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  2. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The severity of the weather has shown little abatement since Christmas, and the winter is pronounced to be the coldest since 1880. In some portions of the kingdom the ...

    Article : 109 words
  3. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The London newspapers continue to write in terms of approval of the efforts made at Hobart to further the cause of federation. The Globe, a Conservative newspaper, remarks ...

    Article : 49 words
  4. NORTHERN PEACHES.

    The general secretary to the Agricultural Bureau (Mr. A. Molineux) has received two samples of peaches grown in the upper north, which will be on view at the bureau office for ...

    Article : 266 words
  5. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Paris correspondent of the Times states that the Powers have reached an agreement on the subject of the policy to be pursued in relation to the China-Japanese dispute. ...

    Article : 174 words
  6. 1 ADELAIDE EASEL CLUB.

    The third annual exhibition in connection with the Adelaide Easel Club was opened at the Jubilee Exhibition Building on Thursday afternoon. A large number of visitors ...

    Article : 638 words
  7. CABLE MESSAGES. BRITISH POLITICS.

    Mr. John Redmond, who is moving a vote of no-confidence in the Government, is stated to have adopted the suggestion of the Conservatives that he should limit his demand ...

    Article : 162 words
  8. THE NEW FEDERATION SCHEME.

    The Draft Bill prepared by Mr. Kingston and Mr. Turner, providing for the election of a Convention to frame a federal constitution, sets out that after a Bill has been passed ...

    Article : 337 words
  9. MR. DEAKIN'S VIEWS.

    Mr. Alfred Deakin, one of the Victorian delegates to the Federal Council at Hobart, returned to Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon by the Pateena. He is senior ...

    Article : 276 words
  10. THE DUKE OF YORK.

    It is reported that the Duke of York has postponed his visit to Australia to I896. ...

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  11. THE TANTANOOLA TIGER.

    The two Indians who, it was understood, had agreed to capture alive, by a means kept a secret to themselves, but practised with success in the jungles of Bengal, the famous ...

    Article : 157 words
  12. PROPRIETARY SHARES.

    Broken Hill Proprietary shares are quoted at 35s. ...

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  13. THE MAIL CONTRACTS.

    The P. & o. and Orient Steamship Companies in indisposed to comply with the demand of the Postal Conference at Hobart for the dismissal of lascars, or to give any pledge ...

    Article : 101 words
  14. SWAZILAND.

    Sir E. Ashmead-Bartlett, conservative member for Ecclesall, to-day moved an amendment to the Address in Reply, affirming that the Imperial Government had acted disgracefully ...

    Article : 143 words
  15. NEW ZEALAND LIGHTHOUSES.

    Shipmasters engaged in the New Zealand trade will be glad to learn that the New Zealand Government intend building additional lighthouses on the coast. One of the new ...

    Article : 1,204 words
  16. AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

    The Czar of Russia has given further evidence of his progressive inclinations by summoning a conference of experts for the purpose of devising a scheme of compulsory education, ...

    Article : 106 words
  17. THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.

    The ex-Queen Lilioukalani of Hawaii is still in custody in Honolulu on a charge of complicity in the recent plot for her restoration. The prisoner has signed a deed of abdication, ...

    Article : 60 words
  18. BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

    The population of South Australia, exclusive of the Northern Territory, on December 1, 1894, was estimated at 345,888 persons, as against 341,025 on the same date in the ...

    Article : 653 words
  19. AUSTRALASIAN MINES.

    The provisional directors of the Waihi mine, Silverton, New Zealand, have offered 10,000 shares to the public and they have all ...

    Article : 106 words
  20. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Sir Malcolm Fraser, Agent-General for West Australia, on behalf of his Government, has accepted the tender of Messrs. Bolckow, Vaughan, & Co., ironmasters, Middlesbrough, ...

    Article : 47 words
  21. THE PROVISIONS DISCUSSED.

    Considerable difference of opinion exists as to the basis on which a Federal Procedure Bill should be framed, and appended we give the opinions of several prominent gentlemen who ...

    Article : 83 words
  22. VICTORIAN WHEAT.

    Victorian wheat off coast is quoted at 23s. 6d. a quarter. ...

    Article : 16 words
  23. THE PRICE OF SILVER.

    Silver is quoted at 27[?] d. per oz ...

    Article : 17 words
  24. A SERIOUS EXPLOSION.

    A terrible accident occurred at the Gunnedah boiling-down works just before closing time on Wednesday. The digester exploded and filled the room with boiling fat, noxious ...

    Article : 141 words
  25. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand was held to-day. The chairman gave an account of the steps that had been taken since the recent Government aid. Large ...

    Article : 67 words
  26. THE POSTAL CONFERENCE.

    At the sitting of the Postal Conference this morning the President informed the delegates that he would report next day on the resolution agreed to with reference to the cable ...

    Article : 455 words
  27. MR. BAKER'S OPINION.

    " The position I take," observed the HonR. C. Baker, "is this. I am strongly in favor of federation, and believe it is so absolutely ...

    Article : 546 words
  28. THE SOUTH MELBOURNE TRAGEDY.

    An inquest on the bodies of Mrs. Perkins and her daughter will be held to-morrow. Dr. Butt made a post-mortem examination of the bodies this afternoon with sensational ...

    Article : 231 words
  29. THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

    Judge Casey, Mr. William Cain, and Mr. David Whitley have been selected to constitute the board to enquire into the working of the Railway Department. Mr. Cain was ...

    Article : 73 words
  30. I THE PICTURES.

    The 270 pictures forming the present display are more than sufficient proof that the Easel Club membership represents much earnestness and ability, and shows that constant effort is ...

    Article : 1,215 words
  31. MESSRS. ALFRED SHAW & CO.

    An application was made to Mr. Justice Hood this morning for a stay of proceedings in the petition for winding up Messrs. Alfred Shaw & Co., hardware merchants and ...

    Article : 168 words
  32. THE NEWCASTLE COLLIERIES.

    A special meeting of the delegate board of the Newcastle miners was held to-day. The press was not admitted, as it was desired to keep the business a secret. It transpires, ...

    Article : 134 words
  33. TASMANIAN INCOME TAX.

    The following is the text of the letter received by business people from the Government regarding the income tax, which forms the basis of the protest from the former:— ...

    Article : 196 words
  34. ALLEGED CRIMINAL OFFENCE.

    At the Carlton Police Court to-day Dr. H. M. Fen wick, Jane Agnes Sutcliffe, nurse and midwife, and Ellen Marchmant herbalist, were charged on a criminal summons with ...

    Article : 60 words
  35. VICTORIAN TARIFF BOARD.

    The duties on carpets and floorcloths were under the notice of the Tarriff Board to-day. It was stated by an importer that if there were lower duties on carpets, linoleums, and ...

    Article : 127 words
  36. THE HURRICANE IN FIJI.

    Sir— Permit us to take this opportunity of thanking you for publishing our appeal on behalf of the unfortunate sufferers from this terrible disaster ; and through your columns ...

    Article : 231 words
  37. RECIPROCITY WITH NEW ZEALAND.

    The Government intend to refer to the Tariff Commission the question of reciprocity with South Australia. ...

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  38. MR, HOMBURG SPEAKS.

    "I think," said Mr. Homburg when questioned on the matter, "that the proposal which I have seen that the question of federation should be submitted to the constituencies ...

    Article : 364 words
  39. A SUPPOSED SUICIDE.

    John Shirley, the owner of a wood-yard at Elsternwick, was found in a shed this morning in a pool of blood. His arm was cut at the elbow and his head was cut in several places. He ...

    Article : 62 words
  40. SYDNEY FRUIT CONFERENCE.

    At the Fruit Conference to-day Mr. Alexander Bruce, chief inspector of stock, read a paper on " Australian wines." He said that during his recent trip to England he had ...

    Article : 128 words
  41. APPLICATION AGAINST A TRUSTEE.

    An application was made to Mr. Justice Hood to-day for the attachment of John Bell, of Parkville, on the ground that he had neglected to obey an order of the court to pay to ...

    Article : 127 words
  42. BORDEAUX WINE EXHIBITION.

    A hitch has arisen in connection with the representation of Victoria at the Bordeaux Exhibition in May. In response to a deputation from the Central Wine Association the ...

    Article : 153 words
  43. A SERIOUS ASSAULT.

    Michael Larney. aged 22, living at West Melbourne, was knocked down by a man, Alfred Reed, in Bourke-street to-night, and sustained concussion of the brain. He is in ...

    Article : 52 words
  44. BARMAIDS.

    Sir— I am not in the habit of taking notice of anonymous letters to the papers, but I cannot pass by one that appears in your issue of this morning written by name unmanly cur ...

    Article : 240 words
  45. A BARIUM IN THREE GALES.

    The Barque Maria Mercedes arrived from Liverpool to-day. She met three gales on the voyage, the first on December 17, which swept over her deck and carried away the saloon, ...

    Article : 115 words
  46. SYDNEY LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

    A deputation of temperance bodies waited on the Minister for Justice to-day, and complained of the administration by magistrates of the Licensing Act. They submitted that of ...

    Article : 150 words
  47. A COUNTERFEITER IMPRISONED.

    Henry Birch pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions to-day to a charge of having a complete coining plant in his possession at Waterloo. The accused manufactured and ...

    Article : 48 words
  48. THE HOBART CONFERENCES.

    Sir Edward Braddon, interviewed on the recent Conferences to-day, said he was well pleased with the work that had 'been done, and had every reason to expect a practical ...

    Article : 74 words
  49. WHAT SIR. McPHERSON THINKS.

    Mr. J. A. McPherson, M.P., the chief of the labor party in the House of Assembly, said:- "The question has not been discussed by my party. As to the manner in which it is ...

    Article : 355 words
  50. INTERCOLONIAL ITEMS.

    The Government Astronomer (Mr. Russell) states that the present Sydney weather conditions are precisely similar to those antecedent to the recent heavy gales. ...

    Article : 142 words
  51. THIS DAY'S EVENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  52. Advertising

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    Advertising : 367 words
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