Opinions in mercantile circles yesterday regarding the speech of Mr. G. H. Reid in the House of Representatives, in opposition to the tariff, were not very pronounced. Some, however, had not read it, ...
Article : 241 wordsThe board appointed to inqiure into the charges against Mr. John Davies, General Manager for Railway, commenced its sittings this morning. Both sides were represented by counsel. Mr. Pilkington, ...
Article : 393 wordsThe columns of Major-General F.W. Kitchener operating from Paul Pietersdorp, 20 miles north of Vryheid, and from Utrecht, the same distance north-west of Vryheid, are ...
Article : 153 wordsThe Cabul correspondent of the " Pioneer," an Indian newspaper, states that Abdurrah-man on September 28, after being seized with a paralytic stroke, summoned his family and ...
Article : 141 wordsThe number of students at Paris learning the Russian language has dwindled from 200 to 20. ...
Article : 31 wordsMr. Dangar resumed the debate in the Legislative Council yesterday on the motion for the second reading of the Industrial Arbitration Bill. He said that one of his reasons for moving the adjournment last ...
Article : 1,005 wordsThe debate on Mr. G. H. Reid's motion of censure was continued by Mr. Sydney Smith (N.S.W.) this afternoon, who picked up the thread of his speech where it was broken by the adjournment last night. ...
Article : 917 wordsThe effect of the federal tariff is looked upon with dismay by those engaged in general trade with the islands. This feeling was voiced yesterday by Mr. James Burns, of Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co., ...
Article : 481 wordsA referendum of French miners shows indifference to a proposed strike in order to promote the granting of eight hours, old-age pensions, and minimum wage legislation. ...
Article : 32 wordsPresident Roosevelt's detachment from political parties has created a sensation in the United States. Two of President Roosevelt's acts have been ...
Article : 114 wordsCommandants Delarey and Kemp are reported to be at Lentley's Poort, 25 miles north-west of Rustenburg. ...
Article : 23 wordsGreat Britain has acknowledged the succession of the Ameer Habibullah. Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India, has transmitted to the Ameer King Edward's ...
Article : 53 wordsThe State Premier, Mr Sec, upon being asked for his views upon the debate on the censure motion in the House of Representatives, said that as Premier of New South Wales he had nothing to ...
Article : 487 wordsActing upon information from Boer prisoners, the British have recovered a Maxim gun which was buried at Dwaarvlei ...
Article : 24 wordsThe rebel Wollandt, one of the officers of Commandant Lotter, has been executed. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe House has been sitting continuously since yesterday afternoon. The defence estimates were exhaustively discussed. A section of the House strongly protested against the growing defence ...
Article : 255 wordsThe field hospitals at Peshawur, on the north west frontier of India, are being mobilised for training. [The mobilisation of two fleid hospitals at Peshawur, ...
Article : 77 wordsMajor H. H. Austin, the commanding officer of the expedition appointed to survey the Abyssinian frontier of Uganda and the Soudan, has returned to England, ...
Article : 123 wordsThe " South African News," published at Capetown, voluntarily ceased publication owing to the existence of martial law. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe invitation to the Yeomanry to re-enlist largely failed owing to arrears of pay. Mr. St. John Brodrick, Secretary for War, has ordered the training of fresh ...
Article : 90 wordsThe first sale of the Melbourne wool season was held to-day by Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., and attracted a large attendance of buyers and others connected with the wool industry. Competition for ...
Article : 68 wordsSpeaking on behalf of his house, Messrs. Hordern Brothers, Pitt-street, Mr. J. L. Hordern yesterday said that in practice he had found that the tariff teems with absurdities and anomalies which ought ...
Article : 232 wordsAbout an acre of ground between the railway and the breakwater piers at Williamstown was strewn inches deep to-day with tons of pilchards. The fish had been driven in by a shoal of barracouta and ...
Article : 257 wordsThe War Office publishes the following telegram from Lord Kitchener:—" Since my last a week ago columns report 26 Boers killed, 8 wounded, 194 prisoners, and 42 ...
Article : 50 wordsIn the Assembly more petitions against the Sunday opening of libraries were presented. The Premier said he would gladly take a holiday, but desired to make progress with the Old Age Pensions Bill. The ...
Article : 218 wordsThe Duke and the Duchess of Cornwall and York have enjoyed a sail for 60 hours among the Thousand Islands on the St. Lawrence. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe State Attorney-General, Mr. Wise, K.C., was seen yesterday afternoon on the subject of the speech delivered by Mr. Reid in the House of Representatives in support of his motion of no confidence in the ...
Article : 715 wordsTwenty-nine Boers belonging to the commando of Field-Cornet Hall have surrendered at Potchefstroom. ...
Article : 23 wordsIn speaking yesterday about the incidence of the federal tariff a representative of Messrs. Washington H. Soul and Co. said that the duty on medicines would fall heavily upon many of the poor and ...
Article : 354 wordsRoland Molineux, who was found guilty at New York in February last year of a charge of poisoning Mrs. K. G. Adams, and who was sentenced to death, has been granted a new ...
Article : 255 wordsThe War Office makes the following correction:—" It is untrue that Trooper Colin M'Donald, of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, died of enteric fever at Bloemfontein, ...
Article : 66 wordsMr. F. E. H. W. Krichauff, chairman of the Central Agricultural Bureau, and one of the oldest German agriculturists in the State, was interviewed to-day in reference to a telegram from Brisbane ...
Article : 266 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day the Aborigines Protection Bill was further considered in committee. A number of clauses was postponed. The House adjourned to Tuesday. ...
Article : 118 wordsThe Premier is in receipt of the following telegram from Capetown:—" Dangerously ill at Elandsfontein on October 13, Second New South Wales Mounted Infantry, No. 2612, Arthur O'Brien, of ...
Article : 150 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day the select committee appointed to consider the bill for the purpose of forfeiting the unallotted concession granted to Chaffey Brothers presented its report. It had ...
Article : 359 wordsMr. Barton stated to instit that the Pacific Islands Labourers Bill would be proceeded with at the earliest possible moment. He was determined that the session should not close before the bill was ...
Article : 301 wordsThe Executive Council to-day formally approved of the recommendation of the Minister for Agriculture to release cattle in the northern part of the State to enable them to be brought further south. ...
Article : 237 wordsThe federal tariff has been freely commented upon during the past few days, it being regarded as most exorbitant. The removal of the stock tax has been joyfully recevied, this being a big stock crossing for ...
Article : 46 wordsCount Vaulx, who is making a voyage in a balloon across the Mediterranean, from Toulon to Algiers, has been sighted half-way. ...
Article : 242 wordsMr. Kirwan, M.P., has received the following telegram from Kalgoorlie representatives of companies having 80 millions of capital invested in Australian mining:—"Consensus of opinion here that ...
Article : 106 wordsSir Hector MacDonald was entertained at luncheon to-day by the Parliament of Victoria. The guests included the Federal Premier and several of his colleagues, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of ...
Article : 181 wordsReuter's correspondent at Peking reports that Li Hung Chang is pressing M. Lessar, the Russian Minister, for the recession of Manchuria to China, and he suggests that ...
Article : 124 wordsMr. H. H. Lever (chairman of the firm of Lever Brothers, Limited, of Porl Sunlight, England, and of Sydney) is at present on a visit to this city. A representative of the " Sydney Morning ...
Article : 1,240 wordsThe event of the month has been the visit of H.B.M.S. Torch, which arrived here from New Zealand via Rarotonga and various islands on September 21. The Torch left Auckland on August 2, and ...
Article : 509 wordsMr. M'Gowen, leader of the Labour party in the State Parliament, when asked for his opinion on Mr. Reid's speech on the motion of censure in the House of Representatives, and all he had to say was that he ...
Article : 161 wordsThe official opening of the newly inaugurated local School of Arts took place at the Town Hall on Monday night in the presence of a large and representative gathering, the ceremony being performed by ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 126 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly last evening Mr. George moved the adjournment of the House for the purpose of calling attention to the conduct of certain journals in regard to a public official Mr. Leake ...
Article : 104 wordsThe violent newspaper agitation against Sir Redvers Buller's appointment to the command of the First Army Corps continues. ...
Article : 26 wordsBusiness at the Customs house was less in volume yesterday, most of the stocks of recent arrival having been dealt with. The work therefore progressed more satisfactorily; but until the tariff is finally ...
Article : 104 wordsSubscriptions for the Tasmanian 3 per cent. loan of £450,000 at 92 have closed. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe British submarine boat of the Holland type recently completed at Barrow-in-Furness, has had a successful test, lasting three hours. Her crew, officers, and men number ...
Article : 38 wordsThe annual inspection of the first Sydney company of the Boys' Brigade in Australia in connection with St. Peter's Presbyterian Sunday-school was held last evening by Lieutenant-Colonel Paul at St. Peter's ...
Article : 83 wordsMrs. Catherine Brodie, artist, formerly of New Zealand, brought an action against Mr. M'Gregor, a contractor, of Glasgow, claiming £30,100 damages for breach of promise. The ...
Article : 52 wordsWhen questioned with regard to the effect of the tariff on the railway revenue a prominent railway official stated yesterday that there had been a considerable falling off in the goods business. This was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 wordsThe capital of the proposed tube railways for London, for which bills will be introduced in Parliament in the next session, is £50,000,000. ...
Article : 111 wordsA second meeting of the members of the Tramway Employees Union was held at the Trades' Hall yesterday, the object being to communicate to those employees who were absent from the previous night's ...
Article : 150 wordsThe monthly meeting of the engineering section of the Royal Society of New South Wales was held at the society's house, Elizabeth-street, last night. Sir J. M. Smail occupied the chair. A lengthy ...
Article : 133 wordsThe Tasmanian Agricultural and Pastoral Society's show was held to-day. The attendance in the after-noon was exceptionally good. The number of exhibits was larger than last year. There was a ...
Article : 72 wordsCaptain Robertson, of the British India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Ujina, writes from New castle to the effect that his vessel arrived at Newcastle on Friday last, and was immediately ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 17 Oct 1901, Page 7
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