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  2. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    As fur as now cases were concerned, the Health Department had a clean sheet yesterday. No deaths were reported from the Coast Hospital. The health bulletin issued by Dr. Salter late last evening, ...

    Article : 165 words
  3. QUEENSLAND.

    The Premier has received a telegram from the Under-Secretary stating that in the wire received from the Federal Premier Mr. Barton says there are 50 to 150 kanakas at Tweed River unemployed. He ...

    Article : 184 words
  4. THIRD EDITION.

    In the course of a speech in the House of Commons last night Mr. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, said that the Government hoped that colonial statesmen would ...

    Article : 79 words
  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Count von Bulow, the German Chancellor, in the Reichstag stated that the AngloJapanese treaty did not affect Germany's position and the "open-door" question was ...

    Article : 148 words
  6. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Particulars have now been received of the disaster to the convoy and its escort returning to Klerksdorp. The Imperial Yeomanry were in advance ...

    Article : 322 words
  7. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    Preliminary business having been disposed of this afternoon, Senator Higgs (Q.) moved the adjournment of the House to enable him to "call attention to a matter of public importance." The matter arose ...

    Article : 477 words
  8. RETURN OF DR. ASHBURTON THOMPSON.

    The passengers by the Messageries Maritimes' steamer Annant, which arrived to-day from Marseilles, include Dr. Ashburton Thompson, president of the Board of Health, Sydney, who has been ...

    Article : 527 words
  9. MEAT SUPPLY OF SOUTH AFRICA.

    Our cable messages on Saturday announced the proposed formation of an Australian company under the name of the South African-Australian Supply and Cold Storage Company with a capital of ...

    Article : 378 words
  10. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Further particulars have been received of the disaster to the convoy in the Klerksdorp district. The attempt to park the waggons across the road failed owing to the native ...

    Article : 165 words
  11. TASMANIA.

    The steamer Medi[?] left at daybreak for Liverpool, via Capetown and London. She shipped 17,225 cases of apples and 685 cases of pe[?], besides a large quantity of metal and other cargo. ...

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  12. THE SOURCES OF INFECTION.

    Inquiries are still being made by the Health Department into the question of the source of infection in the cases of the Chinaman, Chuck Ong, and also that of the employee at the Post Office and that of ...

    Article : 113 words
  13. THE FEDERAL CONTINGENT.

    The New South Wales quota of 363 officers and men of the third battalion are now encamped in the Centennial Park, the site being on the plateau nearly opposite the Paddington tramsheds. The ...

    Article : 205 words
  14. CHINA.

    Reuter's Agency at Shanghai states that the China Association has adopted the British Commissioner's proposals to add 15 per cent. to the import duties in consideration ...

    Article : 47 words
  15. THE LETTER-SORTER'S CASE.

    The Postmaster-General has received the following report from the Deputy P.M.G., Sydney:— "On the evening of the 3rd instant it was reported that a letter-sorter named Frederick Young had ...

    Article : 399 words
  16. SHIPPING DISASTER.

    The steamer Tiber, 1736 tons, while en route from Louisburg to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a cargo of coal, was wrecked. Thirty persons on board were drowned. ...

    Article : 77 words
  17. CAPTURE OF BOERS.

    Captain Howgate, of Steinacker's Horse, captured 15 Boers near Steynsdorp. Included among them was Cooper, who was the chief telegraph operator attached to General ...

    Article : 59 words
  18. COMMONWEALTH RIFLE TEAM FOR ENGLAND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 288 words
  19. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    In reply to a question by Mr. Ewing (N.S.W.) the Minister for Defence said, in the House of Representatives this afternoon, that until the scheme for the reorganisation of the military forces had been ...

    Article : 972 words
  20. CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.

    The newspapers, complain that a defective intelligence service caused the disaster to the escort near Klerksdorp. ...

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  21. THE CITY COUNCIL.

    The health committee of the City Council met yesterday morning, the Mayor presiding. THE DISPOSAL OF DEAD RATS. The town clerk read the following memo, from the ...

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  22. ARMY REMOUNTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., who has taken a keen interest in the export trade in army remounts, and who convened a conference of horsebreeders in October last on the subject, was interviewed ...

    Article : 588 words
  23. TEACHERS FOR THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

    Mr. Chamberlain is engaging 40 teachers in Canada for the work in the concentration camps in South Africa. ...

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  24. LONDON WATER SUPPLY.

    The London Water Supply Bill has been read a second time in the House of Commons, and referred to a joint committee of both Houses. ...

    Article : 420 words
  25. CLEARING CAPE COLONY OF RAIDERS.

    Lieutenant-General French reports that the scattered bands in the north-east of Cape Colony have crossed to the south of Steynsburg, leaving only a few stragglers behind. ...

    Article : 92 words
  26. BOER PRISONERS SULLEN.

    The Boer prisoners who are at Umballa, in the Punjab, are sullen and defiant, and refuse to sign a parcle if they are trans[?]erred to Simla. ...

    Article : 35 words
  27. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    Lieutenant W. J. Daly and Sergeant J. Graham, of the sixth Western Australian contingent, were severely wounded at Roodopoort. Captain E. R. Williams, of the ...

    Article : 42 words
  28. SANITARY-CONDITION OF THE POST OFFICE.

    The Health Department has now in hand the work of cleansing the interior of the General Post Office, and men are engaged in carrying out this undertaking. It is intended to fumigate the premises ...

    Article : 1,174 words
  29. THE SHIPMENT OF REMOUNTS.

    Mr. St. John Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War, stated in the House of Commons last night that 16,000 horses had been shipped to South Africa in January, ...

    Article : 80 words
  30. PROMOTION OF RIFLE SHOOTING.

    At a meeting of the council of the Commonwealth Rifle Association held to-day, in connection with the selection of a team for Bisley, Major-General Hutton, who presided, said that he would strongly ...

    Article : 185 words
  31. SOUTH AFRICAN AND AUSTRALASIAN SUPPLY CO.

    The shares of the South African and Australasian Supply and Cold Storage Company, capital £1,500,000, have been subscribed threefold. ...

    Article : 30 words
  32. AUSTRALIAN HORSES.

    A bluebook which has been issued as to the providing of remounts for the army in South Africa shows that Lord Kitchener complains that Australian horses were especially badly ...

    Article : 295 words
  33. PROPOSED INCREASE OF CHINESE CUSTOMS.

    The proposal of the British China Association at Shanghai to increase the Chinese import duties to 15 per cent. in order to avoid the payment of Likin and other dues, is ...

    Article : 67 words
  34. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    Signor Marcom has shown wireless telegraphy messages which were not intercepted to the Marquis of London Jerry, the Postmaster-General. Lord Londonderry said that ...

    Article : 58 words
  35. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 209 words
  36. THE ORDER OF THE GARTER.

    The Duke of Bedford has been given the vacancy in the Order of the Garter due to the death of Earl FitzWilliam. ...

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  37. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Miss Isabella Swinton Guthrie, an Australian, who was staying with Mrs. Spurgeon, wife of the Rev. T. Spurgeon, pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, committed suicide ...

    Article : 63 words
  38. SMALLPOX IN LONDON.

    Last night there were 1356 patients in the London hospitals suffering from smallpox. During the week there have been 75 deaths. ...

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  39. THE DETERIORATION OF AUSTRALIAN HORSES.

    In a lecture delivered in Sydney, when New South Wales Commandant, on "Horse-breeding for Military Remounts," Major-General Sir Edward Hutton made the following remarks, the value of which are ...

    Article : 280 words
  40. THE ETRURIA WITH A BROKEN PROPELLER.

    The Cunard liner Etruria broke her propeller 500 miles from the Azores. She is in tow of a Leyland liner. ...

    Article : 32 words
  41. THE TALLOW SALES.

    At the periodical tallow sales to-day 950 casks were offered and 425 casks were sold. Prices were unchanged as follows:—Fine mutton 37s 9d, medium mutton 32s 6d; fine ...

    Article : 45 words
  42. THE AVONMOUTH DOCKS.

    The Prince of Wales cut to-day the first sod of the Avonmouth Docks, Bristol. The docks will cost £2,000,000, and are intended to be the largest depots for cold ...

    Article : 48 words
  43. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    The following casualties among the Fifth Queensland Bushmen are announced by the War Office:— Killed at Onverwacht on January 4: ...

    Article : 122 words
  44. NEW SOUTH WALES VOLUNTEERS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 346 words
  45. THE AUSTRALIAN CABLE SERVICE.

    The Postmaster-General received the following telegram from Sir Charles Todd, Chief Officer of the South Australia Postal Department, to-day:—"Re cable messages. There is no interruption, but the ...

    Article : 207 words
  46. CONDITION OF VICTORIAN MEAT.

    Meat importers seriously complain of the emaciated condition of the Victorian lambs shipped by the Rome and the Nairnshire. These shipments bear the Government stamp, ...

    Article : 45 words
  47. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.

    Thomas Smith was brought before the Bench this morning charged with attempting to murder Kate Ahern, at Curlewis, on the 27th ultimo. After the evidence of the apprehending constable had been ...

    Article : 235 words
  48. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL SUGGESTION.

    The Mayor of Ballarat recently urged upon the Federal Government the claims of Ballarat as a site for the federal capital in the event of an amendment in the Constitution. Sir William Lyne, to whom the ...

    Article : 328 words
  49. SYMPATHY WITH NEW ZEALAND.

    The Governor-General sent on Sunday last a telegram to Mr. Seddon, saying how grieved he was to learn of the heavy casualty list, and congratulating him on the heroic work done by New ...

    Article : 182 words
  50. THE SUGAR CONVENTION.

    Germany is insisting on further modifications in the Sugar Bounties Convention drawn up by the Brussels Conference. The signing of the convention is thus delayed. ...

    Article : 33 words
  51. LONDON MINING MARKET.

    Mining quotations are:—Chillagoe Railway and Mines, 3s 6d. Mount Lyells, £3 15s; North Lyells, £1 15s. ...

    Article : 24 words
  52. SIREN SOAP

    is particularly adapted for toilet use by persons whose occupation causes the hands to harden and crack. Keeps the skin in a healthy and pliable condition.—Advt. ...

    Article : 33 words
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