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  2. The Adbertiser MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1892.

    AFTER a debate extending over several weeks the Legislative Council of NewSouth Wales has rejected the Bill for electoral reform. The length and ...

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  3. CABLE MESSAGES COLONIAL CABLE COMMUNICATION.

    The Financial News urges the expediency of the Governments of Queensland and New Zealand subsidising the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, ...

    Article : 50 words
  4. CABLE MESSAGES. MR. B.R. WISE IN LONDON.

    The report of an interview with Mr. B. R. Wise, of Sydney, who is visiting London in connection with the frozen meat export trade, is published in ...

    Article : 218 words
  5. CABLE MESSAGES. FRENCH POLITICS.

    It is probable that M. de Freycinet, who resigned because of an adverse vote in the French Chamber of Deputies, will resume office, as it is stated that it will be ...

    Article : 53 words
  6. CABLE MESSAGES. LABOR TROUBLES.

    The strike affecting several trades which has taken place in Rome on the question of a reduction of working hours threatens to collapse. Dissensions ...

    Article : 45 words
  7. CABLE MESSAGES. INDIAN FRONTIER FIGHTING.

    Intelligence has been received from India of another aggression by a border tribe, resulting in severe bloodshed. The British garrison at Sadon was attacked by ...

    Article : 84 words
  8. CABLE MESSAGES. IRISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL.

    The Irish press is divided on the subject of the County Councils Bill. The Independent, the Freeman's Journal, and the National Press totally condemn the ...

    Article : 40 words
  9. The Durham Collieries.

    The Durham colliery proprietors have threatened their employes with a lockout to take effect from Saturday next unless they agree to an immediate reduction in ...

    Article : 63 words
  10. Modifications Accepted.

    Mr. Balfour is reported to have determined to persist with his Irish County Councils Bill, but it is believed that he will agree to all reasonable modifications ...

    Article : 42 words
  11. An Assault Case.

    M. Laur (leader of the Opposition in the French Chamber of Deputies) has issued a process against M. Constans, Minister of the Interior, for an assault ...

    Article : 57 words
  12. THE WRECK OF THE BENVENUE.

    The Queen, who is now at Osborne, has decorated Coxswain Hennessy with the Albert medal of the second class for the conspicuous bravery he displayed in ...

    Article : 58 words
  13. STORMS IN PORTUGAL.

    A violent thunderstorm at Lisbon has caused immense damage to properly in the city and to shipping in the harbor. ...

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  14. Irish Reunion Predicted.

    The Pall Mall Gazette publishes a scathing attack on Mr. Balfour's Bill, and concludes with the expression of an opinion that the two sections of the Irish ...

    Article : 46 words
  15. THE JUTE MILLS IN DUNDEE.

    The jute mills in Dundee have been compelled to shorten time in consequence of the stagnation of the industry. ...

    Article : 31 words
  16. A Papal Encyclical.

    The Pope has issued an encyclical reviewing the relations of the French Government to the Church. His Holiness says that the growth of religion in France ...

    Article : 171 words
  17. PUGILISM.

    The betting on the match between Maher and Choynski, for a purse of £2,000 offered by the Olympic Athletic Club, is strongly in favor of the former. ...

    Article : 34 words
  18. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    The Prince of Wales is about to proceed on a cruise in the Mediterranean in a yacht lent by the Queen, the health of his Royal Highness having been so ...

    Article : 54 words
  19. QUEENSLAND LABOR QUESTION.

    The National Observer, a Conservative weekly journal, congratulates Sir Samuel Griffith on the timely somersault he has accomplished on the colored labor ...

    Article : 59 words
  20. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    It is stated that Sir W. C. F. Robinson, late Governor of West Australia, has not yet arrived at a determination on the question of the acceptance of the ...

    Article : 42 words
  21. WEATHER AT BROKEN HILL.

    The weather is very threatening, but no rain of importance has fallen. ...

    Article : 22 words
  22. THE CAMBRIDGE OBSERVATORY.

    Sir Robert S. Ball, LL.D., has been appointed director of the Observatory at Cambridge in succession to the late Mr. John Couch Adams, F.R.S. ...

    Article : 35 words
  23. THE ORIZABA AT ALBANY.

    The Orizaba, Captain Dixon commander, arrived here from Colombo at 3 a.m. and sails for Adelaide at 11 a.m. The saloon passengers are:— ...

    Article : 187 words
  24. THE BUTTER MARKET.

    It transpires that prior to shipment the heat damaged a portion of the consignment of butter ex the P. & O. steamer Parramatta, which left Melbourne on ...

    Article : 59 words
  25. SWEATING IN LONDON.

    Representations have been made to the authorities to the effect that the practice of sweating prevails extensively in connection with various Government ...

    Article : 96 words
  26. COMMERCIAL.

    The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,420,000 quarters, being 26,000 quarters more than last week. Prices for wheat are rising owing ...

    Article : 92 words
  27. THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

    The wills to which probate was given during the past financial year were unprecedented in number by reason of the extraordinary mortality attendant on the ...

    Article : 37 words
  28. CANADIAN SCANDALS.

    It is alleged that the enquiry which has been laboriously prosecuted into the departmental irregularities in Canada has resulted in further discoveries of bribery ...

    Article : 56 words
  29. Popular Feeling Towards M. Constans.

    There is a probability that the political crisis in France will be adjusted by M. de Freycinet undertaking the formation the another cabinet. The unpopularity ...

    Article : 104 words
  30. AUSTRALASIAN STATISTICS.

    The London Economist disputes the accuracy of Hayter's latest statistics relative to the public and private wealth in Australasia. The excess of the former ...

    Article : 65 words
  31. LOSS OF A WHALER.

    Intelligence has reached San Francisco to the effect that the Tamerline, an American whaling steamer, has foundered near Hawaii, the captain and 16 of the crew ...

    Article : 38 words
  32. ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

    The excellent start made by Lord Sheffield's team on Friday, when the afternoon's play against the New South Wales Eleven resulted in 271 runs being scored for five wickets, ...

    Article : 1,116 words
  33. COLONIAL BANK SHARES.

    The following are the latest quotations for shares in the banks mentioned:— The Bank of New South Wales, £62. Union Bank of Australia, £56 10s. ...

    Article : 49 words
  34. CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.

    A choral service for the people was held in the Archer-street Methodist Church on Sunday evening. The Rev. H. T. Burgess preached to a fairly large congregation on "Ready to ...

    Article : 413 words
  35. THE NORD-DEUTSCHER LINE.

    In connection with the Nord-Deutscher Steamship Company no dividend has been declared for the past year, but the directors on the contrary have withdrawn ...

    Article : 39 words
  36. M. Ribot Commissioned.

    It is announced that the President of the French Republic has entrusted M. Ribot, late Minister of Foreign Affairs, with the formation of a new Ministry, ...

    Article : 47 words
  37. THE TEMPERANCE JUBILEE FESTIVAL.

    The temperance jubilee festival to be commenced on Monday promises to be very successful. It will last from 10 a.m. till 10.30 p.m. A temperance demonstration will be ...

    Article : 54 words
  38. THE LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The London wool sales closed yesterday. For the Continent the total purchases have been 167,000 bales, for the United States 1,600 bales, Great Britain ...

    Article : 105 words
  39. BRAZIL.

    Further intelligence from Buenos Ayres states that affairs in the province of Ceara, in Brazil, are now quiet. It transpires that the expulsion of ...

    Article : 61 words
  40. COUNTRY TELEGRAMS.

    A thunderstorm broke over this district last night, but produced very little rain, and though a cool change was anticipated the weather to-day has been very close and oppressive. ...

    Article : 115 words
  41. STORMS IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    Severe snowstorms and destructive gales are reported from the south of England, and the telegraph lines have been so injured as to be rendered unserviceable ...

    Article : 39 words
  42. Traffic Blocked.

    Winds have raged with great violence during the past two days and deposited large quantities of snow on the railway lines so as to completely block the traffic ...

    Article : 42 words
  43. COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The steamer Cuzco sailed on Saturday for Europe with a considerable list of passengers. During the night of February 18 the house of Mrs. Stub, Woodside, St. Kilda, was entered ...

    Article : 369 words
  44. VICTORIAN POLITICS.

    The Premier (Hon. W. Shiels) will probably deliver a Ministerial statement at Casterton on Saturday next. The Speaker to-day issued writs for the election of members of the ...

    Article : 47 words
  45. THE MILITIA BAND AT GAWLER.

    The Militia Band visited Gawler on Saturday, on which occasion a rifle match between 10 local men and the members of the Reserve was fired off, resulting in a win for Gawler by ...

    Article : 124 words
  46. THE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALIA.

    In reply to a paragraph in one of the Sydney newspapers on Thursday, in which Walter McIndoe, the champion swimmer of Australia, challenged Ernest Cavill. ...

    Article : 132 words
  47. AN AUSTRALIAN BORN PEER.

    The Countess of Hopetoun, who is at Woodlands, was safely delivered of son yesterday morning. ...

    Article : 23 words
  48. MILITARY.

    A Battery of Field Artillery was to have gone to Dry Creek on Saturday for shot and shell practice, but the order was countermanded, and the men had an afternoon at standing gun drill. ...

    Article : 508 words
  49. RABBIT DESTRUCTION.

    A good deal of attention has been bestowed upon the subject of rabbit destruction, and some astounding proposals and suggestions have been received by the Minister of Lands ...

    Article : 167 words
  50. BISHOP KENNION IN THE SOUTHEAST.

    His Lordship the Bishop of Adelaide (Dr. Kennion) arrived at Narracoorte on Saturday and gave an address at the Friendly Societies' Club in the evening. He also conducted the ...

    Article : 79 words
  51. THE QUEENSLAND DEPOSIT BANK.

    A meeting of depositors and shareholders in the Queensland Deposit Bank was held on Saturday afternoon. The report from the committee of inspection appointed at the ...

    Article : 85 words
  52. BROKEN HILL WATER SUPPLY.

    As the practical outcome of the recent agitation in relation to the means adopted for obtaining an adequate supply of water for domestic and mining purposes for Broken ...

    Article : 249 words
  53. NEW SOUTH WALES SHEARERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Shearers' conference was resumed on Saturday, when Mr. W. G. Spence occupied the chair. The question as to whether the branch secretary could hold the position of ...

    Article : 71 words
  54. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 375 words
  55. Advertising

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    Advertising : 391 words
  56. New South Wales.

    Lord Jersey left Sydney on Saturday by the R.M.S. Victoria for Hobart, Lord Sheffield also being a passenger. During Saturday morning Lord Jersey ...

    Article : 185 words
  57. A SERIOUS CASE.

    The Customs authorities are considering the propriety of prosecuting a firm in the city which has been selling varnish made in the colony as manufactured by "Harley & Son, ...

    Article : 78 words
  58. The Dumb Speak.

    Mr. James R. Hatcher, a respected citizen of Clair View, Inverell, N.S.W., gives the following facts in a statement to the Daily Telegraph of Sydney:—"I am a poor man with eight ...

    Article : 239 words
  59. New Zealand.

    The Congregational Union Conference was opened at Wellington to-day, when there were three Australian delegates present. The union appointed 10 delegates to be present at the ...

    Article : 77 words
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