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  2. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received September 12, 8.15 p.m.] SOUTH AFRICA.

    Latest advices from the front state that Major C. T. McM. Kavanaghs forces, which are operating in Cape Colony, have driven back Commandant Theron's ...

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  3. LATEST CABLES [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received September 13, 2 a.m.] PRESIDENT MCKINLEY.

    The latest builetin respecting Mr.McKinley's condition, issued early this morning, says that last night was the best the President has had since he was wounded. There ...

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  4. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received September 12. 8.15 p.m.] AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.

    A most extraordinary case is now being investgated in London. A Frenchman, one Fangeron, was charged yesterday before the Clerkenwell Metropolitan Police Court with ...

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  5. THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT.

    The Speaker took the chair at 2 p.m. SAVINGS BANKS. Sir Phillip Fysh (Tas.), replying to Mr. Kirwan (W.A.),said savings banks were not ...

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  6. VICTORIA.

    At Ballan, Benjamin McKenzie, carter, was at the railway good[?]hed loading merchandise, when his horse shook off the winkers, and taking fright, bo[?]ted. ...

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  7. [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received September 12, 3.15 p.m.] BIG JEWEL ROB[?]ERY.

    An extensive jewel robbery Look place in London last night. The Marq[?]is of Anglesey was at a theatre during the evening, and when he returned to his [?]ooms in the ...

    Article : 147 words
  8. STATE PARLIAMENTS.

    The select Committee at the Legislative Assembly appo[?]ted to enquire into and report on the alleged irregular and improper delivery of letters and telegrams, which ...

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  9. FEDERAL POLITICS.

    Mr. Deakin made a brilliant oratorical defence of the Immigration Restriction Bill in the House of Representatives this afternoon. He crowded idea upon idea, and ...

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  10. DRAFTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Chief Secretary received a cable today from London to the effect that the War Office accepts the offer of more troops from Queensland to keep up the strength of the ...

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  11. BURNED T0 DEATH.

    James Swan, aged 74, was found burnt to death at Dayles[?]ord. Deceased lived with a nu[?]e, and the latter retired to bed early, leaving Swan sitting by the fireside. When ...

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  12. VENEZUELS AND COLOMBIA.

    The United States Coun[?]ul at Colon, a town in Colombia, situated on the north side of the Isthmus of Pana[?]ma, on the Bay of Limon, has warned the rebels that if ...

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  13. THE CAPE RAID.

    It is reported that Commandant S[?]heepers, who is wandering about with the remnants of his commando in the southern part of Cape Colony. is burning all houses he ...

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  14. A STRANGE DEATH.

    Elizabeth Bonner, aged 12, died in peculiar circumstances at Elmore. While running about in her bare feet at home a piece of bone ...

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  15. THE WESTERN TRANSVAAL.

    Lord Methuen, who is in charge of affairs in the western part of the Transvaal, is reported to have defeated Commandants [?]tonder and De la Rey at Great Maries. ...

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  16. FOUND DEAD.

    At Char[?]ton, P. Quirk was killed in peculiar manner. He retired to bed and was found next morning lying doub[?]ed up on the floor, with his head under his breast, ...

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  17. THE CZAR AND THE KAISER.

    The Czar, in his Imperial yacht Standard, arrived off Dantzig yesterday morning, and was met by the German Emperor, in the Imperial Yacht Hohenzol[?]ern. The Meeting ...

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  18. A COMMANDANT KILLED.

    Intelligence has been received that [?] dawn on the 10th inst. Lieutenant-Colone E. M. S. Crabbe's column surprised and deteated, at Driefontein, a Boer force under ...

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  19. THE NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN.

    It is announced that the exact amount offered in response to the call for tenders for the New South Wales loan of £4,000,000 was £6,680,000. Tenders for sums up to ...

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  20. KEROSINE ON FIRE.

    As the result of a fire at W. Hooper's kerosine store at Geelong to-day, 1,400 cases of oil were destroyed. ...

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  21. RETURNED TROOPS.

    Nearly 250 Australian croopers, including 219 members of A Battery of the Royal Australian Artillery, returned by the HarLech Castle to-day, and were officially ...

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  22. PROPOSED HUNGARIAN [?]MMIGRATION.

    The Minister for Agriculture is anxious that the representative in Melbourne of a large number of German-Hungarian families desirous of settling in Australia should ...

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  23. FRANCE AND TURKEY.

    The Porte has arranged with M. Tubini, a French banker, whose claims against the Ott[?]man Government formed part of the cause of the trouble between France and ...

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  24. THE METHODIST CHURCH.

    The statistical [?] [?]ittee of the Methodist Ecumenical Con[?]erance, now meeting at the City-road Chap[?]el, London, yesterday reported on the number of members and ...

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  25. THE WELSH COLLIERY DISASTER.

    Two more of the entombed miners, who were overwhe[?]med in the Llanbradach coal mine, Glamorganshire, Wales, as a consequence of the explosion two days ago, have ...

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  26. A WELL-DESERVED PROMOTION.

    Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. S[?]bell, of the and Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys),who is in command of the 1st Regiment of Brabant's Horse in Cape Colony, has been ...

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  27. THE FACTORIES ACT.

    One of most important witnesses heard before the Factories Commission is Mr. F. T. Derham, president of the Melbourne Chamber of Manufactures, who gave ...

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  28. ANGLICANS AND METHODISTS.

    In his message to the Methodist (Ecumenical Conference a few days ago, Dr. Winnington Ingram, Bishop of London, indcated a desire for a union between the Anglican ...

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  29. NEW ZEALAND.

    Mr. Scobie MacKenzie, a Well-known exParliamentarian, has had a paralytic seizure, and his recovery is considered doubtful ...

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  30. WHERE THE BOERS OBTAINED THEIR SUPPLIES.

    There are indications that General. Botha, [?]mmander-ni-Chief of the Boer forces, has been receiving rifles and ammunition overland through Portuguese East Africa. It ...

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  31. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    While John Finn egan was walking along Kent-street, at abo at 10 o'clock last night, he heard the reports of firearms, and almost simultaneously fe[?]t a pain in one of his ...

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  32. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The acting town clerk received a telegram from Mr. Miles, the newly-appointed town clerk of Perth, this morning, accepting the appointment, and stating that he ...

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  33. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

    The third day's debate in Parliament concerning a breach of privilege by the "Dunedin Star" in publishing evidence taken before a Parliamentary Committee, ...

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  34. VICTORIA.

    The Exported Products Bill was passed in the State Legislative Assembly to-night. The amendments proposed to the grading of butter clauses were all rejected, but the ...

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  35. IMPORTATION OF FRUIT.

    Concerning the notice posted at the Adelaide Post-Office with regard to the inspection of fruit, the Minister of Lands, on being spoken to, said that he had not given ...

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  36. A PROMISING YOUTH.

    The youth, Wm. Hawthorn, who in September last attained notoriety by st[?]cking up an hotel at Barrapoort, near to which place he resides, has once more fallen foul ...

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  37. BANK NOTES DESTROYED.

    A fire occurred last night at the Wright vill post-office. It was caused by the upsetting of a kerosine lamp. The greater part of the meil was destroyed, including ...

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  38. A WEST AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER.

    A telegram from Melbourne states that on Friday last Trooper Jackson, a member of the Western Australian Bushmen's Corps, called at the Victoria Barracks, in ...

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  39. ABOUT THE CAPTURE OF A TRAIN

    Since a portion of Scheeper's commando, under Vandernerve, fell into the hands of the British at Dreifontem, a good deal that has needed explaining regarding the ...

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  40. THE COUPON SYSTEM.

    A petition to Parliament, praying for the abolition of the coupon system, is being extensively signed at Kalgoorlie. Those in charge of the petition have forwarded 1,500 ...

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  41. A MAILDRIVER KILLED.

    A terribie fatalicy occurred yesterday Goodsman's Gap, on the Cobbora-road, 14 miles from Gulgong. The mail coach was upset, and the driver, Mr. James Long, ...

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  42. DELAYED SHIPS.

    A commission has been appointed to enquire into the delay in granting pratique to vessels recently arriving from Sydney. ...

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  43. SUICIDE OF A CONSTABLE.

    Reginald Pooley, a member of the mounted police, stationed at Kalgoorlie, has met his death under circumstances that point to suicide. On information being given to ...

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  44. QUEENSLAND.

    In, the Assembly yesterday, on a motic[?] for leave to introduce a Bill for the construction of a line of railway from Port Norman to Cloncurry, Mr. Browne called "not ...

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  45. A NEW ASSOCIATION.

    A meeting of delegates from all parts of the colony was held yesterday, the Governor presiding. If was resolved to form a veterans' association to watch over the ...

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  46. THE DISABLED STEAMER.

    The steamer Willowdene, whose machinery broke down on September 1 off Double Island Point, on the Queensland coast, arriver safely this morning. The captain ...

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  47. BONUSES TO PRODUCERS.

    The payment of bonuses to Victorian agricultural producers, which had been suspended since the passing of the Federal Constitution Act, is once more to be made ...

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  48. CHURCH GOVERNMENT.

    The Bishop of London has written to the Primate stating that it is the opinion of the Archbishop of Canterbury and himself that Tonga and other Pacific islands controlled ...

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  49. INCOME TAX.

    Mr. Prout Webb, Commissioner of Income Tax for Victoria, will not be permitted, according to Mr. Barton, to place his official grip on the salaries of ...

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  50. A DETERMIND SUICIDE.

    An old man, Mr. Watts, committed s[?]cide at Blayney this morning by placing a charge of dynamite in his mouth. The noise of the explosion was heard by the ...

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  51. FIRE IN SYDNEY.

    The whole of the electric train system of the metropolis has been paralysed by a destructive fire which broke out at the Ultimo power-house this evening, and destroyed all ...

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  52. THE ALBANY LUMPERS.

    With reference to statements on the subject of the Albany labor trouble, the employers assert that the Registrar confirms the registration of the new "Coal Laborers' ...

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  53. A MILITARY SCANDAL.

    The Royal Commission appointed to enquire into the volunteer scandal during the Royal visit, has furnished a report to Parliament. It says the site of the ...

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  54. AN OVERDOSE OF OPIUM.

    A young man, Francis J. Appleby, who is unmarried, and said to be of independent means, applied at the Hotel Metropole last evening for accommodation. He was given ...

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  55. PROTECTION AND LABOR.

    Representative Mauger, on several occasions, and Representatives J. Hume Cook and Ronald, on Tuesday evening, at Preston, have declared that the price of ...

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  56. THE SENATE.

    The President took the chair at 2.30 p.m CUSTOMS BILL. The Customs Bill was read a third time. PROPERTY ACQUISITION BILL. ...

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  57. A GALLANT DEFENCE.

    Further news is to hand respecting the [BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.] [Received September 12, 8.15 p.m.] doings of the 300 Boers who crossed the ...

    Article : 127 words
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  59. A MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY.

    The instruments for the magnetic observatory at Christchurch have arrived from England, and the necessary buildings will be ready and the instruments in position ...

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  60. DROWNED IN THE SNOWY RIVER.

    William Jackson was drowned in the Snowy River while crossing in a small canoe. He could only swim a little, and on account of the weight of his clothes ...

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  61. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    In the Assembly to-day an interesting discussion took place in the Assembly on the Workmen's Compensation Bill. Mr. James, who is in charge of the measure, moved ...

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  62. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

    Lord Ranfurly is giving a Challenge Cup for competition between the champion Rugby teams of North and South Inlands, who are to meet annually at Wellington. ...

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  63. THE BLOCK 14 CASE.

    The hearing of the Equity suit of the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 14 Company, against the municipal district of Broken Hill, to have the rate for the year 1900 ...

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  64. A SAD CASE.

    John. Tolley, aged 67, was discovered asleep on the Uralla-road by a constable, who locked him up on a charge of being under the influence of liquor. The old ...

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  66. WILD DOGS.

    Sir— "E. E. Dawson" suggests that the only way to destroy the dogs is for the squatters to employ good reliable men at a weekly wage. He charges "Leaseholder" ...

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  67. QUEENSLAND.

    Executive approval has been given to the issue of a proclamation, prohibiting the importation of swine into Queensland from New Zealand for a further period of six ...

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  68. A SUDDEN DEATH.

    Peter Naylor, an elderly man, was engaged, with other casual hands, in removing the mails from the Sydney to Melbourne express, and had just completed his work ...

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