The Amateur Orchestral Society gave another of their admirable concerts last Thursday night. The Town Hall was well filled with subscribers, and their friends, but the popular seats were far from ...
Article : 1,407 wordsSir,—Your sub-leader in Thursday's issue of the Mercury dealing with the imprisoned strike leaders hardly bears the stamp of what one would expect from an educated, liberal-minded gentleman, and ...
Article : 664 wordsTHE EXTRA SHEETS OF THE "MERCURY."—The third sheet of this day's paper contains—Advertisements: Poetry "Cradle Song;" Tale "An Ocean Duel," and continuation of Tale "The Empress of ...
Article : 4,195 wordsIn the Assembly on Thursday Sir George Dibbs moved the second reading of the long-deferred District Government Bill. The Premier dwelt briefly on the vast importance of the enactment which he had in hand, and traced the past history of the ...
Article : 1,466 wordsFrom the Sydney papers of yesterday we compile the following news items: There was not much business done in the Mining market on Thursday but prices showed a slight improvement. Proprietary ...
Article : 690 wordsPerhaps the most important matter, which is most talked of just now, and which therefore seems to be occupying the public mind here, is the disagreement between the whart labourers and the firm of Gibbs, Bright and Co., regarding the loading of ...
Article : 768 wordsSIR,—I have read your correspondent's remarks in last Tuesday's issue of your paper, and, as I am the prosecutor, beg leave to reply as briefly as I can. 1st. It is alleged Windross was charged with stealing mill ...
Article : 962 wordsBAZAAR AND CONCERT.—The success of the bazaar and concert held at Kirkton on the estate of J. Kelman, Esq., on Thursday, 1st inst, was marred to a great extent by a heavy downpour of rain, accompanied by a thunderstorm of great ...
Article : 536 wordsIn view of all the fuss and preteaded indignation on the part of quite a number of legislators over the action of the Hon. W. J. Lyne, Minister of Public Works, in deciding to divert the waters of ...
Article : 809 wordsKEEPING UNREGISTERED DOGS.—Chang War James Dixon, and Charles Braithwaite were charged with having kept dogs on their premises without having caused a description thereof to be registered. ...
Article : 562 wordsThe country around here at present looks fresh and green, espeolally eince the thunderstorms which have been frequent during the past week. On Tuesday night the Allyn River rose quite suddenly, but just as quickly went down again. It must ...
Article : 345 wordsSIR,—It has been thought that a brief statement of the facts in connection with the subject referred to by your correspondent "Veritas" in last Saturday's issue of your paper would be only fair and just to the rev. gentleman alluded to ...
Article : 748 wordsDuring the the past week the celestial regions appear to have been revolutionized. The electric discharges were repeated and heavy, while the rolling volleys of thunder on Friday afternoon were awe inspiring and deafening. 86 points of rain fell on ...
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