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Advertising : 452 wordsThe schooner Lady Jane Grey has foundered at Seattle, in Kotzebue Sound, and thirty-four of the passengers, who were en route to the Klondyke ...
Article : 54 wordsThe marine surveys which have been made by the British authorities at Wei-hai-wei show that there is a greater expanse of deep water in the port than has ...
Article : 50 wordsThis morning a man, whose name is unknown, was killed on the Port Adelaide railway line near the Croydon crossing. The driver of the engine saw him ...
Article : 177 wordsThe adjourned inquest on the body of the man A. Dawson, who died in the hospital on May 26, was held at Jacoby's Hotel yesterday afternoon, before the ...
Article : 1,043 wordsThe revenue received for May was £535,798, an increase of £27.578. The total for the 11 months was £6,309,696, an increase of £233,094. ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. Phil Robinson (who visited Australia some years ago) and Mr. Whighan, war correspondents, have been arrested at Havana, and are being tried as spies. ...
Article : 35 wordsAnother attempt has been made to float the sunken steamer Manawatu, but it proved unsuccessful. ...
Article : 17 wordsOn the return of a large number of civil servants to their offices yesterday morning they received notices that after June 30 their services would not be ...
Article : 890 wordsThe trial of Weenen and others for conspiracy to defraud the Customs revenue is entering on its final stage. Counsels' addresses are likely to occupy ...
Article : 31 wordsYesterday in Paris, M. P. Deschanel, a member of the moderate party, was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies by a majority of one over M. ...
Article : 86 wordsAt ten o'clock this morning it was officially announced in Washington that if the bombardment of Santiago de Cuba had occurred the engagement was ...
Article : 57 wordsTo-day, James Anderson, a fish-hawker, residing in Raglan-street, South Melbourne, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. ...
Article : 22 wordsTwo girls, named Mary and Kate Maslin, charged with having picked pockets, were again brought before the court to-day. Accordant to the ...
Article : 131 wordsMr. Russell A. Alger, the Secretary for War, informed the House of Representatives yesterday that the department would immediately despatch from ...
Article : 51 wordsNews has been received from that Rome that the portfolios have been allotted thus:—President of the Council and ...
Article : 59 wordsDuring April 6,400 males and 2,959 females entered South Australia from countries beyond the border, while the departures were—6,288 males and 3,375 ...
Article : 26 wordsA fatal accident happened at the limestone quarries at Port Lincoln to-day. A man named Walter Heyward was working on the top of the cliff when ...
Article : 59 wordsThere is nothing fresh in connection with the bomb explosion at Fitzroy. The chief inspector of explosives has reported that the bomb was charged with ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Canadian Parliament has been asked to vote 250,000 dollars (about £50,000) towards the expense of a plebiscite on the question of the prohibition ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Spanish Cortes has authorised the issue of an infernal loan of 1,000,000,000 pesetas (about £40,000,000). ...
Article : 26 wordsAh Lung Lee, the reputed leper, has been released from Torrens Island. The Chief Secretary sent the minutes of the Central Board of Health to Dr. ...
Article : 117 wordsAn extraordinary burglary took place to-night at the Bourke-street police station. Constable Holden, who occupies a room in the front of the building, was ...
Article : 120 wordsThere has been a serious run on the Spanish banks, in order to change notes into coin. This has caused the Government to ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Porte has agreed to pay the arrears of the indemnity due on account of the Russo-Turkish war by means of £300,000 in cosh, and the balance in ...
Article : 53 wordsA frightful burning fatality occurred at Moonta, whereby a four-year-old girl named Thomas lost her life. She was standing near the fire, when her clothes ...
Article : 42 wordsThe American torpedo boat Porter reports that the American battleships New Orleans, Iowa, Texas, and Massachusetts cannonaded the Spanish ...
Article : 411 wordsLast month the rainfall in England was double that of the average fall in May. The observations of 50 years ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Postal Department has received a tender from the A.U.S.N. Company in Brisbane for the conveyance of the northern mails, and has also received ...
Article : 40 wordsJas. Croucher, 16. was committed for trial to-day on a charge of having purloined Detective Priest's bicycle, which he sold at an auction room for £6. ...
Article : 29 wordsMr. Charles Buxton, the third son of the Governor, has just returned from a trip to the East. He expresses the belief that a considerable trade should ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Cape Government has ordered 10,000 Lee-Metford rifles, 15 field guns, and 10 Maxim guns. ...
Article : 22 wordsMr. John Leahy, M.L.A., who has been on a visit to the western parts of the colony, says that the season is the best for the last six years, though the ...
Article : 73 wordsHeavy rain fell in the city to-night, with every prospect of continuing. ...
Article : 14 wordsThe price of wheat has fallen 1s.—2s. a quarter during the past week. ...
Article : 21 wordsA deputation waited on the Premier to-day with respect to new legislation for the better protection of girls. It was pointed out that the age of consent ...
Article : 117 wordsThe two men Edward Bennett and Clarence Harrington, who were arrested at Fremantle on Wednesday on a charge of having been concerned in the theft ...
Article : 235 wordsAt present the stock of tallow is 26,030 casks. The imports since the date of the last report have been 5,336 casks, and the deliveries 11,085 casks. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 72 wordsSome Chinese arrived at Albury last night in the train from Melbourne. When the Customs officer demanded the poll tax of £100, or the production of ...
Article : 78 wordsThe directors of the South Australian Company have declared a profit of £28,861 for the half-year, and will pay a dividend of 40s. a share. ...
Article : 31 wordsCardinal Moran will probably visit the Holy See next year. He is supposed to go to Rome every fire years. His last visit took place in 1893. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe shareholders of the Western Australian Market Trust have unanimously approved of Mr. H. Bottomley's scheme of reconstruction. ...
Article : 35 wordsAt about 12 o'clock on Wednesday night a jockey named Thomas Mackenzie was the victim of an assault and was also robbed of a considerable amount of ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Minister of Lands has declared that he will not stand again for the Walhemo district, which he has represented for the past 27 years. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Bank of England rate of discount has been lowered to 3 per cent. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 10 Jun 1898, Page 3
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