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  2. A COTTON STEAMER WRECKED.

    The steamer Irada, 8,124 tons, with 22,000 bales of cotton from Calveston to Liverpool, was totally wrecked off Mizen Head, Cork, yesterday, during a fog ...

    Article : 100 words
  3. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    There will be no issue of "The Mercury" to-morrow, but the paper will appear as usual on Saturday. The com-mercial office of "The Mercury" will be ...

    Article : 2,324 words
  4. THE BALKAN SITUATION.

    Router's correspondent at Constantinople states that the Austrian Ambassador, Marquis Pallavicini, has submitted to the Grand Vizier concrete ...

    Article : 119 words
  5. CRISIS IN THE POSTAL COMMISSION.

    At the conclusion of the examination before the Postal Commission to-day of a witness Senator Mulcahy said he desired to meke a personal statement. ...

    Article : 2,435 words
  6. YESTERDAY'S RAIN.

    Some passing showers fell from shortly after midright yesterday in most districts, but did not amount to very much. The meteorologist's returns ...

    Article : 700 words
  7. THE AGENT-GENERALSHIP.

    A successor to the late Hon. Alfred Dobson has been appointed in the person of Dr. John McCall, M.D.; M.H.A. As intimated in yesterday's "Mercury," ...

    Article : 142 words
  8. DR. McCALL'S INTENTIONS.

    Dr. McCall received several congratulations this afternoon on his appointment as Agent-Genral. Interviewed to-night, he said he expects to ...

    Article : 51 words
  9. FOREIGN LEGION DESERTIONS.

    Fifty Germans, under the leadership of a Bavarian ox-officer, recently deserted from the Foreign Legion in Algiers, but were all recaptured. ...

    Article : 120 words
  10. BULGARIA AGAIN OFFENDED.

    Bulgaria, in a Note to the Powers, describes a passage in the speech delivered by the Sultan at the opening of the Turkish Parliament last week as ...

    Article : 55 words
  11. DR. McCALL'S CAREER.

    Dr. McCall has been one of the most familiar figures in the State for a great many years. In his profession he has built up a splendid practice, whilst as ...

    Article : 671 words
  12. UNREST IN SAMOA.

    Recent cablegrams from Auckland stated that there was a certain amount of unrest in Samoa, and, in reference to these messages it is semi-officially ...

    Article : 232 words
  13. MORE AMERICAN "GRAFT."

    At the instance of the Mayor of Pittsburg and the Civic League, who are seeking to reform the administration, seven members of the City Council and ...

    Article : 62 words
  14. AN IMPRUDENT NATIONALIST.

    J. P. Farrell, Nationalist member of the House of Commons for North Longford, has been found guilty of publishing in the "Longford Loader," of ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. VENEZUELAN AFFAIRS.

    General Gomez, Vice President of Venezuela, who has been acting in the absence of President Castro has eliminated all of President Castro's ...

    Article : 64 words
  16. MUTINOUS SEAMEN

    Harold Curtis, an able seaman and James Yates, a stoker, have been sentenced to two years' and twelve months' imprisonment respectively, and an ...

    Article : 60 words
  17. DISCOVERY OF A PLOT.

    The frustration of a plot to assassinato General Gomez has completed President Castro's downfall. The conspirators intended to seize the ...

    Article : 104 words
  18. POST OFFICE EXPENDITURE.

    A return has been prepared for the Postmaster-Gencral (Mr. Thomas), showing the amount of increase in the cost of country mail services in the various ...

    Article : 205 words
  19. DERWENT VALLEY RAILWAY EXTENSION.

    Hope deferred, we have been told upon unquestionable authority, maketh the heart sick. Heart sickness was the condition of many of the Tyenna ...

    Article : 618 words
  20. GENERAL CABLES.

    Bullion silver is quoted at 1s. 10?d. per ounce. ...

    Article : 17 words
  21. AUSTRALASIAN STOCKS.

    Quotations for Australasian stocks and shares are unchanged. ...

    Article : 10 words
  22. THE JAMAICA EARTHQUAKE.

    Twenty-three English insurance companies have agreed to settle claims amounting to £800,000 arising out of litigation connected with the Jamaica ...

    Article : 148 words
  23. CONTRACTORS INSOLVENCY.

    Alexander Imlach, Cypress-street, Launceston, contractor, has filed his petition in bankruptcy in liquidation of his affairs. His debts are estimated at ...

    Article : 29 words
  24. PERSONAL.

    The American Consul (Mr. Henry D. Baker) leaves to-day for Melbourne, where he will spend the Christmas holidays. ...

    Article : 462 words
  25. PROPRIETARY MINE WAGES.

    The following notice was posted at the Proprietary mine at Broken Hill to-day:— "The board adheres to its determination, notified on December 7, that the increase ...

    Article : 101 words
  26. CARRIAGE OF GOODS.

    The alterations in rates for the carriage of goods on the railways which will come into operation on Now Year's Day will represent a reduction in round ...

    Article : 76 words
  27. DAVIS CUP TENNIS CONTESTS.

    New Zealand's desire to become a separate nation in the lawn tennis contests for the Davis Cup will not affect next year's matches. Mr. T. Koch, ...

    Article : 83 words
  28. DISORDER IN INDIA.

    Two bombs were thrown on Monday at a railway train that was conveying Mr. Hume, Public Prosecutor, to Sodspur. ...

    Article : 89 words
  29. ASSISTANT ANALYST WANTED.

    The Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner is inviting applications in the Commonwealth "Gazette" for first, second, third, and junior assistants in the ...

    Article : 78 words
  30. WAGES OF TRAMWAY MEN.

    The Tramway Wages Board issued an award to-day in connection with the electric and power house branches of the service. The wages of stand-by ...

    Article : 101 words
  31. NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION.

    The annual meeting of the National Mutual Life Association was held to-day. Mr. Andrew Newell, chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and ...

    Article : 114 words
  32. A FATAL ACCIDENT.

    Theodore Anthony Clark, one of the directors of Marcua Clark and Co., Ltd., was killed last evening at the firm's premises, George-street, through falling a ...

    Article : 47 words
  33. FEATHER WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Elliott has defeated Godfrey on points in a 15 rounds boxing match for the featherweight championship of New Zealand. ...

    Article : 29 words
  34. FITZSIMMONS IN LONDON.

    Robert Fitzsimmons, who was champion boxer of the world for several vears in the nineties, is at present in London, and in the course of an ...

    Article : 61 words
  35. SUMMER NIGHTS AMUSEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 148 words
  36. MARRIED POLICEMENS PARTY

    A party given by the Governor-General to married policemen and their wives this afternoon at Government House was a most successful and ...

    Article : 38 words
  37. VENTILATING FANS.

    The ventilating fans imported by the Federal Government were the subject of a good deal of discussion in Parliament towards the end of last session. ...

    Article : 96 words
  38. MEALS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

    The London Education Committee recently applied to the London County Council for £10,000 from the rates to Provide meals for underfed children. ...

    Article : 59 words
  39. DEATH OF AH WONG.

    The inquest on the body of Ah Weng, a Chinese, 42 years of age, who died in the Adelaide Hospital on Sunday, was continued to-day. The Coroner ...

    Article : 70 words
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