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  2. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The lugger Blackfish arrived at Thursday Island on June 27 with three wounded Manila men, who were brutally assaulted by the native crew last Saturday. When anchored ...

    Article : 192 words
  3. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    Parliament was opened on June 28. Ihe Governor's speech stated that the retrenchment of both temporary and permanent must be made to meet the financial difficulties of the country, also ...

    Article : 206 words
  4. The Great Naval Disaster.

    Horrible accounts have been received of the mutilation of many of the Victoria's crew by the screws while the men were swimming and ...

    Article : 387 words
  5. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    A shocking fatality occurred during the progress of a Rugby football match at Gore, in Otago, on Saturday, July 1. Mr. John Masson, son of a member of the well-known London firm ...

    Article : 98 words
  6. A DIVIDEND POSTPONED.

    In consequence of the efftect of the recent banking suspensions throughout Australia the directors of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have decided not to pay an ...

    Article : 72 words
  7. FLOATING A LOAN.

    The Napier Ha[?]bor Board have decided to immediately place their 5 per cent, loan of £200,000 authorised last year on the market, believing that by doing so the loan will not carry accrued ...

    Article : 74 words
  8. AN OLD WOMAN MURDERED.

    The Brisbane police authorities have received intelligence from Charters Towers that a murder was discovered there on the morning of June 29 A woman named Catherine Pearson, aged 64, was ...

    Article : 124 words
  9. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    An inquiry was held by the visiting justices of the Pentridge Stockade on June 29 into the charge of insubordination preferred against the prisoner Thomas Tate, who committed the assault ...

    Article : 202 words
  10. MANGLED BY A TRAIN.

    An elderly woman a Mrs. Smith, met with a shocking death at Otahuhu last week. She attempted to cross the railway line in front of an approaching train, which dashed into her, the ...

    Article : 68 words
  11. THE NEW CALEDONIAN ESCAPEES.

    The seven suspected French escapees from New Caledonia who recently landed at Bowen, were brought before the police court at Brisbane on June 29, charged with the larceny of a boat. ...

    Article : 132 words
  12. THE RESULT OF A LIBEL ACTION.

    Mr. Cadman, the plaintiff in the recent libel action, Cadman v. Rees, has resigned his portfolio as Native Minister, but still retains his seat as a member. In accepting the resignation the ...

    Article : 81 words
  13. BODIES RECOVERED FROM A WRECK.

    When the derelict cutter Lizzie, after having been towed into Westport, was turned over with the aid of a crane last week, the bodies of two of the unfortunate men who formed the crew were ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    Sir Henry Norman and Miss Norman left Brisbane for Melbourne on July 1. Sir Arthur Palmer has been gazetted Deputy-Governor during Sir Henry Norman's absence. ...

    Article : 154 words
  15. Financial Affairs.

    The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney has been more than as good as its word in the matter of liberating current account balances. When its liberal terms in this respect were ...

    Article : 215 words
  16. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    At Napier news has been received of the murder of a native woman by a Maori. After committing the crime the murderer dropped dead. The Spanish training-ship Nautilus arrived at ...

    Article : 96 words
  17. A "Welsh" Mortgage.

    The hearing of the action brought by Samuel Turner against David Nelson to recover £1000 damages for alleged malicious prosecution was concluded on June 30 in No. 2 Jury Court before ...

    Article : 129 words
  18. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Under the existing Chinese restriction law vessels coming to Australia from China are only allowed to carry a certain proportion of Chinese to their tonnage. A roturn prepared ...

    Article : 180 words
  19. TASMANIA.

    The R. M. S. Coptic, from London May 18, has arrived at Hobart. The captain states that on June 16 a fire broke out in the drying-room. The pumps were quickly got to work, and thanks to a ...

    Article : 112 words
  20. A Question of Law.

    A novel point was mentioned in No. 3 Jury Court on the 29 th ultimo in the case of Payn v. Stordeur. The case was an action brought by the plaintiff, Payn, against a Dr. Stordeur, to ...

    Article : 292 words
  21. Strange Death.

    TAMWORTH, Monday.—About a fortnight ago a boy named Andrew James Lynch, 9 years old, residing at West Tamworth, accidentally received a lash with a whip by another boy. For several ...

    Article : 112 words
  22. CARRYING MAILS.

    The Postmaster-General has been requested to make better arrangements for the carriage of mails between Launceston and Melbourne than those at present existing. In reply he has stated ...

    Article : 73 words
  23. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    The largest sale of camels ever held in this country took place at Port Augusta last week. Messrs. Elder, Smith, and Company were the principal sellers. The average price realised was ...

    Article : 152 words
  24. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    A cablegram dated June 28 stated that a London syndicate is taking up £60,000 worth of old Tasmanian Treasury bills. The Tasmanian revenue returns for June ...

    Article : 108 words
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