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  2. ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE.

    The select committee of the House of Representatives appointed to inquire into the carriage of mans, passengers, and cargo between the Commonwealth and Great ...

    Article : 742 words
  3. TOBACCO MONOPOLY.

    The select committee of the Senate appointed to investigate the advisability of state control of the tobaco industry resumed its sittings at the Federal Parliament ...

    Article : 1,093 words
  4. POLICE COMMISSION.

    The Royal Commission inquiring into the working of the police force met again yesterday at the Law Courts, there being present Messrs. J. Cameron (Chairman), ...

    Article : 1,778 words
  5. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    Following closely upon Mr. Vachell's story of Harrow comes another description of public school life by Mr. Liouel Portman, "Hugh Rendal" (London: Alston Rivers). ...

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  6. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES

    "Z."(Deniliquin) sends the skin of a bird and wishes to know the name of it. It is the pectoral rail, better known as the landrail, which is found in marshy lands and ...

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  7. QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.

    Sir,—I am reminded by your account in "The Argus" of this morning of the fact that I witnessed a considerable fall of snow in Kew some years ago. The exact date ...

    Article : 143 words
  8. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.

    The following are the lists of the successful candidates who presented themselves for the theoretical examinations in music at Melbourne and the different local centres ...

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  9. MURRAY RIVER SETTLERS.

    Sir,—Some years ago the Public Works department at the instigation of the present member for Numurkah, erected a bank of earth alongside the River Murray, and ...

    Article : 131 words
  10. FOOTBALL FOR CHARITY.

    Sir,—Now that the present football season is about expiring, I would suggest that the successful teams in the final mathces of the League and the Asssociation clubs should ...

    Article : 87 words
  11. MOTOR OMNIBUSES.

    Sir,—Keen disappointment was felt by all residents of South St. Kilda on perusing your valued columns of this morning, when they observed that the previous ...

    Article : 225 words
  12. NORTHERN APPROACH TO MELBOURNE.

    Sir,—Now that attention has been drawn to the need of improving the northern approached to our great city, I trust that the chief entrance, viz., the Sydney-road, will ...

    Article : 130 words
  13. "A STEER OF WOOD."

    Sir,—"I defy anybody to say what a steer of wood is." I accept the challenge of Mr. O' Callaghan, the chief commissioner of police. ...

    Article : 203 words
  14. TEACHERS BILL.

    Sir,—In your article on the Teachers Bill on September 20 you refer to the 15th clause, which defines the effect of the trained teachers' certificate as one "which ...

    Article : 787 words
  15. ELECTRIC TRACTION.

    The Railways Standing Committee met yesterday morning, at Sate Parliamenthouse. The members present were Mr. Graham, M. L. A.(chairman), Messrs. ...

    Article : 971 words
  16. POSTMASTERS AS RETURNING OFFICERS.

    Sir,—Now that the Electoral Bill is being discused, a good opportunity is afforded to correct the injustice which has been done in forcing postmasters to act as divisional ...

    Article : 259 words
  17. A SLANDER ACTION.

    An action for alleged slander was heard by Mr. Justice Hodges yesterday, in which Frank Weston, of Moray-street, South Melbourne, variety entertainer, claimed £100 ...

    Article : 936 words
  18. DOCTORS' BILLS.

    Sir,—I happen to be on terms of intimacy with a large number of medical men, and can assure you, whereever I go, their weeping and waiting is awful to listen to. They ...

    Article : 148 words
  19. ORMOND COLLEGE THEOLOGICAL-HALL.

    In connection with the final examinations of session, 1905, the following additional results were postal last evening on the notice-baord:— Second Year.—In Order of Merit (Averages)— ...

    Article : 255 words
  20. ANTIQUITY OF MAN IN VICTORIA.

    Sir,—There are several seraps of evidence from mining operations, which show that man lived here before the great outflowings of [?] took place, the [?] authenticated ...

    Article : 411 words
  21. BOARD OF WORKS TENDERS

    The sowerage committee of the Metropolitan Board of Works has recommended the [?] of the following tenders:— [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] ...

    Article : 89 words
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  23. PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS.

    The following tenders, being the lowest, have been [?] to the Minister of Public Works for [?]:—Additions and repairs, police station, [?], J. A. Scobell and Son, i[?] ...

    Article : 169 words
  24. FACTORY ACT PROSECUTION.

    James Wilson, license of the Australian Hotel Little Bourke-street, was [?] [?] [?] at the District [?] yesterday, [?] with having worked a young girl as a [?] for more ...

    Article : 161 words
  25. LICENSING PROSECUTIONS.

    At the District Court yesterday, before Mr. [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] ...

    Article : 141 words
  26. RIVER FRONTAGES.

    Sir,—My land, selected many years since, having passed through the process of [?] [?], &c., is now owned by [?] under [?] [?]. It has an unusual road and water ...

    Article : 460 words
  27. UNION TRUSTIE COMPANY LIMITED.

    The half-yearly meeting of the Union Trustee Company of Australia Limited was [?] yesterday, at [?] [?] [?] M. Stewart presiding. As the meeting was ...

    Article : 103 words
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