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  2. EXTENSIVE RAINFALL.

    The extensive rainfall in the country reported yesterday has come at a very seasonable time. Following on the fulls of a few weeks back it will crown the spring in those districts which were previously ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION

    The "St. James's Gazette," an Independent Conservative evening newspaper, Bays that if the full programme of Imperial Union is not adopted by the Government, Mr. ...

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  4. THE BALKANS.

    The presence of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria at his capital, Sofia, is interpreted at Vienna to mean that the war party at Sofia is uppermost. ...

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  5. THE MEDICAL SCANDAL.

    The Ramsay Smith Inquiry Board continuel its sittings this morning. Dr. Ramsay Smith was called, and took the Scotch form of oath. After describing ...

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  6. BRITISH FISCAL POLICY.

    A Blue Book, of 500 pages, dealing with the foreign trade of Great Britain has been issued. It shows that between 1890 and 1902 the British exports of manufactured and ...

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  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    President Loubet, speaking at the luncheon Elven to the foreign officers who are attending the French military, manoeuvres, said that the Republic desired a well instructed ...

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  8. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s' 2½d per ounce standard, an advance of one-eighth of a penny. ...

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  9. AUSTRO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT.

    The "Daily Telegraph" says that it is now hoped at Vienna that Austria and Russia will conclude an agreement to keep peace in the Balkans for 10 years, maintaining the status ...

    Article : 74 words
  10. MOROCCO.

    M. Jaures, a Republican socialist, and a Vice-Presidoet of the Chamber of Deputies, writing to the "Petite Republique" (Paris), says France is organising a Protectorate of ...

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  11. THE VICTORIAN RAINS.

    Observatory records show that for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day, the rain in Victoria was light to heavy in the north-west, with a maximum fall of 140 points at ...

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  12. THE REBELLION IN MACE= DONIA.

    The "Daily Chronicle" understands that Great Britain has decided to stop the massacres in Macedonia and Adrianople. Representations with this object in view are ...

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  13. ATTACKED BY MOORS.

    A body of Moors attacked a French convoy at Bent Abbes, situated to tho south-cast of one portion of the border of Morocco, killing the leader and 13 Algerian sharpshooters. ...

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  14. QUEENSLAND.

    An examination of the City Council's books is creating suspicion in the mind of the Mayor that irregularities exist, and two officials are being suspended. The ...

    Article : 117 words
  15. THE PLAGUE.

    The Sanitary Committee of the Municipality of Marseilles urges the French Government to appeal to the Powers not to quarantine the port, as, it says, there is no need for alarm. ...

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  16. THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    After the first odltlon of the "Herald" wont to press, tho Legislative Assembly continued its sitting. The Superannuation Bill having been ...

    Article : 252 words
  17. GALES ON THE COAST.

    Exceptionally rough weather prevailed at sea yesterday. Throughout the day a strong gale continued to rage with unabated fury, and mountainous seas were ruiintng. Early in the morning the wind was ...

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  18. MASSACRE AT ADRIANOPLE.

    Advices which have been received at Burgas state that the Turkish troops have begun a general massacre in the Loscngrad district, in the Adrlanople vilayet. ...

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  19. OUTBREAK AT RIO JANEIRO.

    Several deaths from plague are reported from Rio Janeiro, Brazil. There are 60 cases of plague in hospital. ...

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  20. NEW ZEALAND.

    In an action for divorce, brought by the Rev. Wyndham Karee, Anglican clergyman, of Musterton, against his wife on the ground of her misconduct with Noble, an engineer oon the steamer ...

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  21. BRITISH INQUIRIES PREVENTED.

    Turkish troops prevented the British Consul at Adrianople inquiring into the recent excesses there. ...

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  22. THE ADEN HINTERLAND.

    A skirmish has taken place between a detachment of the first battalion.of the Hampshire Regiment and soma Arabs north-east of Othala, in the Aden hinterland. ...

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  23. MR. BALFOUR'S MANIFESTO.

    The "Times," in commenting upon Mr. Balfours pamphlet "Economic Notes on Insular Freetrade," emphasises, with Mr. Balfour, that our coal and machinery, our two main articles ...

    Article : 139 words
  24. INSURGENTS ANNIHILATED.

    Advices from Uskub, in the Monastir vilayet, are to the effect that an insurgent band of 450 men near Ishtip has been annihilated. ...

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  25. ANTHRAX AT TARANAKI.

    Anthrax has been discovered on a farm in the Taranaki district. The, Department of Agriculture has token precautions to preveut it spreading. ...

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  26. NEW ZEALAND BOXING ASSOCIATION.

    The council of the New Zealand Boxing Association opposes federation with the Australian Association. They have elected Mr. Atack as a representative to the Sydney conference. ...

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  27. THE ARMENIAN CHURCH.

    Further disturbances are reported as the result of the order for the transference of the property of the Armenian Church in the Russian Empiro to the civil administration. ...

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  28. TALK WITH A TURK.

    "I say there have been no massacres." That is what a Turkish gentleman said when a "Herald" reporter ventured to broach the question of the Balkans to him, ...

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  29. VICTORIA.

    An extraordinary caso of suicide is reported from Rosedale. The dead body of Daniel O'Connor, a well-to-do farmer, was found on the roadside. There was a cord round the ...

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  30. THE QUEENSLAND MINISTRY.

    Members of the newly-formed Ministry wore sworn in at Government House to-day. When the Assombly met this afternoon there were 39 members on the new ...

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  31. NEARLY TWO INCHES AT BROKEN LULL.

    There is a rise in the reservoir of 6ft 6½in. making the present depth 16ft over the new datum point. The total contents are estimated at 1,615,000.000gal,. equal to about 12 months' supply. ...

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  32. PREFERENCE TO THE COLONIES.

    The "St. James's Gazette," commenting on Mr. Balfour's manifesto, says that though Mr. Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain are advancing to the same goal on converging lines, it is ...

    Article : 136 words
  33. A CLERGYMAN'S APOSTACY.

    The Rev. Robort Hugh Benson, a son of the late Archbishop Benson, of Canterbury, has joined the Roman Catholic Church. The Rev. Robert Hugh Benson was born in ...

    Article : 105 words
  34. COOTAMUNDRA SHOW.

    The heaviest easterly gale locally known for a long time, accompanied by driving rain, completely spoiled the second day of the Cootamundra show, for which there was a ...

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  35. SIR THOMAS LIPTON.

    Sir Thomas Lipton, who is at present at Chicago, is in a critical condition. He is suffering from colitis (inflammation of the colon) and catarrhal appendicitis. ...

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  36. SERVIA.

    The regicides refuse to allow King Peter of Servia to appoint his brother Prince Arsen Karageorgevitch Commander-in-Chlef of the Servian Army. ...

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  37. FOREIGN COMMENT.

    The "Temps," in commenting upon Mr. A. J. Balfour's pamphlet, says that' the fear of seeing Mr. Chamberlain resign keeps the British Cabinet on tho brink of irreparable ...

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  38. WESTERN MINERS' CLAIMS.

    The Arbitration Court resumed the hearing of the Western minors' dispute to-day, when evidence in reply was taken. Mr. Thompson, addressing the Court on ...

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  39. THE DISCOVERY RELIEF EXPEDITION.

    The Admiralty declines to listen to strong representations that have been made to the effect that Lytteton, in New Zealand, is the best port for the steamers Morning and ...

    Article : 49 words
  40. ADVERTISING FOR HEIRS.

    The journey of the Messrs. Goodwin, of Queensland, to England, on the strength of an advertisement that they were heirs to a fortune of £90,000, has not been altogether ...

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  41. FINE RAINS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    It is years since there was such a general tale at the end of winter of replenished water supplies News comes from all over tiie btate, except in the Routh, where rain is not much needed just now, of overflowing ...

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  42. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day Sir A. Peacock continued the dobate on the Becond rcudiug of the Shops and Faetones Act. He said he was gratified to find that the Government intended to make the ...

    Article : 232 words
  43. THE NEW SERVICE RIFLE.

    Experts declare that if te proposed new service rifle is adopted the British Army will be worsee armed than ever. The new service rifle is, says the "Army and Navy ...

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  44. INTERVIEW WITH MR. RUSSELL.

    The Government Astronomer, Mr. H. C. Russell, upon being seen at the Observatory by a representative of the "Herald" last evening in regard to the excellent general rains, said:— ...

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  45. FREETRADERS' RESISTANCE.

    The Frceetrade Union has issued a statement [?] it will be time to consider the proposals for preferential trade dead when Mr. Chamberlain has withdrawn them. ...

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  46. WASHAWAYS ON THE RAILWAY.

    The Railway Commissioners have received a telegram from Petersburg, saying there was very heavy rain last night from Broken Hill towards the coast, also north of Petersburg. The line has been washed ...

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  47. BIRMINGHAM MERCHANTS.

    The report of the tariff committee of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce favours granting a preference to the colonies on the basis of reciprocity, and suggests the ...

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  48. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales this evening, competition was spirited at the opening rates. Crossbreds were in strong demand. Sept. 17. ...

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  49. TASMANIA.

    In the House of Assembly to-day the Premier moved that a committee be appointed to search the journals of the Legisalative Council to ascertain what had been done with the Income Tax Bill, and ...

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  50. A BUS CAPSIZED.

    Yesterday morning one of the 'buses which ply between Paddington and the railway station was capsized at the foot of Barrack Hill. The vehicle was coming down ...

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  51. HEAVY RAINS IN QUEENSLAND.

    Heavy rain, though somewhat patchy, has fallen in many places in the southern half of the State. Tambo reports 362 points, and still raining, with the [?] in high flood. The following were the principal ...

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  52. ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB TOURNAMENT.

    The tournament of the Boyal Melbourne Golf Club was concluded to-day, when the Ladies' Doublen Handicap and the approaching and putting: competition were played off The weather was very unfavourable. The wind blew ...

    Article : 112 words
  53. SEAMEN'S WAGES.

    The request of the Seamen's Union that the agreeement now in force between that body and the Steamship Owners redoratlon should be renewed for another year was referred to ...

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  54. LATE SHIPPING.

    Ruth, Norweigian, s., 3449 tons, Captain Hellison, from Newcastle. Pacific Islands Company, Limited, agents. Moirra, s., 2184 tons, Captain W. C. Tomson, from Brisbane, via Newcastle, with 2 passengers, Burns. ...

    Article : 64 words
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