At the trial of M. Zola, the famous novelist, for statements made by him in connection with the Dreyfus case, a tremendous sensation has been created in ...
Article : 136 wordsA report has been received from the Island of Teneriffe of a disastrous shipwreck, attended with great loss of life. The French steamer Flachat struck on ...
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Article : 309 wordsOne after another weather-buffeted ships have crept into port this week, until it was thought that the tale of the disasters wrought by the late gales was complete. ...
Article : 2,535 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the Queensland National Bank to-day, the chairman commented on the satisfactory figures of the report, showing a profit of £8,000, after ...
Article : 304 wordsGeneral Pellieux, who was a member of the first court-martial which convicted Captain Dreyfus, has issued a protest against the proceedings for the release of ...
Article : 124 wordsThe "Standard" states that China proposes that the route to be followed by the extension of the Burmese railway shall touch the Yang-tse-Kiang, the Mckong, and ...
Article : 67 wordsLieutenant T. Rose Price, of the Royal West Kent Regiment (late 50th King's Own), son of Colonel Tom Price, officer commanding the Victorian Mounted Rifles, ...
Article : 1,307 wordsThe captain of the Maine has sent a cable message to the United States Secretary of the Navy, stating that public opinion hall better suspend judgment as to the cause. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Spanish Government has cabled to the United States Government expressing great regret at the occurrence. ...
Article : 28 wordsReuters' correspondent at Peking states that a secret treaty which has been concluded between China and Russia does not prevent China from raising a loan abroad ...
Article : 104 wordsThe news of the disaster to the Maine created great excitement in the United States. One of the most notable effects was a heavy fall in stocks on the New York Exchange, but prices recovered at the close of the day. The United States Government accepts the information at present to hand concerning the disaster, but awaits the fuller ...
Article : 157 wordsAt the trial yesterday, several experts were called, who testified that the handwriting of the bordercau or document on which Captain Dreyfus was convicted was ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Japanese Ministers in London and Pekin are advising their Government to allow the payment of the Chinese war indemnity to he postponed with the view of ...
Article : 70 wordsWith regard to the cause of the disaster, the ship's officers state that the explosion originated in the central magazine of the ship. They state that a few of the crew reached the deek before the ship went down, but the great majority of the men were asleep at the time. A number of those who were making their way to the deek became affected by panic, and got jammed in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 314 wordsThe trial of Major Esterhazy and the impending prosecution of M. Zola have caused another profound sensation in France. The proceedings against the Major resulted in ...
Article : 1,756 wordsMajor Lugard, who has been in England for some time past making arrangements for the organisation of a force to be maintained permanently on West African ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Marquis of Salisbury, Prime Minister of Great Britain, has had a narrow escape from a serious accident. His lordship was entering Hatfield-park ...
Article : 127 wordsThe officers employed on the steamers of the British-India Steam Navigation Company in Indian polls went on strike a few days ago in consequence of the management ...
Article : 72 wordsKarly in the present month Chief Justice Kotze, of the Transvall, forwarded an important letter to President Kruger on the position of the judges in that republic. The ...
Article : 145 wordsA quantity of wreekage was washed ashore at Clifton, on the south coast, to-day, most of which is believed to be from the wreeked brig Amy. Nothing can be proved ...
Article : 219 wordsAs the outcome of a statement made by Alderman Buckle, that the orgin recitals at the sydney Town-hall did not pay the council, the officials have prepared a return, ...
Article : 224 wordsThe floods are now subsiding everywhere. Telegrams from Mount Kosciusko state that during the gale on Sunday observations were kept up with great difficulty, and that ...
Article : 266 wordsTallow.—At to-day's auction sales of Australasian tallow the quantity offered was 1,625 casks, of which 900 casks were sold. Prices realised were unaltered, as follow:— ...
Article : 76 wordsH.M.S. Victorious, which went ashore at Port Said on her way to China, and was at first thought to have sustained serious damage, has apparently escpaed without ...
Article : 39 wordsThe cricket match South Australia v. New South Wales will be begun to-morrow on the Sydney Circket-ground. Iredale and Howell will not play for New South ...
Article : 70 wordsSir Albert Rollit and Mr. J. F. Hogan have given notice in the House of Commons of their intention to introduce a bill providing for the admission of colonial ...
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Article : 121 wordsMiss Badham entered the witness-box during the hearing of the divorce suit Riddle v. Riddle to-day, and denied that she had ever been guilty of adultery with Walter ...
Article : 69 wordsMr. Thomas Bracken, poet and journalist, died in the Dunedin Hospital last night, aged 55. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe fishing ketch Lady Brassey has brought to Stanley the skipper and crew of the schooner Mariner, which was stranded in Telegraph Bay, east of ...
Article : 77 wordsAt Half-past 10 a.m.—Shaw v. the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (part heard), the Victorian Farmers' Loan and Agency Company Limited v. Besley and others. ...
Article : 155 wordsThe Ruahine, from London, via the Cape, arrived the morning. She brings the following passengers:—For Sydney—Messrs. W. Meade, Parsons (two), J. Thompson, Dr. Sides, Misses Slade and ...
Article : 255 wordsThe Full Court to-day sustained the conviction of Louina Callaghan, at the Forbes Sessions in November last, on a charge of obtaining money by false promises. The ...
Article : 183 wordsThe schooner Ivanhoe, which has arrived at Cooktown from New Guinea, has brought 1,000oz. of gold from Woodlark Island and 200oz. from the Mambare. The new rush at ...
Article : 68 wordsR.M.S. Britannia arrived at Colombo from Australia on the 16th inst. I.G.M.S. Bremen arrived at Southampton on 15th inst. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 18 Feb 1898, Page 5
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