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  2. TELEPHONE TESTS.

    The following results of the telephone service tests at the metropolitan manual exchange, conducted in January and February, were made available by the ...

    Article : 94 words
  3. NEW BOOKS AND REPRINTS

    The following new books and reprints have been received:— "English Verse," vol. 1: Early Lyrics in Shakespeare," chosen and arranged by W. Peacock ...

    Article : 1,865 words
  4. STAGE GOSSIP.

    It is a remarkable fact that there is in Melbourne an actress who appeared in "Norma" at Coppin's Olympic Theatre, on the site where the new Comedy Theatre has ...

    Article : 1,291 words
  5. IN THE PAPERS.

    Those who have seen the new British silver coinage have little to say in its favour. One critic declares it to be hidcous. On one of the higher denominations the ...

    Article : 1,653 words
  6. THE BLACK CROSS.

    Montague Rynor, injured and in a hospital, persuades his nurse, Vera Linforth, to call at his house to obtain a box from his safe. She is interrupted by a man, who is murdered while ...

    Article : 2,546 words
  7. THE LARGEST TREES.

    What are the largest trees in the world? According to an answer to a question in a general knowledge paper set by a contemporary, they are the Sequoias of ...

    Article : 174 words
  8. NEW LINES.

    In the month of April 3,400 new telephone lines were connected throughout the Commonwealth, and this brought the total number of lines in existence to 358,754. The ...

    Article : 113 words
  9. TALKLESS BARBER NEXT.

    By the simple process of dropping a nickel in the slot the resident of New York may now buy stamps, subway rides, soup, and ice cream sodas. The time is not far ...

    Article : 212 words
  10. GENERAL SESSIONS.

    "On the information before you, it may seem very suspicious, and you may think that the [?]cused man is very lucky, but on the evidence as it stands I think that you ought to acquit ...

    Article : 540 words
  11. SHOPLIFTING CHARGES.

    Three women appeared at the City Court on Friday to answer charges of shoplifting. The bench was occupied by Mr. A. A. Kelley, P.M., and Mr. T. Latham. Dr. C. R. Player, and Mrs. A. Booth, ...

    Article : 401 words
  12. RESERVE AT MOORABBIN.

    At the last meeting of the Moorabbin Council a letter was received from a resident of Tucker road, stating that the offer of the council of £500 for an area of 12 acres of land in Tucker ...

    Article : 111 words
  13. DEATH FROM POISONING.

    The coroner (Mr. D. Berriman) held an inquest on Friday into the death of Leslie Gollant, aged 21 years, labourer, of Rathdown street, Carlton, who died at St. Vincent's Hospital on April 21. ...

    Article : 68 words
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  15. FIFTY MILES OF BOOKSHELVES

    The British Museum library, although one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the world, is still growing. Already it has over 50 miles of shelves and more than ...

    Article : 359 words
  16. 100 YEARS OLD JOCKEY.

    A little, wizened old man, with muttonchop whiskers, John Faulkner, the oldest English jockey, celebrated his 100th birthday at Appleford, Berkshire, in March ...

    Article : 308 words
  17. CHILDREN WHO FIDGET.

    Some children are never still for an instant, and as this is often mistaken for the natural vitality of childhood, many little nervous tricks and habits go ...

    Article : 449 words
  18. "DANGEROUS SPORTS:"

    Critics of modern dances such as the Charleston and Blackbottom have taken exception to them on many grounds, [?]sthetic, moral and physical. A doctor ...

    Article : 312 words
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