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  2. INTERCOLONIAL.

    The members of the Railways Standing Committee indulged in some plain speaking to-day in reference to the attitude of Mr. ...

    Article : 86 words
  3. AFRICA.

    At the sitting of the Raid Committee of the House of Commons yesterday, Mn Hawkesley, of the Eastern Telegraph Company, who ...

    Article : 197 words
  4. AUSTRALIAN HARD WOODS FOR BRITISH ROADWAYS.

    We quote the following interesting article from the London Standard of April 17:—An important change is rapidly spreading ...

    Article : 1,474 words
  5. A MODERN EDEN.

    Mr. Gordon was one of the most successful editors and publishers of the day, and his abode in a highly fashionable suburb of the great ...

    Article : 893 words
  6. INDIA.

    It is announced that 4,000,000 persons are now employed on relief works in the distressed districts of India. ...

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  7. EARTHQUAKES AND RAIN.

    At about 1 o'clock this morning a sharp shock of earthquake was felt in the city. Rain fell heavily, and there in no indication of the ...

    Article : 31 words
  8. EDUCATION STATISTICS.

    The report of the Department of Public Instruction was laid on the table of the House to-night. It states that in the year 1896 there ...

    Article : 67 words
  9. AN ARMY EVIL.

    The Princess Christian (H.R.H. Princess Helena), the Duchess of Connaught, the Duchess of Teck, and many other leading ...

    Article : 318 words
  10. SILVER QUEEN COMPANY.

    An application was made to-day for the forfeiture of one of the sections held by the Silver Queen Company, on the ground of the ...

    Article : 37 words
  11. THE DROUGHT.

    "Unsettled weather prevails in the colony. Light showers have fallen at scattered places in the Riverina, while rain is reported ...

    Article : 84 words
  12. NEW ZEALAND.

    A young man named Walter Findlay has been arrested at Napier on a charge of having tried to poison an infant with verdigris. ...

    Article : 54 words
  13. BLOCK 14 COMPANY.

    The, half-yearly meeting of the Broken Hill Block 14 Company was held to-day, when a balance of £29,305 was shown to the credit of ...

    Article : 74 words
  14. DISSATISFIED BOOKMAKERS.

    The bookmakers intend to appeal to the Privy Council against their exclusion from the racecourse. ...

    Article : 20 words
  15. DROUGHT BROKEN.

    Heavy rains have fallen since an early hour this morning. The Government astronomer reports that the rain extended, inland over ...

    Article : 33 words
  16. INOCULATION OF CATTLE

    Experiments in regard to the inoculation of cattle show that out of some 600 cows treated between 20 and 30 per cent, have ...

    Article : 32 words
  17. RAILWAY EXTENSION.

    The report of the Public Works committee on the question of extending the railway into the city has been completed, and will be ...

    Article : 82 words
  18. ANOTHER MINING EXPLOSION.

    Two miners named Jas. M'Anally and Patrick Dwyer, while working in the main shaft of the North White Feather Consolidated mine ...

    Article : 218 words
  19. MR. JUSTICE WILLIAMS.

    Sir Hartley Williams is progressing favorably, and hopes to leave the hospital by the end of the week. ...

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  20. COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

    In view of the approaching commemoration of the 60th year of Her Majesty's reign, honorary membership of the Royal Colonial ...

    Article : 60 words
  21. ORANGE FREE STATE.

    A proposal to restrict the franchise has been dealt with by the Volksraad of the Orange Free State, the motion having been ...

    Article : 55 words
  22. THE LATE SIR WILLIAM CLARKE.

    A large meeting of influential citizens was held at the Town-hall this afternoon, under the presidency of the Mayor, to consider a ...

    Article : 153 words
  23. FLOGGING SEAMEN.

    To-day Captain Ramsay and William Woodly, the captain and chief mate respectively of the China steamer Tsinan, were fined ...

    Article : 66 words
  24. CANADIAN TARIFF.

    In the Dominion House of Commons at Ottava Canada, Mr. W.S. Fielding, Minister of Finance, has proposed to extend the ...

    Article : 561 words
  25. THANKSGIVING DAY.

    The Bishop of London writes to the London press to clear up a point as to which a mistake may have been committed. The ...

    Article : 235 words
  26. AUSTRIAN POLITICS:

    An extraordinary disturbance has occurred in the Reichsrath of Austria proper. Startling scenes arose during the debate on the ...

    Article : 189 words
  27. FAMINE IN CHINA.

    News has been received that people are dying at the rate of hundreds per day in the large districts of China owing to the famine. ...

    Article : 58 words
  28. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The new wing of the City Night Refuge was formally opened to-day by the Mayoress, who stated that last year the refuge fed 6,000 ...

    Article : 61 words
  29. THE CYCLE THEORY.

    Recent inquiries have confirmed Mr. H. C. Eussell's original deductions regarding the cycle theory. The sunspot theory has now ...

    Article : 96 words
  30. SPORTING.

    A meeting of the delegates to the Rugby Union was held at the Westralia Hotel last night. Mr. P. C. Rose, of the Pirates Football ...

    Article : 393 words
  31. A JUDICIAL DECISION.

    An important judgment was given to-day in the Full Court on an appeal to set aside an order of Mr. Justice Owen in the case of ...

    Article : 71 words
  32. ENGLISH TURF.

    Vesuvian, the second favorite for the Epsom Derby, was scratched for the classic race yesterday. Vesuvian is owned by Sir Frederick ...

    Article : 119 words
  33. MAORI ADDRESS.

    A kind of Maori Parliament sitting near Greytown, in the Wellington district, haB adopted an address, to the Queen, in which ...

    Article : 70 words
  34. THE QUEEN'S REIGN.

    A meeting of the Record Reign Committee was held in the council-chamber last evening, when the sub-committees presented their ...

    Article : 172 words
  35. BROKEN ILL ITEM.

    The Block 10 despatches during the week amounted to 519 tons The mill treated 2,159 tons of crudes, returning 501 tons of ...

    Article : 36 words
  36. ILLNESS OF SIR C. LILLEY

    Sir Charles Lilley, the ex-Chief Justice of Queensland, who has been, staying in Sydney, is confined to his bed at the Hotel Metropole ...

    Article : 55 words
  37. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    It is probable that a recount will take place in connection with the polling for the district of Albert for the House of Assembly. It ...

    Article : 72 words
  38. ENTERTAINING THE PREMIERS.

    As already stated, the colonial Premiers are to be magnificently entertained at the Hotel Cecil, which has 1,700 rooms, and the ...

    Article : 251 words
  39. COMMONWEALTH BILL.

    In the Legislative Council to-day, a petition was presented from the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, praying for the ...

    Article : 107 words
  40. GREECE AND TURKEY.

    The Ambassadors have now presented their joint note to the Porte relative to the conditions of peace. Germany is waiving her ...

    Article : 134 words
  41. INTERCOLONIAL PRODUCE MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 123 words
  42. APPOINTMENTS.

    Mr. J. T. Keats has been appointed special magistrate vice Mr.J. Rudall, deceased. Dr. Goldsmith has been appointed medical ...

    Article : 30 words
  43. MORE RAIN.

    Another good fall of rain has taken place throughout the colony. ...

    Article : 14 words
  44. BETTING PROSECUTIONS.

    In the police court to-day eight bookmakers were fined £10 each, with costs, for breaches of the Betting House Suppression Act. ...

    Article : 54 words
  45. NEW SOUTH WALES CONTINGENT.

    The New South Wales mounted (contingent arrived at Hounslow station on April 23. Outside the station the men formed up, and ...

    Article : 345 words
  46. RAILWAY SYNDICATE.

    A syndicate has been formed in Adelaide for the construction of the Great Western railway in Tasmania. ...

    Article : 19 words
  47. TASMANIA.

    Sir Philip Fysh received a telegram to-night intimating, that Sir Richard Baker had telegraphed the £10,000 deposit as required ...

    Article : 59 words
  48. WOOD-PAVING.

    A site has been selected for the erection of a sawmill plant and wharf at Jervis Bay in connection with the scheme for cutting and ...

    Article : 50 words
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