The firat quarterly licensing meeting of justices of the peace was held in the Mayor's Court-room, Town Hall, yesterday morning. The Mayor (Alderman Harcourt) was voted to the chair, and ...
Article : 986 wordsNews from the West Coast of Africa states that the Ashantees have demanded the surrender of a refugee chief, but the Governor of Sierra Leone has refused to comply. ...
Article : 43 wordsLily, fore-and-aft schooner, 84 tons, H. Hopwood, from East Coast ports. Cargo—600 bgs bark, 32 bls wool, 14 tns stone, and 50 sheepskins. Agent—I. Wright. ...
Article : 31 wordsTriabunna, Pittwater, produce; Mary, Port Cygnet, produce; Rose, Garden Island Creek, timber; Trigonia. Caroline, Cyclone, Oyster Cove, firewood; Village Belle, Straggler, Excelsior, Barnes' Bay, ...
Article : 39 wordsRunnymede, barque, 284 tons, J. B. Travis, for a whaling cruise. ...
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Advertising : 364 wordsMr. Thomas Carlyle, essayest, biographer, and historian, is dead; aged 86 years. ...
Article : 19 wordsLufra, barque, for London. ...
Article : 6 wordsFebruary 7, 4 p.m.—Lufra, barque, passed out of sight. TAMAR HEADS. OUTWARD. ...
Article : 1,020 wordsTin is quoted at £89 10s. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe weather in California has been of unusual severity. The heavy and continuous downfall of rain has resulted in floods in several parts of the State, causing great loss. The damage done in ...
Article : 104 wordsAt the licensing meeting to-day there was a good attendance of justices, Mr. Whitefoord in the chair. The application of George Talmage for the Club Hotel, Brisbane-street, was unanimously ...
Article : 932 wordsSt. Leon's Mammoth Circus, which arrived at Launceston three weeks since, and has occupied the intervening period by performing at that and other towns en route to the city, opened for a short season ...
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Advertising : 15 wordsThe annual regatta to-day promises to be favoured in every way. The weather yesterday was very variable, and at one time during the afternoon it was feared that heavy rain was about to set in; but ...
Article : 621 wordsTO-DAY, being a PUBLIC HOLIDAY, this Office will only be open in the morning, from 9 to 10, and in the evening from 7 to 8, for the reception of advertisements. ...
Article : 33 wordsTHIS EVENING, at 8. Engaged; and Cool as a Cucumber. RAILWAY RESERVE. THIS EVENING, at 8. St. Leon'a Circus. ...
Article : 26 wordsIT will not be the fault of Messrs. WALCH AND SONS if the enjoyments of to-day, and on race day next week, are not of the most perfect character. With their usual enterprise they ...
Article : 3,173 wordsThe annual general meeting of the shareholders of the T.S.N. Co. was held at the company's offices, Franklin Wharf, at noon yesterday. There were 55 shareholders present, and Captain Fisher was ...
Article : 2,170 wordsAppointments: Randal Young to be postmaster at Risdon, vice Mrs. Petrie, postmistress, resigned; C. R. Weeding to be acting postmaster at Mount Seymour, vice Mr. J. M. Gray, resigned; Mrs. M. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 66 wordsENGLAND.—Via Brindisi and Ceylon, expected to arrive here to-morrow morning. VICTORIA AND OTHER COLONIES.—Via Launceston, per s.s. Flinders, due to-morrow morning. ...
Article : 111 wordsWe have received the following auctioneers' reports:- Messrs. Roberts and Co. report a brisker business in stock, although sales of stores were limited ...
Article : 653 wordsAll for Her, Messrs. Herman Merivale and Palgrave Simpson's romantic play, which was produced last night at the Theatre Royal, is really a very fine drama, one of the most interesting indeed ...
Article : 843 wordsSIR,—"Sand-piper" in this morning's issue of The Mercury says that in the scullers race (Allcomers) the committee have, against their own rules, consented to start two boats at a reduced ...
Article : 286 wordsA private telegram received in Hobart states that the reef in the Prince of Wales claim, Nine-Mile Springs, was struck yesterday, but was not got through. A little gold was seen. ...
Article : 32 wordsNew Chum.—Mr. R. H. Price received a telegram from the battery manager on Saturday evening, reporting the return of amalgam from the plates and ripples as 366oz. for 42 tons quartz ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 8 Feb 1881, Page 2
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