The London " Times " announces that Sir H.H. Kitchener peacefully garrisoned Fashoda and Sobat, which is about fifty miles south of Fashoda. ...
Article : 302 wordsThe Government has received a demand for compensation from N. Jehangeer, the Parsee who was refused admission to the colony. The claim has been ...
Article : 44 wordsA terrible tragedy occurred at Mudgee this morning, when John M'Coy, a retired constable, murdered his wife and infant. A neighbor named ...
Article : 445 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the Perth Municipal Council was held on Monday when the Mayor (Mr. A. Forrest, M.L. A.) occupied the chair. There were also ...
Article : 1,470 wordsM.Pulmier, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and husband of the lady who shot the sub editor of "La Lanterne," has challenged the editor of ...
Article : 367 wordsMr. Louis de Rougemont visited Wellington a year ago, and endeavored to float a mining company. He had a large fund of stories of adventure, but ...
Article : 50 wordsTo-day the steamer Mariposa, for San Francisco, took away gold of the value of £635,000. Heavy shipments were sent by all the principal banks. ...
Article : 33 wordsA meeting of the 5 per cent, and 6 per cent, debenture-holders of the Midland Railway Company of Western Australia, Limited, was held in London on August ...
Article : 822 wordsThe postal authorities have seized and destroyed a number of indecent pamphlets sent from Melbourne. ...
Article : 17 wordsSpeaking at the railway picnic to-day, the Minister of Lands said that personally he had a foreboding that there would be a serious drought. He hoped ...
Article : 43 wordsDennis White, an old bushman, has committed suicide at Owen Springs. He arrived at Alice Springs from Western Australia with, the late Mr. Warbutton ...
Article : 32 wordsThe death is announced of Mr. Joseph, M.L.C., of the firm of Montefiore, Joseph, and Co. He took a prominent part in commerce and politics. ...
Article : 27 wordsIrregularities in the conduct of several messengers at the Port Pirie Post office have been discovered. Two messengers were dismissed. In one case ...
Article : 36 wordsIn reply to a deputation of unemployed, the Minister of Labor said that he would communicate with the other departments with a view to a concentrated ...
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Article : 40 wordsThe contest for the Australian chess championship was concluded to-day. Jacobsen won seven and Jonas one, and five were drawn. It is anticipated that ...
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Article : 28 wordsThe Carnegie Steel and Iron Company is erecting a gun factory at its works at Homestead, on the Monogahela River, about eight miles from ...
Article : 69 wordsThe deaths of three old colonists are announced. They are those of Mr. C. G. Roediger, of Gawler, who was 66 years of age, and who arrived in 1849 ; Mr. J. ...
Article : 58 wordsThe "National Zeitung," a Berlin newspaper, says that it cannot be concealed that Major Esterhazy was a German spy. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Government intends to ask Parliament to agree to the purchase of the Tarrawingee tramway for £15,000 as soon as the party difficulty, is settled. ...
Article : 28 wordsMr. Carruthers, speaking on the political situation, said that he had never taken a strong party, position on federation. He declined to drag it to the level ...
Article : 124 wordsJohn Myers, charged. with the murder of his paramour, Marion Robinson, was remanded for a week. The accused stated that the woman was drunk ...
Article : 158 wordsMr. M. F. Cavanagh, architect, of Perth, who has been on a long visit to Adelaide for the benefit of his health left in the steamer Marloo to-day. He ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, who is on a visit to America, made a speech at Boston yesterday, in which he declared that the federation ...
Article : 43 wordsThe personalty of the late Mr. Woolf Joel has been sworn at £122,665. [Mr. Woolf Joel, who was a nephew of the late Mr. Barney". Barnato, and ...
Article : 110 wordsThe House of Assembly last week removed from the schedule of exemptions from the Early- Closing Bill tobacconists and hairdressers. A meeting of these ...
Article : 74 wordsA largely attended meeting of ratepayers in the municipality of Subiaco was held at the Victoria-hall Monday for the purpose of discussing the ...
Article : 513 wordsPresident M'Kinley proposes to create a Secretary for the Colonies, who will rank as a Cabinet Minister. [Professor Bryce, in his "American ...
Article : 247 wordsAt the inquest on Joseph St. Lawrence, a laborer, who committed suicide by shooting himself at North Sydney, it was stated that he had been ...
Article : 44 wordsLast week the Produce Export Department shipped 41 hogsheads of wine, 913 lambs, and 604 boxes of butter. ...
Article : 22 wordsIn reference to the strike at the Block 14 smelters at Port Adelaide, 104 men have signed a document intimating their willingness to return to work. The ...
Article : 53 wordsJack Hellings, formerly of Sydney, the Australian 100 yards champion, has won a 50 yards race at the Westminster Baths, London. He started at scratch ...
Article : 43 wordsThe condition of the Premier, Mr. Byrnes, is causing increased anxiety. He remained in practically the same condition till noon to-day, but during the ...
Article : 96 wordsThe following gentlemen have been appointed judges in connection with the Royal Agricultural Society's show, which is to be held on October 25:— ...
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Article : 41 wordsFred Archer, charged with the murder of William Matthews, near Strathmerton, was brought up to-day and remanded to October 3. Archer ...
Article : 245 wordsTo-day Mr. Justice Real granted the application of the Crown, that the ex-directors and ex-auditors of the Queensland National Bank should be tried ...
Article : 35 wordsIn the Central Criminal Court to-day. George Savage and John Jacob Fawcett, the captain and first mate respectively, of the steamer Cintra, were charged with ...
Article : 63 wordsA Cape telegram says that President Kruger, of the Transvaal, when bidding farewell to President M. T. Steyn, of the Orange Free State, said that he was glad ...
Article : 58 wordsFears for the safety of the missing barque Lake Ontario, bound from Liverpool to Wellington, are increasing. ...
Article : 28 wordsTo-day James Slattery, who was found guilty of bank robbery under arms at Penshurst, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. ...
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Article : 39 wordsThe Christian leaders have promised the admirals of the foreign fleets at Candia that the insurgents will disarm immediately the Turkish troops are ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 30 Sep 1898, Page 11
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