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  2. THE CATTERTHUN GOLD. 5000 SOVEREIGNS RECOVERED.

    " The box containing 5000 severeigns has been recevered to-day in 26[?] fathoms, and four other boxes were bauled up out of the gold tank, are now in the chart-room, and only want popping in the ...

    Article : 730 words
  3. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) THE CITY WATERWORKS.

    The Government has purchased the City Waterworks from the Perth Water Supply Company. ...

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  4. COUNTRY NEWS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) PROTECTIONIST MEMBERS AT ULLADULLA.

    Messrs, Austin Chapman, Nelson, and Schey, Ms.L.A., have visited the district in the interests of protection. The party reached here on Friday evening, and later were banqueted. Some 20 ...

    Article : 273 words
  5. SECOND EDITION. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    The Australian Eleven commenced the 29th match of theirtour on the Kennington Oval to-day, against the County of Surrey. The following is the Surrey Eleven:— ...

    Article : 161 words
  6. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS. THE PRUSSIAN CABINET.

    General Bronsart von Schellendorff, Minister for War in the Prussian Cabinet, has resigned in consequence of friction with the Kaiser's Military Cabinet. He ...

    Article : 61 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS. THE MATABELE REVOLT.

    News has been received of an engagement between the column under the command of Captain Thomas and the rebels. The column built a fort on the Gwai ...

    Article : 60 words
  8. ACCIDENT AT A CIRCUS.

    During a performance Given at Greta on Saturday night by Mr. John West's Palace Circus, an aboriginal named Alick, who on the programme was announced to do a somersault art, met with a serious ...

    Article : 153 words
  9. THE CITY COUNCIL.

    A special committee, appointed by the City Council, has reported in unfavourable terms with regard to the present constitution of the civic staff, advocating its complete reorganisation, and ...

    Article : 47 words
  10. PURCHASE OF ROLLING-STOCK.

    So heavy are the demands on the rolling-stock on the Government railways that the Government has just indented upwards of £300,000 worth, which makes nearly £150,000 worth ordered this ...

    Article : 36 words
  11. RUSSIA AND FRANCE.

    Great preparations are being made in Paris to celebrate the visit of the Czar of Russia, who will spend a week in the French capital during October. ...

    Article : 71 words
  12. BRITISH SAILORS AND FIREMEN.

    On behalf of the National Amalgamated Sailors and Firemen's Union, Mr. J. H. Wilson, M.P., for Middlesborough, the secretary of the organisation, has issued a ...

    Article : 88 words
  13. DEATH FROM ALCOHOLIC POISONING.

    Yesterday a woman named Margery Pe[?]ngton was found dead in her bed. The matter was reported to the police, and last night Dr. M'Donnell held a post-mortem examination, which revealed the fact ...

    Article : 2,564 words
  14. CITY OF MELBOURNE BANK PROSECUTIONS.

    The cass for the Crown in the City of Melbourne Bank prosecutions finished to-day some what unexpectedly. The principal Crown witness, Edmund S. Rouse, who was originally the ...

    Article : 406 words
  15. MASONIC INSTALLATION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 152 words
  16. THE REBELLION IN CRETE.

    The Times states that France and Russia have decided to protect the Christians in Crete. ...

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  17. SILVER.

    The price of bar silver to-day is 2s 6?d per ounce standard. ...

    Article : 16 words
  18. BOURKE LAND BOARD.

    At the land board court to-day, in the matter of the Corella Pastoral Holding leasehold area of 12[?],704 acres, Inspector Woodbine estimated the carrying capacity as one sheep to 5[?] acres. A yearly ...

    Article : 148 words
  19. THE COSTA RICA PACKET CASE.

    Mr. G. N. Curzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, states that the final reply of the Netherlands Government to the case of Great Britain in regard to ...

    Article : 61 words
  20. QUEENSLAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) RAILWAY ARBITRATION CASES.

    The Railway Arbitrator, Mr. Theodore Unmack, will hold an Arbitration Court next month in connection with the claims for compensation for the land resumed at the ...

    Article : 67 words
  21. THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION.

    The gunboats belonging to the British expedition to the Soudan have passed the second cataract. ...

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  22. THE SHEARING SEASON.

    Shearing at Mount Poole is now in full swing, about 50 hands being employed. There are more men at present than are required. The men are shearing under verbal agreement at 20s a hundred. ...

    Article : 352 words
  23. SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.

    The Spanish Government is preparing an immense claim against the United States on account of the filibustering in connection with Cuba. ...

    Article : 37 words
  24. GREAT HEAT IN NEW YORK.

    The great[?]heat in New York continues. Last week there were 651 deaths from sunstroke. ...

    Article : 26 words
  25. SUGAR WORKS GUARANTEE FUND.

    With reference to the application to the Minister for Works for a sum of £50,000 recently made by several gentlemen for the purpose of erecting a sugar mill at North Johnstone River, under the Sugar ...

    Article : 96 words
  26. VICTORIA. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) SERIOUS SHOOTING ACCIDENT.

    A serious shooting accident occurred at Pyramid Hill this morning. Mr. H. J. Marfleet was accidentally shot by his young son. The charge tore the flesh from his breast, and some of the ...

    Article : 68 words
  27. SOME INCIDENTS OF THE WRECK.

    It will be remembered that the E. and A. Company's steamer Catterthun while on a voyage from Sydney to China struck [?] rock off Seal Rocks last October and sank, with great loss of life. At that ...

    Article : 324 words
  28. COLLISION IN THE SCHELDT.

    While the Cape York, a four-masted steel barque, of 2030 tons, bound from Antwerp to Port Pirie, South Australia, was coming down the Scheldt she came ...

    Article : 79 words
  29. MEAT EXPORT TO THE SOUTHERN COLONIES.

    The Stockbreeders and Graziers' Association has taken steps to form a meat export association to send chilled meat from Queensland to the Southern markets. An influential committee has ...

    Article : 112 words
  30. THE NEWCASTLE MINERS.

    An adjourned meeting of the Burwood miners was held yesterday morning in spite of the very unpleasant weather, at a [?]pot between Adamstown and Charlestown, as most of the miners are ...

    Article : 540 words
  31. A SOLICITOR SUSPENDED.

    Mr. Justice A'Beckett dealt to-day with a complaint lodged at the instance of the Law Institute of Victoria against Arthur Edward Flood, solicitor, practising at Dimboola, for ...

    Article : 63 words
  32. THE WAGGA EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

    Mr. Tave[?]er (Minister for Works, of Victoria), Dr. Cockburn (Minister for Education in South Australia), Mr. Cameron (of Tasmania), Professor Wallace, and other delegates to the intercolonial ...

    Article : 221 words
  33. A FATAL DOSE OF WHISKY.

    Two male aboriginals were found dead in a camp at Kedron Brook yesterday. A postmortem examination showed that the aboriginals had obtained a large dose of whisky on Saturday ...

    Article : 43 words
  34. RAILWAY DEVIATIONS.

    There have been frequent references in the press and in Parliament to improvements of grades and curves on the railways, but with the exception of noticing that several large sums have been voted for ...

    Article : 1,064 words
  35. LI HUNG CHANG.

    Li Hung Chang, the Chinese Viceroy who is on a visit to England, has had an interview with Mr. Gladstone at Hawarden Castle. ...

    Article : 79 words
  36. A GREAT INHERITANCE.

    During the hearing of an insolvency application to-day it was stated that the insolvent, a Queen-street storekeeper, had come in for a French marquisate and a fortune of a million francs. ...

    Article : 39 words
  37. DEATH OF A JOCKEY.

    The jockey H. White, who was injured in the accident at the Q. T. C. Handicap on Saturday, succumbed to his injuries in the hospital this morning. The deceased lad was 16 years old, and ...

    Article : 216 words
  38. INTERVIEW WITH AN UNDERWRITER.

    A Her[?]ld representative speaking with Mr. Dixon last night was informed that the current ran from 1[?] knot to 3 knots per hour, and was stronger down below than near the surface. Mr. Dixon said [?] " It ...

    Article : 142 words
  39. AN ADULT SUFFRAGE BILL.

    The Cabinet had under consideration to-night a draft bill to amend the Constitution Act. Its leading feature is the adoption of the one adult one vote primciple, so that the franchise will be ...

    Article : 52 words
  40. TWO SAD DEATHS.

    Two sad deaths are reported from Alberton Miss S. L. Shaw, daughter of a well-known resident, died suddenly during Saturday night. Her mother was terribly grieved, and died on Sunday ...

    Article : 264 words
  41. HOW THE DIFFICULTIES WERE OVERCOME.

    Captain John Hall was seen by a representative of the Herald last night at his residence at Barwood in connection with the recovery of the gold from the Catterth[?]. ...

    Article : 1,216 words
  42. THE FIRE ON THE MACCALLUM MORE.

    Mr. Thos. Brooke, Lloyd's surveyor, made a preliminary survey to-day of the ship MacCallum More, which caught fire early yesterday morning. He found the saloon gutted and a large amount of ...

    Article : 212 words
  43. THE WILHELM CANAL.

    Thirty-nine German men-of-war, including the largest ironclad in the navy, have passed through the Wilhelm. (Kiel) Canal, which connects the Baltic with the North ...

    Article : 44 words
  44. THE NEW ZEALAND BANKING INQUIRY.

    Mr. Watson, president of the Bank of New Zealand, was further examined before the Banking Committee to-day. He said that his impression was that the directors of the past acted ...

    Article : 261 words
  45. THE WEATHER.

    A stiff southerly gale blew from Saturday evening to Sunday night. Two and a half inches of rain fell. It is still showery at sea but fine in shore. The land will now be in a good condition for ploughing. After ...

    Article : 348 words
  46. THE RAND.

    The wages of the natives employed in the mines of the Rand, in the Transvaal, have been reduced one-half. ...

    Article : 29 words
  47. THE SOUTHERN COAL TRADE.

    The coal trade last week show[?] improvement as compared with the [?] week. The total number of shipments [?] [?] [?]gong was 10, aggregating about [?] [?] [?]day ...

    Article : 161 words
  48. THE IRISH PARTY.

    The [?]arnellite section of the Irish Party has protosted against the action of the Irish Party in deciding to hold the Irish National Convention at Dublin in ...

    Article : 45 words
  49. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) ARRIVAL OF THE OROYA.

    The R.M.S. Oroya arrived at 1.15 p.m. The health officer (Dr. Toll) made inquiries into the supposed suspicious case of sickness on board, and was satisfied that the outbreak was not one of ...

    Article : 67 words
  50. THE CO-OPERATIVE [?]TES.

    The Co-operative Delegates, Mess[?] [?] Staker, and Jones, will arrive in this d[?] on Thursday next. They will be met at Albic [?] [?] [?] by members of the local agricult[?] [?] and ...

    Article : 72 words
  51. FAREWELL TO A MAG[?]

    At the conclusion of the police co[?] [?] to-day Alderman Gulley, the Mayor, [?] [?] [?] an address to Mr. E. Jones, police [?] [?] who shortly proceeds to Tamworth to [?] [?] ...

    Article : 115 words
  52. GREAT GOLD RUSH IN CANADA.

    In consequence of a number of rich crushings a great gold rush has taken place to the Kootenay district, in British Columbia, Canada. ...

    Article : 39 words
  53. LORD AND LADY BRASSEY.

    Lord and Lady Brassey returned [?] Melbourne by this afternoon's express. Prior to their departure members of the Ministry lunched with Lord Brassey at Government House. ...

    Article : 32 words
  54. THE WOOLABRA BORE.

    The contractors for the Woolabra bore have completed the work, and are now taking the plant to another contract. The flow is about 1,000,000 gallons a day, and the well is down nearly 2000ft. It has ...

    Article : 89 words
  55. TASMANIA.

    The Tambo left at 4 p.m. to-day for Sydney with 5843 cases, 30 cases evaporated fruit, 106 bags fruit, 2 cases dessert fruit, 2 cases f[?], 60 ferns, 16 sacks onions, 100 cases hops, 1 case [?]der, 4 cases ...

    Article : 79 words
  56. SCRUB-CUTTING ON THE WL[?] [?]GAN.

    Great satisfaction is expressed here at [?] [?] of the Minister for Lands to start [?] [?] [?] the West [?]ogan Crown lands. It is [?] [?] the work will soon become reproductive, and will ...

    Article : 74 words
  57. NEW MINING COMPANY.

    The Kanowna Developing Company has been formed with a capital of £80,000. Shares to the amount of £40,000 will be issued for public ...

    Article : 31 words
  58. ACCIDENT TO A TRAIN.

    An accident occurred to the train leaving Young at 7 o'clock on Saturday night. When the train was five miles out the piston-rod broke. A telegram was sent to Harden, and an engine was sent on. The ...

    Article : 79 words
  59. MILITARY CONTINGENT FOR ENGLAND.

    At the parade of Mounted Ritles on Saturday a general order was read, from which it appeared that officers commanding half-companies have been called on to furnish a return giving information as to men ...

    Article : 143 words
  60. LATE SHIPPING.

    R.M S. Rome, for London, via ports. Rotokine (s.), for Newcastle. Mount Hebron (s.), for Fremantle. [?]ulf of Martaban (s.), for Manchester and London. ...

    Article : 31 words
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