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  2. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The match between the Australian cricketers and a team representing Cambridge University was resumed to-day at Cambridge. ...

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  3. IN THE PILLORY.

    A lie which is all a lie may be met and fought with outright. But a lie which is part a truth is a harder matter to flight. ...

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  4. HEATED COAL CARGO.

    The Island steamer Birksgate, which arrived on Saturday, brings news that the German barque Rialto put Levuka on the 21st ult. with her carage--coal--in a heated condition, so ...

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  5. THE TRANSVAAL.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--President Kruger, at the Bloemfontein conference, rejected a suggestion from Sir Alfred Milner that if the Uitlanders were refused the franchise, they ...

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  6. UNREST IN FRANCE.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--The new trial of Captain Dreyfus, on the issues defined by the Court of Cassation, will commence at Rennes in August. ...

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  7. FEDERATION AND THE C.S.R. COMPANY.

    Sir,--As you have lately given publicity to the speeches of the Premier about the coming referendum, containing frequent allusions to the business with which I am connected, ...

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  8. THE CHINESE EMPIRE.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--During the debate in the House of Commons yesterday upon the vote for the Foreign Office, the policy of the Government with regard to China was adversely ...

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  9. COAL FOR THE AMERICAN SQUADRON.

    The American collier Scindia has been ordered to Samoa with coal for the American squadron. The Seindia has been equipped with four additional six-pounders and seven machine guns, and ...

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  10. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    The ship Star of Bengal, flying the Chilian flag, had a narrow escape from destruction by fire on her voyage from Newcastle to San Francisco. The Star of Bengal reached San Francisco on ...

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  11. GUARDING THE PRESIDENT.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Owing to the riot which took place last Sunday upon the occasion of President Loubet's visit to the Auteuil races, extraordinary precautions are being taken to ...

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  12. PRESS OPINIONS.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--The lack of success which attended Sir Alfred Milner's conference with President Kruger continues to excite much comment. ...

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  13. MISSIONARIES FOR THE ISLANDS.

    By the steamer Birksgate, which arrived from Fiji on Saturday night, quite a number of Fijian teachers, with their wives and families, arrived in Sydney. From 20 to 24 souls attached to the ...

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  14. QUEENSLAND.

    A man, name unknown, aged about 60, fell off the verandah of the Miriam Vale Hotel on Friday night, and broke his neck. A farmer, Fred. Smith, was accidentally shot ...

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  15. AN INDIGNANT HERO.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Major Marchand resents the orders of the French Government, which, he claims, practically banish him from Paris. ...

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  16. WRECK AT THE CAPE.

    A Cape mail brings particulars of the loss of the Norwegian barque Lebu off the coast of Africa. The crew, consisting of 13 souls, were rescued by the tug Sir Frederick, and landed at ...

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  17. NOTES.

    In several respects the match against Cambridge University must be regarded as an extraordinary one. It is not often that a side loses a match after scoring over 400 runs in the first ...

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  18. DEATH IN THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

    A son of Mr. T. C. Christmas, music-seller, of Queen-street, while playing football at the West end yesterday, dropped dead in the field, apparently from heart disease. ...

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  19. PUGILISM

    LONDON, Saturday.--The contest between Robert Fitzsimmons and J. Jeffries, the American, for the heavy-weight championship of the world, took place at Now York yesterday. The fight ...

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  20. THE WOOLOONGABBA TRAGEDY.

    The detectives are still busy investigating the Wooloongabba tragedy. Large crowds visited the scene yesterday, and to-day a diligent search was made for the instrument with which the crime ...

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  21. SIR ALFRED MILNER.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Sir Alfred Milner has returned to Capetown from Bloemfontein. He was accorded a most enthusiastic reception in the capital of Cape Colony. ...

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  22. THE BIRKSGATE FROM THE ISLANDS.

    The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Birksgate arrived on Saturday night from Noumea and Fiji. She reports having met with fresh to strong south-west winds and very high head seas on the ...

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  23. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Harper, Chairman of Committees, addressed his constituents at Beverley, and spoke against the adoption of the Federal Bill by West Australia at the present time. ...

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  24. THE ORANGE VOLKSRAAD.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--The Volksraad of the Orange Free State has passed a resolution endorsing the attitude taken up by president Kruger with regard to the proposals made by Sir ...

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  25. THIRD DAY'S PLAY.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--The match between the Australian Cricketers and Cambridge University was concluded to-day at Cambridge, and contrary to expectation A definite finish was ...

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  26. PERSONAL.

    His Excellency the Governor, with Lady Mary Lygon, drove to Marrickville on Saturday afternoon, to open the Marrickville Hospital. Captain Smith, A.D.C., was in attendance on his ...

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  27. A KLONDIKE TRAGEDY.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--All appalling tragedy is reported from the Klondyke goldfields. A body of 200 prospectors, following the Edmonton trail, have perished. ...

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  28. MEETING AT JOHANNESBURG.

    LONDON, Sunday.--A mass meeting of Uitlanders was held in Johannesburg last night. A resolution was unanimously passed thanking Sir Alfred Milner for the proposals he had made ...

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  29. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Parliament has passed a vote of thanks to the Sirdar, Lord Kitchener, and the forces commanded by him, for the success of their campaign against the Khalifa. ...

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  30. THE NEXT MATCH.

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  31. BRITISH SPORTING.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Mr. W. Cooper's Australian racer Newhaven II. has been entered for the Goodwood Cup. ...

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  32. KRUGER THE OBSTACLE TO PEACE.

    The only obstacle to reform in the Transvaal is the life of President Kruger, so thinks a high official in South Africa (his name for obvious reasons must be suppressed), who is a resident ...

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  33. AN AUSTRALIAN YACHTSMAN.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Mr. J. Howard Taylor, of West Australia, has bought the Duke d'Abruzzi's celebrated yacht Bona for £4000. The Bona has won the Royal Thames Yacht ...

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  34. FRENCH COASTAL DEFENCE.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--The Premier, M. Dupuy, has introduced into the House of Representatives supplementary estimates involving an expenditure of 61 12 million francs (about ...

    Article : 64 words
  35. TO-DAY.

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  36. MRS. TAVERNER PRESENTED.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Duchess of Buceleugh presented Mrs. J. W. Taverner, the wife of the Victorian Minister for Agriculture, at the Royal Drawingroom yesterday. ...

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  37. THE LEWES HANDICAP.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The Lewes Spring Handicap, of 250 sovs., resulted as follows:--Form, ch g, by Cranbrook--La Mode, aged, 1; colt, by Sweetheart--Kendal Lass, 2; Rookwood, ch c, ...

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  38. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL.

    LONDON, Friday.--The appeal, Bank of New South Wales versus M'Mahon, has been dismissed by the Privy Council. Costs were given against the appellants. ...

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  39. THE RECORD TO DATE.

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  40. IMPORTED CHAFF.

    CONDOBOLIN, Saturday.--Complaints come from various places in the district of carriers losing horses through feeding them on imported chuff, in which the binding twine in cut up. ...

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  41. THE ANTARCTIC.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--It is reported that Nansen is arranging to lead an expedition to the Antarctic Ocean in 1902. ...

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