Mrs.Mawbey stated this afternoon that Jack Underwood killed her son Percy. She is positive. Blacks were seen on Digilah station early yesterday, and were fired on by a man named Davidson. ...
Article : 3,019 wordsResponsible Chinese officials admit that it is possible to communicate with Peking in three days. The officials of the telegraph office are ...
Article : 142 wordsThe Powers have agreed to the proposal of M. Delcasse, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, to prohibit the exportation of arms to China. A bill has been introduced into the House of Lords ...
Article : 7,346 wordsDense fogs have occurred on the Irish coast. The Canard Atlantic liner Campania, of 12,950 tons, struck the iron barque ...
Article : 145 wordsThe Powers have agreed to the proposal of M. Delcasse, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, to prohibit the exportation of arms to China. ...
Article : 60 wordsMr. Fowler, the United States vice-consul at Chifu, is of opinion that international jealousies are enabling the Chinese Court to remove from Peking to Singan-fu, or Sian-fu.What warrant there i ...
Article : 202 wordsA fresh phrase of the ebullition in China is the probability of immediate outbreaks in the great southern provincial centres.The populace there (says a message dated June 2) is daily assuming a ...
Article : 436 wordsA strike of fitters on board the transports at Hamburg is delaying the departure of the German contingent for China. [A recent cable stated that Germany had ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Czar of Russia has declared that a state of war exisls in Siberia, Turkestan, and Semirechenek— three provinces of the Russian Empire.This, of course, does not interfere with the European ...
Article : 109 wordsEight thousand Japanese troops arrived at Tientsin on July 16, and 2100 at Chifu. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Postmaster-General, replying to a deputation to-day, promised to consider the matter of extending the telegraph line from Boulia to Birdsville, or as an alternative carrying a ...
Article : 92 wordsNew light is thrown by this morning cables on the state of affairs at Peking, and unfortunately this new light does not afford Ray ground for hope that the Ministers and other foreigners in Peking are safe, ...
Article : 339 wordsThe Premier had an interview with Captain Hixson, R.N., of the Naval Brigade, yesterday, with reference to men volunteering for service in Chipa, Captain Hixson was to have a further talk with the ...
Article : 72 wordsPortugal has deposited in the Paris Bank the award, —612,560 and interest, adjudged by the arbitration tribunal to be due to the Delagoa Railway Company. ...
Article : 128 wordsThe remarkable cleverness of the Dowager Empress it again shown in the way she gained the car of some of the Christian missionaries. They know that she had beheaded reform leaders without trial, that ...
Article : 162 wordsThe Mines Department has received a telegram stating that an accident, attended with the lose of two lives, occurred at the Retrieve mine, near Monnt Morgan, on Thursday last.John Smiley, ...
Article : 225 wordsThe date of the departure oof the Victorian naval contingent for China has been dofinitely fixed for Tuesday next. The men will be marched to Parliament House to receive the thanks of the ...
Article : 121 wordsA telegram from Chefoo dated June 26 says: The officers of the British first-class cruiser Terrible assert that discord exists between the Russians and Anglo-Americans, and say they believe the Russians ...
Article : 181 wordsCaptain C. A. Clerk, of Hontkong and Macao, at present in sydney, writes as follows:—"In my opinion it is no use holding out false hopes of safety of foreigners at Peking. Sheng's message was the ...
Article : 463 wordsThe English newspapers, in spite of the cypher cable to the American Government, are not convinced that Mr. E. H. Conger, the American Minister at Peking, is still ...
Article : 122 wordsThe Forest Commission has concluded its report on the measures it considers necessary to prevent the careless use of fire in country districts, and the steps that should be taken to ...
Article : 378 wordsThe Government is still awaiting a reply from the home authorities, who have been thrice apprised of the fact that the gunboat Protector is ready to proceed to China, but that before she takes her ...
Article : 65 wordsTo-day is the 30th birthday of the imprisoned Emperor Kwangahu. The Chinese in various parte of Australia intend celebrating the event in loyal fashion, for they still have high hopes that the only ...
Article : 593 words"Bad news comes from Nanking, where the unrest is said to be glowing hourly.Viceroy Liu Kin Yih has telegraphed the British authorities that he has ordered five Chinese cruisers to proceed to ...
Article : 239 wordsThere is growiug dissatisfaction amongst tho Protector volunteers over the apathy of the Imperial authorities regarding the despatch of the gunboat. It is now three weeks since the offer of the ...
Article : 100 wordsDuring the storm at Fremantle last night four Sailing-boats and a lighter were washed ashore. Two other boats were smashed to matchwood. Some damage was done to the new portion of ...
Article : 80 wordsThe secretary of the China and Inland Mission writes as follows:—"On Saturday we received a cable message from our deputy director at Shanghai slating that the mission premises at Cheo Kia Keo, ...
Article : 98 wordsThe lagger Miunichaha returned yesterday from Daly River, bringing Ivan Egoriffe, engineer of the launch Wanwalla, whose native crew mutinied. No trace of the launch was ...
Article : 130 wordsThe Cloncurry arrived at Fremantle from Sydney. She lost, owing to bad weather, 90 cattle out of [?]100, also about 100 sheep. The Kadma, which arrived onSaturduy from ...
Article : 38 wordsYang-yu, the Chinese Minister at St Petersburg; suspects that forged Government edicts are at the bottom of General Tzuen's declaration of war against the ...
Article : 41 wordsGreat Britain has announced her intention of holding 3000 troops in Hongkong in readiuess for the suppression of any outbreak, and this assurance has, we are informed by this morning's cables, allayed ...
Article : 766 wordsOn Sunday last in memoriam services were conducted by the Rev. E. W. Briscomble in the Methodiet Free Churches at Alexandria, North Botany, and Balmain, in connection with the reported t[?]aassucre ...
Article : 70 wordsAfter a protracted struggle the wages dispute at the Paddington Consols mine has been settled on certain satisfactory to both Parties. The proposed reduction of the engine-drivers' wages ...
Article : 102 wordsAn Imperial ukase of the Czar proclaims that a state of war exists in Siberia, in Turkestan, and in Semirechiusk. The Russians havedefeated 4000 Chinese ...
Article : 47 wordsAn extraordinary accident, having a fatal termination, occurred this evening near Chiltern Valley No. 2 mine. Two men named Thomas Lechmere and James Goodwin, after drinking at ...
Article : 125 wordsIn the churches yesterday special intercessory services were held in connection with the war in China, ROCKLEY, Monday. At the evening service at the Wesleyan church ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Premier cabled some days ago to the Agent-General asking him to ascertain what additional subsidy would be required by the mail companies to recompense them for the ...
Article : 113 wordsThe officers of the Post and Telegraph Department have agreed to form a society to watch their interests, and affiliate with the societies formed in the other colonies for a similar purpose. ...
Article : 36 wordsOn behalf of the Chinese resident, of Austia the Chinese Errpire Reform Association in Sydney last evening cabled to the Viceroy of Nanking, who is understood to be a good friend of the foreigners and ...
Article : 79 wordsProperty worth millions of taels was looted at Tientsin after the capture. Two official treasuries containing two million taels (£300,000) were also looted. ...
Article : 72 wordsIt is now 256 years since the present Manchurian dynasty came into power in China. The following brief accouut of the events leading up to the change of dyu[?]a.ty should be interesting at the present time. ...
Article : 707 wordsJohn Smith, aged 6O years, an old resident, who was suffering from a miner's complaint, died at Stawell on Saturday evening.On Sunday morning his wife, aged 67 years, was ...
Article : 61 wordsThe officers of the steamer Taupo, wrecked at Greymouth, have been exonerated from all blame M the result of the official inquiry. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe following extracts are made from American papers which reached Sydney yesterday;— ESCAPE OF FOREIGNERS. TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF FOREIGN ...
Article : 406 wordsThe Mayor has sent the following cable message to Renter for transmission to Mr. Batton at Colombo, where the vessel touches:—"The citizens of Albury invite you to a banquet on arrival. The Premier ...
Article : 98 wordsA fatal accident occurred on the Inglewood railway line this afternoon, near the crossing at North Broadway.A train was approaching and a boy named Edwin Alfred Smith, aged about 11 ...
Article : 90 wordsMr.Warren, the Australasian representative of the Eastern Telegraph Company, who arrived from Western Australia by the India on Saturday, states that everything has been satisfactorily ...
Article : 106 wordsThe Russians have occupied the Lika arsenal, to the north of Tientsin. ...
Article : 20 wordsAt a meeting of delegates representative of the local labour organisations on Saturday it was decided to refuse the offer of the Chamber of Mines to hand to the labour party £100 to be spent for ...
Article : 48 wordsNothing will be done by the Government this session to secure a reduction in the number of members of the Victorian Parliament in view of the establishment of the Federal Parliament. ...
Article : 252 wordsThe Chinese made an attack on Niuchwang, in Manchuria, where Russian influence predominates, but were repulsed by the Russians. ...
Article : 28 wordsA house-to-house canvass is proceeding by agents of both the Federation and the Anti-Federation leagues, and the whole countty is in a styate of ferment. The women's vote will be heavy. Many homes are ...
Article : 95 wordsA boy named Lealie Dodson, who resided with Mr. G. Flood at Lennox-street,Parramatta, dropped dead in the steet this afternoon. Deceased's mother residews in Brisbane. He was seen by a boy ...
Article : 63 wordsA body of Korean troops has encountered a force of Chinese on the frontier. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Premier, Mr. M'Lean, states that the'object of the bill introduced into the Assembly permitting the Victorian Public servants to act temporarily for the Federal Government is to meet any emergency that ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 137 wordsGreat Britain has decided to hold 3000 troops in readiness at Hongkong for transport to the provinces of the Yangteze Valley should their assistance be ...
Article : 59 wordsDecisive steps in connection with the despatch of 200 men from the local naval forces for active service in China will probably be taken to-day, when the Premier, it in understood, will submit the matter ...
Article : 541 wordsA number of missionaries were captured by the Boxers in the vicinity of Paoting Fu and a number of them were most horribly murdered. The following is a statement given to the Shanghai "Mercury" ...
Article : 228 wordsThe Postmaster-General has decided to invite the permanent heads of the Postal Departments of the federating colonies to meet in Melbourne in September for the purpose of submitting recommendations ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 24 Jul 1900, Page 5
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