Ministers sat in Cabinet all yesterday afternoon discussing the income and land tax proposals, which are now ready for submission to Parliament. The debate on ...
Article : 44 wordsFour French men-of war arrived have at Kohsamit, in order to bring pressure to bear on Siam, and force the King to acquiesce in the French demands. ...
Article : 51 wordsThe following were the closing quotations made on the Launceston Stock Exchange to-day :— GOLD.—Chums, s 1s. East Pinafore, b 9d'. ...
Article : 101 wordsThe Government has completed the revision of the estimates, and has effected a further saving of £175,000. It is expected that the primage duties will yield ...
Article : 106 wordsOwing to what was stated to be unfair treatment by the association the field umpires have resigned. They complain of the way their reports about players are ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 173 wordsFour deaths from cholera have occurred at Nouss, in Rhenish Prussia. There are seven cases of cholera in England, all of which are considered to ...
Article : 29 wordsThe following sales were made on Change to-day :— GOLD.—Volunteer, 4s 5d, 4s 6d. SILVER.—Adelaide, 11d. Mount Reid, 3s, ...
Article : 278 wordsThe Otago and Auckland teams met at Wellington to-day to decide the final round of the Association Football Tournament, the former winning by four goals to one. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Ameer of Afghanistan is friendly disposed to the mission of Colonel A. G. A. Durand, C.B., of the Indian Staff Corps, with reference to the ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Government has introduced a betterment bill by which the Government will take half the increase in the value of the lands for 20 miles on each side of any ...
Article : 142 wordsM. Yves Guyot and M. Degony, a journalist, fought a bloodless duel with pistols yesterday at Longchamps.' ...
Article : 22 wordsThe above society flew two races on Saturday, a separate from Scottsdale and a mob from Snake Banks. The results were:—Scottsdale, separate. Three birds ...
Article : 192 wordsThe Negroni Caffarelli Palace at Rome has been burnt to the ground. Owing to the fierceness of the flames the inmates had very narrow escapes. ...
Article : 41 wordsA match was played at Longford on Saturday between a Fitzroy second and Britannia combined team and the Longford juniors, which resulted in a win for ...
Article : 71 wordsA call of is per share has been made in the Tasmania G.M. and Q.C. Company. ...
Article : 18 wordsIn connection with the recent riots inaugurated by the cabmen who are on strike at Naples, 300 further arrests have taken place. ...
Article : 26 wordsA daring robbery was committed last evening at Mr Alcock's jewelry establishment. A well dressed man entered the shop and asked to be shown some rings. ...
Article : 64 wordsSome excellent samples of stone from the Major P.A. claim, Back Creek, have been on view at Mr R. H. Price's office, Patterson-street, during the past few days. It ...
Article : 206 wordsThe following sales were made on 'Change to-day:— SILVER.—Broken Hill Proprietary, 49s. Block 10, 23s. ...
Article : 31 wordsIn replying to a deputation with reference to the disestablishment of the Scotch Church, Mr Gladstone professed himself as favourable to the reading of ...
Article : 45 wordsThe above teams met on Saturday afternoon at Elphin for the fifth time this season, when the Launceston were again victorious. The day was beautifully fine ...
Article : 451 wordsBENCH.—Mr G.W. Waterhouse, P.M. INEBRIETY.—A man, for being drunk and disorderly in Earl-street on Friday, was fined 10s, in default four days' ...
Article : 63 wordsThe first race under the auspices of the above society was flown on Saturday from Evandale Junction. The birds were liberated by the stationmaster at 1.35 p.m., ...
Article : 124 wordsJohn Conder, who was sentenced to death for the murder of an Indian hawker, will be executed on Monday. Conder is very restless. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe rate of discount for three months' bills is 4 3/8 per cent. ...
Article : 21 wordsJoe Goddard, the well-known pugilist, was arrested at Benalla railway station last night en route from Melbourne to Sydney on a charge of being an absconding ...
Article : 60 wordsThe cargo of Victorian bay ex R.M.S. Britannia from Geelong has realised £6 per ton in the London market. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 245 words"Longford Notes" reports on Saturday :— The competition for the Dumaresq trophies was continued to-day with the ...
Article : 111 wordsOur Hobart correspondent wired last night :— The s. Backs Peninsula, from Strahan, brought 1100 bags of ore from the Silver Queen. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe estimates of the American wheat crop are stated to be unreliable. It is believed, however, that the returns will be about 400,000,000 bushels. ...
Article : 47 wordsMr J. Boyd, of New Zealand, a member of an amateur bicycle club, has lowered the 50 miles record, doing the distance in 2hr 33min 7sec. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe local quotation for tin ore is 13s per unit, that price having remained unchanged since 18th inst. The s. Warrentinna, Which arrived from ...
Article : 147 wordsThe Premier has received a communication from the Premier of Cape Town stating that his Government will be unable to take part in the Tasmanian ...
Article : 74 wordsOne hundred mats of middling Queensland syrup have sold at 13s 3d. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe seventh competition for A series of the Garrison Rifle Club took place at the local rifle range on Saturday, when the weather was fine, but the light proved ...
Article : 199 wordsThe beet market shows a decline of 7½d. ...
Article : 11 wordsBar silver is now quoted at 2s 10d per ounce standard, which is a decline of 5-8th of a penny since yesterday. ...
Article : 28 wordsOur own correspondent writes under date the 25th inst.:—On our gold fields things are assuming a somewhat brighter aspect, having had two very satisfactory ...
Article : 375 wordsThe annual social fixture in connection with the Southern Tasmanian Artillery, which takes the form of a ball, was held in the Town Hall last evening, and proved ...
Article : 171 wordsBroken Hill Proprietary shares are quoted at £2 12s 6d, this being a rise of 2s 6d per share since previous quotation. ...
Article : 46 wordsAn old resident of Launceston passed over to the great majority on Saturday evening in the person of Mr James Wallace. The deceased in early life was ...
Article : 341 wordsThe City and Holbrook clubs met again to-day on the Southern Tasmanian Football Ground, at Risdon, where there was a fair attendance of the general public. The ...
Article : 118 wordsALEX. M'LEAN, E q., Alderman for the West Ward of the City of Brisbane, writes us from the Town Hall:—" I have during many years past used St. Jacobs oil as a remedy for ...
Article : 87 wordsOn Saturday, August 19, the meet took place at Jericho. Nothing can excel this country for good going, which, coupled with a beautiful day, induced a good field ...
Article : 557 wordsThe Auld Hielan'man's Prayer.—O Lord, what are we in Thy sicht this night ?—a wheen puir easicosies. Gie us a blessin' this ac time; it's no aften we bother You. ...
Article : 143 wordsThe following tenders have been accepted for the under-mentioned works:—Roads, parish of Leithbridge, road to M'Garry, Pits, and others, at head of ...
Article : 114 wordsThe following are the results of the matches played this afternoon:— Collingwood, two goals four behinds, beat Richmond, one goal 10 behinds. ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Mon 28 Aug 1893, Page 6
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