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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1902
Page
5
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Lord KitChener sailed from Capetown for England amid a great Cape Town ovation. The mayor presented him with an address. In his reply he praised the reception and commended the Irish, noting gratitude for the welcome and support during the journey.
London reports Major-General F W Kitchener and Major-General Mcdmoot have left South Africa for England. Lieutenant-General French will leave Cape Town today.
London report dated June 23 notes surrenders reaching 18757 through Saturday. Among the latest releases are 2M rebels from the Kimberley district. Train permit system for travel between towns in the Transynal region has been refined.
The brother of Me. Steyn, president of the late Orange Drove Suite, has arrived in Brussels. The text notes uncertainties in diplomacy and suggests Kitchener's influence on burghers of Serm afien and their interactions with king's envoys.
Lord Milner was proclaimed Governor of the Transvaal at Pretoria on Saturday in a large assembly. The letters patent of the colony were read, with confirmed officials named, and notes of the administration outlined as ministers and native affairs commissioner. The ceremony closed with prayers and formal addresses.
The Cape Constitution debate draws Milner support for limited changes while critics warn of intensified Afrikaner reaction. Pretoria and London dispatches describe South Africa’s political fault lines, with leaders such as Sir Solvvlin Springa urging caution against suspending the constitution. The Times correspondent notes differing prospects for federation and Natal, amid pressure from party loyalists.
Lord Milner informed the Chamber of Mines that a tax of per cent on production would yield £000,000, balancing local expenditure with existing revenues. He said no new taxes were intended and that dynamite tax arrangements could save the gold industry £300 yearly. Prospects included reduced customs duties and future consultation with the people.
At the annual Natal colonists dinner in London Sir A H Hime Premier of Natal stated that the colony contributed one frontline man for every 12 residents during the recent war. He emphasized Natal's mobilization effort and sacrifice.
Spurious sliver coins circulate in Sydney for weeks, with fittie girl dying of burns from Saturday accident, and local political chatter at Pyrmont election noted. A London telegram cites Boer Forces at 30000, a Spooner-Capetown dispatch recounts Boer strength and German involvement. multiple ads and peculiar notes fill the page.
A correspondent reports mass defections among rebel forces and estimates of 12 to 200 loyalists from Vryburg and neighboring districts. Baden-Powell’s troops hold the town, with Colerburg besieged and about 1,500 troops remaining to defend. Boer forces mass between key towns, mines loom near the town, and line of communication cuts threaten supplies. Pretoria notes large stores of food and ammunition sufficient for six months.
The Portland a wooden screw steamer owned by Alaska Commercial Company from Bath Maine with 108 passengers aboard drifted onto an icepack near Cape Nome Alaska while en route from Beatle to Cape Newe. The American revenue cutter has sailed to Uberegu to assist.
London notices report Lord Roberta hosting Mount von Waldersee and wife at a royal toast about Farces and Allied forces in Africa and China. Carnegie gifts to free libraries reach £30,000. Also a motor trial run reports a water car from Edinburgh to London in about 20 hours covering 125 miles by road and 205 miles by rail.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Magde trade figures and a monthly heater schedule. It mentions a campaign with a 541,000 ton figure and an unchanged estimate, but specifics about entities or context are damaged and partially unreadable.
The article notes a commercial school established in Tehran, Iran, with Rasalan law used in taught subjects. It mentions commercial schools in principal empire towns and Afghanistan’s governor involvement. A separate report cites a North West Frontier incident and a murder trial linked to Aston-road.
London reports Tone 23 price for Baralee at 2 pence per ounce, standard rate. Toalay quoted in brief market update with commodity pricing and exchange tone.
Professor Warren of Sydney University started a Parson’s turbine engine at Wm. Adams and Company station in the Imperial Arcade. The plant includes two 110 kW and 23 kW dynamos operating at 11 volts, with engines driving belts and producing up to 200 amperes. The demonstration drew engineering professionals and showcases a compact, high-output alternative to traditional steam engines.
London observers report the coronation proceeding with notable guests arriving. Envoy to Abyssinia, two xebeak gifts, and ivory offerings signal ceremonial relations. Crown Prince, Princes, and foreign dignitaries including Sir Wilfrid Laurier arrive for the event.
The Chinese cruiser Kal Chi exploded on the Yangtze River causing two deaths and several injuries. Details from The Wai Chi describe the cruiser’s construction, rig, tonnage, and armament, noting it was built at Foochow in 1838 and carried multiple guns and machine guns.
The King approved a proposal to have the National Anthem sung universally at 8 p.m. on Thursday May. Church bells will ring to cue the occasion. In London a German community committee was elected to arrange participation in a patriotic event. Coronation ball attended by Mrs Bartana and Mr Solon and others. The Guildhall luncheon on July 3 will host Their Majesties with official London Corporation visits.
The Town Hall will be brilliantly lit with electric lamps and colored globes along cornices entrances and the pediment. Towers pediments and the colonnade will glow with red amber and green lights creating a festive exterior to accompany the Coronation ball interior illumination.
London dispatch reports in Pekia that mandarins are squeezing 250 lakhs from taxpayers for every 100 taels needed for indemnity, while foreigners bear the odium of the exaction as officials cast blame elsewhere. The correspondent Morel Son, with Le Vines, notes the strain on taxpayers and rising foreign resentment.
London reports that Russia pulls back from Tientsin under claims of easing conditions before Sir Viceroy resumes authority over the Treaty Ports. The move leaves Germany to handle the broader crisis as Britain presses for orderly retrenchment.
London dispatch reports friction between the President and Republican Congress members over efforts to extend a policy. Republicans oppose President Tonde and her attempts to push lawmakers toward new legislation, signaling a political impasse.
The Minty Governor of Pultowa and thirty seven army officers face a court trial by comital for accepting bribes to exempt merchants from military service.
George Read of the East Sydney Swimming Club wins the half mile at the Thayes ac Sur hiton meet by 50 yards, setting a local record with a time of 2 minutes 12 seconds. A Sydney Chamber of Commerce meeting unanimously adopts a motion protesting changes to entry checking procedures and urges retention of current methods. Milkmaid brand condensed milk and Chamberlain’s cough remedy advertise in the page.
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