The annual dinner of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce was served last night at Aarons' Exchange Hotel to a brilliant company, which comprised representatives of the commercial, ...
Article : 4,194 wordsIn a case heard in the General Sessions to-day Judge Johnston administered a severe rebuke to a jury, which he hold brought in a verdict in conflict with evidence. Accused ...
Article : 363 wordsIn conversation with a "Herald" representative yesterday the Lord Mayor explained thE provisions of the proposed new City Building Act na returned from the Institute of ...
Article : 877 wordsThe financial statement of the Commonwealth's financial operations for the year ending June is given by the Treasury officials as follows: ...
Article : 567 wordsThe demonstration of women suffragists before the House of Parliament yesterday was the cause of much excitement The Women's Social Political "Onion at ...
Article : 332 wordsMr. J. X. Merriman, Premier and Treasurer of Cape Colony, in introducing the Budget in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, said that the deficiency in the past ...
Article : 144 wordsLord Curzon in the House of Lords last night raised a debate on the Government's policy in India. Both sides of the House, including Lord Curzon, supported ...
Article : 146 wordsMr. Louis Brennan, the inventor of the celebrated torpedo, at the instance of Mr. Deakin, has forwarded the Commonwealth Government official descriptions of his ...
Article : 1,139 wordsThe Royal Commission on the metropolitan police reports that that body as a whole has discharged its duties with honesty, discretion, and efficiency. Most of ...
Article : 99 wordsAccording to Bishop Julius, of Christchurch, there are signs of a change in the working of the human mind. Speaking at Palmerston North, the Bishop said everybody was talking ...
Article : 474 wordsThe Minister for Defence, Mr. Ewing, has an idea that the administration of military matters might be decentralised with distinct advantage to the forces of the different States. ...
Article : 798 wordsThe select committee of the House of Commous, to which the Daylight Saving Bill was referred, has reported in favour of the proposal of the bill to advance the ...
Article : 401 wordsThe views of Queen Victoria on woman's rights are quoted by Sir Theodora Martin in his work lately published. In a letter which she wrote in 1870 her Majesty said: "The ...
Article : 172 wordsA startling adventure with a shark was experienced by a youth named Jarvis on Monday, while fishing for barracouta near Seal Rock, Victor Harbour. From the boy's account he ...
Article : 164 wordsThe "Dally Chronicle" states that at the recent levee, Admiral of the Fleet, Sir John Fisher, First Naval Lord of the Admiralty, in the preseuce of Cabinet ...
Article : 116 wordsSir C. A. Spring Rice, British Minister at Teheran, has refused to accept a verbal apology from tue Shah for his surrounding the Legation with Cossacks. ...
Article : 91 wordsHenry Saunders, of Gipps-street, Melbourne, had a sensational encounter with a burglar last night. On returning home Saunders met two men coming out of his house. When ...
Article : 106 wordsFor the month of June no return was made to the States. From the revenue the sum of £250,000 was taken and placed to a trust account, under the Surplus Revenue Bill, for ...
Article : 372 wordsThere seems to be a doubt in the minds of many whether the boycott which the Chinese of the world have used so effectively against Japan lately is a thing of the past, as ...
Article : 357 wordsThe Navy Langue in sending felicitations to the Earl of Dudley expressed the hope that British naval supremacy would ever be regarded as the keystone of ...
Article : 65 wordsSince the beginning of the present year the New South Wales Government Agency has granted assisted passages to 1356 sectiers. No difficulty has been found in ...
Article : 43 wordsInformation has been received by the Mines Department that a seam of coal 9ft 3in thick had been struck at a depth of 116ft at Powlett River. This is the largest seam of black ...
Article : 124 wordsWhen in England the Prime Minister made himself as well acquainted with the Brennan mono raliway invention as possible, though he Was unable personally to inspect it. ...
Article : 161 wordsThe House of Commons last night in committee adopted clauses fonr, live, and six of the Old-age Pensions Bill. ...
Article : 29 wordsA bill which has been gazetted at Pietermaritzburg with a view to the trial of Dluizulu, constitutes a special court to try natives. This court will consist of three ...
Article : 76 wordsDividends declared by gold raines of the Rand for the year ended June 30 totalled £4,098,867, which consyitutes a record. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Colonial Treasurer to-day received a private wire from Marble Bar, which stated that the Bulletin mine had crushed 150 tons for an average of 31.2oz per ton. ...
Article : 58 wordsIn reply to a question from Alderman Mills in the local [?] last night, the Mayor of Balmain (Alderman W. J. Laws) said if required he would take steps to ...
Article : 352 wordsIt is reported that Lemoino, whose claims to have invented a process for the fabrication of diamonds, were disproved in Paris recently, has been arrested at ...
Article : 39 wordsFor the "Daily Mail" 200 guineas Cup, shot for on Empire Day, East London, Cape Colony was first with a score of 824 out of a possiole 840. Railway Works ...
Article : 71 wordsSignor Nasi, ex-Minister for Education in Italy, who was found guilty recently of peculation of public funds, and sentenced to imprisonment, and who was afterwards ...
Article : 61 wordsReferring to a statement made by Mr. T. A. Manship lu regard to the administration of affairs in the Solomon Islands, published in yesterday's issue, Messrs. Burns, Philp, and ...
Article : 201 wordsRecently Dr. Johnston, of the Board of Health, inspected the private slaughterhouses in th Ballarat district, from which Ballarat draws its meat supply. His report ...
Article : 182 wordsThe revenue of the United Kingdom for the quarter ended' June 30 amounted to £30,312,613. To this amount Customs co[?] tributed £7,218,000; excise, £7,270,000; ...
Article : 35 wordsAt the sittings of the Quarter Sessions Court this morning, before Acting Judge Edmunds, Albert Gifford, who was found guilty on a charge of having stolen £25, the property of ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Rugby Union has arranged 28 fixtures for the tour of the Australian footballers, commencing in Devon on September 26. ...
Article : 88 wordsThe evidence at the inquiry at Bowstreet Police Court into the charge of attempted extortion against R. S. Slevier, showed that Slevier received £5000 through ...
Article : 79 wordsMr. J. M. Davies, M.L.C., AttorneyGeneral, Victoria, will sail for Melbourne by the U.M.S. Ormuy, on July 10, and Sir Henry Weedon, M.L.A., Lord Mayor of ...
Article : 111 wordsThe New South Wales team returned from their visit to Brisbane yestarday. Their manager, Mr. James M'Mahon spoko highly of some of the Queenslanders, mentioning Egan ...
Article : 160 wordsJohn Glldabraud, an engineer, rented a room nt 230 Elizabeth-street, city, on Tuesday night. At about 9 o'clock yesterday morning the occupants of the house ...
Article : 107 wordsThe effect of the depression here on local trade is ovidenced by the fact that the actual Customs revenue for the quarter onding June 30 was only £5921 7s 8d, as against £8451 16s ...
Article : 97 wordsAt the sales of Australian and New Zealand tallow to-day 1402 casks were offered and 1188 were sold. Prices were:—Mutton, fine 33/9, medium 30[?] beef, fine 32/6, medium 29/6 ...
Article : 40 wordsThe revolutionary outbreaks in Mexico have been suppressed. ...
Article : 18 wordsA peculiar animal eapturod in the Harvey Ranges has been exhibited in town. It has four logs, the head of a fox, the body of a [?] a tail resembling that of a kangaroo. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 2 Jul 1908, Page 9
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