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  2. ADELAIDE AND LONDON TELEGRAPH.

    The armament of the gunboat Childers was tested to-day by the Admiralty, and found to answer splendidly. The gun-boats intended for Victoria will sail on ...

    Article : 53 words
  3. THE FRENCH ON THE NIGER.

    Not only on the Congo, in Madagascar, and Tonquin, are the French seeking to push forward the outposts of their commerce and civilization, but also in the ...

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  4. NEW GUINEA EXPLORATION.

    Mr. Powell, who commands the Royal Geographical Society's Exploration Expedition to New Guinea, has received instructions to commence his work at the ...

    Article : 82 words
  5. QUEENSLAND.

    The Governor turned the first sod of tho Mackay Railway at noon to-day in the pre-sence of about 2,000 people. A procession of volunteers, members of Friendly Societies ...

    Article : 199 words
  6. FLOATING OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN.

    Tenders for the New South Wales Loan for £3,000,000 at 4 per cent, were opened to-day. The bonds are redeemable in fifty years, the ...

    Article : 109 words
  7. AUSTRALIAN MEAT.

    The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer British Queen, which left Lyttelton New Zealand, on October 22, with a cargo of frozen mutton, has arrived. ...

    Article : 52 words
  8. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Bryce, Minister for Native Affairs, has concluded definite arrangements for a triangulation survey of the King comprising nearly four million acres. ...

    Article : 55 words
  9. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE BRITISH ARMY IN EGYPT.

    Additional troops have been ordered to proceed to Egypt without delay, so that the total strength of the British army of occupation will very soon exceed 10,000 ...

    Article : 35 words
  10. TASMANIA.

    Earthquakes are still reported from the east coast. Shocks, said to be severe, have also been reported from Launceston. A new Steam Navigation Company is ...

    Article : 144 words
  11. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

    The R.M.S. Mirzapore arrived at Plymouth this morning. She left Ade-laide on October 27. Suez, December 19. ...

    Article : 51 words
  12. COMMERCIAL.

    Tin is quoted at £83 5s. per ton. ...

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  13. SHIPPING TELEGRAM.

    Arrived: November 16—Crofton Hall, ship, from Melbourne September 21; November 20—Prudent, barque, from Fremantle October 21. Sailed: November 23—Tantallon Castle ...

    Article : 48 words
  14. THE VICTORIAN TORPEDO BOAT.

    The torpedo boat Childers, which was lately built for the Victoiian Government, underwent a trial at Portsmouth yester-day for the purpose of testing the torpedo ...

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  15. FRENCH CONVICTS IN THE COLONIES. . ,

    A telegram has been forwarded through the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies relative to the number of French convicts known to have landed from New ...

    Article : 137 words
  16. BELT V. LAWES.

    Mr. Belt, the plaintiff in the cele-brated libel case of Belt v. Lawes, has accepted the compromise which was sug-gested as to the amount of damages, and ...

    Article : 43 words
  17. THE S.S. ORIENT.

    The Orient Steam Navigation Com-pany's s.s. Orient left this port on the 15th instant, outward bound. ...

    Article : 29 words
  18. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FENIAN OUTRAGES.

    The police authorities deny that any extraordinary precautions are being adopted on account of the Fenian threats, except in the case of Hawarden Castle ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. A PROTEST FROM MELBOURNE.

    Mr. Service having noticed a paragaraph, which appeared in the Argus yesterday, respecting the arrival of a further batch of convicts in New Caledonia, has considered it ...

    Article : 441 words
  20. THE WAR IN TONQUIN. OCCUPATION OF SONTAY BY THE FRENCH REPORTED.

    A report is current to-day to the effect thar Admiral Courbet's forces have occupied the Black Flag'B position at Sontay without any resistance being offered by ...

    Article : 49 words
  21. COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    At the Volunteer Cavalry assemblage at Sandhurst yesterday Major Anderson ad-versely critised Major Sargood's scheme for reconstructing the military forces of the ...

    Article : 1,322 words
  22. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Messrs. Howard Smith & Son received a telegram to-day, stating that the steamer Derwent on her passage to Brisbane had been disabled owing to the breaking of the main ...

    Article : 554 words
  23. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Council this evening the Hon. W. B. Dalley moved the second reading of the Temporary Supply Bill for £587,003 which is necessary meet pressing ...

    Article : 484 words
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