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    In 1884, when Melbourne was the scene of a small financial panic, induced by the depressed state of trade and the first failure of the Oriental Banking Corporation, a ...

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  3. CABLE MESSAGES.

    After the explanatory speech delivered by Mr. A. J. Malcolm at the meeting of Scotch depositors in the Commercial Bank of Australia held at .Edinburgh this ...

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  4. CABLE MESSAGES.

    It is reported that M. Stambouloff, Premier of Bulgaria, is arranging with the Emperor 'Francis Joseph a closer alliance between Bulgaria and Austria. ...

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  5. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The rumors which were current yesterday as to the impending suspension of the English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank are now well established, the official ...

    Article : 139 words
  6. CABLE MESSAGES.

    A farewell banquet was given yesterday evening in London to Sir Robert Duff, G. C. M. G., the new Governor of Now South Wales, on the eve of his departure for ...

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  7. THE FEELING IN THE COUNTRY.

    At a meeting of the benevolent asylum committee to-night, the resolution appointing the Bank of Victoria temporary bankers to the institution during the suspension of the Commercial ...

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  8. REFORMS IN THE RAILWAYS.

    The Cabinet having agreed to the recommendations of the Railway Commissioners in regard to further reductions of the staffs in the clerical and inspecting branches of the department. ...

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  9. THE GERMAN LOAN.

    The amount of the Imperial German loan of £7,000,000, at 3 per cent., has been subscribed thrice over. ...

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  10. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    A syndicate has been formed which is preparing a schema to be submitted to the Premier for the construction of railway lines into the heart of the mallee country on the land grant ...

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  11. THE HULL DOCKERS' STRIKE.

    The delegates of the British Shipping Unions are now in conference at London to consider what action shall be taken to assist the dockers on strike at Hall. A ...

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  12. THE FRUIT TRADE.

    The shipment of Victorian apples brought by the R M. S. Britannia has been sold. The best cases of fruit realised from 7s. to 10s., and coses of medium description ...

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  13. AN APPLICATION TO THE LONDON BANKS FOR £500,000.

    A statement has been published on the authority of Mr. C. J. Hegan, chairman of the London court of directors, and Mr. J. Paterson, acting secretary of the bank, ...

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  14. THE. HOME RULE BILL.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. J. F. Hogan. (formerly of Melbourne), M.P. for Mid Tipperary, made a speech on the second reading debate on the Homo Rule ...

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  15. AN AUSTRALIAN BARQUE MISSING.

    The Colwyn, barque, 1160 tons,' of London, which left Newcastle, New South South Wales, on 5th December for Valparaiso, and has not since been heard of, ...

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  16. THE POSITION IN MELBOURNE.

    The success of the reconstruction scheme put forward by the directors of the Commercial Bank now be regarded as assured, and the legal and financial transactions necessary' to ...

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  17. THE VERSION OF THE LONDON BANKS.

    The London Associated Ranks state that the representations of Mr. Hegan and Mr. Paterson with regard to the application for assistance on behalf of the English. ...

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  18. THE BANK OP SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The shareholders in tho late Bank of South Australia held a meeting to-day, at which Mr. J. W. Arbuthnot, chairman of the court of directors, presided. It was ...

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  19. THE MAILS.

    The R. M. S, Ballaarat, from London 16th, ult., left Colombo for Australia on the evening of the 11th inst. The Norddentecher Lloyd Imperial German ...

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  20. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    About 150 draymen employed by Tate and Lawlor, contractors for the excavations at the new City Market site, struck at noon to-day. The men have been receiving 10d. per load for ...

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  21. THE VERSION OF THE LONDON BANKS DENIED.

    The version given by the London Associated Ranks relative to the application for assistance is denied by the management of the E. S. and A. C. Bank. ...

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  22. LONDON CHARTERED BANK.

    The directors' report of the London Chartered Bank of Australia recommends a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent., and the carrying forward of £17,000. ...

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  23. THE LONDON DIRECTORATE'S PROPOSAL

    The London directorate of the English, Scottish and Australia Chartered Bank propose to make a call of £10 per share and to invest the money on British ...

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  24. QUEENSLAND POLITICS.

    Sir' Charles Lilley to-night addressed about 2500 electors of North Brisbane, Mr. W. Brookes, M. L. A., presiding, and had a splendid reception. He endorsed ...

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  25. PREPARING A RECONSTRUCTION SCHEME.

    The directors of tho bank are convinced that they will be able to reconstruct the institution, and are now preparing a scheme to submit to shareholders and ...

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  26. BANK STOCK QUOTATIONS.

    To-day's quotation for Bank of Australasia shares is £77. Union Bank of Australia shares are quoted at £49. ...

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  27. THE NEW AUSTRALIAN COLONY.

    The report of prospectors despatched in May last to make inquiries in South America, regarding the suitability of the sites recommended for the establishment of a labor colony has ...

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  28. THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 111 words
  29. QUEENSLAND.

    The Labor party has decided to nominate Mr. Glassey far. North Brisbane. At the South Brisbane police court to-day Robt. Clements, clerk ; Win. Ramsey, solicitor's ...

    Article : 154 words
  30. NEW INSOLVENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 198 words
  31. BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY SHARES.

    The quotation for' Broken Hill Proprietary shares is to-day £3 8s. ...

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  32. SITUATION IN MELBOURNE.

    It would be wrong to say that in the matter of banking difficulties Victorians are getting case hardened. A suspension of payment always looks ugly on the surface and is usually ...

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  33. A POLICEMAN IN THE CUPBOARD.

    At the Geelong "West police court to-day, Laura Bray, licensee of the Globe Hotel Packington-street, was charged with concealing a policeman on her premises during part of the ...

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  34. AUSTRALIAN TRADE STATISTICS.

    The trade returns of the Australian colonies for 1892, as compiled by the Government statistician, show a total decline in imports, as compared with 1891, of £12,509,000. The ...

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  35. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Premier has forwarded a formal reply to Sir George Dibbs, giving the reason why South Australia refuses to contribute any subsidy to the proposed Vancouver mail service, and in the ...

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  36. LAW LIST.--THIS DAY.

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  37. A DEMAND FOR GOLD.

    Beaufort is determined to be in the fashion. Yesterday an unusually strong demand was made for gold coin on tho Bank of Victoria, and tho manager, hardly knowing what was ...

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  38. PECULIAR CASE OF ROBBERY.

    A strange case of robbery has been brought to light at St. Kilda by the arrest of a respectably connected youth named John Gaskell Adam on a charge of robbing Louisa Monk, a ...

    Article : 131 words
  39. TASMANIA.

    The Colonial Treasurer has received a cable from Mr. Patterson, asking for information respecting the exports, imports' and transhipments from Tasmania for the use of the ...

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  40. APPLICATION TO THE SUPREME COURT.

    The petition of Edward Whitehead, stationer, for the compulsory winding up of the Commercial Bank was returnable in the Practice Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice A'Beckett. Mr. ...

    Article : 146 words
  41. NEW ZEALAND.

    The agricultural .statistics of the colony, so far as collected, show that the yield generally is up to average. The net amount of the railways' revenue is ...

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  42. Advertising

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  43. Advertising

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