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  2. NAVAL DISASTER. A SUBMARINE RUN DOWN.

    A shocking accident occurred last night off Portsmouth in connection with the naval manocuvers which have been proceeding there during the week. ...

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  3. AMERICAN MARKETS. FAILURE OF MR. SULLY.

    The failure of Mr. Daniel J. Sully was ananounced in the New York Cotton Exchange on Friday morning. The failure has not only had the effect of ...

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  4. THE KAISER'S TOUR.

    The Emperor William of Germany, who has gone on a yachting cruise in the mediterranean, put in to Vigo, on the west coast of Spain, yesterday. The young King ...

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  5. THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR. 230,000 RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA.

    A telegram from St. Petersburg published in Paris states that General Kuropatkin, the Russian military commander-in-chief, has telegraphed to the Russian capital that ...

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  6. RAILWAY SERVANTS' RIGHTS.

    A meeting of public servants for the purpose of raising funds in connection with the contemplated appeal to the Privy Council in the case of Williames v.the Railway ...

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  7. THE NAVIGATION BILL.

    The Navigation Bill was circulated generally on Friday last, and on saturday it was in the hands of the representatives of the shipping companies in Melbourne. ...

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  8. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE. STRENGTHENING THE LAND FORCES.

    As soon as the Minister of Defence feels firmly settled in his department, he proposes to make some notable departures in matters of policy. Mr. Chapman is firmly ...

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  9. FURTHER PARTICULARS.

    Details of the painful occurrence off Portsmouth on Friday night show that, in connection with the manceuvers, the submarine A1 was ordered to wait for a ...

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  10. EXTRAORDINARY SCENES.

    The failure of Mr. Sully angered the cotton exchange in New York, and led to a most remarkable scene. The exchange became a surging frenzied mass, in which the ...

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  11. THE LATE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.

    Widespread regret is expressed at the death of the veteran Duke of Cambridge. Hundreds of telegrams and letters of condolence have been received by the members ...

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  12. THE JAPANESE ENVOY.

    Baron Suematsu, the Japanese envoy sent to England to present Japan's case to the public, has given an interesting interview to a press representative. ...

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  13. SIR REGINALD TALBOT. DEPARTURE FROM LONDON.

    Sir Reginald Talbot, the Governor designate of Victoria, left London to-day. He was accompanied by Lady Talbot and suite, and the party sailed in the P. and O. ...

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  14. BOMB OUTRAGE.

    A bomb outrage was perpetrated yesterday at Leige, in Belgium. A dynamite bomb was placed at the door of the residence of M. Laurent, the chief ...

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  15. ALLOWANCE TO CLUBS.

    The receipt of an allowance of 2/6 per "efficient" member, as provided for by the regulations which came into force on Febrary 22, has (writes "marker") been an ...

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  16. CHAOS IN HOSPITALS.

    Even in what may be called the civilised side of war, the so-called barbarians are teaching the other side a lesson in bumanity. Recent cable messages describe the hospital ...

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  17. A CORNER IN WHEAT.

    The "Daily Express" states that Mr. Armour's seven months' wheat corner in the May option at Chicago, involving the holding of 25,000,000 bushels, has yielded a ...

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  18. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. FATAL FALL.

    A simple and apparently trivial fall down four steps at the Flinders-street station led to the death of Mr. John Matthew Hervey, a reader in "The Argus" offices, ...

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  19. THE NEGOTIATIONS.

    Baron von Rosen, who was Russian ambassador at Tokio until the recall of the ambassadors of the belligerent powers, has been interviewed by a French ...

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  20. THE WOOL SALES. FRIDAY'S POSTPONED.

    The wool sales to-day' were postponed, owing to an exceptional ly heavy fog. ...

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  21. RECEPTION ARRANGEMENTS.I

    The Minister for Education (Mr. Sachse) has been asked by the Government to make arrangements in connection with the arrival of the Govenor. Mr. Sachse has had a ...

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  22. SATURDAY'S SALES BRISK.

    There was a good catalogue at the wool sales yesterday. Bidding was very animated, and prices were firm, tending puwards. The following were the average prices ...

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  23. HOTEL LODGER'S DEATH.

    A man of about 30 years of age, whose name is supposed to be Gorden, was found dead yesterday at the West End Hotel, Spencer-street. The deceased engaged a ...

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  24. THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    The scheme which the Minister is clabonating for the constitution of an advisory council, on the lines already mentioned in "The Argus," is beginning to take ...

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  25. CHINESE FOR THE RAND.

    Major Karri Davies, a West Australian who distinguished himself in the Boer War, has written a letter to "The Times" on the question of introducing Chinese labour into ...

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  26. PRIVATE ADVICES.

    The following private advices have been received:— By The Australian Estates and Morgage Company Limited from London, dated March 18:— ...

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  27. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS SILVER.

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  28. RUN OVER BY A DRAY.

    BALLARAT, Sunday.—On Friday a man named James A. Milner, who owns land at Wattle Fiat, met with an accident which terminated fatally to-day. Milner was ...

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  29. SUPPLY OF NEW RIFLES.

    Mr. Chapman has made full use of the supplies granted by Parliament last session for the purchase of armament, ammunition, and new rifles. Orders have been placed ...

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  30. PORT ARTHUR.

    Advices from Port Arthur state that the Russians require 75,000 tons of coal for that port. They are, however, reluctant to pay the famine and blockade prices which ...

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  31. SIR JOHN FORREST'S MISSION.

    Sir John Forrest has one object in lige— to obtain the onstruction of the transcontinental railway. He has many calls upon his time in his department, but seldom a ...

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  32. MINING SHARES.

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  33. KILLED BY FALLS.

    HOBART, Sunday.—A miner named Harry Wilson was killed by falling down the shaft, a distance of 384ft., at the Golden Gate mine, Mathinna, on Friday. A fatal ...

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  34. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

    The Japanese Diet, which was recently elected with a large Government following, has been opened for business. ...

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  35. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS FROZEN MEAT.

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  36. A SUBMARINE TRAGEDY.

    In "The Argus" of Thursday the opinion of H. G. Wells, the scientific romance writer, was quoted against submarines. In imagination he could see them do nothing. ...

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  37. THE MELBOURNE ELECTION. NOMINATIONS DUE TO-MORROW.

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  38. CAUGHT IN A BUTTER-MACHINE.

    BAIRNSDALE, Saturday.—A painful accident happened at Murphy and Birrell's butter factory on Friday afternoon. Whilst engaged in cleaning the butter-worker, N.. ...

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  39. TRIZE COURTS.

    Russin has established naval prize courts at Sebastopol, on the Black Sea; at Libau, on the Baltic, at Port Arthur, and at Vladivostock. ...

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  40. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    The "Westminster Gazette," a Liberal organ, which favour the Imperial Liberal section of the party, commenting on Mr. John Redmond's remarks on the Home Rule ...

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  41. MR. MALONEY'S CANDIDATURE.

    An open-air meeting in support of the candidature for Melbourne of Mr. W. Maloney was held on Saturday night at the corner of Victoria and Swanston streets. ...

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  42. AN EXAGGERATED REPORT.

    The report that Mr. F. A. M'Kenzie, war correspondent of the "Daily Mail," had had both legs broken by his pony falling on him at Chinampo, in Korea, proves to have ...

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  43. MELBOURNE HOSPITAL BAZAAR.

    At a sacred concert held in the Prahran City-hall yesterday afternoon in aid of the local stall at the Melbourne Hospital Bazaar, addresses were delivered by Miss vida Goldstein and Mr. Donald ...

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  44. REMARKABLE SHUNTING ACCIDENT.

    BENDIGO, Sunday.—John Miles, porter at Golden Square, met with a painful accident to-day while assisting to shunt some wood trucks. He was standing on one of ...

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  45. NOTES ON THE CABLES.

    Baron Rosen, the Russian Minister to Japan, who left Tokio after the Russian fleet had been crushed at Port Arthur, was paid a high compliment by the Japanese on ...

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  46. CAUGHT IN A COG-WnEEL.

    BENDIGO, Sunday.—A Chinese child named Henry Young, living at Myrtle Creek, got his left hand caught in the cog of a horse pumping-plant last evening. ...

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  47. A DOCKERS' STRIKE.

    The dock labourers at Marseilles have gone out on strike owing to the fact that non-unionists have been allowed to work amongst them. The sten has been taken at ...

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  48. A CYCLIST KILLED.

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—A young man named Leslic Hollinshead was killed at Newcastle yesterday afternoon. He was riding a bicycle along Watt-street, when ...

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  49. THE DUTY OF NEUTRALS.

    The Prime Minster has, through His Excellency the Govenor-General, received the full text of a circular letter addressed by the Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of ...

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  50. GENERAL CABLE NEWS

    A case of plague is reported at Port Said. The Financial Indemnity Bill, to provide for losses suffered by colonists during the ...

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  51. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

    At Half-past 10 a.m.—[?]Jones, deceased (part heard). practice Court. Mr. Justice A'Beckett will delivered judgement in ...

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  52. FALL FROM A BICYCLE.

    BENDIGO, Sunday.—W. Kendall, fruit merchant, of Hargrenves-street, was riding u bicycle from Cherry Tree to Bendigo today, when he fell and sustained concussion ...

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  53. ACCIDENT TO A CYCLIST.

    BAIRNSBDALE, Friday.—John Tomlin, whilst riding in one of the heats in the bicycle race at the hospital carnival on Thursday, collided with a post on the ...

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  54. PRIVATE ADVICES.

    The following private advices have been received:— By Dalgety and Company Limited.—"London Leather and basils Sales.—Leather—At the auction ...

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  55. SCRUB-CUTTER KILLED.

    FOSTER, Satuurday.—A fatal accident happened on Mr. George Wills's property, on the Mirboo-road, on Friday, where Alexander Harris and William Paton had ...

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  56. PUSHING ON THURSDAY THIBET.

    Colonel Younghushand, who is in command of the military expedition which is being sent to Thibet, is in no way deterred by the fact that the lamas at a ...

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  57. G.M.S. NERA AT FREMANTLE.

    The German mail steamer Nera arrived at midnight, and sailed at 11 a.m. passengers for Melbourne—Miss Gondrand, Mr. P.E. Langhan, M. Mouran. For Sydney—Messrs. Ryan, ...

    Article : 70 words
  58. THE WHITTLESEA MURDER.

    Dr. Cole held an inquiry at Whittlesea yesterday concerning the death of Mrs. Oats, who was murdered by her husband on Friday, and of the husband, who ...

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  60. A KETCH WRECKED.

    The manager of the Telegraph Office (Mr. W. Croft) has received the following mesage from Busselton, W.Q.:— "Ketch Electra sprang leak off Cape Naturalist on ...

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  61. A THREATENING ACT.

    This attitude of the Russians now is the more amusing since really the first threatening act of the war was on her side. When the Japanese bought the Niselun and the ...

    Article : 319 words
  62. Advertising

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  64. MAIL STEAMERS.

    P. and O. Co.'s R.M.S. Himalaya left Suez for Australia on the 17th inst. ...

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  65. ACCIDENT AT A THRASHER.

    ST. ARNAUD, Saturday.—A young man named Thomas Dickie was admitted to the St. Arnaud Hospital yesterday. He was working on a thrasher at Donald, and felll ...

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