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  2. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Boer Generals, Botha, De Wet, and Delarey, interviewed by Mr. W. T. Stead, of the "Review of Reviews," expressed their delight with the homely heartiness ...

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  3. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

    The match Australians v. Lancashire was continued at Liverpool to-day. The weather was fine, but the pitch treacherous. There was a large attendance of spectators. ...

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  4. RAIN IN SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND.

    The hopes which have been aroused by recent thunderstorms in Brisbane and throughput Southern Queensland will be strengthened by the experience of last ...

    Article : 238 words
  5. GREAT BRITAIN.

    With reference to the offer recently made by King Edward, of Osborne House and grounds as a gift to the nation, it is now stated that his Majesty's intention is to ...

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  6. CABLE MESSAGES.

    There has been a tremendous fire in a wool-combing factory at Turcoing, in the department of Nord, in France. The area of the factory destroyed was 2600 square ...

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  7. LOCOMOTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES.

    The biennial banquet of the Queensland Locomotive Enginemen, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association, which was held in the Masonic Hall on Saturday night, was ...

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  8. VILJOEN GOING TO EUROPE.

    General Ben Viljoen, who has just returned to South Africa from St. Helena, is sailing for Europe, where he will deliver lectures on the war to raise funds ...

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  9. FLOODS IN NORTHERN INDIA.

    Heavy rains, which have fallen in Nepaul, Northern India, have caused the rivers (Baghmati and Vishnumati to over-flow. Serious landslips have occurred in ...

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  10. THE KING DEER DROVING.

    King Edward on Saturday engaged in a deer drive in the Kinloch forest, at Ballachulish. ...

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  11. PICTURES FOR MELBOURNE.

    One hundred paintings, valued at £7000, have been despatched by Mr. Christmas, for the Scotch Section in the Melbourne Art Exhibition, on board the steamer ...

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  12. MR. STEYN'S HEALTH.

    Ex-President Steyn's health is reported to show a marked improvement. ...

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  13. ANGLO-FRENCH DELIMITATION COMMISSION.

    An Anglo-French Commission has been appointed to delimit the frontier between the British territory of Northern Nigeria and the adjoining French territory in West ...

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  14. SMALLPOX AT CAPETOWN.

    An outbreak of smallpox has occurred at Capetown, six cases having been reported. ...

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  15. RETURN OF LORD HOPETOUN.

    Lord Hopetoun (now Marquis of Linlithgow), late Governor-General of Australia, arrived in Edinburgh last night from Australia, via Canada, and drove to his ...

    Article : 55 words
  16. CAPE COLONY POLITICS.

    The General Indemnity Bill has passed its second reading in the Cape House of Assembly, after the Hon. T. L. Graham, Colonial Secretary, had doclared that the ...

    Article : 69 words
  17. GERMANY AND THE MONROE DOCTRINE.

    The recent speech of President Roosevelt, in which he defined the Monroe doctrine as simply a statement of the firm belief of America that the nations existing ...

    Article : 119 words
  18. THUNDERSTORM AT WARWICK.

    Our Warwick correspondent wired last night as follows:—The unseasonable closeness of the atmosphere culminated in a heavy thunderstorm here to-night. During ...

    Article : 107 words
  19. SOUTHERN PORTING.

    At Kensington all the tracks were available for training operations on Saturday. Kinglock and Juindo were despatched in company over a mile, both carrying light ...

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  20. MR. SEDDON IN IRELAND.

    Mr. Seddon, the New Zealand Premier, and Mrs. Seddon, are now visiting the Cork International Exhibition, and are being entertained by the Lord Mayor of Cork. ...

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  21. THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.

    The following is a list of the stations in Queensland registering rain during the twenty four hours ending 9 a.m. on Saturday:- North.—Cairns, 0.12in.; Cardwell, 1.61in.; ...

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  22. DR. JAMESON AND THE PROGRESSIVES.

    The denunciation by Dr. Jameson in the Cape Parliament of what he declared to be the unholy compact between the Ministry and the Afrikander Bond has created ...

    Article : 59 words
  23. CARDINAL MORAN ON IRISH AFFAIRS.

    Cardinal Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, was presented with the freedom of the city of Cork yesterday. In accepting the presentation, his Eminence expressed his ...

    Article : 101 words
  24. NEW GERMAN CHARTS.

    Information from Berlin states that the German Admiralty has sanctioned the preparation of ships' charts of all the seas and coasts of the world, based entirely ...

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  25. FACTORS AGAINST RECONCILIATION.

    The bitter speeches delivered by Mr. W. Sauer, and the extreme Jingoism of the ex-Minister, Dr. T. W. Smartt, are considered to be the main factors against a ...

    Article : 44 words
  26. THEFT OF ROUMANIAN MILITARY PLANS.

    It is reported that the plans prepared by General Brialmont for the fortifications of Bucharest, the capital of Roumania, and the general scheme for the mobilisation of ...

    Article : 63 words
  27. IRISH LANDOWNERS' CONVENTION.

    At a convention of Irish land owners, held at Dublin, a resolution was passed to the effect that the convention considered that the Land Bill introduced in the House ...

    Article : 146 words
  28. THE DUTCH LOYALISTS.

    A conference of Dutch loyalists has been held at Paarl, a town thirty-six miles by rail from Capetown, and was attended by fifty-five delegates, representing all the ...

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  29. MOTOR CARS FOR THE SHAH.

    The Shah of Persia, who lately visited England, has ordered six motor-cars in London. ...

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  30. COMMON WEALTH MARRERS.

    Owing to the Senate not meeting till Wednesday next, the House of Representatives will not be able to receive the tariff message from the Senate until then, as, ...

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  31. A STRIKE RIOT.

    Information is to hand that a number of miners who were on strike at Temaqua, near Blowfields, on the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua, resenting the protection ...

    Article : 64 words
  32. PERSONAL.

    It is said that one of Mr. Chamberlain's mottoes is "Never explain," at all events unless absolutely compelled to do so. But according to Mr. H. W. Lucy, the ...

    Article : 464 words
  33. HIGH JUMP RECORD.

    In the high jump competition at the Singleton Show, Rattler, owned by Mr. R. R. Pritchard, of Gundals, negotiated 6ft. 10¾in., which is an inch higher than the ...

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  34. MR. LECKY, M.P., RETIRING.

    It is now announced that the Right Hon. W. E. H. Leeky, Unionist member for Dublin University in the House of Commons, who was stated to be retiring from ...

    Article : 55 words
  35. RESULTS OF WEST INDIAN EARTHQUAKES.

    The recent earthquakes in the West Indian Islands are reported to have caused many shoals to appear in the Gulf of Mexico, where formerly there was a depth ...

    Article : 43 words
  36. NEW SOUTH WALES SHEARING DISPUTE.

    The position of the pastoralists and the shearers is practically unchanged, and both sides profess to be confident of victory. Mr. D. MacDonnell, secretary of the ...

    Article : 104 words
  37. CONCESSION TO MILITARY OFFICERS.

    The War Office authorities have decided in future to furnish the officers' mess and also the quarters of unmarried regimental officers at the public expense, and also to ...

    Article : 61 words
  38. THE VENEZUELAN REVOLUTIONISTS.

    News has been received that the revolutionists in Venezuela made an attempt to storm the town of Toquay, but were repulsed after five hours' fighting with the ...

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  39. LONDON AND GLOBE FINANCE CORPORATION.

    The Attorney-General has declined to receive a deputation of shareholders of the London and Globe Finance Corporation in regard to the Public Prosecutor's refusal ...

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  40. THE NEW CHINESE TARIFF.

    News is to hand that the Chinese Commissioners have now signed the new tariff which was recently arranged with the representatives of the Powers, and the ...

    Article : 92 words
  41. THE SITUATION DISCUSSED.

    Discussing the general situation, the "S. M. Herald" of Friday last says:- Now, what are the chances of the A.W.U. holding out against the process of wearing ...

    Article : 475 words
  42. A SWIMMING RECORD.

    At the Liverpool baths yesterday, F. Lane, the well-known Sydney swimmer, beat his own record for 300 yards, which he swam in Smin. 42 l/5sec. ...

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  43. THE LATEST BRITISH SUBMARINE.

    Further trials have been made of the latest type of British submarine boat, constructed by Messrs. Vickers, Sons, and Maxim, at Barrow. The trials have proved ...

    Article : 70 words
  44. THIRD DAY'S PLAY.

    The match was resumed and concluded to-day. The weather was fine, but the wicket was somewhat uncertain, and there was a fair attendance of spectators. ...

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  45. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    "A Chinese Honeymoon" will be staged at the Theatre Royal to-night, and Bland Holt will play "With Flying Colours" for another week at the Lyceum Theatre. ...

    Article : 79 words
  46. RUSSIAN CLAIMS IN THE PERSIAN GULF.

    Captain Mahon, the well-known American writer on naval matters, in an article published in the "National Review," declares that Great Britain will imperil her ...

    Article : 57 words
  47. TOWNSVILLE TROTTING RACES.

    The Townville Trotting Club races were held in fine weather on Saturday. There was a good attendance, and a sum of £534 passed through the totalisator. The ...

    Article : 160 words
  48. SYDNEY, AUGUST 31.

    Artesian water, with a flow estimated at 2,000,000 gallons a day, has been struck at Brindingabba Station, in the Bourke district. ...

    Article : 28 words
  49. G. P. MERRY TOOWOOMBA.

    We have just landed (ex Orestes, from London) the first portion of our Spring and Summer Drapery and Millinery. ...

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  50. LADIES' SAILOR HATS.

    B. Mountcastle and Sons, Sole Manufacturers of Mountcastle and Quaid's Celebrated Patent Sailor Hats, as worn by the elite of Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, and ...

    Article : 114 words
  51. REVENUE RETURNS.

    The consolidated revenue for the month of August amounted to £787,185, showing an increase compared with August last year of £64,062. The amount returned by ...

    Article : 97 words
  52. HARD FACTS.

    Charles Gilbert, the leading Tailor and Outfitter, buys and sells for cash, shrinks every garment, and is specially careful to satisfy his customers. He makes a good ...

    Article : 109 words
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