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  2. NEWS BY THE MAIL.

    Lord Ronald Gower has executed a seated figure of the late Earl of Beaconsfield, somewhat more than half the size of life. The deceased nobleman is dressed in full Windsor uniform. The features ...

    Article : 2,188 words
  3. [BY TELEGRAPH, Via LAUNCESTON.]

    The Duke of Manchester, on behalf of a Syndicate of Scotch capitalists, has purchased the partially constructed Canadian-Pacific Railway, and all rights secured to the projectors under ...

    Article : 673 words
  4. ROWDYISM AT TRINITYTEA MEETING.

    SIR,—At the tea meeting and entertainment at Trinity schoolroom on Friday evening last, that which would have been a very enjoyable social gathering was turned into a "bear garden" by the ...

    Article : 270 words
  5. MEMORIAL CHURCH LECTURES.

    "The Bible as a Book" is the title of a course of lectures annnunced to be delivered by the Rev. W. C. Robinson, in the Memorial Congregational Church. The first of the series was given last ...

    Article : 670 words
  6. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT HOME.

    The match between the Australian Eleven and the County of Lancashire was resumed at Manchester to-day. There was a large attendance of spectators, but the weather was cold and ...

    Article : 365 words
  7. COMMERCIAL.

    One hundred and twenty bags of New Zealand wheat were sold yesterday at 4s. 6d. per bushel. Breadstuffs are unaltered. The cargo of the Iris, with the exception of a few lines of brown sugars, ...

    Article : 58 words
  8. ACCLIMATISATION OF THE HERRING.

    The following letters have (says tho Argus) been received by the last mail by Mr. L[?] Souef, the director of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, from Sir Samuel Wilson and ...

    Article : 1,128 words
  9. RIFLE COMPETITION.

    The second of the series of competitions with the Martini-Henry ride for the selection of a team to compete in the forthcoming Intercolonial Rifle Match was fired at the Sandy Bay ...

    Article : 279 words
  10. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

    SIR,—Having been a resident in Victoria for several years, I know the regulation once in force there was such that whether teachers should be allowed to preach depended upon the construction ...

    Article : 463 words
  11. MONTAGU TIN-MINING CO.

    SIR,—I see by to-day's Mercury, which we only receive here at 4·30 p.m., that a meeting of the shareholders in the above company was to be held at 4 p.m. ...

    Article : 118 words
  12. FOOTBALL.

    Several matches took place on Saturday afternoon. The weather was favourable for the game, which, in the various localities, attracted a large attendance of onlookers. ...

    Article : 1,345 words
  13. TASMANIAN TELEGRAMS.

    [The Casino, the new steamship chartered by the T.S.N. Co. to relieve the pressure on the Sydney traffic, arrived this morning. She is a vessel of 420tons register, owned by Messrs. Nichol, of ...

    Article : 150 words
  14. MINERAL LEASES REGULATIONS.

    SIR,—Permit me, through the medium of your valuable paper, to make a short reply to a letter from "Enquiror," which appears in your issue of the [?]May, and which, if left unchallenged, ...

    Article : 354 words
  15. [?]STOCK AND SHARE MARKET.

    The Secretary reports that on Saturday there was a marked improvement on the Hobart Exchange, compared with the usual Saturday meetings, biddings being very brisk. The following sales were made:— ...

    Article : 764 words
  16. MR. SUSMAN AND S.S. AMY.

    SIR,—It is only fair that, the public should hear both sides of the story, an [?]desire to say that the reason Mr. Susman's goods were refused without prepayment of freight was, that I was informed by ...

    Article : 436 words
  17. INTERCOLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

    It is stated that a fine seam of coal, 3ft. 8in. thick, has been discovered near the town of Moe, in Gippsland. The steamer Ranslagh was got off yesterday, but ...

    Article : 100 words
  18. [From the Melbourne papers.] NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Municipal Corporation have to-day invited tenders for debentures to the amount of £10,000, bearing interest at 6 per cent., with a currency of 20 years. ...

    Article : 499 words
  19. CUMBERLAND ELECTION.

    SIR,—If Mr. J. F. Walker will persist in describing his opposition in the late contest as "political," I can only say that he must have discovered a new meaning for the word. Mr. Walker ...

    Article : 846 words
  20. OVERLOADED, ILL-USED HORSES.

    SIR—Being constantly engaged in business on Saturday near the railway station, I was eye-witness to the following cruelties:—First, a poor, slender animal, with (by the driver's own admission) 26cwt. ...

    Article : 332 words
  21. THE INSURRECTION IN HERZEGOVINA.

    Flying columns have scoured the insurrectionary portion of Herzegovina without meeting any opposition from insurgents. The Neue Freie Presse reports that the few houses in Ulok were burnt by a ...

    Article : 764 words
  22. MINING.

    A meeting of the shareholders in the Pacific-Slope Prospecting Association will be held in the Mas[?]nic Hall, at 8 p.m. on Friday. A meeting of shareholders in the Phoenix G. M. ...

    Article : 51 words
  23. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

    Land o'Cakes.—The crushing of 166 tons for this company yielded 166oz. Tasmania.—The amalgam, on being retorted, yielded 2,249oz. gold, of the value of £8,433 15s. ...

    Article : 58 words
  24. CITY OF HOBART WEIGHBRIDGES.

    SIR,—In yesterday's issue "Mr. H. E. Wright" wrote to you in reference to the petition presented by Alderman Gregory from six hay and corn dealers. ...

    Article : 370 words
  25. QUEENSLAND.

    Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on the 4th July next.[?] The Customs returns for the month of May show an increase of £7,700 over the corresponding period ...

    Article : 63 words
  26. [From the Examiner.]

    The cutter Kate, which arrived on Friday from Bridport, brought 77 bags, tin ore, as follow:— Golden Age No. 6. l8 bags; Golden Age No. 3, 11; Golden Ago No. 2, 5; WA, 20; AJJ No. 3, ...

    Article : 841 words
  27. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The man Hicks, informer in the Adelaide insurance fraud cause, recently committed for trial on [?]charge of indecent assault, has been released on bail. ...

    Article : 433 words
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