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  2. VISIT TO BRISBANE.

    The Imperial Troops Reception Committee had a busy day yesterday attending to various matters requiring their individual attention. The committee as a whole is ...

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  3. BLIZZARD IN RUSSIA.

    Information is to hand that a terrible blizzard raged for a week in the Southern provinces of European Russia, and six trains, which were conveying 5000 ...

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  4. THE BOER WAR.

    An official declaration has been issued by the military authorities in the disaffedted districts that there can be no neutrals now in Cape Colony, and that not ...

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  5. DESERTING DE WET.

    A report has been received from a Basuto source that several of the Boer commandants, being tired of the ceaseless movement from one part of the country to ...

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  6. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At Wagga Wagga yesterday, Vinson Dossetar was fined £50 for illegally using the title of "doctor." The accused said he arrived from Melbourne only a few days ...

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  7. FEDERAL MATTERS.

    In Federal matters there have been no developments. Mr. Barton said to-day that he had given some consideration to the question of a successor to the late Sir ...

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  8. THE WEATHER.

    Although unable to report anything like a general downpour, we learn from the official reports and from our own correspondents that rains which must prove of immense ...

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  9. QUEENSLAND.

    We have had a [?] understorm, accompanied by strong [?]d and torrents of rain. In ract, it is still raining, although, if the amount of rain that has falle[?] had taken some hours ...

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  10. THE RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS.

    The Railway Department has been considering the train arrangements for Thursday next, when considerable pressure is anticipated, and it has been decided to ...

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  11. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

    Lord Kitchener has reported that three agents of the Peace Committee recently formed in the Orange River Colony were taken as prisoners to De Wet's laager, ...

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  12. SYDNEY, JANUARY 14.

    The transport steamer Orient, with the returned soldiers for Queens and from South Afric[?], left this afternoon for Brisbane, clearing Sydney Heads at half-past 3 ...

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  13. THE GALLERY IN GEORGE-STREET.

    The contractor for the erection of the gallery on the Lands Office site in George-street, and which is to be set apart for the use of persons from country districts, is ...

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  14. THE CAPE CABLE AGREEMENT.

    It is notified that the Agent-General for New South Wales on Satur[?]ay signe[?] the agreement for the laying of [?]he Cape c[?]e put forward by the Eastern Extention ...

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  15. DEATHS OF COLONIALS.

    The deaths are reported or the following members of the Australasian contingents from enteric fever:—Private William Mays (Victorian Bushman), at Mafeking, and ...

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  16. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,—It was with great surprise that I noticed the two days proclaimed as public holidays in honour of the visit of the Imperial troops aro to apply only to the ...

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  17. MINING FATALITY.

    Two men were killed in Baxter and Saddler's open cut in the Proprietary mine at Broken Hill this morning. William Gherke and Thomas Fahey were loading ...

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  18. AUSTRALIANS INVALIDED TO ENGLAND.

    Lieutenants Lilley (Victorian) and Samuelson (New South Wales Medical Corps) have been invalided, and have sailed for England. ...

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  19. REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRY.

    Very heavy rain was experienced on the Downs this afternoon. The most favoured district appears to have been Greenmount, the paddocks in that locality being, when the mail train passed ...

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  20. NEW SOUTH WALES GOLD YIE[?]D.

    The gold yield of New South Wales for the month of December was 36,24 oz[?], against 59,788oz. for the corresponding month of the previous year. T[?]e total ...

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  21. A NEW ZEALANDER WOUNDED.

    W. Millar, a member of the New Zealand rough riders' contingent, h[?]s been accidentally severely wounded at Preto[?]ia. ...

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  22. CAVALRY REINFORCEMENTS FROM ENGLAND.

    It is announced that several drafts of cavalry will sall from England for Cape Colony immediately. ...

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  23. BRITISH OPERATIONS.

    Graaf Reinet and Bethesda, in the centre of the disaffected districts in the central provinces of Cape Colony, have been strongly garrisoned by British troops. The ...

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  24. COLLIERY DISPUTE AT NEWCASTLE.

    The Wickham and Bullock Island Colliery at Newcastle is still idle. The wheelers demanded an increase in pay of 1s. 6d. per day, and were offered an advance of 1s., ...

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  25. STATEMENT BY SIR JOHN FORREST.

    Sir John Forrest, Premier of Western Australia, and Postmaster-General in the Federal Ministry, arrived here this morning from Sydney. He said he could not ...

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  26. THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE FORCE.

    The "Morning Post" publishes the statement that the raising of the proposed South African Police Force has been temporarily abandoned in England, as the War Office ...

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  27. SERIOUS CYCLING ACCIDENT.

    A rather serious accident happened on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-night at the League of Wheelmen's meeting. In the twelfth lap of the five-mile scratch race ...

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  28. UHE INAUGURATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The show is over, the curtain is lowered, and the audience departed. Appropriately enough the final ceremony was a great State banquet given to the Press. About ...

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  29. DR. LEYDS AND MR. FISCHER INTERVIEWED.

    A representative of the London "Daily Telegraph" has had an interview at Brussels with Dr. Leyds and Mr. Fischer, who was one of the Boer peace delegates sent ...

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  30. ADVANCE OF THE RAIDERS.

    The Boer raiders are reported to have now apppared at Deamslaagte, twenty-eight miles north of Matjesfontein (a station on the Cape Northern, Railway, 195 miles ...

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  31. OUR CADETS.

    Sir,—In connection with the reception proposed to be given to the Imperial troops in Brisbane, I respectfully suggest that the State School Cadets share with the older ...

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  32. CABLE MESSAGES.

    Lord Currie, the British Ambassador to Italy, has satisfactorily explained his presence at the recent reception on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of Norfolk ...

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  33. ACTION OF THE DISLOYALISTS.

    The disloyal colonists in the disturbed districts of Cape Colony are creating some confusion by the circulation of false information as to the movements of the ...

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  34. THE INJURED ARTILLERYMEN.

    Upwards of £300 has been subscribed in Sydney towards the fund which was initiated for the benefit of the three men of the Royal Horse Artillery who were injured by ...

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  35. THURSDAY'S PROCESSION.

    [?]r,—The choice of Brunswick-street Railway Station for entraining portion of the troops forming the procession on Thursday seems to imply that the ...

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  36. MESSAGE FROM THE NEW ZEALAND AGENT-GENERAL.

    The Agent-General has cabled to the Premier that over 210,000 British troops have been engaged in South Africa during the war. The British casualties to date, ...

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  37. DUTCH FARMERS WANT PEACE.

    The majority of the Dutch farmers in the vicinity of Wellington (a town forty-five miles by rail north-east of Capetown), are supporting the open appeal made by ...

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  38. VICTORIA,

    The gold yield of Victoria for last year showed a falling-off compared with the output for 1899. The figures for last year were 807,407oz., being a decrease of 47,092oz. ...

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  39. PERSONAL.

    We learn that Mr. T. Finney intends salling from Sydney for London on the 9th February, and will probably reach his destination on the 21st March. Mr. William Unmack, of the Railway Audit ...

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  40. THE AGENT-GENERAL.

    Sir George Turner considers that it Will still be necessary for Victoria to have an Agent-General in London, as the State will have to go on the London money market ...

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  41. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following passengers travelled by mail train to-day:- For Brisbane: Mr. and Mrs. R. Dath, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. R. Dath, Mr. and ...

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  42. BOERS EXPELLED FROM BARKLY EAST.

    The Boers who recently crossed the Orange River and advanced into the north-east of Cape Colony have been expelled from a strong position which they had ...

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  43. OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    The court appointed to deal with applications for old-age pensions in the metropolitan area held its first meeting on Saturday. Out of fifty-seven applications ...

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  44. DEPARTURE OF THE TROOPSHIPS.

    Sir,—The troopships Britannic and Dalhousie, I believe, are to leave Moreton Bay on Saturday, but at the present moment their time for departure is ...

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  45. NEW ZEALAND.

    A large fire occurred in Auckland yesterday. The total loss is estimated at £90,000, of which ahout £70,000 was covered by insurance. Nathan's bonded store was ...

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  46. OTHER MILITARY OPERATIONS.

    Reports are to hand that at daybreak on the 12th instant a force of 1400 Boers made an attack on Zuurfontein and Kaalfontein, two stations on the railway line between ...

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  47. SYDNEY CYCLING.

    There was a fair attendance at the League of Wheelmen's cycle meeting to-night, but the wind was not favourable for racing. The following are the results: ...

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  48. MR. JUSTICE MARTIN.

    Mr. Justice Martin, who went to Sydney to attend the celebrations, has resigned his office, and is not likely to return to the colony. ...

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  50. GREAT GERMAN CANAL SCHEME.

    The proposed scheme for joining the rivers Rhine, Elbe, and Oder (at Stettin) by means of canals and waterways is estimated to cost £19,500,000. ...

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  51. ATTACK ON ZEERUST.

    The Boers on the 7th instant made an attack on Zeerust, in the west of the Transvaal, about forty miles from Mafeking, but the attack was repulsed. The ...

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  53. THE RUSSIAN BUDGET.

    The Russian Budget for 1901, which has just been presented, predicts a surplus of 73,000,000 roubles over the ordinary expenditure for the year. ...

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  54. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMERS.

    It is announced that the Canadian Pacifie Railway Company has purchased the steamship fleet of the Canadian Pacific Steam Navigation Company. ...

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  55. FIGHTING IN THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    News has been received that a British force under Colonel Boyes defeated the Boers at Senekal, in the north-east of the Orange River Colony, Commandant Vupruz ...

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  57. AN APOLOGY FROM BELGIUM.

    The Government of Belgium has apologised to the British Government for, the insult recently offered to the British Consul at Liege during the demonstrations in ...

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  58. RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS.

    Special train arrangements for the convenience of those desiring to visit Brisbane on the occasion of the arrival of the Imperial troops are advertised in this ...

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  59. A DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

    It is reported that while Commandant Haasbroek's wife and a number of Boers were travelling with a waggon between Boormberg and Ventersburg, in the Orange ...

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  61. BOXING AT MELBOURNE.

    Our Melbourne correspondent wires, under yesterday's date:—A glove contest between J. M'Gowan, of South Melbourne, and J. Hiscutt, of Broken Hill, was ...

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