THE prospect of war between France and China increases. The one will not recede from her demands, the other will not yield to them, and a resort to arms would appear, from our latest ...
Article : 3,174 wordsThe lists of subscribers for the new Oriental Banking Company are reported as filling steadily. The London banks have announced their willingness to advance cash on the ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Stockton Shipwrights" Union held their annual reunion last night, which passed off very successfully. The weather is still fine. Thirty-nine vessels have left the harbour since yesterday ...
Article : 1,917 wordsThe "Pirates of Penzance," the second of the "P" series of work, composed by Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan, will to-night be revived at the Theatre Royal, Messrs. Williamson, Garner, and Musgrove have made the best possible ...
Article : 197 wordsThe Senatorial Committee in France appointed to report upon the Recidiviste Bill have recommended that the names of those places to which recidivistes are to be sent should be ...
Article : 69 words"Fun on the Bristol," after a splendid career of success, has now ceased at this plane of entertainment. This evening Mr. H. Stanley's Juvenile Opera Company will appear in "The Grand Duchess." ...
Article : 23 wordsThis evening Robertson's comedy, "Caste" is to be played at the Opera House. Miss Jeanie Leo will appear as Polly Ecoles, and Messrs. J. P. Barnett, J. Carden, Sterling White, Olly Deering, Mrs. E. Palmer, and Miss ...
Article : 47 wordsAt a meeting of consignors of frozen meat from New Zealand, a motion in favour of combined action on the part of those engaged in the frozen meat trade was proposed and ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Austin and Rainford combination of vocalists, clogdancers, and ventriloquists are giving entertainments at the Haymarket Academy. To-night Mr. Charles Holly, one of the best of dancers, Mr. T. Rainford, well known [?] ...
Article : 76 wordsA new copper lode has been discovered by Williams and party about a mile from Burraga. The lode at present is 4 feet wide. The prospectors are down a depth of 100 feet. The dip seems to improve. It is the intention to send to ...
Article : 789 wordsThis evening there will be a people's concert at the Protestant Hall by the Cottier family and a number of other performers. In addition to sentimental music, a Japanese troupe will perform acrobatically, sand jigs will be danced ...
Article : 49 wordsIt is believed at Foochow that war is imminent between France and China. The commander of the British, squadron on the China station is landing sailors at the ...
Article : 55 wordsSir Henry Parkes sails to-morrow, via San Francisco, on his return to New South Wales. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Rev. J. Reed Glasson, of Manchester, has been appointed pastor of the College Park Congregational Church. At a meeting of the Adelaide, Payneham, and ...
Article : 882 wordsThe undiminished popularity of the Federal Ministrels was shown again last night by the presence of a crowded audience, and, although the programme had undergone but little change for some time, the laughter of the spectators ...
Article : 84 wordsA congress of the two Chambers of the French Legislature will assemble at Versailles on Monday next, in order to consider proposals for the revision of the constitution of ...
Article : 42 wordsThe very clever and high class performance given by Professor and Mrs. Baldwin last night at the New Masonic Hall surfaced a large and well pleased audience, who freely accorded their appreciation of the many mysterious acts ...
Article : 262 wordsSir Michael Hicks-Beach has been elected chairman of the National Tory Union in place of Lord Randolph Churchill, who retired from the position. ...
Article : 32 wordsIt is reported here that the Chinese Government have ottered an indemnity of 5,000,000 taels as reparation for the violation of the French treaty. The tenor of the French reply ...
Article : 40 wordsA shipment of New Zealand hops, lately arrived, has been disposed of at the rate of from £7 to £7 10s. per cwt. ...
Article : 30 wordsIntelligence has been received from Suakim that a large force of rebel Arabs, which were reported to be in the vicinity, attacked the town yesterday, but were repulsed by the ...
Article : 83 wordsGreat preparations are being made by both the Liberal and Conservative parties to carry on an active campaign both in London and the provinces in the interval between the ...
Article : 49 words"Beside the Sea" is the title of a song, with mournfully tender words, appropriately set to music by Guglielmo Lardelli. It is more in the narrative sytle than the average songs—not a very catching melody, but well harmonised ...
Article : 286 wordsThe Conference met again to-day, but the proceedings were only of a formal character, M. Waddington, the French representative, not having received instructions from his ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Australian Eleven commenced their 22nd match in England at Kennington Oval to-day, against the Players of England. The weather was fine during the day, and there was a large assemblage present to ...
Article : 438 wordsThe Goodwood Cup was run to-day, and was won by the Duke of Portland's St. Simon, with the Duke of Hamilton's Ossian second. ...
Article : 31 wordsIn anticipation of a division in the Assembly lost night, on the motion of Mt. Walker affirming the desirability of abolishing the stock tax, 22 members paired. Amongst those who paired for the motion were ...
Article : 515 wordsCANTERBURY.—Meeting held on 25th July. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Davis, Sharp, and Roberts. Minutes of previous mining read and continued. Outward correspondence read, and inward as under:—From F. R. Rossiter offering a block of land to ...
Article : 461 wordsThe following have paced through to-day:- For Sydney (by express): Mrs. C. Marsh nurse and child, Dr. Halnman, Mrs. R. Teece, Miss Ford, Messrs. H. Love, Ernest C. Carter, D. R. Stewart, T. Shaw, R. R. ...
Article : 207 wordsSir,—Will you allow me to bring under the notice of the public an instance of gross carelessness on part of the minor officials of the Licensing Court, Water Police Office, by which serious injury is likely to be suffered by the ...
Article : 339 wordsBy the steamer Port Adelaide five Arabs and their wives and families were brought to the colony. These Arabs paid about £2 per head for deck passages from Port Said, and were landed here in a destitute ...
Article : 210 wordsAnother case of smallpox has been declared in the Delaney family at Elsternwick, this being the second case. In Rowena Parade, Richmond, the second in the family is reported now to be a case of undoubted ...
Article : 120 wordsA deputation waited on the Colonial Treasurer this morning to urge the abolition of the duty on the imports of wheat. Mr. Dickson replied that he was personally in favour of the remission of the duty, but ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 2 Aug 1884, Page 12
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