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  2. VICTORIA.

    At the Fitzroy Police Court to-day an hotelkeepor named Lindsay was fined £10 with 33s. costs for Sunday trading. At a meeting of the Council of tho Royal ...

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  3. A MUSICIAN'S PILGRIMAGE TO EUROPE.

    What a glowing prospect is held out to the Australian musician at the idea of a visit to Pans—that home of grand opera. State endowed and encouraged: the city that stirred ...

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  4. THE COUNTRY.

    At the Corporation meeting last night a letter was received from the Commissioner of Public Works stating that lie desired to remove a row of trees in Lyndoch-road, which ...

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  5. ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.

    IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE HON. S. Tomkinson presented a petition from the Council of Churches praying for the recognition of God in the Common weather BL. Notice was given by the Hons. ...

    Article : 169 words
  6. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The Right Hon. Sir Wilfred Laurior, the Prime Minister of Canada, is adopting a lukewarm attitude towards the proposed Pacific cable to connect Australia with Canada. Sir ...

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  7. MR. REID'S CAREER.

    In the course of his conversation with the Premier of New South Wales Sir. Gladstone told him that he had watched his political Career with the greater interest. He warmly ...

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  8. ROYAL COMMISSION ON TUBERCULOSIS. .

    Mr.J. M. Sinclair, the expert attached to the Victorian Agricultural Agency in London, was called upon yesterday to give evidence before the Royal Commission on tuberculosis. ...

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  9. THE G.O.M'S FAREWELL.

    When bidding his visitors " Good-by," Mr. Gladstone, taking the New South Wales Premier by the hand, said—"My earnest prayers go with you and all with whom you are ...

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  10. NOTES IN THE COUNCIL.

    The Federal Enabling Act continues to annoy Mr. Ward, who gave notice of his intention to introduce an amending Bill. Mr. Stirling also intimated that he should ...

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  11. CAPE COLONY.

    Notwithstanding the efforts of the Capo Government and the presence in the district of a large number of colonial troops, the revolt of Bechuanaland natives has not yet been ...

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  12. TRANSVAAL AND ORANGE STATES.

    The Volksraad of the South public has adopted a Bill confirming the treaty of defensive alliance recently entered into with the Orange Free State. ...

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  13. SIR HUGH NELSON.

    The Right Hon. Sir Hugh Poison, Premier of Queensland, will leave London on Saturday on a visit to Scotland. Sir Hugh, who is a native of Eilmarnock, ...

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  14. DENMARK.

    A terrible railway accident is reported from Denmark. An express train bound for Helsingor collided with a passenger train at Gesentofte, with the result that forty people ...

    Article : 58 words
  15. .IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

    The British Press is very enthusiastic in commenting on Cape Colony's munificent gift of a battleship to the Imperial Navy. It lays especial stress upon the fact that the ...

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  16. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The deadlock over the choice of a Chairman for the Select Committee appointed by the Assembly to enquire into the tunnelling work carried out by day labour under the direction ...

    Article : 464 words
  17. HAWAII.

    In consequence of the strained relations existing between the Japanese Government and the Hawaiian Republic, caused by the exclusion of Japanese emigrants from Honolulu, it ...

    Article : 131 words
  18. BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

    Telegrams received from British North Borneo announce that the town of Gaya, on the west coast of the island, has been attacked and burned by rebels. ...

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  19. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Mr. T. A. Coghlan, Government Statistician of New South Wales, who 13 now in London, will investigate the working of the British income tax and shipping laws before he ...

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  20. DEATH OF LORD HINDLIP.

    The death is announced at the age of fiftyfive years of Samuel Charles Allsopp, second Baron Hindlip. , The deceased nobleman recently underwent ...

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  21. UNITED STATES.

    Telegrams from New York announce the fact that the southern portion of the United States is experiencing another terrible visitation of heat similar to that which afflicted ...

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  22. PARLIAMENTS IN SESSION.

    In the Legislative Council to-day, Sir HENRY CHIHBERT moved the second reading of f the Mines Bill, which is nearly the same as submitted last session. The debate, after ...

    Article : 192 words
  23. THE WOOL SALES.

    At to-day's wool sales the German operators' again entered tho market and koenly competed for all suitable lots. The highest prices of the series ruled during the day for all ...

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  24. NOTES IN THE ASSEMBLY.

    A very small number of men m the gallery above the clock represented the public upon the opening of the Assembly, but the attendance improved both upstairs and down. ...

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  25. SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN SYDNEY.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day a batch of questions were put to the Acting Premier in reference to the enforcement of the Sunday-closing law with regard to shops.' In replying ...

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  26. SILVER.

    Silver is bow quoted at 2s. 3½d. per oz., being a fall of ?d. on the quotation of July 12. ...

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  27. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day, on the motion of Mr. CANN, the Standing Orders Committee will be asked to frame a Standing Order providing for a change in the method of ...

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  28. FREEMASONRY.

    NORWOOD MASONIC HALL.—A social and dance were given by the Emulation Lodge of freemasons at the Town Hall, Norwood, in aid of the Building Fund of their Masonic ...

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  29. OVERSEA SHIPPING.

    AT BREMEN.—Darmstadt, steamer, 3,161 tons; from Sydney May 22. AT LONDON— Australasian, steamer, 2,333 tons,from Sydney May 14. ...

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  30. TADMANIA.

    The body of a State school-teacher at Mount Nicholas, named John Gumley, who has been missing since June 26, was found this morning in the River Derwent at flobart ...

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  31. MR. BUTLER, M.P., AND WOOL.

    Sir—Seeing that Mr. Butler admits an error in his speech "caused by a misunderstanding" he might gladly have accepted my correction and shown a moro generous spirit ...

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  32. DEPARTURES.

    FOR MELBOURNE.—Carmanian, ship, 1,770 tons, from Liverpool; Sophoclcs, ship, 1,176 tons, from Aberdeen. FOR ADELAIDE County of Pembroke, ...

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  33. THE MIXES ACCIDENTS,COMMISSION.

    At the sittings or the Accidents Commission to-day only two witnesses were examined, the chief being John Polkinghorne. the President of the Miners' Association. He praised the ...

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  34. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The selection of three "Hansard" reporters was completed to-day. The applications came mostly from Sydney and Melbourne, and the following were appointed:—Charles ...

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  35. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Assembly to-day Sir HORACE TOZEB, in reply to a question, said that Queensland had not signed the Japanese Treaty, bus the Government had expressed itself ...

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  36. FEDERAL ENABLING BILL IN QUEENSLAND.

    The second reading of the Federation Enabling Bill was continued in the Legislative Assembly today. The majority of speakers declared against the measure on the ...

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  37. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir—Mr.R. Butler refers to prices obtained for certain brands of wool in 1894 and in 1896. This gentlemen is evidently quite una conainted with the article concerning which he ...

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  38. TASMANIA.

    Parliament was opened this afternoon. The visionary ceremonial speech suggested little of importance beyond the proposed moderate remission of taxation and an increase of the ...

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  39. THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE.

    The final mooting of the Port Adelaide Queen's Diamond Jubilee Committee was held at the Marino Boardroom. Custom House, on Tuesday morning. Councillor Caire presided. ...

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  40. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN REVENUE.

    The revenue returns for the last month and quarter were issued to-day. During June the receipts were £230,574, as compared with £257,327 for June of 1898. The principal ...

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  41. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir—Mr. Butler, M.P., still misquotes my letter as to the price of wool. I never mentioned a second land tax assessment, but said that at the first land tax assessment we had ...

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  42. AN EX-TREASURER'S BANKRUPT ESTATE.

    A meeting of Mr. J. G. Ward's creditors was held at Inveracargill to-day. The bankrupt's statement showed:—Unsecured creditors, £31,265; secured, £86,926; value of securities ...

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  43. FRAUDULENT MANIPULATION OF SCRIP.

    A warrant was issued to-day for the arrest of diaries Hunter on a charge of having fraudulently manipulated certain scrip iu the Chalk's No 3 Gold mining Company, but up ...

    Article : 111 words
  44. MINING ACCIDENTS AT BROKEN HILL.

    William Scott, a miner working in the Pinnacles Mine, fell down a. winze a depth of 50 ft. at about 9 o'clock yesterday morning. He was not discovered by his mates until 8 o'clock ...

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  45. WRECK IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The Union Company's steamer Wainui, when proceeding from Nelson to Wellington, struck some boer barrels in the French Pass at 11 o'clock Last night during a think for As ...

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  46. A SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

    A voting man was found dead in the outhouse of the railway station after the departure of the train at midday. With the body was a revolver, two chambers of which ...

    Article : 125 words
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