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  2. FEDERATION.

    The Municipal Conference which the Mayor of Melbourne has summoned on the federation question and which assembles at the Town-hall this afternoon ...

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  3. THE WAR. PUBLIC FEELING IN AMERICA.

    The slow progress of the war with Spain is causing a good deal of dissatisfaction in the United States. The postponement of the invasion of ...

    Article : 101 words
  4. ENGLAND AND THE POWERS. SPEECH BY LORD SALISBURY.

    An important speech was made in the House of Lords last night by the Marquis of Salisbury with reference to the situation in the Far East and the reasons which ...

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  5. MR. GLADSTONE.

    Mr. Gladstone is growing weaker daily. The latest medical bulletin issued at Hawarden Castle states that he is more exhausted. ...

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  6. ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

    The project of an alliance between Great Britain and the United States, which was strongly advocated by Mr. Chamberlain in his speech at Birmingham last Friday night, ...

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  7. ALLEGED CUSTOMS FRAUDS.

    Yesterday, in the Second, Civil Court, the trial of the persons recently committed on a charge of defrauding the Customs department of revenue was continued, before ...

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  8. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1898.

    "The constitution under which we "live," and for which every true-born Englishman is ready to hurrah upon all occasions, is evidently not familiarly ...

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  9. PACIFIC CABLE.

    A new argument has been brought forward in support of the trans-Pacific cable. It has transpired (writes our London correspondent) that notice has been ...

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  10. DEATH OF M. REMENYI.

    The sudden death is announced of M. Eduard Remenyi, the famous Hungarian violinist. M. Remenyi was playing at the Orpheus ...

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  11. THE FACTORIES AND SHOPS ACT.

    A conviction under the Factories Act, at Fitzroy, on 25th April last, was the subject of an order to renew, which was disposed of by Mr. Justice A'Beckett in the ...

    Article : 455 words
  12. LEAGUE OF AMERICAN LADIES.

    In consequence of the unfriendly attitude of France towards the United States, a large and influential league of American ladies has been formed, all the members of ...

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  13. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH.

    The German newspaperss discuss Mr. Chamberlain's speech in a respectful and almost sympathetic tone. The attitude of the Russian press shows ...

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  14. DISASTER AT CARDENAS.

    It is reported from Havana that a serious disaster has oceurred to the erew of an American boat at Cardenas, 76 miles east of the Cuban capital. ...

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  15. WEST AFRICA.

    The rebellious natives at Onislia, a mission station on the left bank of the Niger, about 150 miles from the mouth of the river, have submitted to the British ...

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  16. SPANISH SQUADRON AT CADIZ.

    A Spanish reserve squadron has been formed at Cadiz. It comrises five cruisers and two merchant steam liners, and will be ready for ...

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  17. THE LONDON WOOL SALES

    At the London wool sales to-day the competition was good. Prices were unchanged. The following are the average prices ...

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  18. THE NIGER DIFFICULTY.

    The defeat of Messrs. Delafosse, Deloucle, and Charmes at the late general election of members of the French Chamber of Deputies has relieved M. Hanotaux, Foreign ...

    Article : 93 words
  19. DISEASED FRUIT.

    A warm interview took place to-day between a deputation of fruit-growers and the Minister of Agriculture concerning the administration of the Fruit Disease Act by the ...

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  20. THE CABINET CRISIS IN SPAIN.

    The reconstrunction of the Sagasta Cabinet, rendered necessary by the resiguation of three of the Ministers—Senor Bermejo, Minister of Marine; Senor Moret, Minister ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. THE PHILIPPINES.

    The possibility of the permanent retention of the Philippine Islands by the United States, as a result of the war with Spain, has caused great dissatisaction in Japan ...

    Article : 179 words
  22. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

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  23. DEATH OF SURGEON-MAJOR ROBERT TALBOT.

    Yesterday morning one of the veterans of the Victorian volunteer system died, in the person of Surgeon-Major Robert Talbot, who expired it his residence at Brighton. ...

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  24. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Wildfowler, the latest betting against whom was 10 to 1, has been scratched for the Derby, which is to be run on the 25th inst. ...

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  25. A MINE-FIELD DISASTER.

    The reported disaster to an American boat's crew has evidently occurred at night, while they were endeavouring to pick up mines in the approaches to Cardenas, a port ...

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  26. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At Ashton's Circus at Gulgong last night the seats broke, throwing 150 persons on to the ground Sydney Saunders had his leg broken, and James Brooks was internally ...

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  27. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

    The return of cases of infectious disease for the fortnight ending May 14 presented to the Board of Public Health yesterday shows a gratifying decrease in all fevers, ...

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  28. CONDITION OF THE YARRA. MR. THWAITES'S PROPOSAL.

    At the meeting of the Harbour Trust yesterday the chairman (Commissioner Blyth) drew attention to the announcement that had been made in the newspapers that the Public Works department ...

    Article : 605 words
  29. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Wheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,450,000 quarters, as against 2,530,000 quarters last week and 1,500,000 ...

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  30. JUVENILE TRAIN WRECKERS.

    Walter Falla, Reginald Starkey, and Oliver Market, will not be likely to place any more obstructions on the railway line, for Detective-sergant Whitney and ...

    Article : 126 words
  31. R.M.S. CHINA.

    The superintendent of the P. and O. Company, Mr. George Withers, has forwarded us the following:— In reference to the stranding of the ...

    Article : 288 words
  32. THE TROOPS FOR MANILA.

    General Wesley Merritt, who has been placed in command of an American army corps of 1,500 men, which is to be despatched to Manila to support the fleet under Admiral ...

    Article : 97 words
  33. TASMANIA.

    The party that was sent out from Strahan to search for the missing prospector Humphrey, has returned unsuccessful. It is believed that Humphrey was drowned in the ...

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  34. THE BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South Wales was held to-day. Mr. J. R. Hill, the president, occupied the chair. The directors' report stated that the net ...

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  35. KILLED BY A HOUSE KICK.

    Albert Norman, a resident of 222 Graham-street, Port Melbourne, died in the melbourne Hospital yesterday from the effects of a kick from a horse. Mr. Norman received the injury on Saturday ...

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  36. WRECK OF THE SAXONIA.

    Captain Price, the master of the Saxonia, which ran on the Bellambi Reef, off Wollongong, last night, states that the steamer was travelling at the time at a speed of nine ...

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  37. REBEL LEADERS LEAVE HONG KONG.

    Aguinaldo, the leader of the Philippine insurgents, and 17 other rebel chiefs, who had escaped to Hong Kong, have left there for the Philippines in order to lead a native ...

    Article : 96 words
  38. NEW GUINEA.

    The Merrie England, which has arrived from Port Moresby, reports that Lord Lamington and Mr. Guibanette, naturalist, landed at the head of Mullan's Harbour, ...

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  39. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

    At Half-past 11 a.m.—In re trade mark of Birmingham Vinegar Brewery Co. Ltd. (part heard). Bank of Victoria Limited v. Langlands' Foundry Company Limited, Essendon Land and Finance ...

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  40. DEPUTATION TO THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS.

    The pollution of the Yarra was the subject of a deputation from the members of a municipal conference to the Minister of Public Works yesterday. The municipalities of Melbourne, Prahran, ...

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  41. ARRIVAL OF THE GERMAN MAIL STEAMER WEIMAR.

    The German mail steamer Weimar arrived from Colombo at 3 o'clock this morning, after a rough passage, and sailed for Adelaide at 5 p.m. The following are the saloon passengers:— ...

    Article : 144 words
  42. THE AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTA TIONS.

    Sir Edward Braddon states that he has advised Sir Westby Perceval, the Agent-General, to co-operate with Sir Andrew Clarke with reference to the Philippines, ...

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  43. THE LARNACA SIGNAL.

    In reference to a report from Cape Otway that the collier Larnaca had signalled "man overboard," the captain states that the report is incorrect. When passing the ...

    Article : 91 words
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  45. FRENCH HOSTILITY TO AMERICA.

    "The Times" correspondent at New York says that an impression prevails in the United States that France proposed a naval display by the European powers in the West ...

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  46. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Patrick Rochfort Hill, of 276 Nicholson-street, Fitzroy, civil servent. Causes of insolvency—Unfortunate speculation in land and buildings, paying heavy interest ...

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  47. MAIL STEAMERS.

    R.M.S. Oceana left Colombo for Australia on the 15th inst. I.G.M.S. Gera, from Austral, arrived at Colombo on the 16th last. ...

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