The P. & O. line R.M.S. Australia arrived at Albany from Colombo at 7 o'clock on Thursday morning and was fixed to sail at about 3 o'clock the same afternoon. Among ...
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Article : 946 wordsThere never was a great poet of whom the public knew less personally than the late Lord Tennyson. He loathed the penalties of fame in his lifetime with a surprising hatred, and if ...
Article : 1,296 wordsEarly last year some of the Port Germein friends of the late Dr. J.W. Nicholls erected a handsome tombstone on the doctor's grave. The deceased was an enthusiastic admirer of ...
Article : 615 wordsMr. Henry Lawson. the well known poet, who has been in charge of a native school near [?] has resigned, and is at present in Wellington. It is understood ...
Article : 79 wordsIn reply to Mr. Brown, in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon. Sir Hugh Nelson said since June 30 278 males and 23 female Japanese had arrived in North Queensland ...
Article : 284 wordsGeneral Sir William Lockhart, in his latest dispatches from the Indian frontier, reports a sharp encounter with the Afridis, in which the British, with their Sikh allies, who behaved ...
Article : 368 wordsThe London Daily Chronicle reports that the Amalgamated Society of Engineers have thrown in their lot with the Federated Engineering trades, from which previous ...
Article : 40 wordsThe barque Cordillera, belonging to W.J. Myers & Co.. Liverpool, has foundered off Valparaiso. Only three were saved, the first and second mates and the carpenter. ...
Article : 53 wordsIn Wellington there is a furniture trade dispute. The Arbitration Court has fixed 9s. a day as a minimum wage instead of 8s, but has allowed the employment of less expert ...
Article : 48 wordsThe election to supply the vacancy in the representation of the Exchange division of Liverpool, caused by the appointment of Mr. J.C. Bigham, Q.C., to a judgeship in the ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Standard referring to the narrow win of Stoddart's team in Victoria, states that the credit is chiefly due to Mason, but for whom the visitors would have fared badly. ...
Article : 53 wordsRickard's Premier Vaudeville Company again appeared at the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening in the presence of an appreciative audience. The [?] in their ...
Article : 812 wordsLord Salisbury's Guildhall speech has bad a steadying effect on European opinion, and the French and German newspapers refer to the speech, and especially to the African and ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Glasgow Joiners' Union has adopted a resolution forbidding its members to handle doors made in America. The Antwerp wool sales will open on the ...
Article : 140 wordsMr. Bruce, the chief inspector of stock of New South Wales, complains that cattle are allowed to leave runs without the necessary declaration and proper certificate. He says that ...
Article : 79 wordsBaron Krupp, of Essen, has received instructions to modernise the equipment of five of the largest Turkish warships. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe police have laid informations against & number of bookmakers for betting on the racecourse on Tuesday. It is understood that a determined effort will be made to put down ...
Article : 173 wordsThe Marquis of Salisbury, in his capacity of Foreign Secretary, has intimated to the French Government that Great Britain will look upon the French occupation of Fashoda, ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Australian Federation Allowance Bill and the Church and School Lands Bill were read a third time m the Legislative Council this afternoon. The second reading of the ...
Article : 299 wordsThe Greek press joins in charging the Emperor of Germany with attempting to bring influence to bear upon the European Powers in order to secure the selection of his ...
Article : 55 wordsThe president of the Labor Party supplies as with the following paragraph:—A meeting of the United Labor Party was held at the Trades Hall on Thursday evening, when Mr. ...
Article : 235 wordsSir William Lockhart announces that the Afridis, excepting the Aka-Khels and the Zakka-Khels, have offered to submit. Seventy villages inhabited by the Zakka-Khels have ...
Article : 101 wordsThe first clean-up at Hannan's Oroya's Huntingdon mills to the end of October gave a return as follows:—Stone treated. 549 tons; yield, 196 Oz. 6 dwt. of smelted gold; average, ...
Article : 302 wordsMajor Miles has been entrusted with the command of the additional force dispatched to the Niger. Some 30 special officers have already been sent, and 16 are on the point of ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Victoria Cross has been conferred upon Viscount Fincastle, only son and heir of the Earl of Dunmore, Colonel R. B. Adams, of the Indian Star Corps, and Captain E. W. ...
Article : 193 wordsThe Royal Commission appointed to enquire into the question of law reform took some important evidence today from the three police magistrates. Mr. Nicolson, P.M., made some practical suggestions for largely ...
Article : 228 wordsThere seems now to be some probability of settling the much-debated question as to the identity of William Cresswell, who is an inmate of a lunatic asylum and who is alleged ...
Article : 152 wordsA sad fatal accident happened to Mr. Harry Richards's eldest son, aged 11 years, early this morning. The lad was riding a very quiet horse, and the animal stumbled and apparently ...
Article : 70 wordsA large crowd gathered at the railway station at noon to-day for the purpose of welcoming the English cricketers. The railway authorities anticipating a crush refused ...
Article : 288 wordsThe ninth annual rifle match between teams representing the Parliament at Victoria. New South Wales. Queensland, and South Australia took place on Thursday, ...
Article : 476 wordsBREADSTUFFS.—The American visible supply of wheat east of the Rocky Mountains on November 9 was 44,919.000 bushels as compared with 42,009,000 bushels. ...
Article : 30 wordsDr. H.H. Norman gave a lecture on "Water" at Our Boys' Institute on Thursday evening before a good attendance. The lecturer described the physical properties of ...
Article : 455 wordsThe first annual social in connection with C Company 1st Battalion A.R., with whom the Signalling Corps are affiliated, was held at the Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers Club ...
Article : 215 wordsAt the Paddington Police Court to-day five young men were fined in sums ranging from, 3 to 5 for riotous conduct and assault. The evidence showed that a youth named Mason ...
Article : 83 wordsThe weather opened very warm this morning, and indoors it was over 90 at breakfast time. As the day progressed the temperature increased, the official record at the Post-Office ...
Article : 390 wordsIn connection with the Customs sensation the firm concerned is Messrs. Henry Weenan and Co. of Gipps-street. Collingwood. clothing and cap manufacturers. The Customs ...
Article : 60 wordsCountry stations report very hot weather to-day. At Balranald 114' in the shade was recorded and at Wilcannia 111. while at a number of other places the thermometer ...
Article : 47 wordsThe General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, at its sitting to-day, received a message from the Presbytery of Ballarat stating that the scheme proposed by the! ...
Article : 251 wordsThomas Lindsay, & cripple, aged 40, met his death this morning in a peculiar manner. He was walking along the footway on Enmoreroad when his foot slipped and he fell with his ...
Article : 109 wordsWe announce to-day the death of Sir. W. Effield at the age of 73. Mr. [?] with his wife and two children, arrived by the Magdalena in 1843. and had resided ...
Article : 100 wordsThe R.M.S. Australia, Commander Reeves, arrived from Colombo at 7 a.m. to-day and sailed for Adelaide at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The passengers in the saloon ...
Article : 353 wordsA correspondent recently asked for information respecting the 1888 season, and the queries were transferred to the Meteorological Department. In view of the present and past ...
Article : 231 wordsDuring October the yield of gold for the colony was 74,277 oz. For the 10 months of the present year the yield has been 6l9,316 oz. ...
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Advertising : 544 wordsOn Monday evening Mr. Edward Reeves gave an interesting recital at St. Bartholomew's Literary Society. Mr. W.M. Spence (vice-president) occupied the chair. There was a fair attendance of members ...
Article : 271 wordsThe postmaster at Carlton has been suspended for an alleged shortage of stamps. The matter will be investigated by the Public Service Board. Two letter carriers and a ...
Article : 89 wordsSir—I was under the impression, until I read Mr. Thomson's admission that he bad never passed a dental examination and that he would not have been allowed to practise in the ...
Article : 162 wordsNo. [?] Alma Chambers, [?] meeting of the Lady Brown Hold mining Company. Theatre Royal Billiard Saloon, 3—Exhibition of ...
Article : 103 wordsThe quarterly conference of the Adelaide and East Torrens districts of the W.C.T.U. was held at Union Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. [?] presided over a capital attendance of members, and gave an ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Fri 12 Nov 1897, Page 5
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