In the House of Commons to-day Mr. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, submitted a message from the King, recommending the payment of £50,000 to Lord Kitchener, in ...
Article : 65 wordsAbout 4 o'clock this morning Constable Auckett was in Harland-street, Ashfield, where he saw a horse and cart tied up to a fence. His suspicions were aroused, and, ...
Article : 434 wordsThe patriotic desire of the Opposition to have an early meeting of Parliament in order that pressing public business might be dealt with is emphasised by the progress of the ...
Article : 410 wordsA case of Considerable interest to persons doing business with banks was initiated in No. 1 Jury Court this morning, before his Honor Mr. Justice Owen and a jury of four, ...
Article : 694 wordsThe Court of Marine Inquiry sat this morning, Judge Backhouse presiding, with Captains John Vine Hall and Daniel Dakin as assessors; the subject of inquiry being the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 573 wordsAt the Water Police Court to-day, before Mr. Smithers, S.M. Thomas Donaldson, 33, Customs House officer, was charged, on remand, with stealing 22 pint bottles of ...
Article : 396 wordsWe are now within a day or two of Durban, and I am taking advantage of this Sunday afternoon to write, for we don't know at present whether we will stay at Durban, and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 wordsThe hearing of the case brought by John Maloney, bricklayer's labourer, against H. L. Bridger, builder and contractor, was resumed in the Banco Court this morning ...
Article : 170 wordsAfter the despatch of the last wire to the "Star" yesterday Mr. Deakin stated in the House of Representatives that the Government had not yet arrived at a decision respecting the suspension of import duties on fodder. ...
Article : 113 wordsAs an outcome of the agitation against the Education Bill recently introduced by Mr. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, there is a strong feeling among supporters of the ...
Article : 57 wordsThe man Alfred Whetton arrested on suspicion of having stuck up the mail coach between Wilcannia and Menindie on May 30 was yesterday charged before Mr. Harcourt ...
Article : 127 wordsAt the Lismore Police Court yesterday John Walsh, charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Kapoor Singh, a Hindoo, at Gundurimba, was committed for ...
Article : 66 wordsHis Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught has been installed as Grand Master of the Freemasons. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe tariff wan further considered in committee. The proposal of Mr. Do Largie, to make preserved meats free was negatived by 20 voles to 5. Mr. Ewing (W.A.) moved to reduce the duty on meat, fresh or preserved, ...
Article : 134 wordsEarly this morning the heavy fogs which have prevailed on the harbour for the last few mornings again put in an appearance, unfortunately just at the busy time of the ...
Article : 236 wordsGeorge Cowell, a carpenter, and a native of Douglas, Isle of Man, was found dead in bed this morning at his residence, Tuncurry. ...
Article : 29 wordsHis Excellency the State Governor to-day received the Council of the British Empire League of Australia, who presented him with an address, expressive of the loyalty of the ...
Article : 110 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day Earl Selborne, First Lord of the Admiralty, said he was convinced that the water-tube boiler had come to stay, even if the Belleville ...
Article : 54 wordsThe matter of the will of James Watson, deceased, in which Richard Cooke was the plaintiff, and Flora Watson and Flora Kate Watson the defendants, was again before Mr. ...
Article : 408 wordsThe harmony of an oyster saloon in George-street, opposite Campbell-street, was rudely disturbed about 11.30 last night by several men, who quarrelled shortly after they had entered for refreshments. They were ordered to ...
Article : 137 wordsThe table tennis tournament, which was concluded last night at the School of Arts, was won by Mr. A. W. Podmore, of the Commercial Bank. There were 32 competitors, ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Rev. J. E. Mercer, late rector of Gordon, who has been elected Bishop of Tasmania, subject to the ratification of the Australian Bishops, has had the degree of ...
Article : 47 wordsAbout 10 o'clock last night Countable M'Quaker arrested Sarah Harvey for being drunk and disorderly in Psrk-street, and on the way down she made use of vain language. She had apparently but one tooth visible in ...
Article : 107 wordsThe coastal districts continue to receive nearly all the rainfall. Up to 9 o'clock this morning only 13 places reported having had any rain during the previous twenty-four ...
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Advertising : 254 wordsIt has transpired that Behanzin, the ex-King of Dahomey, was not among the victims that perished in the eruption at Martinique. [It was at first thought that Behanzin had ...
Article : 89 wordsThe United States supply ship Celtic, which sailed from Sydney on the 26th ult., has been at Townsville for the past week. She loaded 1100 tons of beef at the northern port during her stay there, and proceeded on her voyage ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Coast Hospital reported to-day that John Dodds and Martha James were not so well. The Rev. W. A. O'Neill was improving Thomas Collopy (Waterloo) was a little ...
Article : 93 wordsAt Botany, near the Waterworks, a bridge about 20ft. Wide, on the Botany-road, was found to be on fire about 6 o'clock this morning. It appeared that the bridge had been recently tarred, and from a gas main ...
Article : 94 wordsA painful shooting accident is reported here, a young lad named John Nielson sustaining a terrible injury to his hand through the bursting of his gun, portions of the fingers and his thumb and a part of the hand itself being ...
Article : 219 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that he intended to adhere to the corn duty and income tax imposed ...
Article : 46 wordsThe inquiry into the cause of death of the young man William Lawler was resumed at the Coroner's Court this morning. Evidence was given yesterday that deceased had said that he had taken strychnine, and that he was ...
Article : 132 wordsBefore his Honor Mr. Justice Owen and a jury of four this morning an action for ejectment, Bank of New South wales v. Oliver Cobcroft and others, came on for hearing. ...
Article : 109 wordsIt is reported from Belfast that an alarming outbreak of smallpox has occurred there. ...
Article : 26 wordsAt the Orange Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. Ma[?]ott, P.M., Matthew Walker, clergyman of the Australian Church at Lucknow, was proceeded against on the information of Arthur Harris on a charge of ...
Article : 133 wordsYesterday afternoon a deputation, introduced by Sir William M'Millan, waited upon the Acting-Federal Premier (Hon. Alfred Deakin) for the purpose of laying before the Federal Government resolutions recently passed ...
Article : 205 wordsAt the periodical tallow sales to-day 1468 casks were offered and 81 casks were sold. Prices were unchanged. ...
Article : 31 wordsAt the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Docker, a young man named William Patrick King, who pleaded guilty on the 28th ult. to an indictment ...
Article : 123 wordsBar silver is quoted to-day at 2s 0 1-16d per ounce standard. ...
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The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 - 1909), Thu 5 Jun 1902, Page 5
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