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  2. COLONIAL REVENUE.

    LONDON, Friday.--The "Financial News," in commenting upon the Australian revenue returns, states that they indicate a welcome turn for the ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION.

    LONDON, Friday.--The latest news from Constantinople with regard to the Armenian difficulty is that the Patriarch and several hundred armed ...

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  4. OUR SPECIAL CABLES.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--At Constantinople it is believed that the action of the Armenians, in attempting to march to the office of the Grand ...

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  5. NOTES OF THE DAY.

    Speaking to his constituents the other day Mr. Jacob Garrard boasted that he belonged to "a God-fearing Ministry." Why should a Ministry be afraid of the Deity as long as ...

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  6. THE GULF OF LIONS SHIPMENT OF HORSES.

    Rather more than a week ago we published a few particulars referring to the heavy weather met with by the steamer Gulf of Lions in the Australian Bight, while on her ...

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  7. THE COUNTRY.

    RYLSTONE, Friday.--Mr. Fitzpatrick has now made a complete tour of the electorate, his meetings having been highly successful. Mr. Joseph Cook, Postmaster-General, ...

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  8. EIGHT-HOURS' DAY.

    The various trades societies of the city and suburbs have determined not to let the eight-hours' demonstration and procession this year fall below the standard which has ...

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  9. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE AT RANDWICK.

    One day last week a small party met at Randwick, the occasion being the wedding of Mr. Alexander Kreitman and Miss Vera Mainard. It appears that Mr. Kreitman, ...

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  10. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Some curious proceedings were ventilated at the County Court to-day, before Judge Chomley, in the cross actions David Crichton against ...

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  11. THE NEW LAND SYSTEM AT WAGGA.

    WAGGA, Friday.--The first of the homestead selections in the Wagga district became available yesterday, and the fact attracted a large number to the lands office. ...

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  12. CIRCUIT COURTS.

    DUBBO, Friday.--The Circuit Court was opened on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Simpson. John Joseph Barbour, charged with stealing a cheque at Trangie, and also ...

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  13. THE MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Chinese authorities have satisfied the claims made by Germany in connection with the outrages on German mission ...

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  14. NEWCASTLE NAVAL AND MILITARY TOURNAMENT.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Sir Frederick Darley, Lieutenant-Governor, has written to the committee of the naval and military tournament, intimating, that he will be ...

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  15. THE MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--Judge Molesworth, in the Insolvency Court to-day, gave an important decision in a case under the Married Women's Property Act. The ...

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  16. THE IONA DISASTER.

    LONDON, Friday.--The inquest has been concluded on the bodies of the seven ladies who perished by the fire on the London and Edinburgh Shipping ...

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  17. EAST AFRICA.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--From Zanzibar it is reported that a party of 80 sailors of H.M.S. Phoebe, forming part of the punitive expedition to ...

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  18. THE LOCAL COAL INDUSTRY.

    MELBOURNE, Friday.--At a meeting of the Trades-hall Council to-night a communication from the minors of Coal Creek was received, expressing dissatisfaction at the ...

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  19. MONDAY'S MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.

    Monday, being a general holiday within the county of Cumberland, the following mull arrangements will be observed at the General Post-office:--The delivery, registration, and ...

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  20. THE SANITATION OF SINGLETON.

    SINGLETON, Friday.--At the municipal council meeting to-day a letter was read from Judge Murray expressing astonishment that a town so old and with such ...

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  21. THE CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Congregational Union of England and Wales, which is meeting this year at Brighton, has resolved to oppose any increased ...

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  22. TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 235 words
  23. QUARTERLY BANKING RETURNS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 205 words
  24. THE LEICHHARDT EXPEDITION.

    Mr. John Roper, the last survivor of the first Leichhardt party, whose portrait is given herewith, died at his residence, Rosebery Park, Merriwa, on Sunday morning, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  25. THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS AT GOULBURN.

    GOULBURN, Friday.--Messrs. Eddy and Fehon, Railway Commissioners, arrived from the south this morning. They were interviewed by a deputation from ...

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  26. BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Bank of Australasia was held today. ...

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  27. RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS.

    As usual, the Railway Commissioners have provided ample facilities for holiday-makers desirous or visiting the more accessible pleasure resorts from Sydney. Cheap excursion ...

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  28. PUGILISM.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Legislature of Texas has prohibited, within their territory, the proposed light between Corbett and Fitzsimmons. ...

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  29. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.--The whole of the carters engaged at the Happy Valley waterworks have gone on strike for an increase of pay. They were paid at the rate of 10s ...

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  30. THE SEASON IN THE LISMORE DISTRICT.

    LISMORE, Friday.--A heavy thunderstorm with hail broke to-day, 135 points of rain falling in 10 minutes, flooding the streets and doing some damage to business ...

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  31. REFORMS IN CHINA.

    LONDON, Friday.--From China it is reported that the Viceroy, Li Hung Chang, and the Dowager Empress, have prepared a wide scheme of ...

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  32. THE ADELAIDE HOSPITAL.

    ADELAIDE, Friday.--At a meeting of the Hospital Board to-day, a letter from the Under-Secretary was read, expressing the desire of the Government that the new ...

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  33. PERSONAL.

    The preparations and fixtures for General Booth's visit to this colony are well in hand. The General will visit Tamworth, Newcastle, Sydney, and Goulburn, and ...

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  34. THE LONDON WOOL SALES.

    LONDON, Thursday Night.--At the wool sales to-day prices were again very firm. ...

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  35. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Mrs. Varden, wife of the manager of the Broad-hill mine, was thrown from a buggy to-day through the horse bolting, and colliding with a stump. ...

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  36. COLONIAL TRADE.

    LONDON, Friday.--Mr. E. M. Nelson, speaking at the meeting of the Bank of Australasia yesterday, said that there were signs all round of ...

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  37. HARBOR AND OCEAN EXCURSIONS.

    Excursions will be made on Monday, weather permitting, by the N. and H.R. S.S. Company's steamers to Cowan Bay, Hawkesbury River, and Newport. Special trips will ...

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  38. SUDDEN DEATH AT GILGUNNIA.

    GILGUNNIA (via Nymagee), Friday.--Yesterday morning an old man named David Tobin was found dead in his bed at the Gilgunnia Hotel. On Wednesday ...

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  39. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS.

    KALGOORLIE, Friday.--Vigorous development is being proceeded with at Hannan's Bast mine along the line of the costeening pits, which show a good lode ...

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  40. QUEENSLAND.

    BRISBANE, Friday.--The Premier, Mr. Nelson, has informed the New South Wales Premier that the Queensland Government cannot incur any expenditure in connection ...

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  41. THE COADJUTOR BISHOP OF GOULBURN.

    ALBURY, Friday.--Addresses were to-day presented to Dr. Gallagher, Roman Catholic Coadjutor Bishop of Goulburn, congratulating him on his accession to ...

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  42. THE DEAN CASE.

    Sir,--There are one or two matters left untouched by Mr. Meagher's explanations, which no doubt he has overlooked, and may be glad to have an opportunity of dealing with. ...

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  43. THE COAL TRADE.

    WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The coal trade at this end of the district has been brisk during the week, all the collieries having worked fair time. In addition to the usual ...

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  44. AN INHERITANCE.

    LONDON, Friday.--A canal boatman named Turner, employed at Clayton-le-Moors, Yorkshire, has inherited the sum of £150,000 bequeathed to him by ...

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  45. THE MARITANA CENTRAL MINE.

    COOLGARDIE, Friday.--Owing to the recent run on the Maritana Central Mine, on inspection has been made of the property, which is situated to the north-east of ...

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  46. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.

    Mr. F. Belling has been appointed assistant paymaster in charge of H.M.S. Ringdove, and Mr. B. Roome, who has been acting assistant paymaster of the gunboat, will ...

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  47. THE SHEARING SEASON.

    ALBURY, Friday.--During the week the following wool was trucked at Wahgunyah for Melbourne:--Collindina, 10 bales; Quat Quatta, 18; Urangeline, 170; Urana, 93; ...

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  48. NEW COMPANIES.

    BRISBANE, Friday.--Two new companies were registered to-day--W. H. Paling and Co., Limited, with a capital of £40,000, and the Queensland International Exhibition ...

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  49. NEW MINING COMPANIES.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Mount Torrens Gold-mining Company has been formed with a capital of £120,000. Shares issued to the value of £2500 ...

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  50. EIGHT-HOURS DAY AT BROKEN-HILL.

    BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--The Eight-hours sports yesterday were a brilliant success from the point of view of attendance. The Sheffield Handicap was won by Black ...

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  51. PECULIAR CHARGES OF PERJURY.

    WELLINGTON, Friday.--At the police court to-day Thomas Henry Shaw and Samuel Lefangue were charged with perjury in a recent affiliation case, Murphy v. ...

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  52. THE WESTERN COLLIERIES.

    LITHGOW, Friday.--The coal trade for the current week is below the previous month's average, owing principally to the slackening of the railway demand. ...

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  53. TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

    HOBART, Friday.--The House of Assembly to-day passed the land tax, imposing a tax of ½d in the £ on the capital value of land, with a rebate of one-sixth of a penny. ...

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  54. SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The B.I.S.N. Company's steamer Virara, bound from Melbourne to Calcutta with horses, put in here to-day for repairs. Captain Herrington ...

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  55. NEWCASTLE TUG SERVICE.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The competition between Sydney and Newcastle tug owners has now fully developed. Advices have been received that a Sydney firm has just ...

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  56. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Friday.--At the London wool sales yesterday, the Lansdowne clip fetched 8½d per lb., and the Portland clip 8⅝d per lb. ...

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  57. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--From statement made, both inside and outside of the House, the public might reasonably infer that all the members of the North Sydney Dean Defence Committee were, if not ...

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  58. ADMIRALTY HOUSE DANCE.

    Perfectly sovereign weather favored his Excellency the Admiral last evening, when he entertained his friends at a small but thoroughly enjoyable dance. The harbor ...

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  59. NEWCASTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.--At a meeting of the committee of the Chamber of Commerce to-day the desirability of an alteration in the working of the local branch of the New ...

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  60. THE BUTTER MARKET.

    LONDON, Friday.--The butter market has an upward tendency, and a few of the choicest qualities of Victorian butter have been sold at 108s ...

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  61. ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER PORT CHALMERS.

    Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., the agents for the Anglo-Australasian line, yesterday received a telegram from Captain Free, of the steamer Port Chalmers, which left here ...

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  62. THE FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

    LONDON, Friday.--The stocks of New Zealand mutton are light, and there is a better demand. ...

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  63. THE BRADFORD WOOL MARKET.

    LONDON, Friday.--Business in the Bradford wool market is restricted, owing to the rise in prices at the London wool sales. Holders are firm. ...

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  64. GOULBURN PLOUGHING MATCHES.

    GOULBURN, Friday.--Ploughing matches were held to-day, with a good attendance. The contests resulted as follow:--Champion: Charles Howard, Crookwell, 1; D. ...

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  65. A WHEAT SHIP OVERDUE.

    Some uneasiness is felt regarding the ship Alastor, which left Port Victor on April 26 for the United Kingdom with 45,987 bushels of wheat for Messrs. W. R. Cave and Co. ...

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  66. NEW ZEALAND HEMP.

    LONDON, Friday.--The hemp market is firm; 198 bales of New Zealand hemp have been bought in at £17 per ton. ...

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  67. NEWCASTLE QUARTERLY SHIP PING RETURNS.

    NEWCASTLE, Friday.--During the quarter ended 30th September, at this port 582 seamen were engaged and 290 discharged through the office of the shipping master, ...

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  68. THE BARQUE EDINBURGSHIRE IN TROUBLE.

    The barque Edinburghshire, a vessel well known here, is reported in advices received yesterday to have put into Valparaiso in distress. The vessel, which is bound from ...

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  69. QUEENSLAND HONEY.

    LONDON, Friday.--The shipment of Queensland honey by the steamer Duke of Argyle is unsaleable. ...

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  70. PHILLIP WARD ELECTION.

    A largely attended meeting of ratepayers of Phillip Ward was held in St. Paul's schoolroom, Regent-street, last evening. Upwards of 300 were present, and the chair was occupied ...

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  71. THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

    LONDON, Friday.--The issue department stock of gold and bullion is £40,280,000. Other deposits than public amount to £47,561,000. ...

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  72. QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    BRISBANE, Friday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, private members' business was taken. Mr. Cross, labor member, moved the second reading of the bill to ...

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  73. THE CONDITION OF PLACKE.

    The man Placke, who has been lying at the Sydney Hospital, ever since his glove fight with Richard Barker, is now reported to be fairly on the road to recovery. He ...

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  74. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    The Port Macquarie bar is in a dangerous condition just now, and the steamer Rosedale, whilst entering the river on Thursday, had a narrow escape. The vessel struck, and got ...

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  75. COLONIAL STOCKS.

    LONDON, Friday.--South Australian 3½ per cent. Government stocks are quoted at £108 10s. ...

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