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  2. AN M.P. IN CUSTODY.

    Since the episode which enlivened the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night developments have followed one another in rapid succession, and the climax was ...

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  3. THE CHINESE QUESTION.

    LONDON, Thursday,--The Times this morning publishes a letter from Mr. Henniker Heaton, M.P., on "Australia and the Chinese Question." He says that Lord ...

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  4. FRENCH ANNEXATION IN THE CHANNEL.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Some excitement has been caused by the French taking possession of thy Minquiers, a mass of uninhabited rocks, between Jersey, one of the ...

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  5. THE ENGLISH DERBY.

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  6. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

    MURRUMBURRAH, Thursday.--To-day the feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated by the Catholics of this town and district in St. Marysp. Mass Was celebrated at 10 a.m., after ...

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  7. MELBOURNE SUBURBAN RAILWAYS.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A deputation from Collingwood waited on the Premier to-day, urging the introduction of a bill into Parliament authorising the construction of a direct ...

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  8. THE RESTRICTION AND REGULATION BILL.

    The debate on the Chinese Restriction and Regulation Bill was continued in the Legislative Council yesterday evening. Mr. Barton said that he could not see, after ...

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  9. FRENCH SPIRIT DUTIES.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The French Chamber of Deputies has passed a bill placing a permanent prohibitive duty on imported spirits. This duty will chiefly ...

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  10. THE NEW BISHOP OF WAKEFIELD.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Rev. Dr. William Walsham How, Bishop Suffragan of Bedford, has been appointed Bishop of the new diocese of Wakefield. ...

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  11. VICTORIAN FIRE BRIGADES.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A deputation from the Metropolitan Fire Brigades' Association waited on the Chief Secretary to-day with reference to the action of his Government in ...

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  12. OPENING OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--To-day the third session of the twelfth Parliament of South Australia was opened with the usual ceremonies. The Governor's opening speech was a long ...

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  13. THE MURRUMBIDGEE LIGHT HORSE.

    WAGGA, Wednesday.-- The Murrumbidgee troop of light horse were paraded on the racecourse this afternoon by Staff-sergeant Crotty and Warrant-officer Thompson Sergeant Crotty ...

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  14. THE RAILWAY POLICY.

    TUMET, Thursday.--Residents here are wondering what has become of the Government railway policy promised so long ago. As every Minister and member of Parliament who ...

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  15. CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The debate on the Fisheries Treaty, recently arranged between Canada and the United States, was commenced in the American Senate yesterday ...

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  16. THE BOWRAL RAILWAY STATION.

    Bowral, Wednesday.--Great indignation is expressed here at the answer given in the Assembly yesterday in reference to the railway station at Bowral, and a requisition has ...

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  17. THE SCOTCH CHURCH ASSEMBLY.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Lev. Alexander Yule and the Hew W. M. M. Alexander, delegates from Victoria, have been welcomed by the Assembly of the Scotch ...

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  18. HORSE-STEALING AT ORANGE.

    ORANGE, Thursday.--A youth named Joseph Jacobs, aged 18, appeared before the Bench this morning to answer a charge of stealing a horse, valued at £10, the property of Thomas ...

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  19. GOLD-MINING IN NORTH WALES.

    LONDON, Wednesday. -- An important meeting was held yesterday at Dolgelly, in North Wales, when resolutions were passed supporting Mr. W. P. Morgan in his protest ...

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  20. A MUNICIPAL BANKING DIFFICULTY.

    GRAFTON, Thursday.--In consequence of notice having been given to the A.J.S. Bank by two of the sitting aldermen of the Grafton Council (Dr. Cambell and Mr. A. Murray) and ...

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  21. LORD BRASSEY.

    LONDON, Wednesday.--The Oxford University has conferred the honorary degree of LL.D. upon Lord Brassey. [These messages appeared in only a portion of ...

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  22. A GERMAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

    LONDON, Wednesday Night.--An Antarctic exploring expedition is being organised in Germany. ...

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  23. A SHAREBROKER IN TROUBLE.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--W. T. Futcher, a sharebroker, has been arrested on a warrant issued by James Cootes, of Queen-street, also a sharebroker, on a charge of obtaining 100 ...

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  24. THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY.

    LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. J. G. Blaine has finally announced that he declines to allow himself to be nominated for the Presidency of the United States. ...

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  25. RESIGNATION OF A LEGISLATOR.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Mr. William Wadham has resigned his scat for the Northern District in the Legislative Council, and a writ has been issued for the election of a new member. ...

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  26. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LAND COMPANY.

    LONDON, Thursday.--The report of the South Australian Land, Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited, shows profits mounting to £24,000, out of which it is ...

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  27. THE MELBOURNE TRAMWAY PATENTS CASE.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In the action the Victorian Traction Cable Company against the Melbourne Tramway Trust, for infringement of patent rights, Mr. Justice a'Beckett to-day ...

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  28. THE CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--With regard to the charge made against the Rev. C. M. Yelland, Anglican clergyman of St. Saviour's Church, Collingwood, of illegally treating a ...

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  29. THE AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL COMPANY.

    London, Thursday.--The Australian Pastoral Company has been registered with a capital of £2,000,000. Mr. Gibbs, of the firm of Gibbs, Bright and Co., is one of the ...

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  30. A BREACH OF PROMISE ACTION.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The breach of promise action brought by Miss Harriett Tabitha Hackett, daughter of an English army officer, against Gilbert Chas. Hogg, first officer of the ...

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  31. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    WlLCANNIA, Wednesday.--A young married Woman attempted to commit suicide here last night by taking laudanum, the alleged cause being jealousy of her husband. She is now out ...

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  32. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT ORANGE.

    ORANGE, Thursday.--The fatality to Mr. Robert Frost yesterday afternoon has been followed by another death under painful circumstances in the same family. One of his ...

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  33. MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Government have offered to nominate Chief Justice Higinbotham, ex-president of the Melbourne Contennial Exhibition, as one of the patrons of the ...

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  34. ACTION FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT.

    WILCANNA, Wednesday.--The District Court sat all day in the case of Patrick Dent versos Samuel Stewart, in which damages are claimed for £200 for false imprisonment. The judge ...

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  35. BOYCOTTING MINERS.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The South Waratah miners have passed a resolution asking for a special delegate meeting to consider the action of certain colliery managers in boycotting ...

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  36. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

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  37. ELECTION OF PARLIAMENTARY OFFICIALS.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--A meeting of members of Parliament was held to-day, when Mr. J. C. Bray was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly the Premier supporting the motion ...

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  38. DEATH OF A VICTORIAN ARTIST.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--M. A. Louis Buvelot, a distinguished artist who has resided in Victoria for 23 years, died yesterday at the age of 75. The deceased artist was born at ...

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  39. THE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS.

    In the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon Mr. Salomons, in reply to a question asked by Sir Alfred Stephen, gave some information as to the Chinese immigrants. The number of ...

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  40. HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday. --Amongst the awards to be made by the Royal Humane Society for saving life are the following:-- Chas. E. Young, of Sydney, for saving a child ...

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  41. MOVEMENTS OF THE SHIPS.

    The steamers Guthrie and Changsha, with their Chinese passengers on board, still remain at their moorings at Smith's Wharf and are both busily engaged discharging cargo, the ...

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  42. VICTORIANS AND SIR HENRY PARKES.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--During a discussion at t a meeting of the committee of the Benevolent Asylum to-day as to the admission of an applicant hailing from New South Wales ...

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  43. THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE.

    WELLINGTON, Thursday.--Either Mr. Wm. Rolleston, formerly Minister for Lands, or Mr. Richard Oliver, M.L.C., formerly Postmaster-General, possibly both, will represent New ...

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  44. BETWEEN SYDNEY AND BRISBANE.

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  45. TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

    HOBART, Thursday.--In the Assembly the Address-in-Reply to the Governor's speech was carried without discussion, and the House adjourned until to-morrow. ...

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  46. THE VICTORIAN TEST ACTION.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In connection with the action pending against the Collector of Customs for refusing permission to the Chinese passengers by the various steamers to land in ...

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    The New South Wales Powder Board are in Newcastle and have examined the powder stored at the fortifications. The board comprises Colonel Bingham, Major Penrose and ...

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