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  2. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Johannesburg Times, a semi-official Government organ, the property of millionaire J. B. Robinson and managed by Mr. Leo of education Weinthal, one of President Kruger's warm ...

    Article : 253 words
  3. CABLE MESSAGES.

    In order to secure the prorogation of the House of Commons about the middle of August the Imperial government have decided to limit the discussion in committee upon the ...

    Article : 88 words
  4. THE CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.

    The Customs receipts do not show each huge increase this week as last, the amount having fallen from £41,282 19s. to £39.293 7s. 5d. Up till May 16 last the total was £479,676 ...

    Article : 70 words
  5. MEMBERS FOR MOUNT BARKER.

    The people of Strathalbyn to-night gave a social entertainment to the Hon. Dr. Cockborn (Minister of education) and Mr. A.H. Landseer their representatives in the house ...

    Article : 375 words
  6. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The third match of the tour of the Australian Eleven, Australia versus so England Eleven, was commenced at the Crystal Palace grounds this morning in the presence ...

    Article : 590 words
  7. THE CALVERT EXPEDITION.

    The exploratory expedition which was fitted out by Sir Thomas Elder in 1891 was intended to till up all the vacant places in the Wild West of Australia; unfortunately, owing to ...

    Article : 1,496 words
  8. THE NORTHERN COUNTRY.

    Mr. R. W. Foster, M.P., returned from a trip to the north on Monday night. He reports that rain set in at 8 o'clock on Sunday night at Quorn, but it was very light, only 75 points ...

    Article : 390 words
  9. A CUMBERSOME STOCK REGULATION.

    Besides the proclamation issued by the New South Wales Government requiring a declaration to be made of all cattle and horses passing over the border into that colony, to prevent ...

    Article : 193 words
  10. THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.

    The Duke of Orleans, in a letter to M. Daudiffret, the of the committee of Royalist party in France, states that although be withdraws his proposal for a plebiscite of ...

    Article : 225 words
  11. GEORGE DEAN'S SENTENCES.

    "George Dean remains in gaol," writes the Sydney Daily Telegraph on Saturday, "although his conviction for conspiracy with his solicitor, Meagher, to "pervert the ends of ...

    Article : 230 words
  12. EXPORT APPLES.

    The secretary to the Agricultural Bureau (Mr. A. Molineux) has received from Mr. W. C. Grasby, the headmaster at the Roseworthy Agricultural College, samples of Tasmanian ...

    Article : 250 words
  13. GOLD IN VICTORIA.

    Last evening in the stopes at the 300-ft, level in Sharpe and Barry's amalgamated mine, Leviathan reef, Maryborough ,a veritable jeweller's shop was disclosed. A ...

    Article : 175 words
  14. WEST AUSTRALIAN MINING.

    The prospectus has been issued of the Woodley's Reward Gold Mining Company, Murchison, which is being floated with a capital of £250.000, shares for the whole amount ...

    Article : 117 words
  15. THE WESTERN TRADE.

    The Queen's wharf frontage at Fort Adelaide was fully occupied on Monday afternoon by the A.U.S.N. Company's steamers—Barcoo, Rockton, and Cintra—which aggregated 5,455 ...

    Article : 220 words
  16. THE BUILDERS' TROUBLE.

    The strike of builders' operatives in London, owing to the refusal of the employers to increase their wages, has involved all branches of the trade, and it is estimated that 25,000' ...

    Article : 53 words
  17. FLAX AND HEMP CULTIVATION.

    Now that the time has arrived for planting hemp the Minister of Agriculture, with a view to making trials in its cultivation as well as with flax, has written to some of the farmers in ...

    Article : 85 words
  18. THE DEAN CASE.

    The Dean case is not yet concluded. On the Full Court assembling this morning the Chief Justice announced that the court had directed that Air. Richard Dennis ...

    Article : 139 words
  19. THE LIVE STOCK TRADE.

    The London Board of Agriculture have forbidden the reshipment from New South Wales to London of foreign sheep after they have undergone only a fortnight's quarantine. ...

    Article : 60 words
  20. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The P. & O. line R.M.S. Parramatta passed Cape Borda at twenty minutes past 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and reached the anchorage early this morning. The ...

    Article : 154 words
  21. DESTRUCTION OF NATIVE BIRDS.

    At the meeting of the Field Naturalists' section of the Royal Society on Tuesday evening Mr. J. G. O. Tepper said he had recently observed a scale greatly resembling the San ...

    Article : 279 words
  22. TREE PLANTING.

    Within the last year or two the practice of appointing Arbor days to enable townspeople and children in the country districts to plant trees is gradually falling into disuse. This is ...

    Article : 263 words
  23. DUELLING IN GERMANY.

    Heir L. de Katze, chamberlain in the department of the Master of Ceremonies at the Prussian Court, who recently fought and killed in a duel Baron K. de Schrader, a ...

    Article : 136 words
  24. THE TICK PEST.

    The Cabinet to-day discussed tie question of eradicating the tick peat, and will probably issue a, proclamation to-morrow defining the boundaries within which the pest prevails. ...

    Article : 227 words
  25. TURKISH TROUBLES.

    Details of the recent massacre of Armenian Christians at Orfah, a town in Asiatic Turkey, about 80 miles south-west of Diarbekir, have been received from Constantinople. and ...

    Article : 112 words
  26. THE WEATHER.

    Reports continue to come to hand from various parts of the country announcing falls of rain more or less heavy. Light rains were recorded over most of the colony during the 24 ...

    Article : 240 words
  27. THE DURHAM MINERS.

    It is announced that the Durham miners have refused to reappoint delegates to the conciliation board which was recently formed in Older to fettle the disputes existing between ...

    Article : 44 words
  28. AUSTRALIAN ODDFELLOWS.

    The sixth triennial session of the Grand Lodge of Australasia, I.O.O.F., which consists of representatives of the various Grand Lodges in the different colonies, and which meets for the purpose of ...

    Article : 131 words
  29. FREIGHTS FOR EXPORT BUTTER.

    The Minuter of Agriculture has issued a circular to the butter factories throughout the colony in which he states;—"I have to inform you that an arrangement has been made with ...

    Article : 234 words
  30. A DARING ROBBERY.

    Captain Begelhole, of Bayley's Reward mine, was chloroformed to-night in Park-street. North Fitzroy and of jewellery and money to the value, of £300. ...

    Article : 33 words
  31. LIVESTOCK FOR WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The steamers Colac And Alagonia, of the Adelaide Steamship Company's fleet, are expected to leave Port Adelaide to-day for West Australian ports. Each will take a large ...

    Article : 188 words
  32. ENGLAND IN EGYPT.

    Rapid progress is being made with the construction of the Akasheb railway in Nubia. The line is reported to be advancing at the rate of a mile and a half per day. ...

    Article : 45 words
  33. THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.

    A rumor is current in naval circles that the Orlando, the flagship on the Australian station, will return to England in January next, and will be replaced by a larger and more ...

    Article : 40 words
  34. DERVISHES ABANDON FERKET.

    Information has been received from Suakin that the dervishes, who are stated to have become completely disorganised, have now abandoned their stronghold at Ferket. ...

    Article : 32 words
  35. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon Mr. Varney Parkes moved the adjournment of the House to complain that Judge Murray had been appointed sole Commissioner to ...

    Article : 160 words
  36. CHARGE AGAINST A SOLICITOR.

    Mr. John Sykes, the senior partner in the firm of solicitors, Sykes & Ferguson, of Latrobe, was arrested on Saturday evening while driving into Launceston from the country, on a ...

    Article : 287 words
  37. DROUGHT IN ENGLAND.

    England is now suffering from a protracted drought, which is seriously retarding the growth of the crops. ...

    Article : 26 words
  38. MORTALITY AMONGST HORSES.

    —"Mr. R. Buzacott has experienced a very perplexing loss. His two boggy horses came in from the commonage on Saturday apparently as well as usual, and on Sunday ...

    Article : 313 words
  39. BRANDING BUTTER.

    "An announcement was recently made," says the Melbourne Argus of Monday, "that the Minister of Agriculture had decided to adopt the New Zealand system of branding ...

    Article : 169 words
  40. SCRUPULOUS FISHERMEN.

    The Penzance fishermen are objecting strongly to Sunday work. A collision took place between them and the fishermen from the east country, with the result that the ...

    Article : 44 words
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  42. SPRAYING FRUIT TREES.

    Much has been said of late for and against spraying fruit trees as a preventive against and curative of orchard pests. There can be no doubt, experiments having proved it most ...

    Article : 319 words
  43. THIS DAY'S EVENTS.

    Theatre Royal 8—Mr. Hurry Richards' New Tivoli Minstrels and Speciality Company. Victoria Hall, 8-Adelaide Orpheus Society concert. ...

    Article : 81 words
  44. CULTIVATION OF DESIGN.

    Mr. C. H. Simson, of North Adelaide, wants the Chamber of Manufactures to take the initiatory steps for the formation of a committee representing various local public ...

    Article : 324 words
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