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  2. Victoria.

    AVOCA.—A trial of 7 tons of quartz from the Bung Bong reef was cleaned up last week for a yield of 3oz 17dwt 3gr gold, an average of 11d wt to the ton. The stone was taken from a winze 15ft under the slide at ...

    Article : 253 words
  3. A Double-Note Siren.

    In the Paris Exhibition an interesting double-toned siren or fog signal, working by compressed air, was shown by a well-known foreign firm of engineers. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 149 words
  4. The European Situation.

    Messrs. Blackwood have arranged for the publication in their magazine of a novel founded on events arising from the present state of armed tension between the great European Powers. ...

    Article : 140 words
  5. The "Pall Mall's" New Editor.

    Mr. Stead's successor, Mr. Cook, is physically the reverse of his old chief. A quiet-lookiiig gentleman, youngish but tending to baldness, with clear-cut refined features, and rather reserved ...

    Article : 131 words
  6. Tasmania.

    GOLD.—At the North Golden Gate there is 3in stone showing gold. The reef in the Tasmanian is 4't wide, showing payable gold. At the New Golden Gate 90 tons quartz have been put through, and 130oz ...

    Article : 172 words
  7. OUR BOOKSHELF

    "OLD LAMPS AND NEW: AN AFTER-DINNER CHAT," by JOSEPH HATTON. Sydney and Brisbane: Edwards, Dunlop, and Co., 1889.—The title which Mr. Hatton has given to his book, if ...

    Article : 452 words
  8. Turning Night into Day.

    Theodore de Banville, a French poet and dramatist of note, has for years literally turned night into day, going to bed at 7 in the morning, and rising at 4 in the afternoon. Thus, he works ...

    Article : 89 words
  9. New Zealand.

    COROMANDEL.—Some nice colers of gold show in the reef at the South Kapunga. A capital reef has been cut in Scotty's. WANGAPOUA.—A rich reef has been found by ...

    Article : 212 words
  10. Literary Notes.

    Dickens was very fond of bright-colored ties. The HOTCHISHIENBOUN is the leading daily in Japan. The butter from Lord Tennyson's farm fetches ...

    Article : 632 words
  11. News Nuggets.

    COAL IN BRITAIN.—The total quantity of coal raised in the United Kingdom last year was 169,935,219 tons, which was nearly 7,816,000 tons more than the output in 1887. ...

    Article : 1,879 words
  12. A Sensible Proprietor.

    It was long ago said of Mr. George W. Childs, the proprietor of the Philadelphia PUBLIC LEDGER, that he was the two "Cheeryble Brothers" rolled into one; but probably a more ...

    Article : 284 words
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