Celebrations of Empire Day will extend over three days in Great Britain. One million school children in London saluted the flag yesterday, and there were lectures and ...
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Article : 110 wordsRepresentatives of the press yesterday viewed at the Franco-British Exhibition Australian courts, which are approching completion. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Agents-General of the States of Australia, except Victoria, who sued in the Court of Chancery for an injuction to restrain the "Daily Mail" from proceeding ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Lusitania on the last voyage from New York beat the record for the long sea route by 3½ hours. THE MALLINSON CONCERTS. ...
Article : 165 wordsDuring the fighting at Umrakilli the Mohmands lost 200. They exhibited desperate bravery, several being bayoneted at the British brenstworks. ...
Article : 67 wordsMr. R M'Kenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking in the House of Commons last night, said that the Australian naval subsidy would cease automatically ...
Article : 192 wordsThe election to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons in the representation of Stirling district, due to the death of Sir Henry, Campbell-Bannerman, took place ...
Article : 105 wordsThe return match Queensland v New Zealand, under Northern Union rules, was played on the Exhibition Ground to-day. There was a very meagre attendance. The teams ...
Article : 423 wordsThe Russian press warmly welcomes the visit of King Edward to the Czar, and states that the visit will be the means of strengthening the recent convention ...
Article : 46 wordsMr. Henniker Heaton, M.P., presented from Canterbury, New South Wales, and from The King's School, Parramatta, a flag to the Canterbury elementary school ...
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Article : 93 wordsMr. Johnson, Chief Railway Commissioner, and Mr. Kirkcaldie, Assistant Railway Commissioner, made their annual tour of inspection yesterday. They accepted the Mayor's ...
Article : 216 wordsThe British football team scored an easy win against Wairarapa on Saturday. The British team was:—Jackett, Gibbs, M'Evedy, P. Jones, L. J. Williams, Davy, Laxton, ...
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Article : 53 wordsThe Earl of Meath, through Mr. Carruthers, has sent a message of sincere thanks to Australians for their enthusiastic support of'the Empire movement, in ...
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Article : 142 wordsMessrs. Kellow and A. J. Staughton, two Melbourne gentlemen, ascended 4800 feet in the Hon. C. S. Rolls' balloon, travelling from Battersea to the shore of the North ...
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Article : 368 wordscouncillor A. P. Dovereux was brought before the Chief Justice to-day to be dealt with as the result of a verdict of "common assault" returned against him by a jury at the ...
Article : 74 wordsAt the wool sales this afternoon there was a strong demand and good competition from all quarters. Full prices were realised. ...
Article : 121 wordsNearly 10,000 people assembled in the Domain yesterday afternoon to see the troops paraded before marching to church. The arrangements were excellent, there being no ...
Article : 435 wordsThe team to meet the British team on Wednesday are —G. Spencer, Evenson, Mitchanson, Thomson, Walinee, Roberts, Green, Hardham, Heavy, Hamilton, Milson (2), Rush, Dewar, and Alexander. ...
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Article : 47 wordsThe Duchess of Albany distributed the prizes to the national schools at Esher, where the Earl of Meath addressed the children on the subject of "How best to ...
Article : 145 wordsOn Saturday aftornon a largely-attended meeting convened by Lady Talbot was held at the Town Hall, when a branch of the Victoria League of London was formed. His ...
Article : 141 wordsThe coal trade appears to have settled down at the reduced level established about two months ago. There is not so much talk of broken time now as there was last month, ...
Article : 406 wordsThe American barque Willscott, from Newcastle, New South Wales, January 21, for San Francisco, now 124 days out, has been spoken. ...
Article : 183 wordsA number of journeymen printers employed at the Atlas Press Printing Company ceased work this morning because of the quantity of boy labour employed there. The men ...
Article : 49 wordsDean MacCullagh, who wrote to Sir Reginald Talbot, Governor of Victoria, asking him to grant an interview, whereat he might discuss the case of the man Manning, who is ...
Article : 111 wordsMiss Amy Hoy was cycling from Lidsdale to Wallerawang on Thursday morning. When coming down a sharp pinch, a dog rushed in front of the bicycle and upset it. ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin) was recently interview by Captain A. Whitney on behalf of the committee of the Auckland yachtsmen, in connection with a proposal to ...
Article : 195 wordsPropitious weather conditions and loyal enthusiasm marked the inaugural ceremony of the Empire celebrations of 1908. In this portion of the Empire, founded and maintained ...
Article : 712 wordsUmberumberka Water Trust held a special meeting yesterday to consider a telegram from the Barrier Mining Company's committee, stating that the company was ...
Article : 121 wordsThe quarterly report of the mineral industry gives the value of minerals produced as worth £443,088, compared with £500,126 for the last December quarter. Gold represented ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 25 May 1908, Page 7
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