Articles from page 5: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. THE DEATH ON THE CASA BLANCA.

    On Thursday afternoon the snipping master, Mr. R. A. L. Smith, held an enquiry on board the barque Casa Blanca at the anchorage into the cause of the death ...

    Article : 3,405 words
  3. ALLEGED SLANDER.

    An action for slander, in which £1,000 is claimed as compensaon begun before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury in the Supreme Court to-day. The plaintiff is ...

    Article : 639 words
  4. CONCERNING PEOPLE.

    The Prime Minister left Melbourne for Sydney on Thursday afternoon. The installation of Bishop Armstrong to the See of Wangaratia was earned out on ...

    Article : 967 words
  5. A ROMANCE OF PEERAGE.

    Mr. Henry Slater, principal of Slate's Detective Association, of London, who was specially dispatched from England to Australia in search of information in support ...

    Article : 1,130 words
  6. COLLECTING THE FEES.

    Part of Mr. von Dousu's duties as the Mount Barker Show secretary is to collect the fees from the owners of stands and sideshows, and he extracts considerable ...

    Article : 1,050 words
  7. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The President, Senator Sir Richard Baker (S.A.), took the chair at 130 p.m. Tattersall's Sweeps.—The Postmaster-General. Senator Drake ...

    Article : 878 words
  8. CONDUCT OF THE WAR.

    In the course of an address at Manchester last evening Mr. John Morley, M.P., referred to events on South Africa. He deplored the misfortune which had befallen ...

    Article : 140 words
  9. THE TRANSVAAL CAMPAIGN.

    Gen. De La Rey, after inflicting the reverse on Lord Methuen's force near Tweebosch, between Vryburg, and Liehtenburg, earned off large quantities of clothing ...

    Article : 62 words
  10. THE KING AND IRELAND

    Mr. J. G. Swift MacNeill, K.C., representative for Donegal in the House of Commons, who was the most demonstrative of the section of Nationalists who ...

    Article : 406 words
  11. BOER MOVEMENTS.

    The Brussels correspondent of the "Standard" learns from the Boer delegation that Gen. Louis Botha's object in moving with 800 burghers south-eastwards to the ...

    Article : 182 words
  12. TRAGIC DEATH OF A PRO-BOER.

    At a public meeting held at Joliet, a town in the State of Illinois, to express sympathy with the Boers, Mr. John Peter Altgeld, an ex-Governor of the state ...

    Article : 194 words
  13. BOER LEADERS SLAIN.

    In a skirmish between Boers and British a few days ago at Pearston, a village in the division, of Somerset East, Cade Colony, Commandant Odendaal and Capt. ...

    Article : 44 words
  14. THE BRITISH NAVY.

    Mr. H. O'Arnold Forster, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary of the Admiralty, favours the, suggestion that has been made by the Right Hon. Sir George Trevelyan ...

    Article : 57 words
  15. DE WET'S TREASURE CAVE.

    Gen. De Wet's cave, which was recently discovered near Reitz by a body of Canadian scouts attached to Col. Rimington's column. has been found to contain ...

    Article : 61 words
  16. AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES.

    Lord Lamington, ex-Governor of Queensland in a paper which he read before the Colonial Institute last night, dwelt with regret upon the appallingly swift ...

    Article : 39 words
  17. CHILI.

    The Government of Chili has ordered from the shipbuilding firms of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, & Co., Limited, of Newcaslle-on-Tyne, and Vickers, Sons ...

    Article : 84 words
  18. LADY METHUEN RETURNS TO THE CAPE.

    Lady Methuen was on her way to England from South Africa when she learned at Madeira of the disaster at Tweebosch and that her husband had been dangerously ...

    Article : 69 words
  19. MINERS' HOURS.

    The House of Commons yesterday, by 224 votes against 158, negatived a Bill which provided for the limitation to eight hours per day of the labour underground of ...

    Article : 44 words
  20. COLOURED IMMIGRATION.

    At the Newcastle Police Court to-day Captain William Wallace Winn, master of the ship Henry Fairling, was proceeded against under the Immigration Restriction ...

    Article : 175 words
  21. THE AUSTRALASIANS

    The following colonial soldiers have been granted commissions in the Imperial Yeamanry, with, the temporary rank of lieutenant in the army:—H. H. Cowell. late ...

    Article : 117 words
  22. GERMANY AND ENGLAND.

    In the course of his speech in the met at Berlin yesterday. Baron von Richthofen, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, confessed that the friendly sentiments he expressed ...

    Article : 62 words
  23. SMALLPOX OUTBREAK.

    Eighty persons died in London from smallpox during the past week, compared with 75 during the previous week. ...

    Article : 24 words
  24. SPORT.

    The New Zealand horse Levanter has been scratched for the Grand National Steeplechase. ...

    Article : 18 words
  25. WORRY AND OVERWORK.

    The adjourned inquest on the death of Mr. C. Y. O'Connor, Engineer-in-Chirf of the state, was resumed this morning. Dr. Anderson deposed that be had made a ...

    Article : 496 words
  26. COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

    London Wool Sales.—The colonial wool sales started to-day. The market opened strong, and prices ranged from the average of the preceding sales to an advance of ...

    Article : 203 words
  27. A STRANGE BEDFELLOW.

    To-day the respondent in a divorce case, Herman Rulaff Mertei, denied certain acts of cruelty. He alleged that he did not tell his wife that he would break her will to his ...

    Article : 133 words
  28. AUSTRALIAN NURSES HONOURED BY THE KING.

    At an investiture ceremony at St. James's Palace yesterday King Edward handed Red Cross badges for good service in South African military hospitals to, Sister ...

    Article : 59 words
  29. GOSSIP AND NOTES.

    Cabinet will debate the question of navnl and military defence nest week, in order that the Prune Minister may have the benefit of his colleagues opinions before ...

    Article : 623 words
  30. THE NEW ZEALANDERS' GALLANTRY AT VREDE.

    Reuter's correspondents at the front have supplied additional details of the desperate fight near Vrede on Sunday night, February 23, when the 7th New Zealand ...

    Article : 217 words
  31. A LETTER OF VENGEANCE.

    Constable Hamilton, who recently wounded a young "Victorian named ClarK so severely with a revolver shot that hedied, has received an anonymous letter bearing ...

    Article : 108 words
  32. INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

    The close of the first-class season is at hand. When the last ball is bowled the game between England and South Australia which is to begin on the ...

    Article : 411 words
  33. INTERESTING LEGAL APPEALS.

    In the Full Court to-day Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice Holroyd, and Mr. Justices Hodges delivered reserves judgment in the case Kidney v. the Melbourne ...

    Article : 435 words
  34. A COURT SENSATION.

    Hans Johan Iwers was on Monday afternoon subjected to an examination in bankruptcy in the Supreme Court by Mr. Justice Cooper, who committed him for alleged ...

    Article : 57 words
  35. WAS THE CROWD COWARDLY?

    Sir—There can be but one reply to the above question, and I am in complete sympathy with "A Woman's" feelings on the disgraceful and un-English behaviour of ...

    Article : 144 words
  36. A VICTORIAN PHILANTHROPIST.

    The late Mr. J. H. Hingston, who died. at Exmouth, England, on March 8, aged 75 years, has left an estate consisting solely of personalty of an estimated value £53.000 ...

    Article : 190 words
  37. BANK ROBBERS SENTENCED.

    At the Criminal Court at Strahan to-day C. J. Leeming and N. B. Brownrigg pleaded guilty to having stolen £5,584 from the Bank of Australasia at Queenstown. ...

    Article : 97 words
  38. TODAY'S DIARY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 83 words
  39. NEW ZEALAND AND THE WAR.

    Speaking to-day at Dunedin at a farewell to the youth Island battalion of the ninth contingent, the Premier, Mr. Seddon, said the war had been prolonged ...

    Article : 118 words
  40. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 120 words
  41. GOVERNMENT DAY LABOUR CONDEMNED.

    The statement made the other day by the Premier regarding the large saving which had been effected through carrying out certain Government works by day ...

    Article : 116 words
  42. A CHARGE OF WIFE MURDER.

    At the Kitting of the Criminal Court at Ararat to-day Robert Billson Hawking was plated on trial before the Chief Justice on a charge of having murdered his wife ...

    Article : 82 words
  43. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 59 words
  44. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 34 words
  45. CYCLING IN NEW ZEALAND.

    At the Invercargill cycling meeting to-day the Mile Championship was won by Martin, with Sutherland second and Palmer third. Time. 2 min. 17½ sec. The Mile ...

    Article : 105 words
  46. A STRANGE FISH.

    A curious marine capture was made at Corio May to-day. The fish resembled an immense turtle, weighs half a ton, and measures 8 ft. long by 9 ft. from flap to ...

    Article : 60 words
  47. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 109 words
  48. LARGE TOURING PARTY OF LEGISLATORS.

    Final arrangements have been made in connection with the visit of legislators to Broken Hill. The Premier and a party of members of Parliament, numbering 26, will ...

    Article : 64 words
  49. THE SPENCER-GILLEN EXPEDITION.

    The members of the Spencer-Gillen expedition arrived at Brisbane to-day. They were cordially welcomed, and entertained by the Royal Society. ...

    Article : 29 words
  50. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE.

    Mr. See says he has submitted two dates to the Premiere of the other states for holding the proposed conference of Premiers, viz., March 24 and 31, The ...

    Article : 57 words
  51. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 16 words
  52. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 16 words
  53. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 19 words
  54. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 7 words
  55. START OF THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    The shore end of the Pacific cable was successfully laid at Southport this morning. ...

    Article : 21 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$