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  2. ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.

    In Legislative Council plan of proposed Yardes vermin district was approved. Second reading of Pastoral Bill moved, and debate adjourned. Early Closing Bill taken into committee. ...

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  3. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    In the House of Representatives this afternoon the debate on Representative Reid's censure motion was resumed by Representative Cameron (T.). He expressed ...

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  4. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    When the Legislative Assembly met this afternoon Mr. Archer, as a matter of privilege, alluded to a certain article which had appeared in last Sunday's "Truth." It ...

    Article : 534 words
  5. THE POWERS AND TURKEY.

    Two thousand Armenians at Mush, a town in Asiatic Turkey, in the vilayet of Bitlis, have petitioned the Czar for permission to enter the Orthodox Greek Church. ...

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  6. CHINA.

    Advices from Tokio state that the announcement that much angry suspicion has been created throughout Japan by the announcement that a new Manchurian ...

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  7. THE TRANSVAAL CAMPAIGN.

    Lord Kitchener, in a despatch to the War Office yesterday, states that the commandos under Gen. Louis Botha are now being driven back northwards, towards Ermelo. ...

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  8. ROMANTIC MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.

    A pleasurable flutter has been created in "society" circles by the announcement of the marriage, in opposition to the wishes of his relatives, of Richard William ...

    Article : 524 words
  9. PUBLIC MEETING IN ADELAIDE.

    Following the splendid example set in Melbourne, a public meeting to consider the question of the federal tariff has been called for Tuesday next at the Adelaide ...

    Article : 136 words
  10. IN THE COUNCIL.

    Legislative Councillors, faced with the longest notice paper of the session, settled to work on Tuesday with the determination to waste no time. Committee stages of ...

    Article : 460 words
  11. HOW THE DUTIES WILL BE PAID.

    A return prepared for the Minister of Customs shows how the customs authorities think the new duties will work out. Mr. Kingston said, when introducing the ...

    Article : 332 words
  12. EXTENSION OF CIVIL ADMINISTRATION.

    The Commander-in-Chief reports that additional large Areas of tire Transvaal are being placed under civil administration, constabulary posts having been established ...

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  13. IS DE WET DEAD?

    Reports of a contradictory character are being circulated in Natal regarding General Christian De Wet, the noted Freestater. A number of Boers who are held ...

    Article : 54 words
  14. BOER LOSSES FOR A WEEK.

    Lord Kitchener advises that during the part week the enemy's losses were as follows:—Killed, 25; wounded and captured, 18; made prisoners. 190; surrendered, 50 ...

    Article : 54 words
  15. THE CAPE RAIDERS.

    Advices from Cape Town intimated that an effort by Boer commandos in the western districts to break away to the south of Calvinia has been frustrated by a British force. ...

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  16. A TREACHEROUS FOE.

    A party of Boers attired in khaki, and for a while representing themselves to be British soldiers, have thereby managed to capture one of Col. T. D. Pilcher's patrols ...

    Article : 44 words
  17. VICTORIA.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day the second reading of the Old Age Pensions Bill was agreed to. In committee it was proposed to extend the provisions for the ...

    Article : 98 words
  18. GOSSIP AND NOTES.

    The Governor-General has assented to the Supply Act passed a fortnight ago for £928,324, and also to Civil and Criminal Process and Execution Act. ...

    Article : 218 words
  19. UNDER THE UNION JACK.

    Advices from Ceylon state that a large number of Boers who are prisoners on the island have volunteered for service in the British Army outside South Africa. These ...

    Article : 55 words
  20. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    In the House of Assembly to-night Mr. George, in making a personal explanation, stated that he accepted Mr. Justice Parker's denial of having been subject to blackmail ...

    Article : 89 words
  21. IN THE ASSEMBLY.

    There was a full attendance of legislators, when the Assembly entered upon its week's labours on Tuesday. Mr. Ton Doussa presented a petition from holders of working ...

    Article : 1,440 words
  22. FRANCE.

    M. Waldeck-Rousscau, the Premier of France, is taking energetic steps at the seaports of the republic to prevent any interruption in the importations of coal from ...

    Article : 146 words
  23. MILITARY SUPPLIES.

    The Canadian Department of Agriculture is about to ship 500,000 bushels of oats to South Africa, to the order of the War Department. ...

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  24. BRAVERY RECOGNISED.

    The head office of the Bank of New South Wales was after business hours this afternoon crowded with leading banking and commercial men of the city and the ...

    Article : 280 words
  25. DEATH OF SIR A. L. SMITH.

    The death is announced of the Right Hon. Sir Archibald Levin Smith, late blaster of the Rolls, at the age of 65 years. He resigned his position as recently as last ...

    Article : 164 words
  26. COMMANDANT SCHEEPERS BANISHED.

    Commandant Scheepers, the notorious guerilla leader, who was made prisoner on October 10, and is now under hospital treatment at Majesfontein, has been sentenced ...

    Article : 44 words
  27. JUDICIAL PENSIONS.

    Sir—Mr. vou Doussa's motion regarding the above should he opposed by nearly every taxpayer in the country. We pay our Judges large salaries, out of which they ...

    Article : 330 words
  28. THE IMPERIAL COURT.

    Despatches from Pekin state that the exile of Prince Tuan, the notorious promoter of the Boxer organization, is militating against the chances of his son ...

    Article : 163 words
  29. GALLANT NEW ZEALANDERS.

    The Premier has received the following able message from Col. Porter, commanding the seventh New Zealand contingent:—Engaged Botha's force on October 6. The ...

    Article : 119 words
  30. THE KANAKA QUESTION.

    A crowded meeting was held in the Centennial Hall to-night to protest against hasty legislation by the Federal Parliament on the question of Pacific labour for sugar ...

    Article : 53 words
  31. THE BALLARAT COMPETITION.

    The bandsmen took up the running today at the South street competition, all the elocutionary and vocal items having been, finished. The events set down for ...

    Article : 173 words
  32. AFGHANISTAN.

    Habibullah, the new Ameer of Afghanistan, has signalized his accession to the throne by many considerate and kind acts. He has just released a number of selected ...

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  33. THE ENGLISH JUDICIARY.

    Mr. Joseph Walton, K.C., Recorder of Wigan since 1895, has been appointed a Judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in succession to Sir ...

    Article : 89 words
  34. BARRIER MINES ASSESSMENT.

    It is believed that a section of the municipal council is endeavouring to burke a referendum to the ratepayers on the question of rating the mines, and that the ...

    Article : 225 words
  35. MR. SEDDON'S VIEWS.

    The Premier, Mr. Seddon, speaking at a military banquet last night, said New Zealand had stopped too soon the dispatch of men to South Africa. During the past two ...

    Article : 47 words
  36. THE AMERICA CUP.

    Sir Thomas Lipton has ordered from Mr. George Lennox Watson and Mr. Wall Fife, jun., a design for a new challenger for the America Cup in 1902. ...

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  37. HEAVY MORTALITY FROM PLAGUE.

    Telegrams from Shanghai show that bubonic plague is racing in Foochow and other districts of southern China with terrible virulence. About 1,000 deaths daily ...

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  38. ACTIONS AGAINST A THEATRICAL MANAGER.

    The alleged neglect of Mr. Tyronen Power, of the crane-Power Dramatic Company, to make payments due to several persons for work and labour done, was the cause of ...

    Article : 234 words
  39. ANGLOPHOBIA ON THE CONTINENT.

    A rabid revival of hostility towards Great Britain is apparent in Germany and Austria. Newspapers in Berlin and Vienna are violent in their denunciation ...

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  40. DIVORCE.

    Sir—"Meph" in "The Register" on October 19 concludes:—"Whym then, talk [?] of relaxing the divorce laws?" A few facts for the writer's edification:—A wife ...

    Article : 172 words
  41. THE SURRY HILLS ASSAULT CASE.

    At the Central Police Court to-day the heaving was continued of the charge against Thomas Henry Wade of having assaulted May Victoria Fortier, with intent to ...

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  42. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Mr. Whitaker Wright, the noted company promoter and speculator, proposes to combine and reconstruct the London and Globe Corporation, the British America ...

    Article : 86 words
  43. MELBOURNE WOOL SALES.

    The wool sales were continued to-day, when two firms of wiling brokers offered 3,560 bales, and sold 3,055 bales. The competition for greasy merino wools was very ...

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  44. RETURNING AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS.

    The Premier has been advised that the Aberdeen left Cape Town on October 13, and had on board 16 men of various colonial contingents, Capt. Righetti, Lieut. Walton ...

    Article : 53 words
  45. GERMANY.

    Nine thousand persons in Berlin, including many ex-officers of the German Army, have appealed to the public to assist them in a campaign against the practice of ...

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  46. DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED.

    Cabinet gave consideration to-day to the cases of two prisoners under sentence of death. In that of William Cain, who made a murderous assault on his wife at ...

    Article : 106 words
  47. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 147 words
  48. THE HORSHAM TRAGEDY.

    At the police court to-day John Sloane was charged with the attempted murder of Miss Emma Mansfield. Miss Mansfield, who looked ill during her evidence, fainted. ...

    Article : 139 words
  49. A DAMAGED PILOT STEAMER.

    The pilot steamer Victoria, which collided with the Japanese liner Rosetta Maru outside Port Phillip Heads on Monday morning, was brought up to Williamstown ...

    Article : 105 words
  50. Advertising

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    Advertising : 255 words
  51. THE COUPON SYSTEM.

    The question of coupons was brought before Cabinet to-day. The views of deputations both in favour of the continuance and the abolition of the system were placed ...

    Article : 72 words
  52. OVERSEA SHIPPING.

    At London or Channel.—Gladys, barque, from Timaru June 30; Magdeburg, steamer, from Sydney July 27; Inga, barque, from Port Wakefield May 10; Excelsior (?) At ...

    Article : 57 words
  53. SOUTH AUSTRALIANS TO THE FORE.

    The National Rifle Association meeting was continued at Randwick to-day, in fine weather. In the second stage of "The King's Sgt. Manly (V.). J. T. Lake ...

    Article : 119 words
  54. ANNOYING TARIFF MACHINERY CLAUSES.

    At a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-day, the Hon. R. Reid, M.L.C, who presided, said it had been decided to call the members together to ...

    Article : 81 words
  55. NEW ZEALAND AND THE TARIFF.

    The Premier, Mr. Seddon, told the House of Representatives to-day that the Government was not in a position to state what steps it proposed to take in regard to the ...

    Article : 79 words
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