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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A smart piece of coal shipping was witnessed at the, Coal Cliff Colliery's wharf last evening, when the S. S. Herga received the first 90 tons of her shipment at tha rate of 11 tons per minute and the balance of ...

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  3. CHINA.

    All the membors of the Russian military staff stationed at Tientsin have gone with a considerable number of troops to Port Arthur. ...

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  4. THE TRANSVAAL.

    The Boers sent 50 truckloads of ammunition to Delagoa Hoy before they surrendered. They also burned much ammunition. ...

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  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    Mr. George Wyndham, Parliamentary Secretary for War, in his speeches to the electors of Dover, is frankly welcoming criticism on the War Office, and he has ...

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  6. LATE EDITION.

    Field-Marshal Lord Roberts has granted the Boers an armistice for five days. It is expected that Commandant Erasmus, who was driven off from Elands ...

    Article : 55 words
  7. IN PARLIAMENT.

    Shortly after the Legislative Council met yesterday the House commenced a brisk skirmich over the Cobar to Wilcannia Railway Bill, which was down for third reading. When the order of ...

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  8. FEDERATION.

    Members of the Legislative Assembly have given notice of their intention to ask the Premier on Tuesday next a number of questions dealing with matters relating to federation:— ...

    Article : 275 words
  9. QUEENSLAND.

    The sugar crushing this season promises to give bette1 results than last year. The shipments of sugar this quarter exceeded those of the corresponding quarter of the previous year. For the quarter ...

    Article : 161 words
  10. ENEMY IN THE BUSH VELDT.

    General Schalk Burger, the Acting-President of the Transvaal Boers, General Viljoen, the Commander-in-Chief, and the bulk of the Boers are concentrated ...

    Article : 65 words
  11. COMMANDANT DE WET.

    Commandant De Wet is reported to be south-west of Kopjes Station, which is 167 miles north of Bloemfontein. He has 900 men and three guns with him. ...

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  12. THE CHILLAGOE FIELD.

    Among the passengers from the north by the steamer Barcoo, which arrived yesterday, were Mr. A Stewart, general manager of the Chillagoe Ballway and Mines, Mr. C. L. Hewett, the Melbourne ...

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  13. PROBABLE ANGLO-GERMAN AGREEMENT.

    Before replying to the proposal of the Emperor William that China shall surrender the instigators of outrages before negotiations are entered into, Lord ...

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  14. DECREASE OF THE WORLD'S GOLD SUPPLY.

    The chairman of the Bank of Africa states that owing to the stoppage of the Transvaal gold mines the world's supply of raw gold has diminished by £15,000,000 ...

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  15. THE BECEPTION OF THE GOVERNORGENERAL.

    Owing to some statements made during the debate in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night, wheu the Premier announced that he would refer to a comuuttoe for report the consideration of what ...

    Article : 359 words
  16. THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION.

    Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the leader of the Opposition in the late House of Commons, in a letter stated that the real issue before the electors is whether ...

    Article : 138 words
  17. BOERS URGED TO YIELD.

    The Portuguese officials at Delagoa Bay hare gent emissaries to the Boers urging them to terminate their resistance to the British forces. ...

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  18. MRS. KRUGER.

    Mrs. Kruger, the wife of President Kruger, is feeble and is unable to leave Pretoria. ...

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  19. ISOLATION OF THE UNITED STATES.

    The isolation of the United States Government in not allowing its troops to co-operate in movements directed by Field-Marshal Count von Waldersee, the ...

    Article : 53 words
  20. THE KOMATI BRIDGE.

    Mr. Kruger, yielding to the request of the Portuguese, porsuaded Commandant Pienaar not to destroy the Komati railway bridge. ...

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  21. CHINA.

    An Imperial edict confers posthumous honours on General Li Ping Heng and Chung-yi, two reactionaries who recently committed suicide. ...

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  22. BOER OFFICIALS AND BAR GOLD.

    Boer officials with bar gold sailed in the German East Africa steamer Herzog, which left Delagoa Bay yesterday. ...

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  23. RUSSIAN TROOPS IN PEKING.

    Notwithstanding the decree by Russia ordering tho withdrawal of its Legation and its troops from Peking to Tientsin, 2500 Cossacks will winter at Peking. ...

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  24. BANDITS NEAR CANTON.

    Bandits are plundering the villages round Canton. They have destroyed the Roman Catholic Church at Tokamhang and have desecrated ...

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  25. THE PURSUIT OF DE WET.

    A strong flying column, under Lieutenant-Colonel De Lisle, D.S.O., has left Pretoria in pursuit of Commandant De Wet. ...

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  26. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    At the inquest on the body of David Wall to-day the evidence showed that deceased went to the proprietress of a boarding-house, snatched a carving knite out of her hand, and drew it across his throat ...

    Article : 292 words
  27. A WARNING FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

    Mr. Whiteley, the Mayor of Mafeking, forewarns the electora of Bradford that the Boers view every gain of the Liberals as a gain of the Republics. ...

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  28. BANQUET TO THE EARL OF HOPETOUN.

    Owing to his being engaged in the election campaign, Mr. Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, will not be able to preside at the banquet to ...

    Article : 44 words
  29. PRINCE TUAN SUPREME MINISTER.

    The position now held by Prince Tuan, the presidency of the Grand Council, is equivalent to the position of Premier in Great Britain. ...

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  30. ELECTORS' RIGHTS.

    His Excellency the Governor has made the subjoined amended regulation, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act of 1893 and the Acts amending the ...

    Article : 125 words
  31. THE CAPE TREASON BILL.

    The High Treason Bill is now before the Gape Colony Legislative Council. Mr. William Ross, the member for Griqualand West, has intimated that in ...

    Article : 56 words
  32. COLONIES WAITING THE MOTHERLAND'S MESSAGE.

    Sir Walter Peace, the Agent-General for Natal, in the course of a letter states that 12,000,000 people in the colonies are awaiting the result of the British electors' ...

    Article : 63 words
  33. LI HUNG CHANG.

    Li Hung Chang, last reported as being at Taku, has declined the offer of an escort of United States troops to Peking. Later. ...

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  34. ITALY.

    The Italian Government is asking the Chamber of Deputies for leave to raise £10,000,000 in order to build warships. ...

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  35. LORD ROBERTS'S RETURN.

    Field-Marshal Lord Roberts announces that the City of London Imperial Volunteers will be in London by November 5. He fears that he himself will not return ...

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  36. REVISION COURTS.

    A list appears in the "Government Gazette" of places where Revision Courts are to be held for the revision of general lists under the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act of 1893 and the Acts ...

    Article : 72 words
  37. THE MURDER OF A KENTUCKY SENATOR.

    A man named James Howard has been found guilty of having murdered State Senator William Goobel at Frankfort, Kentucky, and has been sentenced to ...

    Article : 124 words
  38. FAMINE IN NORTH CHINA.

    A famine is feared in Northern China, owing to the non-shipment ol tice supplies. ...

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  39. COUNT TOLSTOI EXCOMMUNICATED.

    The Greek Church has excommunicated Count Tolstoi. ...

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  40. POST OFFICES UNDER FEDERATION.

    Mr. W. C. Crawley, vice-president of the South Australian Postal and Electric Telegraph Association, leaves to-morrow for Sydney to take part in a conference having for its object the federation of ...

    Article : 121 words
  41. CANADIANS GO HOME.

    Sixteen Canadian officers and 319 men have left Capetown on their homeward journey. ...

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  42. THE POSITION AT CANTON.

    Native Christians are flocking to Canton, and the gravity of the situation is increasing. Twenty thousand members of the Triad ...

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  43. THE FRENCH WHEAT CROP.

    The official estimate of the French wheat crop is 38,500,000 quarters. ...

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  44. NEW SOUTH WALES CASUALTIES.

    The names of the following members of the New South Wales forces appear in the casualty list:- Slightly wounded at Wonderfontein: Corporal ...

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  45. ALLEGED INSANITARY PREMISES.

    The Mayor (Sir Matthew Herris), when seen by a "Herald" reporter yesterday, stated that the correspondence published in yesterday's "Herald" upon the question of allaged insanitary ...

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  46. AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLY.

    The American visible supply of wheat and flour east of the Rockies is 73,855,000 bushels. ...

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  47. THE GUNBOAT PROTECTOR.

    A cablegram his been received from Captain Cresswell stating that the gunboat Protector was under orders to leave Shanghai yesterday for Taku. ...

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  48. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—I am glad that your correspondent "Hopeful" is in favour nf the children taking a prominent part in the Commonwealth celebrations. The Australuiau Federation League at Perth has ...

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  49. BANQUET TO THE EARL OF HOPETOUN.

    At the banquet which is to be given to the Earl of Hopetoun, the Governor-General of Australia, on October 3, 100 of the invalided soldiers of Australasia, ...

    Article : 49 words
  50. SILVER.

    Bar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 5 1-16d per ounce standard—a rise of 1-16d since yesterday. ...

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  51. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS AT NEWCASTLE.

    The Railway Commissioners paid their periodical official visit to Newcastle to-day for the purpose of receiving deputations find inspecting the various works now in course of progress in connection with the Northern railway ...

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  52. CASUALTIES TO BUSHMEN.

    The Premier is in receipt of the following telegrams from Capetown:- September 24,—Corporal Moody is employed in the Springfontein Military Mounted Police, and is in ...

    Article : 123 words
  53. ENGLISH RACING.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 35 words
  54. AMERICAN COAL FOR THE NAVY.

    The Admiralty has ordered 5000 tons of American coal for delivery at Bermuda, and 2500 tons for delivery at Halifax, Nova Scotia. ...

    Article : 43 words
  55. LATE MINING.

    The chute at the 600ft, level of the Great Boulder Main Reef continues very rich, and in driving north so far each successive cut has furnished more valuable stone than the previous one. A magnificent ...

    Article : 529 words
  56. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    The Legislative Assembly was sitting when the first edition of the "Herald" went to press, the matter under discussion being the consideration of the Early Closing Amendment Bill in committee. ...

    Article : 405 words
  57. SUTHERLAND- CRONULLA TRAMWAY LEAGUE.

    A larga meeting of the Sutherland to Cronulla Tramway League was held on Wednesday evening in the progress association rooms, Mr. H Croit presided. Mr. C. E. Wigzell was appointed president, ...

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  58. THIS GRIFFIN MEMORIAL TABLET.

    The memorial tablet, subscribed for by the comrades and friends of Sergeant George Griffie, of the 1st Australian Horse, who was the first Australian killed in action in South Africa, has now been ...

    Article : 216 words
  59. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 220 words
  60. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Warraweena finished shearing yesterday. BREWARRINA, Thursday. Shearing is general. The clips are very light. NARRABRI, Thursday. ...

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  61. FARMERS' PROSPECTS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    Speaking at the Agricultural Show at Strathalbyn to-day his Excellency Lord Tennyson, said, having been asked to find out something about the prospects of farmers in South Africa, he had ascertained two ...

    Article : 369 words
  62. FUGITIVE BLACKS.

    The blacks were seen last evening at Kanthi at the head of the Barnard River, going north-west towards Tomalla Tops. BREWARRINA, Thursday. ...

    Article : 51 words
  63. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The Postmaster-General his given notice of the introduction of the Pacific Cable Bill, committing New Zealand to one-ninth the cost of the Pacific cable construction. ...

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  64. Advertising

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  65. CIRCUIT COURTS.

    At the Circuit Court John O'Donnell, who was convicted of sheep stealing at Mulwala station, was sentenced to 22 months hard labour. This concluded the business of the court. ...

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  66. Advertising

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