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  2. POLITICAL. [BY TELEGRAPH.] Victoria.

    In the Legislative Council last night Mr. Grimwade obtained leave to introduce a bill to provide for and regulate the practice of cremation. A motion by Mr. M'Culloch for a ...

    Article : 153 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 76 words
  4. THE WAR.

    The British naval authorities have granted permission to Admiral Dowey to dock his warships at Hongkong for repair. ...

    Article : 171 words
  5. A GOOD ACT AND ITS REWARD.

    Last week it was notified that Messrs. Greedy (stationmaster), Percy (driver), Chadban (guard), and Newell (fireman), in the employ of the Railway Department, ...

    Article : 206 words
  6. THE PARLIAMENT.

    Both the Council and the Assembly sat yesterday afternoon at the usual hour. In the Assembly the Speaker (Sir J. P. Abbott) was indisposed, suffering from ...

    Article : 430 words
  7. THE JOCKEY CLUB AND THE LATE SECRETARY.

    THE adjourned annual meeting of the Broken Hill Jockey Club was held at M'Laughlin's Hotel last night, Mr. A. J. Hall presiding. The meeting had been adjourned for the ...

    Article : 836 words
  8. NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION.

    WHEN the first battles in favor of direct Parliamentary Labor representation in this colony were being fought we used to point to New ...

    Article : 332 words
  9. METEOROLOGICAL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 words
  10. South Australia.

    In the Assembly last night Mr. O'Malley moved that a bill should be introduced by the Government to amend the law relating to testamentary disposition and estates, ...

    Article : 213 words
  11. Advertising

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    Advertising : 79 words
  12. THE HORNSBY RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    The railway accident at Hornsby Junction yesterday afternoon was a most sensational affair. The engine, after leaving the rails and falling over the embankment, turned ...

    Article : 134 words
  13. THE SOUDAN.

    Further news from the Soudan states that Mahmud, one of the Khalifa's generals, declares that the Khalifa has 70,000 troops at ...

    Article : 82 words
  14. Barrier Miner.

    IN most relations of life the way to do things is to do them. Organisation and preparation are both excellent things; but, when a cart is in a ...

    Article : 736 words
  15. A POLICEMAN'S HOLIDAYS.

    Mr. Brunker (Colonial Secretary), in reply to Mr. Clarke, in the Assembly last night, said that members of the police force in the metropolitan district and other stations where ...

    Article : 103 words
  16. West Australia.

    In the Assembly last night a motion for a return to the "urgent telegram" system was debated and negatived. ...

    Article : 23 words
  17. New Zealand.

    The Divorce Bill passed through committee in the House of Representatives, with an amendment substituting five years' desertion for seven. A "scene" occurred during ...

    Article : 42 words
  18. FEDERATION.

    Previous to the adjournment of the Assembly last night Mr. Reid gave notice that he would move on Wednesday next:— "That in view of the nearly equally divided ...

    Article : 713 words
  19. GENERAL CABLE NEWS. [REUTER'S MESSAGES.] The German Army.

    The German army is to be strengthened by the formation of 43 additional battalions of infantry, numbering 22,500 men. The ...

    Article : 46 words
  20. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] New South Wales.

    Rain fell in and about Sydney last night. To-day the weather is dull. The Chinaman, Wang Ming, who at Warren the other day killed a white girl, ...

    Article : 281 words
  21. SPORTING. [BY TELEGRAPH.] Goldsborough Dead.

    The famous stallion Goldstorough is dead. Bred by Mr. Petry in 1870, Goldsborough passed later into the hands of Mr. C. Reynolds, who retained possession of him ...

    Article : 63 words
  22. THE SHOW.

    YESTERDAY'S annual show was successful more on account of the perfect weather than for any other reason. The committee, profiting by the unpleasant experiences of ...

    Article : 2,262 words
  23. Germany and Samoa.

    The correspondent of the Standard states that the German Chauvinists are reviving the project for a partition of Samoa. They suggest that ...

    Article : 52 words
  24. The Turf.

    Matt Dawson, the veteran English trainer, whose death was reported a day or two ago, was brother of Thomas Dawson, who really introduced the modern system of training. ...

    Article : 180 words
  25. AMUSEMENTS. Lacrosse Concert.

    AFTER their exertions in the field during the last few months, the Associated lacrosse players of Broken Hill last night decided to devote a few hours to lighter and more ...

    Article : 404 words
  26. Typhoid in Belfast.

    An epidemic of typhoid is at present raging in Belfast, in Ireland. Six hundred cases occurred within three weeks. ...

    Article : 24 words
  27. The Cape Elections.

    Mr. Cecil Rhodes' party has secured an overwhelming majority at Namaqualand, in the northwestern portion of Cape Colony, the ...

    Article : 46 words
  28. THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN.

    SIR,—As my name has been mentioned in this connection, may I be permitted a few words? The preparatory work to which Mr. Bertram refers may be briefly explained. ...

    Article : 534 words
  29. Russian Harvest a Failure.

    The Russian harvest has proved a partial failure. It is expected that great privations will ensue among the agricultural population in many ...

    Article : 32 words
  30. Queensland.

    A deputation of licensed victuallers waited on Mr. J. R. Dickson, Chief Secretary, yesterday afternoon, to discuss with him the law relating to Sunday trading, the registration ...

    Article : 84 words
  31. In Search of Andree.

    The Polar expedition under the command of Lieutenant Lerner has returned to Hammerfest, in Norway. The expedition reached latitude ...

    Article : 48 words
  32. West Australia.

    Tenders for the supply of the Coolgardie water supply pipes have been opened. The lowest is that of Hoskins and Co., of Sydney, for £632,827. ...

    Article : 30 words
  33. Church Concert.

    A most enjoyable vocal and instrumental entertainment was given at the Blende-street Bible Christian Church last night. The attendance was moderate. Some excellent ...

    Article : 245 words
  34. New Zealand.

    Boring for petroleum has again commenced at New Plymouth. Unless the Government grant assistance, however, it is feared that deep sinking will be out of the ...

    Article : 216 words
  35. The Riots in Italy.

    The Court of Cassation in Rome has rejected the appeals against the sentences imposed by the military tribunals in the prosecutions arising ...

    Article : 35 words
  36. AN EXTRAYAGANT WIFE.

    William Dawson, laborer, being examined in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday afternoon, said he attributed his bankruptcy to his wife's drunkenness. She ran up bills, he said, to ...

    Article : 98 words
  37. THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

    THE Public Service Board has defined as follow the several duties of Mr. R. P. Browne and Mr. James Watt at the Broken Hill Courthouse:— ...

    Article : 104 words
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