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  2. THE ANARCHISTS.

    [?]he Italian anarchists in the United States are reported to be very active at the present time, and are acting under the direction of a leader named Malatesta. ...

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  3. The Boer War.

    The seventeen Boer prisoners who were captured by General Ian Hamilton's force in the Magallsberg range, to the southwest of Rustenberg, declare that only ...

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  4. PRETORIA RESIDENTS EXILED.

    It is reported from Pretoria that a number of residents of the late Transvaal capital have been exiled by the British military authorities. One person, who was ...

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  5. Situation in China.

    Reports received from Peking state that since the appointment of Li Ping Heng as Commander-in-Chief of the troops at the Chinese capital the aggressiveness of the ...

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  6. THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    Maps showing the division of the colony into twenty-six electorates for the purposes of securing the New South Wales contribution to the House of ...

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  7. INTERCOLONIAL.

    There are now ninety vessels, with an aggregate capacity of 250,000 tons, awaiting coal cargoes at Newcastle, and the harbour is in a very congested state. ...

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  8. A COLONIAL WOUNDED.

    Private A. Sharpe, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, was slightly wounded in an encounter with the enemy at Zillkatsnek. ...

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  9. DEATH OF COLONEL WALKER.

    The death is announced of Colonel P. B. Walker, V.D., Chief Electrician and Engineer-in-Chief of Telegraphs. The deceased gentleman, who was 60 years of age, and had ...

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  10. RETURNING INVALIDS.

    The steamer Aberdeen, with eighty invalided soldiers, arrived in Sydney this morning. There was little or no public excitement, notwithstanding the large ...

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  11. EXTRADITION OF ANARCHISTS REFUSED.

    It is reported from Washington that the United States Government have declined to grant the extradition of thirty Italian anarchists now in America, among whom ...

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  12. NEW SOUTH WALES GOLD RETURNS.

    The gold returns for New South Wales for the month of July show that the yield was 53,464oz., as compared with 62,862oz. for the corresponding month of last year. ...

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  13. DECREASE OF COMMERCIAL LITIGATION.

    The decrease of commercial litigation during the past few years has been very marked, there being a tendency either to leave cases undetermined or to refer them ...

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  14. DEPARTURE OF THE PROTECTOR.

    The gunboat Prptector left to-day for China, and the men were accorded a most encouraging farewell. The Governor met Captain Clare, and commended him for his ...

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  15. FREMANTLE AS A PORT OF CALL.

    The local agents of the Orient Company state that the steamer Ormuz, which left Sydney yesterday, will call at Fremantle instead of Albany. The change has been ...

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  16. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The body of the late King Humbert will be interred in the Pantheon in Rome on Thursday next. LONDON, August 6. ...

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  17. THE NEW SOUTH WALES CONTINGENT.

    Twenty-five men who were formely members of the Third Contingent for South Africa have been selected to accompany the Naval Brigade to China as marines. They ...

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  18. SYDNEY, AUGUST 6.

    The Premier intends to hold a consultation with the Postmaster-General with a view to ascertaining Whether it is practicable to establish a telephone between Sydney and ...

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  19. MINISTERS ORDERED TO TIENTSIN.

    An Imperial edict has been issued at Peking, ordering the various foreign Ministers to proceed to Tientsin, but they will be furnished with a strong military escort. The ...

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  20. MORE RETURNING INVALIDS.

    The Lieutenant-Governor has been notified that four officers and sixty-seven men who have been invalided from South Africa are returning to Australia by the steamer ...

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  21. HEAVY GUNS FOR THE BRITISH ARMY.

    The Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for War, stated in the House of Lords that 4.7in. guns, similar to those used in the navy, and which have proved ...

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  22. THE GUNBOAT PROTECTOR.

    The Premier has explained that the Admiralty wanted to place officers of the Royal Navy on board the Protector, but the Government would not agree, and the ...

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  23. A BOXING CONTEST.

    Mick Dooley and Bill Doherty were to have boxed the best of twenty rounds to-night for the championship of Australia, but the charges for admission (£1, 10s., and 5s.) ...

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  24. THE ADVANCE FROM TIENTSIN.

    In conection with the advance of the allied troops on Peking, reports from Tientsin state that a reconnaissance made by the Russians and Japanese revealed the fact ...

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  25. ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIC.

    The invalided soldiers by the steamer Persic were the guests of the Mayor of Adelaide to-day, and met with a cordial reception from the public as they marched ...

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  26. CHOLERA IN INDIA.

    Reports from India state that the outbreak of cholera is increasing to a very serious extent in the Bombay Presidency. ...

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  27. NEWCASTLE COLLIERY DISPUTE

    It has been definitely settled that there will be no strike among the coal miners at Newcastle. The Minmi Lodge to-night decided in favour of the acceptance of the ...

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  28. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

    The steamer Taiwan arrived to-day from Hongkong, and amongst her files is the "Shanghai Daily News" of 12th July, which contains the only detailed account that has ...

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  29. VICTORIA.

    A shipment of 21[?] horses left by the steamer Kirklee yesterday for Wei-haiWei. having been purchased by the German Government for service in China. ...

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  30. CRIMINAL CODE ACT OF 1899.

    It will be remembered that amongst the most important work of last session of the Queensland Parliament was the passing of the Criminal Code Act, a measure which ...

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  31. MARRIAGE OF THE KING OF SERVIA.

    News received from Belgrade states that the projected marriage of King Alexander of Servia and Madame Maschin has now taken place. ...

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  32. COMMANDANT DELAREY RETIRING.

    Commandant Delarey, who with a strong force of Boers was besieging General Baden-Powell at Rustenberg, is now reported to be retiring before the advance ...

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  33. THE BRITISH-INDIAN TROOPS.

    The "Times" correspondent at Tientsin telegraphs that the troops sent from India, under the command of General Sir A. Gaselee, of whom 3000 have now arrived at ...

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  34. A SERIOUS FIRE.

    The Clyde fellmongery and tannery works, on the Barwon River at Geelong, were burnt down shortly after 6 o'clock this morning. The works, which covered an area of over 2 ...

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  35. MELBOURNE, AUGUST 6

    Miss Violet Edwards, aged 22 years, while having a number of teeth taken out under chloroform, suddenly collapsed and died. ...

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  36. JULY MINING RETURNS.

    The gold mining returns for July have been issued, and they show the yield for the month to have been 79,768oz., an increase of 2138oz. on the yield for July last year, but a decrease of ...

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  37. AN AMERICAN STATEMENT.

    American newspapers assent that General Chaffee, the commander of the American troops in China, sent a cable message to Mr. Root, the United States Secretary for ...

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  38. TASMANIA.

    At the Town Hall yesterday his Excellency Lord Gormanston was presented with a number of addresses on his retiring from the position of Governor of the colony. His ...

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  39. GENERAL FRENCH'S OPERATIONS.

    The cavalry force under General French has reconnoltered to a distance of thirty-five miles north-east of Middelburg, with out meeting with any organised resistance ...

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  40. FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES.

    A report has been received from Manila that a force of 350 insurgents in the island of Luzon, in the Philippines, ambushed and cut up a small American detachment, ...

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  41. OTHER ITEMS.

    The recent visit of Admiral Seymour to Nanking, where he exchanged friendly greetings with the Chinese viceroy, who agreed to the landing of 3000 British troops ...

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  42. ANOTHER BOER FORCE.

    A Boer force numbering 3000 under Commandant Christian Botha, is reported to be laagered between Amersfoort and Ermelo, in the south-east of the ...

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  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    After an eight hours' debate the House of Representatives at 4 o'clock yesterday morning passed the second reading of the bill increasing the number of Ministers to ...

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  44. THE BREELONG MURDERERS.

    There is still a lamea[?]able wa[?] of finality to the movements of the police and civilians who are searcing for the [?] long murderers. The police and trackers ...

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  45. GOLD DREDGING.

    The president of the Otago Chamber of Commerce, in his annual address, stated that the value of gold saved during the past eighteen months by dredges in the ...

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  46. THE PEKING EXECUTIONS.

    It is stated that the recent execution at Peking, at the instance of General Li Ping Heng, of two prominent Chinese officials who had advocated that efforts should be ...

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  47. ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    An official report has been received that Commandant Olivier, with a force of 1500 Boers, now occupies a position between the town of Harrismith and Newmarketraad, a ...

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  48. SETTLEMENT OF TRADE DISPUTES.

    Between 25th May and 3rd instant the Arbitration Court settled no fewer than fifty-nine trade disputes and breaches of awards. ...

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  49. Advertising

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  51. THE YANG-TSZE PROVINCES.

    The Viceroys of the Chinese provinces in the Valley of the Yang-tsze River, in reply to the assurances given by Great Britain of material support, state that this assurance ...

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  52. PREFERENTIAL TRADE WITH GREAT BRITAIN.

    The Premier announced in the House to-day that so soon as the British manufacturers were in a position to supply all the requirements, of the colony within a ...

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  53. EXHIBITION HOLIDAY SUITS!

    To avoid disappointment, place your orders early with Charles Gilbert, the Leading Tailor, Queen-street, n[?]ar Eridge whose Stock is an Exhibition in itself for ...

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  54. FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA.

    It is reported that the Russian troops have captured Sakhalin and Algun, on the northern frontier of Manchuria, from the Chinese. Heavy fighting has taken place at Cita, ...

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  55. THE INFLUX OF AUSTRIANS.

    Mr. Seddon also announced that information of a somewhat alarming character[?] had reached him within the last few days with regard to the ...

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  56. OCCUPATION OF HARRISMITH.

    A British force under General Downing has now occupied Harrismith, on the railway line from Natal, and has thus blocked the escape of Commandant Olivier's force ...

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  57. SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

    Reports have been circulated showing that there is a good deal of dissatisfaction amongst the Victorian Naval Contingent, now on board the Salamis in Sydney ...

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  58. Advertising

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  59. HONING SPRUIT TRAIN-WRECKERS.

    The Boers, who derailed and burnt a train at Honing Spruit, on the Bloemfontein-Pretoria Railway, were pursued by a British force, and three were killed and several ...

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  62. COMMAND OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES CONTINGENT.

    As a result of the negotiations between the Premier and the Admiralty, it has been decided that Lieutenant Gillespie, of H.M.S. Mild[?]a, will take command of the New ...

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  63. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

    Information has been received that a party of Boers at Waterfall volunteered to surrender to the British if a show were made of capturing them. This ...

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  64. PURCHASING HORSES IN QUEENSLAND.

    Mr. A. J. Cottin has been authorised by Weber, Lohmann, and Co. to purchase horses in Queensland for the German Government for service in China. About 2000 are ...

    Article : 53 words
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