The Indian National Congress at Calcutta prior to dissolving discussed the Indian famine and its causes, and a resolution was carried declaring the famine to be due to ...
Article : 116 wordsThe bubonic plague which has been working such fearful havoc among the native population in Bombay is spreading with fearful rapidity, and the death-rate is increasing to enormous ...
Article : 152 wordsThe North v. South cricket match came to a conclusion on the City Oval on Thursday. Noack, who had made 206 on the previous day, carried his total to 248 before he was run out. ...
Article : 265 wordsSerious complications have arisen between the shipowners and the Australasian Institute of Marine Engineers, which threatened till this afternoon to completely suspend the whole ...
Article : 724 wordsThe intercolonial cricket carnival will be continued on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-morrow, when the twenty-fourth match between Victoria and South Australia will be ...
Article : 216 wordsThe Heathcote district has been proclaimed phylloxera infected under the Vine Diseases Act. Porta, the Italian cyclist, has challenged ...
Article : 1,418 wordsThat annual nuisance, the Lord Mayor's show, completely demoralised the city on Monday. The weather was superb—cold but brilliantly fine, and country cousins poured ...
Article : 4,462 wordsTo-day the last stage in connection with the country cricket week will be entered upon. The concluding contest is between 15 of the combined north and south and 11 ...
Article : 200 wordsThe British Government are anxious to have the negotiations with Bulgaria for a reciprocity treaty brought to a close without further delay, and the British Minister at ...
Article : 54 wordsMr. Joseph Mitchell, of New South Wales, who recently formed a company to work the Wallerawang iron deposits in that colony, leaves London for Sydney by the Peninsular ...
Article : 89 wordsThe revenue returns for the second quarter of 1896-7 have been published, and the result is very satisfactory as compared with the result of the same period last year. In the ...
Article : 502 wordsThe Irish Party bare unanimously decided to submit an amendment to the address in reply at the opening of the Imperial Parliament in February urging the redress of the ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Orient line R.M.S. Orizaba will sail from Melbourne to-morrow on her homeward voyage, and will reach Largs Bay on Monday. At Sydney the steamer received 988 bales of ...
Article : 142 wordsThe famous Nobel's Explosives Company are willing to establish a cordite factory in Melbourne under certain conditions, which have been laid before the Victorian Government ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Republican members of the Washington Congress propose taking steps to empower President Cleveland to appoint American delegates to the projected International Bimetallic ...
Article : 33 wordsCaptain Richard John Strachey, who was aide-de-camp to General Sir Henry Wylie Norman, V.C., when be was Governor of Queensland, was married to-day to Miss Grace ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Pacific Cable Commission has completed a draft of its report, in which it is pointed out that at the arrangements are dependent on the amount of the subsidy to be ...
Article : 48 words"Those who go down to the sea in ships," writes the Melbourne Argus of Wednesday, "and others who have business at the river wharfs may breathe freely once again, for ...
Article : 464 wordsMr. J. Henniker Heaton, Conservative member for Canterbury in the English House of Commons, who is returning in the Peninsular and Oriental mail steamer Australia ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Stock Exchange Reform Act, lately passed by the German Reichstag, will come into operation to-morrow. The measure, which deals with "futures" and "options" is ...
Article : 86 wordsTafekschieff and Atzow, two Bulgarians charged with complicity in the murder of M. Stamboloff have been found guilty and have each been sentenced to a term of three years' ...
Article : 49 wordsThe document confirming the sale of the Great Southern Railway of Western Australia to the Government of the colony were signed yesterday. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe following is an approximate statement of revenue for the quarter ended December 31,1896:— ...
Article : 470 wordsThe Taupo has arrived from the islands. Sydney files were taken aboard the Swanhilda by the second officer. The captain of the Taupo did not send a note by the second officer, who ...
Article : 156 wordsA serious accident occurred at Devenport yesterday. A drilling steamer engaged in deepening the dockyard had placed a chaise of dynamite and was moving away when a ...
Article : 69 wordsAn Order-in-Council was passed to-day authorising the proclamation bringing the Federal Enabling Act into operation on January 4. ...
Article : 57 wordsThe exhibition of Lumiere's wondered cinematographs attracted a large and appreciative audience at the Theatre Royal on Thursday afternoon, and the evening performance ...
Article : 133 wordsSub-Inspector James Smith, who is in charge of the police-station at Narribri, committed suicide this morning at his residence by shooting himself with a revolver. He ...
Article : 110 wordsSir Edward Braddon is in receipt of a telegram from the Hon. C. C. Kingston pointing out the claims of Adelaide, at which no federal gathering has yet been held. He ...
Article : 73 wordsIntelligence from Bombay states that serious trouble is brewing between rival Mohammedans at Khangawagai, on the British side of the frontier. The Ameer of Afghanistan has ...
Article : 50 wordsAnother overflowing house Witnessed the Thursday evening performance at F[?] Bros.' Circus, and gave eloquent evidence of the appreciation awakened by the excellence ...
Article : 210 wordsResidents of Nevertire are now engaged in effecting repairs to their dwellings where possible. About thirty carpenters and bricklayers ore at work erecting chimneys, restoring ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Minister of, Education has received the following report, dated November 26, 1896, from the manager of the London Wine and, Produce Depot, Mr. E. B. Young :— ...
Article : 499 wordsThe Queen has sent a message of sympathy to the sufferers by the bog-slide in Rathmore, county Kerry, Ireland. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe members of the New South Wales intercolonial cricket team, with McKibbin. Gregory, and Iredale of the Australian Eleven, returned to Sydney to-day. From some cause ...
Article : 114 wordsIn consequence of the outbreak of the bubonic plague in India, the postal authorities recently addressed an enquiry to the board of health as to whether the mails arriving from India should ...
Article : 64 wordsMr. Cecil Rhodes has received a warm oration from the populace on his return to Cape Town from Rhodesia. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe balance-sheet of the North British and Australasian Mining Company shows a profit of £1,493, of which £344 baa been brought forward. ...
Article : 56 wordsJohn Mack, a miner, aged 70 years, residing at Wedderburn, committed suicide to-day by cutting his throat and inflicting a deep wound in the abdomen With a. razor Deceased led a ...
Article : 60 wordsA man named White was nearly lynched at Tocumwell a few evenings ago. He was suspected of having robbed a drunken man, was captured, and the victim of the robbery ...
Article : 113 wordsConcerts at the Kotunda lately have been few and far between, and therefore that given by the Military Band 'on Thursday evening came as quite a novelty, the position of the ...
Article : 165 wordsMr. Turner has telegraphed to Sir Edward Braddon agreeing to February 2 as the date for holding the Premiers' Conference at Hobart. All the Premiers have now agreed as ...
Article : 41 wordsSilver is quoted at 2s. 5[?] per oz, a fall of [?]. on the previous quotation. ...
Article : 20 wordsMount Morgan Gold Mining Company, £3 10sMount Lyell Gold Mining Company, £8 7s. 6d. ...
Article : 19 wordsA cyclonic storm is reported to have occurred near Narrabri last night which killed birds in great numbers, unroofed several houses, and uprooted trees. The storm, which was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 wordsThe gold yield of Victoria for the year is estimated at 775,000 oz., or an increase of 34,914 oz. over the yield of last year. ...
Article : 31 wordsThis interesting work of art was largely patronised during the week, and the [?] were unanimous in their admiration of the historic scenes depicted. "Mr. Charles ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Fri 1 Jan 1897, Page 5
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