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  2. THE REFORM BILL

    Some provoking little demon of mischief entered the conference-room along with the managers yesterday, and occupied a seat at the head of the table. Mr. Irvine began ...

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  3. CHINESE AFFAIRS.

    "The Times" yesterday had some comments upon the statement by Baron von Richthoften, the German Minister for Foreign Affairs, that China recognised her ...

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  4. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    The election of a member of the House of Commons for the Rye Division of Sussex, to fill the vacancy cused by the resignation of Colonel Arthur Montagu Brookfield, ...

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  5. REID CUSTOMS CASE.

    The hearing of the Customs case Kingston v. Robert Reid and Co. Limited, in which the defendants are charged with passing false entries with intent to defraud, was ...

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  6. EASTER ENCAMPMENT.

    As regards the difficulty which has arisen lu connection with the command of the Mounted Brigade at the Easter encampment, no further development has taken ...

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  7. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    In the Legislative Assembly last night, on the motion for the adjournment, Mr. SMITH stated that on the proceding day an attempt was made to interview ...

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  8. LARGE FAMILIES OR SMALL

    Sir,—The thanks of the whole community are due to you for your valuable article in to-day's issue, on the decline in the birthrate in Australia. It is high time the ...

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  9. THE SAXONY SCANDAL.

    An explanation has been given of the strong language used by King George of Saxony in his manifesto addressed to the people, in which he thanked them for their ...

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  10. THE PRICE OF MEAT.

    The high prices of beef and mutton are proving an abiding source of worry to the Victorian housewife. The extraordinary rates of last year were endured with some ...

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  11. FRENCH POLITICS.

    In the French Chamber of Deputies last evening, M. Combes, the Premier, had a majority of 43 votes on a motion rejecting applications for the authorisation of 25 ...

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  12. SOUTH AFRICA.

    In the Dutch districts of Natal the proclamation of the Governor (Sir Henry M'Callum), granting the King's pardon to all persons not yet tried who are charged ...

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  13. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    The Admiralty authorities have decided to substitute for Maxim guns in the navy the one-pound Vickers-Maxim guns, that were known as "pom-poms" in the Boer ...

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  14. TRIPOLI.

    The Vienna correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that Great Britain has concluded an agreement with Italy not to occupy any territory on the coast of ...

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  15. CRIMINAL ALIENS.

    An official return has been published which shows that on the 2nd inst. there were 625 aliens in Engllish and Welsh prisons, a number that represented 3 per ...

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  16. NEW SOUTH WALES LOANS.

    The New South Wales 4 per cent. Treasury bills, amounting to £600,000, issued at [?]ar, have been placed. The accrued interest reduces the price to 99 ½. The "Daily ...

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  17. THE ADEN HINTERLAND.

    "The Times" states that the Sultan has yielded to the representations of Sir Nicholas O'Conor, the British Ambassador at Constantinople, who informed the Porte ...

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  18. MEAT FOR THE ARMY.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War, said that in contracts for the supply of [?]cat for the army in Great Britain in was ...

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  19. THE ARMY ESTIMATES.

    The debate on the vote for the army was continued in the House of Commons last evening. Mr. Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War, had moved a vote providing ...

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  20. MACEDONIA.

    Heavy snow and torrents of rain have fallen in Macedonia, rendering military movements impossible for a month. ...

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  21. LABOUR TROUBLES IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. W. Pember Reeves, the Agent-General for New Zealand, has written to "The Times," complaining that the cable messages published by that journal greatly ...

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  22. AN INSOLVENT CLERGYMAN.

    The Rev. Edward Tremayne Danstan was examined in bankruptcy to-day, and the greatest interest was taken in the proceedings. He said he had been in the ministry ...

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  23. REVOLUTION IN URUGUAY.

    A revolution has broken out in the South American republic of Uruguay. Eight thousand rebels threaten Monten Vidco, the capital, and fighting has already commenced. ...

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  24. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier of Canada, has introduced a bill in the Dominion Parliament increasing the poll-tax on Chinese immigrants to 500 dollars, and ...

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  25. SWEDEN AND NORWAY.

    The long-standing dispute between Norway and Sweden, arising out of the demanded by Norway for separate consulates, has been at length-settled. ...

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  26. LONDON WOOL-SALES.

    At the London wool sales to-day prices were unchanged. There was a good sale of all classes of wool. The following are the average prices ...

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  27. FAMINE IN FINLAND.

    A contribution of £25,000 by the United States has averted a large mortality among the famine-stricken population of Northern Finland. A hundred thousand persons are ...

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  28. NEW ZEALAND.

    Captain Waller, of the steamer Victoria, was fined £10 for a breach of the Shipping, and Seamen's Act by leaving Wellington for Lyttelton on New Year's Night ...

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  29. CANADIAN RAILWAYS.

    It was recently announced that the Grand Trunk Railway Company, Canada, had formed a new company, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company, with a capital of ...

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  30. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    To-day's quotation for bar silver is 22 3-16d. per ounce standard, being a decline of ¼d. since yesterday. MINING SHARES. ...

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  31. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Thomas Butterfield, a market gardner, while on his way to market early this morning, was stuck up by two masked men, armed with revolvers, near ...

    Article : 265 words
  32. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Wheat.—The American visible supply east of the Rocky Mountain is estimated at 74,114,000 bushels, against 80,441,000 bushels a year ago. ...

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  33. INTERNATIONAL CHESS.

    The third international chess tournament at Monte Carlo was concluded yesterday. The winner is Herr Tarrasch (Germany), with 20 points; Mr. Maroczy (Hungary), ...

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  34. A MINE ON FIRE.

    Information was received in the city this morning that a serious outbreak of fire had occured in one of the mines at Eaglehawk, and as a consequence a number of miners ...

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  35. A STARVING MOTHER.

    A pathetic case of want was revealed at the Water Police Court to-day, when Mary Sandy was charged with attempting to drown her 18 months old child. On ...

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  36. RAILWAY DISASTER.

    A shocking railway accident has occured at Guelph, in the province of Ontario, Canada. A train, when travelling along an embankment 15ft. high, was derailed, ...

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  37. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

    At Half-past 10 a.m.—Whitties v. Sanderson. First Civil Court. (Before Mr. Justice Hood.) At Half-past 10 a.m.—Stuines v. Coombs and Co., ...

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  38. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    At the City Police Court to-day Maurice Alexander was committed for trial on a charge of having entered the premises of Matthew Goode and Co., Willitt-stree, on ...

    Article : 186 words
  39. TASMANIA.

    The barque Lady Palmerston leaves Norfolk Bay with 730,000 superficial feet of squared timber for South Africa. The ship Emily Reid has been chartered to follow ...

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  41. THE LICENSING ACT.

    A deputation, representing the beer and wine trades, waited on Mr. Balfour yesterday, and represented to him the grievances under which they suffered from the ...

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  42. QUEENSLAND.

    Up to the present the Treasurer has disposed of half a million pounds' worth of Treasury bills out of the 600,000 issued. The applications come mostly from the ...

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