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  2. THE WEEK'S MISCELLANY:

    A boating disaster, resulting in the loss of four lives, occurred in Sydney Harbor on Sunday afternoon. A party of thirteen young men set out ...

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  4. THE PLAGUE.

    Queensland.—Lawrence Killian, railway employee, at Townsville. Miss James. at Brisbane. Mrs. Smith died of Plague at ...

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  5. A GREAT DROUGHT.

    A constable who arrived at Townsville (Q.) from Birdsville, via Winton, describes the state of the country in the far west as pitiable. At Birdsville there is no grass ...

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  6. THE BOER WAR.

    Mr. J. H. Hofmeyer, the Afrikander leader, is ill, and has sailed for Europe. He will settle in Holland. ...

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  7. THE MAIL BOAT WRECK.

    Details of the wreck of the Japanese mail boat Futami Maru near Manila have arrived at Thursday Island. The weather on Friday night, August 19, ...

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  8. THE GLASGOW OUTBREAK.

    As a precautionary measure the authorities at New York have proclaimed a 12-days' quarantine for vessels arriving from Glasgow, including the time occupied by ...

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  9. PARLIAMENT.

    In the Assembly on Wednesday, the Sydney Harbor Trust Bill was read a third time. A Bill to authorise the construction of a railway from Gundagai to Tumut was ...

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  10. AMMUNITION RUNNING SHORT.

    General Louis Botha, the Transvaal Commander-in-Chief, has ordered the Boers to return their Mauser rifles to the Government until ammunition is available. ...

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  11. FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

    The Czar of Russia has presented to M. Loubet, President of France, the decoration of the Order of St. Andrew. In conferring the honor, the Czar, in an ...

    Article : 134 words
  12. A SURGEON MURDERED.

    The "Standard" correspondent at Belfast states that the Boers deliberately shot Surgeon O'Neill whilst he was collecting wounded on the field, and also seized an ...

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  13. MAFEKING DAMAGED BY A CYCLONE.

    The recent cyclone at Mafeking wrecked most of the buildings which comprise the Mafeking Field Hospital, containing 150 patients. ...

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  14. BRITISH COASTAL DEFENCES.

    Lord Welseley is engaged in a drastic inspection of the British coast defences, with a view to the preparation of an elaborate report. ...

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  15. PROMPT AID.

    The New Zealand Government has introduced, a Bill into the House of Representatives to make provision for the men or families of the contingents who went to ...

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  16. SUICIDE AT SEA.

    News from St. Vincent, under date July 13, states that the master of the steamer Julia Park reports having spoken on July 8, at lat. 2.40 N., long. 26.38 W., the French ...

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  17. MILITARY MANOEUVRES ON EIGHT HOUR DAY.

    Sir,—I think the suggestion for our volunteer regiments to have an all-day parade en Eight Hour Day is a good one. I know a lot in the 8th Regiment would only be ...

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  18. DODGED THE CORONER.

    A report was received by the Singleton police that Robert Dunn, employed by Mr. R. Spinks on Mount Hope, had been found dead in his hut. A man named Martin, it ...

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  19. BOTHA AND BULLER.

    General Botha is making a firm stand in a strong position near Lydenburg. He holds a chain of lofty headlands, enclosing a vafley, and his guns cover the only road ...

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  20. LOST HER PURSE AND FOUND A DIAMOND.

    A Sydney lady had a remarkable experience recently. She was going home in a George-street tram, after an afternoon's shopping, carrying her purse and parcels. ...

    Article : 170 words
  21. KRUGER'S DOSS HOUSE.

    Ex-President Kruger and Ex-President Steyn are living in railway carriages at Nelspruit. The vehicles are covered with red-cross hoods. ...

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  22. A LONG NERVOUS STORM.

    If you ever watched a dentist draw a nerve out of a tooth, you will remember how much is looked like a little ship or wet, white cotton thread. Flow can so ...

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  23. ALLEGED SHOOTING BY A JOCKEY.

    A shooting affray occurred on Tuesday night at the residence of Mr. J. S. Henderson, of Rockhampton, the owner of Casuarina Island, lately of Marchant. A ...

    Article : 225 words
  24. ANNEXATION OF THE TRANSVAAL.

    Field-Marshal Lord Roberts has formally annexed the Transvaal to Great Britain. Kruger has protested to the Marquis of Salisbury and to the Powers against the ...

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  25. PLUMER VICTORIOUS.

    Brigadier-General Plumer has defeated Commandant Pretorius east of Pienaar's River, about 42 miles north of Pretoria. The British captured 26 prisoners, 1000 cattle, ...

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  26. BRUNNER-BRIGHTON COLLISION

    The Marine Court brought in the following verdict in this case:—(1) That through the collision both vessels had been seriously damaged ; (2) that ...

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  27. BADEN-POWELL AT THE CAPE.

    Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell is visiting Sir Alfred Milner, Administrator of South Africa. He received an ovation on his arrival at Capetown. ...

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  28. A PRO-BOER REJECTED.

    A meeting of the constituents of Mr. L. P. Courtney, M.P. for Bodmin Division of Cornwall, has rejected his candidature at the approaching General Elections, and has ...

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  29. EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR.

    The family of Thomas Mullavy, who are highly respected, and live at the foot of Tallarook Mountain (Victoria), have recently received many letters threatening ...

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  30. RAILWAY RAIDERS PUNISHED.

    As a punishment for the raids by the Boers on the railway in the Orange River Colony, by Lord Roberts' orders 30 farms in the colony have been burned, and the ...

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  31. THE CHINESE CRISIS.

    The New South Wales Naval Contingent which went to China in the Salamis has been ordered to Taku to garrison the north-west fort. ...

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  32. THE ASHANTI WAR.

    Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. J. Brake, with 1000 men and two guns, attacked the front and flanks of 3500 natives, who stockaded Ojesu, a town in the bush near Kumasi. ...

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  33. UNIONISTS REJECT COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.

    The Trades' Union Congress in England during the week considered a motion proposed by Mr. Ben Tillett in favor of the constitution of a judicial compulsory ...

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  34. A DEMENTED MOTHER POISONS HER CHILDREN.

    A case of infanticide and attempted suicide occurred at the residence of Thomas Carnie, a well-known farmer at Numurakah, Victoria. The family consists of Mr. and ...

    Article : 314 words
  35. CHINESE PEACE COMMISSION.

    The Emperor Kwang-Hsu has appointed Li Hung Chang, General Yung-Iu, the Chinese Commander-in-Chief, Prince Chins, and Hsu-tung, the Grand Secretary, ...

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  36. MORE INDIAN TROOPS SENT.

    The Imperial Government has ordered the despatch of a fourth brigade of Indian troops to China forthwith. ...

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  37. CONFLICTING REPORTS—POWERS EYEING ONE ANOTHER.

    The Allies, apparently, do not know what to follow, and are watching one another jealously. The United States has informed Russia that her troops will ...

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  38. SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

    George Towns and James Wray, the New South Wales scullers, who meet to-morrow an the Thames for £400, the "Sportsman's" Cup, and the championship of England, are ...

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  39. THE POWERS AND PEKIN—RUSSIA FORCING MATTERS.

    The Russian Ambassador at Washington informed Colonel Hay, the United States Secretary of State, in answer to enquiries as to the advisability of entering into ...

    Article : 542 words
  40. THE HIGH PRICE OF COAL.

    The French steamship lines are reducing She number of their steamers' voyages, and are laying up a portion of their fleets owing to the dearness of coal. ...

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  43. GERMAN AND ENGLISH TROOPS FOR SHANGHAI.

    Five hundred German troops have landed at Shanghai. One thousand British troops have been added to the British contingent previously ...

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