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  2. FIGHTING THE PLAGUE.

    The plague, which at present occupies such a large share of public attention, offers many educational aspects for those who are willing to learn. But some citizens, it is to be feared, are more ready to be scared ...

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  3. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Mr. Gerald Balfour, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at Leeds last night, said that personally he was not sanguine as to the results of the conference of Boer leaders in ...

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  4. THE SHOOTING OF UNARMED BOERS.

    It is announced that the Rev. C. Heese, who was a member of Mr. Reuter's mission station, and who was murdered in the Northern Transvaal, was a British subject. ...

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  5. THE LATE MR. CECIL RHODES.

    Mr. W. T. Stead continued his friendship with Mr. Rhodes to the last, and has published his political will. Mr. Rhodes, he says, aspired to create a ...

    Article : 148 words
  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The fund raised in London for a memorial to Queen Victoria is still under £200,000. ...

    Article : 33 words
  7. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    In answer to a question addressed to him in the Senate this afternoon, Senator O'Connor said that the Premier, to whom the question was referred, had decided that the Immigration Restriction Act ...

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  8. NEW SOUTH WALES TROOPS.

    A cable message was received yesterday by the Lieutenant-Governor from the chief casually officer, Capetown, as follows: " Dangerously ill, enteric fever; April 5, at Middleburg, Transvaal, 3rd New ...

    Article : 67 words
  9. TROOPS COMING HOME.

    A telegram was received by the Premier of the Commonwealth from the General of Communications, Capetown, yesterday, as follows:— " Manchester Merchant sailed for Albany April ...

    Article : 121 words
  10. SOCIALISM IN BELGIUM.

    Demonstrations of socialists against the Government in Belgium are having a serious effect. Spanish Republican Deputies were expelled from Belgium for agitating for ...

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  11. MURDER OF BOERS.

    A Clutha newspaper says editorially that it received a full report of the crimes charged against the Bushveldt Carbineers four months ago from an eye-witness, but the correspondent asked that the ...

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  12. QUEENSLAND,

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 38 words
  13. THE FUNERAL TRAIN.

    The funeral train conveying the remains of Mr. Cecil Rhodes to Bulawayo was draped. The compartment at the rear of the train represented a chapel, and was lighted with ...

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  14. RAIN AT WARWICK AND TOWOOMBA.

    This evening light rain was reported around Warwick, also at Towoomba and Laidley, the result of a thunderstorm. There has been none at Brisbane. WARWICK (Q.), Thursday. ...

    Article : 67 words
  15. MR. KRUGER.

    Mr. Kruger has informed a deputation of German workmen that he is convinced that the Boers will retain their independence, though they are willing to cede the Rand to ...

    Article : 61 words
  16. G.M.S. WEIMAR AT FREMANTLE.

    The G.M.S. Weimar, from Bremen, arrived at Fremantle at 9 p.m. ...

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  17. LORD METHUEN.

    Lord Methuen who received a fracture of the right thigh at Tweeboseh is progressing favourably. ...

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  18. THE SHIP FRANKISTAN.

    The following were the crew of the ship Frankistan, 2002 tons (which was abandoned on the 4th instant, all hands being rescued by an American schooner and taken to San Francisco), owned by ...

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  19. CHINA.

    Dr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the " Times," says that the Emperor Kwanghsu has ratified the Manchurian convention with Russia. ...

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  20. ELEGY BY MR. KIPLING.

    An elegy by Mr. Kipling eulogising Mr. Rhodes's greatness of soul will be read at the grave to-morrow. ...

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  21. INDISPOSITION OF MR. STEYN.

    Mr. Steyn is suffering from an affection of the eyes. He is threatened with blindness. ...

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  22. A WHARF LABOUR TROUBLE.

    For a long time past it is said that the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company has been endeavouring to have the bulk of its work done on the Newcastle wharf by permanently employed labourers. The effort date[?] back ...

    Article : 568 words
  23. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    At the opening, of to-day's proceedings in the House of Representatives there were in their places over 60 members—a number rather larger than has been usual since the resumption of the session in ...

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  24. VICTORIA.

    The Governor, Sir G. S. Clarke, lett Mildura this morning for Wentworth en route for Renmark, Morgan, and Adelaide, where he will take express for Melbourne. The Governor is delighted with his ...

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  25. DEFEAT OF THE SOUTHERN REBELS.

    Generals Ma and Su have defeated the rebels in Kwangsi. There was much bloodshed on both sides. The rebels were driven to the mountains. ...

    Article : 86 words
  26. ANOTHER BURGHER CORPS.

    Lord Kitchener has authorised Mr. Piet de Wet, brother of Commandant Christian de Wet, to raise a burgher corps for service in the northern portion of the Orange River ...

    Article : 37 words
  27. NEW ZEALAND.

    At a Mayoral reception at Wellington to the Victorian Labour Commissioners Mr. Outtrim said he had been surprised and pleased to find in what an amiable way industry was carried on in New ...

    Article : 110 words
  28. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The Deputy Postmaster-General this afternoon, received a message from the cable ship Anglia announcing the making of the last splice with Fiji. Immediately afterwards congratulatory messages ...

    Article : 64 words
  29. THE GOLD YIELD.

    Returns prepared by the Mines Department show that there has been a serious falling off in the Victorian gold yield for the past three months. The yield totalled 162,467oz., showing a decrease of ...

    Article : 56 words
  30. RETURNING SOLDIERS.

    The troopship Manchester Merchant, with 244 men of the Fifth South Australian Contingent and 13 men of the Fifth Queensland Contingent, has sailed from Durban for ...

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  31. TUNGUSES REPULSED.

    Six hundred Tunguses attacked a Russian post on the Liau-ho, Manchuria, and were repulsed, 20 of them being killed. The Russian casualties numbered seven. ...

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  32. THE FIJI DEPORTATION CASES.

    Mr. Berkeley, solicitor, has returned from Fiji by the Taviuni. He goes to England by the next mail steamer, and will appear before the Privy Council upon the appeal in the Fiji deputation cases. ...

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  33. THE AMY CASTLES SEASON.

    The second concert given by Miss Amy Castles in the Town Hall to-night was equally successful with the first. The whole of the space set apart for reserve seats was booked soon after the plans opened. ...

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  34. NEW SOUTH WALES CASUALTY.

    Lance-Corporal W. Strachatt, of the Third New South Wales Mounted Rifles, has died of enteric fever at Witkopjes. ...

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  35. THE ITHACA TRAGEDY.

    A reward of £500 has been offered for the discovery of the perpetrator of the Ithaca outrage. ...

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  36. THE REV. DR. MORLEY.

    The Wesleyans at Christchurch have bidden farewell to the Rev. Dr. Morley, whose first connection with the Church dates back 25 years. Mr. Morley leaves on Friday for Melbourne to take up the ...

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  37. SYDNEY LABOUR COUNCIL.

    Mr. A. Cameron presided over the meeting of the Sydney Labour Council at the Trades' Hall last evening. There was a good attendance. At the request of the Political Labour League a delegate was ...

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  38. THE COMMONWEALTH HORSE.

    Brigadier-General Finu and staff are still busily engaged in completing arrangements for the formation of the New South Wales or 5th Battalion of the Commonwealth Horse. Yesterday the names of ...

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  39. POSTPONEMENT OF THE BUDGET.

    Sir Michael Hick-Beach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was to have delivered his Budget statement in the House of Commons this afternoon, but in consequence of his ...

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  40. THE STEAMER TAVIUNI.

    Throughout the voyage from Suva to Auckland the Taviuni encountered tempestuous weather. During three days a hurricane lasted, the seas continuously coming down the companion-way and doing ...

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  41. CLEARING THE CARDIGAN MINE.

    The following message was received by the Mines Department to-day from Mr. Fitches, inspector in charge of operations at the Cardigan Proprietary Mine. Ballarat:—" We have got to within 12ft. of ...

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  42. AT THE TOWN HALL.

    At the Town Hall, where disinfectants and rat poison have been distributed free for the last two months, the scene on a morning subsequent to the discovery of a new case of plague is always a busy ...

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  43. THE PHILIPPINES.

    In giving evidence before the Philippines' Atrocities Commission at New York, Major Maller testified that General Jacob Smith ordered that Samar should be ...

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  44. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Sir Arthur Lawley, accompanied by his Private Secretary, left to-day by the Rome for Melbourne. ...

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  45. A MINER DECAPITATED.

    A fatal accident happened to-day in the Great Britain mine, Bendigo. William Lethlean, underground " boss," was connecting some new rods at the 800ft. level, when an iron plate weighing ...

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  46. THE SYDNEY LABOUR COUNCIL.

    At the meeting of the Sydney Labour Council last evening, the secretary (Mr T. H. Thrower) read correspondence from the secretary of the Newcastle Wharf Labourers' Union requesting that steps be taken to ...

    Article : 163 words
  47. RAILWAY RATES.

    The Cabinet to-day agreed to revise the scale of freight and passenger rates on the railways. The fares on the suburban lines are considerably reduced, the fares for long distances are untouched, and ...

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  48. A BOLD ROBBERY.

    A member of the Hawthorn Ladies' Benevolent Society was on her way to the bank to-day with £9 7s, which she was about to pay in to the credit of the society, when the bag was s[?]atched from her ...

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  49. COLONIAL GOVERNORSHIPS.

    The following changes in colonial Governorships are announced:— Sir Henry Moore Jackson, Governor of the Leeward Islands, is appointed Governor of ...

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  50. TASMANIA.

    The local Fisheries Board has accepted the offer of the United States Government to supply one and a half million salmon ova. A cable has been received here from Sydney, ...

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  51. FATALITIES AND CASUALTIES.

    The body of a young woman named Edith Warton, 28 years of age, was yesterday removed from Rockdale to the North Morgue under instructions from the City Coroner. Her death is surrounded with ...

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  52. AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

    The show on the second day was a great success, over 4000 being present, an increase of over 1000 as compared with last year. The weather was bright, but dust rose in clouds, owing to the dry nature of ...

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  53. THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.

    The following in an extract from a letter received by Mr. Kingston from the Chamber of Commerce of the [?]aty of Georgetown, British Guiana, in reference to the sugar bounties. The letter is dated from ...

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  54. AMERICAN HARDWARE COMBINE.

    The chief hardware jobbing firms in the United States have combined. The Trust has a capital of £24,000,000. ...

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  55. A BOY SHOT.

    While sitting yesterday in Redfern Park Augustus Ward, 16 years of age, residing at 61 Castlereagh-street, Redfern, was shot in the leg, but from where the bullet came remains mystery. It appears that ...

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  56. THIS GLASGOW DISASTER.

    The Government will hold an inquiry into the cause of the disaster at Ibrox Park, Glasgow. The number of persons injured was 325. ...

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  57. TINGHA MINING NEWS.

    Rooney and party on Star Gully are raising and stacking fair wash. Cates and party have a very fair trail, but have not struck the reef. Cowan and Catt have completed sinking their deep shaft with ...

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  58. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

    At a meeting of the Newtown Council, held on Tuesday evening, a letter was read from the Colonial Treasurer asking the council to suggest any amendments they might think desirable to be ...

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  59. POSITION OF BUSHMEN NOW IN SYDNEY.

    The new system of enrolment for the New South Wales battalion of the Commonwealth Horse, which provides for troops being raised in different parts of the country, and the deta[?]s of which were published ...

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  60. THE ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    The Antwerp wool sales will open on the 15th instant, and will close on the 18th. 9080 bales are catalogued, 875 being Australian. ...

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  61. FATAL FALL FEOM A VAN.

    The City Coroner held an inquiry yesterday morning at the Lloyd Hotel, Lower George-street, into the circumstances attending the death of Lawrence Hollyhead, 30 years of age, a labourer, who died ...

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  62. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    On Thursday morning millers further increased the price of flour to £9 10s per ton, and at the same time advanced bran to 1s 2d and pollard to 1s 2½d per bushel. ...

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  63. DUNGOG.

    Nearly 1000 persons were present at the show to-day. The weather was beautiful. Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan gave a lecture on dairying to a large gathering of farmers and dairymen. Hon. John ...

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  64. THE STEAMER PAROO.

    Arrangements have been made for the steamer Paroo to enter Duke's Dock to-morrow, and undergo an examination so as to find out what repairs are necessary. In the meantime the question of sending ...

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  65. FOUND IN AN UNCONSCIOUS CONDITION.

    Yesterday afternoon a man was found in an unconscious condition at the foot of some steps in front of a house in Dowling-street, Darlinghurst. He was conveyed to St. Vincent's Hospital by the ...

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  66. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

    In district orders issued yesterday it is stated that the ar[?]ing of civilian rifle clubs with 303 M.E. rifles being contingent upon the number in store, officers commanding regiments are asked to forward ...

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  67. IT IS VERY EASY

    to be deceived. Take the wise precaution to ask for ARNOTT'S Milk Arrowroot Biscuits. Write it down—ARNOTT'S—and see that you get them.— Advt. ...

    Article : 35 words
  68. ALWAYS ASK FOR ARNOTT'S

    MILK ARROWROOTS because they are especially manufactured from the finest and purest ingredients for Children.—Advt. ...

    Article : 21 words
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