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  2. SECOND EDITION

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 1s 10 15-16d pe ounce standard. ...

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  3. EASTER ENCAMPMENTS.

    The camp of the mounted brigade at Richmond was broken to-day. In the morning stables were down as usual, but the forenoon parade was only attended by the troops that did not take part in the ...

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  4. AN EMPIRE DAY.

    Representatives from the British Empire League of Australia waited upon the Federal Premier yesterday morning for the purpose of urging upon the Federal Government the desirability of proclaiming an ...

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  5. STATE POLITICS.

    One striking feature in the personnel of the Government is the remarkable unanimity of action Ministers display when questioned about what has transpired at their Cabinet meetings Having ...

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  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Two Albanians belonging to the Sultan's bodyguard when driving through Pera fired revolvers at the Imperial osentcheons, causing slarm. As the police have been forbidden to ...

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  7. THE KING'S TOUR.

    Further arrangements in connection with King Edward's visit to Paris are announced. The King will review the garrison of Paris on May 2, the day after his arrival, and on ...

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  8. CHINA.

    Reuter's correspondent at Peking reports that the Russians explain that the evacuation of Niu-Chwang, Manchuria, has been delayed owing to their desire to establish an ...

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  9. ROBBERIES IN PERTH.

    Three robberies were reported to the police to-day. A man named George Watta was robbed of £150 in gold and a gold watch and chain. Another man, Joha Wren, was robbed of £50 in cash: and a third, ...

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  10. HONEST COLLECTION OF TAXES.

    The Empress Dowager of China has issued an edict repealing a stamp tax imposed by Yuan-shi-kai, tho Viceroy of Chi-li, for the purpose of ensuring the honest collection of ...

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  11. BAND COMPETITION AT MELBOURNE.

    The brass band competitions, arranged in connection with the Druids' Gala, concluded at the Exhibition Building to-night. The Druids' championship band contest open to ...

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  12. DEPARTURE FOR MALTA.

    The King left Gibralter this morning for Malta. ...

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  13. THE MINISTER FOR WORKS IN HIS OWN DEFENCE.

    A suitable opportunity offered itself to the Minister for Works to reply to some of his charges of extravagance made against the administration of the Works Department. He was addressing a deputation ...

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  14. NEW ZEALAND.

    The returns from 52 Otago dredges for the week give an average yield of 26oz. per dredge. ...

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  15. THE SECOND ALBANIAN MISSION.

    The Sultan's second peace mission to Albania is under Sadik Pasha, and has been received at Djakooilza. The mission had been Warned that if it went there the members ...

    Article : 110 words
  16. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The manager of the Tamworth Well-boring Company reports that he has struck a good supply of water at a depth of 185ft, in an old well on a farm at Gidley, near Tamworth. The manager thinks from ...

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  17. EMPRESS DOWAGER REVIEWS TROOPS.

    The Empress Dowager has reviewed 7000 troops of a superior class, and 20 guns, at Pao-ting-fu, the provincial capital, whither the Imperial Court has now removed. ...

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  18. UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS.

    At the University Athletic Championship, held at Auckland, Canterbury easily won the champion shield, with Otage second. ...

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  19. THE DROUGHT.

    The fund is controlled by a committee of citizens. The honorary treasurers are Messrs. George Maiden, Frank Grimley, and J. Randal Carey, and the honorary secretaries are Messrs. Thomas Nesbitt ...

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  20. THE REFORM PARTIES.

    Sir,—The result of the late Turnworth election, the announced defection of two supporters of the Government, the rumoured revolt of others, the recent speech of the Treasurer at Cowia, followed ...

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  21. THE GRAND SECRETARYSHIP

    Prince Ching has been appointed to the vacancy in the Grand Secretaryship of China caused by the death of Yung-lu. ...

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  22. SUSPENSION OF OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    At the police court to-day an old-age pensioner was convicted of drunkennes and was fined 5s. His pension was forfeited for the remainder of the year. Mr. Murphy, acting police magistrate, stated that ...

    Article : 66 words
  23. SOMALILAND OPERATIONS.

    In the Somaliland operations, Boers and Sikhs while pursuing a party of Midjertian deserters captured 28 of them, 100 camels, and 1000 sheep. ...

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  24. FOREIGN GARRISON SOLDIERS QUARREL.

    One hundred drunken German and Austrian soldiers fought together in the streets of Peking with bricks, clubs, and knives in the presence of crowds of Chinese. ...

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  25. THE CHURCHES.

    Cardinal Moran, accompanied by the Rev.Father Fitzpatrick, arrived on Monday, and was mot at the station by the Rev.Father St. Clair Bridge, priest in charge of the district, Rev. Father Benedict, ...

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  26. THE BAGHDAD RAILWAY.

    The Imperial Ottoman Baghdad Railway has been constituted at Constantinople with a capital of 15,000,000fr. (£600,000). Herr Arthur Gwinner, one of the managers ...

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  27. THE REBELLION IN MOROCCO.

    The rebels in Morocco, under the leadership of the Pretender Bu Hamara, have captured Frajana. Part of the garrison took refuge in Melilla, the Spanish settlement. ...

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  28. THE LA PEROUSE CAMP.

    The Easter period of continuous training was brought to a successful tormination to-night, when the camp of the First Field Infantry Brigadr was struck and the troops conveyed back to the city by a ...

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  29. CIRCUIT COURTS.

    The Maitland Circuit Court was resumed this morning before Mr. Justice Stephous. Matthew M'Lauchlin was Sentcaced to five years hard labour on a charge of having committed an assault on ...

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  30. BRITISH ADVISED TO ABSTAIN.

    The "Times" says that if the management of the Baghdad railway is to be purely German, British capitalists had better abstain from investing in the company. ...

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  31. SULTAN DISMISSES EUROPEANS.

    The Sultan is dismissing most of the Europeans about his Court and in his service, except Kaid Maclean, the Commander-in Chief. The Sultan has taken this step in order to ...

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  32. THE DISTRIBUTION OF CAPITAL.

    The "Novoe Vremya," of St. Petersburg, states, that the German promoters of the Baghdad Railway Company only retained 20 per cent, of the capital, and that they induced ...

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  33. THE INDIAN NORTH-WEST FRONTIER.

    The Indian Government has sent large reinforcements to the frontier at Quetta, This act implies a recognition of possible danger from the Persian frontier. ...

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  34. MR. HOLMAN, M.L.A., AT GRENFELL.

    Mr. Holman, M.L.A., in an address on Saturday reviewed the action of the labour party and the work of the Government, also the Friedman case, and Mr. Waddell's retrenchment scheme. He considered ...

    Article : 107 words
  35. THE WEATHER.

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  36. EQUALITY OF INTERNATIONAL CONTROL.

    The "Standard" states that an agreement has been concluded between Grest Britain, France, and Germany to participate equally in controlling the proposed Baghdad railway. ...

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  37. PUBLIC SERVICE RETRENCHMENT.

    Sir.—As the Service is now threatened by the State Treasurer with retrenchment to make good some of the deficiency created by the extravagance of the present Government. I should like to ...

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  38. TASMANIAN POLITICS.

    Among the representatives to the Premiers' Conference, which opens to-day, is Mr. H. Nicholls. Attorney-General of Tasmauia, who attends it in place of his chief, Mr. W. B. Propsting. It has ...

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  39. A MEMORY OF MANILA BAY BATTLE.

    The battleship Reina Christiana, which was the Spanish flagship at the battle of Manila Bay (May 1, 1898), and which was sunk during the engagement, has been re-floated. ...

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  40. VICTORIA.

    An extraordinary incident was related by the master or the French burque Vincennes upon the rrival of that vessel in the bay last night. He stated that his vessel passed through a sea of ...

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  41. RUSSIAN FLEET IN THE FAR EAST.

    Russia during the present year will increase her squadron in Far Eastern waters to 9 battleships, 11 large cruisers, 8 small cruisers, and 41 torpedo boats. The ...

    Article : 104 words
  42. SPEECH BY MR. JOHN MORLEY.

    Mr. John Morley, M.P. (Liberal), addressing his constituents at Montrose yesterday, protested against the cost of militarism and against the demoralising ...

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  43. A GOLD BATTERY ROBBERY.

    A daring robbery was committed last evening at the Duke of Wellington minout Meredith. When Mr. J. Gale, mining manager, went round the works at daylight he found the door of the battery house ...

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  44. TRIAL OF AN AIRSHIP.

    The Lebaudy airship balloon at a trial at Poissons yesterday weathered a north-easterly breeze at a height of 900ft., and maintained a speed of 20 miles an hour. ...

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  45. RAINS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The postmaster at Hergott telegraphs as follows:— "Birdsville mail contractor reports an average of 2 inches of ram has fallen from Birdsville down to Mungerannie. All creeks ure flooded." ...

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  46. QUEENSLAND.

    The fourth convention of the National Association of the Master Plumbers of Australasia was commenced to-day. Mr. Atherton (president) was chairman. The other delegates present ...

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  47. THE R.M.S. CHINA.

    The following is a list of the passengers by the R.M.S. China, which will be despatched at noon today for London, via the usual ports of call and Hobart: ...

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  48. THE PHILIPPINES.

    A United States battery of artillery Under Captain Pershing shelled Bacolod, the Stronghold of the Filipinos in Mindanao. A battalion of infantry and a dismounted ...

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  49. GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

    Snowfalls are reported from all parts of England. The outrage by which an express train was wrecked at Ballymoe is attributed to a local ...

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  50. MR. BROUGHTON AND THE GOVERNMENT.

    Sir,—wing tu m absence in the ciuntry I have been unable to reply to the rather undignified remarks of Sir John See to your reporter on Thursday last on my retirement from the Ministerial ianks. ...

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  51. EFFECT UPON FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.

    The Hon. J. L. Fegan, M.L.A., Grand Chief Templar of the Good Templar Order in New South Wales, presided at the aunual session which opened at the Y.M.C.A. Hall on Easter Monday. Mr. ...

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  52. GENEROUS TREATMENT OF A BOER LEADER.

    General Pienaar, who in 1900 surrendered with 1200 men to the British at Komati Poort, and who had since been interned in Portugal, was latterly in monetary ...

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  53. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.

    A during attempt at robbery was made on Easter Monday night when Mr. George Crump, employed by Mr. A. Thompson, of King-street, was violently assaunited while proceeding to his home at Darling. ...

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  54. TRADING BY THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT.

    In the course of a public speech yesterday Mr. Seddon, the Premier, said the people were asking what would be the next socialistic move of the Government. He would tell them. He was proposing ...

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  55. CONDITION OF MOSSGIEL.

    A publie meeting has been held, and resolutions carried that in view of the great distress amongst the poor and deserving families in the district Mr. Carroll, the member, be asked to interest himself, and ...

    Article : 120 words
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