Two trains collided yesterday near Antwerp, in Belgium. From the tangled mass of wreckage 40 dead bodies were removed, while 80 passengers were lifted out in an ...
Article : 173 wordsAdvices from all portions of the British Empire throughout the world show that the celebration of Empire Day will be universal.? ...
Article : 2,255 wordsThe official announcement that King Edward will leave London on June 3 by the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert for the port of Reval, in the Gulf of Finland, where ...
Article : 137 wordsA full-attended meeting of the Parliamentary committee appointed to arrange for the entertainment of the American fleet was held yesterday, the Prime Minister (Mr. ...
Article : 840 wordsAll the details in connection with the part redemption, part conversion operation undertaken by the state Government in connection with the £2,000,000 loan, which fell ...
Article : 249 wordsMining companies hold their leases upon certain conditions known as labour covenants. If they fail to abide by the terms of these agreements, and to keep a certain ...
Article : 234 wordsThe tariff debate was resumed yesterday in the House of Lords. Lord Avebury declared that if all the rest of the world became protectionist England ...
Article : 539 wordsThe annual report of the Melbourne Harbour Trust, which will be presented at the next meeting, contains interesting information regarding the finances ...
Article : 409 wordsThe diamond jubilee of the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary is being celebrated in a fitting manner throughout the country. Yesterday the aged Emperor ...
Article : 76 wordsThe finance committees of both Houses of the United States Legislatures have held a conference regarding the two proposals before Congress for a reform of the ...
Article : 364 wordsA "turn-out" that would have done credit to any fire brigade was made from the muster-room of the detective office at a quarter-past 2 yesterday afternoon. We ...
Article : 636 wordsThe Earl of Dudley, the Governor-General designate of the Commonwealth of Australia, had the honour, out London correspondent informs us by cable, of ...
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Article : 66 wordsThe question of increasing Post-office subsidies for ocean mail services has been considered by a conference of both Houses of the United States Congress. ...
Article : 137 wordsMr. Asquith, in the course of an address at the Reform Club, ridiculed the proposals of the Kentish hop-growers for the imposition of a 40/ per cwt. duty on hops. He ...
Article : 89 wordsFurther severe fighting has taken place on the Indian frontier, in the hills northwest of Peshawar, where the British punitive expedition under Major-General Sir ...
Article : 108 wordsAt the meeting of the Trades-hall Council last night it was resolved, on the motion of Messrs. C. Gray and G. Duprec— "That this council views with horror the fact ...
Article : 82 wordsSeveral suggestions were made to the Premier (Mr. Bent) yesterday for the entertainment of the officers and men of the American fleet. The Victoria Racing Club ...
Article : 246 wordsA dastardly outrage was committed yesterday in Connecticut by a gang of unionist labourers. As a protest against the employment of non-unionists they dynamited and ...
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Article : 136 wordsThe question of closer union of the South African colonies is receiving earnest attention, both in Great Britain and Africa. The Imperial South African Association ...
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Article : 175 wordsEarly in February some proposals regarding the manufacture of bricks were put forward by the state Government. These proposals provided for the leasing of 11[?] acres ...
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Article : 52 wordsThe first issue of the new "Empire Supplement" of the "Standard" was made today. It presents a good appearance, and the matter is interesting and informative. Mr. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 wordsThe United States Senate has ratified conventions between America and Japan for the protection of inventions, designs, trademarks, and copyrights belonging to ...
Article : 54 words"The Merry Widow" has been specially photographed for the town edition of "The Australasian" this week—photographed in four phases: as she joins the Vicomte in ...
Article : 276 wordsSir,—The committee of the fund are desirous that all outstnding subscription-lists be handed in by the end of the present month. ...
Article : 242 wordsThe "Morning Post" announces that Russia has sold to Japan that portion of the Manchurian railway line that runs across the north-west corner of Manchuria. It ...
Article : 55 wordsBROKEN HILL, Friday.—The Umberumberka Water Trust held a special meeting this afternoon to consider a telegram from the Barrier mining companies' ...
Article : 138 wordsGEELONG, Friday.—Early on Wednesday morning, during a heavy fog on the line between here and Little River, Michael Mullins, a line repairer, who was travelling on ...
Article : 207 wordsErnest O. Hill.—At his rooms, Glenferrie-road, Hawthorn, shop sites and villa allotments. D. and A. Gowenlock and H. Landen.—At Surreyroad. Hawksburn, and Toorak-road, South Yarra, ...
Article : 159 wordsThe hearing of the evidence in the suit for divorce brought against Mr. Alfred Vanderbilt, one of the best-known New York millionaires, who lately started a coaching ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Tasmanian apples brought by the steamer Suevie were sold at 5/6 and 8/6 per case; Cox's pippins, by the same vessel, realising 13/6 and 14/6. The R.M.S. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 23 May 1908, Page 19
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