It is announced that Major-General Sir James Willcocks returns to Peshawar to-day, his forces retiring on Atimasjid and Peshawar. ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Crown Prime of Servia, while amusing himself by shooting the ash off a lighted cigarette held in the mouth of a soldier, missed his mark ...
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Advertising : 233 wordsMr. Asquith introduced his budget in the House of Commons to-day. The estimated expenditure for the financial year 1908-9 is £152,889,000, ...
Article : 105 wordsA lecture, illustrated by lantern views, on Queensland and its resources was given in the Town Hall on Thursday night by Mr. Hull, travelling ...
Article : 222 wordsMr. J. M. Chanter, M.H.R., has been notified by the Chief Electoral Officer of the Commonwealth that he proposes to recommend for the approval ...
Article : 94 wordsThe usual fortnightly meeting of the above was held at the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon at 3.30. There were present—Mesdames Dobney (chair) ...
Article : 157 wordsIn addressing the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Mr. T. Price, Premier of South Australia, strongly supported the enfranchisement of ...
Article : 86 wordsIt has been learned that as early as March last the Afghan authorities informed the Ameer that their forces were inadequate, and also that ...
Article : 55 wordsIt new appears the old age pensions proposed by Mr. Asquith are only 5/ a week for single persons over 70 years of age, and 7/6 for a married ...
Article : 33 wordsDetailed reports of the lighting which look place on Saturday night and Sunday last at Lendi Kotal show that the Fortieth Pathans, with great ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 201 wordsThe "Argus" writes :—Dr. Jones, inspector-general for the insane, thinks that at last his department is upon the trail of the typhoid germ at the ...
Article : 193 wordsMr. Asquith said the revenue for the past year was £156,538,000, the income tax was £1,180,000 above the estimates, and the differentiation proved ...
Article : 151 wordsAt a meeting of the House of Commons Committee on home work Mr. Ernest Avers testified that though wages boards worked well in ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Afghans suffered heavily in the engagements at Landi Kotal, and at Shabkadar, having 300 men killed. and as many more wounded. ...
Article : 28 wordsMiss Winter, the Ameer of Afghanistan's lady doctor, interviewed in London, explained that the Ameer was distinctly friendly to England but unable ...
Article : 76 wordsCardinal Moran bas declined Vo accept the civic reception and address decided upon by the Young Council, on the occasion of his visit to that ...
Article : 218 wordsA special meeting of the Wagga-Humula-Tumbarumba Railway League was held at the School of Arts on Thursday evening. The President of ...
Article : 387 wordsThe deadlock winch has been reached at the Premiers Conference over the Federal Government's proposals is causing keen interest in political ...
Article : 110 wordsThe genius has yet to be boru who can make finance an interesting subject for the general public. To the average man State and ...
Article : 439 wordsSir William Lyne, in the House, in reply to Mr. J. H. Catts, said the question of establishing a National Bank was not a simple one. ...
Article : 60 wordsThe withdrawal from the Khyber was due to the decision of the Indian Government. ...
Article : 22 wordsSome very heated exchanges, the outcome of what was regarded as a general insinuation of bribery, look place while the oil duties were under ...
Article : 369 wordsA letter was received by the town council on Thursday from the Public Works Department, through the medium of Mr. P. M'Garry, M.I.A., ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Barker nullity suit was concluded in the Divorce Court to-day. His Honor, after hearing further evidence, said he was satisfied respondent had ...
Article : 187 wordsThe Rev. W. P. Milne, who was the Rev. Mr. Peterson's predecessor at Broken Hill, declares the latter's remarks about the immorality there, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 92 wordsMr. Chas. E. Astle, whose advertisement appears in this issue, and who has been for the last six years art master to the Technical College ...
Article : 129 wordsSix thousand out of right thousand miners in the Newcastle district voted on the question of enforcing discipline in the ranks, 3509 for and 2503 ...
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Advertising : 20 wordsA petition, to be brought before the Commissioners of Railways. N.S.W.. is being got up by Mr. W. H. Wheatley stock and station agent, to be signed ...
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Family Notices : 145 wordsA horrifying discovery of murders on a wholesale scale has been made near the town of laporte, in Indiana, 52 miles south-east of Chicago. ...
Article : 238 wordsThe United States fleet, under the conunand of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans. which left Hampton Roads on 16th December last, arrived yesterday ...
Article : 62 wordsA terrible double tragedy, which was followed by swift retribution, has been enacted at Navna, where there are sugar mills in which a number of Indians ...
Article : 98 wordsIt will be interesting to the public to note what measure of punishment the department deems to be adequate in the case of the officers found to be ...
Article : 738 wordsDull, gloomy weather has followed the rain which came earlier in the week. On Friday conditions were very black and wintry. In the afternoon a ...
Article : 69 wordsIt is understood the persons injured in the Murrurundi railway smash sent in claims to the Government approximating £12,500. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe High Court has reserved judgement in the steel rails case. (In this case the Attorney-General of New South Wales challenges the right ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Department of Public Health wrote to the Wagga Council on Thursday, forwarding the conditions on which it would pay a moiety of £78 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 78 wordsIn the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Reid asked the Government to appoint a committee to investigate the charges. His object was not so ...
Article : 105 wordsThat the now Council is waking up in a satisfactory sense to the necessity of improved methods in cleanlines for the town is being manifested in more ...
Article : 99 wordsEvery community supplies the key to its own measure of culture and civilisation—the terms are not necessarily synonymous—by its attitude towards ...
Article : 938 wordsThe latest forecast of the Government Astronomer is as follows:— More showers in south chiefly on south-western slopes, fine else where ...
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