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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Captain A. L. Winsloc will command the R.M.S. Ophir (which will convey the Duke and Duchess of York to Australia) and the flotilla. Commander Womyss will be second ...

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  3. THE TRANSVAAL

    Mr. Kruger wept when the Emperor William's refusal to receive liim was made known. He intends to renew the request later, reminding the Emperor of his significant ...

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  4. CHINA.

    It is stated that 2,000,000 people in the province of Chi-li and in Manchuria are homeless and are starving. ...

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  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The United States Congress was opened yesterday. President M'Kinley's message to Congress indicated the prevalence of peace and ...

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  6. SECOND EDITION

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 5 11-16d per ounce standard—a fall of 1-l6d since Saturday. ...

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  7. IN PARLIAMENT.

    Yesterday the Legislative Assembly bore no [?]es of having gone through an arduous session. At the meeting, however, the benches on all sides ware well filled. Karely, indeed, for ...

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  8. ATHLETIC AND CYCLING SECTION.

    A meeting of the committee was held at the Sports Club on Monday night. Mr. R. Coombe[?] occupied the chair. It was decided that the two bodie, should amalgamate, and Mr. R. Coombes was elected [?] ...

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  9. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    Both Houses of Parliament were sitting when the first edition of the "Herald" went to preis. The following ia a continuation of the business:- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. ...

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  10. THE SHAN-HAI-KWAN RAILWAY.

    The Czar has ordered the Russian authorities in China to immediately transfer the Tientsin to Shan-hai-kwan railway to the Germans. ...

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  11. RETURN OF THE PROTECTOR.

    The Chief Secretary has received a message from Captain Creswell stating that the gunboat Protector left Hongkong an November 24, and Manila on November 28. The Protector is expected at Port ...

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  12. LARGE SUCCESSION DUTY.

    The Jewish Colonisation Association has had its appeal dismissed in regard to the succession duty on one of its bequests. The Treasury will thus obtain £1,250,000 as ...

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  13. THE COUNTESS OF HOPETOUN.

    The Countess of Hopetoun, who was suffering from an attack of fever at Colombo, had regained sufficient strength, to enable lier to take a drive yesterday. ...

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  14. LORD HOPETOUN.

    The P. and O. Company's B.M.S. Victoria, by which Lord Hopetoun is travelling, should reach Fremantle from Colombo this evening or early tomorrow. The Royal Arthur is now at Fremantle, ...

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  15. H.M.S. SPARROW.

    The gunboat Sparrow, which left for Australia a few days ago, has returned to Plymouth, having injured her engines. ...

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  16. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    After a long discussion, the Minister for Works withdrew the bill, DEATH DUTIES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Legislative Council's amendments in this bill ...

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  17. BEER POISONING CASES.

    Fresh eases of beer poisoning have occurred in Shropshire. The consumption of beer in London has fallen one-fifth. ...

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  18. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Premier in answer to Mr. Haynes, said he could not give an answer offhand, without considering the interest of the taxpayers, whether it would be possible to pay ...

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  19. BRITISH CASUALTIES' AT EIETFONTEIN.

    The British casualties at the battle at Rietfontein were 13 killed and 59 wounded. Captain G. Crawshaw, Lieutenants J. E. Montgomerie, C. L. Somerville, and F. G. ...

    Article : 47 words
  20. MILITARY DEPARTMENT.

    There was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last night the report of the select committee appointed on July 26, 1900, to inquire [?]to and report upon the general administration of the military ...

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  21. GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

    The refusal of the German Emperor to grant an audience to Mr. Kruger has led diplomatic circles to consider that the Emperor William has inaugurated a new era ...

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  22. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS.

    Lord Kitchener's headquarters are at Bloemfontein. ...

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  23. ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.

    In some quarters dissatisfaction is expressed [?] garding the order of the Commonwealth procession as anuuged last Saturday by the members of the Procession and Demonstration Committee. It is pointed ...

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  24. AREEAES DUE TO COLONIALS.

    Owing to a general order that Shorncliffe camp will make payment of arrears to colonial troops on their signing a certificate, the discretionary branch of the Patriotic Fund ...

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  25. NEW RAILWAYS IN QUEENSLAND.

    In the Assembly to-night the Minister for Railways tabled the plans of the proposed railways—Warwick towards Goodiwindi, 24 miles; Drayton deviation. 10 miles; and Dartmouth to Stonehenge, 109 miles. The ...

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  26. THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    The Imperial Parliament assembled yesterday. The Right Hon. William Court Gully was unanimously re-elected Speaker. ...

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  27. THE WELCOME TO SYDNEY.

    Tha returning voluuteers from South Africa by the Harlech Castle are leaving Melbourne to-night by special train, and will arrive in Sydney at 3.15 p.m. to-morrow. They will be met at the station by ...

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  28. GENERAL NEWS.

    The Dutch papers are everywhere reprinting the letters by some members of the Cape Legislative Assembly beseeching her Majesty the Queen to murder the Boer women in ...

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  29. ITALY.

    The River Tiber has been badly flooded. When crossing a bridge at Rome King Victor Emmanuel had a narrow escape from being caught in a landslip. ...

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  30. VICTORIA.

    The members of the Australasian Steamship Owners' Association mot in conference yesterday and to-day to consider the question of the seamen's wages, which was the subject of last week's ...

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  31. COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS CAMP.

    A general order has been issued stating that a camp in connection with the Commonwealth celebrations will be formed in Sydney from December 30, 1900, to January 5, 1901, and the following troops will ...

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  32. THE OMRAH AT ADELAIDE.

    The mail ateamer Omrah, which arrived from London to-day, had on board Corporal S. Helsham and Troopers M'Arthur, Gooch, and Browning, of the Victomn Mounted Rifles; Troopers Pitt, Duffy, ...

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  33. THE CZAR.

    The Czar, who was suffering from an attack of typhoid fever is now out of danger. It is expected that he will leave his bed next week. ...

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  34. RETURNING CONTINGENT IN MELBOURNE.

    The welcome home demonstration to the troops who returued from South Africa by the Harlech Castle was overpowering in its warmth. The city streets were packed with sightseers to such an extent ...

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  35. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Whitcombe has resigned his seat in the Council. R.M.S. Austral takes from Fremantle 30,000 [?] for Colombo from the Commercial Bank, ...

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  36. QUEENSLAND.

    Sergeant O'Connor, of Boulia, wired last night to the Commissioner of Police stating that Ah Look reported at 2.45 p.m. that Loo He Koong had stabbed Thin Foo and Jimmy Foo Jah with a butcher's knife ...

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  37. THE BATTLE OP RIETFONTEIN.

    This morning the Administrator-received a cable message from Lord Roberts as follona:—"Lord Kitehoner informs me that General Paget has brought under his notice the great gallontry of Major Vialls, ...

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  38. FRENCH GUIANA FRONTIER.

    The award of the Swiss arbitrators in the Franco-Brazilian dispute in regard to the frontier of French Guiana is almost wholly in favour of Brazil. ...

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  39. OFFICIAL CARDS OF INVITATION.

    The official card of invitation to guests from the other colonies to attend the Commonwealth celebrations will be despatched to-day. Some 2000 cards have been addressed. In the case of the more ...

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  40. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    The "Daily Express" states that arrangements are in progress for the building of wireless telegraphy stations on the Marconi system along the steamer route to Australia, ...

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  41. DESTRUCTION OF A SAILING VESSEL.

    A singular story of fire at sea was related by the master and the chief officer of the burque Bun Avon, which reaohed Hobson's Bay from New York From the account furnished it seems beyoud doubt that a ...

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  42. A COMMONWEALTH MEMENTO.

    The Government baa approved of a recommendstion by the organising committee that, in order to impress upon the rising generation of New South Wales the historical importance attached to the ...

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  43. BAINS IN THE COLONY.

    Slight showers fell during last night at Charleville. At noon to-day steady rain commenced to fall, but did not lastlong. Appearances, however, indicate more rain. Reports from the country towards ...

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  44. THE PLAGUE OUTBREAK.

    The report of Dr. Ashburton Thompson, president of the Board of Health, on the outbreak of plague at Sydney in 1900 was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last night. The report, with ...

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  45. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    It is officially announced that the Pacific Cable Committee, on behalf of the Imperial, the Australian, and the New Zealand Governments, has accepted the tender of the ...

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  46. CHILDREN AT THE FESTIVITIES.

    In the Legislative Assembly last night Mr. Hawthorne asked the Minister for Education it all school children taking part in the procession and festivities would be carried free by rail. ...

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  47. FIRE AT A WOOLSHED.

    Mr. Eh Carter has reported to the Richmond police that a fire occurred at Noondah Downs on Saturday evening last, by which a woolroom and all the wool were burned. No farther particulars are available. ...

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  48. TO-DAY.

    Municipal Elections.—Bligh Ward: Mr. J. W. Brindley' M'Namee's Hotel, 8 p.m., Mr. Philip Henry Morton, Cardigan Hotel, 8 p.m.: Mr. T. J. We[?]t, Execlsior Hotel, 7.30 p.m.; Mr. John Hughes, Henneby's Hotel, 8 p.m. ...

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  49. ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN GERMAN SCHOOLS.

    The teaching of tho Eughsh language has been made compulsory in all the upper schools in Germany. The French language is an optional subject. ...

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  50. THE INSPECTION OF BALCONIES.

    With reference to the inspection of balconies, staginga, &c., to be [?]sed in connection with the forthcoming Commonwealth celebrations, it would appear that the responsibility of providing for the public ...

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  51. THE BISHOP OF EXETER.

    The Rev. Herbert Edward Ryle, D.D., Hulscan Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, has been appointed Bishop of Exeter in succession to the Right Rev. E. H. ...

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  52. BIRMINGHAM SHOW.

    Her Majesty the Queen was awarded three challenge cups, three special, and five first prizes, and one second prize at the Birmingham Agricultural Show. ...

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  53. MARRICKVILLE-BELMORE RAILWAY.

    At the meeting of Marrickville Council on Monday evening the Mayor (Alderman H. A. Langley) reported that he had arranged for an officer of the council to give evidence bofore the Public Warks ...

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  54. ARCH OF FOREIGN NATIONS.

    It was also learned yesterday from the Citisen's Committee, through the Swiss Con[?]ul, Mr. Butty, that the Consul-General for France is moving in the matter of the celebration, and proposes, through the ...

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  55. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Examiner of Plays has refused to license the Rev. George Walters's play "Joseph of Canaan." Dec. 4. ...

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  56. CANDIDATES FOR THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    A meeting of protectionist members of the Legislative Assembly, who are candidate, for the Federal Parliament, waa held yesterday afternoon at No. I committee room. The chair was taken [?]y Mr. T. ...

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  58. COLONIAL LANCERS IN THE PROCESSION.

    In a conversation a "Herald" reporter had yesterday with a member of the Citizen's Commonwealth Celebration Committee, it transpired that Colonel Burns will be at the head of 700 Lancers in ...

    Article : 95 words
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