The [?] statistician who spends a good deal of spare time figuring out matters which can be of no possible benefit to humanity might derive some pleasure in furnishing—if he could obtain any ...
Article : 512 wordsThe intercolonial match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the presence of about 12,000 spectaters. A sum of £ 6a 6d was paid in ...
Article : 1,349 wordsThe Norwegian barque Meran arrived to-day from Melbourne to load a carge of coal from the Greta Col[?]ery for Wellington. The number of days worked at the differenet ...
Article : 106 wordsA good deal of speculation was indulged in on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day as to the personnel of the next Australian Eleven. The following appeared to be the most fancied:—New ...
Article : 181 wordsFurther advices from Johannesburg state that 5000 British subjects marched in procession to the residence of the British Vice-Consul, and presented a petition to ...
Article : 128 wordsGermany insits that in the new commercial treaty with Great Britain German goods must be allowed to enter British colonies on an equality with British goods. ...
Article : 49 wordsM`Adoo's Jubile[?] Singers entertained large audiences at the Palace Theatre Yesterday both at the matinee and evening performances, and the new programme was received with an amount of ...
Article : 120 wordsThe grounds and dancing pavitions at these places accommodated between them some 3000 persons. That is a smaller number than voyaged thither on the previous Boxing Day, a fuct which was due to ...
Article : 143 wordsAnother conference between Mr. Stewart Keightley, general manager of the Newcastle Coal Company, and there representatives of the Glebe Miners's Lodge, has been held, with a view to arriving at a ...
Article : 322 wordsThe matin[?] and evening performances at the Tivoli Secured a very large share of patronage yesterday, and the excellent programme was received with keen appreciation throughout. The first par[?] ...
Article : 166 wordsThe prussian authorities, in order to bend North Schleswig to their will, threaten those Schleswigers who are patronising Danish schools to transfer ...
Article : 43 wordsRose Bay proved one of the most popular places of holiday resort yesterday, and was visited by very large crowds of pleasure-seekers. The tram arrangemetns included a five minutes service ...
Article : 157 wordsTha schooner Wana Wana, Captain Whitten Brown, has gono ashore at Hughes' Bay, Ferguson Island. The vessel is high and dry, and the [?] and passengers stopped from the rail on to a ...
Article : 279 wordsThe Siamese authorities have refused to evacuate for the French those portions of territory agreed upon in the treaty between France and Siam in 1893, to which ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Alhambra still holds its own as a fun-producing place of amusement, and by furnishing constant variety messrs. Perey St. John and W. J. Wilson deserve the success which so fare has marked ...
Article : 90 wordsA conference of commandants of the Transvaal is being held, nominally to discuss the question as to the resumption of the campaign against the Swazi rebels. ...
Article : 56 wordsBronte Park and Beach was the scence of considerable activity yesterday, when numerous holiday partics were present, and enjoyed the beauties, &c., to be seen in the locality. ...
Article : 31 wordsAt the Coogee Aquarium yesterday about 2000 people passed throught the t[?]tiles, and the new proprietor (Mr. T. Hardiman) left nothing wanting to provide a full programme for his patrons. During ...
Article : 166 wordsTom. S. Maddeley's company at the Royal Standard Theatre reneuted "Life in London" before a satisfactory audience last night, and the presentation of the drama was received with ...
Article : 38 wordsPleasure-seekers were favoured with delightful weather for to-days' holiday, and the numerous attractions provided were well patronised. The Principal events were the Christmas meeting of the ...
Article : 300 wordsDr. Horanzky, President of the National Party in the Hungarian Diet, grossly insulted Baron Banffy, the Premier, accusing him of deceit. Baron Banffy ...
Article : 108 wordsAt the Paddington Town Hall [?] evening Mr. Marshall held a holiday social and dance, which was attended by a large number of couples. A full band was present and supplied the music for the dances, ...
Article : 51 wordsIt is understood that the ex-Empress Eugenie, widow of the late Emperor Napploon III., has by her will left to Prince Victor Napoleon, the leader of the ...
Article : 54 wordsIn the Sydney Town Hall yesterday evening a ``Boxing Night Concert'' was given by a number of artists under the management of Mr. F. Kellerma[?]. There was a large attendance of the public, ...
Article : 339 wordsA live shark and a live alligator were the principal piscatorial attractions at the Bondi Aquarium, but the numerous other finny surprises were by no means neglected by the very large number of ...
Article : 100 wordsThere is invariably a considerable section of the community which spends its holiday in the metropo[?]. And the people forming this section, on such occasions as yesterday, if an no other occasion, assert ...
Article : 250 wordsA number of steamers all well filled with the more hardy kinds of excursionists left Sydney yesterday for various points of interest around the coast. One large paddle-boat was particularly admired when ...
Article : 136 wordsThe recommendation of the AntiAnarehist Conference for the establishment of an international bureau, linking the police organisations of the different ...
Article : 49 wordsChristmas Day was carried out with the usual religious services. Boxing Day is not regarded as a holiday inSouth Australia, but a close holiday was celebrated to-day in recognition of ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Canadian Government agrees to bear its share with England of fiveninths of the cost of the Pacific cable, the Australasian colonios contributing the ...
Article : 35 wordsNotwithstanding the inclemency of the weather the thoroughfares of the city were paraded until a late hour on Saturday night by a dense gathering of residents and visitors from all ...
Article : 127 wordsThe numerous pleasure resorts in St. George were particularly well attended yesterday. Almost overy available [?] place was occupied. Cook and Searborough Parks seemed to have an ...
Article : 163 wordsRecent rains have brightened up the Zoological Gardens very considerably, and the place altogether affords abundant evidence of the careful way in which it is looked after. It is always reserted to by large ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Viceroy of the province of Szechuan reports that it is impossible to peaceably release the imprisoned French missionary in accordance with tho demands of France. ...
Article : 50 wordsTho holidays this year attracted an unusually large crowd to tho cities and the volume of business done is reported to be good. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,113 wordsTho Manly boats aro generally crowded. The trip to and from that pleasantly-situated seaside resort is so exhila[?]ating and cheap that it is always extremely popular. Yesterday, ...
Article : 192 wordsTwe powerful American corporations are seeking to obtain a concession from the United States Government to lay a cable from America to Hawaii; thence to ...
Article : 50 wordsSpecial services appropriate to the occasion were preached in the whole of tho churches of all the denominations throughout the district yesterday. The Bishop of Newcastle, Dr. Stanton, P[?]eached ...
Article : 57 wordsThe German mail steamer Koenigin Luise, Commander Schu[?],arrived at noon on Sunday with the following passengers:— For Adelaide: Rev. P. Kastner and family, ...
Article : 340 wordsLarge numbers visited the National Park yesterday. Each holiday seems to attract a larger number at both the above places. Inspector Booth at Hurstville, in charge of the railway traf[?]ic on the ...
Article : 149 wordsThe city Coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P. conducted an inquest of Ralph's Family Hotel, Wattstreet, to-day on the body of a child named Sylvia Edwards, 11 years of age, lately residing at Tighe's ...
Article : 122 wordsSoveral Christians who behaved insultingly to Turks at Canea on tho occasion of the arrival of the new Governor of Crete, Prince George, at that city have ...
Article : 37 wordsPope Leo XIII., in an allocution to the College of Cardinals, has protested against the persecution of the clergy by the Government authorities. ...
Article : 61 wordsThis pretty little settlement, which is vis-a-vis with Mauly across the harbour, was filled with holiday-makers yesterday. A specially frequent steamer service was put ou to convey excursionists ...
Article : 80 wordsThe combined excursion by rail to the Hawkesbury and by the stearmer General Gordon on the river attracted btween 500 and 600 holidaysist. The charning scenery of the far-famed ...
Article : 88 wordsAn inquest was held to-day on the body of an aboriginal named Churles Wilson 41 years of ago, who died in the Newcastle Hospital at an early hour this morning from the effects of a serious accident on ...
Article : 89 wordsSir A, H. Hardinge, British ConsulGeneral at Zanzibar, has denied the authenticity of the report that it is intended to c[?] the island to Germany[?] ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Parramatta River steamers were extensively patronised during the day. Yesterday was the first holiday since the arrangement has come into force whereby tickets for the round trip by boat and rail ...
Article : 55 wordsThe beautiful Cowan Creek is full of Pienie, houseboat, and camping parties. The many caves along the river have been great attractions. When the Government Fixes up these caves with floors, ...
Article : 47 wordsA fire occured this afternoon on the premises of Charles Griffiths, draper and clothier, Robertsstreet, by which the whole building and stock were destroyed, resulting in a loss of about £3000. ...
Article : 329 wordsThe camp of Seventh Day Adventists at Hamilton was visited by a very large number of people today, and a good deal of interest was manifested in the proceedings. At 9 a.m. a children's meeting ...
Article : 577 wordsRas Mangascia, the Abyssinian rebel shief, implores King Menelik's pardon. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 87 wordsThe Parramatta River was singularly favoured this Boxing Day. The morning was boisterous, and that was a condition culculated to turn the thoughts of many away from the far limits of the harbour. ...
Article : 234 wordsThe third body of the victims of tho East Greta Colliely disaster was recovered this afternoon in the tunnel, 10ft below the spot where Gronow's body was found, after soveral hours of unpleasant work. ...
Article : 101 wordsIt is believed in Paris that M. Delcasse, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has relinquished all idea of a claim to the Bahr-el-Ghazal territories, and that he ...
Article : 51 wordsMr. Pile, the coroner, held an inquest to-day on the body of James Joseph Coyne, a ganger, who was run over by the special passenger train at midnight on Saturday. The jury, after viewing the body, ...
Article : 75 wordsLike the railways the tramways carried considerably more passongers yesterday than on December 26, 1897, It followed that the takings were this year in excess of those of the latter occasion. No ...
Article : 111 wordsThe stock passings last week were:—3000 ewes, Mungery to Dubbo Refrigerating Works, Strahorn Brothers owners, C. Bell in charge: 300 sheep, Eumalga to Flemington, W. Brownloy owner; ...
Article : 206 wordsTho large orders for armour plates whcih have been placed by the Admiralty with British manufacturers at Sheffield assure the workshops of two ...
Article : 37 wordsCorrey's Gardens, Cabarita, have been known for so many years as a favourite resort for those on holiday bent that it seems scarcely necessary to state that a goodly number of people journeyed thither ...
Article : 174 wordsA sad poisoning accident occurred here on Christmas Day. Mr. James E. Hunter, manager of the John Hunter's Boot Emporium and [?] of the proprietor, took sheep-[?]ip in mistake for castor oil, ...
Article : 303 wordsThough some allowance must be made for the fact that last night's packed attendance at the Theatre Royal was a holiday one the en[?] of the audience was a strong indication that the drama ...
Article : 174 wordsA serious outbreak of the plague is reported from the Zanilhe Valley, Mongolia. Many deaths occur daily. ...
Article : 29 wordsBeautiful weather greeted the holiday, which passed off without serious accident From an early hour the 'buses, trams, traies, and river steamers were crowded, conveying ...
Article : 37 wordsThe usual crowds passed over the harbour yesterday to spend the holiday in the numerous picturesque resorts of the northern subarbs. From an early hour in the moring, not withstanding the threatening ...
Article : 279 wordsA meeting of the committee of the above was held in the local Town Hall on Tuesday evening. The Mayor (Alderman W. R. Benson, J.P.) presided. and there was a good attendance, which included ...
Article : 143 wordsThough still affording slight evidence of hasy preparation the opera of ``Carmen'' went much better last evening at the Lyceum Theatre than on the opening night, and an improvement was observable ...
Article : 118 wordsThe vessel tho Falls of Garry, which was driven ashore in a gale that visited Noumea several months' ago, has been successfully floated. About 1000 tons of nickel ore are on board. The vessel ...
Article : 48 wordsThe death is announced of Dr. Thomas Sulty, Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath. ...
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Advertising : 16 wordsIt goes without saying that with ``Robbery Under Arms '' sill at the height of its popularity the [?] terion was packed last night, and standing room only had to be notified long before the orchestra ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 27 Dec 1898, Page 5
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