One of the most interesting sittings, from a popular point of view, in the history of the Parliament of Tasmania came to a conclusion at 12.15 o'clock this ...
Article : 888 wordsIt was reported some time ago that their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Dudley would pay Tasmania a visit of some duration next summer, and ...
Article : 443 wordsThe Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) has received an intimation from the Tasmanian authorities that 53 potato districts in that State can be guaranteed ...
Article : 123 wordsThe Spanish Anarchist Ferrer has been shot at Montguich, in Spain. Meetings protesting against the execution were held yesterday in twenty ...
Article : 329 wordsA conference of representatives of London Borough Councils has adopted a resolution intimating that the meat supply of the metropolis is ...
Article : 55 wordsFour men and three women have been found in a compartment of the Vienna-Warsaw express suffering from the effects of chloroform. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe British battleship cruiser which will be commenced at Devonport in November will be of 70,000 horse-power, and have a speed of thirty knots. ...
Article : 47 wordsMany English cricketers and Australians who are resident in England took a warm farewell of the returning Australian players Noble, Armstrong, ...
Article : 41 wordsThe fight between J. Johnson, the champion of the world, and Ketcnel, a Michigan boxer, who is much lighter than the coloured fighter, has been ...
Article : 48 wordsThe loss of life in Florida and Cuba this week consequent upon the hurricane that destroyed so many buildings, is much greater than was at first ...
Article : 49 wordsThe united States Minister at Peking (Mr. Crane), who has just been recalled owing to an indiscreet utterance that he made respecting Japan ...
Article : 66 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph's" Constantinople correspondent says that Turkey has refused to comply with the demands of the Powers to grant compensation ...
Article : 59 wordsThe opening of the various series of wool sales in, London next year have been fixed for the following dates:— March 8; limit, 175,000 bales. April ...
Article : 56 wordsMr. A. Pownall, the selected Unionist candidate for Bermondsey division of Southwark, who is at present in Australia, has cabled, agreeing to stand ...
Article : 343 wordsShareholders in the Australian Deep Leads Trust have approved of the directors' proposal to acquire oil fields at Maikop, in the Caucasus, in ...
Article : 100 wordsThe Ottawa newspaper, the "Citizen," states that the Belfast shipbuilding firm of Messrs. Harland and Wolff proposes to expend seven million ...
Article : 83 wordsDr. Cook declines to enter into a newspaper controversy, and says that he will shortly submit proof of his having reached the North Pole to the ...
Article : 86 wordsThere is great excitement in Now York over the mayoralty election. Mr. Justice Gaynor is Tammany's nominee, and Mr. W. R. Hearst, the ...
Article : 61 wordsMr. J. M. Barrie, the dramatist, has obtained a decree of divorce, Gilbert Cannon, the novelist, being the corespondent. The case was ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Cesarewitch Stakes, a handicap of 25sovs. each, 10 ft., with 500sovs. added, for three-year-olds and upwards: the owner of the second horse ...
Article : 87 wordsBullion is quoted at 1s. 11 9-16d. per ounce. TALLOW. Of 1,088 casks of tallow that were ...
Article : 53 wordsLady Constance Lytton and Mrs. Braelsford, who were sentenced some days ago to imprisonment for a month for refusing to find sureties to be of ...
Article : 59 wordsExtraordinary disclosures have been made during Miss Violet Charlesworth's examination in bankruptcy. The bankrupt alleges that she had great ...
Article : 160 wordsLord Alverstone, Mr. Justice Darling, and Mr. Justice Bucknill have decided that it is illegal for the automobile association to employ scouts to ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Russian authorities are apprehensive in regard to the uses that may he made of flying machines, and fearing that airships may be utilised for ...
Article : 73 wordsIn the first stage of the King's prize match second position was taken by W. Warne (Victoria), with 102. S. A. Kefford, of Bathurst, was third also ...
Article : 75 wordsA large meeting of 200 representative district farmers was held at Latrobe on Wednesday, Warden Atkinson presiding. A resolution was ...
Article : 78 wordsMr. Tom Mann put in an appearance at the Sydney Labour Council to-night, and its members, who clearly showed last week, when an applicaiton from him for ...
Article : 143 wordsThe Federal Labour party to-day further discussed the details of the new Defence Bill, and amendments to make the training more efficient were ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Mount-Lyell Company's smelting return from the 9th of September to the 6th of October shows that 29,318 tons of ore have been treated, ...
Article : 94 wordsAt Burnie to-day the River Don Company was charged before Mr. K Chambers, P.M., with substantially misrepresenting the quality of a sample ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Prime Minister (Hon. A. Deakin) said to-day that the financial agreement had been considered at the meeting of the Ministerial party in the ...
Article : 277 wordsApplication by the State Attorney-General that two decree nisi orders for divorce should be reversed, and the petitions in each instance dismissed, ...
Article : 611 wordsThe commerce delegates to-day visited Hill River Station. The delegates were all charmed with the country, and considered that its resources and general ...
Article : 41 wordsAt Bendigo Show to-day presentations were made to Joseph Davis in recognition of the heroism he displayed in the accident at the bottom of the shaft at the ...
Article : 152 wordsThe Premier (Mr. Moore) has received a circular from the Earl ot Crewe, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stating that His Majesty had instituted a medal ...
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Advertising : 65 wordsConsequent upon the promise made by Mr. Mahon When Minister for Home Affairs, action is being taken by the Commonwealth Statistician to collect ...
Article : 46 wordsMr. Hicks, the hon, secretary of the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association, received a cable to-day from Dr. Dwight, that Messrs. Long and ...
Article : 62 wordsThe committee of the Melbourne Cricket Club has declined the offer of the Victorian Cricket Association to accept £1,000 a year, and allow the ...
Article : 68 wordsIn the Court of Requests to-day, before Commissioner Chambers, J. W. Summers sued the National Bank of Tasmania for overcharge of interest, ...
Article : 69 wordsAt the General Hospital this morning an inquiry into the cause of death of Von Jaff Howe, the four-year-old son of a resident of Mole Creek, was ...
Article : 201 wordsLast Saturday's moss meeting of miners at Newcastle has caused considerable uneasiness, but proprietors express the belief that no trouble is ...
Article : 187 wordsThe practical examinations in connection with the Royal Academy of Music for the Hobart centre concluded on Wednesday. Mr. F. Moore, ...
Article : 352 wordsIn the House of Assembly yesterday, Mr. Ewing moved- That this House has not confidence in the Government or in its proposals in ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 15 Oct 1909, Page 5
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