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  2. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    Mr. Barton is to make his tour of the Hunter this week. When Alderman S. E. Lees, M.P., was in Victoria the other day, he attended a Federal meeting ...

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  3. SECOND EDITION. 4 A.M.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Reuter's Agency reports that the United States Government recently despatched a strongly worded note, and warned China that America ...

    Article : 86 words
  4. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The following message has been sent by Router's representative at Delagoa Bay:--"News has reached Delagoa Bay that Lord ...

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  5. THE DUKE'S VISIT.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--A portion of the civilian firemen on board the Ophir refused to be vaccinated, and the others sympathised with their attitude. In consequence ...

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  6. ARMY REFORM.

    LONDON, Saturday.--In the House of Commons last night, Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, unfolded his promised scheme of army reform, with ...

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  7. PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE FRONT.

    Which has gone ahead more rapidly in recent years--the art of taking photographs or that of taking lives? It is scarcely a fair proposition. From the viewpoint of age alone, the ...

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  8. OUR IMPERIAL CONTINGENT.

    Matters at the various camps are now in such a state of completeness that the men can be got ready to sail for South Africa at a moment's notice. ...

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  9. ARRANGEMENTS IN MELBOURNE.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Governor-General on Saturday finally approved of the programme of celebrations to take place during the visit of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and ...

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  10. IF PEACE IS DECLARED.

    It has been suggested that if peace is shortly declared in South Africa, as appears to be anticipated, it may not be necessary for the British Government to avail themselves of the Imperial ...

    Article : 73 words
  11. SOUTH AFRICA.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Boers who, under General Celliers, recently attacked the British garrison at Lichtenburg, in the Southwestern Transvaal, numbered 1500 men. ...

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  12. MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN.

    The Willoughby memorial fountain, erected in Chatswood Park by the residents of the Willoughby district, to perpetuate the memory of those volunteers of that part who lost their ...

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  13. THE AMERICAN MAIL SERVICE.

    One of the passengers to arrive by the Ventura on Saturday was Mr. John D. Spreckets, the president of the Oceanic Steamship Company, who own and run the 'Frisco lino of mail ...

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  14. WITH FRENCH'S FORCES.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The British troops serving under Lieuteuant-General French in the Eastern Transvaal have now been fully rationed. ...

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  15. WHERE IS DE WET?

    LONDON, Saturday.--"The Times" special war correspondent, wiring from Colonel Bethune's headquarters on Wednesday, the 6th inst., states that earlier in the week ...

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  16. GENERAL WAR NEWS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Arrangements are being made for the early return of a limited number of the refugees to Johannesburg. ...

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  17. FRENCH-CANADIAN SOLDIERS WANTED.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--It is suggested that a small representative detachment of French-Canadian soldiers should be invited to attend the opening of the Federal Parliament. Should the ...

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  18. DISAPPOINTMENT IN TASMANIA.

    LAUNCESTON, Sunday.--Keen disappointment is expressed here at the intimation that the Duke and Duchess of York will be unable to visit Launceston during their visit to Tasmania. ...

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  19. THE LATE QUEEN.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Lord Mayor of London has opened a Queen's National Memorial Fund. The Corporation of London has voted 5000 guineas to the fund. ...

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  20. MR. REID AT GOULBURN.

    The freetrade leader carried the fiery cross into Goulburn on Saturday, and the ready response to his fighting appeal made by the inhabitants of that centre gives good promise for ...

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  21. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--J. Briggs, the well-known cricketer, who was recently pronounced cured of a mental disease, has had a serious relapse. He has been removed to an ...

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  22. SIX SONS AT THE WAR.

    GOSFORD, Saturday.--The fact that her Majesty the late Queen had sent to Mr. J. H. Legge, of Gosford, an autograph portrait, in recognition of his having sent six sons to take part in ...

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  23. THE SOMALI RISING.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Major the Hon. H. C. Hanbury-Tracey and Captain Cobbold are proceeding to Adis Abeba, the Abyssinian capital. ...

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  24. THE SOMERFELD FLOATED.

    LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The Somerfeld, which recently went ashore near Cuxhaven, has been floated. ...

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  25. OUTRAGE BY BLACKS.

    PERTH, Sunday.--The following message has just been received from Wyndham regarding the murder of Mr. J. J. Durack a short time ago at Denham Station: ...

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  26. IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--General French reports that he has captured a 14-pounder Creusot and a Hotchkiss, making a total of seven guns. ...

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  27. THE PLAGUE.

    Active steps are being, taken by the Mayor (Dr. Graham) and the City Council to guard against any recurrence of the plague in Sydney. War has again been declared against rats, and thorough ...

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  28. CHINA.

    LONDON, Saturday.--It is announced that China will reply to Russia about the ratification of the Manchurian convention in a fortnight's time. ...

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  29. ATTACK ON LICHTENBERG.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Boer attack on Lichtenberg has failed. Sixteen British were killed and twenty wounded. The Boer General Celliers was killed. ...

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  30. THE KAISER.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Kaiser is progressing satisfactorily. There is no inflammation from the injury which he recently received in Bremen. ...

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  31. RAIDERS STILL BUSY.

    LONDON, Saturday.--Three hundred Boer raiders have occupied the town of Maraisberg, in Central Cape Colony, 30 miles north of Cradock. They imprisoned the resident ...

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  32. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Lord Beauchamp, late Governor of New South Wales, is visiting his brother-in-law, Lord Ampthill, Governor of Madras. ...

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  33. BACK FROM THE WAR.

    GERRINGONG, Saturday.--At the School of Arts last night Mr. Alex. Campbell, M.P., presided at a welcome home tea and the presentation of gold medals, suitably inscribed, to ...

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  34. ANOTHER BRISBANE CASE.

    BRISBANE, Sunday.--Mrs. Margaret Phillips, a married woman, aged 46, residing in a boarding-house in Elizabeth-street, was yesterday discovered to be suffering from plague. There were ...

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  35. H.M.S. PHOEBE.

    LONDON, Saturday.--H.M.S. Phoebe, thirdclass cruiser, which has been commissioned to replace H.M.S. Porpoise on the Australian Station, has sailed from England. ...

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  36. IMPERIAL CONTINGENT DESERTERS.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Three Imperial soldiers, Privates William Middleton, William Baldwin, and Edward G. Barnes appeared at the City Police Court on Saturday morning, charged on ...

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  37. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    WARDELL, Saturday.--A meeting of cane growers and others interested in the sugar industry of New South Wales was convened by Mr. J. Gould, president of the Sugar Industry Defence ...

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  38. NEW SOUTH WALES SOLDIERS.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--The following particulars are to hand relating to New South Wales soldiers on active service in South Africa: ...

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  39. THE PERTH OUTBREAK.

    PERTH, Sunday.--The Central Board of Health has decided not to proceed with the construction of a plague isolation hospital on the North Perth Reserve, and a site has been chosen within the ...

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  40. DR. S. THORNTON.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--The Right Rev. Dr. S. Thornton, late Bishop of Ballarat, has been appointed Assistant-Bishop of Manchester. A cable message which we published on ...

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  41. NEGLECT OF INVALIDED SOLDIERS.

    BRISBANE, Saturday.--Fourteen returned Queensland soldiers, all invalided, reached Brisbane by mail train on Friday night. There was much comment on the fact that no official of any ...

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  42. WRECK OF A GLASGOW STEAMER.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The Glasgow steamer Avlona was recently dashed on the rocks near Bilbao (the important Spanish seaport on the Bay of Biscay) by a great wave. The entire crew, ...

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  43. BURIED TREASURE UNEARTHED.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Colonel Steinaeeker's Scouts have unearthed treasure amounting to several thousands sterling, which had been buried at Helpmakaar, in ...

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  44. VICTORIAN FIFTH CONTINGENT.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Lieutenant-Governor has received a cable intimating that the troopship Orient, with Victoria's Fifth Contingent on board, arrived at Capetown on the 8th ...

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  45. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--We were assured the other day that the harbor authorities had ordered all foreign vessels lying at our wharves to use metal discs and other precautionary agencies against the landing of ...

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  46. VICTORIAN EIGHT-OARED CHAMPIONSHIP.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The eight-oared championship of Victoria was again won on Saturday by the Mercantile Rowing Club, who, after a most exciting race, beat Albert Park by two lengths. ...

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  47. VICTORY FOR LEVANTER.

    LONDON, Sunday.--The Riverside Handicap Hurdle Race (two miles) was run yesterday at Hurst Park, and resulted in a win for the Australian horse Levanter, Zodiac being second, and ...

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  48. JAM FOR THE TROOPS.

    HOBART, Sunday.--The offer of Jones and Co. to supply 100 tons of Jam for use in the Transvaal has been accepted, and the jam will be shipped by the troopship Chicago. ...

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  49. FOR VALOR.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--Lieutenant F. Maxwell has been awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery at Koornspruit. ...

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