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  2. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. {THE ARGUS LONDON AGENCY.) THE CRISIS IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS.

    The financial crisis in the Argentine Republic and Uruguay is now Bomewhat less acute. Gold has been at a premium of over 300 per cent. ...

    Article : 86 words
  3. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (THE ARGUS LONDON AGENCY.) THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN IN ENGLAND.

    The Australian Eleven commenced a match to-day at Bristol against Gloucestershire County, under the captaincy of W. G. Grace. ...

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  4. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

    A terrible cyclone has occurred in Minnesota, United States, which has caused great destruction of life and property. As far as is already known 200 persons have been ...

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  5. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

    An extraordinary and alarming incident occurred during to-day's storm. The lightning struck one of the pinnacles of the House of Lords, detaching a piece of the solid ...

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  6. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S PAPER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 813 words
  7. INTERCOLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The Newcastle Shipping Company, which is about to be established to supply vessels and enable orders for coal to be executed, appears likely to be a success. Shares are ...

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  8. QUEENSLAND MINING ENTERPRISES.

    The Financial News publishes an article complaining of the practice which has obtained of placing Queensland mines upon the market to be floated with excessive capital. ...

    Article : 34 words
  9. THE LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS.

    The London Chamber of Commerce is petitioning the House of Lords to reject the bill dealing with the liability of directors until there has been an opportunity of further ...

    Article : 43 words
  10. THE MINING EXHIBITION.

    The opening of the Mining Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, which was fixed for the 17th inst., has been postponed until the 28th. The Duke of Fife being ...

    Article : 231 words
  11. GLOOMY PROSPECTS AT BUENOS AYRES.

    The latest intelligence shows that the present situation in the Argentine Republic is one of the utmost tension, and that the outlook is very gloomy. ...

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  12. MESSRS. E. AND J. BURKE.

    The business of Messrs. E. and J. Burke, the well-known bottling firm, has been converted into a limited liability company, with a capital of £800,000. ...

    Article : 36 words
  13. THE SUGAR BOUNTIES CONVENTION

    It is considered unlikely that Germany will ratify the Sugar Bounties Convention before August 1. ...

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  14. THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

    The company formed for the purpose of taking over the globo assets of the Bank of New Zealand will be named the "Bank of New Zealand Estates Company." Major ...

    Article : 219 words
  15. THE SITUATION IMPROVING.

    A decided improvement has taken place in the situation both in the Argentine Republic and in Uruguay. LONDON, JULY 18. ...

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  16. TELEPHONIC EXTENSION.

    Telephonic communication has now been extended from London to Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham. ...

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  17. LORD WOLSELEY'S NEW APPOINTMENT.

    Viscount Wolseley, who is about to vacate his post at the Horse Guards as Adjutant-General, will succeed Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar as commander of the forces in ...

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  18. MINISTERIAL CRISIS AT THE CAPE.

    In consequence of the defeat of the Government Railway Bill, Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, the Premier of the Cape Colony, has sent in his resignation to the Governor, and Mr. ...

    Article : 67 words
  19. PRESIDENT CARNOT MENACED.

    A blank cartridge was to-day fired at M. Sadi Carnot, the President of the French Republic. The President's assailant proved to be a chemist, who is known to be of ...

    Article : 41 words
  20. AUSTRALIA V. ENGLAND.

    The following team has been chosen to play for England against the Australian Eleven in the first of the representative matches commencing at Lord's-ground on ...

    Article : 115 words
  21. THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY.

    The New Zealand Shipping Company has confirmed the resolution passed by a meeting of the shareholders last month to reduce the capital of the company by cancelling £2 per ...

    Article : 37 words
  22. LABOUR TROUBLES IN ENGLAND.

    A strike, on a large scale has occurred among the men employed in the manufacture of boiler tubes in Staffordshire and Worcestershire. ...

    Article : 106 words
  23. THE GRIEVANCES OF THE TELEGRAPH CLERKS.

    Mr. Raikes, the Postmaster-General, is taking steps to redress the grievances of the clerks in the metropolitan telegraph offices in connection with overtime, and to pay them ...

    Article : 58 words
  24. ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR MADAME MELBA.

    Madame Melba (Mrs. Armstrong), the Australian vocalist, has made her appearance in London in Mr. Goring Thomas's opera "Esmeralda," and has achieved a signal triumph. ...

    Article : 80 words
  25. THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

    The Court of Appeal has allowed Mr. Henderson's appeal against the decision in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice in the case Henderson v. Bank of ...

    Article : 147 words
  26. AUSTRALIA V. THE PLAYERS.

    The Australians commenced the return match with the Players of England to-day at Sheffield, when there were about 6,000 people to witness the play. ...

    Article : 650 words
  27. A VISIT TO INDIA.

    Lord Harris, the Governor of Bombay, has written, strongly urging the Australian team to pay a visit to India and play a series of matches on their way ...

    Article : 150 words
  28. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The bill providing for the cession of Heligoland to Germany, as provided for under the agreement recently concluded between the British and German Governments, has ...

    Article : 71 words
  29. THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE.

    In the course of a recent interview, Prince Bismarck assured a newspaper representative that the Berlin Labour Conference, which was promoted by the Emperor ...

    Article : 59 words
  30. THE ETON AND HARROW MATCH.

    The annual cricket match, Eton v. Harrow, played at Lord's, was interrupted by the rain, and the game consequently ended in a draw. ...

    Article : 33 words
  31. THE HOP INDUSTRY.

    A select committee, reporting to the House of Commons, has directed attention to the large amount of evidence tendered in favour of protection being accorded to the ...

    Article : 38 words
  32. THE SITUATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

    The relations between the republics of Salvador and Guatemala are becoming very strained. The Salvador Government has massed 20,000 men on the Guatemala ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN RIFLEMEN IN ENGLAND.

    Several Australian riflemen are taking part in the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association at the New Wimbledon ranges. Shooting at the 200 yards range in the Queen's ...

    Article : 117 words
  34. THE NEW BISHOP OF SYDNEY.

    Canon Saumarez Smith, the new Bishop of Sydney, will sail for Australia by the R.M.S. Oroya, which leaves London on August 15. ...

    Article : 33 words
  35. SERIOUS LABOUR RIOTS IN SPAIN.

    Serious labour disturbances have occurred at Manresa, near Barcelona, in Spain. Eight thousand men struck work, indulged in riotous demonstrations, and threatened to ...

    Article : 58 words
  36. TRAINING-SHIPS FOR MARINE CADETS.

    A syndicate, of which Lord Brassey is the leading member, has purchased the ships Harbinger, 1,506 tons, and Hesperus, 1,777 tons, which have been engaged in the ...

    Article : 61 words
  37. THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.

    The Earl of Rosebery has resigned his position as chairman of the London County Council, and it is now certain that Sir John Lubbock will be his successor. ...

    Article : 37 words
  38. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 354 words
  39. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEALS.

    The appeals to the Privy Council in the cases Barton v. Bank of New South Wales and Lyons v. Hoffaung have been dismissed with costs. ...

    Article : 247 words
  40. DEATH OF MR. DAVID PUGH, M.P.

    The death is announced of Mr. David Pugh, M.P. for East Carmarthenshire. Mr. Pugh, who was 84 years old, was a supporter of Mr. Gladstone and the Home ...

    Article : 41 words
  41. THE AMERICAN SHIPPING INDUSTRY.

    The United States Senate has passed a bill of a liberal character providing for the granting of subsidies to mail steamers and bounties for the promotion of shipbuilding in the ...

    Article : 120 words
  42. A BYE ELECTION.

    The election for the vacancy in the representation of Mid-Durham, caused by the death of Mr. William Crawford, Home Ruler, has resulted in the return of Mr. Wilson, ...

    Article : 66 words
  43. THE HIGHLAND CROFTERS.

    Mr. Hugh Macleod states that the Highland crofters are extremely grateful for the donation forwarded them by the members of the Queensland Parliament. ...

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  44. THE LATE DISTURBANC IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    A jury composed of Boers has returned a verdict acquitting those British subjects who were placed upon their trial on a charge of mobbing President Kruger, at Johannesburg. ...

    Article : 68 words
  45. THE AMERICAN TARIFF BILL.

    It is proposed that the new United States Tariff Bill shall come into operation on April 1 next year. ...

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  46. THE TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY.

    The Main Line Railway Company has agreed to transfer the railway to the Tasmanian Government on October 1, provided the purchase money is paid in cash. ...

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  47. THE DEPUTES WITH THE WHARF LABOURERS.

    Work proceeded smoothly at all the wharves on Saturday, the members of the Wharf Labourers' Union strictly adhering to the terms of the decision arrived at at the mass ...

    Article : 79 words
  48. MEETING OF EMPERORS.

    It has been arranged that the Emperors William of Germany and Francis, Joseph of Austria shall meet in the autumn at Liegnitz, in Prussia. ...

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  49. NEW MINING COMPANIES.

    The Financial New advises that caution should be used in investing in the May Queen and Waratah Silver-mining companies, Queensland. It states that there will be ...

    Article : 74 words
  50. LORD DEERHURST'S DEBTS.

    Viscount Deerhurst has made an offer to pay his creditors 10s. in the £ in cash immediately, and to give security for the balance. ...

    Article : 34 words
  51. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN ENABLING BILL.

    The Western Australian Enabling Bill was read a second time in the House of Lords to-day. LONDON, JULY 17. ...

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  52. THE REV. R. W. DALE.

    The Rev. R. W. Dale, of Birming ham, has accepted the presidency of the International Council of Congregationalists, which is to meet in London in July next year. ...

    Article : 37 words
  53. TEMPORARY ILLNESS OF MR. GLADSTONE.

    Some concern has been caused by the announcement that Mr. Gladstone has been taken ill. He is said to be suffering from a stomachic affection. ...

    Article : 47 words
  54. THE MELBOURNE BOTANICAL-GARDENS.

    Mr. Thisselton Dyer, the director of the Royal Botanical-gardens, Kew, has intimated to Mr. W. R. Guilfoyle, the director of the Melbourne Botanical-gardens, that he may ...

    Article : 42 words
  55. ARRIVAL OF THE R.M.S. ALAMEDA.

    The R.M.S. Alameda arrived from San Francisco this morning, and sails for Sydney at 3 o'clock to-morrow morning. She brines the following passengers for Sydney:—Miss ...

    Article : 122 words
  56. DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN ENGLAND.

    A tremendous thunderstorm has been experienced, which has done severe damage to the corn crops in the South of England, The camps formed for rifle shooting at Bisley ...

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  57. THE CONGO FREE STATE.

    With reference to the recent proceedings which point to the probable ultimate acquisition of the Congo Free State by Belgium, France has re-asserted her claim to a prior ...

    Article : 45 words
  58. THE UNITED STATES SILVER COINAGE BILL.

    The United States Silver Coinage Bill has passed the House of Representatives by 122 votes to 90, and now awaits the approval of the President. It provides for the purchase ...

    Article : 84 words
  59. A NEW WOOL-SCOURING MACHINE.

    Mr. Burnell has sailed for Australia in order to exhibit the patent wool-scouring machine of which he is the inventor. It was recently announced that the English ...

    Article : 51 words
  60. REVOLT AGAINST THE MAHDI.

    News is to hand of another revolt against the authority of the Mahdi, in which the principal tribes in the Soudan are taking part. ...

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  61. A NEW CABLE.

    Sir John Pender, the chairman of the Eastern Extension Company, contemplates laying a new cable between Suez and Aden, at a cost of £250,000. ...

    Article : 33 words
  62. THE PROPOSED PACIFIC CABLE.

    Mr. Sandford Fleming, of Canada, has addressed a letter to Lord Knutsford representing that a subsidy or a guarantee of £54,000 per annum from the British ...

    Article : 251 words
  63. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

    Lord Knutsford to-day distributed the prizes at Hollesley College. Sir Graham Berry, Sir F. Napier Broome, Mr. E. N. C. Braddon, and many other leading colonists ...

    Article : 40 words
  64. THE CABLE GUARANTEE.

    Mr. Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has not receded from the ground originally taken by him regarding the application to the Imperial Government to bear a portion of ...

    Article : 115 words
  65. THE REV. DR. JEFFERIS

    The Rev. Dr. James Jefferis, late minister of the Pitt-street Independent Church, Sdyney, has accepted the pastoral charge in connection with the New College. ...

    Article : 33 words
  66. NEW INSOLVENT.

    William John Shannon, of Moonee Ponds, builder. Causes of insolvency— Losses in building speculation, foreclosure by mortgagees, and sickness and death in ...

    Article : 42 words
  67. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A man named John Horner, representing himself to be a woolbroker and farmer at Mortlake, was arrested here yesterday on a charge of passing a valueless cheque ...

    Article : 230 words
  68. A BOYCOTTED STEAMER.

    The dock labourers have refused to discharge the steamer Jumna, which has just arrived from Queensland, in consequence of non-unionist men having been employed to ...

    Article : 55 words
  69. A THEATRICAL STAR FOR AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. J. C. Williamson, who is at present on a business visit to Europe, is endeavouring to induce Madame Sara Bernhardt to enter into an engagement for an Australian tour at ...

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  70. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

    Kayo v. Allev, the Local Board of Health, Richmond v. the Victorian Permanent Building Society. (Before their Honours the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Holroyd, and Mr. Justice Hood.) ...

    Article : 205 words
  71. SANDHURST.

    A lad named Thos. Quinn, l8 years old, has been arrested by the detectives for horse-stealing. A year ago he was convicted of house-breaking, and dealt with under the ...

    Article : 170 words
  72. PUGILISM.

    Peter Jackson, the coloured pugilist, starts on his return voyage to Australia on the 26th inst. LONDON, JULY 14. ...

    Article : 57 words
  73. THE OCEAN POSTAGE RATES.

    Mr. Goschen, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, states that the Government of India has raised important points connected with the proposal to reduce the rates of ocean ...

    Article : 96 words
  74. THE ZALINSKI GUN.

    The Zalinski gun ordered by the Victorian Government has been tried at New York by Colonel Ryan on behalf of the British authorities. The Colonel has expressed ...

    Article : 95 words
  75. ADDITIONAL MATCHES.

    It has been arranged that the following additional matches shall be played by the Australians, viz, against Staffordshire on August 29 and 30, and against Yorkshire on ...

    Article : 39 words
  76. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A report lias been current that Sir Michael Hicks-Bench, the President of the Board of Trade, would succeed Lord Carrington as Governor of New South Wales, but it is ...

    Article : 96 words
  77. AUSTRALIA V. SURREY.

    The Australians commenced the return match to-day against Surrey at Kennington Oval. Great interest was taken in the match, 7,000 people paying for admission to the ...

    Article : 298 words
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