Sir,—In to-day's issue I see another draper's assistant has taken up this matter, and it is high time the thinking part of the public assisted in this important matter. Our ministers and clergy, in their pulpits, lament the Sunday ...
Article : 416 words"Erminie" is drawing good houses at the Theatre Royal. Mr. Elton's clever fooling keeping the audience in a continuous state of laughter. Miss Maggie Moore, Mrs. Edwin Bryer, Mr. John Wallace, and Mr. Howard Vernon ...
Article : 109 wordsSir,—In one of your leaders of the 14th instant, you deal with the causes that have led to the introduction of a bill for the protection of trade marks, &c. This leader, like all other articles on the same subject, contains very grave ...
Article : 1,207 wordsThe steamship Moyune, Captain John Hogg, from Shanghai 10th February, Nagasaki 15th February, Hongkong 27th February, and Thursday Island 8th March, arrived in Port Juckson at 6 a.m. on Thursday, and was ...
Article : 338 wordsThe English in the West Indies, or The Bow of Ulysses. By JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1888. The sub title of this book is more appropriate to its ...
Article : 1,865 wordsWe regret to announce the death of Sir Robert Wisdom, K.C.M.G., which took place at his residence, No. 7, Domain-terrace, about 6 o'clock yesterday evening. Sir Robert Wisdom has ...
Article : 689 wordsThe lessees of the Criterion Theatre are realising the fact that "Jack Sheppard" might have retained the boards for a much longer time than the period which they allowed it upon its first representation at this theatre. During the ...
Article : 253 wordsSir,—Every now and again a faint wail is hoard from those whose misfortune it is to spend most of their life behind a softgoods counter. Not much notice is taken of it by the public; it dies out—as well it may, for we have no ...
Article : 394 wordsTo-day being that customarily observed by a section of the community in honour of the patron saint of Ireland, arrangements have been made for the holding of special religious service as well as a national demonstration. A ...
Article : 253 wordsA very sad incident occurred yesterday morning at the Victoria Barracks, Paddington, just as a four-gun battery of the Permanent Artillery was about to leave the enclosure for practice at La Perouse, under command of Major Alrey, ...
Article : 754 wordsThe Federal Minstiels open with a new bill to-night, and as it is of a most attractive character, it should be successful. Professor Kennedy, the great mesmerist, is to open to-night at the New Opera House, and there is every ...
Article : 360 wordsSir,—How natural for people in their grievances to fly to the preas; and how ready you are to lend your columns to ventilate them! Therefore we do not wonder at the epistolary communications on the late-hour system in shops ...
Article : 126 wordsSir,—For a long time past there has been an exodus of dwellers from the city to the suburbs, under the impression that the latter were more healthful, but the revolations of the mortality returns just published show that whatever ...
Article : 757 wordsAt 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a large number of the clergy of the diocese of Sydney assembled in the Chapter house at St. Andrew's Cathedral for the purpose of presenting an illuminated, address to Dean Cowper, who ...
Article : 893 wordsInteresting services were held on Sunday, March 11, in the Congregational Church, Bourke-street, on behalf of the London Missionary Society. In the morning the Rev. C. V. Cooper, of Huahine, gave an expositiou of the success ...
Article : 297 wordsSir,—During the past fortnight I have been hoping that the Government would raise, if only a little, the veil which hongs like an impenetrable cloud over the meditated improvements in relerence to this Museum. Some members ...
Article : 587 wordsThe Government Veterinarian (Mr.Stanley), who has concluded his investigations regarding the horse disease known as Queensland mange, returned to sydney yesterday from his trip to the clarence and Richmond River districts. ...
Article : 560 wordsSir,—I have seen a great doul in the papers of late about power companies-electric, hydraulic, and pneumatic. The first or electric system appears to have a bill in the Legislative Council, and two rival hydraulic power ...
Article : 670 wordsSir,—I read in your issue of the 8th instant a letter on the above subject. I am pleased to state that the idea with respect to the manning, of those vessels with Australian seamen and respectable, well-educated youths as ...
Article : 319 wordsSir,—In taking the liberty of trespassing upon your valuable paper, I fool it my duty to draw attention to the fact that, in passing the George-street Markets on the 15th instant, I was witness to the abominable practice of ...
Article : 118 wordsStock Passings: 355 (mixed) fats from Mount Howitt for Molbourne, via Wilcannia, executors of the late Sir J. O'shannassy, owners. The weather is dry; rain is needed. The following are the river reports:—Mungundi, 5ft., ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 17 Mar 1888, Page 11
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