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Advertising : 1,534 wordsSir Alfred Milner, even in the present extremity of warlike excitement, does not despair that pacific efforts made at Pretoria and Bloemfontein will ...
Article : 45 wordsThe SPEAKER (Hon. Nicholas Brown) took the chair at 4 p.m. UNIVERSITY COUNCIL. The SPEAKER announced that he had ...
Article : 91 wordsHon. J. H. Hofmeyr, a leading Afrikander, is proceeding unofficially to Pretoria to again discuss the situation with President Kruger. Mr. Hofmeyr ...
Article : 144 wordsA cablegram was received to-day from the imperial authorities, accepting offer of a military contingent for service in South Africa, and indicating that infantry will ...
Article : 70 wordsMembers of the Hobart Marine Board returned to Zeehan to-day, and leave for Hobart to-morrow. Mr. Morrisby addresses a public meeting ...
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Article : 21 wordsThe Legislative Assembly has adopted the federal address to the Queen by 57 votes to 9. ...
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Article : 20 wordsShamus O'Brien, an Irish drama in four acts, founded on the rebellion of 1898, was produced the Theatre Royal last evening by the Henry Dramatic Company, and ...
Article : 299 wordsThe ordinary general half-yearly meeting was held at Melbourne on 29th ult., the Chairman Directors, Mr. A. A. Joske, presiding over a full meeting of ...
Article : 278 wordsAustralian clips have sold at following prices:—Brancepeth, 6¼d.; Rodney Down, ll½d.; Cambridge Downs, 12?d.; Muntham, ll?d.; Mount Margaret, ...
Article : 60 wordsThe secretary of the Southern Tasmanian Agricultural Society and Mr. G. E. Piesse have been attending the Launceston Show and interviewing breeders and owners ...
Article : 137 wordsThe Daily Telegraph says General Joubert acknowledges that the present issue means either British or Boer rule in South Africa. ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Cape Legislative Assembly has ordered the Hon. W. P. Schreiner, Premier and Colonial Secretary, to secure return to the colony of a quantity ...
Article : 57 wordsThe wheat market is unsettled. Wheat is nominally worth 3/ without actual business. Holders firm. Flour, £6/15/ to £7/5/. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe stranded steamer Innamincka appears to have gone ashore when the tide was nearly high, and grounded so softly that the passengers were not aware of it. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Council of Agriculture met in the Ministerial room to-day. Present—Messrs. L.M. Shoobridge (chairman), W. J. Thomas, G. M. Barnard, T. W. Briggs, A. ...
Article : 889 wordsThe project is now completed for the raising of capital for the Colonel North Mines and Railway Company Zeehan, with the object of developing its properties, ...
Article : 332 wordsThe second transport laden with Indian troops has arrived at Durban. The Indian Artillery, which arrived by first transport, have gone to the ...
Article : 87 wordsLengthy lists of Crown lands were submitted for sale by Messrs. Bell & Co. today. There was a good attendance, but the bidding was slow, and only a few lots ...
Article : 88 wordsLord and Lady Lamington arrived this morning by the Melbourne express train en route for England. ...
Article : 21 wordsAn action is now being heard in the Supreme Court in which the Bank of New South Wales is suing Sir Gerard Smith, Governor of the colony, and others to ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Rev. Charles H. Yatman, the eminent American evangelist and Y.M.C.A. worker commenced his mission in Hobart at the Temperance-hall last evening under ...
Article : 929 wordsIt is affirmed at Capetown that only twelve thousand Boers are at the front. Many Free Staters decline to fight against Britain. ...
Article : 33 wordsHon. W. P. Schreiner having refused to sanction the form[?]ion of a town guard at Kimberley, upon which position the Orange Free State Artillery ...
Article : 73 wordsThis was the third day of the Tasmanian Pastoral and Agricultural Society's first show. Fine, genial, spiing-like weather prevailed and as the ground had dried up ...
Article : 503 wordsThe Boer authorities are expelling all Britishers who up to the present have remained in Johannesburg. People of all ages, men, women and ...
Article : 48 wordsGold—Little Wonder, b 4d., s. 5½d. White Pinafore (paid), b 2/3, s 3/. New Pinafore, b 3/, s 3/9. Silver.—Colebrook, s 3/3. Hercules, b. ...
Article : 795 wordsFrench press writers anticipate that the Anglo-Transvaal quarrel will somehow be settled. Great Britain is also said to be ...
Article : 148 wordsThe British Government will, it is expected, ask the House of Commons for a war vote of £10,000,000. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor ...
Article : 38 wordsTo-morrow afternoon, providing the weather stipulation is not of necessity put into force, the portals of Elwick will be thrown open, which will mark the ...
Article : 263 wordsWe have received a very gracefully written letter from Mrs. Ellen Wilson, of Birmingham, telling of the difficulty she had with her little child, suffering with ...
Article : 427 wordsThe following matches will be played tomorrow:- Mercury v. Government Printing Office, North Hobart recreation ground, at 2.30. ...
Article : 154 wordsThe programme for this meeting, on Thursday, the 9th prox, is advertised. It will consist of a Handicap Hurdle Race, Trial Handicap, Colebrook Plate, ...
Article : 59 wordsCranberry did a bad mile gallop at Flemington this morning, being badly beaten by Promontory, as the result of which he eased off in the Derby betting, ...
Article : 158 wordsThe matches to be played are postponed until October 14 on account of top pitch not being ready. ...
Article : 24 words"A word to the wise is sufficient" and a word from the wise should be sufficient, but you ask, who are the wise? Those who know. The oft repeated experience of ...
Article : 122 wordsMy wife has used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism with great relief, and 1 can recommend it as a splendid liniment for rheumatism and other household use for ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 6 Oct 1899, Page 3
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