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  2. ORIGINAL POETRY.

    The sea, the ever changing sea, So fresh, so boundless, and so free, O'er which the albatrosses sail With grace and case in calm or gale: ...

    Article : 291 words
  3. THE CHIN SE CRISIS.

    The German consul at Cheefu states that the Boxer soldiers are hard-pressing the force under Admiral Seymour, with the ambassadors 12 miles from Tien Tsin. ...

    Article : 283 words
  4. AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION.

    THE old saying that "Distance lends enchantment to the view," has been so often illustrated, especially in the latter half of the present century, that it has become a ...

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  5. EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS

    In the House of Commons last night the Common wealth Bill was read a third time and passed, amidst the cheers of the members. ...

    Article : 43 words
  6. DISMISSAL OF A HOSPITAL MEDICAL OFFICER.

    As the dismissal by the board of management of Dr. Coane, one of the three medical officers of the Ovens District Hospital, has excited some surprise ...

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  7. THE CHINESE CRISIS.

    H.M.S. Terrible has arrived from Taku at Chefoo, the Chinese treaty port, from which cable messages are sent to Europe. She reports that 800 Sikhs and 200 men ...

    Article : 168 words
  8. A RAILWAY DISASTER

    American telegrams report that a terribly fatal railway accident occurred yesterday in the State of Illinois. Near the town of Macdonough in the west of ...

    Article : 107 words
  9. LORD LOCH'S FUNERAL.

    The funeral of Lord Loch, formerly Governor of South Africa, and previously of Victoria, took place yesterday at Stoke-by-Clare, in Suflolk. Her Majesty the ...

    Article : 48 words
  10. INDIAN DROUGHT BROKEN UP.

    Indian telegrams report that the drought, which has so severely afflicted India, and has caused the present terrible famine, has broken up. The monsoon ...

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  11. TROOPS ARRIVING AT TAKU.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. Brodrick, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that since the' repulse of the Tientsin relief force on ...

    Article : 56 words
  12. BEECHWORTH RIFLE CLUB.

    The annual meeting of the Beechworth Rifle Club, was held at Lowe's Star Hotel on Tuesday night. Mr. J. Thomson presided, and there were 26 members ...

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  13. PIGEON SHOOTING.

    Mr. M'Intosh, the well-known Victorian pigeon shot, who has of late been shooting brilliantly in French matches, yesterday won the Prix Centenaire de ...

    Article : 35 words
  14. REUTER'S WAR CABLEGRAMS.

    Five hundred British prisoners have arrived at Machadodorp, and while being marched past saluted, Kruger, who raised his hat. ...

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  15. ADMIRAL SEYMOUR'S FORCE.

    A cable message has been received from Rear-Admiral Bruce, stating that he was not aware that the force of marines under the command of Sir Edward Seymour, ...

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  16. STRONG RISE IN WHEAT.

    The wheat market is very strong. Mark-lane prices have advanced 4s. per quarter. Owing to the failure of the American spring crops the quantity of ...

    Article : 46 words
  17. THE STANDERTON RAILWAY.

    The railway is now open to Standerton. The vital portions of some of the railway engines which fell into the hands of General Buller had been removed, but ...

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  18. THE TAKU FORTS.

    Further interesting details are published of the capture of the Taku forts by the allied forces on Sunday, the 17th. The first fort on the north was attacked ...

    Article : 198 words
  19. THE MAIL STEAMERS.

    It is announced in connection with the Western Australian agitation for making Fremantle a port of call for the Australian mail steamers that the Orient Steamship ...

    Article : 42 words
  20. THE WAR.

    It is officially announced by despatches from the front that a very important success has been gained by General Clements in the Orange River Colony. ...

    Article : 138 words
  21. THE FIGHT AT HONNING SPRUIT.

    During the recent engagement at Honning Spruit 400 released British prisoners from Waterval, armed with Mausers, arrived by train and assisted the Engineers ...

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  22. WANGARATTA BOROUGH PUBLIC WORKS.

    Mr. Catani, an officer of the Public Works Department, arrived at Wangaratta on Monday in response to a request made by Mr. J. Bowser, M.L.A., on ...

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  23. DR. JAMESON.

    Dr. Jameson has been elected unopposed for the Kimberley division in the Gape Assembly. ...

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  24. MULTUM IN PARVO.

    The Rev. C. E. Drought, M.A., incumbent of Holy Trinity Church, Balaclava, has been unanimously selected to fill the vacancy in the parish of St. John's, Toorak. ...

    Article : 788 words
  25. MELBOURNE CATTLE MARKET.

    Fat Cattle. -- 1520 were yarded at Newmarket to-day, comprised of 800 from the north-east, 600 from Gippsland, 70 from New South Wales, and the remainder ...

    Article : 214 words
  26. THE CAPTURED DESTROYERS.

    As already reported, the British torpedo-boat destroyers Fame, 275 tons, armed with one 12-pounder and five 6 pounder guns., Lieutenant Commander ...

    Article : 106 words
  27. FIGHTING IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    The presence of bodies or Boers having been discovered south-east of Pretoria, Lord Roberts despatched General Hutton with his Mounted Infantry Brigade to ...

    Article : 52 words
  28. AT HONNING'S SPRUIT.

    Great activity continues to be shown by General De Wet in the eastern districts of the Orange River Colony, his last exploit having been to destroy the railway ...

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  29. WHY THE FORTS WERE SEIZED.

    A cable message from Rear-Admiral Bruce gives the reasons why the allied forces decided to capture the Taku forts. He states that the decision to seize the ...

    Article : 80 words
  30. LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

    A child named Mary Chafer was very seriously burned to-night, and admitted to the Melbourne Hospital in a precarious condition. The father is caretaker at the ...

    Article : 513 words
  31. THE PEKIN LEGATIONS.

    The Chinese legation at St. Petersburg received yesterday a telegram from Li Hung Chang, the Viceroy of Canton, stating that the European diplomatists in ...

    Article : 103 words
  32. THE YEOMANRY MISHAP.

    Particulars which have been received of the mishap to the Imperial Yeomanry on May 31, near Lindley, in the Orange River Colony, show that the capture of ...

    Article : 123 words
  33. THE INDIAN CONTINGENT.

    Brigadier-General Sir Alfred Gaselee who has been appointed to command the Indian contingent ordered to China, which will consist of 10,000 men, will sail from ...

    Article : 65 words
  34. GENERAL HAMILTON.

    An unpleasant accident has been met with by General Ian Hamilton, who commands the column despatched southwards by Lord Roberts to co-operate with Sir ...

    Article : 61 words
  35. RUSSIAN ACTIVITY.

    Russia is showing great military activity in the provinces bordering on China. In the Siberian and Amur military districts the reserves have been ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 682 words
  36. THE CAPE COLONY.

    A message has been received by Lord Roberts from Sir Charles Warren, the military administrator of Bechuanaland, with very satisfactory news. ...

    Article : 72 words
  37. COLONIAL TROOPS.

    The following additional casualties are reported amongst the colonial troops :-- New Zealand.--Private A. M'Intyre, died at Elandsfontein. ...

    Article : 47 words
  38. THE FOREIGN ATTACHES.

    It is announced, from Pretoria that the foreign military attaches who have been representing their respective Governments with Lord Roberts's army, are returning ...

    Article : 29 words
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