13 APRIL 1901, page 11

An Ideal .a.itstralia.n Capital.

A N Australian correspondent writes to draw attention to the unique opportunity shortly to befall the new Com- monwealth. In a year or so the Confederation must design......

Village Saws And Sayings.

I N the backwaters of rural England, which the tide of modern life stirs but just enough to avert stagnation, linger many survivals of old-time words and quaint forms of speech.......