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  2. THE CHINESE REBELS.

    To consequence of the threatening aspect of the "Boxer" insurrection, many foreign was ships, the majority of them being Russian,have arrived at Tien-Tsin, the port of ...

    Article : 159 words
  3. IS IT OVER?

    Johannesburg has yielded to Lord Roberts without the firing of a single shot. Telegrams from the Transvaal report that Commandant Krause, in charge of the town and the Boer fort on Hospital Hill, has, in reply to Lord Roberts's summons, announced his unconditional surrender. ...

    Article : 220 words
  4. REJOICINGS IN VICTORIA.

    News of the reported abandonment of Pretoria by the Boers and the flight of President Kruger, when posted at "The Age" office yesterday afternoon, was received ...

    Article : 437 words
  5. KRUGER'S HIDING PLACE.

    President Kruger fled to Watervalbover, a small station on the Delagoa Bay line, 150 miles oast of Pretoria, about 120 miles from the Portuguese border, and due south of ...

    Article : 358 words
  6. NAVAL GUNS AT LAING'S NEK.

    The long range naval guns attached to Lieutenant-General Sir William Clery's force, which faces the Boer entrenched position extending from Laing's Nek six miles ...

    Article : 60 words
  7. JUBILATION IN THE SUBURBS.

    The announcement that the Boers had abandoned Pretoria was made at the meeting of the Benevolent Asylum committee yesterday afternoon by Mr. Heales, who said he had received a telephone ...

    Article : 847 words
  8. ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR KITS.

    The committee administering the fund raised by the sale and singing of Kipling's Absent-Minded Beggar poem has provided 1000 complete kits, to be forwarded to the ...

    Article : 38 words
  9. A CURIOUS MEETING.

    The evening the Moravian arrived Private Lawdorn, one of the returned Victorians, was in a Swonston-street hotel, when he was asked by an elderly gentleman ...

    Article : 194 words
  10. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    The War Office reports that news has been received from Pretoria of the death at Waterval of Private G. Wyllie, of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, a prisoner ...

    Article : 143 words
  11. STATE OF JOHANNESBURG.

    Refugees from Johannesburg who wandered into Lord Roberts's camp on his arrival at Germiston on Tuesday evening reported that the private houses in ...

    Article : 77 words
  12. BELGIAN ENGINEERS RESCUED.

    The 25 Belgian railway engineers employed on the Tien-Tsin railway, who were fed by the rabble army of "Boxer" rebels at Fengtai, 8 miles from Pekin, and were ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. SOUVENIRS OF THE WAR.

    The fact has been revived by a press corespondent that, after the Crimean campaign, a number of interesting sonvenins of the war were distributed throughout the ...

    Article : 160 words
  14. OUTLANDERS EAGER TO RETURN.

    Already the British Outlanders, who to the number of over 60,000 were expelled from Johannesburg on the Boer war declaration, are impatient to return to the ...

    Article : 81 words
  15. THE FRENCH MINISTRY.

    The press organs of the so-called French '"Nationalist" party, consisting principally of Anti-Semites and Royalists, has received with great coldness the appointment of ...

    Article : 117 words
  16. THE WORK YET TO BE DONE.

    To all appearance the Boer collapse is complete. President Kruger has fled, deserting his people and capital in a way that no one could have expected from a man of ...

    Article : 1,286 words
  17. PORTUGUESE PRECAUTIONS.

    The Portuguese Government, considering that real warfare in the Transvaal is now over, and that an influx of armed Boers into Portuguese territory will be attempted ...

    Article : 180 words
  18. HOW ROBERTS MARCHED.

    The wonderful rapidity with which Lord Roberts's troops have moved since they crossed tho Vaal into Transvaal territory, and which has utterly demoralised the Boer ...

    Article : 63 words
  19. MEMORIAL TO VICTORIANS KILLED

    An enthusiastic and largely attended meeting was held at the mechanics institute to-night, for the purpose of launching a project to erect a statue to the memory ...

    Article : 136 words
  20. REMARKS BY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.

    The last successes in the South African war were referred to by his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor last night while presiding at the meeting in the Town ...

    Article : 530 words
  21. A KLONDIKE NUGGET.

    A sensation has been caused at Dawson City, the centre of the Klondike gold fields, by the discovery of the first big nugget on tie field, the gold of which is for the most ...

    Article : 47 words
  22. ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    The ceremony of proclaiming the annexation to the British Empire of the Orange Free State was performed on Tuesday by General Pretyman ...

    Article : 89 words
  23. CUTTING THE DELAGOA BAY LINE.

    Lord Roberts, before leaving Germiston, despatched from that suburb a flying column to,seize the Pretoria to Delagoa Bay railway line at Hatherley, which lies 13 miles east from the Boer capital. PRETORIA'S GARRISONS DISMISSED BY KRUGER. ...

    Article : 99 words
  24. HELP FOR INVALIDED SOLDIERS.

    The mayor has convened a meeting of ladies for the purpose of making arrangements to extend practical sympathy to the soldiers who have been wounded, or ...

    Article : 252 words
  25. THE ENGLISH DERBY.

    At the Epsom Summer Meeting to-day the great Derby race wots run off. The result rats as follows:--DERBY STAKES, of 6000 sovs.. by ...

    Article : 147 words
  26. WHAT ROBERTS HAS DONE.

    The rapidity with which Lord Roberts has achieved his recent successes, the march from Kroonstad having been an unbroken series of forced marches by his troops and ...

    Article : 255 words
  27. REJOICINGS EST THE COUNTRY.

    ARARAT.--There was great elation here, and fire bells were rung and flags hoisted. AVOCA.--The news of the capture of Johannesburg was received with great rejoicing, and all the ...

    Article : 445 words
  28. MAFEKING RELIEF.

    Telegrams from Mafeking show that the Queensland Bushmen who took part in the relief movement there made a marvellously rapid progress through Rhodesia and ...

    Article : 243 words
  29. INSIDE PRETORIA.

    Further information from Pretoria confirms the reported flight of Kruger and the abandonment of the city by the Boer military authorities. It is evident that in the panic and confusion at Pretoria arising from the dreaded advent of Lord Roberts's troops at any moment, the Transvaal Government simply ...

    Article : 333 words
  30. DETAILS OF THE RACE.

    Soon after the start Chevening led, with the favorite lying in second place. Disguise 112. deposed Chevening at the home turn, and led into the straight, with Diamond ...

    Article : 94 words
  31. A SOLDIERS' CELEBRATION.

    The abandonment of Pretoria was celebrated to-night in a sensational manner, a, melee taking place in the heart of the city between permanent artillerymen, aided ...

    Article : 492 words
  32. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 113 words
  33. CITY COUNCIL DEMONSTRATION.

    The news of the evacuation of Pretoria by the Boers was received by the City Council when the councillors were heatedly discussing the city's bargain with the ...

    Article : 134 words
  34. PRETORIAN PRISONERS.

    The Earl of Rosslyn, who, while acting as one of the war specials of the London "Daily Mail," was captured by the Boers, and sent prisoner to Pretoria, has ...

    Article : 203 words
  35. IN THE OTHER COLONIES.

    When news of the abandonment of Pretoria and of Kruger's flight was posted this afternoon a big crowd soon gathered and cheered heartily, and the town hall bells were rung. This evening the city ...

    Article : 296 words
  36. PRETORIA AND ITS PORTS.

    The maps we publish to-day are reproductions from the official War Office maps, issued by the Intelligence Division, and revised to 9th April. A's mark the places where forts are supposed to have been lately constructed, that on the railway to the north being 9 miles due north from Government House; the second lies 5 miles east ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 182 words
  37. SNYMAN "RETIRES."

    Commandant Snyman, who had charge of the Boer besiegers of Mafeking, and who after the relief of the town was reported to have entrenched his force in a strong ...

    Article : 62 words
  38. THE FACTORIES ACT.

    A large meeting of the general committee of potters and bricklayers was held in the Brunswick mechanics institute last night, to consider what further, steps should be ...

    Article : 175 words
  39. MAHON'S SPLENDID MARCH.

    Telegrams from Mafeking report that the Queen's birthday was celebrated there on 24th inst. by a banquet given to the garrison by the relieving forces of Colonel Mahon ...

    Article : 115 words
  40. REFERENCE AT THE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

    A reference to the abandonment of Pretoria at a meeting of the Caledonian Society last night was greeted with a great outburst ox enthusiasm. Sir Malcolm M'Eacharn ...

    Article : 180 words
  41. THE BRITISH SUCCESSES.

    At the half yearly meeting of the Malvern branch of the A.N.A. last night the following resolution was passed amidst cheering:-- That this branch desires to place on record ...

    Article : 80 words
  42. KEEPING OPEN AFTER HOURS.

    As the North Melbourne court yesterday, James [?], hair dresser, of Queensberry-street, was carried with keeping his shop open after 8 p.m. on [?] ult. The evidence showed that the shop was ...

    Article : 64 words
  43. TWO AUSTRALIAN ESCAPERS.

    A remarkable story of privation and inhumanity is reported from Mafeking, where two Australian soldiers who were captured by the Boers in Cape Colony--one at ...

    Article : 236 words
  44. IN NATAL.

    General Buller reports that Major-General Hildyard's Brigade, which has crossed the Transvaal frontier cast of Newcastle, has received the surrender of the town of ...

    Article : 75 words
  45. THE ENGLISH MAIL.

    The R.M.S. Ophir, F. S. Symons commander, arrived from Colombo at 2.30 p.m. to-day. Passengers in the saloon are:--For Albany--Mr. Nicholas, Mr. Roberts and wife. Mr. Hamilton, Captain ...

    Article : 104 words
  46. MAFEKING CELEBRATIONS.

    LAKE BOGA.--On Wednesday the school children of the district were feted at Lake Boga to celebrate the relief of Mafeking. Every child was presented with a commemorative medal. The brass ...

    Article : 87 words
  47. SMOKE CONCERT TO A AVAR SPECIAL.

    At a smoke night at the Vienna Cafe last night, his colleagues of the "Herald" and "Weekly Times" staffs welcomed back Major Reay from South Africa. Before ...

    Article : 203 words
  48. INVALIDED TROOPS.

    This evening a number of the members of the 5th battalion waited on Corporal Carr, one of the invalided soldiers from South Africa, at his residence, Huntly, and presented him with a silver ...

    Article : 316 words
  49. LOCAL NEWS.

    The Post Office authorities state, with reference to the warrant issued for the arrest of the telegraph operator Patrick Heaney, that the money in question was the property of the Savings Bank ...

    Article : 157 words
  50. A SURPRISE THAT FAILED.

    A party of 12 Boers, who had come down into Natal from Muller's Pass, in the Drakensburg Mountains, west of Newcastle, yesterday attempted to surprise one of ...

    Article : 52 words
  51. THE ROSSTOWN SUGAR WORKS.

    The finance committee of the caulfield council, who have had under their consideration the question of utilising the disused sugar works at Rosstown as an abattoirs for the eastern suburbs ...

    Article : 53 words
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