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  2. THE BOER WAR.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—The workshops of the De Beers Mining Company at Kimberley have been converted into an arsenal. The men at the arsenal are marking the shells ...

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  4. AN UNSATISFACTORY RIFLE RANGE.

    Mr. H. Stockdale, of Pearce-street, Coogee, writes:—On the evening of a Friday in November last a little boy, called Beattie, son of a printer living at Coogee, accompanied by some other ...

    Article : 606 words
  5. FRANCE.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—A ribald anti-British song, concluding with an insult to the Queen, has been seized in Paris. ...

    Article : 34 words
  6. THE BATTLE OF BESTERS.

    ALBANY (W.A.), Wednesday Morning.—The following items are from files by the R.M.S. Australia: General White arranged with General Joubert ...

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  7. THE N.S.W. PATRIOTIC FUND.

    The hon treasurers, Messrs. J. Russell French and T. A. Dibbs, are in receipt of the following additional subscriptions: Amount previously acknowledged, £5244 4s; T. Rhoades, £1 1s; Beale and ...

    Article : 74 words
  8. GENERAL BULLER'S BIRTHDAY.

    To-day is the sixtieth anniversary of the birth of General the Right Hon. Sir Redvers Henry Buller, V.C., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Generalissimo of her Majesty's forces in South Africa. The famous ...

    Article : 354 words
  9. THE RECENT BATTLE.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—A number of the Boers at Modder River wore the Red Cress, while serving ammunition to the guns. ...

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  10. ESTIMATES OF THE LOSSES.

    LONDON, December 6.—Lord Methuen is satisfied that the morale of the enemy has been much shaken by the result of the engagement at Modder River. Their losses, he says, exceed those ...

    Article : 71 words
  11. THE CAPTURED LAGER.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—Twenty-two British were killed and thirty-one wounded in the capture of the Boer laager, near Kimberley, on the 28th ultimo. ...

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  12. THE UNITED STATES.

    LONDON, December 6.—The United States Congress was opened yesterday. President M'Kinley's Message to Congress occupies 18 columns in the newspapers. It is ...

    Article : 133 words
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  14. BRITISH TROOPS MADDENED BY THIRST.

    LONDON, December 6.—At the battle of Modder River the British troops were almost maddened by thirst. The water carts were unable to approach the zone of fire. ...

    Article : 65 words
  15. LADYSMITH AND COLENSO.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—The hills around Ladysmith and Colenso are dotted with large guns. Twenty-six guns surround Ladysmith. ...

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  16. PRETORIA PREPARING.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—There are provisions for six months in Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal. ...

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  17. BRIGADE-GENERAL YULE.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—Brigadier-General Yule is returning owing to broken health. ...

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  18. THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

    LONDON, December 6.—The Hon. Septimus Stephen, M.L.C. of New South Wales, read a paper at the Royal Colonial Institute last night on "New South Wales: Past and Present." The ...

    Article : 89 words
  19. A NATAL M.L.C ARRESTED

    LONDON, December 6.—Mr. Caspar Jeremiah Labuschagne, one of the members of the Legislatative Council of Natal for the County of Weenen, has been arrested on a charge of high treason. He ...

    Article : 56 words
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  21. TRESTLE BRIDGE AT FRERE.

    LONDON, December 6.—A trestle bridge has been completed over the river at Frere, between Estcourt and Colenso. (Latest cables reported Sir Redvers Buller to ...

    Article : 32 words
  22. THE BOERS IN CAPE COLONY.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—The Free State Boers have abandoned Arundel, on the railway north of Naauwpoort Junction. Twelve hundred of the enemy have occupied ...

    Article : 127 words
  23. TO END THE WAR.

    LONDON, December 6.—Numbers of Boer women have visited the Boer lines around Ladysmith, and have implored General Joubert to end the war. ...

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  24. AN IRISH JUDGE.

    LONDON, December 6.—The death is announced of Mr. Justice O'Brien, the judge who tried the Irish "Invincibles" in 1882. (The Right Hon. William O'Brien, P.C., third ...

    Article : 96 words
  25. A SEVENTH ARMY DIVISION

    LONDON, October 6, 4 p.m.—It is understood that a Seventh Army Division will be shortly formed, and will be dispatched to South Africa if needed. ...

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  26. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    LONDON, December 5.—At the wool sales this evening crossbred slipes advanced ½d. The following prices were realised: Matamata, 9[?]d; Levels, 9[?]d; Welishot, 13½d and 28[?]d; ...

    Article : 84 words
  27. NURSES AT WINDSOR.

    LONDON, December 6.—The Queen has presented at Windsor Castle a Union Jack to a number of nurses, who have offered their services in connection with the war in South Africa. In ...

    Article : 58 words
  28. DISAFFECTION CHECKED.

    LONDON, December 6.—Lieutenant-General Sir W. F. Gatacre, commanding the Third Division of the Army Corps, has arrived at Putters Kraal, in the northern portion of Cape Colony, a ...

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  29. THE TALLOW MARKET.

    LONDON, December 6.—At the sales of Australasian tallow to-day, 1850 casks were offered, of which 1625 were sold. Fine mutton realised 28s; medium mutton, 26s 9d; fine beef, 26s 9d; ...

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  30. MATTERS AT MAFEKING.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—It is believed that the defenders of Mafeking are too feeble to risk engaging the small force of the enemy now investing the town. ...

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  31. THE TROOPSHIP KENT.

    LONDON, December 6.—The troopship Kent, with a portion of the New South Wales contingent on board, arrived at Capetown from Port Elizabeth on Friday last. ...

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  32. AT MODDER RIVER.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—The big guns and supplies sent to Lord Methuen's force have arrived at Modder River. The Lancers have located the enemy on a strong ...

    Article : 95 words
  33. FRENCH ALABAMAS.

    LONDON, December 6. 4 p.m.—Admiral Dupont declares that the French navy is ready and able to bring many Alabamas against the British. ...

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  34. THE WAR RELIEF FUND.

    LONDON, December 6, 4 p.m.—The War Relief Fund now amounts to £275,000. ...

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