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  2. THE MAYORAL DINNER.

    The newly-elected Mayor of Melbourne (Councillor M. D. M'Eacharn) gave his inaugural dinner at the Town-hall last evening. About 600 gentlemen sat down to the ...

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  3. ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

    Great pressure is being exerted by the section of the Paris press that advocates colonial extension to prevent the Government from yielding to the British claims ...

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  4. TRAGEDY IN PARIS.

    A shocking tragedy has occurred in Paris. A French merchant named Dreyfus, his wife (an English lady), and their three ...

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  5. STODDART'S ENGLISH ELEVEN. MATCH AGAINST VICTORIA.

    With another beautiful day the attendance was larger even than on the first day of the match, and no doubt had the Englishmen been at the wickets, instead of the ...

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  6. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE COLONIES.

    Mr. Chamber[?], the Secretary of State for the Colonies, delivered another important speech at Glasgow to-day, in which he referred to the relations between the ...

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  7. THE CHINA TEA SEASON 1897-8.

    The Chingta leaves to-day for Australia with 500,000lb of tea for all ports, making a total export to Australia and New Zealand to dnte of 4,500,000lb. It is expected that ...

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  8. THE HOSPITALS AND CHARITIES BILL.

    Yesterday Mr. Zox, M.L.A., the chairman of the charities Commission, was seen regarding the provisions of the Hospitals and Charities Bill, a summary of which was ...

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  9. HARVEST PROSPECTS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Information is to hand of the crop prospects in a number of representative districts. At Albury the harvest will be largely, dependent upon the weather during ...

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  10. A NEW GOLD-FIELD.

    It is reported that a gold-field has been discovered on the Koyuku River, in Alaska, similar in richness to the Klondyke field in British Columbia. ...

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  11. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

    George Bean, the well-known North Melbourne cricketer, disappeared on Monday morning last, and yesterday morning a warrant was issued for his arrest on a charge ...

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  12. INDIAN FRONTIER WAR

    Intelligence has been received from the north-west frontier of India that a British convoy fell into an ambush at night, in the Arhanga Pass, which was recently captured ...

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  13. THE BRITISH CURRENCY.

    A memorial, signed by l,200 Lancashire manufacturers, has been presented to Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, asking that the Government ...

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  14. LABOUR TROUBLES.

    A fresh development has taken place in connection with the strike of some of the London boilermakers. Last month the shipbuilders arranged a compromise with ...

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  15. BRITISH TRADE.

    The Board of Trade returns of the trade of the United Kingdom for the month of October, published yesterday, showed a decrease in the exports of ...

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  16. THE SOUDAN ADVANCE.

    At the end of last month details were received respecting a reconnaisance by British gun-boats up the Nile, from Berber as far as Metemmeh, where a strong ...

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  17. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Assembly to-day the Premier said that careful consideration was being given to the petition for the release of the prisoner Nixon, convicted of shooting at his ...

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  18. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Wheat.—The "Gazette" average price of English wheat sold last week shows a decline of 6d. per quarter (3/4d. per bushel) compared with the previous week. ...

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  19. DEATH OF AMY SEDGWICK

    The death is announced of Miss Amy Sedgwick, the famous actress, aged 62 years. [Miss Amy Sedgwick was born at Bristol ...

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  20. SHIPPING NEWS.

    The following arrivals and departures are reported:— Arrivals.—Woolloomooloo, from Melbourne September 10; Severus, from ...

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  21. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Alex, Forrest, M.L.A., has been elected mayor of Perth, unopposed. ...

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  22. PRUSSIAN POLAND.

    A remarkable scheme has been proposed by the Prussian Government, namely, to buy out the Polish landowners in Prussian Poland and substitute for them German ...

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  23. NEW ZEALAND.

    Dr. Thos. Jeffrey Parker, professor of biology in the Otago University, died to-day of diabetes, aged 74. In conjunction with Dr. Haswell, of Sydney, he was ...

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  24. RACING IN ENGLAND.

    At the Birmingham meeting to-day, the Cheveley Handicap Hurdle Race, two miles, was won by Mr. S. H. Gollan's Australian-bred horse Erl King (by The Duke from ...

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  25. THE AUSTRAL WHEEL RACE.

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  26. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    The sitting of the Assembly last night extended over four hours. The principal business was the further consideration of the Sale of Liquors Amendment Bill in ...

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  27. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    During a violent storm on Lake Eric the steamer Indnbo was totally wrecked, and 19 persons were drowned. LONDON, Nov. 9. ...

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  28. THE TASMANIAN CRISIS.

    The political situation is still presenting difficulties. An Attorney-General has not yet been appointed, although it is understood that Mr. Urquhart will be invited to ...

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  29. THE RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

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  30. A SAMOAN TROUPE.

    An announcement received from Adelaide that a troupe of 24 Samoan girls, who have been touring the Continent, were on their way back to Apia in the tunnel Friedrich ...

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  31. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

    At a quarter to 11 a.m.—The Australian Smelting Company Limited v. the British Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, Trembath v. Carr, re Affleck and the Stamps Act 1892, re the Income ...

    Article : 220 words
  32. QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    The Assembly met after tea to-night. The Premier moved for leave of absence for Mr. Byrnes, the Attorney-General, for the rest of the session. The Labour members ...

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  33. ENGLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES.

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  34. MAIL STEAMERS.

    F.M.S. Armand Behic arrived at Marseilles on the 8th inst. ...

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  35. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    J. M. Rosewarne, California Gully, miner. Liabilites, £37; assets, 5/; deficiency, £36/15/. Mr. J. H. Curnow, assignee. ...

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  36. COMPLAINT AGAINST THE M.C.C.

    Sir,—I think the public should be warned against placing confidence in the advertisements of the M.C.C. Seeing in "The Argus" of to-day at the ...

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