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  2. AUSTRALIAN MORALITY.

    The fourth congress of the Anglican Church of Australia and Tasmania was opened at Ballarat to-day. The Bishop of Ballarat presided, and the ...

    Article : 250 words
  3. PROPOSED NEW DUTIES.

    A caucus of the Labor party to-day considered the suggestion that if the party did not oppose the tea duties the proceeds, amounting to £60,000, should ...

    Article : 119 words
  4. QUEENSLAND.

    At Mary borough to-day an old resident named John Sewell, 67 years of ago, committed suicide by shooting himself. He placed the muzzle of a gun ...

    Article : 56 words
  5. FRANCE.

    It is stated that the French Government is prepared to guarantee a loan of £8,000,000 for the construction of railways in French Indo-China, under which ...

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  6. INDIA.

    Serious plague riots are reported from Seringapatam, in Mysore. Ten thousand Hindoos and Mahometans attacked the authorities with guns ...

    Article : 77 words
  7. SPAIN AND AMERICA.

    The American commissioners have made the following offer to Spain—£4,000,000 for the Philippines; an open door for the trade of the world ...

    Article : 154 words
  8. INTERCOLONIAL.

    A lad named Hart, a cripple, sustained shocking injuries through being kicked on the head by a horse which his brother was riding. He is not expected to ...

    Article : 40 words
  9. OUR FISH SUPPLY.

    What with the river, the proximity of the capital of Western Australia to the coast, and the knowledge of the fact that the waters of the sea are simply ...

    Article : 1,699 words
  10. THE DREYFUS CASE.

    The "St. James's Gazette," a London, evening newspaper, is responsible for the statement that the secret dossier (which at one tune was alleged ...

    Article : 87 words
  11. SERIOUS FALL.

    Mr. Fred Dawson, the advance g for M'Adoo's Jubilee Singers, fractured his skull by falling downstairs at Sturt's Hotel, Ballarat, to-day. He is in a ...

    Article : 31 words
  12. MR. RHODES.

    Mr. Cecil Rhodes, in replying to criticisms on the Northern railway tariff, declares that the line will reach Egypt if it is not blocked by disputes. ...

    Article : 105 words
  13. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A fire occurred to-day in premises occupied by a man named Greer, known as "Johnny Allsorts," at Port Adelaide. The floor of the shop was saturated with ...

    Article : 67 words
  14. GENERAL RAINS.

    The rainfall has been general throughout the colony, averaging ¾in. In South Gippsland, 1½in. fell. ...

    Article : 19 words
  15. DISEASED LEMONS.

    A large shipment of lemons from Italy has been condemned, as the fruit is affected with scale. The shipment is valued at £300. The diseased fruit will be ...

    Article : 32 words
  16. MR. E. T. HOOLEY.

    The value of the gold communion service, which was presented by Mr. Ernest Terah Hooley to St. Paul's Cathedral, London, has been paid over to the ...

    Article : 93 words
  17. ITALIAN TRADE.

    Reuter's Press Agency reports that France and Italy have signed a treaty which provides for a minimum tariff, except on silks, between the two ...

    Article : 44 words
  18. SUDDEN DEATH.

    Mr. John Yeomans, 70 years of age, a retired officer of the Lands Department, died suddenly to-day in the corridor of the Public Offices. He was talking to ...

    Article : 54 words
  19. FROZEN RABBITS.

    At the half-yearly meeting of the Rabbit and Meat Preserving Company, held at Mount Gambler, it was stated that the debit balance of £1,000 had been ...

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  20. PUERTO RICO.

    There is an agitation beginning in America against confining the trade with Puerto Rico to American ships. ...

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  21. INTERESTING POINT.

    In the case of Simmons and M'Dermott, who were convicted of having committed perjury by having sworn that they were not at a certain place when a ...

    Article : 85 words
  22. CHINA.

    It has been ascertained that Mr. Fleming, the missionary who was murdered at Ponghai, in the province of Kweichou, left Australia in 1895 to ...

    Article : 42 words
  23. DEATH FROM BURNS.

    At the inquest on the girl Flint, who died in the hospital after a fireworks accident, the medical evidence shoved that the cause of death was tetanus ...

    Article : 42 words
  24. A FATAL ACCIDENT.

    One reads nearly every day of accidents resulting fatally through the negligence of some person or other, yet few seem to realise that afl attack of ...

    Article : 324 words
  25. PENNY POSTAGE.

    The Ceylon Government has signified its intention of joining the Imperial penny postage system. [It was reported a fortnight ago that ...

    Article : 37 words
  26. ENGLISH TURF.

    The Australian horse Merman has been backed for the Manchester November Handicap, and is now quoted at 7 to 1. ...

    Article : 80 words
  27. FIGHT ON AN ENGINE.

    The engine-driver and the fireman of a train running from Gladstone to Laura had a bout of fisticuffs in the enginecab during the journey to-day. The ...

    Article : 49 words
  28. PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.

    At a meeting of the Presbyterian Assembly to-day a deliverance was adopted proposing the appointment of a special committee to improve the system of ...

    Article : 61 words
  29. WELL KNOWN IN ADELAIDE.

    Mr. J. Fleming, the missionary who was murdered in China, was well known in Adelaide as a zealous worker in the cause of religion. He left here for China ...

    Article : 38 words
  30. SHIPPING.

    Arrivals.—Steamer Duke of Devonshire, 2,482 tons, from Port Chalmers; ship Loch Vennachar, 1,485 tons, from Melbourne; steamer Duke of File, 2,425 ...

    Article : 113 words
  31. AGED POOR COMMISSION.

    The Aged Poor Commission's report has been laid on the table of the House of Assembly. The commission recommended the erection of cottage homes ...

    Article : 120 words
  32. BRITISH INTERESTS.

    Lord Charles Beresford, in an address to the China Traders' Association at Shanghai, said that Great Britain's "policy of drift" had allowed the "open ...

    Article : 85 words
  33. FOUND DROWNED.

    The body of John Horn, a sewerage contractor, was found in the Yarra to-day. Horn had been missing since November 18. ...

    Article : 27 words
  34. SCULLING.

    George Towns, of Newcastle, N.S.W., has accepted the challenge of W. A. Barry, of Putney, to scull for £250 a side and the "Sportsman" Cup. ...

    Article : 149 words
  35. A LONG RECORD.

    Mr. Alexander Wilson, engineer for ports and harbors, will retire on a pension at the end of the year. He entered the service 41 years ago. ...

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  36. SAVINGS BANK RETURNS.

    The annual returns of the Savings Bank have been prepared. The profits amounted to £19,823. The accumulated funds were increased by £356,358. ...

    Article : 80 words
  37. DOWAGER-EMPRESS.

    The London "Daily Telegraph" of this morning reports that the accession to power of the Dowager-Empress of China was due to the defeat of the projected ...

    Article : 48 words
  38. FROZEN LAMBS.

    No fewer than 30,000 lambs have been treated by the Produce Export Depot this season, and there are now 10,800 awaiting treatment. The ...

    Article : 42 words
  39. EASTERN PARLIAMENTS

    In the House of Assembly to-day, the Loan Estimates were tabled. They provide for the expenditure of £850,000. The Premier tabled a notice in regard ...

    Article : 62 words
  40. LAW REFORM BILL.

    The Legislative Council has been petitioned by the University council against the Law Reform Bill. A similar petition was previously presented to the House ...

    Article : 30 words
  41. OVERCOATS IN BERLIN.

    A subtle and interesting question has just been decided in a Berlin court of law. It seems to be the habit of the Berlin Bohemian to pawn his ...

    Article : 168 words
  42. COMMERCIAL.

    The report of the directors of the Queensland Investment and Land Mortgage Company, Limited, for the year ended June 30, to be presented shortly ...

    Article : 62 words
  43. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At Broken Hill to-day Charles Lovelace fell a distance of 45ft. down the Broken Hill South mine, and injured his leg so severely that it had to be ...

    Article : 38 words
  44. THE HARVEST.

    Reports received in reference to the crops at the Murray village settlements are highly favorable, and 30 bushels to the acre are expected from one portion ...

    Article : 61 words
  45. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Reid said that he hoped to bring the session to a close before Christmas, as he wished to meet the other Premiers ...

    Article : 73 words
  46. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Sir John Fowler, Bart, K.C.M.G., aged 81 years, formerly consulting engineer to the Government of New South Wales. ...

    Article : 93 words
  47. CHINESE MURDERER.

    The Executive Council has decided that the Chinese, Wong Ming, shall be executed on December 12, for the murder of a fellow-countryman. ...

    Article : 25 words
  48. BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    The Chief Secretary has forwarded to the Central Board of Health a letter received from J. Miller, of Melbourne, in reference to the danger of the ...

    Article : 119 words
  49. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Sugar.—The monthly circular of Mr. F. O. Licht, the Magdeburg expert, states that the production of beet sugar in Europe during the month of October ...

    Article : 137 words
  50. CRIMINAL COURT.

    Elizabeth Dibley, who was convicted of the manslaughter of her infant, through neglect, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. ...

    Article : 50 words
  51. VICTORIA.

    The Legislative Council to-day carried the Plural Voting Abolition Bill to its third reading stage, adopting the proportionate voting proposals. ...

    Article : 129 words
  52. FIRE BRIGADES' DEMONSTRATION.

    On behalf of the members of the Fremantle Fire Brigade I beg to tender their most hearty thanks to those gentlemen who generously donated cash or ...

    Article : 77 words
  53. WHAT THE FISHERMEN SAY.

    Yesterday the Fremantle fishermen supplied the hospital, the lunatic asylum, and the gaol at the Port with quantities of fish, and stated that they would ...

    Article : 84 words
  54. CUMBERLAND DISEASE.

    Nine head of cattle died suddenly at Tamworth. An inspection of the animals confirmed the ouinion that the cause of death was Cumberland disease. ...

    Article : 32 words
  55. Advertising

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  56. THIRSTY EMUS.

    As an indication of the severity of the drought in the Bogan district, it might be stated that a mob of emus, in search of water, wandered to Coolabah. ...

    Article : 30 words
  57. LOAN BILL.

    The Loan Bill, which will be introduced this week, provides for the borrowing of £1,793,000. ...

    Article : 19 words
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