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  2. MOURNING IN ADELAIDE.

    Affectionate tribute to the memory of the late Queen was provided by the people of South Australi[?] on Saturday. The expressed wish of the Government that the public would not indulge in holiday making ...

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  3. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The Bishop of Oxford, Dr. Stubbs, preached in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, bofore King Edward VII. and the Royal Family yesterday morning. The Bishop took ...

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  4. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    A party of Boers attacked the scouts preceding a convoy which was journeying from Koffeyfontein, on the Rict River, in the south-western portion of the Orange River ...

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  5. DEATH OF MR. U. W. CARPENTER, J.P.

    The death is announced of Mr. U. W. Carpenter, J.P., a r[?]dent of Sydney of 46 years' st[?]nding. The late Mr. Carpenter was born in Glo[?]estershire, England, in 1822, and after spending his early days in America came out to ...

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  6. VICTORIA.

    Up to date 3500 certificates for the payment of old age pensions have been issued by the Treasury. This represents the number of applications granted throughout the whole colony, and the number is likely ...

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  7. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The adjourned annual meeting of the Corowa Hospital was held on Friday nigh[?]. The reports show that during the past year the receipts amounted to £163[?], the principal items being—Subscriptions and ...

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  8. WREATH FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Premier (Mr. Holder) has received a cable message from the Agent-General (Sir J. Cockburn) stating that the wreath forwarded by him on behalf of this State to be placed on the late ...

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  9. INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH CONGRESS.

    Mr R. W. Lemon, of the Postal Department, says a cable has been received from Berne stating that owing to the demise of the Quean the British Government had intimated it could not hold the international ...

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  10. A WOMAN SEVERELY BURNED.

    A burning accident occurred at Balladoran camp to-day, the victim being Mrs. M'Dermott. Her clothes caught fire, and although efforts were made to extinguish the f[?]ames, this was not accomplished ...

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  11. CABLE CONSTRUCTION WORK.

    Mr. Warre[?], the Manager in Australia of the Eastarn Extension Telegraph Company, reports that the remaining sectious between Cornwall, M[?]deria, and Saint Vincent of the Eastern Telegraph ...

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  12. DE WET PROCEEDING TO CAPE COLONY.

    Reuter's correspondent reports that Commandant do Wet has passed Thaban'Chu, and that he is proceeding in the direction of Cape Colony. ...

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  13. DEATH FROM BLOOD POISONING.

    At on inquest held on the body of a man named Michael Moran, who died under peculiar circumstances at Day[?]dale last week, Dr. M'Knight, who held a post-mortem, said that death was caused by ...

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  14. THE QUEENSLAND CONTINGENT.

    There are now 406 men, 17 officers, and 312 horses in camp at Lytton, in connection with the Fifth Contingent. The military authorities have arranged for the supply of 450 Brisbane made [?]ddles for the ...

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  15. SYMPATHY IN TASMANIA.

    General mourning prevailed throughout the island yesterday. All business was suspended in Hobart until 2 o'clock. Memorial services were held at St. David's Cathedral, where the military ...

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  16. THE GOLD YIELD.

    The quantity of Victorian gold actually received at the Melbourne Mint during January was 55,135oz., as compared with 58,614oz. in January of last year. ...

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  17. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    Trooper Georgs Murray, one of the returned Molong contingent, was tendered a complimentary social at Toogong. There was a large gathering of residents. It is the intention of Toogong residents ...

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  18. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day competition was animated, but, in sympathy with the resent fall in wool in London and in tops in Bradford and on the Continent, the market was [?]er than a fort[?]ight ...

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  19. GERMAN HONOUR FOR THE QUEEN CONSORT.

    The German Emperor has conferred on the Queen Consort Alexandra the honorary Coloneley-in-Chief of the 1st Dragoons of the Prussian Guards, previously held by the late ...

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  20. OPERATIONS IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    Seven British columns have begun their advance from stations on the JohannesburgPretoria railway and the Delagoa railway. Their object is to converge and clear the ...

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  21. PRESENT FOR LORD ROBERTS.

    Some montha ago the members of the Cockburn Defence Rifle Club applied and received from Lord Robeits a number of Mauser rifles captured from the Boers. At the annual meeting of the club ...

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  22. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE KING.

    Among[?] the letters of congratulation received by his Excellency the Governor-General upon the King's acce[?]ion, in addition to those already announced, was one from the Con[?]ul-General for Belgium in ...

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  23. QUEENSLAND.

    While a young man named Otto Mantofel, residing at Matton, waa cleaning a [?] it went off, the bullet entering his stomach. Mantofel died the next day from the injuries received. ...

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  24. CAPTURE OF A BRITISH GARRISON.

    It is officially stated that 1000 Boers captured the British garrison at Modderfontein, south-west of Krugersdorp. The Boers released the garrison, which has ...

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  25. LETTER FROM THE FRONT.

    Mr. J. W. R. Clarke, J.P., of Newtown, has received a letter from his brother [?]ergeant, F. H. Clarke, No. l8, C Squadron, 6th Regiment, New South Wales Imperial Bush Contingent, South Africa, No. 6 ...

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  26. WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.

    A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Browne, Kerr, W. Hamilton, Dunsford, and Bowman, waited upon the Premier and the M[?]ister for Railways to-day to ask the Government to start some railways in ...

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  27. BOERS INVADE PORTUGUESE TERRITORY.

    Colonel Blake, who formerly commanded the American-Irish Contingent with the Boers, has, with 2000 Boers, invaded Portuguese East Africa with the hope of releasing ...

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  28. CHINA.

    M. de Giers, the Russian Minister at Peking, has had a conference extending over three hours with Li Hung Chang. It is believed that Russia resists the ...

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  29. RAIN AT MOUNT MORGAN.

    A measage from Mount Morgan states that for the past week the weather has been exceedingly trying, the thermometer touching the century on a couple of occasions. A heavy thunderstorm threatened on ...

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  31. SHIPPING REPORTS.

    Custom-house.—Entered outwards: February 4, [?] warr[?], s., for Brisbane; Andania, s., for Port P[?], [?] Newcastle and Adelaide: Moonts, s., for Frem[?], [?] Newcastle and Melbourne; Wakatip[?], s., for L[?] ...

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  32. THE MANCHURTAN TREATY.

    The Emperor Kwang-hsu has repudiated the treaty with Russia with regard to Manchuria, and has relegated the discussion of the matter to St. Petersburg. ...

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  33. THE INVASION OF CAPE COLONY.

    Two guns of "A" Battery, New South Wales Artillery, and a force of irregulars, police, and Welsh militia dislodged 400 raiders from the vicinity of Vryburg on ...

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  34. WOOL SALES.

    The third wool sales of the season will be held at Brisbane next Saturday. There will be a good selection of Darling Downs greasy and Wester[?] acour[?]d wools offered for sale. ...

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  35. NEWCASTLE.

    The quantity of coal shipped at the Government hydrau[?]c cranes at the Dyke for internal, interState, and foreign consumption during the departmental week ended this morning was 63,002 tons, as ...

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  36. THE GUT[?]RIE.

    The Eastern and Australian Steamship Company's steamer Guthrie left Hongkong on the 31st [?]tim[?] for Port Darwin, Queensland ports, Sydney, and Melbourne. She is due here on the [?]rd [?]tant. ...

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  37. FEDERAL LINE.

    Messrs. Birt and Co., Limited, managing agents for the Federal Steam Navigation Company, Limited, report their steamers', movements as follows:— The Cornwall left Auckland on January 30 for South ...

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  38. INVASION OF CAPE COLONY.

    The "Mafekiug Mail" of January 3 contains the following official notice:—"Prime Minister's Office, Capetown, January 1, 1901. In view of the fact that armed forces of enemy have ...

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  39. THE DUKE OK CORNWALL AND YORK.

    The Duke of Cornwall and York, who is suffering from German measles, is progressing towards convalescence. ...

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  40. GENERAL BOTHA AND PEACE ENVOYS.

    General Louis Botha would not allow Mr. Pretorius, a peace envoy from the Orange River Colony Peace Committee, within his laager at Rosenkaal. ...

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  41. THE PREMIERSHIP OF VICTORIA.

    At the conclusion of the meeting of the Executive Council this afternoon the Lieutenaut-Governor said that he desired to take advantage of the opportunity of expressing his regret at losing an adviser who ...

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  42. ANARCHISM IN EUROPE.

    In the Italian Chamber of Deputies on Saturday Signor Saracco, the Premier, in reply to an interpellation by Signor Canevaro, explained that he had tried to secare an ...

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  43. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Captain Griffiths has furnished the Marine Board with an account of the voyage of his vessel, the Glen Park, which left Port Pirie on January 29, and came to grief off Wedge Island on the morning of January ...

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  44. THE GERMAN STEAMER BREMEN.

    The Norddeutscher Lloyd Company's steamer [?], which was partially destroyed by the great H[?]b[?] fire, has been towed from New York to Bremen. She is [?] being rebuilt on a new plan. The length of the steamer ...

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  45. THE R.M.S. CUZCO.

    The Cuzco arrived yesterday. Captain [?]. [?]. Symons, R.N.R., forwards the following report of the voyage:—Having embarked passengers at Tilbury D[?] on December 21, 1900, we sailed at 1.30 p.m., re[?] ...

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  46. WARSHIPS WATCHING THE SOUTH COAST.

    The cruiser Doris and two gunboats are watching Moasel Bay (Aliwal South) on the south coast of Cape Colony, 70 miles east of Swellendam. ...

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  47. DEATH OF A QUEENSLANDER.

    Private Clarke, of the Queensland forces, was shot in the groin in a skirmish in the Clanwilliam district, and was captured. The Boers took his horse from him. Private ...

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  48. ARREST OF ALLEGED ANARCHISTS.

    A man, who is alleged to be an anarchist, has been arrested on a charge of having attempted to kill the Duke d'Abruzzi. Two Genoese anarchists have been charged ...

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  49. FIRE ON A STEAMER.

    At half-past 11 last night an outbreak if fire occurred on board the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's steamer Electra. The boat was berthed at the company's wharf at the foot of Margaret-street, where she had ...

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  50. THE FEDERAL CONTINGENT.

    The Premier (Sir William Lyne) recently despatched a cable message stating that the Government was [?]w[?]iting transports for the troops to be conveyed to South Africa. The message ...

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  51. THE EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. COMPANY'S FLEET.

    Messrs. Gibbs. Bright, and Co. note:— The Airlie sailed from Sydney January 29 for Man[?] China, and Japan, via Queensland ports and Port D[?] Left Brisbane January 31. ...

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  52. THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY.

    Colonel Hay, the United States Secretary of State, and the Marquis of Lansdowne, the British Minister for Foreign Affairs, have decided to appoint a new joint commission to ...

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  53. THE CAPE CABLE.

    Advices have been received in Adel[?]ide that the Telegraph Construction Company's steamer Brit[?]nni[?] is to leave London during the current month for Adelaide to lay the shore end of the intermediate cables ...

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  54. AUSTRALASIAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

    The first of the competitions recently arranged by the asaociations of the various States and New Zealand to carry o[?]t a series of Australa[?]ian championships commenced this evening at Hegarty's ...

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  55. MOVEMENTS OF HER MAJESTY'S TRANSPORTS BELONGING TO THE P. AND [?]. COMPANY.

    Indian transport service: A[?]saye leaves London January 1, leaves Southampton January 5, due Gibraltar January 9, due Malta January 13, due Port Said January 18, [?] Aden January 24, due Bombay January 29. Sund[?], fro[?] ...

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  56. THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

    The German Emperor will leave England to-morrow for Germany. ...

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  57. PARRAMATTA DISTRICT.

    [?] Vincent Ritchie was entertained at the Rookwood Town Hall on Saturday evening by his lata fellow employees of the preserving department of the Sydney Meat-preserving Company's factory, on ...

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  58. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The Collie miners have returned to work preparatory to the question in d[?]put[?] being referred to arbitration. ...

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  59. THE CHINA NAVIGATION LINE.

    Messrs. G. S. Yuill and Co. note:— The Taiy[?]an arrived at Sydney from Hongkong on [?] 1st ins[?]ant, and [?]ils for the East on the 14th. The T[?]nan arrived at Port Darwin on the 30th January. ...

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  60. SPECULATIONS IN LINSEED OIL.

    "Bulls" and "bears" had a fight over a speculation in linseed oil, in Arras, in France. The struggle, lasted a week. Then the "bulls" were defeated losing 10,000,000fr. ...

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  61. A REPORTED WRECK.

    It has rarely happened that one of the popular lise of steamers [?]ving the German-Australian flag has come to grief. Since its foundation is Australia under the late Mr. Gustav von der Heyde, and under the present chief agent, ...

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  62. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Tr[?]ked for Flemington on Saturday afternoon: 500 fat sheep, from M. Ward's station. ...

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  63. JAPAN MAIL LINE.

    Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., Limited, advise the following movements of the steamers of the above [?] engaged in the trade between Australia, China, and Japan. The Yawata Maru, which left Yokohama on January [?], ...

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  64. SUDDEN DEATH.

    On Monday afternoon Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., the Parramatta District Coroner, held an inquiry touching the death of James Gray, a well-known Parramatta resident. The evidence was to the effect ...

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