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  2. THE WAR. THE BATTLE ON THE YALU.

    The Japanese casualties during the engagement on Sunday last are stated to have numbered 700, and those of the Russian troops totalled over 800. ...

    Article : 76 words
  3. ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND. KING AND QUEEN AT WATERFORD.

    King Edward and Queen Alexandra, who are making a tour in Ireland, visited Waterford yesterday and were subsequently the guests of the Duke of ...

    Article : 43 words
  4. THE FEDERAL SITUATION.

    In the absence of both Mr. Deakin and Mr. Reid from Melbourne, no developments have yet occurred; but a good deal of quiet work is going on all the time. ...

    Article : 288 words
  5. QUEENSLAND TREASURY RETURNS. REVENUE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 478 words
  6. THE GLADSTONE SHOW.

    The first show for many years of the Port Curtis Pastoral, Agricultural, and Mining Association was held to-day, and was opened by Mr. Jason Boles, M.L.A. ...

    Article : 680 words
  7. ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION.

    The attendance at the World's Fair, at St. Louis, which was formally opened on Saturday, has so far numbered 300,000. ...

    Article : 140 words
  8. ATTEMPT TO LAY MINES AT PORT ARTHUR.

    Early on the morning of Thursday last, the 28th April, the Japanese, under the screen of a string of blazing rafts, contrived to tow a number of submarine ...

    Article : 69 words
  9. INTERSTATE TELEGRAMS. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    At a meeting held to dense means to suppress betting at sports meetings representatives of various athletic bodies spoke in support of the movement. It was ...

    Article : 868 words
  10. CAPE COLONY.

    News from Capetown states that Mr. J. X. Merriman, the former leader of the Afrikander Bond party, has been elected to the House of Assembly of ...

    Article : 84 words
  11. JAPANESE CAPTURES.

    The Japanese captured twenty-eight quick-firing guns and a number of rifles, and also twenty officers and many men. ...

    Article : 23 words
  12. EXPENDITURE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 338 words
  13. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

    The whereabouts of the second Japanese army, under the command of Baron Oko, and also of the third army, are at present unknown. ...

    Article : 33 words
  14. THE RUSSIAN STRENGTH.

    General Kuroki reports that the Russians made two stands on Sunday. Their strength included all the third division, two regiments of the sixth division, a ...

    Article : 37 words
  15. ANTUNG ABANDONED.

    The Russians, being forced to abandon Antung, at the mouth of the Yalu River, burned the town, and retreated to Fenghuang-cheng, fifty miles inland. ...

    Article : 42 words
  16. THE JAPANESE FLEET.

    A large Japanese fleet is now off Takushan, on the south-eastern coast of Manchuria, about sixty miles west of Antung. ...

    Article : 27 words
  17. CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.

    A bill to exclude Chinese indentured labour has passed its second reading in the House of Assembly of Cape Colony. In moving the second reading of the ...

    Article : 72 words
  18. ANOTHER JAPANESE RUSE.

    It is stated that on several nights the Japanese vessels sent ethergrams, which were intended to fall into the hands of the Russians, purporting to arrange for a ...

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  19. SERIOUSNESS OF THE DEFEAT.

    Military critics refer to the seriousness of the rapid defeat of the Russians in the battle on the Yalu on Sunday, as 30,000 troops were holding a position which ...

    Article : 87 words
  20. PATRIOTISM IN ST. PETERSBURG.

    The guns and stores necessary for the rearmament of the Russian army in the Far East have already been despatched. The first contingent of volunteers has ...

    Article : 50 words
  21. AN IRISH CRIMINAL.

    The Supreme Court of the United States has affirmed the decision of the court at Indianapolis refusing to grant the extradition of James Lynchehaun, ...

    Article : 196 words
  22. COMMONWEALTH MATTERS.

    At an Executive held to-day, Staff Paymaster E. V. Pollock, fleet paymaster, Queensland, was appointed fleet paymaster. TAXATION OF FEDERAL OFFICERS. ...

    Article : 547 words
  23. STATEMENT BY THE TREASURER.

    The Hon. W. Kidston, speaking on the returns last night, said that revenue showed increases in four out of five headings, including the Commonwealth of ...

    Article : 512 words
  24. FURTHER DETAILS.

    Further details of the battle of the Yalu on Sunday show that when the Russians were driven from the hills, which extend from Kiu-lien-cheng to Yoshoko, they ...

    Article : 118 words
  25. PERSONAL.

    In taking leave of the officers of his department, Sir P. Fysh, the Postmaster-General in the late Administration, made the following appreciative remarks:—The ...

    Article : 523 words
  26. JAPANESE TRANSPORT MISSING.

    The Japanese transport Naginoura Maru is now overdue at Gen-san, on the north-east coast of Korea, and it is feared that she has experienced the fate of the ...

    Article : 47 words
  27. GERMANY BUILDING RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOATS.

    A Socialist newspaper published in Berlin asserts that one of the largest German shipbuilding yards is building torpedo boat destroyers for Russia, and the works are ...

    Article : 76 words
  28. EFFECT OF JAPANESE ARTILLERY FIRE.

    A Russian officer who was captured stated that the effect of the Japanese artillery fire on Saturday and Sunday was enormous. Generals Sassulitch and ...

    Article : 40 words
  29. GENERAL CABLE MESSAGES.

    H.M.S. Retribution, which was sent to Nicaragua in connection with the recent seizure by the Nicaraguan Government of six British turtle-fishing schooners from ...

    Article : 55 words
  30. AMERICAN CONSUL AT ANTUNG.

    The Japanese Government have announced that they have no objection to Mr. Davidson, the United States Consul, commencing his Consular duties at ...

    Article : 94 words
  31. JAPANESE IN EXCELLENT SPIRITS.

    General Kuroki, the Japanese Commander, has telegraphed that the Japanese Imperial Princes and the officers and men of the army are all in excellent spirits. ...

    Article : 33 words
  32. LAND ADMINISTRATION.

    The somewhat remarkable speech made by the member for Mitchell (Mr. A. C. Cooper) was the subject of an interview with the Minister for Lands last night. ...

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  33. ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

    Another account of the battle states that at dawn on Sunday the Japanese front extended for a distance of thirty miles, their left being near Antung, and ...

    Article : 125 words
  34. RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP AGROUND.

    The Russian battleship Orel, work on which was just being finished, has grounded on a sandbank in the Neva River. The ice breaking steamer Ermak has been sent ...

    Article : 44 words
  35. THE YALU OPERATIONS.

    Mr. Iwasaki, the acting Consul-General for Japan has received the following cablegram from Baron Komura. Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs:—" The ...

    Article : 158 words
  36. THE GOVERNOR'S TOUR.

    A formal reception to the Governor took place this morning in the Town Hall, in the presence of a very large gathering of spectators. The Mayor spoke a few words ...

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  37. DREADFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

    Through a train becoming derailed at Kimmswick, in the State of Missouri, fifty passengers were killed or injured. ...

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  38. A FATAL COLLISION.

    The express train from Bale to Paris came into collision with a motor-car at a level crossing at La Ferriereniere, and six persons who were on the car were ...

    Article : 35 words
  39. NO NEWS OF THE FINAL RESULT.

    The authorities at St. Petersburg are still without any official news of the final result of the battle on the Yalu, though various alarming reports are current. ...

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  40. MUSICAL COMPOSER DEAD.

    The death is announced of Antonin Dvorak, the well-known Bohemian composer, at the age of 63. ...

    Article : 24 words
  41. AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

    News from the United States shows that a clear majority of the Republican National Convention has been instructed to support the nomination of President ...

    Article : 51 words
  42. BRITISH STEAMER SHELLED.

    The following is an extract which we are permitted to make from a letter received from Mr. S. Kavanagh a member of a well-known family in the Lytton-Hemmant ...

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  43. FRENCH AND RUSSIAN STOCKS AFFECTED.

    French and Russian stocks have been affected by the Russian defeat, and the prospects of the Russian loan of £32,000,000, which is being negotiated in Paris, have ...

    Article : 38 words
  44. VICTORIA.

    It is reported that John Brown, a carter, of Ballarat South, has been left by an aunt in Ireland recently deceased, a fortune of between £15,000 and £20,000. ...

    Article : 156 words
  45. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    The attention of Mr. Fisher, Minister for Customs, was drawn to-day to an interview with Mr. Cowley, published in the "Courier," and referring to the Kanaka ...

    Article : 148 words
  46. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following passengers travelled by mail train to-day:— For Brisbane: Mrs. M'Lelland, Miss M'Lelland, Miss Eva Saunders, Miss ...

    Article : 164 words
  47. AN EPOCH-MAKING FEAT.

    The "Times," commenting upon the Japanese victory on the Yalu, describes it as " an epoch-making feat of arms." ...

    Article : 24 words
  48. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

    Arrivals.—Turakma, s., from New Zealand ports: Everton Grange, s., from Brisbane, via Australian and New Zealand ports and South Africa; Derwent, ...

    Article : 128 words
  49. RUSSIAN LOSSES.

    Telegrams received in Italy state that the Russians lost 2000 men in the Yalu battle, and a painc set in among the soldiers owing to many of the officers being ...

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  50. JAPANESE NAVAL MOVEMENTS.

    Vice-Admiral Kamimura, who is in command of a portion of the Japanese fleet, has reported that he twice passed near the Russian cruisers between Vladivostock and ...

    Article : 118 words
  51. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Rabbits are reported to be doing an immense amount of damage in the Esperance district. SAVINGS BANK DEPOSITS. ...

    Article : 53 words
  52. ALLEGATIONS BY KANAKAS.

    The inquiry into the allegations made by returned Islanders to the effect that they were induced to sign fresh agreements by false representations, was concluded ...

    Article : 90 words
  53. LATE SHIPPING.

    May 3.—TYRAIN, s., 1455 tons, Captain J. D. Joy, from Townsville. Passengers: Mesdames C. Richardson, C. Hals, Coffey, Misses Richardson, E. Gill, E. Hals, G. Treggertha, B. Hanson, ...

    Article : 102 words
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