The fourth congress of the Anglican Church of Australia and Tasmania was opened at Ballarat to-day. The Bishop of Ballarat presided, and the ...
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Article : 119 wordsAt Mary borough to-day an old resident named John Sewell, 67 years of ago, committed suicide by shooting himself. He placed the muzzle of a gun ...
Article : 56 wordsIt is stated that the French Government is prepared to guarantee a loan of £8,000,000 for the construction of railways in French Indo-China, under which ...
Article : 47 wordsSerious plague riots are reported from Seringapatam, in Mysore. Ten thousand Hindoos and Mahometans attacked the authorities with guns ...
Article : 77 wordsThe American commissioners have made the following offer to Spain—£4,000,000 for the Philippines; an open door for the trade of the world ...
Article : 154 wordsA lad named Hart, a cripple, sustained shocking injuries through being kicked on the head by a horse which his brother was riding. He is not expected to ...
Article : 40 wordsWhat with the river, the proximity of the capital of Western Australia to the coast, and the knowledge of the fact that the waters of the sea are simply ...
Article : 1,699 wordsThe "St. James's Gazette," a London, evening newspaper, is responsible for the statement that the secret dossier (which at one tune was alleged ...
Article : 87 wordsMr. Fred Dawson, the advance g for M'Adoo's Jubilee Singers, fractured his skull by falling downstairs at Sturt's Hotel, Ballarat, to-day. He is in a ...
Article : 31 wordsMr. Cecil Rhodes, in replying to criticisms on the Northern railway tariff, declares that the line will reach Egypt if it is not blocked by disputes. ...
Article : 105 wordsA fire occurred to-day in premises occupied by a man named Greer, known as "Johnny Allsorts," at Port Adelaide. The floor of the shop was saturated with ...
Article : 67 wordsThe rainfall has been general throughout the colony, averaging ¾in. In South Gippsland, 1½in. fell. ...
Article : 19 wordsA large shipment of lemons from Italy has been condemned, as the fruit is affected with scale. The shipment is valued at £300. The diseased fruit will be ...
Article : 32 wordsThe value of the gold communion service, which was presented by Mr. Ernest Terah Hooley to St. Paul's Cathedral, London, has been paid over to the ...
Article : 93 wordsReuter's Press Agency reports that France and Italy have signed a treaty which provides for a minimum tariff, except on silks, between the two ...
Article : 44 wordsMr. John Yeomans, 70 years of age, a retired officer of the Lands Department, died suddenly to-day in the corridor of the Public Offices. He was talking to ...
Article : 54 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the Rabbit and Meat Preserving Company, held at Mount Gambler, it was stated that the debit balance of £1,000 had been ...
Article : 50 wordsThere is an agitation beginning in America against confining the trade with Puerto Rico to American ships. ...
Article : 27 wordsIn the case of Simmons and M'Dermott, who were convicted of having committed perjury by having sworn that they were not at a certain place when a ...
Article : 85 wordsIt has been ascertained that Mr. Fleming, the missionary who was murdered at Ponghai, in the province of Kweichou, left Australia in 1895 to ...
Article : 42 wordsAt the inquest on the girl Flint, who died in the hospital after a fireworks accident, the medical evidence shoved that the cause of death was tetanus ...
Article : 42 wordsOne reads nearly every day of accidents resulting fatally through the negligence of some person or other, yet few seem to realise that afl attack of ...
Article : 324 wordsThe Ceylon Government has signified its intention of joining the Imperial penny postage system. [It was reported a fortnight ago that ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Australian horse Merman has been backed for the Manchester November Handicap, and is now quoted at 7 to 1. ...
Article : 80 wordsThe engine-driver and the fireman of a train running from Gladstone to Laura had a bout of fisticuffs in the enginecab during the journey to-day. The ...
Article : 49 wordsAt a meeting of the Presbyterian Assembly to-day a deliverance was adopted proposing the appointment of a special committee to improve the system of ...
Article : 61 wordsMr. J. Fleming, the missionary who was murdered in China, was well known in Adelaide as a zealous worker in the cause of religion. He left here for China ...
Article : 38 wordsArrivals.—Steamer Duke of Devonshire, 2,482 tons, from Port Chalmers; ship Loch Vennachar, 1,485 tons, from Melbourne; steamer Duke of File, 2,425 ...
Article : 113 wordsThe Aged Poor Commission's report has been laid on the table of the House of Assembly. The commission recommended the erection of cottage homes ...
Article : 120 wordsLord Charles Beresford, in an address to the China Traders' Association at Shanghai, said that Great Britain's "policy of drift" had allowed the "open ...
Article : 85 wordsThe body of John Horn, a sewerage contractor, was found in the Yarra to-day. Horn had been missing since November 18. ...
Article : 27 wordsGeorge Towns, of Newcastle, N.S.W., has accepted the challenge of W. A. Barry, of Putney, to scull for £250 a side and the "Sportsman" Cup. ...
Article : 149 wordsMr. Alexander Wilson, engineer for ports and harbors, will retire on a pension at the end of the year. He entered the service 41 years ago. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe annual returns of the Savings Bank have been prepared. The profits amounted to £19,823. The accumulated funds were increased by £356,358. ...
Article : 80 wordsThe London "Daily Telegraph" of this morning reports that the accession to power of the Dowager-Empress of China was due to the defeat of the projected ...
Article : 48 wordsNo fewer than 30,000 lambs have been treated by the Produce Export Depot this season, and there are now 10,800 awaiting treatment. The ...
Article : 42 wordsIn the House of Assembly to-day, the Loan Estimates were tabled. They provide for the expenditure of £850,000. The Premier tabled a notice in regard ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Legislative Council has been petitioned by the University council against the Law Reform Bill. A similar petition was previously presented to the House ...
Article : 30 wordsA subtle and interesting question has just been decided in a Berlin court of law. It seems to be the habit of the Berlin Bohemian to pawn his ...
Article : 168 wordsThe report of the directors of the Queensland Investment and Land Mortgage Company, Limited, for the year ended June 30, to be presented shortly ...
Article : 62 wordsAt Broken Hill to-day Charles Lovelace fell a distance of 45ft. down the Broken Hill South mine, and injured his leg so severely that it had to be ...
Article : 38 wordsReports received in reference to the crops at the Murray village settlements are highly favorable, and 30 bushels to the acre are expected from one portion ...
Article : 61 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Reid said that he hoped to bring the session to a close before Christmas, as he wished to meet the other Premiers ...
Article : 73 wordsThe death is announced of Sir John Fowler, Bart, K.C.M.G., aged 81 years, formerly consulting engineer to the Government of New South Wales. ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Executive Council has decided that the Chinese, Wong Ming, shall be executed on December 12, for the murder of a fellow-countryman. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Chief Secretary has forwarded to the Central Board of Health a letter received from J. Miller, of Melbourne, in reference to the danger of the ...
Article : 119 wordsSugar.—The monthly circular of Mr. F. O. Licht, the Magdeburg expert, states that the production of beet sugar in Europe during the month of October ...
Article : 137 wordsElizabeth Dibley, who was convicted of the manslaughter of her infant, through neglect, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Legislative Council to-day carried the Plural Voting Abolition Bill to its third reading stage, adopting the proportionate voting proposals. ...
Article : 129 wordsOn behalf of the members of the Fremantle Fire Brigade I beg to tender their most hearty thanks to those gentlemen who generously donated cash or ...
Article : 77 wordsYesterday the Fremantle fishermen supplied the hospital, the lunatic asylum, and the gaol at the Port with quantities of fish, and stated that they would ...
Article : 84 wordsNine head of cattle died suddenly at Tamworth. An inspection of the animals confirmed the ouinion that the cause of death was Cumberland disease. ...
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Advertising : 90 wordsAs an indication of the severity of the drought in the Bogan district, it might be stated that a mob of emus, in search of water, wandered to Coolabah. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe Loan Bill, which will be introduced this week, provides for the borrowing of £1,793,000. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 25 Nov 1898, Page 1
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