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  2. ENTERTAINING THE CRICKETERS.

    With the princely generosity for which Sir Edwin Smith is noted he entertained a large company of cricketers at his residence. The Acacias, Marryatville, on ...

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  3. PRESENTATION TO CLEM HILL.

    During the interval for afternoon tea at the Cricket match on Tuesday afternoon Sir Edwin Smith. President of the South Australian Cricketing Association ...

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  4. MR. WILLIAM PAULL INTERVIEW.

    A fresh, ringing voice carolling forth the bravura passages of "Why do the nations?" enabled me to locate Mr. William Paull (to use an Americanism) ...

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  5. DEATH OF LORD ROSEBERY'S UNCLE.

    The death is announced at the age of eighty-five, of the Hon. Bouverie Francis Primrose, Bon of the fourth Earl of Rosebery, and uncle of the present peer. ...

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  6. INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CONFERENCE.

    The Right Hon. R. W. Hanbury, Secretary to the Treasury, intimated to the House of Commons yesterday that the next International Postal Conference would be held in ...

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  7. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DEFENCES.

    Major Percy William Albert Alfred Milton, of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, lifts been appointed Commandant of the Western Australian Military Forces. ...

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  8. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The Local Government (Ireland) Bill has been road a second time in the House of Commons without going to a division, after a remarkably spiritless debate. ...

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  9. THE FAR EAST.

    The Russians arc rapidly converting Port Arthur into a valuable depot for their ships. Five Russian war vessels are now at the port, and 11,000 tons of coal has been stored there ...

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  10. THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

    A force of Dervishes, led by a brother of Osman Digna, has suffered defeat at the hands of a body of Soudanese who are friendly to the Anglo-Egyptians. ...

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  11. A GAMBLE WHICH PAID.

    Mr. Joseph Leiter. jun., the Chicago grain operator, who recently started a great corner in wheat, is stated to have already made a profit of over 81,000,000 as the result of his ...

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  12. THE BUDGET.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, has promised that he will deliver his Budget Speech on April 21. ...

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  13. THE KLONDYKE GOLDFIELDS.

    A mob of rowdies from Alaska has forcibly seized the White Pass, which forms part of one of the routes to the Klondyke goldfields. The pass is claimed as British territory, and ...

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  14. TERRIBLE FIRE IN AMERICA.

    A largo boarding-house iu a town in the State of Montana, U.S.A., has been destroyed by fire. The outbreak occurred during the night, and the flames spread with such ...

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  15. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Herr Licht reports the production of beet sugar shows a decrease of 62,000 tons, but his estimates for the campaign remain unaltered. W. Haines and George Towns, the ...

    Article : 93 words
  16. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

    A violent scene was witnessed in the Reichsrath at Vienna yesterday. The nomination of Dr. A. de Fuchs to the office of President of the Chamber ...

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  17. FRENCH NAVAL ACTIVITY

    Some of the leading newspapers suggest that the British Admiralty should make a countermove to the action of the French Government in mobilizing their northern ...

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  18. CABLE CHESS MATCH.

    The third chess match by cable between London and New York was played on March 18 aud 19, and resulted, like that of last year, in a victory for the British team. ...

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  19. ENGLISH SPOUTING.

    Mr. S. H. Gollan has withdrawn the Australian horse Norton from his engagements at the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase Meeting. ...

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  20. RAILWAY COLLISION IN ENGLAND.

    A collision occurred to-day between passenger trains at Newcross a hamlet three miles from London, on the South-Eastern Railway. ...

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  21. IBSEN'S BIRTHDAY.

    Henrik Ibsen, the celebrated Norwegian poet and dramatist, attained his seventieth year yesterday. The anniversary of his birthday was made the occasion of great ...

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  22. HAWAH.

    The statement by the Foreign Relations Committee of the Washington Senate, to the effect that Great Britain was awaiting an opportunity to reestablish monarchical ...

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  23. THE WOOL SALES.

    There was a splendid selection of wools on offer at the London sales today. Good Merinos realized top prices. The following prices were realized for the ...

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  24. VICTORIA.

    At a meeting of the Committee of the Melbourne Hospital to-day the Medical Superintendent reported that during the last six weeks no fewer than ninety-one patents ...

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  25. DEATH OF COLONEL DYER.

    The death is announced of Colonel Henry C. S. Dyer, who took a prominent part in connection with the engineering trouble as Chairman of the delegates from the ...

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  26. SILVER.

    The price of bar silver to-day is 2s. 1¼¾d. per oz., being a fall of 1/16d. on yesterday's quotation. ...

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  27. OVERSEA SHIPPING.

    At London.—Torridon, ship, from Sydney, December 9; Argus, ship, from Newcastle, December 1: Otarama, steamer, from Wellington, January 29. ...

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  28. DEPARTURE OF LORD BRASSES

    The Governor and Lady Brassey took their departure from Melbourne to-day for Western Australia, on their way to England for six months' holiday. They go as far as Albany ...

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  29. DUDLEY COLLIERY DISASTER.

    The sad calamity at the Dudley Colliery, by which fifteen men lost their lives, was a topic of general conversation throughout the district to-day. Many messages of sympathy ...

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  30. THE FEDERAL CAMPAIGN.

    The Executive Council of the Australasian Federation League met to-day and unanimously agreed to affirm and adopt the Federal Constitution Bill. It was further agreed that ...

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  31. NEW ZEALAND.

    Further particulars regarding the Helensville tragedy show that the boy Wright had been shooting rabbits, and was probably Razing at his mother a grave when his dog ...

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  32. AMUSEMENTS.

    This evening the public of Adelaide will be afforded the last opportunity of hearing the greatest singer who ever visited the Australian Colonies. The ...

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  33. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    James Alexander Newman, a railway porter, was run over and killed by a train at Armidale last night. The Sydney Marine Board held an enquiry ...

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  34. WEATHER AND CROPS.

    CARRIETON, Tuesday.—The weather is dry but fairly pleasant. The days are generally warm, and the nights delightfully cool.—Farmers are busy with the seeding, and ...

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  35. REVOLT OF PRISONERS.

    Something of the nature of a revolt has taken place among the prisoners in Darling-hurst Gaol. The prisoners resent the requirement of the authorities that they should be put ...

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  36. MENDELSSOHN'S "ELIJAH."

    Sir—It is strange that in all the biographies of Mendelssohn scant information is given of his second oratorio, "Elijah," certainly his masterpiece. The subject, it is said, came to ...

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  37. THE RAINFALL.

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  38. TASMANIAN APPLES CONDEMNED.

    Eight hundred cases of apples from Hobart to Sydney per the steamer Oonah were brought back by the same vessel last night. They had been condemned by the Sydney ...

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  39. THEATRE ROYAL.

    "Under the Gaslight was repeated at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday night, much to the satisfaction of an applauding gallery, which followed all the sensational ...

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  40. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

    The Ormuz is expected to arrive at Largs Bay from Melbourne at 5 o'clock on Thursday morning, and is appointed to sail for London at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. ...

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  41. THE MAGGIE MOORE COMPANY.

    MISS Maggie Moore will produce for the first time in Adelaide, on Saturday her latest success, entitled "Mrs. Quinn's Twins." As an ...

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  42. QUEENSLAND.

    It is understood that Sir Hitch Nelson will succeed the late Sir Arthur Palmer as President of the Legislative Council; and probably Mr. Dickson, the Colonial Secretary, will be ...

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  43. TRANSMISSION OF CABLEGRAMS.

    With reference to the complaints during the recent diversion of cable traffic that the delays were due to the Western Australian telegraph department, Mr. Snook, the Superintendent ...

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  44. CYCLORAMA.

    The picture of the Crimean War was again on Tuesday witnessed by [?] amongst whom was an old Crimean warrior-one of the noble Six Hundred—and ...

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  45. A FEROCIOUS STEWARD.

    Captain Serch, of the ship Republic, reports that soon after leaving San Francisco the steward, a German named Zils, made a murderous attack on the mate. Zils was having ...

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  46. TASMANIA.

    An accident occurred at the ordnance [?]etores, Hobart, this afternoon. Gunner McPhce had two of his ribs fractured and one arm severely contused while hoisting ...

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  47. ALLUVIAL DIGGERS' TROUBLES.

    The Premier and party passed through here this morning. Several hundred people were present, but there was no demonstration whatever by the alluvial miners they having ...

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  48. THE STEAMER AUSTRALIA.

    The work of discharging the cargo of the mail steamer Australia was completed to-night. The vessel will sail for Sydney early to-morrow morning, and on the way down the Bay ...

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  49. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Thomas Fleming and his daughter, who arrived by the Innamincka from Geelong yesterday morning, were robbed by pickpockets of purses containing £36 at the ...

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  50. A SHIPPING COLLISION.

    A collision occurred to-night near to the month of the Yarra between the Rockton, outward bound for Sydney, and the tag Advance. The Rockton struck the Advance with ...

    Article : 81 words
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