M. Lebon, the French Minister for the Colonies, who recently arrived at the French West African colony of Senegal, is sending reinforcements to Dahomey. ...
Article : 456 wordsThe losses of the tribesmen in the fighting at the Dargai heights, which were captured by the British forces under General Biggs, were very severe. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 88 wordsHis Excellency the Governor paid Ins first official visit to Maryborough to-day, on the occasion of the annual show of the agricultural and horticultural society. The ...
Article : 1,100 wordsThe Urana Land Board to-day delivered its decision in respect to the application made to it for licenses under the Water Rights Act. Dealing with the application ...
Article : 662 wordsThe half-yearly meeting and also an extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the Cardigan Proprietary Gold-mining Company, Ballarat, was held yesterday ...
Article : 546 wordsThe attitude the labour members would take towards the Government has been the one subject of curiosity in connection with the new Parliament. ...
Article : 9,898 wordsA shocking disaster has occurred at Khnieliff, in Russia. A fire broke out in a church, causing a terrible panic among the congregation. ...
Article : 56 wordsIntense excitement prevails in New York in connection with the approaching mayoral election. The following candidates have been ...
Article : 89 wordsAn Anglo-Egyptian column, under the command of Major-General A. Hunter, the Governor of the Dongola Province, and commandant, of the frontier field force, has ...
Article : 95 wordsThe "Standard" states that the employers will agree to a conference with the engineers if the demand of the latter for a week of 48 is unconditionally withdrawn, ...
Article : 90 wordsThe port of Chittagong, on the Bay of Bengal, has been visited by a disastrous cyclone. Half the town was destroyed, and the ...
Article : 44 wordsA meeting of shareholders of Tooth and Company Limited to-day adopted the directors' report and the halance-sheet for the past half-year, which showed profits ...
Article : 328 wordsThe swimming race for a quarter of a mile between Ernest Cavill, the Australian professional champion, and J. L. M'Cusker, the American champion, took place ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 124 wordsIn the Assembly to-day, Mr. Grainger ascertained that in addition to his salary as Attorney-General Mr. Kingston had received from the state this year £54 as ...
Article : 639 wordsGreat precautions have been taken by the relatives of the late Mr. George M. Pullman, the American millionaire and inventor of the Pullman railway car, to prevent any ...
Article : 90 wordsThe following sales are reported on the London Stock Exchange:—Mount Morgan, 81/3; British Broken Hill, 11/. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe carriers at the Austrian port of Trieste, on the Adriatic, have struck for [?] increase of 30 per cent. in their wages. The transport service has been suspended in ...
Article : 114 wordsMr. Druce, who is in bed with a severe cold, and Board will probably stand out of the English team in to-morrow's match. Several members of the English team are suffering ...
Article : 90 wordsBar silver is quoted at 27¼d. per. oz. standard, being an advance of ?d. since yesterday. ...
Article : 22 wordsStrike pay will be given to the Lucknow striccrs to-morrow, and it will probaly be the last. Mr. H. Jacger, the secretary of the strike committee, said to-day that the ...
Article : 55 wordsThe special train conveying His Excellency the Governor and Lady Brassey and suite and Mr. Albert Brassey to Maryborough to-day, stopped at Newstead, to ...
Article : 106 wordsWheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,160,000 quarters, as against 2,002,000 quarters last week, and ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Chief Justice delivered a lengthy judgment to-day regarding the application of the liquidator in the estate of Alfred Shaw and Co. Limited, for permission to ...
Article : 207 wordsThe Assembly divided shortly before 1 o'clock this morning, on the want of confidence motion, the result being a defeat of the vote of censure by 30 votes to 11. ...
Article : 128 wordsIn the Assembly this afternoon, the Premier, in the course of a brief Ministerial statement, said that the Government would take no further steps towards considering ...
Article : 256 wordsThe rifle matches were continued to-day in uncertain weather. The morning was delightfully line, with steady winds, but during the afternoon quite a gale blew, ...
Article : 520 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of shareholders in Messrs. Permewan, Wright, and Company, held yesterday, with Colonel Greenfield in the chair, ...
Article : 402 wordsThe Legislative Council was exceedingly industrious to-day, dealing with no fewer than 14 bills. The Church and School Lands Bill was ...
Article : 176 wordsAnderson, the prisoner who escaped from Fremantle gaol two months ago, was recaptured by the detectives to-day, after a two-mile chase on bicycles. ...
Article : 28 wordsA meeting of the Farmers Distressed Fund was held to-day, when it was announced that £10,000 was raised last year to assist the distressed farmers. Fears were ...
Article : 124 wordsHotel licenses were transferred as follows:—Caledonian, Weston-street, Brunswick, from Charles Hill to Catherine Engelhardt; Market, Commercial-road, South Yarra, from Joseph F. Dobbyn to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 55 wordsF.M.S. Ville de la Ciotat, outwards, left Colombo on the 26th inst. F.M.S. Armand Behic, homewards, left Colombo on the 24th inst. ...
Article : 23 wordsAt 11 a.m.—W[?]rr v. Opic (part heard); M'Carthy v. Young. First Civil Court. (Before Mr. Justice A'Beckett.) ...
Article : 111 wordsAt the synod of the Otago Presbyterian Church to-day, a deputation from the Northern Church asked the synod to adopt a basis of union. It was pointed out that ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 28 Oct 1897, Page 5
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