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  2. THE FEMALE SIDE OF KEW ASYLUM.

    On a hot grey morning, with a lowering sky that had rained and threatened to rain again, the massive block of the Kew Lunatic Asylum first rose upon my vision. Its three ...

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  3. INTERCOLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    Mr. Treatt, the commissioner for labour, has forwarded this morning a report to the Colonial Secretary, showing that from the 9th to the 23rd March 823 free railway passes ...

    Article : 1,085 words
  4. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    The heavy downpour of rain that fell in the metropolis on Wednesday night was not encouraging to visitors who intended journeying to the Colac race meeting. Nevertheless ...

    Article : 4,073 words
  5. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICK.

    Negotiations are proceeding between the New Zealand and New South Wales governments for a settlement of the terms for the San Francisco mail service. It is proposed ...

    Article : 73 words
  6. PROPOSED CABLE BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

    Sir Julius Vogel has communicated with the Postmasters-General of New South Wales and Queensland asking if they are willing to join in laying a cable between Australia and ...

    Article : 97 words
  7. THE NORTHERN PROVINCE ELECTION.

    Mr. W. P. Simpson, one of the candidates for the Northern Province, addressed about 600 of the electors in St. James's-hall this evening. The platform was crowded by a large ...

    Article : 566 words
  8. BILLIARDS.

    A match between J. Hill and F. Weiss was played at Beetson's Royal Hotel, Swanstonstreet, last night, in the presence of a number of spectators. Weiss conceded Hill 400 ...

    Article : 212 words
  9. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.

    At the police court this morning, Charles Snow, resident clerk at the local water supply office, was charged with embezzling three sums of £2 1s. 8d. belonging to the Water ...

    Article : 289 words
  10. BANQUET TO MR. J. J. MADDEN.

    A complimentary banquet to Mr. J. J. Madden, member for Belfast, was held this evening in the new lecture-hall. The room was well filled, about 135 gentlemen being ...

    Article : 169 words
  11. TRADE SOCIETY MEETINGS.

    A meeting of the cordial-makers' employes was held at the Trades-hall on Wednesday. It was reported that 32 members had joined the society as the result of the determination ...

    Article : 358 words
  12. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A MINER.

    A miner named Joseph Prior met with a serious accident in the New Chum United Company's mine this afternoon. He was being raised from the bottom of the shaft on ...

    Article : 94 words
  13. SANDHURST.

    Messrs. Speight and Agg, Railway Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. Darbyshire, engineer, and Mr. Curtis, surveyor, to-day continued their inspection of the proposed ...

    Article : 267 words
  14. CASUALTIES AND OFFENCES.

    The following casualties were admitted to the Alfred Hospital yesterday:—Mary Wright, aged 56 years, living at Berwick, with an injured leg, caused by a piece of wood falling ...

    Article : 201 words
  15. SHOCKING FATALITY IN NEW ZEALAND.

    A shocking calamity is reported from Christchurch. The house of a bootmaker named Truman, residing near Christchurch, caught fire. The father, discovering that a ...

    Article : 111 words
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