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  2. THE BOER WAR. THE REFUGEE CAMPS.

    Among the members of the ladies' committee appointed by Mr. Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War, to visit the refugee camps in the Transvaal and the ...

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  3. SHOCKING DISASTER.

    An extraordinary disaster has occurred at Gaeddvigen, a port in Sweden. The Louise Adelaide, 672 tons, of Portland, Maine, had arrived in the port laden ...

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  4. THE ROYAL VISIT. AN ENGLISH PRESS OPINION.

    The "Standard," commenting on the tour of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in Australia, says that the visit has been ...

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  5. SHIPPING CALAMITY.

    The barque Lizzie Bell, which left Wellington yesterday, for Newcastle, in ballast, went ashore at the South Taranaki Bight last night. The crew took to the boats, ...

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  6. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly Mr. J. H. Cann was appointed Chairman of Committees for the session. The debate on the address in reply was ...

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  7. IN THE STATE GALLERY.

    Mr. J. A. Boyd, the newly-elected member for Melbourne, was introduced by Mr. Shiels and Mr. Gillies. He took the oath of allegiance, signed the members' roll, and ...

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  8. IN THE FEDERAL GALLERIES. THE SENATE.

    Fining down fine points until they were almost invisible without the aid of strong legal spectacles was the operation which engaged the attention of a ...

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  9. PERSONAL.

    Our Adelaide correspondent telegraphed yesterday:—With regard to the rumour in Victoria that Lord Tennyson is about to become Governor of that state, Captain ...

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  10. THE CHINA WAR.

    A number of honours in promotions for officers and others who distinguished themselves in the China war are gazetted. Sir Claude Macdonald, who was British ...

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  11. THE SUPPOSED SIGNALS OF DISTRESS.

    The members of the search party who left San Remo at an early hour yesterday morning, with the object of investigating the cause of the distress signals which were ...

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  12. PERTH CELEBRATIONS.

    To-day's functions in connection, with the Royal visit differed largely from those which marked the previous days' programmes. They contained fewer official and ...

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  13. THE MORTALITY.

    Statistics have been published which show that in June the number of white men in the refugee camps in South Africa was 14,624, of women 27,711, and of children ...

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  14. THE CAPE RAIDERS.

    On Sunday hat Colonel Lukin surprised the laager of Lategan, the Colosberg rebel, capturing 10 Boers, 70 rifles, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and many horses. ...

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  15. AFFAIRS IN CHINA.

    Advices from Canton state that numerous bands of armed robbers are committing depredations in the surrounding country. ...

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  16. THE CAPTURED TRAIN.

    Further details are published respecting the capture and burning of a train on Sunday last, eight miles north of Beaufort West, on the main line from Cape Town ...

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  17. THE FATAL BOXING MATCH.

    The inquest concerning the death of Alfred Simpson, otherwise known as Otto Cribb, which took place a few hours after he had taken art in a boxing ...

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  18. A GREAT REQUEST.

    The late Mr. W. R. Sutton, head of the great firm of Sutton and Co., carriers and Custom-house agents, has bequeathed the large sum of £2,000,000 for the purpose of ...

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  19. CHARGE OF COWARDICE.

    A court of inquiry is being held in the United States respecting a charge of cowardice brought against Rear-Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, by Mr. Edgar ...

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  20. TREASON PUNISHED.

    A Cape Colony rebel, named Petrus Klopper, who was tried and convicted of treason at Burghersdorp, has been hanged. Another rebel named Klossen has been tried ...

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  21. CANADIAN TRADE.

    A return has been published showing the external trade of Canada for the year ending June 30 last. The imports amounted to 181,225,389 ...

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  22. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Assembly to-day the Premier stated that he had sent a circular note to the other state Premiers, suggesting a joint protest to the Federal Government against ...

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  23. CASAULTIES.

    The following casualties are reported:— Private E. G. Iles, of the Fourth West Australian Contingent, killed at Jamersfontein, in the Transvaal, Private W. ...

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  24. THE SOUTH POLE.

    The Discovery, the vessel built by the Admiralty for the national expedition to the Antarctic regions, will shortly go to Cowes, Isle of Wight, where on August 5 ...

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  25. THE HEAT IN AMERICA.

    The heat which caused great mortality in the eastern states of America early in the month is again being experienced with greator intensity than ever. The ...

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  26. MACLAREN'S TEAM.

    The committee of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club has expressed a wish that Wilfrid Rhodes, the young left-hand slow bowler, should decline Mr. Maclaren's ...

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  27. RETURNING SOLDIERS.

    The Defence department yesterday received a cable message from Cape Town as follows:— "The steamer Moravian left on July 19. ...

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  28. TUBERCULOSIS.

    The congress on tuberculosis continued its sittings in the Queen's-hall yesterday. Professor Koch, the famous bacteriologist, of Berlin who on the previous day ...

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  29. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The employes of the South Wallsend colliery at Cardiff, in the Newcastle district, have notified their intention to cease work unless the hewing rate is ...

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  30. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

    There was much excitement in New York and Brooklyn yesterday when it became known that 17 steel cables supporting the great suspension bridge over the East ...

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  31. THE TRANSPORT BRITANNIC.

    Latest advices received by the Defence authorities show that the troops returning from South Africa to this and eastern ports include three officers and 43 men of ...

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  32. THE A.J.S. BANK.

    The half-yearly report of the A.J.S. Bank shows that, after deducting the expenses of management, the profit amounted to £100,055, and, after providing interest ...

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  33. BANKING RETURNS.

    A return of the liabilities and assets of the banks in New South Wales shows for the quarter ended June aggregate liabilities amounting to £34,921,249, compared ...

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  34. HAIL STORM AND FLOOD IN RUSSIA.

    The district of Shatsk, in the province of Tamboff, in Southern Russia, has been visited by a violent hailstorm. Many of the hailstones were of immense size, ...

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  35. A GIFT OF CLOTHING.

    By the outgoing boat for South Africa "The Friends," assisted by many from other denominations, are sending a large consignment of clothing for the distressed ...

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  36. FEDERAL RELIEF FUND.

    The hon. treasurer (Mr. W. T. Appleton) acknowledges the following amount:—Per Councillor M. T. Gleeson, mayor of North Melbourne— Subscriptions received in North Melbourne, as per ...

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  37. ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL

    During the past few weeks we have intimated each day that the subscription opened by Mr. Marcus Beresford, with a contribution of £1,000, for the St. ...

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  38. MORE MEN FROM QUEENSLAND.

    In reference to the offer of the Government to the Imperial authorities to send back to South Africa a number of the returned soldiers, who desired to go, a reply ...

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  39. FIRES IN THE COUNTRY.

    A serious fire occurred this evening, resulting in the total destruction of a private house owned by Miss V. E. Mackereth, and leased by Mr. P. J. O'Malley. ...

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  40. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    The statement that one of the ex-Governors of the states might be appointed High Commissioner of the Commonwealth in London was brought under the notice of ...

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  41. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A deputation of unemployed, comprising about 100 men, accompanied by two labour members, to-day asked the Commissioner of Public Works to provide them with ...

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  42. QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day a motion was carried affirming the desirability for the introduction of a bill to provide for the proper accommodation of ...

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  43. THE GIPPSLAND COLLIERIES.

    Subsequent to their refusal, some 10 days ago, to accept the directors' terms for a resumption of work, the miners at the Coal Creek pit made a suggestion that their ...

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  44. AN ALPINE FATALITY

    A sad disaster has occurred in the Alps. A party, consisting of an English gentleman, two English ladies, and a guide ...

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  45. THE LONDON WOOL SALES

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  46. THE DEATH OF PRIVATE YATES.

    The adjourned inquest on the death of a returned soldier named Thomas Yates, at the Melbourne Hospital, was held yesterday, before Mr. Candler, city coroner. ...

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  47. NEW INSOLVENTS.

    Malcolm Gillies, Terang labourer Causes of insolvency—Heavy loss in connection with butchering business, inability to obtain employment, and pressure of ...

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  48. TASMANIA.

    At a meeting of the hospital board tonight it was reported that the Government analyst had been unable to discover any traces of poison in the foods sent him from ...

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  49. RIFLE SHOOTING.

    The secretary of the Queensland Rifle Association has received a notification that no team is to be sent from South Australia to compete in the federal match, ...

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  50. LAW NOTICES (THIS DAY).

    At Half-past 10 a.m.—Vinnicombe v. M'Gregor (part heard). First Civil Court. (Before Mr. Justice Holroyd.) ...

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  51. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    Tallow.—At the auction sales of Australasian tallow held to-day, 1,225 casks were offered, and 800 casks were sold. Prices realised were as follows:—Fine mutton, ...

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  52. GEELONG VIGNERONS.

    Rather important businees was conducted at the annual meeting of the Geelong District Horticultural and Vignerons' Association held to-day. It was ...

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  53. ACCIDENTS.

    A serious accident happened yesterday at Braybrook to a boy named Arthur Jobson, aged 15. He fell from the roof of a building on to his heed, and fractured the base of ...

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  54. MELBOURNE EAST ELECTION. MR. WATT'S EXPENSES.

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  55. KILLED BY A FALLING TREE.

    A sad accident occurred yesterday afternoon at Hoddle Range, when Thomas Summers, aged 17, son of Mr. J. M. Summers, selector, was killed. With his father, he ...

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  57. NEW ZEALAND.

    Official returns show that there are 20,180,784 sheep in the colony, an increase for the year of 919,116. News from Tonga states that portion of a ...

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  58. SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTRY.

    The councillors of Lexton Shire, at the suggestion of Councillor Laidlaw, have subscribed £1/2/ amongst themselves towards the fund to recoup Mr. Watt his expenses. His patriotic action in ...

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