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  2. THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    MR. PULSFORD resumed the debate on the address-in-reply in the Senate. He said it was the duty of the Government to lose no time to propounding a fiscal policy, and he advocated the ...

    Article : 273 words
  3. THE BOER WAR.

    IT is reported that when Colonel Bullock's force recently entered Ermelo, in the middle eastern districts of the Transvaal, they nearly captured a party of important Boer leaders and ...

    Article : 73 words
  4. INTER-STATE NEWS.

    TO-DAY developments in connection with the strike of ironworkers' assistants resulted in nearly 300 more than joining its strikers. There are approximatels now 1000 men on strike ...

    Article : 80 words
  5. IPSWICH TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

    THE formal opening of the Ipswich Technical College building will be performed by his Excellency Lord Lamington on Tuesday evening next, after which Lady Lamington will ...

    Article : 84 words
  6. THE VERY LATEST.

    SIR J. GORDON-SPRING, Premier of Cape Colony, considers that the Government and not the municipalities should take the initiative in the matter of the visit of the Duke ...

    Article : 68 words
  7. CATTLE STEALING.

    AT the Criminal Sittings of the Supreme yesterday, before the Chief Justice, a middle-aged man named Samuel Barclay, was presented on an indictment charging him ...

    Article : 185 words
  8. ADELAIDE.

    The Executive Council, to-day, appointed Mr. Allerdale Graingner, member for Wallaroo, as the successor to Sir John Co[?]burn in London, under the new litle of State Agent ...

    Article : 46 words
  9. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

    The weather, today, is splendid. The levee by the Duke of York was largely attended. The Duke heartily shook hands with each of several thousand callers. ...

    Article : 126 words
  10. TURKEY AND THE POWERS.

    The Turks are reported to be severely criticising the insistence by the German Government upon their being granted; valuable concessions in connection with ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. WEATHER FORECASTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 words
  12. KREUTZINGER'S COMMANDO STOPPED.

    Colonel Gorriage, who is in pursuit of the Boer commando under Commandant Kreutzinger, which was yesterday reported to be moving southwards in the north-east of Cape ...

    Article : 47 words
  13. REVISING THE "CONFESSION OF FAITH."

    The Presbyterian Assembly of the United States, which is now in session, has passed a vote in favour of the revision of the Westminster Confession of Faith (the ...

    Article : 41 words
  14. LORD DUNDONALD ON DEFENCE.

    General Lord Dundonald (who was in command of a cavalry brigade under General Sir Redvers Buller during the operations for the relief of Ladysmith, and in the subsequent ...

    Article : 92 words
  15. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 372 words
  16. WEDNESDAY.

    Queensland: North, Central, and South Fine, and generally cold throughout, will the exception of some showers along the coast north from the tropic and over the Peninsula. Frosts ...

    Article : 52 words
  17. THE RIOTS IN RUSSIA.

    Order has now been restored at the Obushkoff naval arsenal, where the workmen recently, upon being refused higher wages and the concession of an eight-hour day, stoned the police, ...

    Article : 66 words
  18. WAR IN CHINA.

    THE German Government, by way of experiment, have intrusted the control of the German quarter in Pekin to the Chinese authorities for a fortnight. ...

    Article : 36 words
  19. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    In the House of Representatives the debate was largely on the focal question and the kanaka labour difficulty. At 10.15 p.m. it was adjourned, on the motion of Mr. ...

    Article : 38 words
  20. Weather Telegrams.

    A SOFT but soaking rain fell yesterday and last night, registering 62 points up to 9 o'clock this morning in town. The rain was, however heavier in other places. The places favoured ...

    Article : 398 words
  21. TO BE HONOURED BY THE KING.

    It is announced that His Majesty King Edward will invest Colonels Kelly and Williams with the Order of the Campanionship of the Bath on the 3rd of June (the Duke of York's ...

    Article : 37 words
  22. TRADE AT SHANGHAI.

    The steam navigation company, known as the "'Hamburg American Line," have purchased, at the entrance of Shanghai Harbour, in China, a site 8000ft. long for the purpose of ...

    Article : 70 words
  23. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    WHEN the Duchess of Cornwall and York reached Newcastle, the Mayoress of that town presented her with a bouquet, and, in doing so, said:—"May it please your Royal ...

    Article : 215 words
  24. NEW RAILWAY BY DAY LABOUR.

    THE Minister for Railways stated that, so far as he can ascertain, the day-labour system on the railway lines in progress is working satisfactorily. No notification of any grievance on ...

    Article : 85 words
  25. LECTURES ON THE WAR.

    The London newspapers are publishing appreciative notices of Mr. Donald Macdonald's lectures on the South African war at the Polytechnic. [Mr. Macdonald, as most of our ...

    Article : 68 words
  26. INSURGENTS IN SZE-CHUEN.

    The Shanghai correspondent of the "Standard" reports that 4000 Chinese insurgents from Kweichan, in the southern pert of China, have entered the great island province of ...

    Article : 63 words
  27. THE TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.

    The Sultan of Morocco has promised to redress the murder of N. Pouzet, a French yachtsman, who was recently killed by the Kaid of the Kehdama tribe. A promise has ...

    Article : 58 words
  28. LONDON, May 29. FROM KROONSTAD TO HARRISMITH.

    General Elliott has made a sweeping movement across the Orange River Colony, from the town of K[?]onstad, on the Cape-Pretoria railway line, to Harrismith, near the Natal ...

    Article : 74 words
  29. W.C.T.U.

    THE fortnightly meeting of this union (writes a correspondent) was held on the 10th instant. Mrs. W. M. Payne, President, occupied the chair. The President ...

    Article : 212 words
  30. IMPORTANT UNITED STATES DECISION.

    The New York correspondent of the " Times" telegraphs to that journal to the effect that the Supreme Court of the United States has just delivered a decision that is the ...

    Article : 110 words
  31. WALDERSEE'S SUCCESSOR.

    The allied forces, at Pekin, are considering the matter of the appointment of a successor to Count Waldersee, the generalissimo of the forces, who is to return to Germany shortly. ...

    Article : 31 words
  32. MOVEMENTS OF BOER COMMANDOES.

    Information has been received that Commandants Erasmus and Pretorius, with a following of 500 men, have crossed, the railway line which runs from Pretoria to Pietersburg, ...

    Article : 40 words
  33. P.A.F.S.O.A.

    [A long report of Tuesday's and yesterday's proceedings appears on page 8 and 9.] The business was resumed at 7.15 o'clock last evening. ...

    Article : 1,911 words
  34. DERAILING A TRAIN.

    A train was recently de railed by the Boers near Godwan station. Prior to the explosion which caused the accident, a number of Boers, riding along the railway line at night, fired ...

    Article : 78 words
  35. THE PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.

    For the week ended on the 18th instant 222 cases of plague occurred at Hongkong, of which 123 proved fatal. ...

    Article : 26 words
  36. BIRTHDAY OF THE DUCHESS.

    The Duchess of Cornwall and York celebrated her birthday on Sunday (says the Sydney "Evening News".) She was born on May 26, 1867. The ...

    Article : 432 words
  37. COLLIERY ACCIDENT IN AMERICA.

    An explosion has occurred at the Dayton colliery, in Tenessee, United States, as a result of which 21 miners were killed. Previous to the explosion nine men had been burned by ...

    Article : 42 words
  38. BOER COMMANDANT DISPERSED.

    Commandant Malan's commando has now been dispersed. The enemy's resources in the matter of remounts were reduced to a minimum, and this made their disp[?]rsal a necessity. ...

    Article : 35 words
  39. MINERS IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    The International Miners Congress of Great Britain is now sitting in conference in London. A motion in favour of an eight-hours day was put at the conference, and the ...

    Article : 69 words
  40. CAPTURE OF BOERS.

    Colonel Colenbrander's scouts—a body formed some time ago by Lord kitchener—have captured 50 Boers, near Pietersburg, to the north of Pretoria. ...

    Article : 30 words
  41. RE-OPENING COMMUNICATIONS.

    The country to the north-east of Mafeking has been cleared of the enemy, and communication between that town and Zee rust has been opened up. ...

    Article : 28 words
  42. OUR RAILWAYS.

    A RETURN which has been obtained gives some interesting figures of the rolling stock on the different Queensland railways. Of locomotives we have altogether 345, of ...

    Article : 216 words
  43. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    THE resignation of Mr. Israel Bennett of his position as inspector of mines for the Southern district has been accepted as from the 80th of June next, and Mr. Murray Russell, of Dunedin, ...

    Article : 366 words
  44. DEALING WITH DISLOY[?]LISTS.

    Two farmers of the Cradock district, in Cape Colony, have been sentenced to terms of five years' imprisonment each and fined £100 for taking up arms and joining Boer commandoes. ...

    Article : 38 words
  45. ST. PAUL'S YOUNG MEN'S IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.

    THE usual weekly meeting of the above society was held in the school-room on Tuesday last. The President, Dr. Pritchard, presided. Although the weather was unfavourable, there ...

    Article : 121 words
  46. ACCIDENT AT PRETORIA.

    Ex-General Scheeman (a Boer commander, who refused to breath the oath of neutrality which he had taken) while lighting a cigar in his own house, a Pretoria, accidentally ...

    Article : 73 words
  47. Returned Queenslanders.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 268 words
  48. SUDDEN DEATH IN A BOARDING HOUSE.

    A SUDDEN and unaccountable death took place, on Monday night, at the Central Boarding-house, Edward-street, shortly before 10 o'clock. It appears that a man named Charles ...

    Article : 173 words
  49. HOW ROYALTY WAS GUARDED.

    IT is interesting to know that during the presence of royalty at Government House a double cordon of police and military was kept around the place at night, and ...

    Article : 231 words
  50. Queensland Congratulations.

    Sunday, May 26, was the birthday of the Duchess of Cornwall and York, and a congratutory telegram was forwarded to her Royal Highness by Lady Lamington, on behalf of the ...

    Article : 256 words
  51. CAIRNS.

    A new disease, called gamming or colour disease, in playing great haves with the banana crops in the Cairns district. The banana, apparently bea[?] from the exterior view, shows ...

    Article : 51 words
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