The annual show of the Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club was opened yesterday at the Exhibition building, and attracted a very good attendance, including many ...
Article : 15,277 wordsThe Porte has informed Greece that it has not sufficient means to enable it to withdraw its army from Thessaly until an instalment of the war indemnity, amounting ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Mayor of Melbourne acknowledges with thanks the receipt of the following additional donations:— Officers Public Library, Museums, and ...
Article : 69 wordsDr. Quick was quite right in urging upon the friends of the Australlan cause that federation would never be carried by the jealous local Parliaments, and ...
Article : 8,505 wordsSevere fighting is reported from the northeastern frontier of India. Six thousand Mohmands, a hill tribe, attacked Chabkadas, near Peshawur, and ...
Article : 107 wordsThe assassination of Senor Canovas del Castillo, the Premier of Spain, by an Italian anarehist, has caused a panic at Harvana, the capital of Cuba. ...
Article : 93 wordsThe discussion on the Commonwealth Bill was resumed in committee in the House of Assembly this evening, and advance was made to clause 49 without amendment. ...
Article : 160 wordsThe Old Age Pensions Commission met yesterday at the Treasury offices. There were present Mr. Kirton, M.L.A., in the chair, and 15 other members. ...
Article : 1,206 wordsGeneral Azcarraga, the Spanish Minister of War, has been appointed President of the Council (Premier), in succession to the late Senor Canovas del Castillo, who ...
Article : 40 wordsViscount Hampden, the Governor of New South Wales, was present with Lord Lamington at the dinner given to-day in connection with the opening of the agricultural ...
Article : 372 wordsPrince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is visiting the Sultan at Constantinople. The Prince had decided to proclaim the independence of Bulgaria, which is a ...
Article : 74 wordsThe number of Mohmands killed was 400, while hundreds were wounded. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe anarchist Golli, alias Rinaldi, who assassinated Senor Canoras dei Castillo on Sunday last, is assuming a defiant attitude. ...
Article : 45 wordsIn connection with the capture of Abu Hamed on Saturday last by an Anglo-Egyptian column under Major-General A. Hunter, the Governor of the Dongola ...
Article : 123 wordsThe extraordinary and unreserved comments which are being made in press interviews by Mr. John Sherman, the American Secretary of State, on Great Britain, the ...
Article : 132 wordsThe final report of the Royal Commission on Agricultural Depression was referred to in a speech delivered last night at Blackpool by Sir Matthew White Ridley, the ...
Article : 211 wordsReports from the Argentine Republic state that the wool clip this year is superior, both in quantity and quality, to that of 1898. The yield of grain also is ...
Article : 49 wordsThe special session of the University senate, held for the consideration of reforms in the matriculation examination, was completed yesterday at the ...
Article : 511 wordsThe United States Government has issued a warning to miners, pointing out the dangers and diffculties which must be encountered by persons proceeding to the ...
Article : 42 wordsSir George Grey, formerly Governor and Premier of New Zealand, who for more than three months past has been seriously ill, and was at one time reported to be dying, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 152 wordsThe death is announced of the Right Rev. William Walsham How, D.D., the first bishop of Wakefield, aged 74 years. [Dr. How was bishop suffragan of ...
Article : 52 wordsThe New Zealand Shipping Company's R.M.S. Kaikoura, which left Wellington for London on July 8, has been towed into Rio de Janeiro, her crank shaft being ...
Article : 43 wordsWheat and Flour. — The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 850,000 quarters, as against 800,000 quarters last week, and ...
Article : 63 wordsThe labour dispute arising out of the demand by the Amalgamated Society of Engineers for the adoption of the eight hours day by the employers continues to spread. ...
Article : 82 wordsThe prisoner Charles John Hall, who during the past 11 days has been in the conde[?]ed cell at the Castlemaine Gaol, under sentence of death for the murder of his wife, ...
Article : 273 wordsMr. G. F. Douglas, of Spencer-street, announces himself as a candidate for West Melbourne "in the liberal and anti-high tariff interest." ...
Article : 34 wordsThe agricultural show in connection with the Queensland International Exhibition was begun to-day, the opening ceremony being performed by Lord Lamington, the ...
Article : 104 wordsLast evening Mr. Henry Williams addessed the electors of the West Kerang division of the Donald and Swan Hill electorate at the Mechanics' Institute here. ...
Article : 67 wordsMr. Donald M'Intosh, of Melbourne, has been very successful at the pigeon shooting tournament at Ostend, winning the champion prize of £160 and a gold ...
Article : 45 wordsIn tht Assembly to-night the Postmaster-General moved that on the next sitting day the House resolve itself into committee to consider the expediency of bringing in a ...
Article : 491 wordsCouncillor A. N. Smith, of Hawthorn, has definitely decided to oppose the member for Evelyn, Mr. E. H. Cameron. ...
Article : 26 wordsA strong committee was formed here yesterday afternoon to secure the return of Mr. George Bodey, who is opposing Mr. Brake. ...
Article : 27 wordsIn the Assembly to-day, the Governor transmitted the estimates of expenditure for the coming year, covering an amount of £1,610,277, or £40,000 more than last ...
Article : 317 wordsThe looting of settlers' camps has been common here for some time, and great difficulty has been experienced in obtaining evidence to convict, offenders. To-day ...
Article : 219 wordsMr. Alfred Downward, the retiring member, is already on his electioneering campaign. He has addressed several meetings in various parts of his constituency, and ...
Article : 79 wordsThe strike of miners at the Wentworth Proprietary Mines. Lucknow, continues, On Monday night Pearce, a groom in the employ of Mr. Lock, the superintendent, ...
Article : 319 wordsJohn Nicol, of Manning-road, East Malvern, gentleman. Cause of insolvency—Adverse judgment in respect of a debt incurred by another, for which he was held ...
Article : 164 wordsHans Wittman, alias Ferdinand May, appeared at the Central Police Court this morning, on remand from Melborough, charged with having absconded from ...
Article : 116 wordsF.M.S. Australian left Colombo homewards on August 2. F.M.S. Polynesien left Colombo outwards on August 3. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Union Steamship Company's steamer Moana arrived to-day from San Francisco, with the following passengers:—Mr. and Mrs. CLegg Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Max Pope, Mr. and Mrs. H. M'Kilhey ...
Article : 203 wordsAt Half-past 10 a.m. —Hutchings v. Snowden (part heard). Practice Court. The Chief Justice will take chamber business at ...
Article : 103 wordsNow obtainable everywhere; unequalled for quality.—[Advt.] ...
Article : 10 wordsIt is probable that no other medicinal beverage at present in use combines its peculiar virtues with no uniform an inocuousness.—[Advt.] ...
Article : 24 wordsThe first series of Pleasant-Learning-Land is now cut; being a Home L[?]on Book for Children, and making learning to read an enticing amusement instead of a repelling task. It contains 600 funny, ...
Article : 61 wordsOf all the boon[?] weary men When worried or distressed. A pipe of Main-top Navy stands A "cut" above the rest.—[Advt.] ...
Article : 33 wordsGuard against chills by wearing Dr. JAEGER'S Pure Wool Underclothing, to be had at very much l[?]d prices at THE LEAVIATHAN CLOTHING COMPANY. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe constant use of Pears' Soap.— [Advt.] ...
Article : 9 words"Of the highest degree of purity."— "Health."—[Advt.] ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 12 Aug 1897, Page 5
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