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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    A bazaar and garden fete in aid of St. Agenes's Church of England, Glenbuntlty, is to be opened by Sir Frank Madden this afternoon, at 3 o'clock at the residence of Mr. A. ...

    Article : 569 words
  3. THE RAILWAYS. COMMISSIONERS' INSPECTION.

    The commissioners will leave the city on Monday on a tour of inspection of the North-Eastern and branch lines. Besides inspecting station along the main ...

    Article : 99 words
  4. OFFENCES AGAINST GIRLS.

    MARYBOROUGH, Thursday.—Before the Chief Justice (Sir John Madden), at the Maryborough Supreme Court to-day Thomas John Toohey was presented on ...

    Article : 556 words
  5. FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS. SILVER.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 14 words
  6. INDUSTLRIAL NEWS. WIRE AND NAIL MAKERS.

    A meeting of the employees of the ba[?] wire and nail making trades was held on Wednesday night, at Connell's Hotel, Elizabeth-street, to disenss the state of the trade caused by the competition of ...

    Article : 192 words
  7. NEW CARS.

    By the end of December 25 new country corridor cars will be available for service, and an additional 25 will be delivered from the Newport workshops by the end of the ...

    Article : 213 words
  8. CLERKS' DEMAND.

    AUCKLAND, Thursday.—A clerks' union has been formed here. It demands equal pay for men and woman, a working week of 39 hours, overtime at the rate of hail a crown per hour, and a ...

    Article : 58 words
  9. THE PEOPLE'S FOOD. MILK STANDARD.

    At the Essendon City Council meeting on Monday a letter was received from the Public Health department, intimation that, in the openion of the board, during the spring months of the year, cases ...

    Article : 303 words
  10. MINTING SHARES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 words
  11. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION.

    SYDNEY, Thursday.—A decision of consederable importance to wholesale warehousemen was given by the Full Court to-day. ...

    Article : 200 words
  12. SHORTAGE OF TRUCKS.

    Further complaints have beenmade by grain buyers and farmers that the supply of trucks does not cope with the demand for them, and railway officials at last admit ...

    Article : 141 words
  13. A MINING OPTION.

    The shareholders of the Mount Zeehan (Tasmania) Silver-Lead Mines Ltd. have sanetioned the acceptence of the ZeehanDundas option of the company. ...

    Article : 32 words
  14. RURAL WORKERS.

    Mr. H. Vivash, secretary of the Victorian branch of the Rural Workers' Union, reports that active organising work, on behalf of the union, his been going on during the past fortnight around ...

    Article : 163 words
  15. P. AND O. S.N. COMPANY.

    The P. and O. S.N. Co. has declared a dividend on the deferred stock for the halfyear ended September 30 of 6½ per cent., and a bonds of 3 per cent., making, with ...

    Article : 67 words
  16. RACE TRAINS.

    CAMPERBOWN, Wednesday.—At the meeting of the committee of the Camperdown Turf Club a letter was [?]ad from the Bena[?]a Turf Club urging racing clubs to apporach the department, ...

    Article : 73 words
  17. DEPARTMENTAL PROSECUTIONS.

    A ltd named A. Rice was charged in the Kew Court on Wednesday with having taken a seat in a first class railway carriage without having a ticket entitling him to do so. ...

    Article : 160 words
  18. STORAGE OF POTATOES.

    Representatives of potato merchants yesterday brought under the notice of the commissioners the disabilities which they had experienced since the department reduced ...

    Article : 170 words
  19. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 190 words
  20. STRIKE AT STATE MINE.

    WONTILAGGI, Thursday.—A strike of wheelers employed at the State mine occurred this afternoon. at the change of shifts. ...

    Article : 242 words
  21. ADULTERATED MILK.

    At the prahran Court yesterday, before Messrs. Chambers (chairmen). Flintoff, and CurwenWalker, J.P.'s, Timothy Leigh, dairyman, of 32 Wright-street, East Prahram, was charged, on the ...

    Article : 139 words
  22. TANNERS' WAGES BOARD.

    When the Tanners' Wages Board completed its award it was agreed that it should take effect from July 11. The rates of pay provided for are being observed by the employers, though the ...

    Article : 448 words
  23. OVERCROWDING.

    Sir,—I beg to direct attention to the serious overerowding of first-class carriages on the Williamstown line. Last night, on boarding the 10.54 down train (engine end), I found one first-class ...

    Article : 149 words
  24. FREIGHTS ON FRUIT TREES.

    A request was made to the commissioners yesterday from the Nurserymen's Association that fruit and shelter trees should be included among the items in connection ...

    Article : 113 words
  25. RADLV-DISEASED PORK.

    On a charge of having forwarded for sale to the Metropolitan Meat Market three ca[?]ses of pork which were diseased, William T. Treadwell was proceeded against at the District Court ...

    Article : 90 words
  26. THAMES SHIPBUILDING CO.

    The official receiver appointed for the Thamas Irenworks, Shipbuilding, and Engineering Co. Ltd. assures the workmen, of whom 3,500 are employed, that they will be ...

    Article : 131 words
  27. BORUNG SERVICE.

    Sir,—I wonder when the Railway Commisstoners will give us a better service? It takes nearly five hours to reach here from Bendigo, about [?] miles, and it is getting wor[?] and worse. During ...

    Article : 211 words
  28. LAND AND PROPERTY SALES. HOTEL PROPERTY.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 words
  29. SEAMEN'S WAGES.

    The hearing of the eleim the Seamen's Union of Australia against the Commonwealth Steamship-owners' Association and others was concluded yesterday in the ...

    Article : 1,360 words
  30. ESSENDON SERVICE.

    The Essendon Council has agreed to urge the department to make better provision in connection with the Essendon service during race days. It has been stated ...

    Article : 337 words
  31. IN THE POLICE COURTS. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.

    A. Spalding, commercial traveller, was brought before the City Court on Tuesday on a charge that he, being a clerk and servant of the Austral [?]g Co. Prop. Ltd., ...

    Article : 324 words
  32. DUNROBIN ESTATE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 116 words
  33. THE LICENSING ACT. TRANSFERS GRANTED.

    CAMPERDOWN, Thursday.—In the Licensing Court the licence of the Whea[?] Hotel, terang, was transferred from H. P. Callan to D. Lawrence; and that of the Cobden Hotel from A. ...

    Article : 50 words
  34. HUNGARLAN-AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

    A statement appears in the press to the effect that the Hungarian Government has signed an agreement with the Hungarian Levant Steamship Co. Ltd., of ...

    Article : 117 words
  35. WORK ON LIGHTERS.

    Claims have been made on the Commonwealth Stramship-owners' Association by the Federated Enginedrivere and Firemen's Association on behalf of enginedrivers and lightermen working on lighters ...

    Article : 209 words
  36. PASSENGERS TO DEAN'S MARSH.

    Sir,—Now that the Christmas holidays will be with as shortly, might I suggest in reference to Dean's Marsh and Forest railway line, that the Railway department might see its way to revert ...

    Article : 331 words
  37. SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

    Sir,—On going to record my vote to-day the polling clerk handed me a ballot-paper on the back of which be had marked my number on the electoral roll. Is this legal? ...

    Article : 142 words
  38. SUNDAY TRADING.

    At the District court yesterday, Inspection Farcan proceeded against Alfred Summers. Heensee of the Old England Hotel, Bourke-street, on a charge of selling liquer on Sunday, Octomber 20. Summers ...

    Article : 133 words
  39. PROTESTANT ALLIANCE.

    The Federal Council of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia continued its fifteenth biennual session at the Protesterat-hall, Exhibition-street, yesterday. ...

    Article : 547 words
  40. IRON TRADES COUNCIL.

    Regarding the action of the Metropolitan Gas Company in having accepted a tender outside A[?][?]a for the supply of [?] tons of irregular pipes [?] was stated, at the meeting of the Iron T[?] ...

    Article : 363 words
  41. CHARGE OF SHOP[?]REAKING.

    At the City Court yesterday James Denyer and joseph [?]nes were charged with having broken into the shop of Samuel Snider, Scaler, 56 Spencerstreet, on August 29, and with having stolen ...

    Article : 150 words
  42. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 575 words
  43. SUNDAY PICTURE SHOWS. ST. KILDA COMPLAINT.

    At the St. Kilda Council meeting on Wednesday evening complaints were received from the Prince George Oraoge Lodge and Mr. James Lewis, of [?]7 The Avenue, [?]aclava, of Sunday picture shows ...

    Article : 160 words
  44. TRAMWA[?] EMPLOYEES.

    Messrs. H. [?] [?]rough, conductor, St. Kilda; [?] V. O'Connor, conductor, Richmond; [?] Watt, [?]pman, St. Kilda; L. Carr, track oiler, Toorak; and R. Haynes, ele[?]le motorman, Ballarat, have ...

    Article : 178 words
  45. WILLIAMSTOWN COUNCIL.

    A letter from the Williamstown Ministers' [?] sociation was received by the Williamstown Com[?] on Wednesday night, [?]hing that body, on moral grounds thi[?], to pass a by-law to ...

    Article : 109 words
  46. PROTEST AGAINST RESTRICTION.

    Further re[?] was made at the meeting of the South Melbourne City Council on Wednesday night to the council's determination to bring in a bylaw, compelling all places of [?]ment to close ...

    Article : 178 words
  47. STREET SWEEPERS RESUME WORK.

    SYDNEY, Thurday.—The strike of boys employed by the City Council for street sweeping is over. This morning all the matoontenis turned up for duty as usual except one of their number, ...

    Article : 56 words
  48. MOTOR-CAR IN CROWD.

    A closen [?] motor-car was driven into the crowd in Collins-street shortly after 9 o'clock, and but for police protection the chapuffeur would have been maltreated and ...

    Article : 185 words
  49. RAILWAY PLUMBERS' WAGES.

    PERTH, Thursday.—The Plumbers' Union adopted resolutions protestion against the attitude of the Minister for Railways (Mr. Collier) and the Comm[?] for Railways (Mr. S[?] in [?]ing ...

    Article : 138 words
  50. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Quite recently the South Melbourne City Council adopted a by-law to prohibit the showing of animated pictures on Sunday in South Melbourne. I presume that ...

    Article : 134 words
  51. W[?]E CARRIERS ONLY.

    PERTH, Thursday.—The Premier (Mr. Seaddan) has [?] instructions to the Government departments that all Government loading must be given to white cartiers af camebowners, except in ...

    Article : 58 words
  52. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—As one who takes a great interest in children and children's courts, I commend the mayor and council of South Melbourne in thier actions in closing the ...

    Article : 76 words
  53. INTRUDER IN BEDROOM.

    CRESWICK, Thursday.—John Drake, who entered the premises of Me. Thomas Lenthall in sensational circumstances, deseribed in "The Argus" of Tuesday, was ...

    Article : 137 words
  54. PERIOUS OF AWARDS.

    PERTH, Thursday.—The president of the Arbitration Court (the Chief justice, Sir Henry Parker) to-day gave a ruling that the Court has no powre to make awards for [?]detinite periods. The point ...

    Article : 159 words
  55. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—By what right does the mayor of South Melbourne refuse the requisition of the ratepayers, and deny them the use of their town-hall, to dis[?]ss the proposed ...

    Article : 207 words
  56. MINERS ON STRIKE.

    PERTH, Tuesday.—A telegram from Whim Creek sta[?]that [?]0 men have caused work because the mine owners refuse to pay a living wage and [?] on shovellers working 10-hours shifts [?] ...

    Article : 48 words
  57. BARMAIDS' WAGES.

    PERTH, Wednesday.—The Arbiration Court has announcd its Award in the case of case of barmaids and barmen. The wage for barmen and barmaids was fixed at [?] week with board and [?]dence. ...

    Article : 122 words
  58. Advertising

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    Advertising : 46 words
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