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  2. WOMEN'S WORK EXHIBITION.

    The sale of exhibits in connection with the above Exhibition will take place at the Exhibition-building to-day and to-morrow from 11 a.m. till 5 p.m., when the most of ...

    Article : 123 words
  3. THE PEOPLE'S FOOD.

    Under the Health Act the Board of Public Health has adopted a regulation which makes it necessary that where preservatives are used in food the nature and ...

    Article : 444 words
  4. QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.

    [?] have to acknowledge receipt during the past [?]eek of the following letters, for which we regret we have been unable to find room:— W. P. M'Mahon, East Melbourne; F. E. B. ...

    Article : 22 words
  5. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    There is undoubtedly too much of softness, too much of the faint fragrance of an over-refined culture, in Mr. A. C. Benson's intimate, but slightly morbind, presentations ...

    Article : 3,019 words
  6. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES.

    Mrs. Margaret Quick, of Middle Brighton, writes:—"About 45 years ago we had a servant called 'Old Dick,' who was devotedly attached to his employer's little daughter, ...

    Article : 2,126 words
  7. SCRIPTURE TEACHING REFERENDUM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—In connection with the above, I saw in one of your issues of last week that the Education Act Defence Association suggests that the ministers of religion should give ...

    Article : 269 words
  8. POSTAL COMPLAINT.

    Sir,—Though this place is a railway terminus, does a big timber trade, and is by no means insignificant, it apparently puzzles the G.P.O. officials to know where it is located. ...

    Article : 247 words
  9. THE CHOIR.

    Sir,—Allow me to add a word to the letter of "Three." and while giving wellmerited praise to Mrs. Pauli Carter, the popular secretary of the Women's Choir, ...

    Article : 123 words
  10. SECONDARY EDUCATION.

    Sir,—I should be glad to learn why some of the members of the Association of Secondary Teachers should expect more legislation, and especially why the councils ...

    Article : 375 words
  11. SCOTTISH CONCERT.

    A concert in aid of the funds of the Victorian Scottish Union was given last night in the Town-hall. The programme was entirely Scottish in character (with one ...

    Article : 693 words
  12. CLOSE SEASON FOR DUCK.

    Sir,—The suggestion made by your correspondents to extend the close season for duck to 1st April will interfere, if adopted[?] with the arrangements of a large body of ...

    Article : 148 words
  13. BLIND WOMAN'S THEFT.

    At the Port Melbourne Court yesterday, the mayor (Mr. Renowden) and Messrs. Edwards and Armstrong, J.P.'s, presiding, a blind woman named Sarah Ann Wrigley and her mother, Marion Clegg, ...

    Article : 423 words
  14. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—I would the agitators for scripture teaching in state schools a question—Is it exercising "liberty of conscience" to compel anyone to teach ...

    Article : 368 words
  15. "SAVE THE WATTLE."

    Sir,—Will you allow me to say a few words in support of your correspondent's letter on this subject? His single-hearted appeal should surely be the means of preserving all ...

    Article : 526 words
  16. CHEAPER RAILWAYS.

    Sir,—You were good enough to publish one or two letters from me a couple of months ago on the need of the O[?]way Forest settlers for a railway, and we are ...

    Article : 627 words
  17. LICENSING ACT. ANNUAL COURT SITTINGS.

    Judge Moule and Messrs. Dwyer and Cresswell, police magistrates, were again on the bench yesterday at the continuation of the annual sittings of the Licensing Court for the Metropolitan group ...

    Article : 267 words
  18. ST. KILDA GIRLS' CLUB.

    A public meeting, convened by the mayoress (Mrs. Jacoby), was held in the library of the St. Kilda Town-hall on Tuesday evening, to consider the extention of the work of the St. Kilda Girls' Club. ...

    Article : 156 words
  19. SCHOOLS WITHOUT TEACHERS.

    Sir,—Several members of Parliament have complained that schools were being left without teachers in their districts. This is [?] chiefly by the fact that the vacancies ...

    Article : 157 words
  20. REDUCTION BOARD.

    The Licenses Reduction Board, Messrs. C. L. Andrews (chairman), R. Barr. and T. F. Cumming, sat again yesterday in the Marine Court Chambers in deal with compensation business arising out of ...

    Article : 869 words
  21. Advertising

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    Advertising : 100 words
  22. SPEED OF CLIPPER SHIPS.

    Sir,—"[?] in his letter to Lloyd's list, reproduced in your issue of the 30th [?] is unable to credit the statement that the Marco Polo [?]led off [?] miles in 2[?] hours[?] ...

    Article : 385 words
  23. MATRIMONIAL AGENCIES.

    Sir,—If the present act were carried out, the[?] [?] to be already ample power to d[?]l with the marriage scandals that are[?] unhappily, so frequent. ...

    Article : 458 words
  24. JUNIOR PUBLIC EXAMINATION.

    Sir,[?]I beg to call attention through your columns to one of the questions set in the history paper of the junior public examination. In the University[?] ...

    Article : 171 words
  25. MARKETING PRODUCE.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday. The report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into charges against produce merchants was presented to Parliament to-day. The ...

    Article : 360 words
  26. WATER FOR FIRES.

    Sir, In connection with the matter of water supply in case of fires in the centre of the city, the enlargement of the mains therein would, I presume, entail other ...

    Article : 242 words
  27. AUSTRALIAN TIMBERS IN FIRES.

    Sir,—At Cape Town, South Africa, in [?] Messrs. S[?]'s, I saw the effects of a fire [?] gutted their sawmill and [?] wor[?] all their machinery in every ...

    Article : 313 words
  28. OUTER DARKNESS.

    On Wednesday evening, about half past 7 o'clock, consumers of electric light throughout Essendon were unable to obtain light, and innumerable complaints were made to ...

    Article : 226 words
  29. SCHOOL OF MINES EXAMINATIONS.

    Sir,—I wish to direct attention to the unfairness and uselessness of the questions set for miners by the Education department in School of Mines examinations. ...

    Article : 251 words
  30. PROSECUTIONS.

    Yesterday, at the North Melbourne Court, before Messrs. G. V. B. Blackburne (chairman) and E. Fitzgerland. J.P.'s, inspector Dempeter proceeded against several defendents for breaches of the ...

    Article : 190 words
  31. TEACHERS' INSANITARY RESIDENCES.

    Sir,—Many of the small state schools in the country districts are old wooden buildings, built seemingly on the plan of a [?] Separated from each by ...

    Article : 274 words
  32. ALLEGED SHORT-WEIGHT BUTTER.

    An inquiry was begun yesterday, before Mr. A. W. Sm[?] collector of Custons, into an alleged contravention of the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act [?]. ...

    Article : 72 words
  33. ALLEGED HOUSEBREAKING.

    At the [?]on Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. T. F. Lyo[?] (mayor) and C. P[?] A.P.'s[?] Richard [?]emmings and Herbe[?] Clarke were charged with having broken into the ...

    Article : 78 words
  34. BEGINNING OF GOLF IN AUSTRALIA.

    Sir,[?]"A.N.'s" letter is certainly interes[?] ing, but I must say I never heard of Dav[?] Robertson, although I knew Allan Robertson very intimately. He never mentioned ...

    Article : 268 words
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