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  2. EIGHT-HOUR DAY.

    NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Eight-hour Day was celebrated to-day under the happiest auspices. The morning dawned bright and clear, with just a light breath from the sea to temper ...

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  3. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Mr. Wade, the Attorney-General for New South Wales, arrived in Melbourne early this morning by the mail steamer Britannia. He was received by Mr. ...

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  4. REPATRIATION.

    LONDON, Monday.--Preparations are being made at Vladivostock for the accommodation and provisioning of 80,000 Russian prisoners of war. who are now being ...

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  5. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The Marquis of Ripon, speaking at Liverpool, said that the projected Colonial Conference was a scandalous attempt to use the colonial ...

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  6. TROUBLED RUSSIA.

    LONDON, Monday.--A vast multitude attended [?] funeral of Prince Sergius Trubetskoi, President of the Zemstvos' Conference, who died suddenly in St. Petersburg. ...

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  7. INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.

    LONDON, Monday.--The St. Petersburg correspondent of "The Times" states that Russia is on the eve of a most important re-djustment of international relations. ...

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  8. NATIONAL DEFENCE.

    An Australian National Defence League was inaugurated at a public meeting at the Town-hall last night. It was an enthusiastic gathering, notwithstanding that its number was ...

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  9. LORD LANSDOWNE'S STATEMENT.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--When interviewed concerning the understanding reported to exist between England and France in the event of the latter being attacked by ...

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  10. THE LIBERAL PROGRAMME.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Sir Edward Grey, speaking at Manchester, said that if the Liberals were returned to power they would enter into no engagements ...

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  11. JAPANESE FORAGERS ARRESTED.

    LONDON, Monday.--Russian troops have arrested an armed Japanese foraging party in the province of Nangin, in the neutral zone, confiscating the fodder and cattle in ...

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  12. AT THE CZAR'S COMMAND.

    LONDON, Monday.--At the command of the Czar the Council of the Russian Empire has suspended the bulk of its legislative labors. ...

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  13. BARKSTON ASH BY-ELECTION.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--In the by-election for the Barkston Ash seat (Yorkshire) in the House of Commons, rendered vacant by the death of Colonel Sir R. ...

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  14. AMERICAN SHIP CAPTURED.

    LONDON, Monday. -- The American steamer Centennial, bound for Vladivostock, has been captured by the Japanese in Soya Straits, off the island of Yezo. ...

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  15. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION.

    HOBART, Sunday.--The Hobart Christian Enleavor Convention continued its sittings on Saturday, when the second series of early morning prayer meetings were held in three different ...

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  16. GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Germans admit having sustained a defeat by the Hereros at their camp at Jerusalem, between Warmbad and Scuit Drift, in South-west Africa. ...

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  17. QUESTION OF CONTRABAND.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Sir Robert Threshie Reid, Liberal member for Dumfries, in a letter to "The Times," insists that it is to Great Britain's interest to make ...

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  18. ENGLISHMAN'S HOUSE ATTACKED.

    LONDON, Monday.--An attack on the villa residence of an Englishman, named Briggs, is reported from Warsaw, the capital of Poland. ...

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  19. SIR HENRY IRVING'S DEATH.

    LONDON, Monday.--The death of Sir Henry Irving, the eminent tragedian, has called forth widespread expressions of regret. ...

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  20. A TREMENDOUS SEA.

    LONDON, Monday.--During the passage of the Cunard liner Campania (12,950 tons) across the Atlantic, a tremendous sea suddenly struck her. ...

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  21. RIOTING IN THE CAUCASUS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--"The Times" correspondent in the Caucasus, describing the rioting, states that Major-General Prince Louis Napoleon, commanding a ...

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  22. CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION.

    Substantial progress has been made at the Central Railway Station during the past two months. The large sewer laid down by the Water and ...

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  23. UNDERGRADUATE'S SUICIDE.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon. -- George James Wilson, an undergraduate at St. John's College, Cambridge, and the son of an Australian clergyman, committed suicide ...

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  24. AN APPRECIATION.

    In the course of his sermon at St. Augustine's Church of England, at Neutral Bay, on Sunday morning, the Rev. G. North Ash, the rector, an old member of the Church and Stage Guild of ...

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  25. MACEDONIA'S FUTURE.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Bulgarian Exarch has strongly advised his countrymen in Macedonia to follow the advice of Great Britain, as she is the only disinterested Power. ...

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  26. LETTER-CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--The fourth annual conference of the Commonwealth Letter-carriers' Association was opened at the Trades-hall today. Representatives from all the States were ...

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  27. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Their Majesties the King and Queen Alexandra have returned to London from Scotland and Denmark respectively. Experiments with a steerable balloon ...

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  28. CELEBRATION AT BATHURST.

    BATHURST, Monday.--The Eight-hour demonstration to-day was celebrated by a race meeting on the new racecourse. A number of delegates from Sydney and elsewhere were present. A ...

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  29. TRAFALGAR DAY.

    LONDON, Monthly.--In connection with the preparations for the celebration of Trafalgar Day, it is suggested that the Tricolor and the Union Jack should fly side by side, ...

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  30. THE TARIFF COMMISSION.

    PERTH, Monday.--The Tariff Commission concluded the taking of evidence at Parliament House this afternoon. Sir John Quick expressed thanks for the assistance, accommodation, and ...

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  31. THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

    At a conference of Protestant and evangelical members of the Church of England, held last night in St. Barnabas's Parish-hall, George-street West, the Rev. Canon Archdall, who ...

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  32. GOULBURN ANGLICAN SYNOD.

    GOULBURN, Sunday.--The synod concluded its business last night. In reply to a question Bishop Barlow said that a pension of £150 would be granted to the Rev. ...

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  33. HIGH COURT.

    PERTH, Monday.--The High Court gave its reserved decision to-day in the case of H. N. Kidman v. the National Mutual Life Association. This was a motion to set aside a judgment of ...

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  34. VICTORIA.

    The railway receipts continue to increase, the aggregate amount received since July 1 being £887,770, compared with £859,079 during the same period last year, an increase of £28,691. ...

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  35. AT SINGLETON.

    SINGLETON, Sunday.--The annual Eight-hour Demonstration was held on the Show Ground yesterday. Rain fell throughout the day, and the attendance was small. There were several ...

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  36. GOULBURN DEMONSTRATION.

    GOULBURN, Monday.--The fourth annual demonstration of the Goulburn Eight-Hour Association was held to-day by a trades procession through the principal streets, and a programme ...

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  37. A LOST WILL.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--An old resident of Campbell's Creek, named John Glover, who, though possessed of considerable means, has for several years been living by himself in a hut ...

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  38. COPPABELLA MINING FIELD.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The case of Day v. Salvado, in which reference is made to the Coppabella mining field, New South Wales, was before the Practice Court to-day, when an ...

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  39. INTER-STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

    The R.M.S. Britannia, which arrived at Port Melbourne from Sydney to-day brought the Sydney team of golfers for the inter-State match to be played at Sandringham next week. They ...

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  40. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The R.M.S. Ophir arrived shortly after 1 p.m. to-day, and mail packages for the eastern States were forwarded by special train at 5.30 p.m. The members of the Perth City Band arrived ...

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  41. NORTHERN MINING DISPUTE.

    KURRI KURRI, Monday.--The award given by the arbitrators in the matter of the Pelaw-Main and Hebburn dispute has been received with mixed feelings by the men. A large number are ...

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  42. GROUNDING OF THE CINTRA.

    BRISBANE, Monday.--At the Marine Board to-day, the shipping inspector reported having held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the grounding of the Cintra in Brisbane ...

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  43. MISSING JEWELLERY FOUND.

    Mr. S. B. Medcalf, undertaker, of 150 Pitt-street, Redfern, reported to the police yesterday evening, that his house had been entered by burglars, and the doors forced. The contents ...

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  44. NEW GUINEA MAIL SERVICE.

    In connection with the British New Guinea mail service Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co. announce that Cairns, Queensland, will in future be the terminal port in Australia for the ...

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  45. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    On Saturday afternoon the 2 o'clock train from Eudunda to Adelaide met with an accident. Four miles from Eudunda the front wheels of the large brake-van became derailed, and in this ...

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