The enrolment of volunteers for service Against the Boer raiders is proceeding actively at Capetown. In a few days 800 mounted men were enrolled. ...
Article : 95 wordsInfluential papers in the United States are protesting against the seizure of Manchuria by Russia as being inimical to the trading interests of America. They ...
Article : 59 wordsReports from Rome state that much indignation has been aroused among the Italian people by the action of the Duke of Norfolk, who headed the pilgrimage of ...
Article : 340 wordsSir James Dickson's end was very peaceful. He never regained consciousness, and passed away quietly, in the presence of Miss Dickson and Miss Lucy Dickson, who had ...
Article : 766 wordsLooking back on the tragedies and comedies of the most festive week that we have ever known, one realises that everybody has learnt many use[?] lessons. ...
Article : 2,616 wordsThe special train conveying the body of Sir James Dickson is timed to arrive in Brisbane at 4.20 p.m. to-day. The body will be taken to Sir James's late residence, ...
Article : 171 wordsIt is reported that Count von Waldersee, Commander-in-Chief of the allied forces, declined the proposal recently made by the Russian Government to restore the control ...
Article : 59 wordsMr. H. Copeland, Agent-General for New South Wales, in the course of an interview, has expressed the opinion that the various Australian States will find it necessary to ...
Article : 57 wordsCount von Waldersee has explained that the Boxers at Sze-hai-hou, the scene of the latest fight, had been terrorising the district, and threatened Yebking and ...
Article : 32 wordsGeneral regret is expressed at the death of Sir James R. Dickson, who was always regarded as particularly friendly to this district. It had been widely hoped that ...
Article : 126 wordsThe following letter of condolence has been forwarded by the Federal Premier to Miss Dickson:- "The Commonwealth of Australia. ...
Article : 188 wordsDr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the "Times," states that Dr. Mumm, the German Minister at Peking, has suggested that Prince Chun, who is 17 years ...
Article : 112 wordsA meeting of shareholders of the London and Globe Finance Corporation was held yesterday to consider the question of voluntary liquidation in view of the recent ...
Article : 191 wordsGeneral Henniker's force, which includes the second battalion of the Coldstream Guards, now holds an extended line to the south of Sutherland. (A previous message ...
Article : 115 wordsAt a representative meeting of the citizens of Newcastle, hold to-night for the purpose of extending an invitation to the Federal Ministry to visit that city, ...
Article : 104 wordsThe Federal Cabinet met again to-day, and sat up till 6 o'clock this evening. Ministers had under consideration a number of departmental matters, but they had ...
Article : 324 wordsThe Premier received from Mr. E. Barton (the Federal Premier), the following telegram yesterday afternoon:- "The untimely and unexpected decease ...
Article : 145 wordsThe vanguard of the Boer force is now Reported to be within twenty miles of Piquetberg, a place in the extreme southwest of Cape Colony, and about 130 miles ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Hon. R. J. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, who was to have accompanied Mr. Philp to Queensland on Tuesday, but was detained in Sydney through the Cook ...
Article : 485 wordsIn connection with the scheme already an[?] nounced for employing five regiments of native Indian troops, to be paid by the Imperial Government, to garrison various ...
Article : 70 wordsGeneral regret was expressed to-day at the news of the death of Sir James R. Dickson. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe flags at the Post Office, the Government offices, and over the entrance to Parliament House were flying half-mast to-day out of respect to the late Sir James ...
Article : 47 wordsHis Excellency the Governor followed the records of the illness of Sir James with sympathetic interest. On Wednesday he sent a message of inquiry to Miss Dickson, ...
Article : 64 wordsThe circulation of the notoriously disloyal Dutch paper, "Onsland," has been forbidden at Worcester, in Cape Colony, Where the Afrikander Bond conference was ...
Article : 35 wordsReports from New York state that the great gamble on Wall-street in United States railway stock still continues. On Tuesday 2,000,000 railway shares were sold, ...
Article : 146 wordsA sensation was caused at Grenfell last night when it was reported that a large sum of money had been stolen from the Union Bank by William K. Woodfall, the ...
Article : 140 wordsLatest reports from Capetown state that the general attitude of the Dutch colonists is now most reassuring. ...
Article : 27 wordsOut of respect to the memory of the late Sir James R. Dickson the public offices were closed at noon yesterday. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Premier (the Hon. R. Philp) stated yesterday that hee had known the late Chief Secretary for about thirty-five years, and he had always had the very greatest ...
Article : 137 wordsNews has been received of a raid by the [?]nemy near Kimberley. A body of 150 Boers raided the De Beers farm, and the residents of the district are now flocking ...
Article : 50 wordsThe New South Wales Lancers who have returned from South Africa were to-day presented with certificates of service. ...
Article : 24 wordsA widespread epidemic of influenza is now being experienced in the United States. It is stated that there are 200,000 patients suffering from the complaint in New York, ...
Article : 61 wordsFurther particulars of the engagement on the 6th instant between General Babington's force and the Boers under Commandant Delarey at Naanwpoort, to the ...
Article : 101 wordsThe following passengers travelled by mail train to-day:- For Brisbane: Mrs. Marsdon, Mr. and Mrs. Brigg, Miss Poulson, Mr. and Mrs. Try, Mrs. Riddle, Mrs. ...
Article : 188 wordsThe question as to who will succeed Sir James Dickson as the Queensland representative in the Federal Government is already being discussed, and Mr. Philp's ...
Article : 247 wordsThe news of the death of Sir James Dickson was received with expressions of the profoundest regret amongst the Queenslanders who are now in Sydney. Most of ...
Article : 303 wordsMessages conveying expressions of sympathy with the [?]elatives of the deceased were sent yesterday by members of the Ministry. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Diocesan Council, after briefly dealing with matters of urgency, adjourned yesterday afternoon, after the following motion had been carried in silence, the ...
Article : 86 wordsM. Paul Deschanel, the Opposition candidate, has been re-elected to the Presidency of the French Chamber of Deputies, defeating M. Brisson, the nominee of the Premier, ...
Article : 36 wordsEx-President Kruger, who has been unwell for some time past, and was lately stated to be suffering from increased weakness of the heart, is now reported to be ...
Article : 39 wordsSpeaking in the Prussian Landtag yesterday, Count Von Bulow, the German Imperial Chancellor, promised to introduce a protective tariff which would give the ...
Article : 62 wordsThe directors of the Brisbane Permanent Building and Banking Company, Limited, met for their usual weekly meeting at 11 o'clock yesterday, but immediately ...
Article : 216 wordsH. S. Norris is to be sub-accountant, and J. G. Cameron is to be record and correspondence clerk, in the Headquarters office, Q.D.F., as from 1st July last. ...
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Advertising : 200 wordsMajor Boam, D.A.A.G., is completing detailed arrangements for the enrolment of the New South Wales portion of the fresh contingent to be sent to South Africa. The ...
Article : 92 wordsIt is reported that a death from bubonic plague has occurred in Constantinople. ...
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Advertising : 113 wordsA special train left Redfern Railway Station for Br[?]sbane about half-past 2 o'clock this afternoon, conveying the body of the late Sir James R. Dickson and the members ...
Article : 432 wordsA cable message has been received from Lord Kitchener stating that he desired that the contingent now being formed should have a full complement of officers. This ...
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Advertising : 90 wordsPrior to commencement of business at the monthly meeting of the Balmoral Divisional Board yesterday, Mr. Stanton, the chairman, referred to the death of Sir ...
Article : 152 wordsIt is only by the last English mail that the relations of Lieutenant Guy Egerton Wylly have received officially a statement of how he won his V.C. Mr. Arthur Temple ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 11 Jan 1901, Page 5
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