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  2. THE BOER WAR.

    LONDON, January 12, 3.33 p.m.—General Sir Redvers Buller on Thursday advanced from Springfield, occupied the south bank of the Tugela River at Potgieter's Drift, and seized the ...

    Article : 81 words
  3. A PLEA FOR CHARACTER.

    "Can the prisoner," said the magistrate, "say anything in his own favor?" The prisoner had boon charged with having no lawful visible means of support, and evidence ...

    Article : 545 words
  4. BREVITIES.

    Nurse Mance has been appointed matron to the Bourke Hospital. The Customs revenue received in Sydney yesterday was £4296. ...

    Article : 1,457 words
  5. THE BRITISH GENERALS.

    LONDON, January 12.—Mr. St John Brodrick, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, addressing a meeting in Marylebone last night, said that the Britten generals in South ...

    Article : 80 words
  6. LORD METHUEN'S WOUND.

    LONDON, January 12.—When Lord Methuen was wounded at the battle of Modder River, he was thrown from his charger, and sustained an injury to his spine. ...

    Article : 36 words
  7. FOOD AT LADYSMITH.

    LONDON, January 12, 3.33 p.m.—Advices from Ladysmith state that bread and meat of good quality is in plentiful supply. ...

    Article : 24 words
  8. PORTUGUESE NEUTRALITY

    LONDON, January 12.—The Portuguese Government has decided that nobody shall enter the Transvaal through Portuguese territory without a passport and a Consular guarantee not to fight. ...

    Article : 39 words
  9. LORD METHUEN'S MOVEMENTS.

    LONDON, January 12, 3.33 p.m.—The upper pontoon bridge which is being thrown across the Modder River to facilitate the advance of the British division under Lieutenant-General Lord ...

    Article : 74 words
  10. THE TRANSVAAL.

    "Everything," says an old proverb, "is fair in war." Our junior morning contemporary would appear to think that everything is also fair in war correspondence. To-day, under a sketch, ...

    Article : 1,799 words
  11. THE QUESTION OE CONTRABAND.

    LONDON, January 12.—The question as to what is contraband of war is causing some discussion. The law being admittedly vague, Britain took time in establishing a sound precedent. ...

    Article : 96 words
  12. AUSTRALIAN MAGIC.

    The Science Congress now proceeding in Melbourne is of much the same character as such meetings for the advancement of science generally are all the world over. Papers are read of ...

    Article : 635 words
  13. THE BETRAYAL OF GENERAL GATACRE.

    LONDON, January 12. 3.33 p.m,—Sensational particulars have been received of the betrayal of Sir William Gatacre's force at Stormberg on December 10. ...

    Article : 87 words
  14. THE ARTISTS' WAR FUND.

    LONDON, January 12.—The Queen has contributed to the Artists' War Fund for sale two works, one by her own hand, and one by the Prince Consort. ...

    Article : 34 words
  15. THE COLONIAL CONTINGENTS.

    LONDON, January 12.—Canada wishes to defray the whole of the costs of the contingents in South Africa. Lord Strathcona, High Commissioner for ...

    Article : 52 words
  16. MOVEMENTS OF THE FLEET.

    LONDON, January 12, 3.33 p.m.—The Channel Squadron has been ordered to be ready for sea on the 31st instant. It will be sent to Gibraltar to relieve the Particular Service Squadron, which ...

    Article : 47 words
  17. THE YEOMANRY.

    LONDON, January 12.—Mr. T. Brassey, only son of Lord Brassey, and a captain in the West Kent Yeomanry Cavalry, is raising yeomanry volunteers, and will accompany them to South ...

    Article : 34 words
  18. HOPETOUN HOUSE A HOSPITAL.

    LONDON, January 12, 3.33 p.m.—A wing of Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, Linlithgow-shire, the Scotch seat of the Earl of Hopetoun, late Governor of Victoria, has been devoted to the use ...

    Article : 42 words
  19. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 489 words
  20. TROUBLE IN INDIA.

    LONDON, January 12, 3.33 p.m.—A Reuter's telegram from Calcutta states that the Indian authorities are likely to take strong measures against the Maharajah Holkar of Indore, who is at ...

    Article : 174 words
  21. THE MONEY MARKET.

    LONDON, January 12.—The open market rate of discount for three months' bills is 1 5-16 lower at 4 per cent The Bank of England rate was lowered on Thursday from 6 to 5 per cent. ...

    Article : 50 words
  22. A DELEGATION.

    THE news with reference to a delegation to the imperial Government in reference to federation emphasises a curious development of frequent occurrence in human affairs, not unlike that which ...

    Article : 846 words
  23. SIEGE OF LADYSMITH.

    LONDON, January 12.—The "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Ladysmith states that the British losses during the battle on Saturday are estimated at— ...

    Article : 148 words
  24. A FEMALE IMPOSTOR.

    Several reports have recently reached the police of the operations of a woman who has been swindling the good natured and unsuspecting wherever possible. The profits at which she ...

    Article : 155 words
  25. THE SECOND CONTINGENT.

    To-day the Mounted Rifles, under Major G. C. Knight will be moving from Randwick Rifle Range, where they have been encamped for the last four or five weeks, to the Agricultural ...

    Article : 341 words
  26. FIRE AT MORTDALE.

    The Hurstville Fire Brigade received a call from Police Constable Gess at 2.10 this morning to a fire at Mortdale, and from the strong glare it was at first surmised that the Hurstville Steam ...

    Article : 105 words
  27. FEDERAL DELEGATES FOR LONDON.

    A cablegram has been received by the Governments of the federating colonies from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, expressing the hope that delegates would be appointed to confer ...

    Article : 195 words
  28. TRANSVAAL AND FREE STATERS.

    LONDON, January 12.—The correspondent at Frere of the "Standard" sates that President Kruger asked the Boer Headquarters why Ladysmith was not attacked, and was told it involved ...

    Article : 119 words
  29. Advertising

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