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  2. SLANDERING POLITICIANS. MEETING OF COMMITTEE.

    A meeting of the joint select committee of the House of Representatives and Senate appointed to advise as to the procedure to be adopted when charges ...

    Article : 378 words
  3. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES.

    A Queenslander who his many opportunities for observation mentions a peculiarity about quail which I have not previously heard mentioned. He states that when ...

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  4. QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.

    We have to acknowledge receipt during the past week of the following letters, for which we regret we have been unable to find room:— "Horsehair," Melbourne; H. Saunders, ...

    Article : 128 words
  5. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.

    Sir,—Just six months ago you inserted a letter of mine, in which I called attention to the fact that, though on the noticeboards placed at the entrances to the ...

    Article : 166 words
  6. NEW BOOKS, &c. GENERAL LITERATURE.

    "Modern Egypt," by the Earl of Cromer. Yols. 1 and 2 (London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd.). "The Letters of Martin Lather," translated by Margaret A. Currie (London: Macmillan and Co. ...

    Article : 263 words
  7. LEGAL MANAGERS' BOARD.

    Sir,—I am instructed by my committee to again explain that there is no intention or possibility of creating a monopoly for legal managers. It was emphatically reiterated ...

    Article : 433 words
  8. DUTIES ON KITCHENWARE.

    Sir,—In the list of suggestions by the Senate re tariff in your issue of to-day there are two items to which I wish to draw attention, und which ure as follows:— ...

    Article : 209 words
  9. "THAT'S RIGHT." TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—The "disease of [?], as "Victorian" calls it, is indeed, in our midst, and, I fear, is fast becoming epidemic. What, then, is the remedy? The ...

    Article : 417 words
  10. NATIONAL DECADENCE.

    Mr. Arthur Balfour is ulways worth hearing when he discourses on large questions of history and polities, subjects to which he hass given much attention. His address ...

    Article : 4,128 words
  11. UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT.

    Sir,—Everybody regretted the disturbance in the Town-hall, the students were ashamed of it, and they heard what kind of behaviour it was from their parents, their ...

    Article : 462 words
  12. MR. BEALE'S STATEMENTS.

    In the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr. Kelly, M.H.R., asked if the atten tion of the Prime Minister had been directed by the secretary of the Sydney ...

    Article : 117 words
  13. FURIOUS MOTOR DRIVING.

    Sir,—Surely, for the safety of cyclists and people driving, the Government should force very strict laws upon furious motor-car drivers. On Wednesday night, about 20 ...

    Article : 190 words
  14. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Your correspondent "Victorian" is to be sincerely sympathised with in taking exception to that distinctly useful and most expressive phrase, "That's right." But ...

    Article : 131 words
  15. NAVAL AND MILITARY. COST OF UNIFORMS.

    An inquiry relating to the cost of uniforms of artillery officers was made in the House of Representatives yesterday, by Mr. Crouch (V.), who wanted to know if it was ...

    Article : 99 words
  16. AUSTRALIAN WINES.

    The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Swinburne) has received from Messrs. P. B. Burgoyne and Co. copies of a pamphlet by Dr. P. Carles, professor of medicine at the ...

    Article : 417 words
  17. AMERICAN DEGREES.

    Sir,—The remarks of the University Council in connection with the young homœopathic doctor who has taken his degree at a Boston university and now comes ...

    Article : 161 words
  18. SEYMOUR CAMP.

    The inspector-general (Major-General Hoad) and the state commandant (Colonel Stanley) left for Seymour, last night to visit the Light Horse camp. ...

    Article : 23 words
  19. GUNNERY AT THE HEADS.

    QUEENSCLIFF, Wednesday.—On Tuesday, owing to the adverse weather conditions, it was found impossible for No. 6 Company R.A.A. to complete its class firing ...

    Article : 400 words
  20. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    There are few of Elizabeth Robins's admirers who will not rejoice to find that she has gone back to her old theme of the frozen north in her new nove, "Come and ...

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  21. COMPULSORY WIRE-NETTING.

    Sir,—Your correspondent, "A Small Farmer," seems to me to have made a very bad case against the proposed compulsory wire-netting of holdings. I am sure if he ...

    Article : 364 words
  22. LACROSSE RULES.

    Sir,—One result of the visit of the Canadian lacrosseurs last year is the recommendation by the committee of the Victorian Lacrosse Association to allow the use of the ...

    Article : 506 words
  23. INJURED DRUNKARDS.

    An injured drunken man-should he be placed in a police cell or kept at the Hospital? This question has been forced upon the ...

    Article : 690 words
  24. PAPUAN MISSION.

    A large gathering of friends of the New Guinea Anglican Mission assembled yesterday afternnon in the Cahper-house of St. Paul's Cathedral to meet Bishop and Mrs. ...

    Article : 510 words
  25. ARTILLERY, CLASS.

    QUEENSCLIFF, Thursday.— A special class in garrison artillery work for militia and non-commissioned officers was commenced at the local fort this morning, and ...

    Article : 82 words
  26. DUTY ON OIL-ENGINE KEROSENE.

    Sir,—As the serousness of the proposal made by the Senate to declare a duty of 6d. per gallon on kerosene oils flashing at under 97deg. F. does not seem to be generally ...

    Article : 332 words
  27. PIANISTS' ENDURANCE TESTS.

    At the Prahran Court yesterday, before the major (Councillor Dobson) Major Clipperton, and Messrs. Hyslop, Chambres, Phipps, and Davies, J.P.'s, Robert Nathan, Joseph Nathan, Benjamin Nathan, ...

    Article : 367 words
  28. PRIMARY EXAMINATION.

    Sir.—The primary examination will shortly take place again. The head masters of the leading colleges are almost unanimous in their dispproval of this ...

    Article : 204 words
  29. LONG LAKE WATER SCHEME.

    Sir,—I think it would look better on the part of the Minister of Water Supply if before taking a man's right away as to what sized dam he will have on his selection, he ...

    Article : 223 words
  30. HEIDELBERG GAS WORKS.

    The Heidelberg Shire Council decided at its meeting last night to offer the municipal gasworks for sale to the Metropolitan Gas Company at cost price. ...

    Article : 130 words
  31. ROSEBERY ON THE UNION JACK.

    Sir,—May I suggest that the fine speech delivered by Lord Rosebery to the children on the occasion of the presentation of the Union Jacks to the board schools of ...

    Article : 80 words
  32. PLAYING WITH MATCHES.

    At Orchard street. Malvern, at a few minutes past 8 yesterday morning a small fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Charles Borne. The contents of a bedroom, to the value of about £20, were ...

    Article : 94 words
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