Lient.—General W. F. D. Jervois, formerly Governor of New Zealand, and who is a distinguished military engineer, has been appointed Chief ...
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Article : 66 words[A special charge is made to consignees wishing to particularise their imports or exports.] Ex Tokapo, s.s., from Melbourne — 103 pkgs butter, 10 css fruit, 4 css flour. 354 pkgs tea. 27 ...
Article : 538 wordsThe Duke of Manchester, who succeeded to the title last year, is seriously ill, and his condition is critical. ...
Article : 23 wordsSir James Fergusson, PostmasterGeneral, has under consideration charges made against Post Office officials of opening letters at the alleged request ...
Article : 39 wordsIn our advertisement columns playgoers will read with pleasure the announcement of the first appearance of the gifted young English tragedicane Miss Janet Achurch. ...
Article : 171 wordsThe candidates for the Cambridge seat in the House of Commons, vacant by the death of Right Hon. Cecil Raikes, are Mr. Murray (Unionist) and ...
Article : 63 wordsThe usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Trustees office, Stephenstreet, on Tuesday evening last, when all the Trustees were present. ...
Article : 367 wordsThe hearing of the appeal case in the Supreme Court at Washington against the decision of the Alaskan Court which upheld the legality of the seizure ...
Article : 46 wordsA demand has been made by the Chilian Government for the names of the persons who are alleged to be concealed in the United States Legation ...
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Article : 48 wordsThe death is announced of Sir John Pope Hennessy, K.C.M.G., ex-Governor of Mauritius. He was born in Cork in 1834, and entered the House of ...
Article : 70 wordsOctobor 8. — Pateena, s.s., for Launceston. Passengers.—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Mardnes Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, ...
Article : 182 wordsThe Bank of England Governors entirely deny Sir Thomas Mc[?]wraith's charges concerning Queensland loans, and declare that they kept their ...
Article : 58 wordsBREAK O' DAV V. WELLINGTON. — These clubs commence the cricket season tomorrow afternoon on the Association ground, and as the weather has proved favourable ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 317 wordsBank of South Australia shares have to-day receded to £12. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe visible supply of American breadstuff's is 36,500,000 bushels, as compared with 34,900,000 bushels on the 30th ult. ...
Article : 20 wordsOur Fortnightly Summary of News for Home Readers will be published on SATURDAY MORNING. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe Board of Trade returns for the quarter ending 30th September last, compared with returns for the corresponding quarter last year, show a ...
Article : 38 wordsH.M.S. Ringarooma arrived in the Tamar yesterday. Trial of hunters at Melton Mowbray tomorrow. ...
Article : 6,331 wordsA leading member of the New Hebrides Co. has informed Sir Graham Berry, the Victorian Agent-General, that M. Ribot, the French Minister of ...
Article : 119 wordsOrient, Saturday. Torres Straits, 17th inst. OUTWARDS. German line, 12th inst. P. and O., 12th inst. THIS DAY. ...
Article : 45 wordsIt has transpired that when the Baring crisis was, imminent, the late W. H. Smith offered to give Mr. Lidderdale, governor of the Bank of ...
Article : 51 wordsThe following sales were effected at the slaughter yards yesterday:—By Roberts and Co.—79 cattle, from £9 7s. 6d. to £11 10.; 691 sheep, from 15s. 3d. to 19s. 3d.; 35 lambs. 15s. 6d.; ...
Article : 153 wordsMr. Gladstone predicts an early reunion between the Presbyterian bodies and also the Baptists and C[?] gationalists, but he thinks it wil[?] be ...
Article : 42 words"Being a professor in medicine and surgery," writes Dr. Manuel S. Izaguierre, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, "I have obtained the best effects from St. Jacobs' oil ...
Article : 75 wordsWe have received the following cablegram:— MELBOURNE, Thursday. Messrs. Sanderson, Murray, and Co. cable us under date London, October 7, as follows:- ...
Article : 104 wordsYielding to pressure the lightermen at the Carron and Hermitage wharves have struck, and thrown in their lot with the dockers. ...
Article : 36 wordsWe have much pleasure in giving publicity to the following letter from the Messrs. Thompson Bros., of Cordillera, N.S.W., which speaks for itself: "It gives us great ...
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Advertising : 1,095 wordsSilver bullion is to-day quoted at 3s. 8[?]d. per ounce. ...
Article : 15 wordsMr. C. Parnell, M.P. for Cork City, has died at Brighton. He caught a chill on Friday last, and took to his bed and died at midnight on Tuesday. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 9 Oct 1891, Page 2
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