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  2. CLOUD COMPELLING.

    SIR,—I have read your admirable leader today, which refers to "the possibility of producing rain by artificial means," and I desire to correct certain misapprehensions with ...

    Article : 487 words
  3. MARYBOROUGH.

    THAT her Majesty's birthday should be, if possible, immensely celebrated this year was evidently the prevailing opinion on Wednesday morning. The aquatic-loving portion of the ...

    Article : 1,819 words
  4. NORTHERN MAIL NEWS.

    THE Herberton correspondent of the Cooktown Courier says:—"Town property is still in demand, and high figures are being asked, £1200 for a corner house is the figure, ...

    Article : 1,599 words
  5. [OUR CABLE MESSAGE.] THE EGYPTIAN CRISIS.

    PRIOR to the adjournment of the House of Commons last evening, Mr. Gladstone, in reply to a question, stated that the situation in Egypt was critical; but the Government ...

    Article : 190 words
  6. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The final contest for the Krug Champagne trophy was rowed on the Parramatta River on Saturday afternoon. The weather was very favourable, the water being as smooth as glass. ...

    Article : 262 words
  7. GYMPIE.

    THERE have been some very good cleanings up from crushings during the past week, and matters are beginning to take on a brighter aspect in not a few of our mines. ...

    Article : 1,028 words
  8. THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.

    The military committee appointed to inquire into the advisability of permitting the proposed tunnel beneath the Straits of Dover to be constructed have presented ...

    Article : 69 words
  9. A NEW BISHOPRIC.

    Canon Ernest R. Wilberforce, of Winchester, has been appointed first Bishop of the newly-created See of Newcastle. ...

    Article : 24 words
  10. GETTING IMMIGRANTS AND KEEPING THEM.

    SIR,—I read with considerable interest your article in Thursday's paper on the subject of immigration, but especially where you point out the lack of attention that we give the ...

    Article : 1,195 words
  11. THE OAKS.

    The Oaks was run to-day at Epsom, and resulted as follows:— Ge[?]imniss............ 1 St. Marguerite............ 2 ...

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  12. TOWNSVILLE.

    NOTHING further has been heard from the stranded steamer Ranclagh. The A.S.N. Company's Elamang arrived here last trip fron the South with the loss of one of her propellers, ...

    Article : 1,108 words
  13. VICTORIA.

    The work of the Government Printing Office is to be carried on in the Exhibition building pending the rebuilding of the place. A boys' Brigade of messengers is about to be ...

    Article : 67 words
  14. FROZEN MEAT FROM NEW ZEALAND.

    The Dunedin, which left Port Chalmers on 15th February for London with a cargo of frozen meat, has arrived. ...

    Article : 27 words
  15. THREATENING THE QUEEN.

    Young, who recently sent a threatening letter to the Queen, has been sentenced to ten years' penal servitude for that offence. ...

    Article : 27 words
  16. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    It is stated that owing to the deficit in the wheat harvest there will not be sufficient to keep all the mills employed until the end of the year. ...

    Article : 123 words
  17. PROBABLE STRIKE.

    The employers of iron workers at Pittsburg, United States, have refused the demand of their men for an advance of wages, and a strike in which 100,000 will be engaged ...

    Article : 39 words
  18. [REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE OAKS.

    Mr. John Watson's Geheimniss.... 1 Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's St. Marguerite.. 2 Mr. Leopold de Rothschild's Nellie.. 3 ...

    Article : 21 words
  19. AFFAIRS IN EGYPT.

    The Ministry under Ourabi Bey refused to accept the ultimatum of the English and French representatives, simply referring the matter to the Sultan. The Khedive, however, ...

    Article : 128 words
  20. NEW ZEALAND.

    Sir George Grey supported the Hon. Mr. Bryce's bill to enable Te Whiti to be detained in custody without trial during the Governor's pleasure. He warmly praised Mr. Bryce's ...

    Article : 48 words
  21. EUROPEAN ITEMS.

    THE statement made in the Cape Assembly by the Minister for Native Affairs falls very far short of justifying or even fully explaining the extraordinary change of front of the Cape Ministry ...

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  22. THREATENING LETTER TO THE QUEEN.

    Young, the Doncaster clerk, who was recently arrested on a charge of having sent a letter to the Queen threatening her Majesty's life, with a view of extorting money, has been found ...

    Article : 46 words
  23. CARGO OF MEAT FROM NEW ZEALAND.

    The ship Dunedin has arrived from New Zealand with a cargo of meat in splendid condition. A quantity has been offered for sale, and averaged 6d. per 1b. ...

    Article : 38 words
  24. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

    The weather to-day was fine, and there was a large attendance at the Kennington Oval to witness the continuation of the match between the Surrey team and the Australian Eleven. ...

    Article : 158 words
  25. MACKAY.

    I HAVE still to report of weather most favourable to sugar growing, for although the month has been a dry one, yet the temperature has been genial for this time of the year, and, ...

    Article : 1,051 words
  26. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    The weights declared for the steeplechase are as follow:—Jack Frost, 12st.; Bede, [11st. 7lb.; Wensley, 11st. 5lb.; Brobdignag, 10st. ISISFORD, May 27. ...

    Article : 348 words
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