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  2. THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.

    The Federal Council met to-day, Sir Samuel Griffith being in the chair. Mr. Bird was elected chairman of committees. A bill to facilitate the recognition in the other colonies of orders and ...

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

    The R.M.S, Victoria, from London, arrived about 6 o'clock this morning, and anchored about three miles below the Lightship, with the yellow flag flying. This was done because the authorities had ...

    Article : 309 words
  4. CABLEGRAMS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) THE ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    The Antwerp wool auctions were opened to-day, but the selection offered comprised only old wools, the prices obtained for which do not give any reliable test of the ...

    Article : 42 words
  5. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    THE telephone from London to Paris is to be opened in March next by Her Majesty the Queen and the President of the French Republic. OWING to the refusal of the directors to concede ...

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  6. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of the Earl of Caithness. ...

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  7. THE IRISH PARTY.

    Mr. Parnell has issued a summons for a meeting of all the members of the Irish Parliamentary party. ...

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  8. PROBABLE RAILWAY STRIKE IN ENGLAND.

    There is much excitement among the employees of the Great Western Railway Company owing to the refusal of the directors to concede the men's demand of ...

    Article : 56 words
  9. OUTRAGE IN TEXAS.

    A railway outrage is reported from Texas, A gang of bandits had taken measures to surprise a train, which they caused to leave the rails. The robbers ...

    Article : 56 words
  10. QUEENSLAND.

    A deputation from the unemployed waited on the Mayor of South Brisbane to-day, but he, while sympathising with the men, could hold out no hope that the council would be able to do anything for ...

    Article : 119 words
  11. THE SIOUX WAR.

    The Indians in the Pine Ridge camp are enraged by the death of one of their chiefs, who they assert was killed by whites in ambush. The Sioux were with difficulty ...

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  12. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Cricketing Association has decided to ask Victoria to play a return match on the Adelaide Oval during the Show week in March. The Government has appointed a Royal ...

    Article : 216 words
  13. ANGLO-FRENCH TELEPHONIC CONNECTION.

    It has been arranged that her Majesty Queen Victoria and the President of the French Republic shall open, the London and Paris telephone in March next. ...

    Article : 37 words
  14. THE KING OF HAWAII.

    King David Kalakaua, of the Hawaiian Islands, is reported to be dying in San Francisco. King David Kalakaua was born in 1836, and ...

    Article : 106 words
  15. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. W. Clifton, Collector of Customs, has handed in his resignation to the Government. He has applied for a pension. It is understood that his successor will be Mr. C. S. Mason, general manager ...

    Article : 144 words
  16. PECULIAR DEATH OF A VAGRANT.

    Shortly after 3 this morning a policeman on duty in King-street found the body of a vagrant named Robert Agnew, aged 30, on an iron picket fence in front of the Model ...

    Article : 99 words
  17. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The Taiyuan arrived on Friday from Southern ports, with Mrs. Kirkland, Miss Maud Little, Messrs. Mellor, M'Donald, Rogers, and four others as passengers. She sa[?]ed on Saturday for ...

    Article : 92 words
  18. TASMANIA.

    Mr. Napier Bell's report to the River Board on harbour improvements at Launceston was [?]abled at a meeting of the board yesterday. It recommends for dredging the Tamar two ladder dredges, with 24 ...

    Article : 48 words
  19. A CRIMEAN VETERAN.

    Thos. Grady, aged 63, a Crimean veteran, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross for acts of bravery at the storming of Sebastopol, was brought before the Collingwood police court to-day for vagrancy. He ...

    Article : 62 words
  20. NEW ZEALAND.

    Tne meetings of the Australasion Association for the Advancement of Science, which have been held at Christchurch, will close to-morrow. The members of the association will proceed on ...

    Article : 41 words
  21. BUSH FIRES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A disastrous bush fire has broken out at Northam, causing serious ha[?] to property. It commenced on the Spring Hill Estate, belonging Mr. to W. T. Loton, M.L.A., who has lost 1000 acres of feed ...

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  22. FATAL SEARCH FOR GOLD.

    It is reported that about 400 men are on the Shaw River, to the north-west. Only half are doing well. Several large nuggets have been found, one weighing 140oz., another 200oz., and ...

    Article : 134 words
  23. THE SHEARING DIFFICULTY.

    A meeting of the Pastoralists' Union of Victoria was held this afternoon to consider a letter from the Secretary of the Shearers Union, asking for a conference with regard to the terms of ...

    Article : 121 words
  24. ARRIVAL OF THE PRIMATE IN MELBOURNE.

    The Primate, Dr. Saumarez Smith, arrived by the Sydney express to-day to take part in the consecration of St. Paul's Cathedral to-morrow. He was met by a number of [?]men. The Bishop ...

    Article : 72 words
  25. THE BALLARAT TRAGEDY.

    Johnstone, the Ballarat murderer, has somewhat improved, and from questions put to him and the answers he gave, he appears to be quite sane. To-day he expressed his conviction that the time had come ...

    Article : 99 words
  26. DEATH FROM THIRST.

    The Stationmaster at Port Darwin telegraphed as follows to-day to the Saperintendent of Telegraphs: "The remains of a man have been found by the line-repairing party about six miles south of ...

    Article : 71 words
  27. THE RABBIT PEST IN QUEENSLAND.

    There has been a large increase in the number of rabbits in the South-Western district. Mr. Powell, chairman of the Bulloo Marsupial Board, states that the number of rabbits killed in the Bulloo district ...

    Article : 154 words
  28. THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Sir Harry Atkinson resigned his seat in the House of Represeniatives to-day as member for Egmont, On Friday he and his Ministry will resign their portfolios. Sir Harry Atkinson will ...

    Article : 163 words
  29. THE GOULBURN MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.

    The annual meeting of the Mechanies' Institute was held to-night. The report showed a most satisfactory state of affairs. During the year 385 new books have been added, making a total now in the library of 4041. ...

    Article : 136 words
  30. A SOLICITOR'S OLRRK CHARGED WITH EMEEZZLEMENT.

    Howard Arundel, age 31, chief conveyancing clerk in the office of Davies, Campbell, and Davies, solicitors, appeared before the City Police Court to-day, charged with embezzling ...

    Article : 122 words
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