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  2. CITY COUNCIL INQUIRY.

    On Friday and Saturday we published the first and second instalments respectively of the evidence relating to the working of the Corporation departments taken by the committees of the whole council, ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION. ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

    The Paris "Temps," in referring to the stagnation in the negotiations relating to the Niger, says that the position has been brought about to suit the purpose of ...

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  4. THE FRENCH BUDGET.

    The French Chamber of Deputies has adopted the amended Budget. The expenditure on new vessels during the year is to amount to 96,000,000 francs. ...

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  5. VICTORIA.

    At the sitting of the conference of Ministers of Agriculture yesterday, reports were submitted showing the experiments which had been conducted by Dr. J. S. Hunt and Mr. C. Pound in ...

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  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Prince Henry of Orleans was entertained at a banquet at Paris last night. In replying to the toast of his health, he alluded to his approaching departure ...

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  7. THE FAR EAST.

    The Chinaman who murdered the German sailor on duty at an outpost at, Kiao-chau, has been beheaded. ...

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  8. RUSSIAN TROOPS IN MANCHURIA.

    Six thousand Rusian troops and a great quantity of military stores have arrived at Kirin, in Manchuria. The troops at Vladivostock now ...

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  9. THE OTAGO UNIVERSITY.

    Mr. William Benham, M.A., D.Sc., Oxford, Aldrichian demonstrator of comparative anatomy at the Oxford University, has been appointed professor of ...

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  10. THE TRANSVAAL.

    The Chief Justice of the Transvaal, in a letter to Prosident Kruger, says the agreement to amend the Grondwet or Constitution so as to define the exact position of ...

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  11. THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.

    Sir Robert Hart, G.O.M.G., Director of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, has made a request to the Chinese Government that Mr. B. Brennan, at present ...

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  12. QUEENSLAND.

    Alderman Thorne was elected Mayor to-day by 5 votes t o 3 against Alderman Clark. Considerable interest was taken by the public, and a large number of ratepayers attended the proceedings, ...

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  13. NEW ZEALAND.

    Rain and gales have ruined the Southland crops and ryegrass seed. The recent frosts have played havoc with the Waikato maize and potate crops. ...

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  14. THE RISING IN BALUCHISTAN.

    Colonel Mayne, who is in command of the punitive force in Baluchistan, reports from Turbat Makran, that the enemy is holding the fort. He is awaiting the ...

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  15. MR. G. BALFOUR AT LEEDS.

    Mr. Gerald Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in the course of a speech at Leeds last night, denied that the Government had been at all flinching in its ...

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  16. THE BRITISH IN WEST AFRICA.

    Reports received from Bonny, West Africa, are to the effect that the punitive force of the Royal Niger Company has begun its operations against the tribes on ...

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  17. CAPSIZE OF A LAUNCH.

    A steam launch at Kiel, Germany, while conveying a guard to a man-of-war, capsized. Nine sailors and three workmen were drowned. ...

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  18. THE SMALLPOX OUTBREAK.

    The French liner Caledonien arrived yesterday morning and brought up in an outer anchorage in strict quarantine. It was thought there was only one Melbourne passenger aboard, and it was ...

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  19. THE RUSSIAN FLEET.

    The Russian cruiser Vladimir Monomach has sailed for China. The Vladimir Monomach is an armoured cruiser with a displacement of 5796 tons, and her ...

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  20. GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES.

    The Government of the United States of America has intimated to Germany that her action in forbidding the importation of American canned fruits without ...

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  21. FATAL FIRE IN BOSTON.

    During the progress of a fire in Boston six firemen were killed by falling walls, and many others were injured. ...

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  22. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

    The return match between England and New South Wales was commenced on Saturday on the Sydney Cricket Ground. Considering the sweltering heat, the attendance—16,000—was very good indeed. ...

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  23. A BY-ELECTION.

    The election to fill the vacancy in the representation of South East Durham, caused, by the death of LiontenantGeneral Sir H. M. Havelock- Allan, ...

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  24. TASMANIA.

    Viscount Germanston's term of office as Governor is drawing to a close, and rumours are already current that it will not be extended for another five years' term. It is stated that Sir ...

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  25. AN EXPLANATION.

    In referring to the protest of the United States, the German " Imperial Gazette " explains that traces of a dangerous insect have been found in Californian fruit. ...

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  26. THE PRICE OF WHEAT.

    A movement is on foot among the farmers of the Goulburn Valley to raise the price of wheat by arranging a large shipment of grain to London. At a meeting held at Numurkah ...

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  27. FEDERAL CONVENTION.

    The terrible beat of the post week was succeeded on Saturday morning by a cool southerly breeze, for which delegates to the federal Convention were deeply grateful. Many of the visitors were ...

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  28. GERMAN STUDENTS IN PRAGUE.

    The German University students at Prague, Bohemia, have been prohibited from wearing the colours of the clubs of which they are members. ...

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  29. THE OLD GREEK DEBT.

    Russia has approved of the scheme drawn up for the settlement of the old debt of Greece. Great Britain and France have not yet approved of the scheme. ...

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  30. THE BUSH FIRES.

    Telegrams from the country show that the change of wind saved several townships which were threatened with destruction by bush fires. Flames in some portions of Gippsland are still ...

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  31. NEWCASTLE.

    A collision occurred in the Newcastle Harbour at an early hour yesterday morning between Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s steamer Lindus and the Chilian ship Temuca. From what can be gathered ...

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  32. CARDINAL MORAN AT RICHMOND.

    The public ceremony of reopening and blessing St. Monica's Church, Bichmond, by Cardinal Moran took place this afternoon. A very large concourse witnessed the proceedings, the feature of which was ...

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  33. THE GRAVE OF GOVERNOR PHILLIP.

    The Town Council of Bath has resolved to co-operate in any effort made by the New South-Wales Government to erect a memorial to Governor Phillip, whose ...

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  34. THE CANADIAN-AUSTRALIAN ROYAL MAIL LINE.

    The official receiver of the CanadianAustralian Royal Mail Company for the winding-up, of which an order was recently made by Sir R. S. Wright, one ...

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  35. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN SCOTLAND.

    A mail train came into collision with a fast goods train, in Ayrshire, yesterday. The two engines, two of the passenger carriages, and three of the goods-vans ...

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  36. BOWLING MATCH.

    Yesterday afternoon on the City Green a three-rink match was played between representatives of the City and Lowlands Bowing Clubs. The intense heat interfered somewhat with the enjoymentof the game, ...

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  37. THE NEW ZEALAND AGENCYGENERAL.

    Mr. W. P. Reeves, the Agent-General of New Zealand, in the course of an interview to-day, said, in reference to the rumour of the acceptance by Mr. R. J. ...

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  38. A SUPPOSED LUNATIC IN A THEATRE.

    A man named Alfred John Hickey was yesterday arrested on a charge of having a revolver in his possession while in the gallery of the Gaiety Theatre. ...

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  39. THE THREATENED COLLIERY STRIKE.

    A special meeting of the recently formed mining lodge in connection with the Co-operative Colliery, at Plattsburg, was held last night for the purpose of considering what steps should be token with a view ...

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  40. AN ATTACK ON QUEENSLAND REFUTED.

    Mr. C. S. Dicken, the secretary to the Queensland Agent-General, has, in a letter to the "Ayrshire Post," ably refuted the attack on Queensland made in the ...

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  41. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT HORSHAM.

    A destructive fire occurred last night at Horsham. There shops were quite destroyed and a fourth shop gutted. The damage is estimated at £7000, Insurances amount to £5000. The fire ...

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  42. ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MINERS.

    At the Lambton Police Court yesterday Hugh Humphries, manager of the Dudley Colliery, proceeded against one of the miners named Walter Peel, a young man, for having stopped up an ...

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  43. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 2 1-16d per ounce standard. Feb. 5. Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 2¼d ...

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  44. CLEARING-HOUSE RETURNS.

    The Melbourne Cleariug-house returns for the week ended January 31 were £3,176,284, showing an increase of £151,780 compared with the corresponding week of last year. The total clearances ...

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  45. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The stock movements for the week were as fol lows:—2200 mixed sheep, Ulah and Combadgery to Fairfield, M. Kenna owner; 2373 owes, Euroka to Kanopia, A. C. Renwick owner; 6048 wethers, ...

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  46. THE HEAT WAVE.

    The continuance of the intense heat has increased enormously the demand for finned fish of all descriptions, as well as for sugar and drinking materials. Grocery houses in consequence are ...

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