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  2. CABLE MESSAGES. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] MATABELELAND.

    Earl Grey reports that the bock of the Matabele rebellion is broken and that it is hoped that the rising will be completely crushed before the arrival of the troops sent the ...

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  3. CABLE MESSAGES [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH]. THE TRANSVAAL.

    The message of President Kruger to the Volksraad on the subject of the present state of affairs in the Transvaal is of a pacific character. He expresses the hope that be will ...

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  4. NEWCASTLE COLLIERY TROUBLES.

    The Newcastle Miners' Delegate Board today passed a resolution recommending that all points in dispute between the coal proprietors and the miners should be submitted ...

    Article : 293 words
  5. CABLE MESSAGES. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] THE EDUCATION BILL.

    The Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, the Liberal representative of East Fife in the House of Commons, who was Home Secretary in the late Gladstone and Rosebery Administrations, ...

    Article : 142 words
  6. THE NATIONAL BANK.

    The sixth ordinary meeting of shareholders of the National Bank of Australasia was held to-day, at which some important references were made by the chairman (Sir W. Zeal) to ...

    Article : 454 words
  7. THE ADELAIDE CUP.

    The South Australian Jockey Club were favored with very pleasant weather on Cup day, although the attendance was not quite as large as last year, when Lord Kintore was ...

    Article : 408 words
  8. S.A.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

    Once more did good fortune in the way of weather favor the committee and officials of the S.A.J.C., and Wednesday, May 6, proved to be an exceptionally nice day; not too hot) ...

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  9. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The P. & O. line R.M.S. Oceana sailed from Largs Bay for London yesterday. The cargo received locally included 137 bars of silver, valued at £30,000, five boxes of gold, 39 boxes ...

    Article : 116 words
  10. THE BANK OF ADELAIDE.

    The financial outlook, according to Mr. Henry Scott, is full of hope, and Mr. Scott, who is chairman of the board of directors of the Bank of Adelaide, should be able to speak ...

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  11. DISCOVERY OF A FOREIGN NOBLEMAN.

    When Lord Hampden (Governor of New South Wales) and the viceregal party who last week went on a riding tour from Grafton to Glen Innes were dining at Dalmorton ...

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  12. THE UITLANDER'S GRIEVANCES.

    President Kruger's message to the Volksraad states that, so far as the Uitlander questions are concerned, it is the intention of the Executive to bring forward a measure which ...

    Article : 159 words
  13. THE REBELS VANISHING.

    It is now thought that by the time General Sir Frederick Carrington has arrived at the scene of action in Matabeleland there will be no enemy left for the troops to deal with. ...

    Article : 245 words
  14. COLONEL NORTH.

    A terrible causation was caused to-day at the meeting of a company of which Colonel North, the celebrated "Nitrate King," was chairman of directors. ...

    Article : 63 words
  15. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The gold returns for the month were issued yesterday. The total was 16,772 oz. 11 dwt. 14 gr., at a declared value of £63,735 19s. 10d. This is a decided increase upon the returns for ...

    Article : 222 words
  16. FRENCH IN SOUTH AMERICA.

    The French position in respect to the strip of disputed territory between French Guiana and Brazil is said to be very precarious, as many Brazilians have squatted' on the land ...

    Article : 61 words
  17. FURTHER PARTICULARS.

    With reference to the death yesterday of Colonel North, the "'Nitrate King," it is stated that the deceased gentleman rose to address the shareholders of the company at ...

    Article : 92 words
  18. THE SANGSTER BOARD.

    The condition of the steamer Wendouree was further enquired into by the Songster Board to-day. John Campbell, engineer-surveyor to the ...

    Article : 225 words
  19. THE GREAT BOULDER COMPANY.

    To-day a dividend of 2s. per share is payable in connection with the Great Boulder Proprietary Bold Mining Company, subject to confirmation by the shareholders at the annual ...

    Article : 73 words
  20. THE CITIZENS' LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

    The annual meeting of the Citizens' Life Assurance Company was held in Sydney recently. Mr. J. P. Garvan, who presided, delivered an exhaustive address in moving the ...

    Article : 211 words
  21. LILY LANGTRY.

    Lily Langtry, the celebrated actress, has accepted £10,000 from the directors of the Union Bank of London in compensation for the loss of her jewels, which were left at the ...

    Article : 59 words
  22. COLONEL NORTH'S TASMANIAN INTERESTS.

    The late Colonel North was largely interested in Tasmanian mining, and one property at Dundas bears his name He was also concerned in a company which intends to erect ...

    Article : 200 words
  23. THE CONGO FREE STATE.

    Mr. W. C. Pickersgill, the British Consul at Boma, confirms the statement that Major Lothaire, charged with the murder of the British trader, Stokes, was a[?]quitted on the ...

    Article : 92 words
  24. HELPING THE WINE INDUSTRY.

    A meeting of the 'Victorian Cabinet was held on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the question of the encouragement to be given by the Government to the wine industry. Ministers have practically agreed that a bonus ...

    Article : 131 words
  25. KALGOORLIE.

    The Lake View crashing for the fortnight has resulted in 823 oz. being obtained from 327 tons. The agitation for separate gold returns for ...

    Article : 236 words
  26. INDIAN AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

    Sir. R. W. Hanbury, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, in reply to a question in the House of Commons, stated that the tenders to be invited for the conveyance of the ...

    Article : 118 words
  27. A COLLISION.

    Sensational rumors were circulated about the city to-day to the effect that the mail steamer, Britannia, bound inward from London, had collided with and sunk a vessel just outside ...

    Article : 236 words
  28. CANADA AND ENGLAND.

    Tenders have been called for the fast Atlantic service which it is proposed to establish between England and Canada, the date for receiving tenders being terminated on ...

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  29. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

    To-day the first centenary meeting in connection with the London Missionary Society will be held in Stow lecture-hall, when the ladies' auxiliary will hold their- annual public ...

    Article : 147 words
  30. SOME EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHS.

    The crowds which gathered about The Advertiser Office on election night and on the following Monday tempted many photographers to try their skill in transferring the ...

    Article : 249 words
  31. MINISTERIAL CHANGES IN QUEENSLAND.

    The following rearrangement of the Cabinet took place this afternoon:—Mr. A. J. Thynne (the Postmaster-General), Mr. R. Philp (the Minister of Works, Mines, and Railways), and ...

    Article : 109 words
  32. THE DRESSES.

    What is it that denotes the well-dressed woman? Is it the material she wears—silk, satin, or homespun? No. It is not the costliness of her garb. A woman may be ...

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  33. ROEBURNE.

    A specimen weighing 30 oz. and containing 25 oz. gold was found by Messrs. Lloyd and Bell on Tuesday last in the Monte Christo gully. On Saturday last another specimen of ...

    Article : 52 words
  34. ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.

    Intelligence has been received by the Italian Government from General Baldissera, the Commander-in-Chief of the Italian army of occupation in Abyssinia, to the effect that the ...

    Article : 70 words
  35. WEST AUSTRALIAN MINING.

    The allotment of shares has taken place in connection with the Towranna Gold mining Company, which was recently floated with a. capital of £125,000, chares to the amount of ...

    Article : 118 words
  36. COOLGARDIE.

    The men at the Twenty-five-Mile cement leases have struck work because they were offered £310s. per week and water. An accident has occurred at the Dulallan ...

    Article : 158 words
  37. CYCLIST AND PEDESTRIAN.

    Collisions between cyclists and pedestrians do occasionally occur in the streets of Adelaide. Sometimes the wheelman comes off the worse for the encounter—in more ways than ...

    Article : 264 words
  38. LONDON MEAT MARKET.

    Some idea of the state of the frozen meat market in London is obtained from a communication received by the Agricultural Department from Mr. J. M. Sinclair, the ...

    Article : 96 words
  39. RAILWAY MEN ON STRIKE.

    Some excitement has been caused in the goods sheds branch of the Railway Department by the non-payment of salaries for April The men have struck work until the money is ...

    Article : 54 words
  40. WOOL SALES.

    The prices realised at the wool sales to-day were unchanged. Home buyers are inactive, but the competition of Continental buyers is still strong. ...

    Article : 34 words
  41. RAILWAY REVENUE.

    The railway revenue for the week which ended on March 2 amounted to £18,130, as against £17,176 for the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of £954. ...

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  42. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    Mr. Mathieson, the new railway manager, leaves for Brisbane by express train tomorrow. The police have not yet succeeded in ...

    Article : 326 words
  43. AN AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL EXPERT.

    Mr. Sydney Smith (Minister of Mines and Agriculture) has communicated with the other colonies seeking co-operation in respect to the appointment of an expert to visit Europe and ...

    Article : 75 words
  44. THE WRECK OF THE CATTERTHUN.

    Yesterday and to-day the steamers Sophia and Mermaid dragged for the wreck of the Catterthun in order to recover the sunken cold, but with no success owing to heavy ...

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  45. PRICES REALISED.

    The following prices were realised at the wool sales held in London yesterday:— Boolcarrol, 8¾d.; Thurulgona, 16d.; Mortlake 6¼d.; and J.M., New Zealand, 9d. ...

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  46. FINANCIAL NEWS.

    The following are the present average quotations for the shares of the— Bank of Australasia, £53. Bank of New South Wales, £36 5s. ...

    Article : 42 words
  47. ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS IN SYDNEY.

    The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works to-day resolved that it is expedient that the proposed electric tramway to the Redfern ...

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  48. BRIDGING THE BURDEKIN RIVER.

    Cabinet will in a few days consider tenders for a high level bridge over the Burdekin River, between Townsville and Charters Towers. The estimated cost is between ...

    Article : 37 words
  49. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE.

    The Tasmanian apples shipped to London by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Borne, which left Hobart on March 17, Melbourne on March 21, and Adelaide on ...

    Article : 51 words
  50. THE BULWARKS OF BRITAIN.

    Mr. Henry T. C Knox, hon. secretary of "The Navy League," London, under date London, March 20, has sent. us a circular urging the formation of branches of the league ...

    Article : 309 words
  51. DEBENTURE STOCKS.

    The following are the latest quotations:— Bank of New Zealand 4 percent, guaranteed stock, £105 5s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency ...

    Article : 57 words
  52. NEW SOUTH WALES CIVIL SERVICE.

    Among the changes in the Civil Service immediately contemplated by the Civil Service Board is the retirement of Mr. Stephen. the Under-Secretary to the ...

    Article : 56 words
  53. SIR HENRY PARKES'S FAMILY.

    The Cabinet to-day decided that, pending such time as Parliament can definitely deal with the question, certain assistance shall be Parkes and the children of the ...

    Article : 44 words
  54. THE SOCIETY OF ARTS.

    Mr. James Lewis Dowling, the head of the firm of J. L. Dowling & Son, wholesale provision merchants, of Leadenhall Market, last night delivered a paper on the Australian pro ...

    Article : 75 words
  55. RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT NORTHAM.

    A railway accident happened at Northam this morning, resulting in three trucks being derailed. It appears that the trucks were stationary, and a passing train travelling at a ...

    Article : 62 words
  56. A DISPUTED WILL.

    An action to set aside the will of the late Mr. Daniel Murphy, of Richmond, was commenced before Mr. Justice A'Beckett to-day. The testator bequeathed nearly all his estate ...

    Article : 89 words
  57. AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES.

    The following are the latest quotations:— Mount Morgan G.M. Co., 74s. Mount Lyell G.M. Co., 61s. 8d. British Broken Hills, 25s. ...

    Article : 30 words
  58. Advertising

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    Advertising : 610 words
  59. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    BREADSTUFFS.— The quantity of wheat and floor afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2.230,000 qrs., as against 2,320,000 qrs. last a decrease of The ...

    Article : 88 words
  60. THIS DAY'S EVENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 121 words
  61. SAILING VESSELS.

    Of late there hare been fewer sailing vessels than usual on the loading berth in England for Australia. This state of affairs has been brought about by various causes, not the least ...

    Article : 94 words
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