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  2. THE DROUGHT AND FAMINE IN NORTH CHINA.

    The Shansi Famine Appeal Committee at Peking has been appointed a working committee to correspond with other bodies having in view the relief of the distressed in ...

    Article : 729 words
  3. BALLARAT.

    There was very little business done at the Corner to-day, the fierce wind and dust making it almost impossible to remain for any length of time. There was also little ...

    Article : 1,146 words
  4. THE LYING-IN HOSPITAL.

    The annual meeting of the subscribers of the Lying in Hospital was held in the Assembly-hall, Collins street, yesterday after noon, Mr. H. Jennings occupying the chair. ...

    Article : 877 words
  5. STEAM NAVIGATION BOARD.

    An inquiry was held yesterday by the Steam Navigation Board into the circumstances attending the collision between the steamer Lubra and the barque Wandering ...

    Article : 1,286 words
  6. ERZEROUM.

    Our Constantinople correspondent writes, under the date of December 18:—The following extract from a letter dated December 2, which I have received from a French officer, ...

    Article : 1,310 words
  7. THE RAINFALL.

    Ballarat, which has always been proverbial for being a wet district, seems to have escaped the rams that have been so copious in other parts of the colony. We were ...

    Article : 510 words
  8. THE OPERA-HOUSE.

    Notwithstanding the wet weather, there was a large attendance at the Opera-house last night, to witness the first presentation here of a work which is new to us, namely, the ...

    Article : 943 words
  9. ACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

    A collision of an alarming character took place at an early hour this morning on the Midland Railway, near Cheaterlield, along the Erewash Valley line of the Midland system. ...

    Article : 530 words
  10. DEATH OF GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.

    We have intelligence by cable of the death of the famous artist and caricaturist. The following account of his career is from Men of the Time:— ...

    Article : 944 words
  11. STATE SCHOOL INQUIRY.

    A meeting of the Parliamentary board of inquiry entrusted with the investigation of a number of claims under the Education Act was held yesterday. Messrs. Dixon ...

    Article : 380 words
  12. SANDHURST.

    A lad had a very narrow escape yesterday evening from being run over by a cab. The young rascal, as a good many more do, was riding on the step of a cab, when the ...

    Article : 134 words
  13. BOROUGH COUNCILS.

    This council met on Monday, January 28, when all were present, with the exception of Councillor Bent. A deputation from the Brighton Horticultural Society waited upon the ...

    Article : 469 words
  14. GEELONG.

    The delightful change in the weather experienced since Sunday continued to-day, the rain falling steadily the greater part of the day. The copious supply thus afforded ...

    Article : 182 words
  15. POLICE.

    At the HAWTHORN Court on Tuesday, Thomas Murray, John M'Lean, and James M'Lean, boys aged from 14 to 16, were charged with wilfully damaging property, by ...

    Article : 407 words
  16. GLIN GATH.

    Sir,—As the report of the Princess's Theatre in this day's Argus announcing that the withdrawal of "Glin Gath" "is rendered necessary by the action of Mr. Coppin aa agent of ...

    Article : 390 words
  17. ILLEGAL VOTING AT THE WEST MELBOURNE ELECTION.

    Sir,—Permit me to give you one illustration out of many that came under my notice of the way illegal votes were taken at this election on Monday. I was scrutineer, not ...

    Article : 393 words
  18. TRICKS UNDER THE BALLOT.

    Sir,—It is generally supposed that no device will secure corrupt votes for a particular candidate under the ballot system, inasmuch as there are no means by which a ...

    Article : 352 words
  19. ANTWERP WOOL REPORT.

    Messrs. RENARD BROS. and Co., of Antwerp, report an follows on Dec. 17:—"Wool—Our last aunounced the closing of the fourth series of public sales of the your with firm prices; since then there has been a ...

    Article : 308 words
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