The President took the chair at half-past 10 o'clock. THE PREMIERS' CONFERENCE. Dr. Quick gave notice that how would on Friday ask ...
Article : 293 wordsThe strike committee at Lucknow yesterday received a wire to the effect that 10 men were expected to arrive last night. The wire proved to be bogus, for no men arrived. ...
Article : 267 wordsThe Government has decided to introduce next session legislation for the extension of the Supreme Court system to the principal centres of the colony. Hitherto the Supreme Court Judges ...
Article : 193 wordsAt the Prahran Police Court to-day a young man named Albert Wilson was sentenced to three months for the theft of a bicycle. The Full Court dealt to-day with the ...
Article : 108 wordsFurther beneficial rains are reported from various parts of the western and other districts. The condition of Mr. Finney, M.L.A., who was bitten by a dog, has vastly improved, and great ...
Article : 361 wordsFurther advices from the north-western frontier of India state that the column under Colonel Jeffreys has punished the tribesmen at Yagaderai, where the British ...
Article : 139 wordsWar with the United States over the Cuban difficulty is considered to be inevitable in Madrid. General Weyler, the Spanish ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Scientific Exhibition in connection with the Centenary of Newcastle celebrations, preparations for which have been in progress for several weeks past, was opened in the hall of the Mechanics' ...
Article : 702 wordsThe Marquis di Rudini, the Italian Premier, says that the relations of the nations forming the Triple Alliance— Germany, Austria, and Italy—are most ...
Article : 60 wordsRepresentatives of the press to-day visited the Londonderry mine and were conducted over the drive at the 200ft. level to 190ft. south. The reef was 7ft., and apparently widening, coarse gold ...
Article : 270 wordsA private telegram was received in Syduey yesterday from Mr. Lock, the Superintendent of the Wentworth mine at Lucknow, to the effect that on Wednesday night someone threw dynamite bombs at the ...
Article : 416 wordsGreat excitement prevails in Greece over the severity of the terms of the treaty of peace with Turkey, and indignant protests are universal. ...
Article : 131 wordsTwo boys named Martin, aged 9 years, and Fritz, aged 7, sons of Herman Gustav Pritzuer, a farmer at Point Pass, were drowned in a dam yesterday. They were minding sheep, and it is ...
Article : 47 wordsThe strike of miners at the Stockton Colliery was terminated this evening, and the men will resume operations to-morrow morning. The dispute arose in connection with the loading of coal skips, the men ...
Article : 785 wordsAt the meeting of the Convention yesterday morning Mr. Brunker laid on the table a copy of a review by Mr. Charles Oliver, the New South Wales Railway Commissioner, of the report made by Mr. ...
Article : 882 wordsThe British authorities in East Africa have imprisoned the captain of a Zanzibar slaver, despite the fact that he was in possession of papers showing him to be of ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Tasmanian Rifle Association will send a team to Adelaide on the 30th instant. The steam whaler May has put into port after a six months' cruise off the west coast of Tasmania. ...
Article : 79 wordsIn connection with the large number of local appeals against over-valuation of land for taxation purposes the Commissioners deputed Mr. Orr, of Wagga Wagga, to visit Albury. Mr. O[?] reached ...
Article : 1,587 wordsWith regard to the reported intention of the directors of the Bank of England to hold one-fifth of the bank reserve in silver, which has been adversely ...
Article : 201 wordsMr. Fish, member for Dunedin, died this morning. A meeting of Mr. J. G. Ward's creditors was held at Invercargill yesterday, when it was stated ...
Article : 129 wordsSir,—The methods, as reported in your columns, which had to be resorted to for the purpose of bringing miners from Bendigo and elsewhere, who were under engagement to work at the Wentworth ...
Article : 1,305 wordsThe palace of the Marquis Leis, at Orenze, in the north-west of Spain, has been wrecked as the result of a dynamite outrage. ...
Article : 30 wordsA Reuter's telegram states that a cyclone has passed over Mesagne, near Brindisi, and Santa Oria, and Medioval, Italy, causing great devastation. ...
Article : 46 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the Premier, in replying to a question, said that he did not think the polling day would be declared a public holiday. In answering another query, he said that the ...
Article : 379 wordsA mass meeting of the men thrown out of employment owing to the sudden suspension by the Government of the work of the construction of the Lambton branch of the pasturage reserve drainage ...
Article : 170 wordsThe Transvaal Volksraad has rejected a petition signed by 10,000 residents of Johannesburg in support of the recommendations of the Industrial ...
Article : 39 wordsSeveral European residents have contracted the plague at Poonah, in India. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe recent decision of the Northern District Cricket Association to initiate a system of municipal cricket during the coming seasan has been enthusiastically received, and active steps are now being ...
Article : 157 wordsBar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 3d per ounce standard, a fall of ¼d since last quotation. [The above appeared in our second edition of yesterday.] ...
Article : 35 wordsThe work of delimiting the boundaries of the Anglo-French spheres of influence in the Niger Territory, Africa, has been resumed. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe death is announced of General Bourbaki, who commanded one of the divisions of the French army in the France-Prussian war. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe land board to-day delivered its reserved decision in regard to the proposed extensive surrender and exchange of lands on the Ganmain property of the Scottish Australian Investment Company, Limited. ...
Article : 451 wordsA German torpedo boat capsized and sank at Cuxhaven, Hanover, during stormy weather yesterday. Eight of those on board were drowned, ...
Article : 41 wordsThe annual picnic in connection with the Newcastle, Carrington, and Stockton Roman Catholic schools was successfully held at Toronto, Lake Macquarie, to-day. A procession was formed at St. ...
Article : 120 wordsJudged by the amount of work done during the Convention in building up the federal edifice which was partially erected in Adelaide, one would be forced to admit that the constitutional workmen ...
Article : 182 wordsGaltee More has been scratched for the Cesarewitch Stakes. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe twelfth annual show of the Temora Pastoral, Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association was opened yesterday. The weather was dull and threatening. A remarkable thing in ...
Article : 578 wordsIn the Assembly to-day Mr. Kidston moved that in the opinion of the House provision should be made to enable the electors of Northern and Central Queensland to give direct expression at ...
Article : 148 wordsA collision has taken place off Fiume, a seaport in Croatia, at the head of the Adriatic, between the steamers Agua and Ikan. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe first meeting this season of members of Tighe's Hill Perseverance Swimming Club was held at Young's Hall on Tuesday evening. The annual balance-sheet showed an income of £27, and ...
Article : 373 wordsMr. Barton, who was hurrying away to join his colleagues on the Drafting Committee to enter upon the important and difficult task of grafting the various amendments made on to the bill, said:—"I ...
Article : 381 wordsThe New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, has declared a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, and carried forward £5778 to next account. ...
Article : 33 wordsParliament was opened to-day by the Governor. In his speech reference was made to the Queen's Jubilee, the proposed visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to the colonies, the Conference ...
Article : 273 wordsWheat is dull, and is quoted at Mark Lane 6d lower. ...
Article : 18 wordsThe Minister for Works, accompanied by Messrs. Whiddon, Bavister, and M. Harris, Ms. L.A., arrived here by this evening's mail train on route for Sydney. The party left Coonamble for Dubbo on Wednesday ...
Article : 171 wordsAt the weekly auctions of Australasian [?]allow to-day 2000 casks were offered, of which 1075 were sold. Fine mutton, realised 20s 3d; medium mutton, 18s; ...
Article : 60 wordsElectra, s., 395 tons, Captain Edward Earrell, from Richmond River September 22. Passengers—Mesdames Coleman, Les[?]berg, Mountfield, Hourne, Rutherford, Reynolds, Misses M'Colum. Welch, Carey, Leseberg (4), ...
Article : 68 wordsMr. G. H. Reid openly expressed his satisfaction with the progress made by the Convention. "I am convinced," he remarked, "that a forward movement has been taken in the cause of federation. A ...
Article : 469 wordsA shipment of Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes is advised by the incoming mail steamer. The Society Smoke.—Advt. ...
Article : 23 wordsArrivals: Royal Tar, barque, at Auckland, from Newcastle; Brussels, barque, at Napier, from Portland, Oregon. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 24 Sep 1897, Page 5
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