Rtvitv of Revieat, 119/06. 



History of the Month. 



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LIBERTY or THE PRESS IN VICTORIA, 1866, 



as illustrated ui the mcarceratioii of 



HUGH UEORUE, Esq., Publisher of "The Argus." 



Dedicated to the Hon. Jas. McC h. 



An old photo., reminiscent of a Parliamentary 

 farce of manj' years ago. when a representative of 

 " The Argils " was called to the Bar, 



for Industries and Commerce, and Minister in 

 Charge of the International Exhibition. Mr. 

 W. Hall-Jones, Minister for Railways and Min- 

 ister for Public Works. Mr. James Carroll, Native 

 Minister and Commissioner for Stamps and Deeds. 

 Mr. J. ] !( r.nwan. Minister for Justice, Mines and 

 linmigraiiu;; Mr. A. Pitt, Attorney-General and 

 Colonial Secretary and Minister for Defence. Mr. 

 J. F. Millar, Commissioner for Customs. Minister 

 for Labour and Marine. Mr. R. McXab, Minister 

 for Lands and Agriculture. Mr. George Fowlds, 



N .Z . Free Lance.l ^ .,-„„ -i-i, ™ o «^ 



-■ Getting Them Keady. 



Yoi'NG New Zealand: "You're doing all right with those 

 boots, old man, and won't you * look the shine ' when they're 

 on?" 



The Premier : " Oh. I'm only going to wear them for a bit. 

 I'm putting on this extra shine for my friend Joe." 



Minister for Education and Public Health. This 

 means that two members of Mr. Seddon's Cabinet, 

 Mr. Duncan and Mr. Mills, Ministers of Lands and 

 Customs respectively, retire. The three new men 

 are Mr. Millar of Dunedin, Mr. McNab of South- 

 land, and Mr. Fowlds of Auckland. Undoubtedly, 

 the new Ministry will be strong. Sir Joseph Ward 

 has made a wise selection. Mr. Hall-Jones resumes 

 his old portfolio, taking in addition that of Rail- 

 w'ays. Temperance sentiment is van- strongly re- 

 presented in the ■ Cabinet bv Mr. Hall- Jones, Mr. 

 McNab, and Mr. Fowlds. One of the most strik- 

 ing additions to the Cabinet is that of Mr. Millar. 

 Some years ago he became known as the organiser 

 of the maritime strike. He was elected as member 

 for Dunedin in 1891, and his inclusion in the Min- 

 istry' as a prominent Labour man. and as Minister for 

 Labour, is exceedingly significant at this juncture. 

 Sir Joseph Ward has been astute enough to close 

 up a hole which might have widened into a breach 

 big enough to have let in a flood which would have 





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The New Central Railway Station, Sydney. Opened OfUcially on Saturday, August 4th, by the Hon. J, H, Carruthers. 

 Bird's-Eye View from the roof of Messrs. Marcus Clark & Co.'s EstablUhmeit. on the opposite side of Pitt Street. 

 From Snl'i.v Dailv Telegraf'h ] 



