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  2. THE NEW GUINEA PROTECTORATE.

    The Premier, the Hon, S. W. Griffith, has addressed a lengthy official letter to his Excellency the Governor on the subject of the New Guinea Protectorate. After reviewing the proceedings up to the present time ...

    Article : 1,052 words
  3. LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

    Parleying between England and Germany IS still going on with reference to the New Guinea question. The Agents-General have urged that Samoa and Tonga should not be ...

    Article : 58 words
  4. THE ENROLMENT.

    At the Victoria Barracks the examination and enrolment of recruits for the expedition was earned on steadily throughout the day, and the vicinity of the recruiting offices was thronged with volunteers waiting ...

    Article : 1,774 words
  5. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A commission consisting of 40 members has been appointed to arrange for the representation of the colony at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. The commission has held its first meeting, and appointod several ...

    Article : 165 words
  6. THE RECIDIVISTE QUESTION.

    Lord Derby has forwarded to Lord Lyons, the British Ambassador at Paris, the written protest of the Agents-General of the Australian colonies for presentation to M. Grevy ...

    Article : 43 words
  7. THE ORIENTAL BANK.

    Upwards of £500,000 has been paid up on the shares of the new Oriental Bank Corporation. ...

    Article : 26 words
  8. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The steamer Guthri[?] arrived here from Hongkong, yesterday, bringing three steerage paseongers, and she left here at daylight to-day with one steerage passenger. The stowaways arriving here from Hongkong by ...

    Article : 204 words
  9. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE AND CHINA.

    Advices are to hand from Admiral Courbet, stating that live Chinese corvettes were ree cently attacked by French torpedo boats. The French succeeded in sinking two of the ...

    Article : 44 words
  10. MAORIS FOR THE SOUDAN.

    The New Zealand Herald remarks:—" We believe that, if the matter were taken up by the Cabinet, the Minister for Defence could raise a contingent of natives prepared to try conclusions with the ferocious Arabs. ...

    Article : 139 words
  11. THE DAY OF EMBARKATION.

    The most interesting feature in connection with the demonstration attending the embarkation will doubtless be a contingent of blue-jackets, which it is rumoured is likely to accompany the troops from the ...

    Article : 404 words
  12. DEATH OF MADAME SAINTON-DOLBY.

    The death in announced, at the age of 64, of Madame Sainton-Dolby, the well-known singer and teacher. ...

    Article : 26 words
  13. THE S.S. SYDNEY.

    The M. M. Company's s.s. Sydney, from Marseilles February 11, passed here to-day, outwards. ...

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  14. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) MOVEMENTS IN THE OTHER COLONIES.

    Mr. G. W. Taylor, Mayor of Prahran, has addressed a letter to Mr. Service offering to give £1000 to a proposed patriotic fund, like the one in New South Wales, conditionally that not less than 100 other colonists ...

    Article : 242 words
  15. TASMANIA.

    The commission appointed to inquire into the alleged irregularities among the patients on the New Norfolk Asylum, sent in their report to-day. Out of many cases which were inspected one ...

    Article : 91 words
  16. THE R.M.S. BALLAARAT.

    The R.M.S. Ballaarat, from Melbourne January 29, arrived here this morning. ...

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  17. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    A deputation of vignerons waited on Mr. Levien, Minister for Agriculture, to-day. requesting that the vignerons shall be allowed to replant vin[?]s in the Geslong district under certain restrictions, the principal of ...

    Article : 324 words
  18. NEW ZEALAND.

    An outbreak of blood poisoning has occurred in the Wellington Hospital through the admission of a puerperal patient. ...

    Article : 27 words
  19. PASTORAL INTELL1GENCE.

    The following stock movements are reported to-day:— 2700 merino wethers from Victoria for Wagga Wagga, M'Vean and Bodle, owners; 1500 merino wethers from Victoria for Waterview, J. M'Lennan, owner: 300 merino ...

    Article : 292 words
  20. CONTRIBUTIONS OFFERED.

    Mr. Dalley, the Acting Colonial Secretary, was at his office early yesterday morning, and had interviews about 9 o'olook with the Colonial Treasurer, the Minister for Works, and Colonel Richardson. Telegrams expressing ...

    Article : 503 words
  21. EXCITEMENT IN THE COUNTRY.

    An immense crowd of people welcomed the arrival at Newcastle of the Soudan contingent by the late tram last night, and saw them off by the steamer Newcastle to Sydney. Singlton sent six, Tamworth seven, ...

    Article : 820 words
  22. QUEENSLAND.

    Professor Edelfelt arrived to-day from New Guinea, where he [?] been travelling as a botanist. He leaves to-morrow by the steamer Glanworth for Sydney, where he has been invited to join the scientific ...

    Article : 119 words
  23. THE TIMBER REGULATIONS.

    A largely-attended open-air meeting of the parties interested in the timber-cutting industry was held here this afternoon, presided over by Mr. Litchfield. J. P. Resolutions protesting agaisnt the imposition of the royalty as unjust, ...

    Article : 358 words
  24. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. J. B. Miller, a recent arrival from Birdsville states that rain commenced to fall in the Diamantina country on January l8, and oontinued for four days. The river came down a banker, and a plain 25 miles ...

    Article : 522 words
  25. GLEN INNES AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

    The annual exhibition with held on the society's ground to-day. The weather was beautifully fine, and the attendance numbered fully 1000. The proceedings were [?]livened by the Glen Innes band. The exhibits of draught stock ...

    Article : 255 words
  26. MINING INTELLIGENCE.

    ThE monthly district escort yesterday took 646oz. 16dwt 20gr. of gold. At Castin's Creek, Thomas Deakin and party's claim obtained a quantity of specimens taken a few feet below the surface. On being sent for assay, the ...

    Article : 350 words
  27. MEETINGS TO-NIGHT.

    It is anticipated that there will be an unparalleled display of enthusiasm at the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, to-night, and that the result of the meeting will be the establishment of a patriotic fund, ...

    Article : 270 words
  28. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

    The following passed through to-day:- For Sydney (by express): Mrs. W. Abbey, Mrs. T. F. Wiesner, Mr. A. E. Wills, Miss Nellie Wills, Mr. an[?] Mrs. H. Toose, Messrs. R. H. Paton, A. Stewart, F. E. ...

    Article : 193 words
  29. THE MORAL OF THE CONTINGENT.

    Tuesday's Argus says:—"By sending a contingent to the Soud[?], Australia definitely abandons the idea which has often been advocated in the Radical press of the 'neutrality of the colonies.' We never thought that ...

    Article : 325 words
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