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  2. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES.

    The secretary of the Hamilton Angling Society states:—"At a meeting of our society a member reported that a sawmilling plant had been erected at the edge ...

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  3. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    Charles Marriott never writes a book which fails to leave some new idea, some fresh impression of life on the mind of his readers. He does not seem to have ...

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  4. NEW BOOKS, &c.

    "The Army Annual and Year Book," for 1910, edited by Major B. F. S. Baden-Powell and Lieut.-Colonel H. M. E. Brunker. (London; William C[?]owes and Sons Ltd.) ...

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  5. QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.

    We have to acknowledge receipt during the past week of the following letters, for which we regret we have been unable to find room:— J. Williamson; "Mercator," Melbourne; J. Bird, ...

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  6. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

    Each Thursday morning is devoted by the Legislative Assembly to private members' business, and yesterday for a couple of hours private members' bills were before ...

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  7. STATE PUBLIC SERVICE.

    Sir,—The Premier is under a promise to the member for Hawthorn to consider the claims of the fifth class clerical officers of the public service who have been over 20 ...

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  8. A MYSTERY OF THE FIFTIES.

    Sir,—Mr. Tuckwell's article in "The Argus" of Saturday might lead some people to suppose that the M'Ivor Gold Escort was composed of police, as were nearly all ...

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  9. THE EVER-PRESENT DUST.

    Sir,—"One of the Victims" made timely complaint in "The Argus" yesterday of the dust nuisance caused by trades people sweeping their door fronts as late as 9 ...

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  10. PERTH UNIVERSITY.

    PERTH, Thursday.—If brought into existence on the lines recommended by the Royal commission the West Australian University will be the first free university ...

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  11. FRUITERERS' HOLIDAY.

    Sir,—In the report of the discussion at the Fruitgrowers' Conference regarding the fruiterers' holiday, I am made to say that there was a loss of 35,000 cases of fruit at ...

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  12. INCREMENTS IN THE FEDERAL SERVICE.

    Sir,—The postal officials are not alone in their discontent as to the very vexed question of increments. The same system obtains in the Customs and other departments. ...

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  13. THE SPANISH GALLEON.

    Sir,—Might not Mr. James Stevens himself have mistaken the wreck, he visited in 1853, and Captain Mills be right after all? It is of course, allowed by the ...

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  14. THE LATE MRS. AUSTIN.

    The president of the Austin Hospital (Alderman Strong) has written as follows to Mr. H. A. Austin, of Geelong, eldest son of the foundress of the hospital:— ...

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  15. CARRENO'S MATINEE.

    Mme. Carreno gave her final pianoforte recital in the Town-hall yesterday afternoon. She began with a magnificent interpretation of Beethoven's "Waldstein" Sonata (op. 53). ...

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  16. STATE HOTEL AT POWLETT.

    Sir,—In "The Argus" to-day Mr. Judkins writes again on this subject, and repeats the statement that the population of Wonthaggi and district definitely determined ...

    Article : 410 words
  17. HOME MISSIONS.

    At a meeting of the Elders' Association of the Presbyterian Church, held in the Glenferrie school last night, an address on "Home Unions" was delivered by the Rev. ...

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  18. SOCIAL REFORM.

    When delivering a lunch-hour lecture on the subject of "Christianity and Social Reform," in the Athcnæum-hall yesterday, Canon Stephen said that any of the great ...

    Article : 270 words
  19. A PUZZLING WILL.

    In delivering judgment on Tuesday on an originating summons which had been heard before him Mr. Justice A'Beckett made the following remarks:—"The carelessness of ...

    Article : 479 words
  20. ABANDONED INFANT.

    A woman named Rose Richards was charged at the Criminal Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Hodges and a jury of 12, with the offence of abandoning a child, ...

    Article : 313 words
  21. SUNBURY ASYLUM.

    By direction of the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Baillieu), lenders are being invited for extensive alterations and additions to the upper division of the Sunbury Lunatic ...

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  22. GIRLS IN SMOKING CARRIAGES.

    Sir,—Referring to the prosecution of several men who smoked in non-smoking carriages, I quite endorse the statement made by Home" in "The Argus" to-day. If the ...

    Article : 313 words
  23. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

    The following engineering students regularly attended and showed proficiency in ambulance work (first aid to the injured) as required by the regulations for degrees in engineering:—Charles ...

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  24. HORTICULTURAL SHOWS.

    LANCEFIELD.—The spring show of the Horticultural Society was held on Wednesday and Thursday, and all previous records were eclipsed, both in entries and attendance. The show ...

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