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  2. HEAVY RAINS.

    The rain experienced in Brisbane on Friday evening appears to have been general throughout South-eastern Queensland, and indeed it may be said that an average of ...

    Article : 172 words
  3. A DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE.

    Heavy gales bave prevailed along the coasts of the British Islands, and numerous wrecks are reported. The steamer Fingal, bound for Australia, dragged her anchors, ...

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  4. SOUTH AFRICA.

    An ordinance has been issued at Pretoria establishing an Education Department, with elementary, high, University, technical, reformatory, and other schools, ...

    Article : 81 words
  5. GREAT BRITAIN.

    The steamer Las Palmas, of the Elder line, coal-laden from Newport to Boston, with a crow of thirty-eight men, is reported as hopelessly overdue. ...

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  6. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    This evening Miss Nellie Stewart will make her entree at the Theatre Royal as "Nell Gwynne," in "Sweet Nell of Old Drury." ...

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  7. THE NORTHERN DOWNS.---I.

    The visit of the Premier and Minister for Agriculture to Daloy last week was availed or as an opportunity for them to inspect two estates, Thorndale and Wyobie, which ...

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  8. PRICE OF BREAD.

    The master bakers have decided to raise the price of the 2lb. loaf to 3¾d. from to-morrow. ...

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  9. PERSONAL.

    The unsatisfactory condition of the health of the Minister for Lands, the Hon. W. H. B. O'Connell, has recently caused some anxiety to his friend's, and on ...

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  10. SCHOOL BOARD PROPOSAL.

    The Lonodn School Board are proposing to exchange lists of schools with the various colonies, in order to enable the boys and girls of the upper standards to ...

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  11. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

    Arrivals: Margaret, from Port Pirie; Grosser Kurfusl, Sopochles, Morayshire, Gulf of Taranto, Stentor, and Port Elliott, from Sydney; Waimate, from Timaru; ...

    Article : 47 words
  12. MR. JUSTICE REAL.

    Mr. Justice Real occupied a seat to-day with the Judges sitting in Full Court, and appeared to take considerable interest in the arguments of counsel in the case ...

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  13. OFFICIAL LIST OF RAINFALLS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 406 words
  14. SERIOUS DAMAGE AT MANCHESTER.

    The storm caused great damage nt Manchester. One of the theatres was totally destroyed. The bridge over the Menal Strait was also endangered. ...

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  15. LOSS OF A COLLIER.

    The collier Ottercaps, 900 tons register, owned by the Lambton Collieries Company, Sunderland, has been wrecked at Finisterre. Seven dead bodies-have been recovered, and ...

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  16. THE HOFMEYR CIRCULAR.

    "Onsland," which represents the Afrikander Bond in South Africa, publishes the text of a circular which the Bond deputation promised Mr. Chamberlain would ...

    Article : 65 words
  17. RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    As the result of thunderstorms, some heavy falls of rain occurred in the coastal districts yesterday. At Newcastle 3.75in. fell in an hour, causing a good deal of ...

    Article : 111 words
  18. SHEARERS ACCOMMODATION.

    The Minister for Labour and Industry has issued instructions to inspectors under the Shearers Accommodation Act that in no case should the burden placed on ...

    Article : 53 words
  19. WARSHIP IN TROUBLE.

    The first-class twin-serew battleship Resolution, which is on coast guard service, was caught in the hurricane. She was continually washed by huge seas, and the ...

    Article : 91 words
  20. FOOD SUPPLY IN WAR TIME.

    An influential meeting held at the Mansion House, recommended the appointment of a Royal Commission to report upon the matter of the food supply of the ...

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  21. ROBBERY UNDER ARMS.

    At the Quarter Sessions to-day William Chas. Evans Morgan was found guilty nf robbery under arms in connection with the recent assault on G. M. Palmer at the ...

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  22. MR. HOFMEYR INTERVIEWED.

    During an interview, Mr. Hofmeyr, leader of the Afrikander Bond in Cape Colony, said that during the past thirty years he had never wavered in his belief ...

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  23. MR. WRAGGE ON THE DROUGHT.

    Mr. Clement Wragge, at present on a visit to Melbourne, was recently asked (says the Melbourne "Argus") whether he cared to offer an opinion as to the probable ...

    Article : 656 words
  24. ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

    A few days ago, when the Government decided what holidays in the year should be regarded as public holidays, St. Patrick's Day was not included in the list. Cardinal ...

    Article : 192 words
  25. SENSATIONAL RAILWAY MISHAP.

    Incoming steamers report that the hurricane was the worst experienced during the past twenty years. The storm, which was accompanied by ...

    Article : 250 words
  26. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    Six hundred municipal and other delegates at a conference at the Guildhall, resolved, with only two dissentients, that the responsibility of finding work for the ...

    Article : 108 words
  27. PEACE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE.

    An amended Peace Preservation Ordinance at Pretoria increases the stringency of the rules for admission to residence in the colony, and provides for heavy ...

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  28. FOREIGN PRESS ON MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    "Le Temps," a prominent French newspaper, eulogises Mr. Chamberlain's herculean labours in South Africa, and admits that he has done everything possible to ...

    Article : 58 words
  29. THIS WAKATIPU-EURIMB[?]A COLLISION.

    The Court of Marine Inquiry gave its decision to-day in reaped to the collision in Sydney Harbour on the morning of the [?]oth instant between the steamers ...

    Article : 96 words
  30. LORD ROSEBERY AT BAISLEY.

    Lord Rosebery, speaking at Paisley, said that the Liberal party was like a caterpillar separated from its leaf; if it had to show a reason for its existence it ...

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  31. A SERIOUS CASE.

    The police are investigating a case of alleged criminal assault at Grafton, the victim being a giri, a little over 13 years of age. Five youths have been ...

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  32. THE UNITED STATES.

    The Standard Oil Company have purchased the Volcano Popocatepet[?] in Mexico for 5,000,000 dollars. It is intended to excavate the sulphur, vast beds of which are ...

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  33. VICTORIA.

    The bicycle races, Taylor v. Morgan, at the Exhibition Oval, last night, attracted a large attendance. The conditions were the best two out of three—mile heats. ...

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  34. HALL, CLARK, AND CO. V. WILLIS.

    The action Hill, Clark, and Co. v. Willis, which was reference to a sale of horses in South Africa, was mentioned in Chambers to-day. On behalf of the defendant. ...

    Article : 163 words
  35. WHOLESALE MURDER.

    Albert Knapp has been arrested at Hamilton, in the State of Ohio, for murdering five women, including two whom he had married. It is suspected that he also ...

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  36. GENERAL CABLE MESSAGES.

    Latest, reports indicate that the Chinese rebellion in Kwangsi is spreading. A party of 500 Imperial troops were ambushed and slaughtered in the Yang Ning pass. ...

    Article : 39 words
  37. COMMONWEALTH MATTERS.

    Sir Edmund Barton, referring in Melbourne to Mr. Chamberlain's observations about the colonies sharing the burden of Empire, said: "I am a little inclined to ...

    Article : 471 words
  38. REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRY.

    At North Pine on Friday night last a splendid shower fell, and the country is looking splendid. In places the grass is as high as the middle rails of the fences, ...

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  39. SYDNEY, MARCH 1.

    In the first grade cricket yesterday Paddington met Balmain. The former made 262 (Gee 74), and the latter had one wicket down for 52. Waverley, against Sydney ...

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  40. THE NAVAL BILL.

    The Naval Bill, which was recently approved of by the United States House of Representatives, has been amended by the Senate to provide four instead of three ...

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  41. FORTUNE-TELLERS AND PALMISTS.

    Sixteen fortune-tellers and palmists were brought up at the City Court yesterday and charged with endeavouring to impose. They, with two exceptions, pleaded ...

    Article : 57 words
  42. FRENCH ETHERGRAM EXPERIMENTS.

    The French Army engineers have been conducting successful experiments in despatching ethergrams between the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. ...

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  43. A CUSTOMS CASE.

    Leah Abrahams, trading as H. Abrahams and Co., were proceeded against by the Customs Department fer certain alleged breaches of the Customs regulations, in ...

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  44. EASTERN EXTENSION CABLE.

    At a meeting of the Federal Cabinet held in Melbourne to-day the principal matter considered was the draft agreement to be entered into with the Eastern Extension ...

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  45. TYPHOID AT COONAMBLE.

    Twelve new cases of typhoid are reported from Coonamble since Friday last. Eight deaths have occurred. ...

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  46. ACCIDENT ON THE ARMAND BEHIC.

    A shocking accident has occurred in the stoke-hole of the Messageries steamer Armand Behic. Four of the stokers were killed, and three injured. ...

    Article : 33 words
  47. SWIMMING COMPETITION.

    At the East Sydney Club's swimming competition yesterday A. Wickham covered fifty yards in 25 3/5sec. which is 1 [?]/5sec. better than the previous world's record, ...

    Article : 96 words
  48. AUSTRALIAN FINANCE.

    In the course of a speech yesterday, Sir Joseph Ward said New Zealand was in a very satisfactory condition. The colony was generally prosperous, with the various ...

    Article : 80 words
  49. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Newtown and Wellington, licensing polls, by which prohibition was carried, nave been declared void on account of irregularities. ...

    Article : 34 words
  50. ARMED FORCES IN ALBANIA.

    On account of there being a force intact of 500.000 able, aimed men in Albania, the chief difficulty in regard to the Porte complying with the injunction of the Powers is ...

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  51. A SEVERE STORM.

    A severe rainstorm was experienced at Newcastle yesterday morning. The rain came down in torrents for about an hour, and nearly 4in. of rain was registered in ...

    Article : 45 words
  52. TOWNSVILLE TROTTING CLUB.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 106 words
  53. MIGRATION OF SARDINES.

    Vast shoals of sardines have lately migrated from the shores of Brittany, in France, to the estuary of the river Elbe and the coast of Schleswig-Holstein, in ...

    Article : 35 words
  54. THE POLICE COMMISSIONERSHIP.

    Inspector Dinnie, of Scotland Yard, London, who has been offered the position of Police Commissioner of New Zealand, is a brother of Donald Dinnie, the well-known ...

    Article : 33 words
  55. THE REVENUE.

    The Consolidated Revenue of New South Wales for February amounted to £1,639,629, an increase of £22,040 on the revenue of February last year. Stamps show an ...

    Article : 85 words
  56. LORD HAWKE'S CRICKETERS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 80 words
  57. SUBMARINE SIGNALLING EXPERIMENTS.

    Unsuccessful experiments have been made at Naples of Signor Siglio's apparatus, which was claimed to be able to indicate the approach of submarine boats and other ...

    Article : 42 words
  58. OUR CONSTANT AIM

    Is to please every customer by supplying goods of undoubted quality at moderate prices. Our cutters are exports, and we guarantee satisfaction in every department. ...

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  59. NOTICE TO CAR-DRIVERS

    During the wet weather drivers are advised to secure a sill[?]-finish black leatherbound Oilskin Coat at 21s., warranted the best oilskin on the market, inanufactured ...

    Article : 121 words
  60. A WHITE AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Archibald Currier, a well-known Melbourne steamship-owner, who is returning home from a visit to India, on being interviewed, said th[?] he was not an adva[?]t; of a white Australia. ...

    Article : 140 words
  61. OH. WHAT A FOOL I WAS!

    Fools gain experience, but wise men profit by it. The men who have been attracted by servile imitators of Charles Gilbert, the leading tailor, havo discovered to their ...

    Article : 118 words
  62. SOUTHERN BETTING MARKET.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 103 words
  63. LAY AND CLEARICAL CRICKETERS.

    The annual cricket match between the lay and clerical representatives of the Methodist Conference took place yesterday, and was won by the latter on the first ...

    Article : 53 words
  64. REMNANTS.

    (All remnants and lines left over from our big sale to be cleared next week at sensational prices. Don't miss this chance. Harris and Co., the Busy Coupon (Drapers, ...

    Article : 33 words
  65. A SUPPOSED TIGER.

    The residents of Marulan are in a state of excitement, owing to the supposed presence of a tiger in the locality. A local clergyman, who spent some time in India, ...

    Article : 108 words
  66. A BIG SCORE

    By Fegan and Ruddlo, Valley, with their reflection photos, of children. See them.* Smoke YANKEE DOODLE Tobacco.* Uwantsum YANKEE DOODLE.* ...

    Article : 24 words
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