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  2. THE BOER WAR. MEDALS FOR THE TROOPS.

    The presentation of war medals to the officers and men who have served in South Africa and returned to England took place yesterday at the Horse Guards' Parade, and ...

    Article : 253 words
  3. AFFAIRS IN CHINA. THE RETENTION OP TROOPS.

    The "Novoe Vremya," a leading St. Petersburg newspaper, publishes an outspoken article on the situation in China. It asserts that Great Britain, hoping to ...

    Article : 114 words
  4. THE ROYAL TOUR.

    The newspapers comment in the most favourable terms on the reception of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in New Zealand. ...

    Article : 76 words
  5. SENSATIONAL ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY.

    A prisoner named J. Smith alias Charles Thompson, alias Duchens, made his escape from custody at the Tabletop police station, 12 miles from Albury, early this ...

    Article : 539 words
  6. RIGHTS OF THE SENATE. A CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEM.

    Straws, during the past few sittings of the Senate, have shown which way the wind was blowing, and yesterday a squall came away from ...

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  7. GALLERY NOTES. THE SENATE.

    A "cloud no bigger than a man's hand" appeared in the Senate in the shape of an innocent-looking Supply Bill, precisely similar in appearance to many similar ...

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  8. SENATOR GOULD'S VIEWS.

    Senator Gould. one of the New South Wales representatives, who has filled the office of Minister of Justice in that state, said:—"There is no method of dealing with ...

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  9. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    In the House of Commons last night Mr. Balfour made a statement with respect to the Government business that would be dealt with during the remainder of the ...

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  10. RETURNING TROOPS.

    Included in the passengers from Cape Town by the steamer Narrung, which reached Port Adelaide this morning, were 31 soldiers, belonging to various states, ...

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  11. THE GERMAN POLICY.

    The astonishment caused in England by the announcement that Germany intends to keep SOO troops and a battery of artillery at Shanghai has elicited a semi-official ...

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  12. PROPOSED ST. ARNAUD MEMORIAL.

    A meeting of ladies, convened by the mayoress (Mrs. Bray), was held yesterday to consider the proposal to erect a fountain in commemoration of the deeds of St. ...

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  13. THE LAW ON THE QUESTION.

    The following are the clauses in the Commonwealth Constitution Bill on the question of the relative powers of the two Houses as to money bills:— ...

    Article : 341 words
  14. GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.

    The University of Glasgow has celebrated the ninth jubilee of its foundation in 1450-51. His Majesty the King sent a message of ...

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  15. VICTORIAN PROMOTED.

    News has been received by his friends that W.W. M.Judd, of Hawthorn, who left with the Fifth Continpent as a private, has been promoted to be staff- sergeant, with the army rank of ...

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  16. THE MOROCCO MISSION.

    The mission sent by the Sultan of Morocco to His Majesty King Edward has excited a good deal of comment in the French press. It was supposed that one ...

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  17. FURTHER DETAILS.

    During the presentation of the war medals their Majesties the King and Queen were standing for two hours. The King were the uniform of a field ...

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  18. HOME FROM THE WAR.

    Amongst the Victorians who returned by the steamer Aberdeen was Quartermaster-Sergeant J. C. M'Causland (wrongly given as M'Cushland in a previous issue), of St. Arnaud. ...

    Article : 328 words
  19. BOWLS IN SCOTLAND.

    The New Zealand bowlers who seceded from the Australian team-now playing in England have played their first game against the Broomhill club, Glasgow. They were ...

    Article : 228 words
  20. OPINION OF "THE TIMES."

    "The Times," in a leading article on the presentation of the war medals, says that the chief significance of the event was the attitude of the spectators, ...

    Article : 168 words
  21. THE SUGAR DUTIES.

    Since the imposition of the sugar duties the Customs department has been levying a duty of 7/ per cwt. on fruit pulp. Sir Andrew Clarke, the Agent-General ...

    Article : 66 words
  22. THE TALUNE MYSTERY.

    The trial of Jane Smith, for having murdered Patrick Conway, by administering poison to him on the steamer Talune, while on a voyage from Wellington to Sydney, ...

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  23. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Rev. Thos. Parker, minister of the Wesleyan Church, Blayney, who was sued for damages for libel by William Gladstone Mellor, a reporter on the Blayney ...

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  24. THE GERMAN TARIFF.

    The Bundesrath, or German Federal Council, has sanctioned until further notice the prolongation of the most-favoured nation treatment of Great Britain and the ...

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  25. WELCOME TO TASMANIANS.

    The reception of the members of the Tasmanian first contingent, who have returned from the war, was most cordial this afternoon. The men are all in good health, and many are ready to ...

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  26. THE TRANSVAAL.

    It is officially announced that on the 1st and 2nd inst. severe fighting took place between a detachment of Kitchener's Fighting Scouts and a Boer force on Pienaar's ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. THE ROYAL VISITORS.

    Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York left Auckland by special train at 10 o'clock this morning for Rotorua. They were heartily ...

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  28. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.

    The directors of the Bank of England to-day reduced the rate of discount for three months' bills from 3½ to 3 per cent. ...

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  29. PRAHRAN POULTRY AND DOG SOCIETY.

    The first show of the Prahran Poultry and Dog Society was opened at the local Town-hall buildings yesterday. The display consisted of dogs, poultry, pigeons, ...

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  30. A DISABLED BARQUE.

    Captain Schumacker, of the German ship Ebenezer, which arrived at Sydney lase night, reported having spoken the American barque James Tuft on May 8 in ...

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  31. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Wheat.—The American visible supply east of the Rocky Mountains is estimated at 45,610,000 bushels, against 47,109,000 bushels a week ago, and 57,311,000 bushels ...

    Article : 147 words
  32. THE CAPE RAIDERS.

    The column under Colonel D.Haig, of the 7th Hussars, is driving Kruitzinger's commando, which recently pillaged Jamestown, but was shortly afterwards attacked ...

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  33. THE POULTRY SHOW.

    The special prizes and champion awards were made to-day in connection with the show of the New South Wales Poultry Club. Messrs. Grant Bros., of Pakenham, ...

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  34. TREACHEROUS BOERS.

    Full particulars are published of the circumstances that led to the trial by courtmartial and execution at Pretoria of two Boers, who attempted to rejoin the ...

    Article : 132 words
  35. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Mr.Solomon, member for Fremantle, Western Australia, has not yet taken his seat, because a petition has been lodged against his return. Mr.Barton moved ...

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  36. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The steamer Narrung, which arrived from London this morning, had a number of live stock on board, including two bloodhounds, destined for Melbourne. ...

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  37. OLD-AGE PENSIONS.

    The central board appointed to administer the Old-age Pensions Act, in a report de—ailing the operations to dace, state that about 18,000 applications have been ...

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  38. GENERAL CARLE NEWS.

    In the House of Commons last night the provision in the Mines Bill fixing the limit of the working day at eight hours was retained on a division by 214 votes to 154. ...

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  39. COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

    The final figures for the election in the Southern District of the Legislative Council are now available. As was expected, Mr. G. Riddoch and Mr. A. Von Doussa ...

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  40. A SERIOUS FIRE.

    Shortly before 5 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered on the promises of Mason' Brothers Limited, general merchants, Pitt-street, near the junction of ...

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  41. PROBABLE ACTION OF THE MINISTRY.

    It was thought that the Senate would to-day send a message to the House of Representatives asking to be furnished with a copy of the Estimates on which the ...

    Article : 220 words
  42. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A girl named Kelly, aged eight years, met with a shocking death at Bindoon yesterday. She was leading a horse to water, when the animal, taking fright, bolted, ...

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  43. THE BOER PRISONERS.

    A petition signed by 1,000 Boer prisoners at,the Bellevue camp has been forwarded to ex-President Steyn, Mr. Schalk Burger, titular Acting President of the Transvaal; ...

    Article : 70 words
  44. WARRAGUL POSTAL BUSINESS.

    In consequence of the development of the district, the postal facilities are inadequate for the public requirements. At present there is only one delivery of ...

    Article : 140 words
  45. ST. VINCENTS HOSPITAL.

    Some weeks ago Mr. Marcus Beresford placed in our hands the sum of £1,000, to be given to St. Vincent's Hospital in order to extend the accommodation for the sick ...

    Article : 90 words
  46. TASMANIA.

    A largely-attended meeting to-night adopted the constitution for the new Harbour League, formed to secure improvements to the port, so that larger and ...

    Article : 126 words
  47. THE VICTORIA CROSS.

    The Victoria Cross has been in awarded to Seigeant Firth, of the West Riding Regiment, for gallant conduct at Arundel, a railway station in the Cape Colony ...

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  48. FEDERAL WRECK FUND.

    The sub-committee of the Federal and Louisa Lamont Shipwreck Fund held a meeting yesterday at the offices of Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co. Proprietary Limited, Mr. W. T. Appleton in the ...

    Article : 167 words
  49. ROBBERIES FROM HOTELS.

    Detectives Dalton and Nupthine yesterday arrested two men—James Edwards, aged 27, a shorthand writer, and William Thompson, aged 28, a hairdresser—on two ...

    Article : 276 words
  50. A DRUNKEN FREAK.

    A youth named William Bobbin, aged 19, was taken to the Melbourne Hospital early this morning, suffering from a bullet-wound in the leg, near the right ...

    Article : 139 words
  51. LAW NOTICES (This Day).

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  52. CASUALTIES.

    Private L. Mutthews, a New Zealand rough-rider, has died of enteric fever at Cape Town; Private James Young, a New Zealand rough-rider, has died of pneumonia ...

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  53. VIEWS OF SIR JOSIAH SYMON.

    Sir Josiah Symon, in the course of an interview, said that he regarded the action taken by the Government as the result of pure inadvertence. No attempt was ...

    Article : 161 words
  54. ARREST OF A DESERTER.

    When the troopship Britannic left Port Adelaide several members of the Imperial contingent who visited Australia in connection with the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 114 words
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  56. THE MISSING SOLDIERS.

    Arrangements have now been made by the Defence department for the despatch of the belated members of the contingent which returned by the steamer ...

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  57. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    A fire occurred at Bringalbert Station on Sunday last, by which a detached building was burnt down. Fortunately, a plentiful supply of water was available, and the fire ...

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  58. AN INJURED CYCLIST.

    The cyclist who met with serious injuries on Wednesday evening through colliding with another cyclist in Rathdown-street, Carlton, recovered consciousness at the ...

    Article : 68 words
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