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  2. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    In the Senate to-day, the Hon. R. E. O'Connor said, in reply to Mr. Stewart (Queensland) that General Hutton would be reimbursed his actual travelling ...

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  3. THE BOER WAR.

    The correspondent of the "Standard" reports, in connection with the recent disaster to Colonel von Donop's convoy near Klerksdorp, that, under the ...

    Article : 452 words
  4. THE BRITISH ARMY.

    The Right Hon. W. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, made an important statement in the House of Commons last night with regard to the army. ...

    Article : 299 words
  5. V.R.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

    The V.R.C. Autumn campaign at Flemington, was continued to-day in bright, warm weather. The attendance was up to the average. The committee met on the course ...

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  6. THE GENERAL ELECTION.

    The following nominations were received:— BRISBANE NORTH. John Cameron, grazier, Wyuna, ...

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  7. CABLE MESSAGES.

    Owing to the insistence by Germany on further modifications, the signing of the Sugar Convention agreed upon by the recent International Conference in ...

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  8. TEACHERS FROM CANADA.

    The Right Hon.J. Chamberlain ia engaging forty teachers in Canada for the concentration camps in South Africa. ...

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  9. FALLEN QUEENSLANDERS.

    The following letter has been handed us for publication by his worship the Mayor of Brisbane:— "Sydney, 3rd March, 1902. ...

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  10. A DISABLED ATLANTIC LINER.

    The Cunard liner Etruria has broken her propeller. She has been reported as being in tow of a Leyland line steamer 500 miles from the Azores Islands. ...

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  11. DESTRUCTION OF RATS.

    In reply to inquiries addressed to him, in pursuance of the letter appearing in yesterday's issue from "Anti-Rat," Dr. Halford, Medical Officer to the Epidemic ...

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  12. TURKISH GENERAL ARRESTED.

    News from Constantinople states that General Chakir Pasha, a brother of the late Grand Vizier of Turkey, Djevad Pasha, has been arrested by the order ...

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  13. STUDENT OUTBREAKS IN RUSSIA.

    Serious outbreaks have occurred among the students in the cities of Kieff and Odessa, and the universities at these places have been closed by the Russian ...

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  14. TOLSTOI RALLYING.

    Count Lyor Tolstoi, the eminent Russian author, who was recently reported to be dying, is now rallying. ...

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  15. CHINESE AFFAIRS.

    The rebellion in Nanning, in the Southeast of China, and at Kwel-lin-fu, in the province of Hunan, an favour of substituting a Chinese ruler for the present ...

    Article : 61 words
  16. NEW ZEALAND.

    During last year the births in New Zealand totalled 20,491, of which 987 were illegitimate. ...

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  17. GREAT BRITAIN.

    The British importers of Australian frozen meat are complaining seriously of the emaciated condition of the Victorian lambs shipped by the steamers Nairnshirc ...

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  18. QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.

    The Health Department has made an arrangement with the shipping companies by which passengers by vessels liable to Quarantine will be allowed to land after ...

    Article : 119 words
  19. CHINESE IMPORT DUTIES.

    At a meeting of foreign traders at Shanghai, a proposal was made by the British representative that the Chinese import duties be increased to 15 per cent in ...

    Article : 75 words
  20. SUPPLY AND COLD STORAGE COMPANY.

    The shares of the South African and Australasian Supply and Cold Storage Company, which was recently issued with a capital of £1,500,000, have been subscribed ...

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  21. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    In the House of Representatives to-day, in reply to Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister said the Federal Government could not assume control of quarantine for the ...

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  22. EXPORT OF POULTRY.

    About 9000 head of poultry were exported through the Government poultry depots last month, and it is expected that the number will increase to 15,000 this ...

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  23. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At the Methodist Conference to-day, a discussion took place on the question of the State control of public-houses, and the Conference expressed its decided ...

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  24. NEW DOCKS IN ENGLAND.

    The Prince of Wales yesterday cut the first sod of the proposed new docks at Avonmouth, in Gloucestershire, near Bristol. They are to cost £2,000,000, and in ...

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  25. NEW ZEALAND BUTTER.

    Mr. Cameron, the Dairy Produce Commissioner in London, reports on the 24th February very steady prices for New Zealand butter, and the demand is keen. ...

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  26. CHARGE OF MURDER.

    A Cingalese named Cornelius Peera was charged at Maclean to-day with the murder of Ah 'Won, a Chinaman, at Yamba, in January last. A statement signed by ...

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  27. FIRE ON A VESSEL.

    A fire occurred to-night in the forehold of the barque Jessie Osborne, at Wellington, and is still burning. The forehold is loaded with wool and flax, and there are ...

    Article : 51 words
  28. ORDER OF THE GARTER.

    The Order of the Garter han been conferred by His Majesty on the Duke of Bedford. ...

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  29. OTHER ITEMS.

    Colonel Driscoll's column has captured Commandant Jacob's laager at Orange. Six Boers were captured, including Fieldcornet Smit. ...

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  30. THE PLAGUE OUTBREAK.

    Another day has passed without any further case of plague being reported. The results of the crusade against the rats last night has not yet been made known, but ...

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  31. WELLINGTON, MARCH 6.

    Mr. Hugo, superintendent of the Wellington Fire Brigade, says that out of seventynine fires which occurred in Wellington during the past eleven months, the causes ...

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  32. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST INFLUENZA.

    Owing to the prevalence of influenza a steaming apparatus, by which the vapour of eucalyptus oil is di[?]used over the Chamber, has been placed in the centre of the ...

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  33. SMALLPOX IN LONDON.

    The deaths from smallpox in London during the past week numbered seventy-five, and there are now 1365 patients under treatment in the various hospitals. ...

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  34. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    Lieutenant W. J. Daly and Sergeant J. Graham, of the Sixth West Australian Mounted Contingent, were severely wounded at Roodepoort. ...

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  35. PROFESSOR HARPER.

    Professor Harper announces that, for public and private reasons, he must decline nomination for the moderatorship of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian ...

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  36. RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP.

    The rifle championship has been won by Hyde, with Hawthorne second, and Loveday third. ...

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  37. THE TENTERFIELD SHOW.

    To-day's attendance at the Tenterfield show was the largest for a third day gathering up to the present time. In the stock-drafting competition, Messrs. ...

    Article : 159 words
  38. METHODIST CENTURY FUND.

    The report of the Century Fund movement was submitted to the Methodist Conference to-day, and stated that the cash paid in amounted to £90,895. ...

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  39. THE MEAT TRADE.

    At Lyttelton, the North Canterbury branch of the Farmers' Union carried a resolution, affirming the necessity of some form of co-operative combination of those ...

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  40. REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRY.

    The Hon. J. F. G. Foxton addressed the Carnarvon electors in the School of Arts last evening. Mr. Lucas, the Mayor, occupied the chair. The attendance was not ...

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  41. RESUMED DUTY.

    The following members of Colonial contingents are reported convalescent, and have resumed duty:—Lieutenants Later (Second New South Wales Mounted ...

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  42. THE GOLD YIELD.

    The gold yield of New South Wales for the month of February was 10,962oz. crude, as compared With 19,370oz. for February last year. ...

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  43. FIRE ON THE JESSIE OSBORNE.

    The fire on the barque Jessie Osborne was extinguished at 11 o'clock this morning. The damage done is estimated variously at from 10 per cent to 30 per ...

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  44. NORTH BRISBANE FOOTBALL CLUB.

    A general meeting of all grades of the North Brisbane Electoral Football Club was held on Thursday night at the Carlton Club Hotel, Queen-street, their ...

    Article : 235 words
  45. SENTENCES ON CAPE FARMERS.

    A Cape farmer, at Barkly West, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for joining the rebels, and another farmer has been sentenced to ...

    Article : 52 words
  46. MILLERS COMBINATION.

    The Southern Millers' Combination has increased the price of flour to £8 10s. per ton f.o.b. The Tramway Band gave their usual ...

    Article : 116 words
  47. BOER PRISONERS IN INDIA.

    The Boer prisoners of war in the camp at Umbalia, in the Punjaub, India, are stated to be sullen and defiant, and they refuse to sign a parole in the event of ...

    Article : 52 words
  48. LATEST SCRATCHINGS.

    The following scratchlngs for the A.J.C. Meeting are announced:— Champagne Stakes.—Fishery, Strata, Florida, and Mallgwyn. ...

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  49. CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

    In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. A. C. HUmphreys-Owen, Liberal member for Montgomeryshire, moved the resolution tabled by Mr. F. A. Channing, ...

    Article : 155 words
  50. THE ELECTIONS

    Call for a careful selection by the public of Parliamentary candidates. We offer the general public a choice selection of new goods in all departments. Tailoring ...

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  51. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

    SYDNEY, March 6.—Arrived: Java, s., from (Marseilles; Adelaide, s., from Brisbane. Sailed: Yawata Maru, s., for Marseilles. ...

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  52. A BEASTLY NUISANCE.

    This was the remark of a man who paid a long price for a badly-fitting suit. It was his own fault; If he knew enough to get out of his own way he would have gone ...

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  53. SALE OF WHITE SHIRTS.

    T. C. Beirne and Co. are now selling for cash only, 400 dozen White Dressed Shirts, 3s. 11d. quality at ls. lld., 6s. 6d. quality at 3s. 11d., 7s. 6d. quality at 4s. 11d. ...

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  54. FASHIONABLE GREASE-PROOF HATS.

    B. Mountcastle and Sons, Hat Manufacturers, and Importers, are celebrated throughout the whole of Australia for Fashionable Hats—silk Hats, Stiff Felt ...

    Article : 96 words
  55. PING PONG.

    Or Table Tennis Complete sets, just opened, from 6s 11d. to 14s 11d the set. Also, Ping Pong Post Cards. T. C. Beirne and Co., the Valley. ...

    Article : 73 words
  56. GIVEN AWAY.

    One extra pair of Trousers free with every Suit to measure from 50s. A splendid range of Suitings in fashionable colours just to hand. J. Pond, Queen-street only. ...

    Article : 71 words
  57. BRISBANE NORTH ELECTION.

    Committee Rooms, Elizabeth-street. Telephone 1342. Vote for Cameron and Forrest. Smoke YANKEE DOODLE Tobacco. ...

    Article : 40 words
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