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  2. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    Both Federal Houses meet to-morrow at 4 o'clock, and they will talk until about half-past 10. Next day they will assemble at 2.30, but it has not yet been decided ...

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  3. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received May 20, 7.44 p.m.] FIGHTING IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    When last seen trekking south, after passing Boshof, General De Wet had 40 followers. On the fall of General Swanepoel in ...

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  4. THE FIFTH CONTINGENT.

    Veterinary Surgeon Desmond, who went away with the Fifth Contingent, and who has returned to Adelaide, gives an interesting account of his experiences in South ...

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  5. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS.

    The day broke beautifully fine, and from an early hour the streets were thronged with sightseers from all parts of the State, and long before noon every vantage point ...

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  6. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Horace Watt was committed for trial at Young to-day on a charge of murdering Nicholas Jasprizza. ...

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  7. VICTORIA.

    The widow of the late Patrick John Glennon, who was killed at Fairfield last August through a railway truck he was riding on while on duty running off the ...

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  8. A PROTESTANT DEMONSTRATION.

    A Protestant demonstration was held tonight at the Town Hall, which was packed in all parts, to protest against any alteration of the accession oath, and against ...

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  9. THE RAILWAY REVENUE.

    The revenue from Victorian railways last weeli showed a big rise, mainly due to the heavy traffic consequent upon the Commonwealth celebrations. The total for the ...

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  10. DEATH OF LIEUTENANT FORREST.

    Sir John Forrest, the Minister for Defence, received a cable to-day stating that his nephew, Anthony A. Forrest, sub-lieutenant in the fifth West Australian ...

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  11. SHOCKING GUN ACCIDENT.

    A terrible gun accident has occurred at, a place called River Lett, about four miles from Lithgow. It appears that three brothers, named Morris, ranging in age ...

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  12. CRISIS IN SERVIA.

    Reuter's correspondent at Belgrade reports in connection with the Servian crisis that the rumors in circulation to the effect that King Alexander I. is contemplating ...

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  13. THE SYDNEY RECEPTION.

    The proposal to embark the Royal party on the Ohpir at Newcastle on the return from Brisbane has been abandoned. It has now been decided that upon their ...

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  14. OLD AGE PENSIONS.

    Sixteen thousand persons are now receiving old age pensions in Victoria, the average payment weekly being 8/ per head. This necessitates an appropriation ...

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  15. COLONIAL OFFICERS.

    Captain A. E. Collins, D.S.O., Lieutenant C. M. Ives, D.S.O., and Surgeon-Lieutenant F. D. Douglas, of the South Australian Bushmen's ...

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  16. A SALVATION ARMY VICTORY.

    The hearing ot the appeal in the suit of Hendy v. Jenkins was concluded before the Full Court to-day. The appeal was from the decision of Mr. Justice Walker refusing ...

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  17. DEATH OF MR. JAMES BATH.

    We regret to record the death of the secretary to the Minister of Education, Mr. James Bath, who expired at his house in Ward-street, North Adelaide, on Monday ...

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  18. FATAL MILING ACCIDENT.

    A sad accident occurred at Ou[?]trim colliery this morning. Messrs. J. Patterson and S. Hill were working at brushing the roof above them, which was in very bad ...

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  19. MRS. MCKINLEY.

    Intelligence has been received that Mrs. McKinley, wife of the President of the United States, whose sudden illness caused the curtailment of the Presidential tour ...

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  20. NEW ZEALAND.

    Weiss, the Australian billiardist, made his record break while playing here at 475 unfinished. The Sydney-owned schooner Linda Weber ...

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  21. THE EIGHT HOURS ART UNION.

    The Following are the ten first numbers drawn in connection with the eight hours art union to-night:—1st, 160,116; 2nd, 133,691; 3rd, 84,254; 4th, 186,817; 5th, ...

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  22. TRANSVAAL FIGHTING.

    Advices from the front state that the Boer commando under General Liebenberg, which was chased by the British troops from Hartebeestefontein, a village in the ...

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  23. THE MELBOURNE DECORATIONS.

    Melbourne is now in a transition stage. All the Venetian poles and other similar obstructions are being removed from the thoroughfares, and the street grand ...

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  24. THE IRON TRADE.

    A strike, involving 600 men, occurred at Mort's dock to-day. It appears that some weeks ago a letter was addressed to the manager of Mort's Dock and Engineering ...

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  25. A COSTLY ENGAGEMENT.

    Mrs. Sarah Payne, a widow, of Kent, told a sad story in the City Court to-day against George Henry Frosbick, a young Englishman, who is charged with the ...

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  26. GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS.

    The Minister for Works, in the course of an address, indicated that next session the Government would seek authority to purchase steamers to carry coal in connection ...

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  27. WESLEYAN GENERAL CONFERENCE.

    At the meeting of the Wesleyan General Conference to-day the Rev. George Burn was appointed general secretary, and the Rev. B. Danks organising secretary. ...

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  28. THE STATE PARLIAMENT.

    Properly speaking, the prorogation of Parliament expires to-morrow week, but it seems likely that Cabinet will decide to morrow to further prorogue the House till ...

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  29. WAR PENSIONS.

    A sub-committee of the local committee of the Empire Patriotic Fund of Victoria has drafted, a scheme by which pensions will be granted in this State to widows ...

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  30. VICEREGAL MOVEMENTS.

    The Countess of Hopetoun left by the evening express to-day for Sydney, where she will rejoin the Governor-General. She was accompanied by Captains Wallington ...

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  31. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH AND THE DUKE.

    Sir—If Rev. H. P. Gocher had had the courtesy to enquire from headquarters instead of listening to hearsay he would have learnt that no official programme of the ...

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  32. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The Full Court to-day dealt with the appeal of the Perth City Council against an injunction restraining the council from proceeding with the loan of £25,000, on the ...

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  33. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

    The State Attorney-General has drafted, and now has ready for the consideration of Cabinet, a Bill to enable a convention to be held for the purpose of preparing a ...

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  34. BOTHA ROMANCING.

    It is reported that General King occu pied Carolina on the 17th inst. General Louis Botha ordered the Boers to retire and hide'until the British troops ...

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  36. INCREASE OF FACTORIES.

    The registrar ot factories in his report for the present year gives figures showing that there are 52,898 persons employed in Victorian factories, shires excluded, of whom ...

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  37. THE SOUTH MINE

    The South mine mill had an exceedingly good run last week, treating 2,336 tons of crude sulphides, which produced 534 tons of concentrates, including 109 tons from ...

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  38. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The railway earnings for the week ended May l8 were £288. The steamer Guthrie arrived on Sunday from China. The inward passengers were ...

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  39. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    Sir—I was very pleased to notice Mr. Haddy's letter concerning the returned soldiers. Remembering the gu[?]h which marked the embarkation of the Bushmen's ...

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  40. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN TROOPS.

    General regret was expressed on all sides when it became known this morning that the Fifth and Sixth West Australian Contingents had suffered heavy losses in killel ...

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  45. "MUSIC AND TWO GREAT MUSICIANS."

    Under the auspices of the Gleneig Junior Literary Society a lecturette, entitled "Music and two great musicians," was given by Mr. W. R. Knox, F.M.I.C., on ...

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