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  2. SMALLPOX.

    During a few days prior to Saturday last some of the passengers and crew of R.M.S. Ormuz had been under observation. On Saturday morning, however, it became quite clear that nine ...

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  3. FEDERAL NOTES.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The discovery of the underground engineering which has been going on among Federal members to secure a large increase of salary, under the guise of expenses, has ...

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  4. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Sir Walter F. Hely Hutchinson, who was recently appointed Governor at the Cape, has been on tour through a portion of Cape Colony, proceeding ...

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  5. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    12.30 p.m.: Visit of the Duke and Duchess to the Young People's Industrial Exhibition at the Royal Agricultural Ground. Their Royal Highnesses will leave Government House at 12 a.m., and depart from the Royal Agricultural Ground at 1 p.m. ...

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  6. THE DUKE'S VISIT TO CANADA.

    LONDON, Sunday.--"The Times" states that the Royal yacht Ophir, with the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York and suite on board, is expected to arrive at Hallfax ...

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  7. GALLANTRY IN THE FIELD.

    The following telegraphic despatch has been received by the Lieutenant-Governor from the High Commissioner for South Africa:--17th May: 2nd Regiment, N.S.W. Mounted Rides. ...

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  8. IMPERIAL APPELLATE COURT.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Imperial Appellate Conference of Jurists, representing all parts of the Empire, meets in London towards the end of June, to decide upon the best means ...

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  9. CHURCH PARADE AT NORTH SYDNEY.

    A military service was held yesterday afternoon in the North St. Leonards Presbyterian Church, in acknowledgment of the safe return from South Africa of Troopor Horace W. Gilchrist, of the ...

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  10. MORE HEAVY FIGHTING.

    LONDON, Friday, Noon.--General Adrian de la Rey's commando attacked Colonel Dixon's column at Vlakfontein, and was repulsed after heavy lighting. ...

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  11. GRAND OPERA IN MELBOURNE.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--There was not a vacant seat in any part of the large auditorium at Her Majesty's when Mr. J. C. Williamson inaugurated his season of grand opera in ...

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  12. COAL MINERS' CONFERENCE.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The representatives of the French coal miners vainly tried to induce the International Miners' Conference, now sitting in London, to support an international ...

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  13. A SOLDIER'S MEMORIAL.

    The competition for a soldiers' monument at Perth, W.A., was decided in favor of Mr. James White, of Annandale-street, Sydney, whose realistic group was chosen from among twenty ...

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  14. SLAVES IN ZANZIBAR.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--During 1900, 1126 slaves, out of a total of 50,000, were freed in Zanzibar. The majority of the slaves prefer slavery under ...

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  15. BRITISH BYE-ELECTION.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The contest for the representation of the Saffron Walden Division of Essex in the House of Commons, rendered vacant by the demise of the Hon. Armino Wodehouse, has ...

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  16. FIVE FRESH CASES AT MELBOURNE.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A sensational development occurred on Saturday in connection with the smallpox outbreak amongst the passengers and crew of the Ormuz in quarantine at Point ...

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  17. TRICHART'S COMMANDO.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.-- Colonel Beatson's, column of Victorian troops, which is operating along the Delagoa Bay railway, has completely dispersed tho commando ...

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  18. ROYAL MILITARY TOURNAMENT.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--At the Royal military tournament at Islington Captain Thompson, of the Australian Horse, is director of a pageant illustrating the inauguration of the ...

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  19. POSSIBLE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Reuter states that the Dutch Consul at Pretoria has been for some days at Standerton, awaiting a visit from Commandant-General Botha, of the ...

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  20. GERMANY AND HOLLAND.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Queen of Holland and her Consort, Duke Henry of Meeklenburg-Sehworin, who are visiting Germany, have been effusively welcomed at Potsdam by the ...

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  21. SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S LONDON REPRESENTATIVE.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The retirement and early departure of Sir John A. Cockburn, M.D., from office as Agent-General for South Australia, are deeply regretted in financial circles ...

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  22. ANOTHER CASE AT ADELAIDE.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--David Berry (46), one of the second-class passengers on the Ormuz, who since the quarantining of the vessel has been confined on Torrens Island, has developed ...

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  23. THE WAR MEDALS.

    From the picturesque point of view, there has been no more interesting function during the Royal visit to Sydney than that which took place in Government House Grounds on ...

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  24. WORSE THAN MAFEKING.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--In connection with the withdrawal of the British garrison from the town of Boshof, in the western part of the Orange River Colony, 30 ...

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  25. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Saturday,--The Intended interpellation in the French Chamber of Deputies referring to the Metz incident has been withdrawn. Saturday, May 18, was the Czar's birthday, and ...

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  26. THE MISTAKE AT ADELAIDE..

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Much surprise hae been expressed at the statement attributed to Dr. Ashburton Thompson that the present smallpox trouble is owing to a mistake made at 'Adelaide, ...

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  27. DINNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

    On Saturday evening the Governor-General and the Countess of Hopetoun gave a dinner at Government House to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. The following ...

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  28. ANTARCTIC RESEARCH.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Owing to an accident to the propeller of the exploring, ship Discovery, the date of starting on her Antarctic voyage has been postponed. ...

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  29. GREAT VELDT FIRES.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Great veldt fires between the Vaal River and Bloemfontein considerably hamper Boor operations in the northern part of the Orange River ...

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  30. KING EDWARDS CHAPLAINS.

    LONDON, Sunday.--His Majesty King Edward VII. has decided to reduce the number of paid Court Chaplains from 36 to 12. ...

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  31. THE PLAGUE.

    BRISBANE, Saturday.--Another case of plague was reported to-day, the patient being a Chinese cabinet-maker, residing in Wickham-street. ...

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  32. IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

    LONDON, Saturday.--There are now 20,000 Boers and 12,000 native refugees supported by the British in concentration camps in ...

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  33. A CONSUL SLIGHTED.

    The name of Dr. F. W. Goding, United States Consul for northern New South Wale's and Queensland, has not appeared in the reports of any of the functions held this year in this State to ...

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  34. THE ITALIAN SUCCESSION.

    LONDON, Sunday.--Queen Helena, wife of his Majesty King Victor Emanuel III of Italy, has given birth to a daughter. King Victor Emanuel III. recently succeeded ...

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  35. TROPHIES FOR NEW ZEALAND.

    LONDON, Saturday.--General Lord Kitchener has permitted the fourth and fifth contingents of New Zealanders to take home with them a captured Boer gun and ...

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  36. TRAGEDY AT ROCKHAMPTON.

    ROCKHAMPTON, Sunday.--The police at Rockhampton to-night arrested John Reuben, 55, a Portuguese, in connection with the death of Fanny Hardgrave, or Hardwake, a single ...

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  37. A HUMAN NEEDLE-CASE.

    GOULBURN, Saturday.--A curious case of "needle-shedding" is reported in town, the patient being a boy named O'Brien, aged 12. Some days ago a small swelling on the back ...

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  38. AUSTRALASIAN SOLDIERS.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The following particulars are to hand relating to Australasian soldiers on active service in South Africa:-- Trooper A. J. Allingham, of the New South ...

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  39. ENGLISH SPORTING.

    LONDON, Friday.--At the Manchester Whitsuntide meeting to-day the principal event resulted as under:-- The Manchester Cup, handicap, 1¾ mile. ...

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  40. SUNDAY SERVICE.

    Although no announcement had been made o. the intention of the Duke and Duchess to attend St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday, many people, anticipating such an event, hurried there ...

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  41. ELECTIONS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Adelaide elections were held on Saturday to till some of the vacancies in both Houses, caused by the election of members to the Federal Parliament. The result of the ...

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  42. THE DROWNING OF A FISHERMAN.

    The death of Robert Pascoe, a fisherman of Manly, 78 years of age, which took place at the Sydney Hospital on the 30th ultimo, from the effects of falling into the water at Circular ...

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  43. THE SOUTHERN COAL TRADE.

    WOLLONGONG, Saturday.--The coal trade of the district has been brisk during the week, all of the collieries being well employed. A large number of miners and other employees were in ...

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