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  2. PROPOSED REFORM IN THE FRENCH PENAL SYSTEM.

    A bill will shortly be laid before the French Chamber of Deputies in favour of cellular imprisonment, or solitary confinement, in the case of criminals sentenced to penal ...

    Article : 632 words
  3. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S PAPER

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 763 words
  4. INTERCOLONIAL TELEGRAMS. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Public Instruction department some months age offered prizes for the best history of the colony compiled for school purposes. Nine gentlemen competed, and the Minister ...

    Article : 380 words
  5. NOTES ON POPULAR SCIENCE.

    What Solomon said about the making of books ia true of patents. Did any of my readers ever have to deal with a "patent library "? Volumes a year are delivered, the ...

    Article : 1,050 words
  6. NEW STEAMBOAT COMPANY ON THE MURRAY.

    A meeting of boatowners was held on Monday night at the Bridge Hotel, presided over by the mayor (Councillor Stratton), for the purpose of taking steps to form a new ...

    Article : 439 words
  7. THE FLOODS IN NEW SOUTH WALES AND QUEENSLAND.

    The flood news continues serious. The following telegram was received from Brewarrina this morning:—"The floods are terrible, and still rising. Many brick buildings are ...

    Article : 1,723 words
  8. TRADE DIFFICULTIES.

    What threatens to be a somewhat serious dispute in the brickmaking industry has arisen between the Hoffman Brick Company at Brunswick and its employes, and has resulted ...

    Article : 994 words
  9. MR. DEAKIN'S VISIT TO THE PINE LODGE WEIR.

    Mr. Deakin, the Chief Secretary, paid his long promised visit to the Pine Lodge Weir to-day. He stayed at the Dookie College last night, was hospitably entertained ...

    Article : 434 words
  10. FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA.

    The monthly meeting, of the above club was held at the Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening last. Mr.A. Dendy was voted to the chair, and about 50 members and visitors ...

    Article : 437 words
  11. QUEENSLAND.

    The R.S.T. Tara, which left London last evening, grounded in the river this morning. It is feared that therd will be some difficulty in getting her off as she grounded ...

    Article : 186 words
  12. REMOVAL OF THE CITY CATTLE YARDS AND ABATTOIRS.

    Sir,—Acting on the letter from the Chief Secretary to the mayor of Flemington and Ken[?]ington which appeared in the Argus of the 29th ult., the shire council of Lancetield, ...

    Article : 944 words
  13. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The Government harvest returns to date show an average crop of 7 bushels 411b.per acre. The returns from some of the best hundreds are yet to come in. ...

    Article : 337 words
  14. THE WEATHER.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 461 words
  15. AN ANCIENT WRECK.

    Sir,—In Kingsley's story, Geoffry Hamlyn, occure the following:— "Down the coast here, under a hopeless black basnltie cliff, is to be seen the wreck of a very very ...

    Article : 866 words
  16. LEPROSY IN AUSTRALASIA.

    Leprosy in the Australasian colonies forms the subject of a special report compiled by the health authorities from information obtained from offcial sources in the other ...

    Article : 181 words
  17. THE ORMOND NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND.

    Contributions to the fund for the erection of a memorial to the late Mr. Francis Ormond continue to flow in steadily, and muny come from remote country districts. In response ...

    Article : 298 words
  18. GEELONG.

    At a meeting of the house committee of the Geelong Hospital, held to-day, it was decided to recommend the general committee to call for competitive designs for a new hospital. ...

    Article : 55 words
  19. THE BIJOU.

    Sir,—In the criticism of " Diplomacy "which appeared in your issue of April 14, your critic, towards the end of his article, introduced a letter strongly deprecating the sale of fruit ...

    Article : 158 words
  20. THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

    The following notice was posted on the University notice-board yesterday:— ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT, 1890. Gentlemen desirous of taking their ...

    Article : 77 words
  21. NEW ZEALAND.

    The revenue returns for the financial year were completed to-day. They show that the surplus will be £115,000. The two principal Items of revenue which exceeded the ...

    Article : 85 words
  22. CONCERT AT CAMBERWELL.

    On Tuesday evening the Camberwell Musical Society, under the conductorship of Mr. H. Gordon Gooeh, gave their third concert for the season. Birch's pleasing pastoral ...

    Article : 168 words
  23. ENGLISH HISTORY IN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS.

    Sir,—I have been greatly impressed lately by the lamentable ignorance exhibited by the young Australians of the history of the creat country from which they spring. ...

    Article : 377 words
  24. PASTORAL INETLLIGENCE. (BY TELEGRAPH FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) NEW SOUTH WALES.

    WILCANNIA, APRIL, 10—Grasshoppers are again appearing, coming from the eastward, and travelling westerly. Wanaaring reports the followng stock pasting:—1,009 fat cattle frem paiparara, ...

    Article : 310 words
  25. THE GRNERAL ELECTIONS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    The nominations for the second batch of elections for the House of Assembly took place to-day. For Yorke's Peninsula there were 20 candidates, and for many others ...

    Article : 74 words
  26. THE ROBBERY OF GRAIN.

    In the City Court yesterday, before a bench of magistrates presided over by Mr. J. Crath, J.P., Henry Pearce appeared on remand, charged with stealing 39 bags of grain, ...

    Article : 124 words
  27. INQUESTS.

    Mr. Candler held an inquest at Richmond yesterday on the body of a woman named Mary Cleary, who committed suicide by swallowing some white precipitate of lead on ...

    Article : 164 words
  28. THE BUNGAREE ART UNION.

    Sir,—Will you kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to suggest to those interested in the above art union that it is high time that some steps were taken to either ...

    Article : 120 words
  29. QUEENSLAND.

    CUNNAMUILA, APRIL 16.—Stock Passings.—April 12, 1,100 store cattle, from Peackuvale to Musswellbrook. New South Wales, Mavne Brothers owners, Reynolds in charge: 13th inst., 310 fats, from Avoca ...

    Article : 68 words
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