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  2. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Additional paiticulars of the engagement between the British troops and the Boers under General Botha at Eerste Fabrieken, neal Pretoria, on Monday last, show that ...

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  3. AFFAIRS IN CHINA.

    News from China states that the " Boxers" are now openly engaged in drilling their forces in the vicinity of Tientsin. LONDON, June 16. ...

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  4. THE A.M.P. SOCIETY.

    Mr. J. P. Abbott, chairman of directors of the A.M.P. Society, has propared the following statement:- Sir,—So much misunderstanding appears ...

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  5. INTERVIEW WITH THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

    In an interview with a representative of this journal on Saturday evening, his Honour the Chief Justice gave expression to his views of clause 74 as then before ...

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  6. SURRENDER OF KLERKSDORP.

    The town of K[?]erksdorp, which is the terminal point of the Netherlands Company's Western Railway, and situated about 118 miles south-west of Johannesburg, ...

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  7. THE BRITISH PRISONERS.

    Latent reports concerning the British prisoners who were conveyed from Waterval, near Pretoria, to Nooitgedacht, state that they are quite unsheltered, and are ...

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  8. PRESIDENT KRUGER.

    The latest reports to hand regarding President Kruger's movements state that he is living in the train which he has made his headquarters at Machadodorp, and he ...

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  9. ORANGE FREE STATE.

    A report has been received that the Boers made a second attack upon the British Royal Engineers, who are reconstructing the railway line which was recently destroyed by ...

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  10. DRASTIC MEASURES.

    News is to hand that General Rundle intimated to the Boer settlers of the Ficksburg district, in the south-east of the Orange Free State, that unless they surrendered to the ...

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  11. SITUATION AT PEKING.

    Reports from Peking state that all the foreigners there are now confined to their respective Legations. Later. ...

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  12. ISOLATING THE FREE STATERS.

    Reports have been received that Lord Roberts, with a view to isolating the Orange Free State burghers who are still in arms against the British troops, has ordered ...

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  13. INTERCOLONIAL.

    What was apparently an attempt to enter the Bank of Australasia at Bathurst, was made late last night. About 11 o'clock a man named Dargin was walking away ...

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  14. CABLE MESSAGES

    It is announced that the remains of Mrs. Gladstone will be burled in Westminster Abbey bestide those of her late husband. ...

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  15. OPERATIONS IN NATAL.

    Reports received from Natal show that the Boers had 140 men killed at Laing's Nek before they evacuated that position. ...

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  16. AN OFFICIAL REPORT.

    An offidal report has now been received by the War Office, giving further details of the important engagement at Eerste Fabrieken. It appears that General Botha, ...

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  17. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,—Dr. Dunlop, in his letter in your issue to-day, does me an injustice which I am sure, as a high-minded and intelligent man, he will regret upon reflection and with ...

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  18. THE SHAH IN PARIS.

    The Shah of Persia, who is making an extended European tour, has arrived in Paris. The Shah will shortly visit London, where ...

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  19. THE QUEEN'S CONGRATULATIONS.

    Her Majesty the Queen has sent a telegram to General Sir Redvers Buller, congratulating him upon the success of his recent operations, which resulted in the ...

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  20. UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS.

    Mr. A. M. Paton has obtained a first class in the inter-collegiate examination in mechanical sciences at Camibildge University. ...

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  21. THE STEAMER COORAKI.

    The steamer Cooraki, which went ashore at the Manning River Heads last week, was successfully floated this afternoon. ...

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  22. BOERS OPPOSING GENERAL BULLER.

    The Boers who were driven from the north of Natal are reported to be massing at Paardekop, on the railway line between Natal and Pretoria, about twenty-five miles ...

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  23. NATIVE RISING ON THE CONGO.

    The "Daily Telegraph" publishes a report from West Africa that 23,000 natives in the Congo Free State have risen against the Belgiian authorities. ...

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  24. VICTORIA.

    The Lieutenant-Governor has sent a cable message to General Sir Redvers Buller congratulating him on his success in delivering Natal from the Boers. ...

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  26. VICTORIANS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    The exodus of Victorians to South Africa is becoming most marked, and second and third class, accommodation on steamers bound for the Cape is unequal to the ...

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  27. QUEENSLAND CASUALTIES.

    His Excellency Lord Lamington has received the following telegram from Sir Alfred Milner, the Governor of Cape Colony:- "I regret to report that on 12th June ...

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  28. RAILWAY REVENUE.

    It is estimated that the railway revenue for the year ending on the 30th instant will show a deficit of £264,000. Last year the deficit was £294,801. ...

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  29. PUNISHMENT OF NATAL REBELS.

    Several of the Natal rebels who fought with the Boers at Spionkop in January last have been tried on the charge of treason and fined £250 each, in addition to being ...

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  30. RETREAT OF GENERAL BOTHA.

    A further official report states that General Botha, after his defeat at Eerste Fabrieken, retreated to Middleburg, on the Delagoa Bay Railway line, ninety-five miles ...

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  31. MELBOURNE, JUNE 17.

    A feeling of dissatisfaction is increasingly expressed in mercantile circles at the anomalous position of the cable rates. The charge at present 1s 4s. 10d. per word from ...

    Article : 49 words
  32. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

    Latest news from Capetown regarding the political situation arising out of the resignation of the Schreiner Cabinet, states that Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, who was summoned ...

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  34. A CUSTOMS CASE.

    The manager of the Vauxhall Distillery at Abbotsford has admitted to the Customs department that the payment of duty on spirits manufactured In the distillery has ...

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  36. THE TRANSVAAL.

    Major-General Baden-Powell, the defender of Mafeking, who has been appointed to the local rank of Lieutenant-General, is now, with a force of 800 men under his ...

    Article : 141 words
  37. NEW ZEALAND.

    The steamer Ormazan takes 500 horses to Cape Colony, 200 being for the Imperial Government and the rest-for the New Zealand contingents. ...

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  38. COLONIAL OFFICER INVALIDED.

    Captain R. R. Thompson, of the First Australian Horse (New South Wales) has arrived at Capetown, having been invalided from the front on account of an attack of ...

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  39. RAILWAY FATALITY.

    A schoolgirl named May, while playing on the railway line near Port Chalmers, was struck by a passing train and killed on the spot. ...

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  40. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED.

    The sentence of death passed on John Deighton for child murder has been commuted to imprisonment for life. ...

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  41. A QUEENSLANDER MISSING.

    Information has been received that Private Smith, of the Queensland Mounted Infantry, has been missing since the fighting at Kroonstad on the 5th instant. ...

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  42. THE A.M.P. SOCIETY.

    At a meeting of policy-holders of the A.M.P. Society, held at Dunedin, resolutions were passed strongly disapproving of the proposal of the society to extend its ...

    Article : 37 words
  43. NOTES ON THE CABLES.

    The western portion of the Transvaal is being rapidly subdued, and there is probably, little chance of the Boers in this part ...

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  45. LORD EDWARD CECIL.

    Major Lord Edward Cecil (son of the Marquis of Salisbury), who was chief staff officer to Major-General Baden-powell during the siege of Mafeking, has been ...

    Article : 51 words
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