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  2. Yesterday's Parliament.

    MR DAWSON, on behalf of Mr. Lesint, who, at the time was not in his seat, asked the Home Secretary the following questions and received the replies appended:—Was an inquiry held ...

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  3. GLENCOE.

    Glencoe, the scene of the recent battle between the British and the Boers, is a small township which has sprung up round the railway station at the junction of the main trunk with the ...

    Article : 159 words
  4. THE PRIME MINISTER'S SON TO THE FRONT.

    AMONGST the officers under the command of Colonel Baden-Powell at Mafeking is Brevet-Major Lord Edward H. Cecil, of the Grenadier Guards, fourth son of the Marquis of Salisbury. ...

    Article : 36 words
  5. THE REJECTED PROPOSALS.

    THE proposals submitted to the Transvaal Government by the British High Commissioner (Sir A. Milner), and the rejections of which has led to the present war were as follow: ...

    Article : 524 words
  6. The Very Latest.

    SPEAKING in the House of Commons last evening, the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, said that the French Government had accepted a proposal for arbitration on the ...

    Article : 110 words
  7. MAFEKING.

    MR. A. J. HENRY, of North Sydney, who in 1897, was a member of the Rhodesian Mounted Police, states that Mafeking, which is now being defended by a small British force, under the ...

    Article : 273 words
  8. THE BOER WAR.

    FURTHER news concerning the engagement between the British and Boer forces at Eland's Laagate, some 15 miles from Ladysmith, which took place on Thursday last, states that, after ...

    Article : 1,436 words
  9. Advertising

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    Advertising : 98 words
  10. A VENEZUELAN MINISTRY FORMED.

    Latest news regarding the recent revolution in Venezuela states that General Castro, the insurgent leader, has been peacefully installed Premier, at Caraccas, the capital of Venezuela, ...

    Article : 36 words
  11. The Police Commission.

    THE proceedings of the Royal Police Commission were continued Monday morning. Acting-Sergeant C. E. Crawford, lockup-keeper at Brisbane, said: I wish to state in ...

    Article : 1,173 words
  12. ALLEGED NAVAL FRAUDS IN RUSSIA.

    News of the detection of an extensive system, of fraud and corruption, in Russian naval circles, is reported. It is stated that persons, who occupied important position in ...

    Article : 69 words
  13. OFF ON HIS OWN.

    CAPTAIN WEBB, Adjutant of the 2nd Regiment, located at Maryborough, leaves this week for the Transvaal (says the "Chronicle") The captain applied to be attached to the Queensland ...

    Article : 90 words
  14. SEAL FISHERY DISPUTE.

    Russia has agreed to arbitrate on the claims put forward by the United States in connection with the seizure of certain sealing vessels in the Behring Sea. ...

    Article : 30 words
  15. THE IPSWICH CONTINGENT.

    A number of citizens of Ipswich were very anxious that the military contingent from this district, which is being sent to the Transvaal, should he accorded a suitable "send-off" before ...

    Article : 521 words
  16. Queensland News.

    A FIRE broke out at 10 a.m. today in the premises of Mr. Cherry, cabinet-maker, of Sydney-street. The bulk of the stock was removed by numbers of volunteers. The remaining ...

    Article : 88 words
  17. THE CAMP AT GLENCOE.

    By the steamer Aberdeen, which arrived at Melbourne on Thursday night, news was brought of the preparations for war in Natalon September 30 as follows:—The camp at ...

    Article : 268 words
  18. EMPIRE.

    "THE Canadian House of Assembly have signified their intention of standing with Great Britain in her efforts to obtain equal rights for the Uitlanderc, and the Australian colonies ...

    Article : 143 words
  19. Weather Forecasts.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 96 words
  20. COLONEL YULE.

    Major General Yule, who succeeded Major-General Symons in the command of the troops at the battle of Glencoe, has distinguished himself chiefly in Indian wars. He is now ...

    Article : 210 words
  21. ARMOURED TRAINS IN NATAL.

    A telegram from Durban, dated September 21, says:—Two armoured trains for the use of the military in the event of hostilities are being rapidly completed in the railway workshops ...

    Article : 67 words
  22. Sporting Intelligence.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 320 words
  23. PREPARED FOR WAR.

    Writing from Maritzburg on the 18th of September, the special war correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald" says:—The Transvaal Government is fully prepared for war. ...

    Article : 548 words
  24. THE QUEENSLAND CONTINGENT.

    The heavy rain in camp last night (says yesterday's "Observer") made things rather uncomfortable, but this morning the ground is drying up. Fortunately, before the storm came ...

    Article : 196 words
  25. MAJOR GENERAL SYMONS.

    The seriously wounded British leader at Glencoe has been well known by name and repute for over 20 years. William Penn Symons entered the army in 1863. He ...

    Article : 458 words
  26. WHAT A SOLDIER HAS TO CARRY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 251 words
  27. LATEST SCRATCHINGS.

    THE following scratchings are announced For the Melbourne Cup—Relic State Mitre, Griezle, and Promontory. ...

    Article : 17 words
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