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  2. THE WAR.

    Reports from America indicate that the feeling in favor of an Anglo-American alliance is rapidly growing. In the Senate yesterday the chaplain, in ...

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  3. INTERCOLONIAL.

    In the Full Court to-day J. P. T. Caulfield proceeded against John Norton, of "Truth," for contempt of court. Norton was fined £150. ...

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  4. FEDERATION.

    We hare been requested to publish the following:— "As your readers are aware, the federal campaign is now being fought in ...

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  5. AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS.

    President M'Kinley has called for 75,000 additional volunteers to serve for a term of two years. ...

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  6. MR. GLADSTONE.

    The Agents-General of the Australasian colonies will attend the funeral of Mr. Gladstone in Westminster Abbey on Saturday. ...

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  7. VICTORIA.

    To-day the Premier promised a numerous deputation from the Woman's Suffrage League that he would bring in a separate bill as early as possible ...

    Article : 57 words
  8. ENGLISH TURF.

    The Epsom Derby was run to-day, with the following result:— THE DERBY STAKES, Of 6,000 sovs., by subscription of 50 ...

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  9. LECTURE BY MR. C. E. JONES.

    At the weekly meeting of the Fremantle Literary Institute Debating Society on May 26, Mr. C. E. Jones delivered a lecture upon "The Dangers of ...

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  10. STRANGE ACCIDENT.

    John Baynes, the railway clerk at Goulburn, who was the victim of an extraordinary accident, a lead pencil having been, driven through the roof of his ...

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  11. SPANISH NAVAL LEADERS.

    Captain Callao, who was present at the battle of Manila, in which the Spanish fleet was completely defeated by Admiral Dewey, was tried by ...

    Article : 81 words
  12. CUSTOMS SEIZURE.

    The Customs officers recently seized 1,100 cigars and 900lb. of tobacco in the bunks of Malay seamen on the R.M.S. Himalaya. The Minister ...

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  13. ARRIVAL OF THE BODY AT WESTMINSTER.

    The body of Mr. Gladstone has been brought to Westminster-hall. The railway stations between Hawarden and London were crowded with ...

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  14. ACTION FOR DAMAGES.

    In. the District Court to-day, Mary Ann Kingsborough sued the A.U.S.N. Company for £200 for personal injuries sustained in the wreck of the steamer ...

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  15. INFLUX OF HINDOOS.

    The Premier has taken steps in connection with the recent arrival of 79 Hindoos, who are still in Melbourne, to ascertain whether the shipowners who ...

    Article : 71 words
  16. FRANCE.

    It is announced that M. Andre Lebon, the Minister of the Colonies, who lost his seat at the recent general election, will remain in the Ministry until ...

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  17. GRUESOME DISCOVERY.

    The skeleton of a man has been found in a cave off the Edgecliff-road, Woollahra. Twos boys were fossicking in the brushwood, when they discovered ...

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  18. MAN AND WIFE COMMITTED.

    A young married couple named Henry and Ruth Kingston were committed for trial to-day on a charge of having broken into the house of Mrs. ...

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  19. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CONFERENCE.

    The Anglo-American Conference, which is being held to settle all outstanding disputes between Canada and the United States, opened yesterday. ...

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  20. SUICIDE AT 87.

    William Flynn, aged 87 years, committed suicide by hanging himself. He was last seen alive last night, and this morning was found dead hanging to a ...

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  21. DETAILS OF THE RACE.

    There were 18 starters. Disrfaeli, who was leading at the start, collapsed at the hill, where Batt and Wantage were going in good form. Jeddah, who had ...

    Article : 115 words
  22. GRAND HOTEL CO.

    The Grand Hotel Co., Limited, has declared a dividend of 3 per cent., and carried forward £1,334. ...

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  23. THE SPANISH CABINET

    The Duke de Almadovar has accepted the portfolio of Foreign Minister in the reconstructed Cabinet of Don Praxedes Sagasta. His predecessor was Don Pio ...

    Article : 36 words
  24. H.M.S. DART.

    H.M.S. Dart has been recommissioned for a further term of service on the Australian station. She took a trial spin to-day, and did remarkably well ...

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  25. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES.

    The Council of Churches has resolved that Sunday, June 12, be recommended to the churches as a day of thanksgiving for the rain after the drought. The ...

    Article : 41 words
  26. INDIA.

    Abdur Rahman Khan, the Ameer of Afghanistan, has ordered the Governor of Jelalabad to stop the deputation of Afridi jirgahs who are en route to ...

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  27. DEATH IN QUARANTINE.

    Thuriow, the small-pox patient at the Sydney Quarantine Station, died this afternoon. ...

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  28. ALLEGED PICKPOCKETS.

    Mary and Kate Mastin, 16 and 13 years, were arrested to-day, and charged with having picked pockets in Bourke-street. ...

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  29. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At a meeting of the South Australian Ostrich Company, it was reported that the number of ostriches on the farm was 562. The directors reported that the ...

    Article : 58 words
  30. EPSOM CUP.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 94 words
  31. SPANISH FLEET AT SANTIAGO.

    There is great rejoicing among the populace of Santiago de Cuba at the safe arrival of the Spanish, squadron in that port. ...

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  32. A COUNTRY OPINION.

    A correspondent writing on the subject of federation expresses the opinion that the various agricultural districts are awaiting the public utterances of ...

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  33. CROSSING THE BORDER.

    Jas. Nugent crossed 400 sheep into Victoria at Berringina without paying duty, and was fined £120, and in addition had to pay £40 duty. The money ...

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  34. RELEASE OF THE SARANAC.

    Lloyd's reports that the Saranac has been released. The Saranac, Captain Bartaby, left Newcastle, New South Wales, on February 26 ...

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  35. THE WELSH STRIKE.

    The colliery strike in South Wales, has been settled by a compromise. An increase of ½d. an hour has been substituted for the 1d. demanded by the men. ...

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  36. CHILD DROWNED.

    George Shering, three years of age, the son of a lighter keeper, fell between a lighter and the wharf in the Yarra, and was drowned. There was so little ...

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  37. GLENELG RAILWAY.

    The proposal to purchase the Glenelg Railway has readied an advanced stage, the Government having sent the company notice to the effect that it is the ...

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  38. WOMEN ON TRIAL.

    Three women, named Emily Seidel, Emily Bernard, and Louisa Morrow, were placed on trial to-day on a charge of having treated a girl named Janet ...

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  39. PROTECTION OF THE PHILIPPINES.

    The London "Standard" states that the majority of the American troops who have been ordered to the south are intended for the Philippine Islands ...

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  40. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    It is semi-officially announced that if the London money market is favorable towards the end of June, the South Australian Government will invite ...

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  41. MR. S. H. PARKER. Q.C.

    The "British Australasian" of April 28 says:—That very leading lawyer and distinguished Westralian notability, Mr. S. H. Parker, has at last arrived in ...

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  42. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The committee which was appointed by the Imperial Government to consider the Pacific cable route has agreed to the outline of the report which is ...

    Article : 42 words
  43. COUNTRY MEETINGS.

    The electors here will not be in want of enlightenment on the Commonwealth Bill, for Mr. G. Leake, M.L.A., is to address the electors next Saturday, and ...

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  44. POISONING DOGS.

    No fewer than 20 dogs, some of them valuable animals, have been destroyed in the vicinity of Gouger-street lately. On Wednesday a child picked ...

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  45. NEW ZEALAND.

    A great native meeting has been held in the Wairarapa district, at which the Admiral and Governor received a warm welcome. The Premier addressed the ...

    Article : 73 words
  46. FRANCE IN THE FIELD.

    A new argument has been brought forward in support of the tains-Pacific cable. It has transpired (writes a London correspondent) that notice has been given to the Hawaiian ...

    Article : 183 words
  47. GIBRALTAR.

    It is reported from Madrid that the Spanish Government will not take any hostile step in the vicinity of Gibraltar against Britain, and the recent ...

    Article : 73 words
  48. FOUND DROWNED.

    The body of a man was found lying face downwards in the mud on the east side of the river at Port Pirie. It was afterwards identified as that of E. ...

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  49. AMENDMENT CARRIED.

    A meeting held in Malvera this evening passed an amendment in favor of the bill. ...

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  50. A TRAGEDY.

    At Auckland a newly-born child has been found with its throat cut, in the bedroom of an unmarried woman, named Cross Carterton. ...

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  51. FINANCIAL QUESTION.

    Mr. Coghlan, the Government statistician, has addressed to the Premier a letter, acknowledging the receipt from the Treasury of the finance committee's ...

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  52. A.R.C. WAGERING.

    "The Count" reports having laid the following doubles on the City Handicap and the Adelaide Birthday Cup:—500 to 10 Staffa and Chokebore, Staffa and ...

    Article : 103 words
  53. SOUTH AFRICA.

    It is reported that Mr. Cecil Rhodes has acquired Mr. M'Murdo's interest in the railway from Pretoria to Delagoal Bay, which is the property of the ...

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  54. A LEAKY BARQUE.

    The barque Leon, bound for San Francisco with Newcastle coal, put into Whangaroa, near Auckland, in a leaky condition. The crew refused to ...

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  55. THE CUBAN REBELS.

    The New York "Tribune" asserts that Cuban rebels have practically disappeared as a military factor, and that it is useless for the American ...

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  56. LAND SETTLEMENT.

    The Government has acquired an estate of 37,000 acres in the Marlborough District under the Land for Settlement Act for Small Farms, at the price of ...

    Article : 127 words
  57. COMMERCIAL.

    The visible supply of wheat in America east of the Rocky Mountains this week is 29,322,000 bushels, as against 28,525,000 bushels a week ago. ...

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  58. THE TRANSVAAL

    The text of the despatch, of the Transvaal Executive, in reply to Mr. Chamberlain's communication, shows that the Boers are prepared to abide by the ...

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  59. COLONEL GORDON.

    Colonel Gordon, the newly-appointed inspector of warlike stores in Louden for Australia, sailed hence to-day. ...

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  60. THE MARKET DULL.

    The wheat market is dull, and there has been a fall of 1s a quarter. ...

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  61. COMPANY WOUND UP.

    To-day, at a meeting of the Adelaide Sovereign and Kalgoorlie Reefs Companies, Limited, it was resolved to wind up voluntarily. ...

    Article : 24 words
  62. A SPANISH SPY ARRESTED.

    It is reported at Key West that Lieutenant J. G. Sobral, who was formerly the naval attache at the Spanish embassy in Washington, has been ...

    Article : 71 words
  63. NEW ZEALAND HEMP.

    Two hundred tons of New Zealand hemp have been sold at £'28 a ton. ...

    Article : 20 words
  64. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 124 words
  65. MARINE INQUIRY.

    The Marine Board has resolved to hold an inquiry into the stranding of the barque Excelsior. ...

    Article : 18 words
  66. BANK RATE.

    The Bank of England rate of discount has been lowered to 3½ per cent. ...

    Article : 19 words
  67. SINGLE-TAX OPPOSITION.

    At a meeting of the Single-Tax League on May 25 the debate was resumed on the motion of Mr. D. G. Allen:—"That this league accords its hearty support to ...

    Article : 105 words
  68. QUEENSLAND.

    A fire broke out in Victoria-street, Mackay, this morning, and destroyed a block of six wooden shops, occupied by Chinese and Japanese storekeepers. All ...

    Article : 40 words
  69. RABBITS.

    The bulk of the Australian frozen rabbits which were received in the steamer Perthshire have been condemned: they were apparently too tightly packed. ...

    Article : 29 words
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