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  2. CABLE MESSAGES

    Her Majesty the Queen, who is at present visiting Ireland, has received ovations of an indescribably cordial nature on the occasion of all her appearances in public, and ...

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  3. THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    It has transpired that the man Meerth, who is supposed to have been the instigator of the shooting outrage on the Prince of Wales at Brussels, and who has been ...

    Article : 108 words
  4. THE SIEGE OF LADYSMITH.

    The besieged residents of Ladysmith were so entirely sutisilled that Boer artillerymen never worked at night that they were considerably startled when awakened soon ...

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  5. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Latest news from the front in the Orange Free State states that owing to the hostility shown by the Boers to the Orange Free State burghers who have surrendered, ...

    Article : 190 words
  6. A CONSPIRACY CASE.

    The trial of Bernard Abrahams and Alfred Paget, who were indicted for conspiring to obtain the naturalisation of Paget, has been concluded. Both prisoners were ...

    Article : 223 words
  7. CONGRATULATIONS FROM QUEENSLAND.

    His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has received the following reply from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to his message of congratulation sent on behalf of ...

    Article : 129 words
  8. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

    Tho transport Armenian, which is to take the Queensland Imperial Bushmen to South Africa, arrived at Port Jackson to-day. She is a comparatively now vessel, and is ...

    Article : 108 words
  9. INTERCOLONIAL.

    The Hon. J. V. Chataway, Queensland Minister for Agriculture, has been at Newcastle all day to-day. He went down the Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery ...

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  10. DESPATCH OF NEW SOUTH WALES TROOPS.

    It was originally intended to despatch the Imperial Bushmen from this colony on the 21st, but it is now found to be impossible to go[?] them away until the 23rd instant—St. ...

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  11. DISASTROUS CLOUD-BURST.

    News is to hand of a disastrous cloudburst having occurred in the State of Texas, U.S.A. The cloud-burst inundated the central districts of Texas, and a number of ...

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  12. THE TASMANIAN BUSHMEN.

    The Chief Secretary has decided to recommend the Governor-in-Council to increase the Tasmanian contingent to a full unit. ...

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  13. THE BASUTO NATIVES.

    The Boers have now threatened to invade Basutoland, and to invest Wepener East, on the Basutoland frontier of the Orange Free State. Sir Godfrey Lagden, the British ...

    Article : 178 words
  14. QUEENSLAND'S LOSSES.

    The following additional particulars of the men whose names appeared in the list of cusualtios amongst the Queenslanders are now available:—Sergeant-major Breydon ...

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  15. THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

    The Patrtotic Fund now amounts to £35,130, and the First Bushmen's Fund to £31,611. ...

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  16. THE BRITISH REVENUE.

    Owing to an unexpected increase in evenue in Great Britain during the closing portion of the year, the deficit for the financial year which ended ...

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  17. LICENSED VICTUALLERS CONFERENCE.

    Representatives of the Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia met in conference during the last week, and ...

    Article : 113 words
  18. THE COMMONWEALTH BILL.

    Mr. Lyne, the Premier, who is now on a visit to Bourke, on being interviewed today, said he was not prepared to make any statement with regard to Mr. Barton's cable ...

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  19. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

    News has been received from Capetown that 1500 Boer prisoners of war, who were being, sent to St. Helena, have had to be relanded at Simonstown in consequence of an ...

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  20. THE RIVAL CABLE SCHEMES.

    The resolution passed by tho Pacific Cable Board in regard to the Cape cable was to the effect that the Eastern Extension Company's offer would materially injure the ...

    Article : 187 words
  21. OPERATIONS OF THE BOERS.

    It is reported that there is now a strong commando of Boers south of Bloemfontein. They have no baggage with them, and are moving rapidly and raiding the country. ...

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  22. HORSES FOR THE BRITISH TROOPS.

    It is expected that 10,000 horses will arrive at Capetown, as remounts for the British troops, within the next week. Two thousand horses have just arrived at Table Bay. ...

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  23. WARNING BY LORD ROBERTS.

    Lord Rohsrts, the British Commander-inChief, has issued a warning, stating that he will exact from the Presidents of the South African Republics full reparation for any ...

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  24. FEELING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    It is asserted that tho Melbourne correspondent of the London " Times" has quite misinterpreted the public feeling of Adelaide, at any rate, in regard to the suggested ...

    Article : 114 words
  25. THE CAPE FRONTIER.

    Two commandoes of Boer troops are now threatening Rouxville, in the Orange Free State, a few miles north of the Cape Colony frontier. ...

    Article : 106 words
  26. WEATHER TELEGRAMS.

    Nice rain fell here yesterday. It will do a lot of good to the country, which is now in splendid condition. GOONDIWINDI, April 9. ...

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  27. THE OFFICIAL REPORT.

    With regard to the recent engagement, in which members of the Queensland First Contingent took part, the following cablegram from the High Commissioner of South ...

    Article : 169 words
  28. COLONEL IAN HAMILTON.

    It is announced that Colonel Ian Hamilton, of the Gordon Highlanders, who took a prominent part in the defence of Ladysmith throughout the siege of that place, has now ...

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  29. TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    As will be seen from our Sydney telegram, the "Steamer Armenian, destined for the, convey ance of the Queensland troops to South Africa, has reached that port, so that ...

    Article : 274 words
  30. QUEENSLAND'S ATTITUDE.

    The Hon. J. R. Dickson, the delegate from Queensland in connection with the passage of the Commonwealth Bill through the Imperial Parliament, has been informed by ...

    Article : 165 words
  31. MANUFACTURE OF BAYONETS AT PRETORIA.

    Information has been received that bayonets are being manufactured at Pretoria for the foreign mercenary troops who are now serving with the Boers in South ...

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  32. PRESIDENT STEYN'S BROTHER CAPTURED.

    It is reported that another brother of President Steyn was captured at Karee Siding, to the north of Bloemfontein, where an engagement between the British and ...

    Article : 39 words
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  34. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following passengers travelled by mail train to-day:- For Brisbane: Mr. and Mrs. Osburn, Mr. and Mrs. A. Fletcher, Miss M'Lead, Mrs. Goodchild, ...

    Article : 90 words
  35. THE WINKFIELD-MEXICAN COLLISION.

    Further news concerning the collision between the British transport steamer Winkhold and the Union Steamship Company's vessel Mexican, near Capetown, during a ...

    Article : 79 words
  36. BLUEJACKETS FOR BLOEMFONTEIN.

    H.M.S. Monareh, the guardship on the Cape of Good Hope station, has sent a contingent of bluejackets to Bloemfontein. ...

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  38. BOERS USING EXPANDING BULLETS.

    It is reported that in the engagement at Boshof between Lord Methuen's force and the Boers, the latter used soft-nosed and split-lipped bullets. ...

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  40. NOTES ON THE CABLES.

    The change of seasons is responsible to some extent for the detention of the British Commander-in-Chief at Bloemfontein. His troops bave up to the present been clothed ...

    Article : 1,149 words
  41. DESTINATION OF THE TROOPS.

    Not only is the Australian Imperial Regiment to land Belra, but the various corps cif Bushmen that have already left Australia will also disembark at the Portuguese ...

    Article : 408 words
  42. SURRENDER OF BOER BURGHERS.

    It is stated mat Major-General Clements, during his recent march with an Australian force from the Cape Colony frontier to Bloemfontein, received the surrender of 4000 ...

    Article : 37 words
  43. THE REDDERSBURG REVERSE

    It is stated that the Boers, in the recent engagement at Reddersburg. during which three companies of the Royal Irish Rifles and two companies of the Ninth Mounted ...

    Article : 347 words
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