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  2. THE GERMAN EMPEROR AND PRINCE BISMARCK.

    It is reported that Prince Bismarck has engaged Herr Bnsch, superintendent of the library bureau, to inspire the press with the substance of the official papers ...

    Article : 259 words
  3. THE INUNDATION AT BOURKE.

    This morning's gauge showed that during the preceding twelve hours the river had fallen an eight of an inch. About 100 men and 35 women and children were sent away by boats ...

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  4. ALARMING RAILWAY COLLISION.

    The complex network of points facing tho Nos. 1 and 2 signal boxes was responsible yesterday evening for another alarming railway accident. Shortly before 10 o'clock, ...

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  5. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    The Postmaster-General has received a report from the officials of the department relative to the projected reduction in the postal rates between Great Britain and the Australian ...

    Article : 4,180 words
  6. THE BRITISH BUDGET STATEMENT.

    The resolutions embodying the proposals made by Mr. G. J. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his budget statement, were last night adopted by the House of ...

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  7. THE IRISH QUESTION.

    Mr. Parnell, in moving his amendment, in the House of Commons, on the motion for the second reading of the Irish Land Purchase Bill introduced by Mr. Balfour, ...

    Article : 174 words
  8. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Her Majesty Queen Victoria, who has for some weeks been visiting Aix-les-Bains, the well known French watering place, has now started for Darmstadt on the return ...

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  9. THE EIGHT HOURS SYSTEM.

    The annual dinner in honor of the Eight Hours anniversary was held at the Trades Hall last night. The chairman of the anniversary committee (Mr. J. F. Sitch) presided, and was ...

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  10. THE RELIEF FUND.

    The mayor to-day received amongst other subscriptions to the Bourke relief fund £250 from the Silverton Tramway Company and £5 from the Earl of Kintore. Mr. Geo. Rignold ...

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  11. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN POSTAL RATES.

    The Agents-General for the Australian colonies are to have an interview with the Postmaster-General, Mr. Raikes, on Friday relative to the proposal of the Imperial ...

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  12. THE PROFIT SHARING SYSTEM

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. .G. C. T, Bartley, member for Islington, consented to withdraw a motion of which he had given notice on the ...

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  13. THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION.

    The United States Senate has passed the bill authorising the holding at. Chicago, in 1893, of the Great World's Fair. ...

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  14. THE RIGHT REV. DR. BARRY.

    The World states that the Right Rev. Dr. Barry, ex-Bishop of Sydney, has refused to accept the bishopric of St. Albans. ...

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  15. MR. JOHN DILLON ON AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. John Dillon, M.P., alluding to his recent visit to Australia, states that there is anappearance of general comfort amongst all classes in the colonies that he believes ...

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  16. THE.ACCIDENT TO THE R.M.S. LIGURIA.

    The Orient Company's R.M.S. Liguria, when about to anchor off Gibraltar, fell foul of two steamers, with both of which she collided slightly. Two of her plates ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    It is confidently hoped that the sum of £1,000,000, required by the Midland Railway Syndicate for the construction in West Australia of the railway from Guild. ...

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  18. THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.

    The officers of the American branch of the Irish National League have written to Mr. John Dillon, M.P., requesting him to endeavor to induce Mr. Parnell to consent ...

    Article : 87 words
  19. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETING ELEVEN.

    The Australian cricketing eleven, who are passengers by the R.M.S. Liguria took advantage of the detention caused by the accident to have some practice ...

    Article : 53 words
  20. THE CONSTITUTION BILL.

    The select committee of the House of Commons to which has been referred the bill introduced by the Government authorising the establishment of ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

    The Emperor William is now on a visit to Bremen, where he has been received with great enthusiasm. Speaking at a banquet to-day his majesty stated that ...

    Article : 65 words
  22. RESIGNATION OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT.

    Mr. M'Kenna, the vice-president of the Irish-American National League, has resigned. He declares that he cannot agree to the holding of a convention which would be ...

    Article : 55 words
  23. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    SIR,--I was very pleased at reading the leading article which appeared in to-day's issue of The Age, which refers to the tardiness shown by the New South Wales Government in coping ...

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  24. MR. W. O'BRIEN, M.P.

    The report that Mr. W. O'Brien, M.P., is about to marry a Parisian heiress is declared to be a canard. ...

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  25. THE ITALIAN FASTER.

    Signor Succi, the Italian faster, who is now attempting a fast of 40 days, taking nothing but painkiller and water, is confident that he will accomplish the task he ...

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  26. THE LABOR TROUBLES AT BRUNSWICK.

    The strike still continues at the Hoffman Brick Company's works, and there is no prospect of a settlement, as the men are fully determined to hold out, being hopeful of gaining the day. ...

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  27. THE GREAT LABOR DEMONSTRATION.

    The New York laborers and socialists have resolved to organise a monster procession in honor of the eight hours principle on 1st May. ...

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  28. THE UNITED DEVONSHIRE MURDER CASE.

    The United Devonshire murder case was concluded to-day at the Supreme Court. Mr. Smyth, Crown prosecutor, addressed the jury, after which Mr. Pennefather, in a long and ...

    Article : 459 words
  29. DR. GIFFEN'S VIEWS ON EMIGRATION.

    Dr. Giffen, the well known statist, giving evidence before the colonisation committee, declared that the idea of carrying out immense schemes of emigration from ...

    Article : 38 words
  30. THE SIBERIAN ATROCITIES

    The Czar has denounced the cruelties practised on female and other prisoners in Siberia, and it is stated that the Government are about to prosecute the officers ...

    Article : 42 words
  31. DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST.

    The death is announced of Mr. Frederick Hansborough Dutton, one of the pioneers of settlement in South Australia. ...

    Article : 66 words
  32. EUROPEAN INTERESTS IN AFRICA.

    Colonel Serpa Pinto, the Portuguese officer whose exploits in Africa, attracted great attention, and who was recently elected to represent Lisbon in ...

    Article : 122 words
  33. RACING IN ENGLAND.

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  34. SCULLING MATCH ON THE PARRAMATTA RIVER.

    The sculling match for £100 aside between George Bubear, ex-champion of England, and Robt. Brown, a rising Clarence River man, took place this afternoon over the championship ...

    Article : 389 words
  35. THE REPORTED DEATH OF J. L. SULLIVAN.

    The report that J. L. Sullivan, the champion boxer, had died through bursting a blood vessel, has proved, to be unfounded. ...

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  36. MR. COWEN'S NEW OPEARA.

    Mr. F. C. Cowen's new Scandinavian opera, entitled Thorzgrin, has been produced at the Drury-lane Theatre and has proved a great success. ...

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  37. CANADA AND AUSTRALIA.

    Sir John A. Macdonald, Premier of Canada, has stated in the Canadian Parliament that the sending of the commission to Australia with the object of ...

    Article : 56 words
  38. THE MAILS.

    The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's R.M.S. Shannon, from Melbourne 21st March, arrived at Suez on the evening of the 21st instant. ...

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  39. CHILD LIFE IN MELBOURNE.

    At the Richmond Court yesterday a married woman named Marion A. Gibson sought to recover from a respectably dressed young girl named Clara Pierrepoint, tbe sum of £6 2s., alleged ...

    Article : 397 words
  40. THE PEELING IN PORTUGAL.

    The Portuguese Government have permitted the people to hold the belief that the Portuguese were merely temporising with England, and that in reality they ...

    Article : 73 words
  41. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A RAILWAY PORTER.

    A serious railway accident occurred this afternoon at Dookie. Porter Williams, while shunting some trucks, was caught between the buffers and sustained severe internal injuries. ...

    Article : 93 words
  42. THE ALLEGED SALE OF RUSSIAN DEFENCE PLANS.

    The Russian authorities have held a formal inquiry into the allegation that a Russian officer, for a money consideration, gave to Baron von Plessen, a German ...

    Article : 64 words
  43. CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Congregational Union was continued to-day. The Rev. J. Potter read a paper on the Spiritual Needs of Christian churches. Mr. Begg, of Kyneton, drew ...

    Article : 248 words
  44. FRANCE AND DAHOMEY.

    Accounts have been received of further hostilities between the French expeditionary force and the native troops in Dahomey. A strong body of native troops ...

    Article : 65 words
  45. NEW INSOLVENTS.

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  46. THE LIVERPOOL DOCKERS AND MR. O'CONNOR. M.P.

    The Liverpool dock laborers have passed a formal resolution calling on Mr. T. P. O'Connor, the representative of the Scotland division of Liverpool in the House of ...

    Article : 57 words
  47. THE MILLEWA IRRIGATION TRUST.

    Mr. M"Coll, M.L.A., yesterday introduced a deputation to the Minister for Water Supply, consisting of a number of farmers whose holdings were situated within the external boundaries of the Millewa ...

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  48. SERIOUS "CREEP" IN THE WALLSEND COLLIERY.

    Owing to a very extensive " creep " in the roof of the Wallsend Colliery 240 men have been thrown out of work. The " creep" -- was first noticed some days ago, so that ...

    Article : 117 words
  49. THE MOUNT ZEEHAN MINE.

    The directors of the Mount Zeehan mine, Tasmania, which was recently recently registered with a capital of £276,000, have refused to accept the ...

    Article : 42 words
  50. THE RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS ON TEE OLD BALLARAT LINE.

    A meeting was held this afternoon to consider the present unsatisfactory state of the railway arrangements connected with the traffic between Geelong and ...

    Article : 173 words
  51. DEATH OF AN EX-M.P.

    Mr. Stephen Mason, ex-member for Mid-Lanark shire, and formerly chairman of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, is dead. ...

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  52. LAW LIST.--THIS DAY.

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  53. DEATH OF A JUVENILE ACROBAT.

    John Ice, well known throughout the district, was arraigned at the Circuit Court to-day, before Judge Windever, on the charge of having Bordered his little boy, Charley Ice, a few ...

    Article : 87 words
  54. THE MUNICIPALITIES AND TEE GAS WORKS.

    A conference of delegates representing municipal councils assembled at the Fitzroy town hall yesterday afternoon, at the invitation of the local council, to consider what stops should be ...

    Article : 179 words
  55. BROKEN HILL ASSIZES.

    The circuit court was continued to-day, when Judge Windeyer passed the following sentences: --Richard Tonkin, alias Terrible Dick, inflicting bodily harm, 3 years' penal servitude; ...

    Article : 137 words
  56. AUSTRALIAN APPLES IN ENGLAND.

    The shipment of Tasmarian apples brought by the P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Oceana has been submitted to auction, and excited brisk competition. ...

    Article : 80 words
  57. THE FLOODS IN OTHER LOCALITIES.

    The water is getting away very slowly, having fallen altogether about 9 inches. Boats are still plying along the main streets, and it will be Weeks before foot traffic is resumed. A rescue ...

    Article : 107 words
  58. FOUND DROWNED.

    The body of a young woman, apparently about 27 years of age, was found yesterday by a man named Thos. Higgins floating beside the St. Kilda pier. The remains, which were ...

    Article : 60 words
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