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

    The number of cases of typhoid throughout the colony reported to the Central Board of Health during the past week was 240, of which 31 were fatal, showing a considerable increase in the rate of ...

    Article : 432 words
  3. THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    The debate on the amendment moved by Mr. Parnell upon the Address in Reply to the Queen's Speech, in which the whole question of the administration of affairs in ...

    Article : 57 words
  4. CABLEGRAMS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT, LAND, AND FINANCE COMPANY.

    The shares in the Anglo-Australian Investment, Land, and Finance Company have been allotted. ...

    Article : 27 words
  5. THE LATE FEDERATION CONFERENCE.

    The London journals publish leading articles upon the late Federation Conference in Melbourne, commending its results and the bearing of the delegates. ...

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  6. The Sydney Morning Herald

    AN expedition to Mashonaland, a tract of country between the Transvaal and the Zambesi district, is being arranged by the Boers of South Africa. THE Government has not yet decided what course ...

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  7. THE JUBILEE PLUNGER.

    Mr. Ernest Benzon, the Jubilee Plunger, who has been detained at Nice upon charges of forgery, has been found guilty and sentenced to three months' ...

    Article : 33 words
  8. THE STATE OF LABOUR IN GERMANY.

    The Emperor William has opened a Staatsrath, or council of the confederated States of the German Empire, to consider the conditions of labour. ...

    Article : 78 words
  9. AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.

    Marshal de Fonseca, the president of the new Brazilian Republic, has been proclaimed Generalissimo. ...

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  10. THE VICTORIAN DIVORCE BILL.

    The Lower House of Convocation has resolved to request the Bishops in the House of Lords to oppose the passing of the Victorian Divorce Bill. ...

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  11. PUGILISM IN ENGLAND.

    A boxing match for £100 a side has been arranged to take place between Downe and Ball. ...

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  12. THE SLAVIN-SMITH MATCH.

    Mr. Abington is resisting his expulsion from the Pelican Club, and has appealed to the Court of Chancery. Pending the result further proceedings against him by ...

    Article : 48 words
  13. FLOATING OF H.M.S. CONQUEST.

    H.M.S. Conquest, one of the vessels of the China squadron, Captain William H. Henderson, which went ashore at Pembra, has been floated again. ...

    Article : 32 words
  14. COERCION IN IRELAND.

    In the House of Commons Mr. Parnell has moved his amendment upon the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, in which complaint ...

    Article : 71 words
  15. THE BLACKS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Samuel Smith, M.P. for Flintshire, has given notice of his intention to ask Baron de Worms, Political Secretary for the Colonies, if there is any truth in the ...

    Article : 58 words
  16. MASSACRE OF ARABS IN EAST AFRICA.

    A telegram from East Africa states that large numbers of Arabs have been massacred by Mwanga, the King of Uganda, who was deposed in October, 1888, by the ...

    Article : 69 words
  17. QUEENSLAND.

    The mailman from Tweed Heads reported at Southport, yesterday, that a quantity of wreckage marked T. H. and M. W., and also a spar apparently sawn through, were washed ashore between ...

    Article : 169 words
  18. RICH GOLD MINES IN CHINA.

    A Chinese mission has contracted with a firm in Chicago for the manufacture of a 300-stamp battery to be used at the gold mines in the Taishan Mountains, in China, ...

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  19. THE REPORT OF THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

    In the House of Commons the Right Hon. W. H. Smith, the leader of the House, announced that the Government had not yet decided what course of action ...

    Article : 205 words
  20. THE FINANCES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    According to the revenue returns just published, the colony's finances are in a satisfactory condition. Last year, in the speech with which the Governor opened the session, and the budget speech delivered ...

    Article : 219 words
  21. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Mr. Neville Blyth, brother of Sir Arthur Bligh, AgentGeneral for South Australia, and formerly a prominent public man in Adelaide. ...

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  22. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A claim has been sent to the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the usual Government reward of £1000 for the discovery of a permanent goldfield. The claim is based on the finding of an alleged ...

    Article : 196 words
  23. ADVICES FROM NEW GUINEA.

    The steamer Sikh passed yester lay afternoon southwards. The steamer Merrie England, which arrived last night from New Guinea, reports that Sir Wm. Macgregor had returned from his ...

    Article : 136 words
  24. COMMERCIAL.

    The English wheat market is steady. The Continental markets are dull. The American market is declining. The spot quotation in New York of No. 2 red ...

    Article : 175 words
  25. SUPPOSED TRACES OF LEICHHARDT.

    Alex. M'Phee, who discovered the albino now being exhibited at Krietmeyer's Waxworks, has reported having heard from the blacks in the northeastern portion of Western Australia that two white ...

    Article : 157 words
  26. THE WRECK OF THE HOLYHEAD

    There is nothing fresh to report in connection with the Holyhead. The vessel is still in the same position. All the sails that were unclewed have been blown to ribbons. There were great crowds of ...

    Article : 143 words
  27. TASMANIA.

    There is no further news as to floods, the rivers having fallen as quickly as they rose, Rain set in again here last night, and continued till morning, but it was light. ...

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  28. BURNING OF THE TORONTO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.

    The Toronto University College has been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at £300,000. The buildings of University Collegs, in Toronto, ...

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  29. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Oscar Meyer left by the Tekapo for Sydney on exhibition business. Mr. W. Wilkins, secretary to the Commissioner, takes charge of the Court during Mr. Meyer's brief absence. ...

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  30. THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

    The Freeman's Journal (Dublin) and the Pall Mall Gazette claim that by the finding of the Commission the Irish party are completely vindicated. ...

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  31. A BOY DRAGGED TO DEATH.

    A State child, named Bailey, apprenticed to a man named Dixon, of Cabbage Tree, was found yesterday evening in a paddock belonging to his employer, dead, with his skull fractured and his body bruised all over. ...

    Article : 94 words
  32. DUNEDIN EXHIBITION REGATTA.

    At the Exhibition Regatta a very high wind prevented the sculling races being rowed, and they were postponed, Matterson and Stephenson being amongst the competitors. In ...

    Article : 113 words
  33. THE SITUATION IN SOUTHEAST AFRICA.

    News from South Africa states that the Boers are preparing an expedition to Mashonaland, a tract of country lying between the Transvaal and the Zambezi ...

    Article : 77 words
  34. A MOTHER AND CHILD DROWNED.

    A sensation was caused here this morning by the disappearance of Mrs. M'Dowell, wife of Mr. J. M'Dowell, late warder in Cowra Hospital, now in possession of the Railway Hotel, and her infant son. A ...

    Article : 79 words
  35. AN EAST AFRICAN AMBUSCADE.

    An English punitive expedition despatched against the Somalis, a tribe of East African natives, after killing 20, were enticed by the Somalis into an ...

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  36. MINERS' REPRESENTATIVES IN PARLIAMENT.

    The Lambton miners last night resolved to reject a motion from the Minmi Lodge to elect two members of the Hunter River Miners' Association as representatives of the miners in Parliament at the next election. ...

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  37. LAND SALE AT KATOOMBA.

    A Crown land sale commenced at 2 o'clock to-day, there being a fair attendance of buyers. A four-acre lot on the west side of the line, between Waratah and Leichhardt streets, realised £88 per acre, the upset price ...

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  38. ROBBERY AT THE MELBOURNE COFFEE PALACE.

    Early this morning a robbery was reported to have taken place at the Melbourne Coffee Palace, Bourke-street, and a detective was sont to inquire. He learnt that two men answering to the ...

    Article : 136 words
  39. CARDINAL MORAN AT KIAMA.

    Cardinal Moran arrived here by the 5,10 train this evening, and was driven to the Presbytery, where he will be the guest of the Rev. P. Corcoran. To-morrow the Cardinal will preach twice and bless the new ...

    Article : 55 words
  40. THE BULGARIAN CONSPIRACY.

    The military officer who was mainly concerned in the plot to murder Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and M. Stambouloff, the Prime Minister, has confessed. ...

    Article : 47 words
  41. THE AUSTRALIAN HORSES.

    Ringmaster has received 8st. for the Liverpool Cup. The Hon. James White keeps Abercorn, and sells the remainder of his Australian ...

    Article : 40 words
  42. RIFLE MATCH AT CAMDEN.

    A rifle match between the Naval Brigade and the Camden R. R. Club came off to-day, at the 500 and 600 yards' ranges. The light was very bad, and unsatisfactory scores were made. Naval Brigade made ...

    Article : 57 words
  43. DISCOVERY OF COAL

    The North Stockton Coal Companv have struck coal in their Hexham shaft, at a depth of 501ft. The seam is 10ft. thick, the coal being a beautiful bitumenous sample. The employees have been treated to a ...

    Article : 63 words
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