Apropos of the debate on capital punishment Mr. Tom Coward has in his possession two vigorous sketches from the hand of the late Mr. J. M. Skipper of early executions in South ...
Article : 633 wordsThe following is the statement made on June 29 last by the Paris correspondent of the Times, which by this morning's telegrams is denied by Count Munster:—"The rumours of ...
Article : 1,312 wordsA lot of prospecting work is going on at the Junction Mine, but as yet there are no developments to chronicle. Almost all the carbonate ore raised is now coming from the old main stopes between the ...
Article : 681 wordsServices in memoriam of the late Rev. Dr. Dendy were held in St. Peter's Cathedral on Sunday. In the morning Canon French preached, basing his remarks on Psalm xxvii. ...
Article : 619 wordsEarly on Sunday morning Mr. James Croker Ferguson, S.M., Clerk of the Adelaide Police Court and Clerk of the Central Licensing Bench, died at the age of [?] years. ...
Article : 825 wordsSo far as Adelaide is concerned the success of Mr. Guy Boothby's clever drama, "The Jonquille," is assured. There was a brilliant and crowded house on Saturday night to ...
Article : 774 wordsIn Victoria recently an inventor (Mr. J. D. Derry) applied for a patent for "an improved dam weir or retaining-wall". The Commissioner of Patents refused to grant the application, on the ground "the ...
Article : 1,110 wordsLast night Felix Tanner entered upon the twentieth day of his fast, the first half of which he will complete at 8 o'clock to-night. Tanner, though developing no unfavourable symptoms ...
Article : 94 wordsSir—Reference has been made to this process in the Register by a cablegram in connection with Mr. Pleitner's visit to England, and subsequently by a letter from Mr. Smith. On my return from London ...
Article : 1,517 wordsThis amusing exhibition attracted a large number of people on Saturday, the presents, given to each visitor meeting apparently with satisfaction. ...
Article : 24 wordsSir—The Bill to amend the Electoral Act should rather be termed "a Bill to establish and promote centralization in South Australia." Besides the objection to that Bill which you ...
Article : 698 wordsLady Burton contributes to the Morning Post a most interesting letter respecting her husband's manuscripts, in the course of which she says:—My husband had been collecting ...
Article : 1,171 wordsSir—There is something very grim in your description of Mr. Solomon's motion for the abolition of capital punishment, viz, "lengthening the lives of murderers." for really that's ...
Article : 567 wordsFor the past nine weeks Mr. T. Hudson and his talented Surprise Party have enjoyed a prosperous season, and in closing on Saturday night they rewarded the crowded house that ...
Article : 390 wordsTHE SALVATION ARMY.—The following dates have been fixed for General Booth's visit to the colonies:—Melbourne, September 18, 19, 20, and 21: Bendigo, September 23: Geelong ...
Article : 599 words2471. Improvements in clocks, S.Davison. 2472. Improved automatic dial for registering quantity fo liquid discharged from been engines, F. S. D. Scott (provisonal). ...
Article : 201 wordsSir—On Thursday last a letter appeared in your morning issue under the above heading, signed "Nemi," calling attention to the action of the Commissioner of Crown Lands re transfer ...
Article : 477 wordsV. U. Lyon.—Improved method of and apparatus for lining water-channels, consisting of apparatus which feeds continuous lengths of brown paper or other similar material through molten tar and thence ...
Article : 303 wordsSir—Three men are sitting at a table—two brothers and a stranger. A dispute arises between one of the brothers and the stranger; hot words and strong passions follow, and in ...
Article : 136 wordsThe tenth and last of the originally intended season of the popular concerts was given in the Town Hall on Saturday night in the presence of a very large audience. The Manager ...
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Advertising : 51 wordsSir—The sanitary authorities of Glenelg deserve your attention and hearty recrimination. There seems to be no limit to their inactivity, and as no one is ever whipped ...
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Advertising : 45 wordsTHE LIQUOR BILL.—An open temperance meeting under the auspices of the Good Templars was successfully carried out on Saturday, August 15, in Baron's Lodgeroom, Mr. ...
Article : 99 wordsWe are gratified to find by a telegram received from our deputation yesterday that the Government had not forgotten us and that a substantial sum has been put on the Estimates for post-office and school. ...
Article : 208 wordsThe steamer Port Adelaide, which arrived from London on Saturday morning, August 15, had on board two Jersey cows, one bull, and two calves. The animals were in excellent condition. They have ...
Article : 89 wordsAdelaide is often called the "White city," and can justly claim this title now that Brooke's Soap, which cleans and brightens everything, is in such general use. ...
Article : 32 wordsSir—I noticed in your issue of August 10 a report of a public meeting held in Clarendon on the 7th inst., convened by Mr. H. Elliott (late Clerk of the Clarendon District Council). ...
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South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), Mon 17 Aug 1891, Page 7
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