Spain is proceeding vigorously with her preparations for the coming war, and is laying down torpedoes in many of her ports, both home and colonial, and is also, erecting new ...
Article : 89 wordsA special meeting of the Crown Lyell Mining Company was held to-day to receive a report from the directors on the recent negotiations for the sale of the property to a ...
Article : 145 wordsThe Johannesburg correspondent of the Sydney Daily Telegraph, writing on March 20, says:— Exactly mine months from the fateful day ...
Article : 3,030 wordsThe Adelaide Town Hall was well tilled on Tuesday evening when the night Hon. C. C. Kingston, Premier and President of the Federal Convention, and the Hon. F. W. ...
Article : 4,164 wordsThe bellicose resolutions of the Senate on the question of the attitude to be adopted towards Spain and Cuba were endorsed by the House of Representatives yesterday, ...
Article : 257 wordsThe results of the ballots recently taken in respect to the Welsh colliery strike have been announced. To the question whether or not the delegates ...
Article : 117 wordsWheat has had a very strong advance, consequent on the imminence of war, prices having risen by 1s. to 2s. a quarter since the last quotation a week ago. Parcels of Australian, ...
Article : 138 wordsAn intercolonial labor conference, at which delegates from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and West Australia will be present, will be opened to-morrow ...
Article : 83 wordsSir H. H. Kitchener, Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, who is in command of the AngloEgyptian expedition to Dongola and Khartoum, has decided to suspend active ...
Article : 45 wordsAs adopted by the two Houses of Congress the resolution standsthus:—" That the Congress directs and empowers the President to use the hind and naval forces of the United States to ...
Article : 117 wordsThrough the influence of Mr. Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Refreshment Committee of the House of Commons are taking a quantity of South ...
Article : 50 wordsIn a battle between the Government and the insurgent forces in Venezuela General Crespa, who commanded the former, was killed. ...
Article : 27 wordsAn interesting action for broach of promise of marriage was commenced to-day by Florence Martha Fuller, of Richmond, who seeks to recover £300 damages from J. W. A. ...
Article : 149 wordsHerr Licht, the recognised authority on the beet sugar market, states that the season's preduction will show a decrease of 81,000 tons and that the campaign will be minus 125,000 tons ...
Article : 175 wordsIt is officially announced that of the loan of £12,000,000 recently raised by China £2,000,000 will be taken by Japan. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Miners' Federation of Great Britain is arranging for a congress to consider the question of a widespread increase of wages. ...
Article : 30 wordsLast week a woman, nearing her confinement, left her home in East Prahran for the purpose of endeavoring to obtain admission to the Women's Hospital. With her husband ...
Article : 169 wordsThe Debats, a Paris paper, states that the delay in the settlement of the Niger dispute is caused by the nearness of the general election, and the consequent reluctance of the ...
Article : 83 wordsAn extraordinary affair is reported from Woolgangi. A few days ago a gang of fettlers stationed there had a "tarpaulin muster" while out on the line, and 10s. was collected, ...
Article : 156 wordsAt the adjourned conference between the two Houses of Congress at a late hour last night, after hours spent in discussion, it was agreed to recognise the independence of Cuba, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 wordsA remarkable case was beard in the Police Court to-day, when John Alexander McDonald, aged 44, and Frank Blackwell, otherwise Franklin, aged 33, were ...
Article : 478 wordsMargaret Geary, [?] fears of age, residing with her parents at Heathcote, while playing with her little brother, stepped backward and fell into a boiler of boiling water which was ...
Article : 51 wordsAn old resident of Avoca named Long, 72 years of age, was found in his hut, where be had been lying for two or three days without food, and was arrested on a charge of having ...
Article : 117 wordsSeen interest is being manifested throughout toe colony in the Federation question, and in the city to-night at the Town Hall a meeting was addressed by Messrs. Barton, ...
Article : 200 wordsAn exciting burglary occurred at Fremantle early this morning, when the residence of Mr. George Holmes, of the firm of Messrs. Holmes Bros., butchers, was entered. Mr. Holmes ...
Article : 118 wordsWalter Smith, a clerk of the Orient Company, who is alleged to have stolen £600 belonging to his employers, has been missing for some time. Detective-sergeant Ward has ...
Article : 44 wordsIn the Criminal Court to-day William Thorley Carr, a young man, pleaded guilty to a charge of converting £3 to his own use. The prisoner had been in gaol four months ...
Article : 90 wordsRobert Kierce, a miner, aged 30, was smothered in the Madame Berry West mine, at Allandale, this morning, through a breakaway of earth. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe judgment obtained by the plaintiff in the breach of promise case of Allen v. Crough was to-day set aside by Mr. Justice Hood on the ground that the defendant was an infant ...
Article : 266 wordsAt a meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society to-day a resolution was carried approving of the Federal Constitution Bill. The opinion was expressed by the mover, Mr. W. ...
Article : 62 wordsThe alluvial test cases will be taken in the Supreme Court on Thursday, when the Ivanhoe Venture case will be first heard. ...
Article : 28 wordsTen tons of Midas stone, taken from the John Bull reef, has been crushed at the Benson battery for a return of 23 oz. 14 dwt. Work in the Cumberland shaft is proceeding ...
Article : 157 wordsThe American newspapers referring to the rumors of an attempted Europwan coalition against the United States, cordially recognise in the unfaltering friendship of Great ...
Article : 92 wordsIt is understood that the Ministers will not make Federation a Cabinet question, and that the Attorney-General will oppose the Constitution Bill. ...
Article : 153 wordsThe first-grade cricket matches wars concluded on Saturday, leaving Paddington easily first. Among the, Sydney clubs during the season 37 centuries have been made by ...
Article : 56 wordsIn view of the strained relations between the United States of American and Spain underwriters in Sydney, have cabled, to London for the rates of insurance now ruling for ...
Article : 114 wordsThe Anglican Synod met to-day, when Bishop Montgomery delivered his opening address, which occupied two hours. He dealt with a great variety of subjects, and the ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Lake View filter presses are working very successfully on battery slimes. The extraction during the past week averaged from 80 to 80 per cent. It is expected that a better ...
Article : 226 wordsAlbina Storey, aged 8 months, was playing on the floor at her parents' home, near Booligal, to-day, when she put her fingers through a crack and was bitten by a tiger snake. She ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Orient mail steamer Orizaba left Plymouth on Saturday, March 39, and is expected to arrive at Largs Bay on Monday next. The saloon passengers from London are:— ...
Article : 211 wordsThe flagship Royal Arthur leaves on a cruise about the end of the month. She will probably go to New Zealand. H.M.S. Dart is to be recommissioned on April 30th ...
Article : 63 wordsA seam of coal 4 ft. 6 in. thick, suitable for gas and coke, has been struck at a depth of 80 ft. in the Kinvarra Estate, a few miles from Glenora, where the Great Western railway ...
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Advertising : 664 wordsThe weather is cold and showery. ...
Article : 9 wordsThe Conservator of Forests (Mr. J. Ednie Brown) reports that the pine plantation at Bunbury has proved a partial failure owing to tho drought. He will give the plantation ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Wed 20 Apr 1898, Page 5
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