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  2. THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. CELEBRATION IN CANADA.

    The first celebration of Empire Day in Canada opened yesterday with a festival at Montreal, which took the form of an entertainment to the school children, on whose ...

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  3. THE PEACE CONGRESS. NO DEFINITE RUSSIAN SCHEME

    The prospects of the Peace Conference, Which was opened at the Hague on Thursday last, are not favourable. Russia, which convened the conference, ...

    Article : 101 words
  4. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND.

    Owing to heavy and continuous rain on Monday, it was found impossible to commence play in the match between Yorkshire and the Australian Eleven, at ...

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  5. FEDERATION. THE PREMIER'S CAMPAIGN.

    The Premier visited Redfern, the stronghold of the railway men, to-night and had a reception, in comparison with which that at the Protestant-hall last night was good ...

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  6. FARMERS TO FARMERS

    How little you know of Victoria who only Melbourne know may well be said with acknowledgment to Kipling. The Victoria of to-day is not the Victoria of thirty ...

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  7. The Argus.

    A woman who to-day completes her eightieth year—Her Majesty Queen Victoria—is the most august and picturesque figure upon the stage of the ...

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  8. PERSONAL.

    Yesterday the Premier received a telegram from Mr. Best stating that he and Mr. Trenwith, who have been inquiring into labour legislation in New Zealand, ...

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  9. DELEGATES MORE HOPEFUL.

    The majority of the representatives of the powers at the Peace Conference are hopeful that the conference will result in rendering wars of less frequent occurrence ...

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  10. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Marine Board announced to-day that in view of the adverse report of its officers the ship Republic must be docked before it can leave port. ...

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  11. THE NEW YORK WORLD.

    The New York "World" has issued a special edition, intended as a souvenir of the 80th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. It contains numerous tributes to ...

    Article : 73 words
  12. MESSAGES FROM THE COLONIES.

    To-day being the 80th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, the Premier yesterday asked His Excellency the Governor to send a cable message to the Secretary of State ...

    Article : 145 words
  13. ROBBERIES IN THE POSTOFFICE.

    For several months past complaints have been received at the Post-office regarding the disappearance of letters containing post[?] notes. The endeavours of the ...

    Article : 273 words
  14. THE CHANNEL DISASTER. ATTEMPT TO TOW OFF THE PARIS.

    The steamer Paris, of the American line, which during the voyage from Southampton to New York, went on to the Manacle Rocks, near Falmouth, on Saturday night, ...

    Article : 186 words
  15. THE UNEMPLOYED BOARD.

    The board appointed to make proposals respecting the unemployed difficulty Held its first meeting to-day, when a minute from the Premier was read. Mr. Reid suggested ...

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  16. THE ANGLO-FRENCH CONVENTION.

    Turkey has protested against the convention concluded in March last between Great Britain and France with regard to their respective territories and spheres of ...

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  17. MR. BARTON AT NEWCASTLE.

    Mr. Barton had a most cordial hearing to-night at Newcastle, where he addressed a meeting of 3,000 people on the Commonwealth Bill. He urged that under ...

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  18. THE TRANSVAAL.

    The Transvaal Volks[?]ad has passed a measure disfranchising the burghers upon whom the franchise was specially conferred for the service rendered by them to the ...

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  19. MR. HIGGINS, M.L.A., IN SYDNEY.

    The credit of being the only intercolonial politician who has not abstained from interfering in the federal campaign in New South Wales rests with Mr. higgins, ...

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  20. THE BANK FRAUDS AT BIRCHIP.

    William Murrray Kay Gillespie, the defaulting manager of the Commercial Bank at Birehip, admitted yesterday to Detective M'Manamny that he was guilty of the ...

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  21. THE WRECKED STEAMER TEKAPO.

    Last night a heavy sea came rolling into Maroubra Bay, the Tekapo receiving the full force of it. Many of the rollers swept over her, but so far the position of the ...

    Article : 91 words
  22. THE SOUDAN.

    It is announced that Lord Kitchener, the Governor-General of the Soudan, is about to visit Constantinople. [Although the object of Lord Kitchener's ...

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  23. THE STEAMER WARNED.

    It appears that a pilot boat warned the Paris that she was steaming straight on to the Manacle Rocks. In consequence of this warning she altered her course. Had ...

    Article : 63 words
  24. FATAL ASSAULT.

    The police are investigating the circumstances under which a man named Richard Thomas, a vegetable dealer at Redferm, met his death. He was walking along ...

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  25. THE PHILIPPINES. PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S POLICY.

    President M'Kinley has instructed MajorGeneral Otis, the American commander in the Philippines, to offer the insurgents a government similar to that established by ...

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  26. DROUGHT IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Mr. Carruuthers, the Minister for Lands, returned to Sydney to-day from a trip westt. He travelled through the heart of the drought-stricken districts, making an ...

    Article : 247 words
  27. AN INCENDIARY FIRE.

    Porosow, a Lithuanian town in Western Russia, has been destroyed by fire. A number of persons perished in the flames, and 3,000 have been rendered ...

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  28. MAJOR MARCHAND.

    Major Marchand, who has returned with his party from Fashoda, is now on his way to France in the new French cruiser D'Assas, which was sent to Jibu[?]il, on the ...

    Article : 119 words
  29. WRECK OF THE LOCH SLOY.

    The Marine Board held an inquiry into the wreck of the Loch Sly to-day. Captains Clare and Inglis, who have a thorough knowledge of the const, expressed ...

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  30. SUNDAY WORK IN MINES.

    A deputation, comprising the Rev. W. Jeffries and Messrs. E. J. Polkinghorne, H. Ivey, F. C. Roberts, G. Abbott, and F. Fleming, waited this morning on ...

    Article : 346 words
  31. AN AMERICAN CABLE.

    The United States Government has decided to lay a cable across the Pacitie from San Francisco to Honolulu, and thence to Manila. ...

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  32. SHIPPING NEWS.

    The following arrivals and departures are reported:— Arrivals.—Pengwern, from Adelaide February 2; Nar[?]ssus, from Albany January ...

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  33. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    A fresh case of bu[?]onic plague has occurred in Alexandria. In consequence of this outbreak of the epidemic quarantine is enforced at Port ...

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  34. NEW ZEALAND.

    Sonic time ago an experimental shipment of 1,000 cases of fruit was sent to London by the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association. The apples realised an average of ...

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  35. THE ALASKAN FRONTIER

    It is rumoured that Great Britain is pressing the United States to submit the Alaska boundary to arbitration. This is one of the questions on whhich ...

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  36. DREDGING FOR GOLD. A PETITION FROM MITCHELL RIVER RESIDENTS.

    A petition was received yesterday by the Minister of Mines from residents near the tributaries of the Mitchell River, asking that dredging operations for gold might ...

    Article : 87 words
  37. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Richard Garland, of Beith-street, Brunswick, painter and house decorator. Cause of insolvency—Depreciation in the value of real estate. Liabilities—Debts due upon ...

    Article : 271 words
  38. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    It has been ascertained that the fire which destroyed Dawson City, the chief town on the Klondike goldfields, British Columbia, was caused by the upsetting of a ...

    Article : 189 words
  39. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Alfred Beck and Robert Riverlea, the two prisoners who escaped from Rottnest Island Prison, yesterday entered a house at Cottesl[?], and stole two suits of ...

    Article : 122 words
  40. LEASES AT CORRYONG.

    With regard to the granting of leases for dredging purposes at Thougla Creek, the landholders of the loeality held a meeting at the Athenæum-hall, Corryong, when a ...

    Article : 98 words
  41. THE QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Dickson moved the second reading of the Enabling Bill. He said that the present time was of the atmost ...

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  42. BE WIDE AWAKE.

    Do not be deceived with counterfeits of Wolfe's Schnapps, and avoid all houses that try to palm them on you.—[Advt.] "ROBUR" TEA. ...

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  43. QUEENSLAND.

    The Duko of Buekingham, which sails to-morrow for London, takes 800 lons of frozen meat, 3,000 cases of preserved meats, and 10,000 sovereigns for Batavia. ...

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  44. TOPICAL SONG PICTURES.

    Are now packed in Cameo Cigarettes. Be sure that you get them.—[Advt.] ...

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  45. MAIL STEAMERS.

    R.M.S. Australia arrived at Suez from Australia on the 22nd inst. ...

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  46. DON'T LOOK OLD.

    With advancing years greyness increases. Stop this with LOOKYER'S SULPHUR HAIR RESTORER, which darkens to the former colour and preserves the appearance.—[Advt.] ...

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  47. THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 19 words
  48. YOUR EYES. YOUR SPECTACLES.

    CARTER and WERNER, Opticlans, 80 Ellen. bcth-st., opposite Equitable-buildings, Sight tested by C. H. F. Werner, Fellow (by examination) of the Worahlpful Company of Spectacle Makers, ...

    Article : 36 words
  49. CADBURY'S COCOA.

    "The typical cocoa of English manufacture. Absolutely pure."—The "Analyst."— [Advt.] ...

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  50. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT.

    Pears, Soap Makers to Her Majesty the Queen.—[Advt.] i**,-.,.. ...

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  51. MILO CIGARETTES

    Are preferred by lovers of good-things. Guaranteed hand-made.—[Advt.] ...

    Article : 13 words
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