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  2. MR. WILLIAM WHITELY. SHOT IN HIS OWN SHOP.

    A great sensation has been caused in London by the murder of William Whitley, the famous "universal provider" of Westbourne-grove. ...

    Article : 145 words
  3. THE JAMAICA INCIDENT. ADMIRAL DAVIS EXCUSED.

    Inconnection with the quarrel between Sir J. A. Swettenham (Governor of Jamaica) and Rear-Admiral Davis, the Navy Department of Washington has issued a statement ...

    Article : 304 words
  4. SOLDIERS' GRAVES. "THE ARGUS" APPEAL.

    We published an appeal on Tuesday for subscriptions to the fund organised by the Guild of Loyal Women in South Africa to enable some suitable memorial to be placed ...

    Article : 185 words
  5. THE EARTHQUAKE. NEIGHBOURING OIL WELLS DRY.

    A phenomenon which is believed to be connected with the earthquake at Kingston, Jamaica, is attracting notice amongst scientists. Many oil wells in the states of ...

    Article : 95 words
  6. SHARP DOWNPOUR. ONE INCH IN 45 MINUTES.

    One of the sudden downpours of rain which occasionally fall in Melbourne occurred yesterday afternoon, when nearly an inch of rain fell in the course of ...

    Article : 1,561 words
  7. CHURCH AND STATE.

    Political peace has not come to Spain in connection with the question of Church and State. The Associations Bill, which is aimed at curbing the power of the religious ...

    Article : 130 words
  8. PERSONAL.

    His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Northcote, will be present this afternoon at the tricket match between the M.C.C.and a combined country team, on ...

    Article : 605 words
  9. STATE POLITICS.

    In the absence from Melbourne yesterday of the Premier and leader of the Opposition Corner (Mr. Mackinnon), there was no further development in connection with the ...

    Article : 187 words
  10. CLEARING THE RUINS.

    Good progress is being made with the clearing and repairing of the city. The main thoroughfares are now almost cleared, and the trams are able to run again. ...

    Article : 84 words
  11. BRITISH CABINET.

    Mr. Reginald M'Kenna (formerly Financial Secretary to the Treasury). who has just been appointed President of the Board of Education, in succession to Mr. ...

    Article : 76 words
  12. CIVIL SERVICE AND LABOUR.

    Mr. G. J. Mead addressed a small meeting of the civil servants and others in the Pianola-hall last evening. Mr. Evans, M.L.C., presided, and there were also ...

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  13. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—In response to your appeal for funds to place tombstones over the graves of the fallen Australians in South Africa 1 enclose my mite, and trust that all the N.C.O.'s ...

    Article : 87 words
  14. PERSONAL SKETCH.

    The following sketch of Mr. Whitley's career and personality is supplied by a resident of Melbourne, who knew the "universal provider," in business and socially, ...

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  15. RELIEF OF THE DESTITUTE.

    There are 3,000 homeless persons who are still being provided with temporary shelter. Those who require to be in receipt of relief, however, are diminishing, as there is plenty ...

    Article : 181 words
  16. ANTI-HOME RULE.

    A majority of the Unionists in Parliament, with the approval of their leaders, and with Mr. Walter Long (formerly Chief Secretary for Ireland) as their guiding ...

    Article : 128 words
  17. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    To-day wool auctions were marked by brisk sale though prices were unchanged. For finest merinoes there was keen competition. ...

    Article : 60 words
  18. GOVERNOR'S DENIALS.

    The Governor has been interviewed by a press representative. He denied that he had requested Rear-Admiral Davis to land sailors. He was specially questioned ...

    Article : 209 words
  19. PRIVATE ADVICES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 37 words
  20. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS. LONDON. Jan. 25. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 152 words
  21. INSURANCE CLAIMS.

    The English insurance companies affected by the Kingston disaster have decided not to pay claims' upon fire losses arising out of the earthquake. ...

    Article : 38 words
  22. IRISH BOER BRIGADE.

    The "New york World" announces that Colonel Blake, lender of the Irish [?]rig[?]de. which frought with the Hoers in the South African war. has committed suicide. ...

    Article : 42 words
  23. RUSSIAN CABINET.

    Admiral Birileff has resigned his position, in the Russian Ministry as Minister of Marine, and has been replaced by Admirall Di[?]off. ...

    Article : 67 words
  24. UNITED FREE CHURCH.

    In November it was cabled that the moderator-elect of the United Free Church of Scotland nominated for the [?]suing year was the Rev. Dr. Henderson of Crieff ...

    Article : 91 words
  25. ST. KILDA ELECTORATE.

    It has been decided t nominate a candidate in the labour interest for the St. Kilda seat in the Legislative Assembly. Mr. C. Boardman, the president of the ...

    Article : 56 words
  26. COAL-MINE EXPLOSION.

    Advices have been received from Tri[?]idad a coal-mining town in the state of Colorado, U.S.A., of a disastrous coal-mine explosion. The explosion occurred in the Colorado ...

    Article : 61 words
  27. CANADA AND AMERICA.

    The general opinion in Canada is that the visit of Mr. E[?] Root. United States Secretary of State, to the capital has been theroughly suceessful from the point of view ...

    Article : 96 words
  28. PROTESTANT ELECTORS' COMMITTEE.

    At a meeting of the executive of the Protestant Electors' Committee held yesterday, the Rev. A. Stewart, M.A., and Mr. W. M. Walker were appointed to represent ...

    Article : 86 words
  29. BISHOP OF BENDIGO.

    The consecration of the Ven. John D. Langley. Archdeacon of Cumberland. New South Wales, as Bishop of Bendigo took place yesterday morning at St. Paul[?]s ...

    Article : 643 words
  30. THE MONEY MARKET.

    The open money market discount rate for three months' bank bills is 4?per cent. or 1/8 per cent. below the Bank rate of 3 per cent. ...

    Article : 32 words
  31. FOUNDATION DAY.

    To-day is the anniversary of Foundation Day, and on Monday there will be a public holiday in celebration of the event. The eighteenth national fete, under the auspices ...

    Article : 92 words
  32. GOVERNMENT STOCKS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 221 words
  33. MEETING AT CLIFTON HILL.

    There was a large assemblage at the Albert-hall, Clifton Hill, last evening, at a meeting called for the purpose of forming branches of the Protestant Electors' ...

    Article : 450 words
  34. CHINESE JUSTICE.

    Severe punishment has been in[?]icted by a Chinese tribunal upon some captured members of a body of bandits. A collision took place on the M[?]viev[?] ...

    Article : 91 words
  35. CHURCH SERVICES.

    To-morrow will be observed by the Anglican communion throught Victoria, in commemoration of Foundation Day (January 26. 1788), and of the holding of the ...

    Article : 188 words
  36. CROSSING THE ISTHMUS.

    The complection of the interoccauic railway and waterway across MEXICO is hailed with much jubilation in that country. The line, with the aid of a small length of ...

    Article : 200 words
  37. MINING SHARES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 61 words
  38. WEAPONS IN A WRECK.

    The cargo of arms found in the wreck which went a[?]or[?]at Sulina, on the coast of Roumania, is believed by the Roumanian Government to have a dangerous ...

    Article : 148 words
  39. SILVER.

    The quotation for bar silver to-day is 31?. per ounce standard, being a rise of 3-16d. since yestereay. ...

    Article : 24 words
  40. POSEIDON RUSH.

    TARNAGULLA. Friday.—Last n[?]ht a report gained carr[?] of the discovery of three monster specimens at the Po[?]don rush, which completely [?]psed, it was said, ...

    Article : 303 words
  41. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 352 words
  42. REMARKABLE BUSINESS CAREER.

    Mr. William Whitley, the founder of William Whitely Limited, universal providers, of Westborne-grove, London, and elsewhere, was a Yorkshireman, having been ...

    Article : 420 words
  43. UNITED STATES NAVY.

    The Naval Appropriation Hill presented to the House of Representatives at Washington makes important provision for increasing the strength of the United States ...

    Article : 63 words
  44. CANNED FOODS.

    Action is likely to be taken in Canada to [?]me a guarantee being given of the purity of its canned foods. Mr. Sydney A. Fisher, Minister of ...

    Article : 123 words
  45. ANTI-SOCIALISTIC ALLIANCE.

    The council of the Anti-Socialistic Alliance has gone into recess until February 19, on which date active operations will be commenced in connection with the ...

    Article : 64 words
  46. COUNTRY CRICKETERS.

    The match arranged by the Melbourne Crucjet Club between their eleven and a team of country cricketers captained by G.H.S. Troff, the old Australian Eleven ...

    Article : 164 words
  47. THAW[?]S TRIAL.

    No fewer than 200 jurors were [?]ummoned to, form the panel from which the jury should be selected to act on the trial of H[?]rry Thaw, the Pitt[?]burg millionaire, for ...

    Article : 134 words
  48. JIKA JIKA.

    Mr. J. G. Memaley, of Northcote, was last evening presented with a requisition, asking him to become a candidate for the Jika Jika seat at the state elections. Mr. ...

    Article : 41 words
  49. MUSIC-HALL STRIKE.

    In some of the music-halls affected by the strike of performers and musicians, "scratch" performances are being given. It has been impossible to obtain the services ...

    Article : 66 words
  50. THE LICENSING ISSUE.

    Sir, I see by this morning's issue of "The Argus" that the committee of the Victorian Alliance have selected candidates to contest certain seats at the forthcoming state ...

    Article : 85 words
  51. BLANK CHEQUES.

    Albert Foo, a youth 18 years of age, has been arrested by [?]tective Lo[?]dale, who charges him with having f[?]rged and uttered cheques for £2, drawn on the London Hank ...

    Article : 159 words
  52. THE BUTTER MARKET.

    The butter market is steady at unchanged rates, although the week's arrivals of Australasian butter amount to 167,000 boxes. The cold weather is stimulating trade, and ...

    Article : 75 words
  53. PUBLIC SERVICE SEAT.

    Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Graves. one of the candidates for the vacancy in the representation of the public service in the moribund Parliament, retired from the contest, ...

    Article : 217 words
  54. "ADVICE TO CLIENTS."

    A civil suit of a remarkable character has just been concluded. An invest[?]r wrote to the journal "M.A.P." asking for financial advice, and the city editor referred the ...

    Article : 111 words
  55. FRONTIER RAID.

    The Afrid[?] tribe on the north-west fromtier of India, with whom a severe war was waged in 1897 and 1898 (the most historic engagement being that on the heights of ...

    Article : 72 words
  56. PRIVATE ADVICES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 words
  57. MR. BARACCHI'S VIEW.

    "The gauge at the Observatory recorded 80 points of rain in three-quarters of an hour," said the Government meterologist (Mr. Baracchi) last evening. "We knew a ...

    Article : 143 words
  58. CONGO CRUELTIES.

    There has beeb a serious rising among the natives in the Cungo Free State, Whose affairs are administered by Belgium. The scene of the rising was the district ...

    Article : 84 words
  59. LICENSING ACT.

    HORSHAM, Friday.—A fortnight ago the hotelkeepers combined to raise the price of beer and all drinks to [?]ixpence a glass. Since then the beer-drinkers have been on strike. ...

    Article : 106 words
  60. Advertising

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  61. SHIPPING NEWS.

    The following arrivals and departure[?] of vessels from or to Australasia are reported:— Arrivals.—Grosser Kurfu[?]rst, s.s., from ...

    Article : 68 words
  62. Advertising

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  63. AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE.

    WANDIN SOUTH, Jan. 25.—Ra[?]pherry picking [?] now nearly [?]shed. The crop has been very disappointing. Consequ[?]t on the absence of ra[?] du[?]ng the pl[?]ing the yield has been very light. ...

    Article : 86 words
  64. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    BROKEN HILL. Friday.—Only seven points of rain were registered locally yesterday afternoon and last night, although Stephens Creek had 23 points, and outside ...

    Article : 65 words
  65. Advertising

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  66. Advertising

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    Advertising : 20 words
  67. Advertising

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    Advertising : 23 words
  68. Advertising

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