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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 425 words
  3. SCIENTIFIC VIEW OF SUICIDAL MANIA

    Of recent months there has been a remarkably large number of suicide in the cities of the Commonwealth, and there have been many discussions as to the cause of the phenomenon. ...

    Article : 651 words
  4. GREYLIGHT, THE CHAMPION.

    One of the most striking features in connection with the Victorian Royal Agricultural Show at Flemington was the presence of a magnificent pure white Welsh pony stallion. This charming pony is Greylight, the champion of his breed in England, and recently exported by Mr. W. Price Jones, of Wales. He was a great prize-taker in the Old Country, and he has ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 278 words
  5. HIGH COMMENDATION FOR AUSTRALIANS.

    Admiral Henderson, a brother of the distinguished naval officer who reported on the naval requirements of Australia, was interviewed in Sydney last week. The Admiral, who is on the ...

    Article : 454 words
  6. CHINESE ARRESTED ON MURDER CHARGE

    Two Chinese were arrested at Cobar (N.S.W.) last week, on a charge of having murdered Charles William Cowin, railway ganger, whose body was found at the gate of a Chinese ...

    Article : 505 words
  7. POULTRY CORNER.

    A piping. weakly chick, by the distress it causes the mother hen will often lead to disaster. Despatch it are the mother treads on one or two of the healthy ones. ...

    Article : 373 words
  8. FATAL FALL FROM A CAGE.

    A double fatality occurred at the North Mine, Broken Hill, on Friday morning. Two men—Louis Marachettil and Michael Murphy—were, with 11 other miners, coming to the surface in ...

    Article : 271 words
  9. AILING WIFE FOUND DROWNED.

    A well known Avoca (Vic.) storekeeper awake one morning last week to find his wife missing. A search was made, and the body was found in a waterhole about 80yds, distant. It was ...

    Article : 67 words
  10. FRENCH BARUQE ASHORE.

    The French barque Rochambeau, bound from Glasgow to Thio, In New Caledonia, with a cargo of coke and coal, went ashore on the main reef on the east coast of New Caledonia ...

    Article : 58 words
  11. ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED

    Questions which come under the head of any particular "Globe" feature will be published on the pages devoted to those features, as for instance, sport questions on the "Sporting ...

    Article : 60 words
  12. WATERING CHICKS.

    It is generally very hard to keep enough water in small pans for the little chicks to drink. says a correspondent. If a large pan is used they are apt to fall in and drown, So I have ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 149 words
  13. ABOUT THE TALKING MACHINE.

    Q.: How is it possible, when listening to a phonograph, to hear more than one sound at the same time, although only one needle and one diaphragm, which I assume can only ...

    Article : 197 words
  14. LONGEST SIEGE.

    Q.—What is the longest siege known to history? —"Scholasticus," Broombaven (W.A.). A.—According to Herodotus the siege of Ashdod, sometimes called Azoth by Psammeticus. ...

    Article : 117 words
  15. OTHER ANSWERS.

    PANAMA HAT.(to "W.W.," Canterbury, N.Z).—See answer page 11; LAMP (to "J.J.,").—They cannot detain your property. ...

    Article : 1,318 words
  16. WHY BRIDEGROOM?

    Q.—How did the word "bridegroom" originate?— "Tom," Longreach (Q.). A.—The word bridegroom is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon bryd-guma from bryde, bride; ...

    Article : 88 words
  17. QUESTIONS AWAITING ANSWER.

    When we have queries for which no information is available we insert them under this head. Readers having the necessary knowledge are invited to answer on a help-one-another ...

    Article : 351 words
  18. BRITANNIA ON COINS.

    Q.—When was the first coin with the figure of Britannia on it struck?—"Numismatist," Lyttleton (N.Z.). The first coin with the figure of Britannia on ...

    Article : 140 words
  19. JOHN SMITH—"HIS MARK."

    Q.—Why does a man who cannot write make a cross for a signature?—"T.W.K.," Auckland (N.Z.). A.—The mark of a cross which persons use ...

    Article : 166 words
  20. THE KETTLE TRICK.

    Q.: Why is it that a tea kettle full of boiling water may be taken from the fire, and sustained from below by the bare hand for several seconds, the bottom of the kettle feeling nearly ...

    Article : 173 words
  21. "DIEU ET MON DROIT."

    Q.—What is the origin of the motto on the Royal Arms?—"J.B.S.," Brisbane (Q.). A.—The motto "Dieu at mon droit," which means "God and my right," is an ancient ...

    Article : 188 words
  22. HOW TO JUDGE DISTANCE.

    Q.: Is there any simple rule for judging distance.—"Non-Com," Newcastle, N.S.W. A.: At thirty yards, assuming that your sight is of average strength, the white of a man's ...

    Article : 164 words
  23. EYES THAT FOLLOW YOU.

    Q.: We have a picture of a dead friend in our house, and no matter where you walk in the room the eyes in the picture follow you. Is there any explanation for this?—("J.M., ...

    Article : 311 words
  24. CARDINAL'S RED HAT.

    Q.—Why is it that a cardinal should wear a red hat?—"Xavier," Batlow (N.S.W.). A.—The red cap or hat is said to have been granted to cardinals by Pope Innocent IV. at ...

    Article : 191 words
  25. "ON TICK."

    Q.—Why does "on tick" mean "for credit?" "Customer, Wallangarra (N.S.W)." A.—The expression "on tick" is not a modern phrase. In the diary of Abraham de la Pryme, ...

    Article : 179 words
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