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  2. IN THE CAUSE OF SCIENCE.

    The science of rain-making may have been exploited with some degree of success in certain remote parts of the universe; but the combined brains of the scientific world has never yet ...

    Article : 621 words
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  4. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

    Education, declared Mr. E. A. Riley, M.A., one of the New South Wales school inspectors, in his paper on "The Curriculum of the Elementary School," delivered before the ...

    Article : 656 words
  5. ARTESIAN BORE CASINGS.

    The difficulties arising from the corrosion of artesian bore casings were discussed in the chemical section. The subject was introduced by a paper on "The Corrosion of Iron and ...

    Article : 225 words
  6. LIGHT EFFECT IN SELENIUM.

    Mr. O. U. von Wilier, lecturer in physics in the Sydney University, lecturing on "The Nature of the Light Effect in Selenium" before the physics section, said it had long been known ...

    Article : 221 words
  7. INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ASSOCIATION.

    The International Phenolic Association was founded in 1886 to advance the scientific study of spoken language. It has branches in England, France, and Germany. It claims ...

    Article : 457 words
  8. A BOTANISTS' PARADISE.

    The botany of the basaltic tablelands of South-east Queensland were dealt with by Mr. John Shirley, B.Sc., in a lecture before the biological section. Mr. Shirley Hustrated his ...

    Article : 194 words
  9. LIGHTHOUSE ILLUMINANTS.

    Mr. James Shirra, engineer surveyor of the Navigation Department, read to the architectural and engineering section a paper entitled. "Modern Lighthouse Illumination." After ...

    Article : 373 words
  10. HISTORY OF EDUCATION.

    In the normal schools and teachers' colleges of the United States, there is no professional subject as generally insisted upon as the history of education. This was pointed out by Dr. ...

    Article : 431 words
  11. AUSTRALIAN FORAGE PLANTS.

    Mr. Fred. Turner, F.L.S., contributed an important thesis to the biological section's work, entitled "Australian grasses, salt-bushes, pasture herbs, shrubs, and trees, and their ...

    Article : 343 words
  12. RADIUM'S BETA RAYS.

    A demonstration on "The Scattering of the Beta Kays of Radium" was given before the physics section by Dr. J. P. V. Madsen, P. N. Russell, lecturer in electrical engineering, of the ...

    Article : 865 words
  13. CARRIAGE OF BLOOD STOCK.

    A deputation reprinting the New South Wales Breeders, Owners, and Trainers' Association waited on the Chief Commission for Railways and Tramways yesterday, and urged that improved facilities be provided ...

    Article : 293 words
  14. ORE-BODIES AND IGNEOUS ROCKS.

    A paper entitled "An Investigation of the Relationship between the Ore-Bodies of the Hocmskirk-Comstock-Zeehan Region and the Associated Igneous Rocks" was contributed to ...

    Article : 1,973 words
  15. COMMERCIAL VALUE OF CAMPHOR TREES.

    A valuable paper was contributed to the biological section by Mr. R. T. Baker, curator of the Technological Museum, with reference to native camphor trees. ...

    Article : 349 words
  16. NORTH COAST SCENERY.

    An interesting lecture, illustrated by lantern slides, on the scenery of the North Coast, was given by Judge Docker in the geological the atre at the Sydney University yesterday in ...

    Article : 126 words
  17. THE MICROBALANCE.

    Professor Steele, of Queensland University, described to the chemistry section the microbalance, an instrument invented by himself, by means of which a degree of accuracy in ...

    Article : 151 words
  18. THE GRAND COUNCIL.

    Professor Orme Masson presided over a meeting of the Grand Council of the association held at 4 p.m. In connection with the next meeting of the ...

    Article : 417 words
  19. RURAL WORKERS AND ARBITRATION.

    Sir,--Under the Commonwealth Arbitration Act, the principle of preference to unionists will be for the first time onioned. And as an award to the Rural Workers Union will be enforced within the next few months, ...

    Article : 549 words
  20. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

    To-day is to be devoted to business and pleasure. Various sections of the congress meet at 10 a.m. for the further discussion of papers, and there are to be several excursions, both ...

    Article : 105 words
  21. FROZEN MEAT INDUSTRY.

    "The development of the frozen meat industry that we have to-day," said Mr. A. M. Wright, F.C.S., of Christchurch, in an address before the chemistry section, "has been ...

    Article : 371 words
  22. PROBLEM OF PSYCHOLOGY.

    In a paper before the educational section on "The Present Position of Problems of Psychology," Mr. Bernard Muscio, B.A., referred to the logical development which had taken place ...

    Article : 354 words
  23. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND FEDERAL PROPERTY.

    CORCOAR, Thursday.--For some time past the footway in front of the local post-office has been in disrepair, and recently representations were made by the council to the Deputy P.M.G. asking that it be repaired. ...

    Article : 251 words
  24. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.

    A short hut interesting paper by Mr. C. Daley on "The Artistic Sense as displayed in the Aborigines of Australia" was submitted to the anthropology and philology section. ...

    Article : 207 words
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