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  2. CABLE MESSAGES. AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

    The New York supporters of Mr. Grover Cleveland have resolved to demand admission for their delegates to the Democratic Convention which is now ...

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  3. CABLE MESSAGES. STRIKE AT DURHAM.

    The Durham labor difficulty has been settled by the acceptance on the part of the men of a 10 per cent, reduction wages. The masters sought to take off ...

    Article : 70 words
  4. CABLE MESSAGES. THE SILVER QUESTION.

    Eight European nations have accepted invitations to be represented at the forthcoming conference concerning the silver question. ...

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  5. IRRIGATION.

    There was a large attendance at .the Chamber of Manufactures on Friday evening, when the discussion on irrigation recently opened by Mr. J. J. Green was continued. ...

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  6. TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL

    The Trades and tabor Council met at the Selborne Hotel on Friday evening, when the President (Mr. R. Woods) occupied the chair and welcomed as a new delegate Mr. H. J. ...

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  7. PROPOSED STOCK TAX.

    A meeting of stockowners was held at the Burra Institute on Friday morning, June 3. to discuss the desirability of increasing the tax on stock imported .into South Australia. ...

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  8. AMUSEMENTS.

    There was another good house at the Theatre Royal on Friday evening, when Wilson Barrett's romantic and sporting drama "Nowadays was again presented. Mr. wm. ...

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  9. HONOLULU.

    The Hon. Samuel Parker, Premier of Hawaii, has order the arrest of Mr. Wilcox, an American political agitator, and 15 other persons on a charge of conspiring to ...

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  10. THE ENGLISH DERBY.

    Lord Bradford's Sir Hugo won the Derby by three-quarters of a length, while La Fleche, the favorite, was a length in front of Bucentaur. ...

    Article : 102 words
  11. Humane Employers.

    The Durham coalowners, in a manifesto dealing with the recent labor difficulty, state that they yielded to the persuasions of the Bishop of Durham "on the grounds ...

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  12. A MINING CALAMITY.

    It is reported from Bohemia that a fire has broken out in the Berkenberg silver mine in Prague. Forty of the workmen are known to have been imprisoned, and ...

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  13. IRISH POLITICS.

    The Grand Orange Lodge at its last communication decided not to attend in its corporate capacity the meetings convened by the Ulster Protestants in ...

    Article : 71 words
  14. A Sport-Loving Commons.

    Only 19 members were present at the time when the House of Commons should have met for the transaction of business on Derby Day and the proceedings were ...

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  15. CHOLERA.

    The cholera epidemic at Meshed, the capital of the Persian, province of Khorasan, is raging with great violence, and 40 deaths were reported in the course ...

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  16. CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.

    The quarterly meeting of the Deaf and Dumb Mission was held on March 30 at the Y.M.C.A. rooms. In the absence of the president (Sir John Colton) the chair was occupied ...

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  17. AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

    The London Evening Standard states that in view of the quantities of spurious Australian honey, wine, and oil which have been imported and which have so ...

    Article : 53 words
  18. HONDURAS.

    A revolt has broken out in the Central American Republic of Honduras, and the insurgent forces have captured the town of Puerto Cortez. In the ...

    Article : 55 words
  19. VENEZUELA.

    A German vessel which was engaged in conveying arms and munitions of war for the use of General Crespo, the leader of the insurgents in Venezuela, has been ...

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  20. Freights to be Raised.

    The owners of vessels trading to New Zealand and Australia are arranging to raise the rates of freights shortly. ...

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  21. QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY MINE.

    The shares in the Queen's Birthday United Gold Mining Syndicate at Dunolly, Victoria, have been allotted. The capital is £150,000. ...

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  22. NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS.

    The commission appointed to enquire into the charges against the management of the Railway Commissioners made by Mr. W. F. Schey, MP., met again to-day. As soon as ...

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  23. A BOUNTIFUL MILLIONAIRE.

    Baron de Hirsch either spent or pledged in gifts to charities during 1891 a sum equalling £3,000,000, the disbursements -covering the whole of the various coun ...

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  24. COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Mr. Smibert, Deputy Postmaster-General, who for some time since was laid up and has not quite recovered, is about to take a short trip to Queensland for a change. ...

    Article : 489 words
  25. TROUBLE IN AFRICA.

    Further letters have been received from Bishop Kirk in reference to the recent missionary war in Africa. His lordship bitterly complains of the anti-Catholic ...

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  26. PRIZE FIGHTING.

    Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Bart, Gladstonian member for Cockermouth, has given notice of his intention to ask the Right Hon. Henry Matthews, Q.C., Home ...

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  27. Jackson and Goddard.

    The Athletic Club at Coney Island have offered a purse of £2,000 for a match be-tween Jackson and Goddard in the event of the latter' defeating McAuliffe. ...

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  28. A BABY STRANGLED.

    This morning the dead body of a female child was discovered under the bed of Mary Ann Pace, a servant in the employ of Mr. Flere, auctioneer, of Auburn-road. The girl ...

    Article : 94 words
  29. THE BALDWIN ENGINE ENQUIRY

    In connection with the statements made by Railway Commissioner Eddy at the Baldwin engine enquiry, and the subsequent statement of Mr. Hoyle, M.P., that he intended to take ...

    Article : 108 words
  30. Northern Territory.

    A telegram appears in the local paper to-day stating that Mr. V. L. Solomon, M.P., is enquiring regarding the apparent monopoly enjoyed by Mr. Goldsbrough's cattle. No ...

    Article : 69 words
  31. THE BLACK LABOR QUESTION.

    The acting-Premier, Mr. E. Barton, to-day received a telegram from the Hon. T. Playford suggesting that his communication with regard to the proposed conference on the ...

    Article : 49 words
  32. VICTORIAN REVENUE RETURNS.

    The revenue of Victoria for the eleven months eroded with May 31 amounts to £7,152,271. For this period the proportionate estimate was £7.866.829. so that the receipts ...

    Article : 59 words
  33. VICTORIAN RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS.

    The position of the Government in respect to the Railway Commissioners seems to be that indicated in the statement of Sir Graham Berry yesterday that the matter of the ...

    Article : 104 words
  34. RAID ON RAILWAY TRAVELLERS.

    Early Suburban travellers by the railways were surprised this morning by having their tickets demanded before reaching Melbourne. The raid was not as successful as the ...

    Article : 90 words
  35. A RESUSCITATED BANK.

    The adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the Ballarat Banking Company was held this afternoon at Ballarat, when the shareholders passed a resolution approving of the ...

    Article : 56 words
  36. A FUNNY GAME.

    A few friends met the other night in a Newtown store to spend a jovial evening, but as they were all teetotallers and none of them drank anything stronger than Clements ...

    Article : 263 words
  37. THE MELBOURNE UNEMPLOYED.

    The Minister of Public Works was to-day waited upon by three men who said they represented 1,500 who were without food or shelter. They urged the Government to ...

    Article : 113 words
  38. CONFERENCE OF MARINE BOARDS.

    At a meeting of the Marine Board to-day the following motion was adopted:—" As it is desirable in the interests of the maritime trade of Australia that certificates of competency ...

    Article : 113 words
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