In the course of the examination of Mr. A.L. Harrold on Saturday the insolvent stated that he was not sure of the whereabouts of a mortgage for £25,000 executed by him, but he subsequently ...
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Article : 138 wordsThe United States Cabinet has informed the Spanish Government that the bases of the proposed negotiations for the settlement of the terms of peace ...
Article : 259 wordsPrince Bismarck, who was reported to be in a critical state of health, died peacefully at 11 o'clock on Saturday evening. ...
Article : 37 wordsThere is no truth whatever in the rumours of a possible coalition between Mr. Reid and Mr. Barton. Rumours are freely circulated that when the ...
Article : 7,891 wordsThe trial of Alfred John Monson, Victor Honour (a money-lender), and Robert Metcalfe, who were charged with having conspired together to defraud the Norwich ...
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Article : 4,357 wordsMr. T. Playford, late Agent-General, said in the course of an interview that there is no possibility of consolidating the loans at a profit. Regarding the selection of opportunities for floating ...
Article : 200 wordsA meeting of the combined committee, consisting of representatives of the colliery proprietors of the northern district and members of the miners' delegate board, appointed at the recent conference ...
Article : 273 wordsCaptain Cas[?]majon, the leader of a small French expedition in Sokoto, West Africa, has been massacred, as well as six Senegalese. ...
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Article : 205 wordsA British torpedo-boat destroyer of the first class has been wrecked at Simon's Town, Cape Colony. ...
Article : 25 wordsAdmiral Camara's squadron, which was recalled while on its way to tho Philippines, has arrived safe at Cadiz. ...
Article : 29 wordsDuring the past week a number of well-known criminals have returned to Western Australia after an absence which coincides with the occurrence of a series of crimes at Adelaide and Broken ...
Article : 237 wordsThe seventieth half-yearly meeting of the members of the St. Mary's Star of the Sea branch of the Australian Holy Catholic Guild was held in the Guild Hall this afternoon. The warden (Alderman ...
Article : 166 wordsThe Science Research Scholarships, awarded by the commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851, have been regranted to Mr. Strickland, of Sydney, and Mr. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Wesleyan Conference of England now sitting has approved of an appeal to the connexion to form a fund of 1,000,000 guineas. ...
Article : 75 wordsA petition signed by 122 members of the House of Commons has been presented to the Government requesting that legislation may be introduced during 1899 ...
Article : 44 wordsThe barque County of Merioneth arrived from Adelaide yesterday to load a cargo of coal for the West Coast, and the barque M[?]lydon put in an appearance from Algoa Bay to ship a cargo of coal ...
Article : 81 wordsAt the last meetiug of the Plattsburg council the question of undermining streets and houses of the municipality was again discussed. A communication was received covering a report by Mr. A.A. ...
Article : 146 wordsOwing to M. Zola's suspension from the Legion of Honour, M. Barbier, the dramatist, and several other litterateurs, have resigned their Grand Crosses of the order. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Cretan House of Assembly has accepted the provisional constitution drawn up by the Admirals of the foreign fleets. ...
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Article : 55 wordsThe official correspondence relating to the New Guinea land concession has been published. It shows that Mr. Chamberlain, ...
Article : 142 wordsThe International Chess Tournament at Vienna has been concluded and was won by Dr. Tarrasch (Germany). ...
Article : 22 wordsA meeting of the debenture-holders of the New Zealand Midland Railway Company, Limited, was held yesterday, at which Mr. Alexander Young, the receiver ...
Article : 97 wordsDr. Roth, of the head centre of the St. John Ambulance Association, visited Newcastle yesterday and examined the members of the recently-formed ladies' "first-aid" class in connection with the ...
Article : 151 wordsThe ketch Jessie Sinclair, Captain Andreson, was wrecked on the bar here this forenoon. All hands were saved. The vessel was aground in the harbour this morning, and the tug Thistle was some time ...
Article : 434 wordsThe death is announced of Professor Caird, D.D., L.LD., late Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. ...
Article : 26 wordsIn the police court to-day James Robert Cross, an ex-Sobraon boy, was charged with placing an obstruction on the railway line to Culcair[?] for the purpose of throwing the train off the line and thereby ...
Article : 534 wordsThe Premier states that he has no intention of floating a loan in London till early in January, when he will place £1,000,000 on the market. He still has about £500,000 loan money on hand, ...
Article : 127 wordsMr. John Richardson, traffic superintendent of the Seaham and West Wallsend collieries, died at his residence, West Wallsend, yesterday afternoon, from the effects of injuries received on the 19th instant by ...
Article : 92 wordsThe directors of the West Australian Joint Stock Trust and Finance Corporation, the West Australian Loan and General Finance Corporation, and the ...
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Article : 399 wordsIn a letter to the "Times" this morning Lord Brassey urges that a departmental inquiry should be instituted as to the desirability of the State subsidising ...
Article : 54 wordsUpwards of 50 applicants for the bonus of £1000 offered by the Government for an effective method of ventilating mines have signified their willingness to practically demonstrate the value ...
Article : 65 wordsThe expedition formed by Mr Borchgrevink for the exploration of the Antarctic regions will sail from London in the steamer Southern Cross about the middle ...
Article : 394 wordsMessrs. Petersen, Tate, and Co., of Newcastle-on-Tyne, have abandoned their proposal to run a fast service of steamships across the Atlantic to Canada ...
Article : 83 wordsMr. James Graham, one of the oldest colonists of Victoria, died this morning at his residence, South Yarra. He was 79 years of age. The hand of gipsies left Dimbo[?]la on Saturday ...
Article : 249 wordsIt is satisfactory to learn that as the result of the conference held on Saturday afternoon between the sub-committee of the Cricket Council and the committee of the Melbourne Cricket Club all difficulties ...
Article : 325 wordsHealth Lectures to Ladies only; Centenary Hall, York[?]rect, 8 p.m. Lecture, Chalmers' Church, Redfern: "Drumtochty," a Night with [?]an Maclaren, 8 p.m. ...
Article : 187 wordsThe colonial party in France is furiously attacking the commercial clauses of the Niger Territory Convention, and urges that the Convention should not be ...
Article : 37 wordsA libel action, Alderman John Dunstan v. Alderman Jabiz Wright, was heard in the District Court yesterday before Judge Gibson. Dunstan claimed £200 damages, alleging that Wright had said at a ...
Article : 112 wordsAnother whale was killed in Eden harbour to-day. The whale, which was a medium-sized humpback, was brought into South Bay last night by killers, and was there attacked this morning by the local ...
Article : 59 wordsBar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 3d per ounce standard. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 1 Aug 1898, Page 5
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