A heavy thunderstorm occured early this morning, and the day has been cold, wet, and boisterous. Zeehan hospital benchts to the extent of ...
Article : 311 wordsA publie meeting of fruitgrowors of this district was held at the Council-chambers, on the 22nd inst. The Warden, Mr. H. S. R. Wright, was voted to the chair, and ...
Article : 645 wordsA serious shooting anray took place early on Saturday afternoon in Grey street, near the George Hotel, St. Kilda. The principals were Dr. Paul W. Fraser, ...
Article : 639 wordsTwenty soldiers at Aldershot are suffering from the effects of eating tainted Now Zealand cheese. Sir Horace Tozer, Sir Andrew Clarke, ...
Article : 103 wordsAt the last meeting of the Mersey Marine Board a letter was read from the Marine Board of Leven, asking if steamers were allowed to enter and leave the port ...
Article : 712 wordsA British military camp is forming at Mount Pleasant, on the site occupied by Sir George Colley in 1881. It is intended to also immediately ...
Article : 102 wordsEntries for the spring meets of the Tasmanian Racing Club and Tasmanian Turf Club, to be held on October 7 and October 14 respectively, close to-night, at 8 o'clock. ...
Article : 72 wordsA meeting of members will take place at the Secretary's office this evening. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe Findon Harriers Hunt Club meeting was held at Moonee Valley on Saturday in cold, showery weather. In the race for the Ladies' Bracelet ...
Article : 139 wordsThe Natal Government have ordored 90,000 railway sleepers from the Jarrah Timber and Wood Paving Corporation. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe New Zealand Shipping Company pays a dividend of 4 per cent. on the past half-year's transactions. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe interim pause in hostile argument is strengthening the Stock Exchange, and "bears" are repurchasing "South African stocks. ...
Article : 110 wordsAt the wool sales yesterday, the following prices were realised for Australian clips:—Mobaso, 8½d.:Otago, 10¼d.; Llanilo Grampians, 10¾d.; Milo, ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Musketeer, who started in the last Hobart and Launceston Cups, is being nibbled at for the Caulheld Cup. A wager taken in Melbourne last week ...
Article : 680 wordsNotice of increase of capital is given by Mr. Gaunt, the legal manager of the Ring Hercules P.A. Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Limited ...
Article : 85 wordsApples ex steamer Austral prove small, but of good quality. They are selling at 15/ to 16/ per case. ...
Article : 22 wordsAt the sales of kauri gum this week 3,679 cases were offered, and 1,500 sold. Three-quarter scraped realised 105/ to 110/ per cwt. ...
Article : 39 wordsA caucus of 40 members of the Cape Assembly has deprecated any encouragement of the Boers, and endorsed Sir Alfred Milner's complaints made to ...
Article : 85 wordsBRITISH MOUNT REID, September 16.— Tunnel, 300ft. Level—Contractors have extended the tunnel S. along the foot wall 10ft.; 8ft. of this completed the second ...
Article : 131 wordsPRINCE EDWARD HANDICAP,—Maluma, l; Biddo, 2; Balmory, 3. Survivor was sixth and The Grafter tenth in the race. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe following sales of Australian stocks have been made on 'Change:— Associated, W.A., £12/10/. Brokens, Chillagoe, 42/0. Boulders, £49/. ...
Article : 32 wordsRev. E. Edwards, pastor of the English Baptist Church at Minersville, Pa., when suffering with rheumatism, was advised to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He says:— ...
Article : 81 wordsFriday's sampling of 23 tons of ore (dry weight) from the South King air shaft realised £240. Thirteen tons of this were galena, bilnging £14/4/ per ton, the ...
Article : 82 wordsThe annual match by telegraph between the Hobart and Launceston Chess Clubs took place on Saturday last between Messrs. Strathern, Toplis, Steele, Dawson, ...
Article : 367 wordsA show of spring flowers was held in Mrs. Waltons half on Wednesday, 20th inst, in aid of the local blass band. The exhibits were wonderfully good for this ...
Article : 390 wordsThe British Cabinet at its meeting yesterday decided to send an interim despatch to Transvaal, protesting against the accusing of Mr. Conyngham ...
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Advertising : 2,376 wordsGold.—Moonlight, s. 6d. New Pinafore, b 3/3 s. 3/7. Silver.—Comet, s. 10d. Hercules, b. 21/6, s. 23/. Mount Black. b. 3/6. Mount Black ...
Article : 586 wordsIt is suspected that this temporising with the Boers is merely intended to allow time for arrival of British reinforcements. ...
Article : 46 wordsM. Zola, in a letter to Madame Dreyfus, scathingly donounces the French Government's iniquitous weakmess in offering mercy instead of ...
Article : 57 wordsSIR,—Re Mr. Gaffney's motion in the House of Assembly, increase of police pay, I was surprised to read the cold and feeble replies of hon. members as reported in your ...
Article : 432 wordsSOUTHERN TASMANIAN ARTILLERY CLUB.—The annual meeting of this club was held on Friday evening it the drillyard, Q.M. Sergt. Rourke in the chair. ...
Article : 264 wordsSIR,—Very few people seem to have an idea of the requests now being made to our Parliament on behalf of the Adelaide syndicate, which has taken over the rights ...
Article : 377 wordsWe have had some welcome showers and the crops and gadens are looking well. The foundation of our hall is completed, ...
Article : 222 wordsThe annual meeting of members of the Hobart Bowling Club was held at the Imperial on Saturday evening. The president, Mr. E. M. Fisher, occupied the chair. ...
Article : 430 wordsA successful concert was given on linday, the 22nd inst., in the State schoolroom, in aid of the Union Cricket Club. Au apology was received from the Hon. H. ...
Article : 180 wordsA committee meeting was held last Saturday evening at Mr. T. L. Hood's Sports Depot. The following delegates were present:—Messrs. J. Cleary (West ...
Article : 103 wordsSIR,—I notice when a male attendant is required at the Hospital for Insane, New Norfolk, the proviso is always added, "must be single." Now, surely a married ...
Article : 240 wordsSIR,—I am a poor man, and find it hard enough to support my family without having to pay heavy costs to the bailiff for collecting taxes. I was a bit in arrears, ...
Article : 120 wordsIt is always a pleasing duty to write of local industry, more especially when such is deserving of merit. I had the pleasure of inspecting a bread cart ...
Article : 140 wordsSIR,—I wish with your permission to tresspass upon your space a little, to call attention to the deplorable state the footpath in Argyle-street, between Warwick ...
Article : 129 wordsGeo. B. Secord, the well-known contractor, of Towanda, N.Y., says: "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my family for a long time and have found it superior ...
Article : 95 wordsThe opinion of the leading skin authorities of the world, viz., the late Professor Sir Erasmus Wilson. F.R.S., Dr. Redwood, Ph.D., F.C.S., F.I.C., Mr. John L. Milton, Senior Surgeon St. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 25 Sep 1899, Page 3
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