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  2. NEW RAILWAYS.

    Three railway proposals were referred by the legislative Assembly yesterday to the Railways Standing Committee for inquiry and report. The most important of these ...

    Article : 546 words
  3. A LADY PLAINTIFF.

    There was an abrupt termination to an action commenced in the County Court yesterday, before Judge Eagleson, due to the position which the plaintiff took up under ...

    Article : 1,367 words
  4. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES.

    Mr. A. Coleman (Mordialloc) writes:— "On January 29 you stated that the 'old man' schnapper is generally a female. Several experienced fishermen at Mordialloc ...

    Article : 1,799 words
  5. GOLD-BUYERS ACT. A CHINESE FINED.

    DAYLESFORD, Thursday. — At the local police court, before Mr. Goldsmith, P.M., and Mr. Densem, J.P., a Chinese named Jimmy Ah Woon, 74 years of age, ...

    Article : 194 words
  6. NEW BOOKS, &c. GENERAL LITERATURE.

    "The Tragedles of the Medici," by Edgee[?]mbe Staley[?] Illustrated[?] (London: T. Werner Laurie.) "Nights With the Gods," by Dr. Emil Reich. (London: T. Werner Laurie.) ...

    Article : 341 words
  7. QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR. A POPULAR SYMPOSIUM.

    We have to acknowledge receipt during the past week of the following letters, for which we regret we have been unable to find room:— T.G.C., Wangaratta; A.B.C., Clifton Hill; ...

    Article : 40 words
  8. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Allow me to enter a most emphatic protest against the unjust way the shopkeepers of this community are being treated by the Government. When I ...

    Article : 288 words
  9. FLINDERS-STREET STATION.

    Sir,—I wish to draw attention to the neglect of the authorities in not regulating the vehicle traffic opposite the Elizabeth-street entrance to Flinders-street station. ...

    Article : 155 words
  10. CHAMBER OF MINES ACTION.

    At a meeting of the council of the Chamber of Mines, held on Wednesday, Mr. C. B. Longbottom (president) in the chair, intimation was received from the Premier ...

    Article : 230 words
  11. BCAUMERIS RAILWAY.

    Sir,—The recent decision of the Sandringham committee to request the Premier to make the extension of line to Beaumaris by elecric tram rather than by extension ...

    Article : 127 words
  12. SWIMMING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    Sir,—Tn your issue of to-day I read with a great deal of interest the report of the opening of the Church of England Grammar School, showing the high position the ...

    Article : 182 words
  13. A GREAT ELECTRICIAN.

    "The Life Story of Sir Charles Tilston Bright, Civil Engineer," by his son, Charles Bright (London: A. Constable and Co.), is an account of a very remarkable man. The ...

    Article : 2,184 words
  14. THREE PARTIES.

    Sir,—Short is his sojourn amongst us has been, His Excellency Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael has taught us a most useful lesson in poitics. The recognition of a ...

    Article : 104 words
  15. TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS.

    At the last meeting of the Preston Counc cil Dr. W. C. Wilkinson, the local health officer, brought under notice the new public health (tuberculosis) regulations, which ...

    Article : 241 words
  16. MELBOURNE WATER SUPPLY.

    Sir,—I read with much interest this morning the article in "The Argus" bearing upon the recent long spell of dry weather and its efteet upon the water supply to ...

    Article : 372 words
  17. WHOOPING-COUGH.

    Sir,—A statement was published in "The Argus" on Saturday of the loss of infant life caused by this neglected epidemie. More deaths than from ...

    Article : 343 words
  18. SMALL HOLDINGS.

    A large deputation reptesenting the Castlemaine Closer Settlement League, the borough council and a number of local bodies, was introduced by Mr. Lawson, ...

    Article : 552 words
  19. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    Motorists will be interested in a brisk and entertaining story of a motor race across America, "The Car and the Lady," by Percy F. Megarged and Grace Sartwell ...

    Article : 960 words
  20. IRRIGATION.

    KERANG, Tuesday.—The property-owners at the southern end of the series of large lakes north-west of Kerang, who object to the "high level" proposals by ...

    Article : 295 words
  21. IMPROVING THE YARRA.

    Sir,—The Yarra could be made beautiful and easy of navigation at a very low cost compared with the vast outlay that some of the grandiose schemes advocated will ...

    Article : 370 words
  22. SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Please permit me to reply to the misleading and unfair statements of some of recent correspondents. One claims to have given us two signatures for ...

    Article : 458 words
  23. MELBOURNE MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 840 words
  24. OLDEST NATIVE-BORN TASMANIAN.

    Sir,—In your issue of last Saturday, when referring, to the death of Mr. John Meredith, of Swansea, Tasmania, you say that he was believed to be the oldest ...

    Article : 182 words
  25. AGRICULTURAL SHOWS.

    The ninth annual show of the Lang Lang Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday. The attendance was in advance of last year. The entries showed a record. The stock was in excellent ...

    Article : 386 words
  26. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—In your issue of to-day a correspondent, "A Small Shopkeeper," says he is in favour of the change, and in support states that "in closing on Wednesday a large ...

    Article : 259 words
  27. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES.

    The following resolutions were agreed to at the meeting of the Council of the Churches yesterday, the Rev. T. S. B. Woodfull in the chair:— ...

    Article : 262 words
  28. A BAD LEG FOR SIX YEARS.

    "Zam-Buk Balm has done wonders for me," writes Mrs. C. Bannon, of 53 Kent-street, Sydney. "For six years I suffered the most dreadful agony with a bad leg, ...

    Article : 286 words
  29. BARNET GLASS RUBBER COMPANY.

    The first half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Barnet Glass Rubber Co. Ltd. was held at 375 Collins-street Melbourne, on Thursday, and was presided over by Mr. Thomas Luxton, M.L.C., ...

    Article : 136 words
  30. THE WORLD-FAMOUS

    Cole's Book Arcade, Bourke-street and Little and Great Collins streets, Melbourne, contains a million books to choose from. It has the largest assortment of books[?] new and secondhand, music, ...

    Article : 90 words
  31. ORNAMENTS FOR PRESENTS.

    The largest collection of beautiful Glass and China Ornaments, suitable for presents, is shown in the Collins-street room, 125ft. long, and the Bourke-street room, 150ft. long, Book Arcade. ...

    Article : 47 words
  32. WHAT WEAK PEOPLE WANT.

    They want good food—nourishing food—food that makes muscle, nerve, and bone—to wit, any food when Plasmon has been added. Plasmon is the best part of Nature's best food—Milk.—[Advt.] ...

    Article : 36 words
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