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  2. Northumberland Building Society.

    The 24th annual meeting of the Northum-berland Permanent Building, Investment, Land, and Loan Society was held last evening. Mr. T. Abel, chairman of directors, ...

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  3. PROPOSED MUNICIPAL ENDOWMENT.

    A deputation, which represented practically the whole of the incorporated areas in the suburbs, besides a number of country municipalities, ...

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  4. PEN-NOTES AND PENCILLINGS.

    The British Navy would be expected to do two things in the event of a great combination-war against England—to protect the ports of the Empire and to “police” ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. TRANSVAAL WAR

    LONDON, Thursday Morning.—General Hunter attacked strongly entrenched Boer positions in the hills south of Bethlehem. Retief's Nek was ...

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  6. WAR IN CHINA.

    LONDON, Thursday.—A Chinese interpreter, who, was employed by Sir Claude Macdonald, has reached Newchwang. He reports that Sir Robert ...

    Article : 104 words
  7. A MAN OF METHOD.

    The Duke of Norfolk having gone to the wars, the Postmaster-Generalship of England recently became vacant. To this vacancy was appointed Lord Londonderry, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. THE GREEN CLOTH.

    Billiards is respectable among worldly men; unrespectable among unworldly men and the majority of women. Why this is so it would be difficult to say, but possibly it ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. French and Hutton Busy.

    LONDON, Thursday Morning.—General French and Hutton outflanked the Boers six miles south of Balmoral, compelling them to retreat. The Boers ...

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  10. The Allies and Pekin.

    LONDON, Thursday.—The allies are undecided as to which route they should take to Pekin. Some of the allies prefer to proceed by way of ...

    Article : 47 words
  11. Offer by L[?] Hung Chang.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Li Hung Chang asserts that the Tsung-li-Yamen will convey the Ministers of the Powers from Pekin to Tientsin if ...

    Article : 57 words
  12. Carrington's Bushmen.

    LONDON, Thursday Morning.—General Carrington had a sharp engagement on Sunday at Selous’ River. Captain C. W. Robertson, of New ...

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  13. Bushmen Dispersing Boers.

    LONDON, Friday.—Three hundred of the New South Vales Bushmen assisted a Rhodesian force that attacked the large body of Boers on the Selous’ ...

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  14. Great Japanese Victory.

    LONDON, Friday.—It is reported in Tokio that the Japanese at Shanhaikwan gained a great victory over the Chinese, after a severe fight. ...

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  15. Surrounding De Wet.

    LONDON, Friday.—General Rundle reconnoitred a commando at a nek in the southern exit at Brandwater. After a sharp artillery contest the ...

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  16. British War Ships on the Yangtze.

    LONDON, Friday.—Admiral Seymour has sent two battleships and two cruisers to Shanghai, despite the Viceroy’s declaration that warships in the ...

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  17. PARLIAMENT.

    The debate on the Supply Bill was continue in the Legislative Assembly this morning, and the resolution covering supply was agreed to. ...

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  18. BLOCKING THE BOERS.

    LONDON, Thursday Morning.—Generals Macdonald and Bruce Hamilton are securely blocking Inguwooni and the Golden Gate. ...

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  19. Russian Control.

    LONDON, Friday.—The majority of the Admirals gave the Russian Admiral the control of Taku and the Pekin railway, though mortgaged to ...

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  20. ROBERTS AT BALMORAL.

    LONDON, Thursday Morning.— Field-Marshall Lord Roberts is at Balmoral, about 80 miles east of Pretoria. ...

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  21. WAR MEDALS AND HONOURS FOR COLONIAL TROOPS.

    LONDON, Friday.—In the House of Lords the Marquis of Landsdowne assured Lord Carrington that the colonial troops would receive war medals and ...

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  22. More Assurances from Li Hung Chang.

    LONDON, Friday.—Li Hung Chang has assured the Consuls that the Chinese Government has sufficient control over the regular troops and the Boxers ...

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  23. A HANGING MATTER.

    Certain members of the New South Wales Legislature want to abolish capital punishment. They hold that it isn't a deterrent, and consider that for this reason ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  24. The District Hewing Rate.

    It is hoped that the colliery proprietors will see the advisableness of reconsidering the miners' request for 2d advance in the hewing rate before the delegate board meets ...

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  25. The Fighting at Rustenburg.

    The Premier has received through the Governor a cable from the officer commanding the Bushmen, under Thursday’s date, to the following ...

    Article : 145 words
  26. THE TROUBLE IN CHINA.

    Nothing fresh has transpired in connection with the despatch of the Naval Contingent to China. A report laid upon the table of the House by Sir William Lyne gives the ...

    Article : 337 words
  27. MISSIONARIES ORDERED AWAY.

    LONDON, Thursday.—Fearing a general rising in China, all the missionaries in the Empire have been ordered to proceed either to Shanghai or ...

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  28. THE ANARCHY IN TIENTSIN.

    LONDON, Friday.—Before the fall of Tientsin the rebels killed all Chinamen in European employ. ...

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  29. ARRIVAL OF INDIAN TROOPS.

    LONDON, Friday.—General Gaselei’s Indian division has arrived at Wei-hai-Wei. ...

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  30. NEWCASTLE SCHOOL OF ARTS DEBATING CLUB.

    A well-attended meeting of the Newcastle School of Arts Debating Club was held last evening in the lecture hall of the institution, the president (Mr. H. Y. Harris) occupying ...

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  31. THE BLACK FLAGS.

    LONDON, Friday.—Li Hung Chang has rescinded the Black Flag march to Pekin. ...

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  32. THE TRAGEDY AT O'BRIEN'S HOMESTEAD.

    There is something extraordinarily pathetic about the Merriwa tragedy. Murder is an awful thing at any time, and no words are too Strong in which to express ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  33. Lady Missionaries Murdered.

    A cablegram received in Wellington, N.Z., states that a Miss Searell, a missionary from New Zealand, stationed in the province of Shensi, had been ...

    Article : 78 words
  34. VICTORIA THEATRE.

    Mr. J B. Fitzgerald's powerful dramatic company will inaugurate a brief season at the Victoria Theatre this evening, when the sensational drama, "The Irishman," will be ...

    Article : 251 words
  35. INTERNATIONAL NEWS.

    LONDON, Friday.—The House of Commons last night, by 112 against 65, rejected a proposal to make a large grant towards the relief of the Indian ...

    Article : 58 words
  36. NEWCASTLE-WALLSEND COAL CO.

    The half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in, the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company was held at the Sydney office yesterday. The report, ...

    Article : 288 words
  37. THE PROPOSED GREAT GERMAN CANAL.

    "Engineering" has an interesting article on the proposed Midland Canal, which according to our contemporary, is certain to be carried out, involving as it will an ...

    Article : 351 words
  38. THE ALFRED HAWLEY.

    Mr. William Downie writes:—It may be interesting to know that the barque Alfred Hawley, now on the slips at Stockton, was a regular trader to Newcastle as far back ...

    Article : 183 words
  39. The Rising in Ashanti.

    LONDON, Friday.—Colonel Moreland surprised and brilliantly captured with be bayonet the town of Kokofu, desta[?]ing a large Ashanti camp and ...

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  40. GENERAL CABLES.

    Measurement freights by mail steamers to Australia have been raised to 70s per ton of 40 cubic feet. The visible supply of American ...

    Article : 92 words
  41. NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT PATRIOTIC FUND.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 words
  42. THE INDIAN FAMINE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 96 words
  43. Advertising

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    Advertising : 98 words
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