ex-Governor-General of the Commonwealth) and Lady Northcote have ...

    Article : 174 words
  30. NALLAN WOOD TROUBLE.

    Apparently no progress has yet been made towards a settlement of the Nallan wood trouble. For some days the company has been ...

    Article : 153 words
  31. NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS.

    The Opposition won 9 out of the 22 second ballots decided. The result of the election is:—Government, 47; Opposition, 24: Independent, 3: Labour, ...

    Article : 67 words
  32. MINING.

    The following are the latest quotations for Australian mining stocks:— Block 10 (Broken Hill), 62s. 6d. b, 63s. 9d s; North Broken Hill, 56s. 3d. b, ...

    Article : 56 words
  33. THE "WESTERN MAIL" CHRISTMAS NUMBER.

    The Christmas number of the "Western Mail" will be issued to-morrow, so that it may be posted to the United Kingdom for the holiday season. The ...

    Article : 298 words
  34. SUICIDE OF A YOUNG MAN.

    Particulars concerning the death of a young man named Frank Ikin, whose body was found in a tent on Monday by his brother, on the Auchentorlie ...

    Article : 162 words
  35. THE NICOTINE HABIT.

    At the Bendigo Anglican Synod yesterday one of the lay members spoke in favour of a pledge being encouraged in regard to smoking. He said that ...

    Article : 229 words
  36. ENCOURAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

    The Government of New South Wales has determined on a much bolder immigration policy for this year, the amount devoted for the purpose having been ...

    Article : 152 words
  37. DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Bath asked the Premier whether he had come to any decision in regard ...

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  38. MELBOURNE CLERICAL SOCIETY.

    Considerable interest was manifested in the meeting of the Melbourne Clerical Society yesterday, in view of the fact that Synod business was to be ...

    Article : 95 words
  39. Advertising

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    Advertising : 315 words
  40. ALLEGED ASSAULT.

    News received from Thursday Island states that the Rev. E. Baxter Riley was charged in the Daru Court. New Guinea, last week, before Mr. ...

    Article : 94 words
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