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Advertising : 862 wordsThe last meeting of members of the first Town Board was held last night, and several matters of routine were finished off. The water supply survey report made by Mr. ...
Article : 639 wordsA very representative gathering of electors of Bothwell and of the surrounding district met the Hon. Nicholas S. Brown, M.H.A., at his invitation, at Bowden's Hotel on ...
Article : 2,240 wordsThe ultimatum of the United States in the Cuban affair has been transmitted to Spain. ...
Article : 24 wordsIt is the intention of Messrs. McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co., the Melbourne Shipping firm, to appeal against the judgment given against ...
Article : 131 wordsThe City and Suburban Handicap, of 1¼ mile, was run at Epsom spring meeting to-day. The result was as follows:—Bay Ronald, 1; Newhaven, ...
Article : 312 wordsThe great Baptist tablernacle in the Newington-road, for years presided over by Pastor C. H. Spurgeon, was [?]otally destroyed by fire this morning. ...
Article : 69 wordsThe United States Government has officially announced that, in the event of war with Spain, it will not permit privateering by American vessels. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Victorian Government recently decided to establish a viticultural college at Rutherglen, near the Murray, and one of the vine-growing centres of ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Spanish Cortes (Legislative Chamber) was opened on Wednesday, and was a brilliant and impressive function. ...
Article : 209 wordsThe Canadian House of Commons has passed tariff resolutions extending the preferential system by a onequarter reduction in favour of British, ...
Article : 55 wordsWhen the Hon. T. J. Byrnes, Attorney-General of Queensland, and member for Warwick in the Legislative Assembly of that colony, was recently ...
Article : 82 wordsA sub-contract was let to-day by the Salisbury Foundry Co, (the contractors for the Tasmania G.M. Co.'s now main shaft) to Messrs. Lyons, Robertson, Prowd and ...
Article : 72 wordsThe underwriters will pay the total loss sustained by the wreck of the R.M.S. China. Of the apples on board 5,600 cases ...
Article : 47 wordsSenor Bernabe, the Spanish Minister to the United States, having applied for and obtained passports for himself and his staff from the United States ...
Article : 55 wordsA banquet, to commemorate the visit of the Chief Secretary, was held on Thursday evening at the Commercial Hotel. Mr. C. J. Mackenzie, M.H.A., was among the ...
Article : 1,064 wordsA very meritorious programme was presented last evening at the concert in the Town-hall conducted by Mr. Arundel Orchard, Mrs. Bac., but so low have the ...
Article : 730 wordsThe bulk of the R.M.S. Oruba's apples arrived in excellent condition, but of the 5,667 cases of Tasmanian apples 200 were frozen. ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Times discredits rumours which have gained ground that the European Powers will resort to armed intervention between Spain and the United ...
Article : 82 wordsSIR,—Sir Philip is a whale on figures. I do not intend to weary your readers by following him through the maze of figures presented to us this morning, but desire to ...
Article : 911 wordsThe Continental newspapers strongly condemn America's "hypocritical policy," and declare that speculators have undoubtedly influenced it. ...
Article : 28 wordsMr. G. N. Barnes has been re-elected general secretary of the Amalgamated Engineers' Society. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe Mount Bischoff Co. has declared a dividend of 5s., payable on April 30. ...
Article : 15 wordsIt has been ascertained that the state of the flues in a kitchen underneath the Baptist Tabernacle originated the fire in the building while dinner ...
Article : 93 wordsA number of Americans, residing in the Transvaal, offer to raise 2,000 men to support the United States in their strife with Spain and undertake to ...
Article : 62 wordsBERRY CONSOLS, April 16.—No. 1 underlay shaft on No. 6 lode sunk 5ft, for the week; total, 13ft.; width of lode S. end of shaft, 3ft. 6in. solid ore; N. end, 4ft., nearly ...
Article : 1,191 wordsThe Standard says that the Emperor of China has stopped the inquiry into the charges of bribery made by the Viceroy of China, Li Hung. ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Bourse at Vienna has been destroyed by fire. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe Sportsman says that Newhaven is sure to improve, and to justify the reputation with which he came to England. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe President's ultimatum to Spain evoked a remarkable patriotic outburst throughout America. Numbers of persons became insane ...
Article : 44 wordsAt the Hospital Board meeting to-night it was reported that the expenditure for the month of March was £681 2s. 7d., and the receipts £513, being ...
Article : 617 wordsThe Exchange is very much depressed owing to the expected war between Spain and America. British consols are quoted at £110. ...
Article : 22 wordsFor the development of the Great Southern Gold Mines, Tarnagulla, Victoria, £100,000 have been privately subscribed. ...
Article : 22 wordsMr. John Provis, manager of the Western mine, caught a chill on Sunday after taking a bath; pneumonia supervened, and he is now in a critical condition, Drs. Godfrey ...
Article : 110 wordsAt the tallow sales to-day l,078cwt, was offered, and 208cwt. sold. Beef tallow showed a decline of 3d., and for mutton tallow there was no demand. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe price of wheat and flour has advanced a shilling. The market is very strong. ...
Article : 18 wordsSIR,—It has been a question whether I should again trouble you for space for a few more lines on the subject of the Fisheries Board and salmon licenses, or let the matter ...
Article : 389 wordsThe visible supply of American breadstuffs cast of the Rockies is 39,141,000 bushels, as compared with 49,577,000 bushels a week ago. ...
Article : 23 wordsAt the Svengali mine, Deep Lead, the tunnel from Ring River to out big lode is in 66ft., apparently near the foundation, for the country is more mineralised, No. 2 ...
Article : 139 wordsEveryone should smoke only Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes. A truly royal smoke. ...
Article : 18 wordsSIR,—Kindly give such notification as you think desirable to a correction necessary on page 3 of slips sent to you by me yesterday. ...
Article : 260 wordsSIR,—Might I ask you to correct a slight error in your report of the meeting of ratepayers at New Town on Wednesday last? I am reported to have said, in answer to a ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 22 Apr 1898, Page 3
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