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  2. ALDERMANIC PATRONAGE.

    The health committee of the City Councuil contiuned its inquiry yesterday into the allegations contained in the Town Clerk's report respecting aldermanic patronage, and the interference by certain aldermen on behalf ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 2 11-16d per ounce standard—an advance ot 1-16d since yesterday. ...

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  4. PERSONAL.

    His Excellency the Governor and Lady Rawson yesterday entertained the following guests at luncheon at Cranbrook:—His Grace the Archbishop of Sydney, Miss Snowdon Smith, Miss Saumarez ...

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  5. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    The "Standard," in commenting upon the emphatic denial given by the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord President of the Council, to a rumour published by the "Westminster ...

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  6. THE REBELLION IN MACEDONIA.

    Consular advices received from Pristina, near the Servian border, state that most of the Christian villages in the Dibra and Cricevo districts north-west and north of ...

    Article : 174 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The strikingly warm tone of the speeches of the Emperor Francis Joseph and King Edward at the banquet at Vienna on Monday, together with the honour of British ...

    Article : 98 words
  8. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Comparatively little time was devoted to private members' business this afternoon in the Senate. There were three motions down for discussion, but only one was taken—that by Senator Neild in favour ...

    Article : 318 words
  9. THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    After our first edition went to press the House continued in committee dealing with the Lands Bill. Clause 14 provided for the suspension of payment ...

    Article : 154 words
  10. PROJECTED VICE-REGAL TOUR.

    His Excellency Sir Harry H. Rawson, Lady Rawson, and Miss Rawson, accompanied by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Sydney, also by Sir John See and Lady See, Mr. E. W. O'Sullivan ...

    Article : 375 words
  11. AUTOMATIC TELEPHONY.

    Recently attention was called to the possibilities of economy in telephone management by the adoption of the automatic switchboard system. A report has been obtained from Mr. Jenvey, telegraph ...

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  12. AT TUESDAY'S LUNCHEON.

    A luncheon was given yesterday at the British Embassy at Vienna in honour of King Edward. The Emperor Francis Joseph, in ...

    Article : 62 words
  13. VICTORIA.

    The Railway Commissioners have issued a notice that for the carriage of Victorian coal a half-penny per ton a mile would be charged till further notice. Certain minimum charges ...

    Article : 57 words
  14. PACIFIC CABLE.

    Mr. Reynolds, general manager of the Pacific Cable, arrived in Melbourne to-day to confer with the Prime Minister and the Postmaster-General on the subject of the cable. ...

    Article : 29 words
  15. APPROVED BY WEST BIRMINGHAM.

    A meeting at West Birmingham (Mr. Chamberlain's constituency) has passed a resolution approving of the fiscal proposals of Mr. Chamberlain. The meeting urged the ...

    Article : 42 words
  16. HEAVY LOSSES OF INSURGENTS.

    Turkish official advices are to the effect that 120 Bulgarians were killed at Klissura, in the province of Eregi, and that 30 others surrendered. The troops reoccupied the town ...

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  17. THE HIGH COURT CHIEF JUSTICESHIP.

    The announcement made by Sir E. Barton a few weeks ago that he would st[?]k to politics for a few years longer came as a surprise to a lareg number of his supporters, who recognise that he has ...

    Article : 235 words
  18. AT A ROYAL VAULT.

    King Edward this morning visited the vault of the Austrian Imperial Family. His Majesty prayed before the sarcophagus of the Empress Elizabeth, and before that of the ...

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  19. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    The first thing done in the House of Representatives was to carry a motion that the House at its rising should adjourn until 3.30 to-morrow afternoon, an hear later than usual. This was to give ...

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  20. FIRE AT NORTH MELBOURNE.

    A fire broke out at an early hour this morning in a tannery, at North Melbourne, occupied hy Mr. J. A. Vary. The buildings were constructed almost entirely of wood and ...

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  21. BULGARIA'S AID.

    Lieutenant Boris Sarafoff, the chief leader of the Macedonian bands, is directing the operations of the revolutionaries near Salonika. ...

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  22. CHIEF INSPECTOR OF MINES.

    The officers of the Department of Mines and agriculture assembled in the Minister's room yesterday afternoon to witness tho presentation of an illuminated address to Mr. W. H. J. Slee, Chief ...

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  23. RUSSIANS IN KOREA.

    A Russian company at Tientsin had chartered an American-owned but British-registered steamer, the Stanley Dollar, to take lumber to Yonghampho, in Korea. ...

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  24. THE AMERICA CUP.

    The third race for the America Cup was to have been re-sailed to-day. At half-past 8 o'clock in the morning the wind off Sandy Hook was barely at the rate ...

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  25. TANNERY DESTROYED BY FIRE.

    Messrs. R. Graham and Sons' tannery at Buninyong was destroyed by fire early yestarday morning. The tannery was well equipped with up-to-date appliances, and it is ...

    Article : 81 words
  26. ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE.

    A further effort was made to-day by the Queensland members to induce the Postmaster-General to place a condition on the proposed English mail contract that Brisbane shall be a port of call. Sir Philip ...

    Article : 75 words
  27. FIGHTING IN PERSIA.

    Sanguinary conflicts between the Kurds and Nestorians have occurred near Tabriz, in the north-western part of Persia. It is reported that the Persian authorities supplied ...

    Article : 119 words
  28. REVENUE FOR THE MONTH.

    The Treasury officials find that in the hurry of making up the August revenue returns yesterday an error crept into their figures. The total revenue for the month was given as ...

    Article : 53 words
  29. AN ANTI-RITUALIST DECREE.

    In pursuance of a decree of Mr. T. H. Tristram, K.C., Commissary of the Archdiocese of Canterbury, confirmed by the High Court, authorising extreme measures unless ...

    Article : 138 words
  30. MISS ADA CROSSLEY.

    Mr. J. C Williamson has received news that before leaving London Miss Ada Crossley had the singular houour of a Royal summons to Buckingham Palace, where she was received in private audience by her ...

    Article : 708 words
  31. SUGAR BOUNTIES.

    The question of the notification to the Collectors of Customs of New South Wales and Queensland was issued to-day as follows:—"The restriction involving forfeiture of bounty does not apply to the ...

    Article : 86 words
  32. STRENGTH OF TURKISH FORCES.

    The Sublime Porte will shortly have 350,000 troops in Macedonia. ...

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  33. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The annual meeting of the Transvaal Patriot Fund was held to-day. The report showed that during the year the total amount spent in relief was £526. A sum of £982 has ...

    Article : 91 words
  34. TO PROVOKE INTERVENTION.

    Insurgents occupy the mountain pass of Chevgheli, commanding the Uskub railway. The Sublime Porte reports that ...

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  35. THE QUEENSLAND ROLLS.

    In the discussion on the Estimates in the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Philp, referring to the collection of the federal rolls, stud the Queensland Government had done one good job for the Federal ...

    Article : 123 words
  36. REDUCTION OF ENGINEERS' WAGES.

    Several engineering firms at Belfast have notified their employees that wages will be reduced by 5 per cent. in October, owing to the keenness of foreign competition as regards ...

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  37. SITUATION AT BROKEN HILL.

    Mr. E. L. Maitland, chairman of the Broken Hill Relief Board, has received the following telegram from the Under-Secretary of Works, Sydney:—"In consequence of the rain the ...

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  38. HOPES OF THE WINTER.

    It is hoped at St. Petersburg that the approaching cold season in the Balkans will interrupt the rebellion in Macedonia, and enable Count Lamsdo[?]ff, the Russian Foreign ...

    Article : 70 words
  39. THE BEYROUT OUTRAGE.

    Five arrests have been made at Beyrout in connection with the attempted murder of Mr. William Magelssen, the United States Vice-consul. ...

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  40. ALLEGED LABOUR BLACKMAILING.

    It was reported a week ago that Samuel Parks, walking delegate of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union of New York, had been convicted in that city of ...

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  41. THE MINISTER'S ATTITUDE.

    In reply to Mr. M'Dowall's request for an inquiry into the recent allegations in connection with the Queensland electoral boundaries, Sir William Lyne said be preferred to defer his reply until he had ...

    Article : 82 words
  42. THE CAPE COLONY CRISIS.

    The Parliament of Cape Colony has been prorogued to September 15. The House of Assembly, and perhaps the Legislative Council, will be dissolved. ...

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  43. AMBASSADORS ADVISE THE SULTAN.

    M. Zinovieff, the Russian Ambassador, and Baron von Bieberstein, the German Ambassador at Constantinople, yesterday recommended the Sultan to show greater ...

    Article : 98 words
  44. ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES.

    At a meeting of the Albury branch of the Women's Political Education League the following resolution was carried unanimously,—"That this meeting protests against the action of the Federal ...

    Article : 72 words
  45. SIR MALCOLM M'EACHARN'S SEAT.

    Sir Malcolm M'Eacharn has addressed a letter to the Victorian Employers' Federation again denying that in has attitude towards the Federal Arbitration Bill he has been false to his election pledges. Sir ...

    Article : 62 words
  46. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 506 words
  47. A FLOATING EXHIBITION.

    A floating exhibition of British manufactures starts on a tour of all the colonies early in 1904. Representatives of nearly 100 firms will accompany the ...

    Article : 37 words
  48. PENNY POSTAGE.

    Mr. Austen Chamberlain, the Postmaster-General, in replying to a correspondent, writes that he is unable, in the event of penny postage being adopted on the outward route, ...

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  49. THE BONUS COMMISSION.

    A further meeting of the Bonus Commission was held to-day, Mr. Kingston in the chair. Charles Frederick Courtney, manager of the Sulphide Corporation Smelting Works, said that a bonus of £2 ...

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  50. INEQUALITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES DIVISIONS.

    Mr. F. E. M'Lean, M.P., speaking at a meeting at Dulwich Hill on Tuesday night, said that under the existing boundaries each woman in Dulwich Hill would only vote as one of 35,000, while in other ...

    Article : 107 words
  51. FEDERAL ARBITRATION BILL.

    In the course of a reply to a letter sent by the secretary of the Trades Hall Council, Melbourne, protesting against the action of the Federal Government in excluding seamen and Federal and State employees and ...

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  52. HENRY GEORGE ANNIVERSARY.

    At a meeting held last night at the I.O.O.F. Temple, to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Mr. Henry George, an address on the work and aims of the great thinker and writer was delivered by Mr. T. H. ...

    Article : 800 words
  53. ALASKA BOUNDARY COMMISSION.

    The Alaska Boundary Commission will open on Thursday in London, and the sittings will occupy two months. The statement of the British case fills eight volumes. ...

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  54. POWERS' PASSIVITY.

    The tone of the French press is stronger and more outspoken than it has been in condemning the passive attitude of the Powers towards the Macedonian horrors. ...

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  55. NEW ZEALAND.

    Sir J. Ward, the Postmaster-General, will represent the colony at the postal conference at Rome in February. ...

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  56. PRINCE FERDINAND.

    General Petroff, the Bulgarian Premier, is conferring with Prince Ferdinand of Bul guria, who is for the present residing at Euxinagrad. ...

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  57. ACCIDENT ON A RAILWAY LINE.

    Whilst traversing a level crossing on a railway at Weston-super-Mare a train came into collision with a waggonette containing excursionists. Two were killed and several ...

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  58. A BOY SHOT.

    At Dannevirke, a boy named Albert Neilsen was shot dead accidentally with a fowling-piece by another boy, who did not know the gun was loaded. ...

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  59. THE ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.

    R. H. Spooner (Marlborough and Lancashire) has been invited by the Marylebone Club to complete the cricket team for Australia. The Lancashire amateur is a brilliant ...

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  60. BREAKWATER DAMAGED.

    A portion of the Timaru breakwater has been carried away by heavy seas. The damage is estimated at £1000. ...

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  61. RISE IN SUGAR GOODS.

    In view of the rise which has taken place in the price of sugar, consequent upon the abolition of foreign bounties, the confectioners at Glasgow have increased the price of ...

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  62. QUEENSLAND.

    The steamer Konoowarra, from Sydney, is due at Brisbane to-day. The vessel is to load 100,000ft of timber for Sydney. The Konoowarra is expected to leave Brisbane on ...

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  63. WESTERN MINERS' CLAIMS.

    Before the Arbitration Court, further evidence was given to-day on behalf of the miners. Henry Alexander said that the work was harder here than in Newcastle. He thought that if the ...

    Article : 345 words
  64. THE SHIP MILTON PARK.

    The ship Milton Park, bound for Fremantle, is supposed to have been lost, with all on boards. Fears for the safety of the Milton Park have been ...

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  65. THE TALLOW SALES.

    At the tallow sales to-day 1123 casks were offered and 925 casks were sold. Prices realised were:—Mutton—fine 29s 3d, medium 27s 6d; beef—fine 31s, medium 27s 6d per cwt. ...

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  66. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In the course of a report submitted to Parliament last night the Central Board of Health stated that in some factories and workrooms in Perth and Fremantle a sadly ...

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  67. SMALLPOX IN LAUNCESTON.

    A case of smallpox was reported to-day, the patient being Michael Dougharty, 3[?], an unmarried man residing at 5[?] Margaret-street, next to the house occupied by the Brooks ...

    Article : 65 words
  68. SEAMEN'S WAGES.

    Correspondence was laid on the table of the House of Rrepresentatives to-day by the Prime Minister on the matter of seamen's wages. It consisted of letters which had passed between himself and Mr. Guthri[?], ...

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  69. QUEENSLAND RAINS.

    Heavy rain has fallen on the north-east coast, and light rain has also been recorded on parts of the Downs. Following are the principal falls for the 24 hours ended 9 to-day:—North: Cardwell, 56 points; ...

    Article : 67 words
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