A public meeting held on Monday to protest against action of the Town Board in increasing secretary's salary, also to urge the Board being increased immediately ...
Article : 306 wordsNaturally very little is known of the private life of the Emperor of China, but from time to time a few interesting facts crop up. The unhappy monarch ...
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Advertising : 772 wordsThe Hobart Turf Club races, postponed from last Saturday, on account of heavy rain, takes place at Risdon-park on Saturday next, in the presence of Viscountess ...
Article : 55 wordsMrs. Agnes Smith, an inmate of the Benevolent Asylum, died to-day, aged 116 years. At the wool sales to-day bidding was ...
Article : 96 wordsA woman has died from plague in Warsaw. It is not yet stated by the authorities whether it is the true bubonic plague to which she has ...
Article : 46 wordsA battalion of Egyptian soldiers has been despatched to Fashoda to occupy the town, and to defind it from any possible attack. ...
Article : 267 wordsThe Spanish Commissioners at Paris profess to be astounded at America claiming the Philippine Islands, and talk of breaking off peace negotiations. ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. Louis Quinn, secretary to the Colebrook Racing Club, sends the following corrections to be made in the list of entries as published in yesterday's Mercury:— ...
Article : 56 wordsA sad incident is reported from Paris. Mrs. Langeworthy, who in 1887 instituted a suit against her husband, ...
Article : 76 wordsThe following scratchings for V.R.C. meeting are recorded:- All engagements.—Pelissier, Mischief, Cardamon, Elensinian, Massinissa, ...
Article : 70 wordsThe country season in the North was initiated to-day at Deloraine, where the Meander Racing Club held their spring meeting. In the early part of the ...
Article : 680 wordsIn the Assembly this evening the Premier made his financial statement. Mr. Reid opened by drawing attention to the fact that during the four years he ...
Article : 344 wordsWhen the Emperor William entered the Church of the Redeemer at Jerusalem the choir sang, "See, the Conquering Hero Comes." ...
Article : 79 wordsThe recent rainfall did much to advance agricultural and pastoral interests, and would have effected much more but for the howling wind that immediately followed ...
Article : 403 wordsBullion silver is quoted to-day at 2s. 4[?]d., being an advance of [?]d. per ounce. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe quantity of wheat and flour admit for the United Kingdom is 1,544,000 quarters, being 124,000 quarters more than last week. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe evacuation of Crete by Turkish troops and officials is to he absolutely complete by Friday, 4th inst. On that date, it has been announced, the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 241 wordsThese clubs met on Saturday, 29th ult., at Forcett, an enjoyable game resulting in an easy, win for Sorell by eight wickets and 34 runs on the first innings. Scores:— ...
Article : 104 wordsAn interesting account of the Czar's peace proposals is given by a St. Petersburg correspondent of the St. James' Gazette, who finishes the following ...
Article : 383 wordsSIR,—Non sibi sed patrice. "Delay means expense, and it should be our boast that suitors can pursue their remedies in our Courts in the least expensive manner," ...
Article : 245 wordsItaly has deposed the Sultan of Raheita, Abyssinian territory, for rebelling, and be has fled to Obock. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Right Hon. Sir Henry H. Fowler, Liberal member in the House of Commons for East Wolverhampton, has been addressing his constituents. ...
Article : 62 wordsThe rebellion which has been fomented by the Black Flags in the province of Szuchuan, China, has been brought to an end. ...
Article : 47 wordsVery unsettled weather has prevailed all the week, with strong gales from N.W. and S.W. Our bay has been feather white on more than one occasion recently. ...
Article : 457 wordsA concert, under the direction of a committee consisting of members of the various U.A.O.D. Lodges of Hobart, was given at the Theatre Royal last evening in aid of ...
Article : 483 wordsTallow.—Present stock, 27,599 casks; imports for the past mouth, 8,781 casks; deliveries, 7,247 casks. Tin.—Stock, 25,088 tons; spot, 8,664 ...
Article : 48 wordsA telegram received from Rome states that King Menelik is disposed to pardon General Mangascia, who had led a revolt. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe Legislative Council has passed the Supply Bill through all stages. ...
Article : 15 wordsAn Opposition candidate has won the late Mr. Larnack's seat in the House of Representatives, and Premier Seddon's majority is now reduced to 9. Three of ...
Article : 36 wordsThe German Catholic press says the Emperor William's gift of the site of the Virgin Mary's house to the German Catholic Society of Jerusalem will serve ...
Article : 160 wordsSIR,—In a paragraph which appeared in The Mercury of Monday last relating to the memorial fountain in Macquarie-street, reference was made to the eucalyptus trees ...
Article : 255 wordsThe Board of Trade inquiry as to cause of fire on board the barque Hollinwood shows that it was due to spontaneous combustion. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe ceremony of unveiling and turning on the water at the fountain lately presented to the Hobart Corporation by the widow of the late Mr. J. W. Syme was performed ...
Article : 332 wordsJohn S. Conroy was charged at the Police Court to-day with the larceny of £4 2s. 6d, the property of R. W. Smith. He pleaded, guilty, and was remanded till ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 512 wordsAt St. John's Church to-day was celebrated the marriage of Minnie S. Frean, only child of the late Dr. Frean, England, and niece of the late W. Barnes, Trevallyn, ...
Article : 92 wordsWhile in training cricketers must not smoke anything stronger, than Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes. Pure and mild. ...
Article : 595 wordsThe following particulars are given by the German paper Vorwarts. of the sensational death of Sergeant Schienhardt, already reported by cable. In ...
Article : 322 wordsAs I have a splendid lot of blackwood, and you, being furniture manufacturers, it would be advisable to ask you what it is worth before the trees ...
Article : 469 wordsSIR,—Replying to "E.O.C." in yours of the 2nd inst., we desire to state that a competent steamer (the s.s. Warrentinna) is open to make regular trips Swansea if ...
Article : 536 wordsHave you ever happened to notice how much some thin persons eat? I was in a restaurant not long ago, and sitting just near me was a very thin man ortlering his ...
Article : 593 wordsA meeting of this Trust was held at Surges Bay on the 29th ult. Present:— Messrs. J. Eaves, R. J. Rowe, A. H. Scott, and A. Clark (chairman). ...
Article : 372 wordsSIR,—As one who has benefited by the half-holiday, I should like to ask the committee of the association what was the initiative intention! Was it for the ...
Article : 363 wordsThe opinion of the leading skin authorities of the world, viz., [?] late Professor Sir Erasmus Wilson, F.R.S., Dr. Redwoed, Ph.D., F.C.S., F.I.C., Mr. John L. Milton, Senior Surgeon St. ...
Article : 161 wordsThe Sandown-park races this afternoon were well attended. Results:- TRIAL HANDICAP, 5 furlongs.—Affable, 7.3, 1; Wigmore, 8.12, 2; Mullewa, 6.10, 3. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 3 Nov 1898, Page 3
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