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  2. COMMERCIAL MESSAGES.

    The following is the latest quotation on the metal market:— Tin, spot quotation, £122 12s. 6d. per ton; three months' quotations, £119 17s. ...

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  3. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Mormon preachers who have lately been touring New Zealand were assailed by mobs at Dunedin and Christchurch. Ex-Judge Martin has returned to the ...

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  4. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall this morning attended a public schools function at the Exhibition Building und distributed prizes. There was a large gathering of ...

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  5. THE WAR.

    Speaking at the banquet of the Conservative Nonconformist Club last night, the Prime Minister (the Marquis of Salisbury) said that every British ...

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  6. LAND SALE.

    Messrs. R. Shaw and Co. will hold a sale of land to-day. They will offer several residential sites on the Range. ...

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  7. TO-DAY'S MEETINGS.

    The following meetings will be held today:—Rockhampton Harbour Board, 11 a.m.; Rockhampton Council, 3 p.m.; Committee of the Rockhampton Agricultural ...

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  8. THE S.S. VINE BRANCH.

    The s.s. Vine Branch of the Branch line of steamers, has arrived at Broadmount, and is now taking in a shipment of meat for South Africa. The shipment of meat ...

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  9. TRINITY COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS.

    Attention is directed to the fact that nominations for the annual examination of the Trinity College of Music must be made to the Secretary of the Rockhampton ...

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  10. SELLING ARSENICATED BEER.

    The Court of King's Bench has decided that publicans who sell beer adulterated with arsenic are responsible for the consequences. ...

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  11. THE COMMON WEALTH.

    The Right Hon. G. H. Reid states that the matter of when the interstate Customs barriers will be removed has not yet been fully considered by him; but, subject to further ...

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  12. HOISTING THE UNION JACK.

    It will have been seen from a telegram which appeared in yesterday's issue that a request was made to the teachers of the local state schools to have the Union Jack ...

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  13. THE CENSUS.

    The Registrar-General (Mr. J. Hughes) requests, by advertisement in this issue, that any persons who were not enumerated on a census schedule on the 1st of April ...

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  14. LINE OF STEAMERS PURCHASED.

    The Hamburg-American Steamship Company, Limited, has purchased the Aras line of steamers, consisting of seven vessels, at a cost of $5,000,000. ...

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  15. CABLE MESSAGES

    In the House of Commons last night the Secretary for War (the Right Hon. St. J. Brodrick) moved the adoption of the Government scheme for the reorganisation of ...

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  16. RELEASE OF THE QUARANTINED TROOPS.

    Our Brisbane correspondent telegraphed last night as follows:—"The Queensland troops, who returned by the s.s. Tongariro and who were placed in quarantine at Peel ...

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  17. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    The body that was found hanging under a house at Fortitude Valley yesterday has been identified as that of James Turney. He had been in Queensland about twelve ...

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  18. CLAY'S WAXWORKS SHOW.

    Interest in Mr. Harry Clay's waxworks and variety entertainment remains unabated. The singing and dancing each evening are greatly appreciated, and visitors ...

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  19. THE THEATRE ROYAL.

    Pollard's Opera Company performed "The French Maid" in the Theatre Royal last night. The attendance was fairly large. About the performance there was ...

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  20. CHINA.

    Russia is buying out the private owners who are interested in the concession at Tientsin and menacing the Chinese who are known to be able to prove by oral evidence ...

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  21. ROCKHAMPTON EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.

    The monthly meeting of the Rockhampton Early Closing Association was held last night. Mr. W. Goss occupied the chair. It was intimated that news had been ...

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  22. RUSH OF VISITORS TO BRISBANE.

    The low fares offered by the Railway Department is attracting a goodly number of visitors from the Central Division to Brisbane to witness the ceremonies ...

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  23. THE AMERICA CUP.

    In connection with the forthcoming contest for the America Cup, a trial race was sailed by Sir Thomas Lipton's two yachts, Shamrock I. and Shamrock II., at ...

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  24. THE WEATHER.

    There is no change to report in the weather. Locally the conditions are fine and pleasant. The following are the shade readings of the thermometer for the ...

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  25. RUSSIA AND GERMANY.

    Owing to the presence of abnormal numbers of Russian troops, Germany is largely increasing her forces on the eastern frontier. ...

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  26. COMMONWEALTH SOUVENIRS.

    Messrs. Williams and Graham, Limited, have just received a shipment of Doulton ware, among which are some very beautiful articles described by the term federation ...

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  27. CANADIAN MONUMENT TO THE QUEEN.

    It has been decided that the monument which is to be erected in Canada to the memory of Queen Victoria shall consist of a national museum at Ottawa. The ...

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  28. THE DOWAGER EMPRESS OF GERMANY.

    The latest bulletin with regard to the health of the Dowager Empress of Germany is less favourable than the more recent reports. It states that Her Majesty is ...

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  29. FATAL ACCIDENTS.

    A terrible accident occurred at Rosebery Park races this afternoon. In the Fourteen Hands Welter Handicap a dozen horses faced the barrier. All went well till the ...

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  30. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS

    A peculiar fatal accident happened last night to a passenger by one of the trains coming into the Flinders-street Station. The train pulled up on the bridge over the ...

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  31. THE PROPOSED ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.

    The Marylebone Cricket Club has decided not to send a cricket team to Australia this year. LONDON, May 14. ...

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  32. STATE SCHOOL HOLIDAY.

    The question of granting a holiday to the Central state schools in Rockhampton next week in connection with the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall to Brisbane, ...

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  33. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day there was fair competition. Merino wool was firm, but crossbred was irregular. LONDON, May 14. ...

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  34. MOUNT MORGAN.

    In compliance with [?]dent.) seems to have a message which telegraph been received by the post and [?]ph masters throughout Queensland ...

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  35. THE COLD WEATHER.

    To meet demands we have now opened up our new Blankets, Rugs, Flannels, Quilts, Flanelette Sheetings. Winter Dress Goods of all the latest fashions, with ...

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  36. THE MARQUIS OF BUTE'S ESTATE.

    In addition to the sum of £79,000 paid to the Treasury on the personalty of the estate of the late Marquis of Bute, the taxes due to the Chancellor of the ...

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  37. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Hon. F. W. Holder, Premier and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth Parliament, tendered the resignation of his Government to-day ...

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  38. AMERICAN RAILWAY SPECULATION.

    change has [?] of the London Stock ExNorthern [?]xed the making-up price of Northern Pacific Railway stock at £140. This is a drop of £32. The Committee has ...

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