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  2. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

    THE adjourned meeting of the council was held last night. Present, all except Alderman Linnane and Alderman Gubbins; for the absence of the latter through illness ...

    Article : 1,095 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 200 words
  4. THE BOER WAR. SUBMISSION OF FREE STATERS.

    Brigadier-General Pole-Carew, in command of the Guards Brigade, has retired from Norvals Pont to Bloemfontein. ...

    Article : 122 words
  5. [BY TELEGRAPH.] THE WAR FUNDS.

    England's contribution to the Australian Bushmen's Contingent Fund has been apportioned thus:—New South Wales, £3836; Victoria, £1932; Queensland, £2219; West ...

    Article : 41 words
  6. GENERAL CABLE NEWS. [REUTER'S MESSAGES.] The Indian Famine.

    The Indian Government is now feeding nearly 5,000,000 famine-stricken natives. ...

    Article : 21 words
  7. THE AUSTRALIAN-IMPERIAL CONTINGENT.

    Mr. Roberts, M.P., has been promoted to be sergeant in the Australian-Imperial Contingent, Several other non-commissioned officers have been appointed, but no ...

    Article : 37 words
  8. The Khedive Visits England.

    The Khedive of Egypt will visit England in the summer and be entertained by the Queen at Windsor. ...

    Article : 26 words
  9. THE MARTIAL SPIRIT IN ADELAIDE.

    The members of the Scottish Rifle Corps have been sworn in as volunteers. They have decided to adopt the Gordon tartan for the regiment, and have elected Mr. M'Lachlan, ...

    Article : 55 words
  10. The Price of Silver.

    Bar silver (standard) has increased in price to 2s. 3 11-16d. per ounce. ...

    Article : 20 words
  11. Obituray.

    General Sir William S. A. Lockhart, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India since 1898, in succession to Sir George White, is dead, aged 59 ...

    Article : 63 words
  12. BUGLER'S TOUR.

    Bugler's tour in aid of the Bushmen's Fund has now ended and accounts have been squared. The fund benefits to the extent of £2500. It is now proposed to sell the horse ...

    Article : 45 words
  13. LORD METHUEN AT WARRENTON.

    Lord Methuen, on Friday, having left a force at Boshof, arrived at Warrenton, on the Vaal River, and prevented the Boors, who were massing ...

    Article : 58 words
  14. ITEMS OF INTEREST.

    Mr. J. B. Ford, one of broken Hill's representatives now in camp at Kensington, writes to say that he has received notice that the commanding officer has approved of his ...

    Article : 149 words
  15. METEOROLOGICAL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 69 words
  16. THE BALMAIN DISASTER.

    The inquest on the victims of the Balmain colliery disaster was opened to-day. There were touching scenes at the identification of the bodies. ...

    Article : 50 words
  17. PREPARING FOR BATTLE AT PRETORIA.

    The British officers held as prisoners at Pretoria have had their quarters transferred from the centre of the town to the Daspoort Ridge, on the ...

    Article : 58 words
  18. GENERAL FRENCH'S CAVALRY.

    The British cavalry under Major-General French have advanced eastwards from Bloemfontein, and hold Thaba'nchu, towards the Basutoland ...

    Article : 25 words
  19. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    The suspicious case in the Adelaide Hospital has been declared by the hospital doctors to be a case of plague. The patient, J. R. Grubb, died in the institution on ...

    Article : 252 words
  20. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    Probably a travelling commercial agent will accompany Mr. Copeland to England. The N. S. W. revenue from March 1 to date shows an increase of over £41,000 on ...

    Article : 70 words
  21. MINING. Block 14.

    THE mill lost seven shifts last week owing to general repairs; consequently only 1639 tons crude sulphides were treated, which produced 514 tons concentrates and slimes of ...

    Article : 188 words
  22. BOERS IN NORTHERN NATAL

    Mr. Winston Churchill, the Morning Post correspondent, states that there are still 14,000 Boers, with 20 guns, at Biggarsberg, to the south-west of ...

    Article : 34 words
  23. DESERTERS SURRENDER GUNS.

    D[?]ters from the ranks of the Boers have taken a Maxim and a 9-pounder gun to the British camp at Belmont. Another 9-pounder has been taken to ...

    Article : 73 words
  24. THE BOERS' FUTURE HOME.

    Soma of the Transvaalers on the western frontier wish to trck to Damaraland, the German possession on the west coast of Sooth Africa, but a Hottentot ...

    Article : 42 words
  25. AN AMERICAN JOURNALIST WITH THE BOERS.

    UNDER this bending The Times is continuing to publish a series of letters, which are of much value, as describing from the inside the actual situation of the Boots. The ...

    Article : 781 words
  26. CALLS AND DIVIDENDS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 30 words
  27. BRITISH AT WALWICH BAY.

    A British warship has landed a number of men and guns at Walwich Bay, a coaling station on the west coast of Africa, as a precaution against acts of ...

    Article : 41 words
  28. Advertising

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    Advertising : 32 words
  29. SURRENDER OF THE FREE STATERS.

    It is estimated that quite threefourths of the Free Staters who were under arms have returned to their farms. ...

    Article : 32 words
  30. The South.

    The plant, which is working freely, had a satisfactory run for the week. The quantity of crude ore treated was 2041 tons, which returned 404 tons first concentrates, including ...

    Article : 267 words
  31. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 93 words
  32. BOERS STILL HOPE FOR INTERVENTION.

    Despite the statements made by the British Ministers and the rebuff which President Kruger received from Germany, the Transvaal Boers, it is said, still ...

    Article : 46 words
  33. THE WATER SUPPLY.

    AT the conclusion of the business on the notice paper at last night's meeting the council went into committee to consider the water supply question. Mr. A. J. Hall was ...

    Article : 197 words
  34. IN THE REBEL COUNTRY.

    In the Orange River districts many Transvaal Boers have been taken prisoners and thousands of rebels have surrendered to the British. ...

    Article : 54 words
  35. RECENT BOER LOSSES.

    A Boer commandant's notebook found at the Tugela River, in Natal, indicates that the Boer casualties between December 12 and January 14 numbers 1494. ...

    Article : 57 words
  36. Barrier Miner.

    WE should not have guessed the new Agent-General at the first try; not even in the first 20 tries. Mr. Henry Copeland did not seem to be in the running ...

    Article : 1,196 words
  37. STRAY NOTES.

    No, he ain't a dandy mite, Can't Jack! And he wasn't schooled to [?]ght, Cap'n Jack. ...

    Article : 992 words
  38. TO THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING.

    Colonel Plumer and his Rhodesian Horse had reached Pitsani, 29 miles north[?]est of Mafeking, on March 18 (last Tuesday). Since then Colonel ...

    Article : 48 words
  39. THE ATTITUDE OF PREMIER SCHREINER.

    Mr. W. P. Schreiner, Premier of Cape Colony, has prohibited the holding of jubilant celebrations in the colony to mark the British successes in South ...

    Article : 40 words
  40. The British.

    The plant, which is in thorough going order, did profitable work during the post two weeks, treating 4119 tons sulphide ore, yielding 589 tons first product, assaying 62 6 ...

    Article : 305 words
  41. COLONEL PRICE BREAKS A RIB.

    Colonel Tom Price, in command of the second. Victorian Contingent, fell in a sluit the other day and broke a rib. He has now recovered. ...

    Article : 34 words
  42. JOURNEYMEN BUTCHERS.

    THE half-yearly general meeting of the Journeymen Butchers' Association was held last night at the Trades Hall. Mr. F. Groth presided over a good attendance. ...

    Article : 168 words
  43. NEWS FROM BADEN-POWELL.

    In the siege of Mafeking, desperate sapping has been done by the besiegers and desperate counter-sapping by the garrison. The Boers who had advanced ...

    Article : 139 words
  44. ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

    William Johnston, residing at Pyrmont, while jumping off an electric tram in motion yesterday, fed underneath the cars and had his hand cut off, besides sustaining internal ...

    Article : 308 words
  45. PRISONERS AT SIMONS TOWN.

    The recriminations between the Free State and the Transvaal Boer prisoners at Simons Town have compelled the British authorities to take precautions ...

    Article : 65 words
  46. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 words
  47. AN HONOR TO THE COLONIALS.

    Lord Roberts has entrusted the army hospital at Bloemfontein, containing 500 beds, to Surgeon-Captain Fiaschi, of the New South Wales Array Medical Corps, ...

    Article : 39 words
  48. The London Market.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 232 words
  49. TOWNS GUTTED BY THE BOERS.

    The Transvaal Boers have gutted the towns of Taungs and Vryburg, on the western frontier, between the Vaal River and Mafeking. Some of the rebels ...

    Article : 91 words
  50. INCIDENTS OF THE CAMPAIGN.

    Many complaints hare been made to Lord Roberts that bad boots have been issued to the soldiers on service in South Africa. ...

    Article : 121 words
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