The political situation becomes more interesting and more uncertain as events develop. That Sir George Dibbs and Sir Henry Parkes have concluded terms of an offensive alliance ...
Article : 382 wordsSome extraordinary statements, the publication of which has occasioned both amusement and surprise, have been published by our free-trade contemporary as having been made ...
Article : 1,037 wordsLord Brassey, the new Governor of Victoria, has made arrangements to sail for Melbourne in his yacht the Sunbeam on 29th June. ...
Article : 41 wordsIn the French Chamber of Deputies to-day the budget statement is to be submitted by the Premier and Minister of Finance, M. Ribot. ...
Article : 104 wordsTelegrams from Cape Colony report that war between the Boers and the natives of the Zoutpan Berg district of the Transvaal Republic is imminent. ...
Article : 126 wordsThe ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held at the offices yesterday afternoon, the chairman, Mr. Fitz Gibbon, presiding. ...
Article : 1,153 wordsThe hearing of the application of W. F. Langdon, a member of the firm of H. W. Farrar and Co., of Melbourne, merchants, for an unconditional certificate of discharge from his ...
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Article : 127 wordsReference was made in the House of Commons to-day to the failure of the Government up to the present to fill the position of Governor of New South Wales, ...
Article : 119 wordsGood work has undoubtedly been done by the retrenchment committee in finding out how a saving of £20,000 can be effected in the Law department, but it has entirely overlooked ...
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Article : 85 wordsThe Canadian Government, which is undertaking certain financial responsibilities of Newfoundland in connection with the arrangements for federating that ...
Article : 81 wordsSir Thomas Fowell Buxton, who has been appointed Governor of South Australia, as successor to the Earl of Kintore, will sail for Adelaide by the Orient Steam ...
Article : 41 wordsIntelligence has been received from Bombay of a shocking murder committed by a wife, actuated by jealousy. The victim was Mr. Lester, a prominent ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Canadian Pacific mail steamer Miowera, belonging to Huddart, Parker and Company Limited, which left Sydney for Vancouver on 18th April, has arrived ...
Article : 47 wordsMr. E. W. Knox, general manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, is issuing a lengthy circular to cane growers on the Clarence, Richmond and Tweed rivers, in which it is ...
Article : 550 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day Mr. Labouchere, member for Northampton, called the attention of the Speaker to the fact that Viscount Wolmer, member for ...
Article : 230 wordsGibbs and Son, the London timber merchants, report that there is not at present a market for the Victorian stringy bark timber consigned to them, but that they ...
Article : 119 wordsThe metal market is still very active. The price of tin continues to advance. Best Australian, present delivery, which last week was quoted at £65 10s. to £66, ...
Article : 74 wordsAt the London wool sales yesterday the following prices were realised by Australian brands :--Woodhouse, 9¼d.; Burraburra, 6¾d.; Wellshot, 5¾d. per lb. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe consignment of Victorian cheese brought by the R.M.S. Ophir is selling at 49s. per cwt. ...
Article : 22 wordsAt yesterday's meeting of the Cabinet, the Minister of Agriculture was able to announce definitely that he had concluded an arrangement with the Aberdeen and the Blue Anchor lines ...
Article : 568 wordsThe price of silver is to-day 2s. 6[?]d. per oz. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe Royal Bank of Queensland directorate is negotiating in London for the issue of deposit debentures to the amount of £300,000, bearing interest at 4 per cent., ...
Article : 58 wordsArrived.--From Sydney : Killarney, barque, sailed 24th January. From Adelaide : Glen[?]ffer, barque, sailed 2nd December, via Port Pirio 16th December. From Port Chalmers : ...
Article : 69 wordsThe following is a copy of a resolution which was passed at a meeting of shareholders in J. Kitchen and Sons and the Apollo Candle Company Limited, held on Thursday last:-- ...
Article : 149 wordsThe case of the suspended Labor members of Parliament against the Speaker of the Assembly was resumed in the Supreme Court to-day. Evidence was given by the plaintiff Browne ...
Article : 208 wordsThe Norddeutacher Lloyd Imperial German mail steamer Prinz Regent Luitpold arrived at Southampton on 12th inst. from Australian ports, being six days in advance of contract ...
Article : 39 wordsIn the House of Commons last night Sir William Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply to a question, stated that it was the intention of the Government ...
Article : 78 wordsA meeting of tobacco growers was held here on Saturday to consider the recommendation of the Tariff Commission in regard to colonial tobacco. It was pointed out that the ...
Article : 199 wordsA communication has reached Detective Sergeant Cawsey from Jumbunna which may possibly tend to throw some light on the question of the identity of the body to which the ...
Article : 498 wordsAt the Temperance Hall last night a crowded meeting of operatives engaged in the candle making trade was held to protest against the adoption of the recommendation of the Tariff ...
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Article : 370 wordsEarly this morning news came to Sydney that the steamer Nineveh, the newest of the White Star liners between London and Sydney, was ashore at Coronulla Beach, Port Hacking, and ...
Article : 302 wordsLord Fingall received the following message from the manager of the Londonderry mine yesterday :--"There is no truth whatever in the rumor. Nothing fresh." ...
Article : 35 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the Premier, in reply to a question, denied that Mr. Eddy had resigned the Chief Commissionership of Railways. His answer, however, was somewhat ...
Article : 141 wordsA warrant was yesterday issued by Ellen Damyon against her husband, George Damyon, charging him with desertion. Damyon recently sued for divorce, but was unsuccessful, and ...
Article : 108 wordsWilliam O'Brien and William Owrea were committed for trial yesterday on a charge of robbery. The prisoners entered the Horse and Groom Hotel during the evening and bodily ...
Article : 54 wordsIt has been reported to the police that the residence of Mr. Alfred Leslie, laborer, 497 Station-street, North Carlton, was broken into on last Monday afternoon during the absence of ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 15 May 1895, Page 5
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