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  2. INTERCOLONIAL.

    The Government has resolved to increase the price of water at the Beetaloo reservoir from 3s. to 6s. per thousand gallons. This action ...

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  3. AFRICA.

    President Paul Kruger has declined to grant the franchise to men residing in the Transvaal who have been married in England or ...

    Article : 33 words
  4. INDIA.

    The column under the command of Colonel A. G. Hammond, V.C., has arrived at Lundi Kotal (in the Kyber Pass) which was burned in ...

    Article : 74 words
  5. IN CASE OF FIRE.

    Your house takes fire. What burns first? The lightest and most inflammable stuff, of course—fur[?]iture, doors, shelves, floors, panelling ...

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  6. EASTERN ASIA.

    A report received from Shanghai States that the British Squadron in Chinese waters is anchored in Port Sazlton. ...

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  7. DISPUTE ABOUT BERTHS.

    When the R.M.S. Orotava arrived to-night the harbormaster at Port Melbourne ordered her to the shore berth, though two berths nearest ...

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  8. CYCLONE IN THE NORTH.

    A cyclone or "willy willy" occurred at Onslow on Monday morning. The weather looked anything but promising, and the class, which ranges ...

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  9. CRICKET.

    The third day of the intercolonial match was oppressively hot, and the attendance numbered about 1500. The visitors, who had lost ...

    Article : 462 words
  10. SEVERE STORM.

    A storm burst over the city on Tuesday night, and did considerable damage. The rainfall for the 24 hours ranged from 4½in. to 6 in. in ...

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  11. MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN JAPAN.

    The attempts made to re-form the Japanese Cabinet have failed. The vacancies in the Cabinet caused by the resignation of Count ...

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  12. THE HINTERLAND.

    News received at Lagos from the interior states that a British force of Hausas has occupied Hesha and Berehere. ...

    Article : 84 words
  13. AGENT-GENERAL.

    Sir Henry Norman has resigned the Agent-Generalship on the ground of ill-health. Mr. C. S. Dicken will temporarily fill the position, and it ...

    Article : 32 words
  14. SCRATCHINGS.

    The following scratchings are announced :—Standtsh Handicap— Ailsa Craig, Waraka, Mainstay. Bagot Handicap—Burrabari. Welter ...

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  15. NATIONAL CONGRESS.

    Mr. C. Sankaran. Nayar, a member of the Council of the Governor of Madras, has been appointed chairman of the Indian National ...

    Article : 241 words
  16. SEAMAN'S DEATH.

    The outcome of the evidence given at tee inquest on the body of the seaman Lee, who was killed at Port Adelaide on Christmas ...

    Article : 36 words
  17. THE WEATHER.

    To-day was very hot. The thermometer registered 98 degrees at half-past 10, 101 degrees at half-past 1, and 100,3 at 4. A change ...

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  18. TASMANIA.

    Mr. Henry Dobson, M.P., an ex-premier, who is spending his holidays at his suburban residence on the Huon road, was crossing a ...

    Article : 78 words
  19. SAD FATALITY.

    A sad revolver accident happened in the vicinity of Alice Springs on Christmas Day. A miner named Olney had occasion to take the ...

    Article : 83 words
  20. EASTERN QUESTION.

    It is reported from Athene that the Greek Government is engaging Austrian officers to reorganise the army. ...

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  21. A CHEQUE TROUBLE.

    John Ross, who was recently employed in the National Bank, was arrested last night, at Geelong railway station, on a charge of having ...

    Article : 45 words
  22. A TURKISH REQUEST.

    The Sublime Porte has requested permission to send 50,000 troops to the relief of the Turkish garrison in Crete. The admirals of the ...

    Article : 36 words
  23. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A special meeting of the board of directors of the Sydney Hospital was held to-day for the purpose of electing six resident medical officers for ...

    Article : 79 words
  24. THE HEAT WAVE.

    For four days in succession the thermometer has registered over 105 degrees in the shade. It was thought that the climax had been reached ...

    Article : 90 words
  25. ALLEGED TILL ROBBERY.

    Cases arising out of the till robbery ai the Denver City Hotel were called on at the police court this morning, when George M'Pherson ...

    Article : 172 words
  26. GREEK BOAT ATTACKED.

    With reference to the incident in which the Turkish forts at Preveza fired upon the Greek gunboat at Aktium, in the Gulf of Arta, the ...

    Article : 44 words
  27. GENERAL GASELEE'S MOVEMENTS.

    Brigadier General Alfred Gaselee's brigade has succeeded in destroying the defences of the rebellious Zakka Khels. ...

    Article : 63 words
  28. REVENUE RETURNS.

    From [?] to December 25 the stamp duties yield £13,219, and the land and income tax £15,000. The latter showed an increase of ...

    Article : 37 words
  29. CRIMINAL LIBEL ACTION.

    The libel action of J. H. Carruthers (Minister of Lands) against George Lonsdale and John Norton was continued to-day. ...

    Article : 263 words
  30. GOVERNOR OF CRETE.

    Russia has now submitted a proposition that Prince George of Greece (the second son of King George) should be appointed ...

    Article : 46 words
  31. SCULLING.

    "Jake" Gaudaur, of America, the champion sculler of the world, has expressed his willingness to row James Wray, of New South Wales ...

    Article : 371 words
  32. BUSH FIRES.

    An extensive bush fire started at Spring Gully, near Echunga, today. It swept around the country for miles, and burnt wattle ...

    Article : 85 words
  33. LEAP FROM A TRAIN.

    Another sensation was provided to-day, and on this occasion the express train from Perth was the scene of the trouble. When within ...

    Article : 297 words
  34. LIQUOR LAWS.

    At the police court to-day Harriet Merton was charged with having sold whisky on the 26th inst. without a licence. The defendant ...

    Article : 358 words
  35. GERMAN CONDITIONS.

    Germany has declared that its withdrawal from Kia-Chau is conditional on its receiving a suitable station elsewhere. ...

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  36. A CENTENARIAN.

    Mr. Patrick Jordan, a resident of Hamley Bridge, who had reached the ripe age of 103 years, died to-day. He was hale and hearty to ...

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  37. RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN MOVEMENTS.

    The Russian authorities have ordered to China, for convoying purposes, the first-class cruiser Vladimir Monomakh, which belongs to ...

    Article : 95 words
  38. VICTORIA.

    Work was resumed at an early hour in the shaft at South Yarra where the sad accident happened yesterday. When the men ...

    Article : 255 words
  39. STODDART'S TEAM.

    The match between Stoddart's English eleven and eighteen of Bendigo was finished this afternoon, being won by the Englishmen ...

    Article : 66 words
  40. OFFICIAL REPORTS.

    Yesterday the Postmaster-General received the following telegram from Mr. F. Inkpen, postmaster at Onslow, giving particulars of ...

    Article : 234 words
  41. NAVAL ACTIVITY IN JAPAN.

    The Japanese naval authorities are showing remarkable activity in the harbour of Nagasaki. Nagasaki is an important seaport and ...

    Article : 84 words
  42. BARRIER WEATHER.

    At Broken Hill the temperature to-day was 107. The total rainfall for the year is only 5in., or the lowest on record. ...

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  43. COOLGARDIE OUTRAGE.

    As the result of the outbreak of lawlessness at Coolgardie, two detectives and three constables arrived in the express train to-day to ...

    Article : 106 words
  44. QUEENSLAND.

    Sir W. Macgregor, the Governor of New Guinea, has heard nothing of his rumored appointment as Governor of the Gold Coast. An ...

    Article : 62 words
  45. THE QUEEN

    Her Majesty Queen Victoria is about to visit Cimiez, near Nice, in the south of France. It will be remembered that on Her Majesty's ...

    Article : 65 words
  46. LABOR TROUBLES.

    Mr. George Barnes, general secretary of the Amalgamated Engineers' Society, declares that the engineers on strike are still fighting ...

    Article : 113 words
  47. BRITISH V. GERMAN TRADE IN JAPAN.

    The British Foreign Office reports that Germany is pushing trade m Japan much more vigor than Britain. ...

    Article : 28 words
  48. BRITAIN'S INACTIVITY.

    The London "Standard" of this morning complains that the British Government is doing nothing in Eastern Asia. The "Standard" ...

    Article : 63 words
  49. MAIL CONTRACT.

    The provisional agreement between the Government and the British-India Company for the revision of the mail contract has not found ...

    Article : 86 words
  50. A HAIR RESTORER.

    A man dropped his wig on the street, and a boy who was following close behind the loser picked it up and handed it to him. " Thanks, ...

    Article : 52 words
  51. SEAL FISHERIES.

    Lord Salisbury, the British Premier, has refused to adopt coercive measures with regard to Canada discontinuing sealing operations. ...

    Article : 28 words
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