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  2. CABLE MESSAGES.

    Sir Harry Johnston, the Commanderin-Chief and Consul-General for the Uganda Protectorate, has sent to the British Museum the skull of a mammal ...

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  3. LOCAL NEWS.

    The Central Queensland Telegraph Manager (Mr. E. L. Hanna.) received the following telegram last nignt front Brisbane:—"To-morrow (Tuesday) at 12.80 ...

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  4. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    The programme to-day for their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall was confinad to a visit to Ballarat. The Royal party left hy special train at ...

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  5. TO-DAY'S MEETINGS.

    The following meetings will be'held today:—Fitzroy Divisional Board, 11 a.m. Rockhampton Chamber of Commerce, 11 a.m.; Fitzroy Bridge Board, 8 p.m. ...

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  6. THE WAR.

    A Bora emissary is it present selecting land in canada, He has announced that 700 Boers intend to settle there. THE LATEST MOVEMENTS. ...

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  7. THE BROADMOUNT WHARF.

    The work in connection with the extension of the wharf at Broadmount is making very slow progress. The delay is due to the dubeulty in securing the necessary ...

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  8. CHINA.

    The American troops have evacuated Pekin except the portion known as the Forbidden City, where the Legation Guard still remains. ...

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  9. THE HARBOUR MASTER'S TRIP.

    The Barbour Master made a trip to Gladstone and Bustard Head in the Marine Department's stoamer Fitzroy last week. While in The Narrows he attended to some, ...

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  10. VICTORIA.

    Mr. J. Mathieson, who resigned hie position as Commissioner for Railways in Victoria in order to accept the petition of General Manager ...

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  11. SALE OF BOOKS.

    Attention is directed to the sale of books to be held by Mr. G. S. Curtis next to the Bank of North Queensland, William-street, at ll a.m. to-day. ...

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  12. TROUBLE WITH THE PORTE.

    In connection with the raid made by the Porte on the mail bags in search of information regarding the ramifications of the Young Turkish party, the Sultan has ...

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  13. PRIZES FOR, THE SHOW.

    The Secretary of the Rockhampton Agricultural Society (Mr. R. R. Dawbern) recently wrote to the Hon. Senator Ferguson, asking if he felt inclined to ...

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  14. THE NEWBURY-SPADA COMPANY.

    The Newbury-Spada Company fa announced to appear at the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening. The "Brisbane Courier" of the 3rd instant states that "Mr, ...

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  15. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Tho total population of South Australia is shown by the census returns to be 362,595, being an increase of thirteen per cent since 1891. ...

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  16. THE ARRIVAL OF THE VINE BRANCH.

    The steamship Vine Branch, which passed Sydney Heads on Friday night, was due at Broadmount last night. In consequence of the Vessel arrived direct ...

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  17. WAXWORKS AND VARIETY COMPANY.

    There' was a capital audience at Mr. Day's waxworks and variety show last night. An interesting and amusing entertainment was gone through, nearly every ...

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  18. GREAT JUBILEE HANDICAP.

    The Great Jubilee Handicap of £3000. 11 niilo, was run to-day at the Kempton Park May Meeting, with the following result:— ...

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  19. THE ESTATE OF CHARLES HENRY INMAN.

    A meeting of the creditors in the estate of Charles Henry Inman, of Aramae, builder and contractor, insolvent, was held at the Supreme Court on Saturday. Four ...

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  20. NEW ZEALAND.

    The premises of Mr. J. D. Roberts, confectioner, at Auckland, were totally destroyed by fire to-day. The damage is estimuted at £10,000. ...

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  21. TRAFFIC MANAGER'S INSPECTION TRIP.

    The Traffic Manager (Mr. J. M'Grath) returned from a tour of the western lines on Friday last. During his journey he inspected the Central line right up to ...

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  22. THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

    The loan to be floated by Russia for the building of a railway in Corea luis been fixed at £16,900,000, bearing interest at the rate of four per cent. ...

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  23. EXECUTION OF BECKMAN.

    Charles Beckham was executed at Boggo Road Gaol this morning for the murder of his mate, Alfred Anderson, at Macartney's Creek, near Bowen, on the 16th of ...

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  24. THE ANARCHISTS IN SPAIN.

    Owing to the Anarchists' outbreak in barcelona, (Spain) 10,000 troops have been stationed in the city. The tramways and the factories, which ceased working on ...

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  25. EXCURSION FARES FOR SHOW WEEK

    The Secretary of the Rockhampton Agricultural Society (Mr. R. R. Dawbarn) yesterday received the following letter from the Traffic manager (Mr.j.M'Grath):— ...

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  26. GERMANY AND GREAT BRITAIN.

    The German Reichstag on Friday passed the bill to prolong the most favoured nation treatment to Great Britain. The Reichstag then adjourned until November. ...

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  27. THE MONEY MARKET.

    The following are the latest quotations For consols and colonial Government securities with the rise or fall since last week:— ...

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  28. MIXING FOR GEMS AND OPALS.

    With a view to encourage prospecting for gems, opals, and minerals, says the "Brisbane Courier" of Thursday last, the Mines Department has adopted a system of ...

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  29. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    The body of a man whose name is unknown was found early this morning hanging under a house in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. A cord was fastened round his ...

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  30. THE POLICE COURT.

    At the Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate, Philip Dillon, an old offender, was charged with having been drunk in East-street. He pleaded guilty, ...

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  31. THE FOUNDRIES.

    Inquiries show that business is anything but brisk with the local foundry firms. The principal reason of this is. of course, the drought in the western districts and the ...

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  32. SHIFTING THE LIGHTSHIP.

    The lightship at the Upper Flats was removed yesterday to a spot approximately 200f[?] lower down the river from the position she occupied previously. The shifting ...

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  33. IN THE COLONIES.

    A correspondent who want to South Africa with the Imperial draft contingent on the transport Maplemore writes to say that a fire was discovered on the evening ...

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  34. QUEENSLAND CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE.

    A 'letter was received by the Secretary of the Rockhampton Agricultural Society (Mr. R. R. Dawbarn) yesterday from the Secretory of the Dallarnil Fanmers' ...

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  35. COMERCIAL MESSAGES.

    The market rate of discount for three months' bill is 3g per cent.. The following are the latest quotations on the metal markets:— ...

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  36. THE MACKAY ELECTION.

    The final returns in the election of a member to represent the electorate in the Legislative Asembly in the place of the late Hon.J. V. Chataway are as follow:— ...

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  37. "CLOTHING FOR THE MILLION."

    It would be an insult to the intelligence of the average working man to dictate as to where he should spend his money; but no sensible man objects to have pointed out ...

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  38. THE MEAT MARKET.

    The following are the latest quotations for frozen meat:— New Zealand mutton (crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 55 th lo 65 th).— ...

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  39. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS

    There are now six cases of smallpox in the Quarantine Hospital, Mr. E. J. Pago, third officer of the s.s. Chingtu, being the latest patient. The navel troops, who have ...

    Article : 146 words
  40. THE WEATHER.

    The following is the weather forecast for Queensland for to-morrow (Tuesday) as issued to-day by the Government Weather Bureau:—"A cloud zone will form along ...

    Article : 65 words
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