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  2. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

    It was a dating proposal on the part of Mr. J. R. Dacey, M.L.A., when he suggested to the Premier, Sir William Lyne, that as a fitting climax to the celebra lions in honour of the inaugu[?]ation of the ...

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  3. THE TRANSVAAL.

    A city guard is being formed at Capetown. By this means 4000 troops will be released for operations in the field. The disloyalists of Bechuanaland are again ...

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  4. CHINA.

    Dr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the "Times," reports that at the instance of Chang Chi-tung, the Viceroy ot the Liang[?]u, the Imperial Court has instructed the ...

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  5. SECOND EDITION

    The steamer Warrimoo, from Vancouver, arrived at Pinkonb[?] at midnight. She brings Rear-Admiral Lewis A. Beaumont, who succeeds Rear-Admiral Pearson on the Australian station. He cornea from ...

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  6. BACK FROM THE WAR.

    On Friday evening last the friends of Trooper G. E. Willson, son of Mr. George Willson, of Crown Cottage. Trafalgar-street, Annandale, assemblod to give him a welcome home on his return from the war, ...

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  7. EXPORT OF SUGAR TO CANADA.

    Amongst the passengers by the Wallaloo from Vancouver is Mr. B. T. Rogers, manager ot the British Columbia Sugar Refinery. He comes to Australia to arrange for regular shipments of sugar ...

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  8. RETURNED SOLDIERS.

    In connection with the returning soldiers from South Afnra, the reception committee here who have arrauged to give the men belonging to the Wagga district a public welcome, are in uncertainty as to the ...

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  9. GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

    The "Morning Post" suggests that British Gambia should be exchanged for the French fishing rights on the coast of Newfoundland and for the French rights in the New ...

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  10. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

    It is reported that the Rev. Monsignor Kelly, rector of the Irish College in Rome, has been appointed Coadjutor to Cardinal Moran, Archbishop of Sydney. ...

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  11. OPERATIONS IN THE TRANSVAAL.

    Major-General Clements has occnpied Buffelspoort, in the Krugorsdorp district. Boers who have surrendered have distributed the proclamation of Lord Kitchener ...

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  12. RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA.

    The "Temps," the Paris journal, states that the Russian protectorate of the province of Fengtien, and ultimately of all Manchuria, is radically irreconcilable with the ...

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  13. QUEENSLAND

    A peculiar accident, which it is feared will have a fatal terminatiou, occurred this morning. Hugh Byrne, 29, residing close to Bowers' quarries, Bowen Bridge, Brisbane, was getting out of bed, ...

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  14. TRADE OF CANADA.

    The trafic of Canada during 1900 was the largest over recorded. The imports of British goods iucreased by 8,000,000dol. (about £1,600,000). ...

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  15. IN THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    Major-General Bruce Hamilton, operating in the Bothaville district in the north-western portion of the Orange River Colony, drove a force of Boors to the Vaal. He captured ...

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  16. BILLIARDS.

    In a championship billiard match, 9000 up, Stevenson beat Dawson by 2594. ...

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  17. THE AYR TRAGEDY.

    The Commissioner of Police has received information that three kanakas at Wandary, near Bowry, were committed for trial on Saturday on a charge of murdering Alfred Burusicad at Ayr. ...

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  18. POPULAR SANITARY SCIENCE.

    Dr. Ham, the new health commissioner, has arrived at Brisbane. He has several schemes in view for the purpose of educating the pnblic on san[?]ary subjects. He contemplates offering to write a text ...

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  19. DEATH OF SIR EDWARD KNOX.

    By the death of Sir Edward Knox, which occurred Suddenly yesterday morning at his residence, Fions, Woollahra, the community loses one who in a marked degree has withessed and partricipated in the ...

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  20. PURSUIT OF DE WET.

    The force pursuing Commandant do Wet has been divided into three columns, and is marching via Hammonia, Commando Nek, and Wolmaranshoek. Twenty-eight prisoners; ...

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  21. FICKSBURG LOOTED.

    The Boers have looted Ficksbnrg, near the Basuto border. The residents fled to Basutoland. ...

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  22. THE ILLUMINATIONS.

    The display of illuminations last night, although very fine, was by no means so complete as had been shown any evening last week. A la[?]ge number of private establishments did not light up. However, ...

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  23. RETURN OF A GERMAN EXPEDITION.

    The German expedition to Licnchenghsu has returned to Tientsin. The expedition destroyed 2000 rifles and great quantities of ammunition, and captured 43 Krupp field ...

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  24. STATE MUNICIPAL AND CIVIL LUNCHEON.

    At the Sydney Town Hail yealerday afternoon, on the invitntion of the Government of New South Wales, about 600 gentlemen were entertained at a banquet. The company included the Mayors and town ...

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  25. DAMAGE TO A MINE.

    The enemy did damage at the Kleinfontein mine to the extent of £250,000. Two years' work will be required to put the mine in the same state as it was before the outbreak of ...

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  26. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A young single woman named Emily Park died at Bunbury on Friday, the result of a burning accident which occurred the previous day at Donnybrook Park. ...

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  27. REPORTED EXECUTION OF YU-HSIEN.

    Reuter's correspondent states that the Empress-Downger has executed Yu-hsien, the exGovernor of Shansi. ...

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  28. RELIEF FOR ULTLANDERS.

    Sir Alfred Milner, Governor of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colonies is asking the Imperial Government for £100,000 to relieve the Uitlanders. One half of this ...

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  29. TROOPS FOR THE EMPRESS DOWAGER.

    Thirty thousand Chinese troops are at Si-au. Jan. 7. The Empress Dowager has telegraphed to ...

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  30. MR. KRUGER.

    Mr. Kruger is suffering from increasing weakness of the heart. ...

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  31. CONCERT AT MARTIN-PLACE.

    The Elite Grand Stand, facing the General Post Office and Martin-place, was compfortably filled with an interested audience last night, when an attractive concert was submitted. Some thousands of people ...

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  32. GENERAL NEWS.

    Li Hung Chang, who was reported to be suffering from influenza, Las had a relapse. ...

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  33. THE CLAIM FOR ARBITRATION.

    M. de Mortens, the eminent Russian authority on international law, declares that the claim for arbitration put forward by Mr. Kruger is outside the scope of the Hague ...

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  34. THE TRAGEDY NEAR HOBART.

    Details of the Ketteringtragedy point to the fact that Tames Whyte, who shot Rhoda Jackson and Sydney Jackson, and then committed suicide, was madly enamoured of Rhoda, his sister-in-law, a ...

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  35. WELCOME TO THE PROTECTOR.

    The officers and crew of the gunboat Protector were accorded an enthusiasti[?] welcome home by the Port Adelaide Corporation to-day. A procession, consisting of the crew of the gunboat, the members of the ...

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  36. INDUCEMENTS FOR SETTLEMENT.

    Married men in Great Britain wishing to settle in South Africa have been offered special inducements to enlist in the constabulary commanded by Major-General ...

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  37. LUNCHEON ON BOAHD THE GROSSER KURFURST.

    The guests who have been entertained on board the mail steamber Grosser Kurfurst invi[?] the Premier of New South Wales (Sir William Lyue) and Sir John Fo[?]rest (Premier of Western Australia), ...

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  38. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Captain Williams, of the Northumberland Fusiliers, son of Sir Hartley Williams, of Melbourne, was a passenger by R.M.S. Himalaya, which arrived on Sunday. He has been to West ...

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  39. ENGLISH VOLUNTEER OFFICERS ENTERTAINED.

    The officers of the 7th Infantry (Volunteer) Regiment, St. George's English Rifles, gave a harhour excursion on Saturday last to the British volunteer officers now visiting Sydney with the ...

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  40. REINFORCEMENTS.

    Five hundred Mounted Infantry at Malta have sailed for Cape Colony. ...

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  41. TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

    A conference of Premiers was held at the Treasury yestereday toconsider the question of sending more men to South Africa. There were present Sir William Lyne (in the chair), Sir George Turner (Premier of ...

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  42. THE CANADIAN-AUSTRALIAN LINE.

    A new development has taken place in connection with the above line of steamers, winch connects Australia with the Pacific const of America. It may be remembered that the Union Steamship Company ...

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  43. TO-DAY.

    New South Wales Defence Force Rifle Association Meating, Randwick Rifle Range, 7.45 a.m. Military Sports at Agricltural[?] Grounds, Moore Parkm, 10 a.m. ...

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  44. LATE SHIPPING.

    Gabo, s., 2[?]70 tonS, Captain J. S[?]lems, from Melbourne. Passengers—Mesdames Stewart, W. Cunningham, R. M'N. Aitobison, Mr. Clark. Wm. Howard Smith and Sons, Limited, agents. ...

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  45. IMPORTS.—January 8.

    Gabo, s., from Melbourne: 230 cases lemons, 125 cases brandy, 100 cases sundries. A welcome to Methodist English and Australasian military and naval forces will be held in the ...

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  46. NAVAL AND MILITARY SPORTS.

    The naval and military sports on the Agricultural Grounds yesterday were attended by an enormous crowd. The programme was in many respects interesting, the authorities having made a special effort ...

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