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  2. COUNTRY NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) THE DENILIQUIN BRIDGE.

    The new Deniliquin bridge is nearly completed by the contractors, Messrs. Davis and Flight. Yesterday Mr. Darley, the Engineer-in-Chief, and Mr. De Burgh, from the Works Department, Sydney, ...

    Article : 131 words
  3. DIFFICULTY IN THE BOOT TRADE.

    A mass meeting of workmen employed in the boot trade was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mr. James Cotter, president of the union, occupied the chair. About 300 were present. ...

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  4. THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO MAITLAND.

    His Excelleucy the Governor, accompanied by Miss Brand and Mr. Gathorne Hardy, arrived at the East Maitland station at 11.42 a.m., and an assemblage of ladies and gentlemen on the ...

    Article : 2,751 words
  5. THE SANGSTER INQUIRY BOARD.

    The board appointed to inquire into the charges made by Mr. Sangster, M.L.A., as to the alleged shipping defects continued its sittings to-day. The charge for the consideration of the board was ...

    Article : 399 words
  6. VICTORIA.

    The directors' report and balance sheet for the past half-year ended 31st March of the Colonial Bank of Australasia, Limited, shows a net profit of £2564. The directors state that, owing to the ...

    Article : 310 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS.

    Reports from the Upper Nile state that the unrest at Omdurman, opposite Khartoum, on the Nile, continues, and that there has been further fighting among the ...

    Article : 83 words
  8. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS.

    The Volksstem, the official organ of the Transvaal Government, makes the announcement of prompt action being taken towards imposing extreme taxation on ...

    Article : 63 words
  9. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CHILD.

    To-day a little boy, four years old, son of Mr. J. Bond, was knocked down by a butcher's cart, one of the wheels passing over his head. The child never regained consci[?]ness and died within an hour. ...

    Article : 50 words
  10. THE PORK POISONING CASE.

    Tho funerals of the victims by the pork poisoning case took place this afternoon. Much sympathy is felt for the parents. The others affected are now recovering. ...

    Article : 33 words
  11. SPEECH BY MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at a banquet in London, said that he was confident that England would soon regain the sympathy and support of the Afrikander ...

    Article : 122 words
  12. DISAFFECTION AMONG THE DERVISHES.

    Later news from the Soudan is to the effect that there is great disaffection among the troops under Osman Digna. Since the recent fighting they have ...

    Article : 37 words
  13. BATHURST CIRCUIT COURT.

    At the Circuit Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Stephen, Richard Wentworth Hunt and William Wentworth Hunt, father and son, plcaded not guilty to a charge of conspiring to defraud Joseph Lupp ...

    Article : 56 words
  14. BROKEN HILL CIRCUIT COURT.

    In the Circuit Court last night John Frederick Powell, charged with having assaulted a child at Tiboobarra was found guilty, and was sentenced to seven years' penal servitude, and 25 lashes. The ...

    Article : 299 words
  15. ARRIVAL OF THE EXPEDITION AT WADY HALFA.

    News from the Upper Nile states that the British expeditionary force has reached Wady Haifa, near the Second. Cataract on the River Nile. ...

    Article : 33 words
  16. QUEENSLAND.

    A Chinaman named Ah Sam, who is undergoing a sentence of five years at St. Helena, has been committed for trial on a charge of attempting to murder a follow-prisoner by stabbing him with a ...

    Article : 45 words
  17. THE MATABELE REVOLT.

    It is estimated that the numbers of Matabele who have been killed in action since the commencement of the present rebellion amount to 1000 men. ...

    Article : 71 words
  18. THE GOULBURN SYNOD.

    The Synod is actively engaged with the business paper. The Synod Vacancies Ordinance has been taken through all its stages and assented to. The Bishoprie Ordinance was also dealt with, and ...

    Article : 549 words
  19. VIEWS OF THE TIMES.

    The Times, in commenting upon Mr. Chamberlain's utterances, says that, entirely apart from the Matabale trouble, Cape Colony ought to be reinforced. ...

    Article : 30 words
  20. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the course of a conversation with a representative of the Register on Wednesday Dr Hay. ward was asked whether there was any foundation for the statement made by the Premier that ...

    Article : 355 words
  21. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALASIA.

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 705 words
  22. BOERS PREPARING FOR WAR.

    The Rand correspondent of the Hamburg Courier states that the Boers are relying on the support of the Orange Free State and of the Afrikander element in ...

    Article : 57 words
  23. GRAFTON CIRCUIT COURT.

    The Circuit Court opened to-day before Mr. Acting Justice Cohen. There was only one criminal case, that of Denis Doyle, who was charged with having criminally assaulted Lydia Chadwick, a girl ...

    Article : 88 words
  24. ENGLAND AND VENEZUELA.

    Mr. Smalley, the United States correspondent of the Times, implies in a letter to that journal that the report of the Commission appointed by President Cleveland ...

    Article : 81 words
  25. GERMANY IN EAST AFRICA.

    Eleven hundred natives at Baruk, German East Africa, have yielded to Mnjor Wissmann, the Governor. ...

    Article : 27 words
  26. THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

    In connection with the Cougregational Union of New South Wales a tea and public meeting was held last night, the Hon. Sydney Smith prosiding. The Rev. J. Buchan, M.A., ministerial secretary to the ...

    Article : 125 words
  27. POLITICS IN FRANCE.

    M. Bourgeois, the Premier and Minister of the Interior, has had an interview with M. Faure, President of the French Republic, in regard to the dispute that has ...

    Article : 120 words
  28. STRENGTHENING THE SWEDISH NAVY.

    The Diet of Sweden has sanctioned the expenditure of 11,000,000 krona (about £620,000) towards improving the condition of the navy. ...

    Article : 27 words
  29. MR. GARRARD'S COUNTRY TRIP.

    The Hon Jacob Garrard (Minister for Education), Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., and other members of Parliament will visit the district on the 29th instant, and extensive preparations are being made to give them ...

    Article : 1,286 words
  30. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA.

    As Lord Aberdeen, the Governor-General of Canada, accompanied by Lady Aberdeen, was out driving at Ottawa, tho horses swerved from the roadway, and, ...

    Article : 57 words
  31. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) SHOOK OP EARTHQUAKE.

    At Karridale last evening a loud explosion was heard in a north westerly direction. The explosion was accompanied by earth tremors, and buildings shook very perceptibly. ...

    Article : 41 words
  32. THE MERCADOOL LAND CASES.

    The Mercadool land inquiry was resumed this morning. The first witness called was Detective M'Lenn, who was in the box when the Court adjourned yesterday afternoon. Witness, on the ...

    Article : 559 words
  33. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

    In speaking of the personnel and of the approaching tour of the Australian Eleven, the Standard says that Blackham was the greatest wicket-keeper over known, ...

    Article : 67 words
  34. POLITICS IN CANADA.

    The Canadian House of Commons will be dissolved on Friday. The general elections will be hold in June. ...

    Article : 29 words
  35. THE REVENUE RETURNS.

    The Treasurer's returns of the revenue and expenditure for the completed March quarter are as follows:—Revenue, £494,644, against £335,865 for the same quarter last year. Expenditure, ...

    Article : 149 words
  36. BARON HIRSCH'S FORTUNE.

    The death of Baron Hirsch, the Jewish millionaire, has had the effect of disturbing the home financial market. The deceased Baron has left animmense ...

    Article : 39 words
  37. SUCCESS OF A COLONIAL ARTIST.

    A picture by Mr. F. M'Cubbin, of Melbourne, entitled "An Idyll of the Australian Bush," is being exhibited at the Paris Salon. ...

    Article : 34 words
  38. AN ARISTOCRATIC FORGER.

    Baron Hammerstein, formerly loader of the German Conservative party, and who was arrested at Athens on 28th Decemer on a tharge of forgery and fraud, has ...

    Article : 64 words
  39. TASMANIA.

    Heavy rains are reported to have fallen throughout the colony, doing immense good. At a public meeting last night it was decided to open a fund for the purpose of erecting a ...

    Article : 47 words
  40. EPSOM SPRING MEETING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 113 words
  41. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS.

    A big lode carrying rich gold has been struck in Brookman's Boulder at a depth of 103ft. The shaft had been carried down 60ft. through hard diorite when it broke into the lode which ...

    Article : 241 words
  42. THE PLAGUE IN HONGKONG.

    The plague at Hongkong is increasing. ...

    Article : 13 words
  43. NEW MINING COMPANY.

    The Komata Queen Gold-mining Company is being formed with a capital of £75,000, in 75,000 shares of £1 each, the whole of which are-being issued. ...

    Article : 32 words
  44. LATE MINING.

    A report from Sandy Creek states that 93 tons of stone from Briddon's Grasshopper reef yielded 113oz. The reef Varies from 3ft. to 4ft. in width. BRISBANE, Thursday. ...

    Article : 132 words
  45. FATAL BURNING ACCIDENT.

    Mr. Hall, deputy coroner, held an inquest yesterday on the body of Walter Ring, who was burned to death in the Albion Town Hotel on Monday night. A verdict of accidental death was returned. ...

    Article : 44 words
  46. AMUSEMENTS. LYCEUM THEATRE.

    To-night the last performance of the first edition of "Djin-Djin" will be given, as on Saturday evening the new songs and dances of this gorgeous extraveganza will be introduced. There will be the ...

    Article : 42 words
  47. AUSTRALIAN APPLES.

    The Tasmanian apples which arrived by the R.M.S. Ballaarat have been landed in excellent condition, and realised from 10s to 17s 6d per case, the average price ...

    Article : 53 words
  48. BROKEN HILL SHARES.

    To-day's quotation for Broken Hill Proprietary shares is £2 10s. ...

    Article : 17 words
  49. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The followiug stock movements are reported:— 14,000 sheep passed through Narraudera from Howlong station, Carrathool, for Forbes. Messrs. Gilchrist, Watt, and Company have been ...

    Article : 113 words
  50. CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW.

    The annual Chrysanthemum Show in counection with the Horticultural Society of New South Wales at the Oddfellows' Temple, Elizabeth-street, was largely visited yesterday, both during the afternoon ...

    Article : 145 words
  51. NEW ZEALAND.

    The total number of applicants for loans under the Advances to Settlers Act up to March 31 was 1799, and the amount authorised to be advanced was £[?]39,497. ...

    Article : 39 words
  52. WARRINGA[?] ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY.

    in consequence of the success of the first concert given at North Shore by this society, the conductor, Signor Schi[?]vi is rehearsing his players in selections from "The Meistersingers," "The Silver Bells ...

    Article : 49 words
  53. Advertising

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    Advertising : 30 words
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