General Gordon, in a letter whick has been received from Khartoum, dated the 24th June, asks for some news in reference to the proposed relief expedition. General Gordon also ...
Article : 65 wordsTHE subject of the Federation Enabling Bill, which the imperial Government have proposed to introduce in the House of Commons was brought under notice in both the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative ...
Article : 4,719 wordsHeavy rain, which fell for several hours, ushered in the second, day of the meeting, and made it doubtful as to whether the races could be held or not. Towards noon, however, fine weather set in, and although the course was ...
Article : 767 wordsA meeting of the Prince Alfred Yacht Club was held at Aarons' Exchange Hotel, on Wednesday afternoon last for the purpose of nominating the officers for the earning year, the commodore (Dr. F. Milford) in the chair. The ...
Article : 294 wordsThe Government have despatched the steamer Hinemoa to search in Foveaux Straits for traces of the brig Marie Ange, 275 tons, from Newcastle to Port Chalmers, which is supposod to have been wreeked near ...
Article : 56 wordsIt is announced that the Earl of Northbrook will leave for Egypt on the 30th instant, in order to enter upon his mission in that country. ...
Article : 42 wordsThe latest reports from the sanatorium are that the patients are all going on well. Dr. Shields, the acting inspeetor for the Central Board of Health, has inquired into the two cases from Collingwood and one from ...
Article : 164 wordsThe Emperors William of Germany and Francis Joseph of Austria had a meeting at the watering-place of Ischl to-day. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe annual general meeting of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron was held yesterday afternoon at the offices of the Southern Insurance Company, Exchange Puildings, Pittstreet, the commodore (Mr. E. Knox) occupying ...
Article : 717 wordsIntelligence is to hand that severe fighting has taken place between the Zulu chief Montsiva and the Boera. The engagement was of a sanguinary character, many being killed, ...
Article : 53 wordsThe steamship Victory from Wellington, June 9, has arrived with 7500 carcases of frozen mutton. ...
Article : 24 wordsOn Monday morning the body of a navy named Patrick Conway, who, was engaged on the overland railway line at Toilembend camp, was found in his tent at Wellington with one foot burnt off. The tent was also destroyed by ...
Article : 190 wordsThe s.s. Duke of Westminster left to-day for London. ...
Article : 18 wordsHis Excellency the Governor entertained half of the two Legislative Chambers at Government House at dinner this evening; and Lady Looh was afterwards "at Home" to the ladies of the members who had been ...
Article : 374 wordsNews from the Government bering party under Mr. H. W. Ford states that the bore is now down 427 feet. The last foot was through very hard, sandy limestone rock. A small quantity of fresh water was, however, struck in this ...
Article : 149 wordsThe match between the Australian Eleren and the County of Kent was conoluded to-day, and resulted in a somewhat easy victory for the home team. The players were again favoured with splendid weather, and ...
Article : 123 wordsYesterday a man named Williams, who was subject to epileptic fits, fell down the hold of the T. S. N. Co,'s steamer Corinna, lying at the Dyke. The base of his skull was injured and be now lies in a critical state. ...
Article : 1,415 wordsThe committee and the secretary of Tattersall's Club are not leaving anything undone to secrue the success of the meeting which is to take place at Randwick to-morrow. His Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus has signified his ...
Article : 138 wordsThe contest between the first-class shots of the Oranga and Bathurst Rifle Clubs, which took place on the Orange Rifie Range on Saturday, August 2, was won by the Orange representatives by 36 points. The Orange team ...
Article : 158 wordsA concert was given to the inmates of the Ophthalmie Hospital, Moorcliff, Miller's Point, on Wednesday evening, by Mrs. Moulton, who was ably assisted in her good work by Mesdames Marius and King and Mr. T. Sullivan, and ...
Article : 382 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly the Government refused to introduce a bill to regulate the proceedings of the Salvation Army. The Chief Secretary moved that an address be presented to her Majesty the Queen ...
Article : 434 wordsNEW SOUTH WALES COURSING CLUN.—The terminal meeting for the season of the New South Wales Coursing Club was brought to a conclusion yesterday afternoon at Eridge Park, Bowral. The weather was again line, though ...
Article : 520 wordsThe person who recently arrived here from Sydney with a quantity of jewellery has been fined £50 by the Collecter of Oustome for withholding the correct value of the goods, as the invoices which he produced ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 142 wordsSRPHTERS.—Meeting held on July 26. Present—The Mayor (Mr. W. Edwards), with Alderman G. and A. Moore, Crause, Geering, Baker, M-Kechnle, and Lambeth. Minutes of the previous meeting rend and confirmed. The report from finance ...
Article : 700 wordsThe mining manager of the Butler's Tin-mining Company, Limited, reporta on August 4 as follows:—" I am glad to say thr reef st No. 1.shaft has greatly improved, and is now producing better tin than I have before seen it. ...
Article : 87 wordsSir,—New that the Confarence of Seamen's Union is sitting in deliberation at our Town Hall, the following comparuton of rates of wagos per month paid on the home trade steam vessels of English and Australia respectively ...
Article : 385 wordsAt the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court to-day, Jno. Woodhead, alias woods, was indicted on the charge of murdering an old woman named Margaret Boxton, at Nairne, on June 10. The parties had been ...
Article : 444 wordsSecretaries of clubs are reminded that the entries for the Junior Cup medals and trophies, to be competed for next season under the management of the Junior Cricket Association, close with the hon. secretary next Monday. The ...
Article : 121 wordsThe debate in the Legislative Assembly last night en the Immigration Act Amendment Bill was continued till after midnight, when the second reading passed Without a division, and the House adjourned till 7 ...
Article : 110 wordsThe following matches were played on Saturday:— Imperial v. Victoria resulted in a win for the former by one point. Wellesley v. Grammar Sechool ended in a victory for the former by nine points to five, the tries being ...
Article : 122 wordsParliament was, opened by commission to-day. Sir G.M. O'Rorke was re-elected Speaker unopposed. The proceedinga to-day were only of a formal nature. The Governor will deliver his opening speech on Thursday ...
Article : 66 wordsOn Saturday next the Sydney Bicycle Club will hold their club race meeting, at the Association Ground, at Moore Park, which should prove partionlurly interesting, as C.W.Bennolt, the "one-mile champion" (of Sydney) ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 8 Aug 1884, Page 8
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