"Forewarned is forearmed!" is the motto of those who are agitating in Sydney against the possible invasion of a band of White Slavers from the Old Country. That they are being ...
Article : 1,188 wordsMr. Walter H. Page, the American Ambassador, to-day unveiled a memorial to the Pilgrim Fathers at Southampton. During the ceremony, he made a speech which ...
Article : 175 wordsKing Ferdinand returned from the front yes-terday in triumph. With a crown of leaves about his head, he headed the Sofia division of the troops in ...
Article : 159 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Joseph Cook), accompanied by Senator Millen, Colonel Ryrie, Messrs. W. E. Johnson, W. Fleming, R. B. Orchard, P. P. Abbott, and H. R. M. Piggott ...
Article : 802 wordsA new phase has been reached, so far as the position of the murderer. Wright is concerned. The probabilities are that he will be reprieved, and the death-sentence commuted to ...
Article : 251 wordsA reference to the statistics relating to the cost of governing the affairs of the nation produces some peculiarly interesting developments. The problem of over-government is one that ...
Article : 1,279 wordsThe Government had decided to still further strengthen the naval programme. The Admiralty has ordered from private yards three battle-cruisers heavier and of more ...
Article : 97 wordsThe Admiralty has invited 200 lieutenants from the fleet to volunteer for the formation of a naval air wing in the Royal Flying Corps. [The Queen Mary has a length overall of 700ft ...
Article : 146 wordsMr. Kotze, the Government mining engineer, has presented his report upon the conditions prevailing in the Rand gold mines. He pleads for the introduction of better health ...
Article : 358 wordsSix Bulgarian soldiers, who were identified as being amongst those who participated in the Doxato massacres, were court-martialled, and promptly executed over the graves of their ...
Article : 33 wordsAt a largely-attended meeting of citizens held at the Sydney Town Hall last night, it was decided to make a further appeal to the Government to review the sentence of death imposed ...
Article : 464 wordsThe correspondent of the "Petit Parisienne" at St. Petersburg states that an expedition to Nova Zernbla has discovered the diary of the last survivor of a fishing colony. ...
Article : 219 wordsThe Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inquire into the conditions prevailing amongst the post-office servants, has presented its report to the House. ...
Article : 73 wordsThe executive of the Miners' Federation has repudiated the candidature for the Chesterfield seat of Mr. Kenyon: The latter is a local miners' official, and was ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Premier, Mr. Asquith, in a message to Mr. Kenyon, stated that he personally wished him every success in his candidature. Mr. Kenyon describes the decision of the ...
Article : 203 wordsAccording to the "Sportsman," Mr. Walker has refused an offer of £30,000 for the stallion White Eagle. It is also stated that the Russian Government ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Appellate Jurisdiction Bill, which was read the third time in the House of Lords on Tuesday last, to-day received the Royal Asseut. A supreme tribunal for the whole empire is ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Premier is in receipt of advice from the Commercial Commissioner for New South Wales in the East that the Colonial Exhibition which, the Netherlands-India authorities proposed to ...
Article : 354 wordsThe Federal Government has decided to make a test case of the Anti-Alien Act passed by the Legislature of California. To this end, the Japanese Government is to ...
Article : 71 wordsThe fortune of the late Herr Bebel, the socialist leader, is estimated at £30,000. According to his will a large portion of the money is to go towards the party funds. ...
Article : 41 wordsDrastic regulations have been issued to the police in connection with the Nationalist-Unionist riots at Londonderry. They have been instructed to shoot if the ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Legislature has appointed Mr. Henry Clayton a Senator. This action restores the former majority of the Democrats. ...
Article : 125 wordsAnother suffragette outrage is reported from Bangor, in Wales, where a new house was fired. The residence was not yet tenanted. ...
Article : 31 wordsParliament has been prorogued until November 3. ...
Article : 13 wordsMr. Towner, member of the House of Representatives, brought forward a resolution in tho Lower House, favoring mediation by the United States with regard to Mexico. ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Federal Government intends to make some important changes in regard to lands in the Capital Territory. A statement is being prepared to serve as a basis for the scheme in ...
Article : 105 wordsMany influential letters are appearing in the London Press advocating British participation in the forthcoming Panama Exhibition. The Manchester machinery manufacturers ...
Article : 147 wordsThe Huertan Government in Mexico has accepted Mr. Lind as the bearer of an unofficial message from the United States to the effect that nothing is asked for but what is in the ...
Article : 100 wordsSir George and Lady Reid and family sailed by the Otranto to-day for Australia. The High Commissioner Is to return to duty in March next. ...
Article : 38 wordsA special delegate meeting of the delegates of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Union has then convened for Tuesday next, when the business to be dealt with will be in connection with ...
Article : 170 wordsThe Liberal Conference yesterday morning discussed at length the following recommendations for the amendment of the Crown Lands Acts, with a view to facilitating settlement on ...
Article : 190 wordsMiss Barr, late head-mistress at Penrith Superior Public School, who was recently promoted to Darlinghurst, was to-night entertained at a social evening, by a number of her friends ...
Article : 59 wordsChinese refugees are flocking to the port of Kobe. Dr. Sun Yat Ben and Huan Sing have disappeared. ...
Article : 52 wordsSir Thomas Watt, the Postmaster-General, in a speech at Dundee, advocated strongly for the imposition of a land-tax. Such a measure, he said, would force the ...
Article : 54 wordsLady Denman sailed for Australia to-day. She will travel by way of Canada. ...
Article : 19 wordsSammy Trott out-pointed Ketchell in a fast twelve round bout last night. Trott had altogether tho better In the in-fighting, though Kctchell kept at his man the ...
Article : 80 wordsBar silver was quoted to-day at 275-l6d per oz. standard, an advance of [?]d. ...
Article : 17 wordsAbout 8.30 yesterday morning, Gilbert Robertson (39), a wharf laborer, residing at Garry-street, Newtown, fell down the hold of the steamer Linga, which is lying at the Colonial ...
Article : 85 wordsThe following were the closing prices yesterday afternoon on 'Change:— Copper.—On spot and three months, b £69 13/9, s £60/18/9—a fall of 3/9 per ton. ...
Article : 67 wordsFollowing on a discussion as to the merits of the different ships, a wager was made to-day of £40, and a case of champagne, that the old-fashioned brigantine Geneva, beats the time ...
Article : 54 wordsThe mails, dated London, Friday, July 18, 1913, per R.M.S. Malwa, it Is expected, will reach Sydney in time for the delivery of the letters from the General Post Office, Sydney ...
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Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sun 17 Aug 1913, Page 9
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