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  2. OUR TRAMWAYS.

    The tramways were pushed on with fair speed, and by the end of 1880 there were four miles open--Redfern to Hunter-street (double line), one and a half mile ; Elizabeth-street to ...

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  3. THE GERMAN CRISIS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--General Caprivi, who has succeeded Prince Bismarck as the Imperial Chancellor of Germany, has also been appointed Minister of Foreign ...

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  4. THE RAIN AND FLOODS.

    A few showers only fell in Sydney yesterday barely sufficient to keep the ground damp, but a very cold wind set in during the morning and continued until nightfall, such as was more ...

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  5. MAJOR PANITZA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Major Panitza, who was recently arrested on suspicion of being concerned in an attempt to capture and abduct Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, has ...

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  6. ITALY AND GERMANY.

    LONDON, Thursday.--In the Italian Senate yesterday Signor Crispi, the President of the Council of Ministers, announced that no change had taken place in the friendly ...

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  7. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--In the House of Commons last night a motion was proposed in favor of the adoption of the local option principle in Ireland. The resolution was ...

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  8. THE DARLING--WATERS STILL RISING.

    BOURKE, Thursday, 6.30 p.m.--Circumstances still point to a serious flood here, although the weather is fine. There is every appearance that it will last so for some time. Alarming ...

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  9. THE TIMES-PARNELL REPORT.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Liberal members of the House of Lords have entered a protest against the report of The Times Parnell Special Commission being entered ...

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  10. ASSISTANCE FOR THE CLARENCE DISTRICT.

    Yesterday morning a deputation of residents of the Clarence district (introduced by Mr. J. See and Mr. J. M'Farlane, Ms.P.) waited upon the acting Minister for Works to represent ...

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  11. THE PRINCE OF WALES IN BERLIN.

    LONDON, Thursday.--H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, who is at present on a visit to Berlin, lunched with Prince Bismarck yesterday. ...

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  12. THE EUROPEAN LABOR CONVENTION.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The correspondence is published this morning between the Emperor William of Germany and tho Pope respecting the International Labor ...

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  13. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF QUEENSLAND.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Rumors have been circulated to the effect that Sir George C. Hamilton, Governor of Tasmania, is to succeed General Sir Henry Wylie Norman ...

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  14. DISASTROUS FIRE IN NEW ZEALAND.

    AUCKLAND, Thursday.--A disastrous fire occurred in Revell-street, Hokitika, last night, destroying the following buildings Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, Levy's store, Westland's ...

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  15. HEAVY RAINS IN THE NORTH.--WASH-AWAY ON THE RAILWAY.

    BALLINA, Thursday, 4 p.m.--Very heavy rain is now falling here. GRAFTON, Thursday, 6.15 p.m.--Heavy rain again set in about midnight last night and ...

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  16. MESSRS. M'EWAN AND CO., LIMITED.

    LONDON, Thursday. -- Messrs. James M'Ewan and Co., Limited, merchants, have declared an interim dividend of 10 per cent. ...

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  17. BUTCHERS' HOURS OF LABOR.

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A meeting of the committee of the Newcastle Journeymen Butchers' Union was held last night, when a number of the men met a few of the masters in ...

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  18. SIR HENRY PARKES' TOUR.

    BALRANALD, Thursday.-- The municipal council yesterday wired to Sir Henry Parkes in Melbourne, inviting him to visit Balranald on his return journey to Sydney from Broken-hill. ...

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  19. RUSSIA AND THE PERSIAN RAILWAYS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The Russian authorities are reported to have obtained a complete monopoly of the Persian railways. ...

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  20. SIBERIAN ATROCITIES.

    LONDON, Thursday.--It is rumored that the Czar of Russia is about to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the atrocities alleged to have been committed ...

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  21. A COUNTY VOTERS' PROTECTION SOCIETY.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--A Liberal County Voters' Protection Society has been started, with Mr. John Morley, M.P. for Newcastle on-Tyne, as president. ...

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  22. THE LIVERPOOL DOCK LABORERS.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Although the Liverpool dock laborers' strike has collapsed large numbers of the men are still unemployed. ...

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  23. A PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Mr. Somerville, a Unionist candidate, was to-day elected a member of the House of Commons for the Ayr district of Scotland, replacing ...

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  24. THE DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

    DUNEDIN, Thursday.--The following is the final result of the competition in Australian wines. The jurors on light wines finished their work before the heavy wines were judged. ...

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  25. THE WELSH COLLIERY DISASTER.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Coroner's inquiry into the recent fatal colliery disaster in South Wales was concluded yesterday and resulted in a verdict that no one was to ...

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  26. "PAUL JONES" IN MELBOURNE.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Nellie Stewart farewell opera season commenced to-night at the Opera House, when Planquette's "Paul Jones" was produced for the first time in ...

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  27. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

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  28. WATER RATES ON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

    BALRANALD, Thursday.--A dispute regarding the legality of rating Government buildings for water will be tested here shortly. The council intend to sue Mr. Lobsey, ...

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  29. THE FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Sir William Robinson, late Governor of South Australia, spoke last night at the annual banquet at Fishmongers'-hall. He said that the federation ...

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  30. OTHER REPORTS.

    BALRANALD, Thursday, 11.45 a.m.--During the late fall 164 points of rain were registered at Balranald, 129 Conody, 94 Moulamein, 102 Paika, 25 Bidura and 60 D. Block. Further ...

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  31. THE SEE OF CHRISTCHURCH.

    AUCKLAND, Thursday.--The standing committee of the diocese of Christchurch has agreed to a memorial to the Bishop of Wellington appealing to him to resign his claim to the ...

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  32. THE ESCAPE FROM NEWTOWN LOCK-UP.

    NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The morning, from information received, Sergeant Thompson arrested a young man named Dalziel, alias Smith, who escaped from the Newtown lock-up where he was ...

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  33. CAMPBELLTOWN DISTRICT.

    Communication with Burrangong, Cox's River and Wallendilly River, above Picton, has been very uncertain of late owing to the height of the above rivers and the dangerous ...

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  34. THE FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--A thunderstorm, accompanied with a terrific downpour of rain, visited the city to-night. The floods at Roma are now abating slowly. ...

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  35. RUSSIA AND JAMAICA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Great excitement has been occasioned at Jamaica, the largest of the British West India Islands, by the arrival there of a Russian warship. ...

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  36. BRIDGES OVER THE MURRAY.

    ALBURY, Thursday.--A communication has been received from the Public Works Department stating that the necessary surveys in connection with the erection of a bridge across ...

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  37. REMARKABLE RIFLE SHOOTING.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--At the annual competition of the South Australian Smalibere Rifle Club, which was held at Smithfield on Wednesday last, Mr. A. M'Farlane, sen., ...

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  38. QUARRELSOME NURSES.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A serious state of affairs in connection with the Parkside Lunatic Asylum has been brought to light. Recently the female nurses, who appeared to be divided ...

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  39. ENGLISH SPORTING.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The race for the Lincolnshire Handicap took place today, with the following result:-- THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP, of 1000 ...

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  40. (BY TELEGRAPH.)

    WINDSOR, Thursday, 5.10 p.m.--The flood waters have gone down some 6ft, or 8ft., and are still fulling slowly, there being a great deal of back water to supply the main stream. ...

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  41. RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY ASSOCIATIONS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--At the conference of Victorian Railway Service Mutual Associations a proposal submitted by the Now South Wales Association for the establishing of an ...

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  42. THE BRISBANE UNEMPLOYED.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--A deputation from the Labor Federation waited on the Premier to-day to ask the Government to provide work for the unemployed. The deputation stated ...

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  43. THE CHILLED MEAT INDUSTRY.

    NARRABRI, Thursday.--Mr. Hudson left here by to-day's train for Sydney with a consignment of mutton, beef and game. The sheep and cattle, which are splendid specimens, were ...

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  44. ON THE SOUTH COAST--FURTHER LANDSLIPS.

    CLIFTON, Thursday, 6.15 p.m.--Although the Railway Department put forth every exertion yesterday and to-day, they have as yet been unable to complete the clearance of the railway ...

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  45. THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

    BATHURST, Thursday.--The Mayor and some of the aldermen, who are going to Sydney for the Sydney Mayor's festivities, were appointed a deputation to wait on the Minister for Mines ...

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  46. A HITCH OVER RAILWAY TENDERS.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.--It is rumored that friction exists between the Government and the Railway Commissioners with regard to the tempers for the Melbourne-street railway ...

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  47. INTERCOLONIAL MINING EXHIBITION.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Victorian Mining Department has made arrangements for the representation of the colony at the International Mining Exhibition, to be held in ...

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  48. VISIT OF LORD CARRINGTON TO TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Thursday.--In connection with the proposed formation of a Grand Lodge of Masons in Tasmania, Brother A. Kirkland, of Launceston, has received a communication from ...

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