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  2. NATURE NOTES AND QUERIES.

    "Curious" (Fitzroy) asks whether if a small sea aquarium were formed it would be necessary to frequently renew the water. That is the general belief, but ...

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  3. NEW BOOKS, &c. GENERAL LITERATURE.

    "The Handy Natural History (Mammals)," by Ernest Protheroe. F.Z.S., illustrated. (London: Religious Tract Society.) "A Parliament of the Press," First Imperial ...

    Article : 148 words
  4. SERIOUS CASE.

    Strong comments were made yesterday by the coroner (Dr. Cole) concerning the attitude of the Women's Hospital in declining to supply information to the police in a ...

    Article : 947 words
  5. 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:— "[?]tice." Flemington; W. E. Abbott, Wingen; ...

    Article : 165 words
  6. AN EXPERIMENT IN SOCIALISM.

    Sir,—I send you the following extract from the shipping sales column of the well-known London weekly shipping journal, "Fairplay":— ...

    Article : 243 words
  7. NEW DEFENCE WORKS.

    Now that the works estimates have been passed by both Houses of the Federal Par[?]ament, the Miniter for Defence (Mr. Joseph Cook) intends to take immediate ...

    Article : 251 words
  8. REVIEWS, MAGAZINES, &c.

    "Photo-Review," "Badminton," "Travel and Exploration," for August. ...

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  9. FICTION OF THE DAY.

    Around the story of the escape from Blois of Marie de Medicis, mother of Louis, XIII., Robert Barr has written an admirable romance, "Cardillac" (London: Mills and ...

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  10. ABORIGINAL SURGERY.

    Sir,—I have seen blecks in Queenland ent with knives, and healed with woodfshes. I have healed severe cuts on myself [?]of hors with it: but it must be clean, ...

    Article : 49 words
  11. WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THREE YEARS.

    A small volume has been written by Mr. Archibald R. Colquhoun, the traveller and journalist, entitled "1912?—Germany and Sea-power" (Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons). It ...

    Article : 1,836 words
  12. "WATTLE DAY."

    Sir,—It was with much pleasure that [?] read in your issue of the 1st inst. that a meeting had been held in Sydney with the object of supporting a suggestion to set ...

    Article : 107 words
  13. THE COINAGE AND THE KING'S TITLE.

    Sir,—The use of the titles "King and Emperor" on the colonia[?] coinage of the empire is certainly very general, and this tends to agree with Herbert Spencer's dietum, as ...

    Article : 239 words
  14. "A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS."

    Sir,—Allow me to ventilate my opinion through your columns re the flaring advertisement curtain at the Theatre Royal. Such means of advertisement are out of date ...

    Article : 101 words
  15. LICENSING ACT. SUBURHAN PROSECUTIONS.

    At the Port Melbourne Court yesteray Joseph Davis was charged before Messrs. J. P. Crichcon (mayor), D. C. Armstrong, and W. Watson, J.P.'s. with being on the premises of the Lord Raglan ...

    Article : 119 words
  16. WOMEN'S HATS.

    Sir,—Having visited the drapers spring shows during the week, I see D[?]e Fashion has decreed that large hats are still to be worn. To that I have no objection, so long ...

    Article : 156 words
  17. REDUCTION BOARD.

    STAWELL, Thursday.—The Lieensing Reduction Board continned its sittings at the court-house yesterday, when evidence in four hotes was taken. The first was the Swan hotel, owner nad lieensee ...

    Article : 377 words
  18. EARLY DAYS IN MELBOURNE.

    Sir,—The article in "The Argus" of last Saturday was of a most interesting des[?]ription, and in years to come will excite the curiosity of the dwellers of our great and ...

    Article : 487 words
  19. OLD COLONISTS' GUILD.

    Sir,—I read in "The Argus" an account of the meeting of old colo[?]sts in the Athenæum-hall. It must have been a most interesting meeting. I should like to have ...

    Article : 150 words
  20. Advertising

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  21. POPULATION FOR THE TROPICS.

    Sir,—Having read with interest the letters published in your columns upon the matter of obtaining population for the Northern Territory, also Professor ...

    Article : 157 words
  22. POST-OFFICE CARELESSNESS.

    Sir,—Some days ago I had forwarded to me from Melbourne by post three photographic negatives. Although they were well packed, they arrived here literally ...

    Article : 141 words
  23. MISS AMY CASTLES CONCERT.

    Miss Amy Castles and her company gave last night one of the best concerts of the series, so far as it has gone. The atmosphere secured at the outset by Mr. Victor ...

    Article : 620 words
  24. PUBLIC LENDING LIBRARY.

    Sir,—"Student," in your issue of the 25th inst., seems to think that by increasing fiction to a proper proportion, according to the demand, the wants of poor students ...

    Article : 240 words
  25. DIVORCE COURT.

    In this case additional evidence was adduced to support the petition of Annie-Singleton, aged 47. of Pitt-street, Carlton, for a dissolution of her marriage with Joseph Singleton, aged [?]9, on the ...

    Article : 551 words
  26. THE NAME "COMMONWEALTH."

    Sir,—I observe that the Prime Minister will this week introduce a bill to empower a vote of the people to be taken on a proposed amendment to the Federal ...

    Article : 342 words
  27. Advertising

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