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  2. POTATO DISEASES. NEW SOUTH WALL'S ATTITUDE.

    The New South Wales anthorities yesterday sent two telegrams regarding Victorian potatoes to the Secretary for Agriculture (Mr. Duffus). One, which was in answer ...

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  3. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR

    BRISBANE, Friday.—The Tenth Australasian Christian Endwavour Convention was opened to-day. Delegates were present from all the States. A long series of ...

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  4. GOLF.

    The open championship of Australia has now been played for six times, and from 1904 until yesterday the winner had come from one of three men—M. Scott, of the amateurs, and either ...

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  5. NYAH SETTLEMENT.

    SWAN HILL, Friday.—Another importhat stage in the development of the Murray River settlement was reached to-day, when the pumping plant was officially opened to ...

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  6. LABOUR NEWS. "NEXT PLEASE."

    Can a person who has had his hair cut in a hairdresser's establishment be considered the employer of the man who has used the seissors? The representatives of ...

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  7. THE LAND TAX. PROTEST AT MAFFRA.

    MAFFRA, Friday.—A public meeting was convened to-day to discuss the new land tax, a majority of the councillors and members of the agricultural society being ...

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  8. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. DIED IN THE STREET.

    The body of an unknown man was found at the corner of Elizabeth and Franklin streets, West Melbourne, by Constable Ballantyne yesterday morning, and taken to ...

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  9. INSPECTION QUESTIONED.

    PERTH, Friday.—Two days ago the Minister for Lands (Mr. Mitchell) was shown some oats, which had been certified clean by the Victorian authorities. The ...

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  10. LABOURER SMOTHERED.

    BROKEN HILL, Friday.—Owen Cleary, a labourer, aged 22, single, met with a fatal aceident at the Proprietary mine mill this morning. He was working in the bins, and ...

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  11. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Your correspondent, "J.H.," in his letter of September 7, did not carry his suppositions quite far enough. ...

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  12. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Your correspondent, Mr. W. H. Welch, in your issue of this morning, states that my letter is "a most inaiccurate statement of policy." I cannot think that before ...

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  13. CONSUMPTIVES AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

    At The monthly meeting of the Port Melbourne Dispensary committee on Friday night, a letter was received from the Normanby Lodge U.A.O.D., expressing the ...

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  14. THEATRES AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

    "As Von Like It" will be staged to-night at the Theatre Royal by Mr. Oscar Asche, for the first time. Miss Lily Brayton will take the part of Rosalind and Mr. Asche that of Jaques. ...

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  15. MOTOR-CAR OVERTURNED.

    MYRNIONG, Thursday.—A painful experience befel a motoring party, who were cravelling from Melbourne to Ballarat in a car belonging to Mr. Hagelthorn, of ...

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  16. AGRICULTURAL SHOWS. CASTERTON.

    The annual exhibition of the Casterton Agricultural Society took place on Thursday. Rain in the early morning marred the attendance, but it was fine in the afternoon. The takings at the gate ...

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  17. MELBOURNE STREETS.

    Speaking to a deputation from the Australian Natives Association, which waited on the Acting Minister for Public Health (Mr. Thomson) yesterday, the new ...

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  18. COAL LUMPER INJURED.

    A serious accident occurred at Yarraville on Thursday afternoon on the s.s. Chillagoe, which was discharging coal at the Sugarworks Wharf. A coal inmper ...

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  19. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Allow me to point out the way in which the proposals of the present Government would work out in certain cases. "A" owns city land. the value of which ...

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  20. THE RAILWAYS. RAILWAY INSTITUTE.

    Officers and employees of the Railway department have, to the number of 2,235, signified desire to become members of the proposed Victorian Railways ...

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  21. SIR WILLIAM LYNE'S ADDRESS.

    It is announced that Sir William Lyne will speak at a pleasant Sunday afternoon in Middle-park Hall to-morrow afternoon at 3. on "Some Aspects of the Labour ...

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  22. LOCKHART (N.S.W.).

    At the fourth annual exhibition of the Lockhart A. and P. Society, the entries were largely in excess of last year. The oustanding feature of the show was the draght horses. The sheep, though ...

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  23. BREAD-CARTERS' AGREEMENTS.

    Some few weeks ago a complaint was made to the Trades-hall Council by the delegates from the Bread Carters' Union that the croployers were enforcing the ...

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  24. IMPROVED POSTAL VANS.

    A number of up-to-date composite postal vans and carriages are under construction at Newport. It is intended to supply each of the main country lines with one of ...

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  25. AN AGENCY "MARRIAGE."

    BALLARAT, Friday.—In the Ballarat East Court to-day, George Oscar Fenton was charged with having committed bigmay. Sub-inspector Ryan prosecuted, ...

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  26. MADAME MELBA.

    Madame Melba will inagurate her provincial tour of Victoria on Monday next at Geelong. Ballarat will be visited on Wednesday, September 15; Warrnambool, September 18; Sale, September 22; ...

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  27. SEMI-AUTOMATIC SIGNALLING.

    For the past eighteen months officers of the electrical branch of the Railways department have been festing a semi-automatic system of signalling, the invention ...

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  28. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—He must be a funny "expert" who infers, or wishes other people to infer, because £9,560 is the city valuation of a property, the land of which was bought in ...

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  29. NATIMUK.

    The 22nd annual show of the Agricultural Society was held in fine weather, and in the presence of a record attendance, £43/16/ being taken at the gate. The number of quality of exhibitss ...

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  30. NEW SKATING RINK.

    The new roller skating rink crected for Messrs. Wirth bros. in Wirth's-park will be opened tonight. There is a beautifully polished floor 300ft. long by 100ft. wide. A building wan a large ...

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  31. QUEENSLAND LINES.

    BRISBANE, Friday.—The annual report of the Commissioner of Railways for the year ending June 30, shows that the total mileage open for traffie on that date was ...

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  32. STALLION PARADE.

    MARYBOROUGH, Friday.—The annual station parade in connection with the Maryborough Agricultural Society took place to-day, in Prince'spark. Eighteen horses paraded, and ten were ...

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  34. TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

    The session of the annual Trades Union Congress, which is being held at Ipswich, was continued yesterday. The Parliamentary committee, in its ...

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  35. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—The incidence of the proposed tax on holders of city property is such that one can only believe that the Cabinet has not given this matter that careful attention ...

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  36. TOORA'S NEEDS.

    TOORA, Friday.—The periodical visit of the Railway Commissioners being announced to take place shortly, it has been decided to ask that a crane may be placed on the station. Residents ...

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  37. JURYMEN'S COMPLAINT.

    PERTH, Friday.—The jurymen in the case in which Martha Rendall and Thomas Morris are charged with wilful murder, were informed that there was no possibility of ...

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  38. OVERCROWEDED TRAINS.

    At the Hawthorn Concuil last night, Councilor Russell directed attention to the overcrowded trains between Melbourne and the castern suburbs. it was usual to see from five to ten people standing ...

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  39. BETTER CARRIAGES WANTED.

    ROMSEY, Thursday.—At the monthly meeting of the Romsey Shire Council a communication was received from the Australian Natives' Association conveying a resolution in favour of the provision ...

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  40. NAVAL AND MILITARY.

    QUEENSCLIFF, Wednesday.—No. 6 Company of the Royal Australian Artillery, commanded by Major Osborne, concluded thier annual service-class firing this ...

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  41. MARINE STEWARDS.

    The Federated Marine Stewards and Pantrymen's Association has submitted to the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association a revised log of wages, hours, ...

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  42. DOMESTIC SERVANTS' LEAGUE.

    The first meeting of the Domestic Servants League was held at the Baptist-hall, Collins-street, last night. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Hart. The principal ...

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  43. A.N.A. EXHIBITION.

    The metropolitan committee of the A.N.A. met yesterday evening at Rubira's Cafe, Bourke-street, the chairman (Mr. G. H. Monks) presiding. The report fo the ...

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  44. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—In your issue of this date a contributor endeavours to point out the injustice of the proposals of the Government to tax land values. He states that the State ...

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  45. GASWORKERS' GRIEVANCES.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—A strike of employees was threatened to-day at the North Shore Gas Company's works, and a rumour got round that in the event of its taking place ...

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  46. BOYS AND UNSKILLED WORK.

    SYDNEY, Friday.—One of the delegates to the Congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, attributed as the principal cause of unemployment in ...

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