Tenders for the Queensland 4 per cent. of £1,500,000, the minimum of which was fixed at £103, were opened to-day. The total subscriptions amount to £4,000,000. ...
Article : 59 wordsA splendid lot of herring, about 32 dozen, were caught at the Leven by Messrs. Maddox and Smith yesterday, and brought to town to-day. Some of the fish are ...
Article : 1,306 wordsA VIENNA paper of considerable influence says that "at Constantinople Lord SALISBURY'S fall will be felt like an earthquake, shaking the SULTAN'S throne and the ...
Article : 7,635 wordsCaptain Wrenson, of the Douro, or Albert, now under seizure, has been charged at the police court with assaulting on the high seas Chas. Leslic, the cook of the vessel, doing ...
Article : 167 wordsThe fourteenth annual fire brigades' demonstration commenced in the Bendigo Agricultural show grounds to-day. From an early hour this morning the streets ...
Article : 271 wordsIt has been arranged that the AgentsGeneral shall interview the Chancellor of Exchcquer on Tuesday next to discuss the question of reduction of duty on colonial ...
Article : 61 wordsThe report that a railway collision had occurred near Mentone has been confirmed, but the accounts to hand show that the effects of the disaster have been overstated, ...
Article : 49 wordsAt the council meeting here yesterday applications were received from 19 persons for the office of superintendent of police. The present Superintendent refused to apply, ...
Article : 286 wordsThe weather is again fine. At a quarterpast 12 to-day Slight and Houston took their places at the wickets to the bowling of Giffen and Turner with the score at 42. ...
Article : 486 wordsIt has transpired that at the precursory meeting held yesterday an amended agreement between the Turkish and Balgarian Governments regarding Roumclia was ...
Article : 254 wordsA terrible mining accident, which resulted fatally to two miners, occurred to-day at the South Clunes United Company's mine. The deceased men are named John Gregson ...
Article : 404 wordsMr. Arthur Hardy, who recently resigned his seat for the district of Albert, has been re-elected unopposed. The engineer-in-chief leaves to-morrow for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 119 wordsThe British-India Steam Navigation Co.'s R.M.S. Waroonga, which left London, January 26, departed yesterday for Queensland ports. ...
Article : 138 wordsNominations for the Trotting Race and Maiden Plate closed this afternoon, six being received for the former, and nine for the latter. ...
Article : 34 wordsA nugget of almost pure gold has been unearthed at the Apple Tree Flat goldfield, 10 miles from Mudgee, on the old Sydneyroad, It weighs 103oz. The finders are ...
Article : 351 wordsThe annual meeting of this club was held last night in the school-room, Victoriastreet. There was a large attendance of members, and the Very Rev. Dean Dundas ...
Article : 649 wordsThe market rate of discount is ? per cent. below the minimum bank rate of discount, viz., 1? per cent. ...
Article : 24 wordsIt has been decided to have a scrutiay made of the ballot papers in Ballarat East in the interest of Mr. James, Minister of Mines, who was defeated by Mr. Murphy, ...
Article : 364 wordsThe Grand Annual Moveable Committee of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows commenced its sittings in the Town Hall to-day. All the members were ...
Article : 388 wordsIt is understood that the s.s. Australia and Zealandia will be put on to trade with Honolulu and Japan. The Oceanic Company are having a new ...
Article : 108 wordsThe Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's R.M.S. Parramatta, Anderson commander, arrived from Colombo at half-past six a.m. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe constitution of the new Ministry, the members of which have been already cabled, though not forming a very strong combination, is generally regarded favourably. ...
Article : 691 wordsAt a meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council yesterday, a proposal to cancel the appointment of Mr. Sapsford as city architect was negatived by 14 votes to 7. ...
Article : 230 wordsPeople, now-a-days, do themselves an immense amount of injury by the frequent use of purgative and aperient medicines, and the temptation to dose has of late years been ...
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Advertising : 2,357 wordsThere is a little bother just now between a Ballarat justice of the peace and a senior constable. The magistrate is Mr. Henry Glenny and the policeman Senior-constable ...
Article : 370 wordsCaptain Dickson, an old trader to the South Seas, who recently returned from the cast coast of New Guinea, gives the following deseription of the German settlement at ...
Article : 704 wordsCardinal Moran and the Bishop of Maitland were passengers from New Zealand this morning. The Governor paid a visit to Alfred ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 13 Mar 1886, Page 3
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