The general elections were fought out to-day, under conditions of unusual quietude, the personal qualities of the candidates being in nearly every ...
Article : 848 wordsThe keenest interest is being displayed in connection with the forthcoming Presidential election in the United States. ...
Article : 1,369 wordsThe President took the Chair at half-past 4 p.m. PAPERS. The Colonial Secretary laid on the ...
Article : 1,195 wordsA youth named Percy Granike, employed as a letter carrier at the Boulder Post Office, was arrested yesterday on a charge of the larceny of a letter ...
Article : 184 wordsIt is stated that the late Prince Christian Victor, on leaving England for South Africa, expressed a desire that he might be buried with his comrades if he ...
Article : 813 wordsMr. H. Copeland, Agent-General for New South Wales, reports that he is experiencing great difficulty in shipping fireworks for the Commonwealth ...
Article : 126 wordsThe Speaker took the Chair at half-past 4 p.m. PAPERS. The Colonial Treasurer laid on the ...
Article : 8,167 wordsThe allies in China have decided that the indemnity to be paid by the Chinese Government shall include all losses that may have been sustained by those ...
Article : 192 wordsThe consolidated revenue for October was £910,123, an increase on the corresponding month of last year of £117,916. Sydney, November 1. ...
Article : 167 wordsThe basis of the proposed union of the Free and United Presbyterian Churches of Scotland has been finally adopted. The proposal was carried almost ...
Article : 82 wordsThe London "Standard," referring to the rumoured retirement of Lord Salisbury, with Lord Lansdowne succeeding to the Foreign Office, declares that a ...
Article : 109 wordsDuring a thunderstorm at Nanking, the lightning exploded a powder magazine. Many persons were killed, and more injured. Much property was also ...
Article : 33 wordsThe consolidated revenue for October was £322,008, being a decrease of £71,802 on the month of September. A deputation from the Chamber of ...
Article : 70 wordsA plot has been discovered for the assassination of Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria. A party of anarchists attempted to ...
Article : 53 wordsTumultuous discussions are proceeding in the Hungarian Parliament. The members of the Extreme Left, led by M. Kossuth, are insisting that the ...
Article : 262 wordsA comparative statement of the revenue and expenditure for the past quarter shows that the actual revenue was £626,158, a net increase of £11,807, ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Assembly sat before noon to-day. The Coal Lumpers Baskets Bill, Truck Bill, Medical Practitioners Amendment Bill, and Companies Act Amendment ...
Article : 130 wordsWhen the Assembly met to-day the special resolution of the Select Committee to inquire into the military administration was proceeded with. This ...
Article : 401 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day, a Bill to enable the Government to purchase large estates under the compulsory principle was thrown out on the ...
Article : 71 wordsAt Gisborne yesterday, the Governor reported that he had succeeded in annexing several islands in the Pacific, including the Cook group, and nine of the Savage Islands. ...
Article : 66 wordsAt to-day's colonial wool sales in London prices were very firm, but unchanged. London, November 1. ...
Article : 117 wordsIn the Legislative Council, to-day, the President ruled that a Bill to repeal the stock and meat duties, as passed by the Assembly, could not be received, ...
Article : 44 wordsAt the Melbourne wool sales to-day 2,851 bales were offered and 2,736 were sold. The market shows no appreciable change. though greasy merino pieces sold ...
Article : 40 wordsQuotations compare with those of a fortnight ago as follows. The figures for the earlier period are given in parentheses :— ...
Article : 130 wordsThe sports committee in connection with the Commonwealth celebrations held a meeting to-night and passed resolutions recommending the holding of an ...
Article : 61 wordsWilliam Campbell, landlord of the Cumberland Hotel. Wavmouth-street, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself with a revolver. ...
Article : 28 wordsFine [?] favoured the annual show of the [?]codyay Agricultural Society. which was held at Newcastle yesterday. There was a large attendance. ...
Article : 106 wordsAt Port Pirie this evening a man, name unknown, was killed through falling down the hold of the ship Dieppedale. ...
Article : 35 wordsHis Excellency the Governor held a farewell levee at Government House this afternoon. Immediately afterwards Lord Beauchamp took his departure. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 2 Nov 1900, Page 5
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