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  2. THE SCHOOLS.

    While the department relies upon the prediction of the Weather Bureau, and anticipates a fine day, it has taken the precaution to arrange for word to be sent to the schools this ...

    Article : 324 words
  3. IDEALS OF LABOR.

    The West Sydney Federal Labor League held a social in honor of the return of Mr. W. M. Hughes and his accession to office as Attorney-General, at "Surreyville." ...

    Article : 500 words
  4. FOR SICK CHILDREN

    The above photograph, taken yesterday at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, shows a little Australian Red Cross girl handing to a sick child a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 388 words
  5. THE LATEST HOME WORK EXCUSE.

    The irish gentleman who protested physically against the public utterance of "Hoch der Kaiser," and those who think it not quite the thing tor a German band to play the Austrian ...

    Article : 118 words
  6. POLICEMEN'S CONDUCT.

    An inquiry was instituted yesterday at Darlinghurst Court-house by Judge Docker into the circumstances of the conviction of two ex-constables of police, Patrick Thomas M'Donnell ...

    Article : 548 words
  7. PUBLIC SERVICE UNION.

    Last week's meeting, called to decide whether the Public Service Association should register under the Trades Union Act, was full of incident. Staid officers, whose calm placidity is ...

    Article : 626 words
  8. THE AMPHION AVENGED.

    CAPTAIN FOX, of H.M.S. Undaunted, which led the attack responsible for the sinking of four German destroyers off the Dutch coast on Saturday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. CRIMEAN VETERAN'S END.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Colonel T. Bruce Hutton, a veteran of the Crimea and the Indian Mutiny, and formerly Acting-Commandant of the Victorian Defence Forces, was burnt to ...

    Article : 122 words
  10. NEW SOUTH WALES GIRLS' FUND.

    The executive of the N.S.W, Girls' Patriotic Fund has decided to send the original drawing of the window card designed for the fund, suitably, framed, to H.R.H. Princess Mary. It is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 54 words
  11. FLAGS.

    Sir,--I would most respectfully suggest that an illustration of the Union Jack be given in your paper, for, apparently, few persons here know how to display it. ...

    Article : 166 words
  12. A FIXED DEPOSIT.

    Pupils of the Superior Commercial Schools are drilled dally, in business terms, and occasionally are asked to define them. Yesterday a teacher asked for a definition of a fixed ...

    Article : 87 words
  13. 'PHONES AND POSTAGE.

    The Postmaster-General (Mr. W. G. Spence) was in Sydney yesterday, inquiring into postal and telegraphic matters, and generally laying the foundation for his scheme for tightening up ...

    Article : 427 words
  14. INTERMEDIATE AND LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS, 1914.

    A number of inquiries have been made as to the date of these examinations. The intermediate certificate examination will be held during the week commencing Monday, ...

    Article : 328 words
  15. DEFERRED PROMOTIONS.

    A correspondent "Eucre" asks a question that is burning in a lot of minds, and he begins in true parliamentary form. "Is it a fact that all promotions are stopped?" Like the ...

    Article : 128 words
  16. LIEUT-GEN. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG.

    who is so honorably mentioned in General Sir John French's despatches, published on another page. ...

    Article : 19 words
  17. COACHING FOR WEATHER EXAMS.

    The public schools in these days of nature study take an active interest in all weather phenomena, aud many a lad warned by a maternal aching corn to take an overcoat, gets ...

    Article : 252 words
  18. BOMBARDMENT OF PAPEETE.

    Portion of the devastation wrought in the capital of the French Pacific possession of Tahiti by shells from the German cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. The bombardment lasted from 7 a.m. till 10.20 a.m. The damage to property is estimated at about £600,000. Only two persons--a Chinese and a kanaka--were killed, but several were injured. THE BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND, WHICH FACES THE WATER FRONT, IS THE CLUB HOTEL, BUILT OF WEATHERBOARD. A SHELL ENTERED THE ROOF AT THE FRONT AND EMERGED AT THE END, BLOWING OUT THE WALL. AS ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 203 words
  19. BALLARAT BAND COMPETITIONS.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At the Ballarat South street competitions today the following awards were made:--B. B. Baritone Solo.--A. Clark (Ipswich, Q.). ...

    Article : 66 words
  20. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--Might I suggest Unit more care should be taken in the matter of decorating our Town Hall. At the concert on Saturday last, among the sets of flags which so improved the ...

    Article : 87 words
  21. P.S.A.A.A. COMPETITIONS.

    Burwood Superior Public School has won the P.S.A.A.A. Boys' Tennis Competition with 30 points against Randwick's 26. Manly came third with 25 points, and Neutral Bay fourth ...

    Article : 185 words
  22. MANAGEMENT OF COCKATOO DOCK.

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Mr. Jensen, Assistant Federal Minister, returned from Sydney today, where he had a four-hours' interview with the manager of the Cockatoo island Naval ...

    Article : 73 words
  23. THE QUERY BOX.

    "M." suggests that used tablets now stored in the presses might be returned, and again reduced to paper, as is done with used railway tickets, and so on. The departmental view is ...

    Article : 216 words
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