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  2. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The Orient line R.M.S. Austral arrived at Largs Bay item London on Tuesday morning, and sailed for Melbourne the same afternoon Her passengers included Prior Vaughan, the ...

    Article : 461 words
  3. CABLE MESSAGES THE CABLE GUARANTEE.

    The action of the Queensland Government in joining the other Australasian colonies in the cable guarantee is warmly approved in London. ...

    Article : 31 words
  4. CABLE MESSAGES. BRITISH POLITICS.

    Mr. Chamberlain's amendment to the address in reply to the Queen's speech, expressing no confidence in the Government on account of their omission to state in the speech ...

    Article : 178 words
  5. CABLE MESSAGES. THE SAMOAN QUESTION.

    Replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Sydney Burton, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that no alteration had been made in the act of ...

    Article : 64 words
  6. CABLE MESSAGES. THE COREAN WAR.

    The Japanese are satisfied with their recent prowess in connection with the war in the Far East, and have abandoned for the present the attack on Chefoo, the Chinese port which ...

    Article : 93 words
  7. CABLE MESSAGES. AUSTRALIAN MINES.

    It is announced that the capital amounting to £35,000 of the Tamworth Gold Mining Company. New South Wales, has been fully subscribed. ...

    Article : 29 words
  8. OUR ANGLO-COLONIAL LETTER.

    The Agent-General has not heard anything from the Colonial Office anent the alleged pending appointment of the Earl of Coventry to succeed Lord Kintore. If—as has ...

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  9. AUSTRALIA AND ENGLAND.

    Mr. Sydney Burton, Under Secretary far the Colonies, in reply to a question in the House of Commons to-day, said the loyalty of the Australian colonies to the British ...

    Article : 79 words
  10. LIVE STOCK TRADE.

    The captain of the steamer Echuca has reported that three of the cattle shipped by the vessel died while off the coast of Australia owing to injuries received ...

    Article : 87 words
  11. AMERICAN FINANCE.

    The Select Committee appointed by the United States Senate to consider the silver question are reported to favor the issue of 3 per cent, bonds, bearing a currency of two ...

    Article : 107 words
  12. DISTRESS IN GERMANY.

    The executive of the German Agrarian League, which represents" 200,000 farmers, were accorded the privilege of an interview with the Emperor William to-day for the purpose ...

    Article : 101 words
  13. PROFESSOR SEELEY'S SUCCESSOR.

    Lord Acton, the well-known writer on theological and other subjects, has been elected professor of modern history at Cambridge in succession to the late Sir John Seeley. ...

    Article : 152 words
  14. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE.

    The butter shipped from Australia by the' Orient mail steamer Orient, which left Sydney on December 31 and Adelaide on January 9, has arrived in excellent condition. ...

    Article : 36 words
  15. PEABODY CENTENARY.

    The centenary of the birth of George Peabody, the well-known philanthropist, who died in 1879, is being celebrated at his birthplace, Massachusetts, T7.S.A. A statue to his ...

    Article : 234 words
  16. THE KAIKOURA'S MUTTON.

    A large portion of the mutton sent to England by the steamer Kaikoura, which left Wellington, N.Z., on December 29, and which arrived ...

    Article : 45 words
  17. RISING IN COLOMBIA.

    News has been received of a fresh outbreak of hostilities between the revolutionists and the loyalists of the Republic of Columbia. In a recent engagement between the opposing ...

    Article : 67 words
  18. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    A section of the prominent Australians and Canadians now in England express a fear that the United States will authorise the construction of a cable to Hawaii, and that probably ...

    Article : 82 words
  19. THE STAR OF ENGLAND'S CARGO.

    The frozen meat shipped from Queensland and New Zealand by the Star of England which arrived on the 11th inst, has reached London in excellent condition. ...

    Article : 35 words
  20. THE CRIMINAL SITTINGS.

    Good progress was made at the Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, when all the cases set down for hearing were disposed of. Five came on for trial. In that ...

    Article : 119 words
  21. SIR ROBERT HAMILTON.

    The report of Sir Robert Hamilton's death is still unconfirmed, and is generally discredited. It appears that a letter was received in Hobert by a lady friend from Mrs. Seigall, ...

    Article : 95 words
  22. INIERCOLONIAL ITEMS.

    The exports for January were valued at £1,262.911, and for December at £2,638,301. The imports for January amounted to £1,113,367, and for December to £1,306,293. ...

    Article : 318 words
  23. THE WESTERN GOLDFIELDS.

    A new find has been made which has been christened "The London." £t is located five miles north of the 25-mile township and 200 yards west of the Siberia-road. The ...

    Article : 380 words
  24. AN ARCHDUKE DEAD.

    The death in his 78th year is announced of the Archduke Albrecht Frederick of Austria, uncle of the Emperor Francis Joseph. ...

    Article : 28 words
  25. ACCIDENT TO TOE PUKAKL

    It is understood that the Union Company holds the Mersey Marine Board responsible for the Pukaki accident, and possibly there will be proceedings to recover damages. The ...

    Article : 47 words
  26. KANGAROO ISLAND GOLDFIELD.

    Our Queenscliffe correspondent, writing on February 17, says:-The gold fever has abated, but not collapeed. Many are holding on pending the results of stone lately sent away for ...

    Article : 77 words
  27. CRICKET.

    Mr. Eady, the Tasmanian cricketer, arrived to-day and practised in order to give the selection committee of the next Australian Eleven an opportunity of inspecting his form. ...

    Article : 133 words
  28. SHIPPING.

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  29. A LAW CLERK MISSING.

    A law clerk named Coltiner, who was employed by Messrs. Outhbert, Hamilton, and Wynne, solicitors, has absconded and* warrant has been issued for his arrest on a charge of ...

    Article : 99 words
  30. THE EARLY-CLOSING SYSTEM.

    A meeting representative of the Bundle and Hindley-street drapers was held yesterday to consider the proposal of, the Early-closing Association that the present system of closing ...

    Article : 618 words
  31. A PECULIAR ACTION.

    Judge Chomley gave his decision to-day in an action brought by Grace Ford against her husband, Edward Ford, butcher, of Fitaroy, claiming in all £18 10s. for alleged breach of ...

    Article : 166 words
  32. VICTORIAN SELECTORS.

    The Cabinet to-day seriously considered the large amount of arrears of rent due by selectors, and decided to call upon the lands Department to furnish a list of the lessees not ...

    Article : 72 words
  33. AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

    An extraordinary case was before the Flemington Court today. Joseph Edward Wensor sued Samuel Atkins for goods sold and delivered and money lent, and farther ...

    Article : 183 words
  34. A NEW TELEPHONE.

    Messrs. W. & T. Rhodes have received a consignment of telephones suitable for offices, warehouses, and private houses from Messrs. Act Ges. Mix, & Genest. of Berlin, who are ...

    Article : 150 words
  35. SAMOA.

    The Upolu, which has arrived from Samoa, reports that on February 8 a large number of natives were assembling to decide whether there should be peace or war. ...

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  36. MINING IN THE COOLGARDIE DISTRICT.

    The Londonderry Consols hare cut a reef 14ft wide at 35 ft in No. 1 shaft. The stone will average 2 oz. They are now driving for the rich shoot met on the surface. No. 9 shaft ...

    Article : 199 words
  37. MELBOURNE WHARFAGE RATES.

    An influential deputation representing the commercial interests waited upon the Commissioner of Customs to-day, and laid before him the proposals adopted by the Chamber of ...

    Article : 239 words
  38. DEATH OF MR. W. IEVERS.

    Mr. William levers, M.L.A., died this evening after a painful and protracted illness. The deceased was returned for the South Carlton electorate in 1890, and bad retained ...

    Article : 55 words
  39. NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAYS.

    The Railway Commissioners have reduced the freights on almost every class of produce to the extent of nearly 20 per cent. The change in the rates will largely benefit the ...

    Article : 97 words
  40. LAKE BONNEY SETTLEMENT.

    Mr. T. Hack repeated his lecture on the Lake Bonney Irrigation Settlement at the Norwood Town Hall last evening, when Councillor Anstey presided over a fair ...

    Article : 91 words
  41. THE STABBING AFFRAY AT MANNUM.

    George Christofsen was arrested to-day by Constable Gibbons on a charge of stabbing William Hurst, tried at Mannum, and committed for trial at the Supreme Court sessions. ...

    Article : 64 words
  42. THE APPROACHING WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

    Sir—As some importance attaches to the election of die next president of the Wesleyan Conference, it seems desirable that the names of the ministers eligible for that position ...

    Article : 176 words
  43. FOUNDERING OF THE ALERT.

    Evidence for the defence continues to be taken in the action arising out of the foundering of die steamer Alert, in which the plaintiffs husband was lost. Mrs. Kilpatrick was ...

    Article : 55 words
  44. THE MAIL CONTRACTS.

    The action of the British authorities in renewing die mail contracts with the P. & O. and Orient Companies without securing the concessions demanded by the colonies toss ...

    Article : 92 words
  45. VICTORIAN EXPORT TRADE.

    The Agricultural Department has reserved 150 tons of spate on the steamer Thermopylae which leaves on March 2, and 300 tons of space has been offered on the Aberdeen, which leaves ...

    Article : 41 words
  46. ILLNESS OF SIB ROBERT DUFF.

    Sir Robert Duff spent a bad night In addition to disease of the liver jaundice has now set in, making the case more complicated. He is not likely to be moved for some time ...

    Article : 42 words
  47. Advertising

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  48. THIS DAY'S EVENTS.

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