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  2. HACKNEY CARRIAGE FEES.

    Under the existing law, which has been in force for many years, the management of hackney carriage and other licenses of a similar class for teh metropolitan area is in ...

    Article : 916 words
  3. BANKER AND CUSTOMER.

    Mr. Justice A'Beekett, in the First Civil Court yesterday, heard an action brought by William Paterson and Isabella Paterson, of Port Melbourne, against the Bank of ...

    Article : 686 words
  4. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES.

    Mr. C. F. Cole (Auburn) contends, in spite of Mr. Stuart Dove's note, that it would be mislending to consider either gulls or terns as diving birds. He has ...

    Article : 1,708 words
  5. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    W. J. E[?]cott, whose novel, "His Indolence of Arras," was one of the most carefully written and pleturesque romances of French history that we have ever rend, has ...

    Article : 1,708 words
  6. 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:- "South Gippslander," Lock; E. A. Leonard, late ...

    Article : 212 words
  7. NEW BOOKS, &c.

    "THE Complete Lawn Tennis Player," by A. Wallis Muers; Illustrated (London: Melhuen and Co.). "The Church in Modern England," by the Rev. ...

    Article : 3,346 words
  8. LETTER-BOXES ON GATES.

    Sir,—Please accept my sincere thanks for your able assistance in pushing forward my "pet reform." I am also proud to receive such an encouraging and appreciative letter ...

    Article : 153 words
  9. GORDON'S GRAVE.

    Sir,—Apropos of Mr. Frank Madden's very interesting reminiseences of Adam Lindsay Gordon, may I inquire whether there is not in existence a fund for the ...

    Article : 174 words
  10. POSTAL LAXITY.

    Sir,—The following letter, containing enclosures hearing out the statements, has been sen by me to the Deputy Postmaster- General. It may be of public interest: ...

    Article : 184 words
  11. TOTAL ABSTINENCE.

    The annual meeting of the Melbourne Total Abstinence Society was held last night in the Temperance-hall. Mr. George Hughes occupied the chair, and about 400 ...

    Article : 681 words
  12. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

    Sir,—Sir Thomas Bent has shown so much acumen and good sense recently in his appreciation of and dealings with this eastern part of the state, that it comes ...

    Article : 159 words
  13. LEPERS IN INDIA.

    Sir,—Please permit me to thoroughly endorse the appeal of Mr. Hannah on behalf of the Mission to Lepers of India and the East, which appeared in "The Argus" on ...

    Article : 239 words
  14. MEDICAL RESPONSIBILITY.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The inquest on the body of David Lacey, a miner, of Broken Hill, whose body was exhumed on July 13, was concluded to-day, when a verdict was ...

    Article : 125 words
  15. CONSUMPTIVE HOME.

    Sir,—I hope the very sensible suggestion of your correspondent that homes for supposed incurrable consumptives should be called "homes for advanced consumptives," ...

    Article : 240 words
  16. WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAGUE.

    Eight hundred members are now on the roll of the St. Kilda branch of the Australian Women's National League, whose annual meeting was held at the local ...

    Article : 673 words
  17. NEW INFANT SCHOOL.

    The foundation-stone of the new infants' school which is being added to the Middle- park State School was laid yesterday afternoon by the Minister of Education (Mr. ...

    Article : 327 words
  18. CUSTOMS DELAYS.

    Sir,—It is high time that some move was made on the part of the Customas authorities to assist the merchants by providing proper facilities for the prompt clearing of goods. ...

    Article : 180 words
  19. Advertising

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  20. ADULTERATION OF FODDER.

    Sir,—Why should the Government delay in prosecu[?]ing the swindlers in adulterated chaff? They are allowing them to unload what they no have on hand, instead of ...

    Article : 190 words
  21. GROCER AND THE POISONS ACT.

    At the Prahran Court yesterday, before the mayor (Councillor Dobson), Major Clipperton, and Messrs. Phipps and Hyslop, J.P.'s, John H. Redmond, grocer, of Chapel-street, Windsor, was ...

    Article : 347 words
  22. PUBLIC WORKS.

    The following are the lowest tenders received for the undermentioned public works:- STATE. Forming and clearing, erecting cattle subway, ...

    Article : 288 words
  23. FIRE AT WEST BRUNSWICK.

    On Thursday afternoon a fire broke out in a sixroomed weatherboard villa in Pearson-street, West Brunswick, occupied by Mr. James White, and owned by Mr. William Hannan, of Albert-street. ...

    Article : 137 words
  24. TEACHERS AND WORK PROGRAMMES.

    Sir,—The Premier has encouraged the low- paid teachers to go on with their work. It was thought that the head of the department would be instructed to increase the ...

    Article : 1,190 words
  25. Advertising

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