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  2. CABLE MESSAGES. THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.

    The ravages of babonic plague in Bombay are increaing in virulence, and a fresh exodus of the inhabitants is reported. Out of 14,257 races in Bombay 11,882 have proved fatal. ...

    Article : 42 words
  3. CABLE MESSAGES. THE AUSTRIAN CRISIS.

    An Imperial decree has been gazetted in Vienna anthorising the Government to levy taxes during the prorogation of the Reichsrath. The sanction of the Reichsrath ...

    Article : 50 words
  4. ESCAPEES FROM YATALA

    The entire failure of all former attempts of the kind does not seem to warn the more enterprising or adventuus—perhaps it might be better to say audacion —cruninal against ...

    Article : 720 words
  5. THE MELBOURNE SEWER TUNNEL ACCIDENT.

    The operations at the sewer at South Yarra for the recovery of the bodies of the smothered men were resumed early this morning, when diver Beckett, with, a second diver named ...

    Article : 421 words
  6. CABLE MESSAGES. THE CHINESE QUESTION.

    The negotiations which had been entered into between the Russian and French Governments for the joint loan of 6,000,000 to China, with the object of enabling her to pay that ...

    Article : 186 words
  7. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

    Although the match was at an interesting stage very few people attended to witness the finish, only 400 paying £220s. at the gates, the total number present, including members, not ...

    Article : 930 words
  8. RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

    It is announced that the Sultan, has notified his intention shortly to pay the sum of £500,000 on account of arrears of the indemnity due to Russia, the existence of which ...

    Article : 54 words
  9. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The hearing of the libel case Ca[?]ers against George [?] and John Norton was continued at Armidale to-day. Mr. Carrntbers having given evidence in ...

    Article : 533 words
  10. PORT-AU-PRINCE.

    The town of Port-an-Prince, in the West Indies, has been visited by a disastrous fire, which destroyed 800 houses and deprived 3,000 people of shelter. The fire was followed ...

    Article : 106 words
  11. ENGINEERS' STRIKE.

    The results of the balloting of the members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers and kindred organiasation, on the questions referred to them are now published. ...

    Article : 98 words
  12. ACTION OF FRANCE.

    Intelligence from Saigon, the capital of French Indo-China, states that the French have occupied Hainan, a large island in the south of China, separated by the Hainan ...

    Article : 103 words
  13. THE SOUDAN.

    The latest news from the Soudan states that the native levies have captured Osobri, an important post in the neighborhood of Kassala, after a heroic defence by the dervishes ...

    Article : 75 words
  14. BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

    Sir Jolian Panncefote, British Ambassador at Washington, is negotiating for a reciprocal trade treaty with the United Statrs, under which the British West ...

    Article : 36 words
  15. ONE OF THE FIRST RESCUE PARTY.

    Mr. Sherman McKenzie, one of the five brothers comprising the firm carrying out the work, had a thrilling experience in the endeavor to rescue the entombed men, which ...

    Article : 838 words
  16. AFFAIRS IN CUBA.

    A Spanish decree proclaiming the establishment of an autonomous administration in Cuba has been gazetted at Havana. By this decree all but the right of control over foreign ...

    Article : 49 words
  17. ENGLAND OR BRITAIN ?

    A petition signed by 104,388 Scotchmen has been presented to her Majesty the Queen praying. that she will exert her influence to secure the use of the words "Britain" and ...

    Article : 59 words
  18. GENERAL GABLE NEWS.

    [?] Lamb, of the New South Wales Artillery has passed his examination in five of the cheif [?] of study at the Woo[?] Royal Military Academy. ...

    Article : 107 words
  19. VICTORIA.

    Another scorcher was experienced to-day. The Observatory gives the highest reading in the ahads at 107-3° at 3 p.m., while at Gannt's, in Bourks-street the highest registered was ...

    Article : 166 words
  20. THE MURDERED ACTOR.

    "Mad Archer." the murderer of William Terriss, the celebrated actor, alleges that since he has been incarcerated in Holloway Gaol awaiting his trial the officers of that prison ...

    Article : 114 words
  21. THE WHEAT HARVEST.

    The Government statistician to-day issued an official estimate of the wheat harvest of this colony. The total yield of the colony is stated at 9,745,000 bushels, and as 7,900,000 bushels ...

    Article : 173 words
  22. COMMERCIAL.

    [?]-The American visible of wheat in8,378,000 [?] ...

    Article : 11 words
  23. [?] ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

    [?],Trott, I[?], and Darlin will the Melbourne Cricket Council's 11 o'clock to-morrow morning to [?] team to represent Australia in the ...

    Article : 101 words
  24. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    About 3 o'clock this morning a report was made to the police, in consequence of which Constables Sullivan and Sayers proceeded to an Afghan camp situated just over the ...

    Article : 240 words
  25. ALLEGED INTERFERENCE WITH

    At last sitting of the Melbourne General S[?]ious a complaint was made by Judge Hamilton that Abraham Nixon had spoken to two witnesses in a case against a man named ...

    Article : 116 words
  26. AMUSEMENTS.

    Mr. Harry Rickards's Biograph Vaudeville Company again appealed at the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening, Miss Fanny Wentworth was as successful as ever in her mus[?] ...

    Article : 120 words
  27. THE WOOL TRADE.

    The busy season of the wool traffic being now practically over a return is being made, which shows that 518,000 bales were carried to the seaboard this year, being a falling off of ...

    Article : 46 words
  28. BENNETT DIVORCE SUIT.

    In the cross suit in divorce, Bennett v. Bennett, e jury were locked up all night. Last night the jury stated that they were agreed that Bennett had not committed ...

    Article : 173 words
  29. TASMANIA.

    The hest was most intense to-day, being accompanied by a strong, north-westerly wind. This was aggravated by immense bush fires on Mount Wellington, doing considerable damage ...

    Article : 502 words
  30. BIJOU THEATRE.

    The sensational drama "Returned to Life" was repeated by Messrs. Glover & Cowan's Company at the Bijoa Theatre on Thursday evening. The striking situations, humorous ...

    Article : 78 words
  31. BROKEN HILL.

    At to-day reached 97 in the shade, and [?] no sign of the longed-for change. At the Police Court to-day Daniel Connell [?] O'Dan was sentenced to 14 day ...

    Article : 61 words
  32. PROFESSOR BRISTOL'S HORSES.

    Professor D. M. [?]'s school of educated horses repeated their wonderful performance on Thursday evening in the spacious tent erected in Pirie-street, and again me with an ...

    Article : 114 words
  33. RAIN AT COOLGARDIE.

    Splendid rains have fallen all over the fields, filling the dama. At Coolgardie 117 points have been registered and three million gallons has been caught in the Londonderry dam. ...

    Article : 35 words
  34. THE STORY OF A SURVIVOR.

    Mr. M. Hoare, a laborer, who is the only survor of the origil four overcome by the foul air, is a man of fully 50 years, whose greatly in evidence throughout ...

    Article : 715 words
  35. A £100 FINE.

    Christopher William's a printer, was lined £100 at the Police Court to-day for keeping an illicit still, which was discovered yesterday in a house situated close to the Central Police ...

    Article : 106 words
  36. KALGOORLIE.

    It has been decided that a Horizontal [?] shall be put in from the face of the east crosscut of the Boulder Main Reef mine at a depth of 27o ft. to prospect for lodes instead of ...

    Article : 421 words
  37. THE CYCLORAMA.

    The Cyclorama of the C[?] war attracted large number of spectators on Thursday. both sessions being well patronised. In [?]tion to the attraction the picture Mr. S. ...

    Article : 55 words
  38. [?] ANOTHER BUSH FIRE AT ECHUNGA.

    [?] large buskh fire has started at Glen [?] Mr. McTaggart's grass paddocks. [?]has all been destroyed and now it shad the wattle plantation. All the men ...

    Article : 60 words
  39. PLAYERS PROSTRATED BY THE HEAT.

    The Argus of Wednesday says:—"The New South Wales team of cricketers have had exceptionally bad luck on their present visit to Melbourne and several of the ...

    Article : 663 words
  40. THE BIOLOGRAPHE.

    The exhibition of [?] pictures by means of the Biolographe was repeated at the Victoria Hall on Thursday evening; when the many tine pictures were accorded a hearty ...

    Article : 63 words
  41. THE BROTHERS DE REZCKE.

    are said to enjoy only Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigaretten, the fashionable English Smoke. None better made. ...

    Article : 20 words
  42. THE CONTINENTALS.

    The third Continental concert will be given at the Jubilee Exhibition grounds on Saturday evening, for which occasion another attractive programme has been prepared by Herr ...

    Article : 57 words
  43. Advertising

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  44. THE PORT VICTOR CAMP.

    The Artillerymen on Granite island have had the misfortune to experience extremely trying weather during their period of camping out. Yesterday it was dreadfully hot, the heat ...

    Article : 271 words
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