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  2. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    Fine weather favored the run from Melbourne of the mail steamer Victoria, and she anchored in a good berth on Thursday five minutes after midnight. Of the 51 ...

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  3. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    Senator O'Connor laid before the Senate to-night further papers relating to the proposed Pacific Cable Conference. It appears that on receiving an intimation from the ...

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  4. THE AMERICA CUP.

    The competition between Shamrock III. and Reliance for the America Cup will be resumed to-day. The latest weather forecast from Sandy ...

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  5. THE BALKAN CRISIS.

    The Times correspondent at Vienna reports that the authorities at Constantinople are about to notify the Powers of their ability to prove that the rising in ...

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  6. LONDON TABLE TALK.

    The name of Mabel Countess Russell figured in the papers again this week. It will be remembered that a few months ago she married, as she supposed, a prince, but ...

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  7. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ASSEMBLY.

    Proceedings in the House of Assembly on Thursday were peaceful, not to say somnolent, and for a great part of the time there was not a quorum present. The Speaker's ...

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  8. SIDELIGHTS ON THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    Sir William Lyne had the Opposition by the ears in the House of Representatives this afternoon, when he introduced a Bill to give effect to the decisions of the ...

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  9. THE CENTRAL DISTRICT ELECTION.

    A meeting of the central council of the United Labor Party is to be held at the Trades Hall to-morrow evening to consider the vacancy in the representation of ...

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  10. DAN BARRY'S BLARNEY.

    Dan Barry and his company appeared on Thursday evening for the last time in Adelaide in the "most astounding dramatic novelty attempted in Australia," entitled ...

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  11. NEW BUILDINGS.

    The architectural beauty of Adelaide is being considerably enhanced by the erection of a number of buildings, which, when completed, will rank among the finest ...

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  12. GERMAN MILITARISM.

    The Admiralty authorities in Germany recently demanded a revision of the case of Naval Lieutenant Heussener, who was convicted of the brutal murder of Private ...

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  13. THE HIGH COURT.

    The Government are being pressed to appoint the three judges of the High Court with all possible expedition, on the ground that business is awaiting the court's ...

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  14. SERVIA MOVING.

    The Belgrade correspondents of the Times and the Daily News hint that the intervention of Servia on behalf of the oppressed Christians may be expected, and that King ...

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  15. RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

    The Russians have seized a number of Japanese fishing vessels on the coast of Kamchatka (a large peninsula to the northeast of Asia), on charges of illegal trading. ...

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  16. RAINS IN ENGLAND.

    Distressing reports are continually being received from the agricultural districts of England, which have been deluged recently by heavy and unseasonable rains. ...

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  17. INSURGENT REPRISALS.

    A party of Bashi-Bazo[?]ks, 250 strong, who had been implicated in the recent atrocities in Adrianople, were attacked yesterday by a body of insurgents, who defeated and ...

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  18. THE LATE SAMUEL LEWIS

    The estate of the late Mr. Samuel Lewis, the well-known London moneylender, has been revalued for probate purposes and found to be worth £2,500,000. This will ...

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  19. THE CONGO ATROCITIES.

    Thirty-five persons have been imprisoned at Boma, in the Congo Free State, on charges of exhibiting "excessive ze[?]l" in dealing with the Congo natives. ...

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  20. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Thomas Isbister, a farmer, 66 years of age, was found dead a mile from Gulgong. His horse and cart had returned home. The cart appears to have struck a stump, ...

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  21. THE EAST SYDNEY ELECTION.

    In addition to Mr. Reid, two others have been nominated for the East Sydney [?]at—John Blake, laborer, Darlinghurst, and William Edward John McGuire, estate ...

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  22. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Arthur Ter[?]y, a Melbournian, who has been studying at the London Dental Hospital, has been accidentally drowned while boating at Richmond. ...

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  23. ROOSEVELT'S CABINET.

    The Hon. Elihu Root, Secretary for War in the Cabinet of Mr. Roosevelt, President of the United States, has arranged to retain his present office until the end of the ...

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  24. SOUTH-EAST HARBOR ACCOMMODATION.

    On Thursday the district council of Beachport represented to the Commissioner of Public Works (Hon. R. W. Foster) the urgent necessity of improving the ...

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  25. FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.

    At to-day's meeting of the Federal Executive Council Mr. J. Baxter (Chief Inspector of Customs, Sydney), was appointed Collector of Customs for New South Wales [?] ...

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  26. KING PETER'S RULE.

    The Daily Mail's correspondent at Belgrade states that King Peter has determined to suppress the disaffection towards his rule exhibited by a section of his ...

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  27. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION

    The whaling vessel Terra Nova, which has been chartered by the Royal Geographical Society, assisted by the Imperial Government, to proceed with stores and other ...

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  28. CAPE POLITICS.

    It is announced that Sir J. Gordon Sprigg (Premier of Cape Colony) has resolved to retain office for the present, notwithstanding his defeat on Mr. Barton's motion for ...

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  29. FALL FROM A TRAIN.

    Shortly after the Melbourne express left Balhannah on Thursday morning a little boy about 2 years of age, who was travelling in a second-class carriage, fell from the ...

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  30. ABYSSINIA.

    Advices from Jibutil report that the difficulty between the French and Abyssinians, arising out of additional charges levied by the latter on the traffic of the portion of ...

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  31. A CUSTOMS MISTAKE.

    A mistake in the Customs Department has cost the Commonwealth £21 for legal expenses. A Chinese importer, Chin Shing, of Melbourne, had a quantity of cane sugar ...

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  32. SIR MALCOLM McEACHARN AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.

    Sir Malcolm McEacharn has been engaged in a hot feud with the Victorian Employers' Federation. That body recently charged him with breaking his pledges to the ...

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  33. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Copper.—Copper is quoted at £39 2/6 on spot, and £58 5/ at three months. Tin.—The quotation for tin is £126 5/ on spot and £124 2/6 at three months. ...

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  34. A NAVAL AGREEMENT.

    The St. James' Gazette commends as thoroughly gratifying the action of the Commonwealth Government in having introduced and secured the passage of the Naval ...

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  35. THE ELGIN COMMISSION.

    The South African War Commission, which has just presented its report to the Imperial Government, among other recommendations, suggests the appointment of ...

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  36. HOG BAY JETTY.

    On Thursday, Messrs. McDonald[?] Tucker, Blacker, and Ritchie (members for the district of Alexandra) waited on the Commissioner of Public Works (Hon. R. ...

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  38. JEWISH COLONISATION.

    As an alternative to the Palestine repatriation scheme the Zionist Congress at Basel have discussed Great Britain's offer of territory for purposes of a settlement in ...

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  40. A FATAL CAPTURE.

    The Sydney Morning Herald of Monday [?] date writes:—Mr. Hugh Kelly, night watchman of the Haberfield estate, who recently distinguished himself by the capture of a ...

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  41. THE MAIL CONTRACTS.

    Asked what he thought of Sir Edmund Barton's reply to the deputation yesterday concerning the mail contract, and making Brisbane a port of call Mr. Philp said ...

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  43. TASMANIA.

    The smallpox patients at the isolation hospital are progressing favorably. ...

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  44. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    Senator Chauncey Depew, the well-known American orator, states that the fiscal proposals of Mr. Chamberlain are breaking more friendships in England than any ...

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  46. THE McDOWALL INCIDENT.

    The Premier strongly supports the demand put forward by Mr. McDowall that there should be an enquiry before a judge into the charges made against him in ...

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  47. A CHURCH BURNED.

    To-night a wooden church at Newnham, with the seats and organ, was completely destroyed by fire. The cause is unknown. ...

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  48. HAVE YOU HEARD OF A BLACK ANGEL?

    During his speech in the Senate on Tuesday on the Naval Agreement Bill, Senator McGregor was drawn to the question of the employment of colored aliens on vessels ...

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  51. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    An enhanced Indian and Chinese demand is having a hardening effect on silver. Silver is [?]oted at 2/1 15-16 per, oz. ...

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  52. SENATOR McGREGOR IS HUMOROUS.

    Senator McGregor, says the Melbourne Age, is cultivating the habit of commenting upon current events by means of questions without notice. He o[?]ened in the Senate on ...

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