Advices received from Berber, the most advanced post on the Nile reached by the Anglo-Egyptian force under Sir H. H. Kitchener, indicate that the Khalifa has ...
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Article : 66 wordsDenmark has informed the United States that two European powers are negotiating for the purchase of the Danish West Indian islands, St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. ...
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Article : 66 wordsThe festivities of the people at Christmas are rarely associated with, or responsible for, violent crime, the over free indulgence in liquor common to the season being ...
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Article : 3,201 wordsThree weeks ago the London Trades Council suggested that in the event of the conference between the engineers and the employers failing to bring about a ...
Article : 97 wordsA body of native levies from Kassala, a town in the Eastern Soudan, which was lately taken over by Egypt from Italy, has captured a dervish post on the Atbara, an ...
Article : 67 wordsTwo harbour steamers, the Cammeray, running to the North Shore, and the Pruicess, bound for Athol-gardens, collided under exciting circumstances at midday ...
Article : 302 wordsSir William Lockhart, the British commander on the north-west frontier of India, is operating in the Bazar Valley, and has destroyed the defence works at Alachi. ...
Article : 39 wordsIn the edition of "John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanac" for 1898, which has just been issued, the editor, Mr. Sydney H. Pardon, expresses an opinion on the ...
Article : 112 wordsIt is reported at Athens that the Turks at Prevesa, on the Gulf of Arta, have fired on a Greek gunboat, at Actium, on the Greek side of the strait. ...
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Article : 70 wordsMessrs. W. Weddel and Co., in their review of the frozen meat trade for the past year, state that the chief causes of the unfortunate position of the trade are the ...
Article : 186 wordsMr. C. W. Alcock, the secretary of the Surrey County Club, says that the visit of an Australian cricketing team to England will be welcome in 1899. ...
Article : 34 wordsA seaman named Robert Dicks, fell from the ship Borella into the harbour at Johnstone's Bay on Christmas Day, and, though promptly resened, he died a few hours ...
Article : 176 wordsBar silver is quoted at 26¾d. per oz. standard, being an advance of ¼d. since yesterday. ...
Article : 24 wordsTwo native tribes in the district of Mossamedes, Portuguese West Africa, have revolted against the rule of Portugal, and have killed 21 Portuguese. ...
Article : 36 wordsIn view of the gravity of the events now taking place in Chinese waters we give a sketch map of the const of China and the adjoining seas and islands. By far the most ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 39 wordsThe Chinese Government declares that if the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation insists on the Likin, or internal Chinese taxation, being placed under ...
Article : 90 wordsLast month Pope Leo the Thirteenth issued an order forbidding Catholics to send their children to the national schools in Manitoba, Canada. ...
Article : 61 wordsThe review of the frozen meat trade for the past year issued by the Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company states that the bane of the trade is the damaged ...
Article : 80 wordsThe American ship Alexander Gibson, which arrived here yesterday from New York, reports that while in the Indian Ocean a tremendous sea broke aboard, and ...
Article : 158 wordsQuotations for frozen meat are as follows:— New Zealand Sheep.—Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes—Canterbury, 3?d.; ...
Article : 78 wordsA disastrous fire has occuued in Chicago, by which the Coliseum was totally destroyed. An exhibition of manufactures was being held in the building, and the ...
Article : 67 wordsA shocking disaster occurred last night in Dixie-street, Bethmal Green. A fire broke out in the house occupied by a family named Jarvis. Mrs. Jarvis and ...
Article : 113 wordsIn China great excitement prevails as to the likelihood of the partitioning of the Chinese Empire. The latest issue of the "Hong Kong Press," brough by the steamer ...
Article : 535 wordsA shocking fatality occcurred at Newcastle on Sunday afternoon, when a miner named John Kerr fell over the cliffs at Minmi and was killed. Deceased, disregarding all ...
Article : 99 wordsThieves spent their holidays at work, and the activity and attention to business before pleasure implied in the paradox were not appreciated by many in the community who ...
Article : 242 wordsThe Dominion Government recently proposed to make a reduction in the postage on letters between Canada and all parts of the British Empire to 3 cents per ounce, ...
Article : 90 wordsOn Thursday last (writes our Malvern correspondent) a most unusual affair happened here. A thunderbolt is said to have struck the residence of Mr. J. Shackell, ...
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Article : 63 wordsThe death of Mr. G. A. Lloyd, M.L.C., occured at his residence, Scotforth, Elizabeth Bay, on Saturday evening. Deceased was born in Norwich in November, 1815, ...
Article : 392 wordsShortly after 3 o'clock on Christmas morning, John Lee, a British seaman, from the barque Natal Green, was fatally stabbed with a knife at Port Adelaide by a ...
Article : 110 wordsDense fogs are being experienced in Londan, which are greatly impeding traffic. The Bishop of Tasmania (the Right Rev. H. H. Montgomery, D.D.) and Mr. T. ...
Article : 306 wordsThe "Standard" says that the Siberian railway will, when completed, shorten the journey to Australia by 10 days. It advises either that the P. and O. ...
Article : 59 wordsSir,—Will you kindly allow me space to draw attention to the state of affairs in connection with the supply of drinking water existing at St. Kilda. Although thousands ...
Article : 162 wordsEven for an Australian Christmas the heat of the past few days has been exceptional. On Sunday the glass at the Observatory registered 91.7deg. in the shade, but ...
Article : 202 wordsIt is understood that the preliminary arrangements for the establishment of the Elder Conservatorium of Music in connection with the Adelaide University is ...
Article : 229 wordsThe Bay Excursion Company notify that the p.s. Ozone will run to Schnapper Point, Dromana, and Sorrento to-day, to-morrow (Wednesday), and on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday ...
Article : 115 wordsMuch annoyance is expressed by the Minster of Agriculture that the negotiations which he has been seeking to carry out to supply Russia with a large ...
Article : 323 wordsThe annual meeting of the Collingwood Creche Society was held at the Melbourne Town-hall, the Mayor (Councillor M'Eacharn) presiding. The Mayor, in moving the adoption of the report ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 28 Dec 1897, Page 5
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