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  2. CABLE NEWS.

    The action for slander instituted by Sir W. Gordon Cumming against Mrs. Arthur Wilson, her son and others, who accused him of cheating at cards, was continued ...

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  3. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    The threatened deadlock between the Treasurer and the chairman of the Railway Commissioners has been stayed off by the receipt of a letter by Mr. Munro, in which the ...

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  4. CABLE NEWS.

    Fresh rioting has occurred at Wu Such, on the Yellow River. The Chinese customs officer and a French missionary have been murdered, while their houses were ...

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  5. STANDING COMMITTEE ON RAILWAYS.

    A meeting of the Standing Committee on Railways was held yesterday afternoon at Parliament House. Present:—Mr. T. Bent, M.L.A. (chairman), Messrs. Buchanan, Gore, Melville ...

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  6. AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION.

    Mr. R. W. Best, M.L.A, delivered a lecture last night on Federation in the Fitzroy Town Hall under the auspices of the local branch of the Australian Natives' Association. The chair ...

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  7. ATTEMPTED INCENDIARISM AT PENTRIDGE.

    What appears to have been a carefully matured plan to cause a serious conflagration at Pentridge will occupy the attention of the visiting magistrates this morning, when two ...

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  8. THE DEAN'S MARSH RAILWAY BUNGLE.

    If there is anything genuine in the partial contradiction made by the Railways Commissioners in reference to the engineering blunders made in the construction of the Dean's Marsh ...

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  9. THE MISSING STEAMER TARAMUNG.

    The little news that was received in Mel- yesterday was confirmatory of the wreck of the Taramung near Cape St. George, the rocky headland just south of Jervis Bay where she ...

    Article : 331 words
  10. REPARATION DEMANDED BY FRANCE.

    The French and American Ministers at Pekin have requested the Chinese authorities to provide protection to Europeans against rioters. ...

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  11. POLITICAL LABOR ORGANISATION.

    The discussion upon the political labor platform recommended by the convention of the trades and labor bodies of Victoria, which sat at Melbourne a week ago, was resumed at an ...

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  12. SIR JOHN MACDONALD.

    The Legislative Chamber at Ottawa has been draped in black, and the body of Sir John Macdonald will he laid in state in the hall until Thursday. ...

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  13. THE SEARCH ALONG THE NEW SOUTH WALES COAST.

    A further small quantity of wreck age is reported to have been cast ashore at Milton and other places from the Taramung, but no trace of bodies or survivors has been found. The ...

    Article : 136 words
  14. FREE EDUCATION IN ENGLAND.

    Sir William Hart Dyke, Vice-president of the Council of Ministers, has introduced into the House of Commons a bill amending the Education Act, and providing for free ...

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  15. A TRIBUTE FROM LORD SALISBURY.

    Lord Salisbury, speaking in the House of Lords, paid a high tribute to tho character of the late Sir John Macdonald. ...

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  16. GALE OFF THE NEW SOUTH WALES COAST. .

    The easterly gale which has been raging along the coast for several days increased in violence to-day, and was the cause of a series of shipping disasters, no fewer than five coasting vessels ...

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  17. THE NEW PREMIER OF CANADA.

    It is expected that Sir Charles Tupper, High Commissioner for the Canadian Dominion in London, will succeed the late Sir John MacDonald, as Premier of ...

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  18. THE BEHRING SEA FISHERIES DISPUTE.

    The hill prohibiting seal fishing in Behring Sea until May, 1892, passed by the House of Commons last week, has now been passed by the House of Lords. ...

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  19. BRIGANDAGE IN TURKEY.

    The Turkish brigands, who derailed the express train from Constantinople, and carried off several tourists travelling by it to Vienna, have now released their ...

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  20. THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.

    The expulsion of Jews from Russia has led to their immigration to Germany in alarming numbers. Eight hundred have arrived at Charlottenberg, a town which ...

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  21. THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Up to last night about 420 candidates had declared themselves far the elections, or an average of three for each sent. The crop of would be ...

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  22. THE REVOLUTION IN CHILI.

    Great excitement has been occasioned at Iquique owing to the American admiral taking possession of the warship Itala, without discharging the 5000 rifles taken ...

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  23. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    The Chief Secretary, in reply to a question, informed the Assembly to-day that the Government, although they had given no formal undertaking to that effect, intended to pay the ...

    Article : 326 words
  24. THE CZAR ORDERS HUMANE TREATMENT.

    The Czar has issued an ukase, in which he condemns the violent animosity shown recently by his subjects towards the Jews in Russia. He orders the bitter persecution ...

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  25. INSURGENTS SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM BOLIVIA.

    The insurgents have offered to hand over the provinces of Taena and Arica, which form part of the Chilian Republic, to the Government of Bolivia, on condition of ...

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  26. THE SHEARERS' DISPUTE.

    It is still raining, and the weather has turned very cold. The shearers' camp presents a most desolate spectacle. The police report that they have met a few men with swags tramping out ...

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  27. STRIKE OF LONDON OMNIBUS MEN.

    The directors of the omnibus companies have offered the drivers now out on strike to reduce their working hours to 12 per day, but they insist, on reducing wages at ...

    Article : 106 words
  28. RUSSIA.

    The Czar has rejected the overtures made by the French Government for the establishment of an offensive and defensive alliance between the two nations. ...

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  29. A PROTECTIVE TARIFF ADOPTED.

    The Russian Government is adopting at system of protective tariffs to co-operate with the countries of Western Europe in the trade to Eastern countries, and in older ...

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  30. THE LORNE ARSON CASE.

    At the police court to-day the case against Kewley, charged as an accessory before the fact with the burning of grass on the Lorne station, was withdrawn by the police and the accused ...

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  31. EXPORT OF RUSSIAN WHEAT.

    Steps have been taken by Russia to establish agencies in Great Britain, France and Italy with the view of extending her export trade in wheat. ...

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  32. PROPOSED BUILDING REGULATIONS AT SYDNEY.

    At a meeting of the city council to-day the following resolution was carried :— That the city solicitor be instructed to prepare a bill to regulate the height of buildings within the ...

    Article : 205 words
  33. STRIKE OF SHIP BUILDERS.

    The owners of the Clyde ship building yards decided to reduce the wages of all men in their employ by 5 per cent. The workmen refused to accept the reduction ...

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  34. GENERAL NEWS.

    A telegram was received this morning from Augathella, stating that Neilson's shop there had been fired. Fortunately the fire was seen in time and extinguished. It was discovered ...

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  35. REVOLUTION IN HAYTI.

    News has been received from Hayti to the effect that during the revolution in May last 150 persons were executed. ...

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  36. O'DONOVAN ROSSA.

    O'Donovan Rossa, the noted Fenian, has sailed from the United States for Ireland. [Some of the above messages appeared in a portion of yesterday's issue.] ...

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  37. NEW INSOLVENTS.

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  38. TROUBLE IN THE PRINT ING TRADE.

    A journal published in Vienna, called the Compositor, which claims to be the official organ of the employes in the printing trade, announces that in the autumn ...

    Article : 63 words
  39. SHIPPING NEWS.

    Arrived.—From Sydney : Port Pirie, s., sailed 8th April, via Hobart 12th April. From Wellington : Cape Wrath, ship, sailed 24th February. ...

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  40. RAILWAY EXTENSION IN GIPPSLAND.

    A meeting of the Poowong East Railway League was held on Monday evening to advocate the proposal to construct a line from Monomeith to M'Donald's Track. Mr. Wm. ...

    Article : 209 words
  41. LAW LIST.—THIS DAY.

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  42. THE MAILS.

    The Parramatta, from Melbourne 25th April, arrived at Plymouth on the morning of the 8th, inst. ...

    Article : 19 words
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  45. DISTRESS OF UNIONISTS.

    The union camp here has been increased, and now contains about 100 men, many of whom are destitute. Their credit has been stopped except with the butcher. Parties have been sent to ...

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  46. Advertising

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