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  2. SHIPPING REPORTS. &c.

    Captain Tait reports the steamer Burrumbeet left Melbonrne at [?] p.m. on [?] cleared port Phillip Heads at 8.30 p.m., rounded the Promontory at [?] a.m. an [?] arriving at Sydney at 3 p.m. on 7th. Experienced light ...

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  3. THE FLOODS IN THE WEST.

    A large meeting of the residents was held at the School of Arts last night, Mr. Vaughan, J. P., in the chair, to consider the serious lesses and destitute condition of many of the sufferers by the recent disastrous ...

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  4. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The Rev. J. F. Ewing, minister of the Toorak Presbyterian Church, died this afternoon. The Commission of the General Assembly of the Pre byterian Church adjourned as a mark of ...

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  5. CABLEGRAMS.

    The price of the stook of the NEw Plymouth (N.Z.) Harbour Board loan has fallen to £70. Wanganui, Otago, and Napier Harbour loans fell £1 10s to £3. ...

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  6. TERRIBLE FIRE IN A LUNATIC ASYLUM.

    A fire occurred at Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, Montreal, and 150 of the patients were burnt to death. There were 1300 inmates in the asylum, and the greatest ...

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  7. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    IT is reported that overtures are being made by Germany with the view of securing the territory in New [?] occupied by the Dutch. A MOTION has been carried by the Anglican ...

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  8. THE WOOL MARKET.

    The wool market is unchanged. Greasy is selling well. The [?] close on Saturday next. The third series of the London wool ...

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  9. THE OTTOMAN FLAG.

    It is peculiar, that with all her powerful navy, her armour [?] and her frigates, corvettes, and gun vessels, Turkish men-of-war have so long held to the practice of keeping exclusively in Turkish waters It is stated that the following ...

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  10. STANLEY IN ENGLAND.

    Mr. H. M. Stanley has, by invitation, gone to Windsor Castle to visit her Majesty. ...

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  11. REAL ESTATE, MORTGAGE, AND DEPOSIT BANK.

    The debentures, to the extent of £150,000, offered to the public by the Real Estate, Mortgage, and Deposit Bank have been fairly taken up. ...

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  12. THE NEWCASTLE BAKERS' CONFERENCE

    The Newcastle master bakers met a representative of the Journeymon Bakers' Association yesterday to consider the rules of the latter body, Mr. W. Alderton in the chair. Mr. Hawkins, president of the Sydney ...

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  13. DUTCH NEW GUINEA.

    It is reported that Germany is parleying with the Netherlands Government, with a view to acquire the territory in New Guinea ocoupied by the Dutch. ...

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  14. GERMANY AND THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.

    The Freisinnigen or Liberal party in the German Reichstag, is agitating for the abolition of the sugar bounties and the corn and beetroot duties. ...

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  15. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The R.M.S. Onmuz, of the Orient [?] arrived at Plymouth, May 6, four days' ahead of contract date. The R.M.S [?] left Colombo for Australia May 6. The [?] Lloyd's s.s Hapsburg left Suez on ...

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  16. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN LINE.

    The Port Pirie Iraves here on Saturday next for Penang and Singapore. She has a coal cargo, and a number of passengers have booked by [?] The Port Phillip is due here from London on Friday or Saturday next. The Port ...

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  17. MELBOURNE MUNICIPAL LOAN.

    It is expected that a loan will be placed on the market at the end of June by the City Council of Melbourne. ...

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  18. THE CATTERTHUN.

    The steamer Catterthun, from Hongkong, has touched at Brisbanes, as the last port of call on route to Sydney. She should arrive hero to-morrow. ...

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  19. DRAUGHTS CONTEST AT CAMDEN.

    A draughts Contest took place last night between Messrs. J. Mitchell, Lowe, M'Gill, Stewart, and Bigg, [?] Narellan; and Messrs. G. B. Orabbe, F. H. Burne, A. J. Doust, 11. Selig, and E. Dobell, of Camden, ...

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  20. THE CORINNA.

    The Tasmanian Company's steamer Corinna, after being repaired at Mort's Dock, was yesterday taken down the harbour for a trial spin before leaving for Newcastle. The engines worked smoothly, and the repairing of the vessel is ...

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  21. QUEENSLAND.

    The ship [?] King, with 380 tons of frozen mutton, left Rockhampton yesterday for Sydney and Melbourne. She proceeds thence to Napier. The Governor and party arrived at Rockhampton ...

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  22. AN OVERDUE SHIP.

    The ship Marlborough, bound from Lyttelton to London, has been posted as overdue. The insurance companies require 58 guineas per cent, to reinsure the ...

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  23. THE EIGHT-HOUR SYSTEM IN AMERICA.

    The carpenters of New York and other cities in the United States have obtained the eight-hour system. ...

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  24. THE POSITION OF WILCANNIA.

    The water seems to bw steadying here. The [?] rose 5in. yesterday, spreading on the eastern side, and is now about a mile wide. There are several creeks between here and Tallywalks. An attempt to swim the ...

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  25. BOAT DRILL ON INTERCOLONIAL STEAMERS.

    As mentioned lately, a most satisfactory and interesting trial of a patent [?] gear for ships' boats took place in this port. The necessity for having steamers' boats in instant readiness for launching has received a powerful ...

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  26. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Hon. J. L. Parsons, late Government Resident in the Northern Torritory, arrived in Adelaide by the express this morning. Mr. Parsons, when interviewed to-day, expressed the hope that the ...

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  27. WHITE ANTS.

    Sir,—Mr. Maiden's letter in to-day's Herald respecting wood that the white ant will not attack is incorrect. The woods he mentions the white ant have not only attacked but have eaten their way through it Many ...

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  28. COMMERCIAL.

    The quantity of wheat and flour afloat to the United kingdom is estimated at 2,552,000 quarters, and for the Continent 724,000 quarters. The American visible supply is now estimated at ...

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  29. THE ANGLICAN SYNOD IN ADELAIDE.

    At the meeting of the Anglican Synod to-day, a motion was moved to the effect that on the death or resignation of the Bishop-elect of Sydney, the permanent connection of the primacy with the See ...

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  30. SUICIDE OF A STATION MANAGER.

    Inspector Murray, of Cooktown, has wired to the Commissioner of Police that Joseph M'Maugh, manager of Messrs, Deschalers Brothers' Strathleven Station, on the Palmer River, committed ...

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  31. THE LATE CAPTAIN REGENT.

    The name of Captain Charles G. Begent recalls to many of the old [?] sailing masters stirring times of the earty days in these colonies. Captain Begent died at Launceston the other day, and it has been said of him that he ...

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  32. TRAMWAY MONOPOLY.

    Sir,—I see that a bill is now before Parliament having for its object the granting to a certain syndicate or company a distinet monopoly in connection with the working of our city and suburban tramways. ...

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  33. DEATH OF MR. RAPHAEL COHEN.

    Mr. Raphael Cohen died yesterday, at the ago of 77, He arrived in New South Wales in [?], and engaged in commercial pursuits till 1852, when he came to Melbourne and became connected with one ...

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  34. OPENING OF THE REICHSTAG.

    The opening of the German Reichstag took place to-day, when the Emperor William delivered the customary Imperial address. ...

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  35. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The orushings of the Union Mining Company's battery at the Union reefs, for the month of April, were 142 tons, yielding 208oz of gold. Three bodies of Chinese have been found in ...

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  36. MELBOURNE FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS.

    Chartering business at the chief port of the Southern colony has been remarkably quiet for a long time. Several [?] for grain have been made prior to vessels' arrival for New Zealand [?] to the Chaunel at [?] 6d, and more ...

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  37. THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ASSEMBLY AT BALLARAT

    Directions to the clergy and laity of the [?] of Ballarat, as to the position which they must take with regard to the new Divorce Act, were given by the Bishop of Ballarat in the course ...

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  38. THE ONIVERSITY ORGAN.

    Sir,—It is a great pity that the fine organ at the University should be allowed to remain in such a state of disrepair that, to judge from your report of Saturday's recital, no organist would be likely to risk his ...

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  39. MR. A. DE LISSA ON PROTECTION.

    Mr. Alfred de Lissa, at the Academy of Music last night, addressed a well-attended meeting on protection, the single tax, and federation. The tenor of his arguments in reference to protection was that the means ...

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  40. THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ENABLING BILL.

    The committee on the Western Australian Enabling Bill recommends the omission of clauses four and eight. It also recommends that the £500 qualification for ...

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  41. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Whilst the steamer Otway lay at Booburne £50 was stolen from a cabin passenger. Other people aboard were not allowed to go ashore till they were searched by tho police. No clue to the missing ...

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  42. THE SUNKEN SHIP CAPE VERDE.

    The plucky purchaser of the sunken ship Cape Verde at Melbourne deserves success. On Monday last there were four divers engaged at the ship, propping up the decks preparatory to another attempt being made to [?] the vessel, ...

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  43. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

    For Melbourne (by express) to-day; A. Kurtis (Moore Park), H. Dohrman (Waggs), Mrs. Fred Hodge and infant (Narrandera), R. A. Barreit (Condobolin), A. G. M'Williams (Albury), J. F. Magill (Paddington), Mr. and Mrs. [?] ...

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  44. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Fletcher, [?] of the Victorian Court at the Dunedin Exhibition, and Mr. Scolt, the Commissioner for South Australia, were entertained to-day by a representative gathering of ...

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  45. NEW YORK SHIPPING.

    The Anna Alcida, barque, [?] tons, was on the berth at New York for Sydney on the 1st [?] and was expected to sail in a day or so. She would be followed by [?] Capitain, barque, 1418 tons, on or about the 5th, and the ship Exporten, ...

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  46. [BY TELEGRAPH.]

    In consequence of cablegrams announcing that the evidence of the Select Committee on the Enabling Hill is completed, it has been decided to await the committee's report before holding the ...

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  47. DEATH OF A PIONEER OF THE GUNDAGAI DISTRICT.

    Robert B. Davison, J.P., grazier, one of the pioneers of the district, died to-day from pneumonia, which fol[?] an attack of influenza. Mr. Davison, who was 48 years of age, was a son of the late Dr. Davison, who ...

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  48. THE POSTAL QUESTION.

    In reference to the telegram sent by the Government of South Australia to the other colonies suggesting on intercolonial conference in Adelaide to consider the proposed reduction in the ocean postal ...

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  49. PROPOSED EXTENSIVE DOCKS ON' THE YARRA.

    The [?] Harbour Trust has adopted a scheme for the conduction of extensive docks along the river [?] on the West Melbntine side, but the proposal [?] being [?] [?] resisted in certain quarters, and notably those ...

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  50. HENRY GEORGE AT FAULT.

    Sir,—Last night at the Protestant Hall, I heard the single-tax prophet instance slave owership, liquorlicense, and protection, [?] to that of land ownership in which no [?] can be justly claimed on their ...

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  51. QUEENSLAND WOOL SHIPS FOR LONDON.

    The dock labourers and others will block the discharge of wool ships coming from Queensland, ports if the colonial unions will supply money in the event of ...

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  52. ARREST OF AN ESCAPED PRISONER.

    At 4 o'clock this morning Sergeants Harvey and Roche and Constables Riley, Lepland, and O'Brien went to Summer Hill Creek, a distance of 14 miles from Orange, and there arrested George Cassidy, who was ...

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  53. THE ACCIDENT TO THE CITY OF FARIS.

    The breakdown of the [?] new steamship City of Paris is referred to in a London telegram [?] the 1st ultime, which says:—The agents of the Inman line telegraph from Queenstown as follows: "The flooded compariments of ...

    Article : 295 words
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