The Empress Dowager is now exercising supreme control over the government of China. She issues decrees in her own name, and entirely ignores the Emperor, ...
Article : 103 wordsThe French newspapers refrain from commenting on the Fashoda question, as they are waiting for an jndication of the course that will be taken by the ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Cape House of Assembly has met after the general election, and no time has been lost in bringing forward a motion of no confidence in the Sprigg Ministry. ...
Article : 180 words"Simplicity itself" is a dropped phrase as applied to the Land Bill. Instead Mr. Best is heard promising that once his legislative labours are ...
Article : 6,214 wordsMr. W. J. Larnach, member of the House of Representatives for Tuapeka, and formerly Minister of Mines, was found dead in a chair in one of the committee rooms of ...
Article : 339 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly today the consideration of the federal resolutions was resumed. The Premier moved the adoption of ...
Article : 1,866 wordsThe present seareity of sleepers and the rise in price are causing some anxiety in the Railway department, especially to Mr. Rennick, the engineer-in-chief, who has ...
Article : 1,416 wordsThe Council had a short sitting yesterday, the House adjourning at the dinner hour to give members an opportnuity of attending the Mayor's ball. The sitting was, ...
Article : 1,683 wordsThe Paris newspaper "Le Figaro" states that France was within an ace of receiving an ultimatum from Great Britain in connection with the occupation of Fashoda by ...
Article : 67 wordsFurther correspondence relating to the New Guinea concession was presented to Parliament to-day. A letter from Sir William MaeGregor to Lord Limington, dated ...
Article : 558 wordsThe Emperor William of Germany and the Empress Victoria leave Berlin to-day on their tour in the East, and will arrive at Venice to-morrow. ...
Article : 62 wordsThe arrangements have been completed in connection with the proposed extension of the Tientsin-Shanhaikwan railway to Newchwang, at the head of the Gulf of ...
Article : 82 wordsA semi-official note has been issued in Paris, which states in a guarded form the French views with respect to the possession of Fashoda. ...
Article : 230 wordsWhile the men on the afternoon shift at the Carlisle mine were being taken below this afternoon a sensational mishap, which involved injuries more or less severe to the ...
Article : 455 wordsCaptain Charles Tunner, of the Bombay Infantry, one of the officers stationed in British East Africa, has had a narrow escape from a horrible death. ...
Article : 97 wordsFallowing the example of England, Germany, and Russia, Italy and Japan have sent detachments of marines to Peking to assist in protecting the foreign residents ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Porte, while agreeing to the ultimatum of the powers insisting on the withdrawal of the Turkish troops from Crete, wishes to retian three garrsons in the ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Agents-General for New Zealand (Mr. W. P. Reeves), South Australia (Dr. Cockburn), and Queensland (Sir Horace Tozer) are endeavouring to obtain a ...
Article : 244 wordsThe United States Government has announced that it will enter upon the ownership of Puerto Rico on the 18th inst, and of Cuba on December 1. ...
Article : 83 wordsAmong the numerous congratulation received by Sir Herbert Kitchener on his successful campaign in the Soudan, which resulted in the overthrow of the Khalifa and ...
Article : 86 wordsA believer in M. de Rougemont's story of adventures in Northern Australia has come forward as his champion, and has offered to pay £500 to anyone who can ...
Article : 122 wordsThe Commissioner of Railways (Mr. A. G. Prendleton), when interviewed to-day with reference to i telegram from Broken Hill published to-day, stated that during ...
Article : 256 wordsIn the Legislativc Assembly to-day the approaching labour troubles were breadly hinted at by Mr. Thompson, one of the Neweastle representatives, who asked the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 108 wordsAt the meeting of the South Melbourne Council last night the cireular from the Riehmond Council was received asking that representatives should be sent to a ...
Article : 434 wordsTen days ago the furniture of M. Zola, the eminent novelist, was seized in order to pay the damages and costs awarded against him to three experts in ...
Article : 128 wordsSir,—By yesterday's English mail I received a letter from a lady tourist friend, who stayed with me in Brisbane, at the Gresham Hotel, in August, 1895. She ...
Article : 210 wordsWheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 1,500,000 quarters, as against 1,320,000 quarters last week, and 1,790,000 ...
Article : 78 wordsIn responce to the urgent appeal on behalf of the Children's Hospital which has been made by the committee,and warmly seconded by Lady Madden, we have ...
Article : 503 wordsThe Earl of Rosebery, Mr. Chamberlain, and other leading men are promoting a subscription for the purpose of erecting a memorial to the late Sir George Grey, formerly ...
Article : 91 wordsThe following board has been appointed by the Marylebone Cricket Club to control the test cricket matches played in England between Australian and English teams:— ...
Article : 93 wordsLast night another was added to the long list of mysterious drowning cases in the Yarra, when a man was drowned under very strange ciremnstanees. Daniel Carr, ...
Article : 368 wordsIn the District Court yesterday, before Messrs. W. H. Purvis (chairman) and I. Barnett, J.P.'s, Abraham Loci, manufacturer, 114 Elizabeth-street, was proceeded ...
Article : 223 wordsIn addition to the rearrangement of portfolios, by which Mr. Chataway takes the Lands department and Mr. Foxton that of the Home Secretary, Mr C.W. Gray, ...
Article : 90 wordsA London County Cricket Club has been formed, with a ground at the Crystal Palace. Dr. W. G. Grace has been appointed ...
Article : 59 wordsThe R.M.S.Rome arrived at Suez from Australian on the 11th inst. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe tin market is excited. Heavy sales have been made at £78/10/ per ton. ...
Article : 22 wordsWilliam Perey Rivers Croft, of Essendon, clerk.Causes of insolveney— Falling-off in business, pressure of creditors, and losses in speenlations. Liabilities, —155/7/6; assets, ...
Article : 98 wordsIn the Legislative Council the second reading of the Defamation Bill was carried without a division, and the bill was considered in committee. ...
Article : 85 wordsThe chief Mataa[?] who had been in exile for the last five years, returned to Samon on September 19, and was welcomed by the European officials and the natives. The ...
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Article : 81 wordsAt Half-past 10 a.m. — Cameron v. Cameron (part heard), Ware v. Ramsden. Second Civil Court. (Before Mr.Justice A'Beckett.) ...
Article : 107 wordsThe winding up meeting of the Brighton Charity Carnival committee of 1898 was held at the Brighton Town-hall on Tuesday evening. The chairman (Councillor Frank Davies) announced that £108 ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 13 Oct 1898, Page 5
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