Cable News. the Imperial Parliament
LONDON, Monday Night.--The Imperial Parliament was formally adjourned today until the autumn session, which is to commence at the beginning of November…
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Victorian Parliament. Protection for the Farmers. a Vote of No-confidence. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The preliminary business in the Legislative Assembly was unimportant. On the motion to go into committee of ways…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.--In the Assembly to-night a long and acrimonious debate took place on a motion of Sir Samuel Griffith to the effect "That the House disagree with the action…
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The Assembly debated the no-confidence motion all last evening. Mr. Dow, in defending the Government, contended that the result of an increase in the stock tax…
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Mr. N. J. Browns want-of-confidence motion was negatived in the Assembly last night by 21 votes to 12, and the amendment declaring that, on the contrary,…
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In the Assembly last night a long and acrimonious discussion took place on the motion of Sir Samuel Griffith--" That this House disagrees with the action of Mr…
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The Premier made his Financial statement yesterday afternoon in the Assembly. The revenue for the year showed a surplus on all accounts of £173,000, as against…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian Parliament. the Want of Confidence Motion. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In the Assembly to-night, Mr. Munro resumed the debate on thewant of confidence motion he had moved last night in favor of increasing the tax on…
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LONDON, Tuesday Night.--An investigation which has taken place into the recent election riot in France, at which five shots were alleged to have been fired at General…
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HOBART, This Day.-- The Legislative Assembly has agreed to an absentee tax of a half-penny in the £ additional on the capital value of land owned by persons not…
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The opening of the Queensland Parliament took place on Tuesday last. The Governor's speech showed that the deficit for the past year was £190,000, and that the revenue was not increasing in…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—In the Legislative Assembly, on Thursday night, the debate on the want of confidence motion was quite forcible, but free from personalities, and there were no scenes…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday a long discussion took place on a motion by Sir Samuel Griffith that the House disagree with the action of the Speaker in…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.—The Treasurer, Mr. Playford, had on Thursday night the unaccustomed pleasure of making a satisfactory budget speech to the House of Assembly, a thing which has not…
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BROKEN HILL, Friday.—Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.L.A., has written the municipal council that, as at the next general election the present electorate of Wentworth will return three members for…
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LONDON, August 16.—Sir William Cross has been returned unopposed for the vacancy in the Parliamentary representation of the West Derby division of Liverpool, caused by the retirement of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →European Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) Parliamentary Election. London, Aug. 15
The Hon. William Henry Cross, eldest son of Viscount Cross, has been returned unopposed for Liverpool in the House of Commons. The vacancy occurred through the…
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LONDON, Thursday.--It is doubtful whether the American Republican party will carry out their intention of introducing a tariff to replace that provided for in Mr…
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HOBART, Friday.--In the Assembly today the following resolution was carried by 19 to 8 votes:--There shall be in 1889 and every subsequent…
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Sir,—"Sworn to no master, of no sect am I."—Pope. Can you, sir, or any of your numerous readers, give me any reasonable excuse for using the great hall of the University for the purpose of a Masoni[?] election, as I always…
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