Twenty-five of the Belgian engineers who were surrounded by the "Boxers" near Pekin hove bees rescued by the armed party of Frenchmen and Germans who ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Orange Free State was formally annexed by Great Britain on Monday, when Major-General G. T. Pretyman, the Governor of Bl[?], read a. proclamation. ...
Article : 86 wordsThe Minister of Agriculture has been informed by the Queensland Government to the effect that inspectors of fruit have been appointed at Brisbane, Maryborough, ...
Article : 149 wordsThe worst fire in the history of this district is raging at Hull. It started in a part inhabited by poor families, and owing to the high wind prevailing soon swept ...
Article : 1,421 wordsThe Colonial Sugar Refining Company has obtained leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the [?] Court as to the Customs Department's ...
Article : 247 wordsA well-attended meeting was held in the Banqueting-room, Town Hall, on Thursday afternoon, to consider the best way of celebrating the declaration of peace in South ...
Article : 1,081 wordsIntelligence has been received from Cape Town that the Boers have abandoned Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal, and that President Kruger has made a hurried flight to Watervalboven, a station on the railway-line from Pre-, toria to Delagoa Bay, nearly 150 miles due east from the Transvaal capital. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 554 wordsLatest advices from Pekin state that a great many warships, chiefly belonging to the Russian, navy, are now at Tientsin, the Chinese' treaty port on the Pei-ho, 70 miles ...
Article : 100 wordsA lad, James Murphy, was placed in the dock at the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having murdered another youth, Cyrus MeFarlane, at Grafton, on ...
Article : 153 wordsThe splendid advance of Lord Roberta's force from the Vaal to Johannesburg has been the subject of much comment. The journey to the famous golden city, although ...
Article : 90 wordsWhen confirmation of the news of the abandonment of Pretoria was posted at the "Age" Office this evening a fresh fit of enthusriasm seized the crowd. They were ...
Article : 323 wordsA heavy landslip occurred on the Bendigo railway line near Sir Rupert Clarke's property at Sunbury late last night. It led to the displacement of ...
Article : 127 wordsIt is reported that a nugget of gold, weighing 77 Ib. has been discovered at Klondyke. ...
Article : 24 wordsAn enquiry was held to-day into the circumstances attending the death of a young married woman, Henrietta Butwell, who died in a private hospital at Paddington ...
Article : 74 wordsThe appointment of General Andre as Minister of War, in succession to General Galliff[?], who resigned the office on account of ill-health, has been received' very ...
Article : 46 wordsRefugees from Johannesburg report a general looting by the Boers of private houses there. The sanitation of the city, they add, has been, completely neglected. ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Marine Court of Enquiry into the loss of the Glenelg to-day was confined to the cross-examination of Mr. C. W. McLean, until lately one of the Marine Board ...
Article : 161 wordsQuite a commotion was created in Kingstret this evening, which officers of the City Council fenced off a large hotel in that [?]are. It was at fast thought ...
Article : 101 wordsIn the race for the Derby Stakes the Prince of Wales's Diamond Jubilee the winner was led for the quarter part of the journey by [?]. The next to go to ...
Article : 111 wordsThe Premier, Sir William Lyne, received news from Tasmania to-day of the serious illness of his father, who is in his 91st year. The telegrams urged him to come home. ...
Article : 127 wordsGeneral Clery is bombarding the Boer entrenchments at Laing's Nek and Poowani He has brought his naval guns to bear upon the enemy with considerable effect, ...
Article : 89 wordsA somewhat mysterious Bay incident is just new engaging public attention. One night about a week ago cries were heard from the water ride of the Alfred graving ...
Article : 179 wordsThe Government have received the following cablegram, dated May 30, from the High Commissioner in South Africa:— J. J. Kelly, of the First Australian Horse, ...
Article : 50 wordsApples- The apples [?] to London by the steamers [?] and [?] [?] arrived in good condition but the heavy [?] recieved recently have bad ...
Article : 56 wordsThe arbitrators recently appointed to settle the value of the existing city tramways, with a view to their municipalisation, have presented their report to the city ...
Article : 54 wordsSince yesterday morning nearly an inch of rain has fallen. It is still raining heavily. ...
Article : 108 wordsAt a banquet was held at Mafeking in honor of the Queen's Birthday. Major-General Baden Powell highly eulogised the splendid march of the relieving ...
Article : 91 wordsIt is understood that Mr. J. S. Curtis who was offered a position on the Public works Commission declined to act. There fore it will be necessary to appoint another ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Minister of Education has in contemplation the introduction of a District High School Bill The effect of the measure, if adopted, will be to revolutionise the ...
Article : 103 wordsThe suspension of Mr. D. Mitchell. of the traffic branch of the Railway Department, owing to certain laches to which bad confessed, particulars of which were ...
Article : 243 wordsTwo cases of plague were reported today, namely, Mrs. Monaghan, living at Darlington. Patrick Butler, living and employed in ...
Article : 133 wordsH.M.S. Europa, from Colombo, a firstclass cruiser, with four funnels arrived at Albany to-day, with relief craws for the Australian station. She has not yet ...
Article : 35 wordsMr. Justice a Backett to-day gave has dedision with respect to the suit for divorce [?] by Thomas Cooper a miner of [?] agianst Alice [?] Lucy Cooper ...
Article : 275 wordsIntelligence has been received from Natal that 200 Cape rebels who were engaged in guarding a bridge over the Komati River, at Utrecht, a town in the Transvaal, about ...
Article : 98 wordsThe R.M.S. Ophir, Commander Symons, arrived from Colombo at 220 p.m. to-day. The passengers in the saloon were: —For Albany—Mr. Nicholas, Mr. and Mis. ...
Article : 111 wordsBendigo proposes to celebrate the jubilee of the discovery of gold in Victoria by an exhibition for which exhibits will be asked from New South Wales and the other ...
Article : 61 wordsThe capitulation of Pretoria was celebrated in Sydney to-night in a most sensational manner, a melee taking in Market-street between. Permanent ...
Article : 531 wordsThe annual meeting of the Colonial Mutual life Assurance Society was held to-day, Mr. Henry Henty, the chairman, presiding over a large attendance, including ...
Article : 268 wordsMessrs. G. S. [?] & Co., of Sydney and London, have extended their operations at Melbourne by taking over the agency of the Adelaide Steamship Company, and win ...
Article : 123 wordsTwo Australians, who were captured by the Boers at Colenso and Rensburg, and imprisoned alt Waterval, near Pretoria, managed to effect their escape recently, ...
Article : 388 wordsA public meeting, Convened by Messrs. F. C. Smith W. Salman, and C. E. Taylor was held in the lodgeroom of the institute on Friday evening to consider what steps should be taken to ...
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Advertising : 606 wordsIn fine Legislative Assembly to-day the debate on the second reading of the Federal Enabling Bill was continued. Mr. Harper stated that last session he opposed the ...
Article : 285 wordsAsk your doctor what [?] be recommends [?] the skin, and he will uphold the opinion of the highest medical authorities on the skin [?] Redwood, Ph.D., F.C.S., F.L.C., the late[?] ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Fri 1 Jun 1900, Page 5
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