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  2. Letters to the Editor A WORD FOR THE METROPOLIS

    Sir,—As the Country Roads Eoard has completed the main work for which it was created, namely, the construction of the mam thoroughmares of the State and the ...

    Article : 338 words
  3. THE STATE ARENA

    With the task before it of cleaning up after record bush fires and droughts and the achievements of a near-record 100-bill session behind it, the Assembly settled ...

    Article : 751 words
  4. BOOKS of the DAY

    In the Middle Ages architects planned fortresses with massive walls to withstand the shocks of cannonballs and batteringrams. They were necessary until Europe ...

    Article : 490 words
  5. THE PASSING SHOW

    "I shall tell the Cabinet all that you have told me, and the tale will lose nothing in the telling," said the Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) in a reply to ...

    Article : 1,380 words
  6. BYGONE DAYS

    Correspondents have been complaining in the columns of "The Argus" about the antiquated nature of the legislation dealing with st[?]ay dogs. As early as 1838 Captain Lonsdale reported that dogs were becoming a nuisance in Melbourne streets. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,303 words
  7. Among the Novels MODERN MONTE CRISTO

    In creating a modern Count of Mon Cristo Mr. Blake has laid himself op[?] to comparison with the great Alexand[?] Dumas, whose genius for romantic ficti[?] ...

    Article : 452 words
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    A typical street scene in Bagdad, capital of Irak, one of the dangerspots of the Near East. The illustration is from Freya Stark's "Bagdad ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 47 words
  9. APOLOGIST FOR JAPAN

    At the outset it should be said that the title of Mr. Asahi's book does not do justice to its purpose. Much of the work, it is true, is taken up with a detailed survey ...

    Article : 618 words
  10. MR. LIND'S POSITION

    Sir,—As a member of the U.C.P., with regret I must endorse the ramarks of "Logger" regarding the comments made by the Minister for Forests (Mr. Lind) ...

    Article : 143 words
  11. BRITAIN'S POLICY

    Sir,—Surely something can be done by our Government to bring pressure to bear on the British Government to alter its policy, which is fast placing us in a most ...

    Article : 387 words
  12. SPANISH WAR SURVEYED

    Mr. Loveday's survey of the Spanish war is apt at the end of the conflict. From personal observation and experionce, he is able to tell a rounded tale. ...

    Article : 428 words
  13. "Bony" Wins Again

    When I first became acquainted with Detective-Inspector Napoleon Buonaparte in the exciting pages of one of Mr. Upfield's mystery thrillers I found it ...

    Article : 288 words
  14. John Masterman discusses... HEART AND LIFE PROBLEMS

    MOST parents realise this sooner or later. Usually sooner. It is not long before the children begin to make themselves felt in the home. They are ...

    Article : 553 words
  15. Nature Notes AN ACROBATIC PYGMY

    What began last week-end [?]s the fullest and most glorious of full moons I have ever seen—including all those [?]aleyon moons at Portsea, Olinda, and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,161 words
  16. Fatal Overture

    Do you remember Ngaio Marsh's "Death in a White Tie"? If you are a connoisseur of crime stories you will probably [?] with those who put her in the ...

    Article : 315 words
  17. INADEQUATE DEFENCE

    Sir,—I should like to thank you for your Heading article of Wednesday last, and also Mr. Hartnett for his speech as reported in "The Argus." It was sound ...

    Article : 185 words
  18. Reviews in Brief

    Shaw is not listened to with the same attention to-day as he was 15 or 20 years ago, but he still has his followers who will welcome Mr. H. C. Duffln's rewritten ...

    Article : 183 words
  19. A VOTE FOR ODIN

    In this quaint contribution to the literature of a young nation, Mr. Mills declares quite seriously that there is no god but odin and constitutes himself his ...

    Article : 362 words
  20. ASCOTVALE AND CITY

    Sir,—As a resident for many years of Ascotvale I am much interested in knowledge of the movement for the separation of that ward from the City of Essendon ...

    Article : 197 words
  21. KINGLAKE PARK

    Sir,—The Public Works Department and the Country Roads Board deserve the highest commendation for their forethought in developing the national parks ...

    Article : 196 words
  22. BOOKS RECEIVED

    The following books have been received in this office (English prices quoted):— BIOGRAPHIES "Dadabhai Naoroji, the Grand Old Man of ...

    Article : 245 words
  23. THE GAZEBO

    Sir,—The picture of the "gazebo" is interesting. I recommend the Lord Mayor, a master of efficiency in his own business, to call for a report to ascertain how many ...

    Article : 106 words
  24. RAN ON LIPSTICK

    Sir,—No reasonable person would suppose that the Bishop of willochra meant to suggest that the use of lipstick was an offence against morality, but it is ...

    Article : 125 words
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