The Assembly rose at 2.56 a.m. on Thursday after having made very excellent progress with the Commonwealth Bill during the smal hours of the morning. When The Advertiser ...
Article : 2,319 wordsAn influential deputation from the Chamber of Manufactures waited on the Chief Secretary to-day, and pointed out the disastrous effects the schedule of prices fixed by the Clothing ...
Article : 180 wordsThe considerable of the Commonwealth Kill was resumed in the Legislative Council today at clause 44. Mr. MacLaren objected to senators being paid an allowance of £400, as it ...
Article : 606 wordsM. Felix Faure, the President of the French Republic, accompanied by Admiral Besnard, the Minister of Marine, and M. Hanotaux, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, left Paris ...
Article : 244 wordsIt transpires that Sir William F. D. Jervois, whose death has been reported as the result of an accident, was riding in a dog-cart, which was being driven by a lady. ...
Article : 100 wordsme president of the Auckland Navy League is endeavoring to secure from the Admiralty one of the older cruisers of the Australian Squadron as a training ship. ...
Article : 35 wordsIt is not to the interest of either Mr. Chamberlain or the colonial Premise to admit just at present that the Downing-street conferences have been practically abortive, but ...
Article : 3,860 wordsDuring the past year me Humane society of Australasia has, granted nine awards in New Zealand, mostly for rescues from drowning. ...
Article : 28 wordsAt too Marine Board meeting yesterday the President reported to the wardens the result of his visit to the eastern colonies, when be enquired into the practices in vogue there is ...
Article : 177 wordsThe New Golden Gate has crushed 1,550 tons of quartz for 1,596 oz. of gold. Work upon the Waratah-Zeehan railway line has bean commenced. The construction ...
Article : 49 wordsAffairs on the Indian frontier are still erceedingly critical. The Afridis are marching on Jamrad and the Orakzais on Kurrum and Samana. Orders have accordingly been given ...
Article : 134 wordsThe delate was continued in the legislative Council this afternoon on the general question of the draft Commonwealth Bill. The speeches generally were in favor of the Bill and ...
Article : 244 wordsThe excitement resulting from Alt. Charleston's resignation and the secession of the Engineers' Society from the Labor Party had increased rather than abated on Thursday. ...
Article : 1,062 wordsSir—Mr. Brooker. M.P., in his speech against Mr. Glynn's motion in fever of effective voting, spoke of the uncertainty am the system as having Dimmed him or juggled ...
Article : 785 wordsMr. J. A. McPherson, M.P., on Thursday afternoon received the following telegram from Mr. Ben Tillett, who is at present in Brisbane: "Will arrive in Adelaide on August 31, and ...
Article : 211 wordsLord Salisbury is making a firm stand in regard to the evacuation of Thessaly. Be insists on a line being drawn across the Penesios, all territory south of which, and ...
Article : 166 wordsThe murder of the poet Konstantinoff at Philippopolis, Bulgaria, has created a, grave scandal owing to the remarkable efforts to screen the assassin, and his instigators are ...
Article : 45 wordsMessrs Williamson & Musgrove celebrated the 100th performance in Australia Sydney and Melbourne only having been played) of "The Sign of the Cross," the greatest dramatic ...
Article : 103 wordsIn authoritative quarters the authenticity of Here Andrew's alleged message, which stated that be bad passed 82°, and was going ...
Article : 41 wordsThe report of the Railways Commissioner for the quarter which ended on June 30 shows that the approximate earnings of the lines under his control in South Australia amounted ...
Article : 132 wordsA determined attempt at burglary was made at the residence of Mr. W. J. Kitchen, of South Melbourne, about 1 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Kitchen's brother Henry ...
Article : 135 wordsTo-day the steamer Fiado was proceeding up the Larbor when her steering gear because disarranged and she ran into the wharf and caused serious injuries to herself addition ...
Article : 70 wordsA mutinous feeling has been engendered among the men belonging to the battleship Royal Sovereign, attached to the Channel Squadron. The feeling bad its origin in an ...
Article : 46 wordsTheir Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York have arrived in Dublin on a visit to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. They were received with the utmost enthusiasm upon ...
Article : 84 wordsThe annual report of the Public Works committee was tabled to-night. It showed that the gross expenditure for the year amounted to £1, 772,485, of which £1, 0115,024 ...
Article : 149 wordsCorbett, the well-known pugilist, has announced his retirement from die prize ring. ...
Article : 20 wordsSir George Turner is vigorously attacking tile Estimates which are to be brought forward in his budget statement. He anticipates a surplus of revenue over expenditure for the ...
Article : 125 wordsThe Postmaster-General (Sir Charles Todd) has received a wire from Port Darwin stating that on Thursday, August 12, when the steamer Sygnet was on a voyage from the McArthur ...
Article : 111 wordsSilver is quoted at 3s. 1 1\8d. per at. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe Emperor William of Germany, in a telegram to King Humbert of Italy, has explained his action in congratulating the Count of Turin on his success in the duel with Prince ...
Article : 96 wordsTALLOW—At to-day's auction .of tallow 2,600 casks were offered and l,000 sold. Mutton, one, realised £1; medium, 18s. yd. Beef, fine, realised 19s. 3d.; medium, 3ds. ...
Article : 65 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-night Mr. E. 11. Wittenoom moved that the House should go into committee to consider the Commonwealth Hill. He expressed his intention of ...
Article : 144 wordsThe residential bolding taken up in New South Wales under the 1895 Act have readied a total of 4,020. Thomas Bryan, aged 70, was fined 25 ...
Article : 202 wordsAt the recommendation of the Railways Commissioner the Government have agreed to certain alterations and improvements which were very badly needed in connection with the ...
Article : 526 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day the taxation proposals were further considered. Mr. Philip replied at some length to various criticisms, He said the Government had sold less ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Penrhyn slate quarries dispute, which began in September, 1896, when 3,000 men struck work on the question of the right of combination, is now nettled. It is believed ...
Article : 71 wordsSir— I read with surprise "Cornelia's" letter and venture to think if she bad made [?] thoroughly acquainted with the noble work that Our Boys' Institute is doing for the youth ...
Article : 594 wordsThe crushing of the Queenslander Menzies for the mouth was 336 tons for a yield of 1, 094 oz. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe absence of a home for the destitute aged people and children on the Harrier has long been deeply regretted by Dr. Dann, Bishop of Wilcannia. The bishop recognised that it ...
Article : 158 wordsThe quantity of sugar exported from Queensland this season to date reached a total of 3.457 tons. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe shareholders in the Queensland Investment and Land Company have adopted a resolution curtailing the power of the directors to dispose of property excepting a ...
Article : 47 wordsGood stone has been struck at a depth of 150 ft. in the Boalder Consolidated, one of the Associated mines. formerly held by an Adelaide company. The pannings are ...
Article : 453 wordsHongkong news by the steamer Australia gives a thrilling account of a balloon accident at Ninai Tal A balloonist named Lawrence ascended 7,000 ft., when the balloon entered ...
Article : 200 wordsThe sentence of death passed on Golli, the assassin of Senor Castillo, the Spanish Premier, has been confirmed by the Court of Appeal, which rejected the plea of insanity. ...
Article : 38 wordsEdward Oatey, working at the leading plant on the Proprietary mine met with a serious accident this afternoon. He was walking over into one [?] tanks when he [?] ...
Article : 208 wordsJ. Hellings, the 'Sew South Wales champion swimmer, has defeated Martin, at Glasgow, in a match of 100 yards, which distance Hellings covered in min. 5½ sec. ...
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Advertising : 779 wordsThe Mining Commission has been appointed, and is composed of the following:— Messrs. A E. Morgan, C. H. Rason, A. H. Hemming, R. D. Thompson. J. Bryant. R D. McKenzie, ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Southern Suburban literary Society [?] Osward's schoolroom on society. [?] Rev. J, Hussey presided fair attendance. Those original [?], were read "Telegraph" by [?] ...
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