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  2. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    The Government has decided on the expenditure, subject to Parliamentary approval, of £27,500,000 on the construction of two more battleships and ...

    Article : 146 words
  3. RUSSIA AND BRITAIN.

    Considerable sensation has been caused in London by the publication by the Daily Telegraph of a despatch from its St. Petersburg correspondent, in which ...

    Article : 255 words
  4. THE BOER WAR. CRONJE'S TENACIOUS DEFENCE.

    Details received of the battle between the British forces and General Cronje's army in the Free State show that on Tuesday the enemy was subjected to a ...

    Article : 420 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 200 words
  6. THE SPION KOP AFFAIR.

    A letter found by the British in the deserted trenches of the enemy at Hlangwane Hill, near the Tugela River, stated that the Boer losses at Spion ...

    Article : 58 words
  7. THE COLONIAL TROOPS.

    Private W. E. Smith, one of the first South Australian Contingent, was killed in action at Arundel on the 21st instant. The troopship Maori King, with the ...

    Article : 149 words
  8. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] New South Wales.

    Mr. Riley, a partner in the firm of Riley Brothers, drapers, of George-street, was proceeding to his home at Darlinghurst on Saturday night, carrying a bag containing ...

    Article : 90 words
  9. METEOROLOGICAL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 words
  10. ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. [BY TELEGRAPH.] Fell Down a Shaft.

    Thomas Hefford fell down a shaft on the Victorian Estate, Maryborough, on Saturday and was killed. ...

    Article : 29 words
  11. Victoria.

    Harry Thomas, aged 20, has been arrested for alleged frauds on the Treasury by means of forged orders, on which he was paid several sums. He has confessed. ...

    Article : 33 words
  12. AN AFRIDI OFFER.

    Two hundred Afridi hillmen, from the Indo-Afghanistan frontier, have offered to serve with Lord Roberts in South Africa. ...

    Article : 23 words
  13. GENERAL FRENCH'S OPERATIONS.

    Major-General French, who is operating outside the area of the main fighting, has captured a patrol of 75 Boers to the eastward of General Cronje's, and 30 of ...

    Article : 65 words
  14. South Australia.

    The Intercolonial Tennis Carnival at the Exhibition closed on Saturday evening. The most important contest of the day was that which decided the Ladies' Championship. ...

    Article : 56 words
  15. THE LATEST.

    The Ladysmith garrison has captured two Boer spies wearing the Red Gross. The steamer Admiral has landed 100 recruits for the Boers at Delagoa Bay. ...

    Article : 47 words
  16. Drowned in a Mine.

    A fatal accident occurred at the M'Evoy mine, Eldorado, on Saturday. The water burst in, and Thomas Dunstan ordered the men up, while he and another tried to effect ...

    Article : 63 words
  17. MINING. [REUTER'S MESSAGE.] The Price of Sliver.

    Bar silver (standard) is quoted at 2s. 3 7-16d. per ounce. ...

    Article : 20 words
  18. West Australia.

    The whaleboat recently reported missing between Point Headland and Condon, foundered in a squall, but the two men forming the crew, Petersen and Newrie, managed to ...

    Article : 41 words
  19. A Railway Porter Killed.

    Porter A, M'G. Crechin, who lately met with an accident at the Port Wakefield railway station, has died; his arm was severed and his shoulder was badly crushed, ...

    Article : 42 words
  20. LOSSES AROUND PAARDE BERG.

    In the fighting in the Paarde Berg district on Sunday, 146 of the British rank and file were killed, including 35 men of the Seaforth Highlanders. ...

    Article : 216 words
  21. Advertising

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    Advertising : 121 words
  22. [BY TELEGRAPH.] THE WAR FUNDS.

    The Patriotic Fund has now reached £24,230 and the Bushmen's Contingent Fund £29,290. ADELAIDE, Monday. ...

    Article : 93 words
  23. Proprietary Shares.

    Broken Hill Proprietary shares are quoted in London at 44s. 6d. ...

    Article : 15 words
  24. SPORTING. [BY TELEGRAPH.] The Betting Martet.

    The Newmarket betting on Saturday night was 100 to 8 the field. Cornquist, Sequence, and Foret were at that price, The Watch Dog and Stand Off at 100 to 7, and Veloee at 100 ...

    Article : 63 words
  25. Impaled on a Stump.

    Ludwig Herman Jaergere, who a day or two ago was thrown on to the stump of a tree, has died at Monnt Pleasant from his injuries. Two pieces ot mallee splinter ...

    Article : 46 words
  26. Broken Hill Extension. Prospecting Syndicate.

    A meeting of the Broken Hill Extension Prospecting Syndicate was held at the office of Mr. H. E. Turner, in Adelaide, on Friday afternoon, and Mr. Turner presided over a ...

    Article : 170 words
  27. Burned to Death.

    On Friday Emma Adams, aged 19 years, was engaged at Paratoo ironing clothes. The flames caught her dress and she was so badly burned that she died when being conveyed to ...

    Article : 63 words
  28. Victorian Swimming Championship.

    Maynard beat Wilson for the Victorian half-mile swimming championship on Saturday afternoon. ...

    Article : 18 words
  29. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 73 words
  30. THE BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    The Bushmen's Contingent had a general parade at Kensington on Saturday afternoon and made a highly satisfactory show. The third contingent also paraded, and the ...

    Article : 58 words
  31. New Zealand Racing.

    The chief of the Christchurch races on Saturday afternoon resulted:— Champion Stakes: Screw Gun, 1; Blazer, 2. Time, 1 minute 28 seconds. ...

    Article : 46 words
  32. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 125 words
  33. Perished for Want of Water.

    The telegraph line north of Carnarvon was interrupted the other day, and a lineman went out to repair it. He found the nude, dead body of an unknown man at the ...

    Article : 69 words
  34. Barrier Miner.

    "WAIT seven years to form a judgment on a war," an astute observer wrote a good while ago; and we may bring the observation up to date with—" Wait ...

    Article : 1,097 words
  35. Bullion Returns.

    Block 14, week ending February 23.— Ore treated, 815 tons sulphides, 149 tons carbonates. producing 326 tons bullion, containing 18,555oz. silver. ...

    Article : 558 words
  36. The Turf.

    Mr. Arnold Ferry, who is well Known on the Barrier, and who has ettablished a reputation in Sooth Australia as a cross-county rider, was married on Wednesday last. He ...

    Article : 473 words
  37. A BISHOP'S PASTORAL.

    Archbishop Carr, in a Lenten pastoral, says that, without distinction of creed or nationality, the youth and manhood of all the colonies had generously and gallantly ...

    Article : 68 words
  38. THE WOUNDED AT KLIP KRAAL.

    During an engagement at Klip Kraal, in the advance on Kimberley, on the 16th instant, 76 of the British troops were wounded, including Private ...

    Article : 45 words
  39. A Lad's Death.

    A lad named Thomas Bush died, suddenly at Wyndham last week. All inquest was held and a verdict returned that death was due to convulsions. Two bottles of ...

    Article : 49 words
  40. EXCITEMENT IN LONDON.

    Last night the largest crowd that has erer gathered on any Saturday night during the war assembled outside the War Office in London. No news, ...

    Article : 127 words
  41. THE SITUATION IN JOHANNESBURG.

    We have received (says the London Times) from Laffan's agency the following despatch, received from its correspondent in Pretoria, who gives, under date December 19, some ...

    Article : 1,093 words
  42. Suicide in the Street.

    Charles Sanders was found in Palmerston-Street, Perth, on Saturday, with his throat gashed and a razor lying beside him. He was dead. ...

    Article : 82 words
  43. THE CIVILIAN RIFLE CLUB.

    A COMMITTEE meeting of the Civilian Rifle Club was held on Saturday evening. The various reports showed that increased interest was being taken in the affairs of the club, and ...

    Article : 450 words
  44. GENERAL M'DONALD'S WOUND.

    Brigadier-General Hector M'Donald, in command of the Highland Brigade, reported wounded at Koedoes Rand on Sunday last, was hit in the foot. The ...

    Article : 36 words
  45. LORD METHUEN'S POSITION.

    Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen has been appointed military administrator of affairs in the Kimberley district. ...

    Article : 21 words
  46. AN A. M. A. CONGERENCE.

    Thirty-six delegates from the A. M. A. in Victoria arrived at Zeehan on Saturday to attend the annual conference. They were officially welcomed by the president and ...

    Article : 96 words
  47. VIOLATION OF THE WHITE FLAG.

    Lord Roberts notifies that owing to the frequent violation of the white flag by the enemy, the British troops for the rest of the campaign will not be ...

    Article : 52 words
  48. THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.

    It is announced that Lord Roberts, recognising the necessity of rapid movements now that his forces are in the enemy's country, has altered the whole ...

    Article : 183 words
  49. GENERAL BULLER'S MOVEMENTS.

    General Buller's losses on Tuesday and Wednesday, in his advance on. Ladysmith, have been officially returned at 12 killed and 102 wounded. ...

    Article : 189 words
  50. THE BUP ONIC PLAGUE.

    The remains of the late Captain Dudley, the victim of the bubonic plague, have been buried at the quarantine station. Seventeen persons from Dudley's house and eight from ...

    Article : 88 words
  51. POLICE COURT.

    MR. MAITLAND, P.M., adjudicated in the Police Court this morning. Three first offenders were fined the usual half-crown. The other drunks included John Temby, ...

    Article : 90 words
  52. AMUSEMENTS.

    THE Woods-Williamson Dramatic Company terminated a successful 10 nights' season at the Theatre on Saturday night with a final production of "A Woman's Sin." The piece ...

    Article : 65 words
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