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  2. MINISTERIAL SPEECHES.

    Mr. George Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in a speech delivered at Brighton last night, dwelt upon the apparent prospect of peace in South Africa, but added the ...

    Article : 128 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 2,118 words
  4. THE TEMPLEMORE ARRIVED.

    The transport steamer Temp[?]ore, from Sydney and other Australian ports, has arrived at Durban. ...

    Article : 22 words
  5. POTATO-GROWING.

    The finest quality of potatoes can be grown on sandy soil, but the heaviest yield is usually obtained where there is a Considerable vegetable or alluvial deposit. Potatoes can he ...

    Article : 621 words
  6. THE EXPLOSION AT MANAGUA.

    Further particulars of the recent explosion at Managna the capital of Nicaragua, which destroyed the military barracks and killed 150 men, state that 4,000,000 rifle cartridges ...

    Article : 36 words
  7. GERMAN COMFORTS FOR THE BOERS.

    A consignment of German "comforts" for the Boer refugees at Blocmfontein has been found to consist largely of filthy, unwashed, left-off clothing. Eight ladies who were ...

    Article : 139 words
  8. THE CHINESE REBELS.

    It is reported that the rebels in Southern China have now surrounded the city of Nanning-fu, in the province of Kwang-si. They occupy the banks of the river, and ...

    Article : 40 words
  9. RETURN OF THE QUEEN.

    Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, who has been on a short visit to the Continent, has now returned to London. ...

    Article : 26 words
  10. THE DUTIES ON CORN AND FLOUR.

    The discussion on the new taxation proposals of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was continued in the House of Commons last night, and the proposed duties on corn and ...

    Article : 149 words
  11. Agricultural Items.

    "J. W. M." in the "Adelaide Observer" thus writes :— What splendid opportunites our South Australian farmers have for the keeping of ...

    Article : 1,259 words
  12. Latest Intelligence.

    THE police in London have arrested four men, who are alleged to be members of a gang, of 12 swindlers well known to the Sydney and Adelaide authorities. Their names are Darcy ...

    Article : 76 words
  13. THE CONSCRIPTION IN FINLAND.

    Reports from Finland state that a majority of the recruits who were required to join the Russian army under the new military service edict have failed to appear. An Imperial ...

    Article : 290 words
  14. THE LONDON FIRE.

    It has now been ascertained that the damage sustained through the big fire in the Barbican (in the City), which was stated at £2,000,000, has been largely over-estimated. ...

    Article : 34 words
  15. COLONIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NAVY.

    The Natal Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution approving the discussion by the Conference of Colonial Premiers (which is to be held at the coronation ceremonies) of the ...

    Article : 45 words
  16. SOUDANESE MUTINEERS SUPPRESSED

    News has been received that after hard fighting, extending over a period of four months, a body of 170 Soudanese mutineers has been suppressed. They were in alliance ...

    Article : 59 words
  17. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHY AND THE WIRELESS SYSTEM.

    Lord Kelvin, the noted scientist and electrician, in the course of an address to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, in New York, predicted that submarine ...

    Article : 53 words
  18. Russian Affairs.

    AT the instigation of the Russian Government, the Parisian police searched the residence of 15 Russian students in Paris, and found correspondence relating to the ...

    Article : 66 words
  19. THE BOER WAR.

    A REPORT has been received that General Bruce-Hamilton's force, consisting of [?] columns, has swept the country from Standerton, on the Johannesburg-Natal railway line, ...

    Article : 86 words
  20. Original Correspondence.

    We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents. ...

    Article : 18 words
  21. NATAL PRESENTING A CRUISER TO GREAT BRITAIN.

    The London "Daily Mail" publishes the statement that the colony of Natal, following the example of Cape Colony, intends to present Great Britain with a first-class cruiser. ...

    Article : 39 words
  22. BUNDANBA BOARD MATTERS.

    SIR,—In your issue of the 19th instant 1 notice a somewhat remarkable letter over Mr. Thomas O'Brien's signature. If abuse were argument Mr. O'Brein might score, as ...

    Article : 1,085 words
  23. DUBLIN CORPORATION AND THE CORONATION.

    The Lord Mayor of Dublin, presiding at a meeting of the Dublin Corporation yesterday, declined to receive a motion to send representatives of the corporation to the King's ...

    Article : 69 words
  24. SERIOUS STRIKES AND RIOTS.

    The silk and cotton operatives employed in the factories in Moscow have struck work to enforce it demand for higher wages and shorter hours of labour. The strikers looted a ...

    Article : 117 words
  25. THE SITUATION IN IRELAND.

    Speaking at Brighton last night, Mr. George Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland, stated that the Government were reviewing the position regard to enforcing the ...

    Article : 43 words
  26. A SERIOUS COLLISION.

    The Adelaide Company's new steamer Dilkera, while making her trial trip on the Tyne yesterday, came into collision with the Norwegian steamer Hccla. The latter steamer ...

    Article : 43 words
  27. MINISTER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

    General Vannovsky, the Minister of Public Ins[?] having resigned in consequence of the Czar having refused to sign a bill to modernise the present system of intermediary ...

    Article : 75 words
  28. DE LA REY'S BROTHER CAPTURED.

    Information has been received that the Boer prisoners recently captured by Colonel Rockfort in the Bioemhoff district include a brother of General De la Rey. ...

    Article : 34 words
  29. CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 67 words
  30. BOER LAAGER SURPRISED.

    A Boer Laager at Kroomdea[?], in the Orange River Colony, has been surprised by a British column, with the result that live Boers were killed and 20 captured. ...

    Article : 31 words
  31. RUSSIAN TROOPS MOVING EASTWARD.

    It is stated that the whole of the Trans-Siberian Railway has been reserved since the 14th instant for the transport of thousands of Cossacks to the eastward. ...

    Article : 37 words
  32. PEACE PROSPECTS.

    The leading newspapers, commenting upon the prospects of peace in South Africa consider that the fate of Mr. Schalk Burger accompanying ex-President Steyn and General ...

    Article : 52 words
  33. RUSSIAN RAILWAY IN CHINA.

    It has just been discovered that the Russian Government are building a br[?] railway line, leaving the Siberian truck line at a point 70 miles west of Khalar, to Kalgan, distant ...

    Article : 54 words
  34. SCOTTISH AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANY.

    The balance-sheet of the Scottish Australian Mining Company for the past year shows a profit of £8480. A dividend of 3 per cent. has been declared, and £2230 carried forward. ...

    Article : 36 words
  35. MOTION IN THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.

    In the Canadian House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Charlton moved a resolution with regard to the war in South Africa, recommending the adoption of a polity of magnam[?] ...

    Article : 132 words
  36. PRICES OF MEAT IN AMERICA.

    News from Washington is to the effect that in the United States House of representatives Mr. Richardson moved for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the abnormal ...

    Article : 62 words
  37. THE PANAMA CANAL.

    With regard in the proposed sale by the Panama Canal Company of its property and interests in the present incomplete canal, some difficulty recently arose through the claims ...

    Article : 188 words
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