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  2. INTER-STATE CABLES.

    The condition of the lad Goldsmith, who was yesterday found suffering from bubonic plague, is slightly improved to-day. The city council stuff is visiting ...

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  3. COMMONWEALTH.

    Mr. Edmund Robertson, K.C. (L.), asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in the House of Commons yesterday whether he would represent to the ...

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  4. INTER-STATE CABLES.

    At a meeting of the marine board to-day a complaint was received from Mr. G. A. Crouch, of Western Australia, as to the condition of the deck loading of ...

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  5. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The cause of the fire, resulting in the destruction of Mr. C. W. Rosoman's barn, stable, and cowshed, and 30 tons of hay stored in the barn, is still ...

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  6. WRECK OF THE ELBA

    The treacherous coral reefs which abound in the South Seas have been responsible for the loss of another fine steamship, news having been brought to ...

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  7. LATROBE.

    While running along the road Thursday evening in New Town, Mark If the second son of Mr. W. H. Keam, fell into a drain and broke his right leg ...

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  8. RAILTON.

    A serious farm fire occurred, John Brown's farm, Sunnyside, on Wednesday. All the season's crop, together with barns, was burnt. It is believed ...

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  9. INLAND WIRES

    Colonel Mackenzie, with his subordinate officers, returned from Lyell to-day, and passed on .to Burnie after inspecting the local forces at Zeehan, Strahan, and ...

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  10. SCOTTSDALE.

    Dr. Elkington paid his promised visit on Friday afternoon, and inspected the Government buildings and hotels. ...

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  11. SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS.

    Owing to the discovery in Sydney of plague-infected rats and mice, the board of health has decided that all vessels arriving in Melbourne from Sydney shall be ...

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  12. THE ELECTIONS.

    The Chief Justice (Sir Samuel Griffith) sat this afternoon in the Court of Disputed Returns to hear the petition of Mr. J. M. Chanter against Mr. R. O. ...

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  13. A SEA CAPTAIN'S VIEW.

    Captain A. Somerville, master of the latest addition to the fleet of the Chi Navigation Company, s. Anhui, which arrived at Port Adelaide from Hong Kong ...

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  14. QUEENSLAND PRECAUTIONS.

    A deputation of produce merchants waited on the Hon. A. H. Barlow to-day, in the absence of the Premier, and asked that certain shipments of potatoes now ...

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  15. RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION.

    The annual meeting of the Tasmanian Government Railway Employees' Association was held to-night. The following officers were appointed for the coming ...

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  16. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IN TASMANIA.

    A "Gazette extraordinary" has been issued declaring New South Wales to be infected with plague. This morning, when the s. Orontes arrived off Sandy Bay ...

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  17. MR. HIRSCH'S PETITION.

    The High Court sat this morning to hear the arguments on points of law arising out of the petition by Mr. Max Hirsch against the return of Mr. Pharez Phillips ...

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  18. WHEAT FOR SHIPMENT.

    The quantity of wheat stacked at Williamstown awaiting shipment is estimated et 20,000 bags. ...

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  19. THE MISSING MAN.

    The body of Martin Sullivan, the man who has been missing from his home since February 22, was discovered to-day on the bare hill between the town and ...

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  20. MR. REID AND THE FREE-TRADE PARTY.

    Some of the members of the Freetrade Liberal party state that there is great dissatisfaction with the attitude of Mr. Reid in compromising with Mr. Deakin ...

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  21. H.M.S. WALLAROO EXPLOSION

    The seaman Atkins, who was one of the Wallaroo explosion victims, has completely recovered, and another, whose name is Pretty, is able to walk about ...

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  22. HOBART & SOUTH

    The forecast for March 12 is:—The front of the approaching barometric depression, No. 13, is now about 15 degrees to the west, and may be expected to ...

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  23. CAMPBELL TOWN.

    The social in connection with the anniversary of the Early Closing Association was held in Lawson's Hall on Wednesday night. There was a large attendance, ...

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  24. PASTORALISTS' FEDERAL COUNCIL.

    The fifteenth convention of the Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia commenced its sittings on Tuesday afternoon, and continued them till to-day. ...

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  25. CUSTOMS ADJUSTMENTS.

    The Minister of Customs to-day received the subjoined return showing the interstate customs and excise adjustment for last month. Dr. means that ...

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  26. THE WIDOW: A MENACE TO BACHELORS.

    The mere state of widowhood is a menace to any man who would maintain the bliss of bachelorhood. Be the lady as modest as Martha, as ...

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  27. HONESTY "REWARDED."

    A man named John Clayden picked up a purse in the city to-day containing £20 17s in cash and notes, and returned the same to the owner, who munificently ...

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  28. THE PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. Kingston (S.A.) resumed the debate on the address-in-reply. He said he could not altogether approve of the action of the Government in several important ...

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  29. THE SHIPPING TRADE.

    Shipping business to-day was brisk. Several large steamers arrived to load cargoes of fruit and other produce, and the wharves presented an unuslally busy ...

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  30. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Wheat is irregular, but about 8000 bags sold up to 3s to 3s 4d ex store. Flour gold up td £8. Bran, 7½d to 7½d. Pollard, 7½d. Prime malting barley was ...

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  31. HOUSE ON FIRE.

    During the process of fumigation this morning a house in Anglesea-street caught fire, and the brigado's services were called into requisition, but little damage was ...

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  32. RUSSIA AND GREAT BRITAIN

    "Is Russia hostile to Great Britain?" To this pertinent question a gentleman for many years a resident of St. Petersburg, and at present on a visit to ...

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  33. AN HISTORICAL DOCUMENT.

    The Premier (Mr. W. B. Propsting) has received information from the Agent General that a document has been found in the possession of a bookseller in ...

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  34. GEORGE TOWN.

    A very enjoyable concert in aid of the George Town regatta funds, given by members of the St. John's Church, Launceston, was held here in the Town Hall ...

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  35. THE MINISTER OF LANDS.

    The Minister of Lands (Hon. Carmichael Lyne) went north to-night, and will be in attendance at his office at Launceston up to 11 o'clock on Monday morning. ...

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  36. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

    At a meeting of the Executive Council to-day the following appointments were confirmed:—A. L. Brockett and A. W. Garrett, inspectors of state schools, to be ...

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  37. RETRENCHMENT POLICY.

    It is stated that the Government has already saved £20,000 by retrenchment among officers in the Public Works Department, and that a further saving of ...

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  38. FRENCH HONORS.

    It is reported that the French Government conferred on Mr. John Perry (Minister of Public Instruction); Mr. Fred. Bridges (Under-Secretary of Public ...

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  39. TECHNICAL SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIPS.

    The Minister of Education (Hon. H. Nicholls) is in communication with the chairman of the Hobart and Launceston Technical Schools, he having suggested ...

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  40. THE MELBOURNE COMPANY'S PERTH.

    This vessel paid her maiden visit to Tasmania on Thursday afternoon, W[?] she arrived at Burnie. She is a fine boat of 2500 tons. in build much ...

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  41. CAPTAIN'S CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED.

    The Marine Court to-day suspended for six months the certificate of Captain Andrew Langram, master of the steamer Julia Percy, in connection with her ...

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  42. HAGLEY.

    The annual picnic in connection with the Presbyterian Sunday school was held on the recreation ground on Wednesday. A large number of prizes were given for ...

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  43. WHEN WE FEARED NAPOLEON.

    On the night of January 29 beacons blazed on the Border hills to celebrate the centenary of a false alarm 100 years ago, when Napoleon's flotilla of flat-bottomed ...

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  44. TRAPPED BY ELECTRICITY.

    For some months past numerous robberies of a mysterious character bad been committed at the residence of a wealthy couple in Paris, which is much frequented ...

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  45. DETECTIVE DISMISSED.

    The Investigations which Scotland Yard has been making with regard to allegations against Detective-Inspector M'Carthy have led to that officer's dismissal ...

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  46. BIRTH RATE IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The Premier (Mr. R. Seddon), when speaking at Lawrenco, South Island, said that the excess of births over deaths in New Zealand List year was 13,301, and ...

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  47. LILYDALE.

    Mr. J. B. Gibson, M.H.A., member for the district, addressed the electors on Thursday night. Mr. F. Proctor presided. The attendance, however, was only ...

    Article : 78 words
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