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  4. COUNTRY EDITION

    News has been received of a heavy engagement in Northern Cape. Colony, in which the Boers were defeated with heavy loss. With, a view to checking the force under ...

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  5. THE SECOND CONTINGENT.

    A cable was received by the Premier to-day from Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, acknowledging the receipt of a message stating that the Warrigal had salled ...

    Article : 63 words
  6. REINFORCING METHUEN.

    A composite body of Household Cavafy has been despatched from Capetown to reinforce the troops under Lord Methuen at the Moder River. ...

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  7. A NEW FIELD HOSPITAL.

    Lord Iveagh has undertaken the equipment of a complete field hospital for service in South Africa, composed entirely of Irish surgeons and nurses. ...

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  8. THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

    The Premier has received a cable from Sir .Julian Salomons, Agent-General in London, intimating that the Kipling Fund Committee has donated £250 to the Patriotic Fund of ...

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  9. A GENEROUS DONATION.

    John Jacob Astor, the American millionaire, has donated the sum of £5000 towards the formation of a city battery. ...

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  10. MAIL STEAMER WRECKED.

    News has been received of the wreck of the mall steamer Ibex on the "Black Rock," outside the island of Guernsey, one of the Channel group. ...

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  11. IMPORTANT COLLIERY CONFERENCE.

    A conference of the colliery proprietors and miners representatives was held at the Chamber of Commerce to-day, There were present: Messrs. F. W. Binney (Newcastle Wallsend ...

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  12. THE RANDWICK CAMP.

    This morning the camp at Randwick presented a very drab appearance. The tents had lost their sheen, and the white, sandy tracks their glare. Only a very few men were ...

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  13. REBEL PRISONERS.

    It has transpired that the whole of the prisoners taken by the Canadians and Queens landers in the recent successful movementunder Colonel Plicher are rebel Cape Boers ...

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  14. THE BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

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  15. MOLTENO EVACUATED.

    The Boers, who were reported to have occupied the town, of Molteno in some force shortly after the formation by General Gat- acre of an entrenched position near ...

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  16. REPULSE AT MAFEKING.

    An unsuccessful sortie was made from Mafeking on December 24, the repulse being due to treachery, which prepared the Boers for the attack. An armoured train was sent ...

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  17. THE FAMINE IN INDIA.

    Lord Curzon. Governor-Genenal of India, reports a melancholy state of things in regard to the famine. No rain has fallen in the affected districts,. ...

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  18. LORD CECIL CONVALESCENT.

    Lord Edward Cecil, son of the Marquis of Salisbury, who was wounded in a recent engagement at Mafeking. Is reported to be getting well rapidly. His wound is Heating, and ...

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  19. THE TRANSPORTS.

    The Premier received a message this afternoon that the Maori King, which he engaged for the transport of the Queensland troops to South Africa, was at Newcastle. The vessel ...

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  20. LIEUTENANT ADIE IMPROVING.

    Lieutenant A. G. Adie, of the Queensland contingent who was wounded whilst patrolling at Sunnyside before the attack was commenced by the British, has so far recovered ...

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  21. ANOTHER TRAM FATALITY.

    A shocking fatality occurred this afternoon, a boy of 4½ years, named Herbert Franklin, being killed by a steam tram motor. The injuries, from the effects of which the ...

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  22. VOLUNTEERS FROM HUNTER'S HILL.

    At the Hunter's Hill Council-chamber last night a meeting of several prominent residents was held for the purpose of making arrangements. for giving a valedictory entertainment ...

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  23. IRISH VOLUNTEERS.

    A mounted infantry regiment is being formed in Ireland to join the Yeomanry force now being raised by Lord Chesham for, service in Africa. ...

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  24. N.S.W. LANCERS.

    In the recent engagement at Rendsberg. In which the New South Wales Lancers, under Major Lee, participated, the dash and wiliness shown by them helped very considerably ...

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  25. CAUGHT THROUGH A MISTAKE.

    News has been received from Remsberg of the capture of two lieutenants belonging to a British cavalry regiment, caused through mistaking Boers for New Zealanders, owing to ...

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  26. A WAR OFFICE CABLE.

    The Premier received a cable from the Imperial authorities to-day to the following effect:--"The War Office is very anxious that no small arms other than mark II. should ...

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  27. BOER TACTICS.

    The "Times" correspondent states that the Boers are using explosive bullets, and states, that they have been guilty of plundering the dead and grounded British soldiers. ...

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  28. LIEUTENANT ADIE.

    The Chief Secretary has received a cablegram from the Agent-General stating this Lieutenant Adie, who was dangerous wounded at Sunnyside, has been, pronounced ...

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  29. "A SOUND OF REVELRY."

    One of our second contingent holding the rank of captain spoke in an airy fashion to-day of the campaign into which he was about to plunge. According to his own account he ...

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  30. DISLOYALISTS BECOMING FRIGHTENED.

    Trouble has arisen among the natives of Swaziland, which forms part of the eastern territory of the Transvaal, lying north of Zululand, and in a direct line between ...

    Article : 224 words
  31. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.

    The intercolonial cricket match New South Wales v. South Australia was interfered with by the rain to-day. At 12 o'clock the umpires, C. Bannerman and Philip Arglli, after ...

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  32. CLEARING THE BOERS OUT.

    The recent successes of British arms in Northern Cape Colony is relieving the strain of the position in that part very considerably. ...

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  33. IMMIGRANTS FOR QUEENSLAND.

    The steamer Duke of Portland left London on December 15 with 446 immigrants for Queensland. ...

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  34. SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

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  35. THE WEATHER.

    New Caledonia.--Fine, but cloudy generally. South Australia.--Fine and clear throughout; Victoria and Straits.--Fine and clear to ...

    Article : 121 words
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  37. MAJOR-GENERAL FRENCH REINFORCED.

    The Household Cavalry, the 12th Field Battery, and the 1st Battalion of the Essex Regiment have been despatched to temporarily reinforce the troops under Major-General ...

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  38. STEAMER OR A REEF.

    Six men landed in a boat at Townsville today from the steamer Queen Christian, bound from Shanghai to Newcastle in ballast. They report that they left the vessel ashore on ...

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  39. BOER LOSSES.

    It has now been ascertained that in the engagement at Colesberg on New Year's Day, when Major-General French defeated 4000 Boers, the enemy lost fifty men killed, while ...

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  40. THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT.

    The departure of the second Canadian contingent has been marked by a tremendous outburst of enthusiasm. At Montreal, there was an enormous demonstration. far ...

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  41. FIGHTING IN NATAL.

    Satisfactory news has been received of operations in Natal, where General Sir Redvers Buller, in command of the Ladysmith relief force, now occupies a position at ...

    Article : 130 words
  42. REBELLION CHECKED.

    The recent British success, under Colonel Pllcher at Douglas has had a most salutary effect upon the disloyal Boers of Griqualand, in Northern Cape Colony. After the recent ...

    Article : 98 words
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  44. THE PLAGUE.

    On the suggestion of the Central Board of Health the chief |Secretary has cabled to the Government of Bombay for 500 doses of the plague prophylactic, with instructions how to ...

    Article : 69 words
  45. N.S.W. NURSES.

    The Government is gratified at the acceptance of 10 New South Wales nurses by the Imperial War Office. Miss Gould, formerly matron of Sydney Hospital, will, as we ...

    Article : 161 words
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