News from the front shows that General De Wet, after being forced by General Mahon to evacuate the Roode kopjes, on the western bank of the Crocodile River, ...
Article : 2,573 wordsA grave difference has arisen between Bulgaria and Roumania, and the relations between the two countries are seriously strained. ...
Article : 123 wordsNews of a more definite character has at length been received concerning the proceedings of the allied forces in Peking. Previous reports were very scanty, and ...
Article : 247 wordsWith reference to the departure of Earl Beauchamp about the middle of December, the Premier stated to-day that it was the intention of the Government to see that ...
Article : 107 wordsWe learn by cable that the Earl of Hopetoun, who is visiting Germany, has dined with the Emperor William. Lord Hopetoun is personally known to the Emperor, ...
Article : 259 wordsAt the outset yesterday there was a lively discussion on the action of the Railway Commissioner and the deputy commissioner in stopping ...
Article : 1,581 wordsIn the Assembly yesterday Mr. Trenwith moved the second reading of the Concillation and Arbitration Bill. This measure, like the Industrial ...
Article : 7,838 wordsThe officers of the Customs, Postal, and Defence departments, which will be absorbed in the federal administration at an early date, are naturally anxious that the ...
Article : 930 wordsVictor Emmanuel III., the new King of Italy, has announced his intention of relinquishing to the state several palaces, villas, castles, and parks belonging to the ...
Article : 61 wordsThe paucity of the news from Peking is, no doubt, to be attributed to the interruption of telegraphic, communication between that city and Tientsin. ...
Article : 634 wordsThe search parties are reported to be again in hot pursuit of the brothers Governors, and to be following a good trail. That the murderers were close to Coonabarabran ...
Article : 1,100 wordsThe total number of awards in connection with the Paris Exhibition is 42,000. Four Grand Prix have been awarded to Western Australian exhibitors for exhibits ...
Article : 59 wordsAlbert Trott, the Melbourne cricketer, who was for the last few years been one of the ground bowlers of the Marylebone Cricket Club, has completed his 1,000 ...
Article : 39 wordsNow that the legations have been relieved some interesting statements have been made by Ministers respecting the attitude of the Chinese towards them during ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 23 wordsThere are indications that the allied forces may have further trouble with the Chinese between Peking and Tientsin. Large Chinese forces from Honan, the ...
Article : 63 wordsWheat and Flout.—The quantity of wheat and flout afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,270,000 quarters, is against 2,200,000 quarters last week and ...
Article : 64 wordsThe following memo, has been sent to us by Sir Charles Todd, the Postmaster-General of South Australia:—"Shanghai notifica that messages for Peking cannot be ...
Article : 45 wordsMARYBOROUGH.—Councillor J. Logan, the treasurer of the fund being raised locally for the relief of the famine-striken people in India, on Wednesday forwarded a first instalment of £25 to ...
Article : 66 wordsIn response to appeals for reinforcement 400 Italian croops and a detachment of German troops have made a series of forced marches from Tientsin to ...
Article : 42 wordsThe gunboat Protector, with the South Australian Naval Brigade for service in China, arrived at Thursday Island this afternoon. ...
Article : 83 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Reid moved the adjournment of the House to call attention to the vindication of the financial administration of the late ...
Article : 525 wordsItalian official reports state that lighting still continued within Peking on Saturday. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe late Corner party, which is understood to consist of Messrs. Moran, Higham, Harper, Manger, Doherty, Quinlan, Wood, and Phillips, has made no definite ...
Article : 181 wordsLi Hung Chang, the new viceroy of Chili, thinking that the time has now come for the exercise, of diplomacy, with the object of settling the difficulty between ...
Article : 110 wordsA deputation, representing the Presbyterian Assembly of New South Wales, brought under the notice of the Premier to-day the French aggression in the New ...
Article : 303 wordsJem[?] Warnock, the elderly woman who was discovered yesterday to be suffering from the plague, died to-day. The deceased, who lived in a small filthy hut, ...
Article : 117 wordsA letter has been discovered by the allies, addressed by General Yung Lu, formerly Chinese Commander-in-Chief, to General Tung Fuhsiang, the commander of ...
Article : 96 wordsActing upon the suggestion of Mr. T. Howard, one of the electrical engineers of his department, the Postmaster-General is now considering a scheme for reorganising ...
Article : 290 wordsWednesday being private members' day in the House of Assembly, various matters were dealt with. Among the motions was one proposing a select committee to inquire ...
Article : 209 wordsLast evening, just before the departure of the Sydney express from Spencer-street, a messenger from the Union Bank was hurrying in a hansom cab to catch the mail, ...
Article : 234 wordsThis morning Lieutenant M. Smith, acting superintendent of the life-saving service, received a telegram from the head keeper at the Cape Borda lighthouse, ...
Article : 185 wordsThe death is announced of Yuan Shikai, the governor of Shantung, who has played a prominent part during the present crisis in China. ...
Article : 75 wordsAt Half-past 10 a.m.—Wilkie v. Wilkie (part [?]eard). Practice Court. Mr. Justice Hood will take chamber business at ...
Article : 111 wordsIn the Assembly to-night the Premier, in reply to a question, said that the Government had engaged Mr. Burton to give illustrated lectures in South Africa in order to ...
Article : 92 wordsCharles Harris, of Henrietta-street, Hawthorn, enginedriver. Causes of insolvency —Loss of employment and pressure of creditors. Liabilities, £36/6/3; assets, 5/; ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 23 Aug 1900, Page 5
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