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  2. SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1887.

    "WATCHMAN, what of the night " is a cry which is being raised in many quarters just now. In England, in France, in Germany, and in Russia, the ...

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  3. COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    A 5 per cent, loan of £75,000 has bean successfully floated on behalf of the city of Prahran. The minimum was fixed at £102, and the City of Melbourne Bank ...

    Article : 280 words
  4. QUEENSLAND.

    It is understood that Sir Henry Loch will extend his visit here till May 13. Sir Anthony Musgrave has invited a small number of leading colonists to meet Sir ...

    Article : 112 words
  5. THE NEW HEBRIDES.

    A letter from Mr. David Symes appears in this morning's Daily Chronicle reviewing the position with regard to the New Hebrides. Mr. Symes protests against the ...

    Article : 318 words
  6. THE COLONIAL DELEGATES AT WOOLWICH.

    The delegates at the Colonial Conference accepted the invitation of Mr. Cecil Raikes to pay a visit yesterday to the Woolwich Telegraph Department. ...

    Article : 207 words
  7. ADELAIDE AND LONDON TELEGRAPH.

    The Pacific Cable Company propose that England and the colonies should combine to guarantee £75,000 per annum for a period of 25 years as a condition to the ...

    Article : 65 words
  8. DOCK CHARGES IN MELBOURNE^

    Mr. Wilson, the officer in charge of ports and harbors, has sent in a report to the Commissioner of Customs in which he contrasts the charges for docking vessels ...

    Article : 189 words
  9. THE SUGAR MARKET.

    *****The latest quotation for sugar from *****beet is 12s. per cwt. ...

    Article : 17 words
  10. THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.

    The committee appointed by the House of Commons to enquire into the subject of the sugar bounties is now completely organised. ...

    Article : 27 words
  11. SHAW, SAVILLE, & COMPANY.

    The directors of the Shaw, Saville, and Albion Shipping Company have declared a half-yearly dividend at the rate of 5 per Cent. ...

    Article : 29 words
  12. THE TONGA TROUBLES.

    In the House of Commons yesterday a question was asked relative to the alleged conduct of the British consul in Tonga in supporting the tyrannical proceedings of ...

    Article : 82 words
  13. NEW SOUTH WALES. [From our own Correspondent.]

    Several new pictures, purchased in England by Mr. E. Combes, C.M.G., one of the trustees, have been added to the art gallery collection in Sydney. ...

    Article : 898 words
  14. [Through Reuter's Agency.]

    At the invitation of Mr. Raikes, Postmaster-General, the colonial delegates today paid a visit of inspection to the telegraph department at Woolwich, where ...

    Article : 52 words
  15. COUNTRY TELEGRAMS.

    The barque Diamond, Anderson, master, sailed this afternoon for Brisbane with a cargo of 600 tons of flour, valued at £6,074, shipped by Messrs. John Dunn & Co. The ship got ...

    Article : 61 words
  16. BREAK OF GAUGE.

    Ramsay's patent transhipping gear fitted to double cattle vans was put to a further teat this morning, but it did not work satisfactorily. One truck carrying 16 head of cattle took ...

    Article : 144 words
  17. THE DELEGATES AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    The delegates at the Colonial Conference will attend a lecture to be delivered on Monday, under the auspices of the London Chamber of Commerce, on the ...

    Article : 48 words
  18. JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS IN VICTORIA.

    A conference of the committee of municipal delegates appointed to make arrangements for celebrating her Majesty's Jubilee was held this afternoon. ...

    Article : 124 words
  19. Through Beater's Agency. ANGLO-FRENCH NAVAL COMMISSION.

    The Temps to-day states that M, Waddington, the French Ambassador to London, proposes as a solution of the New Hebrides difficulty the creation of ...

    Article : 57 words
  20. [Through Beater's Agency.] ANTI GERMAN FEELING IN FRANCE.

    The performance of Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" has been stopped by the authorities owing to persistent antiGerman demonstrations outside the ...

    Article : 33 words
  21. TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL.

    The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Trades and Labor Council was held at the Sir John Barleycorn Hotel on Friday evening. Mr. R. E. Rogers presided over a good ...

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  22. MELBOURNE WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE.

    A public meeting was held in the Town Hall to-night to celebrate the opening of the Working Men's College, which has been founded chiefly by the munificence ...

    Article : 561 words
  23. MATCH BETWEEN BEACH AND HANLAN.

    Articles have been signed for a match between Beach and Hanlan for £500 a side, to be rowed on the 26th November, on the river Nepean, between 3 and 4 p.m. ...

    Article : 41 words
  24. COUNT VON MUNSTER.

    Count Von Munster, the German Ambassador, who has for some time past been absent, has retained to his official duties, On his arrival he was received ...

    Article : 47 words
  25. A CURIOUS LIBEL CASE.

    The case of Wells v. Delaney has excited considerable interest at Glen Innes, where it was heard in the District Court before Judge Murray to-day. This ...

    Article : 287 words
  26. FROZEN MEAT.

    The shipment of frozen meat ex Potosi, consisting of 5,594 sheep and 230 lambs, arrived in excellent condition, all being sold at ruling rates. ...

    Article : 29 words
  27. THE TIMES AND MR. DILLON.

    In the House of Commons last night a division was taken on the motion introduced by Mr. Charles Lewis to the effect that the Times committed a breach of ...

    Article : 104 words
  28. PARLIAMENTARY BANQUET TO DELEGATES.

    A grand banquet in honor of the colonial delegates has been arranged for Wednesday by a joint committee of Peers and Commoners. ...

    Article : 29 words
  29. WRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE, NEW ZEALAND.

    The three-masted schooner Reward has been wrecked near Portland Island and the coast. Andrews the cook and one seaman were drowned. The mate and ...

    Article : 65 words
  30. STATE AIDED COLONISATION.

    A conference will be held shortly to consider the question of State aided colonisation. ...

    Article : 20 words
  31. THE JUBILEE CELEBRATION.

    On Thursday morning the congratulatory address to the Queen from the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of South Australia was presented to his Excellency the ...

    Article : 136 words
  32. SHIPPING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 19 words
  33. A BURNING SHIP AT SEA.

    The barque Glenesk, from London, reports having sighted a burning vessel of apparently 1,500 tons on February 28. The Glenesk stood by her all night in ...

    Article : 90 words
  34. COMMERCIAL.

    The proportion of the Bank of England's reserve to its liabilities is 48 per cent, and the reserve stands at £14,800,000. ...

    Article : 27 words
  35. MEETING AT SALISBURY.

    A public meeting was held in the institutehall, Salisbury, on Thursday evening. Mr. Richerd Whiting presided. It was resolved— "That this meeting decides to have a local ...

    Article : 241 words
  36. THE QUEENSLAND SUGAR CROP.

    The coming sugar season will soon be in full swing, a few mills in this district purposing to begin operations next week, but the crop is likely to be under 5,000 ...

    Article : 163 words
  37. PASSENGERS TO AND FROM MELBOURNE OVERLAND.

    The following passengers passed through here in the express for Melbourne to-day:— Messrs. Willmott, Mais, Gollen. C. C. Kingstop, M.P., Waller, the Hon. J. G. Ramsay. ...

    Article : 153 words
  38. THE MURRAY QUESTION

    Some time since the water conservation commission, whose official existence terminates on the 10th of May, applied to the Government for an extension of time ...

    Article : 135 words
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