At present there is a Iull in matters federal. People are waiting for several things which depend on the arrival of the Premier. One of these is the issue of the regulations for the Convention elections. ...
Article : 1,905 wordsEarly this afternoon Mr. Theodore Fink, of the firm of Messrs. Fink, Best, and Hall, solicitors, waited upon Mr. Chomley, Chief Commissioner of Police, and having explained that his firm had been ...
Article : 2,234 wordsThe forthcoming issue of the Metropolitan Board of Works loan of £750,000 was the subject of considerable discussion among brokers and dealers to-day. The general opinion seemed to ...
Article : 132 wordsSpeaking in the House of Commons upon the motion for the adoption of the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, Sir William Harcourt said he ...
Article : 495 wordsIt has been semi-officially-anuounced at St. Petersburg that the Oznr (who was recently reported to be suffering from the effects of an osseeus ...
Article : 73 wordsSpeaking in the House of Commons upon the motion for the adoption of the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, Sir William Harcourt said he hoped that the Government would ...
Article : 7,695 wordsThe local marine board met this afternoon, and the newly-appointed members, Messrs. D.J. M'Lean, W. R. Logan, and Frank Gardner were present. A letter was read from Sir Saul Samuel, ...
Article : 194 wordsMr. Thomas Finney, M.L.A., chairman of commissioners for the Queensland International Exhibition in Brisbane, interviewed Sir George Turner to-day with reference to Victoria being ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Spanish gunboat Relampago, which was operating against the rebels in Cuba, has been blown up by torpedoes in the Cauto River. ...
Article : 60 wordsA special meeting of the James Fletcher Memorial Fund committee was held at the town hall this evening under the presidency of the Mayor (Alderman Smith), and representatives of the city and ...
Article : 500 wordsAccording to the January issue of the Austrolasian Insurance and Banking Record, published this evening, the fire insurance offices transacting business in Victoria have finally agreed upon a ...
Article : 126 wordsThis morning Mr. A. T. Margey, the Adelaide representative of the Calvert expedition, sent the following telegram to Mr. Rudall, care of Mr. Hodgeon, manager of Braesode:—"Your report ...
Article : 664 wordsThe expedition which is to leave the Niger coast early in February to occupy Benin, in the Niger Coast Protectorate, the scene of the recent massacre of a ...
Article : 52 wordsMr. C. E. Borchgrevink, who is on a visit to Australia to further his project to send an expedition to the South Polar Seas next year, left by the Melbourne express this afternoon for Hobart, ...
Article : 70 wordsIt was recently stated that reports had been received from the Soudan to the effect that the Dervishes were advancing upon Agordat in large numbers. Advices ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Government has appointed a Royal Commission to continue the inquiry into the leasing of the Government wharfs since 1881. The The commission consists of the Hous. J. V. ...
Article : 437 wordsThirty-five meetings antagonistic to Mr. Cecil Rhodes have been held in various parts of Cape Colony. ...
Article : 22 wordsMr. C. A. Topp. Under-Secretary, will be appointed returning officer under the Federal Enabling Act to conduct the forthcoming elections in connection with the representation of Victoria at the ...
Article : 172 wordsRegarding the mysterious disappearance of the miner Dresser from Jackalass, it transpires that on the 17th March he drew over £200 from the local bank. He was then lost sight of. He had an account ...
Article : 347 wordsM. Vasilofsky, the President of the State Railway Department at St. Petersburg, has succumbed to the wound inflicted upon him in December last by an ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Stockton and other municipal councils in the district have decided to co-operate with the City Council in connection with the formation of an association to promote the federal movement. ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Indian Famine Fund at St. Petersburg amounts to £1000. ...
Article : 18 wordsBy the capsize of a ferry boat on the River Usk, at Newport, Monmouthshire, England, 10 persons have been drowned. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Premier has given instructions for designs to bo immediately prepared for a bridge over the Burnett River, B[?]dnberg. Plans and specifications for a bridge were completed in 1890, but ...
Article : 138 wordsSir,—As the question of federation is now the allabsorbing public topic perhaps you will permit me to say that I think I may fairly claim to be the first candidate for election to Parliament in this colony ...
Article : 1,244 wordsA terrible earthquake has occurred at Kishm. The mortality was enormous. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe Rev. Archibald E. Hunt arrived in Sydney from New Guinea yesterday, and consented last evening to import the latest news from that interesting island to a Herald reporter. ...
Article : 728 wordsThe P. and 0. Company's R.M.S China, P. Harris, commander, arrived from Colombo at 3 p.m. The following are the passengers in the saloon:— ...
Article : 237 wordsThe first series of the London wool sales opened to-day. The market was flat, and there was an average decline in prices of about 5 per cent. ...
Article : 145 wordsMr. F. H. Amphlett, the representative of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. on the field, died in the hospital yesterday after a few days' illness from p[?]eumonia. ...
Article : 136 wordsLord and Lady Brassey arrived at Dunedin today. They will go to Lyttelton after visiting Mount Cook, and proceed to Wellington. While the Sunbeam was in George's Sound she struck ...
Article : 56 wordsThe points referred to the Arbitration Board by the seamen are £1 per month incrense in wages; overtime lates to be 1s 6d per hour; holidays to be Christmas, Boxing Day, NewYear's Day, Good ...
Article : 315 wordsAt 8 o'clock the first count for the Hobart elections placed six candidates, thus—Fysh, Bradley, Clark, Maleshy, Page (new candidate), and Crisp. The quota under the Hare system for the ...
Article : 128 wordsThose on board the brig Phyllis, which was recently succonred at great peril by a boat's crew from the Orient, are still having an exciting time in their endeavours to reach Melbourne. Captain ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 210 wordsIn the cricket match at Launceston, Tasmania in the first innings made 191. Victoria in the first innings at 6 o'clock had made 74 for two wickets. ...
Article : 81 wordsAt the weekly auction sales of Australasian tallow held to-day 1250 casks were offered, of which 172 were sold. Prices were unaltered. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call at 10 minutes past 1 this morning to attend a fire in Abercrombic-street, Darlington. It was found that Toohey's hay and corn store was ablaze, and the ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Victorian, Western Australian, and Queensland representatives to the Federal Council left this afternoon for Hobart in the Pateena. The sittings of the council will be opened by the Governor of ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 21 Jan 1897, Page 5
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