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  2. SINKING OF THE S.S. AUSTRAL.

    One of the most extraordinary occurrences in the long history of disasters to shipping in various parts of the world is that which befel the magnificent Orient liner Austral, at 4 o'clock on Saturday morning. ...

    Article : 4,097 words
  3. LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

    The debate on the cloture proposals in the House of Commons has terminated in a victory for the Government. The majority included 13 Home Rulers, and the minority ...

    Article : 75 words
  4. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    If the wreck of the Austral teaches no lesson, it must be regarded as a strange satire upon modern naval architecture, for the Austral was before all things regarded as a ...

    Article : 4,106 words
  5. MR. JUSTICE LAWSON MENACED.

    Mr. Justice Lawson has had a narrow escape from assassination in the street. He has been intensely unpopular since the sentence he passed on Mr. Gray, M.P., and on ...

    Article : 81 words
  6. QUEENSLAND.

    The tender of Mr. Garget has been accepted for the Killarney branch railway, 15¼ miles. Tho lowest tenderers were Messrs. Ryan, at £31,341, but they were apparently unable to carry out the contract, and ...

    Article : 139 words
  7. A NEW SHIPPING ENTERPRISE.

    A company ia being formed, with a capital of £700,000, to purchase the shipping business of Messrs. Shaw and Savill and the Albion Company of New Zealand. ...

    Article : 37 words
  8. ERROR IN FRENCH FINANCE.

    A grave error is reported to have been discovered in the French budget, involving a sum of a hundred million francs. ...

    Article : 31 words
  9. THE HOSTILITIES IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    The defeat alleged to have been sustained by the Boers at the hands of Mapoch is distinctly contradicted. ...

    Article : 34 words
  10. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Archibald Forbes arrived per R.M.S. Ancona on Saturday. On the Na[?]ne railway works, first section all the men, to the number of about 500, are on strike. They ...

    Article : 327 words
  11. THE BISHOP OF ADELAIDE.

    Dr. Kennion, the Bishop elect of Adelaide, will be married to Miss Fergusson, a sister of Sir James Fergusson, on November 21, and will be consecrated on the 30th. ...

    Article : 38 words
  12. GUBERNATORIAL CHANGES.

    It is rumoured that Sir Arthur Gordon has been appointed Governor of Jamaica; Sir Anthony Musgrave, of Ceylon; Sir William. F. D. Jervois, of New Zealand; and Sir John Pope ...

    Article : 42 words
  13. A DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.

    On the petition of the wife, the marriage of Colonel Wellesley has been dissolved in consequence of his adultery with Miss Kate Vaughan, the actress. ...

    Article : 34 words
  14. THE FRENCH MINISTRY.

    The Gambettist section of the Chamber of Deputies support M. Du Cler[?], the President of the Council of Ministers, at the present juncture. ...

    Article : 29 words
  15. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SIR S. NORTHCOTE'S AMENDMENT.

    The debate on Sir Stafford Northcote's motion for the rejection of the cloture took place in the House of Commons last night. After a lengthy discussion the House divided ...

    Article : 104 words
  16. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The barque Lois has arrived from Adelaide with stud stock for Kimberley. She takes sheep from Fremantle and Geraldton. Some rain has fallen in the country districts, and the ...

    Article : 39 words
  17. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The 9th was observed as a close holiday. We had splendid weather. There were about 500 people on the racecourse, and there was a good day's sport in the shape of a cricket match and horse-racing. Duncan's Beatrice won ...

    Article : 273 words
  18. THE BRITISH OCCUPATION OF EGYPT.

    In accordance with notice previously given, Sir Stafford Northcote asked the Government to fix a date for the debate on the continued occupation of Egypt by British troops. Mr. ...

    Article : 54 words
  19. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE'S motion in the House of Commons for the rejection of the cloture proposals of the Government has been rejected, on a division of 304 to 260, giving the Government a majority of ...

    Article : 3,868 words
  20. ATTACK UPON JUDGE LAWSON.

    News is to hand of an attempt having been made to shoot the Right Hon. J. A. Lawson, one of the Judges of the High Court of Justice in Ireland, who on several ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. MINING INTELLIGENCE.

    The Sir Garnet Wolseley Company report having broken through and obtained are. They are raising payable stone. The reef averages one foot thick; driving northerly. Mr. A. P. Wood reports the yields of Victorian mines ...

    Article : 183 words
  22. HOSTILITIES IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    News is to hand of the defeat of Montsima, a native chief, by the Boers, who have put him to flight and occupied his territory. ...

    Article : 33 words
  23. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    Six thousand persons visited the Nelson to-day. The vessel will be floated out of dock on Monday or Tuesday. The Bishop of Newcastle preached this morning at ...

    Article : 586 words
  24. OVERLAND PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

    The following passed through to-day:-For Melbourne: Captain Strong and Messrs. Burtlett, Finch, Slade, M'Lean, Board, Menzies, Cork, Simmons, Palmer, Hagney, Todd, Nelson, Fagan, Brady, Greaves, ...

    Article : 297 words
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