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  2. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Mr. Barton and Mr, Deakin are at Ballarat. The other Ministers are in town, doing little or nothing. It is an off-day, a sort of recovery or attempted recovery ...

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  3. CHINA.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Tien-tsin correspondent of "The Times" reports that the Russians are pushing roads through the land claimed by the railway company, while the ...

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  4. SOUTH AFRICA. DE WET ONCE MORE.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Pretoria correspondent of the "Standard" reports that the country (both the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony, but especially the Transvaal) LONDON, Monday.--A Boer commando, believed to be De Wet.'s, consisting of 2000 men and two guns, has passed southwards across the Natal-Johannesburg railway line, ...

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  5. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York left for Ballarat at the appointed time this morning. Owing to business having been resumed, there was no large crowd ...

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  6. AUSTRALIANS WHO HAVE FOUGHT.

    GRAFTON, Monday.--Troopers Oakes and Morrow arrived by the Kallatina to-day, after 18 months' absence at the front, and received an enthusiastic welcome. Steamers were ...

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  7. THE SYDNEY ENCAMPMENT.

    To-day Sydney will make a start with the preparatory work of a big military encampment and grand review. In addition to the permanent and other forces, which have their own fixed quarters, ...

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  8. THE NAVAL DISPLAY.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--To-night the long-expected naval display took place, and as far as the circumstances permitted was brilliantly successful, presenting a-fairy-like spectacle, such ...

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  9. A PRE-HISTORIC ANIMAL

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Sir Harry Johnston, Special Commissioner for the Uganda Protectorate, has sent to the British Museum the skin and skull of a mammal discovered in ...

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  10. AN IMPERIAL EDICT.

    LONDON, Monday.--The Shanghai correspondent of "The Times" states that au Imperial edict issued on May 4 cashiers the Governor and taotal (chief magistrate) of the ...

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  11. HOISTING THE UNION JACK.

    It has been arranged that when the Duchess of Cornwall and York at the Melbourne Exhibition to-day at 12.50 p.m. gives the time for the Union Jack to be hoisted at the State schools throughout ...

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  12. IN THE GOLDEN CITY.

    BALLARAT, Monday.--Ballarat is a proud city to-day. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess are here--guests, for three hours-- and her joy at the event knows no bounds. ...

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  13. IMPRESSIONS OF SYDNEY ALDERMEN.

    Several of the city aldermen have returned from their trip in connection with the Royal visit and the Federal celebrations. They all speak highly of, the decorations, and especially express their ...

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  14. THE BOWEN MURDER.

    BRISBANE, Monday.--Beckman, who was at Townsville sentenced to death for the murder of the man Anderson, near Bowen, was executed at Boggo Road gaol this morning in the presence ...

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  15. THE BUSH VELDT MOVEMENT.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The combined British movement in the bush veldt near Pietersburg has had a capital result. Fifteen hundred armed burghers, have ...

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  16. EXODUS OF FOREIGN TROOPS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The American troops have evacuated Pekin, except the Forbidden City, where the legation, guard will remain. ...

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  17. THE YOUNG TRAGEDY.

    YOUNG, Monday.--The inquest touching the death of Nicholas Jasprizza, the victim of the tragedy here on Wednesday night last, was resumed this morning before Mr. Hawkins, ...

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  18. FOR SERVICES RENDERED.

    LONDON, Monday.--Mr. Tames Watts, the civilian who acted as despatch bearer between Tien-tsin and Taku on June 19, has been made a Companion of the Most ...

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  19. DE LA REY HAMPERED.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The destruction of Hartsbeestefontein greatly hampered the operations of Commandant Do La Rey, who retreated to Wolmaranstad, where ...

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  20. SYDNEY PREPARATIONS.

    The suggestion made in yesterday's "Dally Telegraph" that the three Churches in the vicinity of Queen's-square should be linked together by a line of electric lights, forming a ...

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  21. FUNCTIONS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Amongst those presented to the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York at Saturday night's reception, were Mr. F. B. Sutter, M.L.C., Senator Neild, and Mr. Daniel ...

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  22. CHINA CABLE SERVICE.

    The Postmaster-General has received the following communication:--"Berne advises that the Great Northern Company notifies the interruption of the cable between Chefoo and Taku. ...

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  23. REDEEMING THEIR PAST.

    LONDON, Monday.--Several Boers who formerly served in the enemy's ranks, but who now belong to the Johannesburg Town Guard, participated in a gallant light near ...

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  24. CAPE RAIDERS SURPRISED.

    LONDON, Monday.--A number of Midland Mounted Riflemen, surprised the Cape Colony raiders under Commandant Swanepoel while off-saddling near Quaggashock, in central ...

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  25. TURKEY AND THE POWERS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The Turkish Government in a Note to the Foreign Ambassadors, accused the directors of the foreign post-offices in Turkey of facilitating smuggling. ...

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  26. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    Six labor members, who were returned at the recent Legislative Assembly elections, have marked off seats on the Opposition corner of the House. ...

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  27. COPY OF MARCUS CLARKE'S WORKS.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--In acknowledgment of a specially bound copy of the selected works of the late Marcus Clarke, presented to the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York by the widow ...

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  28. BOER SELECTORS.

    LONDON, Monday.--A Boer emissary is selecting land for settlement in Canada. He announces that 700 Boers intend to settle 'in the Dominion. ...

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  29. ENTERTAINING NAVAL VISITORS.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Sir John Forrest, Federal Minister for Defenceentertained the officers of the warships at present in Hobson's Bay at Parliament House this afternoon. The toast of ...

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  30. A SHOT IN THE DARK.

    At Fremantle Police Court this morning, William John White (19) was charged with the manslaughter of a boy, George Wiggins (12). Accused was riding through Perth on Saturday night, when ...

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  31. BOER LAAGER SURPRISED.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--A Boer laager has been surprised at Vaaldriad. Six Boers were killed and four wounded. ...

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  32. TROUBLES IN SPAIN.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Ten thousand troops are stationed at Barcelona. Work in connection with the tramways and factories has been resumed. ...

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  33. WAR OFFICE CORRECTION.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The War Office reports that Private W. B. Burke, of the Victorian Bushmen, was slightly, not dangerously, wounded at Babiaans' Kloof, in ...

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  34. RETURNING TROOPS.

    The troops who left Queensland and New South Wales to take part in the Melbourne festivities returned on Sunday and yesterday. The Queensland contingent came as far as ...

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  35. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mormon preachers have been assailed by mobs at Dunedin and Christchurch. Ex-Judge Martin has returned to the colony, aud it is understood that he intends to practice ...

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  36. THE FIGHT AT HARTEBEESTEFONTEIN.

    In a letter from ventersdorp, Trooper Rostron, E Company, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, gives some particulars of the light at Hartebcestefontoin towards the end of March. The ...

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  37. QUEENSLAND.

    The Japanese steamer Yawata Maru, which arrived yesterday, brought eight American ex-soldiers from the Philippines. They intend to settle in Australia. The Rev. E. and Mrs. King, ...

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  38. THE REICHSTAG ADJOURNED.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The German Reichstag has adjourned until November. Prior to the adjournment the Reichstag passed a hill prolonging the operation of the favored ...

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  39. THE FEDERAL TARIFF.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--Speaking at a banquet given at Ballarat East, Mr. Barton, responding to the toast of the Federal Ministry, eulogised the Empire of which the ...

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  40. A TRAGIC INCIDENT.

    MELBOURNE, Monday.--A peculiar accident is reported to-night. One of the passenger trains coming into Flinders-street pulled up in obedience to signals on the bridge over the Yarra, close ...

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  41. ALL ABOUT A WATCH.

    ARMIDALE, Monday.--Amongst the cases before Judge Heydon in the District Court to-day was one of unusual interest concerning the ownership of a watch. Daniel Shepherd sued Walter ...

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  42. VOYAGE OF THE MAPLEMORE.

    Sergeant R. Baker, machine gun section of the Second Regiment, Now South Wales Mounted Rifles, writing to his relatives in Sydney, gives some interesting particulars of the voyage of the ...

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  43. RUSSIAN LOAN ISSUED.

    LONDON, Monday.--A Russian loan has been Issued for £16,900,000, in the form of 4 per cont. consolidated rente. It was announced last week, on the authority ...

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