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  2. NEWCASTLE. SAILING VESSELS IN PERIL.

    Two sailing vessels upon arrival off the port this afternoon were for a time in imminent perd owing to the strong southerly gale which was raging, and intense exc[?]ement was created in shipping circles. The ...

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  3. COLLAPSE OE A HOTEL BALCONY.

    A terrible accident occurred to-night about half-past 8. The Imperial Hotel balcony collapeed with 150 polo people on it. Mr. M'Donald, president of the club, had just finished presenting the prizes to the ...

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  4. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. CAPTURE OF BOERS.

    Brigadier-General Cunningham and Colonel Sir H. M. Rawlinson attacked and expelled 250 Boers from a farm at Parys, near the Vaal. The British captured 25 Boers, 25 ...

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  5. THE LATE EMPRESS FREDERICK. BRITISH COURT IN MOURNING.

    The remains of the late Empress Frederick will be transferred by torchlight on Saturday evening to Cronberg church, where a second funeral service will be held on Sunday ...

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  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. A. J. Balfour, the First Lord of the Treasury, in proposing the motion for the application of the closure by the " guillotine " process to ...

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  7. COMMONWEALTH NOTES. IN THE SENATE.

    In the Senate this afternoon, after Senator Symon (S.A.) has presented a petition from the shipowners of Melbourne, who objected to the clausse relating to external shipping in the Customs Bill, Senator ...

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  8. NOTES IN THE STATE PARLIAMENT.

    Shortly after the Legislative Council met yesterday afternoon the Vice-President of the Executive Council introduced a bill to amond the law relating to marriage, and to amend the Marriage Act of 1899, ...

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  9. RETURNING TROOPS BY THE MORAVIAN.

    The Aberdeen liner Moravian arrived to-day from London, via Capetown, having on board Major Harris, of Western Australia, in charge of a detachment of returned Australians, with Lieutenants ...

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  10. QUEENSLANDERS IN PURSUIT OF THE BOERS.

    Colonel Jarvis and his Queensland troops pursued the Boers north-west of Botha's Hock. The Queenslanders captured 15 of the enemy, 150 horses, and 10,000 sheep in ...

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  11. KING EDWARD.

    King Edward, Queen Alexandra, and the Princess Victoria start on Friday for Germany. They will attend the service in the church at Cronberg, but will not attend the ...

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  12. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    In the House of Representatives, as soon as the members met this afternoon the Speaker said he had with great regret to announce the death of Mr. W. H. Groom, member for the Darling Downs, ...

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  13. MANIFESTATIONS OF SYMPATHY.

    The flags of the Royal yacht Ophir, which is at Mauritius with the Duke and the Duchess of Cornwall and York on board, are at half-mast. ...

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  14. COMMANDANT FOUCHE.

    Commandant Fouche has crossed the Orange River. ...

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  15. THE ROYAL TOUR.

    By the desire of the King the programme of the tour of the Duke of Cornwall and York will not be modified by the affliction which has befallen the Royal Family. ...

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  16. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    Private William Cummins, of the 3rd New South Wales Regiment in South Africa, has died of dysentry at Wynberg. Private John Healey, of the 5th Victorian ...

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  17. MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE.

    The Lord Mayor of London (Alderman Frank Green) and many private gentlemen in England have sent messages of condolence to the Emperor William. ...

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  18. UNITED STATES.

    Robbers made a tunnel 350ft. in length from the shore to the strongroom of the Selby Smelting Works, Vallejo (on the northern part of San Francisco Bay), California, and ...

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  19. METHODIST UNION.

    The adjourned meeting of ministers and lay representatives of the whole of the Methodist churches of the Newcastle district, convened for the purpose of preparing a local acheme in connection with the ...

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  20. CONDOLENCE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    The House of Commons yesterday passed a resolution of condolence with King Edward and with the Emperor William through King Edward. ...

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  21. DEATH OF A TROOPER.

    Trooper Bowden, one of the invalided soldiers who arrived in the transport Brilannic, died in Melbourne Hospital last evening of pnoumonia. ...

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  22. SURGEON-GENERAL WILLIAMS.

    Colonel W. D. C. Williams, C.B., of the New South Wales Medical Corps, has been gazetted to the local rank of Surgeon-General while in South Africa. ...

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  23. LETTER FROM THE FRONT.

    Sergeant Arthur Scott, B Squadron Now South Wales Mounted Rifles, writing to his father, Captain William Scott, of the Bank of New South Wales, Glen Innes, from Pietretief, on June 14, says:— ...

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  24. INDIA.

    Two hundred Mahsuds rushed a post held by 30 men of the Waziristan militia in the Gomal Pass, on the north-west frontier. Four of the Waziris were killed and four were ...

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  25. THE COURT IN MOURNING.

    The British Court enters into mourning to-day for the late Empress, and will change to half-mourning on August 29. Half-mourning for Queen Victoria will be resumed on ...

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  26. VICTORIA. ARRIVAL OF THE MORAVIAN.

    The Moravian, which arrived to-day, left Plymouth on June 27, and had on the whole a pleasant voyege, Capetown was reached on July 18, Table Bay and the Capetown docks are still in a very congested state. ...

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  27. THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

    The monthly meeting of the general committee of the Newcastle and Northumberland Benevolent Society was held in the board room at the city offices, Parry-street, this afternoon. The deputy ...

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  28. MR. KRUGER THANKS IRISH MEMBERS.

    Mr. Kruger has thanked the Irish Nationalist members of the House of Commons for their condolences in his affliction, and for their help " in our just cause." ...

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  29. SWITZERLAND AND MR. STEAD.

    Mr. W. T. Stead vainly urged M. Ernest Brenner, President of the Swiss Confederation, to intervene against Great Britain's alleged violation of the Hague Convention ...

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  30. THE GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA.

    The " Daily Chronicle" understands that Colonel Sir George Sydenham Clarke, K.C.M.G., F.R.S., has been offered the appointment of Governor of Victoria. ...

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  31. IRELAND.

    Cardinal Logue, Archbishop of Armagh and Roman Catholic Primate of Ireland, has threatened to excommunicate saloon-keepers at Blackrock and Dundalk, Ireland, for ...

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  32. THE FEDERAL FLAG AND SEAL.

    One of the galleries at the Exhibition Building presents a novel sight Attendants are busily engaged in arranging a display of the designs sent in for the federal flag and seal. The committes in charge of the ...

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  33. PURCHASE OF A BLOOD STALLION.

    The thoroughbred stallion Louis XIII., who has been purchased by Mr.H.C.White, of Havilah, has been shipped for Sydney by the steamer Sophocles. ...

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  34. PRESENTATION TO RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    On Tuesday evening last there was a large gathering of members of the Loyal Crown Lodge, Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, in the Congregational schoolroom, Devonshire-street. The meeting was ...

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  35. THE GOLD YIELD.

    The gold yield for the month of July was 75,691oz., showing an increase of 6175oz compared with the same month of last year. The vield for the seven monthe ended July amounted to 433,487oz., ...

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  36. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    The four-masted barquentine James Tuft arrived to-day from Port Piris to load a cargo of coal from the Duckenfield Colliery for Honolulu, and the four-masted barquentine Jane L.Stanford arrived from ...

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  37. DEATH OF THE HON. W. H. GROOM.

    It will be learned with general regiet that Mr. W. H. Groom, one of the Queensland members of the Hourse of Representatives, died at the Manse, Parliament-place, this ...

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  38. CRICKET.

    Dr. Macdonald, of Brisbane, scored 109 not out for Leicestershire against the London County Club. ...

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  39. QUEENSLAND. ROBBERY AT A RAILWAY STATION.

    Another railway robbery is reported. A safe was forcibly removed last night from Eak Railway Station and forced open, probably by dynamite. The contents, amounting to about £100 in money and a ...

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  40. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. WAGES BOARDS AND FACTORY LEGISLATION.

    A deputation from the Chamber of Manufacturers waited on the Premer to-day in support of a petition presented to the House of Assembly last week asking that the present factory legislation in South Australia ...

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  41. SIGNAL SERVICE TO THE EMPIRE.

    Sergeant Fritz Tarlton, a son of Mr. R. A. Tarlton, for some years a member of the South Australian Legislative Council, recently rendered signal service to the Empire by taking as prisoners four Boers. ...

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  42. THE MASSACRE OF GERMAN SCIENTISTS.

    Information has been received concorning the operations of the German warshin Cormorant, which was recently despatched to the Matthiss Islands to punish the natives for the massacre of Herr Mencker and ...

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  43. REPORTED LOSS OF THE PRESIDENT.

    The steamer President, owned by Captain Whitten, is reported to have been lost on the way from Woodland Island to Samarai. The regret with which the news of the death of ...

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  44. FATHER TIMONEY.

    The Rev. Francis Timoney, who was the Roman Catholic Chaplain of the New South Wales Citizens' Bushmen's Contingent, is in St. Thomas' Hospital, London, in a critical ...

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  45. LAND SETTLEMENT.

    The Dubbo Lend Board concluded the examination of applicants for settlement lease within the late leasehold area of Collie holding, and homestead selections within the same holdings and Bodangora and ...

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  46. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    An illuminated address of welcome from the Municipal Association of Western Australia was presented to the Governor at Government House yesterday. Sir John Forrest, Federal Minister for Defence, ...

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  47. STATE PARLIAMENTS. VICTORIA.

    In the Assembly Mr. Best in a friendly way urged the Premier at the earliest apportunily to do something regarding the Shops and Factories Act, pointing out that a number of people were determined to ...

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  48. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

    The revised returns of revenue and expenditure for the State were issued to-day. The revenue for the financial year ended June 30 amounted to £2,824,212, and the expenditure to £2,846,577, which left a ...

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  49. THE LONDON DOCKS.

    The London and India Docks Company, not being able to await the result of the inquiries of the Royal Commission as regards the projected dues on barges and goods, and ...

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  50. TASMANIA. THE EMU BAY RAILWAY.

    The Minister for Lauds stated in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon that the Government has abandoned all intention of purchacing the Emu Bay Railway. The statement was received with cheers. ...

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  51. WELCOME TO LIEUTENANT D'APICE, R.A.

    There was a large and fashionable gathering "last evening at the Council-chambers, Hunter's Hill, for the purpose of extending a welcome to Lieutenant J.E.F d'Apice, R.A., who as a member of the ...

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  52. THE STATE RAILYS.

    The report on railways shows that the gross revenue during last year was £202,959, and the expenditure £160,487,leaving a profit of £42,472, the percentage being 1.16. A reduction of rates is accou[?]table for this ...

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  53. ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY.

    At the Police Court to-day Joseph Minton was charged with maliciously wounding Alfred Lamport with intent to murder. Constable Giaham, of Culcairn, gave evidence as to the arrest. Accused was ...

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  54. THE PASTORALISTS' ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA.

    The annual general meeting of the Pastoralsts' Association was held this evening. There was a large attendance, and all the principal districts Victoria and the Southern Riverina were represented. The ...

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  55. NEW ZEALAND.

    David Mathieso[?], a marine engineer, has been committed, for trial upon a charge of ahooting at a fisherman during a free fight at the Bluff. Alexander M 'Lean has been condem[?]ned to death for ...

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  56. RETURNED TROOPS.

    The members of the Fourth Contingent were pre[?] sented with medals this morning by the Lieutenant-Governor. Altogether 193 medals were distributed in the presence of a large crowd. The men will be ...

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  57. FEDERAL, CAPITAL,

    The Federal Capital Committee has received a report from Mr. Edward Twynam, formerly Surveyor-General, on the proposed water supply by gravilation to the suggested federal capital sits at Goulburn. The ...

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  58. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Assembly the bill to provide for proper accommodation for shear[?]rs was roud the first time. Mr. Kidson, with the consent of the House, made a lengthy personal explanation of his connection with ...

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  59. TO-DAY.

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  60. LONDON AND GLOBE FINANCE CORPORATION.

    The directors of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, Limited, now in voluntary liquidation, desire the compulsory liquidation of the company. ...

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  61. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the House of Assembly to-day Mr. Dixson gave notice of motion for Tueday as follows:—"That this House views with alarm the expenditure of the Federal Government, which threatens to exceed all the ...

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  62. LATE MINING.

    Stripping is actively progressing with the limited water supply on the Briseis mine the policy of the management being to remove all the over-burden at the high level this being found more economical than ...

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  63. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

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