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  2. Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith's Tribute.

    THE adjourned mooting of the committee appointed to wait upon Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith and report to a further meeting what form, if any, Sir Thomas would like the tribute to ...

    Article : 897 words
  3. Notes on Suicide.

    SOME weeks ago, in London, Dr. William Ogle read a paper before the Statistical Society, on "Suicides in England and Wales in relation to ago, sex, reason, and occupation." ...

    Article : 1,242 words
  4. Divisional Board Conference.

    A CONFERENCE of divisional boards was held at Beenleigh on Tuesday. It commenced at 11 o'clock in the morning and continued until half-past 8 in the evening. The boards ...

    Article : 693 words
  5. The Chinese Imperial Family.

    "Much interest in awakened in the coming events in the Imperial family. The Emperor is approaching maturity, being now 16. His guardians have been letting him out gradually ...

    Article : 1,173 words
  6. Irish Financial Principles as Applied to Scotland.

    In his speech, whon introducing the Irish Government Bill, Mr. Gladstone more than once went out of his way to attempt to conciliate Scotch opinion. As a Scotch member ...

    Article : 1,069 words
  7. The Brevity of Life.

    Behold ! How short a span Was long enough of old, To measure out the life of man ! ...

    Article : 179 words
  8. Don't Dye.

    LUCY HOPPER has this to say about the folly of hair-dye: "I regret very much to notice the growing popularity of the custom of dyeing dark locks light among my fair countrywomen. ...

    Article : 340 words
  9. Lake District of New Zealand.

    THE following descriptions of the places known as "the Government Baths," "the Porridge Pots," and "the Devil's Blow Hole," formed a part of Mr. Cameron's description of ...

    Article : 1,166 words
  10. Potato Fruit.

    UNDER the heading of "The Capacities of the Potato," a circular has been issued by Mr. Torbitt, of Belfast, in which he strongly urges the utilisation of the berry or apple of ...

    Article : 366 words
  11. Fire Brigade Board.

    A MEETING of the Fire Brigade Board was held in the council chambers, Town Hall, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisableness of ...

    Article : 1,182 words
  12. Conservation of Water.

    TO THE EDITOR.-SIR,—While the conservation of water is occupying so much public attention, it has often been my surprise, more especially as regards northern towns, that no ...

    Article : 288 words
  13. Early Peas—How to Grow them.

    The first dish of the Benson of any given vegetable generally tastes the best, and with many, an additional relish is given if we can secure this a little earlier than our neighbours. ...

    Article : 691 words
  14. Good Seed Wheat.

    The importance of sowing good sound seed, particularly in growing wheat, is fully set forth in the recently-published circular of Messrs. Bainbird, of Basingstoke. They state that it ...

    Article : 400 words
  15. Woolloongabba Divisional Board.

    TO THE EDITOR.—SIR,—Your correspondent "Ratepayer," in Tuesday's issue, has indulged in a little high flown language with regard to what he considers a waste of the rates of No. ...

    Article : 367 words
  16. Strength of Plants.

    CAN a mushroom lift a stone? Certainly, if not too heavy. A correspondent of an American paper seeing a statement that in a single eight mushrooms or fungi raised a large stone ...

    Article : 386 words
  17. Remedies for Whooping Cough.

    THE Bishop of Bedford gives some curious examples of the still prevalent supersitions as to charms against sickness, which are worth preserving among the records of medical ...

    Article : 300 words
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