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  2. NEWCASTLE.

    The thirteenth annual Newcastle Ei[?]eddford under the auspices of the Newcastle and District Cambrian Society, which was opened on Friday, was resumed at the Victoria Theatre last evening in the presence of ...

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  3. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Sir Andrew Clarke, the Agent-Gencral of Victoria, is pressing the Colonial Office to sanction the visit to Melbourne of the contingent of Imperial troops which will take ...

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  4. THE TRANSVAAL

    Lord Roberts cables that Brigadier-General L[?] Gallais and Major-General Knox surprised and completely defeated a force of 1000 Boers on Monday south of Bothaville, in ...

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  5. CHINA.

    An agreement between Russia and China has been signed at Livadia, the winter residence of the Czar. The agreement places Manchuria under the ...

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  6. SILVER AND PRICES.

    Any consideration that may be given by the Government to the suggestion of Dr. Ross for an inquiry into the effect of the abandonment of the free coinage of silver on the price ...

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  7. SPECIAL CABLES.

    The Lord Mayor's banquet at the Guildhall was given last night. The new Lord Mayor (Alderman Frank Green) presided. The Marquis of Salisbury, in responding to ...

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  8. SECOND EDITION

    This afternoon a man named Joyce is alleged to have [?]hot his wife and afterwards attempted to commit suicide. The parties had been married five or six years, but latterly had lived unhappily. In July ...

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  9. THE ROYAL VISIT.

    The R.M.S. Ophir has been chartered to convey the D[?]ke and the Duchess of York to Australia. BRISBANE, Sunday. ...

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  10. COURT PROCEEDS FURTHER INLAND.

    It is officially announced by the Chinese that the Imperial Court is proceeding from Si-ngan-fu to Chengtu. [C[?]e[?]gt[?] is the capital of the province of ...

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  11. AUSTRAL CYCLING MEETING.

    The handicaps of the various events of the Melbourne Bicycle Club's Austral Meeting, to be run on the 1st, 8th, and 15th December, have been issued. The following are the handicaps for the Austral ...

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  12. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    Lord Hopetoun, Governor-General of Australia, will arrive in Sydney on Wednesday, December 12, unless some unfor[?]n circumstance arises which may advance or retard the date by a day or two. ...

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  13. RUSSIAN ANNEXATION ATTIENTSIN.

    Commenting upon the reported annexation by Russia of a slice of territory at Tientsin, the "Times" anticipates that any ambitious Russian subordinate who advances ...

    Article : 87 words
  14. ARRIVAL OF A NEW YACHT.

    The beautifully designed yacht lying off Elizabeth Bay, the A[?]d[?]e, is on a crui[?]e to the south Sea Islands, and those who saw her yesterday from passing steamers or from shore could not but have ...

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  15. THE PEKING-TAKU RAILWAY.

    Reuter's correspondent reports that as the result of remonstrances Russia is transferring the Taku to Peking railway to Count von Waldersee, who in turn will transfer it to ...

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  16. THE PAO-TING-FU EXPEDITION.

    Li Hung Chang sent to the Ministers of the Powers at Peking a despatch couched in impertinent language, protesting against the violence and severity of the Allies in their ...

    Article : 51 words
  17. THE ASHFIELD ELECTION.

    General surpri[?] locally was manifested on Saturday, when the returning officer for the Ashfield electorate (Mr. H. P. Palser) announced about 8 p.m. that the result of the election to fill the ...

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  18. THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    A special meeting of the Northern District Assembly of the Political Labour League was held at the Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow, last evening, for the purpose of completing arrangements for the selection ...

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  19. CHINESE REFORMER AT ADELAIDE.

    Li[?]ng Kai Chu, one of the leaders of the Chinese Reform Party—in fact, he ranks second only to Kang Yu W[?]i, the recognised principal—arrived from Western Australia by the mail steamer India on ...

    Article : 205 words
  20. ISLAND NEWS.

    On Saturday evening the smart little gunboat Ringdove, looking as bright as if fresh from dock instead of coming from a six months' island patrol work, anchored off Garden Island. The officers ...

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  21. VICTORIA.

    The swearing-in of members newly elected to the Legislative Assembly will take place on Tuesday. The [?]th will be administered by Mr. Justice A'Beckett and Mr. Justice Hodges. The Speaker will then be ...

    Article : 330 words
  22. [?]THE APPROACHING FESTIVITIES.

    So far as the adoption by the Cabinet of a general plan on which the Commonwealth, festivities are to be earned out is concerned, no progress has been made during the past week, owing ...

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  23. THE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW.

    At the Lord Mayor's Show yesterday, on the occasion of the installing of Alderman Frank Green as Lord Mayor of London, types of British military and naval uniforms ...

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  24. FIGHTING ON THE KOMATI RIVER.

    Major-General Smith-Dorrien, with 250 cavalry and 900 men of the Suffolk and Shropshire Regiments, had two days' very hard fighting on the Komati River, near the ...

    Article : 108 words
  25. UNITED STATES.

    There is a movement afoot in the United States to reorganise the Democrats through the Conservative element which has hitherto held aloof from Bryanism. Several financial and ...

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  26. THE NAVAL CONTINGENTS.

    The Premier is in receipt of a telegram from the Commander-in-Chief at China with reference to the naval contingent from New South Wales. It is stated that it is absolutely necessary to retain the ...

    Article : 317 words
  27. A CHARGE BY BOERS.

    On the afternoon of the 7th instant the Canadian Dragoons and Artillery with devoted gallantry protected an infantry conv[?]y. Two hundred mounted Boers suddenly ...

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  28. ACQUISITION OF SPANISH COLONIES.

    Spain has sold Cagayan and Sibuta, the last of her possessions in Oceana, to the United States for 100,000 dollars (£20,000). ...

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  29. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.

    The quantity of coal exported to foreign and intercolonial ports during the week ended at noon yesterday totalled 71,681 tons, as compared with 65,487 tons during the previous week, showing a[?] increase ...

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  30. QUEENSLAND.

    News has just been received from Cloncurry that 150 points of rain fell at Boom[?] on the 4th instant, and the following day was [?]howery. There was also a good fall on the Camooweal to Burketown ...

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  31. THE ATTEMPT TO MURDER THE SHAH.

    The French anarchist, Francis Salson, who attempted to murder the Shah of Persia at Paris in August last, and who confessed that he intended to kill the Shah and the Czar ...

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  32. THE NORTH CHILLAGOE INQUIRY.

    The North Chillagoe inquiry case was resumed on Saturday. Thomas Cov[?]ntry was further recalled, and said that with regard to the draft prospectus received from Mr. Moore with a memo, to the effect that ...

    Article : 223 words
  33. SEDITION IN CAPE COLONY.

    Sir Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner for Cape Colony, in the course of a speech at Claremont, a suburb of Capetown, yesterday, said that the manufacture of sedition in Cape ...

    Article : 90 words
  34. SIR REDVERS BULLER.

    General Sir Redvers Buller has arrived at Southampton on his return from South Africa. He met with an enthusiastic welcome. He declares that if it is known that ...

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  35. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEALS.

    The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has delivered its reserved judgment in the appeal case, the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company v. the City of Fitzroy. ...

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  36. NEW ZEALAND.

    The maximum price of the stud stock at the sale[?] in connection with the Canterbury show was realised for a Southdown ram imported, which was sold at 80 guineas. An imported Leicester sold at ...

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  37. FLOATING WRECKAGE.

    A quantity of floating wreckage was discovered by the master of the st[?]am[?]ug Emu yesterday morning, about seven miles distant from Port H[?]nter in an east north-east direction. The wreckage was in the ...

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  38. THE OPINION OF THE PREMIER.

    The Premier informed a "Herald" reporter yesterday that he was not surprised at the result of the election. He thought all along that Mr. Winchcombe had the better chance of success. Ashfield had always ...

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  39. SIR CHARLES TUPPER.

    Sir Charles Tupper, who was leader of the Canadian Opposition, and who was in the recent Dominion election defeated at the polls, has retired from politics. ...

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  40. FATAL TRAM ACCIDENT.

    A fatal tram accident occured in Cleveland-street at 10 o'clock on Saturday night. At that time Miss Agusta Carruthers, residing with her parents at 5l York-street, Redfern, was walking across ...

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  41. R.M.S. MIOWERA AT BRISBANE.

    The R.M.S. Miowera, which armed at Brisbane yesterday from Vancouver, experienced southerly to a south-westerly gale with high head seas for the first three days after leaving Victoria, thence ...

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  42. PREPARATIONS IN CENTENNIAL PARK.

    The work of preparing the building in the Centennial Park in which the swearing-in ceremony is to take place has already been commenced. A quantity of timber, &c., is on the ground, and the ...

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  43. QUEENSLAND CONTINGENT.

    A portion of the Queensland Mounted Infantry left Pretoria on Thursday for Australia. ...

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  44. THE FRENCH CABINET.

    The French Chamber of Deputies, by 306 votes to 296, censured the Government for extraditing Sipido (who shot at H.R.H. the Prince of Wales at Brussels). The Chamber ...

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  45. TO-DAY.

    Prince of Wales' Birthday: Public Holiday. Balmain Regatta: Flagship Macquarie[?] Steamers for [?]agship leave foot of Erskine-street every half-hour, starting at [?] a.m. ...

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  46. THE REPUBLIC'S COINS.

    The British authorities at Pretoria have issued a proclamation declaring that the silver and the gold coins of the late Transvaal Republic will be redeemed at their face value. ...

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  47. THE BALMAIN REGATTA.

    One of the principal attractions of to-day is the fifty-first annual fixture of the Balmain Regatta, which is to be held on the waters of Iron Cov[?]. A more sati[?]factory entry has not been received for ...

    Article : 331 words
  48. HUMBLE v. HUMPHREYS.

    The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has granted leave to appeal in the case Humble v. Humphreys. [This was an action instituted by William Humble, ...

    Article : 267 words
  49. CASUALTIES TO AUSTRALIANS.

    A cable was received on Saturday by the Lieutenant-Governor from Sir Alfred Milner stating that Private [?] G. Lyle, of the First Victorian Co[?]ti[?]gent, was severely wounded at Philippolis during ...

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  50. INSECURE VERANDAHS.

    Alderman A. Pointing [?]Mayor of Paddington) has signified his intention to give notice to the trad[?]people and residents in Oxford-street, along which the procession will pass on January 1 to ...

    Article : 135 words
  51. THE ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP.

    The German War Office has bought Count von Zeppelin's airship. ...

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  52. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.

    The contest for the principal event in connection with the Liverpool Autumn Meeting resulted to-day as follows:- Liverpool Autumn Cup of £1000, Cup course, 1 mile ...

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  53. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    Trooper Gilbert [?]am[?]y arrived home to-night. He was met at the station by a very large crowd of people. A procession was formed, consisting of a drag cont[?]ing the father of the soldier, Mr. E. ...

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  54. FIJI FEDERAL LEAGUE.

    The hon. secretary of the Fiji Federal League has written to the Sydney Chamber of Commerce from Levuka, a letter in which it is stated that the object of the league is primarily to obtain federation with ...

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  55. BAZAAR AT NEWPORT.

    A bazaar in a[?]d of the Indian Famin[?] Fund has been held in the Newport Hall. On the opening day there was a large gathering of ladies and gentlemen, among those present being Mr. Dugald ...

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  56. THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    The Hon. G. H. Cox, M.L.C., has locally announced his candidature for the senate. ...

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  58. THE YOUNG QUEEN.

    Sir,—[?]t has been proposed to offer a substantial prize for a federal ode to be "said or sung" during the celebrations at the New Year. I would suggest that the sister arts of sculpture and painting should ...

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