The Spaniards have continued their advance against the Riff tribesmen near Melilla, and occupied Mount Gurugu at 7 o'clock this morning. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 319 wordsThe Irish Land Bill has been read the second time in the House of Lords without division. An amendment that had been proposed was withdrawn. ...
Article : 400 wordsIt was generally expected that in moving the motion of which he had given notice, proposing that a Royal Commission be appointed to inquire into the ...
Article : 1,176 wordsThe principal matter discussed at the weekly Caucus meeting of the Labour party, which was held to-day, was the Defence Bill. The Caucus had under ...
Article : 280 wordsThe "Standard" alleges" that strained relations exist between the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. McKenna) and his colleagues owing to the chilling ...
Article : 105 wordsAt the morning session of the Roman Catholic Congress to-day. Archbishop Kelly rend a paper entitled "Devotion to the Virgin Mother of the Saviour ...
Article : 707 wordsAt the City Court this morning. J. W. Clydesdale, the barrister who defended Martha Rendell at the trial when she was convicted of wilful murder of the boy ...
Article : 297 wordsA cartoon by Mr. E. Linley Sambourne appears in this week's "Punch," entitled "Australia Expects." It depicts Australia in the act of forming ...
Article : 51 wordsEarly this morning a man was found dead near the Wangarella Hotel at Wangarella. Information conveyed to the police at Deniliquin pointed to the fact ...
Article : 162 wordsIn a message to the electors Mr. Kideton says:—"To all who wish to see a stable and business-like Government; to all who wish to see a continuance of ...
Article : 102 wordsAt the meeting of the Council of Churches last night, the following resolution was unanimously carried, on the motion of the Rev. F. W. Boreknm. ...
Article : 412 wordsThe revenue returns for September show a net increase of £13,826 compared with September last year. The revenue for the quarter show a net decrease of ...
Article : 281 wordsThe visible supply of American wheat east of the Rockies is 33,066,0O0 bushels. LONDON WOOL SALES. ...
Article : 150 wordsA number of masked men recently waylaid the Rev. John Lax, vicar of Stainmore, in Westmorland, when he was out walking with the school ...
Article : 101 wordsThe annual congress of the Council of Churches in Victoria commenced to-day. Rev. T. S. B. Woodfull, the president of the Council, was in the chair. ...
Article : 147 wordsSir John Gorst, speaking at Corsham, in Wiltshire, yesterday, defended the budget, and added that the word had cone forth from the real leader of the ...
Article : 56 wordsThe German battleship Westfalen, which was unable to reach the sea from Bremen, owing to the shallow[?] of the River Weser, has now ...
Article : 57 wordsThe Swedish Government's negotiations between the Employers' Association and the trades unions have failed to bring about a settlement of the ...
Article : 55 wordsA dastardly act was perpetrated at Alton last night. The caps were removed from the wheels of vehicles belonging to people attending a meeting in ...
Article : 85 wordsCommander Peary states that he did not permit Dr. Cook's belongings to come aboard the Roosevelt for fear that he might be accused, by Dr. Cook's ...
Article : 40 wordsThe report from the Presbyterian Council, which has in hand negotiations with other branches of the Protestant churches dealing with the federation of the whole ...
Article : 395 wordsThe "New York Times" states that the Customs authorities, suspecting smuggling on the part of the wife and five children of Mr. Azecz Khayat, a ...
Article : 55 wordsNot many of the Commerce delegates were to be found at the Government cool stores at 10 o'clock this morning, but those who did put in an ...
Article : 459 wordsIn the case in which Emily Veen Streit was charged at Newcastle Circuit Court with the murder of Edward Joseph Healy, at Wickham, the jury, who were ...
Article : 128 wordsFurther representations were made to-day to the Postmaster-General (Sir Jno. Quick) by the Federal members s from West Australia, who desire the ...
Article : 165 wordsThe reception, given in honour of Lady Barron by wives of Ministers at the Town-hall yesterday was very largely, attended, not alone by ladies representing, ...
Article : 556 wordsMr. B. Stanier, member for Shropshire North, recently mentioned that Radical speakers declared that if tariff reform was established there would be ...
Article : 115 wordsMr. P. A. Vaile, a solicitor of Auckland, in New Zealand, now resident in England, recently suggested a scheme for the establishment of a ...
Article : 73 wordsThe annual report of the Commissioner of Railways for the year ended June 30 shows that the gross earnings were £1,508,436, and the profit, after payment ...
Article : 41 wordsSir John Knil, who has been an alderman of the city of London since 1897 has been elected Lord Mayor. In reply to questions Sir John Knill ...
Article : 128 wordsThe Protestant Alliance Lodge here celebrated its twenty-first anniversary by a social in the Town-hall to-night, and the function was very largely attended. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Lord Mayor of London (Sir Geo. Truscott) formally opened the exhibition to-day on the Antarctic steamer Nimrod, which has been thrown open ...
Article : 59 wordsSir Albert Spicer, president of the Com. merce Congress, presided at a public meeting held in the Independent Church to-night. He said that some social ...
Article : 240 wordsJudge Moule, in the Insolvency Court to-day, found Alexander Nicholson, of Leongatha, saddler (an insolvent), guilty under the Insolvency Act of having ...
Article : 44 wordsColonel Davies, of New Zealand, who has attended all the recent British manœnvres, will be from now until June attached to the various general ...
Article : 57 wordsDuring to-day's sitting of the Federal Cabinet most of the time was occupied in considering details of the Inter-State Commission Bill. ...
Article : 112 wordsThe rainfall for September, 1909, showed 16 wet days, with 4.43in. of rain, as against, in 1908, 23 wet days, with 7.55in. For the nine months there were 179 wet ...
Article : 53 wordsOwing to the recent acquittal of Inspector Mears, of Kiukiang on a charge of murdering a Chinese, British steamers have been subjected to a boycott. ...
Article : 88 wordsCtirtmell, the American athlete, has turned professional and has challenged Postle, the Australian runner, to run three matches at various distances ...
Article : 65 wordsThe potato-growers' of New South Wales are reaping a harvest, owing to the embargo placed upon Victorian and Tasmanian tubers. Two years ago they ...
Article : 157 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Robertson moved the second reading of a bill to provide for the compulsory dipping of sheep. He said ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 1 Oct 1909, Page 5
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