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    THE FEDERAL CONVENTION.—In accordance with, a resolution passed at the last sitting of the Federal Convention a meeting of the Convention will be held at Parliament. ...

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    SYNOD.—The second session of the third triennial Synod, or the forty-third annual session, was continued at 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, when members met for the dispatch ...

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    TEN INDIAN FAMINE FUND.—Subscriptions to the Indian Famine Fund to the extent of £269 17s. 3d., including a sum of £105 from Mr. J. H. Angas, have been received at ...

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  5. DISASTROUS FIRE AT COOLGARDIE.

    An appalling and disastrous fire occurred this morning between 3 and 4 o' clock, when Kennedy's Hotel and adjoining buildings were completely razed to the ground. There ...

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    INFECTIONS DISEASE.—At the meeting of the Central Board of Health on Monday reports were received of one case of typhoid fever at Tanunda, one at Georgetown, one at ...

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  7. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The Right Hon. Sir Matthew White Ridley, the Home Secretary, introduced into the House of Commons last night the promised Bili dealing with the liability of ...

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  8. THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR.

    The despatches from the special correspondents of the leading London daily newspapers, who were sent to Greece to describe the progress of the war, show a singular ...

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  9. GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

    The Right Hon. Sir E. J. Monson, the British Ambassador to France, in addressing the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris yesterday, suggested to the members the ...

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  10. THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE.

    Major-General Lord Methuen, the officer commanding the Home District, has officially inspected the men and horses forming the New South Wales contingent of Mounted ...

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  11. LAMBETH CONFERENCE.

    The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Dr. Kennion, the Clerical, and Dr. Pennefather, the Lay Secretary to the forthcoming Lambeth Conference, announce that out of forty-two ...

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  12. THE TRANSVAAL.

    President Paul Kruger opened the Volksraad of the South African Republic at Pretoria yesterday. The President, in his speech, pointed out ...

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  13. THE CRETAN INSURGENTS.

    The Admirals commanding the various European fleets in Cretan waters have intimated to the Cretan Assembly that the Great Powers will promise that the appointments to ...

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  14. CAPE COLONY.

    A very bitter feeling has existed throughout Cape Colony against the Hon. W. P. Schreiner, C.M.G., Q.C., in consequence of the partisan character of the evidence he ...

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  15. LORD SALISBURY'S PROPOSED CONFERENCE.

    The suggestion of the Prime Minister of Great Britain, that an International Conference should be held at Paris to consider matters relating to Eastern Europe with ...

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  16. THE INDIAN FAMINE.

    The total contributions to date from the Dominion of Canada towards the Indian Famine Relief Fund, amount to £40,000. ...

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  17. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    A narrow escape from a, serious fire occurred this evening. While the officers were at dinner a customer of the Bank of New South Wales apparently lifted the wire screen ...

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  18. AQUATICS.

    Wray, the sculler, has defeated Haines by 100 yards in a match over the Thames course. ...

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  19. THE DROUGHT IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The drought in the Western Division of New South Wales is becoming a very serious matter indeed, as it is killing off tens of thousands of sheep and large numbers of cattle ...

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  20. COPPER STOCKS.

    The copper supplies for, April amounted to 19,595 tons, while the deliveries totalled 19,026 tons. The stocks in hand are estimated at 33,793 tons. The quantity afloat ...

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  21. TICK QUARANTINE REGULATIONS

    Mr. W. F. Harden, M.L.A., is proceeding to Brisbane to seek to obtain on behalf of the pastoralists modifications of the Stock Board Regulations established in connection ...

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  22. THE WHEAT MARKET.

    The Gazette average price of wheat shows a decline of 1s. per quarter during the past week. ...

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  23. OVERSEA SHIPPINGS.

    AT LONDON—Nineveh, steamer, 2,410 tons, from Sydney March 6; Braemar, barque, 1,036 tons, from Fremantle December 16; Lindfield, barque, 2,169 tons, from Sydney January 16: ...

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  24. COLLIERS' GRIEVANCES.

    The Minister for Mines to-day, replying to a deputation of coalminers from the Newcastle district, said that, in the opinion of the Attorney-General, where the mineowner ...

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  25. COLONEL VASSOS RECALLED.

    The Greek Minister of War has heliographed to the island of Crete recalling to Athens' Colonel Vassos, the commander of the expeditionary force in the island. ...

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  26. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

    Zoological Gardens—All day. Hindley-street. all day—Cyclorama of Waterloo. Flinders-street Church, all day— Presbyterian General Assembly. ...

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  27. THE GOLD COAST.

    The reports from the Gold Coast announcing that Samory, the turbulent Mohammedan Chief, had attacked the British expedition recently dispatched from Accra to the ...

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  28. DEPARTURES.

    FOR MELBOURNE.—Anna, barque, 1,391 tons, from Falmouth. FOR SYDNEY.—Susannah, ship, 1,919 tons, from Hamburg; Conway, ship, 1,773 tons. ...

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  29. AN ATTEMPT TO POLSON A FAMILY.

    A Gulgong telegram states that an attempt was made yesterday to poison a family named Hawkins living in the township. William Hawkins received through the post a piece of ...

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  30. ANARCHY AT ATHENS.

    Telegrams from Athens announce that the city is practically in, a, state of anarchy. A mob has attacked the Duke of Sparta's residence, and after wrecking the furniture in the ...

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  31. THE GORE-GILLON CASE IN SYDNEY.

    The suit for a judicial separation brought by Kathleen Tyndall Gore-Gillon against her husband, Dr. Gore-Gillon, was continued in the Divorce Court to-day. Mr. Justice Owen ...

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  32. THE NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly today Mr. McELHONE moved for an adjournment to call attention to the great increase in Sydney of "tote" betting shops. ...

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  33. MR. EDMUND BARTON.

    The Government have given an unconditional invitation to Mr. E. Barton to accept nomination for the Legislative Council, accompanied by the request that he should take ...

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  34. BRITISH, ITALIAN, AND FRENCH WARSHIPS.

    The Admirals in command of the British, Italian, and French Mediterranean squadrons have dispatched warships to Volo, where they are now anchored. ...

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  35. GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES.

    The German Government has, through its Ambassador at Washington, protested against the duty placed upon importations of sugar by the new Dingley Tariff Bill, on the ground ...

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  36. A FATAL MISTAKE.

    The death of a well-known carrier named Spinks under strange circumstances is reported from Tibooburra. It seems that the deceased got up in the middle ...

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  37. DINNERS FOR THE LONDON POOR.

    A proposal that Australia should send 20,000 fat sheep and 509 fat cattle to the Princess of Wales for her dinners to the poor in connection with the Jubilee celebrations next month is ...

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  38. KING GEORGE OF GREECE.

    King George of Greece is suffering physically from the tremendous strain which recent events in his Kingdom have cast upon his shoulders. ...

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  39. COLONIAL BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

    The ordinary general meeting of the Colonial Bank of Australasia was held to-day. Sir W.J. Clarke, who presided in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet pointed ...

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  40. THE STOLEN SAFE AT BROKEN HILL.

    The safe stolen yesterday from Nevin's Oxford Hotel was discovered to-day by the police at the bottom of a well in the Proprietary dam paddock. All efforts to bring the sale to the ...

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  41. AN ACCIDENT WITH MACHINERY.

    A fatal accident occurred this morning at the Swan Hill Milling Company's mill. A man named Rodger Randall aged sixty-six on the underground floor was adjusting the ...

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  42. MUNITIONS OF WAR IN THESSALY.

    The lack of arrangements made by the Greek Minister of War for the encounter with Turkey is thoroughly exemplified by the announcement of Colonel Snolenski, who ...

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  43. THE CASE OF BUTLER.

    After the arrival of Butler at Auckland statements were published in various journals headed "Statements by the detectives." The Attorney-General upon seeing these called for ...

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  44. CAVALRY REMOUNTS.

    Recently it was announced by cable that Field-Marshal Wolseley had decided to obtain 10,000 remounts for cavalry purposes, and had sent fifteen officers to the Argentine Republic ...

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  45. DEATH SENTENCES IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Executive Council to-day committed the sentence of death passed on a man named Primmer, sentenced at Dubbo for a capital offence, to imprisonment for life and ...

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  47. POSITION AT ARTA.

    Telegrams from Arta state that owing to the immense increase in the population of the town, caused by the influx of refugees, there is a great scarcity of food in the district. ...

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