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  2. SPORTING. [BY TELEGRAPH.] Intercolonial Cricket.

    Against the second innings of the South Australians, in the cricket match yesterday, Noble took one wicket for 106; Trumper, one for 47; Howell, one for 57; Pye, one for 49; ...

    Article : 63 words
  3. THE METAL MARKET.

    Pig iron is quoted at 67s. 2d per ton —an advance of 5d. on the quotation of a week ago. Zinc is quoted at £20 5s. —a fall of 7s. 6d. Other prices are ...

    Article : 52 words
  4. THE BOER WAR. THE ATTACK ON LADYSMITH.

    More detailed news with regard to the Boer attack on Ladysmith last Saturday is now being received. The Standard correspondent at Frere ...

    Article : 282 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 262 words
  6. AN OFFICERS' MESS ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

    Mr. W. C. Hannah, a son of the vicar of Brighton, Kng., went to Ladysmith to secure from the officers of the Leicestersai reregiment details of the death of his brother, Lieutenant ...

    Article : 267 words
  7. The Broken Hill Racecourse.

    A scheme which has long been under consideration, and which promises to be be beneficial for both the racing clubs concerned and the sporting public, was last night ...

    Article : 320 words
  8. FEDERATION.

    Some days ago the Premiers of the various colonies received from New South Wales a copy of the following cablegram, which Mr. Lyne had received from Mr. ...

    Article : 598 words
  9. THE QUEEN AND THE RELIEF FUND.

    Queen Victoria has contributed to the Artists' War Relief Fund two works, one from her own brush and the other painted by the late Prince Consort. ...

    Article : 36 words
  10. A NEW DESTROYER.

    A new British torpedo destroyer, built on the turbine principle, has been given a speed trial of 35½ knots an hour. The craft travelled at that speed ...

    Article : 34 words
  11. THE LEGAL POSITION OF SPIES.

    In the cable messages a day or two ago it was stated that there are crowds of spies in Ladysmith, but that, though the gaols are full of them, none have been so far executed. ...

    Article : 550 words
  12. METEOROLOGICAL.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 72 words
  13. THE LATEST.

    Advices from Ladysmith state that the bread and meat supplied to the garrison is of good quality and is still in plentiful supply. ...

    Article : 113 words
  14. The Turf.

    The jumping horses Homer and Last Glen were submitted at auction the other day at Kirk's Bazaar. However, bids of only 90 guineas were forthcoming, whereas in the ...

    Article : 533 words
  15. BRITISH MOVE EXPECTED.

    A report received from the front states that General Buller, with all his available troops, is expected to make an endeavor to force a passage over the ...

    Article : 57 words
  16. [BY TELEGRAPH.] THE WAR FUNDS.

    The Bushmen's Contingent Fund now amounts to £21,113. The Patriotic Fund amounts to £11,223. ...

    Article : 23 words
  17. Advertising

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    Advertising : 255 words
  18. STRAY NOTES.

    THERE are a great number of very worthy, earnest gentlemen who, upon a new proposal being made, turn their critical eye upon it, and, detecting a flaw or two, proceed to ...

    Article : 840 words
  19. CROWN TENANTS AND THE WAR.

    The Minister for Lands, Mr. Hassall, has decided that where the occupiers of Crown Lands have volunteered far active service in Africa he will suspend the residential clauses ...

    Article : 44 words
  20. BROKEN HILL CAB SERVICE.

    THE annual inspection of cabs plying for hire within the municipality of Broken Hill, conducted under the supervision of Inspector Atker, has just been completed. This year ...

    Article : 254 words
  21. LORD METHUEN BADLY HURT.

    It has transpired that when Lord Methuen was wounded in the battle at Magersfontein he was thrown from his charger and badly injured his spine in ...

    Article : 64 words
  22. THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENTS.

    The second contingent is now complete and no farther volunteers will be enrolled. So far 600 men have volunteered to serve in the Bushmen's Contingent. Of these 320 ...

    Article : 67 words
  23. EARLY CLOSING LAW.

    WEDNESDAY has been proclaimed as the day for observing the half-holiday in Broken Hill. Silverton and Wilcannia will observe the same day. ...

    Article : 122 words
  24. WAR ITEMS.

    The Chief Secretary of Queensland received a cablegram from Lieutenant- Colonel Bicardo, commanding the Queensland contingent in South Africa, intimating that 40 ...

    Article : 583 words
  25. THE LOYALTY OF THE POLICE.

    A specially-appointed police board of inquiry has been sitting at Newcastle, consisting of Superintendent Larkin, Inspector Lynch, and Sub-inspector Hinds, recently ...

    Article : 137 words
  26. CONTRABAND OF WAR.

    The position of Great Britain with regard to the foreign ships and cargoes seized in and near Delagoa Bay and on the African coast is exciting much ...

    Article : 142 words
  27. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 88 words
  28. [BY TELEGRAPH.] The Position of Newsagents.

    It is understood that the newsagents will test in the law courts the question of compulsory closing of their shops at 6 o'clock, They maintain that, inasmuch as the law says ...

    Article : 185 words
  29. PRODIGIES IN ARTILLERY.

    MAJOR JAMES M. INGALLS, the gretest authority on ballistics in the United States Army, has (says the New York Journal) just worked up a range table for the new 16in. ...

    Article : 1,275 words
  30. THE BEVERAGE OF THE PEOPLE.

    LET Us glance at the ordinary breakfast beverages of the people. Tea, even if properly infused, is only a stimulant. It is not a nourishing ...

    Article : 359 words
  31. Barrier Miner.

    A FEW weeks ago we drew attention to the fact that in the Australian contingents, and especially in the first South Australian contingent, there was a ...

    Article : 873 words
  32. THE VICTORIAN TROOPS.

    The beard of experts yesterday afternoon examined the saddlery of the Victorian Contingent and reported that in many cases repairs were necessary, that there were ...

    Article : 120 words
  33. THE AMBULANCE.

    THE annual meeting of the ambulance trustees was held yesterday afternoon in the Mayor's parlor. The Mayor (Alderman Dunstan) was in the chair, and there was a ...

    Article : 300 words
  34. DECISION OF PORTUGAL.

    The Government of Portugal has decided that nobody shall enter the Transvaal via Delagoa Bay without a passport and a consular guarantee that ...

    Article : 41 words
  35. THE PROFESSION OF SPY.

    The word "spy" has an ugly sound owing to its runny unpleasant associations, yet in war time spies afford an army aid which is as valuable as it is highly remunerative. ...

    Article : 389 words
  36. BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS.

    The Hon. Thomas A. Brassey is raising a body of yeomanry, which he will accompany to South Africa. The Canadian Government has ...

    Article : 76 words
  37. A MINISTERIAL DECLARATION.

    The Hon. St. John Brodrick, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, speaking at Marylebone, said that the generals conducting the war in South Africa had ...

    Article : 71 words
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