Yesterday evening a public gathering was held at the Scots Church, Collins-street, in connection with the Congress of Churches. Pastor Herlitz presided, and there was a ...
Article : 2,172 wordsThe death is announced of Hamed bin Thwain bin Said, Sultun of Zanzibar. The deceased Prince, who was about 39 years of age, was appointed by the British ...
Article : 262 wordsThe Full Court to-day dealt further with the application of the Law Institute for a rule nisi calling upon H. Hocking, trading as a wine and spirit merchant, of ...
Article : 253 wordsWith the view of strengthening the military forces in South Africa, the British Government has despatched the 9th (Queen's Royal) Regiment of Lancers to Cape Town. ...
Article : 38 wordsThe match between the Australian Eleven and the county of Somerset was resumed at Taunton to-day. In consequence of the unfavourable weather the attendance was ...
Article : 675 wordsThe report of the Mildura Commission is now approaching completion, though it is yet only in the draft stage. Still, a great deal of the ground over which the inquiry ...
Article : 1,111 wordsSerious fighting has occurred in the Brazilian province of San Paulo between the Brazilians and the Italian immigrants, who are numerous there. Several ...
Article : 61 wordsA fear may be expressed that recent speeches at the so-called Congress of Churches will far from remove from the clergy certain reproaches which are ...
Article : 7,713 wordsSince Dr. Jameson and his fellow officers were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment last month for the raid into the Tran[?] vaal, President Kruger has abstained from ...
Article : 68 wordsGeneral Weyler, the commander-in-chief of the Spanish forces in Cuba, has issued an order forbidding tire sugar and coffee painters to harvest their crops. ...
Article : 80 wordsIn connection with the forthcoming visit of Hie Czar Nicholas to France it has been arranged that while His Majesty is in Paris the Empress Alix shall be the guest of Her ...
Article : 83 wordsThe question of the payment of a legacy of £25,000 left by the late Mr. William Charles Wentworth, of Vaucluse, to his daughter Edith, who afterwards ...
Article : 263 wordsMr. C. E. Borchgrevink, who has organised an expedition for the exploration of the Antarctic regions, and intended to start in September for Melbourne, and ...
Article : 62 wordsMajor Lothaire, who was recently acquitted in connection with the execution of Mr. Charles Stokes, a British trader, in the Congo Free State, has received another ...
Article : 91 wordsA daring robbery has been committed at the Cathedral of Toledo in Spain. Some thieves entered the edifice and carried off the jewels that adorned an image of the ...
Article : 46 wordsThe circumstances of the death of Ada Hawkins, the young girl who committed suicide at Prahran on Monday night, were inquired into yesterday by the coroner for ...
Article : 548 wordsA singular fatal accident occurred last night at Marrickville, Mr. R. C. Smith, licensee of the Riverside Hotel, being the victim. Smith had erected on an incline ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Dolcoath (New Zealand) G.M. Co. has been registered with a capital of £150,000, the whole of which is to be issued. ...
Article : 28 wordsH.M.S. Imperieuse, 8,400 tons, 14 guns, the flagship of Rear-admiral Palliser on the Pacific station, has met with an accident, which fortunately was not serious. ...
Article : 57 wordsAs already intimated, reforms which the Postmater-General has effected in the telephone branch of his department have led to a wonderful increase in business. ...
Article : 331 wordsDuring the past fortnight several city jewellers have been victimised by means of forged money orders. The manner in which the frauds were carried out was so ...
Article : 156 wordsWHEAT AND FLOUR.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 1,460,000 quarters, as against 1,430,000 quarters last week and ...
Article : 118 wordsMr. R. J. Jacobs, residing at Petersham, was to-night discovered lying across the railway line at Petersham dead, his body being cut in two. He was crossing from ...
Article : 491 wordsA sensational development has occurreed as a result of the arrest of William B. Dederer, upon a charge of making a false declaration before a justice of the peace, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 147 wordsMr. Creswell, the secretary of the Australian Cricket Council, to-day despatched the following cable message to Mr. Harry Musgrove, the manager for the Australian ...
Article : 60 wordsA heay fall of snow occurred at Dunedin to-day. The Pan-Anglican conference at Lambeth next year will be attended by all the New ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Council further considered the Coal Mines Regulation Bill, making it exactly fit in with the recommendations of the recent Royal Commission on Mines. ...
Article : 481 wordsWith regard to the accident to Stanbury's hand reported yesterday, the champion sculler's medical adviser states that the injury, which is a cut, is very slight, and will ...
Article : 117 wordsMr. Walter Duncan, of Warracknabeal, has definitely decided to contest the vacancy in the representation of the NorthWestern Province in the Legislative ...
Article : 133 wordsIn the Council to-day, Mr. Russell moved for a return showing the expenses of candidates at the recent elections for the Assembly. The debate was adjourned, as was ...
Article : 435 wordsWalter Hopkins, of Wormbete, near Winechelsea, station manager. (Approximate schedule.) Causes of insolvency—Depreciation in value of cattle in Queensland, ...
Article : 141 wordsThe drawing of the ballot for the Bull Plain homestead selections took place at the Corown office to-day. For the seven available blocks the following are ...
Article : 211 wordsAt the time of the assembling of the Legislative Council to-day there was no quorum, and the House adjourned until Tuesday next. ...
Article : 335 wordsThe annual municipal elections for the cities, towns, boroughs, and shires throughout Victoria, with the exception of Melbourne and Geelong, take place to-day. ...
Article : 311 wordsSir,—Over 90 years have elapsed since Nelson's victory at Trafalgar definitely assured to us maritime supremacy and commercial prosperity. Our outlying ...
Article : 304 wordsAt Half-past 10.—Re Wild, deceased (part heard.) First Civil Court. (Before Mr. Justice Hodges.) ...
Article : 123 wordsR.M.S. Merkara left Port Said on 25th inst. for London. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 27 Aug 1896, Page 5
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