One of Gracian's maxims roads: "Do picasant things yourself; unpleasant through others." We might vary it: "Say pleasant things yourself: unpleasant quote ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,422 wordsThe Special Court of Inquiry into the loss of the steamer Titanic, of which Lord Mersey is president, resumed the hearing of evidence. ...
Article : 136 wordsAll the Unionist newspapers welcome the speech of Mr. Winston Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty, in which he outlined the ...
Article : 158 wordsThe debate on the second reading of the bill for the disestablishment and disendowment of the Welsh Church was continued in the House of ...
Article : 520 wordsMr. A. R. Gardiner delivered an address last night from the balcony of the Royal Exchange Hotel, Hunter-street, Newcastle, reviewing the work of the ...
Article : 1,479 wordsAbout half-past 6 yesterday afternoon, four of Mr. T. Corrigann's carters were loading drums containing sulphuric acid on to a lorry, at the Newcastle and ...
Article : 805 wordsJohn Jacob forgot to remember his old servauts William Backhouse [?] atoned for it, and then sat down to "sleep" on his riches. Yet he was a very ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 461 wordsMr. Watt, the State Treasurer, states that concessions asked for under the Land Tax Act amount to nearly £10,000 a year. He will remit the question to a ...
Article : 116 wordsConsequent upon the altered railway time-table, which is to come into operation to-morrow, some changes have been made in the times of mails closing at the ...
Article : 143 wordsThe Senate Committee, of which Senator Smith is chairman, is continuing the hearing of evidence as to the loss of the Titanic. ...
Article : 104 wordsAdmiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, formerly in command of the Australian station, delivered an address at the Colonial Club on the subject of ...
Article : 66 wordsSupreme Court.—Monday, 20th May, 1912: Term List: Motions generally, Submissions by Prothonatary: The Australian Agricultural Co, v. the Minister. District ...
Article : 85 wordsActing upon information supplied by Hamburg Socialists, the authorities seized twenty-one bales labelled "German paper" which had been ...
Article : 80 wordsThe steamer Oceanic reports that one of the bodies found in the collapsible boat belonging to the Titanic was that of a fireman. It was ...
Article : 95 wordsA deputation, consisting of Messrs. J. Macguire, president of the IIIawarra Colliery Employees' Federation, and A. Kirkwood, delegate Henlensburgh Miners' ...
Article : 467 wordsThe "Pall Mall Gazette" states that the Labour forces are concentrating their energies on a scheme for an eight-hour working day for everybody. ...
Article : 70 wordsA convention of airmen which is sitting has discussed the practicability of using aeroplanes to extinguish fires. ...
Article : 74 wordsThe value of the Astor Estate to-day, directly held and held by collaterals, is £100,000,000. The present William Walfdort Astor, head of the family lives in ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 343 wordsThe cathedral at Die, in the province of Drome, has been entered by thieves. They damaged several columns and ...
Article : 55 wordsIf John Jacop the First story were given in detail it would run into volume. He started saving at 14, he was still foreclosing ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 660 wordsSir Robert Romer, chairman of the Durham Minors' Concilliation Board, has awarded the hewers a minimum wage of 5s 6d per day, datalers (day ...
Article : 42 wordsThe doctors and police agree that Garnier, the bandit, whose dead body was found in the house which was besigened at Nogent-sur-Marne, ...
Article : 65 wordsMr. Borthistle, when seen last night by a representative of the "Newcastle Morning Herald," was sitting reading, but he bore evidences of the burs he ...
Article : 462 wordsRichard Arnst, of Australia, the holder of the world's sculling championship and Ernest Barry, the champion of England, have signed articles ...
Article : 42 wordsA horseman roobed a town bank, securing £1000. He locked three of the bank clerks in a vault and escaped laden with ...
Article : 113 wordsThe matter of creating an Imperial Senate or Council, representative of Great Britain and her possesions, was mooted last year, and a petition in ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Italians have occupied all the Aegean Islands as far north as Leros. Destroyers off Lipoos caputured a Turkish vessels laden with arms. ...
Article : 27 wordsCaptain Burrel, who purchased the wrecked scow Paris, as it laid submerged In the breakers on Nine-mile Beach, has succeeded raising and bringing it round ...
Article : 147 wordsThe hearing of the case against Sir Henry Normand MacLaurin, one of the directors of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Limited for failing, without ...
Article : 378 wordsA flag forwarded from the public school at Woodened, in Victoria, has been unfuried at Woodend, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ...
Article : 154 wordsPrivate advices received hero from Melbourne state that the Victorian Government is willing to subsides a steamship service between Melbourne ...
Article : 98 wordsThe Police have finished collecting the roll of electors for the Waratah division of the Commonwealth and State electorates, but in the event of anyone not ...
Article : 120 wordsTo-day the Norwegian ship Songvaar, 1969 tons, was said by auctions, as she now lays, at Wardang Island, Port Victoria where she foundered. She was ...
Article : 105 wordsA meeting convened by the Mayor is to be held in the Temperance Hall on Tuesday evening next, to give an expersion of opinion in regard to the ...
Article : 54 wordsA man, supposed to be Archilhald, Woods, between 60 and 65 years of age, and a resident of Katoomba, fell between the platform and a train, as the train was ...
Article : 69 wordsSulphurie said is commonly and commerically known as oil of vitoril. It is very heavy the specific gravity being 1,842, or nearly twice that of water. ...
Article : 220 wordsThe body of the late King Frederick VIII. of Denmark has been removed to Copenhagen. ...
Article : 21 wordsBar silver is quoted at 2s 4½d per ounce standard. Lead closed yesterday at £16 10s, a drop of 1s 3d. Copper closed at £78, a ...
Article : 108 wordsThe continued dry spell is causing considerable anxiety to agriculturals. The monsoonal influence which it was thought would bring general rain, has ...
Article : 44 wordsA presenations is to be made to Mr. J. L. Lawson, into council clerk, at the council chambers, on Wednesday evening next. ...
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Sat 18 May 1912, Page 5
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