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  2. QUEENSLAND.

    It is probable that the Queensland Parliament will adjourn for a week while the Conference of Premiers is in progress at Melbourne. ...

    Article : 39 words
  3. FROM DAY TO DAY.

    A barber was just finishing lathering a customer, and was talking freely, as usual. "Yes, sir," he said, "there's no carelessness allowed by our employer. Every time we ...

    Article : 1,429 words
  4. THE HONGKONG TYPHOON.

    A later message received at the Admiralty Office states that the sloop Phcenix was damaged after all, and it is feared that it will be impossible to repair her. ...

    Article : 206 words
  5. FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

    Another statement in regard to the savings to be effected by the transfer of the State debts to the Commonwealth was laid on the table of the House of ...

    Article : 125 words
  6. RAILWAY DISASTER IN ENGLAND.

    'An alarming railway disaster happened yesterday afternoon at Grantham, in Lincolnshire, on the Great Northern line. The Scotch express from King's Cross ...

    Article : 229 words
  7. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

    The British-India Company's steamer Mombassa, from Barrow and Maryport with large shipments of steel rails for the Queensland Government, arrived at Cape ...

    Article : 41 words
  8. THE PEOPLE'S PARKS.

    The Mayor of Adelaide has received the following telegram from Sir Langdon Bonython, M.H.R.:— "Acquisition Land Bill; Government ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. THE DEF [?]CE OF QUEENSLAND.

    I A deputation from the Chamber of ComI merce to-day waited on the Commandant (Colonel Lister) with reference to an announcement recently appearing in the local ...

    Article : 139 words
  10. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    Some surprise has been occasioned by the absence of the name of the Hon. R. W. Foster M.P., from the list of Senate candidates to be nominated by the Australasian ...

    Article : 422 words
  11. REGISTRATION OF SEAMEN'S UNION.

    The Federal industrial registrar bas granted an application for, registration under the Federal Arbitration Act lodged by the Federated Seamen's Union. The ...

    Article : 38 words
  12. TELEPHONE TO FREELING.

    The Hon. P. McM. Glynn, M.H.R., has received an official communication informing him that the Postmaster-General has approved of Freeling being at once ...

    Article : 35 words
  13. NATIONAL ANNUITIES.

    The scheme for providing national annuities, spoken of by the late Mr. Seddon, is receiving the attention of the Government, who have drafted proposals to give effect ...

    Article : 426 words
  14. CHINA AND THE CUSTOMS.

    The uneasiness caused by the feeling that it is the set purpose of the new Beard of Chinese Customs Commissioners at Pekin to override the powers of the ...

    Article : 316 words
  15. AMERICAN INSURANCE.

    Tiie American members of the international Insurance Policyholders Committee, who in June last announced their intention to present a list of independent ...

    Article : 176 words
  16. WILL THE COUNCIL YIELD?

    Only one more step remains to be taken in the negotiations between the two Houses of the State Parliament with respect to the Franchise Bill, and that is to hold, a ...

    Article : 528 words
  17. NATAL ELECTIONS.

    The elections for the Natal Legislative Assembly have resulted in the return of all the members of the Ministry, and the bulk of the candidates who declared ...

    Article : 133 words
  18. SHERIDAN'S ARREST.

    The question—"Where is Sheridan hiding?" is one which Las been on a thousand lips since September 4. It may be admitted that for a man to leave his home ...

    Article : 786 words
  19. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    The House of Representatives sat all night, and by half-past 6 this morning had practically got through the British preference schedule. Late this afternoon the ...

    Article : 681 words
  20. AUSTRALIA AND CANADA.

    Senator Keating has received from a Canadian friend information to the effect that in a report received at Ottawa from Mr. J. S. Larke, the Canadian ...

    Article : 148 words
  21. NEW SOOTH WALES.

    The jury to-day returned a verdict for the defendant in the action brought by Clarice Brown against Arthur Pettar, dentist, fo[?] the recovery of damages for alleged ...

    Article : 48 words
  22. TREMORS IN SICILY.

    Further shocks of earthquake have been experienced in Sicily. Many of the houses are so badly shaken as to be uninhabitable. and the people axe camping in the open. ...

    Article : 53 words
  23. NEW SOUTH WALES LAND SCANDALS.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Wade (Attorney-General), in reply to Mr. Levien, said that special sittings of the Central Criminal Court had been fixed for ...

    Article : 121 words
  24. INEQUALITIES IN RAILWAY FARES AND FREIGHTS.

    A large deputation or representatives of the western district today complained to the Chief Secretary of the inequalities in the fares and freights of the western ...

    Article : 136 words
  25. THE RUSSIAN TUEMOIL.

    The whole of the Caucasus, according to the "Imperial Messenger," is under martial law in consequence of the continuous revolutionary movement, numerous ...

    Article : 84 words
  26. SHOCKING IMMORALITY

    At the Port Melbourne Court to-day four youths—Clarence James Hall, Helsbn Burns, Percy McMenomy, and William Patrick Gervey—were charged with a serious ...

    Article : 247 words
  27. AMERICAN RAILKOADS.

    If is reported that Mr. Frick, the American capitalist, yesterday sold at 154 a batch, of 100,000 shares in. the Beading Railroad Company, which he had bought at ...

    Article : 40 words
  28. A SALVATIONIST RUNS AMOK.

    G. Clark, at one time a Salvationist, ran amok last night at the Army's Central Citadel, Wolfram-street. Clark entered the Citadel while Salvationists were praying, ...

    Article : 130 words
  29. THE OKLAHOMA DISASTER

    Advices from New York state that twenty passengers were drowned in the Cimarron River, into which a train was precipitated at Dover, Oklahoma, through ...

    Article : 54 words
  30. FATAL FALL FROM A SULKY.

    Mabel smith, 4 years of age, was killed through falling from a sulky at Dunolly. Her lather was driving homewards when the pony shied, and endeavoring to avoid ...

    Article : 69 words
  31. SITUATION AT ODESSA.

    The foreign consuls at Odessa yesterday discussed in conference the threatened outbreak in that city, and subsequently requested the authorities to guard the ...

    Article : 156 words
  32. KILLED BY A FALL OF COAL.

    A miner, Join Dunphy, was Jailed by a fall of coal at the Mount Kera colliery, Wollongong, this evening. ...

    Article : 25 words
  33. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Canadian Government surveyors have discovered rich, deposits of alluvial gold in the Peace Biver Valley, near the boundary of the north-western territory of ...

    Article : 123 words
  34. SMALLPOX ON A STEAMER.

    The Ardgowan arrived, at Newcastle from Suva this morning with the yellow flag flying. On going on board the port health officer mastered the crew and found a ...

    Article : 37 words
  35. THE WOOL SALES.

    The first wool sale of the season will be held on Thursday next, and the clip will be open for inspection a conple of days before. The wool so far received is ...

    Article : 135 words
  36. SYDNEY WOOL SALES.

    The wool sales closed to-day and the catalogues were small-much smaller than at this time last year. Good attractive wool held its own as compared with a fortnight ...

    Article : 76 words
  37. ENCOURAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION.

    On Monday Chevalier Znnini, Consul for Italy, who is one of the Italian Commissioners visiting the State for the purpose o[?] reporting on the agricultural ...

    Article : 265 words
  38. FIVE CHINESE STOW A WAYS.

    Five Chinese stowaways were discovered on board the steamer Airlie when she arrived this morning from Singapore. Officers of the Customs Department, while ...

    Article : 146 words
  39. CUBA.

    Separate conferences have been held by Mr. W. H. Taft, American. Secretary for War, with President Palma, of Cuba, aiifl the leaders of the Liberal Party, which ...

    Article : 60 words
  40. THE SHOW NUMBER OF THE CHRONICLE."

    There was a great demand for "The Chronicle" on Thursday, and those desirous of securing a copy of this popular weekly paper should do so without delay. ...

    Article : 44 words
  41. MOTOR BUSES.

    A German company, wiiose headquarters are at Berlin, has secured the contract for the constructioa of 500 motor omnibuses for a London-service at a cost of £325,000. ...

    Article : 35 words
  42. A DISPLAY OF SCHOOL WORK.

    The committee of the Public Schools' Floral and Industrial Society is looking forward to a very successful show of school work at the exhibition to be held on ...

    Article : 120 words
  43. TO-DAY'S ENGAGEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 73 words
  44. STATE COAL MINES.

    The report on the working of the State coal mines submitted to Parliament shows that the quantity of coal won during the year was 131,816 tons from the Point ...

    Article : 107 words
  45. Advertising

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