The Criminal Court was crowded this morning when the little boy, Robert John Davis, was placed in the dock on a charge of murdering his step-brother, Alexander ...
Article : 927 wordsThe State Treasurer (Hon: D. C. Urquhart) made reference yesterday to the assertion that the banking institutions of Hobart were prepared to lend ...
Article : 513 wordsLater advices from Teheran show that the reform leaders did not get the support from the people that they expected in the stand that was made ...
Article : 251 wordsAt the last meeting of the Queen's Domain Committee Mr. P. S. Seager, I.S.O. resigned the hon. sccretaryship, and it was decided to request Mr. R. Hall, ...
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Article : 168 wordsVenezuela recently refused to comply with a demand made by the United States that in cases where American citizens had not been treated with ...
Article : 331 wordsThe death is announced of Grover Cleveland, at one time President of the United States. Death, which took place suddenly ...
Article : 523 wordsAt the instance of Great Britain Japan has withdrawn her objection to the construction of the Sin-min-tunFa-ku-meun railway, and agrees not ...
Article : 124 wordsReuter understands that Russia and Great Britain do not intend to interfere in Persia's internal affairs, but have intimated to those concerned that ...
Article : 55 wordsOwing to the pronounced shortage in the supplies of cattle in North America, which has caused a twenty per cent, increase in the price of beef in Berlin, ...
Article : 104 wordsSeven hundred and sixty-six persons, was recently stated, have been executed in Russia during the first quarter of the present year. ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Old Age Pensions Bill was further considered in committee of the House of Commons yesterday. Lord H. Cecil moved an amendment, ...
Article : 204 wordsAt 9 o'clock this morning a deputation of Scottsdale residents waited upon the Premier (Hon. J. W. Evans) and Hon. A. Hean (Minister of Lands and Works) with ...
Article : 675 wordsIn May of last year an appeal was made by the Chancellor of Oxford University (Lord Curzon), and the Vice-Chancellor (Mr. T. H. Warren) for ...
Article : 65 wordsTwo detachments of French troops were conducting recomaisances last week near Elooina, in French West Africa, when they were attacked by ...
Article : 60 wordsNotts, who last season went through county championship matches without experiencing a reverse, have again been beaten this year, this time by ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Rugby Union committee has concluded its inquiry into allegations of professionalism made against F. Jackson, a member of the British team that ...
Article : 65 words"The Times" says it is rumoured in the lobby of the House of Commons that Lord Loreburn will shortly resign the Lord Chancellorship, and will be ...
Article : 66 wordsPresident Roosevelt has written to Mr. Spreekels, advising him not to flinch, but to keep the fight going against the "grafters" of San Francisco, ...
Article : 96 wordsThe debate in the Orange River Colony Legislative Assembly on the recommendations of the Customs Conference in favour of the Union of the ...
Article : 80 wordsThose engaged on the inquest in connection with the Sunshine disaster supposed that the opening proceedings to-day would consist of the dreary work ...
Article : 336 wordsThe Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working of the Post Office met to-day, for the first time, Mr. Hume Cook, the honorary Minister, being ...
Article : 246 wordsAlthough practically the whole Asiatic community of the Transvaal has registered voluntarily under the terms of the compromise offected with the ...
Article : 179 wordsThe Pan-Anglican Congress concluded its deliberations yesterday, and closed to-day with a thanksgiving service at St. Paul's Cathedral. A procession of ...
Article : 193 wordsAt the sales of Australian and New Zealand tallow to-day, 1,972 cases were offered, and 1,312 were sold:—Mutton, 33s. 9d; medium, 29s. 6d.; beef, fine, ...
Article : 53 wordsA conversazione was given at the Colonial Institute in London on Wednesday, which was very largely attended. There were fully two thousand persons ...
Article : 50 wordsThe directors of the Australian Agricultural Company have declared a dividend of 40s. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe report that a Russion naval squadron, under Admiral Zivinski, with a torpedo flotilla, left Sebastopol on Tuesday for Turkish waters in order to ...
Article : 170 wordsSome months ago the Postmaster-General (Mr. Mauger) installed the Deputy Postmaster-General of Queensland (Mr. Bright) as acting deputy of Victoria for ...
Article : 96 wordsThe American visible supply of wheat east of the Rockies is estimated at 23,103,000 bushels, as against 25,085,000 bushels a week ago. ...
Article : 24 wordsA tram accident, which resulted in considerable destruction to property in Elizabeth-street, occurred at an early hour this morning. A vacant tram, ...
Article : 131 wordsThe statement of accounts of the National Bank of New Zealand show profits amounting to £100,862. A dividend of 10 per cent, and a bonus of 2 ...
Article : 78 wordsIn the House of Commons yesterday Mr. A. Lyttleton inquired if the British Government intended to take any action in view of the fact that the ...
Article : 138 wordsReference to the congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, to be held in Sydney next year, was made to-day by Mr. Knox, M.P., at the annual ...
Article : 97 wordsAbout eight sites have been offered to the Government for Commonwealth offices in London. They are all in the same locality. The most favoured site up to ...
Article : 104 wordsThe United States War Department proposes to amalgamate the regular and State troops, now called National Guards, into a standing army. ...
Article : 37 wordsProgress is being made with the construction of the federal fisheries investigation vessel. All frames and bulkheads have been completed, and the work of ...
Article : 67 wordsSuperintendent Scott arrived here by train to-night to prosecute to-morrow in the case of the man Hortin, who is charged with unlawfully presenting ...
Article : 38 wordsThe half-yearly social in connection with the Launceston branch of the A.N.A. was held to-night at the Stock Exchange. At the business meeting preceding the ...
Article : 49 wordsAccording to a railway return, 4.380 bags of wheat are stacked at the railway stations throughout the State. A year ago 61,649 bags were stacked. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 26 Jun 1908, Page 5
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