The Government decided after lengthy deliberation yesterday morning to obey the order of the Supreme Court for the release of the Chinese Leong Kum from the Menmuir, ...
Article : 866 wordsThe Drink Commission which recently finished its inquiry into the drink traffic in the metropolitan police district, will probably be revived in some shape, so as to ...
Article : 962 wordsAt hall-past 8 a.m. on Saturday a man named Robert Smith found the body of a man Hosting in the Yarra opposite No. 3 shed, on the Australian wharf. He reported ...
Article : 342 wordsAn extraordinary election to fill the vacancy in the centre riding of the Dimboola Shir[?] Council, caused by the retirement of Mr. P. P. Fraser, took place to-day, and resulted in ...
Article : 218 wordsThere was a large attendance in the Athen[?]m-hall on Saturday night, when Mr. Joseph Gillott gave his second concert of the series of three, the admirably ...
Article : 1,059 wordsThe production of " La J[?] de la Maison," at the Freemasons'-hall, by Signor Tessero's French Comedy Company, on Saturday night, attained a success so manifest, ...
Article : 1,195 wordsA Hamlet which is not conventional, which departs in many important particulars, and judiciously so, from the traditional type of the character, and which is the product of ...
Article : 1,546 wordsThrough a sudden indisposition Miss Amy Sherwin was unable to sing the part of Maritana at the Opera-house, on Saturday night, and at short notice Miss Minna ...
Article : 373 wordsAt the South Melbourne Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. Thistlethwaite, J.P., and a bench of magistrates, a Frenchman named [?]il De Leur, William Unwin, and Stephen ...
Article : 416 wordsThe usual fortnightly board meeting of the above institution was held at the Assemblyhall, Collins-street east, on Friday afternoon. Dr. W. M'Crea occupied the chair, and the ...
Article : 530 wordsThe Bland Holt Company produced Mr. Henry Pettitt's sensational drama, " Taken from Life," at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening, and played to a very large ...
Article : 284 wordsA man named James Fitzpatrick, 45 years of age, resident of Rupert-street, Collingwood, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital on Saturday evening suffering from a ...
Article : 471 wordsThere was a much larger attendance than usual at the Alexandra Theatre on Saturday evening, when Mr. Dion Boucicault's familiar drama, " The Octoroon," was played with ...
Article : 355 wordsSir,—Herewith I forward you a copy of a letter which, at the request of the leading Chinese residents of Melbourne. I have addressed to the Premier of the colony. ...
Article : 445 wordsA man named Richard Smith, 15 years of age, was taken to the Melbourne Hospital on Saturday evening in a moribund condition, and died in the casualty-room a few minutes ...
Article : 174 wordsSir,—I am glad to see that my letter [?] netting in Lake Tyers has drawn attention to the wider mutter of fishing in the Gippsland Lakes. I am not a fisherman, and my ...
Article : 560 wordsMr. Candler, district coroner, held an inquest at Richmond on Saturday on the body of the lad Charles Brown, who was killed on the previous evening by the wheel of a dray ...
Article : 109 wordsThe usual fortnightly meeting of the Millers Engineddrivers and Mill Labourers' Society was held at the Trades-hall on Saturday evening. Mr. J. F. Allan was, in the ...
Article : 99 wordsThere have been on exhibition in the Queen's-hall, Parliament-buildings, models of bronze lions, allegorical figure subjects, and decorations intended for the ornamentation ...
Article : 356 wordsThe first parade of the new senior cadet battalion took place on Saturday afternoon, at the Royal-park, under the command of Captain Henry, staff officer of cadets. There ...
Article : 250 wordsThe Sandhurst Electric Tramway Company was speedily floated. The fatal issue is 100,000 shares, of £1 each. The first issue consists of 55,000 shares, of which 50,000 ...
Article : 345 wordsThe largest and most important open-air meeting ever held in the district took place here to-day, nearly 300 persons being present, including influential residents from all ...
Article : 185 wordsA miner, named Samuel Coon, fell deal last night in the drive in which he was work-ing at the Sir Henry Loch mine. He was 40 years of age, and leaves a widow and family. ...
Article : 59 wordsMessrs. Alban J. Riley, M.L.A., chairman of the arts committee, and Mr. John M'Gregor, chairman of the manufactories committee for the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, ...
Article : 134 wordsA carpenter named John Atkins, who is employed in the erection of the additions to Parliament-buildings met with his death on Saturday evening, through falling from a ...
Article : 220 wordsSir,— In reporting the meeting of the committee of the Alfred Hospital, held yesterday, you state that the inmates of the Freemasons' A[?]houses have for some time past been ...
Article : 103 wordsSir,—Some months ago we entered into negotiations with Captain Bainbridge, who had the management of the switch-back railway at the Manchester Exhibition, and other ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 28 May 1888, Page 6
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