The directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company met to-day to consider the suggestion of Mr. Justice Higgins that they should confer with his Honor and a ...
Article : 381 wordsJust after 10 a.m. yesterday a fire broke out in the rear of Mr. T. S. Madetey's furniture factory in Engine-street. It spread with marvellous rapidity, and in less than ...
Article : 751 wordsThe work of forming the new Ministry was completed to-night. It is as follows:— Mr. J. MURRAY, M.L.A., Premier and Chief Secretary and Minister for Labour. ...
Article : 213 wordsThe British and Russian squadrons, being near to the scene of the catastrophe-in Southern Italy, were the first to provide food for the survivors, aud the first to ...
Article : 96 wordsThe "Nene Freie Presse" of Vienna, in an extraordianr[?]y bitter attack on Great Britain, declares that Great Britain pretends to be peaceful, but she stirs the [?]re ...
Article : 200 wordsThe Earl of Minto, Governor-General of India, is communicating with Viscount Morley, Secretary of State for India, in regard to the position of Mahommedans under the ...
Article : 252 wordsThe following telegram from Broken Hill was received by the secretary of the Sydney Labour Council, and read at the council meeting last night:— ...
Article : 72 wordsThe telegram from Broken Hill having been read, the president invited the council to express an opinion as to giving financial assistance to the unionists at Broken Hill. ...
Article : 393 wordsThe Messina correspondent of the "Times" telegraphs that many villagers from a distance obtained supplies on pretence that they were refugees. Such ...
Article : 46 wordsThe military still guard Titaghur, a suburb of Calcutta, because Hindus have infuriated Mahommedans by further desecrating a mosque by placing a dead pig inside. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe American committee at Rome has chartered the North German Lloyd steamer [?]ayern, which is starting from C[?]vita Vecchia, 37 miles west-north-west of Rome, for ...
Article : 89 wordsThe new Parliament was opened to-day by the Chief Justice, Sir John Madden, and Mr. Justice Hood, the commissioners appointed by the Governor. ...
Article : 380 wordsIt is now announced that the Japanese Foreign Office considers that the dismissal of Yuun-shi-kai from all his offices in the Chinese service is likely to prove a ...
Article : 212 wordsThe Earl of Minto, Governor-General of India, has proclaimed three seditious organisations at Dacca, Barisal, and Faridpur, in Bengal. ...
Article : 24 wordsAnglo-German commercial circles in the City are forming an association to maintain and strengthen friendly relations between business men of both nations. ...
Article : 225 wordsThe Mansion House Fund now amounts to £155,000. The American Relief Fund amounts to £500,000, including. £80,000 subscribed by ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher), referring to the Borken Hill trouble this afternoon, said he thought there was a reaconable prospect of an early settlement of the difficulty ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Federal Government to-day decided to send £10,000 to provide relief for the sufferers in the carthquake. A cable was sent this afternoon to Captain Collins, Commonwealth ...
Article : 46 wordsAt a meeting of the Sydney Coal-lumpers' Union the following motion was carried:— "That this meeting places on record its admiration of the A.M.A. for the courageous ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Archbishop of Messina, who was reported to have perished in the earthquake, has been rescued from the ruins. He mounted the roof of a building and ...
Article : 103 wordsAt the present time about 4275 men are employed on the Broken Hill mines as against 7010 at the end of November. This is the lowest number of men employed since ...
Article : 206 wordsThe Queensland Government to-day cabled £1000 to Italy in connection with the Calabrian earthquake. At a meeting of the Earthquake Fund ...
Article : 64 wordsMr. H. Scott Bennett, the secretary of the International Socialists of Sydney, has supplied us with a copy of resolutions carried by that body on January 6. These express ...
Article : 239 wordsThe aggressive section of the Irish Nationalist Party is dissatisfied with Mr. John Redmond's attitude towards Liberalism. Mr. L. Ginnell, M.P. (Nationalist), is ...
Article : 71 wordsSir Edward Poynter, president of the Royal Academy, and Mrs. M'Culloch deny that there is any immediate intention to sell the collection of oil pictures made by ...
Article : 47 wordsThe "Cape Times" says there are distinct signs of business revival [?]n South Africa. ...
Article : 24 wordsAt a public meeting last night, on the motion of Mr. E. E. Rour, seconded by Captain A. F. Lloyd, it was resolved,—"That this public meeting of citizens of Moss Vale ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Prince and Princess Castellacci were buried in the ruins at Messina. It is believed they are still alive. ...
Article : 22 wordsAt 3 o'clock in the afternoon the fire in the base of the building was dull burning, and the firemen continued to pour water on the debris. The front wall still remained almost intact, ...
Article : 103 wordsIt is reported at Ottawa that the British and Canadian Governments are considering a two-pence a word cable rate proposition across the Atlantic to begin in ...
Article : 196 wordsThe Canadian commission sent to investigate the woollen industry in England reports that existing protection would be ample if Canadian manufacturers employed ...
Article : 315 wordsThe Opium Commission appointed by the Straits Settlements and the British Malay States in its report unanimously recommends the abolition of the opium ...
Article : 54 wordsEverything was wonderfully quiet last night after Mr. Tom Mann finished his speech. At midnight the pickets were changed. This passed off quietly. A number of people waited ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 524 wordsA comprehensive cable message containing an account of the disaster and giving the names of the victims has been sent by the naval authorities at Sydney to the Admiralty ...
Article : 83 wordsThe proposed conference between the Proprietary Company, the unions, and Mr. Justice Higgins will come off in Melbourne probably on Monday. The proprietary Company, ...
Article : 303 wordsMr. Thomas Madeley, proprietor of the factory, was seen when the fire was at its height. He stated that the brigades appeared slow in getting to the fire, which could easily have ...
Article : 142 wordsThe Powers have notified Mulal Haf[?]d of their recognition of him as Sultan of Morocco. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe steamer Dunmore had a collision on May 13. 1902, of a particularly startling character. She had left Sydney late at night for Shellharbour, in charge of Captain ...
Article : 127 wordsRussia is issuing on January 22 a loan of £48,000,000, bearing interest at the rate of 4[?] per cent. The price will be £89 or £90. ...
Article : 37 wordsQueen Alexandra has given £1000 to purchase extra-regulation articles to add to the comfort and convenience of sick soldiers in the care of Queen Alexandra's ...
Article : 43 wordsDeputy-Superintendent Sparks, seen after the fire, stated that there had been no delay whatever. The alarm was given at 10.15, and the first steamer from ...
Article : 166 wordsColomb[?]a recognises the independence of Panama, and will receive £500,000, representing Panama's share of the Colombian debt before secession. ...
Article : 98 wordsSir,—The sympathy expressed by your correspondent W. M. F[?]hon for the families of the 15 young men who lost their lives in the harbour accident will, I am sure, be endorsed ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, in response to the appeal of the Duke of Fife for 27,175 men to complete the London quota of the Territorial force, is ...
Article : 59 wordsThere, was considerable excitement to-day when a report became current that a man had confessed to the murder of Hannah Kelly. A crowd gathered at the courthouse ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Postmaster-General (Mr. Thomas), who has been doing his utmost to bring about a conference between the parties concerned in the Broken Hill trouble expressd his ...
Article : 246 wordsAt a public meeting in the Town Hall last night (Dr. H. Leighton Jones presided), the following resolution was unanimously carried on the motion of Dr. F. R. Stevenson, seconded ...
Article : 84 wordsThe combined unions have received a telegram from Mr. Josiah Thomas, the Postmaster-General asking for a delegate to be ready to leave for Melbourne to meet Mr. ...
Article : 162 wordsThe Deputy Superintendent's remarks about the intense heat emanating from the burning building were fully borne out by the firemen Several were seen with their hands and faces ...
Article : 59 wordsTwelve persons were executed in Russia to-day. ...
Article : 14 wordsThe New South Wales Government has placed in Londan a bout £750,000 worth of Treasury bills, having a currency of six months, at a discount of 2[?] per cent. ...
Article : 125 wordsReuter's correspondent at Teheran reports that Saad-ed-Dowlah, a liberal minded man, has been appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, in place of ...
Article : 35 wordsWhile firemen were fighting the flames in Engine-street a call was received from the residence of Mr. John Connolly in Harris-street. A burning cinder from the factory al[?]ghted on ...
Article : 46 wordsDuring the recent hot spell the Council-chambers were like a furnace, and the meeting of the municipal council was held in the open air. A table and chairs were brought ...
Article : 79 wordsA meeting of the committee appointed to raise tunda in aid of the aufferers by the carthquake in Italy was held at the Town Hall yesterday. The Lord Mayor ...
Article : 715 wordsWhen Mr. Austin Chapman was Minister for Customs he recommended that all smuggled opium seized by the Customs should be sold, and the money placed to the credit of ...
Article : 82 wordsAt the meeting of the City Council last night Alderman A. Kelly asked the Lord Mayor whether the council had power to pull down any dangerous structure. If so, would ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Australian Rugby League's team of footballers defeated Widnes (Lancashire) this afternoon by 2 goals 3 tries (13 points) to Widnes's 1 goal (2 points). ...
Article : 86 wordsBusiness men are complaining bitterly of the falling-off in trade. At noon about 2000 men assembled at the chief picket station, where addresses were delivered by ...
Article : 202 wordsWhile running to catch a hall during a cricket match between the Wellington Half-holiday and Geuric Clubs, A. Zich[?]ke and A. Gibbs, of the Geurie team, came into violent ...
Article : 90 words"Owing to the fact that I have been particularly busy in dealing with the despatch of police," the Chief Secretary, Mr. Wood, said last night, "I have not been able to give much ...
Article : 576 wordsOne of the officials of the Proprietary mine visited his sweeth[?]rt last night in [?] home, near the picket line. The house was soon surrounded by pickets and it needed two ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Cabinet this afternoon decided to amend the Public Service regulations. Regulation 41 was amended to read "An officer shall not (a) publicly comment on the administration ...
Article : 65 wordsA movement has been initiated at Constantinople and a committee has been formed to boycott Greek goods if the Cab[?] net at Athens encourages the reopening of ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 8 Jan 1909, Page 7
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