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  2. THE AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

    The Ministers of Agriculture, of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Queensland met in conference at the public offices on Thursday and to-day. Mr. ...

    Article : 1,580 words
  3. WHERE THE MONEY GOES.

    It is evident, judging from newspaper controversy, that the totalizator will play a prominent part in the approaching general elections, and no doubt some aspirants for ...

    Article : 979 words
  4. METEOROLOGICAL NOTES FOR DECEMBER, 1898.

    A any and very hot month. The table of rainfall at the telegraph offices throughout the colony, published a few days ago, shows that the rains were scan[?]y ...

    Article : 1,509 words
  5. SAVED FROM DROWNING.

    John Doyle, a young man hailing from Gawler, was the means of saving a little boy, named Donald Lancaster, from downing on Thursday afternoon Doyle happened ...

    Article : 106 words
  6. UGANDA.

    A body of natives at Marwai, Uganda, has treacherously massacred Captain Richard Trench Kirkpatrick, D.S.O., of the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment, and ...

    Article : 71 words
  7. THE DREYFUS CASE.

    M. Beaurepaire, the ex-President of the Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation, having appealed to the Chamber of Deputies to give instructions that the Dreyfus ...

    Article : 179 words
  8. GERMANY.

    A duel of a sensational character, and with a fatal result, has taken place at Metz, in the province of Alsace. it [?] that a number of German ...

    Article : 103 words
  9. THE PHILIPPINES.

    Mr. Joseph B. Foraker, Republican representative of Cincinnati in the United States Senate, has hinted that the retention of that Philippines by the United States ...

    Article : 85 words
  10. VICTORIA.

    At a sitting of the Court of Marine Enquiry to-day additional evidence was taken in connection with a charge of misconduct for careless navigation made against [?] ...

    Article : 153 words
  11. STANDARD TIME.

    The provisions of the Standard Time Act, which is intended to advance the clocks of the colony hall an hour, are not likely to be put into operation until May ...

    Article : 110 words
  12. THE CROMARTYSHIRE-BOURGOGNE COLLISION.

    The legal proceedings taken by the French Transatlantic Company, owners of the steamship Bourgogne, which was wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia ...

    Article : 97 words
  13. THE RUSSIAN NAVY.

    The Russian Budget for the current year allots 34,000,000 roubles (about £5,500,000) for the construction of new warships. [The general basis of the naval budget ...

    Article : 72 words
  14. THE ARMY.

    General von Gossler, the Prussian Minister for War, in introducing the new Army Bill in the Reichstag yesterday, said that the Czar's memorandum on armaments had ...

    Article : 434 words
  15. A PIONEER.

    Mr. William R. Hill, of Scott s Creek, a pioneer of 37, who until Bismarck's death tallied his age with the Chancellor's, is now "the oldest hand" from ...

    Article : 1,094 words
  16. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    During the year 1898 the Sydney Min received 719,965 oz. of gold, of which 444,682 oz. was from Queensland, 208,911 oz. from New South Wales, and 46,301 oz ...

    Article : 419 words
  17. FIERCE GALE IN ENGLAND.

    One of the fiercest south-westerly gales on record is blowing over the United Kingdom, and doing a vast amount of damage to property. So violent is the wind that ...

    Article : 57 words
  18. THE TRANSVAAL.

    The Field Cornet, or Superintendent of Police, at Johannesburg, who was suspended from office pending an enquiry into the alleged ill-treatment by the Rand police ...

    Article : 51 words
  19. LONDON FINANCE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 111 words
  20. UNITED STATES.

    The term of service of the Right Hon. Sir Julian Pauncefote as British Ambassador at Washington has been extended for a year, in order that he may complete the ...

    Article : 61 words
  21. A MARITIME DISASTER.

    News has come to hand of the total destruction by fire of the steel screw steamer Vittoria, 4,290 tons, which was proceeding on the voyage from Genea to Bue[?]os Ayres ...

    Article : 96 words
  22. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 57 words
  23. ASIATIC TURKEY.

    A Turkish force has encountered in battle the insurgent army in Yemen, an Ottoman vilayet in the south-west of Arabia, bordering on the Red Sea. The fight which was ...

    Article : 114 words
  24. THE GATTON TRAGEDY.

    At Gatton there is no fresh development. The police are working hard with the view of establishing the ownership of the article found at the culvert, and upon this much ...

    Article : 427 words
  25. THE MONEY MARKET.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 words
  26. THE METAL MARKET.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 words
  27. THE MINERS' CONFERENCE

    At the Conference of the Miners' Federation to-day resolution was carried to the effect that the employers should be asked to grant an increase in wages to ...

    Article : 42 words
  28. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    The Thames honworks and Shipbuilding Company, Limited, have obtained a contract from the Admiralty for the construction of two first-class battleships. ...

    Article : 29 words
  29. QUEENSLAND.

    The Queensland Teachers Union, at their annual conference just concluded, decided to submit a series of resolutions to the Minister of Education, suggesting increases ...

    Article : 132 words
  30. THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

    The Waddesdon art collection, which the late Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild bequeathed to the British, Museum, is estimated to be worth, £300,000. ...

    Article : 34 words
  31. LONDON COMMERCIAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 words
  32. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    The bubonic plague, which has been raging in Bombay, has now made its appearance in Calcutta. ...

    Article : 22 words
  33. ENGLISH SPORTING.

    The following Australasian horses have been entered for the Epsom Cup race:— Newhaven, Merman, Aurum, Tornado, and Survivor. ...

    Article : 23 words
  34. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    A Workers' Pension Bill is being drafted for presentation to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. Mr. Roper's wire-haired fox-terrier ...

    Article : 37 words
  35. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Austrian Consul received a cable message from Tasmania to-day offering employment to several hundred pick-and-shovel men on the railway construction works at ...

    Article : 110 words
  36. CARPENTERS' AND JOINERS' WAGES.

    There will be some opposition on the part of the builders to paying the wage of [?]s. per day, which the Amalgamated Carpenters and Joiners' Union intend to ...

    Article : 69 words
  37. BREADSTUFFS.

    The wheat markets are quiet, and prices are steady. There is a fair enquiry for parcels from Australia. ...

    Article : 23 words
  38. FIRE ON A STEAMER.

    An alarming fire occurred on the steamer Tyrian during the passage from Melbourne. The vessel was off Ninety-mile Beach at about 10 o'clock on Tuesday ...

    Article : 272 words
  39. SILVER.

    The price of bar silver to-day is 2s, 3[?]d. per oz.,an advance of 1-16d. on the quotation for January 7. ...

    Article : 25 words
  40. THE COALWEIGHING DIFFICULTY.

    It is a foregone conclusion that the rates proposed to be paid to the miners in the Northern District under the new weighing conditions submitted by the Associated ...

    Article : 154 words
  41. THE YARRA TRAGEDY.

    Dr. Neild, who made the post-mortem on the body of Mabel Ambrose, when recovered from the Yarra, said that death must have taken place at least a fortnight ...

    Article : 286 words
  42. OVERSEA SHIPPING

    At London.—Fort Salisbury, steamer, from Sydney November 19; Cupica, barque, from Melbourne October 10; Brator, steamer from Port Pirie October 12 ...

    Article : 94 words
  43. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Premier to-day received from Sir Edward Braddon an intimation that he would attend the Federal. Conference of Premiers in Melbourne. The Premier says ...

    Article : 106 words
  44. TASMANIA.

    The weather is very cold and rain is falling. The population of the colony during last year increased only 530 by excess of ...

    Article : 32 words
  45. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Two applications arising out of the Ivanhoe Venture dispute were decided by the Judge, in Chambers, to-day. The first, a motion by the Ivanhoe Venture Company ...

    Article : 277 words
  46. BURNED TO DEATH IN A BUSH FIRE.

    On Wednesday evening the Kynet[?] police were informed that a man named James O'Connor, living by himself in a ...

    Article : 159 words
  47. Advertising

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  48. THE OROYA AT ALBANY.

    The R.M.S. Oroya, of the Orient Line, McWatt, commander, arrived from Colombo at 10.15 last night. Passengers in the saloon:— ...

    Article : 139 words
  49. NEW SOUTH WALES AGENT-GENERALSHIP

    Sir Julian Salomons has announced to the Premier his acceptance of the position of Agent-General. The Opposition do not appear to be too well pleased at the appoint. ...

    Article : 93 words
  50. Advertising

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  51. Advertising

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