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  2. CRISIS IN CHINA.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Chinese troops have pierced the Imperial Canal, near Tientsin. Great masses of the rebels seriously ...

    Article : 267 words
  3. THE BOER WAR.

    LONDON, Friday.--Details are now to hand dealing with the reverse sustained by British troops at Nitral's Nek, 18 miles east of Pretoria. ...

    Article : 316 words
  4. THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD NEW SERVICE.

    To provide for the extension of the North German Lloyd operations to the Islands and the East the directors of the company have sent out the steamer Munchen, and she will inaugurate the ...

    Article : 371 words
  5. FEDERATION.

    LONDON, Saturday.--It is officially announced that Lord Hopetoun, formerly Governor of Victoria, has been appointed Governor-General of the Commonwealth of ...

    Article : 58 words
  6. SECOND EDITION.

    Mr. J. W. Hackett, M.L.C., addressed a large meeting in the Town-hall on Saturday night. Mr. Leake, the Federal leader presided. Mr. Hackett, urged the electors to vote for ...

    Article : 338 words
  7. TO-DAY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 96 words
  8. OUTBREAK AT TIEN-TSIN.

    TOWNSVILLE, Saturday.--The Japanese steamer Futami Maru arrived yesterday. Mr. Felix Schmellitscheck, proprietor of the foreign agency, Sydney, who recently paid a visit to the scene of ...

    Article : 977 words
  9. THE DELEGATES' SECRETARY.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Mr. Edmund Barton, chairman of the Federal delegates, has warmly recognised the zeal, fidelity, and tact, displayed by Mr. A. G. ...

    Article : 87 words
  10. PERSONAL.

    His Excellency and Lady Susan Gilmour, attended by Captain Clark, A.D.C., were present at the intercolonial football match on Saturday afternoon. ...

    Article : 29 words
  11. DEATH OF MR. JOHN RAE.

    There will be a catholic feeling of regret at the news of the death of Mr. John Rae, M.A., J.P., one of the oldest identities of New South Wales, who met with a severe accident last ...

    Article : 446 words
  12. SOUTH AUSTRALIA SATISFIED.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Captain Wallington, who has been acting as private secretary to Lord Tennyson, will take the position of private secretary to the Governor-General. ...

    Article : 134 words
  13. SIR SAMUEL WAY'S PAMPHLET.

    LONDON, Friday.--Mr. C. C. Kingston, the South Australian Federal Delegate, in a letter to "The Times," condemns Sir Samuel Way's Federation pamphlet. ...

    Article : 52 words
  14. FOUND DEAD IN A CREEK.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--The body of a woman was found in a creek near Sir Edwin Smith's house, at Marryatville, this afternoon It has been Identified as that of Elizabeth Andrews, aged ...

    Article : 42 words
  15. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

    The appointment of Lord Hopetoun as Governor- General of the Commonwealth was announced, on Saturday night at Newcastle by the Premier. Rumors of the probability of Lord Hopetoun ...

    Article : 1,304 words
  16. VICTORIAN OPINIONS.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The new Governor- General was appointed Governor of Victoria in 1889, and when he retired in 1895 carried with him the heartiest good wishes of the people of ...

    Article : 290 words
  17. AN OCEAN WARHOUND.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The torpedo-boat destroyer Viper, which has been fitted with Mr. C. A. Parson's compound steam turbine, has made a most successful trial run. A speed of 43 miles ...

    Article : 228 words
  18. AUSTRALIAN NAVAL BRIGADE.

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Cables received from the Imperial authorities show that Australian naval assistance in China is still likely to be accepted. ...

    Article : 207 words
  19. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The "Daily Mail" states that the Cossack (Russian) troops have captured sis Krupp guns at Tien-tsin, and that 3000 of the Chinese have been ...

    Article : 87 words
  20. DEATH OF MRS. J. R. ASHTON.

    There passed away at her residence in Bondi yesterday morning, one of the brightest, lights in the literary ranks of this colony--Mrs. Ashton, wife of Mr. Julian R. Ashton, the well-known ...

    Article : 674 words
  21. CONGRATULATIONS FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Sunday.--The Premier cabled to the Agent-General on Saturday, asking him to convoy to Lord Hopetoun the congratulations of South Australia on his appointment as ...

    Article : 59 words
  22. COLONIAL STOCK BILL.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Colonial Stock Bill, which provides for the investment of trust funds in certain classes of colonial securities, has been read a third time in the House of Lords. ...

    Article : 41 words
  23. FATE OF THE LEGATIONS.

    LONDON, Saturday.--The statement of Yu-Shien, Governor of the Province of Shan- Tung, that the Chinese forces, commanded by General Tuug-Fuh-Siang, were ...

    Article : 188 words
  24. AT NITRAL'S NEK.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Further particulars relating to the affair at Nitral's Nek go to show that the British troops were surprised, surrounded, and over-powered, ...

    Article : 335 words
  25. RETURN OF MR. BARTON.

    The Premier has received a communication from Mr. Burton to the effect that he was to join the incoming mail steamer Ortona at Marseilles. The Ortona was to leave London on July 6, so ...

    Article : 87 words
  26. THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.

    WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.--Mr. Seddon says it is untrue to suggest that he is at loggerheads with the Australian Premiers with regard to the Pacific Islands, as they all replied in ...

    Article : 148 words
  27. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Australian- bred horse Matuma is favorite for the Liverpool Cup at six to one against. ...

    Article : 25 words
  28. AUSTRALIAN BRANDY.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--Messrs. Joshua Bros., of Melbourne, have been appointed by Royal warrant to supply their Boomerang brandy to the households of the Queen, the Prince of ...

    Article : 37 words
  29. MINISTER FOR WORKS AT MAITLAND.

    WEST MAITLAND, Sunday.--The ceremony in connection with the opening of the bridge over the Allyn River at St.' Marys crossing was performed by the Minister for Works, Mr. E. W. ...

    Article : 296 words
  30. KUMASSI RELIEF FORCE.

    LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Kumassi relief force commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Willcocks is reported to have reached Bekavai on the 9th inst. ...

    Article : 26 words
  31. THE CABLE SERVICE.

    The Postmaster-General has received the following from Adelaide:-- Bombay advises: All Hyderabad, Indian, and Karachi wires interrupted. This cuts off Teheran ...

    Article : 29 words
  32. THE BUNDABERG ELECTION.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 69 words
  33. WHAT GERMANY SEEKS.

    LONDON, Friday.--Baron von Bulow, German Minister for Foreign Affairs, states that Germany seeks no special advantages in China. ...

    Article : 57 words
  34. KRUGER'S LOST OPPORTUNITY

    Among the hidden forces at work in South Africa before and during the war, the mystic Order of the Secret Monitor has not been brought prominently before the public (writes the "Daily ...

    Article : 351 words
  35. NEWCASTLE COAL TRADE.

    On the occasion of Sir William Lyne (the Premier) proposing "Prosperity to Newcastle and District," at a banquet there on Friday evening, reference was made to the condition of industrial ...

    Article : 519 words
  36. THE POSITION IN CHINA.

    The Kaiser is emulating the example of his brother Monarch, the "White Czar," who builds warships while he promotes peace conferences. It is explained by cable that "Germany seeks no ...

    Article : 1,014 words
  37. Mr. AUG. W. JUNCKER.

    By the Britannia, on Saturday, Mr. Aug. W. Juncker sailed for London, taking with him the bulky score of his opera "The Romance of Corsica," which, made such a favorable ...

    Article : 468 words
  38. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A PARK.

    Shortly before midnight on Saturday, Constable M'Donald (Redfern station) found a mail in Prince Alfred Park lying on the ground in an unconscious state, and with a bullet wound in his ...

    Article : 343 words
  39. THE MISSIONARIES.

    LONDON, Friday.--Yu-Shien, the Governor of the province of Shan-Tung, has sent his British-drilled troops to Pekin, presumably to assist in protecting the foreigners. ...

    Article : 75 words
  40. GUERILLA TACTICS.

    LONDON, Friday.--The "Daily Telegraph" announces that the Natal-Transvaal railway line has been repeatedly cut by the Boers between Greylingstad and Standerton, thus ...

    Article : 114 words
  41. TELEGRAPH WIRES CUT.

    LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.--Owing to the telegraph wires between Chee-Foo, in the Shan-Tung Peninsula, and Shanghai being cut, the Admiralty is unable to communicate ...

    Article : 40 words
  42. A CURIOUS WAR PARADOX.

    Writing about the gunnery experiments made by the Majestic on the Belleisle, the "Spectator" says:--"The experiment will be the subject of prolonged investigation, but this much is clear ...

    Article : 138 words
  43. CHRISTIANISING CHINA.

    Speaking last night in the "Australian Church," I.O.F. Temple, on "Civilising and Christianising China," the Rev. G. Walters said that he recognised and respected the heroism of those ...

    Article : 225 words
  44. BOER DEFEATS.

    LONDON, Friday.--The Boers have again assumed the aggressive to the west of the Johannesburg-Pretoria railway line. On Wednesday, the 11th inst., ...

    Article : 117 words
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