While the City of Montreal, of the Inman line of steamers, was on her voyage to Liverpool and about 400 miles from the coast of Newfoundland, several ...
Article : 172 wordsThe mood of a people is liable to change, if not as suddenly as that of an individual, yet as distinctly and perceptibly. Symptoms of such an alteration ...
Article : 6,689 wordsThe Legislature last night decided to postpone dealing finally with Mr. Dobson's Perth and Busselton Railway proposals till after the Estimates ...
Article : 75 wordsThe tenth annual Show of Merino long-wool sheep is being held by the Australian Sheepbreeders' Association. It was well attended on Saturday by the ...
Article : 201 wordsThe Moscow Gazette, the semi-official organ of the Russian Government, hints that Russia will enter upon the occupation of Trebizond and Erzeroum, on the ...
Article : 61 wordsAn elderly man named Bernard Brady was found dead in his hat this morning. The deceased lived almost an hermitical life, and was last seen alive on Friday ...
Article : 94 wordsMr. W. H. Smith, the leader of the Government in the Commons, announced in the House last night that the Ministry intend to proceed with, the Allotments ...
Article : 49 wordsIt has been arranged that Sir Patrick Jennings, K.C.M.G., late Premier of New South Wales, shall represent that colony at the forthcoming Congress on ...
Article : 39 wordsConsiderable excitement was occasioned through the loss of a child, aged 3½ years, a daughter of Mr. Andrew Considine, fanner, at Coonatto, 3 miles from ...
Article : 118 wordsA train was thrown off the line between Newcastle and Gosford on Saturday, through mismanagement of the points near Arawaba Station. The ...
Article : 79 wordsHer Majesty the Queen has decided to devote £70,000 of the money received from the women's jubilee offerings to improving the provision for nursing ...
Article : 35 wordsIt is reported from Queenstown that the Inman Company's royal mail steamer City of Montreal was burnt at sea. Most of the passengers and crew ...
Article : 125 wordsThe market for Australian wheat is dull. The prices in all positions are weak. The weather is unsettled for harvesting, but the English crop is above the ...
Article : 50 wordsTelegraphic communication was opened with Thursday Island on Friday. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe steamer Enterprise arrived last night with 502 bales of Weinteriga wool. She left this morning for Goolwa. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe football match, resulted in Melbourne getting 8 goals 10 behinds, and South Tasmania 3 goals 8 behinds. Medals will be presented to the ...
Article : 84 wordsThe observations of the eclipse of the son on August 19 were interfered with by the clouded state of the sky in Europe ...
Article : 25 wordsA large and influential meeting took place in the Melville Hotel to-night to consider the District Councils Act. Mr. Corbett, Chairman Melville Council, was Chairman, and a ...
Article : 86 wordsAn application has been made to Mr. Henry Matthews, Q.C., the Secretary of State for the Home Department to remit the commuted sentences being served by ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Anti-Chinese Conference have adopted a petition to the Government, and appointed a large deputation to present it to the Premier. It was ...
Article : 184 wordsThe Government have "proclaimed" the Irish National League under the provisions of the Crimes Act just passed. This action was expected, and has ...
Article : 173 wordsA special meeting of the wallaroo Corporation was held on Saturday evening in the Council Chamber to take into consideration the subject of taxation in connection with ...
Article : 129 wordsMr. Straker, a partner of Sir B. Browne, Mayor of Newcastle, who purchased the rights of constructing railways in Western Australia acquired by the Waddington ...
Article : 60 wordsThe jubilee of the entry of His Holiness Pope Leo into the priesthood will be celebrated on December 23. Sir Patrick Jennings, K.C.M.G., of New South ...
Article : 48 wordsThe employee in the tobacco manufactories of Adelaide held a meeting at the London Inn, Flinders-street, on Saturday evening, to consider the Treasurer's tariff proposals as ...
Article : 409 wordsSaturday was the thirtieth anniversary of the wreck of the Dunbar on the rooks near, the South Head, and in commemoration of the event a dinner was held at ...
Article : 179 wordsMr. Thomas Wallace Russell, Liberal member for the south division of Tyrone, who was returned as an anti-Home Ruler, but a land reformer, has withdrawn from ...
Article : 71 wordsIn the House of Lords last night the Premier, the Marquis of Salisbury, announced that the National League of Ireland had been "proclaimed." ...
Article : 164 wordsThe Government have decided not to deport Mr. Shirley Baker, the Premier of Tonga, on account of his recent persecution of the Wesleyans, but to closely ...
Article : 41 wordsEdward Hanlan, the rower, sailed for Australia to-day. He talks of remaining in the colonies. ...
Article : 47 wordsThe barque Haven, Heslop, master, arrived from Albany yesterday after eight days' run with 309 loads of sawn timber on account of Messrs. C. & E. Millar ...
Article : 160 wordsThe amendments in the Irish Land Bill, inserted by the House of Lords at the instance of the Government, were carried in the House of Commons last ...
Article : 51 wordsWe understand that one firm of tobacco manufacturers have given their customers notice that "in consequence of the alteration in duty on tobacco, we must of necessity ...
Article : 63 wordsThe health of the Emperor William is causing his medical advisers some anxiety. His Majesty is suffering from cold and rheumstism. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Paris Temps publishes a long letter from Mr. Higginson, of New Caledonia, on the question of the French claim to the occupation of the New Hebrides islands. ...
Article : 176 wordsSir—The Australasian of to-day's date, in their review of the wool market, quote from Messrs. Helmuth, Schwartze, & Co.'s circular some figures that should, I think, be of ...
Article : 324 wordsWe are officially informed that there is no probability of the duty on wheat under the new tariff affecting the South-Eastern trade as regards Victorian grain. Every facility ...
Article : 70 wordsPrince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg arrived at Phillipopolis to-day. He was received with enthusiasm. Constantinople, August 20. ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Engineer and Superintendent of the Australian United S.N. Company have completed plans for four new steamers which the Company propose ...
Article : 100 wordsSir—In introducing his very injudicious tariff, Mr. Playford is reported to have said—"Acetic acid we have raised from 3d. to 6d, a pint, because at the present time it comes ...
Article : 306 wordsSir Henry Holland, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in a speech on the question of the Australian naval squadron, stated that the sanction of the Imperial ...
Article : 78 wordsThis week's escort brought down 290 oz. of gold. A small portion of atone from Golden Reefs, Maude Creek, near the Katherine River, returned 1 oz. of gold ...
Article : 109 wordsThe quantity of wheat and floor afloat is 1,980,000 qrs. for Great Britain, and 513,000 qrs. for the Continent. Chillan copper, £40 15s. ...
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South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), Mon 22 Aug 1887, Page 5
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