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  2. THE TARANA RAILWAY DISASTER.

    Most of the excitement caused by the great railway disaster has now subsided. The injured are still in a fair way towards recovery. It is considered likely that a man named ...

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  3. SPECIAL CABLES.

    President Carnot has decided to prosecute the Archbishop of Aix and another prelate for dealing with political subjects in their sermons on Sunday last. ...

    Article : 47 words
  4. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Twelve persons suspectod of being Anarchists have been arrested at Roubaix, France. A bomb has been exploded at the ...

    Article : 412 words
  5. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    THE trial of Deeming for the murder of his wife at Windsor was commenced before Mr. Justice Hodges, in Melbourne, yesterday. There was great public excitement in the vicinity of the ...

    Article : 8,362 words
  6. MR. H. M. STANLEY.

    It is announced that Mr. H. M. Stanley will be a candidate in the Liberal Unionist interest at the approaching general election. ...

    Article : 40 words
  7. GREAT FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.

    The Central Theatre and the Times Office in Philadelphia have been burned down, and 70 persons were injured in escaping from the theatre. The damage ...

    Article : 46 words
  8. THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS.

    The Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. E. M. G. Eddy, who left town by special train on Wednesday for the scene of the accident, returned yesterday morning. He was accompanied on ...

    Article : 343 words
  9. THE LONDON DOCKERS.

    Tom Macarthy states that a general strike in the London Docks is imminent. ...

    Article : 26 words
  10. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.)

    Quite a gloom has been cast over this locality through the death of Charle Tailby, who was killed in the railway accident near Tarana. The deceased was a native of the district, 37 years of age, and a ...

    Article : 502 words
  11. THE ENGLISH DERBY.

    Orme, the second favourite for the Derby, who was recently ailing, has resumed exercise. ...

    Article : 29 words
  12. SIR HENRY PARKES.

    Sir Henry Parkes, ex-Premier of New South Wales, has contributed to the present number of the Contemporary Review an article dealing with politics in ...

    Article : 101 words
  13. PREVIOUS BREAKAGES OF RAILS.

    A good deal of comment has been based upon the fact that the train was drawn by a Baldwin engine, the suggestion being that the fracture of the rail was necessarily caused by this description of engine. ...

    Article : 234 words
  14. WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE.

    Some misconception seems to have arisen with regard to the weight of the engine which was attached to the ill-fated train. The actual weight of the engine itself when in full running order, ...

    Article : 154 words
  15. AUSTRALIAN CABLE RATES.

    Mr. Tritton, chairman of the Indo-European Cable Company, stated at a meeting of shareholder hold to-day in London, that the reduced rates now ...

    Article : 58 words
  16. THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

    The Berlin correspondent of the Times writes that Italy is unable to bear the expense of her existing armaments, and seeks to obtain relief from Germany in respect ...

    Article : 63 words
  17. IDENTIFICATION OF THE DEAD.

    Additional information [?]aned yesterday by inquiries amongst those to whom the victims of the disaster were known removes all doubt as to the identification of the dead. ...

    Article : 600 words
  18. THE RAILS AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.

    With regard to the [?]e on which the accident happened, we have ascertained that the rails are practically of the same standard as in use on the suburban lines prior to the Commissioners taking ...

    Article : 78 words
  19. OPENING OF THE QUEBEC PARLIAMENT.

    The Parliament of Quebec was formally opened yesterday. The speech from the Throne stated that the public accounts show a large deficit, and that the strictest ...

    Article : 46 words
  20. MASONIC CEREMONY IN ENGLAND.

    Sir William Clarke was present at the re-election of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons. He made a speech, in which ...

    Article : 49 words
  21. MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY FROM LORD JERSEY AND LORD HOPETOUN.

    Lord Jersey sent a telegram yesterday expressing sympathy with the sufferers, and hoping that they would speedily recover. A reply was received addressed to Lord Jersey thanking him for his ...

    Article : 59 words
  22. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 492 words
  23. THE M'KINLEY TARIFF.

    President Harrison, in an interview, declared that the M'Kinley tariff would lead to a continuance of national prosperity. ...

    Article : 27 words
  24. WOMEN SUFFRAGE.

    The bill introduced by Sir Albert K. Rollit, M.P. for South Islington, to provide for legalising the extension of the suffrage to women, was to-day rejected in ...

    Article : 55 words
  25. FIJIAN GINGER.

    Mr. D. Morris, Assistant Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, reports that the samples of ginger grown in Fiji and prepared by the curator at ...

    Article : 55 words
  26. THE ENGLISH BAR.

    Mr. Reginald Long Innes, of Sydney, has been awarded a studentship in Equity, worth 100 guineas, at Lincoln's Inn. Mr. J. Cadill Garrick has passed his ...

    Article : 41 words
  27. DROWNING FATALITY AT ALBANY.

    A drowning fatality has occurred at Albany. A boy named Ogg, aged 10, son of the captain of the Orient hulk Camilla, while in a dingy fell overboard and was drowned in sight of his ...

    Article : 79 words
  28. THE EIGHT HOURS' QUESTION.

    In the House of Commons, Mr. Randall, member for Glamorgan, has tabled an optional eight hours' bill drafted by the Trades Union Congress. ...

    Article : 31 words
  29. THE DURHAM COAL-MINERS' STRIKE.

    The Miners' Federation Board at Durham recommend that the men resume work, but not at the associated collieries. ...

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  30. VILLAGE SETTLEMENT IN VICTORIA.

    The pioneers of the village settlement movement arrived by the first train, at Drouin, this morning, but no arrangement had been made for their conveyance to the land six miles away, and for three ...

    Article : 160 words
  31. JUDGE DOCKER'S ACCOUNT OF THE ACCIDENT.

    Judge Docker has written a letter to his wife, in which he gives a very interesting deseription of what occurred, and commends the promptness with which the driver of the en[?] stopped the ...

    Article : 749 words
  32. THE SHIP THEOPHANE.

    The ship Theophane, the overdue passage of which has given rise to alarm, has now been posted at Lloyd's as having been lost. ...

    Article : 34 words
  33. RIFLE SHOOTING AT MOSS VALE.

    The prize competition in the Reserve Rifle Cor[?] took place yesterday at Browley range. The weather was very favourable. The following are the prize-winners:—G. Gissing, 64, first; J. Wotton, 61, ...

    Article : 67 words
  34. THE BANK RATE.

    The bank rate of discount is quoted at 2 per cent. ...

    Article : 18 words
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