The dense fog which for hours enveloped the city and harbor this morning hampered the shipping traffic of the port and somewhat disorganised the ferries. At ...
Article : 139 wordsIn connection with the payment of the indemnity to the foreign Powers, China has offered to raise annually ten million taels from the salt tax, three millions from ...
Article : 80 wordsA very serious railway smash occurred on the West line last night between Rydale and Tarana. It appears that a train, fully loaded with coal from Lithgow, ...
Article : 509 wordsMelbourne is rapidly assuming her everyday appearance. Stands are being rapidly removed, visitors are leaving by every train, and all the troops, except such Mounted ...
Article : 537 wordsThe English newspapers, in commenting upon the Royal visit to Australia, highly eulogise the speeches delivered by the Duke of Cornwall in Melbourne. These are ...
Article : 53 wordsPiet De Wet, the brother of General Christian De Wet, is reported to be guiding Major-General Elliot's column through the north-eastern district of the Orange ...
Article : 152 wordsThis week's homeward bound mail steamer, the Orizaba, sailed for London at 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. She had 375 passengers from the eastern States and ...
Article : 2,101 wordsWhen the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Women's Hospital on Tuesday she personally made bouquets for the patients. Having none left for the doctor who ...
Article : 1,717 wordsThe military authorities of the Dominion of Canada, in honor of the forthcoming visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, are organising a review of the troops at ...
Article : 58 wordsGeneral Sir Alfred Gaselee, Comraanderin Chief of the British expeditionary force in China, in his latest dispatches, acknowledges the great support afforded the ...
Article : 92 wordsWm. H. Parker, solicitor, of Crookwell, appeared before the Full Conrt to-day to explain the matters appearing in the affidavit of John Fahy, stating that Parker had ...
Article : 529 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph" reports that the British Admiralty contemplate beginning this year the construction of three new battleships, each with a displacement of ...
Article : 35 wordsGeneral Lieu, commander of the Japanese Contingent, is reported to have attacked and dispersed 1,000 Boxers, 20 miles south of Paoting-fu. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe recent census shows that the population of Greater London is 6,578,784. ...
Article : 24 wordsMr. Piesse, M.L.A., returned from the eastern States this morning. He declined to make any statement on the political situation, it being, he said, "too early in ...
Article : 231 wordsPrince Uchtomsky, writing to M. Vredomsti, states that the relations between Russia and Japan are daily becoming more strained. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Admiralty Court have dismissed the appeal of the Cunard Steamship Company against the verdict given in connection with the collision between the Campania ...
Article : 41 wordsThe latest intelligence from the seat of war states that 30 members of the Metropolitan Rifle Corps, while skirmishing at Marlsburg, lest four killed and six wounded. ...
Article : 80 wordsPresident McKinley is returning to Washington without completing his western tour. He has been summoned home through the illness of his wife. ...
Article : 32 wordsA serious land slip is reported to have occurred at Acerrza, a town in Italy ten miles north-east of Naples. The huge rocks in descending struck ...
Article : 55 wordsKing Edward VII. has appointed Lady Sarah Wilson a Lady of Grace of the Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England. ...
Article : 98 wordsA letter addressed to Mr Kruger from Roossenekal, and published in the Continental papers, describes the circumstances under which the recent conference ...
Article : 119 wordsA deputation from the associated chambers of commerce waited to-day upon the Hon. W. Mulock, Postmaster-General of Canada, at his private hospital, East ...
Article : 850 wordsThe Continental papers in their comments on Lord Salisbury's recent speech show that they have been greatly impressed by his vigorous defence of British Imperialism, ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Government have commuted the sentence passed on the native boy, Roger, for attempting to murder Patrick Durack at Wyndham. The term of imprisonment has ...
Article : 37 wordsA committee has drawn up a programme in connection with the Royal visit, including city decorations and illummatidns, aquatic sports, a fireworks' display, laying ...
Article : 90 wordsAn English cricket team is to visit Australia this year, despite the failure of the M.C.C. to organise the necessary team. This information was given by Major ...
Article : 419 wordsA New York jury has awarded the Earl of Yarmouth, eldest son of the Marquis of Hertford, who is fulfilling a theatrical engagement in America, damages for libel ...
Article : 65 wordsThe loan of £16,960,000, which Russia is raising in Paris, will be issued on 22nd inst. The minimum is fixed at £98 10/, and the loan is already quoted on the ...
Article : 48 wordsIt is three weeks since the general elections took place, and there has been no definite announcement of what the Government intend to do, though it is understood ...
Article : 197 wordsThe Mansion House Fund, in connection with the monument to be erected near Buckingham Palace as a memorial to the late Queen, now amounts to £95,000. ...
Article : 36 wordsThere was an inferior selection at the wool sale to-day. Prices were unchanged. ...
Article : 21 wordsRenter's correspondent at Ookiep, telegraphing on Tuesday, reports that Colonel Shelton has photographed John Bok's back, which was lacerated by the 112 lashes ...
Article : 208 wordsAt the Old Bailey yesterday Everitt and Fry were sentenced to five years' penal servitude for attempting to defraud London bankers by pledging 6,129 tons of ore, when ...
Article : 164 wordsThe following prices were realised at yesterday's wool sales:-Keran, 4(m=7/8)d.; Yamburgan, 7(m=3/8)d.; Goonal, 7¾d.; Gogeldrie, 8?d.; Bogamildi, 8½d.; Randwick, 14¾d.: ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Acting Premier (Mr. Rutledge) is much annoyed at the alteration of the arrangements in connection with the visit of the Royal party. "What was most ...
Article : 509 wordsThe "Times" correspondent at Copenhagen announces the arrival at that capital of samples from newly-discovered coal mines in Iceland. The coal is equal in ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Premier (the Hon. G. Throssell), in the course of a speech to-day, said the State was in a thoroughly sound condition. The resources were being developed, the assets ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Hamburg-American Steamship Company are arranging with the AtchestonTopeko Railway Company to run a new line of steamers between San Francisco ...
Article : 43 wordsThe R.M.S. Ormuz arrived from London at 9.30 a.m. to-day, with the following saloon passengers on board:- For Adelaide—The Revs. L. P. Crawfurd ...
Article : 182 wordsCharles Beckman, who was hanged on Monday for the murder of Alfred Anderson, wrote a letter to Peter Anderson, the father of the deceased, in which he ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Newmarket Stakes, of 30 sovs. each, half-forfeit, with 2,000 sovs. added, for three-year-olds; colts 9 st., fillies 8 st. 11 15., was run to-day at the Newmarket Second ...
Article : 112 wordsWheat.—The American visible supply of wheat is 58,941,000 bushels, as against 60,298,000 bushels last week, or a decrease of 1,357,000 bushels. ...
Article : 85 wordsA public welcome meeting to the delegates to the Australian Wes'eyan Methodist Conference was held in the Albert-street Wesleyan Church to-night. The Acting ...
Article : 111 wordsTivoli Theatre, 8—Rickards' Variety Company. King of Hanover Hotel, 8—Smoke Social. Pirie Chambers, 8—Meeting Single Tax League. Temperance Hall, Tynte-street 8—Mr. F. S. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 244 wordsAn interesting matter was brought before the Premier to-day. A man named Capehorn, Who arrived in the colony in 1842, suggested that he should be allowed ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Fri 17 May 1901, Page 5
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