Murmungee, Austratia, Aug. 22, Exceptions prove the rule" "tis aid, and two small country centres of Victoria have supplied exception to the rule of wealth to wealth, Dick Gratton an orphan lad forme cly an inmate of the Ballarat Orphanage, has inherited £75,000. 'This boy of 19 years of age was working as a handy man on a farm in the Warracknabeal district. He wrote last week to his employer ell him that his luck had held goad' and he was on the eve of Gailing to the "Old Country." He Proposes to return to Australi ext year even if it is only for visit. Another which Proves a similar exception occured Adelaide when J. Sward, a cook's assistant, and A. Mitchell, an able seaman, on a coastal vessel, won £5,000 as a result of their invest-mont in a joint sweep ticket on the Tattérsalls Handicap. Sward is sticking to his job" until the end df his contract, while Mitchell a Plied to be paid off and arranged to visit his home in Scotland, in consequence of which he sailed the Aberdeen, a Commonwealth liner from Hobson's Bay a few days ago.
Two discoveries of gold furnish in the Senate has been the leader of the Government, Senator Daly, who has shown great diplomacy and ability in his position as Vice-President of the Executive Council.
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