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  2. SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY.

    The drapery firm of J. H. Hooper and Co., of Foolscray, Brunswick and Williamstown, whose employes in shops and in factories number over 1000, has has taken a ...

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  3. SAVE THE MILITIA.

    A serious position is about to develop in connection with the volution of the Federal Government's amending Defence Hill to the Military Board and the officers ...

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  4. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

    The Premier, Mr. Moore, who has been returned unopposed, delivered an election address to his constituents at Bunbury last night, and outlined the programme for the ...

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  5. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    Judge Heydon, sitting in the industrial Court on Friday, received nominations for the various wages boards which have been formed as a result of applications on the ...

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  6. COLLINGWOOD KINDERGARTEN

    To celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of the free kindergarten at Collingwood an interesting entertainment took place on Saturday afternoon, in the ...

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  7. AMUSEMENTS.

    Despite the welcome announcement of two extra recitals during the present week--one of them, in accordance with many suggestions and requests, being ...

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  8. FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS.

    The Coroner held an inquest on Saturday regarding the death of Frances Cameron, widow, aged 58, who was burned to death at her home, 36 Regent- street, ...

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  9. ACTION AT ECHUCA.

    The Traders Association on Thursday considered the proposal of a universal half-holiday. A motion supporting the movement was lost by one vote, an amendment ...

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  10. SUDDEN DEATH OF A CHINESE.

    The death of a Chinese named All Young, aged 25, a market gardener, of Ormond has been reported to the Coroner. Ah Young yesterday morning had his breakfast ...

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  11. TO TUE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--Your correspondent, "City Photographer," is about as good an example of "the dog in the manger" as I have seen. As a photographer he can carry on his ...

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  12. RIVERINA NEWS.

    At the Howlong police court on Friday two farmers were fined £4 and £1 respectively for failing to destroy rabbits. Coats totalled £3 16 in each case. ...

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  13. FOUND IN THE RIVER.

    The body of a man whose identity has not yet been established was yesterday at 3 a.m. found floating in the river below Princes-bridge by Thos. Brady, night ...

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  14. A DREADFUL ACCIDENT.

    A saw mill hand named Thos. Brown, aged 64, employed at a mill at Warburton, was yesterday received at the Melbourne Hospital suffering from serious injuries ...

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  15. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--It came as a great surprise to most of the fourth schedule shopkeepers to learn that they were to be included in the Saturday half holiday movement. The ...

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  16. BOXING

    After being held by Jon Cans, the negro, for six years, the light weight boxing championship of the world passes back into the keeping of while hands Battling Nelson, the "Durable Dane," ...

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  17. BIJOU. THEATRE.--NEW PROGRAMME.

    A large audience witnessed the third programme of Maskelyne and Devant's season, which is now drawing to a close. On of the novel features was a display of ...

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  18. ACCIDENT TO A SHIP'S PASSENGER.

    Mr. Isaac Cohen, a passenger by the steamer Peraic, on Saturday sustained injuries to one hand of such severity that his admittance to the Melbourne Hospital ...

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  19. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    A sensation was created in North Terrace last night by the collapse of an immense wooden scaffolding in the course of erection over the foundations of the new ...

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  20. A CALLOUS CYCLIST.

    The police are endeavoring to trace a bicyclist who on Saturday night against a youth named Leslie Morrow, Aged 18. in Flinders-street, ...

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  21. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--Permit me space to say that flower shopkeepers are not in favor of the Saturday half holiday, as that is our only day for selling flowers. People would not buy ...

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  22. PEA RIFLE NUISANCE.

    Complaints are made about the danger of pea rifles in hands of boys. One woman at Wild Duck was sitting outside her house when a bullet came whizzing over ...

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  23. WORKMAN'S WRIST FRACTURED.

    A laborer named George Read, living at Robb-street, Spotswood, met with a painful mishap while at work at the bottle works Yarraville, on Saturday afternoon. He ...

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  24. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--In your issue of the 12th there appears a letter signed by Mr. Bloomfield, who states that his committee are taking a ballot of shopkeepers for the universal ...

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  25. CROSSING THE CONTINENT.

    H. H. Dutton and H. M. Aunger who are crossing Australia by motor, left Katharine yesterday morning, and arrived at Pine Creek the same evening, having ...

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  26. MR. DEAKIN'S "CONSCRIPTS."

    The resolution of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council expressing strong disapprobation in regard to the action of the Federal Labor Congress in passing a motion in ...

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  27. THROWN FROM HIS HORSE.

    Mr. [?] Phillips, a local hotelkeeper, was thrown from his horse this afternoon; His thigh was fractured and he was removed to a private hospital. ...

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  28. MELBOURNE WATER SUPPLY.

    Sir,--Nearly the whole of last summer the Metropolitan Board was bewailing its hard fate and its grievous, losses from drought, which, with your courtesy, I will ...

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  29. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    A sensation was caused at Fremantle last night by the arrest of William Philip Johns, an officer of the Public Works department and collector of wharfage dues ...

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  30. BUGGY ACCIDENT AT MAEERA

    Mr. George Davis, of Messrs. Mathieson and Davis, and his wife, were driving to Maffra to-night. The buggy struck a culvert and upset. Mrs. Davis was very much ...

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  31. WET WOOL.

    Sir,--In your issue of yesterday's date you publish a paragraph on the wet wool question. You state that a deputation had waited upon the Prime Minister to ...

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  32. A JOCKEY INJURED.

    The Jockey M. Whelan, who sustained concussion of the brain through falling in the Grand National Steepleehase yesterday was reported to be slightly better to-noght. ...

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  33. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--I think it is very certain that the proposed Saturday afternoon holday will be a serious matter to shops under the fourth schedules. I have a news agency ...

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  34. SUDDEN DEATHS AT RICHMOND

    A well-known resident of Richmond, named Wm. J. Bray, died at his residence, George-street, at nu early hour on Saturday morning. As deceased was in his usual ...

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  35. FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATIONS

    A special meeting of the council of the Federal Public Service Associations in Victoria was held on Friday at the Temporaries Hall, Russell-street, to elect officers of ...

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  36. LARGEST CAPE ROUTE STEAMER.

    To-day will probably witness the arrival in Melbourne of the largest and most up to date steamer, outside those run by the mail companies, that has ever entered ...

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  37. IRON TRADES COUNCIL.

    At a meeting or the Iron Trades Council, hold in the Trades Hall on Friday, the annual election of officers resulted as follows:- President, Mr. Gibbons; vice-president, Mr. Smith; treasurer, Mr. ...

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  38. DEATH OF A MARRIED WOMAN.

    The death of Mrs. Annie Bourke, aged 50, was reported to the' Richmond police yesterday. Deceased, who had been lodging at No. 1 Chliton-street, retired at about 10 ...

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  39. PRINCESS'S THEATRE--THE PRINCE CHAP.

    To make virtue interesting on the stage, and to do this without the aid of a contrasting background of villainy, is not altogether easy. For that reason, it may be, ...

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  40. ASLEEP ON A BOILER.

    A man named Stephen Marshall, employed by Messrs. P. Callen and Sons. as night watchman in connection with their steamers, died at the Newcastle hospital ...

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  41. THE PROPOSED EIGHT HOURS ART UNION.

    Sir,--I observe that the Eight Hours committee is once again endeavoring to get Government sanction for its preposterous "art union." The reasons adduced in ...

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  42. JEWISH BURIAL GROUND.

    It has been ascertained that there is an acre reserved in Brighton Cemetery for Jewish burials, but it had been an entirely forgotten that no Jewish burial has taken place there for 40 years. ...

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  43. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.

    Sir,--As a confectioner, I wish to protest against the closing of shops in my line, because it is very doubtful if Friday evening would be as good for business as ...

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  44. RAILWAY PROSECUTIONS.

    A number of infractions of the railway by-laws were dealt with by the Richmond bench on Saturday. For travelling without tickets entitling them to do so between Flinders-street and East ...

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  45. FARMING AND PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    KYABRAM.--Three splendid samples of green fodder are on show at the Kyabram news agency, Tim samples consist of Steiuwedel wheat, 4 feet high; English barley, 3 12 feet, and peas, 3 feet ...

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  46. THEFT FROM A SHOP DOORWAY.

    William James, aged 27 years, was brought before the Richmond hench (Messrs. Digley, Finchsin and Stead, J's.P.) on Saturday on a charge of having stolen an overcoat valued at £1 ...

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  47. A FORGER WANTED.

    A warrant has hern issued for the arrest of Arthur S. Evans for forgery and passing valueless cheques, Evans, who early in Juno was released from gaol after serving a sentence for forgery, ...

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  48. EXPENSIVE VIEW OF FOOTBALL MATCH.

    At um same court, a young man named Charles Gardiner was charged with having wilfully trespassed on certain railway land near the Richmond railway station on 18th ult. Inspector Boraum ...

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  49. DIRECTORY CANVASSER IN TROUBLE

    At St. Hilda on Saturday Hartley Hodgetts, a canvasser for Messrs. Sands and M'Dougall's Directory was charged, before Mr. Edward O'Donnell, J.P, with behaving in an insulting manner. The ...

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  50. SIZE OF CORNSACKS.

    Sir,--At the Premiers' Conference a great outcry was made by the various State representatives against the proclamation of the Minister of Customs, and they ...

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  51. WHOLES A LE DESTRUCTION OF FOWLS

    A wholesale destruction of fowls has been going on in Auburn for some time past. The cause of the mischief is supposed to be a vagrant dog. Already over £20 worth of bi[?]ls has been killed. ...

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