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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    The Colonial Secretary will be naked by Mr. Price in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday a question regarding the proposed Federal capital, worded as follows:--"In view of the early ...

    Article : 89 words
  3. THE WAIKATO SIGHTED.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The anxiety which has prevailed among shipmasters and others with regard to the fate of the steamer. Waikato, long overdue, from London to New ...

    Article : 94 words
  4. THE RE-TRIAL OF DREYFUS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Extraordinary precautions are being taken by the authorities at Rennes to protect Captain Dreyfus during his journeys between his prison and the courthouse. The ...

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  5. SECOND EDITION.

    LONDON, Thursday, 1.35 p.m.--The Australian cricketers to-day commenced a match at Canterbury against Kent. The county team included the following:--J. R. ...

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  6. THE TRANSVAAL.

    LONDON, Thursday.--In the Queen's Speech, delivered at the prorogation of the Imperial Parliament yesterday, special reference was made to the existing situation in the Transvaal. ...

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  7. AN AMENDMENT OF THE COAL MINES ACT.

    A proposal to amend the Coal Mines Regulation Act of 1896 is before the Legislative Assembly. A bill of three sections, having this object, was yesterday read a first time. The bill will ...

    Article : 141 words
  8. THE PHILIPPINE WAR.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Mr. Root, the new American Secretary of State for War, proclaims that a determined campaign against the forces of Aguinaldo in the Philippines will be ...

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  9. POSITION OF THE DISABLED STEAMER.

    When spoken, the position of the disabled steamer to the Cape was north, 74deg. west; distance 1280 miles; and position to Mauritius was north, 40deg. 40min. east; distance 1483 miles. ...

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  10. COLLISION BETWEEN NORTH SHORE FERRY BOATS.

    A collision occurred in the harbor last night about half-wny between Milson's Point and Kirribilli Point, but it was fortunately unattended by any serious results. At 20 minutes to 7 the ...

    Article : 186 words
  11. ACCIDENTS ON WHARVES.

    Attention to the dangers that beset workers on the wharves when faulty tackle is used or appliances are carelessly fixed was drawn by Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., in the Legislative Assembly ...

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  12. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--A sharp engagement has taken place between the Army Corps commanded by Major-General MacArthur and the Filipinos in the Island of Luzon. ...

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  13. A GRUESOME STORY.

    The condition of St. Thomas's Church of England Cemetery at North Sydney was brought before the attention of the local council the other evening by Alderman E. M. Clark, M.P. The ...

    Article : 180 words
  14. THE KAISER HUMOROUS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Although the German Emperor recently created Count Munster a Prince, in recognition of his services at the Peace Conference, he does not seem to attach very great ...

    Article : 125 words
  15. MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The 1st Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, at present stationed at Fermoy, has been ordered to replace the 1st Battalion of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment at the ...

    Article : 181 words
  16. THE AUSTRALIANS' AVERAGES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 285 words
  17. SMALL DEBTS COURT PROCEDURE.

    The matter of procedure in the various courts is one in which a large number of merchants and other tradespeople are deeply affected. Mr. C. A. Loe, ex- Minister for Justice, immediately prior ...

    Article : 209 words
  18. PARTICULARS OF THE VESSEL.

    The Waikato has on board a general cargo from London for New Zealand. She left London on May 4th, and when spoken had been 88 days out. The Waikato is a steel screw boat of the ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. TO-DAY.

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  20. PHTHISIS ON THE SOUTH COAST.

    A return was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly yesterday in response to a request by some member anxious to delve into the medical ...

    Article : 149 words
  21. AN INCONVENIENT HERO.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Major Marchand, the French, here of Fashoda, has been appointed Governor of French Somaliland and Envoy Extraordinary to King Menelik of Abyssinia. ...

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  22. THE ADVANTAGES OF TWIN SCREWS.

    The Waikato, like the Perthshire, is a single screw boat. Had she been a twin-screw vessel, she would, in the event of the breaking of one propeller shaft, have had the other screw to fall ...

    Article : 206 words
  23. PERSONAL.

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  24. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--M. de Smet do Nayer, the new Premier of Belgium, has promised that he will bring down an electoral law providing for complete proportional ...

    Article : 35 words
  25. SEASON TICKETS ON THE RAILWAYS.

    A deputation, representing the municipal councils and progress associations of Parramatta, Rookwood, Auburn, Granville, and Prospect and Sherwood, was introduced to the Railway ...

    Article : 182 words
  26. ATTITUDE AT PRETORIA.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--There is no official news from Pretoria with regard to the present Transvaal crisis. In political circles here it is expected that ...

    Article : 74 words
  27. FOREIGN COMPETITION ON THE COAST.

    At a luncheon given on board the new steamer Eastern, belonging to the E. and A. Company, at Adelaide on Monday, reference was made by Mr. H. W. Waterhouse, the Adelaide manager of ...

    Article : 144 words
  28. THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The British Parliament has been prorogued. ...

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  29. NOTES.

    The Warwickshire match has ended much as it was expected to end--in a decisive win, that is to say for the visitors. The next fixture is against Kent, and it is to take place at ...

    Article : 158 words
  30. THE FRACTURE OF SHAFTS.

    At the meeting of the Engineering Association of New South Wales last night, some very interesting facts were given by Professor Warren with regard to the conditions leading to the fracture ...

    Article : 265 words
  31. HURRICANE AT ST. CHRISTOPHER.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Great damage has been caused at St. Christopher, one of the Leeward Islands, by a severe hurricane. ...

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  32. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Bar silver is now quoted at 2s 3 11-16d per ounce standard. ...

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  33. TASMANIA.

    The most recent information regarding the reported discovery of tin on the property known as the Iron Mountain, on Mount Owen, is not very gratifying. Private assays made of the ...

    Article : 139 words
  34. THE WEATHER.

    Yesterday morning was a very sharp one at Sydney. The lowest shade reading was 41.7, and on the grass 33.4. During the day, with a bright sun and light westerly airs, brought the maximum ...

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  35. BRITISH ENLISTMENTS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Men are being enlisted at Buluwayo, Rhodesia, and a large military camp has been formed outside, the town. ...

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  36. COMPARATIVE RESULTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 371 words
  37. TRANSFER TICKETS ON THE TRAMWAYS.

    Some questions with reference to transfer tickets on the tramways will be asked by Mr. Lees in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, and the answers will be awaited by many people with ...

    Article : 139 words
  38. A BUST OF THE CARDINAL.

    Mr. Nelson Illingworth, the sculptor, is holding a private view at his studio in Queen's-chambers of the bust which he has just completed of Cardinal Moran. The plaster cast has "taken" the ...

    Article : 128 words
  39. MILITARY PREPARATIONS.

    In "The Times" of July 7 the following details of the military preparations were published:-- The object of the steps taken by the military authorities, up to now, has been to increase ...

    Article : 274 words
  40. BROKEN SHAFTS AND HOW TO MEND THEM.

    The North-east Coast Institute of Engineers, England, at their last meeting, held at Newcastle on-Tyne, Sir B. C. Browne presiding, debated upon broken shafts, a topic which has been so ...

    Article : 446 words
  41. A JOURNALIST'S FUNERAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 449 words
  42. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Good progress is being made with the addition and improvements to the Adelaide railway station. The new platforms and sidings are now practically complete, and the Customs Building ...

    Article : 178 words
  43. DUPLICATING THE NORTH SHORE RAILWAY LINE.

    In connection with the work of duplicating the North Shore railway line, negotiations have of late been proceeding between the Commissioners for Railways on the one hand and the Willoughby ...

    Article : 195 words
  44. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The Karlsruhe, of the North German Lloyd line, arrived at Fremantle from Bremen at 1.40 a.m. yesterday. The P. and O. liner Victoria left Melbourne yesterday afternoon, and will reach ...

    Article : 155 words
  45. QUEENSLAND.

    Admiral Pearson was entertained at luncheon at Parliament House to-day by the Ministry. Lord Lamington and the Lieut.-Governor of New Guinea were among the guests. ...

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  46. A PAK-A-PU PROSECUTION.

    WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--A Chinese, Ah Lee, appeared before the Police Court to-day, charged with using a house in Gipps-street for the purpose of selling tickets in a pak-a-pu ...

    Article : 81 words
  47. "WHAT'S IN A NAME?"

    As has boon reported, the Government has purchased an area of about a dozen acres at Chatswood, for the purposes of a public park, and Mr. George Howarth, the Parliamentary ...

    Article : 195 words
  48. THE WAIKARE EXCURSION.

    The steamer Walkare, of the Union Company's line, which has been on an excursion among the islands of the South Seas, left Noumea yesterday, afternoon on the return trip. She is expected at ...

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  49. FRENCH TRAWLER CAPTURED.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The somewhat sensational capture is reported of a French fishing boat, which was trespassing in British waters. The French trawler in question was fishing three ...

    Article : 182 words
  50. THE CANADIAN-AUSTRALIAN LINE.

    Alter the departure of the R.M.S. Warrimoo, it has been arranged that the vessels of the Canadian-Australian line will not touch at Suva (Fiji) on either the homeward or the outward voyages. ...

    Article : 148 words
  51. AN EXTRAORDINARY OPERATION.

    Mr. John Foster, a Cleveland millionaire, underwent a remarkable operation in one of the Chicago hospitals recently. He was suffering from a serious abdominal aliment. The doctors in ...

    Article : 222 words
  52. THE POLICE COMMISSION.

    The commission appointed to inquire into the working of the police force continued its sittings to-day. Sergeant Shanahan was further examined. He said that the criminal investigation ...

    Article : 100 words
  53. NEW ZEALAND.

    At the annual meeting of the Bank of New Zealand, the chairman of directors said the bank had had a prosperous year, and he thought he was justified in saying that the coming year ...

    Article : 197 words
  54. DEATH OF MR. JAMES CLARK.

    FORBES, Thursday.--Mr. James Clark, stock and station agent, was found dead in his office, Richardson's Buildings, this morning, partly dressed. A bottle of chlorodyne was on the ...

    Article : 116 words
  55. PARKES AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

    PARKES, Thursday.--The attendance at the show to-day was larger than yesterday, and everything passed off pleasantly, and without accident. The hunters' prizes were keenly contested, and ...

    Article : 102 words
  56. CONTROL OF DANCING SALOONS AND CLUBS.

    The Balmain Council, with the approval of the Executive Council, recently adopted a special bylaw, at the instance of Alderman R. Campbell, for the control of dancing saloons, clubs, and all ...

    Article : 266 words
  57. STORMY PASSAGE OF A SYDNEY KETCH.

    The 52-ton ketch Envy had a perilous trip across to Wellington from Sydney. A letter received yesterday from Captain Champion states that she left Sydney on the 15th ult., and her voyage. ...

    Article : 597 words
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