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  2. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received August 19,11.15 p.m.]

    Commandant Scheepers is in a bad predecament just now. Since his cruel action. recently in-shooting an interpreter at Steytlerville, between Wil[?]more and Port ...

    Article : 94 words
  3. NEEDLES:

    More good rain in the north and northeast. The Estimates was probably be said on tide table to-morrow. ...

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  4. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    The Commonwealth Government, with its larger, sphere and its alleged superior politics, has alter all to deal with applications for new post-offices. To-day a ...

    Article : 888 words
  5. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received August 19, 11.15 p.m.] THE ROYAL TOUR.

    The Royal yacht Ophir, with the Duke and Duchelss of Cornwall and suite on board, has arrived at. Simonstown, the South African station for the British navy. ...

    Article : 225 words
  6. WRECKING TEE RAILWAY.

    A commando of 150 Boera has, it as reported, wrecked a section of the railway south of Mafeking. An armored train, however, came along from Mafeking before ...

    Article : 87 words
  7. VICTORIA.

    Constable Wright, stationed at Tallarook, met with, a serious accident while returning from Seymour along the railway line. He was crossing the Gonlourn-bridge, where ...

    Article : 78 words
  8. THE STATE AGENT.

    Mr. H. A. Gra[?]nger, who is mow in occupation of the chief's chair at Crosbysquare, enjoyed an exceptionally good trip home by the China, to which vessel he ...

    Article : 1,125 words
  9. A BOER SURPRISE.

    The extremely meagre details received by cable from South Africa regarding the night surprise of the Victorian Mounted Rifles near Olifant's River and between Bethel ...

    Article : 742 words
  10. THE DAUGHTERS OF DEMOS.

    Again a silence enveloped the excited, perspiring hoses as the telescopic slides of the fire-escape were slot out to their greatest extent; next instant a hoarse ...

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  11. DROWNED IN SNOWY RIVER.

    A celegram received from Buchan to-night States that Mr. Wm. Jackson, of Bombala, was crossing the Snowy River, at Betebolong, in a canoe, when, through a capsize, ...

    Article : 35 words
  12. FIGHTING IN ORANGE RIVER.

    Colonel Remington's Yeomanry have for the past week or so been having daily encounters with a body of 500 Boers, who are in the Fauresmith district of the Orange ...

    Article : 96 words
  13. TURKEY.

    An enquiry has been held into the fire which occurred in the harem of the Sultan of Turkey in June last. At the time of the outbreak the Sultan was sleeping in an ...

    Article : 137 words
  14. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The body of a man has been found on Stockton Beach, Newcastle. It was at first supposed to be that of a negro, but was afterwards identified ...

    Article : 75 words
  15. KRUITZINGER IN FULL FLIGHT.

    Kruitzinger's commando is now quite disorganised, and the Boer retreat has become an utter rout. With the British closely pressing them in the rear they flung them ...

    Article : 83 words
  16. ESCAPE OF A LEPER.

    John Sharp, who has been confined in the lepor quarantine at little Bay, has made good his escape. As soon as his disappearance became known no the officials, vigilant ...

    Article : 95 words
  17. FENIANS IN COUNCIL.

    A great meeting was held on Saturday night by the Irish Americans of Chicago to tear a speech by Mr. Michael Davitt, who served seven years' penal ...

    Article : 214 words
  18. A CASE, OF ARSON.

    An enquiry was, held to-day into the cause of a fire which, broke out in a bedroom at the Grand Pier Hotel, Manly, on Wednesday night. The evidence showed ...

    Article : 58 words
  19. THE REFUGEE GAMPS.

    It is officially stated that there are now 91,940 white men, women, and children in the refugee camps in various parts of South Africa. There are also 24,547 Kaffirs and ...

    Article : 63 words
  20. THE BLAYNEY SLANDER CASE.

    The Full Court to-day granted a rule nisi for a new trial in the case Mellor v. Parker, in which the plaintiff claimed £1,000 damages from the defendant, a Wesleyan ...

    Article : 130 words
  21. BOERS BECOMING DESPERATE.

    The "Daily News" says that the recent energetic efforts of the British in the Orange River Colony have resulted in the almost complete stamping out of resistance ...

    Article : 154 words
  22. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    A Collie telegram reports that owing to a shortage of trucks the coal output for the six months, ended June 30, is only 58,085 tons, being a decrease of 9,417 tons, as ...

    Article : 42 words
  23. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    A very successful trial of Marconi's wireless telegraphy is reported from New York. The Cunard Atlantic liner Lucania has on board an installation of Marconi's system, ...

    Article : 83 words
  24. ESCAPE OP A PRISONER.

    James McKay, who was working with a quarry gang at Fremantle Gaol, escaped this afternoon by scaling a low fence. He had just been sentenced to six months for ...

    Article : 37 words
  25. MUSICIAN VERSUS DRAMATIST.

    Another lawsuit, arising out of Father Duff's production of the sacred musical drama, "The Two Worlds," was opened at the Supreme Court to-day. Dr. Summers ...

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  26. A BOER SECRETARY OAPTURED.

    It is reported that Lieutenant G. F. Gorringe's men had a brush on Tuesday last with the Boers in the mountains near Steynsburg, in the north-east of Cape ...

    Article : 97 words
  27. LOURDES.

    Another pilgrimage to Lourdes, in the Hautes-Pyrenees, is now in progress. At that place there is a magnificent snrine erected on the spot where, in 1858 the Virgin ...

    Article : 116 words
  28. A FATAL ACCIDENT.

    Yesterday afternoon several trucks attached to one of Gill, McDowalls & Co.'s trains,were derailed. One of them fell on James Barrett, who was crushed to ...

    Article : 35 words
  29. NEW GUINEA.

    The island steamer Moresby brings the news that a new find of gold was reported at Samarai, in Hew Guinea. Two miners Whilst prospecting the country about ...

    Article : 203 words
  30. POOD AND DRUGS BILL.

    Unitil it becomes law or until it has been before Parliament for several weeks,most people will fail to realise the importance of tea Food and Drugs Bill, which was ...

    Article : 355 words
  31. BRITISH NAVY.

    In response to the repeated requests by Australian Agents-General, and particularly by Sir John Cockburn, when he was representing South Australia in London, the ...

    Article : 58 words
  32. PROTEST AGAINST FEDERAL LEGISLATION.

    At a meeting of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce to-day a lengthy discussion took place on the Immigration Restriction Bill, introduced into the Federal Parliament. It ...

    Article : 198 words
  33. THE STEEL TRADE STRIKE.

    Latest telegrams from New York indicate that the steel trade strikers in the United States are in some measure successful in widening the sphere of their influence. At ...

    Article : 128 words
  34. CHAPTER XXVII.—THE END OF THE BLAZE.

    For a few minutes the reverend gentleman was so much occupied with the girl Savage had thrust into his keeping that he had small chance of giving thought to aught ...

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  35. MELBOURNE STICKING-UP CASE.

    That the lour masked men who so audaciously stuck up the Hawthorn train in the early hours of Sunday morning have made good their escape seems clearly beyond all ...

    Article : 205 words
  36. THE PRISONER'S SONG.

    The fallowing poem, written by a life-sentence prisoner in the American prison of Sing-Sing, is worthy or many more famous pens:—The roses bloom in The garden. ...

    Article : 230 words
  37. BETURNING TO SOUTH AFRICA.

    Messrs. H. Barbour (late South. African Light Horse and Roberts's Horse), F. Fay, A. S. Hillman, and H. H. Fetch (late of the Second Contingent), A. C. Batten, and ...

    Article : 271 words
  38. AN IMPERIAL SERVICE CLUB.

    A number of returned British officers who fought in the South African campaign have established an Imperial Service Club in London. Many colonial officers, who are ...

    Article : 50 words
  39. RAILWAYS COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

    The South Australian Railways Commissioner's report for the twelve months ended June 30 last, shows, that the approximate earnings of the lines amounted to £1,237,000 ...

    Article : 167 words
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  41. LAUNCHING A LINER.

    The new White Star liner Athenic, which is being built for the Australian and South African trade, by Messrs. Harland & Wolff, at Bedfast, was successfully launched on ...

    Article : 77 words
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    Family Notices : 64 words
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