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  2. THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY.

    In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Chamberlain the Secretary of State for the Colonies, referred to the action of the directors of the British South Africa Company in ...

    Article : 126 words
  3. ITALY AND THE POWERS.

    The Duke of Sermoneta, the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs has made an important announcement respecting the foreign policy of Italy. ...

    Article : 157 words
  4. THE AGRICULTURAL RATING BILL.

    The House of Commons, after sitting all night considering the report of the Committee of the House on the Agricultural Rating Bill, rose after 8 o'clock this morning. ...

    Article : 179 words
  5. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    The third match between the Australian Eleven and the county of Yorkshire was continued to-day at Bradford, when the Yorkshire team, who yesterday lost five ...

    Article : 692 words
  6. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The imports into Sydney for the past halfyear amounted to £7,735,384, compared with £6,124,165 received during the corresponding period of 1895, the increase of £1,611,219 ...

    Article : 406 words
  7. THE MANCHESTER DELEGATES.

    Messrs. Joseph Clay, William Stoker, and Benjamin Jones, representing the Manchester Co-operative Wholesale Society, arrived by the R.M.S. Ballaarat this afternoon. Mr. W. ...

    Article : 1,696 words
  8. THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1896.

    In moving the second reading of the Companies Bill Mr. ISAACS explained why the Government measure was not gone on with last session. The reminded ...

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  9. DOES THE COUNCIL OBSTRUCT?

    Sir,—The Legislative Council has recently been charged both in the press and by some public speakers with— (a) Want of harmony with the popular ...

    Article : 1,079 words
  10. REVENUE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

    The quarterly revenue returns show that the total public revenue of the United Kingdom for the quarter ended June 30 amounted to £24,011,081, against £21,015,410 ...

    Article : 70 words
  11. NEW MINING COMPANIES.

    The following new gold-mining companies have been registered:—Joker, kalgoorlie capital £250,000, issued £55,000, which has already been subscribed; Hannan's Golden ...

    Article : 44 words
  12. THE NEW PHOTOGRAPHY.

    It will be remembered that in March last year Li Hung Chang, the Chinese Viceroy, when visiting Shimonaseki, in Japan, for the purpose of arranging terms of peace was shot ...

    Article : 312 words
  13. OPENING OF THE LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The fourth series of London wool sales for the present year opened this evening. The competition was spirited, but prices showed a decline of from par to 5 per cent, ...

    Article : 537 words
  14. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 words
  15. THE COAL STRIKE.

    The adjourned meeting of shipmasters to discuss the question of the detention of vessels in harbour through the coal strike was held to-day. Captain Parker, of the ...

    Article : 270 words
  16. THE NEW RAILWAY COMMISSIONER.

    Mr. J. Mathieson yesterday entered upon his five years' term of office as Railway Commissioner, and was kept busy throughout the day with interviews with the retiring ...

    Article : 429 words
  17. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 131 words
  18. BURGLARY ON A GRAND SCALE.

    The French police have made a number of arrests of great importance. Twenty-one burgiars belonging to a remarkably well-organised gang have been ...

    Article : 72 words
  19. THE BOURKE LAND BOARD.

    The Land Board resumed its sittings to-day, and occupied some hours with an inquiry as to the fulfilment of the conditions of a certain homestead lease. In the course ...

    Article : 107 words
  20. EVADING THE POLL TAX.

    At the police court to-day two Chinese, named Tung Ki and Willie Ah Poy, were each fined £50 for evading the poll tat, and ordered to pay, in addition, the poll tax ...

    Article : 463 words
  21. OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    The Treasury has appointed a commission of experts to inquire whether any of the schemes for old-age pensions which have been proposed are practicable. ...

    Article : 36 words
  22. TASMANIA.

    The mineral output for June is valued at £55,185, compared with £39,856 for June, 1895. The aggregate value of the minerals exported in the first six months of the year ...

    Article : 215 words
  23. THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Robert Haper, M.L.A., has completed his negotiations with the committees representing the British depositors in the Commercial Bank of Australia Limited. ...

    Article : 52 words
  24. THE PAPAL ENCYCLICAL.

    Cardinal Moran to-day, speaking of the Pope's latest encyclical, said, in reply to inquiries:—"I presume that the new encyclical is explanatory of the former letter issued by ...

    Article : 218 words
  25. A CELEBRATED MARE.

    The well-known mare La Fleche (by St. Simon—Quiver), for whom the late Baron Hirsch gave 5,500 guineas as a yearling, and who won him the One Thousand Guineas, ...

    Article : 65 words
  26. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Lovett has received a telegram from R.L., Menzies, stating the result of a crushing of 10 tons of stone treated at Melbourne and Adekaude. The stone averaged 10z. 4gr. to ...

    Article : 206 words
  27. CHAFFEY BROS. LIMITED.

    The contributories of Chaffey Bros. limited have appointed one of the official receivers as liquidator, and he is to be assiated by a committee of the contributories. ...

    Article : 38 words
  28. COLONEL NORTH'S STUD.

    The racing stud of the late Colonel J. T. North has been sold for £40,000. ...

    Article : 24 words
  29. THE NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Council to-day, Mr. Alex. Brown moved the adjournment to call attention to the action of the Government in appointing a Royal Commission to inquire into the loss of ...

    Article : 377 words
  30. MAIL STEAMERS.

    R.M.S.Duke of Buckingham left Aden for London on 20th June. ...

    Article : 15 words
  31. MELBOURNE TRAMWAY AND OMNIBUS COMPANY.

    The traffic returns of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company Limited for the month of June have been issued. They show that the number of passengers carried ...

    Article : 160 words
  32. THE TASMANIA REVENUE.

    The revenue receipts for June amounted to £61,036 compared with £54,975 for June 1895. The aggregate for the first six months of the year is £373,881 compared with£370,500 for ...

    Article : 40 words
  33. QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    In the Assembly to-day Mr. Tozer moved the second reading of the Diseases in Stock Bill, which he saud was intended to deal with the tick pest. The live stock of the colony ...

    Article : 200 words
  34. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Assembly to-night the Premier stared that the Government, if time permitted, would introduce this session a bill to amend the Land Values Assessment Act, or ...

    Article : 257 words
  35. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Thomas Moran, of 48 Capel-street, West Melbourne, railway employe. Causes of insolvency—Sickness in family, reduction in wages, and pressure of creditors. ...

    Article : 136 words
  36. QUEENSLAND.

    The steamer Federal is to load coal here for the Melbourne Gas Company. A writ for the election of a member of the Assembly for the seat vacated by Mr. ...

    Article : 54 words
  37. "DEEDS THAT WON THE EMPIRE."

    At a meeting of the Maryborough branch of the Austratian Natives' Association last night complimentary reierence was made to the articles entitled "Deeds that Won the ...

    Article : 90 words
  38. PUNISHING SKULL HUNTERS.

    Information from Port Moresby states that Sir William MaeGregor and a Government parly have succeeded in meeting and have punished the notorious Tugeri tribe of skull ...

    Article : 147 words
  39. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

    At Half-past 10.—Alliance Contracting Company v. Russell (part heard). PRACTICE COURT. Mr. Justice A'Beckett will take chamber business ...

    Article : 107 words
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  41. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Richard S. Benham, the librarian of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, died to-day. He had been for 38 years in the public service. ...

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