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  2. VICTORIA.

    Last week's breadstuffs imports included 57,440 bags of American wheat, 17,945 bags of South Australian wheat, 100 bags South Australian flour, and 244 bags of Canadian ...

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  3. TASMANIAN ELECTIONS.

    Nominations closed to-day in connection with trie forthcoming State election. The Assembly returns are not yet completed, but they show that Ministers will be ...

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  4. THE CENTRAL MINE CREEP

    The whole of the morning's sitting of the Royal Commission of enquiry into the Central mine creep was devoted to the examination of Mr. Frederick Dawe, underground ...

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  5. THBF YORKSHIRE STRIKE.

    The colliery strike which began early in January at Denaby Main, in the Mexborough division or the West Riding of Yorkshire, originating in a demand by the ...

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  6. DEATH OF DEAN FARRAR

    The death is announced of the Very Rev. Frederick William Farrar, D.D., Dean of Canterbury. Dr. Farrar was the son of an Anglican ...

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  7. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    Senator Pulsford, has been having a brush with the Minister of Customs, and has got the worst of the encounter. In his Adelaide speech recently Mr. Kingston ...

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  8. VENEZUELA.

    As generally expected, the Venezuelan Congress, which has just reassembled, refused to accept President Castro's resignation, and requested him to reconsider ...

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  9. BOARD OF WORKS LOAN.

    Tenders were opened this afternoon for the Metropolitan Board of Works loan of £1,137,000, redeemable in 22 years. The purposes to which the proceeds of the loan ...

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  10. A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS

    During a heavy weather passage from Liverpool, experienced by the barque Brunel, which arrived last evening, three serious accidents occurred on board, which ...

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  11. SOUTH AFRICA.

    A "White League" has been formed at Johannesburg to combat the importation of all labor for the Rand excepting white labor. Mr. Merriman, a prominent Afrikander, ...

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  12. HINDMARSH FIRE BRIGADE.

    On Monday evening the enquiry conducted by the Hindmarsh Town Council committee into the efficiency of the local Volunteer Fire Brigade was continued. There ...

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  13. FEDERAL LEGISLATORS' TRAVELLING EXPENSES.

    The question of how far the Federal Government can be justly called on to pay the travelling expenses of Federal legislators ha[?] yet to be settled. Some cases of a difficult ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. SOMALILAND.

    The, latest intelligence from Somaliland reports that the main British column from Abbia has arrived at Galkayu. Its members have suffered severely from the ...

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  15. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A small body of firemen are still at work on the smouldering ruins at Hentsch's bond, and three lines of hose are being kept going. There is still a large quantity ...

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  16. ACTION AGAINST MADAME MELBA.

    The action brought by Mr. John H. Tait, concert manager, to recover £200 damages from Nellie Porter Armstrong (Madame Melba), was set down for hearing before ...

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  17. WHITAKER WRIGHT.

    The arrangements for the extradition of Whitaker Wright from New York to London, where he is wanted to answer a charge of issuing fraudulent balance-sheets ...

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  18. LORD HAWKE'S CRICKETERS.

    Trying weather prevaded to day, when the match between New South Wales and Lord Hawke's team was resumed on the Sydney Cricket Ground. The wicket was ...

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  19. FEDERAL SERVICE GUARANTEE FUND.

    Preparations are well in hand for the inauguration of the Federal Service Mutual Guarantee Fund. Circulars are being issued by the Treasurer, informing Federal officers ...

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  20. MACEDONIA.

    Great unrest still prevails in the district of Monastir, in Macedonia. There are numerous reports of murders perpetrated by the Turks, the victims being often ...

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  21. A DAIRYMAN VINDICATED.

    Relief is promised to the dairyman who was last week fined for watering his. milk and who alleged that he knew nothing of the adulteration, and that probably the ...

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  22. RIOTING IN HUKGARY.

    The agreement lately concluded between the Governments of the two sections of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, is viewed with considerable disfavor by a large section ...

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  23. THE BOER DELEGATES.

    The Boer delegates, Messrs. Jooste, Lane, and Rood, arrived from New Zealand by the Westralia. They left to-night for Melbourne by the. express. Mr. Jooste said ...

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  24. FEDERAL FIRE INSURANCE.

    No progress has been made with the projected scheme for a Federal fire insurance fund for the insurance of all the Federal buildings, as hinted at in a letter from the ...

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  25. ARCTIC RESEARCH.

    M. Fiala, leader of the Arctic expedition which was fitted out by Mr. Ziegler, but which returned from its last voyage without realising expectations, is preparing for a ...

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  26. A HEAVY RAILWAY DEFICIT.

    The railway deficit was added to last week by a further decrease in the revenue of £7,216. bringing the total shortage in revenue this year up to £150,000. ...

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  27. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN RATLWAY.

    During a conversation which he had today with the Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Palmer, the West Austrab'an Railways Engineer, who was a member of the recent ...

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  28. CUT TO PIECES BY A TRAIN.

    As the train, which left Melbourne for St. Kilda shortly after 6 a.m. to-day, was passing between the Albert Park and Middle Park stations, the body of a man, ...

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  29. A LARGE ESTATE.

    The net value of the estate of the late Mr. James Wilson, of North Sydney, upon which stamp duty isl payable, is set down as £155,177. The estate has been ...

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  30. THE URUGUAYAN REVOLT

    The Government of Uruguay have come to terms with the revolutionists, and peace is now assured. The rebels who, to the number of 8,000, had been menacing Monte ...

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  31. THIS TROUBLE IN MOROCCO

    The Sultan of Morocco has issued a proc[?]amation ordering the disbandment of the irregulars and declaring the rebellion to be ended. The declaration is utterly at ...

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  32. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A safe robbery of a daring character took place on the premises of Messrs. Johnston and Clunes, auctioneers, Wellington-street, Perth, last night, at about 6 p.m. The safe ...

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  33. ANOTHER ELECTRIC MARYEL.

    An Italian engineer claims to have discovered a method of telegraphing and telephoning simultaneously on the same wire. Signor Galimberti, the Minister of Posts ...

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  34. AN UNSUSTATNED ACTION.

    Some time ago a young married man, Ed. ward McKney, was convicted of taking out of the possession of her mother a girl, Kate Flynn, under the age of 17, and he was ...

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  35. THE BOILERMAKERS' DISPUTE.

    The Minister for Works received the following telegram to-day from the secretary of the Boilermakers' Union:—"Referring to the boilermakers' dispute, there has been ...

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  36. MISSIONARY EFFORT IN INDIA.

    A Wealthy resident at Menai Bridge, a village at the north end of the Menai Suspension-bridge, on the Anglesey side of the Menai Strait, is reported to have given the ...

    Article : 61 words
  37. FEDERAL OFFICERS AND INCOME TAX

    The Federal Ministers intend to pay the Victorian income tax "under protest," as they still adhere to the position taken up since the advent of Federation that the ...

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  38. THE MURDER OF A HAWKER.

    In regard to the murder of the hawker (Sultan Allum), so far no clue has been obtained as to the identity of the murderer, but a number of theories are being put ...

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  39. SPANISH WAR BUDGET.

    The, Spanish Government arev increasing their military expenditure, and General Reuer (Minister of War)is asking the Cortes to augment the war budget by ...

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  40. WAS IT A LOCK-OUT?

    A case of great interest to employers and employes was argued before Mr. Justice McMillan in the Supreme Court to-day. The case came on in the form of an appeal ...

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  41. AUSTRALIAN FINANCE.

    The "Daily Mail," which has devoted much space recently to attacks on Australian. finance, in an article this morning states that the weakness of New South ...

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  42. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The value of the estate of the late Mr. John A. Ewen, one of the partners in the Melbourne firm of Sargood, Butler, Nicol, and Ewen, has been sworn at £11,209. ...

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  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    Speaking, at Dunedin to-day, Rear-Admiral Fanshawe said no future war could be waged against Britain by any Power without a navy, unless they went to war ...

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  44. THE YALGOO OUTRAGE.

    Mr. Carlyon, the alleged author of the Yalgoo outrage, after having been released on bail, returned to his mine to clean up the crushing that his arrest had interferred ...

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  45. PENNY POSTAGE.

    Early this year, for the second time within twelve months, the Imperial PostmasterGeneral, through the Golonial Secretary and the Governor-General, has approached ...

    Article : 318 words
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  47. THE CRIMINAL COURT.

    At the Criminal Court to-day the Crown Prosecutor intimated that the Crown desired to enter a nolle prosequi in the case of Charles Martin, who was charged during ...

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  48. DLARRHCEA.

    Diarrhoea is more to be dreaded than diphtheria. It attacks all ages, and is equally fatal to young and old. The great mortality-resulting from diarrhoa is due ...

    Article : 89 words
  49. CHINESE GAMBLERS.

    In connection with a raid made on Chinese gambling-houses last night, Sin Lung was to-day fined £30 for keeping a gambling-house, and 49 Chinese were each ...

    Article : 40 words
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