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  2. TASMANIAN NEWS.

    A four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Hamilton-street was destroyed by fire at 3 30 a.m. this morning. It was the property of Mr Samuel Bingham, and was ...

    Article : 92 words
  3. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

    Jan. 10—Pateena, s, 1212 tons, J. P. Sharpe, commander, from Melbourne. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames M'Adam, Moore, Barr, Philp: Misses Churchill, Grant (2), Rudall, ...

    Article : 1,578 words
  4. TELEGRAPHIC.

    The leading dealers complain that the flavour of the Australian butter now being placed on the English market is of inferior quality to that offered at the ...

    Article : 68 words
  5. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM YACHT WHITE STAR.

    At 6.30 o'clock on Saturday evening a trim and handsome steam yacht flying the blue ensign anchored off the wharf. The little vessel is the White Star, a new addition to the ...

    Article : 405 words
  6. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The Premier has received from the Queensland Government a copy of Sir William McGregor's last annual report on New Guinea. Sir Samuel Griffith enclosed ...

    Article : 169 words
  7. PROPOSED RUSSIAN LOAN.

    The leading financiers in Paris consider that there is little prospect of the proposed new Russian loan of one milliard francs being taken up in Franco. ...

    Article : 47 words
  8. CANADIAN TOWN BURNT.

    The town of Lachute, capital of Argenteuil county, Quebec, 45 miles north of Montreal, having a population of about 500 souls, has been destroyed by fire. ...

    Article : 44 words
  9. HOBART AND THE SOUTH

    "London Day by Day" has had a good run at the Royal, and to-night, "Taken from Life" was staged to an appreciative audience. ...

    Article : 241 words
  10. INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.

    Lord Carrington, ex-Governor of New South Wales, is suffering from an attack of influenza. JAN. 9, 3 25 P.M. ...

    Article : 48 words
  11. MASON BROTHERS LIMITED.

    Mr James Smith has been appointed liquidator in the firm of Messrs Mason Bros. Limited, of London and Sydney, which is being re-constructed, and is ...

    Article : 44 words
  12. THE SCHOONER TEMPLAR WRECKED.

    The schooner Templar, 30 tons, which was reported on Friday night to have been wrecked off Cape Patterson, sailed from Inverlock for Melbourne on the 2nd inst. ...

    Article : 490 words
  13. NEW ZEALAND LOAN MERCANTILE AGENCY.

    At the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited a dividend was declared at the rate of 10 ...

    Article : 48 words
  14. INFLUENZA BACILLUS.

    The bacillus of influenza said to have been discovered by Professor Pfeifer, son-in-law of Professor Koch, who discovered the bacillus of tuberculosis, is ...

    Article : 42 words
  15. THE ENGLISH MAIL.

    The Orient Co.'s R M S. Austral, which left London on December 4, arrived at Albany at 2.10 p.m. on Saturday last. The Tasmanian portion of her mails will arrive at the end of ...

    Article : 40 words
  16. Launceston Examiner

    A LEADING article in type for this issue has been held over in order to make room for a press of other matter. THE Archbishop of Hobart (the Most ...

    Article : 1,459 words
  17. FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY CATASTROPHE.

    A terrible colliery explosion is reported as having occurred at Krebs, in the United States, resulting in 200 miners being entombed. ...

    Article : 68 words
  18. COMMERCIAL.

    The s.s. Coogee left for Melbourne on Saturday with the following; cargo:—2688lb w[?], £112; 342oz 19dwt 20gr gold, £1300; 6 tons straw, £24. Total value of cargo. £1412. ...

    Article : 598 words
  19. BISHOP PHILPOTT.

    The Right Rev. Henry Philpott, ex-Bishop of Worcester, is reported to be dying. He was born on November 17, 1807, ...

    Article : 28 words
  20. OBITUARY.

    Mr Thomas Baskerville Prosser, an old and faithful public servant, died at his residence, Eardley-street, at 4 a.m. yesterday, after a long and protracted illness. ...

    Article : 323 words
  21. GERMAN PRINTERS' STRIKE.

    There are still 1500 printers on strike in Berlin. Out of the 4000 who originally struck the demand of 1400 for the reduction of ...

    Article : 36 words
  22. PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS.

    The following tenders have been accepted for the undermentioned works:— Roads, Fenton Forest to Ellendale, bridge over Jones's river, contract 8, Millar ...

    Article : 324 words
  23. DEATH OF LADY SANDHURST.

    The death is reported of Lady Sandhurst. ...

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  24. DEATH OF MR CASHEL HOEY.

    The death is reported of Mr John Cashel Hoey, C.M.G., secretary to the Agent-General for Victoria. A funeral service will be held in the ...

    Article : 71 words
  25. FUNERAL OF TEWFIK PASHA.

    The funeral of the late Khedive of Egypt, Tewfik Pasha, who died of influenza, took place at Cairo to-day, and was quietly witnessed by two hundred ...

    Article : 270 words
  26. FRANCE AND BULGARIA.

    Italy is mediating between France and Bulgaria with a view to an amicable settlement of the difficulty that has arisen in connection with the expulsion of M. ...

    Article : 78 words
  27. IMPORTANT SALE OF POULTRY.

    No Tasmanian fancier has been better or more favourably known in poultry breeding circles for the past twenty-five years than has Mr T. B. Prosser. In ...

    Article : 269 words
  28. NELLIE STEWART.

    Nellie Stewart, the Australian vocalist, will appear in the title role of Messrs Sims Reeves and Pettit's new burleque, "Black-eyed Susan," which is to be ...

    Article : 39 words
  29. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The steps taken to supply Broken Hill with water by train from South Australia, proving successful, there is no doubt the back of the difficulty has been broken, and ...

    Article : 51 words
  30. COLLISION AT SEA.

    The steamer Mashona, bound for Port Pirie, South Australia, has been badly damaged in a collision with the Chatsworth in Barry Roads, and has been ...

    Article : 32 words
  31. AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

    The fourth session of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science was continued to-day, when the presidential addresses in the different sections ...

    Article : 2,093 words
  32. SHIP MAILS

    Close at Launceston as under:— ENGLAND.—R.M.S. Ophir, this day, noon. VICTORIA.—S.s. Pateena, this day, 1 30 p.m. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—S s. Pateena, this day, ...

    Article : 51 words
  33. COMPETITION IN FREIGHT RATES.

    The keen competition between the various shipowners in regard to freights to Australia has resulted in a further reduction. ...

    Article : 87 words
  34. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A petition has been received by the Minister of Agriculture and Education from a number of residents in the Northern Territory, praying that no more gold ...

    Article : 99 words
  35. Advertising

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  36. P. AND O. COMPANY'S ROME.

    At the official trial of the Peninsula and Oriental Company's R.M.S. Rome, the new engines attained an average speed of eighteen miles an hour. ...

    Article : 32 words
  37. TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    RECEIVED — "A Society Scribe," "The Rover," A FREE MAN. — The publication of your letter would serve no good purpose, and would ...

    Article : 32 words
  38. LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL.

    Lord Randolph Churchill, who has been on a visit to Mashonaland and South Africa, has returned to England by the mail steamer Scott. ...

    Article : 83 words
  39. CANADIAN SCANDALS.

    The Grand Jury, in the trial of several persons charged with defrauding the Government of Canada, have brought in a true bill against several of the accused. ...

    Article : 29 words
  40. COMMUNICATION WITH ST. LEONARDS.

    A correspondent who signs himself "Progress" writes as follows:— It may interest some of your readers to learn that the residents of the picturesque ...

    Article : 452 words
  41. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The R.MS. Austral arrived at Albany at 2 p.m. on Saturday. ...

    Article : 16 words
  42. CHILIAN LOAN.

    The Government of the Republic of Chili is endeavouring to borrow a loan of £5,000,000 sterling from the banks in the country. ...

    Article : 24 words
  43. NEW ZEALAND.

    The New Zealand Insurance Company has declared a dividend at the rate of 12½ per cent. for the year ended November 30. ...

    Article : 27 words
  44. CONCESSIONS TO EUROPEANS IN RUSSIA.

    It is said that the priests belonging to the Greek Church in Russia are endeavouring to coerce the Government into abolishing the concessions granted ...

    Article : 38 words
  45. NEW ZEALAND POLITICS.

    Messrs H. D. Bell and Wm. McLean were nominated on Thursday for the vacant seat in the House of Representatives for Wellington. ...

    Article : 165 words
  46. ANARCHIST CONSPIRACY.

    In connection with the anarchist conspiracy which was discovered in London, and the arrest of several of the conspirators, who had secured premises in ...

    Article : 152 words
  47. AMERICAN DESIGNS ON HAYTI.

    It is reported that a plot has been discovered in the United States to equip a warship, with the object of overthrowing General L. M. F. Hyppolite, President of ...

    Article : 48 words
  48. PROPOSED SANITARY CONFERENCE.

    Austria is supporting the proposal made by the British Government for the holding of a conference on sanitary matters. ...

    Article : 32 words
  49. DEFAULTING SECRETARY.

    The secretary of the Portsea Building Society has been discovered to have committed defalcations to the amount of £66,000. ...

    Article : 20 words
  50. TO ATHLETES, CYCLISTS, Etc.

    Strength and staying power, with admirable nutritive, flesh-forming qualities, are retained in a concentrated form in CADBURY'S COCOA, providing an exhilirating beverage—comforting ...

    Article : 87 words
  51. RISING IN ZERES.

    A gang of anarchists in Zeres, armed with fowling pieces, attacked Zeres, and pillaged the town. The troops were called out, and severe ...

    Article : 59 words
  52. CANADIAN LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

    The North West Territory of Canada, formerly held by the Hudson's Bay Company, but now included in the Dominion, and comprising nearly the whole of ...

    Article : 87 words
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