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  2. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The outlook in regard to America and Spain is still doubtful, and it is felt that any hour may see an open rupture. President McKinley's efforts are still ...

    Article : 390 words
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    their interference with him are very real; they threaten to reduce the market value of labor below the level at which he finds it possible to lire, and against the ruinous ...

    Article : 225 words
  4. VICTORIA.

    The enquiry into the cause of the death of Dr. S. J. Williams, who died on March 8 from the effects of an injection of atropine, dispensed to him in mistake for cocaine by ...

    Article : 92 words
  5. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A proclamation was issued to-day that whereas Parliament had been called to meet on April 5 it was deemed expedient for divers urgent and weighty reasons that it be further ...

    Article : 788 words
  6. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The annual banquet given by the Royal Colonial Institute was attended last night by 220 guests, including the Duke of Fife, the Earl of Kintore, the Earl of Glasgow, Sir ...

    Article : 298 words
  7. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Bill authorising the British portion of the guarantee in connection with the Greek loan has passed through all its stages in the House of Commons. ...

    Article : 59 words
  8. LABOR TROUBLES.

    The miners in several of the larger collieries of South Wales have ceased work, in consequence of a refusal of higher wages, and a general strike is feared at an early date. ...

    Article : 41 words
  9. A DISORDERLY MEETING.

    Some disgraceful scenes took place this afternoon at a meeting of shareholders of the Barimbogie G.M. Co. The Chiltern lease of the company was jumped recently by four ...

    Article : 163 words
  10. THE TRANSVAAL.

    The Transvaal Treasurer has been requested by President Kruger to resign office on account of irregularities in administration. It is stated that the irregularities are not monetary. The ...

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  11. THE REPLY OF A SOLDIER.

    The following communication has come to hand:—"William Jones, the old Imperial soldier, repudiates the document the under-secretary received from the War Department ...

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  12. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Randall has completed for exhibition at the Royal Academy portraits of General Sir Henry Wylie Norman, V.C., late Governor of Queensland, and of Mr. Thomas Archer, who for ...

    Article : 74 words
  13. THE GOLD YIELD.

    The quarterly returns issued by the deputy-master of the Melbourne Mint indicate that the Victorian gold yield is on the increase. The March quarter, ended to-day ...

    Article : 79 words
  14. GENERAL NEWS.

    The Treasurer (Hon. F. W. Holder) spoke at Templers on Wednesday evening on the subject of Federation before a large and interested audience. His remarks in favor of the ...

    Article : 57 words
  15. THE CROWN LANDS.

    This week's Government Gazette contains statistics relating to the Crown lands of the colony. On March 1 7,230,999 acres was amounting in fee simple, the purchase money ...

    Article : 130 words
  16. ALLEGED CUSTOMS FRAUD.

    The Customs conspiracy case was continued to-day, when further evidence was given by several witnesses from Sydney concerning goods sent over by Henry Weenen, in which ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. THE INDIAN MINTS.

    Lord George Hamilton, Secretary for India, in a speech yesterday said it would be lunacy to think of reopening the Indian mints without an international arrangement. ...

    Article : 75 words
  18. MR. GLADSTONE.

    President Kruger has sent a message to Mr. Gladstone (whose case the doctors have pronounced hopeless) in which a hope is expressed that God will strengthen the veteran ...

    Article : 40 words
  19. DISTINGUISHED PRELATES.

    The Archbishop of Melbourne (Dr. Carr) [?] the Bishop of Ballarat (Dr. Moore) were passengers from Melbourne by the express train which arrived in Adelaide on Thursday ...

    Article : 164 words
  20. REVENUE RETURNS.

    The third quarter of the current financial year ended to-day and the receipts for the nine months amounted to £5,121,131 against £4,965,619 for the corresponding period of the ...

    Article : 162 words
  21. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Regarding the alluvial question the Premier to-day stated that the matters laid before him by the deputation at Kalgoorlie on Thursday last would be considered by Cabinet ...

    Article : 45 words
  22. THE BOTANIC GARDENS.

    For some time past the governors and director of the Botanic Gardens have had under consideration the difficulty their employes have in dealing with undesirable ...

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  23. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the London wool sales to-day medium and inferior wools were unchanged in price, but the better classes of wool are a shade below the top quotations of the series. The sales ...

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  24. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The P. & O. mail steamer Arcadia arrived at Albany from Colombo at 6.30 a.m. on Thursday and left for Adelaide at noon. Captain T. Matthews, the well-known ...

    Article : 170 words
  25. LORD AND LADY BRASSEY.

    Lord and Lady Brassey were entertained at a river picnic to-day and taken round the Fremantle Harbor Works. Sir Gerard Smith, the Premier, and several members of ...

    Article : 126 words
  26. THE WEATHER.

    "Fine, cool, and pleasant weather, with light south and east winds in the general report this morning," said Mr. Griffiths on Thursday, "such weather extending all along ...

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  27. THE CRUISER RAPID.

    The cruiser Rapid has arrived safely at Devenport. [This cablegram appeared in a portion of yesterday's issue.] ...

    Article : 144 words
  28. THE FAR EAST.

    The Earl of Selborne, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in his unofficial speech with reference to the Far East stated that the policy of the open door in China ...

    Article : 98 words
  29. "FRUITGROWERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Victorian Fruitgrowers' Association held its annual conference to-night. A resolution was passed approving of the Federal Constitution Bill. The system of discharging ...

    Article : 102 words
  30. KALGOORLIE MINING.

    The rich vein in the Boulder North Extended mine continues in the face, and shows no falling off. The rise going to the 200-ft. level is up 20 ft. The flow of water in the ...

    Article : 375 words
  31. "NATIONAL DIGNITY."

    A contributor to the Sydney Daily Telegraph writes:—The London Times rises to observe that "Federation will add to the dignity of Australian national life." Some ...

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  32. A 300-FEET FALL.

    An elderly man named Thomas Gibson in making his way to his way to his camp, near the Sir John Franklin mine, three miles from Wood's Point, fell over an embankment, and was found dead ...

    Article : 242 words
  33. "A DIABOLICAL CHILD."

    The Circuit Court at Hay opened before Sir Frederick Darley, Chief Justice. John William Foster was charged with committing a criminal assault upon his daughter, and the ...

    Article : 229 words
  34. COMMERCIAL.

    BREADSTUFFS.—The American visible supply of wheat is 40,626,000 bushels, as against 42,570,000 last week, or a decrease of 1,744,000 bushels. ...

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  35. RUSSIA PROTECTS CHINA.

    The St. Petersburg Vicdomosti declares that Russia is indirectly taking China under her protection, and that she is bound to adopt this course in order to frustrate the western ...

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  36. THE ELDER STATUE.

    The executive committee appointed in connection with the movement for the erection of a statue to perpetuate the memory of the late Sir Thomas Elder has already held two ...

    Article : 115 words
  37. THE REVENUE RETURNS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 335 words
  38. RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS.

    The latest news from the Far East states that Russia is following up her restoration of the dismantled forts of Port Arthur by preparations for landing 2,000 ...

    Article : 245 words
  39. A DEPARTING CLERGYMAN.

    On Thursday next the Rev. J. Day Thompson will sail for England to settle near Liverpool. A public farewell was tendered him last night in the Victoria Hall, and members of the ...

    Article : 142 words
  40. THE FEDERAL BILL.

    The following extract from a leading article [?] the Melbourne Age is worth reading with special attention:—The fact that the measure admittedly excites no enthusiasm in the breast ...

    Article : 446 words
  41. NEWCASTLE COAL TRADE.

    The export of coal from Newcastle for the quarter ended to-night was 539,371 tons, as compared with 576,115 tons during the corresponding period of last year. Victoria ...

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  42. BROKEN HILL.

    John Fitzpatrick was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment at the Police Court to-day for playing an unlawful game at the South Broken Hill races yesterday. ...

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  43. TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES.

    The Sahara is the first steamer to leave under the auspices of the new American and Australian Steamship line. The owners of the fleet are Messrs. Bucknell Bros., of London ...

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  44. GOLD YIELD OF AUSTRALASIA.

    A complete return of the Australasian gold-fields is now to hand and shows that during 1897 the production totalled 3,[?]19,363 oz. This is the biggest total for 40 years. In ...

    Article : 47 words
  45. A SUCCESSFUL COMPANY.

    The annual meeting of the South Australian Brewing Company, which was held at the West-End Brewery on Thursday at noon, was of more than usual importance. The report and ...

    Article : 268 words
  46. THE ARCADIA AT ALBANY.

    The P. & O. mail steamer Arcadia, Loggin, commander, arrived from Colombo at 6.30 a.m. and left for Adelaide at noon. The saloon passengers are:— ...

    Article : 154 words
  47. A STRIKING SPEECH.

    A considerable sensation has been caused in Paris by a speech delivered at Chalons yesterday by M. Pellieux, a noted politician, who declared that France was supplied with better ...

    Article : 71 words
  48. FEDERATION AND TAXATION.

    Sir—I read with much interest your article yesterday on federal finance. The Government Statist of New South Wales shows by one method, and Mr. R. L. Nash ...

    Article : 216 words
  49. AUSTRIA ARMING.

    Intelligence from Vienna reports that the Austrian Navy Department is asking the Delegations for a vote of 50 million florins with a view to making important additions to the ...

    Article : 62 words
  50. Advertising

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  51. ENGLISH AS SHE IS WROTE.

    An interesting report has been furnished by Mr. R. W. Chapman, the chairman of the board of examiners for the University preliminary, junior, and senior public ...

    Article : 331 words
  52. VICTORIA AND NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Melbourne Age writes:—Victoria exported only £14,452 worth of agricultural implements to New South Wales in 1895, but thanks to an open market wa raised that ...

    Article : 474 words
  53. THE DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

    Ware Chambers, 2—Railway G.M. Co. EVENING. Bijou Theatre, 8—"Struck Oil." Trades Hall, 8—Benefit concert. ...

    Article : 70 words
  54. Advertising

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