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  2. FEDERAL CAMPAIGN.

    A meeting of the Federal Cabinet will be held to-day, at which various matters of importance will be considered. It is understood that all the Ministers will be present, with the exception of Sir George ...

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  3. THE WAR IN SOUTH AERICA.

    Zanddrift, where Commandant de Wet and Mr. Steyn crossed the Orange River, was the only drift in the river which the British had not mined. ...

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  4. CHINA.

    An edict from the Emperor Kwangh[?] declares that the Princes and the officials are resisting the proposals to suppress the Boxers, and that the Court has thus ...

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  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Mr. W. R. Cremer (Radical), member for Haggerston, declared at Peterborough that Mr. Chamberlain had grossly deceived Queen Victoria respecting the war in South Africa, ...

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  6. AN ALL-GERMAN CABLE.

    The Premier of Queensland has received an interesting communication from a resident in Frankfort-on-Main touching the establishment of an all-German cable to Eastern ...

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  7. QUEENSLAND SIXTH CONTINGENT.

    His Excellency the Governor yesterday received a cablegram from Mr. Chamberlain accepting Queensland's offer of a sixth contingent for South Africa. Inquiries are being made about a transport. ...

    Article : 99 words
  8. TRANSFER OF DEFENCES.

    The military authorities have not yet received any definite instructions respecting the transfer of the defence forces of the State to the Commonwealth. It is understood, however, that so far as possible ...

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  9. SOLDIERS' REDUCED PAY.

    Last evening at Sinnott's Town Hall Hotel, Oxford-street, Paddington, a largely attended meeting of returned New South Wales soldiers was held, for the purpose of discussing the question of the ...

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  10. ELECTORS' RIGHTS.

    At length the work of making out the electors' rights, rendered necessary by the Electoral Act passed last year, is drawing to a close; in fact, in may be said that little more remains to be done at the Chief ...

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  11. INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN CONROY.

    Among the troops who returned from South Africa by the Nineveh on Sunday was Captain J. M. Conroy, who left Sydney just a year ago with the New South Wales Bushmen on the Atlantian. Captain Conroy ...

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  12. LORD ARMSTRONG'S ESTATE.

    The estate of the late Lord Armstrong is valued for probate purposes at £1,389,946. He be[?]ueathed £7000 to charities. ...

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  13. ANTICIPATING THE BUDGET.

    In anticipation of fresh taxation to be proposed in the Budget, enormous clearings are being made from bond. In tea alone 150,000,000lbs, have been withdrawn. ...

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  14. EXPEDITIONS TO THE INTERIOR.

    The German commissariat in China has ordred 1000 transport waggons to be in readiness in three weeks for an expedition which will extend over 80 days. ...

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  15. A DARING RIDE.

    The "Standard's" correspondent states that Mr. Malcolm Clark, a Transvaal mining man, has made a daring cross-country journey from Leydsdorp to Pretoria. He captured ...

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  16. AUSTRALIAN LIBERAL ASSOCIATION.

    Under the auspices of the Australian Liberal Association a meeting was held at the Paddington Town Hall last night. The chair was occupied by Alderman Pointing (in the absence of the Mayor ...

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  17. SERVIA.

    The mobs of Belgrade are incensed at the interment of the remains of ex-King Milan in Hungary. The mobs hooted King Alexander and stoned his palace windows. ...

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  18. BOXERS BEHEADED.

    Chang-chih-tung, Viceroy of the Liang-hou (Hupei and Hunan), has beheaded eight alleged Boxer leaders at Hankau. ...

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  19. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    The names of the following Australians appear in the casualty lists:- Queensland.—Severely wounded at Eichwavtz Kopjes on February 13, Corporal W. ...

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  20. THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. John Dillon moved the adjournment of the House as a protest againt a long-standing rule of the leader of the House, Mr. A. J. ...

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  21. GERMAN HOME TRADE.

    There is a great decrease in the German home trade, especially in iron manufactures. Fifty per cent, of the Berlin building trades' workmen are unemployed. ...

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  22. CRICKET.

    The Sussex cricket committee has resolved that the action of the county captains in regard to certain bowlers throwing is ultra vires. ...

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  23. THE POSTAL CONFERENCE.

    The second conference of permanent heads of the postal departments in Australia was concluded yesterday evening. As was mentioned yesterday, the conference sat in Melbourne last week, and when ...

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  24. THE PLAGUE AT CAPETOWN.

    Two cases of plague have occurred among the suspects at Capetown. A coolie employed at the docks has also been stricken with the disease. ...

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  25. GENERAL NEWS.

    Renter's agent states that when Hertzog's commando at Calvinia heard of Queen Victoria's death they trampled upon portraits of her Majesty, and used ribald and filthy ...

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  26. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The "Register" has published its annual estimate of the wheat harvest. The total yield is given at 13,200,00 bushels, which taken from 1,600,000 [?]cres, gives an average of 8 bushels 15lbs. per ...

    Article : 96 words
  27. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The new Waitekauri Extended Gold-mining Company is being formed with a capital of £100,000 in 5s shares. It is issuing 360,000 shares at 3s 3d. ...

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  28. PRESENTATIONS.

    A ceremony of a unique character took place at the Newtown Public School yesterday afternoon, when in the preseues of the teaching staff, the senior scholars, and a number of visitors, two presentations ...

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  29. THE INDIAN TROOPS.

    Mr. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, has telegraphed to Mr. Holder that if the Indian troops carry out their original programme, winch he expected they would do, they would not reach Adelarde till ...

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  30. CAMPAIGN NOTES.

    As illustrating the opinion in the country districts on the fiscal question, a gentleman who has moved about in them a good deal during the past few months remarked yesterday in conversation that the ...

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  31. THE AUSTRALIAN BUTTER TRADE.

    At a meeting of Australian butter importers and butter agents yesterday, Mr. H. Copeland, the Agent-General of New South Wales, and Sir A. Clarke, the Agent-General of Victoria, ...

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  32. THE FEDERAL CONTINGENT.

    The enrolment of candidates for the Federal Contingent proceeded briskly yesterday. The medical staff examined 106, and 65 succeeded in passing the standard. Lieuteuant Grace put through 65 at the ...

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  33. THE CREMATION SOCIETY.

    The cremation society, which after many years' agitation has secured from the Government a site for a crematorium, held a meeting to-day, at which an influential committee of citizens was appointed to ...

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  34. THE VICTORIAN CONVERSION LOAN.

    Owing to the depression in Imperial securities, and the probability of future borrowings on account of the war, financiers consider it unlikely that the Victorian ...

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  35. NEW GERMAN CABLES.

    The Premier has received the following letter from Mr. F. E. Clotten, mining and financial agent, at Frankfort on-Main, under date January 8:—"Dear Sir—The following information, which has not ...

    Article : 362 words
  36. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 4¼d per ounce standard, a rise of 5-16d since Thursday. ...

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  37. QUEENSLAND.

    Some additional figures have been received by the Mines Departmentt, thr[?] the wardens' annual reports, showing an inc[?] yield of gold last year of 11,615oz., making a total increase of 16,177oz. over ...

    Article : 392 words
  38. CONSOLS.

    Goschen's Consols are quoted at 97¾, a rise of ½ since Friday. ...

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  39. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Mr. George Graham, ex-member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. ...

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  40. ADMIRAL SIR G. O. WILLES.

    The death is announced of Admiral Sir George Ommanney Willes, G.C.B., aged 78 years. Sir George O. Willes was born in 1823, and entered ...

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  41. TO-DAY.

    Federal Elections.—Australian Liberal Association: M[?]ting, Town Hall. Newtown; speakers, the Right Hon. E. Barton and others, 8 p.m. Mr. Bruce Smith at Granville Town Hall, 8 p.m. Mr. R. D. Meagher's meeting, ...

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  42. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Imperial troops left Auckland for Adelaide to-day. The Premier, Mr. Seddop, obtained the consent) of Lord Roberts to extend the stay of the troops for three days, which allowed them to go to ...

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  43. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The R.M.S. China's gold shipment comprised 30 bars bullon for the Union Bank, London, £10,290; Bank of Australasia, £38,247; Union Bank, £27,810; National Bank, £21,350; P. and O. Company, £4000. ...

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  44. LIST OF CANDIDATES.

    Some days are likely to elapse before the protection ist organisation (the Australian Liberal Association) and the freetrade organisation (the Freetrade and Liberal Association) publish the names of the ...

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