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  2. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Russian Government have officially intimated that they intend to maintain a permanent force of 300,000 men on the Austrian and German frontiers. ...

    Article : 265 words
  3. THE QUEEN AND GENERAL GORDON.

    Messrs. Macmillan have published a volume of letters written by General Gordon to his sister, Miss Gordon, from 1854 to 14th December, 1884. The following letters from her ...

    Article : 601 words
  4. MR. DONALDSON ON FEDERATION.

    Mr. J. Donaldson was entertained by the electors at a banquet on Saturday night. There was a large attendance of residents of the town and surrounding district. Mr. W. Sly, of ...

    Article : 267 words
  5. THE RABBIT COMMISSION.

    The Intercolonial Rabbit Diseases Commission met again to-day, when all the delegates were present. Drs. Hinds, Loir, and Germont (representatives of M. Pastour) were examined ...

    Article : 552 words
  6. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    Through a little girl, 3 years of age, playfully placing a fire stick to a stack of hay during the absence of her mother, the stack caught fire and was destroyed, together with seven adjoining ...

    Article : 614 words
  7. ALARMING EXPLOSION.

    An explosion, which happily has not terminated fatally, occurred last evening on the Fortitude Valley Railway line. It appears that about 8.30 p.m. four navvies named Thompson, ...

    Article : 432 words
  8. THE PREMIER AND IMPERIALISM.

    The following letter from Sir S. W. Griffith was published in this morning's Daily Telegraph:— "Sir,—This morning's Brisbane Courier ...

    Article : 830 words
  9. THE COASTAL STEAMSHIP TRAFFIC.

    Sir,—The correspondence which appeared in your issues of yesterday and to-day cannot be read without interest to the travelling public. I can quite believe the version of the Elamang ...

    Article : 404 words
  10. INTERCOLONIAL.

    Extensive bush fires have been raging for the past few days at Big Plain in the Inverell district. A vast area of country has been swept by the flames, but the extent of damage ...

    Article : 904 words
  11. MR. GOSCHEN ON THE STAGE.

    I saw Mr. Goschen the other evening in a new character (says the "Social Gossip " correspondent of the Melbourne Argus). It was at a reception which took place on the stage of ...

    Article : 462 words
  12. LAWN TENNIS.

    The Casuals Lawn Tennis Club met the Ipswich representatives, for the first time this season, on Mr. O'Sullivan's courts at Ipswich, and, after a good match, the local team won by ...

    Article : 314 words
  13. MR. PLAING'S CENTENNIAL GIFT.

    His Excellency Lord Carrington to-day formally took possession, on behalf of the colony, of the Grasmere Estate, presented by Mr. W. H. Paling as a centennial gift for the ...

    Article : 115 words
  14. RAILWAY STATION ROBBERIES.

    Between 11 o'clock on Sunday night and 5 o'clock yesterday morning loowong and Milton stations were forcibly entered by thieves. It would seem from the position of ...

    Article : 561 words
  15. DAMS, BORES, AND EXTRAVAGANT EXPENDITURE.

    Sir,—At the present time when economy is so urgently needed in our expenditure, it would not, I think, be out of place for one who has had thorough opportunities for acquaintance ...

    Article : 453 words
  16. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

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  17. ROLLER SKATING.

    The opening of the skating rink at the Exhibition Building has created a very wide spread devotion to an art which previously was scarcely, if at all, practised in Brisbane. ...

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  18. TRANSHIPMENT OF MAILS AT THURSDAY ISLAND.

    Sir,—The Cooktown Press is much exercised over a proposition which has recently been laid before the Postmaster-General to alter the present transhipping port for English mails ...

    Article : 866 words
  19. THE REPORTED MURDER AT MOUNT MERLIN.

    The police-magistrate and party who went to Mount Merlin station to investigate the reported murder there have returned. The informer, Johnny, a blackboy, who is said to be a ...

    Article : 217 words
  20. MR. BEVAN'S EXPLORATIONS.

    The following telegram was despatched this morning to the Hon. John Douglas, at Thursday Island, by Sir Edward Strickland, president of the Royal Geographical Society of New ...

    Article : 127 words
  21. THE EUPHROSYNE BOYCOTT.

    The boycotted ship Euphrosyne has nearly finished discharging, and Captain Thomson hopes to get enough ballast without the aid of the ballastmen, who have joined the Stevedores ...

    Article : 161 words
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  23. SHOCKING DISCLOSURES.

    Some shocking revelationa were made at the Central Police Court this morning, when four elderly women, who could scarcely have presented a more wretched or filthy appearance, ...

    Article : 171 words
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