The Council of the Colonial Institute has urged Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, as Chancellor of Exchequer, to reconsider the matter of the imposition of a tax ...
Article : 105 wordsCommodore Sampson has reported to the Strategy Board at Washington on the vessels of the Spanish squadron recently driven ashore near Santiago ...
Article : 83 wordsM[?]inderry, s.s., 417 tons, C. Suffern, from Strahan. Passengers—Saloon: Messrs. Hedberg, Lee, Lausdell; 1 steerage. Agents— U.S.S. Co. ...
Article : 43 words[A special charge is made to consigness wishing to particularise their imports and exports.] Ex Tambo, s.s., from Sydney—35 pkgs merchandise; BURGESS BROS. ...
Article : 401 wordsLieut. Hobson, who successfully sank the collier Merrimac in the channel leading to the harbour at Santiago de Cuba, and who has just been released ...
Article : 77 wordsThe Chinese Government is taking still further steps along the path of progress. It has now been decided to establish a ...
Article : 37 wordsMr. Brough, who commences his London season at the Bijou Theatre in September next, has, in addition to new pieces already secured, now ...
Article : 52 wordsThe people of Havana are suffering terrible privations. The close blockade of the port by American ships has cut off all supplies from over the sen, and local ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 226 wordsIn connection with the recent political riots at Milan, which caused much trouble and destruction of property, the Italian Chamber of Deputies has ...
Article : 51 wordsSpain has lost during the war to date 21 warships and 21 merchantmen. Her only per contra asset is the destruction of the American warship ...
Article : 32 wordsMarshall Blanco, chief of the Spanish forces in Cuba, says his Government favours peace, but he declares that if the army submitted 90,000 Cuban ...
Article : 43 wordsThe trial of M. Zola at Versailles, on various charges of libelling, has resulted in his being condemned to pay a fine of 5,000 francs. ...
Article : 53 wordsGeneral Linares, in command of the Santiago defence force, has offered to capitulate, provided his army is allowed to retire to Holquin. ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Court of Sessions has quashed the conviction of Mr. John Kensit, a publisher, who had been found guilty of behaving in a riotous and indecent ...
Article : 196 wordsTo-morrow.—United Kingdom, Victoria and other colonies. OUTWARDS. This Day.—Honolulu, Canada, United States, ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Spaniards in Santiago, now that the civic authorities have resigned all control and abandoned the city to military rule, are trenching the streets ...
Article : 60 wordsThe following are the Customs returns at Hobart for week ending July 9,1898: —Duties, £3,224 Os. 5d.; wharfage, £83 5s. 1d.; light dues, £61 5s. 3d.; pilotage, £5 ...
Article : 179 wordsThroughout America on Sunday church services of every denomination were devoted to thanksgiving for victories vouchsafed in the war with ...
Article : 28 wordsThe concert given in the Town-hall last evening, in aid of the funds of the Blind Institution, was a great success. The hall was crowded With people, and although seats ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 540 words20,000 refugees from Santiago have crowded out Caney and Siboney, many of them starving though loaded with jewellery and money, which they could ...
Article : 39 wordsNever injure your health by strong smoking, never smoke any other Cigarettes but Ogden's Guinea Gold. ...
Article : 20 wordsSIR,—Lord Salisbury on one occasion made this remark:—" We have been tinkering the Constitution for many years; for God's sake, gentleman, let us now see ...
Article : 560 wordsThe Hobart Gazette of to-day contains among other items, the following:- Notice of Supreme Court sittings for July and August. ...
Article : 242 wordsThursday next last day for discount off Gas Co.'s accounts. Bandages must be off fruit trees before 31st inst. ...
Article : 5,233 wordsSIR,—Complaints are made that we have no sufficient force for the defence of the colony. Yet this state exists. A volunteer who sends his rifle by train on a ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 12 Jul 1898, Page 2
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