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  2. COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

    The twenty-fifth annual conversazione of the Royal Colonial Institute, which was held on Wednesday evening in London, was attended by some 2,000 ...

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  3. INTERCOLONIAL.

    A boy named Gordon Herbert, who is 12 years old, and resides at Mount Gambier West, met with a painful ac­cident. He was playing with ...

    Article : 76 words
  4. VICTORIA.

    The Carlton Brewery Co. made a profit of £29,627 during its past year. Out of this, £26,077 was paid in in-terest on debentures. ...

    Article : 31 words
  5. THE SOUTH POLE.

    Lord Salisbury has informed the Royal Geographical Society that the Government is unable to undertake an Antarctic expedition. ...

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  6. PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly on June 30, the debate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed by Mr. Moran. He referred to the division, on the ...

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  7. THE WAR.

    Admiral Camara, the commander of the Spanish fleet which is en route to the philippines, has the suez Canal. ...

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  8. A COMMITTAL.

    Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, a boarding house-keeper at Port Melbourne, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of having attempted to procure a girl ...

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  9. ATTACK ON SANTIAGO.

    The Americans are displaying great activity in Cuba. Thirteen thousand troops have gone to the front, and General W.R. ...

    Article : 49 words
  10. BAG-SNATCHING CASE.

    Three men named [?] Prenderville, Matthew Daley, and Peter Murphy were committed for trial today on charges of common assault and ...

    Article : 40 words
  11. MARINE INQUIRY.

    The Marine Board commenced an inquiry to-day regarding the grounding of the steamer Adelaide in the Port River on June 14.Captain Lockyer and the ...

    Article : 111 words
  12. FOUND IN A DRAIN.

    The body of a newly-born female child, with a piece of tape tied tightly round its neck, was found in a drain at Northcote to-day. ...

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  13. AN EXCITING CHASE.

    The two American auxiliary cruisers the St.Louis and the St. Paul 11,629 tons each, chased the Spanish mail steamer Antonio Lopez, 3,709 ...

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  14. ITALY.

    Reuter's Press Agency reports that the following Cabinet has been formed in Italy to succeed the Rudini Administration: -General Luigi Pelloux ...

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  15. UNSUSTAINED CHARGE.

    The Public Service Board to-day delivered its decision on the charge of carelessness against Thomson, a drawback officer of the Customs ...

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  16. CANADA.

    The following commissioners have been appointed by the Imperial Government to settle, in conjunction with the American representatives, the ...

    Article : 114 words
  17. LOAN REPAYMENT.

    In 1873 a loan of £160,000, at 4 per cent., was floated for the construction of the railway from Kingston to Narracoorte. The Savings Bank tendered for ...

    Article : 84 words
  18. ARREST ON SUSPICION.

    A young woman named Catherine Tolly was arrested at Nhill to-day on the suspicion of having murdered the infant, whose body was found at the ...

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  19. WEST AFRICA.

    The German Colonial Association has protested against the alleged violation by Britain of German rights under the Niger Convention. ...

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  20. ANGLICAN CHURCH.

    At a meeting of a number of members of the House of Commons.it was decided to introduce a bill to suppress the practice of extreme ritualism in the ...

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  21. SUCCESSFUL SHOW.

    The Essendon District Dog and Poultry Society, which opened its show to-day, claims to have achieved a record for the colony in regard to the ...

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  22. A PIONEER.

    Still another pioneer of the colony has passed away, in the person of Mr Benjamin Ragless, of Wakefield-street. He arrived in 1838, and was engaged in stock-raising all his life. ...

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  23. SHIPPING.

    The ship Galatea, bound from Hamburg for Sydney, has gone ashore at Yarmouth, and has been abandoned. [The Galatea is a three-masted vessel ...

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  24. UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS.

    The gipsies who began to tramp to Melbourne have evidently found the undertaking too great, for they have returned, and are now wandering ...

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  25. THE LABOR LEADER.

    A meeting of the Parliamentary Labor party was held to-day, the object being to discuss the attitude of its leader, Mr. Trenwith, over the ...

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  26. CHINA.

    The Russian Government is sending 1,500 troops to Port Arthur. ...

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  27. EGYPT.

    Prince Ahmed Saafeddin, the Khedive's cousin, has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for having attempted to murder his ...

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  28. ANOTHER PEST.

    The colony is threatened with the invasion of another pest, foxes having been seen in the vicinity of the city. A couple were lately killed at Glen Osmond, ...

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  29. THE GOLD YIELD.

    The return of Victorian gold received at the Melbourne mint shows that in June 76,475.36oz. was received. The total for the six months was 398,177oz., ...

    Article : 59 words
  30. CHINESE REFORMS.

    The Chinese Government has ordered the substitution of modern subjects for antique classical essays in the examinations for official degrees. ...

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  31. DEATH OF MR.T.MARTIN.

    News has reached Adelaide of the death in Sussex (England)of Mr. Thos Martin, formerly of Adelaide, where he amassed an immense fortune. Under ...

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  32. INDIA.

    It is announced that Messrs. William Moran and Company, tea and indigo merchants, of Mangoe Lane, Calcutta, have suspended payment. ...

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  33. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    Yesterday at the United Club, London, E.C., Lord Salisbury made an important political speech, in which he declared that, apart from the great ...

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  34. "GREATER BRITAIN" EXHIBITION.

    The Duke of Cambridge has accepted the position of president of the "Greater Britain" Exhibition, which is proposed to hold next year in the ...

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  35. STEAMER RAISED.

    The steamer Manawatu, which was sunk through a collision with the Edina, was raised to-day. ...

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  36. WELSH STRIKE.

    Mr. C. T. Ritchie, the President of the Board of Trade, intends to appoint a conciliator to intervene in the strike among the miners in South Wales. ...

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  37. THE FINANCIAL YEAR.

    The revenue returns were issued tonight, and show that the total receipts for the quarter were £704,421, and for the year £2,561,520, a decrease of ...

    Article : 103 words
  38. COMMERCIAL.

    The visible supply of wheat in America, east of the Rocky Mountains, is 20,784,000 bushels, as against 23,240,000 bushels last week. ...

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  39. MADAME MELBA.

    Madame Melba re-appeared in grand opera at Covent Garden Theatre last night, and achieved an immense success. There was an enormous audi­ence. ...

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  40. MR. L.R.MENZIE.

    Among the passengers in the R.M.S. Oruba, bound for the west,was Mr. L. R. Menzie, the discoverer of the Menzies goldfields, who is going to settle ...

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  41. CYCLING.

    A very serious accident occurred at the bicycle race meeting which was held yesterday at the Crystal Palace Sydenham, Lodonn. ...

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  42. A FALL IN PRICE.

    The wheat market is slow, and there has been a fall of 6d a quarter. ...

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  43. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Royal Commission to inquire into Mr. Levien's charges sat to-day, but little was done to advance the inquiry, as no witnesses were in attendance. ...

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  44. HUNGARY.

    Owing to the disturbances in connec­tion with the anti-Semitic riots in Galicia, in Hungary, the province has been placed under martial law. ...

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  45. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the London wool sales to-day competition was aminated. Prices for merino wool were well maintained at an advance on yesterday's quotations. For ...

    Article : 111 words
  46. VICTORIA.

    The revenue returns were published to-night, and show satisfactory results. An increase of £250,000 was shown over the revenue of the ...

    Article : 257 words
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  48. FERGHANA RIOTS.

    Ali Khalif and five other leaders in the Ferghana riots have been captured and executed. [This outbreak in Turkestan was reported ...

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  49. AN AUSTRALIAN INVENTION.

    Mr. William Meudell, of Melbourne, has satisfied the experts at the War Office as to the superiority of Mr.A.U. Alcock's electric range and position ...

    Article : 118 words
  50. BANK RATE.

    The Bank of England rate of discount has been reduced to 2½ per cent. ...

    Article : 21 words
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  52. UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY.

    The directors of the Union Mortgage and Agency Company of Australia have declared a profit of £8,752 for the half-year: £100 being carried forward ...

    Article : 43 words
  53. SALE OF A STATION.

    Narrawin Station, situated 60 miles from Girilambone, with 17,060 cattle and horses, was submitted by auction to-day. It was sold for £16,000 to ...

    Article : 33 words
  54. ANONYMOUS GENEROSITY.

    At Broken Hill the treasurer of the hospital has received from a firm of Melbourne solicitors a cheque for £100, to be divided between the local hospital ...

    Article : 50 words
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