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  2. THE ASHTON RIFLE

    In the present British service rifle is a magazine to hold ten cartridges, but at each shot, besides pulling a trigger, the soldier has to open and close the bolt ...

    Article : 694 words
  3. FARM NOTES.

    After the long spell of wet weather experienced at Merino lately (writes a correspondent) the last few fine days, coupled with the annual September ...

    Article : 2,257 words
  4. SIDELIGHTS ON CRIME.

    Recently (writes one of our staff) I had a long chat with ex-Inspector J. Davidson, late of the London detective force. Mr Davidson has recently retired after ...

    Article : 1,471 words
  5. TASMANIA'S CENTURY.

    The recent centenary of the birth of Tasmania deserved more comment here than it received. In a great measure this State owes its history ...

    Article : 1,968 words
  6. AMERICAN TYPES

    Some months ago an American woman who spent much of her time in Europe enjoying the liberty of the divided household said to an acquaintance of ...

    Article : 545 words
  7. WATER SUPPLY OF PLANTS.

    The quantity of water required by plant life is enormous, and is too frequently overlooked (writes the "American Cultivator"). It is calculated that a fair- ...

    Article : 402 words
  8. THE WAX MOTH.

    The classification of the wax moth is at present somewhat unsatisfactory, but there is no doubt that it is embraced by the Heterocera group, one of the two ...

    Article : 939 words
  9. A BRILLIANT CORRESPONDENT

    By the death of Mr Clifford Millage we lose (writes "M.A.P's." Paris contributor) yet another brilliant Paris correspondent; while the literary and artistic ...

    Article : 501 words
  10. A MAN OF LETTERS

    Standing at the door of the mansion belonging to the Society of Men of Letters the other morning, was a broken-down beggar, clad in rags, and ...

    Article : 387 words
  11. WORKING BROOD MARES.

    The great advantage of heavy horse-breeding to the farmer, apart from the excellence of the market, consists in the fact that it can be conducted in ...

    Article : 651 words
  12. THE WAR PROBLEM

    General Ulysses S. Grant used to tell a story of the first engagement in which he found himself which is worth remembering at the present ...

    Article : 458 words
  13. TROUBLESOME BOERS

    A corespondent of the "Daily Mail" writes from Bermuda:— For some time past a serious state of affairs in connection with the Boer ...

    Article : 292 words
  14. CAUSED BY A BOOT HEEL

    An inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Mary Beatrice Coo, who fell from a chute during fire-escape practice at the Holborn Exchange of the ...

    Article : 228 words
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