The following are the names of the members of A Company who are selected to practise for the field-firing competition. First practice will be hold on Tuesday next. ...
Article : 72 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Ballarat Trades end Labor Council was held at the Trades’ Hall last night. The president, Mr E. Turner, occupied the chair. ...
Article : 317 words"You can take my head off so long as you look after my poor wife. Be careful how you break the news to her." This was the reply given to-day by Sydney ...
Article : 156 wordsA farewell durbar was held at Lha[?]sa preparatory to the departure of the British. expedition. The Thibetan officials were most friendly, and offered gifts of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 635 words"The Ballarat Star” having just entered upon the fiftieth year of its publication, the time is opportune for reproducing some interesting excerpts from ...
Article : 560 wordsAdvices state that after tho Japanese had captured the fort of Erlungstan, General Stoessel ordered a counter attack to be made, and as a result, the Russians now claim to have re-captured the fort. This information hoc not yet been confirmed, and fighting is still proceeding in the ...
Article : 155 wordsHr Harry Brush, a gentlemun well known in racing circles, was appointed to-day to fill the position of judge of the V.R.C. ...
Article : 31 wordsTho following scratckings took today:— V.A.T.C. meeting.— Caulfield Cup—Trenwith. ...
Article : 26 wordsWe have received the second edition or J. J. Miller's sporting pamphlet, which contains all the recent performances of the horses engaged in the approaching ...
Article : 30 wordsThe deposits on current accounts in the Strath African hanks have declined 6½ millions in the last 18 months. ...
Article : 30 wordsAt the South Melbourne Court this morning John A. Blight, auctioneer, of Ballarat, sued James Saunders, of South Melbourne, for the recovery of a trotting ...
Article : 445 wordsA road race was held by the employes of John Snow and Co. yesterday, over a 10- mile course, from the City Oval to tho Crown and Sceptre hotel, on the ...
Article : 84 wordsLord Curzon's departure from England has been postponed, in consequence of the serious illness of hie wife. (The Viceroy has been in England for ...
Article : 100 wordsShooters are reminded that entries for too Handioap Pigeon Hatch, of £100. close on Tuesday next. Tho handicaps will appear on Wednesday, 28th September 4. ...
Article : 53 wordsA REuterls despatch, states that a battle ts hourly expected to take place between the Russian and Japanese armies at Tushun, 30 miles to tho east of Mukden. ...
Article : 41 wordsSoldiers Hill Juniors A v B—Rice. Goldstone. Lovitt, Battray, Wright. M'Pherson. sellook (2). Gates. Carson, Davey Walker, Cram. and others. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 744 wordsThe Clines Gun. Olub held a £100 pigeon match on Thursday. There mas a henry Wowing, and the birds were a strong lot. There were 19 shooters. with two noms. ...
Article : 81 wordsThe collier Roxton Hall, which lately arrived at Kiao-Chau, a German port on the Chinese mainland, with a cargo of Cardiff coal. Slue transferred her cargo ...
Article : 91 wordsA painful scene occurred at the funeral of the late Prince Bismarck. His widow in her grief threw herself on the coffin, end was only removed with ...
Article : 41 wordsAdvices received at St. Petersburg state that considerable Japanese forces have been landed at Dalny and at Yingkew (port of Niuchwang). ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 162 wordsFrench correspondents at St. Petersburg state that the tactics now being adopted by General Kurupatkin. are a subject or a severe criticism in military circles in ...
Article : 79 wordsThe British South Africa Company has decided upon an issue of 1,000,000 shares at 21s for general purposes’ in Rhodesia. It has been arranged that one-half of the ...
Article : 42 wordsIn consequence of differences having arisen with the military authorities most of the Russian correspondents have been ordered home. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 45 wordsThe report that Russia had purchased four war-ships from the Argentine Republic is denied by the Argentine Government. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe "Daily Chronicle” announces that Sir F. W. Borden, the Canadian Minister of Militia, has issued a statement in regard to the policy of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 857 wordsReports received at Tokio state that the two forts which have jnst been captured near Shim-shi-ying, outside Port Arthur, were only taken by means of a ...
Article : 67 wordsThere are (remarks the "Daily Chronlole”) many signs that protection has seen its best days in America. The fooling in favor of free trade is beginning to ...
Article : 569 wordsWhat is considered to be one of the most successful fairs held in Ballarat was that winch was opened in St. Andrew’s Hall by the mayor of the "City (Or Barker) yesterday ...
Article : 548 wordsAt the instance of Japan, the crews of the Russian war-ships Askold and Grozovoi, which took refuge at Shangrai and were dismantled, will remain aboard, ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Barkly street competitions in aid of the Barkly street Methodist Sundayschool prize fund were continued yesterday. There was a very large attendance ...
Article : 427 wordsThe committees of the United Free Church of 'Scotland has been empowered to propose arbitration in the dispute with the Free Church of Scotland. ...
Article : 32 wordsIn view of the fact that the South Street Society has engaged Signor Roberto Hazon, tho conductor of the Sydney Philharmonic Society, to adjudicate at the forthcoming ...
Article : 571 wordsCanon Carmichael will bo the preacher I morning and evening At St. John's Soldiers Hill. There win he a celebration of holy communion at 8 a.m. The ...
Article : 520 wordsA fatal explosion occurred yesterday at Melrose, in Massachusetts. Fifty pounds weight of dynamite fell from a waggon in the streets of the town. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe wool sales yesterday were brisk, and there was a strong demand for all descriptions. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Liedertafel gave its third concert of the twenty-third season last night in Her Majesty's Theatre, when there was a very large audience. The society had the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 306 wordsAnother well-known citizen has massed away in the pereon of Mr John Goodall, who died at hie residence. Creswick road, on Friday morning. The de ...
Article : 393 wordsSir,—Kindly allow me apace in your columns to tender my sincere and most heartfelt thanks to all those who [?] generously worked for and donated ...
Article : 107 wordsA lecture on "Telegraphy" was given by Mr Sprague on Wednesday at the Brown Hill Y.M.C. which proved very interesting and instructive to the members who were ...
Article : 73 wordsTwo members of the Trades Hall Council nearly came to blows to-night, at the ordinary meeting. Mr Brandt, during a discussion, made a remark which ...
Article : 91 wordsA splendid audience assembled at the Alfred Hall last night at the sixteenth “pop" given by the Kinnaird-Neilson Company. The programme submitted was an excellent ...
Article : 144 wordsThe monthly meeting of the board of management was held at the rooms, Armstrong street; the president. Cr J. J. Brokenshire occupied the chair. There were ...
Article : 228 wordsSir.—Basins their opinions upon some of the reports that have appeared in the papers, many people are only too ready to believe that the recent disturbance which ...
Article : 207 wordsThe final game in the A division tournament woe played early this week, the contestants being Curran and Barrowes and O’Dwyer and Condon. The first-named pair ...
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