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  2. BURDEN OF NATIONAL DEFENCE.

    Dr. T. J. Macnamara, M.P. addressed his constituents on September 6, at a garden party, held at the Grove Hotel grounds, Gloucester-road, Camberwell, London. He ...

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  3. A FAMOUS SCULPTOR.

    That genius will triumph over the most difficult obstacles, and force its way to the front, is a maxim that has seldom been more forcefull exemplified than in the ...

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  4. SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY.

    The report of an interview with Sir Oliver Lodge, president of the British Association, appeared last month in the "Christien Commonwealth." Asked whether recent ...

    Article : 458 words
  5. A GRAND OLD MAN.

    Mr. Fred. Johns, of Adelaide, contributes the following interesting article to the Sydney "Mail":— In the brief summary of Mr. Robert Barr ...

    Article : 1,549 words
  6. MODERN SURGERY.

    An interesting part of the proceedings of the Secition of Surgery at the recent International Medical Congress was a demonstration given by Mr. Arther Evans (London) ...

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  7. THE COUNTRY PARTY.

    Sir,—I see by the report of the Conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association that they have decided to go for a revenue tariff. As a member of the Association and also a ...

    Article : 1,276 words
  8. QUARTERMASTER'S MEMORIES.

    Born in 1809, Mr. Edward Munroe, an exquartermaster of the American navy, attained the great age of 104 last week, and on Monday witnessed a representation on ...

    Article : 487 words
  9. NEW ARMY RIFLE.

    The Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Command, General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, speaking at the annual prize-giving at Bulford Camp, in England, in connection ...

    Article : 284 words
  10. ECONOMICS AND RENT.

    The Rev. Phillip H. Wicksteed, M. A., in opening the Economic Section of the British Association at the recent annual meeting in Birmingham, dealt at some length ...

    Article : 427 words
  11. GERM OF RABIES.

    It is reported in New York that Dr. Hideco Noguchi, of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, has discovered and cultivated the germ of rabies. When ...

    Article : 243 words
  12. TRAMWAY FACILITIES.

    Sir,—It is just one month since a letter was sent to the Premier conveying certain resolutions carried at a public meeting held in this district for the ...

    Article : 378 words
  13. THE SAVINGS BANK.

    Sir,—I have anxiously awaited some statement in our local Parliament on the past and present negotiations relative to the State and Federal Savings Banks. Are the ...

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  14. CANADA'S HARVEST.

    A Winnipeg correspodnent writes on September 10:—The whole of Western Canada is now busily engaged in threshing and shipping the great grain harvest. The weather ...

    Article : 178 words
  15. RAILWAY INVENTION.

    A young Danish engineer has invented a new and improved kind of fishplate, the metal strip joining two lengths of railway line. They prevent the rails from sinking ...

    Article : 115 words
  16. WHY SCOTSMEN LEAD.

    Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australia, paid a visit to the Imperial Services Exhibition at Earl's Court, London, on September 9, to meet Australians in ...

    Article : 236 words
  17. TRADE IN GROWING TREES.

    Nearly four million growing trees were imported into the United States in the Past fiscal year, according to statistics just published by the Department of Agriculture ...

    Article : 172 words
  18. AMERICAN CUP RACES.

    At a recent yachting dinner in England Sir Thomas Lipton made an interesting announcement on the subject of Shamrock IV., the yacht which he is building in the hope ...

    Article : 256 words
  19. THE LAKE GRACE RAILWAY.

    Sir,—I notice that Mr. Foley, in discussing this question in Parliament, things that caution should be exercised in extending railways in the eastern wheat beit. ...

    Article : 494 words
  20. STATE STEAMSHIPS.

    Sir,—In your report of the discussion in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Allen is reported to have moved:—"That the agreement between the Government and the Harbour ...

    Article : 362 words
  21. THE FOREST LEAGUE.

    Sir,—As an Australian I read with deep interest the account of the formation of the Australian Forest League, and the remarks made upon the question by the ...

    Article : 342 words
  22. THE UNIVERSITY SITE.

    Sir,—The vexed question of a site for the University is receiving much consideration at present. If we look at home and abroad to see what has happened in the case of ...

    Article : 306 words
  23. WATERING PLACES FOR HORSES.

    Sir,—As the summer months, with their long days of protracted heat, are now approaching, it will not be demed inopportune to make a suggestion which I feel ...

    Article : 231 words
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