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  2. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) WARDILL'S ENGLISH ELEVEN FOR AUSTRALIA.

    LONDON, AUG. 13. Mr. B. J. Wardill has cabled to the committee of the Melbourne Cricket Club the names of the English cricket team which he ...

    Article : 89 words
  3. THE UNEMPLOYED IN MELBOURNE.

    About 300 of the unemployed assembled at the Public Offices to-day, and sent a deputation to the Minister of Works, desiring that Government relief works be started, because the unemployed had no ...

    Article : 311 words
  4. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND.

    The third match between the Australian Eleven and All England was commenced to-day on the Kennington Oval. The weather was fine, and the ground was crowded. The team chosen to represent England was ...

    Article : 311 words
  5. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    YESTERDAY'S sitting of the Legislative Assembly was continued until nearly midnight. Most of the time before tea was taken up by a discussion under a motion for adjournment, the motion being moved ...

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  6. THE KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELDS.

    The steamship Triumph, which has arrived from Derby, King's Sound, with 31 diggers from Kimberley, will coal here, and then proceed to Lyttelton. One of the diggers states that he went with 200 others from New Zealand, and ...

    Article : 403 words
  7. SHIPPING REPORTS, &c.

    CUSTOM HOUSE.—Entered Outwards: August 13, Nemesis (s.), 886 tons, Captain P. W. Bull, for Melbourne, via Newcastle; Cheviot (s.), 764 tons, Captain F. W. Strickland, for Melbourne, via Newcastle; Leura (s.), 758 tons, Captain John Pain, for ...

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  8. THE PROPOSED PACIFIC CABLE.

    Mr. John Pender, chairman of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, is urging Mr. Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for the Colonies, not to promise any assistance ...

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  9. LONDON CHARTERED BANK.

    Mr. Edward Keep has been appointed a director of the London Chartered Bank. ...

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  10. THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

    The shipment of frozen mutton by the steamship Orient has been cleared at an average price of 4½d. per lb. The cargo of New Zealand mutton by the steamship Doric ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The Blayney Volunteers were inspected to-day by MajorGeneral Richardson, assisted by the Assistant-AdjutantGeneral. The other officers present were Captain Hill, Adjutant of the 3rd Regiment; Captain harrie being in ...

    Article : 716 words
  12. MESSRS. ABIGAIL AND HAWTHORNE IN THE MOLONG DISTRICT.

    Messrs. Abigail and Hawthorne, Ms.L.A., arrived here this morning, and had a splendid reception. The Mayor, aldermen, and citizens were at the railway station, and escorted them to the Royal Hotel, where a breakfast awaited ...

    Article : 370 words
  13. COLONIAL VOLUNTEERS IN ENGLAND

    Lord Wolseley, speaking at Shoeburyness, expressed the hope that the Australian colonies would send representative volunteers to England, to take part in the military ...

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  14. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) VICTORIA.

    The Government being of opinion that the proposed centennial census would be of comparatively little value unless made general throughout Australasia, the Premier has written to the Governments of the other ...

    Article : 379 words
  15. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) RE-ELECTION OF THE HOME SECRETARY.

    Mr. Cook, who was announced to oppose Mr. Henry Matthews, Q.C., Home Secretary, for one of the divisions of Birmingham, has retired from the contest, and Mr. Matthews ...

    Article : 42 words
  16. GOVERNORSHIP OF MADRAS.

    It is announced that the Hon. Robert Bourke has been appointed Governor of Madras, in succession to Mr. Grant Duff. ...

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  17. COLONISTS IN ENGLAND.

    A party of colonists arrived yesterday at Chester, and were entertained at lunch by the Mayor of the town. The Duke of Westminster, the Bishop of Chester, and the flite ...

    Article : 60 words
  18. THE ELLICE ISLANDS.

    It is officially announced that a British protectorate has been proclaimed over the Ellice Islands in the Pacific. ...

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  19. THE LAND QUESTION IN THE WESTERN DIVISION.

    Mr. T. W. Barnes, secretary of the Wilcannia Pastoral Protection Association, has received the following from the chairman of the meeting of pastoralists recently held at Silverton:—First, proposed by Mr. M'Culloch, and ...

    Article : 269 words
  20. THE REDUCED WINE DUTIES.

    The Convention recently concluded between the British and the Spanish Governments, whereby wines of 30 degrees alcoholic strength will be admitted into England at a ...

    Article : 50 words
  21. THE MAILS.

    The P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Thames, with the outward Brindisi mails, left to-day for Australia. SUEZ, AUG. 11. ...

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  22. QUEENSLAND.

    The Estimates which were tabled in the Legislative Assembly last night, show that the total estimated revenue for the current year is £3,000,500, and the total expenditure £3,069,500, leaving a deficiency of ...

    Article : 92 words
  23. THE NEW HEBRIDES QUESTION.

    The National, a French newspaper representing the Republican Left, remarks that Australia had better recognise the fact that France will not evacuate the New Hebrides. ...

    Article : 200 words
  24. THE R.M.S. DORUNDA.

    The British-India Company's R.M.S. Dorunda arrived at Plymouth to-day. ...

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  25. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Jubilee Exhibition to-day it was decided to invite competition for the opening ode, and also for the music for the same. The prizes for each are to be 20 guineas or ...

    Article : 163 words
  26. THE M.M.S. SALAZIE.

    The Messageries Maritimes steamer Salazie arrived to-day. ...

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  27. THE DISPUTE AT THE GLEBE COLLIERY.

    The dispute at the Newcastle Coal Company's pit known as the Glebe Colliery still continues. At the late meetings resolutions were passed to the effect that the men disapprove of the manager's action in not meeting the ...

    Article : 229 words
  28. CHOLERA IN ITALY.

    Cholera has broken out at Naples. Four cases are already reported. AUG 13. The cholera which has extended along the ...

    Article : 45 words
  29. THE RIOTS IN IRELAND.

    Bottles containing gunpowder, with lighted fuses attached, were thrown amongst a procession of Orangemen while passing through the streets of Londonderry yesterday. No ...

    Article : 90 words
  30. TASMANIA.

    The effort to establish a Coffee Palace by a public company has resulted in a signal failure, and the company has been wound up. ...

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  31. OPPOSITION TO THE GLEN INNESINVERELL RAILWAY.

    The largest and most representative meeting ever held at Uralla took place to-day, the Mayor presiding. The following resolutions were passed:—"That this meeting strongly protests against the proposal to connect Inverell ...

    Article : 336 words
  32. NEW ZEALAND.

    In the House of Representatives to-night a motion for the committal of the Representation Bill was defeated by a majority of three. Sir Julius Vogel and two other Ministers voted against it. ...

    Article : 37 words
  33. ALBURY PLOUGHING MATCHES.

    The annual ploughing match under the auspices of the Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Society took place to-day at Bungowannah, and proved highly successful. There was a large number of visitors on the ground. The weather ...

    Article : 245 words
  34. BANQUET AT THE MANSION HOUSE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) LORD SALISBURY ON IRISH AFFAIRS.

    At the Ministerial banquet held at the Mansion House last night Lord Salisbury dwelt at some length on the position of affairs in Ireland. He declared that ...

    Article : 101 words
  35. THE DISPUTE IN THE MELBOURNE IRON TRADES.

    The ironmasters held a meeting to-day, 50 being present. It was resolved that the lock-out should apply only to the ironworkers' assistants. Formal notice is to be given to-morrow morning, ...

    Article : 208 words
  36. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 215 words
  37. ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER EURIMBLA.

    The Sub-collector of Customs at Gladstone telegraphed yesterday as follows:—The steamer Eurimbla put in to this port with a hole in her bow, having struck on a point of land off Round-hill Head. The forehold is ...

    Article : 123 words
  38. THE PARNELLITE JOURNALS ON LORD SALISBURY'S SPEECH.

    The speech delivered by the Marquis of Salisbury at the Mansion House banquet on Wednesday is regarded by the Parnellite journals as a declaration of war. They state ...

    Article : 46 words
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