The Naval Estimates for the coming financial year were introduced in the House of Commons last night. The total amount of the Estimates is £30,870,500, ...
Article : 193 wordsReports from Peking state that the members of the New South Wales Contingent serving in China were entertained at the British Legation prior to their return to ...
Article : 91 wordsColonel Gorringe, who, with Colonol De Lisle, was recently engaged with Coromandant Kreutzinger's rearguard at Commadagga, in the south-east of Cape Colony, ...
Article : 81 wordsThe second series of colonial wool auctions for the present year opened to-day. Competition was brisk. Prices for merino wools were unchanged, but crossbreds ...
Article : 213 wordsThe bearing of the Coningham, divorce case was continued this morning, when Mr. Coningham continued the examination of the respondent. The respondent stated she ...
Article : 1,210 wordsMr. R. Edwards, Beaudesert. Mr. W. Kellett, Nundah Divisional Board (Hall, at 8 o'clo'ck. Mr. D. H. Guilfoyle, Protestant Hall, at 8 ...
Article : 230 wordsIt is expected that the, coronation oil King Edward VII. and his Consort, Queen Alexandra, will take place either in May, or June next year. ...
Article : 115 wordsThe approval of the Acting Premier is to be sought to the supply of maps of South Africa to members of the Sixth Contingent. A number of maps were supplied to the ...
Article : 112 wordsHis Majesty King Edward has invested the Duke of Cornwall and York with the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. ...
Article : 34 wordsSir,—I deem it my duty to direct public attention to the fact that insurances on the lives of the members of our Third (Bushmen's) Contingent, now at the front, ...
Article : 297 wordsDr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the "Times," telegraphs that the Chinese Government will retrain from signing the convention with Russia with regard to ...
Article : 79 wordsColonel Byron, of the Queensland Regiment of Royal Australian Artillery, who is to accompany the Duke of York to Australia, has been gazetted as an extra ...
Article : 44 wordsIt is anticipated that an issue of Consols to the amount of £50,000,000 will be made by the Government at an early date to provide for the cost of the war in South ...
Article : 43 wordsColonel Pilcher's column has now cleared the Orange River Colony from the Orange River to Bloemfontein, capturing thirtythree Boers and 3000 remounts. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe German force which has been operating to the westward of Pao-ting-fu, has occupied the Dausuling Pass, thus securing easy access into the province of Shan-31. ...
Article : 43 wordsWhile there is nothing particularly starring in the way of news to communicate from this district, there is one very pleasing item to be chronicled—a most welcome change in the weather ...
Article : 1,251 wordsThe sugar brokers in England are importing thousands of tons of raw and cry stallised beet sugar, in view of the possibility of a duty being imposed in the ...
Article : 44 wordsOfficial news has been received that the Boers under Commandant De Wet are now north of Brandfont, a town on the Bloemfontein-Pretoria railway line, about ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Victorian Government are arranging for the issue this week of a loan Of £3,000,000, bearinig 8 per cent interest. The minimum price will probably be fixed at ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Inquest concerning the death of Herbert Henry Darnley, who was killed in the Tempe railway disaster, was continued to-day. ...
Article : 248 wordsMr. D. T. Seymour, one of the candidates for the Senate, addressed a well-attended meeting last night at the Protestant Hall, In the general audience and on the ...
Article : 1,433 wordsThe Cape line steamer Kinfauns Castle, which went ashore at the Needles, near the Isle of Wight, has been refloated. ...
Article : 28 wordsA party of fifty Boers from Trichardt's commando, hoping to capture a British provision train, undermined the raliway line near Heidelberg, about forty miles ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Muttaburra mailman reports that heavy rain fell between Muttaburra und Kensington, but at the head station only fifty-eight points fell. There was fair rain ...
Article : 152 wordsThe yield of gold for the first two months of the present year totalled 105,770oz., showing an increase of 3079oz. compared with the corresponding period of last year. ...
Article : 41 wordsLater particulars regarding the disastrous boiler explosion at a Chicago factory, when a large number of hands were buried in the ruins, show that eighteen people ...
Article : 37 wordsDuring the debate in the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday on the Associations Bill, which is designed to practically abolish religious associations, M. Pelletan ...
Article : 185 wordsThe Boers in the eastern districts of the Transvaal are reported to be short of ammunition, and in consequence are burying their artillery. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe total number of old-age pensions now being paid has reached 10,000, or 4500 more than Sir George Turner expected when he asked Parliament to vote £75,000 ...
Article : 95 wordsIt is understood that a conference of Boer commandoes is to be held on Friday next to consider the question of continuing the war. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Deputy City Coroner initiated an inquest to-day concerning the death of Elizabeth Harper, wife of Constable John B. Harper, of Newtown. Dr. Sinclair, who ...
Article : 233 wordsThe Hon. J. V. Chataway, Minister for Agriculture, who has been on a visit to the Central districts, has been detained at Maryborough. He will probably return to ...
Article : 240 wordsMr. J. F. Richardson, manager of the Colonial Sugar Refinery, died suddenly to-day.while travelling to Port Melbourne by train. ...
Article : 27 wordsLieutenant Wylly, V.C., of Tasmania, has been invalided to England. ...
Article : 16 wordsMarie Corelli has been sold to Mr. A. E. Anderson for 400 guineas. ...
Article : 19 wordsPrivate T. A. Palmer, of the South Australian Bushmen's Contingent, has died from enteric fever at Pretoria. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe will of George Washington Charters, late of Tunbridge Wells, England, has reached the Melbourn Probate Office for sealing. The estate in the United ...
Article : 61 wordsReports from the Orange River Colony show that although there are eight separate guerilla commandoes still carrying on the war in the colony, the civil administration ...
Article : 50 wordsIt is reported from Berlin that the German Government are about to impose a tax on all artificial sweetening substances used in connection with food. The tax will be ...
Article : 42 wordsAfter an interval of more than a week plague has reappeared. The latest victim is John Coomber, who is employed as a carter. Coomber first complained on ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Postmaster-General says there has been no loss in connection with the adoption of penny postage, and he anticipates an increase of revenue at the end of the ...
Article : 38 wordsNews from Ottawa, states that a resolution opposing the enlishment in the Dominion of recruits for General BadenPowell's South African Constabulary force ...
Article : 47 wordsTwo gangs are engaged in rat destruction and cleansing work on the site of the recenltly discovered plague case in Clyde-street, Petric-terrace, it having been ...
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Advertising : 148 wordsThe Victorian polo team in New Zealand were beaten by the Orova team by 7 goals to 3. ...
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Advertising : 110 wordsUnder yesterday's date Mr. Clement L. Wragge, Government Meteorologist, writes as follows:- We can add but little to our bulletin of yesterday. The monsoon "Hobab" still covers all ...
Article : 366 wordsIn regard to the statement made by the Secretary of State for War (Mr. W. St. John Brodrick) in the House of Commons concerning the case of Lieutenant-General ...
Article : 118 words"Member of the Force," under date 12th instant, writes':—In your issue of even date, under the heading of military matters, it is stated that it is almost a settled ...
Article : 195 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Booroodabin Divisional Board last evening the matter of the Rosetta Swamp came up for consideration. The chairman stated that ...
Article : 174 wordsAn interesting lecture on China, illustrated by lantern slides, was given on Tuesday evening, 12th instant, at St. Andrew's schoolroom by Mr. J. S. Shirley, under the auspices of St. Andrew's Boys' ...
Article : 146 wordsMajor Colin Rankin, officer commanding the 2nd Regiment, Q.D.F., returned home by Saturday's mail train (says yesterday's Maryborough Chronicle") after an absence ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thu 14 Mar 1901, Page 5
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