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  2. OUR AMERICAIN LETTER.

    Admiral Dewey has cabled that his flagship, the Olympia, will anchor at Quarautine in the harbour of New York on the morning of the 29th isntant, "without fail," thus shwoing a ...

    Article : 3,040 words
  3. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    The second progress roport of the Unemnloyed Advisory Board has been presorted to the Premier. A number of important rocommeiidations are made. The board recommend for the alleviation of the ...

    Article : 2,615 words
  4. MISCELLANEOUS SHIPPING NEWS.

    The Sourd of Trade returns of tonunge of steam and sailing vessels entering and clearing in the foreign trade with cargo or in ballast at ports of the Unitd Kingdom reached their hightest figures last year. In 1898 [?]966 ...

    Article : 341 words
  5. OLD AGE PENSIONS.

    Sir,—Your report of Mr. Bruce Smith's lecture to the membrs of the Bankers' Institute indicates that he expatiated upon "the national characteristic of self-help," the "demoralising effect of indiscriminate ...

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  6. THE NEW M.M. STEAMERS

    The Annam, a new steamer for the China line of the Messangeries Maritimes Company, left Marseilles on september 24, and is due to arrive at Colombo early in October. The Annam is of 6000 gross tons and 72[?]-h[?] ...

    Article : 86 words
  7. VESSELS TOTALLY LOST, CONDEMNED,&c

    The statistical summary of vesels totally lost, condemnel, &c., published by Lloyd's Register, shows that during 1898 the gross reduction in the effective mercantile marine of the world amounted to 1141 vessels, of[?] ...

    Article : 279 words
  8. HOUND THE CAPE OR BY SUEZ.

    The Suez Canal dues on cargo steamers are reidiculously high. It may be said that the evolution in building vessles and design, which has given rise to the ship carrying large measurement cargoes in comparison to dead ...

    Article : 283 words
  9. A DISCOVERY IN THE BRISBANE RIVER.

    The Brisbane "Courier" reports:—A rather interesting obstruction has been discovered in mid-stream, just opposite the Port Office Wharf, Edward-street. It appe[?] that a couple of days ago it was found necessary to do ...

    Article : 208 words
  10. MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.

    This council met on Tuesday, September 26. There were present the Mayor (Alderman T. Hodson, J.P.), Alderment [?]lcher, Thompson, Hitchell, Well, and Best. It was decided to co-operate with Woollah[?] and other councils ...

    Article : 279 words
  11. THE OCEANIC AT LIVERPOOL.

    An English exchango of the 1st ultimo reporting the arrival of the Occanic, says:—"The twin-serew steamer Oceanic arrived in the Mersey from Belfast on Saturday. The big ship having been so fully described at the time of ...

    Article : 227 words
  12. CONFERENCE BETWEEN MINISTERS.

    A conference on the unemployed question took place yesterday between Mr. Perry (Minister for Labour) and Mr. O'Sulliva (Minister for Works). Mr. Creer, superintendent of the Causal Labour ...

    Article : 728 words
  13. WILLOUGHBY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

    The Willioughby Electorate Horticultural Society held its monthly meeting in the Chatswood Hall on Tuesday evening. Although the exhibits were not quite so numerous as might have been expected for ...

    Article : 250 words
  14. THE LARGEST SHIP AFLOAT.

    While admiring the medic's proportions as the lies along the White Star Wahrf in Woolloomooloo Bay, one naturally asks, What are the largest ship affloat. Is there any limit, and if not, waht is the present limit ...

    Article : 218 words
  15. HUNTER'S HILL.

    This council met on September 29. The Mayor (Alderman Thomson, J.P) presided, the following aldermen being present—Alderman Rorke, M'Neil, Edgington, Aspiu[?]ll, and Jouber. The Woollahra Council wrote, ...

    Article : 218 words
  16. AMERICAN TRAMP STEMAERS.

    A New York report sasy:—The tramp steamer business on this side the pond does not seem to be eminently successful so far. There is only on ship of that type alloat as yet, the Winnifred, which was built at Bath, Me., for ...

    Article : 128 words
  17. THE VERDICT DREADED.

    "I was very ill," said Mrs. M'Donell, of Bankshire-stree, Botany, to a reported of this paper; "so ill that I feared to see the doctor. I dreaded to hear him deliver the fatal verdict—heart disease." ...

    Article : 857 words
  18. MANLY.

    The Manly Council sat on Tuesday, September [?] when the Mayor (Alderman W. H. Fletcher) was in the chair, and there were also present Aldermen F. C. [?] O. Carroll, J. F. Walker, A. Russell, J. B. Meyer, E. W. ...

    Article : 381 words
  19. AN OLD P. AND O. LINER.

    The United States Attorney-Gneneral has decided that the British-built stemer Scipio, formerly the P. and O. Ravenna, rcently sold by the Government to Luckenbach Brothers, of New york, cannot be granted American ...

    Article : 106 words
  20. RELATIVE PERCENTAGE OF LOSS IN SHIPPING.

    Of causes of loss collision is the most general for steamers (15 per cent.), and abandonment at sea for sailing vessels (10 per cent.). Great as the absolute annual loss of vessels belonging to the United Kingdom appears ...

    Article : 224 words
  21. A BARQUE IN A TYPHOON.

    The British, barque Simia, a grand four-masted steal vessel of 2200 tons, arrived at Hongkong on August 25 from Coba. She encountered a typhoon in lat, 16 N., 127[?] E. At 4.30 a.m. on August [?] the ballast shifted, throwing ...

    Article : 138 words
  22. REDFERN.

    This council met on September 2[?] The Mayor (Alderman Clarke, M.L.A.) occupied the chair. There were also present Alderman Poole, Roche, Vernon, Parkes, Fanning, Jackson, Sullivan, Howe, Stanley, Gorton, and ...

    Article : 369 words
  23. THE OLD CEMETERY SEAR REDFERN RAILWAY TERMINUS.

    Sir,—In your leader of August 30 referring to the expansion of Sydney you say, speaking of the policy of our predecessors in the early days, "they buried their dea where is now the very heart of the city." ...

    Article : 584 words
  24. DECLINE IN BRITISH TRADE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

    British Consul Sidney Churchill in his annual report on the trade and commerce of Sicily for last year has the following on shipping:—"A steady decline in British tonnage has taken place at the three prinicpal ports. In ...

    Article : 468 words
  25. THE NORTH SHORE BRIDGE.

    Sir.—In a notice of a meeting of the Poeple[?] Bridge. league, appearing in your issue of the 2nd instant, a letter purporting to be from Mr. Copeland is quoted, objecting to the construction of a North ...

    Article : 356 words
  26. THE ROYAL ALFRED AGED MERCHANT SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.

    An excursion trip was made on August 25 on the Thames by the members of the above, the only institution in the United Kingdom which gives, irrespective of rank, creed, ports of service, or place of abode,a home or pension to ...

    Article : 191 words
  27. DINNER TO MR. A. W. JOSE.

    Some of the friends of Mr. A. W. Jos tendered him a dinner at the Trocadero Cafe on Tuesdy night in recognition of this service to Australian literature. Mr. Richard Croft presided, and amongst those ...

    Article : 201 words
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  29. SHIPBUILDING IN THE STATES.

    An extraordinary condition of affairs is reported by teh mail per Alamdea, wherein it is stated that anxiety is increasing among American shipbuilders as to their ability to complete their contracts in time, for they cannot now get ...

    Article : 255 words
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