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  2. EARLY CLOSING OF HOTELS.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Liquor Referendum Bill were brought up for consideration in committee in the ...

    Article : 700 words
  3. INDUSTRIAL NEWS

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The 250 fitters who struck work at the Eveleigh locomotive workshops on Friday as a protest against the refusal of the department to grant them ...

    Article : 194 words
  4. ITEMS OF INTEREST

    The Premier (Sir Alexander Peacock) stated yesterday that the Cabinet would not reconsider its decision that there should be no State celebration of Anzac Day. ...

    Article : 1,547 words
  5. RAID ON CHINESE.

    The City Court yesterday resembled a joss house. More than 100 Chinese, who had been arrested in connection with the raid on Sunday night on houses where it ...

    Article : 731 words
  6. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 189 words
  7. EIGHT HOURS DAY

    Sixty years ago the system of working eight hours a day was first recognised in Victoria. It was established in the building trades, which were then the only organised ...

    Article : 1,688 words
  8. APPLES.

    The apple harvest is 5,000,000 cases. Onlty 1,050,000 cases can be exported. The rest must be caten in Australia, or go to waste. ...

    Article : 901 words
  9. ANZAGS IN LONDON.

    LONDON, Feb. 24.—The hats of the heroes of Anzac are common sights in the London streets. The remind us that some six or seven thousand ...

    Article : 1,900 words
  10. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The annual prize-giving in connection with the School of Mines took place on Monday night. The director of Education (Mr. F. Tate) spoke on the necessity for educational efficiency, and said that he ...

    Article : 1,297 words
  11. TEMPORARY CLERKS.

    Sir, — In the leading columns of "The Argus" on Saturday the question is asked, "Why should one set of unionists be allowed to reduce the purchasing power of ...

    Article : 265 words
  12. FEDERAL CAPITAL WORKS.

    It wis announced in "The Argus" of Saturday that Mr. C. E. Oliver, engineerin-chief of the Metropolitan Board of Works, had been appointed to act in an ...

    Article : 223 words
  13. TRAMWAY TRAFFIC.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 95 words
  14. PRICE OF BREAD.

    The members of the Prahran branch of the Political Labour Council agreed at their meeting last night to the following motion:— ...

    Article : 195 words
  15. THE RAILWAYS.

    BENDIGO, Monday. — The Border Railways Commission, which arrived here on Saturday, took evidence at the Town Hall to-day. Mr. Barnes, M.L.A., presided. ...

    Article : 424 words
  16. SPORTING ITEMS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 870 words
  17. EXCITTNG CHASE.

    BENDIGO, Monday.—An attempt by a Chinese named Henry Lee to regain possession of his child, William, a half-caste, was followed by a serious of exciting ...

    Article : 181 words
  18. CHARITY IN VICTORIA.

    ST. ARNAUD, Monday.—Comment on the increase of hospital expenditure in Victoria over the annual voluntary donations was made by Mr. Pennington, M.L.A., on ...

    Article : 180 words
  19. AN APPEAL TO APPLE GROWERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS.

    Sir,—Windfalls would be very acceptable for distribution among the poor of Montague (South Melbourne) Presbyterian Mission. All parcels addressed Deaconess ...

    Article : 65 words
  20. JEWELLERS' VISITOR.

    Mr. W. C. Cutting and Mr. J. Howard, jewellers of Chapel street, Windsor, yesterday morning informed the Prahran police that a man bad called at their places of business, and offered to sell ...

    Article : 355 words
  21. CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES

    Maud Collins, aged 10, daughter of Mr. Robert Collins, Carisbrook, is an inmate of the Maryborough District Hospital suffering from a fractured collarbone and ...

    Article : 198 words
  22. STATE REVENUE RETURNS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 123 words
  23. STOCK DELAYED.

    Sir, In "The Argus" of last Wednesday appeared a report of the sheep sales at Newmarket the previous day. The introductory portion of the report contains the following ...

    Article : 181 words
  24. POLICE NEWS.

    Before Messrs. P[?]tterson (chairman), McM[?]n, Joske, and Carro[?], J.P.'s, at the Malvern Court on Monday, a charge of having wi[?]ully hindered the tree passage of an electric trame[?] on March ...

    Article : 234 words
  25. BREAD CONTRACTS.

    PERTH, Monday.—The Bakers' and Pastrycooks' Union has forwarded to the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) the copy of a resolution adopted at its last ...

    Article : 64 words
  26. TRADE WITH CEMENT COMPANIES.

    Among the accounts that came before the Prahran Council yesterday for payment was one of £16/1/9 in favour of the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company. ...

    Article : 177 words
  27. CLOSE DIVISIONS ON BILL.

    SYDNEY, Monday.—The committee report upon the Bakeries Bill was agreed to in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon. On a divison the voting was equal, and the ...

    Article : 71 words
  28. FAREWELL TO KHAKI.

    Sir,—These lines were written by a friend discharged as permanently unfit as a result of a wound on Gallipoli. They are crude, but so expressive.—Yours, &c., ...

    Article : 209 words
  29. REAFFORESTATION POLICY.

    GEELONG, Monday.—The members of the Chamber of Commerce to-day discussed the necessity for a reafforestation scheme for Victoria, and agreed to a ...

    Article : 59 words
  30. Classified Advertising

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    Advertising : 257 words
  31. FINE FOR ASSAULT.

    Lyell Henry[?] aged 13 years, of Johnston street, [?]ast St. Kilda, was the victim of an unprovoked assault on the Flinders street station on March 3. His assailant, A. G. Fullerton, a well-dressed, ...

    Article : 185 words
  32. PRESENTATIONS TO SOLDIERS.

    NEERIM SOUTH, Monday.—Messrs. S. [?] and J. McCarthy, returned wounded soldiers[?] were given a welcome home, and presented with [?] Prior to his departare for the front Mr. John ...

    Article : 96 words
  33. QUAIL SHOOTING.

    BENALLA, Monday.—The opening of the quail season on Saturday was not attended by much sport. The birds were scarce, and poor bags were the result. A fortnight ago the birds were ...

    Article : 43 words
  34. LATE SHIPPING NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 words
  35. GENERAL NEWS.

    A certificate of discharge was granted in the Insolvency Court Yesterday by Judge Johnston in the estate of Robert Steve Houghton, of Coventry [?]. ...

    Article : 30 words
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