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  2. British and Foreign.

    Washington, April 22.--The Senate has pasted the Bill for holding the World's Fair at Chicago with an amendment for providing that there shell be a naval review at New York. ...

    Article : 62 words
  3. Sundry Summonses.

    The following general summons cases were decided yesterday before Messrs. N. W. Raven, R. Capner, and L. 8. Benjamin, JJ.P. :-- ILLEGAL RAILWAY RIDING --Alfred Da'zoll ...

    Article : 226 words
  4. Gathered Grain.

    Professor John Fiske, of the Harvard College, believes that the American Indians originally came from Asia. The Germans are going to construct some ...

    Article : 835 words
  5. Naturalist Notes.

    An engine-driver on a Scotch railway has noticed the hawks of the Merlin, or ''stone falcon" species fly close behind the train, near the ground, partly hidden by the smoke. As ...

    Article : 112 words
  6. Metropolitan Police.

    The disaffection among the members of the metropolitan police is spreading. ...

    Article : 29 words
  7. EXPULSION OF CORRESPONDENTS.

    Rome, April 10.--The correspondents of the Figaro and the Frankfurter Zeitung, who are charged with having spread false news concerning several banks in Rome, have been ...

    Article : 94 words
  8. £1,000 FOR A NOVEL.

    M. Zola, the French novelist, receives, it is said, £1,000 for every novel published in feuilleton form. Charpentier has published 1,031,000 volumes signed by him. The novelist ...

    Article : 92 words
  9. Ascot Heath Races.

    In the race for the Royal Hunt Cup, at Ascot, yesterday, 24 horses faced the starter. Mr. W. C. Cooper's mare. Lady Betty, finished ninth, while Mr. J. E. Saville's horse, ...

    Article : 58 words
  10. A COLLIE'S ENDURANCE.

    A correspondent recently wrote to a London paper as follows: "The letters in the papers about the cruelty of steel traps brings to my recollection an incident in the Highlands ...

    Article : 201 words
  11. MAJESTIC'S FIRST VOYAGE.

    New York, April 10.--The White Star liner Majestic arrived at Sandy Hook at 8.15 last evening, and reached dock at 7.30 this morning, the time from Queenstown being six days ...

    Article : 95 words
  12. MADRAS REGIMENT DISBANDE

    The 33rd Madras Infantry, one of the regiments which has been abolished in connection with a scheme tor a new local levy for Burmah, was formally disbanded at Madras on Monday, ...

    Article : 97 words
  13. London Postmen.

    The letter carriers in the General Post Office intend to presecnte the Right Hon, H. C. Raikes, the Postmaster-General, for stopping their pay for the time taken from their duties in ...

    Article : 49 words
  14. Southern District Court.

    The civil sittings of the Southern District Court was resumed yesterday morning before his Honour Judge Paid Paul. CHARLES J. MER V. J. CAIRNS. ...

    Article : 1,209 words
  15. TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

    Vienna, April 10.--The autograph letter of the Emperor William banded to the Emperor Francis Joseph by Count Wedel on Tuesday is still much commented upon. The Neue Freie ...

    Article : 143 words
  16. Kalnoky Indisposed.

    Count Kalnoky, the Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs, is indisposed. [The Count, who is in his 58th year, succeeded Baron Haymerle in 1881, and has held the office ...

    Article : 41 words
  17. AMERICAN MINISTERS ABROAD.

    The American Senate Foreign Committee has decided to amend the Diplomatic Bill and elevate the principal American Ministers abroad to the rank of ambassadors, as the constitution ...

    Article : 82 words
  18. JEALOUSY OF BIRDS.

    Professor Frescaud (says the New York Herald.) cites a large number of well-authenticated incidents illustrating the jealousy that exist among the lower order of ...

    Article : 138 words
  19. Mr. Justice Mein.

    It is reported on good authority that Mr. Justice Mein has been taken seriously ill in Sydney, and the advice of two or three physicians has been obtained. ...

    Article : 34 words
  20. DIVORCE LAW IN FRANCE.

    Statistics which have just been issued dealing with the operation of the divorce law in Prance up to the commencement of 1889 show that during the four years preceding--namely, ...

    Article : 105 words
  21. Lords on Sweating.

    The Lords have come to an end of a long labour; the final report of their Select Committee on the sweating system is now before the public. It is the fifth report. and this time it ...

    Article : 1,035 words
  22. Government Veterinarian Inspection.

    In company with Mr. J. Marlow, Mr. J. Irving, Government veterinarian, inspected a cow belonging to a person living on the Thompson Estate on Wednesday. The cow was ...

    Article : 54 words
  23. Professional Beautifiers.

    Professional beautifiers (writes a London lady journalist) are on tho increase. Although civilisation is rather behind savagedom in this respect--using whiting and rouge only, and ...

    Article : 326 words
  24. EMIN AND THE MAHDI.

    A Cairo telegram says: A Coptic clerk, now in Cairo, who was one of the men in tho employment of Emin Pasha at Wadelai, has been carefully examined by Mason Bey regarding ...

    Article : 115 words
  25. Shipping.

    June 19.-- ARAWATTA. s., 2,114 tons, Captain W. W. Hampton, from Melbourne and Sydney. Passengers: For Brisbane--Mesdames Noonan, Moore, 2 children, and maid, M. Ritchie. ...

    Article : 253 words
  26. Arawatta's Arrival.

    The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Arawatta arrived in Brisbane on Thursday from Sidney and Melbourne, and brought to this pert one of the largest crowds of passengers which have ...

    Article : 55 words
  27. The Weather.

    The Weather Bureau reports as follows yesterday morning:-- North Queensland.--Fine and clear weather prevails throughout the interior. Along the ...

    Article : 217 words
  28. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.

    An outrage that might have been attended with terrible consequences was perpetrated on the Vienna -Pressburg Railway. Immediately before the passing of the Vienna-Buda-Pesth ...

    Article : 109 words
  29. Croydon Goldfield.

    Messrs. C. T. Elmslie and Co. of Croydon, wired yesterday as follows: "The Croydon Queen No. 2 South is declaring a dividend of 6d. per share, and carries forward a good ...

    Article : 45 words
  30. HEAVY SENTENCE ON A SPY.

    The Italian spy, Contini, who had been in prison at Nice for five weeks, awaiting trial, was tried on April 27. The public and the Press were only admitted to the court after the ...

    Article : 118 words
  31. New York's Japanese Colony.

    Over in Chambers street there is a rather dingy-looking office on the second floor of an old-fashioned building, which is too conservative to have an elevator in it. ...

    Article : 705 words
  32. Practical Phrenology.

    The well-known practical phrenologist, Mr. Theodore Wright, hon. corresponding member of the British Phrenological Association, will lecture this evening in the hall over Grimes ...

    Article : 57 words
  33. Melbourne Footballers.

    A team of footballers representing the South Melbourne Football Club arrived in Brisbane yesterday morning by the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Arawatts. On the vessel laying up to ...

    Article : 1,126 words
  34. MORMONS DESERTING UTAH.

    It is said that the Mormons are gradually deserting Utah, and before long there will only be a few of them left in the territory. One syndicate, recognising that the Edmunds Law ...

    Article : 113 words
  35. Cruelty to Horses.

    Edward Guilfoyle, of the Mount Pleasant line of omnibuses, was brought up, on remand, at the City Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. P. W. Pears, J P., on two separate charges ...

    Article : 156 words
  36. Universities of the World.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 175 words
  37. WHALES IN THE THAMES.

    An unusual spectacle was presented on the Thames the other day in the gambols of four grampuses--or whales, as they were described by some excited observes. They were first ...

    Article : 132 words
  38. Clandestinely Removing.

    John Morse was charged on summons yesterday afternoon at the City Police Court, before Messrs. Raven, Capner, and Bulcock, JJ.P.,by W. J. Costin with clandestinely removing certain ...

    Article : 186 words
  39. FINANCES OF ITALY.

    Rome, April 22.--Those who expected Signor Magliani to attack the Ministry in his speech at the banquet given last night at Naples in honour of Signori Nicoters, Tajani, ...

    Article : 185 words
  40. Royalty and Economy.

    Of Madame Olympe Audouard, the French writer, who recently died in Paris, they tell an interesting story. One summer she went to Baden Baden, and esconsed herself in a pretty ...

    Article : 293 words
  41. Advertising

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    Advertising : 184 words
  42. MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION.

    New York, April 29.--This city is daily being treated to fresh revolutions concerning the methods pursued at Tammany Hall, which bid fair to rival the famous scandals of Tweed's ...

    Article : 204 words
  43. Advertising

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    Advertising : 48 words
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