A pro re [?] meeting of Synod, duly called by petition, was held at St. John's Church, Macquarie-street, on the 4th inst., the Moderator (the Rev. A. Hardie) ...
Article : 758 wordsThe Council met on Monday, 3rd inst. Present:—The Warden (Mr. O. Flexmore), Councillors James Johnson, S. Brown, Joseph Johnson, and John Lumsden. ...
Article : 370 wordsThe Launceston quotation for tin yesterday was unchanged at 10s. per unit. Call due on 12th inst.—Lucy Spur, 6d. Forfelted shares New City of Melbourne ...
Article : 337 wordsWith a view to providing work for the unemployed during next winter, the Government proposes spending £400,000 in useful public works, such as improvement of ...
Article : 204 wordsThere is nothing to indicate that the races to-morrow will be interfered with by adverse weather. Though the number of intercolonial visitors is not as large as usual ...
Article : 244 wordsThe funeral of the late Lord Leighton, better known as Sir Frederick Leighton, President of the Royal Academy, took place to-day. ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Indian Council has adopted the proposal to place a tax of 3½ per cent. ad valorem on all cottons, but exempting English Indian yarns. ...
Article : 123 wordsIt is reported that America has decided to coerce Turkey into payment of indemnity for destruction of mission stations in Armenia. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe Foreign Committee of the United States House of Representatives, after having considered letters received from the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, ...
Article : 114 wordsWaterfall has been scratched for the Autumn Cup. Hova did a good gallop on the Flemington track to-day. ...
Article : 127 wordsThe steel ship Knight of St. Michael, laden with 3,200 tons of coal, left Newcastle on Saturday for Valparaiso, but put into Sydney harbour yesterday. Captain Dodds ...
Article : 373 wordsThe Pall Mall Gazette states that the Boers are closely investing the Rand to prevent any influx of labour for the mines, and that German policemen are ...
Article : 149 wordsCENTRAL MOUNT LYELL, January 29.— During the week bared 143ft.; total depth, 163ft.; country passed through achist with an occasional quartz vein. The last 20ft. ...
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Advertising : 2,271 wordsThe Sultan of Turkey is highly satisfied with Lord Salisbury's recent speech on the political situation, and has ordered the Turkish Ambassador ...
Article : 81 wordsThis match was played on the upper cricket ground on Monday afternoon, under the special rules of the Muffs club, and resulted thus:— ...
Article : 612 wordsThe German residents in Orange Free State have sent a loyal address to the Emperor William thanking him for the interest taken in the welfare of ...
Article : 54 wordsA devastating fire in Philadelphia has destroyed a long range of warehouses and their contents, the loss being estimated at 2,000,000 dollars. ...
Article : 29 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the Union Bank of Australia Limited, Mr. Arthur Flower, one of the directors, said, in reply to a question asked by a ...
Article : 52 wordsThe steamer conveying the body of the late Prince Henry of Battenberg has arrived at Plymouth. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Union Bank of Australia is inviting private tenders for purchase of the Wallaroo Copper-Mining and Smelting Co.'s property at Spencer's Gulf, South ...
Article : 27 wordsThe stock of copper in London is 40,128 tons, supplies 13,166 tons, deliveries 12,855 tons, advised shipments 1,100 tons. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Synod resumed in the evening, and went into consideration of the Union question. The Rev. Mr. RUSSELL read the legal ...
Article : 265 wordsSir W. B. Perceval, Agent-General for New Zealand, is about to appoint a butter expert for the purpose of ensuring efficient grading, and properly ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Bank of England reserve of notes and coin is £39,828,000, against £39,173,000 for the previous week, the proportion to liabilities being 63-14 per ...
Article : 61 wordsBy the s.s. Oruba the Salvation Army Guards Band returned from their campaign in West Australia. The band accompanied General Booth to Albany in December, and ...
Article : 85 wordsSir Malcolm Fraser, Agent-General for West Australia, is calling tenders for the supply of locomotive engines and many railway carriages, to be ...
Article : 39 wordsThe following are current quotations for Imperial and colonial securities:— Variation. as ...
Article : 87 wordsMr. M. H. Deakin, on behalf of the Anglo-Franco Corporation Limited, has purchased the Perth Waterworks. The price has not been disclosed. ...
Article : 104 wordsThe infant Prince Boris, heir-apparent to the Bulgarian throne, is to be rebaptised on the 9th inst. ...
Article : 20 wordsBrigadier-General Ffrench, who has been appointed commandant of the New South Wales forces in succession to Major-General Hutton, will leave ...
Article : 32 wordsMaximo Gomez, the Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban rebels who recently, by a skilful movement, turned the position of General Martinez Campos at ...
Article : 127 wordsSIR,—I think it will soon occur to the everage fruitgrower or shipper that the time must soon arrive when the shipping companies trading from here to Sydney must ...
Article : 450 wordsThe following are the entries received and the handicaps allotted for the mixed double tournament: — Miss G. Swan and Mr. Laughton, owe half 40; Miss Bernard and ...
Article : 260 wordsSIR,—Knowing your interest in Tasmanian trade I venture, to address you with reference to our timber export in particular. Most of your readers who are interested ...
Article : 387 wordsMr. C. Watson, president of the Bank of New Zealand, fell from his bicycle to-day and broke his leg. ...
Article : 24 wordsSIR,—Being interested in the recent band and solo contests held in Hobart, I was struck with the peculiar manner, in which they were carried out. When the bands ...
Article : 256 wordsFrossard's Cavour Cigars are excellent value. Everywhere. Packets 8 for 1s. WHY SUFFER ONE MOMENT form [?]uring, disfiguring skin diseases, when a ...
Article : 214 wordsCOLONIAL BUTTER v. COD LIVER OIL — The London correspondent of the Dunedin Star writes:—"Anything which tends to increase the consumption of batter must be ...
Article : 168 wordsThe lateat cure for Neuralgia, Exhaustion, Poorness of Blood, Nerveu-ness, Debility, Hysteria, Loss of Appetite, and all ailments arising from a low condition of ...
Article : 80 wordsIf we think of soap as a means of clea[?] [?]ly, even then PEARS' SOAP is a matter of [?]ouse. It is the only soap that is all soap and nothing but soap—no free fat nor free alkali in ...
Article : 88 wordsIs harmonions in composition, and therefore preferable to those medicines which contain [?]rring elements. Beware of imitations. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 5 Feb 1896, Page 3
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