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  2. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Australian Commonwealth Bill, which had previously been passed by the House of Commons, passed its final stage in the House of Lords yesterday. ...

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  3. SOUTH AFRICA.

    Lieutonant-General Sir C. F. Clery, with the second army division (which formed part of General Buller's force), who has been advancing along the railway line from Natal ...

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  4. WAR IN CHINA.

    In the House of Commons to-day Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, announced that the Government had so far received no confirmatory ...

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  5. FALL IN CHINESE SECURITIES.

    There has been a heavy fall in the value of Chinese securities on account of the late serious news from China. ...

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  6. TRIAD SECRET SOCIETY.

    Reports from China state that the "Triad" secret society is now threatening to become troublesome. ...

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  7. THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    The trial of Jean Baptiste Sipido on the charge of attempting to shoot the Prince of Wales in a railway carriage at Brussels on the 4th April last was concluded at ...

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  8. A COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.

    The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, has announced that a commission of three persons has been appointed by the Government to inquire into the ...

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  9. GERMAN VOLUNTEERS AT HONGKONG.

    The Government of Hongkong have declined the offer made by the German, residents there (which was sanctioned by the German Emperor) to enrol themselves as ...

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  10. KRUGER DETERMINED TO FIGHT.

    It is reported that President Kruger has assured a representative of the London "Daily Telegraph," to whom he granted an interview, that he was determined to carry ...

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  11. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

    The Democratic Convention in connection with the forthcoming Presidential election in the United States has now issued its manifesto, which protests against the ...

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  12. THE FRENCH CONSUL AT YUNNAN-FU.

    Information has been received that M. Francois, the French Consul at Yunnan-fu, who was recently made prisoner by the Chinese, but was afterwards released, and ...

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  13. ACTIVITY OF FREE STATE BOERS.

    A report has been received that the Boers made a desperate attempt to regain possession of the town of Ficksburg, near the Basutoland border of the Orange Free ...

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  14. GREAT BRITAIN.

    The Imperial Congress of Chambers of Commerce now sitting in London has adopted a resolution recommending the ultimate ownership by the State of the telegraphic ...

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  15. NEWS BY MAIL.

    The (steamer Australian arrived from Hongkong on Saturday morning, and left again in the afternoon. From files to 23rd June, the following items are extracted:— ...

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  16. FLIGHT OF EX-PRESIDENT STEYN.

    News is to hand that the British troops, under Major-General A. H. Paget, forming part of General Methuen's division, defeaed the Boers at Pleissir Fontein, and pursued ...

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  17. REINFORCEMENTS FOR CHINA.

    It is reported from Berlin that the Powers have decided to forward large reinforcements to China. Russia and Japan are each to send 100,000 troops, while Great ...

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  18. DISASTROUS FIRE IN AMERICA.

    It is reported from New York that a serious conflagration has occurred at the large stores of the Standard Oil Company in New Jersey. The fire was caused through ...

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  19. LORD HOPETOUN.

    The Earl of Hopetoun, formerly Governor of Victoria, and now Lord Chamberlain and Chancellor of the Royal Victorian Order, has been created a Knight of the Order of ...

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  20. RAIDING PARTIES AT STANDERTON.

    It is reported that small raiding parties of Boers are interfering with General Buller's communications in the Standerton district, in the south-east of the Transvaal. ...

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  21. SITUATION IN ASHANTEE.

    News received from the West Coast of Africa states that Sir F. M. Hodgson, who was besieged by the insurgent natives in Kumassi, has sent information to Colonel ...

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  22. BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

    The revenue returns from Great Britain for the quarter ended 30th June have just been published, and show that Customs yielded £4,508,392; excise, £7,273,514; and ...

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  23. UNITED STATES POLICY.

    The Hon. John Hay, the United States Secretary of State, has informed the Powers that the policy of the United States Government with regard to the present ...

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  24. NATAL-PRETORIA RAILWAY LINE OPEN.

    The railway line connecting Natal with (Pretoria, which was considerably damaged by the retreating Boers, has been repaired by General Buller's force, and trains are ...

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  25. COMPENSATION TO IRISH LANDLORDS.

    In the House of Lords yesterday, Lord Templetown carried a motion, by a majority of only three votes, in favour of granting compensation to Irish landlords for the ...

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  26. PEKING AUTHORITIES TO BE HELD PERSONALLY GUILTY.

    The British Government have requested the Chinese Minister in London to inform his Government that the authorities at Peking will be held personally guilty if any injury ...

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  27. CHINESE NOBLES RECRUITING BOXERS

    It is reported that many Chinese noblemen are recruiting Boxer insurgents in the provinces. ...

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  28. CHINESE CASUALTIES.

    The casualties sustained by the Chinese insurgents and troops in their recent engagements with the allied forces at Tientsin are stated to have numbered 800. ...

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  29. COLONIAL CASUALTIES.

    The deaths are reported of the following members of the colonial contingents from enteric fever:—Private J. Fraser (New South Wales), Gunner J. J. Mooler (New ...

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  30. PEEL RIVER COMPANY.

    The Peel River Land and Mineral Com[?]any has declared a dividend of 3 per cent. ...

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  31. MISS LOUIE MORRELL.

    Miss Louie Morrell, of Melbourne, has made a successful appearance at a cpncert in London. ...

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  32. DESTRUCTION AT TIENTSIN.

    Reports now to hand show that the allied troops when they captured the Chinese arsenals at Tientsin destroyed an enormous quantity of arms and ammunition, the total ...

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  33. FURTHER REPORTS FROM PEKING.

    The London "Daily Mall" publishes a report with regard to recent affairs at Peking, which states that at a meeting of the Council of State, Yung-lu, one of the principal ...

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  35. UNIVERSITY CRICKET.

    In the cricket match between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Oxford scored 503 in ibhei first innings. Of that total Foster contributed 171. Both these ...

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  36. ADMIRAL SEYMOUR'S WOUND.

    As already reported, Admiral Seymour, the Commander of the allied force, was wounded in the recent engagement at Tientsin, but later information states that his ...

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  37. PRINCESS OF WALES'S STAKES.

    The race for the Princess of Wales's Stakes was run at the Newmarket First July Meeting to-day, with the following result:— ...

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  38. AN OFFER FROM THE KAISER.

    It is reported that the German Emperor has notified to the various Chinese Viceroys that he will pay a sum of 1000 taels (about £125) for every foreigner rescued at Peking. ...

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  39. AN AUSTRALIAN CAPTURED.

    Malor Bayley, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, has been captured by the Boers while out on a foraging expdition near Kroonstad. ...

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  40. REPORTED BUTCHERIES.

    Horrible reports are in circulation at Shanghai as to butcheries committed by the Boxer insurgents, but these appear to be based chiefly upon mysterious hints thrown ...

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  41. ANTI-BOXER PROCLAMATION.

    The Viceroy of Nanking has issued a proclamation denouncing the Boxers. ...

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  42. DISPOSAL OF BRITISH PRISONERS.

    It is reported that 800 British prisoners, consisting of imperial Yeomanry and Derbyshire Militia, who had been captured by the Boers, have been put over the Natal border ...

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  43. FOREIGN FORCE AT TIENTSIN.

    There are now 12,000 international troops within Tientsin, but it is estimated that at least 50,000 will be required before a march on Peking can be commenced. ...

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  44. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

    Arrivals.—Buteshire, s., from Auckland; Elbing, s., from Adelaide (at Hamburg); Meissen, s., from Sydney, via Brisbane and other ports; Diana, barque, from Kalpara ...

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  45. CAPTURE OF CHINESE FORTS.

    News is to hand that Lieutenant R. J. B. Keyes, Commander of the British torpedoboat destroyer Fame, has captured and destroyed the Chinese forts on the Pei-ho ...

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  46. GOVERNMENT POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Speaking in the House of Commons last night, the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour stated that the Government had no intention of modifying their policy with regard to South ...

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  47. SHOOTING OF THE GERMAN MINISTER.

    Further information received from Peking states that when Baron Von Ketteler, the German Minister, was shot by the insurgents, one of the guards of the British ...

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  48. RUSSIA JEALOUS OF JAPAN.

    Reports received both from Berlin and Vienna state that the Russian Government declines to accede to a proposition made by the British Government that the Powers ...

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  49. ESCAPE OF MR. BIGHAM.

    Information has been received that a son of Mr. Justice Bigham, who was an attache of the British Legation at Peking, succeeded in effecting his escape. ...

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  51. CAPTURE BY THE BOERS.

    Lieutenant Rundle and a patrol of Carbineers have been captured by the Boers in the vicinity of Pretoria. ...

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  52. COMMISSION FOR AN AUSTRALIAN.

    Corporal Stewart, of the Australian Horse (New South Wales) has received a commission in the Fourth Dragoons. ...

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  53. LATEST REGARDING THE LEGATIONS.

    A Chinese runner, who left Peking on the 3rd instant, has informed the British Consul at Shanghai that two of the foreign Legations had not been captured by the ...

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  54. GERMANY BACKING UP RUSSIA.

    A semi-official communique has been published in Berlin, which implies that the German Government have refused to accede to a request made by the British ...

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  55. THE VICTORIA CROSS.

    It is announced that the following recommendations for the honour of the Victoria Cross have been made:— Captain Fitzclarence, Trooper H. Ramsden, and Sergeant ...

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  56. LIBERTY OF ACTION TO JAPAN.

    It is now reported that, in response to inquiries made by the Japanese Government, Russia has agreed to give Japan full liberty to take the necessary measures for the ...

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  57. BOERS DESIRING TO TREK.

    It is reported that the Transvaal Boers are asking the permission of the Portuguese authorities to trek into Gazaland. ...

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  58. THE FOREIGN FORCES.

    Italy is preparing to send 7000 troops to China. The total American force in China is now 6500 men. ...

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  59. THE MILITARY HOSPITALS.

    The Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has informed the Government of New Zealand that he regrets the temporary difficulties which have ...

    Article : 112 words
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