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  2. COLONIAL INTERESTS

    Dr. Ham has been appointed Commissioner of Health for Queensland under the new Health Bill, and is a passenger for Australia by the R.M.S. Ortona. ...

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  3. GREAT BRITAIN.

    It is announced that Rear-Admiral Sir Gerard H. U. Noel, at present Superintendent of Naval Reserves, has been appointed to the command of the new home and ...

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  4. THE BOER WAR.

    News is to hand from the Transvaal that, a British force under General Lord Methuen, while marching on Zeerust, near the Western frontier, surprised a considerable body ...

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  5. CHINA.

    The agreement between Great Britain and Germany with regard to China has been hailed with unanimous approval, and in Germany a sanse of relief is felt at knowing ...

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  6. A SOUTH AFRICAN VISITOR.

    Mr. A. W. Baker, a native of the colony of Natal, South Africa, and lately a practising solicitor in that colony and the Transvaal, but now a director of the South ...

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  7. SOUTHERN SPORTING.

    At the Victorian Club during the day some business was done on the Melbourne Cup, principally by bookmakers "covering" after the doubles. Lancaster was well backed ...

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  8. INTERCOLONIAL.

    The invalided Queensland soldiers who arrived by the steamer Moravian yesterday continued their journcy to Brisbane by to-night's express train. ...

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  9. DUKE OF YORK'S GUARD OF HONOUR.

    It is announced that three officers and fifty men of the 4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment (Norfolk Militia) will proceed to Australia to form part of the guard of honour of the ...

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  10. A CHINESE REFORMER.

    The Chinese Empire Reform Association in Sydney are in receipt of a cable message from Kang-yu-wei, leader of the Chinese Reform Association in China, intimating ...

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  11. TRAFALGAR DAY IN LONDON.

    The anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar was celebrated in the usual manner to-day by the decoration of Nelson's monument in Trafalgar Square. In the wreaths placed ...

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  12. NEW ZEALAND PENNY POSTAGE.

    The Government of New Zealand has placed an order for 1,000,000 universal penny postage stamps with the firm of Messrs. Waterlow and Sons in London. ...

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  13. THE PRICE OF COAL.

    The colliery proprietors in the Newcastle district, have officially denied the report that they are now selling coal at 10s. pulton. The Southern coalowners have ...

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  14. THE IRISH NATIONALISTS.

    The victories of the nominees of Mr. William O'Brien in the recent election campaign in Ireland give him virtual Control of the Irish Nationalist party in the House ...

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  15. PRESENTATION TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

    At Government House this afternoon, in the presence of a distinguished' company, the Chief Justice and Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Frederick Darley, was presented with a ...

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  16. CABLE MESSAGES.

    King Oscar of Sweden and Norway, who was so seriously ill that the Crown Prince was appointed Regent a few days ago, is now reported to be much improved in health. ...

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  17. GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

    Although Miss Sellers on Sunday refused to give any particulars ot the disagreement between herself and Miss Wilkinson, the head mistress of the Brisbane Girls' ...

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  18. THE V.A.T.C. MEETING.

    A profit of about £2700 was made over the Spring Meeting of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club, which concluded at Caulifield on Saturday. ...

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  19. FERRY STEAMER BURNED.

    The steamer Kangaroo, one of the large ferry boats plying to North Sydney, was completely destroyed by. fire to-night. She ceased running at 7.30 p.m., and was ...

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  20. LATEST SCRATCHINGS.

    The following scratchings are announced: —For the V.R.C. Derby—Royal Salute, Cheselwach, and Privilege. ...

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  21. THE EMPRESS FREDERICK.

    An improvement is also reported in the health of the Empress Frederick of Germany, who has lately been in critical condition. ...

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  22. RACEHORSES FOR BRISBANE.

    The racehorses Azure, Spalpeen, and Idle Boy will leave for Brisbane to-morrow in charge of Percy Strickland. Bonnie Scotland goes later in the week. ...

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  23. OFFERS FROM INDIA.

    Reuter's correspondent reports that sixty native Indian rulers offered to the British Government assistance in troops, horses, and money in connection with the war in ...

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  24. A SHOCKING FATALITY.

    A shocking fatality through. the unexpected discharge of a gun occurred at Harden this afternoon. R. G. Kelly, night oflicer at the railway station, had just ...

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  25. CHOLERA IN AFGHANISTAN.

    An epidemic of cholera is reported to be raging in Afghanistan. Forty-five thousand cases have occurred there since April last. ...

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  26. QUEENSLAND.

    Of the forty-one allotments offered for sale on the 9th instant twenty have already been disposed of. Only two went as low as the upset price, and the figures for the others varied from £5 to ...

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  27. NEW JAPANESE CABINET.

    Marquis Ito, who was formerly Prime Minister of Japan, and who was recently summoned to form the Ministry on the resignation of the Marquis Yamagata, has now ...

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  28. EX-PRESIDENT KRUGER.

    Ex-President Kruger is reported to have been deeply affected when taking his departure from Delagoa Bay to board the Dutch warship Gelderland. Only a few of his ...

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  29. DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.

    Mrs. M'Phail, who was an inmate of the Benevolent Home at West Maitland, died on Saturday, aged 101 years. The deceased, Who was a native of Scotland, came ...

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  30. RAILWAY WOOL TRAFFIC.

    The wool traffic on the railway continues do be satisfactory. Up to the present date 200,000 bales have been received at Sydney, Morpeth, and Newcastle since ...

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  31. COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATIONS.

    Although the committee to carry out the celebrations in connection with the landing of the Governor-General is still in the incubatory stage, many details are being ...

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  32. VICTORIA.

    At a meeting of the Outtrim coal miners, it was [?]solved that unless the demand for a general increase in the rates of pay is conceded on or before Christmas Day, the ...

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  33. KRUGER'S RECEPTION IN EUROPE.

    The Paris "Journal des Debats" deprecates any (popular demonstration on the part of the French nation in honour of exPresident Kruger on his arrival in France. ...

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  34. PRO-BOER PROCESSIONS FORBIDDEN.

    An order has been issued forbidding any pro-Boer processions at Marseilles on the occasion of the arrival of, ex-President Kruger at that city. The French ...

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  35. THE BILLIARD MATCH.

    Weiss played in very good form at the afternoon session to-day of the billiard match with Roberts. Losing the white at an early stage, he abandoned his usual ...

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  36. SEEKING FOR INTERVENTION.

    It is understood that Mr." Kruger, on his arrival in Europe, intends to ceek the intervention of the Powers in favour of the autonomy of the Transvaal under the ...

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  37. MURDER AT BALLARAT.

    A hawker named Thos. Chalmers M'Kinley informed a constable at Ballarat to-night that he had killed his wife. His coat cuffs and hands were bloodstained. ...

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  38. THE BREELONG OUTLAWS.

    A telegram from Wingham states that the Governor outlaws robbed W. Johnson's hut, on Dingo Creek, yesterday morning, taking a flask of powder and some provisions. Some ...

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  39. MEMORIAL OF A BRAVE SOLDIER.

    The Commandant (Colonel Finn) has received a diary from Colonel Aytoun, covering the greater part of July and August. Colonel Aytoun mentions the death of ...

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  40. AMERICA AND THE AGREEMENT.

    Advice has been received from Washington that the Government of the United States are gratified at the mutual agreement which has been concluded between ...

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  42. NEW SOUTH WALES RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

    The annual prize meeting of the National Rifle Association was commenced on the Randwick Range this morning. A strong north-easterly wind blew nearly all day, ...

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  44. OVERLAND PASSENGERS.

    The following passengers travelled by mail train to-day:- For Brisbane: Mr. and Mrs. Gale, Mr. and Mrs. J. Humphreys, Mrs. B. G. Howard, ...

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  45. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE COMMISSION.

    Concerning the report of the Commission of Inquiry touching the control, management, and working of hte Government Printing Office, the annual report of the ...

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  47. TERRIFIC EXPERIMENTS WITH. LYDDITE.

    The British Admiralty has been trying some experiments with lyddite shells of enormous, size (says the Melbourne "Argus"). At present the maximum limit ...

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  49. NEW BRITISH MINISTER.

    Sir E. M. Satow, late British Minister to Japan, who has succeeded Sir Claude MacDonald as Minister to China, has arrived at Peking., He was escorted to the Chinese ...

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