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  2. THE CODLIN MOTH.

    It was reported at the meeting of the Council of Agriculture, on Wednesday that an impression had got abroad that the Act prohibiting the sale of moth-infested fruit ...

    Article : 2,806 words
  3. EARLY SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Angns, in the absence of Mr. Davenport, presented a memorial from settlers in the Hundred of Yankalilla, setting out that their natural highway to the principal port ...

    Article : 247 words
  4. CONCERNING PEOPLE.

    The Governor-General has shown his practical sympathy with the Victorian drought relief movement by sending a cheque for £25 to the Lord Mayor's fund. ...

    Article : 809 words
  5. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    The Legislative Council to-day agreed to the Long Lake Tump Scheme Bill After the second reading of the Waterworks Loan Application Bill, providing for the building ...

    Article : 225 words
  6. CHINA.

    Viscount Cranborne told the House of Commons on Tuesday that the Powers which maintain garrisons at Shanghai have agreed to simultaneously withdraw the ...

    Article : 54 words
  7. MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain had, a magnificent reception from the crowds which assembled at Victoria. Station to witness their departure for Southampton ...

    Article : 151 words
  8. SOUTH AFRICA.

    During his tour of Cape Colony Mr. Chamberlain will visit Graaff Reinet, the hotbed of the Bond, and confer with the leading Africander residents. ...

    Article : 268 words
  9. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The Marquis of Salisbury, who since his illness in Switzerland lias been recuperating at his French chateau at Beaulieu, is now on his way to England to assist the ...

    Article : 594 words
  10. THE FRENCH ARMY.

    Gen. Andre, the Minister for War, speaking in the Senate at Paris, admitted that since the treaty of Frankfort was signed in May, 1871, the deaths from disease in the ...

    Article : 81 words
  11. ADMIRAL FANSHAWE.

    Vice-Admiral Arthur Dalrymple Fanshawe, who has been appointed to the command of the Australasian Squadron, was entertained by the Colonial Club at a ...

    Article : 206 words
  12. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    In the Legislative Council to-day a Bill was introduced by Mr. Wise to amend the existing law with regard to the liability, of employers in cases of accidents to ...

    Article : 228 words
  13. CHILI AND ARGENTINA.

    His Majesty King Edward has published his arbitration award in the dispute between the republics of Chili and Argentina concerning the ownership of territory in the ...

    Article : 153 words
  14. DROUGHT DISTRESS.

    The Parliamentary Conference on drought remedial measures was concluded to-night. Mature consideration was given to the question of supplying seed wheat to ...

    Article : 427 words
  15. BRITISH VOLUNTEERS.

    Some alarm has been caused by the fact that several thousands of volunteers have retired from military service owing to the stringency of the new regulations. There ...

    Article : 356 words
  16. QUEENSLAND.

    The Legislative Assembly was engaged to-day considering the land Bill in committee. A lively debate occurred on the classification clause, and the time during which ...

    Article : 53 words
  17. THE PANAMA CANAL.

    Col. Hay, Secretary of State at Washing-ton, reports that a deadlock has occurred in the negotiations with Colombia for the concession of n strip of territory to the ...

    Article : 142 words
  18. DECREASE OF BRITISH TARS.

    A blucbook just published gives rome significant figures relative to the decrease in the number of British seamen. The statistics show that during the last decade the ...

    Article : 70 words
  19. TASMANIA.

    The Income Tax Bill was read a second time in the Legislative Council to-day by 8 votes to 4. The Licensing Bill was read a third time and passed. ...

    Article : 34 words
  20. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Constitution Act Amendment Bill was recommitted in the Legislative Assembly this evening, and Ministerial salaries were raised from £5,200 to £6,200. ...

    Article : 29 words
  21. VICTORIA.

    The Premier states that the Government intends to carry into effect the proposal to extend the retiring age of members of the police forte from 60 to 65 years. ...

    Article : 183 words
  22. MR. WASON RE-ELECTED.

    Mr. John Cathcart Wason, an independent Liberal, formerly a member of the House of Representatives in New Zealand, has been reelected to the House of ...

    Article : 102 words
  23. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Shipbuilding and Engineering Employers Federation of Great Britain, encouraged by the success which has attended its system of insuring against losses due to ...

    Article : 57 words
  24. THE RIOTS IN CUBA.

    The trouble in Cuba is becoming more intensified, and the rioting by tho men on strike in Havana, the capital, has increased to such an extent that 82 persons have ...

    Article : 84 words
  25. TO-DAY'S DIARY.

    Sun rises 4.57 a.m.; sets 7.9 p.m. Moon rises 3.6 a.m.; sets 4.30 p.m. Semaphore.—Low w., 9 a.m.; high, 3 p.m. 9-5.—Frome road—Zoological Gardens. ...

    Article : 99 words
  26. TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

    The Commonwealth Trades Union Congress resumed its sittings at the Trades Hall to-day. Mr. A. Hinchcliffe (Q) moved—1. "That this congress affirms the ...

    Article : 685 words
  27. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 318 words
  28. IRISH AFFAIRS.

    Mr. Tim Healy, M.P. for Louth, in emphasizing the protests uttered by the Most Rev. Dr. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, and Cardinal Michael Logue, Archbishop of ...

    Article : 101 words
  29. THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

    In response to enquiries from Great Britain and Germany concerning the Monroe doctrine, and its applicability in the case of South American republics which may ...

    Article : 130 words
  30. THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE DIET QUESTION.

    Sir—Many of the statements appearing under the above heading in your issue of yesterday are, I think, untrue or misleading. Firstly, does the Minister really ...

    Article : 652 words
  31. AFGHANISTAN.

    The Daily Mail learns from its Odessa correspondent that 10,000 Rusian troops are being massed on the frontier of Afghanistan. ...

    Article : 25 words
  32. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At the Water Police Court to-day William James, a young man, was charged with having persisted in conducting a betting room in Market street. He was fined ...

    Article : 316 words
  33. THE PERSIAN GULF.

    The Vienna correspondent of The Daily Chronicle reports that the Sultan of Turkey has refused to grant Great Britain permission to establish a naval coaling station ...

    Article : 92 words
  34. THE BISHOPS AS CORRECTORS.

    It is evident that the Nationalist members of the Commons will he made to suffer for their non-compliance with the will of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in regard ...

    Article : 395 words
  35. THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

    Great dissatisfaction is expressed by railway officers at headquarters at what they regard as a system of espionage introduced by the Minister of Railways. When ...

    Article : 117 words
  36. QUEEN LILIUOKALANL.

    Ex-Queen Liliuokalani, of the "Hawaii Archipelago, has begun a lawsuit against the United States Government for £600,000, representing the value of Crown lands in ...

    Article : 143 words
  37. GERMANY'S TARIFF.

    A Berlin despatch announces that Count von Bulow, the German Chancellor, has arranged a compromise with a majority of the members of the Reichstag relative to ...

    Article : 66 words
  38. STOCKS AND SHARES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 143 words
  39. BROKEN HILL WATER SUPPLY.

    A special meeting of the Town Council was held lust night to consider a report of the Water Supply Committee. The committee recommended—(1) That the Council ...

    Article : 215 words
  40. CANADIAN PATRIOTISM.

    Mr. F. W. Borden, Minister of Militia and Defence in Canada, who is a member of the recently established branch of the Empire Navy League at Ottawa, says that his ...

    Article : 72 words
  41. TASMANIA.

    The Full Court has dismissed tho appeal for a new trial in the case of the Van piemen's Land Company v. Burnie Marine Board. A rule absolute was refused, with ...

    Article : 98 words
  42. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    This afternoon John Sharp and William Wallace, assayers at Boulder City, were arrested and charged with, having received a quantity of zinc slimes, the property of ...

    Article : 46 words
  43. NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS.

    The general election returns are practically complete. It is estimated that the Government has secured a majority of 26, including four Independent Liberals. The ...

    Article : 84 words
  44. CHOLERA IN PALESTINE.

    The outbreak of cholera which was recently reported in Palestine has spread to such on Manning extent that last week 106 deaths took place at Jaffa (the ancient ...

    Article : 45 words
  45. SHE STOOD MOTIONLESS.

    While on her way to school at Nhill, a girl named Deckert was attacked by a large snake, which sprang at her, and curled itself around her leg. The child ...

    Article : 65 words
  46. CARDINAL MORAN.

    Cardinal Moran, who arrived by the Orontes to-day, was interviewed at a late hour to-night. Referring to Ireland he said it was one of the most crime-free countries ...

    Article : 135 words
  47. DEATH FROM PLAGUE.

    Mrs. O'Sullivan, who was yesterday declared to be plague infected at Townsville, died to-day. ...

    Article : 20 words
  48. Advertising

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    Advertising : 378 words
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