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  2. ENGLAND AND FRANGE. BRITISH MILITARY AND NAVAL PREPARATIONS.

    The officials at the War Office are actively engaged in making preparations for placing the military establishment on war footing, if such a step should become ...

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  3. THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN FRANCE.

    There is much speculation as to the personnel of the new Ministry to be formed in France to replace the Cabinet of M. Brisson, who resigned owing to a vote of want ...

    Article : 215 words
  4. THE QUEENSLAND BANK TRIAL.

    The public interest aroused by yesterday's development in connection with the trial of the directors of the Queensland National Bank was shown by the large ...

    Article : 738 words
  5. THE FRENCH NAVAL POLICY.

    As the senior naval officer on the Australian naval station, His Excellency Rear Admiral Pearson, is now in Melbourne, an opportunity was taken yesterday of ...

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  6. AFFAIRS IN CHINA. LORD CHARLES BERESFORD'S MISSION.

    Lord Charles Beresford, who has been visiting China ot the request of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Great Britain, with a view to inquiring in to the ...

    Article : 154 words
  7. THE FEDERAL DEBATE.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the House went into committee to further consider the amendment in the federal resolutions proposed by Mr. M'Gowen suggest ...

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  8. A GENEROUS RAINFALL. ALL OVER VICTORIA.

    The cool change in the weather experienced on Wednesday evening continued throughout yesterday. Some light showers fell during the afternoon, and in the ...

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  9. OUTRAGE BY CHINESE.

    A party of Chinese soldiers attacked a British officer, a railway engineer, and Mr. Henry Cockburn, the Chinese Seeretary of the British legation at Peking while they ...

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  10. SUICIDE OF A MILLIONAIRE.

    A millionaire named Knowlton had committed suicide at Brooklyn, New York. He committed the act by shooting himself. ...

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  11. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The thunderstorm which broke over Adelaide on Wednesday night has found its way well into the country, and reports received to-day show that rain fell at a good ...

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  12. BRITISH NAVAL PREPARATIONS.

    In view of the possibility of war, the British Government have invited the Clyde ship-building firms to tender for the construction of a number of new war-ships. ...

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  13. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Bar silver is now quoted at 27 15-16d. per ounce standard, being a decline of 1-16d. per ounce since yesterday. ...

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  14. THE PLAGUE IN VIENNA.

    The recent occurrence of bubonic plague in Vienna has caused considerable perturbation in that city. A servant in the Pathological Institute was the first to succumb to ...

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  15. THE FIGHTING IN CRETE.

    The death is announced of Lieutenant the Hon. Edward George Boyle, son of the Earl of Glasgow, formerly Governor of New Zealand. ...

    Article : 67 words
  16. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Tallow.—At to-day's public auction sales of Australasian tallow 1,650 casks were offered and 375 casks were sold. Prices were unaltered, as follows:—Fine mutton, ...

    Article : 69 words
  17. VICTORIAN ARTISTS' SOCIETY.

    Visitors to the spring exhibition of the Victorian Artists' Society, which is to be opened to-day, at the National Gallery, will admit that, in the number and ...

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  18. PARTY FEELING SUNK.

    Sir William Harcourt, the lender of the Opposition, in a speech delivered at Aberystwith, declared that it was the duty of all to support the Government at ...

    Article : 46 words
  19. TERRIBLE HAILSTORM IN MACEDONIA.

    A terrible storm of hail and rain has occurred in Macedonia. The storm caused such floods that many bridges were swept away, and a entire ...

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  20. IN TOWN FOR THE CUP.

    "We are always full at Cup time," say the hotelkeepers: "but we are turning away more people now than we have done for many years." ...

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  21. STATEMENT BY MR. CECIL RHODES.

    Mr. Cecil Rhodes,, ex-Premier of the Cape, and now member for Barkly West, and leader of the Progressive party, in the Cape Parliament, has made an ...

    Article : 149 words
  22. RACING IN ENGLAND.

    The race for the Cambridgeshire Stakes took place at Newmarket to-day, with the following result:— CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES, ...

    Article : 761 words
  23. THE COLLINGWOOD RAILWAY.

    The Railways Committee met yesterday to finally decide the Collingwood railway, which, at the meeting the day before, was left in an undecided state owing to the ...

    Article : 491 words
  24. R.M.S. AUSTRAL.

    The Orient Co.'s R.M.S. Austral, which recently lost a propeller blade on the voyage to Australia, and put into Suez for repairs, has now been refitted. She resumed ...

    Article : 49 words
  25. SENSATIONAL SHOOTING AFFRAY.

    This afternoon a woman named Mrs. M'William entered the refreshment-room at Kirealdie's establishment, Wellington, and fired three shots from a revolver at ...

    Article : 128 words
  26. NEW ZEALAND RABBITS.

    Half of the rabbits consigned to London by the New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s. Otarama, which arrived on October 17, have been found to be rotten. ...

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  27. A SEMI-OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

    A semi-official announcement has been made with regard to a settlement of the difficulty between France and England over the occupation of Fashoda by ...

    Article : 71 words
  28. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. R. P. Hardy, F.I.A., ex-president of the English Institute of Actuaries, has been appointed consulting actuary to the Citizens' Life Assurance Company, Sydney. ...

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  29. SIR H. H, KITCHENER.

    The French Geographical Society has greeted Sir H. H. Kitehener the Sirdar of the Anglo-Egyptian foree recently operating on the Nile. The sirdar was ...

    Article : 91 words
  30. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the House of Assembly to-day, the Married Women's Property Bill and the Henley Beach Railway Bill were read a third time and passed. ...

    Article : 281 words
  31. THE STOCK EXCHANGE STEADIER.

    The Stock Exchange which has been showing signs of great perturbation in consequence of the Fashoda incident, is now steadier. A general recovery has ...

    Article : 93 words
  32. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Council to-day the Accused Persons Evidence Bill was read a third time. The Supply Bill was passed through all ...

    Article : 139 words
  33. THE FRENCH-CANADIAN PRESS.

    The British press continues to write calmly on the situation, and to strongly support the maintenance of an unflinching attitude with regard to Fashoda. The ...

    Article : 52 words
  34. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

    In response to the urgent appeal on behalf of the Children's Hospital which has been made by the committee, and warmly seconded by Lady Madden, we have ...

    Article : 196 words
  35. NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Council to-day the Council Reform Bill was discharged from the notice paper. In the course of the discussion the ...

    Article : 141 words
  36. THE KINGSHIP OF SAMOA.

    News from Samon states that the natives held a meeting on the 13th inst., for the purpose of discussing the kingship. A number of conciliatory speeches were delivered, ...

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  37. SPLENDID RAINS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Splendid rain fell inland last night. It came from the west, and covered almost the whole colony, save the extreme northeastern districta. The rain, however, was ...

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  38. COLONIAL BUILDING SOCIETY

    The thirteenth annual meeting of the Colonial Permanent Building and Investment Society was held at Scott's Hotel, Collins-street, yesterday afternoon. Mr.J. ...

    Article : 171 words
  39. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

    The latest information upon the critical position is to the effect that prepurations for was are being coutinued on both sides, but that there are indications of a pacific ...

    Article : 41 words
  40. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Robert Bennetts, of Lee-street, North Carlton, railway employe. Causes of insolvency—Sickness of self and family, reduction in salary, and having salary garnisheed ...

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  41. R.M.S. ALAMEDA AT AUCKLAND.

    The R.M.S. Alameda arrived from San Francisco to-day. Passengers:—Mr. A. Staley, the Hon. Royle, Mrs. A. M. Jones and child, Mrs. T.R. Bcaumont, two daughters, and son; Mr. and Mrs. ...

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  43. REMARKS AT THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

    At the meeting of the Congregational Union Council yesterday, in its annual ses. ...

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