The Municipal Conference which the Mayor of Melbourne has summoned on the federation question and which assembles at the Town-hall this afternoon ...
Article : 9,785 wordsThe slow progress of the war with Spain is causing a good deal of dissatisfaction in the United States. The postponement of the invasion of ...
Article : 101 wordsAn important speech was made in the House of Lords last night by the Marquis of Salisbury with reference to the situation in the Far East and the reasons which ...
Article : 187 wordsMr. Gladstone is growing weaker daily. The latest medical bulletin issued at Hawarden Castle states that he is more exhausted. ...
Article : 150 wordsThe project of an alliance between Great Britain and the United States, which was strongly advocated by Mr. Chamberlain in his speech at Birmingham last Friday night, ...
Article : 198 wordsYesterday, in the Second, Civil Court, the trial of the persons recently committed on a charge of defrauding the Customs department of revenue was continued, before ...
Article : 857 words"The constitution under which we "live," and for which every true-born Englishman is ready to hurrah upon all occasions, is evidently not familiarly ...
Article : 6,925 wordsA new argument has been brought forward in support of the trans-Pacific cable. It has transpired (writes our London correspondent) that notice has been ...
Article : 221 wordsThe sudden death is announced of M. Eduard Remenyi, the famous Hungarian violinist. M. Remenyi was playing at the Orpheus ...
Article : 182 wordsA conviction under the Factories Act, at Fitzroy, on 25th April last, was the subject of an order to renew, which was disposed of by Mr. Justice A'Beckett in the ...
Article : 455 wordsIn consequence of the unfriendly attitude of France towards the United States, a large and influential league of American ladies has been formed, all the members of ...
Article : 54 wordsThe German newspaperss discuss Mr. Chamberlain's speech in a respectful and almost sympathetic tone. The attitude of the Russian press shows ...
Article : 41 wordsIt is reported from Havana that a serious disaster has oceurred to the erew of an American boat at Cardenas, 76 miles east of the Cuban capital. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe rebellious natives at Onislia, a mission station on the left bank of the Niger, about 150 miles from the mouth of the river, have submitted to the British ...
Article : 43 wordsA Spanish reserve squadron has been formed at Cadiz. It comrises five cruisers and two merchant steam liners, and will be ready for ...
Article : 42 wordsAt the London wool sales to-day the competition was good. Prices were unchanged. The following are the average prices ...
Article : 83 wordsThe defeat of Messrs. Delafosse, Deloucle, and Charmes at the late general election of members of the French Chamber of Deputies has relieved M. Hanotaux, Foreign ...
Article : 93 wordsA warm interview took place to-day between a deputation of fruit-growers and the Minister of Agriculture concerning the administration of the Fruit Disease Act by the ...
Article : 239 wordsThe reconstrunction of the Sagasta Cabinet, rendered necessary by the resiguation of three of the Ministers—Senor Bermejo, Minister of Marine; Senor Moret, Minister ...
Article : 69 wordsThe possibility of the permanent retention of the Philippine Islands by the United States, as a result of the war with Spain, has caused great dissatisaction in Japan ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 111 wordsYesterday morning one of the veterans of the Victorian volunteer system died, in the person of Surgeon-Major Robert Talbot, who expired it his residence at Brighton. ...
Article : 260 wordsWildfowler, the latest betting against whom was 10 to 1, has been scratched for the Derby, which is to be run on the 25th inst. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe reported disaster to an American boat's crew has evidently occurred at night, while they were endeavouring to pick up mines in the approaches to Cardenas, a port ...
Article : 806 wordsAt Ashton's Circus at Gulgong last night the seats broke, throwing 150 persons on to the ground Sydney Saunders had his leg broken, and James Brooks was internally ...
Article : 242 wordsThe return of cases of infectious disease for the fortnight ending May 14 presented to the Board of Public Health yesterday shows a gratifying decrease in all fevers, ...
Article : 188 wordsAt the meeting of the Harbour Trust yesterday the chairman (Commissioner Blyth) drew attention to the announcement that had been made in the newspapers that the Public Works department ...
Article : 605 wordsWheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,450,000 quarters, as against 2,530,000 quarters last week and 1,500,000 ...
Article : 63 wordsWalter Falla, Reginald Starkey, and Oliver Market, will not be likely to place any more obstructions on the railway line, for Detective-sergant Whitney and ...
Article : 126 wordsThe superintendent of the P. and O. Company, Mr. George Withers, has forwarded us the following:— In reference to the stranding of the ...
Article : 288 wordsGeneral Wesley Merritt, who has been placed in command of an American army corps of 1,500 men, which is to be despatched to Manila to support the fleet under Admiral ...
Article : 97 wordsThe party that was sent out from Strahan to search for the missing prospector Humphrey, has returned unsuccessful. It is believed that Humphrey was drowned in the ...
Article : 40 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South Wales was held to-day. Mr. J. R. Hill, the president, occupied the chair. The directors' report stated that the net ...
Article : 409 wordsAlbert Norman, a resident of 222 Graham-street, Port Melbourne, died in the melbourne Hospital yesterday from the effects of a kick from a horse. Mr. Norman received the injury on Saturday ...
Article : 212 wordsCaptain Price, the master of the Saxonia, which ran on the Bellambi Reef, off Wollongong, last night, states that the steamer was travelling at the time at a speed of nine ...
Article : 148 wordsAguinaldo, the leader of the Philippine insurgents, and 17 other rebel chiefs, who had escaped to Hong Kong, have left there for the Philippines in order to lead a native ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Merrie England, which has arrived from Port Moresby, reports that Lord Lamington and Mr. Guibanette, naturalist, landed at the head of Mullan's Harbour, ...
Article : 175 wordsAt Half-past 11 a.m.—In re trade mark of Birmingham Vinegar Brewery Co. Ltd. (part heard). Bank of Victoria Limited v. Langlands' Foundry Company Limited, Essendon Land and Finance ...
Article : 271 wordsThe pollution of the Yarra was the subject of a deputation from the members of a municipal conference to the Minister of Public Works yesterday. The municipalities of Melbourne, Prahran, ...
Article : 325 wordsThe German mail steamer Weimar arrived from Colombo at 3 o'clock this morning, after a rough passage, and sailed for Adelaide at 5 p.m. The following are the saloon passengers:— ...
Article : 144 wordsSir Edward Braddon states that he has advised Sir Westby Perceval, the Agent-General, to co-operate with Sir Andrew Clarke with reference to the Philippines, ...
Article : 55 wordsIn reference to a report from Cape Otway that the collier Larnaca had signalled "man overboard," the captain states that the report is incorrect. When passing the ...
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Article : 80 wordsPatrick Rochfort Hill, of 276 Nicholson-street, Fitzroy, civil servent. Causes of insolvency—Unfortunate speculation in land and buildings, paying heavy interest ...
Article : 94 wordsR.M.S. Oceana left Colombo for Australia on the 15th inst. I.G.M.S. Gera, from Austral, arrived at Colombo on the 16th last. ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 19 May 1898, Page 5
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