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  2. OUR CAPE LETTER.

    I am writing within a few hours of the receipt of the news via London—for we in South Africa are not allowed to know these things until they have been published in ...

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  3. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A "Government Gazette" was issued to-day proclaiming Monday, June 3, the birthday of,the Duke of Cornwall, a public holiday throughout the State. ...

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  4. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received May 2, 7.5 p.m.] THE LATE QUEEN.

    The Queen Victoria memorial fund at Calcutta now totals 31 lakhs, or 3,100,000 rupees. ...

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  5. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received May 2, 7.5 p.m] THE EUROPEAN OUTLOOK.

    According to the "Times" correspondent at St. Petersburg the arrangements which Russia is making in view of the possibility of European complications include a secret ...

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  6. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The Inter-State Commission Bill has received its finishing touches at the hands of Cabinet. A great deal of time was spent on it. When circulated it will most likely ...

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  7. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    At last the decorations are assuming definite shape. Color schemes are now plainly visible along certain blocks and promise to be grand. Interlaced art muslin and ...

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  8. PERSONAL.

    In consequence of Lady Tennyson's indisposition his Excellency the Governor has postponed his departure for Melbourne until Monday, when it is hoped Lady ...

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  9. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received May 2, 7.5 p.m.] TRANSVAAL BOERS DEFEATED.

    It is stated that Commandant Kruitzinger, one of the leaders in the late invasion of Cape Colony, who was eventually driven across the Orange River, has ...

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  10. THE QUEENSLAND SENATORS.

    A proclamation was issued to-day valida[?] ing the election of the Queensland members of the Senate, notwithstanding the delay in taking several polls in outlying districts. ...

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  11. RULES OF CRICKET.

    Great interest is being taken by cricketers in the proposed alteration of the rule as to leg-before wicket. Lord Hawke and Messrs. A. P. Lucas, ...

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  12. AMENDMENT REJECTED.

    In the absence of a two-thirds majority, the Marylebone Cricket Club have rejected the amendment of the rule relating to leg before wicket. The proposed change was ...

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  13. THE CHINESE CRISIS.

    The indemnity which Germany demands from China includes £220,000 for fortifying Kiaochau, a town in the province of Shantung, within the German sphere of ...

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  14. LEADER OF THE LABOR PARTY.

    The l[?]bor members in the House of Representatives will number 13 or 14, and they will hold a meeting next week (states the Melbourne "Age") to select a leader. ...

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  15. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A burglary occurred late on Tuesday or early on Wednesday morning in a grocer's shop in Hay-streeta kept by Mr. J. K. Cole. The taking of an inventory of the stock ...

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  16. LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY CO.

    Mr. Ritchie, Secretary for the Home Department, has issued a writ for £16,000 against the London and North-Western Railway Company for evading the housing ...

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  17. CASUALTIES TO COLONIALS.

    The Vietorian Mounted Rifles wounded during the engagement at Blood River Valley on the 16th inst. were Sergeant Richard Roberts, Private William J. McC[?]y, and ...

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  18. CONFERENCE OF GENERALS.

    The generals of the Allied troops, at a conference in Pekin yesterday, completed their arrangements for the military occupation of China pending the conclusion of a ...

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  19. QUEENSLAND.

    The revenue of Queensland for the month of April was £299,928, a decrease of £61,000 as compared with April of last year. The revenue for the 10 months is £3,503,294, a ...

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  20. VICTORIA.

    A young woman, named Chute, w[?]e ot an hotel employe, was this morning found unconscious in a right-of-way at the side of the Richmond Coffee Palace, South ...

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  21. GERMANY IN THE WEST.

    Germany is trying to acquire a coaling-station on the Island of Margarita, which is situated in the Caribbean Sea, off the north coast of Venezuela. ...

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  22. BROKEN HILL.

    Henry Mortimer and Edward Dawe were committed for trial to-day on two charges of burglary and stealing. It was alleged that they robbed Messrs. A. A. Brice & Co. ...

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  23. TASMANIA.

    The Government Entomologist has discovered [?] San Jose scale in seven orchards ne[?] Norfolk suburbs. A meeting of the Executive Council to be held ...

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  24. AN AUSTRALIAN ARTIST.

    A picture by Mr. Percy Spence, of Sydney, has been selected for exhibition at the Royal Academy, and will be hung on the line—a high honor. ...

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  25. BOER PRISONERS.

    Intelligence has been received that 500 Boer prisoners who were recently shipped from South Africa to Madras are now proceeding to Bellary, a strongly-fortified town ...

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  26. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

    The Federal capital question has been pushed one stage further. Mr. See, the State Premier of New South Wales, in replying to Mr. Barton's request, made ...

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  27. THE LABOR DISPUTE.

    The masons and bricklayers held a meeting last night to consider the disagreement between Mr. W. J. Ferguson, M.L.A., and the Political Labor-League. A deputation ...

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  28. COAL EXPORT DUTIES.

    The Miners' Federation favor a general strike if the coal tax proposed, by the British Government, and announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget ...

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  29. THE PLAGUE.

    George [?] weeney, one o[?] the Deatknown and most popular of the local jockeys, [?]ied in the Perth Hospital to-day. He had been ailing since Sunday, and the ...

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  30. BRITISH ARMY REFORM.

    Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, has raised a question of confidence with regard to the Government's army ...

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  31. FURTHER BRITISH SUCCESSES.

    Lieutenant-Colonel H.M. Grenfell reports having attacked the Boers at Bergplatts, near Haerstherg. Facing to the last a heavy fire from a Long Tom, which opened at 10,000 ...

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  32. THE PROPOSED STRIKE.

    The general strike threatened by the Miners' Federation, in consequence of the proposed export tax on coal, is strongly resented by the members of the House of ...

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  33. THE POPULATION.

    Mr. J. C. Lorraine, the enumerator of the Broke[?] Hill census districts, has a[?]most completed his task. Approximately the figures are—Broken Hill proper—Males, ...

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  34. TEE SAMOAN ISLANDS.

    Mr. Kunst, of Samo[?], has bought up all the available land, 11,000 acres, on Upolu, and as a result Land values on the island have doubled. He intends to bring out ...

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  35. ENGLISH RACING.

    The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes was run to-day, and resulted as follows:- Sir E. Cassel's br c Haodicapper, by Matchmaker—Agnes Osborne...... 1 ...

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  36. A MINISTERIAL VISIT.

    Mr. J. Perry, Minister for Public Instruction, last night was met by the members of the committee of the Mechanics' Institute, who urged that a block of land at the ...

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  37. THE OROYA AT FREMANTLE.

    The R.M.S. Oroya arrived from London [?]t 6 a.m. to-day, with the following saloon passengers on board:-- For Fremantle—Mr. and Mrs. Ross ...

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  38. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.

    The military contingent to represent New Zealand at the opening of the Federal Parliament arrived this morning by the steamer Warrimoo. They created a most ...

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  39. PERSIA.

    The French press assert that Great Britain is fortifying Basidu, a village at the west end of Kishm Island, in the Persian Gulf. A British establishment once ...

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  40. GERMAN CLAIMS.

    The British Government have notified to the Berlin authorities their disinclination to establish an undesirable precedent in regard to the claim of Germany for compensation ...

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  41. SIR ARTHUR LAWLEY.

    In accordance with arrangements, Sir Arthur Lawley, the new-Governor of West Australia, is to take part in the celebrations in Melbourne in connection with the ...

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  42. GERMANY AND THE COLONIES.

    Mr. C. T. Ritchie, Home Secretary, has invited the Agents-General for the various colonies to state their opinions on the new tariff proposals of the German ...

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  43. SLAUGHTER HOUSES.

    Sir—In justice to Inspector Ballantyne, I wish to inform "A Lover of Truth" that the inspector is in no way responsible for the "disgraceful" condition of the ...

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  44. WRECK OF THE SOBRAON.

    The silk goods shipped by the P. & O. steamer Sobraon, which was stranded during a fog at Tungying Island, on the coast of China, are reported to have been safely ...

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  45. A MELBOURNE RUNAWAY.

    A sensational r[?]naway occurred in Bourke-street during the busiest hours this afternoon, When, the streets were crowded with sightseers. A horse attached to a ...

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  46. LONDON WOOL SALES

    At the wool sales to-day the prices realised for merinos were unchanged, but low crossbreds were irregular. ...

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  47. KING EDWARD.

    The "Court Circular" states that no State levees or Queen's drawing-rooms will be held during 1901. ...

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  48. THE SPEAKERSHIP.

    The Government keep on saying that they have done nothing with regard to the Speakership of the House of Representatives. There are only three gentlemen who ...

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  49. PRICES REALISED.

    The following prices were released at yesterday's wool sales:—Otairi, 5d.; Flatpoint, 5½d.; Willandra, 7[?]d.; Coorong, 7½d.; Killarney, 7?d.; Now, 7[?]d.; Kiacatoo, 8d.; ...

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  50. WEST AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

    The declaration of the poll at Murchison took place to-day: Only one more return, that of Gascoyne, has to come to hand. The Murchison return is:—Mr. Hanson, 253; ...

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  51. THE WAR LOAN.

    It is stated that American subscribers obtained one-sixth of the war loan of £30,000,000 issued by the British Government. ...

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  52. SOLDIERS FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Victorian troops who returned by the Tongariro from South Africa reached Melbourne this evening, arriving at Spencer street station shortly before 5 o'clock. The ...

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  53. THE PORT PIRIE FATALITY.

    An inquest was held to-day.on the body of Charles Holme, Mr. J. P. Stow, S.M., acting as coroner. Evidence similar to that tendered at the Police Court when the ...

    Article : 142 words
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  55. SHORTAGE OF [?]OAL.

    The steamer Andania, which was landing coal here on account of the Broken Hi[?] Proprietary Company, and other consignees, stopped work at noon to-da[?], on ...

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  56. A MILLIONAIRE MARQUIS.

    The estate of the late John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, third Marquis of Bute, who died on October 9, 1900, has been sworn not to exceed £5,000,000 ...

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  57. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Apples.—The apples shipped by the steamship Austral, which left Adelaide on March 21, arrived in fair condition, but the market was rather weaker. Tasmanian ...

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  58. HIS WITHDRAWAL PROBABLE.

    It is understood here that Mr. Fegan is about to resign the Under-Secretaryship for Home Affairs in the Federal administration. Mr. Martin, the secretary of the New ...

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  60. SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 2/3[?] per oz. ...

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  61. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

    Unley Town Hall, 3—Bazaar. EVENING Theatre Royal, S—"The Two Little Vagabonds." Tivoli Theatre, 8—Rickards's Variety Company. ...

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  65. THE VICTORIAN REFERENDUM.

    To-day Mr. W. Knox, M.P., presented to the Victorian Parliamentary Library 12 handsomely-bound, volumes containing, written out in alphabetical order, the names ...

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  66. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  68. NEW ZEALAND FEDERATION COMMISSION.

    The Federation Commissioners returned by the steamer Waihora on Saturday. The information they gathered in Australia was of much value. Though they decline to ...

    Article : 53 words
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