Commandant De Wet, Who recently recrossed the Orange River into the Orange River Colony, is now reported to be scattering his followers into groups. Six ...
Article : 160 wordsIn connection with the disgraceful scene in the House of Commons last night, which led to the forcible ejection of sixteen Irish members, it is stated that the refusal of ...
Article : 251 wordsThe new battleships Albemarle and Montagu, and the first-class-cruiser Drake, have-been launched. (The Albemarle and Montagu are ...
Article : 176 wordsNews has been received of a somewhat sensational attack having been made on the Emperor William of Germany. His Majesty was driving in a carriage from the ...
Article : 107 wordsHis worship the Mayor of Sydney (Dr. Graham), speaking to-day with reference to the precautions being adopted against the introduction of plague, said the ...
Article : 114 wordsSpeaking to our representative, who is travelling with him (says the "Sydney Morning Herald" of the 4th instant), Mr. Barton, in referring to his trip in ...
Article : 545 wordsThe members of the State Government, on the invitation of Lieutonant-Colonel Lassetter, visited the camp at Randwick of the 2nd Regiment of Mounted Rifles (Imperial ...
Article : 133 wordsAt a meeting of the Board of Health to-day it was decided that the board should take the same precautions as on the last occasion when plague was prevalent in ...
Article : 71 wordsNews from Vienna states that a scene of riot and disorder took place in the Austrian Reichsrath. M. Freszi, a Czech Radical, was forbidden to speak by ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Fifth Contingent left for South Africa to-day. ...
Article : 21 wordsDuring the debate on the question of army reform in the House of Lords last night, Lord Rosebery suggested that a Secret Parliamentary Committee should be ...
Article : 67 wordsIn the Supreme Court to-day, a motion was moved on behalf of Arthur Coningham, to make absolute a rule nisi calling upon A. K. Smith, bookseller, "Manager for Sir ...
Article : 113 wordsThe authorities have issued instructions that all vessels arriving from infected ports will require to be fumigated before they are permitted to discharge cargo. ...
Article : 52 wordsAdvices have been received from the Hudson's Bay territory, in North America, that shoals of the Leonids (November meteors) were seen there on the night of the 16th ...
Article : 52 wordsIn consequence of the presence of plague, Colonel Wyndham has decided not to land the Imperial troops in Western Australia. ...
Article : 26 wordsA serious outbreak of smallpox has occurred in Glasgow. Four hundred cases have, been reported, out of which 157 termlnated fatally. ...
Article : 30 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the Mount Garnet and Chillagoe Exploration Company, to-day, it was stated that the developments were wholly satisfactory. There were now ...
Article : 115 wordsThe recent escape of De Wet's force from the enveloping British columns at Lilliefontein, in Cape Colony, is stated to have been due to a miscalculation, Colonel ...
Article : 92 wordsThe circumstances surrounding the-death of Alfred John Stevens in the sewer at Erskine-street on Monday last formed the subject of a coroner's inquest to-day. The ...
Article : 73 wordsMr. David Webster is one of Brisbane's enterprising citizens, and during the past few months his natural desire for business expansion has led him to launch out in ...
Article : 968 wordsDr. Samuel Thornton, D.D., late Bishop of Ballarat, Victoria, has accepted the living of Blackburn, in Lancashire. ...
Article : 29 wordsIn the House of Commons last night, the Speaker, in reply to a question by Mr. J. E. Redmond, Leader of the Irish Parliamentary party, said that if any members ...
Article : 164 wordsThe russian Consul has notified that the Russian cruiser Gromoboy has been ordered to proceed to Melbourne to welcome the Duke of York on his arrival in Australia. ...
Article : 157 wordsAn inquest was held yesterday at Windsor concerning the death of Henry Cobcroft, licensee of the Hawkesbury Hotel at Wilberforce, who was stabbed on Sunday ...
Article : 163 wordsIt is stated that Commandant De Wet's force lost 4000 horses during their invasion of cape Colony. Commandant Hertzog, however, brought a further splendid ...
Article : 43 wordsAt a meeting of the Victorian Cricket Association to-night the financial position was discussed, and a suggestion was made that the Melbourne Cricket Club should be ...
Article : 41 wordsFurther particulars have been received of the recent capture of thirty Boers by fifteen Victorian Mounted Infantry, under Captain Ballimore. It appears that the ...
Article : 132 wordsThe gold returns for the month of February amounted to 53,404oz., against 18,125oz. for February last year. ...
Article : 35 wordsMr. G. H. Reid spoke to-night in support of the candidature of Mr. D. Millen for the Federal Parliament. He conteneled that the Federal Ministry had been guilty of a ...
Article : 239 wordsThe Dublin "Freeman's Journal," commenting on the scene in the House of Commons, says:—"We have at last got a party which is able to teach Parliament that ...
Article : 96 wordsMr. Barton, the Federal Premier, referring to-day to New Hebrides matters, stated that the whole trouble arose from the want of a joint tribunal to adjudicate ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 273 wordsIt has been decided to increase the strength of the Seventh Contingent for South Africa from 320 to 500 men. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Cabinet have reconsidered the matter of a referendum on the question of New Zealand joining the Australian Federation, and have decided to postpone at indefinitely, ...
Article : 53 wordsThe State Government have decided that the Duke of York shall be asked to lay the foundation stone of the new State House in the Centennial Park. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 307 wordsColonel Peyton has written to the Premier a letter of warm thanks for the kindness and hospitality of the people of New Zealand to the Indian contingent of the ...
Article : 38 wordsReports are to hand that a body of 300 Boers made an attack on Aberdeen, in the south-east of Cape Colony, on the 5th instant, but after four hours' fighting they ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Hon. J. G. Ward, speaking in the Auckland province, said that, although £325,000 in taxation was remitted last session, the revenue showed an increase of ...
Article : 47 wordsA conference of Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists was held to-day, at which the plan of union was amended in a few particulars and Anally adopted. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe recruiting in Great Britain for the additional force of Imperial Yeomanry required for South Africa has now been completed. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Federal Postmaster-General has arranged with Mr. S. H. Lambton, lately Under Secretary in the Post and Telegraph Department in New South Wales, but who ...
Article : 98 wordsThe gold yield for the month of February was 19,380oz., against 17,840oz. for ths corresponding month last year. ...
Article : 22 wordsExperiments made by the Railway "Department have proved that railway sleepers treated with creosote last much longer than ordinary sleepers. ...
Article : 20 wordsIn all probability Captain C. E. Bird, marine surveyor, will be appointed Harbourmaster in connection with the Harbour Trust. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe man 'Lilywhite, who was arrested at Wellington, in connection with the Colchester murder, is to be at once sent to England direct. ...
Article : 33 wordsLord Kitchener and Sir Alfred Milner are now at Pretoria. An optimistic feeling is now prevailing at Capetown and Pretoria that the war in ...
Article : 45 wordsThe run of the steamer Ventura from Philadelphia to San Francisco was fourteen hours longer than the Sonoma's, owing to the bursting of a steam pipe, whereby five ...
Article : 85 wordsTarquin and First Mate have been scratched for the Doncaster Handicap. ...
Article : 25 wordsSplendid rain set in last night, and continued falling without a break all through the night. The rain was of a steady soaking nature, and will do an untold amount ...
Article : 129 wordsA "Commonwealth Gazette" received gives particulars in connection witn the election of members to represent Victoria in the House of Representativos. In each ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Boer Commandant Steenkamp, who is now at Philippolis, in the south-west of the Orange River Colony, declares that the contest is hopeless, and is recommending ...
Article : 42 wordsThe following passengers travelled overland by mail train to-day:- For Brisbane: Mr. and Mrs. J. Wylie, Miss M'Furland, Mrs. Buswell, Miss Buswell, Miss A. ...
Article : 151 wordsMessrs. W. G. Higgs and J. C. Stewart, [?]M.L.A., candidates for the Federal Senate, addreased a meeting of the electors in the Protestant Hall, last evening. His ...
Article : 2,434 wordsAt the Central Police Court to-day, Jane Smith, 32 years, married, was charged with causing the death of Patrick Conway on the high seas on 19th February. The ...
Article : 49 wordsThe authorities have 100 horses in a paddock at Pinkenba ready for despatch by the steamer Chicago, which is expected to arrive to-day. The horses are those ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 8 Mar 1901, Page 5
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