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  2. EMPIRE TRADE.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.-- At a meeting of Hie Empire Trade League to-day Sir Charles Tupper (Canada) said that the imposition of duties favoring the colonies against ...

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  3. PERSONAL.

    Yesterday was a day of importance to the aldermen of Sydney and those interested in municipal government. On the 9th December of each year the Mayoral election takes place, and ...

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  4. THE OCEANIC COMPANY AND TEE TAHITI MAIL SERVICE.

    Mr. J. Lamb-Doty, United States Consul at Tahiti, in the Society Islands, has been on a visit to Washington in connection with improvements in the mall service and transportation ...

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  5. SECOND EDITION.

    LONDON, Wednesday, 1.45 p.m.-- At the usual weekly sales at the Baltic Salerooms 1000 casks of Australian tallow were offered, and 725 casks were sold. Prices for ...

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  6. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM.

    Mr. Musgrove, the manager of the Ninth Australian Eleven, has stated his case at last, and has supplied a special correspondent of the Melbourne "Argus" with the mysterious ...

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  7. COLONIAL PARLIAMENTS.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.-- The Legislative Assembly sat until between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning. All the estimates in connection with the Chief Secretary's Department, including those ...

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  8. FEDERATION.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- It is understood that Mr. Reid has come to an arrangement with the Queensland Government, whereby the representation of this colony at the Federal Convention is ...

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  9. THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SQUADRON.

    LONDON, Wednesday.-- The "Daily News" publishes a number of interviews to-day with prominent Australian authorities on the naval defence of Australia, the question ...

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  10. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    LONDON, Wednesday, 2.35 p.m.-- Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 5 15-16d per ounce. ...

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  11. VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- In the Legislative Council, the question of the new classification of the railway rates was brought up by Mr. Pratt, who pointed out a number of anomalies, and said ...

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  12. AMERICAN FINANCE.

    LONDON, Wednesday.-- In his annual message to the United States Congress President Cleveland stated that the day of sound financial methods would not dawn until the ...

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  13. CANADIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

    LONDON, Wednesday.-- A congress of Canadian Chambers of Commerce is at present being held at Toronto. The delegates are in favor of the ...

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  14. MR. HICKSON AND THE WORKS INQUIRY.

    Since the publication of Judge Murray's report on the result of the Public Works Inquiry Commission, Mr. R. R. P. Hickson, Under-Secretary of Public Works, has received a number of ...

    Article : 371 words
  15. FIRE AT NORTH SYDNEY.

    At 11.20 last night a fire broke out in a weatherboard cottage in Carlo-street, North Sydney, occupied by Michael Miles, and though the firemen from No. 6 M.F.B. Station were soon in ...

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  16. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- The Legislative Assembly sat till a quarter to 3 this morning, discussing the Queensland National Bank Agreement Bill in committee. A long debate took place ...

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  17. THE ITALIAN WAR BUDGET.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The War Budget presented to the Italian Chamber of Deputies provides for an expenditure, excluding that for Africa, of 289,000,000 lire ...

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  18. A NAVAL COALING STATION FOR RUSSIA.

    LONDON, Wednesday.-- The "Cologne Gazette" reports that King Menelek of Abyssinia has ceded to Russia a naval coaling station, situated between Obok, the French ...

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  19. THE COUNTRY.

    YAMBA, Wednesday.-- A fatality occurred here late last night, when Captain O'Mara, of the river steamer Woolwich, was drowned. It is surmised that he slipped whilst crossing ...

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  20. THE GLENBROOK TRAGEDY.

    PARKES, Wednesday.-- Inquiries instituted here by Senior-constable Ranford and the police point to the likelihood of a murder having been committed by Butler, or Horweed, in the Bumbury ...

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  21. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- A man named Thos. Hannan, an engineer, residing in Alfred place, South Richmond, was the victim of a shocking outrage alleged to have been ...

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  22. A SHEARERS' CASE.

    MOLONG, Wednesday.-- At the Molong Police Court yesterday. George Frederick Davis, a grazier, was proceeded against by four shearers for the recovery of various amounts of wages. ...

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  23. LABOR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Wednesday.-- From Capetown it is reported that the immigrants from the Australian colonies find the competition on the Rand goldfield so severe that they are ...

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  24. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- As satisfactory assurances have been given to the Government by the promoters as to the financial stability of the scheme for the holding of the proposed ...

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  25. SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

    AUCKLAND, Wednesday.-- The barquentine Delmira, from the Bluff to Maiden Island, in ballast, was totally wrecked off Cape Palliser last night. No lives were lost. ...

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  26. THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS SCHEME.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The select committee on the Metropolitan Board of Works scheme has reported with regard to rating that they recommend that the outlying area which ...

    Article : 169 words
  27. PECULIAR CHARGE OF FORGERY.

    MUDGEE, Wednesday.-- A peculiar case of forgery is alleged to have been committed in connection with the acceptance of a tender for the conveyance of mails beween Mudgee and ...

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  28. THE DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.

    LONDON, Wednesday.-- The Agents-General of the several Australian colonies say they are not aware that the Imperial Government have opened up negotiations with ...

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  29. MR. WADDELL, M.P., AT COBAR.

    COBAR, Wednesday.-- Mr. Thos. Waddell, M.P., addressed about 500 electors in the Masonic-hall last night. He favored the continuing of boring for artesian water, in which rich minerals might ...

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  30. THE STOCKTON MINING DISASTER.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Work at the Stockton Colliery has not been resumed, and a recommencement is not likely to be made until Monday next. This, of course, refers to the ...

    Article : 392 words
  31. THE GAMBLING ACT AMENDMENT BILL.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- It is stated that the Government will not proceed further with the Suppression of Gambling Act Amendment Bill in view of the opposition with which the measure ...

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  32. RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' GRIEVANCE.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.-- The directors of the London and North-Western Railway Company have dismissed 50 of their employees who are unionists for refusing to ...

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  33. ALLEGED CASES OF SMALLPOX.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- In connection with the two alleged cases of smallpox at Cairns, the Government to-day received a telegram from the Government medical officer at Cairns, which ...

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  34. THE KETCH SUNBEAM MISSING.

    It was mentioned in "The Daily Telegraph" a few days ago that the ketch Sunbeam was considerably overdue at Brisbane from this port, and that fears were entertained regarding her safety. ...

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  35. TO-DAY.

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  36. AN EXTRADITION DIFFICULTY.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- It has transpired that the authorities at the Cape have refused to deliver up the man W. Watson, who was arrested there on a charge of being concerned with Olivor ...

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  37. THE BENALLA REPORT.

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The police here attach some importance to the appearance at Benalla of a man said to resemble Butler. The Chief Commissioner of Police to-day directed ...

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  38. AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION.

    LONDON, Wednesday.-- Mr. J. C. Nelld, M.P., of New South Wales, lectured at the Imperial Institute last night on "The Present Federal Movement in Australia." ...

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  39. SUICIDE OF A YOUNG MAN.

    TOOWOOMBA, Wednesday.-- A young man named John Cahill left his home yesterday morning in a despondent state of mind, and bought a razor. He eluded his friends, and the police, ...

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  40. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A meeting was held to-day, when it was determined to form a branch of the Navy Defence League. Sir James Lee Steere opposed the project, on the ground that Australia already had a ...

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  41. ST. JOSEPH'S INVESTMENT AND BUILDING SOCIETY.

    In pursuance of an order made by Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson under the Joint Stock Companies Arrangement Act of 1891 and the Amendment Act of 1895, a meeting of the depositors in the St. Joseph's Investment and ...

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  42. MINISTERIAL VISIT TO WYALONG.

    WYALONG, Wednesday.-- On the invitation of the local progress committee the Minister for Works and the Minister for Justice, accompanied by Messrs. Greene and Watson, Ms.P., visited ...

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  43. THE R.M.S. HIMALAYA AT ALBANY.

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  44. MEETING OF COLLIERY MANAGERS.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- A meeting of colliery managers of the district was held at the Great Northern Hotel to-day. The proceedings vers private, but it is understood that the chief ...

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  45. THE REVOLT IN CUBA.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The authorities at Jamaica have seized the filibustering steamer Annottabaya, on the ground that it was conveying arms for the insurgents in ...

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  46. TENDERS RECEIVED.

    The following tenders, for the undermentioned public works, were opened yesterday:--Fencing lands and survey office, Dubbo, three tenders, lowest George Palmer, £120; construction of pile beacon to replace lightship, ...

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  47. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELDS.

    PERTH, Wednesday.-- Excellent stone was obtained at Cue yesterday from the newly-acqulred lease at Lake Way. The stone weighed about 1cwt., and contained 150oz. of coarse gold. The ...

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  48. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Wednesday.-- Sir Philip Fysh, Treacurer, was interviewed to-day, and he expressed his entire satisfaction at the condition of the finances of the colony. The surplus for the ...

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  49. RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- A meeting of residents of Carrington is to be held to-morrow night, to adopt measures for assisting to raise funds for the relief of the sufferers by the ...

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  50. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The New Zealand Trust and Loan Company will declare an interim dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. ...

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  51. THE HARVESTS.

    MILLTHORPE, Wednesday.--A local milling company is in receipt of a sample of 600 bags of prime milling wheat, grown at Bourke; a thing hitherto unknown. The company expresses the ...

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  52. SYMPATHY FROM NEW ZEALAND.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- Mr. Reid received a telegram during the day from Mr. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, expressing regret at the accident at Stockton, and sympathy with the ...

    Article : 84 words
  53. Advertising

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