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  2. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

    In the House of Representatives, in reply to Sir Patrick Glynn, the Right Hon. E. Barton said the Government had realised it could not ask for a recommittal of the tea duties with ...

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  3. THE VERY LATEST.

    IN his speech in the House of Commons when introducing the Education Bill last night, the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour stated that parental liberty and educational ...

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  4. DEATH OF MR. PAUL HUNT.

    THERE passed away quietly in Ipswich on Tuesday last—at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Watson, South street—a very old identity of Ipswich in the person of Mr. Paul Hunt. ...

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  5. "THE CRUCIFIXION."

    SIR J. STAINER'S beautiful oratorio, "The Crucifixion," was given in St. Paul's Church last night by the members or the church choir under the conductorship of Mr. O. Perry. The ...

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  6. SOUTH AFRICAN SENSATION.

    A RETURNED Australian has told the following story to Major-General Hutton and Mr. Barton about the execution of two Australian officers connected with the ...

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  7. FIRE ON THE BREMER BRIDGE.

    BETWEEN 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday an alarm "of Fire !" was given from the brigade station In Nicholas—street, when it was found that a portion of the Bremer Bridge was on fire. ...

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  8. GOVERNMENT OF CUBA.

    It is announced that President Palma will assume the position of President, with entire control over Cuba, after May 20. The United States officials and forces will ...

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  9. THE RECENT FIRE IN BRISBANE.

    AN excellent photographic view of the ruins caused by the recent fire at Messrs. G. Meyer's and Co.'s establishment, Brisbane, has been obtained from the metropolis by Mr. Edgar ...

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  10. WORK BY THE AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

    DURING the past few days the attendants at the local centre of the Ambulance Brigade have been kept very busy ministering to accident cases. On Saturday morning last, shortly after ...

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  11. THE "CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS."

    AT the criminal sittings of the Maryborough District Court, on Monday last, his Honour Judge Mansfield, in sentencing a man named William Patterson, who had been found guilty ...

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  12. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    H.R.H. the Princess of Wales yesterday formally launched the British battleship Princess of Wales at Chatham. The Prince of Wales at the same time laid the keel ...

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  13. Advertising

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  14. DESTITUTE FAMILIES.

    A TELEGRAM from Townsville states that the local relieving officer is receiving a greatly increased number of applications for food from destitute families and men travelling in search ...

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  15. THE NEW HEBRIDES.

    The Bight Hon. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State, has announced the early appointment of a deputy-commissioner to reside in the New Hebrides islands and watch ...

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  16. A DUCAL VISIT.

    THE Federal Premier (says the "Observer") has written to the Chief Secretary announcing that his Excellency the Governor General has been advised by the Secretary of State for the ...

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  17. SOME ODD NOTES.

    "OLD Sonar" writes:—I saw the horse party off from Lytton, and they moved away in splendid style (each man leading three remounts, journeying to Pinkenba via Bulimba ...

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  18. EASTERN AFFAIRS.

    It is reported from Washington that the Russian and French Governments have sounded the United States Government respecting its attitude in the event of ...

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  19. THE BOER WAR.

    COMMANDANTS Malan and Fouehe, with 200 men, are reported to be hiding In the Camdeboos mountains, and their pursuit in a matter of great difficulty. ...

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  20. H.A.C.B. SOCIETY.

    THE quarterly meeting of the H.A.C.B. Society was held last night in St. Patrick's Hall. Burnett-street. There was a good attendance of members, and the president, Bro. J. ...

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  21. INTER-STATE NEWS.

    THE eightieth case of plague was reported this morning. Mrs. Catherine Gunther, of Gunther's hotel, corner of King and Castlereagh. Streets, being the victim. A second case ...

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  22. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    H.M.S. Irresistible has been attached to the Mediterranean squadron. The first-class battleships Bulwark and Vengeance, and also other new battleships, will shortly ...

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  23. MR. BARTON'S EXPLANATION.

    Mr. Barton to-day stated that he has so far no further communication to make about the reported execution of two Australians in South Africa. They are said to have been condemned ...

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  24. DEATH OF MR. FREDERICK SHAW.

    A RATHER sudden death occurred at the house of Mr. H. T. Shaw, Emu Park, yesterday morning (says the Rockhampton "Bulletin" of the 20th Instant). Mr. Frederick Shaw, the father ...

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  25. THE KING'S DINNER.

    His Majesty the King, who, it was announced recently, was giving a dinner to 500,000 of the poorest people of London in connection with the Coronation proceedings, ...

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  26. BAPTIST SUNDAY-SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

    IN our report of the anniversary services of the Limestone-street Baptist Sunday-school, which were bold on Sunday last, it should have been mentioned that Miss Elsie Tunstall most ...

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  27. THE BISLEY TEAM.

    A MEETING of the Queensland Rifle Association Council was held on Tuesday night. The selection committee gave in their report of the scores made by all the competitors. A formal ...

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  28. LONDON WOOL SALES.

    At the colonial wool sales to-day sales were brisk, and the prices realised for merinos were the highest of the present series. ...

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  29. CAPTURE OF BOERS.

    Colonel Dixon's force has captured 16 Boers at Liebenbergavlei, besides the three krupp guns which were discovered in a waterhole. ...

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  30. MELBOURNE,

    In the action brought by Wallace Brownlow for the recovery of £3000 damages for injuries caused by a fall from the first story of the Sandringham Coffee Palace to the asphalt below, ...

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  31. GENERAL CONDITION OF THE BOERS.

    Mr. Fischer, one of the Boar delegates in Europe, in an interview at Amsterdam, stated that, according to the latest direct reports from South Africa, the burghers ...

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  32. AFFAIRS IN CHINA.

    An edict has been issued to the effect that owing to the rebellion of the people against the collection of she money for the war indemnity in the province of Southern ...

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  33. REPAYMENTS TO THE MEAT AND BUTTER FUND.

    " Queensland Moat Export and Agency Company, Limited, have paid the amount of £1633 12s. 4d. due in connection with the advances made upon their Meat Works at ...

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  34. NEW POLICEMAN FOR IPSWICH.

    ACCORDING to the "Bundaberg Mail" of Monday last, Sergeant Bell, a highly-popular officer, who has been in Bundaberg for the past two years, comes to Ipswich to fill the place vacated ...

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  35. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT FOREST HILL.

    The third anniversary of the Presbyterian Church at Forest Hill was celebrated last Thursday evening by the holding of a tea-meeting and service of song (writes our ...

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  36. AN ESCORT FOR SCHALK BURGER.

    Six staff officers, including Lord Kitchener's side-de-camp, accompanyied Mr. Schalk Burger's party to Kroonstad. ...

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  37. HOBART.

    The election of a Federal representative in place of the late Hon. F. W. Plesse took place today. All the votes have not yet been counted, but so far Mr. Harkness, who received ...

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  38. EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

    THOMAS C. ADAMS and Patrick M. Fawley have been admitted to the Department of Public Instruction as teachers of class 3, division 3, and the former has been appointed assistant at ...

    Article : 78 words
  39. SPORTING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 368 words
  40. BRITISH RESIDENTSIN YOKOHAMA.

    Distraints have been issued on the premises of those British residents in Yokohama, Japan, who declined to pay the house tax. ...

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  41. SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY DEFENCE LEAGUE.

    A MEETING of the Saturday Half-Holiday Defence League was held in Goleby's Hall, Brisbane-street, last evening. The President (Mr. Joseph Ivett) occupied the chair. There ...

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  42. A GENERAL SURRENDER FAVOURED.

    It is rumoured that the Boer delegates to Lord Kischener favour a general surrender of all those who are still in arms against the British. ...

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  43. QUEENSLAND NEWS.

    AT the Booroodabin Baths to-night, Dick Cavill (Sydney) and Frank Galley (Brisbane) attempted to lower the world's record for 140 yards, which stood to the credit of F. Lane ...

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  44. DEMONSTRATION BY RUSSIAN STUDENTS.

    Further riots among students in Russia are reported. Six hundred end forty-eight male and female students at Moscow have been arrested for organising a ...

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  45. LONDON, March 26. PATRIOTISM IN CANADA.

    Great enthusiasm prevails in Canada in connection with the enlisting of another contingent of 2000 men for South Africa. ...

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  46. CATCHING A WEASEL.

    IT is nearly 45 years since the late superintendent at the Detective Office, Mr. Camphin, took the work in hand of checkmating the criminal and confidence man, so that in the ...

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  47. PRAYERS FOR PEACE.

    At the instance of the burghers the Boers now in the field have decided to observe saturday next as a day of prayers for peace. ...

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  48. IRISH LAND LEGISLATION.

    The bill introduced by Mr. George Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland, dealing with Irish land legislation, has been read a first time in the House of Commons and ...

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  49. THE SPIONKOP ENGAGEMENT.

    A brisk correspondence Is now being carried on in the Press regarding the famous. Spionkop engagement which took place prior to the relief of Ladysmith. General ...

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  50. UPPER LOGAN,

    The weather continues very dry, and the whole outery is for rain. The country round here is in a bad elate, and if rain does not come soon it will be a serious thing, for the winter ...

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  51. DEPARTURE OF THE QUEENSLAND UNIT FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    On Tuesday the Governor and the Premier visited the transport Englishman at Pinkenba, and briefly addressed the Queensland troops prior to their departure for South Africa. The ...

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  52. ILLNESS OF MR. RHODES.

    Latest bulletins concerning the Hon. Cecil Rhodes state that his heart is daily, though almost imperceptibly, becoming weaker. He had a severe heart attack last ...

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  53. MARYBOROUGH.

    The District Court opened before Judge Mansfield yesterday. Mr. H. E. King prosecuted. W. Patterson, for indecent assault, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and 12 ...

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  54. SWEEP TICKETS.

    THE Deputy-Postmaster-General has received confirmation of the announcement that after the end of the month (says the "Observer") no more letters addressed to "Tattersall's or ...

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  55. MR. RHODES'S HEALTH.

    DURING the past few days cablegrams which have appeared in our columns have referred to the critical state of health of the Right Hon. Cecil Rhodes. Regarding this subject the ...

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  56. MOVEMENT AGAINST DE LA RE[?]

    A combined movement against De is [?] comprising British cavalry, without gun other impediments, was recently organ The combined force captured 100 prison ...

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  57. COLONIALS AT THE CORONATION.

    It its announced that Lord Wolseley will have charge of the colonial troops at the coronation, with headquarters at Alexandra Palace. ...

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  58. CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY SAVED HIS BOY'S LIFE.

    "I BELIEVE I saved my (nine-yaer-old) boy's [?]ife this winter with Chamberlain's Cough [?]" says A. M. Hoppe, Rio Creek, Wie., U.S.A. He was so choked up with group ...

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  59. TRAGIC DEATH OF A PRO-BOER.

    A CABLEGRAM in the "Adelaide Observer," dated London, March 13, says:—At a public meeting held at Joliet, a town in the State of Illinois, to express sympathy with the Boers, ...

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  60. SUPPLIES FOR THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.

    Ton following tenders have been received by the Railway Department for the supply of uniforms for all lines from let September, 1902, to 31st August, 1905:—James Stewart and Co., ...

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  61. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION.

    The election of a member of the House of Commons for Wakefield, in place of Viscount Milton (Unionist), has resulted in the return of Mr. Brotherton, a ...

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  62. WHAT AN OSTRICH CAN SWALLOW.

    ON the death of a favourite ostrich in a well known geological gardens an inquest was decided on, for the keeper thought that the deceased had shown signs of dyspepsia, while ...

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  63. SUDDEN DEATH AT THOMPSON ESTATE.

    A SOMEWHAT sudden death took place at the General Hospital last night (says yesterday's "Observer"), the victim being Mrs. Helen Webster, of Julieite-street, Thompson Estate. ...

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  64. THE LIBERAL LEADERSHIP.

    The Right Hon. Herbert J. Gladstone, in a speech delivered at West Leith last night, upheld Sir Campbell Bannerman's leadership of the Liberal party. He agreed that ...

    Article : 80 words
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