The municipal elections yesterday were not characterised by any great excitement, although general interest was taken in the proceedings. The Mayor ...
Article : 144 wordsRains have fallen throughout the colony. The Darling Downs experienced a good fall, and damage was caused in some districts by the high winds. ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Caledonian Society of South Africa is raising a corps of 300 mounted Scotsmen for service in the field. AN ITALIAN BOER. ...
Article : 524 wordsSentences were passed yesterday on the parties recently convicted in connection with the Dumbell's Bank frauds, in the Isle of Man. The preliminary ...
Article : 148 wordsMrs. Moore, wife of Cr. J. F. Moore, licensee of the Westral Hotel, died suddenly this morning from embolism of the heart. The deceased was highly ...
Article : 123 wordsIn the German Reichstag yesterday, Count Bulow, the Chancellor of the Empire, delivered a powerful speech, in which he asked for a vote of indemnity ...
Article : 1,237 wordsR.M.S. Australia.—The R.M.S. Australia, from London, was due at Fremantle yesterday afternoon, but up to a late hour last night she had not put in ...
Article : 3,484 wordsThe Government intend to arrange for the prorogation of Parliament at the end of next week. As there will be no demonstration to ...
Article : 208 wordsA referendum regarding the holding of Sunday sport on the Recreation Reserve was taken to-day. A number of local clergymen were very prominent in ...
Article : 144 wordsThe weather has been exceedingly hot and close during the past few days, but there are signs of a change. Great preparations are being made for ...
Article : 433 wordsThe council of the Institute of Western Australian Architects held a meeting in the Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall, yesterday afternoon, to consider the ...
Article : 406 wordsThe United States troops have captured a Filipino stronghold 35 miles north of Manila, thereby possessing themselves of an immense quantity of stores and ...
Article : 45 wordsSir Charles Welby has been appointed temporarily, and without salary, to be assistant Under-Secretary of State to the War Department. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe City Council to-day decided that, in view of the large demands upon the Mayor's hospitality during next year, to make a mayoral allowance for the year ...
Article : 232 wordsDealing with the fiasco in connection with the excursion to Gooseberry Hill, on the 12th inst., a report from the Chief Traffic Manager (Mr. J. T. Short) was ...
Article : 526 wordsGeneral Sir Redvers Buller and Lady Buller are staying at Windsor Castle. MR. GEORGE GODFREY. London, November 20. ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Queensland Government is awaiting applications from Pretoria for ten non-commissioned officers, whose services are required as instructors for the ...
Article : 32 wordsA further conference between the master tailors and the working tailors and tailoresses of Fremantle was held last night in Wesley Schoolroom, at the ...
Article : 223 wordsIt is considered likely that the Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia will be appointed Regent until the Czar is convalescent. ...
Article : 79 wordsIn connection with the divorce suit instituted by Arthur Coningham against his wife, in which the Rev. Dr. Denia Francis O'Haran, of St. Mary's ...
Article : 395 wordsAt the last meeting of the Collie Board of Health, the balance-sheet was read, showing that the receipts for the past 12 months were £213 13s. 5d., leaving a ...
Article : 339 wordsMr. F. O. Licht, the Magdeburg beet sugar expert, in his monthly circular for October, reports that the production of beet sugar for October, compared with ...
Article : 57 wordsArrangements are being made for the issue of cheap railway fares to Sydney in connection with the Commonwealth celebrations. It is probable that a couple ...
Article : 209 wordsAmong the witnesses examined to-day in connection with the Tyson Succession Duty case, was Mr. W. H. Groom, M.L.A. for Toowoomba. Mr. Groom ...
Article : 110 wordsThere was a large gathering in the Town Hall to-night, the occasion being the presentation of an illuminated address to Mr. George H. Reid, conveying ...
Article : 201 wordsA brawl occurred in John-street, Fremantle, on Saturday night last, whereby a man named Stephen Nyland sustained injuries, from which he died yesterday ...
Article : 262 wordsThe members of Sir George Turner's Ministry were sworn in this afternoon. Those who have taken salaried offices will now have to seek re-election. So far as ...
Article : 138 wordsHeavy bush fires were raging round the Bowes Station yesterday afternoon. The train from Northampton passed through several miles of country on fire. Several ...
Article : 168 wordsMessrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received cable advices from their London office, under date 16th inst., to the effect that the wool market is ...
Article : 30 wordsIn the Legislative Council to-day, the Factories Bill was advanced to the third reading stage. The Assembly's amendments of the Workmen's Compensation ...
Article : 46 wordsA shocking case of depravity was exposed in the Richmond Court to-day. A man of respectable appearance was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment ...
Article : 87 wordsA cablegram, sent from Bombay, was received last night from Lord Hopetoun by His Excellency the Administrator (Sir Alexander Onslow). The message ...
Article : 76 wordsAt the wool sales to-day 3,226 bales were offered, and 2,887 sold. The selections were not particularly good ones. Competition, however, was very spirited, ...
Article : 43 wordsThe strike of railway navvies has been settled by the Minister of Railways directing that they should be paid at the rate of 7s. a day. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Kanowna Mayoral election resulted as follows:—N. Harper, 288 (elected); T. Doyle, 123. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe premises of Messrs. Tye and Co., warehousemen, of Chapel-street, Prahran, was visited last night by burglars, who opened a safe and carried off the ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Wed 21 Nov 1900, Page 5
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