A HEAVY BABY.—The heaviest by known is reported from a village near Brussels, where a farmer's wife has just given birth to a child ...
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Article : 78 wordsThe German Reichstag it discussing a bill which aims at providing for an extension of markets for German goods outside Britain ...
Article : 123 wordsThe severe blizzard which passed over the eastern States of America caused a heavy loss of life and property. Thirty-six persons perisaed ...
Article : 84 wordsThe pitiless analysis of the naval resources of France which was made in the Chamber yesterday by M. Lockroy, ex-Minister of Marine ...
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Article : 84 wordsMasupha, the Basuto chief who recently caused some trouble to the British authorities, has been heavily fined, and deposed from his chief ...
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Article : 56 wordsM. Henri Gilbert, the French pedestrian, has arrived at Fowler's Bay. He reports that he had a dry and tiresome trip from Albany. ...
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Article : 83 wordsJames Corbett, ex-champion, boxer of the world, has announced his retirement from the ring. Corbett, since the defeat by ...
Article : 73 wordsThe member of the United States Senate are expressing their indiguation at the prohibition which has been placed by Germany on the ...
Article : 78 wordsThe first series of the London wool sales for 1898 dozed to-day with the market firm and prices unchanged. ...
Article : 121 wordsThe positions of town clerk and city treasurer are to be filled by the officers. who were next to the deceased gentlemen, Messrs. ...
Article : 53 wordsBulgaria has made a strong protest to the Porte against the oppression of the villagers on the Macedonian frontier by Turkish ...
Article : 83 wordsCaptain Sandford, of the Permanent Artillery of New South Wales, has passed with first-class honors the long ...
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Article : 84 wordsA meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held this afternoon to consider the best means of recognising the late Mr. Worsnop's ...
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Article : 48 wordsMr. Thomas M'Donald-Paterson, M.L.C. for North Brisbane, who has been on a visit to England, is returning to ...
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Article : 30 wordsGeneral Sir William Lockhart is about to return to Peshawur, and will retain the command of the Indian army for a month. ...
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Article : 675 wordsThe acting Premier, has cabled to the Agent-General authorising him to act on the committee to consider the reduction of postage ...
Article : 42 wordsMr. Pritchard Morgan's letter to Mr. Joseph. Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the subject of the partition of ...
Article : 499 wordsAt a meeting of the Aborigines Protection Board to-day it was stated that seven, aboriginal children, though clean and decently ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 214 wordsSir Robert Stout has resigned his seat as the representative of the Wellington constituency, on the ground that duty to his family ...
Article : 61 wordsColonel Woronoff, the Russian military adviser to the Chinese Government, has been arrested by the authorities at Peking, and the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 30 wordsA accident occurred at the Commonwealth mine at Mount Zeehan to-night. A miner named Dobbie and his mate, James ...
Article : 49 wordsAt Broken Hill to-day Charles Brown, a circus hand, was engaged in unloading trucks when a brick gave way, and he was crushed ...
Article : 32 wordsAt a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening it was decided that the secretary should approach the Commissioner ...
Article : 258 wordsThe barque Papua has been chartered to load frozen meat at Newcastle for Durban, South Africa. ...
Article : 19 wordsGeorge Giffen will not play for South Australia in the matches for the Sheffield Shield at Melbourne and Sydney, and the vacancy is ...
Article : 72 wordsA telegram from Madrid to the London Central News says:—"An exceedingly audacious and skilfully planned robbery of nearly £20,000 ...
Article : 232 wordsThe test race to determine the representative of New South Wales in the Five-Mile Australasian Cycling Championship to be run at ...
Article : 56 wordsThe steamer Aorangi, which will leave to-morrow for Vascouver, will take over 70 miners en route o Klondyke. ...
Article : 21 wordsA hygienist of repute says that a large proportion of the mills which afflict persons past the middle of life are due to errors in diet, chiefly ...
Article : 135 wordsAn elderly man named Stewart Beattie committed suicide by drowning himself to-day. He had previously cut his throat. The ...
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Article : 25 wordsGeorge Taylor, a fisherman near Ayr, committed suicide by shooting himself yesterday. The cause of the rash deed was debts and drink. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 11 Feb 1898, Page 2
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