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  2. SECOND EDITION MR. BARTON AT BENDIGO.

    The annual dinner of the Bendigo branch of the Australian Natives' Association was held at Bendigo to-night, and was attended by Mr. Barton, Sir Philp Fysh, and other members of the Federal ...

    Article : 410 words
  3. THE QUIRINDI BALCONY DISASTER. A TERRIBLE SCENE.

    The collapse of the balcony of a hotel at Quirindi on Thursday night—an account ot which was published in the "Herald" yesterday—lod to a considerable amount of discussion in the district ...

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  4. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. LORD KITCHENER'S PROCLAMATION.

    A proclamation issued to the burghers who are still fighting, by Lord Kitchenor, was published to-day. The document, which is dated August 7, ...

    Article : 143 words
  5. THE LATE EMPRESS FREDERICK. SERVICE IN THE CASTLE.

    A quiet service was held yesterday in the bedroom of the late Empress Frederick at the castle at Cronberg, before the coffin. The Right Rev. Dr. Carpenter, the Bishop of ...

    Article : 90 words
  6. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The application of the " guillotine " process in Committee of Supply of the House of Commons began last night amid yells and jeers from the Irish Nationalist members. ...

    Article : 82 words
  7. COMMONWEALTH NOTES. THE SENATE.

    After the questions had been disposed of in the Senate this morning a motion by Senator Pulsford in favour of the preparation of an index to the Constitution Act was agreed to Leave of absence for a ...

    Article : 273 words
  8. THE ACCESSION DECLARATION BILL.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. A. J. Balfour, the First Lord of the Treasury, formally "dropped" the Accession Declaration Bill, owing to the objections which have been ...

    Article : 49 words
  9. THE SERVICE ON SUNDAY.

    The memorial,service of the late Empress, which will be hold on Sunday in the church at Cronberg, is in fulfilment of the wish of her late Majesty, who a few days before her death ...

    Article : 83 words
  10. KILLING OF NATIVE PRISONERS.

    Lord Edward Stanley, Financial Secretary to the War Office, in the House of Commons last night, amid Ministerial checrs, read the terms of the instructions given to Lord ...

    Article : 171 words
  11. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    As usual several petitions were presented in the Home of Representatives this morning. Mr. F. Clarke (N.S.W.) handed in one signed by over 13,000 persons, and Sir Malcolm M'Eacharn (Vic.) ...

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  12. THE ROYAL TOUR.

    The Royal yacht, Ophir, with the Duke and the Duchess of Cornwall and York aboard, left Port Louis, Mauritius, yesterday, for Durban. ...

    Article : 35 words
  13. PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA.

    Prince Henry of Prussia, who was at sea on his flagship the Kaiser Wilhelm II. at the time of the death of his mother, was informed of his bereavement off Brest. ...

    Article : 52 words
  14. THE ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY. THE MANAGER'S STATEMENT.

    Mr. Lamport, the manager of the New South Wales Bank at Henty, who was shot on Tuesday, though not out of danger, is reported by Dr. Woods to be progressing favourably. Only immediate ...

    Article : 570 words
  15. KANAKAS ATTACK AN OVERSEER.

    At Spring Hill Plantation, Woongara Serub, to-day some kanakan made a determined assnult upon an overseer named Goedon. Two of them rushed bun with came-hnives, mi[?]cting three slight flesh ...

    Article : 76 words
  16. THE CHINESE TARIFF.

    Certain articles which are now on the free list will be included in the new Chincso 5 per cent, specific tariff. A special commission will be appointed and ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. SYMPATHY OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

    In the House of Lords yesterday a resolution of sympathy with the King and with the Emperor William was carried in terms similar to the resolution of the House of Commons. ...

    Article : 70 words
  18. FIRE AT PADDINGTON.

    At an catly hour this morning a fire broke out on premisen occupied by H. Brook, handresser and tobacconist, Oxford-street, Paddington. The Paddington and Woollahra Five Bigsaded were summoned ...

    Article : 109 words
  19. A LIST OF THE INJURED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 381 words
  20. MOURNING IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    General mourning for the Empress Frederick will be observed in Great Britain for a period of three weeks. ...

    Article : 26 words
  21. SURRENDER OF COMMANDANT DE VILLIERS.

    Lord Kitchener reports that Commandant de Villiers, the second in command in Beyers' commando, and two field-cornets, have surrendered at Warmbad, north of Pretoria. ...

    Article : 50 words
  22. THE CAPE TO AUSTRALIA CABLE.

    The cable steamer Anglia on Saturday begins the laying of the cable from Mauritius to Cocos Island. Next week the Scotia will commence laying ...

    Article : 53 words
  23. VICTORIA. THE SHEARING SEASON.

    So far as the secretary (Mr. Mair) of the Pastoralists' Association able to judge a state of quiescence prevails with regard to the trouble arising Hom the efforts of the Australian Worker's Union to ...

    Article : 476 words
  24. SERVICES IN ENGLAND.

    Memorial services for the late Empress will be held in several of the churches in London on Tuesday. ...

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  25. CAPTURE OF A BRITISH POST.

    The Boers have captured a post on the Sabi River held by 25 men of Steinaccker's Horse. ...

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  26. AUSTRALIAN SYMPATHY.

    The Agents-General of the Australian Colonies have sent a joint letter of condolence to the King. Mr. Grainger, the General Agent for South ...

    Article : 45 words
  27. STATE OPTION OF PURCHASE.

    The " Daily Telegraph " reports that Mr. Chamberlain is favourable to the option being given to the Government to purchase the Cape to Australia cable by a given date. ...

    Article : 180 words
  28. THE BRITISH CASUALTIES.

    In July the British had 120 officers and men killed in action, 45 died of wounds, 190 of discase. 19 from accidents, 67 are missing or captured, and 1139 were invalided home. ...

    Article : 62 words
  29. AUSTRIA.

    Three attempts have been made within two months to explode a powder magazine at Vienna. The sentries yesterday shot a man dead who crept to within 10 yards of the ...

    Article : 41 words
  30. REPORTS DELAYED.

    The Pretoria correspondent of the " Times " states that Lord Kitchener will not allow the newspaper correspondents' narratives of atrocities to be forwarded until they ...

    Article : 59 words
  31. AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

    On inquiry at the head office of the Bank of New South Wales yesterday, it was ascertained that a wire had been received stating that Mr. Lamport's condition was about the same, or, if anything, a little ...

    Article : 278 words
  32. COUNT VON WALDERSEE.

    Count von Waldersce arrived to-day at Cuxhaven, Germany. ...

    Article : 14 words
  33. BRITISH TRADE.

    The Board of Trade returns for July have been published. They show that the value of the imports has increased by £2,764,655, and the value of the exports has decreased by ...

    Article : 53 words
  34. PEACE ENVOY SENTENCED.

    Mr. du Plessis, one of the Peace Envoys to England last year, has been sentenced to one month's imprisonment for concealing arms. ...

    Article : 28 words
  35. THE GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA.

    The " Times " says that the appointment of Sir George Sydenham Clarke to the Governorship of Victoria will be welcomed by all friends of the consolidation of the ties ...

    Article : 85 words
  36. ARRIVAL OF THE INJURED IN SYDNEY.

    Among the passengers by tha North-Western train which arrived at Sydney yesterday morning were Messrs. T. Willis, Finlay, Watt, and Dodds, who were injured by tha falling of the ...

    Article : 209 words
  37. A SUPPOSED SPY.

    Herr Meyerbaeh, the Cape correspondent of the " Berliner Tagoblntt " (a Berlin newspaper), has been arrested on a charge of espionage, and will be tried by ...

    Article : 37 words
  38. LEAP FROM A BRIDGE.

    A girl named Ruth Wilston, aged 18, residing with her mother at Richmond, committed suicide this evening by jumping from the Victoria-street Bridge into the Yarra, 50ft, below, and was drowned. It is ...

    Article : 106 words
  39. BARQUE'S CARGO BURNED.

    The cargo of the barque Empire, which left Newcastle, N.S.W., for Muhukona on May 11, was burned when off her destination. The crew was saved. ...

    Article : 33 words
  40. CABLE MATTERS.

    Inquiries are constantly being directed to the Government with a view to eliciting information in regard to the Cape and Pacific cables, which are being considered together as one problem. The ...

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  41. SPEECH BY SIR H. CAMPBELLBANNERMAN.

    Sir Henry Campbell-Baunerman, speaking at Peckham, advocated the declaring of it general amnesty after the war. He said that during the war only should rebels be punished. ...

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  42. AWARDS FOR BRAVERY.

    The bronze modal of the Royal Humane Society will be awarded to Mr. Willum Hattersley, of Temora, a miner, aged 56, for bravery in attempting to rescue John Price, a miner, who was covered by a ...

    Article : 67 words
  43. AUSTRALASIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    The Australasian Chamber of Commerce in London has received a further accession of 150 members. They are largely representatives of provincial firms, which are forming ...

    Article : 38 words
  44. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    This moring the dead body of man named William Greer, general dealer, Port Adelaide, was found at his residence, North Parade, with a bullet wound in the month. ...

    Article : 71 words
  45. WRECK OF A MISSION SCHOONER.

    Information was received in Sydney yesterday by Mr. Thomas Pratt, agent for the London Missionary Society, that the Olive Branch, aschooner of 32 tons, owned by the society, and engaged in mission work ...

    Article : 428 words
  46. REGISTERED LETTERS FOR TROOPERS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 223 words
  47. QUEENSLAND. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    The Hou. Robert Reid, of Melbourne, president of the Association Chambers of Commerce, delivered an address at the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce yesterday denling with the sugar industry. He said that ...

    Article : 298 words
  48. FIJIANS AND THE NEW ZEALAND PARTY.

    On the day of his departure from Fiji Sir George O'Brien, replying to an address from a native chief, said:—" I have spent great sums of money in providing you with water supplies hospitals, and other ...

    Article : 529 words
  49. COLLISION IN THE IRISH CHANNEL.

    During a fog in the Irish Channel, the steamer Oceanic ran down the Kincora Seven of those aboard the Kincora were drowned. ...

    Article : 129 words
  50. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The cable steamer Britanma arrived at Suva on July 29, and selected a site for a cable station. She was to leave again for Fanning Island on August 5. ...

    Article : 41 words
  51. THE CONDITION OF TASMANIA.

    The Minister of Lands made a long statement this evening in the House of Assembly, the burden of which was that the main industries of the State were going fainly well, and the there were ample grounds ...

    Article : 207 words
  52. UNEMPLOYED RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    It will be of interest to returned New South Wales troopers from South Africa, who may be making application for employment under the Government of New South Wales, to know that their applications ...

    Article : 53 words
  53. A BALLOON WRECKED.

    While sailing from St. Cloud, a suburb of Parts, to the Eiffel Tower (Paris), a gust of wind struck M. Dumont's balloon, which was wreeked. M. Dumont narrowly escaped ...

    Article : 92 words
  54. A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    While an excursion train was proceeding to the Port Douglas show to-day a truck containing a number of passengers jumped the points at Mosman, and was wreeked. Several passengers were ...

    Article : 173 words
  55. TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    It is anticipated that about 300 returned members of various contingents who procecded to South Africa from New South Wales, and who have returned to the State at different times will leave for Capetown ...

    Article : 94 words
  56. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    Lord Hopetoun arrived at Brisbine to-night. A guard of bonour was formed at the station. Amongst those present to welcome his Excellency was the Hon. Robert Reid, of Melbourne. Lord Hopetoun ...

    Article : 71 words
  57. AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 110 words
  58. ENROLMENT OF TROOPS.

    So far 52 men have been enrolled to fill vacancies in the fifth and sixth contingents. It is improbable that this number will be added to. ...

    Article : 32 words
  59. COLLAPSE OF A RACE-STAND.

    A race-stand collapsed at Paisley yesterday. Forty persons were injured, many of them seriously. ...

    Article : 22 words
  60. Advertising

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    Advertising : 36 words
  61. DEATH OF TROOPER HARTIGAN.

    Trooper Michael Hartigan, aged 19, who returned by the Britannic from South Atrica, died to-day of pneumonia and heart failure. ...

    Article : 27 words
  62. Advertising

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    Advertising : 23 words
  63. Advertising

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