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CHINA.
Count von Waldersee has handed to Sir Lientenant-General Arthur Gasolee £11,600, being the British share of the plunder taken by the Allies at Pao-ting-fu. Sir Arthur ...
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THE COMMONWEALTH.
Reuter's correspondent roports that Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier of Canada, states in reply to the official invitation of Sir William Lyne to be present at the ...
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SECOND EDITION
At to-day's auction of Australasian tallow 1125 casks were offered, and 400 casks were sold. Fine mutton realised 28s 6d; medium, 26s 9d; fine beef, 27s 3d; and medium beef, ...
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THE TRANSVAAL
Particulars of the circumstances attending the capture of the Dewetsdorp Garrison on November 23 by Commandant de Wet have now been obtained from the men of the ...
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CELEBRATIONS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
The Premier, in response to the Mayor's request [?]o[?] £10,000 with which to suitably celebrate the inauguration of the Commonwealth and entertain distinguished visitors during next year, has ...
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LIEUTENANT W. W. COLLINS.
Li[?]tenant W. W. Collins, of the King's Dragoon Guards, is among those coming in the Brita[?]nia to represent the British army at the inauguration of the Commonwealth. He has written to the Rev. Canon ...
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SILVER.
Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 5?d per ounce standard—a rise of 1-16d since Thursday last. ...
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LORD HOPETOUN'S ILLNESS.
On the motion for the adjournment of the [?]egisl[?]tive Assembly early this morning Mr. Murray said he desired to [?]all attention to the manner in which the Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun, was being treated ...
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THE CHAFFEE-WALDERSEE INCIDENT.
The Chaffee-Waldersee incident has closed. Brigadier General Chaffee has written to Count von Waldersee, admitting the inappropriateness of his assertion that looting had ...
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THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S ARRIVAL.
As it can now be officially announced that the Royal Arthur, with the Governor-General, the Earl of Hop[?]toun, aboard, will be so navigated by Captain Dicken, acting under orders from Rear-Admiral ...
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VICTORIA.
Both Mr. M'Culloch, the Minist[?]r for Defence, and Mr. Wynne, the Solicitor-General, were today re-elected to the Legislative Council. The returns to hand are incomplete, but the finel figures ...
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PARLIAMENTARY STANDS.
The Premier, in response to representations made to him by the stands committee that considerable dissatisfaction had been expressed in regard to the inadequacy of the stand accommodation provided for ...
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THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
The Hon. G. H. Cox opened his federal campaign as a prospective candidate for the Senate. Alderman Pinkstone was in the chair. Mr. Cox advocated the selection of men of the best ability for the first ...
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THE BALLARAT TRAGEDY.
The hawker named Thomas Chalmers M'Kinlay, of Ballarat, who was convicted of the manslaughter of his wife, was sentenced to-day to 10 years' imprisonment. In passing sentence, Mr. Justice Hood said ...
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TAKU HARBOUR ICEBOUND.
The port of Taku is icebound. BRISBANE, Wednesday. The South Australian gunboat Protector, which [?]eached Thursday Island on Saturday on the ...
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THE CENTENNIAL PARK ENTRANCE.
Since the publication of the proposal that the Commonwealth procession should enter the Centennial Park for the swearing-in ceremony by a side gate considerable agitation in opposition to the ...
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RETURNED SOLDIERS AT HOBART.
There arrived here to-day the steamer Waiwera from the Cape. She left there on the 21st ultimo. The Waiwera brings 50 returning soldiers, 30 of whom land her[?] and 20 p[?]oceed to New Zealand. ...
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COMMANDANT DE WET.
Silence respecting Commandant do Wet's movements is owing to the absence of war correspondents from the district in which de Wet is. ...
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THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
The House of Commons has passed the war vote of £10,000,000 by a majority of 284 to 8 votes. Mr. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State ...
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BRITISH AT BARBERTON ATTACKED.
A strong force of Boers, under cover of a dense mist, attacked a mounted infantry post near Barberton, close to the Portuguese East Africa border, on December 8. The Boers ...
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AT MANLY.
A meeting of the committee which was recently instituted to carry into effect the suggestions for celebrating the inauguration of the Commonwealth was held at the council-chambers, Manly, on Tuesday ...
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SUGGESTIONS BY CORRESPONDENTS.
With respect to the authorities withholding permission for people to make use of balconies &c. "Ratepay[?]r" writes:—If permission is granted to use these [?]wnings, then those who are responsible for ...
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QUEENSLAND.
Two more Government railway proposals are ready for presentation to Parliament. One is the Bowen line, the Wangaratta to Reed River route, and the other is the Tanby to Yeppoon line. Plan[?] ...
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GENERAL SETTLE AT EDENBURG.
Brigadier-General Settle has occupied Edenburg, south of Bloemfontein. His forces captured 20,000 sheep, 700 cattle, 800 horses, and many vehicles. The British took 30 ...
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A FURTHER LOAN PROPOSED.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, proposes to raise an additional loan of £11,000,000 in February and March. ...
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MISSING BUSHMEN.
The Premier yesterday received the following telegram from the High Commissioner for South Africa: "December 10.—No. 458, Mohr, and No. 423, Moran, Bushmen, of th[?] New South Wales ...
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HIGHLANDERS MURDERED.
Boers surprised two unarmed Highlanders woodcutting in Rustenburg district. When their axes had been surrendered the Highlanders were murdered. ...
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IRISH NATIONALIST CONVENTION.
At the instance of Mr. William O'Brien, M.P., the Nationalist Convention, now sitting in Dublin, expelled Mr. Timothy Healy and Mr. J. L. Car[?]w from the Nationalist ...
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RECOVERED IMPERIAL BUSHMEN.
In an[?]wer to a question raised whether the Imperial Bushmen invalided home and since becoming fit for service were to be discharged, Lord Kitchen[?]r cabled that he would as far as possible like all ...
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ILLUMINATING OXFORD-STREET.
It is understood that the illumination of Oxford-street with electricity during the celebration week is being carried out by a committee of gentlemen representing the residents and business people in that ...
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LORD ROBERTS.
Lord Roberts, in accepting a sword of honour recently presented to him at Capetown, claimed that the war had welded the Empire together, and he complimented the admirable ...
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THE LATE TROOPER MORRIS.
It is intended to erect a memorial tablet in All Saints' Church of England in honour of Trooper E. J. Morris, an Imperial Bushman, who died at K[?]rk[?]dorp, Soutrh Africa, on November 27. ...
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REHEARSAL OF UNITED SCHOOLS' CHOIR.
In several quarters f[?]rs have been expressed that in the crush attendant upon the gathering of the immense number of people who are certain to assemble in Centennial Park to witness the ...
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IRELAND.
The Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Sir Peter O'Brien, declared that of 731 farms in the Munster district, Ireland, from which tenants had been evicted, one-fifth are ...
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THE MILITARY ARRANGEMENTS.
A general order issued yesterday contained the following announcement:—It having been notified that his Excellency Earl of Hopetoun, K.T., G.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., P.C., will arrive at Sydney on ...
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THE REV. H. J. ROSE.
A letter from Capetown dated November 14 has been handed to the Colonial Secretary, in which the Rev. H. J. Ro[?]e, chaplain with the New South Wales Contingent in South Africa, reports that he was ...
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
The dead body found in the desert in the southeast a few days ago has been identified as that of Harvey Lewis, who left London on September 29, 1898, and has since been wandering over Queensland ...
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DEPARTURE FROM CAPETOWN.
Field-Marshal Lord Roberts and Lady Roberts and their two daughters have sailed from Capetown for England. ...
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THE SOUDAN.
The mission of Sir Rudolf Slatin Pasha from Khartoum westward was a success. The Sultan of Darfur hoisted the British and the Egyptian flags. ...
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THE AFRIKANDER CONGRESS.
A deputation from the Afrikander Bond Congress, which recently sat at Worcester, waited upon Sir Alfred Milner yesterday and asked him to forward the resolutions passed ...
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ADDRESS FROM THE GRAND LODGE OF FREEMASONS.
At the quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales of Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons, held at the Ma[?]onic Hall, Castlereagh-street, last night, the Grand Master (M.W. ...
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THE ORMUZ-ISMAILA COLLISION.
The collision which took place off Queenscliff last night between the Ormuz, bound to London, and the inward-bound steamer Ismaila resulted in the bows of both vessels [?]ing extensively damaged. The ...
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MEETING OF PRESS REPRESENTATIVES.
A preliminary meeting of representatives of metropolitan newspapers, which had been called at the instance of the Government, was held at the Lands Office yeste[?]day. Mr. Samuel Cook was selected as ...
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
The shipments of gold from Perth by the P. and O. Comp[?]ny's steamship India included 70 boxes of sovereign[?] representing £350,000, made up into the following par[?]ls:—£50,000 from the Bank of ...
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GALE AT DUBBO.
A heavy gale blew over the eastern portion of the town at half-past 12 this afternoon. Two thirds of the roof of the goods shell was blown off. One of the sheets of iron was carried to near the Great Western ...
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CAPE COLONY.
The editor of "Onsland," the organ of the Afrikander party, has been elected to the Cape House of Assembly for Malmesbury, in place of Mr. W. P. Schreiner, who resigned ...
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CONGRATULATIONS TO LORD HOPETOUN.
The Premier wired Lord Hopetoun at Fremantle as follows:—"The Government of Queensland offer a cordial welcome to your Excellency on arrival in Australia, and earnestly wish for your speedy ...
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TRADES UNION DISPLAY.
At a meeting of the Wharf Labourers' Union he[?]d last night it was decided that the union should take an active part in the trades union display on January 5, and that six men in working clothes should walk ...
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H.M.S. SPARROW.
H.M.S. Sparrow, which put back to Plymouth with damaged engines after having started for Australia, has re-sailed. ...
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THE POOR AND NEEDY.
The members of the committee appointed to look after he wants of the poor and needy of the metropolis during the Commonwealth celebrations have decided to send out notices to ministers of religion, ...
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GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
The managing directors of Pearson's, Limited, have each been fined £100 for issuing football competition coupons in their publications. ...
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TERMINATION OF RESISTANCE.
Lord Roberts's speeches are optimistic regarding the termination of the campaign. Refugees are only prevented from returning through fear of famine. ...
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THE IMPERIAL TROOPS.
The men of the Household Cavalry, Royal Horse Artillery, Foot Guards, and London Volunteers who have been selected to go to Australia as representatives of the British Army on the occasion of the ...
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TASMANIA.
Mr. Samuel William Westbrook, a well-known solicitor, of Macquarie-street, on arriving at his office this morning, complained of a slight dizziness and lay down. Dr. Sprott was [?]ummoned and found Mr. ...
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THE WHARF LABOUR DIFFICULTY.
There is every prohability that the existing fric[?]on between the wha[?]f labourers and the stevedores interested in the loadiug of deep-sea vessels will be speedily settled. As already reported the men met ...
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MARIPOSA AT AUCKLAND.
The R.M.S. Mariposa arrived this morning from San Francisco. The passengers for Sydney are:—Mr. G. Be[?]ls, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. [?]entley, Messrs. E. P. Be[?]an, T. H. Blackhall, Edward Cave, ...
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COUNTRY CELEBRATIONS.
At a public meeting yesterday it was resolved to celebrate the Commonwealth inauguration by a display of fireworks, open-air concert, and speeches, to be held on the public squ[?]re, commencing just ...
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NEW ZEALAND.
The return of the Agricultural Department shows there are 248 dairy factories in the col[?]ny, 157 b[?]tter, and 77 che[?]s[?] f[?]ctories. It states there is [?]mple room for the expansion of the industry. F[?]ozon ...
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MR. KRUGER AT THIS HAGUE.
The "Times" says the Netherlands Government's position is unmodified. No further reason for Mr. Kruger's presence at The Hague has transpired. Other advices state ...
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THE NORTH CHILLAGOE INQUIRY.
With regard to the letter addressed by Mr. P. D[?]y to the secretary of the commission on the North Chillagoe mines prospectus, it appears that the Sydney postmark was not November 25, as ...
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RETURNED SOLDIERS.
Among the officers who returned by the Sophocles was Major A. H. P. Savage, R.A.A., who left Sydney in the Maplemore in military charge of the colonial troops on board. The Maplemore sailed on ...
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MEETING OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE.
The organising committee held a meeting yesterday afternoon. The H[?]n. F. B. [?]ut[?]r, M.L.C., presided, and about 35 m[?]mbers were present. The chai[?]man intimated that the request of the committee ...
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ST. JOHN'S INSTITUTE, GLEBE.
On Tuesday evening the Society of St. John's Institute held a mock banquet in the Record Reign Hall, Glebe. The object of the function was to convivi[?]lly terminate the seventh year of the society's ...
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QUEENSLAND AND THE IMPERIAL TROOPS,
An influential deputation waited on the Premier to-day as the outcome of a meeting held last night to secure a visit of the Imperial troops to Queensland. Mr. Philp, in reply, s[?]d he was pleased the ...
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