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  2. THE RECENT STORMS.

    A red duststorm passed over the city this morning, and made matters extremely unpleasant. The wind was blowing at a velocity of about 46 miles an hour, and the air ...

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  3. THE ELINGAMITE.

    The steamer Zealandia arrived at Auckland this afternoon with the survivors from the wreeked steamer Elingamite. It appears that all the survivors aboard were ...

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  4. SOUTH AFRICA.

    A modified permit system is being substituted for the more rigorous condition of martial law in the Transvaal Colony. Martial law will shortly be abolished in its ...

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  5. TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.

    The Moorish juggler who is a pretender to the throne of Morocco has been defeated by the Sultan's troops with heavy loss. The heads of 20 of his followers were ...

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  6. THE OUTER HARBOR SCHEME.

    We have receive from the Marino Harbor League a comprehensive circular prepared by "Mereator" showing the alleged advantages of Marino over Light's Passage ...

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  7. PERSONAL.

    His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor received a telegram from Captain Wallington on Thursday morning, which stated that Lord Tennyson was decidedly better in ...

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  8. A SAMOAN VOLCANO.

    Private advices received from Apia report that the island of Savaii, in the Samoan group, is in a state of eruption. Five or six crater are smoking and flaming ...

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  9. AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.

    Lord Brassey, in a speech at Hastings yesterday, stated that Ireland was too important a part of the Empire to remain the battleground of parties. He advocated the ...

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  10. A PATHETIC SCENE.

    Mr. P. Jones, of Sydney, one of the passengers, said:—"I left the wreek in a long boat, which carried 45 men, women, and children. As we were leaving we came ...

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  11. THE UP-TO-DATE DAMSEL.

    The latest report of the East Melbourne Presbyterian College, where Madame Melba was educated, contains this sentence:—"In view of the fact that the franchise has been ...

    Article : 140 words
  12. SOMALILAND.

    Colonel E. C. E. Swayne, who was in command of the Somaliland expedition, which recently operated against the Mullah, and which retreated to the coast before an ...

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  13. CENTENNIAL PARK MURDER.

    The inquest concerning the death of John William Haines, who was found in the scrub on the Sydney common, near the Centennial Park, on the morning of ...

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  14. THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

    In the course of his remarks concerning the work of the Roseworthy Agricultural College between the time of the departure of Professor Lowrie and the arrival of ...

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  15. GUATEMALA.

    The recent earthquakes at Guatemala have been followed by a violent eruption of the volcano of Santa Maria, the highest cone of the Quezaltenango group, having an ...

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  16. THE AUSTRIAN PASSENGERS.

    Mr. Bradford, a Sydney cyclist, states that he was on a raft with seven others. They reached it by swimming, and on meeting the other raft ...

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  17. MASCAGNI REARRESTED.

    Pietro Maseagni, the composer, was rearrested yesterday at the instance of his impressario, who objected to the arrangements made for the American tour. ...

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  18. THE AMERICAN NAVY.

    Besides the two 16,000-ton battleships and the two 14,000-ton armored cruisers which it was decided to construct in April last, the American Naval Board of ...

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  19. STATEMENTS BY SURVIVORS.

    Dr. Beattie gives the following account of the wreck:—"The Elingamite struck one of the Three Kings about half-past 10 o'clock on Sunday morning during a dense fog. The ...

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  20. THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.

    It transpires that the conf[?]agration which destroyed the Duke of Omeans' chateau at Rouen, was caused by a foul chimney. One wing of the building, together with the ...

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  21. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    On a motion for the adjournment of the Assembly, Mr. Cann called attention to the serious condition of the water supply at Broken Hill. The position, he said was ...

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  22. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The barque Clydesdale, which left Newcastle, New South Wales, for Iquiciue, Chili, on July 9, was sighted in 35° N. 131° W., when all was reported to be well. ...

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  23. GREEK AT OXFORD.

    The Congregation of Oxford University, by a majority of 23 votes, have negatived a motion for the abolition of Greek as a compulsory examination subject at the ...

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  24. THE GERMAN TARIFF.

    The German Reichstag yesterday passed clause 8 of the Tariff Bill, authorising reprisals by means of supplementary duties on goods produced in States where ...

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  25. A DOUBLE COLLISION.

    A collision occurred in Moreton Bay last night between the China Navigation Company's steamer Chingtu, bound for Hongkong, and the steamer Lady Musgrave, ...

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  26. CHINA AND THE POWERS.

    Reuter's correspondent reports that the United States Government, at the request of China, has asked the Powers to agree to have the question as to whether the ...

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  27. A MIN NG TRAGEDY.

    Owing to an accident to the pumps of the Treharris coal mine at Merthyr Vale in Glamorganshire, a party of miners were suspended in a cage, at a height of 550 ft. ...

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  28. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

    Much discontent has been excited in Hungary by the attempt of the Imperial authorities to degrade Deputy Nessi from his military rank because of his action in ...

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  29. "SO PERISH ALL TRAITORS!"

    The Moorish juggler, who is a pretender to the throne of Morocco, has been defeated by the Sultan's troops with heavy loss. The heads of 20 of his followers were ...

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  30. QUEENSLAND.

    The Norfolk Island steamer Titus arrived at daylight and reported having had a rough passage to Lord Howe Island, and [?]ence a smooth trip. A lifebuoy marked ...

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  31. THE MISSING BOAT AND RAFT.

    The coast from Cape Maria to Hohours has been thoroughly searched, but no hace of the missing boat and raft or of any wreckage from them bas been discovered. ...

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  32. BRAZIL AND BOLIVIA.

    The latest news with regard to the frontier dispute between Brazil and Bolivia states that General J. M. Pando, President of the latter Republic, is organising a force ...

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  33. WAS IT SUICIDE?

    At Wagga early this morning Mr. Thomas Stewart Gardiner, manager of the Bank of New South Wales there, was found dead in the coachhouse at the back of the bank ...

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  34. VICTORIA.

    The debate on the second reading of the water supply was resumed in the Legislative Assembly, and further adjourned. The Premier explained that the Bill committed ...

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  35. KING AND KAISER.

    The King, the Emperor of Germany, and the Prince of Wales participated in a pheasant battue on the Sandringham estate on Tuesday. ...

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  36. BRITISH SUBMARINES.

    Experiments in deep water, intended to ascertain the extent of the visibility of submarine gunboats when operating at various depths, were conducted this week ...

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  37. PUBLIC MORALITY.

    Seventy-one Royal and German ladies in various parts of Germany, including two Queens, have established a society for the "elevation of public morality." The main ...

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  38. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Assembly to-day the Council's amendments in the Income Tax Bill were further considered in committee. The Premier said that one of the amendments was ...

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  39. NEW ZEALAND.

    The New Zealand Cricket Council has received no intimation that Lord Hawke's team have abandoned their proposed colonial tour. The team is supposed to have ...

    Article : 110 words
  40. THE DOUKHOBORS.

    The eccentric Russian seet of the Doukhobors, who have been causing such trouble to the authorities in Canada, have now promised to remain quiescent until spring, ...

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  41. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Copper.—Copper is quoted at £51 7/6 on spot, and £51 12/6 at three months. Tin.—Tin (forward) is quoted at £115 5/. ...

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  42. RESCUED PASSENGERS WELCOMED

    Messrs. Huddart, Parker & Co. this afternoon received the following cable from their Auckland office:—"Zealandia returned; captain, purser, second and third ...

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  43. TASMANIA.

    The ketch Gazelle capsized in the harbor this afternoon during a heavy squall. The crew, consisting of Edgar Spaulding and his two sons and William C. White, were ...

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  44. MR. SPENCER'S BALLOON.

    During the flight of Mr. Stanley Spencer's dirigible balloon from the Isle of Man to Dumfriesshire, the Rev. J. M. Bacon, M. A., steered in a most skilful manner by means ...

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  46. QUEENSLAND RAILWAY FRAUDS.

    In the Supreme Court this morning, before the Chief Justice, the trial of James W. Henderson was concluded. Henderson was arrested in Melbourne on a charge of ...

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  47. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    In the Assembly to-day a fortnight's leave of absence was granted to the Speaker on the ground of illness. He is now reported to be somewhat better. ...

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  48. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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  49. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

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  50. Advertising

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