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  2. The Boer War.

    A number of obstinate Boers still keep the field, but are meeting with no success. Numbers have crossed into Portuguese territory are making trouble there. Kruger is to go to ...

    Article : 52 words
  3. The War in China.

    The Russians have been giving evidence of their Tartar substratum, havings butchered many thousands of Chinese along the Amur. From the Russian point of view this policy has a ...

    Article : 87 words
  4. THE JOHANNESBURG PLOT.

    LONDON, September 21. —Lord Roberts reports that the police at Johannesburg discovered that the foreigners in the town, on July 14, conspired to murder the unarmed officers and ...

    Article : 162 words
  5. PEACE IMPOSSIBLE.

    LONDON, September 24.—Li Hung Chang has telegraphed to Shanghai admitting that the surrender of Prince Tuan, Kangyi, and the others who are said to be the instigators of-the outrages ...

    Article : 61 words
  6. ANOTHER BATTLE.

    LONDON, September 19.—Reports received from Delagoa Bay state that a battle has been fought between Kaapmu den and Hector Spruit, the Boers being defeated with heavy loss. ...

    Article : 180 words
  7. ANTI-FOREIGNERS PROMOTED.

    LONDON, September 24.—The Empress Dowager has promoted Prince Tuan, the anti-foreign leader, to the Grand Council. General Tung Fu Siang has been appointed ...

    Article : 71 words
  8. TERRIBLE MASSACRE OF CHINESE.

    LONDON, September 21.—The Moscow correspondent of the "Standard"' states that the Russians disarmed 5000 Chinese at Blagoyestschensk, at the confluence of the Amoor and Seja ...

    Article : 237 words
  9. Military Items.

    Messrs. Ross and Bowman's (Waverley) tender for the soldiers' commemorative monument at Gundagai, at a cost of £147 10s, exclusive of carriage, has teen accepted. The base will be of ...

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  10. HOLLAND AND KRUGER.

    LONDON, September 21.—The Netherlands Government, has informed Great Britain that it offered the warship to President Kruger to convey him to Europe owing to the state of his ...

    Article : 50 words
  11. DAVITT'S DISILLUSION.

    LONDON, September 20, 1.48 p.m.—Mr. Michael Davitt contradicts the report that he has been disillusioned with regard to the Boers. The disillusionment was attributed to him by ...

    Article : 52 words
  12. BOERS DESTROYING GUNS.

    LONDON, September, 20.—Lord Roberts is at Nelspruit. He reports two gross cases of white flag treachery by the Boers. Lord Roberts also reports that the Boers have ...

    Article : 52 words
  13. AUSTRALASIAN.

    LONDON, September 20.—Lieutenant R. White and Private A. King, of the New South Wales Bushmen, were killed in the engagement at Wonderfontein. ...

    Article : 411 words
  14. PURSUING GUERILLAS.

    LONDON, September 21.—Lieutenant-General Rundle has attacked the Boers at Bronkersfontein, and captured a gun and thirty waggons. A spent pom-pom shell bruised Lieutenant— ...

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  15. WILSON'S EXPEDITION.

    LONDON, September 22.—The expedition sent under General Wilson, from Pekin, to capture the Sanhai-tien Arsenal, disperse the "Boxers," and open the northern passes, has been ...

    Article : 73 words
  16. AT KOMATI POORT.

    LONDON, September 21.—Lord Roberts reports that 3000 Boers have retreated to Komati Poort, on the Portuguese frontier. Seven hundred crossed the frontier into ...

    Article : 66 words
  17. THE PEITANG FORTS.

    LONDON, September 23, 12.50 p.m.—The Allied force which participated in the attack on the Peitang Forts comprised 4000 Russians, 4000 Germans, 1000 French, and a detachment of Austrian ...

    Article : 115 words
  18. MARAUDING BANDS.

    LONDON, September 21, 1.59 p.m.—Marauding bands of Boers are in the Orange River Colony, with an enormous number of spare horses in splendid condition. ...

    Article : 100 words
  19. WALDERSEE AT SHANGHAI.

    LONDON, September 22.—Count von Waldersee, who has been appointed to the command of the Allied forces in China, has arrived at Shanghai. ...

    Article : 60 words
  20. FIGHTING AT HART'S RIVER.

    LONDON, September 23.—Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen on September 19 routed the Boers to the north-east of Hart's River. He recaptured one of the 15-pounder field guns lost by the ...

    Article : 53 words
  21. VRYHEID OCCUPIED.

    LONDON, September 23, 12.45 p.m.—Lieutenant-General Hildyard has occupied Vryheid, in the South-eastern Transvaal, alter Colonel Gough and Colonel Bethune had turned a Strong ...

    Article : 32 words
  22. THE GERMAN PROPOSAL.

    LONDON, September 23.—Advices from Berlin state tbat the demand of Germany that the Chinese Government should deliver up the instigators of the outrages before entering upon ...

    Article : 192 words
  23. Land Appeal Court.

    There was a sitting of the Laird Appeal Court at Darlinghurst on Monday. Mr. Oliver (president) and Commissioner Houston were on the bench. ...

    Article : 236 words
  24. CAPTURE OF BRITISH AMBULANCES.

    LONDON, September 22.—The Boers at Hekpoort have captured three ambulances under Captain Perkins, of the N.S.W. Army Medical Corps, with Corporal Donnellan, Lance-Corporal J. ...

    Article : 178 words
  25. The Evolution of the Envelope.

    There are many persons now living who can remember the days when letters went through the post in.the form of a folded sheet of paper sealed at one edge, for envelopes were not in ...

    Article : 175 words
  26. KOMATI POORT OCCUPIED.

    LONDON, September 24.—The British have occupied Komati Poort, the horder station on the Transvaal-Delagoa Bay railway. The railway bridge was found to be intact. ...

    Article : 28 words
  27. PROCLAMATION BY LI HUNG CHANG.

    LONDON, September 24.—The Allies at the attack on the Pie-tang forts had 30 killed. Pei-tachu, where the "Boxers" were defeated by the column under General Wilson, was until ...

    Article : 87 words
  28. BOERS CROSSING THE FRONTIER.

    LONDON, September 24.—The Boers are abandoning their positions on the Lebombo mountains on the Transvaal border, and are crossing the Portuguese frontier. ...

    Article : 51 words
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    We have received from Mr. E. L. Bentley, proprietor of Craig's Royal Hotel, Ballarat, Victoria, a copy of a small pamphlet containing a number of views ol tho "Garden city" of Victoria. ...

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