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  2. THE HUON RAILWAY.

    A public meeting of the electors of the Longley district was held in the local hall last night, with the object of urging the claims of the Huon railway. There ...

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  3. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the Senate to-day, Senator McGregor moved the second reading of the Seal of Government Bill, and briefly explained the reason for the introduction of the ...

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  4. VICTORIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.

    A want of confidence motion was moved against the Government in the Legislative Assembly to-day, by Mr. J. Murray who was the former Minister ...

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  5. THE EDUCATION BILL.

    Consideration of the Education Bill was resumed yesterday in committee of the House of Commons. Clause two, which provided for the ...

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  6. THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

    The "Standard" says that the Earl of Rosebery's committee, which is considering the question of the reform of the House of Lords, recommends that ...

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  7. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    Yesterday the Governor (Sir Gerald Strickland) affixed the Royal assent to the following bills: — Penguin Water Bill, Public Works Execution, ...

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  8. THE BALKAN TROUBLE.

    The Turkish authorities are endeavouring to stop the boycott of Austrian vessels at Turkish ports. The Customs porters and boatmen ...

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  9. EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEF.

    The joyous celebration of Emperor Francis Josef's jubilee at Vienna yesterday was over-clouded by the fact that four persons were killed and 106 ...

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  10. AUSTRIA WILLING TO NEGOTIATE.

    Marquis Pallavacini, Austrian Ambassador at Constantinople, has expressed satisfaction with the Porte's correct attitude regarding Customs porters, as ...

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  11. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    In the House of Representatives, Mr. Batchelor, in reply to Mr. Bamford (Q.), said that information had been received that experiments made with the Brennan ...

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  12. PRINCE BULOW'S VIEWS.

    Prince Bulow, conversing with representatives of the Powers, has expressed complete confidence that peace will be maintained, and that Austria ...

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  13. PENNY POSTAGE.

    Penny a letter postage between Germany and the United States will come into operation in January next. ...

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  14. RACIAL RIOTS AT PRAGUE.

    The feeling in sympathy with Servia, and the anti-German demonstration at the Prague, in Bohemia, this week, in which the Czechs took a leading part, ...

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  15. GENERAL CABLES.

    At to-day's tallow sales 576 casks of tallow were offered, and 394 were sold. Prices remain unchanged. ...

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  16. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    The Midlands land East Midlands teams combined defeated the New South Wales rugby team to-day by two goals and a penalty goal, to a try. ...

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  17. BREADSTUFFS.

    The American visible supply of wheat east of the Rockies is estimated at 82,205,000 bushels, compared with 78,981,000 bushels a week ago. ...

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  18. GERMAN ADMINISTRATION.

    Members of the Reichstag debated various motions yesterday for reforming the Imperial Constitution in the matter of Ministerial responsibility. ...

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  19. STATUS QUO IN FAR EAST.

    The Wai-wu-pu, (Chinese Board for Foreign Affairs) has approved of the agreement between Japan and the United States relative to the ...

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  20. GRAVING DOCK ON THE CLYDE.

    A graving dock is to be built on the Clyde that will be capable of holding the largest battleships. ...

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  21. FRUIT INSPECTION CHARGES.

    In the Senate to-day, Senator Keating asked:— (1) Is the Government aware that at the last conference of the National ...

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  22. WOOL SALES POSTPONED.

    The London wool sales were again postponed to-day on acoount of the fog. ...

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  23. REBELLION IN HAYTI.

    The residents, at Port-au-Prince, the capital of Hayti, did not wait for the general body of rebels who had defeated the Government troops to march ...

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  24. SILVER.

    Bullion silver is quoted at 1s 10d. per oz. ...

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  25. THE LATE COMMANDANT SCHEEPERS.

    A memorial has been unveiled in the Orange River Colony to Commandant Scheepers and his companions, who were shot in 1902 as rebels. ...

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  26. PASSENGER LOST OVERBOARD.

    Some time after the arrival of the t. s. Loongana from Melbourne this morning, it transpired that a saloon passenger named Chas. E. Thompson, ...

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  27. PERSONAL.

    The following appointments were confirmed at yesterday's Executive Council meeting:—David Lindsay to be justice of the peace at Evandale; Effingham ...

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  28. UNITED STATES POSTMASTERS

    President Roosevelt has made 15,500 fourth-class sub-postmasters in the United States permanent officials, thus removing them from political influence. ...

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  29. THE RUSHWORTH TRAGEDY.

    There have been no new developments to the Rushworth tragedy. The police are at a complete loss now in the search for clues. It is generally considered that ...

    Article : 127 words
  30. "GRAFT" AT SAN FRANCISCO.

    The Chief of Police at San Francisco, Mr. Biggey, has committed suicide. The San Francisco correspondent of the "Daily News" states that Mr. ...

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  31. KILLED BY A MOTOR CAR.

    A lad was run over and killed at Guildford, Surrey, some time ago by a motor-car. The chauffeur, a foreigner named Dalloz, was committed for trial ...

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  32. TOURIST TRAFFIC.

    Deputations from the Western Tasmanian Tourist Association this afternoon waited upon Warden Fisher at the Municipal Council chambers, and ...

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  33. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S CRICKET MATCH.

    The Governor-General selected a team to play the Melbourne Cr[?]ket Club Committee to-day on the Melbourne cricket ground. His Excellency's team won ...

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  34. A BY-ELECTION.

    Owing to the resignation of Sir F. C. Rasch, Conservative member in the House of Commons for Chelmsford, a poll was taken yesterday for the ...

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  35. UNITED STATES TARIFF.

    The Ways and Means Committee that is considering the question of a revision of the united States tariff continues to receive requests to place articles on the ...

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  36. EMPEROR OF CHINA.

    The infant Emperor of China, Pu-yi, was crowned in the palace at Peking yesterday, in the midst of a large gathering. ...

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  37. BUSH FIRES NEAR DUNDAS.

    The weather is again very warm, big bush fires burning all round. The N. E. Dundas train, on its return from Williamsford this afternoon, had ...

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  38. ROBBERY IN NEW YORK.

    A robbery of a daring and sensational character was perpetrated in New York yesterday. At three o'clock in the morning a ...

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  39. THE HEEMSKIRK TRAGEDY.

    By some means, accidental or otherwise, the old Cliff hut at Heemskirk, which has been prominently connected with the Heemskirk tragedy, was ...

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  40. PERSIAN CONSTITUTION.

    The Shah of Persia disclaims all responsibility of the replacarding of Teheran with a proclamation abolishing the Constitution. ...

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  41. SENIOR PUBLIC CANDIDATES.

    For the first examination at the Alberthall to-day, 16 candidates have entered for the senior section and 60 for the junior. There are, in addition, 16 ...

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  42. A BUTCHER'S DIRTY PREMISES

    At the Paddington Police Court to-day, Frank G. Mendes, a butcher in Oxford-street, was proceeded against on information, charging him with not ...

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  43. AEROPLANES AND WAR.

    Sir Hiram Maxim, addressing a meeting of members of the Society of Arms yesterday[?] asserted that the aeroplane would soon be a very important ...

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  44. GERMANS IN THE CAMEROONS

    Hostile tribes have attacked a patrol of German troops in the Cameroons. Four of the Germans, including an officer, have been killed, and ten others ...

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  45. A SUDDEN DEATH.

    Frank Hamilton Nicol, an estate agent, residing at South Preston, was seized with illness on Tuesday night, and died yesterday. Upon an autopsy being made ...

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