At the Police Court today James Jor[?]ernsen, charged with having in his possession six undersized flounders, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10/ and costs. ...
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Advertising : 247 wordsThe damage done by the fire at Messrs. E. Keep and Co.'s hardware warehouse, Lonsdale-street, is estimated at £50,000. The loss is covered by insurance, which is ...
Article : 186 wordsThe Right Hon. and Right Rev. Mandell Creighton, Bishop of London, opened the Church Congress at Albert-hall to-day. Immense interest prevails ...
Article : 35 wordsA Reuter's me s[?]ge states that President Kruger's reply, on behalf of the Transvaal Gov[?]rnment, [?]o the ultimatum of the Bri[?]sh Cabinet, has just ...
Article : 102 wordsOn the Lyell Co.'s railway extension platelaying has been completed, and the first train reached the new bridge over the King River this afternoon. ...
Article : 441 wordsThe New South Wales Lancers, en route for the Cape, had a most enthusiastic send off from Aldershot, all the troops turning out to bid them a cheery ...
Article : 230 wordsJUPITER, October 7.—Cut chamber and sunk winze 2ft. on No. 1 vein at 118ft. from mouth of adit; country light grey schist; vein showing 1ft. of clean solid iron and ...
Article : 810 wordsThe War Office has ordered large quantities of New Zealand oats and compressed forage. ...
Article : 25 wordsAt the Antwerp wool sales 2,362 bales of River Plate wool were offered, and 1,926 sold. There was a good general selection, and much animation ...
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Advertising : 686 wordsWheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 1,930,000 quarters, as against 1,895,000 quarters ...
Article : 42 wordsThe War Office has chartered seventy-four additional transports for use in connection with the campaign in South Africa. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 108 wordsAt Newby's Sugar Mill, Maclean, today, the head boy, named Ambrose Denis, was caught in the rollers of the cone crushing machinery and reduced to pulp. ...
Article : 74 wordsMr. Reitz, Secretary of State for the Transvaal, on September 26 gave a delayed reply to British despatch of May 10, in which he described the ...
Article : 83 wordsGold.—Little Wonder, b. 5d., s. 6d. Volunteer, b. 2d. New Pinafore, b. 3/, s. 3/6. White Pinafore (paid), s. 2/10. Silver.—Comet, s. 7d. South Hercules, ...
Article : 298 wordsThe quotations for breadstuffs are generally firm at late quotations. Wheat, 3/. Flour, £7/5/. ...
Article : 19 wordsIt is feared that the Boers intend to shoot Mr. Robertson, a friend of Mr. Cecil Rhodes, and resident now in the Transvaal. Mr. Robertson is charged ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Immigration Restriction Bill passed the committee stage of the House of Representatives to-night. Several amendments were moved with the ...
Article : 71 wordsThere are now sixteen thousand regulars and two thousand volunteers afield in Natal, and there is no anxiety expressed as to safety. ...
Article : 51 wordsLieut. Rundle, of Victoria, has been gazetted second lieutenant in the Carabineers. Mr. Lionel George Robinson has ...
Article : 31 wordsThe 43rd annual exhibition of the Northern Agricultural Society was held at Longford to-day. This is the oldest society of its kind in the North, and up ...
Article : 2,781 wordsIn connection with the contingent for South Africa 21 men from No. 2 West Devon have volunteered for service, being eight from Ulverstone and 13 from Penguin ...
Article : 135 wordsMr. Reitz, telegraphing to Sir Alfred Milner on the 9th inst., said the presence of British troops on the frontier menaced the independence of the ...
Article : 178 wordsBefore the Police Magistrate (Mr. B. Shaw), and Mr. R. Mather, J. P. ALLEGED BIGAMY. — The charge of bigamy preferred against Alfred Henry ...
Article : 654 wordsSome anxiety is felt for the safety of Mafeking, which the Boors threaten to bombard and invade the moment a shot is fired in Natal. ...
Article : 73 wordsSIR,—Mr. Crump mentioned at the recent meeting at New Norfolk, held for the purpose or forming a Tourists' Association, that inquiries had been made from fishing ...
Article : 134 wordsThe debate in the Legislative Assembly on the Premier, Sir George Turner's motion to send a contingent to South Africa excited a good deal of hostile ...
Article : 189 wordsThere are now 45,000 refugees from Transvaal in Cape Colony and Natal, all in great distress. It is proposed to appeal to the British ...
Article : 45 wordsWith but slight checks when the market goes back for a day or two, the gold-dredging boom in Otago still continues. Within the past few months over 100 ...
Article : 445 wordsSIR,—As the time draws near for holding our Southern show, I feel that the citizens of Hobart, as a whole, are very blind as to its advantages to their city, and in order ...
Article : 655 wordsSIR,—The situation in Cape Colony at the present time is such as, I believe, has never been seen in the history of the British Empire. The Government of a colony, ...
Article : 408 wordsThe Right Hon. James Bryce, addressing his constituents at Aberdeen, predicted a short war, and that in the hour of victory the Government would ...
Article : 37 wordsThe British Cabinet meets on Friday to specially consider the present position. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe first match of the season, played at Woodsdale on 7th inst., resulted in a win for the locals by 22 runs on the first innings. A. O'Conor and G. Palmer played sterling ...
Article : 201 wordsThe steamer Hibernia conveys 1,000 Canadian troops to Capetown. ...
Article : 14 wordsIt is officially sta[?]ed that the Home Government will treat all colonial military contingents from the hour of debarkation in South Africa as part ...
Article : 64 wordsThe fortnightly meeting was held on Monday, 9th inst. Present—The chairman (Mr. Y. E. Woodman) and Messrs. Adye Douglas, jun., Y. H. Walduck, W. Davies, ...
Article : 263 wordsThe South Curtin-Davis to-day, sent to the Smelters 30 tons of fair grade gossan and pug. The mine is looking as usual. The Curtin-Davis tributors have sent ...
Article : 129 wordsThis match was played at South Bridge-water on the 7th inst., and resulted in a win for Union by one innings and six runs. Those who bowled best for Union were ...
Article : 248 wordsSIR,—As a visitor to Hobart, I attended the service held by this gentleman on Tuesday evening, and was much pleased with the originality of the service and the ...
Article : 242 wordsThe following scratchings have been notified:- Toorak Handicap.—Cordon, Vocalist, The Chief, Sirdar, Watchdog, Hector, ...
Article : 908 wordsIn 1888 my wife went East and was attacked with rheumatism. She received no relief until she tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Since that time we have never been ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 12 Oct 1899, Page 3
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