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  2. THE SOCIAL EVIL.

    The Town-hall was crowded last night, when a meeting was held, under the auspices of the Council of Churches, to consider the social evil. Mr. Watt (the ...

    Article : 533 words
  3. LONDON NEWS.

    LONDON, Aug. 22.—The calling out of the military was a great surprise to the Labour men, who had thought Mr. Churchill could bo relied upon not to ...

    Article : 2,346 words
  4. ALLEGED CONTEMPT OF COURT.

    Special leave to appeal was asked by Mr. Starke, in the High Court yesterday, in the case in which the publisher of the "Age" was fined £200 for contempt of ...

    Article : 797 words
  5. DEVELOPING THE MALLEE.

    The facts in relation to the wonderful development that has taken place in the Western Mallee since the early part of March, 1908, afford an illustration of the ...

    Article : 1,172 words
  6. NOTES FOE BOYS. THE PEA RIFLE AGAIN.

    Within the last few days the innocentlooking, but deadly, pea rifle has been responsible for two more deaths. Its mischief lies chiefly in the fact that the thing looks ...

    Article : 162 words
  7. PEOPLING THE LAND. ARTISAN LABOUR.

    No instructions have yet been forwarded to the immigration agent in England (Mr. M'Leod) with respect to securing the artisans and female operatives which the ...

    Article : 507 words
  8. A QUESTION-BOX.

    DEATHSHEAD SPIDER.—The spider sent by "C.J.H."(Hawthron) is called the Deathshead spider. When at rest or motionless to escape detection, it suggests, when looked at from the front, ...

    Article : 712 words
  9. RESTRICTION ON OWNERSHIP.

    SHEPPARTON, Friday.—At the meeting of the Shepparton and District Irrigation Association, held last night in the shirehall, a good deal of misgiving was caused ...

    Article : 218 words
  10. NOT RECOGNISED.

    The Minister of Defence has refused to recognise the boy scouts as being in any way part of the defence or cadet system. If recognition meant public expenditure, it ...

    Article : 205 words
  11. TANKS FOR SETTLERS.

    OUYEN, Saturday.—The settlers in the Boinka district are complaining that the storage tanks put up on the Government bores are too small to meet requirements, ...

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  12. TO JOIN THE NAVY.

    In reply to an inquiry as to whether filled teeth are a disqualification for service in the Australian navy, and as to other conditions of entry, the naval ...

    Article : 332 words
  13. LESSEES' GRIEVANCES.

    MORTLAKE, Monday.—At a well-attended meeting of lessees of closer settlement areas held on Saturday evening it was resolved to form a branch of the Victorian ...

    Article : 318 words
  14. MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY.

    The annual report and balance-sheet was presented at the meeting of the Microscopical Society, held at 57 Swanston-street last night, Mr. J. A. Leach presiding. ...

    Article : 366 words
  15. PAPANUI PASSENGERS.

    Advices received yesterday from the immigration agent in London (Mr. M'Leod) show that there were 33 assisted passengers for Melbourne on board the Papanui. They ...

    Article : 332 words
  16. TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

    Consideration waa again given at the meeting of the council of the Working Men's a College last night to the question of the future control and management of the ...

    Article : 617 words
  17. JUMPED OVER CLIFFS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—Mary Gill, a window, residing at the Alliance Hotel, was futally injured through falling over a cliff at Coogee, on September 7, and died in St. ...

    Article : 187 words
  18. IN THE OPEN AIR.

    "Schnapper" (St. Kilda), referring to the appearance of schnapper at the Heads, asks when, how, and where to fish for them. The first schools—the five-pounders—may not reach the ...

    Article : 1,963 words
  19. DOCTOR SENT FOR TRIAL.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—The hearing of the charge against Dr. A. Nicholl of having used an instrument for an illegal purpose was resumed to-day at Gympic. At ...

    Article : 70 words
  20. TASMANIANS' INQUIRIES.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—Recent inquirers at the Department of Public Lands included a farmer from Tasmania, who is understood to represent some 15 others, all of ...

    Article : 64 words
  21. THREE HUNDRED FARMERS.

    On the report of the Rev. O. C. Jones— one of the passengers for Victoria by the Papanui, and now detained at St. Helena owing to the destruction of the steamer ...

    Article : 278 words
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  23. IMMIGRANTS' COMPLAINTS.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—Mr. Ranking, P.M., has submitted to the Chief Secretary (Mr. Denham)a report of his inquiries into the complaints made by immigrants ...

    Article : 274 words
  24. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.

    A question under the insolvency laws came up for judgment yesterday in the High Court, consisting of the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Barton, and Mr. Justice ...

    Article : 502 words
  25. GIRL IMMIGRANTS.

    A deputation representing societies interested in the welfare of young girls will interview the Minister for Lands (Mr. M'Kenzie) this morning, in order to make ...

    Article : 43 words
  26. MOISTURE IN BUTTER.

    BRISBANE, Monday.—Mr. W.F. Crichtom, who is representing a London butter firm, was asked, in the course of an interview to-day, if he thought that any useful ...

    Article : 216 words
  27. NO PREFERENCE.

    It is difficult to remove a misapprehension. Because a few blocks in the irrigation districts earlier in the year were reserved for oversea settlers, some people got the ...

    Article : 202 words
  28. UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

    The council of the University of Melbourne met yesterday afternoon. the chancellor (Sir John Madden) presiding. A deputation from the Australian Natives ...

    Article : 396 words
  29. ENGLISH TEXT-BOOK.

    Sir,—"Teacher" on Friday arrested attention to an extract from tins year's English text-book as unsuitable for examinational purposes. I agree with him, and also add ...

    Article : 122 words
  30. Advertising

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  31. THE DEADLY PEA-RIFLE.

    Sir,—With refrence to the pea-rifle tragedy at Eltham on September 17, surely it is time that something definits was done in order to protect the ...

    Article : 287 words
  32. SUMMER FODDER.

    With the remarkable winter season, some of the new settlers are inclined to misjudge the need for summer fodder for their stock. The Minister for Lands (Mr. M'Kenzie) ...

    Article : 414 words
  33. MELBOURNE NAMES.

    Sir,—For many years I resided at St. Kilda, and whilst there was in frequent correspondence with Dr. Jones, of Torrington, Devon, England, a councection of the ...

    Article : 212 words
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