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  2. THE FEDERAL CONTINGENT.

    Saturday was, on the whole, a quiet day at the camp on the Agricultural Ground, where the men already enrolled are undergoing their training, while those offering, but who may not have served before, ...

    Article : 647 words
  3. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Lientenant-Colonel De Lisle on Wednesday engaged Commandant de Wet's force which 20 miles south of Heilbron had been again concentrated. ...

    Article : 95 words
  4. GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

    The President of the Reichstag (Count von Ballestrem), censured Herr Liebermann of Sonneberg, an anti-Semite, for describing Mr. Chamberlain as " the most accursed ...

    Article : 233 words
  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The American and British Consuls and naval commanders complain of the tactlessness of the Russian administration at Niuchwang. ...

    Article : 88 words
  6. SECOND EDITION

    Mr. Chamberlain, in the course of his speech at Birmingham, said his opponents must find another scapegoat for the vile and infamous falsehoods disseminated in foreign ...

    Article : 134 words
  7. OUR RAILWAYS.

    Part of the history of a people is written in books, and part in stone and mortar. Buildings, arches, and monuments speak as eloquently as does any written page of the great epochs of the past, and ...

    Article : 1,703 words
  8. THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY.

    In an interesting speech which he delivered at Kalgoorlie last week the Governor-General expressed the hope that he would see the transcontinental railway consummated ...

    Article : 1,888 words
  9. BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS.

    Mrs. J. F. Cole, whose address is the London Bank of Australia, Oxford-street, in response to an appeal from the hospital at Klerksdorp, South Africa, for books for the use of the invalid soldiers ...

    Article : 89 words
  10. ITALY AND TURKEY.

    Turkey is fortifying Tripoli and strengthening the garrison there. List week the " Allegememe Zeitung " stated that Italy was mobilising 100,000 troops for tho ...

    Article : 55 words
  11. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 221 words
  12. COMMONWEALTH NOTES.

    The Treasurer has received a comparative statement of the net revenue received by the Victorian Federal Departments for the six months ending December 31. The statement shows the following figures:— ...

    Article : 749 words
  13. SPEECH BY MR. A. J. BALFOUR.

    Mr. A. J. Balfour, leader of the House of Commons, in the course of a speech at Manchester, said that the Government would never accept a peace which would be a prelude to ...

    Article : 90 words
  14. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Private W. H. Stock, of the 6th New Zealand Mounted Infantry, has died of enteric fever. Sergeant Shannon, a Queenslander, has died ...

    Article : 36 words
  15. GERMANY AND VENEZUELA.

    Advices from Caracas state that the German incident has been settled and the railway re-opened, Venezuela guaranteeing compensation for loss of life and material. ...

    Article : 131 words
  16. THE TAMMANY ORGANISATION.

    Mr. Richard Croker has announced his retirement from the leadership of the Tammany organisation. He will be succeeded by Mr. Lewis Nixon. ...

    Article : 35 words
  17. BRILLIANT SPEECH BY MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

    Mr. Chamberlain has delivered a brilliant speech at Birmingham. In the course of his remarks he deplored the foreign animosity which had been ...

    Article : 159 words
  18. PARAGUAY REVOLUTION.

    A revolutionary movement has occurred in the Republic of Paraguay. During a conflict at the Congress buildings, Asuncion, a senator was killed and four persons wounded. ...

    Article : 44 words
  19. THE ALLEGED BRITISH ATROCITIES.

    The diary of a German pro-Boer lady residing at Pretoria has been published. In it the writer describes the conduct of British soldiers as simply exemplary, and declares ...

    Article : 55 words
  20. STATION REPORTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 words
  21. VICTORIA.

    The Minister for Agriculture cabled on Saturday to Lord Milner as follows:— "Victoria can supply young cattle of medium quality at prices ranging from £3 to £4 per head. Victoria has the finest ...

    Article : 56 words
  22. HORSE KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

    The terrific thunderstorm which passed over this district between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday appears to have been most severe in the vicinity of Saddleback, where a valuable horse bolonging to a resident of ...

    Article : 677 words
  23. ANTWERP WOOL SALES.

    The Antwerp wool sales closed firm. Most of the crossbreds in the catalogue were sold. 4331 bales of La Plata wool were offered, 2211 were sold, and 200 bales of Australian ...

    Article : 53 words
  24. LORD MILNER'S SPEECH. AT JOHANNESBURG.

    Lord Milner, in his speech at the banquet at Johannesburg, eulogised the common sense and patriotism of Canada and Australasia, where there were no pro-Boers rendering ...

    Article : 74 words
  25. VICTORIA.

    Fifteen men were added on Saturday to the number enrolled for service for South Africa, and with the applications which will be received to-morrow it is thought the enrolling list will be closed. ...

    Article : 127 words
  26. CONFERENCE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS.

    At the instance of the Premier of Queensland a conference of Government veterinary surgeons of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria will be held at Melbourne on the 29th instant, to formulate ...

    Article : 56 words
  27. AN AUSTRIAN SPY.

    An Austrian officer named Carina has been found guilty of espionage. He was sentenced to four years and six months' penal servitude, a day's fasting quarterly, confinement ...

    Article : 45 words
  28. A SUPPOSED CASE OF SUICIDE.

    The police are inquiring into the supposed case of suicide by drowning indicated in the following roughly pencilled letter picked up on the Yarra bank near Prince's Bridge, last evening:—"Dear ...

    Article : 353 words
  29. THE QUEENSLAND QUOTA.

    Captain Berry, who saw service with the Fourth Contingent, and who is a good bushman, will take command of the Queensland portion of the Commonwealth Contingent, subject to ratification by the ...

    Article : 45 words
  30. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    Signor Marconi has been invited to study aerial communication between Iceland, the Shetland Islands, and Farce Islands. ...

    Article : 23 words
  31. ENGLISH PRESS OPINIONS.

    The " Times" and the " Standard," in articles upon the subject, make vehement protests against Count von Bulow differentiating between Mr. Chamberlain nnd the ...

    Article : 139 words
  32. CAPTURES OF BOERS.

    Captain Tremayne captured Commandant Breytenbach single-handed. Major H. M'Micking captured 12 Boers who were hiding on an island on the Vaal River. ...

    Article : 28 words
  33. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Forty-six members of the Western Australian section of the Federal Contingent went into camp on Saturday. The balance is coming from the country towns. The majority of the men have ...

    Article : 218 words
  34. A MURDERER'S CONFESSION.

    A man named Henry Vidal has confessed at Nice, France, to having murdered three sweethearts and of having attempted to murder a fourth. Additional crimes by Vidal ...

    Article : 42 words
  35. CAPTURED GUN RECOVERED.

    Colonel Benson's second gun was found complete. [A message was published to the effect that the second gun which was lost in the encounter at ...

    Article : 57 words
  36. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE DEPARTMENT.

    Mr. Grainger, Agent-General for South Australia, and Sir John Cockburn, who formerly held that position, together with Mr. David Murray (of Messrs. D. and W. Murray, ...

    Article : 54 words
  37. PRO-BOER MEETING,

    The Peace Society held a pro-Boer meeting at Derby. The building was crowded with patriots, and the promoters retired. A motion of confidence in the Government was ...

    Article : 35 words
  38. LONDON SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC.

    The number of smallpox cases in London has increased to 875. ...

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  39. QUEENSLAND.

    A sensational gambling raid was made by the police on Chinamen's premises, Flinders-lane, Townsville, to-day. Thirty-five persons were arrested at fantan, two being whites, and the rest ...

    Article : 54 words
  40. AUSTRIAN PRO-BOERS.

    At a theatre at Salzburg, Austria, pro-Boers howled down an adaptation of Mr. Wilson Barrett's play "The Sign of the Cross." ...

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  41. LICENSED VICTUALLERS.

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Michael Hicks-Bench), in an address at Bristol, stated it was not intended to further burdon or harass the licensed victuallers. ...

    Article : 69 words
  42. TOWITTA TRAGEDY.

    After a lot of evidence of a formal character had been taken at the inquest on the body of Bertha Schippan, Dr. Ramsay Smith, of Adelaide, said that he had made an examination of pieces of cloth with which Mary ...

    Article : 357 words
  43. MR. BARTON'S REPLY TO MR. REID.

    The Federal Premier, referring on Saturday to Mr. Reid's criticisms of the second Maitland speech, said he had really nothing to say in reply. According to Mr. Barton, the question of whether any ...

    Article : 394 words
  44. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The schooner Lady Daly, which was driven ashore on Wardang Island during the gale on December 30, has become a total wreek. Mr. J. P. Moore, part owner, who proceeded to the scene of the mishap last ...

    Article : 342 words
  45. AUSTRALASIAN CASUALTIES.

    Private G. Sturgeon, of the 3rd New South Wales Mounted Infantry, has died of enteric fever at Norval's Pont. The following casualties occurred among the ...

    Article : 182 words
  46. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    At the opening yesterday of the new road from Claremont to the sea Sir John Forrest said he would do his best to have the trans-continental railway carried out, and they could take his word for it it ...

    Article : 127 words
  47. OBITUARY.

    Mr. J. Briggs, the well-known cricketer, has died in Cheadle Asylum. The above information will cause a feeling of regret in every country where cricket is known, for ...

    Article : 571 words
  48. A STABBING AFFRAY.

    At Bunbury on Saturday a stabbing affray occurred on board the ship Crusader, which was about to sail for South Africa. Johannes Olsen, a seaman, and Carl Segenholm quarrelled about rations. ...

    Article : 122 words
  49. SENSATION AT GREENWICH.

    About half-past 10 on Friday night Charles Judson, a night watchman at Dalton's Bonded Stores at Greenwich Point, had an exciting experience. The stores in question are rented by Messrs. Peabody and ...

    Article : 374 words
  50. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    Early on Saturday morning the steamship Moravian, from London, via the Cape and Melbourne, arrived in Port Jackson, bringing back 37 New South Wales soldiers from South Africa. Lieutenant-Colonel ...

    Article : 527 words
  51. TASMANIA.

    The committee appointed to investigate the question of better steam connection with the mainland is still taking evidence. The trend of opinious expressed favours Government aid rather than dependence on ...

    Article : 39 words
  52. QUEENSLAND POLITICS.

    The Premier, during the course of a speech at Townsville on Saturday night said he looked to the North at the State polling in March to reverse the decision given at the late federal elections. He ...

    Article : 267 words
  53. RAID ON CHINESE GAMBLING HOUSES.

    Last night a raid was made on two Chiness gambling-houses in Elizabeth-street, city. The raid had been planned by Senior-constable Queleh, and was carried out under the supervision of Inspector ...

    Article : 218 words
  54. NEW ZEALAND.

    Extensive bush fires are raging in several localities on the west coast of the Middle Island. Two large sawmills on Grey Valley have been seriously endangered. A very valuable silver pine forest is also ...

    Article : 57 words
  55. TO-DAY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 178 words
  56. THE STEAMER EASTERN.

    The steamer Eastern sailed this morning for Sydney. Mr. Elliott, the third officer, who is recovering from an attack of smallpox, has been landed at the ...

    Article : 46 words
  57. CHILDREN LOVE ARNOTT'S

    Milk Arrowroot Biscuits, because they are so delicious, light, wholesome, and easily digested. They are made for children.—Advt. ...

    Article : 24 words
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