SIR,—At the meeting held at Battery Point Mr. Bradley is reported to have said that federation and freetrade, as it is now offered to us, would be a great advantage to ...
Article : 870 wordsThe Mowbray Pony and Trotting Club held a meeting thisafternoon in fine weather. The results wore:- TAMAR HANDICAP of 5sovs.; second, Isov. ...
Article : 220 wordsA meeting of this league was hold on Saturday night at the Town-hall, when arrangements were made for the federation campaign on Friday next. The hon. secretary ...
Article : 276 wordsA diabolical attempt was made last night to wreck a house by meane of a dynamite bomb. Luckily the infernal machine expleded at a moment when nobody was close ...
Article : 545 wordsThe only persons now at the Quarantine station are two patients, the cook and a nurse. Dr. Cresswell states that these will be released in a fortnight hence. ...
Article : 446 wordsOn Friday 100,000 people visited Westminster Hall, where the body of W. E. Gladstone lay in State. Before the final closing of the hall ...
Article : 528 wordsThe Matin states that Prance is organising her National defences in view of possible complications with America, in connection with the Spanish ...
Article : 51 wordsHerr Esselen, who will probably succeed Dr. W. J. Leyds as Secretary of State in the Transvaal, has denounced the "scandalous attempts" of ...
Article : 83 wordsThe race meeting at Moonee Valley yeaterday was held in delightful weather. Results:- MAIDEN HURDLE RACE, of 40sovs. 1 mile ...
Article : 129 wordsThis evening Sir Philip Fysh will speak at the Hobart Town-hull, in reply to Captain Miles, M.H.A. Mr. Eric Burgess will again sing "The sons of Australia," ...
Article : 229 wordsThe German Government has purchased Mr. W. R. Wilson's racehorse Carnage for ten thousand guineas. ...
Article : 24 wordsThere are persistent reports to the effect that the Niger difficulty between Franee and England has at last been settled. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 77 wordsMr. J. G. Davics, M.H.A. for Fingal, addressed a well attended meeting on the subject of federation in the Council-chambers last night, Mr. R. G. Talbot presiding. ...
Article : 536 wordsMr. William D. Beazley, chairman of Committees in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, and one of the members for Collingwood, and Mr. G. H. Bennett, ...
Article : 56 wordsDr. Sly has been appointed acting Supreme Court Judge. Mrs. Sarah Robertson, wife of the late Alex. Robertson, of Coolamon, has died, aged ...
Article : 154 wordsThe Adelaide Birthday meeting opened u[?]er favourable circumat[?]nces as far as weather was concerned; but speenlation was not as spirited as last year, the totalisator ...
Article : 375 wordsTHE CAKS STAKES, of 4,500sovs.; for threeyear-old fillies, 9st. each. The nominator of the winuer to receive 400sovs.; the owner of the second horse, 200sove.; and ...
Article : 92 wordsWheat and flour.—The quantity of wheat and nour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,430,000 quarter's, as against 2,455,000 quarters last ...
Article : 55 wordsSIR,—You have quoted, on numerous occasions, certain words used by Mr. Reid, to the effect "that he would in the Federal Parliament fight the battles of freetrade, ...
Article : 758 wordsIt is now feared that the barque Fide, from Newcastle, has been lost at sea during the recent gales. The statement that the Fldo had been seen off Whangaroa more ...
Article : 41 wordsSIR,—At Mr. Henry Dobson's federation meeting at Bridgewater the following queation was put to that gentleman as a lawyer and a member of the Federal Convention ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 wordsSIR,— There are certain matters in connection with the Council of Agriculture proceedings in connection with the prohibition of trees and plants into Tasmania on ...
Article : 660 wordsMrs. Gladstone, supported by two of her sons, sat at the foot of the tomb when the service was over, weeping in her desolation. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe consignment of Adelaide grapes ex s.s. Australia has arrived in excellent condition, and selling at 11s. 6d. per case. ...
Article : 28 wordsA Russo-Chinese bank, on behalf of Russia, has acquired all the land available for business sites in Talienwan outside of the naval base. ...
Article : 47 wordsOgden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes are Short on the market; our gilded youths won't be happy till they get some again. ...
Article : 25 wordsIn the absence of any recognised exponents of federation, a meeting was held here on Saturday evening to consider, the important question soon to be submitted to the vote of ...
Article : 381 wordsThe storms of the past week have given place to beautiful clear, calm weather, and Zeahan once more has dry footpaths. Grattan Riggs opened a ten nights' season ...
Article : 215 wordsThe football season was opened in Hobart on Saturday afternoon, when a match took place on the oricket ground between tbe Wellington and Glenorchy clubs, under the ...
Article : 205 wordsThe issue of Indian Treasury bills, to the extent of £2,500,000, has been subscribed for nine times over. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe following salas of Australian mining shares have been made on the London Stock Exchange: — Broken Hill, 43s.; Boulders, 17s. 9d.; Lake View, ...
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Advertising : 1,300 words"Weddol's Produce Review" for the past year says the quality and condition of Australian butter show an undoubted improvement over former ...
Article : 190 wordsSome trouble has been experienced for the last day or two at the (Western Mine with the great influx of water. It hasnow, however, been got under control again, and work ...
Article : 157 wordsAll Functional Derangements of the Liver. Temporary Congestion arising from Alcoholic Beverages, Errors in Diet. Biliousness, Sick Headache, Giddiness, ...
Article : 56 wordsIf we think of soap as a means of clenlines only, even then PHARS' SOAP is a matter of course. It is the only soap that is all soap and nothing but soap—no free fat nor free alkall in ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 30 May 1898, Page 3
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