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Advertising : 915 wordsAt an extraordinary meeting of the Savin Creek Mining Co., held at Launceston last night, the directors were empowered to make calls up to 1s. per share per month. ...
Article : 61 wordsThe idea that Cuba might easily be overrun by the land forces of the United States has received a serious shock in the first important land ...
Article : 248 wordsThe Spanish Federalist Association, which has its headquarters in London, with many ramifications in Spain and Portugal, is circulating a manifesto ...
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Article : 94 wordsAmerican Society in London celebrated the Fourth of July with more than ordinary effusiveness. ...
Article : 34 wordsIn the Criminal Court to-day a cyclist named Samuel Newton was found guilty of negligently inflicting grievous bodily harm, and was remanded for sentence. ...
Article : 501 wordsPresident McKinley has ordered postponement of the bombardment of Santiago, as he desires that BrigadierGeneral Shafter and Commodore ...
Article : 49 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Comet Silver-Mining Co., Dundas, Tasmania, was held at the offices of the company, Equitable-buildings, Melbourne, ...
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Article : 1,096 wordsBrigadier-General Shatter has declined to accede the request made by the Consuls in Santiago to protect the residents there who are non-combatants. ...
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Article : 583 wordsIt is expected that most of the Spanish prisoners captured by Commodore Sampson will be sent to America, but that Admiral Cervera and some of ...
Article : 72 wordsMr. Justice A. H. Simpson to-day gave judgment for the plaintiff in a suit brought by A. P. Maher against T. E. Bellamy for the recovery of half the amount of £1,080, ...
Article : 485 wordsBullion silver is quoted to-day at 2s. 3[?]d. per oz. This is an advance of ?d. on previous price. ...
Article : 23 wordsAt the wool sales to-day there was a continuance of the previous spirited competition, and prices for all descriptions were very firm. ...
Article : 46 wordsAdmiral Cervera has telegraphed to the Spanish Government the news of his disaster, stating that his men had fought bravely, and that his vessels ...
Article : 130 wordsCandles are quoted at 4d. per lb. ...
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Article : 51 wordsThe American small arm fire is according to their own statement, the more deadly. Both sides are armed with modern small bore magazine rifles, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 75 wordsDespatches from Cuba telling of the great disasters to Spanish arms have only served to spur the war authorities on to retrieve the honour of the nation. ...
Article : 42 wordsCommodore Watson's squadron, specially detailed to pursue and harass Admiral Camara's ships, now reported to be at Port Said, will start on its ...
Article : 39 wordsOgden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes area revelation to a lover of pure, mild, and unadulterated tobacco. ...
Article : 18 wordsThe shell which wrought such terrible destruction in the American lines— "entirely [?]lating a company," the cable putS it—was probably fired from ...
Article : 150 wordsThe following scratchings have been notified:- Two-Year-Old Handicap.—Accumulator. Maiden Steeple.—Flashlight. ...
Article : 96 wordsContinental newspapers are recommending Spain, in view of the present hopelessness of her struggle with America, to sue for honourable peace. ...
Article : 68 wordsThe annual stud sheep fair was opened to-day at the stores belonging to Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin. A catalogue of 319 rams and ewes was submitted by ...
Article : 215 wordsMr. Robert Bennell, Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, who has been indisposed for weeks post, is now convalescent, and will shortly resume command. ...
Article : 73 wordsBishop Montgomery laid the foundationstone of St. Martin's Anglican Church here to-day. This weather was simply abominable, and the attendance in consequence not ...
Article : 119 wordsBy the steamer Taiyuan, which arrived from Hongkong to day, the following news has been received under date June l8:— ...
Article : 351 wordsThe Yale, Harvard, and Columbia, three of the fastest ships in the American navy, have sailed with a full military brigade and supplies for the ...
Article : 38 wordsMedicine is reported to have gone off his feed since his arrival in Victoria. H. Moran, who rode the favourite, Telegraph, in the Craven Handicap at ...
Article : 406 wordsSuch is the sad condition of manys children on arriving at maturity. In the early days of growth the foundation is not properly laid with nourishment especially ...
Article : 347 wordsA serious earthquake occurred in the New Hebrides group on June 8. Mr. A. Cronstedt, writing from Tonga, one of the islands which suffered the most, thus ...
Article : 206 wordsThe Government, express willingness to invite Parliament to vote a sum of money as bonus for three years, to secure the establishment of regular wool sales in this ...
Article : 46 wordsThe coursing season was closed to-day, when the Northern Tasmanian Coursing Club held a meet on Mr. R. C. Field's land, Westfield estate. The weather was ...
Article : 186 wordsGold.—Long Plains Extended, b. 6d. New Pinafore, b. 2s. 3d., s. 3s. Amalgamated West Tasmania, b. 1s. Silver.—Clifton, b. 6d., l0d., s. 1s. ...
Article : 452 wordsContrary to his announced decision, Mr. Glynn concluded his speech in the Assembly last night by moving to amend Sir John Downer's amendment to Address-in-Reply, ...
Article : 131 wordsNews from Noumea gives particulars concerning the drowning of 12 seamen belonging to the Russian ship Bay of Naples at that port on June 23. The sailors ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 7 Jul 1898, Page 3
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