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  2. THE POLITICAL SITUATION. PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.

    Yesterday's developments of the political situation were decisive. Parliament was prorogued by vice-regal proclamation until the 16th instant; but of a certainty the elective House will be ...

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  3. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) VICTORIA.

    The Minister of Defence to-day communicated with the Governments of Tasmania and New Zealand, asking that support should be given to the proposal that the vessels forming the auxiliary ...

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  4. THE RUSSIAN NIHILISTS.

    In consequence of the renowed activity of the Nihilists the St. Petersburg police are making incessant domiciliary visits. ...

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  5. THE NEWFOUNDLAND DIFFICULTY.

    It is reported that America has sent an ironclad to St. George's Bay, Newfoundland, to obtain from the French Admiral an explanation of his aggressive ...

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  6. CABLEGRAMS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) THE ATTACK ON THE OZAREWITCH IN JAPAN.

    The Japanese policeman who struck the Czarewitch a blow with his sword at Tokio has been sentenced to penal servitude for life. ...

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  7. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    THE Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly were prorogued till the 16th instant by proclamation, in a Government Gazette Extraordinary, which was published yesterday afternoon. ...

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  8. THE MIGRATION OF JEWS.

    A socioty has been formed in Russia, to aid the persecuted Jews to emigrate to England; and it is estimated that in the autumn some 60,000 of these persons will ...

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  9. MR. PARNELL AND THE IRISH PARLIAMENTARY FUND.

    The Irish Nationalist press accuses Mr. Parnell of stealing the moneys of the Parliamentary Fund, and declares that he is afraid to face an audit of the fund. ...

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  10. THE JACKSON-CORBETT FIGHT.

    A scandal has been caused in San Francisco by the alleged discovery that nearly all the directors of the Californian Athletic Club, who had backed ...

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  11. ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.

    The Anglo-Portuguese Convention in regard to South-east Africa compels Portugal to construct a railway from the British sphere of influence to the coast. ...

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  12. LATER EASTERN NEWS.

    The steamer Guthrie arrived from Hongkong this morning, and sailed southward in the afternoon. The following items of news are from the Hongkong files:— ...

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  13. THE AUSTRALIAN AUXILIARY SQUADRON.

    The Admiralty has decided that the vessels of the Australian Auxiliary Squadron shall rendezvous at Batavia, and sail thence to their destination in company. ...

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  14. THE VICTORIAN TEAM OF MOUNTED RIFLES.

    The members of the Victorian team of mounted rifles were specially invited by the military authorities at the Horse Guards to be present and assist in the ceremony of ...

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  15. QUEENSLAND.

    The Chief Commissioner of Railways left this evening for Wallangarra to meet the New South Wales Commissioners for the purpose of adjusting some small outstanding accounts in connection ...

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  16. THE MANIPUR RISING.

    Many of Lieutenant Grant's battalion of Ghoorkas, who repulsed 2000 Manipuris in the late rising, have received decorations and been promoted. ...

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  17. VISIT OF AN EMINENT PIANIST TO AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Daniel Mayer, the entrepreneur, has arranged an Australian tour for M. Paderewski, the pianist, beginning in July, 1892. ...

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  18. SARAH BERNHARDT IN MELBOURNE.

    Sarah Bernhardt appeared this evening at the Princess Theatre in Sardou's "Fedora," and was received with great enthusiasm. She has decided to produce the great work "Theodore" during ...

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  19. THE FRENCH TARIFF.

    The French Chamber of Deputies has decided that raw hides shall be admitted free of duty into France. ...

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  20. THE BOER EXPEDITION TO MASHONALAND.

    Doubts are expressed as to whether the action of President Kruger in "damping" the Boer trek to Mashonaland, in South Africa, will have the effect of preventing ...

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  21. THE NEW COMMANDANT OF THE QUEENSLAND FORCES.

    Colonel J. F. Owen, the new Commandant of the Queensland Defence Force, will sail for Australia in the R.M.S. Oceana. ...

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  22. A NEW EXHIBITION OF PICTURES.

    The financial arrangement has just been concluded for a new exhibition of British and Continental pictures in Melbourne next your, on the lines of the late exhibition of the Royal ...

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  23. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Treasurer has promised a deputation from the Women's Suffrage League to assist the passage of the Women's Suffrage Bill, though personally he could not vote for it. ...

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  24. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.

    The election for Paisley in the House of Commons has resulted in the return of Mr. Dunn, a Home Ruler, who defeated Mr. Mackerrell, the Liberal Unionist ...

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  25. THE TAILORS' STRIKE IN LONDON.

    Nine thousand tailors in the East End have struck work. ...

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  26. THE REDUCED CABEL RATES.

    A return has been prepared of the telegraphic business for the past month under the reduced cable rates. It shows that during the month the receipts were £4265, while the average monthly ...

    Article : 70 words
  27. THE CIVIL WAR IN CHILI.

    The Government of the Republic of Bolivia, which adjoins Chili on the cast, has recognised the Congressionalists in Chili as belligerents, and offers to assist ...

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  28. THE CORN DUTIES IN GERMANY.

    Speaking in the German Reichstag yesterday, General von Caprivi, the Imperial Chancellor, announced that the new commercial treaties would eventually secure a ...

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  29. AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE.

    At midnight on Thursday, when the Speaker announced the result of the division on the motion of censure, submitted by the leader of the Opposition, Sir Henry Parkes moved the adjournment of the ...

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  30. THE SHEARING DIFFICULTY.

    The following is the latest official news regarding the shearing difficulty:—Isisford reports that the unionist camp is broken up, and the unionists are going to Barcaldine. Numbers of unionists are ...

    Article : 256 words
  31. THE POPE AND THE TEMPORAL POWER.

    H. Holiness the Pope recognises the Italian sovereignty with the view of securing King Humbert's recognition of the Papal Episcopal nominations. ...

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  32. THE LONDON MONEY MARKET.

    A disturbed feeling prevails in the city. It is reported that the banks have been asked to guarantee another important financial firm in a similar manner to the ...

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  33. OUTRAGE BY TURKISH BRIGANDS.

    A band of brigands have derailed the Orient express near Adrianople, in Turkey. They robbed the passengers and abducted four Germans, from whom they demand a ...

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  34. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Foundation Day was celebrated yesterday by festivities in most of the leading towns of the colony. Fully 3500 citizens of Perth took part in in an eight-hour demonstration, and marched ...

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  35. THE INFLUENZA IN ENGLAND.

    Her Majesty the Queen has left Windsor for Balmoral Castle. Most of the domestics in the Royal household are prostrated with influenza. ...

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  36. MEETING OF PASTORALISTS AT COWRA.

    A largely-attended meeting of pastoralists was held to-day, when a branch of the Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales was established Mr. J. J. Sloan, North Logan, was in the chair. Messrs. J. M. ...

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  37. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Government have received a communication from Sir William Jervois respecting the AgentGeneralship, in which it is understood that he offers to take the position on certain terms. ...

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  38. THE ILLNESS OF SIR J. A. MACDONALD.

    Sir J. A. Macdonald, Premier of Canada, is in a comatose condition. ...

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  39. THE BROKEN HILL RAILWAY.

    A large deputation from Port Adelaide waited on the Hon. T. Playford respecting the Broken Hill Railway. The Treasurer replied at great length to the request, dealing exhaustively with ...

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  40. THE COST OF RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN VICTORIA.

    A return has been propared for the Railway Commissioners showing the cost of the land and the expenses required for the railways constructed under the Act 821. The actual cost of the land ...

    Article : 206 words
  41. THE BACCARAT SCANDAL.

    The actions brought by Colonel Sir William C. Gordon-Cumming, Bart., against five members of the Wilson family, for the recovery of £5000 damages from each for ...

    Article : 226 words
  42. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    In the cricket match Marylebone v. Notts, which was commenced to-day, Ferris, who played for Marylebone, took six wickets for 7 runs. Notts were out for ...

    Article : 66 words
  43. MR. DEBBS'S OPINIONS.

    The leader of the Opposition does not lend himself readily to interviewing. He is too casual in his statements, and has a happy-go-lucky way of putting matters which does not conduce to exact reproduction. ...

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  44. THE TWO LEADERS.

    The day was one of great excitement in political circles. There had been Cabinet meetings and Opposition meetings and informal gatherings of members and politicians everywhere, and now that it was all ...

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  45. MELBOURNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    The annual dinner of the Chamber of Cummerce was held to-night, Mr. H. G. Turner being in the chair. His Excellency the Governor was present, and in speaking in response to the toast of his ...

    Article : 118 words
  46. A CHINESE AMBASSADOR.

    General Chen Ki-Tong, lately Chinese Ambassador at Paris, who disappeared from his post owing to financial troubles, and returned to China, was arrested upon ...

    Article : 46 words
  47. SHOCKING SUICIDE ON A STATION IN QUEENSLAND.

    David Grimley, a visitor to Waverley station, near St. Lawrence, committed suicide last night. He was found lying on a sofa in the bachelors' quarters, with a Winchester rifle a few inches from ...

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  48. ACCIDENT TO A MINER IN THE BULLI COLLIERY.

    Joseph Allen, a miner working at the Bulli colliery, was seriously injured to-day by a heavy fall of stone, which wounded him severely in the head and limbs. ...

    Article : 49 words
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