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  2. THE RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS TRAINS.

    In addition to the extra trains already scheduled to cope with the Christmas traffic, the following trains will run:— Healesville.—On Saturday extra trains ...

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  3. SCHOOL SPEECH DAYS. CARLTON COLLEGE.

    The annual speech night of Carlton College was held in the Athenæum on Monday, 19th inst., when, owing to the absence of Professor Laurie through illness, the ...

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  4. QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.

    Sir,—The unfortunate "tangle" into which this question has got affects not only New South Wales, in the denial of her constitutional rights, but injures the whole ...

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  5. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES

    Has it ever come to your knowledge (writes "A. M'R.," of Lindenow) that the wood swallow makes an excellent whistler in captivity? I have a neighbour who has a ...

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  6. NEW BOOKS, &c.

    "Shakespeare," by Alfred Ewen. (Bell's Miniature Series of Great Writers.) (London: George Bell and Sons.) "The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson," vol. 3— ...

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  7. NATIONAL PARK.

    Sir,—The action of the Government in permanently reserving Wilson's Promontory as a national park is to be applauded by all of us. The aim of those who worked ...

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  8. PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

    Sir,—Thanks for your able leader of to-day, which displayes the speciousness and shiftings of Mr. Chamberlain's political nostrums and arguments for preventing the ...

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  9. REQUIREMENTS OF BRIM.

    WARRACKNABEAL, Wednesday.—The people of Brim, 12 miles north of Warracknabeal, have been promised a platform and a more up-to-date waitingroom than they possess at present. The ...

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  10. COAL CONTRACTS.

    KORUMBURRA, Thursday.—The action of the Cabinet in taking a definite step in connection with the allocation of the railway coal contracts is hailed with satisfaction here. The successive ...

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  11. PICTURE GALLERY BLOTS.

    Sir,—As a frequent visitor to our Nataional Gallery, I beg earnestly to protest against some of the loan pictures hung from time to time on its walls. The last one—an ...

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  12. FARES TO WARBURTON.

    Sir,—For the benefit of "Inducement," whose letter appears in "The Argus" to-day, night I point out that the 1½d. and 1d. per mile rate is not "holiday," but ...

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  13. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    France, in the reign of Henry H., furnishes the scene for S. Levett-Yeats's "Orrain" (London: Methuen), and the bitter jealousy that raged in the breasts of ...

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  14. COBURG TRAIN SERVICE.

    Sir,—With reference to the correspondence which has appeared in your columns as to the above service, and to the statement of the commissioners that it is impossible ...

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  15. BANKING CHARGES.

    Sir,—"Trustee" and "Prahran" draw attention to an imprtant subject. In my case, not a single entry had been made, and the bank had used the money for years. Not ...

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  16. MONTPELIER COLLEGE THANET— STREET, MALVERN.

    In place of a formal programme, Miss Perrott, the principal, gave a children's party on the 18th inst., followed on Friday and Saturday by an exhibition of the ...

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  17. DOUBLE INCOME TAX.

    Sir,—I noticed some time back that some of our highly-placed politicians were trying to get the Imperial Govenment to forgo their demand for income tax, when an ...

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  18. HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, BRUNSWICK.

    The 14th annual meeting in connection with this school took place on Tuesday afternoon, in the school-hall, Sydney-road. Mr. J. Drummond presided and Miss Amy ...

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  19. FIRE AT WILLIAMSTOWN.

    At 1 o'clock yesterday a fire occurred in a four-roomed unoccupied house in Princess-street, North Williamstown, owned by Mrs. M. Butehart, of Moonee Ponds. By the time ...

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  20. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EXPLORERS.

    Sir,—In August last, whilst in Melbourne, I suggested that people interested in Australian exploration should subscribe a few pounds to have Maclntyre's headstone ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  21. MELBOURNE MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 396 words
  22. THE WARATAH.

    Sir,—During a visit I paid to Sydney a few years ago I was so pleased with waratah that I called at a florist's for the purpose of buying a plant, but on mentioning ...

    Article : 157 words
  23. CUSTOMS INQUIRY.

    The Victorian collector of Customs (Mr. A. W. Smart) held a public inquiry yesterday into disputes regarding entries. Meadows and Co. were alleged to have ...

    Article : 301 words
  24. OPIUM IN CHINA.

    Sir,—The Rev. S. Pearce Carey, in his manly speech at the anti-Chinese meeting in the Town-hall, is reported to have said:— "But he thought that we, as Britishers, had ...

    Article : 218 words
  25. PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS.

    The follow tenders have been accepted by the Public Works department:—Repairs and painting, post and telegraph office, Newstead, W. J. Phelan, £33; painting and repairs, State School No. 2422. ...

    Article : 111 words
  26. BUTTER WEIGHTS.

    The irregular weights of butter shipped, to Great Britain, recently referred to in "The Argus," would appear to be caused, in the opipion of experts, chiefly by the neglect ...

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  27. WHICH IS CHRISTMAS DAY?

    Sir,—Will you kindly inform your readers which day next week is Christmas and which Boxing Day. The Post-office and Customs are holding Monday as Christmas, ...

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  29. RIVAL LAUNDRYMEN.

    During the hearing of a charge of assualt, preferred by Roland E. Toyla (laundryman), at the Port Melbourne Court yesterday, against Charles Blandford, also a laundryman, it transpired that a ...

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  30. CHURCH SERVICE HOURS.

    Sir,—Very able letters were published in the press some time ago on the question why people do not go to church. A reason hitherto overlooked has exercised my mind, ...

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  31. THEFT OF LEAD.

    At the Footscray Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. W. Mitchell, Johnson (mayor), Hills, and C[?]ning, J.P.'s, there youths, Arthur and John Ca[?]nagh, and Henry Cutting, were charged with ...

    Article : 198 words
  32. FUTURE USE OF THE BIBLE.

    Sir,—"Romanes" makes two statements, to each of which he appends an explanation. "Audi Alteram Partem" quotes the statements, and interprets them to indicate ...

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  33. RETREAT FOR CONSUMPTIVES.

    Sir,—There is a whole parish, practically uninhabited now, adjacent to Macedon, available for a hundred consumptive sanatoriums, which could be connected with ...

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