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  2. FIRST MEETING OF FEDERAL CABINET.

    The first meeting of the Federal Cabinet since the dissolution of Parliament before the election was held yesterday. The sittings of the Cabinet are likely to be prolonged. From left to right at the table are:—The Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Pratten), the Attorney-General (Sir Llttleton Groom), the Treasurer (Dr. Earl[?] Pag[?], the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce), the Minister for Home and Territories (Senator Pearce), the Postmaster-General (Mr. Gibson), the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Hill), and the Assistant Minister (Mr. Marr). Standing are:—:The Minister for Defence and Health (Sir Neville Howse), the vice-president of the Executive Council (Mr. Atkinson), and the Minister for Markets and Migration (Senator Wilson). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 116 words
  3. INDUSTRIAL PEACE.

    "The heart of Labour in Great Britain beats true—the extremist is the mere froth on the surface. Looking at Australia from the great distance of the other side of the ...

    Article : 1,469 words
  4. ST. KILDA BEACH.

    At the invitation of the St.Kilda shore committee State Ministers, members of the St.Kilda Council, and State officers inspected the work done on the foreshore ...

    Article : 1,913 words
  5. TECHNICAL SCHOLARS AT WORK.

    Third-year students in the junior school of the South Melbourne Technical College, where an exhibition of students' work was held yesterday evening. The boys, W. G. Wilson and S. Simmons, are putting the finishing touches to a gramaphone cabinet and a pedestal, which were to be exhibited. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 52 words
  6. SOUTH AFRICAN SCOUTS IN CAMP.

    A long trek has been planned by the scouts of the 2nd Benon[?] Troop of boy scouts from the Transvaal, South Africa. They reached Melbourne on Monday and camped at Camberwell, where the photograph was taken. The boys will visit Tasmania, and lat[?]r accompany a Sydney troop of scouts to the Dun[?]din (N.Z.) Exhibition, where an Empire scout Jambor[?] is to be held. The trip will last five months. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 74 words
  7. INSPECTING THE ST. KILDA FORESHORE.

    Members of the bathing and beach committee of the St. Kilda Council inspected the foreshore yesterday with the Minister for Lands (Mr. Downward). The party examined the beach and sea front from St. Kilda to Elwood, and obtained information which should assist the committee in carrying out improvements to the beach. Mr. Downward is standing in the centre of the group, on the right of the man with the white coat. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 76 words
  8. WORKERS FOR HOSPITAL AUXILIARY.

    The St. Kilda section of the Children's Hospital auxiliary conduct a successful fete at the home of the mayor of St. Kilda (Councillor Cummings) yesterday afternoon. Three of the leading workers, from left to right:—Miss E. Jenkins, secretary to the section; Mrs. J.C. Syme, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 61 words
  9. PROBLEM FOR THE UMPIRE.

    Interstate bowls matches were continued yesterday, when Victorian teams met representatives of South Australia and New South Wales. An incident in the match at South Melbourne green against South Australia. The bowls were so close after one end had been played that the official umpire of the match, Mr. G. J. Rowley, of South Australia, was called in to decide the issue. He took careful measurements with sticks, rules, and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 79 words
  10. RARE ORCHID FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

    Dendrobium Lyon[?] a very rare and beautiful orchid from the Phillippine Islands, in the collection of Mr. B. Nathan, of Rippon[?]a. It was grown under the supervision of Mr. R. S. Orchard, and has flowered twice, although it is a very difficult plant to rear. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  11. BRITISH DEBATING TEAM.

    Sydney University has notified the secretary of the Melbourne University Union (Mr.E.C.Crawford) that it will not participate in the debates against the British ...

    Article : 217 words
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