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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Last night the students and ex-students of the Bathurst Technical College presented G. F. Clements, one of the cadets selected by the Railway Commissioners to proceed to England, with an address and ...

    Article : 1,372 words
  3. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) VICTORIA.

    A gathering of the members of the commercial and reporting staffs of the Argus met at the office on Saturday morning to bid bon voyage to Mr. L. C. Mackinnon, managing ...

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    THE Postmaster-General (the Hon. D. O'[?]nnor) has caused to be compiled the following re[?]rn of mails that have been delayed by floods; th[?] mails in question were despatched from the places[?]named ...

    Article : 2,031 words
  5. THE JOHNSTOWN FLOODS BELIEF FUND.

    The Johnstown floods relief fund amounts to £590,000. ...

    Article : 24 words
  6. ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.

    There is still much popular excitement in Portugal over the difficulty with England, and large gatherings have been held in Lisbon and Oporto. ...

    Article : 179 words
  7. CABLEGRAMS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) BANQUET TO MR. J. L. TOOLE.

    Mr. J. L. Toole, the well-known actor, has been privately banqueted at the Garrick Club. ...

    Article : 29 words
  8. A FISHERMAN DROWNED IN PORT PHILLIP BAY.

    On Thursday last C. Bailey, aged 33, and James Page, aged 23, both married fishermen residing at Beaumaris, started in a half-d[?]cked centreboard sailing boat on a fishing excursion. About 2 o'clock ...

    Article : 192 words
  9. THE MILITARY DEFENCES OF THE COLONIES.

    Sir William Jervois, late Governor of New Zealand, presided at a meeting of the United Service Institute on the occasion of the reading of a paper by Colonel Elias on ...

    Article : 86 words
  10. IRRIGATION SCHEMES FOR AUSTRALIA.

    An Irrigation Trust is being formed in London. Sir William Jervois and Mr. W. A. Harper will visit Australia in the spring to formulate schemes for carrying out ...

    Article : 45 words
  11. THE FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.

    Although the weather continues very unsettled all over the colony, no great quantity of rain has fallen except in a few places the last two days, and the floods generally are subsiding. The Burnett ...

    Article : 83 words
  12. STRIKE OF WHARF LABOURERS.

    Five hundred wharf labourers at Bermondsey have struck work in consequence of the refusal of the masters to concede payment for mealtime. ...

    Article : 30 words
  13. THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN SPAIN.

    Queen Christina, Regent of Spain, has asked Senor Alonso Martinez, Minister of Justice in Senor Sagasta's Cabinet, to form a new Ministry. ...

    Article : 35 words
  14. A STRIKE AT HAMBURG.

    A strike has taken place at Hamburg among the port stokers and coal lumpers, who are resisting a reduction in their wages proposed by the masters. ...

    Article : 33 words
  15. HOT WEATHER IN MELBOURNE.

    This has been the hottest day of the season, the temperature registering 101-2 in the shade and 147-5 in the sun. A northerly wind blew till 3 o'clock, when it changed to south-west. ...

    Article : 105 words
  16. THE MINERS' STRIKES IN BELGIUM.

    The miners' strikes at the collieries at Charleroi, in Belgium, have been renewed. Ten thousand men are locked out. ...

    Article : 27 words
  17. FRESH TROUBLE IN CRETE.

    The Christian judges and magistrates in Crete are resigning their positions. There are many symptoms of fresh trouble in the island. ...

    Article : 32 words
  18. THE COLLIERS OF WESTPHALIA.

    There are signs of further trouble amongst the collieries of Westphalia. The colliers demand eight hours' labour, and an increase of 50 per cent. in the present ...

    Article : 37 words
  19. DEATH OF THE HON. J. G. RAMSAY, M.L.C.

    The mournful intelligence was published on Saturday of the fearful death of the Hon. J. G. Ramsay, M.L.C., through the bursting of a lamp in the North train on Friday ...

    Article : 388 words
  20. CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.

    Parleyings have been resumed between Canada and the United States over the Behring Straits fisheries question. The United States authorities seem ...

    Article : 51 words
  21. STRANDING OF THE BARQUE GLENROSA.

    The barque Glenrosa, from London to Brisbane, with general merchandise, was stranded on Saturday morning, about six miles east of Cape Banks. It is not explained how the mishap occurred. The ...

    Article : 74 words
  22. THE AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY.

    The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company has declared a dividend of 8 per cent., together with a bonus of 2 per cent. ...

    Article : 32 words
  23. NEW ZEALAND TRUST, LOAN, AND INVESTMENT COMPANY.

    The New Zealand Trust, Loan, and Investment Company has declared a dividend of 10 per cent. ...

    Article : 26 words
  24. THE BARRIER BRANCH OF THE AMALGAMATED MINERS' ASSOCIATION.

    The half-yearly delegate meeting of the Barrier branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association was held on Saturday, The president, Mr. Sleath, occupied the chair, and the Broken Hill, Umberumberka, ...

    Article : 365 words
  25. FAMINE IN THE SOUDAN.

    A terrible famine prevails in the Soudan. The mortality amongst the Arabs is enormous. ...

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  26. NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND.

    The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand has declared a dividend of 5 per cent. ...

    Article : 28 words
  27. QUEENSLAND.

    A telegram from Normanton states that James Tagg, who was swept out to sea in a small boat on Christmas Eve, and was supposed to have been drowned, arrived at Karumba yesterday. For five ...

    Article : 113 words
  28. WORKMEN'S ACCIDENT FUND IN BELGIUM.

    The Belgian Government has instituted a fund to compensate workmen for injuries sustained while in the employ of the Government. The fund amounts to ...

    Article : 34 words
  29. THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

    Princess Maud of Wales, who was suffering at Marlborough House from an attack of influenza, is now improving in health. ...

    Article : 64 words
  30. COMMERCIAL.

    Three months' bills are quoted at 5 per cent. Bar gold is quoted at 77s. 9d. per oz. Bar silver, [?]s. 8¾d. At yesterday's public auction of Australasian ...

    Article : 123 words
  31. TASMANIA.

    Bishop Montgomery, is making a tour of the northern parts of the island, and is doing a great deal of work. The mining returns for the quarter ending ...

    Article : 75 words
  32. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

    The members of the Association, for the Advancement of Science took accurate measurements during a visit on Friday of the Stevenson Falls in the Marysville district, and found them to be 347ft. in ...

    Article : 246 words
  33. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 500 words
  34. THE HAMILTON PIT.

    A re-examination of the A. A. Company's Hamilton pit, where the late fatal calamity occurred, by which 11 men were entombed, will take place in a few days. Mr. Baker Foster, M.E., who has been deputed by the ...

    Article : 63 words
  35. H.M.S. BENBOW'S GUNS.

    It has transpired that the 110-ton guns on board H.M.S. [?]enbow are defective. ...

    Article : 24 words
  36. FUNERAL OF LORD NAPIER OF MAGDALA.

    The remains of the late Lord Napier of Magdala were interred to-day in St. Paul's Cathedral. The funeral obsequies were carried out ...

    Article : 51 words
  37. THE RABBIT QUESTION.

    A largely-attended and representative meeting was held here last evening to consider the rabbit question, when resolutions were unanimously carried demanding the repeal of the present Rabbit Nuisance Act, declaring ...

    Article : 194 words
  38. THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD'S.

    The German Government is making arrangements for running a fortnightly service to Australia in connection with the North German Lloyd's line. ...

    Article : 38 words
  39. DEATH OF THE DUKE OF AOSTA.

    The death is announced of the Duke of Aosta, second son pf the late King Victor Emmanuel, and brother of King Humbert of Italy. His death was due to ...

    Article : 87 words
  40. SLAVIN AND SULLIVAN.

    J. L. Sullivan, the American champion pugilist, declines to make a match with Slavin for less than 20,000 dollars. JAN. 18. ...

    Article : 80 words
  41. RIFLE COMPETITIONS IN NEW ZEALAND.

    The Dunedin Rifle Competition Belt and Championship were won by Seaman Williams, of Wellington, who scored 45[?] points. Gunner Taylor, of Auckland, who was leading up to the last few ...

    Article : 111 words
  42. A CHURCH DIFFICULTY AT ORANGE.

    As the incumbent of Trinity Church would not receive the deputation appointed to wait on him, the guarantors have placed, their views in writing before Dr. Camidge, explaining the financial position of the ...

    Article : 109 words
  43. INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL FOR NEWCASTLE.

    The necessity for an infectious diseases hospital, so long promised in Newcastle, is again apparent. A man named Hynds in now lying in a boarding-house in Blane-street, suffering from erysipelas; but, from the ...

    Article : 65 words
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