Both Homes of Parliament will meet for the despatch of business at half-past 4 o'clock this afternoon. The most important business will be the "free conference" which has been arranged on the ...
Article : 250 wordsAt the City Court to-day, before Mr. C. N. Payton, S.M., 25 persons arrested in an alleged common gaming-house on Saturday night, were proceeded against by the police on different charges. ...
Article : 151 wordsBar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 3 7-16d per ounce standard. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe following figures have been ascertained in connection with the late wool sales in Brisbane: —At the three auctions altogether 8893 bales were sold. Upon 8603 of these £1226 bonus has ...
Article : 154 wordsGeneral Otis, who led the American troops in their advance upon the Filipinos' position, reports that 12,000 rebels were engaged in defending ...
Article : 46 wordsA petition to the Queen has been signed by 21,000 British, subjects in the Transvaal. The petition asks that the Queen should order an inquiry ...
Article : 186 wordsIn financial circles in the city it is anticipated that there will be a partial suspension of the terminable annuities and an increase in the stamp duties. ...
Article : 153 wordsA crowded public meeting was held at the Town Hall last night, under the presidency of Sir George Dibbs, to hear addresses in opposition to the amended Commonwealth Bill. The ...
Article : 6,551 wordsA serious blasting accident occurred in the Big Blow mine, Coolgardie, on Saturday. James Smith sustained injuries of a terrible nature, his jaw being literally blown away, both eyes ...
Article : 64 wordsThe thickness of the jungle and the excessive heat hampered the attack of the Americans upon the insurgent trenches. ...
Article : 111 wordsThe weekly meeting of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board was held at the offices this morning. The president (Mr. H. D. Walsh) occupied the chair, and Messrs. J. W. Birkenhead, ...
Article : 567 wordsThere was a large attendance yesterday at the St. Leonards Superior Public School, the occasion being the presentation by the Minister for Education of the prizes won at the recent swimming carnival of the ...
Article : 490 wordsLively scenes were witnessed at Fremantle this morning, when three prisoners arrested during the strike disturbances on Sunday were brought before the local police court charced with disorderly ...
Article : 464 wordsThe storm which visited Adelaide on Saturday night appears to have come down the colony from north to sonth, and in many places over an inch of rain was recorded. One town had an inch in ...
Article : 463 wordsAt the Anti-rederal Bill meeting in the Town Hall last night a telegram was read from Mr. J. H. Want, Attorney-General, in regard to the subject of federation. A telegram had been sent to Mr Want ...
Article : 838 wordsIn August last Signor Turati (Socialist) and Signor De Andries (Republican), members of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, were each sentenced to 12 years' ...
Article : 67 wordsIn connection wich the threatened rising in Macedonia, several Turkish generals, commanding 30,000 troops armed with Mauser rifles, have landed at Salonika. ...
Article : 36 wordsFighting was renewed on Sunday, and a six hours' battle ensued. The Filipinos were driven from Polo with great slaughter. ...
Article : 111 wordsProfessor Delbruck, of Berlin, has been censured, and has been fined 500 marks for having adversely criticised the action of the Prussian Government in expelling ...
Article : 39 wordsThe "Daily News" states that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Temple, thinks that the appointment of Sir Arthur Charles to succeed Lord Penzance as ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Admiralty Court, after rehearing the case in regard to the stranding of the P. and O. liner China, off the island of Perim, in March of last year, exonerated ...
Article : 78 wordsThe added results of the rainfall of Sunday have put somewhat butter complexion upon the recent monsoonal wet change which came in from the north-west. Yesterday the rain chart issued from the ...
Article : 390 wordsAt a special meeting of the above, held on Thursday evening, Mr. W. A. Smith in the chair, it was decided to urge the Railway Commissioners to run a train similar to that now leaving Liverpool for ...
Article : 346 wordsIt is now evident that the dreaded phylloxera has firmly established itself in the Victorian vineyards. It is known to exist over a wide extent of the colony, including Geelong, Bendigo, ...
Article : 196 wordsThe quantity of coal shipped at the Government hydraulic cranes at the Dyke during the week ended to-day totalled 41,644 tons, as compared with 37,553 tons during the corresponding week of last year, an ...
Article : 170 wordsThe American troops are being reinforced by 600 infantry, which lett San Francisco for Manila on Saturday. ...
Article : 26 wordsSerious rioting took place at Charleville (Ireland) during the County Council election. Many persons were injured. During the course of the riot Mr. ...
Article : 40 wordsEastern news to hand yesterday contains particulars of a serious fire which broke out on board one of the Japan Mail Steamship Company's steamers, Yamaguchi Maru. The vessel was from Seattle, ...
Article : 700 wordsThe despatches of Major General Otis refer to the difficulty the American troops have experienced in attempting to cut off Aguinaldo's retreat. The tone of the ...
Article : 42 wordsAt the City Court to-day John Foley, a seaman, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour on a charge of having stolen several articles of clothing, valued at £10, the property of ...
Article : 123 wordsA duel arising out of a dispute in reference to the Dreyfus case has been fought between a Russian barrister and an ex-French officer at Kiev, the capital of ...
Article : 59 wordsFigures as to the rabbit export trade show that what was once regarded as a plague is being turned into a substantial source of revenue. Over a quarter of a million rabbits have been exported ...
Article : 196 wordsBy the courtesy of Captain Hose, of the steamer Egremont Castle, which arrived in the harbour yesterday from Manlia, we are in a position to place before the readers of the "Herald" some detailed ...
Article : 750 wordsAn Saturday afternoon terrific rain fell at Farina, in the far north, l63 points falling in three-quarters of an hour. All the creeks are running and the reservoirs are full. ...
Article : 466 wordsThe members of the lady teachers' ambulance class entertained their instructress, Dr. Ray Harris, on Friday evening last, and presented her with a valuable not of toilet requisites. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Stephens Creek Reservoir actually benefited by the late rains to the extent of 382,000,000 gallons. Allowing for evaporation and everything else Mr. Whitehead, the engineer for the company, says he ...
Article : 118 wordsA meeting convened to listen to speeches in opposition to the amended Commonwealth Bill was held at the Town Hall last evening under the presidency of Sir George Dibbs. The hall was crowded in every ...
Article : 3,918 wordsThe fortinghtly meeting of the City Council was held to-night. The Mayor (Alderman Timbury) presided. The Railway Commissioners wrote stating that they were not going to substitute electric light ...
Article : 174 wordsThe Marquis of Salisbury has visited Nice, and has had an audience of her Majesty the Queen. ...
Article : 27 wordsAt the Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Rogers, Joseph Marks, poundkeeper, of Grenfell, was charged with larceny as a bailee of a horse. Accused was fouud not guilty. ...
Article : 35 wordsSir Julian Salomons, the Agent-General for New South Wales, has assumed the duties of his office. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Palmerston-Pine Creek railway earnings for the week ended March 18, were £387. The Australind, from Singapore, arrived last Monday evening with 18 Asiatics, and sailed on ...
Article : 225 wordsA resident of 60 years' standing, named William Fisher, died on Friday at the reputed age of 102. It is stated he was born iu 1797. The cause of death was senile decay. He leaves grandchildren ...
Article : 56 wordsA lad named George Lee, 9 years of age, residing at Wakefield, died in the Wallsend Hospital this morning from the effects of a kick from a horse. ...
Article : 31 wordsOn Saturday evening, at King's Royal Hotel, a large meeting of farmers of the district was held to consider what definite stops should be taken regarding the rabbit post. A motion was carried that the ...
Article : 419 wordsAt a meeting of the New castle branch of New South Wales Wheelmen held last night, it was reported that a loss of £34 15s han attended the recent carnival. The racing members volunteered to ...
Article : 182 wordsThe Russian Government, in the process of Russianising Finland, has decreed that Russian postage stamps shall supersede Finnish postage stamps in the ...
Article : 33 wordsIn the billiard match for the championship of the world, 18,000 up, between Roberts and Dawson, the scores at half-time were—Roberts, 9001; Dawson, 8721. ...
Article : 134 wordsIn the Chatswood Congregational Church on Thursday evening last Mr. J. Marshall Brown, of Camden College, was ordamed to the work of the Christian ministry. The Rev. J. M. Sands, B.A, ...
Article : 141 wordsThe steamer Wyrallub, loaded with coals for the Lismore gasworks, after being stuck in Swan Bay, grounded again about two miles below town yesterday, and did not got off till this morning. The ...
Article : 66 wordsThe inspection and testing of the temporary bridge over the Pieman by the directors of the Emu Bay railway was satisfactory. The second half-yearly meeting was held at ...
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Article : 38 wordsLieutenant-Colonol Weeks, as officer commanding, made his annual inspection of the headquarter companies of the 1st Infantry Regiment on Saturday afternoon. There was a full ...
Article : 127 words"The Sign of the Cross" Company left for Sydney to-night. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 28 Mar 1899, Page 5
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