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  2. LADYSMITH RELIEF.

    Telegrams from General Buller's force at Chievely report that the Boer forces on Sunday last were approaching Potgeiter's Drift, where General Lyttelton's brigade ...

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  3. CABLE MESSAGES.

    News has been received in Paris from the Western Soudan of the success of the French expedition against Rabah, a powerful native potentate, whose territories lie ...

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  4. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    The prorogation of Parliament will take place to-morrow, at 2 p.m., with the customary formality. The Lieutenant-Governor will deliver the prorogation speech, ...

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  5. RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY.

    Further despatches from General Roberts have confirmed the information that the combined movements planned by General Roberts for the relief of Kimberley have ...

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  6. EMPIRE'S PATRIOTIC FUND.

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  7. A GREAT CAVALRY MARCH.

    In the course of Lord Roberts's operations for the relief of Kimberley, Lieutenant-General French, with his cavalry, performed the great feat ...

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  8. BLACK AND WHITE COMBATANTS.

    The Boer raid into, Zululand was referre to in the House of Commons last night, when Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary for the Colonies, said he understood that the ...

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  9. THE MAYOR'S FUND.

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  10. THE GERMAN ARMY.

    The German military authorities, not satisfied with arming the field artillery with new quick-firing guns, are now making a special addition to the Imperial army of ...

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  11. A 6-INCH LONG GUN.

    Captain P. M. Scott, R.N., of H.M.S. Powerful, who has displayed such skill and ingenuity in adapting naval guns for land warfare in Natal, has now mounted for ...

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  12. THE LOST AERONAUTS.

    The Right Rev. J. A. Newnham, Anglican Bishop of Moosonee, in Arctic Canada, reports that Esquimaux have, informed him that some time ago two white men ...

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  13. TUCKER AND COLVILE AT WORK.

    Lieutenant-General Tucker, in command of the Seventh Division, drove the Boers across the Riet eastwards in the direction of Koffyfontein. ...

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  14. AN ALLEGED BOER SUCCESS.

    A telegram from Reuter's correspondent with the Boer forces in Natal states that in an engagement near Springfield, west of Colenso, and south of the Tugela, the Boers ...

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  15. THE LATE W. J. LAMBIE.

    A meeting, of the literary and reporting of "The Age" and "The Leader" was held last Saturday, to consider in what manner the memory of Mr. W. J. Lambie, ...

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  16. BOERS IN ZULULAND.

    The column of Natal volunteer scout under command of Major Addison, which last week went north into Zululand, with the view of crossing over into norther ...

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  17. MESSAGE FROM LONDON'S LORD MAYOR.

    Sir Malcolm M'Eacharn, Mayor of Melbourne, yesterday received through the Eastern Extension Cable Company the following message from the Right Hon. ...

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  18. FOUR ENEMY'S GUNS DISABLED

    It is now ascertained that the accurate fire of General Buller's artillery during the late fighting on the Tugela about Potgieter's Drift disabled two big guns which ...

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  19. BRITISH COMMUNICATIONS SECURE.

    Care has been taken to thoroughly secure the British lines of communication between Kimberley and the Modder-bridge position. ...

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  20. RUSSIA AND AFGHANISTAN.

    The "Times" to-day publishes a telegram confirming, the report that 20,000 Russian troops, transported by the trans-Caspian railway, are in the vicinity of the Afghan ...

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  21. 200 WAGGONS CAPTURED.

    A large force of Boers, with 10 guns, who were moving northwards towards Magersfontein in order to reinforce General Cronje, have been intercepted by the ...

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  22. THE POLICE EFFORT.

    A series of capital entertainments will be given by the police at the Exhibition. Building on 3rd March, under the patronage of the Lieutenant Governor, the Mayor ...

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  23. HOUSE OF COMMONS ELECTIONS

    An election took place yesterday for Caithness, the Liberal representative of which, Dr. G. B. Clark, resigned in consequence of his pro-Boer attitude having ...

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  24. FRENCH'S BRILLIANT DASH.

    Lieutenant-General French's splendid advance to the Riet and Modder Drifts on the left, or east, flank of the Boer position, facing General Lord Methuen, completely ...

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  25. CRONJE AT BAY.

    Lieutenant-General Kelly-Kenny has succeeded in overtaking General Cronje. The Boer force was compelled to outspan, owing to their draught oxen being utterly ...

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  26. DEATH OF LIEUT -COL. EAGER.

    News has been received that Lieutenant Colonel H. A. Eager, commanding the 2nd Royal Irish Rifles, was wounded at the engagement at Molteno when Lieutenant ...

    Article : 135 words
  27. THE NAVAL RESERVE.

    In view of possible foreign complications arising out of the present war in South Africa, the Admiralty has deemel it advisable to take all possible naval ...

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  28. A GERMAN AMBULANCE.

    The gratifying intelligence. comes to hand that when the British forces occupied Jacobsdal, the extreme left position of the Magersfontein lines, which here rest on the ...

    Article : 110 words
  29. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    All the people from Sydney quarantined owing to the outbreak of the bubonic plague have now been released, the patient having quite recovered. The only persons now ...

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  30. SYMPATHY FROM THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE.

    At a "Pleasant Sunday afternoon" service in the Wesleyan Church, Brunswick, yesterday, Mr. Melville, Minister for Defence, presided, in an opening address ...

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  31. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The judicial committee of the Privy Council yesterday dismissed, with costs, the appeal in the case of the New Zealand Midland Railway Company v. the Government ...

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  32. KIMBERLEY'S WELCOME.

    When the relieying force, which was headed by Lieutenant-General French's -cavalry arrived at Kimberley, the garrison and population were found to be in ...

    Article : 99 words
  33. MOBILITY OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS.

    Dr. Cockburn, Agent-General for South Australia, speaking at the King's College "Extension" dinner last night, described the Australian Mounted Rifles as "centaurs," ...

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  34. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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  35. PATRIOTIC ENTHUSIASM.

    The news of the successful operations of Lord Roberts, which ended in the relief of Kimberley, has evoked a remarkable outburst of enthusiasm throughout the ...

    Article : 93 words
  36. AMERICAN COAST DISASTER.

    A report was received by the underwriters to-day from San Francisco to the effect that the steamer Elm Branch, well known here, had been sighted off Cape Flattery ...

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  37. ESCAPE FROM LADYSMITH.

    M. Hatton, who has been acting as correspondent at Ladysmith for Reuter's Agency, has succeeded in making his escape from the beleaguered town. M. Hatton made his ...

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  38. A BOER CONVOY.

    A report was received at the British head quarters that a very large Boer convoy had been observed moving eastwards in the direction of Bloemfontein. ...

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  39. CONCERT AT FITZROY.

    On Friday evening last the Fitzroy town hall was filled with an enthusiastic audience on the occasion of the Patriotic Concert in aid of the Bushmen's Corps Fund, organised ...

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  40. JACOBSDAAL OCCUPIED.

    The Boer left wing, which rested on Jacobsdaal, close to the Riet River, has been entirely severed from the main position at Magersfontein. ...

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  41. COLONIAL VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMISSIONS.

    So many eligible colonials have offered themselves as candidates for the commissions in the Imperial army which are to be thrown open to them under the new army ...

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  42. CLERY'S SUCCESSOR.

    Major-General the Hon. N. G. Lyttelton, who has been in command of the Fourth Brigade, which is at present with General Buller, has now been promoted to the ...

    Article : 55 words
  43. BOERS ABANDON MAGERSFONTEIN.

    Lord Roberts has telegraphed to the War Office that he has good reason to believe that the Boers have now abandoned the Magersfontein position. It is ...

    Article : 62 words
  44. JUBILATION IN CANADA.

    Canada, which, has furnished so large a contingent to the army in South Africa, received the news of success with the greatest enthusiasm. At Toronto ...

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  45. PATRIOTIC SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENT.

    A special entertainment, under the; auspices of the Prahrah Pleasant Sunday Association (the mayor of St. Kilda presiding), was held in the Prahran city hall yesterday ...

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  46. AUSTRALIAN GALVANISING WORKS PICNIC.

    The employes of the Australian Galvanising, Works, held their first annual picnic at Blackburn on Saturday, 10th February. The party, numbering about 100, were ...

    Article : 104 words
  47. VOLUNTEER ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

    The London corps of Volunteer Electrical Engineers, under command of Major Crompton, has been incorporated in the British army and sent to South Africa. The ...

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  48. AT COLESBERG.

    Owing to the want of cavalry, the British in the neighborhood of Colesberg have been unable to maintain the positions won They have had to retire southwards, and ...

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  49. DEMONSTRATIONS IN LONDON.

    Great crowds had collected round the War Office, anxiously awaiting news of Lord Roberts's operations for the relief of Kimberley. ...

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  50. FRENCH EXPERT WOUNDED.

    M. Leon, who is one of the representatives of the French Creuzot firm, which has supplied large quantities of guns and ammunition to the Boers, has been seriously ...

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  51. AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGENTS ASSOCIATION.

    A meeting of the council of the Auctioneers and Estate Agents' Association was held on Thursday evening last, at the rooms of Messrs. R. A. Forbes and Son, Collins-street. Mr. A. W. Fraser, ...

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  52. GENERAL HANNAY'S COLUMN.

    Major-General Hannay, who is, in command of the Mounted Infantry Brigade which, left the Orange-bridge camp and entered the Free State by the Ramah and ...

    Article : 87 words
  53. ESSENDON BAND CONCERT.

    The postponed Military Band Concert was given yesterday, at the Queen's Park, Essendon, when about 4000 people were present. The 1st Battalion Infantry Band played ...

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  54. ACTION BY KIMBERLEY GARRISON.

    In spite of the hardships the Kimberley garrison has undergone during the protracted siege, the men remained in good spirits and full of go. ...

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  55. AUSTRALIAN COAL FOR THE NAVY.

    Mr, W. G. E. Macartney, Political Secretary to the Admiralty, has stated in the House of Commons that owing to the high price of steaming coal in Great Britain, the ...

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  56. THE LONDON VOLUNTEERS.

    The City of London Regiment, which was formed on the initiative of the Lord Mayor, was specially complimented by Lord Roberts for the gallantry it displayed ...

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  57. REVISION COURT.

    The revision court of the electoral district of Dandenong and the Berwick, Mordialloc and Heatherton divisions was held at Cheltenham on Saturday, before Mr. Smallman, P.M., and Messrs. ...

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  58. OUTFLANKING JACOBSDAL.

    Jacobsdal, which formed the extreme left of the Boer lines stretching from Koodoosberg on the right, and resting on Magersfontein in the centre, was most tenaciously ...

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  59. TWO ENGLISH COMPANIES CAPTURED.

    During the retirement, of Major-General Clements from Arundel southwards towards Naauwpoort, the 2nd Wiltshire regiment, which had the duty of finishing ...

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  60. SIR WILLIAM MACCORMAC SUMMONED.

    Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief in South Africa, has summoned by telegram, from Natal, Sir William MacCormac, the distinguished surgeon, regarded as the most ...

    Article : 174 words
  61. MINING SHARE QUOTATIONS.

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  62. THE AUSTRAL AS A TROOP SHIP

    The Admiralty has chartered for the immediate transport of troops to South Africa the Orient S.N. Co.'s steamer Austral, 5524 tons. ...

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  63. LORD ROBERTS'S STRENGTH.

    Lord Roberts now has at his immediate proposal a strength of 50,000 men. This total includes Lieutenant-General French's mounted corps, the cavalry division and ...

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  64. LATE TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING.

    BRISBANE.—Arrived, February 18.—Julia Percy and Eurimbla, from Rockhampton; .Lady Musgrave, from Bundaberg. Sailed, February 17.—Duke of Westminster, for London; Innamincka, for ...

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  65. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    The Rome arrived at Colombo homewards on the 14th inst. ...

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  66. WITHDRAWAL TO NAAUWPOORT.

    Major-General Clements, the senior officer of the British forces operating in the direction of Colesberg, has been compelled to retire to the southward in order to ...

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  67. PORTUGUESE NEUTRALITY AT DELAGOA.

    In the House of Commons last night, Mr. St. John Brodrick, Under Foreign Secretary, stated that the Portuguese Government was endeavoring to enforce the observance of ...

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  68. LAW LIST. —(THIS DAY.)

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  69. LORD ROBERTS'S REPORT.

    Lord Roberts, in the course of his report on the operations which ended in the successful relief of Kimberley, states that in spite of all the great difficulties ...

    Article : 88 words
  70. GENERAL FRENCH PROMOTED.

    The promotion of General French, who had only local rank as Major-General when he was sent to South Africa, to the full army rank of Major-General, is announced ...

    Article : 80 words
  71. Advertising

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  72. FLYING COLUMN PROTECTS ETSHOWE.

    In consequence of the raid of the Boer Vryheid commando into Zululand, where Nqtu and Inkandhla, seats of British magistracy in the Protectorate, have been looted, ...

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  73. Advertising

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  74. NEW ZEALAND GIFT.

    Miss Johnston, of Wellington, has notified to Mr. W. P. Reeves, the Agent General for the colony, that she is prepared to sent 15 field glasses to the New Zealand ...

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  75. Advertising

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