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Advertising : 1,042 wordsExceedingly fine weather greeted the second and concluding day's racing of the above club, but the attendance on the course was a trifle below the average. ...
Article : 2,383 wordsArrangements for despatch, of the New South Wales contingent to Soudan continue to occupy a large share of public attention. Mr. Dalley, Acting-Colonial Secretary, ...
Article : 218 wordsThe Government, fearing further risings in Ireland, have decided that the garrisons in that country shall not be at present reduced. ...
Article : 41 wordsA slight earth tremor was felt about 1.30 yesterday. A terrific thunderstorm occurred last evening. The rainfall was lin. 16 points within an hour. ...
Article : 68 wordsThe display of vegetables at the summer show of the Northern Horticultural Society yesterday was sufficiently admirable to entirely engross the whole interest taken in the ...
Article : 863 wordsThe Agents-General have drawn up on behalf of the Australian Colonies a protest against the provisions of the Recidiviste Bill being carried out as far as French penal ...
Article : 61 wordsA large and enthusiastic meeting of electors of this district was held last evening at the Mechanics' Institute for the purpose of selecting a candidate to contest the ...
Article : 290 wordsSIR,—The question of the representation of minorities frequently crops up and is again referred to in a leading article in Thursday's Mercury. It seems a difficult ...
Article : 492 wordsMr. Welton, the Oriental Bank liquidator, has received £500,000, as the result of the first call of £10 per share. ...
Article : 26 wordsAt a time when works of the greatest national importance are being carried on in our midst, and the whole district is in a stir, it must be of the greatest benefit to have our ...
Article : 768 wordsNegotiations are still being carried on between the English and German Governments re annexation in New Guinea. The Agents-General have urged Earl ...
Article : 50 wordsThe death is announced, at the age of 64, of Madame Sainton-Dolby, the well-known singer and musical teacher. ...
Article : 35 wordsGreatenthusiasm still prevails with regard to the volunteers for Soudan; 273 men have offered, and several men have also offered from the Rifle Volunteer Force. ...
Article : 177 wordsYesterday morning Sub-Inspector Hayes left here for Launceston races on special duty, and, to the surprise of Beaconsfield residents, returned at midnight with John ...
Article : 427 wordsTin (Australian and Straits) still shows an upward tendency, to-day's quotations being £78 10s. per ton. ...
Article : 19 wordsAdvices are to hand from Admiral Courbet stating that five Chinese corvettes were recently attacked by French torpedo boats, and the French succeeded in sinking two ...
Article : 51 wordsA deputation of vignerons waited on Mr. Levion, Minister of Agriculture, to-day, and requested that vignorons be allowed to replant vines in the Geelong district under ...
Article : 299 wordsMr. S. W. Taylor, Mayor of Prahran, has addressed a letter to Mr. Service, offering £1,000 as a donation to a proposed Patriotic Fund like that established in New South ...
Article : 104 wordsSIR,—Will you kindly allow me space in your columns to offer a few words in explanation of the late expulsion from the H. C. Club. In a letter in your issue of ...
Article : 360 wordsThe Intercolonial Cricket Match between teams representing Victoria and New South Wales Parliaments commenced to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The N.S.W. ...
Article : 365 wordsThe Queen has desired Lord Derby to express to the Australian colonies her warm and grateful feeling for their proffered aid, which she considers most satisfactory. ...
Article : 45 wordsIt is believed that the colonies, with the exception of New South Wales, will be warned that their contingents will be too late for the immediate campaign. It is ...
Article : 87 wordsAn influential meeting was held at Franklin on Wednesday last, 50 fruitgrowers being present. Mr. Cuthbert in the chair. Mr. Bird explained the object of the ...
Article : 158 wordsMr. Thureau, the geologist, has at last got over his great task of inspecting the most of the mines at the Blue Tier. "Your Own," in Yankee parlance, shadowed him ...
Article : 876 wordsSIR.—The warning of "A Resident" of Battery Point, which appeared in The Mercury of the 9th inst., and the intimation of Mr. McGregor of a previous date, drawing ...
Article : 335 wordsLast night at a late hour an assault took place in one of the booths on the racecourse, which has had a fatal termination. A man named Richard, Curtis assaulted ...
Article : 129 wordsIt is suggested that colonists resident at Home should subscribe to the Australian contingent. ...
Article : 23 wordsA serious stabbing affray I occurred at Parramatta Gaol to-day.—A life-sentence prisoner stabbed another prisoner in the left breast, and it is believed the wound will ...
Article : 37 wordsLord Wolseley telegraphs that a body of the Mahdi's troops, who were escorting guns and supplies from Khartoum to the rebels at Metemneh, attacked a British convoy in ...
Article : 97 wordsThe above clubs met yesterday afternoon on the lower Association ground, the game resulting in a victory for Union on the first innings by 16 runs. McAllan and Brown ...
Article : 573 wordsThe Municipal Council meeting yesterday accepted a report of the special committee recommending that application be made to the Government for an Enabling, Bill, ...
Article : 421 wordsOn Friday, the 6th of February, Mr. Howard Haywood, accompanied by Mr. Edward Ash of this city, left on a visit to the Lakes. The route taken was from ...
Article : 587 wordsThe half-yearly, general meeting of the shareholders of the West Bischoff T.M., Co., (Registered), will be held at the Freemasons Hall, Murray-street next Friday ...
Article : 44 words[?]he British force on Saturday abandoned position which had been taken up at Gubat on the Nile, and retired to Abulkea Wells without being molested by the enemy. ...
Article : 76 wordsStanhope, February 8.—In the drive in main tunnel the rise is now up 63ft. The vertical shaft was out down and timbered 18ft., making total 93ft. Boundary Shaft— ...
Article : 116 wordsDear Sir,—Some 14 years, ago I was thrown from a horse and injured my hip, which has caused me a deal of suffering ever since, more especially if there is any sign of ...
Article : 146 wordsThe Mahdi, with 50,000 men under his, command, is reported to be marching on Metemneh from Khartoum. FLORILINE—FOR THE TENTH AND BREATH.—A ...
Article : 162 wordsThe following quotations were made on 'Change on Thursday, February 19:—Morning.—Lefroy, buyers 3s. 6d., sellers 4s. 9d.; Tasmania, buyers. £5, sellers £8 10s.; ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 20 Feb 1885, Page 3
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