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  2. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Saturday.--In the House of Commons last night, when the Colonial Office vote came up for consideration in Committee of Supply, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION. 4.30 A.M.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon--A skirmish took place between Boer and British forces at a place southwards from Aliwnl North on the 14th ult. It was a warm encounter and ...

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  4. FEDERAL NOTES.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Questions have been asked in both Houses arising out of the statement made by Sir William Lyne in "The Dally Telegraph" regarding the legal rights of transferred ...

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  5. FINANCES OF THE STATE.

    WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.--Mr. J N. Brunker, M.L.A., was banqueted by his supporters at the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Friday evening. During the course of an ...

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  6. CHINA.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Lord Cranborne, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, announced yesterday in the House of Commons that with the execution of the Legation ...

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  7. THE PLAGUE.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Only one case of plague has been reported during the past week in South Africa, and that occurred at Port Elizabeth. ...

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  8. FRESH CASES AT NOUMEA.

    Private information was received on Saturday by the President of the Board of Health to the effect that bubonic plague is now prevalent in Noumea, and the following regulations have been ...

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  9. A WARNING PROCLAMATION.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Pekin has been placarded with a proclamation declaring that China committed a national crime in 1900. and that the punishment inflicted is ...

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  10. WHAT ABOUT RHODES?

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--A correspondent writing to the "Spectator," points out that the South African Conciliation Committee has throughout, the present agitation ...

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  11. KRUGER'S ILLUSION.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The "Standard" states that ex-President Kruger cherishes the illusion that the coming meeting of the Kaiser and the Czar will help the ...

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  12. RESERVATION OF THE SACRAMENT.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Dr. Ingram, the recently appointed Bishop of London, has abolished the Reservation of the Sacrament, ordering that where practised it shall be restricted to the ...

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  13. ARRIVAL OF A FRENCH STEAMER.

    The French mail steamer Pacifique, of the M.M. tine, arrived yesterday afternoon from Noumea. She brought a clean bill of health from Noumea, and, after the passengers had been inspected by ...

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  14. LOYALIST REFUGEES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 words
  15. EMPRESS FREDERICK'S HEALTH.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The Dowager-Empress Frederick of Germany (Princess Royal of Great Britain) has had another severe attack of the malady from which she has been suffering for a ...

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  16. "THE TIGERS" IN ACTION.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Colonel Rimington's Guides have captured a portion of Commandant Steenkamp's convoy at Klip River, and also two loaded waggons and ...

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  17. SERVICE WITHOUT REWARD.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The "Gazette" announces that his Majesty the King has accepted Major W. Karri-Davies resignation of the Companionship of the Bath (with ...

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  18. MURDER OF NATIVE SCOUTS.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Widespread Indignation has been caused in England by the action of the enemy in shooting native scouts, as reported by Lord Kitchener, at ...

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  19. ROYAL TITLES BILL

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Royal Titles Bill has been read a third time in the House of Lords. ...

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  20. MANUFACTURE OF STEEL RAILS.

    The time for receiving traders for the supply of 100,000 tons of steel rails to be entirely manufactured and finished in this State, closed simultaneously, on Wednesday last with the ...

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  21. IMPERIAL POLITICS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon--The "Little Englander" organ, the "Daily News," stated yesterday that the front Opposition bench was now empty and that the party deserted ...

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  22. BOER LAAGER SURPRISED.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--A larger on Joubert's farm at Plat Rand was surprised on July 29. Seven Boors were killed, and seven captured, while 200 cattle and 60 ...

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  23. METAL-WORKERS' STRIKE.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The American metal-workers strike has not yet concluded, despite recent assertions to the contrary. It appears that the United States Steel ...

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  24. RESUMED DUTY.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Surgeon- Major Thomas Burns, Lieutenants H. Grover, W. Clarke, S. Selman, and S. Robertson (Victorian Mounted Rifles), and ...

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  25. MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND HIS CRITICS.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--Mr. Chamberlain's great speech, delivered last night in the Commons upon the South African situation, provoked the intense hostility of the ...

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  26. WELCOMED HOME.

    KANGAROO VALLEY, Saturday.--Sergeant John T. Fields, Imperial Bushmen's Contingent, was entertained at a welcome home by the residents of Kangaroo Valley last night. Mr. John ...

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  27. THE PENRHYN STRIKE.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--An excited debate took place last evening in the House of Commons upon the action of the authorities in permitting the use of troops to overawe the Welsh ...

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  28. PRINCE HENRY OF ORLEANS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Prince Henry of Orleans is lying gravely ill at Saigon, in French Indo-Chlna. ...

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  29. VICTORIA.

    Recently the Agricultural Department communicated with the Sydney authorities with reference to the refusal of the latter to admit Victorian potatoes in Riverina with inspectors' ...

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  30. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    LONDON, Saturday.--In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Austin Chamberlain, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, stated that the Pacific Cable Board's engineers were perfectly ...

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  31. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The press censor stopped the following massage, which was despatched by Router's Standerton correspondent on July 5:-- ...

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  32. A QUESTION OF STATE RIGHTS.

    BRISBANE, Saturday.--It will be remembered that some days ago the Federal Prime Minister made a declaration regarding sending further men to South Africa, which was apparently meant ...

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  33. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    With regard to the non-reinstatement of the railway carpenters who have been on strike, Mr. O'Reilly; Chief Clerk of Ways and Means, points out that apart from the strike, these men ...

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  34. BURNT TO DEATH IN BED.

    As the result of a fire at Beaufort shortly after midnight, which consumed a weatherboard house occupied by J. H. Watkins, contractor, Mrs. Watkins was burnt to death in her ...

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  35. EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Lord Cromer, the British Agent and Consul-General in Egypt, has emphasised the recommendation of Sir William E. Garstin, Under-Secretary for Public ...

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  36. STEAMER INNAMINCKA AGROUND.

    The steamer Innamincka, bound to Cooktown via Sydney, took ground on the east bank of the West channel last evening. Attempts were made to tow her off this afternoon, but without success. ...

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  37. WARDERS IN DISGRACE.

    As a result of its inquiry into the circumstances of the recent escape of Sparks and O'Connor from Pentridge Gaol, the Public Service Board has recommended the dismissal of Warder Cashman, ...

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  38. A TORPEDO BOAT LOST.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--During the autumn manoeuvres of the British Channel fleet, torpedo boat No. 81 struck a sunken reef off Alderney. The crew, guns, and stores were ...

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  39. SWEEPING THE COUNTRY.

    LONDON, Saturday.--One of Major-General Elliot's columns has marched from Bethlehem to Reitz, in the north-eastern part of the Orange River Colony, and another from ...

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  40. SENSATION AT BALLARAT.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A sensational development has taken place in connection with the death on Friday of a young woman named Elizabeth O'Reilly, aged 25, at her parents residence ...

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  41. POISONING CASE AT COOGEE.

    The death of Thomas Malcolm Lionel Jesso, 64 year's of age, which took place at his residence, Neptune-streot, Coogee, on Friday evening, was inquired into by tho Deputy City Coroner on ...

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  42. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The death is announced of Mr. William Beach, Father of the House of Commons. He was thrown from his carriage, and received ...

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  43. PLANS OF PARLIAMENT HOUSES.

    The Parliamentary committee appointed to consider the designs for the new Parliament Houses, decided to disqualify all competitors, owing to the excessive cost of the proposed buildings. It was ...

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  44. SENIOR FOOTBALL RESULTS.

    West Perth, 15 goals 15 behinds, beat North Fremantle, 4 goals 5 behinds; East Fremantle, 9 goals 15 behinds, beat Perth, 1 goal 7 behind: South Fremantle, 13 goals 12 behinds, beat Subiaco, 5. ...

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  45. QUEENSLAND.

    Roberts concluded a billiard match in Brisbane with Weiss on Saturday night, 4000 up, conceding Weiss 1150. But tho latter won by more than the number of points received. Roberts had ...

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  46. AMERICAN GOLD RESERVE.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The gold reserve in the United States Treasury now amounts to £100,000,000. ...

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  47. RUSSIA TRYING SUBMARINES.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Russian authorities are actively engaged in experimenting with submarine boats. ...

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