The Railways Standing Committee met yesterday afternoon. Mr. Cameron, M.L.A., presided, and there were present Messrs. Melville and Morey, M.L.C.'s, and Messrs. ...
Article : 2,600 wordsThe position at Athens is causing grave anxiety. In consequence of the crushing defeat sustained by Greece in the war with Turkey ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 113 wordsTo one great change which is passing over civilised mankind it would be idle to shut one's eyes. This is in the clothing of the male of our species. ...
Article : 7,674 wordsThe brawl in the lobby of the Cortes at Madrid on Sunday last has had important political consequences. The Duke of Tetuan, the Minister for ...
Article : 123 wordsArrivals of the new crop of tea to date amount to 40,000 original half-chests. The crop is better than last year in quality, but is reported to be 20 pet cent. ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Queen's birthday was observed at Pretoria with the usual demonstrations of loyalty. A Royal salute was fired, and the two Chambers of the Volksraad ...
Article : 39 wordsA miner named Thomas Brown met with his death by suffocation yesterday morning through leaving a lighted wood fire in his tent when retiring to rest, while his mate, ...
Article : 358 wordsMr. J. Rose Innes, the leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly at Cape Town, has given notice of a motion requesting Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, the Premier to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 wordsThe note drawn up by the ambassadors of the powers, at Constantinople, defining the terms of peace between Greece and Turkey has been presented to the Forte, ...
Article : 170 wordsScenes of a very violent and startling character have occured in the Austrian Reichsrath during debates on the much-vexed question of the employment of the ...
Article : 77 wordsIn the Volksraad of the Orange Free State yesterday a proposal to restrict the franchise was negatived by the casting-vote of the chairman. ...
Article : 50 wordsThe mayor of Fitzroy acknowledges with thanks the receipt of the donations as under to the fund of the Infectious Diseases Hospital:— ...
Article : 63 wordsAs an expression of loyalty from the theatrical and musical professions of Melbourne, it is proposed to give a grand combined entertainment at an early date in aid ...
Article : 152 wordsMr. Henry Labouchere, M.P., one of the members of the Select Committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into the Jameson raid on the Transvaal ...
Article : 161 wordsA report which was issued in March last disclosed a terrible condition of affairs in connection with the helth of the Indian army. It was stated that 536 per 1,000 of ...
Article : 126 wordsThe ladies of the Princess Ida Court will hold, this evening, at the Feemasons'-hall, Collins-street a Cinerella Dance, in aid of the funds of the Infectious Diseases ...
Article : 87 wordsThere is a great outcry in Athens against the Ethnike Hetairia, the political society which organised the raid by Greek irregulars into Macedonia that precipitated the ...
Article : 80 wordsA public meeting was held at the Town-hall Yesterday to take steps to erect a statue to the memory of the late Sir William Clarke. The Mayor (Councillor Strong) ...
Article : 825 wordsAt the meeting of the Raid Committee yesterday. Mr. B. F. Hawksley, solicitor for the British South Africa Company, and for M. Cecil Rhodes, was called. He declined to ...
Article : 235 wordsThe committee of the Victorian Softgoods' Association ball held a meeting last evening. Arrangements were made for the supper to be laid in the Victoria Coffee ...
Article : 105 wordsAn important statement was made in the Canadian Parliament last night by Mr. W. S. Fielding, the Minister of Finance, respecting the new tariff, which gives a preference ...
Article : 120 wordsThe insurgent leaders in Crete have asked the Greek Government to undertake the direction of a movement for the union of the island with Greece. ...
Article : 34 wordsA meeting of ladies of South Melbourne, convened by Mrs. Hall Owen, mayoress, was held at the local town-hall on Tuesday to take steps for raising subscriptions ...
Article : 144 wordsThe Mohammedan residents of Bombay are greatly delighted with the Turkish victories over Greece. They have sent a message to the Sultan ...
Article : 43 wordsIt is estimated that the French wheat crop this year will be 22¼million hectolitres (61¼ million bushels) below that of 1896, which was about 350,000,000 bushels. ...
Article : 39 wordsA disastrous fire occured in Loch-street, St. Kilda, last night, the livery stable of Mr. Charles F. Willoughby being completely destroyed, together with its ...
Article : 680 wordsA tragedy of an unusual kind took place at Berlin to-day. A showman was performing the feat of shooting at a glass ball, which was placed ...
Article : 65 wordsMr. Henry Williams, who with Dr. Abramowski interviewed the promoters of the syndicate which contemplates purchasing the Mildura concessions, has returned, and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 143 wordsThe number of natives employed on the relief works established by the Indian Government in consequences the famine continues to increase, and has now reached ...
Article : 108 wordsIn the commercial columns of "The Argus" of yesterday a note was published with regard to the value of gold in the form of bars as compared with minted ...
Article : 462 wordsWheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 1,510,000 quarters, as against 1,500,000 quarters last week, and ...
Article : 64 wordsTwo miners, named Cooper and Queenie, miraculously escaped being crushed to death to-day in the Western mine. They were climbing up the ladder in the pass when ...
Article : 129 wordsThe R.M.S. Kaikoura left Cape Town on May 23 for New Zealand via Hobart. I.G.M.S. Stuttgart left Suez on the 24th inst. for Australia. ...
Article : 32 wordsIt was agreed, at a meeting of the South Melbourne City Council last night, that a letter of condolence should be sent by the council to the Dowager Lady Clarke, ...
Article : 73 wordsDaniel O'Connor of Ballarat East, miner. Liabilities, £52/18/6; assets, 12/; deficiency, £52/6/6. Causes of insolvency£Want of employment, and pressure of creditors. Mr. ...
Article : 69 wordsAt a mass meeting of strikers held to-day, the following motion was carried unanimously:—"That the union regrets the action of the employers refusing to grant ...
Article : 195 wordsThe annual Pastoral and Agricultural Show was opened today. The sheep were given the pride of place, and though the number of entries, was small compared ...
Article : 200 wordsOwing to the prolonged drought cattle are dying all round the district, and the loss to stock-owners during the winter will be considerably. Some of the graziers here ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 122 wordsSays "he has seen the happy effects of Wolfe's Schnapps in certain forms of urinary complaints, and also in debility in aged persons."—[Advt.] ...
Article : 34 wordsOur Alterations Being Almost Completed. The Special Discount of 4s. in the £1 Off Our Stock of WATCHES, JEWELLERY, OPTICAL GOODS, &c., ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 62 wordsStrongly recommend NESTLE'S SWISS MILK for all ordinary purposes of fresh milk. It is made of the PUREST COW'S MILK only, and is ALWAYS RELIABLE. ...
Article : 32 wordsOf all the boons to weary men, When worried or distressed, A pipe of "Main-top Navy" stands A "cut" above the rest.—[Advt.] ...
Article : 34 wordsThe retail, wholesale, half-price, and secondhand departments of Cole's Hook Arcade, Melbourne, contain the largest and most varied assortment of books, we believe, in any trading establishment in the world.—[Advt.] ...
Article : 41 wordsThe constant use of Pears' Soap.— [Advt.] ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 27 May 1897, Page 5
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