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  2. PRISONERS SENTENCED.

    Several prisoners came up for sentence before Mr.Justice Cussen in the Criminal Court yesterday. A wide range of crime was dealt with. Detention in a ...

    Article : 1,638 words
  3. CIGARETTES THROUGH SLOT.

    Proceedings were taken under section 213 of the Police Offences Act 1915 against Alexander Beaconsfield, of the Federal Tobocca Company, Bourke street, Melbourne, ...

    Article : 566 words
  4. SCOUT SPECTATORS.

    Keenly Interested in every phase of the activities of the Scout Week campaign of the Rotary Club are the scouts themselves, who are enthuslastio alike as spectators or performers. The Scout Week opens with a spectaoular demonstration at the Motordrome to-morrow ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 44 words
  5. GOVERNOR OPENS AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST MOTOR SHOW.

    Under the Joint control of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and the Chamber of Automotive Industries, the International Motor Show at the Exhibition, which is the largest and most comprehensive ever organised in Australasia, was officially oponed by His Excellency the Governor, the Earl of Stradbroke, who with mombers of the show committee is facing a costly and varied array of automobiles. On the right of His Excollcncy are the president of the show committee (Mr. E. A. Bell), and the Lord Mayor ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 107 words
  6. MISSION SUPERINTENDENT.

    MR. W. H. P. ANDERSON, General secretary of the Million to Lepers, who will arrive In Melbourne by the Adelaide expreis this morning on an extended ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 31 words
  7. COLLEGIANS' GUEST.

    MR. J. T. TWEDDLE, A osnerous benofactor of Wesley College, who will be the chief guest of the Old Wesley Collegians at the annual founders' day dinner ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 33 words
  8. CLEANING THE RESERVOIRS.

    Periodically the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works cleanses the reservoirs of the metropolitan area. Though few cities can haast a purer supply than Melbourne, the water from the uncontamlnated mountain streams contains a certain amount of suspended silt, hence the extraordinary labours of the cloansers of the Preston reservoir this wook, who with pressure hose and rubber "squeegees" quickly disposed of the accumulated sludgo. It is related that thoy all had fish for tea. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 78 words
  9. DUCK SEASON.,

    Acting under instructions from the Crown solicitoi Mr.Little made application to Mr. Justice McArthur in the Practice Court yesterday for an order nisi ...

    Article : 402 words
  10. ANGLICAN PRIMATE ARRIVES.

    The Anglican Primats of Australia (Archbishop J. C. Wright) arrived in Melbourne yesterday for the sixth Australian Church Congress, to be opened on Monday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Wright. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 34 words
  11. VICTORIA'S SCULLING REPRESENTATIVE.

    A. H. Cambridge, of the Sandhurst Rowing Club, Bendigo, will represent Victoria in tho sculling race to bo decided to-morrow afternoon on the old interstate course, starting on the far side of Coode Canal, and finishing two and a half miles away, opposite Wright and Orr's dock. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 51 words
  12. SYDNEY VISITOR.

    THE REV. E. H. LEA, Of Darllnghurst, Sydney, who arrived in Melbourne yesterday, is among the large number of churchmen from all over the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 40 words
  13. UNIVERSITY BENEFACTOR.

    Who has presented to the University of Melbourne a new clock, which will be set in motion by Mrs. Stevens after the conferring of degrees to-morrow. The clock li in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 43 words
  14. DRUNKEN MOTORIST.

    Imprisonment was ordered by the City Court Bench ou Thursday, when Vivian Pollington, aged 45 years, salesman, was convicted on a charge of having been ...

    Article : 261 words
  15. OLD-TIME COACHING MEMORIES REVIVED.

    One of the novelties of the International Motor Show is the contrast between the latest and most luxurious motor-car and the old time Cobb's coach, which revives memories of a more romantic age. Associated with the exhibition of old coaches is the assembly in Melbourne of fermer coachdrivers, pioneers of publie transport in the earlier days. One of them, Mr. Frank Smiley, yesterday ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 75 words
  16. BELL PEAL OF 5,040 CHANGES.

    In connection with the Australian Church Congress, an attempt will be made early next Wednesday morning by the Cathedral belfrlngers to ring a peal of "Grandsire Triples," which contains 5,040 changes. The performance will be continued for nearly four hours on the bells of St Paul's. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 52 words
  17. CHARGES AGAINST DAIRYMAN.

    Douglas Leslie aged 22 years dairyman of Turner street Abbotsford was charged at [?] Collingwood Court on Thursday before Mr.[?] Grant P.M., and Messrs. T. Kane and E.[?] ...

    Article : 392 words
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