Articles from page 5: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. THE PACIFIC CABLE.

    Mr. Seddon cabled to Sir John see a congratulatory message on the completion of the Pacific cable:—"The thread of kinship." he said, "is now supplemented by ...

    Article : 277 words
  3. THE MELBOURNE CUP.

    Life is said to be a pudding full of plums, and the Melbourne Cup to be decided this afternoon constitutes one of the plums. It is the race of the year, and attracts the ...

    Article : 2,164 words
  4. CONCERNING PEOPLE.

    The Acting Governor-General and Lady Tennyson gave a ball at Government House, Melbourne, on Monday' evening. At a meeting of the Victoria Executive ...

    Article : 864 words
  5. EARLY SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The death of Mr. Menge, at Forest Creek, is thus announced in The Melbourne Argus:—"We have to record the death of Mr. Menge, a well-known German mineralogist ...

    Article : 513 words
  6. SOUTH AFRICA.

    During his forthcoming visit to South Africa Mr. Chamberlain intends to confer with the leaders of the Africander Bond aa well as the Cape Ministry, and with the ...

    Article : 172 words
  7. STEAMERS IN COLLISION.

    A grievous maritime casualty has occurred off Dungeness. The Liverpool steam collier Saint Regnius, 3,131 tons, collided with the 'Spanish. steamer Enero. 2.037 ...

    Article : 172 words
  8. THE FAR EAST.

    A phonetic alphabet, purely Russian in character, has been introduced into the seminaries of Corea, with a view of displacing the present system of writing with ...

    Article : 48 words
  9. THE LIBERAL PARTY.

    The Earl of Rosebery on Saturday addressed an audience of 3,500 persons at Edinburgh, under the auspices of the East Scotland branch of the Liberal League. ...

    Article : 506 words
  10. THE MURDERED MISSIONARIES.

    Acting under instructions from the British Government, Mr. E. D. H. Fraser, our Consul at Hankow, recently demanded the execution of the military official who was ...

    Article : 582 words
  11. THE DOUKHOBORS.

    Advices from Canada state that 400 members of the fanatical Russian sect of Doukhobors have reached the settlement of Saltcoats on the Canadian-Pacific Railway ...

    Article : 457 words
  12. THE PACIFIC CABLE BOARD.

    Attention is being directed to the fact that the Commonwealth is still without representation on the Pacific Cable Board. This is the more to be regretted, because ...

    Article : 190 words
  13. CONTROLLING THE TRANSVAAL LIQUOR TRADE.

    The Transvaal Government is paring great attention to the task of checking the abuses of the liquor traffic. A new ordinance has been promulgated, providing ...

    Article : 107 words
  14. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The total customs and excise collections in all the states last month were:—New South Wales, £288,562; Victoria, £220,427; Queensland, £99,503; South Australia ...

    Article : 449 words
  15. QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL.

    The House of Assembly at Capetown, despite the strong opposition offered to the proposal by Mr. John X. Merriman, the Africander leader, has voted £20,000 ...

    Article : 42 words
  16. SYDNEY CYCLING CARNIVAL.

    The New South Wales League of Wheel' men carnival was continued on the Sydney, Cricket Ground to-night before a large attendance. In the Metropolitan Handicap ...

    Article : 193 words
  17. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

    The Transvaal Government has notified that of the grant of £3,000,000 made by Great Britain under the Vereeniging peace conditions for the purpose of assisting the ...

    Article : 165 words
  18. DROUGHT-STRICKEN AUSTRALIANS.

    The step taken by Madame Melba in cabling to wealthy friends in Europe and America for contributions to a fund to relieve those suffering from keen distress ...

    Article : 578 words
  19. THE KONIGIN LUISE AT FREMANTLE.

    The G.M.S. Konigin Luise arrived from Bremen at 10 o'clock last night with tho following passengers in the saloon:— For Sydney-Mesdames Schlinzig, Lenke ...

    Article : 132 words
  20. UNREST IN RUSSIA.

    The students at the colleges in Kieff, the capital of the province of that name in Little Russia, have renewed the disturbances, which were recently rigorously ...

    Article : 114 words
  21. THE EDUCATION BILL.

    The Government accepted an amendment to clause 8 of the Education Bill, proposed by Col. Kenyon-Slaney, Conservative M.P, for Newport, Shropshire, providing that ...

    Article : 100 words
  22. THE BRITISH GARRISON.

    Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. N. G. Lyttelton, C.B., who is in command of the troops in South Africa, has reported to the War Oflicc that the garrison in the colonies now ...

    Article : 85 words
  23. WEST AUSTRALIAN MINES I

    The council of mineowners of Western Australia has protested to Mr. H. B. Lefroy, the Agent-General of that state, against the statement made by Mr. ...

    Article : 221 words
  24. LOYAL BEN VILJOEN.

    Gen. Ben Viljoen, who is visiting Great Britain and delivering lectures on the Boer war, hau written to Field Marshal Earl Roberta asking whether, if the War Office ...

    Article : 63 words
  25. TRIAL OF THE KENIFFS.

    Patrick and James Kennitt appeared at the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Constable Doyle ami Albert Christian Dhalke. station manager, at ...

    Article : 97 words
  26. A PASTORALIST'S TEST CASE.

    At the Police Court at Tamworth to-day a case of interest to pastoralists and shearers was decided. James F. Vickery, grazier, of Bective Station, proceeded ...

    Article : 195 words
  27. AN AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION.

    The Czar is strongly desirous of introducing the latest agricultural methods into Russia, in order to increase the productiveness of the soil and thereby to promote ...

    Article : 106 words
  28. SIR JOHN GORST.

    The House of Commons has voted a political pension of £1,200 a year to the Right Hon. Sir John Eldon Gorst, M.P. who at i the age of 67 is retiring from active politics. ...

    Article : 215 words
  29. PALESTINE.

    Advices from Jerusalem indicate that the scourge of Asiatic cholera is working havoc in the Holy land. The towns chiefly affected arc Gaza, Lydda, and Jaffa (the ancient ...

    Article : 197 words
  30. DROWNING ACCIDENTS.

    George Cook, aged 15, was drowned yesterday while bathing in the Yam. at Yarra Glen. Lawrence Richard Frederick Palmer, a ...

    Article : 68 words
  31. THE OUTTRIM-HOWITT COMPANY.

    The board of directors of the Outtrim-Howitt and British Consolidated Coal Company met to-day to consider a letter received from the Minors' Association bearing ...

    Article : 356 words
  32. THE RED SEA.

    The Government of Italy declares that the guarantees given by the Sultan of Turkey for the repression of piracy in the Red Sea arc inadequate. Since the daring ...

    Article : 124 words
  33. FEDERATION OF REFORM LEAGUES.

    A preliminary conference was held to-day to discuss the advisableness of the federation of the various Reform Leagues in the different states for the purpose of ...

    Article : 128 words
  34. MUSICAL FESTIVALS.

    The Boulder City Hand, now at Ballarat, have decided to continue their journey to Ballarat to take part in the competitions there next week. Mr. J. Ord Hume will be ...

    Article : 40 words
  35. GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

    Professor W. Camax Wilkinson, lecturer at the Sydney University on the Principles and Practices of Medicine, has been elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians ...

    Article : 91 words
  36. HOT IN MELBOURNE.

    The summer heat is making itself felt. The maximum shade redding of the thermometer on Saturday was 87 degrees. on Sunday 90, and to-day 93. The forecast is ...

    Article : 47 words
  37. BRITISH INDUSTRIES.

    Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan is seeking to further exploit Great Britain as an outlet for one enormous accumulations of capital in the United States. He is trying to ...

    Article : 148 words
  38. BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

    The M.C.C. Championship of Australia bowline tournament was begun on the rink adjoining the famous cricket ground this afternoon. There were in all 96 ...

    Article : 217 words
  39. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND A CANDID CRITIC.

    A complimentary banquet was tendered Rp. R. Edwards to-night in recognition of Iris services to Queensland in the Federal Parliament. Sr. Drake, who was one of the ...

    Article : 100 words
  40. RAID ON TOTE HOPS.

    A raid was made by detectives to-night on tote shops. Nine arrests were effected. Since the List raid betting has ben carried on in the streets, and while the ...

    Article : 59 words
  41. CANADA'S PROSPERITY.

    The increasing prosperity of the Domirion of Canada, and the stability of its finances, have attracted the attention of the great speculators of the United States ...

    Article : 54 words
  42. DAMAGING HIS WIFE'S PROPERTY.

    Joseph George White was charged at Newtown Police Court to-day with having maliciously damaged a number of articles belonging to his wife, to the value of £20. ...

    Article : 132 words
  43. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.

    The Minister for Railways (Mr. Beat) stated that to soon as the coal contracts are signed he will be in a position to disclose information as to the prices, &c. In ...

    Article : 132 words
  44. DISCHARGE OF MINERS.

    At the Collie Coalfields 90 miners were discharged owing to slackness of work, which is attributed to high railway freights and to the Government importing more ...

    Article : 36 words
  45. REVENUE RETURNS.

    The Treasury returns show total receipts for October amounting to £213,905. being a decrease of slightly over £64.000 for the corresponding month of last year. The ...

    Article : 71 words
  46. STOCK SALES.

    The values of snoop were well maintained at the Homebush Saleyands today, but no sensational prices were recorded, Cattle experienced a considerable reduction, as ...

    Article : 65 words
  47. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 208 words
  48. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 31 words
  49. MR. TOM MANN AT BROKEN HILL.

    .Mr Torn Mann since his arrival in Broken Hill has been doing considerable organizing work in connection with the labour movement iu the Barrier, and ...

    Article : 99 words
  50. A BURNING FATALITY.

    John McNeil, aged 18 months, died at the Melbourne Hospital to-night as the re suit of burns received through his bedclothes igniting. The child's mother, who ...

    Article : 77 words
  51. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 31 words
  52. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 75 words
  53. THE DANDENONG TRAGEDY.

    The vestibule of the Town Hall was crowded to-night, when Miss Rose Scott presided over a meeting to consider the question of the reprieve to Mrs. Sangal ...

    Article : 63 words
  54. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 89 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$