The body of William Lucraft, 52, was found on the railway line to-day, near Newmarket, with the head crushed. The deceased told his wife this morning that ...
Article : 39 wordsA fresh proclamation has been issued by Lord Roberts in regard to the treatment of the Boers, and has been hailed with acclamation by tie members of the ...
Article : 161 wordsIn the drill-hall of the Perth Battery on Monday the members of Hie battery tendered a smoke social to the invalided troops of Western Australian ...
Article : 1,706 wordsThe Russians have carried Chinga [?] in Manchuria, the engagement being marked by great bloodshed. General Rennenkampf surrounded the ...
Article : 69 wordsThe inquiry concerning the fatal fire at Ballarat was formally opened to-day, and adjourned to the 27th inst. Thomas Jenkin, who undoubtedly perished ...
Article : 66 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Queen Margaret Company was held to-day. It was stated that the net profit amounted to £2,753, which, added to the ...
Article : 59 wordsAmong the passengers on the Buninyong, which arrived to-day, was Private Krygger, who has been invalided home from South Africa. Krygger came from ...
Article : 679 wordsRear-Admiral Braces of H.M.S. Barfleur, is at Chefoo. He cables, that, according to the Japanese, part of Peking is in flames. The ...
Article : 45 wordsThe intercolonial shipments last week included 561 bags of Victorian flour, and 1,423 bags of wheat for Western Australia. ...
Article : 24 wordsAfter the Indian troops had been landed at Shanghai 150 French marines were also put ashore. ...
Article : 22 wordsAccording to American and advices from Italian advices from Taku, the telegraph line with Peking is interrupted. Prince Yung has detained the Dowa ...
Article : 79 wordsTenders have been sent in freely to-day for the Government loan, which will close at noon to-morrow. It is certain that the £500,000 required will be fully ...
Article : 32 wordsThe following telegram has been received from Lord Roberts:— "The British Army in South Africa congratulates their Indian ...
Article : 31 wordsThe will of Michael Percy Spencer, late of Hawthorn, was lodged for probate to-day. The estate in Victoria is Valued at £7,150, but the bulk of his ...
Article : 50 wordsLord Salisbury has refused to negotiate with Li Hung Chang until the foreign Ministers have readied Tientsin, and the way thither has been cleared of Chinese ...
Article : 39 wordsThe burghers are asking for protection after their surrender. They do not consider the proclamation harsh, inasmuch as it is calculated to check the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 37 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Odessa states that Russia has provisionally countermanded the sailing of troops for the East, and has utilised the transports ...
Article : 35 wordsM. Delcasse, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, alluded to the Chinese crisis at a banquet tendered to him by his constituents at Foix. ...
Article : 48 wordsLast Wednesday Peter M'Kenaa, the mailman travelling between Bairnsdale and Dargo, Gippsland, was lost in the snow. He was found yesterday alive, ...
Article : 46 wordsGeneral Baden-Powell holds Commando Nek, near Rustenburg. General de Wet sent a man out under a flag of truce to demand Baden-Powell's ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Southern viceroys have issued a pacific proclamation. ...
Article : 13 wordsReuter's agency in St. Petersburg states that Russian newspapers reflecting the opinion of the vast majority of the people of the Empire, recommend that ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Colonial Secretary received a telegram from Captain Clare to-day as follows:—"Townsville, August 18.—The gunboat Protector arrived; all ...
Article : 44 wordsAn inquest was held to-day concerning the death of Katherine May Kendrick, who committed suicide in such tragic circumstances at Coogee ...
Article : 76 wordsCommandant South was wounded in the abdomen in a skirmish to the north-east of Carolina. Five British, who were patrolling near ...
Article : 86 wordsIn the Wilkie divorce Bait to-day Mr. Purves cross-examined Mrs. Wilkie, the petitioner. She persisted in her statement that her husband was constantly ...
Article : 140 wordsThere were no developments in political circles yesterday, and it is therefore expected that when the Legislative Assembly meets this afternoon the debate ...
Article : 35 wordsWe have received the following letter from Private E. Schroeder, of the 2nd W.A. Contingent, who wrote from. Pretoria on July 10:—Files of your paper ...
Article : 405 wordsThe jubilee of the Australian Board of Missions was opened to-night by a demonstration in the town-hall. The building was crowded. Lord Beauchamp, ...
Article : 54 wordsIt may Lave been in consequence of the absence of Ministers from the city yesterday that nothing further was done in connection with the resignation of ...
Article : 113 wordsThe London "Daily News" states that Captains P. G. Reynolds and H. P. Travers, of the 5th Dragoon Guards, with 20 men of the regiment, surprised 100 ...
Article : 95 wordsAlexander Clarkson Jobson, an engineer, while suffering from excessive drinking, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat at Euriowie. He ...
Article : 43 wordsPreliminary steps are to be taken this week for arranging the Commonwealth inaugural ceremonies. A committee is to be appointed to draw up a scheme ...
Article : 34 wordsGreat uneasiness is evinced at no tidings having been received concerning the Breelong murderers. All the tracks have been lost. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe British Government has appointed a medical commission to inquire in regard to the cause and prevention of enteric fever in South Africa. ...
Article : 33 wordsAt Townsville a female immigrant, who arrived on the 10th inst. in the steamer Duke of Norfolk, was pronounced a plague patient yesterday. ...
Article : 30 wordsShearing strikes are becoming numerous. At Brooking Station the shearers refused to work for 18s. 6d., and demanded £1 per 100. About 250 men ...
Article : 54 wordsMajor Vialls, the officer commanding the Western Australian Bushmen's Contingent, has forwarded the following des-patch to the Chief Staff Officer, Perth. ...
Article : 1,111 wordsIt is reported that a hut belonging to William Cornish, four miles from Bock Gedgiel, was broken into late on Sunday night or this morning. Here the ...
Article : 61 wordsHis Excellency the Administrator, Sir Alex. Onslow, received a cable message yesterday from Sir Alfred Milner, announcing that Private Arthur Stanley, ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Court of Marine inquiry delivered its reserved decision in the Brighton-Brunner collision to-day. The finding was to the effect that the collision was ...
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Advertising : 120 wordsAt the battle of Doorn Kop the Gordon Highlanders attacked the main position of the enemy, charging three times, and getting right in among the Boers. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 24 Aug 1900, Page 12
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