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  2. PARLIAMENT.

    The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. In reply to Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, the COLONIAL TREASURER said the ...

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  3. PEN-NOTES AND PENCILLINGS.

    It is seldom that Oriental cartoonists hit off the political problems of the hour with such fidelity as is displayed above. The cartoon is the work of Tse Tsan Tai, of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. CHINA AND THE POWERS.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—Dr.—Morrison, the Pekin correspondent of the "Times," has sent to that paper an account of the siege of the ...

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  5. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—Lord Roberts, the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Alfred Milner, Governor of Cape Colony and Nigh Commissioner ...

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  6. HAMILTON COUNCIL.

    At the fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Council, held at the local council chamber last night, there were present: The Mayor (Alderman W. R. Alexander, ...

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  7. KRUGER'S BRIBES.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Hanna, Mr. M'Kinley's election "boss," charges Messrs. Webster and Davis with accepting Kruger's bribe of £25,000 in ...

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  8. THE NETHERLANDS RAILWAY CO.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Documents found in a captured Dutch ambulance have been submitted to the Concessions' Commission now sitting in ...

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  9. AN OLD CRY.

    The accompanying little sketch originally appeared in "Punch," just after the Crimean War. It shows that British opinion then, was just what British opinion is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. BLOCKING OF COURT SUPPLIES.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—Advices received from Shanghai foreshadow operations on the part of the allies at Hankow to prevent supplies ...

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  11. ROBERTS THANKS BULLER.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Lord Roberts, in an army order, thanks General Buller for his great services in Natal and in the Eastern Transvaal. ...

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  12. THE "BOXERS" IN STRENGTH.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—The "Boxers" are in great strength east and west of Paoting-fu. The British transport is described as ...

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  13. BOER ACTIVITY.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Boers threaten Philipollis. ...

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  14. LUMSDEN'S HORSE

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Lord Roberts has cabled to Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, that though the war is nearly over, it is essential that Lumsden's ...

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  15. MANCHURIA HELD BY RUSSIA.

    LONDON. Monday Afternoon.—The Russians have seized the terminus of the Newchwang railway at Shan-haikwan, and now command the whole of ...

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  16. ROBERTS AND THE "FREEDOM" OF LIVERPOOL.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Lord Roberts states that he will be unable to receive the proffered Freedom of Liverpool until January. ...

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  17. THE HOLIDAY.

    The chief attraction for to-day will of course be the Labour Demonstration. The Eight Hour procession will leave the Little Reserve, Watt-street, ...

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  18. THE FUTILITY OF BOER RESISTANCE.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Influential burghers are trying to convince De Wet, De La Hey, and Botha of the futility of further resistance. ...

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  19. AN IMPORTANT VISIT TO ENGLAND.

    Viscount Cromer has been recalled to England, and everyone is speculating as to the reason. The opinion is that there is to be a Ministerial re-shuffle, and that the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  20. THE PROPOSED NEGOTIATIONS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Germany and Japan, with some reservations, agree to M. Delcasse's note as to the conditions prior to the opening of peace ...

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  21. DEATH OF A VICTORIAN.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—J. Killey, a Victorian Bushman, died of pneumonia at Marandellas. ...

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  22. THE BREELONG BLACKS.

    A report was received in the city to-day that Coombes, the selector at whose house the encounter took place on Saturday between the Governors ...

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  23. THE ANTI-DYNASTIC RISING.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Several thousand rebels, who are seeking to overthrow the present dynasty, are besieging Huichan, but they evince no ...

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  24. INTERNATIONAL NEWS.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—Captain Shields and 51 of the American troops, who were captured by the Filipinos in the Island of Marinduque, ...

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  25. PEACE NEGOTIATOR WITHDRAWN.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—The nomination of Yung-lu as one of the Chinese pence negotiators has been withdrawn. ...

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  26. A CHURCH CONFERENCE.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—A private "round table" conference, consisting of fifteen representatives of the clergy and laity, has been sitting ...

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  27. WALDERSEE AT PEKIN.

    "LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—Count von Waldersee, the Commander-in-Chief of the allied forces, and his staff, have arrived at Pekin. ...

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  28. ACCOUNT BY A SEARCHER.

    The following statement has been made to the Colonial Secretary by Mr. G. W. New, of Martindale, Cobbora:— "I started off on the 22nd July last in ...

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  29. THE AMERICAN WARSHIPS.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—Only two of the American warships have been ordered to remain in Chinese wæers. ...

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  30. EMPRESS FREDERICK'S ILLNESS.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The physician's bulletin states that, the Empress Frederick is suffering from acute weakness of the heart, a recurrence of ...

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  31. THE PREMIER'S TOUR.

    Sir William Lyne and the Parliamentary party arrived at Ballina early on Tuesday from Casino. After break-fast Sir William Lyne performed the ...

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  32. AN EX-PRESIDENT'S OPINION.

    Mr. ex-President Benjamin Harrison is using his influence to ensure the re-election of Mr. M'Kinley, and Mr. ex-President Cleveland is acting in a similar way on ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  33. A RED SEA COALING STATION FOR GERMANY.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Reuter states that Turkey has leased to Germany for 30 years the island of Uroan, in the Red Sea, as a coaling station. ...

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  34. H.M.S. SPARROW FOR THE AUSTRALIAN STATION.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The first-class gunboat Sparrow, six guns, 805 tens, and 720 h.p. (Lieutenant and Commander Wilkin), will be commissioned for ...

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  35. CITY BAND CONCERT.

    Messrs. Hall and Simon gave one of their popular concerts in the Victoria Theatre last night in aid of the City Band, but the attendance did not reach anticipations, ...

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  36. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

    Large numbers of the riflemen are arriving from all parts of the colony to take part in the forthcoming rifle matches. The tram which is now open ...

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  37. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—At the wool sales to-day the tone was good. Prices remained unchanged. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's cable: ...

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  38. THE WOMAN OF THE PERIOD.

    Lady Hamilton, wife of a former Governor of Tasmania, has been speaking of things Australian to an English interviewer. To give the interview in full ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  39. THE NORTH SHORE BRIDGE.

    The date originally fixed for the receipt of designs and tenders for the proposed North Shore Bridge was August 1 last, but the Premier ...

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  40. AMENDING THE MARRIAGE ACT.

    Recent Police Court revelations regarding the performance of marriages has stirred up the clergymen of the city to action Yesterday a deputation of clergymen and ...

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  41. DO YOU TRACE A RESEMBLANCE?

    "Are we gradually reverting to the picturesque earlier costume of 260 years ago?" An English exchange asks the question and gives the accompanying illustration in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 166 words
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