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  2. SECOND EDITION.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day [?]d lower a[?] 2s 1[?]3-16d per ounce standard. ...

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  3. TOWITTA TRAGEDY.

    In connection with the Towitta tragedy it is not improbable that the body of Bertha Sc[?]ppan will be exhumed. Some hair found in the house appears to have been torn out of somebody's head by the roots. ...

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  4. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Lord Milner, the Governor of the Transvaal and of the Orange River Colony, in the course of a speech at a banquet at Johannesburg, said that the situation was steadily ...

    Article : 133 words
  5. THE TARIFF.

    In the speech delivered by Sir William Lyne, the Federal Home Secretary, at his reception by the members of the National Protection Union on Wednesday afternoon, that gentleman referred to the ...

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  6. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    Sir William Lyne offered an explanation yesterday regarding the appointments he has made in the Department of Home Affairs. According to the Home Secretary, Major Miller's appointment as Under ...

    Article : 568 words
  7. THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH.

    Every British newspaper except the antiChamberlain group condemns Count von Bulow's speech in the German Reichstage in its references to Mr. Chamberlain. ...

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  8. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL AT KALGOORLIE.

    Responding to the toast of his health at the complimentary banquet tendered by the citizens of Koolgarlie last night, Lord Hopetoun expressed amazement at the growth and progress of the ...

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  9. THE FEDERAL CONTINGENT.

    The work of dealing with applicants for enrolment in the Federal Contingent is proceeding at the camp, Moore Park, but unless the men who have been selected for preferential treatment report themselves ...

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  10. BERLIN NEWSPAPERS EXULTANT.

    The Berlin newspapers are exultant at what they term "the firm rebuke of Count von Bulow to Mr. Chamberlain." Even the pan-German party is satisfied. ...

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  11. THE PRINCESS OF WALES.

    The Princess of Wales has decided that all her dresses are to be of British make, and as far as possible of British materials. ...

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  12. WAR RAPIDLY CLOSING.

    Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India, speaking at Ealing last night, said that the news which the Government received from South Africa was satisfactory. ...

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  13. CHINA.

    The Governor-General of Kan-su has imprisoned Tung-fu-hsiang. The Empress Dowager has repeated the order that he should be decapitated. ...

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  14. RUMOURED GENERAL SURRENDER OF BOERS.

    The Burghers are increasingly inclined to surrender. It is rumoured at Standerton that a general surrender of Transvaal Boers will take place on the 15th instant. ...

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  15. CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST.

    The first witness this morning was Corporal W. A. Rumball, stationed at Angaston. He described the condition of the rooms as he found them, are repeated Mary Schippan's story to him, which was ...

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  16. THE JOHANNESBURG PLOT.

    Mr. Bennet Burleigh, the war correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," reports that the plot which was discovered at Joha[?]nesburg in December, was hatched by 300 foreigners. ...

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  17. CHILI AND ARGENTINA.

    Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdi[?]h, K.C.I.E., on behalf of the British Arbitration Commission, will visit Chili and Argentina to examine the territory over which the dispute has ...

    Article : 69 words
  18. TASMANIA.

    The federal delegates took evidence to-day regarding the desirableness of establishing improved steamship communication with the mainland. Captain Evans, manager for Huddart, Parker, Limited, stated ...

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  19. MOVEMENTS OF MINISTERS.

    Sir William Lyne leaves for Melbourne by steamer to-day. Mr. barton leaves by express train to-morrow evening. A Cabinet meeting will be held in Melbourne on Monday. ...

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  20. THE ANTI-SWEEP CLAUSES OF THE POSTAL ACT.

    A deputation representing the National Christian Citizens' League waited to-day upon the Postmaster-Geneal to ask that there be no further delay in putting into operation clauses 57 and 58 ...

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  21. EUROPEAN TOUR.

    Captain Hixson, R.N., who for many years has been connected with maritime matters in Sydney, and who was the office to whom the command of the China Naval Contingent was ...

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  22. THE UNITED STATES.

    The Nicaragua Canal Bill has passed the House of Representatives of the United States by 308 votes to 2. The bill, which was introduced by Mr. Hepburn, ...

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  23. EFFORTS FOR INTERVENTION.

    Dr. Gavin Clark, formerly Consul-General in London for the Transvaal Republic, after consultation with the Boers on the Continent, has started for the United States with the ...

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  24. THE TOWITTA TRAGEDY.

    The following is a continuation of the report of the inquest on the body of Bert[?]a Schippan, murdered at Towitta[?]— After a lot of evidence of a formal character, Dr. ...

    Article : 318 words
  25. THE USE OF CORDITE.

    A Departmental Committee of the War Office has condemned the use of cordite in guns, owing to its causing a rapid erosion of the bore. The committee has recommended ...

    Article : 108 words
  26. VICTORIA.

    The men enrolled for service with the Victorian section of the Federal Contingent are made up as follows:—Officers, 15; non-com[?]s and men (veterans), 277; non-com[?]s and men (militia and ...

    Article : 235 words
  27. CAPTURED GUN RECOVERED.

    The second gun which was lost in the encounter at Brakenlaagte, where Colonel Benson was killed, has been recovered by Colonel E. H. H. Allenby. The gun had been ...

    Article : 41 words
  28. CANADIAN-AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

    The Canadian Manufacturers Association has requested Sir Wilfrid Laurier to invite Mr. Barton, the Premier of the Commonwealth of Australia, to visit Canada after the ...

    Article : 64 words
  29. APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS.

    The Imperial Government has appealed for 9396 Infantry Volunteers to replace volunteers now in South Africa. ...

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  30. "UNITED SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC."

    Dr. Hans Sauer, brother of Dr. J. W. Sauer, ex-Commissioner for Public Works of Cape Colony, has declared that he saw application forms for admission to the ...

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  31. TRAGEDY AT MACLEAN.

    Dowling stated in the lockup yesterday that the desire to shoot his wife preyed on his mind for over 12 months while he had been away, and if he had shot three persons he intended to commit suicide. ...

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  32. QUEENSLAND.

    The Queensland portion of the contingent is complete. There are 126 men enrolled and 130 horses have been purchased. Nothing remains to be done except exercise the men in military duties until the ...

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  33. NEW ZEALAND.

    The output of the Waihi mine for the year just closed amounts to £154,386, bringing the gross yield to date to £1,974,512. The export of silver from the colony last year ...

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  34. THE ANATOLIAN RAILWAY.

    The Sultan's apprehensions in regard to the recent occurrences at Koweyt, Persian Gulf, have led to the expediting of negotiations to extend the Anatolian railway to Konick, ...

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  35. ATTITUDE OF NEW ZEALAND TRADES' UNIONISTS.

    A large number of unions have expressed condemnation of the anti-war resolution recently passed by the Wellington Trades' Council. In consequence of the resolution the president resigned. At a stormy ...

    Article : 71 words
  36. CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON.

    Mr. Casper Lotter, a representative of Jansenville in the Cape Colony House of Assembly, has been committed for trial on a charge of high tre[?]son. ...

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  37. THE SEAMEN'S DISPUTE.

    The whole of the employers refuse to accept the recommendations of the Conciliation Board in regard to seamen's disputes. The case has been referred to the Arbitration Court. ...

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  38. THE COMMAND OF THE NEW ZEALAND EIGHTH CONTINGENT.

    Colonel Davies has finally accepted the command of the Eight Contingent. ...

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  39. THE CAPTURED BOERS.

    The "latest lies" of the "Kreuz Zeitung" (published in Berlin) are that Lord Kitchener's so-called prisoners include aged persons, women, and kaffir servants, and that ...

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  40. THE DISABLED STEAMER MOONTA.

    Yesterday afternoon the steamer Moonta, which was towed to the semaphore anchorage on Tuesday by the Siam from a position about 200 miles south-west of Cape Borda, where she became ...

    Article : 353 words
  41. THE COLCHESTER MURDER.

    The painter L[?]llywhite, who was extradited last year from Wellington, New Zealand, on a charge of having murdered a man named Welch at Colchester in 1893, has received a ...

    Article : 59 words
  42. STEAMER EASTERN IN QUARANTINE.

    The steamer Eastern, of the Eastern and Australian line, arrived this morning from Hongkong, via ports. The vessel was bourded by Dr. M'Lean, of the Health Department, and he pronounced Mr. ...

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  43. COMPENSATION TO GERMANS.

    The grant made by Great Britain to the Germans deported from South Africa more than covered the material claims, and left something for moral damages, which ...

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  44. B.M.S. ORUBA AT FREMANTLE.

    The R.M.S. Oruba arrived from London at 4 a.m. to-day, and had the following passengers on board in the first saloon:— For Fremantle: Mr. A. B. Willis, Mr. Woolcott. ...

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  45. OFFICIAL REPORTS.

    The Inspector-General of Police received a wire from Superintendent Garvin, of Armidale, yesterday, stating that Sub-inspector Johnson had wired that Sergeant Brown was doing well, but the doctor was ...

    Article : 165 words
  46. THE ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    The Antwer[?] wool sales opened yesterday. 2115 bales c[?]a Plata wool were offered, and 1110 were sold. Prices were 5 centimes in advance of October states. ...

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  47. AUSTRALASIAN CASUALTIES.

    Private J. Conally, of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, was accidentally killed at Naauwpoort. Lieutenant G. J. Bell and Private Dillon; also of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, were severely ...

    Article : 109 words
  48. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The body of Mr. Frederick James Stewart, a native of Parramatta, New South Wales, and late of the Imperial Yeomanry, was found in the Thames. Death was due to drowning. ...

    Article : 114 words
  49. ACTION BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

    Dr. Tidswell (acting-president of the Board of Health) explained to a "Herald" reporter last night that when the steamer was here it was reported that an officer had been unwell. He was ...

    Article : 111 words
  50. NEW ZEALAND BOWLING CLUBS.

    The Northern Bowling Association now has 31 clubs affiliated. Twenty-five clubs will compete at the annual tournament this month. ...

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  51. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The majority of Mr. Leake, the Premier, over his opponent at the election was nearly two to one. Mr. Rason, the Minister for Lands, was reelected for Guildford, defeating Mr. Arther Gull by ...

    Article : 47 words
  52. LATE TROOPER MURRAY,

    The memorial to the late Trooper D. J. Murray was unveiled in the park this afternoon, in the presence of a large gathering. The ceremony was performed by Mrs. E. E. Morgan. Speeches were ...

    Article : 124 words
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