There is little of importance to add to the news about the floods beyond that already sent. The water continues to recede slowly, and in many back streets some feet of water yet remains. A passenger ...
Article : 318 wordsThe Marquis of Salisbury is suffering from influenza, and is compelled to remain in bed. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe banquet proposed to be given, by the Scottish Liberal and other members of the House of Commons to the Right Hon. R. W. Duff, on the occasion of his ...
Article : 110 wordsA GREAT meeting of Unionists has been held in Dublin to protest against Home Rule. It is estimated that 5000 people were present, including Roman Catholics and Protestants of all classes. ...
Article : 10,664 wordsThe committee formed in London to collect subscriptions in aid of the sufferers by the floods in Queensland has been dissolved. A total of £8400 has been raised, ...
Article : 49 wordsA public meeting was held last evening in the council-chambers, the Mayor in the chair, in aid of the sufferers from the Queensland floods. It was announced that about £30 had been coliected here. ...
Article : 116 wordsThe holders of the debentures of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway, New Zealand, complain that the non-exemption of their debentures from the ...
Article : 63 wordsThe election for Banffshire to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons caused by the resignation of the Right Hon. Robert William Duff on his acceptance of ...
Article : 99 wordsThe last heavy rains raised the river as much as at the previous flood, but no damage to speak of was sustained. No overland mail from Sydney has arrived for the last eight days. The weather is now ...
Article : 81 wordsLost night a preliminary meeting was held in the Council-chambers, the Mayor presiding, to consider the best means of raising help for the sufferers by the floods in the Northorn districts. It was decided ...
Article : 87 wordsA public meeting, presided over by the Mayor, was held in the School of Arts last night. The following resolution were passed,—"That the warmest thanks be accorded to our local member, and the Mayor, ...
Article : 338 wordsThe adjourned magisterial inquiry into the prosecution of the directors and officials of the Mercantile Bank was to have been proceeded with this morning, but a further adjournment to Monday ...
Article : 59 wordsA meeting has been called by the Major of Richmond to raise [?]unds for the relief of the sufferers by the floods in the Hunter River district. ...
Article : 35 wordsA great meeting of Unionists has been held in Dublin to protest against Home Rule. It is estimated that 5000 were present, the gathering including Roman ...
Article : 86 wordsThe sixth and last of the series of first-class intercolonial matches was begun on the Adelaide Oval to-day. The contestants were Victoria and South Australia. The match was robbed of some of its ...
Article : 1,136 wordsWe have received a message from the office of the Railway Commissioners stating that the Commissioners are glad to announce that through communication has been restored on the Northern line, and ...
Article : 55 wordsThe steamship Hubbuek has the honour of being the first vessel to berth in the Harbour Trust's new dock, on the Melbourne Swamp, and as a memento of the event Captain Brodie was ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Minister for Works received yesterday the following telegrams from Mr. C. W. Darley (Engineer-in-Chief), who has gone to the Northern district with Mr. Hickson (Superintondent for Roads ...
Article : 486 wordsThe value of the Victorian imports for 1892 amounted to £17,157,232, as against £21,711,608 for 1891. The exports amounted to £14,214,542, as against £16,006,743 for 1891. ...
Article : 232 wordsM. Bourgeois, Minister of Justice in the French Cabinet, who resigned in protest against the statements of Madame Cottu to the Court during the second trial of the ...
Article : 66 wordsMeetings were held at various places in the city and district last night in connection with the Hunter River District Flood Relief Fund. The district general committee met in Lang's Rooms, Newcastle, ...
Article : 1,300 wordsThe local rank of Major-General has been conferred by the War Office on Colonel E. T. H. Hutton, the new Commandant of the New South Wales military ...
Article : 39 wordsIn consequence of representations made to him by members of Parliament as to the short period allowed for candidates in which to address the electors at the coming general election, the ...
Article : 110 wordsPresident Cleveland will shortly despatch a commission to Hawaii to inquire into the position of affairs in the islands. ...
Article : 32 wordsMr. J. H. Young, M.L.A., addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting of electors at the Belmore Hall, Taree, last evening, the Major presiding. Mr. Young dwelt at considerable length on the question ...
Article : 457 wordsAll the Australasian courts in the Imperial Institute are well advanced in preparations for the State opening by the Queen in May. New Zealand has now ...
Article : 58 wordsMr. Dudley G. Evan, a well known accountant, and lately secretary of the South Australian Football Association, died unexpectedly to-day, aged 30. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Stores Commission's progress report in reference to the locomotive contract was to-day made public. The commission deals with the circumstancessurrounding the variation of the ...
Article : 287 wordsThe New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaikoura, which left London on 2nd March, takes to Wellington a sample consignment of English fresh fish ...
Article : 48 wordsA joint committee of the two Houses has agreed to a bill of lading, which will be submitted to the shipowners and shippers for ratification. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe hull of a wooden vessel, of a tonnage apparently about 500 tons, has been washed ashore at the south head, Kaipara. A number of kauri timber logs have also been found on the ...
Article : 159 wordsGold companies had a moderate business without much change in values, but Midas Cousols, Garibaldi, and South German ruled at high prices, the last-named selling up to 30s 6d. The principal sales ...
Article : 272 wordsThe Western Australian Eleven left Perth to-day for Adelaide. Before leaving they were entertained by Mr. J. C. H. James, Commissioner of Titles, who is also president of the W. A. ...
Article : 84 wordsAt the police court this morning, a German, giving the name of Joseph Ulhand, 35 years of age, was brought up charged with placing an obstruction on the railway line near the Gresham platform, on the ...
Article : 90 wordsThe cable traffic during the last month shows a marked increase over the traffic for the corresponding month of last year. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 17 Mar 1893, Page 5
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