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  2. THE SUSPENDED INSTITUTIONS.

    In accordance with the judge's order separate meetings of the creditors and shareholders of the National Bank, were held yesterday in the Athenaeum Hall. The creditors met at 11 ...

    Article : 3,089 words
  3. THE MERCANTILE BANK CASE.

    In the Banco Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice Holroyd and Mr. Justice Hodges, Mr. Coldham, instructed by Messrs. M'Farlane and Tolhurst, ...

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  4. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The polling took place to-day in connection with the vacancy for the Macleay electorate caused by the retirement of Mr, O. O. Danger. The candidates were Messrs. O. O. Danger and ...

    Article : 174 words
  5. POLITICAL ANIMOSITY IN SYDNEY.

    Sir George Dibbs had anything but a pleasant time during the proceedings to-day in connection with the arrival of the now Governor. At the landing stage he was freely hooted by the large ...

    Article : 136 words
  6. RECONSTRUCTION IN QUEENSLAND.

    The Commercial Bank of Australia reopens to-morrow morning, being the first of the suspended banks in this colony to do so. Tho Federal Building Society, which recently ...

    Article : 70 words
  7. THE FINANCIAL TROUBLE.

    SIR,--Notwithstanding that so many have showered letters upon you in regard to the panic, I beg to enter my protest against that stain of the law ...

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  8. A PAINFUL CASE.

    At the police court to-day a young unmarried woman named Susan Moore, aged 18, who first gave the name of Lily Baker as telegraphed yesterday, was remanded for a week on a charge ...

    Article : 222 words
  9. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Charles Patterton, of Port Adelaide, on returning from church on Sunday evening found his wife, Amelia, with a rope round her neck banging from a beam in the kitchen. The ...

    Article : 211 words
  10. THE STANDARD BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

    A meeting of depositors of the Standard Bank of Australia was held yesterday at tho Older-fleet, Collins-street. Air, E. Langton, who occupied the chair, explained that the meeting ...

    Article : 2,016 words
  11. THE PURPOSE OF THE BIBLE.

    Mr. Andrew Harper, professor of Hebrew at the Ormond College, delivered a lecture on the Purpose of the Bible at the Young Mon's Christian Association rooms, Bourke-street, last ...

    Article : 539 words
  12. TASMANIA.

    Mr. Dobson has received a cable message from Mr. Patterson stating that the subject of the Customs Union conference and the convention on the Commonwealth Bill will receive early ...

    Article : 136 words
  13. MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS.

    A meeting of shareholders in the Standard Bank was subsequently held in the bank chambers. Mr. E. Langton, who occupied the chair, moved the adoption of the scheme of ...

    Article : 385 words
  14. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Devonport borough water works loan of £15,000 at 5½ per cent. was over subscribed in Auckland to-day, the prices ranging from par to £101 15s. ...

    Article : 48 words
  15. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A meeting of delegates from various railway leagues was hold at Moyhu on Saturday evening in reference to tho Glenrowan and Hedi railway. Mr. Graves, M.L.A., attended, and stated that the ...

    Article : 684 words
  16. A GOVERNMENT BANK.

    SIR,--Having read a tow weeks ago a loading article in your paper about the financial scare, I wish to make the following remarks:--You mentioned in tho article which I had the pleasure of ...

    Article : 428 words
  17. DISCUSSION AT THE FITZROY COUNCIL.

    Last night Cr. M'Mahon brought his motion before the Fitzroy council relative to the action of the Attorney-General in tho Mercantile case:-- ...

    Article : 484 words
  18. STANDARD MUTUAL BUILDING SOCIETY.

    Application was made to the Chief Justice in the Practice Court yesterday to order a statutory meeting of depositors in the Standard Mutual Building Society to consider a scheme ...

    Article : 63 words
  19. THE MUSICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA.

    The annual mooting of this society was held at Glen's rooms on Saturday evening, There was a good attendance of members and subscribers. The following programme of ...

    Article : 422 words
  20. MELBOURNE NATIONAL PROPERTY COMPANY.

    The Chief Justice wan asked in the Practice Court yesterday morning to confirm the appointment of three liquidators of the Melbourne National Property, Land and Investment ...

    Article : 188 words
  21. STATE PAPER CURRENCY.

    SIR,--Few thinking men will gainsay the able letter of Mr. John Ross in your last Saturday's issue. The practicability is undoubted. Having boon chosen to present resolutions carried by a ...

    Article : 406 words
  22. SIR MATTHEW DAVIES AT ADELAIDE.

    Sir Matthew and Lady Davies arrived from Melbourne by the German steamer Salier this morning. They remained on board the steamer all day, Lady Davies stating that Sir Matthew ...

    Article : 272 words
  23. FEELING IN THE COUNTRY.

    Great indignation is expressed here at Sir Matthew Davies leaving the colony, and the notion of the Government in allowing him the opportunity of so doing is severely censured. ...

    Article : 198 words
  24. SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING.

    The shareholders met at 3 o'clock in the same hall. There wore about 200 present; aud Mr. J. Grice presided. The Chairman explained the modifications of ...

    Article : 383 words
  25. OPERATIONS UNDER THE NEW SOUTH WALES ACT.

    To-day was really the first day that current account holders were enabled to avail themselves of the new not. At all the suspended banks there were a number of applicants for ...

    Article : 97 words
  26. LICENSING PROSECUTIONS.

    The licensee of the Rob Roy Hotel, corner of Gertrude and Brunswick streets, Fitzroy, Margaret Niven, woe charged with Sunday trading and also having the bar door open during ...

    Article : 350 words
  27. THE E., S. AND A.C. BANK.

    A meeting of depositors in the E., S. and A.C. Bank was hold to-day, Mr. W. J. Trickett, M.L.C., presiding. Sir George Verdon and Mr. A. Urquhart, general manager of the bank, ...

    Article : 143 words
  28. THE NEW AUSTRALIA MOVEMENT.

    A largo number of people assembled at the Adelaide railway station this afternoon, when five passengers left by the Melbourne express to join tho Royal Tar in Sydney, whence they ...

    Article : 81 words
  29. GOG AND MAGOG AT THE ROYAL-ARCADE.

    The southern end of the vestibule of the Royal-arcade has lately been enriched with two diminutive representations of the statues of Gog and Magog, which are such prominent figures ...

    Article : 305 words
  30. MR. ISAACS AT CHILTERN.

    Mr. Isases arrived here from Beechworth this afternoon. Despite the blinding rain a score of leading residents met him on the road and escorted him to town, where he met with a very ...

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  31. DESTRUCTION OF AN OLD WAR VESSEL.

    Some time ago the old training ship Vernon was bought by Messrs. Rao and Burge for £180, and she was taken out to Kerosene Bay to bo broken up. Late this afternoon the deck of ...

    Article : 119 words
  32. THE "LONG FIRM" FRAUDS.

    At the Quarter Sessions to-day the trial was commenced of nine men and a woman, on a charge of conspiring to defraud in connection with what are known as the "Long Firm" ...

    Article : 136 words
  33. ROYAL BANK OF QUEENSLAND.

    The Royal Bank of Queensland has issued a scheme of reconstruction which provides that the present authorised capital of £1,000,009 be increased to £1,500,000 in 150,000 shares of £10 ...

    Article : 188 words
  34. MEETING OF TRUST ACCOUNT CREDITORS.

    A meeting of trustees holding accounts in the National Bunk of Australasia was hold at Broken Hill-chambers, in Queen-street, yesterday, Mr. R. Balderson presiding. ...

    Article : 371 words
  35. FACILITATING LAND SETTLEMENT.

    Mr. Michael Maooboy, the local land officer, has received instructions from Mr. J. M'Intyre that land boards are in future to be hold in Bendigo once a week, so that no delay may take ...

    Article : 87 words
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