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  2. THE WAR

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Private St. John, the champion boxer of the 1st battalion of the Grenadier Guards, killed eleven Boers at Belmont before ...

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  3. The Attack on Spion Kop.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—A cable message from General Buller, dated the evening of the 23rd (Tuesday), state's that Sir Charles Warren is still in the ...

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  4. INTERNATIONAL NEWS.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Sir Julian Salomons, Agent-General for New South Wales, for personal and private reasons, resigns his position in April. ...

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  5. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Acting-Premier has telegraphed to the Premiers of the other colonies to the effect that no further trace of disease has been found anywhere. It is expected that ...

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  6. DISTRICT NEWS.

    An open court for the r[?]ision of the municipal lists was held in the council chumbers on Tuesday evening. The Mayor reported that no applications, protests, or ...

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  7. Bubonic Plague.

    It was freely rumoured in town this afternoon that the bubonic plague had made its appearance in Sydney. Inquiries elicited the fact that the illness of a seaman residing ...

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  8. The Bushmen's Corps.

    The usual routine of testing the men for the Bushmen's Corps in riding and shooting is proceeding, while the "reserve" men who may be needed for a third contingent ...

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  9. Colonel Eagar.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Lieutenant-Colonel Eagar, of the Royal Irish Rifles, who was wounded in the leg in the attack on Stormberg, when General ...

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  10. Death of Mr. John Ruskin.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The remains of Mr. John Ruskin are lying in state in Coniston Church. ...

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  11. German Possessions in Micronesia.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The administration of the Caroline Pelew and Marianne Islands has been attached to that of German New Guinea. ...

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  12. Imperial Yeomanry.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Robert Standish Sievers raised a, troop in Bedfordshire to serve in the Imperial Yeomanry. Owing to difficulties raised bb ...

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  13. France and the New Hebrides.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The French newspapers insist upon the necessity of settling the fate of the New Hebrides, upon, the pretext of the existence ...

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  14. OPINIONS OF LOCAL DOCTORS.

    The news of what is supposed to be the outbreak of the bubonic plague in Adelaide and the subsequent declaration of the infection of South Australia, caused intense ...

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  15. ISLINGTON.

    A sacred concert was given in St. Mark's Church of England last evening. The building was comfortably filled, and the audience was treated to several gems of ...

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  16. The Boers Invade Portuguese Territory.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The Boers have, crossed Portuguese territory and entered Rhodesia. A battery of Portuguese artillery has been sent to the ...

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  17. Lord Rosebery on the War.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Lord Rosebery, speaking at Chatham, said that the war in some respects the most formidable that Britain had ever ...

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  18. Prosecution of Priests in France.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Twelve of the Assumptionist Fathers and Father Bartley, the director of the newspaper "St. Croix," are being prosecuted in ...

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  19. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    The visiting Premiers were entertained at luncheon by the Government at the Chief Secretary's office to-day. At half-past 2 o'clock Messrs. Lyne ...

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  20. MEREWETHER COUNCIL.

    The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Tuesday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman J. M. Wilson), Aldermen Curry, W. Wilson, Jacobs, ...

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  21. Suicide of Captain Burkitt.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Captain Burkitt, formerly in command of the British-India R.M.S. Jumna, has committed suicide on board the R.M.S. ...

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  22. MINMI.

    The monthly meeting of the above committee was held in Mr. Daniel's Hotel on Monday night. There was a large attendance of members, and Mr. C. H. Rigby ...

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  23. Automatic Couplings.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The report of the Royal Commission on automatic railway couplings includes employment on railways in dangerous trades, ...

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  24. The Damascus Horses.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The horses sent to the Cape by the steamer Damascus were landed in splendid condition. ...

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  25. Contraband of War for the Boers.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—An injunction has been prayed for at Philadelphia, at the instance of the British Government, for the detention of the ...

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  26. Anniversary Day.

    To-morrow being Anniversary Day will be observed as a general holiday. The chief attraction close by will be the Newcastle Jockey Club races, which are to commence ...

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  27. London Wool Sales.

    LONDON, Tuesday.—At the wool sales this evening business was quiet, and there were heavy withdrawals. The series closes on Friday. ...

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  28. GENERAL CABLES.

    Bar silver is to-day quoted at 2s 35/8d per ounce standard. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is ...

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  29. Viljoen Again at the Front.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Ben Viljoen, who was reported to have been killed at Elandslaagte, was rendered temporarily senseless, the effect of a ...

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  30. CAVALRY FOR NEWCASTLE.

    Colonel Mackay, officer commanding the Australian Horse, in speaking to our representative to-day regarding the suggestion to establish a body of mounted troops at ...

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  31. GENERAL JOUBERT ON BOER ARMAMENTS.

    The "Echo de Paris" Publishes a letter from General Joubert, dated October 27, which makes some curious admissions as to the Boer armaments. ...

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  32. "Remember the Maine."

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The hospital ship Maine, now at Capetown, will proceed to Durban. ...

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  33. The American Consul at Pretoria.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Montagu White, Consul-General for the Transvaal, had an interivew with Mr. Hay. the newly-appointed American Consul ...

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  34. DAN BARRY'S DRAMATIC COMPANY

    East evening at the Victoria Theatre Mr. Dan Barry's Dramatic Company successfully reproduced the four-act drama "Life's Great Game," which the ...

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  35. Martial Excitement in India.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The war excitement in India is eclipsing the interest regarding the famine. Five hundred men have volunteered ...

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  36. LADIES' PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.

    A preliminary meeting of the committee of the Ladies' Patriotic League was held in the council chambers last evening, Mrs. Timbury, the Mayoress, in the chair. It ...

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  37. LAMBTON.

    The 64th half-yearly meeting of this institute was held last night in the reading-room. Mr. Henry Williams, vice-president, occupied the chair, and the attendance of ...

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  38. ELECTRIC HAULAGE IN MINING.

    The difficulty of obtaining, precise data as to the economy effected by electric driving, in mining work, is as great as it is in other industrial operations. It is, however, ...

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  39. THE AIRLIE WRECK.

    Later news from the wreck of the Airlie shows that the vessel is on the reef from forward to amidships. There is one and a half fathom of water ...

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  40. A CHEMIST'S PROMPT ACTION PREVENTS SUICIDE.

    On Tuesday night, a woman named Nellio Dunn, 24 years of age, residing at Chariton-street, Wickham, attempted to commit suicide by drinking a quantity of match-heads ...

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  41. South African Light Horse.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Two additional regiments of African Light Horse, named after Lords Roberts and Kitchener, are being raised at ...

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  42. A HINT TO THE WAR OFFICE.

    Miss Kate Santley writes to the "Era":—"General Gatacre states distance was under-estimated by self. Had not the General a map, or some knowledge of the country; ...

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  43. Comforts for Ladismith.

    LONDON, Wednesday—Pietermaritzburg and Durban are organising supplies and comforts for Ladismith. ...

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  44. British Patriotic Fund.

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The war subscriptions are so liberal that every soldier's widow receives a life pension of 10s a week. ...

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  45. WAR WITH THE BOERS.

    May the Australians have as great success in South Africa as the Montpelier Tailoring company's Branch (No. 2) at 73 Hunter-street, opposite the Y.M.C.A. building. ...

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