Mme. Bernhardt made a deep impression in her new role as "Frou Frou" at Her Majesty's Theatre last night. Her acting was characterised in the last two acts by the inexpressible melancholy of its grace, ...
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Article : 175 wordsPrior to closing for the session, the French Chamber of Deputies passed the revised tariff by a large majority. The Senate will consider the tariff at the ...
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Article : 63 wordsThe chief of the Navojo tribe in the United States, who was arrested for horsestealing, has been acquitted and released. The trouble with the Indians is now at an ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Assembly of the government of Kazan, in Eastern Russia, has applied to the Russian Government for 5,000,000 roubles to feed the starving peasants. They ...
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Article : 88 wordsChief Justice and Mrs. Onslow met with nn enthuslaatic reception upon their arrival in Perth. The City Council is endeavouring to obtain a subsidy from tho Government in order to improve ...
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Article : 146 wordsMr. W. E. A. West-Erskine, ex-M.L.C. of South Australia, has been interviewed in Chicago with regard to Australian affairs. He stated that the labour question had ...
Article : 73 wordsMr. G. R. West, a well-known Dunedin musician, dropped dead to-day from heart disease. At Danevirke yesterday, while a bush contraotor ...
Article : 84 wordsThe flooa in the Lachlan River reached Condobolin at 11 o'clock on Saturday night The river continuing to rise rapidly until midnight on Sunday, the water soon overflowed its banks, ...
Article : 325 wordsThe billiard match between John Roberts and C. Memmott, a well-known local player, was concluded to-day in the presence of a large attendance, including the Governor and the Countess of ...
Article : 88 wordsThe condition of the public jetty at Boat Harbour, Gerringong, was under consideration at a meeting of the Gerringong Municipal Council to-day. This structure was examined a fortnight ago by an officer ...
Article : 240 wordsThe late strike movement on the French railways was of an unimportant character. Out of a total number of 350,000 railway employees in France only 3000 ceased ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Liberals intend to oppose the vote to cover the cost of preliminary surveys for a line of railway from Mombassa, in East Africa, to the eastern shores of Lake ...
Article : 40 wordsA well-attended and enthusiastic meeting of the Moss Vale branch of the Labour Electoral League was held on Saturday evening. It was presided over by Alderman, H. Taylor. The officers elected ...
Article : 139 wordsThe expulsion of Jewish artisans from St. Petersburg has been postponed for the present. [Some of the above messages appeared in a portion ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Land Court—Mr. F. E. Rogers, Q.C. (chairman), and Messrs. Stephen Freman and Christopher Brandis—comnenced a session here this morning. An appeal by J. M'Donald and Co. against ...
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Article : 189 wordsTo-night Mr. Alexander Brown, ex-M.L.A. for Newcastle, was the recipient of an illuminated address at the hands of a large number of his friends and supporters. The presentation took place at the ...
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Article : 53 wordsThe St. Leonads R. R. Company fired a match against the Newcastle R. R. Company on Saturday, St. Leonards winning. The day was very unfavourable for shooting. The conditions were-Nine men ...
Article : 242 wordsThe Rev. C. H. Spurgeon continues to improve. He has personally replied in writing to Mr. Gladstone, thanking him for his expressions of sympathy. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 21 Jul 1891, Page 5
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