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  2. ODDS AND ENDS.

    One of the disadvantages of being a cynic is that you can't conscientiously believe the things you would like to. No man should over make excuses to ...

    Article : 335 words
  3. THE RAILWAYS. RECHRISTENING BRANCHES.

    The rechristening of [?]e various brandies of the Railway department is now probably completed. Some weeks ago the traffic branch was r[?]organised, and new offices with ...

    Article : 109 words
  4. COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT. REVIEW OF THE SESSION.

    The second and last session of the first Partiament of the Commonwealth. comes to an end next week, when members will be dismissed to give an account of their work. The ...

    Article : 422 words
  5. LATEST RAGING NEWS. THE V.A.T.C. SPRING MEETING.

    Beautiful weather favored the Victoria Amateur Turf Club on Saturday—the closing day of its spring meeting. There was a very large attendance, the, Governor-General ...

    Article : 1,406 words
  6. THE ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES.

    The Electoral Act contained provisions for the drawing up of boundaries by commissioners, and these having been appointed, set to work. When their schemes of ...

    Article : 128 words
  7. MOORFIELD RACES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 363 words
  8. THE NEW GRAIN FREIGHTS.

    During an interview with a local deputation to-day, Mr. Tait, Chief Commissioner of Railways, made an important statement with reference to the new grain rates. ...

    Article : 143 words
  9. THE DEFENCE BILL.

    As soon as the Naval Agreement Bill was out of the way, the then Minister of Defence (Sir John Forrest) brought forward a Defence Bill. This measure had been ...

    Article : 243 words
  10. CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY.

    The appointments to the High court caused much discussion, as it was generally anticipated that some of the members of the Government would go to the bench. The ...

    Article : 234 words
  11. THE COMMISSIONERS ON TOUR.

    The three Victorian Railway Comm[?]ssioncrs, Messrs. Tait, Hudson and Fitzpatrick, accompanied by Messrs. M'Kee (district superintendent), Lochhead (chief traffic ...

    Article : 212 words
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  13. OTHER MEASURES.

    While these various bills were being discussed in the House of Representatives, the Senate was engaged on the Naturalisation Bill and the Patents Bill. These were ...

    Article : 196 words
  14. THE SUGAR BONUS BILLS.

    The first measures placed before members were the bills intended to impose the cost of the "White Australia" policy on the whole of the Commonwealth, instead of on the ...

    Article : 268 words
  15. OUR COUNTRY SERVICE.

    Whilst engaged putting her child to bed, Mrs. W. Pettitt, of Chapel-street, wea horrified to see a large black snake coiled up under the biankets. After recovering from the ...

    Article : 619 words
  16. INDISCRETIONS OF YOUNG EMPLOYES.

    Tlio attention of the city bench was occupied for a considerable time on Saturday morning in hearing three charges of larceny preferred respectively against Victor Brown. ...

    Article : 810 words
  17. THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.

    The committee selected by the meeting held in the Town Hall a few days since to consider the selection of "Rhodes Scholars," has sent in its report. The recommendations ...

    Article : 318 words
  18. THE CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION BILL.

    It is very seldom that a Parliamentary session goes by without some measure being lost, and that which is now so rapidly passing away has been no exception to the general ...

    Article : 346 words
  19. THE JUDICIARY BILLS.

    These two bills being sent to the Senate, the way was opened for the introduction of the Judiciary Bill, and its accompanying measure, the High Court Procedure Bill. The ...

    Article : 327 words
  20. EAGLEHAWK.

    It was currently reported in the borough on Saturday night that a young man named William Meldrum, residing in Victoria-streen, had been successful in winning £4,500 ...

    Article : 219 words
  21. THE PAPUA BILL.

    The Papua Bill, to provide for the Government of the territory of New Guinea, was introduced early, in the session, and it was generally anticipated that no trouble would ...

    Article : 121 words
  22. THE NAVAL AGREEMENT BILL.

    When the Prime Ministers of the various self-governing branches of the Empire, visited London at the time of the Coronation, a conference was held at which many matters were ...

    Article : 605 words
  23. THE BUDGET.

    The address on the budget by the Treasurer was as plain a nd straight-forward an exposition. of figures as is usually given by him; but it nevertheless took three hours to ...

    Article : 162 words
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  25. SWINE FEVER.

    The Shire Council sub-committee appointed to deal with all matters re swine fever has taken steps towards the appointment of a veterinary surgeon to inspect the ...

    Article : 90 words
  26. THE MAIL CONTRACT.

    A considerable amount of attention was given during the session to the question of the contracts for the carriage of mails. Parliament had inserted a clause in the Post ...

    Article : 191 words
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