John William Adams, the third engineer of the Catterthun, who is amongst the missing, was the son of Captain J. Adams, of the Underwriters' Association, who resides in ...
Article : 263 wordsThe Chinese soldiers who were sent to protect the mission at Ku-Cheng after the massacre of the missionaries broke in and plundered the mission-houses. ...
Article : 100 wordsThe body of a Hindoo named Soomand Singh was cremated this afternoon on the beach at Sandringham. About 30 Hindoos were present, but in the absence from Melbourne of the Brahmin ...
Article : 51 wordsA special meeting of the Executive C[?] was held at the Colonial Secretary's Buildings yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, which the 10 much-talked[?] appointments to the Upper House were [?] ...
Article : 1,347 wordsThe proceedings at the Block [?] fire are becoming somewhat palling in their monotony, and, whilst the present repressive measures are going on, are likely to remain so, Only about a dozen ...
Article : 614 wordsApart from a general feeling, some local concern is expressed concorning the massacr[?] of Christian missionaries in China, as Miss Booth, a Parramatta youug lady, was attached to the ...
Article : 55 wordsPilot Fawkes wires:—"On arrival here Pilot Kendall despatched the Marion Mayfield, steamer, to make a thorough search in the vicinity for possible surviv[?]rs and wreckage. She returned at ...
Article : 126 wordsThe annual mooting of shareholders of the Melbourne Tramway Company was hold to-day. The report stated that the profit for the year ended the 30th June, including £18,056 brought ...
Article : 78 wordsThe third annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales was resumed this morning. The chair was occupied by the president, Mr. G. F. Plunkott. ...
Article : 1,034 wordsThe following letter from the lion, secretary of the Baptist Union was yesterday received by Mr. C. R. Walsh, bon, lay secretary of the New South Wales Church Missionary Association:- ...
Article : 347 wordsMr. C. R. Walsh, hon lay secretary of the New South Wales Church Missionary Association, which is a branch of the Church Missionary Society of England, upon being seen by a reporter last ...
Article : 469 wordsThe adjourned half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company was held to-day. Mr. M'Bride, M.L.C., in moving tho adoption of the report, spoke ...
Article : 135 wordsOn inquiry at the different insurance offices in the city yesterday it was found that the heaviest insurance was with the Canton Fire and Marine Insurance Company, which has £6800 on 416 bales ...
Article : 153 wordsA peculiar case of considerable importance to municipal bodies has occurred in the Blayney Council. Last night, just previous to the close of the meeting, when all the business of the evening ...
Article : 308 wordsThe following is a complete list of the cargo shipped by the Catterthun, with the names of the various shippers:—For Port Darwin: 40 bags chaff, 20 sacks flour, Robert Little and ...
Article : 606 wordsIn connection with the fifth annual Christian Conference, which closod a four days' convention in the Petersham Town Hall last evening, a missionary meeting was held in the afternoon, when ...
Article : 1,574 wordsYesterday the closing meetings of the fifth annual Christian Conference were held in the Petersham Town Hall, the interest in the proceedings being marked by crowded attendances. ...
Article : 513 wordsFor many years there has been a strong feeling against the presence of missionaries in the different townships in the province of Fu Kien. It seems that in 1892 the Rev. H. S. Phillips, of the ...
Article : 323 wordsMr. Sharkey, hydraulic engineer, submitted his soheme in person last night for supplying Camden with water at a cost of £3500. The council decided not to accept the Water and Sewerago ...
Article : 113 wordsAt the last meeting of the Denliquin Municipal Council it was moved and carried unanimously that a letter of condolence be sent by the council to Mrs. Barbour and family on the ...
Article : 85 wordsMr. G. Muhleson passed through Aberdeen today in three days l8 hours from Brisbane. He expects to reach Sydney at midnight on Friday. The roads and the wind were very bad right ...
Article : 52 wordsOne of the most important branches of the work of the murdered missionaries was among the lepers, to whom every attention was paid. By means of help supplied by the society for the ...
Article : 110 wordsTree-planting is now in full swing in the orchard department of the Wagga experimental farm, the manager, Mr. Valder, having taken advantage of the recent favourable weather. In ...
Article : 129 wordsAt about 2 o'clock this morning a seaman named Andrew Peters met an awful death by a fall of over 50ft, at the Argyle Cut. No one witnessed the affair, but at 2.5 a.m. Constable Sorridge ...
Article : 299 wordsFor the double purpose of marking his appreciation of the courtesy of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (which body has elected him an honorary member), and entertaining his numerous friends, ...
Article : 441 wordsThe local branch of the Church Missionary Socioty held a meeting for prayer and humiliation yesterday afternoon at the Chapter House. Dean Cowper, who was much affected, said that ...
Article : 550 wordsAn inquest was held to-day by the district coroner into the cause of the fire which totally destroyed S. Richards and Co. [?] general store and its contents. Mr. Joseph Moses, insurance ...
Article : 136 wordsAt a meeting in the Public Hall, Ashfield, last night Mr. Thomas Bavister returned thanks for his [?] election. Alderman N. Melville (Mayor), who was received ...
Article : 173 wordsThe stock crossings reported to-day were:1502 wethers, R. Lonsdale owner, from Deniliquin station to Melbourne yards, for sale; 1150 rams, F. S. Falkiner owner, from Boonoke station to ...
Article : 213 wordsThe District Court only lasted a quarter of an hour. At its conclusion Judge Forbes made feeling reference to the late Mr. E. G. Brown, who had been his friend from boyhood. A number of ...
Article : 75 wordsThe annual show was opened to-day. The weather was beautifully fine, and the attendance numbered about 2000. The exhibits were numerous, especially in the hone sections, which were exceptionally well ...
Article : 216 wordsA concert in aid of the organ fund of the G[?] Church, Sydney, was given in the chruch last night, when there was a large attendance. Herr A. G[?] played as the overture on the organ Weber's ...
Article : 157 wordsA public meeting, convened by the Mayor at the request of a large number of citizens, was held last night for the purpose of considering the advisableness of petitioning the Government to ...
Article : 1,446 wordsAt Beecroft on Saturday afternoon Mr. H. Perdriau, as president of the Kannedya, a private tennis club, opened the courts which the committee has constructed in a portion of Mr. Perdnau'[?] ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 9 Aug 1895, Page 6
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