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  2. THE LATE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL E. C. CRACKNELL.

    The body of the late Mr. Edward Charles Cracknell, Supermtendent of Electric Telegraphs, and Leutenant-Colonel commanding the Submarine Miners, whose death was recorded ...

    Article : 1,928 words
  3. THE FINANCIAL POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.

    The chief topic of conversation in political circles on Saturday was with regard to the financial policy of the Government. Members of Parliament are, of course, interested in the situation, and considerable ...

    Article : 2,648 words
  4. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The attendance on the Dapto showground yesterday was the largest ever seen on the ground, numbering about 1200. The weather was more pleasant than on the previous day, and the various officials ...

    Article : 1,607 words
  5. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    NOTWITHSTANDING the resolve of the Premier that nothing shall be known regarding the retrenchment proposals of the Government until Wednesday the secret of the Cabinet is a pretty open one. ...

    Article : 6,472 words
  6. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS. THE GERMAN ARMY BILL.

    The speech delivered in the Reichstag by Count ven Caprivi, the Imperial Chancellor, in the debate on the German Army Increase Bill, has been badly ...

    Article : 50 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS. TERRIBLE INCIDENT IN CHINA.

    A terrible affair is reported from China. A band of Chinese robbers made a raid on the village of Kamli. The marauders set fire to a temple in which 1400 men, ...

    Article : 71 words
  8. THE WORKING CLASSES IN GERMANY.

    Speaking in the German Reichstag, Dr. Von Boetticher, Secretary of State for the Interior, ridiouled the widespread distress which was alleged to exist in Germany. He ...

    Article : 74 words
  9. THE PANAMA CANAL BRIBERY.

    The Boulangist and Socialist press accuse President Carnot of corrupt conduet in signing the Panama Lottery Loan Bill in 1866, after having refused to sign ...

    Article : 120 words
  10. VICTORIA. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

    A meeting of the Opposition is to be held on Tuesday to consider the question of at once tabling a motion of want of confidence and deciding by whom it is to be moved. Sir Bryan ...

    Article : 273 words
  11. MINERS' STRIKE IN GERMANY.

    The strike of miners at Saarbrück, in the German province of Lorraine, has collapsed. JAN. 15. ...

    Article : 48 words
  12. GREAT BRITAIN AND MOROCCO.

    In answer to the ultimatum of the British, Government, the Sultan of Morocco has undertaken to make reparation for the murder of a British subject in Tangier ...

    Article : 40 words
  13. RAILWAY COLLISION IN CHICAGO.

    A disastrous railway collision has occurred in Chicago. The wrecked carriages took fire. Although no actual loss of life is ...

    Article : 37 words
  14. YACHTING FATALITY AT ST. KILDA.

    Yesterday afternoon, between 4 and 5 o'clook, the yacht Ailsa upset in a squall about a mile and a half off Red Bluff, St. Kilda. The owners, two brothers named George and Edward Bond, ...

    Article : 126 words
  15. THE GLADSTONE MINISTRY.

    Mr. W. T. Stead, the editor of the Review of Reviews, is acting the part of a candid friend to the Ministry. He says that if the Government lasts until April ...

    Article : 70 words
  16. JEWISH PRISONERS IN MOROCCO.

    The governor of a prison in Morocco has been accused of subjecting the Jewish prisoners to bzutal treatment. The European Powers will probably protest to ...

    Article : 39 words
  17. NEW ZEALAND.

    At the Auckland Rifle Association meeting the Otago match, fired at ranges of 300, 500, and 700 yards (seven shots at each), was won by Private Robertson, of Christchurch, with a score of 84. ...

    Article : 85 words
  18. POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN CANADA.

    Sir John S. Thompson, Premier and Minister of Justice in Canada, has declared that the fiscal policy of the Dominion under the administration of the late ...

    Article : 60 words
  19. THE BUTTER INDUSTRY.

    The R.M.S. Ballaarat sailed yesterday for London, carrying some 600 tons of butter from Victoria, besides 70 tons from Sydney. Mr. Wilson, the Government dairy expert, states that ...

    Article : 145 words
  20. THE LABOUR PARTY IN ENGLAND.

    A conference of the independent labour party is being held at Bradford. Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P. for South West Ham, who was elected president, defined the ...

    Article : 108 words
  21. THE WEATHER.

    Friday night's heavy southerly gale had moderated to a force of 30 miles per hour at midnight. From that out np to some time after daybreak the wind continued to decrease, but in the forenoon ...

    Article : 328 words
  22. CANADA AND AMERICA.

    Canada has rescinded the hostile canal tolls levied upon American vessels. ...

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  23. QUEENSLAND.

    The ninth half-yearly report of the Bank of North Queensland shows that the net profits amounted to £6376. A dividend of 5 per cent, is to be declared, and £1454 carried forward. ...

    Article : 42 words
  24. MR. J. G. BLAINE.

    Mr. James G. Blaine, lately American Secretary of State, who has been in illhealth for some time past, is reported to be dying. ...

    Article : 32 words
  25. THE WOOL DUTIES IN AMERICA.

    The Native Association of Wool Buyers and Manufacturers in New York has protested against the free importation of wool into the United States, which has been ...

    Article : 63 words
  26. VICTORIAN TREASURY BILLS.

    A Melbourne bank has inquired if the London market will take £750,000 worth of Victorian Treasury bills. The inquiry met with an unfavourable ...

    Article : 46 words
  27. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) THE DISPUTED BOUNDARY.

    Sir J. W. Downer will probably forward a reply to the long communication he recently received from Mr. Shiels, Premier of Victoria, in relation to the disputed boundary of Victotia and ...

    Article : 156 words
  28. ISSUE OF DEBENTURES.

    Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, are issuing £250,000 worth of 4½ per cent, debentures irredeemable for 10 years, and redeemable at 105 afterwards. ...

    Article : 30 words
  29. UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

    The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of 30s per share, and has carried forward £6000. ...

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  30. THE VICE-REGAL PARTY AT KATOOMBA.

    His Excellency the Earl of Jersey went to Sydney yesterday morning and returned by the evening train. Lady Jorsey and family, accompanied by the Duchess of Buckingham, Miss Wolfe Murray, and ...

    Article : 95 words
  31. DEFENCE MATERIAL FOR ALBANY.

    Three guns, mountings, and a quantity of stores for the defences of Albany, Western Australia, have been shipped by the steamer Gulf of Taranto, which is to ...

    Article : 38 words
  32. LOHMANN, THE CRICKETER.

    G. A. Lohmann, the Surrey cricketer, who was ordered to Capetown for the benefit of his health, is better. ...

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  33. THE VISIT OF THE ADMIRAL.

    The visit of Rear-Admiral Bowden-Smith to the colony will be the occasion of some vice-regal functions. The Admiral will be met by a guard of honour, and entertained by the Governor at ...

    Article : 55 words
  34. BEEF AND BUTTER.

    Nearly, one-fourth of the beef received from Townsville by the steamer Ruahine arrived in a damaged condition. Factory butter per the s.s. Ruapehu ...

    Article : 41 words
  35. THE CLEVELAND ESTATES.

    Mr. Vane Milbank has commenced legal proceedings against Lord Barnard with the object of obtaining possession of the estates of the late Duke of Cleveland, ...

    Article : 108 words
  36. EXPERIMENTS WITH PHYLLOXERAPROOF VINES.

    Important experiments in connection with the makins of vines phylloxera-proof have been carried on by Mr. Rudolph Pulver, a well-known orchardist and vigneron of this district. Last spring Mr. Pulver ...

    Article : 161 words
  37. PORT LINCOLN AS A HARBOUR.

    His Excellency the Governor has formed a high opinion of Port Linooln as a harbour. He, in consequence, has suggested to Rear-Admiral Bowden Smith that when the flagship Orlando is ...

    Article : 123 words
  38. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed in cricketing circles at the incltsion of W. Giffen in the Australian team, and the omission of such an excellent performer as Dr. Barrett. It is thought ...

    Article : 151 words
  39. TASMANIA.

    Mr. R. Speight, who is now in Hobart, will interview the Ministers on Tuesday regarding the £5000 in dispute between himself and the Government for services rendered as valuator when the ...

    Article : 89 words
  40. NEWCASTLE CHARITIES.

    The monthly meeting of the Newcastle Benevolent Society was held on Thursday afternoon at the council chambers. Watt-street, the president, Mrs. J. C. Ellis, in the chair. A debit balance of £68 was ...

    Article : 133 words
  41. THE LAMBETH POISONING CASE.

    Dr. Robert Graham, who was summoned to answer a charge arising out of the late Lambeth poisoning case, and who stood committed for trial, has been ordered ...

    Article : 46 words
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