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  2. SOUTH AFRICA.

    News from the front at Koodoosrand, where the Boer force under General Cronje is entrenched in the bed of the Modder River, surrounded by British troops, states ...

    Article : 134 words
  3. CABLE MESSAGES

    In moving the Naval Estimates (amounting to £27,500,000) in the House of Commons last night, the Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty, deprecated ...

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  4. THE WAR.

    Information has just been received that General Cronje has surrendered after further desperate fighting. This news is officially confirmed. Later. ...

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  5. COLONIAL INTERESTS

    Lord Lamington, Governor of Queensland, and Lady Lamington are passengers for Brisbane by the Orient steamer Omrah, which left Naples on the 25th instant. ...

    Article : 42 words
  6. ADDITIONAL MEN.

    Yesterday five men were added to the strength of the Third Queensland South African Contingent. One of these, D. Macintyre, will fill up the blank "No. 5," ...

    Article : 137 words
  7. INCENDIARISM ON THE MAORI KING.

    A report ds to hand that when the transport steamer Maori King, conveying the second contingent of Queensland troops to South Africa, was off Madagascar one of ...

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  8. MISS ADA CROSSLEY.

    Miss Ada Crossley, the distinguished Australian contralto singer, has been engaged as a soloist at the forthcoming Handel musical festival in London. ...

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  9. LUXURIES FOR LADYSMITH.

    News from Natal states that the town of Colenso, from which General Buller is advancing towards Ladysmith, is now full of waggons laden with stores and luxuries for ...

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  10. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

    Arrivals.—Mombassa, s., from Brisbane, via ports. Lady Elizabeth, barque, from Brisbane. Northern Monarch, barque, from Brisbane. Rakaia, s., from Wellington. Sahara, ...

    Article : 132 words
  11. DATE OF THE DEPARTURE FIXED.

    The date of the departure of the transport Duke of Portland with the Third Queensland Contingent has been definitely settled for to-morrow. The day will not be ...

    Article : 86 words
  12. THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.

    Great indignation has been aroused by a report that the Duc d'Orleans, the Royalist claimant to the French throne, wrote a letter of congratulation to M. Willette, a ...

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  13. CAPE COLONY.

    General Gataere, who is operating in the vicinity of Stormberg, in Cape Colony, reports that Captain Montmorency (of Montmorency's Scouts) and Colonel Hoskier ...

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  14. OFFICIAL INSPECTION OF THE TRANSPORT.

    The committee of inspection will visit the steamer Duke of Portland at 11 o'clock this morning, for the purpose of making an official inspection of the vessel. The ...

    Article : 59 words
  15. BOERS DISLODGED FROM VAALKOP.

    Early on Sunday last Major-General Clements, with the Inniskilling Dragoons and a detachment of artillery, and a strong force of Australian mounted troops, under ...

    Article : 59 words
  16. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    All excitement about the outbreak of bubonic plague has practically disappeared, largely owing to the fact that no fresh cases have been reported. ...

    Article : 201 words
  17. NOTES ON THE CABLES.

    At an early hour this morning a cable was received, stating that after desperate fighting at the Modder River, near Koodoosrand, Cronje surrendered to the ...

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  18. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A deputation of Labour members waited upon the Postmaster-General to-day with reference to the Pacific cable. The interview resolved itself into a long statement ...

    Article : 117 words
  19. BUSH FIRES IN THE SOUTH.

    Bush fires are reported from several districts, notably Albury, Tuniberomba, Orange, and Burrowa, causing the destruction of a good deal of property. ...

    Article : 332 words
  20. THE TASMANIAN BUSHMEN.

    Forty bushmen will be ready to embark aboard the Atlantlan on her arrival here on Saturday. ...

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  21. BARKLY EAST REOCCUPIED.

    A British force has TeoccuDied Barkly East, in the north-east of Cape Colony, a place which had been occupied by the Boers for some time past. ...

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  22. THE INDIAN FAMINE FUND.

    The fund Initiated by the Lord Major of London fon the relief of the sufferers from the famine in India has now reached £100,000. ...

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  23. NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    Preparations for the embarkation of the Bushmen's Contingent have advanced a further stage to-day. All arrangements have been made for a big demonstration in ...

    Article : 112 words
  24. THE S[?]AH VISITING ENGLAND.

    The Shah of Persia has accepted the invitation of Queen Victoria to visit England in the autumn of the present year, and he will he the guest of her Majesty during his stay. ...

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  25. A PRESBYTERIAN CALL.

    The Rev. C. Glasgow Crawford, of Charters Towers, has received a unanimous call to the Presbyterian Church at Blayney. ...

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  26. A QUEENSLANDER FIRST TO ENTER KIMBERLEY.

    It now transpires that it was LieutenantColonel Patterson, of Gympie, Queensland, and not Mr. A. B. Paterson, the Avar correspondent of the "S. M. Herald," who was ...

    Article : 93 words
  27. THE WESLEY AN CONFERENCE.

    The Rev. W. H. Beale has been elected president of the Wesleyan Conference, and Mr. W. Halse Rogers has been re-elected secretary. ...

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  28. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF CHAMPAGNE.

    News is to hand that the extensas cellars in the chalk rock on whch the town of Eperaay, in France, is built, suddenly collapsed, and 500 casks and 1,500,000 bottles of ...

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  29. DEATH OF ADMIRAL PEARSON'S ELDEST SON.

    Admiral Pearson received a cable message to-day, announcing the death of his eldest son at Ladysmith last Thursday from typhoid fever. The deceased was a ...

    Article : 60 words
  30. CULTIVATION OF SALTBUSH.

    Professor Lowrie has been making experiments in the cultivation of saltbush at Roseworthy College during the past few years, and reports having succeeded beyond his ...

    Article : 86 words
  31. AMMUNITION WAGGONS DESTROYED.

    A balloon sent up from Lord Kitchener's lines disclosed the fact that four of the enemy's ammunition waggons were standing in the river bed. The fire of the British ...

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  32. PRECAUTIONS IN THE OTHER COLONIES.

    With a view to guarding against the introduction of She plague from Sydney, special precautions are being adopted to prevent rats getting ashore from steamers ...

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  33. A LONDON THEATRE BURNED.

    The Grand Theatre at Islington (London) caught fire last night, and was burned down. ...

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  34. DELICACIES FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED.

    The Minister for Agriculture has directed the managers of the different Government farms to make up a consignment of preserved and dried fruits, jams, &c., for ...

    Article : 70 words
  35. COLONIAL OFFICERS.

    Lieutenant E. Martin, of Adelaide, has received a commission as lieutenant in the Manchester Regiment, now serving in South Africa. ...

    Article : 58 words
  36. DESTRUCTION OF RATS.

    A correspondent points out, in view of the measures adopted by our City Council for the wholesale destruction of these dangerous pests, that the Victoria Park is ...

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  37. SAPPING TOWARDS THE BOER LAAGER.

    Later reports regarding the operations at Koodoosrand state that the British Engineers are now sapping towards the Boer laager. ...

    Article : 66 words
  38. THE PLAGUE IN NEW CALEDONIA.

    A cable message from Noumea, under to-day's date, gives the following additional deaths from plague:—At Noumea, two whites and eight Kanakas; at Nepoul, ...

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  39. THE NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHMEN'S FUND.

    The Bushmen's Fund now amounts to £29,701. The number of horses donated for the use of the contingent is 285. ...

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  40. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following passengers travelled by mail train to-day:- For Brisbane: Mr. and Mrs. Courtenay Asten, Miss Turner, Dr. and Mrs. Hardie, Mrs. Dobbins, ...

    Article : 121 words
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  42. TO GET RID OF RATS.

    Sir,—As it is the expressed intention of our Sanitary authorities to encourage the destruction of rats—consequent on the near approach of bubonic plague—the following staple means has, according ...

    Article : 190 words
  43. TASMANIANS FOR THE FRONT.

    The second contingent of Tasmanian troops, who recently arrived at Capetown, have now left for the front. ...

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  44. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IN QUEENSLAND.

    The regulations, designed in the first instance to prevent the introduction of bubonic plague, which have been prepared by the Central Board of Health, were passed ...

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  45. HELPING THE RELATIVES OF DEAD SOLDIERS.

    At a meeting of the Cabinet, consideration was given to the matter of providing for the widows and dependents of those victims who fell at Rensburg. It was ...

    Article : 172 words
  46. ACTION OF A CAPE MINISTER.

    The Hon. J. W. Sauer, Commissioner for Public Works dn the Government of Cape Colony, has stopped the pay of all railway employees who are serving at the front as ...

    Article : 43 words
  47. AMBULANCE ASSISTANCE FOR CRONJE.

    General Cronje having refused the offer of medical aid made by the British Commander, Lord Roberts has now allowed a German ambulance to assist the wounded Boers. ...

    Article : 34 words
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  49. THE ROBINSON BANK REOPENED.

    News is to hand that President Kruger has reopened the Robinson South African Bank at Johannesburg, which was recently seized by his order (the accounts of the ...

    Article : 51 words
  50. MORE CANADIANS WOUNDED.

    Information is to hand that twenty additional men of the Canadian Contingent (who form pant of the force under Colonel SmithDorrien, and who suffered very severely in ...

    Article : 47 words
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  52. DRAWING THE CORDON CLOSER.

    The latest reports to hand regarding Lord Roberts's operations state the British cordon around the Boers is being daily drawn closer. On Friday last the Gordon Highlanders made ...

    Article : 94 words
  53. NO CORDITE FACTORY FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    When approached regarding the establishment of a cordite factory in. South Australia the Premier declined to make any agreement, as he thought it a matter to be ...

    Article : 46 words
  54. SHIPWRIGHTS' FUND.

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  55. "BLACKLEG."

    Sir,—The season of the year being now close at hand, when this disease makes its appearance, I should like to bring under the notice of those interested, especially our ...

    Article : 241 words
  56. NURSES FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    Seven nurses have been chosen to go to South Africa, and they will leave next week, via Melbourne. ...

    Article : 30 words
  57. THE THIRD CONTINGENT.

    Work at the encampment may now be regarded as practically completed, the troops now only awaiting orders for embarkation. The official inspection of the ...

    Article : 339 words
  58. THE FOURTH CONTINGENT.

    The cablegram received by the Premier from Lord Roberts on the question of sending more troops to South Africa was before the Cabinet yesterday, and was fully ...

    Article : 161 words
  59. CONCENTRATING FOR THE DEFENCE OF BLOHMFONTEIN.

    Information to hand shows that in consequence of the British invasion of the Orange Free State, 5000 Boer troops will be withdrawn from Natal by Friday next. ...

    Article : 86 words
  60. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

    The Government have decided to proclaim Wednesday a public holiday owing to the embarkation of the Bushmen's Contingent. The Sydney Meat Preserving Company are ...

    Article : 123 words
  61. OPERATIONS IN NATAL.

    Latest information from the front in Natal states that heavy fighting around Grobler's Kloof, a short distance north of Colenso, was continued throughout Thursday, Friday, ...

    Article : 183 words
  62. WELLINGTON POINT SHOW.

    The annual show of tills association will be held this year on Wednesday, 13th June, not on tho 15th, as stated in yesterday's issue. It may be only a coincidence, but it is, all ...

    Article : 72 words
  63. VIEWS OF DR. ASHBURTON THOMPSON.

    In the course of an interview with a representative of the "Sydney Daily Telegraph," Dr. Ashburton Thompson, chief medical officer, was asked, How is the virus ...

    Article : 535 words
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  65. A QUESTION ANSWERED.

    In view of the cablegrams received to-night from the seat of war, the Premier was asked whether the favourable outlook of events would prevent the despatch of the ...

    Article : 54 words
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