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  2. THE ROYAL SCANDAL.

    The offer of the Archduke Leopold, Ferdinand, son of the Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany, and brother of the Crown Princess Louise of Saxony, to renounce his ...

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  3. A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS.

    The holiday festivities passed off in fine weather, but were somewhat marred by a series of accidents. A disaster at Watson's Bay involved the loss of three lives. The ...

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  4. SEED WHEAT FUND.

    We have received the following additional subscription:—Mr. J. H. Bowden, £1 1/; Messrs. J. & S. Rzeszkowski, £4 4/. Our Norton's Summit correspondent ...

    Article : 164 words
  5. CHRISTMAS DAY.

    Christmas Day, which had been in the vision of so many juveniles throughout the world, has passed, and it is a far cry to the next. To most people it has indeed been ...

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  6. THE BALKANS.

    The threatening condition of affairs in the Balkans is occasioning much uneasiness in St. Petersburg, where a strong desire is felt for the preservation of the status quo. ...

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  7. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    What the War Office at the Conference of Premiers wanted Australia to do in the way of recruiting the Imperial army is clearly set out in a paper drawn up for ...

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  8. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    The Earl of Selborne, First Lord of the Admiralty, has issued a memorandum explanatory of a far-reaching reform contemplated in the training and personnel of ...

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  9. THE POPE.

    The Pope, in replying yesterday to the Christmas greetings conveyed to Lim by the cardinals in Rome, eulogised the Christian democratic movement. Later on, his ...

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  10. VENEZUELA.

    It is understood that if President Roosevelt accepts the office of mediator between Venezuela and the European Powers his plan will be to appoint a board of ...

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  11. A ROYAL DUEL.

    The Archduke Leopold Ferdinand Saxony fought a duel with the Crown Prince of Saxony prior to the flight of the Princess Louise, who left the home of her-husband ...

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  12. THE TROUBLE IN MOROCCO

    The troops or the Sultan of Morocco have retrieved the disaster that befel them at the hands or the Kabyle rebels in the neighborhood of Teza, 68 miles north-east of Fez, ...

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  13. THE PRETENDER'S MOVEMENTS.

    The "Times" correspondent reports that the Moorish Pretender is far from conquered. He has with, him in the district of Teza some 30,000 rebels, who are able ...

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  14. LOUISE SEEKS DIVORCE.

    The Crown Princess Louise announces that she is seeking a divorce from her husband. She refuses to return either to Austria or Germany, being equally indisposed ...

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  15. STRANGE DEATH OF A SHIP CAPTAIN.

    Evidence of a peculiar and somewhat sensational character was given to-day at an inquest on the body of Captain George Brown, the late master of the ship Ainsdale, lying ...

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  16. MR. JOHN DILLON.

    Mr. John Dillon, one of the Nationalist leaders, who has lately undergone a serious illness in Chicago, necessitating his treatment in a local hospital, is now ...

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  17. THE PHANTOM MILLIONS.

    Intelligence from Buenos Ayres reports the release of Madame Dalcza, mistress of Romain d'Aurignac, brother of Madame Humbert, on investigation of her luggage ...

    Article : 62 words
  18. THE YERKES TELESCOPE.

    The Lake Geneva (Wisconsin) Observatory at Wisconsin, 75 miles north of Chicago, has, together with the famous Yerkes telescope—the largest refractory telescope ...

    Article : 113 words
  19. GERMANY'S ATTITUDE.

    It is believed in Berlin that if President Roosevelt accepts the office of arbitrator he will give an indirect guarantee for the final settlement of the Venezuelan difficulty. ...

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  20. ABYSSINIA.

    The agreement recently concluded between the British and Abyssinian Governments delimiting the boundaries of 'the British Soudan and Abyssinia, and ...

    Article : 111 words
  21. THE MADRID LOTTERIES.

    Madame Humbert who was recently arrested in Madrid on charges of wholesale swindling at Paris, laid out a considerable sum of money on the Christmas lotteries at ...

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  22. THE NAVAL ESTIMATES.

    The naval estimates are being increased by £73,000 annually. From April, 1903, commandants of the Royal Marines will receive 12/ a day, so that their salaries will ...

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  23. FEARFUL EXPLOSION.

    As the result of an explosion of gasolene in the Turf Exchange, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.A., 13 men were lulled and 30 injured. The men were mostly engaged in ...

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  24. EXTRAORDINARY FATALITY.

    A strange fatality occurred in the public baths at Fulham yesterday. Two men were dressing in separate cubicles, when they accidentally touched a metal casing ...

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  25. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The various theatres were filled to-night with the usual Boxing night crowds. Mr. Williamson presented a powerful attraction in the charming English comedy-opera, ...

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  26. GENERAL MATOS TACTICS.

    Advices from Caracas state that General Matos, the rebel leader, has sought an interview with Commodore Scheder, of the German cruiser Vineta, who, ...

    Article : 194 words
  27. THF AMMUNITION CONTRACT.

    Negotiations are proceeding between the Federal Government and the Colonial Ammunition Company with a view to the revision of the contract existing between the ...

    Article : 146 words
  28. SOMALILAND.

    A contingent of 700 British troops has arrived, at Berbera, on the Gulf of Aden, to strengthen the forces under LieutenantColonel W. H. Manning (Deputy ...

    Article : 144 words
  29. METHODISM IN AMERICA.

    The American. Methodist Episcopal Church has practically completed its collection of a Twentieth Century Thankoffering of £4,000,000. ...

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  30. SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES.

    Services were conducted in connection with most of the city, and suburban churches on Christmas morning. The Rev. C. E. Doudney was the ...

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  31. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Seven hundred Boer prisoners, who were detained at Ahmednagar, in Bombay, have employed their leisure in writing a history of the South African war. De Wet, ...

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  32. A FATAL SCUFFLE.

    The body of James Gleeson, a laborer, was found in a lane off the New South Head-road this morning. It appears that between 9 and 10 o'clock on Christmas Eve ...

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  33. LORD WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE.

    A message from Aden reports the death of Lord Willoughby de Broke during the voyage from Australia to London. He was taken ill at Fremantle on December 2, and ...

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  34. CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS.

    Various additions have been made to the first regulations as drafted by the Public Service Commissioner and the inspectors for the control of the Federal Service. Most ...

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  35. VICTORIA.

    The promise of the Government Meteorologist of fine weather for the holidays was fulfilled to the letter. A bright, clear, cloudless day, with a cool breeze, ...

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  36. THE MURRAY WATERS COMMISSION.

    The secretary of the Murray Main Canal League of Berrigan has been instructed to write to the State Premier, and suggest that he should arrange a conference ...

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  37. THE MULLAH'S TREACHERY.

    The Mullah has been guilty of an act of dastardly treachery which, it is stated, has had the effect of alienating many tribesmen in Somaliland. Under pretence that ...

    Article : 73 words
  38. CANADIAN AFFAIRS.

    The Canadian Government are vehemently resenting a decision given by the Judicial Committee of the Imperial Privy Council to the effect that a Japanese who is a registered ...

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  39. THE MALAY PENINSULA.

    The Singapore correspondent of the "Daily Express" reports that the Sultan of Kalantan, a petty state in the Malay Peninsula, lately visited by a British ...

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  40. SYDNEY, December 25. DISMISSING RAILWAY HANDS.

    The Railway Commissioners expect a trying year, and with a view to economy have dispensed with the services of a considerable number of casual hands. It is stated ...

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    At St. Peter's Cathedral Holy Communion was celebrated at 6.30 on Christmas morning by the Bishop of Adelaide, and again, at 7.30. Dr. Harmer being ...

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  42. THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

    In order to cope with the cattle plague, whose ravages in South Africa have been increasing of late, the Imperial Government have engaged the services of Dr. Koch, the ...

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  43. FLOODED RIVERS.

    News from Goodoga states that the Culgoa River is at Wilmoringle station flowing half a banker to the Darling. The rise was unexpected, but was none the less ...

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  44. MR. W. ASTOR.

    Mr. W. Astor, the well-known millionaire, formerly of America, but now a naturalised British subject, has donated the sum of £50,000 to the Children's ...

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  45. WHITE LABOR SUGAR PLANTATIONS

    Official returns to December 24 [?]how that there has been paid to 855 persons in Queensland a rebate of £24.067 cn 104,683 tons of "white-grown" sugarcane. ...

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  46. FINANCIAL NEWS.

    British 2¾ per cent. Consols (Goschen) are quoted at £93, as against £92 12/6 a week ago. ...

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  47. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 1/10½ per oz. ...

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  48. SHIPPING.

    For Sydr[?]y—Friedrich der Grosse, steamer, 10,568 tons, from Bremen; Damascus, steamer, 3,711 tons, from London. For Adelaide—Inverkip, barque, 1,354 ...

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    A fatal accident occurred at North Sydney on Wednesday afternoon, the victim being an elderly priest, Father Thos. McEnral, lately residing at Loyola, ...

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  50. STATUS OF "HONORARY" OFFICERS.

    As a result of the mobilisation of the Australian Commonwealth Horse for service in South Africa a large number of civilians received commissions. Instead of ...

    Article : 253 words
  51. RATE OF DISCOUNT.

    The market rate of discount for three months' bills is 4 per cent. ...

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  52. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Copper.—Copper is quoted at £51 7/6 on spot and £51 15/ at three months. Tin.—Tin is quoted at £118 10/ on spot and £119 3/ at three months. ...

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  53. OSTEND CASINO.

    In deference to a growing feeling on the subject, expressed in the Brussels Parliament and in petitions to King Leopold, the Belgian Government have closed the ...

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  54. ST FRANCIS XAVIER'S CATHEDRAL.

    On Thursday morning, at St. Fancis Xavier's Cathedral, solemn high mass was celebrated in the presence of a crowded congregation. His Grace the Archbishop of ...

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  55. THE AUSTRAL AT FREMANTLE.

    The R.M.S. Austral arrived from London at 11 p.m. on Thursday, and sailed at 6.30 a.m. to-day. The following passengers were in the saloon:— ...

    Article : 99 words
  56. A CHILD DROWNED.

    At Echuca to-day Arthur, Kitson, the eight-year-old son of the licensee of the Caledonian Hotel was drowned while bathing with a number of companions in the ...

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    Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in Messrs. Taylor Bros.' box factory, Annandale. The night watchman, with the assistance of a lad attempted in ...

    Article : 204 words
  58. THE ST[?]DED INVERLOCHY.

    The salvage schooner Endeavor left Williamstown to-night in charge of Captain C. Clarke, and having on board Captain Wymark, the representative of the ...

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  59. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Sir Arthur Hodgson, at one time Colonial Secretary in Queensland and representative of that State at various exhibitions. ...

    Article : 29 words
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