For some time past a keenly-contested discussion has been carried on in the correspondence columns of "The Mercury" as to the advisableness or ...
Article : 503 wordsM. Adolphe Steinheil, a well-known French portrait painter, was murdcred at his villa near Paris last night. Three. men and a woman, who ...
Article : 132 wordsLater details of the disoidor at Samos, an island of the Greek Archipelago. off the west coast of Asia Minor, show that the Turks killed eighty ...
Article : 180 wordsAccording to a London newspaper, Lord and Lady Hyde will accompany Lord Dudley to Australia Lord Hyde is the oldest son of the Earl of Clarendon, and ...
Article : 1,357 wordsActive operations on the Indian frontier against, the Mohmands closod' on Friday with the destruction of the Khoda Khel stronghold by the second ...
Article : 56 wordsThe influence of the depression in the mineral industry, which has been accentuated of late by the trouble existing on the West Coast, is operating in a marked ...
Article : 3,349 words"There have been no further developments," replied the Treasurer when questioned yesterday in relation to the proposal of the Fderal Government to ...
Article : 196 words"The Times" correspondent at Tangier states that the cause of the Sultan Abdul Aziz has suffered a severe blow owing to the recent defeat of a pait of ...
Article : 58 wordsIt is reported nt Rome that the Kaiser has initiated an exchange of notes between the Chancellors at Rome, Vic[?] and Berlin, with a view to ...
Article : 68 wordsM. Delagrange, who gave an exhibition with his aeroplane before the King of Italy at Rome last week, made further successful ascents yesterday, in ...
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Article : 30 wordsThe death sentences passed last week on twelve of Abdul Kadir's accomplices have been commuted to imprisonment for life. ...
Article : 65 wordsIn the House of Representatives to-day, Sir Wm. Lyne, in reply to Sir John Forrest (W.A.), said that the amount returned by the Commonwealth, to the States ...
Article : 307 wordsThirty balloons ascended yesterday to take part in the international race, which started at Hurlingham, in England. ...
Article : 53 wordsLast year the Postmaster-General had a conference with the Commissioners of State Railways with reference to the payments to be made by the Post ...
Article : 183 wordsIn addition to a number of British cruisers, eight destroyers of a speed of twenty-five knots will escort King Edwards yacht as far as Reval, where His ...
Article : 47 wordsThe British cruiser Gibralter, 7,700 tons, is taking a relief crew for the cruiser Challenger, 5,800 tons, and half a ciew for the cruiser Prometheus, ...
Article : 55 wordsConsiderable interest attached to the meeting of the Oatlands Municipal Council yesterday, in view of the fact that Councillor Button had given notice at ...
Article : 1,139 wordsThe St. Petersburg newspaper "Nov[?] Vremyn," in referring to the situation in Macedonia, hints that Great Britain and Russia have ngreed to the ...
Article : 86 wordsDuring the debate in the United States Senate last week on the compromise reached by committees representing the Senate and the House of ...
Article : 238 wordsWhen seen yesterday in regard to the smelters trouble on the West Coast, the Premier said that he was hopeful of an nrrangement being arrived at very ...
Article : 189 wordsA meeting of the Federal Cabinet was held to-day. Mr. Deakin and all the other Ministers were present. Mr. Chapman, who returned from Sydney ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Kurds who recently "crossed the Persian border are still pillaging in the Urumiah district. Armod Bands of Kurds have ...
Article : 36 wordsOn Saturday His Majesty King Edward received nt Buckingham Palace the German pastors who are visiting England. ...
Article : 41 wordsDuring the last week or so a rumour to the effect that the Mount Lyell Co. is contemplating the taking over of the Tasmanian Co.'s smelting works at Zeehan, ...
Article : 62 wordsTom Burrows completed 62 hours 7min. continuous club swinging at Christchurch on Saturday night, beating his own previous record at ...
Article : 32 wordsConsiderable activity is being displayed at the Briseis tin mines, and all works are in full swing. Nothing has occured to warrant the somewhat violent ...
Article : 91 wordsA man named Alemany, described [?] a militant Spanish anarchist, has been arrested at Lisbon and conveyed to Spain. ...
Article : 97 wordsThe reclassification of Tasmanian post-offices has not been published on account of the non-receipt of documents from Hobart. ...
Article : 41 wordsSir T. Lipton's now yacht, Shamrock IV., which was launched last month and subsequently undeiwent some successful trials in the Solent, has ...
Article : 289 wordsA case exhibiting great callousness on the part of a parent was heard at the Police Court to-day, when William Drake was proceeded against under ...
Article : 327 wordsAt the Central Criminal Court to-day, Joseph Rossiter was charged with wounding Mary Emma Williams at Padding ton, with intent to murder her. He ...
Article : 55 wordsThe race for the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) was run yesterday at Chantilly. The distance was 1½ mile, and the value of the stake ...
Article : 65 wordsThe [?]mer Innamincka, which was fumigated at Melbourne, and a hundred rats killed, some of them being infected with plague, is again undergoing ...
Article : 71 wordsOn Saturday the Kaiser, in proposing the toast of the King and Queens of Sweden, who are visiting Berlin, cited the North Sea and Baltic Sea ...
Article : 113 wordsThe s.s. Konnookarra left Launceston to-night-for Flinders Island, to make further search for wreckage from the ill[?]ated steamer Orion. ...
Article : 30 wordsA cargo of timber for the Sydney Harbour Trust has been lost near Port Stephens. The lighter Martha [?]nk in deep water while being towed from ...
Article : 50 wordsAdvices from Teheran state that Afghans are invading parts of Persia. It is said that seven hundred well armed Afghans have occupied R[?]gan. ...
Article : 36 wordsJas. Millwood, jun., a farmer of Lisle road, has filed his petition in bankruptey for the discharge of liabilities which are set down at £27[?] 5s. 4d. ...
Article : 34 wordsMr. S. West, storekeeper at Meander, lost his shop and dwelling by fire on Sunday morning. Nearly the whole of the contents of the shop and house were ...
Article : 56 wordsThe sewerage works are progressing satisfactorily. The trenches are almost completed along Marine-terrace, and the contractor is now [?]vating the ...
Article : 43 wordsT. Hassell beat H. Taylor in the final for the Amateur Golf Championship yesterday by seven up and six to Play. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe annual social gathering in connection with the Salvation Army was held to-night in the Mechanics-hall, the Hon. C. Russen, M.L.C., presiding. The ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. L. V. Harcourt (First Commissioner of Works), speaking at New[?] castle-one-Tyne on Satudary, k said the Government was prepared to consider ...
Article : 51 wordsCurrandoole[?] Marguerite, Tangaroa[?] Melbourne, Munjeet, and Longehamps were amongst the horses shipped to India by the s.s. Hymettus to-day. ...
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Article : 26 wordsThe Peary Polar Club is arranging for an expedition to the Antarctic, but Lieutenant Peary will not lead it. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 2 Jun 1908, Page 5
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