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  2. THE KENNEL.

    A.E.S., Alexandria.--Your St. Bernard is probably suffering from the effects of tapeworm. Give him a dose of salts. The following day, on a fast, say, of 12 hours, give him a Spratt's worm powder, and a few hours ...

    Article : 154 words
  3. LOYALTY AND PATRIOTISM.

    Sir,--There has been for some time in Australia such an absurd misuse, such perverted misunderstanding of the words "loyalty" and "patriotism," that in the name of common sense it is ...

    Article : 991 words
  4. THE LAST NEW STAR.

    There have been happenings in the heavens during recent days which deserve recording. Modern refinements of the telescope and spectroscope have shown that the whole of the heavens, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 926 words
  5. ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

    LONDON, March 28,--The colonial gifts to the Prince and Princess of Wales will be exhibited at the Imperial Institute on May 14, and will continue on view for several weeks in the north ...

    Article : 244 words
  6. LORD METHUEN'S REVERSE.

    MAFEKING, March 15.--The main circumstances of Lord Methuen's recent fight at Klipdrift are now a matter of common knowledge here. They have not been mentioned in the daily papers ...

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  7. THE VICTORIAN KENNEL CLUB SHOW.

    From Melbourne we learn that the schedule for the above event is now ready, the classification for which is on an unusually liberal scale. Four classes are provided for the handsome ...

    Article : 264 words
  8. THE CRY FOR REFORM.

    Reduction in the number of members of Parliament, and economy in expenditure form two of the chief planks in the platform of the Taxpayers Union. ...

    Article : 903 words
  9. "GENERAL AVERAGE."

    LONDON, March 28.--Mercantile law is generally the working out to their logical conclusion of principles of common sense and convenience. The decision delivered last Tuesday by the ...

    Article : 513 words
  10. SIBERIAN BUTTER IN THE ENGLISH MARKET.

    LONDON, March 21.--Siberian butter promises to be a formidable competitor with Australian and New Zealand in the London market. The Russian Minister of Finance is setting to ...

    Article : 591 words
  11. A POLICY OF RE-INSURANCE.

    The Court of Appeal last Saturday dismissed the appeal of the North Queensland Insurance Company, Limited, from the judgment of Mr. Justice Bigham, in favor of the Rhenish ...

    Article : 269 words
  12. PROPOSED LEAPING CONTESTS FOR DOGS.

    It is just probable that in the near future Mr. Fred. Webster, secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, will introduce leaping contests for dogs, especially ...

    Article : 1,132 words
  13. "THE MASTER OF SHORELAND."

    "An the world's a stage," but apparently it is too limited for that mighty melodrama. "The Master of Shoreland," the division of the spoils for which caused the appearance of its joint authors, ...

    Article : 256 words
  14. A KANAKA'S VIEWS ON AUSTRALIA.

    Sir,--I have been requested by Mr. James Richards to publish the enclosed letter, in one of the leading papers of the State, and I have selected your paper as one with the largest ...

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  15. STATE ACTIVITY IN AUSTRALIA.

    "The Sphere of State Activity in Australia was the subject of a paper read by Sir John Cockburn at a meeting of the Society of Arts on Tuesday afternoon, Sir C. Dilke, M.P., presiding. ...

    Article : 479 words
  16. THE WHITE CROSS LEAGUE.

    The committee of the Australasian White Cross League invited a number of gentlemen interested in their work to a tea at the Y.M.C.A. on Monday night, to welcome back the general ...

    Article : 107 words
  17. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,--The prevailing controversy with reference to Professor Wood and certain other so-called pro-Boers has induced me to again turn over the pages of John Stuart Mill's admirable essay "On ...

    Article : 1,111 words
  18. ART EDUCATION.

    Sir,--A pleasing feature marking the deputation of young art aspirants to the Minister the other day appears to me to be the fact of the springing up around us of a genuine desire for ...

    Article : 655 words
  19. WILLOUGHBY TRAMWAY SERVICE.

    Sir,--I beg to call the Railway Commissioners attention through the medium of your valuable columns to the following unsatisfactory way in which the Milson's Point-Willoughby tramway ...

    Article : 327 words
  20. PARASITES AND PARASITISM.

    At the monthly meeting of the Naturalists Club, a paper was read by Mr. S. J. Johnstone on "Parasites and Parasitism." He said that a parasite might be defined as an animal living ...

    Article : 221 words
  21. THE IMPROVED ENFIELD.

    The new rifle, the "Improved Enfield," which is shorter by 5in. in the barrel than the Lee-Enfield, and a more scientific weapon, will be issued shortly to the whole Army. The breech ...

    Article : 267 words
  22. THE SOLEMN TE DEUM.

    Sir,--The intention of his Majesty to attend St. Paul's Cathedral on the octave of his consecration and coronation, for a solemn Te Deum marks a pleasing innovation. History records a few ...

    Article : 256 words
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  24. THE CAUSE OF LEPROSY.

    Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson, F.R.S., the well-known surgeon, who has just returned from South Africa, where he has been studying the diffusion of leprosy, has found the disease ...

    Article : 162 words
  25. CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

    The 13th anniversary of the Church of England Grammar School was observed on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday afternoon the annual football match between past and present took place ...

    Article : 242 words
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  27. HOW SMALLPOX SPREADS.

    An astonishing example of truly monumental Ignorance in combination with criminal folly which was exposed in police court proceedings taken by the Islington Borough Council the other ...

    Article : 310 words
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