The Chineso Legation has received advices from Pekin stating that, owing to the rudeness shown by M. [?] who recently succeeded", M. ...
Article : 84 wordsThe following are the names of the passongers and crew of the New Zealand Shipping Company's vessel Waitara who were drowned in the collision with the ...
Article : 123 wordsThe ravages of the cholera in Egypt are becoming more Borious. Eighty deaths are reported at Damietta, and several at Port Said. ...
Article : 164 wordsAn cxtrnordlnnry general meeting of the Victorian Co-operative Dress Supply Associaton (Limited) was held yesterday after noon in the Masonic-hall, Londale-street. ...
Article : 1,676 wordsThe trustees of the Free Public Library have communicated to the Minister of Public Instruction their entire satisfaction with the site selected for the new library at the top of ...
Article : 141 wordsThe Orient Steam Navigation Co's s.s. Curco, Ridler, master, from London May 18, Plymouth 19th, arrived to-day. The following is the passenger list:— First ...
Article : 106 wordsOn Tuesday tenders will be called for the construction of a railway from Mackay to Eton, and a branch to Hamilton, a total length of 30 miles. Only one tender was ...
Article : 289 wordsThe great slander case, Duries v. Harris, was resumed this morning, at Dailinghurst Court-house, Mr. Justice Innes summed up at great length, and the jury retired to ...
Article : 153 wordsPrince Louis of Battenberg, cousin to the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, and brother to Alexander, Prince of Bulgaria, is betrothed to the Princess ...
Article : 69 wordsA large and fashionable audience filled the Athenamm last night to witness the performance of "Sweethearts" and "Withered Leaves" by the members of this amateur ...
Article : 309 wordsAffairs in Ashantee have for some time past been in a state of revolution and anarchy. The inhabitants have invited the British Government to assume a ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Colonial Secretary has announced his intention of visiting Inverell early in August. The Bishop of Melbourne arrived here ...
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Article : 22 wordsThe men on strike from the Australian Glass company's works attended at the Trades-hall last evening, and had an interview with Messrs. Douglass, Hull, and ...
Article : 496 wordsIn reply to the representations recently made to the British Government by the United States Minister in London, regarding the emigration of poor persons ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Bible in State Schools Bill has been rejected in the House of Representatives on a division by 52 votes to 16. The Government intend to [?] the ...
Article : 47 wordsIn the division in the House of Lords on Thursday on the third reading of the bill legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, the Prince of Wales and the ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Coronation Day ball, given last night at Government-house, was a brilliant affair, and was largely attended. A commission has been appointed to ...
Article : 76 wordsHeavy rain has fallen at Amsterdam, and owing to the defective construction of the roof of the Exhibition, the exhibits in the Victorian court have suffered ...
Article : 36 wordsIn the House of Lords to-day the Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister Bill was brought up for the third reading. ...
Article : 56 wordsThe woollen manufacturers in the north of France are bringing pressure to bear on the French Government to establish a line of trading steamers between ...
Article : 78 wordsThe hostilities between the Shinwarris and the troops of the Ameer of Afghanistan still continue. The former attacked a convoy of munitions of war which was ...
Article : 57 wordsAt the sittings of the Full Court to-day the Crown Solicitor moitd for a rule nisi, calling upon Robert Kyfin Thomas to show cause why the Court should not direct the master ...
Article : 258 wordsThe death is announced of Mr. William Spottiswoode, LL.D., president of the Royal Society, aged 58. ...
Article : 25 wordsA trial trip has been made by Messrs. W. Howard Smith and Sons' now steel screw steamer the Burwah, 982 tons, built by Messrs. John Key and Sons, of ...
Article : 81 wordsThe mails per Pacific Mail Company's R.M.S. Zealand, from Sydney May 17, were delivered to-day via San Francisco. ...
Article : 43 wordsThe borough council had a very length sitting this evening. A letter was received from the contractors for the Ridge-road Works, claiming £150 for damage done to ...
Article : 232 wordsThree per cent. consols are ? lower, viz., 100¼. The bank rate of discount remains at 4 per cent., the market rate being ½ per ...
Article : 159 wordsArrived.—Aldergrove, ship, from Adelaide February 12; Loch Shiel, ship, from Melbourne March 3; Firth of Tay, barque, from Lyttelton March 15; ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Cominissioner of Landsm, accompanied by Mr. Gibb, M.L.A., and Mr. Skene su[?] veyor-general, yesterdy made a tour of inspection through the Koo-wee-rup Swamp, ...
Article : 714 wordsThe following is the list of passengers to and from Sydney passing through Albury, as forwarded by our correspondent:- ALBUUY, FRIDAY. ...
Article : 203 wordsThe fifth Brewarrina pastoral show passed off very satisfactorily, considering the dry season. The exhibits of sheep were numerous, and the quality first-class, Messrs. W. and ...
Article : 338 wordsSir,—Having to leave the sitting of the Commission before Mr Perraton gave his evidence, it wns onl) this morning, that I learned that teaching tonic sol-fa was ...
Article : 335 wordsFive per, cent. New Zealand 10-40 loan is quoted at £106 10s. Five per cent. New Zealand 1889 loan, £104 10s. Four and a half per cent. New Zealand ...
Article : 98 wordsThe following cases were admitted at the Melbourne Hospital yesterday:—Edward Brown, aged four years, living with his parents at Wright's-lane, off Lonsdule-street, ...
Article : 221 wordsThomas Duffy, Creswick, miner Causes if insolvency—Sickness, loss on contracts at Linton and in the New Australasian mine, and want of employment Liabilities, £56 ...
Article : 138 wordsIn the Assembly this morning the Premier laid on the table the correspondence relating to the annexation of New Guinen. The Transcontinental Railway Bill was ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Government have decided to accept the tender of the Kapunda Marble Company for the erection of the new Parliament-buildings. ...
Article : 223 wordsLevy v. Woodman, take money out of Court; re— one, &c., exparte [?], answer [?]; The Queen v. Trench, esparte Chalmers, mandamus; The Queen v. Call, cxparte Miller, mandamus. ...
Article : 137 wordsThe members of the Melbourne Hunt Club, with their hounds, preceeded to Willamstown yesterdy, and had a splendid run. There were about 40 gentlemen present when the throw off took ...
Article : 127 wordsSir,—Would you kindly allow me to call attention to the high price charged for bread. I see flour quoted at £3 15s. to £10 10s., and yet we are charged 7d. for the 41b. loaf, which ...
Article : 139 wordsIn the wheat market to-day 28 bags of superior quality wert disposed of at 4s. 7d. per bushel. For ordinary samples buyers refuse to givt moro than 4s 6d. to 4s.6½d., ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 30 Jun 1883, Page 12
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