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  2. THE ROYAL VISITORS

    Their Royal Highnesses left Melbourne by train for Brisbane at noon on Saturday, and a few hours later had said good-bye to Victorian territory--had looked their last ...

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  3. THE BOER WAR.

    A telegram received by Reuter's agency states that Commandant Van Reenen has led a fresh force across the Orange River, and appeared in the Zourberg ranges ...

    Article : 127 words
  4. A ROYAL SCANDAL.

    An extraordinary imbroglio has occurred at Belgrade, the capital of Servia, arising out of the mesalliance contracted by the young King Alexander last year, when ...

    Article : 679 words
  5. IS DEMOCRACY, DANGEROUS?

    The author of "Drifting" has very seeing eyes for the perils that threaten Great Britain. And he knows how to make other people see them, too. But he is afflicted ...

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  6. THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.

    The announcement that his Majesty King Edward VII. had instructed the Lord Chancellor that he desired his birthday to be celebrated on 24th May (her late ...

    Article : 109 words
  7. CHINA AND THE POWERS.

    Further attempted intrigues by Russia with China in respect to the war indemnity of £65,000,000 that the foreign powers have demanded from the Chinese Government-- ...

    Article : 139 words
  8. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The "Figaro," in a lending article on the Australian Commonwealth, expresses the opinion that Continental nations who desire to retain a footing in the Pacific will find ...

    Article : 108 words
  9. THE KING'S BUCKHOUNDS.

    The Royal Household appointment of Master of the Buckhounds having been abolished in the new civil list, his Majesty the King has decided to present the large ...

    Article : 117 words
  10. THE FEDERAL TARIFF.

    The State Premier says that the tariff of the Federal Government will be passed within a few weeks from now--certainly during the currency of the next half year ...

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  11. BOER CAPITULATIONS.

    The Pretoria correspondent of the "Times," and "Reuter's" correspondent at Durban, both report that a daily stream of voluntary Boer capitulations is pouring into ...

    Article : 123 words
  12. TIEN TSIN RAILWAY DISPUTE.

    In the House of Commons last night Viscount Cranborne, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, made a statement, in reply to a question, with reference to the action ...

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  13. THE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

    The resignation by Professor Gregory, of the Melbourne, University, of his appointment as head of the civilian scientific staff of the National Antarctic Expedition has ...

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  14. ELABORATE STATE MAPS

    The Federal Minister for Home Affairs is having elaborate maps of the various States prepared for the guidance of the Federal Parliament. Each State is adding the ...

    Article : 51 words
  15. SIR ALFRED MILNER.

    His Majesty the King has intimated to his advisers that he will give an audience to Sir Alfred Milner, High Commissioner of South Africa and Governor of the ...

    Article : 95 words
  16. A GERMAN EXPEDITION.

    A German force has engaged and defeated a body of Chinese troops at Antsu Pass, about 50 miles north-west of Pao-ting-fu, and has occupied the town of Kwang-chang ...

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  17. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The Railway Committee of the House of Lords has approved of the scheme of running a mono-rail train from Manchester to Liverpool. ...

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  18. A VICTORIAN NAVAL OFFICER.

    General Sir Alfred Gaselee, commanding the British forces in China, has specially mentioned in his despatches to the War Office Commander Ernest Gaunt, R.N., son ...

    Article : 57 words
  19. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    The present series of London wool sales will close on Monday. Yesterday the market for merinoes was stronger, but crossbred wools were unchanged. The following prices ...

    Article : 117 words
  20. THE BURNED BOER FARMS.

    Replying in the House of Commons last night to a question in reference to the details given in the War Office Blue Book with regard to the 634 buildings ...

    Article : 95 words
  21. THROUGH SOUTH MELBOURNE.

    The people of South Melbourne were given an opportunity of saying farewell to the Royal visitors, and they said it in a manner that left no uncertain impression. ...

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  22. ENGLAND'S AMMUNITION SUPPLY.

    The admissions made by the Salisbury Government with respect to the state of the stock of small arm ammunition in England, in the course of the debate on the ...

    Article : 620 words
  23. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    The War Office reports that Private Robert Spencer, of the Western Australian Bushmen, has died from enteric fever at Middleburg. Private John Cousins, of the ...

    Article : 40 words
  24. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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  25. INVALIDED HOME.

    The War Office reports that Captain Holmes and Lieutenant C. J. C. Philp, of the Queensland Imperial Bushmen, have been invalided home to England. ...

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  26. MRS. M'KINLEY'S ILLNESS.

    Mr. M'Kinley, President, of the United States, whose tour of the eastern and southern States, in company with Mrs. M'Kinley and his Cabinet Ministers and ...

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  27. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The "Times" announces that the Canadian Parliament has decided that the Pacific Cable Bill lately passed by the Dominion Commons shall await the issue of a ...

    Article : 141 words
  28. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    BENDIGO.--Private C. Windsor, of Eaglehawk, who went with the First Victorian Contingent to South Africa, was on Friday night presented with a gold medal, suitably inscribed, by the ...

    Article : 374 words
  29. NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.

    The State Premier regards the manifesto issued by Mr. Lee, the Opposition leader, as almost an absolute copy of that of the Government, with a slight difference in ...

    Article : 287 words
  30. ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

    Though the committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club has abandoned the project of organising and sending to Australia a team of English cricketers for this year, Mr. A. ...

    Article : 98 words
  31. A SOLAR ECLIPSE.

    Great interest was displayed by astronomers from many countries in an eclipse of the sun yesterday, which was observed in the island of Sumatra, south of Malaga ...

    Article : 86 words
  32. FIRE AT STANLEY.

    A disastrous fire took place at Stanley early on Saturday morning. It threatened at one time to consume half the township, and, as it was, four places of business and ...

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  33. THE CAPE CABLE.

    The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's cable steamer Anglia, with 1800 miles of cable on board, is at Durban, the port of Natal for Mauritius, to lay that ...

    Article : 79 words
  34. POLITICAL SITUATION IN WESTRALIA.

    The political situation is causing a deal of discussion. It is urged that a constitutional blunder has been committed, and that there is really no Ministry in existence, as ...

    Article : 219 words
  35. OBSERVATIONS AT NEWCASTLE.

    It was too cloudy here yesterday afternoon for observations of the partial eclipse of the sun, but at several places in the country the eclipse was noticed. At ...

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  36. THE WATER FAMINE IN THE MALLEE.

    Sir,--I have a petition this morning from 37 farmers in the Woomelang and Marlbed districts, asking me to impress upon the Railway department the necessity of ...

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  37. THE DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS.

    In a day or two Mr. H. W. M'Pherson, who for some time acted as the company's agent in Adelaide, and who lately has been engaged ...

    Article : 178 words
  38. A SALVAGE CASE.

    In the Admiralty division of the High Court of Justice, in February last, Justice Sir Francis H. Jeune gave judgment in the claim for salvage, made in respect to the ...

    Article : 89 words
  39. THROUGH PORT MELBOURNE.

    While probably 500,000 people in all saw the Royal entry into Melbourne a fortnight ago, it is doubtful if more than one-tenth of that number saw the departure of our ...

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  40. GERMAN SHIPPING MOVES.

    The London "Standard" slates that the Hamburg-American Steamship Company, which recently bought up the Atlas line of Liverpool Atlantic steamers for £1,000,000 ...

    Article : 101 words
  41. FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

    Some considerable time before the hour appointed for the departure of the Royal party people congregated on St. Kilda-road, near the Government House gates. By 11 ...

    Article : 389 words
  42. NEW SEWERAGE AREA.

    The Metropolitan Board of Works has completed provisions for carrying off sewage from tenements situated within the localities, the outer boundaries of which are:-- ...

    Article : 62 words
  43. THE BENDIGO BRIDGE ACCIDENT.

    On Saturday Mr. Davidson, the Inspector-General of Public Works, visited Bendigo, and made a preliminary inspection of the Monier bridge which collapsed while being ...

    Article : 69 words
  44. UNIVERSITY CHAIR OF COMMERCE.

    The University or Birmingham, with the view of dealing on thorough and scientific principles with the subject of commercial education, is establishing a Faculty of ...

    Article : 115 words
  45. DECEASED'S WIFE'S SISTER BILL

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, in reply to a question, said there was not the slightest chance of the bill legalising in ...

    Article : 129 words
  46. FIRE AT DELAGOA BAY.

    A fire, which broke out in the Futuro printing works at Delagoa Bay, had very serious consequences. The flames spread to the adjoining Treasury building, and ...

    Article : 47 words
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