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BREVITIES.
Orer 25,000 people visited tho Art
Gallery on Sunday to see Hoiman
Hunt's picture '-The Light of thfe
tToria."
An examination of the underground
?workings of the Proprietary mine on
Saturday ehowed that 'the fire was
still effectually under control.
The Publio Works Committee Trill
taEo further evidence this ireek in
Dubbo in connection with <the inpec
tion of the country from Dubbo to
Cobborah.
On Saturday the Melbourne C.C.
lost four trickots for 140 in the match
with New Zealand, when rain stopped
play. Armstrong got 72 and M<Leod
40, both being not out.
3Tr Griffith, 31.L.A., in an address
at Queanbeyan, stated that he was a
proJJoer, and added that there wore
only two parties now—pro-Boers and
pro-Chows. The Mayor, ? xcho was in
*he chair, remarked that had he
known Mr Griffith's opinions he would
not have presided.
Arrangements' have been made for
a number of country troops to come
to Sydney at Easter for the encamp
ments. The' present prospects are
that the forthcoming training \rill 7 in
many respects, be much more compre
hensive and complete than has been
possible for many years.
Aβ indicating that the influx of
immigrants from England is begin
ning, Sir Carruthers points out that
we have had in a few months 41
families, aggregating about 120 souls.
Mr Carruthere says a number of im
migrants are getting assisted passages
and are being provided for on their
arrival here.
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