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  2. LESSONS FROM OUR NEIGHBOURS.

    Both New South Wales and Victoria have at present serious political troubles and financial difficulties to contend against, and it is instructive to note how ...

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  3. LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR IRELAND.

    The Irish Local Government Bill has met with a cold reception in the country and at tho hands of the Press. It is commonly considered that tho Government ...

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  4. ADELAIDE AND LONDON TELEGRAPH.

    Following upon the defeat which the French Government met with in the Chamber of Deputies on the Bill directed against the religious Societies, and which ...

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  5. COLONIAL STOCKS.

    The Observer in its issue of to-day states that colonial stocks are being steadily absorbed in small amounts by persons desirous of investments. ...

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  6. MR. B. R. WISE ON AUSTRALIA.

    A representative of the Pall Mall Gazette has interviewed Mr. B. R. Wise, M.L.A., of Sydney, who recently arranged an important and powerful ...

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  7. THE JANUARY REVIEWS.

    The Nineteenth Century opens with a striking picture of "The Horrors of Hunger," by Nicholas Shishkoff, of the Relief Committee of the Society of the Red Cross. This is an ...

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  8. THE BREADSTUFFS MARKET.

    The English wheat market is showing a general advance of 6d. per qr. The Continental and American markets are also advancing. ...

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  9. [RECEIVED February 21, 3.30 p.m.]

    The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, M.P., First Lord of the Treasury, and leader of the House of Commons, has intimated that he will be prepared in Committee ...

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  10. WOOL SALES.

    The total number of bales catalogued to date number 314,000, and 291,000 have been sold, of which 183,000 have been disposed of for export. ...

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  11. [RECEIVED February 20, 9.45 p.m.]

    News has been received, that the iron barque Tamerlane, belonging to Hawaii and lately engaged in the whaling trade, has been wrecked, and the captain and ...

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  12. [RECEIVED February 21, 7.5 p.m.]

    President Carnot has interviewed M. Ribot (Minister of Foreign Affairs in the late Ministry), M. Floquet (President of the Chamber of Deputies), and M. Le ...

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  13. PAMIR.

    St. James's Gazette states that the correspondence which is being conducted between the British and Russian Governments respecting the imprisonment of ...

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  14. NEW ZEALAND CHEESE.

    New Zealand cheese is being sold at 54s. per cwt. ...

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  15. QUARRELSOME FRENCH LEGISLATORS.

    M. Laur, member of the French Chamber of Deputies, has summoned M. Constans, Minister of the Interior, for assault committed on January 20 ...

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  16. THE IRON MARKET.

    The market for pig iron is flat, and the quotation is now 40s. per ton. ...

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  17. [RECEIVED February 21, 3.30 p.m.]

    His Holiness Pope Leo XIII. has issued an encyclical letter to the Bishops of France. He deplores the vastness of what he calls a plot concocted by certain ...

    Article : 94 words
  18. [RECEIVED February 21, 3.30 p.m.]

    The North German Lloyds Steamship Company have decided to pass the amount available for payment of dividends on the year's operations as well as ...

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  19. COMMERCIAL.

    A portion of the shipment of butter by the P. & O. steamer Parramatta has been sold—factory at 112s. to 116s., and dairy 96s. per cwt. Some of the butter was ...

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  20. FIGHTING IN UPPER BURMAH.

    There has been an engagement between the British forces and a native tribe known as the Kichins, in Sardon, Upper Burmah. The British troops repulsed 500 Kichins ...

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  21. THE SHOOTING OF A FRENCH ATTACHE.

    Mr. Deacon, the American who shot & young Trench Attache whom he found in his wife's bedroom at Nice, and who was subsequently arrested on a charge of ...

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  22. MAYDAY IN FRANCE

    The Anarchists of Paris, who announced their intention to observe Mayday, the anniversary of labour, in a peaceful manner have now decided to have a ...

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  23. [RECEIVED February 21, 9.55 a.m.]

    At yesterday's public auction of Australasian tallow 675 casks were offered and 300 were sold ; prices are unchanged. ...

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  24. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

    The match between Lord Sheffield's Eleven and the New South Wales team was continued on the Association Grounds on Saturday. The weather was delightful, and the attendance ...

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  25. LIGHTHOUSES FOR THE RED SEA.

    The Eight Hon. James Lowther, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, has stated in the House of Commons that the government intend to devote £40,000 ...

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  26. ACCIDENT TO SIR GEORGE TRYON.

    Vice - Admiral Sir George Tryon, K.C.B., Commander - in - Chief of the Mediterranean Station, and formerly Admiral of the Australian Station, fell ...

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  27. COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The Countess of Hopetoun yesterday morning gave birth to a son at the Governor's country residence, Ararat. Both are well. ...

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  28. A GERMAN EMIGRATION BILL.

    A stringent measure has been submitted to the German Reichstag in regard to emigration. The Bill provides that Societies shall be forbidden to ...

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  29. STRYCHNINE FOR SNAKEBITE.

    On Friday morning a labouring man at Cheltenham was bitten in the finger by a large black snake. A fellow-servant put a ligature round the finger, and the ...

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  30. INCOME TAX IN AUSTRIA.

    A Bill providing for what is termed a personal income tax has been introduced into the Austrian Reichsrath. It is estimated that the form of taxation created ...

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  31. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

    A Coroner's Jury has returned a verdict of manslaughter against William Wynne for the manslaughter of his wife. Accused, who gave evidence at the ...

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  32. SECRETARY TO THE VICTORIAN AGENT-GENERAL.

    It is reported that Professor Pearson, who was Minister of Education in the Gillies- eakin Ministry, will succeed the late Mr. Cashel Hoey as Secretary to the ...

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  33. THE WATERLOO CUP.

    The running for the Waterloo Cup, which was arranged for February 17, has been again postponed, and there will be a new draw. ...

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  34. INTERNATIONAL TUG-OF-WAR IN SYDNEY.

    The tug-of-war was continued at Darling-hurst Hall on Saturday night with the following result:—Russia boat Italy, Ireland beat Norway Germany beat West Indies. As ...

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  35. QUEENSLAND.

    The adjourned meeting of the shareholders and depositors of the Queensland Deposit Bank and Building Society, which recently suspended payment, was ...

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  36. BANKRUPTCY OF JOHN HOLLTNGSHEAD.

    Mr. John Hollingshead has been declared a bankrupt. ...

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  37. [RECEIVED February 21, 7.5 p.m.]

    The Court of Appeal has confirmed the verdict in the case of the London Aquarium Company versus W. C. Parkinson. In June. 1891. the Company ...

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  38. TUG-OF-WAR AT PORT PIRIE.

    A tug-of-war contest which lasted for five night was concluded last night. The wharf-builders were first, and the South Australians and the wharf labourers were a draw for ...

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  39. TASMANIA.

    The Attorney-General says he is prepared on behalf of the Government to argue the right of the Royal Commissioners to proceed with the investigation ...

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  40. RIFLE-SHOOTING AT MOUNT GAMBIER.

    The team selected from the Adelaide Lancers, who arrived on Wednesday night, fired two matches against the mounted infantry company and the Volunteer company of foot ...

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  41. PROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    A thunderstorm, with much lightning but very little rain, set in shortly after 2 o' clock this morning, and raged with great force for two hours. At times the peals of thunder were terrific. The storm, for its duration, was ...

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  42. MOURNFUL RESULT OF A MILITARY COMPETITION.

    Corporal McPhee, of the West Maitland Cavalry Troop, who was injured in the bareback jumping competition at the military tournament on February 12. by ...

    Article : 150 words
  43. NARRACOORTE, February 21.

    Bishop Kennion held services at St. Paul's Church to-day in tho presence of large congregations. In the morning a confirmation service was held. On Saturday night the Bishop ...

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  44. PORT PIRIE, February 21.

    Mr. W. G. Wilson addressed a meeting to-night on "Land Nationalization," and replied to the pamphlet issued by the Rev. J. Blacked, attacking the principle. "Mr. Blacket came in ...

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  45. OCEAN MAIL SERVICE.

    The Habsburg arrived at Colombo on February 18, homeward bound. The Arcadia left Suez on February 19, outwards. ...

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  46. PORT AUGUSTA, February 21.

    The final pulls in the tug-of-war last night resulted in Fort Augusta winning the last heat—Port Augusta v. ship Stirlingshire —by one inch. The contest caused great ...

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