A series of accidents marred the opening of the path racing season on Saturday at the St. Kilda Cricket Ground, where the East Melbourne Bicycle Club is holding its ...
Article : 336 wordsWhile passing along Barrack-street a few minutes after o'clock on Sunday merging Police-constable Johns noticed a fire in what is known as the Belfast Cash ...
Article : 280 wordsThe "Standard" announces that Lord Kitchener will be gazetted forthwith as Lieut-General, but will recive a higher grade still on the return of Lord Roberts ...
Article : 56 wordsThe throwing of coppers from the balcony of the hotel, which was occupied by some Englishmen during the progress of the procession in honor of Mr. ...
Article : 184 wordsThe value of the Victorian imports for October totalled £3,161,727, a quarter of a million more than last year. The principal increase was in gold, £3S,000. The ...
Article : 77 wordsA German force encountered some Boxers on the 20th inst., killing fifty of them and capturing eight guns. Another detachment drove a cumber of the ...
Article : 44 wordsA man named "Ben" Bridge, who escaped from custody and made his way to Western Australia, where he was re-arrested, has just been released from ...
Article : 113 wordsThe White Star liner Britannic, with the troops who are coming out to Australia to take part in the ceremonies on the occasion of the inauguration of the ...
Article : 47 wordsThe French fleet in Chinese waters has been divided, one section being told off to watch the mouth of the Yangtse-Kiang River. ...
Article : 33 wordsGeneral Daden-Powell, who has been unwell for some time, is reported to be recovering from his attack of enteric. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe intercolonial tennis tournament was concluded on Saturday. In the gentlemen's single championship final Irving beat Brookes. In the gentlemen's doubles ...
Article : 78 wordsA party of Madras Pioneers has been despatched to prevent the Russians from evicting a Britisher from premises of whip he is the owner at Tong-Ku. ...
Article : 37 wordsSir,—In your contemporary's account of Mr. Cavanagh's speech at the Town-hall last night he is reported to have said that they had given Dr. Haynes all he wanted ...
Article : 542 wordsThe s.s. Dalhousie has left Bombay for Sydney with a contingent of Indian troops. ...
Article : 20 wordsColonel Boyes, who has been engaged in clearing the Boers from the country between Vrede and Harrismith, inflicted a severe defeat upon the enemy. In a ...
Article : 46 wordsQueensland will be represented at the federal celebrations in Sydney by 100 military men. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe French troops in China accuse the Sikhs of the British force of ransacking add defiling the Chinese tombs. ...
Article : 25 wordsMr. George Musgrave's grand opera season, has been the most successful ever held in Melbourne. The season concluded on Saturday night. In response to loud ...
Article : 59 wordsThe French Government confirms its previous declaration in explanation of the semi-official reception accorded to Mr. Kruger, that Britain has never ...
Article : 39 wordsA man named George Elder was run over by a goods train, about eight miles west of Southern Cross, near Parker's-road. The body was found cold and stiff early on ...
Article : 143 wordsA German Boer who was among the prisoners of war detained at Ceylon has been shot dead whilst trying to escape. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe London "Daily Chronicle" has been mulcted in £1,900 damages and costs for having published a leaderette in which it libelled a firm of meat ...
Article : 40 wordsMr. Alfred Deakin has been in Sydney for the last few days. He had a lengthy consultation with the Premier with a view to making a grand military display on the ...
Article : 273 wordsMr. Matheson, the Railway Commissioner, who recently returned from a trip to America, where he has been inquiring into the system of grain elevators, was ...
Article : 132 wordsLieutenant Guy Willey, a Tasmanian, has been awarded the decoration of the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantly at Warmbad. ...
Article : 29 wordsQueen Wilhebmina of Holland has sent a telegram to Mr. Kruger, in which she addresses him as "President of the South African Republic," and says—"I ...
Article : 59 wordsDr. Hornabrook, the Indian plague expert, is at Cape Town advising the Government as to the best steps to be taken to fight the bubonic plague. ...
Article : 37 wordsTwo hundred Fusiliers, who were splendidly entrenched on the banks of the Wilge River, succeeded, after eight hours' desperate fighting, in repulsing ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Perth green presented a very animated appearance on Saturday afternoon, when a friendly game between the above-named teams was played. Many leading ...
Article : 252 wordsThose of the American newspapers which, have hitherto been pro-Boer in their sympathies now advise Kruger to admit that he is defeated. ...
Article : 127 wordsA sensational sticking-up case occurred at Broken Hill last night. Mr. Isaac Krantz, a storekeeper, while driving home with the day's takings ...
Article : 135 wordsThe British garrison at Bronkhorstspruit has repelled a Boer attack, driving the enemy back with heavy loss. The first shell fired by the garrison ...
Article : 42 wordsThe mangled remains of a woman were found yesterday afternoon on the rocks in Coogee Bay. The body was identified as that of Amy Woods Kerr, 40 years of ...
Article : 54 wordsThe latest bulletin concerning the Czar is less reassuring. A condition of persistent sleeplessness is causing his medical attendants much anxiety. ...
Article : 32 wordsAt Balmoral the Buffs engaged the Boers yesterday for six hours, killing and wounding sixty of their number, mostly as the result of the use of lyddite ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Czar's condition on Sunday morning is declared to be satisfactory, but it is feared that his recovery is likely to be protracted. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe hippopotamus for the Adelaide Zoological Gardens arrived to-day from Hamburg in the steamer Bergedorf. ...
Article : 24 wordsAt Bathurst last evening, Mr. Barton vas banqueted by the citizens of that town. On rising to respond to the toast of his ...
Article : 381 wordsOn continuing his journey northwards from Marseilles, Mr. Kruger was cheered and received addresses and bouquets at all stations where the ...
Article : 192 wordsBaron von Richthofen, speaking in the Reichstag on the subject of the expulsion of undesirable citizens from the Transvaal, said that this expulsion ...
Article : 107 wordsThe Premier of New South Wales (Sir Wm. Lyne) has been informed by the Secretary of State that Lord Hopetoun hopes to be able to land upon bis arrival ...
Article : 68 wordsGeneral Olivier, who is one of the Boer officers now on parole in the island of Ceylon, was yesterday entertained at lunch by the Governor. ...
Article : 36 wordsMr. John L. Lynch, hon. secretary in Perth of St. John's Ambulance Association has received the following letters from Sir Herbert C. Perrott:— ...
Article : 536 wordsThe Toowong election resulted as follows:—Mr. M'Cartney (Ministerial). 960; Mr. Lilley (Labor), 768. ...
Article : 22 wordsOwing to the Association Cricket Ground not being available on December 15, it has been decided to hold the sports meeting for the selection of the amateur ...
Article : 394 wordsThe members of the Imperial Light Horse are recruiting by permission at East London into an Imperial Brigade to the number of 2,000. They will ...
Article : 105 wordsOn Saturday W. Smith defeated Roseingrave, of Sydney, in the 120yds. scratch hurdle race, in 15 3-5scc. This is an Australasian record. Roseingrave broke the ...
Article : 47 wordsThree highway robberies with violence took place on the Toorak-road, South Yarra, on Saturday night, the robbers escaping scot free. Melbourne and suburbs ...
Article : 160 wordsHenry Styche was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for having attempted to induce Dr. Clayton to murder Mrs. Styche. Leave was granted, after ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 72 wordsA demonstrative reception was accorded to Mr. Kruger on his arrival at the Gare de Lyon at Paris, where he was met by the Dutch Ambassador. ...
Article : 246 wordsDuring a midnight raid in the Transvaal on a farmhouse, a Hussar, seeing a Boer rise for the purpose of shooting at General Broadwood, rushed forward ...
Article : 49 wordsA representation of a syndicate interested in the Chatham Island sponge fields has made arrangements with a firm of English dealers to equip an expedition to ...
Article : 235 wordsGeneral Smith-Dorrien has destroyed the village of Dullstroom, as a punishment for the people harboring the enemy and supplying them with stores. ...
Article : 32 wordsWife Maintenance.—William Newsome was charged with having disobeyed a magistrate's order to pay 14s. per week towards the support of his wife, Esther Newsome. ...
Article : 122 wordsKing Leopold has informed the Duke of Orleans that his projected visit to Brussels Trill bo unwelcome. Perth Municipal Council.—The last ...
Article : 85 wordsA number of New Zealand riflemen ara contemplating taking part in the Commonwealth prize meeting. Trooper Kryggeras a Lecturer.—Trooper ...
Article : 133 wordsM. Rochefort, the notorious French journalist and politician, is appealing for subscriptions to an international fund of 40,000,000 francs to equip ...
Article : 39 wordsDr. Leyds has attended M. Delcasse's ] dinner given to the diplomatists in honor of the visit of King George of Greece. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 30 Nov 1900, Page 14
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