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  2. AMERICAN AFFAIRS.

    The summer holidaymaking is over; President and Cabinet are back at the capital doggedly busy in the disposal of arrears of. routine duty; and in all the cities business ...

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  3. THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    Mr. Deakin spoke for the first tim,e as Prime Minister of the Commonwealth in the Town Hall to-night, and was accorded a magnificent reception. Mr. Beale ...

    Article : 900 words
  4. THE FISCAL ISSUE.

    At a meeting of the council of the Central Associated Chambers of Agriculture, held in London yesterday, Mr. Rider Haggard, the novelist, who for the past few ...

    Article : 271 words
  5. THE FAR EAST.

    Russia is still strengthening her naval position in the Far East, and is sending thither 1,500 additional seamen, 2,000 naval reservists, and 50 picked gunners. The ...

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  6. LYNCHING IN AMERICA.

    A negro mob at Shreveport, Louisiana, yesterday seized and lynched a negro who had murdered two other blacks. The Governor of Louisiana in a recent ...

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  7. THE ALASKA AWARD.

    Mr. Aylesworth, one of the Commissioners who represented Canada on the recent Alaskan Boundary Arbitration Tribunal in London, in a conciliatory speech ...

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  8. FIGHT BETWEEN BROTHERS.

    The Commissioner of Police has received a communication from Ipswich[?]reporting a fight between two brothers, Theodore and Albert Schmidt, with an axe and a revolver ...

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  9. ARMY SUPPLIES.

    The Agents-General are forwarding to Australia tender forms for one year's supplies of meat, bread, groceries, and forage for the South African troops from April, ...

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  10. THE BURGLAR AND THE BROOMSTICK.

    Early this morning Mrs. Ross and anther woman, residing in Pitt-street, heard a suspicious noise in their back premises. Arming themselves with a poker and a ...

    Article : 94 words
  11. CURING CONSUMPTION.

    Has Majesty King Edward, who has always manifested a deep interest in the efforts to prevent or cure consumption, yesterday laid the foundation stone of the ...

    Article : 86 words
  12. THE RAND MINES.

    Mr. Eckstein's employing secretary is arranging for the introduction of a large number of Italian miners for the Rand. Employment has been given to a batch ...

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  13. THE LATE MRS. BOOTH TUCKER'S FUNERAL.

    The funeral of Mrs. Booth-Tucker (daughter of General Booth, the head of the Salvation Army), who was killed in a railway accident in the American state of ...

    Article : 109 words
  14. NEW YORK MAYORALTY.

    Mr. George McClellan, who is related to the late General George McClellan, who greatly distinguished himself in the civil war, has been elected Mayor of Greater ...

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  15. THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.

    The Rothschilds, who own large oil wells at Baku, on the Caspian Sea, recently acquired extensive petroleum fields in other parts of the Caucasus, but the Court on ...

    Article : 72 words
  16. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.

    An attempt was made to wreck a passenger train near St. Mary's yesterday afternoon. When near the home signals the engine appeared to jump and almost to ...

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  17. LONDON LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

    The second triennial general election for the municipal boroughs in London took place yesterday, and resulted- in the return of 634 Progressives, 587 Moderates, 86 ...

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  18. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    It is understood that many Victorian bondholders are converting their stock in accordance with the recent arrangement. In the case of the Commissioner of Stamp ...

    Article : 95 words
  19. MR. MORLEY AT NOTTINGHAM.

    Speaking at Nottingham yesterday Mr. John Morley, referring to the fiscal enquiry, stated that it was time the Ministerial masquerade was ended. He was ...

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  20. THE REV. J. A. DOWIE.

    Mrs. Dowie, wife of the Rev. J. A. Dowie, and their son, Mr. Gladstone Dowie, LL.B., will sail from London for Adelaide in the steamer Moldavia. They will remain in ...

    Article : 58 words
  21. CARDS AND REVOLVERS.

    A shooting affray took place at Dobbs' Commercial Hotel, Tamworth, late last night. It is reported that six men were playing euchre, when Arthur Blaisdale ...

    Article : 119 words
  22. THE BALKAN CRISIS.

    I transpires that Colonel Sarafoff, the principal leader in the Macedonian insurrection, who was reported to have been killed during a skirmish near Florinda, in ...

    Article : 171 words
  23. THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.

    The Bombay Presidency is experiencing a sharp return of the plague, and the deaths which recently were reported to be nominal have increased to 14,000, a week. ...

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  24. A BLACKFELLOW AND HIS LUBRA.

    An aboriginal named Frank was to-day charged before Messrs. Bockelberg and Godlee by Mounted-Constable Keating with having beaten his lubra, named Jessy. It ...

    Article : 282 words
  25. THE VATICAN.

    The efforts of the Vatican brigade, who were assisted by an outside corps, to extinguish the fire which occurred on Sunday in a private suite over the Vatican library, ...

    Article : 573 words
  26. ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    At the Antwerp wool sales yesterday there was a good attendance, and fhe bidding was fairly animated. Only five lots were offered, and no crossbreds. Prices ...

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  27. CYCLING IN SYDNEY.

    The cycling meeting was continued tonight on the cricket ground. The weather was unfavorable, but the attendance was good. The Americans, Lawson and ...

    Article : 398 words
  28. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 210 words
  29. CENTRAL AMERICA.

    Owing to the refusal of the Republic of Colombia to ratify the transfer to the United States of the French concession in respect to the construction of the Panama ...

    Article : 132 words
  30. MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.

    Addressing a meeting at Aberdeen yesterday, Mr. Austen Chamberlain contended that the stagnant condition of trade was not due to defective education, but almost ...

    Article : 87 words
  31. A FAMILY AFFRAY.

    Particulars of an extraordinary affray were related to the South Melbourne bench to-day by Thomas Slade and his wife, Isabella Slade, who were the principal ...

    Article : 202 words
  32. A CRY FROM ENGLAND.

    The secretary to the South Australian Chamber of Manufactures has received the following copy of a letter, dated August 13, addressed to "The Chairman of the ...

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  33. MUTILATING CATTLE.

    The recent conviction at the Stafford Assizes of George Ernest Thompson Edalji, aged 28, a Birmingham solicitor, son of the Rev. S. Edalji, rector of Great ...

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  34. THE BRITANNIA AT FREMANTLE.

    The mail steamer Britannia arrived at 5 a.m., and sailed for Adelaide at 3 p.m. Her saloon passengers were:- For Melbourne—Mr. E. D. Greene, Mrs. ...

    Article : 126 words
  35. THE ITALIAN MINISTRY.

    Signor Giolotti, at the request of King Victor Emmanuel, has succeeded in forming a Cabinet in the place of that of Signor Zarnadelli, who recently resigned in ...

    Article : 63 words
  36. TASMANIA.

    The tender of C. B. M. Fenton and Co. (£3,044) has been accepted conditionally by the Metropolitan Drainage Board for the construction of the reticulation ...

    Article : 83 words
  37. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    The Legislative Assembly to day passed the second reading of the Mines Bill, which was then taken through committee with a number of amendments. ...

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  38. FINANCIAL NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 102 words
  39. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    In the Legislative Councd to-day the Native Animals Protection Bill was passed through committee. Grey kangaroos, opossums, and wallabies were excluded. ...

    Article : 55 words
  40. Advertising

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    Advertising : 960 words
  41. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

    Semaphore Town Hall, 3—Seaside Medley. EVENING. Theatre Royal, 8—"Oh, What A Night." Town Hall, 8—Mr. C. C. Kingston addresses ...

    Article : 45 words
  42. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Assembly to-day, on Mr. Kidston's motion, a Bill was advanced through the formal Stages to amend the Income Tax Act by exempting from the tax persons ...

    Article : 69 words
  43. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Breadstuffs. — The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,875.000 quarters, as against 1,780,000 last week. The quantity afloat for the Continent is 1,575,000 ...

    Article : 118 words
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