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  2. GENERAL RAIN PROBABLE IN THE WEST.

    Good rains were reported from all parts of South Australia yesterday, and the conditions pointed to a genral rain over the western districts of this colony. Seen last evening, Mr. ...

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  3. COLONIAL PREMIERS IN ENGLAND.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The colonial Premiers, who are the travelling guests of the British Empire Trade League, yesterday visited Manchester, and among other works ...

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  4. SECOND EDITION.

    LONDON, Thursday, 3 p.m.--For the Queensland 3 per cent, loan of, £1,500,000 tenders were received amounting to £5,448,100. Tenders at £96 16s 6d will get ...

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  5. THE WAR.

    LONDON, Thursday.--No definite settlement has yet been arrived at with respect to the terms of peace between Turkey and Greece. ...

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  6. THE QUEEN'S RECORD REIGN.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Queen's personal escort next Tuesday, when her Majesty attends the Thanksgiving Service at St. Paul's Cathedral, will comprise at ...

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  7. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The P. and O. R.M.S. Australia yesterday finished another of her usually quick and successful passages from London. She was moored in Athol Bight, passengers being landed by steam ...

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  8. OPENING MUSEUMS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES.

    Instructions have been given by the Minister for Education for the Technological Museums in the country to be open on Monday and Tuesday next during the day time, and for some hours at ...

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  9. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    The discussion on the expediency of building a new bridge over Darling Harbor at Pyrmont, as recommended by the Public Works Committee, was continued in the Legislative Assembly this ...

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  10. ARRIVAL OF CANADIAN TROOPS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Two hundred Canadian troops have arrived to take part in the record reign celebrations. ...

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  11. THE WARSHIPS.

    The French flagship Duguay Trouin, after a Stay of several weeks at the port, left yesterday on a cruise through the Pacific. She will probably proceed direct to Noumea, and hence ...

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  12. THE EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The proposed public illuminations in India, in connection with the Queen's record reign celebrations have been abandoned, and the money ...

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  13. IN BRISBANE.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--Arrangements have been made between the Mayors of the capitals of the Australasian colonies for the simultaneous singing of the "National Anthem" on jubilee ...

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  14. THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. R. J. Seddon, the New Zealand Premier, proposes that the Premiers of the several Australasian colonies now in London, should take joint action ...

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  15. THE LORD MAYOR.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Lord Mayor of London (the Right Hon. G. F. Faudel-Phillips) last night entertained the judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature at a banquet ...

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  16. PUBLIC ROADS BILL.

    The House agreed in Committee of the Whole to the report of the managers of the [?]ree conference appointed by the Assembly, with regard to the Public Roads Bill. ...

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  17. THE TRAM TRAFFIC.

    After consultation with the Inspector-General of Police the Railway Commissioners have arranged to run the trams as usual on Tuesday evening, the great show night. They will, however, be ...

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  18. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir.--In your issue of to-day you state "there appears to be some fear that the demands made upon the Gas Company's resources may interfere with the requirements of private customers in the ...

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  19. ADJOURNMENT.

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  20. BRITISH NEW GUINEA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Sir Hugh Nelson, the Premier of Queensland, is negotiating with the Imperial authorities for a renewal of the amended agreement with respect to ...

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  21. QUEEN VICTORIA HOMES FOR CONSUMPTIVES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 176 words
  22. THE CELEBRATIONS IN SYDNEY

    All arrangements for the fitting celebration of the record reign are now practically complete. There are only one or two details to be settled. The announcement in "The Daily Telegraph" ...

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  23. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The adjourned inquest on Mrs. Roby, who died under peculiar circumstances at Richmond on the 6th inst., was continued to-day. David Roby, the husband of ...

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  24. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COAL.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. C. C. Kingston, Premier of South Australia, is making inquiries as to the possibility of constructing railway fire boxes so as to enable Leigh ...

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  25. THE POLICE AND EXTRA DUTY.

    Mr. Anderson, M.P., is concerned about the police and their pay. He took advantage of a slight lull in the proceedings in the Legislative Assembly yesterday to ask the Acting Premier ...

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  26. GALE ON THE ENGLISH COAST.

    LONDON, Thursday.--A violent gale is raging in the Irish Sea and on the west coast of England. Heavy damage has been occasioned to ...

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  27. AMERICA AND HAWAII.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Reuter's correspondent at Washington states that Mr. Sherman, the American Secretary of State, and the Hawaiian delegates have signed a ...

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  28. THE SCHOOLS' FETE.

    A meeting of school[?] teachers interested in the providing singers is to be held this afternoon at Castlereagh-street to discuss the arrangements in connection with the schools' fete on ...

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  29. THE CONSERVATION OF FORESTS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Forestry Commission to-day examined Mr. Perrin, the conservator of forests, who stated that the staff cost £10,000 a year, an amount which exceeded ...

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  30. THE SUICIDE OF MR. BARNATO.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--It is stated that Mr. B. I. Barnato made three attempts to commit suicide recently at Capetown. Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, the Cape Premier, ...

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  31. IN THE SUBURBS.

    The arrangements made for the celebrations at Marrickville are of an extensive nature. Tomorrow, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., quantities of food will be distributed to poor persons from a ...

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  32. THE GENERAL COMMITTEE.

    A special meeting of the general committee in connection with the Queen Victoria Homes for Consumptives, was held at the Town-hall yesterday morning. Mr. Richard Teece ...

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  33. PROPOSED REDUCTION OF DOCK CHARGES.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A large deputation from the lessees of the Yarra Docks, and including shipowners and engineering firms, waited on the Commissioner for Customs to-day, and ...

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  34. INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES.

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  35. PERSONAL.

    Lady Tichborne was a passenger by the R.M.S. Australia, which arrived yesterday. She was in Sydney several weeks ago an a tourist visit. Mr. A. P. Kean, who has resigned his position ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  36. NEW ZEALAND L. AND M.A. COMPANY.

    LONDON, Thursday Morning.--Meetings of the A and B debenture stockholders and of the shareholders in the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company were ...

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  37. NEWTOWN.

    The committee appointed to make arrangements for celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at Newtown has completed its programme. In connection with the "Poor Saturday" scheme. ...

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  38. THE ORANGE FREE STATE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Volksraad of the Orange Free State has agreed to a resolution affirming the principle of closer union with the Transvaal. ...

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  39. CONTROL OF STREET TRAFFIC.

    During a lull in the proceedings of the City Council yesterday a matter was brought up by Alderman M. Harris, M.P., which at one time promised to consume a lot of time. This was ...

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  40. THE MINES DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The annual report of the Mines Department has been issued, and shows the yield of gold in Victoria during 1896 to have amounted to 805,087oz., an increase of ...

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  41. NORTH SYDNEY.

    The executive committee has finally completed its arrangements for the proceedings in connection with the record celebrations at North Sydney. A shop has been secured in ...

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  42. THE FAST ATLANTIC SERVICE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Canadian House of Commons has, by a majority of 113, ratified the contract entered into by the Government with Messrs. Petersen, Tate, ...

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  43. THE QUEENSLAND LOAN.

    LONDON, Thursday, 1 p.m.--Tenders are being freely received for the 3 per cent. Queensland loan of £1,500,000, the minimum of which was fixed at 95. The tenders ...

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  44. THE CONDEMNED MAN BUTLER.

    After his remarkable ebullition of violence on Wednesday, Butler's demeanor yesterday was, by comparison, saintlike. Not unnaturally, he is surrounded by every precaution that ...

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  45. A LAPSE OF MEMORY.

    The leader of the Opposition gave a singular display of absentmindedness in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Mr. Lyne asked the Acting-Premier whether it was the intention of the ...

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  46. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS.

    KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--The Associate Mines mill on the Australia Group leases was formally opened by Mrs. W. G. Brookman today. It is estimated that the plant will treat ...

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  47. ENGLISH RACING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 words
  48. IN THE COUNTRY.

    BREWARRINA, Thursday.--At a public meeting it was decided to celebrate the record reign by a picnic on the park. A procession by the friendly societies, school children, and general ...

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  49. THE ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIAMENT.

    The question of the adjournment of Parliament [?]ng the record reign, celebrations was discussed in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon. A short debate started upon a motion ...

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  50. TO-DAY.

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  51. AFGHANISTAN.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Further news has been received with respect to the British expedition in Afghanistan, which was treacherously attacked by an overwhelming force of ...

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  52. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS ON TOUR.

    NARRABRI, Thursday.--The Railway Commissioners and party returned yesterday, and were interviewed respecting portions of land adjoining the railway station. About 15 acres were ...

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  53. ACCIDENT TO MRS. KINGSTON.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Mrs. Kingston, wife of Mr. C. C. Kingston, the South Australian Premier, was unable to join in the festivities at Edinburgh, owing to ...

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  54. THE G.M.S. STUTTGART AT ALBANY.

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  55. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Thursday.--The half-yearly meeting of the National Bank of Tasmania was held today. The balnce-sheet showed a net profit of £5387, and a 5 per cent, dividend was declared, ...

    Article : 56 words
  56. THE ORIENT COMPANY.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The Orient Steam Navigation Company has given an order for the construction of a "vast" twinscrew steamer ...

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  57. REFRESHMENTS AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE.

    While questions without notice were being propounded and answered in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Bavister said he had received a circular intimating that on Jubilee Day ...

    Article : 172 words
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