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  2. ENGLISH, SCOTTISH, AND AUSTRALIAN CHARTERED BANK.

    Owing to persistent withdrawals of deposits, the directors of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank announce that the bank will suspend ...

    Article : 291 words
  3. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The Standard states that a Liberal member intends to move an amendment on the Home Rule Bill in committee, excluding the North-East counties of ...

    Article : 48 words
  4. SPECIAL CABLES.

    A farewell banquet was given in London last night to the Right Hon. Sir R. W. Duff, P.C., G.C.M.G., Governordesignate of New South Wales. There ...

    Article : 426 words
  5. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    ALL hope of recovering alive the 50 men ent[?]mbed in the workings of the Great Western Colliery, Glamorganshire, Wales, has been abandoned. ...

    Article : 8,950 words
  6. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

    The meeting of shareholders and depositors in the Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited, held at Edinburgh to-day, passed the Melbourne scheme for ...

    Article : 193 words
  7. MR. J. F. HOGAN, M.P.

    In the House of Commons, the maiden speech of Mr. J. F. Hogan, M.P. for Mid-Tipperary, in the debate on the second reading of the Home Rule Bill, ...

    Article : 40 words
  8. IMPERIAL FEDERATION LEAGUE.

    In receiving a deputation from the Imperial Federation League, Mr. Gladstone discouraged the calling of a colonial conference without a practical scheme being ...

    Article : 54 words
  9. THE QUEENSLAND BUSINESS OF THE BANK.

    The local manager of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank was greatly surprised at seeing in the paper this morning the news of the suspension or the bank, that being ...

    Article : 128 words
  10. UNITED EMPIRE TRADE LEAGUE.

    Mr. Gladstone has declined to see a deputation of the United Empire Trade League, on the ground that the scheme was unjust to the mass of the community, ...

    Article : 45 words
  11. [BY TELEGRAPH.]

    The scheme for the reconstruction of the Commercial Bank of Australia was mentioned in the Supreme Court to-day. A petition by Edward Whitehead, a creditor, that the bank might be ...

    Article : 611 words
  12. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Premier, Sir Jahn Downer, wired to Sir George Dibbs to-day that South Australia would be unable at present to contribute any subsidy to the proposed mail service via Vancouver to this ...

    Article : 67 words
  13. THE BRITISH IN BURMAH.

    The Wuntha rebels, who gave much trouble to the British in Burmah some time ago, have made their reappearance in that countsy. Fifty British soldiers ...

    Article : 43 words
  14. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly last night Mr. Black asked the Colonial Treasurer would the Government consider the advisability of withdrawing its account from those privately-owned banks ...

    Article : 407 words
  15. [BY TELEGRAPH.]

    The news that the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank had temporarily suspended payment caused comparatively little excitement in Melbourne to-day. The figures ...

    Article : 813 words
  16. SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.

    The City Coroner hell an inquest to-day on the body of William K. Bayley, who was found dead yesterday evening under a tree in the Botanic Park. A letter, couched in most pathetic terms, written by ...

    Article : 263 words
  17. JABEZ SPENCER BALFOUR.

    The Government of the Argentine Republic refuses, in the absence of an extradition treaty, to extradite Jabez Spencer Balfour, ex-M.P., the defaulting promoter ...

    Article : 52 words
  18. THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK.

    The new Oriental Bank hopes to be able to pay a dividend of 2s on 5th June. ...

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  19. DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT MANUSCRIPT.

    A Syrian manuscript of the Four Gospels has been discovered in a convent at Mount Sinai, It is the oldest extant. ...

    Article : 30 words
  20. THE ENGLISH ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS.

    Alderman Stuart Knill, Lord Mayor of London, gave a banquet last night to Cardinal Vaughan, Archbishop of Westminister, and the English Roman Catholic ...

    Article : 65 words
  21. RIOTS IN BELGIUM.

    The gendarmes charged a mob outside the Belgium Chamber of Deputies. Numerous arrests were made. ...

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  22. QUEENSLAND.

    Sir Charles Lilley, who is one of the candidate[?] for North Brisbane, addressed a great meeting in the Centennial Hall to-night. The hall was crowded to excess, every available inch of space ...

    Article : 595 words
  23. OPINION OF A BANK MANAGER.

    Yesterday, in reply to some questions by a representative of the Sydney Morning Herald in reference to the suspension of the E. S. and A. C. Bank, Mr. T. A. Dibbs, general manager of the ...

    Article : 238 words
  24. EPSOM SPRING MEETING.

    At the Epsom Spring Meeting to day the race for the principal event resulted as under:- THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP of 20 sovs. ...

    Article : 103 words
  25. FRENCH SQUADRON AT ALEXANDRIA.

    A squadron of the French navy, consisting of eight ironclads and 15 cruisers and torpedo boats, has arrived at Alexandria, where a week's stay is to be made. ...

    Article : 38 words
  26. THE LONDON CHARTERED BANK.

    The directors of the London Chartered Bank of Australia propose to declare a dividend of 6 per cent., and to carry forward £18,000 to the next account. ...

    Article : 39 words
  27. MR. WADDELL, M.L.A., BEFORE HIS CONSTITUENTS.

    Mr. T. Waddell, M.L.A., addressed a large meeting here last night at the Onion Hall, Mr. W. K. M'Millan, Mayor being in the chair Mr. Waddell said he was there for the purpose of giving an ...

    Article : 518 words
  28. SALE OF A NOBLEMAN'S SEAT.

    The Duke of Westminster has sold Cliveden, his seat near Maidenhead, on the Thames, to Mr. William Astor, the American millionaire. ...

    Article : 32 words
  29. BANK SHARES.

    Bank shares are depressed. Union Bank of Australia is quoted at £47; Bank of Australasia, £77; London Chartered of Australia, £16 10s. ...

    Article : 31 words
  30. [BY TELEGRAPH.]

    The closing of the E. S. and A. C. Bank aroused considerable interest here this morning, and the situation was freely discussed in business and commercial centres. The bank has branches in Bowral, ...

    Article : 1,101 words
  31. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    The price of bar silver is quoted at 3s 1 15-16d per ounce standard. ...

    Article : 21 words
  32. SIR F. D. BELL.

    Sir Francis Dillon Bell, formerly Agent-General for New Zealand, will take his departure for Australia in the M.M. steamer Polynesien, leaving Marseilles on ...

    Article : 33 words
  33. PUGILISM.

    "Jerry" Daly has made a match with Ryan, to take place at Chicago, for a purse and a stake of 5000 dollars a side. ...

    Article : 32 words
  34. LORD GORMANSTON.

    The St. George's Club, London, proposes to entertain Viscount Gormanston, Governor-designate of Tasmania, at a dinner previously to his departure for ...

    Article : 30 words
  35. THE NARRABRI SHOW.

    The second day of the show draw the largest attendance seen yet. Further prizes awarded were:- Brookes Bros.' prize for housed sheen, merino ram[?], ...

    Article : 142 words
  36. CYCLONE IN AMERICA.

    A destructive cyclone has swept over the Southern and Western States of America. Townships have been wrecked, and railway and road traffic has been interrupted ...

    Article : 36 words
  37. THE ADELAIDE BRANCH.

    The Adelaide branch of the E.S. and A.C. Bank opened its doors as usual this morning. A number of customers called at the bank making inquires as to their accounts, and a lot of notes were ...

    Article : 607 words
  38. THE COLLIERY DISASTER IN WALES.

    All hope has been abandoned of recovering alive the 50 men who are still entombed in the workings of the Great Western Colliery, at Pontypridd, ...

    Article : 54 words
  39. ARRIVAL.

    Tasmanian (s.), 3000 tons, Captain Percy W. Bull, from Hobart April 11. Passengers—Mesdames Smith, King, Lamberts, Fraser and 2 children, Madame Schradze, Misses M'Guiness, King, Davis, L. Williams, Eastmuir, ...

    Article : 129 words
  40. PASTORAL INTELLEGENCE.

    Stock passings: Sunday, 900 bullocks, Glen Innes to Binn[?]guy, Munchie owner, P. Baldwin in charge; Monday, 900 bullocks, Stanborough to Gunnedah, Goodridge owner. O'Sullivan in charge. Heavy rain ...

    Article : 74 words
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