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  2. WRECK OF THE STEAMER CATTERTHUN.

    "Good-by! Good-bye! A happy voyage!" shouted a crowd of well-dressed people on the E. and A. Wharf on Wednesday afternoon as the stately steamer Catterthun sped on her voyage ...

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  3. THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD.

    The steamer Catterthun, which left Sydney on Wednesday afternoon for China, was totally wre[?]ked on Seal Rooks early yesterday morning. Of those on board 55 persons, of whom 14 are ...

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  4. SPECIAL CABLES.

    In the Queen's Bench Division, before Mr. Justice Hawkins and a special jury, the case of Salisbury v. Rawson was concluded to-day. It was a case remitted ...

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  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The Appeal Court has refused to grant a judicial separation in the case of the Earl and Countess Russell. The Court has also dismissed the ...

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  6. DR. COPEMAN'S ACCOUNT OF THE CALAMITY.

    Dr. Copeman states that immediately he heard the ship strike he rushed on to the lower bridge, waking the chief officer on his way, where he remained until the attempt was ...

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  7. MR. HAROLD LEFFLER.

    Mr. Harald Leffler, the third officer of the ship, took out a policy for £100 with the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, and paid the first premium the day the steamer left, the policy being ...

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  8. THE CHINESE PASSENGERS.

    Ten of the Chinese, inclusive of a weman and four children, were from Sydney, four came from New Zealand, and one from Victoria. All were drowned. ...

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  9. BRITISH POLITICS.

    Mr. Justin M'Carthy, the leader of the Irish Nationalist party, has issued a manifesto in which he strongly denounces Mr. T. Healy for his disloyalty to the ...

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  10. WHAT THE MANAGERS OF THE COMPANY SAY.

    The telegrams received by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. stated that the steamer struck at 2.25 a.m., and foundered in from 15 to 20 minutes. It was blowing a south-west gale, and a high ...

    Article : 254 words
  11. THE GOLD TO BE DIVED FOR.

    As there are 10,000 sovereigns in the ship, it is proposed to obtain the services of a deep-sea diver aud recover it if the depth is found not to be too great. ...

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  12. AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH AN EX-CAPTAIN OF THE E. AND A. LINE.

    Captain Robert Craig was last night seen by a Herald reporter at his residence, Kurraba Point, and gave all the information in his power. He said: "I brought out the s.s. Queensland in ...

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  13. TRIAL OF A TORPEDO BOATDESTROYER.

    A new twin-screw torpedo boat-destroyer, which has just been completed by Messrs. Yarrow and Co. at their Poplar works, made a trial trip off Portsmouth ...

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  14. LIST OF PASSENGERS.

    The following is a complete list of the passengers who left in the Catterthun on Wednesday night:- Mr. T. C. Crane ...

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  15. CAPTAIN SHANNON.

    Captain Neil Shannon, already referred to as one of the most experienced commanders in the China trade, is a resident of North Sydney, where Mrs. Shannon and family are residing. Captain ...

    Article : 82 words
  16. BISHOPRIC OF WINCHESTER.

    Dr. Randall Thomas Davidson, Bishop of Seohester, has been translated to the see of Winchester, in succession to the late Bishop Thorold. ...

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  17. DISAPPOINTED, BUT SAVED.

    As is proverbial in disasters of this character, there are some peculiar escapes on the part of some who might have otherwise met a watery grave. In the case of Mr. A. Wol[?]tenbolme, the ...

    Article : 128 words
  18. LIST OF OFFICERS.—NUMBER OF CREW AND NATIONALITIES.

    The following is a list of the officers:- Commander, Captain Neil Shannon. W. Digby Pinncy, chief officer, ago 30 years, native of Kent. ...

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  19. CHOLERA IN FRANCE.

    Several cases of cholera have lately occurred in France. ...

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  20. STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN HAYSTROP.

    Captain Haystrop, master of the steamer Dunmore, was interviewed at his residence last night. He said he knew Mr. Riohard Manning, chief steward of the Catterthun, [?]ntimately, ...

    Article : 377 words
  21. AUSTRALASIAN PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Legislatiio Assembly this evening, on the adoption of the report on the Local Government Amendment Bill extending tho hours of polling, the report was agreed to after some ...

    Article : 162 words
  22. LIVE STOCK SHIPMENT.

    The steamer Echuca has landed eight cattle and 95 sheep in good condition. ...

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  23. MR. ADAMS.

    Arohdeacon Langley is well acqnainted with one of the officers (Mr. J. W. Adams) who is not accounted for. Archdeacon Langley states that Mr. Adams was married in Sydney a few months ...

    Article : 58 words
  24. AUSTRALIAN DEPOSIT AND MORTGAGE BANK.

    At the meeting of the Scotch creditors of the Australian Deposit and Mortgage Bank at Edinburgh to-day, considerable opposition to the adoption of the new ...

    Article : 62 words
  25. THE REBELLION IN MACEDONIA.

    An encounter has taken place at Leliahove, in Macedonia, between the rebels and the Turkish soldiers. The latter were defeated, 150 of their number ...

    Article : 37 words
  26. MRS. MATHIAS.

    Mrs. Mathias was the wife of Captain Mathias, who has for the past two years been in command of the steamship Cam, belonging to the Mercantile Steamship Company of London. ...

    Article : 256 words
  27. NAMES OF THE SAVED.

    The following is the list of the passengers saved:- Hr. Lanfear, second officer. Dr. Copeman. ...

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  28. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Assembly to-day Mr. Glassey moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the fact that the Queensland Political Association, of which the Premier was president and Mr. Robert ...

    Article : 396 words
  29. THE RUSSO-CHINESE LOAN.

    The Emperor of China has dismissed Hsu-yung-yi, one of the Secretaries of State and a member of the High Council, owing to his connection with matters ...

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  30. LIST OF THE DROWNED.

    The following is the list of the passengers drowned- Mr. R. Fraser. Mr. Smith. ...

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  31. INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT.

    Play in the International Chess Tournament is being proceeded with. Mr. Steinitz has defeated Mr. Blackburne, M. T[?]higorin has beaten Mr. E. Lasker, and ...

    Article : 37 words
  32. NEW MINING COMPANIES.

    The Menzies Mining and Exploration Corporation, Western Australia, with a capital of £250,000, has been registered. The working capital is fixed at £75,000. ...

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  33. IN THE MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE.

    Intense anxiety was evinced throughout the day in the Merchants' Exchange, where the news was given on the blackboards. Merchants, stock and share brokers, shipping and commercial men ...

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  34. PICTURE FOR THE ADELAIDE GALLERY.

    Dr. Kennion, Bishop of Bath and Wells, has presented Mr. Severn's picture of the Wells Cathedral to the Adelaide National Gallery. ...

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  35. PUBLIC ANXIETY AND GRIEF OF FRIENDS.

    The receipt of the news that friends whose hands they had shaken not many hours before had been shipwrecked in a wild night on a raging sea, and were either lost or adrift in boats exposed to ...

    Article : 266 words
  36. A VISITOR TO THE STEAMER.

    Mr. Quong Tart yesterday stated that he was on the wharf at the departure of the Catterthun, and he noticed that Captain Shannon on his departure had a very downcast look, and seemed to ...

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  37. QUEENSLAND.

    A coloured diver, who has arrived in tho lugger Sapphire from New Guinea, reports that he saw William Wilson, who ran away with the logger Pirate and a half-caste girl, tho lugger being ...

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  38. HOW THE STEAMER WAS LOST.

    Mr J. D. Haywires —"The vessel struck at 2.25 a. m., on a sunken rock 1½ mile south-cast from the Big Rock. She struck twice, them passed over, and sank in 20 minutes. ...

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  39. RAILWAY SCANDAL IN FRANCE.

    M. Magnier, a member of the French Senate and editor of the French journal L'Ex[?]n[?]ment, has been summoned before the Chamber of Deputies to answer an ...

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  40. ABOUT THE LOST OFFICERS.

    Mr. W. P. Finney, chief officer, is a native of Kent, and well known in Sydney. He held a master's certificate, and took the Catterthun to Adelaide during Captain Shannon's indisposition. Mr. ...

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  41. THE MARINE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE E. AND A. COMPANY.

    A representative of the Herald called at Captain Green's residence last night, but found that the company's marine superintendent had proceeded to Newcastle earlier in the day, probably to visit ...

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  42. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the Assembly this afternoon the Treasurer stated that he did not know whether the AgentGeneral had changed his London office. A long discussion took place on an informal motion as to ...

    Article : 193 words
  43. ONE WHO ESCAPED.

    Mr. Aleck Wildridge, who on her last voyage was first engineer of the Catterthun, did not go to sea in her this trip, his place being filled by Mr. Harper. ...

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  44. CITY OF MELBOURNE BANK.

    The news of the closing of the City of Melbourne Bank has caused no surprise, as it was regarded as the natural sequence of the meeting of ...

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  45. RETURN OF THE TUG—SAW NO WRECKAGE.

    Forster at 6.30 p.m. reports:—The tug Marion Mayfield has just returned from where the steamer Catterthun was wrecked, and could not see anything. A very big sea is running. ...

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  46. SOME PAINFUL SCENES.

    Among those who stood reading the ominous notice in the Merchants' Exchange yesterday afternoon was Customs-officer Donohue. "What an awful thing," he said, " I cleared that vessel ...

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  47. THE MAILS.

    The mails from Sydney shipped on Wednesday evening by the Catterthun were as follows:- Thursday Island, 1 bag containing 61 letters, 2 registered, 8 books, 150 papers; Port Darwin, 2 ...

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  48. THE FIRST TIDINGS OF THE DISASTER.

    Immediately the news came through it was posted outside the Herald Office, and throughout the day and up to a late hour at night crowds gathered in front of the ...

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  49. MR. CHARLES CRANE'S NARRATIVE.

    Mr. Charles Crano, one of the survivors of the s.s. Catterthun, states that they cleared Sydney Heads at 5.30, then blowing a south-west gale, with high broken sea and with ...

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  50. DESCRIPTION OF THE STEAMER.

    The Catterthun is a sister ship to the Tannadice which was sold a few years ago to the East, and was lately wrecked. She was a steamer of 2179 tons, built in 1881 by W. Doxford and Sons, of ...

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  51. TASMANIA.

    The half-yearly report of the Hobart Gas Company shows a profit of £4881. A dividend of 18[?] per share on 5424 shares will be paid, and [?]404 carried forward. ...

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  52. TASMANIA.

    The Legislative Council agreed this evening to reinslate in the Companies' Bill the cla[?]se struck out by the Assembly permitting shareholders who are also depositors of the Bank of Van Diemen's ...

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  53. [By TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) ANXIETY IN NEWCASTLE.

    The steamer Ethel arrived to-night from Port Stephens. There was a great crowd on the wharf, hoping to hear news about the wreck. She, however, brought none. Inspector Lynch ...

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  54. INQUIRIES BY THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.

    Immediately upon receipt of the news the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Brunker) sent to the Marine Board to ascertain what action was being taken. In reply he was informed that one of ...

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  55. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Grand National Steeplechase was run today, and resulted as follows:—Mutiny, 1; R[?]scius 2; Norton, 3. ...

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  56. WHAT THE GOVERNMENT CONSULTING ENGINEER SAYS.

    Mr. W. D. Cruickshank, the Government Consulting Engineer, was seen last night. He stated that he was on the vessel on Wednesday prior to her leaving the wharf, and, after having ...

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  57. THE PILOT'S OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.

    The first information received by the Marine Board was contained in the following message from the Pilot at Cape Hawke:— "I have just towed in a boat with four white men and 16 ...

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  58. GOLDFIELDS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In the Menzies Proprietary mines the first stone has been broken from the 170ft. level of the Friday main shaft below the water level. 4001b. sampled and reduced to 181b. were treated by S. ...

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  59. [By TELEGRAPH.]

    Application was made to Mr. Justice Hood today on behalf of the British creditors of the City of Melbourne Bank to cancel tho appointment of Mr. Andrew M'Crindle as provisional liquidator ...

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  60. TO-DAY.

    A Lecture will be delivered by Mr. Alex. Kethel in the hall under Glebe Presbyterian Church, 7.45 p. m. A Lecture on "Palestine," illustrated by lantern views, by the Rev. Joshua Hargrave, Holy Trinity Schoolroom, ...

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  61. THE NEWS IN MELBOURNE.

    John William Adams, the third engineer of the Catterthun, who is amongst the missing, was the son of Captain J. Adams, of the Underwriters' Association, who resides in ...

    Article : 263 words
  62. THE CHIEF STEWARD.

    The chief steward, Mr. Richard Manning, was an old and efficient servant of the company. He attained his 54th year on Sunday last, and was the recipient of much felicitation, being a very ...

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  63. NEW ZEALAND FRUIT.

    The shipment of apples by the steamship Rimutaka, from New Zealand, principally those packed in pumice, proved a complete failure. The bulk of the fruit ...

    Article : 35 words
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