There was a good deal of bustling and hurrying to and fro at the Chief Secretary's Office yesterday. The time for the receipt of nominations for the Federal Convention election closed at 6 o'clock in the ...
Article : 1,245 wordsThe total export of coal from Port Bellambi last week amounted to 6000 tons, being a large increase on the average shipping. Of this quantity 1320 tons went to Albany (W.A.), 660 tons for Adelaide, ...
Article : 263 wordsEvery care will be taken to prevent the landing of passengers belonging to the steamer Nineveh who are supposed to be on their way to this colony. Application has been made to the Board of ...
Article : 199 wordsAt the proceedings in the Extradition Court in San Francisco to-day, Captain Jones, who was examined, identified Butler as a man who had been employed ...
Article : 151 wordsFurther reports from San Francisco state that Butler was completely stunned when accused by the detectives of the murder of Preston. A newspaper ...
Article : 113 wordsLater advices from the Niger Protecto rate state that the British force has captured Bida, and occupied the palace of the Emir. ...
Article : 310 wordsThe sectarian aspect imparted to the Federal Convention election proceedings by the candidature of Cardinal Moran was discussed throughout the city yesterday to the almost entire exclusion of every ...
Article : 859 wordsThe steamer Burrawong succeeded in getting off last night, and came up the river to-day ALBURY, Thursday. A coroner's inquest was hold to-day on the fire at ...
Article : 2,052 wordsRussia, Persia, and Afghanistan have closed their frontiers towards India, in order to prevent the introduction of the bubonie plague. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe passengers per Coogeo arriving at Launceston to-day were examined by the health officer while the vessel was steaming up the river. There were none aboard connected with the Nineveh, ...
Article : 48 wordsThe remains of Sir John Bates Thurston, late Governor of Fiji, who died during the voyage of the Burrumbeet from Sydney to Melbourne, were interred this afternoon in the Melbourne General ...
Article : 477 wordsA message from the Quarantine Station states that the last of the Nineveh's passengers were landed to-day. Captain Allen and four other sufferers from the disease were brought in a ship's ...
Article : 363 wordsMr. Joseph. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, who has been somewhat indisposed of late, is now improving in health. ...
Article : 27 wordsAt Waratah Alderman Langwill has been elected Mayor without opposition. At Hamilton there were two candidates, Alderman W.B. Alexander and Alderman A. Sharp. The former elected by a ...
Article : 104 wordsThe health of the Czarina of Russia is reported to be improving. ...
Article : 18 wordsThe now graving dock to accommodate the largest ironclads in the British Navy, the construction of which has just been sanctioned by the House of Commons, is ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Court appointed to inquire into the causes of the Stockton disaster resumed its sitting this morning at 10 o'clock, Judge Murray presiding. Mr. J. Wilshire, from the Crown Law Office, was present, ...
Article : 356 wordsIt has transpired that when King George of Greece ordered the Greek fleet to proceed to Canea, the capital of Crete, M.Delyannis, the Premier, strongly ...
Article : 108 wordsThe wool sales closed this evening with prices firm all round. Feb 11. The closing sales were very brisk, the ...
Article : 80 wordsMembers of the Roman Catholic section of the community are very indignant at objection being raised to the candidature of the Cardinal. They point to the fearlessness with which Stephen ...
Article : 728 wordsMr. W. Redmond, M.P. for the county of Clare, is at present on a visit to Now South Wales, and was yesterday interviewed by a Herald reporter. The question of Ireland's share in the taxation was ...
Article : 780 wordsThe Antwerp wool sales will open on the 16th instant and close on the 18th. The quantity available for sale is 8700 bales, including 400 bales of Australian ...
Article : 36 wordsSix Greek torpodo-boats sailed yesterday from Athens for Crete, to prevent the landing of Turkish troops. Prince Georgo, second son of the King ...
Article : 71 wordsThe annual meeting of the Northern District Friendly Societies Association was held on Tuesday evening. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £22. The following office-bearers were elected:— ...
Article : 51 wordsThe wet season has now set in. The Mulgrave central mill is still crushing, and has arranged to connect the Mackey Greek lands with the permanent tramway, and the whole of the c[?]ne on the ...
Article : 169 wordsMr. S. H. Gollan's Australian gelding Norton, by Ascot from Romp, who has been apportioned 10st 71b in the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, is ...
Article : 42 wordsA meeting of the general committee of the Newcastle Hospital was held at the institution this evening under the presidency of Mr. C.H. Hannell. Mr M.B. Anderson was re-elected treasurer, and ...
Article : 554 wordsGreece has sent a Note to the Powers justifying her action in the despatch of warships to Crete, and declaring that it is her duty to protect her fellow Greeks in ...
Article : 44 wordsThe following additional appointments to the Australian Squadron are announced by the incoming mail:—Commander Henry Preedy to the Torch, Lieutenants H.P. Dawson (in ...
Article : 118 wordsThe Mohammedans have burned a portion of the town of Retimo, situated on the northern coast of Crete. ...
Article : 24 wordsNews has been received by the Clara Ethel from Woodlark Island to the effeet that heavy rain was falling, and it was very likely that the sickness amongst the miners would increase with ...
Article : 222 wordsWhile a number of men were employod to-day in the work of widening the Coldrenick Viaduct, in Cornwall, a platform gave way, and they were precipitated to ...
Article : 87 wordsAmongst the passengers by the R.M.S. Massilia, which arrived last evening, was Mr. Joseph Mitchell, of Sydney, who recently succeeded in forming a company with a large capital in ...
Article : 215 wordsLike Mr. Want, Mr. Carruthers does not attach any serious importance to the argument about the risk arising from the absence of Mr. G. H. Reid at the present juncture, " He has plenty of time," ...
Article : 273 wordsAn Order in Council appeared in Saturday's Gazette enlarging the special quarantine area around Rockampton so as to include all holdings on which ticks have been recently discovered, ...
Article : 249 wordsMr. Chamberlain, the Secretary of state for the Colonies, has engaged suites of rooms in the Hotel Cecil, Victoria Embankment, for the colonial premiers who ...
Article : 56 wordsAmong the representatives of the religious bodies seen yesterday was the Rev. E. Tremayne Dunstan, chairman of the Congregational Union, who has no hesitation in speaking of the action proposed to be ...
Article : 322 wordsThe Public Works Committee met yesterday in the Department of Public Works, and commenced an inquiry into the proposed sewerage works at Parramatta Mr. T.T. Ewing, M.L.A., presided. Mr. ...
Article : 232 wordsThe adjourned meeting of the members of the Car[?]r Hospital was held last eveninig Mr. William Clark, J.P. (the Mayor), presided. The following committee was appointed:—Messrs. Barnard, ...
Article : 171 wordsThe imports for last year show an increase of £736,000, and the exports on increase of £768,000 The imports for the December quarter show an increase of £260,000 compared with the ...
Article : 118 wordsMr. Carruthers has very strong views about the position of the capital of the Commonwealth. He says it is not by any means such a small matter as some people appear to think. " Some candidates," ...
Article : 398 wordsIn the House Commons this evening the motion,for the second reading of the Sale Intoxicating Liquors on Sunday Bill introduced by Mr. Charles Wilson ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 12 Feb 1897, Page 5
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