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  2. WHAT WE SELL ABROAD. No. II. EXPORTS OF WHEAT AND FLOUR.

    No section of the Australian oversea trade shows greater promise of expansion than the export of wheat and flour. The world's markets are absorbing greater ...

    Article : 500 words
  3. WOMAN'S REALM.

    Lamp-shades form no small part of the equipment of either a sitting or dining room, for no one dreams of letting the hard glare of either an incandescent gas or ...

    Article : 1,422 words
  4. HUMAN SACRIFICE IN HAITI.

    The "Cologne Gazette" (says a Central News telegram) gives details of a ghastly affair in Haiti, according to which a woman named Esteis Liberis, aged 24, has ...

    Article : 545 words
  5. TALKING PICTURES.

    Mr. Edison (says the New York correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," on August 28) gave a practical demonstration last night of his kinetophone, by means of ...

    Article : 243 words
  6. SHOWER OF £1 NOTES.

    The inmates of a Glasgow model lodginghouse were surprised (says the "Daily Mail") by the entrance of a well-dressed stranger who greeted them collectively with ...

    Article : 177 words
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  8. GUN FIRING TRIALS.

    The most notable feature of the "Minas Geracs" is her superimposed turrets, and it is interesting to note that our newest Dreadnoughts, of the "Orion" and "Colossus" type, will carry guns so mounted. The illustration shows the scene on board the "Minas Geracs" while the port beam guns were being fired in succession during one portion of the trials, and is otherwise notable, as it illustrates also the method of dealing with deck and equipment in action. The wings ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 126 words
  9. A LIGHTHOUSE WITHOUT KEEPERS.

    From time to time the community is stirred to its depths by a terrible calamity on the sea, in which old Neptune claims a heavy toll in human life. Though the coasts are, in actual fact, well guarded by powerful lights, here and there are some bad bits of shore and water, dreaded by the navigator. The English Channel is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,136 words
  10. FAMINE OF CIGAR ENDS,

    Except the Anti-Smoking League, the raised duties on tobacco please no one (say s the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph"). The Honourable Corporation of ...

    Article : 367 words
  11. THE FASTEST VESSEL IN THE WORLD, 40 KNOTS.

    The illustration shows the Duke of Westminster's hydroplane, Pioneer, which has been built for the contest between America and Great Britain for the British International Cup. It was designed by Fauber, and carries a 12-cylinder 400 h.p. Wolseley motor. The Pioneer can travel at the rate of 40 knots per hour. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 67 words
  12. FLOUR EXPORT DISABILITIES.

    This is a subject of vital interest to the milling trade of Victoria, and also to Australia. If all the mills can run full time the cost of production on every ton of ...

    Article : 1,841 words
  13. WHEAT PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT.

    As a result of our experience. I tender the following observations in what I consider their order of importance:— Transportation.—What is most urgently ...

    Article : 1,379 words
  14. THE GERMAN EMPEROR'S FIELD KITCHEN.—("The Graphic.")

    Fitted up on a 45.h.p. Daimler chassis by the Daimler Company, of Coventry, it carries everything necessary to produce a full menu for 12 persons. In the interior the cooker is situated at the back of the driver, and on either side are an ice safe, larders, and plate cupboards. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 197 words
  15. AN EXPENSIVE MISTAKE.

    Parisian tradespeople, perhaps rather naturally, love stories of American multimillionaires. A jeweller (says the correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph") tells ...

    Article : 153 words
  16. A GLASS-BOTTOM BOAT.

    The boatman anxious to improve the shining hour might (says "Chambers's Journal") certainly profit from an American development—that is, if local conditions are ...

    Article : 221 words
  17. LIGHTING LONELY COASTS.

    For some time past manners passing along the dangerous coasts of Alaska have urged the necessity of establishing lights to assist them in their navigation. But Alaska is a ...

    Article : 209 words
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