MINISTERS have abandoned the income tax. This was to be expected after the strong disapproval of such a scheme of new taxation expressed both ...
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Article : 157 wordsA Chinaman named Monghow has had an interview with the Canadian Cabinet at Otawa, and informed them that a syndicate of Chinese merchants are ...
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Article : 22 wordsMr. E. Harrington, M.P. for West meath, editor of the Kerry Sentinel, who was recently sentenced to a term of imprisonment for publishing a report of a ...
Article : 49 wordsNew South Wales has not been able to secure space at the Paris Exhibition, and will therefore be unable to exhibit unless Sir Henry Parkes sanctions the ...
Article : 44 wordsLord Brassey, speaking at Hastings, said it would be necessary shortly that Great Britain should concede to the colonies a share in the political ...
Article : 47 wordsGeneral Hyppolyte, the leader of the rebellion in Hayti, has defeated the Legitimist forcer in three battles. ...
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Article : 75 wordsA meeting of the general and executive committee of the Tasmanian Industrial and Juvenile Exhibition was held in the Mayor's Room, Town Hall, on Thursday. ...
Article : 406 wordsThe United States Government are sending a warship to Samoa for the purpose of protecting American interests there. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Standard, in a review of the agricultural prospects, expresses the opinion that the imports of cereals in 1889 will be larger than in the ...
Article : 81 wordsThe s.s. Jumna has sailed for Queensland with 444 emigrants. ...
Article : 14 wordsMr. Edison has prepared a phonograph to receive a speech to be delivered by Mr. Gladstone. ...
Article : 18 wordsThe National Bank of New Zealand have declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent. ...
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Article : 304 wordsThe German press urge that the German Government should annex Samoa. A Government book hat been ...
Article : 99 wordsThe s.s. Southern Cress left for Melbourne this afternoon with about 60 passengers. ...
Article : 19 wordsOur supplement to-day contains :— Formby — George's Bay — Gladstone— Carrick—Deloraine Municipal Council—Evandale—Musical Notes and Chit Chat— ...
Article : 2,472 wordsJan. 11-Oonah, s, 886 tons, H. Bennison, commander, from Sydney. T.S N. Company, agents. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames truth, Plews, Hughes and child, Lawrence, Milne and ...
Article : 193 wordsA trial of Massey's Toronto reaper and binder was held yesterday on Mr. John Boutcher's farm, near the Hagley railway station in the presence of several ...
Article : 460 wordsThe Pope has sent a golden medal to Cardinal Manning as a mark of his favour. ...
Article : 20 wordsA Sepoy fired at the Ameer of Afghanistan with intent to assassinate him, but missed his aim. The would be assassin was bayonetted ...
Article : 34 wordsThe following are the quotations for cargoes of Australian wheat now off the coast :—Ship Carbet Castle, from Melbourne September 21, 39s; ship Ben ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Nil Desperandum will meet the Bakers this afternoon on the Inveresk Park, The following is the Nil Desperandum team :—Anderson, Crick, C. ...
Article : 248 wordsThe s.s. Flinders, which left for Melbourne yesterday, took the following cargo :—41 tons potatoes, valued at 101; and 86 ton 14cwt 2qrs bark, £699 10s. Total value of cargo, ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Chamber of Commerce Journal advocates the concession by the Imperial Government of a constitution to Western Australia on condition that colony agrees ...
Article : 72 wordsClose at Launceston as follow:—ENGLAND.—R.M.S. Lustania, Wednesday next, 11 a.m. VICTORIA.—S.s. Pateena, Monday next, 1.30 ...
Article : 57 wordsMr. Archibald Forbes, the well-known war correspondent for the Daily News during the France-Prussian war, has written a letter in which he charges Sir ...
Article : 32 wordsThe samples of the largest London house dealing in fancy goods have been purchased by Messrs. Dempster and Pearce at "half London cost" and will be sold to-day. There ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Sat 12 Jan 1889, Page 2
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