In the House of Commons last night Lord Stanley, the Financial Secretary to the War Office, in answer to a question, stated that the cost of the war to the end of December ...
Article : 71 wordsIn the House of Commons last night Mr. C. W. Norton (Liberal) moved that half-yearly returns be made of cases where the hours worked by railway servants are ...
Article : 297 wordsIn accordance with the proclamation issued by the Government, in response to the request emanating from the heads of various religious denominations throughout the State, yesterday was observed as one ...
Article : 290 wordsCommandant Vilonel has recruited 1500 burghers for the corps of National Scouts. They evince a patriotic desire to end the criminal struggle, and express their ...
Article : 66 wordsRather more than usual interest attached to the Senate debate this afternoon on account of the intimation that had been made that there was going to be a discussion regarding the federal capital, and the ...
Article : 1,032 wordsAt 11 a.m. yesterday the Methodist Conference held a service for humiliation and prayer for rain. There was a large attendance of conference members and the general public. The president gave out the ...
Article : 1,178 wordsLieutenant-Colonel Mackenzie surprised the laager of Commandant Hans Grobelaar. The commandant escaped, but Field-cornet Stephanus Grobelaar and Sehalk Meyer, ...
Article : 31 wordsLarge numbers of the Roman Catholic citizens of Sydney attended at the four masses held in St. Mary's Cathedral yesterday on the occasion of offering up prayers for rain. Cardinal Moran celebrated ...
Article : 231 wordsThe agent of the Ameer Habbibullah at Simla, and the Ameer's postmaster at Peshawar, have been recalled on account of alleged defalcations. ...
Article : 103 wordsMr. St. John Brodrick, the Secretary of State for War, stated in the House of Commons, last night that the National Scouts received 5s a day, and that no pressure was ...
Article : 44 wordsLieutenant-General Sir H. M. L. Rundle is returning to England from South Africa. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe State Premier (Mr. See.), upon being seen at his residence at Randwick last night, said that he had been highly gratified at the manner in which the day had been spent. From personal inquiries he ...
Article : 197 wordsPrince Henry of Prussia has become a great favourite with the Americans, and there have been endless festivities in his honour. President Roosevelt yesterday accompanied ...
Article : 118 wordsPrivate Harry Speirs, of the 2nd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, has died of enteric fever at Pretoria Private William John Dunstan, of the 5th ...
Article : 42 wordsServices were held in this church every hour throughout the day, commencing at 7 a.m. At that hour, as also at 8 and 9 a.m., there was a celebration of the holy communion. Special services were ...
Article : 129 wordsIn the debate in the House of Commons to-day, on the Navy Estimates Mr. E. Robertson (Dundce) complained that every family in the United Kingdom was paying £3 a year to ...
Article : 214 wordsThe Gothic arrived to-day via the Cape of Good Hope. Sahe brought Veterinary Captain J. M'Leod for Brisbane, Surgeon Captain E. F. B. Reid for Fremantle, Vetorinary Surgeon J. L. Burns for ...
Article : 151 wordsSpecial services were held yesterday at Christ Church, St. Laurence, George-street. The services were holy communion at 7.30 a.m., matins, litany, and sermon at 11 a.m., with evensong and sermon ...
Article : 78 wordsThe special services of humiliation and prayer at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday were of a most solemn character, and were attended by large congregations. Early in the morning Holy Communion ...
Article : 1,654 wordsSpecial services were held in St. Barnabas' Church at intervals throughout the day. At 9.30 a.m. the preacher was the rector, the Rev. W. A. Charlton, who, in dealing with the question of the drought and ...
Article : 184 wordsGermany is seeking to recover 10,000,000 taels (£1,500,000) from China for losses beyond the claim originally made and agreed upon. ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Murrumbidgee Milling Company have received an order for 300 tons of flour for the troops in South Africa. It is to be despatched in a few days. ...
Article : 35 wordsNotwithstanding Lord Roberts' statement that the war was practically over in September, 1900, last year proved an exceptionally busy one as to despatching transports and troopers (says an English ...
Article : 194 wordsThe services were well attended at St. Jude's Church, Randwick. The Litany was recited at 9 a.m., and at 11 a.m. morning prayers with special supplications were held. The Rev. William Hough ...
Article : 57 wordsThe various service, held in St. Paul's Church, Redfern, were largely attended. At 8 a.m. the Rev. Canon Boyee was the celebrant at the communion service which was held, and at 11 a.m. the canon ...
Article : 80 wordsDr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the "Times," states that the Russians decline to restore the Shanhaikwan-Niuchwang railway to the Civil Government until the ...
Article : 67 wordsTwo deaths from the plague have occurred at Shanghai. ...
Article : 15 wordsAt St. Stephen's Church, Edgecliff-road, Woollahra, the services were 7.15 a.m., morning prayer and Litany, and evening prayer at 7.30 p.m., in each case with special Psalms, lessons, prayers, and ...
Article : 83 wordsA meeting of Roman Catholics held ut Capetown has passed resolutions protesting against the terms of the declaration made by the Sovereign on ascending the Throne. ...
Article : 33 wordsDuring a duststorm at Ipswich yesterday afternoon an incident occured whereby Albert Meisoner, employed at the railway goods shed, lost, his life. Meisoner was engaged shunting four heavily laden ...
Article : 141 wordsAt St. John's, Bishopthorpe, Glebe, holy communion was celebrated at 7 a.m. The celebrant was the Rev. S. S. Tovey. At 11 a.m. Mr. Tovey preached to a large congregation from the text ...
Article : 71 wordsAt the periodical tallow sales to-day 825 casks were offered and 375 casks were sold. Prices were unchanged is follows:—Fine mutton 37s 9d, medium mutton 32s 6d; fine ...
Article : 49 wordsIn the Senate the Philippines' tariff was passed by 46 votes to 26. ...
Article : 21 wordsThere was a very large congregation at St. Stephen's Church. Messrs. J. Perry (Minister for Public Instruction) and J. Kidd (Minister for Mines and Agriculture) attended the service as representatives ...
Article : 671 wordsSpecial services were held yesterday in the various Anglican churches on the north side of the harbour, and in most cases there were large congregations present. ...
Article : 281 wordsPetitions against any alteration being made in the declaration taken by the Sovereign on accession were presented to the House of Commons last night. ...
Article : 104 wordsAlmost immediately after its meeting this afternoon the House of Representatives went into Committee of Ways and Means to give further consideration to the tariff in detail. The first item of division ...
Article : 431 wordsThe Italian Government has summoned for service with the colours 40,000 railway workers attached to the mobile territorial army to prevent the contemplated general ...
Article : 41 wordsDr. Ramsay Smith, in a report dealing with the metropolitan water supply, made a critical examination of recent analysis. He points out that analysis alone do not enable one to state whether the water is ...
Article : 98 wordsH.M.S. Phaeton has arrived at Honolulu after a seareh of three weeks for H.M.S. Condor. No trace of the missing vessel was obtained. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe first South Australian Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia was opened in the Pirie-street church this evening. There was a large attendance of delegates. The Rev. T. Piper, ...
Article : 134 wordsIn the enstern suburbs the day was observed by most of the leading business people. At most of the chinches services were held both morning and evening and were well attended. ...
Article : 328 wordsBesides the conference, following the Coronation, arranged by Mr. Chamberlain to deal with matters connected with the trade and commerce of the Empire, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, ...
Article : 69 wordsIn the Spanish Senate General Weyler, Minister for War, assured Senators that tranquillity prevailed in the greater part of Spain. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe conference of Friendly Societies, representing an adhesion of 6,000,000 members, has adopted the scheme prepared by the committee last December providing for old-age ...
Article : 58 wordsWork at the camp of the third battalion in the Agricultural Ground was not suspended yesterday on account of it being proclaimed a day of humiliation and prayer. A good portion of the day was taken ...
Article : 211 wordsThe arrivals of wool number 251,059 bales. Of those 103,000 bales have been forwarded direct to the manufactures, and there are available for the next series 163,000 bales. ...
Article : 50 wordsJ. Gaudaur, the Canadian sculler and ex-champion, has broken his shoulder bone by a fall on the ice at Rat Portage. It is feared he will not be able to row again. ...
Article : 138 wordsLarge crowds of people yesterday visited the scene of the sensational shooting case, which occurred in Lincoln-street, Dulwich Hill, on Tuesday night. During the day the police were actively engaged in ...
Article : 137 wordsA large meeting was held in the Alexandria Mission Hall on Tuesday night in connection with the Sydney City Mission. Mr. J. S. Hawthorne, M.L.A., presided. A musical programme was rendered by ...
Article : 188 wordsSir George Turner is making provision to avert the inconvenience which he anticipates will arise in connection with the finances of the Commonwealth owing to the delay in dealing with the tariff and ...
Article : 1,639 wordsSpecial services were held yesterday in the Scots' Church, Church-hill, and were well attended. In the morning the Rev. Dr. Dill Macky preached from Job, xxi, 15, "What is the Almighty that its should ...
Article : 139 wordsAt the various churches conducted by the Franciscan Fathers in the eastern suburbs special mosses were celebrated yesterday. Early masses were begun at 6.30 a.m. The churches at Paddington, ...
Article : 83 wordsThe Western Australian portion of the Commonwealth Contingent will embark to-day for South Africa by the Manchester Merchant, which arrived at Fremantle last evening. There was no parade in ...
Article : 73 wordsAt the Waverley church, Bondi Junction, services were held for humilation and prayer for rain. In the morning the Rev. E. King delivered an address ...
Article : 130 wordsSpecial services were held in the Presbyterian Church both morning and evening, at which there were crowded congregations. The preacher was the Rev. Dr. Clouston, who, in the course of his sermon ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 27 Feb 1902, Page 7
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