The Marquis of Salisbury, PrimeMinister of England, is now sojourning in his villa residence, Beaulieu, at Villefranche, Nice, on the southern ...
Article : 46 wordsFollowing upon the intimation of a deficit in last year's revenue, consequent upon exceptional expenditure, it is anticipated in the city that Sir ...
Article : 96 wordsPenguin, s.s., 824 tons, H. A. G. Morrisby, from Melbourne, via Devonport, Burnie, and Strahan. Passengers—Saloon. Mesdames Mossop, Cherry; Miss Simpson; ...
Article : 191 wordsH.M.S. Royal Arthur last week steamed to Jervis Bay for shot practice and naval tactics. H.M.S. Dart is still surveying in Tasmanian waters.the Mohawk is at West ...
Article : 119 wordsThis steamer, whose purchase by the Union S.S. Co. as an addition to their Tasmanian fleet was recently mentioned in The Mercury, is quite a new vessel, ...
Article : 119 wordsIn pursuance of the Czar's decree that Finland shall be thoroughly Russianised, all Finnish postage stamps have now been suporseded by ...
Article : 30 wordsThe French expedition under M. Foureau, the well-known African explorer, and Commandant Larny, an officer on the staff of the ...
Article : 134 wordsKaikoura, R.M.S. (N.Z.S. Co.),4,507 tons, F. Forbes, for Wellington, N.Z., [?] route to London. Passengers—Saloon: For New Zealand: Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Furk and ...
Article : 51 wordsHerr Paul Krugor, President of Transvaal, in his recent speech at Rustentburg challenged the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain to prove that he ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Antaretic exploring barque Southern Cross bears evident marks of having been in contact with ice (says a New Zealand exchange), although the master did not ...
Article : 143 wordsWareatea, s.s., 400 tons, R. F. Harris, for Strahan. Agents—U.S.S. Co. Penguin, s.s., 824 tons, H.A.G. Morrisby, for Melbourne, via Macquarie Heads and ...
Article : 45 words[A special charge is made to consignees wishing to particularise their imports or exports.] Penguin, s.s., from Melbourne—10 tns ...
Article : 556 wordsGeneral Otis reports that in the recent engagement between his American troops and the rebel Filipinos, the latter had at least 12,000 men in the ...
Article : 189 wordsARRIVED.—March 27, 6.30 a.m.—Victoria, R.M.S., from Sydney, via Hobart. PORTLAND. ARRIVED.—March 2[?] — Eliza Davies, ...
Article : 56 wordsTwenty-one thousand British residents in Transvaal have petitioned the Queen to order an inquiry as to what reforms have been initiated since ...
Article : 90 wordsTivoli Company announce their last performance to-night at the Temperance-hall. Mr. Finn, of Zeehan, contests the Gordon election for the Upper House. ...
Article : 5,090 wordsHobart Observatory, 9 a.m., March 27. Synopsis.—Fine but cloudy weather obtains over Western Australia and Victoria; in South Australia it is overcast and ...
Article : 410 wordsMichael Davitt, Anti-Parnellito member for Mayo, has been set upon and stoned at Charles ville during County Council electioneering riots, in which ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Daily News says the Primate of England thinks the appointment of Sir Arthur Charles, who is a High Churchman, to the Judgeship of the ...
Article : 39 wordsFitzsimmons and Jefferies will meet in a glove contest of twenty-five rounds on May 26. The affair will be under the auspices ...
Article : 72 wordsA Russian barrister and an ex-French military officer have fought a duel at Kieff, the dispute arising out of an argument over the Dreyfus affair. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Admiralty Court, after rehearing evidence concerning the stranding of the steamship China, have exonerated Mr. Crawford, the supernumerary ...
Article : 86 wordsThe New Zealand Shipping Co.'s mail steamer Kaikoura, from London via Teneriffe and Capetown, arrived in port at 4.30 p.m. yesterday on her 17th vovage. ...
Article : 440 wordsThe Hon. Charles Alfred Lee, Minister of Justice, says that, having associated a good deal with the Queensland people, he has had special facilities for forming an ...
Article : 562 wordsThis Day.—Victoria and other colonies; West Coast, per Mahinapua. Thursday.—Victoria and other colonies; United Kingdom (expected). ...
Article : 75 wordsThe match between J. Roberts, champion billiardist, and C. Dawson, the famed Yorkshire player, was commenced on Monday last, the conditions ...
Article : 86 wordsThe following are the Customs returns at Hobart for the week ending March 25, 1899: — Duties, £3,551/0/8; wharfage, £103/13/2; light dues, £55/12/; pilotage, ...
Article : 498 wordsTallow.—At the usual public auction sales of Australasian tallow 1,800 casks were offered, and 425 casks were sold. Prices were unchanged, as follow:— ...
Article : 43 wordsAt the Mansion House Police Court, Sir Alfred Kirby, formerly Sheriff of London and Middlesex, and proprietor of the Deptford Distillery; Arthur ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Penguin arrived at Hobart at 6.50 p.m. yesterday. She left Melbourne at 9.50 p.m. on the 24th; arrived at Burnie on 25th; left at 6.20 p.m.; arriving at ...
Article : 217 wordsQuotations for Government stocks compare with those of the 17th inst. as follows:- Mar. 17 Mar.24 Ris[?] Fa[?] ...
Article : 98 wordsThe biggest schooner afloat has recently been launched at Camden, Maine, U.S.A., and named the John B. Prescott. She is 282ft. long, 44lft. 4in. broad, mid 22ft. deep. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 28 Mar 1899, Page 2
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