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  2. DRINK AT THE ANTIPODES.

    The Legislative Assembly of New South Wales has just issued a report on the drink question that, as a model of Parliamentary inquiry, would do credit to the mothercountry. Even the typography and general make-up of ...

    Article : 1,202 words
  3. ANALYSIS OF SYDNEY WATER.

    The following is the Government Analyst's report on [?]amples of water taken from Prospect Reservoir and Potts Hill Screentank:- "On submitting these two samples of water to chemical ...

    Article : 810 words
  4. MEETINGS.

    The monthly general meeting of the Engineering Association of New South Wales was held at the society's rooms, No. 5, O'Connell-street, last evening, the president (Mr. W. G. Cruickshank) in the chair. There was a good ...

    Article : 916 words
  5. IN THE HOUSE.

    A good many of the rare spirits of the House had a chance yesterday. A motion for adjournment seems to be to some members like a matador's red mantle to his horned combatant. Some time when the veterans ...

    Article : 1,606 words
  6. CONTINENTAL GOSSIP.

    The New Year, now so near us, and its inevitable concomitants of searchings on the one hand, and expectations on the other, are naturally the engrossing object of the public of this region. The Christmas booths ...

    Article : 1,921 words
  7. LIGHT WEIGHT IN BREAD.

    Sir,—Referring to your sub-leader in to-day's Herald respecting light-weight bread, the advocacy of your able paper may be sought to try and bring about an alteration in the Bread Act on the same lines as the Victorian, which ...

    Article : 354 words
  8. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Your sub-leader in this morning's paper about light weight of bread requires to be answered. I quite agree with you that the public press has a duty to protect the public from being robbed, and I go so far with you ...

    Article : 508 words
  9. THE BRIGADE BOYS.

    The meeting of the Brigade Boys, was held last evening at the Town Hall for the distribution of prizes. The Hon. J. Inglis (Minister for Education) occupied the chair, and the attendance was very large. Before the ordinary ...

    Article : 1,031 words
  10. CLERKS OF PETTY SESSIONS AND SMALL DEBTS COURTS.

    Sir,—In the system of retrenchment carried out by the Government it has been decided to deprive clerks of petty sessions of the fees to which they were previously entitled by law, and this has been done without any compensation ...

    Article : 550 words
  11. IS THE SUN EXHAUSTING HIMSELF?

    Sir,—Mr. Ritchie quite mistakes my position. "The data on which I found my reasoning" cannot be "wide of the marie" since I gave no data to prove a negative. I merely required data which have never yet been given to ...

    Article : 794 words
  12. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—A noted preacher, enlarging on this "sin," suggested that the gaol accommodation should be made sufficient to take this class of sinners. Your sub-leader this day recommends the adoption of a similar course of treatment; and at ...

    Article : 374 words
  13. MUSIC AT CRICKET MATCHES.

    Sir,—At the recent Intercolonial Match no music was provided, whilst at the match last Saturday a good band played through a programme, comprising items of a very pronounced funereal and doleful type, and this appeared to ...

    Article : 149 words
  14. THE FIRTH OF SOLWAY.

    Sir,—In your issue of 23rd November last you were good enough to publish a letter received by me from his Excellency the Viceroy of Netherlands-India relative to the alleged insalubrity of the now harbour at Batavia. I ...

    Article : 331 words
  15. STREET NOISES.

    Sir,—Is there no way of putting down the horrid and persistent noises caused by the fruit hawkers? They take up a good position in a leading thoroughfare, and for hours at a time bawl out the merits of their goods, which noises ...

    Article : 243 words
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