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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1670, 20 March 1883, Page 2

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Sydney, Saturday. The Hawkcsbury Autumn Meeting commenced to-day. The followiug was the result of The Hawkksbuey Autumn* Handicap of 300sovs., with" a sweep of lOsovs. each. One mile and a half. Ad Valorem 1 Sardonyx 2 \yi))eroo 3 Time, Qinins. SOJsera. Thu valkjntf floifipgfc between JW wards and Q:heavy resulted in & vi&tqry for the former, who' completed 373 milps, O'Leary did 350. A great firo has occurred atDemllquin, resulting in the dostruotion of four of the principal shops in the town. The loss of property is estimated at £5000, which ia only partially insured. An Irish demonstration took place today at Botany, and was largely attended, but the proceedings were quiet and orderly. Mr Redmond made a speech and took occasion to exonerate Mr Egan from the charge of misappropriation of the league's funds. MEj.]jQHjiN r K? Marc" 1/. The l'opiie* rpuaivfirf- V fc'lP ¥°,& master-Geneial fiom Soufli A-UStßiirf, Queensland, and Tasmania are favourable to the proposed postal conference. No answer has yet been received from the Governments of New South Wales or New Zealand. Mr McKean has announce:! himsolf as a candidate for Gqllingwood in opposition to Liwgridge, Who seck.s re-election on his appointment, as Oomtnissiongr of Trade and Customs.

Melbourne, Yesterday. All the new Ministers have now l)eon re-elected to Parliament. Mr Gillies, Minister of Railways, in a speech on Saturday night stated that of the sum of £2.650,000 allotted from the last lo*n far railways, only £550,000 will remain available for thfl construction of the proposed new lines ai»quntyng_ to 800 miles. '