The following correspondence has taken place between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and His Excellency the Governor of South Australia concerning the ...
Article : 1,546 wordsThe Roman Catholic Congress was continued to-day. A short session was held in St. Mary's Hall, at which the papers read included "Philosophers and Free Will." ...
Article : 470 words"Our anticipations yesterday that the present disturbance would bring rains over the colony have been abundantly realized," said Mr. Griffiths on Wednesday. "Although ...
Article : 571 wordsInformation has just been received from South Africa intimating that Mr. Paul Kruger, the ex-President of the Transvaal, took refuge on Portuguese ...
Article : 68 wordsMr. J. Goodnow, the United States Consul at Shanghai, reports to his Government that he has ascertained that no fewer than 93 British and ...
Article : 335 wordsThe Natal Volunteer Corps who are on active service have been engaged to remain in the field until November 11. ...
Article : 40 wordsA telegram just received from Cape Coast Castle conveys the information that Captain Benson, assisted by Captain Wilcox, and a few British ...
Article : 136 wordsORROROO, September 12.—During thirty hours 0.96 points of rain has fallen. It is still raining, and the sky is heavy. CALLINGTON, September 11.—After a week of ...
Article : 489 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly this evening, in answer to a question by Dr. Ross, the Colonial Secretary supplied the following ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Nineveh arrived this afternoon from Cape Town with twenty-four invalided Australian soldiers. The steamer left Cape Town on August 23, and had a pleasant ...
Article : 358 wordsFurther accounts of the catastrophe caused by a tidal wave sweeping over the City of Galveston. Texas, U.S.A, indicate that the power of the water ...
Article : 261 wordsLord Roberts, telegraphing to the War Office from Pretoria, gives some particulars of the fight on Saturday which resulted in the capture by Sir ...
Article : 226 words"Elizabeth, Queen of England," was staged for the last time at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday evening, in the presence of a brilliant company, which included His ...
Article : 270 wordsMr. H. W. Jenvey, Chief Electrical Engineer of the Postal Department, estimates the cost of connecting Sydner and Melbourne with a double-wire copper telephone ...
Article : 86 wordsDuring Government business hours in the Legislature Assembly to-night the question of referring the construction of the railway to Mildura to the Railways ...
Article : 431 wordsMr. Crick says with reference to the published statements regarding the Pacific cable that there is great necessity for immediate action, and if the Queensland ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate matters in connection with the despatch of the New South Wales. Contingents to South Africa is not apparently ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,159 wordsOwing to the existence of bubonic plague at Sydney the Swiss Government have declared all Australian harbours infected, and that persons ...
Article : 41 wordsColonel St. G. C. Henry, commanding the 4th Corps of the 1st Mounted Infantry Brigade, assisted by Major-General E. T. H. Hutton, has had a ...
Article : 77 wordsCaptain Howland, writing on August 3 from Brugspruit, 60 miles south-east of Pretoria, to Mrs. Howland, remarks.—"We are to move to-morrow to Middleburgh. Last ...
Article : 816 wordsMr. Bays has arranged an attractive holiday programme to be given in the Town Hall this evening. Miss Lucy Stevenson will sing "Killarney" (Balfe) and another ...
Article : 480 wordsOn Wednesday, in fine weather, the Adelaide Oval was once more the scene of the Prince Alfred College sports, where the lads attending that institution for the ...
Article : 762 wordsFour thousand allied troops, comprising detachments of Britishers, Americans, Russians, Japanese, and 1,000 Italians, have started out from ...
Article : 42 wordsPlaying yesterday for the Metropolitan Counties against the Rest of England, Robert Abel compiled his twelfth century for the season in first-class matches. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe latest news from Pretoria shows that General J. D. P. French's force are near Barberton. ...
Article : 23 wordsGeorge Towns, having easily beaten James Wray over the Thames championship course, has issued, a challenge to the world for a sculling contest for £500 a side. ...
Article : 43 wordsWhen the Legations were relieved, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, telegraphed a message of congratulation to the British Ambassador. ...
Article : 67 wordsUnder instructions from Lord Roberts, the British garrisons at Ladybrand. Ficksburg, and Senekal have withdrawn, in order that the ...
Article : 106 wordsSilver.—The price of bar silver was fixed to-day at 2s. 4 13-16d. per oz., an advance of l-16d. since the 8th inst. Breadstuffs.—The quantity of wheat ...
Article : 94 wordsMrs. Clara Johnson, aged 31, living apart from her husband, met her death this evening in peculiar curcumstances. She lived with an elderly man named ...
Article : 278 wordsMessages from Pekin indicate that France has been induced to cast in her lot with Russia on the question of withdrawing trops from the capital. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 163 wordsThe Boer leaders are admitting that their last army—that commanded by Louis Botha—is broken up. They say they have decided now to resort to ...
Article : 32 wordsLi Hung Chang has urgently memorialized the Imperial Court to return to Pekin without further delay. London, September 12. ...
Article : 74 wordsLord Methuen's Division have attacked a Boer force near Molop, and put the burghers to rout. Thirty prisoners were taken, along with ...
Article : 68 wordsAt to-day's sitting of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the working of the Free Public Library Mr. H. C. L. Anderson, Principal Librarian, was further ...
Article : 232 wordsThe mail steamer Himalaya arrived at Fremantle about 5 o'clock this evening, and continued her voyage shortly after midnight: Her commander, Captain Brown ...
Article : 65 wordsThe Directors of the Coal Creek, Jumbunna, and Outrim Coal Companies announce that they are unable to grant the request for a general advance in hewing rates ...
Article : 156 wordsThe South Australian gunboat Protector, under the command of Captain W. R. Creswell, C.M.G., has arrived at Hongkong, where she was at once ...
Article : 34 wordsColonel E. H. Dalgety's Cape Brigade found themselves in a very tight corner at Quaggafontein on Friday, the Boers being so advantageously posted ...
Article : 84 wordsA well-attended meeting of persons interested in holding sports at Semaphore on the Prince of Wales's birthday holiday was held in the Semaphore Council Chamber ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 718 wordsIt has transpired that the Portuguese officials at Delagoa Bay recently allowed the Boers at Barberton to receive a cargo of flour when they were ...
Article : 56 wordsAt Cossack yesterday Police-Constable Jamieson had an exciting adventure with an African negro named Austin. The latter being drunk and disorderly. Jamieson ...
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South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), Thu 13 Sep 1900, Page 5
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