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  2. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.

    It is notified in the "Government Gazette" of Saturday last that the tender of Mr. F. Wynne, for the supply of bread for the public service, Rockhampton, in ...

    Article : 94 words
  3. DEATH OF MR. JOHN FAIRBAIRN.

    General regret will be expressed i[?] town at the intimation of the death of Mr. John Fairbairn, Koongal, which occurred yesterday afternoon in Hillcrest private ...

    Article : 421 words
  4. CABLE MESSAGES.

    In connection with the Indian durbar numerous houours have been conferred. The principal Indian orders have been enlarged. The honours include the ...

    Article : 103 words
  5. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Secretary of State for the Colonies (the Bight Hon. J. Chamberlain), in the course of a speech at Pietermaritzburg, said that before self-government was ...

    Article : 347 words
  6. SPORTING NEWS.

    The second day's racing of the Queensland Turf Club's Midsummer Meeting was favoured with fine, warm weather. There was a large attendance. The sum of ...

    Article : 120 words
  7. "THE BLESSING OF ARIDITY."

    Roughly speafciag two-thirds of t[?] vast area of New South Wales is more or less arid, says the Sydney "Daily Telegraph." We think this a tremendous ...

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  8. POLICE COURT.

    The Police Court cased were taken in the lockup yesterday by Messrs. S. Wolff and R. Macfarlane, JJ.P. Henry Miller, with one conviction against him, was ...

    Article : 75 words
  9. AQUATICS.

    At Newcastle the regatta, race for sailing dingies, not exceeding 10 ft., was won by Australian (scratch), Olga (scratch) being second, Elina (30 sec.) third; Daisy, ...

    Article : 71 words
  10. CHINA.

    The Government of China has refused to pay the January instalment of the indemnity in gold, owing to the fall in the value of silver. The Powers, however, ...

    Article : 133 words
  11. WESTERN DIVISIONAL BOARDS.

    A proclamation in the "Government Gazette" of Saturday last notifies that a new division has been created out of the Aramac division under the name of the ...

    Article : 130 words
  12. COMMONWEALTH BIRTHDAY.

    The Prime Minister (the Right Hon. Sir Edmund Barton) received the following telegram to-day from the Governor-General (Lord Tennyson):—"I congratulate ...

    Article : 219 words
  13. TOWNSVILLE TUBF CLUB'S RACES.

    The Townsville Turf Club's races were fairly well attended. Fine weather prevailed. The sum of £1480 passed through the totalisator. The results were: ...

    Article : 90 words
  14. COURT ROBIN [?]OOD.

    Court Robin Hood, Ancient Order of Foresters, held its half-yearly meeting on Wednesday evening. There was a good attendance. The following officers were ...

    Article : 149 words
  15. MOROCCO.

    Advices from Paris state that the Powers interested in Morocco have agreed upon the maintenante of the status quo and the protection of foreigners. ...

    Article : 73 words
  16. THE YEAR'S RETURNS

    For several years past these returns have been completed in time to be despatched to the Home Department on the 31st of December, and, notwithstanding ...

    Article : 697 words
  17. SYDNEY TATTERSALL'S RACES.

    The second day's racing of the Sydney Tattersall's meeting was held to-day. Fair weather prevailed, and there was aa excellent attendance. The results follow: ...

    Article : 144 words
  18. VENEZUELA.

    The Venezuelan troops, under the President (General Castro), alter a three days' battle, have re-occupied Barquisimeto. In the battle 112 of the revolutionary troops ...

    Article : 189 words
  19. LORD CAIRND LODGE.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Lord Cairns Lodge, Protestant Alliance Friendly Society, was held on Tuesday evening last. The following officers were elected ...

    Article : 164 words
  20. A BURNING FATALITY

    The following telegram, dated Bathurst, the 36th of December, appeared in the Sydney "Daily Telegraph":- A terribly painful burning fatally ...

    Article : 597 words
  21. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    The holiday was favoured with fine weather, but it was unpleasantly hot. The various attractions and excursions were well patronised, while large numbers of ...

    Article : 183 words
  22. ENCOUNTER WITH A COLOURED LAUATIC.

    First-class Constable Donoghne, of Yeppoon, bad an exciting encounter with a Kanaka named Bob Palmer, who is alleged to be insane, on Wednesday. On ...

    Article : 254 words
  23. VICTORIAN RACE CLUB.

    The New Year's Day meeting of the Victoria Race Club was favoured with fine weather, and there was a good attendance The results were: ...

    Article : 89 words
  24. THE AUSGLEICH LAW.

    The Premier of Austria (Count A. Goluchowski) and the Premier of Hungary (M. Coloman de Stell) have arranged a compromise regarding the Ausgleich law. ...

    Article : 45 words
  25. BOXING.

    At the National Sporting Club to-night J. Thompson defeated "Snowy" Sturgeon for the welter champoinship of Australia. The battle was severe. Sturgeon was ...

    Article : 35 words
  26. SMALLPOX IN CAPETOWN.

    Thirteen cases of smallpox in Capetown have been reported. ...

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  27. DEATH OF A SOUDANESE EMIR.

    The death is announced of the Emir of Sokoto, in the Soudan. His successor is friendly to the British. ...

    Article : 27 words
  28. INTERSTATE NEWS.

    The revenue returns for December show a decrease, as compared with the corresponding month of last year, of £50,993. The railway earnings exhibit a fulling-off ...

    Article : 159 words
  29. CRICKET.

    A cricket match between Victoria and South Australia was commenced to-day. Fine weather prevailed. The scores were: ...

    Article : 90 words
  30. DEATH OF A DIGGER.

    Sub-inspector Toohey received yesterday a report from Constable Welsh, of Raglan, concerning the death on Tuesday last, at San Jose, of William Austin, a ...

    Article : 266 words
  31. BRITISH REVENUE RETURNS.

    The British revenue for the quarter ended on the 31st of December amounted to £36,172,831, of which Customs yielded £9,759,970, excise £11,377,000, and stamps ...

    Article : 33 words
  32. SOLDIERS KILLED AND EATEN.

    The natives captured Fort Bodo, a Belgian station on the frontier of Uganda and the Congo Free State. Lieutenant Demagnee and his party were killed and ...

    Article : 36 words
  33. UNITED STATES TREASURY.

    The United States Treasurer (the Hon. L. M. Show) holds £123,000,000 in gold. ...

    Article : 19 words
  34. ATHLETICS.

    There was a big attendance at the Caledonian Society's sports to-day. The 130 yards handicap of £35 was won by G. Firman, a local man. The 100 yards of ...

    Article : 243 words
  35. OUD-AGE PENSION SCHEME.

    A scheme for the payment of old-age pensions has been prepared by the committee of the National Conference of Friendly Societies. It propones that 5s. ...

    Article : 78 words
  36. VICTORIA.

    Sixteen hundred applications have been received by the Minister for Lands from farmers and settlers who suffered by the drought for assistance under the Reed ...

    Article : 137 words
  37. Advertising

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  38. THE IRISH TROUBLE.

    The sentence passedd upon Mr. J. O'Donnell, the Nationalist M.P. for South Mayo, has been reduced by one-third, end the imprisonment is to be without hard ...

    Article : 36 words
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