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  2. NOTES OF THE DAY.

    On general principles, Mr. Reid's advice to young school to choose the workshop instead of the office when they have finished their schooling is all very well. When the concrete circumstances are ...

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  3. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Mr. David Gaunson, solicitor, again took objection to the constitution of the District Court Bench to deal with licensing cases to-day. as Mr. W. J. Lormer, J.P., had a ...

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  4. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Meat and Dairy Produce Encouragement Board have made a grant of £8000 to the Compagnie d'Allmontation of Paris and Havre for the erection of cold stores and a ...

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  5. SECOND EDITION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 words
  6. OUR SPECIAL CABLES.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Colonel F. Rhodes, Mr. Lionel Phillips, Mr. G. Farrar, and Mr. J. H. Hammond, the four leaders of the Reform Committee who have been, sentenced ...

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  7. OUR SPECIAL CABLES.

    LONDON, Thursday, 1 p.m.--The following eleven have been selected to represent the Marylehone Cricket Club and Ground in the match with the Australians to-day:--W. ...

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  8. PERSONAL.

    The death of Mr. Frederick A. Skuse, which occurred on Wednesday night, deprives the colony of the services of a valued entomological authority. Mr. Skuse occupied the position of ...

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  9. CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--At to-day's sitting of the Congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire resolutions were passed declaring generally that the question ...

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  10. PRISONERS ORDERED THE LASH.

    ROCKHAMPTON, Thursday.--At the District Court to-day George Wisher and Charles Williams were both found guilty of assault and robbery. Williams was sentenced to two years' hard labor ...

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  11. THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONER SHIP.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--An order-in-council was passed by the Executive to-day appointing Mr. John Mathieson Commissioner for Victorian Railways for a term of five years from 1st July, ...

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  12. NEGLECTED CHILDREN ON THE STREETS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A deputation to-day urged the Chief Secretary to amend the Neglected Children's Act in order to place certain restraints on giris mentally weak, who were leading immoral ...

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  13. DISQUIET IN GOVERNMENT CIRCLES.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Pretoria correspondent of "The Times" states that considerable disquietude exists in Government circles in the Transvaal, and that ...

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  14. THE MAYORESS'S RECEPTION.

    Mrs. Ives (Mayoress of Sydney) held her usual monthly reception at the Town-hall yesterday afternoon. The Mayor took part in the entertainment during the afternoon, and the Misses Ives ...

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  15. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    The Legislative Assembly was still sitting when our first edition was published. The further business in now given. ...

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  16. SALE OF A STATION.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A station property, situated in the Darling Downs pastoral district of Queensland, within 30 miles of Goondiwindi, was offered at auction to-day. It consisted of 297½ ...

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  17. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLD- FIELDS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 161 words
  18. THE HELENSBURGH COLLIERY DISASTER.

    HELENSBURGH, Thursday--An inquest was held here to-day on the bodies of the three men killed by an outburst of gas at the Metropolitan colliery yesterday. The Metropolitan Coal ...

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  19. THE MATABELE REVOLT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--From Matabeleland it is reported that a force under Mr. Gifford has defeated a large native impi, numbering 1500 men, at Ungusa, killing 30. ...

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  20. MINERS' RIGHTS.

    Mr. SYDNEY SMITH moved the second reading of the Alining Act Amendment Bill. The bill, he said, reduced the price of a miner's right or mineral license to 5s for one year, and ...

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  21. THE JUBILEE OF LORD KELVIN.

    Lord Kelvin, the illustrious professor of the University, of Glasgow, will celebrate his 50th year of work as a teacher on Monday next, and wo are desired by Professor Anderson Stuart to ...

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  22. BANQUET TO DELEGATES.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The delegates to the Congress were entertained at a banquet in the King's Hall, Holborn Restaurant, last night. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary ...

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  23. THE Y.M.C.A. CONFERENCE.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The conference of delegates from the Y.M.C.A.s of Australia has concluded. It was decided to invite the Rev. C. H. Yatman, of America, to visit the colonies with ...

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  24. NEWCASTLE MAGISTRATES' BILL.

    The House went into committee to consider the expediency of bringing in a bill to authorise the appointment of stipendiary magistrates and their deputies, to have jurisdiction within ...

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  25. THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION-

    LONDON, Thursday.--During the recent lighting between the Egyptian troops and the dervishes 45 Emirs were either killed or made Prisoners. ...

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  26. THE TELLURIDE ORE- 13OZ. TO THE TON.

    KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--An assay made by Mr. Moulden of the Tellurlde gold ore from the 270ft. level in the water shaft of the Croesus mine gave a return of 13oz. ludwt. to the ton. The ...

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  27. SUPREME COURT FEES BILL.

    On the motion of Mr. Reid, leave was given to introduce a bill to enable judges of the Supreme Court to fix the fees of courts, and to provide for their collection. It was explained ...

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  28. ADJOURNMENT.

    The House adjourned at 3.5 a.m. until Tuesdays next. ...

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  29. ANARCHISTS IN SPAIN.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Forty-seven anarchists have been arrested at Barcelona, Spain, in connection with the recent bomb outrage in that city. ...

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  30. ASSAULTS ON SEAMEN.

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The Bench at the Police Court to-day heard two cases of alleged brutal assault by the first and second mates of the barque Landskrona upon seamen of that vessel. Henry Lewis, first mate, was charged, ...

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  31. LATE SHIPPING.

    The Warrego, str., Captain Marcus M. Osborne, from Brisbane, arrived this (Friday) morning. Her passengers are: Mesdames Calder, Davin and 2 children. Kennedy, Hogg. Sullivan. Drown, Miss Groth, ...

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  32. LAND SETTLEMENT IN THE COUNTRY.

    The Minister for Lands, in a conversation with a representative of "The Daily Telegraph" last night, stated that some very important cases had been decided during the week, with reference ...

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  33. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    PERTH,Thursday.--A serious railway accident occurred to-day at Boorabbin, near Southern Cross, when two goods trains collided with considerable force, tearing up the permanent way ...

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  34. GERMAN NEW GUINEA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Budget Committee of the Gorman Reichstag has refused to agree to the vote of £25,000 proposed to he paid to the German New Guinea ...

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  35. THE UNITY OF THE EMPIRE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. H. H. Asquith, M.P., Home Secretary, a the last Administration, in addressing a meeting at Reading last night, said that, except in the matter ...

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  36. VISIT OF THE MINISTER FOR JUNES.

    The Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Sydney Smith, accompanied by Messrs. Edden, Fegan, Watltins, Nicholson, and Thompson, Ms.P., left by yesterday morning's train for Helensburgh, ...

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  37. THE COUNTRY.

    GILGUNNIA, Thursday.--A terrible suicide occurred at Four Mile on Wednesday morning about 7.30. A miner named M'Laughli obtained half a plug of ruckarock from the Moonlight claim ...

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  38. NEW ZEALAND.

    AUCKLAND, Thursday.--To check the arrival of Chinese with fraudulent letters of naturalisation belonging to Chinamen departed from the colony, the Government have decided not to ...

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  39. THE SITUATION IN CRETE.

    LONDON, Thursday.--From Crete it is reported that the Turkish troops have wrecked three Christian churches. ...

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  40. STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon, the Minister for Mines, Mr. Sydney Smith, in reply to a question by Mr. Nicholson as to the finding of the jury at the inquest on the three men ...

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  41. THE READING CHILD MURDERS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The woman Annie Dyer, convicted of the murder of a number of infants who had been entrusted to her care, and whose bodies were found in ...

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  42. THE VICTORIAN PREMIER ON IMPERIAL FREETRADE.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday--The Premier, Mr. Turner, states that the Victorian Government will have no difficulty in determining the attitude that should be adopted by the colony towards ...

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  43. THE COAL STRIKE AT NEWCASTLE.

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Information is to hand from Miami that the miners of the Back Creek and Duckenfield collieries waited in a body upon Mr. R. Thomas, colliery manager, ...

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  44. NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT.

    AUCKLAND, Thursday.--Parliament was opened to-day by Lord Glasgow. The Governor's opening speech referred to the recent serious complications which for a short time threatened ...

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  45. A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.

    BATHURST, Thursday.--On Tuesday the infant son of T. L. Richardson died from the effects of burns received several days previously. The child, together with some neighbors' children, ...

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  46. MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Miss Mayne Worrall, a wealthy English lady, who was proceeding on a visit to Australia, died suddenly at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco. ...

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  47. QUARTER SESSIONS.

    COOMA, Thursday.--At the Quarter Sessions to-day Mary M'Donald pleaded guilty to forging and uttering a cheque for £4, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The provisions ...

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  48. AUSTRALASIAN FEDERATION.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--Sir Samuel Grifflth, the Chief Justice, delivered his presidential address in correction with the University extenslou movement to-night on the subject of federation. The ...

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  49. BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Miss May Gore, a young actress, brought an action today against Viscount Sudley, aged 28 only son and heir of the Earl of Arran, to recover ...

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  50. THE SOUTHERN TRADE.

    WOLLONGONG, Thursday.--The collieries were all in full swing to-day. The steamers Palmerston and Captain Cook loaded at this port for Sydney, and the schooner Garron arrived for ...

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  51. VISIT OF MAJOR-GENERAL FRENCH TO NEWCASTLE.

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Major-Gen. French, accompanied by Colonel Roberts, Colonel Stokes, Captain Owen, Lieutenant Thorpe, and Lieutenant Anderson, arrived from Sydney to-night ...

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  52. NEW MINING COMPANIES.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The Lake View East Gold-mining Company, Kalgoorlie, West Australia, has been formed with a capital of £120,000, and is issuing shares to ...

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  53. ACTION AGAINST A COAL PROPRIETARY.

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--In the District Court yesterday John Parry and his wife sued the A.A. Company for £200 damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by the female plaintiff ...

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  54. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Parliament was opened to-day by commission. The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Boucaut acted as commissioners. Mr. Landseer, the father of the House, proposed ...

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  55. THE WESTERN COLLIERIES.

    LITHGOW, Thursday.--The return of coal passed over the weighbridge at Eskbank station shows approximately a yield of 23,000 tons for May, as against 13,000 for April. The product of ...

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  56. THE WRECK OF THE BYRON.

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--At a meeting of the Marine Board yesterday a claim from the owners of the tug Irresistible for services rendered is towing the lifeboat out to the rescue of the crow ...

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  57. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The South Australian apples by the R.M.S. Himalaya have been sold at from 11s to 17s per case. ...

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  58. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Thursday.--Early this morning a fruit shop, occupied by Mr. Trabaco, in Elizaboth-street, took fire. The shop was completely gutted. The building was insured in the ...

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  59. THE MERCADOOL LAND CASES.

    GUNNEDAH, Thursday.--The Gunnedah land Board sat. again to-day, when the hearing of the Mercadool land cases was continued. Mr. Canaway concluded his address at 11 o'clock. ...

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  60. ORDER OF FORESTERS.

    The third annual social of Court Robin Hood, No. 528, Order of Royal Foresters, took place on June 3 at the Oddfellows' Temple, Elizabeth-street, Sydney. During the evening songs were rendered by Messrs. ...

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  61. BROKEN-HILL MINING.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Shares in the Broken-hill Proprietary mine were quoted on the Stock Exchange to-day ut £2 11s 3d. ...

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  62. A CHILD BURNT TO DEATH.

    HOBART, Thursday.--A girl named Olive Howlett, aged 4, was admitted to the hospital to-day, but died shortly after her arrival, from the effect of burns, caused by her clothes ...

    Article : 39 words
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