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  2. MARITIME DIFFICULTIES.

    Matters in connection with the maritime difficulties were unchanged yesterday, all interest being centred in the conference of employers, which was formally opened in the Chamber of Commerce ...

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  3. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    At the City Court to-day the charges preferred against John Bollin by the Fourth Industrial Building Society of misappropriating £328 8s 6d, and by the General Mutual ...

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  4. THE AUSTRALIAN MARITIME STRIKE.

    Messrs. John Burns and Tillett, of the Dockers' Union, return to London to-night from the Liverpool Trades Union Congress. They will devote their whole energies ...

    Article : 90 words
  5. CABLEGRAMS.

    A noisy meeting of shareholders in the Kangarilla S. M. Company, Adelaide, has been held in London. A committee of investigation was appointed, and it was ...

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  6. The Sydney Morning Derald.

    OWING to the premature explosion of a quantity of dynamite in New York, l8 persons were killed and 27 are missing. THE Grenadier Guards, who were banished to ...

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  7. SEAMEN'S WAGES.

    In the Summons Division of the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S. M, James Newman, s[?]man on board the Kurrars, sued Captain M'George, master of the steamer, for the sun of £6s alleged to ...

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  8. ABOUT THE WHARFS.

    The work of discharging the British India Company's steamer Newshera at the A. U. S. N. Company's wharf was begun at 7 o'clock this morning. The free labourers engages [?] a large quantity of rice ...

    Article : 130 words
  9. THE GRENADIERS AT BERMUDA.

    The men of the 2lnd Battalion Grenadier Gunrds who were ordered to Bermuda as punishment for their conduct in England are reported to be still displaying ...

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  10. MEETING AT NEWTOWN.

    A public meeting under the auspices of the New South Wales Labour Defence Committee Was held last evening in St. George's Hall Nowtown, for the purpose of discussing the causes and present aspect of ...

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  11. MARITIME DIFFICULTIES IN ENGLAND.

    The dock labourers employed in the Southampton Docks have struck work until their union is recognised by the dookmasters. The demand of the men is ...

    Article : 182 words
  12. DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK.

    A quantity of dynamite, intended for use in New York, prematurely exploded, causing a torrible accident. Eighteen persons were hilled, and 27 others are ...

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  13. MOVEMENTS OF THE MEN.

    Yeterday the Marine Officers' Club was opened The buildings secured for this purpose are situated in Castlereagh-street, near the Protestant Halt, and were formerly known as the "Federal Australian Coff[?] ...

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  14. QUEENSLAND.

    The Rifle Association matches were continuad today under favourable conditions as regards weather. In the first stage of the Queen's prize, C. Lather, of the G Company, Moreton Regiment, made the top ...

    Article : 59 words
  15. THE NORTH AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

    The Adelaide Steamship Company is building at Dundee a steamer intended for the North Australian trade, ...

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  16. NEW ZEALAND.

    Parliament will be prorogued on Monday next Mrs. Bhayle George, one of Auckland's early settlers, and a lady of some literary reputation, died last night. ...

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  17. THE NEW OFFICER OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

    Professor Seimon, who has accepted a position in connection with technical inetruction in New South Wales, leaves for Sydney in the P. and O. Company's R.M.S. ...

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  18. WRECK OF A BARQUE.

    About 7 o'clock this evening a vessel, supposed to be a barque, struck the reef within a few hundred yards of Cape Jervis Lighthouse. She is broadside on, but is in no immediate ...

    Article : 87 words
  19. REEDY CREEK G. M. COMPANY.

    Mr. Angel has effected the sale of the Reedy Creek Gold-mining Company's property, South Australia, to A' syndicate for £50,000. ...

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  20. PAN-AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE OF EMPLOYERS.

    An intercolonial conference of representatives of employers was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The Steamship Owners' Associations of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, the ...

    Article : 425 words
  21. THE KING OF PORTUGAL.

    The King of Portugal is recovering from his attack of typhoid fever. ...

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  22. FATAL BLASTING ACCIDENT.

    News has been received that a terrible blasting accident happened this morning at the goldfield at Tawaka, near Pambula. A charge of dynamite exploded, killing a man named William Johnson, working on one of the ...

    Article : 76 words
  23. THE CHINESE IN CANADA.

    In replying to a deputation from the trades unions, Sir John Macdonald, Premier of Canada, refused to take moasurea for the exclusion of Chinese from the Dominion of ...

    Article : 37 words
  24. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

    The Imperial Treasury offers to contribute 12s per lb. on the net weight of letters, towards the cost of transmitting the outward mails via San Francisco, ...

    Article : 73 words
  25. THE TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

    At the Trades Union Congress at Liverpool, the old and powerful unions complain that they have been swamped by the younger and unimportant societies. ...

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  26. THE SUNDAY QUESTION.

    Last night a meeting of women was held for the purpose of adopting a petition for presentation to Parliament against Mr. Want's Sunday Bill. Dean Marriott was in the chair, and spoke strongly against the ...

    Article : 97 words
  27. PUBLIC MEETING AT REDFERN.

    A public meeting under the auspices of the New South Wales Labour Defence Committee was held last evening at the intersection of Regent and Redfern streets, Redfern. The meeting, which was one of the ...

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  28. [BY TELEGRAPH.]

    The Postmaster-General will move the ocean mail resolutions on Thursday. They provide for a reduction of postage by the dirset and San Francisco routes from 6d to 2½d, and from 1[?] to 6d by way ...

    Article : 115 words
  29. MINERS' DEMONSTRATION IN NORTH WALES.

    A demonstration of 12,000 miners of North Wales has been held in favour of the legalising of the eight-hour system. ...

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  30. AUSTRALASIAN PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier in answer to a question stated that the Imperial Government did not object to the coinage of silver at the Melbourne mint, but it would have ...

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  31. SHEARING IN RIVERINA.

    At the Hon. William Halliday's station, Brookong, this year, about 200,000 sheep will be shorn by machine. 80 Wolseley patent machines are used, an additional 20 as compared with last year. Shearing ...

    Article : 109 words
  32. THE GATLING GUN COMPANY.

    A creditor of the Gatling Gun Company has presented a petition to Court for winding up the company. The chairman admitted that tho company owed the ...

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  33. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) SYMPATHY WITH THE STRIKERS.

    A public meeting, convened by the Mayor [?] response to requisition, was held here last night for the purpose of expressing practical sympathy with the sydney strikers in their present labour ...

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  34. NEW ZEALAND AND THE FEDERATION QUESTION.

    The rejection of the federation resolution last night appears to have arisen owing to some misconception, many members voting against it as a protest against sending seven delegates to the ...

    Article : 182 words
  35. A NEW SYSTEM OF INTIMIDATION.

    As indicating that the system of intimidating and molesting non-union workers is not the result of spontaneous outbursts of bad feeling, but rather the effect of illwill amongst the men, a curious case ...

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  36. THE LATE HON. JAMES WHITE'S HORSES.

    The racehorses owned by the late Hon. James White will be sold at Newmarket on October 8. ...

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  37. STOCK SALES AT WAGGA.

    The annual sales of pure stock were continued on the Show Ground on Saturday. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and competition was brisk The follow, ing sales wera effected:—Bland Clayton for Robert ...

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  38. THE CHESS TOURNAMENT.

    The chess tournament at Manchester has resulted in Mr. Tarrasch winning the first prize, Mr. Blackburn being second. ...

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  39. THE TABLES TURNED.

    An incident of a somewhat humorous nature occurred at the A U.S N. Company's wharf yesterday, resulting in a reversal of the usual state of things as regards con[?]ts between unionists and non-unionists. During ...

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  40. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND.

    The match between the Australian Eleven and the Mnrylobono Club was commenced to-day. The home team went to the wickets ...

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  41. RAILWAY COLLISION in VICTO RIA.

    A serious railway collision occurred at Ringwood between 0 and 7 last night, through the breaking away of two trueles, which were being shunted for the purpose of being attached to the Forntr[?] ...

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  42. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AT LAMBTON.

    The celebration of the installation of the electric light took place at Lambton this afternoon. The whole town was en fete, and flags were flying in all directions. The proceedings were opened with the ...

    Article : 179 words
  43. THE S.S. OHAU.

    Matters are now sufficiently advanced in regard to the Union S.S. Company's beat [?] to permit her to put to sea at once, and she is only awaiting instructions as to whether she will proceed to ...

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  44. REPORTED WAVERING OF OFFICERS AND STEWARDS.

    It is understood that a movement is on foot by which a number of the officers of one steamship company are endeavouring to return to their boats, provided any kind of honourable retreat from their present ...

    Article : 157 words
  45. MONARCHY IN FRANCE.

    The Comte de Paris is in possession of a letter from General Boulanger, in which the latter promises to restore monarchy in France, on condition that he should ...

    Article : 61 words
  46. SINKING OF A SILT PUNT.

    This morning, between 8 and 9 o'clock, one of the silt punta was being towed out to sea by the tug Energy, and, when about three-quarters of a mile beyond Nobbys, she suddenly sank, through one of the ...

    Article : 76 words
  47. PASTORALISTS' UNION IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At a meeting of graziers and others interested in pastoral pur[?]its, a Pastoralists' Union was formed, including not only the larger stockholders, but also the smaller ones, whose interests it is specially ...

    Article : 117 words
  48. WESTERN COAL.

    With regard to the use of coal from the western district for gas, a correspondent, " Fair Play," writes as follows:—" In Mr. Johnston's reply to the master printers' daputation, he remarked ' that mountain coal ...

    Article : 81 words
  49. THE WAGGA CAVALRY CORPS.

    A military display, highly creditable to Wagga and the district, took place on the visit of his Excellency Lord Carlington to Wagga last week. The cavalry and infantry formed a guard of honour and ...

    Article : 176 words
  50. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the Legislative Council the dobate on the Government policy was continued. Mr. Tomkinson asked in reference to the strike, whether in the interests of the public service the Government would ...

    Article : 139 words
  51. THE ELECTIONS IN BULGARIA.

    The elections in Bulgaria have resulted in a crushing majority in favour of M. Stamhouloff, the Prime Minister. ...

    Article : 36 words
  52. CHARGE OF REFUSAL OF DUTY.

    Eleven seamen of the steamer Emu, at present coaling the Orient steamer Cuz[?] were yesterdey arreated on a charge of [?] disobedience of orders. They were taken to the ...

    Article : 183 words
  53. MAITLAND QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The Maitland Quarter Sessions were continued at Last Maitland to-day. Joseph Fairhall, found guilty of stealing, received two years' hard labour in Maitland gaol. Thomas Peter Daly was acquitted on a charge ...

    Article : 70 words
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