Articles from page 3: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A meeting of the Municipal Council waS., held at the council-chambers, RosS, on the 9th inst. Present: Mr. G. W. Keach (Warden), and Councillors Blyth, Riggall, ...

    Article : 484 words
  3. STOCK AND SHARE MARKET.

    The following were the stock and share quotations and sales on Change yesterday:- HOBART. COLD. ...

    Article : 200 words
  4. THE PERPETUAL, EXECUTORS, AND AGENCY COMPANY OF TASMANIA (LIMITED).

    The first half-yearly ordinary general meeting of this company was held at the offices No. 1, Lurd's-place, Hobart, yesterday. There were present:— Mr. A. ...

    Article : 1,197 words
  5. PARLIAMENT Of TASMANIA.

    The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NOTICES. Mr. LEWIS to move,—That an address be presentad to His Excellency the Governor, ...

    Article : 5,347 words
  6. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAI.

    The Bank of England minimum rate of discount is 2½ per cent. The market rate of discount is 15s. to 16s. below the bank rate, Tasmanian 4 per cent. £1 higher, viz., ...

    Article : 93 words
  7. NEW ZEALAND DAIRYING.

    "Sir Francis Dillon Bell, Agent-General for New Zealand, is endeavouring to obtain the services of a professor from the Royal Agricultural Colloge at Cirencester to ...

    Article : 50 words
  8. MELBOURNE FISHERIES EXHIBITION.

    Sir Graham Borry is inviting contributions to the Fisheries Court in connection with the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, and is being assisted by Mr, Birbcck. He is hopeful ...

    Article : 38 words
  9. SHIPPING.

    Arrived.—The ship Thalia. ...

    Article : 9 words
  10. A MUNIFICENT DONATION TO HOME RULE FUNDS,

    Mr. Parnell, in replying to a letter from the Hon. Cecil Rhodes, a member of the ape Assembly, and one of the Executive Council, stated that he favoured the ...

    Article : 106 words
  11. THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

    The match Australians v. Players of England, at Huddersfield, was continued to-day, and the Australians closed their innings for 242. Worrell scored 36, Ferris 30, and ...

    Article : 812 words
  12. LAUNCESTON.

    Hidden Tressure, b. 35s.; s. 55s. Princess, s. 8s. Princess Extended, b. 1s.; [?]. 1s. 5d. Tasmania, b. £10. ...

    Article : 273 words
  13. ELECTRIC POWER IN MINES.

    The New Zealand Weekly Times says:- " About two years ago Mesara. Evans contracted to supply to Messrs. Bellen, at their Phoenix Gold Mine, Skippers, an electrical ...

    Article : 316 words
  14. REBELLION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.

    The Indian tribes at Hazelton are in rebellion, and have slaughtered several of the white population and committed other ravages. A battery of artillery has been ...

    Article : 37 words
  15. CARRIED OFF BY BRIGANDS.

    News has been received at Buda-Pesth that 30 Macedonian brigands surprised and suaceeded in taking possession of the railway station at Bellorar, a town in the province ...

    Article : 64 words
  16. IMPORTANT DIPLOMATIC MEETING.

    It is announced that Cavaliere Crispi, President of the Italian Council; Prince Bismarck, the German Chancellor; and Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Minister of ...

    Article : 41 words
  17. GEORGE'S BAY.

    The newly-formed rifle club is growing space, every member doing his best as a recruit at drill and as a recruiting cergeant among his acquaintance. It is quite ...

    Article : 580 words
  18. OBITUARY.

    The death is announced of Sir John Henry B[?]and, L.L.D., G.C.M.G., President of the Orange Free State. He was born in 1823. ...

    Article : 27 words
  19. RUSSIA AND THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.

    The Russian Government, after a some what prolonged delay in deciding, has now accepted the decisions of the Sugar Bounty Conference. ...

    Article : 25 words
  20. LAUNCESTON.

    At the Hospital Board to-night the Finance Committee reported the receipt ot £122 17[?]. 3d. for June, and that the amounts outstanding were £449 10. 1d. uncollected. The ...

    Article : 565 words
  21. MINING.

    The London quotation for tin ore on the 17th inst had advanced to £85 15s. per ton. The Launceston quotation for tin ore yesterday was 14s. ...

    Article : 197 words
  22. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNORSHIP.

    It is reported that the Marquis of Normanby, formerly Governor of New Zealand, will succeed Sir Win. C. F. Robinson as Governor of South Australia. ...

    Article : 30 words
  23. THE SPANISH ARMADA TERCENTENARY.

    Elaborate preparations are being made to celebrate the approaching tercentenary of the destruction of the Spanish Armada, Forty-two ironclads have assembled at ...

    Article : 80 words
  24. EXTENSION OF SERVICE IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

    The Czar has issued a ukase addrcssod to every branch of the army notifying that the period of service will be extended to l8 years, the first five to be passed in active ...

    Article : 42 words
  25. MANAGERS' REPORTS.

    Age, July 19 (by telegraph).—Have 12 chaina tail-race in No. 1,759 section laid down, and one and a-half more chains will finish it, and then the work of sluicing can ...

    Article : 1,130 words
  26. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    Prince Alexander of Battouburg has narrowly escaped being dashed to pieces, the horse he was driving haviug bolted over a precipice. The Prince leaped out of the ...

    Article : 39 words
  27. AMERICAN WOOL TARIFF.

    The American tariff proposals to withdraw law wool from the free list has been negatived. JULY l8. ...

    Article : 57 words
  28. THE FISHERIES QUESTION.

    Two French fishing vesssls have been seized for purloining bait within the limits of Newfoundland waters. ...

    Article : 20 words
  29. EMIGRATION PROPOSALS.

    An animated debate in connection with the emigration section of the County Government Bill has taken place in the House of Commons, and has resulted in Mr. Ritchie, ...

    Article : 90 words
  30. BREAM CREEK AND KELLEVIE.

    The doings of Parliament are being care fully watched by many just now, and the Looal Government Bill now before the House of Assembly is commanding attention down ...

    Article : 514 words
  31. MARIA ISLAND JOTTINGS.

    Things on the move here. The kilns for burning the lime are going up fast, and stripping of the stone and the embankment to the kilns is also going on well, and that ...

    Article : 429 words
  32. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

    The reported intention of an early despatch of the Prussian Antarctic Expedition is not generally believed. Mr. W. H. Smith, replying to the Hon. C. ...

    Article : 55 words
  33. Intercolonial Telegrams.

    Mr. Bent, M.L.A., has improved sufficiently to be removed to his private residence, but it will be several weeks yet before he can hope to return to ...

    Article : 131 words
  34. FOOTBALL.

    The Geelong team of footballers play their second match to-morrow afternoon on the association ground, meeting a combined Hobart 20. With their usual energy, the ...

    Article : 206 words
  35. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCES.

    The Earl of Carnarvon, in a letter to The Times, highly commends the defence preparations in Australia, which he says quite put to shame the tardy and inefficient ...

    Article : 33 words
  36. TIN MARKET.

    Tin (Australian and Straits) is to-day quoted at £85 15s. per ton, being an advance of 55s. on the quotations of the 10th inst. ...

    Article : 26 words
  37. THE QUEEN'S PRIZE.

    The Queen's Prize for volunteer marksmen has been won this year by Private Fulton, of the 13th Middlesex Rifles, with an aggregate of 280. ...

    Article : 30 words
  38. THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

    A tender has been accepted for erecting the towers of the new building for the Imperial Instituto, at a cost of £18,800. ...

    Article : 25 words
  39. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    A man named Reid has been arrested at Wanaring for murdering his wife. The man who is evidently mad chopped his wife's head with a tomahawk until tired. ...

    Article : 77 words
  40. THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL.

    The County Government Bill has passod through committee in the House of Commons. ...

    Article : 19 words
  41. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 100 words
  42. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 159 words
  43. FRENCH DEFENCES.

    Proposals for the defences of Brest and Cherbourg have been adopted by the French Chamber of Deputies. ...

    Article : 21 words
  44. TASMANIAN TELEGRAMS,

    The s.s. Mangana took exhibits from Maria Island to-day for Melbourne. ...

    Article : 23 words
  45. THE SUGAR BOUNTIES.

    Baron de Worms is at Berlin trying to arrange for accoptuncu of the proposals recently made at the Conference on Sugar Bounties but his success is extremely ...

    Article : 44 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$