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  2. THE BOERS.

    It is expected that 5000 colonial troops, representative of the contingents which have fought so well in South Africa, will arrive in London during the month of March, when ...

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  3. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    It is doubtful whether the people of any country other than Australia ever had such a triple combination of reasons for rejoicing as the dawn of a year, the beginning of a ...

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  5. COMMONWEALTH CONGRATULATIONS.

    His Excellency the Governor-General yesterday received by cable the following message from Her Majesty the Queen through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. ...

    Article : 125 words
  6. CHINA AND THE POWERS.

    The German Government considers, with respect to the alleged action, of the Dowager Empress of China in appointing Tunghsu, a boy 15 years of age, as Emperor in ...

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  7. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

    Ramazan, s., 1807, H. R. Hewlett, from New castle. Gibbs, Bright and Co., agents, Buninyong, s., 3000, L. A. Leslie, from Sydney. Passengers--saloon, 7; steerage. 13. W. Howard ...

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  8. THE HELVETIA SURPRISE.

    Details of the surprise attack made by the Boers on the British position held by a detachment of the Liverpool Regiment at Helvetia, 10 miles south of Nooitgedacht, ...

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  9. KWANG-SU AND THE CZAR.

    The Emperor Kwang-su has telegraphed to Czar Nicholas of Russia a message of congratulation on the recovery of the latter from his recent attack of typhoid. His ...

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  10. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    Lord Hopetoun, the Governor-General, appeared to bo in considerably improved health yesterday, but the ordeal of Proclamation day proved so fatiguing that he was ...

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  11. ACCEPTANCE OF PEACE TERMS.

    Mr. Conger, the American Minister at Pekin, telegraphed to Washington a confirmation of the Berlin and Shanghai reports that the Emperor Kwang-su has ...

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  12. GREETINGS FROM THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.

    The Governor-General received also through Mr. Chamberlain the following cable message from the Imperial Government:—Her Majesty's Government send cordial greetings to the Commonwealth of Australia. They welcome her to her place amongst the Nations united under ...

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  13. THE CAPE INVADERS.

    Colonel De .Lisle, commanding the second corps of mounted infantry, who was sent in pursuit of the Boer invaders of Cape Colony in the Phillipstown district, has overtaken ...

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  14. THE EMPEROR'S ACQUIESCENCE

    Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching, the Chinese plenipotentiaries at Pekin, both express surprise at the Emperor's ready acceptance of the terms of peace imposed on ...

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  15. OTHER MESSAGES.

    His Excellency the Governor-General has received a great number of congratulatory messages, including the following:--From the Lieutenant- Governor of ...

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  16. A SEDITIOUS DUTCH PREACHER

    Following close upon the arrest of Dr. To Water, a member of the late Schreiner Ministry, for treason, the Rev. Mr. Steytler, pastor of the principal Dutch Church in ...

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  17. A SUPPLY TRAIN CAPTURED.

    Near Standerton, on the Johannesburg Natal railway, a supply train has been derailed by a commando of 500 Boers. The train, which consisted of five waggons, was ...

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  18. THE GERMAN GENERALISSIMO.

    The "mischievous activity," as it is described by British correspondents, of Count von Waldersee, in the province of Chi-li, still continues. The German generalissimo ...

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  19. BOER PRISONERS.

    A detachment of 150 Boer prisoners, chiefly men of De Wet's command, who were captured south of Thaba N'Chu in the Orange River Colony, when De Wet made ...

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  20. AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE.

    An expedition of German troops sent out from Pekin has captured the town of Sinan-chen, securing large supplies of war material and many Krupp guns and Maxims. ...

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  21. THE LAKE VIEW "SLUMP."

    The directors of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, which has suspended payment in consequence of its difficulties in respect to Lake View Consols ...

    Article : 181 words
  22. AN INTERESTING DISCOVERY.

    A peculiar disclosure has been made through the stranding of the steamer Afghanistan, on the shore of Sicily, while, on a voyage from Marseilles, in the south of ...

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  23. NEW YEAR HONORS.

    The following list of New Year honors, conferred by her Majesty the Queen in connection with the Australian Commonwealth inauguration is published to- day:-- ...

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  25. THE POPE AND FRANCE.

    His Holiness Pope Leo XIII., who in a recent letter to Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Paris, strongly protested against the hostile attitude of the ...

    Article : 88 words
  26. SIR J. H. SYMON.

    Mr. J. H. Symon, Q.C., who has been created a K.C.M.G., has long been acknowledged the leader of the South Australian bar. He was horn at Wick, in Caithness. ...

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  27. BIRTH OF THE NEW CENTURY.

    Watch night services to usher in the new century with devotional exercises were held last night in St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster. Abbey, and, most of the cathedrals, ...

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  28. OTHER HONORS.

    Knighthoods have been conferred upon the following gentlemen:--Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, C.E., the celebrated American gun inventor and engineer. ...

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  29. THE ASHANTEE REBELLION.

    Telegrams from the Gold Coast report that the Ashantee rebellion, arising out of a conspiracy of the native chiefs to oust the British from Coomassie, and to place a ...

    Article : 59 words
  30. THE TRAMWAY TRAFFIC.

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  32. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    The new Theatre Francaise at Paris, built to replace the historic structure destroyed by fire some months ago, was last night opened with a grand performance, at ...

    Article : 56 words
  33. ROYAL VISIT TO CANADA.

    Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of the Canadian Dominion, has forwarded to England an invitation to H.R.H. the Duke of York and the. Duchess to visit Canada during the ...

    Article : 38 words
  34. FEELING IN ENGLAND.

    The "Times" to-day published a leading article on the accomplishment of Australian Federation, in which it says that Great Britain will be able to face the fiery ordeal of ...

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    The Australian Federation has been inaugurated with a splendid pageant, witnessed by tens of thousands of visitors, who crowded into Sydney from all parts of ...

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  36. BRITISH REVENUE RETURNS.

    The British revenue returns for the quarter ended 31st December show that the customs receipts were £7,328,330; excise duties, £11,543,000; stamp duties, £2,180,000. ...

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  37. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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  38. SHIPPING NEWS.

    Arrived.--Waimate, steamer, from Wellington, 11th October. Sailed.--For Fremantle: Earl of Zetland, For Wellington: Santiago. For Sydney: ...

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  39. ABSENT MINDED BEGGAR FUND.

    The London "Daily Telegraph's" War Relief ("Absent-Minded Beggar") Fund has now been closed. The total receipts amount to £234,438. The whole amount ...

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  40. TWO BOYS BURNED TO DEATH.

    Early on the morning of Boxing day a five-roomed wooden house at Matlock, a mining township near Wood's Point, was consumed by fife, and two children were ...

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  41. MYSTERIOUS STABBING CASE.

    A mysterious stabbing affair took place early this morning near St. Mary's Cathedral. A young woman named Kate Sinclair, residing at Riley-street, Surry Hills. ...

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  42. UNITED AUSTRALIA.

    The Earl of Carrington, formerly Governor of New South Wales, states with regard to the report current in London, that he is to be appointed High Commissioner in ...

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  43. LONDON CELEBRATION.

    The inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth in Sydney was marked by special tokens of recognition and honor, in London. At 2 p.m. on Monday-- equivalent to ...

    Article : 97 words
  44. COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF AUSTRALIAN FORCES.

    The London "Express" states that Lord Roberts, commander in chief of the British forces, who is to arrive in England on 3rd inst., has selected Major-General ...

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  45. LABORERS' WAGES AT COBURG

    Sir,--My attention has been drawn to a paragraph in "The Age" of to-day, which asserts that the "shire of Coburg pays only 6 per day to the laborers in its employ." ...

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  47. THE IMPERIAL GUARD.

    The troopship Britannic, which conveyed the Imperial troops to Sydney for the Commonwealth inauguration ceremonial, is timed by the Admiralty to leave Fremantle for ...

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