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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The President (Sir Richard Baker, S.A.) took the Chair at 2.30 p.m. . i Anti-Trust Bill. In committee. ...

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  3. INDIAN EMIGRANTS.

    The Hongkong files by the steamer Taiyuan state thai considerable numbers of natives of India are proceeding to Vancouver, where they have been informed ...

    Article : 96 words
  4. THE ROMANCE OF A PENNY.

    Income—Nineteen pounds. nineteen shillings, and eleven pence. Expenditure— Twenty pounds. Result—Misery. ...

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  5. RURAL INDUSTRIES.

    Bagot, Shakes. &. Lewis, limited, with which is amalgamated Luxmoore. Dowling, and Jeffrey, Limited, report having received into their Port Adelaide wool stores., ...

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  6. NOTES AND QUERIES.

    "A Subscriber for 25 Years" writes:—"I am sorry that the Premier has not given effect to his promise to electors about this matter. When he was in Norwood he ...

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  7. VICTORIA.

    The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has issued a writ for the election of a member for Gippsland West. A vacancy has occurred through Mr. Mackay taking office ...

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  8. AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Legislative Council this evening Mr. A. Brown moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the alleged cruel treatment of sailors at Newcastle. He said ...

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  9. MISCELLANEOUS.

    "Hartlock."—Illegal and dishonest. "Drink and Voting."—You have evidently overlooked the fact that the subjects have been frequently discussed in the ...

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  10. LECTURE ON AGRICULTURE.

    Another instructive lecture on agriculture was delivered by Prof. Angus at the School of Mines on Wednesday evening There was a good attendance. With the ...

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  11. ABSENTEES FROM SCHOOL.

    Mr. Read Murphy, P.M., at the Seymour Court on Tuesday, told a woman who pleaded that she did not send her son to school because she could not afford to buy ...

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  12. PASTORAL DIFFICULTIES.

    CHARLEVILLE, August 17.—Mr. E. J. Smart. late manager of the Peake, Dalhousie, and Macumba Stations, on the overland telegraph route, South Australia, ...

    Article : 374 words
  13. CARMEN'S COMPLAINTS.

    A long list of grievances has been laid before the Premier by a deputation of cabmen The Act under which they work is 50 years old. and they asked for ...

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  14. IMPORTANT WILL CASE.

    Before the Full Court to-day the appeal in the action of Agnes McKellar and others, appellants (defendants), v. A. H. Duboulay and another, executors of the will of ...

    Article : 214 words
  15. "A JUMPED VOTE."

    From the Hon. R. W. Foster:—"Your correspondent "Rushed Through" is under a misapprehension, and who is responsible for the unfortunate way in which the ...

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  16. ANTI-LIQUOR MOVEMENT.

    The Victorian Alliance has tabulated amendments it wishes made in the Licensing Bill. The most important of them is a request for complete local option. to come ...

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  17. SOLICITOR'S SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

    The body of John Rowland Davies, a solicitor of Gisborne, was found in dense bush about four miles from that town on Tuesday. There was a bullet wound in his forehead ...

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  18. GALES IN PORT PHILLIP.

    Heavy northerly gales, probably unequalled by any of the long series of storms which have marked the present winter. have marked the present winter. ...

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  19. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In the Legislative Assembly last night the second reading of the Land Tax Assessment Bili, which is a machinery measure, was carried on the voices. This afternoon ...

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  20. AN A.N.A DECISION.

    An interesting discussion took place at the meeting of the Port Melbourne branch of the Australian Natives' Association last night. A motion was submitted:—"That no ...

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  21. AGED WOMAN MISSING.

    There are still no tidings of the fate of Mrs. Maitland, an aged woman, who strayed from her home at Tatong last Saturday. Large parties of searchers have been out ...

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  22. PRICE OF BUTTER.

    SYDNEY, August 22.—At the conferenoa of co-operative butter factory delegates to-day a motion was carried fixing the selling price of choicest brands locally at the ...

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  23. ATTACK ON RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS.

    Dr. Cullen presented a petition in the Legislative Council this evening from Mr. Oliver (Chief Railway Commissioner) urging that his legal rights should be preserved. ...

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  24. A MINER INJURED.

    A serious accident befell Frederick Lee while engaged at the New St. Mungo Mine, at Bendigo, to-day. He was working at the 1,912 level, and went for drills, While he ...

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  25. SUNDAY CONCERTS.

    The hearing of the action brought by Inspector Cawsey against George Martin Jones, a musician, and Ebenezer E. Scott, a theatrical manager, to recover penalties ...

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  26. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The annual convention in connection with the Country Storekeepers' Association of New South Wales carried motions urging the Government to abolish the ...

    Article : 112 words
  27. CLOSET SETTLEMENT.

    MELBOURNE, August 22.—The Closer Settlement Board and Mr. Bent had a conference to-day on the question of securing further estates for settlement. The purchase ...

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  28. YONGALA WANTS.

    From "Prosperous Yongala":—"Now that the Government have put a platform at Belalie North they should put a goods shed and ticket place— proper railway ...

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  29. TASMANIA.

    A royal commission is to be appointed to enquire into tho question of extending railway lines, and the Premier informed a deputation from the north-west coast that no ...

    Article : 87 words
  30. GENERAL NOTES.

    Public Service Retirements. The Postmaster-General will give consideration within a few days to the question whether the services of ...

    Article : 478 words
  31. PORT ADELAIDE INSTITUTE.

    From the Rev. J. C. Kirby:—"The Port Adelaide Institute has taken another splendid step in the opening of the Bower Hall for the free public reading room. Under ...

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  32. A CARELESS MINER.

    Two old miners working in the vicinity of Nine Mile, in' the Rushworth district, had a wonderful escape from being blown to pieces. At breakfast they brewed an ...

    Article : 668 words
  33. SETTLING THE LAND.

    The Premier, in replying to-day to a deputation representing the Farmers and settlers' Association, said the Minister for Lands was preparing a more speedy method ...

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  34. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The steamer Waihoi arrived from Borroloola yesterday after a protracted voyage due to boisterous weather.Passenger.— Mrs. Stott. Miss Heaslop. and Messrs. ...

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  35. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Speaker ( Sir Frederick Holder, S.A.) took the Chair at 2.30 p.m.. Metal Trade. Mr. Reid (N.S.W.) asked the ...

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  36. DUCK EGGLAYING COMPETITION.

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  37. CHINESE WIVES.

    A private deputation from the Council of Churches waited upon the Prime Minister to-day with the request that in administering the Immigration Restriction Act ...

    Article : 132 words
  38. WANT OF RAIN.

    Reports from Borroloola show that the country in the McArthur district is suffering severely from the drought. Altogether 14,000 cattle have passed through ...

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  39. COUNTRY TRADERS' DRAWBACKS.

    From "Bumble Bee":—"When one is in the city one f continually hearing what a curse it is to have so much of the population in and around the metropolis: and vet ...

    Article : 360 words
  40. Advertising

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    ORROROO, August 22.—The crops are looking well. Feed is abundant. Both will be benefited by last week's rain. Stock are in the pink of condition. The cream industry has increased ...

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  42. MINING OPERATIONS.

    Mining is receiving attention in the McArthur district, and parties arc examining deposits of silver, lead, and copper. while a supposed wolfram lexis is being ...

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  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Premier (Sir Joseph Ward), referring to changes in the Ministry, said circumstances beyond his control had caused the retirement of Messrs. Mills and ...

    Article : 169 words
  44. THE GAMBLING QUESTION.

    A remarkable statement was made by Magistrate Bishop in sentencing a bookmaker who had pleaded guilty to charges of trespassing on a racecourse at ...

    Article : 127 words
  45. BEHAVIOUR AT FUNERALS.

    From "J.Roase." Franklin street:— "The attendance upon the burial of the departed is generally considered an act of sadness, though marked with a deportment ...

    Article : 158 words
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