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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    It is satisfactory to report that no further outbreaks of smallpox have occurred among the subjects at the Quarantine Station. The four patents who are suffering from the disease are ...

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  3. VICTORIAN EDUCATION.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The annual report of the Education Department for [?] was presented to the Assembly to-night. Included in the report is a special report prepared by the ...

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  4. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Assembly was occupied nearly all night discussing the Estimates. In the Postmaster-General's Department several members raised the question ...

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  5. SIR HENRY PARKES AT COROWA.

    COROWA, Friday.--Sir Henry Parkes, accompanied by Mr. J. H. B. Warner, representing the London commission of the Adelaide Exhibition, arrived here this afternoon from Adelaide via ...

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  6. CONVENTION OF IRISH LANDLORDS.

    LONDON, Friday.--A convention of Irish landlords, held this week, has repudiated any intention of insisting upon a system of excessive rents. They also resolved to apply ...

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  7. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Last night in the Assembly, a resolution was passed expressing the opinion of the House that free railway passes should be issued to members of ...

    Article : 56 words
  8. THE BULLI FUND.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday.--Alderman Beare and the Mayor of Wollongong (Mr. W. J. Poulter) representing the executive committee of the Bull! Relief Fund and Mr. Robertson, secretary ...

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  9. THE ABSCONDING CLERGYMAN.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.--William Padcliffe, a young New Zealand clergyman, who has been twice brought up at the Adelaide Police Court charged with being absconder and released ...

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  10. OVERDUE SHIPPING.

    FORTH, Friday.--Great anxiety is felt here regarding the steamer Rob Roy, from Albany for Fremantle; the steamer Perth, for Ashburton, from Carnarvon; and the steamer ...

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  11. MR. JOHN HAYNES, M.P.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Mr. John Haynes, M.P., addressed a large audience at Wallsend last night on freetrade and decentralisation and received an excellent bearing. ...

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  12. JONES V. THE ARGUS.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The new trial in the libel action, Mr. Jones, M.P., against the Argus, in connection with the pirated Bibles, took place to-day before a judge without a jury. In ...

    Article : 60 words
  13. THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION.

    LONDON, Friday.--The centenary of the signature of the American Constitution is being celebrated at Philadelphia. Yesterday a monster procession took place, and the ...

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  14. BOARDING ESTABLISHMENTS V. COFFEE PALACES.

    Sir,--I have read with interest some letters that have appeared in your estimable journal re private boarding establishments, coffee palaces, &c., and I shall feel grateful if you will ...

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  15. A HYGIENIC CONFERENCE.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Government of Victoria has been invited to send representatives to a Hygienic Conference, to be held this month at Vienna. Mr. Gillies sent a cablegram ...

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  16. A RACING MAN SHOT DEAD.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. J. G. Duffett, a well-known racing man and owner of Grace Darling and other racers, better known as J. G. Reid, was found this morning in a paddock ...

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  17. TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

    HOBART, Thursday.--In the Assembly tonight a resolution was moved in favor of the appropriation of £2000 for the purpose of having the colony represented at the Melbourne ...

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  18. GERMANY AND BULGARIA.

    SOFIA, Thursday.--Owing to an insulting reference to the German Vice-Consul which recently appeared in a Rustchuk journal, the German Government, has applied to the ...

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  19. CAKES, ALE AND HOMESPUN.

    Under the title of "Cakes, Ale and Homespun," Mr. James Inglis, Minister for Education, last evening delivered a lecture in the Burwood Presbyterian Church in aid of the Burwood ...

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  20. THE VICTORIAN CUSTOMS FRAUDS.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--James Kelly, manager for Schukrafft and Co., who was found guilty upon 10 charges of defrauding the Customs, was brought up to-day before Mr. Justices ...

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  21. THE VICTORIA BRIDGE TRAGEDY.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The inquest on Laura Swain, the victim of the Victoria Bridge tragedy, was continued to-day, A young man named Kerle gave evidence ...

    Article : 135 words
  22. CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Friday.--Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Premier, is at present on a visit to Prince Bismarck at Friedrichsruhe. (REUTERS MESSAGE.) ...

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  23. THE ENGLISH CRICKET TEAMS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The cricketing teams which have been selected by Vernon and Shaw respectively have both taken their departure for Australia. ...

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  24. THE PROBLEM OF THE FAR WEST.

    Sir,--Will you kindly afford me space for some remarks regarding the able but pessimistic articles recently contributed by your correspondent "T.C." on "The Problem of the Far ...

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  25. THE SUSPENSION OF A CHIEF JUSTICE.

    PERTH. Friday.--A Government Gazette was published last night formally interdicting the Chief Justice and appointing the police magistrate as acting chief justice. The appointment ...

    Article : 152 words
  26. SCARLET FEVER IN LONDON.

    LONDON, Tuesday.-- Scarlet fever continues to spread with great rapidity in many parts of London, and the resources of the hospitals are being strained to the ...

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  27. THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The Bank of Australasia has declared a dividend of 13 12 per cent. and placed £13,000 to the reserve fund. ...

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  28. THE BANK RETURNS.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The weekly returns of the Bank of England issued to-day show the proportion of reserve to liabilities to be 44 per cent., and the total reserve ...

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  29. A SHIPPING DISPUTE IN ADELAIDE.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.--Another labor dispute has occurred at Port Adelaide. The Adelaide S.S. Company discharged a man from the Flinders, deciding to work the vessel with seven ...

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  30. THE WOOL SALES.

    LONDON, Thursday.--At the wool sales today 11,000 bales were offered. The market in general shows a hardening tendency Greasy aud scoured combings remain about ...

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  31. MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN MELBOURNE.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Sir Henry Parkes returned to Melbourne this fore con from Adelaide, and prior to starting for Sydney via Wahgunyah, had a further interview with Mr. ...

    Article : 135 words
  32. THE BANQUET.

    In the evening Sir Henry Parkes was banqueted in the School of Arts. The chair was taken by Mr. T. Bray, chairman of the progress committee, and the vice chairs by Messrs. ...

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  33. DR. CORTIS, M.P., AT BATHURST.

    BATHURST, Friday.--Dr Cortis, M.P., lectured at Bathurst last night to a large audience on the depression in the colony, which he attributed to bad land laws and their ...

    Article : 114 words
  34. THE MAILS.

    SUEZ, Thursday.--The Orient S.N. Company's steamer Ormuz arrived at Suez on the 14th inst., homewards. LONDON, Thursday.--The Orient S.N. ...

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  35. THE JUDGE AND THE BUILDER.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--The appeal of Thos. E. Dakin, contractor, to the Full Court against the decision of the Chief Justice in fining him £1 for contempt in refusing to obey an order ...

    Article : 130 words
  36. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 374 words
  37. ANOTHER MINING BOOM.

    TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH. Sir,--Your correspondent "A. E. Murray" and the gentleman writing anonymously as "Observer" appear to have taken the recent ...

    Article : 397 words
  38. CARELESSNESS WITH FIREARMS.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--A sad accident occurred to-day at Footscray. Some boys (cadets) returning from practising with rifles at the butts at Williamstown, put a napkin as a mark ...

    Article : 85 words
  39. A £10,000 LIBEL.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--A libel action, Mr. Julian Thomas v. the Wesleyan Spectator and Methodist Chronicle, for £10,000 commenced to-day. The plaintiff, Mr. Thomas, better ...

    Article : 151 words
  40. ACTION OF THE MELBOURNE TRADES COUNCIL.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--At a meeting of the Trade-hall Council to-night, a resolution was passed that the council could not take any action in connection with protesting against ...

    Article : 73 words
  41. PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Federal Assembly of the Presbyterian Church entered upon the real business of the session to-day. Considerable time was taken up in clearing away ...

    Article : 253 words
  42. THE WANGARATTA RAILWAY COLLISION.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--In connection with the collision between the Sydney express aud the special excursion train at Wangaratta last night, the official reports received by telegraph ...

    Article : 149 words
  43. RUSSIAN SUBJECTS IN VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Consul for Russia in Melbourne (Mr. Danngon) has received orders to make a census of all Russian subjects in Victoria, and is advertising asking ...

    Article : 53 words
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    At the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. Harper. J.P., George Brown was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for vagrancy. ...

    Article : 23 words
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