Prices generally were fairly well maintained yesterday, but what little movement there was was in the downward direction, and businoss was rery restricted. ...
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Article : 572 wordsA Reuter's message states that Canada will be represented at the Australian Commonwealth celebrations by either the Premier (the Right Hon. Sir Wilfrid ...
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Article : 99 wordsThe War Office explains that Johannesburg contains a large number of aliens, who are suspected of treachery towards the British, and that this—fact ...
Article : 83 wordsThe fourth ordinary general meeting of this company was held in London en on October 30, under the presidency of Mr. Richard Hoffmann. ...
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Article : 57 wordsThe inquiry which is being held into the charges against the immigrants on the steamer Jumna were continued to-day. Two of the officers of the steamer denied ...
Article : 61 wordsThe cases against the Marist Brothers, formerly connected with the Stoke Orphanage, have broken down. The Crown solicitor entered a nolle prosequi in the ...
Article : 132 wordsThe British toops are in strong force at all the drifts between Aliwal. North and the Orange River stations, to prevent any raiding of the Cape country ...
Article : 71 wordsA motion was agreed to in the Legislatire Asssmbly to-day releasing Mr. Kingston from the pledge he made last session, that be would not leave the local ...
Article : 70 wordsIn connection with the Commonwealth celebrations, Messrs. M'llwraith, M'Eachern and Co. intend Jaspatching chair steamer Kalgocrlie from Melbourne to ...
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Article : 34 wordsThe Western Australian soldiers in the steamer Woollmocloo have been invited to take part in the march to-morrow in connection with the welcome of the ...
Article : 35 wordsAmong the effects of the late Sir Arthur Sullivan has been found a new setting of the "Te Deum." The intention of the celebrated composer was to have ...
Article : 62 wordsH. King, a New Zealand Roughrider, and E. H. Palmer, of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, have died of enteric fever at Klerksdorp and Pretoria ...
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Article : 43 wordsThe hearing of the arguments on the points reserved in connection with the conviction of "Jimmy" Governor was brought to a close to-day. ...
Article : 44 wordsA man named Oliver, an officer of the National Bank, Christchurch, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling £1,390 from hb employers. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Police Department has received a telegram from Sub-Inspector Connor, of Marblo Bar, stating that the M'Phee Brothers and Clark, prospectors, have ...
Article : 87 wordsIn the R.M.S. Omrah, which reached Fremantle yesterday morning, from London, the following Australian soldiers returned from South Africa, invalided ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Governor-Generals horses, which were token out for exercise this morning, became restive on the sight of a steam tram. The pair, in charge of the ...
Article : 225 wordsWhen the ship-owners meet on Monday next to consider an increase of wages to the seamen, a strong section of them will suggest that the increase ...
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Article : 180 wordsThe Western Australian loan of £880,000 has been allotted. The underwriters receive about half of the total sum. ...
Article : 73 wordsIn the Legislative Council this evening, Dr. Collen moved the second reading of the Presbyterian Church of Australia Bill, which, he said, was to enable certain ...
Article : 246 wordsThe delegates to the Steamship-owners end Seamen's Conference, held in Melbourne, returned to Sydney to-day. The secretary of the Federated Seamen's ...
Article : 88 wordsThe Duke of Abercorn is appealing through the press for subscriptions to a fund to be applied in connection with a public welcome to the colonials. ...
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The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth, WA : 1855 - 1901), Fri 7 Dec 1900, Page 4
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