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  2. NEWS SUMMARY FOR EUROPE, PER ORIENT COMPANY'S R.M.S. ORIZABA. THE ELECTORAL REFORM BILL.

    Since the despatch of the last summary, the above bill has continued to occupy the attention of the members of the Legislative Assembly. When in committee everything went smoothly, ...

    Article : 1,177 words
  3. MUSIC.

    The chief event has been the departure of Signor. Foli, who made his farewell appearance in Sydney at Miss Emilia Wood's benefit concert on Saturday, 5th November. The Town Hall was crowded, and ...

    Article : 116 words
  4. THE FUNDED STOCK.

    The New South Wales Funded Stock has been officially issued, and the Treasurer has signed a number of the bonds. On the day of issue a great many inquiries were made at the Treasury with ...

    Article : 438 words
  5. RELIGIOUS.

    Special meetings in connection with the week of universal prayor for young men have been held in the Y.M.C.A. Hall. There were large congregations. Mr. David Walker, ...

    Article : 388 words
  6. THE AUSTRAL BANKING AND LAND PROPRIETARY.

    At the Quarter Sessions William Edgar Harold Phillips, the manager of the Austral Banking and Land Proprietary, has been sentenced by Judge Gibson to four years' penal ...

    Article : 243 words
  7. THE DRAMA.

    During the past fortnight the revival of "The Silver King" by Mr. Rignold has proved markedly successful, and the piece will probably hold its place at Her Majesty's Theatre until near the ...

    Article : 114 words
  8. THE CRUISE OF THE CURACOA.

    It is six months since H.M.S. Curacoa left Sydney on an Island cruise, and she returned last Saturday week, the first anniversary of the present crew's commission on this station. The ...

    Article : 446 words
  9. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

    During the fortnight business has been quiet. The offer of the Funded Loan is being responded to by inquiries rather than by subscription, though there is reason to believe that ...

    Article : 2,305 words
  10. THE TURF.

    The Spring Meeting of the Victoria Racing Club, which opened on the 29th October at Flemington, was continued on the 1st and 3rd November, and was brought to a conclusion on ...

    Article : 1,204 words
  11. STARTLING DISCOVERIES. THE REMAINS ON FIFTEEN INFANTS FOUND.

    About three weeks age the bodies of two infants were found buried in the yard of an empty house in Burren-street, Macdonaldtown, Sydney, by two drainmakers. Attheinquestone of the bodies ...

    Article : 594 words
  12. THE PROBATE ACT

    The Probate Act Amondment Bill, which has been introduced in the Legislative Couneil, contains a number of useful amendments regarding the procedure in probate. A special ...

    Article : 307 words
  13. PUBLIC WORKS.

    Mr. Varney Parkes has given notice of his intention to move in the Legislative Assembly on the 18th April the following motions:— 1. That, in the opinion of this House, the ...

    Article : 417 words
  14. NEWS FROM THE ISLANDS.

    Affairs at Tonga are prosperons. Splendid weather has prevailed there, and plenty of copra is being made by the natives in all parts of the islands. Not the least gratifying feature to those ...

    Article : 546 words
  15. THE PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE.

    No cable message has been received by Mr. Kidd from England with reference to the Pacific mail service. The Postmaster-General states that the offer of £1000 per annum was made to New ...

    Article : 92 words
  16. THE WOOL TRADE.

    Business in the wool trade during the past fortnight has been extremely brisk. With the progress of the auctions the market continues to gain strength, an advance in prices having not ...

    Article : 549 words
  17. SILVER COINAGE.

    Regarding the claims of Victoria on the question of silver coinage, Sir George Dibbs states that he has communicated with the AgentGeneral, Sir Saul Samuel. He called the ...

    Article : 111 words
  18. MANUFACTURE OF IRON PIPES.

    The Minister for Works has been waited upon by Mr. W. Davis, who suggested to him that fresh tenders should be called for the supply of the 20,000 tons of iron pipes ...

    Article : 309 words
  19. CABLE RATES.

    We understand that instructions have been issued by the Postmaster-General to the AgentGenernl to sign the agreement providing for the increase of the cable rates from 4s to 4s 9d per ...

    Article : 77 words
  20. MEAT PRESERVING INDUSTRY.

    With a view to improve the value of the meatpreserving industry in Queensland the Goverment of the Northern colony has engaged an American expert, Mr. Clemmons Temple Alloutt. ...

    Article : 401 words
  21. SOCIAL.

    Mr. George J. Goschen, private secretary to his Excelleney the Governor, is leaving Sydney for England at the expiration of the two years for which he came out. He leaves to-day to ...

    Article : 105 words
  22. LEGAL.

    Twe reserved judgments have been delivered by the Full Court. The first was upon the appeal of the official liquidator of the New Zealand Gold-mining Company from the decrce of Mr. ...

    Article : 496 words
  23. MINING.

    Since our last summary there has been an allround improvement in the prices of Broken Hill silver shares. The advance is not a great one, and was not much affected by ...

    Article : 552 words
  24. THE RAILWAY REVENUE.

    For some time past the railway revenue has been giving the Commissioners some anxiety, and the earnings for the last few weeks disclose a very unsatisfactory state of affairs. It was anticipated, ...

    Article : 191 words
  25. THE ADVANCE FUND ACCOUNT BILL.

    Mr. See, the Treasuror, in introducing the above bill, which was subsequently passed through all its stages, said the bill was rendered necessary owing to the exhaustion of ...

    Article : 306 words
  26. SHIPPING.

    Chelydra (s.), 2825 tons, Captain W. H. Gould, from Hongkong 8th October, via Newcastle 1st instant. D. A. Madden and Co., agents. Angers (s.), 2077 tons, Captain J.Pinkham, from Noumes ...

    Article : 1,498 words
  27. LABOUR MOVEMENTS.

    The men employed in connection with the railways at the Eveleigh workshops have agreed to accept the proposals of the Commissioners to work one day or eight hours less per week than in the ...

    Article : 213 words
  28. THE AUSTRALIAN BANKING COMPANY.

    The charge of conspiring to issue a falso balanco-sheet made against Francis Abigail, Roderiek M'Namara, Horace Salmon, and William Twist, the chairman of directors, the ...

    Article : 245 words
  29. BOWLING.

    The annual intercolonial bowling match between New South Wales and Victoria was played at Mclbourne on the a 31st October and the 2nd November. The arrangement was that the match ...

    Article : 85 words
  30. THE WEATHER.

    This year is still keeping up its reputation for heaviness of rainfall. There was during the last fortnight a short spell of dry weather, but on the 10th, 11th, and 12th instents there again [?] ...

    Article : 237 words
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