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  2. FOURTH TEST MATCH. THE UMPIRE QUESTION.

    The Englush newspapers express regret at the action of the New South Wales Cricket Association in connection with the appointment ot Giltinan as second umpire ...

    Article : 67 words
  3. THE WHEAT MARKET.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 205 words
  4. PERSONAL.

    Their Excellencies the Governor General (Lord Northcote) and Lady Nortticote have consented to attend the final demonstration, at the Melbourne Town-hall, on ...

    Article : 796 words
  5. STATE POLITICS. PARTIES IN CAUCUS.

    Rapid developments in state polities are the order of the day. Yesterday both Ministerialists and Oppositionists met in ca[?]s at the state Parliament-house. ...

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  6. THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR. 40,000 TROOPS LANDED IN KOREA.

    Japan's preparations for her land campaign are being pushed on with great vigour. According to the Chefoo correspondent of the "Morning Post," an additional 40,000 men have been landed at Chemulpo, the present Japanese base in Korea. ...

    Article : 282 words
  7. NOTES ON THE CABLES.

    In endeavouring to estimate the possibilities in transportation of the trans-Siberian railway, we have a choice in this morning's cables between a Russian ...

    Article : 1,063 words
  8. THE DIFFICULTY SETTLED.

    The matter of the selection of umpires for the fourth test match has been settled, and Crockctt and Argall, who were selected by the captains of the English and Australian ...

    Article : 129 words
  9. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    Ministers naturally referred to the political situation when they met in Cabinet yesterday. But it was stated that they did not seriously tackle the problems which ...

    Article : 228 words
  10. A SOAKED PITCH.

    The pitch at the Sydney Cricket-ground is thoroughly sodden. The water has been soaked off on several occasions, but more rain has fallen and again placed it under ...

    Article : 149 words
  11. COTTON-GROWING.

    Great interest is manifested in the question of cotton-growing within the empire. The subject has been extensively discussed, and at many meetings it was admitted that ...

    Article : 54 words
  12. THE NEW HEBRIDES.

    Great Britain and France have agreed to the principle of appointing a joint commission to proceed to the New Hebrides for the purpose of negotiating the terms of ...

    Article : 68 words
  13. MR. BALFOUR.

    Mr. Balfour, the Prime Minister, who has been confined to his room for some time by an attack of influenza, is now restored to health. He will attend the meeting of ...

    Article : 55 words
  14. JAPAN'S CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS.

    A circular has been issued to the powers by Count Lamsdorff, the Russian Foreign Minister, in which grave complaint is made of Japan's conduct of the war. Since the rupture, the note states, Japan's policy has been in open ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. PENNY POST.

    Federal Ministers seem half inclined to endeavour to establish penny postage between the Commonwealth and Great Britain. The postal authorities have always ...

    Article : 198 words
  16. THE PANAMA CANAL. TREATY RATIFIED.

    The Panama canal treaty has been ratified by the United States Senate by 66 votes to 14. All obstacles to the construction of the canal have now been removed. ...

    Article : 40 words
  17. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Lieut.-General Sukharoff, the chief of the staff of the Russian army, has been appointed Minister of War, in succession to General Kuropatkin, who has gone out to ...

    Article : 101 words
  18. RUSSIA'S NAVAL POWER.

    Captain Field, the senior naval officer on the Australian station, responding to the toast of the Navy at a social function to-day, said that fourteen days ago Russia was ...

    Article : 216 words
  19. UNITED STATES AND COLUMBIA.

    Our New York correspondent, writing on January 15, says:—At the present time, the new Canal treaty with Panama is pending in our Senate; we have ...

    Article : 449 words
  20. THE RUSSIAN GUN-BOAT MANDJUR.

    In connection with the Russian gun-boat Mandjur, which, in spite of diplomitic pressure, declines to leave Shanghai, the Japanese Consul has warned the Chinese authorities that if they are unable to enforce the neutrality of China Japan will take steps to render it effective. ...

    Article : 88 words
  21. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Wheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,940,000 quarters, as against 2,800,000 quarters last week and ...

    Article : 186 words
  22. "THE AUSTRALASIAN."

    The concluding day of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club Autumn Meeting is illustrated in this week's issue of "The Australasian." The finish for the Futurity Stakes ...

    Article : 247 words
  23. RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA.

    In the presen condition of affairs in Manchuria the estimate of an able American writer as to the stability of Russia's occupation of that territory will be interesting. ...

    Article : 744 words
  24. THE PURSUIT OF THE MONGOLIA.

    Further details are published of the experience last Saturduy of the P. and O. Company's new steamer Mongolia, which is making its first trip to Australia. When passing through the Red Sen the steamer was sighted by a Russian battle-ship and four destroyers. These gave chase, ...

    Article : 136 words
  25. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. BITTEN BY A SNAKE.

    A M'Dougall, the caretaker of the plague hospital at Coode Island, was bitten on the finger by a small brown snake yesterday afternoon, while shifting some wood that ...

    Article : 97 words
  26. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 159 words
  27. THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

    The "Militaer Wochenblatt," a military weekly newapaper published in Berlin, makes a calculation as to the rate at which Russian troops can be conveyed to the Far ...

    Article : 141 words
  28. A CYCLIST INJURED.

    While riding on a bicycle at the corner of Nicholson and Kerr streets, Fitzroy, a youth 21 years of age named John Tatham met with a serious accident. In turning ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. AN ALPINE AVALANCHE.

    An avalanche has occurred in the Lowe? Alps, which overwhelmed 20 French soldiers, six of whom were killed. ...

    Article : 30 words
  30. THE WEI-HAI-WEI ALLEGATION.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, Earl Percy, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that there had been no Japanese war-ships at Wei-hai-wei since ...

    Article : 75 words
  31. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    A case of bubonic plague is reported from Cairns. The patient was employed as a laundress in the house of a well-known business man there. ...

    Article : 146 words
  32. WRECK OF THE SHIP LAOMENE

    The steamer Graeehus arrived at Fremantle this morning from Calcutta, and the master (Captain M'Donald) reports that when 160 miles from Rangoon on February ...

    Article : 314 words
  33. A SEAMAN DROWNED.

    A verdict of accidental drowning was recorded yesterday by the city coroner (Mr. Candler) at the inquest concerning the death of the French seaman Joseph ...

    Article : 79 words
  34. MINING SHARES.

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  35. BRITISH STEAMER FIRED AT.

    The British steamer Ching Ping, 1,385 tons, owned by the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company Limited, of Shanghai, has arttved at Wei-hai-wei. It complained ...

    Article : 60 words
  36. GENERAL KUROPATKIN.

    The appointment of General Kuropatkin, the late Russian Minister of War, as Commander-in-Chief in the Far East does not mean apparently the deposition of ...

    Article : 266 words
  37. THE TASMANIAN CENTENARY.

    On Monday His Excellency the Governor-General sent the following cable message to Sir Arthur Havelock, the Governor of Tasmania:— ...

    Article : 275 words
  38. THE CHEMULPO FIGHT.

    The portion of the crews of the Russian war-ships Varyag and Koreietz, sunk at Chemulpo by the Japanese on the 8th inst., that were rescued by the French ...

    Article : 70 words
  39. RIDING FATALITY.

    WODONGA, Wednesday.—A lad named Hugh Richard Cochrane was found in the paddock at his father's residence, in an unconscious condition, lying in a pool of blood, ...

    Article : 70 words
  40. NATIONAL WAR FUNDS.

    Voluntan contributions have been made by the Russian people of £1,250,000 in aid of the navy and £1,500,000 in aid of the Red Cross Society. ...

    Article : 36 words
  41. A NOVEL EXPERIMENT.

    MOLESWORTH, Wednesday.—Mr. Charles Roberts, blacksmith, of this place, has been engaged all the week in the somewhat novel task of shoeing a team of ...

    Article : 114 words
  42. BIBLES FOR TROOPS.

    The British and Foreign Bible Society has sent out 50,000 copies or the Bible, translated into Japanese, to be distributed among the Japanese troops, and the same ...

    Article : 44 words
  43. A CHILD'S STRANGE PRANK.

    MOLESWORTH, Wednesday.—A peenliar misadventure happened to the six-year-old son of Mr. James Bryan, of this town. He was sitting outside of the house, when ...

    Article : 87 words
  44. OPPOSITION POLICY.

    At half-past 5 o'clock, when members of the Opposition had been sitting for three hours, Sir Alexander Peacock, who presided over the caucus, declared the result ...

    Article : 381 words
  45. A MILLIONAIRE'S OFFER.

    Mr. Okura, a millionaire, of Tokio, has offered to sell his unique collection of Chinese and Japanese works of art for £200,000, the amount to be handed over to ...

    Article : 40 words
  46. THE KASUGA AND NISSHIN.

    The British officers who commanded the Japanese cruisers Kasuga and Nisshin on the voyage from Genoa to Yokohama have been decorated and presented with ...

    Article : 64 words
  47. A NASTY ACCIDENT.

    KOROIT, Wednesday.—Some young men were skylarking on Tuesday, near the Crossley Creamery, when one of their number, named M. Russell, was pushed against ...

    Article : 79 words
  48. THE COOGEE RELIEF FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 words
  49. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    John Stenhouse, late of Docker's Plains, grazier, who died on December 6, under a will dated July 6, 1889, left real estate valued at £3,857, and personal property valued at £4,156, to his widow. ...

    Article : 237 words
  50. THE FASHODA REVELATIONS.

    The important revelations respecting the attitude of Russia in connection with the Fashoda incident in 1898, published a few days ago by the Paris "Figaro," were made ...

    Article : 199 words
  51. CARRINGTON FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 58 words
  52. NEWS BY MAIL.

    The latest Eastern files, received by the steamer Tsinan this morning, give no details regarding the Port Arthur engagements. The Hong Kong "Telegraph," of the 11th, ...

    Article : 754 words
  53. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    William Henry Holmes, of 69 Beacon-s field-parade, draper's traveller. Causes of insolvency—Inability to obtain money for sale of partnership, pressure of creditors, ...

    Article : 69 words
  54. NEUTRALITY OF NIUCHWANG.

    The foreign consuls at Niuchwang, the chief port of Manchuria, are endeavouring to arrange for the neutralisation of the port. ...

    Article : 28 words
  55. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    CORRYONG.—A fire occurred here on Tuesday night, a wooden cottage, owned by Mr. W. Wheeler and occupied by Mr. C. Jones, being burnt to the ground. The family escaped, but lost all their ...

    Article : 56 words
  56. MELBOURNE HOSPITAL BAZAAR.

    On Tuesday evening next, for the purpose of raising funds for the Brunswick stall at the Melbourne Hospital bazaar, a concert and dance will be held at the local town-hall, under the auspices ...

    Article : 84 words
  57. S.S. TSINAN AT THURSDAY ISLAND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 words
  58. Advertising

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  60. CARRUM RELIEF FUND.

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  61. Advertising

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  62. Advertising

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