When the vote providing for the payment or a subsidy to the owners of fast merchant steamers, on condition that the vessels shall be placed at the service of the Government as armed cruisers in ...
Article : 173 wordsThe Cabinet had under consideration yesterday the retirement of Mr. Peter Lalor from the position of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. A biil has been drafted to provide a suitable ...
Article : 5,979 wordsOne of the greatest railway smashes that has occurred in the colony since the terrible occasion when two goods trains ran into each other at Emu Plains in January, 1878, took place ...
Article : 1,901 wordsLord George Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated, in reply to a question in the House of Commons last night, that the Admiralty had no intention of proceeding with ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Journal des Debuts of to-day confirms the expected settlement of the New Hebrides question, as stated in an article in Le Temps of 5th inst., but adds that M. Flourens, Minister ...
Article : 68 wordsThe special case stated for the opinion of the Supreme Court, with regard to a sum of £300, the ownership of which is in dispute, between the financial trustees of the Trades Hall Council ...
Article : 604 wordsA Trades Congress is now being held at Swansea, at which a large number of trade organisations are represented. At yesterday's sitting the question of the ...
Article : 104 wordsAt the meeting of town council to-night Cr. Murphy, M.L.A., who was badly injured in the fracas with Cr. Walker at the previous meeting, was granted two months' leave of absence. Mr. ...
Article : 218 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day Sir James Fergusson, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that owing to another seizure of a ship belonging to Trinidad by the ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Journal des Debuts, referring to the questions in dispute between France aud Great Britain, declares that the French Government have resolved to insist that ...
Article : 83 wordsA meeting of representatives of municipal bodies was held here to-day for the purpose of forming a now group of the Municipal Association of Victoria. Tho following councils were ...
Article : 396 wordsAn examination was made yesterday at tho Customs House of the large quantity of jewellery and electro plated ware seized on the previous day by Messrs. Christie and ...
Article : 529 wordsIt is announced that General Komaroff, commander of the Russian forces on the Afghan frontier, has proceeded to St. Petersburg with the object of making arrangements to secure ...
Article : 41 wordsThe usual weekly meeting of the Trades Hall Council was held last night at the Trades Hall, when there was a good attendance of members. Mr. H. A. Harwood presided. Two district ...
Article : 419 wordsA report has been published in Paris that Prince Ferdinand, the recently elected ruler of Bulgaria, has abdicated. ...
Article : 26 wordsReports of a very discouraging character hare been received from many of the principal hop growing districts in England. The crop has been seriously damaged by ...
Article : 71 wordsA portion of the shipment of oranges brought by the R.M.S. Chimborazo from Sidney has been officially condemned as unit for consumption. ...
Article : 31 wordsMessrs. Huddart, Parker and Co.'s new steamer Elingamite, built for the Australian coasting trade, has run a[?]rial trip at an average speed of over 14 knots ...
Article : 58 wordsAnother sad case of burning occurred at Silverton yesterday. A woman of bad character, known by the name of Crutchy, was roasted alive in her hut. The origin of the fire ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Colonial Mercantile Agency Company has been registered with a capital of £50,000. ...
Article : 20 wordsAt the sittings of the Port Melbourne court yesterday, before the mayor (Mr. Close), Mr. Dowsett, and Drs. Cheetham and Stewart. J. P.'s, the hearing of the charge against the ...
Article : 342 wordsA deputation from the Chamber of Commerce interviewed the Minister of Works yesterday on the question of the border trade of the colony. They presented a report drawing ...
Article : 277 wordsSir William Robert Grove, who is now 76 years of age, has resigned his position as a judge of the Queen's Bench, and has been succeeded by Mr. Arthur Charles, Q.C. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the United Certificated Engine Drivers was held at the Trades Hall on Tuesday last; the president, Mr. Williams, occupying the chair. Correspondence ...
Article : 222 wordsThe death is announced of Baron Lovat, at the age of 59 years. [Some of the above telegrams appeared in a portion of yesterday's issue. ...
Article : 26 wordsAt the wool sales to-day 10,300 bales were offered, making a total of 30,300 during tho series. The market is firm. Withdrawals to date. 4000 bales. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe weekly returns issued to-day. by the Bank of England show the proportion of reserve to liabilities to be 43 per cent., or 1 per cent, higher than last week. The total ...
Article : 46 wordsThe British India Steam Navigation Company's R.M.S. Dorunda left here yesterday for Queensland. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Sat 10 Sep 1887, Page 9
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