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  2. THE OUTSIDER.

    To Lieutenant Setton, by the death of a captain, fell the charge of two companies, which operated with an Australian contingent on a disturbed and dusty border. The men clung to him ...

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  3. THE TRANSVAAL WAR. IN THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    Major-General R. A. P. Clements and Major-General A. H. Pagot had sharp fighting for two days with the Boers in the vicinity of Bethlehem, and captured ...

    Article : 86 words
  4. CHINA. POSITION AT PEKING.

    A Chinese official report at Shanghai states that the Empress Dowager resumed her authority on June 30, and appointed Yung Lu, the Commander-in-Chief of the ...

    Article : 136 words
  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Colonel Willcocks and LieutenantColonel Traill-Burrcughs, whose combined columns for the relief of Kumasi amount to over 700 men, have arrived at ...

    Article : 130 words
  6. QUEENSLAND. THE BUNDABERG ELECTION.

    Almost the entire strength of the labour Parliamentary party is now at Bundaberg holding open-air meetings nightly. It is considered certain at Bundaberg that Mr. Glassey will be ...

    Article : 82 words
  7. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    It is estimated that the commandoes led by Generals Botha and De Wet number 11,000 men. The Boers have evacuated their positions around Senekal. ...

    Article : 7,114 words
  8. LATEST MAIL NEWS.

    The " Cape Times " of June 15, to hand by the Salamis, contains interesting particulars of the capture of Botha's Pass by General Baller. The General laid his plans well, and favourable as the pate is for ...

    Article : 853 words
  9. RELIEF LEGISLATION FOR PASTORALISTS.

    A large public meeting was held at Hughenden to-night for the purpose of urging on the Government the necessity for the introduction of relief legislation for the pastoralists. Mr. L. ...

    Article : 146 words
  10. THE LEGATIONS.

    So conflicting are the rumours about the state of affairs in Peking that it is permissible to hope for the best in regard to the safety of the foreigners who took, refuge in the legations. As was pointed out ...

    Article : 348 words
  11. RETREAT OF THE BOERS.

    The Boers have evacuated their positions around Senekal, and have apparently withdrawn in the direction of Ficksburg and Bethlehem. ...

    Article : 44 words
  12. NEW ZEALAND AND THE ISLANDS.

    Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, recently received a memorandum from Mr. R. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, suggesting the ...

    Article : 94 words
  13. SCHOOL OF MINES AT CHARTERS TOWERS.

    An initial step towards establishing schools of mines to help the mining industry, has been taken by the Government in the case of Charters Towers, where the Mining Institute existing there ...

    Article : 115 words
  14. SURRENDER OF FREE STATERS.

    Mr. P. J. Blignaut (State Secretary, of the late Orange Free State), Mr. Dickson (State Attorney), and Mr. G. van Tonder (a member of the Council), ...

    Article : 43 words
  15. VICTORIA. THE BARQUE HAROLD.

    The voyage from Liverpool of the barque Harold, which arrived here to-day, was marked by several incidents. When in the vicinity of the Canary Islands, on April 23, the barque narrowly ...

    Article : 229 words
  16. JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

    The following gentlemen have been appointed justices of the peace:—Mr. Robert Dixon Chapman, of Mungundi; Mr. Ernest Leslie Maitland, police magistrate, of Broken Hill; Mr. William ...

    Article : 183 words
  17. VOLUNTEERS FROM THE NAVAL FORCES.

    Last night Captain Hixson, R.N., the officer commanding the Naval Forces, called a muster parade of the Naval Brigade and the Naval Artillery Volunteers at the drill hall, Fort ...

    Article : 375 words
  18. THE LEGATIONS SAFE.

    Prince Ching has spiked the "Boxers' " big guns, which were trained on the Residencies. He also removed a quantity of ammunition, with the assistance of Yung ...

    Article : 159 words
  19. ENTERIC FEVER AT SENEKAL.

    An outbreak of enteric fever has occurred amongst the British troops at Senekal, but it is being combated with great energy by the doctors. ...

    Article : 31 words
  20. FIRE ON THE STEAMER MATATUA.

    The carge of the steamer Matatua (Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co.) caught fire at Monte Video owing to a defect in the insulation of the refrigerating ...

    Article : 48 words
  21. THE BOER ARMY.

    It is estimated at Pretoria that there are 11,000 men in the commandoes under General Botha and General de Wet. ...

    Article : 26 words
  22. BRITISH NAVAL MAN[?]UVRES

    The Admiralty has ordered 119 warships to mobilise for the naval man[?]uvres. ...

    Article : 19 words
  23. DEATH OF A WESTERN AUSTRALIAN.

    Private W. G. M'Phee, of the Western Australian Bushmen, died at Bulawayo during the administration of an an[?]sthetic ...

    Article : 26 words
  24. AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTS. VICTORIA.

    In the Assembly the Postmaster-General intimated that the question of substituting Fremantle for Albany as a port of call for mail steamers had been carefully considered by the Government ...

    Article : 276 words
  25. THE UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

    The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of 7 per cent. The sum of £50,000 is carried to the reserve fund, and £19,864 is carried forward. ...

    Article : 38 words
  26. THE SALAMIS.

    The Aberdeen line steamer Salamis made the voyige from London to Capetown m 15,days 4 hours and 46 minutes actual steaming time, which was a very smart performance. Had she not been ...

    Article : 208 words
  27. THE BUSHMEN.

    Lance-corporal Lees, of the Australian Bushmen, writing from Marandellas to his sister at Bois Chere, near Goulburn, says:—"The Rhodesian Government are building huge barracks here, and it appears ...

    Article : 339 words
  28. LATE MINING.

    Excitement in the Share market over the offer of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, Limited, to buy the South Tharsis mine for £45,000 was stimulated to-day by an official announcement ...

    Article : 552 words
  29. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the, wool auctions to-day there was a good sale, and prices showed a hardening tendency. Buyers for the Continent were operating freely. ...

    Article : 63 words
  30. THE NAVAL BRIGADE.

    The suggestion that the Government should assist in the despatch of members of the Naval Brigade to China is not concurr[?]d in by a number of members in the Legislative Assembly. Mr. M'Laughlin has ...

    Article : 150 words
  31. THE ALLIES AT TIENTSIN.

    The remarkable accuracy of the Chinese artillery practice in the attack on Tientsin on Friday last amazed the allies. Owing to the bad water supply at ...

    Article : 49 words
  32. SHIPMENT OF WHEAT IN BULK.

    Mr. J. Mathieson, the Railway Commissioner for Victoria, is satisfied that there will be no difficulty in shipping wheat in bulk from Victoria. ...

    Article : 33 words
  33. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. THE DURATION OF THE PARLIAMENT.

    Mr. Parker, Q.C., has furnished the Government with an exhaustive legal opinion touching the duration of the present Parliament. He takes the same view as the Crown law officer, that ...

    Article : 127 words
  34. EUROPEAN REFUGEES AT TAKU.

    Two hundred and fifty women and children from Tientsin have reached Taku. ...

    Article : 19 words
  35. HORSES AND MULES FOR CHINA.

    The Governor has received a copy of a telegram from Mr. Chamberlain regarding the purchase of horses and mules in Australia by the German Government for seivice in China. The Government ...

    Article : 54 words
  36. TREATMENT OF TROOPS AT THE CAPE.

    With reference to a letter received by us from South Africa complaining of the lamentable condition of many of the Australian volunteers there, who have been discharged from the various military ...

    Article : 187 words
  37. GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. St. John Brodrick, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that Great Britain had been pressing Japan to ...

    Article : 56 words
  38. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 4½d per oz. standard, a fall of l-16d since yesterday. ...

    Article : 28 words
  39. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the question of increasing rates on the carriage of ore from Broken Hill was further discussed, but the debate was not concluded. The House rose at 6.15 till ...

    Article : 130 words
  40. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRIGADE.

    The gunboat Protector was the scene of great activity yesterday morning. Preparations for a speedy departure to China were in full progress. About 75 rounds of ammunition per gun are being ...

    Article : 74 words
  41. THE TALLOW MARKET.

    At the weekly sales of Australasian tallow 1375 casks were offered and 450 casks were sold. Prices of all kinds were unchanged as follows:—Fine mutton, 27s ...

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  42. THE MUTINY AND MURDER ON THE ETHEL.

    The Executive Council to-day considered the cases of the five Manila men lying in the Fremantle prison under sentence of death for the murder of Captain Riddell, of the pearling ...

    Article : 329 words
  43. RUSSIAN TROOPS IN THE FAR EAST.

    The troops of Russia in the Vladivostock district, Siberia, and in the Port Arthur district, Leao Tong Peninsula, Northern China, number 125,000. ...

    Article : 31 words
  44. THE VICTORIAN VOLUNTEERS.

    The composition of the naval contingent for service in China is now complete, and Caplaint Tickell also has in reserve a dozen volunteers of good physique and intelligence for filling any vacancies ...

    Article : 42 words
  45. WELCOME TO TROOPER ASQUITH.

    An enthusiastic demonstration took place to-day to welcome home Troope Walter Asquith. The procession reached the full length of the municipality. The friendly societies, rifle reserves, and all the ...

    Article : 88 words
  46. AN AUSTRALIAN ATHLETE.

    S. Rowley, of New South Wales, won the Invitation 100 Yards Race at Stourbridge to-day in 10 seconds. This is Rowley's second win in England. ...

    Article : 33 words
  47. TASMANIA.

    The following will be the main points in the new Constitution Bill about to be introduced by the Government:—1. Reduction of the Legislative. Council franchise to £10 freehold and £30 ...

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  48. GERMAN CRUISERS FOR CHINA.

    Germany has ordered the third-class cruisers Geier and Seeadler to China. [The Geier is a third-class cruiser of steel and wood shoathed, with a displacement of 1776 tons. ...

    Article : 94 words
  49. THE JAPANESE ARMY.

    This jealousy of Japan on the part of Russia is largely to be accounted for by the gigantic strides which Japan has lately made, and by the Russian feeling that sooner or later the two Powers must ...

    Article : 524 words
  50. A SHIP IN DISTRESS.

    All day on Tuesday a well-known American barquentine, the Wiestler, for many years a regular visitor to Australia from American Pacific Coast ports, was away out to the eastward off the Heads. She was known to be ...

    Article : 399 words
  51. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Seventy Austrian emigrants arrived by the German liner Munchen on Wednesday, en route to New Zealand. They are proceeding to that colony at the invitation of ...

    Article : 138 words
  52. RETURNING QUEENSLANDERS.

    From private information received by friends in Allora it has been ascertained that Privates Joseph Banks and Sydney Washburn of the first contiagent, both of Allora, who have been ill of enteric ...

    Article : 108 words
  53. THE DOWAGER EMPRESS.

    Another light is thrown upon the position of affairs in China by the news that the Dowager Empress was not poisoned into insanity by chloroform, and that ou June 30 last at any rate she was in power at ...

    Article : 577 words
  54. ENDING OF THE WAR.

    A public meeting was held on Monday, the Mayor presiding, when a demonstration to be held on the cessation of the war was arranged. The programme includes sports and an entertainment for children, ...

    Article : 52 words
  55. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The Premier has received a cable intimating that the joint preliminary committee in connection with the Pacific cable have instructed their agents to invite tenders for the construction of ...

    Article : 149 words
  56. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Premier has decided to appoint a secret committee of the House to inquire into and make recommendations regarding the defences of the colony. He expects the defence vote this year to ...

    Article : 73 words
  57. TO-DAY.

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  58. PATRIOTIC FUND.

    Some months ago a branch of the Patriotic Fund was started in the ranks of the railway and tramway employees. A committee, with Mr. H. Richardson (outdoor superintendent) as chairman, and Messrs. ...

    Article : 148 words
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