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  2. THE WAR MAFEKING ATTACKED.

    Three hundred and fifty women in Pretoria have demanded arms and ammunition. They undertake to do the work to enable the officials to go to the front. ...

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  3. VICTORIA. THE SOUTH ESK INQUIRY.

    At the resumption of tho inquiry into the charge against Captain William Osborne, the master of the barque South Esk, at the Court of Marino Inquiry to-day Hugh Longmuir, mate of the ...

    Article : 263 words
  4. SECOND EDITION THE WAR.

    General Sir Redvers Buller has occupied Glencoe. The Transvaalers have evacuated Biggarsberg. ...

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  5. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE " HERALD'S " LONDON CORRESPONDENTS.

    Much comment has been caused by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's bitterness towards Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, whom he accused of going behind the appointed ...

    Article : 164 words
  6. SYMPATHY WITH MAFEKING.

    In anticipation of the speedy relief of Mafeking a meeting of citizens was held last night. It was decided to commemorate the ev[?]t by a torchlight procession through the principal streets, followed by a ...

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  7. CORPORAL-BUGLER DALY.

    In a letter to his father, Mr. William Daly, of Molong, Corporal-bugler Verdi, Daly, of Molong M.R., writes:— "Karee Kloof, April 3. I am writing this letter from the most advanced Cossack of the ...

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  8. OFFICERS FOR THE FRONT.

    Lieutenant Hovell, [?] of Dean Hovell, and Lieutenant Collett, of Waipawa, have rcceived orders from the Defence Office to join one of the [?]ntingents in South Africa. They will leave by ...

    Article : 43 words
  9. A WAR COUNCIL.

    A Boer war council held at Lindly, where the new capital of the Orange Free State is to be established, has decided to hold Harrismith. ...

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  10. OPERATIONS OF THE CAVALRY AND MOUNTED INFANTRY.

    Further particulars of the operations which took place on the Zand River show that Lieutenant-General French, with the cavalry division, and Major--General ...

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  11. COMMENDATION OF COLONIAL TROOPS.

    By the Rokaia, which arrived to-day from Capetown, Sergeant-Major Simpson was a passenger. He leaves Launceston for Melbourne on Saturday. He was in the forced March from Modder River to ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. COMMANDANT DE WET.

    Commandant Do Wet is at Clerksdorp organising a Boer force. ...

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  13. THE CAMPAIGN IN NATAL.

    General Sir Redvers Buller has occupied Dundee, 46 miles by rail north-east from Ladysmith. ...

    Article : 22 words
  14. AMERICAN GOVERNORS AND THE BOERS.

    The cables to hand state that some Governors of the United States of Amarics have informed Mr. Reitz, the State Secretary of the Transvaal, that they will welcome immigrant Boers in their country. ...

    Article : 358 words
  15. PROMOTION OF A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN.

    In the Executive Council to-day Sergeant-major William Joseph Press was appointed lieutenant in the South Australian Second Contingent now on service in South Africa. Lieutenant Press had ...

    Article : 51 words
  16. MERCANTILE FINANCE TRUSTEES AND AGENCY COMPANY.

    The final report of the liquidators, Messrs. J. M. Templeton, and R. G. M'Cutoheon, in the matter of the Mercantile Finance Trustees and Agency Company of Australia, Limited (in ...

    Article : 583 words
  17. TROOPS LANDED AT BEIRA.

    Three thousand five hundred troops havebeen landed at Beira, and will be under the command of Sir Frederick Carrington. ...

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  18. BOER EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.

    Some American State governors have informed Mr. F. W. Reitz, Transvaal Secretary of State, that they will welcome Boers who emigrate in the event of ...

    Article : 40 words
  19. TROOPER ROBERT STAINES.

    Trooper Robert Staines, writing from Kimberley under dale of March 15, says:— "On March 6 we were under fire for the first time. We got orders to storm a kopje, where the Boers were entronched, ...

    Article : 222 words
  20. THE CASUALTY LIST.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 249 words
  21. PORTUGAL AND THE TRANSVAAL.

    It is affirmed at Lisbon that President Kruger has ordered the Portuguese Consul to quit Pretoria. ...

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  22. NEW SOUTH WALES VOLUNTEERS WOUNDED.

    At Welgelegen Sergeant-major M`Allister, Corporal Osborne, and Private F. Buchanan, of the New South Wales forces, were severely wounded. Private ...

    Article : 40 words
  23. APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

    The Premier has all along expressed the opinion that the home Government would amend the clause in the Commonwealth Bill relating to the right of appeal to the Privy Council. Otherwise he thinks ...

    Article : 81 words
  24. GENERAL BOTHA AND THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.

    General Louis Botha, Commander-inChief of the Boer army, threatens to resign if the Transvaal Government prepares to destroy property. ...

    Article : 32 words
  25. FATALITY ON A LAKE.

    Owing to two boats coming into collision during a fete on a lake at Ronciglioue, in Italy, 35 children were drowned. ...

    Article : 31 words
  26. ATTITUDE OF SIR SAMUEL WAY.

    Chief Justice the Right Hon. Sir Samuel Way, of South Australia, has sent us a communication referring a cable published on Monday to the offset that the Right Hon. C. C. Kingston, of that colony, ...

    Article : 208 words
  27. THE STEAMER GYMERIC.

    The steamer Gymeric, with horses from Queensland, New Zealand, and Victoria, for Durban, whence she was ordered on to Beira, lost 22 horses on the voyage. ...

    Article : 32 words
  28. OPERATIONS IN THE ORANGE FREE STATE.

    Lieut.-General Sir H. M. Rundle, having checkmated the enemy's attempt to advance southwards in the region of Thaba'nohu, is now returning. ...

    Article : 78 words
  29. CORPORAL W. H. SHAW, OF ROBERTS'S HORSE.

    Corpoial W. H. Shaw, of Roberts's horse, writing from the camp near Bloeinfontein to friends in Sydney, sayshe had had several escapes from being killed, and for 10 days was laid up sick He was with his ...

    Article : 214 words
  30. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEALS.

    The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has partly allowed with costs the appeal in the case of Edgar v. Plomley. The appeal Wasteneys v. Wasteneys ...

    Article : 221 words
  31. THE SITUATION.

    The occupation of Dundee by Sir Redvers Buller is the most gratifying intelligence that has come from Natal since the relief of Ladysmith. Taken in conjunction with the cable we ...

    Article : 1,242 words
  32. DEATH OF A WAR CORRESPONDENT.

    News has been received that Mr. H. H. Spooner, who went out to South Africa as special correspondent to the "Evening News," has died at Bloomfonteiu of onteric fever. Mr. Spooner was in the ...

    Article : 149 words
  33. OFFICERS PROMOTED.

    Promotions of officers of the New South South Wales military forces, whilst on active service in South Africa, have been made as follow:— Mounted Tufuutry: Captain J. M. Antill to be ...

    Article : 103 words
  34. REMARKS BY MR. J. H. SYMON.

    On Tuesday evening, in the Slirling Iustitute Mr. J. H. Symon delivered an address on federation During the address he referred to Mr. Chamberlain's attempt to feel the pulse of the Australian ...

    Article : 498 words
  35. PRESIDENT KRUGER'S SUPERSTITION.

    President Kruger has consulted a Dutch seer, who prophosied that peace would be declared ia June, and that the President would die in three months. ...

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  36. WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS.

    The cable message published lu yesterday's issue stated that the two troopers named Meccham, who were wounded at the Zand River, were Western Australians. The Premier has received a cablegram ...

    Article : 61 words
  37. THE THIRD CONTINGENT.

    Yesterday the majority of the Third Contingent was engaged in various kinds of fatigue duty. One batch, for instance, was employed in cleaning, scouring, and disinfecting the tents lately in use at ...

    Article : 439 words
  38. TROOPER GEORGE BUSH.

    Trooper George Bush, of Thorneycroft's Light Horse, writes to his father, Mr. George Bush, proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Richmond, from Durhan under date of April 1. He states that the company ...

    Article : 153 words
  39. LATE PRIVATE C. G. CRIPPS.

    The Premier received a cablegram stating that C. G. Cripps had died of enterie fever. Deceased, who was about 22 years of age, was the eldest son of the late Dr. Charles Fi[?]cher Cripps, of Rockhampton and ...

    Article : 178 words
  40. OCCUPATION OF KROONSTAD.

    The correspondent of the London "Standard " at Kroonstad states that the British residents assert that most of the foreign attaches, the Russian attache ...

    Article : 90 words
  41. THE PLAGUE IN QUEENSLAND.

    Two further cases of plague were reported at Rockhampton to-day. The first was that of a girl 7 or 8 years of ago, daughter of Mr. Conolly, licensee of the Freemasons' Arms Hotel. ...

    Article : 115 words
  42. PRIVATE DALBY.

    Private Dalby, writing from Spytfontein to his people at Orange on April 4, says:— "We are stationed right at the front now, some 20 odd miles to the north-east of Bloemfontein. Being in touch ...

    Article : 527 words
  43. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 428 words
  44. QUEENSLAND. A GOOD GENERAL RAINFALL.

    Further rain has been recorded over the whole colony. The heaviest falls appear to have occurred in the coastal regions, but good rain, ranging from 25 points to over an inch, is ...

    Article : 138 words
  45. LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.

    Private R. E. Roberts (son of Mr. J. H. Roberts, principal of the Tongan Government College), serving with the force wh[?] is under Colonel Knight, writing to his brothor, Mr. S. C. Roberts, of ...

    Article : 875 words
  46. OPERATIONS IN NATAL.

    General Sir Redvers Buller's report discloses the fact that he was instructed to occupy the enemy. He describes the hurried retreat of the enemy, and the ...

    Article : 148 words
  47. AUSTRALIAN BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 words
  48. MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH.

    The Agent-General has cabled to the Premier from London under date May 15 as follows:—"Mr. Chamberlain in his speech on the Australian Commonwealth Bill yesterday made a enlogistic ...

    Article : 75 words
  49. STOCK DYING THROUGH THE DROUGHT.

    Mr. A. Meston, who has just returned to Thatgomindah from the West, reports that the country is all desert and is covered with dead stock. He regards the drought as a serious national ...

    Article : 42 words
  50. PATRIOTIC TRANSPORT SERVICE FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 46 words
  51. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The south-east province election resulted in the return of Mr. Wesley Maley (federalist), who defeated Mr. Crowder, the retiring member, and an uncompromising anti-federalist, by a majority ...

    Article : 86 words
  52. AMENDMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH BILL.

    The Premier, Mr. Holder, stated to-day that he was extremely disappointed that it had been found necessary to insert any amendment in the Commonwealth Bill. ...

    Article : 33 words
  53. PRIVATE W. E. LEAROYD.

    W. E. Learoyd, one of the mounted bearer section of the A.M.C. has sent the following letter to the Mayor of Liverpool (Alderman Christianson), from Bloemfontein, dated March 26:—"I joined General ...

    Article : 348 words
  54. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the wool aucti one to-day there was a better sale. Crossbreds are hardening slightly. Prices for merinos are unchanged. ...

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  55. PATRIOTIC FUND.

    A number of other subscriptions have been received from various parts of the district to the Teachers' branch of the Patriotic Fund. The schools of this district have now [?]t nearly £180 to the treasurers ...

    Article : 42 words
  56. HEAVY ATTACK ON MAFEKING.

    Heavy lighting took place at Mafeking on Saturday. The Boers claim that they seized the native quarter, and brought guns to bear at close range on the town. ...

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  57. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    There were trucked from here this afternoon for Flemington 418 fat sheep from M. Ward, Oberon district; also 10 head of fat cattle from Richard Bryants, Bowenfels district. ...

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  58. FORBES SOLDIERS AT THE FRONT.

    At a public meeting held in the Town Hall last night, the Mayor presiding, it was decided to write to Lord Roberts, asking [?]n to convey thE admiration and sympathy of the Forbes people with the ...

    Article : 95 words
  59. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The Western buburbs Club held its second prize shoot at 500 and 600 yards on Saturday at Randwick, when the principal ecorers were:— Mr. Holt, 29, 23-52; Mr. Craven, 24, 25-40; Mr, ...

    Article : 182 words
  60. NEW ZEALAND.

    The Premier, Mr. Seddon, left to-night in the [?]teamer Tutanekai for Raratonga. Two natives have been drowned in Kaipara [?]arbour while on their way to a Maori wedding. ...

    Article : 32 words
  61. GIFTS FROM QUEENSLAND.

    The Premier has received a letter from LieutenantGeneral Forrestier Walker, the officer commanding his lines of communication in South Africa, acknowledging with thanks the receipt of the two ambulence ...

    Article : 142 words
  62. NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL BALL.

    A successful ball was given by the Mayor and Mayeress of Newcastle (Alderman and Mrs. David Miller) at the M[?] Hall to-night in aid of the funds of the Newcastle Hospital. There was an ...

    Article : 89 words
  63. BOER DELEGATES IN AMERICA.

    The Irish-Dutch reception committee in Now York, consisting of noisy nobodies, and including Mr. Patrick Egan, one of the Irish Invincibles; welcomed the Boer ...

    Article : 141 words
  64. TASMANIA

    The building at Lord's-corner, the site of the new post-office, was sold by auction to-day for £[?]4, the condition being its speedy removal. ...

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  65. SERGEANT THOMSON.

    Captain Marriott, of the Nowra Civilian Rifl[?] Club, has received the following letter from Sergeant; T. M, Thomson, one of the Bushmen now on th[?] way to South Africa:— " Steamship Armenian, ...

    Article : 389 words
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