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  2. THE SCRAMBLE-FOR CHINA. BRITISH INTERESTS.

    Mr. Henry Chaplin, President of the Local Government Board, addressing his constituents at Lincoln last night, referred to the situation in the Far East. ...

    Article : 72 words
  3. THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN. EARLY ADVANCE ON OMDURMAN.

    Every effort is being made to expedite the departure of reinforcements for the Soudan. All the available means of transport have ...

    Article : 97 words
  4. THE TRANSVAAL.

    The "Volksstem," the Boer organ, published at Pretoria, referring to Mr. Chamberlain's recent despatch, re-affirming the English suzerainty over the Transvaal, ...

    Article : 93 words
  5. RE-ARMING THE DEFENCE FORCES.

    It has been announced that the Ministry has determined to re-arm the forces with the Martini-Enfield rifle. A consignment of 5,000 has already been ordered by cable, ...

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  6. MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1898.

    The examination into the history and probable causes of the Indian frontier war which we published on Saturday from the pen of Mr. Stephen Wheeler ...

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  7. THE WHEAT HARVEST.

    At the monthly meeting of the Tatura Agricultural Society held to-day, the following resolation was adopted:— "That the secretary call a public meeting ...

    Article : 82 words
  8. SOME GOOD YIELDS.

    Excellent crops have been harvested in the district to the south of Horsham, the yield for which may be stated as at from three to four and four and a half bags to the ...

    Article : 274 words
  9. THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.

    At the sitting of the miners' conference at Bristol, a resolution was carried yesterday that the federation contribute £300 a week to the engineers on strike. ...

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  10. HERR VON BULOW.

    The Emperor William has conferred upon Herr on Bulow, the German Minister for Foreign Affairs, the decoration of the Prussian order of the Red Eagle by way of ...

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  11. EXTENSION OF THE RAILWAY.

    The British authorities have decided to extend the railway which has already been constructed from Wady Halfa across the desert to Abu Hamed. ...

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  12. FIRE AND EXPLOSION.

    A disastrous fire has occurred at Hatrick's chemical manufacturing works, Glasgow. During the conflagration a violent explosion occurred, by which four firemen ...

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  13. CANADIAN MILITIA VOLUNTEERING.

    Many of the Canadian militia are offering to serve, in the Ear East, in the event of Great Britain being involved in trouble with any of the European powers. ...

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  14. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    On Saturday afternoon a tram guard named Joseph Vintzentz, aged 23, residing at Erskineville, fell off a tram car at Forestlodge, and, though apparently he was ...

    Article : 290 words
  15. BRITISH FLEET AT PORT ARTHUR.

    A few days ago it was announced that the British cruisers Iphigenia, 3,600 tons, and Immortalite, 5,600 tons, vessels of the China squadron, had entered Port Arthur, ...

    Article : 81 words
  16. WEST AFRICA. OCCUPATION OF SALAGA.

    The British have occupied Salaga, an important town, of 6,000 inhabitants, in the hinterland of the Gold Coast Colony, l5 miles from the left bank of the River Volta, ...

    Article : 68 words
  17. COLLISION AT SEA.

    A collision has occuued off the Isle of Wight between the Atlantic liner Lepanto, 1,500 tons, owned by T. Wilson, Sons, and Company Limited, of Hull, and the steamer ...

    Article : 77 words
  18. A RUSSIAN LOAN REFUSED.

    A Reuter's telegram states that China has refused to accept a Russian loan to enable her to pay off the balance of the war indemnity to Japan, in order to secure the ...

    Article : 94 words
  19. FRENCH OCCUPATION.

    The Paris "Journal des Debats" states that the French have occupied the Niger from Say to Boussa, and also a line south from Boussa to the ninth paradlel of ...

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  20. WEST AUSTRALIAN LOAN.

    Tenders are invited for a 3 per cent. Western Australian loan of £1,000,000. The minimum is fixed at £95, and the tenders will be opened on Friday next, the 14th ...

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  21. THE DREYFUS CASE.

    An important development has taken place in connection with the case of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, of the general staff of the French army, who in December, 1894, ...

    Article : 287 words
  22. THE GERMAN SEIZURE.

    Eastern mails by the steamer Tsinan, which arrived yesterday, give the text of the proclamation of the German Admiral Von Dieuerichs relating to taking possession of ...

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  23. MR. REID'S REFORM PROPOSALS.

    The Premier will, in all probability, adhere to the general scope of the legislation previously introduced by the Government for the reform of the Legislate Council. ...

    Article : 166 words
  24. BRITISH TRADE.

    The Board of Trade returns of the trade of the United Kingdom for the month of December compare is with those for the corresponding period of 1896 as follows:— ...

    Article : 63 words
  25. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 words
  26. THE INNAMINCKA.

    The steamer Innamincka, which narrowly escaped destruction through strking a reef on Rotten Point last Friday morning, was floated into Duke's Dock on ...

    Article : 190 words
  27. MR. T. J. BYRNES'S RETURN.

    Mr. T. J. Byrnes, the Attorney-General of Queensland, has reached Sydney on his way home. His travels appear to have ledhim to take a less exalted view of the ...

    Article : 171 words
  28. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted at 20 5-16d. per ounce standard, being a fall of ?d. since yesterday. ...

    Article : 24 words
  29. DREADFUL TRAGEDY.

    A dreadful tragedy happened at Wyandra this morning. A carrier named Henry Hasted shot his wife dead in bed, and afterwards cut his own throat with a ...

    Article : 53 words
  30. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 155 words
  31. NEW ZEALAND.

    The New Zealand Insurance Company's annual balance sheet to November 30 shows the net revenue to have been £302,475, as nearly as possible the same as the previous ...

    Article : 131 words
  32. THE SCIENCE CONGRESS.

    The sittings of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science were continued yesterday with praiseworthy energy, the morning being devoted to the ...

    Article : 394 words
  33. MINING ACCIDENTS AT THE BARRIER.

    Yesterday accidents at the mines resulted in two deaths, whilst a third man lies in the hospital in a somewhat precarious condition. ...

    Article : 518 words
  34. GENERAL WEYLER.

    A few days ago it was reported that great excitement had been caused in Madrid by the statement that General Weyler, late commander of the Spanish army in ...

    Article : 156 words
  35. ATHLETIC MEETING AT SYDNEY.

    If the proposal by the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association to send an Australasian team of athletes to England depends upon ...

    Article : 387 words
  36. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The announcement that the Beira Railway Company, which was formed to construct a railway between the Portuguese port of Beira, at the mouth of the River ...

    Article : 159 words
  37. THE YORK ELECTION.

    The election for the sent in the House of Commons for York, rendered vacant by the death of Sir Frank Lockwood, Q.C., is causing a good deal of exictement. The ...

    Article : 181 words
  38. THE SEWER DISASTER. CANON TUCKER'S APPEAL.

    We have received the following contributions in aid of the families of the victims of the sewer disaster in response to the appeal made in our columns by Canon Tucker, ...

    Article : 67 words
  39. KLONDIKE.

    The United States has agreed to allow Canadian goods intended for the Klondike gold-field to be sent across the frontier of Alaska and British Columbia without ...

    Article : 38 words
  40. QUEENSLAND.

    The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Colac grounded at Moreton Bay this afternoon, when bound for Maryborough. ...

    Article : 20 words
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  43. BAND PERFORMANCES.

    The band of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, under Bandmaster Rawlings, played a sclection of music in the Victoria-gardens, Prahran, yesterday afternoon, when a colle[?]tion was taken up ...

    Article : 117 words
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  45. TASMANIA.

    The benefit concert by the Amy Sherwin Company in the Melville-street Wesleyan Church yesterday afternoon, netted £50 for the Fire Relief Fund. ...

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