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  2. FRANCE AND SIAM.

    LONDON, Monday, Noon.--The Paris Autorite, commenting on the King of Siam's answer to the ultimatum, expresses surprise that France did not reply to it ...

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  3. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

    LONDON, Monday Night.--The Australian cricketers commenced a match at Lord's to-day against the Middlesex County Eleven. The weather was fine, ...

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  4. NOTES OF THE DAY.

    Wanted a new keystone for the democratic arch. This announcement has not as yet formally appeared; but after the interview with Mr. O'Sullivan that was published ...

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  5. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The Times says that Mr. Gladstone is considering the advisability of forcing the labor and social legislation, promised at Newcastle during ...

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  6. SECOND EDITION.

    LONDON, Tuesday, 3 p.m.--The Australians resumed their second innings today in the match at Lords against the Middlesex County Eleven. ...

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  7. THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

    The Premier does not seem to be surprised or disappointed at the excitement in political circles caused by his speech at Penrith on Saturday night. Speaking to a ...

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  8. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day there was long discussion on the Supply Bill, the criticisms of the opponents of the Government being especially ...

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  9. THE ATTITUDE OF THE OPPOSITION.

    A caucus of the Opposition was held today, when 25 members were present. Sir Graham Berry presided. Mr. Shiels reviewed the taxation proposals, and after ...

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  10. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The hearing of the charges against the convicts Smith, Simpkins, Wilson, Tait, and Clamp, for assaulting overseer Jackson at Pentridge ...

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  11. THE HOME RULE BILL.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The House of Commons went into committee last night for the further consideration of the new financial clauses of the Irish Home Rule ...

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  12. REVOLT IN NICARAGUA.

    LONDON, Tuesday, 1 p.m.--From Nicaragua it is reported that insurgent steamers have fired 30 shells into the town. Two persons were killed, and a ...

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  13. THE MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A WIFE.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Sarah Armstrong, who on Monday morning was brutally struck about the head with an iron ornament by her husband, Hamilton Armstrong, ...

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  14. THE MERCANTILE BANK CASES. THE CONVICTION OF A NEWSPAPER MANAGER.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Full Court to-day dealt with the appeal by Mr. James Thomson, manager of the Evening Standard, against the decision of ...

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  15. THE QUEENSLAND BUDGET SPEECH.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, in reply to Mr. Morgan, Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith stated that the total costs paid by the Government in connection ...

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  16. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    LONDON, Tuesday, 3 p.m.--Bar silver to-day has risen ⅛d per oz., the present quotation being 2s 87-16d per oz. ...

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  17. THE BROKEN-HTLL STRIKE LEADERS.

    ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--MR. Richard Polkinghorne, one of the recently-released Broken-hill strike leaders, arrived at Adelaide by the Melbourne express this ...

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  18. THE COUNTRY.

    GOULBURN, Tuesday.--The judgment in the Cathedral case, trustees v. Captain Rossi, and the confusion in which it leaves matters, were the topics of conversation in ...

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  19. A RELIGIOUS SENSATION.

    LONDON, Tuesday, 1 p.m.--A young woman named Guiding has created a sensation by asserting that poisoning and immorality is practised in 10 convents, ...

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  20. THE NAVAL DISASTER.

    LONDON, Monday Night.--The court martial upon Captain Bourke at Malta, in connection with the loss of H.M.S Victoria by collision with H.M.S. ...

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  21. THE SPEIGHT V. AGE LIBEL ACTION.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The hearing of the Speight v. Aye libel action was resumed to-day. During the cross-examination of Mr. Pollard, ex-District Traffic Superintendent, ...

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  22. TASMANIA.

    LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.--The flood has receded to a large extent, but not sufficiently o allow of the water being drained out of the flooded suburb of Inveresk. Some ...

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  23. THE FEDERAL CONFERENCE AT COROWA.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Premier to-day received a communication from Mr. Edward Wilson, secretary of the Corowa branch of the Federation League, stating ...

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  24. PAYMENT OF MEMBERS.

    LONDON, Monday, Noon.--The Globe, referring to statement made by the Premier of New South Wales on Saturday night of the Ministry's attitude towards ...

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  25. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--A sculling contest took place in America yesterday between Jacob Gaudaur and Edward Hanlan. The latter was defeated by seven ...

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  26. BANK OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.

    HOBART, Tuesday.--The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of Van Diemen's Land (in liquidation) was held to-day. The chairman stated that the liquidation ...

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  27. A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At Orford a child four years old named Willshire was burnt to dentil to-day by falling into a fire. ...

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  28. LABOR SETTLEMENTS.

    ALBURY, Tuesday.--The Jindera progress committee has decided on making a village settlement on the water reserve on the stock route to Gerogery, which the Government ...

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  29. ATTACK ON A CONSTABLE BY BURGLARS.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At an early hour this morning Constable Fitzgerald and Dr. Grant discovered three men attempting to enter the premises of H. Horton, draper, ...

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  30. THE PRICE OF RUPEE PAPER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--On the London Stock Exchange yesterday Indian Government 4 per cent. rupee paper fell 1s 3d, the present quotation being £18 16s 3d ...

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  31. THE PROPOSED VICTORIAN TAXATION.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited upon the Treasurer to-day, and protested against the primage dues and the income tax. The ...

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  32. MR. G. H. REID.

    We have received the following letter :--"Mr. G. H. Reid presents his compliments to the editor of The Daily Telegraph, and begs that he will correct a statement in this ...

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  33. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY.

    LONDON, Tuesday, 1 p.m.--The debenture holders of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, in liquidation, intend to contest the claim of Mr. ...

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  34. OUT OF SESSION.

    In addressing his constituents at Wiseman's Ferry on Saturday, Mr. Stevenson, member for Wollombi, explained his votes upon the various measures submitted last ...

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  35. THE BRUTHEN MURDER.

    Melbourne, Tuesday.--The trial of Jame Conder, charged with the murder of an Indian hawker near Bruthen, was opened at the Sale Assize Court to-day. Conder was ...

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  36. THE MATCH WITH SOMERSETSHIRE.

    LONDON, Monday Night.--H. T. Hewett has resigned the captaincy of the Somer setshire County Eleven, he being disgusted at the clamoring of the spectators and at ...

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  37. MINING ON PRIVATE PROPEPTY.

    ALBURY, Tuesday.--At a meeting of the Mining on Private Property League last night, correspondence was read from Moama, Copeland, Gulgoug, and Junee, offering ...

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  38. BROKEN-HILL PROPRIETARY SHARES.

    LONDON, Tuesday, 1 p.m--Shares in the Broken-hill Proprietary mine are quoted on the London Stock Exchange to-day at £2 2s. ...

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  39. PARLIAMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Council to-day the Supply Bill was passed. The Ministers' Salaries Reduction Bill, the Members Reimbursement Reduction Bill, ...

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  40. DEATH OF A FAMOUS EXPLORER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--The death is announced of Dr. John Rac, the famous Arctic explorer. John Rac, L.R.C.S., M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., ...

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  41. THE BANKS.

    LONDON, Monday, Noon.--A meeting of British depositors in the Queensland National Bank was hold to-day to consider the scheme of reconstruction. ...

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  42. POLITICAL MEETINGS.

    The Premier's speech, or "bombshell," as some have described it, has created much stir in the political world, and members are announcing their intention of appearing ...

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  43. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Mr. J. G. Huddart of Huddart, Parker, and Co., delivered an address at the Chamber of Commerce today on the subject of the Canada trade, in ...

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  44. PROPOSED FIXED DUTY ON TEA.

    A deputation of tea-merchants also waited on the Treasurer to-day, and asked for a fixed duty on tea instead of the 3 per cent. primage duty. They pointed out that fixed ...

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  45. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

    LONDON, Monday, Noon.--On the London Stock Exchange to-day shares in the Bank of Australasia were quoted at £59. [A portion of the above appeared in a second ...

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  46. ROAD VERSUS RAIL.

    ALBURY, Monday.--As a consequence of the publicity given to the fact that carrying firms were successfully competing with the railway in the carriage of some classes of ...

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  47. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--Financial authorities in the city eulogise Sir George Dibbs' proposal to establish a sinking fund for the extinction of the loan liabilities of ...

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  48. AN ALTERATION OF THE ESTIMATES.

    The decision of the Government to withdraw the imposition of 3 per cent. primage duty on fixed-rate goods, now dutiable over 25 per cent. will reduce the customs estimate ...

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  49. MEETING OF METROPOLITAN AND SUBURBAN MEMBERS.

    Mr. Reid, as leader of the Opposition, has called a meeting of the freetrade members representing metropolitan and suburban constituencies, to be held at Parliament ...

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  50. THE QUEENSLAND NATIONAL BANK.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A meeting of share, holders of the Queensland National Bank was to have been held to-day, but the meeting was adjourned till Thursday ...

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  51. DEBATE IN THE ASSEMBLY.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the budget debate was resumed by Sir Graham Berry. He spoke generally in a friendly tone toward the Government, and while ...

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  52. THE SUSPENDED BANKS AND TRADING COMPANIES.

    BRISBANE, Monday,--At the Supreme Court to-day the application for sanction to the scheme of reconstruction of the Royal Bank was adjourned till Tuesday week. ...

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  53. THE WEATHER.

    BINGARA, Tuesday.--The rain continued in intermittent showers to-day, and there are still appearances at more fulling. CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Tuesday.--Yesterday the weather ...

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  54. VICEROY OF INDIA.

    LONDON, Tuesday.--It is reported that the Imperial Government have offered the position of Viceroy and Governor-General of India to Lord Cromer, the ...

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  55. MR. FRANK COTTON, M.P., AT HAY.

    HAY, Tuesday.--Mr. Frank Cotton, M.P. for Newtown, addressed a large meeting here last night. The Mayor presided. Mr. Cotton spoke on the land question, ...

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  56. A CHINESE MURDER.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--An inquest was held at Inglewood to day on the body of a Chinaman, who died after being assaulted by a Chinese named Lim Sue. The jury ...

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