A fierce fight between rival Irish factions took place yesterday at Lurgan, County Armagh. A band of Protestants, who had been ...
Article : 127 wordsHis Excellency the Governor gave a Parliamentary luncheon at State Governmenthouse yesterday, to which the following were invited:—Sir Henry Wrixon ...
Article : 1,059 wordsThe results of the Imperial Defence Conference, so far as they are known, form the subject of comment in the "Standard" to-day. ...
Article : 147 wordsThere is still no news of the steamer Waratah, which left Durban for Cape Town 23 days ago. The cruisers Hermes and Forte, which ...
Article : 243 wordsThe match between the Australian Eleven and Gloucestershire was continued yesterday. The Australians in their first innings had made 215. The county, when ...
Article : 611 wordsFor the third day in succession the Premiers of the States yesterday conferred with closed doors, and when they did emerge from the conference-room went ...
Article : 1,212 wordsThe resentment which is felt in Turkey against the supposed attempt on the part of Greece to encourage the Cretans in their desire for Greek union is expressed by a ...
Article : 126 wordsGermany, which has a long lead in the field of aeronautics, has already an important aerial fleet, and is extending her programme. ...
Article : 307 wordsSir Joseph Ward, Prime Minister of New Zealand, assured a private conference of representatives of the Dominion yesterday, with reference to the Imperial Defence ...
Article : 90 wordsThe social side of the Australian team's tour in England has received little notice at this end. In an age of post-cards the cricketers have, in their correspondence ...
Article : 1,071 wordsLike other recent arrivals across the Southern Ocean, the Cornwall, of the Federal-Houlder-Shire line, experienced coarse weather during the greater portion of her ...
Article : 140 wordsOn Tuesday Colonel Foxton, representative of the Commonwealth, visited the training-ship Exmouth, which is conducted by the London School Board, at Gray's ...
Article : 85 wordsA report has been issued by the Turkish Parliamentary Committee as to circumstances leading to the massacres at Adana, in Asia Minor, which occurred during the ...
Article : 194 wordsSir,—In speaking about the Waratah, my wife remarked to me, "Why don't they use balloons to search for her?" Would it not be feasible to have captive balloons attached ...
Article : 75 wordsA glance at proposals which have been put before Australia for its naval defence during the lives of previous Governments show that the Deakin-Cook Administration, ...
Article : 1,124 wordsReference was made in the House of Commons yesterday to the case of Franz von Veltheim, the South African adventurer, who, after a career of bigamy and ...
Article : 114 wordsSome difficulty has been caused in China by the demand which was made by the United States in June last for participation in the loan arranged by Great Britain, ...
Article : 208 wordsOrder has been restored in the province of Catalonia, which was the centre of the recent disturbances in Spain. The state of siege has been abolished, but the ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) says that he is well satisfied with the progress of the Finance Bill in the House of Commons, owing to the winnowing powers given to ...
Article : 131 wordsA cruel outrage has been perpetrated at Newbridge, a mining town in Wales. A number of pit ponies belonging to the Powell Duffryn Company had been turned ...
Article : 75 wordsThe deposed Shah of Persia, who has been succeeded by his son, has not yet left Persia, as he had agreed to do in consideration of receiving a pension of £15,000 a ...
Article : 127 wordsThe slow bowler, D. W. Carr, made some sensation in English cricket before he was given a place in their representative eleven against Australia. Carr, who is the master ...
Article : 870 wordsMadar Lal Dhingra, who was executed to-day in the Pentonville prison, for the murder of Sir William Curzon Wyllie on July 1, was stolid and defiant to the end. ...
Article : 66 wordsA large scheme for extending voluntary aid to the sick and wounded is being organised by the British Red Cross Society as an adjunct to the Territorial Forces. ...
Article : 56 wordsVIOLET TOWN, Wednesday.—At the invitation of the Violet Town Progress Association, Sir John Quick addressed a large gathering of ladies and gentlemen in the ...
Article : 273 wordsSince the announcement that a prize of £10,000 would be given to the Australian inventor who would design an Australian airship capable of use in war, the Minister for ...
Article : 144 wordsA large fire broke out in Ingram-street, Glasgow, last evening. A block of business places and the Albionhall were destroyed. The damage is ...
Article : 39 wordsPatrick Brown, of Koroit, farmer, who died on May 5, left estate of the value of £2,362. It consists of £1,720 realty and £642 personalty, and by a will dated April 6, 1906, is left to his ...
Article : 222 wordsRevised awards have been made by the committee of the Pan-Anglican Conference entrusted with the responsibility of distributing the thank-offering of £345,000 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 97 wordsBRISBANE, Wednesday.—Burns, Philp, and Co.'s steamer Makambo arrived at Pinkenba this morning from the islands via Papua. She made a considerable detour to ...
Article : 113 wordsThe question of improving Albert-park reserve was discussed at Wednesday night's meeting of the South Melbourne Council. The mayor reported that an an informal ...
Article : 216 wordsBALLARAT, Wednesday.—The peril of boring in an old hole was demonstrated at the Victoria United mine, this morning, when two men were injured owing to an ...
Article : 308 wordsThe conference yesterday reached the end of the long discussion as to what the States wanted, and what the Federal Treasurer could give. If the conference could ...
Article : 1,466 wordsThe banquet at the State Parliament-house last night by the State Government to the visiting Premiers and Ministers was unmarked by any notable speeches. The ...
Article : 277 wordsThe following prices represent the lowest and highest range of values on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and from them the middle prices may be computed:— ...
Article : 38 wordsBROADFORD.—The annual meeting of shareholders of the Broadford Dairy Company was held on Saturday. The company started the year with an overdraft of £102/16/5, and, notwithstanding ...
Article : 129 wordsCopper.—Tuesday's closing quotations were:—Spot, £59/10/ to £59/15/, or a fall of 7/6 since the previous day; three months, £60/7/6 to £60/12/6, or a fall of 8/9 since ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 19 Aug 1909, Page 5
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