Questions relating to banking matters will be asked in the Legislative Assembly this evening:— Mr. Vaughn will ask the Minister for Lands,—In view of the fact that conditional purchasers doing ...
Article : 4,904 wordsThe suspension of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, following on that of the Queensland National aud the North Queensland, caused considerable excitement this morning, and ...
Article : 169 wordsThe strike still continues at the Woonena mine. Most of the men removed their tools yesterday, This does not forebode anything in the way of a settlement of the difficulty, and it may be expected that the mine ...
Article : 58 wordsHis Imperial and Royal Highnoss, Franz Ferdinand d'Este, nephew to the ruling Emperor of AustroHungary, arrived in Port Jackson yesterday, aboard the cruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth. The vessel entered ...
Article : 535 wordsA meeting of the Paddington Council was held on the 16th instant. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Dillon), Aldermen Thomas J. West, W. Brown, D. Brown, G. P. Jones, C, Hellmrich, White. T. ...
Article : 800 wordsThis morning at 7 o'clock another collision occurred in the harbour near the fairway, close to the North Breakwater and the sunken vessel Castor. The schooner Hally Bayley, outward bound for Sydney, ...
Article : 202 wordsSir Henry Parkes, who has been touring the Narrabri. Moree, and Bingara districts, reached here this afternoon. As Sir Henry had accepted an invitation from the inhabitants of Manilla and district ...
Article : 188 wordsThere was something approaching a rush on the Government Savings Bank this morning. A small crowd assembled outside, consisting largely of women, and these were admitted from time to time ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Bulli branch of the Freetrade Association met in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday evening, the vicepresident (Mr. J. Williams) in the chair. Its purpose was to elect officers and make preparations for ...
Article : 161 wordsThe Cabinet again had under consideration this morning the financial position, and decided, in view of the gravity of the Situation, to call Parliament together at the earliest moment—if ...
Article : 116 wordsThe British third 100-ton furnace will be warmed up to-day, but it will not be ready for blowing in for a week. When this and the two present furnaces are in blast they will have a capacity ...
Article : 175 wordsAt the police court to-day Albert Manders was proceeded against on a charge of committing a breach of the Betting-houses Suppression Act by using an office for receiving money for tickets in connection ...
Article : 1,428 wordsThe Amateur Orchestral Society, which during the past has proved itself fully equal under Sugner Hazon's direction to the task of giving high-class performances of classical and romantic music, will ...
Article : 567 wordsAn application for the appointment of Mr. E. R. Drury, general manager of the Queensland National Bank, as provisional official liquidator, came before the Chief Justice in chambers this ...
Article : 47 wordsAt a quarter-past 7 o'clock last night, a fire was discovered in the building of the Co-operative Acid and Chemical Works, Kerosene-lane, off Beaconsfield-street, Alexandria. The Metropolitan Fire ...
Article : 599 wordsThe Federal Building, Land, and Investment Society, Limited, closed its doors this morning. The society was regarded as being in a very good position, but the directors have been compelled to ...
Article : 58 wordsTwo men, named Jack Keith and Henry Bowary, both married, were drowned in the Brisbane River this morning. They were engaged taking out the auchor of a pile-driver into ...
Article : 67 wordsThe council met on Monday, the 15th instant, there being present the Mayor (Alderman J. Peake), presiding, with Aldermen Wilson, Carter, Harris, Purcoll, Glencross, Anderson, and the council clerk ...
Article : 447 wordsSir,—The enormous amount of capital under reconstruction at the present time, confequent on the collapse of the banks, is appalling to studious observers and well-wishers of the colony. I have ...
Article : 384 wordsA telegram from Croydon states that early on Saturday morning two bomb explosions took place in Busteed's livery stables. The first exploded under the buggy shed, slightly damaging ...
Article : 125 wordsAn official return has just been issued, showing that the total exports from the colony last year were valued at £8,578,071, exclusive of live stock overland. The principal items were—Wool, ...
Article : 231 wordsSir,—In these times it may not be amiss to place before the public an instance of the manner in which gentlemen elected to watch over the interests of ratepayers perform the duties of their trust. Those ...
Article : 603 wordsSir,—I have noticed a great amount of correspondence in your paper lately over the recent bank suspensions, and as the Government have already made the notes of certain institutions a legal tender for six ...
Article : 334 wordsA public welcome was last evening accorded in the Temperance Hall to Mr. W. T. Glover, who recently arrived in Sydney from New Zealand to conduct a mission under the auspices of the New South Wales ...
Article : 655 wordsSir,—The admirable letter in your issue of to-day on the above subject from the pen of C. A. M'Kinnon cannot be too forcibly impressed upon the notice of both the general public and also their representatives ...
Article : 689 wordsAfter a trial lasting six days the jury have given their vordiet in the case of Ogilvie against the West Australia Mortgage and Agency Corporation, which was commenced last Tuesday. ...
Article : 106 wordsSir,—The suspension of the Commercial Bank is a sad but completo justification of those who opposed the Bank Issue Bill—the "Restoration of Confidence" Bill as it was called by Sir G, Dibbs. It ...
Article : 392 wordsThe Government will introduce next session a bill making eight hours a legal working day in the various trades. The colony will be divided into districts, under registrars, who will keep a ...
Article : 215 wordsSir,—As there must be some thousands of small capitalists who are very doubtful as to where they should invest their money at the present time. I think it would be a very opportune moment for the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 17 May 1893, Page 8
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