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  2. AT THE FRONT. CROWDING OUT THE BOERS.

    This place is a little town with a huge church, a hospital, and rifle range as its main features. We are at date of writing stuck here, having ventured down into the centre of the Colony ...

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  3. THE TRANSVAAL ESCAPE OF DE WET.

    Brigadier-General B. T. Mahon engaged Commandant de Wet on the kopjes on the west bank of the Crocodile (Limpopo) River, to the north of Rustenburg, on ...

    Article : 77 words
  4. CHINA. TUE ALLIES AT PEKING.

    The Allies have surrounded the Imperial Palace at Peking. The Chinese are obstinately resisting the attack of the Japanese troops on the ...

    Article : 52 words
  5. IN PARLIAMENT.

    The proceedings in the Legislative Assembly yesterday comprised nothing of a sensational character. Mr. Sleath elicited from the Premier that to contest some apparently ...

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  6. LATE EDITION. HERALD OFFICE, 5.45 a.m. CHINA.

    In response to appeals by the Allies at Peking 400 Italians and a detachment of Germans are proceeding by forced marches from Tientsin to Peking. ...

    Article : 53 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    King Leopold of Belgium, the ruler of the Congo Free State in Africa, han appointed Major Lothaire, who was lately dismissed from the position of manager ...

    Article : 72 words
  8. THE TRANSVAAL.

    It transpires that if the orders of FieldMarshal Lord Roberts had been carried out to the letter on two occasions, Commandant de Wet would have been ...

    Article : 41 words
  9. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    Sergeant Mills and Private Ball, invalided soldiers from South Africa, returned this afternoon and were accorded a very hearty reception. There was a large crowd at the station, and the men were heartily ...

    Article : 390 words
  10. THE TROUBLE IN ASHANTI.

    King Kokofu, the heir of King Prempeh of Ashanti, captured by Sir F. M. Hodgson at Kuniasi and brought to the const, has been exiled to the Soyoholles. ...

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  11. SIR FREDERICK CARRINGTON'S OPERATIONS.

    The Malmani Boers, who are fleeing from Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Carrington and his force of Bushmen fortified Ottositoek kopjes. The Boers ...

    Article : 66 words
  12. THE MARINE GUARDS AT PEKING.

    Her Majesty the Queen has sent the following cable to the marines who acted as guards to the British Legation at Peking:— ...

    Article : 88 words
  13. THE ROYAL ARTHUR.

    H.M.S. Royal Arthur, flagship on the Australian station, has been recommissioned for the station. ...

    Article : 21 words
  14. THE KING OF ITALY.

    King Victor Emmanuel III. of Italy is relinquishing to the State several royal palaces, villas, castles, and parks. By this means £250,000 will be saved ...

    Article : 37 words
  15. A NEW STEAMER.

    Messrs. George Thompson, and Co. (Aberdeeen line) have purchased the steamship Ionic. ...

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  16. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 4 3-16d per ounce standard, a rise of l-16d since Saturday. ...

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  17. THE PLOT AT PRETORIA.

    The burghers of Pretoria are greatly impressed with the fairness of the Courtmurtial now inquiring into the charges against Lieutenant Cardua, of the Staats ...

    Article : 61 words
  18. OBITUARY.

    It is announcod that Sir William Stokes, M.D., F.R.C.S.I., has died suddenly at Maritzburg, in his 62nd year. Sir William Stokes was born in Dublin ...

    Article : 138 words
  19. THE IMPERIAL COURT.

    Sheng (the Chinese Director of Telegraphs), Li Hung Chang, and Sir ChihChen Lo-Feng-Luh (the Chinese Minister in London) declare that the emperor and ...

    Article : 115 words
  20. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    The chief ground of Mr. Illingworth's no-confidence motion in the Legislative Assembly was that the House being moribund tho Government was not justified in committing the country to further ...

    Article : 206 words
  21. BRAVERY OF COLONIALS.

    Private A. H. Dufrayer, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, and Private Gotta, of the New Zealand forces, have each been uwnrded one of four ...

    Article : 54 words
  22. NEW SOUTH WALES TROOPERS.

    The High Commissioners for South Africa has forwarded the following cable message to the Premier, through his Excellency the Governor:— "August 19.—Colonel Bayly, New South Wales ...

    Article : 80 words
  23. RETIREMENT OF LORD BHAUCHAMP.

    The Premier, upon being seen last night by a "Herald " reporter with reference to a rumour that it was the intention of his Excellency the Governor to retire from office shortly, said: "I think I am at ...

    Article : 377 words
  24. AUSTRALASIAN CASUALTIES.

    The names of the following [?]ustralians and New Zealand appear in the casualty list of the force commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Fred. Carrington, ...

    Article : 273 words
  25. AN ARMISTICE ASKED FOR.

    Li Hung Chang asks the Allies to grant an armistice. He offers to open negotiations of peace with the Chinese Government. ...

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  26. THE PLOT AT JOHANNESBURG.

    A gymkhana, in connection with which many of the military officers stationed in Johannesburg had displayed considerable interest, was to have been held this afternoon, but was abandoned because ...

    Article : 1,038 words
  27. FATALITY AT TOOWOOMBA.

    A distressing fatality occurred at Toowoomba this afternoon at toowoomba Foundry. H Woolley, the foreman smith, and two other employees, were working under a large quantity of steel stacked on ...

    Article : 101 words
  28. SHANSI MISSIONARIES.

    The missionaries in the Shansi Province have reached Hankow, on the Yangtsze, after a journey extending over SO days. They enduied fearful ...

    Article : 67 words
  29. VICTORIA.

    Tenders were opened to-day by the treasurer for £500,000 worth of Government debentures which were placed on the Melbourne market. They were largely over-applied for, the total amount of tenders ...

    Article : 255 words
  30. THE WAR IN MANCHURIA.

    General Grodekoff has informed the Czar that the Russians have conquered the Chinese positions on the right bank of the Amur, which has thus been ...

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  31. AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTS. VICTORIA.

    In the Legislative Assembly the Treasurer informed the House thnt the average price of the loan would probably be £96 11s. He found when Computing the price with that obtained by the other ...

    Article : 276 words
  32. GENERAL NEWS.

    General Li Ping Hong, who was wounded at Yangtsun, has died. ...

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  33. QUEENSLAND. FACILITIES FOR SHIPPING COAL.

    It has been decided to improve the facilities for enabling vessels to ship coal at the rodway coal wharfs, Woolloongabba. An additional isding is to be provided, with alterations of the cranes, and ...

    Article : 110 words
  34. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. A DISABLED STEAMER.

    With reference to the disabled steamer Time, the latest report from Cape Bords states that the steamer was lot sight of in a haze at noon yesterday. She was then bearing W.S.W., and had not been seen ...

    Article : 57 words
  35. THE SITUATION.

    Peking has not yet been thoroughly occupied by the allies, who are still engaged in possessing themselves of the "innercity." The Japanese have been persistent in their attacks on the Imperial Palace, ...

    Article : 343 words
  36. AT PRETORIA.

    Some of us are back in Preteria again, but the bulk of the regiment is somewhere to the south-east, though we can get no d efinite news of them. We details, to the number of 40 or 50, were kept in ...

    Article : 1,051 words
  37. THE SAVINGS BANK.

    The report of the Savings Bunk for the year just closed is published. Steady progress is shown. The number of depositors now totals, considerably over 100,000. About 52 out of every 100 people in the ...

    Article : 342 words
  38. RICH COAL-BEARING COUNTRY.

    Mr. Dunstan, assistant of the Geological Survey Branch, has just returred to Brisbane after a visit of some months to the district in the neighbourhood of the Daweon and Mackenzie Rivers. He was very ...

    Article : 201 words
  39. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday Mr. Price, leader of the labour party, on an informal motion, read a complaint from Messrs. Martin and Co., of Gawler, alleging unfairness in the ...

    Article : 265 words
  40. GENERAL NEWS.

    Lieutenant H. L. Pearce, of the Tasmanian Contingent, who was captured at Klerksdorp, has escaped. Private Peterson, a New Zealander, ...

    Article : 145 words
  41. SEASON IN THE BARCALDINE DISTRICT.

    Barcaldine wires that the rainfall during August was generally of a negative quantity in former years, but this year happily proves the exception. There has been no very heavy rains during the ...

    Article : 268 words
  42. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. ONLY THREE PATIENTS LEFT.

    Five recovered patients whose release from the Quarantine Hospital the Board of Health authorised at its meeting yesterday afternoon have been sent to their homes—Joseph Adams, Norman Broun, John ...

    Article : 91 words
  43. BILLIARDS IN VICTORIA.

    The exhibition billiard match, Roberts (champion of the world) v. Frank Smith (champion of Victoria) was commenced last evening. The watch is 14,000 up, Roberts conceding his opponent 6000 points. ...

    Article : 203 words
  44. QUEENSLAND.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the debate on the second reading of the Callide Railway Bill was resumed. The second reading was carried on division by 33 votes to 23. ...

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  45. CITIZENS' VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.

    The Burwood committee met on August 17, There were present the Rev. J. Woolnough, Messrs. Flynn, E. Lindsay Thompson, W. Archer, M.L.A., Neilson, M'Kenzie, Jarman, and Osterley ...

    Article : 72 words
  46. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In the Assembly to-day Mr. Moran gave notice of his intention to move to-morrow: That in view of the great alteration about to take place in the constitutional l ife of the conoly, affecting, as it must ...

    Article : 196 words
  47. FRESH CASE AT TOWNSVILLE.

    A man named Philip James arrived at Townsville on Sunday by the steamer Aramac from Cairns. His case was yesterday pronounced to be plague, and he was removed to the hospital at midnight. ...

    Article : 133 words
  48. MEDAL FOR LIEUTENANTGENERAL BADEN-POWELL.

    In June last Mr. James Shaw forwarded to Mrs. Baden-Powell a handsome medal made of gold from the Mount Grainger mine. The medal was intended for General Baden-Powell, as a memento of the ...

    Article : 113 words
  49. THE RETURNED SOLDIERS AND THEIR PAY.

    Yesterday afternoon in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Brunker asked the Premier whether he was aware that the members of the Queensland contingents to South Africa who returned to Sydney on ...

    Article : 320 words
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