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  2. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

    The "Fremdenblatt," the Vienna newspaper, welcomes the Commonwealth of Australia as a new force in the world's politics, and as a factor which cannot be disregarded. ...

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  3. THE FEDERAL MINISTRY.

    Mr. Barton was busily engaged at his office at the Treasury Buildings for several hours yesterday afternoon. He was, he said, attending to routine matters. It was really marvellous what a large ...

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  4. SECOND EDITION

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 5 7-16d per ounce standard—a rise of 1-16d since yesterday. ...

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  5. THE TRANSVAAL.

    It is reported from Capetown that 90,000 troops are guarding the lines of communication or are engaged, in garrison work. It is also stated that 40,000 reinforcements are ...

    Article : 144 words
  6. CHINA.

    The military occupation of the province of Fengtien, Manchuria, by Russia, is officially minimised, and it is stated to be of only temporary character. ...

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  7. INTERVIEW WITH MR. PHILP.

    Mr. Philp was interviewed to-night in the train between Hendon and Toowoomba. He described the celebrations in Sydney as being splendid. He spoke in glowing terms of Sir William Lyne's ...

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  8. THE SHANTUNG PROVINCE.

    Count von Waldersee appreciates the energy of Yuan-shih-kai, the Governor of Shantung, in protecting the Germans in the province, and he has therefore refrained from sending troops ...

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  9. RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS.

    The Odessa correspondent of the "Times" states that this year 35,000 troops will sail from Odessa to reinforce the 170,000 Russian troops already in the Far East, and that others ...

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  10. THE COMMONWEALTH BANQUET.

    The banquet to celebrate the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia will be held on January 21. The Prince of Wales will attend the function. ...

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  11. RUSSIAN BASES.

    Dredgers are now converting Port [?] and Talienwan, renamed Port Cahzig in the Leao Tong Peninsula, into strong base harbours. The largest warships will soon be able ...

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  12. COMMONWEALTH PRESS DINNER.

    The members of the press of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Great Britain, United States, and Canada, who have been engaged during ...

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  13. HANDING OVER THE POSTAL DEPARTMENTS.

    While festivities have been going on in Sydney certain good work has been done in the direction of preparing to hand over the [?] Departments to the Commonwealth Government. Mr. Gurr, the ...

    Article : 396 words
  14. EXTENSION OF MARTIAL LAW.

    Martial law has been proclaimed in the Calvinia, Piquetberg, Clanwilliam, Tulbagh, Paarl, and Stellenbosch districts. ...

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  15. GENERAL NEWS.

    Russia has denuded the workshops at Tongshan and Shan-hai-kwan of their machinery and other materials. Only their bare walls are left. ...

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  16. SCARCITY OF COAL AT ADELAIDE.

    Regarding the difficulty in the coal trade, the situation in Port Adelaide is assuming a serious aspect. Stocks of coal are extremely low, and importers have had to suspend all contracts, pending a ...

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  17. ARREST OF AN EDITOR.

    Mr. Malan, the editor of "Onsland," the Afrikander organ, has been arrested on a charge of having published a defamatory and seditious article attacking Lieutanant-General ...

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  18. NEW SOUTH WALES NAVAL CONTINGENT.

    The Premier yesterday received the following telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies:- "Referring to your telegram of 21st November, the military situation in China will admit of the return ...

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  19. VICTORIA.

    Mr. G. H. Reid arrived to-day from Sydney. He left this afternoon for Launceston. ...

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  20. PLOT TO DESTROY WATERWORKS.

    Owing to the discovery of the existence, of a plot to destroy the waterworks of Capetown, the Table Mountain watershed is being strongly guarded, and a gunboat is watching ...

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  21. THE THREATENED COAL FAMINE.

    The difficulty in the Newcastle coal trade was further discussed to-day at a meeting of coal merchants and importers. The general feeling was that the position of affairs was improving. Though same ...

    Article : 136 words
  22. THE VISITING METHODIST SOLDIERS.

    An excellent tea and social evening was tendered to the Methodist English and Australasian military and naval forces who are at present in Sydney in connection with the Commonwealth celebrations, at ...

    Article : 309 words
  23. ADDITIONAL COLONIAL CONTINGENTS.

    The generous response of the Commonwealth of Australia to the request of the Imperial Government for farther contingents for South Africa, is warmly and unanimously ...

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  24. FEDERAL CANDIDATES.

    At a special executive meeting of the State Labour Union, held last night at its headquarters, 251 Sussex-street, it was unanimously decided to support the candidatures for the Federal Senate of ...

    Article : 117 words
  25. EXTREME COLD IN EUROPE.

    Extreme cold prevails on the Continent and throughout Great Britain. The snowfall throughout England has been general. In the streets of Paris the snow stopped traffic. ...

    Article : 68 words
  26. THE OUTTRIM STRIKE.

    A meeting of miners who have been out on strike from the Outtrim Colliery was held to-day, and it was decided to accept the terms offered by the directors for the immediate resumption of work. It is ...

    Article : 72 words
  27. IN THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    One hundred and twenty men of MajorGeneral Knox's force came into contact with a superior force near Lindley. Colonel Lang, two officers, and 15 men were killed, and two ...

    Article : 45 words
  28. THE ORMOND PROFESSORSHIP.

    A cable was received to-day from the AgentGeneral stating that Mr. Franklin Peterson, who raceived the appointment of Ormond Professor of Music at Melbourne University in succession to Professor ...

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  29. REPRESENTATION OF TASMANIA IN THE CABINET.

    A deputation waited on the Acting-Piemier today representing all classes, and it resulted in Mr. Bird consenting to communicate with the Premier (Mr. Lewis) now in Sydney, urging him to obtain a ...

    Article : 153 words
  30. THE PHILIPPINES.

    Brigadier-General M'Arthur has sent Delpilar, 4 other insurgent generals, and 14 subordinate offiers to Mabini. Other insurgent civilians have been sent to Guam. ...

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  31. OPERATIONS IN THE TRANSVAAL COLONY.

    Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Carrington has expelled the enemy from the Witwatersrand. ...

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  32. THE REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET TEAM.

    The selection committee of the Victorian Cricket Association met to-night and chose the following players to represent the State in the match with New South Wales:—Worrall, Saunders, Laver, ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    Bugler C. Davis, of the South Australian Bushmen, has died at Pretoria, and Gunner J. Withers, of the New Zealand Hotchkiss gun section at Johannesburg, both of enteric ...

    Article : 38 words
  34. NAVAL AND MILITARY SPORTS.

    There was another monster attendance at the Agricultural Grounds yesterday, when the naval and military sports commenced on Monday were concluded. Not only were the whole of the ...

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  35. UNITED STATES RAILWAYS.

    There was a great amount of speculation at Wall-street, New York, on Saturday, when 1,500,000 railway shares changed hands at a great advance. Messrs. Rockefeller, Hill, ...

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  36. MILITARY SMOKE CONCERT.

    The warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the New South Wales Army Service Corps entertained their visiting [?] from England and Victoria at a smoke concert held in the 2nd ...

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  37. QUEENSLAND.

    Amongst the passengers by the Warimoo from Vancouver is Mr. B. T. Rogers, manager of the British Columbia Sugar Rofinery. He comes to Australia to arrange for regular shipments of sugar ...

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  38. GENERAL NEWS.

    Dr. Leyds, Commandant Eloff (a grandson of Mr. Kruger), and M. Henri, Rochefort (French journalist) are actively despatching, via Namaqualand, recruits for the Boers. ...

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  39. ADMIRAL BEAUMONT'S STAFF.

    The members of Admiral [?] staff, who arrived at [?] last night by the steamer Warrimoo, comprise Lieutenant [?]; A. Pratt Barlow, flag [?]; Mr. Hamnet H. Share, ...

    Article : 276 words
  40. VISIT OF IMPERIAL TROOPS TO NEW ZEALAND.

    The Colonial Office is supporting the request of Mr. R. Seddon, the Premier of New Zealand, that the Imperial troops should visit New Zealand. ...

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  41. RAILWAY REVENUE.

    The railway traffic earnings for December show the following increases and decreases:—Southern Division, increase £1739: Mackay, increase £49; Cairns, increase £449; Cooktown, increase £[?]; ...

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  42. ADDITIONS TO THE ARTILLERY.

    Three new batteries of field-artillery are being formed at Aldershot. ...

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  43. A FATAL FALL.

    A fatality occurred at a local institution last night. A private patient, it is stated, became delirious, and [?] the nurse jumped from a second story window. He fell a distance of 20ft. on to the street ...

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  44. TROOPS IN CAMP.

    The number of colonial troops in camp is rapidly diminishing. The Victorians, Tasmanians, and some of the Queenslanders have returned home. The New Zealanders will leave this afternoon in the ...

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  45. ADDITIONAL COLONIAL TROOPS.

    The full complement of men will be in camp tomorrow. Colonel Bunks, of Auckland, takes command. The men are of a capital type, but the best [?] of horses are not easily obtainable. ...

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  46. BRITISH TRADE.

    The Board of Trade returns for December have been published. They show that the value of the imports had increased by £5,707,766, and the value of the exports had ...

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  47. RAINFALL IN THE COLONY.

    Heavy rain has again been reported in the northeastern and north-western portions of Queensland. During the 24 hours ended at 9 o'clock this morning light to [?] heavy rain was registered ...

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  48. SMOKE CONCERT TO THE IMPERIAN TROOPS.

    His Excellency the Governor-General his given his patronage to the above concert, which, owing to a Government engagement, it is now proposed to hold on Saturday night instead of Friday. There ...

    Article : 55 words
  49. CAPTURED GUN FOR SYDNEY.

    The military authorities have received, a copy of Lord Robert's telegram with regard to the capture of a Boer gun by the N S.W.M.R. It is as follows:—"Re capture of Boer gun by ...

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  50. THE BISHOP OF LONDON.

    The Right Rev. Mandell Creighton, D. D., the Bishop of London, has undergone a second operation. He is now recovering. ...

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  51. TO-DAY.

    Centenary Hall: "A Night with Kipling," by Mr. Lawrence Campbell, 8 p.m. Queensland [?]: Grand Corrobboree in the Botany Grounds To-night. ...

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  52. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    James Smith, carpenter and builder, was walking between some standing trucks at Midland Junction on Sunday morning, when an [?] bumped the trucks together. Smith had a foot out off and was ...

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  53. ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS.

    A meeting was held in one of the rooms of the Town Hall last evening, at which arrangements were made for the entertainment of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and other Welshmen attached to the ...

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  54. THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

    The Rev. C. J. Ridgeway has been appointed Bishop Suffragan of Kensington, in succession to the Right Rev. Dr. Earle, Bishop of Marlborough, who has retired, ...

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  55. A VISIT TO THIS SOUTH COAST.

    At the instance of the New South Wales Government, the City Council of Sydney having issued invitations to a railway tour of the South Coast districts, about 1000 persons, most of whom were visitors to the ...

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  56. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The Imperial Government has signed the contract for the Pacific Cable. ...

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  57. MEDALS FOR THE IMPERIAL TROOPS.

    Regarding the proposal to present medals to the visiting troops Mr. V. A. B. Willis writes:—"About a month before the arrival of the Imperial troops in Sydney I wrote to Colonel [?], M.L.A., suggesting ...

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  58. THE VICTORIAN COAL FAMINE.

    The prospects of partially supplying the Victorian demands [?] coal are now somewhat brighter, although strikes are still in existence at several of the mines [?] which supplies are usually drawn for ...

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  59. WHEAT.

    Wheat has risen 6d per quarter during the week. ...

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  60. ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    At the Antwerp wool sales to-day prices advanced 10 centimes to 15 centimes. ...

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  61. GOVERNMENT CONCERT TO THE POLICE.

    The Government has decided to give a complimentary smoke concert to the members of the police force and their wives at the Town Hall to-morrow night. During the festivities the men and officers ...

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  62. LATE MINING.

    Last year 5257 tons of ore were crushed at the Victory Mine, Cue, for [?]oz, of gold, and 3944½ tons were treated at the Cue public battery for 3704oz. ...

    Article : 74 words
  63. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Mr. P. D. Armour, the head of a meat-preserving firm at Chicago. ...

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  64. THE QUEENSLAND ABORIGINALS.

    In order to afford the public an [?] seeing the Queensland aboriginals who took part [?] the proceedings at Kurnel on Monday [?] the landing of Captian Cook, we are requested by ...

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  65. LATE SHIPPING.

    [?]., entered the [?] at [?] a.m., from Wellington. ...

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