The military correspondent of "The Times" who was with the American troops during their operations against Santiago de Cuba has supplied a scathing ...
Article : 111 wordsMany of the English newspapers, including the Government orgaus, recently urged that as direct negotiations with China to secure an "open door" policy had proved ...
Article : 145 wordsDuring the last conversation which the late Prince Bismarck had with his son Count Herbert Bismarck, he alluded to the recent astounding development of the ...
Article : 106 wordsEarly in the present month a rising occurred amongst the Indines in Central America. They took possession of a village in the ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Premier still holds his counsel concerning the filling of the three vacancies in the ranks of the Ministry, but it is most probable that his choice will be made ...
Article : 80 wordsSir George Turner arrived from Victoria by express yesterday, and within an hour was closeted in conference with the Premiers of New South Wales and Queensland ...
Article : 1,016 wordsWhen Mr. Chamberlain addressed the colonial Premiers in London in June, 1897, he strongly insisted upon the necessity of improved postal communication with the ...
Article : 921 wordsIn its comments upon the federal debate now proceeding in the Legislature of New South Wales, the "Sydney Morning Herald" writes:—"Perhaps ...
Article : 8,630 wordsWhat is possible under the New South Wales political system is shown by a statement made by the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Brunker) at East Maitland on Friday. ...
Article : 84 wordsDuring the sitting Mr. Reid took the opportunity to confer with his fellow Premiers upon the question of the representation of the colonies at the Greater Britain and Paris ...
Article : 87 wordsA branch of the Australian Natives' Association was opened at Wodonga yesterday evening by Mr. Carty Salmon, M.L.A., president, and Mr. F. C. Wainwright, ...
Article : 165 wordsMr. Cecil Rhodes is pursuing his campaign in connection with the general election in Cape Colony with unabated vigour. ...
Article : 125 wordsIn regard to the Paris Exhibition, Mr. Reid pointed out that only a space of 11,000 feet had been allotted to the Australian colonies and that New south Wales could not ...
Article : 121 wordsIt is reported that the late Prince Bismarck has left a fortune amounting to £1,000,000. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe "Neue Freie Presse" which is published in Vienna, contains an article on England's foreign policy. The article states that England needs ...
Article : 79 wordsThe vessels of Admiral Sampson's fleet, which have been operating against Santiago do Cuba, where they destroyed the Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera, have returned ...
Article : 67 wordsIn consequence of Major Esterhazy's extraordinary unpopularity in Paris, the military authorities have decided to court-martial him. ...
Article : 72 wordsSir George Thurner returned to Melbourne by to-night's express. He spent the day visiting the Premier and Mr. Barton During his visit he declined to speak upon ...
Article : 176 wordsWhile for the month of July the Bendigo district was casily first in the record of amounts paid in dividends by the various mining districts of the colony, the total ...
Article : 142 wordsThe cricket match between the counties ot Yorkshire and Derhyshire was continued today, when J. T[?]liffe and J. T. Brown, who had already put 270 on to the score, ...
Article : 341 wordsAmongst the railways projected in China is one from Ticntsin to Tsi-nan-fu, and thence to Chin-King, at the mouth of the Yang-[?]se-Kiang, and in connection with ...
Article : 173 wordsIn connection with the flight of General Augusti, the ex-Governor-General of the Philippines, who escaped in a German warship prior to the bombardmint of the city, ...
Article : 154 wordsA series of carthquakes are reported from Central Iraly, and the volcano of Vesuvins is in a state of eruption. [The most recent eruptions of this ...
Article : 49 wordsThe subject of federation was carefully avoided at the conference. ...
Article : 13 wordsThe fifty mile road championship of the League of Victorian Wheelmen was run off on Saturday over the North-road course, in conditions which made racing pleasurable, and the contest a ...
Article : 598 wordsFourteen solicitors were admitted at the close of the term sittings of the Supreme Court yesterday. "The Yeomen of the Guard" staged ...
Article : 442 wordsSir George Newnes, M.P., who has fitted out the vessed The Southern Cross for an Antaretic exploring expedition, entertained the leader, Mr. C. E. Borchgrevink, ...
Article : 192 wordsThe "Black Flags," who have risen in insurrection in the province of Kwangsi, in Southern China, with the avowed intention of overthrowing the influence of the ...
Article : 86 wordsAs a further illustration of the friendly, feeling existing between the British and American forces at the present time, a significant incident is reported from ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 195 wordsAt the meeting of the North Melbourne Board of Advice on Friday, Mr. John Stone. who had written to the board on the question of religious instruction in the state ...
Article : 264 wordsMr. John L. Toole, the well-known comedian, who visited Australian some years ago, has been threatened for some time with blindness from cataract. ...
Article : 63 wordsThe following is a copy of a telegram which Mr. Cook, the acting Minister of Agriculture, New South Wales, sent to Mr. Chataway, the Minister of Agriculture, ...
Article : 461 wordsConsiderable uneasiness is felt at Santiago de Cuba in consequence of the conduct of the American troops who were left to garrison the city. ...
Article : 93 wordsThe death is announced of the famous trainer, Matthew Dawson. [Matthew Dawson is chicfly known to Australian racing men as the trainer to ...
Article : 360 wordsA Chinese woman, wife of a cabinetmaker at Waterloo, has been discovered to be suffering from leprosy. A singular feature of the case is that the woman gave ...
Article : 120 wordsHaving disposed of New Guinea matters the Premiers turned their attention to other subjects of urgent moment, the most important being the proposed Pacific cable. ...
Article : 332 wordsAmongst the passengers by the R.M.S. Rome to-day was Mr. D. T. Davies, who has disposed of the Great Southern gold mine and Isis gold mine, two Victorian ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 wordsThe Raleigh road race, formerly known as the "Scott-Morton, will be run this year a little later than last, October 22 having been selceted by Mr. F. B. Roche, as the date for the Victorian blue ...
Article : 297 wordsThere was a fairly large audience in the Town-hall on Saturday night, when a varied entertainment was given in aid of the East Melbourne Cricket Club. The ...
Article : 271 wordsIt was reported to the police last evening that the body of a man had been seen floating in the river near the Horseshoe Bend, about two miles up the stream from ...
Article : 113 wordsThe inquest on the Waymouth street tragedy was begun on Saturday. The medical testimony was to the effect that there was no sign of violence on the body of ...
Article : 229 wordsThe Americana intend to try and patch up some of the vessels which they captured from Admirai Mentijo carly in the war in Manila harbour. ...
Article : 99 wordsA fatal accident occurred on the suburban line on Saturday night. A man named Charles Brown, a brickmaker, employed at Lecy's factory, Bellevne, near Midland ...
Article : 94 wordsEdwin Francis Saint, signalman, yesterday jumped upon the brake of a train coming along the loop-line from the chloridising works, and forgetting that ...
Article : 85 wordsA sudden death occurred at Port Melbourne Beach on Saturday afternoon, when an elderly Frenchman named Lousi Guigan dropped dead as he was ...
Article : 132 wordsThis afternoon a child named Alice Bennett, while playing with another little girl on the river side, was carried into a channel by the strong surrent and was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 163 wordsMadama Melha has madertaken a concert tour in California. She will be supported by her own company. Amongst the latest victims of the bubonic ...
Article : 113 wordsThe question of the defence of Thursday Island was then brought before the conference by Mr. Byrnes. After pointing out the immense importance to Australia of a ...
Article : 122 wordsThe following report is supplied by the president and acting secretary:—A special summoned half-yearly meeting of the above society was held in the Trades-hall on Saturday night. That ...
Article : 244 wordsMr. W. Warren, manager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, notifies that cable communication between Hong Kong and Manila has been restored. ...
Article : 27 wordsA telegram received in Parkes states that the recently erected residence of Mr. Henry Edols at Burrawang Station was totally destroyed by fire on Friday night. The ...
Article : 49 wordsOwing to adverse weather the Royal mail steamer Rome did not arrive until an hour before midnight on Saturday, nearly 12 hours after she was expected. In order that ...
Article : 98 wordsMajor Gudgeon, formerly commissioner of police for New Zealand, and subsequently judge in the native land courts, has been, appointed British resident at Raratonga, in ...
Article : 36 wordsThe charge of perjury in connection with the issue of an elector's right, which was made against Mr. Caleb Collyer, assistant teacher in the Port Melbourne state school, has been withdrawn. The ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Wyandra to Cunnamulla railway will be open for general traffic carly in September. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 22 Aug 1898, Page 5
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