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  2. NEW YEAR'S EVE IN SYDNEY. A BOISTEROUS DISPLAY.

    For the method adopted by the people of Sydney and suburbs of marking the closing day of the year namely, by rendering the streets a vast promenade, the weather could not have been more ...

    Article : 350 words
  3. COUNTRY NEWS. ALIEN LABOUR AND THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    In reply to a largely-signed petition from the North Coast Anti-Alieu League, recently presented to the chairman of the Colonial Sugar Company, asking the company to discountenance the ...

    Article : 132 words
  4. VICTORIA.

    At a meeting of the Executive Council this afternoon an order was passed proclaiming Heathco[?]e, where phylloxera was recently discovered, to be a vine-diseased district under the Vine Diseases ...

    Article : 92 words
  5. NEW YEAR'S DAY.

    The mere fact that we celebrate the close of the Old Year and the beginning of the New as an occasion for joyous festivity is, I take it, a sign of the desperate optimism and buoyant ...

    Article : 1,436 words
  6. THE INDIAN FAMINE.

    The Indian Congress has declared that the famine is due to poverty, which is the result of excessive taxation and overassessment for many years. It has also ...

    Article : 74 words
  7. SPECIAL CABLES. FROM THE HERALD'S LONDON CORRESPONDENTS. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

    The bubonic plague is making terrible ravages in Bombay. In one street 20 funerals took place in 20 minutes. ...

    Article : 66 words
  8. ST. JAMES' CHURCH, KING-STREET.

    In former years as a general rule there was a "watch-night" service held at St. James' Church on New Year's Eve, when a collection was taken up in furtherance of the objects of the Melanesian ...

    Article : 173 words
  9. INDIAN RELIEF FUND.

    The Right Hon. Faudel-Phillips, Lord Mayor of London, has refused to open an Indian Famine Relief Fund until he is authorised to do so by the Government. ...

    Article : 33 words
  10. THE RABBIT PEST.

    A conference was held at the Town Hall yesterday between the trustees of the common and about a dozen of the neighbouring landowners to devise means for exterminating the rabbits, which have ...

    Article : 82 words
  11. QUEENSLAND.

    The Customs collections in Brisbane for the quarter ended to-day amounted to —176,321, being a decrease of £113 as compared with the previous corresponding period. The collections for ...

    Article : 196 words
  12. ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH.

    At the "watch-night" service held at St. Philip's Arch[?]con Langley preached. The sermon was based on 1st Samuel, 7th chap., v. 12; "Hitherto bath the Lord helped us." Reference ...

    Article : 97 words
  13. THE GERMAN EXCHANGES.

    The members of the Stock Exchanges of Berlin and Stettin have abandoned the practice of attending meetings of the Exchanges, as a protest against the ...

    Article : 66 words
  14. AFFAIRS IN BULGARIA.

    The trial at Sofia in connection with the murder of M. Stambouloff in July, 1895, has resulted in two of the accused, Tafekschieff and Atzow, being found ...

    Article : 63 words
  15. MINISTERS IN THE NORTH.

    Yesterday evening a deputation consisting of the Mayor, the aldermen, and the committee of the agricultural society waited upon Hon. J. Cook (Postmaster-General) and Hon. J. H. Young ...

    Article : 153 words
  16. SCOTS CHURCH.

    At the service held last night at Scots Church appropriate hymns were sung. The Rev. W. M. Dill Macky preached from the 19th Psalm, 1st verse, "Lord, Thou [?] been our dwelling-place from all ...

    Article : 285 words
  17. PITT-STREET.

    The New Year crowd in Pitt-street last night was very dense, especially between King and Market streets 'Buses found difficulty in passing between these two points, and at the intersection of King and ...

    Article : 171 words
  18. TROUBLE IN ASIA.

    Reports have been received from Bombay stating that trouble is brewing between the Mohmands and the Khangawagai people, on the British side ...

    Article : 53 words
  19. THE SOUTHERN COAL TRADE.

    The southern coal trade during the year which [?] to-day has surpassed all previous records. The official figures are not yet available, but it is known that the quantity exported represents a very ...

    Article : 55 words
  20. BRITAIN AND BULGARIA.

    Great Britain has asked Bulgaria to conclude the parleyings for a commercial [?]reaty between the two countries by the [?]3th January next. ...

    Article : 31 words
  21. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The boat by which two men deserted from the ship Cormorant at Albany on Sunday last was picked up at Rabbit Island. The men are still missing. ...

    Article : 71 words
  22. DROPPED DEAD ON THE ROAD.

    This morning a tramp, apparently about 50 years old dropped dead suddenly on the road near Mullet Creek. He was carried immediately to the Horse Hotel. When the police examined the swag and the ...

    Article : 2,046 words
  23. IRELAND AND IMPERIAL TAXATION.

    The members of the Irish party in the House of Commons intend to move an amendment on the Address-in-Reply at the opening of the approaching session of ...

    Article : 42 words
  24. GEORGE-STREET.

    George-street was completely given over to revelry. Many people went t[?]ther in the expectation of seeing exhibitions of inanity, and they were not disappointed. The central section of this ...

    Article : 310 words
  25. PECULIAR ACCIDENT TO A VESSEL.

    A drilling vessel which was engaged in deepening the Devonport dockyard has met with an extraordinary accident. A gale was blowing, and after a charge of ...

    Article : 84 words
  26. BATHURST-STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.

    Two open-air services were held last night in George-street in connection with the watchnight service of the Bathurst-street Baptist Church. Both were addressed by the Rev. F. E. Harry, pastor of ...

    Article : 138 words
  27. TASMANIA.

    The consent of all the Premiers has now been obtained to the holding of the conference in Hobart on the 2nd February. ...

    Article : 26 words
  28. HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS.

    Pleasure-seekers cannot complain of the want of variety in the character of the attractions offered for to-day's holiday or of the quality of the programmes to be submitted. ...

    Article : 1,052 words
  29. NEW ZEALAND.

    Disastrous bush fires are raging in the Wellington Province in the Masterton district. About 20 residences of small settlers and several sawmills have been destroyed. A number of ...

    Article : 71 words
  30. THE GREAT BOG SLIDE IN IRELAND.

    The Queen has sent a message of sympathy to the sufferers by the great bog slide in Ireland. ...

    Article : 33 words
  31. CENTENARY HALL.

    At the Centenary Hall there was a large congregation, fully 500 persons attending the service. The music, led by the Central Methodist Mission Choir, was appropriate to the occasion. The Rev. W. ...

    Article : 92 words
  32. THE CABLE COMMISSION.

    A progress report from the Cable Commission states that all arrangements have been completed, and that everything now depends on the amount of the Imperial ...

    Article : 35 words
  33. FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE.

    The marriage of Captain R. J. Strachey, of the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, with Miss Grace Norman, daughter of Sir Henry Norman, formerly Governor of ...

    Article : 34 words
  34. AMUSEMENTS.

    A good many holiday-makers spared an hour from the merry-making and sight-seeing in the streets to attend the city organist's New Year's Eve recital. Mr. Wiegand opened with Gu[?]mant's "Grand ...

    Article : 206 words
  35. COMPLICATION IN SHIPPING TRADE.

    A shipping strike of a serious character is threatened in connection with the whole of the intercolonial steamers, the engineers having made certain demands upon the owners ...

    Article : 570 words
  36. KING-STREET.

    It would be impossible to estimate the number of people that congregated in King-street last evening. In former years George-street was regarded as the principal "happy hunting ...

    Article : 221 words
  37. MR. CECIL RHODES.

    Mr. Cecil Rhodos has returned to Cape[?]own. He was accorded an ovation, ...

    Article : 24 words
  38. THE MOUNTAIN MYSTERY.

    The steamer Taupo arrived from the Islands today. With reference to the Swanhilda incident, inquiries made on board the steamer elicited the following facts:—On the ship being sighted she ...

    Article : 553 words
  39. PENNY POSTAGE.

    Mr. J. Henniker Heaton, M.P., who recently visited Australia and who is returning to England, has arrived at Colombo. He has there stated that he is ...

    Article : 134 words
  40. METHODIST UNION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 143 words
  41. THE ARCADES.

    Early in the evening the Strand Arcade was thronged from end to end. One shop which was set apart for the sale of musical instruments did a "roaring" trade while it was possible to effect an ...

    Article : 217 words
  42. BIMETALLISM IN AMERICA.

    The Republicans at Washington propose to empower the President to appoint delegates to the next International Bimetallic Conference. ...

    Article : 27 words
  43. IN THE EASTERN SUBURBS.

    New Year's Eve in the eastern suburbs was ushered in by the usual din and noise of the blowing of trumpets and other musical instruments, which foretold the approaching festive day. The principal ...

    Article : 130 words
  44. IRONWORKS FOR NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Mr. Joseph Mitchell, who recently came to England for the purpose of forming a syndicate to undertake the manufacture of iron from the native ores of New South ...

    Article : 86 words
  45. IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS.

    Proceedings incidental to the ushering-in of the New Year were of a lively character in the Western suburbs, particularly in those more remote from the city. While running along in the midnight train ...

    Article : 114 words
  46. CYCLING.

    Mr. Louis Pulver has just completed a ride from Sydney to Melbourne on a tricycle. He found the Victorian roads, on the whole, better than those of New South Wales, for they were of more equal quality. ...

    Article : 158 words
  47. HARBOUR TRAFFIC.

    The traffic on the harbour last night was fully as heavy as that of last year. On the Norht Shore line the steamers both to and from the city were crowded till past midnight, and a similar state of things ...

    Article : 71 words
  48. NORTH BRITISH AUSTRALASIAN COMPANY, LTD.

    The annual report of the North British Australasian Company, Limited, shows a profit for the year of £1493. A sum of £244 is carried forward. ...

    Article : 34 words
  49. NEWS FROM THE ISLANDS.

    News from the islands state that the native schooner Takatimu, after a voyage of four months from Raratonga and Penrhyn, has arrived. The barque Jabez, which put in leaking ...

    Article : 62 words
  50. SUICIDE BY A SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE.

    This morning Sub-inspector James Smith, the officer in charge of the Narrabri police district, was found dead. A report of a shot was heard and deceased's son, who rushed into the room, found his ...

    Article : 275 words
  51. USHERING IN THE NEW YEAR.

    Many thousands of people marched through while others clustered about the principal streets until midnight, which were more brilliantly illuminated up till within a few minutes of the advent of the ...

    Article : 256 words
  52. ARRIVAL OF THE R.M.S. ALAMEDA AT AUCKLAND.

    The R.M.S. Alameda arrived from San Francisco at 4 a.m. to-day. The following are the saloon passengers for Sydney:—Mr. Charles Audlum, Mr. J. Auer, Mr. E. R. Callan, Mrs. ...

    Article : 195 words
  53. PERISHED FROM THIRST.

    A telegram received from Pooncarie, on the Lower Darling, states that a magisterial inquiry has been held touching the death of William Dunlop, whose body was found by Senior-constable Beck, of ...

    Article : 235 words
  54. A CORDITE FACTORY FOR MELBOURNE.

    The management of Nobel's Explosives Company, Limited, has expressed its willingness to establish a cordite factory in Melbourne. ...

    Article : 27 words
  55. THE RECENT TORNADO AT NEVERTIRE.

    The ruined state of the town in parts is now [?] being changed. About 30 carpenters and bricklayers are busily engaged in placing the walls in plumb line, in erecting chimneys, and in restoring ...

    Article : 184 words
  56. THEATRES.

    Lyceum Theatre; "Lady Blarney." Theatre Royal: "Tommy Atkins," 8 p.m. Her Majesty's Theatre: "Sinbad the Sailor," afternoon and evening. ...

    Article : 52 words
  57. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN LAND COMPANY.

    The Western Australian Land Company has signed the contract for the sale of its railway. ...

    Article : 22 words
  58. HIGHLAND SOCIETY'S CONCEPT.

    A strong programme of instrumental and vocal music of a national character will be performed at the Highland Society's concert at the Town Hall to-night. Misses Lottie Hyam, Bessie Fraser, ...

    Article : 60 words
  59. WATCH-NIGHT SERVICES.

    The "watch-night" service at St. Andrew's Cathedral was attended by a large congregation. The proceedings opened with the "[?] Corpus" (Stabat Mater), played by Mr. Monrague Younger, ...

    Article : 172 words
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