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  2. WELSH COLLIERS' STRIKE,

    The High Court of Appeal hos reversed the decision of the lower court in the fanions Merthyr Tydvil case, arising; ont of the Welsh collier's strike. Some ...

    Article : 74 words
  3. THE BOER WAR. REJECTED PEACE OVERTURES.

    The Daily News this morning announces that Presidents Kruger and Steyn have made overtures for peace to Lord Salisbury, on the basis of the ...

    Article : 203 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 199 words
  5. THE DEATH OP W. J. LAMBIE.

    Mr. A. G. (" Smiler") Hales, Who was taken prisoner at Rendsburg recently and was last week released from Bloemfontein, has written the following account of ...

    Article : 202 words
  6. [BY TELEGRAPH.] THE SECOND BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.

    Over 1000 applications have been received for enrolment in tba Imperial Australian Contingent. MELBOURNE, Monday. ...

    Article : 204 words
  7. GENERAL CABLE NEWS. [REUTER'S MESSAGE.] The Wool Sales.

    At the wool sales yesterday the Americans bought all the best lots of merinos and crossbreds. ...

    Article : 27 words
  8. Proprietary Shares.

    Broken Hill Proprietary shares are now quoted in London at 45s. ...

    Article : 17 words
  9. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. [BY TELEGRAPH.] Three More Cases.

    Pani Valli, residing in a restaurant kept by Mrs. Johnson, in Sussex-street, developed the Plague yesterday. The restaurant has been Bolated and the occupants have been sent to ...

    Article : 103 words
  10. ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. [BY TELEGRAPH.] Strange Death of a Child.

    Lottie Jules, aged 8 years, residing at Newtown, partook of nomo melon on Saturday afternoon and was seized with cramp in the stomach. lier mother gave her ...

    Article : 87 words
  11. BOER FORCES DEMORALISED.

    Renter's correspondent at the front telegraphs to London confirming the news that as the result of the recent British successes the Free State troops ...

    Article : 47 words
  12. A LEGISLATOR'S DEFENCE.

    Mr. B. Donaldson, member of the Assembly for-Tumut, addressing bis constituents at Tumut on Saturday night, characterised as shameful and scandalous falsehoods the ...

    Article : 48 words
  13. TO THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING.

    A Boer commandp has arrived at Bloemhof, on the northern bank of the Vaal River, in the Transvaal, with the object of resisting any British troops ...

    Article : 42 words
  14. Precautions in Melbourne.

    The rapid spread of the bubonic plague in Sydney is canting alarm in Melbourn3. and the Metropolitan Board of Health is exercising all ita powers to prevent an ...

    Article : 74 words
  15. AN "ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR."

    With reference to the mysterious dismissal of Private Davey from the Bushmen's Con. tingent on Saturday, just prior to embarkation, the Minister for Defence has given his ...

    Article : 115 words
  16. METEOROLOGICAL.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 words
  17. KRUGER EAGER FOR ACTION.

    President Kruger, it is reported, recently visited the burghers in northern Natal, endeavoring to inspire them with confidence. He was wearing a bandolier ...

    Article : 79 words
  18. Killed by a Bull.

    William Cave, a dairyman at Grafton, has been found dead in his milkyard. The body had been terribly mutilated by a bull. ...

    Article : 28 words
  19. BOER PRISONERS ATTEMPT ATO ESCAPE.

    A desperate attempt to escape made by a number of Boers ia prison at Simons Town, in southern Cape Colony, has been frustrated. They were caught ...

    Article : 43 words
  20. Fatal Bicycle Accident.

    Albert Thomas Carne, hairdresser, of Ballarat, was thrown from his bicycle yesterday and killed. A painful accident recurred on Friday ...

    Article : 101 words
  21. New Zealand Regulations.

    The Government has decied to quarantine all vessels arriving at New Zealand ports from Kew Bonth Wales. ...

    Article : 22 words
  22. BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS.

    Major-General Sir H. M. L. Rundle, commanding the eighth division of the Army Corps, and his staff left Southampton for South Africa ...

    Article : 30 words
  23. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN INCIDENTS.

    Three of the Maplemore stowaways ore endeavoring to get into the new local contingent. The others have left for Sydney. The late Lieutenant Powell, killed in Cape ...

    Article : 48 words
  24. THE EARLY CLOSING ACT.

    Mr. Wise, Attorney-General, has given the opinion that all persons engaged in serving food or waiting on strangers come under the operations of the Karly Closing Act and are ...

    Article : 81 words
  25. "THE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR."

    Since the,relief of Ladysmith, Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The Absentminded Beggar," has been issued in general orders to the troops under ...

    Article : 59 words
  26. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] New South Wales.

    It is officially announced that anthrax hos disappeared from tho Albury district. Archibald Freeman, Berring a sentence of seven years in Parramatta gaol for burglary, ...

    Article : 69 words
  27. BRITISH WARSHIPS DEPART.

    H.M.S. Powerful, first-class cruiser, 14 guns, 14,200 tons (Captain the Hon. H. Lambton), and H.M.S. Terrible, a sister ship (Captain Percy Scott), which ...

    Article : 78 words
  28. DIFFICULTIES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

    It is a most unusual thing for the Boers to attack at all, and especially to come out in the open and surround a kopje (" Banjo" Patersou writes). It is shrewdly suspected that ...

    Article : 536 words
  29. OAIXH AND DIVIDBMP3. ~

    NORTH —The second, of 9d., payable March 14. MOUTH—The 13th, of 1s. 6d. Payable March 20. WATER SUPPLY. —The 28th of 6d., payable April 2. CONSOLATION.—The lith, of 1d., payable March 14. ...

    Article : 38 words
  30. A LITTLE PARTY.

    A family named Papps, residing io Charlesstreet, Woolloomooloo, entertained some friends on Saturday evening, Everything was proceeding quietly until midnight, when ...

    Article : 116 words
  31. BOER LEADERS DISGRACED.

    Information has reached "Lord Roberts, which he transmits to the War Office, that Commandants Lucas Meyer and Scbalkbnrger, two of the Boer ...

    Article : 129 words
  32. THE BOERS IN NATAL.

    The Boers still remaining in Natal are entrenching at Biggara Berg, to the south-east of Glencoe Junction, with a view to guarding the western passes of ...

    Article : 56 words
  33. Advertising

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    Advertising : 61 words
  34. Victoria.

    The Lieutenant Governor (Sir John: Madden) has made an appeal on behalf of the Indian Famine Belief Fund. Personally he contributes £50. ...

    Article : 25 words
  35. THE WAR LOAN.

    The isaue of the —35,000,000 war scrip (" Khakis") has been a huge success. The Baak of England was literally besieged by applicants. One ...

    Article : 98 words
  36. South Australia.

    Nasty muggy weather prevails this morning. The say is cloudy and there is no breeze, with slight indications of rain. ...

    Article : 25 words
  37. SIR GEORGE WHITE LEAVES LADYSMITH.

    Lientenant-General Sir George White is feeble from attacks of fever contracted daring the siege'of Ladysmith. He has left Ladysmith for Stormberg. His ...

    Article : 118 words
  38. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 92 words
  39. New Zealand.

    Two Tolls of bank notoi (£100) were stolen from the pay-ont window ot the totallsator at Wanganui on Fridav while the staff was waiting to pay the lait race. ...

    Article : 85 words
  40. SUSPECTED MURDER OF A WOMAN.

    Sarah M'Lcnuan, died at Kyneton last night under such suspicions circumstances that foul murder is suspected. There is every appearance that the violence which the body ...

    Article : 57 words
  41. Barier Miner.

    WHATEVER doubt there was about the identity of the disease whcih was receatly diganosed in Adelaide as bubonic plague, there is not room for any which ...

    Article : 1,170 words
  42. THE NEW WAR DUTIES.

    Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply to protests, states that, his proposed stamp duty on produce contracts will apply to the sales ...

    Article : 42 words
  43. THE FIGHT NEAR OSFONTEIN.

    Numerous interesting facts concerning the flight of the Boers from before Lord Roberts' army in the fight near Osfontein on Wednesday hare come to ...

    Article : 213 words
  44. ENFORCING THE SANITARY BYLAWS.

    SANITARY INSPEOTOR ALKER and his assistant, Hr. E. J. Polkinghorne, have started a curcasade against all uncleanliness in Broken Hill, and till the air is clearer they intend to summons. ...

    Article : 111 words
  45. THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

    Tho Public Service Board has adopted a now regulation bearing on the examination of officers in the service for admission to higher grades. The regulation has not yet ...

    Article : 149 words
  46. THE QUEEN IN LONDON.

    The Queen, since her arrival in London, has been the centre of a series of remarkable demonstrations. On Thursday night, while she was ...

    Article : 215 words
  47. THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

    DURING Has recent visit Mr. Josiah Thomas, M.P., was asked to see the Minister for Defence and present the request of a number of Broken Hill residents to be enrolled as a ...

    Article : 81 words
  48. THE COLONIAL TROOPS.

    A detachment of the New Zealanders has been sent to Carnavon, in the west of Cape Colony, south-west of De Aar, where a force of 3000 rebels were the ...

    Article : 117 words
  49. MAIL CONTRACTS.

    THE following mail contracts have breen accepted by the Government:—Charlea Tatton, Ivanhoe and Wilcannia, weekly. £379 a year; Charle, G. M'Mahon, ...

    Article : 239 words
  50. CANADIAN PATRIOTISM.

    The mails by the Miowera, which were delivered in Sydney on Wednesday, brought a letter from the S. M. Herald's Canadian, correspondent, who writes anent the war in ...

    Article : 288 words
  51. AMUSEMENTS.

    PATIUOTISM was last night given Another opportunity to pay, poy, pay. A patriotic concert, promoted by Messrs. W. H. Wearne and J. Letbeby, was held in the Crystal ...

    Article : 326 words
  52. PAINFUL MISHAP TO A BOUNDARY RIDER.

    PERCY QUICK, a boundary rider employed on Boolcomatta station, South Australia, was admitted to the Hospital yesterday morning suffering from painful internal injuries. ...

    Article : 141 words
  53. AUSTRALIAN LOSSES.

    The War Office reports the following additional losses among the Australian troops:— Private R. B. Campbell, " O" ...

    Article : 87 words
  54. THE PRICE OF SHEARING.

    THE Pastoralists Union of Australia has (the Advertiser says) decided to increase the price from 18s. to £1 per hundred sheep for the next shearing, which begins in July. In the ...

    Article : 181 words
  55. THE ATTACK ON BLOEMFONTEIN.

    Major-General French's caralry brigade at latest was 10 miles ahead of the main body of the army and was close to Bloemfontein. He reports to Lord Roberts ...

    Article : 76 words
  56. CHRONIC DIARRHOA CURED.

    WEPENER, O.F.S. August 28,1897.—About two years ago a sample bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholers, and Diarrhoes Remedy was sent to me. I gave it to a customer who ...

    Article : 124 words
  57. ITEMS OF INTEREST.

    Mr. O. K. Kllis, secretary of the Workmen's Club, Launceston (Tasmania), has received official information that his san George was woonnded at Spion Kop on January 31, and ...

    Article : 368 words
  58. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND.

    The Queen's approaching visit to Dublin is causing widespread enthusiasm in Ireland. Belfast and other cities are sending ...

    Article : 80 words
  59. OPERATIONS IN CAPE COLONY.

    Brigadier-General Brabant, in command of a body of colonial troops, having assisted to clear the country in Gape Colony as far north as ...

    Article : 45 words
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