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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT. THE SENATE.

    The President took the chair at 2.30 p.m. NOTICES AND QUESTIONS. Senator PULSFORD (N.S.W.) gave notice of his intention to inquire whether the Government is ...

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  3. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. THE CAPE RAIDERS.

    The main force of Boer raiders in Cape Colony is within the quadrilateral bounded by lines drawn from Beaufort West northerly to De Aar, thence east-south-east ...

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  4. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE "HERALD'S" LONDON CORRESPONDENTS.

    The King and the Queen will probably spend a month in Ireland in the spring. ...

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  5. SECOND EDITION THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    A man named Duplessis has been arrested on a charge of having murdered Lieutenant Neumeyer in the Rouxville district in 1900. ...

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  6. COMMONWEALTH NOTES. (FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.) THE SENATE.

    In the Senate this afternoon Senator Neild as a matter of privilege moved that the Elections and Qualifications Committee be instructed to inquire and report as to the application of the Western Australian laws ...

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  7. SOLDIERS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    Major Christie and Quartermaster-serseant Hill, of the Imperial Bushmen, left by the passenger train this morning for Sydeny, and expect to sail again for South Africa at an early date. ...

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  8. ENROLMENT OF TROOPS.

    So far 22 applications have been received from returned members of Queensland contingents anxious to return to South Africa. Enrolment commenced to-day. Information was received that some ...

    Article : 79 words
  9. ARRESTS ON A CHARGE OF TREASON.

    Mr. P. B. van Rhyn, a member of the Cape Legislature, and several farmers at Vanrhynsderp, have been arrested on a charge of treason, arising out of the invasion ...

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  10. MEETING WITH THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.

    King Edward and the Emperor William meet at Homburg on August 15 and after-wards proceed to Wilhelmshoho, Prussia. ...

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  11. DISCHARGED SOLDIERS.

    A meeting of those members of the Imperial Bush-men's Contingent who had been invalided home was held in front of the staff office this morning. Coloured J. Rowell interviewed the men regarding certain ...

    Article : 125 words
  12. THE KING'S ACCESSION DECLARATION.

    There is a growing impression that the Government will postpone proceeding with the King's Accession Declaration Bill owing to the number of amendments which have been ...

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  13. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    The " Standard," in referring to the letter which the Duke of Cornwall and York sent to Lord Hopetoun on the occasion of their Royal Highnesses leaving Australia, says ...

    Article : 75 words
  14. POOR COLONISTS JOINING RAIDERS.

    Many poor whites of Cape Colony are joining the Boer raiders in order to participate in the loot. ...

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  15. RETURNING SOLDIERS.

    The steamer Warrigal arrived at Port Adelaide from London, via Capetown, this afternoon. Among the passengers from the Cape were Major V. H. Edwards, of the Fifth South Australian Contingent: ...

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  16. OUTWITTING THE ENEMY.

    Lieutenant-Colonel Crabbe, who was attacked on the 21st instant in the Cradock district by Commandant Kruitzinger, had his horses stampeded. He was without guns, and ...

    Article : 62 words
  17. ARREST OF AN ANARCHIST.

    A man named Galliotti, an emissary from the anarchists of Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A., has been arrested in Switzerland. He was a friend of Bresci's, the murderer of ...

    Article : 47 words
  18. THE UNITED STATES.

    The younger operatives in the metal trades are disposed to reject the compromise which has been arrived at with the Steel Trust as to their demands. They believe that the ...

    Article : 54 words
  19. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    The returning Tasmanian Imperial Contingent was received by a large crowd this afternoon on arrival by special train. Among those present were the Administrator and Lady Dodds, the Premier, the ...

    Article : 221 words
  20. THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    Major-General Charles Knox, during 10 days which he spent in effecting a clearance in the Thaban'chu and Bethulie districts of the Orange River Colony, captured ...

    Article : 43 words
  21. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

    Tenders are invited for the construction of a 25-knot boat for the Cunard Steamship Company. ...

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  22. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Immediately after prayers in the House of Representatives this afternoon Mr. Barton, evidently in anticipation of a debate on the motion for the adjournment laid on the table a statement showing ...

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  23. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    The Legislative Assembly continued its sitting after our first edition went to press, the question under consideration being the adoption of the Address in Reply to the Governor's Speech. Very ...

    Article : 189 words
  24. FRANCE. EMIGRATION OF RELIGIOUS ORDERS.

    The Jesuits, owing to the Religious Associations Law, have decided to leave France. The Benedictines will migrate to Luxembourg. Those members of the order at ...

    Article : 48 words
  25. BOERS SURPRISED.

    Colonel Allenby surprised the Boers at Wagoonstadt Spruit. Six of the enemy were killed, three were wounded, and four were captured. ...

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  26. BOERS' DAYS OF HUMILIATION AND PRAYER.

    Mr. Steyn has appointed August 8 and 9 to be observed by the Boers as days of humiliation and prayer. ...

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  27. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Speaker took the chair at 2.30. ALLOWANCES TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICERS. The PREMIER said he wished to refer briefly to ...

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  28. VICTORIA. COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

    The seventeenth half-yearly meeting of share-holders of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited, was held to-day. Mr. Robert Harper, M.P., chairman of directors, presided. The directors' ...

    Article : 464 words
  29. SUBMARINE BOATS.

    M. de Lancssan, the French Minister of Marine, has ordered 20 additional submarine boats. ...

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  30. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    Private W. P. Kelly, of the New South Wales Bushmen, died at Zeerust of pneumonia; Private J. Muston, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, was severely ...

    Article : 71 words
  31. COUNT VON WALDERSEE.

    Count von Waldersee has been feted at Algiers. ...

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  32. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. THE PACIFIC CABLE BILL.

    The bill providing for the construction and the maintenance of the Pacific cable was read a first time in the House of Commons last night. ...

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  33. DR. J. A. DICK.

    Surgeon-Lieutenant J. A. Dick, of Randwick (New South Wales Army Medical Corps), has been elected to a Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. ...

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  34. THE STANDARD BANK.

    The Standard Bank of South Africa is closing its branches which are not protected by the military. ...

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  35. NOTES IN THE STATE PARLIAMENT.

    The whole of the time in the Legislative Assembly yesterday was taken up with the debate upon the address in reply to the Governor's speech. The speaking was confined to the rank and file of the ...

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  36. THE GRANT TO EARL ROBERTS.

    The message of the King, recommending that a grant of £100,000 be made to Earl Roberts for eminent services to his country was before the Committee of Supply of the ...

    Article : 207 words
  37. THE STEAMER STRATHMORE.

    The steamer Strathmore, from Melbourne, May 25, bound for Durban, has arrived damaged at Mauritius. She signalled off Mauritius that her engines had broken down, ...

    Article : 133 words
  38. CANADIAN PRODUCE.

    Canadian shipments of hay to South Africa since the beginning of the war amount to 68,000 tons. ...

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  39. THE DISASTER TO THE VICTORIANS.

    Major M'Knight, of Chellenham, in a private letter narrates his experiences in the Wilmansrust disaster. He was in command of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, and the whole party was under ...

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  40. FOREST FIRES IN SWEDEN.

    Forest fires covering 20 square miles are raging in Sweden. ...

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  41. EMPLOYERS' UNION.

    The Employers' Union decided this evening to convene a couference of representative business associations and farms employing labour in and around Melbourne to consider the whole question of industrial ...

    Article : 37 words
  42. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

    The Cunard Steamship Company proposes to build a liner for the Atlantic trade with a speed of 25 knots. ...

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  43. CUSTOMS RETURNS.

    The gross Customs revenue of Victoria for July was £230,098, and this was reduced by drawbacks (£17,054) to £213,044 net. The quantity of Victorian gold actually received in ...

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  44. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The revenue returns for July were issued to-day. The receipts amounted to £223,337 against £203,601 for July last year, showing an increase of £19,736. The most notable increase is in the Customs, the ...

    Article : 332 words
  45. AUSTRALIAN ESTATES COMPANY.

    The debenture-holders of the Australian Estates and Mortgage Company have practically unanimously adopted the modified proposals of the directors, providing for the ...

    Article : 35 words
  46. THE EDUCATION BILL.

    The Education Bill has been read a third time in the House of Commons. ...

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  47. ALLOWANCES TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICERS.

    The Premier laid on the table of the House of Representatives this afternoon a return showing the salaries and allowances drawn by the officers of the Commonwealth Public Service Department:— ...

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  48. THE STEEL RAILS CONTRACT.

    Mr. H. Copeland, Agent-General for New South Wales, has not received any tenders for the supply of 100,000 tons of steel rails, to be manufactured in New South Wales. ...

    Article : 93 words
  49. STANDARD EXPLORATION COMPANY.

    The official receiver made serious disclosures in regard to the Standard Exploration Company at a meeting of the share-holders to-day. The company owned 14 ...

    Article : 66 words
  50. TASMANIA.

    The consolidated revenue for July was £89,685, and the total surplus for the State from the Commonwealth was £24,051. The total revenue collected for Commonwealth and State for the seven months ending ...

    Article : 146 words
  51. QUEENSLAND.

    The latest statement regarding the rents of selections shows that on all selections, except those under the Agricultural Lands Purchase Act, arrears total £53,065, while those under the Agricultural Lands ...

    Article : 173 words
  52. THE QUEENSLAND BUDGET.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day, after preliminary business was disposed of, teh Treasurer made his budget speech. He estimated that the revenue for the financial year would be £3,908,500, and the ...

    Article : 204 words
  53. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Arbitration Court by a majority has decided that the Wellington section of the Australian Seamen's Union is entitled to registration. ...

    Article : 26 words
  54. CASUALTIES.

    The Premier has supplied the following copy of a telegraphic despatch which has this day been received from. The Chief Casualty Officer, Cape-town:—"The following casualties are reported at ...

    Article : 127 words
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