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  2. SUNSHINE RAILWAY DISASTER.

    Interesting and important disclosures are made in the official reports of the drivers and firemen who were on the Bendigo train on the night of the ...

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  3. MURDER AND CREMATION

    A man named Koch, a basket maker, of Grossromstadt, Saxe-Weimar, a central State of Germany, has been arrested on a charge of murder. Koch ...

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  4. THE ROWING DISPUTE.

    The ensuing week will be full of interest for rowing men. All the inter-State crews haye arrived to take part in the championship eight-oar race on the Yarra ...

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  5. PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Conference did not meet yesterday. A subject of informal discussion is still Mr. Deakin's statement, though there is nothing new in it. It is known ...

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  6. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., has written a letter to the "Labour Leader," which is published in London, in which he says that, with Mr. Stuart as the ...

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  7. PROPOSED NEW CABLE.

    The Post and Telegraph Department has made an arrangement with the Pacific Cable Board, under which the board's cable repairing steamer Iris ...

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  8. PERSONAL.

    Mr. Henry Alfred Lonehan, the New South Wales Government Astronomer, died suddenly on Saturday, aged 65. He had recently recovered from a severe ...

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  9. BOMB OUTRAGE IN BENGAL.

    A number of European residents were out driving at Muzaffarpur, a town of Bengal, yesterday, when a bomb was thrown at a carriage. ...

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  10. THE LIBERAL PARTY.

    The speech delivered by Sir John Brunner at a meeting of the Liberal Party on Thursday, is causing a sensation in political circles. ...

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  11. FLOODS IN ENGLAND.

    Heavy floods in parts of England during the past few days have almost isolated Maidenhead, Eton, and other places. ...

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  12. MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS.

    The celebration of May Day in Melbourne to-day drow a crowd of some thousands to the northern bank of the Yarra. ...

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  13. THE BRITANNIA ACCIDENT.

    Another death, making three vin all, has occurred among the men of the battleship Britannia that were recently injured by the bursting of a boiler-tube. ...

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  14. SQUIRES DEFEATS ROCHE.

    The Australian boxer Squires, who is to meet Burns next month for the second time, has just fought Jim Roche, the Irish champion. ...

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  15. FATAL ACCIDENT AT HASTINGS

    A fatal occident occurred at the Huon Timber Company's mills at Hastings this morning, when Malborn Hitchens, aged about 15, was killed. ...

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  16. TASMANIAN REVENUE RETURNS.

    With reference to the return of revenue for April, the Commonwealth has decided to withhold from Tasmania about £31,000. Mr. Evans is greatly ...

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  17. THE NORTHERN CREW.

    The crew which is to represent the T.R.A. in the interstate eight-oar race, together with the coach, two additional men, and the sculler (Mr. Jack), left ...

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  18. FRENCH RENTE FRAUDS.

    It was recently discovered that French Rente coupons were being forged and extensively circulated by means of agents in England and Germany. ...

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  19. LIVERPOOL DOCKS.

    The construction of a new dock at Liverpool, to be known as the "Gladstone" dock, will shortly be commenced. The new dock will lie to the ...

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  20. MEETING OF THE UNION.

    The committee met on Saturday evening, when, in the absence of the chairman, Mr. E. J. C. Whitesides was voted to the chair, and Messrs. E. J. Okines, ...

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  21. HOSPITAL SATURDAY AT SYDNEY.

    The result of the Hospital Saturday collection held yesterday was the raising of over £5,685 (including indoor totals), being £800 more than last year, ...

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  22. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

    Fire destroyed the flock factory of Messrs. Robinson and Marshall at the Corner of Grant and Dodd streets, South Melbourne, early on Saturday ...

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  23. A DRY SEASON.

    The present autumn has been the driest Known here for many years. Graziers particularly would welcome a good downpour, though the farmers ...

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  24. THE SHIPBUILDING TROUBLE.

    A lock-out in the shipbuilding yards on the north-east coast of England will be enforced from to-day, as negotiations for a settlement of the trouble have ...

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  25. FRENCH SOLDIERS AMBUSHED.

    A large body of natives ambushed a small French force last week near Ajachtseg, on the Senegal River. Two French sergeants and several ...

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  26. SHOP HOURS BILL.

    The Shop Hours Bill, which was introduced last month by Sir Chas. Dilke, was debated in the House of Commons yesterday. ...

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  27. JAPANESE NAVAL DISASTER.

    Twenty-three of the officers of the Japanese training ship Matsushima, which sank off the Pescadores last week as the result of an explosion, were ...

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  28. FIRES IN VICTORIA.

    A disastrous fire occurred on Thursday evening at Mornington, when a fine house, consisting of sixteen rooms, the property of A. Rutler Clarke, and ...

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  29. ENDURANCE TESTS.

    Tom Burrows has succeeded in establishing a new record by swinging; clubs continuously for 62 hours 2 minutes. Charles Palmer began playing the ...

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  30. OBITUARY.

    William Henry Dodery, who died at his residence, York-street, yesterday, was the second and younger son of the Hon. Wm. Dodory, of Longford, and ...

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  31. THE STEAMER BURWAH.

    A now steamer for Howard Smith and Co., Limited, has been launched at Sunderland. The steamer is named the Burwah, ...

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  32. THE STEAMER ORARI.

    The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Orari, which left Wellington on April 2 for London, has arrived at Rio de Janeiro. ...

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  33. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY.

    The annual commemoration of the Sydney University took place yesterday with the customary serio-comic surroundings. Proceedings commenced ...

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  34. A LEAK AT SEA.

    The fishing smack Victoria, which left Westernport (Vic.) on Friday, was found to be in a leaking condition when about 80 miles from Burnie. ...

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  35. THE COMMERCE CONGRESS.

    It has been decided that the Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire shall be hold in Sydney, starting either on September 14 or 21; ...

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  36. BRITISH CIVIL SERVICE.

    Mr. H. Cox, Liberal member of the House of Commons for Preston, in addressing his constituents, yesterday, drow attention to the fact that the ...

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  37. MOUNT PLEASANT ESTATE.

    The Closer Settlement Board met at Launceston on Saturday afternoon, and considered the applications received for allotments of the recently acquired ...

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  38. THE WARDENS COURT.

    In the Warden's Court at Launceston on Friday afternoon the Hon. J. G. Davies, M.H.A., applied for the forfeiture of section 618, held in the name of ...

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  39. GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

    A presentation of H.M.S. Pinbehind by three local amateurs at the Gaiety Theatre was well attended last night, and creditably given. ...

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  40. SERIOUS TRAMWAY ACCIDENT.

    A serious tramway accident occurred yesterday at Bournemouth, a watering place in Hampshire. An electric tram-car got beyond ...

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  41. GERMAN NEW GUINEA.

    The speech recently delivered at Liverpool by the Premier of South Australia (Mr. T. Price), in which he contrasted the readiness of German ...

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  42. MOTOR CARNIVAL.

    The Automobile Club of Australia held a motor race carnival at Victoria-park racecourse yesterday afternoon, in the presence of 6,000 spectators. Seven ...

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  43. PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS.

    The Public Works Department has accepted the following tenders:—Bridge over Nicholls's Rivulet (Port Cygnet), road to Sculthorpe's and others, J. B. ...

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  44. INDIAN FRONTIER TROUBLE.

    The Mohmands became extremely truculent when all the offending clans were ordered to send depntations to hear the British terms for their ...

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  45. COLLISION IN THE TAMAR.

    A statement has appeared in the local press that recently a steamer and yacht were in collision in the river, but no report of the occurrence was made ...

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  46. A PECULIAR ACCIDENT.

    A remarkable accident befel Dibbin, an employee of G. Robertson, baker on Thursday evening, at Camperdown. He was riding a bicycle and carried a ...

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  47. A CLIPPER YACHT.

    Mr. S. Horden's new motor yacht Bronzewing, the finest of her class, and the largest oil motor yacht in the world, was launched yesterday at ...

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  48. GERMANY IN THE PACIFIC.

    The Budget Committee of the Reichstag has, by 14 votes to 13, adopted the New Guinea mail service vote. Herr Dernburg, Minister for the ...

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  49. GENERAL CABLES.

    The directors of Dalgety and Company, Limited, have declared a dividend of six per cent. ...

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  50. TINNED RABBITS FOR THE NAVY.

    The British Admiralty is inquiring for samples of tinned rabbits for the Navy. ...

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  51. ELECTORAL REGISTRARS.

    The following have been appointed to act as electoral registrars in the Darwin division of Tasmania:—Charles Wynyard Game, Irish Town, vice[?] ...

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  52. A SUDDEN DEATH.

    The police were informed yesterday of the sudden death from heart failure of John Wesley Bdgelis, of Lilydale. Dr. Smith, who had acted as medical ...

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  53. LONDON BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

    The statement of accounts of the London Bank of Australia, Limited, for the past year shows that the profits amounted to £101,170. A dividend of 5½ per ...

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