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  2. SIGNALS OF DISTRESS.

    The French mail steamer Salagie from Marseilles was in a distressed condition off Jervis Bay early this morning. Captain McDonald, of the steamer ...

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  3. THE RICHMOND DISASTER.

    Further evidence was taken to-day by the special board which is inquiring into the Richmond railway disaster. Frederick John Hollands, recorder at ...

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  4. DEEP WATER PORTS.

    An intensely interesting and important discussion has been taking place at Home regarding the prodigious increase in the size of steamships, and the duty of the ...

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  5. SEDITION IN INDIA.

    The police in Calcutta, the capital of Bengal, have been actively searching certain ureas in the city where sedition was thought to exist, and a special ...

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  6. POLICY OF DEVOLUTION.

    The manifesto issued by the Scottish National Committee, in which it was stated that the settlement of the constitutional question offered an ...

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  7. PERSONAL

    His Excellency the Governor, Sir Harry Barron, who has been on a visit to Sydney returns to Hobart to-morrow night A cable was received yesterday from ...

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  8. REVOLT IN TEHERAN.

    Fighting has taken place in Teheran, the capital of Persia, between the Fidais a band of revolutionaries, and the Government troops. ...

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  9. SHIPBUILDING TRADE.

    Further trouble is threatened in the shipyards on the River Clyde, where the drillers are still on strike, although the caulkers-have returned to work. ...

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  10. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.

    The strike of the employees on the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada is practically at an end. Fifty per cent. of the men have ...

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  11. FALSIFIED BOOKS.

    In the Criminal Court the seconad trial of John Wrixon Black, on a charge of having stoien three sums of £30 each from his late employers, S. Freedman ...

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  12. NEW POSTAGE STAMPS.

    "The Times" states to-day that a new postage stamp is under consideration, and will probably have King George's head imprinted upon it. It is expected ...

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  13. TROUBLES IN SPAIN.

    Although it was intended by 80,000 Catholics to hold a demonstration in San Sebastian yesterday against the concessions granted by the Govornment ...

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  14. TRAGEDY IN PARIS.

    A sensational tragedy occurred on Saturday outside the Palace of Justice, in Paris. Francois Medaille, an artist, sought ...

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  15. IN A BURNING COTTAGE.

    A cottage in Richmond, occupied by Mrs. Travis, aged 72 years, was burned to the ground on Friday night last, and the old woman, who was crippled, was ...

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  16. TURKISH NAVY.

    It was stated last week that Turkey had purchased from Germany the battleships Worth and Brandenburg, and that the purchases were intended as a ...

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  17. STRIKE LEADERS' RELEASE.

    Labour organisations in the Bathurst district had made arrangements for a great demonstration at the gaol entrance on the occasion of the release of ...

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  18. DISASTER ON A SUBMARINE.

    All the men on the British subrmarine A[?], on board of which a spalrk exploded the petrol, and caused two of her officers and five other members of the crew to ...

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  19. MILK CART AND CYCLIST.

    In the Court of General Sessions today, a young man named Alfred Linzz[?] was charged with they manslaughter of Thomas Bull, a fireman. The accused ...

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  20. THE COTTON TRADE.

    The Federation of Master Cotton Spinders recently decided to demand a five per cent. reduction in the wages of operatives in the cotton trade of ...

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  21. GENERAL CABLES.

    At the Hamburg chess tournament [?]st concluded, Herr Schiechter, who last January played Emanuel Lasker for the championship of the world, was the ...

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  22. FRUIT EXPORT TRADE.

    A gentleman, presenting himself on behalf of fruitgrowers, interviewed the Mininster for Customs (Mr. Tudor), on the difficulty experienced in obtaining ...

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  23. POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA.

    Last week Senator Gore, in giving evidence at a congressional inquiry seated that the agents of the McMurray syndicate offered him 50,000 dollars ...

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  24. TRIANGULAR CRICKET.

    Mr. E. H. D. Sewell, who has frequently crticised the [?] of the Australian cricketer, has written a further letter to the "Sporting Life," ...

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  25. "A DEMI-KANGAROO."

    The King has issued his warrant, granting to Victoria a new coat-of-arms. The design includes the five stars of ...

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  26. AUSTRIAN OFFICER'S DOWNFALL.

    An Austrian lieutenant in one of the Hussar regiments has committed suicide under tragic circumstances. "The officer, whose name was Karl ...

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  27. AVIATION.

    Yesterday evening at 8 o'clock an aviator named Willows started from Cardiff, in Wales, on a flight to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, a distance of ...

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  28. A QUESTION OF FAIR PLAY.

    A significant warning was uttered by Judge Heydon in the Industrial Court to-day. The case under notice was one in ...

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  29. SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKE.

    The effect of the [?] strike [?] slaugh [?]men at Globe Island was hardly perceptible. The supply of mear in the city and suburbs was not affected to any ...

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  30. ALLEGED DYNAMITE PLOT.

    At Mossman, Charles O'Malle[?], secretary of the Sugar Workers' Union, was charged with p[?]cuting a man named Vincent Silvester Cook to blow up the ...

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  31. WEIGHTS AND SCALES.

    Writing to the Acting-Comptrollor-General of Customs, in reply to some inquiries as to invoice values, a Britrsh firm of scale-makers said: ...

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  32. THE APACHES IN FRANCE.

    The murder in Paris in January last of a policeman by an "Apache," who was weering leather bonds studded with sharp spikes and razor blades, ...

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  33. STAGE COACH HELD UP.

    A daring robbery is reported from New Mexico, in the United States. Whilst the stage coach was proceeding yesterday to the Silver City, ...

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  34. LAWN TENNIS.

    In the Hampshire championship lawn tennis tournament, which was concluded at Bournemouth yesterday. G. A. Thomas defeated S. N. Doust in the ...

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  35. COUNTESS TARNOWSKI.

    The Russian Countess Tarnowski, who at Venice in May last was sentenced to eight years' solitary confinement for being concerned with a young man ...

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  36. TRAINING CADETS.

    "There seems to be an impression abroad," said the Minister of Defence (Senator Pernee) to-day, "that the Government is going to revolutionise the ...

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  37. THE BOOT TRADE.

    An increase of at least £70,000 a year will take place in the Australian boot trade wages bill on the award finally made by Mr. Justice Higgins. ...

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  38. MOTOR-CARS AND CUSTOMS.

    Following upon developments in melbourne in connection with certain importations of motor-cars, which led to the "securing" of goods in Melbourne, ...

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  39. FEDERAL ELECTORAL ACT.

    John Renard, about 30 years of age, was charged to-day at the Richmond Court with having voted more than once at the Comrenwealth election held on ...

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  40. THE CANADIAN TARIFF.

    In reference to the deputation of members of the Manitoba Gramgrowers' Association who waited upon Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Brandon, and protested ...

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  41. ANGLO-JAPANESE EXHIBITION

    Yesterday King George and Queen Mary made an unexpected visit to the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition, which is now being held at the White City. ...

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  42. COUNTY CRICKET.

    In the county cricket match between Surrey and Middlesex, which was started at Kennington Oval on Thursday, the home team defeated Middlesex by ...

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  43. BILLIARDS.

    The scores' at the close of play in the Roberts v. Weiss billiard match were as follow:—1 Weiss (receives 2,000), 10,750. ...

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  44. DEFAULTING HUSBANDS.

    The Attorney-General stated to-day that he hoped the Government would be able during the present session to pass more stringent legislation to deal with ...

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  45. FATAL FOOTBALL MATCH.

    In a football match between the Hampden and Cloncurry Rugby teams yesterday, Angus McCallum sustained fracture of the skull, and died the same ...

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  46. INTER-STATE BOWLS.

    In the test matches between the bowlins teams of Victoria and Queensland the local players were successful in two matches, the scores being 123 to 77, and ...

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  47. FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

    The steamer Star of Victoria, 3,291 tons, belonging to the Star Line Limited, of Belfast, has left Puerto Cabello, the chief seaport in Venezuela, for ...

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  48. SWIMMING.

    Another attempt was made on Saturday to swim the English Channel, this time by James Mearns, who was in the water for 9½ hours, and covered 12 ...

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  49. OPIUM SEIZURES.

    During the quarter ended June 30 4011b. of opium valued at £1,212 was seized by the Customs officials. Of the penalties imposed, viz, £897, the ...

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