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  2. NOTES OF THE DAY.

    I must have liberty Withal, as large a charter as the wind, To blow on whom I please." --AS YOU LIKE IT. ...

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  3. LABOR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND.

    LONDON, Sunday Night.--The Italian Socialists have decided to assist the English engineers who are on strike. LONDON, Monday. -- The engineers on ...

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  4. COAL FOR THE NAVY.

    The U.S.S. Company's steamer Pukaki left Westport (N.Z.) on Saturday for Sydney, with a full cargo of coal for the ships of the Australian squadron. ...

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  5. RAILWAY DISASTER IN AMERICA.

    LONDON, Monday.--News of a sensational railway accident has been received from America. An express train travelling from Buffalo ...

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  6. THE MINISTER FOB WORKS AT PARKES.

    PARKES, Monday.--The Minister for Works performed the opening ceremony to-day in connection with the extended scheme of water supply for the town. On ...

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  7. VICTORIAN SPORTING.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Off morning though this was, a few interesting spurts were associated with the work at Flemington. They were all done with the assistance of a gale of ...

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  8. NEWCASTLE NEWS.

    The weekly meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board was held yesterday. The president (Mr. H. D. Walsh) occupied the chair, and Messrs. Archibald Gardiner ...

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  9. TO-DAY.

    Society of Artists' Exhibition: 76 Pitt-street, 8. Congregational Union: Pitt-street Church. North Shore Steam Ferry Company: Half-yearly Meeting, Exchange, 12. ...

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  10. INDIAN FRONTIER TROUBLE.

    LONDON, Sunday Night.--News has been received from the north-west Indian frontier to the effect that the brigade under General Westmacott has cleared the heights in the ...

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  11. RAILWAY WORKERS' DEMANDS.

    LONDON, Monday.--The railway workers have requested that an answer shall be given before November 16 to their demand for the recognition of eight hours as a day's ...

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  12. PERSONAL.

    The approaching departure of Mr. J. Schute, of the Bank of New South Wales, Sussex-street, was on Saturday evening made the occasion of a presentation by his business friends. Mr. ...

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  13. SHIPPING ITEMS.

    The ship British Empire, now in port, has been fixed to load Burwood coal for Tocapilla, to the agency of Messrs. J. and A. Brown. It is expected that the steamer Port Elliot will ...

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  14. THE TRANSVAAL.

    LONDON, Sunday Night.--A German firm has offered to supply dynamite to the Transvaal under half the present cost at Johannesburg. ...

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  15. THE BOILERMAKERS' TROUBLE.

    LONDON, Monday.--The boilermakers who recently struck work in adherence to their demand for eight hours as a day's labor have notified that they will continue ...

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  16. THE LUCKNOW MINERS' STRIKE.

    ORANGE, Monday.--Twenty-five surface hands entered the Wentworth Company's enclosure at 8 o'clock this morning. All of these had received notices from Mr. Lock that their places would be ...

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  17. LATEST SCRATCHINGS.

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  18. THE REVOLT IN CUBA.

    LONDON, Monday.--General Blanco, who has succeeded General Weyler in the command of the Spanish forces in Cuba, has refused to allow the rebels a voice in the ...

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  19. HEAT WAVE OVER THE COLONY.

    The thermometer went up to 88deg. in Sydney yesterday. It was the hottest day in the city this year. There was no disputing it; everyone admitted the fact. Many, in fact, over-estimated ...

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  20. CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

    At the ordinary meeting of the city council last night, a letter was received from Mr. W. T. Dick, M.P., in which it was stated that he and three other members for the district would ...

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  21. TURKEY AND GREECE.

    LONDON, Sunday Night.--Greek and Turkish delegates are discussing the terms of the treaty of peace. The Greek delegates desire that the ...

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  22. FRENCH TAXATION.

    LONDON, Monday.--The French Budget Committee insists upon a reduction of taxation by 20,000,000 francs (£1,160,000). ...

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  23. NATIONAL TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.

    LONDON, Monday.--An International Temperance Convention has been held at Toronto, Canada, a large number of delegates being in attendance. ...

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  24. MR. GLADSTONE'S VIEWS.

    LONDON, Monday.--Mr. Gladstone publishes a letter to-day in which he says that the actions of the Powers in concert with regard to Turkey and Greece have covered ...

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  25. LATEST BETTING.

    All told, a fair amount of betting was done today, and the volume of business was sufficiently large to bring about more than one alteration in the quotations. The first move was on behalf of ...

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  26. SWIMMING IN ENGLAND.

    LONDON, Monday.--Joseph Nuttall, the English professional swimming champion, has decided to retire. Nuttall was disappointed by losing money ...

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  27. WHAT MR. RUSSELL SAYS.

    When been last night at the Observatory, Mr. Russell, Government Astronomer, was disposed to take things far cooler than the atmosphere warranted him in doing. "A trific warm," he ...

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  28. THE SITUATION IN CRETE.

    LONDON, Sunday Night.--Admiral Canevaro, the commander of the Italian Squadron at Crete, has informed the Cretan Assembly that the Powers will arrange a final ...

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  29. MR. WANT AND THE CASE BEFORE THE WARDEN.

    It was stated, in connection with the hearing of the Wentworth Proprietary Company's application before the warden, Mr. King, at Orange, that the Attorney-General had expressed an opinion ...

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  30. POLITICAL CRISIS IN TASMANIA

    HOBART, Monday.--Attempts were made today to bring about a reconciliation between Mr. A. I. Clark and Sir Edward Braddon, but without effect. Several Ministerial ...

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  31. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The question of teetotal justices adjudicating on licensing coses was brought under the notice of the Attorney-General to-day by a large deputation from the Victorian ...

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  32. THE NIGER.

    LONDON, Monday.--Sir George Taubman-Goldie. Governor of the Royal Niger Company, in the course of an interview stated that Great Britain's protectorate over the ...

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  33. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir.--If the miners at Lucknow are beaten in the strike now apparently drawing to a close, they have the satisfaction of knowing that they made a firm, dignified, and courageous protest ...

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  34. V.R.C. STRING WEIGHTS.

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  35. THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Parliament was called together to-day. The new members of the Legislative Assembly were sworn-in by the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Hood. After the ...

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  36. THE HEAT IN THE COUNTRY.

    The following figures will show the extent or the heat in various parts of the country:-- Forbes 98 points, Wilcannia 98, Bourke 97. Hillston 92, Wollongong 90, Newcastle 89, Hay 88.9, ...

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  37. THE FRENCH IN ABYSSINIA.

    LONDON, Sunday Night.--M. Clochett, the leader of the French Abyssinian expedition in the region of the Upper Nile, has been killed by a kick from a mule. ...

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  38. PUBLIC MEETING AT LAUNCESTON.

    LAUNCESTON, Monday.--One of the largest public meetings ever held here look place tonight to consider the political situation. The Mayor (Mr. Lawler) presided, and the following ...

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  39. QUEENSLAND.

    BUNDABERG, Monday.--A quarrel occurred on Abbotsford plantation, near Kolan, which resulted in one man being seriously wounded. Ullise, a kanaka overseer, quarrelled with a cook ...

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  40. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS.

    BERTH, Monday.--The Premier has received the following telegram from the Commissioner for Railways, who is now on a visit to the gold-fields:--"Kalgoorlie. I have returned from ...

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  41. COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITIES.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The annual collections on behalf of the metropolitan charities took place on Saturday and Sunday. So far as can be ascertained, the returns total £3558 for last year. Scots ...

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  42. MEETING AT ZEEHAN.

    ZEEHAN, Monday.--A public meeting will be held to-morrow night to consider the politico crisis brought about by tho advocates of the riva railway routes. The prevailing opinion appears ...

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  43. THE ENGLISH JUDICIARY.

    LONDON, Monday.--Sir Richard Henn Collins, one of the Judges of the Queen's Bench Division, has been appointed a judge or the Court of Appeal, in succession to the ...

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  44. DEATH OF MR. DAVID BRAND.

    GLADSTONE, Monday.--Mr. D. J. Brand, of the firm of Brand aud Dryboro, the contractors for dredging the Narrows, died suddenly this morning at 9 o'clock. He felt unwell when he arrived ...

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  45. THE ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.

    ADELAIDE, Monday.--The English Eleven was accorded a public welcome at the Town-hall this morning. The building was crowded, and the visitors received a hearty reception. The Mayer, ...

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  46. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    FAVORABLE EVIDENCE BY MR. PITMAN. PERTH, Monday.--Mr. Pitman, the Government Geologist of New South Wales, giving evidence before the Mines Commission, with ...

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  47. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Monday.--The Governor's speech at the opening of Parliament to-morrow will refer to the prospects of an abundant harvest and the entering upon of an area of prosperity. The ...

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  48. AGITATION FOR RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

    CROYDON, Monday.--An agitation is being got up in all the principal centres of the Gulf country to promote railway construction in the district, including the Normanton-Deepwater, the ...

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  49. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Monday.--The remains of the late Madame Couvreur ("Tasma"), the well-known Tasmanian novelist, have been cremated. ...

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  50. FIRE AT WEST MAITLAND.

    WEST MAITLAND, Monday.--A destructive fire occurred shortly after midnight on premises occupied by Roberts Bros., gunsmiths and cycle agents. A few minutes after the alarm sounded ...

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  51. NEW MINING COMPANY.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Ivanhoe Gold Corporation, West Australia, has been formed with a capital of £1,000,000, and is issuing shares to the value of £750,000. ...

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  52. NOTES AND NEWS.

    The Hypnotist is considered to be a pretty certain starter, both in the Derby and Melbourne Cup, but in order to ensure it the ringmen say they will provide the amount of the final ...

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  53. A NEW BLUECOAT SCHOOL.

    LONDON, Monday.--H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a new Bluecoat school at Horsham, near Brighton. ...

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  54. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Monday.--The Full Court of Appeal unanimously held that Mr. J. G. Ward is entitled to the Awarna seat in the House of Representatives. The Court said it could not ...

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  55. THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE HANDICAP.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Australian racehorse Maluma is quoted in the betting at 100 to 7 for the Cambridgeshire Handicap. ...

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