Our Perth correspondent wires that the Arbitration and Conciliation Bill has passed through Committee in the Legislative Aseembly. The Government carried ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Earl of Hopetoun was entertained at a banquet by the Corporation of the city of Edinburgh last night, prior to his departure to take up the position of ...
Article : 245 wordsMr. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State, for the Colonies, addressed a meeting at Tunstall, in Staffordshire, last night, and had a splendid reception. In the ...
Article : 179 wordsBaudits are reported to be plundering the Chinese villages around Canton, in the South of China. They also destroyed the Roman Catholic Church at Tokamhang, and ...
Article : 51 wordsMr. Henry W. B. Piddington, who represented Uralla-Walcha in the Legislative Assembly, died suddonly at Ashfield to-night. He appeared to be in his usual health ...
Article : 128 wordsIt is reported that Commandant De Wat, with a force of 900 Boers and three field guns, is now at a place situated south-west of Kopjes Station, which is in the Orange ...
Article : 81 wordsMr. Philip Mennell, editor and chief proprietor of the "British Australasian," having revisited Brisbane prior to his departure for the old country, a representative ...
Article : 1,998 words"One of the Pioneers," writin from Blackbutt, states that the farmers in that district will certainly gain by the recommendation of the Railway Commission in ...
Article : 277 wordsAn Imperial edict has been issued conferring posthumous honours upon two Chinese officials, Li Ping Hong and Chung-yi, who recently committed suicide. ...
Article : 41 wordsNotwithstanding the complaints of a number of members of Parliament of the highpressure speed at which bills have been forced upon the Upper Chamber, and the ...
Article : 93 wordsIt is stated that M. de Giers, the Russian Minister, has forwarded a memorial to the Empress Dowager of China urging her to return to Peking, and promising her ...
Article : 40 wordsThe pursuit of the brothers Governor has now lasted ten weeks. Details are to hand of more robberies by the fugitives, who are now in country away from telegraph lines. ...
Article : 434 wordsA review of 12,000 British troops is to be held to-day at Kornati Poort, on the Portuguese frontier of the Transvaal, in honour of the dual birthday anniversary of the ...
Article : 91 wordsAnother rich find of ore is reported in Robinson and Rice's mino, in the Gundagai district. When opening out in the tunnel south of the main shaft, a fine body of ore ...
Article : 77 wordsMr. George Wyndham, Under Secretary for War, addressed a meeting in London last night, but he was shouted down by the supporters of Mr. John Burns, who ...
Article : 43 wordsMr. Schalk-Burger, who is nominally Actting President of the Transvaal Republic, and General Ben Viljoen (who was reported a few days since to be making his way along ...
Article : 129 wordsMr. W. M. Oatts, the Glasgow evangelist, who, for the past fortnight, has been holding services, and delivering addresses in Brisbane, will preach to-morrow morning ...
Article : 90 wordsThe well-known Segenhoe Estate, three and a-half miles from the Aberdeen Railway Station, was offered for sale this afternoon, under instructions from the executors of the ...
Article : 93 wordsMr. J. Powell Williams (Liberal Unionist), late member for South Birmingham, and formerly Chairman of the Executive of the National Liberal Union, has issued ...
Article : 88 wordsIt is stated that Mrs. Kruger (wife of ex-President Kruger) is in such an enfeebled state of health as to be unable to leave Pretoria. ...
Article : 36 wordsIn our advertising columns will be found the full programme of the Q.T.C. October Meeting, which takes place on Saturday, 13th October. Nominations for all races close ...
Article : 469 wordsThe "Times" this morning, commenting upon the banquet to Lord Hopetoun at Edinburgh, refers specially to the Australian Commonwealth, and states that no other ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Premier received a cable message to-day stating that Trooper Toohey, of the Bushmen's Contingent, died from pneumonia at Otto's Hoop, and Lance-corporal Cheshire, ...
Article : 47 wordsIt was reported on the 18th September that the British garrison at Schweizer Reneke, near the south-western border of the Transvaal, had then been surrounded by a ...
Article : 86 wordsThe establishment of the Victorian military forces has been fixed at 6683, of whom 390 belong to the permanent forces. ...
Article : 28 wordsReturns have been published which show that the reduction in the numerical strength of the British army owing to the war in South Africa totals only 11,737, inasmuch ...
Article : 55 wordsSir Charles Dilke (Liberal), in a speech delivered at Chelsea last night, dealt principally with the question of army reforms. He declared that a Napoleon would be ...
Article : 60 wordsOwing to the demand upon his time in connection with the election campaign in England, the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, will be ...
Article : 66 wordsThe action of the New South Wales colliery proprietors in raising the selling price of coal to 11s. per ton is regarded with considerable concern in Victoria. It is feared ...
Article : 62 wordsGeneral Pole-Carew, who is in command of the British force operating in the Eastern Transvaal, is receiving ample supplies by way of Delagoa Bay, and the Portuguese ...
Article : 57 wordsNews from Capetown states that the Treason Bill, which has beon pased by the House of Assembly, has now passed its second reading in the Legislative Council by 13 votes to ...
Article : 41 wordsSir William Harcourt, in a speech at Rhymney, in Monmouthshire, last night, deprecated the Liberal party adopting either the name or garb of their Imperialist ...
Article : 37 wordsThe difficulty which arese in finding means to equip Professor Baldwin Spencer and Mr. Gillon for the proposed ethnological expedition in Central Australia has been overcome ...
Article : 51 wordsAdvices have been, receivod in Vienna slating that the Mikado of Japan intends to pay a visit to the Czar and other European Sovereigns in the spring of next year. ...
Article : 47 wordsIt appears that some portions of the Darling Downs have again suffered from late frosts. The extent of the damage done has not yet been ascertained, but it is ...
Article : 491 wordsIn the House of Representatives to-day, the Premier moved a resolution extending the boundaries of New Zealand, so as to include the Cook group and certain other ...
Article : 318 wordsMr. John Kensit, who has for a considerable? time past conducted a vigorous crusade against Ritualistic practices in the Church of England, has announced himself ...
Article : 44 wordsLord Roiberts, writing to the Premier, acknowledged an invitation to visit New Zealand, states that Lady Roberts and he will do so if an opportunity should ofter. It ...
Article : 76 wordsThere have been some rumours in Brisbane recently to the effect that the Queensland black trackers under Sub-insbector Galbraith, who were sent to New South ...
Article : 186 wordsThe Chairman of the Bank of Africa has stated, that, owing to the stoppage of the Transvaal mines, the world's supply of raw gold has diminished to the extent of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 43 wordsThe Public Works statement introduced in the House of Representatives to-night asks an appropriation for the North Island main trunk line of £130,000, and for the Midland ...
Article : 38 wordsThe miners in the anthracite coal mines in the United States, who recently struck work for an increase in wages, have secured an advance of 10 per cent. ...
Article : 41 wordsOuring the week the district has been fivoured with further good rains, which, though somewhat partial, uphold the prospects of a remarkably good season. ...
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Article : 48 wordsThe race for the Jockey Club Stakes was run at the Newmarket First October Meeting yesterday, with the following result:- The Jockey Club Stakes, of 10,000 sovs.; ...
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Article : 139 wordsCount Lyof Tolstoi, the well-known Russian novelist and social reformers has been excommunicated by the Orthodox Greek Church. ...
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Article : 24 wordsThe general meeting of the North Queensland Tin Mining Corporation was held to-day. Mr. W. H. Phillips, the chairman, Baid the work done was merely exploratory, ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 29 Sep 1900, Page 5
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