The second cup match this season between the above teams was commenced on the association's ground on Saturday afternoon. The weather was favourable, and the ...
Article : 365 wordsIn driving over one of the cross country roads, near Geeveston, on Saturday afternoon, Dr. Elliott was thrown from his conveyance, and sustained a fracture of the ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Launceston quotation of tin ore on Saturday was 17s: Broken Hill Prop[?]tary Co.—Yield for last week, 96,547oz. of silver, representing ...
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Advertising : 1,151 wordsFinest washed Victorian is still in strong demand. Other staples are steady. Heavy lots are offering, the vendors being anxious to try the market. ...
Article : 47 wordsArchdeacon Watkins, of Durham, has been appointed Bishop of St. Asaph, in succession to the late Right Rev. J. Hughes, D.D., doceased. ...
Article : 514 wordsAt the annual meeting of the Laud Company of Austialia a dividend of 10 per cent, was declared. ...
Article : 27 wordsMr. W. B. Christie, the proprietor and editor of the Wentworth Advocate, has been committed for trial on a charge of libel. This is the second charge on which he has ...
Article : 439 wordsThe Hon. Wm. Moore introduced a deputation of the Harbour improvement League this evening to the Hon. the Treasurer, and explained the object of the intended ...
Article : 108 wordsSir Francis Dillon Bell, Agent-General for New Zealand, has obtained the promise of a splendid display of pictures for the Dunedin Exhibition. ...
Article : 81 wordsTo-night Messrs. MacMahon's successful dramatic company will appear at the Theatre Royal in one of the celebrated plays of modern times, The Silver King. Mr. George ...
Article : 475 wordsThe stakes won at the summer meet of the Tasmanian Racing Club were paid away on Saturday, the hon. treasurer (Mr. A. P. Miller) handing over the following amounts: ...
Article : 389 wordsLondon stock brokers have offered to take the balance of the South Australian loan at about £98. About £90,800 have been subscribed at ...
Article : 42 wordsThe following were the stock and share quotations and sales on Change on Saturday:- HOBART. ...
Article : 317 wordsThe Reichstag members favouring the bimetalic system have urged the Government to join Great Britain in restoring the silver standard. The Treasury declines to ...
Article : 38 wordsThis match, which took place on the North Hobart ground on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a decisive victory for the Derwent by four wickets and 37 runs to spare. ...
Article : 244 wordsTwo thousand more bales of wool have been salvaged from the stranded ship Sir Walter Raleigh, and it is expected that more will be saved. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Junior Carlton (Conservative) Club has given a banquet to the Earl of Kintore previous to his departure from England. ...
Article : 31 wordsMr. Denis Kilbride, the Nationalist member for Kerry South, has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment. He is appealing against the sentence. ...
Article : 32 words"The Baron de Worms advocates that the Sugar Bounty Bill should be brought into prompt operation. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Government are considering the question of sending a delegate to Canada to discuss the question of the proposed Pacific cable with representatives of the Dominion. ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Orient Co.'s R.M.S. Lusitania arrived at Colombo on the 5th inst., homewards. The same company's R.M.S. Orient arrived at Suez on the 1st inst., homewards. ...
Article : 151 wordsThe United States Government consent to a Conference on Samoan difficulties on conditton that Germany at once declares a truce in Samoa, and refrains from interference in ...
Article : 106 wordsA match between these clubs was played on the lower ground on Saturday afternoon, and ended in a win for Clarence by 52 runs. For the winners E. Free batted well for 37 ...
Article : 152 wordsOn Saturday evening the united trades of Hobart entertained the delegates from the other colonies at a banquet in the Mayor's Courtroom, Town Hall. About 150 were ...
Article : 2,002 wordsParliament has been further prorogued until March 20. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe Acting-Governor recently roceived a despatch from the Governor-Genoral of Canada inviting the Australasian colonies to send a delegate to confer with the Dominion ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 107 wordsSIR,—Will either the "Crow" or "Orpheus Club" organise an entertainment in aid of the widow and children (nine in number) of the late David Brundle? Such an ...
Article : 93 wordsIt is stated that the Right Hon. Sir John Alexander Macdonald, Prcmier and President of the Canadian Council, contemplates resigning, and that the Hon. Sir C. Tapper, ...
Article : 51 wordsThe general election will be held in March. About midnight the Albion Ironworks, or Robison Bros., Campbell and S. Loss, ...
Article : 136 wordsThe first in the programme of matches arranged to be held during the year came off at the Sandy Bay ranges on Saturday afternoon, and the club may be considered to ...
Article : 357 wordsThe Conservative party in Canada are seriously debuting the question of proposed annexation of Canada to the United States and the question will shortly be referred to ...
Article : 43 wordsSIR,—Up to the present only two irascible farmers have replied to my former communication upon this subject, viz., Mr. Joseph Barwick and Mr. Geo. E. Piesse, and I must ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 279 wordsA maritime conference is to be held at Washington in the autumn, in which England and thirteen other nations will join. ...
Article : 29 wordsGeneral Boulanger, as newly elected member of the Chamber of Deputies, has issued a political programme. He favours the American system of election, and a longer ...
Article : 40 wordsSIR,—I trust yon are not poking fun at the Prime Minister when you suggest this morning that a certain opinion he is reported to have expressed, is "likely to carry ...
Article : 600 wordsThe chatea[?] and chapel, the scene of the burial complication over the Crown Pince of Austria, have been diamantled. The Deutsche Zeilung published in Vienna, ...
Article : 127 wordsPolling in 19 electorates, returning 30 members, took place on Saturday, resulting again in placing the freetraders in the lead with a majority of 11. The greatest ...
Article : 248 wordsA match between the Launceston and St. Leonard's clubs commenced this afternoon. The latter went in first, and occupied the wickets the whole afternoon, scoring 270 for ...
Article : 43 wordsThe experiment tried by the Julian Electric Company of lighting a boudoir car on the intercolonial railway line has been a complete success. ...
Article : 86 wordsA fire broke out this morning a little after 4, in Lyttleton-street, by which two houses were destroyed. It originated in an empty cottage occupied till the last few days by ...
Article : 437 wordsOn Saturday afternoon last two races were held in connection with this club. There were five entries for the 28ft. yacht race, and three entries for the 21ft. yacht race. ...
Article : 663 wordsThe estimated population of the colony on December 31 was 42,137. During the last quarter of the year the births numbered 347, the arrivals 420, the deaths 159, and the ...
Article : 75 wordsIt has transpired that the riots in ChinKiang Foo were, organised by Government officials, and that the rioters were aided by the soldiers. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 244 wordsThe United States Government have ordered seven Zelanski (dynamite) guns for the defence of New, York and Boston harbours. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Canterbury Cattle Board urges the Government to impose a five months' quarantine on all cattle arriving from Austialian ports. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Ameer of Afghan, Abdur Rahman Khan is massing his troops on the nothern frontier to demolish, once and for all, the revolt fomented by Ishak Khan. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 40 wordsRussia has warned England not to provoke reprisals by interference in A[?]ghan affairs. ...
Article : 22 wordsAt a special meeting of the Town Council held last evening, a resolution agreeing to the formation of a water trust for Geelong and district, provided the Government ...
Article : 409 wordsThe Chamber of Deputies has upheld the recent decision not to alter the present system of voting at elections. M. Floquet is, however, still resisting, and claims before ...
Article : 66 wordsQUESTIONABLE COCOAS are now in the the market. The publix need to be warned against the Dutch Cocoas and their English imitations, erroneously called pure, which ...
Article : 267 wordsBaron de Lesseps admits that the attempted floating of a new loan to aid the Panama Canal operations has been a failure, and everything he controls in connection ...
Article : 50 wordsOur beautiful cousin, Miss Mary Anderson, is good enough to say of Pears' Soap:—"I have used it for two years with the greatest satisfaction, for I and it the very best." ...
Article : 109 wordsThe Maori Footballers have defeated the United Service Football Club at Portsmouth. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe wheat market remains without alteration. Australian, ex warehouse, 40s. 6d. to 41s. Off coast, 87s. to 37s. 6d.—New Zealand Longberry, 40s. 6d. to 41s. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 11 Feb 1889, Page 3
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