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  2. LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

    Advices from the Cape of Good Hope state that the difficulties with the Boers are assuming a serious aspect. The Boers at Middleburg are forming laagers, and express ...

    Article : 74 words
  3. SPORTING.

    The nominations for the races on the 1st and 2nd January were made yesternight. The entries for the Maiden Plato are—Angledale, Arrabœ, Freehold, Minute, Trump Card, Thorntopper, Cooma, late Renfrew, ...

    Article : 96 words
  4. The Sydney Morning Herald.

    In the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, Ministers answered questions put by Mr. HURLE[?] (Hartley), Mr. TEECE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. M'ELHONE, Mr. O'CONNOR, and Dr. BOWKER, respecting the area of the ...

    Article : 3,040 words
  5. PEDESTRIANISM.

    The go-as-you please pedestrian tournament at the Exhibition Building in Prince Alfred Park was continued yesterday. The men continued walking during the whole of Thursday night, with the exception of M'Dermott, who ...

    Article : 244 words
  6. THE BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON.

    The Government have ordered Admiral Hornby to proceed eastward with the Mediterranean Squadron on the 16th instant. ...

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  7. VISIT OF THE CZAREWITCH TO VIENNA.

    The Czarewitch is about to visit this city, by express invitation. ...

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  8. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) NEWCASTLE.

    Mr. J. C. Lay delivered an interesting lecture on "Wit, Humour, and Mimicry," at the Protestant Hall, last night, in aid of the funds of the Newcastle Hospital. The building was crowded by a large and ...

    Article : 99 words
  9. AMUSEMENTS.

    All the theatres were well attended last night, the Royal particularly, where the run of "Struck Oil" and the "Chinese Question" came to a successful conclusion. Both pieces were smoothly performed, and elicited the most ...

    Article : 355 words
  10. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    55,000 passengers travelled on the Kensington and North Adelaide tramway last week. The weather to-day was splendid. ...

    Article : 22 words
  11. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Sir Thomas Campbell has assumed the editorship of the Western Australian Times, renamed the West Australian. The Agricultural Exhibition at Perth brought ...

    Article : 38 words
  12. WEST MAITLAND.

    The entries for the Hunter River Amateur Turf Club Races close on Monday. Several light showers fell to-day, and rain still threatens. ...

    Article : 119 words
  13. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4. REPLIES TO QUESTIONS. Mr. LACKEY, in answer to Mr. Hurley, said that the ...

    Article : 460 words
  14. ARMIDALE.

    About seventy gentlemen met yesterday evening, and presented Mr. Buchanan, police magistrate, with an illuminated address, on his departuie for Newcastle. About £100 have been subscribed for a ...

    Article : 117 words
  15. SCHOOL OF ARTS.

    The entertainment, entitled a "Royal Tour through Maori Land," with Captain Ferris's warriors, was repeated last night to an attendance which was rather limited, doubtless owing to the threatening aspect of the weather. ...

    Article : 79 words
  16. BURTON'S CIRCUS.

    Considering the state of the weather, there was a very good attendance at Burton's Circus, and the performance passed off as successfully as ever. Professor Wombold performed some remarkably clever feats in conjunction with ...

    Article : 317 words
  17. BATHURST.

    The Hon. F. B. Suttor has announced that he will address the electors on Monday next, at the Royal Hotel, on the education question. Heavy rains fell for several hours last night. ...

    Article : 35 words
  18. CARCOAR.

    A very beavy thunderstorm passed over this town last night; it rained in torrents, and the lightning was very vivid. The horses attached to the mail buggy from Blayney got terrified, and bolted into the bush, ...

    Article : 181 words
  19. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    THE British Government has, as will be soon by one of our cable messages this morning, ordered the British Mediterranean Squadron to move castward, but its destination does not appear to have been made public. ...

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  20. NEW NOTICES OF MOTION.

    Mr. Lackey to move for leave to bring in a bill to empower t[?] Government to construct and maintain Tramways in and along certain street and thoroughfares in the city and suburbs of Sydney and other places. ...

    Article : 137 words
  21. NEW MUSIC.

    We have received a copy of a New Zealand National hymn, written and composed by Charles S. Thomas, of Hawkes Bay. The music is written in the key of F in common time; it cannot claim much originality, and has in ...

    Article : 347 words
  22. MORUYA.

    In the Police Court, to-day, a case was heard against a man named Abraham Jennings, who was charged with stealing wreckage consisting of one cheese cask, from the steamer John Penn, the property of Mr. Tooth, ...

    Article : 80 words
  23. STEAM TRAMWAYS TO THE SUBURBS.

    A meeting was held at the Exchange, at 4 p.m., yesterday, to consider the extension of steam tramways through the city and suburbs. Amongst those present were—Mr. John Macpherson, Mayor of Waverley; Mr. W. Tunks, ...

    Article : 610 words
  24. HAY.

    Indignation is felt at the site for the railway station as pegged out, and a petition is in course of signature asking that the station be placed in Moppett-street reserve. ...

    Article : 51 words
  25. QUEENSLAND.

    Walsh and Co.'s stores and billiard saloon, an[?] Lander's Hotel, at Port Douglas, occupied as a police barracks, were burnt to the ground early this morning. Walch's premises are insured for £750, but the stock, ...

    Article : 60 words
  26. RANDWICK ASYLUM.

    Sir,—It trust you will kindly allow me a few lines in your paper, in order that 11 may deny the statements reflechting upon my character made by Mr. John Davies, under shelter of the "privilege" of the House. ...

    Article : 417 words
  27. VICTORIA.

    At a meeting of mine-owners at Sandhurst, an indignant protest was made against the interference of the Government in the recent strike. Work would be resumed in the mines, but under a strong protest ...

    Article : 529 words
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