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  2. THE BOER WAR.

    A report has been received from Lord Roberts stating that the Boers have destroyed several of their "long Toms" and field guns, and their forces have now ...

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  3. THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

    The admissions made by the Right Hon, Herbert J. Gladstone in his recent address to his constituents at Leeds have greatly dismayed the Radical party. ...

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  4. AFFAIRS IN CHINA.

    The Ministers of the various foreign Powers concerned in the settlement of the China question have had an interview with Prince Ching at Peking. As a condition ...

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  5. IN THE GALLERY.

    It was private members time up till tea, and it was Mr. Jenkinson's opportunity to bring forward a motion to the effect that light lines should be constructed in order to ...

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  6. WEST MORETON COAL TRADE.

    It is not improbable that the agreement recently arrived at between the West Moreton coalowners and their employees may not come into force smoothly, owing to the ...

    Article : 465 words
  7. QUEENSLAND.

    On Thursday evening 'Messrs. Allan and Stark, of Toowoomba, entertained their employees at a social reunion, held in the Masonic Hall. Nearly a hundred couples were present, and a most ...

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  8. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

    Of the first Canadian contingent which procoeded to South Africa 600 members' are returning to Canada at the end of the term of service for which they enlisted. ...

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  9. COLONIAL CASUALTIES.

    Information has been received that Private H. Force (Western Australia) died from wounds at Waterval Onder, in the Transvaal. ...

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  10. ROSEBERY AND THE LEADERSHIP.

    The Earl of Rosebery has been informally approached with a view to his resuming the leadership of the Liberal party, but he has declared that the present time is ...

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  11. MINISTERIAL UTTERANCES.

    The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, has issued his address in connection with the forthcoming general election. He claims that the present ...

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  12. SENTENCE ON A NATAL REBEL.

    A leading Natal[?]rebel named Vernaak has been tried on the charge of treason, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment, together wtih a fine of £1500. ...

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  13. OTHER ITEMS.

    A report has been received from Router's correspondent that the Empress Dowager of China has signified her willingness to return to Peking conditionally upon the Powers ...

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  14. MICHAEL DAVITT AND THE BOERS.

    Mr. Michael Davitt, the well-known Irish Nationalist, who during the earlier stages of the war proceeded to the Transvaal, where he made a prolonged stay, and who ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. THE KAISER'S PROPOSAL.

    The proposition of the German Emperor in the circular note recently addressed to the Powers, with regard to the surrender of the prominent instigators of the recent ...

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  16. LYING CHINESE REPORTS.

    The Chinese "Literati" are circulating leaflets in the city of Canton, announcing victories by the Chinese, and also stating that the foreign Powers are craving for ...

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  17. MR. CHAMBERLAIN ON THE WAR.

    Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has also published an address, in which he makes an elaborate justification of the war in South Africa, ...

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  18. POLITICAL SITUATION IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The conference between the two Houses of Parliament on the provisions of the Sydney Corporation Act Amendment Bill was held yesterday, but failed to arrive at any ...

    Article : 310 words
  19. VICTORIA.

    The intercolonial conference of fruitgrowers has agreed upon a number of important recommendations having for their object—(1) the spread of information as to ...

    Article : 117 words
  20. RUSSIAN SLAUGHTER OF CHINESE.

    The Moscow correspondent of the "Standard," in a communication to that paper, states that the Russians disarmed 5000 Chinese at Blagovestcheusk, a town on the ...

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  21. THE BOER RETREAT.

    Lord Roberts has sent a cable message stating that on the eastward advance of the British force 3000 Boors retreated to Komatl Poort, the frontier station on the ...

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  22. OPERATIONS OF THE ALLIES.

    News has just been received that a force of allied troops made an attack to-day upon the forts at Pel-tang, about ten miles north ...

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  23. THE A.M.P. SOCIETY.

    A meeting of policy-holders of the A.M.P. Society who are opposed to the extension of the society's business beyond Australasia was held to-day, and carried a resolution ...

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  24. OTHER [?]PERATIONS.

    General Rundle has attacked Bronkhorstfontein, and captured a gun and thirty waggons. General Kelly-Kenny and General Hart ...

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  25. MURDER OF A CHINAMAN.

    Early this morning a report was made to the police that a Chinaman living some short distance from town had been murdered by a countryman. Senior-Sergeant ...

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  26. HORRIBLE RAILWAY FATALITY.

    A horrible fatality occurred on the railway line near Jondaryan this afternoon. As the Western mail train was proceeding to Toowoomba, when near Jondaryan, a man ...

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  27. ENGINEERING WORKS AT NEW CASTLE.

    A special meeting of the Newcastle Land Board yesterday considered an application by Messrs. Wright, Orr, and Co., and Duke and Son, both of Melbourne, for a special lease of ...

    Article : 176 words
  28. CABLE MESSAGES.

    The owners of the White Star line have placed orders in Belfast for the building of two steamers, each of 13,000 tons register, which are intended for the Australian ...

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  29. EX-PRESIDENT KRUGER.

    The English Press, in articles published to-day, strongly resent the effusive' patronage and signal honours which the Government of the Netherlands are bestowing ...

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  30. NORMANTON-CLONCURRY RAILWAY BILL.

    Sir,—Kindly allow me space to correct a very serious mistake made by the writer of the leader headed "The Normanton-Cloncurry Railway Bill" in your issue of this ...

    Article : 469 words
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  32. LORD HOPETOUN'S HORSES.

    The steamer Yarrawonga, which lett London yesterday, takes seventeen blood horses belonging to the Earl of Hopetoun, Governor-General of Australia. The horses ...

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  33. FEDERATION.

    In co[?]ction with the return prepared of the number of officers under the Public Service Act who will be placed under the control of the Federal Parliament, it is ...

    Article : 147 words
  34. THE DUTCH WARSHIP.

    The Government of the Netherlands have informed the British Government that, owing to the state of Mr. Kruger's health, they had offered a Dutch warship to convey ...

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  35. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    It is understood that the Government has again opened negotiations with the Premier of New South AVales on the matter of appointing a successor to Sir Saul Samuel on ...

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  36. A DISASTROUS WRECK.

    News has been received of the wreck of the Egyptian mail steamer Charkich at Andros Island (one of the Cyclades Group of islands in the Aegean Sea, off the coast of ...

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  37. LATEST SCRAICHINGS.

    Johansen and Khaki has been scratched for the Caulfield Cup. ...

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  38. JOHANNESBURG PLOT.

    A report has been received from Lord Roberts giving details of a plot which was organised at Johannesburg over two months ago. He states that the police made the ...

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  39. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

    Arrival.—Firth of Dornoch, barque, from Albany. Departures. — For Brisbane: Hirotha, barque. For Sydney: Yarrawonga, s.; ...

    Article : 59 words
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  42. THEOSOPHICAL LECTURES.

    To-morrow morning, in the rooms of the Theosophical Society, Elizabeth-street, Miss L. Edger will commence a course of lectures with an address on "The Use of ...

    Article : 284 words
  43. THE LOGANHOLME FERRY.

    The lessee of the Loganholme ferry writes taking exception to certain remarks reported in our issue of 14th instant, as having been made at a recent meeting of ...

    Article : 120 words
  44. BIBLE IN STATE SCHOOLS.

    Sir,—Re the large and representative deputation 'who waited on the Premier the other day anent the above, permit me in the cause of charity if for nothing else to invite ...

    Article : 139 words
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  48. THE FAN FUMIGATORS.

    One of the three fan fumlgators obtained? by the Government from Melbourne has been fltted up here, and has already been tried. It is intended now to fumigate the ...

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