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  2. CABLE MESSAGES.

    Mr. George Augustus Sala has brought an action for libel against Mr. Harry Furniss, the well-known caricaturist of Punch, and was awarded £5 damages. ...

    Article : 746 words
  3. THE NEW GUINEA QUESTION.

    In the House of Commons to-day Sir George Campbell moved the abolition of the vote of £5000 for the maintenance of a steamer for the Administrator of the Government of British ...

    Article : 217 words
  4. INTERCOLONIAL.

    Parliament will be opened on Tuesday by the Governor. The programme of business to be submitted will be finally decided to-morrow. The work of laying the duplicate cable ...

    Article : 646 words
  5. TO-DAY, APRIL 2[?].

    MEETINGS.— 2.30 p.m., Special Parade Brisbane Naval Brigade. 4 p.m., Those interested Stewart and Herbert's ...

    Article : 4,179 words
  6. THE BATHURST RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    The persons killed by the railway collision at Bathurst this evening are Michael Downey, of Brewongle; Mr. Franklin, wife of a fettler; and Henry O'Connor son of a publican at ...

    Article : 375 words
  7. RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' LTFE ASSURANCE SCHEME.

    Sir,—If you will kindly allow me space I will now give you and join readers a plain, unvarnished statement covering the whole history of the insurance schemce, as far as my personal ...

    Article : 2,082 words
  8. FLOODS IN AMERICA.

    Disastrous floods along the valley of the Lower Mississippi are now being experienced, and the flood waters are imperilling the city of New Orleans. It is estimated that 5000 square ...

    Article : 71 words
  9. FLOODS IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The latest news from Bourke to-day states that the river is still falling. There were some fears yesterday that rain would fall; but the weather has cleardd again. If rain does fall ...

    Article : 253 words
  10. LABOUR TROUBLES.

    Arrangements are being made by the workmen in Chicago for a general strike, to take place on the 1st May, which will affect 12,000 firms employing 200,000 men and 24,000 ...

    Article : 228 words
  11. THE SECRETARIES ENTER THE BREACH.

    Sir,—If you will allow me a line or two I should like to say that you have not got quite the correct version of my letter to Mr. Gray. I did not advocate the cause of any insurance ...

    Article : 482 words
  12. QUEENSLAND.

    The committee appointed for floating the Darling Downs Farmers' Co-operative Association to-day received the report of the broker, Mr. Frederick Archer, who had canvassed part ...

    Article : 545 words
  13. THE GOVERNOR IN THE NORTH.

    The Governor and patty arrived at Dungeness at daylight this morning, and they then left the Lucinda and proceeded in a steam launch up the Herbert River to Halifax, when ...

    Article : 597 words
  14. TROUBLE ON THE EGERIA[?]

    H.M.S. Egeria arrived from New Zealand yesterday. She has no less than twenty-three of her crow under arrest, nine of the men being in irons. It appears there has been serious ...

    Article : 224 words
  15. RAILWAY EMPLOYEES' LIFE ASSURANCE.

    Sir,—The question of the assurance of the railway employees has provoked much discussion and command in your columns, and it is to be hoped that those with whom the final ...

    Article : 577 words
  16. QUEENSLAND DEFENCE FORECE.

    The following appointements, promotins, resignations, transfers, and other changes in the Queensland Defence Force are notified in the general orders published in the supplement ...

    Article : 266 words
  17. RUST IN WHEAT.

    The Commissioner for Lands considers that Mr. Smith Ellis has contributed nothing of value to the solution of the red rust difficulty by his statement, and says that his idea ...

    Article : 123 words
  18. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following passengers travelled by express train to-day:— For Melbourne: Mr. S. W. Clapperton. For Sydney: Mrs. H. Gordon Glapford, Miss Gordon ...

    Article : 145 words
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