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  2. RAILWAY ACCIDENT ON THE ZIG-ZAG.

    Great excitement was caused here late last night by a rumour that a portion of a train had broken away on the Zig-zag and that several persons had been hurt. It was nearly 11 o'clock when the rumour reached ...

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  3. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    Major-General Tulloch, the military commandant, has forwarded amemorandum to the Minister of Defence complaining of the quality of the cartridges supplied. Hestatesthat it has been brought under his ...

    Article : 368 words
  4. THE RUSSIANS IN CENTRAL ASIA.

    The Russian expedition to Pamir, in Central Asia, has safely traversed Kashgar and Yarkand. ...

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  5. THE LATE MR. C. S. PARNELL.

    Owing to threats which have been made to the effect that the presence of members of that party at Mr. Parnell's funeral in Dublin will lead to outrage, the ...

    Article : 341 words
  6. CABLEGRAMS.

    The funeral of the late Right Hon. W. H. Smith, First Lord of the Treasury and leader of the House of Commons, took place at Hambleden yesterday. ...

    Article : 71 words
  7. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    A THREAT has been made to extend the dock strike in England from London to the country wharfs. Notice of reduction in wages has been given by one firm. ...

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  8. THE DOCK STRIKE.

    Mr. Shackell states that since parleying with the men has been refused by the employers, the men have resolved to extend the block from London to the country ...

    Article : 73 words
  9. THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND SIR THOS M'ILWRAITH.

    Sir J. F. Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, has assured Sir Wm. Lidderdale, Governor of the Bank of England, that he never imputed any want of honesty ...

    Article : 85 words
  10. COUNTRY NEWS.

    Mr. Willis, secretary of the Albury branch of the Pastoralists' Union, states that shearing started on Thursday at Mr. Kiddle's Walbundrie station, with a full board of shearers and rouseabouts. Many more ...

    Article : 1,167 words
  11. THE AUSTRAIAN BUDGET.

    The Austrian Budget shows a surplus of 600,000 florins. ...

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  12. BANK OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The shareholders in the Bank of South Australia are irritated at the discrepancy which exists in the statements put forth by the board of directors in their two circulars, ...

    Article : 62 words
  13. QUEENSLAND.

    Yesterday was Hospital Saturday. Collections were made in the streets throughout the city and suburbs in aid of the hospital, the total amount received being about £380. Collections were also ...

    Article : 78 words
  14. THE MELBOURNE HARBOUR TRUST LOAN.

    Financial circles in the city regard with favour the half million loan placed on the market by the Melbourne Harbour Trust. OCT. 11. ...

    Article : 53 words
  15. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    One hundred men of the 3rd Regiment were absent from Saturday's manœuvres through influenza. The Governor and Lady Kintore leave Adelaide ...

    Article : 77 words
  16. MADAME MELBA.

    Madame Melba, the Australian vocalist, has made her son a ward in chancery, and has settled upon him a large sum of money to be paid on his behalf yearly. Further ...

    Article : 42 words
  17. ARGENTINE FINANCES.

    The committee of the Argentine Senate has recommended to that House the rejection of the Lower Chamber's financial bills, for creating a paper currency, suspending gold ...

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  18. POLITICAL MEETING AT NEWCASTLE.

    A large number of persons assembled in front of the Royal Hotel last night, at the invitation of the New castle Branch of the New South Wales Electoral Labour League, to listen to political speeches from ...

    Article : 685 words
  19. THE FRENCH ARMY.

    Speaking at Toulon yesterday, M. de Freycinet, French Minister for War, stated that the present condition of the army gave a feeling of greater security to France than ...

    Article : 67 words
  20. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.

    Professor Webb (Unionist) has been elected unopposed to fill the vacant seat in the House of Commons for the University of Cambridge, caused by the death of the ...

    Article : 85 words
  21. KEMPTON PARK OCTOBER MEETING.

    The first day's racing of the Kempton Park October Meeting took place to-day, when the contest for the leading event resulted as under:— ...

    Article : 253 words
  22. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN MELBOURNE.

    On Friday night the sewers in Little Collinsstreet, for a short distance above Elizabeth-street, and the main sewer running thence along the eastern side of Elizabeth-street ...

    Article : 236 words
  23. SERIOUS ILLNESS OF PROFESSOR JOWETT.

    The Rev. Dr. B. Jowett, Regius Professor of Greek in the University of Oxford, is in a critical state of health. ...

    Article : 29 words
  24. NEWCASTLE MUNICIPAL LOAN.

    The Municipal Council of Newcastle, New South Wales, has placed a loan of £74,000 on the London market, bearing interest at 4 per cent. The minimum is ...

    Article : 46 words
  25. RUSSIA AND SERVIA.

    Russia subsidises ex-King Milan, of Servia, for his political services by the Russian Bank advancing him 3,000,000 francs on the security of his interest in the ...

    Article : 38 words
  26. THE SEGENHOE IRRIGATION SCHEME.

    The select committee appointed by Parliament to inquire into the Segenhoe irrigation scheme arrived in Muswellbrook this morning, and examined witnesses in the Courthouse. There were ...

    Article : 189 words
  27. A MILITARY APPOINTMENT.

    Mr. Anthony Bacon, of Adelaide, has been gazetted as a second lieutenant in the Durham Light Infantry. ...

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  28. THE MOONTA STRIKE.

    A telegram from Newcastle was read at a meeting of the Moonta miners on Saturday morning to the effect that the delegates had decided to support the Moonta miners, and that a levy had been ...

    Article : 88 words
  29. THE AUSTRALIAN FILLY, MONS MEG.

    The Australian filly, Mons Meg, has been backed, at 22 to 1, to win £20,000 in the Cesarewitch Stakes, to be run at the Newmarket Second October Meeting, on ...

    Article : 43 words
  30. ATTACK ON FRENCH MINISTERS.

    While M. Rouvier (Finance), M. Guyot (Public Works), and M. Roche (Commerce), members of the French Ministry, were driving through the streets of Marseilles, ...

    Article : 77 words
  31. SUNDAY TRADING IN NEWCASTLE.

    A deputation from the Newcastle Ministers' Assocation, comprising the Rev. W Bain (Presbyterian), the Rev. C. Whyte (Congregational), and the Rev. T. Parr (Primitive Methodist) waited upon Inspector ...

    Article : 360 words
  32. ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL AT ALBANY.

    The R.M.S. Shannon, C. R. Edwards, commander, arrived from Colombo at noon. The following are the passengers:— For ADELAIDE: Mr. Rankine and wife, Rev. S. ...

    Article : 264 words
  33. DEATH OF THE REV. DR. NISH.

    The Rev. Dr. Nish, a prominent Presbyterian clergyman, died at his residence at Malvern to-day. He recently visited Brisbane on Church business, and about three weeks ...

    Article : 254 words
  34. THE DOOKEES' UNION.

    Mr. Tom Mann, late president of the Dockers' Union, states that the Dockers' Union numbers 40,000 members. 15,000 members, however, had left during the last ...

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  35. MR. J. COOK, M.L.A., AT LITHGOW.

    Last night, under the auspices of the Labor Electoral League, Mr. J. Cook, M.L.A., addressed a public meeting in the Oddfellows' Hall, Alderman Denis Jones, president of the league, was ...

    Article : 284 words
  36. BALMORAL PROGRESS COMMITTEE.

    The first annual banquet in connection with the Balmoral Progress Committee was held at Truro, Balmoral, on Friday evening. The president of the committee, Mr. H. Harry, occupied the chair. The ...

    Article : 268 words
  37. COLONIAL STOCKS ON THE LONDON MARKET.

    The Standard states that the colonial stock market is very sensitive, owing to the great weight of undigested stocks on the market. ...

    Article : 32 words
  38. FAMINE AND DISEASE IN RUSSIA.

    It is estimated that 32,000,000 peasants are destitute in Russia, and it is feared that they will remain so for 10 months. The German settlers in the ...

    Article : 52 words
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