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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Lieutenant-General Sir W.F. Butler yesterday inspected at Aldershot the contingent of 1000 Imperial troops who are to take part in the ceremonies of the inauguration of the ...

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  3. THE TRANSVAAL

    As Mr. Kruger, who is now on his way to Europe, needs a long rest, it is unlikely that he will conduct negotiations for international intervention. ...

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  4. CHINA.

    The Foreign Ministers at Peking, besides approving of the demands in the French Note, require China to prohibit applications for membership to the Boxer societies for two ...

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  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    In connection with the Electoral College election in the United States, Mr. Devery, chief of the New York police, has been indicted on a charge of having felo[?]ously, ...

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  6. IN PARLIAMENT.

    It would only be a slight exaggeration to say that a settled gloom rested upon the Legislative Assembly yesterday—the work it had to do was unrelieved drudgery, which allowed no chance of ...

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  7. SIR WILLIAM LYNE IN FAVOUR OF THE OXFORD-STREET ROUTE.

    Last evening a deputation from the Paddington Borough Council waited upon the Premier at Parliament House with a view of urging upon him the advisability of allowing the procession to proceed from ...

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  8. THE COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS.

    "Colonist" writes offering the opinion that the people of Australia would like to see included in the Empire's military forces to be assembled here some South African troop "who fought side by side with ...

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  9. THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY DETACHMENT.

    Captain Gordon Chesney Wilson, of the Royal Horse Guards, will command the detachment of Household Cavalry (1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards, and Royal Horse ...

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  10. AUSTRALIAN NAVAL CONTINGENT

    We arrived here on Sunday, September 16, and are under ca[?]vas three miles outside, the city, close to the Indian troops, in an open, grassy plain—a very healthy position. We received a splendid ...

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  11. TUMULT IN THE DUBLIN COUNCIL.

    The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councill[?]r Thomas D. Pile, at the meeting of the council yesterday declined to receive a motion by Councillor John Clancy to confer the ...

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  12. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

    The Premier last night informed a representativs of the "Herald" that the names of the delegates of the various sectional committees to the executive committee had been received; but as it was desirable ...

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  13. THE INDEMNITY.

    Li Hung Chang has asked all the Viceroys and the Governors of the provinces to participate in giving a guarantee to indemnify the Powers. ...

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  14. BANQUET IN LONDON.

    A banquet to celebrate the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia will be held in London in the middle of January. ...

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  15. INVITATION SENT TO THE UNITED STATES.

    The Premier, at the request of a number of American citizens resident in New South Wales, has forwarded to President M'Kinley, through Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, an ...

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  16. CRISIS IN SPAIN.

    Several Spanish prelates have circulated a bull prohibiting ecelesiastics from participating in civil wars. Many priests and some bishops have been ...

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  17. GRANTS TO CANADIANS.

    The Government of the Ontario Province will give a grant of 160 acres of land to each of its citizens in the Canadian Contingent in Sonth Africa. ...

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  18. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE.

    Tha Federal Capital League has been informed that the Premier has approved of an officer being sent from the Works Department to make a special survey and report on Meadow Creek in connection with ...

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  19. MANCHURIA.

    Seventeen thousand Cossacks are repairing the railways in Manchuria damaged by the Chinese. Later. ...

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  20. DEPUTATIONS TO THE PREMIER.

    The executive body of the Citizens' Commonwealth Celebration Committee waited on the Premier yesterday afternoon at Parliament House for the purpose of discussing with him the beat place for ...

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  21. BOER COTTAGE AT THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

    The French Government closed the Boer cottage at the Paris Exhibition on the commissioner refusing to do so, and obliterated offensive remarks about her Majesty the ...

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  22. SUGGESTED CELEBRATIONS IN ADELAIDE.

    The Impression prevails here that simultaneously with the celebrations in connection with the inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth in Sydney on January 1 there should be some public ...

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  23. TRANSFER OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. A. Chapman asked the Pre[?]er to inform the House what steps he was taking to ensure that a fan proportion of the officers who would be needed to form ...

    Article : 127 words
  24. DISTINCTION FOR A VICTORIAN OFFICER.

    Licutenant-Commander W. J. Colquhoun, ol the Victorian Navy Defence force, has been made a member of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.). ...

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  25. MOVEMENTS OF THE BOXERS.

    A force of Boxers attacked the Russian troops at one of the Tientsin gates. The Boxers were beaten off, and a punitive column is now pursuing them in the direction ...

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  26. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    On the occasion of the inauguration of wireless telegraphy between Ostend, in Belgium, and Dover, passengers on steamers in mid-channel were invited io send ...

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  27. THE CELEBRATIONS AND CIVIL SERVANTS.

    In tha Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Ferris asked the Premier how many days were to be set apart as public holidays for the celebrations. In the same connection he also asked if the Premier ...

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  28. RETURNING TROOPS.

    Ths Premier has received a telegram from the General of Communications, Capetown:—" The Harlech Custle left Capetown on November 3, having on board for Sydney Surgeon-Major Fiaschi, ...

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  29. EARL OF HOPETOUN'S VISIT TO PERTH AND FREMANTLE.

    The following is the programme in connect on with the Earl of Hopetoun's reception:—Address of welcome to be presented by the Fremantle mu[?]i[?]pality; proceeds to Perth by special train; ...

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  30. FRICTION AMONG COMMANDERS.

    Friction having arisen among the Allied commanders at Shan-hai-kwan, Field-Marshal Count Von Waldersee has despatched a commission to arrange a settlement. ...

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  31. THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL.

    The Queen of Portugal at Cascaes, on the coast, 14 miles west of Lisbon, swam to the assistance of a drowning boatman and saved his lite. ...

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  32. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE.

    Notice has been given by Dr. Rose of his intention to ask the Premier in the Legislitive Assembly to-night:-"In view of his recent visit with a Parliamentary party to Orange and Mount Canoblas ...

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  33. TASMANIANS RETURNING HOME.

    The Administrater of the Government has been advised that the Harlech Castle has aboard Major Cameron, Captain Brown, Lieutenante Heritage and W[?]l[?]h, Dr. Jamieson, Sergeal-Major Cost[?]ll[?], and ...

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  34. REFORMERS' RISING COLLAPSES.

    The Reformers' rising near Canton is collapsing. It was premature, and the Reformers had not a sufficient quantity of arms. [The Souther Reformers ware led principally by ...

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  35. PREPARATIONS IN BRISBANE.

    The committee appointed to arrange the Commonwealth celebrations held a preliminary meeting to-day, when a general outline of the scheme was discussed, but nothing was made public. The committes ...

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  36. VICTORIA.

    The Salvation Army held a demonstration in the Town Hall this evening in connection with the selfdenial movement. The hall was crowded, and the proceedinge were characterised by boundless ...

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  37. WELCOME TO RETURNING VICTORIANS.

    The Premier states that it is the intention of the Government to give a suitable reception to the Victorian Contingent, returning to the colony in the [?]tesmer Harlech Castle, which sailed from ...

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  38. THE SINGING OF THE "TE DEUM."

    In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Spruson asked the Premier whether it was a fact that the musical committee appointed in connection with the Commonwealth celebrations had come to a decision ...

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  39. GENERAL NEWS.

    On Saturday 19 bandits and incendiaries were beheaded at Canton. ...

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  40. A FEDERAL FLAG.

    Sir,—I must ask you to kindly grant me space to reply to the correspondence [?]uduced by the publication in the "Herald " of October 27 of my design for the federal flag. ...

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  41. THE PLAGUE.

    A sailor from Rosario, in the Argentine Republic, has died at Bremen from the plague. ...

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  42. THE NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENT.

    The latest official return shows that, of the New Zealand contingents, three officers and 39 men died or were killed, fire officers and 86 men have been invalided home, one officer and 11 men have been ...

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  43. SITUATION IN CHINA.

    The situation in China is beginning to be regarded here with much apprehension. The delay in opening negotiations with the Chinese Government is fraught with the gravest danger and punitive expeditions, ...

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  44. NEWFOUNDLAND NAVAL RESERVE.

    Fifty fishermen, who form the first contingent of the Newfoundland Naval Reserve, are about to embark on H.M.S. Charybdis, twin screw [?]iser, for six months' cruise in ...

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  45. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

    Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick asked the Premier in the Legislative Assembly yesterday if he seriously thought that New South Wales Parliament or people seed be at all exercised in mind for some years to ...

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  46. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Counsul-General in Australia for France, M. Biard D'Annet, is on board the Australian, en route for Sydney. He has been to France on a holiday. Amongst the passengers by the Orient liner Austral, ...

    Article : 128 words
  47. HORSE-BREEDING IN INDIA.

    A horse-breeding commission has been appointed in India, one of its objects being the giving of advice to the Government as to the best means of increasing the number of ...

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  48. "BABS THE IMPOSSIBLE."

    We begin this morning the publication of " Babs the Impossible," which may well be regarded as the finest story which Madame Sarah Graud has written. The distinguished author naturally retains the style ...

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  49. QUEENSLAND.

    The hearing of the Tyson succession duty case was continued to-day. The Attorney-General resume his opening address. He pointed out that 700 deeds had been executed between the years 1870 ...

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  50. AUSTRALASIAN FEDERATION LEAGUE.

    A meeting of the executive committee of the Central Federation League was held at the Sydney Town Hall on Monday afternoon. The following members were pressnt:—Alderman Sir W. P. ...

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  51. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Anglican Syn[?]d was opened this evening. The Bishop, in his address, said he had great hopes that federation would give a larger view of the duties of citizenship to our people and would ...

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  52. A FEDERAL MONUMENT.

    Sir,—With your kind permission, I would suggest that we build a column of polished Australian granite, surmounted by a mag[?]ficent statue representing Australia; in the upraised hand ...

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  53. THE WEATHER.

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  54. THE WRECK OF THE DREHNA.

    The steamer Wakefield and a lighter are standing by the wreck of the Drehua with a view to salvage. Small hopes are entertained of saving the cargo. The Lands Department has received an interesting ...

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  55. TASMANIA.

    The Agent-General has cabled to the Premier, Mr. Lewis, stating that the Great Western Railway Company had asked for a cessation of work to keep expenses as low as possible, pending the ...

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  56. NEW ZEALAND.

    A man has been arrested here on a charge of the wil[?]ul murder of Alfred Welch, at Colchester, England, seven years ago. The police authorities claim that the m[?]n arrested is identical with the man who ...

    Article : 170 words
  57. PROPOSED PARADE OF CYCLISTS.

    The question of the proposed [?]ction of cyclists in connection with the forthcoming Commonwealth celebrations was discussed at the annual meeting of the Paddington Club on Monday evening, at which ...

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  58. THE INAUGURAL COMMONWEALTH CARNIVAL.

    Sir,—Kindly permit a Sydney man spending a few weeks in the country to say that if it is desired to see the largest crowd ever attracted, or for many later years likely to be attracted, to Port Jackson, the ...

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  59. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AT BROKEN HILL.

    The Parliamentary Public Worke Committee arrived Broken Hill this morning from Sydney. It pro[?] inquiring into three projects, [?]ainely, Um[?]umberka Creek water supply, the expediency of ...

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  60. A NATIONAL ODE.

    "F." writes:—A correspondent in this morning's "Herald" supports the suggestion some time since made to the Government, to the effect that a prize of £500 be offered for an ods commemorative of the ...

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