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  2. THE BOER WAR. SEVERE FIGHTING.

    Severe fighting took place in the South-Eastern Transvaal, between Bethel and Standerton, on Saturday last, the 25th inst., in which the British sustained ...

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  3. AFFAIRS IN CHINA. CHINESE ADMINISTRATION.

    The foreign Ministers at Peking are in favour of the immediate resumption by China of the civil administration of the province of Chihli. ...

    Article : 63 words
  4. SNOW ON THE MOON. REMARKABLE DISCOVERY.

    A remarkable discovery is announced by Mr. E. C. Pickering, professor of astronomy at Harvard University, United States. Professor Picketing has taken ...

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  5. THE ROYAL VISITORS. A MIXED PROGRAMME.

    This was mainly a day on the harbour, and in the bright autumn weather Port Jackson was scen at its best. A varied programme had been prepared. The first ...

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  6. GALLERY NOTES. THE SENATE.

    Senator Dawson's (Q.) nature seems intense. He must "go off." Interjections served him as a safety-valve for the first four days of the dabate on the Address in ...

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  7. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Mr. Macdonald Paterson (Q.) resumed the debate on the Address in Reply, and the amendment regarding a "white Australia," moved by Mr. J. Cook (N.S.W.). The ...

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  8. A WOUNDED VICTORIAN.

    In "The Argus" of May 6. amongst the members of the Bushmen's Contingent wounded on the same occasion qs Lieutenant Gartside and Liwutenant Trew, was ...

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  9. MR. BYRON MOORE'S WORKS.

    Mr. H. Byron Moore, some months ago, published, for the benefit of the Children's Hospital, a collection of Fairy Stories and Chants, which he originally wrote for the ...

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  10. MR. BARACCHI SCEPTICAL.

    Mr. Baracchi, the Government astronomer, is seeptical about the discovery. He does not doubt the bona fides of professor Pickering, nor his great ability as an ...

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  11. THE WAR INDEMNITY.

    The Chinese Government objects to pay interest at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on the loan to be raised for the payment of the war indemnity of £65,000,000, ...

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  12. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.

    The "London Gazette" of April 19 records that the King has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment to the Distinguished Service ...

    Article : 93 words
  13. THE COMMONWEALTH. ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE TO MEMBERS.

    Members of both Houses, including those belonging to the labour party, who have been agitating for an additional allowance, yesterday ridiculed the statement which ...

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  14. THE FEDERAL COMMANDER.

    The Australian troops in South Africa are greatly interested in the question of the appointment of a federal commander of the Australian military forces. ...

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  15. HOME FROM THE WAR.

    BARNAWARTHA.—A large meeting of residents welcomed home Private Sharry, of the third contingent, who was presented with a travelling-bag. CASTERTON.—The welcome-home ...

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  16. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    In March last H. D. Elliott, furniture dealer in George-street west, sued the Government to recover compensation mainly for the loss of a quantity of furniture and ...

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  17. CASUALTIES.

    The following casualties, mostly sustained in the fighting at Bethel, are reported:— Captain MALCOLM GEIRGE HIPWELL, South Australian bushman, died of enteric lever at ...

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  18. PORTO RICO.

    Fu[?]ther particulars are published respecting the judgment given by the Supreme Court of the United States with regard to the imposition of Customs duties on ...

    Article : 266 words
  19. MALLEE WATER SUPPLY.

    At yesterday's meeting of the Donald Council the Lake Lonsdale water scheme was discussed, and the Railway Standing Committee was condemned for not ...

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  20. THE IRONWORKERS' STRIKE.

    At a meeting of the Sydney Labour Council to-night, the strike of ironworkers' assistants received consideration. Sympathy was expressed with the aims of the strikers, ...

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  21. THE STATE FORESTS.

    The annual meeting of the New South Wales Timber Industrics Association was held to-day. when the president (Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A.) delivered an address. ...

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  22. FOUND IN A TANK.

    A tragi[?] occurrence is reported from "Yulart," the residence of Mr. T. J. Stansmore, Pomborneit, yesterday, the victim being a young man named Christopher ...

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  23. THE CAPE RAIDERS.

    Commandant Kruitzinger and his followers, estimated at 700, who have for a long time past been raiding in the central districts of the Cape Colony, and are being ...

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  24. OLD-AGE PENSIONS. SPEECH BY MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Mr. Chamberlain, addressing the Independent Order of Oddfellows at Birmingham last night, made an important statement respecting old-age pensions. ...

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  25. ABDUCTION BY A BLACK.

    At the Central Criminal Court to-day Frederick Theodore Locke, a half-caste, pleaded not guilty to committing a serious assault on Myra Maud Wood, at Clydesdale on ...

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  26. STEYNSBURG EVACUATED.

    The Boers who have been in occupation of Steynsburg have evacuated the town, and are endeavouring to escape southwards. ...

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  27. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. MORTALITY AT HONG KONG.

    The number of fresh cases of bubouic plague reported at Hong Kong during the week ending the 25th inst. was 200, the number of deaths during the same period ...

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  28. THE TRANSVAAL.

    On Saturday last Major E. H. H. Alleaby, of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, surprised the laager of Commandant Joachim Prinsloo, on the Wilge River, east ...

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  29. THE MINERS' CONGRESS.

    At the sitting of the International Miners' Congress in London yesterday, a resolution was carried unanimously approving of a scheme of state pensions for the aged poor, ...

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  30. AN ANCIENT WRECK.

    The controversy concerning the ancient wre[?]k on the co[?]st to the castward of Warrnambool has been reopened by an interesting paper read at the last meeting of ...

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  31. MILITARY COMMANDANT.

    Regarding the issuing of an order by the Federal Minister of Defence that Major-General French should command the military forces during the recent visit of ...

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  32. THE CO-OPERATIVE CONGRESS.

    The thirty-third annual congress of delegates of the co-operative societies of the United Kingdom, which is being held at Middlesborough, has unanimously approved ...

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  33. THE KARRAKATTA CASE.

    As a result of the bacteriological examination, the suspicious case of illness of the marine on H.M.S. Karrakatta, which arrived from Brisbane two days ago, was ...

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  34. A TRAIN DERAILED.

    An armoured train was recently derailed by the explosion of a dynamite mine south of Vredefort-road, in the Orange River Colony. An officer and a sergeant were ...

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  35. NAVAL ILLUMINATIONS.

    The naval illuminations on the harbour to-night were on similar lines to those in Melbourne. All the British and the foreign war-ships in port, as well as the Royal ...

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  36. THE SMALL-POX OUTBREAK. RELEASE OF THE NAVAL CONTINGENTS.

    The remainder of the members of the New South Wales and the Victorian naval contingents, 92 in number, who arrived five weeks ago from China in the steamer ...

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  37. A DRUNKEN PENSIONER.

    Margaret Butler, who has been receiving an old-age pension of 10/ a week since March, was fined 5/ for drunkenness at the Carlton Court on Thursday. ...

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  38. A DEATH AT BRISBANE.

    The plague patient Volkman, a grocer residing at Spring Hill, whose case was reported two days ago, died to-day. ...

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  39. QUEENSLAND.

    The Wesleyan Methodist Conference closed to-day, and a large number of members leave for the southern states to-morrow. ...

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  40. SUICIDE OF A PENSIONER.

    Patrick Darey, 70 years of age, and an old-age pensioner, receiving 3/ per week, was found hanging from the roof of his hut at Kinchington's Creek. Constable ...

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  41. IN THE FAR NORTH.

    Two hundred, Boers, who had made their way to Palapye, the captial of Khama's country, on the railway to Bulawayo, from which it is 227 miles distant, ...

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  42. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

    The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is holding its yearly sitting in Edinburgh. The assembly has, by 188 votes to 146, ...

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  43. A SUBSTITIUTED ENGAGEMENT.

    One of the items in the programme originally drawn up in connection with the Royal visit was the laying of the foundation-stone in the Centennial-park of the House of ...

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  44. MOTOR RACE.

    An interesting motor race has taken place in France. The journey was from Paris to Bordeaux, and the winner accomplished the distance, 345 miles, in eight ...

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  45. THE ARCADIA PASSENGERS.

    Some objection was taken to the fact that the Areadia's passengers, who mixed with the people quarantined from the Ormuz for a few hours after their arrival at Torrens ...

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  46. THE BOERS AND THE NATIVES.

    The Boers in the neighbourhood of Middelburg, on the Pretoria-Delagoa Bay railWay, are showing great activity and daring. ...

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  47. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Wheat. — American visible supply [?]ast of the Rocky Mountains is estimated at 50,963,000 bushels, against,54,649,000 bushels a week ago, and 58,705,000 bushels ...

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  48. PROTESTANT ALLIANCE.

    At the biennial conference of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society, a resolution was unanimously carried, providing for the establishment of an assurance fund to ...

    Article : 111 words
  49. THE CONINGHAM CASE.

    A largely-attended meeting of members of St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church, Devenish, was held last Sunday. Resolutions of deep ...

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  50. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The design by Mr. James White, of Sydney, has been accepted for the West Australian fallen soldiers' memborial. There were 20 competitors. ...

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  51. TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT.

    The debate in the House of Assembly on Mr. R. Patterson's motion, that the action of the Governmnet in overlooking the claims of Mr. M'Cormick to the ...

    Article : 97 words
  52. THE OPHIR PILOTS.

    Captain H. W. Chatfield, of the Union Steamship Company, who has been selected to pilot the Ophir in New Zealand waters, has arrived in Sydney. Captain R. J. ...

    Article : 76 words
  53. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    The Equity Trustees, Ex[?]cutors, and Agency Company Limited is applying for probate of the will of William Philp Henderson, late of 158 Nichloson-street, ...

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  54. QUEEN'S STATUE.

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  55. MR. KRUGER.

    Mr. Kruger is stated to be preparing a book justifying his action in addressing to Great Britain the ultimatum which was virtually a deelaration of war. ...

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  56. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The estate of the late Mr. J. A. Robertson, of Salisbury, grazier, has been sworn not to exceed £1,200, all of which is divided amoung the charities. ...

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  57. THE SECOND RECEPTION.

    A sccond reception took place at Government-house to-nihgt, about 2,000 ladies and gentlemen attending. Several of the guests were presented to their Royal ...

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  58. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

    At Half-past 10 a.m.—Miller v. Miller (part heard). Nioa v. Bell. First Civil Court. (Before Mr. Justice Williams.) ...

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  59. ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL.

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  60. COLAC LAND SALE.

    Mr. R. Morrison held a successful subdivisional sale of town property to-day, The land was situated near railway station, and fronting Gravesend-street. The ...

    Article : 271 words
  61. OLD AND NEW MEMENTOES.

    At a reception, given at Admiralty-house this afternoon. H.R.H. the Duchess of Cornwall and York planted a tree between the two trees which were planted at ...

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  62. CAPTAIN GORDON WILSON.

    Captain Gordon Chesney Wilson, of the Royal Horse Guards, has been appointed a member of the fourth class of the Royal Victorian order, in recognition of his ...

    Article : 67 words
  63. FEDERAL RELIEF FUND.

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  64. TROOPS RETURNING HOME.

    With the exception of about 100 eavalry, required to act as escorts during the remainder of the Royal visit, the military corps who came to Sydney from the country ...

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  65. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    A fire broke out in the Phœnix Hotel, Barkly-street, on Wednesday night, in circumstances of a suspicious nature, A man who had been troublesome in the hotel ...

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  66. KILLED IN THE WAR.

    A meeting was held at South Melbourne on Wednesday to consider what should be done towards erecting a memorial to Charles Moore, who was recently killed in ...

    Article : 128 words
  67. NEW ZEALAND PREPARATIONS.

    Preparations are in full swing throughout New Zealand for the reception of the Royal party. ...

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  73. VICTORIAN POLICE THANKED.

    Mr. Chomley, the Commissioner of Police, has received the following letter from Mr. W. G. Sprigg, on behalf of the Tramway Company:—"The directots desire me to ...

    Article : 136 words
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