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  2. THE RAILWAT COMMISSIONERS AND THE CAIRNS RAILWAY DISPUTE.

    The Chief Commissioner of Railways, Mr. Mathieson, accompanies the other commissioners Mr. Johnstone and Chief Engineer Stanley, on a tour of inspection of ...

    Article : 127 words
  3. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 19 words
  4. General News.

    Since Wednesday evening the weather has been showery, 1 inch 54 points being registered on Thursday morning and 33 points on Friday. ...

    Article : 947 words
  5. CABLE MESSAGES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS). EUROPEAN NEWS.

    Quotations for copper, Chili bars, cash quotations, £16 10s per ton. Australian tin, cash quotation, £9S perton. ...

    Article : 42 words
  6. SHIPPING. ARRIVALS.

    May 26—S.s. Cintra. Captain Hampton, (to the Fairway Buoy) fruin Melbourne. Passengers—Miss Finn, Mrs. Butgess, Messrs D. Mackay, Haydon, Craig, Mason, Hillyard, Babbage. O'Leary and 4 ...

    Article : 49 words
  7. The Cairns Post.

    "Tis best to be off with the old love before you are on with the new," says an old song, and the tuneful advice is full of wisdom. It dawned on the ...

    Article : 868 words
  8. DEPARTURES.

    May 25—S.s. Victoria, Captain Fleetwood, for Townsville. Passengers—Messrs Cunningham and Willmett. May 26—S.S. Falmer, Captaiu Clark, for Townsville. ...

    Article : 44 words
  9. CLOSING OF COLLIERIES.

    The Northern and Young Wallsend Collieries at Newcastle are about to close work as the owners found the coal was being raised at a loss and as the miners refused to ...

    Article : 57 words
  10. IMPORTS.

    Holison and Co—15bags potatoes, 15 cases geneva, 25 do whisky. 10 brandy. I do blue, 10 do jams. Telford and Turner—27 bags potatoes,5 do onions. 1[?]-cask port wine, 8 cases claret, 5 do bisenits and ...

    Article : 104 words
  11. SIR CHARLES LILLEY.

    Rumours are circulated that overtures have been made for Sir Charles Lilley to contest the Bundaberg election in the labour interests. ...

    Article : 50 words
  12. THE QUEEN'S BIRTUDAY.

    A list oF honours conferred in connection with Her Majesty's birthday has been published. Only the Queenslander was mentioned, and L. A. Bernays has been made ...

    Article : 60 words
  13. MORE POLICE FOR THE WEST.

    Increased police protection has been granted East Darr station in consequence of the recent disturbance there. ...

    Article : 25 words
  14. SHIPPING ITEMS.

    The Cintra is the Southern going boat tonight. The Victoria is the intermediate from Townsville due to-morrow morning. ...

    Article : 25 words
  15. A HERO.

    A man [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] the floods in America was [?] drowned. He was accorded a great public funeral. ...

    Article : 33 words
  16. RACING.

    The second day's [?] in connection with the Annual Autnmn meeting was held at Eagle Farm yesterday and passed off successfully. The Brishane Cup was won ...

    Article : 39 words
  17. LIST OF VISITORS FOR THE WEEK AT THE CAIRNS HOTEL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 55 words
  18. OBITUARY.

    W. H. Vanderbilt the American millionaire is dead. ...

    Article : 12 words
  19. HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.

    The second reading of the [?]sh Local Government Bill was carried in the House of Commons by 339 votes to 247. During the reading of the debate Mr. Gladstone ...

    Article : 107 words
  20. KANAKA MURDERER.

    At the Supreme Court at Mackay yesterday a Kanaka named Tin ToDga, was found guilty of the murder of his wife aud was sentenced to death. ...

    Article : 32 words
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  22. GENERAL BOOTH'S COLONY.

    A cable message received by the New Zealand Government from the Agent-General at London states that General Booth has not yet settled upon a site for his ...

    Article : 50 words
  23. MARINE BOARD REGULATIONS.

    A special meeting of the Marine Board was held this morning, when a regulation was passed requiring that the whate-boats of the brigs Para and Mary, which were ...

    Article : 106 words
  24. FLOODS JN AMERICA.

    The floods in the United States still continue and a million acres of land in Tennessee and Arkansas are now submerged. Large areas of wheat and crops have been ...

    Article : 58 words
  25. ITALY'S POLICY.

    Under the eclat of divisions, Signor Gioletti's financial policy [?] been received with hostility by the Italian Legislature and a fall of the new Ministry is considered to ...

    Article : 37 words
  26. THE REVISED RAILWAY TARIFF.

    The Executive Council have passed the revised railway tariff. The alter itions are embraced in two by-laws. The first mutters dealt with are the charges for wheat and ...

    Article : 197 words
  27. DENMARK'S KING AND QUEEN.

    The golden wedding of the King and Queen of Denmark was celebrated yesterday. Copenhagen was thronged with visitors. The festivities were on an immense scale. ...

    Article : 33 words
  28. FRANCE AND SPAIN.

    The commercial treaty between France ...

    Article : 11 words
  29. MILLIONS OF MONEY.

    William Astor, the American millionaire, who lately died, left property amounting to £15,000,000 sterling. ...

    Article : 20 words
  30. KANAKA LABOUR.

    A Kanaka bluebook has been issued by Admiral Scott, who admits the regulations of 188[?] were sufficient if strictly enforced. ...

    Article : 25 words
  31. MR. KINNARD ROSE OF THE COURIER.

    Mr. Kinnard Rose, in London, in an able letter sent to every member of the House of Commons states it is impossible to urge a word against the blaek labour traffic since ...

    Article : 83 words
  32. LEPROSY.

    Within the past few days another case of leprosy has beeu admitted into the Brisbane Hospital. The patient is a Cingalese, who for sometime past had been hawking goods ...

    Article : 100 words
  33. DARING ROBBERY.

    Turee thousand ounces of silver plate were stolen from Messrs Mappin and Webbs establishment in Oxford street. ...

    Article : 22 words
  34. LORD SALISBURY'S LUCK.

    Lord Salisbury had a marvellous escape from injury when his carriage overturned at Piccadilly and smashed. The coachman was injured. ...

    Article : 27 words
  35. SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT?

    A man, whose name is at preseut unknown, is reported to have walked into the river last night, from Edward street on a pontoon off Kangaroo Point Ferry. He was ...

    Article : 80 words
  36. LATEST BY WIRE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) QUEENSLAND.

    The delegates to the Conference of Northern [?] [?] met at the Separation present, and the proceedings were [?] with the utmost euthusiasm and unanimity. ...

    Article : 133 words
  37. The Uneasiness of the World.

    PEOBABLY within the last two years more than during any previous period the sense to the minds of all men. Financial mst[?] tions have disappeared by the score—usually ...

    Article : 304 words
  38. NEW SOUTH WALES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS). POO[?] [?] [?] [?]

    Messrs Creer, and Maxted have reported to the New South Wales Government on the best meaus of distributing relief to families starving and the unemployed. These ...

    Article : 73 words
  39. METAL MARKET.

    Syduey quotations of tin ore are 16s 6d per unit. ...

    Article : 15 words
  40. THURSDAY ISLAND REGATTA.

    A successful regatta was held on the 23rd and 24th May, in honour of the Queen's Birthday. ...

    Article : 24 words
  41. VICTORIA.

    Deeming left letters addressed to the Argus, the Times, the Pall Mall [?]azette, and the Liverpool Mercury which are supposed to contain a confession for publication but the ...

    Article : 50 words
  42. HORRIBLE MURDER.

    A horrible murder was co[?]tted on the night of the 23rd, on hoard the Flemish ketch " Belle Chilian," when the cook is alleged to have killed a coloured cabin boy. ...

    Article : 145 words
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    It is stated that phylloxera is devastating the crops in eleven of the Spanish provinces. The tailors in London havedecided to strike in consequence of a proposal made by their ...

    Article : 86 words
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