Mr M'Culloch. Minister of Defence, says he is quite prepared to justify the appointment of Major-General Downes as military commandant, but does not care to talk till ...
Article : 90 wordsNews from the Philippines states that the United States cruiser Charleston has been totally wrecked on the coast of Luzon. The crew were saved. ...
Article : 35 wordsLatest despatches from Durban state that the bombardment of Ladysmith by the Boers is increasing in its intensity as General Joubert hopes to shortly persuade ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 779 wordsThe American forces at the Philippines, under the command of General Otis, have just inflicted a severe defeat on the Filipinos a t San Jacinto. Ninety of the rebels ...
Article : 56 wordsAt the annual session of the Presbyterian Assembly to-day, it was decided to raise a twentieth century fund of £50,000. A long discussion took place as to the best methods ...
Article : 55 wordsNews from the Soudan states that the Khalifa is now at Abbah Island. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe action of the National Bank in foreclosing on the estate of Mr Angus Robertson. and retaining the surplus money which tho property realised over and above their ...
Article : 49 wordsThe European Powers have approved of the Khedival decree removing the trouble arising from the mixed decision concerning the Soudan credit of £500,000. ...
Article : 27 wordsHr Thomas Cornish, coach-driver, of Smeaton, met with a nasty accident on Friday evening while driving some passengers to Allendale from the Smeaton Snow. As the ...
Article : 541 wordsIt is announced that the Queen will sojourn several weeks in the spring in the Italian Riveria. The British have deserted Nice in favor San Remo, owing to the ...
Article : 48 wordsNews from South Africa states that a heliograph message has been received from Ladysmith. It reports nothing of moment beyond the harmlessness of the Boer ...
Article : 59 wordsMr Charles Wyndham’s new theatre at the corner of Cranbourn street and Charing Cross road, will be opened on Thursday next. The receipts of the opening performance ...
Article : 93 wordsLord Edward Fitzmaurice, Liberal member for Crickdale, recently wrote a letter to the “Times" regarding Lord Salisbury’s Guildhall speech. ...
Article : 81 wordsIt is announced that the Emperor William of Germany will confine his visit to members of the Royal family during his stay in England. It is understood that the approach ...
Article : 54 wordsTelegrams from New York state that a trust with a capital of 50,000,000 dollars is being formed in that city for the purpose of amalgamating several of the largest ...
Article : 65 wordsMajcr-General Sir Charles Warren has been appointed to the command of the army division now being mobilised. ...
Article : 25 wordsAt the recent three hundredth anniversary of the birth of Oliver Cromwell, held at Huntingdon, the town of his birth, it was resolved to erect a statue of the Protector, ...
Article : 51 wordsThe well-known Australian liner Narrung. has been chartered by the British Government for transport purposes. ...
Article : 20 wordsDespatches from Cape Town state that the Boers, under General Cronje, are bombarding Kimberley at a distance of 8000 yards, though their efforts to reduce the ...
Article : 87 wordsParis telegrams report that Colonel Pic[?]rt. who was a supporter of the cause of Captain Dreyfus, has demanded that a judicial enquiry should be held into tho ...
Article : 47 wordsEarly this morning the top floor of M'Lean Bros. ana Rigg's ironmongery store in George street, opposite the new market, was discovered to be on fire. An alarm was given. ...
Article : 162 wordsA little boy about six years of age, son of Mr P. W. Ryan, of Gordon, met with a painful accident on Monday evening, by falling on an iron hoop. The lad sustained a cut ...
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Advertising : 2,025 wordsIn consequence of loud public complaints made in England at the slowness of the transports employed in conveying the troops to South Africa, the War Office ...
Article : 60 wordsAbout 2 feet of stone has made beyond the disturbance met with in the north drive at the 1740 feet level of the Black Horse United Company, and it gives signs of ...
Article : 813 wordsThe leading French newspapers to-day publish articles in connection with the incident of the overhauling of the French steamer Cordova by the British gunboat ...
Article : 54 wordsDeep regret was felt in the Mount Mercer district when the death was announced a few days ago of Dr Richard Sides, Ch. B., M.B., and much sympathy was expressed for ...
Article : 467 wordsEleven additional transports have arrived at Cape Town, with 14,000 troops on board, 6000 of whom immediately proceeded to Du[?]ban. ...
Article : 32 wordsMr Cecil Rhodes, who is at present in Kimberley, is employing thousands of natives and others in making roads throughout the town in order to keep them ...
Article : 34 wordsFollowing upon the offers of assistance received by the Imperial Government from the British colonies, the reception of a similar offer from the people of a foreign State has ...
Article : 79 wordsThe War Office has ordered, through the Agents-General, 1000 tons of Victorian Algerian oats. 153 tons of A7ictorian tinned meat, and 200,000 lb of New South Wales compressed ...
Article : 39 words”The Argus” is in receipt of several communications from subscribers and others, asking if they may not secure a set of the "Encyclopaedia Britannica" at the present ...
Article : 195 wordsThe first cases heard in Geelong under the Income Tax Act came on at the police court this morning, when William Flahive, of Leigh Road, Mrs Annie Gillett. of South Geelong, ...
Article : 136 wordsAnother of tho early pioneers of Ballarat has passed away in the person of Mr Joseph Stone, who died to-day, at his residence, Windermere, at the ripe ago of 78. Mr Stone ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 240 wordsSir,—I believe that nearly every resident of Ballarat has a weak spot somewhere, that when tho blood gets out of order, or does not circulate freely through the body, disease ...
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The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), Thu 16 Nov 1899, Page 4
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