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  2. OUR CAPE LETTER.

    Cape politics have once again come to the fore, and are absorbing more interest than the war itself. There have been one or two changes in the Ministry. Sir Gordon Sprigg ...

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  3. VICTORIA.

    A serious burning accident occurred to Miss Jones, of Ballarat. She is 16 years of age, and was engaged in the kitchen, when her clothes caught fire. She rushed ...

    Article : 325 words
  4. STEAM TRAM ACCIDENT.

    A smash-up occuried on the tram-line at Botany to-day, the driver of a tram being killed and the fireman seriously injured. At a little before 12 o'clock a steam-motor ...

    Article : 488 words
  5. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Royal Agricultural show was officially opened yesterday by Sir Frederick Darley. The weather was unfavorable, heavy rain falling at intervals. Wintry weather ...

    Article : 380 words
  6. SYDNEY DIVORCE CASES.

    Mr. Justice Simpson delivered judgment yesterday in the case in which Florence Isabella Lance, formerly Clack, sought a divorce from Walter Percy Lance, clothier, ...

    Article : 427 words
  7. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    Senator Drake (the Postmaster-General) states that after March 31 no letters will be delivered to Tattersall, not even if they were actually posted prior to that date. ...

    Article : 139 words
  8. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received March 29, 1 a.m.] KING EDWARD.

    King Edward travelled to Cowes yesterday in order to begin his Easter yachting cruise. The warships at Portsmouth were gaily decorated, and fired a salute of 21 guns ...

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  9. [BY [?]BMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [[?]eceived March 29, 1 a.m.] BO[?]RS CONFERRING.

    Nothin has yet transpired with regard to the [?]sion of Mr. Schalk Burger and other m[?]bers of the Transvaal Executive to Mr. S[?]yn and General De Wet. Even ...

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  10. DATE OF THE CORONATION.

    The State Premier has received the following cablegram from the Agent-General: —"In reply to your telegram of the 15th inst., the coronation will take place on June ...

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  11. THE LATE MR. RHODES.

    The arrangements for the interment of Mr. Rhodes are now complete. The funeral service will take place at Cape Town on Wednesday, and Dr. Jameson will ...

    Article : 339 words
  12. THE COROWA CONFERENCE.

    Sir Wm. Lyne expresses the opinion that before any practical result can be possible as the outcome of the Corowa Water Conference, it will be necessary for the ...

    Article : 86 words
  13. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The Pacific cable has been laid as far as the Windward Isles, and Sir Joseph Ward, (Postmaster-General of New Zealand), has cabled congratulations to the Federal ...

    Article : 110 words
  14. FATAL MINING ACCIDENT.

    A fatal accident occurred at the New Chum Consolidated mine, Bendigo, to-day, when John Kelly, a single man, aged 25 years, in attempting to remove a bar of ...

    Article : 64 words
  15. WHARF LABORERS' WAGES.

    The demand of the wharf laborers for a higher rate of pay was considered at a meeting of the inter-State Steamship Owners' Association. No discussion took place, the ...

    Article : 57 words
  16. HOWARD SMITH & CO.

    The second half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in Howard Smith & Co. was held yesterday. The Chairman (Mr. W. G. Sprigg) said there was, after the ...

    Article : 107 words
  17. F[?]NANCIAL NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 words
  18. HER MAJESTY'S TO BE REBUILT.

    Mrs. McQuade has informed Mr. H. H. Vincent (Mr. J. C. Williamson's associate manager) that it has been decided to rebuild Her Majesty's Theatre, and the work ...

    Article : 159 words
  19. BROKEN HILL MINES.

    A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held last night to deal with a letter received from Mr. F. M. Dickenson (secretary of the Proprietary Company), ...

    Article : 173 words
  20. THE STARCH DUTY.

    With regard to the tariff item starch, on which a duty of 2d. per lb. was passed on Friday, some confusion has arisen owing to the excise duty of 1d. per lb. not yet ...

    Article : 144 words
  21. STAR OF THE EAST COMPANY.

    The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Star of the East Company, Sebastopol, was held on Wednesday, Mr. E. Edwards (chairman of directors) presiding. ...

    Article : 166 words
  22. GOVERNMENT STOCKS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 194 words
  23. DAIRYING IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. O'Callagham, the New South Wales Government Dairy Expert, has prepared a report on the New Zealand methods of supervising dairy products that are exported. ...

    Article : 291 words
  24. USEFUL RAINS.

    Some useful falls of rain have been recorded, an inch and over being consistently measured along the western slopes south of the Lachlan. The chart shows splendid ...

    Article : 97 words
  25. PROFESSOR DOUGLAS.

    Mrs. Douglas, wife of Professor Douglas, of the Adelaide University, has secured a divorce from her husband on the grounds of desertion and adultery. ...

    Article : 42 words
  26. SYDNEY GENERAL POST-OFFICE.

    On Thursday Mr. Hughes, one of the New South Wales members of the House of Representatives, received from the town clerk of Sydney the following letter:— ...

    Article : 218 words
  27. STORMS IN VICTORIA.

    The heavy rainfall of yesterday developed at an early hour this morning into a terrific south-west storm. For several hours there was not a moment's lull, and ...

    Article : 505 words
  28. ONE SHILLING DAMAGES.

    The action brought by Frederick Greening Ward, traveller, against the Victorian Railway Commissioners for the recovery of £515 damages for alleged injuries sustained ...

    Article : 90 words
  29. NEW ARMY RIFLE.

    It is reported, that the War Office have adopted a new rifle, which represents an improvement on the old Enfield. The breech mechanism is constructed on the ...

    Article : 66 words
  30. SENSATIONAL RAILWAY COLLISION.

    A sensational accident befell a mountain train between Top Points and Edgecombe to-day. The train, which was a passenger one, was proceeding through a cutting at ...

    Article : 134 words
  31. [?]NK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 words
  32. A PECULIAR ACCIDENT.

    A seven-year-old daughter of Mr. James Nunn, farmer, of Chepstowe, was severely burnt in peculiar circumstances. She was suffering from a sore throat, and her ...

    Article : 105 words
  33. THE GOLD SUPPLY.

    The chairman of the Bank of Africa, speaking at a meeting of the shareholders on Thursday, estimated that in consequence of the closing of the mints the ...

    Article : 52 words
  34. FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT.

    A fatal boating accident happened in the harbor this afternoon, the victim being a young man, Percy Howes, residing at Sydney-road, Manly. Howes and a companion ...

    Article : 128 words
  35. THE HAYTIAN TROUBLE.

    At the instance of the French Government, the Haytian authorities have dismissed the Chief Commissioner of Police for his precipitate conduct in arresting ...

    Article : 86 words
  36. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    David Esplin narrowly escaped being killed on the railway line, near Beaufort. He crossed the line in front of the 11.30 goods train from Ballarat, neither seeing ...

    Article : 74 words
  37. THE TASMANIAN ELECTION.

    Mr. G. H. Reid, replying to a telegram, announcing the return of Mr. Hartnoll to the House of Representatives, said Mr. Hartnoll's triumph foreshadows the ...

    Article : 43 words
  38. A NEW YORK TRAGEDY.

    The tria[?] of the lawyer Albert [?]. Patrick, charged w[?]th having instigated the murder of Rice, a New York millionaire, in order to secure [?]he sum of £1,000,000 under a ...

    Article : 175 words
  39. BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    Two further cases of plague have been reported to the board of health, the patients being George Colley, 27 years of age, residing at 16, Dick-street, Chippendale, ...

    Article : 98 words
  40. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.

    What at present appears to have been a dastardly attempt to wreck a train occurred at Inglewood. The train left Bendigo at 11.15 for Korong Vale. At a spot ...

    Article : 76 words
  41. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The railway receipts for the week ended March 22 were £196. The Chillagoe arrived on Sunday night with 800 tons of coal' for the railway. ...

    Article : 107 words
  42. COLONIAL INVESTMENTS.

    It is officially announced that the colonial stocks already made eligible for the investment of British trust funds under the Imperial Act of 1900 represent £[?]18,530,000. ...

    Article : 39 words
  43. A DANGEROUS' ANIMAL.

    An enquiry into the death of Mrs. Hill, of Garden Flab, who died somewhat suddenly, tended to show that death was due to injuries inflicted upon her by a steer ...

    Article : 137 words
  44. MELBOURNE PATIENT DISCHARGED.

    James Quantock, the wharf laborer, who contracted plague, it is suspected, from visiting a steamship, was discharged cured from the Coode Island quarantine-station ...

    Article : 36 words
  45. BIG MEAT CONTRACT.

    The "Standard's" correspondent at New York reports that Armour & Company, the well-known provision merchants of Chicago, have contracted to ship 220,000 cases of beef ...

    Article : 63 words
  46. Advertising

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  47. THE CIRCUIT COURT.

    The Circuit Court sat on Monday and Tuesday, and adjourned on Wednesday till Tuesday next to permit the defendants in an assault and robbery case to obtain the ...

    Article : 78 words
  48. Advertising

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