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  2. ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS.

    On Monday Mr. H. Noyes, of the firm of Messrs. Noyes Bros., the representatives in Australia of the Westinghouse Company, was interviewed by a representative of ...

    Article : 1,303 words
  3. VICTORIA.

    News has been received at Albury that J. R. Stewart was riding a horse when it fell, and threw him on his head, breaking his neck. ...

    Article : 380 words
  4. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A distinct shock of earthquake was experienced at Adelong nt 1.15 this morning. It lasted some 30 seoonds, and rumbled like thunder. Most of the inhabitants were ...

    Article : 355 words
  5. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received February 4, 1 a.m.] THE CORONATION. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

    It has been arranged that the Duke of Connaught, only surviving brother of the King, who is in command of the Third Army Corps, having its headquarters in ...

    Article : 100 words
  6. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received February 4, 1 a.m.] CHINESE AFFAIRS.

    The Dowager-Empress of China and the Emperor last week granted an audience to the ladies of the foreign legations in Pekin. While she was responding to the hope ...

    Article : 278 words
  7. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received February 4, 1 a.m.] LOVE AND CRIME.

    A romantic story of love and crime comes from Pennsylvania. Mrs. Soffel, the wife of one of the head warders in the gaol at Pittsburg, the chief ...

    Article : 383 words
  8. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received February 4, 1 a.m.] DE WET IN TROUBLE.

    'A sharp engagement took place on Saturday, January 25, between a portion of General Christian De Wet's commando and Colonel Garrett's column in the vicinity of ...

    Article : 590 words
  9. THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

    The tenth month of the present session will be commenced by the House of Representatives to-morrow, and, in view of the work to be done, there appears no chance ...

    Article : 105 words
  10. TELEGRAPHIC CHARGES.

    The Postal Department has, at the request of Mr. D. Thomson, of New South Wales, procured a return of telegrams dispatched during the week from Sydney and ...

    Article : 119 words
  11. ROYAL AMUSEMENTS.

    King Edward and Queen Alexandra on Friday evening attended a performance of "The Belle of New York" at the Lyric Theatre, and on Saturday they were ...

    Article : 59 words
  12. THE GERMAN TARIFF.

    Count von Bulow, the Chancellor of the German Empire, is arranging a triangular bargain in the Reichstag in order to-secure the support of all parties to the tariff. ...

    Article : 82 words
  13. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPHIC FINANCE.

    The policy adopted by the Government in regard to the Postal Department is causing some apprehension as to its effect on the finances. It is proposed to sacrifice ...

    Article : 118 words
  14. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The man who was arrested yesterday in connection with the stealing of 580 sheep from Loton's Spring Hill estate, Northam, is Alfred ...

    Article : 208 words
  15. NEW ZEALAND.

    The transports Devon and Kent, which have been chartered to convey the Ninth Contingent, will leave Auckland and Dunedin the first week in March. Negotiations ...

    Article : 152 words
  16. MILITARY AERONAUTS.

    Captain Sigsfeld and Dr. Lincko, two well-known German military aeronauts, made an ascent from Berlin on Saturday, and when they were in mid-air a violent ...

    Article : 111 words
  17. EUROPEAN GALES.

    A violent north-easterly gale has been raging for three days on the coast of Europe, and it has wrought especial havoc in the English Channel. ...

    Article : 112 words
  18. MORE SHIPS' STORES CASES.

    In the District Court to-day, Inspector Christie, of the Customs Department, proceeded against Henry Jones, the master of the ship Province, for having "between ...

    Article : 452 words
  19. A SUBMARINE BOAT.

    The British Admiralty have issued orders for the construction of a submarine boat 100 ft. in length. It will be the largest vessel of its class in ...

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  20. A FEARFUL EXPLOSION.

    A terrible explosion, caused by the ignition of coal dust, occurred at the Hondo colliery, in the Coahuila district of Mexico, last week. ...

    Article : 48 words
  21. DISASTER IN JAPAN.

    A terrible disaster has occurred in Japan. A force consisting, of 210 infantrymen who were practising marching evolutions were caught in a violent snowstorm in the ...

    Article : 77 words
  22. TASMANIA.

    The revenue returns for January, totalled £53,759, of which £16,398 was surplus Commonwealth revenue returned to the State. The value of minerals exported for January ...

    Article : 216 words
  23. QUEENSLAND.

    A telegram has been received from General Hutton instructing Lieutenant-Colonel Byron to proceed to Sydney. It is believed that Colonel Byron will be appointed to ...

    Article : 100 words
  24. QUEENSLAND POLITICS.

    A proclamation will be issued to-morrow dissolving Parliament. Writs for the new elections will also probably be issued tomorrow. ...

    Article : 583 words
  25. INDIAN BORDER WARFARE

    The operations against the Waziris, who inhabit an Indian border region to the eastward of Afghanistan, are proving very arduous, and have resulted in hard ...

    Article : 121 words
  26. NEARLY 200 LIVES LOST.

    The latest news in respect to the military disaster in Japan states that 21 officers and men were rescued by a relief force. ...

    Article : 64 words
  27. A THREATENED STRIKE.

    Three months will have elapsed to-morrow since notice was given by the Bricklayers' Union to the employers that at the end of that period it was the ...

    Article : 277 words
  28. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Neil Lewis, the Premier of Tasmania, who has completed three years of Ministerial office, has been gazetted as entitled to retain the permanent prefix of ...

    Article : 39 words
  29. A BOER LAAGER SURPRISED.

    Colonel Rimington's force on Thursday surprised a Boer laager, north of the Orange River, and took 22 prisoners. The British also captured 10 waggons, with large ...

    Article : 314 words
  30. THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The railway receips for the week ended January 25 were £390. The Chingtu arrived on Sunday afternoon from Singapore, and sailed this morning. ...

    Article : 193 words
  31. SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.

    News from Samoa states that the Alice McDonald, from Newcastle to San Francisco, has put in there. She met with very heavy, weather and sprung a leak. ...

    Article : 270 words
  32. BROKEN HILL.

    A fire, which occurred at Gaffney-street, Railway Town, yesterday afternoon, totally destroyed a three-roomed wooden and iron house and its contents. The house was ...

    Article : 172 words
  33. THE SQUADRON AT PORT LINCOLN.

    The warships Wallaroo and Phoebe arrived at 12.30 p.m. to-day and dropped anchor in 10 fathoms of water, one mile from the jetty. The ships' officers reported ...

    Article : 314 words
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  35. SATURDAY'S REFERENDUM.

    The last discussion in the City Council before the fate of the Electric Tramways Act is decided took place on Monday afternoon. It arose in the first place out of a ...

    Article : 1,963 words
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