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  2. EDUCATION BILL. QUEENSLAND SCHOLARS' CHANCE.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—In his first annual report, which accompanies the Education department's report, Mr. R. H. Roe, the inspector-general, directs attention to ...

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  3. THE LAND TAX.

    The Prime Minister and his colleagues take no criticism more seriously than that any of the proposed legislation of the Labour party is likely to affect the credit of the ...

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  4. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. COMMONWEALTH NOTE ISSUE.

    The Speaker (Mr. M'Donald) took the chair in the House of Representatives at 3 o'clock yesterday, and read the prayer. Mr. Glynn (S.A.) presented a petition ...

    Article : 605 words
  5. BOARDS OF ADVICE.

    At a meeting of delegates from the metropolitan boards of advice, held at the Rathdown-street State School on Tuesday, it was resolved:— ...

    Article : 341 words
  6. MONETARY LOSS.

    The Prime Minister had said that he did not look for profit. Instead of obtaining profit, he would find that what he proposed to do would involve the ...

    Article : 948 words
  7. "AN AGNOSTIC ATTITUDE."

    Even the practical aspects of this question were so numerous, and the effects were so serions that one found himself in the presence of conflicting currents and competing ...

    Article : 643 words
  8. AUSTRALIAN NOTES.

    With a view to providing the banks with a supply of Australian notes for "till money," for which the full equivalent in gold need not be laid out, Sir John Forrest ...

    Article : 201 words
  9. FEVER HOSPITAL.

    At the Port Melbourne Council meeting last night, Councillor T. Smith, the council's representative on the committee of management of the Infectious Diseases Hospital, ...

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  10. NATIONAL CONTROL.

    Mr. G. B. Edwards (N.S.W.).—Is that a national issue or merely national control? Mr. Deakin.—An issue under an act of Parliament, which could fix its conditions ...

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  11. RETURNING FROM BISLEY.

    PERTH, Tuesday.—Corporal Hannan and Riflemen Boyd and Fisher, New South Wales members of the Bisley rifle team, reached Fremantle in the R.M.S. Omrah ...

    Article : 246 words
  12. AUSTRALIAN NOTES BILL.

    Mr. Sampson resumed the debate on the second reading of the Australian Notes Bill. He said that the principle of the Federal Parliament controlling the national ...

    Article : 660 words
  13. LOADING GOODS FROM CUSTOMS.

    Referring yesterday to the question of loading goods under the control of the Customs, the Minister for Customs (mr. Tudor) said that if importers ...

    Article : 130 words
  14. THE TIME OF TEST.

    That was only true so long as there was no need for it. The world's experience proved that if the currency were tested at all it would be tested at a time when no ...

    Article : 795 words
  15. VEGETABLE FIBRE IN WOOL.

    LONDON, July 22.—The International Vegetable Fibre Committee has met during the week to review the position, and to present a statement, which will be issued in ...

    Article : 422 words
  16. ARBITRATION BILL.

    Consideration was resumed in committee of the amendments made in the Conciliation and Arbitration Bill by the Senate. The Senate had amended the bill by inserting ...

    Article : 469 words
  17. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    The fortnightly meeting of the council of the Chamber of Commerce was held at the board-room of the chamber on Monday afternoon. There were present Mr. Fred ...

    Article : 236 words
  18. AUSTRALIA'S ARMY.

    Several patterns of uniform have been inspected by the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) and members of the Military Board, with a view of selecting one suitable ...

    Article : 119 words
  19. THE APPREHENSION MINIMUM.

    He regarded the speeches delivered by Mr. Archibald and Mr. Howe as thoughtful utterances, but he differed with the latter in his interpretation ...

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  20. SOURCE OF RELIEF.

    Mr. Deakin said that be hoped that the Prime Minister would increase the gold reserve as by doing so be would be acting in the interests of the Commonwealth as a ...

    Article : 853 words
  21. THE BEST IN LIFE.

    At the lecture-ball of the Caulfield Grammar School yesterday evening the Rev. Wm. Temple, M.A., delivered an address on "Education and Democracy." Mr. ...

    Article : 273 words
  22. AUSTRAL HAT MILLS.

    The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Austral Hat Mills Ltd. was held yesterday at 375 Collins-street. Mr. A. Kozminsky, chairman of directors, presided. ...

    Article : 389 words
  23. NEW COINAGE FOR INDIA.

    Sir,—In connection with the cable message in "The Argus" to-day, stating that the new coinage for India will bear the crowned effigy of the King Emperor, the ...

    Article : 150 words
  24. LAWYERS NOT WANTED.

    Mr. Charlton (N.S.W.) said he was of opinion that these amendments should be rejected. They practically restored the original state of affairs. How could a ...

    Article : 721 words
  25. A CONTINENTAL ISSUE.

    Dr. Maloney said that it would be far better to have one Commonwealth note issue than a large number of bank note issues. He wanted to see matters so safe that there ...

    Article : 584 words
  26. ELECTORAL OFFICERS.

    Sir,—I noticed during last Federal elections that many Federal Government employees, with permanent and lucrative salaries, were allowed to act is presiding officers ...

    Article : 159 words
  27. MUMPS ON BOARD.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—An epidemic of measles and mumps has broken out on H.M.S. Challenger, which, with H.M.S. Promtheus, is at present doing heavy gun ...

    Article : 57 words
  28. MOTORISTS' OFFENCES.

    At the St. Kilda Court yesterday, before the mayor (Councillor Billson) and Mr. O'Donnell, J.P.'s, Walter Jeffs, chauffeur to Mr. Justice Hodges, was charged with having driven a ...

    Article : 136 words
  29. HONEST GOVERNMENT.

    Sir,—Mr. G. B. Edwards, M.H.R. (N.S.W.), is reported in "The Argus" of the 17th inst., as saying in the Federal Parliament:—"We are approaching a ...

    Article : 131 words
  30. AN IMPREGNABLE ISSUE.

    Mr. Deakin.—He was speaking of conditions that could be unanimously agreed upon, and which it would be for Parliament to lay down, by which the note issue of the ...

    Article : 623 words
  31. CANADIAN EXAMPLE.

    Mr. Thomas.—The confidence was shown on the 13th of April. Mr. Groom did not want to revive unpleasant recollections—say, of pleasant ...

    Article : 943 words
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