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  2. CABLE MESSAGES.

    Serious disquiet has been caused amongst the Swaziland natives owing to the death of the wife of the late King, mother of the young King Bunu, who succeeded his father ...

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  3. A BALLARAT SENSATION.

    A sensational occurrence took place in Tattersall's saleyards, Doveton-street, on Saturday, and the affair might have had a tragic termination had it not been for the ...

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  4. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A fatal tramway accident occurred between Campbell-street and Belmore Park yesterday afternoon. A child named Albert Franklyn, aged 4 years and 6 ...

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  5. TO -DAY'S CABLE NEWS.

    General French, while awaiting reinforcements, has able to stop the enemy from leaving his position without the risk of a fight. The enemy determined to risk an ...

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  6. RED TAPE ON THE RAILWAYS.

    A remarkable piece of red-tapism occurred at Spencer-street railway station on Saturday, which prevented the men of the local battalion who had joined the second ...

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  7. CAMP CHURCH PARADE.

    The camp, which was thrown open to the public yesterday afternoon, was visited by several thousands of people. Amongst the proceedings during the afternoon was a ...

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  8. A LAD KILLED WHILE SHOOTING.

    Three lads were out shooting near the Nijong reserve at Cooma, and were coming home, when James M'Kensey, who was leading, was suddenly shot in the head. ...

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  9. THE DETACHMENT CAPTAINCIES.

    The Minister of Defence had a lengthy conference on Saturday with the Commandant and the Secretary for Defence relative to the recommended promotion of Lieut. ...

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  10. ON BOARD THE WARRIGAL.

    On Friday evening, "A" Battery of the New South Wales contingent was entertained on board the Warrigal by the Portland battery and rifle club. ...

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  11. SECOND AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT.

    On Saturday a transformation scene was witnessed in connection with the troops at the show grounds. The spectators, however, were few in number. "To-day, don't ...

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  12. ARARAT, Sunday.

    Five of the volunteers selected from Ararat for South Africa left here on Wednesday, amidst great enthusiasm. They were entertained by the mayor at the town ...

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  13. THE NEWCASTLE COLLIERIES.

    The colliery owners of the Newcastle district met the miners' representatives in conference yesterday, to discuss the terms of the proposed agrement to consider the ...

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  14. RELIGIONS OF THE TROOPS.

    The following is a statement of the religions of the members of the second Victorian detachment:-- Church of England, 159; Presbyterian, 45; Wesleyan, 30; Roman ...

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  15. THE BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    The Minister of Defence decided on Saturday that arrangements should be made for a camp for the proposed Victorian Bushmen's Corps, and circulars have been issued ...

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  16. DEATH OF AN EARLY BALLOONIST.

    The death is to-day announced of Mr. Henry Coxwell, the one time famous aeronaut and advocate of balloons for military purposes. ...

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  17. SYDNEY, Sunday.

    The Detective Office has been advised by the Brisbane police of the disappearance from that city of a young girl named Ethel Floyd, 16 years of age. The girl formerly ...

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  18. ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEPARTURE.

    The following order with reference to the farewell of the troops was issued yesterday by Captain Patterson, adjutant of the camp at the show grounds:-- ...

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  19. WRECK OF A STEAMER.

    The mail packet Ibex, 1150 tons, belonging to the Great Western Railway Company, and engaged in running from Weymouth to Guersey, 70 miles, has been totally ...

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  20. QUEENSLAND.

    The R. M. S. Warrimoo, Capt. Phillips, from Vancouver 15th December, arrived at Moreton Bay early this morning. She was granted pratique, necessitated through ...

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  21. FAMINE IN INDIA.

    Very serious accounts have again been received concerning the condition of affairs in India. Lord Curzon, the Viceroy and Governor-General, has reported that, owing ...

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  22. BRISBANE'S ATTITUDE.

    The mayor has received a communication from Sydney asking him to appoint a committee to work with the New South Wales committee in obtaining men and money to ...

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  23. THE BATTLE OF TUGELA.

    The following account of the battle of the Tugela was published in the "Eastern Provinces Herald" on the 19th December, the steamer Stassfurt leaving for ...

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  24. BOOK DONATIONS FOR THE TROOPS.

    Sir, --Having received several letters from kind contributors towards books for the contingent, asking where they should be delivered, may I ask you to say the ...

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  25. BRISBANE, Sunday.

    The steamer Duke of Portland left London on 15th December with 446 immigrants for Queensland. The Attorney- General left for a six weeks' ...

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  26. BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.

    The Board of Trade returns for December show that during that month the value of the imports to the United Kingdom decreased by £4,525,890, and the value of the ...

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  27. THE SYDNEY FUND.

    The bushmen's contingent fund has now reached £17,248. The executive committee has asked the Government to allow men volunteering for the contingent who have ...

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  28. GOVERNOR'S LEVEE.

    A levee will be held by the Governor at Government House on Saturday, the 13th inst., at 12 o'clock noon. Gentlemen attending the levee are ...

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  29. IN THE OTHER COLONIES.

    The Premier has received a cablegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies conveying the thanks of the Imperial Government to New South Wales for the ...

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  30. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 37 words
  31. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    At Fremantle lately there has been rumors of friction between the general manager of the railways, Mr. John Davies, and the locomotive engineer, Mr. R. B. ...

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  32. STRANDED ON LIHOU REEF.

    Six men, consisting of the second mate, Mr. Chapman, the fourth engineer and two firemen, and two sailors, came ashore this morning, and reported that the steamer ...

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  33. THE TROOPS AND TEETOTALISM.

    The attention of the Minister of Defence has been called by the Victorian Alliance to a statement which appeared in the press relative to the amount of liquor consumed ...

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  34. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 182 words
  35. THE ORDER OF MARCH.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 207 words
  36. THE ETHEL TRAGEDY.

    Inspector Farley, chief of the Criminal Investigation department, with a police escort, has left in the Sultan to apply for the extradition of the crew of the Ethel on ...

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  37. SYMPATHISERS WITH THE BOERS.

    A movement is on foot in Newcastle to petition the Government to remove all foreigners from the public service. This has been started because of the strong ...

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  38. PERTH, Sunday.

    Mr. E. F. Sage, late lessee of the Theatre Royal Hotel, has been arrested at Colombo on an information laid by the Swan Brewery for Alleged fraudulent bankruptcy. A police ...

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  39. SYDNEY, Sunday.

    Captain Jack, a well known marine surveyor, has received a cable from the owners in Glasgow, asking if there were any tidings of the steamer Queen Christina. The cable ...

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  40. LONDON, 6th January.

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  41. NEW SOUTH WALES NURSES.

    The Premier denies the published statement that 10 nurses to be sent to South Africa will be taken from the staff attached to the Army Medical Corps. He says that ...

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  42. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    G. M. S. Prinz Regent Luitpold arrived at Southampton, from Australia, on evening 4th inst. ...

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  43. NOTICE TO VETERANS.

    Veterans who have had war service, and who wish to take part in the military parade on Saturday next, should send in their names before Wednesday to the ...

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  44. FIRE AT MARYBOROUGH.

    At about 11 p.m. on Saturday a destructive fire broke out at the corner of High and Tuaggra streets, in Mr. Irvine Green's corner ...

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  45. A MESSAGE FROM LADYSMITH.

    Mrs. Joseph Levy, of St. Kilda, received on Saturday morning a message from Ladysmith, stating that her brother, Major "Karri" Davies, of the Imperial Light ...

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  46. TASMANIA.

    At a meeting of the Launceston Board of Agriculture Yesterday, a reception committee was appointed to meet Mr. Potts, the Victorian dairy expert, on his arrival here ...

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  47. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    On the suggestion of the Central Board of Health, the Chief Secretary has cabled to the Government of Bombay for 500 doses of plague prophylactic. with instructions ...

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  48. THE QUEENSLAND CONTINGENT.

    The steamer Maori King will leave Newcastle to-morrow afternoon, and will arrive at Brisbane on Wednesday afternoon, when, she will be at the disposal of the Queensland ...

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  49. ADIEUS TO RELATIVES.

    It having been decided that no one, except officials or others on duty, shall be admitted to the Port Melbourne railway pier on the afternoon of Saturday next, relatives ...

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  50. A VICTORIAN GRENADIER.

    A letter has been received by Mrs. Schultze, now of Windsor, from Colonel Ricardo, the officer commanding the Grenadier Guards, announcing the death in South ...

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  51. THIRD NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENT.

    The movement for inducing the Government to despatch a third contingent has been enthusiastically taken up in Christchurch particularly. One newspaper has ...

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  52. NEW ZEALAND.

    J. Daley, an Auckland draper, has disappeared. His liabilities are about £40,000. A reward of £200 has been offered by the creditors for information leading to his ...

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  53. FRESH CASES AT NOUMEA.

    A few new cases of plague have occurred among kanakas on board a coastal steamer. No deaths have resulted since the last report. ...

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  54. THE PIER ARRANGEMENTS.

    The arrangements at the Port Melbourne pier will be, with one or two exceptions, similar to those in force on 28th October. The pier will be barricaded at the town ...

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  55. A NEW ZEALAND SINGER.

    Mr. Graham Moore, the examiner of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College, has awarded the gold medal for singing in New Zealand to a pupil, aged 15. ...

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  56. THE NINEVEH QUARANTINE.

    The Premier has called for an explanation from the president of the board of health with regard to the release of a passenger conveyed from the quarantine ...

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  57. TRANSPORT WAGGONS FOR WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A deputation of wheelwrights urged the Commissioner of Lands on Friday to ascertain if it be possible to get orders for transport waggons for the troops in South Africa ...

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  58. PARADE AT ST. PATRICK'S.

    The Roman Catholic members of the second contingent, to the number of over 20, attended the principal service at St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday morning. The ...

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  59. WELLINGTON, Sunday.

    The Parliamentary by-election for the Otaki seat resulted in the return of Mr. W. H. Field, the Government candidate, by a majority of 163. ...

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  60. DISLOYALISTS AT STAWELL.

    This morning placards were found posted in parts of the town as follows:-- "V.R.-- To all loyal citizens of Stawell,-- Unfortunately it is a prominent fact that ...

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  61. THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 words
  62. Advertising

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  63. TASMANIANS PREPARING.

    The second contingent, is nearly all in barracks, undergoing a severe course of drill. ...

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  64. Advertising

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  65. PARLIAMENTARY PARTY ON THE PATEENA.

    The Minister of Public Works has ranged with the Union Steamship Company for the use of the steamer Pateena to accommodate members of Parliament desirous of taking part in the farewell ...

    Article : 186 words
  66. Advertising

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