The council met on 12th inst. Present: —All the councillors. Statement of revenue, showing £48 14s.. 5d. collected and banked, was tabled. ...
Article : 333 wordsIn addition to other precautions taken to keep the plague out of Victoria, overland passengers from sydney are to be in spected by the medical man at Wodonga. ...
Article : 188 wordsHer Majesty the Queen will proceed to Dublin on April 4. Her Majesty's Hibernian subjects are milking elaborate preparations to ...
Article : 48 wordsThe general verdict concerning the despatch sent by the South African Presidents to the British Government concerning ovetures for peace, is that ...
Article : 78 wordsThe usual monthly meeting was held on 10th instant. Present Mr. W. C. Simmons (Warden), and Councillors T. H. Perkins, C. Ellis, J. Brain, K. A. ...
Article : 751 wordsGeneral Hector Macdonald, " Fightjag Mac," marching to reinforce General French's division now investing Bloemfontein, ordered his ...
Article : 75 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph " states that the favourite daughter of Abdul Hamed II., Sultan of Turkey, has elaped from Constantinople with a ...
Article : 31 wordsTwenty-eight British guns are now bombarding the Boers across the Orange River. Lord Methunen at Bosporf has seized ...
Article : 52 wordsThe Duc D'Orleans recently wrote to M. Willette, the caricaturist of "Le Petit Journal Pour Rite," congratulating him upon his caricatures of Queen ...
Article : 95 wordsField-Marshal Lord Roberts has occu, pied Bloemfontein, the Free State cipital, and hoisted the Union Jack at the Presidency. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Bom prisoners at Simons Town have out-side friends who are plotting for their escape. The guatds have found that the ...
Article : 40 wordsThe twentieth case of bubonic plague was reported here today. The patient is Alexander Bell, and is stated to be in a very critical condition. ...
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Advertising : 491 wordsThe usual half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held at the Banking-house, Mucquarie-street, on the 15th inst The chair was taken by the Managing Director, ...
Article : 979 wordsPresent—Messrs. Thomas Riggall (chairman), W. H. Bennett, H. W. Brown, C. J. Headlam, and Thomas Parramore. A letter from the Public Works ...
Article : 226 wordsThe Dutch rebel movement is now collapsing throughout the Herschell district. ...
Article : 17 wordsAmong the passengers who recently arrived at Durban by the Kanzler from Delagoa Bay was Mr. C. R. Nielsson. He describes the town as ordinarily ...
Article : 896 wordsLord Roberts, telegraphing to Queen Victoria on the 13th inst., said:- "By the help of God and the bravery of Your Majesty's soldiers I have taken ...
Article : 116 wordsThe railway is now working thirty miles north of Kimberley. This will greatly exppdite transit of troops and atores for Mafeking. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe " Daily Telegraph" proprietary, whose War Fund has now assumed pro portions never dreamt of when the first subscriptions were solicited, have ...
Article : 61 wordsColonel Baden-powell warns the Boer leader Say man that unless he ceases ming native soldiery, he will direct the Bechuanss to raid the ...
Article : 30 wordsThe steamer Waimate, 3,629 tons, has been chartered to convey a portion of the fifth New Zealand contingent to South Africa. ...
Article : 108 wordsIn the House of Commons, Mr. George Wyndham, Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office, has stated that twenty thousand remounts have been ...
Article : 54 wordsAfter the defeat of the Boar force at Driefontein President Steyn led northward. It is reported that President Steyn ...
Article : 30 wordsHer Majesty, on receiving the despatch, was over-joyed, and gave orden that the glad tidings should be forthwith published throughout Windsor. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe coolies employed by the Natal Government have succeeded in extinguishing the fires in the coal mines at Elands Laagte, which were started ...
Article : 45 wordsThe trust met on 10th inst. Present: —Messrs. Jno. Grierson (chair), D. Hildvard. Geo. Newitt and the secretary (C. F. Reardon). ...
Article : 154 wordsGATWICMK HURDLES.—Friday, 1; Tornado II., 2; Uppercut, 3. ...
Article : 14 wordsMuch dissatisfaction and disgust is expressed here at the action of the Hobart electors in returning Mr. E. T. Miles to Parliament. ...
Article : 52 wordsGreat rejoicings at Capetown and throughout the Southern districts. Peals of bells are ringing from all the steeples, and a loyal procession hal ...
Article : 31 wordsThe American visible supply of wheat east of the Rocky Mountains is estimated at 83,935,000 bushels, as against 86,579 bushels a week ago. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Cheshire Yeomanry and the Canadian troops have been despatched to Prieska to suppress the rebellion recently breaking out in Griqualand ...
Article : 45 wordsAt this week's auction sales of Australasian tallow, 543 casks were offered, and 64 were sold. Prices are as follow:—Fine mutton, 30/3 per cent.; ...
Article : 38 wordsThe "Morning Chronicle's" correspondent, who was the first to enter Bloemfontein, reports that General French on Monday threatened to ...
Article : 73 wordsSir,—Referring to the local appearing in Saturday's issue of your paper on the subject of a shipment of sleepers ex Barfod, a portion of which, according ...
Article : 320 wordsAt to-day's auctions there was a large attendance, and good competition. Prices are unchanged. Australian clips have sold at ...
Article : 43 wordsSir,—While it does not fall to the happy lot of all of us to be able to join the Contingents for South Africa, nor even in many cases, and for various ...
Article : 379 wordsPrivate A. L. Cameron, of the New South Wales contingent, has died from fever at Naauwport. ...
Article : 19 wordsSir,—I would venture to say that "consistency" is a word har[?]y understood by the English speaking race, and certainly a virtue very seldom practised amongst ...
Article : 817 wordsLord Roberts, on entering Bloemfontein at the head of the advanced guard of his army, was rapturously received by the townspeople. ...
Article : 64 wordsOn the receipt of news this afternoon that Lord Roberts hod entered Bloetufontein, there were general rejoicings all over the city, and in an incredably short time ...
Article : 166 wordsThe tin market. has been slumped by " bearing " sales down to £140 per ton. ...
Article : 19 wordsM. Gourko, the Russian attache who is now with Lord Roberts's force, has cabled to the Czar that he is perfectly amazed at the energy in action and ...
Article : 626 wordsThe Loudon "Daily Telegraph" cabled the news of the surrender of Bloemfontein to its correspondents in all the European capitals, and it was ...
Article : 60 wordsSir,—Please allow me a reply to "Athlete" in this morning's issue Firstly, his construing of my sentence of "being satisfied with my first ...
Article : 353 wordsHr. F. W. Reitz, Transvaal Secretary of State, says the war will now be fought out to the bitter end, President Kruger telegraphed to a ...
Article : 375 wordsAnother meet of the Hobart Turf Club takes place at Risdon-park to-morrow. Weather permitting. The usual varied programme will be presented, a special ...
Article : 104 wordsMajor-General W. E. Warrand writes to the "Times" as follows:—On March 27, 1874, General Sir George Chesney lectured at the Royal United Service ...
Article : 316 wordsThe programme is published for the Easter Monday meet of the Sorell Racing Club. There are six events to be run for, with stake money to the value of £135. ...
Article : 278 wordsThe trust met on 10th inst. Present: Messrs. W. Lovett (in the chair), E. W. Fisher; and Henry Henwood. The trustees drew for retiring ...
Article : 256 wordsIt is not always best to wait until it is needed before buying a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Quite frequently the remedy if requited in ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 16 Mar 1900, Page 3
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