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  2. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    THE following cable was received by the Colonial Secretary yeeterday from the Agent-General:—"The Queen, through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, desires her very special thanks to be conveyed to the ...

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  3. TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN AMERICA.

    A terrible railway disaster occurred to-day. Owing to the burning of the bridge over the River Illinois a train eastward bound for Niagara was hurled into the river. The ...

    Article : 149 words
  4. THE QUEENSLAND BUDGET.

    In the Legislative Assembly last night the Premier delivered the financial statement. Sir Samuel Griffith said the country had been suffering for years from very severe depression, but there was every reason to believe ...

    Article : 821 words
  5. LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

    The Earl of Buckinghamshire states that the collection of pictures to be sent out for exhibition in Australia, under the auspices of the Grosvenor Gallery authorities, will be ...

    Article : 60 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The 13th annual meeting of the No. 2 Starr-Bowkett Society was held last night. The report and balancesheet, which were adopted, showed that during the year the money received from all sources amounted to £5077, and ...

    Article : 892 words
  7. CENTENARY OF THE COLONIAL EPISCOPATE.

    The centenary of the consecration of the first colonial bishop, viz., to the see of Nova Scotia, in 1787, was celebrated in Westminster Abbey to-day. ...

    Article : 35 words
  8. THE MELBOURNE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.

    One hundred and sixty British exhibitors have applied for 40,000 feet of floor space at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition. The Middlesborough ironmasters will probably ...

    Article : 42 words
  9. THE BULGARIAN SITUATION.

    M. Stambouloff, one of the members of the Bulgarian Regency, has undertaken the task of forming a new Ministry. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg justifies ...

    Article : 72 words
  10. NEW EXCURSION STEAMER FOR AUSTRALIA.

    Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s new steamer Courier, intended for the excursion trade in Port Phillip Bay, will be launched on September 4. ...

    Article : 34 words
  11. LORD TE[?]NYSON.

    Lord Tennyson has recovered from his recent illness. ...

    Article : 22 words
  12. RAILWAY FROM EMU BAY TO MOUNT BISCHOFF.

    The capital for the proposed line of railway from Emu Bay to Mount Bischoff, Tasmania, has virtually been subscribed. ...

    Article : 30 words
  13. A LADY STUDENT OF MEDICINE.

    Miss Adela Knight, of Adelaide, has passed the intermediate examination in medicine at the London University, in the first division. ...

    Article : 34 words
  14. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

    The Russian journals, in discussing the present situation in Bulgaria, generally deride the action of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg in accepting the sovereignty of that ...

    Article : 121 words
  15. COLONIAL SECRETARY OF CEYLON.

    M. Clifford Lloyd, late Lieutenant-Governor of Mauritius, has been appointed Colonial Secretary of Ceylon. ...

    Article : 24 words
  16. GERMANY AND DENMARK.

    The German press is attacking Denmark for fortifying Copenhagen. ...

    Article : 17 words
  17. THE POSTAL RATES.

    The British Post Office authorities declare that the negotiations with the Italian and French Governments for a reduction of the transit rates on Australian mails passing over ...

    Article : 55 words
  18. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The Commissioner of Customs has decided that small iron joists imported from Belgium and Germany shall be subject to an ad valorem duty of 25 per cent. They have hitherto been imported free as raw material, ...

    Article : 215 words
  19. LORD SALISBURY'S SPEECH AT THE MANSION HOUSE.

    The speech delivered by the Marquis of Salisbury at the banquet given by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House on Wednesday night, on the present aspect of European ...

    Article : 49 words
  20. THE MINISTERIAL PARTY IN THE WEST.

    The Minsters of Mines and Justice, and party, left Ivanho[?] in the forenoon, for Hav. During their stay here a number of residents of the district interviewed them regarding matters of local interest. Ivanhoe itself is a small ...

    Article : 562 words
  21. THE IRISH LAND BILL.

    The House of Lords is modifying the amendments made by the House of Commons in the Irish Land Bill. ...

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  22. GREAT BRITAIN AND HAWAII.

    In the House of Commons last night, Sir James Fergusson, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated, in answer to a question, that he was not aware that the ...

    Article : 83 words
  23. THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IN MAITLAND.

    A largely attended meeting of the committee appointed at the recent public meeting to devise means for celebrating the centenary of the colony in West Maitland, was held last evening, under the presidency of the Mayor, Dr. ...

    Article : 223 words
  24. QUEENSLAND.

    At a meeting of the Diocesan Council yesterday a letter was read from the Hon. James Taylor, promising £1000 towards the Brisbane Cathedral Fund. Since yesterday morning a considerable quantity of ...

    Article : 203 words
  25. HANLAN AND TEEMER.

    A sculling match will be rowed at Toronto on Saturday, between Edward Hanlan and Joseph Teemer. ...

    Article : 24 words
  26. EDWARDS v. BRIGHTWELL.

    Roberts Edwards, of Melbourne, has issued a challenge to Brightwell, a English sculler, to row a match on the Thames. ...

    Article : 26 words
  27. THE ADELAIDE EXHIBITION.

    The opening of the Northern Territory Court at the Exhibition took place to-day, in the presence of the representatives for most of the countries exhibiting. The Minister for the Northern Territory delivered an ...

    Article : 89 words
  28. PROPOSED BANQUET AT ARMIDALE TO SIR HENRY PARKES.

    An influentially-attended public meeting was held in the Town Hall last night, at which it was unanimously resolved to lender Sir Henry Park[?] and the Ministry a public banquet in Armidale at their earliest convenience. The Mayor ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The master and mate of the barque Hannah Nicholson, regular trader to Mauritius, now lying at Port Adelaide, have received notice to join the Master and Mates' Union. ...

    Article : 256 words
  30. THE BULLI RELIEF FUND,

    One of the subscribers to the Bulli Belief Fund furnishes some interesting details regarding the distribution of the fund. There are 24 widows. One, having nine children, will receive for the first year—which also applies ...

    Article : 135 words
  31. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Large mobs of stock are coming forward. Full particulars are not yet to hand. GOODOOGA, FRIDAY. Twenty-four thousand fat wethers, Hann and Hodnett's, ...

    Article : 278 words
  32. THE SHEARERS' STRIKE.

    The sheepshearers' strike still continues, but one or two stations have given into the terms of the men. The majority of squatters, however, regard with repugnance one or two of the rules of the Amalgamated Shearers[?] ...

    Article : 225 words
  33. THE FLOODS IN VICTORIA.

    A telegram from Echuca states that the Murray is still rising, and a large number of families have been driven from their homes to seek refuge on higher ground. In some cases the houses are ...

    Article : 134 words
  34. THE RAILWAY FROM GOSFORD TO WARATAH.

    Notwithstanding the short time allowed them, the committee have now got all arrangements made for the railway demonstration on Monday. A large number of applications for the banquet and ball tickets have been received from ...

    Article : 148 words
  35. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Ballanc[?], the Minister for Native Affairs, denies the existence of any intrigue in the Cabinet against Sir Julius Vogel. It is reported here that General Schaw has been ...

    Article : 44 words
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