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Advertising : 871 wordsBefore resigning, Sir George Grey cent a memorandum to the Governor regarding the position of the Ministry, but the Governor dissented from the views expressed, and sent for Mr. Hall, who has ...
Article : 306 wordsIn a speech at Dublin, Sir Stafford Northcote, speaking of the Cabul massacre, said it only required adherence to the present policy for England alone to dominate the Ameer's foreign ...
Article : 81 wordsI have the painful duty of informing you of the death of another old colonist, Mr. Henry Stevenson, who died on the 3rd inst., at the ripe old age of 75. The deceased gentleman was born at Richmond, in ...
Article : 216 wordsGeneral Roberts is reconnoitring near Cabul. Large masses of the enemy endeavoured to surround his column, but were defeated with heavy loss. General Roberts cleared the heights with ...
Article : 90 wordsPresent: Dr. Smart (chairman), Mr. R. A. Mather (vice-chairman), Drs. Perkins, E. L. Crowther, Hon. David Lewis, Major-General Irvine, Messrs. Maher, Addison, MacMillan, Brownell, and ...
Article : 2,121 wordsTenders for the five percent, debentures of £65,000, issued by the Bank of New South Wales as agents for the Commercial Bank of Tasmania, were opened to-day. The total amount ...
Article : 52 wordsBy the kindness of the Minister of Lands we have been permitted to peruse a letter received by him yesterday from Mr. J. B. Waldron, solicitor, Launceston, acquainting the Government of an alleged ...
Article : 1,144 wordsThe usual monthly meeting was held on Tuesday, October 7. Present: Councillors J. Lyne (warden), H. B. Yeates, and Henry Cotton. The minutes of the previous meeting were read ...
Article : 296 wordsAn engagement has taken place between the Chilian and Peruvian fleets. The former were victorious, and captured the man-of-war Huasher. ...
Article : 31 wordsBaron D'Haymerle, Austrian Ambassador in Italy, succeeds Count Andrassy as Minister for Foreign Affairs in Austria. ...
Article : 27 wordsCity Gold Mining Co., Black Boy.—The manager (Mr. P. Irvine) reports on the 7th inst.:—I have got water down in the face again, and the contractors are at work in the face. I have also got ...
Article : 95 wordsTin has fallen 10s., being now quoted at £83 10s. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Times, in a leader on colonial affairs, censures Sir Michael Hicks-Beach for the removal of Governor of Quebec, Canada, and compares, the case with the agitation in Victoria. The ...
Article : 77 wordsWest Bischoff Tin Mine, Waratah.—The manager, (Mr. W. H. Wesley) reports on the 7th inst.:—On the 6th inst. I telegraphed, "Cannot sink the new shaft, in consequence of too ...
Article : 411 wordsThe local quotation for tin ore to-day is 13s. 6d. per unit. A reef has been discovered in Bruen's workings, Beaconsfield, 2ft. wide. Good prospects have been ...
Article : 60 wordsThe following is the continuation of Reuter's summary of news received by the s.s. Siam:- LONDON, August 29. Mr. Goschen retires at the approaching general ...
Article : 1,103 wordsThe pressure brought to bear in order to obtain the reprieve of Lawrence, under sentence of death for the murder of Mr. Finlayson, has had the desired effect. Lawrence has been reprieved, and ...
Article : 53 wordsMr. W. Forster, agent-general, has been recalled, owing to certain communications received from him in connection with the floating of the loan in May, and also regarding certain instructions forwarded to ...
Article : 471 wordsThe Avon, which arrived on Thursday from Ringarooma, brought 969 bags tin ore as follows:— Krushka Brothers Home, l18; BH, 12; B9V, 148; Frome River, 112; Hohouna, 8; Native Youth, ...
Article : 301 wordsNotwithstanding the inclement weather on Monday last, a large, euthuiastic, and in regard to the various rivers in Devon, a thoroughly representative meeting was held at Liddle's Assembly ...
Article : 1,926 wordsThe monthly meeting was held on Saturday, October 4. Present: The Warden (R. D. Lord, Esq.), and Councillors Burbury, Dowling, Lord, Littlechild, and Jones. ...
Article : 479 wordsThe committee met at the Society's office on Wednesday afternoon, October 1st., for an hour, and then owing to press of businees, adjourned the meeting to October 8th. ...
Article : 657 wordsThe Assembly sat till after 11 on the estimates, and decided to continue the grants-in-aid to public works done by the district councils, but not to private subscription expended by them on works. ...
Article : 206 wordsThe information sworn against the Brisbane Courier and the Queenslander, for a breach of the Trading Companies Act, has been withdrawn by the informer. It is stated that the counsel retained ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 11 Oct 1879, Page 3
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