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  2. THE WEATHER.

    Yesterday proved another rough day on the coast, the wind blowing hard from the eastward, accompanied by violent squalls of rain, and the sea being being nearly all ...

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  3. A MILITARY EMEUTE.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--For some time past there has been trouble brewing in connection with the Third Victorian Regiment at Ballarat owing to tho unfriendly relations ...

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  4. STRIKES IN PARIS.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--A general strike has occurred in Paris among the butchers, bakers and grocers' assistants. The men on strike have created distur ...

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  5. FRANCE AND GERMANY.

    LONDON, Friday.--Another frontier difficulty has occurred between France and Germany. A number of German workmen attacked ...

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  6. THE COUNTRY.

    KLAMA, Friday.--The tenth annual meeting of shareholders in the South Coast and West Camden Co-operative Company was held in the Temperance-hall, Kiama, this ...

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  7. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--A banquet was given by the Melbourne Stock Exchange tonight to inaugurate the occupation of the new Exchange in Collins-street, a palatial ...

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  8. THE FLOOD IN THE HAWKESBURY.

    RICHMOND, Friday.--The Hawkesbury River to-night is 24ft. over the Richmond bridge, having fallen 2ft. during the last 24 hours, but there is little fall as yet in the ...

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  9. EXTENSIVE DAMAGES IN THE EDEN DISTRICT.

    MORUYA, Friday.--A portion of the Trunketabella bridge, Bodalla, has been, washed away by the floods. The Moruya[?] bridge has also been in danger. The waters ...

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  10. CANADIAN WHEAT.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Canadian wheat yield promises to be exceptionally good, and is calculated to exceed the previous Government estimate by 25,000,000 ...

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  11. STORMS IN AUSTRIA.

    LONDON, Friday.--Terrific thunderstorms have occurred in Austria during the last few days, accompanied by fierce lightning. Three villages have been set ...

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  12. THE GOULBURN DISTRICT.

    GOULBURY, Friday.--Rain is falling heavily again. Enormous masses of water are running down the "Wollondilly River. The amount of rain registered here has been 6in. ...

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  13. QUEENSLAND DINNER.

    LONDON, Friday.--The annual dinner of Queensland colonists in London was held last night at the Criterion Hotel. Sir James F. Garrick, the Queensland ...

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  14. FLOODS IN AMERICA.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--From New York it is reported that terrible floods have occurred in the State of Iowa, causing an enormous destruction of ...

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  15. WOLLONGONG HARBOR TRUST.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday.--A special meeting of the Wollongong Harbor Trust was held to-day. The business of the meeting was to consider a report from the engineer of the ...

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  16. BOMBALA RIVER FLOODED.

    BOMBALA, Friday.--Rain is still falling heavily. The river is a banker and rising 2ft. per hour. All the people living on the banks of the river have cleared out, as a big ...

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  17. THE BEHRING SEA.

    LONDON, Friday.--The British Government have announced that they are prepared to consider claims for compensation for direct loss caused to British vessels by ...

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  18. SERIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH THE MAILS.

    The heavy rain and severe floods which have been experienced lately have affected most disastrously the mail arrangements in many of the country districts. Roads have been ...

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  19. IN THE COUNTRY.

    BATHURST, Friday.--Yesterday 80 points of rain fell, and there have been frequent showers to-day. CAMDEN, Friday.--The weather held up ...

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  20. THE SHANGHAI RIOTS.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--The United States Government have dispatched three warships to Shanghai, where ...

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  21. QUARTER SESSIONS.

    LISMORE, Friday.--The Quarter Sessions opened on Wednesday and concluded last night before acting Judge Gibson. Michael Duffy, charged with attempted suicide, was ...

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  22. CANADA AND THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--The Canadian House of Commons has agreed to the appointment of a Royal Commission to consider the question of the prohibition ...

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  23. THE MISSIONARY CASE.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The action brought by James Charles Barber against the committee of the City Mission to recover £500 damages for wrongful dismissal was concluded ...

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  24. MOZAMBIQUE.

    LONDON, Friday.--The natives of Mozambique, a Portuguese possession on the east coast of Africa, object to Senhor Andrad being appointed Governor- General. ...

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  25. AFRICAN SLAVERY.

    LONDON, Friday.--The German Government have decided to institute a State lottery of 8,000,000 marks (about £400,000), the revenue from which is to ...

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  26. THE SHEARING DIFFICULTY.

    As soon as the present rains are over shearing will commence in this colony. The prospects of the maintenance of amicable relations between the Shearers' Union and ...

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  27. ARTESIAN WATER.

    BOURKE, Friday.--A wire has been received here from Messrs. Wallis, Milton and Co., Cunnamulla, stating that the Burrabilla bore has been completed. At a depth of ...

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  28. MR. GLADSTONE'S HEALTH.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--Mr. W. E. Gladstone is seriously ill and his condition is causing grave anxiety. ...

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  29. THE LABOR ELECTORAL LEAGUE.

    LITHGOW, Friday.--In connection with the local branch of the Labor Electoral League a debating society is to be established for the discussion of the planks in the platform and ...

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  30. THE CHARITIES' COMMISSION.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--At the meeting of the Charities' Commission to-day a resolution was adopted to the effect that the attention of the Premier be drawn to the evidence of ...

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  31. DISPLACED BUOYS AT THE CLARENCE.

    MACLEAN, Friday.--Serious complaints are being made against the authorities for not having the river buoys, which were displaced by the late flood, returned to their proper ...

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  32. SPANISH EMIGRANTS.

    LONDON, Friday.--Large numbers of Spanish immigrants have been arriving in the Argentine Republic during the past few months. Owing to the disturbed ...

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  33. WASHAWAY ON THE COOMALINE.

    With regard to the washaway which has taken place on the line between Goulburn and Cooma the Railway Commissioners yesterday received the following telegram from ...

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  34. MR. PARNELL'S MARRIAGE.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--The report is confirmed that Mr. C. S. Parnell, M.P., and Mrs O'Shea were married this morning at Brighton. ...

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  35. THE SHEARERS' BALLOT.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--With regard to the ballot among members of the Shearers' Union as to whether they are in favor of staying away from shearing- sheds until the ...

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  36. DECREASE OF ABORIGINES.

    MACLEAN, Friday.--During the past few weeks only 113 aboriginals have applied for the usual blanket donation. This shows that the race is fast becoming extinct. A few ...

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  37. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY.

    Sir,--I observe that a meeting of the members of the above society is convened to be held on July 24 "for the purpose of amending bylaw 31 to allow the transaction of the ...

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  38. THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONLRS.

    GUNDAGAI, Friday.--Messrs. Eddy and Fehon, Railway Commissioners, visited Gundagai to-day. They were met at the railway station by the Mayor (Alderman W. Bibo) ...

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  39. THE SOUTHERN COLLIERIES STILL IDLE.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday.--Rain continued to fall at intervals throughout the night, but very little fell to-day. There are however, no signs of a clearance to- night, but every ...

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  40. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

    LONDON, Friday.--An insurrection has broken out in the province of Catamarea, in the Argentine Republic. The people have overthrown the provincial ...

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  41. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--Mr. John Morley, the senior M.P. for Newcastle, is suffering from illness, but no serious consequences are feared. ...

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  42. NEWCASTLE COAL EXPORTS.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The export of coal for the week was:--Victoria, 12,550 tons; South Australia, 11,321 United States, 2586 ; Manila, 1447; Tasmania, 900; New ...

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  43. MR. WRAGGE'S FORECAST.

    BRISBANE, Friday.--The following special ocean forecast was issued to-night:--"A barometric disturbance still exists over the New South Wales coast and Norfolk Island. ...

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  44. THE MURRAY DISTRICT.

    ALBURY, Friday.--Heavy and continuous rain bus fallen here since early last night, and to-night there is every appearance of a further downpour. Reports from the ...

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  45. LONDON TAILORS' STRIKE AVERTED.

    LONDON, Friday.--The threatened strike of West End tailors has been averted, the employers surrendering the reduced hours of labor and the improved workrooms ...

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  46. THE COMING SHEARING SEASON.

    YOUNG, Friday.--Mr. Toomey, secretary of the Young branch of the Shearers' Union, to-day received instructions to attend a meeting of the Trades-hall Council, ...

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  47. THE QUEENSLAND SEPARATION MOVEMENT.

    ROCKHAMPTON, Friday.--At a meeting of the Separation League on Wednesday night the secretary read the following circular, which he had been instructed to prepare at ...

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  48. QUEENSLAND.

    The following nominations were received to-day in connection with the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly for Burnett in the room of Mr. G. H. Jones, resigned:--J. J. ...

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  49. THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONGRESS.

    LONDON, Friday.--It has been decided that the next meeting of the Universal Postal Congress shall be held at Washington, the capital of the United States. ...

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  50. THE ENGLISH BAR.

    LONDON, Friday.--The committee of the English Bar have resolved to discourage the system of sons practising in courts in which their fathers are presiding ...

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  51. THE MURRUMBIDGEE IN FLOOD. A BRIDGE CARRIED AWAY.

    GUNDAGAI, Friday.--The Murrumbidgee River is falling and is now at 24 ft. 6in. The river flats are still submerged, and as it has been raiping all day it is feared that the ...

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  52. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mrs. Surman, a passenger by the funamincka, which arrived from Melbourne today, gave birth on the voyage to a son, and although she received every attention from ...

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  53. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Royal Commission on Westminster Abbey have unanimously decided upon the necessity for enlarging the building. ...

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  54. A DISHONEST TRUSTEE

    MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Edward James Wallace was tried at the Criminal Court to-day for larceny as a trustee of £1950. Prisoner's late father, James Wallace, of ...

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  55. THE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--The scheme propounded by the directors of the National Bank of New Zealand is receiving the strong support of the leading shareholders. ...

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