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  2. THE NEW BANKING BILL.

    The members of the Ministry were busy on Saturday considering the proposed now bill to deal with banking matters. In the morning Mr. M'Millan, ex-Colonial Treasurer, was called in ...

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  3. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The House of Commons has adjourned over Whitsuntide until the 29th instant. ...

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  4. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The liquidators of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, the London Chartered of Australia, and the Colonial of Australasia will pay the Victorian ...

    Article : 198 words
  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The match between the Australian Eleven and Marylebone C.C. and Ground was resumed to-day at Lord's. The weather was fair, and the wicket was in ...

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  6. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    SIGNOR GIOVANNT GI[?]TT[?] the Italian Premier, has resumed owing to the rejection of the Estimates, which was due to the personal unpopularity of one of the Ministers. ...

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  7. DEATH OF THE OLDEST VICTORIAN COLONIST.

    The death is announced, at his residence, Newport, of the oldest Victorian colonist in the person of Captura David Fermaner, for a long period Harbour Master and pilot at Port Albert. Captain ...

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  8. THE AUSTRALIANS v. YORKSHIRE.

    The Australian Eleven will commence a match at Sheffield to-morrow against Yorkshire. The following have been selected to represent the home team:— ...

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  9. AN IMPENDING VACANCY.

    Mr. P. M'Lagan, the Gladstonian Liberal member for West Linlithgowshire in the House of Commons, is about to resign his seat. ...

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  10. HOME RULE.

    Lord Wolverton, one of the Lords-inWaiting, has resigned his office at Court owing to a disagreement on the Home Rule question. ...

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  11. THE FIRST TEST MATCH.

    The following have been chosen to represent All England in the first test match, England v. Australia, to be played at Nottingham on 25th June for ...

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  12. RELEASE OF A DYNAMITER REFUSED.

    Mr. H. Asquith, the Home Secretary, has refused to grant an application for the release of Gilbert, the Irish-American dynamiter. ...

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  13. NEW ZEALAND.

    The convi[?]t Scott will be executed iu Auckland Gaol to-morrow morning. He has not yet made any confession. The Government is of opinion that, should the ...

    Article : 83 words
  14. QUEENSLAND.

    Polling took place yesterday in seven electorates, but the returns so far are very incomplete. The labour party, however, scored heavily almost everywhere, and from present returns it appears ...

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  15. THE COMMERCIAL BANKING COMPANY OF SYDNEY.

    The Standard considers the scheme for the reconstruction of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney an improvement upon the schemes of the other ...

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  16. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mr. Dangar addressed another large audience in the Alexandria Hall on Saturday night. He obtained a good hearing, in reply to a question, he said he objected to the income tax, because it had never ...

    Article : 125 words
  17. WINDING-UP PETITIONS.

    Creditors' petitions for compulsory winding-up have been presented against the Queensland National Ba[?]k and the City of Melbourne Bank. The petitions will ...

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  18. THE NEW GOVERNOR OF TASMANIA.

    Sir Edward Braddon, Agent-General for Tasmania, gave a banquet last night in honour of Viscount Gormanston, the Governor-designate of Tasmania, and ...

    Article : 126 words
  19. THE BANK OF VICTORIA.

    The London directors of the Bank of Victoria have decided not to call any meetings of the bank's contributories, having been legally advised that it is ...

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  20. THE MINING DIFFICULTY AT LITHGOW.

    The difficulty regarding the [?]wing [?]ates at the local collieries has now reached a critical stage. An aggregate m[?]ers' meeting was held last night, and it is currently rumoured to-day that if the men's offer ...

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  21. AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT STOCKS.

    A renewed sharp advance has taken place in Australian Government stocks. MAY 21. Victorian 3½ percents, are quoted at 88; ...

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  22. WANTON DESTRUCTION OF TIMBER.

    John Randall was heavily fined by the local Bench yesterday for stripping bark on Crown lands. The evidence showed that over 100 fine timber trees, worth £1 each, had been destroyed for one sheet of ...

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  23. THE VICTORIAN ARTILLERY TEAM.

    The Victorian Horse Artillery team have visited Woolwich Arsenal. They were much impressed with the firing of a new field gun. ...

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  24. RAILWAY DEBENTURES.

    The interest on the railway debenof Western Australia, which is due in June, is locked up in the National Bank of Australasia. The company has postponed the ...

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  25. MURRUMBIDGEE PASTORAL AND AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

    A well-attended meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association committee was held yesterday evening, when Mr. G P. Wilson was elected vice-president, vice the late Mr. Fitzhardinge ...

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  26. BANK SHARES.

    The following are latest quotations for bank shares:—Bank of Australasia, £67 10s; Bank of New South Wales, £50; and Union Bank of Australia, ...

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  27. LANDSLIP IN NORWAY.

    A disastrous landslip has taken place at Vaerdalen, in Norway. Forty farms suddenly sank in, the place being converted into a slimy lake. One hundred persons ...

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  28. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SUSPENDED BANKS.

    Mr. T. J. Byrne, Attorney-General, speaking at Sandgate in support of the Ministerial candidate last night, said there was ample money to carry on present work, to meet the demands of the Savings ...

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  29. VICTORIA.

    With reference to the abandonment by the Attorney-General of the prosecutions in connection with the Mercantile Bank, the Premier states that the question of placing Sir Matthew Davies ...

    Article : 223 words
  30. THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION.

    The first battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment, which was ordered to Egypt at the time of the late crisis, will return to England early in June. ...

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  31. BOATING FATALITY AT NEWCASTLE.

    About 7 o'clock this morning three watermen'[?] skiffs, containing altogether seven occupants, put off to meet the barque Salamanca, front Melbourne, which was then nearing port. ...

    Article : 222 words
  32. SHIPPING DISASTER IN THE ATLANTIC.

    The barque Templeton met with frightful weather in the Atlantic. During a heavy gale a yard, on which 10 men were engaged in taking in sail, was carried ...

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  33. THE PRINCESS OF WALES.

    H.R.H. the Princess of Wales and her daughters have returned to London after an extended absence on the Continent. ...

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  34. TASMANIA.

    The Zeehan Tramway Company have p[?]chased the whole of the jarr[?]h sleepers, rails, &c., from the New Dundas Tramway Company. The Goverum[?]nt has not yet given a final ...

    Article : 145 words
  35. POLITICAL CRISIS IN ITALY.

    Signor Giovanni Giolitti, the Italian Premier, has resigned owing to the rejection of the Estimates, which was due to the personal unpopularity of one of the ...

    Article : 43 words
  36. THE CHINESE IN AMERICA.

    The Presbyterians in America are agitating for the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The Methodists have appointed a day ...

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  37. PEARLSHELL DIVING FATALITY.

    Another diver is reported to be dead through diving in deep water, but this time the fatality occurred some distance from where the others met their death. The deceased was working from Mr. ...

    Article : 210 words
  38. PECULIAR SUICIDE.

    An inquest was held yesterday at the residence of Mr. Baines, of Mulgoa Forest, before Mr. W. O. Turner, coroner, touching the death of Walter Jackson, Several witnesses were ex[?]mined, from ...

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  39. THE E. S. AND A. C. BANK.

    The scheme of reconstruction of the E. S. and A. C. Bank has been prepared, and will be submitted to meetings of shareholders and depositors on Thursday. The new bank will have a paid-up ...

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  40. FRANCE AND SIAM.

    The French press, in referring to the recent reverse suffered by the French troops in Siam, alleg[?]s that the British are backing up the Siamese Government ...

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  41. THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION.

    A serious accident occurred at the Chicago Exhibition on Saturday. A platform at the Women's Congress gave way. Seventy-five ladies seated on the ...

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  42. ARRIVAL OF R.M.S. PARRAMATTA AT ALBANY.

    The R.M.S. Parramatta, Captain Harris, commander, arrived from Colombo at 4 p.m. to-day. The following are the passengers:— ...

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  43. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SIBERIA.

    The Czar of Russia has abolished corporal punishment amongst female convicts in Siberia. ...

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  44. M. CHARLES DE LESSEPS.

    M. Charles de L[?]sseps, who received a heavy sentenoe in connection with the Panama Canal scandals, is in the prison hospital, suffering from severe melancholi[?] ...

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  45. MADAME MELBA.

    Madame Melba appeared last night in Signor Leon Cavallo's opera "Ipagliacoi," which has never been before produced in London. The performance was a great ...

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  46. SIR ANTHONY BROWNLESS.

    Sir Anthony Brownless is recovering slowly from the effects of his recent accident. He suffers from difficulty in breathing, and from sleeplessness, in consequence of intense pain in the chest, ...

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  47. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Commissioner of Public Works, accompanied by the Engineer-in-Chief and Mr. T. Burgoyne, M.P., travelled to the North last week, and made arrangements for pushing on public ...

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  48. BROKEN HILL MINING.

    Broken Hill Proprietary [?]hares are quoted at £[?] 15s. ...

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  49. FIRE AT A FACTORY.

    Pratt's dog biscuit factory, in London, has been burned down. ...

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  50. GRAHAM'S FOBM EULOGISED.

    The Rif[?]ce says that Graham is an excellent batsman, and displays splendid form in the out-field. ...

    Article : 32 words
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