AUCKLAND, Monday, Nov. 27. -- On December 7, the day on which the fate of the continuous Ballance-Seddon-Ward Government is to be decided by general election, New Zealand will ...
Article : 1,479 wordsTRIMMING THE ROUGH BLOCKS. The stone is taken out of the quarries in rough flocks. At the site of the new building the blocks are trimmed into shape by artisans known as cutters. They are then placed on a small "tram line" end run out to a great crane, which hoists them into position. If a needs to be shifted from one part of the cutting shed to another, it is caught, it is caught up in the books shown in the picture, and carried along by overhead arrangement called a "Traveller." ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 154 wordsWhen a municipality has not far ahead of it 17 or 18 land sales, making up, altogether, about 260 acres, and when, besides this, not far from 300 acres have, been already disposed ...
Article : 958 wordsA social evening in connection with the fast session of the Empire League was held at the Royal Society's rooms last night. The President of the League (Sir William ...
Article : 362 wordsAt the last meeting of the Erskineville Council, a report of the valuation of the municipality, together with the estimates of rating limits, was presented, by the valuers (Messrs. ...
Article : 247 wordsRussia demanded the dismissal of Morgan Shuster, an American who, is Treasurer-General of Persia, and that Persia should pay Russia's costs arising out of recent troubles. Persia refused to comply with these requests, whereupon 6000 Russian troops stationed at Resht were ordered to advance on Toberan. By a convention signed at St. Petersburg on August 31, 1907, Groat Britain and Russia agreed, to respect the independence, of Persia. They ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 90 wordsADELAIDE, Monday. -- Heavy rain is reported over the agricultural areas, ranging up to an inch and a quarter. It is feared, the rain will damage the hay crop. ...
Article : 105 wordsLITHGOW, Monday. -- A burglary was perpetrated at the residence of Mr. J. Prosser, sen., in Tank-street, between 8 and 9 p.m. on Sunday. The occupants were away at the time, ...
Article : 55 wordsA telephone message was received late last evening from Bondi, stating that a largo steamer was in distress off Ben Buckler. The look-out at South Head was communicated with, ...
Article : 108 wordsMELBOURNE, Monday. -- The secretary to the Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria, who is at present in New Zealand in connection with the Davis Cup contest, telegraphs that the ...
Article : 78 wordsH.M.S. Psyche, which hurried back from Melbourne in consequence of the accident to H.M.S. Torch at Noumea, was replenishing her bunkers yesterday. She leaves at daylight to-day for ...
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The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), Tue 5 Dec 1911, Page 11
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