Nearly every wharf-labourer in Sydney struck work at midnight on Wednesday. Since that hour every large ship in this great port has been idle at the wharf. ...
Article : 1,024 wordsFor the past week the electors of St. George have been uncertain as to the intention of their Parliamentary representative since his decision to visit the old world. The ...
Article : 883 wordsMr. T. W. Keelo, president of the Water and Sewerage Board, was interviewed yesterday in connection with the speeches made in Parliament by Mr. Wade and Mr. Lee ...
Article : 1,209 wordsSir Edward Grey, Secretary of Slate for Foreign Affairs, in a Note to the Powers regarding the administration of Macedonia, suggested the appointment of a ...
Article : 141 wordsThe debate on the second reading of the Small Holdings (Scotland) Bill was continued in the House of Lords last night The amendment moved by the Duke of ...
Article : 106 wordsBefore daybreak yesterday a bomb exploded under the outer quay at Barcelona, where King Alfonso was at the time on a visit. The damage was slight, and the ...
Article : 168 wordsThe news received in Cobar charging its people with gambling, drinking, and other vices created a profound sensation and warm resentment at the exaggeration of its vices ...
Article : 851 wordsMr. A. Birren, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in the House of Commons last night made a statement in regard to police reports on the Glenahiry outrage, reports ...
Article : 356 wordsSignor Tittoni, Minister for Foreign Affairs, speaking in the Italian Chamber of Deputies yesterday, recommended the European Powers unitedly to support all ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Duma had before it yesterday a bill to raise the Legation at Tokio to the rank of an Embassy. M. Isvolsky, the Minister for Foreign ...
Article : 102 wordsProceedings at the meeting of the men in the Oddfellows' Temple on Wednesday night, when the decision to strike was arrived at, were kept strictly secret. But it has leaked ...
Article : 446 wordsThe "Standard" attributes the Cabinet's definite statement respecting naval construction to the growing ascendency of Mr. H. H. Asquith, Chancellor of the ...
Article : 92 wordsTrade unionist' members of the House of Commons have protested against a malicious attempt of a section of the press and other mischievous busy bodies to create ...
Article : 75 wordsAdvices from Biarritz state that it is generaly agreed that the King, who is on a visit to the watering-place, is more vigorous than during his visit in 1907. ...
Article : 44 wordsMr. A. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in reply to a question by Mr. W. H. K. Redmond in the House of Commons last night, protested against the ...
Article : 83 wordsEighteen Hindus have been fined £100 each for entering British Columbia in contravention of the Immigration Restriction Act. ...
Article : 36 wordsMr. T. Price, Premier of South Australia, has arrived in London much improved in health. March 12. ...
Article : 119 wordsM. Pichon, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, will accompany President Fallieres to London in May next. ...
Article : 26 wordsIn accordance with the decision of the ballot, the whole of the wharf labourers ceased work at midnight, and yesterday morning the wharfs presented a deserted appearance. The ...
Article : 945 wordsReuter's agency reports that Suliman's tribe and some of the Mullah's people killed 30 of the Bimal tribe and stole their cattle. ...
Article : 57 wordsIn the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Johnson directed the attention of the Government to the interview with Mr. 0. C. Beale, published in the "Sydney Morning Herald," in ...
Article : 433 wordsMr. Justice Neville has sanctioned the sale of Messrs. W. and A. M'Arthur's warehouse assets to the new company. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Collector of Customs held an inquiry to-day into the complaint that Mrs. Threlfall, of Warrnambool, had unlawfully manufactured beer. It was shown that the officer ...
Article : 181 wordsThe butchers on strike to-day opened four shops in various parts of the city and suburbs, and have been busily supplying meat. One of the shops is at the Wades Hall, and ...
Article : 134 wordsThe Rand Mining Commissioners appointed to inquire into labour conditions emphasised the statement in their report that there was no essentinl difference ...
Article : 125 wordsAt the instance of Nationalist sympathisers with Mr. L. Ginnell, M.P. (Nationalist), who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in December last for 'contempt ...
Article : 107 wordsA continuous piano-playing contest was commenced at 8 o'clock to-night at a piano and furniture warehouse in Prahran, the contestants being C. M. Healy, of Melbourne, ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Swinburne) opened the Doncaster and Box Hill Show yesterday. Before declaring the show open, Mr. Swinburne said that a good deal ...
Article : 146 wordsFrom early morning work was at a standstill at every centre except those wharfs which belong to the coastal steamship companies Yet the utmost good order prevailed ...
Article : 276 wordsW. R. Reynell (Oxford), of Adelaide, won the heavy-weight inter-university boxing contest. MONTE CARLO MURDER. ...
Article : 249 wordsThe "Daily Graphic" asserts that Great Britain and Germany have agreed on the main lines of the North Sea Convention, which will soon be ready for signature. ...
Article : 86 wordsAt a meeting of the Sydney Labour Council last night, a letter was received from an exrockchopper, whose name is suppressed by request. An extract from the letter reads ...
Article : 411 wordsThis afternoon Inspector Gleeson received a telegram from Detective Sexton, at Pakenham, stating that he had found William Iles working on a chaffcutter at Nar Nar Goon, and that ...
Article : 78 wordsThe room in which the Braybrook Shire Council sits at the Shire Hall, 'Deer Park, is a very small apartment, and its dimensions are about 12ft x 14ft. Councillor Mullenger ...
Article : 135 wordsMr. H. C. Fownes-Luttrell (Liberal), in the discussion on the army estimates in the House of Commons last night, moved to reduce the 185,000 regulars for which ...
Article : 61 wordsAn amusing incident, illustrating the slow speed at which some of the Victorian trains travel, occurred on Monday (says the Melbourne "Age"). The 9.30 a.m. Warburton train ...
Article : 111 wordsA sensation was caused at Pyrmont on Tuesday while some men and boys were indulging in an early evening dip. A couple of lads were paddling in the ...
Article : 116 wordsThe members of the Newcastle Wharf Labourers' Union went on strike this morning, in sympathy with the Sydney union. Several hundred men are affected, but the ...
Article : 414 wordsSir H. Campbell-Bannerman passed a quiet night, and appeared more comfortable. ...
Article : 20 wordsAt the inquiry into the death of William Rowe, who died on Sunday as the result of a cycle accident, it was shown that deceased, who had only one leg, was coasting down ...
Article : 65 wordsA remarkable story of crime has been told to the police by a girl, 17 years of age, named Eva Holmes, who has confessed to the theft of 40 gold rings from various shops ...
Article : 133 wordsA shocking fatality occurred on the railway line, about one mile from Warburton terminus, at 9 o'clock last night, when a passenger train from Melbourne ran over ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday. The market was inanimate, and merinos showed a decline of 5 per cent, on the previous sale, fine crossbreds 10 per ...
Article : 54 wordsTom Burrows and Professor Benjamin have been matched to contest the club-swinging championship of Australia. The match will take place next Tuesday. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 13 Mar 1908, Page 7
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