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  2. COMMONWEALTH FLOUR MILL[?] AT PITTSWORTH.

    An event looked upon as of considerable importance was celebrated in Pittsworth to-day, when the flour-mill just erected by Mr. J. Tyson Doneley was opened for ...

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  3. AUSTRALASIAN INTERESTS.

    Major-General Sir Edwin H. H. Collen, military member of the Council of the Viceroy of India, and Mr. W. T. Taylor, Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, have been ...

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  4. THE BOER WAR.

    A column of colonial troops, numbering 600, has left Rosmead Junction, in the north of Cape Colony, in pursuit of the Boer force under Commandant Kruitzinger, ...

    Article : 79 words
  5. SENTENCE FOR TREASON.

    The special Court appointed to try cases of treason in Cape Colony, has lately been sitting at Barkley West, near Kimberley, and has sentenced Pony De Wet, a ...

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  6. AFFAIRS IN CHINA.

    Information from Peking states that Prince Ching, the Chinese peace plenipotentiary, denies the truth of the statements made by missionaries that a ...

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  7. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    The following notification has been received by the Lieutenant-Governor from the Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun:- "The Duke of York does not wish any of ...

    Article : 132 words
  8. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The Hon. E. L. Batchelor, Minister for E[?]ucation and Agriculture in the Holder Ministry in South Australia, is at present on a visit to Queensland as one of the ...

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  9. DEATH OF A NEW ZEALANDER.

    Private J. Moore, of the New Zealand Rough Riders Contingent, has died at Pretoria from dysentery. ...

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  10. RESUMED DUTY.

    Lieutenant W. Strong, of the Victorian Bushmen, has been discharged from hospital, and resumed duty. ...

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  11. UNIVERSITY PROFESSORSHIP.

    Mr. Hudson Beare, of South Australia, has been appointed to the Chair of Engineering in the University of Edinburgh. ...

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  12. NAVAL ARRANGEMENTS IN BRISBANE.

    The following, arrangements have been made in connection with the ships of the Australian squadron which will proceed to Brisbane on the occasion of the visit ...

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  13. GOLD DISCOVERY IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    It is reported that rich gold-hearing reefs have been discovered in the Murchison Range, in the Transvaal. (The Murchison Range is situated in the ...

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  14. QUEENSLAND.

    Another serious accident occurred here last Saturday. A Finn named Tempenon, was felling trees on a piece of land which he has leased from Mr. G. L. Bury at Dulong, when he was struck ...

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  15. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

    Arrivals.—Duke of Devonshire, s., from Brisbane, via Queensland ports; Dongola, s., from Sydney; Atlantic, barque, from Melbourne; Midnatssol, barque, from ...

    Article : 109 words
  16. SITUATION IN MANCHURIA.

    The Japanese Government are urging China to send troops into Manchuria to restore order in that territory. Collisions between the Russian troops and Chinese ...

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  17. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    The following are the latest returns issued for the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Federal Parliament, and from which it will be seen that the ...

    Article : 103 words
  18. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    Arrangements have been made to establish a wireless telegraph station at Queenscliff, in order to welcome their Royal Highnesses when the Ophir is twenty miles ...

    Article : 44 words
  19. CHINA'S THANKS TO JAPAN.

    The Chinese Government, it is stated, have expressed their thanks to Japan for the support given by the latter in connection with the rejection by China of the ...

    Article : 57 words
  20. HUNTING DOWN THE MARAUDERS.

    It is stated that an increasing number of Boers in the Orange River Colony are joining the British forces in hunting down the various marauding commandoes in the ...

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  21. THE ROYAL PROCESSION.

    The 9th and 10th May will be proclaimed public holidays in Melbourne. The Royal procession on the 6th May will traverse a distance of seven and a-quarter miles. ...

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  22. CABLE MESSAGES.

    At a durbar held by the Duke of Cornwall and York during his visit to Colombo, Arabi Pasha, the leader of the Egyptian rebellion in 1881-82, who was exi[?]ed for ...

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  23. THE NEW CHINESE CAPITAL.

    It is reported that the Chinese Imperial Court is now removing from Si-ngan-fu to Hsiang-yang-fu, the capital of the province of Hu-pei, in Central China, the ...

    Article : 46 words
  24. SUCCESSFUL BRITISH OPERATIONS.

    In connection with the operations now being carried out by General Babington in the south-western portion of the Transvaal, information is to hand that a column ...

    Article : 142 words
  25. THE PETRIE'S BIGHT STAND.

    A start has been made with the construction of the stand for the public at Petrie's Bight, to be used on the occasion of the landing of the Royal visitors next month. ...

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  26. THE BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS.

    Sir E. M. Satow, the British Minister at Peking, is now negotiating mainly with Liu Kun-yi, the Viceroy of Nanking, as he has found it to be useless to attempt to deal ...

    Article : 49 words
  27. RIFLEMEN FOR MELBOURNE.

    The ten rifle club men who are to proceed to Melbourne in connection with the opening of the first Federal Parliament are to drill every evening this week. ...

    Article : 70 words
  28. NICARAGUA CANAL TREATY.

    It is reported from Washington that President M'Kinley and the Hon. John Hay, United States Secretary of State, have decided to include in the new treaty ...

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  29. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    T. MACDONALD-PATERSON (elected). ...

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  30. THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN BARTSCH.

    With reference to the murder of Captain Bartsch, a German infantry officer, outside Peking, which was reported a few days ago, further information states that two ...

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  31. DARLING DOWNS DIVISION.

    W. H. GROOM (elected). ...

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  32. MORETON DIVISION.

    J. WILKINSON (elected). ...

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  33. PILOTING THE OPHIR FROM MELBOURNE.

    The Marine Department have arranged that Pilot Cloherty's services will be engaged to pilot the Ophir from Melbourne to Brisbane on the occasion of the visit ...

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  34. RESIGNATION OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF ONTARIO.

    It is announced that the Most Rev. John Travers Lewis, D.D., Anglican Archbishop of Ontario and Metropolitan of Canada, has resigned that position on account of ...

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  35. OXLEY DIVISION.

    R. EDWARDS (elected). ...

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  36. WIDE BAY DIVISION.

    A. FISHER (elected). ...

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  37. ACCOMMODATION FOR INTER-STATE VISITORS.

    The following telegram has been received by Mr. E. A. Blackboro, of the Home Secretary's Department, in reply to some inquiries made by him. The telegram is ...

    Article : 87 words
  38. KITCHENER'S MOUNTED TROOPS.

    The correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" states that Lord Kitchener has now a force of 60,000 mounted troops available for the operations against the Boers. ...

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  39. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION.

    Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Castine, M.P., and the Hon. E. L. Batchelor, Minister for Education and Agriculture, members of the South Australian Royal Commission ...

    Article : 494 words
  40. CAPRICORNIA DIVISION.

    A. PATERSON (elected). ...

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  41. HERBERT DIVISION.

    F. W. BAMFORD (elected). ...

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  42. KENNEDY DIVISION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 15 words
  43. PLAGUE IN CAPE COLONY.

    It is reported that numbers of dead rats, which had died from plague, have been discovered among some stacks of mealies (maize) at Port Elizabeth, in the Ca[?]e ...

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  44. MARANOA DIVISION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 21 words
  45. LORD KITCHENER'S OPERATIONS.

    The "Times" states that the operations now being undertaken foy Lord Kitchener in the Transvaal are intended to prevent the largest forces of the Boers, who are ...

    Article : 65 words
  46. POSITION OF THE NAVAL BRIGADE.

    Some little trouble has been occasioned by the Federal Government fixing 4s. 6d. per day as the pay of the rank and file of the Queensland Defence Force who are ...

    Article : 131 words
  47. SIR H. IRVING AS CORIOLANUS.

    Sir Henry Irving produced Shakspeare's "Coriolanus" at the Lyceum Theatre last night, and presented a most masterly conception of the loading character. Sir ...

    Article : 71 words
  48. THE DISCREPANCY IN THE RETURNS.

    It has been noticed and commented upon that in the list of returns in connection with the Commonwealth elections the number of "returns to come" for the ...

    Article : 196 words
  49. ACTIVITY OF THE MARAUDERS.

    The Pretoria correspondent of the "Standard" states that there are now no large Boer commandoes, with guns, in the field, but marauding bands are active ...

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  50. WEATHER TELEGRAMS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 336 words
  51. A SYNDICATE FOR DECORATIONS.

    It may be of interest to the public to know that a syndicate calling itself "The Duke of York Celebration Association" has been formed in Brisbane, under the ...

    Article : 111 words
  52. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    After the meeting of the State Cabinet to-day, the Premier (Mr. See) said Ministers had decided practically on the policy of the Government, but in the absence of ...

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  53. BOER WOMAN'S TREACHERY.

    A treacherous act on the part of a Boer woman has been reported. Two men of the Imperial Yeomanry called at a farmhouse near Jagorsfontem-road, and the ...

    Article : 78 words
  54. PERSONAL.

    Mr. W. E. Burrell (Customs and Excise) left by the Southern mail train on Sunday last to attend the forthcoming Conference of Collectors in Melbourne. ...

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  55. LEADERSHIP OF THE OPPOSITION.

    At a meeting of members of the Opposition in the State Parliament held to-day to elect a leader in place of Mr. G. H. Reid, Mr. Charles A. Lee, who was Minister ...

    Article : 47 words
  56. THE PROPOSED CIVIC CONCERT.

    Sir,—Referring to the town clerk's several advertisements appearing in your issues re the concert to be tendered to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and ...

    Article : 371 words
  57. A POLITICAL MEETING.

    At a large public meeting held to-night, a resolution was passed in favour of reducing the number of members of the Legislative Assembly and establishing a ...

    Article : 73 words
  58. OTHER ITEMS.

    It has been semi-officially stated at Capetown that General Louis Botha and Commandant Christian De Wet met together in conference on the 11th instant in ...

    Article : 49 words
  59. SYMPATHY WITH DR. O'HARAN.

    A largely-attended meeting of ladies was held in St. Mary's Cathedral to-day for the purpose of expressing practical sympathy with the Rev. Dr. O'Haran and ...

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  60. COMMANDOES ON FURLOUGH.

    Several Boer commandoes in the Orange River Colony are stated to be away on furlough until to-day. ...

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  64. SIR ALFRED MILNER.

    Sir Alfred Milner, who recently took up his new duties as Governor of the Transvaal, in addition to those of High Commissioner for South Africa, will, it is stated, ...

    Article : 58 words
  65. Advertising

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  66. QUEENSLAND LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION.

    Owing to several other meetings falling on Friday evening next, the 19th instant, the general meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association called for that date has been ...

    Article : 75 words
  67. THE RECENT PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

    It is stated that the collapse of the negotiations for peace between Lord Kitchener and General Botha in March last was due to the belief entertained by the ...

    Article : 72 words
  68. Advertising

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