The Hon. John D. Long, Secretary of State for the Navy, has ordered mobilisation of American warships, ponding the decision of Spain as to ...
Article : 64 wordsThe price paid for The Grafter was 2,000gns. A peculiar accident occurred to W. Martin, who was riding O.P. in the ...
Article : 598 wordsMr. Clements Markham, addressing the Royal Geographical Society, has appealed to the British nation to furnish funds for Antarctic exploration. ...
Article : 103 wordsM[?]pua, s.s., 458 tons, G. J. R. Wald, from Strahan. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames McDonald, Miles, Mulcahy and 2 childern, Montgomery; Misses Blair, Walters, Raymond; ...
Article : 228 wordsAn American and European Company has been formed, with a capital of four hundred million dollars for the purpose of leasing the Philippine Islands from ...
Article : 49 wordsAn official preliminary inquiry under the Inquiry into Wrecks Act. 1875, was held by the Collector of Customs yesterday afternoon at the Custom-house, into the damage sustained by ...
Article : 123 wordsTurbulent scenes have again occurred in the French Chamber of Deputies, the immediate cause being the denouncing by Socialists of M. Dupuy for ...
Article : 53 wordsInformation was received in town yesterday that the ketch Caledonia was ashore at the Derwent Lighthouse. The master of her, C. F. Hayes, had only recently secured the contract ...
Article : 158 wordsIn the Bankruptcy Court proceedings in the now notorious case of Ernest Terah Hooley, evidence has been given by Sir William Thackeray Marriott, ...
Article : 209 wordsFrench politicians are still venting their wrath against "Perfidious Albion ' in vain words. M. Cavaignac, writing in the ...
Article : 94 wordsThe following telegram was received from Stanley last evening:— "Re wreck of ketch Esther on Hunter's Island. One of the crew arrived at Smithton for rations. He reported ...
Article : 61 wordsThe passenger steamer now being built by Messrs. Gourlay Bros., of Dundee, to the order of Messrs. Huddart, Parker & Co. Proprietary Limited is to be named the Zealandia. ...
Article : 126 wordsSeven thousand soldiers surrounded Marshal Blanco's palace clamouring for arrears of pay. The Marshal telegraphed to Madrid and obtained an order on ...
Article : 106 wordsOn October 5 the annual meeting of the New Zealand Shipping Co. was held at the offices of the company in Leadenhall-street. The directors state that the year's operations, after ...
Article : 401 wordsKetch Caledonia drifted ashore yesterday at the Derwent lighthouse. Child named Quinn accidentally drowned in an abandoned shaft at Mathinna. ...
Article : 4,945 wordsSenator Sherman, alluding to the decisive victories gained by the Republicans in the recent American elections, the utter defeat of the ...
Article : 55 wordsHalf the business portion of the city establishment of Dawson & Co., merchants, has been destroyed by fire. ...
Article : 23 wordsIt is notified that the German army is to be again considerably increased. ...
Article : 16 wordsA sensation has been caused throughout Germany by the publication of a letter from the Regent of Lippe Detmold, a principality in the north-west, ...
Article : 106 wordsA friend of Panizzardi asserts that Schwarzkoppen purchased information from Esterhazy, Paty du Clam, and Henry. ...
Article : 22 wordsLOW HEAD.—SAILED. —November 15, 4.55 p.m.—Pateena, s.s., for Melbourne. Warrentinna, s.s., anchored in Kelse Bay.—5.30 p.m.— Australia, s.s., for Strahan. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe New Zealand and Australian Land Co.'s half-yearly report shows a profit of £85,737. A dividend of 5 per cent, has been declared, and £18,237 ...
Article : 58 wordsThe estimated extra return which colliery owners in the Newcastle district will receive if the agreement to raise the price of coal 1s. per ton from January 1 is ...
Article : 290 wordsAustralia, s.s., W. J. Rogers for Strahan, Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Jackson and child, J. C. King; Misses A. Gibson, M. Pennington and M. Ya[?]es; Messrs. Hartley, ...
Article : 133 wordsDepartures.—For Sydney—Orontes, ship, from Liverpool. For Melbourne— Loch Etive, ship, from Glasgow. ...
Article : 14 wordsHobart Observatory, 9 a.m., November 15. Synopsis.—Fine, clear weather obtains over New South Wales, while in Victoria it is overcast, and in West and South Australia ...
Article : 297 wordsAt the banquet given to General Nelson Miles, Commander of the American army, at New York, his remarks in reference to the friendly ...
Article : 50 wordsSIR,—Mr. Frewen seems to have acted as an alarmist and set the fearful ones trembling for fear that the getting of gold is going to bring ruin on us all. Mr. ...
Article : 594 wordsBullion silver is quoted ab 2s. 3[?]d., being a fall of [?]d. per oz. from Saturday's rate. ...
Article : 19 wordsClaude Vautin, arrested in America on a charge of having defrauded certain shareholders of sums amounting to £20,000, has now been declared ...
Article : 129 wordsSIR,—The state of the Electoral Act relating to enrolment of voters is very unsatisfactory, and causes a great deal of misunderstanding. For example, many ...
Article : 307 wordsSAILED. — November 14. during night.— Wareatea, s.s., for Devonport. QUEENSCLIFF. SAILED.—November 15, 9.30 a.m.—Mary ...
Article : 47 wordsTo-morrow.—United Kingdom, per P. & O. and Orient, lines (expected); Victoria and other colonies. Friday.—Victoria and other colonies. ...
Article : 86 wordsIt is officially reported that the bubonic plague is increasing in Dharwar, Bombay Presidency, and at Bangalore, chief city of Mysore, ...
Article : 27 wordsA Cigarette, that's so good, it would be impossible to better it, manufactured by Thomas Ogden, Ltd., Liverpool (England). ...
Article : 141 wordsLAUNCESTON, Tuesday (by telegraph).— Newstead sale yards were to-day dully supplied with sheep and lambs, but cattle were scaree. Messrs. W. T. Bell & Co. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 16 Nov 1898, Page 2
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