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  2. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

    The San Francisco mail steamer Sierra brings late files of American and European patters. From which the following items are taken: ...

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  3. LABOR DAY.

    [?]:in the East the darklinr akies Were tinged by an illuming ray. The soft winds kissed the waking eye[?] That opened on the new-born day. ...

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  4. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The will of tiie late Mr. Alfred Rofe, of the firm of Alf ted Tlofe & Sons, solicitors, has been filed for probate. The estate is valued at £187.409, and is bequeathed to ...

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  5. SOUTH AFRICA.

    A capitation tax of £2 is being imposed by the Government upon every adult male among the natives of the Transvaal Colony, and a similar sum has to be paid ...

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  6. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    The Federal Customs returns for August aggregate £839.658, or only £2.000 less than the receipts in October last from the unamended tariff. The swollen revenue is, ...

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  7. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    The Australians this morning commenced a match at Harrogate against a team of eleven professionals. The weather was I dull and showery, and play was delayed ...

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  8. TRADE UNIONISTS.

    At a conference of trade unionists held on Saturday in Toynbee Hail, London, resolutions were carried in favor of the nationalisation of the land and of the ...

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  9. LABOR TROUBLES.

    The strike of anthracite miners in Pennsylvania continues. Consequent on the repeated occurrence of dynamite outrages by the strikers, and the difficulty of protecting ...

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  10. A TERRIBLE SHOCK.

    A fatal occurrence of a distressing nature happened at Glen lunes. The infant son of Edward Jeffcote was being wheeled in a go-cart by his brother, aged 4, not far from ...

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  11. A GENERAL RAIN.

    The Government Astronomer reports that the rain for the past couple of days has been general, and has stretched from a line joining Hungerioid and Broken Hill, ...

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  12. THE TARIFF AMENDMENTS.

    Another meeting of the Federal Cabinet was held to-day to consider what attitude the Government will adopt in regard lo the second lot of requests by the Senate ...

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  13. THE NEW TELEGRAPH RATES.

    It was generally understood that the concession granted of allowing 16 words in all relcgiams (including address and signature), at the rate of sixpence for city and ...

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  14. THE PHILIPPINES.

    The latest intelligence from the Philippines with reference to the war states that the Sultan of Binidayan. in attempting to escape while held as a hostage, was shot ...

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  15. AN EMPIRE HOLIDAY.

    Mr. Chamberlain has asked the newlyformed Board of Education, of which the I Marquis of Londonderry is president, to report upon the scheme of the Earl of ...

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  16. MOUNT KEMBLA DISASTER

    The enquiry into the Mount Kembla disaster was resumed to-day, when another rescuer, Adam Frost, jun. (overseer of Wheelers, in No. 1 right district) told his ...

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  17. HIGH PRICES FOR MEAT.

    All classes of meat continue very dear. At the sheep sales to-day values generally showed an improvement on the high ratos ruling last Thursday. New Zealand sheep ...

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  18. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    The London "Times," in commenting on the return to England of the Marquis of Linlithgow, late Governor-General of Australia, states that "if the Commonwealth ...

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  19. CANADA AND SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Allan line Stcamship Company's new Canadian and South African service will start running in the middle of October next. ...

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  20. VICTORIA.

    The railway receipts last week were £44.664, or £4.735 less [?]ban for the corresponding week of last year. One of the competitors in Saturday's road ...

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  21. THE PERSIAN GULF AND INDIA.

    As though to confirm Captain Mahan's warning in the current number of the "National Review" as to the danger Great Britain has to fear in regard to the ...

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  22. PERILS OF THE BUSH.

    An opossum trapper, named Barton, has had a terrible and unique experience on the Upper Clarence. Far from human aid, he has suffered anguish from which death ...

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  23. CHINESE AFFAIRS.

    Sir James Lyle Mackay, the British Special Commissioner appointed to confer with the Commissioners of the Emperor of China on commercial questions, has refused to ...

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  24. NAVAL DEFENCES.

    The board appointed to enquire into the question of Australasian naval defences, and the advisablencss of keeping the torpedo fleet in commission, has reported to ...

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  25. AN INFANT HOMICIDE.

    Recently two little children, Violet Woods, aged 5, and Mary Fit tell, aged 4, quarrelled in Rathdown-strcct, Carlton, because one would not play with the other. ...

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  26. WANTS OF NORTHERN FAKMERS.

    A public meeting was held here to-day to discuss the land question and other matters.of. importance to northern. farmers: Mr.[?].W. Baek presided. Mr. W. J. Gleer; ...

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  27. A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL.

    A man named Alexander, who in attempting to avoid arrest in Prahran last week fired a revolver tit Constable Davie, was at the Police Court to-day sent to ...

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  28. EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION.

    A terrible conflagration, which lasted 32 hours, has destroyed the towns of, Afimn, Kara-Hussar, and Anatolia, in Asia Minor. ...

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  29. THE PROCESSION.

    The celebration would seem strange lacking without the procession, for although nearly all of the gaudily-painted banners have been seen in the streets of Adelaide ...

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  30. A RAILWAY FATALITY.

    Whilst an express train was travelling to Chicago along a steep embankment a tornado caught one of the carriages and hurled it from the mils. The couplings ...

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  31. THE STATE REVENUE.

    The State revenue for August, including Commonwealth receipts, amounted to £1,076,979, an increase of £9,309 as compared with the corresponciing month of last ...

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  32. THE SHEARING TROUBLE

    The Pastoralists Union reports that the pastoralists are obtaining all the labor they require under the Pastoralists Union conditions. It was ...

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  33. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

    The Austrian press is delighted at the Kaiser's references at the banquet to King Victor of Italy to the intimate relations subsisting between the members of the ...

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  34. A DECEASED LEGISLATOR.

    The State Cabinet decided to-night to adjourn the Legislative Assembly to-morrow afternoon out of respect to the memory ot the^late Mr. Sadler, M.L.A. It was ...

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  35. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The gold yield for August was 187,971 oz. The revenue for last month was £309,747, including Customs and excise, £122,463; railways, £121,851; mining, £6,515; land, ...

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  36. THE ARGENTINE.

    The agricultural and pastoral industries in the Argentine Republic are in a critical position at present, owing to the severe and long-continued drought. ...

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  37. PRAYERS FOR RAIN.

    The Council of Churches of Victoria a few days ago asked the Government to proclaim next Sunday a day for humiliation and prayer, to give thanks for the ...

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  38. AERIAL TRAVELLING.

    M. Santos Dumont, the French aeronaut, who with his flying machine has been making a great stir in Paris, is constructing an aerial vessel capable of carrying eight ...

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  39. AN UNSUCCESSFUL LOAN.

    Tenders were opeued to-day for the Metropolitan Board of Works loan of £400,000. offered at a minimum of 98½, with a tenure of 3S years. Tile result was ...

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  40. A MAMMOTH TRUST.

    It is reported that a Meat Trust is being formed, of which Mr. Armour is to be president, and the capital of which is to be 500,000,000 dollars (£100,000,000), with ...

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  41. THE DARDANELLES.

    The Porte has refused to allow the passage through the Dardanelles of four torpedo boats built at Cronstadt for the Black. Sea fleet, notwithstanding the ...

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  42. To the Editor.

    Sir—After the satisfactory settlement of the shearing dispute, as far as South Australia is concerned, it is to be deplored that Mr. Nixon (secretary of the South ...

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  43. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

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

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  44. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    The members of the Ballarat rifle team, who carne here to lire a match against representatives of the 1st Battalion Infantry and lost, were formarTv welcomed to Adelaide ...

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  45. ELECTRIC RAILWAYS

    While engaged in preparing for early conversion of St. Kilda railway line into an electric service the Minister of Railways has become impressed with the ...

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  46. YOUR MEDICINE CHEST

    Is not the place for a haphazard congh cure—yon want an article tried and true. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not only the best Cough Remedy, but is the only ...

    Article : 66 words
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  48. A LEPROUS STREET SWEEPER.

    A man, 61 years of age, living at Guildford, has been discovered to be suffering from leprosy. He was till recently employed by the Perth Municipal Council as ...

    Article : 127 words
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  50. THE STEAMER APAR1MA.

    The fire in the steamer Aparinta. at Albany, has been completely extinguished. All hands are now employed in restoring the cargo removed from No. 2 hold and ...

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  53. A SUDDEN DEATH.

    Mr. Franz Meyer, who was 75 yeats of age, died suddenly at the residence of his son-in-law. Mr. McPhcrson, Mackinuouparade, North Adelaide, about 1 o'clock on ...

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  56. THE SIERRA AT AUCKLAND.

    The San Francisco mail steamer sierra arrived to-day with the following passengers:—Misses M. P. Adams. Frambury, and Solomon; Mesdames Hirst, Stokes, ...

    Article : 188 words
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