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ADELAIDE CITY ENGINEER.
A special meeting of the Adelaide City Council was held on Friday afternoon to deal with the appointment of a successor to Mr. J. Vicars, who resigned his position ...
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A DEADLY CARGO.
At the ordinary meeting of the Marine Board this afternoon the secretary stated that the chief inspector of explosives, Mr. R. J. Lewis, had visited the steamer Port ...
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GOLD FIND IN THE WEST.
A large gold-bearing reef, worth 5 oz. to the ton, has been discovered, at Mount Egerton, in the Murchison district, and over four miles of country has been taken ...
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IMMIGRATION.
The Lord Mayor announced to-day that the first detachment of boys to be trained in connection with the Dreadnought fund rural training scheme would leave ...
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WHEN LOVERS FALL OUT
The story of a sordid ending to a romantic engagement was heard at the Caulfield Court to-day, when John B. A. Amorison, professional musician, sued ...
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THE PLACE TO GET OVEECOATS.
"If ever you want an overcoat or hat, the best place to get one is at the Glaciarium," was, according to a witness in a larceny case at South Melbourne to-day, ...
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CRETAN QUESTION.
A public committee at Salonika has proclaimed a boycott against Cretan goods, owing to the Christian Cretans favoring the suggested annexation of the island to ...
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BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.
The Bank of Australasia has declared a dividend of 12 per cent., and a bonus, of 16/ on the year's operations. Reserve account has been credited with £50,000, and ...
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ACCIDENT AT KAPUNDA.
Two accidents occurred at the gymnasium lately. William Martin, aged 14, whilst leaping, landed on the edge of the mat and broke his left wrist. Gilbert ...
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THE MONEY MARKET.
The market rate for short loans is 1[?] per cent., or bills at three months 3 per cent., the bank rate being 3 per cent. The market rate in Berlin is 3¾ per cent., and in ...
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A RUNAWAY TRUCK.
A serious accident occurred at the deviation works at Clarence to-day. Sixteen men who were employed in the plate-laying gang were seated on a waggon drawn by a ...
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THE CHOLERA.
Three fresh cases of Asiatic cholera, one [?]atal, have made their appearance in Vienna, whither the disease was conveyed [?]ome ten days ago from Italy after its ...
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GOVERNMENT STOCKS.
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INCITING TO MURDER.
At the Criminal Court to-day the case of John Taylor, a station employe, charged with having attempted, through the agency of an aboriginal, to procure the wilful ...
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CONTINGENTS FOR QUEENSLAND.
The Chief Secretary to-day received advice from the Agent-General that the steamers Osterley and Moravian had left London with a total of 511 immigrants for ...
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THROWN FROM A VEHICLE.
Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Newbold, sen., had a narrow escape from a fatal accident. They were starting for Minlaton with a buggy and pair, when one of the horses got ...
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INDIAN SEDITION.
In a house at Dacca, which has long been a centre of sedition, the police yesterday found four Mahratta swords and ten bombs, which, it is believed, were intended ...
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GEASSHOPPER PLAGUE.
A short time ago a pastoralist from the far north sent about 400 cattle to a block cf country west of here for topping up on the good feed, but he has been obliged to ...
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PROTESTANT DEFENCE.
The annual session of the Australian Protestant Defence Association was concluded to-day, when the following resolutions, moved by Mr. R. Booth (New South ...
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FALL FROM A BICYCLE.
Last Saturday night the eldest son of Mr. D. Feehan was riding home across some swamp land, when his bicycle slipped and the lad sustained a broken leg and ...
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MINING SHARES.
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GLENELG RAILWAY.
At the meeting of the Glenelg Town Council on Friday evening the sub-committee (Alderman Burford and Councillor Olifent) to report on the Bill for the ...
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DUTCH WARSHIPS.
The Dutch warships Konigen Reginter, De Ruyter, and Hertog Endrick arrived in Moreton Bay from the East Indies, this morning. During the day Captain ...
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COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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BANK OF ENGLAND.
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CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS.
The Marine Court to-day found that Alfred Brannan, master of the British steamer Frankdale, while on a voyarge to Sydney, was guilty of drunkenness. He was ...
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CHILD KILLED BY MOTOR CAR.
Harry Mewkill, 4 years of age, was playing in Napier-street St. Arnaud, to-day, when he was knocked down by a motor car, driven by Dr. H. H. Fleming. The child ...
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OLD OFFENDER AT 19.
Ernest Vernon, who had just been convicted of the larceny of two copper boilers, made a daring escape from the Williamstown Police Court to-day. He was being ...
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BEATTY WILL CASE.
The case in which Annie Nicholas Rogers, a married woman, is charged with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury in connection with the Beatty will case, was ...
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A BARRIER MISHAP.
S. Wills, a pipe fitter, employed at the Amalgamated Zinc plant, fell while carrying a length of pipe on his shoulder this morning. The pipe struck him on the head in ...
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THE VICTORIAN RALLWAY SMASH.
The cause of the railway smash near Coleraine is still a mystery to the departmental officials, but the enginemen to-day advanced a startling theory. They state ...
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ROWING MAN INJURED.
A collision occurred to-day on the Brisbane River between two four-oared boats, as the result of which B. K. Berry, the stroke in one of the boats, had two ribs ...
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A FATAL LOLLY.
James Packer, aged 13 while watching some other lads swimming at Roma this afternoon, was seen to be eating something. When asked what it was he said, "Lolly," ...
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AMONG THE CANNIBALS.
Cannibalism is still rife at many of the islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. News was brought to Sydney this morning by the Prinz Waldemar of a shocking murder ...
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THE WINE BAR TRAGEDY
Mr. Acting Justice Fitzhardinge, at the Central Criminal Court to-day, summed up the evidence in connection with the charge against the young man, Walter Roydon ...
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KANAKA'S WIFE KILLED
The police to-day received a report that Mollie, who was the wife of a kanaka named Billy Boslem, was found dead in bed on a farm at South Dickie, with her skull ...
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A TRAMWAY FATALITY.
A man, whose name is believed to be H. A. Frost, fell off a tram at Fremantle last night, and died shortly afterwards from fracture of the base of the skull. ...
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PRIVILEGE OF THE CROWN.
The High Court to-day heard a matter involving the privilege of the Crown when it appears in court as a litigant. An action has been begun against the ...
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AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE IN LONDON.
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MOTOR CAR AND PONY COLLIDE.
A motor car, belonging to J. W. Anderson, of Warrnambool, collided with a pony in Fairy-street this afternoon. The pony was ridden by J. Bennett, employed by a ...
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VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.
Great increases in railway revenue have marked the opening of the new financial year. For the first two months, July and August, the revenue was £663,538, ...
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KANGAROO ISLAND RAILWAY.
The first Kangaroo Island railway locomotive was tried to-day at the Commonwealth Salt Refining Company's works, American River. The trials were ...
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PAINTERS FALL 14 FEET.
William Richards, 29 years of age, a married man, residing in Batman-street, Fitzroy, and Robin Jarrett, 15 years of age, a resident of Chesnut-street, Richmond, ...
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LITIGATION OVER PATENTS.
Under an "order for inspection" made by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, a party of those representing Potter's Sulphide Process Company in its action against ...
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SHIPPING.
Ruape[?]u, steamer, at London, from Wellington. Arrino, steamer, at Dunkirk, from Port Pirie; Cevic, steamer, at Liverpool, from ...
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THE BOER WAR.
Captain S. A. White delivered a limelight lecture in the Henley Beach hall on Friday evening upon the "Boer war," the proceeds being in aid of the funds of the Reedbeds Rifle Club. There ...
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LIQUOR LAWS IN THE WEST.
The liquor Law Reform Bill, providing for local option was further considered in committee in the Legislative Assembly last night. The amendment by Mr. Murphy, ...
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THE PILLS CASE.
At the Court of General Sessions to-day the trial was continued of James Cook on a charge of having sold to the Wholesale and Retail Agency Company, Melbourne, a ...
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REDRESS WANTED.
Mr. Maloney, in the House of Representatives to-day presented a petition from Mr. Herbert Clark, asking for redress in regard to a transaction with the Home Affairs ...
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THE PORT PIRIE FATALITY.
An inquest was held by Mr. M. C. Copinger and a jury at the Court-house to-day, touching the death of Patrick Bonaventure Farrell, whose death occurred as the result ...
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INTER-STATE BASEBALL
The baseball match between South Australia and Victoria to-day was won by Victoria by 8 runs to 6. As in the match against New South Wales, the South ...
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THE QUAKING EARTH.
The seismograph at the Adelaide Observatory when examined on Friday showed that three distinct seismic disturbances had occurred during the week. On Wednesday ...
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INSTRUCTOR OF FORESTRY.
On Friday the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Hon. C. Vaughan) stated that the Government had offered the position of Instructor of Forestry—a new appointment ...
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WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
Thirty-one acres of land at Pennant Hill, New South Wales, has been acquired by the Commonwealth Government, as a site for a wireless telegraph station. The ...
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STORM-TOSSED KETCH.
The ketch Berean berthed in Little Dock to-day, after a most trying voyage from Port Esperance, Tasmania, which occupied a month. When 20 miles west of ...
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AFTER THE DANCE.
Fredk. Henry Catchpole was to-day arrested at Prahran on a warrant charging him with having carried firearms without permission, and with having threatened ...
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
The Fremantle Municipal Council and the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce are taking action with a view to emphasising the necessity for the establishment of a ...
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THE GUTHRIE'S PASSENGERS.
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TIMBER STORAGE.
The Minister of Home Affairs stated to-day that the reason the Commonwealth was going in for the timber seasoning scheme was that the ordinary sawmiller did not ...
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VICTORIAN STATE MINE.
At a meeting of the council of the Chamber of Mines to-night the opinion was freely, expressed that notwithstanding the large amount which had already been ...
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A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Harold Henry Reynolds, charged with attempting a capital offence on a girl, was found guilty, with a recommendation to mercy on account of mental infirmity. ...
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NEW ZEALAND.
Eight cyclists left for Sydney to-day to compete in the Melbourne—Warrnambool Cycle Road Race. Amongst the number are W. Arnst and Smith, the winner and the ...
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WOMEN'S SERVICE GUILD
The conference of the Women's Service Guild to-day carried a resolution, urging better administration of the factories law (as sweating, particularly in the ...
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