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  2. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Owing to the rain the cycling meeting was again postponed. The programme will be gone through to-morrow afternoon. Mr. Henry Chadwick, one of the ...

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  3. WAY COLLEGE.

    At the Methodist Conference yesterday a long discussion took place on a proposal which was made to transfer the Methodist Ladies' College from the buildings at ...

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  4. AMERICA AND GERMANY

    The United States Congress has increased the apportionment of moneys for the American navy to an extent sufficient to add 3,000 men to its strength. It has also voted ...

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  5. THE BALKAN CRISIS.

    A Blue-book published this morning contains copies of dispatches which have passed between Great Britain and the other Powers relative to the Eastern question. ...

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  6. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.

    The conference between the Engineers-inChief of the various States in reference to the proposed construction of the railway from Port Augusta, South Australia, to ...

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  7. FINANCIAL NEWS.

    The returns of the Bank of England for the week ending on Wednesday, published to-day, show that the reserve of notes and coin held by the bank is £25,172,000, as ...

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  8. THE BARRIER MINES.

    Still another rise in the price of lead has to be chronicled. A cable from our London correspondent, received last night, advised that the price had touched £12 16/3 ...

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  9. THE ARMY SCANDAL.

    With regard to the serious charge recently brought by Admiral Sir Arthur A. L. Cochrane (who retired in 1886, after nearly 50 years' service in the navy) against ...

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  10. CAPE COLONY.

    Sir. J. Gordon Sprigg, Premier of CapeColony, replying yesterday to a deputation of Moderates, expressed a hope that by its continued adhesion to the principles of ...

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  11. THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Considerable interest is being shown in the sculling contest, which takes place on the Parramatta River to-morrow between Harry Pearce, of Double Bay, and Richard ...

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  12. THE KAISER.

    It is officially announced in Berlin that the letter, addressed to Admiral Hollmann, a member of the Oriental Society, deprecating the conclusions arrived at by Professor. ...

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  13. ELECTRIC ELEVATORS.

    Mr. J. B. Nicholson, managing director of the Waygood Elevator Company, Sydney, recently spent a month in America and about four months in England on a ...

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  14. MR. HUGH WATT.

    In the action for divorce instituted by the wife of Mr. Hugh Watt (the gentleman who formerly represented the Camlachie division of Glasgow in the House of Commons, ...

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  15. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.

    Mr. J. H. M. Campbell, Solicitor-General for Ireland, has been elected Chancellor of Dublin University by a small majority over Mr. A. W. Samuels, K.C., another ...

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  16. EARLY CLOSING.

    The House of Commons has agreed to the resolution proposed by Dr. R.J. Price, Liberal member for East Norfolk, affirming the desirability of borough and district ...

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  17. GOVERNMENT STOCKS.

    British 2¾ per cent. Consols (Goschen's) are quoted at £91 12/6. Quotations for colonial Government stocks compare with those of February 27 as follow:- ...

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  18. FRANCE AND ABYSSINIA.

    With regard to the friction alleged to have arisen between France and Abyssinia, it is announced that M. La Garde, the French representative, is returning to Paris ...

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  19. AN AUTHOR DEAD.

    The death at the age of 69 is announced of Mr. Joseph Henry Shorthouse, author of "John Inglesant" and other well-known novels. ...

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  20. SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS.

    The Railway Conference, which is sitting at Johannesburg under the presidency of Lord Milner, High Commissioner for South Africa, yesterday adopted resolutions in ...

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  21. PAN-GERMANISM.

    In presiding at the annual meeting of the Hanseatio Colonial Society yesterday, Dr. Scharlich denounced Pan-German "bombast," which he stated had done much to ...

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  22. VACCINATION.

    Mr.Balfour, the Prime Minister, in reply to a question in the House of Commons today, stated that the Vaccination Act, which expires by effluxion of time shortly, will be ...

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  23. A BANKRUPT CLERGYMAN.

    The Rev. Edward Tremayne Dunstan has filed his statement of affairs in the Bankruptcy Court. The rev. gentleman's estate was sequestrated recently upon the ...

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  24. SHARES.

    The following are the latest quotations on the London Stock Exchange:- Chillagoe, 5/3. Mount Lyell, £3-11/3. ...

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  25. THE PHANTOM MILLIONS.

    The French police authorities intend to liberate Marie D'Aurignac, who was arrested with her brother and other relations on a charge of complicity in the ...

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  26. A DIFFICULT ARREST.

    In attempting to arrest an alleged lunatic at Surry Hills about midnight Constable Rankine was badly knocked about, and Adolphus Halliburton, a laborer, living in ...

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  27. RATE OF DISCOUNT.

    The market rate of discount for three months' bills is 3½ per cent. ...

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  28. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    At a meeting of the delegates of the Associated Chambers of Commerce yesterday it was resolved to urge on the Government the establishment of communication by ...

    Article : 99 words
  29. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  30. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

    The directors of the Bank of Australasia have declared a dividend of 11 per cent., the remaining profits being disposed of as follows:—Reserve, £35,000 premises account, ...

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  31. CHURCH UNION.

    A lengthy motion was submitted to the Methodist Conference to-day by the Rev. R.S. Joyce, which set forth that in view of the practical and doctrinal unity ...

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  32. THE COTTON MARKET.

    There is great excitement on the New York Cotton Exchange, owing to the heavy sales by operations, who are trying to "bear" association to train sailors and encourage ...

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  33. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Copper—Copper on spots is quoted at £60 7/6 per ton; at three months, £60 12/6 per ton. Tin. —Tin on spot is quoted £136 17/6 ...

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  34. ATTITUDE OF THE GOVERNMENT.

    Addressing the members of the Lifeboat Institution yesterday, Mr. Gerald Balfour, President of the Board of Trade, stated that the Government had been unable as ...

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  35. A SUBMARINE EXPLODES.

    An explosion of gasolene took place on board a submarine boat at Portsmouth today, and as a result four of the sailors were seriously injured. ...

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  36. RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Further rain was recorded from the greater part of the State this morning. A few good falls were reported, but in most instances the rain was light. When the ...

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  37. PROSECUTION OF FORTUNETELLERS.

    Mary Scales and, George Scales were charged at the Quarter Sessions to-day with having on December 29 last, at Sydney, undertaken to tell Constable Joseph ...

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  39. RRAVERY AT SEA.

    The leading shipping firms of Hamburg, including those controlled by Messrs. Ballin, Woermann, & Wolff, have formed an association to train sailors and encourage ...

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  40. THE GERMAN TARIFF.

    The London Chamber of Commerce has convened a conference of merchants and others, with a view to directing Lord Lansdowne's attention, to the dissatisfaction ...

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  41. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 1/10 5-16 per oz. ...

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  42. RUSSION ESPIONAGE.

    The engineer officer of the Russian cruiser, which recently called at Aden, en route for China, who attempted to enter the British forts at Aden, has been released, ...

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  43. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Pope Leo XII. is recovering from the cold and slight constitutional disturbance with which he was seized a day or two ago. ...

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  44. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

    Theatre Royal, 2—"DicK Whittington." Tivoli Theatre, 2.30—Rickards' Variety Company. Old Exhibition Grounds, 3—Fitzgerald Bros.' Circus. ...

    Article : 117 words
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  46. TASMANIA.

    William Hinton Martell, a middle-aged man, late chief engineer of the steamer Australian, trading between Launceston and Melbourne, committed suicide at the ...

    Article : 38 words
  47. FIGHTING THE MULLAH.

    Dysentery has made its appearance among the forces of the Mad Mullah of Somaliland, who have their headquarters at Galadi, and the disease is decimating their ranks. ...

    Article : 42 words
  48. SHIPPING.

    Hjertness, barque, 770 tons, at Glasgow, from Kaipara November 24. Margaret, steamer, 3,497 tons, at London, from Sydney December 10. ...

    Article : 98 words
  49. ZINC EXTRACTION.

    Experiments on economic and commercial lines have for some weeks been proceeding at the Proprietary mine in connection with the Delprat salt-cake process. The plant ...

    Article : 147 words
  50. STRIKE IN MONMOUTHSHIRE.

    About 2,000 workmen in the Kaysslope and other pits at Blaenavon, in Monmouthshire, struck yesterday, through the refusal of the owners, to allow them to finish earlier ...

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  53. WANTED HIS HEAD CUT OFF

    An elderly man, William Lobb, blew his brains out with a revolver this morning. He was not short of money, but he was very lame, and, said he was tired of life. ...

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  54. THE OROYA AT FREMANTLE.

    The mail steamer Oroya arrived at midnight last night, and sailed at 9.35 a.m. this morning. There were the following saloon passengers on board:- ...

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  55. COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

    The 54th half-yearly meeting of the Coast Steamship Company was held at the company's office on Friday afternoon. Mr. J. C. Perry presided over a fair attendance of shareholders. The profits of ...

    Article : 56 words
  56. Advertising

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