"Western Mail."—This week's issue of the "Western Mail" is replete with illustrations and interesting reading matter. The cartoons deal with such diverse ...
Article : 1,820 wordsThe Boers in the Orange River Colony are suffering from a great scarcity of food. ...
Article : 1,675 wordsAt the Quarter Sessions held to-day, Acting-Judge Browning sentenced Geo. Strachan, who was found guilty of feloniously and maliciously wounding Geo. ...
Article : 77 wordsThirty-four points of rain have fallen during the past day or two, and the weather gives promise of further rain. General opinion here is strongly against ...
Article : 57 wordsKing Edward will, it is announced, remain at Homburg for three weeks. Queen Alexandra will leave Homburg this week for Copenhagen. ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Bill providing for the construction of a pier at Berehaven for the purpose of accomodating a new line of steamers, which are to traverse the Atlantic in four ...
Article : 312 wordsIn the Senate to-day the Customs Bill was resumed in Committee, on clause 49, dealing with prohibited imports. Mr. Pulsford (N.S.W.) objected to the ...
Article : 379 wordsHeavy rain fell last night and all this forenoon. The weather has cleared slightly, but more rain is threatening. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe King's Titles Bill has passed the Committee stage, in the House of Commons, without amendment. An amendment submitted by one of ...
Article : 60 wordsAt a meeting of the National Memorial Fund to-day it was stated that the Governor had consented to act as patron and Sir Samuel Way as vice-patron. The ...
Article : 47 wordsRain fell all day to-day, 69 points being registered up to 6 o'clock this evening. The weather is now clearing. ...
Article : 27 wordsA message has been received by the military authorities from the Transport Officer at Sydney, stating that arrangements have been made whereby the ...
Article : 50 wordsA public meeting convened by the Mayor, Mr. N. J. Moore, was held in the Mechanics' Institute last night for the purpose of considering the ...
Article : 279 wordsThe late Signor Crispi was accorded a national funeral by the Italian Government. The affectionate demonstrations of the Italian people in honour of the ...
Article : 135 wordsLord Hopetoun arrived at Cairns this forenoon. During his stay in the north, Lord Hopetoun will take a trip down the Russell River. ...
Article : 27 wordsRegarding the tragedy, which occurred on June 15 on the American ship James Drummond, which reached Fremantle Wednesday afternoon, the vessel's log ...
Article : 345 wordsThe Duke and Duchess of Cornwall yesterday opened the new Town Hall at Pietermaritzburg, the capital of Natal. ...
Article : 32 wordsAustria has announced semi-officially that she would not accept the province of Albania as a gift. The effect of this announcement has ...
Article : 50 wordsIn the House of Representatives a petition was presented by Mr. Chanter (N.S.W.) from certain steamship owners against some of the clauses in the ...
Article : 1,512 wordsAt the recent Trades and Labour Congress at Kalgoorlie the following resolutions were agreed upon as constituting the basis of the Political Labour Party ...
Article : 529 wordsThe New York correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph," reports the discovery in that city of a series of sensational frauds on the American ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Mediterranean fleet is to be strengthened by the addition of six torpedo destroyers. These vessels, which have already been ...
Article : 49 wordsMr. George Frederick Watts. R.A. has offered Mr. H. A. Grainger, Agent-General for South Australia to present that State with a portrait of Lord ...
Article : 349 wordsSeventy-five Esquimo dogs, which are to be utilised in connection with the National Antarctic Expedition, have sailed in a liner for Melbourne. They ...
Article : 69 wordsThe population of France, according to the recent census, is 38,641,337. The increase for the five years following the census taken in 1896 has been 412,364. ...
Article : 31 wordsM. Pelletan, the French Minister of Marine, declares that the new French cruisers, Jeanne d'Arc and Chateaurenault, have proved disastrous failures. The ...
Article : 49 wordsIn the Assembly to-day the Premier moved the second reading of the Constitutional Bill, which provides for the reduction of the number of legislators, and ...
Article : 226 wordsThe Premier, accompanied by Mrs. Leake, arrived to-day. This afternoon Mr. Leake was entertained by the Municipal Council. There were also present ...
Article : 487 wordsThe number of iron and steel workers on strike in America is 57,000, whereas 243,000 are working for the Steel Trust. The corporation has re-opened several ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Magisterial inquiry touching the mysterious death of Elizabeth O'Reilly commenced to-day at Ballarat. James O'Reilly and his wife Bessie, both over ...
Article : 429 wordsThe London "Daily Chronicle" is responsible for the statement that the Max Orpitz Company of Bankers at Berlin has suspended payment, and that the ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Czar has decorated General Count von Waldersee late Generalissimo of the allied armies in China, with the Order of St. Andrew. The decoration is in the ...
Article : 57 wordsLead.—The lead imports for the United Kingdom for July amounted to 17,807 tons. Of this quantity Australia contributed 3,040 tons. The exports ...
Article : 75 wordsM. Sarafoff, the President of the Macedonian Revolutionary Committee, and other members of that organisation, who were arrested in April last by the ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Minister of Mines arrived at Coolgardie late last night. He was entertained at a reception in the Council Chamber this afternoon, by the Mayor and ...
Article : 389 wordsThe R.M.S. Australia sailed to-day with the following passengers:—From Melbourne and Sydney for London: Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Parnell, Mr. and ...
Article : 272 wordsQueen Victoria's statue at Malta has been damaged by the application of corrosive acid. The damage is attributed to the malcontents, who recently made a ...
Article : 45 wordsWith regard to the reported murder of a police-constable, news has arrived from Button's Ruby Plains Station, that after investigations and the questioning of the ...
Article : 145 wordsMr. E. M. Clarke, a candidate for the vacancy in the representation [?] [?]he South-West Province, addressed [?] attended meeting last night in the Weld ...
Article : 158 wordsThe annual report of the Labour Department states that considerable increases took place in the factories registered. The number of hands employed ...
Article : 77 wordsA statement comes from London that negotiations are being conducted by the War Office with a view to the establishment of permanent remount depots in ...
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Advertising : 488 wordsA fire in the Union Steamship Company's yards, at Wellington, did damage to the extent of £2,000. ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 16 Aug 1901, Page 5
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