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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The steamer Britannic, with the Imperial contingent of troops to take part in the Commonwealth inauguration ceremonies, arrived at Port Said yesterday. ...

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  3. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The German-Italian force which is marching to Kalgan, near the Great Wall, 110 miles north-west of Peking, was on the 20th instant near its destination. ...

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  4. SECOND EDITION

    Major-General Smith-Dorrien has destroyed Dullstroom, on account of it having harboured and supplied the enemy with stores. ...

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  5. THE TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM.

    That was an interesting and valuable little contribution of evidence made by Mr. R. T. Baker, curator and economic botanist of the Technological Museum, when before the ...

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  6. TELEGRAM FROM QUEEN WILHELMINA.

    Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, in a telegram to Mr Kruger, whom she addressed as "the President of the South African Republic," stated that she was pleased to have ...

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  7. THE TRANSVAAL

    Baron von Richthofen, the German Foreign Secretary in the Reichstag, yesterday stated that the expulsion by the British of undesirable persons from the Transvaal! Colony ...

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  8. THE INDIAN CONTINGENT.

    The steamer Dalhousie with the Indian contingent of 100 men, under Lieutenant Lumley Scobell Peyton, to take part in the Commonwealth of Australia inauguration, ...

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  9. APPEAL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE.

    M. Rochefort, the editor of "L'Entransigeant," has made an appeal for an international subscription of 40,000,000fr. (about £1,600,000) to equip 250,000 men to assist the ...

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  10. THE LANDING PAVILION.

    It is certain that the landing place of the Governor-General at Farm Cove will be decorated worthy of the occasion. A temporary jetty it absolutely necessary. On the above will be erected a lightly ...

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  11. BRITISH GARRISONS IN THE TRANSVAAL COLONY.

    Two hundred men of the Royal Fusiliers while stationed at the Wilge River, near Bronkhorst Spruit, were attacked by 600 Boers. The Fusiliers splendidly entrenched ...

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  12. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    The Premier is in receipt of a telegram from Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in which he states that Lord Hopetoun anticipates being able to land officially on his arrival at Sydney, but he ...

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  13. FRENCH DIPLOMATIC DINNER.

    Dr. Leyds, the Boer agent, attended a diplomatic dinner given by M. Delcasse, the French Foreign Minister, in honour of Prince George of Greece. ...

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  14. THE FRENCH FLEET.

    The French fleet at China has been subdivided. A section is watching Yangtsze. ...

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  15. PREPARATIONS IN CENTENNIAL PARK.

    The preliminary arrangements being made in the Centennial Park for the swearing-in celebrations are creating considerable interest amongst visitors to the park. The building in which the ceremony is to ...

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  16. SIR ALFRED MILNER.

    Sir Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner for South Africa, will make his final headquarters at Pretoria. He is overworked at present, and will shortly go aboard H.M.S. ...

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  17. RUSSIAN ATTEMPTS TO EVICT A BRITISHER.

    A detachment of the Madras Pioneers has been sent to Tongku, near Taku, to prevent the Russian troops evicting a Briton from premises which he owns. ...

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  18. PROCESSIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS COMMITTEE.

    The Minister for Public Instruction, Mr. J. Perry, presided at a meeting of the Processions and Demonstrations Committee held in the Ministerial supporters' room, Parliament House, on Saturday ...

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  19. OXFORD-STREET DECORATION.

    A general meeting of the Oxford-street Decorative Committee was held at the Cambridge Club Hotel on Friday evening. The leading residents were precent, and Mr. C. E. Wigzell, J.P., occupied the ...

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  20. NEW SOUTH WALES MEN.

    Lieutenant S. F. Osborne, of the New South Wales Lancers, has sailed from Capetown for England. Private A. W. Grey, of the New South ...

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  21. THE CZAR.

    The sleeplessness of the Czar has caused anxiety. Nov. 25. The general condition of the Czar is declared ...

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  22. IN THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    Major-General J. E. Boyes is clearing the country between Vrede and Harrismith and has killed 23 Boers. ...

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  23. MR. KRUGER IN FRANCE.

    For some hours a mob of about 1000 persons besieged the Marseilles Hotel Louvre, where coppers were thrown from the balcony. The police escorted the outgoing passengers ...

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  24. MR. KRUGER DISAPPOINTED.

    Mr. Kruger, being tired, and apparently disappointed by the hysteria and the unreality of the demonstration at Paris, retired early yesterday and remains indoors all ...

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  25. MILITARY ARRANGEMENTS.

    The following general orders have been published:- 1. It is probable that the whole of the P.P. and Volunter Forces will be concentrated in Sydney on or ...

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  26. PLAGUE PRECAUTIONS AT THE CAPE.

    Dr. Hornabrook, of Adelaide, the Indian plague expert, is at Capetown, and is advising the Government as to what measures they should take to prevent the spread of the ...

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  27. PROMOTION OF LORD KITCHENER.

    The "Standard" states that Major-General Lord Kitchener is to be promoted LieutenantGeneral forthwith, and that he will have a still higher grade when Lord Roberts returns ...

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  28. GENERAL NEWS.

    During a midnight raid on a Transvaal farmhouse a Hussar, seeing a Boer rise, rushed forward, and received in his stomach a shot which had been fired at Major-General ...

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  29. PRISONERS AT CEYLON.

    A German Boer among the prisoners at Ceylon was shot dead in attempting to escape. Commandant Olivier on his landing at ...

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  30. FORMATION OF A COLONIAL ARMY.

    The Imperial Light Horse is being recruited at East London into an Imperial Brigade of 2000 men. This brigade will be the nucleus of an army ...

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  31. MAJOR-GENERAL BADEN-POWELL.

    Major-General Baden-Powell, who is suffering from enteric fever, is recovering. ...

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  32. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A railway accident occurred near Bellevne station, close to Midland Junction, late on Thursday. The points were left open and a goods train ran through them, and, becoming derailed, with the exception of ...

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  33. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The "Daily Chronicle" has been mulet in £1900 damages and costs for publishing a leaderette libelling a firm of meat preservers. ...

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  34. CONTROLLING THE PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC.

    It is generally estimated that if the weather is fine on New Year's Day at least half a million people Will be anxious to secure a view of the procession, and as the Inspector-General of Police is the officer ...

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  35. THE VICTORIA CROSS.

    Lieutenant Guy G. E. Wylly, of the Tasmania force, has been awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery at Warmbad. [Lieutenant Wylly was the officer in command of ...

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  36. CHINA.

    The French accuse the Sikhs of ransacking the Imperial tombs at Siling. ...

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  37. THE VICTORIA CROSS.

    Sir,—I would like to draw attention to a matter which requires explanation from the authorities. Some few months ago we were apprised by cable that it was the intention of the War Office to bestow ...

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  38. SERIOUS CYCLING ACCIDENTS AT ST. KILDA.

    A serious accident, in which two men had their arms broken and several others were badly injured marred the opening of the bicycle racing season on Saturday, when the East Melbourne Bicycle club ...

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  39. THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.

    King Leopold, of Belgium, has informed the Duke of Orleans that his projected visit to Brussels will be unwelcome. ...

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  40. SEWERAGE SCHEME FOR LIVERPOOL.

    In response to a request to the Minister for Works by the Liverpool Council for a grant to extend the main barrel drain from Moore-street to George-street, Mr. Cutler visited the town recently ...

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  41. RETURNING AUSTRALIANS.

    The troopship Harlech Castle, with 700 men of the Australian contingents, under Colonel T. Price, of Victoria, returning from South Africa, arrived to-day. ...

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  42. RETURNED VOLUNTEERS.

    Speaking to a "Herald" reporter on Saturday, Mr. John See, Colonial Secretary, said that he had made arrangements for the returned volunteers from South Africa, for the men in the colony who went to ...

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  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    The offer of the New Zealand Government for the supply of 5000 tons of oats to the War Office has been accepted, and it is very likely that more oats can be taken. ...

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  44. PECULIAR POISONING CASES.

    Three hundred people at Manchester are suffering from the effects of drinking beer, the hops of which had undergone a peculiar chemical bleaching, which had produced ...

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  45. MR. KRUGER AT PARIS.

    Mr. Kruger arrived at Paris yesterday afternoon, and met with a demonstrative reception. M. Crozier, one of the officials of the ...

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  46. RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT NEWCASTLE.

    At a late hour to-night a young man, whose identity has not yet been established, was knocked down and run over on the rail way line, near the level crossing at ...

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  47. INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS.

    The intercolonial lawn tennis tourney was continued on Saturday, when the final rounds of the various championship and handicap events were played off in the presence of over 2000 spectators. The ...

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  48. ACTION AT MANLY.

    The Mayor of Manly explained at a public meeting on Friday evening that the Manly Council proposed to assist in the preparation of an address to be presented by the northern suburbs to the ...

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  49. QUEENSLAND.

    A Longreach telegram, states that a heavy storm occurred in some outside districts on Thursday evening. At Bimbah 212 points of rain were registered, Goodberry Hills 230 points, Fairfield 70 points, and ...

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  50. VICTORIAN RIFLE ASSOCIA TION MEETING.

    The fortieth annual price meeting of the Victorian Rifle Association was brought to a successful close on Saturday. The Lambie challenge trophy, instituted in memory of the late W. J. Lambie, who was ...

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  51. REPRESENTATION OF THE OTHER COLONIES,

    It is gratifying to be able to state that the Citizens' Celebration Committee is receiving encouraging communications from the other federating colonies regarding their representation in the docorations of ...

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  52. SWIMMING CARNIVAL.

    A meeting was held on Thursday at the Sports Club, Hunter-street, for the purpose of drawing up a programme for a swimming carnival. Messrs. J. Blackman, A. E. Cutler, and E. S. Marks, of the ...

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  53. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.

    The election of a member of Parliament for the Toowong Electorata took place yesterday and resulted in Mr. Macartney, the Government candidate, defeating Mr. Lilley, the labour ...

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  54. AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTS.

    In the Assembly on Friday, on the motion that the Speaker leave the chair, Mr. Fisher, member for Gympie, directed attention to the proceedings at Pittsworth Police Court in connection with the ...

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  55. A CURIOUS BULLET WOUND.

    Private J. M'Cance, of the first Victorian contingent, who was invalided home because of wounds received at Bensburg, has consulted Dr. Clendennin, an X-ray specialist, with a view of locating a bullet ...

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  56. A MAILMAN DROWNED.

    News has been received of a drowning accident at Shanty Creek, in the Longreach district. The Darr River came down with a big rush owing to the rain. A man named Bourke, in charge of Cobb's mail ...

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  57. TO-DAY.

    City Elections.—Bligh Ward: Mr. John Lane Mullins, Old Windmill Hotel. Victoria-street, 8 p.m.; Mr. P. H. Morton, Mr. M'Namee's Hotel, Oxford and Bourke streets, 8 p.m. Bourke Ward: Sir William Manning, Gosford ...

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  58. BOER RIFLES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    His Excellency the Governor has received a cable from Field-Marshal Lord Hoberts stating that he is directing the chief staff officer at Capetown to forward to South Australia as soon as possible 1500 ...

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  59. SHIPMENT OF CANDLES DELAYED.

    A Brisbane merchant has received a letter from Hamburg stating that 250,000 boxes of candles intended for Sydney have been excluded from recent shipments for want of space. ...

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  60. BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    The quiescent state as regards bubonic plague matters in Brisbane which has existed for the past three weeks was again broken to-night by information that another case had been discovered by the ...

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  61. DECLARATION OF THE FRENCH PRESS.

    The French newspapers declare that intervention in the Transvaal is impossible. All wars, they declare, especially mercenary and guerilla wars, are barbarous. They ...

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  62. THE TRIUMPHAL ARCHES.

    Considerable disappointment is expressed by members of the Citizens' Celebration Committee at the refusal of the Premier to entertain the recommendation of the Organising Committee, as received ...

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  63. LETTER FROM THE FRONT.

    The following are extracts from letters received by Mr. J. M. Chanter, M.L.A., from his son in South Africa, trooper Chanter:—"Lowe's Farm, October 12.—We are still camped at the above named place, ...

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  64. LATE SHIPPING.

    Koonya, s., from Devonport: 5359 bags ore, 1000 bars copper, 250 bags of bags, 272 bags potatoes, 156 bales straw, 15 bales 3 bags wool. ADELAIDE,—Arrivals: November 25, Moonta, s., ...

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  65. FORT-STREET MODEL PUBLIC SCHOOL.

    At the annual dinner of the Fort-street Old Boys on October 29 it was decided to present a flagstaff and Commonwealth flag to the school. The hon. secretary of the dinner. Mr. Walter Bethel, was ...

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  67. VIEWS OF THE AMERICAN PRESS.

    American newspapers whick had been previously pro-Boer, advise Mr. Kruger to admit that the Boers have been defeated. They commend the coolness of the British press ...

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