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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    In the Senate to-day Senator O'Connor moved—"That, in order to allow members to visit the proposed sites for the federal capital, the House at its rising adjourn till ...

    Article : 169 words
  3. THE TRANSVAAL CAMPAIGN.

    The raids made recently by British columns upon numerous stores of grain belonging to Gen. Christian De Wet's commandos in the Orange River Colony are ...

    Article : 89 words
  4. BRITISH POLITICS.

    A by-election has taken place at East Down to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons created by the acceptance of a minor Judgeship by Mr. J. A. Rentoul, the ...

    Article : 102 words
  5. GAS EXPLOSIONS IN CHICAGO.

    By some mischance a series of terrific explosions of gas took place in Chicago yesterday. The buildings where they occurred were partially wrecked and 13 persons ...

    Article : 55 words
  6. SOLDIERS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    The seventh contingent assembled at the parade ground on Friday morning for inspection by the commandant. The men were subsequently marched to Montefiore ...

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  7. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Dominion Government of Canada has decided to spend £1,000 annually towards enabling manufacturers in the Province of Ontario to display samples of their goods ...

    Article : 125 words
  8. VICTORIA.

    The attention of the Bendigo City Council was drawn to-day to the fact that the agreement entered into by the council with the Electric Supply Company of Victoria ...

    Article : 519 words
  9. THE PROCEDURE BILL.

    The new procedure resolutions were debated at some length in the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Chamberlain opposed Sir Henry ...

    Article : 157 words
  10. CAPTURES FROM BOTHA'S COMMANDO.

    A mounted column, led by Co,. Sir H. S. Rawlinson, Bart., of the Coldstream Guards, has made prisoners of 30 men belonging to Gen. Louis Botha's commando ...

    Article : 40 words
  11. MOUNT GAMBIER, February 6.

    Lieut.-Col. Howland, assisted by Capt. Browne, has chosen 20 men from 59 applicants as members of the eighth contingent for South Africa. The selected men will ...

    Article : 641 words
  12. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Speaker, Representative Holder (S.A.), took the chair at 10.30 a.m.—Commission for Contingents.—The Prime Minister Representative ...

    Article : 824 words
  13. TOTAL BRITISH DEATHS.

    Up to the end of January the total British losses by death during the war, including the mortality occasioned by disease, comprised 965 officers and 24,340 ...

    Article : 36 words
  14. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

    Mining Shares.—On the London Exchange yesterday Mount Lyells were sold at £4 5/, Mount Lyell Norths £1 11/3, and Chillagoes 4/6. ...

    Article : 278 words
  15. A CURIOUS BLUNDER

    Mr. Bennet Burleigh, war correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," reports that recently Gen. Lord Methuen's column, while marching on a very dark night, was ...

    Article : 59 words
  16. ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

    The "Times" to-day refers with satisfaction to the decline of Anglophobia in Germany, and remarks that the movement in favour of establishing a preferential tariff ...

    Article : 68 words
  17. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    Pte. W. C. Jackson, of the third New South Wales mounted infantry, has died from enteric fever at Bloemfontein. ...

    Article : 24 words
  18. EUROPEAN HELP FOR THE BOERS.

    A Pretoria despatch, states that 70 Europeans recently joined Gen. Botha's forces. They entered the Transvaal via Zululand, and brought with them a new ...

    Article : 44 words
  19. THE FAR EAST.

    The "Daily Mail" announces that the British Government intends to withdraw the garrison from Wei-hai-wei, but will retain the civil administration of the territory. ...

    Article : 111 words
  20. THE PAYMENT FOR CONTINGENTS.

    We are informed that the proposal to charge the British Government 3 per cent-in connection with the Imperial contingents raised for service in South Africa ...

    Article : 121 words
  21. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 65 words
  22. VIVID WAR PICTURES.

    If a ballot were token among book and magazine readers to determine the best that has appeared in print on the subject o the war in South Africa, says the "Week ...

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  23. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Another cave stocked with miscellaneous articles has been found at Tabletop Ranges, in the Albury district. A watch was set by the police, and a man ...

    Article : 280 words
  24. THE GERMAN ADVANCE.

    The opposition of Germany co the reduction of her garrison at Tientsin and the restitution of Chinese, civil government in that city has indirectly enabled the Berlin ...

    Article : 48 words
  25. LATEST STOCK QUOTATIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words
  26. MORE ADVICE FROM GEN. HUTTON. SYDNEY, February 7.

    Gen. Hutton inspected the New South Wales portions of the first and second Commonwealth contingents to-day, and the work occupied a little over two hours. He ...

    Article : 417 words
  27. FEDERATION OF NEW ZEALAND AND FIJI.

    Mr. Himphrey Berkley, a prominent resident of Fiji, interviewed at Auckland today, said he considered that the federation of Fiji with New Zealand was bound to ...

    Article : 126 words
  28. THE SOUDAN.

    Advices from the Soudan state that the Denka tribe, which dwell on both banks of the Upper Nile, recently made an armed raid upon an island in the river, and looted ...

    Article : 73 words
  29. OVERSEA SHIPPING.

    For Sydney—Hector, steamer, from Glasgow: Chipperkyle, barque, from Liverpool; Port Victoria, steamer, from London. For Fremantle—Oberon, barque, from Glasgow ...

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  30. GREECE AND TURKEY.

    Damad Mahmud Pasha, the brother-in-law of the Sultan, who had been resideing in Corfu, the most northern of the Ionian Ilses, for a few months, presumably for his ...

    Article : 155 words
  31. A LAD CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.

    An inquest was held to-day concerning the death of John Membrey, an elderly man, who bad died in the Alfred Hospital on Thursday from fracture of the skull. ...

    Article : 110 words
  32. THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON.

    The weather was line and cool for the regatta this afternoon. There was, however, not much wind, and even the light south-easterly breeze partially died away ...

    Article : 399 words
  33. QUEENSLAND.

    A steamer from the south, flying signate of distress, was to-night off Cape Cleveland. A steamer has gone from Townsville to her assistance. ...

    Article : 67 words
  34. A DESTRUCTIVE BUSH FIRE.

    The Bankstown and Belmore districts were the scene of an extensive bush fire yesterday afternoon. The flames started at f and travelled through ...

    Article : 114 words
  35. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Legislative Assembly to-day passed the supplementary Estimates. The proposed entertainment allowance of £2,000 for the Governor was withdrawn, and £1,000 ...

    Article : 114 words
  36. GOSSIP AND NOTES.

    In anticipation of a fortnight's adjournment, the motion having been agreed to by Senators, the Minister for Home Affairs, Sir ...

    Article : 142 words
  37. THE ENGLISHMEN AT BATHURST.

    The match England against [?] or the western districts was began at Bathurst to-day in perfect weather. The English team batted first, and at the close of play had ...

    Article : 159 words
  38. UNITED STATES.

    In view of the visit of Prince Henry of Prussia to the United States, the publicists of Berlin are strenuously endeavouring to convince the American people that ...

    Article : 64 words
  39. MR. SEDDON AND SHARP BUTTER DEALERS.

    Mr. Seddon, speaking to-day at the conference of chambers of commerce, said he had official information that orders had been sent to New Zealand from Victoria ...

    Article : 85 words
  40. NEW ZEALAND.

    The total net fire losses of New Zealand last year amounted to £385,609. The consolidated revenue of the colony for the past ten months of the financial ...

    Article : 79 words
  41. INDIA.

    A cable message from Calcutta mentions that the subscriptions and promises to the fund for the Queen Victoria Memorial Hall in that city aggregate £200,000. ...

    Article : 33 words
  42. CUSTOMS RETURNS FOR JANUARY.

    A return, showing the approximate customs and excise receipts for the various states of the Commonwealth for the month of January has been prepared by ...

    Article : 379 words
  43. MELBOURNE, February 7.

    The committee of the Melbourne Cricket Club has decided that the fifth test match to be played on the M.C.C. ground shall begin on Friday, February 28, instead of ...

    Article : 39 words
  44. EIGHTH CONTINGENT.

    Large Parade of City Candidates.—On Friday morning at the old exhibition grounds the enrollment for the Adelaide quota of 40 men for the eighth contingent ...

    Article : 394 words
  45. A BRANCH OF THE EMPIRE LEAGUE.

    A preliminary meeting of citizens was held to-day for the purpose of taking steps to form a branch of the Empire League. A resolution was adopted—"That it is ...

    Article : 87 words
  46. Y.M.C.A.

    The members of the Y.M.C.A. Camera Club held a meeting on Friday evening, when the president, Rev. J. T. Huston, delivered his second lecture to the club. He first dealt with the relation of light ...

    Article : 62 words
  47. THE CHELTENHAM TRAGEDY.

    There bas been much of curiosity regarding the contents of the letter card which was burned by George Fagan, the Cheltenham labourer in the presence of Constable ...

    Article : 104 words
  48. MELBOURNE PILOTS.

    At a meeting of the Marine Board to-day a statement was submitted showing that pilotage receipts for the year ended December 31 amounted to £40,307, which ...

    Article : 101 words
  49. DOUBTFUL CAUSE OF DEATH.

    In the city court to-day Mr. Day made an application to Mr. Panton, P.M., for bail on behalf of Harold Elliott, who was arrested on February 4 in connection with ...

    Article : 130 words
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