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  2. MINING MEETINGS.

    N. OLD CHUM.—The half-yearly meeting, which was to have been held at Mr. M'Gowan's office on Thursday, lapsed for want of a quetum. The directors, in their report ...

    Article : 9,038 words
  3. THE FORTUNATE SENTRY.

    One Sunday a sentry at the Elysee, overcome by the heat, gave way to fatigue and dropped off to sleep, his head resting on his riffe. In ordinary garrison routine this ...

    Article : 218 words
  4. THE STRONG ROOM OF A LINER.

    In these days of heavy gold shipments the specie room on the stemaship is a very important institution. It is located in an out of the way place amidships, under the saloon. Few of ...

    Article : 158 words
  5. A PALACE OF HORRORS.

    Opium dens are universally scattered about the Continent, but the largest in the world is situated in the Trench Concession at Shanghat. The throng that frequents this terriole ...

    Article : 616 words
  6. A CURIOUS ACCIDENT.

    A curious accident, which involved a very significant lesson, occurr[?] at a well-known West End restaurant the other night (says "M.A.P."). A party of people were ...

    Article : 220 words
  7. SOME ROYAL HOBBIES.

    Queen Victoria's hobby is gardening, and she is passionately fond of dogs and ponies, her especial favorite feeing her old black pony, Jessie. Her Majesty is also a great lover of ...

    Article : 400 words
  8. A NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT LAMP.

    The outlook for manufacturers of the existing types of electric light lamps is at present the reverse of reassuring. There are at least three new lamps coming on the ...

    Article : 188 words
  9. BENDIGO POST OFFICE MAIL TIME TABLE.

    Posttown, Close at Bendigo. Arrive at Bendigo Axe Creek, 5.30 a.m., daily 2.35 p.m. Axedale, 3.30 p.m.; arrive 2.35 p.m. Bagshot, 11 a.m.; 6.20 p.m. ...

    Article : 748 words
  10. WAYS OF THE RUSSIAN CENSOR.

    The removal of objectionable articles or items from foreign periodicals in Russia is accomplished in two ways. If they are long and bulky, they are torn or cut out bodily. If ...

    Article : 188 words
  11. A WORD PICTURE OF LORD KITCHENER.

    "M.A.P." gives the following interesting description of Lord Kitchener:- Throughout the entire Kitchener debate, as everybody knows; Lord Kitchener sat in ...

    Article : 622 words
  12. THE BIGGEST HOUSE ON EARTH.

    One of the largest buildings on the globe is the Treihaus, an apartment house in Vienna. There are fifteen hundred rooms arranged in four hundred dwelling ...

    Article : 101 words
  13. PRESIDENT LOUBET'S GRIT.

    They were talking at the Elysee (where by the way, the present attacks on the President are being taken very quietly) says "M.A.P." of the articles libelling M. Loubet, appearing ...

    Article : 105 words
  14. YET ANOTHER ATTRACTION. [?] Godisson have just [?]cared.

    Henderson and Godisson have just [?] a warehouse of its Manchester stock amounting to over £1000, and it was secured at H. and G's. own price. This morning it will be offered to ...

    Article : 250 words
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