The war correspondent of the "Standard" has furnished an interesting account-of the disastrous reverse that befel Lord Methuen's force in the Western Transvaal ...
Article : 853 wordsThe foreign Ministers at Peking have expressed then approval of the principle of restoring Tientsin to China. The German Minister suggests that the restoration ...
Article : 162 wordsAdvices from Cape Town state that Mr. Cecil Rhodes, who is suffering from heart disease, and is in a critical condition, is cheerful and restful, though he is unable ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. John Dillon, the Nationalist member for East Mayo, who on Friday addressed a meeting at Greenock, when he asked "Why in the name of God should the ...
Article : 129 wordsThe reformers who have taken in hand the work of getting, the taxpayers to realise that Parliament has been steadily bleeding the country to ...
Article : 213 wordsSome interesting evidence on the subject of matrimonial agencies was given in the City Court yesterday, when Rachael Summers, a young woman of l8, was ...
Article : 1,443 wordsThe delicate question of the taxes upon their incomes demanded from federal members by the Victorian Incone Tax Commissioner was referred to by Sir Langdon ...
Article : 1,576 wordsSir Herbert Chermside, Governor elect of Queensland, accompanied by Lady Chermside and his brother-in-law, Captain Webb, left Melbourne last evening by the ...
Article : 1,212 wordsThe practical question with regard to the High Court is whether a bill is to be burriedly passed and appointments are to be hurriedly made within the ...
Article : 6,230 wordsA disastrous fire has occurred at Valparaiso, the port of Santiago, the capital of Chili. The naval arsenal was completely ...
Article : 44 wordsA serious robbery has occurred on the Continent. Two Britsh travellers, who were going from London to Vienna, were robbed of ...
Article : 52 wordsThe balance sheet of the Bank of Australasia for the half-year ended October 15, 1901, has been issued. The deposits amount to £13,878,370; the cash and ...
Article : 55 wordsAdvices from Constantinople state that there is great unrest in the city in consequence of the number of prominent civil officials and military officers who have been ...
Article : 92 wordsThe return match between England and South Australia was concluded on the Adelaide Oval to-day, and resulted in a win for the Englishmen by six wickets. ...
Article : 648 wordsThe death is announced of Sir Richard Temple, Bart., a distinguished Indian official and writer, aged 76 years. [Sir Richard Temple entered the Indian ...
Article : 132 wordsIt was announced a few days ago that Colonel Grimm, a Russian officer, had been executed at Warsaw for selling important Russian military secrets to Germany for ...
Article : 153 wordsA Reuter's telegram states that the United States Senate has adopted the Shipping Subsidy Bill by 42 votes to 31. The bill limits the amount to be expended ...
Article : 50 wordsCamps of instruction will be held tit Easter at Queenscliff for the Garrison Artillery and at Langwarrin for the militia infantry brigade, mounted troops, and field ...
Article : 225 wordsFor some time past there has been an extensive influx of Japanese fishermen into Russian waters in the North Pacific. In order to check this influx the Russian ...
Article : 61 wordsAt the London wool sales to-day a good selection was offered. The competition was keen, and prices, showed an upward tendency. ...
Article : 76 wordsIt was reported in January last that the expedition under Lieut-Colonel A.F. Montanara, commanding the Southern Nigeria Battalion, which was some time ago ...
Article : 132 wordsBar silver is quoted at 24 15-16d. per ounce standard, being an advance of ?d. since Saturday. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe adjourned inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Rachael Baikie, who succumbed to revolver wounds in the Prince Alfred Hospital on February 27, was ...
Article : 333 wordsSugar.—Mr. F. O. Licht, of Magdeburg, states in his monthly circular that the production of beet sugar in Europe from September to February inclusive, the first six ...
Article : 122 wordsThe block in the Suez Canal, caused by two Russian petroleum ships, one of which took fire and the other ran aground, has now been cleared, and the canal is once ...
Article : 47 wordsA tragie occurrence is reported from Balmain. A youth named John Taylor, employed at the Lucasia Soap Works, was on Friday last instructed to steam a tar brush ...
Article : 207 wordsThe following arrivals and departures are reported:- Arrivals.—Isis, from Melbourne January 8; Siam, from Melbourne December 27; ...
Article : 61 wordsThe transport Templemore is due to arrive at Port Melbourne on the 25th inst., and the Victorian units of the fourth battalion of the Commonwealth contingent, ...
Article : 381 wordsWhen the Bishopric Election Board decided, at their meeting on January 29, to depute Mr. F.S. Grimwade, M.L.C., and Mr. W.E. Morris, registrar of the ...
Article : 385 wordsA crusade against the rats has been carried out with much vigour at the London docks lately. It is estimated that within a few months 100,000 rats have been ...
Article : 182 wordsAt Half-past 10 a.m.—Perpetual Executors, &c., Co. Ltd. v. Johnson (part heard), General Finance Agency and Guarantee Co. of Australia Ltd. v. United Colonial Land Investment ...
Article : 204 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Peacock) has received a telegram from Mr. See, Premier of New South Wales, stating that neither Mr. Jeakins nor Mr. Leake would be able to atted ...
Article : 301 wordsTn "The Argus" yesterday it was stated that Mr. J.R.Webb, F.R.C.S., had claimed a fee of 50 guineas in connection with the post-mortem inquiry in the case of the boy ...
Article : 239 wordsMrs. Collisson, wife of the Rev. R.H. Collisson, St. John's Newtown, is now in the Homoeopathic Hospital, suffering from burns and shock, caused by her dress ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. W. Hector MacLellan, secretary of the codedonian Society, desires to acknowledge the following subscriptions on behalf of the Burns Monument:—Previously acknowledged, £530/5/3; ...
Article : 159 wordsThe conditions surrounding "mixed bathing" at Little Coogee Bay have been investigated by the Minister of Lands, with the result that he has penned a strong ...
Article : 160 wordsSome local sportsmen had a rather unpleasant experience on Saturday. Three of them drove out in a covered buggy belonging to one of the party for a day's quail ...
Article : 107 wordsJohn Cleghorn, Macarthur-street, Ballarate, late produce merchant. Causes of insolvency—Inability to pay debts. Compulsorily sequestrated. Liabilities, £2,155 ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 19 Mar 1902, Page 5
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