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  2. THE BOER GENERALS.

    The Boer Generals Botha, De Wet, and Delarey have issued an address "to the civilised world," appealing for funds on behalf of the Boers for education and relief. ...

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  3. RECENT FALL OF RAIN.

    Although no rain has fallen in Brisbane since our last report, the official advices snow that at a number of stations the showers already recorded have been ...

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  4. THE CONTINENT.

    Whilst a party of 400 peasants were celebrating a wedding dance in a barn at the village of Melba, near Warsaw, the capital of Russian Poland, the hay in the building ...

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  5. CABLE MESSAGES.

    It is now announced that the German Crown Prince will not accompany H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught on his visit to India to attend the great Coronation ...

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  6. CAPE COLONY.

    With reference to the motion by Mr. Victor Sampson, in favour of an extension of the powers of the Royal Commission appointed to deal with the sentences ...

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  7. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the Senate to-day, Mr. Pulsford moved the adjournment of the House to draw attention to the prosecution of merchants in Sydney and elsewhere, for ...

    Article : 363 words
  8. FEDERAL FINANCES.

    The debate on the Treasurer's Budget Speech was resumed in Committee in the House of Representatives to-day. Mr. G. H. Reid, who was received with ...

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  9. A NEW YORK TRAGEDY.

    News has been received of a shocking tragedy in New York. W. H. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, the Mormon prophet, has been arrested on a charge of ...

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  10. A RUSSIAN MEMORIAL CHURCH.

    The construction has just been completed of a magnificent memorial church, at the Shipka Pass, in the Balkan Mountains, erected by the Russian Government ...

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  11. TERRORISM OF THE AFRIKANDER BOND.

    The Rev. Mr. Botha, who in September last year published a letter in which he recommended the acceptance of British rule, has now written a letter, to the ...

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  12. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S HEALTH.

    President Roosevelt, who had to undergo a slight operation as a result of his recent accident, is reported to be progressing favourably towards recovery. ...

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  13. VIENNA BANK DEFALCATIONS.

    In connection with the defalcations of Jellinck, a clerk in the Laender Bank at Vienna, which were said to amount to £180,000, the comptroller of the bank and ...

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  14. PERSONAL.

    The Government Resident at Thursday Island (the Hon. John Douglas) has reached the age limit agreed upon for officers of the public service; but the necessary action ...

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  15. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY

    Experts have declared that the proposed conference on wireless telegraphy, which has been initiated by Germany, is bristling with difficulties, owing to the rival systems ...

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  16. AERIAL NAVIGATION.

    Count De la Vanlu made an unsuccessful attempt to cross the Mediterranean in his air ship. The vessel nearly fell into Cette Harbour, on the south-east coast of ...

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  17. DEBATE ON THE BOND.

    In the Cape Assembly on the 2nd instant, Mr. David Christian De Waal moved for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the conduct of the Afrikander Bond ...

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  18. THE VENEZUELAN REVOLUTIONISTS.

    In connection with the recent attack on Cuidad Bolivar by the revolutionists in Venezuela, it appears that the warship Restaurador hoisted the American flag in ...

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  19. GREAT BRITAIN.

    It is announced that the accouchement of H.R.H. the Princess of Wales is expected to take place in November. ...

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  20. CRICKET TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND.

    The team of cricketers organised by Lord Hawke to tour New Zealand will include the following players:—Lord Hawke, Warner, Burnup, Taylor, Fane, Bosanquet ...

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  21. VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.

    The mountain of Chulaplata, in Peru, which has been hitherto believed to be unvolcanic, has burst into eruption. Further earthquake shocks have been ...

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  22. DR. TE WATER PARALYSED.

    Dr. T. N. G. Te Water, a prominent Afrikander member of the Cape Assembly, and a member of the Executive Council, was seized with paralysis in the vestibule ...

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  23. NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.

    The consensus of opinion expressed by the newspapers is that the manifesto issued by the Boer Generals reveals the influence of Dr. Leyds and Mr. Reitz, and ...

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  24. THE BOXER OUTBREAK IN CHINA.

    News from China states that the new Viceroy of Sze-chuan, Tsen-Chun-Nsuan, has defeated the Boxers outside Cheng-tu-fu, the capital of the province. ...

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  25. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    In tne House of Representatives, Mr Edwards (Queensland), asked the Treasurer for an explanation of the retention by the Federal Government for the year ended ...

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  26. NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A serious accident happened at Bexhill yesterday afternoon. Roger Watts, a traveller employed by Edwards and Co., tea merchants, of Sydney, was coasting ...

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  27. QUEENSLAND AND THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The Treasurer points out that no doubt can exist about the construction put by the Government on section 87 of the Constitution Act, which enacts that during a ...

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  28. THE NEW BISHOP OF MELBOURNE.

    The London "Truth" states that the Rev. Henry Lowther Clarke, who has been appointed Bishop of Melbourne, is a moderate man, an excellent preacher, and a ...

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  29. ACTION AGAINST MR. W. REDMOND.

    In consequence of an inflammatory speech delivered at Wexford, the Court of King's Bench at Dublin has made an order against Mr. William Redmond, Nationalist member ...

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  30. THE STEAMER NIWARU.

    The underwriters are of opinion that the steamer Niwaru, from New Zealand, which had to jettison 26,000 carcasses of mutton owing to their being damaged by ...

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  31. AN AMERICAN DONATION.

    In his recent speech at Rotterdam, General Botha acknowledged the gift of 100,000 dollars from Mr. Arthur White, an American, for the relief of the Boer ...

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  32. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Estimates, which were tabled in the Legislative Assembly to-day, show a reduction in all departments except Education and Railways. The decreases total ...

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  33. NANCE O'NEILL'S SEASON.

    Miss Nance O'Neill's dramatic season at the Adelphi Theatre, London, has come to an abrupt conclusion, the "supers" having struck, owing, it is stated, to their ...

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  34. A SWIMMING RECORD.

    Cavill, the Sydney swimmer, put up a record at Hornsey yesterday, when he swam 100 yards in 58 3/5sec. ...

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  35. DEATH OF A RACEHORSE.

    The racehorse Lochiel dropped dead at Olinda yesterday. Up to August last Lochiel's stock had won nearly £100,000 in stakes, and during the past six years he ...

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  36. RUSSIAN TRADE WITH ENGLAND.

    The Russian Government have subsidised a line of steamers fitted with refrigerating chambers, to run between Helsingfors, in Finland, and Newcastle-on-Tyne, conveying ...

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  37. BUNDABERG.

    Messrs. Gibson and Howes, who have been experimenting for some little time past for the purpose of tapping a subt[?]ranean water supply wherewith to se[?]e ...

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  38. VICTORIA.

    About 400 cases of tinned meats have been sold for export to Queensland. ...

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  39. SPREAD OF THE TICKS.

    Delegates, representing the agricultural societies, dairymen's associations, and stock boards of the Northern Rivers districts, met in conference at Grafton ...

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  40. THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.

    The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia devoted a long sitting to-day to the consideration of the report of the Committee on the Federation ...

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  41. PLAGUE AT TOWNSVILLE.

    A fatal case of plague was reported today. The Government medical officer, Dr. Humphry, was called in to see a sick Chinaman at a garden at Stewart's Creek, ...

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  42. HUMPYBONG REGATTA.

    A meeting of boating men interested in the holding of the annual Humpybong regatta, was held at the Royal Hotel last evening. Upwards of forty persons were present, amongst whom were ...

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  43. SOUTHERN SPORTING.

    Wagering over the two Cups has been rather brisk for the past couple of days. Kilt has been introduced into the Caulfield Cup betting, and was backed to win ...

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  44. A HOUSEHOLD WORD

    In Queensland Charles Gilbert's name has become. The reason why is apparent. His values are always notoriously good, but just now they are phenomenal, as ...

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  45. SIXTH BOWKETT SOCIETY.

    No. 6 Queensland Bowkett Benefit Building Society held its fifth appropriation meeting at the National Mutual Chambers last evening. Present— Messrs. H. E. Mines (chairman), Alfred Leney, J. ...

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  46. A CYCLING EVENT.

    A cycling event of some importance ia being arranged to take place over the Sandgate to Brisbane course of ten miles. Messrs. Ebenston and Marr, the Queen-street tailors, have donated prizes to ...

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  47. LATEST SCRATCHINGS.

    Caulfield Cup.—Horace, Famous, Warrior II., and Dahomey. Toorak Handicap.—Comballo, Sir Evan, Rockleigh, and Industrious. ...

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