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  2. Notes from Abroad.

    Artists' models of the Latin Quarter in Paris are in despair, complaining that harsh action by the police is rendering it impossible for them to earn their living. For years artists ...

    Article : 111 words
  3. What People Think.

    A regular theatre attendant hag pointed out what he considers a defect in Sydney's theatrical arrangements. Said he: "In these sultry nights it is almost impossible to sit ...

    Article : 271 words
  4. Old-Age Pensioners.

    "Annandale" writes: "While journeying to town in the Annandale tram a day or two ago, at a sharp curve of the line, an old man was [?]ight out on to the roadway thus ...

    Article : 201 words
  5. Left-handed Children.

    Lecturing before the Child Study Society in London, Mr. P. B. Ballard, London County Council Inspector pf schools, said that lefthanded bowlers sent down the ugliest balls. ...

    Article : 173 words
  6. The French Tax on Bachelors.

    The French Senatorial Committee has concluded its examination of the Income Tax Bill which was submitted to it four years ago. The committee decided to increase by 20 per cent. ...

    Article : 58 words
  7. Peopling the Land.

    A special effort is to be made, by the Commonwealth to encourage immigrants from Norway, Sweden, and Finland. This is the result of the conference just held in Melbourne ...

    Article : 203 words
  8. An Actress' Dresses.

    Judge Bray had to decide at Bloomsbury (London) County Court whether two dresses made for Miss Daisy Dormer, the music-hall artist had been properly made. Miss Dormer, ...

    Article : 114 words
  9. Punishments for Breakdowns.

    The London County Council has submitted to the Home Secretary a by-law providing that in any case where a vehicle breaks down and causes obstructions to traffic, and the ...

    Article : 138 words
  10. Motor Traffic.

    Writes "Patient," who has recently been discharged as cured from the Sydney Hospital, in Macquarie-street: "I think it onlylight., in the interest of inmates of the Sydney ...

    Article : 193 words
  11. Winter Ushered In.

    According to ancient custom, winter was [?]sbered in on December 1 at Colchester (Essex) by the town crier, who perambulated the streets after the stroke of midnight, chanting ...

    Article : 65 words
  12. A Record for Consols.

    British Consols reached their lowest, point on December 1, when they changed hands on the London Stock Exchange; ex dividend for cash, at 72 1-16. The lowest previous price in ...

    Article : 50 words
  13. Profit Sharing.

    The visit to Sydney of Sir William Lever, the soap king, whose views on profit sharing were referred to in this column last week, has been the means of eliciting from Premier ...

    Article : 437 words
  14. Draining the Zuyder Zee.

    The British Minister at The Hague has for warded to the Foreign Office a copy of a report regarding the scheme for reclaiming a portion of the Zuyder Zee. which has been ...

    Article : 313 words
  15. Another Australian Shipping Line.

    H.M. Consul at Portland, Oregon (Mr. T. E. Erskine) reports that it is stated in the local Press that Mr. C. H. Gibson, of Sydney, N.S.W., and Mr. G. W. M'Near, of San ...

    Article : 157 words
  16. Present Day Fashions.

    At the annual congress of the National Congress of Women of Australia, held at Hobart, the moral aspect of to-day's fashions provoked, a lively discussion. The president, ...

    Article : 155 words
  17. Mistletoe for London Markets.

    The shipments of mistletoe from Normandy to London at Christmas time were larger than ever before. Two shipments were record ones; one from Granville weighing 90 tons, and one ...

    Article : 40 words
  18. Britain's Colossal Cruiser.

    The battle cruiser Tiger, the largest vessel which has yet been launched for any navy in the world, took the water on December 16 at Messrs. John Brown and Company's ...

    Article : 148 words
  19. Imported Officers.

    Mr. Carmichael (Minister for Education) holds very strong views regarding the appointment of Australians to high positions in the public service. Speaking at the opening of a ...

    Article : 272 words
  20. A Titled Playwright.

    A play by Lady Kathleen Hastings, daughter of Lord and Lady Huntingdon, was accepted by Mr. Charles Hawtrey for production in London at Christmas. ...

    Article : 79 words
  21. "Safety" Trains.

    Provision is being made by the Great Western Railway Company (one of the largest British Companies) for the equipment in passenger trains of hand fire extinguishers, a case ...

    Article : 46 words
  22. A City Menace.

    Mr. R. H. Brodrick, the City Building. Surveyor, thus calls attention to the necessity for proper building in order to minimise fire risk: "The City Council is gradually making ...

    Article : 111 words
  23. Advantages of Chinese.

    Sir William Ramsay, Professor of Chemistry at University College, London, and one of the most eminent philologists of the day, speaking at a spelling reform meeting at St. Bride's ...

    Article : 102 words
  24. An Aerial Cable Way.

    An aerial cableway for goods only is projected from Abbottabad, in the Punjab, to Baramula, in Kashmir. It will be 75 miles long; the spans will range up to 800 yards. over ...

    Article : 75 words
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