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  2. DIAMOND JUBILEE MEMORIAL

    South Australia will have at least one per-manent memorial of the Queen's Diamond Jubilce, and that will be "The Queen Victoria Home for Convalescent Children," an institu- ...

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  3. D.& W. MURRAY.

    The time for receiving applications for shares and debentures in the new Company now being floated to take over the business of Messrs. D. & W. Murray, wholesale ...

    Article : 68 words
  4. THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.

    During the progressed of the state ball given by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace a fire broke out in a dwelling-house close to the royal edifice. ...

    Article : 47 words
  5. THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    The London Chamber of Commerces enter-tained the Premiers of the self-governing colonies now in London at a banquet at the Whitehall Rooms last night,Sir. A. K. ...

    Article : 560 words
  6. THE PREMIERS.

    The Right Hon. G. H. Reid, Premier of New South Wales, accompanied by Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent-General of the colony, lunched with the Court of Directors of the ...

    Article : 13 words
  7. BRITISH LABOUR TROUBLES.

    The engineers now on strike in Great y Britain, belonging to the Amalgamated Engineers Society, demand that there shall be no redaction in the present rate of wages, but ...

    Article : 56 words
  8. RUSSIAN FANATICS.

    Fedor Kovaleff, one of the leaders of the Bk^ni sect in the village of Ternoika, in Russia, where a most ghastly discovery of religious fanaticism was recently ...

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  9. LADY BUEDETT-COUTTS'S GARDEN PARTY.

    The Baroness Burdett-Coutts—who was largely responsible for the creation and endowment of the Sec of Adelaide—enter-tained a distinguished gathering of colonial ...

    Article : 94 words
  10. THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR.

    The Emperor Francis of Austria has dis-patched a telegram to the Sultan of Turkey strougly advising him to promptly accept the peace proposals submitted by the Ambassadors ...

    Article : 199 words
  11. AQUATICS.

    In consequence of the dilatory style which J. Gaudaur, the aquatic champion of the world, has adopted towards the scullers who have challenged him to defend his title the ...

    Article : 93 words
  12. THE COLONIAL CONTINGENTS.

    The various detachments of troops from the colonies which have been for some time quartered at Chelsea Barracks have been disbanded for the present. and officers and men ...

    Article : 111 words
  13. THE BRITISH EMPIRE LEAGUE.

    The British Empire League gave a brilliant ball at the Hotel Cecil lost night. Among the guests present were the Premiers of the Colonies and their wives, the visiting Bishops, ...

    Article : 44 words
  14. THE LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The London wool sales today were again well attended, and prices ruled firm. German operators are buying largely in the Merino classes, their purchases greatly ...

    Article : 219 words
  15. SIR JOHN FORREST.

    The Right Hon. Sir John Forrest, Premier of Western Australia, promised a deputation from the Westralian Chamber of Mines yes-terday that the Government would supply ...

    Article : 151 words
  16. THE MINE ACCIDENTS COMMISSION.

    The Royal Commission on mine accidents commenced its sittings at the Council Chambers yesterday. Commissioner Judge Murray announced at the outset that the ...

    Article : 1,068 words
  17. NIGERIA.

    A actaenmet of the Royal Miger Company's Houssa Police force, under the com-mand of Lieutenant J. W. V. Carroll, of the Norfolk Regiment—a Qneenaslander by birth ...

    Article : 273 words
  18. A PARISIAN SENSATION.

    A terrible sensation has been created in Paris by the discovery at their dwelling of the dead bodies of four young workwomen. Lodgers in the same house declare that the ...

    Article : 126 words
  19. AUSTRALIAN MEAT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 282 words
  20. THE IMPERIAL FEDERATION DEFENCE COMMITTEE.

    The Right Hon. Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, Premier of Cape Colony, addressing the Imperial Federation Defence Committee yesterday, declared that the naval subsidy ...

    Article : 97 words
  21. MADAME MELBA.

    Mr. Mackennal, the sculptor, has received a commission for a bust of Madame Melba to be sent to Melbeurne, the birthplace of the cele-brated singer. .. "*" ...

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  22. DEPARTURE OF SIR GEORGE TURNER.

    The Right Hon. Sir George Turner, K.C.M.G, Premier of Victoria, with Lady and Miss Tumor, embarked on. the Orient steamer Orizaba at Plymouth today, on their ...

    Article : 49 words
  23. CRETE.

    A Turkish squadron is conveying three months provisions to Crete. ...

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  24. VICTORIA.

    A telegram from Echnca reports that Captain Charles Hanson, of the steamer Maggie, had been struck by a falling truss of hay and thrown a distance of 30 ft., breaking both ...

    Article : 115 words
  25. A SCARE AT BROKEN HILL.

    Just after tea, last evening an alarming rumour spread through the town like wildfire that several miners had been seriously injured, if not killed, through a collapse of stopes in ...

    Article : 269 words
  26. CAPE COLONY

    The Government of the Cape of Good Hope has oftered to the Empire as a free gift a first-class battleship, which is to be built aud handed over to Her Majesty's Govern-ment. ...

    Article : 92 words
  27. PREMIERS IN THE COUNTRY.

    The Right Hons. Whited Laurier, Premier of Canada; R. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand; and G. H. Reid, Premier of New South Wales, visited Eaton Hall, the magnificent ...

    Article : 90 words
  28. LONDON SHARE MARKET.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 140 words
  29. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At the Stud Sheep Fair last week 2,652 sheep were sold at auction in addition to a number of private sales, the amount realized being nearly £21,000, as against 3,296 sheep sold ...

    Article : 271 words
  30. NEW GUINEA GOLDFIELDS.

    The schooner Ivanhee arrived at Cooktown from New Guinea on Saturday with thirty passengers, mostly from Woodlark Island, and all of them were sick. Alfred Houston, ...

    Article : 214 words
  31. SERIOUS TRAM ACCIDENT IN SYDNEY.

    A serious tramcar acviucnt oceurrea this everting in Oxford-street, Paddington, at the bottom of Barrack Hill. Two steamtrams. which were travelling in the same direction. ' ...

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  32. DEATH OF SIR PATRICK JENNINGS.

    Sir Patrick Jennings died this morning at a private hospital, where he had been for a fortnight. The cause of death was syncope, His two sons and his daughter were with him ...

    Article : 67 words
  33. INTERCOLONIAL LACROSSE.

    The series of intercolonial lacrosse watches was brought to a close yesterday on the South Melbourne Cricket Ground, when Victoria met New South Wales. The turf was muddy . ...

    Article : 114 words
  34. PRINCE RANJITSINHJI.

    Major Wardill, Secretary of the M.C.C., received a cable from Stoddart this morning stating that Ranjitsiniji has definitely promised to visit Australia next summer with his team. ...

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  35. RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 words
  36. SEW ZEALAND MEAT TRADE.

    The Wellington representatives of the Shaw, Saville, and New Zealand shipping Companies state that the reductions already offered in freights amount to £12,500 per annum on meat, ...

    Article : 72 words
  37. INTERCOLONIAL RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    The second intercolonial Rugby football match—New South Wales against New Zea-land—was contested on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday in the presence of 20,000 ...

    Article : 118 words
  38. NEW ZEALAND.

    The railway returns for the year ended March 31 show an abnormal increase. The passengers carried totalled 300,000, and the freight amounted to 285.000 tons. All the ...

    Article : 135 words
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  40. THE TURNER TESTIMONIAL.

    The lists in connection with the testimonial to the cricketer, C. T.B. Turner, are now all in, and show that £173 has boon collected. Eighty lists were sent to prominent cricketers in England, ...

    Article : 59 words
  41. A CYCLING RECORD.

    The Manager of the Dunlop Tire Company has received a cablegram from London stating that Holbein and Walters had lowered the twelve hours' world's road record, covering ...

    Article : 40 words
  42. SABBATH OBSERVANCE IN SYDNEY.

    Strick supervision was exercisea today by the police over shops within the metropolitan area with a view to securing due observance of the Sabbath. ...

    Article : 90 words
  43. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr.von Arnheim, one of the Jocal Justices, has resigned owing to the want of a resident Magistrate making the tax on the Justices' time too heavy. Several others contemplate ...

    Article : 109 words
  44. THE CYCLIST PORTA IN PERTH.

    During the interval at the football in Perth on Saturday Porta reduced the Western Australian half-mile record to 55 sec; and the mile to 1 min. 57½ sec. ...

    Article : 35 words
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  47. AS ILLICIT STILL.

    At the Richmond Police Court yesterday James Wilson and John Clayton were charged with being in possession of an unlicensed still. Each was fined £200; in default twelve months. ...

    Article : 53 words
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  49. THE FROZEN-MEAT TRADE.

    The Vice-Consul tor trance,Mr.P.Maistra, has informed the Minister for Agriculture that meat will nor be admitted into France unless accompanied by the pluck or liver and heart ...

    Article : 82 words
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  51. THE GRANGE INSTITUTION IN VICTORIA.

    The annual service of the combined Metropolitan Lodge of the Loyal Orange Institution of Victoria was held in the Collins - street Independent Church ...

    Article : 71 words
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