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  2. The Advertiser FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1892.

    The Treasury returns showing the revenue and expenditure of the colony for the three months ended December 31 last are published in this week's Gazette. ...

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  3. CABLE MESSAGES.

    Li Hung Chang, the Prime Minister of the Chinese Empire, is dangerously ill with a severe attack of influenza. His Excellency is being attended by an ...

    Article : 48 words
  4. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Queen has caused to be published in the London Gazette a touching message of thanks to her subjects throughout the Empire for the "genuine and profound ...

    Article : 312 words
  5. CABLE MESSAGES.

    Sir J. F. Carrick, Q.C., Agent-General for Queensland, as the result of consultation by cable with his Ministry and enquiries in London financial circles, will ...

    Article : 110 words
  6. NATIONAL DEFENCE LEAGUE.

    The first general meeting of the Rational Defence League of South Australia was held in the Exchange-room of the Adelaide Town Hall on Thursday evening, the chair being ...

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  7. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Russian Government is about to increase its naval strength by the construction of three additional ironclads of 11,000 tons each. Workmen in the ...

    Article : 61 words
  8. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The prices received at the opening of the wool sales have been maintained; there was a large attendance to-day, the American and German buyers being ...

    Article : 56 words
  9. Alarm in Paris.

    The French newspapers view with alarm the dangerous illness of Li Hung Chang, as they consider that a peaceful and satisfactory solution of the difficulties ...

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  10. BROKEN HILL SHARES.

    Broken Hill shares were quoted on the London market to-day at £7. ...

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  11. COLONIAL STOCKS.

    Colonial stocks have sustained a fall of from 10s. to £1. Queensland stocks have fallen £1. ...

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  12. THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA.

    The public relief works sanctioned by the Government of Russia, and which are calculated to afford employment for several months to 100,000 inhabitants of ...

    Article : 63 words
  13. THE PAPAL SUCCESSION.

    Cardinal Ledochowski, Prefect of the Propaganda, and the representatives at the Vatican of Italy. Germany, and Austria are discussing the claims of the ...

    Article : 658 words
  14. SIAMESE RICE CROP.

    The Siamese rice crop, on which most of the population are dependent for their sustenance, has completely failed, and it is feared that great distress will result ...

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  15. THE BEHRING SEA DISPUTE.

    A conference between the commissioners representing Great Britain, Canada, and the United States is to take place shortly at Washington for the purpose of ...

    Article : 163 words
  16. TROUBLE IN SPAIN.

    Bilbao, a town of northern Spain and the capital of the Basque province of Biscaya, in consequence of trouble between the mine-owners and their ...

    Article : 163 words
  17. AMERICA AND CHILI.

    President Harrison's Cabinet have not yet decided whether they will accept the offer of Senor Mattas, Chilian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to refer the Baltimore ...

    Article : 170 words
  18. PUGILISM.

    Charlie Mitchell, who for some time acted as the backer of F.P. Slavin, the Australian pugilist, has challenged J. L. Sullivan on his own account. ...

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  19. WEST AUSTRALIAN BUDGET.

    The Premier (the Hon. Sir John Forrest) will deliver his budget speech this evening, and it is anticipated that he will have a very satisfactory statement to bring before the ...

    Article : 38 words
  20. MELBOURNE GAS COMPANY.

    At the general meeting of the Metropolitan Gas Company to-day the report stated that owing to the general depression in business the consumption of gas had fallen off, and the ...

    Article : 124 words
  21. SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL.

    At a meeting of the City Council to-day the Mayor read a report from one of the city auditors on the recent case of embezzlement by the assistant city treasurer, Ernest ...

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  22. AN IMMENSE CIRCUS.

    Sells's mammoth circus closed to-night after running to the biggest business ever done by any circus in this colony. The tents gives seating capacity for nearly 9,000 persons, and ...

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  23. The Chilian Minister Negligent.

    President Harrison has informed Congress that the reply from the Government of Chili to the demands of the United States in respect to the Baltimore ...

    Article : 104 words
  24. THE SYDNEY UNEMPLOYED.

    A meeting of about 200 unemployed was held to-day, and it was reported that it had been ascertained that there were about 800 men waiting work in the city and suburbs. A ...

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  25. THE ROTOMAHANA.

    The attempts made to float the Rotomahana to-day were again unsuccessful. ...

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  26. COUNTRY TELEGRAMS.

    Mr. C.T. Hargrave, Inspector-General of Roads, went to the River Wakefield to-day to inspect the new ford at O'Loughlin's creasing. ...

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  27. CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.

    On Monday, January 25, a large meeting of trustees and teachers was held in the Marion Wesleyan Church, when the Rev. A. Stubbs, superintendent of the Glenelg circuit, occupied ...

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  28. COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    At the City Court to-day Louis St. Bonnefoux, an escaped recidiviste from New Caledonia, was charged with forging certain documents in that settlement, and was remanded ...

    Article : 158 words
  29. BANK OF VAN DIEMENS LAND.

    At a meeting of shareholders of the Bank of Van Diemen's Land yesterday it was stated that Mr. Burgess bad an overdraft of £75,000 practically unsecured. The chairman declared ...

    Article : 77 words
  30. COLONIAL PARLIAMENTS.

    The Legislative Assembly has been sitting, with slight intermissions for refreshments, since last night, engaged in discussing the Customs Duties Bill in committee, and the ...

    Article : 369 words
  31. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

    Resuming land in the hundred of Finniss for purposes of a forest reserve; altering the name of the town of Hopetoun to that of Innamincka; enlarging the boundaries of the ...

    Article : 237 words
  32. THE VICTORIA AT ALBANY.

    The F. & O. mail steamer Victoria, Commander A.W. Adamson, arrived from Colombo at 8.20 a.m. to-day and sailed for Adelaide at 1 p.m. The passengers are:— ...

    Article : 156 words
  33. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

    A narrow escape from drowning occurred here yesterday. A little boy, son of Mr. Septimus Boord, fell off the jetty and was some little time in the sea, when he was noticed by ...

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  34. BROKEN HILL WATER SUPPLY.

    Sydney, January 28. A deputation representing the Broken Hill and District Water Supply Company waited on the Premier by appointment to-day to ask the Government to further the interest ...

    Article : 323 words
  35. New South Wales.

    At the annual meeting of the Linuaen Society last night it was announced that the late Sir Wm. Macleay had left to the society, of which he was the founder and had always ...

    Article : 80 words
  36. THE MOONTA STRIKE.

    There was a good attendance at the meeting to-day. The secretary announced the receipt of three guineas from Gawler South and stated ...

    Article : 252 words
  37. Queensland.

    Brisbane, January 28. The Supreme Court has granted a rule nisi calling upon the Charleville bench of Magistrates to show cause why the recent convictions ...

    Article : 86 words
  38. THE TUG-OF-WAR CONTEST.

    The tug-of-war contest at the Exhibition Building was concluded to-night, the relative positions of the winning teams beingas follows:— Ireland first. Australia second. Germany third. ...

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  39. West Australia.

    On Wednesday a heavy thunderstorm passed over the Lyons River, on the north-west coast, and during its continuance three inches of rain fell over a spare of country 50 miles long and ...

    Article : 59 words
  40. Advertising

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  41. ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

    The following players have been selected to represent Australia in the second test match against Lord Sheffield's team, commencing tomorrow:—Bannerman, Moses, Turner, ...

    Article : 49 words
  42. SYDNEY FRAUDS.

    At the Water Police Court to-day Frank J. Smith, G.F. Finlayson, G.A. Buck, Thomas Jones, and A. S. Miller were charged on remand with, while acting as directors, auditors. ...

    Article : 137 words
  43. SYDNEY LABOR POLITICIANS.

    Sydney, January 28. At the conference of the Labor Electoral Leagues to-day the whole sitting was taken up by a further consideration of the revised ruled of the league, which were gone through and referred to a committee for presentation to the ...

    Article : 121 words
  44. FIRE AT BROKEN HILL.

    At 2 o'clock this morning three cottages owned by Mr. James Kerin, contractor, were burnt to the ground, and scarcely a stick of furniture was saved. The origin of the fire is ...

    Article : 55 words
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