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  2. FEDERATION.

    The Premier was entertained at a banquet to-night. In response to the toast of his health, he said that the fiscal question always had been a great bar to social ...

    Article : 654 words
  3. THE TRANSVAAL. THE VETOED AMMUNITION.

    In connection with the stoppage by Portugal of the landing in Delagoa Bay of rifles and ammunition intended for the Transvaal a serious report is current. ...

    Article : 199 words
  4. THE DREYFUS TRIAL EVIDENCE OF A SPY.

    The re-tail of Captain Dreyfus by courtmartial was continued to-day at Rennes. A letter from a French spy named Cuers was read, which showed that the accused ...

    Article : 149 words
  5. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. MATCH AGAINST SOMERSET.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 157 words
  6. THE DEAD BODY IN THE STREET. OFFENCE AGAINST DECENCY.

    With reference to the report in our issue yesterday of the delay in removing the body of a gentleman who died suddenly in the Wattletree-road, Malvern, on Tuesday, ...

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  7. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly it was decided after midnight on Wednesday that the matter of Mr. Neild's receiving £350 from the Government should be referred to ...

    Article : 886 words
  8. OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    While many members of the Legislative Assembly are willing to give the Premier credit for having made an honest endeavour to bring forward a practicable ...

    Article : 193 words
  9. PERSONAL.

    We regret to announce the death of Mr. Robert Walsh, Q.C., which occurred last night, at his residence, East St. Kilda. For the past four or five weeks Mr. Walsh ...

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  10. ANOTHER CAUCUS OF THE OPPOSITION.

    At the Opposition caucus held this afternoon the attendance was smaller than on the previous day. The leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lyne) states that only a very ...

    Article : 221 words
  11. MR. PEACOCK'S BALLARAT SPEECH.

    At the meeting of the Chamber of Manufactures on Wednesday, the president, Mr. F. T. Derham, took the Chief Secretary to task for a statement he made while ...

    Article : 719 words
  12. GENERAL GONSE ON ESTERHAZY.

    At the court-martial yesterday the evidence given by Major Esterhazy before the Court of Cassation and his letters to the late President Faure were read. ...

    Article : 151 words
  13. A BOER LAAGER.

    A force of 300 Boers has formed a larger, or camp, on the Transvaal border, 50 miles south ot Mafeking, and nearly opposite Potchefstroom. ...

    Article : 68 words
  14. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    In the Newtown Police Court to-day Henry James Miles, signalman at Ashfield station, was committed for trial at the quarter sessions on a charge of having ...

    Article : 186 words
  15. NOTES BY "OBSERVER."

    There was an impression in the earlier part of the season that Ranjitsinhji was not as brilliant a batsman as when the last Australian team visited England. Some ...

    Article : 526 words
  16. CAPE AND NATAL BOERS.

    A correspondent of the "Standard" states that widespread treason exists among the Boers in Cape Colony and Natal. ...

    Article : 59 words
  17. GENERALS PANIC-STRICKEN.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily News" states that the generals are wavering with regard to the position they should assume respecting the guilt or innocence of ...

    Article : 91 words
  18. LARGE ORDER FOR CARTRIDGES.

    It has transpired that a Birmingham firm lately received an order for 14,000,000 Mauser rifle cartridges. In connection with this fact, it is pointed ...

    Article : 64 words
  19. A VESSEL IN DANGER.

    A telegram just received from Newcastle states that blue-lights were flaring from the direction of the Oyster Bank shortly before midnight, which gave the alarm that ...

    Article : 117 words
  20. ESTERHAZY HOOTED IN LONDON.

    Yesterday Esterhazy, who is at present in London, was recognised when walking along Oxford-street. The crowd groaned at and hooted him, ...

    Article : 48 words
  21. BRITISH SUZERAINTY.

    Various reports are current which indicate that President Kruger has made strong efforts to obtain the abolition of British suzerainty over the Transvaal. ...

    Article : 84 words
  22. NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION.

    The Premier was asked to-day to consider the desirability of sending three members to Australia to make inquiries regarding the reciprocity treaty, which might be ...

    Article : 144 words
  23. BREACH OF PROMISE.

    In the Banco Court to-day, before the Chief Justice and a jury, Mary Grant, a spinser, proceeded against John Thomas Alston to recover damages for breach of ...

    Article : 177 words
  24. THE BESIEGED HOUSE.

    M. Jules Guerin, member of the Chamber of Deputies, and president of the AntiSemitic League, who some days ago barricaded himself in his house with M. Max ...

    Article : 165 words
  25. SIR WILLIAM BUTLER LEAVES CAPE TOWN.

    Major-General Sir William F. Butler, who has been recalled by the British Government from the Cape, where he held the position of commandant of the Imperial ...

    Article : 133 words
  26. STATEMENT BY INSPECTOR SHARP.

    Inspector Sharp, the officer in charge of the Melbourne police district, was interviewed yesterday in reference to the delay in removing a dead body from the ...

    Article : 199 words
  27. THE CAMPAIGN IN QUEENSLAND.

    A month ago Queensland would I believe, have polled a substantial majority against the Commonwealth Bill. At present the issue is doubtful, with rather a ...

    Article : 1,947 words
  28. THE ULTIMO TRAGEDY.

    The inquest on Ernest Williams, who was shot dead in Fig-street, Ultimo, on the 16th inst., was resumed to-day. Sydney Frederick Giblett was present, in ...

    Article : 169 words
  29. THE WATER BILL.

    The members of the Western Wimmera Water Supply and Irrigation Trust are, generally speaking, quite satisfied with the proposals of the Government bill for the ...

    Article : 714 words
  30. MR. BARTON'S RESIGNATION.

    At a meeting of the Opposition yesterday Mr. Barton, the leader, voluntary resigned his position, and Mr. Lyne was unanimously elected in his place. The ...

    Article : 861 words
  31. FORAGE SUPPLIES.

    Regarding the possibility of the Imperial Government requiring forage for South Africa, the Premier said to-day that the means of transit was the first ...

    Article : 58 words
  32. THE SOUDAN TRAGEDY.

    Additional particulars are published respecting the murder of Colonel Klobb and Lieutenant Meunier in the French Soudan by Captains Voulet and Chanoinc, whom ...

    Article : 110 words
  33. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    The Treasurer (Mr. Holder) delivered his eighth Budget to-day, being his sixth consecutive annual statement. He mentioned that before the next Budget speech ...

    Article : 475 words
  34. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The annual agricultural returns issued by the registrar-general show that the acreage under wheat for the 1898-9 season was 74,731 acres, compared with 38,705 acres in the ...

    Article : 55 words
  35. THE WAGGA SHOW.

    The attendance was very large at the show to-day, about 6,500 being present. No such fine show of sheep has ever been seen here before. The parade of horses evoked ...

    Article : 223 words
  36. THE BOERS OF THE CAPE COLONY.

    In the Free State, Boers and English live side by side in peace and unity. There are no disturbing elements at all, and, were it not for the Transvaal, there would also ...

    Article : 460 words
  37. TASMANIA.

    Mr. Leslie Jolly has been appointed chairman and Messrs. Augustus Simson and R. H. Price vice-chairmen of the mining section of the Chamber of ...

    Article : 31 words
  38. THE PHILIPPINES.

    Major-General Otis, the United States commander in the Philippines, is enforcing the exclusion of Chinese immigrants from the islands. ...

    Article : 48 words
  39. NEW ZEALAND.

    While shifting her moorings by means of a hand capstan, H.M.S. Ringdove's cable suddenly jerked and took charge of the capstan. A number of men at the ...

    Article : 110 words
  40. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Alfred Edmund Jeffs, of Cotham-road, Kew, coachbuilder. Compulsory sequestration. Causes of insolvency—Want of remunerative employment. Debts, £432 ...

    Article : 34 words
  41. INTERNATIONAL BOWLS.

    It was recently announced that two Australians had offered to contribute £500 each towards the expenses of an Australian bowling team, which it is proposed shall ...

    Article : 151 words
  42. LATE MINING NEWS.

    KALGOORLIE, Thursday.—The eastern vein at the 400ft. level of BLOCK 45 has widened in driving north to nearly 4ft. The values, which are confined chiefly to about 2ft. of the lode, are the ...

    Article : 310 words
  43. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 453 words
  44. THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

    ROCHERSTER.—Mr. P. Farquharson, chairman of directors of the Rochester Butter Factory, has resigned, and Mr. Simon Graham has been appointed in his stead. The local factory is new ...

    Article : 232 words
  45. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    Ranjitsinhji has this season scored in first-class matches the large total of 2,837 runs. This is the record aggregate for an ...

    Article : 36 words
  46. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    It was decided at the meeting of the Caulfield Council on Wednesday, on the motion of Councillors Riddell and Klrkham, that a deputation wait on the Postmaster General to urge the ...

    Article : 121 words
  47. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    In the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice yesterday Mr. Justice Cozens-Hardy made an oeder for the compulsory winding-up of the Coolgardie ...

    Article : 49 words
  48. TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

    The House of Assembly has appointed a select committee, on the motion of the Minister of Lands, to inquire into the circumstances connected with the Macquarie ...

    Article : 173 words
  49. MILO CIGARETTES

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

    Article : 11 words
  50. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Tallow.—At to-day's auction sales of Australasian tallow, 1,900 casks were offered and 625 casks were sold. Prices realised were unaltered, as follows:—Fine ...

    Article : 47 words
  51. ARISTOCRATICA.

    A Sixpenny Cigar for Threepence. Try them, and you will find it true.— [Advt.] ...

    Article : 15 words
  52. WOLFES SCHNAPPS

    Used at night soothes the brain to sound and refreshing repose, and removes the ill effects of worry and overwork.—[Advt.] ROBUR TEA. ...

    Article : 40 words
  53. THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 words
  54. SPECTACLES TO MEASURE.

    CARTER and WERNER, Opticians, 86 Elizabeth-St., op. Equitable-bidgs.—SIGHT TESTED by C. H. F. Werner, Fellow (by examination) of the worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, London. ...

    Article : 34 words
  55. ESTABLISHED

    On the firm basis of public favour, Cameo Cigarettes have been successful at every point, because they are the best.—[Advt.] ...

    Article : 23 words
  56. CADBURY'S COCOA.

    A stimulating and sustaining cup—made instantly.—[Advt.] ...

    Article : 10 words
  57. DON'T LOOK OLD.

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

    Article : 31 words
  58. WHAT ONE OUGHT TO KNOW.

    Pears' Soap is gragrant, refreshing, and soothing.—[Advt.] ...

    Article : 8 words
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