The Times correspondent at Pretoria states that despite official denials on the part of the Government of the south American Republic many burghers assert, and it ...
Article : 372 wordsMr. Cecil Rhodes, who is visiting the Matoppo Hills to pursuade the rebels to surrender, has had only partial success. Secombo, the rebel chief, with a thousand rebels, ...
Article : 92 wordsOwing to the steady fall of the rain it was impossible to continue play in the match between Australia and Surrey at the Kennington Oval yesterday. This morning, however, play ...
Article : 248 wordsThe Estimates of expenditure for the [?] ending June 30, 1897, were laid on the table of the House of Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. ...
Article : 2,143 wordsIt is considered pretty certain that the Government will construct a siding from the railway-station to the Boulder mine, and perhaps on to the Lakes. The Premier and ...
Article : 187 wordsIt has transpired that the Railways Standing Committee, whose report was presented to Parliament last evening, received, an important offer to construct a narrow-guage ...
Article : 349 wordsThe prosecution of the directors and auditors of the City of Melbourne Bank was proceeded with to-day before Mr. Panton, P.M., Nearly an hour was spent in reading over the ...
Article : 224 wordsThe Minister of Education and Agriculture returned on Wednesday from Sydney after an absence of eight days He represented South Australia at the Intercolonial-Tick Conference ...
Article : 1,622 wordsOn Wednesday morning a deputation composed of residents of Goodwood West waited on the directors of the Glenelg Hallway Company for the purpose of making a series of ...
Article : 397 wordsThe Sultan of Turkey, who has been courting the friendship of France and Russia, and endeavoring to detach them from the European concert with regard to Crete, has ...
Article : 52 wordsHiram Godwin, a barrister and solicitor, practising at Kyneton, was called upon to-day to answer matters concerning the estate of a client in which he retained certain moneys. ...
Article : 173 wordsBorn in 1816 the Chevalier De Kontski is as a bright link in that glittering chain which encircles the musical history of the century, a century which has been happily termed the ...
Article : 1,117 wordsThe latest intelligence from New York states that public feeling is less agitated in regard to the Presidential election. The influence of Mr. W. J. Bryan, the Democratic ...
Article : 48 wordsSir-Mr. Kirkham Evans, in his highly dramatic letter of desperate rushes, rallying of forces, detectives, severe struggles, &c., is just as far away from facts as is the other ...
Article : 1,144 wordsA collision occurred in the Solent yesterday between the German Emperor's Yacht Meteor and Baron Zedtivitz's yacht Isolde. The letter's mast fell and the whole of the crew were swept ...
Article : 41 wordsA divorce suit of unusual interest was Commenced this morning before Acting Justice Cohen and a Jury of 12. Charles Fraenkel sues for divorce from his wife Josephine ...
Article : 271 wordsJohn Henry Lorrance, who pleaded guilty to a charge of forging and uttering a cheque for £380 10s., was brought up for sentence today. His counsel pleaded that a few months ...
Article : 203 wordsThe committee appointed some time ago to confer with the Minister of Works regarding the necessary steps to be taken for the erection of the new Parliament Houses met to-day and ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Turkish troops in Crete have been ordered, to withdraw from the country districts, where they have been perpetrating the most brutal excesses, and to remain in the ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Government of New South Wales have invited tenders in London for the supply of 150,000 tons of steel rails in December. ...
Article : 32 wordsFurther fighting has taken place in Dahomey, where the negative have dispersed a French expedition sent to recover the body of an explorer who was recently killed there ...
Article : 35 wordsThe case of Butler V. Butler was continued before Mr. Justice Stephen on the Divorce jurisdiction this morning. The Crown sought to have the decree nisi obtained, by Thomas ...
Article : 206 wordsDr. Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, has invited the Anglican bishops to meet at Lambeth palace in July next for the discussion of important episcopal questions. The ...
Article : 37 wordsMr. Brunker moved the second reading of the Electoral Reform. Bill in the Legislative Assembly to day. This measure provides for the voting of migratory electors by post and ...
Article : 124 wordsRegarding the proposal of the Dillonites to hold National Convention in Dublin in September to devise a scheme for the reunion of the Irish Party and the furtherance of the ...
Article : 60 wordsColonel F. J. Home, C.S.I., who has been commissioned by the Government of New South Wales to devise a scheme of water conservation has booked his passage to Sydney by ...
Article : 42 wordsMary Davies, the wife of a farmer at Ballange[?]ch, near Warrnambool, was tried at the local Criminal Court to-day on a charge of maliciously inflecting grievous bodily harm on ...
Article : 150 wordsThe fresh arrivals for the ensuing wool sales in London is 236,000 bales the number of bales forwarded direct being 40,000. ...
Article : 27 wordsIn the Equity Court this afternoon Sir Julian Salamons, who appeared for the Crown, had to ask the indulgence of the court, as a gentleman instructing him from the Crown ...
Article : 181 wordsIt is officially announced that Victor Emmanuel, Crown Prince of Naples, only son of King Humbert, of Italy, has been betrothed to Princes Helene, third daughter of Prince ...
Article : 159 wordsMr. W. J. Koehler, the assistant manager of the Proprietary mine, was thrown from a horse yesterday and sustained injuries that will necessitate his confinement to his home ...
Article : 129 wordsThe following are the latest quotations:- Australian Mortgage Loud, and Finance Company 4 per cent debenture stock, £119. Australian and New Zealand Mortgage s ...
Article : 55 wordsThe report of the Public Work Committee on the proposal to lock the Darling River was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly to night The report condemns the proposal for ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Bill to repeal certain Customs duties was read a first time in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. It provides that the goods mentioned in the schedule should be ...
Article : 155 wordsThe Banking Committee met again to day. Mr. Murray's legal representative handed in a sworn statement by Mr. Murray for perusal and examination. Mr. Watson continued his ...
Article : 81 wordsBREADSTUFFS- The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 1,430,000 qrs., as against 1,490,000 qrs. last week, or a decrease of 6O,000 qrs. ...
Article : 63 wordsThe directors of McCracken's City Brewery Company, Melbourne, have asked the holders of debentures (last quoted at 62s) to allow their interest to be reduced to 3 per cent and ...
Article : 160 wordsMr. H. Tozer and Mr P. R. Gordon returned to-day from the Tick Conference. Mr. Tozer said the Conference would probably have the result of allaying some of the ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Postal Board took further evidence to-day. Thomas Carroll was unable to positively identity certain valuable spindles received from Mr. Goetz owing to the absence of ...
Article : 51 wordsSir—Some days ago you were good enough to publish an appeal from, the Rev. J. C Haynes on behalf of a distressed family named Hughes. As stated by Mr. Haynes the father ...
Article : 186 wordsThe trial of John Goodall, Walter Rockley, and Alfred Rockley on a charge of having on May 31 last maliciously wounded Constable David Scott in Hyde Park was concluded this ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Court of Marine Enquiry to-day dealt with a charge made by Captain Griffiths, of the steamer Alberton, against John Cantwell, the mate of that vessel that he had been ...
Article : 68 wordsA middle-aged man, unknown, threw himself in front of a train at West Footscray this, morning and was killed instantly. His body was dreadfully mutilated. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe President of the Legislative Council has issued writs for the election of members to serve in the Legislative Council for each of the following provinces:- Melbourne, North Yarra, ...
Article : 116 wordsJohn Brown, who pleaded guilty to parjury and acknowledged 11 prior convictions, was brought before the Chief Justice to-day for sentence. His Honor said the jury would ...
Article : 63 wordsMr. Haynes caused some-angry feeling in the Legislative Assembly to-day, by tabling a question asking whether Colonel Lassetter hand at a recent Roman. Catholic function stated ...
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