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  2. PERSONAL.

    Lieutenant-Commander Patch, of the U.S.S. Celtic, called at Government House on Tuesday morning, and was presented to his Excellency by Colonel Bell. Consul of the United States. ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The following alterations should be made in the second innings of the Australians:--V. Trumper, bowled Hirst, 19; Laver not out, 67; Howell, caught Hunter, ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    At an early hour this morning the body or Thomas Connelly, a tide waiter employed by the Customs Department, Was found floating in the water alongside the Port Melbourne railway pier, ...

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  5. IN THE PILLORY.

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

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  6. MR. REID AND MR. COGHLAN.

    Dr. MacLaurin, M.L.C., in reply to Mr., Reid's speech at Albury, says:-- "Mr. Reid's statement is an impudent evasion of my challenge. ...

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  7. CRISIS IN FRANCE.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The downfall of the Dupuy Ministry is regarded with general approval in France. It is reported that M. Poincare will probably ...

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  8. TAXATION AND THE LAND REVENUE.

    Sir,--If Mr. Holder's letter, which appears in your issue of to-day, possesses any meaning at all, it conveys the opinion that it New South Wales had applied the proceeds ...

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  9. THE CRICKETERS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The attendance at the Bradford Ground yesterday numbered 20,000. The batting failure of the Australians is ascribed by the players to the fact that, owing to ...

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  10. YORKSHIRE'S SECOND INNINGS.

    LONDON, Wednesday, 1.45 p.m.--The third day's play in the match against Yorkshire was commenced this morning in fine weather. The wicket is wearing well. ...

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  11. THE DREYFUS CASE.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--it is not expected that any new Ministry which is formed will disturb the arrangements for the retrial of Captain Dreyfus. ...

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  12. ITALIAN GENERAL ARRESTED.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--A sensational incident is reported from Nice, in the south of France. An Italian General has been arrested on a charge ...

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  13. THE LATE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

    The Governor has received a communication from M. Biard d'Aunet, Consul-General for finance, intimating that he sent an account of the religious ceremony celebrated on 3rd March last, ...

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  14. SENTENCE ON CHRISTIANI.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The Correctional Police Court at Paris has sentenced Count Christiani, found guilty of assaulting the President at the Auteuil racecourse, to four years' ...

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  15. A PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION.

    JOHN BULL: "WHEW! EQUAL STATE REPRESENTATION! GOOD HEAVENS! FANCY WALES, IRELAND, SCOTLAND, ISLE OF MAN, AND CHANNEL ISLANDS CLAIMING EQUAL ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  16. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAYOR.

    Yesterday a deputation from the Chamber of Manufactures waited on the Mayor (Sir Matthew Harris) for the purpose of congratulating him upon his elevation to knighthood. Mr. C. E. H. ...

    Article : 254 words
  17. RE-CLASSIFICATON OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.

    The general impression in the public service, regarding the recommendations of tho Re-classification Board is that they create more anomalies than they rectify. For instance, it is ...

    Article : 93 words
  18. FIGHTING THE FILIPINOS.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--Heavy losses have again been sustained by the American forces in the Philippines. Two companies of American skirmishers which ...

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  19. PILLAGE ON THE WHARVES.

    A deputation of shipowners, merchants, and importers waited upon the Harbor Trust to urge that some endeavor be made to prevent pillage on the wharves. It was pointed out that while ...

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  20. SECOND TEST MATCH.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--A. C. MacLaren will captain the Englishmen in the second test match commencing to-morrow. It has been decided that all test matches shall ...

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  21. "WELCOME HOME" TO REV. E. CLAYDON.

    A very successful and enthusiastic welcome home was given to the Rev. E. Claydon, curate of St. Luke's parish, Burwood and Concord, on his return from England, on Tuesday evening ...

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  22. NATIVE VENGEANCE.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--An act of atrocious vengeance is reported from the Philippines. The guards of Emilio Aguinaldo, the President of the Filipino Republic, have assassinated ...

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  23. QUEENSLAND.

    A bushman from Goondiwindi was robbed of £130 by three men at Brisbane yesterday by the confidence trick. ...

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  24. THE CAMBRIDGE MATCH.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The score, of L. J. Moon in the second innings of the Cambridge, match should be caught Iredale bowled Jones, 18, not bowled Jones, 9, as cabled. Wilson was ...

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  25. FIRE IN BRISBANE.

    A fire in Eagle-street last night broke out in a two-storied warehouse occupied by Bray, Wood, and Co., as bonded stores. A portion of the building was occupied by the New Zealand Loan and ...

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  26. PEACE CONFERENCE.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The German newspapers allege that Sir Julian Pauncefote, the principal British delegate to the Peace Conference,has made proposals for the establishment ...

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  27. THE TRANSVAAL.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The outlook is now regarded as more hopeful. African shares are beginning to recover from last week's slump. Mr. J. Chamberlain, the Secretary of State ...

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  28. THE WOOLLOONGABBA MURDER.

    A week nearly has passed since the weaner tragedy occurred--a week of arduous mental and physical effort on the part of the detective force. What the result of their labors may be can only ...

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  29. TO-DAY.

    Anti-Bill Meetings:--Protestant-hall, Messrs. W. A. Holmnn and W. M. Hughes, Ms.P.; Mort's Dock (12 noon), Messrs. Cochrane and G. Pile; Pyrmont, Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Messrs. ...

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  30. MILITARY DEMONSTRATIONS IN POLITICS.

    Sir,--In tills morning's issue I notice that Mr. Reid, at Albury, was met and escorted from the railway station by the local corps of the 1st Regiment; also that some days ago, at another ...

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  31. NEW DREDGES TO BE PROCURED.

    The Premier telegraphed to the Agent-General to-day to complete the purchase of two of Lindon Bates dredges. The Agent-General reports that the work of the dredges at Antwerp is ...

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  32. COUNTY CRICKET.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--In The county cricket match, Middlesex against Kent, the ninth Middlesex wicket fell for 55 runs, and the tenth Wicket added 230 runs. ...

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  33. THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM FIRE. THURSDAY ISLAND. Wednesday.

    The steamer Duke of Buckingham, which caught fire, left for London yesterday. The extent of the damage is unknown, but was presumably not very great. No explanation is given as to the ...

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  34. UITLANDER GRIEVANCES.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--In replying to the deputation of Uitlanders which waited upon him on Monday, Sir Alfred Milner assured them that the British Government recognised that their ...

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  35. THE DISABLED STEAMER PERTHSHIRE.

    Suggestions have frequently been made that one or more of the ships of war should be sent to assist in the search for the long lost steamer Perthshire. The Colonial Secretary has now ...

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  36. THE ALLEGIANCE OATH.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--President Kruger has consented to the withdrawal from the oath of allegiance, which must be taken on naturalisation, of the clause renouncing allegiance to ...

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  37. THE SHIP RED ROCK.

    MELBOURNE. Wednesday.--The ship Red Rock, which left Townsville for New Caledonia on 20th February, and was posted as missing by the committee of Lloyd's, has turned up ...

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  38. THE VESSEL 49 DAYS OUT PROM SYDNEY.

    Yesterday the Perthshire was 49 days out from Sydney to the Bluff, and as the breakdown occurred two days after leaving, it will boe seen that the vessel has been knocking about for 47 ...

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  39. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--Lieutenant Well, of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, New South Wales, has passed the necessary examination to entitle him to take service in Egypt. ...

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  40. NOTES.

    The match which commenced so disastrously for Australia seems likely now to end in another victory for them. The 321 runs required by Yorkshire for a win will take a lot of getting on a ...

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  41. SUPPOSED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    A man named Alfred Thomson (28), a dealer by occupation, residing at 54 Little Albion-street, Surry-hills, was admitted to Sydney Hospital last night, suffering from a severe wound in the ...

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  42. AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--In the examination for the University, of Cambridge mathematical tripos, Mr. Samuel Bruce MacLaren and Mr. Percy Vaughan Bevan, both Australians, gained ...

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  43. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Lord Brassey was entertained at luncheon by the Speaker in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon. A man named Duncan Campbell Patterson shot ...

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  44. TO-DAY'S TEST MATCH.

    The second test match will commence to-day at Lords, and there is no reason why the Australians should not enter upon the engagement with every confidence. The first match, played a ...

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  45. THE DUMFRIESSHIRE'S WHEAT.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The cargo of wheat by the Dumfriesshire, which left Melbourne on February 15 with 1854 tons of wheat, has been sold at 29s 712d per quarter. ...

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  47. "PRACTICAL CONSPIRACY."

    Mr. Reid (only one short year ago): "I never believed it possible that a number of men who had sat in that Convention, as Messrs. Barton, O'Connor and Wise had ...

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  48. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--It is understood, that the British Treasury is reconsidering the question of granting a liberal subsidy to the Antarctic expedition promoted by the Royal Geographical ...

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  49. TASMANIA.

    The Gist exhibition of the Midland Agricultural Association was opened at Campbelltown to-day, and was largely attended. The weather was perfect. There was a most noticeable improvement ...

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  50. THE RAKAIA RAILWAY ACCIDENT INQUIRY.

    Mr. R. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, has telegraphed to Mr. Kingston, requesting the services of Mr. Pendleton, Commissioner of Railways, as a member of the commission appointed ...

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  51. PACIFIC CABLE SCHEME.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Canadian newspapers strongly urge that the offer made by Great Britain to assist in raising the necessary capital for the Pacific cable is not sufficient. They ...

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  52. ANOTHER FLOATING BODY.

    At about 5.15 p.m. yesterday the water police discovered the dead body of a man of about 65 years of age floating in the water near Cavill's Baths, Farm Cove. The body was removed to ...

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  53. MANGLED BY MACHINERY.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A shocking fatality happened at the Yarraville Sugar Works this morning, a lad named Julius Majewski, aged 14 years, being killed. Majewski was engaged in ...

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  54. THE BUNDALEER DISASTER CLAIMS.

    All persons who claimed to have suffered pecuniary damage by reason of the death or personal injury of workmen in connection with the Bundaleer disaster were recently invited by the ...

    Article : 114 words
  55. SALVAGE OF THE CHINA.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Peninsular and Oriental Company has paid a sum of £57,000 to the salvers of the R.M.S. China. ...

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  56. A TERRIBLE TORNADO.

    LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--A tornado has wrecked the towns of Now Richmond, Headson (in Wisconsin), and Hastings (in Minnesota). In all 130 persons were killed at New ...

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  57. SALES OF TALLOW.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--At the weekly sales of Australasian tallow to-day, 1600 casks were offered, and 200 sold. Prices for all kinds are unchanged. ...

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