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  2. The Arbitration Bill.

    The debate in committee on the Industrial Arbitration Bill was continued in the Legislative Assembly throughout last night, and was brought to a close between 10 and 11 ...

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  3. LIFE AT THE FRONT.

    At the Fourth Regiment Band-room last night, Captain Hilliard, who was recently invalided from South Africa, delivered an address to the officers of ...

    Article : 218 words
  4. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    Mrs. P. Innes, a resident of Cook's Hill, had rather a miraculous escape yesterday. Mrs. Innes, with her married daughter and the latter's child, ...

    Article : 384 words
  5. WAR IN CHINA.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The American Government has approached the Powers in favour of peace on the lines already indicated, which disapproves ...

    Article : 266 words
  6. INTERNATIONAL NEWS.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The French are experimenting at Calais with a new Creusot gun, with a range of 20 miles. ...

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  7. PEN-NOTES AND PENCILLINGS.

    (1) The Russian arm decidedly aggressive, and apt to strike in unexpected places. (2) The French arm controlled by the Russian by an inner spring. (3) The German arm chiefly concerned about the German Ambassador. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 359 words
  8. TRANSVAAL WAR

    LONDON, Thursday.—The British garrison, under Colonel Hoare, which was besieged at Elands River, parched to Mafeking after being relieved, as all ...

    Article : 61 words
  9. Wool Failure in France.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The wool crisis in Roubaix and Tourcoing continues. Eight large houses have liquidated, but it is not expected that ...

    Article : 45 words
  10. The Natal Raiders.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The Boers who were raiding the northern district of Natal have re-crossed the Buffalo River, having failed to interrupt the ...

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  11. PURCHASE BY RUSSIA.

    LONDON, Friday.—Russia has purchased a new 8000 ton steamer from the Pacific Company. ...

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  12. British Prisoners of War.

    LONDON, Friday.—The Boers have released all the British prisoners detained at Nooitgedacht. The latter are marching to Waterval Boven. ...

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  13. RUSSIA WANTS A LOAN.

    LONDON, Thursday.—M. de Witte, the Russian Minister of Finance, is now in Copenhagen trying to negotiate a loan of twenty millions sterling ...

    Article : 28 words
  14. SUPPOSED LOSS OF THE ALMARA.

    A report has been received by cable of the loss by fire of the barque Almara, which left Liverpool on May 17 for Sydney with a full cargo. The ...

    Article : 129 words
  15. Gold Arriving at Delagoa Bay

    LONDON, Friday.—Mr. S. P. J. Kruger and all Transvaal officials have reached Nelspruit, on the Delagoa line. ...

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  16. THE PLAGUE IN GLASGOW.

    LONDON, Thursday.—There are 12 cases in Glasgow suspected to be plague. The sanitary staff of the city has been doubled. ...

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  17. THE STRIKE IN WALES.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Taff Vale strikers' demands have been conceded, that imported labour should be discontinued. ...

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  18. GENERAL CABLES.

    A. E. Trott, the Victorian cricketer, playing for Middlesex and M.C.C. and Ground, has this season taken 200 wickets in first-class matches. ...

    Article : 113 words
  19. British Progress.

    LONDON, Friday.—It is reported at Delagoa Bay that the British have occupied Waterval Boven and Waterval Onder. The Boers are laagering ...

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  20. EXPLOSION ON THE SOCOTRA.

    The barque Socotra, which put into Fremantle on Monday with a cargo of coal on fire, lay at anchor until Wednesday night to await developments. ...

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  21. Alleged Russian Excesses.

    LONDON, Thursday.—There are persistent reports that the Russians have desolated the Newchwang district, ruthlessly slaughtering ...

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  22. CONCERT IN THE MASONIC HALL

    One of the most delightful concerts enjoyed for some time by a Newcastle audience was that given in the Masonic Hall last evening by Madame Carlotta Reynal ...

    Article : 499 words
  23. Gen. Carrington's Movements

    LONDON, Friday.—General Carrington is skirmishing at Zeerust. At Mafeking the camp was levelled by torrents of rain. The patients have ...

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  24. Flight of the Empress.

    LONDON, Thursday.—.—The pursuit of the Empress Dowager has been abandoned. Later.—A Chinese official announces ...

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  25. Afrikander Bond Attempts.

    LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Sauer, a member of the Schreiner Ministry and a leader of the Afrikander Bond, withdrew his motion to stop the war and ...

    Article : 44 words
  26. THE MURDERS BY BLACKS.

    The cold windy weather is expected to have the effect of exhausting the black fugitives. After leaving Leggett's their tracks were followed to P. F. M'Garrigle's, still on ...

    Article : 277 words
  27. NEWCASTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    A meeting of the committees of the Chamber was held yesterday afternoon, when there were present: The Hon. G. F. Earp (president), Messrs. Fenwick, Levy, Brooks, ...

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  28. LOAN BY GERMANY.

    LONDON, Thursday.—A German firm is offering the Viceroy of Wuchang a loan of 1,000,000 taels (about £150,000) on the security of vice-regal ...

    Article : 28 words
  29. Australian Casualties.

    LONDON, Friday.—The following casualties are reported:—Queensland Bushmen, T. Cottons, severely wounded, Buffelshoek; New South Wales ...

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  30. Appeal by Li Hung Chang.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Li Hung Chang is appealing to the Dowager Empress to appoint himself, Prince Ching, General Yung-li, and the ...

    Article : 38 words
  31. Britain's Policy in China.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office, speaking at Guildford last night, said that ...

    Article : 44 words
  32. THE NEW COMMANDER IN INDIA.

    The new Commander-in-Chief of India is General Sir Power Palmer. His first notification to the outside Empire is to warn it against withdrawing any more Indian ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  33. IN COMMAND OF THE JAPANESE LEGION.

    The Japanese Legion operating in China in under the command of General Fukushina. On account of his excellent work against the enemy ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  34. CEMETERY DESECRATED.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The foreign cemetery at Pekin has been shockingly desecrated. ...

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  35. THE NEWCASTLE LANCERS.

    Mr. W. Greenland, secretary of the Newcastle Lancers, has received the followinkg communication from Lieut. Timothy, acting adjutant:—Application has been sent ...

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  36. DISPUTE AT THE LAMBTON B COLLIERY.

    The miners employed at the Lambton B, or Durham, Colliery, about 34 in all, are dissatisfied with the appliances provided for the weighing of their coal The screen bars ...

    Article : 219 words
  37. REPORT BY BOER PRISONERS.

    LONDON, Friday.—General Baden-Powell's prisoners report that General De Wet is dead. ...

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  38. THE LEADING CHINESE GENERAL.

    Had General Yuan Sie-Kai been predominant in China during the last ten years, three things would have happened. There would have been no war with China, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 245 words
  39. INDIAN FAMINE FUND

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 30 words
  40. CUTTING COMMUNICATIONS IN THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    LONDON, Friday.—A commando cut the Ladybrand to Winburg wire. Ladybrand is menaced. ...

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  41. SCHOOL OF ARTS DEBATING CLUB.

    A very successful meeting of this club was held last night under the presidency of Mr. J. P. Ralston. The premier (Mr. Owen Gilbert) announced that he had ...

    Article : 127 words
  42. FITZGERALD'S CIRCUS.

    Two events of great importance to young Australians are the annual visits of Santa Claus sand Fitzgerald Bros'. circus and menagerie, and it is a difficult matter ...

    Article : 169 words
  43. A DECISION WANTED.

    Some weeks ago an officer of the Newcastle pilot service was suspended for alleged insubordination. Eventually am inquiry was held by the chairman of the ...

    Article : 134 words
  44. TOTAL BRITISH LOSSES.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The total British losses during the campaign in South Africa number 40,571. ...

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  45. A TURNED DOWN PAGE.

    The Paris Exhibition has not been visited by any important Royalty. This is the result of two things—the Dreyfus trial and the insults to the Queen over the Fashoda ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 285 words
  46. THE BOT-FLY.

    The Stock Branch Veterinary Surgeon (Mr. J. D. Stewart) has submitted to Mr. Fegan, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, a report on the bot-fly which has ...

    Article : 191 words
  47. N.S.W. REVENUE RETURNS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 words
  48. AN ISLAND CRUISE.

    The island trading steamer Moresby returned to Sydney yesterday morning from another successful cruise. Matters were reported to be quiet at New ...

    Article : 100 words
  49. VICTORIA THEATRE.

    In another column will be found the full programme of the two concerts to be given in the Victoria Theatre next week by those enterprising entertainers, Messrs. ...

    Article : 182 words
  50. RETIREMENT OF CAPTAIN JACK

    Captain J. Andrew Jack retired from the Sydney pilot service yesterday, after 30 years' service as pilot at that port. Captain Jack first visited ...

    Article : 161 words
  51. SOME WAR NOTETTES.

    Russia, a whenever she wants anything and thinks she can get it, is like the wolf in the fable. Wolf: What do you mean by dirtying the stream? Lamb: I didn't, ...

    Article : 250 words
  52. STOCK DISEASES.

    At half-past 10 this morning the Legislative Assembly went into committee to consider the expediency of bringing in a bill to make provision for the prevention ...

    Article : 143 words
  53. Advertising

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    Advertising : 249 words
  54. THE HELENSBURGH DIRT SCALE.

    The following is the dirt scale submitted by the manager of the Helensburgh Colliery to the miners as a means of settling that vexed question. ...

    Article : 117 words
  55. NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT PATRIOTIC FUND.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 41 words
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