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  2. INTER-STATE CRICKET.

    The inter-state match New South Wales v. Victoria was resumed yesterday at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The weather was bright and cool. When play closed on Monday the scores were—New South ...

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  3. THIRD EDITION.

    In the House of Lords to-day the Earl of Wemyss, Conservative, proposed a motion justifying the Government in its conduct of the war in South Africa. Upon this Lord ...

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  4. THE FEDERAL CONTINGENTS.

    The Queensland detachment of the First Federal Contingent arrived shortly alter midnight on Monday, and were marched without delay to their camp in the Paddington old rifle range. Their horses were ...

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  5. MEAT SUPPLY FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    An explanation has been afforded as to the reason of the meat syndicate, which combined for the purpose of supplying the army in South Africa with meat, taking a portion of ...

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  6. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Brigadier-General Plumer has captured 36 Boers. 10.45 a.m. Major-General Bruce Hamilton captured a ...

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  7. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    The useful practice of the House of Commons has been grafted on to the procedure of the House of Representatives by Mr. Barton. When in "the mother of Parliaments" a Minister wishes to make a ...

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  8. OUR RAILWAYS.

    Furnaces at white heat were all round, and the red sparks flew from the mass of heated iron as the steam hammer struck its blows. The locomotive shops at Eveleigh were in full swing. The ...

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  9. STATEMENT FROM BRISBANE.

    It is understood that in the representations made to the Imperial authorities by the Federal Prime Minister with regard to supplies of meat for the army in South Africa, Mr. Barton quoted the price ...

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  10. THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

    The New York correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that on the eve of the Spanish-American war Great Britain avowed her intention to use other means than ...

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  11. CABLE FROM THE VICTORIAN AGENT-GENERAL.

    The Government has received a cable from the Agent-General in reference to the question of meat supplies for South Africa. The message is as follows:—"The War Office states that the contract, ...

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  12. COLONEL WILLIAMS.

    Colonel W. D.C. Williams, C.B., principal medical officer of the New South Wales forces, is returning to South Africa at the request of Lord Kitchener. ...

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  13. THE PLAY.

    With five wickets down for 116, the second innings of the New South Wales team was resumed. Meares 11, and Kermode [?], the not-out men of the previous day, took their places at the wickets. The ...

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  14. SHIPMENT OF HORSES.

    Several shipments of Australian horses have reached South Africa in very poor condition. Horses from the Argentine were in much ...

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  15. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DEPOT.

    Mr. Burney Young, manager of the South Australian Government depot in London, denies a statement that he is selling retail, and adds that he only supplies half a dozen ...

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  16. DISASTROUS EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE.

    By the explosion of a dynamite cartridge on the underground railway, New York, a reserve of half a ton of dynamite in the tunnel exploded. Eight persons were killed ...

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  17. BOER PRISONERS.

    Three hundred of the Boer prisoners at St. Helena, including a number of large landowners, have volunteered for military service in South Africa, and fully a thousand would ...

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  18. WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day prices were very firm at late rates. January 28. At the sales yesterday the following prices ...

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  19. TRIAL OF REBELS.

    In future all rebels captured in Natal will be tried by court-martial instead of by a special Civil Court. ...

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  20. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day ?d higher at 2s 1 1/3d per ounce standard. ...

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  21. THE REQUIREMENTS OF SOUTH AFRICA.

    It is understood that the maximum monthly requirements of frozen meat by the War Office for the army in South Africa are:— Beef...... 30,000 quarters ...

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  22. A DESERTER SHOT.

    A trooper who deserted from Nesbitt's Horse has been captured and shot. ...

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  23. THE UNION BANK.

    The directors of the Union Bank of Australia have dropped the proposal to increase their remuneration by £2500. ...

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  24. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Sir John Cockburn, formerly Agent-General for South Australia, delivered a lecture at the Imperial Institute last night on "Federal Fulfilment." ...

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  25. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CASUALTY.

    Private John Edgar Gluyns, of the Fifth South Australian Bushmen, has died of enteric fever at Kroonstad. ...

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  26. QUEENSLAND.

    Sufficient funds are now collected to purchase a Stiger vortex battery, and tenders are now being called for a battery of six guns, which Mr. Wragge will experiment with. ...

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  27. THE CALLING FOR TENDERS.

    The military authorities in South Africa some time ago forwarded direct to Mr. Philp, the Premier of Queensland, and to Mr. Seddon, the Premier of New Zealand, tender ...

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  28. RETURNING SOLDIERS.

    The following soldiers returned from South Africa in the M[?]die, which arrived this morning:— For Sydney: Troopers G. F. Croft (Imperial Light Horse), C. M'William (Scottish Horse). ...

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  29. THE NEW GOVERNOR.

    It is understood that the State Premier received information on Saturday last regarding the appointment of a new Governor for New South Wales. The message was marked ...

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  30. BRISBANE STOCK EXCHANGE.

    The annual meeting of the Brisbane Stock Exchange was held to-day. The report and balance-sheet showed a balance of £1681, which was carried forward. ...

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  31. VICTORIA.

    This afternoon the State Governor and Lady Clarke, accompanied by Major-General Downes. the military commandant, visited the camp at Longwarrin. After an inspection of the lins the ...

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  32. THE SAVERNAKE PRO-BOER MEETING.

    A large and influential meeting was held in the Mechanics' Institute last Saturday night to consider what steps should be taken [?] the late utterances of pro-Boers at Savernake. The following resolution ...

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  33. TENDERS SUBMITTED BY NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Mr. Copeland subsequently submitted to the War Office a tender for the supply of 3000 tons of frozen beef and mutton monthly for a year at 4d per lb. delivered in South ...

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  34. THE SECOND CONTINGENT.

    The task of examining and enrolling men for this State's quota of the Second Federal Contingent was commenced yesterday at the Agricultural Grounds. Fifty-one men presented themselves ...

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  35. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    Intimation has been received by his Excellency the Governor of the death from enteric fever, at Kroonstadt, of Trooper J. E. Glueyas, Fifth Contingent. ...

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  36. THE VICTORIAN TENDERS.

    Three Victorian tenders were submitted. One tender was for the supply of 500,000lb. of mutton altogether, or 50,000lb. monthly, at 3[?]d per lb. The second tender was for ...

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  37. THE RAINFALL.

    Following are the principal rainfalls for the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. to-day:—Georgetown, 10 points; Palmerville, 20; Tate River, 32;Alice, 54; Camboon, 18; Cape Capricorn, 137; Longreach, ...

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  38. VICE-ADMIRAL RAWSON, K.C.B.

    Vice-Admiral Sir H. H. Rawson, son of Mr. Christopher Rawson, of Petersfield, Surrey, was until lately Senior Officer in Command of the Channel Squadron. He was born on November 5, 1843. He ...

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  39. THE GERMAN EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY.

    The German Emperor at a military luncheon proposed the health of the Prince of Wales. He eulogised the Prince and the Princess of Wales for their winning manner ...

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  40. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN APPLICATIONS.

    Already 200 applications have been received from men anxious to join the Second Commonwealth Contingent. The South Australian unit will comprise five sections of 30 each, four of which will be ...

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  41. PROTEST BY MR. COPELAND.

    Mr. H. Copeland, the Agent-General for New South Wales, has made a strong protest to the War Office against accepting Argentine meat for the army in South ...

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  42. THE NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS.

    Arrangements have been made for recruiting the Ninth Contingent. It is intended to increase the number from the country districts and take less men from the cities. A large number of applications have ...

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  43. PUBLIC SERVICE BILL.

    When the Public Service Bill was in committee in the House of Representatives the following clause was inserted:—"Any officer in the general division who shall have served for three years, and shall have ...

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  44. H.M.S. CONDOR.

    H.M.S. Phæton, which has searched for the missing sloop H.M.S. Condor, has returned to San Francisco. The search was fruitless. ...

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  45. ESCAPE OF A LION AT BROKEN HILL.

    Fitzgerald Brothers' Circus, after an absence of four years, opened last night for a short season to a crowded and appreciative audience. About the close of the matinee this afternoon the public ...

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  46. INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW ZEALAND AGENT-GENERAL.

    Mr. W. P. Reeves, the Agent-General of New Zealand, has been interviewed on the subject. Mr. Reeves said that in overlooking New Zealand the War Office was ...

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  47. A DEFAULTING DIRECTOR.

    Herr Schmidt, the defaulting director of the Cassel Malt Company, has been arrested at Paris. ...

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  48. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A telegram has been received from the Royal Arthur in Tasmania, stating that the Australian Squadron will arrive at Port Lincoln on February 3, and will remain one week. The warships will go ...

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  49. RECRUITING IN IRELAND.

    Notwithstanding the denunciations of the Irish Nationalists the recruits in Ireland for the army have increased by 12 per cent. in the year, and for the militia by ...

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  50. THE PHILIPPINES.

    The "New York Herald" correspondent states that the Filipino insurgents are becoming increasingly irreconcilable, and that out of 50,000 American soldiers only 12,000 are ...

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  51. QUESTIONS BY EARL CARRINGTON.

    Earl Carrington has announced his intention of asking in the House of Lords a question of the Goverment as to the origin of the statement that Australia and New ...

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  52. NEW ZEALAND.

    Major Steward has just returned from Chatham Island. He says the Islanders would be pleased to have 1000 Boer prisoners quartered there, with a warship and some soldiers to watch them. They ...

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  53. AUSTRALIAN LINER LAUNCHED.

    The Adelaide S.S. Company's steamer Tarcoola was launched to-day. ...

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  54. VICTORIA.

    The Agent-General has cabled to the Government that the War Office has determined for the future to give preference to grass [?]ay over oaten [?]ay for South Africa. This practically puts Victoria out of ...

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  55. THE NEWSPAPERS.

    The newspapers are pleased that the incident has been satisfactorily explained. The "Morning Post" says that if the Premiers of Australia and New Zealand were ...

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  56. THE BUTTER EXPORT TRADE.

    A Calcutta firm which received a trial shipment of butter from New Zealand has informed the Wellington firm that it sees no chance of any business in the butter line at present. The difficulty is high freights ...

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  57. SALVAGE OF THE OFFENBACH.

    The steamer Offenbach, which recently went aground at Amsterdam, and which was subsequently floated and towed to Ymuiden, has arrived at Hamburg. The salvors claim ...

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