Dr. W. G. Grace, the great Gloucestershire cricketer, has completed his 50,000 tuns in first-class cricket. [Dr. Grace was born at Bristol in 1848, ...
Article : 103 wordsMrs. Edna Jochimsen (30) was to-day charged with the murder of her child, and was remanded [?] a week. She was removed to the gaol hospital. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe history of the shipwrecks on the Western Australian coast is a long and gloomy one, and the gale which was experienced in the early part of the present week ...
Article : 1,064 wordsThe Australians increased their list of victories at Birmingham to-day, when, after a rather exciting finish, they got home by a majority of 44 runs. Rain ...
Article : 525 wordsThe British War Office authorities have despatched thirty machine gun carriages to the Cape, and another field battery is getting ready, making the ...
Article : 94 wordsIn connection with the celebrated Druce ease, and the claim for the dukedom, of Portland, a syndicate which, was farmed to assist Mrs. Druce in ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Marine Board held a special catting to-day to inquire into the collision between the steamers Edina and Excelsior. The reports of the two captains were read. The chairman ...
Article : 134 wordsOwing to the resignation of Mr. R. G. Webster, a by-election took place yesterday at East St. Pancras, one of the London divisions. Mr. Wrightson, ...
Article : 77 wordsCaptain Alfred Dreyfus is preparing for his second trial by court-martial, and has been busily engaged studying the depositions. ...
Article : 56 wordsSpeaking at Bournemouth yesterday, Mr. T. A. Brassey, the eldest son of Lord Brassey, the Governor of Victoria, said that he had implicit confidence in ...
Article : 49 wordsSpecial preparations have been made for the welcome of Archbishop Carr, on Saturday. A special train has been engaged to ran to Seymour, where there will be an ...
Article : 60 wordsThe races winch were to have taken place off Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, between British and French warships collapsed owing to the refusal of the former ...
Article : 108 wordsThe London "Times" of this morning applauds the generous and patriotic offer of the Queensland Government to send 250 mounted infantry to the ...
Article : 30 wordsM. Andre Lebon, who was Minister of the Colonies during the administration of M. Meline, has attempted to justify his action in causing Captain Dreyfus to be ...
Article : 60 wordsAt a meeting of the Unemployed Board to-day, Mr. Fenton, the acting Government statist, in giving evidence, said that be estimated the number of unemployed in Victoria ...
Article : 45 wordsThe collector of Customs, Mr. Clayton Mason, when interviewed yesterday morning, said:—"The mounted troopers stationed at Fremantle, are at present on doty in the ...
Article : 939 wordsMr. J. H. Hofmeyer, who has been on a mission to Pretoria in connection with, the Transvaal troubles, addressed a meeting of Afrikanders in Cape Town ...
Article : 73 wordsOver a thousand appeals have been lodged against the recent decisions of the Public Service Reclassification Board. Four or five hundred were lodged by letter carriers. The ...
Article : 40 wordsLieutenant W. J. S. Rundle, one of the officers now is England with the New South Wales Lancers, will probably obtain a commission in the 6th Dragoon ...
Article : 97 wordsThe steamer Kolya, laden with stock for Western Australia, and the steamer Time, from Port Pirie, collided in the Port River last night. Both sustained considerable ...
Article : 82 wordsA deputation of members of time House of Commons waited yesterday on Sir Michael Hicks-Beaoh, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to protest against the ...
Article : 123 wordsWith reference to the proposal to send a New South Wales contingent to the Transvaal, Major-General French is favorable to the idea. Up to yesterday it was computed ...
Article : 59 wordsThe news received late on Wednesday night from Police-constable Murphy at Rockingham that a vessel had been wrecked off Penguin Island, and that a large quantity ...
Article : 1,108 wordsThe council of the National Rifle Association, which holds its annual meeting at Bisley, has discarded "mark 4" ammunition owing to its tendency, under ...
Article : 116 wordsThe action of the Government against the Glenelg Railway Company teas concluded to-day, when a verdict was returned for the Government, a writ of mandamus being ordered ...
Article : 33 wordsMarconi's system of wireless telegraphy is being used in connection with the British naval manoeuvres. ...
Article : 30 wordsMr. Oscar Gerard, the leading member of "The Belle of New York" Company, now playing in the Theatre Royal, was, suddenly taken ill on Wednesday with hemorrhage of ...
Article : 39 wordsMiss Bertha Peterson has been tried on the charge of having murdered John Whibley, at Biddenden, Kent, on February 5, by having shot him with a ...
Article : 206 wordsIn the legislative Assembly to-night the second reading of the Household Suffrage Bill (for the Upper House) was moved. The debate was adjourned. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Marine Board has approved of a plan for the new lighthouse at Port Adelaide, to be supplied with a new lantern. The present one is to be utilised in the event of a ...
Article : 44 wordsThe visible supply of wheat in America east of the Rocky Mountains is estimated by "Bradstreet's" at 46,566,000 bushels, as against 46,544,000 bushels a ...
Article : 37 wordsMr. F. Connor, M.L.A., is a passenger in the R.M.S. Oruba for Western Australia. The steamer Kalgoorlie, which cleared for the west to-day, had among her cargo 48 flock rams, ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Australians began the 19th match of the tour at Bristol to-day against the county of Gloucestershire. The weather was fine, and the wicket in ...
Article : 346 wordsSir Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier of Canada, has on behalf of the Dominion protested against the proposed occupation by America of Pyramid Harbor, ...
Article : 163 wordsAt yesterday's auction sales of Australian tallow, 599 casks were offered, 131 being sold. Prices were unchanged. ...
Article : 24 wordsThere is little prospect of refloating the Maid of Australia, which was wrecked on Wardong Island. It is believed that her bottom was stove in. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Ouraka arrived from Sydney to-day, after experiencing exceptionally heavy weather. The seas stove in the railing round the bridge, washing overboard a number of ...
Article : 70 wordsAt the London wool sales to-day there was strong competition for merinoes, while full prices were obtained for crossbreds. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe following prices were obtained at yesterday's sales for special clips:—- Clyde, 15 5-8d.; Yarralamba, 13 3-8d.; Waroonga, 11 1-8d. ; Patoka, 9d. ...
Article : 47 wordsLondon "Truth" says that the German Emperor has abandoned his proposed visit to Cowes daring the Regatta week. His reason for so doing is stated to be ...
Article : 60 wordsA Thursday Island telegram states:—The Home Secretary and the Commissioner for Police arrived in the steamer Kasuga Maru. They will proceed to the mission station on ...
Article : 56 wordsLeading French, officials and practical vignerons are unanimous in stating that the American resistant stock combats phylloxera without affecting the quality ...
Article : 75 wordsAt the inquest concerning the death of Baker in Darlinghurst Gaol yesterday, the jury found that be died from injuries received by his having, while he was insane, thrown ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Brisbane Workers' Political Organisation has unanimously selected Mr. Turley to contest the vacancy in the South Brisbane electorate in the labor interest. ...
Article : 26 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-night the Government submitted the public works proposals for the next year. They amount to £220,000. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe directors of the Bank of England to-day fixed the rate of discount at 3½ per cent. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe proceeds of the tickets for the sheep sales amounted to £125 13s., which will be distributed by the committee among the local charities. ...
Article : 26 wordsAt Zeehan to-day a fatal accident occurred, an Emu Bay railway ballast engine knocking down and running over an Italian named Sylvester. ...
Article : 24 wordsNine members of the crew of the barque Kylemore, 1,245 tons register, bound for Sydney, have been sentenced to one month's imprisonment, for having ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Department of Agriculture, in order to test the efficacy of inoculation for tick, is sending a mob of inoculated cattle to Queensland to be subjected to infection. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 21 Jul 1899, Page 2
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