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  2. FLOODS IN VICTORIA.

    Caslerton was flooded unexpectedly early this morning, when heavy rain at Harrow and other outlying districts caused the Glenelg River to overflow. The water in ...

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  3. THE LATE MR. BEIT.

    The will of the late Mr. Alfred Beit, the Kimberley diamond mineowner and Rand mining magnate, who died on the 17th inst., has been proved. ...

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  4. THE ZULU REBELLIION.

    The Zulu rebels are now surrendering to Colonel Mackenzie by hundreds a day, their plea in all cases being that they were misled by their witch doctors, On Friday ...

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  5. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

    The polling for the election of a representative of Surry Hills in the Legislative Assembly took place yesterday, and resulted in the return of the Reform ...

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  6. RACECOURSE SHARPERS.

    Two well-kaown racecourse "guns," whose aliases are numerous, were on Saturday apprehended at the Caulfield racecourse while endeavoring to perform the ...

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  7. THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS

    The principal Federal electoral officer (Mr. Oldham) drew attention to-day to some new features of the Federal electoral Act. On pooling-day the folling acts are ...

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  8. THE RUSSIAN TURMOIL

    The quarrel between the Government and the Duma in Russia over the agrarian question has resulted in the employment by the Czar of his constitutional power to ...

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  9. BISLEY RIFLE MEETING.

    At the National Rifle Association's meeting at Bisley yesterday the competition for the King's Prize was finally defended, the winner being Captain F. Davies, ...

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  10. ANGLO-NEW ZEALAND CRICKET.

    The English team for the forthcoming New Zealand tour will consist of 14 men. C. C. Page, of Cambridge University, and W. P. Harrison, of Middlesex, have ...

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  11. GREAT FINGALL COMPANY.

    The House of Lords has dismissed the appeal of Ruben Landenberg against the Great Fingall Gold Mining Company for the recovery of losses incurred through the ...

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  12. THE ENGLISH UNEMPLOYED

    The unemployed, who recently appropriated a vacant block of land at Levenshulme, near Manchester, with a view to obtaining a livelihood by its cultivation, ...

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  13. THE INDIAN BUDGET.

    In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. J. Keir Hardie, Labor member for Merthyr Tydvil, moved the reduction of the salary of Mr. Morley, Secretary for India, in ...

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  14. NEW ENGLISH MAIL CONTRACT.

    A fear has been expressed in commercial circles that the vessels of the new contractors for the English mail sevice, should the cargo negotiations with the State ...

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  15. ALPINE FATALITIES.

    Many fatalities have occurred in the Alps of late, six climbers having lost their lives in the last two days. ...

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  16. THE POPE.

    The Pope is suffering from a poisoned thumb. The injury was caused by a steel pen. ...

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  17. JAPANESE CONFLAGRATION.

    A fire of a disastrous character occurred at Yokohama, the chief port of the Japanese Empire, yesterday. The conflagration extended over a large portion of the town, ...

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  18. SARAH BERNHARDT.

    Madame Sarah Bernhardt, the great French actress, has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in consideration of her services to the cause of ...

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  19. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    Each House of the Federal Parliament will meet this week, the House of Representatives on Tuesday and the Senate on Wednesday. In the House of Representatives ...

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  20. CHINESE PIRATES.

    Fifteen of the Chinese pirates who recently attacked the paddle-steamer Sainam, belonging to the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company, overpowering ...

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  21. RACING IN ENGLAND.

    The Sandown Park Eclipse meeting was opened to-day, when the Eclipse Stakes, of 10,000 sovs., was run over a mile and a quarter course. The following was the ...

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  22. SHUNTER'S TERRIBLE PLIGHT.

    At the inquest concerning the death of John Kirby, who was fatally injured at Redfern station while engaged in shunting, a verdict of accidental death was ...

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  23. MAJOR DREYFUS.

    Major Alfred Dreyfus, who was recently rehabilitated by the French Court of Cassation in respect to the charges of treason, on account of which, he suffered imprisonment ...

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  24. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    It is announced that the amended repatriation notice posted in the Rand mines has had no more effect than the first in promoting the departure of the Chinese ...

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  25. BIG FIRE IN DUNDEE.

    Watson's huge bonded warehouses and Robertson's big whisky distillery, in Dundee, have been completely burned out. An enormous destruction of whisky was caused ...

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  26. THE BETTING EVIL.

    In the course of a pastoral letter which was read in the Catbolic Churches of the archdiocese to-day Archbishop Carr denied that the church encouraged unlawful ...

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  27. THE LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The London wool sales closed at steady prices and with improved competition. The quantity catalogued was 114,410 bales, and the quantity sold:—For home ...

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  28. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    Mr. Reid addressed a meeting of the Queensland Women's Electoral League yesterday. He declared that the Socialist Labor Party was never entitled to the name ...

    Article : 267 words
  29. THE RABBIT PEST.

    In a communication to the Government Entomologist of Victoria, the Government Entomologist in South Africa says that the reason why South Africa has not suffered ...

    Article : 58 words
  30. THE CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR.

    The peace negotiations initiated by President Roosevelt in connection with the dispute in Central America between the Re[?] publics of Guatemala and Salvador, ...

    Article : 132 words
  31. FINANCIAL NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 153 words
  32. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 455 words
  33. PERILS OF THE SEA.

    The acting-manager of the Telegraph Department has been advised from Flinders that a boat containing the master and two men of the schooner Enterprise, which ...

    Article : 157 words
  34. AUSTRALIAN LIGHTHOUSES.

    A Lighthouses Bill will probably be introduced into the Federal Parliament, now that it has became impossible to pass a Navigation Bill this session. The Bill will ...

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  35. BALLOONING TO THE POLE.

    The Balloon House in connection with the Antarctic exploration expedition under Mr. Wellman, the famous explorer, is in course of construction, and it is hoped ...

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  36. BOY'S FOOLISH PRANK.

    An attempt was made to wreck the Gee[?]ng to Ballarat mixed train near Brl[?]arat on Saturday night by placing four pieces of iron chain on the line. ...

    Article : 137 words
  37. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

    The draft Licensing Bill now before the State Cabinet contains provisions for considerably increased license fees, ranging from an increase of from £5 to £12 10/ in ...

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  38. A BOOTMAKER'S WINDFALL.

    Peter Petersen, carrying on business as a bootmaker at Bendigo, is expecting shortly to inherit a fortune of £40,000, left by a rich uncle, who resided on the island ...

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  40. OLD MAN'S PECULIAR DEATH.

    Theodore Everhard, a member of th[?] firm of Everhard & Co., cordial manufac[?] turers, Clunes, met his death on Saturday shortly after 11 p.m. in a peculiar manner ...

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  41. JAPANESE RAILWAYS.

    The Japanese Government are purchasing six of the principal lines of railway in Japan at a cost of 260,000,000 yen in 5 per cent bonds, payable in five years. ...

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  42. A POSTAL GRIEVANCE.

    Trouble has again arisen in connection with an attempt on the part of the Admiralty to pay its men on the Australian station with British postal notes, or ...

    Article : 208 words
  43. THE BETTING INCIDENT.

    Thomas Rochefort Hill, the young man who is alleged to have concocted a scheme of giving false information concerning the name of a winning horse to the Universal ...

    Article : 136 words
  44. MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.

    The marriage of Mr. Austen Chamberlain (son of the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain) and Miss Joy Dundas was celebrated yesterday in St. Margaret's Church, ...

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  46. THE HIGH COURT BENCH.

    Teh passage of the High Court Bill, increasing the number of judges from three to five, is now assured. Speculation is rife concerning the names of the two judges. ...

    Article : 149 words
  47. THE RECENT TOBACCO COMMISSION.

    Although it was as long ago as June 21 that attention was directed in the Senate to the dismissal by the British-Australasian Tobacco Company, of Sydney, of an ...

    Article : 116 words
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  49. NEW MEXICO.

    The district of Soccarra, New Mexico, has been visited by no fewer than 50 sharp shocks of earthquake during the past three days. The residents are living ...

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  50. A HOUSEKEEPER'S SUICIDE

    Mrs. Ethel White committed suicide at Seymour this afternoon. The deceased had been employed as housekeeper to John Broadhead, but was paid-off to-day. She ...

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  52. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    Some tall scoring was accomplished by Leicestershire against Worcestershire in the cricket match just concluded, the former team for the loss of fifteen wickets notching ...

    Article : 75 words
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  54. WHITE AUSTRALIA

    The Prime Minister has received a letter from the Anti-Asiatic League of the Transvaal, congratulating him on the stand which Australia has taken in regard to ...

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  58. THE HALF-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The half-mile swimming championship was yesterday won by H. Taylor in 685 2-5th sec., a record, which beats that of the late B. Kieran, the New South Wales ...

    Article : 38 words
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