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  2. AUSTRAL WHEEL RACE.

    There was a great crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday to witness the final of the Austral Wheel Race. This was some compensation to the ...

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  3. SOMALILAND.

    The capture and burning by marines from the British cruiser Mohawk of Fort Durbo, on the coast of Italian Somaliland, whose garrison had fired upon an Italian ...

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  4. THE TEST MATCH.

    The test match was advanced another stage on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and at the start of the play there was a gathering of nearly ten thousand ...

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  5. THE POSITION OF HIGH COMMISSIONER.

    Sir John Forest, referring to reports that he is likely to be appointed High Commissioner, said it was difficult to understand what object his opponents had ...

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  6. THE TURF.

    Nominations for all events and entries for the Trial Stakes, in connection with the Port Adelaide Racing Club's Boxing Day meeting are due to-day at the Imperial ...

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  7. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    The conference of Slate Commandants was concluded on Saturday morning, after lasting over a week. A parade was held in Albert Park, where the instructional staff ...

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  8. VICTORIA.

    It is understood that the Government have approached one of the judges of the Supreme Court with a view to getting him to act as a Royal Commission to investigate ...

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  9. THE NAVAL FORCES.

    When in Sydney last week Mr. Chapman (Minister for Defence) had an interview with Admiral Fanshawe, with respect to the future of the Australian naval forces. Mr. ...

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  10. SERIOUS BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

    John Anderson, aged 16 years, living at Cunningham-road, Toorak, who was seriously injured on St. Kilda-road, now occupies a bed in the Homœopathic Hospital. ...

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  11. BRITAIN AND THIBET.

    It is considered unlikely that Colonel Younghusband's military expedition, which is now proceeding to Lhassa, the Thibetan capital, to enforce compliance with the ...

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  12. THE PROPOSED RACING COUNCIL.

    Sir—From your report in this morning's issue of the meeting of members of the Adelaide Racing Club, I notice that Mr. C. H. T. Hart attempted to delude the meeting ...

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  13. CAUGHT IN A THRASHING MACHINE.

    A shocking accident occurred at Picola, near Mooroopna, on Thursday, when C. J. Evans was caught in a thrashing machine. One leg was torn off above the knee, and ...

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  14. THE TRANSVAAL.

    Intelligence from Pretoria states that General Botha and Mr Grove, the Australian land speculator, who between them founded the Transvaal Land Syndicate, ...

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  15. CLOTH FOR MILITARY UNIFORMS.

    The much-discussed military cloth tenders for the Western Australian and Tasmanian forces were accepted on Friday. A Queensland firm, the Ipswich Cloth Company, ...

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  16. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Yesterday afternoon. J. Bailey, who was working at the Bailey's Reward Company's mine, near Forbes, met with a painful accident. He was working at the side of the ...

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  17. INTER-STATE CRICKET.

    The following have been selected to represent Queensland in the match against New South Wales at Sydney on Boxing Day and following days:—Atkins, Evans, ...

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  18. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Patrick Power was found drowned in the Swan River this morning. He recently arrived from the goldfields, and early last week he was found unconscious near the ...

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  19. INSPECTOR SULLIVAN.

    Inspector Denis Sullivan, whose long connection with the police force in this State has brought him prominently before the public, is confined to his bed through ...

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  20. DEPRESSION IN GERMANY.

    The introduction into the Reichstag of the new Military Bill, imposing heavy burdens on the taxpayers, has been postponed for a year. This is owing to the ...

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  21. NAVAL BOAT RACE.

    The naval boat race for the championship of the Australian fleet between crews of the flagship Royal Arthur and H.M.S. Torch, took place on Saturday, and resulted in an ...

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  22. MR. DEAKIN'S TOUR.

    The Prime Minister returned to Melbourne to-day from Tasmania, after a most successful tour. If well enough to-morrow night he will speak at Seymour. ...

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  23. INTER-STATE SPORTING.

    The black gelding Bob was a starter for the Kororoit Handicap at Williamstown on Saturday, and when the betting commenced he was backed at 3 to 1, but he failed to ...

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  24. DEATH FROM EXPOSURE.

    Some startling disclosures were made at a coronal enquiry held at Molong concerning the death of John Harerson, who was picked up in a dying condition on the ...

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  25. AUSTRALIAN COASTAL TRADE.

    It has always been the contention of those responsible for the management of the P. & O. and Orient companies that coastal traders in Australian waters have ...

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  26. THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE.

    A meeting of the council was held on Friday. The members present were:—The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bragg, Rev. Dr. Jefferis, Dr. Hayward, Professor Stirling, Mr. J. Henderson, Mr. Talbot ...

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  27. SERVIA AND TURKEY.

    The Turkish Minister at Belgrade has lodged a formal remonstrance with the Servian Government, against the secret preparations which Servia is alleged to be ...

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  28. WILLIAMSTOWN RACES.

    The race meeting at Williamstown on Saturday was favored with fine weather, but the attendance suffered owing to the strong counter attraction on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where ...

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  29. TASMANIA.

    The Premier has received a dispatch from the Agent-General, stating that the first shipment of Tasmanian rabbits by the Rakaia (14,061) sold at Liverpool at 15/ to 17/ ...

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  30. THE KAISER IN BERLIN.

    The Kaiser had sufficiently recovered yessterday from his recent illness to pay an expected visit to Berlin, where he viewed the art exhibition in the afternoon, and ...

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  31. QUEENSLAND.

    A Norfolk Island telegram states that the Ysabel arrived there at noon to-day from the New Hebrides. Captain Rason, R.N. (the British Resident Commissioner of the ...

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  32. BOHEMIAN BANK FRAUDS.

    Father Drosd and Herr Kohout, president and manager respectively of the St. Wenzel Loan Bank, a Roman Catholic institution at Prague, capital of Bohemia, ...

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  33. A DISASTROUS STORM.

    Further particulars concerning the cyclone at Thargomindah on Friday show that it lifted portion of the roof off the post-office. Mr. Blakeney's- house was ...

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  34. To the Editor.

    Sir—Referring to the correspondence published this morning in reference to the mail steamers and the Australian coastal trade, we beg to state that the German and ...

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  35. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Parnell, who is now attached to the teaching staff of St. John's College, Cambridge, has been appointed tutor in physics at Trinity College, Melbourne, an Anglican ...

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  36. MORE BIG NUGGETS.

    At the Dee rush Seishman and party have found two nuggets, one weighing 86 oz. (the largest yet found), and the other 3 oz. Davidson, Crowe, and party found a ...

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  37. H.M.S. MUTINE.

    H.M.S Mutine arrived yesterday on route for Syndey to replace the Karakatta. The Mutine has served two years on the Chinese station. She is a single screw sloop ...

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  38. SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS.

    On Friday afternoon the annual speech day and distribution of prizes was held in connection with King's School, St. Peters. There was a large attendance of scholars ...

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  39. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

    A meeting of the council of the Royal Geographical Society was held on Friday afternoon, when there were present Sir Langdon Bonython (president), Messrs. R. Kyffin Thomas, S. Newland, ...

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  40. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 2/1¼ per oz. LONDON, December 13. Silver is quoted at 2/l?d. per oz. ...

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  41. A BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

    About 5 p.m. on Saturday a boy named Reginald Bruce Day was riding a bicycle along Halifax-street, when he came into collision with another cyclist, with the ...

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  42. A POLICEMAN SHOT AT.

    Constables Donnelly, and Blackmore. whilst on plain-clothes duty in Georgestreet at midnight, accosted a man whom they mistook for a well-known burglar. ...

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  43. FINANCIAL NEWS.

    The following are the latest quotations on the London Stock Exchange:- Associated Mines. £2 18/9. Broken Hill Proprietary, £1 9/. ...

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  44. NEW ZEALAND.

    The sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis, erected by the Government at Cambridge at a cost of £8,000, was opened on Friday. ...

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  45. MOOREFIELD RACES.

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  46. MILITARY.

    The Field Artillery, Scottish Corps, and Infantry were at work on Saturday afternoon. For the Infantry the programme was the examination of Captains Weir, ...

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  47. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Lead.—Lead is quoted at £11 2/6. The imports amount to 18,147 tons (Australia contributing 4,625), and the exports 4,697. Copper.—Copper, forward delivery, is ...

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  48. BROKEN HILL.

    An extraordinary election to fill the vacancy in the municipal council for Wills ward was held on Saturday. Calvin Chester, the Labor representative, topped the ...

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