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  2. THE GENERAL ELECTIONS

    The inaugural general elections under the new Constitution Act were held on Saturday, when voters were called upon to elect the members of both Houses of ...

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  3. CONCERNING PEOPLE.

    His Excellency the Governor will be present this afternoon at the inauguration of the pioner Braille Journal of Australasia in connection "with the Blind School ...

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    Our Mount Gambler correspondent wrote on Friday night:—"Mr. H. C. Swan, S.M., was very ill during the greater part of this week, and wan unable to attend to the ...

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  5. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

    While the members of the Australian Eleven were practising at Lord's yesterday Carter sustained a painful injury which necessitated his being subjected in surgical ...

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  6. THE CORONATION.

    Their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra will attend a Te Deum service at St. Paul's Cathedral on July 3. ...

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  7. THE BOER CAMPAIGN.

    Col. A. N. Rochfort, C.B., who has lately been conducting military operations in the Hart's River district, reports that during an engagement which took place on Tuesday ...

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  8. GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

    As a result of the treaty between Great Britain and Japan, the latter has placed her arsenals at the disposal of British squadrons in the Far East. ...

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  9. INDIA.

    The Council of India has instituted an order of merit in connection with the civil division of the Government service, to be awarded to natives only, for special acts of gallantry. ...

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  10. ORDERS FOR AUSTRALIAN MEAT.

    The War Office has ordered from Victoria 800,000 Ib. of corned beef and mutlon. The larger portion of the order is for beef Arrangements have also been ...

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  11. BRITISH POLITICS.

    The Right Hon. W. H. Long, President of the Local Government Board, stated in the House of Commons yesterday that the government had decided to insist upon the ...

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  12. FRANCE.

    In a circular addressed to the prefects of the local government departments in France the Premier, M. Woldeck-Rousseau, has drawn attention to alleged interference ...

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  13. REFUGEES RETURNING TO THE RAND.

    In reply to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Chamberlain stated that about one-third of the refugees who were driven from the Rand districts at the ...

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  14. TRIBUTE TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

    In the course of a speech in the House of Lords yesterday Lord Selborne (First Lord of the Admiralty) referred in eulogistic terms to the efficiency of the ...

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  15. SCENES IN THE POLLING BOOTH.

    Soon after the polling booths opened on Saturday morning a steady stream of voters set in. The clerks at the chief polling-places were kept hard at ...

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  16. SWITZERLAND.

    The deadlock which arose between the Governments of Italy and Switzerland, owing to the persistent refusal of the latter to institute proceedings against an ...

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  17. ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET.

    The annual banquet in connection with the opening of the Royal Academy was held yesterday. The Prince of Wales was the principal guest. In responding to the ...

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  18. PRISONERS TO REMAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Dairy Express states that the military authorities have decided to discontinue the practice of transporting prisoners of war from South Africa. ...

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  19. EX-PRESIDENT STEYN PREPARING FOR PEACE.

    It is stated that ex-President Steyn has instructed his Wife and children, who have been living in Holland since the war began, to return to South Africa immediately ...

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  20. POSTING THE FIGURES.

    The greatest attraction in Adelaide on Saturday night was the posting of the figures, and people who are competent to judge say that never was greater interest ...

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  21. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    Lieut. Vallence, of the 8th New Zealand Contingent, who has been, absent from duty through illness, is reported to be convalescent. Mr. Cecil Warringham, an agent in the ...

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  22. CHINA.

    It is stated that a body of Chinese troops under the command of Gen. Yuan-Shih-Kai has been defeated while attempting to quell an anti-indemnity revolt in the vicinity of ...

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  23. RUSSIA.

    The disturbances which occurred in the famine-stricken portions of Russia have not yet been quelled by the authorities. The latest advices from St. Petersburg indicate ...

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  24. IRELAND.

    The United Irish league is greatly incensed with Mr. P. A. McHugh, Nationalist member for North Leitrim, for ceasing to publish in The Sligo Champion, which he ...

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  25. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    One of the new submarine boats which are being constructed for the Admiralty by Messrs. Vickers, Son, & Maxim was successfully tested at Barrow-in ...

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  26. THE CZAR'S COUSIN ELOPES WITH A STUDENT.

    The Grand Duchess Helena, who is a cousin to the Czar, recently eloped with a poor student. The couple were pursued, and eventually were overtaken at Warsaw. ...

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  27. CORK EXHIBITION OPENED.

    The Cork Exhibition was opened yesterday. The north of Ireland heartily cooperated with the southern counties in order to ensure the success of the undertaking. ...

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  28. PUNISHING DISOBEDIENT SOLDIERS.

    During the recent riots in Moscow tho men of the Sumy regiment refused to fire upon the insurgents when they were commanded by their officers to do so. In order to ...

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  29. ATLANTIC SHIPPING COMBINATION.

    The Daily Express announces that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan has purchased the whole of the White Star line fleet of steamer, together with the company's ...

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  30. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

    For the first time in the constitutional history of South Australia there was a double dissolution of both Houses—that condition" for which the socialists ...

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  31. AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH HORSE, EIGHTH BATTALION.

    On Saturday afternoon the eighth contingent wag given battalion drill on Montefiore Hill. This was the first mounted parade in force, and as most of the horeses ...

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  32. MALTA.

    In the course of the debate which took place in the Legislative Council of Malta last week on the education proposals of the Government, the Hon. F. Mizzi. LL.D., ...

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  34. AN ENTERPRISING SHIPPING COMPANY.

    The directors of the Deutsch-Australische Dampfschiffs Gesellschaft, a large German steamship company, have decided to begin running steamers from Hamburg ...

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  35. CENTRAL DISTRICT. (SIX MEMBERS.)

    The electors of the Central District of the Legislative Council, which includes the Assembly divisions of Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Torrens, bad quite a wealth of ...

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  36. THE IRISH GUARDS.

    King Edward, acting in his capacity as of the Irish Guards, has invited the Right Rev. Robert Brindle, D.S.O., Raman Catholic Bishop of West ...

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