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  2. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The Emperor William, in opening the German Reichstag, asked that provision should be made for increasing the army and reforming the financial position of the ...

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  3. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Latest advices from South Africa report that the Matabole are still retreating, intending apparently to cross the Zambezi, Nov. 16. ...

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  4. IN PARLIAMENT.

    The Legislative Council sat last evening for a quarter of an hour. The resignation was announced of Mr. A. J. Riley. The Mortgages Release Bill was read the third time, and ...

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  5. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    COUNT VON CAPRIVI, the German Chancellor, intends to submit to the Reichstag proposals for new taxation amounting to £5,000,000. IT is reported that the Mataboles are still ...

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  6. THE INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS MATCH.

    The Seventeenth Intercolonial Lawn Tennis match between New South Wales and Victoria was commenced to-day in very unfavourable weather, for a north wind which was blowing ...

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  7. INDIA AND AFGHANISTAN.

    The Ameer of Afghanistan, Abdur Rahman, has notified his army that the settlement of the frontier and all differences with the Government of India have ...

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  8. THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION.

    The following have gained awards in the New South Wales Court at the Chicago Exhibition:- ETHNOLOGY.—The New South Wales ...

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  9. TO-DAY.

    Scotch Fair and Competition, Town Hall, Newtown, 2.30 p.m. Ninth November Demonstration Committee, Protestant Hall, 8 p.m. ...

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  10. GREAT FIRE IN LONDON.

    A great fire occurred last night in Old Bailey. Many warehouses were burned out, including one floor of the establishment of Cassell and Co., the well-known ...

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  11. QUEENSLAND.

    The Colonial Secretary has decided to establish a Stock Institute in Brisbane for pathological and bacteriological purposes, and it is probable that Mr. Pound, the bacteriologist at present in ...

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  12. DEATH OF THE HON. J. D. YOUNG, M.L.C.

    The Hon John Douglas Young, M.L.C., died at his residence, Dowling street, Moore Park, yesterday. The deceased gentleman had been ailing for some mouths, but during the past week or two ...

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  13. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The ceremony in connection with the laying of a memorial stone as a tribute of respect to the memory of Mr. John M'Gilhvray (who bequeathed the sum of £300 towards the erection of a new church when ...

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  14. DYNAMITE OUTRAGE IN MARSEILLES.

    A dynamite outrage is reported from Marseilles. An attempt was made to blow up the house occupied by the commander of the local troops. The building ...

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  15. THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

    The Rev. Principal Douglas has been nominated Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland. ...

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  16. INVESTMENTS IN AUSTRALIA.

    The Edinburgh Scotsman states that many insurance companies are investing largely in Australia. It is reported that an important trust company is being formed ...

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  17. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Sir Henry Ayers, President of the Legislative Council, intimates his intention of vacating his seat in the Chamber at the end of the present session, and retiring to private life. He has ...

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  18. THE TASMANIAN EXHIBITION.

    A London committee has been formed to cooperate in organising the proposed Tasmanian exhibition. The committee includes Sir Robert Herbert, acting ...

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  19. VICTORIA.

    The magisterial inquiry in the Mercantile Bank case entered upon the thirty-fourth day this morning, when Mr. Gardiner addressed the Bench on behalf of defendant Mr. Ellis, against whom, he ...

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  20. LEPROSY IN MAITLAND.

    Dr. Ashburton Thompson arrived to-day from Sydney, and inspected the case of suspected leprosy which was reported yesterday. Dr. Thompson confirmed the opinion of Dr. Gledden, who discovered ...

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  21. THE REV. F. HASTINGS.

    The Rev. Fred. Hastings, Congregational minister, purposes resigning his pastorate at the end of the year and visiting England. ...

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  22. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF INCENDIARISM.

    On Wednesday night a lucerne stack, containing about 70 tons of hay, at Jemalong station, was burned to the ground. The origin of the fire was not knwon until tins afternoon, whon two men ...

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  23. THE COLLISION IN THE PORT RIVER.

    The Marine Board to-day held an inquiry into the collision between the Tentorden and the ketch Stormbird in the Port River, alongside No. 1 quay, on Tuesday evening. The board found ...

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  24. APPOINTMENT OF COUNTRY MAGISTRATES.

    Baron Herschell, the Lord High Chancellor, replied in resolute terms to a large deputation of Radical members upon the question of the appointment of country ...

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  25. FUNERAL OF ALDERMAN PLAYFAIR.

    The remains of Alderman Playfair were interred in the Waverley Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The cortoge was formed at the deceased's late residence Chelmsford, Darlinghurst-road, at half-past 2 ...

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  26. NEW TAXATION IN GERMANY.

    Count von Caprivi, the German Chancellor, intends to submit to the Reichstag proposals for the introduction of new taxation amounting to £5,000,000. ...

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  27. THE SPEIGHT v. SYME LIBEL ACTION.

    The Speight v. Synie libel notion entered upon the 67th day of its hearing this morning. The principal witness was Mr. William M'Culloch, M.L.C. Mr. Purves announced that with ...

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  28. THE PROPOSED TOLLS ON THE DARLING.

    A largo and representative gathering of townspeople and a number of pastoralists assembled in the Bijou Theatre to-night for the purpose of protesting against the proposal to levy tolls on the ...

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  29. CHESS MATCH AT ST. PETERSBURG.

    The chess match played at St. Petersburg between Dr. S. Tarrasch, of Nuremburg, and M. Tchigorin, the Russian champion, has been drawn. Each player ...

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  30. IMPORTANT RESERVED JUDGMENT.

    The Full Court delivered an important reserved judgment to-day in Buckley v. the Board of Land and Works and L. Graham v. the Victorian Railway Commissioners, a motion to enforce ...

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  31. TASMANIA.

    Captain Evans succeeds Mr. Murrell as manager of Huddart, Parker, and Co. at Hobart. Mr. Murrell is going to Wellington. Mrs. Soltan, the retiring president of the ...

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  32. THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF GREECE.

    The Standard states that Greece offers her State creditors 10s in the £. ...

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  33. PUGILISM: CORBETT AND MITCHELL.

    J. Corbett and C. Mitchell have signed articles to fight at Jacksonville, Florida, for a purse of 30,000dol. ...

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  34. FEDERAL BUILDING SOCIETY.

    In the Supreme Court to-day the Chief Justice continued the hearing of the petition to continue the voluntary liquidation of the Federal Building Society under the supervision of the Court, or that ...

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  35. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Wight Rev. H. H. Parry, D.D., Bishop of Perth, died at Bunbury last night, the cause of death being acute pneumonia. The deceased prelate leaves a widow, four sons, and two ...

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  36. THE WOOL SALES.

    The Melbourne wool sales were continued to-day, when the New Zealand Land Association (acting on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) offered ...

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  37. TRADES MOVEMENTS.

    A general meeting of licensed plumbers was held at the Protestant Hall on Wednesday evening, to consider the advisability of united effort being made to ensure the election of a practical plumber to a seat ...

    Article : 103 words
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  39. CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.

    Mr. Aubrey Bowen, the well-known Melbourne surgeon, who died in England in July last, bequeathed an annuity of £50 to the treasurer of Dr. Barnardo's homes, an annuity of £600 to the ...

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  40. ARRIVAL OF THE KILLARNEY.

    Our South Head correspondent wired at 2 a.m. to-day:—The barque Killarney, Captain Hay, in tow of the Hero, entered the Heads at 2 o'clock, from New York to Messrs. Arnold, Cheney, and Co. ...

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