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AUSTRALASIAN PARLIAMENTS.
In the Legislative Council to-day Mr. C. J. Ham submitted his motion that the Chinese residents be heard by counsel at the bar of the House against the Chinese Restriction Bill. Mr. Cuthbert opposed the ...
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EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS. [BY CABLE.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUNDS IN COLONIAL SECURITIES.
The Council of the Colonial Institute will interview Mr. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to protest against the grievous injury which would be done to the credit of ...
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INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) VICTORIA.
The silver medal of the Geological Society of Australasia offered for competition by the School of Mines, Ballarat, for the encouragement of the study of geology, has been awarded to Edwin Oliver Watt, of ...
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THE BRISBANE AQUATIC CARNIVAL.
The committee of the aquatic carnival met to-night for the purpose of paying over the cheques to the winners. Amongst those present were Kemp, Beach, Stansbury, Neilsen, M'Cleer, and Wain, and also Mr. Deeble and other ...
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COUNTRY NEWS.
The weather has been exceedingly warm and unplensant throughout the past week, but yesterday evening there was a slight change. It became much cooler, and a few drops of rain fell. To-day it was cloudy and threatening, and a ...
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THE R.M.S.S.' ALAMEDA.
To-morrow night the San Francisco mail steamer Alameda is due here with the following cargo for Sydney:—647 cases of salmon, 8000 sacks of flour, 6334 sacks of corn, 700 boxes of apples, 178 bags of coffee, 52 salt hides, 200 cases St. Jacob's oil, ...
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THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICE.
The Right Hon. Cecil Raikes, PostmasterGeneral, has agreed to provisionally renew the time-tables, as previously arranged, for the departure of the Australian mails. The ...
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NOVEMBER DEPARTURES OF STEAMERS.
Late London, shipping reports give the following as projected departures of steamers for Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney for November:—Massilia, November l; Port Darwin, 2nd; Hankow, 6th; Lusitania, 9th; Hubbuck, 10th; Oceana, 16th; Regius, ...
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THE P.S. LADY BOWEN.
Messrs. Fraser and Co., of this city, yesterday disposed of the paddle steamer Lady Bowen to Messrs. Corrigan and Riedy, by public auction, the price being the modest sum of £190. The steamer was built at Glasgow, of iron, by A. and J. Inglis. 24 ...
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SIR JULIUS VOGEL AT THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE.
In speaking at the Colonial Institute, Sir Juliuc Vogel expressed an opinion that the federation of the Empire ought to be indissoluble. It would be cruel, he said, to allow ...
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THE DUPLEIX.
Some time ago the Messageries Maritimes Company, finding their subsidiary service to New Caledonia overtaxing the capabilities of the local steamer-Dupleix, sent for a larger boat, the Tanais, and the Dupleix was thereupon laid up, and placed in the ...
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NEW BRITISH IRONCLAD.
The new ironclad Medea, built for the British navy, performed a trial trip of 12 hours yesterday, and attained a maximum speed of 18 knots. ...
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THE BRITISH CENSUS.
Mr. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has expressed himself in favour of the census of the United Kingdom being taken every five years. ...
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THE ASSEGAI.
As will be seen by our Melbourne shipping telegrams the yacht Assegai only got away yesterday for Sydney. Evidently Captain Kearney had been delayed considerably beyond his expectations, his last wire being to the effect that he would leave about last ...
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QUEENSLAND.
Since the recent thunderstorms the weather has continued very fine. It is now oppressivaly hot, especially in the western districts. 122[?] in the shade was registered yesterday at Windorah, and 120[?] at Cloncurry. ...
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DYNAMITERS IN CHICAGO.
The anarchists in Chicago have destroyed a distillery in that city by means of dynamite. ...
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THE ERA.
Messrs. W. Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Era appears from her report to have proved an excellent sea boat on the outward passage. Her speed was equal to expectation, having steamed out to Adelaide in 50 days, at a fuel consumption of 1100 tons of ...
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DEATH OF MR. JOHN RYLANDS.
The death is announced of Mr. John Rylands, the head of the firm of Messrs. John Rylands and Sons, Limited, manufacturers and warehousemen. ...
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
The State Children's Council have been asked to reconsider their resignation, the Government being desirous of conferring and meeting them. The point in dispute is the council's wish to retain control of the ...
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THE NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB.
The Marquis of Hartington has resigned as a member of the National Liberal Club. ...
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NEW STEAMER FOR THE INTERCOLONIAL TRADE.
The Era, which arrived to-day from London, is a screw steamer of 1580 tons register and 2378 tons gross measurement, She is a now addition to the fleet of W. Howard Smith and Sons, and is the second vessel ...
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SHIPPING REPORTS, &c.
From a cable received yesterday by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. from Hongkong, it appears that the E. and A. Company's steamer Guthrie arrived there from Sydney on the 11th current, and would leave on the return trip, via Port Darwin and ...
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GERMAN NEW GUINEA.
It is understood that the German New Guinea Company will discontinue operations, unless the German Government subsidises a line of steamers to run to New Guinea in ...
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THE PETER GODEFFROY-REPORTED SUICIDE.
An arrival yesterday, the small German iron barque Peter Godeffroy, from Hamburg, was the bearer of news of a most unusual and inexplicable occurrence. It appears that a lad. about 15 or 16 years of age, was shipped at Hamburg as a cabin boy. ...
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THE POSTAL RATES.
The postal authorities of Queensland have notified that the 4d. letter rate between Australia and England, as agreed on by the delegates at the Postal Conference in Sydney, shall not apply, as far as Queensland is ...
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BLOCKADE OF THE ZANZIBAR COAST.
Italy is actively joining in the blockade of the Zanzibar coast, with the view of suppressing the slave trade in East Africa. ...
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NORTHERN TERRITORY.
Mr. A. W. Fergusson, a well-known resident in the Territory, left here last night in the schooner Franz. The steamer Changsha, which left for the south ...
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THE STORM AT INVERELL.
The storm yesterday was only of a local character, not having reached beyond a mile from town. It travelled from a south-easterly direction. The wind swept along the ground with terrific force for a great distance, then ...
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THE FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
M. Cluseret, a Communist, has been elected to the French Chamber of Deputies. ...
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LARGE FIRE IN GIPPSLAND.
A destructive fire occurred at Warragul, Gippsland, last night, when the promises of Pearson and Willis, grocers; Kennedy's Hotel; Zahner's, a jeweller; Witman, ironmonger; Lott, barber; and Blunden, baker, ...
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THE GOVERNOR OF NEW CALEDONIA.
M. Noel Pardon, the new governor of New Caledonia, to-day visited the Exhibit[?]n, and was greatly impressed with the evidences of the natural wealth of New South Wales and the manufactures of Victoria. ...
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ORDERS FOR WARSHIPS.
The latest news from Sheffield (Eng.) in the maritime line is that the proposed strengthening of the navy by two armourclads of the first-class is gratifying to local firms engaged in the armour-plate industry as promising to afford work for the yards, ...
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AFFAIRS IN SERVIA.
The abdication of King Milan, of Servia, is considered inevitable, unless Austria intervenes. ...
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THE NEWCASTLE MINERS' DELEGATE BOARD.
The Miners' Delegate Board continued their sittings to-day. Amongst a deal of other business, it was resolved "That in the general opinion of this board, the General Wharf Labourers' Society of Newcastle cannot be affiliated ...
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SHIPPING DUE AT SYDNEY.
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THE HANKOW AND THE PORT PIRIE.
Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. have received a cable advising the sailing of the steamer Hankow, from London for Sydney, via ports on the 6th current. The same cable also advises that the wellknown steamer Port Pirie will follow the Hankow, but with the ...
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THE RESTRICTION OF CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
A meeting of six gentlemen was held this afternoon at the Exchange-buildings to protest against the Chinese Immigration Restriction Bill as affecting Chinese already residing in the colony and British-born ...
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THE RUSSIAN LOAN.
The Russian loan of £20,000,000, which is being raised by an Anglo-French syndicate, has resulted in failure in London and Berlin. ...
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TRIAL OF HARVESTING MACHINES.
The annual field trial of harvesting machines, under the auspices of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society, took place to-day on Morton's farm, Jindera. The judges were Thomas Atkinson and Thomas Southern, of Tarrawingee, ...
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H.M.S. ORLANDO.
The engine-room and stokehold of the flagship have acquired a by no means complimentary name so far as temperature goes. The heat is said to be quite insupportable. It is reported that official advices sent home fully confirm the horrible rumours that ...
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THE LATE FIRE AT PLATTSBURG.
An inquiry by the coroner, Mr. Martin, is being held to-day at Plattsburg to ascertain the origin of the late fire. The local agent of the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company on Tuesday morning handed over to Mrs. ...
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THE AUSTRALIAN AUXILIARY SQUADRON.
The new cruisers for the Australian Auxiliary. Squadron have been named the Pandora, Pelorus, Persian, Phoenix, Psyche; and the [?]orpedo catchers the Wizard and Whiting. ...
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PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.
The following stock movements are reported:—5000 owes and rams, from [?]ound Hill, for Victoria, J. Balfour; five trucks of cattla, from Wagga to Melbourne, Pearson, [?]owe, and Co., agents; 10 trucks of cattle from Wagga to ...
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THE EARL WEMYSS AND ARDENCAPLE COLLISION.
That was a most distressing collision between the two ships Earl Wemyss and the Ardencaple. Both ships had just got the S.E. trades on September 8 in about 1[?] South. The trades were fresh. The Ardecaple was from Liverpool to Calcutta, and the ...
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THE EIGHT HOURS BILL.
A special meeting of the eight-hour committee was held last evening to discuss the Eight Hours Bill to be introduced by Mr. Schey. A very lengthy discussion ensued upon the resolution proposed,—"That this association support the ...
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THE PRIMATE.
The World states that Bishop Barry will probably be offered the position of coadjutor to the Bishop of Rochester, the Right Rev. A. W. Thorold, who will shortly visit Australia ...
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THE COMPOSITORS' STRIKE IN ADELAIDE.
At the fortnightly meeting of the Executive of the Victorian Employers' Union last evening, a letter was read from the secretary of the Employers' Union of South Australia, giving particulars of the strike in the ...
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THE PORT OF NEWCASTLE.
It has for some time been reported that more wharf accommodation was required in busy times at the port of Newcastle. No doubt the great accumulation of shipping there consequent upon the prolonged strike has emphasised the want to an abnormal ...
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