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  3. The Week's Cables.

    The elections for the State of Maine, United States, resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Republicans, who will have a majority, in the State Legislature. ...

    Article : 33 words
  4. AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES.

    The following companies have been registered :—West Australian Exploring find Finance Corporation, with a capital of £200,000; the London and West Australian Exploration, with a capital of ...

    Article : 95 words
  5. TRADES UNION CONGRESS, CANADA.

    The Trades Union Congress, now sitting in Canada, has passed a resolution requesting the Government of the Dominion to introduce an eighthours bill in the Canadian House of Commons. ...

    Article : 35 words
  6. THE EGYPTIAN PASHAS.

    Much excitement continues to prevail in Cairo in consequence of the trial by court-martial of three pashas, including the President of the Legislative Council, who were lately wrested on a charge of ...

    Article : 97 words
  7. THE CZAR OF RUSSIA.

    Prayers have been offered in the churches in Russia for the welfare of the Czar. Later news says the Czar of Russia, who has been suffering from a severe attack of influenza, is ...

    Article : 38 words
  8. PROPOSED TRIBUNAL OF ARBITRATION.

    At an Inter-Parliamentary conference, held at the Hague, in Holland, a committee has been appointed to draft a scheme for the establishment of a European tribunal of arbitration for the settlement ...

    Article : 38 words
  9. THE CANADIAN AUSTRALIAN LINE.

    Lord Brassey has written a letter to the Times, urging this Imperial Government to grant a subsidy to the Canadian-Australian line of steamers promoted by Mr. James ...

    Article : 121 words
  10. WHOLESALE MURDERS.

    A shocking case of wholesale murder is reported from Poganovka, a town in Russia. Eight farmers belonging to the neighbourhood murdered 21 peasants, and robbed the victims of everything ...

    Article : 34 words
  11. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Belgian and French capitalists are forming a "corner" in tin. The French newspapers declare that Madagascar is France's future Australia. ...

    Article : 749 words
  12. FRANCE IN MADAGASCAR.

    France bag despatched a commission to Madagascar, where the attitude of the Hovas towards the French settlers has for some time past been of a menacing character. The situation in Madagascar ...

    Article : 40 words
  13. TREATY PORTS IN CHINA.

    A section of the Chinese Mandarins is encouraging an Anti-British feeling in the Chinese treaty ports. Inspired native newspapers frequently contain articles taunting the British with being afraid ...

    Article : 48 words
  14. THE STOCK CONVERSION TRUST.

    The Statist contains an article commenting upon the scheme issued by the Stock Conversion Trust for the purchase of deposits in Australian reconstructed banks. It nays that the scheme does not ...

    Article : 130 words
  15. IRISH NATIONALISTS IN AMERICA.

    A manifesto has been issued by the Irish Nationalists of America declaring that the agreement adopted at a secret meeting in 1881 to suspend active operations for 10 years, so as not to hamper ...

    Article : 56 words
  16. THE CONFERENCE IN CANADA.

    The Marquis of Ripon, Secretary of State for the Colonies, writing to Lord Aberdeen, Governor-General of Canada, on behalf of the Queen, warmly thanked the recent conference for its loyal address. ...

    Article : 51 words
  17. THE BRITISH FORCES IN WEST AFRICA.

    It has transpired that the reports of the fighting on the Niger River, in West Africa, refer to encounters with slavers on the coast, and not in the Royal Niger Company's territory. The French were not ...

    Article : 141 words
  18. SHOCKING ACCIDENT IN FRANCE.

    Telegrams from Paris give particulars of a shocking accident in the Department of Orne. While a number of quarrymen were at work a terrible explosion occurred, and four workmen were ...

    Article : 53 words
  19. CHOLERA.

    Cholera is raging in Poland. The death rate from this cause averages 2500 weekly. During the recent cholera epidemic at Lucknow, India, a number of residents were inoculated under ...

    Article : 51 words
  20. DEATH OF THE COMTE DE PARIS.

    The Comte de Paris, head of the Royal House of France, died from cancer at Stow House, Bucking-hamshire, aged 56. The late Comte de Paris was buried at Weybridge, in Surrey on Wednesday. ...

    Article : 170 words
  21. CLAIM TO THE THRONE OF FRANCE.

    Prince Francois, of the House of Bourbon, cousin to Don Carlos, the Spanish Pretender, has issued a manifesto claiming the French throne. His claim is not seriously received. Fearing that the ...

    Article : 61 words
  22. FOREST FIRES IN AMERICA.

    According to latest advices from Now York in reference to the appalling forest fires, the entire area of the Rainy River country, near Winnipeg, in Manitoba, has been swept by the fire. Many lives ...

    Article : 62 words
  23. ENGLISH TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

    By 276 votes to five the Trades Union Congress, which is sitting at Norwich, in England, has passed a resolution in favour of the eight-hour principle being generally applied. ...

    Article : 275 words
  24. BRITISH STATISTICS.

    According to the Board of Trade returns, the imports for August show a decrease in value of £3,400,000, exports decrease £1,000,000 when compared with the corresponding month of 1893. ...

    Article : 63 words
  25. TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    A terrible railway accident has taken place at Chauny, in Prance. An express train from Paris to Cologne came into collision with a goods train. Ten passengers were killed and 20 were injured. ...

    Article : 65 words
  26. TASMANIAN WOOD BLOCKS.

    Sir Robert Herbert, Acting Agent-General for Tasmania, is hopeful of being able to place the shipment of Tasmanian wood blocks brought, by the steamer Culgoa from Hobart at an average ...

    Article : 69 words
  27. A. J. C Spring Races.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 363 words
  28. REPORTED EXCHANGE OF CYPRUS FOR CRETE.

    The German newspaper Berliner Tageblat states that parleying is going on between Great Britain aud Turkey with a view to the exchange of the island of Cyprus and another ...

    Article : 58 words
  29. THE COREAN WAR.

    Heavy rains have fuller] in Cores, and the movements of the Chinese and Japanese forces have been much impeded thereby. Numerous skirmishes have taken place at Chungwa between the opposing ...

    Article : 535 words
  30. PUGILISTIC.

    Frank Slavic, the Australian pugilist, who issued a challenge to fight anyone in the world, with the exception of James Corbett, of America, and Peter Jackson, of Australia, has withdrawn bis challenge. ...

    Article : 76 words
  31. MR. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN'S LIVERPOOL ADDRESS.

    Speaking at Liverpool on Wednesday night Mr. Joseph Chamberlain referred to the agitation being carried on by Mr. William O'Brien and Dr. Tanner, Ms.P., against the House of Lords, and said that ...

    Article : 67 words
  32. THE GERMAN EMPEROR AND THE NOBILITY.

    At a banquet at Konigsberg, the German Emperor scathingly admonished the Prussian nobility for combating the Imperial schemes for the welfare of the country. Such opposition, he ...

    Article : 90 words
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