VICTORIA. Melbourne, March 29.

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VICTORIA. Melbourne, March 29.

The Eighb-hour.s Anniversary Day on Apnl 2] hi ha-> been pioelanncd a ))üblic holiday throughout U>e colony. A woman named Margaret Carleutb has been lined C 5 or one months unpribonment for baby iainiing in Mtzroy. The cxpenchtuie in connection with the Centennial Exhibition is oilicially estimated at i.217,000. The net cost to thu colony i.s nob expected to ex cod £100,000. The V.M.C.A. have dcdided to erect a new building at n cost ot £66,000, including the site. The Speaker of the A&bembly has given Cl,ooo towards the object, and two other donations of £500 eacli weie received to day. A municipal conference has lecominendetl the Government nob to permit the iutro-

duction of chickon cholera, microbes of of any disease likely to alleet fowls or any animals other than rabbits. It was also, decided to ask the I'lonner to ur^e tho) other colonies to adopt the same policy. The I'lemicr piomi.vul a deputation that tho Government would consider a proposed reduction m tho ginui fio-iffht to the extent of QOO.OOO per annum. Mr Gillies said that tho laduay.s should certainly be iecouped by a special vote it the concession ueie "ranted. The dop.'U Lnieiit mv.st bo com! noted on coinn croud puuciples. Dining the List 10 da>s 140 eases of (yi)hoid teMM have been topoiled to tho (Vntial Uoaid oi Health, 33 of which weic t.ital This makes a total 98b cases since the Ist December, 198 having proved lat:d. Duiinu, the '•amc period there were 100 easo-> ot diphtlu'ii.i, ha\in^ been tutal The Juvenile indusLiud Eslubition was opened on Tiie-.d.i% liy tbe (U)vci nor. Theie aie seveial iudus|,ue.-, m op< lation, and the building is lighted by e ectiicity. The exhibition leinains open toi tour montii^. I'ubhc competition will be hold in leading, wilting, ai llhuietie, elocution, MnuinH, cookeiv, trades, and aits. Hi*l'j\eellency oi the unpoitanco oi tcchnu.d edueai ion in a mauiilactunn^ count i} . ft was iiimomcd that Mis^ Alice Keo> dud lecenllv in S.in Kianeiseo, but lcttci-. K('i\td In her ulUm^ l.i^l mail stale that she is in the be -I ot health and -pintShe 1^ .it pie-ent in New "\ oik, and contemplates M-itiu;; London in the spmif;.