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  2. THE IMPERIAL TROOPS.

    The deck of the troopship Britannic presented an animated spectacle last evening. Word had been received half an hour before midday that the vessel was to leave the ...

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  3. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At the Ballarat East court on Wednesday, Margaret Hogan, aged 75, was sentenced to imprisonment until the rising of the court for stealing firewood valued at 6d. belonging ...

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  4. THE COMMONWEALTH

    Referring to the proposed visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Australia, the "Times" expresses the hope that the intention will be carried out by their Royal ...

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  5. THE ST. KILDA ELECTION.

    Nominations of candidates for the St. Kilda electorate at the election to be held on 11th February closed yesterday. The following is the list of candidates:-- ...

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  6. NEW-SOUTH WALES.

    During the present month over 1,100,000 bushels of wheat have been delivered at Darling Harbor. This is an increase of onethird of a million bushels, as compared with ...

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  7. THE BOER WAR.

    The portion of the western commando of Boers under Commandant Hertzog, which marched on Oudtshoorn from Vanryhn's Dorp, has been twice repulsed by the ...

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  8. THE CHINA CRISIS.

    It was recently reported that Prince Chuan, brother of Prince Tuan, the arch- promoter of the Boxer outrages, had been arrested on the ...

    Article : 95 words
  9. AT THE CAMP.

    Major-General Downes did not come out to-day, but Captaion Pocock and several officers of the Indian contingent visited the camp, and had a look through. They lunched. ...

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  10. BENDIGO.

    At the meeting of the Bendigo Bricklayers' and Laborers' Amalgamated Society on Tuesday, Mr. H. Johns was elected president Mr. W. H. Roberts secretary ...

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  11. MR. A. S. M'KENZIE'S CANDIDATURE.

    Mr. A. S. M'Kenzie, one of the numerous gentlemen who have announced themselves as Liberal candidates for the St. Kilda seat, addressed a meeting in the local town hall ...

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  12. DUKE OF YORK ILL.

    His Royal Highness the Duke of York has been indisposed since Sunday last, having been attacked by German measles. Sir James Reid, medical attendant to the ...

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  13. BOXERS ARRESTED IN PEKIN.

    It is reported from Pekin that Hsu-chenyi, son of Hsu-tung, one of the Chinese Imperial Grand Secretaries who committed suicide in October last, and Chih-sui, a ...

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  14. THE HUME ELECTORATE.

    ALBURY, Wednesday. Mr. Jas. Ross, of Kinross, pastoralist, has definitely announced himself as a candidate for the Hume electorate in the State parliament. There are now three candidates in ...

    Article : 279 words
  15. OLIVE SCHREINER'S HUSBAND.

    By the operation of martial law in the disaffected districts of Cape Colony, Mr. Cron-wright, husband of the well-known pro-Boer authoress, Olive Schreiner, who is a ...

    Article : 90 words
  16. THE SCOTTISH HORSE.

    A number of volunteers for the Marquis of Tullibardine's Ssottish Horse regiment waited on the Minister of Defence yesterday, and asked that arrangements should be ...

    Article : 141 words
  17. NATIONAL LIBERAL ORGANISATION.

    During the last fortnight Mr. Best, M.L.A., with other prominent Liberals, has conducted a series of meetings in country centres with the object of explaining the. ...

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  18. ANGLO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP.

    Increasing irritation in regard to the joint policy being pursued in China by Great Britain and Germany is being displayed in Russia. The Russian newspapers angrily ...

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  19. WARNING TO CAPE DUTCH.

    Sir Alfred Milner has issued an order warning the Dutch throughout Cape Colony that no compensation will be awarded them for damage done to their stock ...

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  20. GOVERNOR OF WESTRALIA.

    Captain the Hon. Arthur Lawley, Administrator of Matabeleland, has been appointed Governor of Western Australia, in succession to Sir Gerard Smith. ...

    Article : 139 words
  21. OFFICERING OUR LAST CONTINGENT.

    Sir,-- When a request was made by the Imperial military' authorities to send further men to South Africa, in order to bring our Victorian contingents there up to their ...

    Article : 400 words
  22. GEELONG.

    The four-masted barque which arrived here from Capetown has proved a most unlucky vessel. On the voyage from the Cape a seaman fell from aloft and was killed ...

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  23. DE WET AGAIN ESCAPES.

    General De Wet. with 500 men, who has been for some weeks past eluding British pursuit, is reported to have crossed the railway line between Ventersburg and ...

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  24. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Government well at the Tarcoola gold fields is reported to be giving 2000 gallons of fresh water daily. The French mail steamer Armand Behic ...

    Article : 115 words
  25. A FRENCH POLICE CHIEF.

    A peculiar discovery, which has resulted in the summary dismissal from office of M. Meyer, the chief of police at Lyons, is reported from France. M.Meyer who ...

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  26. A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

    A disastrous fire occurred at Brown[?] Plains this evening, in a paddock belonging to Mr. Fred. Book, near Haines-road. Over 40 acres of grass were destroyed [?] ...

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  27. BOER ATTACK ON A TRAIN.

    It is reported that a party of Boers who attacked a train which was standing at a station on the Delagoa railway line were completely discomfited by the prompt and ...

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  28. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,-- It is imperative that nothing shall be allowed to obscure party lines in this contest, and so as to ensure that a substantial victory be achieved once more for the ...

    Article : 224 words
  29. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Two of the Collie Coal mines were closed down on Saturday, because of the refusal of the men to accept a reduction of 6d. per ton in the hewing rate. All of the mines ...

    Article : 317 words
  30. DEATH OF A RUSSIAN GENERAL

    The death is reported of Field Marshal Gourko, the famous Russian general. [Count Joseph Vassilyevitch Gourko was the most distinguished of Russian ...

    Article : 167 words
  31. THE RUSH FOR LAND.

    The local land board has had 231 ap plications for 17,000 acres, which have been subdivided into 16 blocks. The land is one of the "Blue Blocks." in the county of ...

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  32. GUERILLAS SURPRISED.

    A squadron of Hussars engaged in patrolling the district near Standerton, in the Transvaal, on the Johnanesburg-Natal railway, surrounded a farm and captured six ...

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  33. MAORI GIFT TO EARL ROBERTS

    Mr. W. P. Reeves, the Agent-General for New Zealand, has handed to Earl Roberts, on behalf of his Maori admirers, a historic New Zealand greenstone "more." ...

    Article : 163 words
  34. FIRE AT PORT ALBERT.

    A very destructive fire occurred here early on Tuesday. Some, wooden buildings attached to the large brick store owned by Mr. William Saunders, of Korumburra, and ...

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  35. THE BOER LOSSES.

    Careful estimates show that the losses sustained by the Boers during December amounted to 150 killed, 400 wounded and 200 prisoners, while in addition there were ...

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  36. THE WEATHER.

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  37. THE ORMOND PROFESSOR.

    Professor Franklin Peterson, selected some time ago to fill the Ormond, chair of music in Melbourne University, has sailed for Melbourne in the R.M.S. Britannia. ...

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  38. STATION REPORTS.

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  39. GUARDING THE RAND MINES.

    The owners of mines at Johannesburg are paying at the rate of £30,000 a month to 1200 mine guards, in view of the ravages by the guerillas in the neighborhood, who ...

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  40. A DAYLIGHT METEOR.

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  41. THE LONDON WOOL SALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 241 words
  42. A CRUISER FOR AUSTRALIA.

    H.M.S. third class cruiser Ph[?]be, 2575 tons, complement of 300 men, which is now on the Cape station, has been commissioned for Australia. ...

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  43. THE INDIAN TROOPS.

    The Indian transport Dalhousie and the Indian troops will remain in Melbourne for a few days. Colonel Peyton, the officer commanding the Indian contingent, has ...

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  44. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

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  45. BOTHA'S HEAD QUARTERS.

    The present head quarters of Commandant General Louis Botha are a Rossenkal, about 28 miles due west of Lydenburg. Botha's lieutenant, Commandant Ben ...

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  46. TASMANIA.

    A strike of about 100 miners occurred at the Cornwall and Mount Nicholas colleries, on the east coast. The men, who were dissatisfied, more especially with the weighing ...

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  47. MOURNING FOR VERDI.

    As a national tribute of honor and respect to the memory of Signer Giuseppe Verdi, the great Italian composer, whose death was announced on Monday, the ...

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  48. THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    About 150 of the friends of Mr. J. H. Cook, formerly M.L.A. for East Bourke Boroughs, met last evening in the Brunswick mechanics' institute to ask him to ...

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  49. TRANSVAAL LEGAL ADVISER.

    Mr. H. R. Solomon, K.C., who was Attorney-General in the Cabinet of Mr. W. P. Schreiner, en-Premier of Cape Colony, but who offended the "Bond" by supporting ...

    Article : 64 words
  50. VENEZUELAN INSURRECTION.

    Fierce fighting is reported to have taken place between the troops o& the republic of Venezuela and the rebels. The result of the engagements being in favor of the ...

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  51. NEW ZEALAND.

    According to the report of the Government. produce commissioners. New Zealand butter has received considerable assistance in its sale in England from increasing ...

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  52. ABOUT PEOPLE.

    Mr. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, will leave for Sydney this afternoon by the express train, and will sail for New Zealand by the Union Steam Ship Company's ...

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  53. OBITUARIES.

    The death is announced of Baron Wilhelm Rothschild. the head of the Frankfort branch of the great Jewish banking family. ...

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  54. CIVIC PRECEDENCE.

    In the Footseray council last night, Cr. M'Donald referred to the precedence between the Chairman of the Metropolitan Board and the Mayor of Melbourne. He ...

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  55. TO-DAY'S FORECASTS.

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  56. EXPULSION OF UNDESIRABLES.

    The exportation of "undesirable'' aliens and refugees by the Natal authorities is still proceeding. Another big batch has been placed on shipboard and sent away from ...

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  57. THE LONDON MARKETS.

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  58. REV. H. R. HAWEIS.

    The death is to-day announced of the Rev. Hugh Reginald Hawcis, the well-known writer and lecturer on musical subjects. ...

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  59. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

    The following casualties were sustained by the detachment of 120 New Zealanders and Queenslanders, commanded by Major Tunbridge, which successfully repelled an ...

    Article : 161 words
  60. QUEENSLAND WEATHER BUREAU FORECASTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 158 words
  61. SHIPPING NEWS.

    Arrived.-- Gulf of Venice, steamer, from Brisbane, 18th October; Mamari, steamer, from Lyttelton, 20th November. Sailed.-- For Sydney: Weathersfield ...

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  62. MURRAY, MURRUMBIDGEE, OVENS, BARWON, NAMOI AND GOULBURN RIVERS.

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  63. THE QUESTION OP TRANSPORT.

    The Premier yesterday received a cablegram from the Imperial transport officer at Durban stating that the steamship Templemore left that port for Melbourne on 24th ...

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  64. SYDNEY WOOL SALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 64 words
  65. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, 30th January. The Australia Agricultural Company declares a dividend of 35 per share. ...

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  66. THE RIFLE MOVEMENT.

    Just arrived, shipment of LEE-ENFIELD MAGAZINE TARGET RIFLES, made by the B.S.A. firm and specially selected for MATCH SHOOTING; Government viewed and guaranteed accumtely ...

    Article : 47 words
  67. Advertising

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