"No news is good news" was applicable yesterday, for everybody expected to hear something of fresh wrecks. That easterly gale which had driven three vessels on the coast would not be appeased ...
Article : 465 wordsThe debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne was continued last night. Mr. J. Lawson Walton, Liberal member ...
Article : 257 wordsShanghai reports that China has offered Great Britain instead of the opening of Talienwan Bay two inland ports in the province of Hunan, access to which can ...
Article : 83 wordsGeneral Billot, the French Minister for War, has repudiated the charge of M. Rochefort that he had intrigued with M. Matthieu Dreyfus to have the sentence ...
Article : 195 wordsIt is believed that the battleship Victorious, which was reported on Friday to have left Malta for the Far East, is shadowing the movements of the Russian ...
Article : 55 wordsLetters are reported to have been received from members of Captain Marchand's French expedition, the objective point of which, is Fashoda, on the White ...
Article : 252 wordsYesterday the Federal Convention continued its sittings in Melbourne, the financial scheme being discussed at considerable length. It is believed that H.M. battleship Victorious is ...
Article : 7,097 wordsCaptain Hipgrave, 30 hours late in his voyage from Melbourne, reports having cleared Port Phillip Heads at 4.25 p.m. on the 12th instant, rounded Wilson's Promontory at 11.30 a.m. on the 13th ...
Article : 97 wordsThe steamer Tekapo, herself 24 hours overdue, arrived last night. Captain H. Sams reports having left Devonport at 5 p.m. on the 12th, passed Kent's Group at 7 a.m. on the 13th. Gabo Island abeam at ...
Article : 161 wordsGreat Britain is negotiating with China for the opening of Yuen-chau-fu, in the province of Kiang-si, as a treaty port, with the right of the free navigation of ...
Article : 48 wordsRussia is negotiating with the Porte for leave to take through the Bosphorus from the Black Sea a cruiser destined for China. Odessa reports that Russia has ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Fraser Automatic Door-controller Company has been formed to secure the English rights of the patent of Mr. Fraser, of Melbourne, for the automatic ...
Article : 54 wordsSeveral portions of a human body were picked up on the beach this morning. One body was washed in but was taken back again before anyone could get to it. It was seen floating in the surf about 12 ...
Article : 519 wordsAt the Warden's Court this morning Mr. Stawell, of Messrs. Hare and Jodrell, applied without notice for an ex parte injunction against 23 men who were continuing to work on the ...
Article : 199 wordsThe weather to day was fine and warm. Delayed telegrams received to-day show the rainfall on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday was heavy in Gippsland. At Cunninghame ...
Article : 159 wordsThe "Standard" says that the Government programme for the increase of the Army provides for increasing the artillery by 119 guns, and the infantry by six ...
Article : 52 wordsAs the result of the scene between Colonel Henry and Colonel Piequart at the trial of M. Zola yesterday, Colonel Piequart has challenged Colonel Henry. ...
Article : 133 wordsA large sheaf of telegrams came to hand at the Post Office yesterday in regard to delays to the mails in different parts of the country. From these it appears that the Wilcannia district suffered ...
Article : 457 wordsThe Afridis have been allowed until February 25 to give in their submission to General Sir William Lockhart, Commander-in-Chief of the forces on the ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Admiralty has determined to hasten with the increase of the navy, and is calling for tenders for first-class cruisers. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe ballast train working from Mingary passed over the washaway at 286 miles on Saturday morning, and over the washaway at 292[?] miles on Sunday morning. The full strength of men ...
Article : 303 wordsA fatal accident occurred early this morning at the Croesus Proprietary mine. A miner named John Leamar was firing two shots at the bottom of a shaft 310ft. deep. His mate Haughton had ...
Article : 451 wordsNews has been received from South Africa that the Angoni Zulus in Nyassaland have revolted against the British rule. ...
Article : 70 wordsIn the course of the Anglo-French negotiations on the subject of the Niger territory, the French claimed that Lieutenant Bretonnet's expedition annexed the ...
Article : 37 wordsAnother body was on the beach near Austinmer this afternoon. It is not yet (6.40 p.m.) identified, but is supposed to be that of Carl Olsen, the winchman of the Amy. A crucifix is tatooed on the right arm. ...
Article : 134 wordsThe arrival at Sheffield yesterday of 25 trucks of hydraulic apparatus made in Germany, caused a great sensation among the workmen of the city. ...
Article : 65 wordsThe steamer Veendam belonging to the Netherlands-American S. N. Company, has sunk in the Atlantic. Her crew and passengers, numbering 210 souls, were ...
Article : 70 wordsAt the inquest held yesterday afternoon, at [?] Bulli Pass Hotel, on the body of Captain M'Kee, Thomas Kelly, a miner, stated that between 4 and 5 o'clock he saw the brig on the sand, about 100 yards ...
Article : 366 wordsThe gale of Sunday destroyed four fine trees in various parts of the Domain, and lopped off numbers of branches. What was probably the finest of the four trees demolished was a silver pine, situated ...
Article : 90 wordsPresident Kruger intends to call for tenders for a loan for the building of new railways and other public works in the Rand. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Parliamentary Committee of the Birmingham Trades-Union Congress has prepared a scheme for a general federation of the trades-unions of Great Britain. ...
Article : 60 wordsDuring the downpour on Monday afternoon the low lying portion of Marrickville, known as Tramvale, was submerged, and tram traffic had to be suspended for upwards of half an hour, owing to the ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Irish members of the House of Commons are asking for an opportunity to discuss the financial relations between England and Ireland. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe "Sporting Life" this morning has an article on the recent international cricket match, Stoddart's English Eleven v. New South Wales Eleven. It says that ...
Article : 87 wordsThe original smallpox patient, who, with other members of the lascar crew of the French mail steamer Caledonien, was recently landed at the quarantine station, Torrens Island, died an ...
Article : 178 wordsThe death is announced of the Right Rev. Dr. Selwyn, late Bishop of Melanesia and Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, in his 53rd year. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe story told by the arriving vessels fairly well agree that they had all they could do to hold their own in the blow, though while powerful steamers were making terrible weather of it such small fry ...
Article : 133 wordsThe United States Government has favourably received the appointment of the Duke of Coarcos as Spanish Ambassador at Washington. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 415 wordsThe steamer Kallatina, from Sydney, experienced the full force of Sunday's gale, only reaching here last night. For the comfort of the large number of passengers aboard the boat was kept under easy ...
Article : 51 wordsThe death is announced of Count Kalnoky, late Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the age of 66 years. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Arawatta came into port early. She was amongst the overdues, and her passengers on arrival gave some lively particulars of being in the gale. "All the moveables were thrown about in a furious ...
Article : 91 wordsIn the Centenary Hall yesterday evening an excellent harvest festival concert was given in the presence of a large audience, and ample evidence was forthcoming of the pleasure it afforded, the demands ...
Article : 375 wordsCount Mouravieff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, who was reported to have been seized with smallpox, is recovering. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe ship Langdale, which all yesterday was in a more or less perilous position off Wollongong, left about 7 o'clock last night for Sydney in tow of the tug Awhina. ...
Article : 50 wordsThe alteration of the entrance of the Pioneer River at Mackay, due to the recent flood, has attracted much attention. The new channel has 3ft. to 4ft. more water, with a width of 300 yards ...
Article : 251 wordsThe bush fires throughout Tasmania are now well under control, though until rain sets in freedom from further damage is not assured. From Southport this afternoon came a message ...
Article : 140 wordsThe Pope to-day celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of his first mass. Intense excitement prevails in Rome, whither have [?] thousands of ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Fifeshire arrived from London after calling at Melbourne. She had been reported in all manner of canards in all kinds of places, ashore at Bondi, in Port Hacking, and other place. Of this erratic ...
Article : 293 wordsIt has been ascertained that the exact insurances are as under:- Marion [?], £2000 in the Alliance Marine. Amy, brig, £1000, half in the Alliance Marine and ...
Article : 42 wordsThe battleship Victorious, which was a few days ago despatched from Malta for China, has gone ashore at Port Said. She has not yet been floated off. ...
Article : 34 wordsYesterday the secretary of the Shipwreck Relief Society was busily engaged looking after the bereaved. Captain Webber says that the number of cases requiring relief will probably reach half a ...
Article : 229 wordsThe Australasian United Steam Navigation Company is increasing its capital to £600,000, of which £343,620 are to be paid up. It is also issuing £300,000 of ...
Article : 39 wordsThe barque Bravo, bound for Sydney, came into collision with another vessel in the English Channel, and has been towed into Southampton waterlogged. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Palmerston and Pine Creek railway returns for the week ended February 12 were £144. The Changaha, from Hongkong, arrived on Thursday with eight Japanese, and sailed on ...
Article : 109 wordsMr. Cecil Rhodes advises that the States of British South Africa should federate. He says that the federation of British South Africa is just as important ...
Article : 62 wordsMr. George Curzon, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, states that the Government will grant to its Commission to the Paris Exhibition of A. D. ...
Article : 48 wordsThe 4000 tons steamer Warrigal, another of the overdues, came in early, bearing sea spray scars plentiful enough. From the waterline to her funnel tops she was smirched with crystallised spray. ...
Article : 226 wordsOrgan Recital: Town Hall, 3 p.m. Y.M.C.A.: Our Boys' Institute Annual Public Meeting, 8 p.m. British and Foreign Bible Societey: Meeting, Baptist ...
Article : 163 wordsThe returns of the rainfall yesterday were from the eastern half of the colony. A few scattered places were having showers at 9 a.m., and during the day light showers fell at Sydney and at one or ...
Article : 150 wordsFurther rainfalls are again reported from the south-western districts in the direction of the New South Wales border, and also in the western central districts, while Rockhampton ...
Article : 119 wordsBar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 1 13-16d per oz. standard. ...
Article : 17 wordsAt the police station to-day it came out that Colonel Hume, who formerly had charge of the Police Department, could not, on his own responsibility, make promotions, appointments, or ...
Article : 73 wordsMadame Melba has accepted an engagement for an opera season in London, [Some of the above items appeared in our Second Edition yesterday.] ...
Article : 30 wordsWheat has advanced 6d in price during the last week. ...
Article : 19 wordsWith reference to the report that a pier of the Denman Bridge, over the Hunter River, had been swept away by the floods the Minister for Works yesterday stated that the department had a telegram ...
Article : 112 wordsCaptain Gregory S. Norris, the master and owner of the Pendle Hil, says he ran into the gale on his voyage from Napier on Saturday last. He had had the weather from N. W. to S. W. gale force, [?] ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 16 Feb 1898, Page 7
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