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Newspaper
Prahran Chronicle
Location
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
3
A fragment from the Weekly Telegraph presents a tale set around a sentinel guarding a river crossing. The guard must decide how to respond to a riddle posed by a man seeking escape, with the condemned sentinel facing death if the answer proves false. The riddle tests cleverness and truth telling under looming execution.
The Hooded district in North Holland remains waterlogged with about 7,000,000 cubic feet flooded daily and a total of 10,000,000 pounds in losses. Revised schemes for the Zuider Zee project estimate costs around £18,000,000, including fishermen indemnities, with a main dam about fifteen miles long and 20 feet in height to protect the low-lying coast by diverting water and reclaiming land.
A column of quirky snippets and humorous vignettes includes a nervous old lady fearing a runaway cab, marital advice on addressing a mother‑in‑law, courtroom anecdotes with a forthright witness, a parade drill miscue, a book agent’s encounter with Edison, and a quip about speeches learned from a phonograph.
A 1916 report lists numerous candidates presented for Federal and State Clerical exams in New South Wales and Victoria. It notes 160 passings from inside and outside the service, with 87 ours, and details top placements by our students in various periods including October and September. It also mentions six first places in Touch Typewriting and exams in Pharmacy, Messenger, Bankers Institute, and Typists sections.
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