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  2. LONDON WEEK BY WEEK.

    Possibly before this letter reaches you the Liberal political atmosphere may, have somewhat cleared, but just now it is as thick as the murky yellow fog in which ...

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  3. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS.

    The South Australian portion of the Third Federal Contingent will consist of two companies, altogether about 250 officers and men. Brigadier-General Gordon, ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    The secretary of the Victoria Gold Jubilee Exhibition at Bendigo was to-day fined £5 and £5 costs for opening the exhibition without first obtaining the consent ...

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  5. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received April [?], 1 a.m.] THE FAR EAST.

    The remarks of the St. Petersburg "Novosti," hinting at the possibility of Russia being compelled to advance to the Indian Ocean as the result of having a ...

    Article : 186 words
  6. THE QUEENSLAND BUSHRANGERS.

    A Telegram from Springsure states that on Thursday Just Constable Millard found Constable Doyle's horse, with two police pack bags slung across its back as saddle ...

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  7. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    Sir Wm. Lyne states that everything is reaely for the tour of inspection by niembers of the House of Representatives of the various Federal capital sites, but he ...

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  8. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received April 8, 1 a.m.] THE BOER STRENGTH.

    A careful calculation made by the authorities in Pretoria shows that the enemy in the field now number something over [?],000 men. The only large commando is ...

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  9. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received April 8, 1 a.m.] THE EXECUTED OFFICERS.

    With regard to the murder of the Ger[?]an missionary (the Rev. C. Heese) [?]lleged to have been perpetrated by Morant or Handcock on the night of ...

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  10. A SLOWLY MOVING SESSION.

    In moving the adjournment of the House of Representatives on Friday, the Attorney General intimated that members would be asked to sit on Mondays if more rapid ...

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  11. A LARGE BEQUEST.

    Probate is being sought in the will of the late Jas. Evans Yates, of Collingwood, gentleman, who leaves £32,881, consisting of realty £16,881, and personalty £16,000. ...

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  12. SAILING OF THE MANHATTAN.

    The troopship Manhattan, which arrived from Sydney in such boisterous weather on Sunday evening, was boarded at 7 o'clock on Monday morning by the new ...

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  13. THE FRANCHISE BILL.

    The Adult Franchise Bill will be introduced in the Senate by Mr. O'Connor this week. He does not expect much opposition to the measure in the Upper House, ...

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  14. BURNT TO DEATH.

    A State pensioner, James Partner, living in a hut by himselt near Bairnsdale, was found this morning burnt to death. He had evidently fallen into a big fire built up in ...

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  15. REFORMING THE COINAGE.

    Mr. P. McM. Glynn, who was one of the members of the Commonwealth Committee on Coinage, in speaking of the work of the Committee on Monday, said:— ...

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  16. SOME IMPORTANT BILLS.

    Not until the tariff has been sent on to the other House will the Government be able to state finally what is to be done with the Federal Judiciary and the High ...

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  17. THE PRICE OF FOOD.

    The price of breael was increased to-day to 6d. per 4-lb. loaf. It is possible that meat will also become dearer. Mutton has already risen from 4½d. to 5d. per lb. ...

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  18. A FATAL FALL.

    A retired flour miller of means, Mr. William Magennis, a late resident of Benalla, was crossing the railway bridge over the Broken River to-day, when he overbalanced ...

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  19. THE LATE MR. RHODES.

    The removal of Mr. Rhodes's remains to their last resting- place in the Matoppo Hills was the occasion of some very touching scenes in many of the Dutch centres ...

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  20. A QUESTION OF JURISDICTION.

    An interesting legal point which was raised on behalf of the convict O'Connor, who was tried and sentenced in the Criminal Court for ...

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  21. "TATTERSALL'S" CONSULTATIONS.

    The latest announcement as to "Tattersall" is to the effect that he has instructed all his clients to address their letters to friends at Hobart. The friends will then, ...

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  22. THE RAILWAY REVENUE.

    The railway revenue last week was £88,649, a decrease of £18,336 as compared with that for the corresponding week of last year, when Easter was a week earlier. ...

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  23. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    In the case of Ferguson against the Adam Steamship Company, a motion for judgment as to costs in an action in which plaintiff had been awarded nominal ...

    Article : 188 words
  24. EDUCATION IN ENGLAND.

    The clause in the Education Bill which makes it "permissive" and not mandatory for county and borough councils to exercise the powers of control and rating conferred ...

    Article : 155 words
  25. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    Mr. Reynolds, the general manager for the Pacific Cable Company, was expected to arrive in Melbourne to-day from New Zealand, but he did not do so. In the ...

    Article : 85 words
  26. THE IRON INDUSTRY.

    It is the intention of the Federal Government to take some steps to encourage the iron industry in Australia. Speaking to-day on the subject, Mr. Barton said:—"My ...

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  27. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A young man, Richard Murray, was placed on trial at the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of assault and robbery. At midnight on March 8 ...

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  28. THE POSITION OF LIEUTENANT WITTON.

    Lieutenant Witton, one of the Australian officers who were punished in connection with the murder of Boer surrenderers in South Africa last year, and whose brother ...

    Article : 185 words
  29. STORM IN JAPAN.

    The coasts of Japan were visited by a fearful storm on Wednesday last. Great damage was done to shipping and 40 vessels are missing. ...

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  30. A SINGULAR CASE OF ROBBERY.

    The detectives are at present investigating a most peculiar affair. At the corner of Hay and William streets is a draper's shop kept by Mr. Freedman, whose ...

    Article : 190 words
  31. THE FOOTBALL DISASTER.

    Later particulars with regard to the catastrophe at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, on Saturday, when during the progress of a football match a stand collapsed and the occupants ...

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  32. A LARGE ESTATE.

    The will of the late Mr. Lewis Lloyd, who died at Woollahra on February 12, has been filed for probate. The estate is valued at £103,565. The whole of the real ...

    Article : 60 words
  33. RETURNING TROOPS.

    On Saturday Colonel G. Ferguson received from his son, Lieutenant Ferguson and Captain O'Sullivan, two cablegrams, stating that the Fifth Imperial Bushmen's ...

    Article : 43 words
  34. INTER-IMPERIAL TARIFF PREFERENCES.

    Our London correspondent, under date March 7, writes:— At the Conference convened last Tuesday by the United Empire Trade League, and ...

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  35. FOOTBALL ON SUNDAY.

    At the annual meeting of the South Australian Football Association on Monday evening a communication was read from the secretary to the Goldfields Football ...

    Article : 458 words
  36. STARVING SETTLERS.

    At a meeting of the Hillston Farmers and Settlers' Association, it was resolved that the Minister for Lands be asked to exempt all farmers from all conditions in ...

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  37. THE TRANSVAAL LOAN.

    It is reported on the Stock Exchange that a 3 per cent. Transvaal loan of £30,000,000 is about to be issued, the minimum being Axed at £99. ...

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  38. WEST AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.

    The survey party which for several months has been engaged in the work of making a preliminary survey for the proposed transcontinental railway from Port ...

    Article : 90 words
  39. A NEW TARGET.

    Lieutenant Walter Dollmnn, who is the officer in command of D Company, 1st Battalion Infantry, has placed before the military authorities an improved moving ...

    Article : 367 words
  40. AN APPEAL TO THE VICTORIAN PREMIER.

    The Premier (Mr. Peacock) was to-day waited on by a brother of Lieutenant Wit[?]on, now under sentence to penal servitude for life in connection with South African ...

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  41. FIRE ON A COLLIER.

    Early this morning a fire was discovered on board the collier Illaroo, which is lying at Parbury's wharf, [?]ller's Point. A line of hose was conducted with considerable ...

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  42. THE PRICE OF SILVER

    Silver is quoted at 2/ 13-16 per oz. ...

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  43. CHILD MURDER AND SUICIDE.

    A farmer, Edmund Foster, aged 40, murdered his child, 1 year and 7 months old, at Learmonth, last night, and committed suicide in an extraordinary manner. From ...

    Article : 248 words
  44. QUEENSLAND.

    A return which has been prepared shows that the amount demanded by the Land Department in rent for the year ended March 31 on selections, was £235,622, of ...

    Article : 78 words
  45. FIRE IN SYDNEY.

    A fire broke our shortly before 6 o'clock this evening on the premises of Messrs. Stuart, Turner. & Co. The flames originated in the basement, and before they ...

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  46. THE ITHACA OUTRAGE.

    The police continue to devote unabated attention to the Ithaca tragedy. Every officer who can be at all spared is working upon it. The nature of the country ...

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  47. NEW ZEALAND.

    The death is announced of Mr. Purston, formerly manager of a branch of the Bank of New South Wales in Queensland. The cable ship Anglia has laid 461 miles ...

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  48. THE TASMANIAN DETACHMENT.

    Since the arrival of the troopship Englishman several members of the Queensland Contingent have made themselves objectionable. To-day two of them were ...

    Article : 63 words
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  50. THE VICTORIAN DIVISION.

    Colonel Price, Acting-Commandant of the Victorian Military Forces, has, with the Federal Commandant's approval, prepared a scheme for the ...

    Article : 83 words
  51. A QUEENSLAND BATTALION.

    The representations made by Mr. Phil[?] have evidently had an effect on the Federal Government, as the local military authorities were to-day informed that ...

    Article : 76 words
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