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  2. THE PANAMA CANAL CRISIS.

    The French Ministry have introduced a bill in the Chamber of Deputies authorising the Panama Canal Company to suspend payments for a period of three ...

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  3. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    The Parliamentary session is to close next Wednesday evening, and at noon on Thursday the Governor will attend tho Legislative Council chamber to assent to the bills passed ...

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  4. TRUST FUNDS AND COLONIAL SECURITIES.

    The question of the investment of trust funds in colonial securities was discussed to-day, when the Agents-General for the Australian colonies waited upon Lord ...

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  5. THE ENGLISH LIBERAL PARTY.

    Mr. Gladstone delivered an important political speech at Limehouse, in the East End of London, to-day. Speaking of the Unionist-Liberal party, the members of ...

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  6. THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.

    The symphony introduced at the special orchestral concert on Saturday afternoon' was that by Raff, entitled Lenore, the final movement, illustrative of Burger's weird ballad of ...

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  7. STANLEY AND EMIN PASHA.

    The news of the reported capture by the Mahdi of Emin Passha, who was left by the late General Gordon in charge of Wadelai, and of Mr. H. M. Stanley, the well known ...

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  8. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

    Although the welcome rains which fell on Friday and Saturday have not boon general, and it cannot yet be announced that the drought has been broken up, substantial good has been done ...

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  9. TREATMENT OF WHITE CAPTIVES AT KHARTOUM.

    In view of the supposition that Stanley and Emin Pasha are prisoners at Khartoum, it will be interesting to read of the treatment to which the white captives at that place are subjected. ...

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  10. THE PARNELL COMMISSION.

    The Parnell commission sat again today for the further hearing of evidence, and at its rising adjourned over the Christmas holidays. The next sitting will be ...

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  11. THE REJECTION OF THE BILL BY THE CHAMBER.

    Baron do Lesseps applied to the committee of the Chamber of Deputies to whom the Panama Canal Bill was referred, that they would hear him in support of the ...

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  12. THE REPORT DOUBTED.

    The Emin Pasha relief committee entertain doubts as to the truth of the statement that Stanley has fallen into the hands of the Mahdi. ...

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  13. MR. W. O'BRIEN, M.P., CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT.

    Mr. W. O'Brien, M.P. for the north-east division of Cork, has been cited to appear before the commission for contempt of court. The charge is laid in respect of ...

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  14. THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

    The Hon. Sidney Carr Glyn and Messrs. David Murray and J. Ewen have been appointed members of the London board of the Bank of New Zealand. ...

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  15. GOVERNMENT ASKED TO NEGOTIATE FOR RELEASE.

    In the House of Commons to-day Lord Randolph Churchill inquired whether, in view of the report that Emin Pasha and Mr. Stanley had been captured by the ...

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  16. THE TUNBRIDGE-WELLS MURDER.

    The two youths, William Gower and Charles Joseph Dobell, charged with murdering an engine driver named Lawrence, have been found guilty and sentenced to ...

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  17. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    A poll took place yesterday to fill the seat in the House of Commons as representative of Maidstone, caused by the death of Major Alexander H. Ross ...

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  18. HOSTILE NEWSPAPER CRITICISM.

    The Financial News to-day publishes a scathing article concerning the management of tho Bank of New Zealand. It is declared that disclosures have been ...

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  19. FIRES IN THE CITY.

    A slight outbreak of fire occurred early yesterday afternoon at the City of Melbourne Bank, corner of Elizabeth and Collins streets. Constable Pauling, who was passing the building ...

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  20. THE RAIN IN VICTORIA.

    Only slight showers have fallen, registering 20 points, and the rain therefore will not interfere with harvesting. With the exception of oats, which are generally a failure, the crops ...

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  21. THE LATEST AUTHENTIC NEWS OF STANLEY.

    The latest authentic news of Mr. H. M. Stanley is over 12 months old, and it did not reach England until early last month. Writing on the 3rd November, the Times says: ...

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  22. THE WORK OF EMIN PASHA.

    An interesting letter was some time since received by Dr. Felkin from Emin Pasha. It is dated Wadelai, 17th April, 1887, and in the course of it Emin Pasha says that "the work that Gordon ...

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  23. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day 10,000 bales were catalogued. Prices remained without material change. LONDON, 15th DECEMBER. ...

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  24. FIRE ON THE QUEEN'S WHARF.

    Much alarm was created yesterday by a report that a fire had broken out on the Queen's Wharf. The outbreak occurred at No. 4 shed, where 519 bales of trussed hay, just landed ...

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  25. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The proposal for the annexation of Canada to the United States is regarded with apathy in the States. ...

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  26. THE S. BOWRA STRANDED.

    A telegram was received yesterday afternoon from Cape Otway announcing that the screw steamer Bowra was ashore in Apollo Bay. The Bowra is a wooden vessel built at Terrigal, in ...

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  27. TRADES INTELLIGENCE.

    The ordinary monthly meeting of the board of management of the Melbourne Typographical Society was held at the Trades Hall on Saturday; the president (Mr. Geo. Jordan) in the ...

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  28. COMMERCIAL CABLE NEWS.

    The total quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 2,205,000 quarters. Tho wheat market is quiet. Australian off coast cargoes have declined, being quoted at 39s. ...

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  29. THE RAIN IN RIVERINA.

    Heavy rain fell on Saturday night, and continued for four hours. Telegraphic reports state that rain fell over a large portion of Riverina. This evening the atmosphere is muggy, with ...

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  30. THE LATE EMPEROR FREDERICK'S DIARY.

    Professor Geffsen, who is at present imprisoned at Hamburg for having published extracts' from the diary of the late Emperor Frederick III., is to be tried on ...

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  31. SEVERE STORM IN SYDNEY.--FLOOD ON THE PARRAMATTA.

    Early this morning Sydney was visited by one of the heaviest storms ever experienced in the city. About 6 o'clock on Saturday evening rain fell very heavily both in city and suburbs, and ...

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  32. DEATH OF PRINCE ALEXANDER OF HESSE.

    The death is announced of Prince Alexander of Hesse, father of Prince Alexander, formerly ruler of Bulgaria. ...

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  33. FATAL ACCIDENT AT SOUTH MELBOURNE.

    A sad accident, which resulted in the almost instantaneous death of a man named Andrew Russell, took place at South Melbourne shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday evening. The deceased, ...

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  34. WRECK OF A YACHT OFF LYTTELTON.

    The yacht Coquette, of Lyttelton, has been wrecked on the Bunks Peninsula. Percy Nalder, the son of a solicitor, and two young companions were drowned. Fears were ...

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  35. INTER-OCEANIC PENNY POSTAL RATES.

    Mr. G. J. Goschen, the Treasurer, has promised Parliament to reconsider the question of establishing penny postage between Great Britain and the United ...

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  36. LOCOMOTIVES FOR THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

    It is reported in Ballarat that an American engineer, who came to the city a few days ago, is here for the purpose of putting together 10 bogie locomotives of the Baldwin pattern that are ...

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  37. PASSENGERS BY INTERCOLONIAL TRAINS.

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  38. THE MAORI FOOTBALLERS.

    The Maori football team played the Broughton team yesterday, and won the match. ...

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  39. ILL TREATMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.

    Complaints have been made by parents for some time past of the manner in which their children have been treated at the Nhill State school, and yesterday the committee of the local ...

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  40. A ROUGH VOYAGE RFOM NEW ZEALAND.

    The barque Thurso, which arrived in harbor on Saturday from Lyttelton, had a narrow escape from foundering on the voyage. After battling against a series of westerly gales the ...

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  41. SHIPPING NEWS.

    Sailed: Damascus, s., for Melbourne via Adelaide; Autofagosta, for Melbourne. ...

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  42. LAW LIST.--THIS DAY.

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  43. ATTEMPTED BURGLARIES AT AVOCA.

    A daring attempt at extensive robbery was made here at 3 o'clock this morning. The first place visited was the Golden Stream Company's mine, where the manager's office was broken ...

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  44. FIRE IN THE COUNTRY.

    A six-roomed dwelling house at Long Point, between Creswick and Ascot, took fire at about 8 o'clock this morning, and was completely burned. The house, which was insured for ...

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  45. A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR LOST IN THE BUSH.

    Professor Brown, of Otago University, while exploring the west arm of Lake Manapouri, wandered from his party and got lost. The weather was terribly rough, and a week's search ...

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  46. ARTESIAN WELLS IN THE INTERIOR.

    The Ontario Well Boring Company Limited have received a telegram to say that their party boring on Mr. F. W. Armytage's Nocoleche station, Paroo River, Now South Wales, have ...

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  51. CHRISTMAS AT THE EQUITABLE STORES.

    Immense Steele of Christmas Goods in Fancy Groceries, Fruit Bon Bens, &c. Great Bargains in Drapery Goods. Large selection of Japanese Baskets, Toys and Goods, suitable for presents. ...

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