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  2. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Mr. Powers introduced a bill into the Legislative Assembly to-day to provide that no civil servant, after the passing of the Act, who is engaged under ...

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  3. THE COUNTRY.

    YOUNG, Wednesday.-- The threatened strike of rouseabouts at Milong station, 18 miles from here, took place yesterday. It is caused through dissatisfaction with the ...

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  4. COAL HAULAGE ON THE ILLAWARBA RAILWAY.

    The new rates adopted by the Railway Commissioners for the carriage of coal on the Illawarra line are accepted by tho southern colliery companies as an acknowledgment ...

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  5. THE MERCANTILE BANK CASES.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The hearing of the Mercantile Bank case was continued to-day before Mr. Nicolson, P.M., aud a bench of magistrates. ...

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  6. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Council to-day the Succession Duties Bill was dealt with in committee, and the third reading fixed for to-morrow. ...

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  7. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF QUEENSLAND.

    LONDON, Wednesday, 1 p.m.--The Pall Mall Gazette asserts that Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, Under-secretary for Ireland, is a candidate for the Governorship of ...

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  8. THE MAYOR'S BALL.

    The annual race ball given by the Mayor and Mayoress of Sydney took place in the Town-hall last night, and will be long remembered as one of the most brilliant ...

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  9. THE REVOLT IN BRAZIL.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Telegrams from Brazil state that it is expected that the people of Santos, an important port south of Rio de Janeiro, will join the ...

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  10. THE CANADIAN SERVICE.

    LONDON, Wednesday, 1 p.m.--Mr. James Huddart, the promoter of the Canadian-Australian service, states that if the Queensland Government will ...

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  11. THE REBELS IN FAVOR OF MONARCHY.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night. --Marshal Peixoto, the President of Brazil, is practically ousted from power. The promoters of the insurrection intend to restore the ...

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  12. OUTRAGES IN RIO DE JANEIRO.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The bombardment of Rio de Janeiro by the insurgents was accompanied by horrible outrages committed on women by the citizens. ...

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  13. THE DISPUTED TERRITORY. PROPOSED APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Ash concluded his speech in support of the motion for commencing legal proceedings so as to obtain a ...

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  14. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A large deputation waited on the Premier to-day to urge the Government to take some steps towards dealing with the Asiatic question. The ...

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  15. HORSE PARADES.

    MUDGEE, Wednesday.--A stallion parade, intended to be an annual event, was held to-day under the management of the Agricultural Society. Some splendid draft horses ...

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  16. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The select committee of the Legislative Council have reported on the Election to the Upper House Bill, recently referred to them. They ...

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  17. THE SOUTH AFRICAN TROUBLE.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--In the House of Commons to-day the Government were asked for information with respect to the position in South Africa, ...

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  18. ALLEGED ESPIONAGE BY THE GOVERNMENT.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.--In the Assembly yesterday, during the discussion on the Estimates, the labor members, with considerable warmth, charged the Colonial Secretary with ...

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  19. THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Railway Commissioners have submitted to the Minister for presentation to Parliament their report of the operations of the department ...

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  20. AN M.P.'s VIEWS ON CANADA AND THE STATES.

    COWRA, Wednesday.--Mr. Jeanneret, M.P., lectured here last night on "Canada and the United States, and his experiences there." He described the difference between the ...

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  21. THE STRANDED VESSELS.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The Genista, which went ashore at Plank Point, was floated without assistance on Monday night. She was towed clear of the Point by the [?]ug ...

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  22. A DETERMINED SUICIDE.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--At the inquest held on the body of an old man named Germein to-day, a verdict was returned of suicide whilst in a state of temporary ...

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  23. PARLIAMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Council to-day the Customs Bill and the Municipal Subsidy Reduction Bill were read each the second time, and passed all their ...

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  24. GIGANTIC COAL TRUST.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--A scheme for the formation of a gigantic British coal trust is being promoted by Admiral Sir George Elliot. ...

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  25. POISON IN ROLLED OATS.

    WINDSOR, Wednesday.--This morning several members of F. Linsley's family, nine in all, became seriously ill after eating some rolled oats, A doctor was sent for, and he ...

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  26. THE MILITARY-ROAD ELECTRIC TRAM.

    The electric tram along the Military-road was opened yesterday to the public for passenger traffic. The first trip was made from Ridge-street at a quarter to 7 in the morning, ...

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  27. ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--On Monday at noon, three prisoners, some of the Bowen Straits murderers, who had been condemned to death, but whose sentences had been ...

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  28. THE TIN-KETTLING NUISANCE. A WARNING FROM THE BENCH.

    WINDSOR, Wednesday.--At the Richmond Police Court to-day several young men were lined in various sums for tin-kettling a newly-married couple at the Slopes, ...

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  29. THE EXPLOSION ON THE HAZELBRANCH.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The Marine Board yesterday held an inquiry into the explosion on the Hazelbranch. They found that the explosion was accidental, and that ...

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  30. THE VICTORIAN LOAN CONVERSION.

    LONDON, Wednesday, 1 p.m.--A syndicate of brokers is being formed to underwrite the projected conversion of Victorian 5 per cent. stock to the value of ...

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  31. OUT OF SESSION.

    KIAMA, Wednesday.--Mr. G. W. Fuller, M.P. for Kiama, addressed the electors last night. He condemned the new electoral boundaries, which included Wingecarribee, ...

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  32. THE WAGES OF MARINE ENGINEERS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The only new development concerning the question of the wages of the marine engineers is that the engineers intend taking a ballot on the ...

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  33. THE DERWENT-HUBBUCK COLLISION.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday. --The Marine Board held an inquiry into the Derwent-Hubbuck collision. The Board found that the master of the Derwent (Captain Easton) ...

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  34. THE WOOL SALES.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The quantity of wool available for sale at the current London series is 220,000 bales, which includes 30,000 from t he Cape. ...

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  35. RETURN OF SIR SAMUEL WILSON.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--Sir Samuel Wilson arrived by the R.M.S. Austral to-day, and proceeds to Melbourne. ADELAIDE, WEDNESDAY. ...

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  36. VICTORIAN FINANCES.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In the Assembly the Treasurer made a supplementary financial statement. He pointed out that at the close of the year 1892-3 there was a debit ...

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  37. BILLIARDS.

    LONDON, Monday Night.-- The first of a series of billiard matches between John Roberts, jun., and Frank C. Ives, the champions of England and America ...

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  38. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--In the House of Representatives this morning the Government Railways Act Amending Bill, which provides that one of the Railway ...

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  39. TRACING AN EXILE.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The police of Bedford, who have been requested by the Victorian police authorities to trace the family of Vincent Lucas, a young man ...

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  40. THE INFLUX OF CHINESE.

    ALBURY, Wednesday. --The Chinaman Tommy Ah Yook, who was arrested yesterday for evading the poll tax, was brought up at the police court to-day. The evidence of ...

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  41. MR. D. SCOTT, M.P., AT NEWCASTLE.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. --Mr. David Scott, M.P. for Newcastle, addressed about 2000 electors to-night. He claimed to have fulfilled the pledges made by him when ...

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  42. A SAD DROWNING CASE.

    The City Coroner yesterday, at the Croydon Hotel, held an inquest on the body of Thomas Eastcott Rowe, whose dead body was on the previous day found by Constable ...

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  43. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The oranges brought from Australia by the R.M.S. Oroya have turned out in good condition. ...

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  44. REDFERN AND THE GENERAL ELECTION.

    A meeting of freetraders was recently held in Redfern for the purpose of selecting four candidates to stand in the freetrade interest at the forthcoming election. The selection ...

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  45. THE PRICE OF RUPEE PAPER.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--On the London Stock Exchange yesterday the price of Indian Government 4 per cent. rupee paper fell 5s per 1000 rupees, and the ...

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  46. SUICIDE THROUGH BUSINESS LOSSES.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--An elderly man, named J. S. Rowley, a cordial manufacturer at Warrnambool, committed suicide this morning by jumping into a large ...

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  47. NEW ZEALAND MEAT.

    LONDON, Wednesday, 1 p.m.--Frozen pork, by the It. R.M.S. Coptic, from New Zealand, has been sold at 4½ per lb. ...

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  48. THE EXPLOSION ON THE ARAMAC.

    BRISBANE, "Wednesday. -- At the Police Court to-day, George Frederick Howard was committed for trial on a charge of causing the recent explosion en board the steamer ...

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  49. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.

    LONDON, Wednesday, 1 p.m.--A cargo of Australian wheat, by the ship Royal George, from Melbourne, has been sold at 29s per quarter. ...

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