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  1. Advertising

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    Advertising : 385 words
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    REDUCTIONS IN THE PRICE OR WATER.— I The Commissioner of Public Works, Hon. J. G. Jenkins, informs us that on and after Jan. 1 the charges for water in the Adelaide Water ...

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    TREAT AT THE DESTITUTE ASYLUM. — There are 341 inmates in the Destitute Asylum. The Government give them Christmas cheer, and kindly, considerate ...

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    STATE BUILDINGS.—The Public Works Department is busy just now in repairing and enlarging various school buildings throughout the province. Considerable additions are ...

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  5. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

    Zoological Gardens—All day. Theatre Royal, 3 p.m.—Cinematographe exhibition. Hindley-street, all day—Cyclorama of Waterloo. ...

    Article : 47 words
  6. THE BOMBAY PLAGUE.

    The bubonic plague, which has for some time been raging in Bombay, is committing terrible ravages. In one street alone no less than twenty funeral processions passed in the ...

    Article : 84 words
  7. TROUBLE IN THE SHIPPING TRADE.

    A rumour was in circulation to-day to the effect that trouble is expected to occur in shipping circles to-morrow. The question at issue is an old one, and is connected ...

    Article : 263 words
  8. NEW SOUTH WALES STATISTICS.

    Statistics of the year just ended have been collected. These show that the number of depositors in the Government Savings Bank numbered 303,198 as against 292,486 last Year ...

    Article : 158 words
  9. GERMANY.

    The members of certain of the Berlin Exchanges have abandoned their attendance as a protest against the new law preventing time dealing in corn and mining and other shares ...

    Article : 154 words
  10. BULGARIA.

    Taflkschieff and Atzoff, two of the prisoners who have been on their trial charged with the murder of M. Stambuloff, the ex-Premier of Bulgaria, have been found guilty and ...

    Article : 103 words
  11. INDIA.

    Telegrams from Bombay report that trouble is brewing in Kafristan between the Mohmands and the Khan Gawagai, on the British side of the Afghan frontier. ...

    Article : 204 words
  12. TAXATION IN IRELAND.

    The Irish Party has decided to test the feeling of the House of Commons on the report of the Royal Commission on Irish finances, and with that object in view when ...

    Article : 74 words
  13. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The West Australian Land Company has signed the agreement transferring to the Government of Western Australia the Great Southern Railway line, which connects Albany ...

    Article : 91 words
  14. ACCIDENT AT DEVONPORT.

    A serious accident happened at the Devon-port Dockyard Extension Works yesterday. A vessel employed in conveying the submarine miners engaged in drilling holes in the ...

    Article : 93 words
  15. THE NORTH BRITISH-AUSTRALASIA CO.

    The balance-sheet of the North British-Australasia Gompany's operations for the pant half-year has been issued, and discloses a credit to profit and loss of £1,493. It is ...

    Article : 47 words
  16. A CORDITE FACTORY FOR MELBOURNE.

    The Nobel's Explosives Company have intimated their willingness to establish works in Melbourne for the manufacture of cordite. ...

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  17. A SOCIETY WEDDING.

    A marriage was celebrated to-day, the contracting parties being Captain R. J. Strachey, formerly A.D.C. to the Governor, and Miss Grace Norman, a daughter of Sir Henry ...

    Article : 54 words
  18. PHYLLOXERA IN VICTORIA.

    At a meeting of the Executive Council this afternoon an order was passed proclaiming Heathcote, where phylloxera was recently discovered, a vine-diseased district under the ...

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  19. ALLEGED WRONGFUL POSSESSION.

    At the City Court today m man named George Nightingale, who recently arrived from Sydney, was charged with intending criminal felony. From information received Inspector ...

    Article : 109 words
  20. THE FEDERATION ACT.

    The Federation Enabling Act will be brought formally into operation in this colony on January 4. An Order in Council was passed thin afternoon authorizing the issue a ...

    Article : 41 words
  21. PECULIAR ELECTION PROCEEDINGS.

    At the Roads Board election this morning Dr. Black, Resident Magistrate, Mr. J. Bostock, J.P., and Mr. J. W. White, formerly a member of the House of Assembly in South ...

    Article : 169 words
  22. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    The Northcoast Anti-Alien League recently presented a petition to the Colonial Sugar Company asking it to discountenance the employment of coloured labour in connection with ...

    Article : 113 words
  23. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Mr. Joseph Mitchell, of New South Wales. who recently succeeded in forming a Company with a large capital for the purpose of working the Wallerawang iron deposits in New ...

    Article : 106 words
  24. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The draft report of the Royal Commission on the Pacific cable question has been completed. The crux of the report is that everything ...

    Article : 60 words
  25. THE KILLARNEY BOG SLIDE.

    Her Majesty the Queen has sent a message expressive of her sympathy with the people of Killarney in the trouble caused by the moving bog which has done so much damage in the ...

    Article : 46 words
  26. THE BLUE MOUNTAIN MURDERS.

    The steamer Taupo arrived from the Islands to-day. With reference to the incident of warning the captain of the Swanhilda, enquiries made on board the steamer elicited ...

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  27. THE PENNY POST.

    Mr. Henniker Heaton, member for Canterbury in the House of Commons, has arrived at Colombo on his way to London. In reply to interviewers he stated that he is bringing ...

    Article : 73 words
  28. UNITED STATES.

    The Republican members of the United States Congress propose to empower the President to appoint delegates to any Bimetallic Congress that may be held. ...

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  29. CAPE COLONY.

    Notwithstanding the appeal to the Afrikanders by the Dutch newspapers at Capo Town, the Right Hon. Cecil Rhodes on his arrival at the capital from Kimberley received a great ...

    Article : 48 words
  30. SILVER.

    Silver is now quoted at 2s. 5 1/1 3/8d. per oz., being a fall of 1/16d. since the quotation for December 28. ...

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  31. THE REVISED WATER RATES.

    The new scale of water rates evolved by the Government and published to-day will supply a fresh incentive to the Mayor of Adelaide to prosecute his mission as a ...

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  32. SEW YEAR'S EVE.

    In the City of Adelaide the old year dies amid a scene of great rejoicing and much noise. "Devilines," penny trumpets, tin whistles, and every instrument or toy ...

    Article : 595 words
  33. "4d.—FOURPENCE.—4d."

    Fourpence—4d.—is the price at which the Adelaide Observer can now be purchased. The present issue marks the reduction from "sixpence" to ...

    Article : 662 words
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