The "Daily News" and "Manchester Guardian" state that the denial given by Admiral von Tirpitz (German Minister of Marine) disposes of all the conjectures ...
Article : 363 wordsStock of the Queensland Government 3½ per cent loan of £2,000,-000, which was recently issued at £97, is now quoted at 10s. discount. ...
Article : 111 wordsAt the Police Court this morning Thomas Moffat, a coloured man, was charged with abduction. The evidence of the arresting constable, and of Mary Cline and her ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. Wen Cheung, the newly appointed secretary and interpreter to H. I. C. M.'s Consulate in Melbourne, arrived in Brisbane yesterday by the China Navigation ...
Article : 436 wordsTh new telephone regulations were passed at a meeting of the Federal Executive held to-day, and will come into force at once. All new subscribers are to ...
Article : 376 wordsThe Premier (Hon. W. Kidston), with the Attorney-General (Hon. T. O'Sullivan), the Treasurer (Hon. A. G. C. Hawthorn), and Mr. Fowles (Under Secretary to the ...
Article : 2,411 wordsAt a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to-day, the following resolution was passed, on the motion of Mr. T. H. Hill, seconded by Mr. C. M. Rogers: "That this ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 147 wordsIn order to test the possibility of the practical use of motor cars in warfare, the London Automobile Association conveyed a battalion of ...
Article : 79 wordsIn a disastrous fire, which occurred at Bulls, in the Rangitiki district, the Town Hall, Post Office, and several business premises were destroyed. ...
Article : 43 wordsErnest Andrew Burgess, secretary of the Construction Branch of the Telegraph and telephone Employees' Union, giving evidence before the Postal Commission to-day. ...
Article : 173 wordsFor some time it has been recognised that the amount of accommodation for large steamers making use of the railway wharf at ...
Article : 380 wordsIn reply to the notification by Austria of the arrangement come to between Austria and Turkey, M. Isvolsky, Russian Minister for ...
Article : 158 wordsA sensation was caused at Broken Hill to-night by the arrest of three men on warrant on the charge of having, on January 5, maliciously destroyed the railway ...
Article : 202 wordsIn the Police Court this morning, before Messrs. P. W. Pears, P.M., and G. P. Merry, J.P., Andrew Petersen, on remand was charged with having forged ...
Article : 353 wordsMatters in connection with the railway strike at Kannangur developed somewhat to-day. The engineer (Mr. Fraser) informed the men that their demands for ...
Article : 190 wordsWhile arresting a man at Mareeba last night Constable M'Grath was stabbed with a knife in three places, an artery being severed. The man was afterwards arrested ...
Article : 62 wordsMr. Payne's Tariff Bill, which has been introduced in the United States Congress, readjusts the Dingley tariff, increasing the revenue by ...
Article : 123 wordsThe Marine Court, in giving its decision in connection with the Forrest Hall wreck to-day, said that the evidence would not justify them in finding that the wreck was ...
Article : 82 wordsA suggestion has been thrown out by the Sydney Labour Council to the Customs Department to bring forward a strange experiment in legislation. The ...
Article : 106 wordsThe daughter of the State Governor, Miss Rawson, was on the eve of her departure for England entertained at a farewell gathering of ladies in the Town Hall this ...
Article : 251 wordsThe ceremony of turning the first sod of the Tara railway line was performed this afternoon by the Hon. J. T. Bell, Home Secretary. Those ...
Article : 180 wordsThe value of the estate of the late Lord Burton, who was prominently connected with the brewery firm of Bass and Co., has been provisionally ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Minister for Defence has received a cable message from Captain Collins stating that four tenders have been received for the supply of plant for the ...
Article : 85 wordsA largely attended meeting of representatives of the shipping companies and banana growers was held last night, in consequence of the proposed subsidy for the direct ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Wages Board has issued an award in regard to the working conditions and wages in the case of hotel, club, and restaurant employees. The award, which will ...
Article : 70 wordsIn connection with the strike of postal employees in France, latest information states that 8000 postmen have joined the strikers. There ...
Article : 105 wordsArrangements have been made with regard to the visit of the Hon. A. Deakin. He is expected to arrive by the morning train on Monday, accompanied by Messrs. ...
Article : 144 wordsAt the close of school on Friday after-noon the boys of the South Brisbane School were assembled to receive their prizes. Mr. Andrew Mercer (hon. ...
Article : 479 wordsThe Executive Council to-day commuted to ten years' imprisonment the death sentence on Mrs. Florence Hope for the murder of Bertha Elizabeth Whitford. The ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Commissioner of Police has received detailed reports regarding the killing of an aboriginal under peculiar circumstances at the Tully River on February ...
Article : 428 wordsThe Board of Control has appointed Lord Hawke and Messrs. C. B. Fry and Leveson-Gower to select the British teams for the test cricket matches against ...
Article : 299 wordsThe birth rates of the four principal cities and suburbs for 1908 are as follows: Auckland, 28.48 per thousand of population; Wellington. 27.76; Christchurch, ...
Article : 218 wordsFollowing are the latest scratchings:— Doncaster Handicap.—Parmesan, Mindful, My Sister. Sydney Cup.—Mindful, My Sister, Alias, ...
Article : 28 wordsA large party of agricultural peasants in South eastern Russia, similar to the recent Dutch party, are applying for assisted passages to New ...
Article : 47 wordsA children's court was held here before six justices, five boys being charged with four different offences from March 6 to 17, principally breaking and entering ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Commonwealth trawler Endeavour returned to Sydney to-day, after a fortnight's cruise along the New South Wales coast. After the initial difficulties had ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 45 wordsIn the case of the Attorney-General of New South Wales versus the Commonwealth Collector of Customs, leave to appeal has been refused by ...
Article : 107 wordsOn page 15 of this issue will be found an advertisement relative to the South British Insurance Co., Ltd., whose head office for Queensland is situated in ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Henley-on-the-Brisbane regatta this afternoon, in aid of the hospital, is anticipated to provide a unique water carnival, and should be well worth witnessing. ...
Article : 175 wordsMELBOURNE, March 19.—Wheat is aleady at 4/6½to 4/7, and good business was done at 4/7 for March-April-May delivery. Flour, £10. ...
Article : 27 wordsTn delivering a lecture on Scotland before the Assistant Teachers' Association last night, Mr. J. A. Canny digressed on several occasions to offer some interesting ...
Article : 160 wordsIt is notified by advertisement that the steamer Emerald will leave the Adelaide Wharf at 2 p.m. to-day, calling at the Hamilton if necessary, and taking up a ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Right Hon. Sir C. B. B. M'Laren, M.P. for Bosworth, has calculated that there are 10,000,000 rats in Great Britain, and that they ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Rev. G. E. Rowe will preach in Albert-street Church to-morrow. In the morning the subject will be "The Ruling Powers in Life." The choir will sing the ...
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Advertising : 35 wordsA collection of pictures by Mr. F. Whitehouse is on view at Kent's Buildings, Adelaide-street. Fuller particulars are advertised. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 20 Mar 1909, Page 5
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