In the House of Representatives last night, on the Estimates for the Department of External Affairs, the Minister (Mr. Thomas) said that in the Northern ...
Article : 2,244 wordsThe brigade have smothered the fire on the steamer Bielefeld. Water was pumped into the No. 4 Latch continuously, and at midnight last night the battens were ...
Article : 395 wordsFollowing the announcement that the various interstate shipping companies had decided to increase their fares and freights by 5 per cent., is will be learned with ...
Article : 359 wordsMissionaries in the province of Szechnan report the assassination of Tuanfag Ancting, the Viceroy of Szechuan. Discovering that the army was disloyal ...
Article : 256 wordsIt was stated a few days ago that geese had been cornered for the Christmas market by one individual, but there was no evidence of the truth of this statement ...
Article : 416 wordsThe select committee appointed on August 1 1911, to enquire into the working of the Government Cool Storage and Iceworks and the Export Depot presented a progress ...
Article : 2,455 wordsThe report of the Railway Standing Committee upon' the question of providing direct railway communication to the seaboard at Portland from districts between ...
Article : 217 wordsGood bowling to-day by the Englishmen converted what looked like a farce into a serious drama, and it may even yet become a tragedy for Australia. With only 1 ...
Article : 2,291 wordsReports have been received of a serious flood in Wales. Large area of the Swansea Valley have been covered with water and many workhouses have been ...
Article : 67 wordsThe tinplate works at Ponthrdome Glasmorganshire are inundated. Five hundred men are idle. Railway bridges have been swept away, and the services have had to ...
Article : 39 wordsPresident Taft has forwarded a message to Congress asking for ratification of the abrogation of the treaty with Russia of 1832, in consequence of discrimination ...
Article : 42 wordsA telegram from St. Louis, Missouri prates that the Court has granted the application of the Westinghouse Air-Brake Company for the appointment of receivers ...
Article : 35 wordsFifty-one bodies have now been recovered from the mine at Briceville, where as the result of the entombment 84 miners perished. ...
Article : 26 wordsA railway smash is reported from Kansas City. As a result of a collision between two trolley cars three persons were killed. The wreck would have proved more ...
Article : 93 wordsJudgment has been given by the Court that the White Star liner Olympic was responsible for the collision with the British cruiser Hawke on September 21. ...
Article : 228 wordsIn the Senate to-day tie President (Mr. Turley, Q.) took the Chair at 10.30 a.m. The Minister for Defence told Mr. ...
Article : 157 wordsA telegram from Portland. Oregon describes a lively affair, in which the Chief of Police was a prominent figure. "Billy" Smith formerly a prizefighter ...
Article : 63 wordsA serious railway collision has occurred at St. Paul, Minnesota. The engine of one train ploughed 5 ft, into a Pullman car Twelve fatalities are reported but it is ...
Article : 41 wordsA widespread spy panic has occurred in Germany owing to the numerous arrests made recently of persons on charges espionage. Some of the newspapers alleged ...
Article : 175 wordsIn the House of Representatives the Speaker (Mr. McDonald. Q.) took the Chair at 10.30 a.m. The Estimates. ...
Article : 146 wordsThe price of Union Castle shares has doubled during this month. The purchase figure for a £10 shore now stands at £32 10/. ...
Article : 83 wordsThe purchase of the Union-Castle line interests by the Royal Mail Packet Company and Elder, Dempster, & Co,. is regarded as a victory for the shipping ring. ...
Article : 55 wordsRHTNIE, December 16.—A serious accident happened to Mr. Heath, a farmer, of Rhyunie, on Friday afternoon. While loading hay his horses bolted. In ...
Article : 86 wordsRear-Admiral Cradock has telegraphed to the Admiralty that the weather now holds good at the scene of the stranding of the streamer Delhi. The vessel has ...
Article : 50 words"The combine referred to in the cable messages does not appear to directly touch the interests of Australia at present," said the Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) to-day ...
Article : 97 wordsTwelve fanners have been arrested at Westport, Country Mayo Ireland for cattle driving arising out of seizures for rent. ...
Article : 30 wordsRHYME, December 10.—The Rev. W. H. Hanton (the Methodist minister of the Riverton Circuit) met with an accident while on his way to Woolsheds yesterday. ...
Article : 74 wordsA shopkeeper named Armand Quintand and three accomplices have been arrested charged with having defrauded British, French and German firms of £100,000 ...
Article : 45 wordsCHARTERS TOWERS (Q.). December 19.—Percy Luxy aged 12, was struck in the head by lightning while proceeding home yesterday. No one saw the ...
Article : 65 wordsPERTH, December 19.—Phillip Meagher unmarried, aged 50, was thrown from a sulky at Rossmore yesterday and killed. The horse bolted, and the deceased, who ...
Article : 84 wordsThe last of the series of inter-school matches between the Melbourne and Sydney Grammar Schools and St. Peter's College. Adelaide, was concluded to-day when ...
Article : 435 wordsPERTH, December 19.—A young Italian, named Eugene Luigi who had been suffering from delusions since figuring as the complainant in an assault case at Midland ...
Article : 88 wordsKeen interest prevails among the sporting section of the community regarding the forthcoming Thebarton Races, for which the largest number of nominations in the ...
Article : 118 wordsMr. Abbot has given notice in the Legislative Council that he will move—"That in the opinion of this House the proposal of the Federal Government to diminish ...
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The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Wed 20 Dec 1911, Page 7
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