The 105th anniversary of the foundation of the colony was celebrated under the favouring auspices of "Queen's weather." In the morning what little wind there was blew from the eastward, ...
Article : 186 wordsInstead of going to the London market for a loan under the condition of affairs there, the Treasurer has decided to issue Treasury hills locally. Tenders will be received up to 13th February, interest ...
Article : 110 wordsTo-day was observed as a close holiday. The weather was fine, but very hot, with a northerly breeze. The Australian Natives Association's annual fate in the Exhibition was a great success, ...
Article : 119 wordsThe decision of her Majesty's Government to increase the British army of occupation in Egypt has produced a calmer feeling at Cairo. In the provinces, ...
Article : 143 wordsThe Earl of Elgin is mentioned as the probable successor to Lord Jersey in the Governorship of New South Wales. Victor Alexander Bruce, ninth Earl of Elgin, ...
Article : 155 wordsTHE decision of the British Government to Increase the army of occupation in Egypt has produced a calmer feeling at Cairo. In the provinces there is still much excitement among the natives, ...
Article : 6,835 wordsFor about three months negotiations have been conducted between the various societies connected with the building trade with a view to federation. The result is that the Progressive ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Chief Justice, Dr. Madden, was sworn in to-day, by Mr. Justice Hodges, as Administrator of the Government during the absence of the Governor. ...
Article : 31 wordsPatron, his Excellency the Earl of Jersey; president, Alderman W. P. Manning, Mayor of Sydney; vice-president, the Hon. H. C. Danger, M.L.C., Mr. J. P. Garvan, M.L.A., the Hon. William ...
Article : 9,683 wordsThe Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to-day issued the writs for the re-election of Ministers. The nominations must be made by 6 p.m. on Monday next, and the polling-day is the 7th ...
Article : 81 wordsMr. L. O. Smith, an ex-Minister of the Senate of Sweden, who has been in South Australia this week, had a second interview with the Minister for Agriculture to-day. He asked definitely whether if ...
Article : 407 wordsMr. Wilson, of the London Standard, has contributed to the Investors' Review a powerful article on "Spendthrift New South Wales." He says that the greatest ...
Article : 122 wordsA joint commission has been appointed by the British and Russian Governments to inquire into and report upon the Pamirs Question. ...
Article : 31 wordsFrederick Humphries arrived in Melbourne to-day from Mittagong, in charge of a detective, and was lodged in the City watchhouse. He is charged with forgery. It appears that on ...
Article : 340 wordsMr. Michael Davitt, who was lately unseated for North Meath on the ground of clerical intimidation having been used to secure his return in opposition to Mr. ...
Article : 114 wordsThe chairman of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank states that the probable losses are spread over 200 accounts, none of which has yet been ...
Article : 61 wordsA disastrous explosion of fire-damp has taken place at a colliery at Teplitz, in Bohemia. Seventeen bodies have been recovered. ...
Article : 160 wordsSpeaking at Birmingham last night, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain said that the release of the Irish dynamiters represented blackmail which the Government was ...
Article : 39 wordsA meeting was held to-night, in the Collins-street Baptist Church, to bid farewell to the Rev. George Hill, who for the last 18 months has been one of the ministers of the church, and who is ...
Article : 75 wordsThe miners held a meeting last night, Mr. Spinks being in the chair. The deputation, with Messrs. Curley, Cook, and M'Fadyen, the district officers, interviewed Mr. Cater, the manger, and ...
Article : 614 wordsThe fifth session of the Federal Council was opened in the Legislative Council Chambers to-day Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, and Tasmania were represented. The day being ...
Article : 456 wordsThe Agricultural Exhibition was continued to-day under the most favourable auspices, the weather being all that could be desired. The visitors numbered between 4000 and 5000, including many ...
Article : 416 wordsThe promises of Price, Hogarth, and Company, wine and spirit merchants, in Elizabeth-street, were entered by burglars early this morning, and robbed of about £80 ...
Article : 128 wordsThe statue of Peter Lalor, formerly Speaker of the Assembly, presented to the city of Ballarat by Mr. James Oddie, J.P., was unveiled to-day by Mr. D. Gillies, M.L.A., in the presence of a large ...
Article : 69 wordsMr. Llewellyn Smith has been appointed a commissioner of the labour bureau proposed to be established in connection with the Board of Trade. ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. Pierce Mahoney has been committed for trial for having assaulted Mr. Kenny, M.P., in the Dublin Law Courts, the cause of the assault being an insult ...
Article : 55 wordsIt is the intention of the Minister of Railways, Mr. Patterson, to ask the Cabinet to deal with the question of the issue of free passes on the Victorian Railways. He will submit a proposal ...
Article : 90 wordsSir,—Dr R. Arthur's letter in yesterday's issue is a timely and valuable one. It is well that one so fresh from Britain from out his professional time has the courage to write thus, for his epistle is pregnant ...
Article : 494 wordsThe grand jury has rejected the bill for the prosecution of the officials of the Corinthian Supper Club, Pall Mall, which was recently entered by the police on the ...
Article : 44 wordsA meeting of the shareholders in the Bank of Van Diemen's Land was held at Hobart yesterday. Mr. Fitzgerald, the chairman, stated that if the estimates were realised about £33,000 liability ...
Article : 300 wordsMr. Arnold Morley, Postmaster-General, states that existing postal contracts must terminate before an Imperial penny postage can be possible. ...
Article : 26 wordsLast night the members of the Bathurst branch of the Highland Society celebrated the Burns' anniversary by holding a banquet at the Masonic Hall. Mr. G. H. M'Dougal, president of the branch, was in the ...
Article : 1,100 wordsA statue of the late Mr. Allan Cuningham was placed in position at the Lands Office yesterday. Mr. Cunningham was Colonial Botanist for a number of years in Sydney. He arrived in this colony in ...
Article : 249 wordsThe Messageries Maritimes steamer Niemen has been totally wrecked during the voyage from Marseilles to Colombo. The mails were lost, but all on board ...
Article : 127 wordsTo-day was appointed a public holiday, but it was not very generally kept by tradespeople. The weather was fine and cool. The principal event in the way of public amusement was the ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 27 Jan 1893, Page 5
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