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    WATERTIGHT DOORS.—The Western Morning news states Mr. Kircaldy. of Glasgow, has invented and patented a new type of watertight door, which bids fair to ...

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    THE LAW OF LIBEL.—Is it too much to hope that before the present Government goes out of office it will do something to reform the abuses of the law of libel. The number of ...

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  4. ARRIVAL OF LABOUR DELEGATES.

    On Tuesday morning a large number of delegates from the other colonies arrived by tho Melbourne express to take part in the Eight-hours Demonstration. There were ...

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  5. LABOUR DAY.

    Sir Charles Todd's prophecy given on Tuesday afternoon, "prospects of a cool fine day."was received by the officiate connected with the eight-hours celebration ...

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  6. RETURN OF PREMIERS. I

    The steamer Miowera, with the Right Hons. C. C. Kingston and G. Reid on board, arrived off the Heads this afternoon. A large party of Ministers and members of the Sydney ...

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  7. THE INDIAN FRONTIER.

    The losses which it was reported the Afridi levies holding the frontier forts and outposts suffered at the hands of the rebels are greatly exaggerated. The majority of the men ...

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  8. THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR.

    The Greek Chamber of Deputies met yesterday, and passed a. unanimous vote of confidence in the Ralli Administration, 31. Delyanni, tho ex-Prime Minister, declaring that the ...

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  9. FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

    The Socialist section of the Chamber of Deputies has declined to join in the general rejoicings in Paris on the occasion of M. Faure's return from Russia. ...

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  10. SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.

    Telegrams from New York announce that Another filibustering expedition has left the United States for Cuba. The present expedition is stated to be the ...

    Article : 66 words
  11. CONCENTRATION OF TROOPS.

    The Indian Government has issued orders that all troops in the neighbourhood shall De concentrated at, Mahanni. and that no advance is to Ls made for the present, as the Afridis ...

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  12. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The United States explosive manufacturers have agreed not to export any of their productions to South Africa. ...

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  13. THE CRETAN INSURRECTION.

    The Cretan Assembly, which recently adopted a resolution in favour of the immediate acceptance of the scheme of autonomous government for tho island, proposed by Lord ...

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  14. INDIA.

    Keshalkar, the Editor of Mahrani, a newspaper printed in the vernacular at Satara, in the Bombay Presidency, has been sentenced to transportation for lifo for publishing in his ...

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  15. BRITISH COLUMBIA.

    Sir. Ogilvie, the Canadian surveyor who recently returned to Ottawa from the Klon dyke rush in British Columbia, states that them are over 7,000 people now in Dawson ...

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  16. CANADA.

    Speaking at a banquet given in his honour at Quebec, the Eight Hon. "Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada, referring to the British denunciation of the Belgian and ...

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  17. NEW SOOTH WALES.

    The Hon. H. C. Dangar, of New South Wales, has been invited to assume the appointment of Agent-General for Now South Wales pending the arrival in England of Sir Joseph ...

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  18. SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

    The steamer Pakeha is towing the disabled steamer Rangatira from Teneriffe to London. The Rangatira was bound from London to Hobart. and put into. Teneriffe with her main ...

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  19. A CHAT WITH MR. KINGSTON.

    Mr. Kingston stated this evening that it is incorrect to say that he was invited to board the Thetis. Ho is sorry that any misunderstanding occurred. ...

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  20. THE COLONIAL CONTINGENTS.

    Captain J. Nichol and the remainder of the Victorian Contingent return to Australia in the Orient steamer Oruba, leaving London on September 3. ... ...

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  21. SILVER.

    Silver is now quoted at 2s. per oz., being a fall of ?d. on the quotation of August 30. ...

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  22. THE PERSIA AND AUSTRAL COLLISION.

    Telegrams from Port Said report that the Orient steamer Austral, 5,521 tens, Commander Anderson, which left Adelaide for London on August 4, has been in collision ...

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  23. OVERSEA SHIPPING.

    AT DUNKIRK—Anna Ramien, barque, 1,240 tons, from Pork Pirie June 5. AT LONDOON—Lake, Superior, steamer. 1.274 tons, from Sydney May 25; Loch Sloy, barque, 2,223 ...

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  24. BRITISH LABOUR TROUBLES.

    The vote given by the Boilermakers' Society at the ballot taken last week in favour of the universal adoption of the eight-hours system does not commit the Society to support the ...

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  25. VICTORIA.

    The Railway Standing Committee met to-day to discuss the proposed line of railway to be built to connect Prince's Bridge Station with Collingwood. and decided that it was ...

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  26. CYCLING.

    Ainsworth, the holder of the five-mile amateur bicycle championship is accompanying Platt-Betts, the mile professional champion, to Australia. ...

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  27. FEDERATION.

    Mr. J. H. Symon arrived to-day, and is staying at the Union Hotel. There is every probability that Thursday's session will be snort, and that an adjournment ...

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  28. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Mr. V. H. R. Murray, the. Assistant Surveyor of the Proprietary Mine, has resigned his position to take a post on the Lake View Consols Mine. "He left by to-night's ...

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  29. PARLIAMENTS IN SESSION.

    Both Houses of Parliament met to-day and spent roost of the time in finishing business and Bills passing between Chambers. In the matter of the Lilydale Railway, in which the ...

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  30. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN REVENUE

    The revenue of the colony for August £247.074. as compared with £248.611 for the corresponding month og 1896. The mining revenue fell nominally from £58,700 to £7,424. ...

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  31. SUGAR DUTIES IN VICTORIA.

    A paper was tabled in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon showing tho receipts from sugar duties since. they were first imposed in Victoria in 1884 and increased on ...

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  32. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Tenders for die Kalgoorlie to Kanowna Railway, twelve miles in length, were opened to-day. Five were received, and the lowest was that of Messrs. Smith &. Timms for ...

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  33. MINISTERS OF AGRICULTURE IN CONFERENCE.

    The Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, on the subject of the shipment of fruit to England, was held to-day. An ...

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  34. SERIOUS BLASTING ACCIDENT.

    A serious, mining accident occured at the Razorback Gold Mine at Bright to-day. A minor named Love had ignited a fuse connected with a dynamite change. As the fuse ...

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  35. WEATHER PROSPECTS.

    At 10 o'clock last night Sir Charles Todd courteously communicated by means of the telephone the following remarks on the weather prospects:—"I have just ...

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  36. MELBOURNE CRIMINAL SITTINGS.

    In the Criminal Court to-day Mr. Justice Hodges passed sentence upon a number of prisoners who had been arraigned before him during the last week. George Joseph Walsh. ...

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  37. CHESS IN VICTORIA.

    The championship tourney at the Melbourne Chess Club resulted' in a victory for F. K. Ealing with 16 wins and 2 draws. R. L. Hodgson was second with 16 wins, 1 draw ...

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  38. SALE OF STUD SHEEP.

    The annual "sales' of stud sheep were continued to-day, when a heavy catalogue of longwools was" offered. Bidding during the moraine was not brisk. and several lots passed ...

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  39. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

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