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  2. COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA.

    The thirtieth half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Commercial Bank of Australia Limited was held yesterday, at the office, 337-339 Collins-street, Dr. Embling, ...

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  3. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES.

    At low tide on the Lorne coast a few days ago I saw a species of sea unemone which was new to me, as far as this coast is concerned. The two species usually found here ...

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  4. QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.

    Sir,—I have been looking forward daily to a complaint being entered through your columns by vistiors in Sorrento about the continuous and quite unnecessary whistling ...

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  5. TRANSVAAL POLICE EXPERIENCES.

    Sir,—The following extract from a letter from s police officer may be of interest to your readers:— "I saw in "The Australasian" two months ago ...

    Article : 288 words
  6. NEW BOOKS, &c.

    "Memoirs of the Late Dr. Barnardo," by Mrs. Barnardo and James Marchant, with introduction by W. Robertson Nicoll. (London: Hodder and Stoughton.) ...

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  7. THE CROWING OF COCKS.

    Sir,—I am sure you will kindly spare a little space to ventilate a great grievance. Many a sick person is startled out of a nice sleep by the crowing of cocks in the ...

    Article : 127 words
  8. BRIGHTON SEWERAGE SYSTEM.

    Sir,—With the advent (and expense) of the sewerege system we in Brighton expected exemption from the evils which were inseparable from the system which it ...

    Article : 148 words
  9. SOAP BRANDS.

    Judgment was yesterday delivered in the appeal from the registrar of trade-marks, in relation to a label sought to be registered by G. Mowling and Son, Flinders-lane. The ...

    Article : 631 words
  10. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    One of the most charming "children's books" it has been out lot lo read for some time is Oliver Onion's "Admiral Eddy." (London: John Murray; Melbourne: ...

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  11. THE MOPOKE.

    Sir,—The desire of Mr. George Oscar King to learn whence Jules Verne obtained the information regarding the mopoke, and given in his work, "A Voyage Round the ...

    Article : 123 words
  12. AMBULANCE SERVICES.

    Sir,—At a recent meeting of the City Council attention was drawn to the means of carriage of infectious cases in ambulance. ...

    Article : 230 words
  13. STREET FOUNTAINS WANTED.

    Sir,—The crying need of an adequate supply of good drinking water in our city streets by the erection of serviceable fountains, to be kept clean under municipal ...

    Article : 109 words
  14. HOME FOR INFANTS.

    Sir,—The frequent occurrence of cases of neglect, and of consequent mortality. amongst boarded-out infants ought to prove a powerful incentive to the establishing ...

    Article : 113 words
  15. BELATED TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.

    Sir,—The Melbourne Telephone Directory just issued is a remarkable instance of that want of energy in the Postal department which has provoked so much criticism from ...

    Article : 158 words
  16. HOUSES FOR HOT WEATHER.

    Sir,—Our cottage is built to withstand the great heat of Riverina. A wooden shell, with bricks as lining; plastered inside walls; partitions in the house two bricks thick. A ...

    Article : 166 words
  17. RECLAIMING INEBRIATES.

    Sir,-The publicity given in your issue of to-day respecting the Inebriate Home at Lara will, it is to be hoped, cause advantage to be taken of it more generally. I ...

    Article : 235 words
  18. Advertising

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  19. THE OLDEST COLONIST. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,-I think I can claim to be one of the very oldest colonists. My father came to Melbourne in 1840 in the ship Middlesex. The went on to Munro's ...

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  20. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—In regard to the discussion that has taken place as to the oldest colonist, it may be mentioned that Mr. R. H. Wright, of Landsborough, ranks among the very oldest. ...

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  21. MILK DELIVERIES.

    Sir,—There is one matter of importance to the public health, which seems to be overlooked, that is the delivery of milk. Every Sunday and every Wednesday, ...

    Article : 269 words
  22. PRISONERS AND PERJURY.

    In the Criminal Court yesterday, Judge Johnston referred to the prevalence of perjury by prisoners in offering defence to charges made against them. Judge ...

    Article : 314 words
  23. OLD MELBOURNE MEMORIES.

    Sir,—It may interest some of your readers to read the subjoined:— "NOTICE." "The partnership sometime subsisting between ...

    Article : 215 words
  24. VICTORIAN TAXATION.

    Sir,—Mr. Bent is very proud of his surplus; but does he know where it comes from? I have a case, where a maiden lady died, ...

    Article : 129 words
  25. THE LARGEST TREE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—I have the photograph of a tree 84ft. 10in. around girth 6ft. from the ground, growing in Calignee, South Gippsland.— Kyneton, Jan. 29. ...

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  26. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—A tree, which grew on the old Gippsland track, was 65ft. in girth. I measured it. It was removed in chunks to the Exhibition grounds in 1880, and there built ...

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  27. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    Before Mr. Keogh, P.M., Major Clipperton, and Messrs. Flintoft, Phipps, and Davies, J.P.'s, at the Prahran Court yesterday, a married woman named Annetta Stevens, who carried an infant ...

    Article : 354 words
  28. MAIZE-GROWING.

    Sir,—In to-day's issue of "The Argus" see that an officer of the Agricultural department will visit the maize-growing districts. If he should visit my place I can ...

    Article : 112 words
  29. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—When I read dimensions given of Uncle Sam, I was surprised at the comparative smallness of the tree. The height does not make him stand out from thousands of ...

    Article : 171 words
  30. FIRE BREAKS ON WATER RESERVES.

    Sir,—May I draw the attention of the Metropolitan Board of Works to the need of fire-breaks round the holdings of the settlers of Bruce's Creek? The bush fire ...

    Article : 122 words
  31. ST. KILDA CEMETERY.

    Sir,—There seems no end to the worries that the public have to part up with at this cemetery. The charges are outrageous. If you want a grave opened up you must pay ...

    Article : 209 words
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