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  2. GENERAL NEWS BY THE MAIL.

    From London papers to the 26th June we extract the following intelligence:— ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS. The following communication from Berlin, apparently of ...

    Article : 381 words
  3. OUR PERTH LETTER.

    The first session of the new Legislative Council was opened yesterday. Sir Luke Leake, who has filled the chair in every Council since the colony was granted a representative chamber, was again unanimously elected ...

    Article : 1,844 words
  4. OUR PARIS LETTER.

    If the sensational drama no longer makes the fortune of theatrical managers, it sells a vast number of newspapers, and keeps a great many reporters and chroniqueurs busily employed. The sensational drama ...

    Article : 2,218 words
  5. DEMONSTRATION BY IRISH HARVESTMEN.

    There was an extraordinary exodus of harvestmen from Dublin on June 19, for Lancashire, Yorkshire, and the Midlands. The City of Dublin Company ran the Longford, Meath, and Leitrim steamers to Liverpool, every one ...

    Article : 247 words
  6. INTIMIDATION BY PIT-BOYS.

    An extraordinary case of intimidation was heard at Hemsworth Petty Sessions (Derby shire) When the men employed at Wells's collieries, Eckington, resumed work after the strike, it was supposed that the pit-lads would join ...

    Article : 106 words
  7. SOME OF OUR OWN PASTIMES v. BULL-FIGHTING FOR BRUTALITY.

    Sir,—Your special correspondent's description of a Mexican bull-fight is so perfect a painting in words that one with any imagination and similar internal fibres to those of its author actually sees the sickening sight with his eyes ...

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  8. THE CHOLERA IN SPAIN—SHOCKING SCENES IN MURCIA.

    The Madrid correspondent of the Standard states that the abandonment of King Alphonso's visit to Murcia has caused deep disappointment to the inhabitants:—"From this cholera-stricken city of 86,000 inhabitants, where 1400 ...

    Article : 411 words
  9. EXTENSIVE FRAUDS IN GLASGOW.

    An extensive system of fraud has been discovered by the heads of one of the oldest warehouse firms in Glasgow. The defalcations, it is reported, amount to £10,000 of £15,000; but as no complaint has been lodged with the criminal ...

    Article : 267 words
  10. FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN STAFFORDSHIRE.

    A terrible explosion occurred at the Burley Pit of the Apedale Colliery, near Stoke-upon-Trent, owned by Messrs. Stanier and Co., by which nine lives were lost and 180 men and boys had a narrow escape. About 200 men are ...

    Article : 318 words
  11. STATE CHILDREN RELIEF SOCIETY'S REPORT.

    Sir,—Some days ago I sent a letter, which you published, challenging the statements in the report of the above society that children were apprenticed out from the public charities without any consideration as to the homes they were going to, ...

    Article : 692 words
  12. THE LOVAT PEERAGE CASE.

    The case of the claimant, John Fraser, of Carnarvon, to the Lovat peerage was, on June 25, before the Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords, Lord Rodesdale presiding. The law lords present were Lord Selborne, Lord ...

    Article : 354 words
  13. THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY.

    Sir,—Permit me again to trespass upon your valuable space in order to reply to the statements of "George Lane" The reason why no complaints were publicly made about ...

    Article : 768 words
  14. THE FIRST JEWISH PEER.

    The Jewish Chronicle, in announcing the intention of the Queen to create Sir Nathaniel M. de Rothschild a peer of the United Kingdom, says:—" Sir Nathaniel will assume the title of Lord Rothschild. His elevation to the House ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. ENCOURAGEMENT OF COLONIAL ART.

    Sir,—In your issue of Saturday I read with astonishment the letter on the above subject by a member of the Art Society of New South Wales, and, if you will allow me, I will endeavour to explain as briefly as possible.— ...

    Article : 821 words
  16. IRISH NATIONALISTS, SIR C. DILKE AND MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    At the meeting of the National League at Limerick a resolution was unanimously adopted protesting against the proposed visit to Ireland of Sir Chules Dilke and Mr. Chamberlain as most unwelcome and distasteful to the Irish ...

    Article : 223 words
  17. THE NEUTRAL BAY FERRY SERVICE.

    Sir,—The directors of the North Shore Ferry Company have hitherto refrained from entering upon a newspaper correspondence in connection with the above ferry service; but as in the report of a meeting held last night for the ...

    Article : 605 words
  18. A TRAIN THROWN OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

    American advices to hand give details of a terrible accident on the Cincinnati and Southern railroad, in which six persons were killed and 18 injured. The train, it appears, contained a number of carriages and about 100 ...

    Article : 179 words
  19. SINGULAR EVASION OF THE RUSSIAN CONSCRIPTION.

    A number of Bashkirs have just been brought to account for reducing the size of their chests by semi-starvation and other tricks, and thus obtaining medical certificates of exemption. In Russia a conscript is rejected by the doctors if ...

    Article : 111 words
  20. PROTECTION OF GIRLS.

    Sir,—Will you allow me to correct an error or two in reference to my lecture on the " Protection of Girls and Young Women?" I was in error in stating that the Legislative Assembly ...

    Article : 194 words
  21. BRIGANDAGE IN TURKEY.

    The Turkish troops recently attacked and completely broke up a band of some 80 Bulgarian brigand insurgents near Caditza, on the Salonica railway. The leader, Kemaloff, a opposed ex-major in the Russian army, and 15 of ...

    Article : 223 words
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