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  2. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE TUR[?]

    A pony and galloway race meeting takes place to-day under the management of the Warwick Farm authorities, and visitors to the popular rendezvous near George's River will be accommodated with ...

    Article : 984 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) THE BUSH FIRES.

    The bush fire which started on Dulla Reserve last Friday has been a most serious one for squatters and selectors in the vicinity. The fire swept Cowabes run, leaving only three paddocks with gross. The ...

    Article : 460 words
  4. QUEENSLAND. [By TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) BANQUET TO THE MINISTERIAL PARTY.

    The Chief Secretary and party were banqueted at Cairns last night. Sir Samuel Griffith stated that although he was leaving the Legislative Assembly, he would still advise the colony in ...

    Article : 57 words
  5. VICTORIA. [By TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.

    With regard to the Federal Council it has always been the custom of this colony to bo represented by two members of the Government, and the Premier thinks the course should be ...

    Article : 118 words
  6. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS. THE KANAKA TRADE.

    Miss Shaw, a commissioner of the Times newspaper to Australia, has sent to that journal her first letter, which is devoted to Queensland. It is published ...

    Article : 188 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS. THE QUEEN IN ITALY.

    It is reported that, while her Majesty the Queen is at Florence in Italy, she may pay a visit to King Humbert at Rome. ...

    Article : 42 words
  8. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    A PAMPHLET inspired by the German Government states that Russia and France are able to put into the field a million men and 1700 guns more than can [?] furnished by the countries ...

    Article : 8,609 words
  9. CYCLONE AT NORMANTON.

    A telegram was received this morning to the effect that a terrific [?] occurred at Normanton last night, doing much damage. One of the buildings, the Roman Catholic Church, was lifted ...

    Article : 42 words
  10. LORD CARRINGTON.

    It is expected that among the recipients of New Year honours will be Lord Carrington, and that the dignity of an earldom will be conferred upon him. ...

    Article : 33 words
  11. A SUDDEN DEATH.

    On the evening of Boxing Day Mary Lawton, a young widow, went for a walk in Studley Park with a man who was paying his addresses to her. He complained of foeling ill. He sat on the ...

    Article : 118 words
  12. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A man named Selby. Spurling committed suicide at Roebourne yesterday by shooting himself with a revolver. The deceased was a wellknown settler in the north-west. ...

    Article : 96 words
  13. THE DYNAMITE OUTRAGE IN DUBLIN.

    An open verdict was returned by the coroner's jury at the inquest upon the remains of Detective Synnott, who was killed by the explosion of dynamite at the ...

    Article : 143 words
  14. THE COMET SILVER-MINING COMPANY.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Comet Silver Mining Company was held to-day, Mr. Fitzgerald Moore presiding. He stated it waa believed that one, or two at meet, calls would be sufficient ...

    Article : 102 words
  15. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET MATCH.

    The intercolonial cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was continued to-day. The weather waa again bright and cool. This was the first off day of the match, yet the attendance kept ...

    Article : 1,215 words
  16. THE GERMAN ARMY BILL.

    A pamphlet inspired by the German Government states that Russia and France are able to put into the field a million men and 1700 guns more than can bo furnished ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. ACCIDENT TO AN EXCURSION STEAMER.

    The excursion steamer Ozone this morning left Port Melbourne pier for a trip down the bay. Her steam steering gear broke yesterday, and she ran from Queenscliff by a tiller rigged aft. An ...

    Article : 125 words
  18. A VIOLENT STORM.

    A storm which approached a cyclone in violence, and travelled in a north-easterly direction, broke over the town and district last night at about o'clock. The town, fortunately, was not in th8 ...

    Article : 199 words
  19. AFGHANISTAN.

    It is feared at Calcutta that the conference which was expected to be held at Jellalabad between the Ameer of Afghanistan and General Lord Roberts, representing the ...

    Article : 73 words
  20. THE CHOLERA.

    The official statement of the recent cholera epidemic in Germany gives the total number of deaths due to the disease as 8500. Of these 7600 took place in ...

    Article : 66 words
  21. SUICIDE OF AN ACCOUNTANT.

    Mr. H. A. Hill, accountant, of Yarram, was found in his office this morning with a gash in his throat, and a knife lying by his side. He had apparently been dead two or throe days. The ...

    Article : 69 words
  22. SEVERE WEATHER IN ENGLAND.

    The weather throughout England has been severe. Many skating accidents have been reported. At Rochdale, in Lancashire, the ice broke when a number of ...

    Article : 60 words
  23. THE YONGALEATHA TRAM LINE.

    Work commenced to-day on the Yongaleatha tram line. Baxter and Saddler have the contract, but it is understood that only sufficient will be done at present to comply with the conditions of the ...

    Article : 672 words
  24. RETURN OF MR. E. G. FITZGIBBON.

    Mr. E. G. Fitzgibbon, chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, returned to Melbourne to-day. The members of the Board and a number of his friends accordod him a hearty welcome on ...

    Article : 191 words
  25. THE UNITED STATES TARIFF.

    The Democratic leaders, as well as the public generally of the United States, strongly incline to the holding of an early extra session of Congress, for the purpose ...

    Article : 51 words
  26. AN ATLANTIC LINER OVERDUE.

    The Cunard liner Umbria, bound from Liverpool to New York, is two days overdue. Her non-arrival is causing grave anxiety. Severe gales have prevailed in ...

    Article : 45 words
  27. LILLIE BRIDGE TROTTING AND PONY RACE MEETING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 401 words
  28. THE PANAMA SCANDALS. BARON REINACH'S DEATH.

    The Paris Figure states that the examination of Baron Reinach's exhumed remains proves that he was poisoned, and did not commit ...

    Article : 126 words
  29. M. PASTEUR'S SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY.

    The 70th birthday of M. Louis Pasteur, the eminent bacteriologist, has been celebrated at the Sorbonne with enthusiasm. There was a great gathering. ...

    Article : 50 words
  30. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    J. Noel, J. Tardif, W. Delaney, J. Reedman, E. J. Hiscock, H. Blinman, A. H. Jarvis, J Parkin, E. Jones, and F. Jarvis, left this afternoon by express for Melbourne for the purpose of ...

    Article : 201 words
  31. THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC A CIVIL WAR THREATENING.

    Ten thousand troops of the Argentine Republic have been ordered to proceed to the district of Corrientes, in order to suppress a rising there. ...

    Article : 36 words
  32. MOOREFIELD RACE CLUB.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 245 words
  33. AN AMBASSADOR IMPLICATED.

    Letters which have been found in the office of the Panama Canal Company implicate many Deputies, and disclose the name of an Ambassador of high rank who ...

    Article : 40 words
  34. DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT TROOPS.

    The rebels in the Corrientes distriot have twice defeated the Governor's local troops. ...

    Article : 22 words
  35. FRENCH ANNEXATIONS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.

    The Paris newspaper Le Temps, commenting on the difficulty experienced by the French in landing upon and taking possession of the islands of St. Paul and ...

    Article : 59 words
  36. NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) A TIDAL WAVE.

    News from Samoa by the Upolu, which arrived to-night, states that during the passage from Auckland to Apia, the mail steamer, when off Kermadee Island, ...

    Article : 94 words
  37. OBITUARY.

    The deaths are announced of Mr. A. M. Ferguson, C.M.G., one of the proprietors of the Ceylon Observer, Colombo, and of Captain John Vine Hall. ...

    Article : 29 words
  38. NEWCASTLE JOCKEY CLUB.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 190 words
  39. AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL COMPANY.

    The Australian Pastoral Company has declared an interim dividend of 2s 6d per share. ...

    Article : 20 words
  40. THE IDAHO MINERS' RIOT.

    Forty-two miners at Cœur d' Aléne, Idaho, have been put on their trial, and charged with conspiracy and murder in having exploded a mine during the riots ...

    Article : 63 words
  41. INTERCOLONIAL AXEMEN'S CONTESTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 243 words
  42. FROZEN MEAT TRADE WITH INDIA.

    Professor Archibald has left for India, having been commissioned by Nelson Brothers to report on the possibilities of opening a frozen meat trade between New Zealand and that country. ...

    Article : 39 words
  43. FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND.

    The Swiss are greatly irritated because the French Chamber has rejected the Franco-Swiss Commercial Convention, and it is said that a tariff war with France is ...

    Article : 38 words
  44. EXTRAORDINARY FATALITY.

    An extraordinary fatality occurred at South Dunedin to-day. A number of boys were playing at kite-flying, when a lad aged 12, named Fiddis, trod on the kite of another boy named ...

    Article : 147 words
  45. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) THE V.R.C. MEETING.

    There was very little wagering at the clubs tonight over either the Standish or the Bagot Handicaps. Lord Hopetoun is the favourite in the doubles for the Standish Handicap, and Portsea is the most ...

    Article : 72 words
  46. THE "MISSING WORD" COMPETITIONS.

    The total sum of money impounded by the Postal authorities as the result of the recent police-court decision in connection with the "missing word " competitions, is ...

    Article : 40 words
  47. DROWNED IN THE DARLING.

    Three bridge employees and another man were crossing the Darling in a small boat last night, at about 12 o'clock. The boat having capeiced, two of the men swam ashore, and ...

    Article : 135 words
  48. FRENCH PUBLIC MEN.

    It is rumoured in Paris that a series of scandals of the same type as those connected with the Panama Canal Company is likely to be exposed, affecting ...

    Article : 41 words
  49. ADELAIDE RACING CLUB.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 463 words
  50. Advertising

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    Advertising : 17 words
  51. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted at [?] per [?]. ...

    Article : 14 words
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