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  2. COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS.

    Trooper George Dunster, First Australian Horse, left for Sydney to-day. HILLGROVE, Tuesday. The Hillgrove voluntoors for the Transvaal left by ...

    Article : 387 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 280 words
  4. AMUSEMENTS.

    An [?]mmense holiday audience crowded Her Majesty's Theatre last night to witness the production [?] J. C. Williamson's eighteenth annual pautarme "Little Red Riding Hood "was; the ...

    Article : 1,500 words
  5. SUSPECTED PLAGUE AT NOUMEA.

    In consequence of information received in Sydney that it was believed that the bubonic plague had broken out in New Caledoun, and that sever deaths had occurred, the Premier yesterday gave orders that ...

    Article : 906 words
  6. CRITERION THEATRE.—"THE TRANSVAAL WAR."

    The presentation of the patriotic drama, "The Transvaal War," which is from the pen of Mr. Lewis Scott, founded upon Rider Haggard'a novel, "Jess," drew a crowded house to the Criterion Theatre last ...

    Article : 126 words
  7. TRAIN PATROLLING USELESS.

    It is gcueinlly agreed (says the Mantzburg correspondent of the "Daily Mail") that armoured trams are useless against the Boers, who understand how easy it is to disable them and to place the ...

    Article : 85 words
  8. MISS MACCARTITY'S FAREWELL.

    Miss Maud MacCarthy will make her farawell appearance, prior to her roturn to England, at the Centenary Hall to-night. The youthful artist, whose distinguished style has already charmed thousands ...

    Article : 84 words
  9. NEWS FROM CAPETOWN PAPERS.

    The following intelligence is extracted from late Cape files to hand- The first great battle on Cape soil was fought yesterday (says the "Cape Times" of November ...

    Article : 1,508 words
  10. BOERS ATTACK KHAMA'S FORCES.

    A Reuter's special service message from Toll on November 11 says:—"Colonel Plumer received the following despatch from Palapye to-day:—Khama has sent another regimeut 370 strong to Sclukwe ...

    Article : 175 words
  11. THE SECOND CONTINGENT.

    Sir,—There seems to be a growing feeling that a mistake has been made by our Government, or the combined Australian Governments in making the second bouth African contingent such a small one ...

    Article : 610 words
  12. NEW YEAR'S NIGHT CONCERT.

    The Highaldn Society's annual Scotch concert will be given at the Town Hall on New Year's night. A strong prograrame of national music will be presented on the occasion, when the assisting artists ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. HIGHLAND SOCIETY'S GATHERING.

    We are requested by the committee of the Highland Society of New South Wales to draw attention to the advertisement of their flighlund Gathering, to be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground on New ...

    Article : 87 words
  14. HARSH TREATMENT OF KTMBERLEY CIVILIANS BY BOERS.

    The "St James' Gazette" on November 22, published the following despatches:—Orange River, Nov. 20.—The Boers have just released from Bloemfontein a number of civilians who were arrested ...

    Article : 246 words
  15. GRAND COMMONWEALTH FAIR.

    St. Fraucis' Hall, Haymarket, whore the Commonwealth Fair is now being carried on, was last night the scene of great animation Visitors from the country were in great evidence. To-night a ...

    Article : 61 words
  16. MR. CHARLES PANING'S COMPANY.

    The variety programme carried out by Mr. Charles Faning's company at the Protestant Hall last night drew a good audience Soveral woll-knowu patriotic and comic Bongs were rondored, amongst the vocalists ...

    Article : 76 words
  17. TOWN HALL CONCERT.

    The Nowbury-Spada concert given at the Town Hall last evening was successful from every point of view. The attendance was large and the programme excellent. The instrumental numbers were ...

    Article : 67 words
  18. DEPRESSION IN THE BOER STATES.

    A Capstown message to the "St. Jamea's Gazette" on November 13 says:—Authentic news received here from private sources states that Prceident Kruger is no longer callous. The check in Nutal ...

    Article : 207 words
  19. PARRAMATTA DISTRICT.

    Yesterday morning at about 0 o'clock, Mr. Green, aged 68, station-master in charge of the Flemington railway station, met with a severe, accident. He was about to cropss the line from one platform to ...

    Article : 221 words
  20. UNPUBLISHED LETTERS OF DR. CAREY.

    Who (says the "Friend of India") could have imagined a bundled years ago that the private letters of Willum Carey, who was diligently and auutly carrying on his labours as missionary and Professor ...

    Article : 1,055 words
  21. SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS IN SERVIA.

    The State trial is over (writes the Belgrade correspondent of the "St. James's Gazette"), Knovich shot, and King Milann avenged. Thus to the outside world the attempt on the ex-King has been severely ...

    Article : 1,134 words
  22. LORD ROSEBERY AT HOME.

    It is at Mentmore (says M. A, P.) that, during most of the summer months of this year and of many other years, Lord Rosebery has spont a large portion of his time; and possibly it is hore that he ...

    Article : 1,085 words
  23. COLONEL SCHIEL AND GENERAL BULLER.

    A "Central News" telegram from Capetown, on November 11, says:—"Colonel Schiel, captured with other Boer leaders after Elandss Laagte, wrote a few days ago to General Sir Redvers Buller ...

    Article : 160 words
  24. NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.

    The English mails by the steamer Arcadia were yesterday delivered in Sydney. She brought files of London pipers up to November 24 from which the following particulars, in amplification of those ...

    Article : 390 words
  25. CONQUEST OF THE SOUDAN.

    The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Cairo telegraphed to that journal on November 23 as follows: —An expedition numbering 2000 men, under Colonel Wingate and Lewis Bey, which recently proceeded ...

    Article : 451 words
  26. THE PLUCKY POSTMISTRESS.

    If we are not mistaken (says the Westminster Gazette") the postmistress of Ladygrey, the chief town of the native reserve on the Free State border will be the recipient of not a few "Christmas boxes" ...

    Article : 207 words
  27. RUSSIAN BOER OFFICERS.

    The St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Daily Mail" cabled on November 19:—Two Russian officers of high standing have tendered their resignations in order that they may place their services at ...

    Article : 209 words
  28. THE BOER WAR.

    Hamilton's dioramic pictures of the Boer war attracted large numbers of people to the Opera, House yesterday afternoon and eveniug. Incidents of the war wore vividly portrayed, including some of the ...

    Article : 63 words
  29. WAR NOTES.

    It is reported that much indignation exists among the woman of the Free bute and the Transvaal owing to the secrecy which is maintained by the authorities as to the fate of husbands and relatives at ...

    Article : 635 words
  30. THE SISTINE MADONNA.

    A strange story has reached Home from Dresden with regard to some "revelations" recently made There by an art historian named Dr. Ludwig Jelinck, who asserts (says the correspondent of the "Morning ...

    Article : 320 words
  31. LYCEUM THEATRE.

    When this house was opened yesterday evening an enormous crowd of people sought admission Before the rising of th curtain every seat in the theatre was occupied The sceoud representation of "The Power ...

    Article : 103 words
  32. THE INVESTMENT OF KIMBERLEY.

    The "St. James's Gazette " published the follow ing message:- Kimberley, November 9, 5 p.m. (by despatch rider to Hopetown, November 12).—The enemy captured ...

    Article : 256 words
  33. THEATRE ROYAL.

    A well-attended Boxing Day matinee performance of "The Only Way" took place yesterday afternoon at the Theatre Royal, and in the evening this powerful drama was repeated. The tragic element in the ...

    Article : 108 words
  34. HORSES SUITABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    There has been considerable discussion, not only in Australia but in Great Britain, as to the most suitable horses for military purposes ni South Africa, and there can be no doubt at least two kinds are ...

    Article : 1,237 words
  35. PALACE THEATRE.

    Yesterday afternoon and evening the Palace theatre was crowded to too doors. The special feature in a very attarctive programme was the performance of the Newsky Family, consisting of three male ...

    Article : 151 words
  36. RUMOCRED DISAFFECTION OF A BASUTO CHIEF.

    A Reuter's special message from Maseru on November 8, published by the "St. James's Gazette," says:—It is generally repotted that the Basuto chief, Joel Malopo, has been terrorised by ...

    Article : 246 words
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