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GALLERY NOTES. Yesterday was a Land Bill day in the Legislative 'Assembly, and Mr. Kidston began his contribution to the debate at 3.35 p.m. The hon. member explained that ... Article : 1,526 words

IRELAND. In connection with the enforcement of the judgment of the court awarding £5000 damages to a shopkeeper at Tallow for alleged boycotting, the sheriff's ... Article : 148 words

QUEENSLAND WHEAT PROSPECTS. Last year it is estimated there were 87,000 acres of land in Queensland under wheat, and the total yield was 1,194,088 bushels, the average being nineteen and ... Article : 743 words

GREAT BRITAIN. During the past month one hundred and fifty officers in the Volunteer forces have resigned their commissions, on the ground that they are ... Article : 57 words

SOUTE AFRICA. The fund for the assistance of the South African loyalists, for which on appeal was made a few days ago by Lady Edward Cecil land others, has ... Article : 69 words

CABLE MESSAGES. Latest Information regarding the new British expedition against the Somali Mad Mullah states that Brigadier-General Manning, who is in supreme ... Article : 130 words

LORD TENNYSON AS GOVERNOR GENERAL. It has been officially announced that his Majesty King Edward has approved of the appointment of Lord Tennyson as Governor-General of Australia for ... Article : 91 words

PERSONAL. Our special representative in Melbourne reports that Lord Tennyson has been appointed Governor-General of the Australian Commonwealth for one year. ... Article : 574 words

GENERAL VILJOEN AND MR. CHAMBERLAIN. General Viljoen has had a long audience with the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies. He advised that depots be ... Article : 101 words

EDUCATION BILL FOR LONDON. It is understood that an Education Bill for London will be one of the leading measures introduced by the Government next session. ... Article : 32 words

MELBOURNE, Novemoer 21. A cable message was received to-day from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, intimating that the King had been pleased to appoint Lord Tennyson as ... Article : 134 words

LORD BRASSEY RETIRING FROM PUBLIC LIFE. Lord Brassey, addressing a meeting of Liberals at Birkenhead last night, announced that he bade farewell to public life. ... Article : 30 words

THE IRISH NATIONALISTS. Mr. T. M. Healy, M.P., who has been chosen as the Leader of a new Moderate Irish Party," in the course of an interview yesterday, accused Mr. T. ... Article : 116 words

THE BULGARIAN RISING IN MACEDONIA. With reference to the recent Bulgarian rising in Macedonia, and the demand of the Porte that the Bulgarian Government should take ... Article : 138 words

A MUSICAL APPOINTMENT. Miss Ada Crossley, the Australian contraito singer, has been appointed an examiner at the Royal College of Music. ... Article : 27 words

THE REFUGEE CAMPS. The number of refugees in the concentration camps in the Transvaal has now been reduced to 13,000. Most of those who now remain are in indigent ... Article : 36 words

SUICIDE OF A STOCK JOBBER. Henry Hastings Heppel, a stock jobber, committed suicide to-day in the lavatory of the London Stock Exchange. Losses on stock transactions ... Article : 41 words

AUSTRALIAN INTERESTS. The balance-sheet submitted at the annual meeting of the Scottish Australian Investment Company shows a loss of £8789 on the past year's ... Article : 38 words

REPEAL OF MARTIAL LAW. Though martial law in the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony has been repealed, the Government have reserved the power to reimpose it should ... Article : 52 words

BRITISH TRADERS ON THE FRENCH CONGO. Viscount Cranborne, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, announced in the House of Commons to-day that Great Britain had submitted to the French ... Article : 295 words

MR. W. T. RUSSELL'S CAMPAIGN. Mr. W. T. Russell, M.P., who has been conducting a land purchase campaign in Ireland, was seriously maltreated after addressing a meeting ... Article : 80 words

A DUTCH PASTOR IN CAPE. COLONY. In connection with the case of the Rev. Mr. Vlon, a Dutch minister at Piquetberg, in Cape Colony, who had incurred displeasure by his answerving ... Article : 136 words

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrivals.—Duke of Portland, s., from Brisbane, via Queensland ports and South Africa; Paparoa, s., from New Zealand ports; Atlantic, barque, from ... Article : 76 words

TURKISH INTRIGUES ON THE PERSIAN GULF. The Kurachi (India) correspondent of the London "Times" emphasises the necessity for strong representations being made by the British Government ... Article : 67 words

NEW SOUTH WALES. The half-yearly general meeting of the Bank of New South Wales was held to-day. The report showed a net profit for the six months of £118,229, and with the ... Article : 180 words

PERSIAN AMBASSADOR AT ATHENS. A Persian Ambassador has been appointed to Athens, for the first time for a period of 2393 years. ... Article : 28 words

VICTORIAN RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. The King's Prize at the Victorian Rifle Association Meeting was brought to a sensational finish yesterday. A strong wind blew throughout the day. The best work ... Article : 196 words

RAILWAYS IN SOUTHERN PERSIA. A combination of financiers and engineers is reported to have been formed in Paris with the object of constructing railways in Southern Persia. ... Article : 34 words

NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES. A sensational affair, happened at the Hicks Company's Pioneer Bacon Factory here at an early hour this norning. An employee was awakened by hearing a noise ... Article : 270 words

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. At a meeting of representative citizens on Thursday, to discuss the naval defence of Australia, dissatisfaction was expressed at the manner in which the agreement ... Article : 95 words

GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES. President Roosevelt, in a speech delivered at Memphis yesterday, declared that there, must be no politics in connection with the governing of the ... Article : 85 words

THE GERMAN EMPEROR'S DEPARTURE. The German Emperor yesterday took his farewell of Lord Lonsdale, with whom he has been staying at Lowther Castle for the past few days. His ... Article : 75 words

A STRANGE REQUEST. An unusual request was made to-day to the head of one of the Government departments. It was hy a young lady, for permission to bury her father outside the ... Article : 62 words

COMMONWEALTH MATTERS. At to-day's Executive meeting, the following minute was approved:—That the tenure of the provisional appointment of Colonel Tom Price, C.B., as Commandant ... Article : 477 words

ACTION FOR MILITARY PAY.—A TEST CASE. An action by John Howarth, against Oritchett Walker, Principal Under Secretary, as nominal defendant, to recover £97 13s., balance of pay due to him as ... Article : 259 words

THE ELINGAMITE WRECK. The steamer Mararoa, which arrived from Auckland to-day, had on board Mr. M. A. Leifson and his wife and child, who were lauded at Hohoura in the first boat from the wrecked steamer ... Article : 129 words

DIRECTOR OF SUGAR EXPERIMENT STATIONS. In another column will be found the first portion of the annual report of Dr. Maxwell, director of the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations. This portion deals ... Article : 164 words

THE ERUPTION IN GUATEMALA. Further details of the eruption of Santa Maria, in Guatemala, state that thousands of Indiana wera asphyxiated by the discharges from the volcano. ... Article : 49 words

THE EDUCATION BILL. The Education Bill was passed through Committee in the House of Commons last night. ... Article : 23 words

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. A woman named Kitty Byron was recently arrested and remanded on the charge of murdering Arthur Reginald Baker, a Stock Exchange clerk, whom ... Article : 80 words

FEDERAL POLITICS. Mr. James Page, member of the Federal House of Representatives for Maranoa, addressed the electors in the Oddfellows' Hall, last night. There was a good ... Article : 130 words

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. SYDNEY, November 21.—Arrived: Allinga, s., Queensland, s., Tyrian, s., from Brisbane; Devon, s., from Capetown; Leura, s., from Melbourne; Oroya, R.M.S., from London; Sephocles, s., from ... Article : 82 words

VICTORIA. At the annual session of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria to-day it was reported that the twentieth century fund was not likely to ... Article : 65 words

THE NOTED PLACE For tailoring of all kinds is the Queensland Woollen Company. Goods of highest quality at moderate prices. Choice assortment of summer suitings now in; also, ... Article : 46 words

BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT. Mr. Philp, in moving the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly this morning, announced that the first business on Tuesday next would he the committal of the Land ... Article : 52 words

SIR E. SATOW ON LEAVE. Sir Ernest Satow, the British Minister to China, has left Peking on six months' leave of absence. ... Article : 28 words

BETTING-HOUSE RAID. Thirty-four persons who were found during the recent raid in betting premises in Pitt-street were at the Central Police Court to-day each fined £3. ... Article : 31 words

"MOVING WITH THE TIMES." Act like the been business man, who, when he cannot do sufficient business to justify his expenses, reduces his expenditure to his returns—or, in other words, ... Article : 110 words

A BRUTAL CRIME. A brutal crime was committed in Latrobe-street West on Thursday night, Mrs. Sophia Rigg, aged 57 years, was passing along the street on her way home, when ... Article : 150 words

ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRAT10N, 1903. The Initial meeting in connection with the celebration of St. Patrick's Day for 1903 was held last evening at St. Stephen's Schoolroom, when Mr. E. J. Butler ... Article : 100 words

OVERLAND PASSENGERS. The following passengers travelled by mail train to-day:- For Brisbane: Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Benson, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Higgins, Messrs. G. M. Temple, P. ... Article : 88 words

BURGLARY AT A JEWELLER'S ESTABLISHMENT. A burglary was committed last night in the premises of Mr. Courland, a Jeweller at Richmond, near London, and property to the value of £4000 was ... Article : 69 words

MR. DRAKE'S ANTI-KANAKA VIEWS. Some speculation has from time to time been indulged in—and the subject has been revived of late by reason of the public discussions—as to the circumstances under ... Article : 295 words

EVERYONE'S (K)NOSE That Harris and Co. give great bargains at their Sales, one of which starts to-day. Six coupons for every shilling spent.* ... Article : 23 words

WHITE JAPANESE SILKS. {No abstract available} Detailed lists, results, guides : 47 words

THE P. AND O. COMPANY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company has declared a bonus of 3 per cent in addition to the dividend already announced. ... Article : 33 words

"SPORTS OBSERVER" PICTURES. The illustrations in the "Sports Observer" to-night will deal with sailing, swimming, the turf, and football. The firstnamed is provided for in the Brisbane ... Article : 193 words

SALE OF REMNANTS. T. C. Beirne and Co. desire to announce a Sale of all Remnants commenced on Friday, 21st November.* ... Article : 25 words

REMNANT SALE. Commenced on Friday, 21st November. T. C. Beirne and Co., The Valley, Brisbane.* ... Article : 20 words

NEW MUSICAL RECORDS At the Free Concert Drapery Theatre Boggo-road, South Brisbane, this (Friday) night. Business and pleasure combined The D.I.A.'s prices are absolutely right. ... Article : 122 words

U.R.A.Y.Z. If you go to Harris and Co.'s Great Coupon Sale to-day. Plenty of bargains, and six coupons for every shilling spent.* ... Article : 114 words

TRADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA. The London "Daily Mail" states that the Board of Trade is despatching commissioners to South Africa for the purpose of making inquiries as to the ... Article : 40 words

MARYBOROUGH. A fire on Thursday night at Tinana destroyed a six-roomed house owned and occupied (by T. Middleton, a railway employee. The house was insured for £150, and the ... Article : 106 words

"THE PANAMA HAT CRAZE" Can be indulged at a small expense at Charles Gilbert's Queen-street (near bridge), "The" house for Panama Hats. He guarantees to supply a better hat for ... Article : 68 words

PIANO TUNING. PIANO TUNING. By skilled workmen; ordere promptly attended; old pianos taken part payment of new ones. Paling and Co., Queen-street. Advertisers should not forget Nicklin's ... Article : 59 words