The last meeting of the present Town Board was held at the court-house on Monday, 1st inst. Present:—The chairman (Mr. Walduck), and Messrs. Davies, ...
Article : 184 wordsCall due on 10th inst.— Royal Tharsis, 2d. Mr. C. H. Westwood, manager of the Comstock Mining Co., informs us that the quantity of ore raised for the month of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 99 wordsA report has reached Sydney from Casino that Mr. Pyers disclaims having offered his seat in the Legislative Assembly for Richmond to Mr. Barton. ...
Article : 393 wordsAt the adjourned Municipal Council meeting to-day, from 47 applications for the position of constable 6 were selected for ballot, the result being that Vernon ...
Article : 42 wordsProbate duty, to the amount of £12,872, was paid to-day in the estate of Thos. M. Wallace, sworn at £128,726. At the City Court to-day four seamen, ...
Article : 275 wordsM. Cambon, the French Ambassador at Washington, through whom overtures for peace were made as Spanish peace envoy to America, has held ...
Article : 199 wordsAUSTRALIAN, July 26.—Some good stone coming from both faces. Fortnight's crushing (broken time through repairs) yielded 25cwt. Now crushing two shifts. ...
Article : 655 wordsA deputation wailed upon the Chief Secretary (Hon. W. Moore) yesterday to request that some action should be taken to have the present tax on live stock and ...
Article : 611 wordsThe opinion of the leading skin authorities of the world, viz., the late Professor Sir Erasmus Wilson. F.R.S.. Dr. Redwood, Ph.D., F.C.S., F.I.C., Mr. John L. Milton, Senior Surgeon St. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe following scratchings have been notified:- Trial Steeple.— Whimboen and Swirl. Balaclava Stakes.—Pilgrim and Konning. ...
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Advertising : 1,788 wordsIn the betting market to-day Pat continues the favourite for the Caulfield National Hurdle Race at 5 to 1. Reindeer is in request at 6 to 1; Bell Metal, 7 to 1; ...
Article : 239 wordsThe members of the Town Board held a special meeting on the 28th ult., to consider Town-hall matters, and the Board's solicitor was brought from Ulverstone to ...
Article : 867 wordsThe Emperor William of Germany has issued a proclamation, in which he refers to the late Prince Bismarck as the man in whom God created an ...
Article : 47 wordsA daring bank robbery is reported from Penshurst, in the western district, 209 miles from Melbourne. At about a quarter to 3 this afternoon a man entered the local ...
Article : 376 wordsAt the Miners' International Conference, now assembled at Vienna, a resolution has been passed affirming that the time has come for fixing by law the ...
Article : 34 wordsAmong the Merinoes shipped by the s.s. Burrumbeet for the Melbourne sheep sales to-day, was the famous ram President bought by Mr. C. B. Grubb, of Strathroy, ...
Article : 173 wordsMarshal Garcia, leader of the Cuban insurgent forces, reports that he has captured the town of Mayari, at the mouth of the Nipe river(Bahia de Nipe) ...
Article : 36 wordsIn the Assembly to day the Divorce Bill was further considered. An amendment moved by Mr. Lcake, leader of the Opposition, to prevent re-marriage during the ...
Article : 101 wordsSir Claude Maxwell Macdonald, the British Embassy at Pekin, has informed the Tusng[?]li-Yamen, in forcible terms that Great Britain will not tolerate the ...
Article : 77 wordsIn one or two instances some of the parties working outside mines in this district have been put to a good deal of inconvenience owing to the heavy ...
Article : 143 wordsRose May Leslie, who attempted to commit suicide by taking a dose of sulphide of Zine at Inveresk on Tuesday, was, at the Police Court to-day, bound over in ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Premier has introduced a bill prohibiting further sales of native land, and appointing boards, composed of both Maoris and Europeans, to administer these ...
Article : 199 wordsA meeting of this Trust was held on August 1. Present:—Messrs. R. J. Wills (chairman), J. E. Triffit, and M. Jackson. The minutes were read and confirmed. ...
Article : 276 wordsThe Hospital Union Committee election held yesterday resulted in the return of Messrs. Roddick, Greenwood, Wagstaff, Webb, Rogers, Cameron, Calder, and ...
Article : 323 wordsThe Daily News exhorts all friends of the Pacific cable scheme, especially the Premiers of Queensland and New Zealand, to bestir themselves to ...
Article : 46 wordsThe crossent which the Hercules Consols Co. are driving to cut the continuation of the Hercules lode is in 217ft. A great deal of water is making in the face, and the ...
Article : 63 wordsMr. George Doughty, M.P. (Liberal), has been re-elected for Great Grimsby, obtaining 4,940 votes. Mr. Wintrin ham, a Radical, obtained 4,169; and ...
Article : 35 wordsThe appeals from decisions in colonial Courts, Smyth versus the Queen, and Barker versus Edger, have both been allowed, with costs. ...
Article : 48 wordsGold.— New Golden Gate, s. £12. New Pinafore, b. 1s. 3d., s. 2s. 1d. Amalgamated West Tasmania, b. 1s., s. 2s. Little Wonder, b. 8d. Moonlight, b. 2s. 3d., s. ...
Article : 642 wordsA meeting of the Council of Agriculture will be held in the boardroom, Publicbuildings, Hobart, on August 11. Agenda:—1. Minutes to be read and ...
Article : 184 wordsClaim, £11 5s. 6d., for dishonoured promissory note. Mr. E. G. Miller appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. M. J. Clarke for defendant. ...
Article : 250 wordsIn the County match against Surrey Gunn made a total of 230 in an unfinished innings, thus achieving the season's record. ...
Article : 23 wordsBefore the Police Magistrate (Mr. B. Shaw), Messrs. W. H. T. Brown, and S. H. Burrows, J. P. BREACH OF THE EDUCATION ACT.— ...
Article : 493 wordsA meeting of the Council was held on the 4th inst. Present:—The Warden (Dr. Tofft), and Councillors Gatenby, Nicolson, John Taylor and David Taylor. ...
Article : 409 wordsOn Wednesday afternoon, 3rd inst., a chopping match was held in Mr. Knop's paddock. There were seven competitors, and a good deal of local interest was ...
Article : 204 wordsSIR,—Your correspondent, Mr. William Crooke, commits himself to the definition that the "duty of an Opposition is to oppose," which, in its primitive sense, ...
Article : 206 wordsThe usual monthly meeting was held on Wednesday evening, 3rd inst., at the Board's room. Present:—Messrs. C. J. Ball (chair), S. Smith, and G. Plane. ...
Article : 138 wordsThe 4th competition, B series, of the above club, 500, 600, and 700 yards, was fired on Saturday, July 23 last, and Wednesday, the 3rd inst., the Wednesday shoot ...
Article : 254 wordsSIR,—Since writing the account of the naval services of this vessel I have had the following interesting particulars respecting her from Mr. J. G. Shield, inspector of ...
Article : 370 wordsA meeting of the Board was held at Bagdad on Wednesday, 3rd inst. Present: —Messrs. C. Matthews (chairman), E. J. Webb, R. Ramsay, W. Webberley, F. F. ...
Article : 156 wordsSIR,—Mr. Bird, in order to justify his recent vote, has now taken refuge in an argument founded on the effect of the divisions taken in the House of Assembly ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 5 Aug 1898, Page 3
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