His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Lady Rawson and Miss Rawson, and attended by Mr. H. H. Share, R.N., Private Secretary, left by special train for Manilla last ...
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Article : 126 wordsA terrible disaster occurred to the United States battleship Missouri, 12,230 tons, yesterday. One of the 121n guns in the afterturret burst while engaged at target ...
Article : 182 wordsAn official account has been published in St. Petersburg of the disaster to the Petropavlovsk, the flagship of ViceAdmiral Makaroff, in Port Arthur ...
Article : 237 wordsOur cablegrams this morning give some details, from the Russian point of view, of the awful disaster briefly reportad in our late editions of yesterday. It was first announced ...
Article : 1,063 wordsH.M. sloop Espiegle, which has arrived at Wei-hai-wei from Niu-chwang, witnessed a naval battle between the Japanese fleet and a portion of the Russian squadron. ...
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Article : 121 wordsThe Petropavlovsk, with which Admiral Makaroff went down, was one of the largest vessels of the Russian fleet, and was launched at St. Petersburg on November 9, 1898. She was ...
Article : 215 wordsIn connection with the Anglo-French convention it is officially announced that Great Britain and France undertake without modifying the status ...
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Article : 29 wordsThe torpedo-boat destroyer Teazor, during naval manoeuvres off Portsmouth, took the ground. She will possibly become a wreck. There were no casualties. ...
Article : 104 wordsThe ethergrams received by the "Times" from its despatch boat Haimun do not mention the sinking of the Petropavlovsk. The "Times" suggests that the disaster ...
Article : 57 wordsThe "Times" has received by ethergram from its despatch boat Haimun, off Port Arthur, an account of the bombardment yesterday. ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Central Council of Employers of Australia, representing several interstate bodies, has held two long sittings in Melbourne lately in connection with the Navigation Bill. ...
Article : 292 wordsFrank Appelham was committed for trial at Townsville Police Court to-day on suspicion of being concerned in counterfeiting coins. Several spurious coins were found in his ...
Article : 44 wordsIt is generally believed that Mr. George Jackson, member for Kenedny, will succeed the late Mr. Browne in the Ministry. Mr. Jackson possesses the necessary qualifications, ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Czar and the Court were deeply moved when the news of the disaster reached them. The Czar has sent a message of condolence to the widow, of ...
Article : 49 wordsDuring the debate in the House of Commons on the Naval Estimates to-day Sir Charles Dilke (Liberal) said that it was impossible to retrench our naval construction ...
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Article : 71 wordsThe disaster to the Russian squadron in Fort Arthur caused a profound stupefaction in naval circles in St. Petersburg. A painful sensation was produced in the ...
Article : 93 wordsA conference of the committee of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce and wharfingers was held to-day for the purpose of discussing the Treasurer's harbour improvement ...
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Article : 68 wordsArrangements have been made by the Governments of South Australia land Victoria to jointly engage an expert to report upon the conversion of steam lines to electric traction. ...
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Article : 83 wordsThe following is a copy of the letter sent to Mr. Hume Cook, M.P., by Mr. Wise, Acting Premier of New South Wales, and referred to during the discussion in the House of ...
Article : 238 wordsVice-Admiral Makaroff, the commander of the Russian Fleet in the Far East, whose untimely end is referred to in our cables, was a very popular officer in Russia, and was also ...
Article : 563 wordsIt is anticipated that Rear-Admiral Bozhdestvensky, the commander of the Baltic fleet, will succeed Vice-Admiral Makaroff in command of the Port Arthur ...
Article : 52 wordsVice-Admiral Togo reports, respecting the skirmish that took place on the Yalu, that Lieutenant Yamagichl with five Japanese scouts was returning on Sunday ...
Article : 115 wordsIt is announced that the Dominican friars in the Philippines have been transferred. ...
Article : 24 wordsMrs. Thomas Skarratt-Hall has presented the following sums as a memorial to her late husband:—Mount Morgan Hospital £2000, Mount Morgan Benevolent Society £500, ...
Article : 147 wordsAt the criminal sittings to-day Thomas Horton, 24 years of age, was placed on trial on a charge of having murdered his wife, Florrie Horton, at Adelaide, on February 27. ...
Article : 248 wordsThe Belgian Government intends to award a gold medal to the explorer making the most successful geographical researches in the Antarctic. ...
Article : 27 wordsIn the Legisiative Assemby the Occupancy Rate Bill was read the third time and passen. The totalisator tax resolution was agreen to and a bill was brought in to give it effect. It ...
Article : 165 wordsThe German Emperor, on being informed of the disaster, sent the following telegram to the Czar:—"Russia's mourning is Germany's. The death of Admiral ...
Article : 42 wordsThe London County Council loan of £5,000,000, at 3 per cent., issued at 90, has been covered fifteenfold. ...
Article : 26 wordsAt the Circuit Court this morning, Ah Chick was found guilty of the murder of William Tregaskis, at Bulgandramine, on February 17 last, and was sentenced to death. ...
Article : 38 wordsMr. Gardiner will retire from the Treasurership on Monday or Thursday next. In the Crinimal Court to-day John Jas. Clarke was sentenced to seven years' ...
Article : 62 wordsThree hundred students at the University of Kharkoff (one of the chief towns of ...
Article : 46 wordsUniversal sympathy is expressed in Great Britain, France, and America with the families of men who went down in the Petropavlovsk. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 15 Apr 1904, Page 5
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