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  2. BLACKMAILING WOMEN.

    The trial was concluded at the Old Bailey on December 20 of Richard Chrimes, indicted for blackmailing women. Edward and Leonard Chrimes, two brothers of Richard, had pleaded ...

    Article : 875 words
  3. THE COAL-WEIGHING QUESTION.

    WOLLONGONG, Saturday.--As the outcome of the recent conference between the southern coal owners and miners' delegates, the approval of the miners at various collieries is asked upon different ...

    Article : 662 words
  4. THE PHARMACY ACT.

    Special prominence has been given to the working of the Pharmacy Act, which came into force in July, 1897, by a recent prosecution at Lithgow. A few days ago a local chemist was charged with ...

    Article : 1,189 words
  5. THE PARIS OF TO-DAY.

    "Yes," said the deputy-editor, hitherto one of the most pious worshippers of the statue of Strasburg. "Yes, we have given up Fashoda, but remember this: Henceforth it is not Germany ...

    Article : 1,836 words
  6. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

    Revision courts have been held by the five borough councils on the northern side of the harbor, and in the majority of instances the business was of a simple and almost formal ...

    Article : 223 words
  7. ABOUT THE BUSH.

    "Let a follow write o' the little things he cares about." VI.--THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW. Pomona Creek runs down between two high hills on to Reedy Flat, and there forms itself ...

    Article : 1,946 words
  8. THE WEATHER.

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 59 words
  9. ANNANDALE.

    Three of the four retiring aldermen at Annandale are likely to be re-elected. Ex-Alderman C. P. Dwyer is the only candidate announced to contest either of the seats, and as there are no ...

    Article : 68 words
  10. BALMAIN.

    The elections at Balmain this year promise to be the quietest on record. Up to the present the only opposition spoken of is in the North Ward, where ex-Alderman Chidgey talks of ...

    Article : 165 words
  11. SYNOPSIS AT 9 A.M. ON SATURDAY.

    New Caledonia.--Fine and cloudy at Gomen. South Australia.--Fine but cloudy to overcast in the south; fine in the north. Victoria and Straits.--Cloudy to showery on the coast; ...

    Article : 77 words
  12. RAINFALL FOR 24 HOURS ENDING 9 A.M. ON SATURDAY.

    New South Wales.-Scattered, with thunderstorms. Coonabarabran 25 points, Score 15 points, Blackville 19 points, Louth 8 points, Wanaaring 99 points. Queensland.--Light to heavy and scattered, with ...

    Article : 54 words
  13. COASTAL REPORTS.

    Fresh south and south-west winds prevail between Gabo Island and Moruya; thence light to fresh north and northeast winds to Ballina. Sea moderate to smooth. ...

    Article : 31 words
  14. BURWOOD.

    Energetic canvassing is being carried on in connection with the coming elections for North Ward. The nominations close to-day, and it is generally expected that no opposing candidates ...

    Article : 92 words
  15. THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN.

    Seldom has a change been more welcome than the arrival last night of a southerly wind, accompanied by light rain. Mr. Russell described it as the fringe of a thunderstorm, which variety of disturbance was ...

    Article : 442 words
  16. CANTERBURY.

    No contests will take place at Canterbury. Alderman D'Arietta does not seek re-election, and Mr. R. Forsyth will probably take his place. ...

    Article : 24 words
  17. EAST GRETA COLLIERY DISASTER.

    WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.--The jury in the East Greta colliery disaster inquiry, after being locked up for the night, were unable to agree, and were discharged by the coroner. The ...

    Article : 127 words
  18. HURSTVILLE.

    Mr. Thomas Holderness will be returned unopposed for Hurstville Ward. In Bexley Ward the Mayor (Alderman J. G. Griffin) will have some difficulty in disposing of Mr. W. H. Wicks. ...

    Article : 55 words
  19. KOGARAH.

    Mr. Hunter M'Pherson has no opposition in East Ward, nor has Alderman Humphrey for West Ward. Alderman Patterson retires permanently for Middle Ward, and Messrs. W. H. Finney and ...

    Article : 38 words
  20. LEICHHARDT.

    Little or no interest is taken in the approaching elections at Leichhardt. Alderman T. E. Colebrook, the retiring representative for Went-worth Ward, has been largely requisitioned to ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. A STORY OF THE SEA.

    A tale of the sea, resulting in the providential rescue of the entire crew of a sinking ship in mid-ocean, is brought by the Cape mail. It appears from an extract from the log that the ...

    Article : 181 words
  22. CONCERNING DOLLS.

    The Berlin correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" writes:-- For a very large section of humanity, savage as well as tame, any information regrading dolls ...

    Article : 731 words
  23. MARRICKVILLE.

    At Marrickville the test question for the elections is whether is it desirable to retain the services of the engineer, and most of the candidates express themselves as being opposed to ...

    Article : 453 words
  24. IN THE COUNTRY.

    MOREE, Sunday.--The long-looked-for rain set in with a thunderstorm yesterday evening, and there was a good fall during the night and to-day, the total being 186 points. The rain will be of little use in promoting ...

    Article : 810 words
  25. FIRE AT CRAIG AND AITKEN'S.

    At 8.50 a.m. yesterday the fire brigade received a call for a fire at 680 and 682 George-street, occupied by Messrs. Craig and Aitken, wholesale tobacconists and hairdressers. The fire ...

    Article : 136 words
  26. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    Mr. Vandenaillen, an electrical investigator, has given a remarkable exhibition of wireless telegraphy at San Francisco. One part of the instrument was placed on the roof of a building ...

    Article : 191 words
  27. COLONEL MARTYR'S EXPEDITION.

    Reuter's Agency has received the following from an officer who has for some years been serving on the British outposts on the Nile in the extreme north of Unyoro:--"Frequent mention having been made in the papers of ...

    Article : 529 words
  28. ROCKDALE.

    No opposition has been announced for any ward of Rockdale. The retiring aldermen--Aldermen W. G. Judd (Arncliffe), J. F. Hegarty (Scarborough), and A. E. Green (Rockdale)--are out ...

    Article : 40 words
  29. RYDE.

    More than ordinary interest was centred in the annual municipal revision court held at Ryde on Friday. A large number of applications were made from persons who had recently purchased ...

    Article : 167 words
  30. WHAT TEN GUNS BAGGED.

    If many non-sporting people are somewhat surprised, not to say scandalised, by the prodigious slaughter of game at-many battues in England, such individuals certainly would find nothing to ...

    Article : 94 words
  31. SWIMMING IN COOK'S RIVER.

    Visitors to the picnic grounds adjacent to Cook's River have had reason to complain during the holidays of the fact that their outings have been relieved of much of their enjoyment by the antics of a number of larrikins ...

    Article : 102 words
  32. SOUDAN WILL NOT BRING TRADE.

    Mr. James Bryce, M.P., at a dinner at which he was entertained by the Leicester Chamber of Commerce, said that, compared with the German and American exports, the British export trade was ...

    Article : 149 words
  33. A TRIUMPH FOR ENGLISH.

    The decision of the Legislative Assembly of Guernsey (says the London "Daily Mail") that the French language, hitherto employed in all debates, should be replaced by English is ...

    Article : 230 words
  34. RIFLE SHOOTING

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 204 words
  35. FRANCE FLIRTING WITH GERMANY.

    People who are informed of what is going on at Cairo know very well that the German and French agents in Egypt are on the best possible terms. A thousand little incidents show that ...

    Article : 69 words
  36. UNDERGROUND HORSES.

    It is a generally-accepted belief that horses which spend their days underground in a coal mine eventually go blind. But the opinion is certainly not based on an absolute fact, as was ...

    Article : 68 words
  37. Advertising

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    Advertising : 18 words
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