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  2. THE CHINESE CRISIS.

    Li Hung Chang has renewed his protestations that the ambassadors at Pekin are still alive, and that they will remain safe if the allies do not advance upon Pekin. He ...

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  3. LORD ROBERTS AGAIN ACTIVE.

    Telegrams from Pretoria report that Lord Roberts's general advance eastward along the Delagoa Bay railway towards Middleburg is being vigorously prosecuted. The ...

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  4. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The position in the coal trade is growing serious, as the miners are not satisfied with the proposed compromise. At a meeting of Hetton miners the Premier's mediation was ...

    Article : 280 words
  5. A DETECTIVE SHOT.

    A remarkable and at present mysterious attempt at murder, attended with very grave results, was made late last night in the Exhibition Gardens. The motive ...

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  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    It is now regarded as almost certain that Dr. Greene, Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, will succeed Dr. Thornton as Bishop of Ballarat. He is to be invited to the See, and ...

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  7. CHARGERS FOR BADEN-POWELL.

    A committee appointed to purchase two chargers to be presented to Major-General Baden-Powell have selected Mr. Morton's Demos and Mr. Anderson's Orari. ...

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  8. THE ASHANTEE WAR.

    Telegrams from the Gold Coast report that Lieutenant-Colonel Morland, whose column was co-operating with that of Lieutenant-Colonel Wilcockes against the ...

    Article : 81 words
  9. INDIAN FAMINE AND IMPERIAL REVENUE.

    In the House or Commons last night a proposal was made by a private member that a large grant should be made from the consolidated revenue to the Indian ...

    Article : 92 words
  10. PRAISE FOR THE BUSHMEN.

    The following cablegram from the officer commanding at Capetown has been received by the Governor, dated 26th July:--"Australian Bushmen fought yesterday for eight ...

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  11. BENDIGO.

    A five-roomed house in Booth-street, Golden-square, owned and occupied by Mrs. James, was destroyed by fire on Friday morning. The house was insured for £100 in ...

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  12. THE VICTORIAN CONTINGENT.

    It was originally intended that the transport Salamis, by which the Victorian Naval Brigade is to proceed to China, should be berthed at the Port Melbourne railway pier. ...

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  13. EXPECTANT OF PROTECTION.

    A straw hat factory was opened in Sydney to-day by Messrs. M'Arthur and Co. Limited. A number of special workmen have been brought from England to instruct ...

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  14. GEELONG.

    A scare was created on Thursday evening by the non-arrival of the steamer Excelsior from Melbourne. Rumors were quickly in circulation that the steamer had gone down, ...

    Article : 134 words
  15. THE QUEENSLAND CASUALTIES.

    The commandant to-day received a cablegram from Capetown stating that 70 of the Queensland Bushemn had been engaged for several hours at Rustenburg. Lieutenant ...

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  16. SHIPPING NEWS.

    Arrived.--Harburg, steamer, from Sydney 12th April; Karlsruhe, steamer, from Sydney 2nd June; Eskasoni, ship, from Sydney 24th March; Suffolk, steamer, from ...

    Article : 64 words
  17. FIGHTING THE FREE STATERS.

    Lord Roberts reports that Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Hunter, whose command is engaged in the Orange River Colony, cast of ...

    Article : 136 words
  18. THE A.J.S. BANK.

    At the half yearly meeting of the A.J.S. Bank to-day Mr. P. L. Morton presided. The report, which showed that after providing for all expenses and interest liabilities, ...

    Article : 73 words
  19. BLACK FLAG MARCH COUNTERMANDED.

    Li Hung Chang, whose persistent asseverations that the foreign Ministers at Pekin are quite safe have failed to convince the European consuls at Shanghai, has announced-- ...

    Article : 133 words
  20. ACTIVE WORK AGAIN.

    It does look as if General Hunter has at last cornered a large body of Boers; in fact, the major part of Commandant De Wet's force. Still, it does not do to be too ...

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  21. A STRIKE ON THE SALAMIS.

    Some excitement was created in Sydney this morning when news leaked out that the crow of the troopship Salamis had gone on strike, owing to the refusal of the agents to ...

    Article : 215 words
  22. METHODIST UNION.

    The voting in the Primitive Methodist Churches of New South Wales on the question of organic union of the Methodist Churches is complete, and shows an ...

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  23. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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  24. CASTLEMAINE.

    Miss Williams, eldest daughter of Mr. E. D. Williams, M.L.A., being about to visit Europe, has been presented with a valuable diamond ring by the members of the ...

    Article : 69 words
  25. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A deputation of South Australian manufacturers gave the Premier to-day their views on the Factories Bill. The recent meeting of manufacturers considered it ...

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  26. THE DROUIN MURDER CASE.

    At the assizes to-day the trial of P. J. O'Keefe, charged with the murder at Drouin of his brothor-in-law, was continued, the evidence being brought to a close. Mr. Duffy ...

    Article : 91 words
  27. CLOSING IN ON A COMMANDO.

    General Sir Leslie Rundle is now devoting his particular and especial attention to the extensive mountain valley on the Basuto border, a few miles north of Ficksburg, ...

    Article : 166 words
  28. MASSACRE OF CHINESE SERVANTS.

    In connection with the capture of the native city of Tien Tsin by the allied troops it has transpired that before the town was taken the Boxer rebels had massacred all the ...

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  29. LATEST REPORT.

    2 a.m. The latest report as to the patient's condition was not reassuring. It was found necessary to perform the operation of ...

    Article : 86 words
  30. THE BRITISH-INDIA TROOPS.

    The division of Indian troops, about 13,000 strong, sent from India to China under command of Major-General Sir Alfred Gaselee, K.C.B., has arrived at ...

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  31. COMPENSATION FOR CLOSED HOTELS.

    At the compensation court to-day, Mr. M'Namara, owner of the Sale Yards Hotel, was awarded £742. Mrs. Sheridan, licensee of the Victoria Hotel, was awarded £575, ...

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  32. THE SYDNEY CONTINGENT.

    The Premier to-day requested Captain Hickson to organise the naval contingent for service in China and temporarily take command. The contingent will consist of ...

    Article : 175 words
  33. PROTECTING SHANGHAI.

    As a precaution to ensure the safety of the foreign settlement at Shanghai (which is chiefly British) from Chinese attack, Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Seymour, ...

    Article : 79 words
  34. SHOT BY A GIRL.

    Two young men, named William Manson and Peter Thompson, were admitted to the hospital to-day suffering from gunshot wounds received near Derby, on the East ...

    Article : 266 words
  35. CRUSHED IN A MINE TUNNEL.

    A shocking accident occurred at Jumbunna Coal Mine last night, just at the change of shifts, at 12 o'clock. A youth named Harry Samwell, aged 17, whose ...

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  36. THE BUSHMEN'S BATTLE.

    General Sir Frederick Carrington, commanding the Rhodesia Field Force, in which is comprised the Australian Bushmen Contingents, has reported a sharp engagement ...

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  37. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    A meeting of the executive of the Australasian Federation League was held yesterday at the office of the hon. treasurer, Mr. R. J. Alcock. After the transaction of formal ...

    Article : 122 words
  38. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Gold fields representatives to-day asked the Premier to grant £300 to form some miles of cycling track on the gold fields. The track is to be 3 feet wide at the side of the ...

    Article : 78 words
  39. RUMORED JAPANESE VICTORY.

    It is reported at Tokio, the capital of Japan, that the force of Japanese troops which was some days ago landed at Shan-hai-kwan, on the Gulf of Pe-chi-li, north of ...

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  40. GERMAN NAVAL VOLUNTEERS.

    The officers and men of the German war ship Cormoran, now in Sydney Harbor, have volunteered for service in China. The Cormoran recently arrived from the ...

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  41. DEATH WHILE RIDING.

    News of a very sudden death reached here to-night. Mr. D. M'Pherson, of Mirranatwa, was riding with the Government Geologist from the Mount William rush ...

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  42. THE TIEN TSIN FRICTION.

    With respect to the friction at Tien Tsin arising from the Russian claim to control the railway line from Taku through Tien Tsin to Pekin, and the French ...

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  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    One of the results of the Premier's recent visit to Raratonga, in Cook's Island, is that an exchange of money orders has been arranged. The new arrangement comes ...

    Article : 86 words
  44. A DISPUTED MILITIA APPOINTMENT.

    The members of the select committee to inquire into the causes of the disaffection in the 5th Battalion sat to-day at the warden's court, Bendigo. ...

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  45. SYSTEMATIC SHEEP STEALING.

    Sheep stealing in this district is very rife. Mr. H. Wootton and Mr. C. J. Robinson have each lost seven, but the most serious theft is reported from Mr. W. I. ...

    Article : 139 words
  46. ARMY COMMISSIONS.

    Sir,--The nomination of candidates for the 30 commissions in the Imperial army offered some time ago to this colony by the Imperial War Office has occupied the ...

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  47. A.M.P. EXTENSION.

    The special general meeting of members of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, commenced on Friday last, to consider certain amendments in the by-laws of the ...

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  48. NATAL LINE CLEARED.

    Renewed attempts have been made by the Boers between Standerton and Heidelberg to cut General Buller's railway communications with Natal. Major-General ...

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  49. NEW GOVERNMENT WORKS.

    The wants of the unemployed were again brought under the notice of the Minister of Public Works yesterday by a deputation consisting of Messrs. J. B. Tucker, Sangster ...

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  50. A THREATENING SITUATION.

    Admiral Seymour rightly made a firm stand against the protensions of the Russians to take charge of the railway line from Taku to Tien Tsin and Pekin. He was not ...

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  51. EXTRAORDINARY BLACKMAILING BY BOYS.

    At the Caulfield court yesterday, before Mr. G. C. Morrison, P.M., and a bench of justices, two lads named James Vance Green and George Coppel, aged respectively 14 and 16 years, were charged ...

    Article : 340 words
  52. INVALIDED SOLDIERS' RETURN.

    The steamer Coogee, with some 35 invalided Victorian coldiers, who were passengers by the troopship Karamea from South Africa to Hobart, is expected to ...

    Article : 256 words
  53. IMPERIAL ARMY REWARDS.

    In the House of Lords last night the Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary for War, in reply to a question by the Earl of Carrington, formerly Governor of New South ...

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  54. VICTORIAN BUSHMEN.

    The Victorian Bushmen's Contingent, under Captain Dobbin, was hotly engaged in the recent encounter with the enemy near Rustenburg, and it will be learned with ...

    Article : 226 words
  55. A MAN FOUND DEAD IN A CHAIR.

    Whilst on his beat in Little Collins-street at 7 a.m. yesterday, Constable M'Grath noticed a lamp burning in the shop of Patrick J. Corboy, a boot maker, who long followed his trade in the ...

    Article : 186 words
  56. HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION.

    At a meeting yesterday of subscribers of the Stawell Hospital and Benevolent Society, it was resolved to inform the Minister of Defence that the hospital would ...

    Article : 45 words
  57. TRADES HALL UNEMPLOYED.

    At the meeting of the Trades Hall. Council last night, Mr. F. Tudor, president, in the chair, the executive committee recommended that the council take over the unemployed movement; that the ...

    Article : 73 words
  58. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    Private J. Palazzi, who is reported as killed in South Africa, was a native of Wagga, and went with his brother to the Cape with the First New South Wales ...

    Article : 99 words
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  60. LOCAL NEWS.

    The Mises Alice Emerton and May Bullivant, joint hon. secretaries of the skating parties held at South Yarra on 15th June last, in aid of the Children's Hospital, forward a balance sheet, ...

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  61. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    A case of plague has been discovered at Cainns, the patient being a miner named John Henderson. ...

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