The military force which the British Government has decided to despatch from Egypt to Dongola, on the Upper Nile, in order to divert the attention of the ...
Article : 184 wordsThe number of Italians who are detained as prisoners of war by King Menelek, of Abyssinia, is stated to be 648. ...
Article : 177 wordsThere were no fresh developments to-day in the case of James Edward Geake, solicitor and barrister, whose remarkable dealings with the moneys of his clients were referred ...
Article : 1,578 wordsFor some time past the Imperial Government has had under consideration the question of strongthening the defences of the Cape Colony. ...
Article : 121 wordsG. S. E. Dale, solicitor a witness in the Mercadool land case, was to-day subjected to cross-examination by the counsel for the Crown. He stated that he did not remember ...
Article : 243 wordsThe expected settlement of the difliculty with Turner yesterday was not effected, for the Sydney bowler telegraphed that the offer made by Mr. H. Masgrove for him to go by ...
Article : 322 wordsAdmiral Bridge has been interviewed by the New Zealand Herald, and has spoken with great freedom and force on the importance to the colonies of the maintenance of ...
Article : 659 wordsDr. Neild yesterday held a post-mortem examination on the body of the child John Pledger, whose death under peculiar circumstances had been reported to the police on ...
Article : 489 wordsThere is no question that Sir JOHN FORREST was within his constitutional rights in recommending the summary dismissal of a Cabinet colleague, and ...
Article : 7,283 wordsThe commissioner of police is in receipt of a telegram reporting a case of attempted criminal assault at Tambourine, in the Beaudesert district, on Thursday. The telegram ...
Article : 148 wordsAt the congress of delegates of the South African Chambers of Commerce, which is being held at Bloemfontein, the capital of the. Orange Free. State, a ...
Article : 252 wordsElizabeth Hennessy, aged 14 years, daughter of William Hennessy, of Major's Creek, to-day left a letter addressed to her parents, bidding them farewell, and hoping ...
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Article : 137 wordsThe German newspapers commenting on tho expedition, write of it in a scoinful and sneering tone. The Italian press, recognising that the ...
Article : 71 wordsToday being St. Patricks Day will be honoured by the Irish residents of Melbourne in the customary manner. The principal feature of the day's celebration will be the ...
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Article : 77 wordsSir,—It seems that some of the members of the English Church are looking with longing eyes on the famous Roman institution above-named and an attempt is being now made to ...
Article : 682 wordsThe engineer and boilermakers at Messrs. James Martin and Company's works, Gawler, went out on strike again at noon to-day It is stated that a verbal understanding between ...
Article : 74 wordsThe interview between the Emperor Francis Joseph and Queen Victoria at Cimiez, near Nice, is commented on by the Austrian newspapers. ...
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Article : 154 wordsThe Cabinet has decided to favourably consider the application for subsidising another steamer in the island trade. A bottle picked up at Waipu contains an ...
Article : 85 wordsThe bimetallists in Austria are taking action with the object of bringing before the public their views in favour of a silver as well as a gold currency. ...
Article : 68 wordsR.M.S. Ionic departed from Capetown outward on the 13th inst. R.M.S. Oceana left Suez for Australia on March 12. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Kingston) has offered the Chief Secretaryship, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. J. H. Gordon, M.L.C., to Mr. A. R. Addison, M.L.C., who has ...
Article : 51 wordsThE French Government has resolved to raise a loan to defray the debt of 15,000,000 francs (£600,000) due by the Hova Government to the Paris Comptoir ...
Article : 62 wordsJessie Chisholm Robertson, of Davis-street, East Richmond, hosiery manufacturer, Causes of insolvency—Losses incurred in trying to perfect an invention, and in having ...
Article : 332 wordsMr. Thomas Crondace, general manager of the Burwood company, has sent a letter to the Burwood miners lodge, in reply to a request made on behalf of the men that the ...
Article : 214 wordsSir James Sivewright, the Commissioner of Public Works in the Cape Ministry, advocates the suspension of the charter of the British South Africa ...
Article : 53 wordsThe ceremony of handing over to the colony and christening the steam lifeboat presented by Mr. Barr-Smith was performed at Largs bay to-day, in the presence of a most ...
Article : 86 wordsBar silver is quoted at 31 5-16d., being a decline of ¼d. since Friday last. BROKEN HILL SHARES. LONDON, MARCH 16. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Cuban sugar crop, which for some time past has been expected to be smaller than usual in consequence of the civil war, shows a decrease of 874,000 ...
Article : 53 wordsMr Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), who is on a lecturing tour in India, under the auspices of Mr. Carlyle Smythe, son of Mr. R.S. Smythe, and who ...
Article : 53 wordsCaptain Alfred M. Jansen, master of the Norwegian barque Hertha, Y[?]rgen Hogai, the second mate, and Jacob Longs, an able seamen, were drowned yesterday by the ...
Article : 48 wordsSir,—As so many friends and admirers of Jack Harry have approached me as to the desirability of raising subscriptions for the purpose of giving him a trip to England, with ...
Article : 196 wordsAt Half-past 10.—Meran v. Gilmour and another (part heard), Turner v. Attenborough, Lange v. Bage, Jorgensen v. Boyce, the National Trustees, Executors, and Agency Co. Ltd. v. Keast ...
Article : 183 wordsA number of daring burglaries have lately been committed in the shops of Bond-street jewelles. Valuables have been stolen to the amount of £5,000. ...
Article : 33 wordsNominations were received to-day for the following electorates:—Toombul (A. Petrie, Ministerialist, returned unopposed), Brisbane South, Brisbane North, Bundaberg, Fortitude ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Tue 17 Mar 1896, Page 5
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