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  2. THE ELECTIONS. THE SENATE.

    About 300 persons, including a fair proportion of ladies, attended an open-air meeting held last night, near the Prahran Town-hall, by Mr. J. Lemmon, one of the ...

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  3. THE SHROUD OF CHRIST. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—By way of general reply to many remarks (public and private) as to relic-worship in connection with the controversy concerning the genuineness of the shroud, may ...

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  4. COUNTRY NEWS. BALLARAT.

    The Rev. T. R. and Mrs. Cairns, who have been on a tour of the Continent during the past 12 months, returned to Ballarat on Thursday night. They were greeted ...

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  5. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Mr. A. W. Smart. collector of customs for Victoria held an inquiry yesterday into a number of cases in which it was alleged erroneous, although not framdulent cutries ...

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  6. TO-DAY'S MEETINGS.

    Messrs. Smith and Derham, at Brnalla, S. Colonel Templeton, at Nhill, S. Sir John M'Intyre, at Williamstown, S. Senator Bost, Oddfellows'-hall, Warrnambool, S. ...

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  7. NUMBER OF ELECTORS IN VICTORIA.

    The chief electoral officer finally made up the list of electors for this state yesterday. When the rolls were first compiled 587,000 names were collected; 16,727 names have ...

    Article : 84 words
  8. DISFRANCHISING RETURNING OFFICER.

    A legal member of the Federal Ministry holds that Mr. F. L. Outtrim, the Senate returning officer for this state, is right in his contention, and that returning officers ...

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  9. BENDIGO.

    The only case listed at the County Court on Thursday, before Judge Hamilton, was a claim by William Patten, shoemaker, of Wedderburn, against James Caldwell, for ...

    Article : 276 words
  10. THE OTHER STATES.

    Twelve candidates have been nominated for the Senate, comprising two Ministerialists, five Oppositionists, three Socialists, and one Labour, while the political faith ...

    Article : 216 words
  11. CORINELLA.

    In returning thanks for his unopposed return for Corinella, Mr. J. W. M'Cay expressed himself as favourable to compulsory arbitration, fiscal peace, and preferential ...

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  12. SERIOUS CASUALTIES. A FALL OF FIFTY FEET.

    Frank Brophy, aged 25 years, whose home is in 295 Amess-street, "North Carlton, was brought to the Melbourne Hospital yesterday with very serious injuries, caused by a ...

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  13. MELBOURNE PORTS.

    At the Port Melbourne Town-hall last night Mr. Mauger addressed a crowded meeting of electors, fully one-third of whom were ladies. From the start of the ...

    Article : 446 words
  14. DROWNED IN MERRI CREEK.

    The body of the little girl Violet Leno, aged 10 years, of Middleton-street, East Brunswick, who was drowned in the Merri Creek on Sunday, at noon, while the creek ...

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  15. GEELONG.

    With painful monotony the morning train from Port Fairy contiues to arrive late at Geelong. For the past three nights it has been behindhand, on Thursday evening ...

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  16. THE HUME.

    Sir William Lyne and Mr. M'Lean were the only candidates nominated for the Hume, Mr. W. Johnson, the labour candidate, in giving his reasons for retiring, ...

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  17. PECULIAR ACCIDENT AT CAMBERWELL.

    A fatal accident occurred at Camberwell about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon to a child named Emily Hughes, aged 16 months, the daughter of Mr. John Hughes, gardener, ...

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  18. MR. M'CULLOCH INDISPOSED.

    Mr. William M'Culloch, who was advertised to speak at Bendigo this evening, will be unable to do so, as he has contracted a chill, which his medical attendant (Dr. ...

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  19. MR. REID AND THE LABOUR PARTY.

    Mr. Reid, speaking with reference to the statement as to his having made overtures to the Labour party, said to-night:—"I have just heard that Mr. Ronald, speaking in the ...

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  20. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—It is impossible to read with becoming reverence, when one has a practical turn of mind, the extracts given in "The Argus" of Saturday from Dr. Vignon's book on the ...

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  21. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    At the Prahran Town-hall, the returning officer for Balaclava (Mr. Perrott) yesterday announced that he had received but one nomination, that of Sir George Turner, ...

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  22. STRYCHNINE TAKEN FOR SALTS.

    BALLARAT, Thursday.—A fearful mistake was made by John Latta, a married man, living at Clayton-street, on Wednesday night. He had mixed up what he ...

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  23. WARRNAMBOOL.

    The shire council has determined to limit the speed of motor cars and motor cycles when travelling along the roads of the municipality to twelve miles an hour, and ...

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  24. MINISTRY'S POSITION IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    After all that has been published about the "political revolution" which Mr. Deakin wrought in New South Wales by his recent visit to that state, a ...

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  25. THE BREWERY POOL.

    LILYDALE, Thursday. —On Monday last the hotelkeepers of Lilydale agreed to raise the price of beer, commencing on Tuesday morning, from 3d. to 4d. a glass and from ...

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  26. MELBOURNE SOUTHERN DISPUTE.

    As a result of the challenge issued by Mr. Sloss and accepted by Mr. Monteath in "The Argus" of yesterday, the candidates, together with a number of interested ...

    Article : 273 words
  27. QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL.

    BEAUFORT, Thursday.—A memorial to the late Queen Victoria, consisting of on octagon-shaped band rotunda and clock tower (a four-faced clock being presented by ...

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  28. WILLS AND ESTATES.

    Daniel Vicar M'Lean, late of Kilberry Glenhuntly-road, Elsternwick, who died on November 7, under a will dated February 18 last left real estate valued at £1,210 and personal property valued at ...

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  29. THE RAILWAYS. REFRESHMENT-ROOM LICENSES.

    The leases of the various railway refreshment-rooms in the state expire on the 31st inst. The commisioners have not invited fresh tenders. They have approved of the ...

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  30. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Several of the members who were returned unopposed to-day took advantage of the opportunity to return thanks to the electors. At the Adelaide Town-hall Mr. ...

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  31. BOURKE.

    Mr. Grundy, the Ministerial candidate for Bourke, addressed a meeting of ladies in the Essendon Town-hall yesterday afternoon. There were about 150 ladies present. Mr. ...

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  32. VALUE OF GIPPSLAND LANDS.

    TRARALGON, Thursday.—Speaking at a land sale at Toongabbie. Mr. William M'Lean (of the firm of A. M'Lean and Co.) said that some people seemed to have got ...

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  33. TENDERS ACCEPTED.

    The commissioners have approved of the acceptance of the following tenders, at rates, for the supply of paper and pastehoards:— A. Cowan and Sons, J. Spicer and Son, ...

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  34. THE GRAMPIANS.

    At a meeting of the Reform League to-day there was a full attendance of members. Mr. Ritchie, the Government candidate, and Mr. M'Grath, the Labour candidate, ...

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  35. THE DEAN'S MARSH-FORREST TIMETABLE.

    The Railway department has decided to nake a change in the running of the trains on the Dean's Marsh and Forrest line, which has given great satisfaction to the visitors ...

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  36. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—That "feeling of genuine surprise" shared by many at a Presbyterian divine discussing and suggesting the authority of a relic savouring of the miraclous and ...

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  37. M.U.I.O.O.F. DISTRICT MEETINGS.

    PORT PHILLIP.—The grand annual committee assembled at the Manchester Unity Hall Swanstan-street, on December 2, some 60 delegates from the warious lodges answering to the roll-call. ...

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  38. PROBATES AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.

    Probate has been granted by the registrar (Mr. MacDonald) on the following estates:—John Wilton. £1,060: James Harson, £2,009; Matthew Hudson, £200; Priscilla Ludbrok, £2.529; Mary ...

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  39. A.N.A. ELECTIONS.

    AVOCA.— President, W. W. Kaye;vice-president, R. V. Ripper: [?]x-preident, J. Redpath: treasurer, A. Golder: secretary, G. W. Redpath; assistant secretary. H. C. Chassen; committee, A. Bannister, ...

    Article : 355 words
  40. PITFALLS FR CANDIDATES.

    The Electoral Act appears to be full of pitfalls. One provision especially may trap many candidates. Section 180 says that "any publication of any electoral ...

    Article : 188 words
  41. DISTURBANCE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.

    A native of Ireland named Patrick Carmody was last night taken from the Flinders-street railway station to the City Watch-house to be charged with an assault ...

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  42. REMARKABLE SUICIDE.

    ARARAT, Thursday.—A man named Cadley, a stranger to this district, who had been shearing at Yalla-y-Poora, and drinking heavily at Buangor, cut his throat with ...

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  43. QUEENSLAND.

    The question of free trade and protection is not liekly to enter to any extent into the Queensland elections. There are at present practically three sets of candidates ...

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  44. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—The Rev. Dr. Marshall seems to be as much surprised at you as you appeared to be surprised at him. Perhaps the explanation is that the doctor is acting on the ...

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  45. DEATH IN A SURGERY.

    BALLARAT, Thursday.—Whilst being examined by Mr. J. Gardiner, M.B., in his surgery, Sturt-street, to-day, Susan O'Danoghue, wife of the licensee the ...

    Article : 66 words
  46. THE CENTRALISING SYSTEM.

    Compliance with the regulations issued to the presiding officers at the federal polling-booths to forward ballot-boxes to the returning officer at Colac by the police or ...

    Article : 113 words
  47. AN INDIAN HAWKER'S DEATH.

    MORWELL, Wednesday.—After the passenger train arriving here at 8.50 p.m. had gone out last night the dead body of an Indian hawker named Young Yarra was ...

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