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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The case of Chung Tew, who has been remanded a number of tunes on a charge of attempting to evade the Chinese poll tax, was finally disposed of to-day. When the case was culled on, it was announced that ...

    Article : 104 words
  3. AUSTRALASIAN PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Legislative Council the Companies Act Amendment Bill was further considered in committee. Progress, was reported, and the House adjourned at 10 o'clock till next day. ...

    Article : 98 words
  4. FUGITIVE NOTES.

    The £150,000 which have been paid to members of Parliament since payment began would have Bupported 1500 working men with £2 a week for a year. Such is the calculation made by a ...

    Article : 2,048 words
  5. MEETINGS.

    The monthly meeting of the board of directors [?] the Benevolent Asylum was held in the boardroom of the institution yesterday afternoon. Mr. H. W. Carpenter (vice-president) occupied the chair, and ...

    Article : 412 words
  6. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    Trainers and jockeys engaged at the Moorefield Pony and Galloway Meeting, which takes place tomorrow, can obtain the necessary tickets of admission to the saddling paddock at the office of the club up ...

    Article : 766 words
  7. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) VICTORIAN TRAINING NOTES.

    The little work done on the tracks at Flemington this morning was most uninteresting. The heavy rain which fell on the previous night almost deluged the course, and the sand track was necessarily closed, so ...

    Article : 477 words
  8. GOULBURN CIRCUIT COURT.

    At the Circuit Court to-day, William James Simons was convicted of breaking and entering a pawnbroker's shop and stealing three walking-sticks. He was sentenced to 16 months' hard labour in ...

    Article : 64 words
  9. QUEENSLAND.

    The Legislative Council met to-day. The House went into committe to further consider the Legislative Council Bill. On clause 10, relating to the election of the President, Dr. Taylor moved ...

    Article : 246 words
  10. DEATH OF A THOROUGHBRED COLT.

    Messrs. Lothbridge Bros, su[?]ered a severe loss today through the death, by strangulation, of their two-year-old blood coll Casterton, by Epigram (imp.) from Grandeur, by Grand Flaneur from ...

    Article : 1,074 words
  11. AMUSEMENTS.

    Yesterday afternoon the members of the Highland Society of New South Wales entertained Mr. Walter Bentley and the members of his Dramatic Company at a harbour picnic. The weather ...

    Article : 561 words
  12. BLIND INSTITUTION.

    The monthly meeting of the board of the N.S.W. Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind took place at the institution, Newtown-road, on Monday afternoon. Mr. F. R. Robinson, J.P., ...

    Article : 419 words
  13. LAWN TENNIS.

    The final match f or the cap[?]y of the [?] club was played on Saturday and resulted as [?] G. B. Barbour beat A. W. Crane, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 [?] 6-3, 23 games all. ...

    Article : 39 words
  14. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the Assembly this afternoon, the Premier stated with regard to the steamer Darius, which had brought more Chinese passengers than was allowed by the Act, that a deposit of money had ...

    Article : 253 words
  15. SWIMMING.

    The Enterprise Swimming Club held its 100 [?] Inter-Club Handicap at the Natator[?] last ningh the presence of a large number of viriton, [?] results proved highly interesting owing to the [?] ...

    Article : 205 words
  16. VICTORIAN SPORTING NOTES.

    The heavy rains rendered the Epsom course so heavy that it was considered advisable to postpone the meeting from to-day until Friday next. E. K. and Mahee have been withdrawn from the ...

    Article : 72 words
  17. MELBOURNE BETTING MARKET.

    The feature of the betting at the Victorian Club to-night was the baking of Vakeel for the Melbourne Cup. Vakeel was supported to win £5000, at 100 to 5, and at the close 100 to 6 was the ...

    Article : 101 words
  18. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.

    The monthly meeting of this council was [?] the 6th instant, when there wen present—[?] Mayor (Alderman Spring) presiding, with [?] Keifer, Moran, Hawken, Livingstone, [?] ...

    Article : 476 words
  19. KENSINGTON PONY AND GALLOWAY RAGES.

    The weather yesterday was anything but favourable for the Kensington Pony and Galloway meeting, for shortly after midday indications of a heavy dow[?]pour set in, and about 1 o'clock come ram fell ...

    Article : 936 words
  20. TASMANIA.

    In the Legislative Council the second reading of the Probate Duties Bill was carried by the casting vote of the President. Mr. Hart endeavoured to have the bill shelved. In ...

    Article : 149 words
  21. QUEENSLAND TURF CLUB.

    The following weights have been declared for the Q.T.C. Spring Meeting:- PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP.—Momah, 9st 21b; Musician, 8th 121b; Repri[?]ve, 8st 61b; Uroka, [?] 41b; [?] ...

    Article : 169 words
  22. THE KILBURN SISTERS.

    A meeting of the St. James Branch of the Church Extension Society was held in the St. James' Par ah Hall, Philip-street, last evening. Canon Sharp presided and about 200 persons were present, ...

    Article : 203 words
  23. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CONCERT.

    The cold and threatening weather equally with the prevailing depression militated agsinst the financial success of last night's concert at the Town Ha[?], and it is to be feared that the Hospital for Sick Children ...

    Article : 790 words
  24. TAMWORTH JOCKEY CLUB.—SPRING MEETING.

    The Spring Meeting of the Tamworth Jockey Club was opened to-day. The course was very heavy, and the attendance poor. The results are appended:- SHORTS HANDICAP.—Bouquet, 1; Crysta[?] 2; ...

    Article : 78 words
  25. OUR BALLOT SYSTEM.

    Sir,—I venture to think that your correspondents, P. R. and A. Forsyth, are n[?]dlesaty alarmed in believing that unless a system of second ballot or of contingency voting is adopted in connection with our ...

    Article : 612 words
  26. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

    The monthly meeting of the members of the Horticultural Society of New South Wales was held last night in the School of Arts. Mr. Vautin occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance. The ...

    Article : 282 words
  27. MURRUMBURRAH TURF CLUB.

    At a meeting of the Turt Club, held last night, it was decided to held the spring meeting on Wednesday, lath November. The annual meeting is fixed for 6th and 7th February. ...

    Article : 134 words
  28. ASSOCIATION CRICKET GROUND.

    Members are reminded that their match commences to-day, at 12 o'clock, on the ground. They are requested to be punctual, [?] as to ensure being included in the teams, as a large number of members are ...

    Article : 47 words
  29. LIVERPOOL.

    A meeting was held on Tuesday. Present [?] Mayor (Alderman C. A. Scrivener), and Alien[?] Murphy, H. Scrivener, Chapman, Clarke, [?] Retallick, and Mullett. The Secretary for [?] ...

    Article : 385 words
  30. INSTITUTION OF SURVEYORS, NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The monthly meeting of the above institution was held last eveniug at the offices, Bridge-street. The president (Mr. G. H. Knibbs) occupied the chair. It was announced that Messrs. Marshall, Fox, and J. ...

    Article : 197 words
  31. CRICKET.

    A committee meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Union was held on Monday evening, at the Cambudge Club Hotel, Mr. F. Ironside in the chair. The question arose whether a permit would be ...

    Article : 457 words
  32. FINANCIAL REFORM.

    Sir,—Mr. M'Millan, in his speech at the Protestant Hall on Monday week, said that if the prenant restrictive duties were removed and the procceds of land sales at auctions were not credited to revenue, ...

    Article : 492 words
  33. LILLIE BRIDGE BICYCLE AND PONY RACES.

    The following handicaps have been declared in connection with the above races to be run this evening:- THREE MILES BICYCLE HANDICAP.—J. Watason, ' Seratch; ...

    Article : 208 words
  34. PROPOSED HARRIS-STREET TRAMWAY. PUBLIC MEETING AT PYRMONT.

    A meeting was held in Elder's Hall, Union-street, Pyrmont, last evening, for the purpose of agitating for a tram along Harris-street. Alderman Buckle was appointed chairman, and the hall was crowded. ...

    Article : 393 words
  35. STREET LIGHTING.

    Sir,—On page 2 of your valuable journal of this day's issue, I find an accouut of the proceedings of the municipal council of this city, and a special paragraph given to their treatment of the above matter, ...

    Article : 333 words
  36. MOOREFIELD PONY AND GALLOWAY RACES.

    Appended are the weights for the meeting to be held at Moorefield to-morrow:- WELTRE HANDICAP (14.2), 4 fulongs.—Sazon Girl, 9st 71b; Toy, 9st 71b; Queen of the Forest, 9st [?] Ea, 9st ...

    Article : 467 words
  37. RICHMOND.

    Sir,—In your article re Richmond in Saturday Herald it is stated that Margaret Catchpole [?] May, 1819 (13th May was the date of her death)[?] that she was 58 years of age. ...

    Article : 133 words
  38. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    Sir,—The Parliamentary reports of last week make the Premier to say that the cost of giving 29,800 "indigent" breakfasts was £2344, or nearly 1s 7d per head. Assuredly a most extravagant ...

    Article : 130 words
  39. CYCLING.

    A committee meering of the Rodfern Bicycle Club was held on Monday night. The following run-card waa agreed to:—11th October, Parramatta Bicycle Club, road race; 21st, Redfern Bicycle Club, ...

    Article : 78 words
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  41. BOWLS.

    The thirteenth annual meeting of the New South Wiles Bowling Association was held last night at Young's-chambers, Pitt-street. Mr. John Young occupied the chair, there being ab[?] 40 ...

    Article : 494 words
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