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  2. IMPORTANT BOER CAPTURE.

    Lord Kitchener reports that BrigadierGeneral Broadwood, formerly of the 12th Lancers, has, by a rapid surprise dash upon the vilage of Reitz, about 100 miles east of ...

    Article : 241 words
  3. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    A London cablegram announces the death from African fever, contracted during service with the Rhodeslan Field Force, of the young Sydney soldier, Major Henry Phelp ...

    Article : 1,378 words
  4. VICTORIAN FACTORIES.

    The report of the Chief Inspector of Factories for last year has just been got ready for presentation to Parliament. It shows that an appreciable increase occurred in the ...

    Article : 1,515 words
  5. THE WILMANSRUST SURPRISE.

    A detailed account of the successful surprise attack made by the Boers upon the camp of two companies of Victorian Mounted Rifles, Fifth Contingent, near ...

    Article : 688 words
  6. CHINA AND THE POWERS.

    Notwithstanding the conflicting nature of the native reports with respect to the intentions of the Dowager Empress and the Emperor, the Chinese authorities at Pekin ...

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  7. EAST MELBOURNE SEAT.

    The contest for the vacant East Melbourne seat takes place to-day, and it is anticipated that an unusually heavy voto will be recorded. Strong feeling is evinced ...

    Article : 215 words
  8. TROOPER SHOT BY HIS COMRADES.

    A letter from South Africa shows that Trooper Bennier, of the Sixth South Australian Contingent, whose death was recently recorded by cable, was, owing to a mistake ...

    Article : 79 words
  9. RETURNING NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS.

    The Fourth and Fifth Contingents received a cordial welcome at Invercargill and Dunedin. During the fireworks display at the former place a bomb exploded, killing a ...

    Article : 41 words
  10. ENGLAND AND ARABIA.

    A force of 500 British Indian troops, forming part of the garrison of Aden, has been marched out of that port 70 miles inland to occupy a Turkish fort, erected there on the ...

    Article : 79 words
  11. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    BALLARAT.--Captain Alfred, Lieutenant Elliott, D.S.O.; Lieutenant Nicholla and several privates of the Fourth Contingent were cordially welcomed home again on Saturday night. When the soldiers ...

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  12. HINTS TO THE ELECTORS.

    Such activity has been displayed for the purposes of the East Melbourne fight, in dragging forth waits and strays from the obscure byways of the city, and equipping ...

    Article : 336 words
  13. THE FALL IN CONSOLS.

    The fail in Imperial Consols, 2¾ per cents, which on Saturday dropped to £91 176, is attributed to American and Continental purchasers of the late war loan stock ...

    Article : 47 words
  14. SWEEPING THE TRANSVAAL.

    The columns under Major-Generals Kitchener (brother of Lord Kitchener), Dixon and Fetherstone, which have been marching in parallel columns through the Western ...

    Article : 72 words
  15. THE AMERICAN HEAT WAVE.

    The terrific heat, with consequent deaths from sunstroke, still continues in the west and south of the United States. Throughout Kansas and Missouri general prayers for ...

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  16. PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS.

    It is announced that all the States of the western hemisphere--North and South America--have signified their intention of sending representatives to the Pan-American ...

    Article : 48 words
  17. THE CAPE RAIDERS.

    The audacity of the Boer guerilla, Scheeper, who has for months successfully dodged the British troops among the mountains of the South Midland district ...

    Article : 151 words
  18. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    An election of a representative in the House of Commons for the Wokingham division of Berkshire, in place of the late member, Captain ...

    Article : 54 words
  19. A MONSTER MEETING.

    A monster meeting in furtherance of Mr. Deegan's candidature was held in the Melbourne Town Hall last night amid scenes of noise and disorder which have rarely been ...

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  20. THE KING'S ACCESSION OATH.

    The annual report of the Roman Catholic Union of Great Britain makes emphatic reference to the recent recrudescence of antiCatholic feeling in England, and strongly ...

    Article : 70 words
  21. HANGING CAPE REBELS.

    Following on the condemnation to public execution at Middleburg of the notorious Cape Dutch rebel Marals, another Dutch rebel named Coetze, also caught red-handed, ...

    Article : 61 words
  22. REV. D. M. BERRY AT SOUTH MELBOURNE.

    The Rev. D. M. Berry, M.A., continued his lecturing campaign against any interference with the Accession Oath at the South Melbourne town hall, last, evening, before a ...

    Article : 562 words
  23. PROMOTIONS AND REWARDS.

    In a general order issued by Major J. W. Paruell, Acting A.A.G., last evening, the following promotions of Victorian Imperial Bushmen, made at the front in March last, ...

    Article : 185 words
  24. SENDING HOME INFANTRY.

    The "Daily News" states that Lord Kitchener, Commander in Chief at South Africa, has suggested to the War Office that the greater part of the British infantry in ...

    Article : 89 words
  25. INTERNATIONAL BOWLS.

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  26. BOER CATTLE RAIDS FOILED.

    A remarkably gallant defence by eight local scouts of cattle which a Boer raiding party vainly endeavored to carry off is reported near Smaldeel, 60 miles north of ...

    Article : 186 words
  27. IN MEMORIAM SERVICE.

    The town hall was crowded on Sunday, when the Rev. Canon Harris conducted an in racuiorlutn service in honor of the late Lance-Corporal I. Wilkinson, who died in ...

    Article : 87 words
  28. A CHEERFUL LAST LETTER.

    Mr. P. Wilkinson received a letter from his brother, Lance-Corporal Ivor Wilkinson (who was killed at Elandshock on the 3rd inst.), a day or two before the news of the ...

    Article : 361 words
  29. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The book written by Dr. Sir J. A. Cockburn, retiring Agent-General for South Australia, on Australian federation has been favorably reviewed by the London press. ...

    Article : 33 words
  30. NEW WELDING PROCESS.

    A new process of welding iron was exhibited at the Railway Offices, Spencerstreet, yesterday. The system is curious and interesting, inasmuch as it does the work ...

    Article : 302 words
  31. A "MISSING" QUEENSLANDER.

    The War Office reports it has been ascertained that Private C. Moller, of the Queensland contingent, previously reported is "missing," was killed in action. ...

    Article : 31 words
  32. THE ORIENT MEN.

    It has been definitely ascertained that at least 50 New South Wales troopers, returned from the war, missed the Orient when it sailed on Saturday for Sydney. Mr. ...

    Article : 91 words
  33. R.M.S. OMRAH AT ADELAIDE.

    The Orient line R.M.S. Omrah arrived from London to-day. A contingent of 118 lascar seamen has been shipped for the first time by the Orient Company for the ...

    Article : 128 words
  34. THE SYDNEY FIRE.

    A considerable amount of work was done to-day at the scene of the recent fire at Anthony Hordern's emporium in searching for the remains of those who lost their lives. ...

    Article : 73 words
  35. THE ORIENT'S TROOPS AT SYDNEY.

    The transport Orient, with the Imperial Bushmen on board, arrived to-day. The men were landed at Woolloomooloo late this afternoon, and there was considerable confusion ...

    Article : 139 words
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  37. A VICTORIAN CASUALTY.

    The defence authorities have received a telegram from Capetown stating that on 11th July Trooper No. 1501, Chas. Smith, of the Fifth Contingent, V.M.I, was ...

    Article : 34 words
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  39. DANGEROUSLY ILL.

    The Premier yesterday received a message sent from Capetown on Saturday as follows:--Dangerously ill at Middleburg, Transvaal, 11th July, 5th Victorian Mounted ...

    Article : 33 words
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  41. TEE MAIL STEAMERS.

    P. and O. R.M.S. China arrived Plymouth, from Australia, afternoon 12th. ...

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