The British War Office has made large purchases of mules in the United States, and 2300 horses have also been shipped to South Africa from New Orleans. ...
Article : 56 wordsAT the request of the Chairman and secretary of the Boys' Central Ipswich State School (Mr. S. Lewis), Mr. A. J. Stephenson, M.L.A., interviewed the Hon. R. Philp (Premier) and ...
Article : 140 wordsTHE Rev. Joseph King, of Melbourne, who, with the Rev. Thomas Lord, of Madagascar, and Miss Harband, B.A., of Madras, is acting as the deputation of the London Missionary ...
Article : 365 wordsMr. O'Connor, in reply to Mr. Stewart, stated that the average cost of Printing "Hansard" to date was £302 a week. POSTAL BILL. ...
Article : 130 wordsTHURSDAY has been adopted in the parishes of Charters Towers and Millchester for the half-holiday under the Factories and Shops Act. ...
Article : 24 wordsWith reference to the no-balling of Mold, the Lancashire fast bowler, by Mr. James Phillips, a letter from the former has been published in the Press stating that there were ...
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Advertising : 281 wordsOf the prisoners captured by Major-General Scobell's force at Camdeboo, the greater part of whom were reported to be rebels, 18 have been sent to Graf Reinet, ...
Article : 38 wordsA communication from Mr. G. W. Smalley, the New York correspondent of the "Times," states, in connection with the big strike of iron and steal workers in America, that there are ...
Article : 80 wordsThe Hon. A. Deakin (Attorney-General) is rather seriously ill, and the Hon. R. E. O'Connor (vice-president of the Executive Council) is acting for him. ...
Article : 58 wordsIT is understood (says the "Observer") that four candidates will seek the suffrages of the Valley electors at the forthcoming election—at least rumour is busy with four names. The ...
Article : 69 wordsAmong the prisoners taken in the recent capture of the town of Reitz by General Broadwood's brigade, in addition to those previously mentioned, were the Rev. J. ...
Article : 81 wordsIT has been found that there is much more gas in the artesian well than anticipated, and a strong pressure is reported, anticipated, to supply Brisbane. ...
Article : 39 wordsWE are informed by Mr. A. J. Stephenson, M.L.A. (president of the society), that the Hon. R. Philp, Prime Minister, has promised to perform the ceremony of opening the exibition of ...
Article : 52 wordsTHE football match between the Queensland team and a metropolitan fifteen was played on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, and resulted in an easy win for Queensland by 29 ...
Article : 50 wordsMR. MAT REID, no less, presented a petition from the Presbyterian General Assembly of Queensland protesting against the suggested legislation of the opening of public-houses on ...
Article : 1,822 wordsA Boer proclamation which has been published at Losberg authorises the Boers to surrender to the British military authorities in batches in order to recruit their ...
Article : 42 wordsAN interesting case of persistency of purpose and true grit on the part of a Maryborough boy has come under our notice (says the "Chronicle"). Michael O'Shea, aged 19, and ...
Article : 303 wordsMr. Dunn, the manager of the Aldershot Smelting Works, Mr. Heussler, metallurgist at Aldershot, and Mr. Murray-Smith visited Stanthorpe, this week. They paid a visit to ...
Article : 74 wordsMrs. Schalk-Burger, wife of the Acting President of the late Transvaal Republic has been taken to Pretoria. ...
Article : 19 wordsTHE 31st ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Royal Bank of Queensland was held on Tuesday, when the report and balance-sheet for the half-year were adopted, ...
Article : 79 wordsIn a letter published in the "Daily News," Ouida (Miss Louise de la Remee) pleads the cause of Oliver Schreiner (Mrs. Cronwright), whom she represents as being imprisoned ...
Article : 47 wordsAt the wool sales, held to-day, 2083 bales were offered. There was a good attendance of buyers, and prices were firm and in sellers' favour. There was strong competition for ...
Article : 67 wordsLord Raglan, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the War Department, has stated that the Government is sending a committee of ladies to report on the refugee ...
Article : 33 wordsA meeting of the League of the North Queensland Wheelmen Appeal Board was held, to-night, to consider appeals by Martin and Corbett against their recent disqualifications. ...
Article : 123 wordsA SERIOUS shooting accident recently happened at Brookstead, near Pittsworth, to Mr. Sydney Doneley, second son of Mr. J. Tyson Doneley. Mr. Doneley, in company with his ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Right Hon. St. John Brodrick (Secretary of State for War), replying to a question in the House of Commons last night, declared that the report published in ...
Article : 60 wordsMR. D. T. KEOGH, M.L.A., Informs us that in a few weeks' time a Parliamentary party, amongst whom will be the Home Secretary (the Hon. J. F. G. Foxton) and ...
Article : 97 wordsPrivates Hutchinson and M'Coy, of the Victorian Mounteds, were severely wounded at Bethel. Private Newland, a member of the New ...
Article : 46 wordsA SERIOUS accident happened at Spring Bluff on Tuesday evening. Charles Fitzgerald, a locomotive fireman, was engaged in the ashpit at that station in attending to his engine, when ...
Article : 85 wordsOnly 14 applications for unconditional selections and two for agricultural farms were received, to-day, out of 80 odd selections thrown open at the Seventeen-Mile. The land ...
Article : 65 wordsIN view of the number of inquiries being received as to the prospects of service in South Africa, the Government have opened up communication with the Imperial ...
Article : 59 wordsTHE Police Magistrate, Mr. H. T. Macfarlane, occupied the bench at the local police Court this morning. One petty debts case was adjudicated upon, that of Overell and Son v. M'Lucas and ...
Article : 1,669 wordsIN a recent interview, Mr. Tesla gives the following description of some of his recent achievements:—"With a small engine, capable of pressing a piston backward and ...
Article : 100 wordsA MAN has just given a Reading mason a penny for finding a lost purse containing £320 in notes and gold, says the Adelaide "Observer." Advertisement is the best ...
Article : 151 wordsA case of plague was reported here on Monday night. The patient is Mrs. Hannaysee, wife of the licensee of the Tramway Hotel. She was removed to quarantine, and is ...
Article : 37 wordsADVICES received from New York in connection with the great strike of iron-workers in Pennsylvania states that the strikers are playing for high stakes, in ...
Article : 80 wordsMR. PRESSE presented a petition from people in Tasmania praying that the Post-Office should not be used to further gambling. ALIEN LABOUR. ...
Article : 422 wordsMESSRS. Anthony Hordern and Sons, whose great emporium in Sydney was almost totally destroyed by fire recently, seem to have amongst their workpeople men of the true stamp—men ...
Article : 437 wordsIN the Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, Mr. Fogarty presented a petition from members of the I.O.B. lodges at Toowoomba protesting against any amendment of the Licensing Act in ...
Article : 62 wordsThe London "Daily Mail" has been cast in damages to the amount of £2500 for stating that Miss Hattie Chattel, an actress, was the mother of Miss Rosie Boots, of the ...
Article : 69 wordsYESTERDAY'S "Observer" says:—A revised goods classification for the Queensland Railways was submitted to and approved the Governor-in-Council to-day. ...
Article : 139 wordsOUR Gatton readers are reminded of the public meeting to be held, in the Tarampa Divisional Board's hall, to-morrow night, when addresses, illustrated with lantern views, will be ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Polish countess Olzewsky fired, to day, at the French Minister for Public Works (M. Pierre Baudin), mistaking him for the Minister of Foreign Affairs (M. Delcasse), ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 33 wordsClean Sweep, the winner of the last Melbourne Cup, and who was shortly afterwards sold to an English sportsman, has arrived safely in England in good condition. ...
Article : 36 wordsTHE plebiscite taken by the Valley W.P.O. to decide upon a successor to Senator W. G. Higgs in the State Assembly was held on Tuesday, when the choice fell upon Mr. C. Seymour. ...
Article : 37 wordsA remarkable letter has been addressed by Lord Rosebery to the members of the City Liberal Club. In this he explains that he will never voluntarily re-enter party polities. The ...
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