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  2. AN IRISH SENSATION.

    LONDON, Monday.--A sensation has been caused in Dublin by a letter from the Roman Catholic Archbishop, Dr. Walsh, published in the columns of the "Freeman's Journal." ...

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  3. THE WRECK OF THE ELINGAMITE.

    The crowd which waited on Huddart, Parker's Wharf yesterday as the steamer Zealandia swung stern first alongside had hopes that the vessel, fresh front Auckland, might have picked ...

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  4. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--King Leopold has lately been unpopular among his people, but the attempt made upon his life on Saturday by the anarchist Rubino has ...

    Article : 144 words
  5. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Speaking at Dewsbury, Yorkshire, yesterday, Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, stated that £5,000,000 had been spent ...

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  6. AFTER THE STRUGGLE.

    LONDON, Monday.--Correspondents writing from Capetown declare that the Cape loyalists are complaining strongly and bitterly about the personnel of the various ...

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  7. FACTS ABOUT RUBINO.

    LONDON, Monday.--It now transpires that while a soldier in the Italian, army the anarchist Rubino was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for writing a ...

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  8. SOUTH-WEST KING, SHOWING TWO BOATS FROM THE ZEALANDIA RETURNING WITH THE RESCUED.

    In this sketch two boats are shown returning from the South-west King Island to the Zealandia with survivors. Some seventy of the shipwrecked people were rescued by the Zealandia from the South-west King. This island reaches a height of 500ft. or 600ft., and is surrounded by steep and precipitous cliffs, which are apparently quite inaccessible. In one or two places, however, a landing may be effected on some rocks at the foot of the cliffs, but the surf breaks so heavily that the risk at all times is considerable. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. VOLCANIC DISTURBANCES.

    LONDON, Monday.--Advices received from Guatemala city are to the effect that hundreds of persons perished in the recent eruption of the volcano Santa Maria. ...

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  10. THE BRITISH ARMY.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--In the course of a speech delivered at Dewsbury, Yorkshire, the Secretary of State for War, Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, replying to Lord ...

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  11. H.M.S. PENGUIN.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--H.M.S. Penguin is making a further search for the missing boat. The tug Sterling is searching eastwards from Bussell. ...

    Article : 84 words
  12. SEVEN HUNDRED IMMIGRANTS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--No fewer than 700 immigrants are at present stranded at Capetown, owing to the local authorities refusing to countersign their permits to ...

    Article : 57 words
  13. THE MOUNT PELEE CRATER.

    LONDON, Monday.--The new cone in the centre of the Mount Pelee crater, on the West Indian island of Martinique, has grown 100 metres in height during the past month. ...

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  14. ANOTHER OFFICER'S STORY.

    The second officer of the Zealandia (Mr. H. A. Pigott) explained that when the chief officer left for the shore with the first rescue boat he stood by, it having been arranged that he should ...

    Article : 277 words
  15. BELGIAN MISRULE IN THE CONGO.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The British and Germane interested in the Tanganyika region of the Congo are bitter in their complaints against the Belgians, whose cruel treatment has made ...

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  16. TRAGEDY ON A GERMAN WARSHIP.

    LONDON, Monday.--While the German warship Loreley was undergoing repairs in the harbor at Piraeus, in Greece (the seaport of Athens), two sailors who were on watch disappeared ...

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  17. BOERS AND MODERN FARMING.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Boer Commissioner, Mr. Jooste, and party are passengers by the R.M.S. Miowera, of the Canadian- Australian line, which has sailed from ...

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  18. RAFT SURVIVORS DOING WELL.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--All the raft survivors are doing well. Johnson, who drank salt-water, is the worst, but he is not in danger. ...

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  19. TWO INSANE WOMEN.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Two insane women have been arrested at Sandringham. They professed to be seeking an interview with Queen Alexandra. ...

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  20. BRINGING IN THE SURVIVORS.

    When the Zealandia drew up to the wharf shortly before 3 o'clock (says a New Zealand paper of Wednesday last) a large crowd of people covered every inch of the western tee, ...

    Article : 166 words
  21. SOMALILAND.

    LONDON, Monday.--A captured spy estimates the Mullah's losses at Erego on October 5, when he made a desperate and partially successful attack upon Colonel Swayne's column, at 15 ...

    Article : 52 words
  22. DE WET ON HIS COUNTRYMEN.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that General de Wet's forthcoming book upon the war charges the Boers with cowardice, a ...

    Article : 43 words
  23. THE MISSING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 140 words
  24. MISHAP WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--Mr. Wetherill says that from his knowledge as an engineer there was evidently some difficulty preventing the engines being reversed when the Elingamite struck. He ...

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  25. OBITUARY.

    LONDON, Monday.--The death is announced of Field-Marshal Prince Edward of Saxe-Welmar, from the effects of blood-poisoning, after an operation for appendicitis. ...

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  26. SOME OF THE SURVIVORS.

    "Yes, there he is." "Who?" "Campbell--that little fellow in the blue suit and the white felt hat. He swam ashore with a ...

    Article : 165 words
  27. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Mr. J. Buckley, proprietor of the Limerick "Leader," has been sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard labor for publishing an intimidatory article. ...

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  28. THE BOER DEMAND.

    LONDON, Monday. -- Brussels advices state that the Boer generals are about to submit a memorandum asking Mr. Chamberlain, as Secretary of State for the ...

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  29. SMOKE SIGNAL. SURVIVORS WERE PICKED UP JUST BELOW.

    The sketch shows the two boats from the Zealandia putting off to pick up the twenty survivors at the Great King, the mark in the centre of the island indicating the locality where the fire was started by the castaways as a signal for assistance. The survivors were taken off by the boats just below the smoke signal, being dragged through the surf on life-lines at the foot ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  30. ABANDONED RAFT FOUND.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--The lighthouse-keeper at Cape Maria reports that the schooner Countess of Ranfurly reported on Saturday that she had sighted a raft, and searched Motupia Island, but ...

    Article : 59 words
  31. THE SPANISH MINISTRY.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Senor Sagasta has reconstructed the Spanish Ministry, allotting the following portfolios:--Premier, Senor Sagasta; Minister for Foreign Affairs. Duke of ...

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  32. WRECK OF THE VENTNOR.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--At the Ventnor inquiry to-day Muhs, a steward, said that Captain Ferry had a very bad cold, and looked ill just previous to the casualty. This may have given him the ...

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  33. AFFAIRS IN MOROCCO.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Sultan of Morocco is marching at the head of an array of 25,000 men, and artillery, against the rebellious Zemmur Kabyles. The Beniaras Kabyles have remained ...

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  34. EXTENSION OF THE PENNY POST.

    LONDON, Monday.--Mr. Henry C. Payne, the United States Postmaster-General, recommends that negotiations be entered into for Conventions to secure a two-cent postage rate to and ...

    Article : 39 words
  35. THE DEAD.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  36. SEAMEN'S UNION.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--Mr. Kneen, secretary of the Seamen's Union, has received a cablegram from the secretary of the Seamen's Union, Sydney, asking him to convoy to the members of ...

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  37. RESCUING THE SURVIVORS.

    The chief officer of the Zealandia (Mr. A. A. Lewis), who was in charge of the boat from the steamer to rescue the first lot of passengers from the rocks, says that as soon as the captain ...

    Article : 531 words
  38. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    LONDON, Monday.--Wireless telegraphy is being established between Kariskrona (in Sweden, the principal station of the Swedish navy) and five stations in Northern Germany. ...

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  39. AMERICAN RAILS.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Pennsylvania Railroad Company recently advanced the wages of all its employees 10 per cent., whereupon the New York Central, Philadelphia and Reading, and Erie ...

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  40. BELATED JUSTICE.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Porte has indemnified Dr. Belck, a German subject, who was ill- treated in the Van district of Armenia during 1899. ...

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  41. SYMPATHY FROM MR. SEDDON.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--The Premier has telegraphed to the survivors the congratulations of the Government on their escape from a terrible death, heartfelt sympathy with their sufferings, ...

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  42. SOME OF THE LOST PASSENGERS.

    AUCKLAND, Monday.--The young man who died on the raft has been identified as Lancelot Flower, son of Mr. Gerald Flower, of Auckland, who was returning from a visit to Sydney. ...

    Article : 103 words
  43. PRICE OF SILVER.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Bar sliver is quoted to-day at 1s 10 11-16d per oz. standard. ...

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  44. PASSENGERS AND CREW.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 589 words
  45. STILL MISSING.

    According to the lists now available, there are still 30 people unaccounted for. This number is made up as follows:--Saloon passengers, 8; steerage, passengers, 13; crew, 9. ...

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  46. THE GREAT DUST STORM.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Sir Charles Todd tonight received the following information from Port Darwin in reference to the peculiar smoke haze which covers tho Northern Territory. ...

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  47. RE-UNION OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES.

    GRAFTON, Monday.--An important meeting of the congregation of the Presbyterian Church Synod of Eastern Australia was held to-day. The Rev. J. M'Donald (Moderator), and the Rev. S. ...

    Article : 201 words
  48. THE YAWATA MARU AT BRISBANE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 178 words
  49. ADDING TO THE SAVED.

    It is pleasing to be able to dally add to the list of saved. Yesterday a relative of Mr. T. Green and his wife (who have been included amongst the ...

    Article : 156 words
  50. MR. J. G. RALPH'S NARRATIVE.

    Mr. J. C. Ralph, of Sylvia Park, Auckland, a saloon passenger, gives the following graphic account of the experiences of the rescued people:-- "On Sunday morning, I was on deck with ...

    Article : 541 words
  51. NO SIGN OF THE MISSING BOAT.

    AUCKLAND, Monday Night.--Arrangements are being made for diving operations to recover the Elingamite's specie. There are evidences that the steamer is ...

    Article : 540 words
  52. GIFT BY MR. CARNEGIE.

    HOBART, Monday.--Mr. Carnegie, the American millionaire, has offered to give £7500 towards a free public library at Hobart, with reasonable reservations. ...

    Article : 31 words
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    Sixty head of cattle and 324 sheep for the Sydney market arrived yesterday from New Zealand by the steamer Zealandia. ...

    Article : 20 words
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