On Sunday evening the battle between President Balmaceda's troops and the insurgents was stopped owing to the failure of the daylight. ...
Article : 156 wordsThe officers of the French fleet intend, in recognition of the hospitality shown to them, to entertain the British officers on the various vessels to-night. ...
Article : 71 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day Sir F. T. Sargood, replying to a question, stated that the Government had the subject of free railway passes under consideration, and they proposed ...
Article : 421 wordsShares in the Bank of South Australia again rose to-day, and are now quoted at £18 10s. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe annual Show of camellias, under the auspices of the Victorian Horticultural Improvement Society, was opened to-day. There was an excellent display, though the recent ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Speaker's opinion on the right of the Legislative Council to make amendments in the Tariff Revision Bill appears to us to be a singularly unsatisfactory ...
Article : 7,235 wordsRumours are current respecting the death of Ali Said, the late Turkish Minister of War, who has been succeeded by Osman Pasha. ...
Article : 69 wordsOwing to the prevalence of stormy weather a number of British officers, who were on board the ships forming the French fleet at Portsmouth, were unable ...
Article : 68 wordsA defect has been discovered in one of the 13-ton disappearing guns at Fort Cantley, Auckland. After practice it was found that the gun had been fractured. It will be ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Perth Amateur Operatic Society have produced Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "The Yeoman of the Guard" at St. George's Hall. The performance was a great success, and it is ...
Article : 41 wordsIn consequence of the stench arising from the 1,400 corpses in the vaults of St. Mary Woolnoth, Lombard - street, City, "which has been declared by ...
Article : 62 wordsA pinnace, whilst traversing the distance between the shore and one of the French war vessels, was swamped at Portsmouth. Four persons who were in ...
Article : 98 wordsThe third competition for the Booyoolie trophy was fired on the local ranges to-day. Private Edmunds was top scorer with 92 points, which with his handicap makes 102. ...
Article : 33 wordsBishop Kennion arrived here today, and will conduct a confirmation service this evening. ...
Article : 16 wordsA terrible colliery explosion has taken place at Caerphilly, in South Wales. Two persons were killed and 250 are still entombed. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe steamer Investigator, Anderson, master, sailed this afternoon at 3.30 for Port Adelaide with a cargo of 100 tons of bran and 400 bales of wool. ...
Article : 29 wordsReports from doubtful sources affirm that the insurgents have suffered defeat, and that many of them managed to escape to the ships in the har our, while others ...
Article : 60 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly the whole evening was occupied in discussing the amendment on clause 14 of the Representation of People Bill, dealing with the issue of an electoral ...
Article : 132 wordsIt is reported that the Czar has proposed to Turkey that she should cede the district of Novibazar to Servia and Montenegro in lieu of the arrears of the ...
Article : 48 wordsSatisfaction is expressed here in reference to the favourable report given by the Royal Commission on the Blyth and Gladstone line. The Commissioners' opinion that the line should be ...
Article : 125 wordsReports now received from different quarters agree that the insurgents have been checked in their march upon the capital. ...
Article : 55 wordsThe entombed men have been rescued. ...
Article : 15 wordsCounsel retained for the Public Works Department in the Parliamentary enquiry pending in Canada admit that many of the charges made against Mr. Thomas ...
Article : 78 wordsThe occurrence of a hurricane off Senegal has resulted in the wreck of four vessels with the loss of eighteen lives. ...
Article : 35 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day the Oaths Bill was read a third time and passed. The Treasury Bills Bill was read a second time, and the Indecent Advertisements Bill was ...
Article : 179 wordsTommy Nungiltie has made a second escape, this time from the gaol. He forced a new padlock, put on this afternoon, climbed the wall with leg-irons on, and cleared just at ...
Article : 72 wordsConsequent upon the failure of the crops in Russia, and the want of adequate means to meet the distress occasioned by it, several deaths from starvation have ...
Article : 54 wordsNews has been received from America to the effect that a serious affray has taken place between Jim Hall, the Australian and his manager, the well-known ...
Article : 72 wordsSir—Having regard to the peculiar design of the Bill, Mr. Holder is wrong, at least so far as Part IV. is concerned, in his contention that there is an analogy between a tenant of a ...
Article : 984 wordsThe meeting of shareholders of the Bank of Van Dierren's Land at Hobart was very largely attended. Mr. G. P. Fitzgerald was elected Chairman. Mr. W. H. Burgess read ...
Article : 307 wordsThe British Association, now in session at Cardiff, has adopted a resolution expressing the opinion that it is inadvisable for the State to regulate the hours of ...
Article : 48 wordsT.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales are taking an active interest in the condition of the Jews in Russia. They have furnished Mr. Arnold White, who has ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 166 wordsGeneral Booth, the head of the Salvation Army, has been offered land in South Africa, whereby he may carry into effect his scheme of social reform by ...
Article : 44 wordsThirty cases of arms and a manifesto against the Government of Turkey have been seized in Bourgas, in Eastern Roumelia. ...
Article : 33 wordsSir—Our odorous neighbours are having "high times." The gallows-seed which they sow so often appears to yield prompt and prolific returns. They have just "swung off" ...
Article : 554 wordsHer Majesty the Queen has gone to Balmoral to take up her residence there for the autumn. ...
Article : 27 wordsFurious storms, accompanied by wind and rain, have passed over England doing immense damage to the crops. This fact, combined with the recent damage to the ...
Article : 55 wordsA trial of the new torpedo boat for Victoria took place to-day. She steamed 22 3/4 knots an hour in half a gale of wind. The steering was excellent and there was ...
Article : 37 wordsIn the case of Henry Thomas Tompsitt, trading as Rocke, Tompsitt, & Co., against the proprietors of the Argus, for libel, tried before Mr. Justice Webb and a Jury of six in ...
Article : 102 wordsAn Antarctic exploring expedition is being organized in America. ...
Article : 19 wordsA large deputation waited upon Sir Henry Parkes to-day in reference to the water supply of Broken Hill and district. Among those present were Mr. W. R. Wilson (Chairman of ...
Article : 274 wordsThe quantity of wheat and flour afloat to the United Kingdom is now estimated at about 1,980,000 quarters. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat ...
Article : 45 wordsM. Jacques has completed twenty-five days of his contemplated fast of forty days in London. He still remains vigorous. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Anchor liner Utopia, which was sunk as the result of a collision at Gibraltar, and was afterwards raised again, has sailed for Glasgow. ...
Article : 27 wordsA conference of members of the Victorian Farmers' Protection Association to-day discussed the legislation affecting the farming interests now before the Parliament. ...
Article : 87 wordsIntelligence has been received from Stratford that a farmer named Joseph Freitag, residing about two miles outside Stratford, was murdered to-day by his nephew, named John ...
Article : 244 wordsThe Special Sales of Land Bill introduced into the Assembly yesterday provides that, notwithstanding the provisions of the Land Act of 1884, the Governor in Council may cause ...
Article : 299 wordsA sad fatally occurred near Lorne last night. Two cousins, aged thirteen and fifteen, one a daughter of Mr. Caleb Mountjoy and the other a daughter of Mr. Thomas Mountjoy ...
Article : 95 wordsThe half-yearly report of the Perth Chamber of Commerce states that the trade of the colony rests on a firm basis; but the Chamber deprecates too extensive speculation founded on the ...
Article : 51 wordsThe work of stopping the leakages in the hull of the Bancoora was continued to-day, and she is expected to be floated out of the dock at about 6 o'clock to-morrow morning. It will ...
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South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), Thu 27 Aug 1891, Page 5
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