Auctions.—Auction advertisements will be found on page 8. Sir John Forrest.—The Premier hopes to pay a visit to his constituents at ...
Article : 5,118 wordsThe Government Resident (Mr. Wright), the acting Mayor (Mr. Gee), Mr. Haynes M.L.C., the Rev. Canon Louch and Lieut. Hurst called on Captain Horsley on H.M.S. ...
Article : 350 wordsYesterday, a fire occurred on the premises of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, in Peking. Fortunately, the flames were ...
Article : 244 wordsYesterday there were great rejoicings when the news came through of the continued success of the British army in South Africa. To celebrate Foundation ...
Article : 125 wordsCholera is still raging in the north and north-west of India. During May, 7,700 fatal cases were reported at Kaira, the capital of a ...
Article : 50 wordsMiddleburg, a town situated on the Delagoa Bay railway line, and about 40 miles east of Pretoria, has been Proclaimed the capital of the Transvaal. ...
Article : 71 wordsThe West Australian court at the Paris Exhibition was opened on Friday last. Mr. H. W. Venn, President of the ...
Article : 135 wordsA man named James Murphy was yesterday found dead in his hut near Cooma. Apparently he had been dead several days. The wharf labourers employed by the ...
Article : 206 wordsYesterday, Mr. J. Choate, the American Ambassador in London, received two telegrams from Mr. Hay, the American Consul at Pretoria. ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Oaks Stakes, of 4,500 sovs., about one mile and a half, was run to-day at Epsom, with the following result:—Duke of Portland's b f La Roche, by ...
Article : 135 wordsThe news of the capture of Johannesburg and Pretoria was received with general rejoicings throughout England. These jubilations, however, did not ...
Article : 50 wordsThe telegraphs to the Transvaal are closed to public messages to and from Delagoa Bay A message from Lord Roberts from ...
Article : 91 wordsThe distribution of prizes in the Infants' School passed off successfully yesterday. There was a good attendance of parents. The speakers referred in ...
Article : 94 wordsSomething like a coal famine has occurred at Wellington. The hulks in the harbour are nearly empty and the merchants' supplies are so low that orders cannot be ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Premier has received the following telegram from Mr. A. McLean, the Premier of Victoria, on the subject of the date of the referendum in this ...
Article : 322 wordsAn official message from Accra, the capital of the Gold Coast Colony, indicates that Kumasi, lately besieged by the Ashantis, has been relieved. ...
Article : 60 wordsThough indirect confirmation has been received of the announcement that Pretoria was ready to surrender, the War Office has given no official intimation ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Queen has telegraphed to Mr. Chamberlain, congratulating him upon the occupation of Johannesburg and Pretoria. ...
Article : 29 wordsIt is announced that Parliament will meet on July 17. The excess of the colony's revenue over the expenditure for the eleven months ...
Article : 34 wordsAt an early hour this morning a daring safe robbery was committed at Shannahan's Coolgardie Hotel. It appeared that an empty safe with the door prised open was ...
Article : 211 wordsThe following are the latest quotations for the under-mentioned stocks:—Ivanhoe (W.A.), £9; Lake View (W.A.), £10 10s.; Mt. Lyell (Tas.), ...
Article : 41 wordsAlfred Rudge, aged 24, employed on the steamer Pateena, met with an accident yesterday by falling down the hold, a distance of 30ft. He was considerably shaken ...
Article : 180 wordsLord Roberts has captured more rolling stock, including several locomotives, belonging to the Transvaal Government. ...
Article : 28 wordsA serious situation has, it is reported, arisen in southern Algeria. Several thousand Moors are said to be marching to attack Ajendar. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe death is announced of Trooper Freeman, also of Trooper A. E. Smith, of New South Wales. Both succumbed to enteric fever at ...
Article : 2,995 wordsA state of panic and confusion exists at Pretoria. This condition of things is said to be largely due to the refugees getting out ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Kakapo (?), bound from Swansea to Sydney in ballast, has gone ashore at Simon's Town. The vessel will probably become a ...
Article : 131 wordsForest fires, unparalleled in their devastating effects, are reported from northern Ontario, the most populous and wealthy province of Canada. ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Portuguese Government have reopened the Delagoa Bay railway to goods traffic with the Transvaal. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe London "Daily Express" is responsible for the statement that President Kruger has ordered rooms in Amsterdam, the capital of Holland, for ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Boers claim that the telegraph lines connecting Pretoria and Johannesburg with Cape Colony have been cut near the Vaal River. ...
Article : 30 wordsLast night the committee of the Collie Hospital met delegates from the miners, and explained the position. They required about £300 to complete ...
Article : 112 wordsMr. M. A. C. Fraser, Registrar-General, has issued his report on the population, and vital statistics of the colony for the month of May. The estimated ...
Article : 253 wordsThere was a heated debate in the French Senate yesterday, on the Amnesty Bill. Strong exception was taken to the ...
Article : 102 wordsAs [?] result of the disturbance on Thursday evening in Market-street, between the permanent artillery and the third contingent and the Engine-street "push" of ...
Article : 103 wordsGeneral Rundle has occupied Lindley, the recent capital of the Orange Free State. The British occupation of the town ...
Article : 139 wordsBritish Consols, which were quoted a week ago at 101 7-8, are now quoted at 103. ...
Article : 21 words[?] the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday the following elections were held:—President, Mr. D. Pettigrew; vice-president, Mr. E. J. ...
Article : 133 wordsThe occupation of Johannesburg by the British has been the signal for hundreds of Outlanders to start from England for the Golden City. ...
Article : 109 wordsAt the City Police Court on Saturday, George Augustus Roberts was committed for trial on a charge of having on August 10, 1898, whilst being married to ...
Article : 175 wordsAn inquiry into the cause of death of Michael Pratt, who died from injuries received at night time whilst in a questionable part of the city, was concluded ...
Article : 59 wordsFoundation Day (1st June) will be observed to-day, and in accordance with custom the occasion will be observed as a public holiday, with the usual ...
Article : 349 wordsA few days ago an old man died at a cheap lodging house under circumstances which indicated that for a long time he had suffered all privations and had endured ...
Article : 183 wordsA miraculous escape from death occurred at the All Nations mine, Bingara, on Thursday night. A miner named Butts put half a plug of dynamite into a hole, ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Bishop of Tasmania and the Bishop of Perth arrived here from Coolgardie this morning, and were officially welcomed by the Mayor and councellers. ...
Article : 134 wordsSerious accidents are becoming numerous in connection with the George-street electric trams. On Saturday morning a tram crashed into a large ...
Article : 89 wordsNews has been received of the recent fighting near Douglas, in the Herbert district of Cape Colony, where the disloyal Dutch are still giving trouble. ...
Article : 244 wordsSince Wednesday several troopers and black trackers, and a number of residents of Cooma have been searching for a girl named Bertha Nugent, 18 years of age, ...
Article : 45 wordsThe latest advices from Pretoria bears date of Thursday last. These state that one Boer commando is attempting to harass Lord Roberts's ...
Article : 88 wordsThe receipt yesterday of the news that Pretoria had been abandoned caused great rejoicing. A large crowd paraded the streets and the demonstration took the ...
Article : 125 wordsH. Hughes, a telegraph operator at Grafton, was drowned on Friday night in the river off the entrance to Carr's Creek, through the boat upsetting. ...
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