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  2. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    The Opposition, which was cheated out of its prey last night by the interposition of Mr. Mauger with his "bicycle" motion, went determinedly for the Government in ...

    Article : 795 words
  3. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    The debate on the Convention Bill was resumed in the Legislative Assembly to-day. Mr. Robinson, a Ministerialist, denounced the measure, which, he said, ...

    Article : 119 words
  4. VICTORIA.

    Three brothers, who are miners, were sinking a shaft at Buninyong and when about 100 ft. deep broke into some old workings which had been unused for 20 ...

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  5. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received August 1, 9.30 p.m.] THE BOERS.

    Major-General Charles Edmond Knox, who commands the 13th Brigade of the South African Field Force, has been doing good work in the eastern part of the Orange ...

    Article : 97 words
  6. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received August 1, 9.30 p.m.] KING EDWARD VII.

    The details of the forthcoming visit of King Edward to Germany have now been settled. His Majesty will leave England as soon as Parliament rises, which is ...

    Article : 165 words
  7. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received August 1, 9.30 p.m.] CAPE COLONY.

    The latest news from Cape Town respecting the rebellion in Cape Colony is Very disquieting, as it indicates that disaffection is spreading. It is said that ...

    Article : 370 words
  8. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received August 1, 9.30 p.m.] THE FRENCH NAVY.

    M. Lanessan, the French Minister of Marine, has ordered the construction of 20 additional submarine boats. The great success attained in recent trials of ...

    Article : 113 words
  9. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received August 1, 9.30 p.m.] THE DUEK OF CORNWALL.

    The letter which his Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall sent to the Governor--General of Australia, Lord Hopetoun, on leaving Australia, for simultaneous ...

    Article : 129 words
  10. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Rose gave notice of his intention to move on Thursday next that the Savings Bank of New South Wales and the Government ...

    Article : 212 words
  11. AUSTRALIAN ESTATES COMPANY.

    The directors of the Australian Estates Mortgage Company, requiring an additional working capital, proposed to issue £300,000 worth of prior lien debentures on first ...

    Article : 221 words
  12. THE PITTSBURG STRIKE.

    The settlement of the dispute in the Pittsburg steel industry is not meeting with general approval amongst the workmen. It is stated that the younger ...

    Article : 148 words
  13. VISIT TO IRELAND.

    His Majesty King Edward is to pay his promised visit to Ireland in the spring of next year. It was intended that it should take place earlier, but the King desires to ...

    Article : 99 words
  14. PROCLAMATION BY MR. STEYN.

    Mr. Steyn, ex-President of the Orange Free State, has issued a proclamation directing that Thursday and Friday, August 8 and 9, shall be observed by the burghers ...

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  15. AN AUSTRALIAN HONORED.

    Surgeon-Lieutenant J. A. Dick, who served in South Africa with the New South Wales Army Medical Corps, has been made a Fellow of the College of Surgeons, ...

    Article : 62 words
  16. LORD ROBERTS.

    The message from the King presented by Mr. Balfour on Monday last, which recommended the passing of a grant of £100,000 to the Commander-in-Chief, Earl Roberts, ...

    Article : 319 words
  17. STANDARD EXPLORATION COMPANY.

    The Official Receiver under the Companies Act, Mr. G. S. Barnes, made some serious disclosures at a meeting of the share-holders and creditors of the Standard ...

    Article : 282 words
  18. QUEENSLAND.

    The Treasurer delivered has financial statement in the Assembly to-night. He said the revenue for last year was £4,327,344, which fell short of the estimate ...

    Article : 587 words
  19. A BOER FORCE SURPRISED.

    Lord Kitchener reports that Lieutenant-Colonel E. H. H. Allenby, of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, surprised a party of Boers at Wagonstad Spruit, and defeated ...

    Article : 55 words
  20. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The Government last night introduced in the House of Commons a Bill providing for the construction of the Pacific cable, which is to be laid down from Canada to ...

    Article : 152 words
  21. CONCERNING AUSTRALIANS.

    The following casualties to Australian soldiers are notified by the War Office:- Private W. P. Kelly, of the New South Wales Bushmen's Contingent, has died at ...

    Article : 99 words
  22. THE FIGHT NEAR CRADOCK.

    Advices were recently received that 300 British mounted troops, under LieutenantColonel E. M. S. Crabbe, of the Grenadier Guards, were attacked at dawn on ...

    Article : 148 words
  23. STEEL RAILS.

    Mr. H. Copeland, Agent-General for New South Wales, on behalf of his Government, called for tenders for [?] tons of steel rails, the successful tenderers being ...

    Article : 60 words
  24. CHURCH AND STATED IN FRANCE.

    As a result of the new Associations Law lately adopted in France, which, makes it impossible for religious, associations which are subject to foreign control to continue ...

    Article : 215 words
  25. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The revenue for July was £223,337, an increase of £19,763, as compared with the same month last year. The money-order remittances for July ...

    Article : 413 words
  26. QUEENSLAND.

    The enrolment of returned contingenters for South Africa has been commenced. Twenty-two have been enrolled thus far. EXPORT OF BUTTER. ...

    Article : 118 words
  27. ATLANTIC STEAMERS.

    For some time past the honor and advantage given by the possession of the fastest Atlantic liner have been held by the Hamburg American line, ...

    Article : 107 words
  28. BRITISH EDUCATION.

    The third reading of the new British Education Bill was passed in the House of Commons yesterday. The Bill was introduced on July 2 by Sir ...

    Article : 388 words
  29. FACTORIES LEGISLATION.

    A petition from the South Australian Chamber of Manufactures, bearing three signatures, was laid on the table of the House of Assembly on Wednesday by the ...

    Article : 435 words
  30. STOCK FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    Mr. See recently cabled,to the Cape Premier, asking whether, there is any demand for live stock there, and what the current prices are. To-day Mr. See received the ...

    Article : 151 words
  31. STEAMER STRATHMORE.

    The steamer Strathmore, which left Melbourne for Durban on May 26, has arrived at Mauritius in a disabled condition, ber [?] having been damaged during the ...

    Article : 75 words
  32. TASMANIA.

    The Tasmanian revenue returns for July are:—Total Commonwealth collections, £41,909; less Commonwealth expenditure, £17,857; total State collections, £40,583; ...

    Article : 58 words
  33. GIGANTIC FOREST FIRE.

    A gigantic forest are is reported to be burning in Sweden, the area covered by the flames being no less than 20 square miles. ...

    Article : 34 words
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  35. A SYDNEY PROTEST.

    Much enthusiasm was shown to-night at the meeting held in the Town Hall to protest against certain provisions of the InterState Commission Bill and the Postal Bill ...

    Article : 149 words
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  37. COUNT VON WALDERSEE.

    Count Von Waldersee, late Generalissimo of the allied forces in Ohina, who is returning to Germany, has arrived at Algiers, where several fetes have been given in his ...

    Article : 40 words
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  39. COMMERCIAL NEWS.

    Wheat.—The American visible supply of wheat is 38,851,000 bushels, as against 37,819,000 bushels a fortnight ago, or an increase of 1,032,000 bushels. ...

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  42. WEST AUSTRALIAN TARIFF.

    Under the Commonwealth Constitution, West Australia is empowered to impose a new tariif, which is retained in operation for five years from the date of the ...

    Article : 135 words
  43. TELEPHONE REFORMS.

    The committee of electrical experts appointed to consider the question of "standardising" the telephone and telegraph systems of the Commonwealth has practically ...

    Article : 193 words
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  48. PARLIAMENTARY WORK.

    The Prime Minister, in the course of an interview, has expressed his satisfaction with, the progress of legislation in the Federal Parliament. He said the ...

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