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  2. CABLE MESSAGES. THE NAVAL DISASTER.

    Continuing his evidence before the Victoria Court Martial at Malta yesterday Rear-Admiral Markham, commander of the colliding vessel, the Camperdown, ...

    Article : 92 words
  3. LEGISLATORS AT WORK.

    Only languid interest was shown in the proceedings of the Assembly on Thursday: although as usual the upper gallery was crowded. In the lower seats Mr. Copley and ...

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  4. CABLE MESSAGES. MR. GLADSTONE.

    Mr. Gladstone's carriage collided with a van in Parliament-square yesterday afternoon and narrowly escaped being overturned. The Premier, however, ...

    Article : 55 words
  5. CABLE MESSAGES. THE FRENCH IN SIAM.

    It is officially stated that France has demanded from Siam an indemnity of £120,000 for the murder of M. Grosgurin, the French officer who was massacred ...

    Article : 80 words
  6. CABLE MESSAGES. YELLOW FEVER IN BRAZIL.

    Particulars are to hand of the terrible epidemic of yellow fever which broke out last month at the seaport of Santos, Brazil, situate about 40 miles ...

    Article : 220 words
  7. CABLE MESSAGES. THE NAVAL MANCEUVRES.

    Lieutenant J. T. Richardson, of the Victorian Navy, is attached to the thirdclass armored screw battleship Swiftsure so that he may watch the naval ...

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  8. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    During the luncheon interval in the match between the Australians and AllEngland, Stoddart held a consultation with Dr. Grace and the members of his ...

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  9. A DETERMINED SUICIDE.

    The occupants of the various offices in Selborne Chambers were alarmed at 9.15 on Thursday morning by the sound of a revolver shot reverberating through ...

    Article : 441 words
  10. THE QUEEN'S PRIZE.

    Lieutenant Kennedy, of the New Zealand Militia, in the first stage of the firing for the Queen's Prize at Bisley, aggregated 83 points. He will probably ...

    Article : 48 words
  11. THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA.

    Evidence is forthcoming of a renewal of Russian activity in Central Asia. A military force, from 1,000 to 1,500 strong. is reported to have left the capital ...

    Article : 172 words
  12. THE ALLEGED ULTIMATUM.

    Sir E. Grey, Foreign Under-Secretary, in reply to a question, informed the House of Commons last night that the Foreign Office had received no intimation of the ...

    Article : 53 words
  13. THE COSTA RICA CASE.

    Referring to the opinion expressed by the law officers of the Crown, that no real loss was occasioned to the owners by the detention of the captain of the Costa Rica ...

    Article : 102 words
  14. QUEENSLAND NATIONAL BANK.

    A letter appears in the Daily News this morning complaining in bitter terms of the action of the directors of the Queensland National Bank in paying off the ...

    Article : 49 words
  15. LABOR TROUBLES.

    The impending struggle between the coal miners and the mineowners is regarded with a good deal of anxiety. The Miners' Federation, representing ...

    Article : 86 words
  16. AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES.

    At the half-yearly meeting of the directors of the North British Australasian Company, Limited, to-day, Mr. Hopkinson, a director, who presided, stated that ...

    Article : 94 words
  17. THE MARITIME STRIKE.

    Natl Copeland, registry officekeeper, was fined £5 1s. and costs at the City Court for supplying a seaman for the steamer Pateena contrary to the Act. ...

    Article : 84 words
  18. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    It is estimated that 60,000 bales will be over from the London wool sales. Kinchega yesterday fetched 5½d., and Elsinora 15?d. ...

    Article : 29 words
  19. MORTGAGE, LOAF, AND AGENCY COMPANY.

    The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Mortgage, Loan, and Agency Company web held to-day, under the presidency of Mr. Alexander ...

    Article : 92 words
  20. COLONIALS DISAPPOINTED.

    The Australians are convinced that had the weather permitted of the continuance of the match against All-England they would certainly have beaten the home ...

    Article : 66 words
  21. A SHIPPING DISASTER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 283 words
  22. AGITATION AT BROKEN HILL.

    Based on the theory that the action of the Block 14 directors in closing down two furnaces is a determined move in the direction of smelting operations being ...

    Article : 342 words
  23. TRAIN ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTHERN- LINE.

    The goods train which left here to-day proceeded as far as Philcock's Hill, a distance of 13 miles, where it was intended to add additional trucks to the lead. For this ...

    Article : 138 words
  24. IN SYDNEY.

    At the Water Police Court to-day Captain Savage, of the steamer Hesketh, was proceeded against by five seamen on separate informations for shipping them ...

    Article : 114 words
  25. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    Silver has fallen ?d., the present quotation being 32¾.d. per oz. ...

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  26. ILLEGAL LIQUOR SHILLING.

    Sarah Fagan, the keeper of a disreputable house, was to-day fined £25, or in default distress, or one month's imprisonment, for illegally selling liquor. ...

    Article : 34 words
  27. THE MATCH AGAINST SOMERSET.

    The match against Somersetshire, which was to have been begun at Taunton today, has been postponed till to-morrow owing to the sodden condition of the wicket. ...

    Article : 40 words
  28. PALMERSTON AND PINE CREEK RAILWAY.

    The earnings for the week ended July 15 in connection with the Palmerston and Pine Creek railway amounted to £289. ...

    Article : 29 words
  29. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ANDERSON DEAD.

    Lieutenant-Colonel Caleb Anderson, the one time popular commander of the Victorian light Horse, died at East Melbourne to-day. ...

    Article : 28 words
  30. LAND AND TAXATION.

    Sir—My friend the Hon. D. M. Charleston, M.L.C., is a very studious and a very fair man. There are, however, in his lecture delivered at Clare on July 3 many statements which appear ...

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  31. A MAGISTRATE SPEAKS OUT.

    Mr. Addison, S.M., spoke out to-day in connection with a case against the crew of the steamer Victorian, charged with combined disobedience of orders. ...

    Article : 395 words
  32. GOLD MINING IN WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The latest wire from Southern Cross states :—" Rich stone has been struck at the Central mine. There is likely to be a permanent reef." ...

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  33. POPULAR ANNOYANCE.

    The postponement of the match has caused considerable disappointment, and is regarded as unwarrantable. The ground is bad, but there is no water ...

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  34. THE ELINGAMITE COLLISION.

    The Marine Board to-day held an enquiry into a collision which occurred yesterday between the steamer Elingamite and the schooner Guiding Star, by ...

    Article : 301 words
  35. LARGE FIRE AT PINE CREEK.

    A disastrous fire occurred last night at Pine Creek, demolishing the whole of China Town with the exception of Hang Oo's store, which was situated some ...

    Article : 70 words
  36. MADAME ANTOINETTE STERLING.

    Madame Antoinette Sterling arrived to-day from New Zealand, and left by the express for Adelaide. She has had quite a series of brilliant successes in the ...

    Article : 41 words
  37. THE "EVENING STANDARD" CASE.

    Mr. James Thomson, manager of the Evening Standard, to-day appealed, to the Full Court against the decision of the Chief Justice in ordering him ...

    Article : 97 words
  38. WEST AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    The Legislative Assembly has passed the clauses of the Post-Office Amendment Bill, prohibiting all letters in connection with sweeps. ...

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  39. MALCOLM LAND QUESTION.

    Sir—With your permission I take the liberty of making a few remarks on a letter signed "Thomas Joy." In the first place I would ask how does Mr. Joy become possessed of the ...

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  40. THE PENTRIDGE OUTRAGE.

    Five convicts, John Smith, George Clamp, John Wilson, Albert Simpkins, and Thomas Tait, were placed in the dock at the Criminal Court to-day and charged ...

    Article : 105 words
  41. THE FREMANTLE SHOOTING CASE.

    Norman, the victim of the Fremantle shooting case, still lingers, but there is no possible chance of his recovery, ...

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  42. FATALITY ON THE ARAMAC.

    John Johnson, a seaman, 27 years of age, to-day fell from the masthead of the steamer Aramac on to the deck and fractured his skull. He died shortly afterwards. ...

    Article : 39 words
  43. THE QUEENSLAND UNEMPLOYED

    A deputation from the unemployed today waited upon Sir Thomas Mcllwraith, and submitted a scheme to find employment for a number of men by clearing ...

    Article : 112 words
  44. APPLICANTS FOR CHARITY.

    The report of the executive of the Charity Organisation Society states that of 1,214 applicants during the last 12 months 92 had a tendency to sponge, ...

    Article : 51 words
  45. AN OLD VICTORIAN DEAD.

    Mr. Peter Learmonth, of Prestonholme, near Hamilton, one of the oldest settlers in the western district and the owner of the Prestonholme and Coorea ...

    Article : 54 words
  46. A SUSPICIOUS FIRE IN SYDNEY.

    The enquiry is stall proceeding with regard to the suspicious fire at the furniture warehouse of Messrs. Pyman, Hardness, & Co. ...

    Article : 86 words
  47. A FINE ENGLISH TROUT.

    A fine English trout, weighing 4 lb., was captured in the bay at St. Kilda by a fisherman with his pilchard net. ...

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  48. A DINNER TO RELEASED SEAMEN.

    The ballot in connection -with the seamen's strike has not been completed, and it is doubtful if it will be declared when completed, or will only be used as a guide ...

    Article : 212 words
  49. THE "AGE" LIBEL ACTION.

    The twenty-first day of the railway case Speight v. the Age was devoted to the hearing of further evidence from Mr. Francis, the chairman of the Victorian ...

    Article : 53 words
  50. FLOODS IN TASMANIA.

    Great floods are reported along the line from Launceston to Hobart, and communication between these places has been partly interrupted. A gang of men are ...

    Article : 87 words
  51. IMPERIAL LAND AND DEPOSIT COMPANY FRAUDS.

    The charge of conspiracy to defraud against the officials of the Imperial Land, Building, and Deposit Company was continued to-day. ...

    Article : 85 words
  52. FIFTEEN CONVICTS TRY TO ESCAPE.

    A sensation was created at the Criminal Court to-day when it was discovered that 15 convicts had made a bold attempt to escape. The prisoners had been ...

    Article : 195 words
  53. VESSEL SUPPOSED TO BE ASHORE.

    A telegram from Launceston published in Thursday's Advertiser stated that Captain Anderson, master of the schooner Le Maile, had reported sighting a light on the Islet, ...

    Article : 154 words
  54. VICTORIAN CUSTOMS REVENUE.

    During the Jane quarter the Customs revenue totalled £328,640, as against £403,245 for the previous quarter. The gross imports for the past quarter ...

    Article : 60 words
  55. PROPOSED VICTORIAN INCOME TAX.

    Much dissatisfaction has been expressed in certain circles at the proposal of the Government to impose an income tax, and a meeting has been convened for ...

    Article : 77 words
  56. A CASE OF ARSON.

    The enquiry into the suspicious fire at the coachhouse of Robert Duncan, of Redfern, was concluded to-day. On Sunday night fires were found burning ...

    Article : 80 words
  57. FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY.

    Sir—I find in Thursdays issue under the words "Morphett-street relief movement" the following statements:—" 1. We hare refused a number of applicants because we have ...

    Article : 197 words
  58. A STRANGE SHOOTING CASE.

    James Green and Ernest Folliday were arrested at Smeaton to-day in connection with a shooting affair yesterday at the newly-formed township of Jerusalem. It ...

    Article : 107 words
  59. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

    The Premier will on Saturday night deliver an important address at Penrith, in which he will deal with the political and financial situation, and the proposals ...

    Article : 41 words
  60. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 340 words
  61. GOVERNMENT LAND SALES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 85 words
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