At the election for North Norfolk, which took place to-day, a Conservative was elected by a large majority, in place of the recent member, deceased, who was also a ...
Article : 50 wordsIn the Legislative Council, yesterday, Messages were received from the Assembly notifying. agreement with the Council's amendments in the LunacyBill, and in the Registers Transfer Bill, and transmitting ...
Article : 4,101 wordsThe Union Steamship Company's steamer Wakatipu arrived in Port Jackson from Auckland about 11 o'clock last night, bringing the English and American mails transhipped at ...
Article : 131 wordsThe trial of the directors of the Glasgow Bank is proceeding. The chief accountant testified that he prepared accounts and balance-sheets, which were subsequently ...
Article : 46 wordsIN order to prevent loss to the public revenue and to District Commissioners in Insolvency, the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates has directed that in furture the fees for holding the second and third ...
Article : 2,945 wordsThe Australian mails, via San Francisco, were delivered to-day. ...
Article : 14 wordsARRIVED.—Invercauld, ship, from Adelaide October 19; Beltana, barque, from Port Augusta October 19; Holmesdale, ship, from Adelaide October 27; Romanoff, ship, from ...
Article : 41 wordsShere Ali is at present in North Afghanistan, close to the Turkestan frontier. No further operations against the British are reported, and all is quiet at the front. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe annual meeting of the Agricultural Society was held to-day at the Royal Hotel. The report and balance-sheet for the past year were adopted. The accounts showed that the society had spent nearly £1400 ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Rev. Mr. M'Farlane reports Ingham's murder as follows:—On December 5, at Teste Island, several canoes from St. Dignam's reported to me that there had been a massacre by cannibals at Brooker Island, ...
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Article : 212 wordsThe Railway Station at Green's Plains, was bur nt down last night. The origin of the fire is unknown. At a public meeting in connection with the City of Glasgow relief fund, to-day, an influential committee. ...
Article : 49 wordsIn the one innings match, played to-day, between the Tasmanians and Canterbury cricketers, the Tasmaniasns scored 87, and the New Zealanders 80, although the latter made 54 before the first wicket fell. The ...
Article : 49 wordsThe agricultural and pastoral statistics ending next March are now being collected. The first supply of the new wheat has arrived. The price is 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Building and Internal Arrangements Coommittee met on Wednesday afternoon, to consider what amount of space should be allotted to British and foreign exhibitors, in compliance with a request sent by telegraph a few days since ...
Article : 308 wordsThe captain of the Scottish Bard reports that he passed through the Barrier Reef by the Capricorn Channel on Sunday, at 10 o'clock, the sea being suddenly smooth about the ship. He headed S.W., and ...
Article : 497 wordsA terrific fire took place at Hongkong on Christmas Day. It began at" 11 o'clock at night, in Endicoltlane, in a house occupied,by a European named Fisher. It extended to the north side of Queen's ...
Article : 266 wordsSir,—I read with much satisfaction the announcement made by Mr. Jennings that the London Committee had been offered the loan of a collection of 500 British and foreign paintings. I trust that those who have the control ...
Article : 594 wordsThe Zamboanga, which has arrived at Cooktown from Hongkong, reports the total failure of the New Guinea expedition from Melbourne. The schooner Dove left Melbourne in August last, reached the north east coast, ...
Article : 195 wordsAn extensive fire occurred at Geelong at 5 o'clock this morning. It originated in the premises of Thear and Bartlett, cabinet makers, Moorabool-street, which were totally destroyed, and from thonce extended to ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Fri 24 Jan 1879, Page 5
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