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  2. GENERAL BOULANGER.

    General Boulanger left Brussels quietly, and without any demonstration, favorable or otherwise, this morning, and was conveyed by special boat to Dover and by ...

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  3. THE PLOT AGAINST THE CZAR.

    Further particulars have come to hand relative to the plot formed at Zurich for the assassination of the Czar. It had been arranged that the attempt ...

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  4. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    Mr. Gillies has received a communication from the South Australian Government, suggesting the temporary suspension of regulations prohibiting the importation of swine from foreign ...

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  5. SERIOUS FIRE AT BACCHUS MARSH.

    About 2 o'clock this morning the Bacchus Marsh cheese factory was found to be on fire. The premises, which were of wood, were quickly consumed, and the fire spread to the chaff ...

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  6. THE LATE EASTER MANCEUVRES.

    At 6 o'clock on Wednesday morning preparations commenced for striking tents, leaving camp and returning to quarters, the latter in this case meaning "home." The idea ...

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  7. THE VICTIMS OF THE BIJOU FIRE.

    The remains of the late captain of the East Melbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade, Mr. James Kenneth Parsons, who was accidentally killed by the falling of a portion of one of the walls at ...

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  8. ANOTHER ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES.

    A warrant was issued yesterday morning for the arrest of Arthur Edward Bold Hornbuckle, 26 years of age, teller in the Prahran branch of the Bank of ...

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  9. SERIOUS CHARGE OF ARSON.

    An alleged case of arson occurred here this morning about 3 o'clock, when a man named Anthony Halligan is said to have attempted to burn down the drapery ...

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  10. THE INDICTMENT AGAINST GENERAL BOULANGER.

    The indictment against General Boulanger comprises a great number of charges, one of which alleges against him corrupt exercise of his power as Minister of War. ...

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  11. THE ENGLISH COAL MINES.

    Another strike of coal minersis threatened. A conference of delegates from coal miners lodges, representing 250,000 colliers, is at present sitting at Nottingham, for the ...

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  12. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Parnell has abandoned the action for libel which he instituted against the proprietors of the Times in the Dublin Supreme Court, having determined to abide by the ...

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  13. THE PUGILISTIC CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The challenge issued by Mr. Joseph Thompson, the well known Melbourne bookmaker, to back Slavin, the Australian champion, to fight either Jem Smith ...

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  14. TRUST AND AGENCY OF AUSTRALASIA.

    The Trust and Agency of Australasia has declared a dividend for the half year at the rate of 22½ per cent. per annum. ...

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  15. LONDON CHARTERED BANK.

    The London Chartered Bank of Australia has declared a dividend for the half year at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. ...

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  16. COMMERCIAL CABLE NEWS.

    The copper market continues dull, and prices still have a declining tendency. Best Chilian bars are now quoted at £36, being a fall of £1 since last quotation. ...

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  17. AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE, LAND AND FINANCE COMPANY.

    The annual report of the directors of the Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Company, which was presented to the meeting of shareholders yesterday and ...

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  18. SALE ASSIZES.

    The Sale assizes commenced to-day before his Honor Mr. Justice A'Beckett. The list of cases is unusually heavy, there being 13 prisoners, and against some of them there are several charges. ...

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  19. THE WOOL SALES.

    The wool sales, which were suspended during the Easter holidays, were resumed yesterday. The attendance continues large, the competition spirited, and the ...

    Article : 171 words
  20. NORTH SYDNEY TRAMWAY COMPANY.

    It is expected that the 4½ per cent. debentures about to be offered by the North Sydney Tramway Company to the amount of £300,000, and the minimum price of ...

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  21. FREEMASONRY.

    At the annual installation last night of the officers of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons, Dr. Tarrant, of Sydney, responded to the toast of Sister Lodges. In the ...

    Article : 55 words
  22. NEW YORK CHESS TOURNAMENT.

    At the New York chess tournament today, Mr. Gossip, the Australian player, played against Mr. Showalter. The game resulted in a draw. ...

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  23. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day Sir Henry Par[?]es, in answering a question put by Mr. Lakernan as to what steps the Government were taking to carry out the resolution that ...

    Article : 325 words
  24. CONFERENCE OF STATE SCHOOL TEACHERS.

    The fourth conference of the State School Teachers Association was held to-day. There were about 50 male and female teachers present ; Mr. W. Ryan, president, was in ...

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  25. PHYLLOXERA IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At the meeting of the Corowa Vine and Fruit Growers' Association held yesterday afternoon, the delegates sent to make inspection of the phylloxera affected vines in the Camden ...

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  26. FUNERAL OF CLAUD WILLIAMS.

    The funeral of the second victim to the Bijou Theatre fire, Charles Claud Williams, also took place yesterday. It will be remembered that Williams met his death by falling through ...

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  27. PORT MELBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

    The Port Melbourne council held their ordinary fortnightly meeting last night, the mayor, Mr. W. H. Pronasky, presiding. A letter from the Prahran council inviting the co-operation of Port ...

    Article : 322 words
  28. SPECIAL RATE FOR RICHMOND.

    At the meeting of the local board of health of Richmond last night, on the order of the day, "That a rate of 7s. 6d. per tenement be struck and levied on all tenements within all the wards ...

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  29. FATAL CASE OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING.

    A case of poisoning by misadventure is reported from Chiltern, the victim being a child named Nicholls, whose parents reside on the Black Dog Creek-road. The child was ...

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  30. ANOTHER BANK CLERK EMBEZZLER.

    A warrant has been issued for the arrest of George Alexander Shaw, late teller and accountant at the Quorn branch of the National Bank of Australasia, for embezzling. The ...

    Article : 67 words
  31. NEW INSOLVENTS.

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  32. THE BIJOU THEATRE FIRE.

    SIR,—In your issue of to-day there appears a letter signed by a Mr. Gillis, who states he was tuning a piano on the stage of the Bijou Theatre on the morning of the occurrence of the fire, and ...

    Article : 172 words
  33. THE IRONWORKERS' STRIKE AT BALLARAT.

    News was received in Ballarat to-day that the parent branch of the Ironworkers' Assistants' Union had decided to withdraw the circular stipulating the rate of wages and charges for ...

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  34. LAW LIST.—THIS DAY.

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  35. BURNT TO DEATH IN HIS BED.

    An inquest was held by Dr. Youl yesterday afternoon in the Melbourne Hospital as to the death of the old man James Montgomery, who had died from burns received on the 16th inst, ...

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