Another overflowing house greeted the performance of Wilson Barrett's powerful play. "The Sign of the Cross," at the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening. From beginning ...
Article : 76 wordsMr. Jack, the Government Geologist of Queensland, Mr. Stirling, the Government Geologist of Victoria, and Mr. Cecehi, the Assistant-Engineer of Water Supply, have ...
Article : 106 wordsHis Excellency the Governor, Lady Victoria Buxton, and Captain Guise, A.D.C., returned from their Sydney trip on Thursday morning. They were met at tho station by Captain ...
Article : 872 wordsShe buried her face in her hands and burst into tears. Mr. Wedderburn rose and turned his back on her. If she had looked up she would have seen that his hands were trembling ...
Article : 894 wordsGalishwe, the Bechuana chief, who is now in the custody of the British, declares that be would never have rebelled but for an agent from the Transvaal, who incited him and ...
Article : 45 wordsA great Catholic festival in honor of St. Augustine has been held at Ebbsfleet, a hamlet in the Isle of Thanet, near Pegwell Bay, where in the year 597 the saint landed with 40 other ...
Article : 106 wordsThe latest intelligence from the Indian frontier states that Brigadier-General Biggs has recaptured Saragali and has relieved the garrison at Fort Gullistan. ...
Article : 162 wordsA dispatch from Indiana states that a mob of 400 persons forced the gaol at Versailles and dragging out five men charged with burglary hanged them to adjacent trees. ...
Article : 41 wordsHudson's Surprises Party appeared before another large and appreciative audience at the Bijou Theatre on Thursday evening, when the week's programme was again successfully ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Acting Treasurer reports that the accounts for the financial year have been closed, and the surplus proves to be £65,905; or £12,203 in excess of the amount which Sir ...
Article : 97 wordsMr. E. B. Young, manager of the South Australian Wine Depot in London, has sent in a report to the Government upon the methods adopted in France for cooling wine ...
Article : 79 wordsThe annual concerts given by the children attending the public schools of Adelaide and its suburbs have become quite an institution, and as year succeeds year their popularity ...
Article : 896 wordsGreat interest has been excited by a speech made by President Felix Faure while on a visit to St. Quentin, in the department of Aisne. Replying at a banquet to the toast of ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Mines Department has received a report stating that a seam of coal 9 ft. thick has been struck by a diamond drill at a depth of 120 ft. near Colac. ...
Article : 39 wordsSplendid rains have fallen over a great part of India. ...
Article : 15 wordsSteps are being taken to form a cricket team consisting of members of the House of Commons for the purpose of touring Canada and Australia. ...
Article : 297 wordsThe decision of the Full Court in connection with teetotal justices and licensing cases has caused great surprise among teetotallers, and it is probable that the Victorian Alliance will ...
Article : 188 wordsThe oranges shipped to England by the steamship Austral, which left Adelaide on August 14, have arrived in London in good condition. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe trial of the King of Benin on a charge of instigating the massacre of a British expedition in West Africa some months ago is proceeding. Two chiefs, who were the ...
Article : 60 words"Everything is going on all right," is the latest report from the seat of the fire at the big mine; in fact the flames are fast being extinguished. Working from the 300-ft. level ...
Article : 1,174 wordsTo-day the people of Newcastle celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the Hunter River by Lieutenant John Shortland, jun., of H.M.S. Reliance. Some ...
Article : 95 wordsThe enquiry into the cause of the wreck of the steamer Tasmania was resumed to-day. Mr. Clayton said where the steamer struck the water was thick with sand, and it ...
Article : 87 wordsCabinet to-day decided to grapt Sir Saul Samuel leave of absence from October 1 with a view to his early retirement from the Agent-Generalship. The Premier hopes in a few ...
Article : 148 wordsThe Premier intends to take in hand the question of technical education. In a speech last night he said he came back in the belief after seeing the old and new world that ...
Article : 121 wordsMr. Howell, who recently came from America to fill the position of tobacco expert, says he feels assured the colony possesses some of the best tobacco lands. There are sufficient ...
Article : 57 wordsA meeting was held in the Crystal Hotel last night with the object of forming a Lancashire arid Yorkshire club. A number of men from these counties were present. It was ...
Article : 130 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly this afternoon the Pastoral Leases Extension Act Amendment Bill and the Agricultural Lands Purchase Act Amendment Bill were read a first ...
Article : 243 wordsLady Lamington left for Melbourne to-day with a view of proceeding to England by the R.M.S. Himalaya. ...
Article : 22 wordsA serious accident befel Mr. Harry and Miss Ada Bray, son and daughter of Lady Bray, on Thursday afternoon. About 1 o'clock Mr. Bray went in a dog-cart to the ...
Article : 838 wordsA court martial was commenced on board H.M.S. Orlando this morning, when H. P. White, assistant paymaster of H.M.S. Lizard, was charged with embezzling money, ...
Article : 56 wordsFrances could be very business-like when she chose. She walked straight to the White Hart, which was the good old-fashioned inn possessed by Rushton and much preferred by the ...
Article : 911 wordsAdmiral Bridge will leave Sydney on September 23 in the flagship Orlando on a visit to the neighboring colonies. From Sydney he proceeds to Hobart, and after a ...
Article : 59 wordsReturns to hand to-day-from the Adelaide Smelting Company show that Associated mines ore was treated with the following results:—Stone, 286 tons; yield, 767 oz. of ...
Article : 397 wordsThere has been erected in the West-terrace Cemetery by the employes of The Advertiser a neat marble headstone on the grave of Mr. W. H. Jeffery, who for 22 years was managing ...
Article : 217 wordsVICTORIA GOLD MINING ASSOCIATION (Charters Towers), September 14.—Crushed 290 tons for 458 oz. gold. W.A. PROPRIETARY CEMENT COMPANY.— ...
Article : 68 wordsThe steamer Industry when leaving here last night collided with the dredger Octopus, moored between the ends of the breakwaters. Captain Mullock; of the Industry, says the ...
Article : 241 wordsThe Education Gazette for September states that the following appointments have been made in the Education Department:—APPOINTMENTS. ...
Article : 273 wordsThe annual finance meeting of the Loyal Hindmarsh Lodge, No. 9, I.O.O.F., M.U., was held at the Hindmarsh Town Hall Buildings on Tuesday evening, when G.M. Bro. W. A. Lawrence presided over a good attendance. ...
Article : 626 wordsA rich find is reported from Widgemoola. Four prospectors struck a leader which varies from 18 in. to 2 ft. Two tons of stone was bagged, which it is estimated will yield 2,000 ...
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The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), Fri 17 Sep 1897, Page 3
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