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  2. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The Earl of Hopetoun has sailed from Bombay for Colombo. He was so weak that he had to be carried on board the steamer in a dhooly. Major S. C. Philson, of the ...

    Article : 47 words
  3. THE TRANSVAAL

    The landing of Mr. Kruger, the ex-President of the Transvaal, at Marseilles, has been postponed, as owing to a gale and a haze the Dutch cruiser Gelderland, in which Mr. ...

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  4. CHINA.

    Mr. G. W. Smalley (the "Times" correspondent at New York) says that politicians at Washington imply that the Powers are asking an impossible indemnity from China ...

    Article : 132 words
  5. SPECIAL CABLES.

    In the Reichstag Herr Bobel, the Socialist leader, referring to the cruelties alleged to have been practised by the German troops in China, satirised the Berlin newspapers for the ...

    Article : 91 words
  6. VICTORIA.

    The petition of Richard Goldsbrough Row, wool expert, for a dissolution of marriage with Eleanor Stewart Row, otherwise known as Nellie Stewart, actress, was further dealth with to-day by Mr. ...

    Article : 102 words
  7. IN PARLIAMENT.

    As Mr. Brown moved the adjournment of the debate on the motion for the second reading of the Industrial Arbitration Bill in the Legislative Council, it was expected that he would resume the ...

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  8. MEETING OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE.

    The Organising Committee met in the Chief Secretary's Office yesterday afternoon. There were about 30 members present. Mr. F. B. Suttor presided. The aquatic sub-committee submitted details as to ...

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  9. PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

    The Presbyterian General Assembly applied itself to-day to an endeavour to reconcile the differences between Dr. Marshall and Dr. Rentoul, arising out of the heated discussion last evening. Both ...

    Article : 142 words
  10. POSITION OF TRADES UNIONS.

    The Court of Appeal has delivered its decision in the appeal from the decision of Mr. Justice Farwell in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, in the case of the ...

    Article : 151 words
  11. MINING DISPUTE SETTLED.

    The conference held yesterday to discuss points at issue between the miners on strike at the Chiltern Valley No. 2 mine and the management proved successfl in amicably settling the dispute. The men ...

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  12. THE YANGTSZE VICEROYS.

    The correspondents of the "Times" at Shanghai reports that Liu-kun-yi, the Viceroy of the Liang-Kiang, in answer to the demand of the Allies to state his attitude with ...

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  13. THE WOOL SALES.

    At the wool sales to-day there was a large and attractive selection offered. The sale was very animated, and the demand was extremely strong at the improved level recently established. ...

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  14. RAIDING BOERS.

    Eight hundred Boers are at Dewetsdorp. Nine natives who were in the vicinity were shot on suspicion of having acted as informants. ...

    Article : 83 words
  15. THE REBELLION IN COLOMBIA.

    The Colombia authorities have seized a British steamer to convey troops against the insurgents in the Department of Panama, Central America. ...

    Article : 45 words
  16. EMPRESS'S WARLIKE ORDER.

    The order of the Empress Dowager calling upon the Viceroys and the Governors to make preparations for war against the Allies is attributed to Tung-fuh-siang. ...

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  17. QUEENSLAND.

    The Tyson succession duty case was continued today. Evidence was given of the finding of 48 cheque book butte and 9080 letters and papers in Mr. Tyson's office at Felton. After further evidence the case for ...

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  18. CELEBRATIONS IN MELBOURNE.

    At a meeting of the South Melbourne City Council a letter was read from the general secretary of the Commonwealth inaugural celebrations commities urging the council to join the making the display in ...

    Article : 83 words
  19. LORD ROBERTS.

    On Sunday Lord Roborts's horse fell with him. Lord Roborts was slightly shaken, but it is cabled that he is suffering no ill effects from the fall. ...

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  20. GENERAL NEWS.

    Owing to the protests of the Powers, Cheng, an anti-foreigner, who had been appointed Taoti of Shanghai, in succession to Sheng, Director of Telegraphs, has now been ...

    Article : 80 words
  21. ARMY HORSES.

    In response to the request of Mr. H. Copeland, Agent-General for New South Wales, the War Office has instructed Colonel Hunt to purchase some Australian horses for the ...

    Article : 71 words
  22. COMMISSIONS FOR AUSTRALIANS.

    Commissions in the Royal Field Artillery have been granted to Privates A. T. King and E. Efrench (Victorian Bushmen), and in the Infantry as follow:—Manchester Regiment, ...

    Article : 51 words
  23. NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVES.

    Colonel Penton, Commandant of the New Zealand Forces, will have command of the Commonwealth contingent. Several other prominent military men will probably accompany the contingent. It will ...

    Article : 77 words
  24. WITH THE AUSTRALIANS IN CHINA.

    The Australian naval police have effected a striking improvement in the control of the principal Tientein streets, and they have been complimented on their success in their new role. Refugee residents ...

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  25. GENERAL NEWS.

    Lieutenant Seddon, of the New Zealand Rough Riders, has been appointed an extra aide-de-camp to Lord Roberts. The British are bringing Boer families and ...

    Article : 44 words
  26. INTERCOLONIAL VISITORS.

    Some doubt exists in local political circles concerning the invitations which are said to be on their way to legislators and other leading citizens to attend the Commonwealth celebrations as to whether this ...

    Article : 169 words
  27. IRISH NATIONALISTS.

    The Irish Nationalists, who number 83, will not attend the December session of Parliament, preferring to wait for the Dublin Convention to arrange a plan of campaign. ...

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  28. THE ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION.

    If a decision is finally come to on the lines favoured by the Organising Committee yesterday after conferring with the deputation from the Citizens' Committee, the route of the procession will be as follows: ...

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  29. NEW SOUTH WALES CASUALTIES.

    Captain G. De L. Ryrie, of A Company, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen's Contingent, has recovered from his wounds. Private W. M. Ayre, of the New South ...

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  30. DUKE OF MANCHESTER'S MARRIAGE.

    Mr. Zimmerman, father of the Duchess of Manchester, who married without her father's consent, has relented and will welcome the couple. ...

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  31. BANQUET TO MR. BARTON.

    The banquet to be tendered to Mr. Barton on Saturday night is expected to be a great success. Mr. B. R. Wise, Mr. M'Millan, and other prominent politicians have accepted invitations to be present. ...

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  32. TORNADO IN THE UNITED STATES.

    A disastrous tornado has occurred in Tennesse and the northern portion of Mississippi. So far one hundred lives are reported to have been lost. ...

    Article : 38 words
  33. MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN AT TAMWORTH.

    The committee appointed to devise the best method to commemorate the departure of the troops from Tamworth to the South African war has decided to erect a marble drinking fountain, with a suitable ...

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  34. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

    The Premier, in answer to Mr. Gillies in the Legislative Assembly last night, said he did not see much objection to the declaration of Monday, December 31, as a public holiday in the country ...

    Article : 152 words
  35. CONTEST FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    Now that the revised boundaries of the proposed federal electorates have been submitted to Parliament, and the time is rapidly approaching when the Governor-General of the Commonwealth will issue ...

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  36. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    The Cumnock residents have decided to present each returning soldier to that town from the South African war with a medal. The models will be publicly presented on Wednesday next. ...

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  37. THE WRECK OF THE DREHNA.

    Captain Hansen, master of the ship Dreh[?], which was wrecked on the Barrier Reef on the night of October 31, arrived from Townsville in the Barcon yesterday. He says that the position of the wreck ...

    Article : 170 words
  38. DELAGOA RAILWAY AWARD.

    The Delagoa railway award of £612,250, together with interest on this sum and the sum of £28,000 placed by Portugal in the hands of Great Britain to meet pressing ...

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  39. TROOPS BY THE AUSTRALASIAN.

    A great gatherings took place yesterday at Messrs. Dalgety's Wharf, to most the Aberdeen White Star steamer Australasian. The vessel had called at Capetown and had embarked a party of ...

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  40. EARL OF HOPETOUN'S HORSES.

    The Earl of Hopetoun's horses which arrived from England by the Yarrawonga last week are now all clear of close quarantine and are located at the Government House stables in charge of Lord ...

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  41. EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

    An Anglo-Egyptian expedition has started to explore and establish military posts in the Bahr el Ghazal district of the Egyptian Soudan. ...

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  42. A CYCLIST FOUND DEAD.

    Sub-inspector Geraghty, of Aramac, has wired to the Commissioner of Police stating that two brothers named Edward and William Hollingworth left Lianrheidol Station the 13th instant for kynuna on ...

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  43. NEW SOUTH WALES CASUALTIES.

    The Premier yesterday received the following telegram from the General of Communications at Capetown:- "November 20.—No. 203, Acre, Bushman, N.S.W. ...

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  44. EASTERN SUBURBS RAILWAY EXTENSION.

    At the Waverley Council-chambers on Wednesday evening a conference of mayors and aldermon representing the municipal councils in the eastern suburbs was held for the purpose of considering the question ...

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  45. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN LOAN.

    Western Australia is offering a loan of £880,000 in inscribed stock, the price being fixed at par. The loan has been underwritten on the usual terms, and six months' interest ...

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  46. KILLED BY A FALLING TREE.

    A lad named Frank Mitchell, residing near Beaudesert, was out riding on Saturday last with a companion at Widgee Creek, about 20 miles from Beaudesert, during a heavy windstorm, when a tree fell ...

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  47. THE COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS.

    A conference of the representatives of the various municipal councils of the Newcastle district, convened at the instance of the Hamilton Municipal Council, was held at the Council-chambers, ...

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  48. LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.

    The following are extracts from a letter received from Trooper C. T. Moore by his parents at Dural, It is dated Oliphant's Nek, October 4:—"We left Ottershoop on September 9. We now form part of ...

    Article : 289 words
  49. TASMANIA.

    Mr. William Lovett, one of the oldest of the retired members of the Civil Service, died suddenly this afternoon at his residence. He was 75 years of age, and entered the Tasmanian Civil Service at the age, ...

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  50. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY.

    The report of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company shows that after paying interest on the third debentures there was a profit of £51,986, which has been ...

    Article : 43 words
  51. RAID BY NEW GUINEA NATIVES.

    His Excellency the Governor is in receipt of a telegram from the Lieutenant Governor of New Guinea respecting a raid made by the piratical Tugert tribe from Dutch New Guinea on natives of ...

    Article : 207 words
  52. REAPPRAISEMET OF SELECTIONS.

    Two cases of considerable interest under the Crown Lands Act, 1899, were dealt with to-day by the land board, consisting of Mr. F. W. Wilson (chairman) and Messrs. Franklin and Eagar. Kirkton A. ...

    Article : 229 words
  53. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MINING.

    At the Golden Horseshoe exceedingly rich telluride ore is still being obtained south of the winze going down from No. 5 level on the footwall boundary lode. This lode body was recenlty cut in the eastern ...

    Article : 137 words
  54. AN AUSTRALIAN ART UNION.

    A project has been undertaken by the Society of Artists in the shape of an inaugural art union, to be conducted on the lines of the Art Union of London. It is be called "The Art Union of Australia," which ...

    Article : 121 words
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