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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Private Peate, in the final contest on Saturday, won Mr. W. R. Cowper's trophy—a rifle. A protest has been entered against the winner. The weather continues fine. ...

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  3. THE FLOODS IN THE WEST. BOURKE SERIOUSLY THREATENED.

    Bourke to-night is only threatened by floods: so far she is safe, but how long this safety may continue is a question. The town itself looks as if it is in a state of siege. Around nearly every brick building ...

    Article : 1,411 words
  4. CABLEGRAMS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) EMIN PASHA.

    Emin Pasha has expressed his disappointment that he was unable to obtain employment under the British Government, and this was the principal reason ...

    Article : 42 words
  5. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) VICTORIA.

    A young man named William M'Donald was arrested to-day on a charge of stealing a cheque for £20 0s 6d from Messrs. Greig and Murray, Limited, Queen-street. He was shipping clerk in the employ ...

    Article : 476 words
  6. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    TRAVELLERS who have arrived at Cairo from Omdurman, on the Nile, near Khartoum, report that the Mahdi has disappeared from Khartoum. Mahdism is said to be dying out. ...

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  7. THE SAMOAN CONVENTION.

    The Samoan convention has been finally ratified. ...

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  8. THE PORTUGUESE IN SOUTH-EAST AFRICA.

    Reports have reached London to the effect that the Portuguese have despatched troops of artillery to attack Mponda, in the Shire region, Zambezia, which is ...

    Article : 38 words
  9. THE CONGO FREE STATE.

    It is reported that Germany offered the King of the Belgians a hundred million francs to acquire the Congo Free State in Africa. King Leopold declined the offer. ...

    Article : 37 words
  10. DEATH OF GENERAL LEFROY.

    The death is announced of General Sir John Henry Lefroy, C.B., K.C.M.G., who was administrator of the Government in Tasmania from 1880 to 1881. ...

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  11. THE SITUATION IN THE SOUDAN.

    Travellers who have arrived at Cairo from Omdurman, on the Nile, near Khartoum, report that the Mahdi has disappeared from Khartoum. ...

    Article : 64 words
  12. THE HEIGHT OF THE RIVER.

    The river is now 42ft. above summer level, and rising at the rate of nearly three inches per day. The embankments round the town are progressing favourably, but it is anticipated from the accounts of the rise ...

    Article : 497 words
  13. QUEENSLAND.

    A large meeting of the Salvation Army was held to-night for the purpose of initiating a Prison-gate Brigade. John Carroll and Joseph Raftery were ...

    Article : 85 words
  14. THE RUST IN WHEAT QUESTION.

    The offer of Mr. Smith Ellis, of South Yarra, to make public his knowledge of an effectual means for the prevention of rust in wheat, on condition that he should receive a grant of £10,000 on its ...

    Article : 156 words
  15. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. J. V. Parkes began his duties to-day as acting inspector of mines in lieu of Mr. Rosewarne who goes to the Mining Exhibition in London shortly. ...

    Article : 69 words
  16. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    Before the departure of the Tannadice for Hongkong on Friday, 32 Chinese stowaways were discovered and put ashore. One of three Chinese lepers at the leper station ...

    Article : 42 words
  17. THE NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.

    The final concert of the Exhibition season took place on Saturday night. The full choir and orchestra were present, and performed a long fare-well programme. At the close the president, Mr. ...

    Article : 134 words
  18. THE TREASURER'S ACTION.

    The Colonial Treasurer (Mr. M'Millan), acting on behalf of the Government, was in constant communication with the various authorities in Bourke—namely, the police magistrate, the Mayor, Mr. Willis, M.L.A., ...

    Article : 673 words
  19. TASMANIA.

    The North Hobart election to-day, resulted as follows:—St. Hill, 494; Harbottle, 407. Jas. Crouch, aged 29, a waiter at the Brisbane Hotel, shot himself to-day. He is in the hospital ...

    Article : 74 words
  20. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Allan Kerr Taylor, of Auckland, formerly a member of the General Assembly, died suddenly to-night from apoplexy. Mr. Samuel Locke, formerly member for the ...

    Article : 38 words
  21. WRECK of a CUTTER at TAURANGA.

    By the wreck of a cutter at Tauranga, two youths named William Turner and William Cinnamon were drowned. ...

    Article : 34 words
  22. WRECK OF THE BARQUE EMILIE.

    It is now definitely ascertained that the barque wrecked near Stewart Island was the Emilie, timber laden. She was insured for £1350 in the New Zealand and Union offices in equal shares. The ...

    Article : 121 words
  23. THE MELBOURNE BURGLARY.

    Two arrests have been made in Adelaide in connection with the recent jewellery robbery from Mr. Deakin's house in Melbourne. The greater portion of the property was disposed of in ...

    Article : 133 words
  24. PRIOR BUTLER ON THE EDUCATION QUESTION.

    Archbishop Carr and Prior Butler conducted services at St. Bernard's Church, Bacchus Marsh, to-day, in the presence of a large congregation. The visit was made as the introduction of four ...

    Article : 142 words
  25. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) PUBLIC MEETING AT BOURKE.

    A public meeting was held last night, Sunday, convened by the Mayor on requisition. The Mayor was in the chair, and explained that the meeting was called to devise means of raising funds to relieve the ...

    Article : 767 words
  26. BRUTAL MURDER OF AN OLD MAN.

    An old man, named Stephen Maloney, who lived by himself in a hut in the recreation grounds at New Plymouth, was found brutally murdered close to his residence. He had been repeatedly stabbed ...

    Article : 104 words
  27. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    4000 sheep pasted through by road, from C. Clark, Talgai, Queensland, Seton and Co., Wellingrove owners, D. M'Intyre in charge; 30 horses were trucked for Homebush, consigne to Inglis, J. Hynes ...

    Article : 167 words
  28. MR. GARLAND, M.L.A., IN HIS ELECTORATE.

    Mr. C. L. Garland, senior member for Carcoar, visited this portion of his electorate on Saturday. He was waited on by the progress committee, who asked for a daily mail to Woodstock, improvements to the roads ...

    Article : 119 words
  29. SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A SCHOOL-MASTER.

    A man named Morrisey was run over by the mail train on Saturday night. He is a schoolmaster, and was to take charge of a school in this district. It is supposed he wished to leave the train at Quirindi ...

    Article : 90 words
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