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  2. THE YEAR'S ESTIMATES.

    The Treasurer (Hon. K. Butler) laid on the table of the House of Assembly on Wednesday afternoon the estimates of expenditure for the year ending June 30. ...

    Article : 1,083 words
  3. ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.

    In Legislative Council Hon. J. Warren carried a motion for copies of conditions inserted in Government contracts. Hon. J.L. Parsons moved that consent of Imperial Government should be ...

    Article : 254 words
  4. CONCERNING PEOPLE.

    The Governor-General lias been invited to visit the Burdekin district sugar plantation in Queensland. He has replied stating that if arrangements permitted of his stay in Townsville he would accept the ...

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  5. THE POWERS AND CHINA

    Dr. Morrison, in a despatch to the "Times," says that the protocol which the foreign Ambassadors have submitted to China contains 12 articles. It provides ...

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  6. THE KING'S CORONATION

    Queen Alexandra has intimated that she hopes the ladies attending the ceremony of The King's coronation next year will wear as far as possible dresses of British material ...

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  7. THE ROYAL TOUR.

    The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York are taking part in several imposing fetes which are being held in their honour at the Cape. Yesterday His Royal ...

    Article : 259 words
  8. THE TRANSVAAL CAMPAIGN.

    The Commander-in-Chief at the seat of war, in his latest review of the operations, brings his history of the campaign down to July 8. He lays emphasis on the need for ...

    Article : 220 words
  9. CZAR, KAISER, AND KING.

    The Czar Nicholas, the Emperor William of Germany, and King Edward VII have arranged to meet at the Kind of Denmark's chateau at Fredensborg, a village in ...

    Article : 251 words
  10. IN THE COUNCIL.

    Private members' business occupied most of the time in the Legislative Council on Wednesday. The Hon. J. Warren secured the consent of the members to the ...

    Article : 587 words
  11. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    The twin-screw torpedo gunboat Hazard, 1,070 tons, 6 guns, 19 knots; has been placed in commission for the Australian Station. The Hazard was built at Pembroke in 1804 ...

    Article : 266 words
  12. CONFERENCE OF BOER LEADERS.

    A conference of the Boer leaders now resident in Belgium has been held for the purpose of discussing Lord Kitchener's proclamation. The decision arrived at are ...

    Article : 67 words
  13. BISHOPRIC OF DURHAM.

    The Rev. Handley Carr Glyn Moule, M.A., D.D., has been selected to succeed the late Dr. Westcott as Bishop of Durham. Dr. Moule, who is 60 years of age , is the ...

    Article : 180 words
  14. THE FRENCH FORCES.

    Col. Marchand, better known to Englishmen as Mjr. Marchand, the French explorer wild tried to annex the Bahr-el-Ghazel province to France ...

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  15. ENEMY'S LOSSES.

    Lord Kitchener reports that during the past week the total Boer losses were as follows:— Killed, 64; wounded and left on the field, 20; made prisoners, 248; surrendered. ...

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  16. TROUBLES AHEAD.

    Advices from Pekin state that the taotai of Kweihwacheng, a town in the north-west of the Chinese province of Shansi, about 250 miles nortli-east of Pekin,has ...

    Article : 123 words
  17. FIGHTING IN THE ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

    Advices from Bloemfontein state the 250 Transvaal burghers have crossed the Vaal and are trying to move southwards through the Thabanchu district. Commandant ...

    Article : 77 words
  18. STEELWORKERS' STRIKE.

    Riots have been started by rowdy sections of the steelworkers who are on strike at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In order to protect their valuable machinery from ...

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  19. THE WRECK OF A YUKON STEAMER.

    Further particulars have been received of the wreck of the Canadian-Pacific Navigation Company's steamer Islander, 1,495 tons, of Victoria (British Columbia), which ...

    Article : 239 words
  20. BRITISH AND RUSSIAN POLICIES.

    A bluebook on China, issued to-day by the Government, shows that the Marquis of Salisbury and the Marquis of Lansdowne successfully coped with Russian intrigues ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. ENGLISH CRICKET.

    On Monday tremendous scoring took place in several of the county championship cricket matches. In four innings no fewer than nine batsmen each made over 100 runs. ...

    Article : 78 words
  22. MR. KRUGER TRYING TO PURCHASE CANNON.

    The "Daily Express" affirms that agents of Mr. Kruger have made a secret bid for some newly designed French cannon which are on exhibition at Earl's Court. ...

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  23. MINING AND LAND RIGHTS.

    Lord Kitchener has issued a proclamation, which is countersigned by Mr. George Vandeleuir Fiddes, Secretary of the Transvaal Civil Administration, declaring that ...

    Article : 93 words
  24. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

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  25. GERMANY.

    Early in June three non-commissioned officers in a German cavalry regiment were tried and acquitted on the charge of having murdered their superior officer, Capt. ...

    Article : 291 words
  26. IN THE ASSEMBLY.

    Wednesday was "constituents" dat in the Assembly, and never for a moment did members forget the exigencies" of a general election. Wonderful to witness was the ...

    Article : 1,600 words
  27. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    Pte. John Charlton, of tlie fifth New South Wales contingent, has died from enteric fever at Pretoria. Pte. A. Alexander, of tlie fifth ...

    Article : 37 words
  28. A STORM IN A TEACUP.

    In the House of Representatives this afternoon the Prime Minister and Representative Comroy (N.S.W.) had a warm passage at arms. Representative Barton was ...

    Article : 352 words
  29. RUSSIA AND ENGLAND.

    The pro-Boers of Brussels and Holland are delighted at the announcement that the Czar of Russia has invited a representative of the late Transvaal Republic to the ...

    Article : 158 words
  30. STOCKS AND SHARES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words
  31. CAPSIZE OF A STEAMER.

    As the result of a sudden squall a passenger steamer on the Ohio River, United States, was capsized while the passengers were at supper. Seventeen persons were ...

    Article : 41 words
  32. SHOCKING ACCIDENT WITH LYDDITE.

    During a trial of artillery at Dartmoor yesterday a lyddite shell which had been discharged from a gun buried itself without exploding in the ground. Two sergeants ...

    Article : 60 words
  33. A SERIOUS CHARGE.

    Ann Chalmers, a midwife, has committed for trial at Zeehan on the capital charge in connection with the death of Bessie Whitclaw, aged 19 years. It is ...

    Article : 51 words
  34. THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND.

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  35. FRANCE.

    A grand review of French troops will be held at Rheims on September 19. The Czar of Russia is expected to be present. It is believed that the Czaritsa will reside ...

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  36. PORT ADELAIDE TRADES AND LABOUR DEMONSTRATION.

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  37. AUSTRALIAN WIDOWS' FUND.

    Speaking to-day at the half-yearly meeting of members of the Australian Widows' Fund Life Assurance Society, Limited, the chairman said that the actuary hoped to ...

    Article : 214 words
  38. Advertising

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  39. BARRIER MINES ASSESSMENT.

    The Broken Hill mines rating case was continued in the Equity Court to-day William Waugh, formerly an alderman of Broken Hill, stated that he had heard the ...

    Article : 162 words
  40. MANITOBA.

    Mr. Sydney Fisher, Canadian Minister of Agriculture, state that the official harvest returns give the yield of wheat in the Province of Manitoba as 49,000,000 ...

    Article : 46 words
  41. THE STATE BANK

    Sir—Mr. Butler must excuse me for saying that he is somewhat disingenuous. The Government receive income tax on the profits of the Savings Bank and the A.M.P. ...

    Article : 172 words
  42. Advertising

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  43. Advertising

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  45. NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAYS.

    The annual report of the Railway Commissioners up to June 30 was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly to-day. It shows that the revenue exceeded that of ...

    Article : 103 words
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