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  2. Occasional Notes.

    "The web of our life mingled yarn, good and ill together." Politicians in News South Waless—indeed one might say Politicians Australia—are waiting ...

    Article : 1,387 words
  3. Mr. Westgarth's Health.

    LONDON, March 27. —The illness which prevented Mr. Westgarth from reading his paper before the Colonial Institute, is not serious. ...

    Article : 24 words
  4. To-day's Deputations.

    A deputation, consisting of the mayor and aldermen of the municipal council of Smithfield, Waited upon the Postmaster-General at half-past 10 o'clock this morning to bring under notice the ...

    Article : 129 words
  5. News by Telegraph.

    GOULBURN, Friday. — The local police on Thursday afternoon received information of a fatal occurrence at Marulan, a lad named Hildebrand having been accidentally shot by his ...

    Article : 48 words
  6. Late Sporting.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 123 words
  7. To-day's Cablegrams.

    LONDON, March 27.—Mr. Henniker Heaton has given notice to more for the production of all papers and correspondence between the Imperial and South. Australian ...

    Article : 48 words
  8. Dalgety and Company.

    LONDON, March 28.—Dalgety and Company nave declared a dividend of 8 per cent. ...

    Article : 19 words
  9. Chess Tournament.

    LONDON, March 28.—A chess tournament has been played between Mr. Barilla, of Boston, and Mr. Gossip, of Adelaide. The former proved victorious. ...

    Article : 27 words
  10. BICYCLING.

    SPEEDWELL BICYCLE CLUB is organising a trip at Easter to Lithgow, leaving Sydney on Good Friday morning, arriving at Lithgow on Sunday, only riding about thirty miles per day. Easter Monday is to be ...

    Article : 53 words
  11. A Serious Accident.

    GOULBURN, Friday.—A serious accident befel Frank Morris, a well-known sporting man. While driving round the ring on Thursday in a sulky a wheel came off and Morris was dragged along for ...

    Article : 83 words
  12. American Foreign Ministers.

    LONDON, March 28.—Mr. Robert Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, formerly President of the United States, has been appointed American Minister in London. Mr. Murat Halstead has ...

    Article : 46 words
  13. John Bright's Death.

    LONDON, March. 27.—Mr. John Bright's death, ires painless. The slightest reference only was made to it in the House of Commons by Mr. W. H. Smith, leader of the Government side, and by ...

    Article : 101 words
  14. PUT OFF.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The running of Moroney's Newcastle Handicap takes place to-day, having been posponed owing to the heavy rain of yesterday. The promoter could not start the men, so postponed it ...

    Article : 64 words
  15. AUBURN REQUIREMENTS.

    A deputation introduced by Messrs. Frank Farnell, Nobbs, and Ritchie, Ms.L.A., interviewed the Minister for Education this morning in reference to the school requirements of Auburn north. ...

    Article : 174 words
  16. Banquet anil Presentation.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Mr. F. E. Nield, recently traffic inspector of the Northern. Railway line, and who held the position of traffic manager for twelve months, and who a short time since ...

    Article : 194 words
  17. Bank of England Returns.

    LONDON, March 28.—The Issue Department, stock of gold coin and bullion is £21,454 000, the Banking Department reserve in notes and coin is £15,216,000, the percentage of reserve to ...

    Article : 64 words
  18. THE GUN.

    HURLINGHAM, TEMPE.—An afternoon's shooting was held at this ground, on Tuesday last, and was moderately attended. A relief to the monotony of the usual sport was introduced in the shape of parrot ...

    Article : 467 words
  19. Proposed Copper Trust.

    LONDON, March 28.—A copper trust is projected in London, with a capital of £1,000,000, to undertake the gradual sale of the copper syndicate's stock, and to regulate future production. The ...

    Article : 46 words
  20. The Irish Question.

    LONDON, March 27.—The proposed banquet to Mr. Parnell, at which Mr. Gladstone was announced to take the chair, has been abandoned. ...

    Article : 29 words
  21. TRADE MARK TROUBLES.

    A deputation from the Protection and Trade Marks and Exchange Association waited upon the Minister for Justice at 11 o'clock this morning in regard to the inefficient law respecting ...

    Article : 296 words
  22. Queen Victoria in Spain.

    LONDON, March 28.—Her Majesty Queen Victoria, who has been staying at Biarritz, in the south, of France, paid a visit yesterday to San Sebastian, in Spain, in order to meet Queen ...

    Article : 90 words
  23. South Australian Loan.

    LONDON, March 27.—The last South Australian loan, only a portion of which was taken up, is now quoted at 10s premium. ...

    Article : 31 words
  24. Victorian News.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—Mr. Robert Kingston, stock and share broker, of Modern Chambers, Collins-street west, committed suicide on Thursday afternoon by shooting himself in the forehead ...

    Article : 113 words
  25. Breach of Promise Case.

    LONDON, March 27.—Phyllis Broughton, the actress, has accepted £10,000 in settlement of her action against Viscount Dungan for breach of promise of marriage. ...

    Article : 35 words
  26. The Succession in Holland.

    LONDON, March 28.—The King of the Netherlands having been declared by the Ministry incapable of governing the country, the Ministry propose that the Queen should assume the ...

    Article : 37 words
  27. An Attempted Suicide.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—A young married woman named Christina Baker, residing at North Melbourne, attempted to commit suicide on Thursday evening by cutting her throat with a ...

    Article : 46 words
  28. Stocks, Metals, Wheat, &c.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 217 words
  29. FOOTBALL.

    CALEDONIANS.—The members of the Caledonian Football Crab meet for practice on Moore Park, opposite the Agricultural Ground, at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Their annual meeting is to be held on Monday night ...

    Article : 38 words
  30. The Czar of Russia.

    LONDON, March 28.—It is reported in Vienna that an unsuccessful attempt has been made to upset a train conveying the Czar and Czarina of Russia to the Imperial Palace at Gatchina. The ...

    Article : 314 words
  31. Sale of a Electric Plant.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—A number of gentlemen representing the executive commission of the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition interviewed the Railway Commissioners on Thursday in relation ...

    Article : 148 words
  32. ATHLETICS.

    According to late American papers, the match between Kittleman and Bethune, 100yds, for a stated stake of 2000dol a side, took place at Wichita, Kas., on Saturday, January 26. The start was a moving ...

    Article : 317 words
  33. To-day's Supreme Court.

    CARTER v. CARTER.—The petitioning husband in this suit is Thomas Carter, of George-street, hotelkeeper; the respondent, Kate Georgina Carter (formerly Fitzpatrick), and the ...

    Article : 224 words
  34. A Determined Suicide.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—Another case of suicide by taking "Rough on Rats" occurred at Port Melbourne on Thursday. A man named Patrick Johnstone was found dead in his bedroom. ...

    Article : 57 words
  35. Queensland News.

    BRISBANE, Friday. — The Customs recently seized a quantity of boots and shoes imported by Mr. James Hunter, in the belief that they were undervalued for the purpose of evading the ...

    Article : 56 words
  36. Breach of Promise.

    LONDON, March 28.—A well-known jockey named Barker has been ordered to pay one thousand pounds damages in an action brought against him for breach of promise of marriage. ...

    Article : 42 words
  37. John Bright.

    A Sydney print, presumably the metropolitan organ of the protectionist and democratic party, devoted a leading article, yesterday, to the death of John Bright, in which the deceased orator was ...

    Article : 142 words
  38. M. Pasteur's Representatives.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—The Government authorised the payment of an honorarium of £500 each to Drs. Germont and Loir, the representatives of M. Pasteur, in connection with their ...

    Article : 87 words
  39. Leader of the Commons.

    LONDON, March 28.—The Tory members of the House of Commons have presented the Right Hon. W. H. Smith, the leader of the House, with an address, testifying their admiration of ...

    Article : 207 words
  40. Advertising

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    Advertising : 621 words
  41. A Steamer Burned.

    LONDON, March 28.—The steamer Sumatra, from Hongkong laden with petroleum, has been destroyed by burning in the Mediterranean. No lives were lost. ...

    Article : 32 words
  42. A Body Found at Manly.

    MANLY, Friday.—The body of a woman was found on Shelley Beach, over a mile from where a hat and shawl were found. The deceased was well dressed, wearing a new gold wedding ring, a ...

    Article : 84 words
  43. The Indian Budget.

    LONDON, March 28.—The Indian Budget has been published. It shows on the accounts of the past year a deficiency of about two million rupees. ...

    Article : 34 words
  44. A Couple of Runaways.

    A serious accident occurred in Oxford-street at; about a quarter-past 5 o'clock on Thursday evening. The horse of cab No. 798, standing at Oatley-road bolted, smashing the cab by kicking, ...

    Article : 135 words
  45. Bishop of Tasmania.

    LONDON, March 27.—Commenting upon the appointment of the Bev, Henry Hutchinson Montgomery as Anglican Bishop of Tasmania, Truth states that the Bishop-elect is a man of ...

    Article : 61 words
  46. The Weather.

    MURRUMBURRAH, Friday.—The weather is still dry. Even if rain does come now, it is feared the grass will not benefit much, as heavy frosts will probably set in. ...

    Article : 105 words
  47. The Comptoir d'Escompte.

    LONDON, March. 27.—Shares in the Comptoir d'Escompte of Paris are quoted at 85 francs. ...

    Article : 19 words
  48. Sunday Closing.

    LONDON, March 27.—The Sunday Closing Bill of Mr. Stevenson has been read a second time in the House of Commons by a majority of 22. ...

    Article : 28 words
  49. That Boy Still in Trouble.

    George Cole, alias Ridley, alias C. C. Clare, was once more brought before the bench at the Water Police Court, to answer a charge of sterling a pair of binocular glasses, value £2, belonging to ...

    Article : 176 words
  50. Obituary.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 150 words
  51. Visitor to Australia.

    LONDON, March 27.—Mr. Edward Jenkins, formerly M.P. for Dundee, author of " Ginx's Baby," the "Devil's Chain," and other works of fiction, is about to visit Australia. He will sail ...

    Article : 148 words
  52. A Bargain's a Bargain.

    In the matter of a public work which need not here be specially described, the Minister for works has strongly held some metropolitan private property owners to their original bargain. ...

    Article : 170 words
  53. Accident to a Train.

    BURWOOD, Friday.—At 10 o'clock this morning the draw bar of a waggon broke on a goods train between Burwood and Ashfield. The engine and a portion of the train reached Ashfield before the ...

    Article : 140 words
  54. The Maori footballers.

    LONDON, March 28.—The Maori football team i played the last match of their English tour yesterday against a combined team representing the southern counties. The Maoris won the ...

    Article : 42 words
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