The public offices at Launceston are to be closed at noon on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next; and at Hobart Town on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in next week—the days of the races at each place. ...
Article : 412 wordsSIR,.—May I crave space just to notice that among all your correspondents no one seems to have stated the evident implication, 1 Cor. ii., iv., v., that in the matter of worship, and the testimony of the ...
Article : 147 wordsPresent: His Worship tho Mayor (Mr. Green), Aldermen Burgess, Maher, Watchorn, Daly, Harcourt, Addison, Espie, and Pike. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ...
Article : 1,533 wordsSIR,—In a recent issue of your paper, when speaking of women's preaching you ask—what of Paul's words, "I suffer not a woman to teach," etc. May I ask—what of his words written just ...
Article : 199 wordsThe following are the details of the fatal railway collision which took place last night. The catastrophe occurred at about 10 minutes past 11, on the Western line running through Emu Plains, between ...
Article : 807 wordsSIR,—Acknowledging the favour of The Mercury, in publishing my letter of the 28th instant, allow me further brief space for inquiring which is the "One thing needful" to the consideration of which ...
Article : 220 wordsSIR,—1 was astounded to hear that the Rev. Father Murphy of the Huon district had solemnly excommunicated by order of the Bishop all who should read or hear read papar called the Catholic Standard. It is ...
Article : 911 wordsThe ship Merchant, from Morna River to Melbourne, timber laden, touched a reef off Brook Island, and is now anchored off Gould Island, Cardwell. with 14ft. of water in her hold. The ...
Article : 101 wordsHis Excellency the Governor has been met with a most loyal and enthusiastic reception in all parts of the colony that he has visited, but has postponed his tour to the Eastern districts till a more advanced ...
Article : 399 wordsSIR,—Will you kindly allow me space in your valuable columns to suggest to the members of the Derwent Yacht Club the advisability of hiring one of O'May's smart little steam launches, and following ...
Article : 165 wordsThere are extensive bush fires at the back of Mount Lofty, causing great destruction to fencing, fruit trees, and vines. The weather is intensely hot. ...
Article : 186 wordsSIR,—It is not often I write to the public through the all-powerful Press, but I wish (after reading the various letters respecting the public lectures of Mrs. Baeyertz) to say that I highly approve of her ...
Article : 291 wordsThe House having gone into Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. Cohen, the Treasurer, made his financial statement. After deprecating the introduction of temporary Supply Bills, he said that the ...
Article : 1,326 wordsBy direction of His Excelloncy the Governor in Council, a superannuation deduction, at the rate of 2½per cent., will be made from all police salaries aud wages during the year 1878. With regard to ...
Article : 1,332 wordsSIR,—Your correspondent "Cato" seems to have aroused the ire of Mrs. Baeyert's partisans simply because he suggests the doubt of the lawfulness of that lady's preaching, when such prcaching is directly ...
Article : 731 wordsThe Hon. Mr. Larnarch will, it is expected, shortly retire from the Ministry owing to ill-health, Air. Stout is expected to join the Government as Attorney-General. It is stated that the ...
Article : 525 wordsA correspondent calls our attention to the following extract from Herepath'a Railway Journal, December 1, and says that the radial axle system has attracted a good deal of notice from engineers ...
Article : 503 wordsSIR,—I observe in the last issue of the Tasmanian Catholic Standard, a notice to subscribers saying: "The list of the subscribers to the Tasmanian Catholic Standard, handed over to Mr. P. O. Fysh by the late ...
Article : 218 wordsSIR,—It is now morE than two weeks since I called your attention to what I conceived to be an net of cruelty and intolerance on the part of the Rev. J. Gray, and up to this time that gentleman has made no ...
Article : 421 wordsThe Samoa Times gives the following information respecting the war at Tutuila:- On November 10, very early in the morning the news was brought into the Government camp that ...
Article : 602 wordsSIR,—The several letter in the Mercury referring to the woman preacher at the People's Hall, and in refutation of the letter of "Cato," appear to me rather to bog the question of women's preaohing ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 6 Feb 1878, Page 1
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