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  2. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The Military Commandant (Lieutenant Colonel Lyster) has just completed a detailed inspection of the rifle clubs of the State and on Saturday he gave a ...

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  3. LOUDON WEEK BY WEEK.

    The report of the Royal Commission on the South African war, issued this week, is remarkable for two reasons. In the first place it amounts to an indictment of the ...

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  4. VICTORIA.

    A married woman, Laura Hahilly, residing at Young-street, Fitzroy, has been admitted to the Melbourne Hospital suffering from severe burns. She was lighting a ...

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  5. A TERRIBLE STORY.

    Terrible charges of cruelty were yesterday preferred against Mrs. Frances Mary Day, a Devonshire lady, before the magistrates at Bideford County Sessions. She was ...

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  6. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    On enquiry at the hospital last night we were informed that the condition of Constable Donovan, the victim of the Carrington-street shooting case, had undergone no ...

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  7. LONDON PERSONAL NOTES

    Lord Salisbury lingered longer than was anticipated. On Friday last no one thought he could survive the night. Early on Saturday a change for the better set in, but ...

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  8. A POLICEMAN'S FUNERAL.

    One of the largest funerals seen in Adelaide was witnessed on Sunday afternoon, when the remains of Mounted-Constable Joseph McBeth were conveyed to the ...

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  9. A DANGEROUS RESTING-PLACE.

    Harry Bible, a middle-aged man, of no definite occupation or fixed place of abode, lay down to sleep at Tynong on Saturday evening with his foot across the railway line. ...

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  10. TIRED OF LIFE.

    On Saturday afternoon Mary Cahill, aged 17 years, while with several companions about her own age, attempted to commit suicide by swallowing the heads of wax ...

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  11. THROWN OUT OF A BUGGY.

    Whilst Mr. F. Leak, City Missionary, of Goodwood, was driving in a buggy along King William-street on Saturday evening his horse shied at the Glenelg train when ...

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  12. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CHILD.

    Gerald Holden, aged 2 years, son of Mr. Adolphus Holden, of Footscray, met his death in peculiar circumstances on Saturday afternoon. Two employes of Mr. Holden ...

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  13. PETER AND THE PLEDGE.

    That he would go straight to Father Healy and sign the pledge waa the promise made by Peter Green when he came out of gaol on Friday morning after "doing" a ...

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  14. A BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

    While Alex. Findlay was cycling down a steep hill at Lilydale the fork of the bicycle he was riding snapped, throwing the rider with terrible force to the ground. ...

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  15. THE COUNTRY.

    This week a snake was killed behind the bar of the local hotel, as it was in the act of sampling some-beer. A cat drew the attention of the landlady to the reptile. ...

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  16. ST. PETER'S COLLEGE SPORTS.

    There was a large gathering on the Adelaide Oval on Saturday, when the annual sports of St. Peter's College were held in perfect weather. The programme ...

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  17. PLAYING WITH A LOADED CARTRIDGE.

    A boy, David Bain, aged 13, was playing with a loaded cartridge at East Richmond, when,the cartridge exploded, the bullet lodging in his thigh. He was admitted to ...

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  18. BALHANNAH.

    September 25.—This morning Mr. Cornelius (the head-teacher of the local school) was the recipient of a Gladstone bag and cruet-stand from the parents of Ms scholars ...

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  19. ACCIDENT TO A LAD.

    On Saturday morning, as Leonard R. Boyce, of Southwark, was driving a pair of horses attached to a big loaded trolly out of Messrs. A. W. Sandford & Co.'s lane into ...

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  20. BENEFIT CYCLE MEETING.

    A benefit cvcle meeting was tendered to R. Walne at St. Kilda on Saturday. The meeting was in every way a success. The gate yielded £110. Appended are the ...

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  21. HOW TYPE IS MADE.

    The modern methods of type-making were described by Jlr. James A. Burke (hon. secretary of the New South Wales Printers' Overseers' Association) in a lecture at the ...

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  22. CLARE.

    September 26.—Edward Lloyd, a shearer died suddenly at the station of Messrs. Hawker Bros, on Friday. He was shearing when he fell forward, and died in a few ...

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  23. ELBOW HILL.

    September 17.—On Wednesday a social was given in honor of Miss Smith, the teacher of the Elbow Hill school, and presentation of a cruet was made to her ...

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  24. GAWLER.

    September 26.—The Adelaide Shakespearian Dramatic Club visited Gawler last night, and staged "The Merchant of Venice" in the Institute Hall. There was ...

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  25. RETURN OF ENDEAVORERS

    The Rev.,W. G. Marsh returned from the Christian Endeavor Convention in Sydney on Saturday morning, and in conversation with a representative of The ...

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  26. MELBOURNE AMUSEMENTS.

    The nautical drama "Union Jack," by the Bland Holt Company, attracted a large audience at' the Theatre Royal. It has not been staged here for many years. The ...

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  27. MILLICENT.

    September 25.—The Rev. J. Darling (Presbyterian), who has had charge of the church in this district since the resignation of the Rev. J. Davies, is going to sever his ...

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  28. QUEENSLAND.

    The recruiting steamer Lady Norman arrived at Townsville from the South Seas yesterday. She brought 91 boys from the schooner Rhoderiek Dhu, which sprang a ...

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  29. THE UNEMPLOYED..

    The President of the Unemployed League (Mr. T. Drury) reports that two crates of rabbits, given by Mr. Campbell, of Narracoorte, were delivered free by Messrs. H. ...

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  30. THE ETHICS OF ANATOMY.

    Before beginning his regular address on Sunday afternoon in the Federal Hall, the Rev. C. Friend Hawkins referred' to the Dr. Ramsay Smith enquiry and the study of ...

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  31. ARTESIAN BORING.

    Messrs. Horwood & Co., of Currie-street, have just obtained for Mr. A. Helling,.of Tintinarra, in the Ninety-mile Desert, a food flow of water by means of an artesian ...

    Article : 170 words
  32. ALLEGED MUNICIPAL SHORTAGE.

    The Government auditor's report on the alleged defalcations in the Brisbane Municipal Council's accounts.shows a shortage of nearly £1,700, of which about £900 ...

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  33. CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLING MEETING.

    The championship meeting of the Queensland Cycliste' Union was held at Wooloongabba on Saturday afternoon. A strong wind interfered somewhat with the racing, ...

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  34. CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.

    The bazaar in aid of the building fund of St. Mary's, North Adelaide, which was opened by his Excellency the Governor on Tuesday last, was concluded on Saturday. ...

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  35. STATE SCHOOLS.

    The annual entertainment In connection with the Aichmond Public School was given by the scholars in the schoolroom on Friday evening. Mr. J. F. Mellor, (the acting-chairman of the board of ...

    Article : 383 words
  36. Advertising

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  37. TASMANIA.

    Mr. Eric Kermode has withdrawn his candidature for the Cumberland electorate in favor of Mr. J. Dennistoun Wood. Mr. W. M. Pearson is also a candidate. ...

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  38. BROKEN HILL.

    A boy named Barnden fell into one of the Proprietary dams on Saturday morning, and was rescued by William McConnelL a lad, who wa9 passing and saw ...

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  39. WORK AT THE MINES.

    Work at the mines is now again proceeding on normal conditions. Compared with six months ago there is little difference in the total number of men employed. In ...

    Article : 84 words
  40. Advertising

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  41. NEW ZEALAND

    In the football matches on Saturday Otago JaaA Canterbury'by 9 points to 3. A large fire has occurred at Foxton, by which business prennaes were destroyed. ...

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  42. A GIRL HOUSEBREAKER.

    The girl, May Miller, aged 15, who was charged with housebrealung and stealing, has been committed for trial on two charges. The second offence was alleged to ...

    Article : 53 words
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