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  2. VICTORIAN GOSSIP.

    The Premier, Mr. Bent, on Monday laid the foundation-stone of the new pavilion at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, there being a considerable attendance— ...

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  3. HOBART & SOUTH

    The Chief Justice will proceed to Launcestom on Monday to preside at the sittings of the Supreme Court in its civil and criminal jurisdiction, and conduct ...

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  4. COMMONWEALTH.

    Sir William Lyne, speaking on preferential trade with Canada to-day, said he did not think we could do very much in that direction. After the overtures ...

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  5. INTERSTATE CABLES.

    The Government formally posted notices at the outer harbour works yesterday that it has taken possession of the works, on account of the contractors ...

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  6. INTERSTATE CABLES.

    The Marine Underwriters' Association has received a cable from the London Institute, stating that the French barque St. Donatien, which left Bordeaux for ...

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  7. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The taxation committee of the Reichstag at Berlin has unanimously rejected the Government bill providing for the introduction of a tax on receipts. ...

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  8. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The natives guilty of an attack on the police in the Richmond district of Natal were courtmartialled and shot in the presence of the tribe. ...

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  9. KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

    Two daughters of Mrs. George Crouch, of Endaven, near Mitchell, were taking the clothes off a wire line yesterday, when they were killed by lightning. ...

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  10. A VISITING POLITICIAN.

    Mr. Joseph Cook, deputy leader of the Federal Opposition, will visit Tasmania after the state elections. Arrangements will be made for him to ...

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  11. STONEMASONS WAGES BOARD

    The Wages Board in the stonemasons' trade met to-day to consider the refusal of the stonemasons to abide by the decision of the board with regard to wages. ...

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  12. EAST AFRICAN VOTE.

    A credit for £42,000 sterling for European troops in German East Africa has been voted. ...

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  13. CHURCH ARMY EMIGRANTS.

    Receiving the Rev. Wilson Carlisle, hon. chief secretary of the Church Army, King Edward sent kindly greetings to the members. ...

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  14. BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    Six deaths have occurred from bubonic plague at Hong Kong in a week. SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS. MELBOURNE, Friday. ...

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  15. THE STATE ELECTIONS.

    Mr. T. A. Okines has decided to contest the Queenborough seat at the coming elections. A deputation waited on Sir Elliott ...

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  16. HARBOUR TRUST'S PROFIT

    The Fremantle Harbour Trust profit for the past year was £27,795. ...

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  17. MILITARY STORY

    The Prime Minister made public to-day a minute written by the Minister of Defence, relating to the necessity for a Commonwealth agency in London. It ...

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  18. WAX MATCHES ON SHIPS.

    A discussion took place at the marine board to-day relative to the carriage of wax matches on ships in other than fire-proof cases. A letter was ...

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  19. ON THE LAND.

    The area of land in occupation increased by 650,000 acres last year. The area of wheat for threshing shows a decrease of 35,000 acres. Oats ...

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  20. EUROPEAN TRIP.

    Mr. D. N. Harvey, of Tattersall's, left by the mail train to-night, en route for a seven months' tour of Europe. This afternoon he was presented with a ...

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  21. EDITORSHIP OF "PUNCH."

    Sir Francis Cowley Burnand has retired from the editorship of "Punch," and has been succeeded by his assistant, Mr. Owen Seaman, M.A. ...

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  22. THE ARBITRATION COURT

    The Seamen's Union at Dunedin passed a resolution expressing astonishment at the terms of the Arbitration Court in the seamen's dispute and stating that ...

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  23. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Wheat sold to-day at 3s 2d to 3s 2¼d; flour, £6 17s 6d to £7 7s 6d; bran, 11¾d to 1s; pollard, 11½d and 11¾d; mailing barley, 4s 5d to 4s 11d; other sorts, ...

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  24. STOCK EXCHANGE.

    On the Stock Exchange of London yesterday the following quotations ruled:—Mount Lyell, b £2 3s, s £2 4s. Broken Hill Proprietary, b £3 10s 7d, ...

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  25. FINANCIAL

    The returns of the Bank of England for the week, as compared with those of a week ago, are as follow, the figures of a week ago being given in ...

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  26. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

    The National Council of Women's Interstate Congress was continued to-day. Mrs. Hannaford (vice-president) was in the chair this morning, when reports ...

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  27. NEW ZEALAND LOAN.

    The New Zealand 4 per cent. loan of £500,000, tenders for which opened yesterday at the Melbourne and Sydney offices of the Bank of New Zealand, has ...

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  28. AMERICAN SHIPPING.

    Mr. Gollinger's bill provides subsidies for certain classes of merchantmen and fishing boats, in return for the use of the vessels for national defence and ...

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  29. SHROPSHIRE SHEEP.

    Mr. L. W. Murdoch, secretary to the Shropshire Sheepbreeders' Association, reports having shipped, on account of Mr. Harry Exton, of Oak Farm, Kempton, ...

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  30. THE WILLIS CASE.

    During the week the Attorney-General sent several cables to Natal, asking for information as to the exact point upon which the Natal Full Court had ...

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  31. THE TRADE MARKS ACT.

    The Labour members understand that the Federal Government proposes to bring the Trade Marks Act, which includes the union label, into force in May, ...

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  32. THE MONEY MARKET.

    The open money market discount rate for three months' bank bills is 3 29.32 per cent., or 3-32 per cent. below the Bank of England rate. ...

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  33. INLAND WIRES

    H.M.S. Pioneer arrived his afternoon, and anchored outside, although there is plenty of room in the river. She sails to-morrow for Burnie. ...

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  34. COMMERCIAL.

    Butter.—With prices unchanged, the market is steady. Danish is hardening, and all the choicest colonial has been cleared. There is a slow trade ...

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  35. GOVERNMENT STOCKS.

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  36. THE ROYAL HOTEL.

    Mr. H. J. James was the purchaser of the hotel property known as the Royal Hotel, and not Mr. Thos. James. ...

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  37. ALLEGED ILLICIT SALE OF LIQUORS.

    A case of local interest was before Messrs. H. G. Spicer and J. L. Waters, Js.P., at the Police Court to-day, when William Horton, jun., was charged with ...

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  38. MAJOR HAWKER'S CASE.

    The Minister of Defence, speaking about Major Hawker's case, said that anybody who administered an oath without proper authority was liable to a ...

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  39. A SHOOTING AFFRAY.

    At Paddington at an early hour to-day Reginald Cooper was wounded by a neighbour named Charles Sawyer. Sawyer had been annoyed by larrikins, and ...

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  40. EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

    The following executive appointments have been made:—Constable J. G. Knight to be a bailiff of the Court of Requests at Stanley. A public holiday ...

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  41. THE STATISTICIAN.

    The Federal Government will shortly invite applications from persons competent to fill the position of Federal Statistician. The salary is to be £800 or ...

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  42. A MISSING STEAMER.

    The steamer Vittoria, which arrived from Ocean Island to-day, stated that no news has been received there of the steamer Scott, which is long overdue ...

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  43. HYDATIDS AGAIN CONQUERED.

    Dear Sir,—It is with great pleasure I tell you of the cure of my son of Hydalids through taking VITADATIO. About 15 months ago my son began to be ill, ...

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  44. TARIFF DECISIONS.

    The following approved decisions relating to the Customs tariff are published for general information and the guidance of officers by Sir William Lyne, ...

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  45. SCARLET V. KHAKI.

    It is probable that a decision will shortly be come to by the Commonwealth military authorities, whereby the various corps will be permitted to retain the ...

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  46. MUSICAL COMPETITIONS.

    The musical competitions were continued to-night, when there was a very much better attendance. Miss Edith Woods's juvenile choir, in the part ...

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  47. FIRE IN A MINE.

    The managers of the Junction North and the British mines have decided to seal down the shufts for a few days, to allow the fire in the Junction mine to ...

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  48. DON'T GIVE UP.

    Don't give up. Discouragement has lost many a life. Fight it out. Try every means. Failure in one case does not mean ...

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  49. JAPANESE FAMINE.

    A leading citizen has been commissioned to purchase 150 tons of flour for the relief of the starving Japanese. The flour will go forward free in two ...

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  50. STRAITS ISLANDS.

    At the monthly meeting of the Flinders Island Road Trust on the 7th inst. the seats held by Messrs. James and William Holt were declared forfeited, ...

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  51. MACQUARIE WATER TRUST.

    Present—Messrs. Thos. Riggall (chairman), Thos. Parramore, W. H. Bennett, M.H.A., and R. C. Keomode, attended the meeting on Monday. ...

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  52. TRAPPING AN AUDIENCE.

    Mr. Griffith Boscawen, the Unionist candidate in the Tunbridge division, scored neatly at a tempestuous meeting which the Radicals attempted to break ...

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  53. ILES' HEADACHE PERLES.

    Most people suffer from headache, and many of them have not heard that Iles' Headache Perles are a certain cure. Easy to take, sure in effect, reliable. Pay 1s 6d ...

    Article : 71 words
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