*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14224869 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CONGREGATIONAL.||@@||CONGREGATIONAL. tho "OliveLoaf" foi the month of Tanuary||@@||The "Olive Leaf" for the month of January contains nu excellent portrait of tho Rev T Becken||@@||contains an excellent portrait of the Rev. J. Becken- hum of Waterloo, Sydney, und also a description of||@@||ham of Waterloo, Sydney, and also a description of his lifo s w ork||@@||his life's work. Tenders have been called for tho erection of a now||@@||Tenders have been called for the erection of a new church til Greenwich This euterpriBU has largely||@@||church at Greenwich. This enterprise has largely occupied tho attention of tho Re/ E £ Dunstan||@@||occupied the attention of the Rev. E. T. Dunstan autl of mauy leading members of the Pitt street||@@||and of many leading members of the Pitt street church||@@||church. Ou 1 itesday last at the monthly meeting of the||@@||On Tuesday last at the monthly meeting of the general committee of tho Congregational Union a||@@||general committee of the Congregational Union a handsomely liluminutcd address was presented to||@@||handsomely illuminated address was presented to his Rev James Buchan, M A in recognition of his||@@||his Rev. James Buchan, M.A., in recognition of his faithful services as s-cretary ot tho union during the||@@||faithful services as secretary of the union during the past ft vo years fio presentation w as mado by the||@@||past five years. The presentation was made by the Rev N 7 Cock«, M A chairman of the union, and||@@||Rev N. J. Cocks, M.A., chairman of the union, and Mr Buchan madu a suitable acknowledgment The||@@||Mr Buchan made a suitable acknowledgment. The address which is most tastefully engrossed, was the||@@||address which is most tastefully engrossed, was the »york of Mr H T i.objohos||@@||work of Mr. H. F. Hobjohns. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14231614 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTER FROM TROOPER S.||@@||LETTER FROM TROOPER S. HIMMELHOCH.||@@||HIMMELHOCH. Trooper S Himmelhoch, of the South African||@@||Trooper S. Himmelhoch, of the South African Light HorEo (a brother of Messrs H and L Him||@@||Light Horse (a brother of Messrs H. and L. Him- mulhoeb, of Lismore), writing from Richmond Hoad||@@||melhoch, of Lismore), writing from Richmond Road ou December 1, says - ' We are still stationea here,||@@||on December 1, says - '" We are still stationed here, but ure likely to go to tho front in a day or two The||@@||but are likely to go to the front in a day or two. The general advance ou Kimberley is expected to take||@@||general advance on Kimberley is expected to take place in about four days, and from w hat I can||@@||place in about four days, and from what I can gather « o are to go up in tho advance 1 hero have||@@||gather we are to go up in the advance. There have been troops sent here to relieve us and there is||@@||been troops sent here to relieve us and there is another squadron of tho Li"bt Horso expected here||@@||another squadron of the Light Horse expected here to day to tako our place We aro ail pretty well||@@||to-day to take our place. We are all pretty well tired of it, and will be glad of a move We are||@@||tired of it, and will be glad of a move. We are kept it drill und parado pretty well all||@@||kept at drill and parade pretty well all day, so tvo ara porting well up in drill||@@||day, so we are getting well up in drill and shooting The chief drawback is ou"||@@||and shooting. The chief drawback is our mounts, the} nts verv poor auimuU Good||@@||mounts, they are very poor animals. Good horses aro scarce, as tho farmers will not part with||@@||horses are scarce, as the farmers will not part with thoir horses Thoy ure nuarly ull in sympathy||@@||their horses. They are nearly all in sympathy w lth tlio Boors und, in many casi s help thom when||@@||with the Boers and, in many cases help them when opportunity oilers TI is place is ait fully hot and||@@||opportunity offers. This place is awfully hot and dusty 1 hero is verv little vegetation but plenty ot||@@||dusty. There is very little vegetation but plenty of sand \V o oat a fair share of it every meal Tho||@@||sand. We eat a fair share of it every meal. The water t io, is very bad, and awfully har J It cracks||@@||water too, is very bad, and awfully hard. It cracks the skin if yon use it much when washing the face||@@||the skin if yon use it much when washing the face. The only excitcmeut we have is watching the troop||@@||The only excitement we have is watching the troop trums go through Many stop here for a few minutes||@@||trains go through. Many stop here for a few minutes so we generally manage to bal e a few words wtih some||@@||so we generally manage to have a few words with some of tho men Iho New /ealanders passed through a||@@||of the men. The New Zealanders passed through a couple of nights ago I was on bridge guard, so did||@@||couple of nights ago. I was on bridge guard, so did unt got an opportunity of seeing them There bas||@@||not get an opportunity of seeing them. There has beeu heavy fighting up Kimberley way this week,||@@||been heavy fighting up Kimberley way this week, and I hear with great casualties on both sides Am-||@@||and I hear with great casualties on both sides. Am- bulance tiains pass here on au average two a Jay,||@@||bulance trains pass here on an average two a day, mostly carrying our wounded Thoy give some awful||@@||mostly carrying our wounded. They give some awful accounts of the fighting '||@@||accounts of the fighting." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14232652 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE QUEENSLAND||@@||THE QUEENSLAND TRAGEDIES.||@@||TRAGEDIES. -.- I||@@||-------- GOONDIWINDI MURDER. |||@@||GOONDIWINDI MURDER. | , BRISBANE, Thursday. |||@@||, BRISBANE, Thursday. | Valentine Pflügst, sen , on romand ou a charge I||@@||Valentine Pflügst, sen , on remand on a charge of the mutd«r of his wife, w sb brought befoi e Mr||@@||of the murder of his wife, was brought before Mr Armstrong, P M , nt Goondiwindi, jc horso "||@@||doctor, and received the answer, " I have no horse " Witness noticed several horses in Phugst s paddock||@@||Witness noticed several horses in Pfingst s paddock. Witness asked him to walk in, but accused refused||@@||Witness asked him to walk in, but accused refused. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14232739 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BLACKHEATH SA LE OF WORK.||@@||BLACKHEATH SALE OF WORK. -.||@@|| BLACKHKATIT, TluuwHy.||@@||BLACKHEATH, Thursday The annual «alo of work for tho rcluction of tho debt on||@@||The annual sale of work for the reduction of the debt on St Aldan« par^onago was oponed in 8t Al lan s parish||@@||St Aidan's parsonage was opened in St Aidan's parish h ti Ulfa afternoon at 3 o cleolc by Mr» Elizabeth 1 ord||@@||hall this afternoon at 3 o'clock by Mrs Elizabeth Lord, nhoinafe-woll-c'ioson words expressed her sympathy||@@||who in a few well-chosen words expressed her sympathy with tho objcot of tb» proceed birt,- and dei lnred the sale||@@||with tho object of the proceedings and declared the sale op»n Lllllo Miss I Daly presento 1 illa lord||@@||open. Little Miss Nancy Daly presented Mrs. Lord wi h a pretty bouquet or fio-vera llie atallholdera||@@||with a pretty bouquet of flowers. The stallholders were: - No 1 Mall -Mr» lWtlngton assisted by Mesdames||@@||No. 1 Stall - Mrs. Bettington, assisted by Mesdames Draper and Doyle. DN|,eV&tei1|i°-Mra Nea c nasiated by Mcselamea M'Ken||@@||No. 2 Stall - Mrs. Neate, assisted by Mesdames M'Ken-zie, Dowe, and Miss Lowe. "produce an 1 riowcr°Stall -Mrs Astley Smith, assisted||@@||Produce and Flower Stall - Mrs Astley Smith, assisted by Vitas K ithle llarber||@@||by Miss Kathie Barber. MyootabtnU - Huts *>o»le||@@||Sweets Stall - Miss Neate. Cbriatin is liw-rhe Misses Lowo||@@||Christmas Tree - The Misses Lowe. Ucfre-hraent Scull -Mrs Moss aaastelby Missea Bull||@@||Refreshment Stall - Mrs Moss, assisted by Misses Bull and 1 ow nnd Tro ' hlf (Singleton)||@@||and Row and Mrs. Cliff (Singleton). Hie hall wie tastefully decorated by Mi Neate and as||@@||The hall was tastefully decorated by Mr. Neate and as- a Hants Ibero «res n fcood ned representativo gather ne,||@@||sistants. There was a good and representative gathering, nnd buoiness was brisk||@@||and business was brisk. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14257343 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I SEND-OFF TO MR. GEORGE||@@||SEND-OFF TO MR. GEORGE JORDAN. j||@@||JORDAN. On Friday evening nt tho Huyal Hotel, Kydo, a||@@||On Friday evening at the Royal Hotel, Ryde, a "fieiid-olï" wts tundeted to Mr George Jordan prior||@@||"send-off" was tendered to Mr George Jordan prior to his doparturo tor the TraOBV au 1 nu n member of tho||@@||to his doparture for the Transvaal as a member of the Ambulance Corps The function took the form of||@@||Ambulance Corps The function took the form of it supper, during w hich a presentation vv as made||@@||a supper, during which a presentation was made by his fellow cricketers uud footballers of a hand-||@@||by his fellow cricketers and footballers of a hand- some travelling companion Iho Major occupied||@@||some travelling companion.The Mayor occupied the chair, and was supported by the member for the||@@||the chair, and was supported by the member for the distnct(Mr E Terry) on the left, and the guest 01||@@||district(Mr E. Terry) on the left, and the guest of the evening on his right Messrs T Farnell, M||@@||the evening on his right. Messrs F. Farnell, M. Williamson, II St John luckor, Henry, tho whole||@@||Williamson, II St John Tucker, Henry, the whole of tho members of the Kydo Couuctl, mid about .10 of||@@||of the members of the Ryde Council, and about 30 of ins cricket and foothill companions also attended||@@||his cricket and football companions also attended The following toasts wero projiosed -.* Hie Queen "||@@||The following toasts were proposed -."The Queen " uud " the Governor, bv tho chutrumn , "Suc-||@@||and " The Governor, by the chairman; "Suc- cess to the Australian Contingent," bv Mr Torry,||@@||cess to the Australian Contingent," by Mr Terry, supported hy Mr Parnell, Aldermen Auric-sou und||@@||supported by Mr Farnell, Aldermen Anderson and Worthingtou, and responded to by Mr G Jordan,||@@||Worthington, and responded to by Mr G Jordan; *. Sir Joidmi, sen ," bj Mr Williamson, responded||@@||" Mr Jordan, sen ," by Mr Williamson, responded to hy Mr. Jordan, who said ho was prouder tô know||@@||to by Mr. Jordan, who said he was prouder to know his son was gotug to the Iransvtuil than to know he||@@||his son was going to the Transvaal than to know he was a mombor of an AusUaliuu rioven Mr Tucker||@@||was a member of an Australian Eleven, Mr. Tucker proposed " Tho Parliament,' coupled w ith tbo nimio||@@||proposed " The Parliament," coupled with the name of Mr ferr} J he toast was supported by Mr Tar-||@@||of Mr. Terry. The toast was supported by Mr Far- adi, and acknowledged by Mr Torr*, Muoicil||@@||nell, and acknowledged by Mr Terry, Musical selections wero rendorod by Aldermen Worthing-||@@||selections were rendered by Aldermen Worthing- ton and Mr. O Mulley||@@||ton and Mr. O' Malley ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14257401 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn . BILÜARZIA IN SOUTH AfIUCA.||@@||BILHARZIA IN SOUTH AFRICA TO THE .EDITOB OF THE HE BALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. I Sir,-Our men proceeding to the front will bat||@@||Sir,-Our men proceeding to the front will be | liable to contract a parasitic discuss called Bllbarzl»||@@||liable to contract a parasitic disease called Bilharzia hauuatobia. It is au lusidious and incurable com||@@||haematobia. It is an insidious and incurable com- I ])laint whose presence makes itselr kuowu ouly ioma||@@||plaint whose presence makes itself known only some montos after the parasite has gamed an entry into||@@||months after the parasite has gained an entry into I the body. Butlung lu rivers s held to be Hie mod»||@@||the body. Bathing in rivers is held to be the mode of infection. The mujonty of the mulo ¿outil o£||@@||of infection. The majority of the male youth of some towns in Natal and trie Transvaal is afibct.il||@@||some towns in Natal and the Transvaal is afflicted with the malady 1 ho complaiut is referred to as if||@@||with the malady. The complaint is referred to as if I tho appearance of blood in tlio urine of boys wera||@@||the appearance of blood in the urine of boys were littlo moro than a physiological luct Perhaps it u||@@||little more than a physiological fact. Perhaps it is too much to expect our soldiers not to baths in the!||@@||too much to expect our soldiers not to baths in the I rivers of South Africa and to avoid drinking water||@@||rivers of South Africa and to avoid drinking water ' which has not been lint boiled aud filtered Curl.'||@@||which has not been first boiled aud filtered. Curiously ously enough, the whife v, omen resident in thean j||@@||enough, the whife women resident in these | parts of South Africa aro seldom aiiected, whilst||@@||parts of South Africa are seldom affected, whilst . native womeu are frequent su derer 3 , perhaps be||@@||native women are frequent sufferers ; perhaps because 1 causo they daily wade up ta their knpes to fill their'||@@||they daily wade up to their knees to fill their pitchers and calabashes 111th v, ater for household us-, j||@@||pitchers and calubashes with water for household use. Abrasions of the skin aud lowered stata of health 1||@@||Abrasions of the skin aud lowered state of health may facilitate the contracting of the disease jv||@@||may facilitate the contracting of the disease, a singlo plunge iu running w tier would be less dan-||@@||single plunge in running water would be less dan- gerous than prolongad 1 olhtug in sido pools iho||@@||gerous than prolongad bathing in side pools. The disease, although rats 1.. aceu every uow and again||@@||disease, although rare, is seen every now and again m Sydney Ono du prophesy its increase on tho||@@||in Sydney. One can prophesy its increase on the return of our soldiers Many casos occurred dutlug||@@||return of our soldiers. Many cases occurred during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign||@@||Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. I am. &c, ANGEL MONEY.||@@||I am. &c, ANGEL MONEY. Tha chief medical advisor to the Civil Ambulance,||@@||Tha chief medical advisor to the Civil Ambulance, and Transport Brigade conducted the examination,||@@||and Transport Brigade conducted the examination, in tha practical principles of first aid of tha St.||@@||in the practical principles of first aid of the St. Pete's ambulance class at tho local Town Hall on,||@@||Peter's ambulance class at the local Town Hall on, tho 9th instant. The following ia the result :-H.||@@||the 9th instant. The following is the result :-. Pearnside, 99 per cent, of marka ; IL Hook. 88 ;!||@@||H. Fearnside, 90 per cent of marks; H. Hook. 83; W. M'Skimimng, b7 ; W. Walker, 83 ; W.1||@@||W. M'Skimming, 87 ; W. Walker, 83 ; Barnett, 83 ; Alderman Geo. Farr (chairman),,||@@||W. Barnett, 83 ; Alderman Geo. Farr (chairman) 82; H. G. S. AiiBtiu, 82; W. L. Mellor,;||@@||82; H. G. S. Austin, 82; W. L. Mellor, 82; 82 ; 0. Brown, 81 , Alfred Doran, 81 ;'||@@||C. Brown, 81; Alfred Doran, 81; E. J. Garfield, 81 ; J. S. Garfield, 81 ; J. Penfold,,||@@||E. J. Garfield, 81 ; J. S. Garfield, 81 ; J. Penfold, SO ; S. Jiirmau, 79 ; F. Sanderson, 78 , F. Brown, -||@@||80; S. Jarman, 79 ; F. Sanderson, 78 , F. Brown, - 77 . W. ILXamboth, 77 , George E Grantham, 77 ;.||@@||77 . W. H. Lambeth, 77 , George E Grantham, 77 ;. Alderman Edwin Spuckmin, 70, W. C. Whitby,||@@||Alderman Edwin Spackman, 76; W. C. Whitby, 73 ; Vincent Pampillonia, 75. Tho class was trained||@@||75 ; Vincent Pampillonia, 75. The class was trained from tho brigada syllabus by a member of the Britiai»'||@@||from the brigade syllabus by a member of the British Medical Association.||@@||Medical Association. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290548 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FIBE IN A PRODUCE STORE.'||@@||FIRE IN A PRODUCE STORE. Early this morning a uro was discovered In||@@||Early this morning a fire was discovered in 1 produce storo in Abercronibie-ptace, city||@@||a produce store in Abercrombie-place, city, occupied by Mr P Collins The alnrm «an||@@||occupied by Mr P. Collins. The alarm was given to George-street West »tallon through a street||@@||given to George-street West station through a street telephonu by a constable on tho boat 1 he head-||@@||telephone by a constable on the beat. The head- quarters brig&do, uudei Superintendent Webb, and||@@||quarters brigade, under Superintendent Webb, and Is 03 2, IC, mid 8 stations turned out On their||@@||Nos. 2, 1C, and 8 stations turned out. On their arrival tho fire v,as shotting up briskly 1 he build||@@||arrival the fire was showing up briskly. The build- lug is a bnok one und contains two floors, both of||@@||ing is a brink one and contains two floors, both of winch wera alight, the 11 unes having rapidly||@@||which were alight, the flames having rapidly aproad through the inflammable stock .he brigade||@@||spread through the inflammable stock. The brigade, howevor, had tho outbreak extinguished in about _0||@@||however, had the outbreak extinguished in about 20 minutes Iho dam-go was sr.mo.vhat sevoro, several||@@||minutes. The damage was somewhat severe, several tons of produce, consisting of hay, chad, and gram||@@||tons of produce, consisting of hay, chaff, and grain being destroyed, as nell as a portion of tho interior||@@||being destroyed, as well as a portion of the interior of the building J ¡io insurance could not be uscer||@@||of the building. The insurance could not be ascer- tatuad, and the origin of the Aro is unknown||@@||tained, and the origin of the fire is unknown. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290652 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PROGRESS OF QUEENSLAND.!||@@||PROGRESS OF QUEENSLAND. INTERVIEW Wini MR. PHILP.||@@||INTERVIEW WITH MR. PHILP. Mr. Philp, Premier of Queensland, « ho ninvod in||@@||Mr. Philp, Premier of Queensland, who arrived in Sydnny oa Monday for tho purposo of nttendicg the||@@||Sydney on Monday for the purpose of attending the Premiers' Conference, was intcrvicncd yesterday||@@||Premiers' Conference, was interviewed yesterday by a "Herald" representativo o t tho Hotel Aus-||@@||by a "Herald" representative at the Hotel Aus- tralia. In view of the Premnrs' Conference, Mr.||@@||tralia. In view of the Premiers' Conference, Mr. Philp preferred not to oxpress any opinion regarding||@@||Philp preferred not to express any opinion regarding the sending of a f odor ii di l"gation to England||@@||the sending of a federal delegation to England. Spunking of matters generally in Queensland, Mr.||@@||Spunking of matters generally in Queensland, Mr. Philp said the finances of the colony wero satisfac-||@@||Philp said the finances of the colony were satisfac- tory. During tho psst threu years the Government||@@||tory. During the past three years the Government hat been spending about £1,000,(100 a yonr of loan||@@||had been spending about £1,000,100 a year of loan money, a lurco proportion at winch had been lent||@@||money, a large proportion of which had been lent to local authorities and divi-ional boards for the pur-||@@||to local authorities and divisional boards for the pur- pose of carrying out jiublic work). The Governinenl||@@||pose of carrying out public works. The Government had authority from I'urliamont to spend £1,600,000||@@||had authority from Parliament to spend £1,600,000 during tho present year, butitna3not likely to||@@||during the present year, but it was not likely to spend moro than £1,000,000 of the umonnt. The de-||@@||spend more than £1,000,000 of the amount. The de- velopment of tho colony «ouhl be. continued by the||@@||velopment of the colony would be continued by the construction of light lines of railway. A scheine||@@||construction of light lines of railway. A scheme was nlso being considered for mcroosiog tho||@@||was also being considered for increasing the shipping accommodation at Bnsbnno, and within||@@||shipping accommodation at Brisbane, and within the noxt two oi titree yeais it «as proposed to im-||@@||the next two or three years it was proposed to im- prove the river in order to mako it available for the||@@||prove the river in order to make it available for the berthing of the P. au i O , Onont, and other large||@@||berthing of the P. and O., Orient, and other large steamers, when efforts would bo made to induce thom||@@||steamers, when efforts would be made to induce them to maka Brisbane a port of call Tho harboura atong||@@||to make Brisbane a port of call. The harbours along the coast «uro also being improved uiitlor the control||@@||the coast were also being improved under the control of harbour boards. At Maryborough, Bundaberg,||@@||of harbour boards. At Maryborough, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Mackay, and Townsville, io addition||@@||Rockhampton, Mackay, and Townsville, in addition to the Government endowment, money bad been||@@||to the Government endowment, money had been raised locally by harbour duos, and many improve-||@@||raised locally by harbour dues, and many improve- ments had boen carried out. The exports from||@@||ments had been carried out. The exports from Queensland list } ear, totalling £U.JUO,000 exclusivo||@@||Queensland last year, totalling £11,J00,000 exclusive of live stock, showed an increase of ¿*1,000,000 ever||@@||of live stock, showed an increase of £1,000,000 over the previous > ear Lal gc quantities of frozen meat||@@||the previous year. Large quantities of frozen meat had been exported to Mantis, ann rome good orders||@@||had been exported to Manila, and some good orders »eronoiv lu band from South Africa. The gold||@@||were now in hand from South Africa. The gold yicld'of the colony last year « as in -idvancB of pre-||@@||yield of the colony last year was in advance of pre- vious years. At Chartas Toners a shaft had been||@@||vious years. At Charters Towers a shaft had been sunk toa depth of lSOOft, und a reef 1ft thick rally-||@@||sunk to a depth of 1800ft, und a reef 5ft thick carry- ing gold had been opened up The prospects nt||@@||ing gold had been opened up. The prospects at Croydon »oro i xceodiusly good A number of shafts||@@||Croydon were exceedingly good. A number of shafts had boon bunk and gold obtaiuod , but owing to the||@@||had been sunk and gold obtained , but owing to the dry season toe mines had not boon able to crush||@@||dry season the mines had not been able to crush. With the recent rains, however, Croydon, he be-||@@||With the recent rains, however, Croydon, he be- hoved, would have a record year.||@@||lieved, would have a record year. Mr. Philp hopes to bo nols to rotura to Bnabaua||@@||Mr. Philp hopes to be able to return to Brisbane to-morrow : but much w ill Jopoud npon tho proceed-||@@||to-morrow ; but much will depend upon the proceed- ings of the Premiers' Conference||@@||ings of the Premiers' Conference. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14291101 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THEXBÜB01YIC PLAGUE.||@@||THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. Thoro was practically little if any changa ia the||@@||There was practically little if any changa in the coudibon of the palieut Puj ne, yvho on Wednesday||@@||condition of the patient Payne, who on Wednesday was removed from a houso in Terry -lane, Miller s||@@||was removed from a house in Ferry-lane, Miller's Pomi, to tho quuranttue statiun ut North Head||@@||Point, to tho quarantine station ut North Head rho symptoms of the disoase continue to be of tho||@@||The symptoms of the disease continue to be of the mildest character Since the transfer to tho||@@||mildest character. Since the transfer to the quarantmu station of the friends and relutiycs of the||@@||quarantine station of the friends and relutives of the nufforcr they have beau inoculated with tlio plaguo||@@||sufferer they have been inoculated with the plague prophj lactic Yesteru* ty some ol tho cleansing staff||@@||prophylactic. Yesterday some of the cleansing staff of the Health Depirtuient wore ongaotd ht (hu||@@||of the Health Depirtment were engaged at the isolated houso at Miller's Point dninfccting and||@@||isolated house at Miller's Point disinfecting and fumigating it Tho floors uud other woodwork||@@||fumigating it. The floors and other woodwork »uro also saturated with scalding nater, this pre||@@||were also saturated with scalding water, this pre- ciutiou being taken M ith a y len to the destruction||@@||caution being taken with a view to the destruction of auy fleas that might uot havo bcou killed by the||@@||of any fleas that might not have been killed by the other methods oinploj ed||@@||other methods employed. Tho steamer ¿nut 1'iorro arrived from Noumea||@@||Tho steamer Saint Pierre arrived from Noumea josterday iiftoruaon und as it hod como from u||@@||yesterday afternoon and as it had come from a country v\ hich had been proclaimed lufectod it yvas ut||@@||country which had been proclaimed infected it was at once ordeiod into quarantiue, and the orucr was||@@||once ordered into quarantine, and the order was complied yyith||@@||complied with. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14293341 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MINING FATALITY.||@@||MINING FATALITY. WEST WYALONG, Friday.||@@||WEST WYALONG, Friday. A fatal accident happened at the Golden Flee«||@@||A fatal accident happened at the Golden Fleece Company's mino ut 11 II ni yesterday F Gaggin,||@@||Company's mine at 11p.m. yesterday. F. Gaggin, who ssus one uf n pirty of tributéis, was working||@@||who was one of a party of tributers, was working the mute and C O Donne]! went below at 4 o'clock||@@||the mine, and C. O'Donnell went below at 4 o'clock mid left instructions ti bo pull« (I up at midnight.||@@||and left instructions to be pulled up at midnight. 0 Doni eil anil Gaggin went up x iraas||@@||O'Donnell and Gaggin went up a pass 70ft «nd commenced repairing defective||@@||70ft. and commenced repairing defective j lacea Without warning, a groat quantity||@@||places. Without warning, a great quantity of earth c-inie from the stnpes, kui eking Gaggin to||@@||of earth came from the stopes, knocking Gaggin to the bottom uf the pass O'Dnnuel! hung on to the||@@||the bottom of the pass. O'Donnell hung on to the ember lill the rush of oin til »topped He was in||@@||timber till the rush of earth stopped. He was in total darkness Uo made hu way out and||@@||total darkness. He made his way out and roach I the level after tsvo home and ki pt the||@@||reached the level after two hours, and kept the kuoekcr going Homo miners returning home heard||@@||knocker going. Some miners returning home heard tho knocks Phoy procoeded to the whim and horse||@@||the knocks. They proceeded to the whim and horse und descended the sh ift Gaggin waa de id when||@@||and descended the shaft. Gaggin was dead when oxiricRtcd from the debti" O'Donndl had a||@@||extricated from the debris. O'Donnell had a mars cllous escapo The inspector of mines was sent||@@||marvellous escape. The inspector of mines was sent ior -_____||@@||for._____ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14293984 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GENERAL FRENCH||@@||GENERAL FRENCH lu appearance French is hardly an ideal cavalry||@@||In appearance French is hardly an ideal cavalry officer (says the London " Daily Mail ' ) I here is||@@||officer (says the London "Daily Mail"). There is little of tho " beau sabreur " about him He is||@@||little of the "beau sabreur" about him. He is short and thick, and of rather ungainly figure||@@||short and thick, and of rather ungainly figure. Although ho can stick on a horse as v. oil as anyone,||@@||Although he can stick on a horse as well as anyone, rides with a strong seat, and is indefatigable in tho||@@||rides with a strong seat, and is indefatigable in the saddle, he is not at lill a pretty horseman His mind||@@||saddle, he is not at all a pretty horseman. His mind is moro set on osseiitiats, on effective leadership with||@@||is more set on essentials, on effective leadership with all it means, rather than on what soldiers call " spit||@@||all it means, rather than on what soldiers call "spit and pjlfsh," the exterutl nppouraiice aud not the||@@||and polish," the external appearance and not the true lnwardniui of things His mental calibre is||@@||true inwardness of things. His mental calibre is undoubtedly high , he is sound m judgment, clear||@@||undoubtedly high, he is sound in judgment, clear hoaded, patient, taking everything quietly, the rough||@@||headed, patient, taking everything quietly, the rough » lth tho smooth , but ho is ulwui s on the spot, v. li||@@||with the smooth, but he is always on the spot, wil ling to watt, and still moto ready to act, when the||@@||ling to wait, and still more ready to act, when the opportunity comes, with tramondous effect||@@||opportunity comes, with tremendous effect. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296062 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. Trooper Scott, serving with the Queenslander»in||@@||Trooper Scott, serving with the Queenslanders in South Africa, m a letter sent from Belmont on Janu-||@@||South Africa, in a letter sent from Belmont on Janu- ary 8 to his mother at Inverell, describes tho engage-||@@||ary 8 to his mother at Inverell, describes the engage- ment which took placo near Snnnysidein which Lieu-||@@||ment which took place near Sunnyside in which Lieu- tenant Adie (Queensland) n as wounded and another||@@||tenant Adie (Queensland) was wounded and another killed. In the course of the letter he says " One of||@@||killed. In the course of the letter he says " One of the other scouts returned and said that ho flaw a lot||@@||the other scouts returned and said that he saw a lot of tents at the foot of ». big kopje The artillery went||@@||of tents at the foot of a big kopje The artillery went around to tho right nod beran shelhug As soon as a||@@||around to the right and began shelling. As soon as a Bhell landed m tho Boers' camp they were taken by||@@||shell landed in the Boers' camp they were taken by surprise, and started running up the kopje, leaving||@@||surprise, and started running up the kopje, leaving themselves open, and we sent m shell after shall||@@||themselves open, and we sent in shell after shell Wo then split up, one half going straight up and our||@@||We then split up, one half going straight up and our half going roan 1 to the left aud climbing up tho hill||@@||half going round to the left and climbing up the hill. And thon how did the builds whiz and sing around||@@||And then how did the bullets whiz and sing around us t We all crouched down bebind rocks, and used to||@@||us ; We all crouched down behind rocks, and used to pop at thom whenever they moved, and make a ruiih||@@||pop at them whenever they moved, and make a rush to auother rock ahead every now and thou, until we||@@||to auother rock ahead every now and then, until we got about 00 yards, when thov hoisted the white Hug||@@||got about 50 yards, when they hoisted the white flag. Captain Pinnock and a fett of UB stood up, when the||@@||Captain Pinnock and a few of us stood up, when the cowardly dogs tired and shot one man in tbo stomach||@@||cowardly dogs fired and shot one man in the stomach. Ho died about three hourB afteiwards They then||@@||He died about three hours afterwards. They then hoisted throe Hags and threw down their aims We||@@||hoisted threee flags and threw down their arms. We took 47 prisoners, in addition todO Boors killed We||@@||took 47 prisoners, in addition to 30 Boers killed. We also captured sevou waggons, 100 0C0 rounds of||@@||also captured seven waggons, 100,000 rounds of ammunition, 10 tents, and rations enough to last SIT||@@||ammunition, 10 tents, and rations enough to last six months The Boers aro the most hang-dog looking||@@||months. The Boers are the most hang-dog looking lot you over saw-dirty and creepy , but I coiUd not||@@||lot you ever saw-dirty and creepy ; but I could not help feeling sorry for two boys about 10 Ono was||@@||help feeling sorry for two boys about 16. One was shot through the leg and the other through tbo hand||@@||shot through the leg and the other through the hand. They wero crying liLo littlo children "||@@||They were crying like little children " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296253 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. Corporal A E Smith, of the New South Wales||@@||Corporal A. E. Smith, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, wntiug to his fnthei, Pohce||@@||Mounted Infantry, writiug to his father, Police ssrgeant Smith, Liverpool, from How Water, dated||@@||sergeant Smith, Liverpool, from How Water, dated January 15, sa>s -" We Rot news that there was a||@@||January 15, says -" We got news that there was a largo army of Doers coming into Prieska Wenaitod||@@||large army of Boers coming into Prieska. We waited a day or two, and yetstorday all bands struck camp||@@||a day or two, and yetsterday all hands struck camp at ¿ in the morning, and loft for How Water||@@||at 2 in the morning, and left for How Water. An army ot 800 Boers, besides three can.||@@||An army ot 800 Boers, besides three can- nons, marched into Prieskn one hour after||@@||nons, marched into Prieska one hour after wo had left They would havo cut us up They||@@||woe had left. They would have cut us up. They locked up all the police in tile gaol Ono of them||@@||locked up all the police in tih gaol. One of them got out, abo our black tracker M'lonnh and throe||@@||got out, also our black tracker. M'Tonish and three of ns were out on outpost duty ono night about five||@@||of us were out on outpost duty one night about five milos down the river from where tho camp wai||@@||miles down the river from where the camp was. It was my natch off and I nos fast asleep,||@@||It was my watch off and I was fast asleep, when I wai awoke by the sergeant||@@||when I was awoke by the sergeant aud saw what was up Tour Boera nore||@@||aud saw what was up. Four Boers were w atenng their horses about 800 j urds awav, ao w o||@@||watrnng their horses about 800 yards awav, so we got orders to let go at them, which wo did, and they||@@||got orders to let go at them, which we did, and they returned the fire From what wo have teen of them||@@||returned the fire. From what we have seen of them as yet thoy fire anywhere ai d overywhois, but thank||@@||as yet they fire anywhere and everywhere, but thank the Lord noue of us havo been lilt as yet Another||@@||the Lord none of us have been hit as yet. Another Cape-trooper got awaj from Pnoski lost night Ho||@@||Cape-trooper got away from Prieska last night. He says the Boers havo got all the Killin digging||@@||says the Boers have got all the Kaffirs digging trenohes round tho town, so they mean busmeu "||@@||trenches round the town, so they mean business" Mr. A Langley, of Dalmain, hos received a long||@@||Mr. A Langley, of Balmain, has received a long and interesting letter from hu brother, G Langley,||@@||and interesting letter from his brother, G. Langley, who is with the British Volunteer Ambulance Corps||@@||who is with the British Volunteer Ambulance Corps attached to General Duller'« forces m Natal His||@@||attached to General Buller's forces in Natal. His letter is dated Jauuory 15 and WHB despatched from||@@||letter is dated January 15, and was despatched from Spearman'B bpruit 1 he wntor, who ia in charge of||@@||Spearman's Spruit. The writor, who is in charge of au ambulance company attached to tue 4th Brigade||@@||an ambulance company attached to the 4th Brigade under General Lyttleton, remarks in tho courso of||@@||under General Lyttleton, remarks in the course of his letter -" Wo were present at the now historic||@@||his letter -" We were present at the now historic battle of Colenso Iho roaich out in the earlv morn-||@@||battle of Colenso. The march out in the earlv morn- ing was a magnificent sight Iufimtry, cavalry, an J||@@||ing was a magnificent sight. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery, the bower of tho British Army, with all ita||@@||artillery, the flower of the British Army, with all its eqatpmenta, stores, pontoons, ambulance, hospitals||@@||equipments, stores, pontoons, ambulance, hospitals &c was a sight that must bo seen to be reslncd||@@||&c was a sight that must be seen to be relised. From our position wo could not see all that was going||@@||From our position we could not see all that was going on, but the continuous boom of the artillery, tho||@@||on, but the continuous boom of the artillery, thoe shrtok of the sheila as thuy went on their death||@@||shreek of the shells as they went on their death dealing mission, the pump pump of tho Maxims from||@@||dealing mission, the pump pump of the Maxims from tho Boar side ind tho continuous roll of muaLetrv||@@||the Boar side, and the continuous roll of musketry told us that a terribly murderous f usillodo v, as being||@@||told us that a terribly murderous fusillade was being carried on from both sides Wo could see tbo Boor||@@||carried on from both sides. We could see the Boer guus spitting out from tho surrounding hills, mid it||@@||guns spitting out from the surrounding hills, and it was not long before my sect on was told oil to||@@||was not long before my section was told off to pitch tents to receive tho wouudod Our company||@@||pitch tents to receive the wounded. Our company was attached to the 4th Brigade, but wo wore||@@||was attached to the 4th Brigade, but we were ordered out on to tho loft flank, » hore the gallant||@@||ordered out on to the left flank, where the gallant ' Irish Brigade ' bad met with a toi ribla reception||@@||' Irish Brigade ' had met with a terrible reception. This brigade was composod of the Connaught||@@||This brigade was composed of the Connaught Rangers, Dublin Pusilicra, six companies of Scotch||@@||Rangers, Dublin Fusiliers, six companies of Scotch Pusiliors, and the InniskillmgB Thoy advanced||@@||Fusiliers, and the Inniskillings. They advanced within a few yards cf tho Uocr tronchos before being||@@||within a few yards of the Boer trenches before being aware of their position, and wore met with||@@||aware of their position, and were met with murderous \olleyn of musketrv, cutting them||@@||murderous yolleys of musketry, cutting them up fearfully. Stil) thoy wont on, filing||@@||up fearfully. Still they went on, fixing bayonets as thoy went in the faco ot a dendly||@@||bayonets as they went in the face of a deadly fire The order to retire waa gnon and had to be||@@||fire. The order to retire was given and had to be repeated three limes betoro thoy turned, having to||@@||repeated three times before they turned, having to retire undor the same fusilado that they had BO||@@||retire under the same fusilade that they had so gallantly met in their advance The Held waa a||@@||gallantly met in their advance. The feld was a terrible sight with dead and wounded We wero||@@||terrible sight with dead and wounded. We were kept busy nil day until dark carrying||@@||kept busy all day until dark carrying in tho wounded, and attending to tho||@@||in the wounded, and attending to the dead-a gruesome day under tenfic heat On my||@@||dead-a gruesome day under terific heat. On my second turn on to the field » ith my section we met a||@@||second turn on to the field with my section we met a few Connaught», the romains of u company I||@@||few Connaughts, the remains of a company. I earned with me tv, o bottles of water to allay tho||@@||carried with me two bottles of water to allay the thirst of any wounded on our track they rushed the||@@||thirst of any wounded on our track. they rushed the bottles when they Baw them unable to speak and ask||@@||bottles when they saw them unable to speak and ask for it I told them everv man must have a sip, hut||@@||for it. I told them everv man must have a sip, but it was not necessary to tell them that. Although||@@||it was not necessary to tell them that. Although every man could have drunk the let, thoy sipped it||@@||every man could have drunk the lot, they sipped it round, giving each his share "||@@||round, giving each his share " Trooper Tunks, ef the New South Wales Laacers||@@||Trooper Tueks, of the New South Wales Lancers in South Africa, writing to a friend describes the||@@||in South Africa, writing to a friend describes the work thoy art put to (scouting) as vsry trying aad||@@||work they art put to (scouting) as very trying and dangerous He pays a tribute te Captain Cex, re-||@@||dangerous. He pays a tribute te Captain Cox, re- marking, " He is a brave officer, and won't Bead his||@@||marking, " He is a brave officer, and won't sead his men where he does not go himself "||@@||men where he does not go himself " Trooper Myora, of Auburn, writing to bis pareats||@@||Trooper Myers, of Auburn, writing to bis parents from lliensberg, under date Tanuary 1, referring to a||@@||from lRensberg, under date January 1, referring to a stampBde of horsos und mules daring a terrific hail-||@@||stampede of horses and mules during a terrific hail- storm, Bays, " Of courso the New South||@@||storm, says, " Of course the New South Lancers bad the extreme pleasure of||@@||Lancers had the extreme pleasure of ruasiug tbem into map agaia " He tells aa amus-||@@||running them into camp again." He tells an amus- ing story of au officer on the Modder River, who||@@||ing story of an officer on the Modder River, who came sauntering aloug lookiag for Boers Ho said,||@@||came sauntering along looking for Boers. He said, " Have yon seen any ot these Beers about, I want||@@||" Have yon seen any of these Boers about, I want to try ray new rifle " lust then, bang, bang, caree||@@||to try my new rifle " Just then, bang, bang, came from the Beers, and that officer was quickly in the||@@||from the Boers, and that officer was quickly in the saddle, shouting, " Retire ' "||@@||saddle, shouting, " Retire ' " GOULBURN, Fnday||@@||GOULBURN, Friday. At the council meeting lut night Alderman||@@||At the council meeting last night Alderman Thomas moved,-" 1 lhat this council wishes to re-||@@||Thomas moved,-" 1. That this council wishes to re- cord its deepest sympathy for those Victorians who||@@||cord its deepest sympathy for those Victorians who have beeu recently killed and wounded ia||@@||have been recently killed and wounded in Sooth Africa, and at tho same timo views with||@@||South Africa, and at the same time views with satisfaction their great gallantry aud heroism in the||@@||satisfaction their great gallantry aud heroism in the Empire's cause 1 That the Mayor forward the||@@||Empire's cause. 2. That the Mayor forward the above resolution to the Mayor of Melbourne " Tho||@@||above resolution to the Mayor of Melbourne." The motion was seconded by Alderman Conolly and||@@||motion was seconded by Alderman Conolly and earned||@@||carried. At a meeting last night of the council of the local||@@||At a meeting last night of the council of the local branch of the Highland Society it was decided to||@@||branch of the Highland Society it was decided to ?forward a cable of sympathy to Major-General||@@||forward a cable of sympathy to Major-General Macdonald, who has beeu wounded||@@||Macdonald, who has been wounded. JUNEE, Fnday.||@@||JUNEE, Friday. In consequence of the reception of good news from||@@||In consequence of the reception of good news from South Africa the railway sheds and workshops wore||@@||South Africa the railway sheds and workshops were gaily decorated with flags||@@||gaily decorated with flags. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296926 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE JFllONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. Mr. Thomas Love, of Barmedman, has receivod a||@@||Mr. Thomas Love, of Barmedman, has received a letter from Corporal Woarno, of the Now South||@@||letter from Corporal Wearne, of the New South Wales Mountod Itifnntry. It is written from||@@||Wales Mounted Infantry. It is written from Uoirater, Routh Africa, nut! is dated January IS.||@@||Howater, South Africa, and is dated January 18. lu the course of it ho says :-" We mado a night||@@||In the course of it he says :-" We made a night march into Priesks, ond before daylight marched to||@@||march into Prieska, and before daylight marched to the: bank of the Orango River, u little bevond the||@@||the bank of the Orange River, a little beyond the lowti. Across tho river were some houses, occupied||@@||town. Across the river were some houses, occupied by Free State Boors. Thoro wore suppoBctl to bo||@@||by Free State Boers. There were supposed to be ?'00 of them, and our little purtv went gliding dowu||@@||200 of them, and our little partv went gliding down ü spole, keeping under cover, every mun as esger as||@@||a spole, keeping under cover, every man as eager as could bo desired. I had a good look up nnd down||@@||could be desired. I had a good look up and down the lino several times as thev half rim, half crawled,||@@||the line several times as they half ran, half crawled, in oxtondel order 20 yards between each single Illo,||@@||in extended order 20 yards between each single file, and no ono had the leust appears;co of hesitation.||@@||and no one had the least appearance of hesitation. Tr fact it was done in splendid ttylo. In gaining||@@||in fact it was done in splendid style. In gaining the bank each mau took up a position independently||@@||the bank each man took up a position independently and silently. Several Boci s cuno out of tlio houses||@@||and silently. Several Boers came out of the houses a few mi m tos later, some armed, und «vidtmtW||@@||a few minutes later, some armed, and evidently re I6w II« duty on soma post. When tho||@@||going to take up duty on some post. When the going touwr«» y " 00I1,malB(!lJ. I mw||@@||captain gave the signal the fire commenced. I saw caj-luui gave to s0 The notos com-||@@||battle at Arundel on January 20. The notes com- mence on Januar} G, nt Lnslin camp, and extend to||@@||mence on January 6, at Eoalin camp, and extend to Janu iry S but do not in tiny WB\ furnish nnv, atldi||@@||January 8 but do not in any way furnish any, addi- tional information on that already received from the||@@||tional information on that already received from the New ¡south v\ ales troopers stationed at Bnsliti and||@@||New South Wales troopers stationed at Enslin and Arundel||@@||Arundel. Private Fowler, writing from tho Lnsliu camp on||@@||Private Fowler, writing from the Enslin camp on January 22, montions tha* for a time tho faro was||@@||January 22, mentions that for a time the fare was very rough Afterwards fresh bread and frozen meat||@@||very rough. Afterwards fresh bread and frozen meat were suDplicd Ile spent all his first two pays in||@@||were supplied. He spent all his first two pays in buying necessaries At Dead Man's Kopje ti party||@@||buying necessaries. At Dead Man's Kopje a party collected bullets and bits of sholls, &.c Another and||@@||collected bullets and bits of shells, &c. Another and himself euch knocked a tootli out of tho hoad of a||@@||himself each knocked a tooth out of the head of a Boor as momontoes Ho indicates that tho trial in||@@||Boer as mementoes. He indicates that the trial in riding for com er»ion into mounted infantry waB a||@@||riding for conversion into mounted infantry was a trial bithto the majority of tho riders and the on||@@||trial both to the majority of the riders and the on- lookers, but ho adds that the colonel said that the}||@@||lookers, but he adds that the colonel said that they could learn, so it was all right||@@||could learn, so it was all right. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14299166 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ALBION PARK (Q ) RACES.||@@||ALBION PARK (Q ) RACES. BRISBANIA, Sunday.||@@||BRISBANe, Sunday. . Brilliant'weather wa» experienced ou Saturday,||@@||. Brilliant'weather was experienced ou Saturday, ,""",!' ""»a, large-utteudance-attho Albion Park||@@||and there was a large atteudance at the Albion Park ^ces An amount of £1020 passed through the||@@||races. An amount of £1020 passed through the ? totaUsatfr. In the Flying Handicap tho jockeys||@@||totalisator. In the Flying Handicap the jockeys -if Dry«* and J. Mooney, the respectivo||@@||R. Brytan and J. Mooney, the respective , ridersT of Erinoe Edward and rTcsnonBO, were||@@||, riders of Prince Edward and Response, were . J y Hie Duke of I'ortlauet last night.||@@||Albany by the Duke of Portland last night. Troopers Bvrues and Willoughby wero so ill that||@@||Troopers Byrnes and Willoughby were so ill that they wero landed. The men were brought ashore||@@||they were landed. The men were brought ashore lu twu companies und were drilled in tlio lecreatinn||@@||in two companies and were drilled in the recreation grounel. The oflieerH e.cri' i iitfrtiinod at the tlub.||@@||ground. The officers were iintertained at the club. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300402 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRESENTATION TO THE REV. T. K.||@@||PRESENTATION TO THE REV. T. K. ABBOTT, B.A.||@@||ABBOTT, B.A. Tho parishioners of St. Jude's Church, Randwick,||@@||The parishioners of St. Jude's Church, Randwick, on Thursday nicht entertained in tho local Town||@@||on Thursday night entertained in the local Town Hall thu Rev. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott, B.A., who||@@||Hall the Rev. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott, B.A., who lias been curato m the parish for the past three years,||@@||has been curate in the parish for the past three years, mid srhois leaving to take upiiBcholustic position at St||@@||and who is leaving to take up a scholastic position at St Paul's Co'.logc, University. The gathering numbered||@@||Paul's College, University. The gathering numbered about 300 people, aud thu Rev. William Hough||@@||about 300 people, and the Rev. William Hough (rector) presided. The r-hiurman referred to the||@@||(rector) presided. The chairman referred to the umic&blo friendship which etistod between Mr.||@@||amicable friendship which existed between Mr. Abbott and himself.||@@||Abbott and himself. Mr 1!. IV Tones, on behalf of 115 gentle-||@@||Mr. R. W. Jones, on behalf of 115 gentle- men Rtihscnberß. presented Mr Abbott with a||@@||men subscribers. presented Mr Abbott with a bciutiiiilly-illuminilod ndctress in album form, in||@@||beautifully-illuminated address in album form, in which nas rccorlnd their regret at hie departure, und||@@||which was recorded their regret at his departure, and also testifying their warm appreciation or the services||@@||also testifying their warm appreciation of the services rendered liv bim to the church and parish. Tho||@@||rendered by him to the church and parish. The Mission Church at Lower liandwick found in hiin au||@@||Mission Church at Lower Randwick found in him an earnest and zealous svorkcr , tho bunday school und||@@||earnest and zealous worker, the Sunday school and the Young Men's Bible Cías« regarded s\ ith devotion||@@||the Young Men's Bible Class regarded with devotion his untiring i norgies ni the care« of Ihoir spiril ual||@@||his untiring energies in the care of their spiritual welfare, Si. Jude's Institute was materially||@@||welfare ; St. Jude's Institute was materially strengthened and sustained hy his presence , and||@@||strengthened and sustained by his presence ; and generally tho parish was under a deep obh*»otion foi||@@||generally the parish was under a deep obligation for the good work bo bud so faithfully and oflicioutly||@@||the good work he had so faithfully and efficiently |icrformocl.||@@||performed. Mr. Ti IT. Cupper followed 1 y pres»uting Mr.||@@||Mr. E. H. Capper followed by presenting Mr. Abbott svith a valuable gold watch. The money for||@@||Abbott with a valuable gold watch. The money for the testimonial had come la so siionluueou&lv that||@@||the testimonial had come in so spontaneously that after paving for iho address tho committee found||@@||after paying for the address the committee found themselves svitb a large nalincc, and ns their friend||@@||themselves with a large balance, and as their friend scould not accept a purse of sovereigns tboy dec ded||@@||would not accept a purse of sovereigns they decided to utilise the money in Iba manner mantiourd. He||@@||to utilise the money in the manner mentioned. He referred to Mr. Abbott's great populanty and to the||@@||referred to Mr. Abbott's great popularity and to the tisleem in which hu was held||@@||esteem in which he was held. Mr. J. A. I. Porry »poke on bohalf of the||@@||Mr. J. A. I. Perry spoke on behalf of the pauslnonoia in terni« of eulogy, uft»r which the||@@||parishioners in terms of eulogy, after which the Rev. f. K. Abbott feelingly acknowledged the kiud||@@||Rev. T. K. Abbott feelingly acknowledged the kind ccmplinicuts paid lum.||@@||compliments paid him. During the evening refreshments were provided||@@||During the evening refreshments were provided by tho ladies, ana some music was contributed.||@@||by the ladies, and some music was contributed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301417 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BRITISH NEW GUINEA.||@@||BRITISH NEW GUINEA. SAMARAI, Fob. 28.||@@||SAMARAI, Feb. 28. Samarai firms have been busy of late equipping||@@||Samarai firms have been busy of late equipping mining parties, and stocks aro vory Ion, pending||@@||mining parties, and stocks are vory low, pending the arrival of expected supplies from Cooktown||@@||the arrival of expected supplies from Cooktown. Several buildings aro being erected and others||@@||Several buildings are being erected and others are projected lho Govornment survoyor is at pre||@@||are projected. The Government survoyor is at pre sent onguged inlaying oft additional nllotmouts,i»r||@@||sent engaged in laying off additional allotments, for which a domand exists Tho Government does not||@@||which a demand exists. The Government does not sell land on Samnrai, merely leasing quartor-noie||@@||sell land on Samarai, merely leasing quarter-acre allotments for 21 j cars it lb per innuni, on con-||@@||allotments for 21 years at £5 per annum, on con- dition that 1200 woitli of impro\omcnts aro||@@||dition that £200 worth of improvements are complotoil within 12 months, tho whole becoming/||@@||completed within 12 months, the whole becoming Crown property at tho oxpirj ol the lenso Those||@@||Crown property at tho expiry of the lease. Those leasehold prop»rlifS now command a considerable||@@||leasehold properties now command a considerable ninrkot valuo Three small steamers from Quoons||@@||market value. Three small steamers from Queens laud ports armed hero recently uuder temporary||@@||land ports arrived here recently under temporary charters to mining companies on Woodlark Island,||@@||charters to mining companies on Woodlark Island, and looal sailing vessels ka\o also found plenty||@@||and local sailing vessels have also found plenty of employment of a profitable ohnraoter of lato||@@||of employment of a profitable character of late. Mi A L AValkor is down from tho Giru gold-||@@||Mr. A. L. Walker is down from tho Gira gold- field, where his party recent!} succeeded in finding||@@||field, where his party recently succeeded in finding gold m the Yodda Valley, for whioli discovery||@@||gold in the Yodda Valley, for which discovery thoy ha\a boon grmted nu oxlon«ito renard||@@||they have been granted an extensive reward olaim lho piospeoting of tho Yodda Vnlloy has||@@||claim. The prospecting of the Yodda Valley has hitherto been raopomtn., owing to tho intense||@@||hitherto been inoperative, owing to the intense hostility of tho naines, who nie of powerful||@@||hostility of the natives, who are of powerful physique and intiepid fightois, and who succeeded||@@||physique and intrepid fighters, and who succeeded in driving back two or threo parties in the past l8||@@||in driving back two or three parties in the past l8 months The Yodda Valley is lovel couutry, about||@@||months. The Yodda Valley is level couutry, about 20 miles in width, and it> host approached from tho||@@||20 miles in width, and is best approached from the 6eu hy the Kumusi Uiver No dillii ulty, it is re-||@@||sea by the Kumusi River. No difficulty, it is re- ported, will bo experienced in taking horses or||@@||ported, will be experienced in taking horses or railles to tho non field from the const A number||@@||mules to the new field from the coast. A number of minors ino non on tho ground, and moro arc||@@||of miners are now on the ground, and more are awaiting uccessai y food supplies before starting||@@||awaiting necessary food supplies before starting. Orders havo beeu gil on fcr the oioclion of a store||@@||Orders have been given for the erection of a store thero No authentio paiticulara aro yot to hand re-||@@||there. No authentic particulars are yet to hand re- garding tho probablo richness or extent of the||@@||garding the probable richness or extent of the new find.||@@||new find. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301535 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. Private Eobert Baxter, who left Valley Heights||@@||Private Robert Baxter, who left Valley Heights .nth th« New South WHIPB Infantry soma month«||@@||with the New South Wales Infantry some months > ago. has written from Arundel on Fouruttry 16 to hu||@@||ago, has written from Arundel on February 16 to his parents a loiter, from winch the following ia ex-||@@||parents a letter, from which the following is ex- tracted :- ** The fhst time I was under Uro it mirle||@@||tracted :- "The fhst time I was under fire it made me fool very funny, I can tell you ; but now we take||@@||me feel very funny, I can tell you ; but now we take nu nu li co of it at till. It ia n«nrlv all artillery iiring||@@||no notice of it at all. It is nearly all artillery firing > *that goes ou around here, nnd as hoon as the Boera||@@||that goes on around here, and as soon as the Boers start we ni way B mutee a brake for cover, »ntl then||@@||start we always make a brake for cover, and then our guns and the Doer guns have a duel which doss||@@||our guns and the Boer guns have a duel which does not last very loiig. Yesterday at 3 a.m. the alarm||@@||not last very long. Yesterday at 3 a.m. the alarm was sounded. We all saddled up in about three||@@||was sounded. We all saddled up in about three minutes and galloped out to lind a Urge party of||@@||minutes and galloped out to find a large party of Boura hud cut two companies vi tho Berkshire*)" off||@@||Boers had cut two companies of the Berkshires off from the camp. \\ e were just in time tu save them.||@@||from the camp. We were just in time to save them. A few,shots from tis and a few rounds from two field||@@||A few shots from us and a few rounds from two field puuB that carne with us soou sent the Boera gallop-||@@||guns that carne with us soon sent the Boers gallop- ing miles away. You can uevor nnugiue how hard||@@||ing miles away. You can never imagine how hard it is lighting in this country. The li o ora have the||@@||it is fighting in this country. The Boers have the advantage over ui. You see they havo their posi-||@@||advantage over us. You see they have their posi- tions Uiken up in the hills, aud "the poor British||@@||tions taken up in the hills, and the poor British . Tommy * has to drive thom out ; but wo will do it||@@||"Tommy" has to drive them out ; but we will do it lu time.*'||@@||in time." Trumpeter . K. Berkeley (New South Wiles||@@||Trumpeter . S. Berkeley (New South Wales Medical Corps), who w-ta one of tho Hfmt hern||@@||Medical Corps), who was one of the Southern ? CroBi contingent, writing to Mr. G. O'Brien,||@@||Cross contingent, writing to Mr. G. O'Brien, Pyrmout- aaya he will nuver forget the reception||@@||Pyrmout- says he will never forget the reception the troops got at Capetown fr*.ra thousand* ot||@@||the troops got at Capetown from thousands of people. They expected lo luivo after b?ing in-||@@||people. They expected to leave after being in- spected. There wera 13 stowaways on board, two||@@||spected. There were 13 stowaways on board, two ¡ of whom were put-J» irons for icfuaing to work.||@@||of whom were put in irons for refusing to work. It was beautitul to watch schools of spouting||@@||It was beautiful to watch schools of spouting whales. The food was good and plentiful, and||@@||whales. The food was good and plentiful, and there were plenty of smokes. Conceits wore held||@@||there were plenty of smokes. Concerts were held on alternate night«, and church on Sunday. The||@@||on alternate nights, and church on Sunday. The writer made some humorous remarks ia reference||@@||writer made some humorous remarks in reference to the «tierny, and al BO added he was very happy.||@@||to the enemy, and also added he was very happy. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14304360 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LANOERS.||@@||THE LANCERS. The second half-squadron of Laucarais malting||@@||The second half-squadron of Lancers is making good progresa m drill under Sergeant Waugh, 'the||@@||good progress in drill under Sergeant Waugh. The recruits will go into camp ou Thursday betoro Quod||@@||recruits will go into camp on Thursday before Good E'nday tur three days' training. It is expected that||@@||Friday for three days' training. It is expected that about 300 men will ga into camp, which will be at||@@||about 300 men will go into camp, which will be at the barracks. Owing to the fact that the tupul; of||@@||the barracks. Owing to the fact that the supply of Irtuiki has run out, the recluita will be unable to||@@||khaki has run out, the recruits will be unable to get uniforms. It is expocU'd, however, that thoy||@@||get uniforms. It is expected, however, that they will all be uniformed tor tho Queen's Birthday||@@||will all be uniformed for the Queen's Birthday loviow.||@@||review. Tim result of tbe Castlo Hill Show is expected to||@@||The result of tbe Castle Hill Show is expected to show a good balance ou tho right side.||@@||show a good balance on the right side. The oiectrio light bus beeu installed at the New-||@@||The electric light has been installed at the New- ington Asylum||@@||ington Asylum. J.'wo casca of typhoid were received luto the Parra-||@@||Two cases of typhoid were received into the Parra- matta District Hospital ou 'lhuridaj, one from Clyde||@@||matta District Hospital on Thursday, one from Clyde aud the other iruin Hums Park:.||@@||and the other from Harris Park. The Parramatta branch of tbu Patriotic Fund now||@@||The Parramatta branch of the Patriotic Fund now totals Í210 Da 4d.||@@||totals £210 0s 4d. Mrs A. li. Perry, of Taylor*street, Parramatta,||@@||Mrs. A. G. Perry, of Taylor-street, Parramatta, has received from tbo residents of tho Tu eed Uiver||@@||has received from the residents of the Tweed River (on bebalf of her brother, Nur mau M'Kiiiiion) a||@@||(on behalf of her brother, Norman M'Kinnon) a handsome gold modal commemorative of the depar-||@@||handsome gold medal commemorative of the depar- ture of the Luucors to tho war lu bouth Africa. All||@@||ture of the Lancers to the war in South Africa. All the Lancers from tho Timed Kn er district received||@@||the Lancers from the Tweed River district received emular medals.||@@||similar medals. At tile half-yearly meeting of the Orange Grove||@@||At the half-yearly meeting of the Orange Grove Lodge, U.A.O. ¿ruma, thu following officers Hero||@@||Lodge, U.A.O. Druids, the following officers were elooted :-A D., Uro. J. Caidiil : V.A.D., Bro. Ii.||@@||elected :-A D., Bro. J. Cardiff ; V.A.D., Bro. H. Woodron , secretary, Uro, 11. (Jleasby ; treasurer,||@@||Woodroff ; secretary, Bro. H. Cleasby ; treasurer, Uro. J. Fll7patncl£ , I.G., flin. W. Gusiiard , A.D.||@@||Bro. J. Fitzpatrick ; I.G., Bro. W. Gazzard ; A.D. Hards, PJ3.P. Bro. H. 0. Bartlett uud Bro. A.||@@||Bards, P.D.P. Bro. R. C. Bartlett and Bro. A. Huberts, V.A, Bards, Bros JJ. Buruot und Ü.||@@||Roberts ; V.A. Bards, Bros. D. Burnet and G. Prudumes ; assistant sucrotury, Bro, J, Hoyle,||@@||Prudames ; assistant secretary, Bro. J. Hoyle ; auditors, Bros. Gt. Taylor und J. G. lyall, j.P.A.,||@@||auditors, Bros. G. Taylor and J. G. Fyall ; J.P.A., Bro. G. Veitch. Tbo offtcora wore lusiaUcd by D.P.||@@||Bro. G. Veitch. The officers were installed by D.P. Bro. 0. Guyott and P.D. Bro. C. Wheats. A P.A.||@@||Bro. C. Guyott and P.D. Bro. C. Wheats. A P.A. collar «vus presented to P.A. Bro. A. lioberts.||@@||collar was presented to P.A. Bro. A. Roberts. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305241 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn REBUILDING A TOHTION OF SYDNEY||@@||REBUILDING A PORTION OF SYDNEY TO THE EDI TOR OF THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-Shi ultl the Premier carry forward hu re||@@||Sir,-Should the Premier carry forward his re pt rtod proposal for rebuilding a portion of Darling||@@||ported proposal for rebuilding a portion of Darling Uurhoui Bjetioti of the city, that act would no doubt||@@||Harbour section of the city, that act would no doubt he recorded in the hist >ry of the city as a grand||@@||be recorded in the history of the city as a grand ucluuvoinout Why not L/I ano better by following||@@||achievement. Why not go one better by following my lead and milking a ' hull s tyo shot " ¡it being||@@||my lead and making a ' bull's eye shot " at being rocorded III history us ' W .lohn Lyne the Hans||@@||recorded in history as ' W .John Lyne the Haus- numil i f Sydney I*. fc> W ? Illowa} to make certain||@@||mann of Sydney N.S.W.?" The way to make certain uf such distinction is clearly set out an a map of||@@||of such distinction is clearly set out on a map of tho city which I have especially prepared for the||@@||the city which I have especially prepared for the purposo||@@||purpose I am, &c,||@@||I am, &c, J, HORBURY HUNT.||@@||J. HORBURY HUNT. I Studio, Wallbroo*- Cottftgo, Double Bay, April 6.||@@||Studio, Cranbrook Cottage, Double Bay, April 6. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305251 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TIIE HEATHFIELD. 1-liOl-I NEWCASTLE, IN||@@||THE HEATHFIELD, FROM NEWCASTLE, IN CuLlilSlON.||@@||COLLISION. Tim following pirticuliirs of n collision linvn been re-||@@||The following particulars of a collision have been re- ceive! bj Um iiuclerwriten liv mill fruin Sun linnc-wcn||@@||received by the underwriters by mail from San Francisco, vin I ondon, under lclirlinrv'sdutfl -Dio Anejín, which||@@||via London, under February's date:- The Ancyra, which nailed from Anton i fo- Cork on J muan 20, [Hit f nt i port||@@||sailed from Austoria for Cork on January 20, put into port in iliHtiosH on tim ¿ntl instant, eseorletl li) tim ITentliflelil,||@@||in distress on the 2nd instant, escortd by the Heathfield, liiivin ' been in colliflion with thi« lattei VIHSCI on tin» JltU||@@||having been in collision with this latter vessel on the 29th intimo in lut 17 N , lons Uli J« *** lire lottei «ranci,||@@||ultimo in lat. 37 N , long. 129.30 W. The latter vessel, which w11 bound in from Nettcuatle, N S W , dirt not||@@||which was bound for Newcastle, N.S.W. did not hillier grcrtlv in the encounter, merril injuring the henil||@@||suffer greatly in the encounter, merely injuring the head- ueir nnd port ciltLciul, us nil her durang« is «novo water,||@@||gear and port cathead; as all her damage is above water, Eli»» will »ulfer no detention in mai inn repcln, UH tlieio||@@||she will suffer no detention in making repairs, as these can be cllccteil during dlsctianso Tim Anejín, Innovei,||@@||can be effected during discharge. The Ancyra, however, sustained serious damage, 11s tim Heathfield ttruck her oil||@@||sustained serious damage, as the Heathfield struck her on tho port qillitter nliout aft forward of her bumpkin, tenr||@@||the port quarter about 2ft forward of her bumpkin, tear- lnrr ull nil her limiter, jigger, lowei 1111* (opinait rtirging,||@@||ing all all her quarter, jigger, lower and topmast rigging, jiRKel lopranit nnd npunlier boom, bending the lund or d10||@@||jigger topmast and spanker boom, bending the head of the Judder mid mnnflung tim wheel, in addition to slnrlinr: Hie||@@||rudder and smashing the wheel, in addition to starting the poop-deck nk«, lights und cliiirlhoime, nnd lui her storo||@@||poop-deck skylights and charthouse; and as her store- rooin wm situated on ti c port nido rift, ne irly nil tim||@@||room was situated on the port side aft, nearly all the ullin'« rtorcswintovernolird nnd vrere lust lim damage,||@@||ship's stores, went overboard and were lost. The damage lo li» Ancyrn 1« ertimntcd nt Irom lo OOOdol to 1.' unOilol ,||@@||to the Ancyra is estimated at from 10,000dol, to 12,000dol., while GUUdol would probably coi er tim repina to tho othti||@@||while 500dol would probably cover the repairs to the other vessel lie former vessel »ia» been mn-veied 1»> dpirlu||@@||vessel. The former vessel has been surveyed by Capain MoUalf, rcpreicntinK Llojo'n, nnd Captain Watson, reprc||@@||Metcalf, representing Lloyds, and Captain Watson, repre- seucíng tlio shipowners, nnd nu n remit «ho lina been||@@||senting the shipowners, and as a result she has been docker! nt beetion ¡! of tim Sea will, «hero tho willdis||@@||docked at Section 2 of the Seawall, where she will dis- tharge n poition of bet cargo to enable the ruUdgt to U||@@||charge a poition of her cargo to enable the rudder to be »nshippi-d; no doubt from 1000 to loOO tons will hare to||@@||unshipped; no doubt from 1000 to 1500 tons will have to be taken out as there is not over 2Bfr of water where thu||@@||be taken out as there is not over 26ft of water where the snip i» dischnrguitr, und her draft is ¿¿ft tim It will ia||@@||ship is discharging, and her draft is 22ft ins. It will in «11 hkchtiood belo or JJ da) s before the Anc>ra. is ready||@@||all likelihood be 10 to 12 days before the Ancyra is ready tor sea .No n out teal inquiry will be held hcie, Ahth«||@@||for sea. No nautical inquiry will be held here, as the mutter will be adjusted at homo , meanwhile deposition!||@@||matter will be adjusted at home , meanwhile depositions 1 ( f masters and crt-ws of bofb le&seht bare beensworoto||@@||of masters and crews of both vessels have been sworn to before ti li M, Cou ml||@@||before H. B. M. Consul. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14307457 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATE LIEUTENANT C. O.||@@||THE LATE LIEUTENANT C. O. KASCHIi.||@@||BASCHE. Tho Government ha« received a cable announcing||@@||The Government has received a cable announcing the death from entono fever of Lieutenant Carl||@@||the death from enteric fever of Lieutenant Carl Oswald Busche ut Bloomfontein. The deceased||@@||Oswald Basche at Bloemfontein. The deceased ofhecr, who was the second youngest Biibilteru in||@@||officer, who was the second youngest subaltern in Major Knight's Now South Wales Mounted Iniantrv||@@||Major Knight's New South Wales Mounted Infantry command, was bom on tbe Muddy in 187G, and was||@@||command, was born on the Macleay in 1876, and was conseujuetitlv lu his 24th year. His father is a dairy||@@||consequently in his 24th year. His father is a dairy f*imor nour Smithtown, The lite Lieutenant||@@||farmer near Smithtown, The late Lieutenant Bindle joined the milltuiy in 189J as a privute,||@@||Basche joined the military in 1898 as a private, anti worked his way up, receiving u commission as||@@||and worked his way up, receiving a commission as second lieutenant in the Army bervice Corps in||@@||second lieutenant in the Army Service Corps in Jnuuary, 1899. Ho was a good athlete, though some-||@@||January, 1899. He was a good athlete, though some- what delicate, and highly popular, and the news of||@@||what delicate, and highly popular, and the news of his sad end was deplored at the Ireasury, where he||@@||his sad end was deplored at the Treasury, where he had been employed.||@@||had been employed. Tho cable message also intimated the death from||@@||The cable message also intimated the death from tho same cause of Private W. Bender.||@@||the same cause of Private W. Bender. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14307653 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATE LIEUTENANT C. 0.||@@||THE LATE LIEUTENANT C. O. BASCHE.||@@||BASCHE. Lieutenant Vandelour Kelly, of tho N S W||@@||Lieutenant Vandelour Kelly, of tho N.S.W. Mounted lillie», who is Bcrving under Colonel||@@||Mounted Rifles, who is serving under Colonel Knight nt the front in a letter to his mother le||@@||Knight at the front, in a letter to his mother re- ceived by last rosil, referred to the late Lieutenant||@@||ceived by last mail, referred to the late Lieutenant O O Bascbc Lieutenant Kelly nfc tho time of||@@||C.O. Basche. Lieutenant Kellyat the time of writing (March 2J) was neal Bloumfontr in and pro||@@||writing (March 22) was near Bloemfontein and pro- i eediug to that town The writer stated that Lieu-||@@||ceeding to that town. The writer stated that Lieu- tenant Basche was then suffonii!; fioui a Bsvere||@@||tenant Basche was then suffering from a severe dualling which ho had received through his horse||@@||crushing which he had received through his horse tripping md rolling upon lum The unfortunate||@@||tripping and rolling upon him. The unfortunate accident caused hnn to be laid up for some tuno, anti||@@||accident caused him to be laid up for some time, and it was foarttl that entone fover IVSB devebping The||@@||it was feared that enteric fever was developing The fuars thus entertained vv ero realised, and jirovod fatal||@@||fears thus entertained were realised, and proved fatal to tho popular officer Lieutenant Kelly further||@@||to the popular officer. Lieutenant Kelly further added that considerable annoyance was caused the||@@||added that considerable annoyance was caused the saldlers in the field hy the gi eat delay in receiving||@@||soldiers in the field by the great delay in receiving letters from thoir relatives and ft tends m Australia||@@||letters from their relatives and friends in Australia. Ho had also met Colonel Williams, f MO, who was||@@||He had also met Colonel Williams, P.M.O., who was well||@@||well. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14307915 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. Sergeant W. Leggett, of the New Sotith iVnles||@@||Sergeant W. Leggett, of the New South Wales Mounted lillies, a son of Mr. W. Leggett, of Oxloj '»||@@||Mounted rifles, a son of Mr. W. Leggett, of Oxley's Peak, Merriwa, and formorly in thu police force at||@@||Peak, Merriwa, and formerly in the police force at Goulburn und Cootamundra, writing from the Aus-||@@||Goulburn and Cootamundra, writing from the Aus- tralian base depot, Multland camp, Capetown, on||@@||tralian base depot, Maitland camp, Capetown, on March l8, says he hurt his leg nu tho ship, mid ho||@@||March 18, says he hurt his leg on the ship, and he was left with 20 others at I he camp. Ho was in||@@||was left with 20 others at the camp. He was in charge, us paymaster, of all the Australians not fit||@@||charge, as paymaster, of all the Australians not fit to go to the front Hu had to look after the tents,||@@||to go to the front. He had to look after the tents, blankets, and rations, and ho WOB never done attend-||@@||blankets, and rations, and he was never done attend- ing to one and another. He had beeu made a||@@||ing to one and another. He had been made a sergeant, and nil eergeauts doing cleric«! work wore||@@||sergeant, and all sergeants doing clerical work were to reçoive Is fad ]ior day oxtra from March 1. Bggs||@@||to receive 1s 6d per day extra from March 1. Eggs wuro ¿d each, anil cheese Is 4d lb. Thero wns in||@@||were 3d each, and cheese 1s 4d lb. There was in ramp a l'asuiiinin who was Bhot through the neck.||@@||camp a Tasmanian who was shot through the neck. He accounted for three Beers, so ho was sitistled||@@||He accounted for three Beers, so he was satisfied. He is all naht aiuiin, und wanted to go to the front||@@||He is all right again, and wanted to go to the front ut once. The surgeons took five pieces of a dum||@@||at once. The surgeons took five pieces of a dum dum bullet out of the atm of a man. The English-||@@||dum bullet out of the arm of a man. The English- men, as a rule, aro aline strapping lot, and have flue||@@||men, as a rule, are a fine strapping lot, and have fine rrsy oomplexions. Mr. Leggett gives lila impressious||@@||rosy complexions. Mr. Leggett gives his impressions of Capetown, speaks in cotnphnioutary terms of the||@@||of Capetown, speaks in complementary terms of the Britishers, and writes humorously ot life lu camp.||@@||Britishers, and writes humorously of life in camp. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14308693 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MELANESIAN MISSION.||@@||MELANESIAN MISSION. On Saturday afternoon and ei emng a aale of work||@@||On Saturday afternoon and evening a sale of work um held at the Kilburn bisters' Cilleente High||@@||was held at the Kilburn Sisters' Collegiate High School grounds, Waverley, at which a large quautity||@@||School grounds, Waverley, at which a large quantity of goods, A.C , pr>vidod bj the pupils of the school,||@@||of goods, &c., provided by the pupils of the school, «ero exposed for sale, the proceed« to bo dovotod to||@@||were exposed for sale, the proceeds to be devoted to the Melanesian Missiuu 1 he goods were exhibited||@@||the Melanesian Mission. The goods were exhibited upon a number of tastefully arranged btalla,||@@||upon a number of tastefully arranged stalls, presided over by the pupila, »ho were must ed||@@||presided over by the pupils, who were assisted by the Kilburn bibt rs uurt the teaching staff The||@@||by the Kilburn Sisters and the teaching staff. The attendance m tho afternoon was encouraging, and||@@||attendance in the afternoon was encouraging, and ives increased during the evening bevorul sidB||@@||was increased during the evening. Several side- sliOH a, including ii Bbonliug gallery, Edison's phono-||@@||shows, including a shooting gallery, Edison's phono- graph, Are the people in i||@@||respect do not follow England? Are the people in ti i eso much smaller populated countries ton intelli||@@||hese much smaller populated countries too intelli- gent ? It must not be forgotten that not only in the '||@@||gent ? It must not be forgotten that not only in the country districts of England und the suburbs of||@@||country districts of England and the suburbs of .London dons limited Sunday opening obtain, but in||@@||London does limited Sunday opening obtain, but in Loudon, the greatest city in the world, tho hours of||@@||Loudon, the greatest city in the world, the hours of opening are longer than those extended to other||@@||opening are longer than those extended to other pints ot Lnglumt||@@||parts ot England. It has bo»n acknowledged to the head of the police||@@||It has been acknowledged to the head of the police m this colonv by the principal supot intendenta of||@@||in this colonv by the principal superintendent of police tu Eugliind that they are Ihcroughly satisfied||@@||police in England that they are thoroughly satisfied \>ith the uorimg of the English Lie uri mug Act||@@||with the working of the English Licensing Act. Is it, I wonder, n pleasant sight for tho toetotnl||@@||Is it, I wonder, a pleasant sight for the teetotal agitator to BOB on ever} bunda) thousands of persons||@@||agitator to see on every Sunday thousands of persons pouring in trnm the border towns of Scotland and||@@||pouring in from the border towns of Scotland and Wales into England to ha%e tbeir plats of liquor i>||@@||Wales into England to have tbeir glass of liquor? Let mc remind our critic that philanthropists and||@@||Let me remind our critic that philanthropists and ministers of religion have often admitted the fact||@@||ministers of religion have often admitted the fact that it is tho cold nttilude presented hy the church* s||@@||that it is the cold attilude presented by the churches und tot ta tal agitators, ulong with '* uncomfortable "||@@||and teetotal agitators, along with '* uncomfortable " homes that nwke tho hotel a too frequent resort for||@@||homes that make the hotel a too frequent resort for the people tv ho MBit it I||@@||the people who visit it. If jour correspondent will meutally plsnce at the||@@||If your correspondent will mentally glance at the cuicer of thut untiring agitator, fair Wilfrid Law - |||@@||career of that untiring agitator, Sir Wilfrid Law - son, who for half a century hus endeavoured to||@@||son, who for half a century hua endeavoured to legMute for cold water an I soft drinks to be the||@@||legislate for cold water an soft drinks to be the natiooul beverage, he will soo that this teetuUl I||@@||national beverage, he will see that this teetotal magnate scntevod nothing I||@@||magnate achieved nothing. Mr Buch tin's part\ and ourselves can join hands||@@||Mr Buchan's party and ourselves can join hands on one matter, and that is at the next election doing||@@||on one matter, and that is at the next election doing our utmost to prevent " triaimeis*' on the liquor||@@||our utmost to prevent " trimmers' on the liquor question from entering Parliament Liko tho loct*l||@@||question from entering Parliament. Like the local option clauses of the Licensing Act thoy ure no got d||@@||option clauses of the Licensing Act they are no good to either Pide||@@||to either side. It is a platform of this association that the trade it||@@||It is a platform of this association that the trade it IB intere*teu in nhould bo purified and made more de-||@@||is interested in should be purified and made more de- cent fur all concerned, which present legislation does||@@||cent for all concerned, which present legislation does not allon for In this respect the teetotallers and the||@@||not allow for. In this respect the teetotallers and the (icena* d trader eau also work together, ana wo||@@||licensedd trader can also work together, and we heertily welcome their support Afterwards the fight||@@||heartily welcome their support. Afterwards the fight of district prohibition or extreme prohibition can ttill||@@||of district prohibition or extreme prohibition can still go on as before||@@||go on as before. The matter of early closing referred to hy Mr||@@||The matter of early closing referred to by Mr. But han, eeeiug the length of this letter, I cannot||@@||Buchan, seeing the length of this letter, I cannot deal with just now||@@||deal with just now. I am, 4-c,||@@||I am, &c, W. J. MONFRIES.||@@||W. J. MONFRIES. General Secretiry, Unitrd Licensed Vic-||@@||General Secretiry, United Licensed Vic- tuallers' Association of N.S.W.||@@||tuallers' Association of N.S.W. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14310892 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM TUE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. CORPORAL PULSFORD.||@@||CORPORAL PULSFORD. Mr Cliarleta Nicholl has received a letter from||@@||Mr Charles Nicholl has received a letter from Coi purni II ¡j Plllsfortt (1st Austroliuu Home),||@@||Corporal H. S. Pulsford (1st Australian Horse), dated Bloemfontein, April 10. In it the wrilei||@@||dated Bloemfontein, April 10. In it the writer suya - " I havo dodged tho bullets so far, though I||@@||says - " I have dodged the bullets so far, though I h ive had some raro ' shaves ' We oxnect a general||@@||have had some rare shaves ' We expect a general move forward on fhursdu» (Al rd 12), «ntl (.nine||@@||move forward on Thursday (April 12), and some heavy fighting is nutiiiputed \Vo carno straight tu||@@||heavy fighting is anticipated. We came straight to Hie trout upon arrival, and have been on the firing||@@||the front upon arrival, and have been on the firing hue evei ellice, and I think hive dnno good work||@@||line ever since, and I think have done good work. By all appearances wo shall Ute Bloemfoulem aa tim||@@||By all appearances we shall use Bloemfontein as the base of our operations for the winter, bo you will||@@||base of our operations for the winter, so you will have plenty of opportunities to »vritevmc " (corporal||@@||have plenty of opportunities to write me " Corporal Pulatord is the sou of the Hou Ed a ard Pulaford,||@@||Pulsford is the son of the Hon. Edward Pulsford, M I. C , and left feydnoy with tho second coutiugent||@@||M.I.C., and left Sydney with the second coutingent of Australian Horse||@@||of Australian Horse. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14311195 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SYDNEY OJl'Y MISSION.||@@||SYDNEY CITY MISSION. ?4»||@@||- Thamonthlv meeting of the committee was hold||@@||The monthlv meeting of the committee was held on Tlutred ly afternoon in tho Mission office,||@@||on Thursday afternoon in the Mission office, YMCA rocms Mr W Cranoproeidcd,endtheie||@@||Y.M.C.A. rooms Mr W Cranepresident,and there wera present Hevs J Buchan, It Dev, J G||@@||were present Revs. J. Buchan, R. Day, J. G. South bj, Messrs Addison, Crispin, Harrison,||@@||Southby, Messrs. Addison, Crispin, Harrison, J uiws, Itctvo, btannrf uni the secretary The||@@||Lewis, Reeve, Stewart, and the secretary. The April receipts were £81 17s Zd and the expenses||@@||April receipts were £81 17s 2d and the expenses £19i> 9s Oil Tho minimi meeting was fixed Regret||@@||£195 9s 9d. The annual meeting was fixed. Regret wau exprussod that his ljxcollencv the Governor||@@||wau expressed that his Excellencv the Governor w i ml ü not be able to preside, aud it nus stated that||@@||will not be able to preside, and it must stated that ?vlr Justice Stephen had consented to do so||@@||Mr. Justice Stephen had consented to do so. Doini!« of the a) rangements wera considered, and it||@@||Details the arrangements were considered, and it was resolví d to uoimuats the Hov G Campbell, who||@@||was resolved d to nominate the Rev. G Campbell, who lind ably acted as chairman of the com-||@@||had ably acted as chairman of the com- mittee, to fill the newly uppointod ulhce||@@||mittee, to fill the newly appointod office of president. The committee considered (hat||@@||of president. The committee considered that Mr Campbell «as worthv of f.ieat praise||@@||Mr Campbell was worthy of great praise for the excellent services bo hnd Rivon, first as||@@||for the excellent services he had given, first as honorary secretary ai d more lately as chuuinan of||@@||honorary secretary and more lately as chairman of the committee It v les docidod to niovu Missionary||@@||the committee. It was decided to move Missionary Cooper from Surry Hills district to Redfern Eist,||@@||Cooper from Surry Hills district to Redfern East, sice Mrs Spear, lesigned, and to appoint a malo||@@||sice Mrs Spear, resigned, and to appoint a male missionary to the vacant distnot The missionaries||@@||missionary to the vacant district. The missionaries preferred a lequest that iicrinis«ion shall be gieuted||@@||preferred a request that permission shall be granted to them to hold a uuiled bnzair in nix mouths' time||@@||to them to hold a uuiled bazaarr in six months' time Iii aid of the Mission Hall debts, non i educed to||@@||In aid of the Mission Hall debts, non reduced to £1950 Other» lia I been projected and sovoral tes-||@@||£1950. Others had been projected and several tes- timonials from public ineu luid endorsed thom, fjr||@@||timonials from public men had endorsed them, for which another tloOO v ould ho »coded Peioiission||@@||which another £15OO would be needed.Permission was Granted It was also resolvol to oneil u fuud,||@@||was granted. It was also resolved to open a fund, the " twentioth century effort of the City M/fsion,"||@@||the " twentieth century effort of the City Mission," to further the object||@@||to further the object ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312171 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PR1VÏ COUNCIL APPEALS.||@@||PRIVY COUNCIL APPEALS. LONDON, May 16.||@@||LONDON, May 16. Tho Judicial Committee of the Privy||@@||The Judicial Committee of the Privy Oouncil lins partly allowed with coste the||@@||Council has partly allowed with costs the appoal in the onse of Edgar v. Plomley.||@@||appeal in the case of Edgar v. Plomley. Tile appeal "Wnsteneys v. Wastenoys||@@||The appeal Wasteneys v. Wasteneys has been allowod with costs.||@@||has been allowed with costs. In tho last-named case, Pit mley and another v.||@@||In the first-named case, Plomley and another v. Shepherd and others, plaintiffs, being beneficiaries||@@||Shepherd and others, plaintiffs, being beneficiaries under the will of the late William Shephord, brought||@@||under the will of the late William Shepherd, brought a suit in Equity for tho purpose of determining||@@||a suit in Equity for the purpose of determining whether or not they had priority over the interest of||@@||whether or not they had priority over the interest of James bhephord and defendant W. H. Edizai, tho||@@||James Shepherd and defendant W. H. Edgar, the latter of whom based his elattn to priority on tho||@@||latter of whom based his claim to priority on the circumstance that ho hold u mott/ of coffee, Jib||@@||biscuits, 1-16th ounce of tea, ¼oz. of coffee, ½lb meat, mid for two days wa had only one biscuit each||@@||meat, and for two days we had only one biscuit each. Trench's column and CDiivoy when marching on tho||@@||French's column and Convoy when marching on the road is scvoii miles long "||@@||road is seven miles long." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313399 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn 'VICTORIA.||@@||'VICTORIA. MELBOURNE. Tuesdny.||@@||MELBOURNE. Tuesdny. At a meeting of the Ro)iil Commission on||@@||At a meeting of the Royall Commission on roligious instruction m State Koltools to day,||@@||religious instruction m State schools to day, Dr Abraham», representative of the Hebrew||@@||Dr Abrahams, representative of the Hebrew Churches, withdrew boeouse tho iuiigrcgiitions||@@||Churches, withdrew because the congregations had decided not to Hupport nuy form of Soripturo||@@||had decided not to Support any form of Scripture teaolung during school hours if un y thing is||@@||teaching during school hours if anything is to be introduced conflicting with tho Jewish||@@||to be introduced conflicting with the Jewish religion The other commissioners expressed||@@||religion. The other commissioners expressed regret, and intend to seo if the difficulty can be||@@||regret, and intend to see if the difficulty can be overcome||@@||overcome. John Lricson, a cibdnitr was fouud guilty, at||@@||John Ericson, a cabdiver was found guilty, at tho Criminal Court to da), of the munslaughtoi of||@@||tho Criminal Court today, of the manslaughter of au old mun named Patnok Hoonnii, who was||@@||an old man named Patrick Heenan, who was knocked donn by prisoner « cab in Colima street||@@||knocked down by prisoner's cab in Collins street lust month The jury recommended him to||@@||last month The jury recommended him to morey||@@||mercy. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313569 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.||@@||THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. EEfEASING DARLING HAEBOUE||@@||RELEASING DARLING HARBOUR WHAllES.||@@||WHARFS. One bubonic plague patient was the total for yes-||@@||One bubonic plague patient was the total for yes- terday- "William Richardson, residing at Newtown.||@@||terday- William Richardson, residing at Newtown. No death was reported during the day.||@@||No death was reported during the day. The Governor hil issued three proclamations re-||@@||The Governor has issued three proclamations re- specting the quarantined areas of the city They are||@@||specting the quarantined areas of the city. They are all in reference to the boundaries of areas already||@@||all in reference to the boundaries of areas already proclaimed, and recito that, whereas it is expedient to||@@||proclaimed, and recite that, whereas it is expedient to vary the boundaries described ia the proclama-||@@||vary the boundaries described in the proclama- tions, certain other boundaries are substituted. The||@@||tions, certain other boundaries are substituted. The schedule» descrining the bounds of tbe uow areas||@@||schedules describing the bounds of the new areas «re rather involved in their language, but it may be||@@||are rather involved in their language, but it may be shortly »dated that all the wharfs which have been||@@||shortly stated that all the wharfs which have been under the oporation of the cleansing gang?, and||@@||under the operation of the cleansing gangs, and whirh are now ti Ik »I up behind the eheet piling with||@@||which are now filled up behind the sheet piling with bal luit and cuncrete, so that rate cinuot obtain at»y||@@||ballast and concrete, so that rate cannot obtain any covei beneath tbe decking, and which||@@||cover beneath tbe decking, and which ure ihn ni a gool stat*) of preservation,||@@||are also in a good state of preservation, luna been íeUnsed from quaiantiue Steakum;||@@||have been released from quarantine. Speaking gum »Hy, it uuij he siid Hi it m»ail\ nil tim wlmifs||@@||generally, it may be said that nearly all the wharfs m Dalling, ll-iiliutir IxUtvcott Pymont Uri iga nn I||@@||in Darling Harbour between Pymont Bridge and Duwrs Point, have bten lel^ase«.! from quarantine,||@@||Dawes Point, have been released from quarantine, while most ot tloso on the other «do ot the bridgu||@@||while most of thoseon the other side of the bridge ile still under the operation of tho quarantine laws||@@||are still under the operation of the quarantine laws. lu eouuectiou with this mutter it may hu remarked||@@||ln connection with this matter it may be remarked that a meeting ut Bhipov. ntis, wharfownors, wharf||@@||that a meeting ship owners, wharfowners, wharf I-ssees, uni othei s int-»r»"itöd iu Darling If arbour||@@||lessees, and others interested in Darling Harbour whait propcities, will bo hold at the oihets ot the||@@||wharf properties, will be held at the offices of the Heamship Owneri» Ansociition at noon to-morrow||@@||Steamship Owners Association at noon to-morrow to con°idei tue situation which has been cicatea by||@@||to consider the situation which has been created by fie receut action of the troverurneitt||@@||the recent action of the Government. Yestcidav's work oa the wharfs waa m co use -||@@||Yesterday's work on the wharfs was in conse - quuuco of the rain largely confined to such tis could||@@||quence of the rain largely confined to such as could bo done undi j co.ei. i hi men wen* engaged during||@@||be done under cover. The men were engaged during a great paît of the dav ni burning timber Uiccn from||@@||a great part of the day in burning timber taken from the whurfc and wharf buildings which have boen||@@||the wharfs and wharf buildings which have been pulled dow ii and in relaying the docking of those||@@||pulled downi and in relaying the decking of those which have had vacant s pact, s beneath them filled||@@||which have had vacant spaces beneath them filled with concrete mid ballust, so as to présent a solid||@@||with concrete and ballast, so as to present a solid I bottom beneath tho wooden tloors In the qu&rau*||@@||bottom beneath the wooden floors. In the quaran- tined areas of tim city no woik was doue.||@@||tined areas of the city no work was done. Thu put it nts lu the quarantine hospital appeared||@@||The patients in the quarantine hospital appeared I yesterdav to bo dom,* fairly well One patient who||@@||yesterdav to be doing fairly well. One patient who ! has beon for days pjst stated to be suffering from||@@||has been for days past stated to be suffering from I weakness is now reported ns growing stronger, quite||@@||weakness is now reported as growing stronger; quite a number of those who were on Tuesday stated to bo||@@||a number of those who were on Tuesday stated to be no bettei are now reported to bo improving or doing||@@||no better are now reported to be improving or doing i well.||@@||well. Probably the continuous rain of yesterday exer-||@@||Probably the continuous rain of yesterday exer- cised au influence on the number of persons who||@@||cised an influence on the number of persons who presented themselves at the Town Hall for inocula-||@@||presented themselves at the Town Hall for inocula- tion. 'J he number of ticket« issued entitling the||@@||tion. The number of tickets issued entitling the recipient's to come up during the uftornoon was 282,||@@||recipient's to come up during the afternoon was 282, ' but when tho doora closed only 62 operations bad||@@||but when the doors closed only 62 operations bad been performed||@@||been performed The number of rats burned yesterday ut Darling||@@||The number of rats burned yesterday at Darling Island was 702, of which total Ul wero collected at||@@||Island was 702, of which total 131 were collected at tho different suburban depots,||@@||the different suburban depots. At a rally of the Petersham and district local||@@||At a rally of the Petersham and district local union of Cbmtian tfudeavoui on Monday it was de-||@@||union of Christian Endeavour on Monday it was de- cided to send the foltowngraaaiago to Dr. halter and||@@||cided to send the following message to Dr. Salter and his stiff it the Quaiautiiifi Mitton -*' That the||@@||his staff at the Quarantine Station: - "That the meeting doe.iros to piuco on record its high apprecia-||@@||meeting desires to place on record its high apprecia- tion of the devoted services r/mderulro «uffeiiug||@@||tion of the devoted services rendered to suffering huruuuity by Dr baiter and hi- faithful baud of||@@||humanity by Dr Salter and his faithful band of nurses during the trying ordeal thay are now passing||@@||nurses during the trying ordeal they are now passing through ut tho Quarantine Mutton, and desires to||@@||through at the Quarantine Station, and desires to assure thom of our O tin st mu »ytupUhy and earnest||@@||assure them of our Christian sympathy and earnest pr uvera that they m»y bo sustained and kept from||@@||prayers that they may be sustained and kept from ntl harm."||@@||all harm." At Tuesday's in se ting of the Drummoyne Council||@@||At Tuesday's meeting of the Drummoyne Council it was resolved, *' l'hit from and after »Tuna 1 it be||@@||it was resolved, "That from and after June 1 it be it btatiding order ot tim i onncil, vu -(1 /1 hat the||@@||it standing order of this Council, viz.: - (1) that the iuspontor shall at least once in everv month \Ml aud||@@||inspector shall at least once in every month visit and i op ort to thn council upon the sanitary condition of||@@||report to the council upon the sanitary condition of all but ncrs' shops, provision stores, annies, unlk||@@||all butchers' shops, provision stores, dairies, milk voudorA* pieroiics, and appurtenances thorn to, aud||@@||vendors' premises, and appurtenances thereto, and (2) nt least oiif*o m e\erv three months trtnll visit||@@||(2) nt least once in every three months shall visit und repoit upon K11 tenements, dwelling«, stables,||@@||and report upon all tenements, dwellings, stables, fowlhoiiees, druus, ..Ve , in tho bert ugh "||@@||fowlhouses, drains, &c, in the borough." At Tuesday's ni/ht'a meetiug of the Drummoyne||@@||At Tuesday's night's meeting of the Drummoyne Council the inspector of nutwiuee3 reportod thal &G||@@||Council the inspector of nuisances reported that 56 rats had been destroyed during the past fortnight,||@@||rats had been destroyed during the past fortnight, making a total for the borough of 210||@@||making a total for the borough of 210. The Woollahra S*nifcir> VigiUnee Commi'tee has||@@||The Woollahra Sanitary Vigilance Committee has been »(hinted with tim City Vigil into Committee,||@@||been affiliated with tim City Vigilance Committee, and nt tho Inst mealing it appointed u\« persons us||@@||and at the last meeting it appointed five persons as representatives to attend the hitter budy. Mr||@@||representatives to attend the latter body. Mr J. II. B Maitin has accepted the position of bon.||@@||J. H. B. Maitin has accepted the position of hon. secistiry of the Woollahra miiimittsa||@@||secretary of the Woollahra committee. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14316116 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TROOPER S. It. BALY.||@@||TROOPER S. R. BALY. Troopor S Tt Bali, who loft by the steamer Mora-||@@||Trooper S. R. Baly, who left by the steamer Mora- vian with the 15 NW benth Wales Lincurs, writes||@@||vian with the 15 New South Wales Lancers, writes from Bloemfontem under d ite of April 19, describing||@@||from Bloemfontein under date of April 19, describing his expcricncis on the march thilhei After loivnig||@@||his experiences on the march thither. After leaving Modilnr Uiver, he was one of an escort to a convoy||@@||Modder River, he was one of an escort to a convoy that i as traiolluig to the fighting line with provi-||@@||that was travelling to the fighting line with provi- sions Generally they marched all i lght and camped||@@||sions. Generally they marched all night and camped in tho da«, time Tho barbed wiro fences reu lorod||@@||in the daytime. The barbed wire fences rendered travelling at night time dangerous He was caught||@@||travelling at night time dangerous. He was caught ni it barbed nire fence, mid his hone suffered from a||@@||in a barbed wire fence, and his horse suffered from a lui log for about a mouth I be Now boutb Wales||@@||bad leg for about a month. The New South Wales Lancers lind boen eui»aged in drawing tho fire of tlia||@@||Lancers had been engaged in drawing the fire of the ouomy On tho way to Blofimfontoru thoy, except||@@||enemy. On the way to Bloemfontein they, except when thi.y cominan leered food, had to rest »atis-||@@||when they commandeered food, had to rest satis- bo I tilth colïeo and tiro or three biscuits for break||@@||fied with coffee and two or three biscuits for break- f ist, u bimilar nllowanco for tea, and biscuits alone||@@||fast, a similar allowance for tea, and biscuits alone for dinnor-tint was if they weie lucky Lnough to||@@||for dinner - that was if they were lucky enough to have any||@@||have any. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14316350 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SUPPOSED DROWNING'CASH.||@@||SUPPOSED DROWNING CASE. FALL FKOM A FERRY STEAMER.||@@||FALL FKOM A FERRY STEAMER. ' During the midnight trip of the ferr) steamer||@@||During the midnight trip of the ferry steamer i Wallaroo from Mosman to Circular Quay one||@@||Wallaroo from Mosman to Circular Quay one ot the firemen, named Harry Bestall, aged about||@@||of the firemen, named Harry Restall, aged about 140, and residing m Campbell-streor, burri Ullis I||@@||40, and residing m Campbell-Street, Surry Hllis is supposed to havo fallon overboard. Ho was laat||@@||is supposed to have fallen overboard. He was last noticed at the for'ard gangway I he atten||@@||noticed at the forward gangway The attention lion of those on board the Wallaroo waa brat||@@||of those on board the Wallaroo was first directed ti the fact that something had boppeued hy||@@||directed to the fact that something had happened by hearing a r-rv of distress from the ivuter whilst the||@@||hearing a cry of distress from the water whilst the steamer was bet ween Pinchgut and Kirribilli Point||@@||steamer was between Pinchgut and Kirribilli Point Toe mister immediately went asteru, and it was||@@||The master immediately went astern, and it was then discovered that the 1 roman w ni missing||@@||then discovered that the crewman was missing The vicinity was searched ivithout success,||@@||The vicinity was searched without success, and the Wallaroo then carno on to Sydney,||@@||and the Wallaroo then carried on to Sydney, where the matter was reported to the Water||@@||where the matter was reported to the Water Pohca The jiolico launch w But down to the scene||@@||Police. The Police launch went down to the scene of the occuncuco and searched for ovor au hour||@@||of the occurrence and searched for over an hour without discovering anvthtng of the missing hrpman||@@||without discovering anvthing of the missing crewman Subsequently a skiff with hi o of the police took up||@@||Subsequently a skiff with two of the police took up the work Restall lia« been in the ferry sol vico for||@@||the work. Restall had been in the ferry service for 14 vearo, and at the lunst annual meeting of the||@@||14 vears, and at the last annual meeting of the National Shipwreck Soar ty hold at the Town Hall||@@||National Shipwreck Society held at the Town Hall ho was presented by J irl Uenucbiimp, w ith otheis,||@@||he was presented by Earl Beauchamp, with others, with a silver medal and certi Unite for laving a per-||@@||with a silver medal and certificate for saving a per- son from drowning who had fallen off the ferry||@@||son from drowning who had fallen off the ferry steamer Waringn Up to a late hour this morning||@@||steamer Waringa. Up to a late hour this morning no success had rewarded the searchers, and in view||@@||no success had rewarded the searchers, and in view of the dirty weathor on the harbour none wa» eï||@@||of the dirty weathor on the harbour none was ex pected _||@@||pected _ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14316401 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ORGANIST OF ST, ANDREW'S||@@||ORGANIST OF ST, ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.||@@||CATHEDRAL. APPOINTMENT Olr MK. JOSEPH MASSEY.||@@||APPOINTMENT Olr MK. JOSEPH MASSEY. At a mooting of tho Chapter of St Andrew's||@@||At a meeting of tho Chapter of St Andrew's Cathedral yestoi du v nf tei noon Mr Joseph||@@||Cathedral yesterday afternoon Mr Joseph Massey, organist of St Ihomaa s Church,||@@||Massey, organist of St Thomas's Church, North bvduey, was appointai ro the position of||@@||North Sydney, was appointed to the position of organist of St Andrews Cathedral, in succession to||@@||organist of St Andrew's Cathedral, in succession to the tutu Mr. Moutagtio "ionngor II is understood||@@||the late Mr. Montague Younger. It is understood that the choice, which was almost unanimous, was||@@||that the choice, which was almost unanimous, was made solely upon the mm ra of the candidate as an||@@||made solely upon the merits of the candidate as an organtàt and us a choirmaster, aa displayed in con-||@@||organist and as a choirmaster, as displayed in con- nection with tua work at lu» own huren and upon||@@||nection with his work at his own church and upon many public occasions of importunée at wh eli he hits||@@||many public occasions of importance at which he has been prominent It iniiv be fairly added that ti t||@@||been prominent. It may be fairly added that the uppomtmeut will prove generally popular For||@@||appointment will prove generally popular, For immy years pant Mr Jo op h Maskey lias done excel-||@@||Many years past Mr Joseph Massey has done excel- lent work us organist at bt Thornon s Church, North||@@||lent work as organist at St Thomas's Church, North by diiey, whoro ho Ins brought the choir lou. high||@@||Sydney, where he has brought the choir to a high state of state of orohcienc\ , mid whoio le Ina from timo to||@@||proficiency, and where he has from time to time time organised un o rebe et ru for the due performance||@@||time organised an orchestra for the due performance of such oratorios as " The Messiah ' and .' The Re-||@@||of such oratorios as " The Messiah" and "The Re- demption " Mr Masseys roput itiou has xt the same||@@||demption ". Mr Massey's reputation has at the same time extended far bo> ond a parochial sphere At moro||@@||time extended far bryond a parochial sphere. At more than outs of tilt great choral festivals at bl Arid row &||@@||than one of the great choral festivals at St Andrew's Cvthedrul, when the lato Montague lounger was||@@||Cathedral, when the late Montague Younger was at his post as conductor, Mr Matse\ has pre-||@@||at his post as conductor, Mr Matssey has pre- sided at the orpnn At tho ronocring of selections||@@||sided at the organ. At the rendering of selections from" The Messiah " one >ear, Mr Massey's bnl||@@||from" The Messiah " one year, Mr Massey's bril- littut executive talent was amply demonstrated in||@@||liant executive talent was amply demonstrated in dpito of the difficulties which then attached to the||@@||spite of the difficulties which then attached to the raj id manipulation of tho ke^boaids with their some-||@@||rapid manipulation of the keyboards with their some- what stiff touch Mure foi túnate than his esteemed||@@||what stiff touch. More fortúnate than his esteemed predscessur, Mr Joseph Massey vill now enter upon||@@||predecessor, Mr Joseph Massey will now enter upon the control of a reuovated instrument, which has||@@||the control of a renovated instrument, which has none of the old-fashioned defects which were at one||@@||none of the old-fashioned defects which were at one time ileplorod and from a knowledco of his placing||@@||time deplored and from a knowledge of his playing at the Iowa Hall »t the Church bociotj fl annual||@@||at the Town Hall at the Church Society's annual gatlunug and nt simiUr important functions, it may||@@||gathening and at similar important functions, it may ba said with certainty that the judgment of the Dean||@@||be said with certainty that the judgment of the Dean and Chapter will bo endorsed by all who have||@@||and Chapter will be endorsed by all who have knowledge jf the suhjoct Incidentally, the vexed||@@||knowledge of the subject. Incidentally, the vexed question of importing a stranger from Ln^lund will||@@||question of importing a stranger from England will be set at rest 1 ho Bul iry offered was not hkelv, it||@@||be set at rest. The salary offered was not likely, it muy he supposed, to induce au Lngliih o-ganist of||@@||may be supposed, to induce an English organist of tho very hiebest attainments to leave home and||@@||the very highest attainments to leave home and country for a new lund On the other hand, as we||@@||country for a new land. On the other hand, as we now kiiuw, tho remuueiutiou is milhcieut to secure||@@||now know, the remuneration is sufficient to secure the services of ii locil musiciau of upproved talmt,||@@||the services of a local musician of approved talent, au apparent anomaly tuailv orplaintd by the fact||@@||an apparent anomaly easily explained by the fact that the ulroady ritudout a rtiet is not called upon to||@@||that the already resident artist is not called upon to make any sacrihces to uocure the np j ointment lu||@@||make any sacrifices to secure the appointment. In tho case of Mr Tosbph Mu-sey» tho Cathedra.! seourcs||@@||the case of Mr Joseph Massey, the Cathedral secures a inusiciuo whose loug exneriLiico and success as u||@@||a musician whose long experience and success as a choirmaster should prove invaluable and his ability||@@||choirmaster should prove invaluable and his ability is m sut U a post only second to thit of talent us au||@@||is in such a post only second to that of talent as an organist It may be added that Mr Joseph Massey, I||@@||organist. It may be added that Mr Joseph Massey, the death of whosefuthtr waa rcccrfcd curlier in I||@@||the death of whose father was recorded earlier the vear, is the eldest of x musical lamil) which in||@@||the year, is the eldest of a musical family which in- cludLs Mi ] dwurd T Massey, organist of the Wool||@@||cludes Mr Edward J Massey, organist of the Wool- lihra Presbyterian Church mid conductor of tho||@@||lahra Presbyterian Church and conductor of the Glebe Musical Society und Mr Arthur Muasey,||@@||Glebe Musical Society and Mr Arthur Massey, organist of bt John s Church, Glebe||@@||organist of St John's Church, Glebe. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322968 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. Writing to hia sister at Bowral, from Kroonstad,||@@||Writing to his sister at Bowral, from Kroonstad, on May lu, Sergeant Duprc?, who left with the||@@||on May 13, Sergeant Dupres, who left with the Second Contingent, Bays :-" We luit Bloemfou||@@||Second Contingent, says :-" We left Bloemfon- tciu on the Ut installt with Genor.il Roberta, for a||@@||tain on the 1st instant with General Roberts, for a forward march, mid have had a victorious trip right||@@||forward march, and have had a victorious trip right through. We havo had four engagemuiita nilli tita||@@||through. We have had four engagements with the Bucrs, and beat (hera every liniu. We captuied||@@||Boers, and beat them every time. We captured Brandfort, a town of soluo importance, after about||@@||Brandfort, a town of some importance, after about four hour*' fighting. General Roberts congratulated||@@||four hours' fighting. General Roberts congratulated the N.S.W. Mounted Rillcs ou their cuptuio of tho||@@||the N.S.W. Mounted Rifles on their capture of the Sand River Drift. We wero ordered to advance ou||@@||Sand River Drift. We were ordered to advance on the drift and take it, uudoi heavy Are.||@@||the drift and take it, under heavy fire. We rodo within hnlf ii milo of tho drift,||@@||We rode within half a mile of the drift, and were thou ordered to dismount mid (is||@@||and were then ordered to dismount and fix bayoneta. Wo clinrgud clear ucrois tim drift. Tho||@@||bayonets. We charged clear across the drift. The 'sight of stool won too uiuch for the Boers, and they||@@||sight of steel was too much for the Boers, and they oleaiod/or theirliveb. We captuied a Maxim glin||@@||cleared for their lives. We captured a Maxim gun and nix pnxoncrs, nnd killed seven Beeta. We did||@@||and six prisoners, and killed seven Boers. We did nut havo a limn hit, which wai a inlracte.ua they||@@||not have a msn hit, which was a mlracle as they sbolled us ull the way, and Ihn bullets foil like hail-||@@||shelled us all the way, and the bullets fell like hail- stones. W11 havo boen undur the ramo hie as tho other||@@||stones. We have been under the same fire as the other troops, and while they have lost scores, we havo como||@@||troops, and while they have lost scores, we have come out of it with hut a man or two hit. Wo have not||@@||out of it with but a man or two hit. We have not had one killed lu action yet, but fever has played Bad||@@||had one killed in action yet, but fever has played sad havoc with our numbora. Our squadron numbers||@@||havoc with our numbers. Our squadron numbers now ouly 42 lighting men. The other squadrons ara||@@||now ouly 42 fighting men. The other squadrons are proportionately uffectcd." *||@@||proportionately affected." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325116 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THIS IÎEV. T. HOWARD SMITH.||@@||THE REV. T. HOWARD SMITH. Iho Rev T Howard famitli, whose name appeared.||@@||The Rev. T. Howard Smith, whose name appeared III }t»tirdi)'s tl norold" as one of the missionaries||@@||in yesterday's "Herald" as one of the missionaries who »as muBsacrod at Poking, was woll know u in||@@||who was massacred at Peking, was well known in fS}duev* he having studied for tho m in ia try at Cam-||@@||Sydney, he having studied for the ministry at Cam- den College, under tho Kov Di Frasor Hu was||@@||den College, under tho Rev. Dr. Fraser. He was beru ni 1 uglaud m the year 1809, mid carno to||@@||born in England in the year 1869, and came to New /(-»land whilst young A ft or entering into||@@||New Zealand whilst young. After entering into ordinary commercial pursuits, he cunio to Sydney foi||@@||ordinary commercial pursuits, he came to Sydney for the purpose of studying for tho Congregational||@@||the purpose of studying for the Congregational ministry in tho 3 oar ÍHÍU \V hilst pursuing his studies||@@||ministry in the year 1893. Whilst pursuing his studies he was an activo member ol the Pitt-street Church||@@||he was an active member of the Pitt-street Church »Sund »y-nehool, and also did good service 111 tho Young||@@||Sunday-school, and also did good service in the Young 1 cop lo'9 fcociety nf Christina Endeavour Having||@@||Peolpe's Society of Christian Endeavour. Having uoueltidud his e/jurso of stu lies ut Camden College 111||@@||concluded his course of studies at Camden College in S Tu vcii, IdOG ho uttuuded c1 tsses at tlio Syd noy Uni-||@@||March, 1896 he attended classes at the Sydney Uni- versity , ttutl subsequently offered himself tor foreign||@@||versity , and subsequently offered himself for foreign viorkmChiua \VhilBtaiwittiiighi3uppoiutmentb) tua||@@||work in China. Whilst awaiting his appointment by the boa id of the Loudon Musiorniy boen, ty hu pío*||@@||board of the London Missionary Society, he pro- cueded to Franklin (iiismauia), and engaged in mis-||@@||ceeded to Franklin (Tasmania), and engaged in mis- sion work for abuut 12 mouths Upon receiving||@@||sion work for about 12 months. Upon receiving notification of Ina acccptauca as a missionary of tho||@@||notification of his acceptance as a missionary of the LMb iu 1897 ho returned to Sjdnuy, and waa||@@||L. M. S. in 1897 he returned to Sydney, and was ordained at the [Jitt street Church lha Kov Dr.||@@||ordained at the Pitt-street Church. The Rev. Dr. TVnser gLve the orüinutiou charge Ile shortly||@@||Fraser gave the ordination charge. He shortly ufturwards procoeded to Poking to take up thu work||@@||afterwards proceeded to Peking to take up the work of amfsiouary, whuio he Ima been eugnged during the||@@||of a missionary, where he has been eugaged during the past four years Ihe luto missionary m November||@@||past four years. The late missionary in November 1891 married Miss Mary Burton, second diughter||@@||1897 married Miss Mary Burton, second daughter of Mr Kdmii Burton» of ¡byduey Mrs 1 Howard||@@||of Mr. Edwin Burton of Sydney. Mrs. T. Howard bmith IB a nutlvo ot Sydney Sha was educatad at||@@||Smith is a native of Sydney. She was educated at Mina ti actor B school, burry Hills, and waa both a||@@||Miss Baxter's school, Surry Hills, and was both a scholar ar d teacher at the Pitt street Congregational||@@||scholar and teacher at the Pitt-street Congregational erhool abo ulso took a \ary activo part iu con-||@@||school. She also took a very active part in con- nection 'with the duties of tho church work.||@@||nection with the duties of the church work. After Iho lato Rev 1 Howard bmith||@@||After the late Rev. T. Howard Smith had been on the misai nu field for about||@@||had been on the mission field for about 12 months, Misa Burton proceeded to||@@||12 months, Miss Burton proceeded to ¡shanghai to meet him on his arrival from||@@||Shanghai to meet him on his arrival from Peking Miss Burton War met un arrival und cared||@@||Peking. Miss Burton was met on arrival and cared tor by Miss Halley (daughter of the Hov J J.||@@||for by Miss Halley (daughter of the Rev. J. J. XTii I ley, of Victoria) After two weukb' ruyidonco||@@||Halley, of Victoria). After two weeks residence they were married at tho Shnughai Cathedral, aud||@@||they were married at the Shanghai Cathedral, and subsequently proceeded tn Peking, tho ecu no of Mr.||@@||subsequently proceeded to Peking, the scene of Mr. bmith's laboura The late missionary has uno child||@@||Smith's labours. The late missionary has one child (I)ciuthy Mur>), WJID ha» just turned ono jear||@@||(Dorothy Mary), who has just turned one year of age Owing to tbo scarcity of nowa||@@||of age. Owing to the scarcity of news concurutug the tiagic ovont.it is not jot cor tam||@@||concerning the tragic event, it is not yet certain whether Mis Smith and tho child aro amongst tba||@@||whether Mrs. Smith and the child are amongst the victims With a view of mining further informa-||@@||victims. With a view of gaining further informa- tion, tt '. Uirald " leportur waited upon Mr A||@@||tion, a "Herald" reportur waited upon Mr. A. Burton, of Kent »trent, brother t » Mrs Howard||@@||Burton, of Kent-street, brother to Mrs. Howard ¡Mnith, who, howtivm, stated that he had re eived||@@||Smith, who, however, stated that he had received no new fi whatever direct He endeivouiod tosend||@@||no news whatever direct. He endeavoured to send a " cabio " to Peking to his t-istei about 10 days ago,||@@||a "cable" to Peking to his sister about 10 days ago, and eould not succeed, owing to tro great strom||@@||and could not succeed, owing to the great strain of work upon thu cal le line Ile, hon ever»||@@||of work upon the cable line. He, however, autieipated the early receipt of nows from some local||@@||anticipated the early receipt of news from some local source ihe 1 let luttLr reeeivod by him from his||@@||source. The last letter received by him from his autor veas dated Juno 0, aud this hue already beuu||@@||sister was dated June 6, aud this has already been published||@@||published. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327005 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF PRIVATE J.||@@||DEATH OF PRIVATE J. PALAZZI.||@@||PALAZZI. Tho lute Private Joseph Valazzi, u g til 23, who, if||@@||The late Private Joseph Palazzi, aged 23, who, it I« reported, WSB killed in action, and his brotlior,||@@||is reported, was killed in action, and his brother, tSaddler-sergoant S. A. Palari, aged 20, wore mem-||@@||Saddler-sergeant S. A. Palazzi, aged 20, were mem- bers of the Wagga Wagga Infantry Company, and||@@||bers of the Wagga Wagga Infantry Company, and both were among the first men in Kuw South Walpa||@@||both were among the first men in New South Wales to volunteeer for service. They left Sydney in |||@@||to volunteeer for service. They left Sydney in the. Aberdeen, with. Captain _ IJCERO'S , detaottneot.^||@@||the Aberdeen, with Captain Legge's , detachment. Thoy bava boen prominent throughout in months of I||@@||They have been prominent throughout in months of arduous woik Mr B F*I»«i, father of de-||@@||arduous work. Mr. B. Palazzi, father of de- ceased, resides at Bomen, near WURR»||@@||ceased, resides at Bomen, near Wagga Wagi,a In tho Wilgha lufa itry, S A||@@||Wagga. In the Wagga Infantry, S. A. Pala/?i wa« a sorgo mt and hi« brother u corporal||@@||Palazzi was a sergeant and his brother a corporal. Tho do sasod writing from Bl luuifonteiii ou April||@@||The deceased writing from Bloemfontein on April 17 «sid -" Feannf they woul 1 bo »unounded the||@@||17 said -"Fearing they would be surrounded the Boats got away in a burr) Tims wo enteiol the||@@||Boers got away in a hurry. Thus we entered the Free bt i'e without firing a idiot A bait of a few||@@||Free State without firing a shot. A halt of a few dus lins side of Hie river, mid then we stalled on||@@||days this side of the river, and then we started on the milich up here The column split up into taroo||@@||the march up here. The column split up into three bod o-«, we t iking the left, ami in turn manner no||@@||bodies, we taking the left, and in this manner we carno thr uji ilisatmiug the bille In dis-||@@||came through disarming the State. In dis- arming, a i arty of a do/en would nde||@@||arming, a party of a dozen would ride to a farm the white Ung would lnowtibly hu fljmg||@@||to a farm, the white flag would invariably be flying Iromeceiy cluiniioy end gable We wooli he met||@@||from every chimney and gable. We would be met at the door by tho farmor, ask lum for hu arms, and||@@||at the door by the farmer, ask him for his arms, and in nearly oi -ry cass thoy ivould be gil cn ovor qmotl}||@@||in nearly every case thoy would be givenn over quietly. If iliov h»sitated the thioat to search their houses||@@||If they hesitated the threat to search their houses wolli 1 always bring thom to their acuse« Moit of||@@||would always bring them to their senses. Most of them sui 1 tlioy were cjul tho war waa over When||@@||them said they were glad the war was over. When their arms wcro t ikcn te permit of fra dom wa« gi\on||@@||their arms were taken a permit of freedom was given ti uui, providing they would not light ayiiu, mid in||@@||them, providing they would not fight again, and in uti case« they look lim onth not to li^ht||@@||all cases they look the oath not to fight. Now I seo Hint a great many ate in||@@||Now I see that a great many are in thu commandoes- i Uoer characteitsttc It ruined||@@||the commandoes - a Boer characteristic. It rained ncaily eury other dny during the trip hire, und the||@@||nearly every other day during the trip here, and the rouls WBro «o heavy the A S C could not keep up||@@||roads were so heavy the A.S.C. could not keep up. We mira noiei short ot biscuits and bully, but 10||@@||We were never short of biscuits and bully, but 10 days buforo getting here tbo horses wem on short||@@||days before getting here the horses were on short rutioiiB, so the last two data wo fed them on bi.cu.ls,||@@||rations, so the last two days we fed them on biscuits, and our corni aoy ariivcd lit Bluemfoiitein on April 4||@@||and our company arrived at Bloemfontein on April 4 fil strong-rather UBI than wo lett bilney with.||@@||54strong - rather less than we left Sydney with. Au Austt iban doe« not tal e kindly to uunv rotions,||@@||An Australian does not take kindly to army rations, und IN ill tay a fabulous prico for a bit of ii change||@@||and will pay a fabulous price for a bit of a change. All tho tuna we have been hero in ß"'hU<, in garrison,||@@||All the time we have been here in fights, in garrison, marche«, wo have neve r been reilly iituek for food||@@||marches, we have never been really stuck for food. Of curse we havo IIHTI d a few suco b-uve meals,||@@||Of course we have missed a few successive meals, mid got o some bonis without water, but it his been||@@||and gone some hours without water, but it has been much bettoi than I exiiccto I Tho Auslruliuu Ilorso||@@||much better than I expected. The Australian Horse uro attached to the biota ürojs lu cump here Surely||@@||are attached to the Scots Greys in camp here. Surely that is a oompl mont to Now bonlh Wales- lo have||@@||that is a compliment to New South Wales - to have her men ntluchcd to tim iir do of tbo British cavalry||@@||her men attached to the pride of the British cavalry. All our letters and moat oí tho papers nr» coining to||@@||All our letters and most of the papers are coming to baud spleudidly now Captain Holmes is ni charge {||@@||hand splendidly now. Captain Holmes is in charge ot No I section " the writer rciers m terms oil||@@||of No. 1 section." The writer refers in terms of prase to Creneral Buller surmnuiitmg tremendous||@@||praise to General Buller surmounting tremendous obstacles||@@||obstacles. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327401 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SCHOOL OP ARTS.||@@||SCHOOL OF ARTS. Tho annual meeting of the subscribers to tho||@@||The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Purnmattu School of Arts was bold ou Friday||@@||Parramatta School of Arts was held on Friday evening, tho president, Mr. It II. De Low, lu tho||@@||evening, the president, Mr. R. H. De Low, in the chair. Tho unnual report w is of a satisfactory||@@||chair. The annual report was of a satisfactory churactei, chowiug that during thoyc.tr the library||@@||character, showing that during the year the library lud been added to considerably, und tout thumeui*||@@||had been added to considerably, and that the mem- burstnp had increased. It was also reported that||@@||bership had increased. It was also reported that there would bo n credit balance of £ul) when tho||@@||there would be a credit balance of £50 when the Government subsidy wosieccived. Tho nleetiou of||@@||Government subsidy was received. The election of officers for tho ousuiug >oar rosultsd as follows -||@@||officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows - president, Mr. R. II. Do Low vice-prasidouts,||@@||president, Mr. R. H. De Low vice-presidents, Menura. J. Arundel, T. Quirk, H. M, T'odhunter,||@@||Messrs. J. Arundel, T. Quirk, H. M, Todhunter, and C. O. Lamb , cemetary, Mr. W. A. Kimber ,||@@||and C. O. Lamb ; secretary, Mr. W. A. Kimber;, treasurer, Mr. F. A. Macqueeu . committee, Messrs.||@@||treasurer, Mr. F. A. Macqueen ; committee, Messrs. A. Barry, G. B. Davoy, W. R Murray, F. ,T.||@@||A. Barry, G. B. Davey, W. R Murray, F. ,J. Thoroa», Dr. Hal!. A. Manton R. A. WithBro, W.||@@||Thoms, Dr. Hal!. A. Manton R. A. Withers, W. Larcombe, and E. K. Ltowdou , uuditois, Messrs. W.||@@||Larcombe, and E. K. Bowden , auditors, Messrs. W. Chapman and Muckay. A number of »uggcstions,||@@||Chapman and Mackay. A number of suggcstions, with a view to making the institution moro popular,||@@||with a view to making the institution more popular, wore made by tho You. Archdeacon Uuuther.||@@||were made by the Ven. Archdeacon Gunther. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330028 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SUAI! V FAfcS VOE ritOJt DEVONTOET.||@@||SMART PASSAGE FROM DEVONPORT. CiptAintT, Abruni, or thn »teainei Uawía, report« bir»||@@||Captain J. Abram, of the steamer Hawea, reports hav- mi left Devonport at 8 pin on the loth instant, otana1||@@||ing left Devonport at 8 p.m. on the 10th instant, cleared Mern j Holds nfc S 20 o m , jusscd Deal Island LightU||@@||Mersey Heads at 8.20 p.m., passed Deal Island Light at Sillín ou the Uth, Oubo at pui , maktuß a record pTisHRf of An hours K||@@||wharf at 8 p.m., making a record passage of 46 hours 55 minute* fo- a corzo Hanmer Experienced floe, dttt||@@||minutes for a cargo steamer. Experienced fine, clear weather, light N "W wind*, and smooth rea tothaUth.||@@||weather, light N.W. winds, and smooth sea to the 11th, thence dull, cloudy wiathrr, willi moderate northern and||@@||thence dull, cloudy weather, with moderate northerly and nint^-ttesttr > tundí, smooth sea, freshening toamftlit||@@||north-westerly winds, smooth sea, freshening to arrival at Sjdnc>.||@@||Sydney. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330853 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BALMAIN NRW FEURY||@@||BALMAIN NEW FERRY COMPANY.||@@||COMPANY. Tho ordinary half-yenrlv general me-ttng of||@@||The ordinary half-yearly general meetng of sharoholdirs of tho Balmain New Fairy Com) any,||@@||shareholders of the Balmain New Ferry Company, Limited, HU« held last night lu tho Cental Hall,||@@||Limited, was held last night in the Central Hall, Darlitig-stieot, Balmain, uuder the pio-nlenoi of||@@||Darling-street, Balmain, under the presidency of Alderman H. B. Swan, chaiiman of directoiB, who||@@||Alderman H. B. Swan, chairman of directors, who waouppoited by the full .wing co-diroetor, -Cap-||@@||was supported by the following co-directors, -Cap- tain I humas Naiiior, .T. II. Wis», A. Rodrick, John||@@||tain Thomas Napier, J. H. Wise, A. Rodrick, John A. Oag, A G JW, and VV C Macdougall, and Mr||@@||A. Oag, A Gow, and W. C. Macdougall, and Mr. T 0 Ura'tun (aecreiary). Iii« directors' annual||@@||T. C. Grattan (Secretary). The directors' annual teport tor the «ix ninutlis ended illino JO showed ths||@@||report tor the six months ended June 30 showed the gro>s earuiugs of tho company amounted to £GJl°||@@||gross earnings of the company amounted to £6319 'la Id, the working expenses were £482G 13s Id,||@@||9s 1d, the working expenses were £4826 13s 1d, leaving agr rseurpluiof £1132 IG«. Of tins amount||@@||leaving a gross surpplus of £1132 16s. Of this amount ¿7i0 I.'s 2d waa written otf for dupiecintiuii, leaving||@@||£719 12s 2d was written off for depreciation, leaving a m t prout tor the half-yeai's working of £77J 3s 10d.||@@||a nett profit tor the half-year's working of £773 3s 10d. It was added that no tendéis bavin ' bosn received for||@@||It was added that no tenders having been received for a atea mer fvtth iron hull, flea . specificatii U9 wire||@@||a steamer with iron hull, fresh specifications were drawn up fur a hull of uood. 'lenders Meru called||@@||drawn up for a hull of wood. Tenders were called foi Ihu Bame, but the result was ai^ thing but||@@||for the same, but the result was anyhing but sati factory, owiug to want of competition and the||@@||satisfactory, owing to want of competition and the high price of material. The present bil mci to tie||@@||high price of material. The present balance to the credit of proht and loss amounted ta £41 10 ila 5d,||@@||credit of profit and loss amounted to £4019 9s 5d, and the liirettur« ricoiiimeimod tlio pa) meut of u||@@||and the directors recommend the payment of au dividend at (he ruto of 10 p?r CJI t. per annum,||@@||dividend at the rate of 10 percent per annum, l«iv)iig a balance of £¿371 IDs 5d, which was recom-||@@||leaving a balance of £3371 10s 5d, which was recom- mended to bo cut nod forivard||@@||mended to be carried forward. The liimncitil staieinont ahowcd the receipts for||@@||The financial statement showed the receipts for chaiter fits amounted to £bSri, und tho tiallic re-||@@||charter fees amounted to £683, and the traffic re- ceipts t » £5502 J« fid -he cist for repairs to the||@@||ceipts to £5502 3s 9d. The cost for repairs to the compauy's fleet amounted to ¿7115 17a - Lady Man,||@@||companny's fleet amounted to £705 17s - Lady Mary, ¿10.! 7« Id. I.ad> Nailer. ¿07 8,81, Lady Man-||@@||£102 7s 1d; Lady Napier, £97 8s 8d; Lady Man- ning, ¿178 8s Od; Lady Hampden, ¿«.Il tOs M .||@@||ning, £178 8s 9d; Lady Hampden, £211 10s 3d; gencrul i laut, £llb 2s J 1 The »um i f ¿¿437 ils Sd||@@||general plant, £116 2s 3d. The sum of £2437 9s 8d was jialil away m wage«, and £1 ia 1 J« id in geuiral||@@||was paid away in wages, and £135 13s 2d in general expenses. The report and baluuce-jbtet wore||@@||expenses. The report and balance-sheet were adopted.||@@||adopted. Mr. J A ru^slmons moved,-" That in the m||@@||Mr. J. A . Fitzslmons moved,-" That in the in- teiest, of tha Balmain New fWry Company's Biib||@@||terests, of tha Balmain New Ferry Company's sub- «uribert there should be a service alter midnight, and||@@||scribers there should be a service after midnight, and that a suitablu «teamer be procured ou or boforu||@@||that a suitable s«teamer be procured on or before OitibBrl." Mr. W B Simps n s-conded the res -||@@||October 1." Mr. W B Simpson seconded the res- iutiun, which was supported by Mc-ais. W. M||@@||olution, which was supported by Messrs. W. M Burns, S. H Burns, and other«, op]« >od by Messrs,||@@||Burns, S. H Burns, and others, opposed by Messrs, I Napier and Macdougall, and on being put to the||@@||INapier and Macdougall, and on being put to the meit lig wa« list,||@@||meeting it was lost. A Vote of thanks to the directors was responded to||@@||A Vote of thanks to the directors was responded to by the chairman.||@@||by the chairman. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14333013 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. Privata U Gutes, who loft hero with tho Now||@@||Private H. Gates, who left here with the New faouth Wales Mounted Infantry, but who is now||@@||South Wales Mounted Infantry, but who is now ittachcd to tho 81th Ditrorv, Royal Aitillory,||@@||attachcd to tho 84th Battery, Royal Artillery, wnto to Mr A Colles» from DonKol Hock, dated||@@||write to Mr A. Colless from Donkel Hock, dated July 11, u« folIowB " Wo moved out to Silvorton,||@@||July 15, as follows " We moved out to Silverton, which in about six miles oa.it of Picton i, on Juno 7,||@@||which is about six miles east of Pretoria, on June 7, the Boors occupe tug kopjes four miles nil' About||@@||the Boers occupying kopjes four miles off. About midday on luo 8th they surprisod u? by «hulling tho||@@||midday on the 8th they surprised us by shelling the camp at ii rango of 80110 i ird«, the shall« falling -ÎC0||@@||camp at a range of 8000 yards, the shells falling 200 janis short I ho Coldstream Guaids pullo I our lui||@@||yards short. The Coldstream Guards pulled our 5in. garrison "un into position, and it silenced tim enemy s||@@||garrison gun into position, and it silenced the enemy's cun with the four I li sholl On the morning uf tho||@@||gun with the fourth shell. On the morning of the 11th tho three hiittoncs (83rd, 81th, mid 85th) took||@@||11th the three batteries (83rd, 84th, man 85th) took up a position to tim Bouth of the Boers, the rumour||@@||up a position to the South of the Boers, the rumour b n g that the troojs were surrounding the Boors'||@@||being that the troops were surrounding the Boers' position We remained posted titi the morning of||@@||position. We remained posted till the morning of the 15th, when wo received orders to retire, camoitig||@@||the 15th, when we received orders to retire, camping two miles east of Pretoria two guns and 370||@@||two miles east of Pretoria. Two guns and 370 prisoners passed our camp on tho 20th under the||@@||prisoners passed our camp on the 20th under the escort of the Canadians On the morning of the 21st||@@||escort of the Canadians. On the morning of the 21st wo broke camp and moved off 12 miles to the esst,||@@||we broke camp and moved off 12 miles to the esst, camping at the font of a high range of ki pies, from the||@@||camping at the font of a high range of kopjes, from the top of which the enemy's position could be Been with||@@||top of which the enemy's position could be seen with the naked eye We took up position» on these kopjes||@@||the naked eye. We took up positions on these kopjes before daybreak every morning, flriug on an averago||@@||before daybreak every morning, flring on an average about 30 shells per day at the enemy's patrol« when||@@||about 30 shells per day at the enemy's patrols when they ventured too near Tho rumour is that Buller||@@||they ventured too near. The rumour is that Buller is behind them, driving ti em this way, and that a||@@||is behind them, driving them this way, and that a Bccond Pasrdoberg is expscted We have had gal||@@||second Pasrdeberg is expected. We have had gal- vaniBed-iron huts built to sleep in, and not before||@@||vanised-iron huts built to sleep in, and not before they weio wanted, tim nights being very cold It||@@||they were wanted, the nights being very cold. It was quite a common thing to wuko up in the morn-||@@||was quite a common thing to wake up in the morn- ing and find your blanket whito with frost Of||@@||ing and find your blanket white with frost. Of course, when I sav tin huts I do uot mean cottages,||@@||course, when I say tin huts I do not mean cottages, but low skillion», about 3ft high||@@||but low skillions, about 3ft high. ADELAIDE Monday,||@@||ADELAIDE Monday. Mr W S Douglas has recoived a cable mersage||@@||Mr W. S. Douglas has received a cable message from Ino officer oommaudingiat Capetown to the||@@||from the officer commanding at Capetown to the effect that bis son, Dr F J Dosglas, of the Bush-||@@||effect that his son, Dr. F. J. Douglas, of the Bush- men's Corps, who was reported as missing on the||@@||men's Corps, who was reported as missing on the 4th instant, when Lieutenant Collins wits wounded,||@@||4th instant, when Lieutenant Collins was wounded, is well.||@@||is well. LAUNCESTON, Monday.||@@||LAUNCESTON, Monday. News was received (o dav of the death of Lance||@@||News was received to-day of the death of Lance- corporal lackaou, and that TroopoL R Douglas was||@@||corporal Jackson, and that Trooper R. Douglas was missing st Ottoahoop Lauce-corporul Jackson waa||@@||missing st Ottoshoop. Lance-corporal Jackson was formerly a member of tho Bechutiunlaiid p-iiico Ho||@@||formerly a member of the Bechuanaland police. He wa« »bout 43 yoars of age He was a nativo||@@||was about 43 years of age. He was a native of England He louves u widow and two children,||@@||of England. He leaves a widow and two children, who are resideutB ot Invermay I rooper||@@||who are residents of Invermay. Trooper Douglas's parents live at Cleveland, m ths Camp-||@@||Douglas's parents live at Cleveland, in the Camp- belltown dutriot.||@@||belltown district. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14334233 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. LIEUTENANT VAUGHAN.||@@||LIEUTENANT VAUGHAN. Private aducís from Lieutenant Vaughan, of tho||@@||Private advices from Lieutenant Vaughan, of the 1st Auntrali m Horse, leport that ho had been recim||@@||1st Australian Horse, report that he had been recom- merdcd b\ tho Colonel nf (ho heots (Jreys for pro-||@@||mended by the Colonel of the Scots Greys for pro- motion, and Hie latest letti r, doled " July 20, 10||@@||motion, and his latest letter, dated July 20, 50 miles S 11 ofProtolia," stated that ho had been ap-||@@||miles S.E. of Pretoria," stated that he had been ap- pointed perm ment galloper for tho Greys on the||@@||pointed permanent galloper for the Greys on the brigadioi's staff " J hero is now,'' it is added, " a||@@||brigadier's staff. "There is now,'' it is added, " a very big movo on, pcrhsps the biggest of the war.||@@||very big move on, prehaps the biggest of the war. Wa start at daj lylit lo-inorrow morning ou a four||@@||Wa start at daylight to-morrow morning on a four days' flying mardi. Itisaverv largo ordor¡ but||@@||days' flying march. It is a very large order, but when oneo Prendí starts ¡io get« there somehow, vVo||@@||when once French starts he gets there somehow. We expect lo covor a grout distance, light nnythiug that||@@||expect to cover a great distance, fight anything that comes ni our way, and hint tho either sido of Middle-||@@||comes in our way, and land the other side of Middle- burg file fourth daj Wccirry four days' rations||@@||burg the fourth day. We carry four days' rations and horse f ed on our horses Our talked-ef trip to||@@||and horse feed on our horses. Our talked-of trip to England nfUr the war is over is to bu n reality fir||@@||England after the war is over is to be a reality for thD e fiituuatc. ouough to gut t'ltou^h tafely. Wo||@@||thosee fortunate enough to get through safely. We havo ítist received the invitation tluotigh Lord||@@||have just received the invitation through Lord Roberts '||@@||Roberts " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14336383 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SODDEN DEATH.||@@||SUDDEN DEATH. Mr. William Pickering, ot Cowper-street, Hains||@@||Mr. William Pickering, of Cowper-street, Harris Park, diod rather suddenly at his residence OB Fri-||@@||Park, died rather suddenly at his residence on Fri- day morning. Deceased waa ii married man about||@@||day morning. Deceased was a married man about ó i years of age, and always appeared hoaltl.v and||@@||35 years of age, and always appeared healthy and robu«t, but was subject to peuoiiical lils At 3 am.||@@||robust, but was subject to periodical fits. At 3 am. on Friday morning he took a fit, and his eldest BOH,||@@||on Friday morning he took a fit, and his eldest son, aged 14 years, who was sleeping »rilli him, at ona.||@@||aged 14 years, who was sleeping with him at once got assistance. He came out ot the lit appirenlry||@@||got assistance. He came out of the fit apparently all right, and weut to sleep ugain, and at 0 o'clock,||@@||all right, and went to sleep again, and at 6 o'clock, when the ton «gum woke hu found Ins tether quite||@@||when the son again woke he found his father quite dead, with his bead Dunedin the pillow. He had||@@||dead, with his head buried in the pillow. He had apparently taken auother lit, and become au&ocated.||@@||apparently taken another fit, and become suffocated. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14337265 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn JOHNS TONE'S BAY CLUB.||@@||JOHNSTONE'S BAY CLUB. The weekly committed meetlug of Johnstone . Bar||@@||The weekly committee meeting of Johnstone's Bay Suling Club was huid ou Tuudiy Mr S Bojd||@@||Sailing Club was held on Tuesday. Mr. S. Boyd (Oitnuiodore) presided A letter was re id from Mr||@@||(Commodore) presided. A letter was read from Mr. A W Muston anceiting office as vico treal lout sall||@@||A. W. Muston, accepting office as vice-president, and enclosing a donation towaids tho j rues Another||@@||enclosing a donation towards the prizes. Another communication »as received from the Billing council||@@||communication was received from the sailing council in regard to the allotment of ilutes for ti e »aun,||@@||in regard to the allotment of dates for the season, and it was decided to roi 1} tbnt tee club was nilling||@@||and it was decided to reply that the club was willing to adhere to the arrangement originally made at||@@||to adhere to the arrangement originally made at the oonferei ce The 211th instant was tired as Iba||@@||the conference. The 29th instant was fixed as the opining dato for the sea«ou, when tho races will be a||@@||opening date for the season, when the races will be a general handicap for lift mid 10ft||@@||a general handicap for 14ft and 10ft dingioe, prize« heniR uwardod to each clati,||@@||dingies, prizes being awarded to each class, und a handicap clnnn race for Sit||@@||and a handicap class race for 8ft dingies It ws« dec dtd to invite Mr V J Donovan||@@||dingies. It was decided to invite Mr. F. J. Donovan to at, nu uudert ilco the duti«« of solo hatidicaf per for||@@||to again undertake the duties of sole handicapper for the mason MLasrs & llo>d, 1 J Donovan, 0||@@||the season. Messrs. S. Boyd, F. J. Donovan, C. Filfold, L Vnle, nnd J Harper wero appointed a||@@||Pilfold, E. Vale, and J. Harper were appointed a protest comnuttto It whs decided, at tha sugges-||@@||protest committee. It was decided, at the sugges- tion of tho chairman, to ns-iat in every uo«sible way||@@||tion of the chairman, to assist in every possible way to ensure the suicisa of tins year s Altura of tat||@@||to ensure the success of this year's fixture of the Dalmain rcjistta, in which the club had taUu n||@@||Balmain regatta, in which the club had taken an act ve part for 10 j ears||@@||active part for 10years. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14344006 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I TO THE EDI -OH. OP THE HEItALD.||@@||I TO THE EDI -OH. OP THE HEItALD. Sir,-As there seems to be aouio doubt (according||@@||Sir,-As there seems to be some doubt (according to the letters in ) our paper from ox-.ludge Forbes||@@||to the letters in your paper from ex-Judge Forbes unit the Ker. W. J. Suntberl as to whoa thn||@@||and the Rev. W. J. Gunther) as to when the louudatiuu stout) -f St. Philip's Church «ra»||@@||foundation stone of St. Philip's Church was laid, cunoalty induced mo to perusa the con-||@@||laid, curiosity induced me to peruse the con- tents of an old book compiled and prmted bv*||@@||tents of an old book compiled and printed by Franuis Lo* in 1846. I find ni the clironolo.y of||@@||Franuis Low in 1846. I find in the chronology of remurkarile eveuta the folloitiug . -179J.-A. tem-||@@||remarkable events the following : -1793.-A. tem- porary thuich built, aud divine service performed in||@@||porary church built, and divine service performed in it for the first lime on August '¿5 1701-1-6 Ile v.||@@||it for the first time on August 23. 1794 The Rev. Samuel Mursdou arrives Match 8 17U8 -A town||@@||Samuel Marsden arrives March 8 1798 -A town clock set up lu tue church tjwerni Sydney, Juuuarv||@@||clock set up in the church tower in Sydney, January 01. 1S0O.-Foundation Mono of -t. Philip's Ohurcit||@@||31. 1800.-Foundation Mono of -t. Philip's Ohurcit luid. It does not state wftat month, but frotu thn||@@||laid. It does not state what month, but from the fact that Uovernar Kmp auiveil on Apul 16 from||@@||fact that Governor King arrived on April 16 from Englouti lu the Speed}, nnd that G->uiior lluntei||@@||England in the Speedy, and that Governor Hunter embarked for Euglund lu thu Buffulu on September i||@@||embarked for England in the Buffulo on September 28, and Governor King fouuding tho témale orphan '||@@||28, and Governor King fouuding tho female orphan school on OLtober 1, I presume Governor King per« !||@@||school on October 1, I presume Governor King per- ! formed the cerempuy about tho end of that Year...||@@||formed the ceremony about the end of that Year. 1810.- -huron of_ St. Philip consecrated by liuv. '||@@||1810.- Church of St. Philip consecrated by Rev. j Hum uu Miiradeii, December 25.||@@||Samuel Marsden, Dec 25. I am, &c., October 8._PHILIP PRING.||@@||October 8. PHILIP PRING. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14350281 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DE \TH OF AN AMERICAN SHIPOWNER..||@@||DEATH OF AN AMERICAN SHIPOWNER.. Amencnn advices report undtr date the 6th ultimo the||@@||American advices report under date the 6th ultimo the death of the Hon. Arthur Sewell at Rath, Maine, at the||@@||death of the Hon. Arthur Sewall at Bath, Maine, at the agc of 64 rears. Sir. SawaH's sim»« traded regularly to||@@||age of 64 years. Mr. Sewall's ships traded regularly to these colonies, amongst them being th* .shenandoah,||@@||these colonies, amongst them being the Shenandoah, Roanoke, Kenilworth, Iroquois, E M. Phelps, Edward||@@||Roanoke, Kenilworth, Iroquois, E. M. Phelps, Edward Sewall, and other* all very smart clippers Arthur||@@||Sewall, and others, all very smart clippers. Arthur SewAll was born in Bath in November, 18-15 His father||@@||Sewall was born in Bath in November, 1835. His father foi yean w*a prominent there at a shipbuilder, and the «on||@@||for years was prominent there as a shipbuilder, and the son fitted himself for the same trade. In 18S6, by forming the||@@||fitted himself for the same trade. In 1885, by forming the partnorxhip of J\ and A Sewall, ho continued the calling||@@||partnership of E. and A. Sewall, he continued the calling of one of the ol «fit fhiubuilding families in Maine Hoon||@@||of one of the oldest shipbuilding families in Maine. Upon the death of lu* brother, Ixl wird bowal), the fit m of||@@||the death of his brother, Edward Sewall, the firm of of Arthur Sewall and Co. wax formed, and the corporation||@@||of Arthur Sewall and Co. was formed, and the corporation now controls one of the largest of Amenoan sailing fleets.||@@||now controls one of the largest of American sailing fleets. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14355579 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CHARGE OP MURDERING A NATIVE.||@@||CHARGE OF MURDERING A NATIVE. LONDON, Oot. 80.||@@||LONDON, Oct. 30. X jteuter wnwpondent atetes tixtt ti» I||@@||A Reuter correspondent states that the tribunal crested under the Treason Act is||@@||tribunal created under the Treason Act is trying Trooper Smith, a Capo Mounted||@@||trying Trooper Smith, a Cape Mounted Policeman, on a charge of murdering a nativo||@@||Policeman, on a charge of murdering a native at Colosborc in November last.||@@||at Colesberg in November last. Trooper Smith pleaded that Captain C. P.||@@||Trooper Smith pleaded that Captain C. F. Cox, of the Now South Wales Lancers, directed||@@||Cox, of the New South Wales Lancers, directed him to drill a hole in tho nativo if he did not||@@||him to drill a hole in the native if he did not bring a bridle as commanded.||@@||bring a bridle as commanded. Other evidence given indicated that tho||@@||Other evidence given indicated that the dolay of deceased in getting tho missing bridle||@@||delay of deceased in getting the missing bridle imperilled the expedition, owing to tim prox-||@@||imperilled the expedition, owing to the prox- imity of tho onemy.||@@||imity of the enemy. Captain Cox admitted having given tho||@@||Captain Cox admitted having given the order-to Trooper Smith to shoot tho native,||@@||order to Trooper Smith to shoot the native, but justified his action on the ground that it||@@||but justified his action on the ground that it was necessary that his orders should bo exe-||@@||was necessary that his orders should be exe- cuted, tho position being dangerous.||@@||cuted, the position being dangerous. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14355997 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COUNTRY NEWS.||@@||COUNTRY NEWS. m||@@|| BLACKHEATH PROGRESS COMMITTEE.||@@||BLACKHEATH PROGRESS COMMITTEE. BLACKHEATH. Tuesday.||@@||BLACKHEATH, Tuesday. A speciul meeting of the progrès committee was||@@||A special meeting of the progress committee was held last night There wis a full attendance of||@@||held last night There was a full attendance of members A satisfactory reply was received from||@@||members. A satisfactory reply was received from the Post and Telegraph Department re telephonic||@@||the Post and Telegraph Department re telephonic communication with Sydney and elsewhere, A sub-||@@||communication with Sydney and elsewhere, A sub- committee waa appointed to make arrangements ro||@@||committee was appointed to make arrangements re guarantors and other matters A srlmmo for rolling||@@||guarantors and other matters. A scheme for raising money for improvements to township has been||@@||money for improvements to township has been adopted Circulars ha\e been issued to all propeity||@@||adopted. Circulars have been issued to all property holrlcrs in Blackheath askiug for contributions, and||@@||holders in Blackheath asking for contributions, and basing tbe amount asked for on the interest each||@@||basing the amount asked for on the interest each holder has in Blackheath It is estimated that m this||@@||holder has in Blackheath. It is estimated that in this way £200 per annum can bo raised, »ith every pro-||@@||way £200 per annum can be raised, with every pro- bability of Government subsidy In a few days over||@@||bability of Government subsidy. In a few days over £25 have been given und ptonu'od, the replies by a||@@||£25 have been given and promised, the replies by a number of contributors being vory encouraging It||@@||number of contributors being very encouraging. It was decided to co-operate with Mount Victoria and||@@||was decided to co-operate with Mount Victoria and »thor irogress committees ni endeavouring to obtain||@@||other progress committees in endeavouring to obtain Gd telegrams within tho penny po-til area of the||@@||6d telegrams within the penny postal area of the roountuius Complaints v ere msde by several||@@||mountains. Complaints were made by several mumbel s as to the omission of Blackheath from||@@||members as to the omission of Blackheath from sevornl advertising mattera connected with the||@@||several advertising matters connected with the Railway Department, particularly in the case of a now||@@||Railway Department, particularly in the case of a new poster just issued by tho Commissioners in which||@@||poster just issued by the Commissioners in which neither views appear nor any mention whatever of||@@||neither views appear nor any mention whatever of Blackheath ib made, lu the case of photographie||@@||Blackheath is made. In the case of photographic views in railway carnages, Blsckbe-th scenery, it||@@||views in railway carriages, Blackheath scenery, it was stated, is vnry seldom seen , while in both these||@@||was stated, is very seldom seen, while in both these instances other views are exhibited Attention vrns||@@||instances other views are exhibited. Attention was also drawn to the fact that tho numa of Blackheath||@@||also drawn to the fact that the name of Blackheath is omitted fromtlio nain time bom ds ii t Redfern rail-||@@||is omitted from the main time boards at Redfern rail- way station, wlu.ro the times of departures of trains||@@||way station, where the times of departures of trains are indicated It was decided to commumcato with||@@||are indicated. It was decided to communicate with the Rail wey Commissioners re these matters.||@@||the Railway Commissioners re these matters. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14359288 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn 1 STATEMENT BY MB. G. W. NEW,||@@||1 STATEMENT BY MR. G. W. NEW, OF MARTINDALE, COBBOBA.||@@||OF MARTINDALE, COBBOBA. A CHASE OF 81 DAVS.||@@||A CHASE OF 81 DAVS. The f allowing înt.roitiiig statement was yesterday||@@||The following interesting statement was yesterday banded to the Calom.il Secretary by Mi G. IV. No«,||@@||handed to the Colonial Secretary by Mr G. W. New, of Cobbora, who was 81 days out with the pulicu.||@@||of Cobbora, who was 81 days out with the police leeking to capture the black« -" I ttartcd oil on||@@||seeking to capture the blacks -" I started off on July ¿1 last in searJi of tho Breelnug blacks, and||@@||July 22 last in search of tho Breelong blacks, and followed them up day alter daj until Wednesday||@@||followed them up day after day until Wednesday tut, a pound of 81 du) 3. I liavo been 14 jeare||@@||last, a period of 81 days. I have been 14 years following statiou life, droving, Ac, but I never||@@||following station life, droving, &c, but I never undertook a thin¿ in my life in which I had such ex-||@@||undertook a thing in my life in which I had such ex- perience n«. I had during this chase. I would not||@@||periences as I had during this chase. I would not undergo asimilar trip again if I wero oftrrod a, sum||@@||undergo a similar trip again if I were offered a sum of £350. l«t alone tho chanco of catching Jimmy||@@||of £350. let alone the chance of catching Jimmy Governor. Thecounuv traveled through wos some-||@@||Governor. The country travelled through was some- thing terrible-vast gorges, donee scrub, Ace , in fict||@@||thing terrible-vast gorges, dense scrub &c , in fact SD dense waa the country that you cculd get wilbla||@@||so dense was the country that you could get within 60 ymrl» of the black» and it would b« impmnible for||@@||60 yards of the blacks and it would be impossible for you to see thurn. When we got into new district,||@@||you to see them. When we got into new districts, fresh oivilians always joined in the cha».. They||@@||fresh civilians always joined in the chase. They knew the couutrr well and thought it would be ao||@@||knew the country well and thought it would be an easy matter to capture the blacks, but after three or||@@||easy matter to capture the blacks, but after three or four days' losrch they returned to their home, dis||@@||four days' search they returned to their homes dis gusteJ. I rosily thought rovaelf after we bad just||@@||gusted. I really thought myself after we had just Started we would mak. a capture withiu a week, as we||@@||started we would make a capture within a week, as we knew th» country so n eil, audjhad Buchan experience||@@||knew the country so well, and had such an experience of the bush. We followed them day after day in the||@@||of the bush. We followed them day after day in the hopes of a capture, and in plasrs we were only 20||@@||hopes of a capture, and in places we were only 20 miuutrs behind thsm, but frequently got into sciub,||@@||minutes behind them, but frequently got into scrub, Wheu it waa unpositble to keep th.tr tracks||@@||when it was impossible to keep their tracks. "I must say that the police have worked very||@@||"I must say that the police have worked very hard both dav und night lu fact I do not think that||@@||hard both day and night. ln fact I do not think that the police could get too much pro-iM* for the manner||@@||the police could get too much praise for the manner in winch they have tried to effect the capture of the||@@||in which they have tried to effect the capture of the blacks Climbing up the ni mutants whs something||@@||blacks. Climbing up the mountains was something terrible. In one place it t >ok us five hour» to get to||@@||terrible. In one place it took us five hours to get to tho top of a moiinroi-i, Tho hurse» frequently got||@@||the top of a mountain. The horses frequently got hung up in tbe vines, and we bad to cut them out||@@||hung up in the vines, and we bad to cut them out with a tomahawk. The hardships that the police||@@||with a tomahawk. The hardships that the police and civilians had to put up with were beyond||@@||and civilians had to put up with were beyond iojapinatKiu. We were for three days at ona tiae||@@||imagination. We were for three days at ona time living on nothing but Hour and water. We could of||@@||living on nothing but flour and water. We could of couria rften have allot game, but wero frightened of||@@||course often have shot game, but were frightened of letting tho blacks knw our whereabnuts.||@@||letting the blacks know our whereabouts. " I have tra\ulled overa good portion of Queens-||@@||" I have travelled over a good portion of Queens- land and ti is colon}, but I never hud sueh an ex-||@@||land and this colony, but I never had such an ex- perience in all my lito. I never thought there was||@@||perience in all my life. I never thought there was snell an extent r f unoccupied and exceedingly rough||@@||such an extent of unoccupied and exceedingly rough inferior country It is Hil very well for people to||@@||inferior country. It is all very well for people to tit down before a cosy Are and talk aluut it beiug au||@@||sit down before a cosy fire and talk about it being an easy matter to capture tho blacks, but the only way||@@||easy matter to capture tho blacks, but the only way to prove it would bo for thurn to go out on a week's||@@||to prove it would be for them to go out on a week's trial, and I kuow they would 1 e very glad to get back||@@||trial, and I know they would be very glad to get back to then comfortable hornes ngaiu||@@||to then comfortable homes again. " I am going back to my station now to look||@@||" I am going back to my station now to look »fter tlie »boiling 1 put it oft for a month, as wo||@@||after the shearing. I put it off for a month, as we expected a c ipture every day, aud I, therefore, did||@@||expected a capture every day, and I, therefore, did not like to return If, however, the blacka have||@@||not like to return. If, however, the blacks have not beau caught within the uoxt three weeks, I am||@@||not been caught within the next three weeks, I am gome to returu to the »arah with a black tracker||@@||going to return to the search with a black tracker. " The people whom I have como across bave||@@||" The people whom I have come across have assisted lu every way. Every place I went to the||@@||assisted in every way. Every place I went to the people were very kind, ami provided me with horses||@@||people were very kind, and provided me with horses audfuod, for which I should like to thank them. The||@@||and food, for which I should like to thank them. The police are putting up with all kiuda of hardship, but||@@||police are putting up with all kinds of hardship, but they don't appear to miud it, as they are very||@@||they don't appear to mind it, as they are very anxious to affect a capture All the police seem to||@@||anxious to affect a capture. All the police seem to work very well together. lhere i» no disagreement||@@||work very well together. There is no disagreement amongst them.||@@||amongst them. " At »no place where we expected the blacks to||@@||" At one place where we expected the blacks to eall»e lay lu wait. They did come withiu a few||@@||call we lay in wait. They did come within a few hundred yards of us, but, unfortunately, they saw||@@||hundred yards of us, but, unfortunately, they saw a horseman making f-«r eur hat with rations, and||@@||a horseman making for our hat with rations, and ... they cleared of?. On another occasion we passed||@@||they cleared off. On another occasion we passed ?Altino 15 yard» of where thoy wera hidden, or so||@@||within 15 yards of where they were hidden, or so jimmy Govurnor gavo us to understand in a note||@@||Jimmy Governor gave us to understand in a note from him, which we subsequently fouud in a hut.||@@||from him, which we subsequently found in a hut. I left tho Manning ftivor for Sydney by steamer on||@@||I left the Manning River for Sydney by steamer on Thursday morning last. Altoeether I must have||@@||Thursday morning last. Altogether I must have travelled a distance of 2o60 miles jcross the country||@@||travelled a distance of 2560 miles across the country after tho blacks "||@@||after the blacks " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14360926 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF MRS. J. II.||@@||DEATH OF MRS. J. H. FLETCHER.||@@||FLETCHER. 'J. ho death is announced of Mrs Hotelier, widow I||@@||The death is announced of Mrs. Fletcher, widow of the late Ue\ J II Tia tcher, who for 22 ye irs||@@||of the late Rev. J. H. Fletcher, who for 22 years was president of aSewingti u College Mr« riotchcr,||@@||was president of Newington College. Mrs. Fletcher, ulio survived her husband by eight yuirs, had been||@@||who survived her husband by eight years, had been in lllhualth lor the patt four months, and deepito the||@@||in illhealth for the past four months, and despite the liTorts uf her medical adviser silo era mally Bunk,||@@||efforts of her medical adviser she gradually sank, and dud at tier residence, boatord, lill Idloton-itreet,||@@||and died at her residence, Seaford, Middleton-street, Stanmore, oarly on I hursd ij uioruuig The funeral||@@||Stanmore, early on Thursday morning. The funeral took plnco on Friday morning th it bBing the do-||@@||took place on Friday morning, that being the de- cta el Udj'a sevcntv-llrst lirthday During her||@@||ceased lady's seventy-first birthday. During her liittimu Mrs Fletcher bctouio u (.runt fuvountu with||@@||lifetime Mrs. Fletcher became a great favourite with Hie students of ¿Newington, and inniiv, old bo} s havo||@@||the students of Newington, and many old boys have k11 dly lccollcclioiiH of tho vvay she looked niter thoir||@@||kindly recollections of the way she looked ater their want« duung their sojourn at the collo/e especially||@@||wants during their sojourn at the college especially lu tunes of sicknoss, both ut old ¡Newington aud at||@@||in times of sickness, both at old Newington and at the 1 resent collego at Stanmore It wus Inrgolv||@@||the present college at Stanmore. It was largely due to her roprosontitioiiaaiid labours that the collcao||@@||due to her representations and labours that the college lo it iy 13 furnished with a complete hospital outfit||@@||to-day is furnished with a complete hospital outfit sad evBiy nppitnnce 111 case ot hickuess Three sons||@@||and every appliance in case of sickness. Three sons mid two daughters Biirvive the deceased lady Mr||@@||and two daughters survive the deceased lady. Mr. T T I ielchur *vl A , B So , is sccrutaty of the Lin||@@||J. J. Fletcher, M.A., B.Sc., is secretary of the Lin- 1 eau hociotj, Mr \\ U riutcher is the Mayor of||@@||nean Society, Mr. W. H. Fletcher is the Mayor of Manl\, nul Mr II B I lotcher holds a responsible||@@||Manly, and Mr H. B. Fletcher holds a responsible p «ltion in the Australian G is Light Compiii*,||@@||posltion in the Australian Gas Light Company. Although the hour VVUB incouvoiuont to mnny and||@@||Although the hour was inconvenient to many and the notice short, the funeral on I nday morning wa«,||@@||the notice short, the funeral on Friday morning was iargtli attended A short service was conducted at||@@||largely attended. A short service was conducted at the house bj the Hev J L Carruthers, who wus||@@||the house by the Rev. J. E. Carruthers, who was assisted by tho Jtovs 1 J Rodd and O J Prescott||@@||assisted by the Revs. E. J. Rodd and C. J. Prescott. J hü cortege vi is then formud Iho hearse was pro-||@@||The cortege was then formed. The hearse was pre- d-del hi, the boarders of Newington College, who||@@||ceded by the boarders of Newington College, who wera attired tu their ciiUt uniform 111« divinilj||@@||were attired in their cadet uniform . The divinity students ( f tho college also attended in a body The||@@||students of the college also attended in a body. The cdlufcu (eidling stall was represented by Mr||@@||college teaching staff was represented by Mr. Uucti uinu and Mr \11rnold Hie chut" mourners||@@||Buchanan and Mr. Yarnold. The chief mourners wert tho tlireo Fons of the deceis&d lady und||@@||were the three sons of the deceased lady and Mr T I letchor (brother 111 law) Among those who||@@||Mr J. Fletcher (brother-in-law). Among those who attended the funeral worn Mr S W Mooro, M.L A||@@||attended the funeral were Mr. S. W. Moore, M.L A. (represei Ung thu old boj s ot Hie college), Dr Ornm||@@||(representing the old boys of the college), Dr. Oram, Mr \\ Crane ex-fa li , Mr II I Lukey (secrotury||@@||Mr. W. Crane ex-S.M., Mr. R. J. Lukey (secretary of the Gas Company), Mr 1 P lleevu, Mr Da\td||@@||of the Gas Company), Mr. T. P. Reeve, Mr. David Tell, Mr W \V Clarke, Mr *A Smith, Hie Ituv Dr||@@||Fell, Mr. W. V. Clarke, Mr. A. Smith, the Rev. Dr. bellara the llev TI J Meek, the Itev IV W Rut-||@@||Sellors, the Rev. B. J. Meek, the Rev. W. W. Rut- ledge tim Rev H Wiles, tho Itev I E Carruthers,||@@||ledge, the Rev. H. Wiles, the Rev. J. E. Carruthers, the [lev V J Itodd, the llev C J Prescott (presi-||@@||the Rev. E. J. Rodd, the Rev. C. J. Prescott (presi- dent of New lugton College) Mr J II Cowing, Mr||@@||dent of Newington College), Mr. J. E. Gowing, Mr. T H Liigliind, Mr Luke rjeiman, Mr J 1> if||@@||T. H. England, Mr Luke Tyerman, Mr. J. P. M. Duekor, and Mr L J Tobin Iho funoril train||@@||Ducker, and Mr. E. J. Tobin. The funeral train na« joined at the Staumoro ruilwiy stutiaii, the ln||@@||was joined at the Staumore railway station, the in- terni nt tnkmg place m the Wis'eynn Lemotoiy,||@@||terment taking place in the Wesleyan cemetary, Rookwood 1 bo service at the grave WSB conducted||@@||Rookwood. The service at the grave was conducted by tha Reva Dr bsllois, J E Carruthers E J||@@||by the Revs. Dr. Sellors, J. E. Carruthers, E. J. Itali!, and C J Prescott A large lumbar of||@@||Rodd, and C. J. Prescott. A large number of beautiful wreaths woro placed 011 the grave,||@@||beautiful wreaths were placed on the grave, lucludn "' one from the old boys of the college||@@||including one from the old boys of the college. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14363761 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SÜNDAY-SCHOOL TICNICS.||@@||SUNDAY-SCHOOL PICNICS. I PITT-STREET CONÜREUATIONAL CHURCH.||@@||PITT-STREET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. An excursion und píenlo was held on Saturday, at||@@||An excursion And picinc was held on Saturday, at Corroy's Qnrdens, Cabarita, to commemorate tha||@@||Correy's Gardens, Cabarita, to commemorate the sixty-seventh uuniversary ot the Pilt-atreot Congre*||@@||sixty-seventh anniversary of the Pitt-street Congre- gatiomil bunday behool. The steamer Waterview||@@||gational. Sunday School. The steamer Waterview convoyed between 400 und SOU children nnd their||@@||conveyed between 400 and 500 children and their parents and friends to and front the ground, Tha||@@||parents and friends to and from the ground. The ttev. li. T Dunstan (president), assisted by Mr.||@@||Rev. E.T. Dunstan (president), assisted by Mr. G. Cromack, sen. isuperiutoiiduut), unit Mr. &.. E.||@@||G. Cromack, sen. (superinendent), and Mr. A. E. Docksoy ^secretary), assisted by tho teaching staff,||@@||Docksey (secretary), assisted by the teaching staff, carried out the programme of tho day successfully.||@@||carried out the programme of the day successfully. A very pleasant outing rosnlted. A lengthy pro-||@@||A very pleasant outing resulted. A lengthy pro- gramme ot sports was carried out amongst tha||@@||gramme of sports was carried out amongst the juveuilsB, tornnuiuing with, u tug.of-war between||@@||juveniles, terminating with a tug-of-war between representatives of the school und the Young Men's||@@||representatives of the school and the Young Men's Bible Class, m which the former wore successful.||@@||Bible Class, in which the former were successful. The return trip is us made to the Circulur Quay about||@@||The return trip was made to the Circular Quay about 7.15 p.m. _||@@||7.15 p.m. _ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14367786 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I RETURN OP MAJOR BRIDGES. I||@@||RETURN OF MAJOR BRIDGES. ADELAIDE, Monday.||@@||ADELAIDE, Monday. Among the passengers from Loudon by the It. ra ;s.||@@||Among the passengers from London by the R.M.S. Himalaya, which artoVed early this morning, wa«||@@||Himalaya, which arrived early this morning, was Major Bridges, of Now South Willes, invalided from||@@||Major Bridges, of New South Wales, invalided from South Africa. Major Bridges is liow in good health.'||@@||South Africa. Major Bridges is now in good health. He loft New South Wales in November last for the||@@||He left New South Wales in November last for the seat of syar, intending to join the military forces at||@@||seat of war, intending to join the military forces at the Cape. ^ Ho received au nppoiutinent in the Royal||@@||the Cape. He received an appointment in the Royal Horse Artillery but got only as far aa Blosrnrouteiu,'||@@||Horse Artillery but got only as far as Blomfontein, when ho waa seized with enteric favor and had to re-||@@||when he was seized with enteric favor and had to re- turn! home.' Major Bridge«, however, participated in||@@||turn home. Major Bridges, however, participated in á lUtlo fighting, taking part ni tho engagement, at||@@||a little fighting, taking part in the engagement, at Paardoberg. Ho nltetivarils proceeded to London,||@@||Paardeberg. He afterwards proceeded to London, where ho spent a briot: holiday. .Major Bridges coa||@@||where he spent a brief holiday. Major Bridges con tinued his voyaga on the Himalaya.||@@||tinued his voyage on the Himalaya. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14372899 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE FUGITIVE BLACKS.||@@||THE FUGITIVE BLACKS. AGAIN FIRED ON.||@@||AGAIN FIRED ON. WAUCHOPE, Thursday.||@@||WAUCHOPE, Thursday. The blacks were seen by a bov named Cor mbes||@@||The blacks were seen by a boy named Coombes on T uoiduy evening within a few yards of a house ou||@@||on Tuesday evening within a few yards of a house on Forbes River, about flvo miles below where Jimmy||@@||Forbes River, about five miles below where Jimmy was shot at Coombes' «election on Suturday. Ihe||@@||was shot at Coombes' selection on Saturday. The blacks asked the boy who lived in a house further||@@||blacks asked the boy who lived in a house further down the river He replied, "his uncle '||@@||down the river He replied, "his uncle ' They then asked bim to go to his uncle's||@@||They then asked him to go to his uncle's bouse and get them tucker Ihe boy says that||@@||house and get them tucker. The boy says that Jimmy was wounded ni the mouth, the lower tip was||@@||Jimmy was wounded in the mouth, the lower lip was hauging down, the tongue was swollen, he||@@||hanging down, the tongue was swollen, he «poke with difficulty, and ho was also weak The||@@||spoke with difficulty, and he was also weak. The boy weut to the house, but the constable there would||@@||boy wnet to the house, but the constable there would not allow him to go back The polico searched, but||@@||not allow him to go back. The police searched, but failed to find the Governors O'hor parties urn red||@@||failed to find the Governors. Other parties arrived early on Wednesday, bat tho tracks were lost||@@||early on Wednesday, but the tracks were lost. Yesterday the blanks billed up George Brunsdon,||@@||Yesterday the blacks bailed up George Brunsdon, who was worVuigon a farm, and asked fortneker||@@||who was working on a farm, and asked for tucker. This farm IB ou the Hattiugs, and about foul or five||@@||This farm is on the Hastings, and about four or five miles from where they uort seen on Tuesday, and||@@||miles from where they were seen on Tuesday, and ahont a milo easterly trom whero they shot Cousttble||@@||about a mile easterly from where they shot Constable Harris on Fndav Con table Young and a tracker||@@||Harris on Friday. Constable Young and a tracker wore in Brunsdon's honse, mid Young fired at Joe||@@||were in Brunsdon's house and Young fired at Joe Oovernor, who fell, but got up again and ran||@@||Oovernor, who fell, but got up again and ran. loung fired another shot, and tbo tracker||@@||Young fired another shot, and the tracker fired three «hot«, but all without effect They||@@||fired three shots, but all without effect. They followed up the blacks, but the tracks were loet||@@||followed up the blacks, but the tracks were lost in thick scrub within 200 yards of the house Police||@@||in thick scrub within 200 yards of the house. Police ]urtl03 aro on tho scene, and tracks show that ti e||@@||parties are on the scene, and tracks show that the blacks aro nuking uorth-cist in the direction of the||@@||blacks are making north-east in the direction of the mouth of the Forbes River again Jimmy Governor||@@||mouth of the Forbes River again. Jimmy Governor is reported to be weal, end both the blacks are||@@||is reported to be weak, and both the blacks are very hard np for tucker, us thev have not been||@@||very hard up for tucker, as they have not been ablo to rob auy hut since they were at Cooper's,||@@||able to rob any hut since they were at Cooper's, at Dovb's station, on Tuesduy week Their||@@||at Doyle's station, on Tuesday week. Their ammunition is also considered to bo low||@@||ammunition is also considered to be low. WALCHA, Thursday||@@||WALCHA, Thursday ¡superintendent Garvín states that about fi p m on||@@||Superintendent Garvín states that about 6 p.m. on Tuesday the Governors stuck up a boy aged 19 at||@@||Tuesday the Governors stuck up a boy aged 19 at Charles Coombes' selection 10 miles lower down the||@@||Charles Coombes' selection 10 miles lower down the Forbes River than Loombea'n placo, whero Byers||@@||Forbes River than Coombes' place where Byers wounded Jimmy Gov ornor Tbn boy was cutting||@@||wounded Jimmy Governor. The boy was cutting wood 50 yards trom his father's house, and the blacks||@@||wood 50 yards from his father's house, and the blacks sceaked to a wood heap, covered him with the nile,||@@||sneaked to a wood heap, covered him with the rifle, and took him near Mr Coombes's house, a mile cits||@@||and took him near Mr Coombes's house, a mile dis- taut, making him promiso that be wonld bung them||@@||tant, making him promise that be would bring them rations Each shook hands with him mid directed||@@||rations. Each shook hands with him and directed him to meet them on the opposite sido of the river||@@||him to meet them on the opposite side of the river. On going to his uncle's placo he found it was guarded||@@||On going to his uncle's place he found it was guarded bv Constable Dolman and others, who went to the||@@||by Constable Dolman and others, who went to the place indicated, but It was dark Tho Governors||@@||place indicated, but it was dark. The Governors asked the youth tho way to the Macleay He di-||@@||asked the youth the way to the Macleay. He di- rected them via Pappinbarra^ aud Wilson River||@@||rected them via Pappinbarra and Wilson River. Jimmy Governor's face was bandaged Ho appeared||@@||Jimmy Governor's face was bandaged. He appeared unable to walk fact The blacks asked if the con-||@@||unable to walk fast. The blacks asked if the con- stable they had ahct on tho Hastings was dead The||@@||stable they had shot on the Hastings was dead. The polico nnd trackers tracked the Governurs two miles||@@||police and trackers tracked the Governors two miles iii a uorth-oisterly direction At 11 45 « ni. on Wed-||@@||ini a north-easterly direction. At 11.45 a.m. on Wed- nesday Constable liung and a tracker named||@@||nesday Constable Young and a tracker named Johuuj were guaiding Mr G Brunsdon's house, two||@@||Johnny were guarding Mr.G. Brunsdon's house, two miles wsst of the Yarras Post Ofhco, on the Hastings||@@||miles west of the Yarras Post Office, on the Hastings River, when the Governois came within 100 j ard« of||@@||River, when the Governors came within 100 yards of the house Shot», wero exchanged aud the blacks||@@||the house. Shots were exchanged and the blacks crossed tho Hastings River||@@||crossed the Hastings River. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14373782 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FUGITIVE BLACKS. I||@@||FUGITIVE BLACKS. FOLLOWING THE TRACKS. I||@@||FOLLOWING THE TRACKS. The 'Inspeotor-Gonoriil of Police yeT1T/, "'||@@||The Inspeotor-General of Police yesterday ceivod n wira from Inspector Garvín at H ale«,||@@||received a wire from Inspector Garvin at Walcha, stating that thn Govemurs on I'»"'.'y,7vemDi,S.?.-u||@@||stating that the Govenors on Friday evening called at u half-castes' camp situated halfway tetwee»||@@||at a half-castes' camp situated halfway between Black Flat Store and Little Dingo Creel. 16 J||@@||Black Flat Store and Little Dingo Creek. They asked for somo bread, and also asked the distance tJ||@@||asked for some bread, and also asked the distance to the lUclm . Sub-inspector Ev an's trackers fous»||@@||the Macleay. Sub-inspector Evan's trackers found their tracks losterday circling »''«?;?" "I'',?||@@||their tracks yesterday circling ahouse and then making north towsrds tho hoad of Big Dinna Cr.«.||@@||making north towards the head of Big Dingo Creek. The tracks mil be followed to-day. The in creep«||@@||The tracks will be followed to-day. The intercepting parties could not be better placeit than thoy an«||@@||parties could not be better placed than they are at present. Tho blacks' camp is being watched||@@||present. The blacks' camp is being watched. WALCHA, Mondiv.||@@||WALCHA, Monday. Tho latest repoit about the blacks is that tbej »t»||@@||The latest report about the blacks is that they are betv.eeii Dingo Creek nnd Macleuv, being lavery||@@||between Dingo Creek nnd Macleay, being in very rough country. WINGHAM, Monday||@@||rough country. WINGHAM, Monday News ft as received this afternoon that the bhett||@@||News was received this afternoon that the blacks had been seen at « «mall ringe, near Marlee schon!,||@@||had been seen at a small range, near Marlee school, nine miles from here. ^^||@@||nine miles from here. The Queensland trackers are on the Go«»»?'||@@||The Queensland trackers are on the Govenors' track, and passed nine mile» from Wingham. Tto||@@||tracks and passed nine miles from Wingham. The tracks are now leading south-east toward, the Com||@@||tracks are now leading south-east toward, the boyne Mountains and the Hastings Hiver.||@@||Comboyne Mountains and the Hastings River. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14376208 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TUE NORDDEUTSCHER LINE.||@@||THE NORDDEUTSCHER LINE. THE ISLAND SfRVICIJ.||@@||THE ISLAND SERVICE. The München is due hera on the nth instant from nong||@@||The Munchen is due here on the 13th instant from Hong- komr. Sai pan, F.n'ipe.St'pbiinsort, rinsclihafcn, anl Her||@@||kong, Saipan, Penape, Stepbensort, Finschhafen, and Her- bertshohc,and connects with the e-tnocuinpiaiy'ii .to.inibhip||@@||bertshohe,and connects with the same company's steamship Kail^ruhe, which leaves Sydney on the liOth instant fur||@@||Karlsruhe, which leaves Sydney on the 20th instant for If remen, and Melbourne on thi* Sard, Adelaide on the 27th||@@||Bremen, and Melbourne on the 23rd, Adelaide on the 27th instant, via Fremantle, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said,||@@||instant, via Fremantle, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Genoa, Southampton, and Antwerp.The München||@@||Naples, Genoa, Southampton, and Antwerp.The Munchen will sail hence on the 17th instant, i aUwg mail» und pus||@@||will sail hence on the 17th instant taking mails and pas- senpers for New liri tain. New Guinea, fire., and HanKkonir.||@@||sengers for New Britain, New Guinea, &c., and Hongkong. This lino affords travellers a pplenlid opportunity «>t viait||@@||This line affords travellers a splenlid opportunity of visit- in¡r H erb ort "hohe »na Mi tur i. They can leave Sydney ou||@@||ing Herbertshohe and Matupi. They can leave Sydney on October 17 by the eteam-hip München, arrivinc there on||@@||October 17 by the steamship Munchen, arriving there on the 28th instant, and return by the Htcam-jliip Stettin,||@@||the 28th instant, and return by the steamship Stettin, .¿¿vin? on November 2 for Sydney, »ia Queensland ports.||@@||leaving on November 2 for Sydney, via Queensland ports. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14377749 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FOUR GENERATIONS OP||@@||FOUR GENERATIONS OP SAILORS.||@@||SAILORS. RtüidiuR at No. 67 Aluianilra-roaü, Ford, Devon||@@||Residing at No. 57 Alexandra-road, Ford, Devon- port, is ttha " Westminster Gazette " atys) Mr||@@||port, is (the " Westminster Gazette " says) Mr John Hobliti, a naval pensionar, who hat a remark-||@@||John Hoblin, a naval pensioner, who has a remark- able record, Mr, Hobltn is G4 years old, nts bora||@@||able record, Mr, Hoblin is 64 years old, was born at rialtasb, and not only did bo lerve SI years at sea||@@||at Saltash, and not only did he serve 31 years at sea (being ni the old Bellerophon during tbe Crimean||@@||(being in the old Bellerophon during tbe Crimean war), but lui father and grandfather were narai||@@||war), but his father and grandfather were naval men, and he has seven sons all IU the sunrise. These||@@||men, and he has seven sons all in the service. These fsets hive been brought to the nottco of tho Qtioen,||@@||facts have been brought to the notice of tho Queen, and Mr. Ilobhn bos received the following loiter -||@@||and Mr. Hoblin has received the following letter - " Mr. lohn Hobltn,-I bare laid before the Queen||@@||" Mr. John Hoblin,-I have laid before the Queen Tour letter ot the 4th instant, from which it appears||@@||your letter of the 4th instant, from which it appears that not only did you formerly serse but that at the||@@||that not only did you formerly serve but that at the present time you baye sereu tons all serrina; in her||@@||present time you have seven sons all serving in her Hsiestj's Navy. I am commanded by tho Queen to||@@||Majesty's Navy. I am commanded by the Queen to inform you that her Majesty bos learnt with much||@@||inform you that her Majesty has learnt with much pleasure and satisfaction ot this almost unique record||@@||pleasure and satisfaction of this almost unique record of Berrica ID one family, and a« a mark ot her||@@||of service in one family, and as a mark of her Majesty's appreciation, I am to forward the enclosed||@@||Majesty's appreciation, I am to forward the enclosed £ i at a present from the Queen -P. M. Ponsonby."||@@||£5at a present from the Queen -F. M. Ponsonby." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14383391 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MR. STENT'S GUITAR RECITAL.||@@||MR. STENT'S GUITAR RECITAL. Sir. W. J »Stout's eleventh monthly rocifcti! of||@@||Mr. W. J Stent's eleventh monthly recital of banjo, mandolin, nod pu i tar music waa pi von at tha||@@||banjo, mandolin, and guitar music was given at Hmiter-atrtet rooma on riiuuduy evonini* AI i>s Jomo||@@||the Hunter-street rooms on Thursday evening. Miss Jessie Shaw and Mi. Jone*, wuru the vocalist* Mitts||@@||Shaw and Mr. Jones were the vocalists. Miss Kathleen Pardoe, the Now Zeulaml umndoliuihte,||@@||Kathleen Pardoe, the New Zealand mandolinist, pUycd a " Wantana " fantasia and a nell executed||@@||played a "Muritana" fantasia and a well executed mitrcli. Miss Gwen. Creer rendered one of Vol I l'a||@@||march. Miss Gwen Creer rendered one of Voili's pastoral «-ktitchGH an a mandolin solo. Mr. Moe*||@@||pastoral sketches as a mandolin solo. Mr. Moss gave a banjo solo, in which rapid chromatio iiuger||@@||gave a banjo solo, in which rapid chromatic fingering iuk formed a f nat ure. Mr. fanent also played moverá!||@@||formed a feature. Mr. Stent also played several nolos on the giut-itr und banjo. There wao ulso »||@@||solos on the guitar and banjo. There was also a nmndolm au I guiUr septet U and the An.oncaa||@@||mandolin and guitar septette and the American Banjo Club. Mihs Ethel Gilmore was the accompnu*||@@||Banjo Club. Miss Ethel Gilmore was the accompanist lit, and Mi narry Ninda directed.||@@||Mr. Harry Hinds directeda directed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14234909 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MOUNT GARNET PROSPECTING. |||@@||MOUNT GARNET PROSPECTING. The Itoyal Standard mine has recently bcoi ac-||@@||The Royal Standard mine has recently been ac- quired by the Mount Garnet Prospecting Associa-||@@||quired by the Mount Garnet Prospecting Associa- tion, limited, of Nortl Queousl&nd lu reference||@@||tion, Limited, of North Queensland. ln reference to this property the muin mauugei repot ts -Hie||@@||to this property the mine manager reports :-The unnu is situated five mtlej N H of Melauey's Pocket,||@@||mine is situated five miles N. E. of Melaney's Pocket, ou the Georgotonu-liviuebank-llerberton rood, two||@@||ou the Georgetown-Irvinebank-Herberton road, two milos east of the % lllage Dfacksmith mino Tbo pro-||@@||milos east of the Village Blacksmith mine. The pro- perty has been worked with i uryiug success by save||@@||perty has been worked with varying success by seve- ral parties of co-operative uiuier* for uumbors of||@@||ral parties of co-operative miners for numbers of ytora , but as tho oro bad to bs c«rfed to Irvine-||@@||years , but as the ore had to be carted to Irvine- bank, a distance of -') miles, for t tua traen t, it wa*||@@||bank, a distance of 25 miles, for treatment, it was ouly high grade 01 picked ore that would pa},||@@||only high grade or picked ore that would pay, licuco there is au apparently large body of oro lu||@@||hence there is an apparently large body of ore in sight that should (.ive good returns with a mill close||@@||sight that should give good returns with a mill close by tïiu lodo is a true llssuro lode, aud has been||@@||by. The lode is a true fissure lode, and has been worked lu au erratic manner for ii length of 600ft ,||@@||worked in an erratic manner for a length of 600ft. , and to a depth of 100ft from the surface Zhob^st||@@||and to a depth of 100ft. from the surface. The best chutos of ore wero found on the surface, mid worked||@@||chutes of ore were found on the surface, and worked downwards by moans of open cuts and winzes Ouu||@@||downwards by means of open cuts and winzes. One opencut from which a targe qumtity ot ore was||@@||open cut from which a large quantity of ore was removed still shows good oro ni many places, tho||@@||removed still shows good ore in many places, the lodo varying from 4ft to 6ft in width North from||@@||lode varying from 4ft to 6ft in width. North from tho north oud of this open cut the flssiiro c ni bo||@@||the north end of this open cut the fissure can be traced for 20 chains I o tho south au immense||@@||traced for 20 chains. To the south an immense amount of Eitrfaco has been romoiod, exposlug the||@@||amount of surface has been removed, exposing the cap of the lode, which ebons good tin in many||@@||cap of the lode, which shows good tin in many pi ices Still further aouthi shaft has been sunk to||@@||places. Still further south a shaft has been sunk to a depth of 70ft, which pi oil need a large quantity of||@@||a depth of 70ft., which produced a large quantity of good ore At 100ft below the surface noil nigs a||@@||good ore. At 100ft. below the surface workings a tunuel has boen dmen nurth-no't ior 180ft, ivbieh||@@||tunnel has been driven north-west for 180ft., which intersected the lode fissure at 17uit At point of||@@||intersected the lode fissure at 170ft. At point of intersection tho Assure wai oft nillo, but poor , nt||@@||intersection the fissure was 5ft. wide but poor ; at JOft north fi om tho intersection tno b ick of tho lovel||@@||30ft. north from the intersection the back of the level sluws good oro lu veins At GOit north ot point of||@@||shows good ore in veins. At 60ft. north of point of intersection a use has been put up and connected by||@@||intersection a rise has been put up and connected by slopes with the 70ft shaft anil nutt winze Tho||@@||slopes with the 70ft. shaft and 50ft. winze. The stopes nru still opon, und uhoula pioduco a largo ton-||@@||slopes are still opon, and should produce a largo ton- nage ot ore At 70ft from tho entriuce of the tun-||@@||nage ot ore. At 70ft from tho entrance of the tun- nel tin is showing in a kao m fenn itiou, which has||@@||nel tin is showing in a kaolin formation, which has uot been opened up, but fias a most promising ap||@@||not been opened up, but has a most promising ap- puuruuca Systematic development is required to||@@||pearance. Systematic development is required to prove tbo actual value of too largo quantity nt oro||@@||prove tbe actual value of the largo quantity of ore uxposed ni open cuts und slopes, aud also to deter-||@@||exposed in open cuts and slopes, and also to deter- mino the downw ird continuation of tho oro||@@||mine the downward continuation of tho ore. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14299850 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MOUNT G/J.UNET FRElällOLD.||@@||MOUNT GARNET FREEHOLD. Tho second half-yearly gooernl meeting of the||@@||Tho second half-yearly genernal meeting of the Mount barnet lVoshold Copper ind bilver Mining||@@||Mount Garnet Freehold Copper and Silver Mining Company, Limited, Kurth Queensland, is to be hold||@@||Company, Limited, North Queensland, is to be held at Melbourne on the l'lth instant Tho report of the||@@||at Melbourne on the 19th instant The report of the dilecto» for the half yeal indul December ¿I last||@@||directors for the half year ended December 31 last status that during that period good progiess had been||@@||states that during that period good progress had been made with the work of development lha drives,||@@||made with the work of development. The drives, winzes, and rises had been extundod 077ft, inakiug||@@||winzes, and rises had been extended 977ft, making an aggregate of 1904ft , whilst 21,(100 cubic yards ot||@@||an aggregate of 1504ft. , whilst 24,000 cubic yards of overburden hud boon romoved from tho open cut-||@@||overburden had been removed from tho open cut- ting 1 he mina manager had reduced his estimute||@@||ting. The mine manager had reduced his estimate of ore ni sight from ¿00,001) tonn to IIS 000 tons,||@@||of ore in sight from 200,000 tons to 198,000 tons, notwithstanding that afurthor six mouths work hud||@@||notwithstanding that a furthor six mouths' work had beau done His llrst estimate, howcvci, was busod||@@||been done. His first estimate, however, was based ou a coinparaüvely small amount of prospecting und||@@||on a comparatively small amount of prospecting and development, and was necessarily a rough approxi-||@@||development, and was necessarily a rough approxi- mation Vtfith the objoct of currying on operations to||@@||mation. With the object of carrying on operations to tho best aav intake a completo air ciinpre-ising ph'ut||@@||the best advantage a complete air-compressing plant und machiue drill lud been pui chased and despatched||@@||and machiue drill had been purchased and despatched tD tho mine It was confidently ant ciputed t hut the||@@||to the mine. It was confidently anticipated that the smelters would bo set to work by thu end of Jill i||@@||smelters would be set to work by the end of July. As rogurds UUXOH, lurgi quantities of quart/itu||@@||As regards fluxes, large quantities of quartzite containing 90 per cent ol silica, uud possibly||@@||containing 90 per cent ol silica, and possibly u little silver, had been fouud on lcaso 717, as well as||@@||a little silver, had been fouud on lease 717, as well as upon other blocks, aud iroustouo und limestone w ero||@@||upon other blocks, and ironstone and limestone were ohtamablu in tho vicinity of the mine lue con-||@@||obtainable in the vicinity of the mine. The con- struction of a railway oi tramway connecting the||@@||struction of a railway or tramway connecting the (nine with the Chilluirc-u Hillway b id neon the sub-||@@||mine with the Chillagoe Railway had been the sub- ject of various eomiminiiutions bo tu cou tho QUOLUB||@@||ject of various communications between the Queens- laiid ßovornuieut und the Chillaguo Hallway ami||@@||land Government and the Chillagoe Railway and Mines, Limited Ihe last nuined coinpmy had the||@@||Mines, Limited. The last named company had the powor to construct 10 miles of this connecting line||@@||power to construct 10 miles of this connecting line as u brauch of its main line, and had made the per-||@@||as a brauch of its main line, and had made the per- manent survey of this branch with the view of im-||@@||manent survey of this branch with the view of im- mediately commencing tho work The company had||@@||mediately commencing tho work. The company had also instructed its surveyor, at the rui.uo.it of tho||@@||also instructed its surveyor, at the requestt of the ihrecton, of the Mount Gurnet Tieohold, to make a||@@||director, of the Mount Garnet Freehold, to make a permanent BUT« ey of uu oxtonsiou of tim branch to||@@||permanent survey of an extension of this branch to Mount Gnrcot, a duitonco of about 24 miles, and lbs||@@||Mount Garnet, a distance of about 24 miles, and the Queensland Government hud promised to introduce||@@||Queensland Government had promised to introduce a bill during tho next session of Parliament autho-||@@||a bill during tho next session of Parliament autho- rising this extension on the lines of tho Chillagoo||@@||rising this extension on the lines of the Chillagoe Railway, or as a, nprcial narro» gunge tramway In||@@||Railway, or as a special narrow guage tramway. In connection with water BUpply for tho reduction||@@||connection with water supply for the reduction norks additional water rights had boen s"oured||@@||works additional water rights had been secured. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14295301 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF THE REV. W. W*||@@||DEATH OF THE REV. W. W* LINDSAY.||@@||LINDSAY. (mOlt OTTB FIJI OOHJcESPONDENT.)||@@||(From our Fiji correspondent) SUVA, Feb. 8.||@@||SUVA, Feb. 8. Tho Roy. William Wior Lindsay, tho chairman of||@@||Tho Roy. William Weir Lindsay, the chairman of tho Wosloyau Mission lu FIJI, died suddenly at||@@||the Wesleyan Mission in FIJI, died suddenly at Nrtvuloa on Sunday, January 1 During tho day||@@||Navuloa on Sunday, January 4 During the day Mr. Lindsay complained slightly of pam in the chest,||@@||Mr. Lindsay complained slightly of pain in the chest, but not sufliciontly to causo alarm. Shortly after 10||@@||but not sufliciontly to cause alarm. Shortly after 10 p.m. ho retired for the night, and his wife notioeil||@@||p.m. he retired for the night, and his wife noticed somothing w roug « ith Ina breathing. Navuloa ii||@@||somothing wroug with his breathing. Navuloa is far from medical aid, but Dr. lilley, of Dunedin, was||@@||far from medical aid, but Dr. Rilley, of Dunedin, was a guest that night. On being summoned to tho bed«||@@||a guest that night. On being summoned to the bed sido Dr. Kiley knew thero « as no hope for recovery,||@@||side Dr. Kiley knew there was no hope for recovery, and all tho members of the family at homo with Mrs.||@@||and all the members of the family at home with Mrs. Lindsay watched him full asleep. It wat a ptmceful||@@||Lindsay watched him fall asleep. It wat a peaceful ending to a grand, noblo life ot solf-sacrlfieo Heart||@@||ending to a grand, noble life of self-sacrifice. Heart disease was tho canso of (louth. Mr Lindsay lias||@@||disease was the cause of death. Mr Lindsay has left a widow, sovon daughters,and two young sons to||@@||left a widow, seven daughters, and two young sons to lamont their aid loss. Tho funeral took placo un tho||@@||lament their sad loss. Tho funeral took place on the eveuing of tho 5th at Navulo i, tho bod) being buried||@@||evening of the 5th at Navuloa, the body being buried besido the large nativo church in w Indi deceased had||@@||beside the large native church in which deceased had so often preached Tno eorvicos, which weio carried||@@||so often preached. The services, which were carried out by tho Kerr. A J. bmall, II Ii.||@@||out by the Rev A J. Small, H H Nolan, and T. S, Wallis, brother mission*||@@||Nolan, and T. J Wallis, brother mission aries, wero sadly impressive. Tho notice being «a||@@||aries, were sadly impressive. The notice being so short, and tho accommodation limited nt Navuloa,||@@||short, and the accommodation limited at Navuloa, fow Uuropeuus could be preauut, oui) the very near||@@||few europeans could be present, only the very near friends of tho family , but there mut a very larga||@@||friends of the family , but there was a very large attouduncu of uati\o ministers, teuchors,and studonts»||@@||attendance of native ministers, teachers,and students. I'ha coffin was conveyed from tho liouso to the||@@||The coffin was conveyed from the house to the church, auil was placed thora while part||@@||church, and was placed there while part of tho servicu was concluded Dccoased'a||@@||of tho service was concluded. Deceased favourite hymn was sung bj the native||@@||favourite hymn was sung by the native congregation in a subdued tone, and thota||@@||congregation in a subdued tone, and there wore few lacea freo from taara among that mixed||@@||were few faces free from tears among that mixed assomblugo Ouo of tho oldest native ministers won||@@||assemblage. One of the oldest native ministers was called on to pray, und when tho aid man wavered||@@||called on to pray, and when the old man wavered and linally bruko down tho scene of grief was inde-||@@||and finally broke down the scene of grief was inde- scribable. The body was then eouvoyod to the gravo,||@@||scribable. The body was then conveyed to the grave, which tho native te ichera bud lined w ith magni-||@@||which the native teachers had lined with magni- ficent mats, and the collin WBB lowered betweeu tho||@@||ficent mats, and the coffin was lowered between the matu m a lovely pioee of tappu. On concluding the||@@||mats on a lovely piece of tappu. On concluding the bunul service tho ucono wus ugam exceedingly sod||@@||burial service the scene was again exceedingly sad und pathetic, Under a dull sky, kneeling on tho||@@||and pathetic. Under a dull sky, kneeling on tho green sward of tho lovel) Nuvuloa purkliko grounds,||@@||green sward of tho lovely Navuloa parklike grounds, there wore soma Ü0O natives, nuutly elad in white,||@@||there were some 200 natives, neatly clad in white, round tho gravo of their departed leudor, weopinr*||@@||round the graveof their departed leader, weeping bitterly. Thus was committed to its fiual rcatitig-pluca||@@||bitterly. Thus was committed to its final resting place tim body of one who has fought thu good fight and||@@||the body of one who has fought the good fight and eurned hia final, eternal rest||@@||earned his final, eternal rest Mr. Lindsay joined tho ministry of tho Wesleyan||@@||Mr. Lindsay joined the ministry of the Wesleyan Church of Victoria in 187U, and was appoiutod to||@@||Church of Victoria in 1870, and was appointed to Wodonga, whoio ho worked tor a year Uutoro öfter||@@||Wodonga, where he worked for a year before offering lug for the miasion field ni JAii. Arriving ni 1871 ho||@@||for the miasion field in Fiji. Arriving in 1871 he wasuppoiuted to tho Viwacircuit, which hud u eoust||@@||was appointed to tho Viwa circuit, which had a coastline lmoof overa huudred miles lim «or k dono thero||@@||of over a hundred miles. The work done there was aomo of the most successful accomplished in this||@@||was some of the most successful accomplished in this grand mission. During tho epidemic of measles m||@@||grand mission. During tho epidemic of measles in 187o Mr. aud Mrs Lindsay worked uuiong tho||@@||1873 Mr. aud Mrs Lindsay worked among the natives, and wero saddened on their leturii from ii||@@||natives, and were saddened on their return from a long visit to tho sick to find thoir only sou dead in||@@||long visit to the sick to find their only son dead in the house. On the retirement of Dr Lorimer Fison,||@@||the house. On the retirement of Dr Lorimer Fison, Mr Lindsay removed troui Ynvu to Nuvuloa, wilora||@@||Mr Lindsay removed from Viwa to Navuloa, where he has since been tho principal of tho largo training;||@@||he has since been the principal of the large training institute. When tho Itev. Frederick Langham re-||@@||institute. When the Rev. Frederick Langham re- tired from the duties of chnirmu" iifr Liudsay waa||@@||tired from the duties of chairman Mr Liudsay was unanimously appointed to hil tho position, which ho||@@||unanimously appointed to fill the position, which he held until his death. Tho expressions of grief ut tho||@@||held until his death. The expressions of grief at the sad occurrence and sympathy for those lot I have been||@@||sad occurrence and sympathy for those left have been universal. A gbom waa cast over ¡buvu mid Levuka||@@||universal. A gloom was cast over Suva and Levuka when tho news waa mude known Mr. Lindsay waa||@@||when the news was made known Mr. Lindsay waa in bib 55th yeal when death claimed him, louving||@@||in his 55th year when death claimed him, leaving ia breach it will be diflicult lo refill||@@||a breach it will be diflicult lo refill. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314024 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn inn roi.YNESiEN-.||@@||THE POLYNESIEN. The McssaçerieH Maritimen stcimer Pulynesienyiiteiiy||@@||The Messageries Maritimes steamer Polynesien yesterday arrived from Marseilles at the corapanj'i wbtri Bbe||@@||arrived from Marseilles at the company's wharf. She ltravcs here to d iy for Noiiuien Captain Cber&l errtport*||@@||leaves here to-day for Noumea. Captain Chevalier reports having nailed from Marseille-» on Aprils! reactifogPort||@@||having sailed from Marseilles on April 2, reaching Port Said on tho Julh, tho tup throiiph tho Mt-ditcrranranhir-||@@||Said on the 26th, the trip through the Mediterranean hav- ing been modcrntelvftno The canal was entered um»||@@||ing been moderately fine. The canal was entered same day, «nd Sue? re»cht.d tha following1 d-t> ferfendii Trather||@@||day, and Suez reached the following day. Splendid weather nrovai]ed in the lied bta, and anchor was dropped at Co||@@||prevailed on the Red Sea, and anchor was dropped at Co- lomon on thH 7th instant After transhipping ¡»isenzeri||@@||lombo on the 7th instant. After transhipping passengers for China and Tapan the long Htretch to Australia bfjiw,||@@||for China and Japan, the long stretch to Australia began, calm wcathet prevailing to Alban} on tiu ITth 7he s*mi||@@||calm weather prevailing to Albany on the 17th. The same nhasunt conditions held across the Great lliRht to Ade-||@@||pleasant conditions held across the Great Bight to Ade- laide, »nd on to M( lbourne , fruin tlicra thick conditions||@@||laide, and on to Melbourne; from there thick conditions prevailed, with heavy min on this (.oast||@@||prevailed, with heavy rain on this coast. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324812 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF MU. M. C.||@@||DEATH OF MR. M. C. COWLISHAW.||@@||COWLISHAW. Yesterday afternoon Air M. C. Cowlishaw, s,||@@||Yesterday afternoon Mr M. C. Cowlishaw, a lentlemun w Im yy as for tnuny year» identified with||@@||gentleman who was for many years identified with Ita mercm tile shipping, and coal-minuig interests||@@||the mercantile shipping and coal-mining interests of tbe colon}, died at his roBidence, *. Greoiiknovve,"||@@||of tbe colony, died at his residence, Greenknowe Macleay street, Dailmeliurst The deceased gontle||@@||Macleay street, Darlinghurst. The deceased gentleman Imn lad been in fsiling health for the last two or||@@||had been in failing health for the last two or .brea months Ho was it native of the colony, and||@@||three months. He was a native of the colony, and »asbornui IS14. Ii. business nnd ntlinr circles he||@@||was born in 1844. In business and other circles he was liiRlily esteemed, uud his (.huri'ablo Impulses||@@||was highly esteemed, and his charitable impulses »era cointantly directed, to the relief of thoso in||@@||were constantly directed to the relief of those in »ted Hs mia a director of several compan les, and||@@||need. He was a director of several companies , and Ira nu ncfiVB career lu cniiuectlon with tl|B develop||@@||led an active career in connection with the Jieitofthu colony, especially with renard lo the||@@||development of the colony, especially with regard lo the ¡utributu n of coal thrungbont li» world Tie was||@@||distribution of coal through the world. He was m activo (iromritor of the pi otectioinst cause, and||@@||an active promoter of the protectionist cause, and «.I a director of its lending organ in this city Ho||@@||was a director of its lending organ in this city. He Was Consul for the Netherlands for »orno time, unit||@@||was Consul for the Netherlands for some time, and »"iii member of thB firm ot Covvlisbuw Brother«||@@||was a member of the firm of Cowlishaw Brothers. .us fuuenl tukeB plnce at Waverley Cemetery this||@@||His funeral took place at Waverley Cemetery this lfteruoon.||@@||afternoon. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14354812 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I CONCERT AT THE HALLWAY INSTITUTE.||@@||CONCERT AT THE RAILWAY INSTITUTE. An attractive programme was presented last Friday||@@||An attractive programme was presented last Friday evening at the concert at the Railway Iuitituto. Mis,||@@||evening at the concert at the Railway Institute. Miss Eva Mylolt, who appeared for the first time at the||@@||Eva Mylott, who appeared for the first time at the institute, was heard to advautage in Blumel thal .||@@||institute, was heard to advantage in Blumenthal's ' Sunshine and Rain " Miss M'L.ltm sang " It||@@||"Sunshine and Rain." Miss M'Cartie sang "It was a Dreirn " (Cowen), und " The Wind, in the||@@||was a Dream" (Cowen), and "The Winds in the Trees " (Goring 1 liornas J Mr tiodolph Hempln, an||@@||Trees " (Goring Thomas). Mr. Rodolph Hemple, an old favourite at the institute, gave, "Oh, ob, Hear||@@||old favourite at the institute, gave, "Oh, oh, Hear the Wild Windi Blow, " and " Will o' the Wup "||@@||the Wild Winds Blow," and "Will o' the Wisp." Mr Alex Edward tang " Sons of Australia " A||@@||Mr Alex Edward sang "Sons of Australia." A feature of the concert wes a new patriotic song,||@@||feature of the concert was a new patriotic song, " Ihe Bugles Sing Strife ' by Mr A liehde-who||@@||"The Bugles Sing Strife," by Mr. A Gehde- who played the accompaniment-sung by Mr Chai les||@@||played the accompaniment- sung by Mr. Charles Hill Master Reginald fteimenichueitler's item, were||@@||Hill. Master Reginald Reimenschueider's items were given effectively A piccolo solo was played, and||@@||given effectively. A piccolo solo was played, and the Rail« ay Military Band also took part m the||@@||the Railway Military Band also took part in the entertainment Mr Challes Huenerbera acted a,||@@||entertainment. Mr Charles Huenerbein acted as accompanist ^^^_^^^||@@||accompanist. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330452 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE PUOTliCTOR AT||@@||THE PROTECTOR AT .BRISBANE.||@@||BRISBANE. THE MEN ENTER r/AINED.||@@||THE MEN ENTERTAINED. BRISBANE, Tuesday.||@@||BRISBANE, Tuesday. The gunboat Proteclnr, on ht i* way for service m||@@||The gunboat Protector, on her way for service in Chum, arrived at Aforelou B iv this itiurniu,; mid||@@||China, arrived at Moreton Bay this morning and proceeded up the river, tiniviiu.' ut Bn-ib nie about||@@||proceeded up the river, arriving at Brisbane about I 30 p in Hin ExtoUenty tho Uoventoi. ui coin pa mud||@@||2.30 p.m. His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by the liiiut-mmit-GovLinor of New bunian., Mr||@@||by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Guinea, Mr. Chita way. Mm stor tor Atfriuiltuie, and a number||@@||Chataway, Minister for Agriculture, and a number of pr mi-»ö!U ßt-t.tl ni ti ji-dudin-r ti o upting com||@@||of prominent gentlemen,including the acting com- uiandant t»f the Queensland u ival foi cet), vinitod tho||@@||mandant of the Queensland naval forces, visited the vof-sel X,tid Lammt; ton iiisp dut mid undies« d||@@||vessel. Lord Lammington inspected and addressed the mon, after which an a d j our ituei t was mudo to||@@||the men, after which an adjournment was made to the i ia vu I Bt re*, wl i io retrr-zihuit-nN wt-re noive I||@@||the naval stores, where refreshments werre served. Che Roven or in ¡n< j 0*111-; tho lo-nt ot htr \lnje«*tv||@@||The Governor, in proposing the toast of her Majesty the Qtir-tjii, LOiinratiil Uti the (uldra and mt n on||@@||the Queen, congratulated the offices and men on bflint; tho fir^t to mu u in Austin'i tu \ut-sel a s »iinji||@@||being the first to man an Australian vessel assisting the Imperial ÎÏQ-t, lio thought tbt* «ni bout w< uld||@@||the Imperial fleet. He thought the gunboat would see a Rood deni of Br-rv co tioui her fit noa« lor work||@@||see a good deal of service from her fitness for work. Mr. Chataway \\i**h>nl huu< as to the ofiitoia und||@@||Mr. Chataway wished success to the officers and men. Utiptttui Cn-BiWall, who to k over the L m||@@||men. Captain Creswell, who took over the com- niiiid here, returned tliai.kR and Gupt.m Clare also||@@||mand here, returned thanks and Captain Clare also aiknowlerigt d tho g uíl wishes||@@||acknowledged the good wishes. ïtau l'rottrtoi lenvei to munt or to-morrow morn-||@@||The Protector leaves to-night or to-morrow morn- ing, nnd Hill slop it IOWIMV lh to tike on bon id||@@||ing, and will stop at Townsville to take on board Chat Uu'iitoi aUltko. of the Qi--*t nnhmd rta vu I force,||@@||Chief Gunner Blake, of the Queensland naval force, who I au hud 10 jumV expo n H ti ce tu Chimt. tuid||@@||who has had 10 years' experience in China, and should prove a valuable acqtit mon to the torce Ibu||@@||should prove a valuable acquisition to the force. The vessel then proceeds to Thursduy X-iItiud,||@@||vessel then proceeds to Thursduy Island. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325850 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn VICTIMS HORRIBLY MUTILAÏED.||@@||VICTIMS HORRIBLY MUTILATED. 1 embie wounds were ínllicted on tho viotims.||@@||Terrible wounds were inflicted on the victims. Hilda Mawbey, who was killed, has a bruise on th«||@@||Hilda Mawbey, who was killed, has a bruise on the earner of the lett eye, a bruise on the forehead nutt||@@||corner of the left eye, a bruise on the forehead and over the left eye, and her skull ii broken in bebind||@@||over the left eye, and her skull is broken in behind the loft esr Percy Mavbey, nlso killed, had a cut||@@||the left ear. Percy Mawbey, also killed, had a cut through the right ear and a cut, Siu wide, across tha||@@||through the right ear and a cut, 3in. wide, across the light eide of the ueck, peuetratiug the vertebral||@@||right side of the neck, penetrating the vertebrae column in the neck His skull was aleo fractured||@@||column in the neck. His skull was also fractured near the right ear lie line a wound ou the back part||@@||near the right ear : he has a wound on the back part of bis head, a fracture on the crown of tho skull, a>||@@||of his head, a fracture on the crown of his skull, a cut across Hie back part of his head, and a bruise on||@@||cut across the back part of his head, and a bruise on the forehead Miss Kerz, who woe iouud dead, had||@@||the forehead. Miss Kerz, who was found dead, had two bruises extending from the left ear to within an||@@||two bruises extending from the left ear to within an inch of the mouth, and both lowbones were broken.||@@||inch of the mouth, and both jawbones were broken. Thero was a bruise from the right eye extending||@@||There was a bruise from the right eye extending back to tho ear, a wouud on the lort temple, and th»||@@||back to the ear, a wound on the left temple, and the skull was brokon in about um over the right ear.||@@||skull was broken in about 5in. over the right ear. Tho othor victims who aro still alive are Mrs.||@@||The other victims who are still alive are Mrs. Mawbey, who had tho back of the tkull fractured||@@||Mawbey, who had the back of the skull fractured and hoad aud arms hacked about with a »tomahawk,||@@||and head and arms hacked about with a tomahawk, a large gash across the back of the neck, and||@@||a large gash across the back of the neck, and several other wonnds.||@@||several other wounds. Grace Mawbey is uncouscious, and has her fore-||@@||Grace Mawbey is unconscious, and has her fore- head broken in over the eye, and other wounds.||@@||head broken in over the eye, and other wounds. Elsie Clarke has several wounds about the bead, and||@@||Elsie Clarke has several wounds about the bead, and is also unconscious||@@||is also unconscious. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14294820 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BANKRUPTCY COURT.||@@||BANKRUPTCY COURT. (DBfore the Acting Registrar, Mr. I1". H. Salusbury,||@@||(Before the Acting Registrar, Mr. F. H. Salusbury, HEARING OV CREDIfOKb' PUIITIONS.||@@||HEARING OF CREDITORS' PETITIONS. James Charlesworth aud Co. v. Alfied Petterson.||@@||James Charlesworth and Co. v. Alfred Pettersen. Mr. Crichton Smith for petitioner. Settlement||@@||Mr. Crichton Smith for petitioner. Settlement ponding. Adjourned to March 1!.||@@||pending. Adjourned to March 2. Georgo Edward Cauedcll v. Peter 1). Thompson.||@@||George Edward Canedell v. Peter B. Thompson. Mesera. Pisber und Mooiuish for the petitioner.||@@||Messrs. Fisher and Macansh for the petitioner. Sequestration order made, subjiiot to filing of an||@@||Sequestration order made, subject to filing of an affidavit of debt being duo down tri hearing of peti-||@@||affidavit of debt being due down to hearing of peti- tion. Mr. W. H. Palmer to bo official assignee.||@@||tion. Mr. W. H. Palmer to be official assignee. Executors of Vi. B. Chrinliuii, deceased, v. Johu||@@||Executors of W. B. Christian, deceased, v. Johu Williams Foster. Mr. TI. J. Aspioull for petitioner.||@@||Williams Foster. Mr. H. J. Aspinall for petitioner. Mr. Tress for bankrupt. Séquestration order made.||@@||Mr. Tress for bankrupt. Sequestration order made. Mr. L. T. Lloyd to be ofurial assignee.||@@||Mr. L. T. Lloyd to be official assignee. SEQUESTRATION.||@@||SEQUESTRATION. John lüdward Hancock, of Juneo Reefs, near||@@||John Edward Hancock, of Junee Reefs, near Junee, farmer. Mr. W. H. Palmer, official assignee.||@@||Junee, farmer. Mr. W. H. Palmer, official assignee. SECTION 30 EXAMINATIONS.||@@||SECTION 30 EXAMINATIONS. Re Dennis M'Carthy. Mr. It. H. L. Innes far the||@@||Re Dennis McCarthy. Mr. R. H. L. Innes far the officiai usaigueo. Mr. P. T. Jones for the bank-||@@||official assignee. Mr. F. T. Jones for the bank- rupt, yvho was examined by Mr. Innes. Adjourned||@@||rupt, who was examined by Mr. Innes. Adjourned to March 5.||@@||to March 5. Re Charlas William Lteuderyou. Mr. L, Levy j||@@||Re Charles William Landeryou. Mr. L. Levy for the official a«sii;oee. Mr. R. Cowan for the||@@||for the official assignee. Mr. R. Cowan for the bankrupt uud lus wife. Tbo latter was examined.||@@||bankrupt and his wife. The latter was examined. Adjourned to February 21.||@@||Adjourned to February 21. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327140 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A LUMDER-LADEN'srEAMER.||@@||A LUMDER-LADEN STEAMER. I The Pteam»h>\> Enervía («ay» a Honolulu paper) paused||@@||The Steamship Energia (says a Honolulu paper) passed I the port on July it, on her way from Tort Hadlork to Mel-||@@||the port on July 8, on her way from Port Hadlock to Mel- bourne with luttibci. Her reanon for cuming hore, about||@@||bourne with lumber. Her reason for coming here, about I VX) miles out of hfr way, io not kiiutvn, na no communica-||@@||500 mlies out of her way, is not known, as no communica- tion tra« had with her. She vu« sighted at 11 30, and the||@@||tion was had with her. She was sighted at 11: 30, and the pilot boat went to miet her, but ulm went nn before the||@@||pilot boat went to meet her, but she went on before the 1 pilot got within 10 mil«» of her. She diRplayctl her nura||@@||pilot got within 10 miles of her. She displayed her numbers , ben to the signal station at Di tmond Head and steamed||@@||to the signal station at Diamond Head and steamed nwny.||@@||away. The Energía passed Newcastle yesterday.||@@||The Energia passed Newcastle yesterday. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315290 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRIVATE J. J. TRICKETT.||@@||PRIVATE J. J. TRICKETT. GAVE HIS BLANKET TO HJS HORSE.||@@||GAVE HIS BLANKET TO HIS HORSE. Private Tames John Tnckett, of the CJueensluud||@@||Private James John Trickett, of the Queensland Mouutod Tnfantry (whioh left by the Mauri lung;||@@||Mounted Infantry (which left by the Mauri King), writing to his mother, Mrs G Trickett,||@@||writing to his mother, Mrs G Trickett, from near Blnemfoutein on March 21, says||@@||from near Bloemfontein on March 25, says -" I um all right A» the papers will||@@||-"I am all right. As the papers will uo doubt huve contained full reports of Lord||@@||no doubt have contained full reports of Lord Robeits'a advance on the Treo Stato capital, 1 will||@@||Roberts' advance on the Free State capital, I will not 01 ter into detail over the ii (tin, but »ill only||@@||not enter into detail over the affair, but will only add that ne were lu the Huck of it During tho »hole||@@||add that we were in the thick of it. During the whole period of oui stay in South Africa I ha\ o sujo} ed||@@||period of our stay in South Africa I have enjoyed splendid health-and, lu fact, up to the present time||@@||splendid health-and, in fact, up to the present time have neNor felt bettor in my life lura about H||@@||have never felt better in my life. I am about a stone and ti|knlf heavier than -a hen *,ou stw me last||@@||stone and a half heavier than when you saw me last und b»N a seen a good mini-, of tiloso who looked fat||@@||and have a seen a good many of those who looked fit t") go twice as far na I go lu der Out of our fell >ws||@@||to go twice as far as I go under. Out of our fellows wu have about 16 of them in the different hospitals,||@@||we have about 20 of them in the different hospitals, most of them h'iug donn NVith fo\ei and dysentery||@@||most of them being down with fever and dysentery. Wo have hud to can p in the open \sldt without||@@||We have had to camp in the open veldt without tenis oval since we started, and IIB it lina ruined||@@||tents ever since we started, and as it has rained I retty freijUontl*. during our pio^ro«s thiiij-a ha Ne||@@||pretty frequently. during our progress things have not been too 'leisuiit rood lus been \ ery si-arco||@@||not been too pleasant. Food has been very scarce nil along, the wh la army being on I alf î-ati u*,||@@||all along, the whole army being on half rations, sometimos less Wu had the following ration per||@@||sometimes less. We had the following ration per m in pei dav -Ihree oatmeal biscuits, lib tin of||@@||man per day: - three oatmeal biscuits, 1lb tin of meat };/ of tel, Ho/ of sugar, tod somutimes u||@@||meat, ½oz of tea, 1oz of sugar, and sometimes a littlu cod'eu or chocolate It na. a marvel to||@@||little coffee or chocolate. It was a marvel to see great big feltons mcrching JO and 30||@@||see great big fellows marching 2O and 30 milts a day nu this fan Of course ulan-,||@@||miles a day on this fare. Of course, many of them wet t undei, and the sight» along the roitto||@@||of them went under, and the sights along the route nero at times pitiublo indeed We were often m the||@@||were at times pitiable indeed. We were often in the saddle iiom i nui till 7 P in , Bimotimes without a||@@||saddle from 2 a.m. till 7 p.m.,sometimes without a hue to eat At the present tuno ne, as well as about||@@||bite to eat. At the present time we, as well as about 10 000 other-,, are snelling our hoiscs On the while||@@||10 000 other, are spelling our horses. On the whole the,, campaign lian been an experience I would not||@@||the campaign has been an experience I would not htiNe miasuil foin l;ood deal The country la of||@@||have missed for a good deal. The country is of spIci did quii'it-, and tho elimilta a moat ginini ono||@@||splendid quality, and the climate a most genial one. Under our i ule it should soon bo put to far bettor||@@||Under our ule it should soon be put to far better use lils ti ut present, mid furnish homes for thousands||@@||use than at present, and furnish homes for thousands of those poor creatures who at prisent nie ignorant||@@||of those poor creatures who at present are ignorant i f its existence At tucseut food of all kinds IB vorv||@@||of its existence. At present food of all kinds is very dear I wanui Bloenifonteinoii FinUj last and I could||@@||dear. I was in Bloemfontein on Friday last and I could not [ et i. meal foi lovo nor mouoj 1 Ins is due to||@@||not get a meal for love nor money. This is due to tho fact that the stonkeepers were »fruid to keep||@@||the fact that the storekeepers were affraid to keep big slocks on ing to the fear th it han they done BO||@@||big stocks owing to the fear that had they done so they would have been sei/ed to lijed the Boer arm-.||@@||they would have been seized to feed the Boer army. Omi very regrettable fe iture of our cutidittou is that||@@||One very regrettable feature of our condition is that more thsu tluee-fnurtliB of our horses nre utteil-, unlit||@@||more than thee-fourths of our horses are utterly unlit fir noil, having contisctcd what lb kiionu as tho||@@||for work, having contracted what is known as the Cine fever I hoy wiro »tinveil nearly all tho tup,||@@||Cape fever. They were starved nearly all the trip, and non thev ure in a most deplorable c i ditu n||@@||and now they are in a most deplorable condition. My pool old fellow has s to d the trip splendidlv, but||@@||My poor old fellow has stood the trip splendidly, but he is ne« M ty lind If care «ill save ray old lellon||@@||he is now very bad. If care will save my old fellow lie shall have it »she IB north lu» weight lu gold to||@@||he shall have it, as he is worth his weight in gold to me I ha\n |,IVCH lummy blinket for a rug ever||@@||me. I have given him my blanket for a rug ever since no left the Modder kiNCi and slept ni ni-, ON cr-||@@||since we left the Modder River and slept in my over- oom, but lu spite of it jil hu is now one of the woist||@@||coat but in spite of it all he is now one of the worst as regards the disease which attacks horses here "||@@||as regards the disease which attacks horses here " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324269 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COLONIAL WAR RESERVES. I||@@||COLONIAL WAR RESERVES. -» ,||@@|| PROPOSAL EY MAJOR-GENERAL FRENCH.||@@||PROPOSAL BY MAJOR-GENERAL FRENCH. EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION ON THE||@@||EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION ON THE SCHEME.||@@||SCHEME. In Saturday's issue of the '. Herala " we pub-1||@@||In Saturday's issue of the "Herald" we pub- lished the copy of a letter winch Major-General |||@@||lished the copy of a letter which Major-General I loncli, Commandant of tho New South Wales De-||@@||French, Commandant of tho New South Wales De- fence Torces, has written to " Tho Times," out-||@@||fence Forces, has written to "The Times," out- lining a scheme for tho maintenance of war reserves||@@||lining a scheme for the maintenance of war reserves lu Australia.||@@||in Australia. Tho scheme, as far as Australia is concerned, ia as||@@||The scheme, as far as Australia is concerned, is as follona -||@@||follows :- "(a) A ' war reserve' of, »ay, 10,000, largely||@@||"(a) A ' war reserve' of, say, 10,000, largely mounted men.||@@||mounted men. " lb) This reserve, to be formed mainly from effi-||@@||"(b) This reserve, to be formed mainly from effi- cient officer« und men who havo passud through tho||@@||cient officers and men who have passed through the ranks of tho defence forces, and who agree to sei re||@@||ranks of the defence forces, and who agree to serve within 01 without Austr ibu m wartime The 700J||@@||within or without Australia in wartime. The 7000 men now lu South Africa would give this reserve a||@@||men now in South Africa would give this reserve a good start||@@||good start. " (c) Rotes of pay on active service as for the per-||@@||"(c) Rates of pay on active service as for the per- manent forces of Austrolia.||@@||manent forces of Australia. " (d) A retaining fee, or reserve pay, of £S per||@@||" (d) A retaining fee, or reserve pay, of £8 per annum for efficient privates of infsntry, £12 per||@@||annum for efficient privates of infantry, £12 per annum for troopors of mounted corps who have j||@@||annum for troopors of mounted corps who have boises and saddlery Ut for service, other ruuks in||@@||horses and saddlery fit for service, other ranks in propoition||@@||propoition. " (o) The requirements for efficiency to involve||@@||" (e) The requirements for efficiency to involve au annual course of traimup and musketry.||@@||an annual course of training and musketry. " ^f ) The reserve pay and jiay on activo service to||@@||" (f ) The reserve pay and pay on active service to be paid hy the Imperial Government||@@||be paid by the Imperial Government. " Appi oximato comparative cost -10,000 Aus-||@@||"Approximate comparative cost :- 10,000 Aus- tralian reserves, at £10 per mau, £100,000 10,000||@@||tralian reserves, at £10 per man, £100,000: 10,000 regular British troops, it £100 per mau, £I,000,OUO "||@@||regular British troops, at £100 per man, £1,000,000 " Ino ioliowiug are exprès iona oí opinion by poli-||@@||The following are expressions of opinion by poli- ticians aud military authonties upon Major-Geueral||@@||ticians aud military authorities upon Major-General Trench's proposal. -||@@||French's proposal :- THE PREMIER||@@||THE PREMIER Tho Fremiei, upon being seen last night, after his||@@||The Premier, upon being seen last night, after his return fiom Nowcxstlo, stated that his lime had been||@@||return from Nrwcastle, stated that his time had been so fully occupi-d thut be had not yet had tuuo to||@@||so fully occupied that be had not yet had time to read tho letter or to cousidor the matter||@@||read the letter or to consider the matter. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14367902 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I COOMA TO BOMBALA RAILWAY.||@@||COOMA TO BOMBALA RAILWAY. A duputatiou was introduced to Sir William Lyne I||@@||A deputation was introduced to Sir William Lyne (Preiniir)iye«terday by Mr H Clarko, II T, A , in||@@||(Premier) yesterday by Mr. H. Clarke, M.L.A. , in the absence of Mr O'sullivan (Minister for WurkB),||@@||the absence of Mr O'Sullivan (Minister for Works), consisting of gentleman from Monaro and the South||@@||consisting of gentleman from Monaro and the South t,( ast dutriU Thoy urged the extension of the||@@||Coast district. They urged the extension of the railway from Cooma to Bombala, via Nimitybelle||@@||railway from Cooma to Bombala, via Nimitybelle, 1 hey i ointed out that thu was a epleadid agricul-||@@||They pointed out that this was a spleadid agricul- tural district, and ona which was udmirably adapted||@@||tural district, and one which was admirably adapted for the groa th of coreáis They stated that a survey||@@||for the growth of cereals. They stated that a survey had beou made for the huo farther ID toe west, but it||@@||had been made for the line farther to the west, but it isas fouud to bo louger and not so suitable for the||@@||was found to be longer and not so suitable for the district||@@||district. In answer to Sir William Lyne, the member« of||@@||In answer to Sir William Lyne, the members of the deputation said that the expectation of obtaining||@@||the deputation said that the expectation of obtaining thj federal capital in their district had not weighed||@@||the federal capital in their district had not weighed svith thom in making the présent application I hey||@@||with them in making the présent application. They sininty mud i it upon its oss n niants||@@||simply made it upon its own merits. I ho Premier intimated that if the federal capital||@@||The Premier intimated that if the federal capital should be placed in their.district they might, under tho||@@||should be placed in their district they might, under the present circumatauces, bo np«, lyiug for a hue which||@@||present circumatances, be applying for a line which would go m tho wrong direction||@@||would go in the wrong direction. The members of tho deputation stated that tbeir||@@||The members of the deputation stated that their desire SSSB that thelma should join with tho Victorian||@@||desire was that the line should join with the Victorian system and go on to Melbourne||@@||system and go on to Melbourne, Tho Premier promised to consult with Mr O'sul-||@@||Tho Premier promised to consult with Mr O'sul- livan, and stated that the roprosentatious raudo bv||@@||livan, and stated that the representations made by tho deputation would be fully considered by the||@@||the deputation would be fully considered by the Government_||@@||Government. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14308779 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OFFICIAL LETTERS FROM||@@||OFFICIAL LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||THE FRONT. CAPTAIN ANTILL AND TOE MOUNTED||@@||CAPTAIN ANTILL AND THE MOUNTED RIFLES.||@@||RIFLES. CONSPICUOUSLY STEADY UNDER FIRE.||@@||CONSPICUOUSLY STEADY UNDER FIRE. Major-Qeneral French has received from Bloein||@@||Major-General French has received from Bloemfontein, fnuteiu auuflleisl letter from Ctptam J Antill,||@@||an official letter from Captain J. Antill, oflicer commanding the New South Wales Mounted||@@||officer commanding the New South Wales Mounted lillies, dutsd March 22, from winch the following ex-||@@||Rifles, dated March 12, from which the following ex- tracts are ruado --||@@||tracts are made -- " My last adrice was from Ramah, which we left||@@||"My last advice was from Ramah, which we left on I ebruary lu, joining Colonel Hanuay's brigade||@@||on February 10, joining Colonel Hannay's brigade eu route to Modder Hirer '1 hers hare been continuous||@@||eu route to Modder River. There have been continuous marcbiug ind fighting up to Miri-h 12, when we wero||@@||marching and fighting up to March 12, when we were at Abraham's Kraal The hours aro long, generally||@@||at Abraham's Kraal The hours are long, generally 10 dailr The squadron att^d in the adrauce guard||@@||16 daily. The squadron acted in the advance guard right up to the preseul, and lia** taken part in almost||@@||right up to the present, and has taken part in almost erery action Ihe men hare basil conspicuously||@@||every action. The men have been conspicuously stea ly undei tiro, and have hi-en fortunato to earn||@@||steady under fire, and have been fortunate to earn warm praise from Colonel Hannay (who waa killed||@@||warm praise from Colonel Hannay (who was killed at Paardcherg). Our casunltins to date aro six||@@||at Paardeherg). Our casualties to date are six wounded and one killed-Private W Abraham, who||@@||wounded and one killed - Private W Abraham, who was shot through the heart DU the lu til Abraham||@@||was shot through the heart on the 10th. Abraham came from Bega, was an excellent, steady, and lirst||@@||came from Bega, was an excellent, steady, and first rato joungsoldier Ratlins and forage hare been very||@@||rate young soldier. Rations and forage have been very scarce, and for tho last mouth hare bien reduced to||@@||scarce, and for the last mouth have been reduced to half-issue. We lost several horses under lire, but||@@||half-issue. We lost several horses under fire, but made them up by ' commandeering ' pomes from||@@||made them up by 'commandeering' ponies from the eucmj The following men have gone to hos-||@@||the enemy. The following men have gone to hos- pital suffering, ii is feared, from enteric fevir -Pri-||@@||pital suffering, it is feared, from enteric fever -Privates vates Spearing, II Sharpe, S Pearse, Miller,||@@||Spearing, H Sharpe, S Pearse, Miller, and Kirkland There dropped out on||@@||and Kirkland There dropped out on tho road, sick, Privates I) Symonds, Bateup, Qos||@@||the road, sick, Privates D. Symonds, Bateup, Gosper, per, Trevitt, and Potts, and they have not yet re-||@@||Trevitt, and Potts, and they have not yet re- turned, so am unable to say if yet discharged. The||@@||turned, so am unable to say if yet discharged. The six wounded are atsc ou the line of communication,||@@||six wounded are also on the line of communication, but all doing well. The discipline of all ranks is ex-||@@||but all doing well. The discipline of all ranks is ex- cellent, and their work: everything which can be||@@||cellent, and their work everything which can be de'ired."||@@||desired." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327248 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATE CAPTAIN C. W. I||@@||THE LATE CAPTAIN C. W. I ROBERTSON.||@@||ROBERTSON. C»ptun Claude W. Robertson, wan held a com-||@@||Captain Claude W. Robertson, who held a com- mission as captoin in the New South Wales Bush-||@@||mission as captain in the New South Wales Bush- men's Contingent, anil whoso death in South Africa*||@@||men's Contingent, and whose death in South Africa wa« reported m yesterday s " Herald," was, prior to||@@||was reported in yesterday's " Herald," was, prior to leaving Syduey, a captain m the Royal Marion Light||@@||leaving Syduey, a captain in the Royal Marion Light Infantry, and had been stationed on II.M.S.||@@||Infantry, and had been stationed on H.M.S. Katoomb. for two or three yeurs, Ho was au ex-||@@||Katoomba for two or three yeas. He was an ex- ceedingly Bmart and populur i Dicer, and the news cf||@@||ceedingly smart and populur officer, and the news of his death wee deeply regretted by In» many Sydney||@@||his death was deeply regretted by his many Sydney friends. Deceased wa« born in I860, and when 20||@@||friends. Deceased was born in 1860, and when 20 ho loined the R.M L I as second lieutenant On||@@||he joined the R.M.I. I as second lieutenant. On lui}, 18U0, he received his " step " as first lieutenant.||@@||July, 1890, he received his "step " as first lieutenant. He was mentioned m despatches, and received the||@@||He was mentioned in despatches, and received the medal and claep for his services in connection with||@@||medal and clasp for his services in connection with the naval force landed in 1897 to punish (ho King of||@@||the naval force landed in 1897 to punish the King of Benin for the niatsacrn cf the political mi'siou, aud||@@||Benin for the massacre of the political mission, aud which ended m tho capturo of Benin city. The late||@@||which ended in tho capture of Benin city. The late officer was promoted captain ia January, 1893||@@||officer was promoted captain in January, 1893 ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14304283 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CENTRAL GRIMINAL COURT.||@@||CENTRAL GRIMINAL COURT. (Before the Chief lustico.)||@@||(Before the Chief Justice.) Mr. C. G Wade Crown Prosecutor.||@@||Mr. C. G Wade Crown Prosecutor. Lancelot Driest Johnstone, Norman Johnstone,||@@||Lancelot Ernest Johnstone, Norman Johnstone, und William Frederick Cauut, who had been found||@@||and William Frederick Caunt, who had been found guilty of a conspirtcy to bring about a serious result||@@||guilty of a conspiracy to bring about a serious result upon Margarita Ethel Johnstone, wero callod upou||@@||upon Margarita Ethel Johnstone, were called upon fur sentence, Mi. Tueco, instructed by Mr, J. W.||@@||for sentence, Mr. Teece, instructed by Mr, J. W. Abiguil, appeared for Caunt, mid made au||@@||Abigail, appeared for Caunt, and made an oaiiicst uppcul for u merciful sentence, asking||@@||earnest appeal for a merciful sentence, asking that if possiblo the provisions of tho First||@@||that if possible the provisions of the First Offenders Probation Act bo extended to the prisoner||@@||Offenders Probation Act be extended to the prisoner. Evidence of tho good character us a chemist,||@@||Evidence of the good character as a chemist, citizen, and family mau held by prisonor was given||@@||citizen, and family man held by prisoner was given by soveial pioimncnt i.iti/eus lils Honor said the||@@||by several prominent citizens. His Honor said the provisions of the First Oflundors Act did not apply||@@||provisions of the First Offendors Act did not apply to this cIusb of cnino. Mr. Richardson, for the||@@||to this class of crime. Mr. Richardson, for the accused .lohnstonuj, usked that tho oontoncu might||@@||accused Johnstones, asked that the sentence might be deferred till Monday to allow of tho production||@@||be deferred till Monday to allow of the production nf evidenco as to character on their behalf. His||@@||of evidence as to character on their behalf. His Honor accordingly deferred tho passing of sentence||@@||Honor accordingly deferred the passing of sentence till Monday.||@@||till Monday. Tho Court adjourned till Monday.||@@||The Court adjourned till Monday. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14303621 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I CENTRAL OßlMINAL COUKT. I||@@||CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (Hi-fore tho Chief Justice and a jury.)||@@||(Before the Chief Justice and a jury.) Mr. O. 0. Wade, Crown Prosecutor||@@||Mr. G.C. Wade, Crown Prosecutor ALLEGED CONSPIKACY.||@@||ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. Lancelot Ernest Johnstone, Norman Johnstone,||@@||Lancelot Ernest Johnstone, Norman Johnstone, mid Willum lVodorick Cauntwero arraigned ou u||@@||and William Frederick Caunt were arraigned on a eimroc Hint on November 26, 1899, they did arnon;;||@@||charge that on November 26, 1899, they did among tbuiusolves conspire together unlnvv fully to procuro a||@@||themselves conspire together unlawfully to procure a certain efieet upon Margauta Ethel Jihustnno All||@@||certain effect upon Margarita Ethel Johnstone. All the accused pleaded not guilt). Mr. H. A Riekard||@@||the accused pleaded not guilty. Mr. H. A Richardson sou appeared for tilo tvv o accused, Tohostono, and||@@||appeared for the two accused, Johnstone, and Mr. J VF Abigail for accused Cautil.||@@||Mr. J. W. Abigail for accused Caunt. Dvideuco for the piosoûutiou was given by Lhza||@@||Evidence for the prosecution was given by Elizabeth lietli Jobnstono, mother of two of tho accused, by||@@||Johnstone, mother of two of the accused, by Di, Bowman, Jamos W Chalmers (sergoïiiit of||@@||Dr. Bowman, James W. Chalmers (sergeant of police), Arthur W Buchanan, Robert W, Yates||@@||police), Arthur W. Buchanan, Robert W. Yates (pulieo cuuttables), anti Dr. Paton A lengthy cross||@@||(police constables), and Dr. Paton. A lengthy cross examination of thu medical witnesses with regaid to||@@||examination of the medical witnesses with regard to the cflect of certain prescriptions when made up into||@@||the effect of certain prescriptions when made up into medicines took place, ann a cross- oiuminulion of the||@@||medicines took place, and a cross- examination of the police us to their proceedings aud conversation lit||@@||police as to their proceedings and conversation in eoiiucctiou with and prior to thoarrott of the accused||@@||connection with and prior to the arrest of the accused Caunl.||@@||Caunt. Vor the defence accused Cntiut made a statement||@@||For the defence accused Caunt made a statement protesting his innocence of any guilty knowledge that||@@||protesting his innocence of any guilty knowledge that the drugs supplied to the other accused were to be||@@||the drugs supplied to the other accused were to be nsed for any other purpose than . good and useful||@@||used for any other purpose than a good and useful ou«.||@@||one. Address»» were given by the counsel, and tbe||@@||Addresses were given by the counsel, and the Chief Justice re»eived Ins summing np to tho follow -||@@||Chief Justice reserved his summing up to the follow - nig day. _||@@||ing day. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14361063 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A SYDNEY-BUILT VESSEL FOR||@@||A SYDNEY-BUILT VESSEL FOR THE UNION COMPANY.||@@||THE UNION COMPANY. »||@@||---<>--- The Natone, which has boen purchased by the||@@||The Natone, which has been purchased by the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealaud||@@||Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited, for their Ma-quario Harbour trade, Tas-||@@||Limited, for their Macquarie Harbour trade, Tas- mania, was built by Messrs Ford an 1 Sons, of||@@||mania, was built by Messrs. Ford and Sons, of Berry a Bay Her dimensions ire -SOft length nf||@@||Berry's Bay. Her dimensions are :— 86ft. length of kool ISftCin beam Oit depth of hold She has||@@||keel, 18ft 6in. beam, 9ft. depth of hold. She has been built of Australian hardwood, with kauri top||@@||been built of Australian hardwood, with kauri top sides, and copper fastened througuout Her en||@@||sides, and copper fastened throughout. Her en- gines ate bv Koss aud Duncan G1 isgow, compound,||@@||gines are by Ross and Duncan, Glasgow, compound, the cylinders being Um aud 24m diameter, with||@@||the cylinders being 12in. and 24in. diameter, with Um stroke, and her estimated speed is 12 kuots||@@||14in. stroke, and her estimated speed is 12 knots. The boiler baa been built by the Mort s Dock and||@@||The boiler has been built by the Mort's Dock and E igineering Corapun*,, Luuted and iB|coniidered a||@@||Engineering Company, Limited, and is considered a nplendid piece of woikmauship Hie purchasers||@@||splendid piece of workmanship. The purchasers have found it nnceseniy to slightly alter tho position||@@||have found it necessary to slightly alter the position of tho boiler and machinery ti enublo her to carry||@@||of the boiler and machinery to enable her to carry about 61 tons of cargo in the forehold On the after||@@||about 59 tons of cargo in the forehold. On the after deck a substantial saloon will be built ior the com-||@@||deck a substantial saloon will be built for the com- fort of passeugers, and the lower saloon will be||@@||fort of passengers, and the lower saloon will be fitted up with aleepiug accommodation for the||@@||fitted up with sleeping accommodation for the captain and officers A promenade deck will also||@@||captain and officers. A promenade deck will also be fitted up It is expected that the Natone will bo||@@||be fitted up. It is expected that the Natone will be ready to leave Sydney in about three weeks' time||@@||ready to leave Sydney in about three weeks' time. =||@@|| ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14360844 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn INVERELL PUBLIO SOHOOLS'||@@||INVERELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS' SPORTS.||@@||SPORTS. INVERELL, Wednesday.||@@||INVERELL, Wednesday. The annual sports roteting of the Inverell Eistriot||@@||The annual sports meeting of the Inverell District Public School« Athletic Association took place to-day||@@||Public Schools Athletic Association took place to-day nu the showground m lovely weather. Fully 1000||@@||on the showground in lovely weather. Fully 1000 ohilrtrou wore present Teachers and pupils from||@@||children were present. Teachers and pupils from Tingha, Goomwigal, Elsmore, Copeton, Itnb Hoy,||@@||Tingha, Gooniwigal, Elsmore, Copeton, Rob Roy, Foin Hill, Little Plain, Oakwood, Nullamanna, _.c"||@@||Fern Hill, Little Plain, Oakwood, Nullamanna, &c., « ero present. The gathering was regarded us the||@@||were present. The gathering was regarded as the most 8uccossu1 eyer held li to. There were 100||@@||most successful ever held here. There were 100 entries The committee und Mtssr«. Grassick and||@@||entries. The committee and Messrs. Grassick and Nixou, secretaries, worked hard to got all the events||@@||Nixon, secretaries, worked hard to get all the events through. A handsoii. ¡mm will be netted. The||@@||through. A handsome sum will be netted. The contest« resulted as follow» -||@@||contests resulted as follows: - Bl) Varas' Handicap, under 8 yiars -W. Court, 1 ; C||@@||50 Yards' Handicap, under 8 years. —W. Court, 1 ; C. Carney, s||@@||Carney, 2. 70 Yards Handicap, under 10 -C. Boro, I, J. Nicholls,||@@||75 Yards Handicap, under 12.—C. Dorn, 1; J. Nicholls, 2||@@||2. It« Yards nnndioap, under 12.-Harry Wilson, 1 ; V||@@||100 Yards Handicap, under 12. —Harry Wilson, 1; P. üorter, i , Lrneat Wilson, 3||@@||Carter, 2; Ernest Wilson, 3 lix) Tania Handicap, 14 year« -O, Jardine, 1 ! G||@@||100 Yards Handicap, 14 years. —O. Jardine, 1; G. Millar, 2||@@||Millar, 2. 440 Yalda Handicap Ilelav Tinco -11 Bond.||@@||440 Yards Handicap Relay Race. —B. Bond. BSi) Yarda ITantbcnp, liny ng_ -A Kirl», I, B Bond. 2||@@||880 Yards Handicap, any age. —A. Kirk, 1; B. Bond, 2. 120 Yards Hal dtcap Hurdle Itaoe.-C Dorn. 1, Claude||@@||120 Yards Handicap Hurdle Race. —C. Dorn. 1; Claude Dorn,.'.||@@||Dorn, 2. 76 YHrls 6aok Ilace, any Hge -A Kirk, 1, B M'Lean,||@@||75 Yards Sack Race, any age. —A. Kirk, 1; B. McLean, 2.||@@||2. Obstttcle Hace, sn> age -AV. Walker, 1, W.Cole, 2.||@@||Obstacle Race, any age. —W. Walker, 1; W. Cole, 2. Noidly 1ÏIU.O- l\ Toomey, 1, 11 MT-?«-..;,||@@||Novelty Race. —P. Toomey, 1; B. McLean, 2. Ilunuing High Jump, under 1J.-S Dorn, 1, H||@@||Running High Jump, under 13. —S. Dorn, 1; H. Flctmna, 2||@@||Fleming, 2. lliinning High Jump Handle ip, over 13 years.-TI Dean,||@@||Running High Jump Handicap, over 13 years. —R. Dean, 1, P 'looinoy, 2||@@||1; P. Toomey, 2. 1 ug-o.-Wur -Tnveicll, 1.||@@||Tug-of-War — Inverell, 1. '1 hniwing Cricket Bull -II Dean, 1 G Miller, 2.||@@||Throwing Cricket ball. —R. Dean, 1; G. Miller, 2. Kicking football P 'loomes, 1 , It Hean, 2||@@||Kicking Football. P Toomey, 1; R. Dean, 2. 100 Yard« Inmr, II Distiiot P ibho bt-hool« Clmmpion||@@||100 Yards Inverell District Public Schools Champion- slill) -O. Jardine, 1, O Miller, 8||@@||ship. —G. Jardine, 1; G. Miller, 2. ino Yalda Pub'ia School* riiaiupianifhip -G, Jardine, 1 ;||@@||100 Yards Public Schools Championship. —G, Jardine, 1; P. 1 tiomoy, i.||@@||P. Toomey, 2. 7fi Yai 1« Public billoola Tunioi Chnrnpion-bip, un lor 14||@@||75 Yards Public Schools Junior Championship, under 14 jeal..-P Tonme), 1, li Bond,2||@@||years. —P. Toomey, 1; B. Bond, 2. 2.0 Yards Championship, 10 stars- G Jardine, 1 ; C||@@||220 Yards Championship, 16 years. —G. Jardine, 1; C. Dorn, 2||@@||Dorn, 2. OIUIS' EVENTS,||@@||GIRLS' EVENTS. .0 Yards Handicap, under 8 -Aileon Cousins, 1,I'loirie||@@||50 Yards Handicap, under 8. —Aileen Cousins, 1; Florrie Trtimnn, 2||@@||Truman, 2. lio -urila Handicap, under 10 -Dons Arthur, 1, Linda||@@||50 Yards Handicap, under 10. —Doris Arthur, 1; Linda Wilton, -i||@@||Wilton, 2. 7/i Yard« Handicap, undei 12 -norrie ¡.barp, 1, E>n||@@||75 Yards Handicap, under 12. —Florrie Sharp, 1; Eva Topper, i||@@||Topper, 2. 101) Yard» Skipping Bace, any age -Mnrgaret Lett?, 1,||@@||100 Yards Skipping Race, any age. —Margaret Leitz, 1; Emly Hcott, 2,||@@||Emily Scott, 2. lira Yartla lioop Bacc, any age -Amber Baker, 1.||@@||100 Yards Hoop Race, any age. —Amber Baker, 1. Thread the Needle Unce. Lisio Paikins, 1,||@@||Thread the Needle Race. Elsie Parkins, 1. VlSUOBb' lUCt-b||@@||VISITORS' RACES. 100 Yartla Half-It liiluj Handiuip -T Purachouse, 1,||@@||100 Yards Half-holiday Handicap. —T. Pursehouse, 1; It Brown, 2||@@||R. Brown, 2. Youtha' llicyclo Handicap, under 19 -J Quetcher, 1.1?,||@@||Youths' Bicycle Handicap, under 18. —J. Quetcher, 1; F. Johnson, 2||@@||Johnson, 2. Opçn Hi yele nae« -I\ Palmer, 1, V Quetcher, 2||@@||Open Bicycle Race. —F. Palmer, 1; P. Quetcher, 2. Liplit Dumbbell Competition -Boggy Camp ann In||@@||Light Dumbbell Competition. —Boggy Camp and In- \ erell tied. _||@@||verell tied. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14333497 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn UNVEILING A. TABLET AT||@@||UNVEILING A TABLET AT MOORE COLLEGE.||@@||MOORE COLLEGE. Advantage was taken ycabwduy of the presence is)||@@||Advantage was taken yesterday of the presence in Byduoy of a large number of the clergy who bav«||@@||Sydney of a large number of the clergy who have patted through Moore College to hold a reunion aj||@@||passed through Moore College to hold a reunion at the Isoliere, when an interesting memorial tablet||@@||the college, when an interesting memorial tablet was unveiled. There was a Uran attendance in«||@@||was unveiled. There was a large attendance in- eluding Archdeacon Langley (Melbourne), Arch«||@@||cluding Archdeacon Langley (Melbourne), Arch- deacon Dunstan (Bathurst), Arohdoacau Lewis||@@||deacon Dunstan (Bathurst), Archdeacon Lewis (Gratton), Canon M'Goorgu (Ballarat), the Bevs. II.||@@||(Grafton), Canon M'George (Ballarat), the Revs. H. Martin, O. 0. Dunstan, B. 0. Itobitou, W.J. Cuke«||@@||Martin, C. C. Dunstan, E. C. Robison, W. J. Cake- bread, and many others. The tablot wns a larg«||@@||bread, and many others. The tablet was a large oaken memorial upon which were carved tho names||@@||oaken memorial upon which were carved the names of all thoso who have passed through the college||@@||of all those who have passed through the college since ita foundation. It was affixed to the wall in th*||@@||since ita foundation. It was affixed to the wall in the dining hall. Tho liav. N. Joues (principal of th«||@@||dining hall. The Rev. N. Jones (principal of the co)lege)ica!led upon tbo Archdeacon of Mut bourne if||@@||college) called upon the Archdeacon of Melbourne to uuvoil tho memorial and said that the college bad uri||@@||unveil the memorial and said that the college had no reason to be ushMuod of the list of uames recorded||@@||reason to be ashamed of the list of names recorded upon i:.||@@||upon it. Archdeacon Langley, in performing the ceremony,||@@||Archdeacon Langley, in performing the ceremony, bora tostimony to the excellent work dons by thl||@@||bore testimony to the excellent work done by the college, and leferrod to the ablo theological instruc-||@@||college, and referred to the able theological instruc- tion given by the principal. He felt sure that tht||@@||tion given by the principal. He felt sure that the oollege would continue to turn out mea who would||@@||college would continue to turn out men who would lie a credit to it and of use in the work of th«||@@||be a credit to it and of use in the work of the Church.||@@||Church. Archdeacons Dunstan and Lewis spoke of th«||@@||Archdeacons Dunstan and Lewis spoke of the good work done by Moore College men in then||@@||good work done by Moore College men in their dtooeaes, the Utter adding that they were well coo«||@@||dioceses, the latter adding that they were well con- tent to tubinit to tbo old criterion-" by tbeir world||@@||tent to submit to the old criterion—" by their works ye shall know them."||@@||ye shall know them." The tablet was subscribed to by the men who hart*||@@||The tablet was subscribed to by the men who have patsed through the oollege and those who at present||@@||passed through the college and those who at present attend it. Reference was also made to a proposition||@@||attend it. Reference was also made to a proposition to remove the old chapel from Camden to bydnsy«||@@||to remove the old chapel from Camden to Sydney. When the college removed to 8} dney the Broughtoaj||@@||When the college removed to Sydney the Broughton Chapel remained at Camden, and it was considered||@@||Chapel remained at Camden, and it was considered desirable to make nu effort to have it in Bydnsy ia||@@||desirable to make an effort to have it in Sydney in lieu of the temporary chapel now being used. Thl||@@||lieu of the temporary chapel now being used. The ltev. W. J. Cakebread, to whose energy the memorial||@@||Rev. W. J. Cakebread, to whose energy the memorial was m u great measure due, presented a statement||@@||was in a great measure due, presented a statement lu connection with it, and was congratulated upo*||@@||in connection with it, and was congratulated upon the success which had attended his efforts. Tu<[||@@||the success which had attended his efforts. The visitors were hospitably entertained during the after«||@@||visitors were hospitably entertained during the after- nota by Mrs. Junes.||@@||noon by Mrs. Jones. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14302646 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE QUEENSLAND QUOTA.||@@||THE QUEENSLAND QUOTA. A VIGOROUS TELEGRAM FROM MR. PHIL)?.||@@||A VIGOROUS TELEGRAM FROM MR. PHILP. BRISBANE. Thursday.||@@||BRISBANE. Thursday. The PreiPinr of Victoria lias wirod to Mr. Philp||@@||The Premier of Victoria has wired to Mr. Philp regarding tho lui pen« 1 Dualmicn as follona .-*. Wo||@@||regarding the lmperial Bushmen as follows :—" We sbull nu.-it) iivo units-that is, one battalion with, ona||@@||shall raise five units—that is, one battalion with one spuro unit-which latir, m accordance with Major||@@||spare unit—which later, in accordance with Major (jonerui Fiotich'a proposul, would with tho quota||@@||General Ffrench's proposal, would with the quota from South Australia, 1 annum ia, nnrt Wtattrn Aus-||@@||from South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Aus- tralia fot m thu fourth butt Ulan Hie staff which||@@||tralia form the fourth battalion. The staff which could ba furnished by tho two 1 isr n imod colonies to||@@||could be furnished by the two last-named colonies to tho above organisation would in uko thu allotment of||@@||the above organisation would make the allotment of transport*) previously suggested moro ion VÖU lent,||@@||transports previously suggested more convenient, au that tho \ utoriuii mid otlur aoutliorn colonies||@@||so that the Victorian and other southerrn colonies inuld. RO together ( furnishing a halr-brignde,||@@||could go together, furnishing a half-brigade, iSew «South Walu nnd Queensland going||@@||New South Wales and Queensland going U gi thu and forming tho olhu huff Mr Philp Bint||@@||together and forming the other half. Mr Philp sent tho lulloumg reply this nittrnoou -" i han ka f cr||@@||the following reply this afternoon:—" Thanks for juur tule^f i am couveMtig the renns of tho War Ofiica||@@||your telegram conveying the terms of the War Office ni to thu orpumsiitioii of tho Impunal Uurihmen'a||@@||as to the organisation of the Imperial Bushmen's Contingent An mt uni tod in in\ message of tbo lath,||@@||Contingent. As intimated in my message of the 15th, I tun ot opinion that, htmng n¿nrd to tho number of||@@||I am of opinion that, having regard to the number of mon ulrualy furmsht d by Qiuxuslund at hor owu||@@||men already furnished by Queensland at her own espouse, wo should now ho allcwud to carrv out our||@@||expense, we should now be allowed to carry out our oiitr of '»OO me« for tho pusmit cDi1t1ng0.1t I may||@@||offer of 500 men for the present contingent. I may Btatu I cannot but feul surprised, 111 viuw of tho||@@||state I cannot but feel surprised, in view of the limited »Bsifltanoo previously rindond hy Victoria,||@@||limited assistance previously rendered by Victoria, that Bin should now coiumlir hirsult cntitlnl to fur-||@@||that she should now consider herself entitedl to fur- nish Iivo units bo much dish itisfaction ha» boon||@@||nish five units. So much dissatisfaction has been caused by tho decision of thu »turn colonies to||@@||caused by the decision of the other colonies to arran go tho distribution on a population basis, and||@@||arrange the distribution on a population basis, and by ti BUbsLfjwmt propon! to nilli tiuther roduco our||@@||by a subsequent proposal to still further reduce our quota undtr Quinal I ranch H achimo of organisa-||@@||quota under General French's scheme of organisa- tion, that nu uro strongly ur^iu^ tho Importa!||@@||tion, that we are strongly urging the Imperial unthonties to penn it ua to pond un o Un r unit Con«||@@||authorities to permit us to send another unit. Con- PI nmg that wo havo m Queensland 11 far larger||@@||sidering that we have in Queensland a far larger II um bor of experienced bush mun than any ot tho||@@||number of experienced bushmen than any of the I other colonies, and that horses can bo obtained boro||@@||other colonies, and that horses can be obtained here at much looa cost, wo think wo should bo permitted||@@||at much less cost, we think we should be permitted to Bend J GD mun, and wo shall advanco this view by||@@||to send 360 men, and we shall advance this view by every racaus in our power "||@@||every means in our power. " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14308160 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I TRUSTEES OF GENERAL||@@||TRUSTEES OF GENERAL CEMETERIES.||@@||CEMETERIES. »||@@|| Notifications aproar m the " Government Gazette " tu||@@||Notifications appear in the " Government Gazette " to thecflecb tliathiii-\celtenty tliuCiovuruor lins approved of||@@||the effect that his Excellency the Governor has approved of the appointment ot the undermentioned fjent lumen UH||@@||the appointment of the undermentioned gentlemen as trustcuu :- Tue portiou of the gcnuiul ce muter) tit lloclan||@@||trustees :— The portion of the general cemetery at Bodan- Kora nut part loi Utptist bunal y lound : Messrs. Lu líe||@@||gora set apart for Baptist burial ground : Messrs. Luke Bullock, Junien Joshua, mid William Heit i y Hubbard, 'iii o||@@||Bullock, James Joshua, and William Henry Hubbard. The poition ot thu general cemcteiy ul Alectown net npatt tor||@@||portion of the general cemetery at Alectown set apart for rtVueyau bunal «round: Messrs, John Hoheit Da\ ey,||@@||Wesleyan burial ground : Messrs. John Robert Davey, JoaupU Westcott. AlfriHl Watti, Jume« Ünminett, Abraham||@@||Joseph Westcott, Alfred Watts, James Grimmett, Abraham Grimmett, Joseph Jlemy Wettcott, Hubert Hensley. 'Jhe||@@||Grimmett, Joseph Henry Wettcott, Robert Beasley. The portiou ol tho general uetuetei y at Hogan Uate net upurl for||@@||portion of the general cemetery at Bogan Gate set apart for W esleían bin ml grâtiud : Almut a. Horace Krndel JC^vmou,||@@||Wesleyan burial ground : Messrs. Horace Kendel Rawson, Mark VVilhum Coombes, Juan Hell, UoberbJolm M'Canley,||@@||Mark William Coombes, John Bell, Robert John McCauley, Jiifury Allui. 'Jho portion «I tho general cmeUny||@@||Henry Aller. The portion of the general cemetery ut ijtinncn feet apa it fur bunal ground for||@@||at Lawson set apart for burial ground for Independents : Messrt*. John Til o mu H Bouth, Ed wai d||@@||Independents : Messrs. John Thomas Booth, Edward Uillott Worcejtei I'.dmei, John Gejrgie, "William||@@||Gillott Worcester Palmer, John Geggie, William Hart, Jofleph Haury Humbley, "Wiliium Al oui e,||@@||Hart, Joseph Henry Humbley, William Moore. Tho portion of the fronend cemetery at Adelong net apart||@@||The portion of the general cemetery at Adelong set apart lor Human Catholic bunal «round ; The Very He v. John||@@||for Roman Catholic burial ground : The Very Rev. John 0'Dw>er«, Mcas-ra. Thontua Aaniron, John Jio< lie. 'ihe||@@||O'Dwyer, Messrs. Thomas Aarrgon, John Roche. The portion of tho general cemetery at Gunbar set apart for||@@||portion of the general cemetery at Gunbar set apart for \Vc"yle>au bunal ground : Mesara, Georyu Siden, Guoige||@@||Wesleyan burial ground : Messrs. George Sides, George J/redenek Sides, \Villiuui Gemmell Oib*oii, James William||@@||Frederick Sides, William Gemmell Gibson, James William Lui; îdin. Aimer Haylock. Tho portion of the nene ral||@@||Lugsdin, Abner Haylock. The portion of the general cemetery at Capertee (turn Alice), «et tipari, for Presby-||@@||cemetery at Capertee (Glen Alice), set apart for Presby- terian uurial ground , Mi-sur». Wulliuo ]\PLeau, Duart||@@||terian burial ground : Messrs. Wallace McLean, Duart M'Lean Jamison, John Nicholson, junior. Memis. Martin||@@||McLean Jamison, John Nicholson, junior. Messrs. Martin Cuino und Jonathan M'Lfun ai additional trustees of tho||@@||Currie and Jonathan McLean as additional trustees of the portion of tho gtntral cemetery at Capertee (Glen Alice)||@@||portion of the general cemetery at Capertee (Glen Alice) set apart for Vreattyterian bunal ground.||@@||set apart for Presbyterian burial ground. Snapshots at tho Yearling bales appear in this||@@||Snapshots at the Yearling Sales appear in this woek'a " Mill."-Advt||@@||week's " Mail."—Advt. Tho BOM 1er» receive attention ia the pictorial||@@||The Bowlers receive attention in the pictorial columns of Um " Sydnoy Mail " this week.-Advt.||@@||columns of the " Sydney Mail " this week.—Advt. Tho Youthful Offoudors Bill waa dobated in the||@@||The Youthful Offenders Bill was debated in the Lorda on March 12, und tho degrading eflect of flog*||@@||Lords on March 12, and the degrading effect of flog- ging diacuBeed. Lord Salisbury declared (tho " Daily||@@||ging discussed. Lord Salisbury declared (the " Daily Mail " Btatea) that if tho pust records of the members||@@||Mail " states) that if the past records of the members of tho Upper ETouBo wore examined they would Und||@@||of the Upper House were examined they would find that many members bad been vary frequently flogged||@@||that many members had been very frequently flogged -at school-and ho w«», ?u.çe.tftore. yr»a J.0,!-*» of||@@||—at school—and he was sure there was no trace of «.«BíítiltJg^fffiCt«. ' r " -- '||@@||degrading effects. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14355879 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEW GUINEA MISSION.||@@||NEW GUINEA MISSION. A service nns hold ydtordny morning at St.||@@||A service was held yesterday morning at St. Andrew'» Cathedral ni connection nith the 'lePar"""|||@@||Andrew's Cathedral in connection with the departure of missionarlos to tho Anglican Mission in «"""||@@||of missionaries to the Anglican Mission in New Guinea. Tliu party cousists of sevou-tho DuBopi ot,||@@||Guinea. The party consists of seven—the Bishop of New Guiuei, Miibos Murray nnd Thomson (return»,||@@||New Guinea, Misses Murray and Thomson (return- nig to their work), and four neu help-r» accompany«)||@@||ing to their work), and four new helpers accompany- mg thom, viz , Nurse Combley (from Western Au««,||@@||ing them, viz., Nurse Combley (from Western Aus- tralla), Messrs. Money, Shaw, and -'ord loe '«'«J||@@||tralia), Messrs. Money, Shaw, and Ford. The latter is to like charge ot tho printing offley and press.,||@@||is to take charge of the printing office and press, »hi-hn doing such useful uork ut the lie id <»»,||@@||which is doing such useful work at the head station in Unrtlo Bay in printing translations of the scrin||@@||in Bartle Bay in printing translations of the Scrip- tuioi aud training Non Guinoi bo.» m austins||@@||tures and training New Guinea boys in a useful trade. "rho communion ssrvico wus celsbiateci kT«j«|||@@||The communion service was celebrated by the Archbishop of Syduov, »ho alio m«o »nrierT^||@@||Archbishop of Sydney, who also gave a brief but sympathetic oddross, based on Coloss., I, xxv.i, .»»,||@@||sympathetic address, based on Coloss., 1, xxv., "To tulhl the word of God " I here was a large numhrt||@@||fulfil the word of God." There was a large number ot sympathisers in and helpers of the mission pre»«»||@@||ot sympathisers in and helpers of the mission present, and the cathedral choir led tho singing. ,,"_,_||@@||and the cathedral choir led the singing. Tho party left by the s..am.r Moiejby «»PT»||@@||The party left by the steamer Moresby at 5 p.m. with the exception of the Bishop, who join« ««*||@@||with the exception of the Bishop, who joins them to-day at Ne» castle.||@@||to-day at Newcastle. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14344040 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn [ THE HOPETOUN AVENUE.||@@||THE HOPETOUN AVENUE. I ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL.||@@||ACTION TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL. At a meeting of the City Couucil held yesterday||@@||At a meeting of the City Couucil held yesterday a minute was road from the Mayor suggesting||@@||a minute was read from the Mayor suggesting that it would be well if the council took steps as||@@||that it would be well if the council took steps as soun as possible to preparo for tho arrival of his||@@||soon as possible to prepare for the arrival of his Excelleucy the Governor-General, and to tirait an||@@||Excellency the Governor-General, and to draft an address of welcomu to lum His Worship also called||@@||address of welcome to him. His Worship also called attention to a newspaper paragraph stating that the||@@||attention to a newspaper paragraph stating that the Government proposed to tuite u carriage drive along||@@||Government proposed to take a carriage drive along tue foreshore of the Botanic Gardens, which, it||@@||the foreshore of the Botanic Gardens, which, it seemed to him, opened up a. question of grave publia||@@||seemed to him, opened up a question of grave public policy.||@@||policy. Alderman Hughes eaid the first matter referred||@@||Alderman Hughes said the first matter referred to m the Mayor's minute could stand over for the||@@||to in the Mayor's minute could stand over for the present, but the latest proposition ol the Government||@@||present, but the latest proposition of the Government was a groat violation ot the lights of the people Ona||@@||was a great violation ot the rights of the people. One of the " beauty spots " of the Botanic Gardens was||@@||of the " beauty spots " of the Botanic Gardens was tne ni etty grass Bward along thn water's edge He||@@||the pretty grass sward along the water's edge. He understood it was proposed to inako a carriage drive||@@||understood it was proposed to make a carriage drive right round this grassy margin This road would||@@||right round this grassy margin. This road would inevitably become n, dusty ti oroutrhfaro -ml prove||@@||inevitably become a dusty thoroughfare and prove almost as bad as tile erettion of wunrfs »ruld bo tor||@@||almost as bad as the erection of wharfs would be for all practical puniónos, for it nould cut off accons to||@@||all practical purposes, for it would cut off access to the water's edge from tbo ptibtio and cause the Gar-||@@||the water's edge from the public and cause the Gar- dens to become as tlusty and deserted as the fron-||@@||dens to become as dusty and deserted as the fron- tages of Hvde Park Ho moved,-" That it la the||@@||tages of Hyde Park. He moved,—" That it is the desire of this council that a pul lie meeting be < ailed||@@||desire of this council that a public meeting be called by his Worship tho Mayor for the putpose of protest-||@@||by his Worship the Mayor for the purpose of protest- ing against the action ot tho Government in de||@@||ing against the action of the Government in de- str lying the water frontages of tho Botanic Gar-||@@||stroying the water frontages of the Botanic Gar- dens " liioio was no1, however, ha thought, any||@@||dens." There was not, however, he thought, any objection to such u drive as that proposed being||@@||objection to such a drive as that proposed being taken through the Domini if such a course wai||@@||taken through the Domain if such a course was thought desirable by tho Government||@@||thought desirable by the Government. Alderman Ballow seconded the motion Ho main-||@@||Alderman Barlow seconded the motion. He main- tained,tout tho proposal of the Government was an||@@||tained, that the proposal of the Government was an outrage upon and a violation of the people's right*||@@||outrage upon and a violation of the people's rights and privileges such ns had never before been at-||@@||and privileges such as had never before been at- tempted here, as the Government lind no right to||@@||tempted here, as the Government had no right to interfere with the heritage of the people I||@@||interfere with the heritage of the people. Alderman Dean ino\ed as an addition to the||@@||Alderman Dean moved as an addition to the mutton that the town clark be instructed to write to||@@||motion that the town clark be instructed to write to the Mayor requesting bim, in his capacity aa a mern*||@@||the Mayor requesting him, in his capacity as a mem- ber of the Legislativo Assembly, to move the ad-||@@||ber of the Legislative Assembly, to move the ad- journment of the Houso to protest against this pro-||@@||journment of the House to protest against this pro- posal||@@||posal. Alderman Jessep seconded the addition, and asid||@@||Alderman Jessep seconded the addition, and said the motton for adjournment to deal with this mattet||@@||the motion for adjournment to deal with this matter should be brought forward that afternoon||@@||should be brought forward that afternoon. The motion, with this addition, was agreed ta||@@||The motion, with this addition, was agreed to unanimously.||@@||unanimously. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312331 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn l'ADDIKOTOK.||@@||PADDINGTON. This oounul met on Moudtij, 14th instant, lh*M*rci||@@||This council met on Monday, 14th instant, the Mayor (Alderman A. Pointing) in the ohttii '1 tier« rav ia||@@||(Alderman A. Pointing) in the chair. There were also piègent AlderniLU T Öcoige, C \\ . Oakes, I Wbite.D||@@||present Alderman T. George, C. W. Oakes, J. White, D. llruwn» A Wnlkoi, U. Wulker, It W Uilier, M H,||@@||Brown, A. Walker, G. Walker, R. W. Usher, W. H. Howard, J. »lllou, X' ,1. West, nnd the clerk (Mr À \»||@@||Howard, J. Dillon, T. J. West, and the clerk (Mr. A. Vis- louxj Mi, T. 1\ Pnnif, nf Müllu, Olenmow-ruiaeiTOA||@@||loux). Mr. T. P. Pring, of Molta, Glenmore-road, wrote, uühng atti a ti on tu tbe condition of the «¿titlr shaft* iw||@@||calling attention to the condition of the gully shafts and culverts nenr lila pamidea. which he comidered wirti||@@||culverts near his premises, which he considered were a menace to tho public hen 1th %nd sätet* 1 hu urenetrU||@@||menace to the public health and safety. The overseer of Works reported that the matter win teaming ittettica||@@||works reported that the matter was receiving attention. Alderman J, li. 3nfUn, suburban inunicipil repre-entitin||@@||Alderman J. G. Griffin, suburban municipal representative on the Water and Sewerage 11 jaid, wrote, lruwutitig tilt||@@||on the Water and Sewerage Board, wrote, intimating that tlio board had oidered an ulUration of the sewer in tim||@@||the board had ordered an alteration of the sewer in Moore Park which wuu d .ii»mt* the nuisance complained oí lj||@@||Park which would obviate the nuisance complained of by the council. Mi J. Aitken, inspect«! if nuitinr« mv.||@@||the council. Mr. J. Aitken, inspector of nuisances, sub- mtttedn report upon the wfimtniy condition of the booiçi.||@@||mitted a report upon the sanitary condition of the borough. Aldermuu J, Dillon moved,-" 'I hat the Water and Seid||@@||Alderman J. Dillon moved, —" That the Water and Sewer- a;, u Heard be wntten to, a eking them to rccoDstrjcttht b«||@@||age Board be written to, asking them to reconstruct the in- teisecunfr nully nhaftfu Bound iry-street, ho ka to »tup tU||@@||tersecting gully shaft in Boundary-street, so as to stop the bewagu matter irom uverllowmg und running idIo lu||@@||sewage matter from overflowing and running into the (storm'Water drain.'* Cairnd. Alderman Juba \\iu||@@||storm-water drain." Carried. Alderman John White moved.-" That the inspector ut tmuaaees ¡tute i||@@||moved,—" That the inspector of nuisances make a thorough inspection of tin. houses within the boraugb d||@@||thorough inspection of the houses within the borough, and îcport to this council, with u vie-» to itejis berne Ubi||@@||report to this council, with a view to steps being taken, undci the provininns of the 1'ubhe Hcilth Act, with tend||@@||under the provisions of the Public Health Act, with regard tunny which may be unfit fur human habitation O||@@||to any which may be unfit for human habitation." Car- -lied. The balanca-ahtet foi the half-j esr ending Febnxj||@@||ried. The balance-sheet for the half-year ending February 5 was submitted bj tbe clerk, aud received after duauu,||@@||5 was submitted by the clerk, and received after discussion. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14358281 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NORFOLK ISLAND NEWS.||@@||NORFOLK ISLAND NEWS. (ntoir onB coiiEisroNHEjrT.1||@@||(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) NOKFOLK ISLAND, Oct. 13.||@@||NORFOLK ISLAND, Oct. 13. The oonrract steamer Mam bare arrived off||@@||The contract steamer Mambare arrived off town from Sydney on tbe 4th instant, somewhat||@@||town from Sydney on the 4th instant, somewhat earlier than wns expected, and wits discharged||@@||earlier than was expected, and was discharged aud aailod again the sumo evening ; the steamer||@@||and sailed again the same evening; the steamer brought two passenger« for tho island-Mr. D.||@@||brought two passengers for the island—Mr. D. Peacock and tho Rev. P, M. Aidons.||@@||Peacock and tho Rev. P. M. Aldous. Tho whaling, now that tbo season is drawing; to||@@||The whaling, now that the season is drawing to a clore, is turning; out better, but tho catch||@@||a close, is turning out better, but the catch is not what is considered a good ono. Up to dato||@@||is not what is considered a good one. Up to date oight whales havo been taken, making altogether||@@||eight whales have been taken, making altogether about 27 tuna, i.e.-No. 1 Company, 4 J whales, 13||@@||about 27 tuns, i.e.—No. 1 Company, 4½ whales, 13 tuna ; No. 2, 1 whale, 4 tuns ; No. 3, 1,} whales,||@@||tuns; No. 2, 1 whale, 4 tuns ; No. 3, 1½ whales, 41 tims ; No. 4, 1 whale, 6 tnns, tho principal||@@||4½ tuns; No. 4, 1 whale, 6 tuns, the principal portion of whioh ia being casbed ready for ship-||@@||portion of which is being casked ready for ship- ment by the Ti-abel espeoted to-morrow.||@@||ment by the Ysabel expected to-morrow. An accident happened a dey or two ago to one||@@||An accident happened a day or two ago to one of Ko. 1 Company's boats. After the boatsteerer||@@||of No. 1 Company's boats. After the boatsteerer got fast, the whale somehow turned and kicked||@@||got fast, the whale somehow turned and kicked with its flukes, smashing the hoad of tho boat||@@||with its flukes, smashing the head of the boat right off. Fortunately none of the crew waa||@@||right off. Fortunately none of the crew was hurt. Other boals being handy picked np the||@@||hurt. Other boats being handy picked up the orew, and towed the wreck ashore, but tho whale||@@||crew, and towed the wreck ashore, but the whale got «way, towing CO fathoms of lino behind him,||@@||got away, towing 60 fathoms of line behind him. Tho misoionary vessel Southern Croat sailed for |||@@||The missionary vessel Southern Cross sailed for the idlande on the 11th ultimo, taking aa pas-||@@||the islands on the 11th ultimo, taking as pas- senger» the Tteve. Me.virs. O'FerrolI, Edgell,||@@||sengers the Reve. Messrs. O'FerralI, Edgell, Adama, Mr. Kind, and the usual complement of||@@||Adams, Mr. Nind, and the usual complement of natives. Tho vessel ia expected to return about||@@||natives. The vessel is expected to return about the ond of next month, and will then go on to||@@||the end of next month, and will then go on to Auoklnnd to lio tip for the hnrricano season.||@@||Auckland to lie up for the hurricane season. Archdeacon Palmor, of the Melanesian Mission,||@@||Archdeacon Palmer, of the Melanesian Mission, proceeds by the Yiabel to Sydney on business,||@@||proceeds by the Ysabel to Sydney on business, leaving the Rev. T. C. Cullwick in charge at St.||@@||leaving the Rev. T. C. Cullwick in charge at St. Barnabas'.||@@||Barnabas'. Wo bave amongst us an »pidemio of inflnenaa||@@||We have amongst us an epidemic of influenza and pneumonia, causing our respeoted health||@@||and pneumonia, causing our respected health officer, Dr. Metcalfe, a good deal of extra work||@@||officer, Dr. Metcalfe, a good deal of extra work and anxiety.||@@||and anxiety. "Weather Notos for September.-Bar., highest||@@||"Weather Notes for September.—Bar., highest on 8th, 29'886 ; lowest on 27th, 29-470. Thor,,||@@||on 8th, 29'886; lowest on 27th, 29'470. Ther,, max. 68, min. .08, Rain on 14 days, 3'78in.||@@||max. 68, min. 58, Rain on 14 days, 3'78in. Winds, wosterly 24, easterly 6 days.||@@||Winds, westerly 24, easterly 6 days. Shipi«'ng.-On October 1 the four-masted||@@||Shipping.—On October 1 the four-masted ship Dunsraffotge, of Lirerpool, 3180 tons,||@@||ship Dunsraffasge, of Liverpool, 3180 tons, Captain Dunoan D. Forbes, from Phila-||@@||Captain Duncan D. Forbes, from Phila- delphia, bound to Ileigo, Jupon, 10S days||@@||delphia, bound to Heigo, Japon, 108 days out. Cargo: 134,000 casca kercneno. Experienced||@@||out. Cargo: 134,000 cases kerosene. Experienced fnvournblo weither to Tasmania, thunco hravy||@@||favourable weather to Tasmania, thence heavy N.W. and N.B. gales. Called at the island for||@@||N.W. and N.E. gales. Called at the island for medical advios for one of the crew and for fresh||@@||medical advice for one of the crew and for fresh provisions.||@@||provisions. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312339 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEW COASTAL STEAMER.||@@||NEW COASTAL STEAMER. MALLINA, Thursday.||@@||BALLINA, Thursday. Hewtrá, Fenwick Brothers launched the hull for the new||@@||Messrs. Fenwick Brothers launched the hull for the new passenger steamer yeaierday. The dimensions of the ves* I||@@||passenger steamer yesterday. The dimensions of the vessel are.-Length, overall, Wft, : length of ket), 90ft, ; depth||@@||are :—Length, overall, 97ft. ; length of keel, 90ft. ; depth of huid, 7ft,, beam, IBtt.. The vcsjcI is conutructed of||@@||of hold, 7ft. ; beam, 18ft. The vessel is constructed of wood, troin a desigu of Mr. .'ashley. Tlt-r line1* are much||@@||wood, from a design of Mr. Pashley. Her lines are much admired. The machinery whs imported fruin Means.||@@||admired. The machinery was imported from Messrs. 1'lwity and Son, Newbury, (¡nglund, and it ni anticipated||@@||Plenty and Son, Newbury, England, and it is anticipated aie capable of ISknoti. The boiler is double funtac.fl 8||@@||are capable of 15 knots. The boiler is double furnace 8 by 8steel,indicitin{r 200 h p. lhe drum,? «miine is of th»»||@@||by 8 steel, indicating 200 h.p. The driving engine is of the compound surface cundeusinff type, with lim. and 22m||@@||compound surface condensing type, with 11in. and 22in. rvliuder, ÍOfn. stroke. The tuuderwer anil pumps are on the||@@||cylinder, 16in. stroke. The condenser and pumps are on the Worthingtoni, improved principle, and work separately,||@@||Worthingtons improved principle, and work separately, leaving the mam engine to dmu the propeller only. The||@@||leaving the main engine to drive the propeller only. The vessel is to be titted out on the mont improved modern||@@||vessel is to be fitted out on the most improved modern pattern, and a WJft promenade deck will be provided,||@@||pattern, and a 60ft. promenade deck will be provided, which, with ladies' anrl Kcntkraen's taloon cabins and I||@@||which, with ladies' and gentlemen's saloon cabins and mam deck, will accommodate GOD pnHiciJ,r(.rH. A banquet||@@||main deck, will accommodate 600 passengers. A banquet wa» held subsequent to the liuuchinjc, at which congratu-||@@||was held subsequent to the launching, at which congratu- latory «peeches on the enterpricü of Mows tenwiclc||@@||latory speeches on the enterprise of Messrs. Fenwick Brothers were made The vessel nat rhnstened the||@@||Brothers were made. The vessel was christened the Captain Thomas fenwick, m memory of the late founder||@@||Captain Thomas Fenwick, in memory of the late founder of the fin». It is expected the nrw boat will be running:||@@||of the firm. It is expected the new boat will be running betweeu Bal linn and Lia mo re in three months||@@||between Ballina and Lismore in three months. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14358078 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MODEL ENGINEER AND ELECV||@@||MODEL ENGINEER AND ELEC- I TRTCIANS' ASSOCIATION.||@@||TRICIANS' ASSOCIATION. A well-aUendsd meeting of the members of the||@@||A well-attended meeting of the members of the Model Engiueer and Electricians' Association w is||@@||Model Engineer and Electricians' Association was held at Queen's Hall au Thursday evening the||@@||held at Queen's Hall on Thursday evening. The objects of the association is to bring together persons||@@||objects of the association is to bring together persons interested in model engme-inaking, electrical up.||@@||interested in model engine-making, electrical ap- parttns, and various tools , and at tho mootmgs||@@||paratus, and various tools, and at the meetings papers on those subjects are road and discussed A||@@||papers on those subjects are read and discussed. A paper on "The lelsphone " was road by Mr||@@||paper on "The Telephone" was read by Mr. R M'N Ferguson Mr Ferguson gave a. clear and||@@||R. McN. Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson gave a clear and interesting account of the w hole apparatus connected||@@||interesting account of the whole apparatus connected with the instrument He illustrated his remark» by||@@||with the instrument. He illustrated his remarks by iluplayuig a complete set of the different part? of the||@@||displaying a complete set of the different parts of the telephone, which be .explained as he went along||@@||telephone, which he explained as he went along. At the conclusion a vote of thanks was p*iied to||@@||At the conclusion a vote of thanks was passed to him.||@@||him. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320322 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LIEUTENANT MACKELLAR.||@@||LIEUTENANT MACKELLAR. Iho lion 1>Í ftîackoHur, wntiitj relative to his||@@||The Hon, Dr Mackellar, writing relative to his ton, Lioutoii'ot MjiCUull irt to a friend io bydno*,||@@||son, Lieutenant McKellarto a friend in Sydney iromhnfdiü on Mu$ _.._, _iys " Ilinu to thanL||@@||from London on May 22, says "I have to thank >ou\erj ni nth for te« dm/ tho ciHo ino^ng- from||@@||you very much for sending the cable message I my 3in ut Iiloamfont in Uti h id hü{.n l>n>R iii m tho||@@||from my son at Bloemfontain. He had been lying ill in the I bieo Mato If soitnl m d ni t irall\ \\ ia nnxioui th it||@@||Free State hospital, and naturally was anxious that Ipluuld know th it ho lind ieco.e*-ul, nlthour,h 1 r||@@||I should know that he had recovered, althoough for tho matter of thut I w in quitt, unaware of tho||@@||thematter of that I was quite, unaware of the reports which ha t «ipp^ued in tho C »pt iiapors, first||@@||reports which had appeared in tho Cape papers, first rime ho wart mi st?.p, nud the» ti at ii" uns fou» 1 b>||@@||that he was missing, and then that he was found by Lord Uohorls wounded m tho 1 _LO Mito Hospital||@@||Lord Robert's wounded in the Free State hospital ino on|y Ituth in theso rep iU weis that If rd||@@||The only truth in these reports was that Lord l.oliortB f »und him « ht» hu trntoro 1 tho to« o. ai ii||@@||Roberts found him when he entered the town, and ray son iwilcs to e-'y thut ho ptpeiimic.it fltett Kind||@@||my son writes to say that he experienced great kindness ._?_«?_ from lum, ti« wtll :is ti e iii ei doct ir mid nur te||@@||from him as well as the Boer doctor and nurse vvao attended him I um cWd tj sa,v ihat I ro||@@||who attended him. I am glad to say that I received a cuved ft cable on JVTay IO, from w-tiich I giitotr ti at||@@||cable on May 10, from which I gather that he is ho is quito we I "||@@||quite well" ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305334 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE.||@@||DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE. At a meeting of tho Mosman Council, held on||@@||At a meeting of the Mosman Council, held on Tuesday evening, a lettei was received from the||@@||Tuesday evening, a letter was received from the Board of Health nekuuwlcdging tim receipt of a||@@||Board of Health acknowledging the receipt of a letter from tho council protesting against tliu carriage||@@||letter from the council protesting against the carriage of garbuxu to sea. Ino simple acknowledgment of||@@||of garbage to sea. The simple acknowledgment of the letter was adversely criticised during a. dis-||@@||the letter was adversely criticised during a dis- cussion which followed tho reading of the||@@||cussion which followed the reading of the leltsr. One alderman said ho was personally||@@||letter. One alderman said he was personally convinced that dead rats weis to bo seen lying||@@||convinced that dead rats were to be seen lying un Balmoral Beach, ana though he could not posi-||@@||on Balmoral Beach, and though he could not posi- tively say they had been washed up from the Ben,||@@||tively say they had been washed up from the sea, yet apparently they had The mattei was one v, hich||@@||yet apparently they had. The matter was one which should be inquired into, faoverul ro*idents had ulso||@@||should be inquired into. Several residents had also observed nts lying on the beaches within the||@@||observed rats lying on the beaches within the borough Various opinions \\ oie expressed as to the||@@||borough. Various opinions were expressed as to the best mode of dealiug with Rarbigo, it buug general's||@@||best mode of dealing with garbage, it being generally agreed it was best treated by incineration. It||@@||agreed it was best treated by incineration. It was also stated that some of the " stufF " taken||@@||was also stated that some of the " stuff " taken out to SOU. was during tho prevaleuco of heavy||@@||out to sea was during the prevalence of heavy easterly weather frequently returned to tho||@@||easterly weather frequently returned to the foreshores, 'Illa Major (.Alaerniun Hampshire*»||@@||foreshores. 'The Mayor (Alderman Hampshire) thoiigot the matter of sufficient importance t] war-||@@||thought the matter of sufficient importance to war- rant i discussion with other boroughs, but unfortu-||@@||rant a discussion with other boroughs, but unfortu- nately Mosman r> us not w if hin the Northern ¡suburbs||@@||nately Mosman was not within the Northern Suburbs Municipal Combination. Io til.o tue garbage to sen||@@||Municipal Combination. To take the garbage to sea was entirely wrong Tho question was whether the||@@||was entirely wrong. The question was whether the council could afford to raiBO ii loan for the purpose ot||@@||council could afford to raise a loan for the purpose of garbage deRtruct ion. Eventuullj the letter uasre||@@||garbage destruction. Eventually the letter was re- f er i od to comimttei. '||@@||ferred to committee. 'Tho garb ige question was again roforrod to latsr||@@||'The garbage question was again referred to later in the evening upon the consideration of letters from||@@||in the evening upon the consideration of letters from the borough councils of Willoughby mid Lane Co\«,||@@||the borough councils of Willoughby and Lane Cove, stating, iii reply to u suggestion that a conference ot||@@||stating, in reply to a suggestion that a conference of the northern suburbs should bo held to discuss tho||@@||the northern suburbs should be held to discuss the garbage question, tlmtthe matter n as one that might||@@||garbage question, that the matter was one that might well be cunsidored hy the Northern Suburbs Muni-||@@||well be considered by the Northern Suburbs Muni- cipal Committee 'I he replies wera considered dis-||@@||cipal Committee. The replies were considered dis- courteous, and n resolution »as 11101 ed that tiley bo||@@||courteous, and n resolution was moved that they be not received AftoriiBomowhnt protracted discus-||@@||not received. After a somewhat protracted discus- sion they were ultimately referred to committee,||@@||sion they were ultimately referred to committee, _,||@@|| ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325967 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BRITISH ASSOCIATION RULES,||@@||BRITISH ASSOCIATION RULES GARDINER CUB COMPETITION. I||@@||GARDINER CUP COMPETITION. Itt connection with the scmt-itrul-of the Gardiner Cup I||@@||In connection with the semi-final of the Gardiner Cup cnropetition Volunteers and Rangers met on the Urmen»ity||@@||competition Volunteers and Rangers met on the University OTU!. Th*rt> M ere nut moro than 100 persont, present.||@@||Oval. There were not more than 100 persons present. O tri np to the ground bouiT partly under Tiatcr the pirae||@@||Owing to the ground being partly under water the game wa» played amid difHculti«,, and there was H lack of nnr- j||@@||was played amid diffculties, and there was a lack of any- thi nu liVo brilliant plav, although boin cides did their||@@||thing like brilliant play, although both sides did their utmost to keep each other on tho defonnnc. Finally I||@@||utmost to keep each other on the defence. Finally Volunteer« won by a goals to l. ror the winners Kfo^h.,||@@||Volunteers won by 3 goals to l. For the winners Keogh, Ü. 'J renholmo, und fine scored, while lfox, kicked i go«, |||@@||C Trenholm, and Rae scored, while Fox, kicked a goal for liaugen).||@@||for Rangers. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324339 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BKITISH Ab>OCIArlON||@@||BRITISH ASSOCIATION SEMI-PIXAL Of THE GARDINER CUP.||@@||SEMI-FINAL OF THE GARDINER CUP. I Tönras rcpreseoliuf? Ualuiam and West Wallsend met m||@@||Teams representing Balmain and West Wallsend met in I the n;m 1*11 liol of the O arti in tr Cup competí t J uu on tbo||@@||the semi-final of the Gardiner Cup competition on the Umveruty Oval onSatnrdnj. The attendance of epec'íi||@@||University on Saturday. The attendance of specta- | tors ira» email, not raoi-o than l!ot) belnff present, 'iho||@@||tors was small, not more than 250 being present. The teams were c\tn(y matched (tod tbe pliir íbrotif>bou£ wai||@@||teams were evenly matched and the play throughout was dobo and evJECitinff. At the call of Umo each nido hud||@@||close and exciting. At the call of time each side had reared une Rotil. Übe refueo (Mr. L, Johnstone,) then de-||@@||scored one goal. The referee (Mr. L Johnstone) then de- cided that tlie Rumo lOjould bo continued fur 10 ininut«ej||@@||cided that the game should be continued fur 10 minutes i-ai.Ii wíii. Tbis wiii dt-no, Litt as «utherrtde wus«l>le to||@@||each way. This was done, but as neither side was able to incrcast. Us acore, tho Buuie wn a diawn one.||@@||increase its score, the game was a drawn one. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14316691 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BRITISH ASSOCIATION.||@@||BRITISH ASSOCIATION. A stait will bo made « itb the Gardiner Club com-||@@||A start will be made with the Gardiner Club com- petition to-day, when Balcownle and West Wallsend||@@||petition to-day, when Balgownie and West Wallsend meet at Woollougong, and although Wallsend are||@@||meet at Woollongong, and although Wallsend are repurtod to he in exceptionally good form, tho lour;||@@||reported to be in exceptionally good form, the long journey will no doubt shake thein un , hut the« eau||@@||journey will no doubt shake them up, but they can be expected f, give Balgownie a good go for it, if not||@@||be expected to give Balgownie a good go for it, if not u. bealing Mr John Logan lluutlej, of the Inter||@@||a beating. Mr John Logan Hutley, of the Inter- provincial Board, will referee the matcb. Ihe||@@||provincial Board, will referee the match. The Kerr Cup compotitiou will he contiuued, and||@@||Kerr Cup compotition will be continued, and poprt iiamc, should he wituessed , that claiming most||@@||good games, should he witnessed , that claiming most attention, 1 owever, should be the fixture between||@@||attention, however, should be the fixture between Pyrmont llaugor* and Volunteer, at Moore Park.||@@||Pyrmont Rangers and Volunteer, at Moore Park. Pyrmont llover» und Albmi, at Wentworth Park,||@@||Pyrmont Rovers and Albion, at Wentworth Park, should also prove nn excellent game. Y.U.C. A. will||@@||should also prove an excellent game. Y.M.C. A. will nifot Balmain at Birchgrove.||@@||meet Balmain at Birchgrove. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313989 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE OLD-TIME SQUATTER-.||@@||THE OLD-TIME SQUATTER-. Tho lato Mr Thomas Major, who was at one||@@||The late Mr Thomas Major, who was at one time " Inspootor of Runs for the New South||@@||time "Inspector of Runs for the New South Wales Government," has loft boland him in||@@||Wales Government," has left behind him in " Loaves from a Squatter's Notebook ' (Sands||@@||"Leaves from a Squatter's Notebook" (Sands and Co ) some intoiesting reminiscences||@@||and Co ) some interesting reminiscences of things a» they were in his day||@@||of things as they were in his day Mr Major arrivod m Sydnoy about tho||@@||Mr Major arrived in Sydney about the timo of the wreok of the Dunbar, and he was||@@||time of the wreck of the Dunbar, and he was unnblod by means of copious extracts from the||@@||enabled by means of copious extracts from the ' Syduoy Morning Herald " of thosa days to set||@@||"Sydney Morning Herald " of those days to set forth graphically the awfulness of that disaster||@@||forth graphically the awfulness of that disaster. This was but tho beginning of a long sones of in-||@@||This was but the beginning of a long series of in- teresting adventures in Now South Wales, from||@@||teresting adventures in New South Wales, from "dispersing" nativos to prosonco as a guest at a||@@||"dispersing" natives to presence as a guest at a corroboree Mr Major travelled o\ or a irreat part||@@||corroboree. Mr Major travelled over a great part of tho oountiy, and ho recorded his experiences||@@||of the country, and he recorded his experiences with n verve and freshness which niako his book||@@||with a verve and freshness which make his book excellent reading Tho Wills massacre of 18G1||@@||excellent reading. The Wills massacre of 1861 s fully recorded, and the description of tho cor||@@||is fully recorded, and the description of the cor- roboroo nt which Mr Major was present does not||@@||roboree at which Mr Major was present does not want for detail Our copy comes from Messrs||@@||want for detail. Our copy comes from Messrs George Robertson and Co||@@||George Robertson and Co ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14306850 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WILLOUGHBY PRECAUTIONS.||@@||WILLOUGHBY PRECAUTIONS. ¡Since the outbreak oí húbome plague m Sydney||@@||Since the outbreak of bubonic plague m Sydney the Willoughby Council lias inaugurated a svste||@@||the Willoughby Council lhs inaugurated a systo- aiatio house-to-house inspection, with a view to||@@||matic house-to-house inspection, with a view to iniMutaiuing the health of the community. Io that||@@||maintaining the health of the community. In that direction no noceaaury precautions have hoon over-||@@||direction no necessary precautions have been over- looked, und the reporta of the local sanitary inspector||@@||looked, and the reports of the local sanitary inspector have so fur boon of u satisfactory character. It was||@@||have so far been of a satisfactory character. It was lately decided to loauo circular letter H to housohoidors||@@||lately decided to issue circular letters to householders throughout the district, Reeking their Assistance m||@@||throughout the district, seeking their assistance in i keeping all pre nu BOB sciujmbusiy clean. At the last||@@||keeping all premises scrupulously clean. At the last | mooting of the counctl it waa no ti (lad that the||@@||meeting of the council it was notified that the i circulars were ready and would bo immediately dis||@@||circulars were ready and would be immediately dis- 1 tributed.||@@||tributed. A lettfr waa also received from the Board of||@@||A lettfr was also received from the Board of Health ni ti mating that the Government was||@@||Health intimating that the Government was willing to bear t lia cost of a mau at a||@@||willing to bear the cost of a man at a wage not exceeding 7s a day, who would be||@@||wage not exceeding 7s a day, who would be employed to lay potion for the purpose of ex-||@@||employed to lay poison for the purpose of ex- terminating rats, und to instruct householders in||@@||terminating rats, and to instruct householders in the Urja of poisons. General expressions of satis-||@@||the use of poisons. General expressions of satis- faction fell from the wholo of the uMermon present.||@@||faction fell from the whole of the aldermen present. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323645 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A NEW FERRY STEAMER.||@@||A NEW FERRY STEAMER. A new steamer for the ferry service b.tweenßrf||@@||A new steamer for the ferry service between Syd- ney and Mauly is being built for the Pott J««*T||@@||head. The boat will be a roomy one the passage- ways bung v.. le, plenty of .|irt-Ôt||@@||ways being wide, plenty of space being provided be- tu eon the »eats Special attention H b«»8 P ¡,||@@||tween the seats. Special attention is being paid to the lavatory accommodation, »ud .'«.""ÄÄ||@@||the lavatory accommodation, and life-saving appli- ancos will bo present in abundance Oo° "\ vJ||@@||ances will be present in abundance. One of the fea- ture, of the ve«sel will be the curiously «»«if "".||@@||tures of the vessel will be the curiously shaped keel, of the kiud known to experts asa" can""'||@@||of the kind known to experts as a "camber." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329073 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GARBAGE DESTltUCTOHS.||@@||GARBAGE DESTlRUCTORS. When the deputation of municipal »?'."»£'"*||@@||When the deputation of municipal representatives from the subnrbau councils waited upon th»««»'»||@@||from the suburban councils waited upon the Premier reeeutlt, with referenco to tile ereclionof *»"«.||@@||recently, with reference to the erection of garbage destructois by tho Government ut «"'T»'eB,T,ÍÍ?!||@@||destructors by the Government at convenient places for the uae of the muntcmalilies, Sir William MM«||@@||for the use of the municipalities, Sir William Lyn's roply wa» of an encouraging nature In*T1!?||@@||reply was of an encouraging nature. In accord- ance with tho Premier's reply a conferuico o'« '«"||@@||ance with tho Premier's reply a conference of all council« interested ha« been arranged tí J» JJ»»||@@||councils interested has been arranged to be held in the Equitable Hall city, on Thuudsy, the l61» lo||@@||the Equitable Hall city, on Thursday, the l6th in- «tant, for the purpose of con»idenug the °"""°a°'||@@||stant, for the purpose of considering the question of acceptmg theoffor of thB Government, that « J«||@@||accepting the offer of the Government, that if the ouncil» «greed to unite it was prepared to place lb.||@@||councils agreed to unite it was prepared to place the money necessary on the Estimates for the tarne«»"||@@||money necessary on the Estimates for the immediate erection of the destructor» ir..*.«||@@||erection of the destructors. The Paddington Council, at ii« meeting onBoMW||@@||The Paddington Council, at its meeting on Monday evening, decided to be represented at the «antere»«.||@@||evening, decided to be represented at the conference ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14299639 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE GARBAGE ' QUESTION.||@@||THE GARBAGE QUESTION. I MUNICIPAL CONITEttBNCE TO BE HELD.||@@||MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD. 'lhe question of tho disposai of liouso rofuge in i||@@||'The question of the disposai of house refuge in certain districts has frequently boan discussed, with I||@@||certain districts has frequently been discussed, with moro or loss good results The municipalities in tho||@@||more or less good results. The municipalities in the eastern suburbs somo years ago held a confereneo||@@||eastern suburbs some years ago held a conference upon tho subject, without any practical results fol-||@@||upon the subject, without any practical results fol- lowing At the nistauco of Alderman G .Norton||@@||lowing. At the instance of Alderman G .Norton Hassell, of tho Woollahra Council, urrangumonts||@@||Hassell, of the Woollahra Council, arrangements have beau mudo for holding u second conference,||@@||have been made for holding a second conference, consisting ot tho municipalities of Woollahra, Pad-||@@||consisting of tho municipalities of Woollahra, Pad- dington, Waverley, Handwick, and Vaucluse With||@@||dington, Waverley, Randwick, and Vaucluse. With a view of obtaining tho necessary data to submit for||@@||a view of obtaining the necessary data to submit for the consideration of the conference the Muyor||@@||the consideration of the conference the Mayor (Alderman W F Latimer) and Aldormaa 0 N.||@@||(Alderman W F Latimer) and Alderman G. N. Bussell, last week, visited tho Puthoo garbage||@@||Bussell, last week, visited the Pinhoe garbage destructor at North Sydney lhe garbage question||@@||destructor at North Sydney. The garbage question was bneflj discussed at tho meering of the Wool-||@@||was briefly discussed at the meering of the Wool- lahra Council on Monday evening, tho discussion||@@||lahra Council on Monday evening, the discussion arising out of tha complaints made by Professor||@@||arising out of the complaints made by Professor Anderson Stuart as to the condition of the present||@@||Anderson Stuart as to the condition of the present "tin "at Bellvue Hill||@@||"tip "at Bellvue Hill. Alderman E W Knox said ho recently visited the||@@||Alderman E W Knox said he recently visited the " tip," und was pleased to say there WSB nothing to||@@||" tip," and was pleased to say there was nothing to be seen that could be in any way formed unpleasant||@@||be seen that could be in any way termed unpleasant or a nuisance||@@||or a nuisance. IhB Mayor saul the complaint of Professor Ander-||@@||The Mayor said the complaint of Professor Ander- eon Stuart was couched ni Iauguago that waa in his||@@||eon Stuart was couched in language that was in his opinion not horne out by fact, and also was entirely||@@||opinion not borne out by fact, and also was entirely opposed to the oridonco given by the Professor,||@@||opposed to the evidence given by the Professor, before tho garbage destructor commission lu January||@@||before the garbage destructor commission in January last year, vv hen ho said tho Woollahra Council car-||@@||last year, when ho said the Woollahra Council car- ried out the work of disposing of the garbage in an||@@||ried out the work of disposing of the garbage in an admirable inauuer.sthe mode adopten being, m a||@@||admirable manner, the mode adopted being, in a crude way, his own idea||@@||crude way, his own idea. Alderman T Fairweather sud he had frequently||@@||Alderman T Fairweather sud he had frequently visited the "tip," and was quite satisfied that no||@@||visited the "tip," and was quite satisfied that no nuisauce whatever existed but on tho provioim day||@@||nuisauce whatever existed but on tho previous day he had again visited it, and to his surprise he did not||@@||he had again visited it, and to his surprise he did not lind things as he considered thoy should be||@@||find things as he considered they should be. Tho inspector of nuisances explained that the||@@||The inspector of nuisances explained that the matter referred to by Aldcrmau Fairweather was||@@||matter referred to by Alderman Fairweather was caused by contractors coming from other districts||@@||caused by contractors coming from other districts. Alderman fairweather (coutmuuig) said whoever||@@||Alderman Fairweather (continuing) said whoever was the cause of not doing the vv ork as it should be||@@||was the cause of not doing the work as it should be done their officials should see to it, and insist upon||@@||done their officials should see to it, and insist upon bavlug the work curried out efloctuutly||@@||having the work curried out effectually. Alderman O N Bussell said there was nothing||@@||Alderman O N Bussell said there was nothing tbey could do nulli thoy obtained a " destructor "||@@||they could do untill they obtained a " destructor. " After further discussion! it was decided to advise||@@||After further discussion, it was decided to advise Professor Stuart that the council vv as doing all in its||@@||Professor Stuart that the council was doing all in its power to effectually dispose of the garbigo without||@@||power to effectually dispose of the garbige without causing a nuisance lhe Mayor said hu anticipated||@@||causing a nuisance. The Mayor said he anticipated the conference on the vv hole question would bugin its||@@||the conference on the whole question would begin its sittings on T'ridav nest||@@||sittings on Friday next. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301326 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BANKRUPTCY COURT.||@@||BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Justico Walker.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Walker.) APPLICATION FOR A AVRIT OF ATTACH||@@||APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF ATTACH- MENT.||@@||MENT. Mr Hemsloy (Messrs Allon and Hemsloy) appeared||@@||Mr Hemsley (Messrs Allan and Hemsley) appeared for the olhciul assif-nee, Mr L T Llojd, the respon-||@@||for the official assignee, Mr. L.T. Lloyd; the respon- dent, William Uusbaud, appeared ia person His||@@||dent, William Husband, appeared in person. His Honor granted the order as prayed an Î directed||@@||Honor granted the order as prayed, and directed that it should lie in the ofiico for a fortnight, as in||@@||that it should lie in the office for a fortnight, as in that time tim bankrupt stated ha could pay the||@@||that time the bankrupt stated he could pay the amount in arrears||@@||amount in arrears. tBefore the Acting Registrar )||@@||(Before the Acting Registrar ) VOLUNTARY faEQUESmVITON.||@@||VOLUNTARY SEQUESTRATION. Robert Anstess of AVost VA allsend, formerly of||@@||Robert Anstess of West Wallsend, formerly of lambton, near New castle, hairdre«sor Mr W H||@@||Lambton, near Newcastle, hairdresser. Mr. W. H. Palmer, ofiioi ii nssign.G||@@||Palmer, official assignee. Alirod Goorgo Uaruio, of William-street, Broken||@@||Alfred George Carnie, of William-street, Broken Hill, carter Mr L 1 Lloyd, official assignee||@@||Hill, carter. Mr. L. T. Lloyd official assignee. CERTIFICATE AFPI-CATIONS||@@||CERTIFICATE APPLICATIONS. Re Edmund bauds Dogau. Adjourned until April||@@||Re Edmund Sands Hogan. Adjourned until April lb||@@||25. Ro Jane Schwccrs Tho certificate was suspended||@@||Re Jane Schwears. The certificate was suspended for 12 months on tho grounds that proper books had||@@||for 12 months on the grounds that proper books had not been kept, aud that tho bauknipt had incurred||@@||not been kept, and that the bankrupt had incurred debts without reason »ble or probable grouud of||@@||debts without reasonable or probable ground of expectation of being able to pay thcui||@@||expectation of being able to pay them. lto Cliarles Duncombe Hie certificate w is||@@||Re Charles Duncombe. The certificate was suspended for one week||@@||suspended for one week. Ho John Duncan Wilton. Tbo certificate waa||@@||Re John Duncan Wilton. The certificate was grunted||@@||granted. lie Peter Matthews Adjourned until April 4th||@@||Re Peter Matthews. Adjourned until April 4th. SINGLE MEETINGS AND PUBLIC||@@||SINGLE MEETINGS AND PUBLIC EXAMINAPIONb||@@||EXAMINATIONS. Re Robert and Emma AVutt After witnesses had||@@||Re Robert and Emma Watt. After witnesses had boon examined, tne matter was adjourned uutil May||@@||been examined, the matter was adjourned until May 2. Re Ro-erici. William Morrison Adjourned until||@@||Re Roderick William Morrison. Adjourned until April 25||@@||April 25 Re Charles Hercules Waterhouse Adjourned until||@@||Re Charles Hercules Waterhouse. Adjourned until Apul 4||@@||April 4. Re btcphen John Allen Adjonrned until March||@@||Re Stephen John Allen. Adjourned until March 23 ,||@@||28. Re John Kilpatrick 1 he meeting was closed, and||@@||Re John Kilpatrick. The meeting was closed, and tho public examination deelirod concluded||@@||the public examination declared concluded. Re Arthur Mackies Adjourned sine die||@@||Re Arthur Mackins. Adjourned sine die. Re Katie Jn.opbiuo Baker The examination||@@||Re Katie Josephine Baker. the examination under section IO was ndjunrned until May 2||@@||under section 30 was adjourned until May 2. Ro James Riley Tho single meeting closed , the||@@||Re James Riley. The single meeting closed; the public examinad in waa declared concluded, aud the||@@||public examination was declared concluded, and the examination under section 30 was also closed||@@||examination under section 30 was also closed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296280 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PENDING AHMEST OP ALDEKMEN.||@@||PENDING ARREST OF ALDERMEN. Quito a sensation was caused in the quiet little||@@||Quite a sensation was caused in the quiet little township of Lambton this afternoon by a visit||@@||township of Lambton this afternoon by a visit from one of the sheriff a officers armed with authority||@@||from one of the sheriff's officers armed with authority to urrest four of tho aldermen of tho Lambton||@@||to arrest four of the aldermen of the Lambton council for contempt of court It will ho romtmi||@@||council for contempt of court. It will be remem- bored that seale timo ngo the aldermen of||@@||bered that some time ago the aldermen of Lambton wore directed by the ¡supremo||@@||Lambton were directed by the Supreme Court to levy a lighting rate of Is lu tho pound||@@||Court to levy a lighting rate of 1s in the pound in order to pnrtially meet the ludebledness||@@||in order to partially meet the indebtedness of the municipality Tho council, howuvcr, by a.||@@||of the municipality. The council, however, by a majorit>, refused to obey tho directions of the court,||@@||majority, refused to obey the directions of the court, and levied the ordinary lighting rate of 6d III the||@@||and levied the ordinary lighting rate of 6d in the £ Aldermen Joseph Turnbull (Mavor), Mathew||@@||£. Aldermen Joseph Turnbull (Mayor), Mathew Thornton, Stephen Hubhack, and George Metcalfe,||@@||Thornton, Stephen Hubback, and George Metcalfe, who voted in the council against tho directiou of||@@||who voted in the council against the direction of the Coutt, were then summoned before tho lull||@@||the Court, were then summoned before the Full court, and rich finel £10 for contempt of court||@@||court, and each fined £10 for contempt of court. The tiefen Ants, who have been granted Bevcral||@@||The defendants, who have been granted several extensions cf time in which to pay the flue, neg-||@@||extensions of time in which to pay the fine, neg- lected to do so, and stated their intention of refusing||@@||lected to do so, and stated their intention of refusing to pay Fmally they were allowed until the 20th||@@||to pay. Finally they were allowed until the 20th instant to consider the matter||@@||instant to consider the matter. Upon the visit of tho sheriff's officet to-day Mrs||@@||Upon the visit of the sheriff's officer to-day Mrs. Turnbull (Mayores«) paid the hno of the Mayor, au||@@||Turnbull (Mayoress) paid the fine of the Mayor, an insurance agçut by occupation The remaining||@@||insurance agent by occupation. The remaining three nldermou, who are miners, were absout at||@@||three aldermen, who are miners, were absent at « orlr, and messages were left for them to nttoud the||@@||work, and messages were left for them to attend the Lambtoa Council-chambers at 10 30 to-morrow||@@||Lambton Council-chambers at 10.30 to-morrow morning and surrender to arrest by tho Bhenff's||@@||morning and surrender to arrest by the sheriff's officer Sergeant Salter waited on the throe alder||@@||officer. Sergeant Salter waited on the three alder- lnon to-night, and they consented to voluntarily||@@||men to-night, and they consented to voluntarily surrender thomselves is requested.||@@||surrender themselves as requested. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296704 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE AIUIESTED MAYÜB AND ALDERMEN.||@@||THE ARRESTED MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. Tba Maror of Lambton ami two other aldsruien||@@||The Mayor of Lambton and two other aldermen who wera arrested by order of Ino Sheriff on||@@||who were arrested by order of the Sheriff on batuiday morning for non-payment of finca||@@||Saturday morning for non-payment of fines of £10 each imposed by the ï'ull Court for||@@||of £10 each imposed by the Full Court for contempt of court, still rein am iii tim cells at New-||@@||contempt of court, still remain in the cells at New- castle lockup Au application has been ni a tie to the||@@||castle lockup. An application has been made to the Comptroller of Prisons by the local polico olhcers for||@@||Comptroller of Prisons by the local police officers for the removal of the aldortnon to Maitland Gaol, ns||@@||the removal of the aldermen to Maitland Gaol, as the accommodation at the lockup ia inadequate for||@@||the accommodation at the lockup is inadequate for the prisoners||@@||the prisoners. The uufortuante position m winch tht Lambton||@@||The unfortunate position in which the Lambton uldorraeu have boon placed waa discussed nt to-||@@||aldermen have been placed was discussed at to- night's mooting of tbo City Council Alderman||@@||night's meeting of the City Council. Alderman .V. 13 Sharp, as a matter of privilege, moved with-||@@||W. B. Sharp, as a matter of privilege, moved with- out notice-*" Ibat a conference of municipalities of||@@||out notice —" That a conference of municipalities of tho Nowcastlo district bo convened with a \ietv to||@@||the Newcastle district be convened with a view to approaching the Government with a request thut tho||@@||approaching the Government with a request that the Mayor and u Worm en of Lambton, who havo recently||@@||Mayor and aldermen of Lambton, who have recently been arrested, bo immofli itelj role nod "||@@||been arrested, be immediately released." Aldcrmau Fraser seconded tht» motion||@@||Alderman Fraser seconded the motion. beveral ali'ormen oppose! thu motion on the||@@||Several aldermen opposed the motion on the grounds, flratlj , thut any agitation for the release of||@@||grounds, firstly, that any agitation for the release of the aUorman should emanate from thu ratepayers of||@@||the aldermen should emanate from the ratepayers of Lambton, and secondly that it would bo USQICBB and||@@||Lambton, and secondly that it would be useless and improper to ask the Cabinet to reverse a judgment||@@||improper to ask the Cabinet to reverse a judgment of the Full Court||@@||of the Full Court. Evontua.lv the motion waa earned by 4 votes to 3,||@@||Eventually the motion was carried by 4 votes to 3, and the conference will accordingly be convened||@@||and the conference will accordingly be convened forthwith||@@||forthwith. The apathy of the raten:»} ers of Lamhton is due to||@@||The apathy of the ratepayers of Lambton is due to the fact tbut tbo aldermen were appointed to the||@@||the fact that the aldermen were appointed to the council by the Government aa nominees of the||@@||council by the Government as nominees of the croditors at a time whon there was no quorum of||@@||creditors at a time when there was no quorum of tho couucil. Over 300 ratepayers refused to act, and||@@||the council. Over 300 ratepayers refused to act, and the hope was then expressed that the creditoia||@@||the hope was then expressed that the creditors would be unsuccessful in their attempts to form a||@@||would be unsuccessful in their attempts to form a quorum, thereby rendering the striking of ruto)||@@||quorum, thereby rendering the striking of rates impossible A quorum, however, was eveutually||@@||impossible. A quorum, however, was eveutually formed, hut «wen then the newly-appoiutod alder-||@@||formed, but even then the newly-appointed alder- men declined to fully carry out the instructions of the||@@||men declined to fully carry out the instructions of the Supreme Court, with the result that they were||@@||Supreme Court, with the result that they were fiuod _||@@||fined. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296980 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE IMPRISONED ALDERMEN.||@@||THE IMPRISONED ALDERMEN. Tho Mayor and aldermen of Lambton, who arc||@@||The Mayor and aldermen of Lambton, who are impnsonea for non-payment of lines inflicted for||@@||imprisoned for non-payment of fines inflicted for contempt of court, wore to-dny visitait b} a number||@@||contempt of court, were to-day visited by a number of their friends in tho colls of the Newcastle lookup||@@||of their friends in the cells of the Newcastle lockup. Iho sanction of the Comptroller-General of Prisons||@@||The sanction of the Comptroller-General of Prisons for the removil of tho prisonors to the Maitland Gaol||@@||for the removal of the prisonors to the Maitland Gaol has not yet boon received, but it is anticipated that||@@||has not yet been received, but it is anticipated that they will bo transferred during tho courco of tho||@@||they will be transferred during the course of the woek. In accordance with a resolution passed at last||@@||week. In accordance with a resolution passed at last night's meeting of tho City Council arrangements||@@||night's meeting of the City Council arrangements aro now being made for holding n conferoucoof||@@||are now being made for holding a conference of representatives of the wholo of the municipal coun-||@@||representatives of the whole of the municipal coun- cils of the distant, with a view of approaching tho||@@||cils of the district, with a view of approaching the Government w ith a request that the unfortunate||@@||Government with a request that the unfortunate aldermen bo immediately rcloased.||@@||aldermen be immediately released. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14358482 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WHITE BAY PARK.||@@||WHITE BAY PARK. Au «rea of reclaimed land at Itu/olle Bay (White's||@@||An area of reclaimed land at Rozelle Bay (White's Creek) has been grunted lo tua puhl c of Balm mi||@@||Creek) has been granted to the public of Balmain West as a recrealiou-grouud, tut the tiu«teesnre||@@||West as a recreation-grouud, but the trustees are unaware of its extent, lu loplv to inquines ou this||@@||unaware of its extent. In reply to inquiries on this und other matt is m ooiiii«et.ou with the roset ve,||@@||and other matters in conection with the reserve, Mr S J Law, M L A , lins be-n informed that the||@@||Mr. S. J. Law, M. L. A. , has been informed that the nuestiuti as to the uren to be pro, ided has not \et||@@||question as to the area to be provided has not yet been dualt with by the 1.milla Department the||@@||been dealt with by the Lands Department. The Public Works Deparlineut hies, however, reported||@@||Public Works Department has, however, reported that there is some levelling t, bo done unit Boine||@@||that there is some levelling to be done and some grass to bo plante I, but cito Bitid-pituipiug 11 cou||@@||grass to be planted , but the sand-pumping in con- usetion with the redam it ou has baen completed||@@||nection with the reclamation has been completed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322970 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TUB BUBONIC PLAGUE,||@@||THE BUBONIC PLAGUE, NO FUKTLTEE CASES.||@@||NO FURTHER CASES. Yesterday was a clear diy sa far us bubonic||@@||Yesterday was a clear day as far as bubonic pi aguo is concerned, mnUng the eighth clear day in||@@||plague is concerned, making the eighth clear day in (succession.||@@||succession. Dr. Suiter's report fretu the quarantine hospital||@@||Dr. Salter's report from the quarantine hospital respecting the patienta under hu charge mentions||@@||respecting the patients under his charge mentions two whoso condition le tint so hopeful as previously.||@@||two whose condition is not so hopeful as previously. Some of those whoso condition some days ago wns||@@||Some of those whose condition some days ago was such aa to give rue to anxiuty ore now improving.||@@||such as to give rise to anxiety are now improving. Work in the quarantined ureas at Manly was con-||@@||Work in the quarantined areas at Manly was con- tinued ytsterduy, and good progrès« was mude The||@@||tinued yesterday, and good progress was made. The area will not, however, be fully cleansed for two or||@@||area will not, however, be fully cleansed for two or time days to come _ _||@@||time days to come. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14311037 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn "Tills SYDNEY BOYS."||@@||"THE SYDNEY BOYS." COMMENDED BY IlüDYAIlD KIPLING, j||@@||COMMENDED BY RUDYARD KIPLING Amongst the Istters recul ved from various parts||@@||Amongst the letters received from various parts of tho British Empire by Mr J B Wellings,||@@||of the British Empire by Mr J B Wellings, iclativa to his patriotic emblem, '* a Bntish Square."||@@||relative to his patriotic emblem, "a Bntish Square." is one from Bullyard Kipling received yesterday||@@||is one from Rudyard Kipling received yesterday. Mr Kipling, who us eioryono knows, is over lit the||@@||Mr Kipling, who , as everyone knows, is over at the front, in concluding snys, " T ct nie assure ye u that||@@||front, in concluding says, " Let me assure you that T have gathered sonlo experience of squales.-cuionitil||@@||I have gathered some experience of squares-colonial as well as British-that will remain nith mo all my||@@||as well as British-that will remain with me all my life I had the plfusurn ot «icing Bomo of jour||@@||life. I had the pleasure of seeing some of your ".ytluci bovs ut work near Blue nfjntoin the other||@@||Sydney boys at work near Bloemfontein the other day-und th«y did it very well "||@@||day-and they did it very well " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14373697 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FOOTBALL AT JOHANNES-||@@||FOOTBALL AT JOHANNES- BURG.||@@||BURG. Our Johannesburg correapoudent, writing under||@@||Our Johannesburg correspondent, writing under date August 2J, save -" Yesterday a very mtorost||@@||date August 23, says -" Yesterday a very interest- in?fiotball mutch lias played on the [Tulon grounds||@@||ing football match has played on the Union grounds nt Johannesburg betneen u team chosen from the||@@||at Johannesburg between a team chosen from the New South Wales Mounted Rifles ana a representa-||@@||New South Wales Mounted Rifles and a representa- tiva fifteen nf ' The Golden City ' Keen interest||@@||tive fifteen of ' The Golden City ' Keen interest was taken in the event, aud the gama was watched||@@||was taken in the event, and the game was watched by a considerable number of spectators The Now||@@||by a considerable number of spectators. The New South Wales team, which was selected after a test||@@||South Wales team, which was selected after a test game of Probables v Possibles lonsistod of the fol-||@@||game of Probables v Possibles consisted of the fol- lowing players -Full b»ck, Trumpeter Tohti.||@@||lowing players -Full back, Trumpeter John-. eton three-quarters, Corporal Taj lor (Parra||@@||ston; three-quarters, Corporal Taylor (Parra- mitta), Privates M'Gregnr (Inverell), and||@@||matta), Privates M'Gregor (Inverell), and Bentley (Sydney), five-eighths, Privates Ashton||@@||Bentley (Sydney); five-eighths, Privates Ashton (Armidale), ami Gray (Armidale) balf-hack,||@@||(Armidale), and Gray (Armidale); half-back, Farrier-sergeant Gribben (Inverell! , forwards,||@@||Farrier-sergeant Gribben (Inverell); forwards, Q.M Sergeant Steward and Private J 0 Wallace||@@||Q.M Sergeant Steward and Private J. C. Wallace (Wollongong), Privates Jones (Mudgee), Norna||@@||(Wollongong), Privates Jones (Mudgee), Norris (Paddington), Yates, Milson (Sydney), Fishor||@@||(Paddington), Yates, Milson (Sydney), Fisher (Orange), and Sergeant Vnccbim (Picton), the last«||@@||(Orange), and Sergeant Vaccbini (Picton), the last named being captain The game, which was de-||@@||named being captain. The game, which was de- scribed by onlooker» as one of the fastest ever soen||@@||scribed by onlookers as one of the fastest ever seen in Johannesburg, resulted in a decisive rictorv for||@@||in Johannesburg, resulted in a decisive victorv for the New South Wales men, who «cored 13 poiuts to||@@||the New South Wales men, who scored 13 points to their opponent's 5 Their passing towards the close||@@||their opponent's 5. Their passing towards the close of the game completely demoralised the Johannes-||@@||of the game completely demoralised the Johannes- burg players, and the combination »bown, consider-||@@||burg players, and the combination shows, consider- ing that our fellow» had only played once together,||@@||ing that our fellows had only played once together, wiB moat admirable Without being invidious it may||@@||was most admirable. Without being invidious it may be »aid that Taylor vu the most bullum player ob||@@||be said that Taylor was the most brilliant player on the Seid The win appeared to bs a popular cne,||@@||the field. The win appeared to be a popular one, eveu among the resident spectators, and the victors||@@||even among the resident spectators, and the victors we-e heartily cheered at the close ot the game, and||@@||were heartily cheered at the close of the game, and as they wore grouped for photographie purposes "||@@||as they were grouped for photographic purposes. " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312773 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BANQUET AT FORSTER.||@@||BANQUET AT FORSTER. FORSTER, Saturday. '||@@||FORSTER, Saturday. ' The Minister for Work« aud party were banqueted||@@||The Minister for Works and party were banqueted hero lsBt night. There waa a large attendance. Mr.||@@||here last night. There was a large attendance. Mr. W. C. Rush presided, and Mr. II Breckenridge occu||@@||W. C. Rush presided, and Mr. R. Breckenridge occu piel the vice-chair. A plesbant evening was spent.||@@||pied the vice-chair. A pleasant evening was spent. Songs were sung and recitations dehveied. lu re-||@@||Songs were sung and recitations delivered. In re- sponding to tlie toast of the Ministry Mr. O'sullivan||@@||sponding to the toast of the Ministry Mr. O'Sullivan dwelt principally upon local matteis. He referred||@@||dwelt principally upon local matters. He referred to the neotiAity for improving the bar and harbours||@@||to the necessity for improving the bar and harbours generally, and claimed that the Lyue Ministry was||@@||generally, and claimed that the Lyne Ministry was essentially a couutiy Ministry, and would see that||@@||essentially a country Ministry, and would see that the couutry wants were attended to properly. The||@@||the country wants were attended to properly. The patty leaves by «team launch for Hexham via||@@||party leaves by steam launch for Hexham via Coolongolook, where they will take train, expectuig||@@||Coolongalook, where they will take train, expecting to arrive m Sydney at midday on Monday.||@@||to arrive in Sydney at midday on Monday. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14224811 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE KHALIFA'S DRAMATIC||@@||THE KHALIFA'S DRAMATIC DEATH.||@@||DEATH. _______||@@|| «' A REALLY HEROIC DEA.TH."||@@||" A REALLY HEROIC DEATH." THE END OF MARD1SM||@@||THE END OF MAHDISM. Colonol Sir F. Wingate and Major Watson, »bj||@@||Colonel Sir F. Wingate and Major Watson, who arrived at Cairo yesterday from Omdnrinan, tura||@@||arrived at Cairo yesterday from Omdurman, have (says tho " Dally News ' correspondent) givea soma||@@||(says the " Daily News " correspondent) given some interesting and graphic nccc juts of the pursuit atd||@@||interesting and graphic accounts of the pursuit and death of the Klmlifa. Jt is -¡uite evident that SJ||@@||death of the Khalifa. It is quite evident that Sir F Wingate displayed grout tact null judt>_citu||@@||F. Wingate displayed great tact and judgment in maumu«ring his force, which was numerically «Mt;||@@||manoeuvring his force, which was numerically vastly mferior to tho Don isno«, but n bold stroke on ed||@@||inferior to the Dervishes, but a bold stroke on each occasion enabled lum flrstlv to intercept -ttct||@@||occasion enabled him firstly to intercept Ahmed J'"cdil, n ho, after a foragiug expédition, was aboutt||@@||Fedil, who, after a foraging expedition, was about to joiu hands with the IChulifuu, ami secondly to al||@@||join hands with the Khalifan, and secondly to end off the latter whilst making his way to Qcdid lit||@@||off the latter whilst making his way to Gedid. The Khalifa met his doath in u leally heroio inauuer, lid||@@||Khalifa met his death in a really heroic manner, and ovo-wituossos, though .korouRhiy despising te« nu,||@@||eye-witnesses, though thoroughly despising the man, admit thut bis end was indeed pathetic He wit||@@||admit that his end was indeed pathetic. He was in tho thick of tlio ilimt, and when ha da.||@@||in the thick of the fight, and when he dis- covored that all hopes of success were TU||@@||covered that all hopes of success were vain he dismounted, null ordered all his Emin||@@||he dismounted, and ordered all his Emirs to do likewise and rally round lum. He then ni||@@||to do likewise and rally round him. He then sat donn on his sheepskin with his Emirs around bun,||@@||down on his sheepskin with his Emirs around him. lie placed his bodyguard m front, und thsy «HI||@@||He placed his bodyguard in front, and they were all killed to a mun The Khalifa was shot thrcugt||@@||all killed to a man. The Khalifa was shot through the head, heart, arm, and log, as (adds the COT«||@@||the head, heart, arm, and leg, as (adds the corres- pondent) lus Jibheb, which Major Watson Bhtnredtt||@@||pondent) his jibbeh, which Major Watson showed to lue, testifies Ile mis afterwards buried ela» li||@@||me, testifies. He was afterwards buried close to whoro he fell by his own people, under Colonel Tu»||@@||where he fell by his own people, under Colonel Win- gate's supervision, and thus ended the carier oil||@@||gate's supervision, and thus ended the career of a mau whom thousands norshipped lu their iRUoran»||@@||man whom thousands worshipped in their ignorance. With his death it is to bo hoped that the totaled||@@||With his death it is to be hoped that the total col- lapse of Mahdi.T has beon brought about. CDICMI||@@||lapse of Mahdism has been brought about. Colonel Wingate- force consisted of 3700 mon, officered bj||@@||Wingate's force consisted of 3700 men, officered by Colonel Lewis, Lieutenant-Colonel Mahon, Lie».||@@||Colonel Lewis, Lieutenant-Colonel Mahon, Lieu- tenant-Colouel Hickman, mid Major \\ ilLinson, will||@@||tenant-Colonel Hickman, and Major Wilkinson, with en Maxims and a battery of artillery. Colonel liw||@@||sixn Maxims and a battery of artillery. Colonel Win- gate is loud in praise of Ins men and his ofheers.||@@||gate is loud in praise of his men and his officers. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14291762 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FEDERATION.||@@||FEDERATION. THE FEDERAL DELEGATION TO ENGLAND.||@@||THE FEDERAL DELEGATION TO ENGLAND. DECISION OF THE CABINET.||@@||DECISION OF THE CABINET. THE APPOINTMENT OF MB. BARTON.||@@||THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. BARTON. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE DELEGATES.||@@||INSTRUCTIONS TO THE DELEGATES. A Cabinet meeting wa« held yesterdav, at which it||@@||A Cabinet meeting was held yesterday, at which it was formally resolved to request Mr Edmund l):irtju,||@@||was formally resolved to request Mr. Edmund Barton, Q (J , M L A , to represent îiew South Wiles ns n||@@||Q.C., M.L.A., to represent New South Wales as a delegato to Eng »nil tor tho purpose of expuuning||@@||delegate to England for the purpose of explaining matters in connection with tho Commonwealth Bill||@@||matters in connection with the Commonwealth Bill. Mr Lyno bud an interview with Mr Bartou dining||@@||Mr. Lyne had an interview with Mr. Barton during tho day und that gentleman »greed '« afept tho||@@||the day, and that gentleman agreed to accept the corami sion||@@||commission. It will bo remembered that at the Premiers' con-||@@||It will be remembered that at the Premiers' con- ference held last week the following resolution was||@@||ference held last week the following resolution was Agreed to -" Hint ni^oniplisnco with tho roquait||@@||agreed to :—" That in compliance with the request contained in the despatch received frirn tho||@@||contained in the despatch received from the Secretary of Stato for tho Colonies, that||@@||Secretary of State for the Colonies, that delegates from the Australian colonies Blionl 1||@@||delegates from the Australian colonies should be sont to Tnglund ti oxplsin lind givo||@@||be sent to England to explain and give assistance when the Australian Commonwealth||@@||assistance when the Australian Commonwealth Bill comes heforo the Impjtial Parliament, this con-||@@||Bill comes before the Imperial Parliament, this con- ference is of opinion that each cilouy should appoint||@@||ference is of opinion that each colony should appoint a delegate, mid that such uclcgato, when itppointid,||@@||a delegate, and that such delegate, when appointed, should repros ntnll the fcdonting colonies in unitodly||@@||should represent all the federating colonies in unitedly UTRIU" tho parsago of tho bill through tho Imj erial||@@||urging the passage of the bill through the Imperial Parliament without amendment, and in expl .lump||@@||Parliament without amendment, and in explaining any legal or o institulioual questions that may ame "||@@||any legal or constitutional questions that may arise." Mr Lyno desired to place on reend Ins opiniru||@@||Mr. Lyne desired to place on record his opinion that a delcguton consisting of Mr Bin ton and Mr||@@||that a delegation consisting of Mr. Barton and Mr. Deakin would be preferable||@@||Deakin would be preferable. The conference ! lso agreed to the following in||@@||The conference also agreed to the following in- slructions for tho guidaneo of the doleg ttcs -Hint,||@@||structions for the guidance of the delegates :—That, in the opinion of this conference, tho delegates who||@@||in the opinion of this conference, the delegates who mavbesont to London in relation to the Ci inmon||@@||may be sent to London in relation to the Common- wotlth Bill should emphasise tho lollcwmg f ic*s -||@@||wealth Bill should emphasise the followmg facts :— (a) That a bill was onginully draftel and dncussed||@@||(a) That a bill was originally drafted and discussed by repro'ontatives of nil the Australian colonies||@@||by representatives of all the Australian colonies m 1891 (bl That in 1897 a convention «as specially||@@||in 1891. (b) That in 1897 a convention was specially elected by the people of Now South Wulos, Victoria,||@@||elected by the people of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, und Tasmania, and included ulso||@@||South Australia, and Tasmania, and included also representatives of Western Auitrulia 1 h it this con-||@@||representatives of Western Australia. That this con- vention sat in Adelaide, Sydney mid Melbourne, und||@@||vention sat in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, and debated, amended, ro drafted and tliiullv dopted||@@||debated, amended, re-drafted and finally adopted the bill utter many weeks of labour, (c) that later||@@||the bill after many weeks of labour. (c) That later ou, the Premiers of the colonies named und the Pre-||@@||on, the Premiers of the colonies named and the Pre- mier of Queensland made cortuin further amend-||@@||mier of Queensland made certain further amend- ments in the bill, which was theil, by Parliamentary||@@||ments in the bill, which was then, by Parliamentary authority, by statute, referred to the votes of the||@@||authority, by statute, referred to the votes of the electors of the colonies with the exception of||@@||electors of the colonies with the exception of We'torn Australia, (d) That m New South Wales,||@@||Western Australia. (d) That in New South Wales, Victorti, Queensland, South Australia, andlnsmauia||@@||Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania the draft bill was approved by a largo majority of||@@||the draft bill was approved by a large majority of the voters, the total votes b^mg 37-4,681 ior and||@@||the voters, the total votes being 374,681 for and 114,359 ngsiDBt||@@||144,355 against. FEDERAL TOLLING, 1898 AND 1819_||@@||FEDERAL POLLING, 1898 AND 1899. New South Wale» j ^inst ^||@@||New South Wales { For ... ... 71,595 ... 107,420} {Against ... ... 66,228 ... 82,741} «ueenslanl ¡Against||@@||Queensland ... ... ... ... ...{For ... ... ... 35,181} {Against ... ... ... 28,965} Victoria ! A^inst||@@||Victoria ... ... ... {For ... ... 100,520 ... 152,635} {Against ... ... 22,099 ... 9,894} m f for||@@|| Tasmania j AgÄ,nst||@@||Tasmania ... ... ... ... {For ... ... 11,746 ... 13,437} {Against ... ... 2,689 ... 791} South Australia j AJ»irat||@@||South Australia ... ... {For ... ... 35,800 ... 65,990} {Against ... ... 17,320 ... 17,053} (e) I hu legislatures ot the colonies M lioso v otes had||@@||(e) The legislatures of the colonies whose votes had approved tho bill, then remitted tho a raft to the Im-||@@||approved the bill, then remitted the draft to the Im- perial authorities, praying rior its possing by the||@@||perial authorities, praying for its passing by the Imi eriul Parliament That tn view of these facts,||@@||Imperial Parliament. That in view of these facts, the Imperial Government and Parliament bo respect-||@@||the Imperial Government and Parliament be respect- fully urged to pass the bill so carefully drawn and||@@||fully urged to pass the bill so carefully drawn and considered, and finally adopted by the people with-||@@||considered, and finally adopted by the people with- out anv amendment||@@||out any amendment. We leam that Mr Barton, who will be accom-||@@||We learn that Mr. Barton, who will be accom- panied by Mrs Barton, booked his pasaago by the||@@||panied by Mrs. Barton, booked his passage by the Orizaba, which leaves on Saturday When spokon||@@||Orizaba, which leaves on Saturday. When spoken to last night on the subiect Df whether he would||@@||to last night on the subject of whether he would not be preoeded ni arrival by Mr Deakin (Victorian||@@||not be preceded in arrival by Mr. Deakin (Victorian delegate), ho said " No , I think there is a pos-||@@||delegate), he said : " No ; I think there is a pos- sibility of our reaching Lonuuu about the Bame||@@||sibility of our reaching London about the same lime "||@@||time." Yesterday Mr Baiton received from Sir John||@@||Yesterday Mr. Barton received from Sir John Forrest a very f nenuly telegram inviting Mr aim||@@||Forrest a very friendly telegram inviting Mr. and Mm Barton to become his guests during their stay||@@||Mrs. Barton to become his guests during their stay at Albany _||@@||at Albany. 100 520||@@|| 22 09J||@@|| 11741!||@@|| 2,r89||@@|| ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14358333 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TOE QUEENSLAND TRACKERS.||@@||THE QUEENSLAND TRACKERS. BRISBANE, Fiiday.||@@||BRISBANE, Friday. There bave been rumours in Brisbane recently that||@@||There have been rumours in Brisbane recently that the Queensland black tracker», sent lo New South||@@||the Queensland black trackers, sent to New South Wnlos to engasre ni tho pursuit of tho Breelong||@@||Wales to engage in the pursuit of the Breelong blacks, have not been given a fair cbauce. Tbese||@@||blacks, have not been given a fair chance. These rumours have since roschcd the Homo Secretary from||@@||rumours have since reached the Home Secretary from poisons who oonie from tho southern colony. One||@@||persons who come from the southern colony. One gentleman considered it te bia duty to write direct to||@@||gentleman considered it as his duty to write direct to Mr. Tozton, and ho conflima the étalements made by||@@||Mr. Foxton, and he confirms the statements made by others. It wua pointed out to tho Munster that the||@@||others. It was pointed out to the Minister that the trackers wore asked for by the heads of the New||@@||trackers were asked for by the heads of the New South Walu» police force, who ure desirous that the||@@||South Wales police force, who are desirous that the trackers should he git en every facility. It is stated||@@||trackers should be given every facility. It is stated that no complaint baa buen made by Sub-inspector||@@||that no complaint had been made by Sub-inspector Galbraith.||@@||Galbraith. ARMIDALU, Friday.||@@||ARMIDALE, Friday. Several police from Sydney arrived yesterday and||@@||Several police from Sydney arrived yesterday and tin» morning on their wa}' to engago lu tbe pursuit of||@@||this morning on their way to engage in the pursuit of the Brccloug black«.||@@||the Breelong blacks. WALCHA, Friday.||@@||WALCHA, Friday. The police are prepanug to intercept the blacks.||@@||The police are preparing to intercept the blacks. Nowendoc atatiou is about 4.) miles from hore,||@@||Nowendoc station is about 45 miles from here, Cooplacurripa about GO miles distant, and Giro, on||@@||Cooplacurripa about 60 miles distant, and Giro, on the Gloucester-Copeland-.-oail, about the same dis-||@@||the Gloucester-Copeland-road, about the same dis- tance The sciub country, which abound» iii overt||@@||tance. The scrub country, which abounds in every direction on the brokon slopes of tho tableland, will||@@||direction on the brokon slopes of the tableland, will afford tim best possible coter for the blacks. Some||@@||afford the best possible cover for the blacks. Some of tho scrubs, however, are »o thick that it is im-||@@||of the scrubs, however, are so thick that it is im- possible to travel oil horseback, snd too rough and||@@||possible to travel on horseback, and too rough and n lid to explore on foot.||@@||wild to explore on foot. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14367959 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A DROWNING FATALITY.||@@||A DROWNING FATALITY. , Tb s body of a seaman named James Kenny, a,||@@||The body of a seaman named James Kenny, a member of the crew of the steamship Era, was ais«||@@||member of the crew of the steamship Era, was dis- covered this morning undor Iho Market Wliarf, and||@@||covered this morning under the Market Wharf, and was conveyed by the water police to tbo City Morgûo.||@@||was conveyed by the water police to the City Morgue. The deceased was missed from his vessel ou tho lOttt||@@||The deceased was missed from his vessel on the 10th instant, aud lus disappearance waa reported to the,||@@||instant, and his disappearance was reported to the liolico uuthotitios. He was lost seen ulive at about||@@||police authorities. He was last seen alive at about 10 o'clock na tho night of the date mentioned ou||@@||10 o'clock on the night of the date mentioned on hoard tbo Era, which was then lying at the A.A.||@@||board the Era, which was then lying at the A.A. Company's shoots. No one appears to hava||@@||Company's shoots. No one appears to have witnessed the accident. üccensrd was *||@@||witnessed the accident. Deceased was a single man, 25 years of age, and a native of Eugland.||@@||single man, 25 years of age, and a native of England. This body, which had boen in ino water for it week,||@@||This body, which had been in the water for a week, was washed under tho whart by the tide at a spot||@@||was washed under the wharf by the tide at a spot cloie to the place where the Era was berthed, The||@@||close to the place where the Era was berthed, The features were recogumble, and the body was identi-||@@||features were recognisable, and the body was identi- fied. The City Coronet opeued au inquest nt tho||@@||fied. The City Coronet opened an inquest at the Clarendon Hotel this aftornoon, but after evidence of||@@||Clarendon Hotel this afternoon, but after evidence of idoutirloatiou had) been given the inquiry wea ad||@@||identification had been given the inquiry was ad- join ned until Thursday next, when the steamship||@@||journed until Thursday next, when the steamship Era is expected to be agaiu iu port.||@@||Era is expected to be again in port. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332224 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DRUMMOYNE WESLEYAN SUNDAY||@@||DRUMMOYNE WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNVKHSAEY.||@@||SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY. The anniversary of Drummoyne Wesluyau Sunda)||@@||The anniversary of Drummoyne Wesluyan Sunday School was celebrated by special services held in thl||@@||School was celebrated by special services held in the Carriuaton Hall on Munday last. In the morning th«||@@||Carrington Hall on Monday last. In the morning the proacbor was the Ituv. E. J. Kodd, in the afternoon||@@||preacher was the Rev. E. J. Rodd, in the afternoon the Itov. 3. Venman, anil in the evening the Itev.||@@||the Rev. J. Penman, and in the evening theRev. H. Jones. There wera crowded cougregatious,||@@||H. Jones. There were crowded congregations, eepecm'ly in' tho nfternoon and evening. The||@@||especialy in the afternoon and evening. The scholars, willi thu oesistuuee of the church choir and||@@||scholars, with the assistance of the church choir and friends, under the couduoloreblp of Mr. Robert||@@||friends, under the conductorship of Mr. Robert Dunsmure, reudurod special hymus »nil anthem«.||@@||Dunsmore, rendered special hymss and anthems. The celebrations wero coutinued ou Monduy night by||@@||The celebrations were coutinued on Monday night by a public meeting held iu the same hall, about 301)||@@||a public meeting held in the same hall, about 300 persona being proseitt. The chuir wss occupied by||@@||persons being present. The chair was occupied by Alderman Richard«, Addre*«09 were delivered by Mr.||@@||Alderman Richards. Addresses were delivered by Mr. Hawkins («upenntoiideut of the Stanmore Wo-loysu||@@||Hawkins (superintendent of the Stanmore Wesleyan Sunday School), the Itev. fl. Jones, and the chair-||@@||Sunday School), the Rev.H. Jones, and the chair- man. Tho soctaiury of tho Behool (Mr. \V, H. Duns||@@||man. The sectretary of the Sehool (Mr.W. H. Duns- more) ni his report slated that. the school was m a||@@||more) in his report stated that the school was in a llounshing condition, the number of scholars on the||@@||flourishing condition, the number of scholars on the rollbeiug 173, with a staff of 13 teachero. The tren- /||@@||roll being 173, with a staff of 13 teachers. The trea- eurer'« ttateiueiit showed a credit búlanos. Mr, W.||@@||surer's statement showed a credit balance. Mr. W. E, Scotter acted as organist aud accompanist.||@@||E. Scotter acted as organist and accompanist. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28247596 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NO. 2 JUKY COURT.||@@||NO. 2 JURY COURT. (Before Mr. .1 untice Stephen and a jury of four.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of four.) CLAIM AGAINST AN IN TUST ATE ESTATE.||@@||CLAIM AGAINST AN INTESTATE ESTATE. Walsh v. Orrock.||@@||Walsh v. Orrock. Mr. Thompsou, im-ttuctt-d by Mr. F. Norris,||@@||Mr. Thompson, instructed by Mr. F. Norris, ap pe ure il for the plaintiff, and Mr. T. Rolin,||@@||appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. T. Rolin, iusctueled by Mr. ii. Levy, for tho defendant.||@@||instructed by Mr. T. Levy, for the defendant. Thia waa a suit by Michael Walsh to recover||@@||This was a suit by Michael Walsh to recover £ü-ia 14s from Charles Orrock, defendant, nt||@@||£342 14s from Charles Orrock, defendant, as administrator of the estatu of Alexander Orrock,||@@||administrator of the estate of Alexander Orrock, deceased, mtentut«. The mnuuy was alleged||@@||deceased, intestate. The money was alleged to be due for work done, ni;»tanais provided, funeral||@@||to be due for work done, materials provided, funeral ei pe unes, board, lodging, wasoiug, and attaudaucu||@@||expenses, board, lodging, washing, and attendance for deceased, gooda sold aud delivered, &c, aud||@@||for deceased, goods sold and delivered, &c, and money laut aud paid, and interest thereon. The||@@||money lent and paid, and interest thereon. The defence fras that dufaudimt aud the deceased Alex-||@@||defence was that defendant and the deceased Alex- ander Orrock wore never indebted as alleged.||@@||ander Orrock were never indebted as alleged. Tho case stands pat t heard.||@@||The case stands part heard. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14223134 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE MANLY TO NARRABEEN||@@||THE MANLY TO NARRABEEN TRAMWAY.||@@||TRAMWAY. A meeting of the Manly to Narrabeen 'Iramwav||@@||A meeting of the Manly to Narrabeen Tramway League w as hold tu Manly on Tridav, when Mr 1||@@||League was held in Manly on Fridav, when Mr. T. T West presided, and thoro wore also present Messrs||@@||J. West presided, and there were also present Messrs. E Ridge & Ii Itidge, and H J? Robey||@@||E. Ridge, S. L. Ridge, and H. T. Robey (Manly), D Turrel! and H Allum (Brook-||@@||(Manly), D. Farrell and H. Allum (Brook- vale), D M'lieau, r \V juadcr (Narrabeen),||@@||vale), D. McLean, F. W. Loader (Narrabeen), und T Symonds (Bayview) Mr. Dugald||@@||and J. Symonds (Bayview). Mr. Dugald Thomson, M L A , wroto that the Minister for||@@||Thomson, M.L.A., wrote that the Minister for Works itho Hon I! W O'sullivan, MtA\||@@||Works (the Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan, M.L.A.) would probably bo ablo to make a vimt to inspect the||@@||would probably be able to make a visit to inspect the route of the proposod tramway ou Saturrtav, lanuary||@@||route of the proposod tramway on Saturday, January 27 It » as decided to provide a woll-horsed coach for||@@||27. It was decided to provide a well-horsed coach for the Ministerial party,¡t» invite a hunted number of||@@||the Ministerial party, to invite a limited number of guests, including the Major of Manly, und to||@@||guests, including the Mayor of Manly, and to observe the "following programme -Leave Manly||@@||observe the following programme :— Leave Manly at K1, roach 3ayview at 12, tul o steam launch for||@@||at 10, reach Bayview at 12, take steam launch for au hour and a half round Scotland Island or to||@@||an hour and a half round Scotland Island or to Stokes Point, armo Newport 1 ¿0, lunch at Nmv||@@||Stokes Point, arrive Newport 1.30, lunch at New- port 1 30 to 2 JO||@@||port 1.30 to 2.30. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14311802 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TROOPER T. FOGARTY.||@@||TROOPER T. FOGARTY. Trooper Thomas Toparty of the 1st Australian||@@||Trooper Thomas Fogarty, of the 1st Australian Hoi so, wilting to Ins sibtci (who rue ut en m tbe Qui-||@@||Horse, writing to his sister (who resides in the Qui- rindi (Iiattict) tram BloLmfonfjin under data of April||@@||rindi District) from Bloomfontein under date of April 1 eays " iho second contingent have hud bad luck||@@||1 says " The second contingent have had bad luck since thoy lauded lhere have beeu five deaths A.||@@||since they landed. There have been five deaths. A poor follow name ti Bonnor una killed a îcw day»||@@||poor follow named Bonnor was killed a few days pro and two otherß wounded-Mur hu and \Ve*pel||@@||Go and two otherS wounded -Martin and Wessel. Wo bunod pojr Bonnor next m oro i n £ on tho Bide of||@@||We buried poor Bonnor next morning on tho side of a lonely kop?« under a shady tree Martin was very||@@||a lovely kopje under a shady tree. Martin was very lucky, for when ho was wounded and on tho ground||@@||lucky, for when he was wounded and on the ground u shell burst near him, cutting the shoulder strap off||@@||a shell burst near him, cutting the shoulder strap off his coat, and another cunio wbuu ho was put on his||@@||his coat, and another came when he was put on his horse and bung led tinny, and knocked his holintt||@@||horse and being led awayy, and knocked his helmet off So you can see how luck) some peorlo are||@@||off. So you can see how lucky some people are. IhoHB big sholls coi ita m 2 )0 bullets, and Mhcu they||@@||Those big shells contain 250 bullets, and when they burst thoy ih all loads The Mudgee poopio pccm to||@@||burst theyy fly all roads. The Mudgee people seem to be very unlucky, as thorn arc now Troopers Thomas,||@@||be very unlucky, as there are now Troopers Thomas, BucboU/, Martin, Weiael, und Ford who havo all||@@||Bucholtz, Martin, Wesseel, and Ford who have all been in trouble All tbe hîjxuîuI contingent noys havo||@@||been in trouble. All the second contingent boys have joiued u«. Wo were glad to meet them "||@@||joined us. We were glad to meet them " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301995 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TUE AUSTRALIAN RIFLES.||@@||THE AUSTRALIAN RIFLES. Tut» coromnndmg ofltcer of the Gtli Volunteer||@@||The commanding officer of the 6th Volunteer liifimtry lïepiniunt, Lieutenant-Colonel "Wright,||@@||Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Wright, held Ins aouuul inspection of A, 13. 0, D (head«||@@||held his annual inspection of A, B, C. D (head- quarters cempamos) and F (llurnsby) company||@@||quarters companies) and F (Hornsby) company ou Saturday lost in the Iuner Domain The Colonel,||@@||ou Saturday last in the Inner Domain. The Colonel, who had a full attuidauco of company nfliLera, «ft»||@@||who had a full attendance of company officers, was assisted bv Mitjor Pass m oro and the acting Adjutant,||@@||assisted bv Major Passmore and the acting Adjutant, Captain 13 0. Cook?. A inmute inspect ion r»f the||@@||Captain E. C.Cook. A minute inspection of the clothing and accoutrements waa mnde, thu officers||@@||clothing and accoutrements was made, the officers commanding companies i enden rig pood advice «hero||@@||commanding companies rendering good advice where any was necessary, llio officers commanding Ji und||@@||any was necessary. The officers commanding B and P (Hornfihy) companies, Cupltim Curtis and Lieu-||@@||F (Hornsby) companies, Captain Curtis and Lieu- tenant Crane rosrectnelj, ivoru congratulated nu||@@||tenant Crane respectively, were congratulated on tho ficellent turn-out of their companies, iho lolt*r||@@||the excellent turn-out of their companies, the later company having over 90 mon present. After the||@@||company having over 90 men present. After the inspection of Iho sti\ernl compuuios battalion drill||@@||inspection of the several companies battalion drill waa indulged ni, nil ranks ßhotving a marked im-||@@||was indulged in, all ranks showing a marked im- provement * nineo tbo lust inspection. Ihe company||@@||provement since the last inspection. The company officers prcKuut «ero:-A com nany : Captain||@@||officers present were:-A company: Captain M'llvrido, Lieutenant Huphrp. Lieutenant M'K>o.||@@||M'Ilvride, Lieutenant Hughes, Lieutenant M'Kye. Bcompany: Ctptam Curtis, Lieutenant Goodman||@@||B company: Captain Curtis, Lieutenant Goodman. C company : Captuu Miehaelia, Lieutenant Arnott.||@@||C company: Captain Michaelis, Lieutenant Arnott. D company : Captam Chuck, Lieutenant Booker,||@@||D company: Captain Chuck, Lieutenant Booker. IF compiiiiy* Lieutenant Crane. Lietitenant||@@||F company: Lieutenant Crane. Lieutenant- Colontl "Wright bended the regiment ia the march||@@||Colonel Wright headed the regiment in the march to aud from the parade ground.||@@||to and from the parade ground. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14354702 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn \ NEWCASTLE.||@@||NEWCASTLE. THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.||@@||THE COAL EXPORT TRADE. NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. '||@@||NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. The bin que Samoa arrived to-ti ty from Rockhampton to||@@||The barque Samoa arrived to-day from Rockhampton to load a curyo of cor,, from the lîunioort Cullicrv fur the||@@||load a cargo of coal from the Burwood Colliery for the Wett Co-ut Th» barque Woodburn bulled to day for||@@||West Coast. The barque Woodburn sailed to-day for Iquiqut? with 247S tons of Seaham coa! , the barque Char-||@@||Iquique with 2478 tons of Seaham coal; the barque Char- ion us tailed for Autofagaata with 129G tons of Walkend||@@||lonus sailed for Antofagasta with 1296 tons of Wallsend roul, the four masted barque Lort! Srttfteubury sailed for||@@||coal; the four-masted barque Lord Shaftesbury sailed for Valparaiso with J455 tons of Puck en field co*.l, and the||@@||Valparaiso with 3455 tons of Duckenfield coal; and the steamer St Lout* tailed for .N oural» with 1120 tons of||@@||steamer St. Louis sailed for Noumea with 1120 tons of conl||@@||coal. In tb» '"tircoloDiii trade the *t*utncr Wnancape sailed||@@||In the Intercolonial trade the steamer Whangape[?] sailed forîNew5 enHttd with 4000 tons of coal , the steamer||@@||for New Zealand with 4000 tons of coal; the steamer Wniknre le(t for Wellington, via bydney, nth 1003 tona||@@||Waikare left for Wellington, via Sydney, with 100o tons of coal, and the steamer Federal tool, her departure for||@@||of coal; and the steamer Federal took her departure for Melbourne with 2030 tons of coal||@@||Melbourne with 2030 tons of coal. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28246875 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CYCLING.||@@||CYCLING. LEAGUE OP WHEELMEN.||@@||LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN. A special mooting of tho council was hahl last nigh||@@||A special meeting of the council was held last night at thc league rooms for tho purpose of c^iirnaeriuij||@@||at the league rooms for the purpose of considering thu desirability of continuing ttio luco meeting*||@@||the desirability of continuing the race meetings whiuh uro now being held DU tile Syduoy Cricket||@@||which are now being held on the Sydney Cricket Ground. Mr. O'lJrinu «sid the meetingitv«« called foi||@@||Ground. Mr. O'Brien said the meeting was called for thc purple of deciding to continue tho race meeting.||@@||the purpose of deciding to continue the race meeting. He bael a prnmiso from all Hie Victorian riders that||@@||He had a promise from all the Victorian riders that they \voul:l stop so loug as th« ricing continued.||@@||they would stop so long as the racing continued. Tho opportunity had now arrived for thu league to||@@||The opportunity had now arrived for the league to make money, and they should sui/.n it. Ile would||@@||make money, and they should seize it. He would j «trongly recommond tho council to conliuuo the||@@||strongly recommend the council to continue the racing..||@@||racing. Mr. Hunter said ho would support the suggestion.||@@||Mr. Hunter said he would support the suggestion. Thc racing was very good, and tho best rncu in Aus-||@@||The racing was very good, and the best men in Aus- tralia were in Sydney, und they should keep tho||@@||tralia were in Sydney, and they should keep the racing going. Ho would favour that sanction bu||@@||racing going. He would favour that sanction be givou for two iiighti' additional racing for uoxt||@@||given for two nights' additional racing for next \Vodncsday and tho following Monday.||@@||Wednesday and the following Monday. Mr. Morrrs raid that thu meeting now running||@@||Mr. Morrrs said that the meeting now running would cost JJAOO, and ho would like to kuow if the||@@||would cost £500, and he would like to know if the present meeting would tie a fluancial success.||@@||present meeting would be a financial success. Mr. O'llrien said that ho thought there was a||@@||Mr. O'Brien said that he thought there was a prolit of about ititi or £'M per night, but ho ex-||@@||profit of about £20 or £30 per night, but he ex- pected tho meeting would turo out a profit of £100.||@@||pected the meeting would turn out a profit of £100. Monday nigh', would hare the ll) milo Australasian||@@||Monday night would have the 10 miles Australasian championship, and that would hriug a huge gate.||@@||championship, and that would bring a large gate. Mr. Darkell thought the suggestion waB good.||@@||Mr. Barkell thought the suggestion was good. They should keep tho racing going as long aa pos-||@@||They should keep the racing going as long as pos- sible, tor all tlie me» »ero so well in form.||@@||sible, for all the men were so well in form. Ultimately it was decided to hold nu additional||@@||Ultimately it was decided to hold an additional two nights' racing, to take place on Wednesday neit||@@||two nights' racing, to take place on Wednesday next and tho following Monday.||@@||and the following Monday. Sanction was given for two races to tako place at||@@||Sanction was given for two races to take place at tho sports to bo held in favour of tho Patriotic Fund,||@@||the sports to be held in favour of the Patriotic Fund, tho items being Tipper against Buck, and also a||@@||the items being Tipper against Buck, and also a novelty on February 21. A lotter was read from Mr.||@@||novelty on February 21. A letter was read from Mr. Hunter resigniug bis position, on tue league ou||@@||Hunter resigning his position on the league on account of bis visit to Europe Mr. Hunter was||@@||account of his visit to Europe. Mr. Hunter was thanked for his s»rvices, «tut ho was appointed to||@@||thanked for his services, and he was appointed to represent tho league while in England in tho matter||@@||represent the league while in England in the matter of affiliating with the International Cyclist||@@||of affiliating with the International Cyclist Association.||@@||Association. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14298697 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE TUOKIAN FLOOD RELIEF SCHEME.||@@||THE TUCKEAN FLOOD RELIEF SCHEME. CORAKI, Thursday.||@@||CORAKI, Thursday. The Public Works Sectional Committee appointed |||@@||The Public Works Sectional Committee appointed (o lnquiro into tho Tucklan flood relief scheme left||@@||to inquire into the Tuckean flood relief scheme left Lismore this morning bv tho Government launch,||@@||Lismore this morning by the Government launch, and were met at Tucki AVhirf by a largo number of||@@||and were met at Tucki Wharf by a large number of leading residents of the district with vehicles||@@||leading residents of the district with vehicles. The members wore driven oror tho hills to the pro-||@@||The members were driven over the hills to the pro- posed site of the canal, and a. close inspection was||@@||posed site of the canal, and a close inspection was made of the off take at north arm. Mr. Kemp, dis-||@@||made of the off take at north arm. Mr. Kemp, dis- trict engineer, with Mr. M'Donogh, accompauiod the||@@||trict engineer, with Mr. M'Donogh, accompanied the party. Coraki was reached at 1 p m , und evidence||@@||party. Coraki was reached at 1 p m , and evidence will bo taken to-morrow. The committee procods to||@@||will be taken to-morrow. The committee proceeds to Woodburn on ¡saturday, Droiidiv itcr, Wardell, and||@@||Woodburn on Saturday, Broadwater, Wardell, and Ilalliua will bo visuell Host week, and an inquiry||@@||Ballina will be visited next week, and an inquiry »ill be bold at each piuco Tho committee express||@@||will be bold at each place. The committee express themselves highly pleasod w ith tha district and its||@@||themselves highly pleased with the district and its capabilities, and predict for it u great future.||@@||capabilities, and predict for it a great future. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14334378 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WEST WALLSEND COLLIERY IDLE,||@@||WEST WALLSEND COLLIERY IDLE. Owing to au accident to tho band-screen at the||@@||Owing to an accident to the band-screen at the West Wallsend colliery this morning it was fonud||@@||West Wallsend colliery this morning it was found liccessaiy to suspend operations for tlio dav, and ovor||@@||neccessary to suspend operations for the day, and over ?10(1 miners, in addition to a large number of eurtnce||@@||300 miners, in addition to a large number of surface bauds und other emnloyoas, wero thrown temporarily||@@||hands and other employees, were thrown temporarily idle Work was commenced tins .norning as uBual,but||@@||idle. Work was commenced this morning as usual, but when the screening machinery failod tho men wero||@@||when the screening machinery failed the men were called nut of the pit Hie employees themselves||@@||called out of the pit. The employees themselves recognised that it wculd bo useless to continue hew-||@@||recognised that it would be useless to continue hew- ing coal «nd allowing stocks to accumulate, waiting||@@||ing coal and allowing stocks to accumulate, waiting to be screened The accident was very unfortunate||@@||to be screened. The accident was very unfortunate at the present timu, as the colliery has been working||@@||at the present time, as the colliery has been working at high pressure to cope with the unprecedented de-||@@||at high pressure to cope with the unprecedented de- mand for coal During the afternoon the «rreBn was||@@||mand for coal. During the afternoon the screen was repaired, and operations will be resumed nt the pit||@@||repaired, and operations will be resumed at the pit to-morrow morning||@@||to-morrow morning. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322239 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I ST. PHILIP'S GLEANEUS' UNION. |||@@||ST. PHILIP'S GLEANERS' UNION. Tho annual faceting of the above branch of tho||@@||The annual meeting of the above branch of the Gleaners' Union was held in St Philip's Parish Hall||@@||Gleaners' Union was held in St. Philip's Parish Hall on Tuesday evouiug last. There wero a large num-||@@||on Tuesday evening last. There were a large num- ber of members present The president (Arcbdoucoo||@@||ber of members present. The president (Archdeacon Ltnglov) occupied tho chair. [he Re\. Soo floo||@@||Langley) occupied tho chair. The Rev. Soo Hoo Ten, of tho Chineas Mission Church, Wexford||@@||Ten, of the Chineas Mission Church, Wexford streel, gave an addresB on mission work smong tho||@@||street, gave an address on mission work among the Chiueao of the city. Mrs. Dick, of Ashfield, gave||@@||Chinese of the city. Mrs. Dick, of Ashfield, gave nu interesting address on mission work among the||@@||an interesting address on mission work among the Queenaluid kanakas Tho Itov. A, E Bellingham,||@@||Queensland kanakas Tho Rev. A, E Bellingham, M.A (rector of St. Clement's, Marrickville), in a||@@||M.A (rector of St. Clement's, Marrickville), in a brief speech, exhorted his bearer» to renewed eliorts||@@||brief speech, exhorted his hearer to renewed efforts oa behalf of the heathon.||@@||on behalf of the heathen. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14331236 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LIEUTENANT J. H. M. ABBOTT.||@@||LIEUTENANT J. H. M. ABBOTT. A cablegram wai published yesterday itatinit||@@||A cablegram was published yesterday stating that Corporal J. H. Macartney Abbott had been||@@||that Corporal J. H. Macartney Abbott had been printed a commission as secon 1 lieutenant in the||@@||granted a commission as second lieutenant in the floyal Aitillrry. He is the eldest son of Sir Joseph||@@||Royal Artillery. He is the eldest son of Sir Joseph Abbott, ex Speaker, was bom at Murrurundi in 1874,||@@||Abbott, ex Speaker, was born at Murrurundi in 1874, and will be 20 years of nee at the end .of this year.||@@||and will be 26 years of age at the end of this year. Ho wai educated at the King's School, Parramatta,||@@||He was educated at the King's School, Parramatta, and matriculated with a. view to a medical||@@||and matriculated with a view to a medical course Bt tbo Sydney TJniver-ity. In the||@@||course at the Sydney University. In the second* year he bad to give up study||@@||second year he had to give up study on account of ill health, and for same time was at||@@||on account of ill health, and for same time was at bis uncle's station, Hn joined the Scone troop o£||@@||his uncle's station. He joined the Scone troop of the Australian Horse. In Fehrunry ho left Sydney in||@@||Australian Horse. In February he left Sydney in the Surrey, and fought bis first engagement between||@@||the Surrey, and fought his first engagement between Mager.fontoih, and Bloemfoi.tein, and took put in||@@||Magersfontein, and Bloemfontein, and took part in tbe subsequent fights up to the tccupalion of Prê-||@@||the subsequent fights up to the occupation of Pre- tons. He lins not had anv illness while on icivice.||@@||toria. He has not had any illness while on service. Lieutenaut Abbott is a good footballer, and was a||@@||Lieutenant Abbott is a good footballer, and was a member of the King's School first fifteen, *nd is a||@@||member of the King's School first fifteen, and is a comm of Mr. H. P. Abbott, the intercolonial repre-||@@||cousin of Mr. H. P. Abbott, the intercolonial repre- sentative. The commission was quite unexpected by||@@||sentative. The commission was quite unexpected by laeuterrtnt Abrmtt's family. Tile first th»l¿ wai||@@||Lieutenstnt Abbott's family. The first that was heard of it wa« five weeks ago, when a tettor wai re-||@@||heard of it was five weeks ago, when a letter was re- ceived from Lord Robot M Btatitig that he would||@@||ceived from Lord Roberts stating that he would recommend the commission. Lieutenant Abbott in||@@||recommend the commission. Lieutenant Abbott in bil letters tpok« of his " tremendous admiration "||@@||his letters spoke of his "tremendous admiration" for the Boyal Artillery.||@@||for the Royal Artillery. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330048 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WESTERN SUBURBS COTTAGE||@@||WESTERN SUBURBS COTTAGE HOSPITAL.||@@||HOSPITAL. ,-«A-.||@@||— Tim committee of the above met on August 3.||@@||The committee of the above met on August 8. There wera present-Mersrs, A. Brown (president),||@@||There were present—Messrs. A. Brown (president), T. Hodson, T. F. H. Mackenzie, W. II. Steel, T.||@@||T. Hodson, T. F. H. Mackenzie, W. H. Steel, T. Lapish, J. Stinaon, It. Dougall, E, acholes, G. E.||@@||Lapish, J. Stinson, R. Dougan, E. Scholes, G. E. Weathenll, T.Gtussop, R.E ttoxburgh.J.Dart (hen.||@@||Weatherill, T. Glassop, R.E. Roxburgh, J. Dart (hon. secretary), Dr. Traill, Dr.Hinder, Dr.Blaxland, and||@@||secretary), Dr. Traill, Dr.Hinder, Dr.Blaxland, and Dr. Jones. Acconuta amounting to iS<) IO« 9d were||@@||Dr. Jones. Accounts amounting to £89 16s 9d were pa ised for payment. The boa. treasurer (Alderman||@@||passed for payment. The hon. treasurer (Alderman 'J'. V. H, Mackenzie) reported tho influx of a consi-||@@||T. F. H. Mackenzie) reported the influx of a consi- derable sum of money to the funds, Messrs. Hod-||@@||derable sum of money to the funds. Messrs. Hod- son, Weathenll, and Simson wero appoiuted a vinting||@@||son, Weatherill, and Stinson were appointed a visiting committee. It was decided " that the work of en-||@@||committee. It was decided " that the work of en- larging the wards as authorised be earned «mt with-||@@||larging the wards as authorised be carried out with- out unnecessary dolsv, at a cost not exceeding £400,||@@||out unnecessary delay, at a cost not exceeding £400, and that the president lind Messrs. Hodson, Lapish,||@@||and that the president and Messrs. Hodson, Lapish, and Steal be a sub.committee I o supervise the carrying||@@||and Steel be a sub-committee to supervise the carrying out ot the work." It wa« decided to invite tenders||@@||out of the work." It was decided to invite tenders for conned nig the hospital with the sewerage reti||@@||for connecting the hospital with the sewerage reti- culution. The Burwood and Strathfield couuuis||@@||culation. The Burwood and Strathfield councils notified that the annual effort for tho hospital would||@@||notified that the annual effort for the hospital would be made shortly. Effort« at Ashfield and Enfield||@@||be made shortly. Efforts at Ashfield and Enfield were reported to be ia an advanced condition.||@@||were reported to be in an advanced condition. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290894 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn IiANE COVE.||@@||LANE COVE. A meeting of tim Lane foi e Council wa-i held on January||@@||A meeting of the Lane Cove Council was held on January 22, at which the Mayor (Alderman li, C. Catt) prowled||@@||22 at which the Mayor (Aldermen H. C. Catt) presided Thero were also present- Ahlcrraeu Ludowici, Landers,||@@||There were also present - Aldermen Ludowici, Landers Huberts, "Welch, Lcvick, llobb. Clark, and Munro It was||@@||Roberts, Welch, Levick, Robb, Clark, and Munro. It was mentioned that Alderman Lovick was retiring from the||@@||mentioned that Alderman Levick was retiring from the council, und in view of that fast it v,iu\ decided to place sa||@@||council, and in view of that fact it was decided to place on it"U>vd th*» council's appreciation of lho service* rtndcrod||@@||record the council's appreciation of the services rendered to *Jif difirict hy Alderman Levrck during the time he had||@@||to the district by Alderman Levick during the time he had i rcupied a heat on the council. A letter was received from||@@||occupied a seat on the council. A letter was received from Jhe borough council of Willoughby asking the council to||@@||the borough council of Willoughby asking the council to co- opf rate in urging the extension of the nore Hill tramway||@@||co-operate in urging the extension of the Gore Hill tramway to the mteriectton of Lane Co*, o and longueville roads||@@||to the intersection of Lane Cove and Longueville roads Itwnsdccdel to reply that the mattter had been, und||@@||It was decided to reply that the matter had been, and still was. nod sr consideration bv the .minni. Mr T II||@@||still was, under consideration by the council. Mr. T. H. lîliiT.and w rote ro alignmmt of M'Wa h on Vron d, offer-||@@||Blaxland wrote re alignment of McMahons-road, offer- ing to dedicate Git. unconditionally to widen the thorough||@@||ing to dedicate 6ft. unconditionally to widen the thorough- frit o. 'Ihe council decided to accept tho «tier. The muni-||@@||fare. 'Ihe council decided to accept the offer. The muni- cipal roll, us amended at a revision court held prior to the||@@||cipal roll, as amended at a revision court held prior to the eontiril meeting, waa adopted na the municipal list for tho||@@||council meeting, was adopted as the municipal list for the jcar rtOJ-lDOl. ______||@@||year 1900-1901. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296565 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRIVATE BERESFORD||@@||PRIVATE BERESFORD CAMPBELL.||@@||CAMPBELL. Among those who are proceeding to ihe front with||@@||Among those who are proceeding to the front with the v Bushmen's Contingent is Piivate Beresford F.||@@||the Bushmen's Contingent is Private Beresford F. Campbell, son of Mr. Beresford G. Cumjibcil, w eli||@@||Campbell, son of Mr. Beresford G. Campbell, well known lu commercial and shipping circles in connec-||@@||known in commercial and shipping circles in connec- tion with the hrm of Messrs, Wright, Heaton, nud||@@||tion with the firm of Messrs. Wright, Heaton, and Co., of this citv, and in Masonic circles. Mr Camp-||@@||Co., of this city, and in Masonic circles. Mr Camp- bell's grandfather served uuder the Duke of Wel-||@@||bell's grandfather served under the Duke of Wel- lington in tho Peninsular War, and took part ni the||@@||lington in tho Peninsular War, and took part in the Battle of VVuteliou His father, who »aw much||@@||Battle of Waterloo. His father, who saw much uctivo service ni India, was killed lit Delhi during||@@||active service in India, was killed at Delhi during tho mutiny, his inotliei bemg ouo of tile victims at||@@||the mutiny, his mother being one of the victims at Cawnpoie. Mr. Campbell himself wits brought up||@@||Cawnpore. Mr. Campbell himself was brought up in H M. service, and saw action undor bli Robert||@@||in H M. service, and saw action under Sir Robert Napier and Lord Wolseley He now goes to tho||@@||Napier and Lord Wolseley. He now goes to the Transvaal Since nud including the Crimeuu War||@@||Transvaal. Since and including the Crimean War 11 members of the family havo fallen in action or||@@||11 members of the family have fallen in action or died of vvouuds receive 1 III defoneo of Queen and||@@||died of wounds receive in defence of Queen and country. _||@@||country. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14303382 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRANSIT Ol' PATIENTS.||@@||TRANSIT OF PATIENTS. I TO THE EDITOR OP THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-Referring to the above in connection with tho||@@||Sir, - Referring to the above in connection with the removal of patients to tho Quarantine Station, I||@@||removal of patients to the Quarantine Station, I tbiuk Ibero is a gi eat risk attached to the health of||@@||think there is a great risk attached to the health of tlio «filleted by the exposuroin comoyiug them to||@@||the afflicted by the exposure in conveying them to the Quarantine Station in the launch I would sug-||@@||the Quarantine Station in the launch. I would sug- gest that the Board of Health should purcbaso a||@@||gest that the Board of Health should purchase a suitable steamer, v. oil pratocted foro aud aft, with||@@||suitable steamer, well protected fore and aft, with cabins similar to thono on our fornos The ambul-||@@||cabins similar to those on our ferries. The ambul- ance could bo carried on board tuo steamer to||@@||ance could be carried on board the steamer to quarantine, aud thus minimise the evil of oxposure||@@||quarantine, and thus minimise the evil of exposure to the différant atmosphères||@@||to the different atmospheres. I nui, ¿le ,||@@||I am, &c., ^^ QUIDSI.||@@||QUIDSI. April 2. _||@@||April 2. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322392 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. TROOPERS MECHAM.||@@||TROOPERS MECHAM. LADY ROBERTS AT THE HOSPITAL.||@@||LADY ROBERTS AT THE HOSPITAL. Mr W Mecham, of Tumut Plains, has received||@@||Mr W Mecham, of Tumut Plains, has received from his eons (both were wounded tit the battle of||@@||from his sons (both were wounded at the battle of tho Zand Biver on May 10 last) tho following letter,||@@||the Zand River on May 10 last) tho following letter, which was written at Btoemfontcin on May 17 -||@@||which was written at Bloemfontein on May 17 - " You must know ere this that wa are both||@@||" You must know ere this that we are both w mnded Well, as I can only use my left hand, I||@@||wounded Well, as I can only use my left hand, I will just give you the naturo of our wounds, and||@@||will just give you the nature of our wounds, and then how wo managed to get them Our wounds||@@||then how we managed to get them. Our wounds are not serious Jack recened a flesh wound across||@@||are not serious Jack receivd a flesh wound across tho small of Ins back, but is now laid up from tho||@@||the small of his back, but is now laid up from the wreueli in bil back wheu his horse foil I have had||@@||wrench in his back when his horse fell. I have had the narrowest escapo possiblo Tho bullet entered||@@||the narrowest escapo possible. The bullet entered mv back over tho backbone, near the shoulder blade,||@@||mv back over tho backbone, near the shoulder blade, and came out about Jin np my neck ou the right of||@@||and came out about 2in up my neck on the right of mv gullet. My right arm from the elbow down is||@@||mv gullet. My right arm from the elbow down is nlltcted, but the doctor says it will got all u¿ht||@@||afflicted, but the doctor says it will get all right Bgatu Tha « oiind hus nnt distuibed me much I||@@||again. The wound has not disturbed me much. I feel splendid and eat well, which 19 always u good||@@||feel splendid and eat well, which is always a good sign Mv wound ii quite a curio m this hospital I||@@||sign. My wound is quite a curio in this hospital. I am up for lnspeotton every few hours Lady Roberts||@@||am up for lnspection every few hours. Lady Roberts inspected it this mon ing, aud said it is liko the||@@||inspected it this morning, and said it is like the wound her huiband first got She is a grand old||@@||wound her husband first got. She is a grand old lady Sbo aud her two daughters como down and||@@||lady. She and her two daughters come down and see ino every day You must not be uneasy, for wo||@@||see me every day You must not be uneasy, for we are both well, and in the ballroom at Government||@@||are both well, and in the ballroom at Government Houso, Blootnfontein Now for the charge We||@@||House, Bloemfontein. Now for the charge. We vt ero advancing uudor Colonel Porter with the Fust||@@||were advancing undor Colonel Porter with the First Brigade ou Kroonstad, when we wero ordered to||@@||Brigade on Kroonstad, when we were ordered to cliurgo a kopje, which wo could see the Boers tnakiug||@@||charge a kopje, which we could see the Boers making for After u gallop of two or three milos we got m||@@||for. After a gallop of two or three miles we got in Drat by ¿00 yards While wo woio dismounting the||@@||first by 200 yards. While we were dismounting the Boors took up a position about 60 yards||@@||Boers took up a position about 60 yards on our front Both »ides got to work||@@||on our front. Both sides got to work It was properly hot, lilt the Boera||@@||It was properly hot, but the Boers BUpporls arriving first got ou our flunk, and so got us||@@||supporls arriving first got on our flank, and so got us ni a crossfire Wo v* ere then ordered to retire When||@@||in a crossfire. We were then ordered to retire. When our mon were retiring tho Boors rushed the porndon||@@||our men were retiring the Boors rushed the position wo had left and pumped tho lead into us at 20 yards||@@||we had left and pumped the lead into us at 20 yards. There were about 2000 of them, and, atrauge to sav||@@||There were about 2000 of them, and, strange to sav they ouly killed 21 men, SS horses aud wounded ¿0||@@||they only killed 21 men, 56 horses aud wounded 36. I am finishing this for Bick, as be Buds writing rather||@@||I am finishing this for Dick, as be finds writing rather difficult Dick was taken prisoner along with Lieu-||@@||difficult. Dick was taken prisoner along with Lieu- tenant Wilkinson (our troop leader), two of our||@@||tenant Wilkinson (our troop leader), two of our fellows, and u few of the Grt wrote nu||@@||ing to £79, 5s 9d. The Principal Under Secretary wrote in reieience to u l cucum fruin a number ol lutepayert» pray-||@@||reference to a petition from a number of ratepayers pray- ing thut B xlcy Ward be HOpunted fiom tbo mutiicinul||@@||ing that Bexley Ward be seperated from the municipal di-lrict of KuraVviUe and ho constituted a sepal ate m mct||@@||district of Hurstville and be constituted a separate munici- finlity, to be rt>led *'The Jioruu^h of bexley " lhe||@@||pality, to be styled " The Borough of Bexley. " The ettcr staird that hin l-sctllencj the G vernur, with ths||@@||letter started that his Excellency the Governor, with the a If ice of the Pxccut ve Cum eil, had been pie mel to up||@@||advice of the executive Council, had been pleased to ap- piove of the divi ion of tho li iirhLulle Muniui ality in ae||@@||prove of the division of the Hurstville Municipality in ac- coidance with the lenna oí the petition, pre vi do that the||@@||cordance with the terms of the petition, provides that the debts and other liabilities attach nu, to Ok eutue mtimci||@@||debts and other liabilities attaching to the entire munici- pnlit} were to the Mimatei c* watiífaction pu .portion ately||@@||pality were to the Minister's satisfaction proportionately adjusted as between the pr potted division*, in accordance||@@||adjusted as between the proposed divisions, in accordance willi the requirement h of »sec ¿ft of the Mun io palJ||@@||with the requirements of sec. 26 of the Municipali- tiea Act ol 16-17 Iho pt Uti ner* bud also beea||@@||ties Act ol 1897. The petitioners had also been askid to confer with the connell in order that the re-||@@||asked to confer with the council in order that the re- quired udj Hutment, might be rnudo as croon as pussiblo.||@@||quired adjustment might be made as soon as possible. lhe Mayor, with AUteu en Sproulu and Holde mew, wa»||@@||The Mayor, with Alderman Sproule and Holderness, was nppi int* d to confer with tho peitlí ner« Udermun Uiiilin,||@@||appointed to confer with the petitioners Alderman Griffin, in responding to the ¡Major a cuugn.tula1ion i i ti his||@@||in responding to the Mayor's congratulations on his elect on tu iho Waterand "-ctternge Board, trnid he \.Mtt||@@||election to the Water and Sewerage Board, said he was at their command, and w ula do nil he c ulci to further their||@@||their command, and woud do all he could to further their intercuts Al derm *u Pitnck moved,-*' i hat, cotiiideriDir||@@||interests. Alderman Patrick moved,—"'That, considering ih' ntate of the couneil n flu* nces and the neeewuty for||@@||the state of the council's finances and the necessity for having the banW overdraft reducid, the following mi« only||@@||having the bank overdraft reduced, the following men only be employed in the d itèrent wai is -lîexluv waid loue||@@||be employed in the different wards :—Bexley ward : Four men, with a hume and art Hur»! ville Ward 1 brea||@@||men, with a horse and cart. Hurstville Ward : Three men, with a norm and catt Peakhurst Ward One man,||@@||men, with a horse and cart. Peakhurst Ward : One man, with u horse and cart And that nu uther men be em-||@@||with a horse and cart. And that no other men be em- ployed by tho Mayor without the s te et ion of tho council "||@@||ployed by the Mayor without the sanction of the council. " The Mayor num.d Hn amendment,-- " ih t Bexley tVanl||@@||The Mayor moved an amendment,— " That Bexley Ward huvo two men, Huii.tvillo Ward une man, and Peakhurst||@@||have two men, Hurstville Ward one man, and Peakhurst Ward une man each with a horse and cart. ' Ih«||@@||Ward one man each with a horse and cart. " The amendment waa carried||@@||amendment waa carried. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14307749 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MlblTAUY 1NTELLTGEK CE.||@@||MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. PUBUC S0H00L8 CADET FOECB.||@@||PUBLIC SCHOOLS CADET FORCE. Lieutenant-Colonel Faul, the chief staff officer, has||@@||Lieutenant-Colonel Paul, the chief staff officer, has issued a programme of parades and standing orders in||@@||issued a programme of parades and standing orders in connection with the Public t-ctiools Cudet Force The||@@||connection with the Public Schools Cadet Force. The city and suburban school companies nnd detachments ba\e||@@||city and suburban school companies and detachments have been formed into battalions as under -||@@||been formed into battalions as under :— Pirat Battalion Balmain, Birchgrove, Castlorcagh-street,||@@||First Battalion Balmain, Birchgrove, Castlereagh-street, ChaUwo-id, Darling road, lort-Mreet, flreuiw.ch, Neutial||@@||Chatswood, Darling-road, Fort-street, Greenwich, Neutral Ua>, Pluultet-strect, St -L.cou.vrdn, William street, Wil||@@||Bay, Plunket-street, St. Leonards, William-street, Wil- loughbr||@@||loughby. Second Battalion Blaokfruun, Camperdown, Clevelind||@@||Second Battalion : Blackfriars, Camperdown, Cleveland- street, Dallington, Erskineville, Gardeners-road, Glebe,||@@||street, Darlington, Erskineville, Gardeners-road, Glebe, KeJleru, "Watt HOD||@@||Redfern, Waterloo. I turi Battalion Albion-utreRt, Crown-street, Dnrlincr||@@||Third Battalion : Albion-street, Crown-street, Darling- hurat, Double Bav, Glenmore mud Paddington, Hnntlmcl.,||@@||hurst, Double Bay, Glenmore-road, Paddington, Randwick, faurr> Bill» Suutti, Wtivericj, "Woollahra, bwcred Ueait||@@||Surry hills South, Waverley, "Woollahra, Sacred Heart (attach eil)||@@||(attached) Zouttu Battalion AahfMd Burwood, Canterbury, Croy-||@@||Fourth Battalion : Ashfield, Burwood, Canterbury, Croy- don, Cro>don Park, Fctfirtham, Stanmore tSuromtr fliU||@@||don, Croydon Park, Petersham, Stanmore, Summer Hill. 1"»fti» Battalion AinchiU, CiuidenviUe, Hurstvide,||@@||Fifth Battalion : Arncliffe, Camdenville, Hurstville, Kogarah, M/unckviIle, Marnekville W , Newtown, New-||@@||Kogarah, MarrickviIle, Marrickville W., Newtown, New- town N , Peakhurst, Hockdak, bt Peters Sutherland||@@||town N., Peakhurst, Rockdak, St. Peters, Sutherland. bixth BatUhon Auburn, Auburn N Granville, Gran-||@@||Sixth Battalion : Auburn, Auburn N., Granville, Gran- ville N, Parramatta N , ra tra matta S , Aookwood, Hyde,||@@||ville N., Parramatta N., Parramatta S., Rookwood, Ryde, l iver pool und Penrith (attached)||@@||Liverpool and Penrith (attached) liie following paMdfM have been arranged -The whole||@@||The following parades have been arranged :—The whole of the metropolitan uud bubnrbun battalion«, tom oi row,||@@||of the metropolitan aud suburbn battalionS, to-morrow, -Cth inntant, 10 M) a ni , Outer Dorcmn. »hole-day naïade,||@@||26th instant, 10:30 a.m. , Outer Domain, whole-day parade; 1st,-lid, Mod 3rd battalions, Mav 2,10 30 a ra , Moore||@@||1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions, May 2 10.30 a.m. , Moore Park, T hole dnj , 4th nth, and lith battaboim, Mn> «||@@||Park, whole day ; 4th, 5th, and 6th battaloins, May3, 10 Oam, summer Hill, whole d«> , lut "ml nnd 3rd||@@||10.30 a.m., Summer Hill, whole day , 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalion«, May <>, lo IO a ia , t adj iïobmson'H Bearii,||@@||battalions, May 9, 10.30 a.m., Lady Robinson's Beach, whole day, 4th Otb, and 6th battalions, Max 10 io .jo||@@||whole day, 4th 5th, and 6th battalions, May, 10.30 nni , PunatiiHtta, whole day, the whole of the metro-||@@||a.m., Parramatta, whole day, the whole of the metro- politan »ml aubuil an battalions, Mu\ Id, li>*H)tt IU .ihitei||@@||politan and suburban battalions, May 16, 10.30 a.m., Outer Uninain, uhole day , patriotic fistiNut, Muj23, bjdne\||@@||Domain, whole day , patriotic festival, May 23, Sydney CncI ( t Ground||@@||Cricket Ground. Bille hhoutin« orartieis will be neld ni follows - lit and||@@||Rifle shooting practices will be held as follows: - 1st and 2nd jiittnl ons, April ¿h, 10 a m , Randwick , 2nd and ith||@@||2nd battalions, April 28, 10 a.m , Randwick ; 2nd and 5th baLtahouK, May ö, 10um, BandwicU , 4th and 6th bat-||@@||bbattalions, May 5, 10 a.m., Randwick , 4th and 6th bat- ta iona, May 12, 10 a m , riemington , 'Uuehers* Jtifle||@@||talions, May 12, 10 a.m , Flemington , 'Teachers' Rifle Club bj dm) distnet, on Hie i>aturdays foil »v intr the ttn*t||@@||Club, Sydney district, on the Saturdays following the first and third Uidm« in each month, Fm rnmutt.i dutnet, on||@@||and third Fridays in each month ; Parramatta district, on the outurduji« following the second nnd fourth Inda j s m||@@||the Saturdays following the second and fourth Fridays in caeb month, btudeuttt Bille Club, Apnl 11, May 30,||@@||each month, Students Rifle Club, April 11, May 30, June 20.||@@||June 20. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321047 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ST. JOSEPH'S, LEWISHAM.||@@||ST. JOSEPH'S, LEWISHAM. A rouninn ot tho old boj n of St Toeeuh's, Lewn||@@||A reunion of the old boys of St. Joseph's, Lewis- liuui took place on Tueaday night at tim gymnasium,||@@||ham, took place on Tuesday night at the gymnasium, Lewisham A largo number of tho old boya||@@||Lewisham. A large number of the old boys »ero present A ctpital programme principally||@@||were present. A capital programme, principally musical mid gvmnnstio, wai submitted fhuaa who||@@||musical and gymnastic, was submitted. Those who contributed to the evoiting i. eutortatnraent spero -||@@||contributed to the evening's entertainment were :- M»»sn U H*n,*rty, P A Collins, A & Walker,||@@||Messrs. O. Hagarty, P. A. Collins, A. A. Walker, r Brauer, C T Kon J Meohiui, P Ireland, T A||@@||E. Brauer, F. J. Roge, J. Meehan, P. Ireland, F. A. L llutlsr, B Coikbniuu, V Gattenhof, G Uoniiett,||@@||L. Butler, B. Cockbaine, V. Gattenhof, G. Bennett, U Hnttigau, It Miuclmm, iiul L T H ii Kurt y Mr||@@||R. Hartigan, R. Meecham, and L. J. Hagarty. Mr. A A Walker'« vi hu bolo» wero much appreciated, us||@@||A. A. Walker's violin solos were much appreciated, as also nero Mr FAL Butler s lightning sketenes||@@||also were Mr. F.A.L. Butler's lightning sketches. Au exhibition on tim parallel bars waa given by the||@@||An exhibition on the parallel bars was given by the clnb ciñas under Mr I* I tto*o The Brother||@@||club class under Mr. F. J. Rose. The Brother Superior, in tho cnurso of an id lress, oxpres.cd him-||@@||Superior, in the course of an address, expressed him- self as pleased to s«o so mtiny ol t bovs present, Bud||@@||self as pleased to see so many old boys present, and complimente t thom on the excellence of the pro||@@||complimented them on the excellence of the pro- (.ruinate Mr 1* A Collins acted as accompanist||@@||gramme. Mr. P. A. Collins acted as accompanist. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296436 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn Tnl; bUlTOLK.||@@||THE SUFFOLK. Thisateamer which anchored on Saturday with toe Wera||@@||This steamer which anchored on Saturday with the Federal Line house flair living is on her malien «jage a«. »||@@||Line house flag flying is on her maiden voyage. She is from London nu Western AuÄnilia.iihereshedischarge»||@@||from London via Western Australia, where she discharged large general careo 'Iho Suffolk mi »uilt last »eartel»||@@||large general cargo The Suffolk was built last year by the Sunderland Shipbuilding Company for the 1 cderal Mern||@@||Sunderland Shipbuilding Company for the Federal Steam Navigation Company for the «fngcrathor E||@@||Navigation Company for the refrigerating trade. Her principal dimensions are-Length. 42011 , DKOT;||@@||Her principal dimensions are—Length. 420ft ; beam, tatt, and depth, a.'ft, ; and »hen tie lew||@@||54ft; and depth, 32ft, ; and when she left London her draught was 25ft. 10 n. forarf||@@||London her draught was 25ft. 10 in. for'ard and 26ft. Ufa. alt. lier (¡ross Kiona«« »||@@||and 25ft. 11in. aft. Her gross tonnage is S-IH tons, while lier net currjing power is 39H> tonsin"||@@||5264 tons, while her net carrying power is 3360 tons. Her engines aro of the latest pattern, andoftlietnpiea||@@||engines are of the latest pattern, and of the triple ex- puusion tv no. M Uli cylinders of 30,48, and 78, and a Mia||@@||pansion type, with cylinders of 30, 48, and 78, and a 54in. Blroke Throughout the vo>ago the engines gam U»||@@||stroke. Throughout the voyage the engines gave the Bteatcstsatisfaction nota 'erolulwn having been rausT||@@||greatest satisfaction, not a revolution having been missed. hheisalsollttedvvitliJ. and 1 Hall s patent carbon»||@@||She is also fitted with J. and E. Hall's patent carbonic nmijdiidc refrigerating machine», and has room «"""r||@@||anhydride refrigerating machines, and has room in her in- aulated chninbcrs foi IW.UOd ear-nsc. malton "»¿¡JL||@@||sulated chambers for 180,000 carcases mutton. The insu- lation has, been installed in the ¡»J. 8 hold, in Us lore||@@||lation has been installed in the No. 2 hold, in the lower hold, acd'tween decks , in No J huid, tucen dei *cw||@@||hold, and 'tween decks ; in No. 3 hold, 'tween decks only nnd m No 4 'tween decka and m tho lower hold Anona||@@||and in N.o 4 'tween decks and in the lower hold. Another improvement which this vessel possesses ¡san »"J"'T'||@@||improvement which this vessel possesses ¡s an auxiliary condenser for the working of imachinery for "io donare»||@@||condenser for the working of imachinery for the discharge of cargo. All steam coming from the;wiuta mia«||@@||of cargo. All steam coming from the winches on deck instenS of bans; wasted in received by this condenMraw||@@||instead of being wasted is received by this condenser and transmitted thence Hack to tho boilers {he agenum||@@||transmitted thence back to the boilers. The agents of fie line arc Messrs. Birt and Company, Limited.||@@||the line are Messrs. Birt and Company, Limited. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14309582 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OP MR. JOHN||@@||DEATH OF MR. JOHN W1SAKNE, J.P.||@@||WEARNE, J.P. By the death of Mr John Wearne, J P , another||@@||By the death of Mr John Wearne, J P , another old colonist has pas-cil awtij The ileceuted ¿cnlle||@@||old colonist has passed away. The deceased gentle uiaii arrived in Sydney in tie joar 1S19 vi it It his||@@||man arrived in Sydney in the year 1849 with his patents lind other members i f tho family, anil took||@@||parents and other members of the family, and took up his abode at the Globe, vrhcro tho family re-||@@||up his abode at the Globe, where the family re- sided foi several years His father, like himself,||@@||sided for several years. His father, like himself, v, as a millet by trade, and entered upon his tan cur aa||@@||was a miller by trade, and entered upon his career as such in 18O4, ntLiveiiool, in ita wheit-^owmj,||@@||such in 1854, at Liverpool, inits wheat-growing, days There his lather erected a null, and earned ou||@@||days. There his father erected a mill, and carried on the business ol milling with his sons foi||@@||the business of milling with his sons for several yean When his father died Mr||@@||several years. When his father died Mr AVearuu came to Sydney, and in ÎSGJ started n||@@||Wearne came to Sydney, and in 1863 started a flour null lu bussex-sticet on the laud now||@@||flour mill in Sussex-street on the land now occupied by Messrs Anthony Hordern and Som'||@@||occupied by Messrs Anthony Hordern and Sons' stoics There ho remained for several yi ara until a||@@||stores. There he remained for several years until a stroke of sickness overtook linn He then removed||@@||stroke of sickness overtook him. He then removed to Goulburn, »vhoro he resided for some time in the||@@||to Goulburn, where he resided for some time in the management of the llourunlliug business of Messrs||@@||management of the flour milling business of Messrs J and J Hayes Wlnie ni Uoulburu he took nu||@@||J and J Hayes. While in Goulburn he took an ucii>e part in all matters pertniuine, to tho process||@@||active part in all matters pertaining to the process of tho district Ho remamud there for 10 vears, when||@@||of the district. He remained there for 10 years, when he again ca no to Sydney, and ni company «nth his||@@||he again came to Sydney, and in company with his brothel, the late Mr Joseph Wearne, started the||@@||brother, the late Mr Joseph Wearne, started the nulling husmeas of J aud J Weame, which is still||@@||milling business of J and J Wearne, which is still being cn nuil on at the foot of (joulburu||@@||being carried on at the foot of Goulburn street Up to the lune of Ins tlrutli Mi||@@||street. Up to the time of his death Mr. Wearne remained an netno inomber of tile firm||@@||Wearne remained an active member of the firm. Like the otbci members ot b13 family, the deceased||@@||Like the other members of his family, the deceased gentleman took au active put in politics, and m 18SJ||@@||gentleman took an active put in politics, andin 1889 he stood as one of the protectionist candidates for||@@||he stood as one of the protectionist candidates for West Sydney, but ivas defeated, although he polled||@@||West Sydney, but was defeated, although he polled well At that time tie received scveio Injun s by||@@||well. At that time he received several injuries by tile breaking of the si nil old at tho hustings lit||@@||the breaking of the scaffold at the hustings at thu Sydney loirn Hall, frum the eltects of which||@@||the Sydney Town Hall, from the effects of which ho suffered a /ood dei* lilo late Mr Wenrno took||@@||he suffered a good deal. The late Mr Wearne took nu actne interest in the Wisleynu Church in||@@||an active interest in the Weslyean Church in whatever district he waa loctted lor many||@@||whatever district he was located for many j oars past he, with his fam ly, lesidcd at||@@||years past he, with his family, resided at tho Glebe, and nas a well-known figuro||@@||the Glebe, and was a well-known figure in the locil Weslejaii church which his Ute||@@||in the local Wesleyan church which his late mother and several c thor ladies w ere îustrumeutal m||@@||mother and several other ladies were instrumental in stirling The deceased gtntlcmaii fit the past four||@@||starting. The deceased gentleman for the past four yc\rs had not enjoyed the be t of health He win||@@||years had not enjoyed the best of health. He was ablo to bo about until somo few iU\s ago, when,||@@||able to go about until some few days ago, when, owing toa slight accident ho met with at the mill,||@@||owing to a slight accident he met with at the mill, he was compelled to luke to his bed, and despite tho||@@||he was compelled to take to his bed, and despite the efforts cf his medical advisor ho gradually grew||@@||efforts of his medical adviser he gradually grew weaker, and died at 3 a m }estonia), at the ngeof||@@||weaker, and died at 3 a m yesterday,, at the age of oft Ho lune» a widow und ei"ht cnildreu, besides||@@||66. He leaves a widow and eight children, besides several brothers and sisters Tor maur yeais the||@@||several brothers and sisters. For many years the late Mr Wearne was enrolled as a justice of the||@@||late Mr Wearne was enrolled as a justice of the peace The funeral will take place to-day||@@||peace. The funeral will take place to-day ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313627 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TROOPER GEOFFREY HARRIS.||@@||TROOPER GEOFFREY HARRIS. Trooper Geoffrey H L Hums, of the Aus-||@@||Trooper Geoffrey H. L. Harris, of the Aus- tralian Horse, »ming to his father, Mr||@@||tralian Horse, writing to his father, Mr Hamlyu L Harris, of Turn it, from ¡spring-||@@||Hamlyn L. Harris, of Tumut, from Spring- field Camp, Bloemfontein, on April 8, Bays -||@@||field Camp, Bloemfontein, on April 8, says: - ' famce last writing wu have had our first mau||@@||"Since last writing we have had our first man uctually killed m battle On March 29 we wore sent||@@||actually killed in battle. On March 29 we were sent out to druw the euemy's fire so tbnt our guns could||@@||out to draw the enemy's fire so that our guns could locate the Boers Our men rode mto a place like a||@@||locate the Boers. Our men rode into a place like a horseshoe, with kopies ou both sides »nd lu front,||@@||horseshoe, with kopies on both sides and in front, and the enemy had their {.uns »11 lound these kepje«||@@||and the enemy had their guns all round these kepjes. As soon as our squadron were will into tins place||@@||As soon as our squadron were will into tins place they opened a heuvy cannonade on thom The lirst||@@||they opened a heavy cannonade on them. The first shell exploded fuirly in Iront of our first line, and||@@||shell exploded fairly in Front of our first line, and killed one man, W I Bonnor, wounded two others,||@@||killed one man, W I Bonnor, wounded two others, and killed two horses Tack Medium und Neville||@@||and killed two horses. Jack Mecham and Neville Ussher were covering tho two Bonnor« in the next||@@||Ussher were covering the two Bonnors in the next lino, i e , Uto Bonnor killed and his brother, who rode||@@||line, i e ,the Bonnor killed and his brother, who rode side by Bide and Neville's horse waa splashed with||@@||side by side and Neville's horse was splashed with blood all ovi r Ins oheat fiom «ome of tho killed Poor||@@||blood all over his chest from some of the killed. Poor Bonnor wan one of the gi eatest favourites in our||@@||Bonnor was one of the greatest favourites in our squadron V\ o buried bim next morning under a||@@||squadron. We buried him next morning under a bu-h near our camp, and elected a weeden cross ovei||@@||bush near our camp, and erected a wooden cross over his grave (Jut of the 120 horses that we brought||@@||his grave. Out of the 120 horses that we brought out here there are non onlv 11 fit for duty all iho||@@||out here there are now onlv 14 fit for duty all the rest have either been killed by shells, like my poor||@@||rest have either been killed by shells, like my poor old horse, or died from disease or have knocked up||@@||old horse, or died from disease or have knocked up and been left behind About 30 ure in the Bloem-||@@||and been left behind. About 30 are in the Bloem- fontein auk horse Huee, with Bore back« and other||@@||fontein sick horse Huee, with sore backs and other complaints Wo aro to i,et 80 reimunts to morrow||@@||complaints. We are to get 80 remounts to-morrow or tho next day-the sooner the bettor You lind||@@||or the next day-the sooner the better. You had a narrow e«cape of not seeing ti is||@@||a narrow escape of not seeing this letter, for while writing it a whirlwind||@@||letter, for while writing it a whirlwind came along very suddeuly and nearly||@@||came along very suddenly and nearly carried it to heaven, but by good luok it lauded on a||@@||carried it to heaven, but by good luck it landed on a kopje about a quartet of a milo off I bad to run||@@||kopje about a quartet of a mile off. I had to run and get it to bniig it buck and finish it i bree of||@@||and get it to bring it back and finish it. Three of the Australian Horse bato been ordered back to Aus-||@@||the Australian Horse have been ordered back to Aus- tralia by the doctor, with weak lungs, &o Tbe||@@||tralia by the doctor, with weak lungs, &c. The whole squadruu nero jaraded yebtenlay, aud Dr||@@||whole squadron were paraded yesterday, and Dr. bauiuelsou (Intel*, of Gundagai) picked out ull the||@@||Samuelson (lately of Gundagai) picked out all the men that looked sick, myself amongst many othors||@@||men that looked sick, myself amongst many others hc-tng called nut Whon he said I looked sick I||@@||being called out. When he said I looked sick I laughed at him But he examined me very caretullv,||@@||laughed at him. But he examined me very carefully, and only passed me on my assurance that all that||@@||and only passed me on my assurance that all that was the mutter with me was that 1 was knocked up||@@||was the matter with me was that I was knocked up from having ton ulk so much since my horse w as||@@||from having to walk so much since my horse was killed Neville Ussher is in the Blcemtuntein Hos-||@@||killed. Neville Ussher is in the Bloemfontein Hos- pital with a slight attack of entono fever Last||@@||pital with a slight attack of enteric fever. Last ¡sunday the Boers sur} used one of our convoy«||@@||Sunday the Boers surprised one of our convoys about 20 miles from heie, csptuted half the convoy||@@||about 20 miles from here, captured half the convoy and two guns We w* re ordered to go and trv to||@@||and two guns. We were ordered to go and try to recapture them , we arrived at the scene of the||@@||recapture them ; we arrived at the scene of the disaster next day It was tho worst sight I ever saw||@@||disaster next day. It was the worst sight I ever saw or want to see There »er« 12 of our men lying||@@||or want to see. There were 12 of our men lying dead amutigst the waggoi s jm>t as they had fallen||@@||dead amongst the waggons just as they had fallen nil Royal Artillery men A httlo fuither on there||@@||all Royal Artillery men. A little further on there were 15 of Robert« s Horso lying dead with thoir||@@||were 15 of Roberts's Horse lying dead with their pockets turned »mida out and the contents «II taken||@@||pockets turned inside out and the contents all taken. lioberts's Howe bud 91 casualties out of 20 men||@@||Roberts's Horse had 95 casualties out of 20 men. Beides tiloso there were 12 black mule drivers lying||@@||Besides these there were 12 black mule drivers lying dead there and our medical stall bad to set to work||@@||dead there and our medical staff had to set to work nud bury thom "||@@||and bury them. " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14343453 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MATRIMONIAL AGENCIES.||@@||MATRIMONIAL AGENCIES. a»||@@|| STATEMENT Of MARRIAGES CELEBRATED. I||@@||STATEMENT Of MARRIAGES CELEBRATED. Ia the L-£1*1 tit ive Aase m bl v last night tho Minister||@@||In the legislative Assembly last night the Minister for JUBIICD tabled a rotura respecting marriage*||@@||for Justice tabled a return respecting marriages celebrated at mutti montai agencie*, tuoh information||@@||celebrated at matrimonial agencies, such information having been Kvaked for by au hon member. The||@@||having been asked for by an hon. member. The return is as follows -||@@||return is as follows - Statement of the number of mamagen celebrated at the||@@||Statement of the number of Marriages celebrated at the tiro matrupooial agencies of tho city, namelv, Weldon'*,||@@||two matrimonial agencies of the city, namely, Weldon's, formerly at 20 Hlizabeth-atr»,et, and now atr>7 Phillip»||@@||formerly at 26 Elizabeth-street, and now at 57 Phillip- atna*, toil Worlds, 471 Pitt-tiect nineo theil flrt»t eatab||@@||street, and Worlds, 471 Pitt-street, since their first estab- lishrooot, and the namiaorthe clergymen by whom th »se||@@||lishment, and the names of the clergymen by whom those miuniffoi were celebrated - \V eld-in « Hffenoy total ¿701 -||@@||marriages were celebrated - Weldon's agency, total 2701: - In 1S_4 231 i am «gre* were celebrate 1, as ftilluws -||@@||In 1894, 231 marriages were celebrated as follows :- Rev John D_TIS (Preabytc-ian), 8J . Rev Jamen Colwell||@@||Rev John Davis (Presbyterian), 83 . Rev James Colwell (Wcseyuo), JO, Mr D M »I Crockett (Churcli of Chrwt),||@@||(Wesleyan), 26; Mr D. M. M. McCrackett (Church of Christ), 4 Rev J J t urti* (frwbytcimn) 5 Htv lii-hard||@@||4; Rev T. J. Curtis (Presbyterian), 5 ; Rev Richard Wauun Orton (WuMeyan) 2, For Geor^a Waitera||@@||Watson Orton (Wesleyan) 2; Rev George Walters, (Unitarian), HI In ISO1} 41. > maning.* were||@@||(Unitarian), 111. In 1895 469 marriges were ce'ebrated, aa füllowe -Btv George Walters, 197,||@@||ce'ebrated, as follows: - Rev George Walters, 197, Rev W P Adam* (Methoditt Epacupal) 272||@@||Rev. W. P. Adams (Methodist Episcopal) 272. In 1606 466 mumog&a wera celebrated ia lütf7 424, and||@@||In 1896 466 marriages were celebrated in 1897 434, and inlB9_3â «the OIIU oflaclMiniç minuter beios Wie lev||@@||in 1898 38 the omly officiating Minister being the Rev. W 1 Adam* In lBOT d93 maniaces were celebrated, 17||@@||W. T. Adams. In 1899 393 marriages were celebrated, 37 by the KB? W 1 Adiuns and ¡Ï40 by the Rev p M||@@||by the Rev. W. T. Adams and 346 by the Rev. P. M. lhun (NcwCfmich of England) In 1900 up toSeptem||@@||Flinn (New Church of England). In 1900 up to Septem- I er SO 3 2 in im_¿,e_ were celebrated, _bythoRe\ P M||@@||ber 30 332 marriages were celebrated, 6 by the Rev. P. M. Llinn, K5 by the fítv Lraanuel Umtteimann (Pntmttve||@@||Flinn, 85 by the Rev. Emanuel Mastermann ( Primitive Methodist). 29 by tho Rev 1 W A»h_r (Congre*||@@||Methodist), 29 by the Rev. T. W. Asher (Congre- ftAtirmal Church of Willoughby), and 212 by the||@@||gational Church of Willoughby), and 212 by the Kcv G coi ge H ty (Indcn orient Prcibyteimni.||@@||Rev George Hay (Independent Presbyterian). Woild _ Agency total 3324 -Inl«9313.p>mirrmße3 were||@@||World's Agency, total 1224 -In 1898 385 marriages were celebraba un follow* Mr. Georgs Lewis (UAnegati nal||@@||celebrated as follows: Mr. Georgs Lewis (Congregational lltosion), 200 It v John 1 ennett Conftregationiu) b3||@@||Mission), 260; Rev. John Bennett (Congregational), 53 Rev be_r,îr.Hn> (Independent Presbyterian), 72 In !£«>_?||@@||Rev. George Hay (Independent Presbyterian), 72. In 1899 471 mutriafrjes wem cclubnited, till of them by the Rer||@@||471 marriages were celebrated, all of them by the Rev. George Uav In 1 0O up o September JO J6S mamases||@@||George Hay. In 1900 up o September 30 368 marriages were celebrutnd as full »wa itev Ge lye Hay, 14» , Rev||@@||were celebrated as follows:- Rev. George Hay, 149; Rev. J BL Zillmano (Unitanaa), _ Rev Samuel "W A«her||@@||J. H. Zillman (Unitarian),2 ; Rev. Samuel W. Asher (Congregational ChurUi of Willoi, goby), 01 Rev fapi»||@@||(Congregational Church of Willoughby), 63; Rev. Sera- plum Ptiocm (Greek Eastern Orthodox Church), 54||@@||phirm Phocas (Greek Eastern Orthodox Church), 154 Grand total of mamases FO celebrated, S9__||@@||Grand total of marriages celebrated, 3925 DUoire« -Since "World a Agencv started no divorcee aa||@@||Divorces -Since World's Agency started no divorces as tu numagespekbratel there batobiicn granted In con||@@||to marriages celebrated there have been greanted. In con- necUou with main gea célébrât»! at Wrldon 111 divorce*.||@@||nection with marriages celebrated at Weldon's 11 divorces ha%e been printed nnf >llbwti -In 1894,1, l89__3,lb__,||@@||have been granted, as follows:- In 1894, 1; 1895, 3; 1896 2, 1.J7 3, l8.)-. 1. 1B99. 1 1009, ml||@@||2; 1897, 3; 1898 1; 1899, 1; 1900, nil. Rigansy Cusen - The nambur of marriages out of which||@@||Bigamy Cases - The number of marriages out of which bigamy casts arose Rince lSii.i. a I Of these three were||@@||bigamy cases arose since 1894 is 33. Of these three were at to tnatnat** a celebrated at Weldon a no bigamous mar*||@@||as to marriages celebrated at Weldon's ; no bigamous mar- ríales appear to have been celebrated at "WotId a Agenc)||@@||ríages appear to have been celebrated at World's Agency. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301354 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CIVILIAN JilFLü CLUBS.||@@||CIVILIAN RIFLE CLUBS. j TO THE EDITOR OP THE HERALD. |||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-Kindlv Kraut mo space m jour vnluable||@@||Sir,-Kindly grant me space in your valuable columns to bring under the notico of tim Military||@@||columns to bring under the notice of the Military Dopurtment tho RroNO inju&tico perpotratod upon||@@||Department the grave injustice perpetrated upon members of civilian mid reservist corps by||@@||members of civilian and reservist corps by not supplying thom with the Lcc-Enflild 01||@@||not supplying them with the Lee-Enfield or Leo-Metford rides At present only the partial!} -||@@||Lee-Metford rifles. At present only the partially- paid bodiLS aro supplied with tho modern vvciipjii,||@@||paid bodies are supplied with the modern weapon, conseauoutlv Hie reserve bodies, from winch valuable||@@||consequently the reserve bodies, from which valuable unsiituncu could bo obtained m case of an invasion||@@||assistance could be obtained in case of an invasion of our »hores, aro domed tho use jf the weapons,||@@||of our shores, are denied the use of the weapons, which would assuredly be placed m their hunda ia||@@||which would assuredly be placed in their hands in cale of nu emergency If such nu conorgoncy||@@||case of an emergency. If such an emergency arose, I ask Nvhat would be tho icsult It would||@@||arose, I ask what would be the result. It would simply mean that the in»n would be lost AS||@@||simply mean that the men would be lost as fir us uccurato shooting is concerned, as it is||@@||far as accurate shooting is concerned, as it is a Imitted b»yond dpubt that continual pruetico is||@@||admitted beyond doubt that continual practise is required before even llist-cluss shuts with the M U||@@||required before even first-class shots with the M. H. rifle aro thoroughly accustomed to the new lilies||@@||rifle are thoroughly accustomed to the new rifles. 'Hie pitriottt epint evinced in New .South Walo-,||@@||The patriotic spirit evinced in New South Wales dunug tho past few months is "uroly worthy of||@@||during the past few months is surely worthy of auch a concession as supplying the modern wapouo||@@||such a concession as supplying the modern weapons to all v. oluutcsr ce rps, thereby bringing thoso who||@@||to all volunteer corps, thereby bringing those who aro prepirod to détend their cnuutrv ou nu even||@@||are prepared to defend their country on an even Touting uguinst any invading enemy The fact also||@@||footing against any invading enemy. The fact also of the majority of members ot such clubs refusing||@@||of the majority of members of such clubs refusing to support the various, nllo competitions, which||@@||to support the various, rifle competitions, which competitions uro handsomely eulss.diBed bv. tim||@@||competitions are handsomely subsidised by the militury vote, is a decided loss to the nile associa-||@@||military vote, is a decided loss to the rifle associa- tions Iheso prize meetings must ONentunJJv, tovert||@@||tions. These prize meetings must eventually revert to competitions between the partiall)-paul mombcri||@@||to competitions between the partially-paid members ot Hie deienco forces, who arc °upphed with ti o||@@||of the defence forces, who are supplied with the modorn weapons, as civilian membors rccogm-»o||@@||modern weapons, as civilian members recognise that it is only wasto of time and monee, computing||@@||that it is only waste of time and money, competing against those supenoi weapons with tho M TI,||@@||against those superior weapons with the M. H. rifles II is most nccessurv, that some muted tchou||@@||rifles. It is most necessary that some united action should bn taken by civilian clubs whoroby the||@@||should be taken by civilian clubs whereby the Military Department may be induced to bring for-||@@||Military Department may be induced to bring for- ward a »chume which would ameliorate the piesent||@@||ward a scheme which would ameliorate the present difficulty respecting the inadequate supply of||@@||difficulty respecting the inadequate supply of modorn weapons to civilian nllo clubs||@@||modern weapons to civilian rifle clubs. I am, èec ,||@@||I am, &c. , RESERVIST JOHN CROWLEY.||@@||RESERVIST JOHN CROWLEY. West Wyalong, Marah 10.||@@||West Wyalong, Marah 19. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312585 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DISTRICT COURT.||@@||DISTRICT COURT. (Before Judge Murray.*l||@@||(Before Judge Murray.) ALLEGED SLANDEU.||@@||ALLEGED SLANDER. Edwards v. Campbell and wife.||@@||Edwards v. Campbell and wife. Maria Edwards, of Tramwav-Btroet, North||@@||Maria Edwards, of Tramway-street, North Botany, brought au action ag«mst George Cumpbell||@@||Botany, brought an action against George Campbell and his wife, of Biv-slroet, Botany for that thov||@@||and his wife, of Bay-street, Botany, for that they did publish »nil ranko a statement about Mrs||@@||did publish and make a statement about Mrs. Edwards calculated to injure her crsdit and repu-||@@||Edwards calculated to injure her credit and repu- tation Damage« woio laid at £_0 Mr L Arm-||@@||tation. Damages were laid at £30. Mr. L. Arm- strong, luBtiuctcd by Mr Lewis Lev., appeare 1 for||@@||strong, instructed by Mr. Lewis Levy, appeared for plaintiff, aud Mr T Scholes, instructed by Mr||@@||plaintiff ; and Mr. E. Scholes, instructed by Mr. I M buttery for defendant Hie defendant||@@||T. M. Slattery for defendant. The defendant oloaded not guilty Plaintiff alleged that »ho had||@@||pleaded not guilty. Plaintiff alleged that she had asked Mrs Campbell to cbustibe her boy for beating||@@||asked Mrs. Campbell to chastise her boy for beating plaintiff a littlo girl, and that in tho conversation||@@||plaintiff's little girl, and that in the conversation which onsupd dofendont had made use of expres-||@@||which ensued defendant had made use of expres- sions reflecting upon the moral character of phuutifl||@@||sions reflecting upon the moral character of plaintiff. Dofpiielaut domed the ntatoment«||@@||Defendant denied the statements. F-ts Hone r a ud that it xr%a plata that plaintiff||@@||His Honor said that it was plain that plaintiff had gone to defend into' placa for the purpose of||@@||had gone to defendants' place for the purpose of maleuig o ro" the case ought never to havo come||@@||making a row. The case ought never to have come bofore the Court He found for defendants with||@@||before the Court. He found for defendants with costs_||@@||costs. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332987 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SWIMMING.||@@||SWIMMING. Charles Hellings, the well-kiowu swimmer, who||@@||Charles Hellings, the well-known swimmer, who died of pueumoi ia in Sydney Hospital on Saturday,||@@||died of pneumonia in Sydney Hospital on Saturday, was luterred nt Rookwood Cemetery yesterduv He||@@||was interred at Rookwood Cemetery yesterday. He was a member nf the well-known and highly re||@@||was a member of the well-known and highly re apt cted family of swimmers, and was captain of ti o||@@||spected family of swimmers, and was captain of the Otter Club Though but 29 yoara of ago ho was the||@@||Otter Club. Though but 29 years of age, he was the o d at BWlmmer in the colony competing in matches,||@@||oldest swimmer in the colony competing in matches, and lsBt year ho was not fur behind the champlona||@@||and last year he was not far behind the champions. The late Mr Go rge Hellings-an enthusiast in||@@||The late Mr George Hellings -an enthusiast in miltalie«-waa his brother, and another is "Jack"||@@||aquatics was his brother, and another is "Jack" Hellings, a New South Wales and English cham-||@@||Hellings, a New South Wales and English cham- pion, who as late as July 14 won the City of Loudon||@@||pion, who as late as July 14 won the City of London and Weat Eud river championship Harry||@@||and West End river championship. Harry Hellings, the late heudicappor to the New South||@@||Hellings, the late handicapper to the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association, ai d now||@@||Wales Amateur Swimming Association, and now lessee of the Sans Souci baths, is also a brother||@@||lessee of the Sans Souci baths, is also a brother Charles Hellings bas left a wife and four children.||@@||Charles Hellings has left a wife and four children. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14354654 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn QUESTIONS IN- PARLIAMENT.||@@||QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. In the Legislativo Assembly yesterday afternoon||@@||In the Legislativo Assembly yesterday afternoon Mr Hurley jsked the Colomul Secretary it he had||@@||Mr. Hurley asked the Colonial Secretary if he had any fuither information to give the House about ths||@@||any further information to give the House about the Breelong Mucka||@@||Breelong blacks. Tha Colonial Secretary stated that he had just re»||@@||The Colonial Secretary stated that he had just re- ceivcil the following telegrams from bupenntei dent||@@||ceived the following telegrams from Supentendent Gurvan at Knorrit Flot -||@@||Garvan at Knorrit Flat. " Postmistress at Knorrit Tlat reports that tho||@@||" Postmistress at Knorrit Flat reports that the Governor» stuck up Smith's hut at Grave Crossing,||@@||Governors stuck up Smith's hut at Grave Crossing, on Barnard River, six miles from Tibuc yesterday||@@||on Barnard River, six miles from Tibuc yesterday evening *Mnith hnd no food lu the but The blaiks||@@||evening. Smith had no food in the hut. The blacks killed his pot wallaby uud ate it Smith's hut is 12||@@||killed his pet wallaby and ate it. Smith's hut is 12 miles from Knoirit "||@@||miles from Knorrit." " I am moving up to Gloucester for the present||@@||" I am moving up to Gloucester for the present. Several 1 ardes of pollen are in the neighbourhood||@@||Several parties of police are in the neighbourhood of Tibuc, and I um bunting three parties out from||@@||of Tibuc, and I am starting three parties out from Gloucester '||@@||Gloucester." Mr 1 C JC Fitzpatrick asked if the blacks had||@@||Mr. J. C. Fitzpatrick asked if the blacks had yet boen outlawed||@@||yet been outlawed. Tho Colonial Secretary said that tho duty ot out-||@@||The Colonial Secretary said that the duty of out- lawing tho blacks m question devolved upon the||@@||lawing the blacks in question devolved upon the Attorney-General, and he had requested his colleague||@@||Attorney-General, and he had requested his colleague to do so||@@||to do so. Mr Sloath asked if tho Minister's attention had||@@||Mr. Sleath asked if the Minister's attention had been drawn to a report appearing lu the preis to the||@@||been drawn to a report appearing in the press to the effect that the police in upproachiug a deserted hut||@@||effect that the police in approachiug a deserted hut heard a shot fired I hey then replied bv bring a||@@||heard a shot fired. They then replied by firing a volley in the direction whence tho »omi I of the shot||@@||volley in the direction whence the sound of the shot came He would like to know if tho Minister cou».||@@||came. He would like to know if the Minister con- kldered that a likely way of capturing the blacks, or||@@||sidered that a likely way of capturing the blacks, or anv one else (Laughter )||@@||anyone else. (Laughter. ) The Colonial Secretary said he was not quite sure||@@||The Colonial Secretary said he was not quite sure that all the atatomeuts appearing in the pr«s were||@@||that all the statements appearing in the press were correct He had a number of ) apera in bia hand||@@||correct. He had a number of papers in his hand concerning the pursuit of the blacks and would la)||@@||concerning the pursuit of the blacks and would lay tûBin ou tho table for the information of members||@@||them on the table for the information of members. Mr. bleath remarked that another version of tho||@@||Mr. Sleath remarked that another version of the story waa that the police, being afraid that tha||@@||story was that the police, being afraid that the blacks were lu a certain district, fired a shot to scare||@@||blacks were in a certain district, fired a shot to scare them away. (Laughter )||@@||them away. (Laughter.) ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314766 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRIVATE ISAAC GOODSELL.||@@||PRIVATE ISAAC GOODSELL. The following aro extracts from a lotter received||@@||The following are extracts from a letter received by Trooper Goodsell, of the Pohco Torco stationed at||@@||by Trooper Goodsell, of the Police Force stationed at Katoomba, from Ins Brother. Private Isaac Goodsell,||@@||Katoomba, from Ins brother. Private Isaac Goodsell, a inembor of the Arm) Medical Corps which left by||@@||a member of the Army Medical Corps which left by the Drat steamer, the Kent 1 he lottor is dated from||@@||the first steamer, the Kent. The letter is dated from Blocmfontein, April 1') Ko stites that he had just||@@||Bloemfontein, April 29. He states that he had just recovrretl from enteric lever, and had been living on||@@||recovered from enteric fever, and had been living on fluid diet for three weeka, bul was beginniug to feel||@@||fluid diet for three weeks, but was beginniug to feel himself twain flu »sa being sei t with a number of||@@||himself again. He was being sent with a number of convnlcsicnts to Wynberg Hospital at Capetown||@@||convalescents to Wynberg Hospital at Capetown. Laid Itoberta lind issued uu ordir to the effect that||@@||Lord Roberts had issued an order to the effect that none of them wero to go agaiti to the front, so the)||@@||none of them were to go again to the front, so they expected flhoitly to be Kent home Hu waa ut Kim-||@@||expected shortly to be sent home. He was at Kim- berle) fur n cjuple of days of ter its relief He hart||@@||berley for a couple of days after its relief. He had seen á0,000 Ijtmmvs ou pararlo at Pairilcberg after||@@||seen 50,000 Tommys on parade at Paardeberg after CrouiBMiiiennered Ho waa lu Crania s Unger, aud||@@||Crouja surrendered. He was in Cronja' s leaguer, and had t.oen both Lord Robeits and Loid Kitchener||@@||had seen both Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener. Tho Army Medical Corp Hospital was »till at Bloem||@@||The Army Medical Corp Hospital was still at Bloem loiiteiii, but waa going ahortly ta Pretoria with||@@||tonfein, , but was going shortly to Pretoria with Lord Urbett»||@@||Lord Roberts. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14292230 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn snipnuiLBiNa IN JAP ¡IN. I||@@||SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN. In a report from the linttsh Consul in Tupan reference||@@||In a report from the British Consul in Japan reference is made to the shipbuilding indmtrj A lar¡re steamer ot||@@||is made to the shipbuilding industry. A large steamer of ÜO0O tons, launelied in May, IbOS, in ahnwu to haye been||@@||6000 tons, launched in May, 1908, in shown to haye been .successful, nndadnplioito noa well nd\anced towards||@@||successful, and a duplicate was well advanced towards completion when the 'insular report leTL Nagrtsil i||@@||completion when the Consular report left Nagasaki. Greater rapidity has chanirtcriscd the building of tho||@@||Greater rapidity has characterised the building of the second vefwel an compared with the Jlrat, the lutter having||@@||second vessel as compared with the first, the latter having occupied full IS months, while from th») layin? of the||@@||occupied full 18 months, while from the laying of the keel to the launch of the second not more than 11 months||@@||keel to the launch of the second not more than 13 months Will claps" A steel canro steamer of ISO» tons i/ross||@@||will elapse. A steel cargo steamer of 1800 tons gross citpaoit>, built to Lloyd «- classification, was under con-||@@||capacity, built to Lloyd's classification, was under con- struction, with two lurpe powerful htetm ferrj bo its to be||@@||struction, with two large powerful steam ferry boats to be lined between Mojf and Shimonostki Three torpedo||@@||used between Moji and Shimonoseki. Three torpedo boat* have been fitted together at Naira«aki but the com-||@@||boats have been fitted together at Nagasaki but the com- ponent puta were »tent fromGeimam Tim mdus*r\ IH||@@||ponent parts were sent from Germany. The industry is evidentlj in its infanc} so *ur as lar^e operations are con-||@@||evidently in its infancy so far as large operations are con- cerned but there eeems to be evcr> intention of do\ doping||@@||cerned but there seems to be every intention of developing it, and the record nfter «li is a favourable one Tho||@@||it, and the record after all is a favourable one. The Consul ndds that the docking and ropáirmc ol ships of all||@@||Consul adds that the docking and repairing of ships of all kinds has been «xt^nsively oarrifd on, and that the salvage||@@||kinds has been extensively carried on, and that the salvage equip*u"nt of the ducks has also been brought into requi-||@@||equipment of the docks has also been brought into requi- sition, __^__^_||@@||sition. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14294116 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COAL snU'JIUNTS TROJE JAPAN||@@||COAL SHIPMENTS FROM JAPAN Tile Unit«! State» Government has just in-mod an inter-||@@||The United States Government has just issued an inter- esting report on the coal supply of Japan, in «hieb it id||@@||esting report on the coal supply of Japan, in which it is «taten that this, tho mott ímnortjnt imncrul of the||@@||stated that this, the most important mineral of the country,, ia found in the northernmost island, Hokkaido,||@@||country, is found in the northernmost island, Hokkaido, and in the northern port of tho i »land of Hondo , and in||@@||and in the northern part of the island of Hondo; and in large mmntitic* in the moat southerly inland of tim group,||@@||large quantities in the most southerly island of the group, Kulshill. Coal ha» been mined systematically durint» the||@@||Kiushiu. Coal has been mined systematically during the paat *M) year«, formerly by the Government, but more||@@||past 30 years, formerly by the Government, but more recently the management ha» boen transferred to a promin-||@@||recently the management has been transferred to a promin- ent financial Jinn of private citizens, who promptly ostob||@@||ent financial firm of private citizens, who promptly estab- linhed trading stations, not onl> in Janan, but altto in||@@||lished trading stations, not only in Japan, but also in China, Straits Settlements, Burmah, and tho rhilippino||@@||China, Straits Settlements, Burmah, and the Philippine Is)andu Thpfr product« rapidly took the placo of Aun||@@||Islands. Their products rapidly took the place of Aus- tmlinn coal, upan which nt**nm«hipa m lint part of the||@@||tralian coal, upon which steamships in that part of the world were fonnerlj compelled largely to i< ly. Uranch||@@||world were formerly compelled largely to rely. Branch railways convey the coal to ports 60 mdei ditttnnt, where||@@||railways convey the coal to ports 50 miles distant, where steamships can have comttant access to tho docks and||@@||steamships can have constant access to the docks and depot* of suppl). Tho coal veins ut tho mont important||@@||depots of supply. The coal veins at the most important of thone mines rango from 8ft to StJffc in thickness 'iliti||@@||of these mines range from 8ft. to 20ft. in thickness. The exporta of coal from Jap»n havo beeu atcudlly growing. In||@@||exports of coal from Japan have been steadily growing. In »891 Uley had a \alue or »,233,043 yen <£32tf,(i8< at a« per||@@||1893 they had a value of 3,288,843 yen <£325,884 at 2s per yen), whereas foi 1897 thev had íncreaned to 0,310,770 yen||@@||yen), whereas for 1897 they had increased to 8,316,776 yen USH,U77). In Tokyo, m 1S97, coal wau nell I ne at ictail at||@@||(£831,677). In Tokyo, in 1897, coal was selling at retail at 0-lGyenper ton (20001b ), or slightly over 18s, Tho total||@@||9.16 yen per ton (2000lb.), or slightly over 18s. The total amount, of coal inintd m Japan increased from 0,100,076||@@||amount of coal mined in Japan increased from 3,168,875 tons in lb9l toC.Olt). Cb9 ton» in 1890.||@@||tons in 1891 to 5,019,689 tons in 1896. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301576 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE PLAGUE IN HAWAII.||@@||THE PLAGUE IN HAWAII. The " Manila limes " on February 21 publishes||@@||The " Manila Times " on February 21 publishes I tho following despatch from ita Tokyo correspon-||@@||the following despatch from its Tokyo correspon- dent - "About 1000 Japanese at Honolulu have had||@@||dent :- "About 1000 Japanese at Honolulu have had their houses destroyed bj lire on the occasion of the||@@||their houses destroyed by fire on the occasion of the Chiuese quarters being burnt down by the Hawaiian||@@||Chinese quarters being burnt down by the Hawaiian authorities na a measure for stamping out the plague||@@||authorities as a measure for stamping out the plague. As the Japaneso were reduced to a homeless condi||@@||As the Japanese were reduced to a homeless condi- tion, they have boon roceirmp help from tho Hawaiian||@@||tion, they have boon receiving help from the Hawaiian Crovoi runout L ho Torean Office has ordered Mr||@@||Government. The Foreign Office has ordered Mr. H irai (of Yokohama), a councillor of the department,||@@||Hirai (of Yokohama), a councillor of the department, to ptoceod to Honolulu to investigate the matter,||@@||to proceed to Honolulu to investigate the matter, aud to negotiate for compensation from the Hawaiian||@@||and to negotiate for compensation from the Hawaiian Government '||@@||Government." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305480 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn EXPERIMENTS WITH SERUM.||@@||EXPERIMENTS WITH SERUM. Tho " Kobe Weekly Ühronicle " (Japan) of||@@||The " Kobe Weekly Chronicle " (Japan) of February ¿S publishes a paragraph le] uti Yd to ex-||@@||February 28 publishes a paragraph relative to ex- periments made iu using French ulaguo serum, 73||@@||periments made in using French plague serum, 75 bottles of which tveie, m Becember last» presented||@@||bottles of which were, in December last, presented by the rreuch Minster in Tokyo to tho Ja pan esa||@@||by the French Minster in Tokyo to the Japanese Home Department Most of the pationta co whom the||@@||Home Department. Most of the patients to whom the serum vua ad tu m ist ei ed weio, fhe "Chronicle" at ites,||@@||serum was administered were, the "Chronicle" states, suffering from tlio most be tere form of plague,||@@||suffering from the most severe form of plague, known as "lung pest," and, owing to tbu smalt||@@||known as "lung peet," and, owing to the small quantity of the nerum available» the authorities||@@||quantity of the serum available, the authorities nero unable to administer it in all cases in||@@||were unable to administer it in all cases in sufluientl} largo doses, lhere were only two||@@||sufficiently large doses. There were only two cu-sea-on» pat, mit lecorertug, and the te co ml||@@||cases-one patient recovering, and the second beiug still alive limo days nfter tho disease||@@||being still alive nine days after the disease showed it=elf *hern the adminibtration of the||@@||showed itself where the administration of the serum might postibly have had any eftect But||@@||serum might possibly have had any effect. But even in those eases it \\ as impossible to apeak with I||@@||even in those cases it was impossible to speak with any certainty as to the merits of the serum. i||@@||any certainty as to the merits of the serum. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325844 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I DEATH OF ANOTHER VICTIM.||@@||DEATH OF ANOTHER VICTIM. I Grace Mawbey baa just died. Dr. Tressiden||@@||Grace Mawbey has just died. Dr. Tressider, I health officer, from - Dubbo, has just arrive*||@@||health officer, from Dubbo, has just arrived »nd is now busy sewing up the wounds||@@||and is now busy sewing up the wounds of Mrs Mawbey and Miss Elsie Clark,||@@||of Mrs Mawbey and Miss Elsie Clark, who is about IS years of age. His opinion it that||@@||who is about 15 years of age. His opinion it that Mrs Mawbey and Miss Clark will recover. Miss||@@||Mrs Mawbey and Miss Clark will recover. Miss Clark has not yet íegained consciousneis, but is con.||@@||Clark has not yet regained consciousness, but is con- tuiuallv moaning and calling out " Mamma," the||@@||tinually moaning and calling out " Mamma," the uume sbe «lways called Mrs Mawbey, because she||@@||name she always called Mrs Mawbey, because she bud adopted hor||@@||had adopted her. The stick that Mes Kerz and Hilda Mawbey weie||@@||The stick that Miss Kerz and Hilda Mawbey were killed with is called a boomlee, and is mad« of||@@||killed with is called a boondee, and is made of yarrau, and is about 3m, in circumference by about||@@||yarrau, and is about 3in, in circumference by about 3lt long, and weighs about3 or 4 lb. The boondre,||@@||3ft long, and weighs about 3 or 4 lb. The boondee, mth a nulla nulla, 13 now' in the possession of the||@@||with a nulla nulla, is now in the possession of the police||@@||police. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325873 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME.||@@||MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME. REVENGE SUGGESTED.||@@||REVENGE SUGGESTED. Tho ouly motivo y eui IR Mawbey cculd »«cribs fjt||@@||The only motive young Mawbey could ascribe for the deed won that lie _ud heard ttiat a European||@@||the deed was that he had heard that a European woman was living iu the blacks' cn mp, and tb»t elie||@@||woman was living in the blacks' camp, and that she hai made attempts to irjgratitte hcrtiulf with tho||@@||had made attempts to ingratiate herself with the Ma.rbev ftinnlj, but her advances were not encou-||@@||Mawbey family, but her advances were not encou- raged by Mr« Mawboy uud the ntber \ictitue||@@||raged by Mrs. Mawbey and the other victims. Probably somo of tho bl nek a had noticed this, and||@@||Probably some of the blacks had noticed this, and took this terrible means of aveogiug what they||@@||took this terrible means of avenging what they may havo regarded _B a -light on their win tu w muau||@@||may have regarded as a slight on their white woman. Of course this can only he assumed, ia the||@@||Of course this can only be assumed, in the abseuce of aii3 other koowa motive, but eo far aa||@@||absence of any other known motive, but so far as yo ung Mr. Mawboy knew his people were on good||@@||young Mr. Mawbey knew his people were on good terme with tho aboiiguml*. and he had never heard||@@||terms with the aboriginals. and he had never heard that there hid beou duy difforouco with the men hie||@@||that there had been any differences with the men his father Bin ploy ed.||@@||father employed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325880 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TELEGRAM TO THE PREMIER. I||@@||TELEGRAM TO THE PREMIER. ACTION OF THE POLICE.||@@||ACTION OF THE POLICE. \ The Premier received a telegram on Saturday 1||@@||The Premier received a telegram on Saturday morning informing bim that a brutal murder had||@@||morning informing him that a brutal murder had been committed at Gilgandra, about 30 miles from||@@||been committed at Gilgandra, about 30 miles from Dubbo. The crime was committed by two abori-||@@||Dubbo. The crime was committed by two abori- ginals known as " Tommy " ana " Jimmy," ac-||@@||ginals known as " Tommy " and " Jimmy," ac- companied by two others.||@@||companied by two others. It ivas stated that the premises of Mr, Mawbey||@@||It was stated that the premises of Mr. Mawbey nt Gilgandra were entered by the men late on||@@||at Gilgandra were entered by the men late on Friday night. ' Miss Iver?, a school teacher, was||@@||Friday night. Miss Kerz, a school teacher, was kliieil, a« wero also u boy named Percival Maw-||@@||killed, as were also a boy named Percival Maw- bey,' and a girl Hilda Mawbey, and there were||@@||bey, and a girl Hilda Mawbey, and there were likewise dingorously wounded Mrs. Mawbey,||@@||likewise dangerously wounded Mrs. Mawbey, Grace Mawbey, and Elsie Clarke. It is said that||@@||Grace Mawbey, and Elsie Clarke. It is said that the police wero on the scene at 3 o'clock in the||@@||the police were on the scene at 3 o'clock in the morning. The men " Tomm.y " and " Jimmy "||@@||morning. The men " Tommy " and " Jimmy " aire well known m (bo district as being violent||@@||are well known in the district as being violent characters, and havo boen watched by the police||@@||characters, and have been watched by the police for tome time past.||@@||for some time past. The Premier tUte* that he bas suggested to||@@||The Premier states that he has suggested to Mr See (Colonial Secretary) that the police should||@@||Mr. See (Colonial Secretary) that the police should search along the western lino of the railivaj, and||@@||search along the western line of the railway, and that special uttention should be given to the||@@||that special attention should be given to the mountains m the neighbour'icod||@@||mountains in the neighbourhood. It will be remembered that on the occamon of||@@||It will be remembered that on the occasion of tho murders committed at Dora Dora by aborigi-||@@||the murders committed at Dora Dora by aborigi- nals, the men confined themselves to Ihe mountain||@@||nals, the men confined themselves to the mountain ranges until they made their way into Queensland||@@||ranges until they made their way into Queensland. The blacks in this instance may keep aloug tbe track||@@||The blacks in this instance may keep along the track of tho Walinu Burrawong Mountains, and they||@@||of the Wallan Burrawong Mountains, and they can also reach the Nandewar Kanga, and thus be||@@||can also reach the Nandewar Range, and thus be able to moko their escape||@@||able to make their escape. The local police aro, however, well acquainted||@@||The local police are, however, well acquainted with the district, aud the men have nut as yet had||@@||with the district, and the men have not as yet had time to get very far «WBJ||@@||time to get very far away. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14377747 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE SCARE AT WILLI WILLI.||@@||THE SCARE AT WILLI WILLI. A wira from Inspector Galvin at Armidale wa,||@@||A wire from Inspector Garvin at Armidale was received by the authorities in Sydney last n>ght to||@@||received by the authorities in Sydney last night to the following offset - " fbe report that a balf-casle,||@@||the following effect :—"The report that a half-caste, supposed to bo Joe Governor, had called at a houso||@@||supposed to be Joe Governor, had called at a house nosr Willi Willi and got rations it without founda-||@@||near Willi Willi and got rations is without founda- tion. Tha latest information received is that the||@@||tion. The latest information received is that the manager of the Cobark station, situated watt of||@@||manager of the Cobark station, situated west of Copeland, together with u tracker, followed bare-||@@||Copeland, together with a tracker, followed bare- footed tracks, which aro believed to be Joe Go-||@@||footed tracks, which are believed to be Joe Go- vernor's, for two miles yesterday The foolpnnls||@@||vernor's, for two miles yesterday. The footprints appeared to ba about two days' old, and led from||@@||appeared to be about two days' old, and led from the direction in which the fugitive was last seen."||@@||the direction in which the fugitive was last seen."_ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325982 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SALVATION ARM? APPEAL.||@@||SALVATION ARMY APPEAL. The Süvatiou Army made a special ann.,1||@@||The Salvation Army made a special appeal throughout the colony yesterday on behalf ofT],,||@@||throughout the colony yesterday on behalf of the Indhin Famine Fund. lu the city and suburb thiî||@@||Indian Famine Fund. ln the city and suburbs this effort was supplemented on Saturday by street co.||@@||effort was supplemented on Saturday by street collections lections. Considering the unfavourable weatC||@@||Considering the unfavourable weather, soldiers did well with the street collection boxes 5||@@||soldiers did well with the street collection boxes. In the city tbe Bum of £17 5s 8d was obtained, in add,.||@@||the city the sum of £17 5s 8d was obtained, in addition Monto which the sisters of Ihs Sydney Division se.||@@||to which the sisters of the Sydney Division secured cured £8 on the Domain yesterday afternoon, mik.||@@||£8 on the Domain yesterday afternoon, making ing a total of £2o os 8d, represented by the collecbo.||@@||a total of £25 5s 8d, represented by the collection boxes in the city proper. Ii, addition, the tubiirbu||@@||boxes in the city proper. In, addition, the suburban collection boxes have to be accouuted for||@@||collection boxes have to be accouuted for. At the headquarters of the Salvation Anny yettar.||@@||At the headquarters of the Salvation Army yesterday day trbee services wore held in connection with Hu||@@||three services were held in connection with the appeal. These were led by Major Turnor, aisutad hr||@@||appeal. These were led by Major Turner, assisted by Brigadier Hendy aud Ensign Lock, Maior Turna||@@||Brigadier Hendy aud Ensign Lock. Major Turner gave a series of excellent addresses, in the coan» ot||@@||gave a series of excellent addresses, in the course of which ho forcibly desmbed the apnilling ranartumi||@@||which he forcibly described the appalling conditions of the people in the famine districts of Indi«, anna,||@@||of the people in the famine districts of India, principally pally from reports supplied on tho spot by offlcsrs o!||@@||from reports supplied on the spot by officers of the Salvation Army, whioh, he said, had already||@@||the Salvation Army, which, he said, had already given a great amount of relief throush the establuh.||@@||given a great amount of relief through the establishment ment of grain depots. The services were all lornlv||@@||of grain depots. The services were all largely attended, and «ympathetio interest was ejciùi||@@||attended, and sympathetic interest was excited. During the three services the sum of £30 2« M «nu||@@||During the three services the sum of £30 2s 3d was collected, makiug a total of £55 5s 8d. This atnoosi||@@||collected, making a total of £55 5s 8d. This amount only represents tho Bum accounted for by Goulburn.||@@||only represents tho sum accounted for by Goulburn- street. The collection« m the suburb« will not b>||@@||street. The collections in the suburbs will not be known until to-night, when a farther appeal will U||@@||known until to-night, when a further appeal will be made at an Iudmn meeting lo bo held at head«||@@||made at an Indian meeting to be held at headquarters. quarters. _||@@|| ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14373840 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CHRISTIAN BNDEAVOUrt UNION. I||@@||CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR UNION. The monthly lueeting ot the above union was held||@@||The monthly meeting of the above union was held at Pitt-street Coiurregatinnal Church on Friday||@@||at Pitt-street Congregational Church on Friday evening last, Rev. E. Tremavno Dunstan presiding.||@@||evening last, Rev. E. Tremayne Dunstan presiding. Affiliations wore ie|inrled from Neutral Bay Wes||@@||Affiliations were reported from Neutral Bay Wes levan rnd St. Andrew's Presbyterian, Moree. Super-||@@||leyan and St. Andrew's Presbyterian, Moree. Super- intendents of .¿departments woie elected us follows :||@@||intendents of departments were elected as follows : Local unions, Mr. H. Selwroil Austin, «asocíate||@@||Local unions, Mr. H. Selwood Austin, associate Mr. Williams ; tumor work, Mis» Wilson, associates||@@||Mr. Williams ; junior work, Miss Wilson, associates Mrs. William White, Mrs. M'lritosh : good citizen«||@@||Mrs. William White, Mrs. McIntosh : good citizen- ship, Rev. G. T. Walden ; missions, Mus Davies ;||@@||ship, Rev. G. T. Walden ; missions, Miss Davies ; press, Mr. W. Monsou : comrades of the quiet hour,||@@||press, Mr. W. Morison : comrades of the quiet hour, Mr. G. Gray ; lit-rature, Mr. J. Neale Breden ;||@@||Mr. G. Gray ; literature, Mr. J. Neale Breden ; floating sociétés, Sydnov Mr. H. D. Gilbert, New||@@||floating sociétés, Sydney Mr. H. D. Gilbert, New caatli» Ro\. B. M, Bawles ¡ auditor, Mr. G. W||@@||castle, Rev. B. M, Bowles; auditor, Mr. G. W Tettit. _____________||@@||Tettit. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14343996 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HELLINGS MEMORIAL FUND.||@@||HELLINGS MEMORIAL FUND. The flnnl meeting of the Hollinps Memorial Fund||@@||The final meeting of the Hellings Memorial Fund Cotnmiitue w11, held on Monday at the room« of the||@@||Comittee was, held on Monday at the rooms of the Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Moore-stteot, under lim||@@||Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Moore-street, under the presidency of Mr. W. T. Davey. The hou. Beere!»T||@@||presidency of Mr. W. T. Davey. The hon. secretary (.Jr. Albert bim») reported that, after a eoiisidnrab!»||@@||(Mr. Albert Sims) reported that, after a considerable dcliv caused by tho oniitiimmis net »esther the||@@||delay caused by the continuous wet weather the erection of the monument over the gruie of the'ht«||@@||erection of the monument over the grave of the late Mr. Geoiiro Hellings had been ci.miiloted _h«||@@||Mr. George Hellings had been completed. The Win"?."«-'" .howlc!'that thotet»! receipts wer,||@@||balance sheet showed that the total receipts were £210 8s O'l, of which »mount £.1 reprofetitod||@@||£210 8s 5d, of which amount £91 represented geneiel siihsonptionB, £70 3s 6d procseiis item con.||@@||general subscriptions, £70 3s 6d proceeds from con- ceit, £33 Ss pn ceeds fruin tegatt-, and £10 niocsffl«||@@||cert, £33 5s proceeds from regatta, and £10 proceeds from SjdiioyDmav Club'« conceit. Ou the other||@@||from Sydney Dingy Club's concert. On the other hand, the expenditure amounted to £18 I1»« (ha||@@||hand, the expenditure amounted to £18 12s the priucipal item» being the expenses ¡u connection 'with||@@||principal items being the expenses in connection with the concert, £34 3s fid, and eranlion of monument||@@||the concert, £34 3s 6d, and erection of monument fa,., £19. The balance, £181 IC» Gd. h.sVCSd||@@||&c., £19. The balance, £151 10s 6d has been handed ovor to Mrs. Helling». A vote of thank» lo the bon||@@||over to Mrs. Hellings. A vote of thanks to the hon. socretarv for his wmk in connection with the fuñí||@@||secretary for his work in connection with the fund concluded the meeting.||@@||concluded the meeting. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329617 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WOMANHOOD SUFFRAGE.||@@||WOMANHOOD SUFFRAGE. At tbe School üf ArU on Wednesday evening- Sir, W. J.||@@||At the School of Arts on Wednesday evening Mr. W. J. Colville dsllvered ft lecture on " Wua*n SulTra^e," under||@@||Colville delivered a lecture on "Wowna Suffrage," under the auspices of the Woman fauffra^o Ltaftuo of New South||@@||the auspices of the Woman Suffrage League of New South Wo lei. There wa* a largo attendance, nnd tho (.hair wai||@@||Wales. There was a large attendance, and the chair was occupied by Mrs. B, runner, tho president of the league||@@||occupied by Mrs. B. Farmer, the president of the league. Mr. ?ohil!c*tro!}__>\ urged the extension of the auffraß||@@||Mr. Colville strongly urged the extension of the suffrage to Moment and ia th« course of a luiij, and in te testing- dis-||@@||to women, and in the course of a long and interesting dis- course ho vtas frequently applauded. Ile mid Ümt uni-||@@||course he was frequently applauded. He said that uni- versal euffra"o was nut to be considered as a ptivile^e, but||@@||versal suffrage was not to be considered as a privilege, but as the natuial right of both s_xes of tbo coin ra unity. He||@@||as the natural right of both sexes of the community. He scouted tho idea of withh tiding tho franchise from wjman||@@||scouted the idea of withholding the franchise from woman on the ground of her be.n_r intellectually weaker than||@@||on the ground of her being intellectually weaker than man, and contended that in history there wer« many||@@||man, and contended that in history there were many wouwn who could rank with the highett of &ur intellectual||@@||women who could rank with the highest of our intellectual celebrities. Mr. Colville lud no patience with the old||@@||celebrities. Mr. Colville had no patience with the old- FcliOül idea that women wero to take an intcre-t in their||@@||school idea that women were to take an interest in their homes and their homes only Ile cited many highly culti-||@@||homes and their homes only. He cited many highly culti- vated women who had »turned faino in agitating lor the||@@||vated women who had attained fame in agitating for the causo of tho extended suffrage, and a« able exponents on||@@||cause of the extended suffrage, and as able exponents on political affairs, and showed that their public Uves bad||@@||political affairs, and showed that their public lives had not detracted from their noble home-loung qualities,||@@||not detracted from their noble home-loving qualities. Thero wore many women whos* natural ambition and ability||@@||There were many women whose natural ambition and ability led thom towirdi outside matters, and it was but fair tbat||@@||led them towards outside matters, and it was but fair that a chance nhould be afforded them of demonatraünß- tbc'r||@@||a chance should be afforded them of demonstrating their abilities in thone directions. After the lecture an interest-||@@||abilities in those directions. After the lecture an interest- ing diwuwion took place, and the proceedings closed with||@@||ing discussion took place, and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to Mr. Colville.||@@||a vote of thanks to Mr. Colville. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327427 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE ILL A WAUKA COMPANY'S I||@@||THE ILLAWARRA COMPANY'S NEW STEAMER EDEN. |||@@||NEW STEAMER EDEN. A VALUABLE ADDITION TO THE COASTAL||@@||A VALUABLE ADDITION TO THE COASTAL FLEET. ^ |||@@||FLEET. Tim oicallciit cosstnl servico conducted bv the||@@||The excellent coastal service conducted by the Illaw irra Steim Nuvigution Corajuny has rcconed||@@||Illawarra Steam Navigation Company has received u, valuable idilitionb\ the arrival vestordaj of the||@@||a valuable addition with the arrival yesterday of the company » now ttoiiinor Eden The Eden w«s spe-||@@||company's new steamer Eden. The Eden was spe- cially designed by Cuptain Tinner, tho manugor of||@@||cially designed by Captain Turner, the manager of the coull anj. to s Jit tho companj'a passenger and||@@||the company, to suit the company's passenger and cargo ti ilhc willi lnofold Kay and thu intermediate||@@||cargo traffic with Twofold Bay and the intermediate ports, ard os oho j esterday carno up to the coraponj 'a||@@||ports, and as she yesterday came up to the company's .7hirf hir atyliah appoiranee win a pleasant surpn«e||@@||wharf her stylish appearance was a pleasant surprise to the numerous friends of this old-oatabliihcd ship-||@@||to the numerous friends of this old-established ship- ping firm who went down to look over the \essel||@@||ping firm who went down to look over the vessel. lier chief cnpineer, Mr Stronach, who wfiit homo on||@@||Her chief engineer, Mr Stronach, who went home on behalf of the compnny to superintend tho building of||@@||behalf of the company to superintend the building of the 1 den it RUSSBII and Co's \nrd on the Clyde||@@||the Eden at Russell and Co's yard on the Clyde, letnrind bj thn \CB=el Capliin Boyd nas op||@@||returned by the vessel. Captain Boyd was ap- poiutod at hourn to bring tho steimor nut, and ho||@@||pointed at home to bring the steamer out, and he speaks in the highest tnrnis of her wcitberlj quali-||@@||speaks in the highest terms of her weatherly quali- ties lo a " Uirald " rcpoittr ho auld that in some||@@||ties. To a "Herald" reporter he said that in some very wild wiother in a S W monsoon alter la»viu"'||@@||very wild weather in a S W monsoon after leaving Aden, the Frteti " rode it out like a lifeboat "||@@||Aden, the Eden " rode it out like a lifeboat." Scircely a burknt of water wus a iippsd Agmn||@@||Scarcely a bucket of water was shipped. Again in a mountainous hold soa three days out||@@||in a mountainous head sea three days out from Colombo in the S E trades, tho steamer||@@||from Colombo in the S.E. trades, the steamer behaved grontlj flinn on the lust occasion, aftor||@@||behaved grandly. Then on the last occasion, after leaving Albany-crot>sm<* that treacherous tract of||@@||leaving Albany—crossing that treacherous tract of ocoan tho Auatraliau Bight-m a heavy N W to||@@||ocean the Australian Bight—in a heavy N.W. to b YV gale the Eden's fine qualities tveie fullv dis-||@@||S.W. gale, the Eden's fine qualities were fully dis- played' Captain Boyd says that the vo ago out was||@@||played. Captain Boyd says that the voyage out was mndo at tho economical apcod of about 8 knots upon||@@||made at the economical speed of about 8 knots upon a dally consumption of some G1 to 7 tona of Welsh||@@||a daily consumption of some 6½ to 7 tons of Welsh coul The Edon is howove-, eood for 12 knots Stops||@@||coal. The Eden is however, good for 12 knots. Stops wcromsdeat Malta, Tint Said, Aden, Colombo,||@@||were made at Malta, Port Said, Aden, Colombo, and Albany foi coal, and with tho exception of the||@@||and Albany for coal, and with the exception of the rough wenther just mentioned, the vojogo of C7||@@||rough weather just mentioned, the voyage of 67 dais inclu"i%e of three stoppages for coal, wes a very||@@||days inclusive of three stoppages for coal, was a very pleasant one||@@||pleasant one. The Eden has aptlv boen described as " a P and||@@||The Eden has aptly been described as "a P. and O liner in mioiaturo," tue remark, no doubt, ha\ing||@@||O. liner in miniature," the remark, no doubt, having reference to hor remarkably fine passenger accom-||@@||reference to her remarkably fine passenger accom- modation und the general lay out of the vessel To||@@||modation and the general lay out of the vessel. To socuro so much of comfort for 60 saloon passengeis||@@||secure so much of comfort for 60 saloon passengers and 20 second saloon in a vessel of but 700 tons is||@@||and 20 second saloon in a vessel of but 700 tons is certainly a matter for wonder There is a charmingly||@@||certainly a matter for wonder. There is a charmingly d»coratod mam saloon m the aftor part of the||@@||decorated main saloon in the after part of the steomcr, and largo staterooms furnished in the most||@@||steamer, and large staterooms furnished in the most modern style Un the upper or spar deck is a Ischua'||@@||modern style. In the upper or spar deck is a ladies' e binfor 12 posscugerB, the polished woodwork being||@@||cabin for 12 passengers, the polished woodwork being in bird's-eye maple and teak with walnut mouldings,||@@||in bird's-eye maple and teak with walnut mouldings, mid nil tho cushion work in crimson plush||@@||and all the cushion work in crimson plush. tho ilcctnc light illuminates the steamer||@@||The electric light illuminates the steamer fom mid oft, and the metal fittings,||@@||fore and aft, and the metal fittings, haudrail», £.e , usually supplied in brass, aro silvcr||@@||handrails, &c., usually supplied in brass, are silver plutodiutho snloous and the cabins of tho Edeu||@@||plated in the saloons and the cabins of the Eden. The second-class psssongors have the whole of the||@@||The second-class passengers have the whole of the foro end of tho steimer to themselves, with a roomy||@@||fore end of the steamer to themselves, with a roomy dining cabin and light rooms to sleep in, theBe latter||@@||dining cabin and light rooms to sleep in, these latter titled up au convenient!! ns the cabins aft Lava-||@@||fitted up as conveniently as the cabins aft. Lava- tories aud baths will bo found up to data on board||@@||tories and baths will be found up to date on board this twin-scrow, stj lish-lcoking little vessel Of her||@@||this twin-screw, stylish-looking little vessel. Of her cargo capaeity, the natura of tho trade she is de-||@@||cargo capacity, the nature of the trade she is de- signed for io such that she must not draw too much||@@||signed for is such that she must not draw too much water, and that feataro m her construction has boen||@@||water, and that feature in her construction has been carofullv carried out Her capacity is 250 tons of||@@||carefully carried out. Her capacity is 250 tons of gonoral cargo, null as there is now a good demand on||@@||general cargo, and as there is now a good demand on tho part of South Coast danymon fur refrigerated||@@||the part of South Coast dairymen for refrigerated space for their liuttor shipments, the Edeu has a||@@||space for their butter shipments, the Eden has a chamber capable of holding 40 tons Her cargo||@@||chamber capable of holding 40 tons. Her cargo working appliances aro equally complete, end in-||@@||working appliances are equally complete, and in- clude one of Clirko and Cnapmau s latest tvpo of||@@||clude one of Clarke and Chapman's latest type of steam wmohes 3be captam'B cabin is aft, ina||@@||steam winches. The captain's cabin is aft, in a rocinv houeu on deck, an I IB very comfortably fui||@@||roomy house on deck, and is very comfortably fur- mshoJ, ss ulso ore the officers quarters, which are||@@||nished, as also are the officers quarters, which are situated undei the navigating bridge nmidsmps||@@||situated under the navigating bridge amidships. Tho Eden will be put in commission utmost imme-||@@||The Eden will be put in commission almost imme- diately, and her advent in the trade will undoubtedly||@@||diately, and her advent in the trade will undoubtedly be greatly appreciated by th» settle» and meichnnta||@@||be greatly appreciated by the settlers and merchants ai the South Coast perta.||@@||at the South Coast ports. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330686 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MR. BARTON AT ALBURY.||@@||MR. BARTON AT ALBURY. ALBURY, Wolnesdijr.||@@||ALBURY, Wednesday. Mr. Barton roached Albury hy expies« trstii mt!||@@||Mr. Barton reached Albury by express train with Mr. Dickson, the delegóte ot Queensland, lo-ulitt||@@||Mr. Dickson, the delegate of Queensland, to-night. lie ivas met at the staiiuti hy the Mayor (Alderani||@@||He was met at the station by the Mayor (Alderman V. H. Unflitli, M.L.A.). 'Iho Major'proposed air,||@@||T. H. Griffith, M.L.A.). The Major proposed Mr. Barton's health.||@@||Barton's health. Mr. Burton in rojilying saul that it was a «.ml||@@||Mr. Barton in replying said that it was a great gratiiic itiou tu lum to reccivo so hearty a welcom«.||@@||gratification to him to receive so hearty a welcome. Albury had always taken a tuieniost | mt m advent||@@||Albury had always taken a foremost part in advocat lug federut on and in giving a ap'eiiiii'l sote for it||@@||ing federation and in giving a splendid vote for it. It would liavo giveu linn very tuttcli piralilla li||@@||It would have given him very much pleasure at the pioposed butiqiit't liad been atraiiged||@@||the proposed banquet had been arranged. The ililhculty lisd »risen from telegrmu||@@||The diffculty had arisen from telegram to Colombo being unsigned. On rcnclmig Alliany hi||@@||to Colombo being unsigned. On reaching Albany he found that Thursday night Waa the Only date oi||@@||found that Thursday night was the only date on which the Sydney Town Hull lins available. Hi||@@||which the Sydney Town Hall was available. If therefori', ho had stayed at Alliu-y lo-mgbt, thi||@@||therefore, he had stayed at Albany tonight, the Sydney duiuoiistratiou must huvu lieeu jxistecBed||@@||Sydney demonstration must have been postponed until Ihe whole affair had boc mo stale. He tiad,||@@||until the whole affair had become stale. He had, thcrefoie, found itncceanuiy tu go on la bydnev, and||@@||therefore, found necessary to go on to Sydney, and lie thought ihov would agree tilth lum tbat it rru||@@||he thought they would agree with him that it was only fair mid rulii of lum to accept the invitation||@@||only fair and right of him to accept the invitation. Rufernug to his mis«iou in hujiluii I, he and tbat thi||@@||Referring to his mission in England, he said that the delrgutts iiiicouiitor.-d uum-roua dilliciiltiis Com«||@@||delegates encountered numerous difficulties. Com- liliealiotia mono which nero not aud coull! not ht||@@||plications arose which were not and could not be denciibed in tho cablegram«. 1'iually, hoffsvsi, »||@@||described in the cablegrams. Finally, however, a Boltlemeut nus armed at which met »1th||@@||settlement was arrived at which met with the approval of all the üoveruuiriita «wl||@@||the approval of all the Governments and ull ho ri'lugutes. Tho struggle thev Uti||@@||all the delegates. The struggle they had gono through was compensate I for hy Hi||@@||gone through was compensated for by the fact that they had br-einiM« to saiiBfy »II tlsrir follow||@@||fact that they had been able to satisfy all their fellow cnlDiiiBtB, und also siti fy the authou lus m Eugltnd,||@@||colpuists, and also satisfy the authorities in England. II« was veiv grateful ir Iba unióme, aud lifted||@@||He was very grateful for the welcome, and noted muny of tim men standing round li ho Lad ginn||@@||many of the men standing round who had given Vttluublo osnii-Lincu lu the causo of federation.||@@||valuable assistance in the cause of federation. Mr. Oicksou buefly replied to tho toast of hil||@@||Mr. Dickson briefly replied to the toast of his health.||@@||health. Cheer« wura givon for federation, and th» pt»'||@@||Cheers were given for federation, and the pro- ceediug« m dod. Mr. Bartou and Mr. Dickson »«I||@@||ceedings ended. Mr. Barton and Mr. Dickson were loudly cheered a« they left the station.||@@||loudly cheered as they left the station. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323643 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DINNER, TO MR. 'JOSEPH'||@@||DINNER TO MR. JOSEPH MASSEY.||@@||MASSEY. Tim fifth annual dinner of St. Tliorais' Chord||@@||The fifth annual dinner of St. Thomas' Church (North Sydney) choir was held last sight at Iii||@@||(North Sydney) choir was held last sight at the A.U.C. rooms, 166 Pitt-street. Particular intereit it.||@@||A.B.C. rooms, 156 Pitt-street. Particular interest at- tached to tins year's function, which was accepted II||@@||tached to this year's function, which was accepted as nn excellent oppoituuity for entertamg ibe church||@@||an excellent opportunity for entertaining the church organist (Mr. Joseph Massey), who, after harai||@@||organist (Mr. Joseph Massey), who, after having occupied that position far a number of jean, S||@@||occupied that position for a number of years, is about to sever his connection with the church te Uki||@@||about to sever his connection with the church to take up the duties of organist at fat. Andrew's Cathednl||@@||up the duties of organist at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Tho reunion has ulways ¡been marled by a feeling «1||@@||The reunion has always been marked by a feeling of esprit do corps. Lmt uigbtit ms significant of Iii||@@||esprit de corps. Last night it was significant of the good loolmp; existing bet» len the choir and Gretel«||@@||good feeling existing between the choir and orchestra ami Mr, Joseph Mabsey, to whoso skill anti tsct they||@@||and Mr. Joseph Massey, to whose skill and tact they owed their present oxcellonce The gathering, »ti«||@@||owed their present excellence. The gathering, which numbered about GO, »us presided over by the mu||@@||numbered about 60, was presided over by the rector (Uev. B. II. Childe, B A ), and amongst the Tinton||@@||(Rev. S. H. Childe, B. A. ), and amongst the visitors wera tho Rev. (Janon Hey-Sburp, the Her.||@@||were the Rev. (Canon Hey-Sharp, the Rev. P. J. Simpson (priceutor of bt Andrew'sCitie||@@||P. J. Simpson (precentor of St. Andrew's Cathe- dral), and several members of St Audrew'aCitii.||@@||dral), and several members of St Andrew's Cathe- drul choir. Tho usual loyal toasts bara* been||@@||dral choir. The usual loyal toasts having been honoured, the Rev. Csnon Hey-bharp pnpostd||@@||honoured, the Rev. Canon Hey-Sharp presented " St. 'Thomas' Choir aud Orchestra," lu liim||@@||" St. 'Thomas' Choir and Orchestra," in a happy »peach. It was responded to by Mr. ,T. St. V,||@@||speech. It was responded to by Mr. J. St. V. Welch, who said that fat Tliomss' io« of Weir or.||@@||Welch, who said that St. Thomas' loss of their or- gainst WUB til a Cathedral's gato, end ht a>n;ratu.||@@||ganist was the Cathedral's gain, and he congratu- latcd I hem ou haviug secured the services of H||@@||lated them on having secured the services of so capable nu organist. Mr. Mosley had been wita||@@||capable an organist. Mr. Massey had been with thom nearly '2(1 years, and he was sure ha wai||@@||them nearly 20 years, and he was sure he was voicing the feelings of the choir aud Menestra n||@@||voicing the feelings of the choir and orchestra in expressing his regret fit their leo» and plauurs«||@@||expressing his regret at their loss and pleasure at Mr. Musaov'sadvancement. (Cheers.) Ihetoastol||@@||Mr. Massey's advancement. (Cheers.) The toast of " Our Organist " was proposed by the Kev, S.ft||@@||" Our Organist " was proposed by the Rev, S. H. Childe, who referred tu eulogistic terms to the woix||@@||Childe, who referred in eulogistic terms to the work performed by Mr. Joseph Masssy during usarljffl||@@||performed by Mr. Joseph Massey during nearly 20 years on behalf of bt. Thomas' Church||@@||years on behalf of St. Thomas' Church. Mr. Slaatcy, who met with a inovt enthusiastic re||@@||Mr. Massey, who met with a most enthusiastic re- ception, lu responding Said he felt complimented,||@@||ception, in responding said he felt complimented, flattered, und honoured m all the kind thugs sito'oí||@@||flattered, and honoured in all the kind things said of lum lind his work. Ile was nnnble to adequately||@@||him and his work. He was unable to adequately describo his feelings and thsnls H>, boner«,||@@||describe his feelings and thanks. He, However thanked tho rector for his kindness and the manoa||@@||thanked the rector for his kindness and the manner in which ho bad propo«ed the toast He would, in-||@@||in which he had proposed the toast He would, in- deed, ho ungrateful if he did not from his heart sp.||@@||deed, be ungrateful if he did not from his heart ap- precinte the kindly fieliiig extended to him Hu||@@||preciate the kindly feeling extended to him. His success waa due, in the fiist place, to having had lu«||@@||success was due, in the first place, to having had such a general us Mr. Clu'do, and, lu the second, tothi||@@||a general as Mr. Childe, and, in the second, to the cuoir which had BO consistoiitlysupported bun dunn||@@||choir which had so consistently supported him during the past 19 years Through its ability h« had ben||@@||the past 19 years. Through its ability he had been enabled to produce for the lint time hibrduey pitas||@@||enabled to produce for the first time in Sydney portion of Uouuod'a " nodemptiou " two or thtestim«,||@@||of Gounod's " Redemption " two or three times, " St. Paul," and other great worls. He hld sin li||@@||" St. Paul," and other great works. He had also to thank tho members oftlieordiealrafortheirsn.it,||@@||thank the members of the orchestra for their assist- unco. IIo thanked the Uev. P. J bimpsou and mem-||@@||ance. He thanked the Rev. P. J Simpson and mem- bers of bt. Andrew's Cathedral choir for their st||@@||bers of St. Andrew's Cathedral choir for their at- tetulnuco, and the good feeling extended to htm If||@@||tendance, and the good feeling extended to him by them uugurod well for his worl. in the futurs Up||@@||them augured well for his work in the future. Ap plause ) Though it was the last time h» would J»||@@||plause ). Though it was the last time he would be with them as their organist, he iioped ha migabs||@@||with them as their organist, he hoped he might be allowed to attend then annual reumou as a guan||@@||allowed to attend their annual reunion as a guest in tho futuro. iCtieors Ï The remaining toasts «n||@@||the future. (Cheers). The remaining toasts were " The Choir Oihcers," by air. Obioras, >¡i||@@||" The Choir Officers," by Mr. Osborne and respondud to by Mr. H. B. wolcot (tja.||@@||responded to by Mr. R. B. Walcot. (hon. stcretary); and "The Visitors," propox«||@@||seretary); and "The Visitors," proposed by Mr. U. C. Parlur, and revpowlel lo M '»'||@@||by Mr. R. C. Parker, and responded to by the Kev. P. ,T. Simpson, beveral vocal and in>tromeouI||@@||Rev. P. J. Simpson. Several vocal and instrumental items were rendered by members of the choir m||@@||items were rendered by members of the choir and the church orchestra, all of which »ere ínucbíPfK»||@@||the church orchestra, all of which were much appre- cwted. The function was u gieat success.||@@||ciated. The function was a great success. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290542 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn flnirnniLDiNcv is i8"o||@@||SHIPBUILDING IN 1899. Tho total outmit of in w tonnu-o from llnti«h r«M« T||@@||The total output of new tonnage from British yards for 1899 reaches to f 700,000 tons, thus making the > ear )um||@@||1899 reaches to 1,700,000 tons, thus making the year just eli sed a record o ie Next lo the llritish total P«»»T» «_||@@||closed a record one. Next to the British total, perhaps the most »tartluur pío raia iiicrciinii »ill "I found m ino re-||@@||most startling pro rata increase will be found in the re- turn- mnde by the Am-rleuu .liiubuildcra «wag i in the«||@@||turns made by the American shipbuilders, though in these returns warship touoaire Usures to a liiyc eitciit era||@@||returns warship tonnage figures to a large extent. On the the other hand, Iho Norwegian janis, so far "»««'«||@@||the other hand, the Norwegian yards, so far as their re- turn« oro to liana, appear to havo suncied »°¿T"U"SJ||@@||turns are to hand, appear to have suffered a diminution in the total of then output us compared mth Ino isaa||@@||in the total of their output as compared with the 1898 air^rciato Hut as a«V^ to Noreay aeir«eled delM||@@||aggregate. But as a set-off to Norways's expected defec- tiuua._eshipbuildera of Germnnj «di baio a letter re-||@@||tions, the shipbuilders of Germany will have a better re- cord than last year, and as Italy also lias a better »ho*mg||@@||cord than last year, and as Italy also has a better showing fur lai'i, there seems no leeson to doubt but *»«"».:'J?!||@@||for 1899, there seems no reason to doubt but what the will prove to bo a "record" ono of the century foMM||@@||will prove to be a "record" one of the century for the year world »output of toanago, as next year must, »«»J*?»||@@||world's output of tonnage, as next year must, in the very n ituro of UitnRs, see a very consldcrablo " easmg-oll m||@@||nature of things, see a very considerable "easing-off" in the requtrezuuit- for new tonnage||@@||the requirements for new tonnage. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14319620 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OVENS VALLUY OOLD-DBEDGIN'O COMTANY.||@@||OVENS VALLEY GOLD-DREDGING COMPANY. Attention is directed lu the prospectus of Uto 0*en*||@@||Attention is directed to the prospectus of the Ovens Vail» j Gold'dredging Cumpur.y, Nn Liability, which||@@||Valley Gold-dredging Company, No Liability, which appears in this inane The capital of tho comp%ny is||@@||appears in this issue. The capital of the company is £16,000, in 30,0iXJ shares of 10s each, of which 12..W1 uro||@@||£15,000, in 30,ooo shares of 10s each, of which 12,500 are ia ho issued a» f uU> p «d np to the «fetidun* m full pay-||@@||to be issued as fully paid up to the vendors in full pay- ment of tneir rwhU to work th* freehold and other pm»||@@||ment of their rights to work the freehold and other pro- pertiM weeured b> thom Ihe «hule of the application||@@||perties secured by them. The whole of the application ttnd nllotincnt morn*) goes to the credit of working cn pita I,||@@||and allotment money goes to the credit of working capital, less broke rn go and (lo tat io i pxpenHCt The remaining||@@||less brokerage and flotation expenses. The remaining 17.&0Û ihftieinre ofTcttd for puhliomih-cnptinn. Airca W||@@||17,500 shares are offered for public subscription. Already appltatitiütiH for over VOM contributing »-harci have bren||@@||applications for over 3000 contributing shares have been lodged Tho piopcrty cansí nt« of 71 acres, with tho option||@@||lodged. The property consists of 73 acres, with the option of inert, n>*mg io 100 ncres, at I'orepunkti, Ovens lti\ er, near||@@||of increasing to 100 acres, at Porepunka, Ovens River, near 11 light, V ctonu, anti wilkin 200 ^anl* of a milwnj station||@@||Bright, Victoria, and within 200 yards of a railway station. Tim Maori Uuccn, the Oven*, and Huclclnnd dredges ure||@@||The Maori Queen, the Ovens, and Buckland dredges are alreiây construct**J mid at work n boto ami behtw the||@@||already constructed, and at work above and below the Oienn V-tllej ptopert), and there are, in addition, four||@@||Ovens Valley property, and there are, in addition, four dredge«) in coulee of construction, all within a radius of||@@||dredges in course of construction, all within a radius of 10 unies, the OvnH Vallev Gold-drwlging Company'«||@@||10 miles, the Ovens Valley Gold-dredging Company's propcrt) being in the centi« *I ho Ovens Uiver waUr||@@||property being in the centre. The Ovens River water- sheij drains the celebrated OruntAl and Great T.ondon||@@||shed drains the celebrated Oriental and Great London lotfn, from which upwards of £8,000.000 sterling or gold||@@||reefs, from which upwards of £3,000,000 sterling of gold hai bein obtained Mr. U A F. Murray, T* G S , lato||@@||has been obtained. Mr. R. A. F. Murray, F.G.S., late Government Geologist of Victoria, atut***> . " Am« well||@@||Government Geologist of Victoria, states: " As is well known the Ovens and ItncVlind wero ihe richest||@@||known the Ovens and Buckland were the richest tind mos*, extennvj gold producers nbovn their junction||@@||and most extensive gold producers above their junction of any nv*.r workings in Australia" 'Ihn broke» aro||@@||of any river workings in Australia." The brokers are M>8*ri> Handle and IViilU, Murtin-pluc, Sydnev, aud||@@||Messrs. Randle and Willis, Martin-place, Sydney, and from thora, or cm application to nn> brunch jf the Bank||@@||from them, or an application to any branch of the Bank of Aubtniinsiti, prosn^otusm can ne obtained||@@||of Australasia, prospectnses can be obtained. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14328212 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ASHFIELD COUNCIL MATTERS.||@@||ASHFIELD COUNCIL MATTERS. special meelina; of the Ashfield Connell wa, beldon||@@||A special meeting of the Ashfield Council was held on Tuesday «veoloa* for the purpose of reappoinUng* all the||@@||Tuesday evening for the purpose of reappointing all the eonimlttees of to» council, leaving the Mayor öS them.||@@||committees of the council, leaving the Mayor off them. The Mayor (Alderman J. lilli») occupied the chair, and||@@||The Mayor (Alderman J. Mills) occupied the chair, and there wen present » Alderman lloyd. Upward, Hobson,||@@||there were present Alderman Lloyd, Upward, Robson, Killer. Broughton, 'Nixon,' Pike, Brown, ard the council||@@||Miller, Broughton, Nixon, Pike, Brown, and the council elevk (1A>. T7öl*»ioo). _.||@@||clerk (Mr. T. Glassop). commute»» for the carrent municipal yeer, be rescinded.'||@@||Alderman Upward Moved, —" That the resolution passed by this council on February 20 last, appointing the whole of the members of the council to form the whole of the committees for the current municipal year, be rescinded." Alderman Lloyd seconded the'motion, «hush was sup-||@@||Alderman Lloyd seconded the motion, which was sup- ported by Aldermen .Brown, -Hobson, Lloyd, and Pike||@@||ported by Aldermen Brown, Robson, Lloyd, and Pike. Alderman Nixon mond aa an amendment,-" That this||@@||Alderman Nixon moved as an amendment, —" That this connell, having? vindicated itself In the matter oi the action||@@||council, having vindicated itself in the matter of the action of tai Maror« »tie of land in Liverpool-road, herabr||@@||of the Mayor re sale of land in Liverpool-road, hereby allom tbo matter to,drop, and proceed» with thé||@@||allows the matter to drop, and proceeds with the business of the borough In the usual way." This anund||@@||business of the borough in the usual way." This amend- of tai Maror-r» »ale of land in Liverpool-road, berabv||@@||ment was seconded by Alderman. Broughton, and sup- allowa tbe matter to, Arm, and proceed» with thé||@@||ported by Alderman Miller. The amendment was re- business of the borough In the usual way." This amend-||@@||jected, and the motion carried by 5 to 3. ment waa seconded by Alderman. Broughton, and tuo||@@|| ported by Alderman Miller. The amendment was re||@@|| Wed, and the motion carried by 5 to 3. .||@@|| ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14298262 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COÜET.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson.) YATES v. YATES.||@@||YATES v. YATES. His Honor, in response to an application in the||@@||His Honor, in response to an application in the suit Benjunin Yates v*Sarah Ann Yates, made an||@@||suit Benjamin Yates v. Sarah Ann Yates, made an or* for payment by petitioner of £50 into oourt||@@||order for payment by petitioner of £50 into court towards respondent's costs, half to ho delivered, before||@@||towards respondent's costs, half to be delivered before March 14 and the balance before hearing.||@@||March 14 and the balance before hearing. MARTIN v. MARTIN.||@@||MARTIN v. MARTIN. In tho judicial separation suit. Sarah Ann Martin||@@||In the judicial separation suit, Sarah Ann Martin against Henry E Martin, Mr Whitfeld asked for an||@@||against Henry E. Martin, Mr. Whitfeld asked for an order far p&ymunt by rospoudent of permauent ali-||@@||order for payment by respondent of permanent ali- mony to the petitioner and of maintenance money for||@@||mony to the petitioner and of maintenance money for the children, in all Ci 10s nor week, with incidental||@@||the children, in all £2 10s per week, with incidental costs assessed at £2 la Mr Maclcuime, for respon-||@@||costs assessed at £2 2s. Mr. Mackenzie, for respon- dent, uppeurcd to cousont, and au ordo- was mado as||@@||dent, appeared to consent, and an order was made as asked||@@||asked. WELLS v WELLS||@@||WELLS v. WELLS. Mi Gevifroy, for respoudont in tho action Gooree||@@||Mr. Godfrey, for respondent in the action George Well3 v Mary Douglas Well», moved for payment to||@@||Wells v. Mary Douglas Wells, moved for payment to lum on domaud of Lift paid luto court on account of||@@||him on demand of £25 paid into court on account of respondent's cests, ami of £3 3s costs assessed by||@@||respondent's costs, and of £3 3s costs assessed by consent in respect of the application||@@||consent in respect of the application. His Honor mado an order as uskod, but dismissed||@@||His Honor made an order as asked, but dismissed an application to attach tho petitioner for nonpay-||@@||an application to attach the petitioner for nonpay- ment of £5 rxi under a former order on tho ground||@@||ment of £5 5s under a former order on the ground that tho order had lapsed||@@||that the order had lapsed. DECREES ABSOLUTE||@@||DECREES ABSOLUTE. His Honor made absoluto docreos nisi for dissolu-||@@||His Honor made absolute decrees nisi for dissolu- tion ot marriage in tho following suits -Phoobe||@@||tion of marriage in the following suits :— Phoebe lurgan v Audruv Kirgau, Fruncetta Kelly v||@@||Kirgan v. Andrew Kirgan, Francetta Kelly v. .Tames Kelly, Annie Cecilia Barrington v John||@@||James Kelly, Annie Cecilia Barrington v. John Barrington, Ch/a Mary Coleman v Albort Edward||@@||Barrington, Eliza Mary Coleman v. Albert Edward Coleman (petitioner to have cuBtody of the child).||@@||Coleman (petitioner to have custody of the child), Rebecca Sarah Mana Parker (formerly Moor) s.||@@||Rebecca Sarah Maria Parker (formerly Meer) v. Honry Harding Ptrker (petitioner to have custody||@@||Henry Harding Parker (petitioner to have custody of the child), Idi Blanche O Connor v. Charles||@@||of the child), Ida Blanche O'Connor v. Charles Hamilton O'Connor, Susan Marlborough v Walter||@@||Hamilton O'Connor, Susan Marlborough v. Walter Charles Marlborough, L.h/ubotli Boland v Jeremiah||@@||Charles Marlborough, Elizabeth Boland v. Jeremiah Boland, Bortha Louisa Lames v Johu Alfred||@@||Boland, Bertha Louisa Eames v. John Alfred Eames||@@||Eames. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14223435 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn VALEDICTORY SOCIAL AT||@@||VALEDICTORY SOCIAL AT GORDON.||@@||GORDON. Thore was a largo gatherintr at lho Groon Galo||@@||There was a large gathering at the Green Gate Hotel, Gordon, on Wednesday lust lo bid farewell||@@||Hotel, Gordon, on Wednesday last to bid farewell 10 Mr, Augustus Plaste, a resident of tho district,||@@||to Mr Augustus Plasto, a resident of the district, who has hoon accepted for service in South Africa||@@||who has been accepted for service in South Africa with the troops from this colony lho function took||@@||with the troops from this colony. The function took tliB torm of a social, dnnciug ind singing, inter-||@@||The form of a social, dancing and singing, inter- spersed with Bpäeches being indu god in ihoscnd||@@||spersed with speeches being indulged in. The send- 011 w is of a most cordial character Mr Dick, in||@@||off was of a most cordial character. Mr Dick, in proposing lho health of Mr Plasto, wished him a||@@||proposing the health of Mr Plasto, wished him a Bufo aud spcolv return Amongst mau) Bûuvenirs||@@||safe and speedy return. Amongst many souvenirs receneilby Ml Plasto was a gold ring presented b)||@@||received by Mr Plasto was a gold ring presented by Mi Arthur Porter Tho fun tiou was successful,||@@||Mr Arthur Porter. The function was successful, due in a largo mensuro lo the exertions of Messrs 1||@@||due in a large measure to the exertions of Messrs Dick lind T J Currau who were lndefaligablu in||@@||Dick and T J Curran who were indefatigable in lliuir cfloi ts to lind enjo) ment an I entertainment for||@@||their efforts to find enjoyment and entertainment for tho 00 individuals present||@@||those individuals present. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14317683 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WATER LICENSING COUBT.||@@||WATER LICENSING COUBT. The WLekiy meeting of the Water Licensing Court||@@||The weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court was hald yesterday before Messrs G H Smithers,||@@||was held yesterday before Messrs G H Smithers, b M J Mair, S M , and T Penny, LM 1 he||@@||S.M., J. Mair, S.M., and T. Penny, L.M. The fallowing trausfert-t of publicans' licenses wore||@@||following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted -Alfred Waterhouse to George Sandys,||@@||granted -Alfred Waterhouse to George Sandys, Lily of St Le on arda MMson's Pi mt UUPSOU Hock-||@@||Lily of St. Leonards, Milson's Point; Russell Hock- nell to William bhophnrd, M ii »ton's Point Hotel,||@@||nell to William Shepherd, Milson's Point Hotel, North ¿sydney John Peters to Henry Samuol||@@||North Sydney; John Peters to Henry Samuel Moig-AU, federal Hotel, Miller street, North Sydney,||@@||Morgan, Federal Hotel, Miller street, North Sydney'; Minnie Madden to herself (as admioistratrix of late||@@||Minnie Madden to herself (as administratrix of late licensee's estate) Hunter Uiver Hotel, buB*ex||@@||licensee's estate), Hunter River Hotel, Sussex street, Thomas Barlow to Johu Talbot, Palace||@@||street; Thomas Barlow to John Talbot, Palace Hotel-, rjindera street||@@||Hotel, Finders street. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28246859 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MANNING RIVER SHOW.||@@||MANNING RIVER SHOW. TAB EH, Thursday.||@@||TAREE, Thursday. Tho Jfftdtiíne River Agricultural and Horticultural||@@||The Manning River Agricultural and Horticultural Association Show waa held to-day. Mr. »T. JJ. Vounp;,||@@||Association Show was held to-day. Mr. J. H. Young, M.L.A.,opened the show. The day was cool au« cloudy||@@||M.L.A.,opened the show. The day was cool and cloudy. About 100D peuple were present. The horse »tock was||@@||About 1000 peuple were present. The horse stock was very froud. To-day's awards were :.||@@||very good. To-day's awards were :— Durham ci»w, .'1 yeara old : \V. A. Stitt. Jciney bull, 3||@@||Durham cow, 3 years old : W. A. Stitt. Jersey bull, 3 yearn; 3). Tnuiu.sun. Jemcy cow, ¡J years : James Stitt.||@@||years; D. Thomson. Jersey cow, 3 years : James Stitt. Ayiwhire bull, .'I ycara : IV. Allan. A yr> hint cow, ii year« :||@@||Ayrshire bull, .3 years : W. Allan. Ayrshire cow, 3 years : H. W. Fletcher. Two vean» : W.Allan. Heifer. 1 yen .||@@||H. W. Fletcher. Two years : W. Allan. Heifer. 1 year: A. Perrett. l'en Uwe 'drv cow« : A. Perrett. Pen three"||@@||A. Perrett. Pen three dry cows : A. Perrett. Pen three Arr heifers: J. J. Milligan. Champion dnhv bull: W.||@@||dry heifers: J. J. Milligan. Champion dairy bull: W. Alïun. F*t ux: W. JjrimaloDc. Tra three tat bullouVa :||@@||Allan. Fat ox: W. Brimstone, Pen three fat bullocks: Ü, Thomson. On three fal cu wa : C. Di»?!«.||@@||D. Thomson, Pen three fat cows : C. Doyle.. There wan a gooc1-bow of pigs, and poultry was fairly||@@||There was a good show of pigs, and poultry was fairly represented. Kann and duiry produce WMH fuirly gno'd||@@||represented. Farm and dairy produce was fairly good eon» id erl HR tim drv weather. Fruit »nd vegetable* were||@@||considering the dry weather. Fruit and vegetables were well represented. ïn farming implement* tins following||@@||well represented. In farming implements the following took prize* :-,7. C. Howard, J. Martin and Co., La-Hotter||@@||took prizes:— J. C. Howard, J. Martin and Co., Lasetter and ('.a.. J, Mauaora (Sydney), John Stitt, D. Murray||@@||and Co., J. Manners (Sydney), John Stitt, D. Murray (local)._||@@||(local). ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14231516 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr Tustice Walker )||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Walker.) DLCREES ABSOLUT!1||@@||DECREES ABSOLUTE. His Honor made absoluto tho decrees nisi in the.||@@||His Honor made absolute the decrees nisi in the following suits aud declined the mnmuges dissolved||@@||following suits and declared the marriages dissolved: Eli/x Katherine Witcombo v William Witcotnbo||@@||Eliza Katherine Witcombe v. William Witcombe (with custody of children), William Joseph Paikcs||@@||(with custody of children), William Joseph Parkes v Mary Jane Parkes (with custody of children).||@@||v. Mary Jane Parkes (with custody of children), Annie lane Simpson v Tdward John Simpson (with||@@||Annie Jane Simpson v. Edward John Simpson (with custody of child), Rosalia Biddolph v George Bid-||@@||custody of child), Rosalie Biddolph v. George Bid- dulph (with custody of child), Lli/a MTiirlaiid v||@@||dolph (with custody of child), Eliza McFarland v. Robert MTarland (with custody of rlnldj, Mary||@@||Robert McFarland (with custody of child), Mary Airnstrong v lohn Armstrong, Lester Willie Jack-||@@||Armstrong v. John Armstrong, Lester Willie Jack- son t Amv Wilhelmina Henneeta Ke/iali Jackson,||@@||son v. Amy Wilhelmina Henrietta Keziah Jackson, Rebecca Wiseman v Ldttnrd Wisemun, Jumen||@@||Rebecca Wiseman v. Edward Wiseman, James M'Gregor Murray v Maude Mary Mulray, Limit||@@||McGregor Murray v. Maude Mary Murray, Lilian Hodge v Andrew Stewart Hodge, Maudu Moran v.||@@||Hodge v. Andrew Stewart Hodge, Maude Moran v. John Martin Moran, Phyhstina usura Francis v.||@@||John Martin Moran, Phylistina Useva Francis v. Frederick Bathurst Trsncis, Amy Simpson v Tollu||@@||Frederick Bathurst Francis, Amy Simpson v. John David Simpson, Elizabeth Heumugham v Alfred||@@||David Simpson, Elizabeth Henningham v. Alfred James Heumugbam, Toseph Margetts v Annie,||@@||James Henningham, Joseph Margetts v. Annie Madeline Margetts, William Maxwell v Eva Isabel||@@||Madeline Margetts, William Maxwell v. Eva Isabel Maxwell, Peter Charles Tresnan v Roso Marv Tres-||@@||Maxwell, Peter Charles Tresnan v. Rose Mary Tres- nan, and Claudo Muil-Wbibley v Mary Lluabeth||@@||nan, and Claude Mail-Whibley v. Mary Elizabeth Muil-Wlnbley||@@||Mail-Whibley. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14377824 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MUSICAL EXAMINATIONS.||@@||MUSICAL EXAMINATIONS. --||@@|| I _ . GOULBURN, Monday.||@@||GOULBURN, Monday. The results in the practical examination of the Sydney||@@||The results in the practical examination of the Sydney Collrae of Music in Goulburn centre are _. follows :||@@||College of Music in Goulburn centre are as follows : Violin-Intermediate grado - Kitti Florance, Agnes||@@||Violin-Intermediate grade - Kitti Florance, Agnes Casper«, Era M'Rmzie, Marlin. O'Donnell. Primary||@@||Caspers, Eva M'Kenzie, Marlina O'Donnell. Primary grade: Cecilia Doherty, Helena Quitter. Initiatory||@@||grade: Cecilia Doherty, Helena Quilter. Initiatory grade ' Msrny Leyne. Singing-Intermediate grade :||@@||grade: Marny Leyne. Singing-Intermediate grade : Elsie H'Cauley. I'nmarv grade : Mary Cranccr and Kva||@@||Elsie M'Cauley. Primary grade : Mary Cranney and Eva U'Keazie (bonours), Alleen O'Donnell, Ida Kenny||@@||M'Keazie (honours), Alleen O'Donnell, Ida Kenny. Oman-Intermediate node Harold Ford. Pianoforte||@@||Organ-Intermediate grade : Harold Ford. Pianoforte Advarced «rade: Norman Taylor (bonours). Eileen||@@||Advanced grade: Norman Taylor (honours). Eileen Furaer, Annie Armstrong, William Csspers, Uertrude||@@||Furner, Annie Armstrong, William Caspers, Gertrude Jobson. Intermediate enids Agnes Casper« and Mary||@@||Jobson. Intermediate grade: Agnes Casper« and Mary Cranney (honours), Martina O'Donnell, r^est* M'Kenzle,||@@||Cranney (honours), Marlina O'Donnell, Nesta M'Kenzie, Helona Quiltcr, Mav Sims, Maude Biggs, May Hntgs.||@@||Helena Quilter, May Sims, Maude Siggs, May Siggs. Primary grade Sons Furner and Lottie Bavfleld||@@||Primary grade : Doris Furner and Lottie Bayfield (honours), Jo los for funeral expensea, which was ouo||@@||liable for £5 15s for funeral expenses, which was one item sued for, und ho also oleiined L1G3, amount||@@||item sued for, and he also claimed £168, amount due for board aud lodging for throe yoars and two||@@||due for board aud lodging for three years and two months, and money jiutd for doctor's fees, medicine,||@@||months, and money paid for doctor's fees, medicine, uud travelling exponses to and from Little Bay,||@@||and travelling expenses to and from Little Bay, bringing the amount up to £190 14s||@@||bringing the amount up to £190 14s Defenduut pleadud not indebted, nud the evidence||@@||Defendant pleaded not indebted, and the evidence tendered on behalf of plamttft having concluded the||@@||tendered on behalf of plaintiff having concluded the defendant was called in reply, hut his ovidence is not||@@||defendant was called in reply, but his evidence is not yet finished At 1 o'clock the further hearing of the||@@||yet finished. At 4 o'clock the further hearing of the casa H as adjourned till the following day.||@@||case was adjourned till the following day. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14307709 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRISONER AT PRETORIA.||@@||PRISONER AT PRETORIA. Trooper Wallace Eamos, who was captured at the||@@||Trooper Wallace Eames, who was captured at the tuno Lieutenant Don hug's patrol was surprised by||@@||time Lieutenant Dowling's patrol was surprised by the Boers, writing from Pretina, Januury 27, to hu||@@||the Boers, writing from Pretoria, January 27, to his father, Mr. Thomas Eime.i, of Eastwood, near Ryl-||@@||father, Mr. Thomas Eames, of Eastwood, near Ryl- stone, »ays :-" Just a few linos to lot you know I||@@||stone, says :-" Just a few lines to let you know I um airtight, und st-ttlod hero permanently until the||@@||am alright, and settled here permanently until the war ends, or such lime as the prisoners aro ex-||@@||war ends, or such time as the prisoners are ex- changed. IWRB ridiug a Boer pony the day wo woro||@@||changed. I was riding a Boer pony the day we were captured, and he was shot under me as soon as the||@@||captured, and he was shot under me as soon as the Boots lirod on UB. I jumped up behind a comrade,||@@||Boers fired on us. I jumped up behind a comrade, and we had not gone halt-way up the hill when that||@@||and we had not gone halfway up the hill when that I bone WM toot do«d also, X maust write muob, M||@@||horse was shot dead also, I cannot write much, as all the letters have to be rend, nud there are so many||@@||all the letters have to be read, and there are so many that tne Boor consor caunot bo bothered reading long||@@||that the Boer censor cannot be bothered reading long ooes We get enongh to eat and nothing to da, so its||@@||ones. We get enough to eat and nothing to do, so its not so bad after all. We aro fenced in with betbed||@@||not so bad after all. We are fenced in with barbed wiro and havo galvanised iron sheds to camp in."||@@||wire and have galvanised iron sheds to camp in." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14373864 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn JUMjWIUC.||@@||RANDWICK. I This council met on bcptember -'0, lhe Mayor (Alder-||@@||This council met on September 25. The Mayor (Alder- man X, ii. li ode non) occupied the chair, and theiewui«||@@||man I. B. Hodgson) occupied the chair, and there were aHo present-Aldermen bundock. Carter, Hayward,||@@||also present—Aldermen Bundock, Carter, Hayward, Tlincki, Hannan, 1/Arcy Irvine, S. Jt Kennedy, und H.||@@||Hincks, Hannan, D'Arcy Irvine, S. R. Kennedy, and H. I Willis. The report of the injpector of nuiaauces showed||@@||Willis. The report of the inspector of nuisances showed i tliut the borough had been frto from infectious diseases||@@||that the borough had been free from infectious diseases I for nearly two months. The balance-sheet for the half-i||@@||for nearly two months. The balance-sheet for the half- ye«r ending un Augunt G, tugether with a mayoral minute,||@@||year ending on August 6, together with a mayoral minute, wau adopted. Alderman Bundock submitted the following||@@||was adopted. Alderman Bundock submitted the following re&olutiuBa, which were carried .-4* 1. That the Gorern*||@@||resolutions, which were carried :—"1. That the Govern- ment be asked to construct u stormwater sewer from||@@||ment be asked to construct a stormwater sewer from Lelchhardt-itreet, Waverley, and also one fruin Boun||@@||Leichhardt-street, Waverley, and also one from Boun- dary-etieet, llandwick, to Little Coogee Bay.1 "vi. That||@@||dary-street, Randwick, to Little Coogee Bay." "2. That trie Waverley Council be asked to co-operate, and that tin||@@||the Waverley Council be asked to co-operate, and that the members of both districts be inked to assist in h a? to j- thra||@@||members of both districts be asked to assist in having the work carried o it." The approaches to the Randwict Rißn||@@||work carried out." The approaches to the Randwick Rifle Mauge weio referred to by Alderman Hincks, and tho||@@||Range were referred to by Alderman Hincks, and the Ma>or promised to bovettheui impruved at an curly date,||@@||Mayor promised to have them improved at an early date. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301470 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A BAT OF niariLIAlION.||@@||A DAY OF HUMILIATION. _ TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-T a3t February a da> of humiliation and prayer was||@@||Sir,-Last February a day of humiliation and prayer was appointed in order to give tit« nation the opportunity to||@@||appointed in order to give the nation the opportunity to make supplication to Almighty God on behalf of tho||@@||make supplication to Almighty God on behalf of the soldiers fighting fin South Africa, and it is no mere coinci-||@@||soldiers fighting fin South Africa, and it is no mere coinci- dence that ever since that day a remarkable turn in the||@@||dence that ever since that day a remarkable turn in the tide of success has attended the lintmh arms Iviould||@@||tide of success has attended the British arms. I would like to ash: whether the Govtrnment bus considered the||@@||like to ask whether the Govtrnment has considered the wiidom of appointing such a day of humiliation ou account||@@||wisdom of appointing such a day of humiliation on account of the drought I l'or the years thu colony, more or leas,||@@||of the drought! For five years the colony, more or less, his been suffering terribh The mortality amongst tho||@@||his been suffering terribly. The mortality amongst the stock has been olarmintr, and the prospecta for the coming||@@||stock has been alarming, and the prospects for the coming winter are unpleasant to contemplate. In simo districts||@@||winter are unpleasant to contemplate. In some districts very-few sheep will snnrito unity?* ram comes speedily let||@@||very few sheep will survive unless rain comes speedily. Let tho Government show how important it considers the||@@||the Government show how important it considers the matter by appointing a week day, not a Bnnday.||@@||matter by appointing a week day, not a Sunday. While writing may I oslf whether tho Government has||@@||While writing may I ask whether the Government has appointed a chaplain for the quarantine station during the||@@||appointed a chaplain for the quarantine station during the ravages of tim plague f||@@||ravages of the plague? w IL rcraiMis,||@@||I am, &c., W.H. KEMMIS St A.bag'fl Vicarage, Qoirmäi||@@||St. Alban's Vicarage, Quirindi ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14298116 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVOROE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Boforo Mr. Juslico G. B. Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson.) JAMBS v. JAMBS AND M'MAHON.||@@||JAMES v. JAMES AND McMAHON. 'Ihomas .raines, of Crow's Nest, North Sydnoy,||@@||Thomas James, of Crow's Nest, North Sydney, butcher, potitionod for a dissolution of his murnane||@@||butcher, petitioned for a dissolution of his marriage with Ada Junes, formorlv Garratt, on the ground||@@||with Ada James, formerly Garratt, on the ground of her adultery with Bertie M'Mahon, who was||@@||of her adultery with Bertie McMahon, who was joined in the suit as cy-responiloiit Tho pehtionoi,||@@||joined in the suit as co-respondent. The petitioner, lor whom Mr. Roberts appeared, married the||@@||for whom Mr. Roberts appeared, married the respondent at Merewether, noar NeircRBtle, in May,||@@||respondent at Merewether, near Newcastle, in May, 1884. Thoy had lived in North Sydney »bout 14||@@||1884. They had lived in North Sydney about 14 months, according to the petitioner, lind M'Mahon||@@||months, according to the petitioner, and McMahon had lodged with them there Petitioner saw reason to||@@||had lodged with them there. Petitioner saw reason to ask M'Mahon tolesvothe house Some time afterwards||@@||ask McMahon to leave the house. Some time afterwards petitioner and n witness saw respondent and co-||@@||petitioner and a witness saw respondent and co- respondent, one nijht, coming out of a certain||@@||respondent, one night, coming out of a certain coffee nalace||@@||coffee palace. After some evidence by the petitioner, the petition||@@||After some evidence by the petitioner, the petition waa amended and the charge of adultery was al-||@@||was amended and the charge of adultery was al- tered to misconduct||@@||tered to misconduct. His Honor granted a decree nisi on the amended||@@||His Honor granted a decree nisi on the amended petition, making tho decree returnable in a||@@||petition, making the decree returnable in a month The co-respondent was ordered to pay||@@||month. The co-respondent was ordered to pay costs out of pocket on all issues||@@||costs out of pocket on all issues. O'HARA v O'HARA||@@||O'HARA v. O'HARA. Samuel O'Hara, farmer, at Glen lanes, for whom||@@||Samuel O'Hara, farmer, at Glen Innes, for whom Mr. Fitxhurdinge appeared, sued for divorce from||@@||Mr. Fitzhardinge appeared, sued for divorce from J ano Martha O'Hara, formerly Downing, on account||@@||Jane Martha O'Hara, formerly Downing, on account of desertion The parties, according to the poti||@@||of desertion. The parties, according to the peti- tioner, were married at Annandale in 1891, re-||@@||tioner, were married at Annandale in 1894, re- spondent having previously boon n widow They||@@||spondent having previously been a widow. They went to live on petitioner's farm Later||@@||went to live on petitioner's farm. Later ou îespoudent urged him to live in the towuship||@@||on respondent urged him to live in the township. lie lived thero with her, out in course of time she||@@||He lived there with her, but in course of time she showed a disposition to seek a chango in Sydney||@@||showed a disposition to seek a change in Sydney. She went away without opposition from him||@@||She went away without opposition from him. Evidence having been given as to desertion, the||@@||Evidence having been given as to desertion, the hearing was adjourned to Wednesday||@@||hearing was adjourned to Wednesday. LAMV v LAMY||@@||LAMV v. LAMY. Julia Lamy, formerly Duuue, applied for a dis-||@@||Julia Lamy, formerly Dunne, applied for a dis- solution of ber marri igo with Loopold Henry Lamy,||@@||solution of her marriage with Leopold Henry Lamy, «foreman, on the ground of desertion Petitioner,||@@||storeman, on the ground of desertion. Petitioner stated she was married to respondent lu 1878, and I||@@||stated she was married to respondent in 1878, and they lived together uutil 1835 Respondent in that||@@||they lived together until 1885. Respondent in that j ear UBcd to stay out late at night, aud contracted a||@@||year used to stay out late at night, and contracted a disease Quarrels onsued between them Tor||@@||disease. Quarrels ensued between them. For some time, although she lived with the||@@||some time, although she lived with the respondent, they did not cohabit In July, 1835,||@@||respondent, they did not cohabit. In July, 1885, respondent caine home one ovening, packed up his||@@||respondent came home one evening, packed up his things, saul good-bye to tho children, and went||@@||things, said good-bye to the children, and went »way He never leturnod In 1887 ho ngreed to||@@||away. He never returned. In 1887 he agreed to educate tho children und to pay her £1 per month||@@||educate the children and to pay her £1 per month. She conaontcd to that arrangomi nt He paid the||@@||She consented to that arrangement. He paid the amontit regularly for a year and then discontinued||@@||amount regularly for a year and then discontinued pujment Petitioner at one time got a maintenance||@@||payment. Petitioner at one time got a maintenance order against tho respondent at Newtown Since||@@||order against the respondent at Newtown. Since 1887 ahe had to earn her own living||@@||1887 she had to earn her own living. Ula Honor, after healing further evidence, said ho||@@||His Honor, after hearing further evidence, said he was not satisfied that the petitioner had been deserted||@@||was not satisfied that the petitioner had been deserted for throe years and upwards against petitioner s||@@||for three years and upwards against petitioner's will He dismissed the petition||@@||will. He dismissed the petition. HAYDON v HAYDON||@@||HAYDON v. HAYDON. Mary Jane Josephine Haydon, formerly Clynes,||@@||Mary Jane Josephine Haydon, formerly Clynes, nee Cleary, petitioned for dissolution of hur marriage||@@||nee Cleary, petitioned for dissolution of her marriage with Tollu Haydon, a boundary udor, on the ground||@@||with John Haydon, a boundary rider, on the ground of desertion Hie parties, accordiug to the petition,||@@||of desertion. The parties, according to the petition, wore married at St George, Queensland. They||@@||were married at St. George, Queensland. They carno to New South Willes m 18B3, and lived nt||@@||came to New South Wales in 1883, and lived at Tarley, near Weat Maitland He loft her in April,||@@||Farley, near West Maitland. He left her in April, 18U1, and she hnd never seen bim since||@@||1891, and she had never seen him since. His Honor graotod a decree nisi, returnable in a||@@||His Honor granted a decree nisi, returnable in a month Costs were given ngainBt respondent||@@||month. Costs were given against respondent. SHABP v SHARP||@@||SHARP v. SHARP. Mary Sharp, formerly Dodds, of Terranora, Tweed||@@||Mary Sharp, formerly Dodds, of Terranora, Tweed River, petitioned for dissolution of her marriage||@@||River, petitioned for dissolution of her marriage with Sidney Sharp, of Gladstone, Queensland,||@@||with Sidney Sharp, of Gladstone, Queensland, labourer, on the ground of desertion Petitioner||@@||labourer, on the ground of desertion. Petitioner deposed that her marriage with respondent took place||@@||deposed that her marriage with respondent took place at South Brisbane in 1891||@@||at South Brisbane in 1891. His Honor, after hearing evidence, granted a||@@||His Honor, after hearing evidence, granted a decree nisi, returnable in two months , petitioner to||@@||decree nisi, returnable in two months ; petitioner to have custody of tbo children, and rcpondent topsy||@@||have custody of the children, and respondent to pay costs||@@||costs. WATSON v WATSON||@@||WATSON v. WATSON. Mary elizabeth Watson, of Bay-street, Botauv,||@@||Mary Elizabeth Watson, of Bay-street, Botany, for whom Mr Gardiner appeared, sought a divorce||@@||for whom Mr. Gardiner appeared, sought a divorce from John 1 bomas Watson on the ground that for||@@||from John Thomas Watson on the ground that for threo years and upwards he had beon au habitual||@@||three years and upwards he had been an habitual drunkard and had been guilty of cruelty to her The||@@||drunkard and had been guilty of cruelty to her. The parties were married lu Sydney in Deeomber, 1801,||@@||parties were married in Sydney in Deeomber, 1891, and had two children||@@||and had two children. Hu Honor, aftei hoanng the petitioner's evidence,||@@||His Honor, after hearing the petitioner's evidence, granted a decree nisi returnable lu one moHth, re-||@@||granted a decree nisi returnable in one month, re- spondent to pay costs out of pucket||@@||spondent to pay costs out of pocket. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301082 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COUET.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) GOLLAN v. GOLLAN (part board).||@@||GOLLAN v. GOLLAN (part heard). Mr. Flanuorv, instructed by Mossrs. Lee, Colqu-||@@||Mr. Flannery, instructed by Messrs. Lee, Colqu- houn, und Bassett, appearod fur the petitioner , Mr.||@@||houn, and Bassett, appeared for the petitioner ; Mr. A. Thomson, instructed by Mr. li. II, M. Nuwtou,||@@||A. Thomson, instructed by Mr. E. R. M. Newton, foi tho respondent. This was u suit for judicial||@@||for the respondent. This was a suit for judicial sop.irati.su, brought by Annie Gollan, formarly||@@||separation, brought by Annie Gollan, formerly Deeper, uguinst her busband, Thomas Gollan, the||@@||Deeper, against her husband, Thomas Gollan, the petitioner, alleging as tho grounds for tim application||@@||petitioner, alleging as the grounds for the application .habitual drunkenness, leaving her without means of||@@||habitual drunkenness, leaving her without means of support, uutl cruelty. The parties wera married on||@@||support, and cruelty. The parties were married on Novcmbet 9, 1878, according to tbo rite« of the||@@||November 9, 1878, according to the rites of the Presbyterian Church. Kospoudent, in Ina answer,||@@||Presbyterian Church. Respondent, in his answer, denied the petitioner's allegations. Petitioner gave||@@||denied the petitioner's allegations. Petitioner gave 01 idonce in support of hor case, detading various acts||@@||evidence in support of her case, detailing various acts of ill-usage, aud also deposing to drnnkonnesa on the 1||@@||of ill-usage, and also deposing to drunkenness on the part of the rospondont. Evidonco was called in corro- J||@@||part of the respondent. Evidence was called in corro- borallon.||@@||boration. The case for tho petitioner bas Dit yet concluded.||@@||The case for the petitioner has not yet concluded. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305807 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OTHER CHURCHES.||@@||OTHER CHURCHES. IsT. STEPHEN'S PREötiYI'EUIAN CHURCH.||@@||ST. STEPHEN'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Special sorvices of humiliation lu respect of the||@@||Special services of humiliation in respect of the outbreak of plague wera hold Vesterduv at ¡st.||@@||outbreak of plague were held yesterday at ¡st. Stephou'a Proabytoriau Ohuroh, Phillip-street, at||@@||Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Phillip-street, at which the Bev. J elm Ferguson officiated. First a||@@||which the Rev. John Ferguson officiated. First a pruyer meeting (naval 1 wits hold, and well attendod.||@@||prayer meeting (naval) was held, and well attended. At thu 11 o'clock sorvico thero w is a largu congrega-||@@||At the 11 o'clock service there was a large congrega- tion. ABhortaddross w us gtvou by the Î tov. J. Ferguson.||@@||tion. A short address was given by the Rev. J. Ferguson. Hu Bind that tho Lord Jo»us Christ tasted lill this||@@||He said that the Lord Jesus Christ tasted all the bitterness yot nono of the poison of tho world's||@@||bitterness yet none of the poison of the world's troublus, uud hu exhorted tho congregation to so||@@||troubles, and he exhorted the congregation to so order their lives that tho bitterness uf tho burdeus||@@||order their lives that the bitterness of the burdens would be ali they should be forced to fool. At||@@||would be all they should be forced to feel. At midday ii special sorvicu of humiliation was held.||@@||midday a special service of humiliation was held. Tho Bur. J. Ferguson Haul thut under God's wiso||@@||The Rev. J. Ferguson said that under God's wise providence they hud boon visited hy a||@@||providence they had been visited by a disease of a very stiuuge character, a disenso||@@||disease of a very strange character, a disease that was working great mischief in thoir||@@||that was working great mischief in their mitist, and ouu that wus Mowed with feeliugB of||@@||midst, and one that was viewed with feelings of alarm by the community, 1 hay had mot that day||@@||alarm by the community. They had meet that day to confess their Bins, us it waa through their sins that||@@||to confess their sins, as it was through their sins that Iho plague wus presont. It was duo largely to u||@@||the plague was present. It was due largely to a luck of cleanliness ou tho part of tho community,||@@||lack of cleanliness on the part of the community, which in itself waa u em for which they||@@||which in itself was a sin for which they wura being punished. Ho asked thom to||@@||were being punished. He asked them to take tho matter as courageously as possible,||@@||take the matter as courageously as possible, und in prajor seek for forgiveness, so that||@@||and in prayer seek for forgiveness, so that hBultti might bo oiico morn roBtored amongst 'horn.||@@||health might be once more restored amongst them. Thoy bad passed through worso times of eickuesa||@@||They had passed through worse times of sickness und death, ami itibehavod them to be calm and trust-||@@||and death, and it behoved them to be calm and trust- ful in the faca of all danger. Ho asked them to||@@||ful in the face of all danger. He asked them to ?tow appro ich God m confession of stn and iu u||@@||now approach God m confession of sin and in a Christian »pint of humiliation.||@@||Christian spirit of humiliation. Special prayer« and Intercession wero offered up||@@||Special prayers and intercession were offered up and hymns appropriate to thu servico sung||@@||and hymns appropriate to the service sung. Thu ofturtory which was taken up duriug tho||@@||The offertory which was taken up during tho sorvico was in aid of Iho Indiau Furniuo Fund.||@@||service was in aid of the Indian Famine Fund. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313625 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SYDNEY MINISTERS' PRAYER UNION.||@@||SYDNEY MINISTERS' PRAYER UNION. Uudor the nmpices of the Sjdnev Ministers'||@@||Under the auspices of the Sydney Ministers' Prnjer Union n day of prayorwus held at tho Cen-||@@||Prayer Union a day of prayer was held at the Cen- tenary Hall yeateiilay from KI H m to IU p m. Each||@@||tenary Hall yesterday from 10 a.m. to 10 p m. Each hour of devotion wis prcsidt-d over by uno ot the||@@||hour of devotion was presided over by une of the nuuisters, nnd a feiituro ot the gatbcimg WOB its||@@||ministers, and a feature of the gathering was its lnioidenonnnational eli iractei Annng the pre-||@@||interdenominational character. Among the pre- siding ofílcers were the Rev« VV. Atkinson (president||@@||siding officers were the Revs. W. Atkinson (president of the Primitivo Methodist Conference), W. Alattm||@@||of the Primitive Methodist Conference), W. Martin (Chincb of England), E. W. Rnscombn (president of||@@||(Church of England), E. W. Briscombe (president of the Methodist Tree Church), W. M. Dill-Mucky (ex||@@||the Methodist Free Church), W. M. Dill-Macky (ex Moderntor of tim Presbyterian General Assembly),||@@||Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly), W.U. Boals (presideut of the Wesleyan Confereucej,||@@||W.H. Beale (president of the Wesleyan Conference), Dr. Porter (president of the Uaptist Union), W.||@@||Dr. Porter (president of the Baptist Union), W. Paolo, Mr. ïïugh R-ss, Rev. W. 0. '1 avlor (super-||@@||Poole, Mr. Hugh Ross, Rev. W. G. Tavlor (super- intendent of the Cendal Methodist Mission), Rev».||@@||intendent of the Central Methodist Mission), Revs. R. Esst (Randwick), W. Plnllij.s, und O. .1 W.||@@||R. East (Randwick), W. Phillips, and C.J.W. Moon (lîuiton-street Daplist Chinch). The objects||@@||Moon (Burton-street Baptist Church). The objects of the meeting were intercession for the removal of||@@||of the meeting were intercession for the removal of the plague, and foi a doepemug of the spiritual life||@@||the plague, and for a deepening of the spiritual life in tho conimiuntj. _||@@||in the community. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14377744 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ltANDWlCrC.||@@||RANDWICK. ThH council met un October Ï«J, The Mayor being||@@||The council met on October 24. The Mayor being unavoidabl} absent, Alderman b, ft Kenna!y was voted||@@||unavoidably absent, Alderman S. R. Kennedy was voted to the chair. There were also present A'dermen Bun-||@@||to the chair. There were also present : Aldermen Bun- dock, .7. O.Carter. O, Gale, 1\ Hannan, M Hii>ward,T||@@||dock, J. G. Carter. G. Gale, F. Hannan, M. Hayward, T. Powell, andU. Willis. Tho overseer for work*« reiwrted||@@||Powell, and H. Willis. The overseer for works reported that tho mam roid to Coogee, extending from the tiaiuhne||@@||that the main road to Coogee, extending from the tramline t» beyond thu police station, waa being widened. Tree||@@||to beyond the police station, was being widened. Tree- planting and the erection of trec/uuds had been done in||@@||planting and the erection of treeguards had been done in Carlton-sLrect and on the reserves at Coogee Bay, Alder-||@@||Carlton-street and on the reserves at Coogee Bay. Alder- man Willis drew attention to the state of the gutter in||@@||man Willis drew attention to the state of the gutter in ïïoncaster-aventic, Kensington« Alderman Bundock||@@||Doncaster-avenue, Kensington. Alderman Bundock moved,-** That irt bo spent in removing sand from opro||@@||moved,—" That £5 be spent in removing sand from oppo- site Messrs. bhaw's, Lmrtmever'n, nndHc^utyV premiMt||@@||site Messrs. Shaw's, Lindmeyer's, and Hegarty's premises in Clifton-Hiiect, Little Coogee" Cirried 'Hie Cluer||@@||in Clifton-street, Little Coogee." Carried. The Chief Secretary's Department wiote, stattnR there wia no netcs||@@||Secretary's Department wrote, stating there was no neces- mty for the proposed deputation to wait upon the Chief||@@||sity for the proposed deputation to wait upon the Chief becrctary to protest against the me of a portion ol the||@@||Secretary to protest against the use of a portion of the Centennul Park for tramway premises The papers ha I||@@||Centennial Park for tramway premises. The papers had been rclerred to the Coniraitsioneni for Jïailwajs lor then||@@||been referred to the Commissioners for Railways for their etnsideratiou The Railway Commis si on era wrote regard-||@@||consideration. The Railway Commissioners wrote regard- ing tho orectlon ot a tiamway wmtinp-room at St.||@@||ing the erection of a tramway waiting-room at St. PauVn-itreH, puintmg out that he Cumminin on em had no||@@||Paul's-street, pointing out that he Commissioners had no property there, and the exppiue involved in tlie reanmption,||@@||property there, and the expense involved in the resumption, together with the erection of a suittbîe room, would be||@@||together with the erection of a suitable room, would be considerable A couple of hcuts would, however, be pi iced||@@||considerable. A couple of seats would, however, be placed under the adjacent awmugn||@@||under the adjacent awnings. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330941 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A BItIDGK AT GOOLAGONG.||@@||A BRIDGE AT GOOLAGONG. Mr. Holman, ML A, with Mr Rosi, M.L.A.,||@@||Mr. Holman, M.L A., with Mr Ross, M.L.A., und re.ideots of doo BRonis district waited on to!||@@||and residents of Goolagong district waited on the Miuistn for WirU and nskod thal a bude« be Mi-||@@||Minister of works and asked that a bridge be con- nti tided over tho Lachlan Uiver at Goolagoo«-.||@@||structed over the Lachlan River at Goolagong. I he deputition pointed out that at prrttDt||@@||The deputation pointed out that at present there was no bridge rrvcr the river nsriied bet**«||@@||there was no bridge over the river named between Cowra nnd l'orbe«, a diiluuce ' f about 70 mil«, and||@@||Cowra nnd Forbes, a distance of about 70 miles, and it was coniHiuBully very difficult for them toget||@@||it was consequently very difficult for them to get their produce acrosi. .||@@||their produce across. Mr. O'sullivan replied that he would pH» .£||@@||Mr. O'Sullivan replied that he would place an amount DU the Loan Intimates for the work, andu||@@||amount on the Loan Entimates for the work, and if it »ero passed by Parliament lis would proceed wita||@@||it were passed by Parliament he would proceed with its ertction at once._||@@||its erection at once._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14219295 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CnüRCH NEWS.||@@||CHURCH NEWS. CHTJUCH OF ENGLAND.||@@||CHURCH OF ENGLAND. The Archbishop of bydnoy on Sunday afternoon||@@||The Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday afternoon and oveuiDg preached in the Cathedral The after-||@@||and evening preached in the Cathedral. The after- noon service wa.) attended by a portion of tho second||@@||noon service was attended by a portion of the second contmgsut previous to their departure for South||@@||contingent previous to their departure for South Africa On Mnndav evening his Graco spoke nt tho||@@||Africa. On Monday evening his Grace spoke at the welcome meeting Rivoli by tno New South Wale»||@@||welcome meeting given by the New South Wales Alli-nce to tho Bev T B Boyce, on Tuesday||@@||Alliance to the Rev. F. B. Boyce ; on Tuesday oveniug presided at a social catherine; of tho||@@||evening presided at a social gathering of the p irishioners of ¡jt Paul's, 1 Iforn, and latex ad-||@@||parishioners of St. Paul's, Redfern, and later ad- dressed a mooting convened to wish God-Bpood to||@@||dressed a meeting convened to wish God-speed to toe nurses leaving for the scat of war , on Thura lay||@@||the nurses leaving for the seat of war ; on Thursday afternoon presided at a meeting of the committee||@@||afternoon presided at a meeting of the committee of the Church Missionary Association and leaves||@@||of the Church Missionary Association ; and leaves tam morning on a visitation of the parish of Jam-||@@||this morning on a visitation of the parish of Jam- beroo and the district of Robertson||@@||beroo and the district of Robertson. 1 ho Bishop of Newcastle preached at St Paul's,||@@||The Bishop of Newcastle preached at St. Paul's, West Maitland, last bundiiy, and on Tuesday and||@@||West Maitland, last Sunday, and on Tuesday and Wednesday attended meetings in the Archdeaconry||@@||Wednesday attended meetings in the Archdeaconry of Muswellbrook||@@||of Muswellbrook. 1 he Bishop of Bathurst administered, tho nteof||@@||The Bishop of Bathurst administered the rite of confirmation on bnnday morning at Cargo, m the||@@||confirmation on Sunday morning at Cargo, in the evumng at Cudal, mid ia tho afternoon consecrated||@@||evening at Cudal, and in the afternoon consecrated the cemetery at Cudal||@@||the cemetery at Cudal. The Archbi'hop has îssuod a faculty authorising||@@||The Archbishop has issued a faculty authorising the erection of a tablet m St Peter's, Cook's River,||@@||the erection of a tablet in St. Peter's, Cook's River, to the memory of the late Rev E 1} Madgwick||@@||to the memory of the late Rev. E. D. Madgwick. 1 ho Itev w J Culebread, curate of bt John's,||@@||The Rev. W. J. Cakebread, curate of St. John's, Ashfield, will net as locum tenons for the Rev H. J||@@||Ashfield, will act as locum tenens for the Rev. H. J. Roso rt bt Anne's, btrathfield, during his absence||@@||Rose at St. Anne's, Strathfield, during his absence as chaplain to the New South Wulos i orces in the||@@||as chaplain to the New South Wales Forces in the iransvaal||@@||Transvaal. The ]>ov Charles Sidnev Smita, whOEe death took||@@||The Rev. Charles Sidney Smith, whose death took place during the week, was a gradnute of Christ||@@||place during the week, was a graduate of Christ Church, Oxford, where in 1S7U ho took his B A||@@||Church, Oxford, where in 1879 he took his B.A. degrco (3rd class lion beb Tbeol ) Mr Smith was||@@||degree (3rd class Hon. Sch. Theol.) Mr. Smith was niau a student at Cuddesden Theological College||@@||also a student at Cuddesden Theological College. In 1SS0 ho was r dmitted deacon Dy tho Bishop of||@@||In 1880 he was admitted deacon by the Bishop of Oxford for tho Bishop of Llandaff, who advanced||@@||Oxford for the Bishop of Llandaff, who advanced lum to the pricsthaoi in 1881 He was curate of||@@||him to the priesthood in 1881. He was curate of Roath, Glamorganshire 1SS0-S1 chaplain to tho||@@||Roath, Glamorganshire 1880-84 ; chaplain to the Earl of Devon, 1SS4 87 Roath, with episcopal||@@||Earl of Devon, 1884-87 ; Roath, with episcopal sanction, 1SS7 S9 und curate of Christ Church, bt||@@||sanction, 1887-89 ; and curate of Christ Church, St. Laurence, 1SJ0 91 Ho resigned through ill-health,||@@||Laurence, 1890-94. He resigned through ill-health, but hold the license of the Archbishop to officiate in||@@||but held the license of the Archbishop to officiate in tho dioceso Mr bunth's work among the parsh||@@||the diocese. Mr. Smith's work among the parsh- lemon of Christ Church won him their loving esteem||@@||ioners of Christ Church won him their loving esteem for he was the friend of the poor, amongst whom his||@@||for he was the friend of the poor, amongst whom his ministrations aro held in affectioiuito remembrance||@@||ministrations are held in affectionate remembrance. In connection with the bnnday school teachers of||@@||In connection with the Sunday-school teachers of the diocese of Gratton und Armidale voluntary ex-||@@||the diocese of Gratton and Armidale voluntary ex- amination the Rev A H Champion, tho examiner,||@@||amination the Rev. A. H. Champion, the examiner, reports that only two sets of puporswero sent in||@@||reports that only two sets of papers were sent in. In each case the work waa satisfactory and thorough||@@||In each case the work was satisfactory and thorough. Both candidates passed m honours of the secoud||@@||Both candidates passed in honours of the second- class-Miss Tloreneo Dowe, Tamworth, and .Miss||@@||class—Miss Florence Dowe, Tamworth, and Miss Siay Cook, Gfeu Innes i or the third year certifi-||@@||May Cook, Glen Innes. For the third year certifi- cate, final, 1899 the Bishop of Grafton and Armi-||@@||cate, final, 1899 the Bishop of Grafton and Armi- dale examiner, tho result was - First-class honours||@@||dale examiner, the result was :—First-class honours (in order of merit) "Miss U Weston, Grafton||@@||(in order of merit) : Miss U. Weston, Grafton ; Miss Abbott, Tamworth Mr H J Vclvm, Grafton||@@||Miss Abbott, Tamworth ; Mr. H. J. Velvin, Grafton. Second claw honours Miss L Davidson, Conam||@@||Second-class honours : Miss L. Davidson, Copam- hurst, Grafton||@@||hurst, Grafton. 1 ho sixtieth anniversary of the opening of St||@@||The sixtieth anniversary of the opening of St. Stephen's Penrith, was held on bundav, when the||@@||Stephen's, Penrith, was held on Sunday, when the Rov John Vaughan, of bt Andrew's, Summer Hill,||@@||Rev. John Vaughan, of St. Andrew's, Summer Hill, preached nt tho morning and evening services Mr||@@||preached at the morning and evening services. Mr. Vaughan for 13years was incumbent of the polish||@@||Vaughan for 13 years was incumbent of the parish previous to his appointment to Summer IIiIL||@@||previous to his appointment to Summer Hill. A sale of work at Lawson tin the lurish of Spring||@@||A sale of work at Lawson (in the parish of Spring- wood in aid of the building fund of the new rec||@@||wood) in aid of the building fund of the new rec- tory was held on Friday and ¡saturday last, and||@@||tory was held on Friday and Saturday last, and realised £91 and the sale held ia connection with||@@||realised £91 ; and the sale held in connection with bt. Aldan's Blackheu'h, which closed on 1 aesday||@@||St. Aldan's Blackheath, which closed on Tuesday evening, netful £80||@@||evening, netted £80. T he Rev William Tentón James, of St Paul's,||@@||The Rev. William Fenton James, of St. Paul's, Stockton, has beon appointed bon chuplain to tho||@@||Stockton, has been appointed hon. chaplain to the Now .South Wale» N »val Torces||@@||New South Wales Naval Forces. On Ihursday evening the annual presentation of||@@||On Thursday evening the annual presentation of prizes to the Sunday scholars of Holy Trinity took||@@||prizes to the Sunday scholars of Holy Trinity took place lu the school hall, which was crowded with||@@||place in the school hall, which was crowded with teachers, scholars, and friends Captain Hixson pre||@@||teachers, scholars, and friends. Captain Hixson pre- sided After nn introductory odcUeos by the ttsv||@@||sided. After an introductory address by the Rev. II Nooke (rector), Mrs French presented the pnres||@@||R. Noake (rector), Mrs. French presented the prizes. Addresses were delivered bv Archdeacon Langley,||@@||Addresses were delivered by Archdeacon Langley, tho Revs J Dixon and B Hammond, Messrs II||@@||the Revs. J. Dixon and B. Hammond, Messrs. R. Noake, jun , and J Langdon||@@||Noake, jun., and J. Langdon. The result of the- annual examination of St John s||@@||The result of the annual examination of St John's Divinity Collega, Armidale, is -Tirst year First||@@||Divinity College, Armidale, is :—First year : First class, Mr L 13 Skuse second and third classes,||@@||class, Mr. E. E. Skuse ; second and third classes, nono Pass Mr H O Barnes, Mr D D Car||@@||none. Pass : Mr. H. C. Barnes, Mr. D. D. Car- ruthera, ami Mr W n I roomoa Collego entrañe«||@@||ruthers, and Mr. W. H. Froomes. College entrance examination lapsed, Mr T Grevillo, Mr H||@@||examination : Passed, Mr. F. Greville, Mr. H. Woodger, Mr G Waro, and Mr H btammer||@@||Woodger, Mr. G. Ware, and Mr. H. Stammer. Tho now church (All bamts) at Tomki, nsar||@@||The new church (All Saints) at Tomki, near Casino was opened on Suudav, 14th matant Hie||@@||Casino, was opened on Sunday, 14th instant. The Casino snrpbeed ehoir was m attendance and tho||@@||Casino surpliced choir was in attendance, and the building was ulled to overflowing with adherents||@@||building was filled to overflowing with adherents from all parts of the parish Tho Bishop 3 license||@@||from all parts of the parish. The Bishop's license was read, and regular services will lu futuro be held||@@||was read, and regular services will in future be held in the chut di||@@||in the church. The Rev b G Tieldiug, rector of St Matthias',||@@||The Rev. S. G. Fielding, rector of St. Matthias', Windsor, who was recently nominated by the||@@||Windsor, who was recently nominated by the jurfhioners of Ellerslie (Auckland), Tserr Zealand,||@@||parishioners of Ellerslie (Auckland), New Zealand, to the Primate of iSaw Zealand iib their vicar, has||@@||to the Primate of New Zealand as their vicar, has declined tho appointment||@@||declined the appointment. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14223024 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OP BOYAL BLOOD.||@@||OF ROYAL BLOOD. I A STOUT OP THE SECRET SERVICE. I||@@||A STORY OF THE SECRET SERVICE. By 'William Le Qtjedx,||@@||By William Le Queux, Author of " Whoso findeth a Wifo," " Scribes||@@||Author of "Whoso findeth a Wife," "Scribes and Pharisees," " Zoraidn," " Tha Doy of||@@||and Pharisees," "Zoraida," "The Day of I Tonrptation," &o., &o.||@@||Temptation," &c., &c. [Ait. Bights Resebvbtj.]||@@||[All Rights Reserved.] CHAPTER XXrV.-Continued.||@@||CHAPTER XXIV.-Continued. CONFESSION.||@@||CONFESSION. " When ho carno to mo and I refused to deliver||@@||"When he came to me and I refused to deliver up the despatches," she explained, " ho ffrevt||@@||up the despatches," she explained, "he grew furious, threatoniug mo with the sanio threats of||@@||furious, threatening me with the same threats of exposure ho had successfully used to secure his||@@||exposure he had successfully used to secure his release and obtain my assistance in hie master-||@@||release and obtain my assistance in the master- stroke of espionage But from what I had learnt||@@||stroke of espionage. But from what I had learnt from diligent inquiry I know full well thut you||@@||from diligent inquiry I know full well that you wera in active search for tbo missing letters, and||@@||were in active search for the missing letters, and furthoi, I felt assured that they mußt bo of||@@||further, I felt assured that they must be of gravest importance m the critical political out-||@@||gravest importance in the critical political out- look Ileueo, after fully woighing the situation,||@@||look. Hence, after fully weighing the situation, I determined to disregard his threats and keep the||@@||I determined to disregard his threats and keep the correspondence intact I dared not reveal to you||@@||correspondence intact. I dared not reveal to you my wretched story of woman's weakness lest you||@@||my wretched story of woman's weakness lest you snould cast mo asido as a spy and ii was for that||@@||should cast me asido as a spy; and it was for that reason I have been compelled to preservo this||@@||reason I have been compelled to preserve this long silence You will now understand the rea||@@||long silence. You will now understand the rea Bon of our midnight meetings on tho boulevards,||@@||son of our midnight meetings on the boulevards, and of this man's murderous attack upon me At||@@||and of this man's murderous attack upon me. At that moment, so infuriated was ho by my re-||@@||that moment, so infuriated was he by my re- fusal to deliver np the papers that I believe ho||@@||fusal to deliver up the papers that I believe he would have murdered rae had you not como to||@@||would have murdered me had you not come to my aid "||@@||my aid." " It is amazing '" exolaimed, dumbfounded,||@@||"It is amazing!" I exclaimed, dumbfounded, when she paused||@@||when she paused. " Yes, tho facts are indeed extraordinary," she||@@||"Yes, the facts are indeed extraordinary," she said " When this man found me inexorable and||@@||said. "When this man found me inexorable and determined not to betray the secrets of English||@@||determined not to betray the secrets of English diplomacy, he first placed a spy upon mo-tho tall||@@||diplomacy, he first placed a spy upon me-the tall man whose pres'DOB at [ho Palace you noticed||@@||man whose presence at the Palace you noticed and then afterwards devised, with his devilish||@@||and then afterwards devised, with his devilish ingenuity, another plan which, but for >ou, might||@@||ingenuity, another plan which, but for you, might havo succeeded By artful plotting ho contrived||@@||have succeeded. By artful plotting he contrived to introduce his accomplice, this woman, as my||@@||to introduce his accomplice, this woman, as my maid m order that she might ho enabled to search||@@||maid in order that she might be enabled to search my belongings and secure tho papers of which the||@@||my belongings and secure the papers of which the Frenoh Government were so aurions to possess||@@||French Government were so anxious to possess themselves Tortanately, however, you recognised||@@||themselves. Fortunately, however, you recognised her, and thou m an instant I discerned tho object||@@||her, and then in an instant I discerned the object of her entering my servico ' '||@@||of her entering my service." Tho woman thus referred to laughed deßantly,||@@||The woman thus referred to laughed defiantly, while the maa remained sullen and silent, as if||@@||while the man remained sullen and silent, as if undecided how to act now that tho trnth was out||@@||undecided how to act now that the truth was out and he was denounced as a cunning, despicable||@@||and he was denounced as a cunning, despicable spy, whose craftiness h id been frustrated just at||@@||spy, whose craftiness had been frustrated just at tho very moment of making ms'greatest coup||@@||the very moment of making his greatest coup. With a vindietivoness obarat-tenstio of such a||@@||With a vindictiveness characterstic of such a woman, Judith Kohn bogan to pour forth upon||@@||woman, Judith Kohn began to pour forth upon mo a torrent of abuso, referring in no measured||@@||me a torrent of abuse, referring in no measured terms to the death of tho Chevalier de Jordina,||@@||terms to the death of the Chevalier de Jerdina, and declaring thut T was a murderer Melanie,||@@||and declaring that I was a murderer Melanie, however, took no heed of her libellous utterances,||@@||however, took no heed of her libellous utterances, for she »as satisßcd with the truthful explanation||@@||for she was satisfied with the truthful explanation I had given of the dastardly plot against me by||@@||I had given of the dastardly plot against me by which a man's life was sacrificed||@@||which a man's life was sacrificed. " But the stolen despatch-box-where is it ?"||@@||"But the stolen despatch-box-where is it?" I asked of Molanie Tor answer she crossed to a||@@||I asked of Melanie. For answer she crossed to a large, old-fashioned i best of carved oak which||@@||large, old-fashioned chest of carved oak which she oponed, lifting out the box which had been bo||@@||she opened, lifting out the box which had been so oiov orly snatched from Grave s possession and||@@||cleverly snatched from Grave's possession and handing it to mu I took it, and Ha« that the||@@||handing it to me I took it, and saw that the seals which Sir John Drummond had placed upon it||@@||seals which Sir John Drummond had placed upon it wero aotuallj still intact||@@||were actually still intact. Tho covetous eves of tho pair were upon it,||@@||The covetous eves of the pair were upon it, and fearing lest they might make a dash to over-||@@||and fearing lest they might make a dash to over- power me und obtain possession of its precious||@@||power me and obtain possession of its precious contents I whipped out my revohor in readiness||@@||contents I whipped out my revolver in readiness. Sight of my weapon cowed thom Possibly they||@@||Sight of my weapon cowed them. Possibly they remembered that where I aimed I generally hit||@@||remembered that where I aimed I generally hit. " You have, by refusing to part with this,||@@||"You have, by refusing to part with this, Melanie," I said placing my hand upon tho de-||@@||Melanie," I said placing my hand upon the de- spatch-box, " rendered a service to my Queen and||@@||spatch-box, "rendered a service to my Queen and country of a magnitude it is almost impossible to||@@||country of a magnitude it is almost impossible to comprehend Had these letters been m the hands||@@||comprehend. Had these letters been in the hands of our enemies it is absolutely certain that to day||@@||of our enemies it is absolutely certain that to-day the whole of Europe would have been convulsed||@@||the whole of Europe would have been convulsed by the moat tembló and disastrms war tho world||@@||by the most terrible and disastrous war the world has over known Driven by this pair of malefac-||@@||has ever known. Driven by this pair of malefac- tors to commit deeds of treason und dishonour,||@@||tors to commit deeds of treason and dishonour, you fortunately recognised tho extremo gravity||@@||you fortunately recognised the extreme gravity of the Bitnation in time, and thus the honour||@@||of the situation in time, and thus the honour and security of England have been preserved "||@@||and security of England have been preserved." " Had I not met you in tho Bois, Philip,"||@@||"Had I not met you in the Bois, Philip," she said in a broken voice, " I should oertamly||@@||she said in a broken voice, "I should certainly have parted with the box in order to obtain a re-||@@||have parted with the box in order to obtain a re- spite from this man's eternal perseoutioua, for he||@@||spite from this man's eternal persecutions, for he had made it the price of ray deliverance from thiB||@@||had made it the price of my deliverance from this thraldom God knows how I havo suffered , how,||@@||thraldom. God knows how I have suffered, how, day by day, I strove to braco myself to confess||@@||day by day, I strove to brace myself to confess all to von, but had not the courage-how, day by||@@||all to you, but had not the courage-how, day by day, I prayed to hoaven to deliver mo from the||@@||day, I prayed to heaven to deliver me from the hatefnl bond "||@@||hateful bond." " But what was this bond ?" I asked, puzzled||@@||"But what was this bond?" I asked, puzzled " Why wero you in constant dread of this man ?||@@||"Why were you in constant dread of this man? Why wero his threats so potent in compelling you||@@||Why were his threats so potent in compelling you to act as you have done'"||@@||to act as you have done?" "Ah '" laughed Krauss with sarcasm. " Now,||@@||"Ah!" laughed Krauss with sarcasm. "Now, tell your lovoi tho trulh You said you would not||@@||tell your lover the truth. You said you would not conceal anything "||@@||conceal anything." The colour again left her oheck« She was||@@||The colour again left her cheeks. She was silent, her face ashen palo||@@||silent, her face ashen pale. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14223026 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CHAPTER XXV.||@@||CHAPTER XXV. CDN-CLTJSION.||@@||CONCLUSION. Alelanie's clenched hands trembled In her||@@||Melanie's clenched hands trembled. In her bright dark eyes was the haunted look of ona||@@||bright dark eyes was the haunted look of one driven to desperation||@@||driven to desperation. " The truth '" elio gasped m a low hoarse||@@||"The truth!" she gasped in a low hoarse voice, full of emotion " The truth is that I||@@||voice, full of emotion. "The truth is that I feared ho Mould ex poso tue and create a icandnl||@@||feared he would expose me and create a scandal. I-I am that man's -wife t '||@@||I-I am that man's -wife!" " His wife ?" I cr ed m blank dismay. " Im||@@||"His wife?" I cried in blank dismay. "Im ponsibl» '||@@||possible." " Alas ' suoh is the hideous truth In the||@@||"Alas! such is the hideous truth. In the early daysof our acquaintance I loveahim with the||@@||early days of our acquaintance I loved him with the romantic admiration that a girl does her first||@@||romantic admiration that a girl does her first lo\er IIo spoke of marriage, I consented, and||@@||lover. He spoke of marriage, I consented, and we were marne! legally at Budapest!), only two||@@||we were married legally at Budapesth, only two other persons being m tho secrot I gavo my||@@||other persons being in the secret. I gave my name w thout my title, and uono suspected my||@@||name without my title, and none suspected my rank or station ou that Sunday morning in early||@@||rank or station on that Sunday morning in early spring whin no attended before the Jlayor with||@@||spring when we attended before the Mayor with a d&?en other couples of the lower cluss Tor a||@@||a dozen other couples of the lower class. For a year, separated as wo -nore bouod to be, our||@@||year, separated as we were bound to be, our liveB wero not without their romance, but judge||@@||lives were not without their romance, but judge my horror on the day that I learnt that my hus-||@@||my horror on the day that I learnt that my hus- band was to bo tried by court-martiul, and Inter||@@||band was to be tried by court-martial, and later when I saw lum degraded and condemned to hfo||@@||when I saw him degraded and condemned to life imprisonment as a traitor to his J.mporor and his||@@||imprisonment as a traitor to his Emperor and his country A feeling of h itred and disgust was||@@||country. A feeling of hatred and disgust was created within mo ftheu I received that lettor||@@||created within me when I received that letter declaring that if I did not obtain his release he||@@||declaring that if I did not obtain his release he would, through a journalist who visited him in||@@||would, through a journalist who visited him in prison, reveal to the world that I, Princess Melanie||@@||prison, reveal to the world that I, Princess Melanie of Hapsbourg waa wife of au imprisoned traitor||@@||of Hapsbourg was wife of an imprisoned traitor and spy Becanso of this threat which he evet||@@||and spy. Because of this threat which he ever held oter me I was compelled to act alwajs as he||@@||held over me I was compelled to act always as he directed, until now that I can bear this tembló||@@||directed, until now that I can bear this terrible mental tension no longer I have preferred ex||@@||mental tension no longer I have preferred ex posuro nnd confession "||@@||posure and confession." " And you aro actually his wife ' ' I exclaimed,||@@||"And you are actually his wife!" I exclaimed, utterly amazed at this astounding revelation||@@||utterly amazed at this astounding revelation. Tor answer tho man Krauss, with a triumphant||@@||For answer the man Krauss, with a triumphant exclamation, thrust a paper towards me, and at||@@||exclamation, thrust a paper towards me, and at a single glaaee I eaw from it that the marriage||@@||a single glance I saw from it that the marriage was an entirely legal one||@@||was an entirely legal one. Tho woman I bad loved could no longer be||@@||The woman I had loved could no longer be mino||@@||mine. Tho ghastly truth fell upon me, crushing out||@@||The ghastly truth fell upon me, crushing out nil hopo and life Calm, sweet-focod, and inno-||@@||all hope and life. Calm, sweet-faced, and inno- cent, she had been tricked by tins cunning||@@||cent, she had been tricked by this cunning scoundrel, and her snirenng had, I know, beeu||@@||scoundrel, and her suffering had, I know, been terrible through all thoso weary months She||@@||terrible through all those weary months. She had loved me fondlj, knowing at^tho same time,||@@||had loved me fondly, knowing at the same time, howe\or, that v,e could noior bo more to one||@@||however, that we could never be more to one anothei than friends. Yet her friendship had||@@||another than friends. Yet her friendship had been stanch ind true, and by bor linn deter-||@@||been stanch and true, and by her firm deter- mination and resolute action, loyal devotion 'and||@@||mination and resolute action, loyal devotion and self-'acnfico, she, the daughter of a Royal honBo,||@@||self-sacrifice, she, the daughter of a Royal house, had saved Unglnnd's honour and the lives of||@@||had saved England's honour and the lives of thousands of ber valiant uons||@@||thousands of her valiant sons. Shortly before 11 o clock on tho following||@@||Shortly before 11 o'clock on the following morning, nccomponiod by Melanie palo and||@@||morning, accompanied by Melanie pale and anxious, and carrying the missing despatch-boi I||@@||anxious, and carrying the missing despatch-box I ascended tho grand staircase of tho Toreign Oflice||@@||ascended the grand staircase of the Foreign Oflice to the Marquis of Macclosfield's privato room||@@||to the Marquis of Macclesfield's private room. Wo had not long to wait, for her Majesty's||@@||We had not long to wait, for her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Toreign Affairs||@@||Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was alwavs punotnal at Downing Btrcet, and a||@@||was alwavs punctual at Downing-street, and a few moments iftir tho tlock at Westminster||@@||few moments after the clock at Westminster had solemnly chimed the hour, ho enteted groy||@@||had solemnly chimed the hour, he entered grey faoed aud calm, with that light springy step and||@@||faced and calm, with that light springy step and smartness of trait that was astonishing in ono of||@@||smartness of trait that was astonishing in one of his ago None passing him in the street would||@@||his age. None passing him in the street would ever suspect that upon tho shoulders of that||@@||ever suspect that upon the shoulders of that thin, wiry, solitary-looking man rested the||@@||thin, wiry, solitary-looking man rested the tesponsibilities of the greatest nation in the world||@@||responsibilities of the greatest nation in the world. As ho passed through tho outer room wherein||@@||As he passed through the outer room wherein wo wore waiting ho raised his groy eyobio\ts in||@@||we were waiting he raised his grey eyebrows in slight surpnso Then, recognising mo, ho wished||@@||slight surprise. Then, recognising me, he wished me good morning aud glancod inquiringly at my||@@||me good morning and glanced inquiringly at my companion, foi ladies were unusual visitors there||@@||companion, for ladies were unusual visitors there. " I wish to bo pormittcd to introduce to your||@@||"I wish to be permitted to introduce to your lordship her Royal Highness tho Princess Melanio||@@||lordship her Royal Highness the Princess Melanie of Hapsbourg " I said, adding . " Sho wishes||@@||of Hapsbourg," I said, adding: "She wishes for an interview upon a matter of extreme im-||@@||for an interview upon a matter of extreme im- portance "||@@||portance." (To bo Conhaned,)||@@||(To be Continued.) ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14223119 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF MR. G. "W||@@||DEATH OF MR. G. W. STEEVENS.||@@||STEEVENS. To the heavy list of casualties snflored by the||@@||To the heavy list of casualties suffered by the newspaper correspondents m South Africa must now||@@||newspaper correspondents in South Africa must now bo added the name of George Warrington Steevens,||@@||be added the name of George Warrington Steevens, who represented the London " Dall) Mail," with||@@||who represented the London Daily Mail," with Sir Goorge White's force at Ladysmith. Mr||@@||Sir George White's force at Ladysmith. Mr Steovens crowdoi a deal of hurd work||@@||Steevens crowded a deal of hard work into his short life no spent his thirtieth||@@||into his short life. He spent his thirtieth birthday on December 10, of last vear in Lad} smith,||@@||birthday on December 10, of last year in Ladysmith, and yet ha had seen so niuchof war and of tho world,||@@||and yet he had seen so much of war and of the world, that poople ulmost came to regard lum as a veturau||@@||that people almost came to regard him as a veteran. An Oxford mau -Balliol was hiB college-be became||@@||An Oxford man – Balliol was his college – he became a Fellow of Pembroke ia 1892 lu the following||@@||a Fellow of Pembroke in 1892. In the following vcar he definitely entered tho ranks of journalism,||@@||yecar he definitely entered the ranks of journalism, joining the stan" of tho " Pall Mull Gn¿ette" under||@@||joining the staff of the "Pall Mall Gazette" under theo litorstup of Mr Henry Cust, who had succeeded||@@||the editorship of Mr Henry Cust, who had succeeded Mr Stead Hore Mr Steovens remaiued for threo||@@||Mr. Stead. Here Mr. Steevens remained for three years, during vv Inch he found time to contribute to||@@||years, during which he found time to contribute to tho '* National Observer " and other periodicals||@@||the "National Observer " and other periodicals. Illa first important contribution to literature||@@||His first important contribution to literature properly so called was his " Monologues of||@@||properly so called was his " Monologues of the Dead,' whioh might havo bemi more||@@||the Dead," which might have been more successful if thoy had not of necessity challenged||@@||successful if they had not of necessity challenged comparison with the work of great writers Mr||@@||comparison with the work of great writers. Mr. Steevens was moro fortunate when ho produced his||@@||Steevens was more fortunate when he produced his " Naval Policy "-rt book which struck tho popular||@@||" Naval Policy " – a book which struck the popular taste und appealed to the public on u subject which||@@||taste und appealed to the public on a subject which was thou exciting much inteiest 'lue informa-||@@||was then exciting much interest. The informa- tion furnished was ampio and well arranged,||@@||tion furnished was ample and well arranged, and til? stylo was uttrsctively vivid But||@@||and the style was attractively vivid. But now was to come the roal work of Mr||@@||now was to come the real work of Mr. SteeVBiis's life. Joining the staff ot tho London||@@||Steeven's life. Joining the staff ot the London " Daily Mail " m 189G his servicos wore Bpeadily eu||@@||" Daily Mail " in 1896 his services were speedily en- listed ni special directions Ha was sent bj Mt||@@||listed in special directions. He was sent by Mr. paper to the United Stute!, his well-known book||@@||paper to the United States, his well-known book " lho Land of the Dollar" boluc thD embodiment of||@@||"The Land of the Dollar" being the embodiment of hu letter« descriptive of his journev The war||@@||his letters descriptive of his journey. The war betweon Greeco and 1 urkey brought out his abilities||@@||between Greece and Turkey brought out his abilities very stril >ngly, and his experiences wete «published||@@||very strikingly, and his experiences were published in book form uudorthu title of " With the Ci nqtiering||@@||in book form under thu title of " With the Conquering Turi " Wbon the Soudan Pxpeditiou of 18'IS weat||@@||Turk." When the Soudan Expedition of 1898 went out to crush thoKuulifn the " Daily Mail," of course,||@@||out to crush the Khalifa the "Daily Mail," of course, sent htf UTOUB, and most of us have read his " Lgrpt||@@||sent Steevens, and most of us have read his "Egypt in 1S9S " and his captivating " With Kitchener||@@||in 1898 " and his captivating " With Kitchener to Khartoum" nu book on "Dreyfus"||@@||to Khartoum." His book on "Dreyfus" is a vivid record of the Rennes court||@@||is a vivid record of the Rennes court martial Only a few weoks ago bteevena'B||@@||martial. Only a few weeks ago Steevens's latest book, "In India," was reviewed||@@||latest book, "In India," was reviewed in these columns, and it w aB anticipated that ho||@@||in these columns, and it was anticipated that he would have Bomothuig usBfal and vivacious to say m||@@||would have something useful and vivacious to say in book form about tho Boer war His letters irom||@@||book form about the Boer war .His letters from the Boat of war-whether in Greece or Omdtir||@@||the seat of war – whether in Greece or Omdur- man or Ladysmith-were alwavs entertaining||@@||man or Ladysmith – were alwavs entertaining. He seemed endowed with a wondorful faculty||@@||He seemed endowed with a wonderful faculty of acqutnug information, and ho was as nearly as||@@||of acquiring information, and he was as nearly as possiblo omuipreseut It is hard that ho ehould die||@@||possible omnipresent. It is hard that he should die of typhoid now on the very eve of the decisivo bullio||@@||of typhoid now on the very eve of the decisive battle which, it is hopod, will reliovo Ladvsmitb, and||@@||which, it is hoped, will relieve Ladysmith, and which ho would so graphically lime described if his||@@||which he would so graphically have described if his life had been spared||@@||life had been spared. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14224719 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRADE WITH JAPAN. i||@@||TRADE WITH JAPAN. -e- I||@@|| VU3AVS 03? A JAPANESE OFFICIAL. |||@@||VIEWS OF A JAPANESE OFFICIAL. Yesterday a rspre'ontative of tlio " Herald "||@@||Yesterday a representative of the " Herald " called upon Mr hiyosht Nonaka, (ho chief miditoi||@@||called upon Mr Kiyoshi Nonaka, the chief auditor of the Imperial Japanese Customs of the citv of||@@||of the Imperial Japanese Customs of the city of Yokohama, vv ho is at present touring Australia m||@@||Yokohama, who is at present touring Australia in order to gain information on tho }irospacts of trade||@@||order to gain information on the prospects of trade ami commeico between this countrv unit Japau Mr||@@||and commerce between this country and Japan. Mr. Nonaka, who bears the rank of Tlogjkushi, or||@@||Nonaka, who bears the rank of Hogakushi, or graduate of the College ot Law at the Imperial||@@||graduate of the College of Law at the Imperial University of Tokyo, is keenly observant of life in||@@||University of Tokyo, is keenly observant of life in the colonies, tud speaks CiitTisti fluently. Ho has||@@||the colonies, and speaks English fluently. He has compiled Eotneiiiteresting dat i for his country Land-||@@||compiled some interesting data for his country. Land- ing at Townsville m Queensland hu hus travel led ov er||@@||ing at Townsville in Queensland he has travelled over- lauil to Svdney, taking uotos aud jbscivalions at ouch||@@||land to Sydney, taking notes and observations at each port Ho spout some ttrre at llrisbano and New-||@@||port. He spent some time at Brisbane and New- castle, c ad ut I!, u luttcrpl ice was rauch nnpressDd with||@@||castle, and at the latter place was much impressed with tho methods of loading vee sels, tlio gre it work of||@@||the methods of loading vessels, the great work of the dyko, aud the iaeililv with which vesselB wore||@@||the dyke, and the facility with which vessels were emptied or loaded with giant cranes Ho comidera||@@||emptied or loaded with giant cranes. He considers Tapan bas a lot to letrn in these respects, and that||@@||Japan has a lot to learn in these respects, and that it w ill bo a matter of a short period before the groat||@@||it will be a matter of a short period before the great sea ports of Yokohama and lvobo introduce machin-||@@||sea ports of Yokohama and Kobe introduce machin- ery similar to that lu use hc-e At Yokohama thoro||@@||ery similar to that in use here. At Yokohama there ia one long jetty, at which BIX vessels rsii unload,||@@||is one long jetty, at which six vessels can unload, but owing to tlio shallow ness of the water the vessels||@@||but owing to the shallowness of the water the vessels often havo to discharge cargo into hghtors Survoys||@@||often have to discharge cargo into lighters. Surveys aro now going on to extend the wharfage accom-||@@||are now going on to extend the wharfage accom- modation and deepen tho anchorages b} drudping,||@@||modation and deepen the anchorages by dredging, so that m about iivo years theio will be ut.commoda||@@||so that in about five years there will be accommoda- tion for three tunca the number oi vessels which ein||@@||tion for three times the number of vessels which can now bo dealt n ith A ikohama is a centr ii port, and||@@||now be dealt with. Yokohama is a central port, and is about 17 miles distant frnn the capital at To-||@@||is about 17 miles distant from the capital at To- kyo Mr. Ñauoka \vas much impressed with tho||@@||kyo. Mr. Nanoka was much impressed with the wharf facilities of Syduoy Ilatbour||@@||wharf facilities of Sydney Harbour. "You eau put a wharf nearly anjwhero with||@@||"You can put a wharf nearly anywhere with such deep water," he remarked||@@||such deep water," he remarked. Ho boBtowcd much attention upon the tinned meals||@@||He bestowed much attention upon the tinned meats of tho colony and paul a visit of inspection to the||@@||of the colony and paid a visit of inspection to the faydnoy Meat Tresor» lug Couipiuv 's f letones at Au-||@@||Sydney Meat Preserving Company's factories at Au- burn "People in Japan," ho sud, " have learned||@@||burn. " People in Japan, " he said, " have learned that it IB good to eut more mint, and the beef li oin||@@||that it is good to eat more meat, and the beef from this country lu tins is becoming rauch appreciate 1 A||@@||this country in tins is becoming much appreciated. A Jib tin of boot can bo bought m Topan for Is, mut-||@@||2lb. tin of beef can be bought in Japan for 1s, mut- ton boing a little clearer I con' lui ed thu way» in||@@||ton being a little dearer. I considered the ways in which tho moat is ticated for exportation, tho pack-||@@||which the meat is treated for exportation, the pack- ing, trucking, tniusport aud gripping, aud all tho||@@||ing, trucking, transport and shipping, and all the charges lu connection willi it AA'u have no place for||@@||charges in connection with it. We have no place for storing the frozen meat yet in Tapan, bul wo||@@||storing the frozen meat yet in Japan, but we will havo it soon Wools and manures aro ad-||@@||will have it soon. Wools and manures are ad- mitted freo to Jupnu, hut on some other||@@||mitted free to Japan, but on some other goods tho Customs charges are doar We send a tot||@@||goods the Customs charges are dear. We send a lot of Bilk and rice to tin- c: miry, and receiv » man}||@@||of silk and rice to this country, and receive many importations of wool anil other productB AVo nro||@@||importations of wool and other products. We are going in for making Dur own woollen garmenU||@@||going in for making our own woollen garments. Before, wo importe! thom from Luropo, but fac-||@@||Before, we imported them from Europe, but fac- tories havo now started, and the suit I am wcaiinrr||@@||tories have now started, and the suit I am wearing wits mude of Australian wool ni Japan My C3untr¿||@@||wits made of Australian wool in Japan. My country and yours must come nearer und nearer in ratitturs||@@||and yours must come nearer and nearer in matters of commerce and trade evoryvonr Wo liud the||@@||of commerce and trade every year. We find the people deal honestly with us Cotton clothes are||@@||people deal honestly with us. Cotton clothes are giving place to woollen lu Japan I luve made many||@@||giving place to woollen in Japan. I have made many inquiries about the port chargus, cost of chipping,||@@||inquiries about the port charges, cost of shipping, pilotage, wharfage, stonigo, and Custom« churges,||@@||pilotage, wharfage, storage, and Customs charges, and the way goods aro h milled at AA'oolloomooloo,||@@||and the way goods are handled at Woolloomooloo, Circular Quay, and Barling Harbour "||@@||Circular Quay, and Darling Harbour. " " Ha7e you rociivnd any boin lu \o\a inquiries ? "||@@||" Have you received any help in your inquiries ? " "Yes Mr Lockyer and Mr Butor and every||@@||"Yes : Mr Lockyer and Mr Baxter and every ono I have metconnectedwith tho Custom», theships,||@@||one I have met connected with the Customs, the ships, and the wharfs havo been vcr} kind and riven me||@@||and the wharfs have been very kind and given me much valuable information I am very gratoful I||@@||much valuable information. I am very grateful. I like the bvduey pooplo-they aro vory trieuillv Wo||@@||like the Sydney people-they are very friendly. We know a lot about Australia fioin our universities and||@@||know a lot about Australia from our universities and our newspapers A\ e havo live newspapers printed||@@||our newspapers. We have five newspapers printed in English, and many Japanese read thurn I||@@||in English, and many Japanese read them. I like your railnay io Now South AA'ules better thin||@@||like your railway in New South Wales better than that in Queensland My visit will Ho some good lu||@@||that in Queensland. My visit will do some good in making tho Japanoso requirements in commerce||@@||making the Japanese requirements in commerce better known, and otu consul here, Air Eitaki, a||@@||better known, and our consul here, Mr. Eitaki, a very dover mm, and other Jupaueso m faydn y, will||@@||very clever man, and other Japanese in Sydney, will aomst to extend trade bet» eon us It will be vor)||@@||assist to extend trade between us. It will be very good for U3 both I have «ocu j our gardens, the)||@@||good for us both. I have seen your gardens, they aro verv good, but I havo not timo to \ not your gaols||@@||are very good, but I have not time to visit your gaols and schools and universities ¡ I go to Melbourne next||@@||and schools and universities. I go to Melbourne next week, thou to Adelaide, and flmsh at Colombo '||@@||week, then to Adelaide, and finish at Colombo. " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14234996 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. Corporal S E Martin, who vv as ouo of tho con-||@@||Corporal S. E. Martin, who was one of the con- tingent which went to South Africa lu tho Abordoen,||@@||tingent which went to South Africa in the Aberdeen, in tho courso of a letter to Mr William M'Creadlc,||@@||in the courso of a letter to Mr William M'Creadie, of Glen Innes, save -"lam now gettiug tu my||@@||of Glen Innes, says -"l am now getting to my work first rate, m fact I havo learnt moro m||@@||work first rate; in fact I have learnt more in the few weeks I havo been ou ecrnce than I havo||@@||the few weeks I have been on service than I have ever loarnt m my life 1 ho sergeant in charge of my||@@||ever learnt in my life. The sergeant in charge of my section docs uot atlcud jiarudes, so I have enüro||@@||section does not attend parades, so I have entire charge of my section, and it has given me groatiu||@@||charge of my section, and it has given me grerat in siglit into military matters lhere is no such thing||@@||sight into military matters. There is no such thing is ' get souioouç else ' If a command is given it has to||@@||as ' get someone else ' If a command is given it has to ho obeyed îmnîcdiatclj, or else tho mau gets into||@@||be obeyed immediately, or else the man gets into trouble Tho w hole 01 the meu work together liku||@@||trouble. Thwe whole of the men work together like a machine AVe were all vaccinated, and most of||@@||a machine. We were all vaccinated, and most of our arms wore in a toi ri bl o state Out of one sec||@@||our arms were in a terrible state. Out of one sec- tiou composed of 30 meu no loss tbau 16 wore seri-||@@||tion composed of 30 men no less than 16 were seri- ously ill Iho only wa) thov can explain it was the||@@||ously ill. The only way they can explain it was the last Beetloo was vaccinated with bad ljmpli,aud thoy||@@||last section was vaccinated with bad lymph, and they wero,in consequence, suffering from blood poisoning||@@||were,in consequence, suffering from blood poisoning. Tw o meu wera that b id tim' thej hardlj pulled||@@||Two men were that bad that they hardly pulled through tho night, though they arc better to-day||@@||through the night, though they are better to-day. (Ihursdaj, November la) I uuvcr saw such aims||@@||(Thursday, November 23) I never saw such arms lu my life Olio mau is swollen from the shoulder||@@||in my life. Ono man is swollen from the shoulder right dawn to tho left foot I cousidor that I ovvo||@@||right dawn to the left foot. I consider that I owo my presout state of health to taking plouty of medi-||@@||my present state of health to taking plenty of medi- cine, and nu occasional do«o ot quinano 1 ndaj,||@@||cine, and an occasional dose of quinine. Friday, 2Jth We aro busy painting all our steel work with||@@||24th We are busy painting all our steel work with Bruuswick black and vva&hiug uti tho whito off our||@@||Brunswick black and washing all the white off our belts aud getting them stained brown, so thuv evi-||@@||belts and getting them stained brown, so they evi- dently intBud us to go to the front if there- is nuj pos-||@@||dently intend us to go to the front if there is any pos- sible hope Sundcij, Decemhur 3 "We hnvo||@@||sible hope. Sunday, December 3; We have sighted land at last aud hopo to getan anchorage m||@@||sighted land at last and hope to get an anchorage in Delagoa Bay to-night about 9pm A big trojpslnp||@@||Delagoa Bay to-night about 9pm. A big troopship passed us to-duv en route for Durban, so wo will||@@||passed us to-day en route for Durban, so we will soou know our fato Au roroir '||@@||soon know our fate. Au reroir." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14250866 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CHURCH OF ENGLAND LAÏ||@@||CHURCH OF ENGLAND LAY READERS' ASSOCIATION.||@@||READERS' ASSOCIATION. I TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING.||@@||TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING. Tho twenty-fourth annual meeting of the associa-||@@||The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the associa- tion was hold ycstorday afternoon at tho Chapter,||@@||tion was held yesterday afternoon at the Chapter- bouso. Tho Archbishop presided, and there was i||@@||house. The Archbishop presided, and there was a good attendance of members. Proceedings werft||@@||good attendance of members. Proceedings were opened with prayer by the Iter. II. Wallace Mort,||@@||opened with prayer by the Rev. H. Wallace Mort, M.A.||@@||M.A. The annual roport was read hy tho hou. secretary||@@||The annual report was read by the hon. secretary (Mr. II. W. llortlsy). At tho beginning of tho year||@@||(Mr. H. W. Hartley). At the beginning of the year there were nine members and two probationers ia||@@||there were nine members and two probationers in the association, and tit the end seven membeis aud||@@||the association, and at the end seven members and throe probationers. Tho membeis had conducted||@@||three probationers. The members had conducted 617 services during tho j ear,such duties being divided||@@||547 services during the year, such duties being divided by Messrs. R. rietcher. J. Cook, R.T. Martin, II. W.||@@||by Messrs. R. Fletcher, J. Cook, R.T. Martin, H. W. Hartley, J. C. W. Wheeler, B. O. Martrn, A.||@@||Hartley, J. C. W. Wheeler, B. C. Martyn, A. Brooks, J. 8. Davison, n. MacDanald, E. W. Ii.||@@||Brooks, J. S. Davison, H. MacDonald, E. W. R. M'Millan, R. W. Armstrong, and P. J. Evan», Ser-||@@||M'Millan, R. W. Armstrong, and P. J. Evans. Ser- vices lu rurut deaneries and lu many parishes, but||@@||vices in rural deaneries and in many parishes, but scantily attended to ministerially, hud been conducted,||@@||scantily attended to ministerially, had been conducted, umouget them being the Sydney Fcmalo Refuge,||@@||amongst them being the Sydney Female Refuge, tho Night Refuge, St. Andrew's Mission Church,||@@||the Night Refuge, St. Andrew's Mission Church, Botauy, Balmain, Biloela G sol, Cook's River, nnd||@@||Botany, Balmain, Biloela Gaol, Cook's River, and many suburban chuches, and as fai in the country M||@@||many suburban chuches, and as fae in the country as Springwood, Wallerawang, Bulli, and WolloupoDp;.||@@||Springwood, Wallerawang, Bulli, and Wollongong. I« J uly the Brisbane Synod had considered the office||@@||In July the Brisbane Synod had considered the office aud work jf lay readers, aud it u as bohevod uu as-||@@||and work of lay readers, and it was believed an as- sociation on similar' lmes would bo formed there.||@@||sociation on similar lines would be formed there. Tho committes dcsiredto see Borne scheme of sys-||@@||The committee desired to see some scheme of sys- tematic training for lay readers introduced. The||@@||tematic training for lay readers introduced. The loar 1900 would be tho ¿livor jubileo of the associa-||@@||year 1900 would be the silver jubilee of the associa- tion, and the committee hoped it would be worthily||@@||tion, and the committee hoped it would be worthily celubratcd.||@@||celebrated. The bilance-shcct, read hy Mr. B. C. Martya||@@||The balance-sheet, read by Mr. B. C. Martyn (lion, tieastirer), Showed that the association nat||@@||(hon. treasurer), showed that the association was largely self-helpful, getting through tho year with||@@||largely self-helpful, getting through the year with disbursements under £8, aud having a credit balance||@@||disbursements under £8, and having a credit balance of 15s 2d at the end of it.||@@||of 15s 2d at the end of it. Tho roport und bilnnce-shcot wero adopted on the||@@||The report and balance-sheet were adopted on the motion ot tho Rev. W. WHlker Taylor, Btcoudod by||@@||motion of the Rev. W. Walker Taylor, seconded by Mr. Josopb Cook.||@@||Mr. Joseph Cook. Tbo Arohhishop, lu reforriug to tho satisfactory||@@||The Archbishop, in referring to the satisfactory chaructor of the woik done, said that the associutiou||@@||character of the work done, said that the associution Has ouo which did qutot, conscientious duty without||@@||was one which did quiet, conscientious duty without much eclat or flourish of trumpets. It wus w orthy||@@||much eclat or flourish of trumpets. It was worthy of noto that the members had carried their aid as||@@||of note that the members had carried their aid as fur as Helensburgh anti Bulli, whero the people were||@@||far as Helensburgh and Bulli, where the people were not so well Rituated for church services. Ho was||@@||not so well situated for church services. He was sorry moro laymen w ero not ready to join the||@@||sorry more laymen were not ready to join the association. Tho relief afforded parishes by tbo self||@@||association. The relief afforded parishes by the self- den) nur work of the members was very great. Ho||@@||denying work of the members was very great. He trusted that tho members aud their labours would be||@@||trusted that the members and their labours would be abundantly blessed.||@@||abundantly blessed. Hearty votes of thanks wero accordod the hoe.||@@||Hearty votes of thanks were accorded the hon. secretary, treasurer, and tho vice-president (tho Rev.||@@||secretary, treasurer, and the vice-president (the Rev. H. Wiillitco Mort, M.A.), who hart worked helpfully||@@||H. Wallace Mort, M.A.), who had worked helpfully for tue association for near!) a quarter of a century.||@@||for the association for nearly a quarter of a century. The Rev. II. W. Mort, in replyui" referred to the||@@||The Rev. H. W. Mort, in replying, referred to the fact that he mid Mr. Joseph Cook wore two who had||@@||fact that he and Mr. Joseph Cook were two who had been at the] hirth of tho association. Ho recognised||@@||been at the birth of the association. He recognised that tho members wero doing much Eelf-denyiug and||@@||that the members were doing much self-denying and uieful work, and ho trusted they,would , receive the||@@||useful work, and he trusted they would receive the support they deserved.||@@||support they deserved. Tho o&icers elected for the year were -Presi-||@@||The officers elected for the year were :—Presi- dent, tho Archbishop ; vtce-prcudents, tho Very||@@||dent, the Archbishop ; vice-presidents, the Very Rov. the Dean of Sydney and the Rev. H. Wallace||@@||Rev. the Dean of Sydney and the Rev. H. Wallace Mort, MA. bon." treasurer, Mr. B. C. Marlyn,||@@||Mort, M.A. ; hon. treasurer, Mr. B. C. Martyn ; bon. eucrotory. Mr. It. W. Hartley ; committee,||@@||hon. secretary, Mr. H. W. Hartley ; committee, the Revs. W. J. Oak-obicad, B.A , A. C. Corlette,||@@||the Revs. W. J. Cakebread, B.A., A. C. Corlette, li. T. Halliday, R. I Road, II. Walker Tailor, J.||@@||H. T. Holliday, R. J. Read, H. Walker Taylor, J. Elkin, Messrs. A. Brooks, J. Cook, aud R. 1 letcher.||@@||Elkin, Messrs. A. Brooks, J. Cook, and R. Fletcher. A \oto of thanks waa uccorded the Primate for pie||@@||A vote of thanks was accorded the Primate for pre- hiding, und tho mooting formulated with the Bene||@@||siding, and the meeting terminated with the Bene- diction.||@@||diction. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14257404 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CONSUMPTIVES AT THE||@@||CONSUMPTIVES AT THE LIVERPOOL ASYLUM.||@@||LIVERPOOL ASYLUM. o||@@||o LIVERPOOL, Monday.||@@||LIVERPOOL, Monday. Tha presence of consumptive patients at the||@@||The presence of consumptive patients at the Liverpool Asylum has long siLce beeu considered||@@||Liverpool Asylum has long since been considered undesirable by many of tbe townspeople Ata||@@||undesirable by many of the townspeople At a meeting of the Liverpool Progress Assoc ation, hold||@@||meeting of the Liverpool Progress Association, held nt tho Council-chamber on Triday otoning, the sub-||@@||at the Council-chamber on Friday evening, the sub- ject was discussed, ov-iup- to the roceipt of a letter||@@||ject was discussed, owing to the receipt of a letter Irom Aldarmau T G Griffin (Hurstville) ni which||@@||from Alderman T G Griffin (Hurstville), in which the writer pointed out that ho gathered from public||@@||the writer pointed out that he gathered from public jinnt and prit ate information that attention wns||@@||print and private information that attention was being paid by the association to tho tuberculosis||@@||being paid by the association to the tuberculosis question, espociall*, in regard to the introduction||@@||question, especially, in regard to the introduction riuto Liverpool of persons Milleriug from that disorder||@@||into Liverpool of persons suffering from that disorder nt the local asylum, nnd stated that, is ho took i||@@||at the local asylum, and stated that, as he took a .keen mterust in endeavouring to prevent tho spread||@@||keen interest in endeavouring to prevent the spread ,of tho diseaso mid may bite occlaion to move||@@||of the disease and may have occasion to move publicly upaiu in connection therewith, bo would be||@@||publicly again in connection therewith, he would be glad if tho association it ould iuruish lum with nil||@@||glad if the association would furnish him with all possil lo informât« n on tha subject which tt ould be||@@||possible information on the subject which would be useful in accomplishing the desired end Mr Colo||@@||useful in accomplishing the desired end Mr Cole said ho bad supplied all tn< information at his com-||@@||said he had supplied all the information at his com- mand Alderman Smith *=aiu that when the question||@@||mand. Alderman Smith said that when the question it as discii'"*ed by the Liverpool Council Bomehtc||@@||was discussed by the Liverpool Council some five weeks ago th it bodj decided to interview the||@@||weeks ago that body decided to interview the Colonial Secret try aud place matters tully before||@@||Colonial Secretary and place matters fully before him, anti tho "Mayor promised to solicit the co||@@||him, and the Mayor promised to solicit the co- operation of the iibsociation Under the circum-||@@||operation of the association. Under the circum- stances ho could not understand why tho Mat or bud||@@||stances he could not understand why the Mayor had not written to tbo association, or why the delà},||@@||not written to the association, or why the delay, considering that the Board of Health's circular it tis||@@||considering that the Board of Health's circular was admitted bj the council to li ive placed mattera in a||@@||admitted by the council to have placed matters in a more BCilous light than tho nldarmeu anticipated,||@@||more serious light than the aldermen anticipated, so that prompt action tt as necessary in the interests||@@||so that prompt action was necessary in the interests of the health of tho townspeople After fuither dis-||@@||of the health of the townspeople After further dis- cussion tho secrotary tt íes instructed to request Mr||@@||cussion the secretary was instructed to request Mr. Parkes, Al L A , to obbuu information respecting||@@||Parkes, M. L. A., to obtain information respecting the number of consumptive patients at the asylum||@@||the number of consumptive patients at the asylum on January 1, 18-11, the number of deaths which had||@@||on January 1, 1899, the number of deaths which had occurred irom the disenso during tho year 1SJ9, and||@@||occurred from the disease du°ring the year 1899, and thu number of jiationts lomaining on January 1,||@@||the number of patients remaining on January 1, l'JO'l Iho matter tt as deferred foi consideration||@@||1900. The matter was deferred for consideration .until tbo statistical information roEerroa to was||@@||until the statistical information referred to was obtained. ______________||@@||obtained. ______________ Tha greatost boat produced artificially is that of||@@||The greatest heat produced artificially is that of an olectnc-aro furnace, tho kind that ib usod in tho||@@||an electric-arc furnace, the kind that is used in the ?production ct artificial diamonds, calcium cuibide,||@@||production of artificial diamonds, calcium carbide, rec It is so intense that nothing exists with tt hich||@@||rec. It is so intense that nothing exists with which to íecord it. It is estimated, howover, to bo of about||@@||to record it. It is estimated, however, to be of about (¡000* Fahrenheit. The coldest known temporalnro||@@||?000° Fahrenheit. The coldest known temperature Is that of liquid air, which freezes ulcohol and mor||@@||is that of liquid air, which freezes alcohol and mer- tury, and distances all moms ot measuring. It is||@@||cury, and distances all means of measuring. It is claimed that with it a temperature of 400* bolo«||@@||claimed that with it a temperature of 400° below ?¿ero Fahrenheit is reached. The present limits of||@@||zero Fahrenheit is reached. The present limits of beat and cold aro, tharoiqse. lBp*-e|SBntpd,.by,Ille wc||@@||heat and cold are, therefore, represented by the arc furaw aud liquid, uir, ? |||@@||furnace and liquid, air. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14257798 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HOURS OF CLOSING IN THE COUNTRY.||@@||HOURS OF CLOSING IN THE COUNTRY. APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTORS.||@@||APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTORS. LAYING INFORMATIONS.||@@||LAYING INFORMATIONS. In response to the request lorwarded by the Mmis||@@||In response to the request forwarded by the Minis tor for Labour (Mr Perry) to tho majora of all tho||@@||ter for Labour (Mr Perry) to the mayors of all the country municipalities, 12J m number uskingthem||@@||country municipalities, 129 in number asking them upon which dav the shopkeepers in then respective||@@||upon which day the shopkeepers in their respective districts desired to close for tho hnlf holiday, a large||@@||districts desired to close for the half holiday, a large number of replies have been receiv ed In many in-||@@||number of replies have been received. In many in- stances nval claims were made Soma of the shop||@@||stances rival claims were made. Some of the shop- I epers desired ono day, others wished a diTeront day||@@||keepers desired one day, others wished a different day to be gazetted The rulo or the depir'mont has b=en||@@||to be gazetted. The rule of the department has been to decide matters according to existing arrangements||@@||to decide matters according to existing arrangements. In one or two instances, notably tuat of Orange, no||@@||In one or two instances, notably that of Orange, no decision has aa jet b'en como to by the rosidents It||@@||decision has as yet been come to by the residents. It may be steted that lu no smglc instance was ruonday||@@||may be stated that in no single instance was Monday fixed unou as tbo ' off " d"y Tuesday was asked||@@||fixed upon as tbe "off " day. Tuesday was asked for by Bdinbab and also oy Picton No less than||@@||for by Bombala and also by Picton. No less than 01 municipalities eho'o Wednesday Thursday wai||@@||91 municipalities chose Wednesday. Thursday was selected bj Balranal I Greta, Kempsey, Narrabn,||@@||selected by Balranald. Greta, Kempsey, Narrabri, Narrabri \\ est and AA nrrou Triday w as cho»cn by||@@||Narrabri West, and Warren. Friday was chosen by Maitland East and Maitland West aud the following||@@||Maitland East and Maitland West aud the following municipalities desired that Saturday phould be the||@@||municipalities desired that Saturday should be the half holiday -Castlereagh, Cowra, Dubbo, Goul-||@@||half holiday -Castlereagh, Cowra, Dubbo, Goul- burn Musv-pllbrook facoue ¡singleton, btngleton||@@||burn Muswellbrook, Scone, Singleton, Singleton faonth Wugga, and AA ellington||@@||South, Wagga, and Wellington. These days will be duly ga7otted||@@||These days will be duly gazetted. With reg ird to informations under the Act, some||@@||With regard to informations under the Act, some questions have been naked the department as to the||@@||questions have been asked the department as to the course which is to be taken It has been determined||@@||course which is to be taken. It has been determined to make a regulation prov ming that all informations||@@||to make a regulation providing that all informations for offences ngninst tho Act or for any breach of re-||@@||for offences against the Act or for any breach of re- gulations under the same shall ba laid in til** name of||@@||gulations under the same shall be laid in the name of such of the inspectora under the Act a3 ahall be||@@||such of the inspectors under the Act as shall be authorised in wntiug bj the Minister||@@||authorised in writing by the Minister. 1 ho question has anson in the cope of a limited||@@||The question has arisen in the case of a limited liability company orcorpontion whether the manager||@@||liability company or corporation whether the manager of Hie establishment is to bo regarded an an cmplovee||@@||of the establishment is to be regarded an an employee of tho comoany or na the " shonkBoper " Tho Minis||@@||of the company or as the " shopkeeper. " The Minis- ter ia lncliuci for tho |ircsent to regard bim as the||@@||ter is lnclined for the present to regard him as the shopkeeper||@@||shopkeeper. It w aa decided at a nieetvor' of the Cabinet yester||@@||It was decided at a meeting of the Cabinet yester- duj that the follov-ing gentlemen, who aro inspectors||@@||day that the following gentlemen, who are inspectors under the Factory Act, should be appointed in-||@@||under the Factory Act, should be appointed in- spectors under tho Early Closing Act, viz -Messrs||@@||spectors under the Early Closing Act, viz -Messrs. W J lavlor, Waltor Armitago, and W M H||@@||W. J. Taylor, Walter Armitage, and W. M. H. Burkitt fjTlio latter gentleman is tbo inspector for||@@||Burkitt. The latter gentleman is the inspector for the district of Newcastle These oflicors mil be||@@||the district of Newcastle. These officers will be garettcd immediatoly||@@||gazetted immediately. It has been resolved by tho department in the case||@@||It has been resolved by the department in the case of shop! copers who closo at 1 o'clocl on thofaaturdiiy,||@@||of shopkeepers who close at 1 o'clock on the Saturday, and are outitled to sell goodB until 10 c clock on the||@@||and are entitled to sell goods until 10 o' clock on the 1 nday that if thoy do not desire to open their shop«!||@@||Friday that if they do not desire to open their shops on the Friday evening, they may nevertheless employ||@@||on the Friday evening, they may nevertheless employ their assistants until 10 o clock on tnnt day if they||@@||their assistants until 10 o'clock on that day if they so desire||@@||so desire. A deputation from tho cooked provision shop pro-||@@||A deputation from the cooked provision shop pro- prietors v ill wait upon tho Minister for Labour at||@@||prietors will wait upon the Minister for Labour at noon to- day with regard to coi tun grievances||@@||noon to- day with regard to certain grievances. Some shopkeepers point out that vvhilo provision||@@||Some shopkeepers point out that while provision has beou made m the Earlv Closing Act for them to||@@||has been made in the Earlv Closing Act for them to keep open Into on N nw a ear a i.vo and Christmas||@@||keep open late on New Year's Eve and Christmas Eve-the holidays which have a considerable gap be||@@||Eve-the holidays which have a considerable gap be- tween tnem-no provision has been ruado whorebv||@@||tween them-no provision has been made whereby people eau Bhop up to 10 j m on the day before||@@||people can shop up to 10 p.m. on the day before Good I" nday, or on Lister baturdaj A great nuui||@@||Good Friday, or on Easter Saturday. A great num bei of business plexos need lo clo-o on Easter Satur-||@@||ber of business places used to close on Easter Satur- day by meeting customers' wants late ou tho TburB||@@||day by meeting customers' wants late on the Thurs- iay night and m tho cases of those who have||@@||day night, and in the cases of those who have selected the baturdaj af tcrnoou us the weekly half||@@||selected the Saturday afternoon as the weekly half holiday they will still have to adhere to that day for||@@||holiday they will still have to adhere to that day for tho half-tlaj clo3uro m spite of tho holiday on each||@@||tho half-day closure in spite of the holiday on each side of it||@@||side of it. It was stated by the department that warehouse-||@@||It was stated by the department that warehouse- men had boen very slow lu notifying to the Minister||@@||men had been very slow in notifying to the Minister the doy upon which thoy will closo for tho half||@@||the day upon which they will close for the half- holiday As a rule tho warehouses elote on a||@@||holiday. As a rule the warehouses close on a baturday aftcruoan but under the Act, if notico is||@@||Saturday afternoon but under the Act, if notice is not given to tho department, it will bo coi-sidcred||@@||not given to the department, it will be considered that \\ educsday afternoon has been selected||@@||that Wednesday afternoon has been selected. GARCOAR, Monday||@@||GARCOAR, Monday The Early Closing Act appears to gtv e satisfaction||@@||The Early Closing Act appears to give satisfaction to local storekeepers||@@||to local storekeepers. OBERON, Monday||@@||OBERON, Monday At a meeting of the ptogres3 committeo hold here||@@||At a meeting of the progress committee held here on baturdaj oveninjr last, the early cloEing of shops||@@||on Saturday evening last, the early closing of shops was discussed, and it vas proposed to trv to have||@@||was discussed, and it was proposed to try to have the Act enforced here, but as the votes were-eqiully||@@||the Act enforced here, but as the votes were equally divided on tbo question it was| decided ts bring it on||@@||divided on the question it was decided to bring it on again for discussion at tho next meeting||@@||again for discussion at the next meeting. PEAIv. HILL, Monday||@@||PEAK HILL, Monday The early closing movement has been adopted by||@@||The early closing movement has been adopted by the storekeepers without any hitch On AA ednes||@@||the storekeepers without any hitch. On Wednes- day «hops will close at 1 p ra||@@||day shops will close at 1 p.m. QUEANBEYAN, Monday||@@||QUEANBEYAN, Monday The AVcdncsday halt-holiday is generally fav-||@@||The Wednesday half-holiday is generally fav- oured here||@@||oured here. ¡SINGLETON, Monday||@@||SINGLETON, Monday The shopkeopnrs have, by a majority of nine,||@@||The shopkeepers have, by a majority of nine, chosen baturday for the half holiday||@@||chosen Saturday for the half-holiday. lENTERriELD, Monday||@@||TENTERFIELD, Monday Although the Early Closing Act doc3 not affect||@@||Although the Early Closing Act does not affect the largei stores here, it will probably affect the||@@||the larger stores here, it will probably affect the many small shopkeepers who keep no employees and||@@||many small shopkeepers who keep no employees and who mainly resido on the premises||@@||who mainly reside on the premises. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14257872 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ENNGONIA RACES.||@@||ENNGONIA RACES. BOU-tliE, Monday.||@@||BOURKE, Monday. Tb», races at Lunponia resulted as follows -||@@||The races at Enngonia resulted as follows :- Opening Handicap -Trouble, 1, Liberal, 2 , Good bje,||@@||Opening Handicap - Trouble, 1; Liberal, 2; 3||@@||Good-bye, 3 Enngonia J C Handicap - Mascotte, 1, Lady Iîat||@@||Enngonia J C Handicap - Mascotte, 1; Lady Ratford; 2, furd,.! Richmond 3||@@||Richmond, 3 Huele liuce -lancy, 1 Albinj 2y Fair Clair, 3||@@||Hack Race - Fancy, 1; Albany, 2; Fair Clair, 3 New "iuiiH Handicap - Good bye, 1, rarudot, J,||@@||New Year's Handicap - Good-bye, 1; Paradox, 2; Bl eli moud J||@@||Richmond, 3 JïiH.(,e Handicap -] iberal 1 Trump, 2, Israelite. 3||@@||Bridge Handicap - L iberal, 1; Trump, 2; Israelite. 3 Consolation btakes -1 iradux, 1, Richmond, _>,||@@||Consolation Stakes - Parodox, 1; Richmond, 2; Israelite, 3||@@||Israelite, 3 Fécond Day||@@||Second Day rising Ifandicap -PnrudoT, 1, Israelite, 2. Mascotte,||@@||Flying Handicap - Paradox, 1; Israelite, 2; Mascotte, 3||@@||3 Visitors Handicap -Good bye. 1, Richmond, 2. Mas-||@@||Visitors' Handicap - Good-bye. 1; Richmond, 2; cotte, 1,||@@||Mascotte, 1, rnn-welt Handicap -Liberal, 1. Paradox, 2 t Good-||@@||Farewell Handicap - Liberal, 1; Paradox, 2; bye, l||@@||Good-bye, 3 ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290707 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS.||@@||AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS. In the course of an interesting letter to tho||@@||In the course of an interesting letter to the Loudon " Times " Mr. Robert Wallace, Professor||@@||London " Times " Mr. Robert Wallace, Professor of Agriculture and Rural Economy in the Uuivoitity||@@||of Agriculture and Rural Economy in the University *f Edinburgh, who, it will bo remembered, made a I||@@||of Edinburgh, who, it will be remembered, made a tour of the Australian colonies a few yeais ago, 1||@@||tour of the Australian colonies a few years ago, dealo with the danger of tho British cavalry aud||@@||deals with the danger of the British cavalry and transpoit unmial? suffering from the deadly " horse||@@||transport animals suffering from the deadly " horse sickness " peculiar to the South Mid Central Africa.||@@||sickness " peculiar to the South and Central Africa. i Ho etatos that probably OJ por oeuf of the buróes||@@||He states that probably 95 per cent. of the horses n ff ce tod (ho, and of mulos rimo st os raauy, whilo||@@||affected die, and of mules almost as many, while dem keys, beiog subject to a iniUtur form of tbu||@@||donkeys, being subject to a milder form of the riiseiiso, tin not BufTor siTcroly tïorpo sickness is a||@@||disease, do not suffer severely. Horse sickness is a malarial fever produced by a imcro-org&msm which||@@||malarial fever produced by a micro-organism which under suitable renditions of beat and moisture growB||@@||under suitable conditions of heat and moisture grows m tho vtld^j but whether in water, on the soil, or as a||@@||to the ____? but whether in water, on the soil, or as a par»mie, it is not yet known 1 ho diseuse»not||@@||parasite, it is not yet known. The disease is not contagious, but in contracted in summer by mu m ni s||@@||contagious, but is contracted in summer by animals winch ure exposed tri night mr, esptcmllj while mist||@@||which are exposed to night air,especially while mist rises from th« ground, or which aro nermttted to||@@||rises from the ground, or which are permitted to consume food wet with dew or tho exhalations of tho||@@||consume food wet with dew or the exhalations of the night 1 bo summer eim rendios it harm -||@@||night. The summer sun renders it harm - les* by ria}, and tho uti\cut of frost i||@@||less by day, and the advent of frost hauinhes it during tho winter months I||@@||banishes it during the winter months. Au unexplained neculitmt\ of tho diseuse is that, al-||@@||An unexplained peculiarity of the disease is that, al- though it appears overy j ear ni uno or moro district«,||@@||though it appears every year in one or more districts, it only m certain seasons becomes general over largo||@@||it only in certain seasons becomes general over large areas Se\on serious epizootic outbreiks have oc-||@@||areas. Seven serious epizootic outbreaks have oc- curred io bouth Africa since tho first historical ono||@@||curred in South Africa since the first historical one ni 1763 On one DCC imou 7l*,000 horses aud mnlcpJ||@@||in 1763. On one occasion 70,000 horses and mules, worth oxer half a million sterling, died Al least||@@||worth over half a million sterling, died. At least two varieties of tho disOU.RO uro kunwii -the common||@@||two varieties of the disease are known -the common form, the Boor *' panrd-riokte," in which tho lungs||@@||form, the Boer ''paard-ziekte," in which the lungs aro tnoBt sernuslv iiffected, owing no doubt to tim||@@||are most seriously affected, owing no doubt to the disenso having been contracted hy breathing, and||@@||disease having been contracted by breathing, and " dikkop-/iektft *' u» which snelling of the head and||@@||" dikkop-ziekte" in which swelling of the head and neck, oi of the tongue, forms the mont prominent||@@||neck, or of the tongue, forms the most prominent symptom Numerous experiment« bj tho Director||@@||symptom.Numerous experiments by the Director nt the B ict^nologicii Institute at Grahamstown ha\o||@@||of the Bacteriological Institute at Grahamstown have shown ' t>Mt no matenal can be obtained from tho||@@||shown "that no material can be obtained from the bolioa of ammnlri which havfidud from the malady||@@||bodies of animals which have died from the malady that can bo usot ni practice t> produce immunity in||@@||that can be used in practice to produce immunity in health; animals " Phe mo of serum of animals||@@||healthy animals." The use of serum of animals which havo recovered from the di eenie has also||@@||which have recovered from the disease has also proied ahortite A measure of success has, ho« ever,||@@||proved abortive. A measure of success has, however, attended the luocubtiou of horse« with infected||@@||attended the inoculation of horses with infected donkey'» blood, und with attenuated virus got by||@@||donkey's blood, and with attenuated virus got by transmission of a virulent virus through partially||@@||transmission of a virulent virus through partially nmnuDa omináis Professor Wallace states that m||@@||immune animals. Professor Wallace states that in- occulatiou in auy form ii consequently out of tho||@@||occulation in any form is consequently out of the question in connection with tho preservation of tho||@@||question in connection with the preservation of the animals engagea in the present campaign, mid fuci||@@||animals engaged in the present campaign, and faci- 1 it tes for koepmg them under covor duung inch*- uro||@@||lities for keeping them under cover during night are not available, hence he recommends as measure* of||@@||not available, hence he recommends as measure of prevention-(a) Ino daily administration of small||@@||prevention-(a) The daily administration of small duso3 of arsenic and suluhur m the food (b) the||@@||doses of arsenic and sulphur in the food (b) the penning closely together of horses mt! n n a bush||@@||penning closely together of horses withing a bush fence» preferably m % sheep or cattle " kraal," whoro||@@||fence, preferably in a sheep or cattle " kraal," where the accumulation of manure tanda to elevate the||@@||the accumulation of manure tends to elevate the temperature of the iloor of tho enclosure aud to pro||@@||temperature of the floor of the enclosure and to pre- rent mist nstug close to them and (c) the proviBiou||@@||vent mist rising close to them; and (c) the provision ot nosebags to uct as air iiltora through which tho||@@||of nosebags to act as air filters through which the animals breath _||@@||animals breath. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290779 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SAILING.||@@||SAILING. SYDNEY FLYING SQUADRON.||@@||SYDNEY FLYING SQUADRON. Mr. J. G. Curter, vice-couimodore, presided at the)||@@||Mr. J. G. Carter, vice-commodore, presided at the weekly meeting of the Sydney Dying bquadrou, at||@@||weekly meeting of the Sydney Flying Squadron, at tho clubrooms, Angel Hotel Mr. C. E Mariette,||@@||the clubrooms, Angel Hotel. Mr. C. E Mariette, v ice-commodore, aud a number of members ¿rom thu||@@||vice-commodore, and a number of members from the St. George Club wero wulcomed to tbo meet«||@@||St. George Club were welcomed to the meet- ing. Ii waa decided to ask the New||@@||ing. It was decided to ask the New South Wales Sailing Council if any furthei||@@||South Wales Sailing Council if any further action had been taken in the matter of tho proposed||@@||action had been taken in the matter of the proposed ulienatiou of the foreshores ot the harbour. Messrs,||@@||alienation of the foreshores of the harbour. Messrs, C. W. BloUnoy, K. J. Banks, C E Marietta, und F.||@@||C. W. Blakeney, K. J. Banks, C E Marietta, und F. Seimon were elected vice-presidents A sub-commit-||@@||Selmon were elected vice-presidents. A sub-commit- tee consisting- of Messrs. Mucken, Carter, Collius, Dew,||@@||tee consisting of Messrs. Macken, Carter, Collins, Dew, aud Young vvus appointed to confer with the Sydney||@@||aud Young was appointed to confer with the Sydney club, and arrange particulars for tho joint race to be||@@||club, and arrange particulars for the joint race to be sailed uoxt Saturday. A vote of tbauks waa carried||@@||sailed next Saturday. A vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to Roar-Commodore Mackoti for his||@@||by acclamation to Rear-Commodore Macken for his generosity to thu club. It was duelled that m futuro||@@||generosity to the club. It was decided that in future u copy of tho handicaps should bo forwarded to boat||@@||a copy of the handicaps should be forwarded to boat owuurs prior to tho race.||@@||owners prior to the race. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290987 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE SEPARATION MOVE-||@@||THE SEPARATION MOVE- MENT.||@@||MENT. KALGOORLIE, Thursday.||@@||KALGOORLIE, Thursday. Iutornowed to-day at tho ofïice of the Keform||@@||Interviewed to-day at the office of the Reform League, Mr J V Kirwan, a prominent inembor of||@@||League, Mr. J. W. Kirwan, a prominent member of tbe executive committee, stated in reply to a quory||@@||the executive committee, stated in reply to a query na to the progress of the sopatution movement that it||@@||as to the progress of the separation movement that it was Etsaumuig almost irresistible proportions Must||@@||was assuming almost irresistible proportions. Most encouraging help was being anti is bung received||@@||encouraging help was being and is being received from tho leading men and pi esa of the Eastorn||@@||from the leading men and press of the Eastern colonies, also from influential quarters in London||@@||colonies, also from influential quarters in London. All the mooting» held under tho auspices of the||@@||All the meetings held under the auspices of the league bad been \cry successful, and branches had||@@||league had been very successful, and branches had now been formed in nearly every centre of the||@@||now been formed in nearly every centre of the gold ii Ids J ho expenditure incurred to date only||@@||goldfields. The expenditure incurred to date only reached £200 and Unit amount w as moro than covored||@@||reached £200, and that amount was more than covered ly \oluutary aubier m lions lie considered tbcie||@@||by voluntary subscriptions. He considered there would bo no lad of funds to corry ou the movement,||@@||would be no lack of funds to carry on the movement, us promiBOS of fmuueiaL support had been received||@@||as promises of financial support had been received from all sides One firm b id airca ly offer a to con-||@@||from all sides. One firm had already offered to con- tribute ¿oOpor week while the mmeuictil lasted lhe||@@||tribute £50 per week while the movement lasted. The executive committee considered it nocesaarj to engine||@@||executive committee considered it necessary to engage lepal asHifltuncu in La[ lnud and, if possible, bir||@@||legal assistance in England and, if possible, Sir Edward Clarke, Q G und Mr Cireon, Q C , would||@@||Edward Clarke, Q.C., and Mr. Carson, Q.C., would liQicUined to represent tua puople of tho goldfields||@@||be retained to represent the people of the goldfields in preparing ii maintesto íír lvirwau combated||@@||in preparing a manifesto. Mr. Kirwan combated the Premier s ntatemont that the manifesto was||@@||the Premier's statement that the manifesto was to ungenerous and untruthful us to be||@@||so ungenerous and untruthful as to be viewed with dension " It, ' sud Mr Iurnmn,||@@||viewed with derision. " If, " said Mr. Kirwan, "the Premier uiL3na the financial portion of the||@@||" the Premier means the financial portion of the manifesto when he made those remarks, then ho must||@@||manifesto when he made those remarks, then he must ha\o been referring to the oflici ii figures which were||@@||have been referring to the official figures which were accej ted hy the exocntivûof the league is correct||@@||accepted by the executive of the league as correct. Jheso figures which weio incorpoiated m||@@||These figures which were incorporated in the 1' irli nucntarv returns wero supplied to Mi||@@||the Parliamentary returns were supplied to Mr. Dempster, of the Lcpislutix o Council and nri- alleged||@@||Dempster, of the Legislative Council, and are alleged 1 y eritica who exuinii ed them to contain what is||@@||by critics who examined them to contain what is termed tho obvious error which woore charged with||@@||termed the obvious error which we are charged with having used lina return gi\es an expenditure on||@@||having used. This return gives an expenditure on the cistern goldfields during the last fourjeare, aud||@@||the eastern goldfields during the last four years, and will be published as a sehodulu to tho manifesto, BO||@@||will be published as a schedule to the manifesto, so that the oublie ein jud^o tor thenisohcs whether or||@@||that the public can judge for themselves whether or net it con tu inn ob\ îuua eirora Wo havo no means of||@@||not it contains obvious errors. We have no means of doiduig with tim hnnueiil nnpect of te polu-||@@||dealing with the financial aspect of separa- tion except through tho inocnum of official||@@||tion except through the medium of official figure 3, and wo lake e\or\ precaution||@@||figures, and we take every precaution to ha\c them cherked bv skdlcd actúanos||@@||to have them checked by skilled actuaries. Tho figures, statistic ii returns, and other oflictal||@@||The figures, statistical returns, and other official documents seem in many cms to bo contradictory||@@||documents seem in many cases to be contradictory and misleading nnd an) cfhciil errors or alleged||@@||and misleading, and any official errors or alleged trrors behind wmc« our opponents may shield thom||@@||errors behind which our opponents may shield them- *cl\es will, we claim, be found when coirected not||@@||selves will, we claim, be found when corrected not to improve mattera in tho eojst districts " Mr||@@||to improve matters in the coast districts." Mr. Kirwan added that it was tiresoiny denying the false||@@||Kirwan added that it was tiresome denying the false reports in circuí ition Oi 1\ a few days ngo a||@@||reports in circulation. Only a few days ago a section of the eastorn piess published x statement||@@||section of the eastern press published a statement wired from Perth to the effect that tho pre°3||@@||wired from Perth to the effect that the press ef this colon\, with the exception of that of||@@||of this colony, with the exception of that of Kalgoorlie, 11 k httlo or no interest m the separation||@@||Kalgoorlie, took little or no interest in the separation movement Of eight »on simpers published within||@@||movement. Of eight newspapers published within tho limits of the euntsrn goldfields beveu were argent||@@||the limits of the eastern goldfields seven were ardent advocates of spparahon Only one journal, the||@@||advocates of separation. Only one journal, the " Coolgardie Miner," was hostile to tho inoM?mont||@@||" Coolgardie Miner," was hostile to the movement. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14291370 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ;PR0P0SED MANLY TO PITT-||@@||PROPOSED MANLY TO PITT- WATER TRAM.||@@||WATER TRAM. MINISTERIAL VISIT.||@@||MINISTERIAL VISIT. For two years past the project of a tramway||@@||For two years past the project of a tramway from Manly to Pittwater has been mooted, ita||@@||from Manly to Pittwater has been mooted, its prospect« and possibüttios havo been représentai||@@||prospects and possibilities have been represented to both Mr Reid and M' Lyne'« Governments,||@@||to both Mr. Reid and Mr. Lyne's Governments, surveys havo been mode, lepnrts nnd estimates pro||@@||surveys have been made, reports and estimates pre- pared, audntatistic» collected but hilin-rto in spit« of||@@||pared, and statistics collected but hitherto in spite of the exertions of the member for Warringali Mr.||@@||the exertions of the member for Warringah, Mr. Dugald Thomson, M L A., no stop towards tho||@@||Dugald Thomson, M.L.A., no step towards the realisation had been taken||@@||realisation had been taken. The new Minister for Works (the lion E W.||@@||The new Minister for Works (the Hon. E. W. O'Sulhvun) having had the matter brought pro-||@@||O'Sullivan) having had the matter brought pro- minent!} under Ins notice, arranged tj visit the route||@@||minently under his notice, arranged to visit the route on batuiday, and accord ugly in company with Mr||@@||on Saturday, and accordingly in company with Mr. Dug-lid 1 hornean, arrived at Mnnl} by special||@@||Dugald Thomson, arrived at Manly by special launch at 1U in the rooming, mid then took co ich to||@@||launch at 10 in the morning, and then took coach to the district, attended by ni my Alanly residents and||@@||the district, attended by many Manly residents and visitors Among tho couch piltra ere the Mayor||@@||visitors. Among the coach party were the Mayor of Manly (Aldormun W H 1 lctch»r), tho Mayor||@@||of Manly (Alderman W. H. Fletcher), the Mayor of Paddington (Alderman T J West), Messrs.||@@||of Paddington (Alderman T. J. West), Messrs. E anti S L Ridge, H T. Ttoboy, I) Farrell, T.||@@||E. and S. L. Ridge, H. T. Robey, D. Farrell, T. C Hiylock, A Vmloux, and W Bullm||@@||C. Haylock, A. Vialoux, and W. Bulfin. The day vv ns Uno, and as ho drove along the||@@||The day was fine, and as he drove along the Mimstei's attcti'tou win drawn to various points and||@@||Minister's attention was drawn to various points and undertakings ot inUirust Just over the Manly||@@||undertakings of interest. Just over the Manly lagoon bridge gangs of men were breaking locul||@@||lagoon bridge gangs of men were breaking local vv Into metal for the ropnir of the road us far as||@@||white metal for the repair of the road as far as Greendale, und it waa shown that the same v> ork||@@||Greendale, and it was shown that the same work was lnullj » mtoil right dow n to Narrabeen The||@@||was badly wanted right down to Narrabeen. The Salvation Army Home, its irrigation works, market||@@||Salvation Army Home, its irrigation works, market gardens, and quarters excited comment, as did Mr.||@@||gardens, and quarters excited comment, as did Mr. James's brick and pottory works, WIITO it has boon||@@||James's brick and pottery works, where it has been attempted to start an extensive local industry.^||@@||attempted to start an extensive local industry. Long Reef with its basin was inspected, where is the||@@||Long Reef with its basin was inspected, where is the only boat refuge between Sydney ind Broken Bay,||@@||only boat refuge between Sydney and Broken Bay, but whose facilitaos are at present denied to the»||@@||but whose facilities are at present denied to the Xiubhc because tho Government has not proclaimed||@@||public because the Government has not proclaimed n road to it w hich was long since survej ed At||@@||a road to it which was long since surveyed. At Narrabeon a halt was made, and Mr D M'Lean||@@||Narrabeen a halt was made, and Mr. D. McLean joined the party, the dnvo being shortly resumed||@@||joined the party, the drive being shortly resumed over narrabeen bridge past Rock Lily, und on to||@@||over Narrabeen bridge, past Rock Lily, and on to Church Point, at Bayview Thero a large gathering||@@||Church Point, at Bayview. There a large gathering had as&emhled, prominent among them being||@@||had assembled, prominent among them being MesBrs G S Brock, T T Roche S Morrison, and'||@@||Messrs. G. S. Brock, J. J. Roche, S .Morrison, and Geddes The steaniT Cora took the party on boards||@@||Geddes. The steamer Cora took the party on board, and atrip up ti Kuring-gai Chase, round Scotland||@@||and a trip up to Kuring-gai Chase, round Scotland Island, ind on to the basin, was thoroughly on*||@@||Island, and on to the basin, was thoroughly en- joyed, ana when a landing n as effected at Newport||@@||joyed, and when a landing was effected at Newport all wore ready for host J S Gregg's excellent||@@||all were ready for host J. S. Gregg's excellent luncheon At tho hotel tho partv were met by||@@||luncheon. At the hotel the party were met by Mr T Waterhouse, Mr D C M'Lachlan Mr.||@@||Mr. J. Waterhouse, Mr. D. C. McLachlan, Mr. T Symonds, Dr W utson Hat voy. Alderman P C||@@||J. Symonds, Dr. Watson Harvey, Alderman F. C. Passau, and many others Soma 50 persons sat'||@@||Passau, and many others. Some 50 persons sat down, tho chair boin,; taken by Alderman W. H.||@@||down, the chair being taken by Alderman W. H. Fletcher (Mayor of Manly), who proposed the health||@@||Fletcher (Mayor of Manly), who proposed the health of "Her Maicsty," after which Mr T J West*||@@||of "Her Majesty," after which Mr. T. J. West proposed " The Ministry " couplol -with the nama;||@@||proposed " The Ministry " coupled with the name of the Hon E W O'sullivan||@@||of the Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan. Mr O'sullivan said that the action of his Govern"||@@||Mr. O'Sullivan said that the action of his Govern- ment in sending troops to South Africa would hava||@@||ment in sending troops to South Africa would have a prominent place m historv Tho unrest coinci-||@@||a prominent place in history. The unrest coinci- dent with tho last years of the centuries was abroad,||@@||dent with the last years of the centuries was abroad, perilous times were ahead, and the duty of every||@@||perilous times were ahead, and the duty of every Britisher was to do what ho or sbo could for the||@@||Britisher was to do what he or she could for the Empire His colleagues had passed m four||@@||Empire. His colleagues had passed in four mouths 'it measures, including the Early||@@||months, 54 measures, including the Early Clotmg Bill, the Amended Navigation Act,||@@||Closing Bill, the Amended Navigation Act, the re-valuation of selections, and trades||@@||the re-valuation of selections, and trades union ratea for skilled labour His great aims were||@@||union rates for skilled labour. His great aims were to mitigate the effects of dtoagbts by water conserva-||@@||to mitigate the effects of droughts by water conserva- tion, boring, and light railways to carry stock to||@@||tion, boring, and light railways to carry stock ; to carry ont the city railway, tho North Sydney bridge,||@@||carry out the city railway, the North Sydney bridge, and to light up Sydney with electricity||@@||and to light up Sydney with electricity. Mr T Waterhouse proposed " The Parliament,"||@@||Mr. J. Waterhouse proposed " The Parliament," coupled with the name of Mr Dugald Thomson,||@@||coupled with the name of Mr. Dugald Thomson, M I, A to which that gentleman responded||@@||M.L.A., to which that gentleman responded. The Minister for Works proposed ' Success to Ula||@@||The Minister for Works proposed " Success to the District," and said it was strange that so fow peopla||@@||District," and said it was strange that so few people ?ii Svducy kuow anything about tho magnificent||@@||in Sydney knew anything about the magnificent scenery with which Pitt« ntcr teemed Ile had timk||@@||scenery with which Pittwater teemed. He had that day seeu a great (leal ot picturesque beauty along||@@||day seen a great deal of picturesque beauty along the route, and it uppenrnd to him that this was a part||@@||the route, and it appeared to him that this was a part to which greutei facility of uccoss should bo given||@@||to which greater facility of access should be given for the sake of the people and tho colony He||@@||for the sake of the people and the colony. He could not promise that mcincj for the tramway||@@||could not promise that money for the tramway should go ou tho Estimates or that the matter||@@||should go on the Estimates or that the matter should bo brought befor i the Public Works Com-||@@||should be brought before the Public Works Com- mittee )U»t now but ho would promise to havo a ro||@@||mittee just now ; but he would promise to have a re- port made so complete and a survey as oj haustivo as||@@||port made so complete and a survey as exhaustive as would enable him to submit tho t>chemo to tho Cabi-||@@||would enable him to submit the scheme to the Cabi- net, and persuade them to send it on to the committee||@@||net, and persuade them to send it on to the committee at as early a date na possible Ho had already||@@||at as early a date as possible. He had already ordered tho tram from Mosmau to the Spit, vLich||@@||ordered the tram from Mosman to the Spit, which would groat % help Manly, and i nable travellers in||@@||would greatly help Manly, and enable travellers in rough weatlu r to avoid tho boats, and ho would||@@||rough weather to avoid the boats, and he would honestly endeavour to forward tho Pittwater project||@@||honestly endeavour to forward the Pittwater project and while ho was Munster would notlo'e sight of it||@@||and while he was Minister would not lose sight of it. Messrs. T C Pnjnau D Farrall J Symonds, and||@@||Messrs. F. C. Passau, D. Farrell, J. Symonds, and D C M Lachlan also spoke||@@||D. C. McLachlan also spoke. Tho Chairman, m uckuow ledging tho toast of his||@@||The Chairman, in acknowledging the toast of his health, proposed by Mr H. T Roboy, said ho hoped||@@||health, proposed by Mr. H. T. Robey, said he hoped the Government would reduco the, debt on the Manly||@@||the Government would reduce the debt on the Manly waterworks sv stem, whoso cost had been magnified||@@||waterworks system, whose cost had been magnified by tho purchase of watershed lands at very high||@@||by the purchase of watershed lands at very high figures He suggested thut the iienplo of Pittwater||@@||figures. He suggested that the people of Pittwater and district might combino to hold a weekly market||@@||and district might combine to hold a weekly market in Manly, and if tbey thought the ccherau worth a||@@||in Manly, and if they thought the scheme worth a trial ho had no doubt the council w onld allow a sait||@@||trial he had no doubt the council would allow a suit- able site||@@||able site. On the return to Manly the journey was broken||@@||On the return to Manly the journey was broken first at Mr G S Brock's establishment at Mona||@@||first at Mr. G. S. Brock's establishment at Mona Vale, aud again at the Rock I lly Hotel Manly||@@||Vale, and again at the Rock Lily Hotel. Manly w as reached at 7 P m , and it is considered||@@||was reached at 7 p.m., and it is considered that a distinct forward movement was made by tho||@@||that a distinct forward movement was made by the day's proceedings||@@||day's proceedings. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14291595 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE GUMP Of BOTHNIA.||@@||THE GULF Of BOTHNIA. This representativo of thpQulf Line, in command of Can||@@||This representative of the Gulf Line, in command of Cap- Um Ligertwood, 1» expected at Sydney this week by the||@@||tain Ligertwood, is expected at Sydney this week by the managing agents, Messrs. A. M'Artliur and Company.||@@||managing agents, Messrs. A. McArthur and Company. The Bothnia lett Ülasgotv on November 10, and liverpool||@@||The Bothnia left Glasgow on November 10, and Liverpool on 22nd, complet:«« loading at Manchester on 26th. Owing||@@||on 22nd, completing loading at Manchester on 26th. Owing to ono of the canul's gatea ba*Hig euitained damage, tho||@@||to one of the canal's gates having sustained damage, the vessel «ma delayed for five day». Moderate weacher was met||@@||vessel was delayed for five days. Moderate weather was met down channel to S5* U" wbrre traaos wore picked up. J a«||@@||down channel to 35° N., where trades were picked up. Las Palmas waa called at on December 0, but, owing to tbfl||@@||Palmas was called at on December 9, but, owing to the number of veastht ia port, delay was inevitable, so Cáptala||@@||number of vessels in port, delay was inevitable, so Captain Ligertwood decided la mako Teneriffe, whero bunkers||@@||Ligertwood decided to make Teneriffe, where bunkers were replenished. The equator waa crossed on 17th in IO*||@@||were replenished. The equator was crossed on 17th in 10° W., tho S.E. winds proving only moderate to 80' B- The||@@||W., the S.E. winds proving only moderate to 30°S. The Capo was rounded ?n 20th, and a favourable pansage fol-||@@||Cape was rounded on 20th, and a favourable passage fol- lowed through tbo Southern Ocean, easting bein? run||@@||lowed through the Southern Ocean, easting being run down on thv 44th parallel. Albany was entered on 17th||@@||down on the 44th parallel. Albany was entered on 17th instant, and a further supply of coal received. Aarons tha||@@||instant, and a further supply of coal received. Across the Bight strong «routh-westcrUcs and hißh seas prevailed, and||@@||Bight strong south-westerlies and high seas prevailed, and alter a call at Adelaide to land consignments the voyagi||@@||after a call at Adelaide to land consignments the voyage was continued to Melbourne.||@@||was continued to Melbourne. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14292037 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LAMBTON FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.||@@||LAMBTON FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. Tho suburb of Lambtou, which has been in||@@||The suburb of Lambton, which has been in financial difficulties, fora considciablo tune, ia agutí,||@@||financial difficulties for a considerable time, is again, for a third lime, without a council. Two ol'the||@@||for a third time, without a council. Two of the alderman recently rcsignod und three havo leturd||@@||aldermen recently resigned and three have retired in rotation, leaving five vacancies to be Ullod The||@@||in rotation, leaving five vacancies to be filled. The time for nominations for tho annual und extiu||@@||time for nominations for the annual and extra- ordinary vacancies expired yesterday, but tho||@@||ordinary vacancies expired yesterday, but the returning oflicel did notroLOivo olio nomination, and||@@||returning officer did not receive one nomination, and the council is consequently without a quorum. An||@@||the council is consequently without a quorum. An uflicial recen or uppuinted by tho Equity Court in||@@||official receiver appointed by the Equity Court in the interests ot creditors is in chaigo of the munici-||@@||the interests of creditors is in charge of the munici- pality, mid lcceiyes all moneys, the only duty romaiu||@@||pality, and receives all moneys, the only duty remain- mg " foi the council to uerfonn being to||@@||ing for the council to perform being to etnko tho nunns. 1 lates. Considerable difhculty||@@||strike the annual rates. Considerable difficulty was expel lonced last year iu obtenant:||@@||was experienced last year in obtaining BUfiicient utdorincu to form ii quorum, and over Jill)||@@||sufficient aldermen to form a quorum, and over 300 residents wero interviewed boforo the uccessiry||@@||residents were interviewed before the neccessary number of citi/ous could bo induced to accept tho||@@||number of citizens could be induced to accept the position". Lyon then mailors did not run snioolh)},||@@||positions. Even then matters did not run smoothly, und four of the nldermou wi.ro heavily lined hy tho||@@||and four of the aldermen were heavily fined by the bupremo Court for contempt of Court. Judging||@@||Supreme Court for contempt of Court. Judging from präsent appearances it will be absolutely impos-||@@||from present appearances it will be absolutely impos- sible to ro-lorm tho council for some j ears, unless the||@@||sible to re-form the council for some years, unless the municipality is relieved of its indebtedness by tlio||@@||municipality is relieved of its indebtedness by the Government, and this is regarded as highly impro-||@@||Government, and this is regarded as highly impro- bable. _||@@||bable. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14292148 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I COUNTRY QUARTER SESSIONS.||@@||COUNTRY QUARTER SESSIONS. COBAR, Thursday.||@@||COBAR, Thursday. Yesterday the Quarter Sessions were huid before||@@||Yesterday the Quarter Sessions were held before Acting Judge Biowurug. The Crown prosecutor||@@||Acting Judge Browning. The Crown prosecutor was Mr. Bevan. Alfred Hsinsbagen, charged with||@@||was Mr. Bevan. Alfred Rainsbagen, charged with stealing a bay mara, the property of William West,||@@||stealing a bay mare, the property of William West, and on a recoud count with receiving the same||@@||and on a second count with receiving the same knowing the mare to have been stoleu, wan defended||@@||knowing the mare to have been stolen, was defended by Mr. Hognu, of Cobar. Accused prended not||@@||by Mr. Hogan, of Cobar. Accused pleaded not guilty. Tho jury, aftor a short retirement, found||@@||guilty. The jury, after a short retirement, found him guilty of revolving. Accused waa sentenced to||@@||him guilty of receiving. Accused waa sentenced to six months* gaol. His Honor said he believed the||@@||six months' gaol. His Honor said he believed the man to hare boon lod into the crurio, but the fuct||@@||man to have been led into the crime, but the fact that pnsonor perjured luuisolf in the witnesa-bDS de||@@||that prisoner perjured himself in the witness-box de- ?ned bun the .idvaotagss of tim First Offenders Act.||@@||nied him the advantages of the First Offenders Act. George Hamilton and Fiauk Johnstone, charged||@@||George Hamilton and Frank Johnstone, charged with stealing from the person, were found uot guilty,||@@||with stealing from the person, were found not guilty, and nero discharged.||@@||and were discharged. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14293368 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BlilTISII COMMERCIAL||@@||THE BRITISH COMMERCIAL TR IO AT Y WITH JAPAN.||@@||TREAT Y WITH JAPAN. Mr Lyne hua re CL i ved from "Mr Chamberlain,||@@||Mr Lyne has received from Mr Chamberlain, through hu Excüllunuy tho Governor, u circular||@@||through his Excellency the Governor, a circular despatch m winch tim Secretary of btato tar tho||@@||despatch in which the Secretary of State for the Oolomo-j ii(.ttÜ"H thu fa< t that questions having||@@||Colonies notifies the fact that questions having . risen rentctin^ the status of colonial buhjecta of hor||@@||arisen respecting the status of colonial subjects of her Mujoity n Hiding m Jap ni, anti uls» receding tho||@@||Majesty residing in Japan, and also respecting the claiuiM of UntHh colonies not imrlv to tho treaty to||@@||claims of British colonies not party to the treaty to the horn fit-* of tilt* red u end tanir, it han Laen duel (ted||@@||the benefit of the reduced tariff, it has been decided li) tha law o iii LU o oí tho Crown that all parsons who||@@||by the law offices of the Crown that all persons who hv lintit.li 11\\ no re colina rd ita pass sniug the rights||@@||by British law are recognised as possessing the rights of lîntish citi/oiialup uti over the world ^tro otititled||@@||of British citizenship all over the world are entitled t » the Lent-fiti or the fitiput t tiona of the treaty, in-||@@||to the benefits of the stipulations of the treaty, in- cluding tia îuhubiranU < f tim colonial which lui ve||@@||cluding the inhabitants of the colonies which have nut adhered t ) thu tro it} , and Mr Ülmuherlam||@@||not adhered to the treaty ; and Mr. Chamberlain refera in illustration to niticlesll and XVII , tho||@@||refers in illustration to articles II. and XVII., the first of which exumpts British subjects resident in||@@||first of which exempts British subjects resident in Japan fioni all compuboi3 military aurvico whtttso||@@||Japan from all compulsory military service whatso- tvtr, aud fioui all foi ted la ins or military exactions||@@||ever, and from all forced loans or military exactions and contributions and the second uffotds British||@@||and contributions ; and the second affords British subjects thu H uno protection as natives lu||@@||subjects the same protection as natives in lenard to | ateut"), tiaíu mirks, and do-agua.||@@||regard to patents, trade-marks, and designs. Iho Seuitttary of Stttu foi the Colonies||@@||The Secretary of State for the Colonies »(-.o not iii os that British subjects rtauhng lit a||@@||also notifies that British subjects residing in a colona which hu-» nut adhered to thö treaty are eu||@@||colony which has not adhered to the treaty are en- utlet to thu btnoHts . f Artie.« JI ot the íntorrin||@@||itled to the benefits of Article II. of the Interna- tioni! Convention for the iJrotuction of Induitrttt||@@||tional Convention for the Protection of Industrial lJrouorry 1 rom this desputch it would appeur that||@@||Property. From this despatch it would appear that t ni puoplo f f \ci\ Sout » Wulee, whilu TO arning the||@@||the people of New South Wales, while retaining the rtgnt to ru tuet thu i turner tuon 11 «Ttpaintse, have||@@||right to restrict the immigration of Japanese, have not lost" much b\ deebmuu to come within thu trott t\ ,||@@||not lost much by declining to come within the treaty ; tor, ulth )ii(îh it it» pointed out bv TkTr Chi mherlam||@@||tor, although it is pointed out by Mr. Chamberlain that tim ohh^titoi.h of ttu ttcity do not endure fur||@@||that the obligations of the treaty do not endure for tlie hfiiellt ot non «ud hiring nolontos, and that tho||@@||the benefit of non-adhering colonies, and that the pu duce or m ínuf Jiture of New South VVHIPS would||@@||produce or manufacture of New South Wales would not fluirffote lu outiil d to ad ubaion to Juum under||@@||not therefore be entitled to admission to Japan under f a leduod t'iriff, >et nu examiuut.on of the tariff||@@||the reduced tariff, yet an examination of the tariff fhbelj«tî3 the tact -which «an perhaps not generally||@@||discloses the fact - which perhaps not generally known-that although tho list of jrticlt*s is highly||@@||known - that although the list of articles is highly luiportuut to Bil wh exiortor«, it ia of no couae||@@||important to British exporters, it is of no conse- iiuenee io Austrtlnns, eautnmiu.; i raeficallp only||@@||quence to Australians, containing practically only tu -nilli ixwirU rf .New "mutti Wale-«, namely,||@@||two small exports of New South Wales, namely, I tiber and titi iinrtititi cet tam cooee sinua mad«||@@||leather and tin. There are certain concessions made to briti-h shipping, v/h eh it is not likely ure ex-||@@||to British shipping, which it is not likely are ex- tended to iKii-a ihtimg e IQUHS , but under exist-||@@||tended to non-adhering colonies, but under exist- ing iona i ti na thb'e would not havo been of rauch||@@||ing conditions these would not have been on much value to ¿.iisti-Iia||@@||value to Australia. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14293848 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn aiAGNALirai. A NEW ALLOY||@@||MAGNALIUM. A NEW ALLOY Dr. Ludwig Mach has (says " Engineering ")||@@||Dr. Ludwig Mach has (says " Engineering ") successfully alloyed aluminum with magnesium, and||@@||successfully alloyed aluminum with magnesium, and theroby obtained a compound , Hch eau be worked||@@||thereby obtained a compound which can be worked like brass, and whirh is lighter still tlnualiinnnum.||@@||like brass, and whirh is lighter still than aluminium. Those two metals are fitted tor unioa. Their densi-||@@||These two metals are fitted for union. Their densi- ties are : Mugnesium, 1-75 .aluminum, 2 7<>. they||@@||ties are : Magnesium, 1.75 .aluminum, 2.75; they both meit at 800 Centigrade, and their dilatations||@@||both melt at 800 Centigrade, and their dilatations stiiouu» to 0 02.1 and O-027 millimetres per metre HI d||@@||amount to 0 023 and 0.027 millimetres per metre and per degree GontigraiK- The mo illiirgicul propcrtioi||@@||per degree Centigrade. The metallurgical properties depeud upon the competition of the alloy. A 10||@@||depend upon the composition of the alloy. A 10 per ceut. mugnesium ulloy roaemblcs 7iuc, a 15 per||@@||per cent. magnesium alloy resembles zinc, a 15 per cent, alloy is like brass, and a ïi per cent. like a||@@||cent. alloy is like brass, and a 25 per cent. like a compound bronze. The a'ljys eau be soldered, it is||@@||compound bronze. The alloys can be soldered, it is »tilted, though that point does not appear to be fullv||@@||stated, though that point does not appear to be fully settled, keep »oil in dry and ilamp sir, aud give good||@@||settled, keep well in dry and damp air, and give good castings Thowell known scientific instrument maker||@@||castings. The well known scientific instrument maker Fuesa speaks favourably of some niagaalinm samples,||@@||Fuess speaks favourably of some magnalium samples, with from lOto l'_ per cent, of magnesium, submitted||@@||with from 10 to 12 per cent. of magnesium, submitted to h.m. The alloy is almost as white as silver, mid||@@||to him. The alloy is almost as white as silver, and sufficiently hard to cut aluminum with a sharp edged||@@||sufficiently hard to cut aluminum with a sharp edged piece of moguahutn. It can be turned, bored, ica ,||@@||piece of magnalium. It can be turned, bored, &c. , quite as well as brass, and clean aud neat threads of||@@||quite as well as brass, and clean and neat threads of a quarter of a millimètre pitch con bo cut with case.||@@||a quarter of a millimetre pitch can be cut with ease. It does uot file so readily na brass, hut is superior m||@@||It does not file so readily as brass, but is superior in this respect to copper, 7inc and aluminum. Mugna||@@||this respect to copper, zinc and aluminum. Magna- liura is suitable for leuB mountings, and would make||@@||lium is suitable for lens mountings, and would make I'ood dividod circles andares for instruments ni whieh||@@||g'ood divided circles and arcs for instruments in which light »eight IB a consideration. If bought by volnme||@@||light weight is a consideration. If bought by volume it is a little less expensive than brass , but tho state-||@@||it is a little less expensive than brass , but tho state- ments concerning the st'eogtli of this now alloy,||@@||ments concerning the strength of this new alloy, made by-tho Magnalttmi Company, of Berlin, are||@@||made by the Magnalium Company, of Berlin, are .aid not to bool any praotiertl -raino,||@@||said not to be of any practical value. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14293977 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. Trooper B Spurway, of the Queensland contin-||@@||Trooper B. Spurway, of the Queensland contin- gent, writing to his sister, Miss Mabol Spurway, of||@@||gent, writing to his sister, Miss Mabel Spurway, of I Ermington, about the battle of Sunny side, says -||@@||Ermington, about the battle of Sunny side, says - " It was on the second day out from here (Belmont),||@@||" It was on the second day out from here (Belmont), about 1pm, the enemy was sighted Wc had two||@@||about 1pm, the enemy was sighted. We had two | guns of tho R.H Artillery with us, about 300 in-||@@||guns of tho R.H. Artillery with us, about 300 in- fantry-English and Canadian-besides, "iomo Eughah||@@||fantry-English and Canadian-besides, some Eughah mounted infantry Ihe Boers had their tents||@@||mounted infantry. The Boers had their tents | at the foot of a kopje The artillery||@@||at the foot of a kopje. The artillery Biieaked round into range, and some of||@@||sneaked round into range, and some of the Canadian Maxims with them It was||@@||the Canadian Maxims with them. It was quite a surprise for the Boers I hey were ly mg||@@||quite a surprise for the Boers. They were lying in thoir-tents v/hen the Brtilllery opened fire with||@@||in their tents when the artilllery opened fire with shrapuol at 1800 yaide The first shelf burst not 20||@@||shrapnel at 1800 yards. The first shelf burst not 20 yards from the Boers' tents, the second about 20||@@||yards from the Boers' tents, the second about 20 yards m front of them, and tho third right amongst||@@||yards in front of them, and the third right amongst them Away went the Boeill, scramblinjT up on top||@@||them. Away went the Boers, scrambling up on top of the kopje as fast as they could, and ßome, nioont||@@||of the kopje as fast as they could, and some, mount- mg their horses, cleared aTOss the plain for their||@@||ing their horses, cleared across the plain for their lives AU the time the artillery weio Lnng we were'||@@||lives. All the time the artillery were firing we were advancing^* A ' Company and alf thi reit except||@@||advancing- 'A ' Company and all the rest except . B ' Company on thenght and centre, . B ' Company||@@||' B ' Company on the right and centre, ' B ' Company on (the left flank Ihe Boers' ittentiou was o i ' A '||@@||on the left flank. The Boers' attention was on ' A ' Company and the rest on the right flank, and did not||@@||Company and the rest on the right flank, and did not see us until within 600 vards of thora lho first||@@||see us until within 600 vards of them. The first division biased uway, fighting behind rocks steadily||@@||division biased away, fighting behind rocks steadily towards the Boers The second division « ns I ehind the||@@||towards the Boers. The second division was behind the first about 300 yardB, and a little to the left of them||@@||first about 300 yards, and a little to the left of them. Two Boeis ' had a go ' at me T know thoy fired||@@||Two Boers ' had a go ' at me. I know they fired at mo, boeaUBO I had to run rp ->ut 10 yardi to get||@@||at me, because I had to run about 10 yards to get behind a decent rock, and jre was no onf> else||@@||behind a decent rock, and there was no one else standing up at tho time ~~ te first bullet nae vory||@@||standing up at the time. The first bullet was very close, but tho second wc- mt cloie I felt the wiud||@@||close, but the second went thaat close I felt the wind of it Another hit witrck 18in from mo Ono||@@||of it. Another hit wihin 18in from me. One chap g«t a bullet tbro a_ ii!" hat, but only one man||@@||chap got a bullet through his hat, but only one man waa shot i¡iu the i ttt_|P ¿pÄty n.o vas crawling||@@||waa shot in the attacking party. He was crawling from one rock |ti other, when he was «hot just||@@||from one rock to other, when he was shot just above the hip. H jicd at sundown His name||@@||above the hip. He died at sundown. His name was M'Luod The first división advanced till within||@@||was M'Leod. The first división advanced till within 80 yards of the Boers «Va kept ui out 400 yards||@@||80 yards of the Boers. we kept about 400 yards away, on the top otu ridge Vf a kent blaming uway||@@||away, on the top of a ridge. We kept blazing away at tho smoko of the Boers' nfles Captain Pinnock||@@||at the smoke of the Boers' rifles. Captain Pinnock said 'Let's fire a couple of volle, s, boya ' Wo||@@||said 'Let's fire a couple of volley's, boys.' We fired three vollevs, and up went tho white flag||@@||fired three volleys, and up went the white flag. They surrendered to 'B' Company (41 of||@@||They surrendered to 'B' Company (41 of thom), but they fired a few Bhots after ra ing tho||@@||them), but they fired a few shots after raising the flag, and then threw down their arma Theio »or.||@@||flag, and then threw down their arms. Their were 2G killed and woundedjon their side We lost two||@@||26 killed and wounded on their side. We lost two men killed, and two were wounded Butler is||@@||men killed, and two were wounded. Butler is mentioned in despatches for the way ho put the||@@||mentioned in despatches for the way he put the houtonant on hfs horse under fire The Boera wera||@@||lieutenant on his horse under fire. The Boers were furry beaten at their own-game. The battle-was||@@||fairly beaten at their own-game. The battle was fought on New Tear's Day. It lasted three hours.||@@||fought on New Year's Day. It lasted three hours. The Boors wera using Marboi-Honn ntl GA||@@||The Boers were using Martini-Henri rifles. Wo caoturod 47 prisoners, a waggon-load of||@@||We caoturod 47 prisoners, a waggon-load of ammunition and riüos, besides a lot of forage "||@@||ammunition and rifless, besides a lot of forage " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14294612 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATE MR. JOSEPH||@@||THE LATE MR. JOSEPH MASSEY, SEE||@@||MASSEY, SEN We have to record the death of Mr Joseph Massey,||@@||We have to record the death of Mr Joseph Massey, sen , which took place on Wednesday at bis late resi-||@@||sen , which took place on Wednesday at his late resi- dence, 317 Uourke-street, Darlinghurst, after a brief||@@||dence, 317 Bourke-street, Darlinghurst, after a brief illness, at the age of 73 years The immediate cause of||@@||illness, at the age of 73 years. The immediate cause of death »aft \&lvulur heart disea*o The deceased was||@@||death was valvular heart disease. The deceased was well known amongst tho musical profession, and hid||@@||well known amongst the musical profession, and had for roany years been prominently associated with the||@@||for many years been prominently associated with the ad van co of music in the colony As conductor of the||@@||advance of music in the colony. As conductor of the I Sydney Choi al Society ho did much valuable workui||@@||Sydney Choral Society he did much valuable work encouraging the production 01 good music amongst||@@||encouraging the production of good music amongst I it« luerabtrs and produced the " Messiah," "Judas||@@||it's members and produced the " Messiah," "Judas Maccabams," aud other noll kuo.vuoratonoawr.il||@@||Maccabaeus," and other well known oratorios with success Xhe deceased gentleman had up to quite re*||@@||success. The deceased gentleman had up to quite re- cently given his assistance m performances in the||@@||cently given his assistance in performances in the city und suburbs, and n Ullin the past fortnight wai||@@||city und suburbs, and within the past fortnight was one of the perform ora (double bats) in the orchestra||@@||one of the performers (double bass) in the orchestra at St 1 liornas' Church, .North Sylacy Tho de-||@@||at St Thomas' Church, North Sydney. The de- ceased, who was a widower, leaves a family of fir*||@@||ceased, who was a widower, leaves a family of five (oue tloul*h(Xr aud four sons), all of whom tnke a||@@||(one daughter and four sons), all of whom take a prominent place in the musical profession Of the||@@||prominent place in the musical profession. Of the sons, Mr 1o«fipl. Maskey is the woll-knowu organist||@@||sons, Mr Joseph Massey is the well-known organist of St Thomas* Church, North Sydney, Mr||@@||of St Thomas' Church, North Sydney, Mr Arthur Massey is organist at St Barnabas Church,||@@||Arthur Massey is organist at St Barnabas' Church, George-street Mr E T Massey, at the Woollahra||@@||George-street Mr E.J Massey, at the Woollahra Presbjtcnun Church , and Mr Thomas II Mas.ey,||@@||Presbyterian Church , and Mr Thomas H Massey, at the IÎ nth urta Cathedral Hie funeral, which took||@@||at the Bathurst Cathedral. The funeral, which took place at the Waverley Cemetery >esterdayt t\as well||@@||place at the Waverley Cemetery yesterday, was well attended The chief mourners prient were the||@@||attended. The chief mourners present were the sous named above, with Messrs Harold and Hilton||@@||sons named above, with Messrs Harold and Hilton Masíey (graud SDIIH) lhe ltev C C Dunstan con-||@@||Massey (grand sons). The Rev. C. C. Dunstan con- ducted a short service at the houte, and alao at tbo||@@||ducted a short service at the house, and also at the graTe Numerous wreaths, &c , were forwarded||@@||grave. Numerous wreaths, &c , were forwarded from the relatives und friends of the deceased's||@@||from the relatives and friends of the deceased's family, the members of the choirs of St Thomas*||@@||family, the members of the choirs of St Thomas' Church and St Baroabai' Telegram* and lette»of||@@||Church and St Barnabas'. Telegrams and letters of syroputhy were received from the HOT H Martin,||@@||sympathy were received from the Rev. H Martin, Mons A WiGgand (city orgauist), and others Ti«||@@||Mons A Wiegand (city organist), and others. The funtral arrangements were carried out by Mr.||@@||funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. Charles lunsela_ _||@@||Charles Kinsela. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14295243 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn EQUITY COUET.||@@||EQUITY COURT. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) COMPENSATION FOll LAND TtESUMED FOR||@@||COMPENSATION FOR LAND RESUMED FOR WHAKFAGE FUItPOSES.||@@||WHARFAGE PURPOSES. Mr Manu, instruct«! hy Messrs Holdsworth and||@@||Mr Mann, instructed by Messrs Holdsworth and bon, appeared foi tho petitioners tho Perpetual||@@||Son, appeared for the petitioners the Perpetual Trustoo Compauy, Limited and Mr LOVOIXIT, in-||@@||Trustee Company, Limited and Mr Loverrier, in- structed by Messrs \\ aid rou and Dawson, for the||@@||structed by Messrs Waldron and Dawson, for the petitioners Rock DIMS, Ldniund Parks and Henrj||@@||petitioners Rock Davis, Edmund Parks and Henry larnswirlh Mr W T h Davies instructed hy the||@@||Farnsworth. Mr W J E Davies instructed by the Crown Solicitor nppoarcd on behalf of the Minister||@@||Crown Solicitor appearcd on behalf of the Minister foi Woiks, and Mr ii II L Innes also appeared on||@@||for Works, and Mr R H L Innes also appeared on lehalf of certain peisonb who were interested in tho||@@||behalf of certain persons who were interested in the applications made to tho Court. These proceedings||@@||applications made to the Court. These proceedings » ore brought on behalf of Dhra Cos and Henry||@@||were brought on behalf of Eliza Cox and Henry Cox, trustees of the cstuto of Henry Robert Cox,||@@||Cox, trustees of the estate of Henry Robert Cox, deceased, and also on behalf of li Davis, L Parks,||@@||deceased, and also on behalf of R Davis, L Parks, and li 1 tiriisworth, trustes of tbe estate of James||@@||and H Farnsworth, trustees of tbe estate of James P G Cox, deceased It seemed that curtain lands||@@||P G Cox, deceased. It seemed that certain lands at Darling Harbour, which had belonged to||@@||at Darling Harbour, which had belonged to tho late lames P Q Cox and the luto Henry Robert||@@||the late James P G Cox and the late Henry Robert Cos liad boon resumed by the Government for||@@||Cos had been resumed by the Government for v. baringo purposes, aud in respect thereof a sum of||@@||wharfage purposes, and in respect thereof a sum of ¿.l8 37.) fiucludiug about £¿0W for interest) bad||@@||£l8,375 (including about £3000 for interest) had boon paid into c mrt by the Minister for Works by||@@||been paid into court by the Minister for Works by na} of compensation lins mouuy had been placed||@@||way of compensation. This money had been placed to a special account His Honor now complied with||@@||to a special account. His Honor now complied with petitions which wero prcsoutud to the Court by ordoi||@@||petitions which were prpsecuted to the Court by order- lug that olio moiety of the sum of £15,200 paid for||@@||ing that one moiety of the sum of £15,200 paid for compensation shouldbo earned to a Bopomto uccount,||@@||compensation should be carried to a separate account, and from timo to time be paid to the petitioners||@@||and from time to time be paid to the petitioners Messrs Dans, Purks, and Farnsworth, to be in||@@||Messrs Davis, Parks, and Farnsworth, to be in- vested bj fhom subject to the appro« al of the Mastor||@@||vested by them subject to the approval of the Master m Lquity, and thata moiety at the sum representing||@@||in Equity, and that a moiety at the sum representing intercut bo paid | to thom to be applied bv them in||@@||interest be paid to them to be applied by them in pursuiiuca ot thortrnsts oi tho will of the lato J S?||@@||pursuance of the trusts of the will of the late J P G Cos dis nonor also made au order directing||@@||G Cox. His Honor also made an order directing that ouo moiety of tlio cuni received by wa) of||@@||that one moiety of the sum received by way of compensation for the lund resumed should be corned||@@||compensation for the land resumed should be carried to u separate account, und from time to timo be||@@||to a separate account, and from time to time be paid to the Porpotual Trusteo Company to he in-||@@||paid to the Perpetual Trustee Company to be in- vested by it, subject to tho approval of tho Muster||@@||vested by it, subject to the approval of the Master m Equity, nnd that one mmotj ot tho sum received||@@||in Equity, and that one moiety of the sum received as interest be paid to tho company to bo applied by||@@||as interest be paid to the company to be applied by it in pursuance of the trusts of the will of tho late||@@||it in pursuance of the trusts of the will of the late H R Cox _ ;||@@||H R Cox. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14295979 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CYCLING.||@@||CYCLING. MOI Oit CAUR1AGES.||@@||MOTOR CARRIAGES. Tho League of Wheelmen will conclude their||@@||The League of Wheelmen will conclude their summer nights* race mootings u ith a three nights'||@@||summer nights' race meetings with a three nights' carnival ou Monday, Thursday, aud Monday, March||@@||carnival on Monday, Thursday, and Monday, March ri, S, and 12 and undoubtedly the best and most in-||@@||5, 8, and 12 and undoubtedly the best and most in- teresting evonts havo boon kept for tho coming car.||@@||teresting events have been kept for tho coming car- uivut Motor-paced racing will be the chief attrac-||@@||nival. Motor-paced racing will be the chief attrac- tion Besides tile tun jalhi tuudoms which are||@@||tion Besides the two Jallu tandems which are already in Aufitruha and winch ara now working ad*||@@||already in Australia and which are now working ad- tnirably-ttiu riders having becomo used to j he||@@||mirably-the riders having become used to the manipulation of them-three of the colobrateu Dion||@@||manipulation of them-three of the celebrated Dion Bouton automobiles and two potito voitures will be||@@||Bouton automobiles and two petite voitures will be seen at this raco carun al for the lirst timo m the||@@||seen at this race carnival for the first time in the southern hemisphere Thoy are being imported to||@@||southern hemisphere. They are being imported to this colony by Mr Vf J O Elliott, of the Austell||@@||this colony by Mr. W. J. C. Elliott, of the Austral Cycle Agency, nnd will urnvo in good timo to bo put||@@||Cycle Agency, and will arrive in good time to be put together und into proper \\ ortriug order Similar||@@||together and into proper working order. Similar machines aro nt prefieut workiug in Paris with the||@@||machines are at present working in Paris with the groatoBt success, and in tho recent Paris to Bordeaux||@@||greatest success, and in the recent Paris to Bordeaux motor car raes the » lmu ig car avenged throughout||@@||motor car race the winning car averaged throughout n shade over J5 milos per hour-which un tlio road||@@||a shade over 35 miles per hour-which on the road muet bo admitted n wonderful performance||@@||must be admitted a wonderful performance ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14297086 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE IMPRISONED ALDERMEN.||@@||THE IMPRISONED ALDERMEN. The Mayor and tho two other aldermen of Lamb-||@@||The Mayor and the two other aldermen of Lamb- ton, who havo boon couhned in tho celia at the||@@||ton, who have been confined in the cells at the Newcastle lockup sinco ¡Saturday last, wore remove I||@@||Newcastle lockup since Saturday last, were removed this afternoon to tho gaol at Maitland, whero thoy||@@||this afternoon to the gaol at Maitland, where they will remam imprisoned until such tims as the fines||@@||will remain imprisoned until such time as the fines of £10 ooah, imposed for contempt of court, havo||@@||of £10 each, imposed for contempt of court, have been paid Iho residents of Lambton generally||@@||been paid. The residents of Lambton generally show no sympathy with tho unfortunate-aldermen,||@@||show no sympathy with the unfortunate aldermen, and assert, in effect, that the men have-only them-||@@||and assert, in effect, that the men have only them- selves to blame, as thoy accepted seats in the council||@@||selves to blame, as they accepted seats in the council at a time when it was tho unanimous wiall of the||@@||at a time when it was the unanimous wish of the ratepayers to prevent the formation of a quorum||@@||ratepayers to prevent the formation of a quorum. A few of the friends uf the imprisoned||@@||A few of the friends of the imprisoned men, bowover, havo taken tho matter||@@||men, however, have taken the matter m hand, aud havo comouod a meeting||@@||in hand, and have convened a meeting of the residents of Lambton for Tnday||@@||of the residents of Lambton for Friday evening, with a view to secunug their release. Uu||@@||evening, with a view to securing their release. On tho other baud, practical sympathy has been ex-||@@||the other hand, practical sympathy has been ex- tended towards tho uufortuaato aldcrmon||@@||tended towards the unfortunate aldermen by a few of tho citizens of Newcastle,||@@||by a few of the citizens of Newcastle, who have initiatod a fund to pay the fines||@@||who have initiated a fund to pay the fines. I ho Bishop of Nowcnstlo (Dr. ¡stanton), in||@@||The Bishop of Newcastle (Dr. Stanton), in forwarding a donation of one guuiea to tho fund,||@@||forwarding a donation of one guuiea to the fund, cays that though ho cannot approve of tho extrava-||@@||says that though he cannot approve of the extrava- gance which has brought the municipality of lambton||@@||gance which has brought the municipality of Lambton into difficult), ho deeply regrets tho oaiuful position||@@||into difficulty, he deeply regrets the painful position in which somo of the aldermen havo been pliccd, aud||@@||in which some of the aldermen have been placed, and as thero Bsetned to be a disposition to pav tho hues||@@||as there seemed to be a disposition to pay the fines by subscriptions, BO as to secure their release, ho||@@||by subscriptions, so as to secure their release, he gladly contributed his donation J ho Stockton||@@||gladly contributed his donation. The Stockton Council lus decided to communicate ou tho-euhject||@@||Council has decided to communicate on the subject with tho Municipal Aasociation of New South Wales||@@||with the Municipal Association of New South Wales suggesting that the lines bo paid by a shilling sub-||@@||suggesting that the fines be paid by a shilling sub- scription among tho aldenncn of tho colony.||@@||scription among the aldermen of the colony. The live stack, exports to Western Australia by tho||@@||The live stock exports to Western Australia by the steamer Willyama to-day consisted of 310 head of||@@||steamer Willyama to-day consisted of 340 head of cuttle, 1500 sheep, and 200 pigs||@@||cattle, 1500 sheep, and 200 pigs. Tho ceremony of opening tho WoMoyan Church||@@||The ceremony of opening the Wesleyan Church just erected at tho new township of Booleroo was||@@||just erected at the new township of Booloroo was performed this evening||@@||performed this evening. To-dav was ouly partially obsorvod as a public||@@||To-day was only partially observed as a public holiday in this district A large uninber of residents||@@||holiday in this district. A large number of residents visited bydney to witness tho departure of the||@@||visited Sydney to witness the departure of the Bushmen's Contingent.||@@||Bushmen's Contingent. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14297145 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRAMWAY AND RAILWAY||@@||TRAMWAY AND RAILWAY TRAFFIC.||@@||TRAFFIC. Tho traffic on the tramways was quite as heavy||@@||The traffic on the tramways was quite as heavy v cstcrday as on tho occasion of the departure of the||@@||yesterday as on the occasion of the departure of the previous coutingout Long beforo noon the peoplo||@@||previous contingent. Long before noon the people began to pour into tho city from the suburbs, aud||@@||began to pour into the city from the suburbs, and betweou noon and 2 p m the loading was very heavy||@@||between noon and 2 p.m. the loading was very heavy indeod A fon minutes after the lastnamed hour||@@||indeed. A few minutes after the lastnamed hour tho tram» a) e woro blocked at tho intersection of||@@||the tramways were blocked at the intersection of Park and Eluabeth street« to allow tho procession to||@@||Park and Elizabeth streets to allow the procession to pass It took ljminutostocrosstholiuosatthispoint,||@@||pass. It took 15 minutes to cross the lines at this point, but oning to the crowd and particularly hoivy||@@||but owing to the crowd and particularly heavy loading the trams »oro full} 30 minutes m getting||@@||loading the trams were fully 30 minutes in getting th-rour/li lho traillo, though exceedingly heavy,||@@||through. The traffic, though exceedingly heavy, »as lifted with comparative easo us the rush was||@@||was lifted with comparative ease, as the rush was » eil distributed The eather start of the procession||@@||well distributed. The earlier start of the procession did not seem to be known generally among the||@@||did not seem to be known generally among the public, and thousands of peoplu carno luto town||@@||public, and thousands of people came into town Bomewhat late Then, too, tho return loading||@@||somewhat late. Then, too, the return loading started immediately after the passiog of the troops at||@@||started immediately after the passing of the troops at Fark-stroet and wascoatinuodnght up to after 7pm||@@||Park-street and was continued right up to after 7 p.m. Thus, though thu trofhc jcaterday was quite equal to||@@||Thus, though the traffic yesterday was quite equal to that at the last despatch of troops, when over -¡00,000||@@||that at the last despatch of troops, when over 200,000 fares were collected during tho da*,, it »aB dealt||@@||fares were collected during the day, it was dealt with in a shorter spico of timo On the INorlb Shore||@@||with in a shorter space of time. On the North Shore hn is tho loading » ns also von bei v \, but tho Com-||@@||lines the loading was also very heavy, but the Com- missioners »ere able to doal »ith it in a moro expe-||@@||missioners were able to deal with it in a more expe- ditious manner thau formerly n»ing to the nu||@@||ditious manner than formerly owing to the im- proved electric Borviee boma iiicouvonieuco »as||@@||proved electric service. Some inconvenience was occasioned ou the city hues as tho troops passed||@@||occasioned on the city lines as the troops passed tho various crossings, but it was impossible||@@||the various crossings, but it was impossible to get through the crowds Every precaution||@@||to get through the crowds. Every precaution was taken by tho tramway management to avoid tho||@@||was taken by the tramway management to avoid the riBk of acctdont. bpocml oflici rs » oro placod at||@@||risk of accident. Special officers were placed at overy Btroet corner, and tim trams » ero stoppod as||@@||every street corner, and the trams were stoppod as soon as the crow ds assembled The chief inspector||@@||soon as the crowds assembled. The chief inspector (Mr J Herrmann) supervised the traille at Fark||@@||(Mr. J. Herrmann) supervised the traffic at Park- stroet, the chief clerk (Mr L J Dorau) had charge||@@||street, the chief clerk (Mr. L. J. Doran) had charge of Liverpool-stroetand Darlinghurst, and inspectors||@@||of Liverpool-street and Darlinghurst, and inspectors wero distributed at e\ ciy point n hero the possibility||@@||were distributed at every point where the possibility of confusion waa anticipited, special ofllcerB being||@@||of confusion was anticipated, special officers being Bent to tbo railway junction, whero the traflic was||@@||sent to the railway junction, where the traffic was vory heav} The tramaay manager (Mr J ICneo||@@||very heavy. The tramway manager (Mr. J. Knee- sbaw), controlled tho »liole of tho arrangements||@@||shaw), controlled the whole of the arrangements from the head office by moans of an elaborate and||@@||from the head office by means of an elaborate and comprehensivo téléphonie Bvotom Street telephone||@@||comprehensive telephonic system. Street telephone boxes havo boen installed by Mr Knecshaw nloug||@@||boxes have been installed by Mr. Kneeshaw along the v ariotis routes in direct communication with hiB||@@||the various routes in direct communication with his office Ihus, independent^ of the public c*-changc,||@@||office. Thus, independently of the public exchange, it is jiossiblo in n eise ot bitch or accident to com||@@||it is possible in a case of hitch or accident to com- muutcatu in a momout with the head oflice I'very||@@||municate in a moment with the head office. Every- thiug pissed off exceedtugly »oil 1 ho traille re-||@@||thing passed off exceedingly well. The traffic re- turns »ill uot bo made up till to-du}||@@||turns will not be made up till to-day. On tho rsilwa}8 tho suburban traffic is reported||@@||On the railways the suburban traffic is reported to bave boea BOinewhat heavier than on the depart-||@@||to have been somewhat heavier than on the depart- ure of previous contingonts. Botwoen IO lum and||@@||ure of previous contingents. Between 10 a.m. and 2 10 p m it IB ostimated that upwards of 10,000||@@||2.10 p.m. it is estimated that upwards of 16,000 passengers wero brought from suburban stations||@@||passengers were brought from suburban stations. People who had como into the ^ city earlier ni the||@@||People who had come into the city earlier in the morning in the ordinary coursB of business remained||@@||morning in the ordinary course of business remained in the city, and consequently the rush of homeward||@@||in the city, and consequently the rush of homeward traffic necessitated the running of special trains||@@||traffic necessitated the running of special trains throughout the night Tho traillo from the country||@@||throughout the night. The traffic from the country was also vory considerable, and the outward mail||@@||was also very considerable, and the outward mail trains bad to bo run lu two divisions in order tj get||@@||trains had to be run in two divisions in order to get the passengers aw aj||@@||the passengers away. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14297239 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE IMPRISONED ALDERMEN.||@@||THE IMPRISONED ALDERMEN. The fund initiated by Alderman W B Sharp, of||@@||The fund initiated by Alderman W. B. Sharp, of the Citj Cauocil, for tbn pay m ant ot tho fíneü im-||@@||the City Council, for the payment of the fines im- posed on the alderman of Lambton for con tom pt of||@@||posed on the alderman of Lambton for contempt of Court, moir totals £.¿0, and as otho, porsous aro in||@@||Court, now totals £20, and as other persons are in- terestmR thoranolres m tho rnovemrut it is anti ci||@@||teresting themselves in the movement it is antici- cipatod that tho required amount will bo sub||@@||cipated that the required amount will be sub- scribed by to-morrow Tim aldermen of Wickham||@@||scribed by to-morrow. The aldermen of Wickham Co until at their roto tau g last e\ening subscribed||@@||Council at their rate meeting last evening subscribed a gamea at tho table, and the now Ltunbton Coun-||@@||a guinea at the table, and the new Lambton Coun- cil ha*, pi and a resolution of sympathy with the||@@||cil has passed a resolution of sympathy with the unfortunate nldermcn of tho adjoining municipality.||@@||unfortunate aldermen of the adjoining municipality. Tho tram aggregate i-30, but it is understood that||@@||The fines aggregate £30, but it is understood that the creditor« of the borough will uot prow for costs||@@||the creditors of the borough will not press for costs in the cause, which amount to fd- J he residents of||@@||in the cause, which amount to £62. The residents of Lambton hnvo not, so fur, ruhicnbod Id towards||@@||Lambton have not, so far, suscribed 1d towards pa>mg the unes of their m unie pal icprpsentati\es||@@||paying the fines of their municipal representatives. The loTotiue collections at tho Newcastle Customs||@@||The revenue collections at the Newcastle Customs- hoiiao duri np the month of Fcbruarr totalled 1S040||@@||house during the month of February totalled £8040. A di stn c1 convention uuder the auspices of the||@@||A district convention, under the auspices of the nowoastlo branch Women'« Chnstia iilmiperaace||@@||Newcastle branch Women's Christian Temperance Union, waa hold m the Brown-street Congregational||@@||Union, was held in the Brown-street Congregational Schoolroom this aftornoon and evening Several in-||@@||Schoolroom this afternoon and evening. Several in- teresting papers were read and diicusted||@@||teresting papers were read and discussed. Iho ceremony of t-fticinlly opening the library re-||@@||The ceremony of officially opening the library re- cently ebtablisbüi nt the NowcastleraitPublicscbool||@@||cently established at the Newcastle East Public school was performed in tho presence ot a representative||@@||was performed in the presence of a representative gathering of citizens this afternoon Clio uirouge||@@||gathering of citizens this afternoon. The arrange- ments, which were carried out by Mr T J Nicholl*,||@@||ments, which were carried out by Mr. F. J. Nicholls, paus pul teicher, were satisfactory, and tho pupil«||@@||principal teacher, were satisfactory, and the pupils readei ed »evora 1 »fleet on** 1 ne Non castle Public||@@||rendered several selections. The Newcastle Public Scbo.il Ifwchers' Association lua now established||@@||School Teachers' Association has now established libraries in 2Q schools of the district at u cost of||@@||libraries in 26 schools of the district at a cost of 14Ï0||@@||£450. ike werkly meeting* of the Non castle Manne||@@||The weekly meeting of the Newcastle Marine Board was held this aiUrnooa, but only routine busi-||@@||Board was held this afternoon, but only routine busi- ness wxs transacted||@@||ness was transacted. The report oz the house ce>mtuitt*e of the New-||@@||The report of the house committee of the New- castle Hospital flhows for the Week-Admissions,||@@||castle Hospital shows for the week — Admissions, IO , discharged, 19 , deaths, 1 , remaining io the||@@||19 ; discharged, 19 ; deaths, 1 ; remaining in the institution, 44||@@||institution, 44. A team of Irish Rule a from Sydnoy has consented||@@||A team of Irish Rifles from Sydney has consented to participate ia thu military eu n tant St Patrick's||@@||to participate in the military events at St. Patrick's Bay bports demonstration at Newcastle ou 17th||@@||Day sports demonstration at Newcastle on 17th instant||@@||instant. The Poit Hunter Saihtig Club has decided to hjld||@@||The Port Hunter Sailing Club has decided to hold a chwspiontjbip race for 10-foot era on Saturday, und||@@||a championship race for 10-footers on Saturday, and eight entries have beon recoivod, including tbo late||@@||eight entries have been received, including the late Sydney boat Olga, which has buen purchased by Mr.||@@||Sydney boat Olga, which has been purchased by Mr. G A Campbell, of this city The sailing sou a DU||@@||G. A. Campbell, of this city. The sailing season will bo brought to a cou elusion on-April S.||@@||will be brought to a conclusion on April 8. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14297254 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE TIMBILLICA GOLD RUSH.)||@@||THE TIMBILLICA GOLD RUSH. PAMBULA, Thursday.||@@||PAMBULA, Thursday. Yumbulla, improperly known as Timbillica, has||@@||Yumbulla, improperly known as Timbillica, has 17 milo» to tüo south-west of Towamba AU tbo||@@||17 miles to the south-west of Towamba. All the surrounding country lor milos around has for||@@||surrounding country for miles around has for many yeara been known to ba gold-beurmg. Wog||@@||many years been known to be gold-bearmg. Wog Wog Uiver w.w worJccd for alluvial Bomo 25 years||@@||Wog River was worked for alluvial somo 25 years ago, and 9 o cn o rich pockets re war dud a low fortunato||@@||ago, and some rich pockets rewarded a few fortunate diggers It has al way a beon a local opinion, and||@@||diggers. It has always a been a local opinion, and OIBO » geological ono, that aoonor or later somo nell||@@||also a geological one, that sooner or later some rich roofs would bu found ia tbo locality, and if pro||@@||reefs would be found in the locality, and if pre- sent appoaraoicea count for anything* tho find bas||@@||sent appearances count for anything, the find has bcoii made. Tho country is of a grumte formation»||@@||been made. The country is of a granite formation, or moro properly a porphyntic description of that||@@||or more properly a porphyntic description of that aubBtuuce, ~ Tho country lias boon much disturbed||@@||substance. The country has been much disturbed at nomo early period, the furmatiou being mucb. ?||@@||at some early period, the formation being much broken. Tho reefs run parullol across country in an||@@||broken. The reefs run parallel across country in an easterly and westerly direction for about thruo mile«,||@@||easterly and westerly direction for about three miles, or probably mora, ouo huo of reef being from lit to||@@||or probably more, one line of reef being from 1 ft. to 2ft. in width. Tbo c1 um now uttractiug inostalten||@@||2ft. in width. The claim now attracting most atten- tion, that of Mr. A. Brown, lias a reef some 5ft.||@@||tion, that of Mr. A. Brown, has a reef some 5ft. wide, and bcunng gold throughout, Huo property*||@@||wide, and bearing gold throughout. This property ia undia* offer to u local syndicate for a good sum, ti||@@||is under offer to a local syndicate for a good sum, a substantial deposit baviug boen paid down. About||@@||substantial deposit having been paid down. About one hundred mou aro now ou tho ground, and (ho j||@@||one hundred men are now on the ground, and the numbera uro being added to daily. Uno word of||@@||numbers are being added to daily. One word of caution must bo given. Nothing but surface work j||@@||caution must be given. Nothing but surface work hat* been done so far, although it is proved that the I||@@||has been done so far, although it is proved that the re_f is gold-bear m g all along the hnu for a distance||@@||reef is gold-bearing all along the line for a distance of ; about two tmlos Uoaido3 tho maia reed, und ona||@@||of about two miles. Besides the main reef, and one running parallel with it at a distance of 200ft., ara||@@||running parallel with it at a distance of 200ft., are sevoral others, all ehowing good gold, somo smull 1||@@||several others, all showing good gold, some small leaders running into theso being \ory rich, awinya||@@||leaders running into these being very rich, assays giving aa high os Hoz. or löoz gold POL ton. From I||@@||giving as high as 14oz. or 15oz, gold per ton. From the port of ¿don, Twofold Bay, to Towamba, a dis-||@@||the port of Eden, Twofold Bay, to Towamba, a dis- tance of 20 miles, thura is u splendid road , but from||@@||tance of 20 miles, there is a splendid road , but from theiototho digging* is rough though passable for 1||@@||there to the diggings is rough though passable for vehicular tcalTic. There is au ahuadaucu at timber||@@||vehicular traffic. There is an abundance of timber and water at the field. I'lio only machinery on tho \||@@||and water at the field. The only machinery on the ground is n 5-bead battery worked bv water power ; <||@@||ground is a 5-head battery worked by water power ; but Bfivoral speculators have announced their in ten- <||@@||but several speculators have announced their inten- tion of erccbug machinery immediately. 'Ihapnu- j||@@||tion of erecting machinery immediately. 'Ihe prin- cipal claims are these of Brown and party, who uro '||@@||cipal claims are those of Brown and party, who are working an open cut about 50ft. along tho lino of i||@@||working an open cut about 50ft. along the line of reef, and nave about 100 tons of good crushing Bttilr*||@@||reef, and have about 100 tons of good crushing stuff at grass. Next in order on tbo east, and about a||@@||at grass. Next in order on the east, and about a mile from this claim, is tho property of the projec-||@@||mile from this claim, is the property of the projec- tors, Mesara Burns and himtli, winch, is also undix||@@||tors, Messrs Burns and Smith, which is also under offer. The show here is a very good one, tho reef||@@||offer. The show here is a very good one, the reef being about 2ft. wide, and said to arerago from 2o¿.||@@||being about 2ft. wide, and said to average from 2oz. to2_oz. gold per ton. Then follow the claims of j||@@||to 2½oz. gold per ton. Then follow the claims of Hortoeady and party, who appear to be on Brown'«||@@||Hartneady and party, who appear to be on Brown's line, the reef showing here about lain, wide and«||@@||line, the reef showing here about 15in, wide and carrying good stone proved for a distaUÍ o of 120ft.||@@||carrying good stone proved for a distance of 120ft. Power und party's reef aleo shows good atone. 5Jeve- *||@@||Power and party's reef also shows good stone. Seve- ral other claims on one or other of the parallel lines||@@||ral other claims on one or other of the parallel lines mentioned are on very good stone. Provisions, &.o,t (||@@||mentioned are on very good stone. Provisions, &c., axe obtainable on the held.||@@||are obtainable on the field. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14297568 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THURSDAY ISLAND.||@@||THURSDAY ISLAND. Tho Outridgo Printing Companv forward na " Paul||@@||The Outridge Printing Company forward us " Past Ind Tresant of Ibunidut Island and lorres Straits,"||@@||and Present of Thursday Island and Torres Straits," bj tho lion lohn Douglas, Government Resident of||@@||by the Hon John Douglas, Government Resident of tho island Over 40 years ligo Mr Douglas Was||@@||the island. Over 40 years ago Mr. Douglas was standing for the Darling Downs, then a part nt Now||@@||standing for the Darling Downs, then a part of New bonth \Valu3, and ho dwelt largely lu his||@@||South Wales, and he dwelt largely in his address to tho clacturs on tho advantage of||@@||address to the electors on the advantage of Australian federation He has not gone baek||@@||Australian federation. He has not gone back Dn the sentiments ho thin so eloquently ex-||@@||on the sentiments he then so eloquently ex- pressed, and so there was a tcrtaiu fitness in||@@||pressed, and so there was a certain fitness in ¡ho action of the Federation League when ils||@@||the action of the Federation League when its governing body invited Mr Douglas to doliver au||@@||governing body invited Mr. Douglas to deliver an address to the people of Thursday Island on its his||@@||address to the people of Thursday Island on its his- tory, with speci ti ruferonce to the great topic of the||@@||tory, with special reference to the great topic of the day. It is this address which is now published in book||@@||day. It is this address which is now published in book form Mr Douglas knows Inn island thoroughly||@@||form. Mr. Douglas knows his island thoroughly, and ho possesses a clearness of uxplanution ami a||@@||and he possesses a clearness of explanation and a vividness of description whieh are altogether »titiur||@@||vividness of description which are altogether admir- able lo help the reader and to add to the value of||@@||able to help the reader and to add to the value of the booklet um some very line illnsiratious of the||@@||the booklet are some very fine illustrations of the natives tiltur dress, und their habitations lhesu||@@||natives, their dress, and their habitations. These uro by tho photo vitrilo (collotype) procoas, and are||@@||are by the photo-vitrile (collotype) process, and are reproduotons from photographs Uknu by Mr Claude||@@||reproductons from photographs taken by Mr. Claude Falconor when on a cruiso among the inlands of the||@@||Falconor when on a cruise among the inlands of the 'Torres Straits Mr Douglas has added some words of||@@||Torres Straits. Mr Douglas has added some words of explanation to these pirtures but tis a matter of f tct||@@||explanation to these pictures but as a matter of fact Uley are so excollently dolls that thej almost explain||@@||they are so excellently done that they almost explain thomselves Hie little book is in every wav a credit||@@||themselves. The little book is in every way a credit to those concerned in Its pro luction It v. ii I be found j||@@||to those concerned in its production. It will be found of great nse as an tustorieal retord of nu interesting||@@||of great use as an historical record of an interesting part of the world hy uu interesting man who bus||@@||part of the world by an interesting man who has dono muoh to «dvanco its nwril and material pro-||@@||done much to advance its moral and material pro- gress ------------||@@||gress. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14297572 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CHURCH NEWS.||@@||CHURCH NEWS. CHURCH OP ENGLAND.||@@||CHURCH OF ENGLAND. Tho Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday mauling||@@||The Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday morning and evening preached nt St John's, Wallerawang,||@@||and evening preached at St. John's, Wallerawang, and administered tbo nts of continuation in the||@@||and administered the rite of confirmation in the aftoruoon, on Monday ovouing lie administered||@@||afternoon; on Monday evening he administered confirmation at&t. Puul*8, IJithgow. His Grace re-||@@||confirmation at St. Paul's, Lithgow. His Grace re- turned to town on Thursday, presided yesterday||@@||turned to town on Thursday, presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the trustous of St. James',||@@||afternoon at a meeting of the trustees of St. James', nnd will preach to-morrow o\emng in the||@@||and will preach to-morrow evening in the C tthodrnl||@@||Cathedral. Tho Bishop of Neu cuttle preached at Christ||@@||The Bishop of Newcastle preached at Christ Church Pro-Cathodral last Sunday, and at St.||@@||Church Pro-Cathedral last Sunday, and at St. Andrew's, Waratah and St. John's, Lambton, pre-||@@||Andrew's, Waratah and St. John's, Lambton, pre- viously. Ho has visited Gosford, Paterson, Dungog||@@||viously. He has visited Gosford, Paterson, Dungog on Church matters||@@||on Church matters. Tiio Bishop of Bathurst on Sunday morning ad-||@@||The Bishop of Bathurst on Sunday morning ad- ministered the rite of confirmation at St. Mart's,||@@||ministered the rite of confirmation at St. Mark's, Millthorpe, and pi cached at evening service.||@@||Millthorpe, and preached at evening service. The result of the Advent examination of scholars||@@||The result of the Advent examination of scholars in connection with the Sydney Sunday School In-||@@||in connection with the Sydney Sunday School In- stituto hos been published, and it shaws that 409||@@||stitute has been published, and it shows that 409 entered for examination for all subjects, that there||@@||entered for examination for all subjects, that there were 268 passes in ull subjects-percentage of passes||@@||were 268 passes in all subjects-percentage of passes Cn There wero 49 who ontorcd with 13 passes Hi||@@||65. There were 49 whe entered with 13 passes in one or two subjects onlv The number of Bchools||@@||one or two subjects only. The number of schools represented wore 23. Of the 261 who passed 1}||@@||represented were 23. Of the 268 who passed 13 secured a llrst-eliwo, 104 n second-class, and 151 u||@@||secured a first-class, 104 a second-class, and 151 a third-class ThoSfl*nre3 of the previous year ahouert||@@||third-class. The figures of the previous year showed 3.8 entries, 283 pisses, with a percentage of 86.||@@||328 entries, 283 passes, with a percentage of 86. On Monüa\ evening tbo new parish hslt of St||@@||On Monday evening the new parish hall of St. Anna's, Strathfield, was opened by the Rev W. J.||@@||Anne's, Strathfield, was opened by the Rev. W. J. Cakebroad. E.A., m the prcsenco of a. larne gather||@@||Cakebread, B.A., in the presence of a large gather- mp; of tho parishioners. Canon Corlette, itural||@@||ing of the parishioners. Canon Corlette, Rural Dean, waa tinablo to bo present through illness||@@||Dean, was unable to be present through illness. The chairman referred to the absence of the Itov||@@||The chairman referred to the absence of the Rev. li. J. Hose (tho rector), v, ho had been appointed uno||@@||H. J. Rose (the rector), who had been appointed one of the chaplains to thu troops m South Africa. Mr.||@@||of the chaplains to the troops in South Africa. Mr. Roso had been anxious that tho ball should bo com-||@@||Rose had been anxious that the hall should be com- pleted, and had collected a largo sum towards its||@@||pleted, and had collected a large sum towards its cost. The now hall is a very handsome building, and||@@||cost. The new hall is a very handsome building, and all the detailed arrangements have boen carefully||@@||all the detailed arrangements have been carefully carried t a1, Tho architects are Hossrs. Sulman and||@@||carried out. The architects are Messrs. Sulman and Powor||@@||Power. _hnulc3giving services for harvest and success lu||@@||Thanksgiving services for harvest and success in war wore held m St James', 1-iug-stroot, on Sun-||@@||war were held in St. James', King-street, on Sun- day, when the Hev. H. Bryant, M A., was the morn-||@@||day, when the Rev. H. Bryant, M.A., was the morn- ing and the Rev. W. I. Carr Smith the ovoning||@@||ing and the Rev. W. I. Carr Smith the evening proaoher||@@||preacher. Tho Rev. Canon Shaw, uf St. Paul's, Paterson,||@@||The Rev. Canon Shaw, of St. Paul's, Paterson, oponed yesterday week a sala of work lu aid of the||@@||opened yesterday week a sale of work in aid of the parochial funds of Christ Church, Dungog||@@||parochial funds of Christ Church, Dungog. The Dean of Bathurst on Sunday morning and||@@||The Dean of Bathurst on Sunday morning and evening preached at'Holy Trinity, Orange, on the||@@||evening preached at Holy Trinity, Orange, on the occasion of the harvest annual thanksgiving Borvicoa||@@||occasion of the harvest annual thanksgiving services. Harvest festival services wore held on Sunday at||@@||Harvest festival services were held on Sunday at St. Stephen's, Mittagong, when tho preachers wero||@@||St. Stephen's, Mittagong, when the preachers were the Rev. R ¡>. Wilkinson, Thomas Watson, and the||@@||the Rev. E. S. Wilkinson, Thomas Watson, and the lector , also at _t Matthew's, Albury, when Canon||@@||rector ; also at St. Matthew's, Albury, when Canon Uodby, of Malvern, Victuna, preachod morning and||@@||Godby, of Malvern, Victoria, preached morning and evonmg. Snecial offerings were invited towards the||@@||evening. Special offerings were invited towards the reduction of the debt, and £00 »as contributed , also||@@||reduction of the debt, and £96 was contributed ; also at St John's, Parramatta, when Archdeacon Gun»||@@||at St. John's, Parramatta, when Archdeacon Gun- thor, M A., and the Rev. It. Rook wera the preachers||@@||ther, M.A., and the Rev. R. Rook were the preachers morning and evening respectively.||@@||morning and evening respectively. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14298219 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE EAl.LY CLOSING ACT.||@@||THE EARLY CLOSING ACT. At tbo Itcdferii Folleo Court j estol day, beforo||@@||At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr Delohery, b M , i boullia Mihell, news agent, of||@@||Mr Delohery, S. M. , Thomas Mihell, news agent, of 10 Begent-stroot, Hodferu, William II Bosch, news||@@||10 Regent-street, Redfern, William H. Roach, news agent, of 110 lie.lferu street Redfern, and rhonias||@@||agent, of 149 Redfern-street Redfern, and Thomas Bruce, news agent, of 10a llotany-road, Alex nidria,||@@||Bruce, news agent, of 10a Botany-road, Alexandria, nero oneil charged with having on Pobruary 28 l'eut||@@||were each charged with having on February 28 kept their respectivo shops open fur the purposes of trade||@@||their respective shops open for the purposes of trade after 0 p m , contrary to tho provisions of the fcarly||@@||after 6 p m , contrary to the provisions of the Early Closing Act lha defendants each pleaded that they||@@||Closing Act. The defendants each pleaded that they being news agauts were oxempt under ttie Act||@@||being news agents were exempt under the Act. Sub inspector Garland pointed out that the de-||@@||Sub-inspector Garland pointed out that the de- fendants otich, iu addition toboiug a nous agent||@@||fendants each, in addition to being a news agent, sold stationary or fancy goods toys, &.C I Ins por-||@@||sold stationary or fancy goods toys, &.C, This por- tion of tho business was not divided ofT from the||@@||tion of the business was not divided off from the nawB naoiicj||@@||news agency. J ha Magistrate Can you prova the sale of any of||@@||The Magistrate: Can you prove the sale of any of tho articles named after 0 p in ?||@@||the articles named after 6 p.m. ? Sub inspector Garland It is not necoesnry Tha||@@||Sub inspector Garland: It is not necessary. The place w as lighted uji, aud the goods w aro uxpnsod lor||@@||place was lighted up, and the goods were exposed for sale That itself constitutes an offoiico under the||@@||sale. That itself constitutes an offence under the act||@@||act. lho Magistrate lliat is a question I have||@@||The Magistrate: That is a question I have already d cided to tho contrary m other cases, und||@@||already decided to the contrary in other cases, and now I understand the matter is to be tested in tho||@@||now I understand the matter is to be tested in the Supremo Court Tor that reason I woull sug||@@||Supreme Court. For that reason I would sug- gost thut these cases should bo postpouod for a fort-||@@||gest that these cases should be postponed for a fort- night in order that tho decision of tha Supremo||@@||night in order that the decision of the Supreme Court Judges might be obtained on the point rinsed||@@||Court Judges might be obtained on the point raised Snb-iOBpector Garland enid be would hava no ob-||@@||Sub-inspector Garland said he would have no ob- jection, and other parties interestad having agreed j||@@||jection, and other parties interested having agreed the esses wera postponed accordingly||@@||the cases were postponed accordingly. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14298223 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEPARTURE OF MR. II. N.||@@||DEPARTURE OF MR. H. N. CUNINGHAM.||@@||CUNINGHAM. At the offices of the Wool Exchange, Macauano||@@||At the offices of the Wool Exchange, Macquarie pl&ce, yesterday, an lnterestiug impromptu gather-||@@||place, yesterday, an interesting impromptu gather- ing of vvoolhrokors waa [hold to Bay farewell to||@@||ing of woolbrokers was held to say farewell to Mr. Herbert N. Coningham, the manager of the'Aus||@@||Mr. Herbert N. Cuningham, the manager of the Aus- tralaaian Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited,||@@||tralasian Mortgage and Agency Company, Limited, who is about to depart on a short holiday trip to the||@@||who is about to depart on a short holiday trip to the old country, flio health of Mr. Cuntngham was||@@||old country. The health of Mr. Cuningham was proposed by Mr. F. B. Winchcomha ( Winchcombc,||@@||proposed by Mr. F. B. Winchcombe (Winchcombe, Carson, and Co-, Limited), who referred ta the long||@@||Carson, and Co., Limited), who referred to the long connection of their guest with the Woolbrokers'||@@||connection of their guest with the Woolbrokers' Association, and said that they could not let lum go||@@||Association, and said that they could not let him go an ay without an expression us a hoily jf the good||@@||away without an expression as a body of the good wtshei that they lind all tendered to hitn personally||@@||wishes that they had all tendered to him personally. Ha «ferrari to tbo uopulanty of Mr. Cunragham, and||@@||He referred to the popularity of Mr. Cunningham, and dwelt on tho guod Work be had dono a'hat||@@||dwelt on the good work he had done. That goutloinan had shown himself to be both||@@||gentleman had shown himself to be both clear-headed aud impartial in all matters, and||@@||clear-headed and impartial in all matters, and ha possessed tho confidence to a marked||@@||he possessed the confidence to a marked degree of ovory member of the trade. Ho wished||@@||degree of every member of the trade. He wished him a prosperous voyage and a safe return. The||@@||him a prosperous voyage and a safe return. The toast wus honoured enthusiastically. Mr. Ouoing||@@||toast was honoured enthusiastically. Mr. Cuning- haui, in reply, said that ho had nlwaya boen a well||@@||ham, in reply, said that he had always been a well- wisher of the association, and hoped tout it would||@@||wisher of the association, and hoped that it would continue to do the good work that had characterised it||@@||continue to do the good work that had characterised it in tim num. Ho thunked thom sincerely for tho high||@@||in the past. He thanked them sincerely for the high compliment they had paid him. A suggestion that||@@||compliment they had paid him. A suggestion that the toast of " The Queen " should be drunk waa||@@||the toast of " The Queen " should be drunk was readily accepted aud enthusiastically Honoured,||@@||readily accepted and enthusiastically honoured, after w hieb the gathering broke up.||@@||after which the gathering broke up. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14298745 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GERMANY AND THE WAK.||@@||GERMANY AND THE WAR. In view of tho oft-cepoatod statement in English||@@||In view of the oft-repeated statement in English non »papers that usa nation the people of G ormauy||@@||newspapers that as a nation the people of Germany sympathise with tho Boers in their struggle with||@@||sympathise with the Boers in their struggle with Jüugland, and would hall With satisfaction Iho defect||@@||England, and would hail With satisfaction the defeat of the Impon ti forces, it Is au opuorlune moment to||@@||of the Imperial forces, it is an opportune moment to pubhs'i tho subjoined letter from Dr Scunar/bsch||@@||publish the subjoined letter from Dr. Schwarzbach to the London "¡standard" Hie writer, it «ill be||@@||to the London "Standard." The writer, it will be reinuiuberoa, \ us fornicrl\ u resident ot S>due\||@@||remembered, was fornerly a resident of Sydney. Hu observations on tho nutter aro is follow -||@@||His observations on the matter are as follow: - Agaiu and ri'-iiii do wo read ni I ii(,li3h news||@@||Again and again do we read in English news- papéis slalcmoiits recording tho sympathy which||@@||papers statements regarding the sympathy which has been expressed in (jormunj with the cuuso of||@@||has been expressed in Germany with the cause of tho Boers ni tho pie'eut war-st-ifmonts li iblo tp||@@||the Boers in the present war-statements liable to lead to thu belief that tho nmjoiitj of the Guranu||@@||lead to the belief that the majority of the German pooplo wish far a defeat of British aims in South||@@||people wish for a defeat of British aims in South Africa It is only fair to poiut out that such a con-||@@||Africa. It is only fair to point out that such a con- ception would bo out irelj unfounded. I ruo, sym-||@@||ception would be entirely unfounded. True, sym- pathy with a people fighting apparent!} for thoir lu||@@||pathy with a people fighting apparently for their in- dopendeucs I as been expressed nisi lo and outside the||@@||dependence has been expressed inside and outside the German Parliament H does exist e\ervnhero on||@@||German Parliament. It does exist everywhere on the Continent, mill, to somo oiteut, ni Uroit Britain||@@||the Continent, and, to some extent, in Great Britain as woll but snell a B\inp«.thy is u m ittcr of He||@@||as well ; but such a sympathy is a matter of the heart merely, not of the hcud J he moto enlightened||@@||heart merely, not of the head. The more enlightened liortion of tho Gurman nalion koo/.s perfectly well,||@@||portion of the German nation knows perfectly well, nnd occasionally ,_iv s expression to the kno \ ledge,||@@||and occasionally gives expression to the knowledge, that a defeat of British uiuis in tho present stiugglo||@@||that a defeat of British aims in the present struggle would turn tho iingor of time bick»ard for||@@||would turn the finger of time backward for at least a century us far as South Africa is||@@||at least a century as far as South Africa is co iccrnod Moreover, by increisuig the pres-||@@||concerned. Moreover, by increasing the pres- tige of Primeo lind liussia, such a defeat||@@||tige of France and Russia, such a defeat would mntoi i »11 j nltci for the wornc the position of||@@||would materially alter for the worse the position of Germany lu Europe Iho most inOuoutial papor on||@@||Germany in Europe. Tho most influential paper on the Continent, tho ' Cole-giio Go?«tt ," bus repo itedly||@@||the Continent, the "Cologne Gazette," has repeatedly pointed out the piblical dsugor which would anso in||@@||pointed out the political danger which would arise in such nu event L\un the Au^louhoho journals, muih||@@||such an event. Even the Anglophobe journals, much ovcr-rutcd ns thuy ure both as to number and import-||@@||over-rated as they are both as to number and import- ance, admit (ejxopt in a fow isolated cant s of mental||@@||ance, admit (except in a few isolated cases of mental short si^ht) thnt tho enprejiney of Boer rulo south of||@@||short-sight) that the supremacy of Boer rule south of tho Zambesi would bivo u detrimental effect, not||@@||the Zambesi would have a detrimental effect, not only on tho interests of Ln"land and Germany, but||@@||only on the interests of England and Germany, but au indirect ono also on tho world's progress iii||@@||an indirect one also on the world's progress in geuorit||@@||general. Piofes8or Vamborj, ot Buda-Pesth Uuivoisity, has||@@||Professor Vambery, of Buda-Pesth University, has recently given public expression to his belief that fow||@@||recently given public expression to his belief that few mon on the Continent fully understand the origin||@@||men on the Continent fully understand the origin and causes of tho wai, and that " rojdors of IICHS||@@||and causes of the war, and that " readers of news- papers, however numerous, ara led by tho striug like||@@||papers, however numerous, are led by the string like a long row of camels " IhiB may bo true as fir as tho||@@||a long row of camels." This may be true as far as the EsBtern States aro concerned In Germany public||@@||Eastern States are concerned. In Germany public opinion is less inllucnced by a clamorous press than||@@||opinion is less influenced by a clamorous press than elsewhere Sinco the besm nug of tho war I have hud||@@||elsewhere. Since the beginning of the war I have had accastou to gaugo the opinion of a largo number of||@@||occasion to gauge the opinion of a large number of prominent people in Geruium Almost all of thom||@@||prominent people in Germany. Almost all of them stated thoir conviction of the uiiavoidabihtj ot " tho||@@||stated their conviction of the unavoidability of " the sword replacing tho jion " Bbould kiiclund intend to||@@||sword replacing the pen " should England intend to return (her prestigo in South Africa Is o historical||@@||retain her prestige in South Africa. No historical deeds were ever accomplished by tho expression pt||@@||deeds were ever accomplished by the expression of mero sentiment. Germany, abo\o othor countries,||@@||mere sentiment. Germany, above other countries, has repeatedly eipenonctid this trimm hci-sclt||@@||has repeatedly experienced this truism herself. Danug tho war m 1860 the sympathy of tho world||@@||During the war in 1866 the sympathy of the world was with Hanover und llcî«e, jet no one questioned||@@||was with Hanover and Hesse, yet no one questioned the iron necessity of haviiu these States amalga-||@@||the iron necessity of having these States amalga- mated with Prutsia, to enublu Prussia to fulfil her||@@||mated with Prussia, to enable Prussia to fulfil her mission in Germany lue mission of longland in||@@||mission in Germany. The mission of England in South Africa insy or maj not be similor to tho one||@@||South Africa may or may not be similar to the one mentioned, yot it should not be forgotteu that her||@@||mentioned, yet it should not be forgotten that her peoplu have couqueicd and succosstull\ colonised||@@||people have couquered and successfully colonised lar-olï countries, not only for their own bonelit, but||@@||far-off countries, not only for their own benefit, but for tho benefit of raomboio of nil mitions||@@||for the benefit of members of all nations. Concerning tho attitudu of the Gerinau element||@@||Concerning the attitude of the German element throughout the British dominions, I defy contradic-||@@||throughout the British dominions, I defy contradic- tion m stutiiig that Anglo-Germane aro en bloom||@@||tion in stating that Anglo-Germans are en bloc in favour of a successful termination of clio war by a||@@||favour of a successful termination of the war by a country the advantages of whose public institutions,||@@||country the advantages of whose public institutions, politically, commercially, aud otherwise, haye en-||@@||politically, commercially, and otherwise, haye en- deared themselves to all.||@@||deared themselves to all. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14299471 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I DIVOllOE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) WALSH v. WALSH.||@@||WALSH v. WALSH. Margaret Walsh formerly Ryan, sued for divorce||@@||Margaret Walsh, formerly Ryan, sued for divorce from Pntnok Walsh Mr Muck appoored for the||@@||from Patrick Walsh. Mr. Mack appeared for the petitioner, who auld aho was married to respondent||@@||petitioner, who said she was married to respondent lu 1SS5 Sho applied fora dissolution of hertnartiago||@@||in 1885. She applied for a dissolution of her marriage on the ground cf desertion In 1892 the respondent||@@||on the ground of desertion. In 1892 the respondent left homo withe ut telling her whoro ha was going,||@@||left home without telling her where he was going, aud abo had nuver seen him since||@@||and she had never seen him since. A electee nisi waa granted, returnable in three||@@||A decree nisi was granted, returnable in three months||@@||months. HDBBUCK v HUBBUOK||@@||HUBBUCK v. HUBBUCK. Mary Anu ilubbuck, formorlv Atery, soiighta||@@||Mary Ann Hubbuck, formerly Avery, sought a dissolution of her murriágo with Willum Hubbuck,||@@||dissolution of her marriage with William Hubbuck, for desertion According to petitioner, the parties||@@||for desertion. According to petitioner, the parties were marnetl in 1894 at Lambtou She had novar||@@||were married in 1894 at Lambton. She had never lived with her husbaud After marriage aim staved||@@||lived with her husband. After marriage she stayed with her mother She had repeatedly asked||@@||with her mother. She had repeatedly asked respondent to muke a homo for lier Ho always||@@||respondent to make a home for her. He always promised to do so, but uover had made a home tor||@@||promised to do so, but never had made a home for her Kespondent used to c ill to see her occasionally,||@@||her. Respondent used to call to see her occasionally, hut tlis last timo she suw lum was in February,||@@||but the last time she saw him was in February, 189G||@@||1896. A decree nisi yvas granted, returnable in a month.||@@||A decree nisi was granted, returnable in a month. M'KTNNBYv M'KINNEY||@@||McKINNEY v. McKINNEY. Ltkol M 'Kinuoy sought u divorco from Thomas||@@||Ethel McKinney sought a divorce from Thomas George M'lunnoy on the ground that he yvas an||@@||George McKinney on the ground that he was an habitual drunkard, had habitually left her without||@@||habitual drunkard, had habitually left her without proper means of support, und was guittj of habitual||@@||proper means of support, and was guilty of habitual cruelty||@@||cruelty. Ills Honor, after hearing, grtutod a decree ntstbe||@@||His Honor, after hearing, granted a decree nisi be- cnuao of habitual drunkenness by respondent nnd||@@||cause of habitual drunkenness by respondent, and because he bad habitually left petitioner without||@@||because he had habitually left petitioner without proper mrins of support The decreowas ordered to||@@||proper means of support. The decree was ordered to be returnal le in it mouth, ant his Honor said that I||@@||be returnable in a month, and his Honor said that respondent must pay the coats of tho suit '||@@||respondent must pay the costs of the suit. BANKS y BANKS||@@||BANKS v. BANKS. Itebecca Bauka sued for dissolution of marriage||@@||Rebecca Banks sued for dissolution of marriage with Cha los John Banks, tor desertion||@@||with Charles John Banks, for desertion. His Honor, after hearing, directed that the petition||@@||His Honor, after hearing, directed that the petition be amended by the insertion of nu application for tho||@@||be amended by the insertion of an application for the custody of tho child, lud that it bo re-servud Upon||@@||custody of the child, and that it be re-served. Upon afhdavit of re-service, anti no uppcaranco cn the third||@@||affidavit of re-service, and no appearance on the third day after service, bia Honor said the case might pro-||@@||day after service, his Honor said the case might pro- ceed||@@||ceed. MOttKIS y MOKB1S AND MITCHELL||@@||MORRIS v. MORRIS AND MITCHELL. William Morris, labourer, sought dissolutiou of||@@||William Morris, labourer, sought dissolution of b13 marriage with Emily Morna formerly Flume||@@||his marriage with Emily Morris, formerly Finnie, for adultery with Thomas Mitchell who was joined||@@||for adultery with Thomas Mitchell, who was joined in the suit as eo-rcspoudeut Petitioner||@@||in the suit as co-respondent. Petitioner deposed that ho was married to respoudeut in 18S9||@@||deposed that he was married to respondent in 1889. In October, 18J2, when they were living at Crown||@@||In October, 1892, when they were living at Crown- street. Ultimo, the respondent loft lum Sho re||@@||street, Ultimo, the respondent left him. She re- turned after eouio time, and tiley lived together again||@@||turned after some time, and they lived together again until last Easter, whoti petitioner left her on account||@@||until last Easter, when petitioner left her on account of tim manner in which she WUB carrying on witta u||@@||of the manner in which she was carrying on with a colourod athlete||@@||coloured athlete. \\ illiain Banks, n coloured comedian, living at||@@||William Banks, a coloured comedian, living at Ultimo, gayo evidence that he about four mouths||@@||Ultimo, gave evidence that he about four months ago let a room to ihomas Mitchell, a colourod mau,||@@||ago let a room to Thomas Mitchell, a coloured man, Who had a womau with htm who pissed as his wife||@@||who had a woman with him who passed as his wife. They lived there together Witness did not know||@@||They lived there together. Witness did not know who the woman was||@@||who the woman was. Mrs fUohel Turner, mother of the respondent||@@||Mrs. Rachel Turner, mother of the respondent, said she saw some of respondent's furniture in a||@@||said she saw some of respondent's furniture in a house lu Crown-lans, and a portrait of Mitchell yvas||@@||house in Crown-lane, and a portrait of Mitchell was there Witness toro it up||@@||there. Witness tore it up. His Honor grauted a decree nisi, returnable in a||@@||His Honor granted a decree nisi, returnable in a month||@@||month. FI1ZGEHALD v F1TZGEUALÜ||@@||FITZGERALD v. FITZGERALD. Bertha Fitzgerald, formerly Kay petitioned for||@@||Bertha Fitzgerald, formerly Kay, petitioned for dissolution of marriage with Henry Charles Fitz||@@||dissolution of marriage with Henry Charles Fitz- gotald on the ¿round of cruelly Petitioner deposed||@@||gerald on the ground of cruelty. Petitioner deposed that marriago took place in 1893 ltespondeut had||@@||that marriage took place in 1898. Respondent had since frequently assaulted her Etrly last jeur||@@||since frequently assaulted her. Early last year respondent was sentenced at tim Glube Police Court||@@||respondent was sentenced at the Glebe Police Court to six months' imprisonment for having assaulted||@@||to six months' imprisonment for having assaulted her||@@||her. A decree nun was printed, returnable in a month||@@||A decree nisi was granted, returnable in a month. LEESE v. I-LESE||@@||LEESE v. LEESE. Mary Leese, formerly Hall, sought for divorce||@@||Mary Leese, formerly Hall, sought for divorce I from William Henry Loese for desertion Potitionor||@@||from William Henry Leese for desertion. Petitioner oaid she was married at Casino to respondent in June||@@||said she was married at Casino to respondent in June 1880||@@||1880. A decree nisi was granted, roturnablo in a month,||@@||A decree nisi was granted, returnable in a month, petitioner to have custody of the children||@@||petitioner to have custody of the children. DLNN A DUNN||@@||DUNN v. DUNN. Eugenie Dunn, formerly Von Brancas, sued||@@||Eugenie Dunn, formerly Von Brancas, sued George Henry Duuu for dissolution of marnuge for||@@||George Henry Dunn for dissolution of marriage for desution Petitioner said thev wore married in||@@||desertion. Petitioner said they were married in April, 18JG Soon afterwards respondent loft her,||@@||April, 1896. Soon afterwards respondent left her, and shs had uot seen him siuco||@@||and she had not seen him since. A decree nun was granted, returnable m a month||@@||A decree nisi was granted, returnable in a month. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14299658 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Boforo Mr. Juatico Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) COX v. COX AND ANOTHER.||@@||COX v. COX AND ANOTHER. Mr. Ralston, instructed by Messrs Shorter and||@@||Mr. Ralston, instructed by Messrs. Shorter and Sou, appeared for tho petitioner, Idiomas Cox, a||@@||Son, appeared for the petitioner, Thomas Cox, a fireman, who asked fora dissolution of lila marrmgo||@@||fireman, who asked for a dissolution of his marriage with Annie Margaret Cox, nee Gunston, on tho||@@||with Annie Margaret Cox, nee Gunston, on the ground of hor adultery with ouo George H Kentish,||@@||ground of her adultery with one George H. Kentish, H ho vv as joined as co-respondent Tho marriage waa||@@||who was joined as co-respondent. The marriage was solemnised according to the rites 01 the Presbyterian||@@||solemnised according to the rites of the Presbyterian Church at Hamilton, in tho New castlo district, on||@@||Church at Hamilton, in the Newcastle district, on Juno 2G, 1S90 lhere was no appeurauco-of respon-||@@||June 26, 1890. There was no appearance of respon- dent or co-respondent, and Ina Honor found all the||@@||dent or co-respondent, and his Honor found all the issues lu favour of the petitioner, und granted thedo||@@||issues in favour of the petitioner, and granted the de- creo uisi, making it returnable in one month||@@||cree nisi, making it returnable in one month ; co-respoudout to pay costs of suit, and petitioner to||@@||co-respondent to pay costs of suit, and petitioner to hive the custody of the chilarcn||@@||have the custody of the children. BENNEIT v BENNEri||@@||BENNETT v. BENNETT. riorcnce i duli Bennett nee Ross, asked for a||@@||Florence Edith Bennett, nee Ross, asked for a dissolution of her marriage with W iliwan Edward||@@||dissolution of her marriage with William Edward Bennett a printer, on tho ground of lim desertion||@@||Bennett, a printer, on the ground of his desertion. The marriage took placo at Orango according to thu||@@||The marriage took place at Orange according to the forms of the Church ot England ou March 8, 1893||@@||forms of the Church of England on March 8, 1893. i hero was no appearance of the rospoudont His||@@||There was no appearance of the respondent. His Honor grantod tho decree nun, making it returnable j||@@||Honor granted the decree nisi, making it returnable in throu mouths, respondent to pay coats of suit |||@@||in three months, respondent to pay costs of suit. DLCREES ABSOLUTE||@@||DECREES ABSOLUTE. lhe decrees nisi lu tho following cases were pro||@@||The decrees nisi in the following cases were pro- noiiurc 1 absoluto -Maria Ellon Spouco v. Horace||@@||nounced absolute :— Maria Ellen Spence v. Horace Alexaudor Spen o , Emily Yates v Joseph Russel||@@||Alexander Spence ; Emily Yates v. Joseph Russel Yates und Margaret Christen v Ion Theodor||@@||Yates, and Margaret Christen v. Ion Theodor Christen||@@||Christen. GREEN v GRELN||@@||GREEN v. GREEN. Mr Boyce, instructed by Mr A J Leary, ap||@@||Mr. Boyce, instructed by Mr. A. J. Leary, ap- peared for the petitioner Ma-y Grcou, nee Curran,||@@||peared for the petitioner Mary Green, nee Curran, who asked fora divorce trorn herhusband,Venantiaa||@@||who asked for a divorce from her husband, Venantius Oreen, ii cabinetmaker, on the ground of desertion||@@||Green, a cabinetmaker, on the ground of desertion. Hie murnago took place at Bourke, accordiug to tho||@@||The marriage took place at Bourke, according to the forma of the Church of Christ, on May '), 1891||@@||forms of the Church of Christ, on May 9, 1894. The respondent did not appear His Honor granted||@@||The respondent did not appear. His Honor granted tho decreo uisi, making it returnable m one month||@@||the decree nisi, making it returnable in one month ; respondent to pay costs out of pocket, and petitioner||@@||respondent to pay costs out of pocket, and petitioner to have custody of children||@@||to have custody of children. AILI v AILI||@@||AILI v. AILI. Mr Boya appoared fortho potitioner, Catherine||@@||Mr. Boys appeared for the petitioner, Catherine Elizabeth Aili, formerly Wolneh, who sought for a||@@||Elizabeth Aili, formerly Wolrich, who sought for a dissolution of her marnu_o with David Aili, who||@@||dissolution of her marraige with David Aili, who was a gurdener by trade, on the ground of desertion||@@||was a gardener by trade, on the ground of desertion. fho inarnago took place ou rsbruory 2J, 1_SS,||@@||The marriage took place on February 29, 1888, according to tho forniB of the Church of England||@@||according to the forms of the Church of England. i hero was no appuarauce on behalf of the respon-||@@||There was no appearance on behalf of the respon- dent, und his Honor, having heard tho evidence||@@||dent, and his Honor, having heard the evidence called m support of the petition, pronounced tho||@@||called in support of the petition, pronounced the decree nisi, making it returnable in three months||@@||decree nisi, making it returnable in three months. GIBSON v GIBSON||@@||GIBSON v. GIBSON. Mr Boj ce, instructed by Mi. A T Leary, ap-||@@||Mr. Boyce, instructed by Mr. A. J. Leary, ap- pcared on behalf of the potitioner, Kate Mary||@@||peared on behalf of the petitioner, Kate Mary Ulbson, w ho asked fora divorce from bor husband,||@@||Gibson, who asked for a divorce from her husband, Lilword 1 runeis Gibson, a grocer, on tho ground of||@@||Edward Francis Gibson, a grocer, on the ground of desertion Rosnondout did not uppear Thoiuar||@@||desertion. Respondent did not appear. The mar- nugo wus celebrated at St Mary's Roman Cathoho||@@||riage was celebrated at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral on August 12 1SJ0 His Honor granted||@@||Cathedral on August 12, 1890. His Honor granted the decreo mm, making it rcturnablo in threo months,||@@||the decree nisi, making it returnable in three months ; potitioner to have curtodj ot her ohildren, and rc||@@||petitioner to have custody of her children, and re- bpoudentto pay out-of-pocket costs||@@||spondent to pay out-of-pocket costs. MARSHALL \ MARSHALL AND ANOTHER||@@||MARSHALL v. MARSHALL AND ANOTHER. William Henry Marshall, who described himsolf||@@||William Henry Marshall, who described himself niau agent, appeared lu poison, and asked for a||@@||as an agent, appeared in person, and asked for a diBBolution of hismarriugo with Mary Amoila New-||@@||dissolution of his marriage with Mary Amelia New- berry, nee Brown on tho (/round of hot ndultorv||@@||berry, nee Brown on the ground of her adultery with a perBou who was joined in the petition aa co||@@||with a person who was joined in the petition as co- respondent. Öeither respondent not co-respondent||@@||respondent. Neither respondent nor co-respondent anpeared. His Honor-found all tho issues iniavonr||@@||appeared. His Honor found all the issues in favour of petitioner, and granted the decree nisi, to ho||@@||of petitioner, and granted the decree nisi, to be moved absolute in one month.||@@||moved absolute in one month. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300125 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. Wednesday, March 11,||@@||Wednesday, March 14. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) MITCHELL v. MITCHELL,.||@@||MITCHELL v. MITCHELL. S illina .Taño Mitchell, fornieily Burga*", asked for||@@||Sabina Jane Mitchell, formerly Burgess, asked for n diBsoliition of liol i.iurriago with Ernest Bligh||@@||a dissolution of her marriage with Ernest Hugh Mitchell for desertion. Petitioner staled oho was||@@||Mitchell for desertion. Petitioner stated she was milmed to respondent in lll'll. Ile left lier a year||@@||married to respondent in 1891. He left her a year later, and (hu had nevoi accn lum since.||@@||later, and she had never seen him since. A decrco nisi was grantod, returnable in four||@@||A decree nisi was granted, returnable in four months /||@@||months. HOK1N v. HO KIN.||@@||HOKIN v. HOKIN. Annie Edith Amanda Ilokiu, formally Ward, sued||@@||Annie Edith Amanda Hokin, formerly Ward, sued for indtcial separation from George Froponok Hobin||@@||for judicial separation from George Freperick Hokin on the ground of cruelty. The casa atood over from||@@||on the ground of cruelty. The case stood over from last Soptombor. Respondent ftlotl an answer in||@@||last September. Respondent filed an answer in which ho denied bavmg boon guilty of cruelty, and||@@||which he denied having been guilty of cruelty, and alleged condonation ami desortiou by petitioner||@@||alleged condonation and desertion by petitioner without juat cau"0.||@@||without just cause. His Honor, nitor heariug, made u decreo for||@@||His Honor, after hearing, made a decree for judicial separation, el dering respondent to pay costs||@@||judicial separation, ordering respondent to pay costs and porninuoiit alimony to tho potitiorer to the||@@||and permanent alimony to the petitioner to the Dinount of 153 por weak, besides 7s Oil per week for||@@||amount of 15s per week, besides 7s 6d per week for the support of eacli child until it reaches tho ago ot||@@||the support of each child until it reaches the age of l8.||@@||18. DHOWN v. BROWN.||@@||BROWN v. BROWN. Florentino Fanny Cornelia Garland Locket||@@||Florentine Fanny Cornelia Garland Locket Brown, formerly JUickron, sought for divorce from||@@||Brown, formerly Hickson, sought for divorce from Albert Blair Brown, or m tho alternativo judicial||@@||Albert Blair Brown, or in the alternative judicial separation, on the ground of cruolty. According to||@@||separation, on the ground of cruelty. According to petitioner the parties wcro married in 1337 in||@@||petitioner the parties were married in 1887 in Sydney. Respondent bael frequently cruelly beaton||@@||Sydney. Respondent had frequently cruelly beaten her.||@@||her. A decrco nisi waa granted roturnahlo in three||@@||A decree nisi was granted returnable in three months, respondent to pay costs,||@@||months, respondent to pay costs. FERGUSON v. FERGUSON.||@@||FERGUSON v. FERGUSON. His Honor said ho had considered the application||@@||His Honor said he had considered the application of Annie Hope Forgusou lor divorce from Charles||@@||of Annie Hope Ferguson for divorce from Charles Ferguson for desertion in connection with tho ques-||@@||Ferguson for desertion in connection with the ques- tion! whether tho ro3jiondout was domiciled m tho||@@||tion whether the respondent was domiciled in the colony, and had como to tho conclusion that respon-||@@||colony, and had come to the conclusion that respon- dent was stiiilciontly.Joinicilt'T1 under the Act. * líe||@@||dent was sufficiently domiciled under the Act. He would grant a decree nisi returnable in threo||@@||would grant a decree nisi returnable in three mouths.||@@||months. tlANYAHD v. UANYATtD AND FEATHER||@@||RANYARD v. RANYARD AND FEATHER- bTON.||@@||STON. Arthur Itanyard, carpenter, of ICinraa, aoueht||@@||Arthur Ranyard, carpenter, of Kiama, sought a divorce from Lavinia Hallyard, formerly Sands||@@||a divorce from Lavinia Ranyard, formerly Sands- burgb, on Iho ground ot adultery with Jack||@@||burgh, on the ground of adultery with Jack Foatiiurslon, of North Ynss, who won loincd lu tho||@@||Featherston, of North Yass, who was joined in the suit ns co-respondont. ttospoudont denied miscon-||@@||suit as co-respondont. Respondent denied miscon- duct, aud alleged petitioner desorted hor beforo the||@@||duct, and alleged petitioner deserted her before the date of the it lultory with which abo was charged.||@@||date of the adultery with which she was charged. Mr. Whitfold appeared for petitioner, mid Ur,||@@||Mr. Whitfeld appeared for petitioner, and Mr. Piekburn for tho respondent. The co-resuondent||@@||Pickburn for the respondent. The co-respondent did not appear.||@@||did not appear. Tho case is part heard||@@||The case is part heard. Thursday, March IS.||@@||Thursday, March 15. MAUTIN v. MARITN.||@@||MARTIN v. MARTIN. Emma Jauo Martin, iormcrly Townsend, sued for||@@||Emma Jane Martin, formerly Townsend, sued for divorco from T/redonck Farsee Murtiu for desertion.||@@||divorce from Frederick Persse Martin for desertion. Petitioner stated that they wero mar no i in lb05.||@@||Petitioner stated that they were married in 1895. In May, 1890, lihou thov wera living at Cudal, the||@@||In May, 1896, when they were living at Cudal, the respondent left her, and abo had not seen him anice,||@@||respondent left her, and she had not seen him since. A decree mai was granted, returnable in throe||@@||A decree nisi was granted, returnable in three months.||@@||months. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300243 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BELEASFa OF THE R.M.S.||@@||THE RELEASE OF THE R.M.S. INDIA FROM QUARANTINE.||@@||INDIA FROM QUARANTINE. A PAbSENGER DEFIES THE AUTHORITIES.||@@||A PASSENGER DEFIES THE AUTHORITIES. The RMS India was granted pratiquo last||@@||The R.M.S. India was granted pratique last evening, and the procedure in connection therewith||@@||evening, and the procedure in connection therewith was unusual Tho India was placed in qusrantino||@@||was unusual. The India was placed in quarantine because on the outward voTago thero bad been small-||@@||because on the outward voyage there had been small- pox aboard It happens that the qua'antine station||@@||pox aboard. It happens that the quarantine station IB the only place ii Yatla Mo for the purpose of isolating||@@||is the only place available for the purpose of isolating not only smallpox patients anti ' suspects " aud||@@||not only smallpox patients and "suspects" and asnoci-ites, but bubonic pl-ip.uo patients and " con-||@@||associates, but bubonic plague patients and "con- tacts" as well Before tho India lind rcscbuil Aus-||@@||tacts" as well. Before the India had reached Aus- tralian ports tho quarantine station »as being||@@||tralian ports the quarantine station was being utilised to a ¡nrooextentfor isolating plague patients||@@||utilised to a large extent for isolating plague patients and "contacts" As the vesiol was comiug||@@||and "contacts". As the vessel was coming along the coast tho Nan South Wales authoii||@@||along the coast the New South Wales authori- tics, anticipating rcluctanca on the part of||@@||ties, anticipating reluctance on the part of some of the passeDgers to go ashore at||@@||some of the passengers to go ashore at Noith [load (even althougii their i luco of deten-||@@||North Head (even although their place of deten- tion should oe quite independent of any uro* utilised||@@||tion should be quite independent of any area utilised lu connection with the plague), induced the "Victorian||@@||in connection with the plague), induced the "Victorian Board of Health to alford bydney-buuud passengers||@@||Board of Health to afford Sydney-bound passengers opportunity for spouding the jionod for which thoy||@@||opportunity for spending the period for which they would bo under medical observation at the Victorian||@@||would be under medical observation at the Victorian Quarantine Station Some of the Sydney passengers||@@||Quarantine Station. Some of the Sydney passengers ilo-liueil to take advantage of that arrangement, and||@@||declined to take advantage of that arrangement, and when tho vosscl sailed for bydaej carno ou with||@@||when the vessel sailed for Sydney came on with her On arrival in Port Jackson sho||@@||her. On arrival in Port Jackson she waB ordered into quarantine, nnd as some||@@||was ordered into quarantine, and as some people abosrd entertained a prejudice agaiust||@@||people aboard entertained a prejudice against going ashore at North Head tiley bad tho gratifica-||@@||going ashore at North Head they had the gratifica- tion of finding tnut so long as tho vessel remained at||@@||tion of finding that so long as the vessel remained at the station thoy were not asked to leave her The||@@||the station they were not asked to leave her. The time, however, arrived for releasing the vessel, bntnot||@@||time, however, arrived for releasing the vessel, but not the uiivacciuated the passengers Then arose a dolí||@@||the unvaccinated the passengers. Then arose a deli- cate question relating to dealing with the passengers||@@||cate question relating to dealing with the passengers referred to An intimation was made to thom fhut||@@||referred to. An intimation was made to them that tiley w ero required to go ashore- at Nn-th Hoad||@@||they were required to go ashore at North Head. This ona of them stoutly refused to do||@@||This one of them stoutly refused to do. lu these circumstances it was found necus||@@||In these circumstances it was found neces- saiy to obtain Exeoutivo authority for what||@@||sary to obtain Executive authority for what it was proposed to do Cousequeuily a special meet-||@@||it was proposed to do. Consequently a special meet- ing of the Executive Council was held at Govern-||@@||ing of the Executive Council was held at Govern- ment Houso last evomng. Thereat tho issuoof||@@||ment House last evening. Thereat the issue of certain documents was sanctioned Omi of tbesB||@@||certain documents was sanctioned. One of these released tbo India from quarantine as from last||@@||released the India from quarantine as from last evening, whilo another directed that certain pas-||@@||evening, while another directed that certain pas- senger« by the mnilboat should go ashore end||@@||sengers by the mailboat should go ashore and complete their period of detention at North Head||@@||complete their period of detention at North Head. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300607 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn Tho meeting of the Hyde Council was held on Trida?,||@@||The meeting of the Ryde Council was held on Friday, March 0. Tho Mayor and Alderman Tucker were absent||@@||March 9. The Mayor and Alderman Tucker were absent The report of the finance committee, recommending pat||@@||The report of the finance committee, recommending pay- I ment» amounting lo £53 3s 6d, and Miowmir n credit||@@||ments amounting to £53 3s 6d, and showing a credit i balance to the general account of £H5 la Dil, aud the ram||@@||balance to the general account of £55 3s 6d, and the ram I tar> aeconnt £S2 on 2d, waa adopted. Tho icport of the||@@||tary account £82 8s 2d, was adopted. The report of the «oiks cummitUe, iccommeniintr the fonnatiun of np||@@||works committee, recommening the formation of ap proaclica to the bridge over Constitution-roid, uud tho re-||@@||proaches to the bridge over Constitution-road, and the re- pair of Parramatta-toad with ]DO yards blue metal, wu-i||@@||pair of Parramatta-road with 150 yards blue metal, was also adopted. A letter wai received from the Ermington||@@||also adopted. A letter was received from the Ermington and BydaJmcre Conned, asking tho Mayor of Ityda to can-||@@||and Rydalmere Council, asking the Mayor of Ryde to con- ino a meeting of the councils in\tbo Ryde electorate to||@@||vene a meeting of the councils in the Ryde electorate to discuta tho advisableness of forming a Ey de electorate||@@||discuss the advisableness of forming a Ryde electorate Municipal Association It was decided to comply with tho||@@||Municipal Association. It was decided to comply with the request The following motions wero earned -By Alder-||@@||request. The following motions wero carried -By Alder- man Benson,-" That the works committee report c« the||@@||man Benson,-" That the works committee report on the bert means of effectively draining Church-Street on the east||@@||best means of effectively draining Church-Street on the east Ride, from Mr Beamer'«* hnusea to the enHert below" By||@@||side, from Mr Seamer's house to the culvert below" By Alderman Redshaw,-" 1 hat tlie member for the dt**trict||@@||Alderman Redshaw,-" That the member for the district be requested to urge on the Government the noc&vity of||@@||be requested to urge on the Government the neccessity of replacing the present punt on tne Pan »matta Uiver with a||@@||replacing the present punt on the Parramatta River with a more jserrieeable one driven by sUam/*||@@||more serviceable one driven by steam. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300701 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TERRIBLE DISASTER IN||@@||TERRIBLE DISASTER IN JAI AN.||@@||JAPAN. - m||@@|| THIRTY-ONE GIRLS BTJUNED TO DEATH.||@@||THIRTY-ONE GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH. Tho " Kobo Hi J»ld " to hand by the Japanni||@@||The " Kobe Herald " to hand by the Japanese mail steamer Kusuga Maru, which arnved on Mareil||@@||mail steamer Kasuga Maru, which arrived on March 14, gives pniticulurs of a ternilla fire »hick||@@||14, gives particulars of a terrible fire which occurred at Nugoya on Tuesday, January 23, m I||@@||occurred at Nagoya on Tuesday, January 23, in a weaving factory The ownsr of the factor; hld||@@||weaving factory. The owner of the factory had 5U girls and three men lu his employment,||@@||50 girls and three men in his employment. Au extra number of orders hsd been teemed||@@||An extra number of orders had been received and he put tho girls on tw o shifts so as to Urmo the||@@||and he put the girls on two shifts so as to finish the work before the Chineeo New Year, which ii ibu||@@||work before the Chinese New Year, which is still observed in some patts of ths country The guli||@@||observed in some parts of the country. The girls worked till 1 o'clock on thu morning of the fire, and||@@||worked till 1 o'clock on the morning of the fire, and retired ut 1.40 The dormitory was a tiru atoned||@@||retired at 1.40. The dormitory was a two-storied building, and 36 of the girls slept upetairi The||@@||building, and 36 of the girls slept upstairs. The owner of the factory WHS accustomed to lock the||@@||owner of the factory was accustomed to lock the doors from the outside after the girls were ia bed,||@@||doors from the outside after the girls were in bed, and ho did so on this occasion, cannoning the girls to||@@||and he did so on this occasion, cautioning the girls to be careful about the hibuchis and lumps||@@||be careful about the hibachis and lamps. An extraf rdiunry sound wus beard in the direetun||@@||An extraordinary sound was heard in the direction of this building at about 3 JO, and the factory.owwt||@@||of this building at about 3.30, and the factory-owner aud other people about the plsce came out to seethe||@@||and other people about the place came out to see the cause Ihey fouud tho dormitory ablaze Tee||@@||cause. They found the dormitory ablaze. The shrieks and crios for holp were frightful A ilronj||@@||shrieks and cries for help were frightful. A strong north-westerly wind wae blowing, and the funs«||@@||north-westerly wind was blowing, and the flames soon naught the private house of the owner ted tie||@@||soon caught the private house of the owner and the factory They neglected or forgot to unlock til||@@||factory. They neglected or forgot to unlock the doo, of the upper story of the girls' sleeping pira,||@@||door of the upper story of the girls' sleeping place, but ron into thnr own houses tu carry out (he ion*||@@||but ran into their own houses to carry out the furni- turo The gil Is meantime shrieked and screuied,||@@||ture. The girls meantime shrieked and screamed, and could bj heard rushing hither aud thither, H||@@||and could be heard rushing hither and thither, but no assistance esme||@@||no assistance came. Sir of thom who were near one end of lb||@@||Six of them who were near one end of the building fell into thu Ore through the floor grrof||@@||building fell into the fire through the floor giving wav, and they rushed madly out of the HUM||@@||way, and they rushed madly out of the flames badly burned Then fjllowed ii tremendo«||@@||badly burned. Then followed a tremendous cra,-h, the whole floor giving way with the remaui»||@@||crash, the whole floor giving way with the remain- lue 30 girls, who met u fearful death The local IM||@@||ing 30 girls, who met a fearful death. The local fire bngitd«, cossietmg of Ti men, urtived at the spot||@@||brigade, consisting of 73 men, arrived at the spot just before the tire was over, and «as practice«||@@||just before the fire was over, and was practically useless The remains of tho dead were fearMj||@@||useless. The remains of the dead were fearfully charred aud it was with con-ndera ile difficulty f»j||@@||charred and it was with considerable difficulty that tbeir identity was established Thirty-one dw||@@||their identity was established. Thirty-one dead bodies were found, aud 30 of thom were ídeutií«,||@@||bodies were found, and 30 of them were identified, but the remaining one was corliOod lobs the res»""||@@||but the remaining one was certified to be the remains of a man||@@||of a man. The owner of the factorv has a loss of 3003 vu.||@@||The owner of the factory has a loss of 3000 yen. Ho Ins been severely censured in tesuectof hu fallu||@@||He has been severely censured in respect of his failure to unlock the door-a neglect which cau'ed the feu||@@||to unlock the door-a neglect which caused the fear- ful tragedy He is reported to have become lina«||@@||ful tragedy. He is reported to have become (unclear) latería the morning The csuse of the lire ni»"||@@||later in the morning. The cause of the fire is re- ported ta have beeu the upsetting of a kotatso,»||@@||ported to have been the upsetting of a kotatsu, a charcoal stove, which lgmtod a futon, the W««||@@||charcoal stove, which ignited a futon, the flames thereafter spreading quickly||@@||thereafter spreading quickly. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300861 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVOROIS COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (B ti füre Mr, Justice Simpson).||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson). M'MUltrUIE v. M*MURTKIK(p».t heard.)||@@||McMURTRIE v. McMURTRIE (part heard.) Mr. Whitfold, instructed liy Mc^ri, I AU* und||@@||Mr. Whitfeld, instructed by Messrs. Ellis and Button, wppsired for tho petitioner, Elit» Ellon||@@||Button, appeared for the petitioner, Edith Ellen U'Murme, form-rW Wynne, whu 3uught a dirnrce||@@||McMurtrie, formerly Wynne, who sought a divorce fruin John M'Murtnn mi the gruuud*i nf denerin»»,||@@||from John McMurtrie on the grounds of desertion, v»mlual (hunice mea* for threo'yeirs ann upward*,||@@||habitual drunkenness for three years and upwards, ina leavui£ her f «r throe > oars and unwin!s without||@@||and leaving her for three years and upwards without menus i f fuppurt. Thero vrua no appearance on be||@@||means of support. There was no appearance on be- htlf of Hie rei|uiiidt*ut. fhe caso wa* puttly heard||@@||half of the respondent. The case was partly heard fiirher in tho -IUIH^M, when jud«;ui<»ut was itsorved||@@||earlier in the sittings, when judgement was reserved. Mr. Whi*f«M now tendered further evidence m||@@||Mr. Whitfeld now tendered further evidence in ftupaiBit of tho putitun, which tvas utven. Ilia||@@||support of the petition, which was given. His Honor found in favour of the pt ttnmer o*\ the issues||@@||Honor found in favour of the petitioner on the issues relating to habitu ti drunkeiu.eEB lind Want of «up||@@||relating to habitual drunkenness and want of sup- pott, und planted a dec re o UIBI fur dissolution of||@@||port, and granted a decree nisi for dissolution of marriage, returnable m three months||@@||marriage, returnable in three months. nóstica v. HOSsICH.||@@||ROSSICH v. ROSSICH. Mr. S. A. Thoimou, instructed hy Mr. J. W. Abi-||@@||Mr. S. A. Thomson, instructed by Mr. J. W. Abi- gail, appeared for ttio petitioner ; Mr. Veech, in-||@@||gail, appeared for the petitioner ; Mr. Veech, in- structed by Mr Charlo*» Bull, for the ro-p .nütíiit.||@@||structed by Mr. Charles Bull, for the respondent. This was a suit for judicial Baparatiou on the grounds||@@||This was a suit for judicial separation on the grounds f udultcry and crueltVi tlio petitioner being Mary||@@||of adultery and cruelty, the petitioner being Mary Ii «itali, formel ly Coyle, uud the respondent Frederick||@@||Rossich, formerly Coyle, and the respondent Frederick ft o weh. It appeared that the patties wire married||@@||Rossich. It appeared that the parties were married it öt Patrick's Church, Church*lull, on May 21,||@@||at St. Patrick's Church, Church-hill, on May 21, 1884, according to the rites *.-f tha Human Catholic||@@||1884, according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church, and petitioner charged that the m lacon duct||@@||Church, and petitioner charged that the misconduct «linfred in her petition wan committed between Da||@@||alleged in her petition was committed between De- combar 6, 1897. awdOUnber, 1899; whilo with regard||@@||cember 6, 1897, and October, 1899 ; while with regard to the Luaue of cruelty, she charged that respondent||@@||to the issue of cruelty, she charged that respondent had beau guilty of it ou seront I OLCUSIQUS||@@||had been guilty of it on several occasions. Keftpoiidctit euteied the box after petitioner's case||@@||Respondent entered the box after petitioner's case had concluded, and denied tho cruelty deposed to by||@@||had concluded, and denied the cruelty deposed to by her. He also M.¿trrtinu,ly.||@@||A decree was granted accordingly. GOLLAN v. WOLLAN,||@@||GOLLAN v. GOLLAN. Mr* Flaunery, instructed hy Messrs. Loo, Colqu-||@@||Mr. Flannery, instructed by Messrs. Lee, Colqu- houn, and Bissett, appeared for the petit i mer ; Mr.||@@||houn, and Bassett, appeared for the petitioner ; Mr. S. A.Thomson, instructed by Mr E 1Î. \l. New-||@@||S. A. Thomson, instructed by Mr. E. R. M. New- ton, for tho respondent. Vi\\* was a suit fur judi-||@@||ton, for the respondent. This was a suit for judi- cial soparatiou, brought by Annie Gollan, formerly||@@||cial separation, brought by Annie Gollan, formerly Deeper, against her husband, Thomas (Julian, ou||@@||Deeper, against her husband, Thomas Gollan, on Ilia grounds of habitual diutikfiiuess, leaving lier||@@||the grounds of habitual drunkenness, leaving her without means OT support, and cruelty. The par tu s||@@||without means of support, and cruelty. The parties were ni arru,'d on NOT um ho r 9, 1878, according to the||@@||were married on November 9, 1878, according to the rites of the I'ru^bytemn Church.||@@||rites of the Presbyterian Church. l\»titiotier's ondeara had uot concluded when the||@@||Petitioner's evidence had not concluded when the Cuuit ruse, and his Honor suggested thnt the caso||@@||Court rose, and his Honor suggested that the case was oue In which ii settlement mtpht well bo arrived'||@@||was one in which a settlement might well be arrived at between the parf.»*-.||@@||at between the parties. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301330 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I NO. 2 JURY COURT. |||@@||NO. 2 JURY COURT. (?Before Mr. .Tuatioo Stephen and a jury of four.) I||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of four.) CLAIM FOtl ALLEGED MALICIOUS||@@||CLAIM FOR ALLEGED MALICIOUS PP.OSECÜTION.||@@||PROSECUTION. Blanch v. Williams (part heard). I||@@||Blanch v. Williams (part heard). Mr. Blaokot and Mr Kolynack, insfrao'ed by Mr||@@||Mr. Blacket and Mr Kelynack, instructed by Mr C M Boyeo, appeared for tho plaintiff, Mr.||@@||C. M. Boyce, appeared for the plaintiff: Mr. Scholes mid Mr Loxton, instructed by Mr S L.||@@||Scholes and Mr Loxton, instructed by Mr S L. Rudder, of Kempsey (by his agent, Mr W F||@@||Rudder, of Kempsey (by his agent, Mr W F Nathan) for the dofeudant This was an action in||@@||Nathan), for the defendant . This was an action in which Myra Ann Blanch, wifo of Joseph Blanch,||@@||which Myra Ann Blanch, wife of Joseph Blanch, a teamster, iesidmg at Bulli Creek, in the Ilich||@@||a teamster, residing at Bulli Creek, in the Rich- mond Uiver district, claimed A10ÜÜ damages from||@@||mond River district, claimed £1000 damages from Thomas Williams, oil hone Creek, in the same dis-||@@||Thomas Williams, of Thone Creek, in the same dis- trict, lor alleged malicious prosecutiou and falle im-||@@||trict,flor alleged malicious prosecution and false im- prisonment. Iho defence waa that defendant had||@@||prisonment. The defence was that defendant had not authorised the proceedings to be taken.||@@||not authorised the proceedings to be taken. Plaintiff's case is still unfinished||@@||Plaintiff's case is still unfinished ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14303024 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A GEORGE'S UIVER PLEASURE||@@||A GEORGE'S RIVER PLEASURE RESORT.||@@||RESORT. OFFICIAL OPENING.||@@||OFFICIAL OPENING. Yestordiy tho official opening of tho Parkesvale||@@||Yesterday the official opening of the Parkesvale Ploasuro Grounds took place in the presence of||@@||Pleasure Grounds took place in the presence of several Sydney visitor* and others at Parkesvale, on||@@||several Sydney visitors and others at Parkesvale, on George's Diver boveral memhoro of Parliament had||@@||George's River. Several members of Parliament had accopted invitations to ho present, but owing to tho||@@||accepted invitations to be present, but owing to the inclemency of the woathor woro unablo to nttoud||@@||inclemency of the weathor were unable to attend. Amongst those who attended a pleasantly cnrrtoil||@@||Amongst those who attended a pleasantly carried out Junction wore-Messrs Varnoy Parkes, MIA,||@@||out function were - Messrs Varney Parkes, M.L.A., Dr C B Watson, Dr II b St Georgo, W C God-||@@||Dr. C. R. Watson, Dr. H. S. St. George, W. C. God- dard, II Baglov, with eoveral Indies mid others Too||@@||dard, H. Bagley, with several ladies and others. The party oiiibnrkcd at Como in Captain Smidmoro's neat||@@||party embarked at Como in Captain Smidmore's neat little stovmor Eclipse, aad journeyed vv ostward up||@@||little steamer Eclipse, and journeyed westward up stream post manv places familiar to tho thousands of||@@||stream past many places familiar to the thousands of pteasurii-eeokers who annually visit Como. Iho re-||@@||pleasure-seekers who annually visit Como. The re- cognised point of Jowlish was left astern as tho boat||@@||cognised point of Jewfish was left astern as the boat headed along the Oven Beach, and made its way||@@||headed along the Oven Reach, and made its way past the punt line on the old Illawarrn-road into||@@||past the punt line on the old Illawarra-road into tho vvateis so much sought by anglers in tho vicinity||@@||the waters so much sought by anglers in the vicinity of tho Moon and Hulf-moou From this point the||@@||of the Moon and Half-moon. From this point the journey was through some of tho best scenery||@@||journey was through some of the best scenery of the rivor, past somo of tho bream||@@||of the river, past some of the bream and Hathoad grounds vvhidi havo just||@@||and flathead grounds which have just started to come into general prominence Iho Big||@@||started to come into general prominence. The Big Saltpan and Little Saltpan Creeks v-ore passed, and||@@||Saltpan and Little Saltpan Creeks were passed, and midway between Mill Crook and the next creole was||@@||midway between Mill Creek and the next creek was fouud the beautifully situuled peninsula of Parkes-||@@||found the beautifully situated peninsula of Parkes- vale, on which modern stylo buildings have b.on||@@||vale, on which modern style buildings have been erected 'Iho party were welcomed lo Parkesvalo bj||@@||erected. The party were welcomed to Parkesvale by Messrs II H , E , and F. Sanbrook, brothers, and||@@||Messrs. H. H., E., and F. Sanbrook, brothers, and Mrs Sanbrook, and wore c-cortod to a point whonco||@@||Mrs. Sanbrook, and were escorted to a point whence tho natural beiiutios of lim place were apparent||@@||the natural beauties of the place were apparent. Hore 100 uoros of vnnuil grouud have been partially||@@||Here 160 acres of varied ground have been partially cleared abo} oompriso lovol picnic areas and||@@||cleared. They comprise level picnic areas and gentío slopes, b irked by rocky ridges, nmoiig which||@@||gentle slopes, backed by rocky ridges, among which sport wallabies nnd hares, whilo overhead aie gill||@@||sport wallabies and hares, while overhead are gill- birds and otherfeatherod fotest dein/oiis A pavilion,||@@||birds and other feathered forest denizens. A pavilion, with u good floor, built lu the Queen Anne stylo of||@@||with a good floor, built in the Queen Anne style of architecture, Auiencaiii«od sous to hnrmouiBS with the||@@||architecture, Americanised so as to harmonise with the surroundings, with red-tiled roofs, forming nu effec-||@@||surroundings, with red-tiled roofs, forming an effec- tive contrast to tho opplB aud bloodwood guni", pro||@@||tive contrast to the apple and bloodwood gums, pre seat! h charming nppearauce Round about aro||@@||sents a charming appearance. Round about are BUinmcr-hotiaos und other arrangements for tho com-||@@||summer-houses and other arrangements for the com- fort and enjoyment of visitors, including up-to-date||@@||fort and enjoyment of visitors, including up-to-date military arrangements On either eldo, the||@@||sanitary arrangements. On either side, the river, which is here a very fine stream,||@@||river, which is here a very fine stream, winds past benches and rorke, from which||@@||winds past beaches and rocks, from which vantage ground« excellent hauls of bream,||@@||vantage grounds excellent hauls of bream, nbitiug, ¡owlish, ilullio.d, and floundcrd aro caught||@@||whiting, jewfish, flathead, and flounders are caught on flow and ubi! of the tide Altogether tho place is||@@||on flow and ebb of the tide. Altogether the place is one which will provo very popular w ith cuinping aud||@@||one which will prove very popular with camping and fishing parties, lind, on account of tho «trict rules||@@||fishing parties, and, on account of the strict rules which prohibit the sale of intoxicated liquor 01 in-||@@||which prohibit the sale of intoxicated liquor or in- dulgence in buuday dancing, with select||@@||dulgence in Sunday dancing, with select picnic parties Industry, porsovoranco, and||@@||picnic parties. Industry, perseverance, and foresight have bßon HIIOWII by the Brothers||@@||foresight have been shown by the Brothers S tilbrook lu designing the urrnugeinouts, amongst||@@||Sanbrook in designing the arrangements, amongst which may bo mentioned tho protection of||@@||which may be mentioned the protection of tho eastern eldo of the peninsula hy a trench and||@@||the eastern side of the peninsula by a trench and bank, so as to allow of tho ulilis itiori of a lovel piero||@@||bank, so as to allow of the utilisation of a level piece of ground for sports Opposito tho pier is the old||@@||of ground for sports. Opposite the pier is the old Blackwall of Geosgo's Uiver where a curious||@@||Blackwall of George's River, where a curious triple echo is obtainable Altogether the plnco is a||@@||triple echo is obtainable. Altogether the place is a charming honovmoon spot, mid thoro is no doubt||@@||charming honeymoon spot, and there is no doubt that when tho cheapness of the vibit to it becomes||@@||that when the cheapness of the visit to it becomes better known it will receivo tho popularity it de||@@||better known it will receive the popularity it de- oorvoH A tasteful little rcpaat supplied by tho Si d||@@||serves. A tasteful little repast supplied by the Syd- ooy Catering Company was partukoii of in the||@@||ney Catering Company was partaken of in the pavilion Mr V Parkea, HI,., prosrdiug||@@||pavilion, Mr. V. Parkes, M.L.A., presiding. Mr V Parkes performed tno ceremony ot christen-||@@||Mr. V. Parkes performed the ceremony ot christen- ing the new ground Parkesvale, and the compati,||@@||ing the new ground Parkesvale, and the company toasted success to it Ile oxpressed tho pie istiro ho||@@||toasted success to it. He expressed the pleasure he lilt at being present to niimo such a beiuliful snol||@@||felt at being present to name such a beautiful spot. Ho was glad to uote that the Railway Commissioners||@@||He was glad to note that the Railway Commissioners had made urrattgunients for trips trom Sydney to||@@||had made arrangements for trips trom Sydney to Como, and thence bj htiamor to Parkosvuli, at the||@@||Como, and thence by steamer to Parkesvale, at the moderato cost ot 2B Gd Ural and Is Oil cecoml ilass||@@||moderate cost of 2s 6d first and 1s 6d second class return \\ hen tho weir and lock to be conoltui led||@@||return. When the weir and lock to be constructed lurlhcr up tile river woro completed the facilities for||@@||further up the river were completed the facilities for even a longer river tup would hu enhanced Ho||@@||even a longer river trip would be enhanced. He eulogised thu oictllonl pioneer work done hv, the||@@||eulogised the excellent pioneer work done by the benbrook Brothers, and wished thoir venturo hearty||@@||Sanbrook Brothers, and wished their venture hearty SUCCC3B||@@||success. Dr Watson proponoi the health of tho Sinbrook||@@||Dr. Watson proposed the health of the Sanbrook Brothers in n folicit.us speech Ho w is pleased to||@@||Brothers in a felicitous speech. He was pleased to 5eo that the Bound aud faithful work they had dis-||@@||see that the sound and faithful work they had dis- play ed ni other p rrts of tho colony had b on show u||@@||played in other parts of the colony had been shown also at Parkesvale Mr E Sanbrook resp tided||@@||also at Parkesvale. Mr E. Sanbrook responded. It had, ho said, beon ii big undertaking, hut it pro-||@@||It had, he said, been a big undertaking, but it pro- mised well, mid he felt euro tho people of Syduoy||@@||mised well, and he felt sure the people of Sydney would appreciate Poikesvnlo WIIBII tliov siw tnoic of||@@||would appreciate Parkesvale when they saw more of it Iho plueo had boen named in honour of tho||@@||it. The place had been named in honour of the groat Australi'n etatcsm m, Sir Houry Parkes, wilona||@@||great Australian statesman, Sir Henry Parkes, whose woik ho eulo 'ttcd Othrr toasts woro " rho Pioss "||@@||work he endorsed. Other toasts were "the Press," prouosodbyMr W O Goddard, "iho Ladies'"||@@||proposed by Mr. W. C. Goddard, "the Ladies," proposed by Mr b hallbrook and responded to by||@@||proposed by Mr. S. Sanbrook and responded to by Dr St George , and ' Tho Chatrmnu," proposod by||@@||Dr. St. George , and "The Chairman," proposed by Mr W. C Goddard and responded to by Mr V||@@||Mr. W. C. Goddard and responded to by Mr. V. Parkes After a very pleasant day the putv made||@@||Parkes. After a very pleasant day the party made the return nvei trip m 40 minutes to Como,||@@||the return river trip in 40 minutes to Como. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14303165 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OBITUARY.||@@||OBITUARY. MR. ARCHIBALD FORBES.||@@||MR. ARCHIBALD FORBES. LONDON, March 31.||@@||LONDON, March 31. Tho death is announced of Mi. Archi-||@@||The death is announced of Mr. Archi- bald Forbes, the well-known war||@@||bald Forbes, the well-known war correspondent, aged 62 yoars.||@@||correspondent, aged 62 years. Mr Archibald Forbos, journalist, eldest son of||@@||Mr. Archibald Forbes, journalist, eldest son of tho Rev L W Forbes, D D , bom m 1838, waa a||@@||the Rev. L. W. Forbes, D.D. , born in 1838, was a native of Morayshire, bcntland After studying||@@||native of Morayshire, Scotland. After studying at tho University of Abordeen, ho served for||@@||at the University of Aberdeen, he served for several j eats m tho Royal DrngoonB, and his||@@||several years in the Royal Dragoons, and his knowledge of tho praotioil details of military||@@||knowledge of the practical details of military affaira stood lum in good stead when, accepting||@@||affairs stood him in good stead when, accepting a joumaltsho oareßr as special ci rrespondent for||@@||a journalistic career as special correspondent for the " Daily Nowa," ho accompamod the Golman||@@||the "Daily News." he accompanied the German army from tho beginning to the ond of the Tranco||@@||army from the beginning to the end of the Franco- German war Later, iu the same oapaoity, ho||@@||German war. Later, in the same capacity, he witnessed tho close of the Commune, \ ísited India||@@||witnessed the close of the Commune, visited India during the fumino of 1871, saw fighting in Spain,||@@||during the fumine of 1874, saw fighting in Spain, at ono time with Carlista, at anothei with Repub-||@@||at one time with Carlists, at another with Repub- licans, at a third with Alfonsints In tho capaoity||@@||licans, at a third with Alfonsista. In the capacity of representative of tho " Daily News " ho||@@||of representative of the "Daily News" he accompanied the Prince of Wales in the tour of||@@||accompanied the Prince of Wales in the tour of his Royal Highness thtough India in 1875-76. In||@@||his Royal Highness through India in 1875-76. In the surnmei and autumn of 1876 ho was in||@@||the summer and autumn of 1876 ho was in Sorna, and was present at all the important fights||@@||Servia, and was present at all the important fights of that campaign ^Ho followed the R-usso||@@||of that campaign. He followed the Russo- Turkish campaign in the summer and autumn of||@@||Turkish campaign in the summer and autumn of 1877, attaohed to tho Russian army, aud was pre||@@||1877, attached to the Russian army, and was pre- seut at tho crossing of the Diuubo, the capturo of||@@||sent at the crossing of the Danube, the capture of Bjela, the advance of the Cesarowitob's army to-||@@||Bjela, the advance of the Cessrewitch's army to- wards Rustohuk, the disistroua battle of Plevna||@@||wards Rusichuk, the disastrous battle of Plevna on July 3rd, tho severest fighting in tho Shipka||@@||on July 3rd, the severest fighting in the Shipka Pass, and the five day»' attack by the Russians on||@@||Pass, and the five days' attack by the Russians on Plovna, in September, remaining ooutmuously in||@@||Plovna, in September, remaining continuously in the field until attackod hy fever in the middle||@@||the field until attacked by fever in the middle of September In 1S7S ho proceeded to Cyprus I||@@||of September. In 1878 he proceeded to Cyprus na speoial correspondent of the " Daily News "||@@||as special correspondent of the "Daily News." lu tho autumn of the same year ho went to India,||@@||ln the autumn of the same year he went to India, and m the winter accompanied the Khybor Pass I||@@||and in the winter accompanied the Khyber Pass forco to Jellalabad, ha\ ing been prosent at the||@@||force to Jellalabad, having been present at the attack on and réduction of Ali Musjid, and m sov eral||@@||attack on and reduction of Ali Musjid, and in several expeditions against the hill tribes, on one of which||@@||expeditions against the hill tribes, on one of which expeditions ho was mentioned in the General's||@@||expeditions he was mentioned in the General's despatch for attending to the wounded and saving||@@||despatch for attending to the wounded and saving a wounded soldier's hfo under a oloso and heavy||@@||a wounded soldier's life under a close and heavy firo Trom Afghanistan ho proceeded to Manda||@@||fire. From Afghanistan he proceeded to Manda- lay, the capital of King Theebaw, v> hero ho lind||@@||lay, the capital of King Theebaw, where he had somo interesting interviews with that polontato||@@||some interesting interviews with that potentate. When nt Mandalay ho was summoned by tele-||@@||When at Mandalay he was summoned by tele- graph to burr j to South Africa, where, after the||@@||graph to hurry to South Africa, where, after the catastrophe of Isandlwaua, a Butish forco was||@@||catastrophe of Isandlwana, a British force was gathering for tho invasion of Znlnlnnd He||@@||gathering for the invasion of Zululand. He acoompamed Lord Chelmsford'» army through||@@||accompanied Lord Chelmsford's army through tho interior of that region, and was present at tho||@@||the interior of that region, and was present at the battle of Ulundi Starting from tho camp on the||@@||battle of Ulundi. Starting from the camp on the evening of tho battle, ho rode through a trackless||@@||evening of the battle, he rode through a trackless country 120 miles to the telegraph wire at Lands-||@@||country 120 miles to the telegraph wire at Lands- manns Drift on the Natal front, whenco ho wired||@@||manns Drift on the Natal front, whence he wired the tidings of the victory to Sir Garnot Wolseley,||@@||the tidings of the victory to Sir Garnet Wolseley, who was travelling to Poit Durnford, and to Sir||@@||who was travelling to Port Durnford, and to Sir Bartlo fiero, the Governor of tho Cape, from||@@||Bartle Frere, the Governor of the Cape, from both of whom ho received warm thanks and con-||@@||both of whom he received warm thanks and con- gratulations Tho curt telegram to Sir Bartle,||@@||gratulations. The curt telegram to Sir Bartle, transmitted by bun to tha Government nt home,||@@||transmitted by him to the Government at home, was read amilBt acclamations by her Majostj 'a||@@||was read amidst acclamations by her Majesty's Ministers in both Houses of Parliament ns being||@@||Ministers in both Houses of Parliament as being the only intelligence reoeived up to date After-||@@||the only intelligence received up to date. After- wards Mr Porbea lectured on his oxpenences to||@@||wards Mr. Forbes lectured on his experiences to large audienees in Great Britain, America, and||@@||large audiences in Great Britain, America, and Australia Tho severs strain of his work as a||@@||Australia. The severs strain of his work as a correspondent had begun to tell upon his health,||@@||correspondent had begun to tell upon his health, and ho was not able to bo present during the||@@||and he was not able to be present during the Lgyptian and Sondan campaigns Ho was the||@@||Egyptian and Soudan campaigns. He was the author of many works desonptivo of soldiers and||@@||author of many works descriptive of soldiers and of campaigning||@@||of campaigning. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14304975 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.||@@||THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. ?WOEK m THE QUARANTINED||@@||WORK IN THE QUARANTINED AREAS.||@@||AREAS. YESTERDAY'S CASES.||@@||YESTERDAY'S CASES. Up to nightfall yesterday four cases of bubonic||@@||Up to nightfall yesterday four cases of bubonic fisgue had been discovered Emily Shaw, who re-||@@||plague had been discovered. Emily Shaw, who re- dded at the Glebe, is a little child who was taken||@@||sided at the Glebe, is a little child who was taken lo the Children's Hospital to be treated, and her ill-||@@||to the Children's Hospital to be treated, and her ill- ness being considered suspicious the Board of Health||@@||ness being considered suspicious the Board of Health was made acquainted with the fact. A me beal man||@@||was made acquainted with the fact. A medical man from there pronounced the case one of plague on exam,||@@||from there pronounced the case one of plague on exam- hung the patient The second case waa that of God-||@@||ining the patient. The second case was that of God- frey Rosea, agod ¿I, who lived at Erskine»i Ile John||@@||frey Rosen, aged 21, who lived at Erskineville. John Dwyer, aged 29, the third patient, came from th||@@||Dwyer, aged 29, the third patient, came from the city, and his uttack is stated to be a light one Th||@@||city, and his attack is stated to be a light one. The fourth patient, Charles Parker, was found by tho||@@||fourth patient, Charles Parker, was found by the police in Wentworth Pul I., and as he was very ill the||@@||police in Wentworth Park, and as he was very ill the constables removed him to the Sydney Hospital||@@||constables removed him to the Sydney Hospital. Bia sickness mis there diugnused us one of bubonic||@@||His sickness was there diagnosed as one of bubonic plague He gave his place of residence as the Glebe,||@@||plague. He gave his place of residence as the Glebe, and mid that he bad not been at home since butur||@@||and said that he had not been at home since Satur- cluv last, » hen he w as taken ill||@@||day last, when he was taken ill. One of tho julients in the rjuarintiun hospital,||@@||One of the patients in the quarantine hospital, Eooch Powell, died shortly after norn yesterday||@@||Enoch Powell, died shortly after noon yesterday. The daily report of the medical officer in charge at||@@||The daily report of the medical officer in charge at the quarantine hospital gives very eucouragtng i ears||@@||the quarantine hospital gives very encouraging news of the patients who have been in the hospita! for||@@||of the patients who have been in the hospital for several d-iys Their illnesses nil seem to havo de-||@@||several days. Their illnesses all seem to have de- veloped, und it n ould appear us though they have||@@||veloped, and it would appear as though they have pasted the crisis The patients admitted during tho||@@||passed the crisis. The patients admitted during the last day or two canuot be spoken of with as much||@@||last day or two cannot be spoken of with as much certainty, und some of them aie reported to be very||@@||certainty, and some of them are reported to be very ill ludced||@@||ill indeed. A rat-dustroying crusado is al out to be inaugurated||@@||A rat-destroying crusade is about to be inaugurated. Yesterday Dr, Graham, M L A , and Mr Garland,||@@||Yesterday Dr. Graham, M.L.A., and Mr. Garland, ML A, Minted upon Dr Ashburton Thompson,||@@||M.L.A., waited upon Dr. Ashburton Thompson, president of the Board of Health, and stated that||@@||president of the Board of Health, and stated that thoy proposed, in conjunction with several other||@@||they proposed, in conjunction with several other public men, to inaugurate u voluntary fund, to be||@@||public men, to inaugurate a voluntary fund, to be devoted to paying people of tberatcatchtngfruteruity||@@||devoted to paying people of the rat catching fraternity io much per head loi every rat captured They asked||@@||so much per head for every rat captured. They asked that Dr thompson wiuld take charge of the niouey,||@@||that Dr. Thompson would take charge of the money, pay it to those entitled to it »hen the fund was in||@@||pay it to those entitled to it when the fund was in operation, keep tho record of operatioas, aud so||@@||operation, keep the record of operations, and so on Or. Thompson consented The fund thus to be||@@||on. Dr. Thompson consented. The fund thus to be created will be iiuito independent of any Hork that||@@||created will be quite independent of any work that the Government muv do Hie promotora of the||@@||the Government may do. The promotors of the movement, in speaking to Dr Thompson, said they||@@||movement, in speaking to Dr. Thompson, said they quite recognised that the question of public safety||@@||quite recognised that the question of public safety had now reached a stai^e wherein it was necessary for||@@||had now reached a state wherein it was necessary for individual persons to co opuratu with the public||@@||individual persons to co-operate with the public authorities, und while they recognised thut the rat-||@@||authorities, and while they recognised that the rat- catchers would not have the light to outer upon||@@||catchers would not have the right to enter upon private promises, they hoped thut steps would be||@@||private premises, they hoped that steps would be taken by houaenoldera to nd their own premises of||@@||taken by householders to rid their own premises of vermin In mentioning the subject yesterday, Dr||@@||vermin. In mentioning the subject yesterday, Dr. Thompson expressed himself as glad to be isbio to||@@||Thompson expressed himself as glad to be able to assist in a movement such as this, as it betokened an||@@||assist in a movement such as this, as it betokened an earnest desire to uttack the present evil ut lbs root,||@@||earnest desire to attack the present evil at its root, and w bete it could be most properly uttucked||@@||and where it could be most properly attacked. Tho Water and Sewerage Bo ird is doing its part||@@||The Water and Sewerage Board is doing its part toward nddiug the sewers of rats Work is now ni||@@||toward ridding the sewers of rats. Work is now in progress by Which the sowers alo being thoroughly||@@||progress by which the sewers are being thoroughly disinfected Kith burmug sulphur, thefumesof which,||@@||disinfected with burning sulphur, the fumes of which, When in a cldsed placo, are destructive to animal life,||@@||when in a closed place, are destructive to animal life, audit is hoped that by this means large numbera||@@||and it is hoped that by this means large numbers of the sewer ruts will be destroyed||@@||of the sewer rats will be destroyed. COST OF GOVERNMENT ARRANGEMENTS||@@||COST OF GOVERNMENT ARRANGEMENTS. We learn that the cost to the Government of||@@||We learn that the cost to the Government of combatiug the plaguo, including tho payirent ot all||@@||combating the plague, including the payment of all men and officer», amounts to betweci 120 0X0 and||@@||men and officers, amounts to between £20,000 and ¿JO,0Ü0 per month Tho Premier does not know the||@@||£30,000 per month. The Premier does not know the precise total, but thinks the amount is nearei the||@@||precise total, but thinks the amount is nearer the larger thau tho smaller sum As hs remarked to a||@@||larger than the smaller sum. As he remarked to a *' Herald " reporter lost night ?* Ibis means||@@||" Herald " reporter last night. " This means money in the course of a few mouths "||@@||money in the course of a few mouths." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305291 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WOMANHOOD SUFFRAGE||@@||WOMANHOOD SUFFRAGE LEAGUE.||@@||LEAGUE. Ululer the auspices of tho Womanhood Suffrugo||@@||Under the auspices of the Womanhood Suffrage League a lecture was delivered at tho School of Aits||@@||League a lecture was delivered at the School of Arts hist evening by Mr. David It. Hall on the subject,||@@||last evening by Mr. David R. Hall on the subject, " Some Lessons of Hopo from the Pages of History."||@@||" Some Lessons of Hope from the Pages of History." Thelocturer paiutril out that the tendency of those||@@||The lecturer pointed out that the tendency of those engaged in the advocacy of any reform WBS lo feel'||@@||engaged in the advocacy of any reform was to feel disheartened beenute ofttlmes It waa so long before||@@||disheartened because ofttimes it was so long before the people appreciated ils iinjijrtimce ; but if the||@@||the people appreciated its importance ; but if the diillcultien which other movements in other times en-||@@||difficulties which other movements in other times en- countered woio appreciated, tho slow growth of||@@||countered were appreciated, the slow growth of relonns in this agu would ou use no cuinuiuut. Mr.||@@||reforms in this age would cause no comment. Mr. Hull reviewed'tho piogross of thu iinti-sluvorv move-||@@||Hull reviewed the progress of the anti-slavery move- ment in Eugluml early in the coutury. Hu dealt||@@||ment in England early in the century. He dealt with the Chartist movement, pointing out that,||@@||with the Chartist movement, pointing out that, although historians of the tuna suid that it fuiled,||@@||although historians of the time said that it failed, almost all that the ChiirlistB demanded had since||@@||almost all that the Chartists demanded had since been giautod. Passing on. tho lecluror referred tu||@@||been granted. Passing on, the lecturer referred to the abolition of Ibu corn laws, tbo reforms in thu||@@||the abolition of the corn laws, the reforms in the Btitish coalmines udvocuttd and cariied through by||@@||British coalmines advocated and carried through by Lord ¡Shuttesbury, the Boform Bill of 1800 grunting||@@||Lord Shuftesbury, the Reform Bill of 1866 granting manhood suffrage, and concluded by a vivid denerip||@@||manhood suffrage, and concluded by a vivid descrip- tion of the Bocne in 'the House of Commons ut thu||@@||tion of the scene in the House of Commons at the time of the passing of Samuel Plimsoll'** raoasuia for||@@||time of the passing of Samuel Plimsoll's measures for the ituittlioratiou of tho conditions ol' Bitlish sea«||@@||the amelioration of the conditions of British sea- faring men. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^||@@||faring men. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305356 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CIRCUIT COURTS.||@@||CIRCUIT COURTS. BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.||@@||BROKEN HILL, Wednesday. At the Circuit Court to-dav Leighton MsBtera and||@@||At the Circuit Court to-day Leighton Masters and ' Johu Masters wera acquitted ou a chnrgo of stcahug||@@||John Masters were acquitted on a charge of stealing aeratod water bottles W P Dyer was foutid guilt}||@@||aerated water bottles. W. F. Dyer was found guilty | of stealing a gold watch and chain, und was HCU||@@||of stealing a gold watch and chain, and was sentenced touced to live mouths' imprisonment James Baird||@@||to five months' imprisonment. James Baird aud Willi mi Furze pleaded nut guilty tu a charge of||@@||and William Furze pleaded not guilty to a charge of breaking and entering tho Commercial Hotel and||@@||breaking and entering the Commercial Hotel and stealing a safe coutaiuing jewotlory and mouev||@@||stealing a safe containing jewellery and money. Baird was acquitted on tho ov dunce that ha was||@@||Baird was acquitted on the evidence that he was working ia Block 14 mino at tho timo of the robbery||@@||working in Block 14 mine at the time of the robbery. Furze was convicted of receiving, aud was remanded||@@||Furze was convicted of receiving, and was remanded for sentence||@@||for sentence. YOUNG, Wednesday||@@||YOUNG, Wednesday. The Circuit Court opened on Monday, before his||@@||The Circuit Court opened on Monday, before his Honor luslico Stephen Mr SheiiJau was Crown||@@||Honor Justice Stephen. Mr. Sheridan was Crown Prosecutor Thora were oulv three criminal cases||@@||Prosecutor. There were only three criminal cases. beptimus Watt, licensee of the Burragong Hotol,||@@||Septimus Watt, licensee of the Burragong Hotel, charge! with etcihug £10, tho propel ty of Wil-||@@||charged with stealing £10, the property of Wil- liam Wood, propnetorof aspiuuiugjenn', on the||@@||liam Wood, proprietor of a spinning jenny, on the racecourse at Murrumburrah, on 1 ob'uaiy 8, »as||@@||racecourse at Murrumburrah, on February 8, was fouud guilty, and sentenced to six mouths' impusou||@@||found guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprison- incnt in Young Oaol Charles ITiuipdoD charged||@@||ment in Young Gaol. Charles Hampdon, charged n lth setting fire to two stacks of hay, the property||@@||with setting fire to two stacks of hay, the property of R II Roberts, of Clifton, was acquitted||@@||of R. H. Roberts, of Clifton, was acquitted. In the Civil Court, before a jury of four, W. 1||@@||In the Civil Court, before a jury of four, W. T. Lowis, JP, was proceeded against by John Gill do||@@||Lewis, J.P., was proceeded against by John Gill de Britt, who claimed £700 damages for alleged slander||@@||Britt, who claimed £700 damages for alleged slander and alleged fn'se nnpri«onmont Mr Moriarty up||@@||and alleged false imprisonment. Mr. Moriarty pcured for the plaintiff and Mr Print; for the de||@@||appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Pring for the tend tut Tho hearinc of the case occupied part ot||@@||defenant. The hearing of the case occupied part of j eaterday and until 2 ti m to day. A verdict was||@@||yesterday and until 2 p.m. to-day. A verdict was given for riefoodunt in both cases||@@||given for defendant in both cases. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305392 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn l'.ÍTlattSTlA.M PUBLIC SCHOOL.||@@||PETERSHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL. On Wednesday nftcrnoon, tit the breaV-up for th||@@||On Wednesday afternoon, at the break-up for the Cutter hohd-ijá, tho pupils oT the I'eteraham buneuor||@@||Easter holidays, the pupils of the Petersham Superior Public Qchool earned out un entertaining irognimnv* ot||@@||Public School carried out an entertaining programme of nonga choruses, recitations, Ä.e , m the presence ot a large||@@||songs. choruses, recitations,&c , in the presence of a large audience, CQD«I ting of Dartnti aud friend» of (ho pehuHrs||@@||audience, consisting of parents and friends of the scholars Mr Cohen, M L,A, wlu vii in tho chiir, ga\f*at||@@||Mr Cohen, M L.A. who was in the chair, gave an add renn on the lewona of the vrar in South Afiic«, und Mr||@@||address on the lessons of the war in South Africa, and Mr John "Wheeler, chairman of tho school buard, then pit||@@||John Wheeler, chairman of the school board, then pre nentod tho prizes nnd medals Hie Mn> n'ii gold medul||@@||sented the prizes and medals. The Mayor's gold medal for liiiïhcst pass at thu jumur cxammution uns handed||@@||for highest pass at the junior examination was handed to Hubert Dans, who receutly secured one of the foin||@@||to Hubert Davis, who recently secured one of the four eleiksliips-competedfornfc the Sjdnc7 Town Hall Ulm||@@||clerkships competed for at the Sydney Town Hall. The head ina-tct's gold medal fur duvut the Christmas e\||@@||head master's gold medal for dux at the Christmas ex a m in at ion waa awarded to Victor )lu\c«. .Tunur ceititl||@@||amination was awarded to Victor Haves. Junior certifi cate* weio presented to the aucccHHful candidates at last||@@||cates were presented to the successful candidates at last examination, aud tim University'.* sihei modal for geo»||@@||examination, and the University's silver medal for geo graphs ti Fied-yricl«. Duncan. Go d meilals won in Meshp-.||@@||graphy to Frederick Duncan. Gold medals won in Messrs-. AngUrt and It ober Ison'* competitions weie presented to||@@||Angus and Robertson's competitions were presented to Untold lumidgtj, UM» Men j, "WallerCobb, William||@@||Harold Turnidge, Clive Merry, Walter Cobb, William Grant Tred Hobin»on, "William bhuto, and Hugh LmU ,||@@||Grant, Fred Robinson, William Shute, and Hugh Linton, and silver medals tu Ttinard Upward, Leslio Green,||@@||and silver medals to Bernard Upward, Leslie Green, Tho ima "Wught, nndT3 Gelding Tho piocecdings closed||@@||Thomas Wright, and E. Gelding. The proceedings closed With hearty cheers foi Messrs Cohen and Wlicsler, I||@@||with hearty cheers for Messrs Cohen and Wheeler. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305585 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MILITARY.||@@||MILITARY. THE Gth RüßlMnNT'S (AUSTRALIAN||@@||THE 6th REGIMENT'S (AUSTRALIAN UIFLUo) OAMP.||@@||RIFLES) CAMP. The Australian Rifles are holding a reimnei ta'||@@||The Australian Rifles are holding a reimnental o*mp at the rifle tuuge, Hornsby Junction. The foul||@@||camp at the rifle range, Hornsby Junction. The four heailquurter otunpanie» fell in luet uiglit ut 8 »'dock||@@||headquarter companies fell in last night at 8 o'cock at Chancery-square, and marched to Redfern rail-||@@||at Chancery-square, and marched to Redfern rail- way station, where a »penal train, which left ut O.ftl||@@||way station, where a special train, which left at 9.40 p.in , Luuveyeit the uoops to Hoinsby. The c.inp||@@||p.m., conveyed the troops to Hornsby. The camp isubout Ino miles from thustaliou, audit was lute||@@||is about two miles from the station, and it was late hufore the men reached their teuts. The Hornsby||@@||before the men reached their tents. The Hornsby onmpuny WBnt ititi camp at S p m. The ruin.ming||@@||company went into camp at 8 p m. The remaining cinipauy from Goulburn is coming donn lins morn-||@@||company from Goulburn is coming down this morn- ing, ann* It is expected that the tuUI muster will bl,||@@||ing, and it is expected that the total muster will be about 450 mun. Owing tu the illness of Lieutenant||@@||about 450 men. Owing to the illness of Lieutenant- Colonel F. A. Wright, MX A , the second i flicer lu||@@||Colonel F. A. Wright, M.L. A. , the second officer in comiiiitud, Major If, Pu.sinure, will be the O.O.||@@||command, Major H, Passmore, will be the O.C. No time Mill be lost while lu cumu, and drills uro||@@||No time will be lost while in camp, and drills are dowu to stirt at b.tiO thu moniiu*;. Hie principal||@@||down to start at 6.30 this morning. The principal werk to-duy will be instruction m campauy mid||@@||work to-day will be instruction in company and briltull-ii drill. I'o-nwrrow morning u puition of the||@@||batalian drill. To-morrow morning a portion of the ruminent will be dispatched tj Co« au Creek, some||@@||regiment will be dispatched to Cowan Creek, some SBVuu miles di&taiit, to take iiptlmuoHitiuii of un attack-||@@||seven miles distant, to take up the position of an attack- ing force. Tliuinniamiler of tim troops will acton the||@@||ing force. The remainder of the troops will act on the liafeustve, und will occupy a Dtroug position four||@@||defensive, and will occupy a strong position four miles out of camp, home iiiteiosting field work||@@||miles out of camp. Some interesting field work should eiiKue, unit it H »pealad Unit the sham tight||@@||should ensue, unit it is expected that the sham fight will uninineucn iihout 4 p.m. On .Saturday night li||@@||will commence about 4 p.m. On Saturday night a topography chi'S for n Hi cus will ho held under||@@||topography class for officers will ho held under i.iuiitenant L. A Curtis, und ou Sunday afternoon||@@||Lieutenant L. A Curtis, and on Sunday afternoon ouiduor uiBtiuctiou v»ill be given. There mil be||@@||outdoor instruction will be given. There will be church parades at Hie loctl O. 15. and It. 0.||@@||church parades at the local C. E. and R. C. Chmche. on huuilny unmutig.||@@||Churches on Sunday morning. The reveille »ill sound very early on Monday||@@||The reveille will sound very early on Monday morning, as by 6.15 a.m. the regimout » ill bo ordered||@@||morning, as by 5.15 a.m. the regimout will be ordered out to tike up ii position to pievent the advance of||@@||out to take up a position to prevent the advance of the Scottish Milkia fiom Rhodes to Horuaby.||@@||the Scottish Rifles from Rhodes to Hornsby. Where tha mimic battle « ill eventuate is uot defl||@@||Where the mimic battle will eventuate is not defi nilelv knonu, bul the engagement is anxiously||@@||nitelv known, but the engagement is anxiously awuilea. By I '20 p.m. Ula Australian Hill«.» have tu||@@||awaited. By 1.20 p.m. the Australian Rifles have to be back to Hornsby to entrain for Sydney, where||@@||be back to Hornsby to entrain for Sydney, where the Easter training *A ill Iel muíate with the general||@@||the Easter training will terminate with the general inspect inn hy M»jor-(xonoral Flench in the Ceu||@@||inspection by Major-General French in the Cen temiml Paik ut 4 p.m.||@@||tennial Park at 4 p.m. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305603 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ANTI-PLAGUE SUGGESTIONS.||@@||ANTI-PLAGUE SUGGESTIONS. TO THE EDITOR UF THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Su,-Every ellort should UB made to stamp out||@@||Sir,-Every effort should be made to stamp out tho plsgun which is in our midst To a I ly mimi||@@||the plague which is in our midst. To a lay mind like myself it apj ears that much that should bo doue||@@||like myself it appears that much should be done is luft undone A walk tluough the streets on Satur-||@@||is left undone. A walk through the streets on Satur- day morning showed hi ups e-f manure and rubbish||@@||day morning showed heaps of manure and rubbih lying in the gutters llicse should undoubtedly ho||@@||lying in the gutter. These should undoubtedly be carted away at once When tho streets aro wnteted||@@||carted away at once. When the streets are watered cannot thev at the same time bo Bpnukled by a solu-||@@||cannot they at the same time be sprinkled by a solu- tion of carbolic acid * A disinfecting powder should||@@||tion of carbolic acid? A disinfecting powder should also overy day bo placed in the street dustbius The||@@||also every day be placed in the street dustbins. The effect of tho rloansing operations at Darling Harbour||@@||effect of the cleansing operation at Darling Harboud lies been to drive the diseuse eastward Firn two||@@||has been to drive the disease eastward. First we hear of cases in Clarence street now thorn are||@@||hear of cases in Clarence-street; now there are catos the otherside of Iltt stroeL Ihu nits huve||@@||cases the other side of Pitt-street;. The rats have evidently shifted their quarters lins is lar (joh due||@@||evidently shifted their quarters. This is largely due to the authorities refusing to adopt the sensible sug-||@@||to the authorities refusing to adopt the sensible sug- gestion of fencing tho quarantined urea with rat||@@||gestion of fencing the quarantined area with rat- proof wire fencing lins would havu acted asa||@@||proof wire fencing. This would have acted as a temporary ehei k to the rats, and they could havo||@@||temporary check to the rats, and they could have been killed before they had time to buriow||@@||been killed before they had time to burrow. The sewer«, tclephoue tunnels, und tho cable tram-||@@||The sewers, telephone tunnels, and the cable tram- way tunnels all afford excellent opportuiiitioB fur the||@@||way tunnels all afford excellent opportunities for the rats to spread Surely uu efhcienr BJ. stem of traps||@@||rats to spread. Surely an efficient system of traps and baited poison could be laid lu them all so as to||@@||and bated poison could be laid in them all so as to kill and entrap all these peats It ia usoleas insisting||@@||kill and entrap all these pests. It is useless insisting on houBoholdera killing the rats if the authorities||@@||on householders killing the rats if the authorities will not take reasonable piucautions to prcveut them||@@||will not take reasonable precautions to prevent them reaching the dwellings||@@||reaching the dwellings Hie reply of the Health Board to tbo Albury||@@||The reply of the Health Board to the Albury Municipality is that if a case of iilaguo broke out||@@||Municipality is that if a case of plague broke out amoninS*' the overland passengors it Bhould uppl¿||@@||amongst the overland passengers it should apply lo the Victorian G-jveruinout Ibis dopH uot seem to||@@||to the Victorian Government. This does not seem to me the vvuv to deal with eountry bodies, ann ni ikon||@@||me the way to deal with country bodies, and makes one ask are tho Health Board foi sydney only or for||@@||one ask are the Health Board for Sydney only for the whole of the colony i I tun, ¿e ,||@@||the whole of the colony? I am, &e., PREVEN HON is" BETTER THAN CURE. I||@@||PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305837 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A SOUTH SEA PARSON'S||@@||A SOUTH SEA PARSON'S WIFE.||@@||WIFE. FLETCHER CHRISTIAN'S GRAND»||@@||FLETCHER CHRISTIAN'S GRAND- DAUGHTER.||@@||DAUGHTER. "Diet on Dccimhor sib, 1880, at Norfolk Mund, in||@@||"Died on December 5th, 1899. at Norfolk Island, in the S luth Facillc, at the ne,o of M yeara "||@@||the South Pacific, at the age of 90 years." As 1 read tho scant notice in an Australian paper,||@@||As I read the scant notice in an Australian paper, says a writer iu the " Fall Mall Gazette "), memory||@@||says a writer in the "Pall Mall Gazette"), memory goes back to a day moro than 20 } ears ago, and I BOC||@@||goes back to a day more than 20 years ago, and I see before me the calm, sweet face, and deep, kindly||@@||before me the calm, sweet face, and deep, kindly eves of ouo of tbo most lovable and gentle old||@@||eyes of one of the most lovable and gentle old women that ever lived-a woman whoso very pre-||@@||women that ever lived-a woman whose very pre- sence and soft, tender voice filled tho heart ot many||@@||sence and soft, tender voice filled the heart of many a rough vvaudenug sailor with thoughts of home und||@@||a rough wandering sailor with thoughts of home and peace, and all that vv as good aud pure Such was||@@||peace, and all that was good and pure. Such was Sarah Nobbs, thu granddaughter of the famous and||@@||Sarah Nobbs, the granddaughter of the famous and ill fated leader of the Bouut\ nautili), and tho wifo||@@||ill-fated leader of the Bounty mutiny, and the wife of George Huno Nobb«, who for moro than llfty years||@@||of George Huno Nobbs, who for more than fifty years was chaplain to the Pitcairn and Norfolk Isländern||@@||was chaplain to the Pitcairn and Norfolk Islanders. Nobbs had had u most adventurous enreer, even be-||@@||Nobbs had had a most adventurous career, even be- fore ho arno to lonely little Pitcairn and married||@@||fore he came to lonely little Pitcairn and married Sarah Christian Entered ut li j cars of ace, in||@@||Sarah Christian. Entered at 11 years of age, in 1811, on the books of tho Hoobuck, m ¡StJ he sailed||@@||1811, on the books of the Roebuck, in 1813 he sailed at junior ofbeer lu tho iLdofatigablo to Botany Bay||@@||as junior officer in the Indefatigable to Botany Bay. Then be entered the Chilian sorvico under Lord||@@||Then he entered the Chilian service under Lord Cochtane, and in 1817 he was made lieutenant for||@@||Cochrane, and in 1817 he was made lieutenant for distinguished cervices||@@||distinguished services. He toole part m the famous cutting out of the||@@||He took part in the famous cutting out of the Spanish frigate Esmeralda, of -10 guns, under tho||@@||Spanish frigate Esmeralda, of 40 guns, under the batteries at Callao, at midnight on ?iot ember 5,||@@||batteries at Callao, at midnight on November 5, 182(1, attempted to capture a bcavilv-armcd||@@||1820; attempted to capture a heavily-armed bpuuish shin near the Chilian fortross of||@@||Spanish ship near the Chilian fortress of Arauco was defeated with a loss of ¿8 mon out of a||@@||Arauco; was defeated with a loss of 38 men out of a party of C1, and curried a prisiner mto the strong-||@@||party of 64,, and carried a prisoner into the strong- hold of tim sa\ngn robber and adventurer, Benc||@@||hold of the savage robber and adventurer, Bene- videis, with 16 others of his commaud. Three of||@@||videis, with 16 others of his command. Three of tiloso «vere Englishmen, and thoy, tilth Nobbs, arter||@@||these were Englishmen, and they, with Nobbs, after witnessing the slaughter of thoir comrades, wero ex-||@@||witnessing the slaughter of their comrades, were ex- changed tor four of Bonevidois's t Uicets Quitting||@@||changed for four of Benevideis's officers. Quitting tho Chilian norvic», Nobbs entered tho Entrlish||@@||the Chilian service, Nobbs entered the English merchant service, and after some extraordinary ad-||@@||merchant service, and after some extraordinary ad- ventures and escupes from death he suddenly con-||@@||ventures and escapes from death he suddenly con- ceived the iden of settling donn on Pitcairn Island,||@@||ceived the idea of settling down on Pitcairn Island, the peoplo of which were then attracting much||@@||the people of which were then attracting much atteiittDu iu Englind.||@@||attention in England. itiucluug Callao, ho bought a cutter of 15 tons||@@||Reaching Callao, he bought a cutter of 15 tons buitheu, und, nccompamod by nu equally adven-||@@||burthen, and, accompanied by an equally adven- turous American with tim partirulnll« Amer'cnn||@@||turous American with the particularly American name of Noah Bunker, lia reached Pitcairn ni||@@||name of Noah Bunker, he reached Pitcairn in October, 1823, and in the following year hu mimed||@@||October, 1828, and in the following year he married harsh Christian , and for more than ÍO yturs bo wa»||@@||Sarah Christian ; and for more than 50 years he was tho beloved friend and pastor of the descendants of||@@||the beloved friend and pastor of the descendants of the Bountv mutineers. He died nt Norfolk Inland m||@@||the Bounty mutineers. He died at Norfolk Island in 1884, uud Ins wife has thus survived lum for la||@@||1884, and his wife has thus survived him for 15 \eurs. She lit ed to see her children of the fiftn||@@||years. She lived to see her children of the fifth generation Five stalwart sons and tho same number||@@||generation. Five stalwart sons and the same number of daughters »till survivo her, and on Norfolk und||@@||of daughters still survive her, and on Norfolk and Pitcairn Islands her direct descendants number||@@||Pitcairn Islands her direct descendants number nearly 200||@@||nearly 200. Well fitted was such a pul as Sarah Christian to||@@||Well fitted was such a girl as Sarah Christian to mate willi such u man as Georgo Nobbs,||@@||mate with such a man as George Nobbs, when he married her lu 1829 He, u||@@||when he married her in 1829. He, a brave sailor, intenso in hts devotion to bis||@@||brave sailor, intense in his devotion to his country and his pride in its glorious naval||@@||country and his pride in its glorious naval uuiials she, a grandchild of a man who was himself||@@||annals: she, a grandchild of a man who was himself I a King's oflicei, hut was driven to despair and mad-||@@||a King's officer, but was driven to despair and mad- ness by the tyranny of his famous hut pavnge-tom||@@||ness by the tyranny of his famous but savage-tem- peiod commandor That they should meet and bc||@@||pered commander. That they should meet and be- cotno the progenitors ot daring and udveiiturous sea-||@@||come the progenitors of daring and adventurous sea- men and whalers is but one of tho minor and unre-||@@||men and whalers is but one of the minor and unre- corded ovents that go to build up England's supre-||@@||corded events that go to build up England's supre- macy of the sea||@@||macy of the sea. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305952 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH BY IIANÖING.||@@||DEATH BY HANGING. The Acting City Corouor, Dr. Tndil, hold a magis-||@@||The Acting City Coroner, Dr. Todd, held a magis- terial inquiry on Sutuiday ut the Coroner's Court||@@||terial inquiry on Saturday at the Coroner's Court touching the death of u Chinaman named Ah||@@||touching the death of a Chinaman named Ah Duck, Die evidence showed thut the de-||@@||Duck. The evidence showed that the de- ceased was n market gardener residing at Byron||@@||ceased was a market gardener residing at Byron- street, Canterbury .and w as 48 VcJrs old. Sarah||@@||street, Canterbury, and was 48 years old. Sarah Tulloch, v.ho reeuicd with the deceased, stated timt||@@||Tulloch, who resided with the deceased, stated that lie had boonjverv despsndent of late owing lo bust -||@@||he had been very despondent of late owing lo busi- ness affairs. Ü11 Thursday last she wanted lum to||@@||ness affairs. On Thursday last she wanted him to accompany her to town. Ile started out, but wont||@@||accompany her to town. He started out, but went homo again, saving he waa too iniserahlo and too||@@||home again, saying he was too miserable and too ill. Next morning she found hnn lying nu tho door||@@||ill. Next morning she found him lying on the floor covered with a blanket. Hu bad been eating soap,||@@||covered with a blanket. He had been eating soap, '.uotlter Chinamuu went for a policeman, and sho||@@||Another Chinaman went for a policeman, and she also went out for assistance, bim returned in half||@@||also went out for assistance. She returned in half an bout and fount! the deceased hanging from a||@@||an hour and found the deceased hanging from a beam. A blue woollen tie was around his nock.||@@||beam. A blue woollen tie was around his neck. Ho appeared lo he dead. She screamed, and several||@@||He appeared to he dead. She screamed, and several people cunio to her iissiatunce. The deceased lind||@@||people came to her assistance. The deceased had hoon wonied a /{ood deal of late, and always said||@@||been worried a good deal of late, and always said that »mug to a dispute with his workmeti rather||@@||that owing to a dispute with his workmen rather than go to court ho would Like his life. The Actuie||@@||than go to court he would take his life. The Acting Coroner entered u finding of leath fiom asphyxia by||@@||Coroner entered a finding of death from asphyxia by huugiug.||@@||hanging. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14306244 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SPOUTING INTELLIGENCE.||@@||SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ?-.||@@|| THE TUEF.||@@||THE TURF. The successful lightweight jockey F Kuhn is uot||@@||The successful lightweight jockey F. Kuhn is not likely to ever forset this A T C Autumn Meottng,||@@||likely to ever forset this A. J. C. Autumn Meeting, as he boa roceived no less than threo falls in two||@@||as he received no less than three falls in two da)s His li st mishap was in the Two.year-old||@@||days. His first mishap was in the Two-year-old Maiden btakos, when Lord Uudolph fell, then||@@||Maiden Stakes, when Lord Rudolph fell, then Alcesti* came dowu with lum iu the Doncaster Han-||@@||Alcestis came down with him in the Doucaster Han- dicap, and yesterday Hi Hi gave bim a bad fall||@@||dicap, and yesterday Hi Hi gave bim a bad fall st the finish of the bvdney Cup||@@||at the finish of the Sydney Cup. On Wodnesdiy Jlth, und Saturday, 28th instant,||@@||On Wednesday 25th, and Saturday, 28th instant, EDuy and galloway racus will be held ut Kensington||@@||pony and galloway races will be held at Kensington. ! itries for the different events close witta the secre-||@@||Entries for the different events close with the secre- tary, Mr P O Maru, bafore 5pm on F*,day next||@@||tary, Mr. P. O'Mara, before 5 p.m. on Friday next. The programme will bo found in tho advertising||@@||The programme will be found in the advertising columns||@@||columns. Pony and galloway races will be held at Brighton||@@||Pony and galloway races will be held at Brighton to-day, thu first event starting at I 45 p m Suuple||@@||to-day, the first event starting at 2.45 p.m. Supple- mentary to thB usual service to Rockdale, a special||@@||mentary to the usual service to Rockdale, a special tram will leave Redfern station at 1 55 p m The||@@||train will leave Redfern station at 1.55 p.m. The weights will be found lu auother calumu||@@||weights will be found in another column. Kio detth is reported from Silvei Pines, Alburv,||@@||The death is reported from Silver Pines, Albury, of Mr. H Devliu s thoroughbred horse Knight||@@||of Mr. H. Devlin's thoroughbred horse Knight Templar, by Gemma di Vcrgy from Maltese Cross,||@@||Templar, by Gemma di Vergy from Maltese Cross, the dam of Go¿o aud Brasenose||@@||the dam of Gozo and Brazenose. The V It C committee has under consideration||@@||The V. R. C committee has under consideration the advisability of revising the present weight-for-||@@||the advisability of revising the present weight-for- age scalo||@@||age scale. I he Shoalhaven Turf Club will hold u racing||@@||The Shoalhaven Turf Club will hold a racing meeting to morrow on its racecourse at Numba, in||@@||meeting to-morrow on its racecourse at Numba, in tno Nuwra district||@@||the Nowra district. bottling ovjr the first and second days of the A J C||@@||Settling over the first and second days of the A. J. C. Autumn Meettug will take place to-day at Tatter||@@||Autumn Meeting will take place to-day at Tatter sail's Club||@@||sall's Club. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14307502 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BARROV/FULS OF CARTRIDGE CASEá.||@@||BARROWFULS OF CARTRIDGE CASES. Private NV II Hirably, of th» mount"d hosier||@@||Private W. H. Hambly, of the mounted bearer section of the New bouth Wulos Army Mtdicitl||@@||section of the New South Wales Army Medical Corps, writing from Bloemfuutem on March lf>,||@@||Corps, writing from Bloemfontein on March 18, elates that tliey camped nt the Modder Bivrr for a||@@||states that they camped at the Modder River for a wuek It was there whore one of thu fiercest b itttos||@@||week. It was there where one of the fiercest battles of HID campaign was fought Walking about tho||@@||of the campaign was fought. Walking about the camp, they frequently osma upon mounds with a||@@||camp, they frequently came upon mounds with a hu^u rough cioss placed pi the giutind, telling that||@@||huge rough cross placed in the ground, telling that 30 or soniB other number of Boeis were burled there||@@||30 or some other number of Boers were buried there. Tho Butish wero mostly placed lu small burying||@@||The British were mostly placed in small burying grounds, with perhaps only four or five bodies in a||@@||grounds, with perhaps only four or five bodies in a grave Behind the bieastnorks barrow fuis of car-||@@||grave. Behind the breastworks barrowfuls of car- tridge cases wen lo be seen Ho Buvv Cr on j o and||@@||tridge cases were to be seen. He saw Cronje and about 4000 Boer jirisonors Thoy wera a motley||@@||about 4000 Boer prisoners. They were a motley crowd, and ramurkablo for the wont of uniformity||@@||crowd, and remurkable for the want of uniformity ni their dress 1 hey looked dejucl^d, and gava ona||@@||in their dress. They looked dejected, and gave one the impression that they had had enough of the war||@@||the impression that they had had enough of the war. The troops lian had long marches and haLd times||@@||The troops had had long marches and hard times. The Australians woru i ight at the very front On||@@||The Australians were right at the very front. On three successive nights thuy hud to march||@@||three successive nights they had to march. Thoy would still at about 1 o'clock in the morning||@@||They would start at about 4 o'clock in the morning aud march righi through w ilh perhaps a spoil of only||@@||and march right through with perhaps a spell of only au hour or two until 8 o'clock next marinup; borne||@@||an hour or two until 8 o'clock next morning. Some of tho fellows became so sleejiy that they fell oft||@@||of the fellows became so sleepy that they fell off their horses 31 was ii grand sieht to seo that hugo||@@||their horses. It was a grand sight to see that huge column of about 10,000 men m motion It liad||@@||column of about 10,000 men in motion. It had boen said that with the big guns, waggons, ile , the||@@||been said that with the big guns, waggons, &c., the column cstendod i. distiuce uf 20 miles Notwith-||@@||column extended a distance of 20 miles. Notwith- standing that thoy bud to live nu bully be f and bis-||@@||standing that they had to live on bully beef and bis- cuits and hsd to go without a wnsh for||@@||cuits and had to go without a wash for very long periods IIB well as suffer othei||@@||very long periods as well as suffer other haidslupi, he was fil id thal ho had||@@||hardships, he was glad that he had gone to the war Ile had boen under fire twice||@@||gone to the war. He had been under fire twice On the way up from Modder Uivoi to Blosmftin||@@||On the way up from Modder River to Bloemfon- tem tho New South Wales tr lops wore engaged||@@||tein the New South Wales troops were engaged twice-onco entirely " on their own," and tho other||@@||twice— once entirely "on their own," and the other occasion in conjunction wait British troops On the||@@||occasion in conjunction with British troops. On the first occasion whilo they wera doing good work thoy||@@||first occasion while they were doing good work they wore forced to retire On tho other occasion the||@@||were forced to retire. On the other occasion the Boers were compelled to retire In both instances||@@||Boers were compelled to retire. In both instances the bullets fell thickly round about them Al tho||@@||the bullets fell thickly round about them. At the first engagement Private Pinch, of the Mounted In-||@@||first engagement Private Finch, of the Mounted In- fantry, was shot ni tho shouldoi, but the wound was||@@||fantry, was shot in the shoulder, but the wound was nota sortons one. In the second otigagemcnt Pri-||@@||not a serious one. In the second engagement Pri- vate Abrahams, of the Mounted Rino", w as shot||@@||vate Abrahams, of the Mounted Rifles, was shot. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14308799 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MAJOR W. T. BRIDGES, R.A.A.||@@||MAJOR W. T. BRIDGES, R.A.A. The following are extracts from an official report||@@||The following are extracts from an official report from Major W. T. Bridges, U A.A. (special service||@@||from Major W. T. Bridges, R.A.A. (special service officer), received by Major-General French. It is||@@||officer), received by Major-General French. It is dated Bloem.prmt, near Bloemtontem, March 20 :||@@||dated Bloemspruit, near Bloemfontein, March 20 :- (i I have the honour to report that I left Orange||@@||"I have the honour to report that I left Orange River and proceeded to Mi dder Rivsr station on||@@||River and proceeded to Modder River station on Fobruary5. At this place I sa ft the sitgeguusm||@@||February 5. At this place I saw the siege guns in action against the trencher of Mttgersfonteiu. It||@@||action against the trenches of Magersfontein. It was the eui to ni to Uro a few rouuda nt sunrise and||@@||was the custom to fire a few rounds at sunrise and at Bunset, The gun« (oin BL) were laid by means||@@||at sunset, The guns (5in. B.L.) were laid by means of General G. A. French's telescopic sights. Tho||@@||of General G. A. French's telescopic sights. The arrangement acted satisfactorily. I have since re-||@@||arrangement acted satisfactorily. I have since re- mained with the ¡second Cavalry Brigade, On Feb-||@@||mained with the second Cavalry Brigade. On Feb- ruary In we moved off at 10,1,0 n m., and came into||@@||ruary 15 we moved off at 10.15 a.m., and came into action '20 minutes later. We obtained our ti rat sight||@@||action 20 minutes later. We obtained our first sight of Kimberley at 2 45 p.m., and bivouacked seven||@@||of Kimberley at 2.45 p.m., and bivouacked seven miles south nbuut sunset. Here we remained a few||@@||miles south about sunset. Here we remained a few dava to relit and rest the horses, many of which had||@@||days to refit and rest the horses, many of which had died. For lustauco, G Battery lost 12 on the Util,||@@||died. For instance, G Battery lost 12 on the 13th, and First Brigade Division (cavalry) 39 on earue dale.||@@||and First Brigade Division (cavalry) 39 on same date. My second clio ra er wau Btolen at l)e Kiel's farm, and||@@||My second charger was stolen at De Kiel's farm, and the other, tv Inch I brought from Australia, hnd to he||@@||the other, which I brought from Australia, had to he shot at Kimberley. On the 17th, at 2 ¿Q a in., orders||@@||shot at Kimberley. On the 17th, at 2.30 a.m., orders were received to march, aud we started an hour||@@||were received to march, and we started an hour later, leaching Uumilfontein at 11.45 ? in., where||@@||later, leaching Ranulfontein at 11.45 a.m., where we saw Cronje's force and langer, which bad got||@@||we saw Cronje's force and laager, which had got uway from the infantry, and which we engaged at||@@||away from the infantry, and which we engaged at midnight, and forced to halt. 1 entered the 1 lager||@@||midnight, and forced to halt. I entered the laager of Paai deberg ou 27th, the day of Cronje'« surren-||@@||of Paardeberg on 27th, the day of Cronje's surren- der. Considering the born buri nient it had been ex-||@@||der. Considering the bombardment it had been ex- posed to the material damage iras very slight, and||@@||posed to the material damage was very slight, and the effect of lyddite see ni ed to be ml. NDUB of the||@@||the effect of lyddite seemed to be nil. None of the craters I saw were of any si?e , for instance one||@@||craters I saw were of any size; for instance one lyddite shell fell within a foot of the hack of a wheel||@@||lyddite shell fell within a foot of the back of a wheel and did no datnigs beyond bending slightly the front||@@||and did no damage beyond bending slightly the front of "tha tire, beverul Boer pi »oners I spuke to told||@@||of the tire. Several Boer prisoners I spoke to told me they did not mmd lyddite shell, either at Paarde||@@||me they did not mind lyddite shell, either at Paarde borgor Magfrsfontein, but they murhft**red shrapnel.||@@||berg or Magersfontein, but they much feared shrapnel. I hear that Genorul Albiecht wa* knocked down by||@@||I hear that General Albrecht was knocked down by a lyddite shell that burst elote to him, but suffered||@@||a lyddite shell that burst close to him, but suffered no injury. From the time we left Kimberley until||@@||no injury. From the time we left Kimberley until geltiug here both men and hoises have been on half,||@@||getting here both men and horses have been on half, quarter, aud s o me Li men three-quartern rations , but||@@||quarter, and sometimes three-quarters rations , but the horses gcuerallv get Sib of oats per diem. It is||@@||the horses generally get 8lb. of oats per diem. It is generally estimated that we have lost at least 00 pBr||@@||generally estimated that we have lost at least 50 per cent, of the horses wo started with. Ou the 13th in-||@@||cent, of the horses we started with. On the 13th in- stant we reached Bloemfontem, where, we under-||@@||stant we reached Bloemfontein, where, we under- stand, we ure likely to remim until tho batteiies get||@@||stand, we are likely to remain until the batteries get icmounts and store» are brought up. Nearly all the||@@||remounts and stores are brought up. Nearly all the ammunition and (stores waggons have been left be-||@@||ammunition and stores waggons have been left be- hind on the veldt. Batteries in many cases have only||@@||hind on the veldt. Batteries in many cases have only three ammunition waggons with them, and rooit||@@||three ammunition waggons with them, and most guns ara drawn by eight horses The buck waggons||@@||guns are drawn by eight horses. The buck waggons have been more efficient than lho A. and S wag-||@@||have been more efficient than the A. and S. wag- gons The delay at Küoduoearand _ftpr Cronje'» sur-||@@||gons. The delay at Koodooesrand after Cronje's sur- render was due to the shortness of supplies. 1 he de-||@@||render was due to the shortness of supplies. The de- ficiency of supplies is due chiefly lo the fact that||@@||ficiency of supplies is due chiefly to the fact that after we sel7ed Klipdnft cm the Modder Cronje de-||@@||after we seized Klipdrift on the Modder Cronje de- cided to evaluate Magersfontein» and tbereupou the i||@@||cided to evacuate Magersfonteins and thereupon the army had to march east instead of weit, ¡ahortlv||@@||army had to march east instead of west. Shortly after Lord Kitchener arrived regimental transport||@@||after Lord Kitchener arrived regimental transport was abolished."||@@||was abolished." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14309365 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OVERLAND TO MELBOURINE ON A MOTOR||@@||OVERLAND TO MELBOURNE ON A MOTOR OAK.||@@||CAR. An interesting trial is to be made within the course||@@||An interesting trial is to be made within the course of a few days with (ha Thompson motor-car, which||@@||of a few days with The Thompson motor-car, which has beau on exhibition tit the Svduuy Agricultural||@@||has been on exhibition at the Sydney Agricultural ¡show dunugthn Easter holidays Vhtslhomptun||@@||Show during the Easter holidays. The Thompson car, the production of a Melbourne engineer, H pio||@@||car, the production of a Melbourne engineer, is pro- pellod by a team, and is built as a phaeton, forming a||@@||pelled by steam, and is built as a phaeton, forming a compact and handsome turnout It is tho intention||@@||compact and handsome turnout It is the intention of the Imildor and dßsiüiier to at tem t an overland||@@||of the builder and designer to attempt an overland trip with his c»rlrom Sydney to Melbourne, 604||@@||trip with his car from Sydney to Melbourne, 504 ¡tuite«, a route that is hilly and rough enouyh to tont||@@||miles, a route that is hilly and rough enough to test tho strength und endúrame of a bullock-waggon, lot||@@||tho strength and endurance of a bullock-waggon, let alone a h¿ht phuetou||@@||alone a light phaeton. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14309804 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEW MUSIC.||@@||NEW MUSIC. Messrs. W. H, Paling and Co. publish the " Finn||@@||Messrs. W. H. Paling and Co. publish the " Fran- cine " valso, by Misa Lydia Lanier, dedicated to Mis.||@@||cine " valse, by Miss Lydia Larner, dedicated to Mrs. Potter, of whom u beautiful portrait forms the||@@||Potter, of whom a beautiful portrait forms the frontispiece to the music. Uns Lamer baa composed||@@||frontispiece to the music. Miss Larner has composed ii pretty, sentimetul lutroductou to tho attractive anil||@@||a pretty, sentimetal introducton to the attractive and well marked melody winch forniB the hist thuno ol||@@||well marked melody which forms the first theme of thu " Francine " valae, the scher/ando labiilliaut,||@@||the " Francine " valse, the scherzando is brilliant, und the wholo forms a suptnor piucu uf ballroom||@@||and the whole forms a superior piece of ballroom utuata. Hie" VVe'iwo" halt/,by M. L. Chaluiurs,||@@||music. The" We Two" waltz,by M. L. Chalmers. which is now lu ii new edition, forms ii capital dunce||@@||which is now in a new edition, forms a capital dance- piece, and ia probably none thu tvorso in the goner ii||@@||piece, and is probably none the worse in the general mind for uu uuuousoious plngiailsm in the opening||@@||mind for an unconscious plagiatism in the opening ot tho thorne, which is identical »ith the lay inn tune,||@@||of the theme, which is identical with the hymn tune, " Como to Mc, My Childrou." " Tho Patriot's||@@||" Como to Me, My Children." " The Patriot's War ¡song," words and mutuo by A. O Breillat, fur-||@@||War Song," words and music by A. C Breillat, fur- nishes u bold lind aiattial melody in which tho voice||@@||nishes a bold and martial melody in which the voice is wall supported by tho nocouipauiineut||@@||is well supported by the accompanment. Mesan, thomas Holloway und Cu, publish a mini«||@@||Messrs, Thomas Holloway and Co, publish a num- bor ct songa, employed tis uu udvettiaing medium for||@@||ber of songs, employed as an advertising medium for their pills, but yy Inch aro nono tho less woll up to the||@@||their palls, but which are none the less well up to the average of tho drawiug-toom compositions of thu||@@||average of the drawing-room compositions of the day. iho specimens foin arded direot lrom Loudon||@@||day. The specimens forwarded direct from London ore as follows -"Tho Word is Said," by Louis Lo||@@||are as follows -"Tho Word is Said," by Louis Le lieux , " Iho Dream of Life," ny C. Pmstnia||@@||Keux , " The Dream of Life," by C. Preston Wyuuu, " Iho Good Sliejaherd," by Einose||@@||Wynne, " The Good Shepherd," by Ernest Blown«! , " Tho Beautiful Prayi r," by Liuiauy||@@||Browne , " The Beautiful Prayer," by Lindsay Leuuux, Love's Tair Laud," by Karl aloncktou ,||@@||Lennox, Love's Fair Land," by Karl Monckton , " Cycliug Song," by Lindsay LSIUIOT "Loiu'a||@@||" Cycling Song," by Lindsay Lennox : "Love's Moasngo," by Lindsay Lennox , " Cupid y Ü ,"||@@||Message" by Lindsay Lennox , " Cupid Q.C.," by Aithur li. Col horn , " Whutever is-is Best,"||@@||by Arthur G. Colhorn , " Whatever is-is Best," by btuuloy Winn , " Brother«," or " The Colouiei||@@||by Stanley Winn , " Brothers," or " The Colonist yyill Fight at England's Sido," by Preston Wynuo)||@@||will Fight at England's Side," by Preston Wynne: " aMy Loye foi Evei and Aye," by Jiail Mouckton |||@@||" My Love for Ever and Aye," by Karl Monckton: " lue Old Fiddler," by Arthur Ci lborn , " liest ni||@@||" The Old Fiddler," by Arthur Colborn , " Rest at Last," by Arthur Oolborn , " Kitty Muhoue," bj||@@||Last," by Arthur Colborn , " Kitty Mahone," by li. O Daiit¿iger , and " Iteiuembraucn," by Loiiu||@@||H.C. Dantziger: and "Remembrance," by Louie La Kelli.||@@||Le Keux. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14310193 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CARDINAL MORAN" AT||@@||CARDINAL MORAN AT BALMAIN.||@@||BALMAIN. THE CATHEDRAL BUILDING FUND.'||@@||THE CATHEDRAL BUILDING FUND. Yesterday morning Cardrruil Moran viaitctl St.||@@||Yesterday morning Cardinal Moran visited St. Auguatiuo'a Church, Balmain East, for tho purpose||@@||Augustine's Church, Balmain East, for the purpose of receiving the olleimga of thu jiariyhioiiers||@@||of receiving the offerings of the parishioners to the ¡st. Mary'a Cathedral building fund.||@@||to the St. Mary's Cathedral building fund. His Eminence waa accompanied by tho Roy.||@@||His Eminence was accompanied by the Rev. Dr. O'Haran. On arrival ut tho church he waa met||@@||Dr. O'Haran. On arrival at the church he was met by tho Very Rev. Doau Healey, P I' , and Pnther||@@||by the Very Rev. Dean Healey, P.P., and Father O'DttacoH, und escorted inside the building, where a||@@||O'Driscoll, and escorted inside the building, where a very largo cungiegutiou was assembled At tho||@@||very large congregation was assembled. At the entrance to the chuich the members of St. Augus-||@@||entrance to the church the members of St. Augus- tine's und St Joseph's branche» of the A li C.||@@||tine's and St. Joseph's branches of the A.H.C. Guild ni regalia formed u guard of honutir for thu||@@||Guild in regalia formed a guard of honour for the reception 01 thu Cardinal. Muss yi as celebrated by||@@||reception 0f the Cardinal. Mass was celebrated by tho Rev. Pather O'Dnscoll, as«istcil by the Very||@@||the Rev. Father O'Driscoll, assisted by the Very Rov. Denn Healey. The musical portion of tho ser-||@@||Rev. Dean Healey. The musical portion of the ser- vice yy as carried out, under the direction of Mr.||@@||vice was carried out, under the direction of Mr. Proderick Kelleher, by nu cfiiciont choir, assisted by||@@||Frederick Kelleher, by an efficient choir, assisted by members of the choirs of theiDrumruoyrie and Rosella||@@||members of the choirs of the Drummoyne and Rozelle (Balmain West) churches. The music included||@@||(Balmain West) churches. The music included " The Kyrie " (Mcrciidnute) and Gounod's " Messer||@@||" The Kyrie " (Mercadante) and Gounod's " Messer Solonnello." The Boloisls were Misses Kelleher,||@@||Solennelle." The soloists were Misses Kelleher, Toohey, Brady, Broun, and Messrs. Prank||@@||Toohey, Brady, Brown, and Messrs. Frank M'Douough, Kelleher, Curtía, and Carrick At tim||@@||McDonough, Kelleher, Curtís, and Carrick. At the oftertory Mr. J. T. Donovan effectively rendered||@@||offertory Mr. J. F. Donovan effectively rendered .' Tim Pater Noster " (Neidermoyer). Mrsa Ploma||@@||" The Pater Noster " (Neidermeyer). Mrs. Florrie Mather presided at tho orguu||@@||Mather presided at the organ. At the conclusion of the eervico Cardinal Moran,||@@||At the conclusion of the service Cardinal Moran, after" bl Selly slating tho objects of ins visit to thu||@@||after briefly stating the objects of his visit to the parish, referred to the special i elation» existing be-||@@||parish, referred to the special relations existing be- tween St. Augustine's and St. Mary's-the founder||@@||tween St. Augustine's and St. Mary's--the founder of tho latter being tho (¡rat parish pritBt of St.||@@||of the latter being the first parish priest of St. Atigustiua'i. Ho recounted many ul the good deeds||@@||Augustine's. He recounted many of the good deeds of Pather John Josupti 'I berry during his inwictra||@@||of Father John Joseph Therry during his ministra- lions ni the early duys of th« Church life in Ilia||@@||tions in the early days of the Church life in the colony, mid his /cul and determination in the woik||@@||colony, and his zeal and determination in the work ha hull undertaken. The day m itself (May 0) hail||@@||he had undertaken. The day in itself (May 6) had special importance to them, being tho feast of fat.||@@||special importance to them, being the feast of St. Joseph, tho patron s nut of Father Therry and, III||@@||Joseph, the patron saint of Father Therry and, in point of fart, of tho universal Church Putliec||@@||point of fact, of the universal Church.Father Therry was the first approved chaplain on Australia»||@@||Therry was the first approved chaplain on Australian Bhoirs, anti May 0 waa the uumveisury of receiving||@@||shores, and May 6 was the anniversary of receiving the then Governor's approval to his ministrations||@@||the then Governor's approval to his ministrations amongst tho Roman Catholic adherents that formell||@@||amongst the Roman Catholic adherents that formed part ot the early eettlemeut. Ila was very||@@||part ot the early settlement. He was very thankful that thu spirit of religious freedom||@@||thankful that the spirit of religious freedom was yery different at thu present day||@@||was very different at the present day to the time of Father Thorry's labours umougst tim||@@||to the time of Father Therry's labours amongst the faithful. But all obstacles wera surmounted by tua||@@||faithful. But all obstacles were surmounted by the bravo priest'* undoubted real and determination.||@@||brave priest's undoubted zeal and determination. They read whore Father Therry was over prepared||@@||They read where Father Therry was ever prepared to fuco liny daugor to attend to his miiiiatrationa to||@@||to face any danger to attend to his ministrations to the sick lu his charge Flootl or tempest ha had nu||@@||the sick in his charge. Flood or tempest he had no foar ot, and one luatauce of his self-sactihce I hut||@@||fear of, and one instance of his self-sacrifice that shone out above pthers was the time whon, on being||@@||shone out above others was the time when, on being forbidden admission to an orphanage to see a dying||@@||forbidden admission to an orphanage to see a dying child, he sealed the walls and udmiiiistored the sauras||@@||child, he scaled the walls and administered the sacra- monta of the Churoh Itw-ts hu who laid the fuutidu||@@||ments of the Church. It was he who laid the founda- tiou of St Mary'a Cuthodrnl m Ib21. At thal tuna||@@||tions of St. Mary's Cathedral in 1821. At that time the leading men of the day called lum a uiudmaii,||@@||the leading men of the day called him a madman, and prophesied tint such a cstl cdral nu was||@@||and prophesied that such a cathedral as was proposed to ho erected was fur ni advauca of yvliat||@@||proposed to be erected was far in advance of what would be rerjuisitu for Catholicism for centuria!.||@@||would be requisite for Catholicism for centuries. Still he persisted lu Ins work und dosuite all ditli||@@||Still he persisted in his work and despite all diffi- culties that wera placed in Ins way ho went on ami||@@||culties that wera placed in his way he went on and on, until now St. Muiy'a waa approaching eoni||@@||on, until now St. Mary's was approaching com- pletion. Tho very foundations of tho odiflcu were||@@||pletion. The very foundations of the edifices were cernouted with thu tears of those who btciin« trun||@@||cemented with the tears of those who became true confessors of Christ Wally of those contcssois wem||@@||confessors of Christ. Many of those confessors were exiles, who wore banished, not for crime, but for||@@||exiles, who were banished, not for crime, but for rufiMug to bond thou knee in humility to tho I Btub||@@||refusing to bend their knee in humility to the Estab- linhod Church. After 10 long, weary years of toil||@@||lished Church. After 10 long, weary years of toil old St Mary's waa completed, and in I8i0 Pather||@@||old St. Mary's was completed, and in 1856 Father Therry waa one of the lirat to öfter £¿000 for the en-||@@||Therry was one of the first to offer £2000 for the en- largement and beautifying of the extmior of tho||@@||largement and beautifying of the exterior of the building The principle underlying the efforts ot||@@||building. The principle underlying the efforts of Patlior I berry and tho Catholics of "tn-day was thu||@@||Father Therry and the Catholics of to-day was the knowledge that they wore fulfilling a duty, so that||@@||knowledge that they were fulfilling a duty, so that the oathedral might ho a record of tlioir lives and a,||@@||the cathedral might be a record of their lives and a silent monument of their faith to generations y it un-||@@||silent monument of their faith to generations yet un- born. Tiloso sacred odiflces were the outward muru||@@||born. Those sacred edifices were the outward mani- fostatious of their holy futh. Olio or tho most dis-||@@||festations of their holy faith. One of the most dis- tinguished Protestant wntora of the present century||@@||tinguished Protestant writers of the present century went so far as to Bay that the vory nome ef Chris«||@@||went so far as to say that the very name of Chris- tiunity would not htvo been known umougst the||@@||tianity would not have been known amongst the jieoplo only for the existence of tho old rcligousj||@@||people only for the existence of the old religious cathedrals placed there centimes before. Tim sam»||@@||cathedrals placed there centuries before. The same motives that impelled lather 'I horry in his noola||@@||motives that impelled Father Therry in his noble work still impelled the faithful of to-day. The sur-||@@||work still impelled the faithful of to-day. The sur- roundings of the sito of St Mary's wore m the olil||@@||roundings of the site of St. Mary's were in the old day a-wheu the alto was granted for tho erec-||@@||days-when the site was granted for the erec- tion ot tbu church-in keopmg with the ideas||@@||tion of the church-in keeping with the ideas of tho Church by those who yyoro opposoit||@@||of the Church by those who were opposoed to it BO bittoily, but to-day it wa»||@@||to it so bitterly, but to-day it was recognised on all side« by thoso bust||@@||recognised on all sides by thoso best fitted to judge us one of the most beautiful m||@@||fitted to judge as one of the most beautiful in Uro rity. They wero not ia a position at pre«out tu||@@||the city. They were not in a position at present to completo the spires and towers, but ho thought||@@||complete the spires and towers, but he thought those considerations would occupy attention ni tha||@@||those considerations would occupy attention in the near future.||@@||near future. Tho Vory Rev. Dean nealey thanked Cardin il||@@||The Very Rev. Dean Healey thanked Cardinal Moran for lils visit to the parish, and stated that tha||@@||Moran for his visit to the parish, and stated that the amouut of tho collections lind BO far rouchel! Ino sum||@@||amouut of the collections had so far reached the sum of £173 Ho i equus tod that the lists should bo||@@||of £173. He requested that the lists should be alionad to romani open for a few days, na ho was||@@||allowed to remain open for a few days, as he was almost certain tint yvith other amounts tri bo||@@||almost certain that with other amounts to be handed m, a total of £200 lyould bo raised lins,||@@||handed in, a total of £200 would be raised. This, he thought, was most natislactory. The principal||@@||he thought, was most satisfactory. The principal donors woro -Rev. Dean Healey, P P , £10 10s ,||@@||donors were -Rev. Dean Healey, P P , £10 10s , members of the Men's Sacred Heart Society, £7||@@||members of the Men's Sacred Heart Society, £7 7a ; VVomeb'a Sacred Heart Society, £7 7s||@@||7s ; Women's Sacred Heart Society, £7 7s. Ibo Cardmnl thanked the douurs tor their spon-||@@||The Cardinal thanked the donors for their spon- taneous ..ontrtbutions, mid after acceding to tho re-||@@||taneous contributions, and after acceding to the re- quest of the Dean, pronounced tho benediction.||@@||quest of the Dean, pronounced th. benediction. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14310521 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVOEOE 'OOURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) DECHUES ABSOLUTE.||@@||DECREES ABSOLUTE. Hu Honor made ubsolute the decrees nisi iii th,||@@||His Honor made absolute the decrees nisi in the following suite, uud declared ttte murnagui||@@||following suits, and declared the marriages Unsolved :-Edith Mary WukeQeld v. Altred||@@||dissolved :— Edith Mary Wakefield v. Alfred William Wakefield (potitiouer, to have the custody||@@||William Wakefield (petitioner, to have the custody of the children), Aithur Herbert Belsoii v. Martini||@@||of the children), Arthur Herbert Belson v. Martha Helson (with custody of chilUicu), Mary Aim||@@||Belson (with custody of children), Mary Ann Williamson v. Thomas John Williamson (uah||@@||Williamson v. Thomas John Williamson (with custody of children), Sylvia Stud wick v. William||@@||custody of children), Sylvia Studwick v. William Jumes Studwick ( with custody ot cluhireu), Carl||@@||James Studwick (with custody of children), Carl Puppulluutt v. Mary Fuppelbiiuu (with custody||@@||Poppelbaun v. Mary Poppelbaun (with custody of child), Martha Seidewitz V. Carl||@@||of child), Martha Seidewitz v. Carl Herman Seidewitz I with custedy of child).||@@||Herman Seidewitz (with custody of child), Louisa Rebecca Banks v. Charles .Tollu Bullit||@@||Louisa Rebecca Banks v. Charles John Banks (with custody of clilld), May Gtuou v. Veiiantim||@@||(with custody of child), May Green v. Venantius Oreen (witli custody of child), Cavcudiali Bau-||@@||Green (with custody of child), Cavendish Daw- son .Evelyn Liurdet v.'Leah Lim dot (»lth custody||@@||son Evelyn Liardet v. Leah Liardet (with custody of the child), Evelyn Isubel Moy Jillett v. Heurici||@@||of the child), Evelyn Isabel May Jillett v. Henrie Thomee Jillett, Mary Ush»r v. James John||@@||Thomas Jillett, Mary Usher v. James John naher, Julia Luuiy v. Leopold Henry Later,||@@||Usher, Julia Lamy v. Leopold Henry Lamy, aud Mary Elizabeth Watson v. JDIIII Thou US||@@||and Mary Elizabeth Watson v. John Thomas YVatsou.||@@||Watson. lu the suit of Isabella Culbertsou v. Janies Cul||@@||In the suit of Isabella Culbertson v. James Cul- bertsou, which waa ode tor divorce on the «round||@@||bertson, which was one for divorce on the ground 'if descrtiou, Ins Honor pronounced u decree nisi||@@||of desertion, his Honor pronounced a decree nisi cn the liudiug of Mr. Justice Coben at the albury||@@||on the finding of Mr. Justice Cohen at the Albury Circuit Court. Decteo to he made absolute m a||@@||Circuit Court. Decree to be made absolute in a mouth.||@@||month. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14311686 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COURT OF MARINE INQUIRE.||@@||COURT OF MARINE INQUIRY. MELBOURNE, Monday.||@@||MELBOURNE, Monday. The Court of Marino Inquiry ¿at again to day||@@||The Court of Marine Inquiry sat again to-day for further investigation of tho i barge pre-||@@||for further investigation of the charge pre- ferred agaiuBt "William Osborn Hill, mastor||@@||ferred agains William Osborn Hill, master of the barque Southesk, of boing on||@@||of the barque Southesk, of being on several occasions unable to properly pciforni||@@||several occasions unable to properly perform his duties during the vojage from Glasgow to||@@||his duties during the voyage from Glasgow to Molbourne S unuel Nicholls, A B , said m oross||@@||Molbourne. Samuel Nicholls, A B , said in cross examination that on one occasion several Bennion||@@||examination that on one occasion several seamen refused to obey orders, and tho mato spent half an||@@||refused to obey orders, and the mate spent half an hour trying to peistindo thun to do duty, and||@@||hour trying to persuade them to do duty, and pointed out to them tint tho vessel wa» on a loo||@@||pointed out to them that the vessel was on a lee shorn Witness fiuthei stated that on Maioh 8||@@||shore. Witness further stated that on March 8 three seameu wero drunk, and one of these was||@@||three seamen were drunk, and one of these was the fir it to sign tho complaint to the Marino||@@||the firsit to sign the complaint to the Marine Board against the captain After further evidouoo||@@||Board against the captain. After further evidence had been taken tho inquiry wus adjourned to the||@@||had been taken the inquiry wus adjourned to the next day||@@||next day ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312267 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MINISTER FOR WORKS ON||@@||MINISTER FOR WORKS ON TOUR.||@@||TOUR. BULAHDELAH, Thursday.||@@||BULAHDELAH, Thursday. Ths Ministerial party, consisting r f the Minister||@@||Ths Ministerial party, consisting of the Minister for Works (Mr E W O't-ullivau), Mr Jt A Price||@@||for Works (Mr E W O'Sullivan), Mr. R. A Price, and Mr W Bennett, Mb L A , reached Ravmoud||@@||and Mr. W. Bennett, Ms. L. A., reached Raymodd Terrace on Ihursday, and was met by the Mayor||@@||Terrace on Thursday, and was met by the Mayor ann aldermen and proceeded to Booral, where the||@@||and aldermen and proceeded to Booral, where the visitors were entertained nt luncheon Tiley arrivod||@@||visitors were entertained at luncheon. They arrived at Bulahdelah nt 6 o'clock, and wera met by ti largo||@@||at Bulahdelah at 6 o'clock, and were met by a large cavalcade of horsemen and vehicles about three||@@||cavalcade of horsemen and vehicles about three miles out and escorted to tho town Thoy were||@@||miles out and escorted to the town. They were entertained by the résidants nt a publie banquet in||@@||entertained by the residants at a public banquet in the School of Arts Mr T M'Kinn presided The||@@||the School of Arts. Mr. J. McKinn presided. The liall was effectively de- orated with native flora and||@@||hall was effectively decorated with native flora and ferns About 500 persons participated in tho recop-||@@||ferns. About 500 persons participated in the recep- ilo» The tonst of " The Ministry " was enthiisi||@@||tion. The toast of "The Ministry " was enthusi- astically receive 1, tho proposer being Mr II Dee||@@||astically received, the proposer being Mr. B. Dee, I he Munster for Works responded, aud pointed out||@@||The Minster for Works responded, and pointed out the difficulties the Ministry had to contend with||@@||the difficulties the Ministry had to contend with. Ho dealt with the South African prjblem and cou||@@||He dealt with the South African problem, and con- gratulated the colony on the display of patriotism||@@||gratulated the colony on the display of patriotism. Ile exprened a hope that beneficial remits would||@@||He exprened a hope that beneficial results would accrue ni the shape of extended tr ide and national||@@||accrue in the shape of extended trade and national progress Hu referred to the necessity for the reip||@@||progress. He referred to the necessity for the reap- praiioment of lands, aud forecast tho liboial treat||@@||praisement of lands, and forecast the liberal treat- ment of selectors and settlers on tbo land He ex||@@||ment of selectors and settlers on tbe land. He ex- pressed a desire to as-ust in forming agricultural||@@||pressed a desire to assist in forming agricultural classes and mentioned the plague scare He fore-||@@||classes, and mentioned the plague scare. He fore- shadowed au extended municipal reform Early con-||@@||shadowed an extended municipal reform. Early con- sideration would bo given to leasehold lands falling||@@||sideration would be given to leasehold lands falling into the Crown The Mimstor also dealt with the||@@||into the Crown. The Mimstor also dealt with the necessity for national reformB||@@||necessity for national reforms. Mr R A Price's health was proposed by Mr J||@@||Mr. R. A. Price's health was proposed by Mr. J. C Mooker, who spoke enthusiastically w ith regard||@@||C. Stocker, who spoke enthusiastically with regard to the member for Gloucester||@@||to the member for Gloucester. Mr Pnce reSDonded, and met with a 'good recep-||@@||Mr . Price responded, and met with a good recep- tion ria spoke of the urgent necessity for reform in||@@||tion. He spoke of the urgent necessity for reform in connection with Hie 1 orestry Department, and cou||@@||connection with the Forestry Department, and con- tended that the Fisheries Bill should be immediately||@@||tended that the Fisheries Bill should be immediately dealt with He pointed out tbe neceraity of the||@@||dealt with. He pointed out the necessity of the oolony insistinc on the Federation Bill being pissed||@@||colony insisting on the Federation Bill being passed intact bv the Imperial Parliament||@@||intact by the Imperial Parliament. Mr W Bennett, M L A , dealt with local||@@||Mr. W. Bennett, M.L.A., dealt with local matters and national questions, and bud au excellent||@@||matters and national questions, and had an excellent reception||@@||reception. The other speakers wera-Messrs J Abbott (ex||@@||The other speakers were-Messrs. J. Abbott (ex- Mayoi of Dungog), F Ireland, Davis, Outram,||@@||Mayor of Dungog), F. Ireland, Davis, Outram, Johns, Manners, and others The party wat||@@||Johns, Manners, and others. The party was tendered a complimentary ball to-night, aud proceed||@@||tendered a complimentary ball to-night, aud proceed to Cape Hawke to-morrow||@@||to Cape Hawke to-morrow. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313154 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FAREWELL TO MR. J. O||@@||FAREWELL TO MR. J. G O'NEILL.||@@||O'NEILL. 'A number of the personal friends oí Mr. J (J||@@||'A number of the personal friends of Mr. J G. O'Neill, mtnuger of the Union Bank of Auitrálii'||@@||O'Neill, manager of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited, assembled ut the Hotel Australia veaterdir||@@||Limited, assembled at the Hotel Australia yesterday attoruoou to wish him bon voyage upon his departure||@@||afternoon to wish him bon voyage upon his departure for u six mouths' vacation. Among thoa« nnutt||@@||for a six months' vacation. Among those present were :-Mesar«. Bums (Burns, Philp anti UM||@@||were :-Messrs. Burns (Burns, Philp and Co), Bruntou (Bruuton and Co.), Costloo(I'»ngetndC»r||@@||Brunton (Brunton and Co.), Costloe(Tange and Co) Kidd (A. M. L. und F. Co.), Kilgour (Bälget.,¿j||@@||Kidd (A. M. L. and F. Co.), Kilgour (Dalgetty and Co.), Saywoll, J. Barro-.lohnatun, H. B. Chilcott||@@||Co.), Saywell, J. Barre-.lohnston, H. F. Chilcott .lames Inglis (James Inglis and Co.), Mtcuamtu'||@@||.lames Inglis (James Inglis and Co.), Macnamara, John Hunter, C. Mnrkell, E. No)es, Haine(lUmi||@@||John Hunter, C. Markell, E. Noyes, Raine (Raine and Horno), L. P. Bum (stock Exchange), E p||@@||and Horne), L. P. Bain (Stock Exchange), E P Simpson, J. Russell Flench, T. A. Biblis, A. F||@@||Simpson, J. Russell French, T. A. Dibbs, A. F Robinson (President Chamborcf Ciiniaerce), A!W'||@@||Robinson (President Chambe of Commerce), A.W. MI ekt (Gibbs, Blight and Co.), Ueoige Miideá||@@||Meeks (Gibbs, Blight and Co.), George Maiden (Goldtbrougb, Moit and Co), Henderson (Oitr||@@||(Goldsbrough, Mott and Co), Henderson (City Bauk) Houlder (Boulder Bruthere), B. C. PIM||@@||Bank) Houlder (Houlder Brothers), H. C. Pipet(?) and otbert. The chair »as taken hy Mr,||@@||and others. The chair was taken by Mr. James Burns (Burns, Philp, and Co., ""tegl*||@@||James Burns (Burns, Philp, and Co., Limited) v, ho, after the usual loyal toaata had been drunk'||@@||who, after the usual loyal toasts had been drunk proposed the health of their guest, Mr. O'Neill ]|,J||@@||proposed the health of their guest, Mr. O'Neill.The toast was supported by Mr. .1. Russell Ti suth, «ho,||@@||toast was supported by Mr. J. Russell French, who, speaking as a banker, said that Mr. O'Neill lulfiiy||@@||speaking as a banker, said that Mr. O'Neill fulfilled the requirements of nu ideal bauk manager III Until||@@||the requirements of an ideal bank manager in that he wa« uniformly com tu ins, mid with his courtesT au.||@@||was uniformly coourteous, and with his courtesy com- blued the requisite degree of firmncas. Mr. Fitnia||@@||bined the requisite degree of firmness. Mr. French truste I that their guest would return lu good teilta||@@||trusted that their guest would return in good health to the colon).||@@||to the colony. Mr. James Inglis also supported the toast Thu||@@||Mr. James Inglis also supported the toast. This wat not, he sud, un official but a sontl and kinali||@@||was not, he said, an official but a social and kindly function, and lu social and kindly funcliona Sir'||@@||function, and in social and kindly functions Mr O'Ntill would be missed by a large munker ii||@@||O'Neill would be missed by a large number of friends. Many great enterprises owed a measured||@@||friends. Many great enterprises owed a measure of thtir success to the kindliness of Mr. O'Neill, uti||@@||their success to the kindliness of Mr. O'Neill, who, in ultliliou to his busmess qualihcatiDus, was afirr,||@@||in addition to his business qualifications, was a first c >ss sportsman, Mr. Inglis anticipated the I»||@@||class sportsman. Mr. Inglis anticipated the time »hen the guest of tim day would return to octpj||@@||when the guest of the day would return to occupy the respoi siblo position of bond of a grett üuittil||@@||the responsible position of head of a great financial institution m renewed health and strrocft.||@@||institution in renewed health and strength. (Cheert.)||@@||(Cheers.) Mr. O'Neill, who was received with tppliuu,||@@||Mr. O'Neill, who was received with applause, thanked the company for the kindly uiiuoeru||@@||thanked the company for the kindly manner in which the toaat of hit health had been received, Hi||@@||which the toaat of his health had been received. He enid it was extremely gratifying to him to mu||@@||said it was extremely gratifying to him to see so uiiiuv of his personal fi lends assembled to do ¿in||@@||many of his personal friends assembled to do him honour. He highly apjireciatetl the complinKtii,||@@||honour. He highly appreciated the compliment, v, Inch « ould adtl lu no small tlegi ce ta tos pleuuti||@@||which would add in no small degree to the pleasure he would derive from his trip, (Hear, hear.) Mr,||@@||he would derive from his trip. (Hear, hear.) Mr. O'Neill hoped to be present at the celebration which,||@@||O'Neill hoped to be present at the celebration which would take place in Loudon upon the return of Lord||@@||would take place in London upon the return of Lord Robtrls in ttiumph. (Cheers.j||@@||Roberts in triumph. (Cheers.) Mr. George Malden ptoposcd the toast of "Its||@@||Mr. George Maiden proposed the toast of "The Chairman," to which Mr. Burns responded*||@@||Chairman," to which Mr. Burns responded. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313680 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn RANDWICK.||@@||RANDWICK. The fortnightly meeting or this council was held on May||@@||The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on May 23 Tbe Maym (Alderman theo Powell) presided, and||@@||22. The Mayor (Alderman Theo. Powell) presided, and there were also present- Aldermen G, Gale, b K Ken||@@||there were also present — Aldermen G. Gale, S. R. Ken- ncdv.J III nek s, I 13 Hodgroa, 1. Hannan,«! Q Carter.||@@||nedy, J. Hincks, I. B. Hodgson, F. Hannan, J. G. Carter, *\ Hayward, and A T D'Any Irvine The finamial||@@||W. Hayward, and A. T. D'Arcy Irvine. The financial statement showed that during the past fortnight £285 had||@@||statement showed that during the past fortnight £285 had been collected in rate«, making, since 1 ebrunry 5, a total of||@@||been collected in rates, making, since February 5, a total of J.8M2 received . whilst n sum of £lfi hsd been expended||@@||£892 received ; whilst a sum of £15 had been expended m the fortnight in general works, and since lebniaryfi,||@@||in the fortnight in general works, and since February 5, £¿4-1 The bank balances weie -Borough account, debit||@@||£244. The bank balances were :—Borough account, debit JCM'I, Itûndwicïv-rond account, debit J.21*l , MiUlnr,||@@||£879, Randwick-road account, debit £294 ; Military- road account, debit £07 , and Long Bay Ceme-||@@||road account, debit £97 ; and Long Bay Ceme- tery ai count, ci edit £17 ira Id The council||@@||tery account, credit £17 8s 3d. The council clerk reported that the work« committee meeting||@@||clerk reported that the works committee meeting had lapsed, onl> one alderman being present Tbe parka||@@||had lapsed, only one alderman being present. The parks committee recommended that the npplicatinns of tho limid||@@||committee recommended that the applications of the Rand- wick Junior and tho Picsbytenan Instituto football clubs||@@||wick Junior and the Presbyterian Institute football clubs for permission to pim nu the Randwick Park begrantel||@@||for permission to play on the Randwick Park be granted. A ratepmer forwarded a cheque tor £15 whilst another||@@||A ratepayer forwarded a cheque for £15 whilst another promt »ed a similar amount cowards the making of Man||@@||promised a similar amount towards the making of Stan- le>-street, but as the work would entail on expenditure||@@||ley-street ; but as the work would entail an expenditure ot £.i00 it was decided that it could not be done in the pre-||@@||of £300 it was decided that it could not be done in the pre- sent state of the finance-«. AhUrm-*n S H Kennedy||@@||sent state of the finances. Alderman S. R. Kennedy moved,-" That it is desirable to request the Colonial||@@||moved,—" That it is desirable to request the Colonial Secietarr to insert a clause m the proposed amendtd||@@||Secretary to insert a clause in the proposed amended Municipal Act: citing power to borough councils to strike||@@||Municipal Act giving power to borough councils to strike a op^cial rate forth« purpose of establishing a sinking||@@||a special rate for the purpose of establishing a sinking fund ' The motion lapsed, as there was no seconder||@@||fund. " The motion lapsed, as there was no seconder. Similar treatment was accorded one proposing to send a||@@||Similar treatment was accorded one proposing to send a con gratti lato rj cable to Queeu Victoria on allai o mg||@@||congratulatory cable to Queen Victoria on attaining her 81st year||@@||her 81st year. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314305 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COUNTRY NEWS. :'||@@||COUNTRY NEWS. ILL-TREATING A GUILD.||@@||ILL-TREATING A CHILD. BROKEN HILL, Sunda».||@@||BROKEN HILL, Sunday. Amelia Burnett, »leptnother, and Jo epliTiiuid»,)||@@||Amelia Burnett, stepmother, and Joseph Trinidad, grandfather, of the child wero charged ut Silver*T!||@@||grandfather, of the child were charged at Silverton yesterday, bofoio Mr. MnitlsnJ, P.M "d «.||@@||yesterday, before Mr. Maitland P.M., and Mr. Allen, 3.V., with ill-trealiug a Utile "iel namea||@@||Allen, J.P., with ill-trealiug a little girl named Dulcía Biiniolt. The oynlencs showed that ths||@@||Dulcía Burnett. The evidence showed that the child, who had incurred hergrsiiilfnthor'sJunleaiure||@@||child, who had incurred her grandfather's displeasure, was ordered to sleep m a go.its' house m avsrd »nd||@@||was ordered to sleep in a goat's house in a yard, and accordingly she slept there sin. inputs. Th»'stud||@@||accordingly she slept there six nights. The shed yvas oiitn ut the rides mid looted over with iron||@@||was open at the sides and roofed over with iron. The chilli had only rcanty clolhing mu) a corll '||@@||The child had only scanty clothing and a cornet Df a torn blanket, about üátt. square, to cover her||@@||of a torn blanket, about 2½ft. square, to cover her. On Sunday morning, the ÜOIh, uftei lt frosty nlBlil'||@@||On Sunday morning, the 20th, after a frosty night, olio WUBBOÜU by a pn-tor-by lying nsleop hesids two||@@||she was seen by a passer-by lying asleep beside two goats, bhu had slept (hero, sho stated, irooi mittoo||@@||goats. She had slept there, she stated, from instruct- Hans from her »tepmother mid gtaidfallier On||@@||tions from her stepmother and grandfather. On Tuesduy night, about 10 o'clock, Seiuor-con'tUbl«||@@||Tuesday night, about 10 o'clock, Senior-constable White and Coustnblo Bnkor found tho child lyme ou||@@||White and Constable Baker found the child lying on the damp oaith lu it gontshed at the leal ot irini||@@||the damp earth in a goatshed at the rear of Trini- dnd's premise«. Trinidad staled that tho child hsd||@@||dad's premises. Trinidad stated that the child had gone to sleep III the outhouse pmcly of berowna«,||@@||gone to sleep in the outhouse purely of her own ac- cord. The police magistrate smd it was nscandslom||@@||cord. The police magistrate said it was a scandalous case. Trinidad was hucd A2U, levy ur distress ia||@@||case. Trinidad was fined £20, levy or distress, in default throe mouths' imprisonment, »oil the woman||@@||default three months' imprisonment, and the woman Burnott, who is ni dohcato health, yras lined 6,.||@@||Burnett, who is in delicate health, was fined 5s. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314563 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TROOPER.- WOLPERT.||@@||TROOPER.- WOLPERT. IEOOPS ENGAGED ALL DAT.||@@||TROOPS ENGAGED ALL DAY KM DRIVEN OUT OF THE TRENCHES.||@@||BOERS DRIVEN OUT OF THE TRENCHES. IirflNTY SHELLS AT ONE KOPJE.||@@||TWENTY SHELLS AT ONE KOPJE. AMMUNITION WASTED.||@@||AMMUNITION WASTED. Troope» E Wolpert wntos lo his father (Mr.||@@||Trooper E Wolpert writes to his father (Mr. Wpert ot Inverell) as follows .-" Kareo (IVee||@@||Wolpert ot Inverell) as follows .-" Karee (Free SUt«) April í We had rt big fijrht last Thursday,||@@||State) April 3. We had a big fight last Thursday, about 30,000 troops engaged f ho British lost pretty||@@||about 30,000 troops engaged. The British lost pretty teiTviy, but I don't know how many New ¡south||@@||heavily, but I don't know how many New South Wita troops were engaged Wo Btartid the fljctit in||@@||Wales troops were engaged. We started the fight in the morning, anu it waa nearly dark when we||@@||the morning, and it was nearly dark when we Sol1«! the Boers were lined alDug one kopje and||@@||finished. The Boers were lined along one kopje and it vero OB another. There was mcu 'nuisit' nil||@@||we were on another. There was nice 'music' all ¿i; flora whistling ballets, also fiorn the (pom-pnrn '||@@||day from whistling bullets, also from the (pom-pom ' glin. We drove the Boers out of their trench«..||@@||guns. We drove the Boers out of their trenches. About 6 o clock in the uftcrnoou there was not a||@@||About 6 o clock in the afternoon there was not a Bou to be nea There was a hie; plain bet ii cm us||@@||Boer to be seen. There was a big plain between us and the Boera, and wa were just going to ad-||@@||and the Boers, and we were just going to ad- vance out on the plaiu, when a shell hit||@@||vance out on the plain, when a shell hit light in front of one of the ' pom-pom ' guns||@@||right in front of one of the ' pom-pom ' guns. The Imperial troops wera lu ohurgi of||@@||The Imperial troops were in charge of the guru It waa aniuaing to see theiu get-||@@||the guns. It was amusing to see them get- ting out of the «ay of tho shell I was about||@@||ting out of the way of the shell. I was about Unity yardi away from the first shell The tirst||@@||twenty yards away from the first shell. The first «hell hld only fallen when the Biers got our ranne||@@||shell had only fallen when the Boers got our range to I yard, then the shells started to burst right||@@||to a yard, then the shells started to burst right amoagit ui Oue chap alongante of mo lud his horse||@@||amongst us. One chap alongside of me had his horse crippled The Daer s fired ¿0 shells right on the||@@||crippled. The Boers fired 20 shells right on the kopje we »ern on, and yet not one of the New||@@||kopje we were on, and yet not one of the New couta Wale« men »as killed or wouuded I reckon||@@||South Wales men was killed or wounded. I reckon »a mult baye charmed lives As soon on it was||@@||we must have charmed lives. As soon on it was dirk we adrweed on the Boers, but they retr-alert||@@||dark we advanced on the Boers, but they retreated back io the hills The British general lost JOO lutu||@@||back in the hills. The British general lost 200 Hid three gut», toras say he lost two batteries Ile||@@||and three guns; some say he lost two batteries. He »si fighting neat Bbemfontein Karee is l8 miles||@@||was fighting near Bloemfontein Karee is l8 miles from BioemfoDteio, on the way to Pretoria. We see||@@||from Bioemfontein, on the way to Pretoria. We see ibe Boers eyery dey from the camp 1 hey are about||@@||the Boers every day from the camp. They are about fire inilei away, camped in the bills We see them||@@||five miles away, camped in the hills. We see them takuurthairhuraesdowu ou the plain to teed They||@@||taking their horses down on the plain to feed. They ?"toostroogfor us to attack them yet Lyddite la||@@||are too strong for us to attack them yet. Lyddite is ita only thing will shift thom We are quite satis-||@@||the only thing will shift them. We are quite satis- fit! that the Boera ate track shots Tiley must have||@@||fied that the Boers are crack shots, They must have liedirtaucoa ull measured for at 2000 yards thev||@@||the distances all measured for at 2000 yards the ruiiuibujï the earth pretty closely If wu stood||@@||make us hug the earth pretty closely. If we stood upMofuiwouUl bo shot They don't liko us||@@||up half of us would be shot They don't like us iutnkus a bit, for they Bay we light them at their||@@||Australians a bit, for they say we fight them at their onmme, and that wo are good shots Tboy say||@@||own game, and that we are good shots. They say titioer« are led by German nlln. ers, und that they||@@||the Boers are led by German officers, and that they are determined to fi/ht overy inch of the way to||@@||are determined to fight every inch of the way to Pnloii» and Johannesburg i ho Boor scouts sueak||@@||Pretoria and Johannesburg. The Boor scouts sneak on on camps and pick oil officers and men "||@@||in our camps and pick off officers and men " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314634 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PYRMONT AND ULTIMO PRES-||@@||PYRMONT AND ULTIMO PRES- BYTERIAN CHURCH.||@@||BYTERIAN CHURCH. m||@@||m RETIBEMENT OP THE UEV. B. S.||@@||RETIREMENT OF THE REV. R. S. ' PATERSON.||@@||PATERSON. lu connection with the retirement of the Rev R||@@||ln connection with the retirement of the Rev. R. S Paterson f rom the pustorato of the Py rmout and||@@||S. Paterson f rom the pastorate of the Pyrmont and Ultimo Presbyter! m Church-a position which ho||@@||Ultimo Presbyteran Church - a position which he has filled continuously for 30 years-specuil aeivir-ca||@@||has filled continuously for 30 years - special services were held m the church on bunda? list Mr||@@||were held in the church on Sunday last. Mr. Paterson preached farawell sermons morning am!||@@||Paterson preached farewell sermons morning and evening m crowded con ¿I égalions The church||@@||evening in crowded congregations. The church vsiisbeuulifullv decorated At each service special||@@||was beautifully decorated. At each service special musio was loudered by ii large choir||@@||music was rendered by a large choir lo further celebrate the oveut a complimentary||@@||To further celebrate the event a complimentary concert was tendered to the rev gontlemaii hist||@@||concert was tendered to the rev. gentleman last evening, at which theie was iigaiu ii crowded alten||@@||evening, at which there was again a crowded atten- d mee The compati' included monv of the old||@@||dance. The company included many of the old narislnnnoru of the church, aud ministers mid elders||@@||parishioners of the church, and ministers and elders of the Prcsbj ten ni Church Ino Rev lohn Auld||@@||of the Presbyterian Church. The Rev. John Auld interim mnuoiator of the sorsioti, jiresided, having on||@@||interim moderator of the session, presided, having on Ina ii¡,ht the Mayor of bvdne*. (bir M itthuw Harris)||@@||his right the Mayor of Sydney (Sir Matthew Harris) and on his left the guest of theeveuing In au lu||@@||and on his left the guest of the evening. In an in- terval lu the proceodinus tho Mai or of bl dm»-. , ou||@@||terval in the proceedings the Mayor of Sydney, on behalf of the cougte_,utiiu, presented to the Rev||@@||behalf of the congregation, presented to the Rev. R b Paterson uu illuminated ndtlress, encased in||@@||R . S. Paterson an illuminated address, encased in a handsome frame, exprnasivo of tho deeji regret the||@@||a handsome frame, expressive of the deep regret the congregation folt at losing their pastor||@@||congregation felt at losing their pastor after BO lenotlij nnd useiul a tareer amongst||@@||after so lengthy and useful a career amongst them, und wishing lum mid his family a Imppi||@@||them, and wishing him and his family a happy future Tho address was uc.ouipnuiod by a nurse uf||@@||future. The address was accompanied by a purse of 00 sovorei(,us To Miss Piteiaoii, who had acted us||@@||60 sovereigns. To Miss Paterson, who had acted as orj»ouist to the chuich for many years, the Mayor,||@@||organist to the church for many years, the Mayor, on behalt of tho congregation, presented a handsome||@@||on behalf of the congregation, presented a handsome dressing caso||@@||dressing case. The Rov It S Paterson responded He thanked||@@||The Rev. R. S. Paterson responded. He thanked the oflice-bearorB and congregation for thoir kind||@@||the office-bearers and congregation for their kind gifts Ho tegrattad that bia decht tng strength o m||@@||gifts. He regretted that his declining strength com- pelled lum to stTor a tin of minister and po iple which||@@||pelled him to sever a tie of minister and people which hail been of such lengthy und pleasant exj-erieuce||@@||had been of such lengthy and pleasant experience. Ho was pleased to see many of the old members of||@@||He was pleased to see many of the old members of the coiurregutiou jiressnt, und hu enumerate I mau)||@@||the congregation present, and he enumerated many of the pleasmt eve ita which had taken place durn g||@@||of the pleasant events which had taken place during thu years that he had been the pastor of the church||@@||the years that he had been the pastor of the church. A successful gathering was brought to it conclusion||@@||A successful gathering was brought to a conclusion by tlie audiones sin -nig tho Na-tiouul Auttiom||@@||by the audience singing the National Anthem. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314680 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I TRAVELLING BY MOTOR CAR. I||@@||TRAVELLING BY MOTOR CAR. As showing the practicability of motor pacing||@@||As showing the practicability of motor pacing either fur business or pleasuru purposes we givo||@@||either for business or pleasure purposes we give herewith a few particulars of the nuleuge covered by||@@||herewith a few particulars of the mileage covered by ,T W. blocks, the well-known English cyclist, in||@@||J. W. Stocks, the well-known English cyclist, in 1899. On June .1 he started from Birmingham ou a||@@||1899. On June 5 he started from Birmingham on a businoss tour, drove first to Loudon, and thence to||@@||business tour, drove first to London, and thence to vanuus places-about ,10 in ntl-in the south and||@@||various places-about 50 in all-in the south and we»t of England, Isle of Wight, and midland coun-||@@||west of England, Isle of Wight, and midland coun- ties, covoiitig inalla distance of lllfi miles during||@@||ties, covering in all a distance of 1115 miles during tile 22 days that he was out lu September he||@@||tile 22 days that he was out. In September he attemnted to rule straight- away from Land's En I to||@@||attempted to ride straight- away from Land's End to Joint o' Groats (from thu south to the north of Eng-||@@||John o' Groats from the south to the north of Eng- land), but bad lo stup utter covering 4dl miles in 17||@@||land, but had to stop after covering 43½ miles in 17 houia, the weather buug veiy bad. A few duvf||@@||hours, the weather being very bad. A few days lutcr he rode from Editiburgb to London, nearly fitlO||@@||later he rode from Edinburgh to London, nearly 500 miles, III 20 hours 33 minutes, coy urang during the||@@||miles, in 20 hours 33 minutes, covering during the year 10,000 miles _||@@||year 10,000 miles. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315276 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CORPORAL JAMES JULEFJF.||@@||CORPORAL JAMES JULEFF. Corporal Juin t s iTiiteff, of ths 1st Australian Horse,||@@||Corporal James Juleff, of the 1st Australian Horse, w nillir; from Bloemfoutem ou Apiil 7, «us - " We||@@||writing from Bloemfontein on April 7, says - " We have liad some pretty rough experience« %The firet||@@||have had some pretty rough experiences. The first lime I was under Hie »as on March a, fit Osscfouteiti,||@@||time I was under fire was on March 3, at Ossefontein, wheie we hwd one mun wounded He wa« out cf the||@@||where we had one man wounded. He was out of the fi«ng I mo altogether, when a ht my bullet fltiuck bim||@@||firing line altogether, when a stray bullet struck him uear tho left eye and lodged aloug-ide the brain On||@@||near the left eye and lodged alongside the brain. On March 10 we lind a pi*tt) rough time of it at a pin CB||@@||March 10 we had a pretty rough time of it at a place called Abraham's Kraal, Vthero I experienced for||@@||called Abraham's Kraal, where I experienced for the fît ft time the sensation of being under tue file of||@@||the first time the sensation of being under the fire of the Vicker«-Maxnn, a gun that fires about 22 bhells in||@@||the Vickers-Maxim, a gun that fires about 22 shells in »bout 10 seconda the boy» cill it the ' 10 a penn) "||@@||about 10 seconds; the boys call it the "10 a penny. " W li, wo gut f he ' 10 u penny " tight in emoitght mt||@@||Well, we got the "10 a penny" right in amongst us. Poitmiati-ty, it did no d H Hinge but we had ti grui||@@||Fortunately, it did no damage but we had to grin and be ir it for tx v, hilo being Bent out to draw theil e||@@||and bear it for a while. being sent out to draw the fire of the Boer gunn ou U", until our gun« got juto uit-i||@@||of the Boer guns on us, until our guns got into position, lioiijWhen Ihuv did great ixt-culiou We captured the||@@||when they did great execution. We captured the Boor langer about (> o'clock, ulthongh the guns got||@@||Boer laager about 6 o'clock, although the guns got awuv We c» mp ed at the langer thal mjjir On||@@||away. We camped at the laager that night. On Merril 29 wo met tlie Boera, who were entrenched||@@||March 29 we met the Boers, who were entrenched outside a place ctlled Btrbßrlon We we%e in close||@@||outside a place called Barberion. We were in close order when the first sholl was tired It killed one ot||@@||order when the first shell was fired. It killed one of nu men and wounded two othen After thii we||@@||our men and wounded two others. After this we thought we were ni for a rest, hut word came that wa||@@||thought we were in for a rest, but word came that we were to proceel to the waterworks, whoie a big||@@||were to proceed to the waterworks, where a big inuvoy and five guis had ben cu) tu rta hy the Boors||@@||convoy and five guns had been captured by the Boers. lhere were about «100 casualties ! i tit tug killed It||@@||There were about 300 casualties, 135 being killed. It was a horrible night to sm the de»d lud woundul||@@||was a horrible sight to see the dead and wounded lying ull around Some of the horses were blown to||@@||lying all around. Some of the horses were blown to piceos 1 he w ound*-d h id been 1) mg on tim ground||@@||pieces. The wounded had been lying on the ground from G « m on Murch «ti until 1 a m on April 1||@@||from 6 a.m. on March 31 until 4 a.m. on April 1. \\ hile wo were burying tilt deud the Boor» stat ted to||@@||While we were burying the dead the Boers started to shell ii«, but our guns gulloped into position anti||@@||shell us, but our guns galloped into position and opened ure BO that we could ti muli||@@||opened fire, so that we could finish. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315278 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRIVATE MASON.||@@||PRIVATE MASON. Trivat« A T Muso» wiitc to Mr A Colles., of||@@||Private« A J Mason» writes to Mr A Colless., of Penrith, from Spytfontem on April 10, »B foliotas -||@@||Penrith, from Spytfontein on April 10, »as follows:- " Wu have bad some tough tghltng since I lost||@@||" We have had some tough fighling since I last wrote you. We ara right m touch nith the eueniN||@@||wrote you. We are right in touch with the enemy. Wo have plcntj to do, guarding our camp mid||@@||We have plenty to do, guarding our camp and building trench! s We havo plenty of shooting||@@||building trenches. We have plenty of shooting while N\e are out scouiiug A partv of us went out||@@||while we are out scouting. A party of us went out nt 4 o'clock the ethel morning to a farmhouse where||@@||at 4 o'clock the other morning to a farmhouse where th re were some Uoer scouts, to try to capture thom ,||@@||there were some Boer scouts, to try to capture them, but thoy urtu up walting loi us Ibu lirst thing||@@||but they were up waiting for us. The first thing ne got na« a hail of bullets We relumed the lire,||@@||we got was a hail of bullets. We returned the fire, and fought for about an hour when wo retired||@@||and fought for about an hour, when we retired. linen Boers were wounded, aud one killed They||@@||Three Boers were wounded, and one killed. They Nvouuded ono of our fellows through tho breast||@@||wounded one of our fellows through the breast. After ha was bit IIB firei six Bhots at them, and killed||@@||After he was hit he fired six shots at them, and killed one He nas a gum« follow Ho mis tiki u to tho||@@||one. He was a game fellow. He was taken to the host itali, und I bear .inca he ia gutting on nil ri-rht||@@||hospital, and I hear since he is getting on all right. vVe bave had a week's ruin ou N,s-it was a miser-||@@||We have had a week's rain on us-it was a miser- able neck Wo do nit get much lest, day jr m^lit||@@||able week. We do not get much rest, day or night I hoar George Betts is lu tue hospital willi lever ut||@@||I hear George Betts is in the hospital with fever at Bloeuifoiitetu "||@@||Bloemfontein " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315310 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn JAPAN'S SYMPATHY FOR||@@||JAPAN'S SYMPATHY FOR BRITAIN.||@@||BRITAIN. ï*rotn Yokohama a Riuterrcpreseiitutii« writes||@@||From Yokohama a Reuter representative writes tu the '* St lames'o U i¿itte "-'* Iho almobt||@@||to the " St James's Gazette: "-" The almost unanimous tpproval aud endorsement jf the||@@||unanimous approval and endorsement of the Emperor's action in sending to Queen \ letona a||@@||Emperor's action in sending to Queen Victoria a telegram congratulating her upon the suct-ossed of||@@||telegram congratulating her upon the successes of hei soldiers m Natal and the Change Tree State, md||@@||her soldiers in Natal and the Orange Free State, and the consequent relief of rady-mutu und Kmibeilej,||@@||the consequent relief of Ladysmith and Kimberley, ailord an udditiouul proof of tim friendly feeling to-||@@||afford an additional proof of the friendly feeling to- wards Gretit Bri lum at present entertained by the lu-||@@||wards Great Britain at present entertained by the in- ll lient uti portion of tue 1 okio \ tent, E\er since the||@@||fluential portion of the Tokio press. Ever since the wai bQgan, during the mouths M inch brought ne«*||@@||war began, during the mouths which brought news cf a stead} succession of che ka to the piogu<-B of||@@||of a steady succession of checks to the progress of British arms, their cnticu-ins bor i evetj indication||@@||British arms, their criticisms bore every indication it t kindly spirit, and now whim the tide has turned||@@||of a kindly spirit, and now when the tide has turned and wo read of vittories they write in terms||@@||and we read of victories they write in terms which it is but fitting and jutt to||@@||which it is but fitting and just to bring to tbo notice of the British people||@@||bring to the notice of the British people. Of the many expressions which the Emperor's||@@||Of the many expressions which the Emperor's message and her Mujesty*8 reply evol ed it is onl\||@@||message and her Majesty's reply evoked it is only necessary to select one, that of tho ' Jiji bhirapo,'||@@||necessary to select one, that of the 'Jiji Shimpo,' » bich is admitted to be the leading||@@||which is admitted to be the leading journal ot the country It sajs -* Ihche ex-||@@||journal of the country. It says :-' These ex- changes of courtuty between the two sovereigns w ill||@@||changes of courtesy between the two sovereigns will matt nally contribute towards slreugthcuiim the||@@||materially contribute towards strengthening the cordial relations existing between Japan and Great||@@||cordial relations existing between Japan and Great Britain lhe extreme concern of lier M ijesty with||@@||Britain. The extreme concern of her Majesty with reference to the iiouth African wai mu, be gathered||@@||reference to the South African war may be gathered from man\ acts 01 beuevolouce and genero-nly on tt e||@@||from many acts of benevolence and generosity on the part of the Queen towards the families of oflic ra||@@||part of the Queen towards the families of officers and men at the front, as well as lu u uni H the||@@||and men at the front, as well as towards the ofheers and meu themselves A change in the||@@||officers and men themselves. A change in the fortunée of the campaign baa now taken place in||@@||fortunes of the campaign has now taken place in favour of the British, and fresh news of the success||@@||favour of the British, and fresh news of the success of their arms coutiuues to be received One can well||@@||of their arms continues to be received. One can well lmagiue tho satisfaction of her Majesty and the||@@||imagine the satisfaction of her Majesty and the British nation at large The Japan une people will||@@||British nation at large. The Japanese people will not ht mt ate to oiTm their most Heartfelt congratula-||@@||not hesitate to offer their most heartfelt congratula- tions and their sympathy to tho British lhe||@@||tions and their sympathy to the British. The Emperor's nie«siigu, though au act of courtesy on||@@||Emperor's message, though an act of courtesy on the part of the Im peral House, ma\ be regarded is||@@||the part of the Imperial House, may be regarded as representing the wishes of *ho whole untiou, and||@@||representing the wishes of the whole nation, and there is no denbt that tho friendship between the two||@@||there is no doubt that the friendship between the two Mates will iioncef urn ard be placed ou a firm and||@@||states will henceforward be placed on a firm and ii m J merit basis * "||@@||permanent basis.' " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315442 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CHDKCÏI NEWS.||@@||CHURCH NEWS. CHUKOH OP ENGLAND.||@@||CHURCH OF ENGLAND. The Archbishop of Sydney preached on Sunday||@@||The Archbishop of Sydney preached on Sunday evening in the Cathedra], on Monday Afternoon||@@||evening in the Cathedral, on Monday Afternoon preachod at R meeting of tho standing committee, in||@@||preached at a meeting of the standing committee, in thö evening prpitcbod tit tlio taa euty-IIFtb unnivertfary||@@||the evening preached at the twenty-fifth anniversary of tüe formatiou of tho Church nf England 'loin||@@||of the formation of the Church of England Tem- porunce Society m tho diorcse. On 'J ucsdtty nftor||@@||perance Society in the diocese. On Tuesday after- iioott be presided at a mooline; of the council at the||@@||noon he presided at a meeting of the council at the Grammar behool for Dojs, on Weduculaj morntng||@@||Grammar School for Boys, on Wednesday morning visited the Little Buy (Const) Hospital, m tho eaeu||@@||visited the Little Bay (Coast) Hospital, in the even- mg inducted the Rev. E Ltintpard to the incumbency||@@||ing inducted the Rev. E. Lampard to the incumbency ot Holy Trinity, Millor's Pouit, on Thursday even-||@@||of Holy Trinity, Miller's Point, on Thursday even- ing administered tho rita of continuation at St. An-||@@||ing administered the rite of confirmation at St. An- drew's, Summer lilli , anti ycBterduy afternoon pre-||@@||drew's, Summer Hill ; and yesterday afternoon pre- sented at tim Oddfellows' Templo, Elirabeth-Btrect,||@@||sented at the Oddfellows' Temple, Elizabeth-street, múdala, prints, null cnrtilicitis tri thu sticcfssful||@@||medals, prizes, and certificates to the successful acholara examined in December lust nt connection||@@||scholars examined in December last in connection aaith apeciul religioui instruction ni Public reboots||@@||with special religious instruction in Public Schools. The Bibhop ot Newcastle on bunday preached at||@@||The Bishop of Newcastle on Sunday preached at St. John'ß, Woodville, and at St Tames', Morpeth ,||@@||St. John's, Woodville, and at St. James', Morpeth ; and on I'ucbduy lust dulirercd bia preiitleulial||@@||and on Tuesday last delivered his presidential address at the opening scs«iou of the ayuod of his||@@||address at the opening session of the synod of his dioceae.||@@||diocese. A conference of Sunday-school teachers for the||@@||A conference of Sunday-school teachers for the rura' deanery of West Sydney waa held on Wednes-||@@||rural deanery of West Sydney was held on Wednes- day last, at bt. John's, Glebe. Eveuing prayer wits||@@||day last, at St. John's, Glebe. Evening prayer was said in tile church nt 7 30, mid the confurenco opened||@@||said in the church at 7.30, and the conference opened m the Record Reign Hull at 8, under tho presideitca||@@||in the Record Reign Hall at 8, under the presidency of Archdeacon Ltiualey, Ibu aubjocts for discussion||@@||of Archdeacon Langley. The subjects for discussion were . " Suuday-«chools and Foreign Missions," in-||@@||were : "Sunday-schools and Foreign Missions," in- troduced by the Rural I)o\n,||@@||troduced by the Rural Dean. On Sunday last the 2(1 til anniversary of the opon||@@||On Sunday last the 26th anniversary of the open- iog Df St. Thomas' (Balm uti West) for divino service||@@||ing of St. Thomas' (Balmain West) for divine service was celebrated. The church avas chastely decorated,||@@||was celebrated. The church was chastely decorated, lind the musical portion nf the ncrvico, under tim di-||@@||and the musical portion of the service, under the di- rection of Mr. b. Gorian Lavers, organist, excel-||@@||rection of Mr. S. Gordon Lavers, organist, excel- lently rendered. At the morning aera ice the lo||@@||lently rendered. At the morning service the Te Deutn and Benedictus were Woodward in D, »nd the||@@||Deum and Benedictus were Woodward in D, and the anthem, "Hie bun Shall be No More" (Woodward)||@@||anthem, "The Sun Shall be No More" (Woodward). In tbe evening, the MuuiGuat und Ntiuo Dutnittia||@@||In the evening, the Manificat and Nunc Dumittis were Toura in F. 'Iho autbem, "I Will bing unto||@@||were Tours in F. The anthem, "I Will Sing unto Theo" (Stainer). Mr. Lynch also gavo mo-,t effectively||@@||Thee" (Stainer). Mr. Lynch also gave most effectively the solo, "If with nil Your Hearts," ¿c. The||@@||the solo, "If with all Your Hearts," &c. The morning congregation was large, but the inclement||@@||morning congregation was large, but the inclement Weather interfered with the atteudduce.it the oveuing||@@||weather interfered with the attendance at the evening service.||@@||service. Ou Monday evening a special service was hold in||@@||On Monday evening a special service was held in Christ Church l'ro-Outbedral, Nowcnstlo, aa||@@||Christ Church Pro-Cathedral, Newcastle, as u preparation for tho opening of the Synod||@@||a preparation for the opening of the Synod on the follinving da}. Thora was a||@@||on the following day. There was a Urge congregation, representative of most of the||@@||large congregation, representative of most of the parishes III the diocese Tho Itov. T K. Ucgg, of||@@||parishes in the diocese The Rev. T. R. Regg, of St, Paul's, West Maitland, wus the pretichor, and||@@||St. Paul's, West Maitland, was the preacher, and «elected as his text, Phil, ni 'Jil (UV), "For Our||@@||selected as his text, Phil. iii. 20 (R.V.), "For Our Citi7enship is ia Hoaven " Hie servicB was bright||@@||Citizenship is in Heaven." The service was bright and impressive, and the Bishop uni about 40 of the||@@||and impressive, and the Bishop and about 40 of the elerey were present.||@@||clergy were present. The annual meeting of the Sunday School Insti-||@@||The annual meeting of the Sunday School Insti- tute for the diocese Df Sydney will be held on Monday||@@||tute for the diocese of Sydney will be held on Monday next. There will be shoirouf-il evensong ni tilt)||@@||next. There will be shortened evensong in the Cathedral at ft p m., tit which auitddresa will be given||@@||Cathedral at 5 p.m., at which an address will be given by the Rev. VV. J Cakebread, acting accretiry of tho||@@||by the Rev. W. J Cakebread, acting secretary of the Institute. At 7-45 p til. the annual meeting will be||@@||Institute. At 7.45 p.m. the annual meeting will be held m the Chapter House, Bathurst-street, and the||@@||held in the Chapter House, Bathurst-street, and the Archbishop will preside||@@||Archbishop will preside. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14316101 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn AliAITOIllS.||@@||ABATTOIRS TO THE EDITOR OP THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-lu joui isauo of May 31 is a letter||@@||Sir,-ln your issue of May 31 is a letter from Mr James Inglis, late Minister of the||@@||from Mr James Inglis, late Minister of the Crown and a gentleman whom most people||@@||Crown and a gentleman whom most people will admit a terv able man But I ara||@@||will admit a very able man. But I am disappointed on reading his letter on tha ques-||@@||disappointed on reading his letter on the ques- tion of, us ho toruiB it Hopping down tho abattoirs,||@@||tion of, as he terms it, flopping down the abattoirs, with all their uuloveablo and insanitary surround-||@@||with all their unloveable and insanitary surround- ings, just iii the vory position where such would do||@@||ings, just in the very position where such would do most harm to a suburb-m population, hoth as to||@@||most harm to a suburban population, both as to health, depreciation ot property, dBÍianco of all||@@||health, depreciation of property, defiance of all known s initary laws, and so introduce, a train of m||@@||known sanitary laws, and so introduce a train of in- torminih'e evilH which would causo futuro complica-||@@||terminable evils which would cause future complica- tions not only of an expenstvo hut also of a||@@||tions not only of an expensive but also of a Jaugerous character||@@||dangerous character. I am suqmsed indeed at theso remarks and accusa-||@@||I am surprised indeed at these remarks and accusa- tions made by Mr Inglis, when ho must know there||@@||tions made by Mr Inglis, when he must know there is no found ition fir thom N o one wanta tho abat-||@@||is no foundation for them. No one wants the abat- toirs iloppeddrwn with their crude and ont-of-dato||@@||toirs flopped down with their crude and out-of-date upph mees Wo want and shall expect an up-to||@@||appliances. We want and shall expect an up-to date sluu 'liter-house with ovory modern improve-||@@||date slaughter-house with every modern improve- ment, so that thu public may got their meat delivered||@@||ment, so that the public may get their meat delivered fit foi human consumption and nobody shonld know||@@||fit for human consumption and nobody should know better tbnii Mr Inglis (who has travelled much) that||@@||better than Mr Inglis (who has travelled much) that tins 13 easily obtaiuablc It is, as in moat cases, a case||@@||this is easily obtainable. It is, as in most cases, a case of self-interest-not th it it would bo any nuisance,||@@||of self-interest-not that it would be any nuisance, but boctiuaD nfmd of a dntenorition in the value of||@@||but because afraid of a deterioration in the value of tropert), in which I think he will be mistaken, as I||@@||property, in which I think he will be mistaken, as I btlievo y oport) will mere uto considerably in value,||@@||believe property will increaes considerably in value, excepting ni tho minds of u few faddists whoso||@@||excepting in the minds of a few faddists whose imagination is very great Mr Inglis does not give||@@||imagination is very great. Mr Inglis does not give a remedy for this imaginary trouble, but tolls ua||@@||a remedy for this imaginary trouble, but tells us what ho «roto about 187S, about sewers emptying||@@||what he wrote about 1878, about sewers emptying into the harbour, the grand emporium for tho manure||@@||into the harbour, the grand emporium for the manure dealer of tho civilised world Mr Inglis, as I before||@@||dealer of the civilised world. Mr Inglis, as I before Btated, was a mornber of Parhamont and a Minister||@@||stated, was a member of Parliament and a Minister of thu Crown if it was as he stated he should in the||@@||of the Crown: if it was as he stated he should in the interest of humanity while ni power have||@@||interest of humanity while in power have used Ins interest and ability to have pro||@@||used his interest and ability to have pre- vonted Buch a diro calamity ns ho pre-||@@||vented such a dire calamity as he pre- dicts-a dumping ground aud a dopot for all manure||@@||dicts-a dumping ground and a depot for all manure dcalorB in tho civilised world, which ho must admit||@@||dealers in the civilised world, which he must admit u a very strong statement Upon tho question of a||@@||is a very strong statement. Upon the question of a sito, it ia admitted that a alaughtor-houso with nil||@@||site, it is admitted that a slaughter-house with all modern improvements could ho carried on without||@@||modern improvements could be carried on without any nuisance to tho surrounding inhabitants or||@@||any nuisance to the surrounding inhabitants or pollution of the river Records tell ufl of slaughter-||@@||pollution of the river. Records tell us of slaughter- houses in othor countries whore epidemics have||@@||houses in other countries where epidemics have occurred, thoneighboiirhoortof slaughter-houses hav-||@@||occurred, the neighbourhood of slaughter-houses hav- ing been tho favourable resort, owing to the healthful||@@||ing been the favourable resort, owing to the healthful ness of thoir surroundings and I may state that in tho||@@||ness of their surroundings and I may state that in the olden days, with primitive methods, when blood||@@||olden days, with primitive methods, when blood and refuse w ore of no market valno, thoro was no||@@||and refuse were of no market value, there was no oxtra 6ickness Sjssex-stroot, where the old||@@||extra sickness. Sussex-street, where the old slaughter-houses stood, has been freo from plague,||@@||slaughter-houses stood, has been free from plague, and only in the moro aristocratic part of tho harbour||@@||and only in the more aristocratic part of the harbour boa the di-oaso broken out||@@||has the disease broken out. I should bo pleased to hear of some remedy for the||@@||I should be pleased to hear of some remedy for the ills ho predicts, and roliovo the thousands of people||@@||ills he predicts, and relieve the thousands of people who havo Buffered from the dangerous nuisance of||@@||who have suffered from the dangerous nuisance of wild cattle being driven past their doors Personally||@@||wild cattle being driven past their doors. Personally I havo no interest where the abattoirs aro erected as||@@||I have no interest where the abattoirs are erected as long as tho droviug of cattle through tho anburbs is||@@||long as the droving of cattle through the suburbs is stopped, and a guarantee that tbo meat shall he de-||@@||stopped, and a guarantee that the meat shall be de- livered in Sydney and suburbs in a fit stato for||@@||livered in Sydney and suburbs in a fit state for human consumption, Z am, de,||@@||human consumption, I am, &c., W. ARCHER.||@@||W. ARCHER. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14316298 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MANLY.||@@||MANLY. The Mini) Council sat on Tuesday evening, when the||@@||The Manly Council sat on Tuesday evening, when the Mnyor (Alderman W II llctchur) picsided, and there||@@||Mayor (Alderman W. H. Fletcher) presided, and there wero in attendance Aldeimen I C. Pas«aii, A f!uH-cll, I||@@||were in attendance Aldermen F. C. Passau, A. Russell, J. J ttan-.au, J B Meyer II K btv wennon, K W Quirk, J.||@@||J. Dargan, J. B. Meyer, H. E. Stevenson, E. W. Quirk, J. 1 Walker and Offen Tarroll A joint letter from rest||@@||F. Walker and Owen Carroll. A joint letter from resi- dents in Ocean-road was icceivel complaining uf lack of||@@||dents in Ocean-road was received complaining of lack of access to the numerous house* thctcin erected Theovur||@@||access to the numerous houses therein erected. The over- icerw a du et tod to niako a road nt once Anothi rioint||@@||seer was directed to make a road at once. Another joint letter fiom rcsidenta tn I mnciH street WUK read, complain-||@@||letter from residents in Francis-street was read, complain- ing . f tim lad state of thot road uni of Creí cent-street||@@||ing of the bad state of the road and of Crescent-street. rho ovtmcci was directed to attend to the defect« forth-||@@||The overseer was directed to attend to the defects forth- with IheiegiHtiar repoited tint during M«\ there hud||@@||with. The registrar reported that during May there had been 21 dt atti« of which '0 Hire in quarantine and threo in||@@||been 21 deaths of which 20 were in quarantine and three in Msnlv Of the tim L , one v, as a suicide, one an infant, nnd||@@||Manly. Of the three, one was a suicide, one an infant, and one was aged K5 An application for licence to run a nhoot*||@@||one was aged 85. An application for licence to run a shoot- ing uallerv on *M»uth Steyne ivas referred to (he tiwi eetor||@@||ing gallery on South Steyne was referred to the inspector. Mr M t ooper tt«iy wrot-i that because no provuion liad||@@||Mr. M. Cooper Day wrote that because no provision had been made foi a'stveriojr that n«-v» shops ou tho Corso bli||@@||been made for sewering three new shops on the Corso his client must perforce use the old pan intern Ile||@@||client must perforce use the old pan system. He WHS to bo informed that the n»*c«*»«uSj connec-||@@||was to be informed that the necessary connec- tions would prubahly te pro vid id ia n few||@@||tions would probably be provided in a few du\s Air Dutrilil rhomson, MIA, wrote that £40 onie||@@||days. Mr. Donald Thomson, M.L.A., wrote that £40 only WA«* available fr«m the vote foi Manlv parki«, being half||@@||was available from the vote for Manly parks, being half th" usual sum, and that all paik itllolmeuts hid been cut||@@||the usual sum, and that all park allotments had been cut down eirrtsi onditigb lhe Pott Jackson C 8 .*-, Oom||@@||down correspondingly. The Port Jackson C.S.S. Com- p iti\ in fanned the cütim ii th it m compliance with the ri||@@||pany informed the council that in compliance with the re- presentations if ii reef nt influential deputation thev had||@@||presentations of a recent influential deputation they had usolvel to run u steamer three tups daily to carry cir«o||@@||resolved to run a steamer three trips daily to carry cargo eiiiiredv distinct fiom poweugei trafile aud to land lhe||@@||entirely distinct from passenger traffic, and to land the sun at llnghtsido "Wharf An amended time-t-ahlc to||@@||same at Brightside Wharf. An amended time-table to obum till the «nil uf the flinUr waa approved Xho B ard||@@||obtain till the end of the winter was approved. The Board of Health iMtcl for information legarding un an a in the||@@||of Health asked for information regarding an area in the miinuipalitv and detailed what measures would betaken||@@||municipality and detailed what measures would be taken re>-pe« ling the w harf Messrs laurence and M' i-achlan,||@@||respecting the wharf. Messrs Laurence and M'Lachlan, si helton* presented a lengthy written opini >n upon tho||@@||solicitors, presented a lengthy written opinion upon the p ivrtntot (he council u&Jei the Health Act showing that||@@||powers of the council under the Health Act, showing that th-* council had all the powers of tho Hoard of Ucalih, and||@@||the council had all the powers of the Board of Health, and had only to in »e, the machinety I eing amp e to coverall||@@||had only to move, the machinery being ample to cover all uises also that the council vis justified in upending||@@||cases : also that the council was justified in spending money t» erad teat dianne lhe opinion w «s recoived||@@||money to eradicate disease. The opinion was received with much satisf-viion A repott by tlie Mayor on piOp-r||@@||with much satisfaction. A report by the Mayor on proper- tie, cnnleinnfd und*i ndwc« was ndoptod Tho engineer||@@||ties condemned under advice was adopted. The engineer rep ried that t 6ß«J,50') gallons water were pumped in two||@@||reported that 1,562,500 gallons water were pumped in two wee««.i, «ni the re-»«.rvoir wia full fhrea new eonuceti mi||@@||weeks, and the reservoir was full. Three new connections to wat« m»uii total 77 1, nine new connections to Bewers||@@||to water mains total 773; nine new connections to sewers tot il J44, draining 40ß tenement-«||@@||total 244, draining 406 tenements. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318630 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TONNAGE Or TUT. GERMAN MEIICANMLC NAVY.||@@||TONNAGE OF THE GERMAN MERCANTILE NAVY. lue total tonnapo ot too uerman mrrcaniut- nav>, com||@@||The total tonnage of the German mercantile navy, com- part-d witli that of tht whole world, M ar près nt8 p_r||@@||pared with that of the whole world, is at present 8 per cent " that ia W any, f/tr behind that of the United Km r||@@||cent.; that is to say, far behind that of the United King- dom, which w Ù2 per cent, but beforo that of fiance Voi||@@||dom, which is 52 per cent., but before that of France, Nor- wav, nnd the United Slates According to the flgun s||@@||way, and the United States. According to the figures given by tho " Germanic Lloyd ' the total value of the||@@||given by the "Germanic Lloyd" the total value of the German steam fleet amount« 1 last year to £17,62i»,000, ns||@@||German steam fleet amounted last year to £17,529,000, as against £11,671,000 m 189... or almost GO percent inoie||@@||against £11,671,000 in 1896, or almost 50 percent more than two ytars ago The total value of Mio Geimm iron||@@||than two years ago. The total value of the German iron Bailing r-hipiB at the end of 1-398 was, according to the ««me||@@||sailing ships at the end of 1898 was, according to the same authority, £.1 ,¿10,000, and that of the w lodcu Hailing ehips||@@||authority, £3,210,000, and that of the wooden sailing ships £152 000 Tht total value, therefore, nf the German mer||@@||£152,000. The total value, therefore, of the German mer- cantilo navy amount-« d nt the end of 1833 to £20,8)1,000,||@@||cantile navy amounted at the end of 1898 to £20,891,000, and at the end of IS'K), taking into consideration all in-||@@||and at the end of 1899, taking into consideration all in- ore tacs and decnw>ei during the tear, to £22,t?82,000 If||@@||creases and decreases during the year, to £22,882,000. If tho rise m pnces of tho t arums matu-iais winch has faJcen||@@||the rise in prides of the various materials which has taken place in 16 bu taken into considération tho total vnluo of||@@||place in 1899 be taken into consideration the total value tim Gcrmm mercantilu navy may bo Cötunattd at »erj||@@||the German mercantile navy may be estimated at very neaily £.5,000,000, hating thus consiJorobly increased||@@||nearly £25,000,000, having thus considerably increased within the last three joan||@@||within the last three years. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318875 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEWCASTLE.||@@||NEWCASTLE. A MILITARY l'UNEKAt..||@@||A MILITARY l'UNERAL.. NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.||@@||NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. Tho remains of William Sparkes, late master of||@@||The remains of William Sparkes, late master of tho harbour muster's »toura launch Barossi, and a||@@||the harbour master's steam launch Barossa, and a pettv oflicer of (ha Nowcustla Company of the Naval||@@||petty officer of (ha Newcastle Company of the Naval Bugadu, who nan accidentally killlcil ou boaid the||@@||Brigade, who was accidentally killed on board the barque James Kerr oil Sunday nißht laf*t, was||@@||barque James Kerr on Sunday night last, was accorded a naval aud military funeral this afteruoon||@@||accorded a naval aud military funeral this afternoon. Hie cortege Mt the deceased's lato residente at||@@||His cortege left the deceased's late residence at Militarv-road at 2 JO j» m , and tbe hue of routB w«||@@||Military-road at 2:30 p.m., and the line of route was alouR Huuter-streot to the Honeysuckle Point rull||@@||along Hunter-street to the Honeysuckle Point rail wxv station, wboro tin funeral train wns boarded for||@@||way station, where the funeral train was boarded for tho Nicropolw at Sandgate Ilioband of the 4th||@@||the Necropolis at Sandgate. The band of the 4th Infantry Regiment headed the processiou. and the||@@||Infantry Regiment headed the procession. and the cofiiti, 'rapped in the Un ou Jack, was carried ou a||@@||coffin, wrapped in the Union Jack, was carried ou a Kim oarrnge Thora was a largo attendance, and||@@||gun carriage. There was a large attendance, and among the arm» of tho Defence forceo represented||@@||among the arms of the Defence forces represented «raro the Nival Iingmln, under Commander Gardner,||@@||were the Naval Brigade, under Commander Gardner, burgeon-Captain Nickson, aud bnb-Litutenanl||@@||Surgeon-Captain Nickson, and Sub-Lieutenant Morm , the 4th Infantry Regiment, uadorLiou||@@||Morris ; the 4th Infantry Regiment, under Lieu- tenunt-C ilonel Ranclaud, coronisnrfniit ot tho||@@||tenant-Colonel Ranclaud, commandant of the northern dntnot military forces , I* o *i company of||@@||northern district military forces ; No.5 company of tho No« feouth Wales Artillery, under Lieutenant||@@||the New South Wales Artillery, under Lieutenant Colonel Kirkaldy . and the hcottish IWies, under||@@||Colonel Kirkaldy ; and the Scottish Rifles, under Captain tirant Captitn Newton (barbour master).||@@||Captain Grant. Captain Newton (harbour master), Captain Cross, and a largo number of other||@@||Captain Cross, and a large number of other prominent cituona also attended. The deceased had||@@||prominent citizens also attended. The deceased had been in the employ of the Harbours aud Hirers De||@@||been in the employ of the Harbours and Rivers De- partnieut for nearly .11 years.||@@||partment for nearly 11 years. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321503 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TROOPER DARCET.||@@||TROOPER DARCEY. Writing from Bioemfonteiii ou Moy 20, to his||@@||Writing from Bloemfontein on May 20, to his mother, m Gunnedah, Trooper A. E. Oarcevsays:||@@||mother, in Gunnedah, Trooper A. E. Darcey says: " No doubt you «ill have aden long ugu that I waa||@@||" No doubt you will have seen long ago that I was wounded , but I hope you worn nut anxious about||@@||wounded , but I hope you were not anxious about nu, as thorn was no cuino for anxiety. Tho plnoe||@@||me as there was no cause for anxiety. The place H lirra I was wounded was a veritable death-trap ,||@@||where I was wounded was a veritable death-trap , yet only It were killed on the spot, though some dieu||@@||yet only 14 were killed on the spot, though some died later on of wounds It happened on the loth of ibu||@@||later on of wounds. It happened on the 10th of the month, on tho Zanci Uiver. Lord Roberta's forte||@@||month, on the Zand River. Lord Robert's force was lighting at the bridge, where the railway croases||@@||was fighting at the bridge, where the railway crosses the river. A« we (Ihe 1st Cavalry Brigade) had||@@||the river. As we (the 1st Cavalry Brigade) had crossed tile river the muht before ut a dritc about 10||@@||crossed the river the night before at a drift about 10 miles lower down, we were actually ahead of the||@@||miles lower down, we were actually ahead of the man column. About au hour inter we lof t camp||@@||main column. About an hour after we left camp we heard the big guns firing on our n^bt, about||@@||we heard the big guns firing on our right, about eight miles distant. Wo not the ordor ti cauter,||@@||eight miles distant. We got the order to canter, evideiitiv with the intention of making a flank uiove||@@||evidently with the intention of making a flank move- ni»nt. Wo eoutinuod nt this pace foi about four||@@||ment. We continued at this pace for about four miles, »hut we weru au Iduiily called lo a halt||@@||miles, when we were suddenly called to a halt. Almost simultaneously with the order cams the||@@||Almost simultaneously with the order came the boom of a lug guu, and ii shell buist on the right||@@||boom of a big gun, and a shell burst on the right llauk of tho brigade Troui Ihe order, " Australian||@@||flauk of the brigade. From the order, " Australian Horae, foiward, gallop, op"n from your centre,"||@@||Horse, forward, gallop, open from your centre," wo could see that we weio in for a bit of 'UIIIBIC'||@@||we could see that we were in for a bit of 'music'. 1 hey tired about nine or ten shells into the brigade,||@@||They fired about nine or ten shells into the brigade, doing no damage, und theil withdrew the big guu||@@||doing no damage, und then withdrew the big gun behind a kopje We now got the or 1er to take the||@@||behind a kopje. We now got the order to take the kopje. A squadron of the Gib (Inuiekilhug) Drngoons||@@||kopje. A squadron of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons had by this time come up, and wore slightly in front||@@||had by this time come up, and were slightly in front of us." They immedi itely drew HW ords an 1 charged,||@@||of us." They immediately drew swords and charged, i ksalv followed by the A' H. But thB Boers do not||@@||closely followed by the A.H. But the Boers do not hki our carving knives und would not stand. When||@@||likei our carving knives and would not stand. When w » took the kopjo wo dismounted with cttibmos to||@@||we took the kopje we dismounted with carbines to hold it. Wa ware now about d5! strong, having||@@||hold it. We were now about 350 strong, having beeu reinforced by n squadron of the 2nd (Royal||@@||been reinforced by a squadron of the 2nd (Royal ¡scots GreTs) Dragoons, and a squadron of the uth||@@||Scots Greys) Dragoons, and a squadron of the 6th Dragoon Guards (Onrbinoers). T'he bullets were bo||@@||Dragoon Guards (Carbineers). The bullets were be- giunmg to flv, so we immediately sought cover and||@@||ginning to fly, so we immediately sought cover and commenced to return their bro. Wo were all right||@@||commenced to return their fire. We were all right for a while, till wo saw a lot of cavalry, as wo||@@||for a while, till we saw a lot of cavalry, as we thought, coming up on ulmoet the eamo tracks that||@@||thought, coming up on almost the same tracks that we had como. We got the order to ceaeo firing at||@@||we had come. We got the order to cease firing at Ihein, as they were thought to bo our own men||@@||them, as they were thought to be our own men. They wore khiiki and curried swords When thoy||@@||They wore khaki and carried swords. When they got withiu 150 yards of us thev dismounted iuudor||@@||got within 150 yards of us they dismounted (under cover of a little rid je), and soon let us know that||@@||cover of a little ridge), and soon let us know that thev were the Johannesburg police There wore onlv||@@||they were the Johannesburg police. There wore only about 200 of thom, but tho others cunio back (about||@@||about 200 of them, but the others came back (about SOO), and thev nttacked ui on throe sities After a||@@||8OO), and they attacked us on three sides . After a few minutos' fightiug we wore driven back, and got||@@||few minutes' fighting we were driven back, and got the order tj retire. 'I hoy were now within 40 or 00||@@||the order to retire. They were now within 40 or 50 yards of us, and for tho noxt few minutes t li nura||@@||yards of us, and for the next few minutes things were livoly indeed. Thoy bad trapped us like rats,||@@||were lively indeed. They had trapped us like rats, and now proceeded in a businesslike way to shoot ui||@@||and now proceeded in a businesslike way to shoot us like doirs As wt* ran for our horses thov ran nfter us,||@@||like dogs. As we ran for our horses they ran after us, hriuir at us us thev ian. I got one bullet through||@@||firing at us us they ran. I got one bullet through the loft eldo of my coat near the pocket baforo I||@@||the left side of my coat near the pocket before I reached my boree. I mounted, and went about 50||@@||reached my horse. I mounted, and went about 50 yards, when another bullet went through my co it||@@||yards, when another bullet went through my coat and shirt, along my sUin, under my right ann , still||@@||and shirt, along my skin, under my right arm; still I waa safe. But [mother 40 yards and oue went||@@||I was safe. But another 40 yards and one went through my ri^ht hip I rode out to a||@@||through my right hip. I rode out to a doctor and dismounted, about G00 yards from||@@||doctor and dismounted, about 600 yards from the top of the kopje I shull never forget the next||@@||the top of the kopje. I shall never forget the next hour the longest day I live On ono Bide of us were||@@||hour the longest day I live. On one side of us were our own mon firing nt the Boers , on tho other sido||@@||our own men firing at the Boers , on the other side the Boors returning tho lire. They weio using the||@@||the Boars returning the fire. They were using the pom-pom, or ' piano Run,' throwing shells over us||@@||pom-pom, or ' piano gun,' throwing shells over us. Our losses were veiy hea\). lu about 10 minutes wc||@@||Our losses were very heavy. In about 10 minutes we lost 150 mon (fiom oo0) killed, wounded, an 1 cap-||@@||lost 150 men (from 350) killed, wounded, an 1 cap- tured. The 1st A li lost ono killed, thi-e» or four||@@||tured. The 1st A.H. lost one killed, three or four wounded, and four captured, including tho ofbeor||@@||wounded, and four captured, including the officer and tho sorgeant. Buahtord and Broai are all right,||@@||and the sergeant. Bashford and Brosi are all right, while the two Poards wore not therp, being lu tho||@@||while the two Peards were not there, being in the hospital at Blo»mtonteiu with fever. Wo were ei^ht||@@||hospital at Bloemfontein with fever. We were eight days on the voldt and in the train before we got||@@||days on the veldt and in the train before we got bick hero to hospital. We are m Lady Roberta's||@@||back here to hospital. We are in Lady Roberts's wart at the Government House It contains 30||@@||ward at the Government House. It contains 30 beds for cavalry only, with tho b-st of everything. I||@@||beds for cavalry only, with the best of everything. I am not likely to get to tho front again, as I think tho||@@||am not likely to get to the front again, as I think the war will Boon he over If I have ti KO ugoiu I shall||@@||war will soon be over. If I have to go again I shall want a new liorBe, saddle, bridle, sword, carbine,||@@||want a new horse, saddle, bridle, sword, carbine, cloak, nud blanket Mv poor horse had four bullet||@@||cloak, and blanket. My poor horse had four bullet holes in him. I was sorry to losa lum, as ho was a||@@||holes in him. I was sorry to lose him, as he was a good one."||@@||good one." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321744 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEW SOUTH WALES LANCERS. I||@@||NEW SOUTH WALES LANCERS. GALLANT DEEDS.||@@||GALLANT DEEDS. The follow ms lottor hua "beau receiver} from||@@||The following letter has been received from Troouor Milverton Tord (who gives hu add roan nn||@@||Trooper Milverton Ford (who gives his address as Standard li uni:, Capetown) by Captimi Taylor,||@@||Standard Bank, Capetown) by Captain Taylor, of the New South Wales Luicord, Lismore, Muy||@@||of the New South Wales Lancers, Lismore, May 2fi.-*'I escaped from the Boer prisoners'camp at||@@||26: - "I escaped from the Boer prisoners' camp at VVatcrval on JJnd April Your son n up there,||@@||Waterval on 22nd April. Your son is up there, iori n-slced mo should I succeed in pflLctwip my||@@||and asked me should I succeed in effecting my escupo to write and let >ou tuon that ho wa«||@@||escape to write and let you know that he was nil right. Up to tho timti of my leaving ho had||@@||alright. Up to the time of my leaving he had kept his spirit», and his health, as haü tho othor||@@||kept his spirits, and his health, as had the other Richmond liner L ince re, Sorfaiut M'lloiiuld,||@@||Richmond River Lancers, Sergeant McDonald, Coiporal Hopf, nnd Trooper Dily. Sergeant||@@||Corporal Hopf, and Trooper Daly. Sergeant ltf'Donuhl M u splendid fellow, and a credit to||@@||McDonald is a splendid fellow, and a credit to niIV troop. Oa tho occasion of our ciutnre||@@||any troop. On the occasion of our capture Corporal Hopf displayed conppicnous liravcry in||@@||Corporal Hopf displayed conspicuous bravery in put I in;; up his horno und picking up ii wouudoii||@@||pulling up his horse and picking up a wounded comrade, Trooper Uoberta, amidit a volley of ox||@@||comrade, Trooper Roberts, amidst a volley of ex- plosno and other bullets, und with the Uoera||@@||plosive and other bullets, and with the Boers co m mp: at full gallop a cou pi o of hundred yards||@@||coming at full gallop a couple of hundred yards off only Your son pulled up and offered to per-||@@||off only. Your son pulled up and offered to per- form a «fundar o/hcj for Truopot Johnsen, whoso||@@||form a similar office for Trooper Johnson, whose liorfij had fallon, but his kind offer «as do-||@@||horse had fallen, but his kind offer was de- ch tied, ns Johnson preferred to trust to las logs||@@||clined, as Johnson preferred to trust to his legs foi it." _ %||@@||for it." BttlSDAXE, Tuesday.||@@||BRISBANE, Tuesday. A proclamation han been iseued by the (iavnraor||@@||A proclamation han been iseued by the (iavnraor authorising tho Commandant of the Defence Torces||@@||authorising tho Commandant of the Defence Torces to diacluuße any members of tho Queensland con*||@@||to diacluuße any members of tho Queensland con* tmgouta who may for any reason ua\e beou returned||@@||tmgouta who may for any reason ua\e beou returned to the colony.||@@||to the colony. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322547 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CONGKICGATIONAL.||@@||CONGREGATIONAL. Tho Pyrmont Congrogntioiinl Church is outeruig||@@||Tho Pyrmont Congregational Church is entering very heartily lutu the twentieth Century lund||@@||very heartily into the twentieth Century Fund moi ornent \t a meeting of the local committee,||@@||movement. At a meeting of the local committee, li Id on Widnosday evening, the pastor, Bov James||@@||held on Wednesday evening, the pastor, Rev. James Buchan MA, 1 residing, It was resolvod to on||@@||Buchan, M.A., presiding, it was resolved to en- deaiour to raise 200 guiness among»t the members of||@@||deavour to raise 200 guiness amongst the members of the church and congregitiou Over 100 guineas has||@@||the church and congregation. Over 100 guineas has bien already promisol||@@||been already promised. A call hits 1 eon iitinntmouslv f,ivcu hy the church||@@||A call has been unanimously given by the church at bummer Hill to the Itov It A Ihotnpsou, B A ,||@@||at Summer Hill to the Rev. R. A. Thompson, B. A., of Davey-stroet Church, Hob tri||@@||of Davey-street Church, Hobart. Ihn Hov Dr Bevan, of Melbourne, intends to||@@||The Rev. Dr. Bevan, of Melbourne, intends to visit Broken Hill at an early dale||@@||visit Broken Hill at an early date. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322653 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FLOOD IN THE NEPEAN.||@@||FLOOD IN THE NEPEAN. DESTRUCTION OFl-TOCK AND CROPS.||@@||DESTRUCTION OF STOCK AND CROPS. BESCUES OnTEmIT PLAINS.||@@||RESCUES ON EMU PLAINS. PENRITH, Triday._||@@||PENRITH, Friday. Sunday and Monday woro perfect daj a byro On||@@||Sunday and Monday were perfect days here. On each morning n o had tv* o very sharp frosts On||@@||each morning we had two very sharp frosts. On Tuesday there was no frost but tho i\ eather np||@@||Tuesday there was no frost, but the weather ap- pearel lino, and all the farmers started ploughing,||@@||peared fine, and all the farmers started ploughing, with tho object of sweetening the soil The wbolo||@@||with the object of sweetening the soil. The whole business will now huve to be gone over again At||@@||business will now have to be gone over again. At Penrith up tj 9 a m to-da\ there woro 719 points||@@||Penrith up to 9 a m to-day there were 719 points. AU our muds ara in a terrible sta'e||@@||All our roads are in a terrible state. lhoNepeuti Rnor rose to a height of a little on||@@||The River Nepean rose to a height of a little off 18ft , but boeame stationary at iibout midnight, mid||@@||18ft , but became stationary at about midnight, and since 3 a m thero has boon a gradual full. At 5||@@||since 3 a m there has been a gradual fall. At 5 o clock tho nvor fell to 33ft lim water m High||@@||o clock the river fell to 33ft. The water in High- street oxtoudod from Appledore'» old houso||@@||street extended from Appledore's old house to the liver about ii quarter of u||@@||to the river, about a quarter of a mila lins luiludcd tho Chinaman's CrocL||@@||mile. This included the Chinaman's Creek, and traffic was only kept opou ly mt ans of Messrs||@@||and traffic was only kept open by means of Messrs Rowo s and Bennetts boats The water was 1 Oft||@@||Rowe' s and Bennett's boats. The water was 10ft over the lloor of the Chinamcu s bridge||@@||over the floor of the Chinaman's bridge. All train arrangements nero upset owing to the||@@||All train arrangements were upset owing to the great fall of snow on tho Mountains Tho train||@@||great fall of snow on the Mountains. The train which should hu\o arrived ut Pi until nt 3 p in jos||@@||which should have arrived at Penrith at 3pm yes- teni a} did not arrive till 1 JO this afternoon Tho||@@||terday did not arrive till 1.30 this afternoon. The mail train that should have reached hero at 1 20 this||@@||mail train that should have reached here at 4.20 this morning urmed at 4 p in||@@||morning urmed at 4 p m. Tho Mulgoa coach oui», got as far as Mulgoa yes-||@@||The Mulgoa coach only got as far as Mulgoa yes- terday It was inipo-siblo to got to Wallace, owing||@@||terday. It was impossible to get to Wallacia, owing to tho flooded creeks On tho return jouruuy the||@@||to the flooded creeks. On tho return journey the contractor could only get ni far as Mr Euan's||@@||contractor could only get as far as Mr Evan's wliero ho bad to romain all night delivering Ins mails||@@||where he had to remain all night delivering his mails this morning by host Io-dny ho could only take||@@||this morning by boat. To-day he could only take tho mails us far as Jamieiou Town||@@||the mails us far as Jamison Town. Tho Western mails which aru usually delivered||@@||The Western mails which are usually delivered hero at 1 a in , were not delivered till 5pm||@@||here at 9 a m , were not delivered till 5pm Hie water m the South Creek bas so far receded||@@||The water in the South Creek has so far receded as to allow vehicles lo cross||@@||as to allow vehicles to cross. Mr W T Rowe rebouod two out of throo China-||@@||Mr W T Rowe rescued two out of three China- men from tho humpy near tho railn ay station this||@@||men from the humpy near the railway station this moraine at 4 o clock Thev n ero on tho roof One||@@||morning at 4 o clock. They were on the roof. One called ' Marlow " refu'ed to bo taken oß, and is||@@||called ' Marlow " refused to be taken off, and is still on tho house||@@||still on the house. Mi Edward Joyce bad some Mihi »bio horses sur-||@@||Mr. Edward Joyce had some valuable horses sur- rounded, bur the} wera romo.ed with difficulty||@@||rounded, but they were removed with difficulty. lu the Castlereagh district the follnmng families||@@||In the Castlereagh district the following families »ere removed - Mrs R Mnart, D Wilkinson, Mrs||@@||were removed - Mrs R Stuart, D Wilkinson, Mrs Wilkinson andfainil), Mrs George Beecroft and||@@||Wilkinson and family, Mrs George Beecroft and family, and others||@@||family, and others. At Emu PIoiuo Mr aud Mrs John Colless, with a||@@||At Emu Plains Mr and Mrs John Colless, with a one woek old infant, Mrs G H Colless, Mr and Mrs||@@||one week old infant, Mrs G H Colless, Mr and Mrs 1 Evai.s andfaull). and Mrs andMiss I utton woro||@@||T Evans and family, and Mrs and Miss Lutton were onl\ removed after 4ft. of water wu-i ni tho houbo||@@||only removed after 4ft. of water was in the house. Alderman!1 M Vino loses about r>00 bushels of seed||@@||Alderman M Vine loses about 500 bushels of seed oats in stack bosides tim most foremost wheat and ont||@@||oats in stack besides the most foremost wheat and oat Clops in Iho district He has also a number of head||@@||crops in the district. He has also a number of head of horr.es nud cattle at Castlereagh, md ho enter-||@@||of horses and cattle at Castlereagh, and he enter- tains groat feais for their safety||@@||tains great feris for their safety. At Castlereagh on Trida*, morning thoio was a||@@||At Castlereagh on Friday morning there was a shoe-t of water extending from Mr. C Wright'» to||@@||sheet of water extending from Mr. C Wright's to S ton J Hill, tho water at some places being loft||@@||Stony Hill, the water at some places being 15ft deep Ihero was from lit to Sft of wntor m||@@||deep. There was from 4ft to 8ft of water in several of the hoiiBes||@@||several of the houses. All Ihr back water has recédai cousiderabli, au I||@@||All the back water has receded considerably, and tim district is considered Baie , 1ft, more lu tho rivci||@@||the district is considered safe; 4ft. more in the river would havo m ad o a Hood equal to the famous one of||@@||would have made a flood equal to the famous one of 1807 _||@@||1867. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323570 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE DOWAGER EMPRESS.||@@||THE DOWAGER EMPRESS. Another light is thrown upon the Dosition of uffairs||@@||Another light is thrown upon the position of affairs in China by the now s that tho Dowager Empress was||@@||in China by the news that the Dowager Empress was nut poisoned into insanity by chloroform, and that||@@||not poisoned into insanity by chloroform, and that ou Juuo 30 Ittst at any tate abo was in power at||@@||ou June 30 last at any rate she was in power at Peking Ii the Prince of I uiu made any such attempt||@@||Peking. If the Prince of Tuan made any such attempt oj was reported it was unsuccessful if information||@@||as was reported it was unsuccessful. if information now to hand H to be accepted Iho fact, however,||@@||now to hand is to be accepted. The fact, however, that her Majesty hw thauLed the Viceroys who re-||@@||that her Majesty has thanked the Viceroys who re- fused to obey the Prince's commands may be taken as||@@||fused to obey the Prince's commands may be taken as an indication that mi attempt wes really made to||@@||an indication that an attempt was really made to deprire her of pou er, if not of lifo On tho other||@@||deprive her of power, if not of life. On the other hand, so groat is the aptitude of the Chin eso mind f »r||@@||hand, so great is the aptitude of the Chinese mind for re Ii nnd juggling with subtleties that the whole||@@||refined juggling with subtieties that the whole matter ot tho Prince of luanas rebellion may have||@@||matter of the Prince of Tuan's rebellion may have been merely nn experiment-a kite thrown into the||@@||been merely an experiment-a kite thrown into the air to see which way the wind was blowing Tne||@@||air to see which way the wind was blowing. The Prince, to all appearances, httd nothing to hope||@@||Prince, to all appearances, had nothing to hope personally from the removitl of the Emperoi, for if||@@||personally from the removal of the Emperor, for if his sou, tho Grown Prince, had succeeded to the||@@||his son, the Crown Prince, had succeeded to the throne the Prince would hate been obliged, m||@@||throne the Prince would have been obliged, in accordance with long usage, to retire into private||@@||accordance with long usage, to retire into private life The mother of the reigning Sovereign may||@@||life. The mother of the reigning Sovereign may exorcise ceutrol, but it would be held monstrous for||@@||exercise control, but it would be held monstrous for his lather to occupy any position m tho Government||@@||his father to occupy any position in the Government uitdor him The Prince t f 1 min, however, aimed at||@@||under him. The Prince of Tuan, however, aimed at being Fin JJ ero r, and uUuallv isi-ued an edict m that||@@||being Emperor, and actually issued an edict in that capacity, m which he referred to the "Boxers" as||@@||capacity, in which he referred to the "Boxers" as Ina'* cnuibhed braves '*||@@||his "cherished braves." A rcaaonaulc solution of the problem is to be found||@@||A reasonable solution of the problem is to be found in tho probiblu awikcnmg of the JJonraprer Empress||@@||in the probable awakening of the Dowager -Empress to tho fact that the foreigners ure nrt fao eut-ily to he||@@||to the fact that the foreigners are not easily to be driven out of China ita she once supposed She had,||@@||driven out of China as she once supposed. She had, indeed, encouraged the Boxers-tlrnt secretly, aud||@@||indeed, encouraged the Boxers-first secretly, and then openly-trusting that international jealousies||@@||then openly-trusting that international jealousies would prevent tho Powers from taking decisivo||@@||would prevent the Powers from taking decisive action Sut vv hen she found that these jealousies||@@||action. But when she found that these jealousies were not,strung ouough to interfere with joint action||@@||were not strong enough to interfere with joint action in the circumstances, her Muiesty muy have put up||@@||in the circumstances, her Majesty may have put up this bogoy m tho person of tho Prince of Tuan, in the||@@||this bogey in the person of the Prince of Tuan, in the hopo that on him would fal! the odium of having de-||@@||hope that on him would fall the odium of having de- clared open hostility to tho foreigners On the fal ure||@@||clared open hostility to the foreigners. On the failure of tins move, she discurds her willing or unwilliug||@@||of this move, she discards her willing or unwilliug tool, and noir poses as the jirotector of foreigners||@@||tool, and now poses as the protector of foreigners. It is notoivorthv that notmag lia» been said as vet||@@||It is noteworthy that nothing has been said as yet a«, to tho safeU of the Tuiporoi We heur that the||@@||as to the safety of the Emperor. We hear that the Dowoger Emurcos ia in power-or wo* a cuuplo of||@@||Dowager Empress is in power-or was a couple of weeks »Fo-anti that ah» has appointed Jung Lu to||@@||weeks ago-and that she appointed Jung Lu to he her Primo Minister We heur, too, that Princo||@@||be her Prime Minister. We hear, too, that Prince Ching is nctiug in conceit with tho new Primo||@@||Ching is acting in concert with the new Prime Minibter, but wc havo nothing to hand »bout tlin||@@||Minister, but we have nothing to hand about the Emperor What has become ot him * Did he fall||@@||Emperor. What has become of him ? Did he fall a victim to th» Prince of Tuan's plot í If so, there||@@||a victim to the Prince of Tuan's plot ? If so, there eau be hl|.le doubt as to the collusion between the||@@||can be little doubt as to the collusion between the Dowager Emprofs an 1 the Princo Her Maiosty||@@||Dowager Empress and the Prince. Her Majesty wanted to get rid of him months «go. for reasons of||@@||wanted to get rid of him months ago. for reasons of her own , and tho Prince ot Tueo, of coutte, knew||@@||her own ; and the Prince ot Tuan, of course, knew that his removnl would mean the succession of Ins||@@||that his removal would mean the succession of his son to the tmono Everything seems to point to the||@@||son to the throne. Everything seems to point to the Downger Empress as tho held of the whole plot,||@@||Dowager Empress as the head of the whole plot, poiuis to her, too, B«. the person who should be||@@||points to her, too, as the person who should be remove! from power if things are to go well with||@@||removed from power if things are to go well with China||@@||China ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324372 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SWIMMING.||@@||SWIMMING. Tb» »nnual smoko concert and presentation ol||@@||The annual smoke concert end presentation of prizes iron during last season in connection with tha||@@||prizes won during last season in connection with the Balmain Swimming Club was held on Friday night||@@||Balmain Swimming Club was held on Friday night ¡u the large hall of tho Balmain Working Men's In-||@@||in the large hall of the Balmain Working Men's In- stitute. The gathering wns presided over by||@@||stitute. The gathering was presided over by Mr. Jacob Garrard i(patron). Thoro wns alargo||@@||Mr. Jacob Garrard (patron). There was a large attendance of members and friends, including Mr.||@@||attendance of members and friends, including Mr. W. H. Wüks. M.L.A., aud Alderman G. C. Mur-||@@||W. H. Wilks. M.L.A., aud Alderman G. C. Mur- doch, each of whom delivered complimentary ud*||@@||doch, each of whom delivered complimentary ad- dresses. The presentation of prizes wns made hy tho '||@@||dresses. The presentation of prizes was made by the chairman, tbo prizewinners being us follows :-F.||@@||chairman, the prizewinners being us follows :-F. Buddie, J. Davidson, O. Binder, A. Uruut, P.||@@||Buddle, J. Davidson, O. Binder, A. Grant, P. Brittain, S. Hunt, A. W. Braid, A. Harper, W||@@||Brittain, S. Hunt, A. W. Braid, A. Harper, W Jackson, W. Vernoy, H. Ward, H. Byora, W. Cru||@@||Jackson, W. Verney, H. Ward, H. Byers, W. Cru wys, H. Dalley, B. Hughes, W. Muir, P. M'Nnlly,||@@||wys, H. Dalley, B. Hughes, W. Muir, P. McNally, R. Overall, L. Millard, J. Craig, ' R. Craig, W.||@@||R. Overall, L. Millard, J. Craig, R. Craig, W. Bishop, O. R. Loutit, W. Kearney, A. Hurper, A,||@@||Bishop, O. R. Loutit, W. Kearney, A. Harper, A, Littlejohn, D. Boyd, H. Young, P. Keorc, and J.||@@||Littlejohn, D. Boyd, H. Young, P. Keere, and J. Chamberlain. The prizBs won by It. Craig in tha||@@||Chamberlain. The prizes won by R. Craig in the 220-yards and 300-yards New South Wales chum,||@@||220-yards and 300-yards New South Wales cham, piouihips and tha 220-yards Australasian chumpion||@@||pionships and the 220-yards Australasian champion ahip, and second prizes in tho »00-yards and S80||@@||ship, and second prizes in the 500-yards and 880 yards championship of Now South Wales, wero also||@@||yards championship of New South Wales, were also presentad, (ha polo medals and caps, and the Flying||@@||presented, the polo medals and caps, and the Flying Squiidrjn championship prize. A musical programme||@@||Squadron championship prize. A musical programme wns contributed to by MeB«re. W. Murdou, J. Ains-||@@||was contributed to by Mssers. W. Murden, J. Ains- worth, T. M'Dowoll, Munro, Baker, II. M'Gtegor,||@@||worth, T. McDowell, Munro, Baker, H McGregor, Cresswell, West, li. Millstuad, and others. A||@@||Cresswell, West, H. Millstead, and others. A feature of the ovoniiig'sontsitainment was a musi-||@@||feature of the eveninig's entertainment was a musi- cal selection hy Mr. Prusehouse, who played a duet||@@||cal selection by Mr. Prusehouse, who played a duet on two ti" tWff rt.1*'"' E^Wjpwà metal jimssfor||@@||cornets. He was encored several times for the effort ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324441 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF LIEUTENANT K. K,||@@||DEATH OF LIEUTENANT K. K. MACKELLAR.||@@||MACKELLAR. I A PROMISING CAREER OUT SHOBT.||@@||A PROMISING CAREER CUT SHORT. The Fioinior (Sir WiIlium Lyne) ye3tord ac.opl und abide by tha||@@||miners be recommended to accept and abide by the alternative rates of Hie I'd per ton for forked coal||@@||alternative rates of 9½d per ton for forked coal uuder the amtrutors' awaiti, pending a decision of||@@||under the arbitrators' award, pending a decision of tho Supremo Court ro the \\ nllsead case concerning||@@||the Supreme Court re the Wallsend case concerning small coal It w te tlso resolved thit tho time had||@@||small coal. It was also resolved that the time had arrived yy hen thoy as miners should demand that||@@||arrived when they as miners should demand that skips be brought to, nod taken from, tho faco of||@@||skips be brought to, and taken from, the face of workings.||@@||workings. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324765 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn s» A KANDWICK GRTF.YAhOE. I||@@||A RANDWICK GRIEVANCE -s)||@@||--- TO THE EnnOTt OF THE 1JEUALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Su,-In your bat report of the. Raudwick Muni-||@@||Sir,-In your last report of the Randwick Muni- cipal Council meeting nu Tutv 0, |hu late Ma yoi is||@@||cipal Council meeting on July 6, the late Mayor is stated to have made n veiy nuki attempt to imply the||@@||stated to have made a very mild attempt to apply the ** fcng " to n letter frorr mjsolt, as r*pie&Biitinß tha||@@||*gag" to a letter from myself, as representing the Dairyville Prognes Committee, nnd on a motion it||@@||Daisyville Progress Committee, and on a motion it wan docided by 0 lo 1 not to lead the document Ihe||@@||was decided by 6 to 4 not to read the document. The objection apparently rawed b\ tho M ii vor was not na||@@||objection apparently raised by the Mayor was not as to the matter of the i ommuruonttoii or its " reapect||@@||to the matter of the communication or its "respect- tuIue»o" T append hertmiMi a copy of the letter,||@@||fulness." I append herewith a copy of the letter, nnd it would »fiord jr Su -At a rocting of lue Dmsvville||@@||of Randwick. Dear Sir -At a meeting of the Daisyville Irtíi^a Committee it wta Jitf'dfi to draw the ieiy||@@||Progress Committee it was decided to draw the very nom ut ntteutii n of the council 11 the lai-jíc p< oís of stag-||@@||serious attention of the council to the large pools of stag- nant wutund to be wounded to such au extent||@@||Mawbey were found to be wounded to such an extent a« to give small hopes of recover}. The police had||@@||as to give small hopes of recovery. The police had not returned up to noon, but a messenger who or||@@||not returned up to noon, but a messenger who ar- rived this morning from Mr. Mawbey'« states thal||@@||rived this morning from Mr. Mawbey's states that the victims woro murdered ni bed at about 11||@@||the victims were murdered in bed at about 11 o'clock lost night, und the perpetrators iieri||@@||o'clock last night, and the perpetrators were believed to be a couple of aboriginal blackl||@@||believed to be a couple of aboriginal blacks engaged by Mr. Mawbey. The family is||@@||engaged by Mr. Mawbey. The family is amongst the pioneers of this district and is fairly||@@||amongst the pioneers of this district and is fairly well to do, owning a large area of lund on tho bank«||@@||well to do, owning a large area of land on the banks of tho Castlereagh Miss Kurz, a provisional school||@@||of the Castlereagh. Miss Kurz, a provisional school 'teacher, who was murdered, comes from Girilam-||@@||teacher, who was murdered, comes from Girilam- bone, and has only boon in the district a Bhort tim«,||@@||bone, and has only been in the district a short time, und was bourding at Mr Maivbcy's. No men wer||@@||and was boarding at Mr. Mawbey's. No men were sleeptug in the house last night, Mr. Mawbey being||@@||sleeping in the house last night, Mr. Mawbey being away at the old Breelong Post-ofllco, «thich bolongi||@@||away at the old Breelong Post-office, which belongs to him, wine the family nere residing m a new||@@||to him, while the family were residing in a new house at another part of the run about a mile away,||@@||house at another part of the run about a mile away. lim inmates of the house were all in bed, and as fast||@@||The inmates of the house were all in bed, and as fast as they arose and tried to run away the murderer!||@@||as they arose and tried to run away the murderers felled them, A loport stateB that one little boy,||@@||felled them. A report states that one little boy, seeing what wss happening, crawled under a bed,||@@||seeing what was happening, crawled under a bed, and the blacks missing lum endeavoured to find lum,||@@||and the blacks missing him endeavoured to find him, but wore unsuccessful in their search, A large party||@@||but were unsuccessful in their search. A large party of townspeoplo have left for the scene of the murder,||@@||of townspeople have left for the scene of the murder, Borne being armed||@@||some being armed. Ituppeursthatthe blacks had been to Mr. Mawbey's||@@||It appears that the blacks had been to Mr. Mawbey's old placo and ii»ked lum if he wasgoiug to stay then||@@||old place and asked him if he was going to stay there all night. On his answering in the affirmative, they||@@||all night. On his answering in the affirmative, they said, " All right. We wunt some chaff in the morn« ,||@@||said, " All right. We want some chaff in the morn- ing."||@@||ing." Later.||@@||Later. The Bcene of the murder bailies description, Percy||@@||The scene of the murder beffles description. Percy Mawboy's head is nearly sovored from his body by||@@||Mawbey's head is nearly severed from his body by a 'blow on Um nock, apparently from a tomnhawk.||@@||a blow on the neck, apparently from a tomahawk. Misa Kerr was wearing a flannelolto nightdress, and||@@||Miss Kerz was wearing a flannelette nightdress, and the stick that she was killod erith, which is au abori-||@@||the stick that she was killed with, which is an abori- ginal weapon not unlike a nulla-nulla, is coverod||@@||ginal weapon not unlike a nulla-nulla, is covered with blood and the Mult from tho night dress.||@@||with blood and the fluff from the night dress. The door of the room where the female« slept wa«||@@||The door of the room where the females slept was smashed in with a tomahawk As soon as the in-||@@||smashed in with a tomahawk. As soon as the in- mates woke und saw the blacks Miss Kerz and Urne||@@||mates woke and saw the blacks Miss Kerz and Grace Mawbey rushed outside towards where the men were||@@||Mawbey rushed outside towards where the men were uleoping, about three-quarter« of a mile away. The||@@||sleeping, about three-quarters of a mile away. The two girls were probably running baud in hand when||@@||two girls were probably running hand in hand when they were oveitskeu and knocked down with stick«||@@||they were overtaken and knocked down with sticks and u tomnhawk. i'he little hoy, aged about||@@||and a tomahawk. The little boy, aged about 8, vho was concealed under the bed,||@@||8, who was concealed under the bed, heard some of the blacks say, " There||@@||heard some of the blacks say, " There is one more boy yet : we must get lum."||@@||is one more boy yet : we must get him." A black who waB posted outside the door then sang||@@||A black who was posted outside the door then sang out with au oath, " Sail into them, Jack , don't||@@||out with an oath, " Sail into them, Jack, don't give uuy of them a chance , hash all their brains||@@||give any of them a chance; bash all their brains out "||@@||out." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325881 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A MAN AND A BOY ARRESTED.||@@||A MAN AND A BOY ARRESTED. GILGANDRA, Sunday.||@@||GILGANDRA, Sunday. Senior const iblo Berry and Constable M'Lene,||@@||Senior constable Berry and Constable M'Lerie, accntnpauied by Mr Mawbey and a few civilians,||@@||accompanied by Mr. Mawbey and a few civilians, tracked two men into the bod of the Castlereagh||@@||tracked two men into the bed of the Castlereagh River, at Boybean crossing, about tan miles from||@@||River, at Boybean crossing, about ten miles from Mundoora!,, to-day b allowing the tracks up thcv||@@||Mundooran, to-day. Following the tracks up they os-me upon one of the aboriginals, hiding in Borne||@@||came upon one of the aboriginals, hiding in some scrub ni the river, which is almost dry. They called||@@||scrub in the river, which is almost dry. They called on him to surrender, but he was undecided||@@||on him to surrender, but he was undecided what to do, nud thou resisted He raised a etioug||@@||what to do, and then resisted. He raised a strong objection to oeing arrested, but was overpowered and||@@||objection to being arrested, but was overpowered and secured. He dented being implicated in the murder,||@@||secured. He denied being implicated in the murder, and said he wes not with Jimmy G-ivernor ut Maw||@@||and said he wes not with Jimmy G-ivernor at Maw- bey's Just then tim boy who was with lum ap-||@@||bey's. Just then the boy who was with him ap- peared and wits apprehended Both were taken to||@@||peared and was apprehended. Both were taken to thB Muudooran lockup||@@||the Muudooran lockup. In an interview with Mr Mawbey he said -" The||@@||In an interview with Mr. Mawbey he said -" The first I heard of the outrage Was from my Bon Bertie,||@@||first I heard of the outrage was from my son Bertie, Who ran down to mo ut tho old house and told||@@||who ran down to me at the old house and told me that 'Jimmy Too' Governor was killing||@@||me that 'Jimmy Joe' Governor was killing everyone up at home I immediately woke up||@@||everyone up at home. I immediately woke up Reggie, my son we took oui rilles and ran up to the||@@||Reggie, my son we took our rifles and ran up to the bouse On ciossing tho creek I stumbled over one||@@||house. On crossing the creek I stumbled over one body, and I discovered that it was Hilda, one of my||@@||body, and I discovered that it was Hilda, one of my daughters On guiniugtho bank ugain,aboutl00yards||@@||daughters. On gaining the bank again,about 100 yards further, I struck the body of Miss Kerz, our school||@@||further, I struck the body of Miss Kerz, our school teacher On reuching the bouse I only jubt glanced||@@||teacher. On reaching the house I only just glanced in und saw what was the matter. I loft my two||@@||in and saw what was the matter. I left my two sons, Reggie and Bertie, armed with u. rills||@@||sons, Reggie and Bertie, armed with a rifle each in the kitchen, und made off to the||@@||each in the kitchen, and made off to the camp Wheal got to the house tbetol WQB noone||@@||camp. When I got to the house there was no one in it I rushed back, und Bent tor Dr Burton und||@@||in it. I rushed back, and sent for Dr. Burton and the police You know all tho rest."||@@||the police. You know all the rest." All tha women slept m the one room for com||@@||All the women slept in the one room for com- Saiiy, though thero wns unyumouut of loom lu the||@@||pany, though there was any amount of room in the ouse, while tw? boys fie pt m the next »killion||@@||ouse, while two boys slept in the next skillion room at the back Hie murderers burst in both the||@@||room at the back. The murderers burst in both the back and froutdrors lo-day the front verandah is||@@||back and frout doors. To-day the front verandah is strewn with piscos of the front door, and the||@@||strewn with pieces of the front door, and the frardeu in front of the house is trampled||@@||garden in front of the house is trampled down by the ruurdirers Three little boys »ore||@@||down by the murderers. Three little boys were sleeping in the skillion, room at the rear||@@||sleeping in the skillion-room at the rear of the house, and one of them, Jack Mawbey, aneal||@@||of the house, and one of them, Jack Mawbey, aged about 10, the boy who was underneath the lied, dis-||@@||about 10, the boy who was underneath the bed, dis- tinctly states that ho saw two hluckfellowl in his||@@||tinctly states that he saw two blackfellows in his room and heard another outside Reginald Mawbey||@@||room and heard another outside. Reginald Mawbey ia about IB years of agc||@@||is about 18 years of age. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326255 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.||@@||QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. Notice bu been givenbv Mr. Richaids, M.L.A., I||@@||Notice has been givenbv Mr. Richaids, M.L.A., of bis intention to ask the Colonial Secretary the||@@||of his intention to ask the Colonial Secretary the following question» in the Legislative Assembly ;- I||@@||following questions in the Legislative Assembly ;- Begaraiog the condition» pioTidotl íor testing Ute||@@||Regarding the conditions provided for testing the tracking capabilities of black trackers engaged in I||@@||tracking capabilities of black trackers engaged in connection with the police force of tho colony, and in||@@||connection with the police force of the colony, and in the case of lone; service, at what intervals are such||@@||the case of long service, at what intervals are such teats repeated f In the case of candidate» for the||@@||tests repeated ? In the case of candidates for the mounted police force, is the question of qualification||@@||mounted police force, is the question of qualification ia tracking set out m the conditions of citudidiiturs ?||@@||in tracking set out in the conditions of candidature ? In view of the dangerous eli uacter of the Breelong||@@||In view of the dangerous character of the Breelong aborigines, and tbo fact of their having been||@@||aborigines, and the fact of their having been traced to the Wollar district, near Mudgee, will||@@||traced to the Wollar district, near Mudgee, will ho consider the advisability of swoaring in a number||@@||he consider the advisability of swearing in a number of special police to guard women nnd children in the||@@||of special police to guard women and children in the unprotected locality and to accept the service of ex-||@@||unprotected locality and to accept the service of ex- port busbmen resident in tho locality who may offer||@@||pert bushmen resident in the locality who may offer | to cngaere iu the hunt and who may possess intimate||@@||to engage in the hunt and who may possess intimate knowledge of the huunt» of the Wollar tribe of||@@||knowledge of the haunts of the Wollar tribe of | blacks » _||@@||blacks. PENBITH, Tuesday||@@||PENRITH, Tuesday. Mrs Mawtio\, one of the victims of the Breelong||@@||Mrs. Mawbey, one of the victims of the Breelong massacre, was a native nf Cistluroiifrh in tho district||@@||massacre, was a native of Castlereagh, in the district of Penrith She loft the iliutrict ivor 20 > oars ago||@@||of Penrith. She left the district over 20 years ago. Her father and brother wero for some time emplojed||@@||Her father and brother were for some time employed by tbo luto Mr Tollu Colless at Castlereagh and Emu||@@||by the late Mr. John Colless at Castlereagh and Emu Plains, Slio lins an mint residing at present in byd-||@@||Plains. She has an aunt residing at present in Syd- ney named Mrs T Appledore The Clark family||@@||ney named Mrs. T. Appledore. The Clark family were voiy highly respected||@@||were very highly respected. Miss Kilt? waa a niece of Mr. Carl Kerz, of "War-||@@||Miss Kerz was a niece of Mr. Carl Kerz, of War- wick-street, Penrith||@@||wick-street, Penrith. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326841 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TEE FUTURE OB' THE||@@||TEE FUTURE OF THE MOTOR-CAR.||@@||MOTOR-CAR. The prospect« of the motor car ar» regarded by||@@||The prospects of the motor-car are regarded by " Euciiieoniip, " u« very f»vouiuble, and it 1« sup;«||@@||" Engineering " as very favourable, and it is sug- ¡jested Hint tho motive poition m poods waiegona||@@||gested that the motive portion in goods waggons should be dotichable from the mam body of tha||@@||should be detachable from the main body of the wairgnii, us it would thus bo capable of transporting||@@||waggon, as it would thus be capable of transporting »self to movo a similar wallton or lorry walline; ulio«||@@||itself to move a similar waggon or lorry waiting else- where. This would meet ono of the greatest objoc||@@||where. This would meet one of the greatest objec- lions to motor vehicles, which occurs lu the deten*||@@||tions to motor vehicles, which occurs in the deten- tion of the expenntvo part of the vohiclo (viz , tha||@@||tion of the expensive part of the vehicle (viz , the motor and guarnió; ) for lorn» periods diuiiip which:||@@||motor and gearing ) for long periods during which the Inn y l« »aitiug to roceivo or discharge Ks load.||@@||the lorry is waiting to receive or discharge its load. Iiierui« ovory reti«on to behove that the heavy||@@||There is every reason to believe that the heavy mot ir vilitclo, at nii3' rate, has before it a verjf||@@||motor vehicle, at any rate, has before it a very important I ill mu, and it is eratif ymp; to think that||@@||important future, and it is gratifying to think that Cnglisb eueiiu-ers uro rrell tn the front m tbo design||@@||English are well to the front in the design aud manufacture of such vehicles.||@@||and manufacture of such vehicles. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327433 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ¡SEAIiCH PARTIES.||@@||SEARCH PARTIES. GULGONG, Satiiiday.||@@||GULGONG, Saturday. In eonseqiienco of a ronort that the blteka were H||@@||In consequence of a report that the blacks were 14 miles from hcio yesterday, a Moll-ittoidod meeting*||@@||miles from here yesterday, a well-attended meeting was held at the thcilro Inat in,;bt for the purpose of||@@||was held at the theatre last night for the purpose of jrotccline; the town Mr ¡a I Bishop called for||@@||protecting the town. Mr. S. T. Bishop called for volunteers, and J2 who rospondeil «ero divided into||@@||volunteers, and 32 who responded were divided into four equails of eight each 1 ho blacks are well||@@||four equads of eight each. The blacks are well known to Mr Drew, whnrosidesatHomn hule Thu\||@@||known to Mr Drew, who resides at home Rule. They liad ivorkud for lum A largo number of persons lott||@@||had worked for him. A large number of persons left hero mounted and armed for Homo Hule||@@||here mounted and armed for Home Rule. WARREN, Saturday||@@||WARREN, Saturday Four civilians, under tho direction of lux O H||@@||Four civilians, under the direction of Mr. O. H. Pigott, forinirly sergeant of police, havo lett to||@@||Pigott, formerly sergeant of police, have left to search for the blacks Uno mon is a nephew of Titz||@@||search for the blacks. One man is a nephew of Fitz- patrick, one of tho victims||@@||patrick, one of the victims. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14328598 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WORKING HOUND GOOLMA.||@@||WORKING ROUND GOOLMA. VIGOROUS PROSECUTION OF THE SEABCH.||@@||VIGOROUS PROSECUTION OF THE SEARCH. TRACES OP THE GOVERNORS.||@@||TRACES OF THE GOVERNORS. SUPPOSED TO HAVE BUEN SEEN AT||@@||SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN SEEN AT SANDY ClilíEK.||@@||SANDY CREEK. YAMBLE, Sunday.||@@||YAMBLE, Sunday. Goolma is now the centre upon which the pur-||@@||Goolma is now the centre upon which the pur- suers uro working this side of Gulgong It was in||@@||suers are working this side of Gulgong. It was in this vicinity that the Gov-.-rnois were lost lieht of last||@@||this vicinity that the Governors were lost sight of last 'iuesduy, and, bullied m every direction, when||@@||Tuesday, and, baffled in every direction, when attempts weru made to cut m ahead of the fugitive«,||@@||attempts were made to cut in ahead of the fugitives, tbevarioiiB parties have returned at intervals to||@@||the various parties have returned at intervals to commence the search uuew It is considered nbi»o||@@||commence the search anew. It is considered abso- lutelv corbin that they ure not ni the countrv||@@||lutelv certain that they are not in the country towards Cobbora and Dubbo, and miles« they haye got||@@||towards Cobbora and Dubbo, and unless they haye got clear away the oulv reuitiioiug possibility is that they||@@||clear away the only remaining possibility is that they are in the neighbourhood of bouth Gudegong Uiver||@@||are in the neighbourhood of South Gudegong River. Inspector Galbraith, with the Queensland 'meiers,||@@||Inspector Galbraith, with the Queensland trackers, havo »pout nome days here, and is now hard at work||@@||have spent some days here, and is now hard at work. A* I wired from Bodangora, hub-inspector Say is||@@||As I wired from Bodangora, Sub-inspector Day is working rouud from Wellington side, feub-iinpeott r||@@||working round from Wellington side, Sub-inspector Murray has charge of the Mudgee side, and from||@@||Murray has charge of the Mudgee side, and from that direction it is repotted that bloodhounds ate||@@||that direction it is reported that bloodhounds are working this wa). The Inspector-General of Police,||@@||working this way. The Inspector-General of Police, who left Mudacq yesterday, has, it is understood,||@@||who left Mudgee yesterday, has, it is understood, given instructions that more dismounted work is to||@@||given instructions that more dismounted work is to no done The absence of any clue has apparently||@@||be done. The absence of any clue has apparently damped the ardour of the seaichers considerably,||@@||damped the ardour of the searchers considerably, and while the policeand tho more zoalouB civil ans are||@@||and while the police and the more zealous civilians are hard ut work, a good many voluntseis ire standing||@@||hard at work, a good many volunteers are standing by pending the discovery of a cluo Hie diiflLulty in||@@||by pending the discovery of a clue. The difficulty in procuring horses is now hampering the search In this||@@||procuring horses is now hampering the search. In this district, wbcio most horse.« are graesfed, two or three||@@||district, where most horses are grassfed, two or three days' bard riding knocks them up, and they do not||@@||days' hard riding knocks them up, and they do not make the best of the hard feed all at once. The con-||@@||make the best of the hard feed all at once. The con- sequence is that some hundreds are knocked up.||@@||sequence is that some hundreds are knocked up. As I Bend this wire some excitement baa been caused||@@||As I send this wire some excitement has been caused by a rumour that the blacks have bean seen uear||@@||by a rumour that the blacks have bean seen near Sandy Creek. Senior-constable Berry has gone to||@@||Sandy Creek. Senior-constable Berry has gone to investígate mattters, »nd if there is any truth in the||@@||investígate mattters, and if there is any truth in the report their capture should be only a matter of a few||@@||report their capture should be only a matter of a few hours, as'the police ate very numerous and active in||@@||hours, as the police are very numerous and active in the neighbourhood||@@||the neighbourhood. Three of tho principal parties in this neighbour-||@@||Three of the principal parties in this neighbour- hood ure to-niRht " marking time " pending||@@||hood are to-night "marking time" pending authentic information regardiug a report that the||@@||authentic information regarding a report that the fugitive blacks weie seen yesterday by a selector||@@||fugitive blacks were seen yesterday by a selector near baud y Creek, about H miles from Yamble||@@||near Sandy Creek, about 14 miles from Yamble. The spot is noith-west froni here, and lus north-||@@||The spot is north-west from here, and lies north- east of Cokrauraguy Bcrnb, ouo of the worked||@@||east of Cobrauraguy scrub, one of the worked localities that have h id to be explored This country||@@||localities that have had to be explored. This country has been pretty well gone over during the last tow||@@||has been pretty well gone over during the last few dave, but it would t«Lu a week to search every nook||@@||days, but it would take a week to search every nook and corner lo day tho Queensland party picked||@@||and corner. Today the Queensland party picked up tho traoks where thev were lost nt Mamby last||@@||up the tracks where they were lost at Mamby last Wednesday, end by nightfall huí followed them||@@||Wednesday, and by nightfall had followed them some (1'stance due west It wus calculated thnt they||@@||some distance due west. It was calculated that they would come out about Spicer'» Creek post-oflice if||@@||would come out about Spicer's Creek post-office if the line w«s continued. On receipt of tho Sandy||@@||the line was continued. On receipt of the Sandy Creek newe it was decided to wait for further in-||@@||Creek news it was decided to wait for further in- formation, which may bo leceived any time during||@@||formation, which may be received any time during the night If the report is true, n start will bo mado i||@@||the night. If the report is true, a start will be made at once for a new point of cotmneucemcut , if not,||@@||at once for a new point of commnencement , if not, the party will continuu to-dav's work. From the||@@||the party will continue to-day's work. From the beginning already made the work would possibly be||@@||beginning already made, the work would possibly be resumed to.night i but for the fact that heavy «loada||@@||resumed to-night, but for the fact that heavy clouds now obscuro tue sky, threatening rain.||@@||now obscure the sky, threatening rain. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14328959 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THIS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN||@@||THIS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NAVAL CONTINGENT.||@@||NAVAL CONTINGENT. PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION.||@@||PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION. LETTER FROM LORO TENNYSON.||@@||LETTER FROM LORD TENNYSON. ADELAIDE, Monday.||@@||ADELAIDE, Monday. The gunboat Protector, with the Naval Contingent||@@||The gunboat Protector, with the Naval Contingent aboard, left her moorings m Hie Port River this ttf ter||@@||aboard, left her moorings in the Port River this after- uoon forbvtuoy, en route fi r China Tho occasu n||@@||noon for Sydney, en route for China. The occasion was u gala day for tho teipmt Thousslids of people||@@||was a gala day for the seaport. Thousands of people Unod the wharfs mid cioivdid the shippiug, and as the||@@||lined the wharfs and crowded the shipping, and as the gunboat steamed dowp the ni cr lusty ehoers w ent||@@||gunboat steamed down the river lusty cheers went IV, and these were returned by tho seamen, who||@@||up, and these were returned by the seamen, who lined th nrging The Protectoi bad a magnificent||@@||lined the rigging. The Protector had a magnificent sond-ofi Nothing could huvo excelled tbo en-||@@||send-off. Nothing could have excelled the en- thusiasm of the people, and nothing waB left undono||@@||thusiasm of the people, and nothing was left undone ta make tho sailors feol that they wont away w iib||@@||to make the sailors feel that they went away with the best w innes and confidence of their countrvmen||@@||the best wishes and confidence of their countrymen. ¡aovoral moulin rs of I'arhumout accompanied thoPrn||@@||Several members of Parliament accompanied the Pro- tecl ir down the river to the bemuphoru, and the||@@||tector down the river to the Semaphore, and the vessol fluully took her dep irtiire from tho roadstead||@@||vessel finally took her departure from the roadstead at C o clock Sho will steum direct to bjduoy, theuca||@@||at 6 o'clock. She will steam direct to Sydney, thence toBusbaue whom Captuu Cros'Vell will assume||@@||to Brisbane, where Captain Creswell will assume eommaud||@@||command. Befuro the departure o! tlio gunboat Captain Clare||@@||Before the departure o! the gunboat Captain Clare received u lettnr from tho Uovornor, in which Lord||@@||received a letter from the Governor, in which Lord Timujsou cougratiihited bim on the unselfish manuer||@@||Tennyson congratulated him on the unselfish manner lu which ho bud given up Ibu post of eiptuinto||@@||in which he had given up the post of captain to Cartain Creswell, knowing that thu Protector's crew||@@||Captain Creswell, knowing that the Protector's crew «oull bn more highly ustecuiea by tho Admiralty||@@||would be more highly esteemed by the Admiralty undo- a captain who had soiled in tho Ko val Navy||@@||under a captain who had served in the Royal Navy. Lord Tonn}srm also congratulate I the officers, aud||@@||Lord Tonnyson also congratulated the officers and the men on then muer and splendid patuntiam lu||@@||the men on their eager and splendid patriotism in volunteering tor semes in China Her Majesty's||@@||volunteering for service in China. Her Majesty's Government hu 1 been nt ¿nat pains to meet their||@@||Government had been at great pains to meet their views, and hod tully explained the ramos of delay ni||@@||views, and had fully explained the causes of delay in nnswe-ing cablegrams, und finally agreed to the||@@||answering cablegrams, and finally agreed to the arrangement by which practically the whole expensa||@@||arrangement by which practically the whole expense of tho oxpedition was borne oy the Imperial Govern-||@@||of the oxpedition was borne by the Imperial Govern- ment||@@||ment. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329845 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GOVERNMENT TENDERS.||@@||GOVERNMENT TENDERS. Tenders bave been accepted for the following||@@||Tenders have been accepted for the following public works .-Road works: Approach to Pyr-||@@||public works:—-Road works: Approach to Pyr- mont Bridge, tho South Coast Quarries, Sydney ,||@@||mont Bridge, the South Coast Quarries, Sydney ; Gratton, via Glen Innes to Invorell, P. M'Mthon,||@@||Grafton, via Glen Innes to Inverell, P. M'Mahon, Inverell. Bridge works: Over bix-uule Crock,||@@||Inverell. Bridge works: Over six-mile Creek, road Cathcart to Pambula, W. Manning, Beg»||@@||road Cathcart to Pambula, W. Manning, Bega. Erection of pollen station, Bungendore, J. Burnett,||@@||Erection of police station, Bungendore, J. Burnett, Moss Vale Additions to police buildings, Merrina,||@@||Moss Vale.Additions to police buildings, Merriwa, J. T. Saundeis, Memwn. Supply and installation||@@||J. T. Saunders, Merriwa .Supply and installation of oil angine for launch for Richmond River Im-||@@||of oil engine for launch for Richmond River Im- provement Works, tho Union Oil and Gas Engine||@@||provement Works, the Union Oil and Gas Engine Agency Company, Limited, Sydney. .Supply mid||@@||Agency Company, Limited, Sydney. Supply and installation ot oil engine for launch for Tweed River||@@||installation of oil engine for launch for Tweed River Improvement Woiks, Buzicott and Co, ïydnov.||@@||Improvement Works, Buzacott and Co.,Sydney. Coiisliuction of about 700ft. of wharf at eastern side||@@||Construction of about 700ft. of wharf at eastern side ot " Tho Basin," Newcastle Harbour, P. Callen,||@@||of " The Basin," Newcastle Harbour, P. Callen, Stockton||@@||Stockton. ïhe Public Sei vice --The tender of Mr. W. Beog||@@||The Public Service:--The tender of Mr. W. Beeg- llng has ticen neenpttd for supplies for Hoïoital for||@@||ling has been accepted for supplies for Hospital for Ineauo, Kenmore-SCCIIOUB 1 nnd 2-from August Id,||@@||Insane, Kenmore—-sections 1 and 2-from August 13, 1900, to .Tune JO, 1901.||@@||1900, to June 30, 1901. The tender of Messrs. M'Kenric and Lindores, of||@@||The tender of Messrs. M'Kenzie and Lindores, of Comboruh, has boen- accepted for the orection of a||@@||Comborah, has been accepted for the erection of a telegraph lino from Walgett to Comborab, at £18 Ss||@@||telegraph line from Walgett to Comborah, at £18 Ss 9d per milo for new hue complete, and £5 per milo||@@||9d per mile for new line complete, and £5 per mile for ii.lditior.il wiro on exiting poles.||@@||for additional wire on exiting poles. Public Schools.-Tonders in connection with Public||@@||Public Schools.—Tenders in connection with Public schools )lavebeonaccoptcllaBfo]lows.-BolmoreRiver,||@@||schools have been accepted as follows:—Belmore River extras, Manning and Morrison, Fast Kempsey, £40||@@||extras, Manning and Morrison, East Kempsey, £40 Ids 9cl : Barrington, repairs, o.e., R Mitchell,||@@||13s 9d : Barrington, repairs, &c., R Mitchell, Stroud, £71, Brocklehurst, additions, H. T. Sey-||@@||Stroud, £74, Brocklehurst, additions, H. T. Sey- mour, Murnckville, £109, Coffin Rock, improve-||@@||mour, Marrickville £199; Coffin Rock, improve- ments, J. H. Hanson, Tho Rock, £21 10J ; Coon-||@@||ments, J. H. Hanson, The Rock, £24 10s ; Coon- amble, additions to rr-sulonce, Mony Brothers, Coon-||@@||amble, additions to residence, Mooy Brothers, Coon- amble, £200 14s, Guvrs, additions to residence,||@@||amble, £250 14s, Guyrs, additions to residence, Harper Brothers, Anmdsle, £100 ; Gunnery Creek,||@@||Harper Brothers, Armidale £100 ; Gunnary Creek, orection of veriudsh, O. J. Stuatt, Burrowa, £28||@@||erection of verandah, O. J. Stuart, Burrowa, £28 10s : Hinton, enlarging cliiasrocm, John Libby, West||@@||10s : Hinton, enlarging classsroom, John Libby, West Maitland, £87 10s, Kjdra, verandah, J. Owers,||@@||Maitland, £87 10s, Kydra, verandah, J. Owers, Myalla, ill, Narrabri, alterations, M. Audet, Gun-||@@||Myalla, £ll; Narrabri, alterations, M. Audet, Gun- nedah, £99, Rollo, addilions, W, Warimck, umida||@@||nedah, £99; Rello, additions, W, Warbrick, Gunda- pat, íri¿ , Sinclair, repairs and painting, V. J.||@@||gai,£52; Sinclair, repairs and painting, F. J. Buxtjn, Inverell, £¿0 9s . South Bowan Park, new||@@||Buxton, Inverell, £29 9s . South Bowan Park, new buildings, Mullor aud Byrne, Forbes, £87 15s,||@@||buildings, Muller and Byrne, Forbes, £87 15s, Sydney High School, repairs to caretaker's quarters,||@@||Sydney High School, repairs to caretaker's quarters, D. M'Donald, Summer Hill, ¿1J, Wamboyne,||@@||D. M'Donald, Summer Hill, £13; Wamboyne, removing tho Ungarie building und re-erecting it nt||@@||removing the Ungarie building and re-erecting it at Wamboyne, \V. H. Hargreaves, Ungarie, £40,||@@||Wamboyne, W. H. Hargreaves, Ungarie, £40; Yarrari, new buildings, David Jones, Gunnedah.||@@||Yarrari, new buildings, David Jones, Gunnedah. f83' _-____-_-__-_____||@@||£83. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330257 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SEUGEANT G. SALVATORI, A.M.O.||@@||SERGEANT G. SALVATORI, A.M.C. Kergaat G. 8»lynton, of the New South- Walea||@@||Sergant G. Salvatori, of the New South Wales Army Medical Corps,-! iting to friends in Sydney||@@||Army Medical Corps, writing to friends in Sydney from Heidelberg ou June 24, aays :-" We have bean||@@||from Heidelberg on June 24, says :-" We have bean kept prolty busy sinos I last wrote to you. I never||@@||kept pretty busy since I last wrote to you. I never told you anything about Pretoria yet ; well, our||@@||told you anything about Pretoria yet ; well, our columu was the first to enter the town. In tbe||@@||column was the first to enter the town. In tbe moruing the colonel came aud told us the Boers had||@@||morning the colonel came aud told us the Boers had surrendered to our oolumn, so we marched lu tim||@@||surrendered to our column, so we marched in the next day. I waa ia the grand march pist. We||@@||next day. I was in the grand march past. We went out about Ü5 mile» from there, and bad u big||@@||went out about 25 miles from there, and had a big fight. We met a few hundred Roeis yesterday, but||@@||fight. We met a few hundred Boers yesterday, but aa soon as we came up they made off. Ws do not got||@@||as soon as we came up they made off. We do not get much chanca to catch many of them, for as soon as||@@||much chance to catch many of them, for as soon as they see us tbey fire a few shots and are off «gain.||@@||they see us tbey fire a few shots and are off again. We have alwaya had as much aa we could est. Of||@@||We have alwaya had as much as we could eat. Of course there are no luxuries. There won't bs any||@@||course there are no luxuries. There won't be any puddings for dinner to-dav, but we do nut mind||@@||puddings for dinner to-day, but we do not mind much. We had some brown bread io Pretoria ; it||@@||much. We had some brown bread in Pretoria ; it was the first we had had for a long time-it is all||@@||was the first we had had for a long time - it is all biicuits, but as long as we get enough it does not||@@||biscuits, but as long as we get enough it does not nutter. There is plenty of fresh meat. W« cap||@@||nutter. There is plenty of fresh meat. We cap- tnie any amount of sheep and cittle, so we don't go||@@||ture any amount of sheep and cattle, so we don't go short of meat."||@@||short of meat." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330390 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TílIAL TRIP OF A NEW||@@||TRIAL TRIP OF A NEW STEAMER.||@@||STEAMER. At the liivitition of the directors of the Humpy||@@||At the invitation of the directors of the Humpy Bong bio unship Coiupanv of Brisbane a numerous||@@||Bong Steamship Company of Brisbane a numerous pirti including ii Hinüber ot ladies, assembled on||@@||party including a number of ladies, assembled on hoard the steamc- Fmcrilil, nt Circular Qiiii, 3 es||@@||board the steamer Emerald, at Circular Quay, yes- terdly aftornuun to pirtldpato 111 tueoilictaltri.il tup||@@||terday afternoon to participate in the official trial trip prior to hei leaving tor the North Ibu Lineiald hue||@@||prior to her leaving tor the North. The Emerald has boen sieeiallv built for sónico botnecn IJrial me und||@@||been specially built for service between Brisbane and Huuip\ Hong, a «umniel resort on the tbous of||@@||Humpy Bong, a summer resort on the shores of Moreton B iy, aud sim is a bfrht-drau^lit, t«iii-scrai\||@@||Moreton Bay, and she is a light-draught, twin-screw Ves'ol, 130ft 111 length, 27ft in broddth, wlulo her||@@||vessel, 130ft. in length, 27ft. in breadth, while her draught which bos uecessinh to b light for river||@@||draught which has necessarily to be light for river worl, 15 only 55ft Ibu compound smfaco condensing||@@||work, is only 5½ft. The compound surface condensing engines with which HIIO IS supplie 1 aro capable of||@@||engines with which she is supplied are capable of developing a speed of 11 knots per hour, omi yestei||@@||developing a speed of 11 knots per hour, and yester- day this speed was oisily accomplished One pro-||@@||day this speed was easily accomplished. One pro- peller 13 placed a htllo nheiid of tho other||@@||peller is placed a little ahead of the other. Ihev overlap and combino to I uko 111 the||@@||They overlap and combine to take in the whole sneop of tho p eulnrly formed hollow||@@||whole sweep of the peculiarly formed hollow 'tern, and um ile«igned to giv an excep-||@@||stern, and are designed to give an excep- tional speed on a limited diaught Lu all her equip-||@@||tional speed on a limited draught. In all her equip- ment uud uppoiutin-ntj the vessel is well abreist o f||@@||ment and appointments the vessel is well abreast of tho turei 110 inonuy liaviuir apparently oeeu spared||@@||the times, no money apparently having been spared lhat b> it« expenditure could enh mee tho comfort ot||@@||that by its expenditure could enhance the comfort of Iho passengers, 01 promoie ripid tmusil iron» point||@@||the passengers, or promote rapid transit from point lo poulton hei 31-milo run donn tho Bnsbanu||@@||to point on her 34-mile run down the Brisbane Uiver Destined pnncipiillv to copo with n lari,e||@@||River. Destined principally to cope with a large escuraioii trafile, abo 13 proudi ii with ex-||@@||excursion traffic, she is provided with ex- cellent seating accommodation, both on tho||@@||cellent seating accommodation, both on the Disiii mill upper jiromonmlo neck Aft Hier1||@@||main and upper promenade deck. Aft there is a siiactous saloon extending the lull breadth of||@@||is a spacious saloon extending the full breadth of tho si ji It 19 beiiuufiillj fitted up 111 cicved and||@@||the ship. It is beautifully fitted up in carved and polished ornninontal woods relieve I with occisiounl||@@||polished ornamental woods relieved with occasional mirrors buttées and safes comforlubly amused,||@@||mirrors. Settees and sofas, comfortably arranged, Rue suutiug for 70 person», wbilo tho table uccoin||@@||give seating for 70 persons, while the table accom- modatiou will diuo fill On thu run donn tim har-||@@||modation will dine 50. On the run down the har- bour jestordlij the vessel acquitted herself well, and||@@||bour yesterday the vessel acquitted herself well, and eu^o complote satisfaction to thoso for whom (ho bus||@@||gave complete satisfaction to those for whom she has been built Indeed, Etiibihtv, roomincs«, and comfort||@@||been built. Indeed, stability, roominess, and comfort ara all leading 1 foaturcs 111 the steamer, and reflect||@@||are all leading features in the steamer, and reflect much credit on her builder mid designer, Mr W liter||@@||much credit on her builder and designer, Mr Walter Keeks Donne; the trip refreshments noio served 111||@@||Reeks. During the trip refreshments were served in tho saloon Mr Mockbnll supplied tho collée, ten,||@@||the saloon. Mr. Mockbell supplied the coffee, tea, end cigars||@@||and cigars. While Patrick Huntings, u"cd Tijenrs, wasuiider||@@||While Patrick Hastings, aged 45 years, was under- louig an operation nt Hie bjduoy IIo3pitul on Suudiy||@@||going an operation at the Sydney Hospital on Sunday le succumbed i bo Coronel lias been informed,||@@||he succumbed. The Coroner has been informed, Hld will hold an inquct tins mormug Dr laylor||@@||and will hold an inquest this morning. Dr Taylor niado a post-mortem examination of tho body||@@||made a post-mortem examination of the body |e«torday afturnoou.||@@||yesterday afternoon. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330505 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn RETURNED SOLDIERS.||@@||RETURNED SOLDIERS. WELCOME AT ORANGE.||@@||WELCOME AT ORANGE. ORANGE, Tutsdiy||@@||ORANGE, Tuesday. & very enthusiastic reception was tendered "to||@@||A very enthusiastic reception was tendered to- eiplit to Puvates Plowman, ¡smith, and ¡steel, who||@@||night to Privates Plowman, Smith, and Steel, who bave returned invalido I from bouth Africu flin||@@||have returned invalided from South Africa. The soldiers weis met »ml welcomed at the station on||@@||soldiers were met and welcomed at the station on anivui. and escorted by the bautl and tlio volunteers||@@||arrival. and escorted by the band and the volunteers Kim t wnspeoplu to ttic Town null, wlmre addresses||@@||and townspeople to the Town Hall, where addresses .vere delivered by AId>-ruiiiii ¡Mnitli (Mayor) at d Mr.||@@||were delivered by Alderman Smith (Mayor) and Mr. KIIIJ; (the police magistrate), the party tans unter||@@||King (the police magistrate). The party was enter- lau ed ut u stnoku loticert sflerwaids. Addr..B8o« |||@@||tained at a smoke concert afterwards. Addresses ?vele picseuted fiotu theV otball Union anil ieii||@@||were presented from the Football Union and resi- lents of the town, bpeichei were delivered by Mr.||@@||dents of the town. Speeches were delivered by Mr. l'orpy, tha Mayor, and other«.||@@||Torpy, the Mayor, and others. FOBBFS, Tuesday.||@@||FORBES, Tuesday. Trooper H. B. Suttor, ages 2Ü, uf the Forbes||@@||Trooper H. B. Suttor, aged 20, of the Forbes Mounted Rifles, who lecontly ruturni d from South||@@||Mounted Rifles, who recently returned from South Africa, .rrivod hy tiuiu \es»ertlay, und wa accoided||@@||Africa, arrivod by train yesterday, and was accorded >n outliusiHSiio welcome. He wus .net ut tlio statu II||@@||an enthusiastic welcome. He was met at the station bytheMayoi, aide mun, sud a crowd of friends. A||@@||by the Mayor, aldermen, and a crowd of friends. A public demonstration is to he held||@@||public demonstration is to he held MELBOUItNE, Tuesday.||@@||MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Captain Holmes nrnvid bv tins momios'« empress||@@||Captain Holmes arrived by this morning's express from Adelaide, a» d coes on tobyduey by Ihn steamer||@@||from Adelaide, and goes on to Sydney by the steamer Wurrnamliool, which sails to*toorruw moiinn<{ Ile||@@||Warrnambool, which sails to-morrow morning. He has been ahseut in booth Africa for lOj mouths, tutl||@@||has been absent in South Africa for 10½ months, and has had a fair sbtiro of lighting, from th6 effects of||@@||has had a fair share of fighting, from the effects of Which he has now quito recovered.||@@||which he has now quite recovered. MOSS VALU, Tuesday.||@@||MOSS VALE, Tuesday. Troopers E WuUh and W. G. Davoy arrived hero||@@||Troopers E Walsh and W. G. Davey arrived here by the midday train to-duy, and were met at the||@@||by the midday train to-day, and were met at the Itatiou by the Mayor mid alitei-meu. i'hoy we» ulso||@@||station by the Mayor and aldermen. They were also welcomed hy a detachment nf the Wist Camden||@@||welcomed by a detachment of the West Camden tiUncers under Captain M'Evillv and Lieutt-nnut||@@||Lancers under Captain McEvilly and Lieutenant Wood. The soldiers were escorted to the "loyal Hotel||@@||Wood. The soldiers were escorted to the Royal Hotel and entertained at dinner, lhey afterwards left for||@@||and entertained at dinner, they afterwards left for Uobertsan escorted by tha I.auceis.||@@||Robertson escorted by the Lancers. PICTON, Tuesday.||@@||PICTON, Tuesday. The Protestant Alliance John Goodlet Lodite en-||@@||The Protestant Alliance John Goodlet Lodge en- tertained thu members und their wives at a snail||@@||tertained the members and their wives at a social and tupper m honour of Bro. Corporal Bateup,||@@||and supper in honour of Bro. Corporal Bateup, Mounted littles, WHO lately returned frjm Soutli||@@||Mounted Rifles, who lately returned from South Africa, and who was presented with au illuminated||@@||Africa, and who was presented with an illuminated tddress of welcome.||@@||address of welcome. nOBERTSON, Tue>day.||@@||ROBERTSON, Tuesday. Troopers Davey and Walsh, of the West Camden||@@||Troopers Davey and Walsh, of the West Camden Laméis, invalided from South Africa, were met at||@@||Lancers, invalided from South Africa, were met at Myrl Vale by a largs number of residents, who||@@||Myra Vale by a large number of residents, who lustily cheered its the mon dravo up. J heir health||@@||lustily cheered as the men drove up. Their health Was proposed hy Mr. T. Konny, who welcomed them||@@||was proposed by Mr. T. Kenny, who welcomed them lomo on behalf of the residents of the districts||@@||home on behalf of the residents of the districts. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332155 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE ILLINGWORTH ENTERTAINMENTS.||@@||THE ILLINGWORTH ENTERTAINMENTS. Yesterday afternoon there wss a oleaaant social||@@||Yesterday afternoon there was a pleasant social gathering at the top gallery in Sands'« building«,||@@||gathering at the top gallery in Sands's building, George-street, to initiate the openiug of tbw»xhibi||@@||George-street, to initiate the opening of the exhibi- tion of prizes in connection with the Illingworth art||@@||tion of prizes in connection with the Illingworth art union. Mr. Edrauud Barton, Q C, who wa» to have||@@||union. Mr Edmund Barton, Q.C., who was to have addressed the visitor«, wai detained by buiinest, but||@@||addressed the visitors, was detained by business, but Mr« Edmund Barton wai amongst the many ladies||@@||Mrs. Edmund Barton was amongst the many ladies Dissent Mr, H. J, Law, M.L.A , explained the||@@||present. Mr. H. J. Law, MLA, explained the absence of the emiueut politican, and at the same||@@||absence of the eminent policitican, and at the same time reminded the visitor« that the Art Union formed||@@||time reminded the visitors that the Art Union formed ouly part of the scheme to etust Mr. Nelson Illing-||@@||only part of the scheme to assist Mr Nelson Illing- worth. That sculptor, who was so highly esteemed||@@||worth. That sculptor, who was so highly esteemed for his talents and personal character, had been||@@||for his talents and personal character, had been .enously ill for two months pait, aid the art union||@@||seriously ill for two months past, and the art union was on that account being warmly taken up by those||@@||was on that account being warmly taken up by those concerned Next Weduesday evening there was to||@@||concerned. Next Wednesday evening there was to be a great eatertaiument, " Lite in Bohemia," nt||@@||be a great entertainment, "Life in Bohemia," at the Town Hall, and then again he felt sure that the||@@||the Town Hall, and there again he felt sure that the heatly support of the public would be gained.||@@||hearty support of the public would be gained. The gallery in whioh Mr. Law msde||@@||The gallery in which Mr. Law made these remarks wa» adornfd with 50 draw-||@@||these remarks was adorned with 50 draw- ings and paintings by n score of the||@@||ings and paintings by a score of the reading artists of the city, including Messrs.||@@||leading artists of the city, including Messrs. Litter, Ashton, Watkius, Diplyn, Reid, Moore*||@@||Lister, Ashton, Watkins, Daplyn, Reid, Moore- Jones, Coffee, and others 1 he collection will be||@@||Jones, Coffee, and others. The collection will be open to the public free of charge for some 10 days,||@@||open to the public free of charge for some 10 day, and n visit will certainly induce subscription to the||@@||and a visit will certainly induce subscription to the Ait Union. Mr. Illingworth himself is well repre-||@@||Art Union. Mr. Illingworth himself is well repre- sented, as. in addition to busts of Mr. Batten and||@@||sented, as, in addition to busts of Mr. Barton and Sir Henry Parkes, he has lent his burt of " A Gin||@@||Sir Henry Parkes, he has lent his bust of "A Gin Laughing," the original of which ia said to be tb»||@@||Laughing." the original of which is said to be the grandmother of the notorious Governors During||@@||grandmother of the notorious Governors. During the afternoon the visitors examined the works of art,||@@||the afternoon the visitors examined the works of art, and were provided with tea by Mia Stanley Hall||@@||and were provided with tea by Mrs. Stanley Hall (hou, secretary) and a staff c1 willing asustante||@@||(hon. secretary) and a staff of willing assistants. Mia« Elsie Stanley Hall, who bad organised* bright||@@||Miss Elsie Stanley Hall, who had organised a bright little concert programme, opened it with a Bach||@@||little concert programme, opened it with a Bach " Gavotte," as arranged by Bad, and the lut of||@@||"Gavotte," as arranged by Raft, and the list of numbers also included J'stU's brilliant valse song||@@||numbers also included Patti's brillian valse song " La Stell»," by Miss Timme Wangenheim,||@@||"La Stella," by Miss Emma Wangenheim; *' Night" (Lou-dote), by Miss Violet Jackson, with||@@||"Night" (Lonsdale), by Miss Violet Jackson, with violin obbligsto by Miss Munal Hall ; and " Life's||@@||violin obbligato by Miss Muriel Hall; and "Life's Lullaby," by Master Nelson Illingworth, In thu||@@||Lullaby," by Master Nelson Illingworth. In this way the visit-re spent a pleasant afternoon. The||@@||way the visitors spent a pleasant afternoon. The Illingworth entertainments ure in charge of two in-||@@||Illingworth entertainments are in charge of two in- fluential committees, the ofilce-baarara of the one||@@||fluential committees, the office-bearers of the one bxingSir Joseph Abholt (president), Messrs. B. R||@@||having Sir Joseph Abbott (president), Messrs. B. R. Wise and Bruce Smith (treasurer«). Messrs Alex||@@||Wise and Bruce Smith (treasurers), Messrs. Alex Knox and George 1 uviol (secretaries) , and of the||@@||Knox and George Taylor (secretaries); and of the olner. Lady Harris (president), Mis Stanlev Hsll||@@||other, Lad Harris (president), Mrs. Stanley Hall decretory), Mrs Creed and Miss Diewe (treasurer»)||@@||(secretary), Mrs. Creed and MIss Drewe (treasurers), With the aid of these committees it is believed tbat||@@||With the aid of these committees it is believed that already about ollOO ticket« for the Art Umou bave||@@||already about 3000 tickets for the Art Union have been, sold. ________||@@||been sold. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332360 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BiilïAKDOWN OF THE||@@||THE BREAKDOWN OF THE STEAMER TIME. «||@@||STEAMER TIME. ADELAIDE, Wednesday.||@@||ADELAIDE, Wednesday. This morning Lieutenant M ¡smith, acting supor||@@||This morning Lieutenant M. Smith, acting super- inteudnnt of the f lfe-s vwg Soi vice, rereived a tele||@@||intendnnt of the Life-Saving Service, received a tele- Emm from the bend keeper nt Cape Borda Light||@@||gram from the head keeper at Cape Borda Light- ous« kitting that tim sleimor Time, in tow of the||@@||house stating that the steamer Time, in tow of the tug E iro, wes in aig-t of the station at 9 11 ii m||@@||tug Euro, was in sight of the station at 9.11 a.m. The tug Ttlcon arrived at the nuchrrage at 9 o'clock||@@||The tug Falcon arrived at the anchorage at 9 o'clock this morning, ber Bo.iroh having been unuvailing||@@||this morning, her search having been unavailing Captain Evuus, ( f tne falcon, states that his vessel||@@||Captain Evans, of the Falcon, states that his vessel was very much knocked about by the rough weather,||@@||was very much knocked about by the rough weather, Whirh ho describes us the heaviest he ever experi-||@@||which he describes as the heaviest he ever experi- enced boas contmunllj wished over the lui? Cap||@@||enced. Seas continually washed over the tug. Cap- tam Evans i« ot opinion that the Euro picked the||@@||tam Evans is of opinion that the Euro picked the Time up north-west of Cape Borda Being light the||@@||Time up north-west of Cape Borda, Being light the oolluir mun hive driltsd tatt, and the prubabilillns||@@||collier must have drifted fast, and the probabilities ?re til at all available sall wa« set to keep the vessel||@@||are that all available sail was set to keep the vessel Off the coast of Kauearoo Island, lhe furo is not||@@||off the coast of Kangaroo Island. The Euro is not expected to arrive at un anchorage until 12 o'clock||@@||expected to arrive at an anchorage until 12 o'clock to-nighl _||@@||to-night. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332731 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TROOPER BLACKMAN.||@@||TROOPER BLACKMAN. Trooper Harold Blackman, New South Wales||@@||Trooper Harold Blackman, New South Wales Bushmen, wntiog to a friend ut Mudge« from Mafe-||@@||Bushmen, writing to a friend at Mudgee from Mafe- king, say« '-.* Just a few hue« betöre we leave fur||@@||king, says:- "Just a few lines before we leave for Pretoria. WearecampedatMafeking,aboat ICO miles||@@||Pretoria. We are camped at Mafeking , about 150 miles west of Pretoria. It is a btsstly hole of a place,||@@||west of Pretoria. It is a beastly hole of a place, .ituated in the muidle of a big plain (or veldt as they||@@||situated in the middle of a big plain (or veldt as they call it here), a temido place for wind and dust. You||@@||call it here), a terrible place for wind and dust. You would be surprised if here at what the Boar« were||@@||would be surprised if here at what the Boars were fighting over for so long. There wero only about SOO||@@||fighting over for so long. There were only about 8OO white men with Badua-Powell, while the Boers were||@@||white men with Baden-Powell, while the Boers were 1100 stiong, with pleaty of ' big guns and a circle of||@@||1100 stiong, with pleaty of big guns and a circle of 20 miles fortified round Mafekiug. The New bouth||@@||20 miles fortified round Mafeking. The New South Wale« Bushniun did not gut here for the relief, only||@@||Wales Bushniun did not get here for the relief, only a few Queen.landi-r«, and a battery of Canadians||@@||a few Queenslanders, and a battery of Canadians They simply walked over the Boers, who clears I||@@||They simply walked over the Boers, who cleared when they saw thom coming. We havo had a bad||@@||when they saw them coming. We have had a bad time since landing at Heirn. It took us a fortnight||@@||time since landing at Beira. It took us a fortnight to get to Marundellas. J0O miles by tram. We tuen||@@||to get to Marundellas, 300 miles by train. We then walked and led our horses another ,tobi in int-pector of distilleries lor the countrv||@@||Berry,to be an inspector of distilleries for the country distiictsof tilt- colo»} fetneiallA Cotistable * II Gil son,||@@||districts of the- colony generally ; Constable F H Gibson, stationed at Wee Jasper, to ho an iiispectoi under th)||@@||stationed at Wee Jasper, to be an inspector under the roba ceo Act First olars ConittMe W Colli«, stationed a||@@||Tobacco Act ; First-class Constable W Collis, stationed a itobirtäon, to bl un inspector undir tim J ohocco Act Mr||@@||Robertson, to be an inspector under tihe Tobacco Act ; Mr. II J H Scott, MIK ÖE.r PCP,I ondon, J P , to be||@@||H J H Scott, M.R.C.S.E. L.R.C.P. London, J P , to be an appointed member of the L-icormlnit Court for the licen-||@@||an appointed member of the Licencing Court for the licen- sing distnct of 6conu, SeiRcant diehard 51 orris tob«||@@||sing district of Scone, Sergant Richard Morris to be inspector under the Liquor Act for tho licensing district of||@@||inspector under the Liquor Act for the licensing district of Penrith, Mr J Andereon, chief oíll or steamer Captai»||@@||Penrith, Mr J Anderson, chief officer steamer Captain Cook, and Mr "W H Muiray, pilot. Manning lïiver, to ho||@@||Cook, and Mr W S Murray, pilot. Manning River, to be sea pilots, Sydnoj Ilcportmentof ¡Savigatiou, Countable||@@||sea pilots, Sydney Department of Navigation, Constable M'UaiuU to bo mining rrclitrar and officer nuthorsed to||@@||McBaron to be mining registrar and officer authorised to issus mineu' melita and Dusine«« nnd m ocrai licenses at||@@||issus miners' rights and business and mineral licenses at Reefton,, "Mr W. B. Kelk, J P , clerk of petty aet>slDnstto||@@||Reefton, ; "Mr W. S. Kelk, J P , clerk of petty sessions, to bo wurden a clerk, mining registrar, and officer author||@@||be warden's clerk, mining registrar, and officer author- isca to issue minera' light« and bu.>ine*-B and mineral||@@||ised to issue miners' rights and business and mineral licenses at .Nyngan||@@||licenses at Nyngan. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14333105 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn POET HUNTER SAILING CLUB.||@@||PORT HUNTER SAILING CLUB. The second annual meeting of members of tha Fort||@@||The second annual meeting of members of the Port Hunter Sailing Club was held at tha club rooms, Scott||@@||Hunter Sailing Club was held at the club rooms, Scott street, to-night. Tho commodore, Mr. Samuel Arnott,||@@||street, to-night. The commodore, Mr. Samuel Arnott, presided, and there wat a representative gathering of||@@||presided, and there was a representative gathering of members. The annual report stated that the pa»t season||@@||members. The annual report stated that the past season had beena very prosperou« one,and prospects for the||@@||had been a very prosperous one,and prospects for the coming seaton were oven more encouiaging. The member-||@@||coming season were oven more encouraging. The member- ship totalled o por 200, and no fewer than '23 boat* were re*||@@||ship totalled over 200, and no fewer than 23 boats were re- cistered by the club. The prize money r.nd trophies di»||@@||gistered by the club. The prize money and trophies do- nated during last snuon amounted to £103. Tho financial||@@||nated during last season amounted to £106. The financial statement showed that the receipt last year, inclusive of a||@@||statement showed that the receipt last year, inclusive of a credit balance brought forward, totalled £20613a lid,||@@||credit balance brought forward, totalled £206 13s 11d, and the expenditure on nil account«, including prize«,||@@||and the expenditure on all accounts, including prizes, amounted to £197 13s 10d, leaving a credit balun« ia band||@@||amounted to £197 13s 10d, leaving a credit balance in hand of £0 0s id. The commodore, in moving the adoption of||@@||of £9 0s 1d. The commodore, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, intimated that applications||@@||the report and balance-sheet, intimated that applications bnd already been received for the registration of numbers||@@||had already been received for the registration of numbers of new boats whioh had been built for the comfrg sail-||@@||of new boats which had been built for the coming sail- ing season. The report waa unanimously adopted. The||@@||ing season. The report was unanimously adopted. The office bearers were all re-elected without opposition, as fol-||@@||office bearers were all re-elected without opposition, as fol- lows -Commodore, Mr. Samuel Arnott . Tiee-commo||@@||lows -Commodore, Mr. Samuel Arnott . Vice-commo- dcre, Mr. Alfred Holme« ; hem, secretary, Mr. A. t\||@@||dore, Mr. Alfred Holmes ; hon. secretary, Mr. A. C. Dollinslieid ; hon. assistant secretary, Mr, George A.||@@||Hollinshead ; hon. assistant secretary, Mr, George A. Campbell ; hon. treasurer, Mr, William Hickey. Twenty||@@||Campbell ; hon. treasurer, Mr, William Hickey. Twenty eight, nomination* wore reccired for eleven seats on the||@@||eight, nominations wore received for eleven seats on the committee, and it was decided to take a ballot Mt the next||@@||committee, and it was decided to take a ballot at the next geutra'. meetiog of member*.||@@||general meeting of members. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14333332 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE GIRLS' FRIENDLY||@@||THE GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY.||@@||SOCIETY. GAHDEN FETE AT GBEENOAKES.||@@||GARDEN FETE AT GREENOAKES. Yesterday afternoon a garden fete in aid of the||@@||Yesterday afternoon a garden fete in aid of the funds of the Girls' Friendly Society ws» held atQreea||@@||funds of the Girls' Friendly Society was held at Green- oaks«, Darling Point (placed at the diaposalof the coun-||@@||oakes, Darling Point (placed at the disposal of the coun- cil by Colonel Roberts, C.M.G., and Uri. Boberts).||@@||cil by Colonel Roberts, C.M.G., and Mrs. Roberts). There wai a large attendance, Including a party from||@@||There was a large attendance, including a party from Government House. The fete «as held «ailier than,||@@||Government House. The fete was held earlier than wu intended owing to the desire of Lady Bertha||@@||was intended owing to the desire of Lady Bertha Wilbraham to be present prior to her relurn to Eng-||@@||Wilbraham to be present prior to her return to Eng- land. Lady Beitht,, «ho is an iitoeiate of the||@@||land. Lady Bertha, who is an associate of the society, bu during her «tay in the oolony devoted||@@||society, has during her stay in the colony devoted considerable time and interest to the doings of the||@@||considerable time and interest to the doings of the council. The officials for the fete iacluded Mrs. E.||@@||council. The officials for the fete included Mrs. E. B. Docker (presided), Min Wilkinson (treasurer),||@@||B. Docker (president), Miss Wilkinson (treasurer), and Min Gariett (secretary). The Boyal Australian||@@||and Miss Garrett (secretary). The Royal Australian Artillery Band wu present (by permission||@@||Artillery Band was present (by permission of Major-General French, C.M.G.), and played||@@||of Major-General French, C.M.G.), and played a number of selection» under Brigada Bandmuter||@@||a number of selections under Brigade Bandmaster Hutchinson, the progrimme including the isjter||@@||Hutchinson, the programme including the inter- mexzo, " Dream of the Roer " (Eilenberg) : "The||@@||mezzo, "Dream of the Boer " (Eilenberg); "The Quesu's A.D.C. March " (W. Forbes Hutchinson),||@@||Queen's A.D.C. March" (W. Forbes Hutchinson), dedicated to Colonel Bobsrti, A.D.O. to the Queen ;||@@||dedicated to Colonel Roberts, A.D.C. to the Queen; " Bon of Pen« " (Sullivan), and " Santov "||@@||"Rose of Persia" (Sullivan), and " Santoy" (Jones). His Exosllency Lord Beauchamp, with||@@||(Jones). His Excellency Lord Beauchamp, with Lady Mary Lygon and Leay Bertha Wilbraham,||@@||Lady Mary Lygon and Lady Bertha Wilbraham, arrived shortly befon 3 p.m., and wu||@@||arrived shortly before 3 p.m., and was attended by Captain Wilfrid Smith, A.D.C.||@@||attended by Captain Wilfrid Smith, A.D.C. and Mr. Charles Horns. After being «bown round||@@||and Mr. Charles Harris. After being shown round the various stalls by member« of the oouncil||@@||the various stalls by members of the council of the society the Vice-regal patty and membtrsot||@@||of the society the Vice-regal party and members of the oouncil wen entertained by Colonel and Mn.||@@||the council were entertained by Colonel and Mrs. Robert» at afternoon tea at Greenoak«. Amongst||@@||Roberts at afternoon tea at Greenoaks. Amongst the gathering wars Lady Darley. Lady Innes, Lady||@@||the gathering were Lady Darley, Lady Innes, Lady Salomons, Judgs Docker with Mn. aud the Mixes||@@||Salomons, Judge Docker with Mrs. and the Misses Docker, tba Rev. H. Wallace Mort. M,A., Mrs.||@@||Docker, the Rev. H. Wallace Mort, M.A., Mrs. Willoughby Flower. Mu. Hey Shatp, the Rev.||@@||Willoughby Flower. Mrs. Hey Sharp, the Rev. Fitzgerald (New Zealand), the Rev. Snodgrass||@@||Fitzgerald (New Zealand), the Rev. Snodgrass (Melbourne), Mn. Neville Griffiths, Min Tregarthen||@@||(Melbourne), Mrs. Neville Griffiths, Miss Tregarthen Uri, A, J. Gould, Hi«. Docker, sen., Mn.||@@||Mrs. A. J. Gould, Mrs. Docker, sen., Mrs. Sslwvn, Mr«. Ureea (Grafton and Armidale),||@@||Selwyn, Mrs. Green (Grafton and Armidale), the Hon. W. B.'Campbell. M.L.C. with Mrs. Camp-||@@||the Hon. W. R. Campbell, M.L.C. with Mrs. Camp- bell, Mn. Ciuicksbank, the Bishop of Waipau, Mn.||@@||bell, Mrs. Cruickshank, the Bishop of Waipau, Mrs. F. Wilkinson. The Rev. Hopkins wu alto||@@||F. Wilkinson. The Rev. Hopkins was also present with a number of Melanesian native boys,||@@||present with a number of Melanesian native boys, who ung some piece« during the afternoon, The||@@||who sung some pieces during the afternoon. The Misses Darley and Mn. Macarthur Onslow (Camden)||@@||Misses Darley and Mrs. Macarthur Onslow (Camden) contributed Mowen and other articles, for the stall«.||@@||contributed flowers and other articles, for the stalls. The lady attendants were kept busy, and worked||@@||The lady attendants were kept busy, and worked willingly to make the fit« a succès«. The following||@@||willingly to make the fete a success. The following «era the stalls and lady attendants :||@@||were the stalls and lady attendants : No. 1, RefrrBhments.-Urs. E. B. Docker, Mis. W. B.||@@||No. 1, Refreshments.--Mrs. E. B. Docker, Mrs. W. R. Campbell, the Miase« Docker 15). Kin Kathleen Saunares||@@||Campbell, the Misses Docker (5), Miss Kathleen Saumarez Smith. Urn MiMM Icely (S), Min Bowyer, Miss Cox, «ad||@@||Smith, the Misses Ierly (2), Miss Bowyer, Miss Cox, and Min Walker.||@@||Miss Walker. No. 9. Fsneywork.-MM. 8. C Brown, Mn. Dr. Graham,||@@||No. 2, Fancywork.--Mrs. S. C. Brown, Mrs. Dr. Graham, and Miss (Jarrett.||@@||and Miss Garrett. No. a, Cate.-Mn. Noyes, Miss M'Donnell, and Miss||@@||No. 3, Cake.--Mrs. Noyes, Miss M'Donnell, and Miss Uriaths.||@@||Griffiths. No 4, B«eets.-Mrs. J.N. Mannt», Mn. Waters, ead||@@||No 4, Sweets.--Mrs. J. N. Manning, Mrs. Waters, and Min Wyatt.||@@||Miss Wyatt. No. I», Flower«.-Miss Nellie Oeil Stephen.||@@||No. 5, Flowers.--Miss Nellie Cecil Stephen. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14334146 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE ISLAND OF MALAYTA.||@@||THE ISLAND OF MALAYTA. TO THE EDITOn OF THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. bir,-A notice appeared m your issue of August 39||@@||Sir,--A notice appeared in your issue of August 30 regarding! tilo death of n nn»Mou»ry Mr C B||@@||regarding the death of a missionary, Mr. C. B. Fillnns, in the bolomon Islands, who is stated to||@@||Pillans, in the Solomon Islands, who is stated to have begun his work in the island of Malaita thi»||@@||have begun his work in the island of Malayta this year, and to have been the first white missionary ou||@@||year, and to have been the first white missionary on that island||@@||that island. There must be some mistake on the part of vour||@@||There must be some mistake on the part of your informant, for the bishops and clergy of the Mela-||@@||informant, for the bishops and clergy of the Mela- nesian Mission have been in the habit of vimting||@@||nesian Mission have been in the habit of visiting Mulayta at frequent intervals since the first visit ot||@@||Malayta at frequent intervals since the first visit of Bishop 6 A belwyu, of New Zi-iiand, in 16"iG and||@@||Bishop G. A. Selwyn, of New Zealand, in 1856; and also have resided there at times tor some weeks||@@||also have resided there at times for some weeks. In 1858 a nutive chief was takon to New Zealand||@@||In 1858 a native chief was taken to New Zealand for instruction||@@||for instruction. In 18CG Bishop Patteson took a lad to Ne» Zea«||@@||In 1866 Bishop Patteson took a lad to New Zea- land for instruction w ho after a few years returned||@@||land for instruction who after a few years returned as a teacher of his on ii people, and after 20 years'||@@||as a teacher of his own people, and after 20 years' work was ordained deacon by Bishop Wilson in tha||@@||work was ordained deacon by Bishop Wilson in the midst ot Ins people, more tliau JGQ of whom wera||@@||midst of his people, more than 300 of whom were consistent Christians||@@||consistent Christians. In 1870 the Rev John Still lived among the people,||@@||In 1876 the Rev. John Still lived among the people for a wook||@@||for a week. In 1878 Bishop John balwyn stayed with them for||@@||In 1878 Bishop John Selwyn stayed with them for a considerable time||@@||a considerable time. lu 1894 Bishop Wilson found \10 Christians hold«||@@||ln 1894 Bishop Wilson found 120 Christians hold- ing their own against persecution from their heather!||@@||ing their own against persecution from their heathen brethren||@@||brethren. In 1896 the Kov W G Ivens, who is now ¡living||@@||In 1896 the Rev. W. G. Ivens, who is now living at Malayta, fou ad the six Christian schools peace»||@@||at Malayta, found the six Christian schools peace- ably curivniR on their work.||@@||ably carrying on their work. In 1897 Bishop Wilson confirmed seven who had||@@||In 1897 Bishop Wilson confirmed seven who had been carefully prepared-one of whom had been a||@@||been carefully prepared--one of whom had been a fierce uld murderer, and on tha same ocean on or«||@@||fierce old murderer, and on the same occasion or- dained Joseph Wate deacon I am, 4.0 ,||@@||dained Joseph Wate deacon. I am, &c., "H. WALLACE MOR I1,||@@||H. WALLACE MORT, Hon. Sec. Melanesian Mission,||@@||Hon. Sec. Melanesian Mission, ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14334493 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn RANDWICK.||@@||RANDWICK. TM« council met on August 27. The Mayor (Alderm»»||@@||The council met on August 27. The Mayor (Alderman I. B. Hodgson) presided. There were also present. Alder-||@@||I. B. Hodgson) presided. There were also present: Alder- men Bundock, Carter, Flood. Gale, Bannan, Bayward,||@@||men Bundock, Carter, Flood, Gale, Hannan, Hayward, Hincks, Irvine, Kennedy, Powell, and Willi«. The super-||@@||Hincks, Irvine, Kennedy, Powell, and Willis. The super- intendent of works reported regarding the planting of tren||@@||intendent of works reported regarding the planting of trees on Little Coogee Iteaerve and at Coonee Bay. The inspector||@@||on Little Coogee Reserve and at Coogee Bay. The inspector of nuisances reportel that no further case« of infection»||@@||of nuisances reportel that no further cases of infectious diB-aue had been recorded in the borough ; that rix aura,||@@||disease had been recorded in the borough ; that six sum- monies had been taken out against persona for allowing||@@||monses had been taken out against persons for allowing their horse« and cattle to stray , also against two persons||@@||their horses and cattle to stray ; also against two persons for driving after «unaet without light*. The postal de-||@@||for driving after sunset without lights. The postal de- partment wrote regarding the erectiun of a lettcr-ho«. at||@@||partment wrote regarding the erection of a letter-box at corner of Orange und Wentworth Btreeta, «utting that||@@||corner of Orange and Wentworth streets, stating that from the inspector's report it appeared that the j unction||@@||from the inspector's report it appeared that the junction of 'Wentworth and Btanley atreet« would suit a majority ol||@@||of Wentworth and Stanley streets would suit a majority of the rendent«, and that it wuuldbe erected accordingly.||@@||the residents, and that it would be erected accordingly. A list of work« pasacd by the «pecial Bub-committee pro*||@@||A list of works passed by the special sub-committee pro- »ided for the eipenditure of £1)3 for repair« and jMSii for||@@||vided for the expenditure of £93 for repairs and £480 for new work« in West Ward; £144 10« and £182 in Middle||@@||new works in West Ward; £144 10s and £182 in Middle Ward; £45 and £823 reapeetlvoly in Coogee Ward ; »iii||@@||Ward ; £45 and £823 respectively in Coogee Ward ; and £142 tinana £140 respsctively in South Ward. On the||@@||£142 10s and £140 respsctively in South Ward. On the motion of Alderman Wulla, it waa resolved,-" lhat .||@@||motion of Alderman Willis, it was resolved,—"That a general inspection of the borough be made by the council||@@||general inspection of the borough be made by the council at an early date, and tbt * the Mayor be authunscd to mak«||@@||at an early date, and that the Mayor be authorised to make provision for carrying« ,t theaame." Alderman Hincls||@@||provision for carrying out the same." Alderman Hincks spoke of the delay that Lad occurred in fixinir a site for the||@@||spoke of the delay that had occurred in fixing a site for the Ure brigade station Alderman Bannan drew attention to||@@||fire brigade station. Alderman Hannan drew attention to the unformed condition of footpath on one side of K»e||@@||the unformed condition of footpath on one side of Rae- i street. Both these matter« ffere lïlt Ut tbc M»rsi's SBECU||@@||street. Both these matters were left in the Mayor's hands I fotJUI*a^«,d«|l.ifltbJ|e-B.||@@||for him to deal with them. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14334586 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE FUGITIVE BLACKS.||@@||THE FUGITIVE BLACKS. THE OUESTION OF REWARD||@@||THE QUESTION OF REWARD. Tho Colonial Secretary, in/ Illa Logislativu Assem-||@@||Tho Colonial Secretary, in the Legislative Assem- bly yesterday, in answer to Mr Moore, Bald that if||@@||bly yesterday, in answer to Mr Moore, said that if he thought the oller of any largor reward for the||@@||he thought the offer of any larger reward for the uupreheustoti of the Breelong blacks would have tho||@@||apprehension of the Breelong blacks would have the effect of placing them in custody ho would be glad||@@||effect of placing them in custody he would be glad to recommend to his colleagues that the umount of||@@||to recommend to his colleagues that the amount of Iho award should be increased, but ho held the||@@||the award should be increased, but he held the opinion that the comparatively small sum olTered had||@@||opinion that the comparatively small sum offered had nothing to do with the non-mrest of these men It||@@||nothing to do with the non-arrest of these men. It was the knowledgo of the country they possessed and||@@||was the knowledge of the country they possessed and the training they lind received that enabled them to||@@||the training they had received that enabled them to elude tho police and the civilians who had beBii out||@@||elude the police and the civilians who had been out aftor them, and perhaps the number of the police and||@@||after them, and perhaps the number of the police and civilian« that bad been engaged in tho aoaicb had||@@||civilians that bad been engaged in the search had militated ugainet success A detachment of men ni||@@||militated against success. A detachment of men in plain clothes hid beou sent out, and be waa very||@@||plain clothes had been sent out, and he was very hopeful that m a short time tho fugitives would be||@@||hopeful that in a short time the fugitives would be captured _||@@||captured. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14335915 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A .SOCIETY WEDDING.||@@||A SOCIETY WEDDING. m -||@@|| A fashionable wedding took place at St James's||@@||A fashionable wedding took place at St James's Church yesterday nfternoou, when Mr. Alexander||@@||Church yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Alexander Har, of Coolangatta, was married to Miss Florence||@@||Hay, of Coolangatta, was married to Miss Florence Burdekin, second surviving daughter of the late Mr.||@@||Burdekin, second surviving daughter of the late Mr. Sydney Burdekin »nd of Mr«. Burdekin, 197||@@||Sydney Burdekin and of Mrs. Burdekin, 197 Mucquarie-strcut, Sydney The oeremouy wa« per-||@@||Macquarie-street, Sydney. The ceremony was per- formed by Iho Rev. W. I. Carr Smith, ussiatoil by||@@||formed by the Rev. W. I. Carr Smith, assisted by the Hov. vV, K Mounsoy mid the Rev. S Marston.||@@||the Rev. W. R. Mounsey and the Rev. S. Marston. Tho church was firetlily dccoiated with rlowLrB and||@@||The church was prettily decorated with flowers and (trennery. A festooned arch of lilies and clematis||@@||greenery. A festooned arch of lilies and clematis liad boeu Brected, bouealh wluoli the bridal couple||@@||had been erected, beneath which the bridal couple stood during tho service. The bride was given away||@@||stood during the service. The bride was given away by herbroihir-iu-luw, Mr. J. Allson, and wore«||@@||by her brother-in-law, Mr. J. Alison, and wore a beautiful dress of white chiflón and lace over whits||@@||beautiful dress of white chiffon and lace over white satin, male with a court train falling from||@@||satin, made with a court train falling from the shoulders and a tulle veil. She carried||@@||the shoulders and a tulle veil. She carried u lovely bouquet, and wore a diamond neck-||@@||a lovely bouquet, and wore a diamond neck- lace, the gift ot the bridegroom, alao a diamond and||@@||lace, the gift of the bridegroom, also a diamond and turquoise pendant, the gilt of her mother, and a||@@||turquoise pendant, the gift of her mother, and a diamond Drutalot, the gift of Dr and Mr«. John||@@||diamond bracelet, the gift of Dr. and Mrs. John Hay. There were four bridesmaids ni||@@||Hay. There were four bridesmaids in attendance-namely, Miss Mico Burdekin, nins Marr||@@||attendance—namely, Miss Alice Burdekin, Miss Mary Chuko, Miss Ireun Murki, und Miss Hu J. '1 Ile)||@@||Clarke, Miss Irene Marks, and Miss Hay. They were dressed alike in whitu ellie niualiu over white||@@||were dressed alike in white silk muslin over white glace mik with white tulle hat» and white roatheri,||@@||glace silk with white tulle hats and white feathers, with bunches of violets. J'liey earned bouquet» of||@@||with bunches of violets. They carried bouquets of Violeta and wore turqitoiBB and po»rl bracelets, pill«||@@||violets and wore turquoise and pearl bracelets, gifts from the btldeftrooin. Mr. W. H. Watt noted ni beat||@@||from the bridegroom. Mr. W. H. Watt acted as best man. After the ceremony the wedding gucsls ad-||@@||man. After the ceremony the wedding guests ad- journed to 107 Mucquane-atreet, the lestdence of the||@@||journed to 197 Macquarie-street, the residence of the bride's mother, where a reception nas held, sill||@@||bride's mother, where a reception was held, and Ula newly married couple received the||@@||the newly married couple received the coiipiatulatiouB of their nnmeious irioiidtj. Amongst||@@||congratulations of their numerous friends. Amongst the gutctB preiout were -Lady Darloy »nd the||@@||the guests present were: —Lady Darley and the Misses Darley, Lady Salomon», the Mimes Madden,||@@||Misses Darley, Lady Salomons, the Misses Madden, O^plain and Mrs Diokeu, Qoneral and Mrs. French,||@@||Captain and Mrs. Dicken, General and Mrs. French, the Misses French, Mr. mid Mrs. David Ander-||@@||the Misses French, Mr. and Mrs. David Ander- son. MrB Hay (tnothorof Iho bridegroom!, Dr. aud||@@||son, Mrs. Hay (mother of the bridegroom), Dr. and Mr« John fliiv, Mr aud Mrs Joculund, Mr, and||@@||Mrs. John Hay, Mr. and Mrs. Joceland, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Morton, tbo Muses Hay, Mr. and Uri,||@@||Mrs. P. H. Morton, the Misses Hay, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ali«ou, Mr. und Mr«. E. Barton, Mr. B. It. Wise,||@@||J. Alison, Mr. and Mrs. E. Barton, Mr. B. R. Wise, Mrs. W. Mitchell, Mr. and Mis, Arthur Macarthur,||@@||Mrs. W. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Macarthur, Mr. mid Mrs George Cruickshank, Mrs. Pilcher,||@@||Mr. and Mrs. George Cruickshank, Mrs. Pilcher, Mr. II. Pilcher, Mus Maxwell, Mr. and Mr».||@@||Mr. H. Pilcher, Miss Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Fairfax, Mr. und Mrs J. T. Walker. Min '||@@||Geoffrey Fairfax, Mr. and Mrs J. T. Walker, Miss Walker, Mrs. aud Jli-a Weston, Mrs and Miss||@@||Walker, Mrs. and Miss Weston, Mrs. and Miss Kelly, Mr. W. Kelly, the Misse« Dangar, the Misse»||@@||Kelly, Mr. W. Kelly, the Misses Dangar, the Misses CIIX, Dr. and Mrs. Sinclair Gillis, Dr. and Mrs.||@@||Cox, Dr. and Mrs. Sinclair Gilles, Dr. and Mrs. bydney Jamieson, Mr. und Mrs bpeucer -runton,||@@||Sydney Jamieson, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Brunton, Mr. It Alliiu, Mia J. O. fairfax, Miss Hixson, Mi:»||@@||Mr. R. Allen, Mrs J. O. Fairfax, Miss Hixson, Miss Fowler, the Missus Marks, Mr. and Mr», Walter||@@||Fowler, the Misses Marks, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Allen, Mr L. Want, Mr», Arthur Allon,||@@||Allen, Mr. L. Want, Mrs. Arthur Allen, Dr. Dvnus, Miss Bowyer, Mr und Mrs.||@@||Dr. Evans, Miss Bowyer, Mr. and Mrs. iV. it. Campbell, the Misses Watson,||@@||W. R. Campbell, the Misses Watson, Miss Clara Maiming, Mr«. E P. Simpson, Mrs. G.||@@||Miss Clara Manning, Mrs. E. P. Simpson, Mrs. G. B. Simpson, Mm. Herbert Allen, Mr. unit Mrs.||@@||B. Simpson, Mrs. Herbert Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Aut>u°, Lvly MikUmho Maclas, Mr, and||@@||Forbes Angus, Lady Miklouho Maclay, Mr. and Mis H. Levy, Mr. und Mis. Wesley Hall, and Mr.||@@||Mrs H. Levy, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hall, and Mr. and Mrs. Moiitgomeno bevel u. The wedding pre||@@||and Mrs. Montgomerie Severn. The wedding pre- seuts were numerous and handsome, mid incltnlid uti||@@||sents were numerous and handsome, and included an enamelled butterfly brooch, a gift in m hi» Eicol||@@||enamelled butterfly brooch, a gift from his Excel- lencv the Governor to the bride, und who ulm gave||@@||lency the Governor to the bride, and who also gave a sut of prurl and turquoise wuibtrour. but one to tho||@@||a set of pearl and turquoise waistcoat buttons to the bridegroom. Later in tho nfternoou Mr. mid Mrs.||@@||bridegroom. Later in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hay left for Mr Watt's ttnhoii, How||@@||Alexander Hay left for Mr. Watt's station, How- long, Riverina, the tmdu's travelling nress beunro/||@@||long, Riverina, the bride's travelling dress being of white voile, wllh a whitu hut trimmed nith violtb,||@@||white voile, with a white hat trimmed with violets. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14336082 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LOCKING THIS LANE COVE||@@||LOCKING THE LANE COVE RIVER.||@@||RIVER. A PROPOSED PLEASUftB RESORT.||@@||A PROPOSED PLEASURE RESORT. Mr. ti. Howartli, M.L.A., yesterday lutroduttit||@@||Mr. G. Howarth, M.L.A., yesterday introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works (Mr, E.||@@||deputation to the Minister for Works (Mr. E. W. O'sullivan) In connection with the propoul||@@||W. O'Sullivan) in connection with the proposal mooted Bome time ago for the construction of a weir||@@||mooted some time ago for the construction of a weir across (lie Laues Cove River a short distance alor»||@@||across the Lane Cove River a short distance above the Fig Tree Bridge. Amongst the geiitlerueu uri*||@@||the Fig Tree Bridge. Amongst the gentlemen pre- Beut were Messrs, F. Cotton, M.L.A., C. J. Luto.||@@||sent were Messrs. F. Cotton, M.L.A., C. J. Ludo- wici, H. 0. Cutt, V. P. It. Roberts, H. E. ItoM, B.||@@||wici, H. C. Catt, F. P. R. Roberts, H. E. Ross, B. b, Rainsforl, J. M. Purves, J. Helible, T. B. Gaden,||@@||R. Rainsford, J. M. Purves, J. Hebble, T. B. Gades, H. O. Weynton, hp»tio»v, Fletcher, and Wtarm, li||@@||H. O. Weynton, Sparrow, Fletcher, and Wearne. It Wa« explained that the deputation included re_irt>||@@||was explained that the deputation included repre- aetitatives of Lane Coru, Hyde, Hunter's Hill,||@@||sentatives of Lane Cove, Ryde, Hunter's Hill, Willoughby, and MarsUnld. The statements rani||@@||Willoughby, and Marsfield. The statements made wore to the efTect that tho Lane Cove River eiteuái||@@||were to the effect that the Lane Cove River extends «oma nine miles above tha bridge, but that this du||@@||some nine miles above the bridge, but that this dis- lance is only navigableeat high ttde,nud then only lor||@@||tance is only navigable at high tede, and then only for light rowing boats. The weir proposed would rento||@@||light rowing boats. The weir proposed would render tbe river navigable for its whole length at all tita»||@@||the river navigable for its whole length at all times. Tho plans drawn by Mr. Herbert 13. Ross, O.E.,||@@||The plans drawn by Mr. Herbert E. Ross, C.E., showed the total leuuth of tho weir at 330ft,, andtli||@@||showed the total length of the weir at 330ft., and the lock provided was 2011. wide, 70ft. long, and Stft||@@||lock provided was 20ft. wide, 70ft. long, and 20ft. deep, uud of tho most receut desigu. The tstiuiiW||@@||deep, and of the most recent desigun The estimated cost would be £"G00, and it was urged that tins a||@@||cost would be £7600, and it was urged that this ex- lieuse nae small when the advantage« that would te.||@@||pense was small when the advantages that would ac- cruo wore considered, le was puiuted out tint Hier»||@@||crue were considered. It was pointed out that there wa« a eouaideiuble area of uualienated laud ou Its||@@||was a considerable area of unalienated land on the Field of Mars, and the Crown would be largely||@@||Field of Mars, and the Crown would be largely benefited by the construction of the weir, for,«>im-||@@||benefited by the construction of the weir, for, as per- manent high water would be secured, it «ouid pro-||@@||manent high water would be secured, it would pro- vide «plendid water frontage« to a great deal of||@@||vide splendid water frontages to a great deal of land, and largely increase Hie value of ground which||@@||land, and largely increase the value of ground which at preseut was almost worthless, a« itponeued||@@||at present was almost worthless, as it possessed neither land nor water frontage unless ptoiuuitv to||@@||neither land nor water frontage unless proximity to what at low water could only be regarded «a»tni\.||@@||what at low water could only be regarded as a mal- odorous swamp could oome into the latter dies«!||@@||odorous swamp could come into the latter category. Improved as the weir would improve It, ttiuHii||@@||Improved as the weir would improve it, this land would be attractive to people from the metrópoli! t||@@||would be attractive to people from the metropolis at all time,, and the district would be popularised. Ï||@@||all times, and the district would be popularised. If the work could be undertaken at once it would re||@@||the work could be undertaken at once it would re- liove the labour market, because much of lue wort||@@||lieve the labour market, because much of the work could be done |by unskilled hands. It was fuiUict||@@||could be done by unskilled hands. It was further urged that the G1 equaro miles of water that would||@@||urged that the 6½ square miles of water that would be produced by the dam wouU próvido un abso-||@@||be produced by the dam would provide an abso- lutely «ate place foi boating, mid bather» would I»||@@||lutely safe place for boating, and bathers would be protected by the lock trum the possibility of atmiki||@@||protected by the lock from the possibility of sharks coming up river abo»« the dam. There were ab»,||@@||coming up river above the dam. There were abso- lutely uo engineering difficulties to be oucoutitered,||@@||lutely no engineering difficulties to be encountered, and, ludeed, the principal item of expense would ti||@@||and, indeed, the principal item of expense would be tho coat of the lock. All the members of the depu||@@||the cost of the lock. All the members of the depu- tatiou agreed that the »veir, if constructed, would||@@||tation agreed that the weir, if constructed, would prorido a much needed pleasure resort for all claim||@@||provide a much needed pleasure resort for all classes of the community,||@@||of the community. The Minister,'iii roply, «aid he would not decide||@@||The Minister, in reply, said he would not decide tha matter Gil-hand, but would visit tue site of the||@@||the matter off-hand, but would visit the site of the proposed dam on tim afternoon of Eight-hours'||@@||proposed dam on the afternoon of Eight-hours' Day. The proposal, ho thought, had some re*||@@||Day. The proposal, he thought, had some re- commendations, as it would no doubt lacreas» the||@@||commendations, as it would no doubt increase the value of the Crown lands referred to, and proballf||@@||value of the Crown lands referred to, and probably tho Crown would also get a good deal in the tri;||@@||the Crown would also get a good deal in the way of reuts for boat-houses, &c. As to the quo»ticin ci||@@||of rents for boat-houses, &c. As to the question of bathing place«, he bud looked at aevarjl places ii||@@||bathing places, he had looked at several places in the hurbour and elsewhere, but they did not leen||@@||the harbour and elsewhere, but they did not seem to him to olTor euflieient accommo latioii. Tint||@@||to him to offer sufficient accommodation. This place seemed to be suitable, and it might betont||@@||place seemed to be suitable, and it might become a most attractive plea«ure resort. The cost of thi||@@||a most attractive pleasure resort. The cost of the weir Beemed rather high, but ho would go into||@@||weir seemed rather high, but he would go into the matter, as on first Eight it seemed to peut»||@@||the matter, as on first sight it seemed to possess merits.||@@||merits. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14340801 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn REV. CHÈOK KONG CHEONG.||@@||REV. CHEOK KONG CHEONG. COMPLIMENTARY DINNER.||@@||COMPLIMENTARY DINNER. There was an interesting g ithering at tho offices||@@||There was an interesting gathering at the offices of the " lung Wah Nowa," laet evomn/, wheu a||@@||of the "Tung Wah News" last evening, when a complimentary dinuer, under the auspices of the||@@||complimentary dinner, under the auspices of the Chinese Empuo Uifoiui A'siciation, was tendored||@@||Chinese Empire Reform Association, was tendered to tho Hev Cheok Kong Cheoug, the Cbmese||@@||to the Rev. Cheok Kong Cheong, the Chinese I'cturor A largo number of gentleineo, reprefontiug||@@||lecturer. A large number of gentlemen, representing European and Eastern i attona, were present, r net||@@||European and Eastern nations, were present, and the evening proved a most enjoyable one Mr. Yee||@@||the evening proved a most enjoyable one. Mr. Yee King the president of the association, was in the||@@||Hing, the president of the association, was in the chair, having be-i Ia lum the gun«! of the cveuinp,||@@||chair, having beside him the guest of the evening, and amongst tboso who sat down to dinner wore Mr||@@||and amongst those who sat down to dinner were Mr. J Btanksbv, M L C , Mr V Jcsjop, M L A , Mr||@@||J. Blanksby, M.L.C., Mr. P. Jessep, M.L.A., Mr. Davie, M L A , Mr J Hayes, M L A , Mr Lockvur||@@||Davis, M.L.A., Mr. J. Hayes, M.L.A., Mr. Lockyer (of tho Customs Depattmont), Captain Green , the||@@||(of the Customs Department), Captain Green; the representative of the Tupannie Ojuunl, Mr. Powell,||@@||representative of the Japanese Consul, Mr. Powell, Mr Paleet, Mr David O Yonng, Mr Plug Nam,||@@||Mr. Palset, Mr. David O. Young, Mr. Ping Nam, Mr Han Chow; Jowe and Mr Henry Fine Chong||@@||Mr. Han Chong Jowe, and Mr. Henry Fine Chong. The toasts of " The Queen" and " The Emperor "||@@||The toasts of "The Queen" and "The Emperor" were drunk with enthusiasm, and then Mr. Tee Hing||@@||were drunk with enthusiasm, and then Mr. Tee Hing proposed " Our Gnest " Ho referred to the||@@||proposed "Our Guest." He referred to the pttasuro it gave, the members of the league||@@||pleasure it gave the members of the league to bave bad Mr. Cheok Kong Cheong in their midst||@@||to have had Mr. Cheok Kong Cheong in their midst for the past few months Their visitor was tho||@@||for the past few months. Their visitor was the model of the true Chinese gentleman Not only||@@||model of the true Chinese gentleman. Not only among hia countrymen but among all erith whom he||@@||among his countrymen but among all with whom he mixed he wa* regarded with the highest fooling« of||@@||mixed he was regarded with the highest feelings of respect. Hu work for all causes of charity had been||@@||respect. His work for all causes of charity had been unceasing For the fuiihenng of the ends of the||@@||unceasing. For the furthering of the ends of the association, for the enlightenment of his conutryman,||@@||association, for the enlightenment of his countrymen, the suppression of the opium trade, for Christianity,||@@||the suppression of the opium trade, for Christianity, the relief of Indian and Chinese famines, and other||@@||the relief of Indian and Chinese famines, and other causes, be bad always been a prominent lsader among||@@||causes, be had always been a prominent leader among the Australian Chinese||@@||the Australian Chinese. The Rev Cheok Kong Cheong, who was received||@@||The Rev. Cheok Kong Cheong, who was received with cheer., expressed bil gratification at the recep-||@@||with cheers, expressed his gratification at the recep- tion accorded to bim while in Sydney. In lanfcoaite||@@||tion accorded to him while in Sydney. In language that many public speakers of English might envy, he||@@||that many public speakers of English might envy, he briefly touched upon the present state of Chin«. He||@@||briefly touched upon the present state of China. He referred to the resources and possibilities of the East-||@@||referred to the resources and possibilities of the East- ern nation, ne was firm in hia opimon that when||@@||ern nation. He was firm in his opinion that when the people had a settled Government and took np the||@@||the people had a settled Government and took up the Western ideas a new existence would begm for;||@@||Western ideas a new existence would begin for China, and «be would rank with the foremost nation« 1||@@||China, and she would rank with the foremost nations of the world||@@||of the world. Other toasts, including " Chinase Merchants,"||@@||Other toasts, including "Chinese Merchants," and " The Eurapeau and Japanese Viai||@@||and " The European and Japanese Visi- tori," were proposed and teapaoded to. During the||@@||tors," were proposed and responded to. During the evening the rev. gentleman wai presented with a||@@||evening the rev. gentleman was presented with a handsome address signed by the leading Chinese of||@@||handsome address signed by the leading Chinese of Sydney. On the souvenir waa a realiatio scene from||@@||Sydney. On the souvenir was a realistic scene from Sydney Harbour painted by Mr. Henry Fine Chow-,||@@||Sydney Harbour painted by Mr. Henry Fine Chong. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14345931 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SYDNEY AND THE PLAGUE.||@@||SYDNEY AND THE PLAGUE. I PRESEÎU'ATION TO MR. G. M'CREDIB, J.P. |||@@||I PRESENTATION TO MR G. M'CREDIE, J.P. What, it is to be hoped, is thocancluriing act in con||@@||What, it is to be hoped, is the concluding act in con neetlon with the recent plague visitation took place||@@||nectlon with the recent plague visitation took place at the Hotel Australia yesterdny atteruoon, whun at||@@||at the Hotel Australia yesterday afternoon, when at the invitation of the siibscribars the Premier made||@@||the invitation of the subscribers the Premier made a presentation to Mr. G, M'Credie, J.P., on behalf||@@||a presentation to Mr. G, M'Credie, J.P., on behalf of the citizens of Sydney. Then ivas a large gather-||@@||of the citizens of Sydney. There was a large gather- ing of auiitlemmi present, including Messrs. Cox and||@@||ing of gentlemen present, including Messrs. Cox and Kcthel, M L.O , E. M. Claik, dorris, Anderson, W.||@@||Kethel, M L.c, E. M. Clark, Ferris, Anderson, W. M. Hughes, Archer, Jessop, li. Chapman, II. Clarke,||@@||M. Hughes, Archer, Jessop, H. Chapman, H. Clarke, and Donaldson, Ms L.A. Mr. J. Dykes, ..P., Mu}or||@@||and Donaldson, Ms L.A. Mr. J. Dykes, J.P., Mayor of Vaucluse, was coiurio-u, and light refreshments||@@||of Vaucluse, was chairman, and light refreshments wore served. Sir William Lyne presented Mr.||@@||were served. Sir William Lyne presented Mr. M'Crsdie with a large silvei shield, beautifully otu||@@||M'Credie with a large silver shield, beautifully em- bossed and chuscd and surmounted by a puitt.it||@@||bossed and chased and surmounted by a portrait bust Df the reupieut. The shield hore the following||@@||bust of the recpient. The shield bore the following inscription :-" Victor of the PloguB, 1000. This||@@||inscription :-" Victor of the Plague, 1900. This shield, with a diamond crescont aud gold w steh und||@@||shield, with a diamond crescent and gold watch and chain, wns presented to Georgo M'Credie, J.P., by||@@||chain, was presented to George M'Credie, J.P., by Sir W. J. Lyne, the Premiet, on behalf of the citi-||@@||Sir W. J. Lyne, the Premier, on behalf of the citi- zens of Sydney, in recognition of the patriotic und||@@||zens of Sydney, in recognition of the patriotic and effective manner in which he earned out Ins dutle.||@@||effective manner in which he carried out his duties. when ni cturgo of tho »parutions fur stamping||@@||when in charge of the operations for stamping out the plague.-October 11, 1900 .* Othei||@@||out the plague.-October 19, 1900" Other inscriptionswereulsoexhibited on tlctiilsof the orna-||@@||inscriptions were also exhibited on details of the orna- mentation of tho sim Id. Au elegant walnut wood||@@||mentation of the shield. An elegant walnut wood stand earned tho trophy. The shield was made by||@@||stand earned the trophy. The shield was made by Mr. H. Berthold, isweller, Pitt-street, the stand by||@@||Mr. H. Berthold, jeweller, Pitt-street, the stand by Messrs. Wulkor, Sou, and Bartholomew, art fur-||@@||Messrs. Walker, Son, and Bartholomew, art fur- nishers, of Goorg.-streot, anti the accompanying gold||@@||nishers, of George.-street, and the accompanying gold wateh und ehnin and diamond crescent vveru supplied||@@||watch and chain and diamond crescent vvere supplied hy Mr. Bvt.ii Jones, jorveiler, of Erskuie-s.reet. The||@@||by Mr. Evan Jones, jeweller, of Erskine-street. The Premier, m the course of a few remarks, 'ligbly||@@||Premier, in the course of a few remarks, highly oulogised Mr. M'Crodte's work in arresting the pro-||@@||eulogised Mr. M'Credie's work in arresting the pro- gress of the plague. Mr. M'Credie, ho sata, had been||@@||gress of the plague. Mr. M'Credie, he said, had been licensed of disregarding tha consideration of eco-||@@||accused of disregarding tha consideration of eco- nomy ; but the eraeigoucy piecluded duo regard||@@||nomy ; but the emergency precluded due regard being paid to economy. He (the Premier) would ac-||@@||being paid to economy. He (the Premier) would ac- cept ntl blame, if any blame were really attached to||@@||cept all blame, if any blame were really attached to anyoue ou that account. The presentation, he hoped,||@@||anyoue on that account. The presentation, he hoped, would provo a salvo to Mr. M'Cretlie's feelinga m re-||@@||would prove a salve to Mr. M'Credie's feelings in re- spect of the Httucks wbi.li had boen made upon htm.||@@||spect of the attacks which had been made upon him. He wus gild to soo Mr. M'Cii-rtia'a father present||@@||He was glad to see Mr. M'Credie's father present. Mr, G. M'Credia, J.P., suitably acknowledged the||@@||Mr G. M'Credie, J.P., suitably acknowledged the presentation, giving credit to the ollicers aud men||@@||presentation, giving credit to the officers and men who worked with him in subduing tt e plague out-||@@||who worked with him in subduing the plague out- break. Mr. M'Credie, son., also returned thinks. Ttio||@@||break. Mr. M'Credie, sen., also returned thanks. The health of Mr. G. M'Credto aud Mis. M'Credie wore||@@||health of Mr. G. M'Credie and Mrs. M'Credie were hououred at the suggo'tton of Mi. Kethel, 11,1 (!.,||@@||honoured at the suggestion of Mr. Kethel, M.L.C. and a vote of thanks was carried to the Government||@@||and a vote of thanks was carried to the Government for its action m rogart! to the pln.tie at the tnstanco||@@||for its action in regard to the plague at the instance of Mr. H. Pi'te.ou, J P. btr William livnn aud Mr.||@@||of Mr. H. Pateson, J.P. Sir William Lynne aud Mr. R. P. Hickson, Uudor-Secretary for Pubho Works,||@@||R. P. Hickson, Under-Secretary for Public Works, responded.||@@||responded. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14348597 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. Trooper Frank N. Allrnau, O squadron of the||@@||Trooper Frank N. Allman, C squadron of the Bushman, has written lo his brolhei, Mr. E. M.I||@@||Bushman, has written to his brother, Mr. E. M. Allman, of the Public Wölk» Department, a letter||@@||Allman, of the Public Works Department, a letter from Prêtons, unter date of August 24, m which it||@@||from Pretoria, under date of August 24, in which it is staled thst th» wölk tiley wnro ii mp wa» prett)||@@||is staled that the work they were doing was pretty hard «raft, as the authoriti*-» did nut giva the New||@@||hard graft, as the authorities did not give the New Mouth Wslee troop« muüi »pell. All IhrOURII their||@@||South Wales troops much spell. All through their forced marches tho> hail bcou ou hall rations.||@@||forced marches they had been on half rations. Tho foil i«ni(t eiirSLt !» from a letter received from||@@||The following extract is from a letter received from Captain B.W. Noan«, f»rmnrli captain of the Dubbo||@@||Captain B.W. Noana, formerly captain of the Dubbo company of vr>Iui.t«-ei», but uow lu comm md ot K||@@||company of volunteers, but now in command ot F compariv Impenal BiiKlinien'sCoutinXfut :-"Soane'a||@@||company Imperial Bushman's Coutingent :-"Soane's Laiger, tno milos south-east of Ottoshoop, August||@@||Laeger, two miles south-east of Ottoshoop, August 28. Our men huvo b Invu'l »],lendidlv, and an very||@@||28. Our men have behaved splendidly, and are very keen and coot undor Are, but the Boers have al the||@@||keen and cool under fire, but the Boers have all the best of it, as we have to advance, and cannot «ne||@@||best of it, as we have to advance, and cannot see them ni til they fire upon u» ; then we bsvs tD tirive||@@||them until they fire upon us ; then we have to drive them nut. Vhey run oil to another position like a||@@||them out. They run of to another position like a shot, anti wait for u« there. The job i» very weary||@@||shot, and wait for us there. The job is very weary and the furs herd, but we would not mind that if we||@@||and the fare hard, but we would not mind that if we could only move on *'||@@||could only move on." Mr«. 3. Kwcdniau, of fairview, Portland, has re-||@@||Mrs. J. Steedman, of Fairview, Portland, has re- ceived a letter from hei «MI, Sorgtwiit W. J. bteed||@@||ceived a letter from her son, Sergeant W. J. Steed- mau, H squadron, Kurrriirirm i till as, wrirtnn tram||@@||man, H squadron, Kuffrarian rifles, writen from Titiiinil'orttein, near Pretoria, on Hoptcniber 7 The||@@||Ehudsfootein, near Pretoria, on September 7. The writer nay» : - " Li»t Sunday week we cauipod in||@@||writer says : - " Last Sunday week we camped in Johannesburg. °" ths Mon lav a lim put ol vi as||@@||Johannesburg. On the Monday a big patrol was »ent nut to find a Bosi cominundo euppoeed to bo in||@@||sent out to find a Boer commando supposed to be in the Klip «iver dftrict. We found tlic-m on I ufu-||@@||the Klip River district. We found them on Tues- ll« V «nil drove thurn from tlioi** irositiuu. Koxt (lay||@@||day and drove them from their position. Next day we went cut to lind the lil again. Our lieutenant,||@@||we went out to find them again. Our lieutenant, my sqnadrou, und myself »ero out »coutmg. As||@@||my sqnadron, and myself were out scoutmg. As we wei.t round a kopje «re came fuie to faco with a||@@||we went round a kopje we came face to face with a Boer picket. It wa» munn-- mid the fog wa« very||@@||Boer picket. It was raining and the fog was very thick. The picket, consi'tiiiR i*f about 30 men, '||@@||thick. The picket, consisting of about 30 men, ch«He«Ked. ' Who ate you, ? ' I said " K. Rs."||@@||challenged. ' Who are you, ? ' I said " K. Rs." They »shed, ' What do call K. Ha. P ' I replied,||@@||They asked, ' What do call K. Ra. ? ' I replied, ' Kaffrnnan Rlfl-s of course.' (Thtwe men wera in||@@||' Kafferman Rifles of course.' (These men were in khaki, and »poke excellent Engli-b,) As eoon na I||@@||khaki, and spoke excellent English,) As soon as I said Kiflratieu Bille» I hoy fired a volley into us.||@@||said Kafferian Rifles they fired a volley into us. They soot the lieutenant's hone, put six bnllt-ts||@@||They shot the lieutenant's horse, put six bulllets through his rnaolutrxb, three through anothei fol-||@@||through his rnacintosh, three through anothei fel- low'» hat, two through my mate'« overcoat, and||@@||low's hat, two through my mate's overcoat, and never hit one of us We galloped round the kopje||@@||never hit one of us. We galloped round the kopje and were soon out of range."||@@||and were soon out of range." Trooper 8. Dawson, of tho Bushmen, writing from||@@||Trooper S. Dawson, of the Bushmen, writing from Oltosdorp iTruusvaall to hi» parent« in Lithgow,||@@||Ottosdorp (Transvaal) to his parents in Lithgow, ray« :-" Then is ,as much fight an you want lu this||@@||says :-" There is as much fight as you want in this part, and you have only to fro out of the camp to||@@||part, and you have only to go out of the camp to get it. We lort another man yeet«rd>sy, bnt we took||@@||get it. We lost another man yesterday, but we took 20 prisoner». I wns tilkiiir» to one of them, and it u||@@||20 prisoners. I was talking to one of them, and it is iO prisoners I win talking to one of them, and it u||@@|| a fact that be did not tknoar tile British had taken||@@||a fact that he did not know the British had taken I retoña and would not believe tiley bad It the||@@||Pretoria and would not believe they had. If the Boers know the truth th. war would have been over||@@||Boers knew the truth the war would have been over moi the ago "||@@||months ago " Mr r S Graham, of Oberon, has received a||@@||Mr. F. S. Graham, of Oberon, has received a letter, dated Pretina, September 17, from froopor||@@||letter, dated Pretoria, September 17, from Trooper Fredenek Uli tt The wnter li t BOtnethiug to say||@@||Frederick Ellliott. The writer has something to say of the historic fight at Elands' River - ' Hie Boi»||@@||of the historic fight at Elands' River :- ' The Boers shut us in thcie for nhnut V. days, aud peppered us||@@||shut us in there for about 12 days, and peppered us with all the «.bootine ima, laments they had, but did||@@||with all the shooting implements they had, but did not succeed in »liifttug us, though we lost over 10(10||@@||not succeed in shifting us, though we lost over 1000 head of ettie, horne«, and mules We toted to lie||@@||head of cattle, horses, and mules. We used to lie all day behind the beat shelter we could lind, and||@@||all day behind the best shelter we could find, and lived well on the tinned provisions ive had piled up||@@||lived well on the tinned provisions we had piled up for protectiou '||@@||for protection." Trooper P W Corderoy, of the New South Wales||@@||Trooper P. W. Corderoy, of the New South Wales Baahmeu, writing from South Africa to hi. relative«||@@||Bushmen, writing from South Africa to his relatives at Bowenfels gives accout te of the actions in which||@@||at Bowenfels gives accoutts of the actions in which the Bushmen participated " We were," he tav«,||@@||the Bushmen participated " We were," he says, II cr mplaming at one time of not having a ch.uce of a||@@||"complaining at one time of not having a chance of a fight, and I have now been under fire 10 times, with||@@||fight, and I have now been under fire 10 times, with the pronpect of more "||@@||the prospect of more. " Mr W. Sinclair late of Milton, who is a member of||@@||Mr. W. Sinclair late of Milton, who is a member of the Prince Alf re J Guard» in South Africa, writes stat-||@@||the Prince Alfred Guards in South Africa, writes stat- ing that his «quadron is attached to the 14th bat-||@@||ing that his squadron is attached to the 14th bat- talion of Impero! Yeomanry which baa gained||@@||talion of Imperial Yeomanry which has gained a reputation a. " the Finhtiog Fourteenth "||@@||a reputation as " the Fighting Fourteenth " MELBOURNE, fauuday||@@||MELBOURNE, Sunday In connection with tho wounding of Dr Home,||@@||In connection with the wounding of Dr. Horne, who weat to boutb Africa with Cameron s Seouls, a||@@||who went to South Africa with Cameron's Scouts, a cable has been received from Cáptalo Cameron tia fol-||@@||cable has been received from Captain Cameron as fol- lows -" Surgeon Lieutenant Horne hue been ahot||@@||lows -" Surgeon Lieutenant Horne has been shot through both lungs Tho wounds aro serious, but||@@||through both lungs. The wounds are serious, but uot mortal Captain Cameron added " Eleven||@@||not mortal. Captain Cameron added " Eleven of mv men ore in the hospital with malarial and en||@@||of my men are in the hospital with malarial and en- teric fever, and are Blowly recovering I am now||@@||teric fever, and are slowly recovering. I am now convalescent."||@@||convalescent." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14350283 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn KNEIELD.||@@||ENFIELD. This council met ou october u. mero were present tnts||@@||This council met on October 9. There were present the Mavor (MdernuinT Hodson), Aldermen Hitchell Mac-||@@||Mayor (Alderman T Hodson), Aldermen Hitchell, Mackay kay, Heit, Pilcher, Weil, and tho council clerk »Mr A||@@||Best, Pilcher, Weil, and the council clerk (Mr A. Campbell) It was decided to co-operate with the Can-||@@||Campbell). It was decided to co-operate with the terbury Council in asking tho Railway Commisioners||@@||Canterbury Council in asking the Railway Commissioners to erect a ahelor-shed on George's Ittv er-road, ut the top||@@||to erect a shelter-shed on George's River-road, at the top of Brighton*aveuUL, on the fentlcld-Ashfiet I tram rout»||@@||of Brighton-avenue, on the Enfield-Ashfield tram route. D10 Chief becretai} a Department notified that the pro-||@@||The Chief Secretary's Department notified that the venons of the Metropolitan Trafile Act of 1900 would||@@||provisions of the Metropolitan Traffic Act of 1900 would apply to the borough of Ln field from October||@@||apply to the borough of Enfield from October 15. K» Alderman Thompaon drew attention t> tho proposed||@@||Alderman Thompson drew attention to the proposed route of the Enfield to Mortlake tram. He pointed one that||@@||route of the Enfield to Mortlake tram. He pointed one that the niw tramline wa*, to bn connected with tho Enfield«||@@||the new tramline was to be connected with the Enfield- Anhtleld line, and travel »ia tho Punchbowl-road to Liver||@@||Ashfield line, and travel via the Punchbowl-road to po.l-roiid thence ulone But wood-road to Mortlake He||@@||Liverpool-road thence along Burwood-road to Mortlake. He tonan-«treet it would bo moro ni||@@||the line were taken via Dean-street it would be more in accord with loeal decres, and the nd led distança would||@@||accord with local desires, and the added distance would not be very great He xv mid call a public meeting to dent||@@||not be very great. He would call a public meeting to deal with tho matter Alderman Pilcher thonght tho routo||@@||with the matter. Alderman Pilcher thought the route should be along the main road toward* Druitt-tnwn Ac-||@@||should be along the main road towards Druitt-town. counts amounting to £22 17a 4d were pawed for payment||@@||Amounts amounting to £22 17s 4d were passed for payment. The bank baWnce waa report*».! to be h debit of £ _<> lös 7d||@@||The bank balance was reported to be h debit of £43 16s 7d. The Mayor reporte _ that there were dno to tho Count ii||@@||The Mayor reported that there were due to the Council the following nuins Clio fir municipal endowment, £J1||@@||the following sums: £125 for municipal endowment, £31 10s for ratcatohing, and £.'(_ contribution awards kerb||@@||10s for ratcatching, and £34 contribution towards kerb and gutlenog in front of the Croydon Public School.||@@||and guttering in front of the Croydon Public School. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14353714 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIV0E0J2 COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr Justice Simpson )||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) El CREES ABSOLU1E||@@||DECREES ABSOLUTE His Honor proiioiiiirnd absolute the decrees nisi||@@||His Honor pronounced absolute the decrees nisi granted in the following suits .-Evoloen Owen v.||@@||granted in the following suits :— Eveleen Owen v. John Owon, Emily Gleosou v. James Gleeson,||@@||John Owen, Emily Gleeson v. James Gleeson, Rosina Flursucu Cal» v. Ilirry Cox Cato, Mary||@@||Rosina Florence Cato v. Harry Cox Cato, Mary Ellon Wmtu v. Churlos Wlnlo, Alfred Henry Davies||@@||Ellen White v. Charles White, Alfred Henry Davies V. Lillian May Davies, Willum John Newing v.||@@||v. Lillian May Davies, William John Newing v. I'n«cilla Einmahne Newing, and Marr Ami Casey v.||@@||Priscilla Emmaline Newing, and Mary Ann Casey v. Patrick Case).||@@||Patrick Casey. SHAW v. SHAW.||@@||SHAW v. SHAW. Mr. Tames, instructed by Mr. R, W. Fraser, ap-||@@||Mr. James, instructed by Mr. R. W. Fraser, ap- peared for the petitioner. Lydia Shaw, formerly||@@||peared for the petitioner, Lydia Shaw, formerly Bishop : Mr. Wiulla- er, instructed br Mears, Loe,||@@||Bishop ; Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Messrs. Lee, Colquhoun, and Dassolt,appeared for tneiespoudsut,||@@||Colquhoun, and Bassett, appeared for the respondent, Thomas Henry Shaw Tins wish petition for dis-||@@||Thomas Henry Shaw. This was a petition for dis- solution of marriage qu the ground of the husband's||@@||solution of marriage on the ground of the husband's adultery witn Martha Juno Murphy, and cruelty.||@@||adultery with Martha Jane Murphy, and cruelty. Respondent pleaded condonation V the wife, and||@@||Respondent pleaded condonation by the wife, and nlBO allogod misconduct hy her with Johu Shaw, a||@@||also alleged misconduct by her with John Shaw, a brother-in-law. Tho petitioner, in the course of hur||@@||brother-in-law. The petitioner, in the course of her evidence, saul she wss married to respondent st the||@@||evidence, said she was married to respondent at the Chiiroh of England, Wellington, New South Wjle«,||@@||Church of England, Wellington, New South Wales, ¡n January, H78 Marlin lane Murphy wa« called,||@@||in January, 1878. Martha Jane Murphy was called, ami admitted misconduct with tho respondent. Re-||@@||and admitted misconduct with the respondent. Re- spondent denied ever having been cruol to hi« wife.||@@||spondent denied ever having been cruel to his wife. I'M ii mimi dcniod the allegation of misconduct by her.||@@||Petitioner denied the allegation of misconduct by her. His Honor found all tho issues in favour ot the||@@||His Honor found all the issues in favour of the pelitlonsr, with tho nxoentioit of the ona charging||@@||petitioner, with the exception of the one charging tim respondent with cruelty, upon which he would||@@||the respondent with cruelty, upon which he would nut express hu opinion, ni there was no need to do||@@||not express an opinion, as there was no need to do so. Ho granted a decree nisi, returnable m one||@@||so. He granted a decree nisi, returnable in one i.ninth.||@@||month. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14354703 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I A PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY. I||@@||A PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY 1 he ceremony of opening the new libral y just established||@@||The ceremony of opening the new library just established at Ncwcristle S mth Publia bebt jl, at the Junction wah||@@||at Newcastle South Public School, at the Junction, was Perform*, tbm nftcrno m by Atujur Uettmann district in-||@@||performed this afternoon by Major Dettmann, district in- spector of schools Ino interior of the building win ar||@@||spector of schools. The interior of the building was ar- tiKticilly dect rated for the oc&isi m with felon, flap» e\»»r||@@||tistically decorated for the occasion with ferns, flags, ever- criei»'» Hii I fl iWMB, und there wan a largo und represen iti-||@@||greens, and flowers, and there was a large and representa- ti* e (¿»tberinpr of citizen? the Miiyor of Mrrenether, >1||@@||tive gathering of citizens. The Mayor of Merewether, Al- derumn llovd, \ reMrtrd, «nd brief «ddresfts were de-||@@||derman Lloyd, presided, and brief addresses were de- livered by Mhjor Uetttnnnn,theHun J îïliwjkfcb}, M TjC||@@||livered by Major Dettmann,the Hon J. Blanksby, M.L.C., Mr Alfred Eddf-n MIA, Mr, 1-dward Byrne (ripre*»tB.t||@@||Mr. Alfred Edden, M.L.A., Mr. Edward Byrne (represent- inp the Ptiblic'Schouis ABhoeiation), und Mr Ulq A||@@||ing the Public Schools Association), and Mr. Geo. A. Thorn, principal ot the school Apologia for nou attend||@@||Thorn, principal of the school. Apologies for non-attend- ance ^ere lecened fruin Mr Jamen Thompson M T..A ,||@@||ance were received from Mr. James Thompson, M.L.A., Mijui MuiholKnd, the Ilev V S Young and ottiem||@@||Major Mulholland, the Rev. P. S. Young, and others. Hie ftpcechea were HiVmpfi-h-d with aon¿n recitations,||@@||The speeches were interspersed with songs, recitations, and if Mm nnd pianoforte iotas bv pupils At the conclu||@@||and violin and pianoforte solos by pupils. At the conclu- h i on of the ceremony Major Uettmann was jirea* ntcd by||@@||sion of the ceremony Major Dettmann was presented by Ithe children with a handsome »¿old trinket suitably in||@@||the children with a handsome gold trinket, suitably in- scribed, u«« memento of the occasion The Ubriu> con-||@@||scribed, as a memento of the occasion. The library con- sists of 2Vi volumeli, and it waa announced that 1W Hddi||@@||sists of 255 volumes,, and it was announced that 150 addi- Uonal books had been ordered||@@||tional books had been ordered. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14354866 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DECLINE IN THE BIRTH-||@@||DECLINE IN THE BIRTH- RATE.||@@||RATE. À Ralmain corrennonuVnt, writing In reference to the||@@||A Balmain correspondent, writing In reference to the «erlou* declino m the birth-ialo which lias tnlt-n pince||@@||serious decline in the birth-rate which has taken place durint; rtcent year*, niy» that no ona can rvgaid it othei||@@||during recent years, says that no one can regard it other- w mc than as h «.erious lusa to the nathin In the hope of||@@||wise than as a serious loss to the nation. In the hope of cb eck mc tho declino he Mould earablínli a pohi) which||@@||checking the decline he would establish a policy which would operate in Micha wuya» to male the fat hen of||@@||would operate in such a way as to make the fathers of larfte fumdica fed Uiat they wiro regarded bj the State in||@@||large families feel that they were regarded by the State in a moie favourable li^htthvu, m>, «.onllrriiul bach«,oftf||@@||a more favourable light than, say, confirmed bachelors. 'Ibu prindplu upou winch hu Wuuld act is UlusLrHU'd thui||@@||The principle upon which he would act is illustrated thus: -Le^itiution lobe in tim interest of the fuiml> mua||@@||-Legislation to be in the interest of the family man. Say when tho Old Ase Tension Dill is pus«ed, It provided||@@||Say when tho Old Age Pension Bill is passed, it provided for benefit« lo co itmfiice nt -A ba-'htdur, ano 70, a mar-||@@||for benefits to commence at : A batchelor, age 70; a mar- ried peir*ou, ß5 , with ono chilli, b4, two children, Gi,||@@||ried person 65; with one child, 64; two children, 63; thieu children, UJ, foin children, 01, five and abo\e, tjO||@@||three children, 62; four children, 61;, five and above, 60. To pensons «hose means um Je thum indicible for ben eil ta||@@||To persons whose means made them ineligible for benefits under that Act-»uppohu tho land and mcoinottx ap-||@@||under that Act-suppose the land and income tax ap- plied-n b-irlielor, the innxinium , married person*, 10 pei||@@||plied-a batchelor, the maximum; married persons, per cent off, with onr» rhild, .0 per cent , two children! 30||@@||cent off, with one child, 20 per cent ; two children, 30 percent , Hine children, 40 per cent , and ho on Fami-||@@||percent,; Three children, 40 per cent ; and so on. Fami- lies would tarn be a n itmual ua*ot to their parent*||@@||lies would then be a national asset to their parents. Clearly thti would be just, a-j a man icarios a faull} con-||@@||Clearly this would be just, as a man rearing a family con- tributed mon. to the menuo than those without.||@@||tributed more to the revenue than those without. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14358270 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GD-rDAGAI-IÜMOT BAILWAY.||@@||GUNDAGAI-TUMUT RAILWAY. TUMUT, Sttuidav.||@@||TUMUT, Saturday. tit. B. Donaldson, M.L A foi lumuf, was ao||@@||Mr. B. Donaldson, M.L.A. for Tumut, was ac- eerdcd an enthusiastic reception upon his arrival to-||@@||corded an enthusiastic reception upon his arrival to- day, coruequunt upon thti pastuip; of the Uucdagai||@@||day, consequent upon the passing of the Gundagai- Tumuc Etilwav Bill Air Donaldson was met by||@@||TumuT Railway Bill. Mr Donaldson was met by over fit) vehicle«, and was escorted into the town,||@@||over 50 vehicles, and was escorted into the town, which was decorated with Hags and bunting There||@@||which was decorated with flags and bunting. There was much cheering along the route. Upon arrivai at||@@||was much cheering along the route. Upon arrival at the Oriental Hotel a number of prominent residents,||@@||the Oriental Hotel a number of prominent residents, with the Mayor (Alderman J Weeden) at their||@@||with the Mayor (Alderman J Weeden) at their head, accorded Mr Donaldson a hearty reception,||@@||head, accorded Mr Donaldson a hearty reception, and tendered him the thanks of the district tor the||@@||and tendered him the thanks of the district for the manner in which he had laboured to bring about a||@@||manner in which he had laboured to bring about a meaanre which had been persistently advocatod for||@@||measure which had been persistently advocatod for 25 years. Reference was made to the expected future||@@||25 years. Reference was made to the expected future development of the district, and the touat of Mr.||@@||development of the district, and the toast of Mr. Donaldson's health was drunk||@@||Donaldson's health was drunk. Mr. Donaldson, in reply, slid the district owed a||@@||Mr. Donaldson, in reply, said the district owed a debt of gratitude to Mr I H Want, M L O||@@||debt of gratitude to Mr J. H. Want, M.L.C. At a meeting of the bianoli of the Tannera and||@@||At a meeting of the brnach of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held here this afternoon résolu-||@@||Settlers' Association held here this afternoon resolu- tions were earned thanking Mr J. II Want for hi«||@@||tions were earned thanking Mr J.H.I Want for his support of the hue III the Leprjlutiva Council||@@||support of the the line in the Legislative Council. Everyone ia jubilant ttmt the district is at lost to huvo||@@||Everyone is jubilant that the district is at last to have railway fo-imuuicetion and ready access to the||@@||railway communication and ready access to the metropolitan and other rtierk-jt».||@@||metropolitan and other markets. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14367263 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF ísEV. DR. COSH.||@@||DEATH OF REV. DR. COSH. The Eev. Professor James Cos , M A., D D., who||@@||The Rev. Professor James Cosh, M A., D. D., who had been ill for a few weeks, died at Turramurra||@@||had been ill for a few weeks, died at Turramurra yesterday morning. A service will be held||@@||yesterday morning. A service will be held at bt Stephen's Church at 1 p.m. to-dav, uud||@@||at St Stephen's Church at 1 p.m. to-day, and the interment will bo made nt Core's lilli||@@||the interment will be made at Gore's Hill. Dr. Cosh was born in 1B33 at Whitleys,||@@||Dr. Cosh was born in 1833 at Whitleys, near btrunraor, but was brought up lu the parish or||@@||near Stranraer, but was brought up in the parish of Bucliauan, on the baúles of Loch Lomond. He||@@||Buchanan, on the banks of Loch Lomond. He studied at Glasgow University, and took the U.A.||@@||studied at Glasgow University, and took the M.A. degree there m 1BG1. Illa theological trotmug he||@@||degree there in 1861. His theological training he received iu the Uheologicnl Hull of tbo Reformed||@@||received in the Theological Hall of the Reformed Presbyterian Church under I'rafessorB Symington,||@@||Presbyterian Church under Professor Symington, liooltl, and Binnie Ho also attended several classes||@@||Goold, and Binnie. He also attended several classes m the Boyal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh Ho||@@||in the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He was ordainei at Glasgow ut 1805, and in tho follón||@@||was ordained at Glasgow in 1865, and in the follow- mg your married Miss Janet Frame, youngest||@@||ing year married Miss Janet Frame, youngest daughter of Mr. Thomas 1 rame, architect of||@@||daughter of Mr. Thomas Frame, architect of Allon, and shortly thereafter sailed for Aus-||@@||Alloa, and shortly thereafter sailed for Aus- tralia In August of the same year be||@@||tralia. In August of the same year he sailed from Sydney ni the Dayspring for tha New||@@||sailed from Sydney in the Dayspring for the New Hebrides, and wss settled at Pungo Point, in tbe||@@||Hebrides, and was settled at Pango Point, in the Island or Etate. Ills life lu the mission field bad its||@@||Island or Etate. His life in the mission field had its full share of the privatious, hardships, difficulties,||@@||full share of the privations, hardships, difficulties, and dangers conuected with missionary tvork ni||@@||and dangers connected with missionary work in heathen funds, but with laudable zeal ho poroovered||@@||heathen lands, but with laudable zeal he persevered in the good work until considerations of health sug-||@@||in the good work until considerations of health sug- gested the necessity of a change. lu 1870 ho visited||@@||gested the necessity of a change. In 1870 he visited Auckland, aud, in the absence of Mr (uowDr.)||@@||Auckland, and, in the absence of Mr. (now Dr.) Bruce, supplied St. Audrow's Church thero for 12||@@||Bruce, supplied St. Andrew's Church there for 12 months On the return of Dr. Bruce bo received a||@@||months. On the return of Dr. Bruce he received a call to become his colleague, but accepted, in pre-||@@||call to become his colleague, but accepted, in pre- ference, a cull to Balmain In 1S7Í hu was inducted||@@||ference, a call to Balmain. In 1872 he was inducted into the charge of tho Campbell-street Presbyterian||@@||into the charge of the Campbell-street Presbyterian Church, Dalmain lu tins sphere he continuad to||@@||Church, Balmain. In this sphere he continued to labourwithmuch zeal and with gratifying success. _ he||@@||labour with much zeal and with gratifying success. The congregation steadily advanced until now it ranks as||@@||congregation steadily advanced until now it ranks as one of tho largest and most vigorous in the denomina-||@@||one of the largest and most vigorous in the denomina- tion. Dr. Cosh devoted much attention to the||@@||tion. Dr. Cosh devoted much attention to the young, und his labours among them hnve been||@@||young, and his labours among them have been gr"allj blessed, bonn after Ins settlement he started||@@||greatly blessed. Soon after his settlement he started a mission church in Balmain West, which m due||@@||a mission church in Balmain West, which in due courso became a separate aud self .sustaining church,||@@||course became a separate and self sustaining church, undor the pastorate of the late ltev. Beorgo Grimm,||@@||under the pastorate of the late Rev. George Grimm, MA lu 187' Dx. Cosh was appointed convener of||@@||M.A. In 1872 Dr. Cosh was appointed convener of the roreigu Missions Committee, un appointaient||@@||the Foreign Missions Committee, an appointment which he held continuously ior 21 years, when iu||@@||which he held continuously for 21 years, when in 18U1 his resignation was accepted with much regret.||@@||1894 his resignation was accepted with much regret. In tbn capacity, and also as socretury (o the " Day-||@@||In the capacity, and also as secretary to the "Day- spring Board," hu rendered valuable service to||@@||spring Board," he rendered valuable service to the cause of missions. In 1878 he was appointed||@@||the cause of missions. In 1878 he was appointed lecturer ni Eccgotical Theology of the||@@||lecturer in Exegetical Theology of the Old and New lestaments, an appointment||@@||Old and New Testaments, an appointment which has smco beon reuowed from year||@@||which has since been renewed from year to year, lu 1S01 he wns appointed piojideut of " the||@@||to year. In 1894 he was appointed president of the Theological Faculty in succession lo the hilo Rev.||@@||Theological Faculty in succession to the the late Rev. Dr Stetl. In 1883 ho was appoiuted one of the||@@||Dr. Steel. In 1883 he was appointed one of the councillors of bt. Andrew'» College within the Uni-||@@||councillors of St. Andrew's College within the Uni- versity of Syduev. Trom Noietubcr, 1881, to March,||@@||versity of Sydney. From November, 1881, to March, 1&83, he tilled tho Moderator's chair of the General||@@||1883, he filled the Moderator's chair of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New bouth||@@||Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales. In 1881 he was appoiuted by the General||@@||Wales. In 1881 he was appointed by the General Assembly as their delegate to the Pan-Presbyterian||@@||Assembly as their delegate to the Pan-Presbyterian Council ut Bolfnst. He availed himself of the oppor-||@@||Council at Belfast. He availed himself of the oppor- tunity while at home to address the banreme Courts||@@||tunity while at home to address the Supreme Courts of the vanous Presbyterian Churches , to address||@@||of the various Presbyterian Churches , to address also tho students attending the Theological Hulls at||@@||also the students attending the Theological Halls at Glasgow, Edinburgh, aud Abordoeu, »nd to urge||@@||Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen, and to urge the claims of the colonial field upou their notice, lil||@@||the claims of the colonial field upon their notice. In lb'J2 he had the dogreu of Doctor of Divinity conferred||@@||1892 he had the degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred on lum by his Alma Mator, the Umvursitv of Glasgow,||@@||on him by his Alma Mater, the University of Glasgow, leceiviug along with it thu hearty congratulations||@@||receiviug along with it the hearty congratulations of his brethren. In 1801 he was called to occupy||@@||of his brethren. In 1894 he was called to occupy the Moderator's chair of tile Federal Assembly of||@@||the Moderator's chair of the Federal Assembly of the Presbytotiau Churches of Australasia. In 1800||@@||the Presbyterian Churches of Australasia. In 1899 he »as appointed by the council of bt Andrew's||@@||he was appointed by the council of St. Andrew's College Iiuuter-Baillie Professor of Oriental and||@@||College Hunter-Baillie Professor of Oriental and Polynesian Languages, resigning the pastorato of tbe||@@||Polynesian Languages, resigning the pastorate of the Carapbcll-»trect Balmain Church in September last.||@@||Campbell-street Balmain Church in September last. Trom this b1 etch it will be evident bow abundant||@@||From this sketch it will be evident how abundant in labours Dr Ooah wns, and how well lie||@@||in labours Dr. Cosh was, and how well he mulited tho distinction aud ho-iour he attained||@@||merited the distinction and honour he attained. Amid tho iuultifaii~>us ilulios or a laborious pas-||@@||Amid the multifarious duties of a laborious pas- torate lie was able by dintot lud industry to||@@||torate he was able by dint of hard industry to muintmn his babits of study, and to keep pace with||@@||maintain his habits of study, and to keep pace with the progress that is beiug mads m the various de-||@@||the progress that is being made in the various de- partments of theological learning By his genial dis-||@@||partments of theological learning. By his genial dis- position and gentlemanly bearing, his courtesy, aud||@@||position and gentlemanly bearing, his courtesy, and Christian temper, ho won for imnüolf the love of||@@||Christian temper, he won for himself the love of all who have been j nvileged to know bim Sr Cosh||@@||all who have been privileged to know him. Dr. Cosh »as modest, quiet, ntiring, and undemonstrative in||@@||was modest, quiet, retiring, and undemonstrative in lusmauntr His utterances and productions nero||@@||his manner. His utterances and productions were dialiiiguuhud rather by sound sense than by||@@||distinguished rather by sound sense than by soaring (lights of speech His sound judgment, re||@@||soaring flights of speech. His sound judgment, re- habilily, and business cepacity justly entitled||@@||liabilily, and business capacity justly entitled bim to the leading part which »us assigned to bim||@@||him to the leading part which was assigned to him in the management of church affairs||@@||in the management of church affairs. Dr Co=h »as inarki* Ih liTijy in his family||@@||Dr. Cosh was markedly happy in his family. Mrs Cosh has pro red to I un a truo helper and a||@@||Mrs. Cosh has proved to him a true helper and a tower of strength With lill the warmth of her||@@||tower of strength. With all the warmth of her sympathetic nature slie has thrown herself into the||@@||sympathetic nature she has thrown herself into the good work, sharing tho burden »itli hor husband,||@@||good work, sharing the burden with her husband, and by her strong faith and her li*, ely kopo sustain-||@@||and by her strong faith and her lively hope sustain- ing and cheenug hiai when his spirits were low and||@@||ing and cheering him when his spirits were low and bia heart solicitous and sal While dulv attentive||@@||his heart solicitous and sad. While duly attentive to howe duties sho was a bu«v »orl er m ull kinds||@@||to home duties she was a busy worker in all kinds of Christian and lieuevoleut wor!. Ibu fuaul} con-||@@||of Christian and benevolent work. The family con- sists of ona daughlei and three son» Hu oldest sou||@@||sists of one daughter and three sons. The eldest son is Kov 3 Cosb, B A , B D , of Diuinuioyue lim||@@||is Rev. J. Cosh, B .A. , B. D. , of Drummoyne. The second, Mr T Cosh, is a member of tbo firm of||@@||second, Mr. F. Cosh, is a member of the firm of Messrs Slatyor aud Cosh, architects, bydnoy TiiB||@@||Messrs. Slatyer and Cosh, architects, Sydney. The third, Dr T Cosh, M B , Oh M , b>dnov, D P II ,||@@||third, Dr. T. Cosh, M. B. , Ch. M., Sydney, D. P. H., Cambodge, i* a iuedic.il practitioner at Leichhardt||@@||Cambridge, is a medical practitioner at Leichhardt. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14371468 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ADVANCE IN STEAMER PA&||@@||ADVANCE IN STEAMER PAS- SENGER BATES.||@@||SENGER RATES. THE- INMRNAl-ONAL STEAMSHIP. (JOlt»||@@||THE INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP COM- PANIES.||@@||PANIES. ABNORMAL PBIOB OF OOAl.||@@||ABNORMAL PRICE OF COAL. All the Sydney agencies of the international item,||@@||All the Sydney agencies of the international steam- ship companies were advised by cable on Saturday||@@||ship companies were advised by cable on Saturday of tho decision arrived at in London te raise the firei||@@||of the decision arrived at in London to raise the fares 10 per cent, owing to the increase in the pnce ot||@@||10 per cent. owing to the increase in the price of coal Tho increased passenger rates came into fore«||@@||coal. The increased passenger rates came into force yesterday as announced in the advertisements of thi||@@||yesterday as announced in the advertisements of the various companies The représentatives of the bye*||@@||various companies. The representatives of the Syd- ney agencies, when spoken to yesUrdsy by <||@@||ney agencies, when spoken to yesterday by a " Herald " reporter, had little information to suppl«||@@||"Herald" reporter, had little information to supply on the matter. The uuammous opinion expressed||@@||on the matter. The unanimous opinion expressed, however, was that the mcreaie would not nearly||@@||however, was that the increase would not nearly cover tho great advance that the companies had to||@@||cover the great advance that the companies had to pay for coal m England Ino cabio intimation was||@@||pay for coal in England. The cable intimation was somewhat unexpected, but it had been known for ioma||@@||somewhat unexpected, but it had been known for some tuuo pa~t that the price ot sternum: fuel was steadily||@@||time past that the price of steaming fuel was steadily lnerejamg in the old country, until at the present||@@||increasing in the old country, until at the present time tho increase is said to bo about SO Mer cent In||@@||time the increase is said to be about 50 per cent. In the caro of somo of the steamship companies, like thi||@@||the case of some of the steamship companies, like the P and O. CompanVi whose coal bill last year waa||@@||P. and O. Company, whose coal bill last year was nearly £8011,000, tLe advaucd price of coal is a very||@@||nearly £800,000, the advanced price of coal is a very serious cousidera'ion, and though the company has||@@||serious consideration, and though the company has over a million a year uicomo from passenger fares||@@||over a million a year income from passenger fares, the 10 pel cent increase of £100 ODO on that amount||@@||the 10 per cent. increase of £100,000 on that amount Mill m no dunroe renresonl the sxtrii outlay involved||@@||will in no degree represent the extra outlay involved lu tho purch isa ot coal (Jil the liners the increase||@@||in the purchase of coal. On the liners the increase alsn applies to passenger rates botweeu inter,||@@||also applies to passenger rates between inter- colonial ports, bul as the boats ester for a||@@||colonial ports, but as the boats cater for a particular class of trade, it is not anticipated thst||@@||particular class of trade, it is not anticipated that the extra amount will affect the passenger||@@||the extra amount will affect the passenger lists Astop»ssongerTitesgouer»lK,it is pointed||@@||lists. As to passenger rates generally, it is pointed out that thoso ruling between Australia and England||@@||out that those ruling between Australia and England 20 or 30 years bro «ere just double what they are||@@||20 or 30 years ago were just double what they are now, with smaller véasela and less comfoit||@@||now, with smaller vessels and less comfort. In the absence of dotnile 1 idvictn from London,||@@||In the absence of detailed advices from London, wharo tho increase waa agreed upon, the opiulon||@@||where the increase was agreed upon, the opinion was generally expressed that the abnormal price of||@@||was generally expressed that the abnormal price of steaming coal it homo ia due, no doubt, chiefly ta||@@||steaming coal at home is due, no doubt, chiefly to the immense trade in transports in connection with||@@||the immense trade in transports in connection with tho Sonth african war, and the demands m China,||@@||the South African war, and the demands in China, for warships, whilst the export from Japan had||@@||for warships, whilst the export from Japan had diminished The increased price of coal wai not||@@||diminished. The increased price of coal was not confined to England, but prevailed all over Europe.||@@||confined to England, but prevailed all over Europe. As to Mew taouth Wales coal, cue representative ot||@@||As to New South Wales coal, one representative of a leading international office remarked that the unca||@@||a leading international office remarked that the price was being forced artificially Tho position, he md,||@@||was being forced artificially. The position, he said, was illustrated in a letter which appeared in the||@@||was illustrated in a letter which appeared in the " Herald " of the 2nd luatant, m which tha writer||@@||"Herald" of the 2nd instant, in which the writer pointed out that while everyone is desirous of travel*||@@||pointed out that while everyone is desirous of travel- bug cheaply and baviog produce earned at " bel«||@@||ling cheaply and having produce carried at "bed- rock " rates, statesmen lu the colonies are doing||@@||rock" rates, statesmen in the colonies are doing their level best to put u fictitious value on coal and||@@||their level best to put a fictitious value on coal and labour , and while the Ageut-Hanersl in London||@@||labour , and while the Agent-General in London ia mcktng every possible effort to get fccw||@@||is making every possible effort to get New south Wales coal placed on foreign maiketi,||@@||South Wales coal placed on foreign markets, his well-meant efforts are discounted by a||@@||his well-meant efforts are discounted by a section ni Sydney, who have urged||@@||section in Sydney, who have urged coalowners to forco up prices, which tho latter know||@@||coalowners to force up prices, which the latter know only too well cannot possibly compete with those||@@||only too well cannot possibly compete with those at which coal from other places i in bo placed m the||@@||at which coal from other places can be placed in the markets r f the world. The increased passenger rates||@@||markets of the world. The increased passenger rates are expected to remain ni force for some considerable||@@||are expected to remain in force for some considerable time||@@||time. OUTSIDE THE MAIL STEAMLHS||@@||OUTSIDE THE MAIL STEAMERS. At Messrs Dalgety and Co 's inquiries wero made.||@@||At Messrs. Dalgety and Co.'s inquiries were made. The firm represents the White Star Lido, of Liver||@@||The firm represents the White Star Line, of Liver- pool, and the Aberdeen Line, of Alordoen At first||@@||pool, and the Aberdeen Line, of Aberdeen. At first it was thought that Ismui, Imrae, and U's||@@||it was thought that Ismay, Imrae, and Co.'s (White Star) steamers, tho Medic, Persic,|Afric, and||@@||(White Star) steamers, the Medic, Persic, Afric, and that lot, would not in creina tho fares, but it ¡mihi||@@||that lot, would not increase the fares, but it seems that between London aud Australis, and nee versa,||@@||that between London and Australia, and vice versa, Hie same mcren'e of 10 per cent, will be demanded.||@@||the same increase of 10 per cent. will be demanded. This also nppli"S to George Ihompson'a handsome||@@||This also apply's to George Thompson's handsome fleet of Aberdeen steamers ¿ho mercare does not,||@@||fleet of Aberdeen steamers. The increase does not, it is thnnpht, apply to bou h African business by||@@||it is thought, apply to South African business by these lines||@@||these lines. J.HE LUND LINE||@@||THE LUND LINE Calling at the ofheos of the managers of tho abovs||@@||Calling at the offices of the managers of the above lino, Messrs "ilchnst, Watt and Co , a " Herald "||@@||line, Messrs. Gilchrist, Watt and Co., a "Herald" repnitor was lufurmed that thoy wero in leceipt of a||@@||reporter was informed that they were in receipt of a cabio Unit tho mercase would be made to the pss«||@@||cable that the increase would be made to the pas- eo!i"cr rates ss between Loudon and Australia, but||@@||senger rates as between London and Australia, but that Capetown fores were in doubt, and thoy liad||@@||that Capetown fares were in doubt, and they had ctbled with ro3pcct to them||@@||cabled with respect to them. AN OVERSEA PAS»EI\OEKS VIEWS||@@||AN OVERSEA PASSENGER'S VIEWS. Si eui ing with an Intouding pissenger to Europe,||@@||Speaking with an intending passenger to Europe, that prospective tourist sind that the lines had mid»||@@||that prospective tourist said that the lines had made mcne\ ouough in the past tu enable the pioinetori||@@||money enough in the past to enable the proprietors to pay handsome dividends and keep pace with tlis||@@||to pay handsome dividends and keep pace with the times bv purchasing vessels worth uearlr a quarter||@@||times by purchasing vessels worth nearly a quarter of ii million a piece Whuro a second class ] assci get||@@||of a million a piece. Where a second class passenger paid 10s por day nnd ii first more than double that||@@||paid 10s per day and a first more than double that finn, there must surely be a fatr morpu for en emet||@@||sum, there must surely be a fair margin for an emer- poney nffiiir liko the present, when it was contended||@@||gency affair like the present, when it was contended that coal hail in Europe advanced to double its||@@||that coal had in Europe advanced to double its former value If the coal markot nas to be a||@@||former value. If the coal market has to be a barometer of passenger fares, then whoa cool toms||@@||barometer of passenger fares, then when coal some yoi rs ago was a third c f ita present value why waa||@@||years ago was a third of its present value why was i no roduction mado in the fares i lho proposal, ha||@@||no reduction made in the fares? The proposal, he thought, n ould seriously react upon toe passenger||@@||thought, would seriously react upon the passenger trade from the colonies||@@||trade from the colonies. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14379492 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn POLICE COURTS.||@@||POLICE COURTS. Thefts.-William Joseph Singleton, 2D, labourer,||@@||Thefts.— William Joseph Singleton, 29, labourer, was charged at the Ceutrul Police Court, yester-||@@||was charged at the Central Police Court, yester- day, with having stolen fiom M»ry Hanrau||@@||day, with having stolen from Mary Hanran a purse containing ¿6 18s und a cheque for ¿2.||@@||a purse containing £6 18s and a cheque for £2. Accused was sentenced to six months* lmpiisonmtut,||@@||Accused was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, aud gave notice of appeal, Jossph He»py, 47,||@@||and gave notice of appeal. Joseph Heapy, 47, trainer, was charged »iib having stolen a pair of||@@||trainer, was charged with having stolen a pair of boots, the property of John Udrcard Maamx, and||@@||boots, the property of John Edward Mannix, and wiis sentenced to six months' hard labour. For||@@||was sentenced to six months' hard labour. For stealing four toilet glasses, value £1 2a, the property||@@||stealing four toilet glasses, value £1 2s, the property of Tosoph Bede Lucan, the same accused was sent to||@@||of Joseph Bede Lucan, the same accused was sent to prtsou for six months.||@@||prison for six months. Assault.-At tho Central Police Court, yester-||@@||Assault.— At the Central Police Court, yester- day," before Mr. W. Mactarlaue, D.S.SI , Lottio||@@||day, before Mr. W. Macfarlane, D.S.M , Lottie btuipson, 32. was hoed ¿û, or one mouth's lui-||@@||Simpson, 32. was fined £5, or one month's im- pi isonmeut, for having assaulted Elizabeth .feffory.||@@||prisonment, for having assaulted Elizabeth Jeffery. lliotoaa Conduct.-At the lledieru 1'oliuu Court||@@||Riotous Conduct.— At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Mair, ü.M., Alco Smith, ugud||@@||yesterday, before Mr. Mair, S.M., Alice Smith, aged d8, was charged with having beeu found w&udariag||@@||38, was charged with having been found wandering lu Mitchell-road, Alexandria, and behaving in a||@@||in Mitchell-road, Alexandria, and behaving in a riotous manner ou October G. The accused was||@@||riotous manner on October 6. The accused was ordered to be imprisoned with hard labour lu Biloela||@@||ordered to be imprisoned with hard labour in Biloela G lol for olio month.||@@||Gaol for one month. Charge of ABsauIt.-At the Kedfern Police Court||@@||Charge of AssauIt.-At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Mair, S M., Thouin» Morton||@@||yesterday, before Mr. Mair, S.M., Thomas Morton Clank was chsrgcd with baviug on October 4 as-||@@||Clank was charged with having on October 4 as- saulted John Boothtnan. Mr. Abigail appeared for||@@||saulted John Boothman. Mr. Abigail appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. H. Levien for the ¡defence.||@@||the prosecution, and Mr. H. Levien for the defence. The evidence of the prosecutor was that he was u||@@||The evidence of the prosecutor was that he was a coachbuilder, aud resided at Kiug-itreet, Newtown.||@@||coachbuilder, and resided at King-street, Newtown. At one time ho worked for thu defendaut, but lett||@@||At one time he worked for the defendant, but left hi« employ four years ago. Ho and the deloudaut||@@||his employ four years ago. He and the defendant had not been on friendly terras of late. On Ihurs||@@||had not been on friendly terms of late. On Thurs- day eveumg of last week witness was staudmg at tho||@@||day evening of last week witness was standing at the corner of Abel crombie and Wells street, lisdfern.||@@||corner of Abercrombie and Wells street, Redfern. I The defendant passed and loDk»d tow»rds witness.||@@||The defendant passed and looked towards witness. The latter enid ''Goodnight," whereupon the dé-||@@||The latter said ''Goodnight," whereupon the de- tendant, who seemed nnnoved, challenged witness to||@@||fendant, who seemed annoyed, challenged witness to fight. When the Utter declined the defendant rushed||@@||fight. When the latter declined the defendant rushed at him, knocked him down, aud best him severely,||@@||at him, knocked him down, and beat him severely, also kicked him whoa lying on the grouud. Prom||@@||also kicked him when lying on the ground. From the effects of tho ill-treatment witness suflerad con-||@@||the effects of the ill-treatment witness suffered con- siderable pani. Tho defence was that tho com-||@@||siderable pain. The defence was that the com- plainant made nu insulting remark to the de-||@@||plainant made an insulting remark to the de- fendaut as the latter pissed bim. Both men then||@@||fendant as the latter passed him. Both men then engagod in a stand-up tight. Defendar.t was fiued,||@@||engaged in a stand-up fight. Defendant was fined, with costs, £2 12s 8d, in default 14 (lays' gaol.||@@||with costs, £2 12s 8d, in default 14 days' gaol. Cuargcs of Theft.-At the North Sydney Police||@@||Charges of Theft.—At the North Sydney Police i Couit vcstoiday, before Mr. B. H. AVllBhire, S M.,||@@||Court yesterday, before Mr. E.H. Wilshire, S.M., I Cecil Johns, li, Frederick Lampe, 13}, George Otto||@@||Cecil Johns, 14, Frederick Lampe, 13½, George Otto Lampe, 1ÜJ, and Albert Lewis, 13S, appeared to an-||@@||Lampe, 10½, and Albert Lewis, 13½, appeared to an- swer a charge of brooking aud entering the Bhon of||@@||swer a charge of breaking and entering the shop of Bryce Bain, nt Lavender Bay, and stealing therein||@@||Bryce Bain, at Lavender Bay, and stealing therein thu lum of 12s Rd, three bottles of lemonade, two||@@||the sum of 12s 6d, three bottles of lemonade, two bottles of ginger nie, and seven packets of cigarettes,||@@||bottles of ginger ale, and seven packets of cigarettes, of the value of Ins bd, the pr »party of Bryce Bum.||@@||of the value of 15s 6d, the property of Bryce Bain. The charge was reduced to oue of larceny, aud the||@@||The charge was reduced to one of larceny, and the accused were found guilty. Cecil johns, 1'iartsriclc||@@||accused were found guilty. Cecil Johns, Frederick Limpe, and Albert Lewis we,o sacU ordered to be||@@||Lampe, and Albert Lewis were each ordered to be asnt to the Carpentaria Keformatory fur a period of||@@||sent to the Carpentaria Reformatory for a period of 12 mouth», anil Georgo O. Lampe wis lined 10s, or in||@@||12 months, and George O. Lampe was fined 10s, or in default Vtt boura' imprisonment in tho cells.||@@||default 24 hours' imprisonment in the cells. Suuday Trailing.-Beioro Mr, B II. Wilshire,||@@||Sunday Trading.—Before Mr. E.H. Wilshire, S.al., yesterday, in the Summons Division of Um||@@||S.M., yesterday, in the Summons Division of the Nortn Sydney Police Court, Inspector .1. Robinson||@@||North Sydney Police Court, Inspector J. Robinson procoeded against Albert Cowley, of the Milson'»||@@||proceeded against Albert Cowley, of the Milson's Pomt Arcade, and Frank Pittonno, of Wolker-itreet,||@@||Point Arcade, and Frank Pittorino, of Walker-street, for keeping then resuective shops open for trade nu||@@||for keeping their respective shops open for trade on the Lord's Day. Cowley wa» fined 40!, with 2s Gd||@@||the Lord's Day. Cowley was fined 40s, with 2s 6d costs, or in delimit 14 days' liupnsotiuiont, and Pit-||@@||costs, or in default 14 days' limprisonment, and Pit- tonno '20> and 'li (id costs, with the alternativo of||@@||torino 20s and 2s 6d costs, with the alternative of soveu days' gaol.||@@||seven days' gaol. Cruelty to u. Horse,-Before Mt. J.. H. Wilshire,||@@||Cruelty to a Horse.— Before Mr. E. H. Wilshire, S.M., yeslcrday, lu the Summons Division ot the||@@||S.M., yesterday, in the Summons Division of the North byduay Police Court, Inspector J. Robinson||@@||North Sydney Police Court, Inspector J. Robinson proceeded against Benjamin .lorrett upon au infer||@@||proceeded against Benjamin Jerrett upon an infor- mation cbargmg lum with cruelty to a horse. De-||@@||mation charging him with cruelty to a horse. De- fendant was fiued dOs, ordeied ta pay 5s bd costs, or||@@||fendant was fined 30s, ordered to pay 5s 6d costs, or lu default 14 days' imprisonment,||@@||in default 14 days' imprisonment. Suuday Trading.-At the Paddington Police Court||@@||Sunday Trading— At the Paddington Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. W. Edwards, S.M., John||@@||yesterday, before Mr. F. W. Edwards, S.M., John M'Goldnck, licensee of the Itoyal Double Bay Hotel,||@@||M'Goldrick, licensee of the Royal Double Bay Hotel, New Soutli Head-road, Woollihra, waa charged||@@||New South Head-road, Woollahra, was charged with unlawfully selling liquor during prohibited hoars||@@||with unlawfully selling liquor during prohibited hours ou Sunday last. Sergeant Coetigau, who had tho||@@||on Sunday last. Sergeant Costigan, who had the case m hand, produced evidence in suçiiort of tile||@@||case in hand, produced evidence in support of the charge, at the conclusion of which accused was fined||@@||charge, at the conclusion of which accused was fined £i with 5s Cd costs, or iii default 14 days' gaol.||@@||£2 with 5s 6d costs, or in default 14 days' gaol. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14379499 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I TILE HOPETOUN AVENUE.||@@||THE HOPETOUN AVENUE. ---||@@|| WORKS VISITED BY THE PREMIER.||@@||WORKS VISITED BY THE PREMIER. THE OPERATIONS LIMITED.||@@||THE OPERATIONS LIMITED. The works for tho construction of Hopeton»||@@||The works for the construction of Hopetoun Avenue, which were deicribeu in yostorday's issuo of||@@||Avenue, which were described in yesterday's issue of tho " Sydney Morning Herald," nero visited yeitor||@@||the "Sydney Morning Herald," were visited yester- aay afternoou by the Premier. Sir William Lyno||@@||day afternoon by the Premier. Sir William Lyne found they wore not beiug carried out in preciso||@@||found they were not being carried out in precise accord with his mstructiour, and that a great deal of||@@||accord with his instructions, and that a great deal of damage had been already done along the foreshore of||@@||damage had been already done along the foreshore of the Domain lo trees, shrubs, and some of the familiar||@@||the Domain to trees, shrubs, and some of the familiar rock surfaces. This destruction had mostly occurred||@@||rock surfaces. This destruction had mostly occurred on tho provious day, before it was mado clear to tb.||@@||on the previous day, before it was made clear to the nfheor m charge that it was the Premier's wish that||@@||officer in charge that it was the Premier's wish that the road should bo constructed outsidu the foreshom||@@||the road should be constructed outside the foreshore on a foundation reclaimed ftotn tho harbour Dusir||@@||on a foundation reclaimed from the harbour. Desir- ?ng to keep faith with Patlisuiout und the publie by||@@||ing to keep faith with Parliament and the public by teeing that tim natural beauties of the Domain ara||@@||seeing that the natural beauties of the Domain are retained, Sir William Lyne ordered the lmmodiats||@@||retained, Sir William Lyne ordered the lmmediate stoppage- ot all tho works along the Woolloomooloo||@@||stoppage of all the works along the Woolloomooloo Bay sida from uudor Mrs Muco.uario's Ohair to tha||@@||Bay side from under Mrs Macquarie's Chair to the bydney Rowing Club'« premises The moa engaged||@@||Sydney Rowing Club's premises. The men engaged thoro were thon dismissed for tim day, and it is un-||@@||there were then dismissed for the day, and it is un- derstood that this section of the work» ill not bo||@@||derstood that this section of the works will not be resumed at prêtent||@@||resumed at present. 1 lip Pi «mur limited tim opei ttious for tho tims||@@||The Premier limited the operations for tho time benia to the widening by a enuplo of feet aud re-||@@||being to the widening by a couple of feet and re- forming of tlw existing ruad bet» con tho eastorngata||@@||forming of the existing road betweenn the eastern gate of the Bótame (lardoiio mid Macquarie Point, the ra||@@||of the Botanic Gardens and Macquarie Point, the re- graaing aud widening of the road loadme down from||@@||grading and widening of the road leading down from tho Doiusm to the sea-wall in Parin Cave, tiie con-||@@||tho Domain to the sea-wall in Farm Cove, the con- struction near tho «astern gato of the gardens 01 z.||@@||struction near the eastern gate of the gardens of a email jetty to act as a lauding ulaeu for the Gov||@@||small jetty to act as a landing place for the Gov- ornor-Genoral, arid the covering with turf and||@@||ernor-General, and the covering with turf and levelling of the triangular area of ground abutting ou||@@||levelling of the triangular area of ground abutting on the proposed ]otty. bir William Lyne states that||@@||the proposed jetty. Sir William Lyne states that eveu if it is ereutii-illy decided nut to proceed at all||@@||even if it is eventually decided not to proceed at all nilli ti e section of the Avouiib on the Woolloomooloo||@@||with the section of the Avenue on the Woolloomooloo Bay side, Ile believes there mil be sullicient nom to||@@||Bay side, he believes there will be sufficient room to form a procession of carriages to follón tbo Gov-||@@||form a procession of carriages to follow the Gov- ernor-General «ftei lauding ou the roadway be||@@||ernor-General after landing on the roadway be twef-u the proposed jtlty aud Mr». Macquarie'«||@@||tween the proposed jetty and Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. _||@@||Chair. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28248027 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PUBLIC M HEXING AT I||@@||PUBLIC MEETING AT HURSTVILLE. I||@@||HURSTVILLE. READJUSTMENT OP THE MUNICIPAL ?||@@||READJUSTMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL . «y*'«T-_,w'ik 1||@@||WARDS. A public meeting of riitepayer«, convened by |f»||@@||A public meeting of ratepayers, convened by the Mayor of Hmsivillo (Aliloriiinn V. (J. ThompicJ),||@@||Mayor of Hurstville (Alderman F. G. Thompson), was bold at Hudson a Hall, Hurstville, oe luid»»||@@||was held at Hudson's Hall, Hurstville, on Tuesday evening, to consider tbs question ot rea,djustuitiit ol||@@||evening, to consider the question ot readjustment of tito ward« of tba Municipality, »»d nukUiit fbi«,||@@||the wards of the municipality, and making these, warna ia piuco of two as at piesent. Th« Mayor oe« J||@@||wards in place of two as at present. The Mayor oc- cnpied tho chair, audi hero was u hilga attendance \||@@||cupied the chair, and here was a large attendance. Vila .Mayor, in opouiug tho meeting, einltiued lk»> (||@@||The Mayor, in opening the meeting, explained that the residents of Peakhurst Ward hau held a uiMlinj !||@@||the residents of Peakhurst Ward had held a meeting nf which it was decided that they would opp»» »nj f||@@||at which it was decided that they would oppose any ulleinpt to aller the botiujariea ol that ward,andu||@@||attempt to alter the boundaries of that ward, and as ho ans u representativo of the »ord refined to bl ?||@@||he was a representative of the ward referred to he would assist iheni. H0 suggested that ll «-.||@@||Hurstville Ward. Ex-Aldeman John Thompson sahl Unit tho coufeieuce held to deal with lb» uutW,;||@@||said that the conference held to deal with the matter had decided that the municipality should be cut inti'f||@@||had decided that the municipality should be cut into three wurds upon purullel linet « ¡th Hie r«ii»»r, td f||@@||three wards upon parallel lines w¡th the railway, but I this hud bcuu found to be iiuwoikable, and tb»'||@@||this had been found to be unworkable, and they had now decided to recommend (hatGluucsitsMOM;||@@||had now decided to recommend that Gloucester-road on the ona side and Beluiore-road oil IK /||@@||on the one side and Belmore-road on the other he the boundary ."of tho new wwii;||@@||other be the boundary of tho new ward. Peakhurst Ward bad « poimlstiou of 600, «oT (||@@||Peakhurst Ward had a population of 500, where Hurstville Ward had tonie 1200, aud under tb« |ai' ï||@@||Hurstville Ward had some 1200, aud under the pre- sent order of things Peakhurst Ward, tri tn ft« !||@@||sent order of things Peakhurst Ward, with the miuoiity, with the lilnyor as its repreiesti* i||@@||minority, with the Mayor as its representa- titre, could rule the whole niui.iapnlilj;,!||@@||tive, could rule the whole municipality, Alderman Holdomess, ,1.1'., moved, sad » ?'||@@||Alderman Holderness, J.P., moved, and it was carried,-.' That the Mnvor, «lin «.||@@||was carried,—"That the Mayor, with ex- Alderineu John Thompson and Li udell, freO(jf».aW :||@@||Alderman John Thompson and Louden, be appointed delegates to wait inion Mr. Carruthers." »> ?'||@@||delegates to wait upon Mr. Carruthers." Mr. Hawkes advocated tho rovociiion of »ll irardi. Tn ;t||@@||Hawkes advocated the revocation of all wards. The divido« of Hurstville Ward by Uloure.'ter.Kavi >?||@@||division of Hurstville Ward by Gloucester-road was then decided upon. It was resolved to call tb«n»« J||@@||then decided upon. It was resolved to call the new ward Penshurst Ward. A volo of thanks to UnïnT" '||@@||ward Penshurst Ward. A vote of thanks to the Mayor' closed the nioeliug.||@@||closed the meeting. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14295138 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ItA.VI) WUK||@@||RANDWICK. lue finit raceline, of the uc» municipal )ear waa htMcn||@@||The first meeting of the new municipal year was held on februuri lj.nt tim foui i it-chambers, the Major (Amei||@@||February 13 at the Council-chambers, the Mayor (Alder- min 'llieo Powell) presiding Hw followins were al'O||@@||man Theo. Powell) presiding. The following were also present Alderman Ucorgu Unie, I. 11 Hodgon, T j»||@@||present : Alderman George Gale, I. B. Hodgson, T. B. l'orr>, J. Hincks, J. lluudoik, A J. D'Artr »riioe, I.||@@||Perry, J. Hincks, J. Bundock, A. J. D'Arcy Irvine, T. Flood, J. O. Curtir, V lillimur!, uni! S li Kennedy na||@@||Flood, J. G. Carter, F. Hannan, and S. R. Kennedy. The overseer reported Hint: lifcbuuis had been put in ¡Milo»||@@||overseer reported that lifebuoys had been put in position nt tho ladies' nnd Bentlcinin'i buthp nt Coonee and alio at||@@||at the ladies' and gentlemen's baths at Coogee, and also at Little COOK« At the hiller place two prominent non»||@@||Little Coogee. At the later place two prominent notice board» hud been erected minimi,' person« again.« totT«||@@||boards had been erected warning persons against bathing n Ithont proper costume. 'J ho 01 Li-secr alT repi rial w«||@@||without proper costume. The overseer also reported that .11 elmina uf l>oncn*tei-n%onne required lepainns.sntl||@@||33 chains of Doncaster-avenue required repairing, and on inn; to increased Irailio to JCenwiwlon lt»ceniw"||@@||owing to increased traffic to Kensington Racecourse through the Uimncrong-rond berne: dowd, and the lm»n||@@||through the Bunnerong-road being closed, and the bush- min'« (.«np ut Um courec, it was nece««ari thal »ouieUims||@@||men's camp at the course, it was necessary that something bo done at once, iho seaclnry of the Au»truli«n||@@||be done at once. The secretary of the Australian Cities' Investment Compaui, Limite!, wrulc"T||@@||Cities' Investment Company, Limited, wrote to similar ollict 1 he Under-becrelnry for Works »rote "«J||@@||similar effect. The Under-Secretary for Works wrote that the mallabie funds would not admit of the conncU a re-||@@||the available funds would not admit of the council's re- quest thut the material in connectT with the culims||@@||quest that the material in connection with the cutting- ilown of thu Military-road ni La Piiouwbeder*»«*||@@||down of the Military-road at La Perouse be deposited upon the Blnpes of the lioiemincnt Itts in mar tneKacn||@@||upon the slopes of the Government Reserve near the beach bimi; complied with It was pumied out that tho ex-||@@||being complied with. It was pointed out that the ex- penditure mini re', would not exceed id a load eslri an||@@||penditure involved would not exceed 2d a load extra on uoout 100 loads rcnuned. 'J he secretan of the Kensin«||@@||about 100 loads required. The secretary of the Kensing- ton I'ro¡?re.s Committee wrote uskrar; the council to me||@@||ton Progress Committee wrote asking the council to have steps taken to pro»ent cattle and huwcsstrajin,,' meru«||@@||steps taken to prevent cattle and horses straying over the streets mid iootpiilh» A statement of n.U?a rceeivea lor||@@||streets and footpaths. A statement of rates received for thu year coded I obruury 6 was nWcd It »nama, ti«T||@@||the year ended February 5 was tabled. It showed that the total amount received in general rates « us I*"*'-' ¡~'||@@||total amount received in general rates was £4668 2s 10d, and expended on works, Ha, £ .'.M3 7s lid for «Mear.||@@||and expended on works, &c., £2248 7s 11d for the year. Of Urn amount West Wind cuntrlbutcu Ust». »noosa||@@||Of this amount West Ward contributed £1899, and had £804 spent therein , Middle W»i1. £1227 reçe» eil, »na||@@||£804 spent therein ; Middle Ward, £1227 received, and £778 expended , faouth Ward, £10Si leceiied, «n«£T||@@||£778 expended ; South Ward, £1082 received, and £439 spent, and COOBCLO Word, £ ICI rccoivco, and «at a||@@||spent ; and Coogee Ward, £461 received, and £257 ex- pended On -the motion of Alderman ii«T;,||@@||pended. On the motion of Alderman Hincks it »UJ resolved thal the annual tcndcri bo eillei||@@||it was resolved that the annual tenders be called for, an J be considered nt the next meet or||@@||for, and be considered at the next meeting. ïhe tollowm"- committees wiro elected for the «Him»||@@||The following committees were elected for the ensuing year, ont »Merman benn elected from eicli wara||@@||year, one alderman being elected from each ward :— nuance, Al.lennen Powell, Irunc, Kennco). ***<**'||@@||Finance, Alderman Powell, Irvine, Kennedy, and Gale ; works, Aldenncn Hincks, Jlodgaon, ; uwlock, and "*».||@@||works, Alderman Hincks, Hodgson, Bundock, and Han- nan, puik-, Aldenneu Carter, llmeks, Bundock, ans||@@||nan ; parks, Alderman Carter, Hincks, Bundock, and i'owdl, baths, Aldenncu noun»«, Hi»li,tW,»«||@@||Powell ; baths, Aldermen Hodgson, Hincks, Flood, and Powell; 'JownlUll, Aldermen IJodfi-son, Citi. Bundo«,||@@||Powell ; Town Hall, Aldermen Hodgson, Gale, Bundock, and Kenntdy, ccincterj. Aldenneu rai». Ive,°"i'||@@||and Kennedy ; cemetery, Aldermen Perry, Kennedy, Willis, and Pondi , liKhtuur, Aldermen Uwleeon, leny,||@@||Willis, and Powell ; lighting, Aldermen Hodgson, Perry, Ilnanau, and Irvine ,.»nllar>, Aldeiinen nineHlW||@@||Hannan, and Irvine ; sanitary, Aldermen Hincks, Hodg- sou, Iliindoek, and Ifanuan 1 lie council i Icrl, Mr. n "||@@||son, Bundock, and Hannan. The council clerk, Mr. E. H. ¡strachan, was appointed borough trcasurei.||@@||Strachan, was appointed borough treasurer. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305707 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn RANDWICK-.||@@||RANDWICK. The lust meeting; ot the couucilwns hell on April 10||@@||The last meeting of the council was held on April 10. Hi« Mayor I Alderman T. itmelt) pre*! ed Xho follou||@@||The Mayor (Alderman T. Powell) presided. The follow- mjc meie purent - Alderman J, tlincits r li Hodgsou,||@@||ing were present :—Alderman J. Hincks, I. B. Hodgson, J. Humloelc, J. U. Carter, V Jiunnan. a. Galt, H Willi»,||@@||J. Bundock, J. G. Carter, F. Hannan, G. Gale, H. Willis, and S It Kennedy. *_,)») borough uicuunt »hutted a debit||@@||and S. R. Kennedy. The borough account showed a debit balance of io »J, the llaudvuck-road account a debit of||@@||balance of £890, the Randwick-road account a debit of ¿Iba, and tbo AUhtar>-ioad nc-ountii debit ot iSMi 'lim||@@||£188, and the Military-road account a debit of £96. The work» committee recum ni end ed that CamugloD-road, near||@@||works committee recommended that Carrington-road, near llmhopscouit, bo icp tired and the cutter-« cleared, Tne||@@||Bishopscourt, be repaired and the gutters cleared. The oummitteo round that the flagging under thu bridgo ut||@@||committee found that the flagging under the bridge at Arden--"trett, hiUla Coogee Mau being wi-shed away, and||@@||Arden-street, Little Coogee, was being washed away, and ix-coiumended thit it he íepaire'd befóte furthur damage||@@||recommended that it be repaired before furthur damage was dont The wall in the creek at IhoniRb'-irett. it VMW||@@||was done. The wall in the creek at Thomas-street, it was icportcd, Irai been carried a«ay during the recent bad||@@||reported, had been carried away during the recent bad weathci, at.d it waa recommended that it be lubmltinlo||@@||weather, and it was recommended that it be rebuilt into the einbuukuicnt Ihe report wasudopted i ho u\cr_eer||@@||the embarkment. The report was adopted. The overseer state I that bo bad corn mun lette d « ¡th tue||@@||stated that he had communicated with the engineer uf the lloud. and Undgus Dop.ittment in||@@||engineer of the Roads and Bridges Department in vefurenco to tim wa-hnwata at Lit.lu Uoogoe*.||@@||reference to the washaways at Little Coogee. Permission waa granted to Mr. J, Wunetl to carr? on u||@@||Permission was granted to Mr. J. Wanell to carry on a poultr> farm on the Iîiinne*roug-roa unless the l»n.aTSj!||@@||the health of the community unless the land was pre- viou.ly rendered tit for tbo purpose, »»»s reçeiren. *«.||@@||viously rendered fit for the purpose, was received. The donatlun hy Alderman Bundock of e, drinking '"^V"||@@||donation by Alderman Bundock of a drinking fountain for Burnlock Park, Little Congee, «as fsrnuiily «-«P«?T||@@||Bundock Park, Little Coogee, was formally accepted on tbo motion of Alderman Willis Atithontj .^^TS||@@||the motion of Alderman Willis. Authority was given to place the name of Alderman Theo, rowell («-J"»T||@@||to place the name of Alderman Theo. Powell (ex-Mayor) on the fountain, also Alderman Bundock'« as tbeflnoar.||@@||on the fountain, also Alderman Bundock's as the donor. A resolution,-" That thl» council expresses itsJP»Tgn||@@||A resolution,—" That this council expresses its gratifica- tion and appreciation .if the Amending Muniupalitli"T||@@||tion and appreciation of the Amending Municipalities Bill intioducufln the Legislative Assembly by '«JÄ||@@||introduced in the Legislative Assembly by the Colonial Sccretaiy.'; waa moven by Alderman Kennedy, second« >7||@@||Secretary," was moved by Alderman Kennedy, seconded by Alderman (Villis, and carried.||@@||Alderman Willis, and carried. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28247521 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn POLICE.||@@||POLICE. it tho Parramatta PuJico Court on Monday morn-||@@||At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday morn- ing, beiforo Mr. JL\ E. alacNovin, P.M., and M.\||@@||ing, before Mr. T.E. MacNevin, P.M., and Mr. Georg« CoHtci», J.P., William Pincott waa||@@||George Coates, J.P., William Pincott was ctmigcd on tim'complaint of W. A. Howard, officer||@@||charged on the complaint of W. A. Howard, officer under tho Children's Protection Act, with wilfully||@@||under the Children's Protection Act, with wilfully causing Eva.'Carlington, a child of tim ago of lu||@@||causing Eva Carlington, a child of the age of 10 years,.to he neglected, such neglect awpeaiÎIIJÎ likely||@@||years,to be neglected, such neglect appearing likely to result iu serious injury to tho child's health. The||@@||to result in serious injury to the child's health. The defendant pleaded guilty. The evidence was to the||@@||defendant pleaded guilty. The evidence was to the effect that a( times the child was lett iu thu yard||@@||effect that at times the child was left in the yard while tho home was lucked up. Thc child was al«o||@@||while the home was locked up. The child was also very dirty, and haa had eyas. Defendant's solicitor||@@||very dirty, and had bad eyes. Defendant's solicitor mudo a statement to the effect that the child hud not||@@||made a statement to the effect that the child had not been starved or heaton, but as Mis. Pincott weill to||@@||been starved or beaten, but as Mrs. Pincott went to Sydney every (lay tho child had to ho locked out of||@@||Sydney every day the child had to be locked out of the house because ehe ntclo food. Défendant WOB||@@||the house because she stole food. Defendant was fined 20fl, with £2 '2s professional expenses for tho||@@||fined 20s, with £2 2s professional expenses for the doctor, costs of court, amt 10s wt tu oases' expouses.||@@||doctor, costs of court, and 10s witnesses' expenses. Tho Deneb ordered tho child to be bunded over to||@@||The Bench ordered the child to be handed over to tho State Children's Relief Department.||@@||the State Children's Relief Department. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301332 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn IN CHAMBERS.||@@||IN CHAMBERS. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) APPEAL TJNDER THE OYSTER FISHERIES1||@@||APPEAL UNDER THE OYSTER FISHERIES ACT.||@@||ACT. Luman v. Hulbert.||@@||Laman v. Holbert. Mr. Pring, instructed by Mr J S Cargdl (of the||@@||Mr. Pring, instructed by Mr. J. S. Cargill (of the Crown bohcitor's office) appeared on bnliulf of||@@||Crown Solicitor's office) appeared on behalf of Henry Laman, nn Inspector of Tish-nu, und moved||@@||Henry Laman, an Inspector of Fisheries, and moved to st t asido the decision of Mr P. Vf G irstang,||@@||to set aside the decision of Mr. F. W. Garstand, P M ,m a proceeding before lum at the lea Gardens, ]||@@||P.M., in a proceeding before him at the Tea Gardens, Port btephens. Mr Windoyor, instructed by Moser»||@@||Port Stephens. Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Messrs. Mackenzie and Mackonne (agouts for Mr W H||@@||Mackenzie and Mackenzie (agents for Mr. W. H. Baker, of Wullseud), appeared for the dofendaut,||@@||Baker, of Wallsend), appeared for the defendant, Edward Helbcrt It uppoaied from the speen! case||@@||Edward Holbert. It appeared from the special case stated by the mngiBtr ito for the opinion of the Court||@@||stated by the magistrate for the opinion of the Court that Laman laid au informat on against Holbort,||@@||that Laman had laid an information against Holbert, who is a fisherman, alleging " that on the 10th||@@||who is a fisherman, alleging "that on the 16th IS nvomber, 1800, certain oysters, to wit oue bac,||@@||November, 1899, certain oysters, to wit one bag, were removed nora a certain area, to wit leaso 2347,||@@||were removed from a certain area, to wit lease 2347, at Nolsou's Bay, Port Stephens leased for oyster||@@||at Nelson's Bay, Port Stephens, leased for oyster culture under the Oyster PiBbeneB Act, 1884, and||@@||culture under the Oyster Fisheries Act 1884, and £ Iward Holbert was the lo«soe of tue said area, and||@@||Edward Holbert was the lessee of the said area, and (lid thon aud there unlawfully fail to comply with||@@||did then and there unlawfully fail to comply with the regulation made auder the said Oyster I ishcries||@@||the regulation made under the said Oyster Fisheries Act, 1831, on the 7th March, 1S90, ia||@@||Act, 1884, on the 7th March, 1890, in that be did not forthwith notify in writing||@@||that he did not forthwith notify in writing to tho local Inspector of Fisheries ut bvdney||@@||to the local Inspector of Fisheries at Sydney the number of bags of oysters so removed, tho||@@||the number of bags of oysters so removed, the number of the leased aroa from w Inch thoy were res-||@@||number of the leased area from with they were res- pectively gathered, aud the name and aldross of||@@||pectively gathered, and the name and address of each ncrson to whom thoy were delivered or con-||@@||each person to whom they were delivered or con- strued, contrary to the Act and régulations ia such||@@||signed, contrary to the Act and the regulation in such case made and provided " The defendant acting on||@@||case made and provided." The defendant, acting on the advice of Mr Robert A Muckon/ie, his solicitor,||@@||the advice of Mr. Robert A. Mackenzie, his solicitor, did not plead, and Mi AIucUen¿io took the objec-||@@||did not plead, and Mr Mackenzie took the objec- tions - (1) J hat the information disclosed no||@@||tions :— (1) That the information disclosed no olfence , (2) that the regulation was bud tor not||@@||offence; (2) that the regulation was bad for not providing a maximum penalty not oiccodiug £50||@@||providing a maximum penalty not exceeding £50; (3) thut tho regulation was ultra vires 1 ha case||@@||(3) that the regulation was ultra vires. The case was heard ou Tanuery 23 last, and tha magistrate||@@||was heard on January 23 last, and the magistrate said it appeared to him that the régulation quoted in||@@||said it appeared to him that the regulation quoted in tho information did not come within the BCOIC of the||@@||the information did not come within the scope of the authority of section 10 or the Ojstor ri-honcs Act of||@@||authority of section 16 of the Oyster Fisheries Act of 1881, luasuiuoh no it did not appear to be made for||@@||1884, inasmuch as it did not appear to be made for the purposo if carrying out au) one ot the gpeciüod||@@||the purpose of carrying out any one of the specified provisions of that Act, and therefore appeared to bo||@@||provisions of the Act, and therefore appeared to be ultra vire3 I he question foi the decision of tho||@@||ultra vires. The question for the decision of the Court was whether the determination of the magis-||@@||Court was whether the determination of the magis- trate was orronoous lu point of law||@@||trate was erroneous in point of law. Aitor hearing argumont,||@@||After hearing argument, His Honor stud that III his opinion the magistrate||@@||His Honor said that in his opinion the magistrate was wrong in his decision -The Governor might||@@||was wrong in his decision. The Governor might from time to time make regulations to 2ivc effect to||@@||from time to time make regulations to give effect to the uilentionB of the Arl, and there was no doubt||@@||the intentions of the Act, and there was no doubt that one of the main objecta of tim Act was to pre-||@@||that one of the main objects of the Acts was to pre- vent oyatei fisheries from being robbed or destroj ed||@@||vent oyster fisheries from being robbed or destroyed by uuderrucd oysters be-cg taken away from them||@@||by undersized oysters being taken away from them and put upon the nuuket, and it would bo impos-||@@||and put upon the market, and it would be impos- sible to protect ojstcr fisheries and carr) out tho||@@||sible to protect oyster fisheries and carry out the provisions of the Act unless theio was BOUIO such||@@||provisions of the Act unless there was some such regulation as that non undei cousidora'ion It||@@||regulation as that now under consideration. It was a regulation winch ho though* was properly||@@||was a regulation which he though was properly made under section 10 (f the Act Another pomt||@@||made under section 16 of the Act. Another point raised at tho hoann^, but which w is not now be-||@@||raised at the hearing, but which was not now be- fore tlie court wus that tho information disclosed||@@||fore the court, was that the information disclosed ua offence, mil while he was not cilleduponto||@@||no offence, and while he was not called upon to determino that point aa it was not raised in tim||@@||determine that point as it was not raised in the special ca«o he might say he entertained na doubt||@@||special case he might say he entertained no doubt whatever that the inform ition difcloscd no offence,||@@||whatever that the information disclosed no offence, and if the magistrate had so decided he \\ ould have||@@||and if the magistrate had so decided he would have come to the conclusion that he was perfectly right||@@||come to the conclusion that he was perfectly right. He 8-Otned, however, to have passed that ground by||@@||He seemed, however, to have passed that ground by and decided on the question vv hether tho regulation||@@||and decided on the question whether the regulation nos ultra vires Ho meiclv e_jre«i(d that opinion||@@||was ultra vires. He merely expressed that opinion for tho gin lauco of magistrates in the future, and||@@||for the guidance of magistrates in future, and nu tin only poiut submitted he found that the||@@||on the only point submitted he found that the dete-minafi in of the iiia0L3trile w as errerjuous lu||@@||determination of the magistrate was erroneous in punt of law, and ducctel the case to borcturnod||@@||point of law, and directed the case to be returned with that decision||@@||with the decision. Appeal upheld without cost«||@@||Appeal upheld without costs. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen )||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Cohen ) APPLICAilON TOR A SPECIAL JURY||@@||APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL JURY Uicnuv v Bardwell||@@||Cheney v Bardwell Mr Pilcher, Q C , and Mr Whitfeld, imtruct-it by||@@||Mr. Pilcher, Q.C. , and Mr. Whitfeld, instructed by Mr J It Garland (agent fcr Me-sro Heath ana||@@||Mr. J. R. Garland (agent for Messrs. Heath and Hilcuelmo.c, of AVagga AVLgg i) uppearolfor tho||@@||Mitchelmore, of Wagga Wagga) appeared for the defendant and upphed for a BJ eeuil jury of 12 to try||@@||defendant and applied for a special jury of 12 to try the ea_e Mr Heil, QC, mid Mr lergusou,||@@||the case. Mr. Reid, Q.C., and Mr. Ferguson, instructed bj Mr George Crocker (ngcut tor Mr||@@||instructed by Mr. George Crocker (agent for Mr. George Coleman, of Wagga Wag_,a), uppearcd for||@@||George Coleman, of Wagga Wagga), appeared for the plaintil. to oppco Hie motiou Hie action was||@@||the plaintiff to oppose the motion. The action was one in which John Chencj tliB joungcr, a ficlcctnr,||@@||one in which John Cheney the younger, a selector, sued Churlos Ditby Bcrdtvell pastoral lessee, lo||@@||sued Charles Darby Bardwell, pastoral lessee, to recover d images ni consequence of the action of the||@@||recover damages in consequence of the action of the defendant's iuauu^cr ni causing a search warrant to||@@||defendant's manager in causing a search warrant to be issued a"uinst i Ininti!. There was a second count||@@||be issued against plaintiff. There was a second count for malicious pio.oculion on a charge of she p||@@||for malicious prosecution on a charge of sheep- atoahug lhere had ilready been i tri ii of the||@@||stealing. There had already been a trial of the action, which re ulled in favour of tho j lurid!.,||@@||action, which resulted in favour of the plaintiff, but tho Tull Conrt had let thi ver bet r^ulo and||@@||but the Full Court had set the verdict aside and directed a nore tual De i dant now a«kod for a||@@||directed a new trial. Defendant now asked for a special jury of 12 on tho prouud that the question||@@||special jury of 12 on the ground that the question of the bald tj ut an owner of a station tor tho||@@||of the liability of an owner of a station for the acts ot his manjgor -\as of great nnport.nce to the||@@||acts of his manager was of great importance to the pastoral community that it nus a ceso involving||@@||pastoral community; that it was a case involving mutenal aud important questions, both of fact and||@@||material and important questions, both of fact and livv, and that though the jury could not dcido any||@@||law, and that though the jury could not decide any question of law the circutnstauces of tho case were||@@||question of law the circumstances of the case were Buch that a special jury ought to bo appointoi to try||@@||such that a special jury ought to be appointed to try it||@@||it. I ho argument was not concluded at 10 o clock,||@@||The argument was not concluded at 10 o'clock, whon the further hearing was adjourned till 1 n||@@||when the further hearing was adjourned till Fri- day noxt_||@@||day next. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329307 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn QUAETETÎ SESSIONS.||@@||QUARTER SESSIONS. (Before Judge Murray and a jury )||@@||(Before Judge Murray and a jury.) Mr W L Merewether Crown l'rosccutoi||@@||Mr. W. L. Merewether Crown Prosecutor. bENlENCES||@@||SENTENCES. William Prosser, who had pleaded guilty lo (||@@||William Prosser, who had pleaded guilty to a Charge of stealing sixteon pairs of boots, was fien,||@@||charge of stealing sixteen pairs of boots, was sen- tenctd to imprisonment witu hard labour for thru!||@@||tenced to imprisonment with hard labour for three months||@@||months. Henry John Randall, who tad pleaded guilty to ?||@@||Henry John Randall, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy, was sentenced to imprisonment||@@||charge of bigamy, was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for six months||@@||with hard labour for six months. UTTERING A COUNTERFEIT COIN||@@||UTTERING A COUNTERFEIT COIN. Helens Lily Bnght pleaded not guilty tn u eharg*||@@||Helena Lily Bright pleaded not guilty to a charge that on Juno IO nt Padduigton she did offer and||@@||that on June 16 at Paddington she did offer and utter to Lizzie Gill a counterfeit com resembling,||@@||utter to Lizzie Gill a counterfeit coin resembling, and apparently intending to resoinble, u half||@@||and apparently intending to resemble, a half- sovereign, well knowing the same to bo counterfeit.||@@||sovereign, well knowing the same to be counterfeit. There was a second couut that on June 26 the ac«||@@||There was a second count that on June 26 the ac- cusod did offer and utter a couutoiiuit coin. Mr.||@@||cused did offer and utter a counterfeit coin. Mr. i E R. Abigail appeared for the accused||@@||E. R. Abigail appeared for the accused. The cass foi tho prosecution was to the effect tba(||@@||The case for the prosecution was to the effect that the accused, with another woman, had entered two||@@||the accused, with another woman, had entered two different shops, one at Paddington and tho other it||@@||different shops, one at Paddington and the other at Waverley, and purchased goods, tendoring sixpences,||@@||Waverley, and purchased goods, tendering sixpences which had bBen gilt so as to resemble null sovereigns,||@@||which had been gilt so as to resemble half-sovereigns, in paymeut The sixpences woru rather smooth,||@@||in payment. The sixpences were rather smooth, aud til« words " six penco " upon thom were almost||@@||and the words " six pence " upon them were almost obliterated. The shoploepers accepted the conn||@@||obliterated. The shopkeepers accepted the coins us hulf-toveroijans, and gave tho necessary change al||@@||as half-sovereigns, and gave the necessary change as if they nctu illy wero the coins thoy weie icpresentcii||@@||if they actually were the coins they were represented to be by the accused 'J. be dutonce wai that that||@@||to be by the accused. The defence was that the tocusud had not tendered Ibo coins, and tiiat tbn||@@||accused had not tendered the coins, and that the purchase of the goods from the shopkeepers toola||@@||purchase of the goods from the shopkeepers took place ou a day lu another month to that on ivhicti||@@||place on a day in another month to that on which Iho coius were passed Lvideuce occunied the gre iter||@@||the coins were passed. Evidence occupied the greater pa-t of tho . Mr Abirrail uud the Crown Pro-||@@||part of the day. Mr. Abigail and the Crown Pro- s-cuter addressed the iiiry, aud his Honor summctl||@@||secutor addressed the jury, and his Honor summed up Tho jury uftei half au hev's retirement,||@@||up. The jury, after half an hour's retirement, returned a verdict of guilty, with a Btrong recom-||@@||returned a verdict of guilty, with a strong recom- mendation to mercy on the ground that accused had||@@||mendation to mercy on the ground that accused had boon the tool of others. His Honor said he would||@@||been the tool of others. His Honor said he would take the jury's recommendation into effect, anil||@@||take the jury's recommendation into effect, and accordingly passed a seutence of imprisonment foe||@@||accordingly passed a sentence of imprisonment for one mooth with light labour.||@@||one month with light labour. 'iho court adjourued to the following day it 10||@@||The court adjourned to the following day at 10 a.m. _||@@||a.m. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318780 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Befora Mr. Justice Owen.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Owen.) ERSKINE v. ERSKINE.||@@||ERSKINE v. ERSKINE. Mr Want, Q C , and Mr. I» Armstrong, instructed||@@||Mr. Want, Q.C., and Mr. L. Armstrong, instructed hy Mr. L Levy, appeared for the petitioner ; Mr.||@@||by Mr. L. Levy, appeared for the petitioner ; Mr. Ralston and Mr Piddington, instructed by Messrs.||@@||Ralston and Mr. Piddington, instructed by Messrs. Curtis- and Barry, for tho respondent This was a||@@||Curtiss and Barry, for the respondent. This was a suit for judicial eoparation on various grounds, but||@@||suit for judicial separation on various grounds, but the parties, after conferring, «gieed to a decree for||@@||the parties, after conferring, agreed to a decree for judicial separation, ssithout admissions, on terms||@@||judicial separation, without admissions, on terms svlueh were agreed to by counsel und liiert in||@@||which were agreed to by counsel and filed in coût t.||@@||court. WHITEHOUSE v. WHITEHOUSE||@@||WHITEHOUSE v. WHITEHOUSE. Mi Innes, instructed bv Messrs Minter. Simpson,||@@||Mr. Innes, instructed by Messrs. Minter, Simpson, and Co., appeared for tho petitioner, Isabella Annie||@@||and Co., appeared for the petitioner, Isabella Annie Whitehouse and Mr Windeyer, instructed by Mr||@@||Whitehouse ; and Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Mr. T VV Abigail, for the respondent, Edgar it \V||@@||I. W. Abigail, for the respondent, Edgar H. W. Whitehouse This ssas a tnal of Ihe question of||@@||Whitehouse. This was a trial of the question of domicile raised bj the re-pondent in entering nu-ip||@@||domicile raised by the respondent in entering an ap- peatuueo under protest disputing tho jurisdiction of||@@||pearance under protest disputing the jurisdiction of the Court lo try the e»sB It nppeured that the||@@||the Court to try the case. It appeared that the lespondeiit is nosv serving a sentouco lu St Holona||@@||respondent is now serving a sentence in St. Helena Prison in Queensland f r bignmy» and that tho peti-||@@||Prison in Queensland for bigamy, and that the peti- tioner ni the present suit, v> ho is the fret wife of the||@@||tioner in the present suit, who is the first wife of the respondent, sued for a dissolution of her murnane||@@||respondent, sued for a dissolution of her marriage with lum on the ground ot his adultery ssith the poi-||@@||with him on the ground of his adultery with the per- son with svhom tho second allepeil mamado svas||@@||son with whom the second alleged marriage was contracted It appeur-d that the pirttes ss ero mar-||@@||contracted. It appeared that the parties were mar- ried in l81)», undia Is overaber, 1808, they cntne to||@@||ried in 1893, and in November, 1898, they came to Sydney from Queensland, and took a bou o, whore||@@||Sydney from Queensland, and took a house, where thoy nsided, BISU for oe asional tnjs on tho past of||@@||they resided, save for occasional trips on the part of tha husband to Queen-la id on husmees, uuttl "\ ovem||@@||the husband to Queensland on business, until Novem- ber, 1809 I ho husband ssas irreatail in thu lint||@@||ber, 1899. The husband was arrested in the last- named seal ni the chnrfe of bigamy, and svas after-||@@||named year on the charge of bigamy, and was after- wards convioteu of tuo uiU nee||@@||wards convicted of the offence. Mr Innes argued that, tho husband not having||@@||Mr. Innes argued that, the husband not having voluut-nly left the eolony, he svas still domiciled||@@||voluntarily left the colony, he was still domiciled here||@@||here. Mr Windsvel, on the otlnr band, argued that the||@@||Mr. Windeyer, on the other hand, argued that the respondent having tuen tiken assay uuder arrest,||@@||respondent having been taken away under arrest, and havm¿ ordi red his home in Sydney to ho sold,||@@||and having ordered his home in Sydney to be sold, he had n i f ur'hor c muectiou with his acquired||@@||he had no further connection with his acquired doini ilo in this colony, and his original domicile||@@||domicile in this colony, and his original domicile respited||@@||reverted. Hie Honor held that this was the ease, and tint||@@||His Honor held that this was the case, and that tue Court had no jurisdiction||@@||the Court had no jurisdiction. (Belore Mr lustico Simpson )||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) MITCHELL v MITCHELL.||@@||MITCHELL v. MITCHELL. M- Boyeo instructed by Mr AWE Weaver,||@@||Mr. Boyce, instructed by Mr. A. W. E. Weaver, appealed for tbo husband, William Henry Mitchell 4||@@||appeared for the husband, William Henry Mitchell ; and ICr. Jamen, instructed hy Messrs. Arnott and||@@||and Mr. James, instructed by Messrs. Arnott and /||@@|| BejrnoldB, for the wife, Mary Ann Mitchell This||@@||Reynolds, for the wife, Mary Ann Mitchell. This waa at matter in winch each party sought m dissolu-||@@||was a matter in which each party sought a dissolu- tion of marriage on the gouud of desertion, but tho||@@||tion of marriage on the gound of desertion, but the suits had been consolidated, the husband herne: made||@@||suits had been consolidated, the husband being made thu petitioner and the wife the respondent. The evi-||@@||the petitioner and the wife the respondent. The evi- dence showed tint til« partios were married at Cap-||@@||dence showed that the parties were married at Cap- tain's rint ni Februny, 1S01, acording to the rites'||@@||tain's Flat in February, 1891, acording to the rites of tho Wesloyan Church, and lived togother until||@@||of the Wesleyan Church, and lived together until rebrunry, 1SÜ1, when lcspcmdont left lur husband||@@||February, 1894, when respondent left her husband. Petitioner depo«od that ho had since asked his wife to||@@||Petitioner deposed that he had since asked his wife to returu to him, both verbally and by letter, but she||@@||return to him, both verbally and by letter, but she had refused itcspomicut, in lier ovidonco, said that||@@||had refused. Respondent, in her evidence, said that her husband had treated tier cruelly on several oc-||@@||her husband had treated her cruelly on several oc- casions, and that she had left bim lu consequcuco of||@@||casions, and that she had left him in consequence of ins ill treatment of her .||@@||his ill treatment of her. rho case Stands part heard.||@@||The case stands part heard. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14309567 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ItANDWIOK.||@@||RANDWICK. Tbe lost fortnightly meeting was hpld on April 24. Th«| »||@@||The last fortnightly meeting was held on April 24. The Mayor (Alderman Theo, rowell) presided, and the follow-0||@@||Mayor (Alderman Theo. Powell) presided, and the follow- ing v,ero also present. -Aldermen S.U. Kpnnedv, G GaUyi||@@||ing were also present.—Aldermen S. R. Kennedy, G. Gale, T. Hood, J. G. Caitor, .7. Hincks, H. Willis, 1-, Hanurin1,r||@@||T. Flood, J. G. Carter, J. Hincks, H. Willis, F. Hannan, J. lUindick, and W. Hayward. The overseer of works re»*:||@@||J. Bundock, and W. Hayward. The overseer of works re- pörti-d that a trial of watering the «treeta by attrft. hose?||@@||ported that a trial of watering the streets by a 65ft. hose had been carried out in the presence ot th« work« com-.,||@@||had been carried out in the presence of the works com- mittc. and ho waa of the opinion that unless rho hvdrantfl?||@@||mittee, and he was of the opinion that unless the hydrants noro much oloser, so tliafc Bhortur hoje could bo lined, ibu||@@||were much closer, so that shorter hose could be used, it would be impossible, for ono man to curry out the work.,||@@||would be impossible, for one man to carry out the work. The lnspectoi of nuisances leported that une case or||@@||The Inspector of nuisances reported that one case of typhoid fever h td occurred during the fortnight. The*']||@@||typhoid fever had occurred during the fortnight. The bank balances were stated to bo :-Borough account, debite||@@||bank balances were stated to be :—Borough account, debit, £960 Is 0d; Bandwick road account, debit £2\fy||@@||£960 1s 6d; Randwick road account, debit £215 lila Etl; tho military ro*d account, debit i'W n||@@||12s 5d; the military road account, debit £96 6s ?id j and Ier German steamer Karls-||@@||reagh-street, for transmision per German steamer Karls- ruhe, up to (> p m on 1 RID AY, Juuo l. Pincel« add ret. sed||@@||ruhe, up to 6 p.m on FRIDAY, June 1.Parcels addressed to i apa Colony will bo revived at the Parcels OUlee, 151||@@||to Cape Colony will be received at the Parcels Office,151 Ciistlortagh-fctivet, loi tmnRinisMuu per Aborde-en stcHm°r||@@||Castlereagh-street, for transmission per Aberdeen steamer Nineveh, up to ó p m.oa'f ULSlMY, May 15. 1 or posture,||@@||Nineveh, up to 5 p m.on TUESDAY, May 15. For postage, weight, and iizo ot naroeU hcu " Postal Guide "||@@||weight, and size of parcels see "Postal Guide." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314747 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Walker.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Walker.) DECREE MADE ABSOLUTE. _||@@||DECREE MADE ABSOLUTE. lu re Hurphum v Hurptiain Hie lespondent,||@@||In re Harpham v. Harpham. The respondent, Thomas Tohu Ilarphatn, made au application||@@||Thomas John Harpham, made an application that a decree nisi, graut d on the. petition of||@@||that a decree nisi, granted on the petition of Emily Harriot Hatpham on June 9, lbB8, dis-||@@||Emily Harriet Harpham on June 9, 1898, dis- solving his niarnoge with the p.titionnr, should||@@||solving his marriage with the petitioner, should be mado absolute Respondent s afli lavit set||@@||be made absolute. Respondent's affidavit set foitb that the d cree was made returnable in a||@@||forth that the decree was made returnable in a mouth On or about September 7 1893, the decree||@@||month. On or about September 7, 1898, the decree was taken out bl petitioner's solicitor, and a copy||@@||was taken out by petitioner's solicitor, and a copy was served on tbo rpspoudeut, but since then uo||@@||was served on the respondent, but since then no steps had been taken by the petitioner or hot solicitor||@@||steps had been taken by the petitioner or her solicitor to have the decree made absolute||@@||to have the decree made absolute. His Honor granted tho application||@@||His Honor granted the application. WOODCROFT v WOODCROFT.||@@||WOODCROFT v. WOODCROFT. Ï lu-Kbath Woodcroft, for » horn Mr Wlntfeld ap-||@@||Elizabeth Woodcroft, for whom Mr. Whitfeld ap- peared, sued for rtis-olution of her marriage with||@@||peared, sued for dissolution of her marriage with IhouiKs Woodcroft, who did not appear, on the||@@||Thomas Woodcroft, who did not appear, on the grounds ot adultery and oruelty His Honor, uttor||@@||grounds of adultery and cruelty. His Honor, after hearing formal evidence, found for the petitioner ou||@@||hearing formal evidence, found for the petitioner on both issu»» and granted a decree nia, returnable ia||@@||both issues, and granted a decree nisi, returnable in tUree ruoiithB||@@||three months. HEARING OF CAUSES.||@@||HEARING OF CAUSES. Rosen v. Rosen.||@@||Rosen v. Rosen. David Rosen, for whom Mr Ii Armstrong ap-||@@||David Rosen, for whom Mr. L. Armstrong ap- peared, applied for a dissolution of his marriage||@@||peared, applied for a dissolution of his marriage with Annie Rosen, for desertion for three years and||@@||with Annie Rosen, for desertion for three years and upwards Respondent did not appear Petitioner||@@||upwards. Respondent did not appear. Petitioner gave evidence that the parties wera married at||@@||gave evidence that the parties were married at Campbell-street, Suriy Hills, in 1888 In November,||@@||Campbell-street, Surry Hills, in 1888. In November, 1894, bis wife created a disturbance in front||@@||1894, his wife created a disturbance in front ot bis business premises in George-street, and re-||@@||of his business premises in George-street, and re- fused to come home She did not sleep borne that||@@||fused to come home. She did not sleep home that night A week later when be next saw her she re-||@@||night. A week later when he next saw her she re- fused to return home unless lie would sell his busi-||@@||fused to return home unless he would sell his busi- ness, and leave New South Wales He declined to||@@||ness and leave New South Wales. He declined to do that She wrote to him afterwards from Ade-||@@||do that. She wrote to him afterwards from Ade- laide, and stated she was keeping house for an old||@@||laide, and stated she was keeping house for an old man, and was happy and comfortable lu March,||@@||man, and was happy and comfortable. In March, 1895, he saw her on the steamer Barrabool in Sydney, whon she slammed a door in bis face. Ho bad nevor||@@||when she slammed a door in his face. He had never seen bsr since||@@||seen her since. His Honor granted a decrco nisi, returnable in||@@||His Honor granted a decree nisi, returnable in three months. _ v||@@||three months. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315347 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justico Walker.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Walker.) CATO v. CATO.||@@||CATO v. CATO. Mr. Harold T. Morgan appeared for tho petitioner,||@@||Mr. Harold T. Morgan appeared for the petitioner, flosma riorenco Cato, formerly Clark, who asked||@@||Rosina Florence Cato, formerly Clark, who asked lor u divorce fiom her husband, Harry Colt Cato, ou||@@||for a divorce from her husband, Harry Cox Cato, on Ilio "rounds of Ins dcsertioti of her, his habitual||@@||the grounds of his desertion of her, his habitual diunkennoss, und his cruelty towardB her. 'lue||@@||drunkenness, and his cruelty towards her. The partiBs ti tho suit ware married according to tho||@@||parties to the suit were married according to the ntes of the United Methodist Church, at Wellington,||@@||rites of the United Methodist Church, at Wellington, Ken- /miami, on October 2, 1870. There was no||@@||New Zealand, on October 2, 1879. There was no tpp-aruuea of the respondent. This caso had bson||@@||appearance of the respondent. This case had been commenced on the previous day, but adjourned on||@@||commenced on the previous day, but adjourned on account of the ahscucu of a witness Further evi-||@@||account of the absence of a witness. Further evi- dence was now culled, and his Honor being satis-||@@||dence was now called, and his Honor being satis- fied that the petitioner was entitled to the relief she||@@||fied that the petitioner was entitled to the relief she asked for granted the decree um, making it return-||@@||asked for granted the decree nisi, making it return- able In three months Petitioner to have custody of||@@||able in three months. Petitioner to have custody of heryouugest child, anil respondent co pay petitioner's||@@||her youngest child, and respondent to pay petitioner's costa of euit.||@@||costs of suit. risiinn v. risurn||@@||FISHER v. FISHER. Mr C A. Wilki r appeared for tho petitioner||@@||Mr. C. A. Walker appeared for the petitioner Josephine Louis" Fisher, formerly liirkman, who||@@||Josephine Louise Fisher, formerly Kirkman, who lOuj-ht a dissolution of her murringo willi Walter||@@||sought a dissolution of her marriage with Walter Fisher Fisher, tvho »t the lune NNusa butcher bv||@@||Fisher Fisher, who at the time was a butcher by trailo, ou account of his wilful desertion of hdr for||@@||trade, on account of his wilful desertion of her for three yetta mid upwards There was no ap||@@||three years and upwards. There was no ap- peitauco oftha respjudent. 'Hie marriage was||@@||pearance of the respondent. The marriage was calebrnted at Auckland, Now Zealand, acenrdmg to||@@||celebrated at Auckland, New Zealand, according to the tites of the l'resbytuiuu Chinch on NON ember||@@||the rites of the Presbyterain Church on November 1J, 1SS2 His Honor found all th» issues in favour||@@||13, 1882. His Honor found all the issues in favour of the petitioner, uud granted the decree ntBi, to be||@@||of the petitioner, and granted the decree nisi, to be moved absolute in thren months. Petitioner to||@@||moved absolute in three months. Petitioner to hate custody of her children and respond.nt to||@@||have custody of her children and respondent to P»y tho costs of »mt||@@||pay the costs of suit. M'GKEGOK v. tl'GRCGOIl.||@@||McGREGOR v. McGREGOR. Mr. Parker, instructed by Messrs. Pigott and||@@||Mr. Parker, instructed by Messrs. Pigott and Btinjon, appeared for the petitioner Maud Mar||@@||Stinson, appeared for the petitioner Maud Mar- gaiet Mart i M'Gregor, formerly Bull, the re||@@||garet Maria McGregor, formerly Bull ; the re- .pundeut John Alexander M'Grogor, who followed||@@||spondent John Alexander McGregor, who followed the uccupation of a minor, did not appear.||@@||the occupation of a miner, did not appear. The petitioner sought a dissolution of hor nmrnugo,||@@||The petitioner sought a dissolution of her marriage, which took pi ico according to the rite-s of the||@@||which took place according to the rites of the Presbyterian Church, at Orana-e, ou Suptomber 10,||@@||Presbyterian Church, at Orange, on September 10, 1838, ou the ground of ttie respondent's dcssrliou||@@||1888, on the ground of the respondent's desertion of her As there nas no eNideuce eurroboritive||@@||of her. As there was no evidence corroborative of the petitioner's evidence foitl.erim ig In» lloiror.||@@||of the petitioner's evidence forthcoming his Honor, without Cislingdiiv doubt upon the truth of her state-||@@||without casting any doubt upon the truth of her state- ment, directed tho matter to stand over until later||@@||ment, directed the matter to stand over until later la tho eittuigs||@@||in the sittings. OLAHKR v. CLAKKKAND ANOTIIEIt||@@||CLARKE v. CLARKE AND ANOTHER. Mr Ualsiou, instructed by Messrs. Pigott and||@@||Mr. Ralston, instructed by Messrs. Pigott and btiusoii, as agenta lnr Mr. J IL Ldwaril», ot Broken||@@||Stinson, as agents for Mr. J. R. Edwards, of Broken »lill, jppoarau for the petitioner, Turnea Aleiander||@@||Hill, appeared for the petitioner, James Alexander Uarkc, a unuor, who »ought a dissolution of his||@@||Clarke, a miner, who sought a dissolution of his .naniago mth Ll.7¿bcth .Taue Clarke, tormerly Man-||@@||marriage with Elizabeth Jane Clarke, formerly Men- ner, »horn ho charged with having committed||@@||ner, whom he charged with having committed »uultery with one William Williams, who was joined||@@||adultery with one William Williams, who was joined as co-respondent in the suit. 'The marriage wa»||@@||as co-respondent in the suit. The marriage was celebrated at Broken Hill on January 0, 1893, ac-||@@||celebrated at Broken Hill on January 6, 1893, ac- cording t" the rites of the Presbyterian Church.||@@||cording to the rites of the Presbyterian Church. 1 hero was no appearance of the lesponient or co-||@@||There was no appearance of the respondent or co- respondent His donor having heard tho eyidenc»||@@||respondent. His Honor having heard the evidence ioumt the charges jiroveu uguiiist the respondent,||@@||found the charges proven against the respondent, hat that there NVB no iNidcuco agaraat the co.||@@||but that there was no evidence against the co- respondent. Ho nccordmgly granted the Jecre» nisi,||@@||respondent. He accordingly granted the decree nisi, Making, it n turitable in three months||@@||making it returnable in three months. HUGHES v. HOGHES.||@@||HUGHES v. HUGHES. Mr, Boyce, instructed by Messrs Perkiu. and||@@||Mr. Boyce, instructed by Messrs. Perkins and toshtry, appeared for thu petitioner, Jeme||@@||Fosbery, appeared for the petitioner, Jessie «atilda Hughes, formerly Gillespie, wbo sought||@@||Matilda Hughes, formerly Gillespie, who sought » diastluttou of her niarnago with William||@@||a dissolution of her marriage with William Hughes ou the grounds that for three year»||@@||Hughes on the grounds that for three years mid upwards he had boen au habitual drunkard,||@@||and upwards he had been an habitual drunkard, »nu habitually guilty of cruolty toworda her.||@@||and habitually guilty of cruelty towards her. ibero NNaa no appearance of the respondent 'lite||@@||There was no appearance of the respondent. The martiaf-o was celebrated according to the rites of the||@@||marriage was celebrated according to the rites of the ian",?"--'??01*-*- c>lü"-h m Sydney on September 30,||@@||Congregational Church in Sydney on September 30, 1BJU. Hw Honor, having heard the endeuce,||@@||1890. His Honor, having heard the evidence, granted ths deere« nisi u prayed, making it||@@||granted the decree nisi as prayed, making it returnable in three months. Goats of ault to be paid||@@||returnable in three months. Costs of suit to be paid by respondent.||@@||by respondent. VBftGE v, VEItGE.||@@||VERGE v. VERGE. Mr. Whitfeld, instructed hy Mr. Wolstenholmo,||@@||Mr. Whitfeld, instructed by Mr. Wolstenholme, as agent for Mr. F. S A. Bowden, appeared for the||@@||as agent for Mr. F. S A. Bowden, appeared for the Çetitioner, Sarah Jane Verge, formerly Hawker,||@@||petitioner, Sarah Jane Verge, formerly Hawker. he respondent, William Thomas Verge, a licensed||@@||The respondent, William Thomas Verge, a licensed surveyor by occupation, did not appear. Petitioner||@@||surveyor by occupation, did not appear. Petitioner asked that her marriage with the respondent, whicb||@@||asked that her marriage with the respondent, which took place at West Maitland according to the rites||@@||took place at West Maitland according to the rites of the Church of England on Junuary 17,1887, might||@@||of the Church of England on January 17, 1887, might be dissolved on the grounds of bia habitual drunken-||@@||be dissolved on the grounds of his habitual drunken- ness and cruelty, failure to support her, and desertion||@@||ness and cruelty, failure to support her, and desertion of her for three years and upwards His Honor having||@@||of her for three years and upwards. His Honor having heard the evidence in aupport of the petition fouad||@@||heard the evidence in support of the petition found m fal our of the petitioner, and grau ted the rule mai,||@@||in favour of the petitioner, and granted the rule nisi, making it returnable in three months, with custody||@@||making it returnable in three months, with custody of hsr children.||@@||of her children. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28245360 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVOltCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Befara Mr. lusticp Simplón.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) DECREES NISI.||@@||DECREES NISI. . Piiik y. Pritk.||@@||Prisk v. Prisk. His Honor granted a dooroo nisi ia lita suit br||@@||His Honor granted a decree nisi in the suit by Acnes Charlotta Priait against William Prill on tbs||@@||Agnes Charlotte Prisk against William Prisk on the findings of Mr. Justice Stephen at the Tamworth||@@||findings of Mr. Justice Stephen at the Tamworth Circuit Court oil October 4.. The decree is made||@@||Circuit Court on October 4. The decree is made returnable in a mouth. His flouor also granted||@@||returnable in a month. His Honor also granted decrees nisi in the suits of Frances Mildred Dolby||@@||decrees nisi in the suits of Frances Mildred Godby against Harry Eden Qodby on tho Undings of Mr.||@@||against Harry Eden Godby on the findings of Mr. Justice Stephen at the Armidale Circuit Court ou||@@||Justice Stephen at the Armidale Circuit Court on October 21. This was also made returnable in a||@@||October 21. This was also made returnable in a mouth. In tho suits John Henry Hayuea v. Alice||@@||month. In the suits John Henry Haynes v. Alice Elleu Haynes, William Francis Shailer v.||@@||Ellen Haynes, William Francis Shailer v. Juba Meir« Shuilor, and Uenrge England||@@||Julia Meira Shailer, and George England v. Eliza England, his Honor granted docrees||@@||v. Eliza England, his Honor granted decrees nisi upon bis findings m tho suits, which were tried||@@||nisi upon his findings in the suits, which were tried bofme him at the lust Bathurst Circuit Court, the||@@||before him at the last Bathurst Circuit Court, the decrees ta be made absolute in a mouth.||@@||decrees to be made absolute in a month. DECREES ABSOLUTE.||@@||DECREES ABSOLUTE. His Honor mado absolute the decrees nisi in the||@@||His Honor made absolute the decrees nisi in the following suits, and declared tho marriages dis-||@@||following suits, and declared the marriages dis- solved :-Maurioo Clines v. Ada Maria Jans Clines,||@@||solved :— Maurice Clines v. Ada Maria Jane Clines, Amy Stormont Weir v. James Henry Woir, and||@@||Amy Stormont Weir v. James Henry Weir, and Fraucis Burggrain v. Caroline Burggram.||@@||Francis Burggram v. Caroline Burggram. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14317955 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Jiistico Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) ATKINS v. ATKINS AND M'CORMACK.||@@||ATKINS v. ATKINS AND McCORMACK. Francis Henry Atkins, ahricklay cr, resident at Par-||@@||Francis Henry Atkins, a bricklayer, resident at Par- ramatta, applied for dissolution nf marriage with||@@||ramatta, applied for dissolution of marriage with Harriet June Atkins, formerly bperriug, on tho||@@||Harriet Jane Atkins, formerly Sperring, on the ground of her adultery with Edward M'Coimack,||@@||ground of her adultery with Edward McCormack, who was joined an co-respondent Mr Macintosh (or||@@||who was joined as co-respondent. Mr. Macintosh (of Messis Muciutosh and lodhuntor) appeared for||@@||Messrs. Macintosh and Todhunter) appeared for the petitioner , Mr Ptckbuni, lostruoted by Messrs||@@||the petitioner ; Mr. Pickburn, instructed by Messrs. F Gannon aud Sons, for the rest ondent, »ho aeuied||@@||F. Gannon and Sons, for the respondent, who denied tho illeguliou , und Mi Gardiner tar the co-rc«pun||@@||the allegation ; and Mr. Gardiner for the co-respon- dont, «lu also denied the mtscaudtict aliened in the||@@||dent, who also denied the misconduct alleged in the petition The partios wero married in 1S79, and six||@@||petition. The parties were married in 1879, and six children nore the issuo of the maritsgo, the eldest of||@@||children were the issue of the marriage, the eldest of whom is 21 years old.||@@||whom is 21 years old. The case i« part heard||@@||The case is part heard. lu the suit Smart v Smart, Mr Flaunery (in-||@@||In the suit Smart v. Smart, Mr. Flannery (in- structed bv Mr Brotnall) appeared for tho petitioner,||@@||structed by Mr. Bretnall) appeared for the petitioner, and Mr B B O'Conor (instruct»!! bj Messrs||@@||and Mr. B. B. O'Conor (instructed by Messrs. M'Intosli and Todbuutcr) ajmeared for the||@@||McIntosh and Todhunter) appeared for the respondent. _||@@||respondent. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14317192 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COCJKT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Walker.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Walker.) HEARING Or CAUSES||@@||HEARING OF CAUSES TELTir v. TOLDT||@@||FELDT v. FELDT. Agnes roldt, formerly Agnes Lyttleton, ard, in||@@||Agnes Feldt, formerly Agnes Lyttleton, sued, in forma paupon«, foi a divorce from David Foldt on||@@||forma pauperis, for a divorce from David Feldt on the ground of resprndent's ndultery with a woman||@@||the ground of respondent's adultery with a woman uukuo'vn to the petitioner ni Now Caledonia, and||@@||unknown to the petitioner in New Caledonia, and also ou account of dcsettion Petitioner doposed||@@||also on account of desertion. Petitioner deposed that tho purtles were mantled at Syfluoyia \$9t).||@@||that the parties were married at Sydney in 1890. Ono-ohild was bora of tho marriage Shs was now||@@||One child was born of the marriage. She was now employed as a domestic servant at Randwick||@@||employed as a domestic servant at Randwick. His Honor, arter hoanug, granted a decree mu,||@@||His Honor, after hearing, granted a decree nisi, returnable in three months, petitioner to havo cus-||@@||returnable in three months, petitioner to have cus- tody of the child||@@||tody of the child. WALSH v WALSH||@@||WALSH v. WALSH. Mary Tosepbine Walsh, formerly Durnaa, pro-||@@||Mary Josephine Walsh, formerly Durnan, pro- ceeded, ia forma pauperis, for a dissolution of ber||@@||ceeded, in forma pauperis, for a dissolution of her marriage with John Walsh Petitioner stated she||@@||marriage with John Walsh. Petitioner stated she was married to respondent in 1890, and lived at||@@||was married to respondent in 1890, and lived at George-atreBt North After some time rcipondont||@@||George-street North. After some time respondent waa cruel to her lu Tauuary 1813 he left her, and||@@||was cruel to her. In January 1898 he left her, and did not come back until April foil iwing Since then||@@||did not come back until April following. Since then he had been drunk, almost every week Ho had||@@||he had been drunk almost every week. He had frcnuentlv struek her She had to get a living hy||@@||frequently struck her. She had to get a living by taking 11 washing, and letting sixpenny bads||@@||taking in washing, and letting sixpenny beds. Petitioner asked for u dil orce ou the grounds of||@@||Petitioner asked for a divorce on the grounds of habitual druukennoss and cruelty for three years||@@||habitual drunkenness and cruelty for three years and upwards||@@||and upwards. His Honor, after hoarinp, granted a docree mai re-||@@||His Honor, after hearing, granted a decree nisi re- turnable in three months, petitioner to have custody||@@||turnable in three months, petitioner to have custody of the children||@@||of the children. PLHLPv PHILP||@@||PHILP v. PHILP. John Reuben Philp sued for divcrco from Pauline||@@||John Reuben Philp sued for divorce from Pauline Ethel Philp, formerly Scmastus, on tho ground of||@@||Ethel Philp, formerly Demastus, on the ground of desertion lhe parties were married m 1881) at||@@||desertion. The parties were married in 1886 at Maclean, Claren«! River In 1896 they carne to||@@||Maclean, Clarence River. In 1896 they came to Sydney Petitioner later on left his wife to look fur||@@||Sydney. Petitioner later on left his wife to look for work, givlug her £15 to carry on with On hu re-||@@||work, giving her £15 to carry on with. On his re- turn three weeks lator she refused to live with||@@||turn three weeks later she refused to live with hiai||@@||him. Clis Honor saul tho matter would have to ataud||@@||His Honor said the matter would have to stand over, evidence being requirod aa to the terms upon||@@||over, evidence being required as to the terms upon which petitioner hud lived with his wife before she||@@||which petitioner had lived with his wife before she declined to live with lum||@@||declined to live with him. SIMPbON v SIMPSON AND M'DONNELL||@@||SIMPSON v. SIMPSON AND McDONNELL. Arthur Isidoro Simpson, for whom Mr Cline ap-||@@||Arthur Isidore Simpson, for whom Mr. Cline ap- peared, petitioned for dissolution of marriage with||@@||peared, petitioned for dissolution of marriage with Mabel Simpson formerly Lawson, on the ground of||@@||Mabel Simpson, formerly Lawson, on the ground of adultury with William Henry Mllonnoll, who was||@@||adultery with William Henry McDonnell, who was jom«d as co-respondent The parties were married||@@||joined as co-respondent. The parties were married at Pirramatta in May, 189J||@@||at Parramatta in May, 1899. His Honor, after hearing, granted a decree nisi||@@||His Honor, after hearing, granted a decree nisi returnable ni three mouths, and ordered the co||@@||returnable in three months, and ordered the co- rcpondent to pay costs||@@||respondent to pay costs. DALYv DALY.||@@||DALY v. DALY. Florence Daly, for whom Mr Ralston appeared,||@@||Florence Daly, for whom Mr. Ralston appeared, sued for divorce from John Joseph Xavier Daly,||@@||sued for divorce from John Joseph Xavier Daly, of Hunter street, teach»r of elocution, for non-com-||@@||of Hunter-street, teacher of elocution, for non-com- pliance with a dooreo made by the Court in Novem-||@@||pliance with a decree made by the Court in Novem- ber last for restitution of conjugal rights||@@||ber last for restitution of conjugal rights. The parties weio married nt Newcastle in||@@||The parties were married at Newcastle in ISSO Petitioner gave ovidence that respondent never||@@||1886. Petitioner gave evidence that respondent never took bet bark to live with lum as his wife after the||@@||took her back to live with him as his wife after the decree was pronounced in November, and never||@@||decree was pronounced in November, and never offered to take her back||@@||offered to take her back. His Honor saul, with reluctance, ho granted a||@@||His Honor said, with reluctance, he granted a decres mai, but would muko it retucuible in sur.||@@||decree nisi, but would make it returnable in six months||@@||months. WHITE v WHITE||@@||WHITE v. WHITE. Mary Ellen Wlnto, formerly Petéis, asked for a||@@||Mary Ellen White, formerly Peters, asked for a dissolution of her marriage with Charles White on||@@||dissolution of her marriage with Charles White on the grounds of habitual druukenness, uon-support,||@@||the grounds of habitual druukenness, non-support, cruelty, and desertion 1 he parties were mstrted at||@@||cruelty, and desertion. The parties were married at Mount Carmel, near Sydney, ia 1884||@@||Mount Carmel, near Sydney, in 1884. "His Honor, after bearing, granted a decree nisi,||@@||His Honor, after hearing, granted a decree nisi, returnable in throo mouths, petitioner to have cus-||@@||returnable in three months, petitioner to have cus- tody of the children||@@||tody of the children. GLELSON v GLEESON||@@||GLEESON v. GLEESON. Fqnly Gleeson, formerly Brown, applied for a||@@||Emily Gleeson, formerly Brown, applied for a divorce from James Gleeson, on the grounds of||@@||divorce from James Gleeson, on the grounds of adultotj, ciuelty, habitual drunkonness, and non||@@||adultery, cruelty, habitual drunkenness, and non- support Petitioner said she married respondent in||@@||support. Petitioner said she married respondent in Sydney in 189J||@@||Sydney in 1893. His Honor, after hearing, granted a decree nisi||@@||His Honor, after hearing, granted a decree nisi returnable in three months, petitioner to have||@@||returnable in three months, petitioner to have custody of the children||@@||custody of the children. CASEY v CASEY.||@@||CASEY v. CASEY. Mary Ann Casey, formerly M'Lvoy, petitioned for||@@||Mary Ann Casey, formerly McEvoy, petitioned for dissolution of ber marriage with Patrick Casey, on||@@||dissolution of her marriage with Patrick Casey, on the ground of desertion Mr Ralston appeared for||@@||the ground of desertion. Mr. Ralston appeared for the petitioner The jiarties were married at Noumea,||@@||the petitioner. The parties were married at Noumea, New Caledonia, in 1861 Petitioner said her husband||@@||New Caledonia, in 1864. Petitioner said her husband came to byduey in 1878 She had not seen lum since||@@||came to Sydney in 1878. She had not seen him since until a few montais ago For j ears she believed him||@@||until a few months ago. For years she believed him to be dead||@@||to be dead. His Honor granted a decree nisi, returnable in||@@||His Honor granted a decree nisi, returnable in three months, subject to an affidavit by Mia Consul||@@||three months, subject to an affidavit by the Consul- General for France m référence to * document||@@||General for France in reference to a document which had beeu put IU||@@||which had beeu put in. BELL v BELL||@@||BELL v. BELL. Mr. Wlutfeid applied for the making of a decree||@@||Mr. Whitfeld applied for the making of a decree nisi tor divorce absolute io the suit hy Ada I lorence||@@||nisi for divorce absolute in the suit by Ada Florence Bell wamst Ernest Bell He said the||@@||Bell against Ernest Bell. He said the making of the decree uisi absolute waa objected||@@||making of the decree nisi absolute was objected to by au mtervener on account of an||@@||to by an intervener on account of an ofTonco alleged to have boen committed by the||@@||offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner four years af tor she had been deserted||@@||petitioner four years after she had been deserted. That offence was admitted Mr Whitfeld applied||@@||That offence was admitted. Mr. Whitfeld applied for lenient consideration ia the peculiar circum-||@@||for lenient consideration in the peculiar circum- stances||@@||stances. His Honor said ho would consider the matter||@@||His Honor said he would consider the matter. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305216 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) MOTIONS BOH ATTACHMENT.||@@||MOTIONS FOR ATTACHMENT. Howe v. Honro and Anollier,||@@||Rowe v. Rowe and Another. Io the matter of George William Sydney Rowe T,||@@||In the matter of George William Sydney Rowe v. Minn"* Anderson Esther Howe slid Byron Brennan,||@@||Minnie Anderson Esther Rowe and Byron Brennan, Mr. leidtto.il, vimtructed hy Mr. J. H. Marsden,||@@||Mr. Ralston, instructed by Mr. J. H. Marsden, appeared for the petitioner, Georgs VV. S. Howe,||@@||appeared for the petitioner, George W. S. Rowe, and moved fur n iule msi calling upon the co||@@||and moved for a rule nisi calling upon the co- respondent, Byron Brennan, to Bhou cause what a||@@||respondent, Byron Brennan, to show cause what a writ of attachment should not issue ugmnst him for||@@||writ of attachment should not issue against him for non-payment uf the tsxeit costs of the suit and||@@||non-payment of the taxed costs of the suit and of the deeree absolute. The lota" costs had been||@@||of the decree absolute. The total costs had been tuxed «t £l-!5. It was shown thst the co-respondent,||@@||taxed at £125. It was shown that the co-respondent, who did not appear,had been served with the decrees||@@||who did not appear, had been served with the decrees ¡lull the certificate of taxntion, and tint demaud had||@@||and the certificate of taxation, and that demand had lieea mide upon lum forpieymeut of the money, pntl||@@||been made upon him for payment of the money, and also that tin hud not paid the »mount, nor any pint||@@||also that he had not paid the amount, nor any part of it, into court, to Mr. Marsden, or to the petitioner.||@@||of it, into court, to Mr. Marsden, or to the petitioner. His Honor gnitited the rule nisi as prayed, and made||@@||His Honor granted the rule nisi as prayed, and made H returnable on the 1st proximo.||@@||it returnable on the 1st proximo. Keating v. Keatipg.||@@||Keating v. Keating. Mr. L. Armstrong, instructed by Mr. I*. H,||@@||Mr. L. Armstrong, instructed by Mr. E. H. Blunden, appeared for tile petitioner, Millicent||@@||Blunden, appeared for the petitioner, Millicent Aphrasia Keating, uud asked for a writ of||@@||Aphrasia Keating, and asked for a writ of attachment against the respondent, Elijah||@@||attachment against the respondent, Elijah Keating, on the grsuad of uon*payinaat||@@||Keating, on the ground of non-payment of alimouy under a decree for judicial||@@||of alimony under a decree for judicial sepal ation made in 1SU2. There was nD appearance||@@||separation made in 1892. There was no appearance for the respondent, but Mr. Armstrong ststod th'it||@@||for the respondent, but Mr. Armstrong stated that be had written a 'otter in which he denied that he||@@||he had written a letter in which he denied that he was in arrears to thn amount all ged hythe peti-||@@||was in arrears to the amount alleged by the peti- tioner. His Houor made an order for the issue of||@@||tioner. His Honor made an order for the issue of the writ, but also directed that it should lie in the||@@||the writ, but also directed that it should lie in the office f >r a fortnight, and remain thcte so long as £1||@@||office for a fortnight, and remain there so long as £1 as per week waa paid for alimouy and £1 par week||@@||5s per week was paid for alimony and £1 per week for the arrears. ' '||@@||for the arrears. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301688 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) LIAltDET v. MAUDE I' AND ANO THEU.||@@||LIARDET v. LIARDET AND ANOTHER. Mr. Armstrong, instructed by Messis Arnott and||@@||Mr. Armstrong, instructed by Messrs. Arnott and Reynolds appuurod tor the pttitioi ur, C ivendish||@@||Reynolds, appeared for the petitioner, Cavendish Dawson Evelyn Lianlet, a mining igent wh > sought||@@||Dawson Evelyn Liardet, a mining agent who sought a dissolution of Ins marriage with l,c-&h Li inlet, 001||@@||a dissolution of his marriage with Leah Liardet, nee Conway, on the ground th t she lu 1 committed||@@||Conway, on the ground that she had committed idalteiv willi oue Charles Robett Swinburne, who||@@||adultery with one Charles Robert Swinburne, who was joined us co-respindent III the suit. I'lio re||@@||was joined as co-respondent in the suit. The re- tpou lent did not appear but Mr II lit u, with||@@||spondent did not appear ; but Mr. Ralston, with lum Mi rimmel*., iiblruttol by Messrs Kui.; mid||@@||him Mr. Flannery, instructed by Messrs. King and Schnieder, appetred f ii the co respondent, who had||@@||Schraeder, appeared for the co-respondent, who had Hied au uuswer dsnjiu,- thit there wis any tru'li III||@@||filed an answer denying that there was any truth in tho charges made against bun||@@||the charges made against him. Mr riannery, addressing his Hjiior, asked that||@@||Mr. Flannery, addressing his Honor, asked that ti 0 case Bhoutd bo postponed beforo it was cutored||@@||the case should be postponed before it was entered upon on the ground that the semor counsel f >r the||@@||upon on the ground that the senior counsel for the co-respo idcnt was engaged in argument ia 11 no th cr||@@||co-respondent was engaged in argument in another tuns lictiou, as lie was not aware that this suit would||@@||juridiction, as he was not aware that this suit would be proc eded n ith so eailj.||@@||be proceeded with so early. Mr L Armstroug suggested that the petitioner||@@||Mr. L. Armstrong suggested that the petitioner limul 1 be allowed ti go 11 to tho box and give for-||@@||should be allowed to go into the box and give for- mal evidence as he had already boen ahí s at from||@@||mal evidence as he had already been absent from Mclbouri e u firtiilg.it and was anxious to leave Syd-||@@||Melbourne a fortnight, and was anxious to leave Syd- ney this week||@@||ney this week. Mr > tannery said bo had no objection to this||@@||Mr. Flannery said he had no objection to this oourso being taken||@@||course being taken. The petitioner was then sworn In reply to Mr||@@||The petitioner was then sworn. In reply to Mr. Armstrong he said he was married to the respondent||@@||Armstrong he said he was married to the respondent nu January ¿i, 188'), neening to the ritt s of the||@@||on January 22, 1889, according to the rites of the Lutheran Churoh at the I.utheinn parsonage lu||@@||Lutheran Church at the Lutheran parsonage in Melbourne Th» only issue of the marriage waa one||@@||Melbourne. The only issue of the marriage was one son Since the marriage witness had lived In various||@@||son. Since the marriage witness had lived in various parts ->f New South Wales, and had also made||@@||parts of New South Wales, and had also made numerous trips to theothere lonies in pursuancfi of Ins||@@||numerous trips to the other colonies in pursuance of his business us a m mug agent H» returned to Sydney||@@||business as a mining agent. He returned to Sydney in October, 1898, from a trip to QiioeiiBlniid, and lived||@@||in October, 1898, from a trip to Queensland, and lived with his wifo u til May 9, 1899, when he went on||@@||with his wife until May 9, 1899, when he went on mining business to Melb mrnp, and he returned to||@@||mining business to Melbourne, and he returned to Syt'ney in the August nt the samo year||@@||Sydney in the August of the same year. During his absence he frequei tlv com||@@||During his absence he frequently com- inuuicntod with his wifo, nud kept her supplied||@@||municated with his wife, and kept her supplied with money On returning to his home he fouu 1 that||@@||with money. On returning to his home he found that his wife had gone away He bud not seen her||@@||his wife had gone away. He had not seen her since, ulthough ho had mide overy endeavour to||@@||since, although he had made every endeavour to lind her He sub equently leirned that the child hud||@@||find her. He subsequently learned that the child had been plue ti 111 the Rockdale College, Rockdale||@@||been placed in the Rockdale College, Rockdale. At this stage the case was ailinnT*»! until the||@@||At this stage the case was adjourned until the next csse on the list was dispose I ot||@@||next csse on the list was disposed of. ritVYNOli v lltVYNOIt AND AVOlHBil||@@||TRAYNOR v. TRAYNOR AND ANOTHER. Mr Windeyer, instructed by M»s rs M'lntosh and||@@||Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Messrs. McIntosh and lothuiitcr, uppetred for tho jotttinner, Ernest||@@||Todhunter, appeared for the petitioner, Ernest Anxi ty Iruyntir, of Moree, Mr WI itfe.li!, in-||@@||Anxiety Traynor, of Moree ; Mr. Whitfeld, in- structed by Mr M A H Ti zhnrdinge, appeared||@@||structed by Mr. M. A. H. Fitzhardinge, appeared for tho riopou lout, Cathei ino 1 raynoi, neo C oiov ,||@@||for the respondent, Catherine Traynor, nee Conroy ; and Mr P li Wluto, instructed by Mr li H||@@||and Mr. P. K. White, instructed by Mr. R. H. levien, ippoan ti for tin co respon tout, G orge||@@||Levien, appeared for the co-respondent, George Hulbert Armstrong Uns was a consolidated suit,||@@||Herbert Armstrong. This was a consolidated suit, and fonts | urposes hrae't A traynor w is mido||@@||and for its purposes Ernest A. Traynor was made 1 etitinner On tho hUBhtnd's part tho issues were||@@||petitioner. On the husband's part the issues were cruelty uni adulter}, and similar churlos wi ro mude||@@||cruelty and adultery, and similar charges were made against lum by the wife 1 he chargea and counter-||@@||against him by the wife. The charges and counter- charges were denied, and tho cn respnndei t denied||@@||charges were denied, and the co-respondent denied the allegations made iie>Ri-"-t lum||@@||the allegations made against him. The petitioner, in evidence, s ntl th_t the marriage||@@||The petitioner, in evidence, said that the marriage took place on August 8, 188J, at Moree, ID this||@@||took place on August 8, 1883, at Moree, in this colony, according to the rites of the Church of Eng-||@@||colony, according to the rites of the Church of Eng- land. . At present ho was carrying on business us a||@@||land. At present he was carrying on business as a butcher, but formally ho,h»d beun an hntelkoopor,||@@||butcher, but formerly he had been an hotelkeeper, and about 1894 the co-respondent. Armstrong, used||@@||and about 1894 the co-respondent, Armstrong, used to visit tho house, mid petitioner became on friendly||@@||to visit the house, and petitioner became on friendly terms with bim. Petitioner thou give ovidence as tb||@@||terms with him. Petitioner then gave evidence as to thu circumstances which caused him to bring this||@@||the circumstances which caused him to bring this suit.||@@||suit. The case was not concluded when the Court rose.||@@||The case was not concluded when the Court rose. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14302100 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Beforo Mr. Justice Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) TRAYNOR v. TRAYNOR AND ANOrHER.||@@||TRAYNOR v. TRAYNOR AND ANOTHER. Mr.Windeyer, instructed by Messrs. M'lutosh and||@@||Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Messrs. McIntosh and Todhuutor, uppoired for the petitioner, Earnest||@@||Todhunter, appeared for the petitioner, Earnest Anxiety Traynor, of Moree, Mr. Whitfeld, in-||@@||Anxiety Traynor, of Moree ; Mr. Whitfeld, in- structed by Mr. M. A. II. Fitzbardinge, appeared||@@||structed by Mr. M. A. H. Fitzhardinge, appeared for the rostiondent, Cathenao Traynor, nee Conroy ,||@@||for the respondent, Catherine Traynor, nee Conroy ; and Mr. P. K While, instructed by Mr. 11. H.||@@||and Mr. P. K White, instructed by Mr. R. H. Levien, appuarul for the co-respondent, Georgo||@@||Levien, appeared for the co-respondent, George Herbert Armstrong. This was a consolidated suit,||@@||Herbert Armstrong. This was a consolidated suit, and for its purposes Earnest A. Traynor wal made||@@||and for its purposes Earnest A. Traynor was made petitioner. On the husband's pa.t the issuos wore||@@||petitioner. On the husband's part the issues wore cruelty and adultery, and similar charges were niailu||@@||cruelty and adultery, and similar charges were made against mm by the wife. The ehargos and countor||@@||against him by the wife. The charges and counter- chargi s w oro domed, mid tho co-respondent denied||@@||charges were denied, and the co-respondent denied tho allegations mad« against him.||@@||the allegations made against him. At the olino of tho petitioner's casi»,||@@||At the close of the petitioner's case, Mr. Whito applied foi the dismissal of tho co-||@@||Mr. White applied for the dismissal of the co- respondent from" thB suit on tho ground of coudoua||@@||respondent from the suit on the ground of condona- tiou. as disclosed in the evidence for the petitioner.||@@||tion, as disclosed in the evidence for the petitioner. After heanug arguments,||@@||After hearing arguments, His Hanoi said ii wits impossible, from the evi||@@||His Honor said it was impossible, from the evi- donce, to determine when any specific act of alleged||@@||dence, to determine when any specific act of alleged adultery birt boen committed, uuloss it wore the||@@||adultery had been committed, unless it were the act said to havb been committed in what is known as||@@||act said to have been committed in what is known as the Judge's room, nnd ho was unable to seo, if there||@@||the Judge's room, and he was unable to see, if there had been adultery committed, that there had been||@@||had been adultery committed, that there had been condonation. Condonation had not been pleaded||@@||condonation. Condonation had not been pleaded. Under tho oircumBtances, if condonation were relied||@@||Under the circumstances, if condonation were relied upon to dismiss the co-respondent from the suit, it||@@||upon to dismiss the co-respondent from the suit, it muBt be proved very clearly. No such clear proof||@@||must be proved very clearly. No such clear proof had boon giv eu It ho were satisfied that condona||@@||had been given. If he were satisfied that condona- t'oa hod occurred, and the ollonco had not been re-||@@||tion had occurred, and the offence had not been re- vived, he might do what was asked; hut ho eonld||@@||vived, he might do what was asked ; but he could not dismiss Armstrong from the suit ao the evidence||@@||not dismiss Armstrong from the suit as the evidence stood at present,||@@||stood at present. Mr. Whitfeld asked for au ordor for further costs||@@||Mr. Whitfeld asked for an order for further costs for the respondent||@@||for the respondent. His Honor said ho would not maka any ordor||@@||His Honor said he would not make any order until he had heart! something of the respondent's||@@||until he had heard something of the respondent's case.||@@||case. Dr. Eisner, of Moree, deposed thal in January,||@@||Dr. Eisner, of Moree, deposed that in January, 1807, he had operated on tho petitioner for a||@@||1897, he had operated on the petitioner for a growth which, in his opinion, was duo to a disease.||@@||growth which, in his opinion, was due to a disease. A fortnight later ho was called in to see Mrs||@@||A fortnight later he was called in to see Mrs. Traynor und her child. He found she was getting||@@||Traynor and her child. He found she was getting better of a complaint. In the child the same||@@||better of a complaint. In the child the same disease VHB III active progress, and appeared to||@@||disease was in active progress, and appeared to havo been caused within irom a fortnight to six||@@||have been caused within from a fortnight to six weeks. On a second occasion, later in 1897, be||@@||weeks. On a second occasion, later in 1897, he oporatcd on tho petitiouei for tho removal of a||@@||operated on the petitioner for the removal of a growth und a nore which'' wero duo, ho con-||@@||growth and a sore which wero due, he con- sidered, *o a nisease Witness said he had examined||@@||sidered, to a disease. Witness said he had examined the co-respondent for admission to the A M.P.||@@||the co-respondent for admission to the A.M.P. Society. Hie co-respondent pused first-class, and||@@||Society. The co-respondent passed first-class, and had apparently not suffered from a «lisoase.||@@||had apparently not suffered from a disease. Caleb Jamos boden, chemist, of Moree, deposed to||@@||Caleb James Soden, chemist, of Moree, deposed to hnviug sold medicines to petitioner and treated him||@@||having sold medicines to petitioner and treated him for a certain complaint||@@||for a certain complaint. Respondent gave evidence denying the allegations||@@||Respondent gave evidence denying the allegations made against her. h hu said tho co-respondent had||@@||made against her. She said the co-respondent had never beou in her bedroom when she was lu bud||@@||never been in her bedroom when she was in bed. She had never Liesed l.irn, and had not gone with||@@||She had never kissed him, and had not gone with htm into what was known us the Judge's room||@@||him into what was known as the Judge's room. Occisiunally she had gone for drives with the co||@@||Occasionally she had gone for drives with the co- rcopoudout, but not alone. One night whou peti-||@@||respondent, but not alone. One night when peti- tioner and «he kopt a hoM, after petitioner had gone||@@||tioner and she kept a hotel, after petitioner had gone to bed, mid others bud lett the house, she carne in||@@||to bed, and others had left the house, she came in from locking the back door and iouud Armstrong||@@||from locking the back door and found Armstrong st'll in the parlour The fi ont door was closod. but||@@||still in the parlour. The front door was closed, but was not locked Within fivo minutes bul husband||@@||was not locked. Within five minutes her husband burst the door of the ¡nrlour m, and||@@||burst the door of the parlour in, and called her abominable names m allu-||@@||called her abominable names in allu- sion to the preseuco of Armstroog. Thereupon||@@||sion to the presence of Armstrong. Thereupon tlio co-respondent struck her husband. The peti||@@||the co-respondent struck her husband. The peti lionei thun oiderod Aimstrong out of thu house||@@||tioner then ordered Armstrong out of the house. Armitrong raid, " No, Trayuor , let mo etplnui||@@||Armstrong said, " No, Traynor ; let me explain — vou are making a mistake " Potitionor would nt,t||@@||you are making a mistake." Petitioner would not liston, and tho co-respondent left. It was untrue||@@||listen, and the co-respondent left. It was untrue that m the parlour olio had nat on the sofa with her||@@||that in the parlour she had sat on the sofa with her arms arouiid the co-rcspoudoat's neck. Dunug 1893||@@||arms around the co-respondent's neck. Dunug 1898 she had lived with her husband lu I1 romo-stieot, at||@@||she had lived with her husband in Frome-street, at his request, and on the clear understanding that they||@@||his request, and on the clear understanding that they wore not to occupy tho flame room That ariange||@@||were not to occupy the same room. That arrange- nicnt was adhuiod to, but the petitionor repoatetlv||@@||ment was adhered to, but the petitioner repeatedly asked her to occupv a room with lum. bovorul||@@||asked her to occupy a room with him. Several timos, whou she reiused, ho twisted her arms, aud||@@||times, when she refused, he twisted her arms, and once, holding her hands down, he spat all over lier||@@||once, holding her hands down, he spat all over her face uud said abo was Armstrong's woman. Tina||@@||face and said she was Armstrong's woman. This was beforo the childrau. Nearly every day the pott||@@||was before the children. Nearly every day the peti- lioner insulted her. Once, when ho ci lied her names,||@@||tioner insulted her. Once, when he called her names, she shipped lum. It was not true that on that oc-||@@||she slapped him. It was not true that on that oc- casion she struck lum with a bottle.||@@||casion she struck him with a bottle. His Honor saul tho respondent had herself dis-||@@||His Honor said the respondent had herself dis- proved condonation.||@@||proved condonation. Mr. Whttfold said it waa no part of thu respondeut's||@@||Mr. Whitfeld said it was no part of the respondent's caBo to provo condonation.||@@||case to prove condonation. The respondent's caso was nofconcludoil when the||@@||The respondent's case was not concluded when the Court rose for the day.||@@||Court rose for the day. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14308986 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CIRCUIT COURTS.||@@||CIRCUIT COURTS. AllMIDALE. Monday.||@@||ARMIDALE, Monday. At the Ou cuit Court, Mr Justice .Simpson presid-||@@||At the Circuit Court, Mr. Justice Simpson presid- ing, the crimmul husillos1» was concluded on Satur-||@@||ing, the criminal business was concluded on Satur- day Paul Connor, who ploaded guilty to stealing||@@||day. Paul Connor, who pleaded guilty to stealing £0 I"ß Od, was sentenced to 13 mouths' imprison-||@@||£6 17s 6d, was sentenced to 13 months' imprison- ment William Henry Davis, charged with assault-||@@||ment. William Henry Davis, charged with assault- ing his wife, was acquitted 1 loreuce Charles||@@||ing his wife, was acquitted. Florence Charles M'Cattby, charged with shooting at George Smith||@@||McCarthy, charged with shooting at George Smith at Glen Innes, with lulont to murder, was found||@@||at Glen Innes, with intent to murder, was found guilty of shooting with intent to do guevous ho lily||@@||guilty of shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and sentenced to two years und 11 months'||@@||harm, and sentenced to two years and 11 months' hird labour J Malone und Robert helson found||@@||hard labour. J. Malone and Robert Nelson, found guilty ot assaulting niidrotibug John M'Guire of||@@||guilty of assaulting and robbing John McGuire of Llr) at Iuverell. wure oach sentenced to four years||@@||£15 at Inverell, were each sentenced to four years' hurd labour Churlcs Grantham was charged witt||@@||hard labour. Charles Grantham was charged with assault Ihe juri disagreed alter being locked up||@@||assault. The jury disagreed after being locked up all uight Accusod was icuiumied to||@@||all night. Accused was remanded to the next court Bull was allowed diaries||@@||the next court. Bail was allowed. Charles Mall was charged with assault with intent,||@@||Mall was charged with assault with intent, und acquitted Ellen Blootnueld uud William||@@||and acquitted. Ellen Bloomfield and William Beche, au aboriginal weie eliaigetl with stealing||@@||Becke, an aboriginal, were charged with stealing £15 Ihe female accused was acquitted, lítelo v as||@@||£15. The female accused was acquitted, Becke was found guilty and soiilouci 1 to SIM months' hard||@@||found guilty and sentenced to six months' hard labour William M Neil was charged nilli the||@@||labour. William McNeil was charged with the murder of his owu child, 11 months old, ut Boggy||@@||murder of his own child, 11 months old, at Boggy Camp, near Inverell Ho was convicted of man-||@@||Camp, near Inverell. He was convicted of man- slaughter, and sentenced to IJ^notiths' hurd labour||@@||slaughter, and sentenced to 13 months' hard labour. Rupeit Percy Klug, eli irg»d ivithmnlioiouslv woun 1||@@||Rupert Percy King, charged with maliciously wound- ing William Red nui«! nt Kingstown wits found||@@||ing William Redmond at Kingstown, was found guiltv, and suuteuced to 12 mouths* hurd lubout||@@||guilty, and sentenced to 12 months' hard labour. Martin riiioorly pulitiuuud for divorce irom his||@@||Martin Finnerty petitioned for divorce from his nifu on grounds of desertion Tim petition was||@@||wife on grounds of desertion. The petition was grunted William Thomas Bailey, of Allora, on the||@@||granted. William Thomas Bailey, of Allora, on the grounds of adulteri, asked for a divorce fiom his||@@||grounds of adultery, asked for a divorce from his wife Ihe putitiou was granted||@@||wife. The petition was granted. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14291029 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MFSTERY OP A DRIFTING||@@||MYSTERY Of A DRIFTING BARQUE.||@@||BARQUE. A VESSEL IN SOUND CONDITION FOUND||@@||A VESSEL IN SOUND CONDITION FOUND DESERTED.||@@||DESERTED. LIKE THE FAMOUS .' MARY CELESTE."||@@||LIKE THE FAMOUS '' MARY CELESTE." Within tho past few days (says the Manila||@@||Within the past few days (says the Manila " Times," of Decombar 27) the only parallel to the||@@||" Times," of December 27) the only parallel to the case of the Mary Celeste-the greatest mystery in||@@||case of the Mary Celeste—the greatest mystery in maritime annals-has cieated wido interest in ship-||@@||maritime annals—has created wide interest in ship- ping circles. The weird circumstances attending the||@@||ping circles. The weird circumstances attending the abandonment of tim Mary Celesta are now historic,||@@||abandonment of the Mary Celeste are now historic, and have been utilised by at least une famous novel-||@@||and have been utilised by at least one famous novel- ist A week or two ago the captain of the Cublenr||@@||ist. A week or two ago the captain of the Coblenz sighted a barque with ull sall set about 100 miles off||@@||sighted a barque with all sail set about 150 miles off the coast of Heligoland He hallad her, but receiv-||@@||the coast of Heligoland. He hailed her, but receiv- ing no loply, he sent a boat's crew tu make inquines||@@||ing no reply, he sent a boat's crew to make inquiries. 1 hey found tho barque entirely deserted, although||@@||They found the barque entirely deserted, although perfectly sound and dry, and, moreover, there was||@@||perfectly sound and dry, and, moreover, there was absolutely no clew to bo found that would throw any||@@||absolutely no clew to be found that would throw any light on tho mystery This caso is almost on all||@@||light on the mystery.This case is almost on all fours with that of the Mary Celeste A few days||@@||fours with that of the Mary Celeste. A few days before sailing from New York Captain Briggs mot||@@||before sailing from New York, Captain Briggs met .Captain Morehouse of the English brig Del Gracia.||@@||Captain Morehouse of the English brig Dei Gracia. Tho two men wera old friends, and at they were||@@||The two men were old friends, and as they were both bound for Mediterranean ports, they found||@@||both bound for Mediterranean ports, they found jilenty of matter for conversation A duy or so later||@@||plenty of matter for conversation. A day or so later the Doi Gracia put out to sea, sailing a few days||@@||the Dei Gracia put out to sea, sailing a few days ahead of the Mary Celeste||@@||ahead of the Mary Celeste. Hie Dei Oracia's voyugo was without incident||@@||The Dei Gracia's voyage was without incident until December 7, whou the Island of Santa Maria,||@@||until December 7, when the Island of Santa Maria, the southernmost of tho Azores group, came in sight||@@||the southernmost of the Azores group, came in sight. Almost at tho same instant the snils of u brigantino||@@||Almost at the same instant the sails of a brigantine w oro made out m the ofling, aud Captain Morehouse||@@||were made out inthe offing, and Captain Morehouse decided that the oncoming vessel w as none other||@@||decided that the oncoming vessel was none other than the Mary Celeste But there wns not a soul on||@@||than the Mary Celeste. But there was not a soul on board 1 ho cabin of the Mary Celesta vrus just as it||@@||board. The cabin of the Mary Celeste was just as it would be if the ship's company hal been on board||@@||would be if the ship's company had been on board. Tho captain's watch bung from tlio bracket of the||@@||The captain's watch hung from the bracket of the swinging lamp over tue table, and on the tablo itself||@@||swinging lamp over the table, and on the table itself was u slate on which some notes for tho logbook had||@@||was a slate on which some notes for the logbook had boon jotted down The date of ths entry was||@@||been jotted down. The date of the entry was November 24, showing that thu vessel hld been left||@@||November 24, showing that the vessel had been left to her own devices for nearly two weeks when||@@||to her own devices for nearly two weeks when found.||@@||found. Under the entry on the state, which recorded light||@@||Under the entry on the slate, which recorded light wind and fair weather, were the words, " Fanny,||@@||wind and fair weather, were the words, " Fanny, my dear wife." Ibis, it was jfterward» learned,||@@||my dear wife." This, it was afterwards learned, wea in tbo handwriting of the mate, who probably||@@||was in the handwriting of the mate, who probably started a message to hu wife while his shipmates were||@@||started a message to his wife while his shipmates were lowering the boat Later on the exploring party||@@||lowering the boat. Later on the exploring party entered the captain's room, and here they found tho||@@||entered the captain's room, and here they found the dollies on the berths and tho imprint of a little hand||@@||clothes on the berths and the imprint of a little hand on the pillow The other berths wero undisturbed,||@@||on the pillow. The other berths were undisturbed, showing that the abandonment of the vcsiel must||@@||showing that the abandonment of the vessel must havo taken place in the evening In the galley oven||@@||have taken place in the evening. In the galley every- thing was just as the cook had left it when cleaning||@@||thing was just as the cook had left it when cleaning up after supper, aud one of the sailor's chests con-||@@||up after supper, and one of the sailor's chests con- tained a £ i note and various other articles of value||@@||tained a £5 note and various other articles of value. Evervthiug pointed to the fact that the crew must||@@||Everything pointed to the fact that the crew must baie left tho vessel hnsiih||@@||have left the vessel hastily. Nothing moro was ever heard of them, and after||@@||Nothing more was ever heard of them, and after l)iug thrco months at LriUrultir the boat was put in||@@||lying three months at Gibraltar the boat was put in chango nf a now captain and sent on to her port of||@@||charge of a new captain and sent on to her port of destination. The generall) accepted explanation of||@@||destination. The generally accepted explanation of thom) story wns thai a cask of nichol m the main||@@||the mystery was that a cask of alchol in the main hatch must have eipli ded, and that tho crew, fear-||@@||hatch must have exploded, and that the crew, fear- ing the vessel would blow up, hud taken lo the boats||@@||ing the vessel would blow up, had taken to the boats uud boen swampod||@@||and been swamped. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14337177 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I COURT OP KEVTEW,-Monday, 24th September.||@@||COURT OF REVIEW. — Monday, 24th September. Before His Honor Judge Murray, in No. 3 Court, at IO||@@||Before His Honor Judge Murray, in No. 2 Court, at 10 a m.-Emma Anbey ; fiobert A. Bell, public officer.||@@||a.m. — Emma Abbey ; Robert A. Bell, public officer. Union S.-*. Company, Limited ; Bobert A. Bell, agenC||@@||Union S.S. Company, Limited ; Robert A. Bell, agent for Oceanic S b. Company ; C. Al. Buck, publia||@@||for Oceanic S.S. Company ; C. M. Buck, public officer. New Souta Wales Mortgage, Landa||@@||officer, New South Wales Mortgage, Land, and Agenci Company, T ímited : Peter Callen ;||@@||and Agency Company, Limited : Peter Callen ; James Cowen, public officer, M'Xlwrailb, M'Each||@@||James Cowen, public officer, McIlwraith, McEach- arn, and Co, Limited ; M. C. Cowlishaw,||@@||arn, and Co., Limited ; M. C. Cowlishaw, Thomas Cowlishaw ; Thomas Cowlishaw, agent for||@@||Thomas Cowlishaw ; Thomas Cowlishaw, agent for Catherine C. Cowlishaw, Thomas Cowlishaw, agent fore||@@||Catherine C. Cowlishaw; Thomas Cowlishaw, agent for A. C'ime and Co ; «J. W. Coe, public officer, Williwa||@@||A. Currie and Co ; J. W. Coe, public officer, William Howard bmith and Sods, Proprietary, Limited ; Thoms»||@@||Howard Smith and Sons, Proprietary, Limited ; Thomas Dalton, T. E. Edols ; H. J. Fitzsimoas, public officer.||@@||Dalton, T. E. Edols ; H. J. Fitzsimons, public officer, Port Jackson Co-operative S.S. Company, Limited ; Wil-||@@||Port Jackson Co-operative S.S. Company, Limited ; Wil- liam H. Friend, William J. W. Gunther , T. C. Grattan,||@@||liam H. Friend, William J. W. Gunther ; T. C. Grattan, Stiblic officer, Balmain Kew Ferry Company, Limited ;||@@||public officer, Balmain New Ferry Company, Limited ; [. W. Kendcison, agent for Deutsch-Auttraltscho||@@||H. W. Kenderson, agent for Deutsch-Australische Dampfschiffs Gesellschaft ; H. Howell, publie officer«||@@||Dampfschiffs Gesellschaft ; H. Howell, public officer, William Howard ¡smith and boni. Proprietary, Limited ;||@@||William Howard Smith and Sons, Proprietary, Limited ; A. E. Kendall, public officer, Huddart, Parker, and Co.,||@@||A. E. Kendall, public officer, Huddart, Parker, and Co., Proprietär}, Limited , Charles L«||@@||Jack when he was killed at The Glen, South Africa : -' Bbomfm IM"5 kviel1 Ï*.'ne GI' "' *>uth Africa||@@||-' Bloemfontein, March 20, 1900. According to PtaÄatäl ' iM"rLh20> m° According to||@@||promise just a few lines straight from the guns, to Wjoi?.»U,.i.71',,,:,,,'t,''a,R,,t frDm '"«Mins.to||@@||let you see that I am still alive, and fit to kill another Bo/roV,"'?"Vh.ï " '","L1V0 ll"d Ht t0 ""''»"other||@@||Boer or two. I have had it pretty lively, have been «wuth th?,» ""C '"'1 " "ltettv '"»'v. ""»vo boen||@@||through three or four engagements. The second one »?. a s Wf'ñn ÎS """»SmiBiits I he SSLOIKI ono||@@||was a stiff 'un. The Dutchmen did stick it into us, bullfw»".""Jh_ 1 «t«-"""«'' «K1 stick ,t into us.||@@||but they can't shoot, and when they get pinched they » back to i", a":lvrhT"»vgetp,n.h,dtliev||@@||go back to their next stronghold. The fight here «rí pur« hi "V" ?t,r>:"1'8h<",J r«" Hght hore||@@||fairly puzzled them. Lord Bobs attacked them in the ^t, Vhil, Vr." K ï" i101" ntt"-kr<11''««' «' the||@@||front, while French slipped round, flanking them, so "»w! "K SL K tCOUbl" W u "m h«TK * r ?»||@@||there was not much trouble. We are having a rest now, the poor horses want it badly, as they have »tUch.1 to tho H?.i h"î d0 you ll ,nk of "» h«'''B||@@||had a terrible doing. What do you think of us being attached to the first cavalry brigade, The Scots °"yr Well OMI CTV?,ry. ",,f!llU0' lhs altogether and wo uro the||@@||Our trip took us 16 days altogether and we are the first that have gotthiough this way Wo ill lall||@@||first that have got through this way. We did all our travelling al night, und lud in Ihn day tune||@@||our travelling at night, and hid in the day time. Wo saw only a few Biers, hut lie ml plent} of||@@||We saw only a few Boers, but heard plenty of thom shooting gamo quito close to us when vre||@@||them shooting game quite close to us when we tv ere carupt-d of a dav One mau walked will 111||@@||were camped of a day. One man walked within a few feel of 11 bush ive vvoroovmuod III one da),||@@||a few feet of a bushwe were camped in one day, but never san 115 It is 180 miles, to measure it ilrt||@@||but never saw us. It is 180 miles, to measure it flat ou tho map, from where wo started to||@@||on the map, from where we started to where we Btruck the railnaj line, hut when||@@||where we struck the railway line, but when oun comos to reckon tho up and down lull||@@||one comes to reckon the up and down hill and tho tvaiiilouiig about one does, tv iib||@@||and the wandering about one does, with nothing but the stars to travol bj, it mikes it up to||@@||nothing but the stars to travel by, it makes it up to a gotd dent more Our feet vvete soft and bltsterrd||@@||a good deal more. Our feet were soft and blistered the dist muht, and kept getting wor.-o the whole||@@||the first night, and kept getting worse the whole time Our clot li 13 were neatly turu off bv||@@||time. Our clothes were nearly torn off by ¡iiickly bushes 111 this country all the Irees||@@||prickly bushes ; in this country all the trees and bushes have thorns on thom, and it||@@||and bushes have thorns on them, and it was impossible to avoid them at night, so that||@@||was impossible to avoid them at night, so that ive had to force oui wav su n^lit through||@@||we had to force our way straight through. \\ a 011)} suffered onco from want of vv "for thou we||@@||We only suffered once from want of water : then we were about *itl hours without Til it was whea I had||@@||were about 50 hours without. That was when I had tie fever coining on I would never hsvo||@@||the fever coming on. I would never have reached the water if my mate had not||@@||reached the water if my mate had not gone on and brought some basic to nie '||@@||gone on and brought some back to me." lhe writer coiicludus bv saying that whon||@@||The writer concludes by saying that when he left Australia he lind some notion of stajmg for a||@@||he left Australia he had some notion of staying for a while aft ir the war, but ho has given that mea up||@@||while after the war, but he has given that idea up. What with malans 1 fever, diseases of till sorts in||@@||What with malarial fever, diseases of all sorts in stock, and locusts to eat up all tho crops, he li is||@@||stock, and locusts to eat up all the crops, he has come to the conclusion it 11 no country for a white||@@||come to the conclusion it is no country for a white man _||@@||man. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330929 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TROOPER MILVERTON FORD.||@@||TROOPER MILVERTON FORD. Troojior George Whittington, t.f tbo Now South||@@||Trooper George Whittington, of the New South Wales Lillicur«, wini has lecently reiuiued with the||@@||Wales Lancers, who has recently returned with the invalided troop«,is lu receipt of u lettor from I rcopar||@@||invalided troops, is in receipt of a letter from Trooper Mllvi rtou Poid (his companion in the escape from||@@||Milverton Ford (his companion in the escape from Pr toriu), 'lioope'r Ford, at the time of writing||@@||Pretoria). Trooper Ford, at the time of writing (I uly 14), nas still at Capotowu waiting to ruluru to||@@||(July 14), was still at Capetown waiting to return to his dut.es at Jnhuuiieshurg lile writer sin» " 1 tunga||@@||his duties at Johannesburg. The writer ssays " Things aie any thing but settled hore. It might bo several||@@||are any thing but settled here. It might be several months hiiforo even a few of us will be able to return||@@||months before even a few of us will be able to return tn thu Rund, 1 lungs will hardly bj Btnited for six||@@||to the Rand. Things will hardly by started for six months and will hu bad for a long tnuu I hoar||@@||months and will be bad for a long time. I hear Soor Eames is dead. Ho uiver got oicr tin- trip.||@@||poor Eames is dead. He never got over the trip. evan came oior to Prot lia willi thu tiupouul Light||@@||Bevan came over to Pretoria with the Imperial Light Hoise, and joint d lils regimtiut He sacB bud be||@@||Horse, and joined his regiment. He says had he known what thoy wore to suif, r ho would never huvu||@@||known what they were to suffer he would never have attumjited to esc me. Ho ii, howeinr, quit» recovered||@@||attempted to escape. He is, however, quite recovered now. Thu rest nf our ful lows uro till right lam||@@||now. The rest of our fellows are all right. l am t'-ilb. heavier uow than I was before the nar."||@@||12lb. heavier now than I was before the war." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14253755 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BANDiVICK. .||@@||RANDWICK. The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on||@@||The fortnightly meeting of this council was held on Jnuuary IG at the council chamber» 'Hie Major (Ajdrr||@@||January 16 at the council chambers. The Mayor (Alder- nianTheo Powell) presided, and the following weieulso||@@||man Theo Powell) presided, and the following were also preseot,-Aldermen J. A I Pom, H. Willi«, G. Gale, I,||@@||present :- Aldermen J. A. I. Perry, H. Willis, G. Gale, I. ii. Hodgson, T. Flood, J. G. Carter, J HincU, T. B,||@@||B. Hodgson, T. Flood, J. G. Carter, J. Hincks, T. B. Terry, A. T. J}'AMY Irvine, J. Bundock, and F, H. Clarke||@@||Perry, A. T. D'Arcy Irvine, J. Bundock, and F. R. Clarke. The lighting committee's report waa adopts. It recom||@@||The lighting committee's report was adopted. It recom- meuded that a lamp be placed In Urruin-ittreet, between||@@||mended that a lamp be placed in Bream-street, between Mr. Oatley a tcaidence and Carringtou-road , that a lamp||@@||Mr. Oatley's residence and Carrington-road; that a lamp be removed to centre of road near \ViHian und Cowper||@@||be removed to centre of road near William and Cowper strcta; that a lamp be placed at thoretr of Mi. J. Ser-||@@||streets; that a lamp be placed at the rear of Mr. J. Ser- vice's property in Wood-lsne, that a lamp bf plated at||@@||vice's property in Wood-lane, that a lamp be placed at tho rear nf Mr. D. Storey'« residence, Bon Juan-lane ;||@@||the rear of Mr. D. Storey's residence, Don Juan-lane ; and that a lamp be placed in Park-atreet at the loner||@@||and that a lamp be placed in Park-street at the lower corner of Mr, W. Brace's ra-tidence, 'Hie inspector of||@@||corner of Mr. W. Bruce's residence. The inspector of nuiiancea reported that 16 annual renewals for dairymen*«||@@||nuisances reported that 15 annual renewals for dairymen's and six for milk vendors' licenses had been made, and he||@@||and six for milk vendors' licenses had been made, and he udviaed the council to gmnt their registration uj-am||@@||advised the council to grant their registration again. 'i wo casca of typhoid fever had occurred during the fort-||@@||Two cases of typhoid fever had occurred during the fort- night, one being a fifcherman living m a hut at Long Bay||@@||night, one being a fisherman living in a hut at Long Bay. In company with a plain cloth*», constable he had paid two||@@||In company with a plain clothes constable he had paid two extended visita to Little Coogee, where cumplumts of||@@||extended visits to Little Coogee, where complaints of bathing in a nude state had been reported Hu had found||@@||bathing in a nude state had been reported. He had found a* manv at ilOO peuple bathiug there, and not one||@@||as many as 200 people bathing there, and not one was naked Pjssfolv ho wat sU well known that the||@@||was naked. Possibly he was so well known that the " inde-ent" bathers kept cleai whih-t ho waa present. 'J he||@@||"indecent" bathers kept clear whilst he was present. The aldermen appeared putibfied that cause for complaint did||@@||aldermen appeared satisfied that cause for complaint did exist, and furrh»r »tepi are tu bu taken to prevent inde-||@@||exist, and further steps are to be taken to prevent inde- cency. AUfum.m J. li GriflH (Hurstville), aho is a can-||@@||cency. Alderman J. G. Griffin (Hurstville), who is a can- didate for the suhmban municipal «Mt on the W*ter and||@@||didate for the suburban municipal seat on the Water and Sew-rajte Board, briffiy addre*ie 1 lim aldermen lu ad\ncicy||@@||Sewerage Board, briefly addressed the aldermen in advocacy of Jin candidature, and wan afterward» closely questioned||@@||of his candidature, and was afterwards closely questioned regarding fuggested improvemcnti in the boards||@@||regarding suggested improvement in the board's administration. Alderjien Gale and Irvine \cuti||@@||administration. Aldermen Gale and Irvine venti- lated alícgwí ame\ancetf against the department.||@@||lated alleged grievances against the department. The "Woollahra Council wrote proposing a conferí nee of||@@||The Woollahra Council wrote proposing a conference of the cuatera »uhurb* loutied* to consider belter means for||@@||the eastern suburbs councils to consider better means for the disposal of IIOUMJ rubbish. It w«s agreed tj co-||@@||the disposal of house rubbish. It was agreed to co- operate. 'Ihe Majoi of i owra souffht lo-iperatum iu||@@||operate. The Mayor of Cowra sought co-operation in a movement to htve all municipal cHTO«pondn»ce exempt||@@||a movement to have all municipal correspondence exempt from poita*ü. Kesolvcd to co-operate Alderman \v||@@||from postage. Resolved to co-operate. Alderman W. Taylor, suburban representa tir*» on the l'ire BrigadcH||@@||Taylor, suburban representative on the Fire Brigades Board, drew atta-nti'm to tha íncreasoof £1600 iu the||@@||Board, drew attention to the íncrease of £1500 in the annual contnbutíon to the board. The tolul contribu-||@@||annual contribution to the board. The total contribu- tion wa» fixed at £¿5,600, which in paid in equal «mount*||@@||tion was fixed at £25,500, which is paid in equal amounts by the Government, the mumcpiaiitiM, and the insurance||@@||by the Government, the municipalities, and the insurance companies. lieeefved Mr D. Storey, MIA,wrote||@@||companies. Received. Mr D. Storey, M.L.A., wrote promising attention to the matter of an incrtaaed grant||@@||promising attention to the matter of an increased grant to the many reserve* and parks in the district, and that he||@@||to the many reserves and parks in the district, and that he had also preferred a strong request for n grant for the||@@||had also preferred a strong request for a grant for the Long Bay Cemetery, which had evidently bei-n overlooked.||@@||Long Bay Cemetery, which had evidently been overlooked. Alderman Gate nslfpU if the lifebuoy» and lifelines hal||@@||Alderman Gale asked if the lifebuoys and lifelines had bf en obtained fur Coogee and Littlo CnogeeTluys, und he||@@||been obtained for Coogee and Little Coogee Bays, and he was informed that the matter wau having attention. The||@@||was informed that the matter was having attention. The financial Alternent showed that the receipt« in rates for||@@||financial statement showed that the receipts in rates for the fortnight weis £57, and £49 hud been expended in||@@||the fortnight were £57, and £49 had been expended in woiks during the same period Prom February 1,189"),||@@||works during the same period. From February 1, 1899, to January 13, 1000, the tottl rates received amounted to||@@||to January 13, 1900, the total rates received amounted to £45\2, "West Ward contributing £1&16, Middle Ward,||@@||£45\2, "West Ward contributing £1&16, Middle Ward, £U94; Houth Ward, £1053, and Coogee Ward, £459.||@@||£U94; Houth Ward, £1053, and Coogee Ward, £459. Dunng the name penod We-t Ward had had £811 spent||@@||Dunng the name penod We-t Ward had had £811 spent m works aud repair* , Middle Ward, £7*3 ; Routh IVuni,||@@||m works aud repair* , Middle Ward, £7*3 ; Routh IVuni, £431 ; und Coogee Ward, £240, or a total of £¿259 ex-||@@||£431 ; und Coogee Ward, £240, or a total of £¿259 ex- pended _||@@||pended _ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14355975 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I ACTION FOR ALLEGED LIBEL. I||@@||ACTION FOR ALLEGED LIBEL. The propuetors of the " Australasian " were sued||@@||The proprietors of the " Australasian " were sued m the County Court, before Judge Hamilton aud a||@@||in the County Court, before Judge Hamilton and a lury of bu to-duy, by Isaac Bertram Barker, mine||@@||jury of six to-day, by Isaac Bertram Barker, mine owner and investor, of Albert Park, for £2000||@@||owner and investor, of Albert Park, for £2000 damages for libel nlleged to be coutained lu a||@@||damages for libel alleged to be contained in a iiaiagraph published lu the " Australasian " of||@@||paragraph published in the " Australasian " of )ecember 3ü, 18ÍI0, to tho following effect -" Re-||@@||December 30, 1899, to tho following effect - "Re- flector opened favourite for the race w ou hy Fire-||@@||flector opened favourite for the race won by Fire- cracker, but beforo the start ho was very shaky in||@@||cracker, but before the start he was very shaky in the betting, aud their suspicions being aroused tho||@@||the betting, and their suspicions being aroused the stewards for the nouce deserted their ; bland||@@||stewards for the nonce deserted their stand near the judgo's box, and took up a J||@@||near the judge's box, and took up a position at the home turn, whence they saw||@@||position at the home turn, whence they saw every varying phase of the race A» the result||@@||every varying phase of the race. As the result of this reconnoitre tho stewards without much ado||@@||of this reconnoitre the stewards without much ado disqualified the horse, together with the trainer, A||@@||disqualified the horse, together with the trainer, A. Foulahsm, and tho rider, II Graham, for 12 mouths||@@||Foulsham, and the rider, H. Graham, for 12 months. bonis surprise wp_ expressed at Hie scot free escape||@@||Some surprise was expressed at the scot free escape of the owner, but tho steward s information wa» to||@@||of the owner, but the steward's information was to the effect that ho is iii West Australia, hence the||@@||the effect that he is in West Australia, hence the diflicultv of bnupint; him to book Wherever or||@@||difficulty of bringing him to book. Wherever or whoever he is I make bold to prophesy that he is not||@@||whoever he is I make bold to prophesy that he is not likely tu roven! his uleutitv to the Manbj rnoug||@@||likely to reveal his identitv to the Maribyrnong stewards " It was contended that this meant that||@@||stewards." It was contended that this meant that plaintiff bad been quilty of dishonourable practice» iu||@@||plaintiff had been guilty of dishonourable practices in counection with the running of the hoisu Reflector,||@@||connection with the running of the horse Reflector, aud should he disqualified fromruuuing horses under||@@||and should he disqualified from running horses under tbe iules of the V R C , nnrt wns afraid to reveal lu»||@@||the rules of the V R C , and was afraid to reveal his identity to the Maribvrnoug stewards, whoreas, in||@@||identity to the Maribvrnong stewards, whereas, in fact, Barker was a mining investor well known over ,||@@||fact, Barker was a mining investor well known over Australia The jury returnod a finding ni favour of <||@@||Australia. The jury returned a finding in favour of the defendants, and the verdict waa eutcred np with||@@||the defendants, and the verdict was entered up with costs. _||@@||costs. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314943 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COUET.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Jiulico Walker.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Walker.) BANNISTER v. BANNISTER AND ANOTHER.||@@||BANNISTER v. BANNISTER AND ANOTHER. Mr WMtiold, innlruct«d by Mr TAI Perry,||@@||Mr. Whitfeld, instructed by Mr. J. A. I. Perry, appoared for tim petitioner, William Hunry Ban||@@||appeared for the petitioner, William Henry Ban- iiistcr, a locomotive li reman, vi ho sought a dissolution||@@||nister, a locomotive fireman, who sought a dissolution ot his marriage with Mary Bauuistcr, formerly||@@||of his marriage with Mary Bannister, formerly Stanley, on the urouuu of her udultory with Jo'eph||@@||Stanley, on the ground of her adultery with Joseph Grundy, also a locomotive fireman, who waa joined us||@@||Grundy, also a locomotive fireman, who was joined as co-teapoudeut in the buit Ibero waa no appearance||@@||co-respondent in the suit. There was no appearance of respondent or co-respondent 'Hie marriage took]||@@||of respondent or co-respondent. The marriage took place at Wigan, ni the county of Lauo lohne, England,||@@||place at Wigan, in the county of Lancashire, England, according tu tut ntea ot tlw Chdruli of Eaglaud, on||@@||according to the rites of the Church of England, on September 13, 188o His Honor haviug heard the||@@||September 13, 1883. His Honor having heard the i videi cu ot tho petitioner, e,ranU d tho decree um, |||@@||evidence of the petitioner, granted the decree nisi, ranking it returnable lu three mouths||@@||making it returnable in three months. CAlOv CAtO||@@||CATO v. CATO. Mr HiroldT îlorga-i appeared for the petitioner,||@@||Mr. Harold T. Morgan appeared for the petitioner, Resina I'loiiitica Cato, formally Clark, whouskod for||@@||Rosina Florence Cato, formerly Clark, who asked for u divorça irom her husband, Hurry Cox Cato,||@@||a divorce from her husband, Harry Cox Cato, on the grounds of bia deaertiou ot her, habitual||@@||on the grounds of his desertion of her, habitual drunkenness, mid eiuelty tunaros lier 'Hie||@@||drunkenness, and cruelty towards her. The nulles to the cult were married according to the||@@||parties to the suit were married according to the nt"s of the TJnued Methodist Churca at Wallington,||@@||rites of the United Methodist Church at Wellington, i\e« Zealand, on October 2, 1S79 cneto waa no||@@||New Zealand, on October 2, 1879. There was no appearance oi tho tespondeiif Suue evidence hav.||@@||appearance of the respondent. Some evidence hav- mg baan tlkun, Ihn tuse DUB oidired to stand over||@@||ing been taken, the case was ordered to stand over for the uppeurmcBof a witne s who w is not in ut||@@||for the appearance of a witness who was not in at- tenilauco||@@||tendance. OWEN v OWEN'||@@||OWEN v. OWEN. Mr I'arnld V Morgf ii ijjpearad for the petitions,||@@||Mr. Harold T. Morgan appeared for the petitioner, Eieloeu Owen, formerly Eveleeu Johnston, who||@@||Eveleen Owen, formerly Eveleen Johnston, who «ought a disiiiiliou of hor m-rrin^o witn Tohn||@@||sought a dissolution of her marriage with John (J,-.en, who ut t io time WBS a cleik lu 111» employ-||@@||Owen, who at the time was a clerk in the employ- ment of ti e haitway Coriirm loners of this colony,||@@||ment of the Railway Commisisoners of this colony, on the ^toiiudct his cimltj and desertion or nci||@@||on the ground of his cruelty and desertion of her foi thrco ycirs mid upu^ids The muriato waa||@@||for three years and upwards. The marriage was ?solemni i d at Wullingt n, ¡Sew South Wales, nc||@@||solemnised at Wellington, New South Wales, ac- ( ir ling to flie lili-offho C hutch ot Lu^ltnd, on||@@||cording to the rites of the Church of England, on December 2J loBO lhere was no appearance of the||@@||December 23, 1889. There was no appearance of the respj ideut Hie Ifonoi fouu 1 all the isatica in favour||@@||respondent. His Honor found all the issues in favour of the petit ouor. cud guuied the ilecrno nisi, liiaiiiuj»||@@||of the petitioner, and granted the decree nisi, making it retuiualle in t nee tioelhs prdlioucrto have Hie||@@||it returnable in three months, petitioner to have the ciutodyofihci cmldren, mid lespoudeiil to pay coats||@@||custody of her children, and respondent to pay costs of suit||@@||of suit. SULAWAR v SELAWA11||@@||SELAWAR v. SELAWAR. Mr Blundet uppeareJ for Evthor Lunly SeUwar,||@@||Mr. Blunden appeared for Esther Emily Selawar, losmerly Suramcraby, who potitioicd tha (ourtfor||@@||formerly Summersby, who petitioned the Court for n d'solntion of uer rmriiago with Olurlcs Solawar,||@@||a dissolution of her marriage wtih Charles Selawar, i c?ok, which was cel»*biah i at St Peter's Church,||@@||a cook, which was celebrated at St. Peter's Church, hy lucy, on August iO, l8 II, uccouliiig to the forms||@@||Sydney, on August 29, 1891, according to the forms it IIB Anglican Uhutch 1 jicie Wdb no jpuesmiicn||@@||of the Anglican Church. There was no appearance of na rtspond lit ibu ground of i ctitir-u vvaa||@@||of the respondent. The ground of petition was hci liuabaud's to cr io i of hn tor thrcu 3 ears and||@@||her husband's desertion of her for three years and up vairle His Honor bung sall lied with tne||@@||upwards. His Honor being satisfied with the en jenes rfddueed fou id nil tile istiirB III favour o»||@@||evidence adduced found all the issues in favour of the pel tiouoriiudgr/inti 1 the rulu uibi, lo bo moved||@@||the petitioner and granted the rule nisi, to be moved .ib" lula III thno nontlis, petitionot to have tho||@@||absolute in three months, petitioner to have the custody of her cluldreu||@@||custody of her children. N DIVING v NEVVING AND ANO CHLR||@@||NEWING v. NEWING AND ANOTHER. Mi Osiiorne appeared for Ibu petitioner, Willum||@@||Mr. Osborne appeared for the petitioner, William Tohn î>e«iuc', 0 nneelw.ii.dil, who »el ed that his||@@||John Newing, a wheelwright, who asked that his maiuve with Priarill 1 1 lnnio'inc Nowing formerlv||@@||marriage with Priscilla Emmaline Newing, formerly W11 (oy,nn¿ht oediasolvudem tue ground lliulsho bad||@@||Winley, might be dissolved on the ground that she had enrrmiltrd adultery with olio Times W Aíiliou, a||@@||committed adultery with one James W. Wilson, a labourer and tmbei-splilter ihnowaf. 110 appeal -||@@||labourer and timber-splitter. There was no appear- iincl of tespoudniit ui co icspoudent ibu 1 otitionei||@@||ance of respondent or co-respondent. The petitioner audjcanoiidont were married according to the rites of||@@||and respondent were married according to the rites of the IVcsleyan Chinch at Broughton Vale, neal Berry,||@@||the Wesleyan Church at Broughton Vale, near Berry, on Aigu», lo, 18BJ Lvdeuce haviug been given m||@@||on August 15, 1883. Evidence having been given in support of the ollcgatioui of misconduct on the part||@@||support of the allegation of misconduct on the part of the respondent, his Honor granted the decree nisi,||@@||of the respondent, his Honor granted the decree nisi, making it returnable in three months.||@@||making it returnable in three months. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312580 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ', EFFECTIVE V07IN0.||@@||EFFECTIVE V0TING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-lu roply to the letter of Henry Joseph in to-||@@||Sir,-ln reply to the letter of Henry Joseph in to- da} 's pilier, although I have nothing Ixl do with the||@@||day's paper, although I have nothing to do with the constitutional quctiou rused, 1 may he | etmitted to||@@||constitutional questions raised, I may be pertmitted to clear up his strnpgo mieconceptionu of ofiorttvc vot-||@@||clear up his strange misconceptions of effective vot- ing Ho does not discriminate, between Mr Wise'o||@@||ing. He does not discriminate, between Mr Wise's objection to minority iule, ns when 21 scats in the||@@||objection to minority rule, as when 21 scats in the Assembly aro won by the less number of voters, leav-||@@||Assembly are won by the less number of voters, leav- ing the larger number without aay, and minority||@@||ing the larger number without any, and minority representation whieh is needed to make the Parlia-||@@||representation which is needed to make the Parlia- ment tho true reflex of public opinion The majority||@@||ment the true reflex of public opinion. The majority ought to rule, but let it bo a true majority, not at the||@@||ought to rule, but let it be a true majority, not at the huphuzard of singlo electorates, or the block vote at||@@||haphazard of single electorates, or the block vote at tho mercy of inoru or less rigid pal ty organisation||@@||the mercy of more or less rigid party organisation. The illustration given of an eleetoruto of o(), with||@@||The illustration given of an electorate of 50, with hvo senators to bo chosen, when ouo party has||@@||five senators to be chosen, when one party has 30 strong and the other 20, m quito good enough for||@@||30 strong and the other 20, is quite good enough for my purpose||@@||my purpose. lory. Whig.||@@||Tory. - - | - - Whig. L5110 M'Qowon||@@||Lyne - - | - - McGowon Wiso Holman||@@||Wise - - | - - Holman Bilton Spence||@@||Barton - - | - - Spence Hold Hughes||@@||Reid - - | - - Hughes O'Connor. Meath.||@@||O'Connor. - - | - - Sleath. By th8 proiont system the Whig maiorlty||@@||By the present system the Whig majority could win nil uve soats, because they could||@@||could win all five seats, because they could gtvo eacb of their candidates Uve votes 1 x 1U, or 150,||@@||give each of their candidates five votes 5 x 30, or 150, anti the other party oould only gtvo n x 20, or 100||@@||and the other party oould only give 5 x 20, or 100. lhe 20 electors aro as fairly entitled to tn o repre-||@@||The 20 electors are as fairly entitled to two repre- sentatives as tho 30 are to three, and by effective voting||@@||sentatives as the 30 are to three, and by effective voting they could havo them With five to he elected, over}||@@||they could have them. With five to be elected, every candidato receiving 10 first choice votos would be||@@||candidate receiving 10 first choice votes would be elected Mr M'Qowen is supposed by Mr Joseph to||@@||elected. Mr. McGowen is supposed by Mr. Joseph to receive 30 first choleo votes oi three quotas What||@@||receive 30 first choice votes or three quotas. What would happeu undor elfeclivo voting P If all second||@@||would happen under effective voting? If all second chuces tiru jilván te candidates of the samo party,||@@||choices are given to candidates of the same party, other two eandidates w auld bo certainly roturued||@@||other two candidates wouuld be certainly returned. Suppose Holman to bo second on 15 of the «in, aud||@@||Suppose Holman to be second on 15 of the 30, and Spence second tin unother IO, bj the practical mothod||@@||Spence second on another 15, by the practical method Holm in and Spence hovitig each received one-half||@@||Holman and Spence having each received one-half the second choices on all M'Goweu's paper aro en-||@@||the second choices on all McGowen's paper are en- titled to half of the surp us of ¿0 votes, that is 10||@@||titled to half of the surplus of 20 votes, that is 10 each, making up a majority of three repiescutatives||@@||each, making up a majority of three representatives out of tlio Ave||@@||out of the five. bo w ith the Tory party, noue of tho candidates||@@||So with the Tory party, none of the candidates having received a quota of 10, tho 20 first choiera||@@||having received a quota of 10, the 20 first choices being divided oqually amongst tlio hve (a thing whieh||@@||being divided equally amongst the five (a thing which novel woul 1 happen), the returning officer must||@@||never would happen), the returning officer must doctde which to exclude Suppor-a O'Connor goes||@@||decide which to exclude. Suppose O'Connor goes first, his four first choies aro truustorred as the||@@||first, his four first choices are transferred as the elector indicates, say to Wise thus udtlitiq ti va to his||@@||elector indicates, say to Wise : thus adding five to his four first choices Theu Barton is declared not||@@||four first choices. Then Barton is declared not elected, and his four ure marked second for Reid||@@||elected, and his four are marked second for Reid. Lyue now being lowest is deolared nor elected, und||@@||Lyne now being lowest is declared not elected, and lus first choices pass ou to Wi-o, who is seeoud, but||@@||his first choices pass on to Wise, who is second, but who only needs two to make up his quota of 10, aud||@@||who only needs two to make up his quota of 10, and further choice carries tho othor two to Ruid, and||@@||further choice carries the othor two to Reid, and completes his quota of 10 Iho majority have three||@@||completes his quota of 10. The majority have three representatives, the minority two in uxaet proportion||@@||representatives, the minority two in exact proportion to their voting strength With singlo i loctorates||@@||to their voting strength. With single electorates which Mr JoBeph considers emiueutly democratic,||@@||which Mr Joseph considers eminently democratic, thero is always tho dungei of minority rule, because||@@||there is always the danger of minority rule, because of the splitting of votes among ronny candidates||@@||of the splitting of votes among many candidates. With largo electoiates and proportional representa-||@@||With large electorates and proportional representa- tion, thero is the certainty of majority rule, and tlio||@@||tion, there is the certainty of majority rule, and the adequate and independent representation of miuort||@@||adequate and independent representation of minori- tieB On such a baBis a true deinocrnc} mav rest||@@||ties. On such a basis a true democracy may rest with confidence, bocausa tho two eluinentB of order||@@||with confidence, because the two elements of order aud progross would bo secured Ordorly progiess||@@||and progress would be secured. Orderly progress aud not revolution followed by reaction ought to he||@@||and not revolution followed by reaction ought to be the course for our great Austrahau Commonwealth||@@||the course for our great Australian Commonwealth. I um &c ,||@@||I am, &c , CATHERINE HELEN SPENCE,||@@||CATHERINE HELEN SPENCE, Pi esldout Effective Votiug League of South||@@||President Effective Voting League of South Auatraliu.||@@||Australia. May l8.||@@||May 18. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14333495 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MASTER CARRIERS' ASSO-||@@||MASTER CARRIERS' ASSO- CIATION.||@@||CIATION. A meeting of the ubovo was held on Monday even-||@@||A meeting of the above was held on Monday even- ing last ni the Old Masonic Hall, York-street,'for the||@@||ing last in the Old Masonic Hall, York-street, for the purpose of reorganising the association. There tras||@@||purpose of reorganising the association. There was Un attendance of neill) 1.10 of the carriers of Sydney,||@@||an attendance of nearly 150 of the carriers of Sydney, Mr. James M'Mahon presiding. It «as unanimously||@@||Mr. James McMahon presiding. It was unanimously esolvcd to accept and adopt the rules trhioh bad||@@||resolved to accept and adopt the rules which had boon revised, and all present having signed the roll||@@||been revised, and all present having signed the roll book, it waa resolved that the association be re-||@@||book, it waa resolved that the association be re- formed The election of ollicers was proceeded with.||@@||formed The election of officers was proceeded with. Mr. Jauion M'Mahon was elected president, Mr. J. J.||@@||Mr. James MCMahon was elected president, Mr. J. J. Gilllis.ro vice-president, Mr. W. M'Keotrn hon. trea-||@@||Gillham vice-president, Mr. W. M'Keown hon. trea- surer, and Mr. Stanley h. Cole bou. secretary. A||@@||surer, and Mr. Stanley L. Cole hon. secretary. A committee of management oí 12 was also appointed||@@||committee of management of 12 was also appointed ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314029 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FIRE AT WAGGA.||@@||FIRE AT WAGGA. ?||@@|| WAGGA. Frldav.||@@||WAGGA, Friday. A fire occurred in Gurwood-strmtt about 2 a m to-||@@||A fire occurred in Gurwood-street about 2 a.m. to- day m n goneral «tore kept hy Wiur» Kee It wa»||@@||day in a general store kept by Wing Kee. It was discovered hy a conttabln, who hoard the rapid dis-||@@||discovered by a constable, who heard the rapid dis- charge of flreworLa, a stock of which v na kept ou||@@||charge of fireworks, a stock of which was kept on tho premise« I ho shop WOB putted, but through the||@@||the premise. The shop was gutted, but through the prompt notion of the Aro brigade tho tiro was l.opt||@@||prompt action of the fire brigade the fire was kept from spreading Some damage waa, however, done||@@||from spreading. Some damage was, however, done to the adjoining promises The whole block form« ti||@@||to the adjoining promises. The whole block forms a portion of Bellair Estate The total damage ie csti||@@||portion of Bellair Estate. The total damage is esti- mated at ¿MO The property is insured In the North-||@@||mated at £500. The property is insured in the North- ern company "Wing Kee a stock is insurod for ¿JOO||@@||ern company. Wing Kee's a stock is insured for £300 with the bouth British Company||@@||with the South British Company. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14308904 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OASES IN QUEENSLAND.||@@||CASES IN QUEENSLAND. SECOND CASE AT BRISBANE. I||@@||SECOND CASE AT BRISBANE. BBISBANE, Monday.||@@||BRISBANE, Monday. Tho Darno of the second plague p-itieut is it. tv.||@@||The name of the second plague patient is R. W. Bishop, Ho is a young mau und is not married.||@@||Bishop. He is a young man and is not married. Mr. Pound, the Uoverummt bacteriologist,||@@||Mr. Pound, the Government bacteriologist, íeported at 1 o'clock this morning that||@@||reported at 1 o'clock this morning that he had succeeded in iindmg the plague organism m||@@||he had succeeded in finding the plague organism in serum M Inch was taken from one of the glands of||@@||serum which was taken from one of the glands of the patient Dr. Bancroft also succeodod in find-||@@||the patient. Dr. Bancroft also succeeded in find- ing tbo plague bacilli. Ihn patient will be removed||@@||ing the plague bacilli. The patient will be removed to quarantine dunns the morning together with||@@||to quarantine during the morning together with three contacts-his »rathol, hw brother a wife, and||@@||three contacts-his brother, his brother's wife, and a boarder. The doctors state that tbu case? 13 a mild||@@||a boarder. The doctors state that the case is a mild oue. This mau was only tuleen ill ou Sunday,||@@||one. This man was only taken ill on Sunday. Later.||@@||Later. The first plague patient ia progressing favourably.||@@||The first plague patient is progressing favourably. The second patient, Bishop, was removed to the||@@||The second patient, Bishop, was removed to the Quarantine Station tins morning with live cjuteota||@@||Quarantine Station this morning with lfive contacts. Dr. Bancroft stated that fright possibly had some-||@@||Dr. Bancroft stated that fright possibly had some- thing to do with the case, as (ho man's nervous||@@||thing to do with the case, as the man's nervous system was depressed, and he was liable to liocomo a||@@||system was depressed, and he was liable to become a ptoy to au} thing. Both the Horna-etreut Police||@@||prey to anything. Both the Roma-street Police .sutton, ivhe.ro the ptttiuut neut, aud the Sugar||@@||Station, where the patient went, and the Sugar Refinery at Clow Farm, where be had worked, were||@@||Refinery at New Farm, where he had worked, were quarantined until disinfection took place||@@||quarantined until disinfection took place. It has been decided to iucroa»e the capitation fee||@@||It has been decided to increase the capitation fee tor rats xroni Jd to (id.||@@||for rats from 2d. to 6d. Dis. Love and Bancroft were inoculated a few||@@||Drs. Love and Bancroft were inoculated a few days since. Dr. Love is confined to bed.||@@||days since. Dr. Love is confined to bed. A fresh case of plnguo »a» reported to-day, tho||@@||A fresh case of plague was reported to-day, the patient being a man v. bo had » or keel his passage as||@@||patient being a man who had worked his passage as lore-cabin steward ou tho Maranoa from ¡sydney as||@@||fore-cabin steward on the Maranoa from Sydney as far as Cairns and bael-, and whose mimo is||@@||far as Cairns and back, and whose name is W. 0. Aspeuhu. it appears the vessel came||@@||W. C. Aspeulin. It appears the vessel came up the rtvei this morning, landing passengers from||@@||up the river this morning, landing passengers from tim north, uud then proceeded to discharge her cargc||@@||the north, and then proceeded to discharge her cargo. Ljte in tho afternoon the man wulkcd ashore und||@@||Late in the afternoon the man walked ashore and reported himself at Dr. Baucrolc'e house. Hu was||@@||reported himself at Dr. Bancroft's house. He was examined aud pronounced plague-atTiekeu, The||@@||examined aud pronounced plague-stricken. The mun »us removed to quarantine The Maranoa uud||@@||man was removed to quarantine. The Maranoa and also the Mary-Btroct nhmf «ero isolated Tbo||@@||also the Mary-street wharf were isolated. The veosel was ordered to moor m midstream.||@@||vessel was ordered to moor in midstream. I'lie premises occupied by patiente, also those||@@||The premises occupied by patients, also those occupied by the contacts, have been thoroughly||@@||occupied by the contacts, have been thoroughly fumigated. The woil: of cleansing the city still con-||@@||fumigated. The work of cleansing the city still con- tinues, a number of mon using employed.||@@||tinues, a number of men being employed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313116 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OASES IN QUEENSLAND.||@@||CASES IN QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE!, Monday.||@@||BRISBANE, Monday. The plague patioiit, Walker, who ulflo suffered||@@||The plague patient, Walker, who also suffered from cancsi, and whose case was discovered on Frt||@@||from cancer, and whose case was discovered on Fri- iay, died this morning Tile conditiou of all the||@@||day, died this morning. The condition of all the other patients at the quarantine station ia íoportsd us||@@||other patients at the quarantine station is reported as satisfactory Tile contada lu Shanuhau's case, who||@@||satisfactory. The contacts in Shanahan's case, who was the first person to succumb were released to-d ly||@@||was the first person to succumb, were released to-day. A second death nccuried to-day A 3011111; mini||@@||A second death occurred to-day. A young man named Thomas Moroney, blacksmith, from Nundah||@@||named Thomas Moroney, blacksmith, from Nundah, one of the suburbs, whilst 011 tile way to tho hos-||@@||one of the suburbs, whilst on the way to the hos- pital died in a cab As the patient had suffered from||@@||pital died in a cab. As the patient had suffered from some chest complaint in the past few days his rela-||@@||some chest complaint in the past few days his rela- tions decnlsd to remove lum from liomu for treat-||@@||tions decided to remove him from home for treat- ment The post-mortem examination later revealed||@@||ment. The post-mortem examination later revealed a true case of plafue||@@||a true case of plague. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14331681 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SOUTH AUSTRALIA. \||@@||SOUTH AUSTRALIA. -»||@@|| ? FATAL BOILER JlXPLOSION.||@@||FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. ADELAIDE, Saturday.||@@||ADELAIDE, Saturday. A Eudunda telegram of Ihursday night stutts that||@@||A Eudunda telegram of Thursday night states that n, tornllo boiler explosion lind occurred ntEdnm||@@||a teriffic boiler explosion had occurred at Edwin Davey and bons' flour mills about 0 20pm||@@||Davey and Sons' flour mills about 6 20 p.m. William Ohanstrom, tbe night ougine-driver,||@@||William Chanstrom, tbe night engine-driver, was killed Ile leaves a wife and 10 clnldiou||@@||was killed. He leaves a wife and 10 children. Ohanstrom was found ('ft fiom the boiler||@@||Chanstrom was found 6ft fiom the boiler. 1 he smallest of the threo boilers, 18ft by 5fi , was||@@||The smallest of the three boilers, 18ft. by 5ft., was bluwu bodily clear through a galvanised iron wheat||@@||blown bodily clear through a galvanised iron wheat stoic, stacked with bran and wheat, across the rail-||@@||store, stacked with bran and wheat, across the way, teanug the lino up. It nppears that tbs bear-||@@||railway, tearug the line up. It appears that the bear- ings became boated, und tho mill waa stopped to||@@||ings became heated, and the mill waa stopped to allow the healings to cool, and had just re-||@@||allow the bearings to cool, and had just started when the disaster occurred.||@@||restarted when the disaster occurred. ADELAIDE, Sunday.||@@||ADELAIDE, Sunday. During Thursday night furthor rain fell over||@@||During Thursday night further rain fell over the agricultural portion of tho colony. Thero was||@@||the agricultural portion of the colony. There was a heavy fall on the ranges m tho southern parts||@@||a heavy fall on the ranges in the southern parts. The death is announced of Mr James S Scott,||@@||The death is announced of Mr James S. Scott, who for many yiars ccoupied tho position of||@@||who for many years ocoupied the position of seoietnry of tho Adelaide and Suburban Tram-||@@||secretary of the Adelaide and Suburban Tramway way Company prd the Umloy nnd Mitoham Tram||@@||Company and the Umley and Mitoham Tramway CompaDy, aged 72||@@||Company, aged 72. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312158 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TUEPLAGUE IN QUEENSLAND.||@@||THE PLAGUE IN QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE Wednesday.||@@||BRISBANE Wednesday. Two furthoL cuses of plaguo were roperted at||@@||Two further cases of plague were reported at Bockhamptou to-day The Mr«t was thut of a girl||@@||Rockhampton to-day. The first was that of a girl 7 or 8 >rata of uga, daughter of Mr Conolli,||@@||7 or 8 years of age, daughter of Mr. Conolly, licensee of the Freemasons* Arms Hotel||@@||licensee of the Freemasons Arms Hotel. The second was Mi it of E C Wilkinson, ti reporter||@@||The second was that of E. C. Wilkinson, a reporter on the stall of the *' Morning Bulletin ** 'Hie girl||@@||on the staff of the " Morning Bulletin." The girl wits taken ill on Monday, hut did not show any||@@||was taken ill on Monday, but did not show any syiiipl>ms of tim pin ruo until jisterda}, when||@@||symptoms of the plague until yesterday, when nu examination tbowed that she was sufieini^ from||@@||an examination showed that she was suffering from plugui. Ali Wilkinson h id been alisen t f euri voik||@@||plague. Mr. Wilkinson had been absent from work s noa Thureduy, and was supposed to bo sutToiiu^||@@||since Thursday, and was supposed to be suffering from fovor, but btctenologiuil examination proved||@@||from fever, but bacteriological examination proved he uns plague-s!ricken||@@||he was plague-stricken. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326519 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TOE OUTBREAK IN QUEENSLAND,||@@||THE OUTBREAK IN QUEENSLAND. BUISBANE, Wedn«.«,||@@||BRISBANE, Wednesday. At tie Central Board of Henil li metün? to di»||@@||At the Central Board of Health meeting to-day a return waa rrcsinted ahowiog that Ihe totilcua||@@||a return was presented showing that the total cases of hnbouio plague to moa yesterday were "i ol||@@||of bubonic plague to noon yesterday were 74, of which .)_ occurred iu Brisbane. The total detU.||@@||which 33 occurred in Brisbane. The total deaths were d5||@@||were 35. A Chiocrrau employed at a store at South Town,||@@||A Chinaman employed at a store at South Towns- ville reported himself at the htwpi'al, aod was found||@@||ville reported himself at the hospital, and was found to be suffering from a mihi attick ot the phau,||@@||to be suffering from a mild attack of the plague. The patient Buckland «ho was rcnoited to t»||@@||The patient Buckland who was reported to be affected is lu a sei'ous cnudition lViiiraittiit||@@||affected is in a serious condition. The inmates of the Imperial Hot.l, Hinch will toquuantiued for||@@||the Imperial Hotel, which will be quarantined for live day-, consist ot 3> visitors, 16 «etvtati !||@@||five days, consist of 35 visitors, 16 servants, 7 member« of the licensee a fain Ij '||@@||members of the licensee's family. Acase of plague wis ii ported at Brubine to.||@@||A case of plague was reported at Brisbane to- night, the patient being a voting mau named Clancy.||@@||night, the patient being a young man named Clancy. There are uve contacts '||@@||There are five contacts. A second case of plague was rcpoited late to-nill.||@@||A second case of plague was reported late to-night, the patient being a v oung ti oman named Edit«||@@||the patient being a young woman named Edith Marriott, need _0 It i» deel ii e t to lie a mild aw.||@@||Marriott, aged 20. It is declared to be a mild case. lhere aro three contacts Ihe tiatieu.« now in ftj||@@||There are three contacts. The patients now in the plague hosmtol aro repcrtod to be prosresotag u",||@@||plague hospital are reported to be progressing satis- factoril). It is )ust a jreek ago sines the last a»||@@||factorily. It is just a week ago since the last case was repollo. Iheauthoritiis wtte coojrratuhtu«||@@||was reported, The authorities were congratulating themrelve« on thB uitittcr TholjoveinmentBie"||@@||themselves on the matter. The Government Bac- tennlogist reports that the plague ia the ntiiab.||@@||teriologist reports that the plague in the rats sub- mittod to him ia now m a comparatively mild fore||@@||mitted to him is now in a comparatively mild form. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14292543 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MEETING- AT MANLY.||@@||MEETING AT MANLY. A Manly brunch n£ mo X'amouc xunn vi as||@@||A Manly branch of the Patriotic Fund was formed on TViduy evoinnc: amid couiiderable eiithu*||@@||formed on Friday evening amid considerable enthusiasm. Finnin Tho Mayor of Manly (Alderman W. II.||@@||The Mayor of Manly (Alderman W.H.Fletcher) rietchcr) convened a public meetuir-, in réponse to||@@||convened a public meeting, in resonse to a requisition, nt the University bohoot Hall, and||@@||a requisition,at the University school Hall, and took the (.huir ntb p in , supported on the platform||@@||took the chair at 8 p.m., supported on the platform hy Mr. Dugald Thornton, ULA,, Hev. A. O.||@@||by Mr. Dugald Thornton, M.LA., Rev. A. G. bcoddart, Kov. J. Andersou Qardinor, B.A.,||@@||Stoddart, Rev. J. Anderson Gardiner, B.A., Rov. T. F. Potts, Dr. L. Watson Hnr||@@||Rev. T. F. Potts, Dr. L. Watson Har- voy, Messrs. D. S. Ogilvy, H. T. Robey,||@@||vey, Messrs. D. S. Ogilvy, H. T. Robey, P. C. Possau, H. S. Bidgery, A. »T. Plullipps,||@@||F. C. Passau, H. S. Badgery, A.J. Phillipps, and Major Mullarky. Apologies tvero read from||@@||and Major Mullarky. Apologies were read from Mr. \V. H. Vitiun (enclobing donation) and from the||@@||Mr. WV. H. Vivian (enclosing donation) and from the Rev. E. Adams. The Mayor introduced the busine«||@@||Rev. E. Adams. The Mayor introduced the business of the evening und read the bylaws of the fund i.s||@@||of the evening and read the bylaws of the fund as published m the " Horuld." The Hev. A. G.||@@||published in the " Herald." The Rev. A. G. Stsdilart moved,-u That a local brooch of the||@@||Stoddart moved,- "That a local branch of the Patriotic Fund be now ferme»! in Monly.1' Mr.||@@||Patriotic Fund be now formed in Manly". Mr. II. fa. Badgery ecconlfil the motion. In frappirt||@@||H.S.. Badgery secconded the motion. In support Mr. Dugald Thcintoii smd thnt ho us u member||@@||Mr. Dugald Thomson said that he as a member of the contrai committee know that many||@@||of the central committee knew that many Manly jioople liad alrcxdv cnntribntsd to the fund.||@@||Manly people had already contributed to the fund. If thero was need for £20,000 ia the fund when tho||@@||If there was need for £20,000 ii the fund when the Hut contingent left there tt us need fora much largor||@@||first contingent left there was need for a much larger puni now when shortly four timen as many Austra.||@@||fund now when shortly four times as many Austra- hana as wera coutaiuoi in tile ürftt contingent tvould||@@||lians as were contained in the first contingent would be engaged in the fray. The motion was thou put||@@||be engaged in the fray. The motion was then put and carried unanimously, lho Rev J. Anderson||@@||and carried unanimously, The Rev J. Anderson Gardiner, B.A., moved,-.' That Messrs. Owen||@@||Gardiner, B.A., moved,-.' That Messrs. Owen C'irioll nod D. S. Ogilvy bo tho hen socrettnes and||@@||Carroll and D. S. Ogilvy be the hon. secretaries and Mr, A. J. Phillip]»! bo bon. treasurer." Dr. L.||@@||Mr, A. J. Phillipps be hon. treasurer." Dr. L. Wabum Harvey sucouded, Major MiilJtirky sup-||@@||Watson Harvey seconded, Major Mullarky sup- ported, and tbo motion ñas earned. Mr. Fostci, a||@@||ported, and the motion was carried. Mr. Foster, a (Jrimoau voterau, mounted tho platform, und spoko||@@||Crimean veteran, mounted the platform, and spoke cfloctivcly. Tho sum or £30 nu» collect»! lu the||@@||effectively. The sum or £30 was collected in the room, including £10 rundod in by Dr. Harvey, lining||@@||room, including £10 handed in by Dr. Harvey, being tho proceeds ot a patnotiu to i given b\ Mrs. Harvey.||@@||the proceeds ot a patriotic tea given by Mrs. Harvey. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314159 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OASES IN ÜUEENSLAND.||@@||CASES IN QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE, Sunday.||@@||BRISBANE, Sunday. The barque Ma) flow sr arrived at Maryborough" to-||@@||The barque Mayflower arrived at Maryborough to- day with a cans of sickness on tiuard, tho patient||@@||day with a case of sickness on board, the patient boing 0L6 of the crew. The Government Health||@@||being one of the crew. The Government Health Ufiicor after examination considered the cusu sufli||@@||Officer after examination considered the case suffi- cicntly suspicious to lustily the quuruutiiiitig of the||@@||ciently suspicious to justify the quarantining of the ves«el for 24 hours. Tho Mayflower in non- anchored||@@||vessel for 24 hours. The Mayflower is now anchored in inidstreum||@@||in midstream. No fresh cusn of plague was reported to-day, but||@@||No fresh case of plague was reported to-day, but ouo suspect is under observation. AU the contucts||@@||one suspect is under observation. All the contacts left Colmslie Hospital to-dav||@@||left Colmslie Hospital to-day. At nTaryborouih the r aspect was released to-day,||@@||At Maryborough the suspect was released to-day, Sr. Penny bciug satisfied it WJB net a case of||@@||Dr. Penny being satisfied it was not a case of pluguo.||@@||plugue. At Bundaberg a mau named M'Callum died under||@@||At Bundaberg a man named M'Callum died under suspieuus circumstances to-day. A post moitom diB||@@||suspicious circumstances to-day. A post mortem dis- clOEod symptoms favouring bubonic plague.||@@||closed symptoms favouring bubonic plague. OA1BN8, Sunday.||@@||CAIRNS, Sunday. Tho pingue patient Penall died in tho hospital on||@@||The plague patient Penall died in the hospital on Fnduy müht.||@@||Friday night. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315565 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEWCASTLE.||@@||NEWCASTLE. -a*||@@|| t\N IMPORTANT INDUSTRY.||@@||AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY. DEPARTURE OF MR. SAVAGE.||@@||DEPARTURE OF MR. SAVAGE. NEWCASTLE, l'riday.||@@||NEWCASTLE, Friday. Mr. Savage, general manapcr of tho Sulphide Cor-||@@||Mr. Savage, general manager of the Sulphide Cor- poration, Limited, at Cookie Creek, left Newcastle||@@||poration, Limited, at Cockle Creek, left Newcastle thu morning for Melbourne, whero ho Hill join the||@@||this morning for Melbourne, where he will join the U.T.T b iliuiiilayn, by which veusol hu is a p i3*«iiger||@@||R.M.S. Himalaya, by which vessel he is a passenger to London. It is understood thnt Mr. ¡na\ago ins||@@||to London. It is understood that Mr. Savage has been summoned to London to confer with the direc-||@@||been summoned to London to confer with the direc- tors of the corporation on the subject of extending||@@||tors of the corporation on the subject of extending the operation** of the company m Australia. The||@@||the operations of the company in Australia. The industry his nov» assumed lurg» proportions, and is||@@||industry has now assumed large proportions, and is being itipidly developed Smelting op o rations have||@@||being rapidly developed. Smelting operations have 1 cen nicrojiBon on a large dude, und in »dJition to||@@||been increased on a large scale, and in addition to tre itiug the silver ores from Broken Hill properties||@@||treating the silver ores from Broken Hill properties of the corporation regular shipments of gold oie||@@||of the corporation, regular shipments of gold ore from Weetuin Australian minos ure now being re-||@@||from Western Australian mines are now being re- called, Lirgo panels ot copper oro from the||@@||ceived. Large parcels of copper ore from the different colóme«, uro also coming to luuid. and a trial||@@||different colonies, are also coming to hand. and a trial shipment of 000 tuns of eotipui ore from Sonta||@@||shipment of 900 tons of copper ore from South Amen eau mines, receutly landed Der ship Antarctic,||@@||American mines, recently landed per ship 'Antarctic', le now in course of fiontmcut The result, it is et||@@||is now in course of treatment. The result, it is ex- pectert, will lo extremely FII tis factory, ami it||@@||pected, will be extremely satisfactory, and it i« more than probable that i eg ular conMgn||@@||is more than probable that regular consign- meutfl of South American oreiv.il. bo arranged. I||@@||ments of South American ores will be arranged. Mi »Savage has been en Raged in conducting||@@||Mr. Savage has been engaged in conducting experiments on un extensive scale in tho electoiulis |||@@||experiments on an extensive scale in the electoralis (electrolisis?) department, and it is uti do re toort thnt he has suc-||@@||department, and it is understood that he has suc- ceeded in solving the problem of the treatment of||@@||ceeded in solving the problem of the treatment of refractory ore. Thora J« little doubt that the mission ,||@@||refractory ore. There is little doubt that the mission of Mr. Savage is connected with this department of||@@||of Mr. Savage is connected with this department of the industry. The hope is expressed that aaaiosultof '||@@||the industry. The hope is expressed that as a result of tho visit of Mr. Savage to Loudon the industry at||@@||the visit of Mr. Savage to London the industry at Cockle Creek, already of an oxleiiPivft naturo, will||@@||Cockle Creek, already of an extensive nature, will bo ttill fintbor developed, and that in the near||@@||be still further developed, and that in the near fut me tho Sulphide Corporation will succeed m||@@||future the Sulphide Corporation will succeed in establishing one of tho most important industries of||@@||establishing one of the most important industries of Australia. _||@@||Australia. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14302060 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MISS AMY CASTLES.||@@||MISS AMY CASTLES. Among tho paseeugers by the Trench mail||@@||Among the passengers by the French mail Iteuroer Australien, which arrived on Monday||@@||steamer Australien, which arrived on Monday morning, was Mrs Caslles, mother of Miss Amy||@@||morning, was Mrs. Castles, mother of Miss Amy Castles, the distinguished Buidi^o vocalist||@@||Castles, the distinguished Bendigo vocalist. Mrs Castles proceeded to Puns with her||@@||Mrs. Castles proceeded to Paris with her daughter and hor nicco for tho pur-||@@||daughter and her niece for the pur- pose of makinc tho n'oeBsaty arrangements||@@||pose of making the necessary arrangements willi regard to the tuition of the young singer,||@@||with regard to the tuition of the young singer, ind she has returned much pleased with the re-||@@||and she has returned much pleased with the re- sult of hor mission JMiss Castles, on arrival,||@@||sult of her mission. Miss Castles, on arrival, was placed in a convent, and hor musical educa-||@@||was placed in a convent, and her musical educa- tion was entrusted to the famous Madam Mar||@@||tion was entrusted to the famous Madam Mar- ohesi Miss Castles sang before a||@@||chesi. Miss Castles sang before a number of oxports, who w oro highly impressed||@@||number of experts, who were highly impressed with hor vocul qualities, and tboy prognosticated||@@||with her vocal qualities, and they prognosticated a groat futuro tor her Madam Murchosi herself||@@||a great future for her. Madam Marchesi herself dosoribed Miss Castles' voice as magnificent||@@||described Miss Castles' voice as magnificent and perfoot Miss Castles was very hope-||@@||and perfect. Miss Castles was very hope- ful of suoeoss when her mother loft||@@||ful of success when her mother left her, and is pursuing her studies assiduously||@@||her, and is pursuing her studies assiduously. fabe longed to return to Australia, and stated that||@@||She longed to return to Australia, and stated that 11 soon as hor lessons wore completed she w ould||@@||as soon as her lessons were completed she would !* bank again The cduoationnl term extonds||@@||be back again. The educational term extends l¡7or two yoara||@@||over two years. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14303057 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ' PALACE.-" LADY DOLLY."||@@||PALACE.-" LADY DOLLY." Mr Alfred Udl's now opera, " Ludv Dolly," will||@@||Mr Alfred Hill's new opera, " Lady Dolly," will ho produced by Iho Sydney Liodertafel to-night at||@@||be produced by the Sydney Liedertafel to-night at the Palace Thijvtro, where thu new work will bo||@@||the Palace Theatre, where the new work will be performed every evening throughout the ensuing||@@||performed every evening throughout the ensuing week Mrs Margery Biowno IR responsible for tho||@@||week. Mrs Margery Browne is responsible for the libretto of the now opera, vv hu li is of a romautiu||@@||libretto of the new opera, which is of a romantic charaetcr, and tho lostumen, (IJIICJS, and lill stugo||@@||character, and the costumes, dances, and all stage uccessones have boen tnnde a special feature Mr.||@@||accessories have been made a special feature. Mr. Cecil Lawrence will direct the sti go, und there will bo||@@||Cecil Lawrence will direct the stage, and there will be a Btrong orchestra and chorus until r the composer's||@@||a strong orchestra and chorus under the composer's baton. The list of prineipils will includo MIBSCS||@@||baton. The list of principals will include Misses Hetty Holroyd, Bortha C ildwell, MabBl Hastings,||@@||Hetty Holroyd, Bertha Caldwell, Mabel Hastings, Meta Haytor, Amy Creer, Messrs Burns-Walker,||@@||Meta Haytor, Amy Creer, Messrs. Burns-Walker, Vf. B. Beattie, Hurry Brew or, and W D. ¿oughlin.||@@||W. B. Beattie, Harry Brewer, and W. D. Loughlin. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314381 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn N.S.W. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.||@@||N.S.W. ARMY SERVICE CORPS. THE LATE LIEUTENANT C. O. B HASCHE.||@@||THE LATE LIEUTENANT C. O. BRASCHE. [BASCHE] At a meeting ot the ofiicers aud members of the||@@||At a meeting of the officers and members of the JN fa VV Army S or vi co Corps, held ut tbo Victoria||@@||N.S.W. Army Service Corps, held at the Victoria Barrat ks, Paddington, it was decided to erecta||@@||Barracks, Paddington, it was decided to erect a incmnruil tabht to the memory of tne lute Lieutenant||@@||memorial tablet to the memory of the late Lieutenant Car] O U roache and un} other me ra be m who fell at||@@||Carl O. Brasche and any other members who fell at tha -front A comiuitteo vraa formed for the||@@||the front. A committee was formed for the purpose of cn rrj mc out tha work conaiMmg||@@||purpose of carrying out the work, consisting of Captain Smith (oflicor commanding;, Lieutenant||@@||of Captain Smith (officer commanding), Lieutenant Smith, V\ urrant-othcer Lynns, Sergeant mnjur Wil||@@||Smith, Warrant-officer Lyons, Sergeant-major Wil- luting Privates íianle, O'Neill, and W Hilüebraudt||@@||liams, Privates Nagle, O'Neill, and W. Hildebrandt. It ia intended to ha\u the memor al tablet treeled in||@@||It is intended to have the memorial tablet erected in some central position Ciptam Smith was appointed||@@||some central position. Captain Smith was appointed lion troapurer to ihn fund to be subscribed, and Pri-||@@||hon. treasurer to the fund to be subscribed, and Pri- vate \V llildebruudt bon secretary||@@||vate W. Hildebrandt Hon secretary. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301942 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn VICTORIA.||@@||VICTORIA. EXECUTION OF W. K. JONES.||@@||EXECUTION OF W. R. JONES. MELBOURNE, Monday.||@@||MELBOURNE, Monday. William Itoborfc .Tones, who was oonderoned to||@@||William Robert Jones, who was condemned to death for tho brutal murder of a little girl named||@@||death for the brutal murder of a little girl named Olive Rita Jones, aged 8, nt Broadford, WHB||@@||Olive Rita Jones, aged 8, at Broadford, was hanged in the Melbourne gaol this morning. Ho||@@||hanged in the Melbourne gaol this morning. He waa attended by Father Hnyes, and roceivod (ho||@@||was attended by Father Hayes, and received the ministrations of the Roman Citholio Church.||@@||ministrations of the Roman Catholic Church. Aftor attending mass Jones took n cup of tea,||@@||After attending mass Jones took a cup of tea, but nto nothing, and remained quiet and foarlcss.||@@||but ate nothing, and remained quiet and fearless. Ho was very penitent and attentive to the minis-||@@||He was very penitent and attentive to the minis- trations of the priest, and exprossed his readiness||@@||trations of the priest, and expressed his readiness to dio. Ho walked firmly to the drop, and on||@@||to die. He walked firmly to the drop, and on bting asked if ho had anything to say, replied,||@@||being asked if he had anything to say, replied, " I forglvo ovoryono ; that's all I havo to say."||@@||" I forgive everyone ; that's all I have to say." The ropo cut deep into tho neck and blood||@@||The rope cut deep into the neck and blood spattered on the floor.||@@||spattered on the floor. Jones left a letter with tho governor of tho||@@||Jones left a letter with the governor of the gaol protesting his inuocenoe of the orime, and||@@||gaol protesting his innocence of the crime, and stating that ho knew nothiug of it, but sinceroly||@@||stating that he knew nothing of it, but sincerely hoped it would one day bo mado known to the||@@||hoped it would one day be made known to the world.||@@||world. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332154 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SIGNOn PODENZMïA'S SOIRER.||@@||SIGNOR PODENZANA'S SOIREE. About 1 "io pe soo« were present on Tuesday at the||@@||About 150 persons were present on Tuesday at the soiree mímenlo given bv .Signer Po teuzan* at his||@@||soiree musicale given by Signor Podenzana at his spacious studios in Baale's-binMieg« *>iguor Podsn||@@||spacious studios in Beale's-building. Signor Poden- zana himself conducted the Royal Italian Mandoline||@@||zana himself conducted the Royal Italian Mandoline Society of 3o poiformer« in his own vivacious gavotte||@@||Society of 35 performers in his own vivacious gavotte and '. military march " " Of to the Cape,' and||@@||and "military march " " Of to the Cape,' and there were other co icer.ed pisoee The assisting||@@||there were other concerted pieces. The assisting artists were Senor Do Alba and Mr. Laurance||@@||artists were Senor De Alba and Mr. Laurance Phillip, who«» roputntion here is well known, and||@@||Phillip, whose reputation here is well known, and Swtior Podenvaua alto strengthened the programme||@@||Signor Podenzana also strengthened the programme with solo contributions Interetttug items were cou*||@@||with solo contributions. Interesting items were con- tnbuted by the pupila, including Miss llórenos||@@||tributed by the pupils, including Miss Florence Brown, a promising 'cellist, the Misara Brown (man-||@@||Brown, a promising 'cellist, the Misses Brown (man- dolín and guitar quintet). Miss Mabel Jones (man-||@@||dolín and guitar quintet). Miss Mabel Jones (man- dolin), the Misses Luckin, Miss Nellie Huntei, and||@@||dolin), the Misses Luckie, Miss Nellie Hunter, and others. Mrs George Leader sang " Soguai ' and||@@||others. Mrs. George Leeder sang " Sognai ' and other solos agreeably. The studios were artistically||@@||other solos agreeably. The studios were artistically decorated with a valuable ethnological eoll«ction of||@@||decorated with a valuable ethnological collection of cunt» from Australia and the Pacific Islands||@@||curios from Australia and the Pacific Islands. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300778 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BALMAIN COLLIERY||@@||THE BALMAIN COLLIERY DISASTER.||@@||DISASTER. OPENING OP THE INQÜßST.||@@||OPENING OF THE INQUEST. IDENTIFICATION OP THE DECEASED.||@@||IDENTIFICATION OF THE DECEASED. THE JUÍIY VISITS THE MINE.||@@||THE JURY VISITS THE MINE. bhoitly after 10 o'clock yssterday morning an||@@||Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning an inquest was opened by the City Coronor, Mr. J.||@@||inquest was opened by the City Coroner, Mr. J. C Wooro, at lita court in Chancorv-squaro, re-||@@||C. Woore, at his court in Chancery-square, re- garding tim canse of death of five men||@@||garding the cause of death of five men who were killed in the bydnev Harbour Collieries||@@||who were killed in the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company's mina on Saturday afternoon, uamoly||@@||Company's mine on Saturday afternoon, namely Philip JoneB, TheoplulusTravers, Alexander Robert-||@@||Philip Jones, Theophilus Travers, Alexander Robert- son, Charles H. Munnmgs, and James Smith. The||@@||son, Charles H. Munnings, and James Smith. The jurymen empanelled wore-Charles Evans, Crown||@@||jurymen empanelled were—Charles Evans, Crown- etreet, jowoller, foreman ; John Light, Kippax||@@||street, jeweller, foreman ; John Light, Kippax- street, ironmonger , Franc» Vaughan, Elizabeth||@@||street, ironmonger ; Francis Vaughan, Elizabeth- street, jpwollor, William Garrick, Smith-strsot,||@@||street, jeweller ; William Garrick, Smith-street, householder, Thomas Joseph Pnco, Campbell||@@||householder ; Thomas Joseph Price, Campbell- Btreet, publican, William ITmpstcd, Crown||@@||street, publican ; William Umpsted, Crown- street, householder, Henry Knight, Wil||@@||street, householder ; Henry Knight, Wil- liam-strcet. saddler, Dominio Von, Erskino||@@||liam-street. saddler, Dominic Don, Erskine- street, oilskin maker , Vrancia Maguire,||@@||street, oilskin maker ; Francis Maguire, Ucorge-street, photographei , Thomas Nock,||@@||George-street, photographer ; Thomas Nock, George-street, ironmonger , Ihomas Evans, Riloy||@@||George-street, ironmonger ; Thomas Evans, Riley- street, contractor and Patrick Fahey, Harrington||@@||street, contractor ; and Patrick Fahey, Harrington- street, grocer. The following gentlemen were||@@||street, grocer. The following gentlemen were amongst those present '-Mr J V. Tillott, of tho||@@||amongst those present :—Mr. J. V. Tillett, of the Crown Solicitor's office, reniesonting the Minuter||@@||Crown Solicitor's office, representing the Minister for Mines, Mr. Hussoll, of Messrs Sly and Russell,||@@||for Mines ; Mr. Russell, of Messrs. Sly and Russell, appearing for the Sydney Harbour Colherios||@@||appearing for the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company ; Mr. A S. Boulton, appearing for tbo||@@||Company ; Mr. A. S. Boulton, appearing for the relatives of Charles H Munmag', deceased , Mr||@@||relatives of Charles H. Munnings, deceased , Mr. J. Dixon, semor inspector of collieries, and Mr. T,||@@||J. Dixon, senior inspector of collieries, and Mr. T. L Bates, inspector.||@@||L. Bates, inspector. As soon as the jury had beon sworn, the Coroner||@@||As soon as the jury had been sworn, the Coroner announced that they would require to go with him||@@||announced that they would require to go with him to Balmain to \iew th« bodies Accordingly, the||@@||to Balmain to view the bodies. Accordingly, the Court was adjourned to allow of this being done||@@||Court was adjourned to allow of this being done. The jury not only saw the remains of||@@||The jury not only saw the remains of tile unfortunate deceased, but wera shown||@@||the unfortunate deceased, but were shown the appliances used at the colliery for descending||@@||the appliances used at the colliery for descending the shaft, and how they are operated On returning||@@||the shaft, and how they are operated. On returning to town the inquest was resumed, ovidence being||@@||to town the inquest was resumed, evidence being taken for purposoi of identification only Two of||@@||taken for purposes of identification only. Two of the witnesses, John Joues, the father of Philip||@@||the witnesses, John Jones, the father of Philip JonoJ, leccucd, and liobert Munnmgs, brother||@@||Jones, deceased and Robert Munnings, brother of Charles II. Munnmgs, deceased, wero over-||@@||of Charles H. Munnings, deceased, were over- whelmed with grief in the box, and lo conse-||@@||whelmed with grief in the box, and in conse- quence the proceedings wero melancholy in the ex-||@@||quence the proceedings were melancholy in the ex- treme. Ia the ubsenco of Mrs Kobortson, who||@@||treme. In the absence of Mrs. Robertson, who was too much upset to appear punctually,||@@||was too much upset to appear punctually, evidence as to the identity of her deceased||@@||evidence as to the identity of her deceased husband was given by a Uslmaui tradesman||@@||husband was given by a Balmain tradesman. John Jones, miner , employed by Mr. T. Cater,||@@||John Jones, miner , employed by Mr. T. Cater, contractor for sinking the shaft at the Sydney||@@||contractor for sinking the shaft at the Sydney llsrbour Collier)», deposed that he had teen||@@||Harbour Collieries, deposed that he had seen the body of Philip Jones, his son, nt tbo works that||@@||the body of Philip Jones, his son, at the works that morning Deceased'» uge was ¿0± \eUrs.be had||@@||morning. Deceased's age was 20½ of years : he had been employed as a stnker m the mfue , he left a few||@@||been employed as a sinker in the mine ; he left a few pounds in the Post Oflice Savings Bank Deceased||@@||pounds in the Post Office Savings Bank. Deceased was of temperate habits||@@||was of temperate habits. Charles 1 ravoir, sinker, ooiployed by the same||@@||Charles Travers, sinker, employed by the same contractor as last witness, stated ho had seen the||@@||contractor as last witness, stated he had seen the body of Theoplulus 1 ravers, his lute brother, that||@@||body of Theophilus Travers, his late brother, that day at Hie colliery , ho waa 21 years of ago, singlo,||@@||day at the colliery , he was 21 years of age, single, and of toinpernte hil its||@@||and of temperate habits. IhomaB Crammond, sailor, deposed that ho bad||@@||Thomas Crammond, sailor, deposed that he had that morning seen the body of Jumes Smith, wit-||@@||that morning seen the body of James Smith, wit- ness's cousin, aged 21, at tho Sidney Harbour Col-||@@||ness's cousin, aged 21, at the Sydney Harbour Col- lieries Company's works. Smith was of temperate||@@||lieries Company's works. Smith was of temperate habits , he left no property, so far aa witness waa||@@||habits , he left no property, so far as witness was awnre, but deceased had ¿3 10s in the Post Oflice||@@||aware, but deceased had £3 10s in the Post Office Savings Bank||@@||Savings Bank. liobert Mnnniugs, sinker, employed by Mr. A.||@@||Robert Munnings, sinker, employed by Mr. A. Cater at the collier), said ho had that morning||@@||Cater at the colliery, said he had that morning scon the body oj his brother, Charles H. Munn-||@@||seen the body of his brother, Charles H. Munn- mgs, »ha was aged 25}, a sinker, in the employ||@@||ings, who was aged 25½, a sinker, in the employ of Mr. Cater. Deceased was of temperate habits.||@@||of Mr. Cater. Deceased was of temperate habits. Henry Allbutt, butcher, Gow.street, Balmain,||@@||Henry Allbutt, butcher, Gow-street, Balmain, stated IIB had that morning, nt the Sydney Harbour||@@||stated he had that morning, at the Sydney Harbour Collieries' Works, viewed the body of Alexander||@@||Collieries' Works, viewed the body of Alexander Hobortsoii, a sinker, euiployod at tho mine, lloboit||@@||Robertson, a sinker, employed at the mine, Robert- son was about JO years of ago, and was married||@@||son was about 30 years of age, and was married. Doccaaed was of temperate hubits||@@||Deceased was of temperate habits. I ho Coroner, on this testimony, issued the||@@||The Coroner, on this testimony, issued the necessary burial orders and the mtiiesses nail rela-||@@||necessary burial orders and the witnesses and rela- tives of tim deceased thon loft to go to the funeral||@@||tives of the deceased then left to go to the funeral. The inquest USJ adjourned to 9 o'clock this morning.||@@||The inquest was adjourned to 9 o'clock this morning. Aftor tho Court had tldaed Mrs Iloherteoa awived||@@||After the Court had closed Mrs. Robertson arrived supported hy the arms of two fnonda Tincting she||@@||supported by the arms of two friends. Finding she was too late to give evidence she returned to 11 ai-||@@||was too late to give evidence she returned to Bal- mant.||@@||main. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14303381 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MINISTER FOR MINES AT||@@||MINISTER FOR MINES AT KIANDRA.||@@||KIANDRA. KIANDItíY. Monday.||@@||KIANDRA, Monday. Tho Minister for Mino«, nccompatiied by the||@@||The Minister for Mines, accompanied by the TJndor-Secreturj, Mr M'Lacblan, Mr. Pittmau,||@@||Under-Secretary, Mr M'Lachlan, Mr. Pitman, Government Geologist, and Messrs. Bigg, Millnr.||@@||Government Geologist, and Messrs. Rigg, Miller, and Donaldson, Ms.L A , readied hero ycslorday for||@@||and Donaldson, Ms.L.A., reached here yesterday for the purposo of taking part III the opening ceremony||@@||the purpose of taking part in the opening ceremony of tho lint dredge lu Kiandra, and holding an||@@||of the first dredge in Kiandra, and holding an luquiry into tim mining indushry. Iho Minister waa||@@||enquiry into the mining industry. The Minister was welcomed by tbo residents, and a triumphal arch was||@@||welcomed by the residents, and a triumphal arch was erected ni lus honoui A large gatliBrmg was present||@@||erected in his honour. A large gathering was present at the ceremony of the opening of the dredge. Mr.||@@||at the ceremony of the opening of the dredge. Mr. Fegau was acorded a warm welcome, and delivered||@@||Fegan was accorded a warm welcome, and delivered a speech in advocacy of tbo dredging industry and||@@||a speech in advocacy of the dredging industry and the action of tho Government ni sending troops||@@||the action of the Government in sending troops to South Africa He intended to introduce||@@||to South Africa. He intended to introduce an amending measure consolidating and Bimphfyiog||@@||an amending measure consolidating and simplifying tho nuning laws. Other speeches nere dolivered.||@@||the mining laws. Other speeches were delivered. Mr. Marka was eulogisod foi his enterprise in stirl-||@@||Mr. Marks was eulogised for his enterprise in start- ing the dredge w hich waa inspected, mid was con||@@||ing the dredge, which was inspected, and was con- Bidored to be most efficient, the wealing parts being||@@||sidered to be most efficient, the wearing parts being specially strong. Immodntoly after the ceremony the||@@||especially strong. Immediately after the ceremony the Minister and party left for Yrnningohilly Caves,||@@||Minister and party left for Yarrangobilly Caves, »bereit is their intention to inquire into the adequacy||@@||where it is their intention to inquiry into the adequacy oE the conveniences foi Maltora,nnd OB to the nectssity||@@||of the conveniences for visitors, and as to the necessity f nr improvements there During the Minister's stuy at||@@||for improvements there. During the Minister's stay at Kiandra deputations were intioiiuccd by the member||@@||Kiandra deputations were introduced by the member for the Jislrict, »nd so^oral matters of local im-||@@||for the district, and several matters of local im- pórtame were placad bofoiu him. Several alterations||@@||portance were placed before him. Several alterations in tho mining conditions wero asked for, and the||@@||in the mining conditions were asked for, and the Minister promised to bnug the requests before the||@@||Minister promiesd to bring the requests before the Cabinet.||@@||Cabinet. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315778 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TIUi WLklElty MIYEUS||@@||THE WESTERN RIVERS TO THi: EDrroTt or THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. I Sir,-A perusal of un thlo loiter fruin LX-Jndpc rothes||@@||Sir,—A perusal of an able letter from ex-Judge Forbes on the " JJrounrht Pro Jrm of tim "Weat, ' which appears in||@@||on the "Drought Problem of the West," which appears in to-day a " Jit mid," rivms to mil loi an expression of||@@||to-day's "Herald," seems to call for an expression of I opinion on, at leufit, a portion of tho mibjccUup-m which||@@||opinion on, at least, a portion of the subjects upon which he writes||@@||he writes. Pmnivtioe, therefore, iü request special attention to the||@@||Permit me, therefore, to request special attention to the sixth paragraph of the Judge's communication, m'which||@@||sixth paragraph of the Judge's communication, in which , he refers tu the schemes frtquentlj propounded foi locking||@@||he refers to the schemes frequently propounded for locking tho Darling ti uti other »ticaiiit! lhe objections s-tited to||@@||the Darling and other streams. The objections stated to I the com*truet on of Mich work« ort» identical withthoie||@@||the construction of such works are identical with those jeeonled Lj niypelf in tho ourse of m> intpinn rtport1||@@||recorded by myself in the course of my interim reports, some \csrs upo, to tlie H ijnl Communion for Oonseriation||@@||some years ago, to the Royal Commission for Conservation of Wtitn when I was rngaced lueunryin^ nnd repuiting i||@@||of Water when I was engaged in surveying and reporting to that budj upon the Upper Darling und iti tributaries |||@@||to that board upon the Upper Darling and its tributaries. Thtte rejorts uro incoipoi ited with the thud mid Un ii||@@||These reports are incorporated with the third and final îeport of the t oi'imts^iom is. .||@@||report of the commissioners. iii» ulfa of Fccuihig permanent navigation upon such||@@||The idea of securing permanent navigation upon such river» n» the J)*runjriH doubt le**H nltnctiu-, if cttpdble of||@@||rivers as the Darling is doubtless attractive, if capable of realisation 1 fern, Lo wet cn, that it ii not so un t toi the||@@||realisation. I fear, however, that it is not so, and for the folio wini? KttHons -Uhe mer, aitcr emeigiug fioin||@@||following reasons: - The river, after emerging from the li ¡..her lundi and enterm/r up n the ¿i(Mt||@@||the higher lands and entering upon the great I-lrtinn, has, us a genet al ink, nu establish ii||@@||basin, has, as a general rule, no established and permanent channel, hut wini» through||@@||and permanent channel, but winds through its own detritus, under con«..untl>, though slowls t||@@||its own detritus, under constantly, though slowly, chunking: conditions It in evident to am one unerring||@@||changing conditions. It in evident to anyone observing the aUiou of the liver that a \ery slight obbtacle, mich a*||@@||the section of the river that a very slight obstacle, such as thu fall of u tree, is svillicn nt to iliveit UIL CUUI e und kail||@@||the fall of a tree, is sufficient to divert the course and leads toa hieaJ iiwaj, the formation tf anew channel, or the le||@@||to a breakaway, the formation of a new channel, of the re- w cupatton of an older one i li« flnclr-pulv rised de-||@@||occupation of an older one. The finely-pulverised de- tritus, which now lill» tli site of th» shallow sea whieh ex-||@@||tritus, which now fills the site of the shallow sea which ex- isted in lim cretieeoiib period oif< r* little imp»dmieut tn||@@||isted in the cretaceous period offers little impediment to actiiifi.t imputing upon it, and ein NU! hy an\ dii'jicle||@@||a current impinging upon it, and caused by any obstacle existing low er d>wo J hu*, an ana brunell ii established,||@@||existing lower down. Thus, an ana branch is established, sweeping lound thiiubstate pie^uUd and rejoining the||@@||sweeping round the obstacle presented, and rejoining the pieu ms ihunuel at u 1 mer point, but rendering libeles«||@@||previous channel at a lower point, but rendering useless m> intermediate woilcs, null ni 'nek*, which nut) h tut.||@@||any intermediate works, such as locks, which may have been conilructcJ An ohuont. rctned\ for tlni presents it-||@@||been constructed. An obvious remedy for this presents it- self in the founittirm of tlcfuwvo works upi n the binkt»,||@@||self in the formation of defensive works upon the banks, but the. euoruious toft and maintenunce ot auch protection||@@||but the enormous cost and maintenance of such protection renders it, for the prest ni »t kurt, inpiacticable The||@@||renders it, for the present at least, impracticable. The extension of light railway, combined with the retention of||@@||extension of light railway, combined with the retention of a poi hon of t he flood waters tn tho exuling old r» t>r buds||@@||a portion of the flood waters in the existing old river beds and'lake depression!, indicates u moro legitimate ilpld for||@@||and lake depressions, indicates a more legitimate field for useful investment I would, then foie, cordially enrton-e||@@||useful investment. I would, therefore, cordially endorse Judfiv ioibes'a re ruarkf on the above subject The col-||@@||Judge Forbes's remarks on the above subject. The col- lateral matt«« trentcU of ia the'thei portions at Ins||@@||lateral matters treated of in the other portions of this valuable letter aluo merit attention« J am, &c ,||@@||valuable letter also merit attention. I am, &c, JOJINil nOISON.||@@||JOHN B HOTSON. June!. _||@@||June 1. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314011 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF MR. W. BÜTTEL.||@@||DEATH OF MR. W. BUTTEL. Mr. W. butte!, well known in connection with||@@||Mr. W. Butte!, well known in connection with butchering enterprises unit the purchase of cattle,||@@||butchering enterprises and the purchase of cattle, died ut his residence m Castlereagh-atre it yo steril AV.||@@||died at his residence in Castlereagh-street yesterday. Mr, Büttel ha.il beoii mling foi succeeding Mr, null m the||@@||street for many years, succeeding Mr. Beil as the propuetor of an establish m eut nour tho Sshool Df||@@||proprietor of an establishment near the School of Art1«, mid subsequently removing to premises which||@@||Arts, and subsequently removing to premises which Bt-ood upon or Hear tho Rite now occupied hy tho||@@||stood upon or near the site now occupied by the Civil Survice Co-npr-rati\b ¡Stores. About throe||@@||Civil Service Co-operative Stores. About three yearsago Mr. Buttel'r. hu a iu ess was amoved to Castle||@@||years ago Mr. Buttel's business was removed to Castle- rangh-atreot. As for some timo past he had been||@@||raagh-atreot. As for some time past he had been unable to supervise it the miimgeraent devolved upon||@@||unable to supervise it the mianagement devolved upon Aira. Büttel. The deceiscd win a. recognised autho-||@@||Mrs. Büttel. The deceased was a recognised autho- rity upon points in lutlfniif* live uto ck, und he ren-||@@||rity upon points in judging live stock, and he ren- dered service to the Royal Agricultural booiety in the||@@||dered service to the Royal Agricultural Soiety in the capacity of a judge.||@@||capacity of a judge. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14343933 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BREELONG BLACKS.||@@||THE BREELONG BLACKS. REWARD FOR THE CAPTURE||@@||REWARD FOR THE CAPTURE GAZETTED.||@@||GAZETTED. I In the " Government Gnzi-tte," issued on Monday,||@@||In the " Government Gazette," issued on Monday, formal notification is made of tl.e increased rewind||@@||formal notification is made of the increased reward for the cuptitie of the Bieelong aboriginals. The||@@||for the capture of the Breelong aboriginals. The notice ii na folluws :||@@||notice is as follows : " Chief SLcritiiiy'e Offiue, Sydney, ¡september 25,||@@||" Chief Secretary's Office, Sydney, September 25, 1900. Murder.-£2000 rewaid. Wheieaa ou July||@@||1900. Murder.-£2000 reward. Whereas on July 31, hist, * Government lowurd of ¿¿00 was offered||@@||31, last, a Government reward of £200 was offered foi the apprehension of each uf the aboriginals||@@||for the apprehension of each of the aboriginals ' Jimmy Governor' and ' Joe Governor,' charjien||@@||' Jimmy Governor' and ' Joe Governor,' charged with the wiliul minder ot lim ' Mawbey ' family||@@||with the wilful murder of the ' Mawbey ' family aud iitticis ui Breelong, near Gilgandra, on July 20||@@||and others at Breelong, near Gilgandra, on July 20 last. Notley ia hereby givon that lu lieu of the abwve||@@||last. Notice is hereby given that in lieu of the above reward a Government lew ard of £1(IU0 is now olinnd||@@||reward a Government reward of £1000 is now offered for tho capture of euch of the bind offenders. JOHN||@@||for the capture of each of the bind offenders. JOHN , SHE." _ |||@@||SEB." WING 1U M, Tuesday.||@@||WINGHAM, Tuesday. A trooper just arrived rcpoita that tim Queens||@@||A trooper just arrived reports that the Queens- ' land trackers los1 the trucks hist night on liio King .||@@||land trackers lost the tracks last night on the Dingo I Creek through the bush fires. Nothing dofiiuto is||@@||Creek through the bush fires. Nothing definite is | known of tho wtmreubouta of the Governors at pia.||@@||known of the whereabouts of the Governors at pre- j sent, but It is lulieved tiley are making lownrds||@@||sent, but it is believed they are making towards II tanborough cr ihe Hastings Uiver. 'J hey will gut||@@||Elanborough or the Hastings River. They will get luto very rough country by this route. Large par||@@||into very rough country by this route. Large par- I tics ure out in all directions fully urined.||@@||ties are out in all directions fully armed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14367061 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BREELONG BLACKS, I||@@||THE BREELONG BLACKS. -.- I||@@|| THE FUGITIVES SEEN AT C0LEV7A. I||@@||THE FUGITIVES SEEN AT COLEWA. Tho Inspector-General of Folleo received tai||@@||The Inspector-General of Police received the following wire lint ovouing from Armidale -||@@||following wire last evening from Armidale :- " bub-Inapector Cameron «ircd at 8 o'clock tim||@@||" Sub-Inspector Cameron wircd at 8 o'clock this morning from Colowa, Barrington Biver, »tatrag||@@||morning from Colowa, Barrington Biver, stating that in thu early morning tie lind sent his raen tu||@@||that in the early morning he had sent his men to look for a horse that hart knocked up over night,||@@||look for a horse that had knocked up over night. Witbiu half a milo of the catnD thoy saw the two||@@||Within half a mile of the camp they saw the two Uovernois travelling up the range On seclug ti«||@@||Governors travelling up the range. On seeing the party the buck« bolted down the sida of the moon||@@||party the bucks bolted down the side of the moun- tain into the Barrington Ttrvor. Later on Mr.||@@||tain into the Barrington River. Later on Mr. Cameron saw whore they came down. Evidently||@@||Cameron saw where they came down. Evidently the black« had just arrived and woro making for||@@||the blacks had just arrived and were making for James Lawne's hut on the Colewa River at its junc-||@@||James Lawne's hut on the Colewa River at its junc- tion with tho Barrington Kivor. Cameron'» partf||@@||tion with the Barrington Rivor. Cameron's party followed on foot and two meu on horeoback lo get||@@||followed on foot and two men on horseback to get «hoar!. Thoy search.d the brueh and goigi Bal«||@@||ahead. They searched the brush and gorge. Gal- hrnith and trackors camped with Cameron's patty||@@||braith and trackers camped with Cameron's party last night, but wen. 10 miles awaj «ben ths Gover-||@@||last night, but were 10 miles away when the Gover- nors wire seen. The blacks were travelling toward!||@@||nors were seen. The blacks were travelling towards the north-east. Cameron's party and the Queens||@@||the north-east. Cameron's party and the Queens- laodors have been close to them for the past two||@@||landers have been close to them for the past two days,bntworo out of communication with a telegraph||@@||days, but were out of communication with a telegraph olllce " ____________________||@@||office. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14336375 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MR. PATEttSON'S WAR LECTCJKES.||@@||MR. PATERSON'S WAR LECTURES. I Next friday in .».the .Centenary Kuli Mr. A ß.||@@||Next Friday in the Centenary Hall Mr. A ß. Paterson, special correspondent ot "fue Sidney||@@||Paterson, special correspondent of "The Sydney I MortiiQg Herald/* will drlivr Ins opening lecture||@@||Morning Herald," will deliver his opening lecture Ion his experiences ni faouth Africa. Mr. Pit anton||@@||on his experiences in South Africa. Mr. Paterson ! silted for tbe Cape labt October, and it «run his good||@@||sailed for the Cape last October, and it was his good | fortune to fritóos* most of the salient ovents of the||@@||fortune to witness most of the salient events of the I cnmpuicn, iiuludiug the relief of Kimberley, the||@@||campaign, including the relief of Kimberley, the | surrender of Cronje« the capturo of Johannesburg.||@@||surrender of Cronje, the capture of Johannesburg, | the occupation of Pretoria, and the surrender of||@@||the occupation of Pretoria, and the surrender of Prinsloo with 4000 men on the Basuto border. The||@@||Prinsloo with 4000 men on the Basuto border. The | adventurous special correspondent was also the irst||@@||adventurous special correspondent was also the first i man to entei BloomtonUm.||@@||man to enter Bloemfontein. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14306114 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TIGHT OS HOTTNE1T ISLAND||@@||LIGHT ON ROTTNEST ISLAND Tho Western Australian Government is givingnotice that||@@||The Western Australian Government is giving notice that a light will short!> be exhibited from n 1 ghthouse now in||@@||a light will shortly be exhibited from a lighthouse now in the course of erection at Bathurst Point, the north-east||@@||the course of erection at Bathurst Point, the north-east extreme of Rottnest Island, in latitude li 5*) 15 south, and||@@||extreme of Rottnest Island, in latitude 31'59'15' south, and longitude lift 1,1 iii* east The light, which is a fixed||@@||longitude 115'33'15' east. The light, which is a fixed di iptnc light of the second order, will he exhibited from a||@@||dioptric light of the second order, will he exhibited from a stone tower of a natural gn > colour, and will have a||@@||stone tower of a natural grey colour, and will have a height of focal pinna ubu\p high water of 08ft It will be||@@||height of focal plane above high water of 98ft. It will be visible from seawall over an arc of ¿00 degrees, io, be-||@@||visible from seaward over an arc of 200 degrees, i.e., be- tween th« bearings cist threo-quartor south, through||@@||tween the bearings east three-quarter south, through north to north-west by wu*t quarter-w«*, and should be||@@||north to north-west by west quarter-west, and should be seen from the deck of a vessel 15ft nbo>e sea le\ el about||@@||seen from the deck of a vessel 15ft above sea level about 15 nautical miles in clear weather||@@||15 nautical miles in clear weather. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321196 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I AHOI.0-AMEr.ICAN BIO-TABIiEAU.||@@||ANGLO-AMERICAN BIO-TABLEAU Mr. J. C. Williamson will receive during the week %||@@||Mr. J. C. Williamson will receive during the week A novel series of pictureaue war and processional firm» for||@@||novel series of pictursque war and processional for the Anglo-Amoncan Blo-Tabteau. Ho will accordingly||@@||the Anglo-American Bio-Tableau. He will accordingly exhibit the cinematograph-which i» the one recently in||@@||exhibit the cinematograph-which is the one recently in evidence at Her Majestv's as an adjunct to comic opera||@@||evidence at Her Majesty's as an adjunct to comic opera- at tho Lyceum Theatre next Saturday afternoon and even-||@@||at the Lyceum Theatre next Saturday afternoon and even- ing. The ( ntcrtainment will include mimicry and imita-||@@||ing. The entertainment will include mimicry and imita- tion« by J4r. Albert Whelan, and songs by Mr. W. B.||@@||tions by Mr. Albert Whelan, and songs by Mr. W. B. Beattie and other artist..||@@||Beattie and other artist. In the meantime tho Bio-Tableau entertainment will ho||@@||In the meantime tho Bio-Tableau entertainment will be Riven this »vening and Monday afternoon at Penrith,||@@||given this evening and Monday afternoon at Penrith, Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon at Parramatta||@@||Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon at Parramatta Tcwn Hall, and Wednesday evening at Ashfield.||@@||Town Hall, and Wednesday evening at Ashfield. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313279 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRAIN IN« HORSES FOR THIC||@@||TRAINING HORSES FOR THE CIRCUS.||@@||CIRCUS. All through the winter in America (anya the ban||@@||All through the winter in America (says the San francisco " Ohrnmole ") ciroua men train mumal»||@@||Francisco "Chronicle ") circus men train animals for new trloks for the nest summer The||@@||for new tricks for the next summer. The winter is by no means an irllo time||@@||winter is by no means an idle time. Training horse« for tho ring is interesting||@@||Training horses for the ring is interesting work The Orst thing done is to put the new horsos||@@||work. The first thing done is to put the new horses in the stables isith tho old circus horses to get I hem||@@||in the stables with the old circus horses to get I them used to their new company, and a queer thing||@@||used to their new company, and a queer thing noticed is lliit the old horses are loulous ot the new||@@||noticed is that the old horses are jealous of the new- cumurs||@@||comers. A great deal of patience and time is required to||@@||A great deal of patience and time is required to trilla tho horsB« to run around the rintr 1 hey ara||@@||train the horses to run around the ring. They are blindfolded, and tiinght to run around the ring in a||@@||blindfolded, and taught to run around the ring in a circle The natural tendeucy of the horse is to run||@@||circle. The natural tendency of the horse is to run straight, and it is a hurd thing for him to learn A||@@||straight, and it is a hard thing for him to learn. A svatem of checks mid Inns makes tho training easier||@@||system of checks and lines makes the training easier than formorlv||@@||than formerly. The horse ia an observaut amnml and apt to do||@@||The horse is an observant animal and apt to do what he sees anothei horse do, so when tho blind-||@@||what he sees another horse do, so when the blind- fold ia remos eil hi Is placed ulongaida an old trained||@@||fold is removed he is placed alongside an old trained horse, and the man who la to ride the new animal||@@||horse, and the man who is to ride the new animal does tricks svith the old one, then trie« them on the||@@||does tricks with the old one, then tries them on the pupil \ good intelligent hoise soon learns and||@@||pupil. A good intelligent horse soon learns and actually Ucslpa his rider||@@||actually helps his rider. Horses uro very sensitive to applause, and with||@@||Horses are very sensitive to applause, and with that stimulus svill do twico us much work as without||@@||that stimulus will do twice as much work as without. They are just as likely to loss their heads as human||@@||They are just as likely to lose their heads as human perforators, and have to be carefully witchell A||@@||performers, and have to be carefully watched. A well-trained ring horan is easily worth 1000 dollars,||@@||well-trained ring horse is easily worth 1000 dollars, aud riders who ure stars usually own their own||@@||and riders who are stars usually own their own horses The most careful attention is given these||@@||horses. The most careful attention is given these animals Belt re each act their bucks lire rubbed||@@||animals. Before each act their backs are rubbed wtih rosin, which has to be washed off afterwards||@@||with rosin, which has to be washed off afterwards. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14224822 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn .THE GOONDIWINDI MURDER.||@@||.THE GOONDIWINDI MURDER. BRISBANE, Friday.||@@||BRISBANE, Friday. Til» hearing of tho case against Valentino||@@||The hearing of the case against Valentine Pfingst, sen, charged ssith the murder of his wife,||@@||Pfingst, sen. charged with the murder of his wife, was continued at the police court, Goondiwindi,||@@||was continued at the police court, Goondiwindi, ytstorday Mrs Magarry, mausiser to Mr Fletcher,||@@||yesterday Mrs Magarey, in answer to Mr Fletcher, solicitor for the defence, stated that when she first||@@||solicitor for the defence, stated that when she first sasv Pfingst on the the Gth instuut he appeared||@@||saw Pfingst on the the 6th instant he appeared excited, but svus not under the influence of drink||@@||excited, but was not under the influence of drink. The decease! complained to her three sveoks hsf oro||@@||The deceased complained to her three weeks before hor death about hei husband's ill treatment Shu||@@||her death about her husband's ill treatment. She complained hu had thrown her out of n buggy when||@@||complained he had thrown her out of a buggy when coming from town .||@@||coming from town. Dr Wudford in his ovid noa staled that on the||@@||Dr Woodford in his evidence stated that on the afternoon of tho 1st mitant a boy uamed Magarry||@@||afternoon of the 1st intant a boy named Magarry came to lum m (.Toonduvindi and said " old Mrs||@@||came to him in Goondiwindi and said " old Mrs Pfingst is d)ing" He immediately went out||@@||Pfingst is dying" He immediately went out. Tho ii rat person he suss ss as Mrs Magarry She||@@||The first person he saw was Mrs Magarry. She »aid "' You are too late, doctor " He said " What, is||@@||said "' You are too late, doctor " He said " What, is eho dead ? AVlmt has been the matter ? " Ho wont||@@||she dead ? What has been the matter ? " He went into the buck room and saw the dead body||@@||into the back room and saw the dead body of Sirs Pfingst lying on the bad, apparently||@@||of Mrs Pfingst lying on the bad, apparently tail out He examined tho body and found||@@||laid out. He examined the body and found a wound ou thu left brow, also numerous||@@||a wound on theu left brow, also numerous bruises The lower part of the clothing isas all||@@||bruises. The lower part of the clothing was all lilood-stiuied Ho also siss other (sounds He||@@||blood-stained. He also saw other wounds. He told the Phni-ut'a boys that ho ssns going strught||@@||told the Pfingst's boys that he was going straight to tossn, and ssould hive ty report the matter to||@@||to town, and would have to report the matter to thu police Ho noticed slams on the trout verandah||@@||the police. He noticed stains on the front verandah. Next morning, in company ssith Actiug-seiso int||@@||Next morning, in company with Acting-sergeant Doherty, hu ss out to the accused's place und held a||@@||Doherty, he went to the accused's place and held a post-mortem lhere ssas a cut ou the loft hrosv||@@||post-mortem . There was a cut on the left brow. Ihussound svasrucent Thora ssas a second ssouud||@@||The wound was recent. There was a second wound on the nose aud left shoulder, and thu upper arm||@@||on the nose and left shoulder, and the upper arm ?svus a good deal biuised Both elbosvs were||@@||was a good deal bruised. Both elbows were bruised, aud also meide the knees and thighs svoro||@@||bruised, and also inside the knees and thighs were bruised Nono of thu bruises ss ere vers severs||@@||bruised. None of the bruises were very severe. The (lector hero described a hornillo wound on||@@||The Doctor here described a horrible wound on tho lower part of the body lu the thorax there||@@||the lower part of the body. In the thorax there Was evidence of long standing disease The||@@||was evidence of long standing disease. The wounds in the losver p irt of the body were caused||@@||wounds in the lower part of the body were caused by the thrust of a blunt uibtrumcutsimiUr to the one||@@||by the thrust of a blunt instrument similar to the one produced lu his opinion tho svoinid un tbn lower||@@||produced. In his opinion the wound on the lower part ot the body ss as the cause of deat i A blunt||@@||part ot the body was the cause of death. A blunt instrument hud caused hemorrhage, resulting in||@@||instrument had caused hemorrhage, resulting in pentonitis Iho other isounds wore insufficient to||@@||perotonitis. The other wounds were insufficient to causa death None of tho wounds could have boen||@@||cause death. None of the wounds could have been self-inihcted||@@||self-inflicted. Otto T Fungst, son of tho accused, deposed||@@||Otto F. Pfingst, son of the accused, deposed that on tho 1st instant lie heard his mother||@@||that on the 1st instant he heard his mother ss is ill He drove straient out and sasv his father||@@||was ill. He drove straight out and saw his father. -sfis Magarry asked his father ss hat was the matter||@@||Mrs Magarry asked his father what was the matter with his mother the father, svho appealed to be||@@||with his mother. The father, who appeared to be cryiug, put up his hands and saici, ' los, what is||@@||crying, put up his hands and said, ' Yes, what is up ss ith hor ' '||@@||up with her ? ' A labouior named Robert Carlile deposed that on||@@||A labourer named Robert Carlile deposed that on Saturday night he ssas ndiu_r into town, and sshon||@@||Saturday night he was riding into town, and when passing tho accused'o hou°o ho hcaid a " hit of a||@@||passing the accused's house he heard a " bit of a scrc-m " Tt appeared to como from the accused'a||@@||scream " It appeared to come from the accused's house Ho did not notice nny light in the house||@@||house. He did not notice any light in the house. Tho scream vas hko that of u fcmule||@@||The scream was like that of a female. 'Ibis closed the case for the prosecution The||@@||This closed the case for the prosecution. The Couit then adjourned lill the following dav||@@||Court then adjourned till the following day. Valentine Phugst siua ¡nought botoro the pohco||@@||Valentine Pfingst was brought before the police magistrate aguin this morning Mr Tletcher, who||@@||magistrate again this morning. Mr Fletcher, who appeared for the accused, reserved Ins defence The||@@||appeared for the accused, reserved his defence. The accused was committed to stand his trial at the||@@||accused was committed to stand his trial at the Circuit Court at Toowoomba, to be held on April 10||@@||Circuit Court at Toowoomba, to be held on April 10. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321051 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GUM LEAVES.||@@||GUM LEAVES. " Gum Leaves, by Ethel Turner, with Odd-||@@||" Gum Leaves, by Ethel Turner, with Odd- ments by Othors " (William Brooks and Co ) will||@@||ments by Others " (William Brooks and Co.) will bo inn h enjoyed, especially by tho young The||@@||be much enjoyed, especially by the young. The author's freshness of humour and vigour of fanoy||@@||author's freshness of humour and vigour of fancy have commended bor to the public tasto, and||@@||have commended her to the public taste, and " Gum Leaves " will certainly not detract from||@@||" Gum Leaves" will certainly not detract from her reputation There have been so many writers||@@||her reputation. There have been so many writers of children's stones that onginHlity is hardly to||@@||of children's stories that originality is hardly to bo expected, and nobody should be surprised to||@@||be expected, and nobody should be surprised to nome aoross here and there imitations of styles||@@||come across here and there imitations of styles more or less familiar The rook generally, whioh||@@||more or less familiar. The book generally, which is admirably illustrated by Mr D H Souter, is||@@||is admirably illustrated by Mr. D. H. Souter, is of » high order of excellence||@@||of a high order of excellence. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14310040 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OP Mil. J. KING||@@||DEATH OF MR. J. KING LETHBRIDGE LLTHBRIDGjS.||@@|| PENRITH, Sunday.||@@||PENRITH, Sunday. The news of the death of Mi. J, King Lethbridge,||@@||The news of the death of Mr. J. King Lethbridge, of Tregoare, bt. Marys, on Fuday night last, WBB ic||@@||of Tregeare, St. Marys, on Friday night last, was received ceived with regret thiou^liout the Nepean district.||@@||with regret throughout the Nepean district. Mr Lethbridge was the bccund sou of the late||@@||Mr Lethbridge was the second son of the late Roheit Copland Lethbridge, of Werrington,||@@||Robert Copland Lethbridge, of Werrington, St, Marys, who was for many years chair-||@@||St. Marys, who was for many years chairman man of the Penrith bench of magistrates, and||@@||of the Penrith bench of magistrates, and grandson of tho late Gloveiuoi King. Mr Lethbridge||@@||grandson of the late Governor King. Mr Lethbridge was a resideut of the district for over Gñ vears, and||@@||was a resident of the district for over 65 years, and took au active lu all mutters connected with its in-||@@||took an active in all matters connected with its interest terest and advancement Ho was a magistrate of||@@||and advancement He was a magistrate of the colony and cureuci for thu district fur over Ar>||@@||the colony and coroner for the district for over 35 years, and held sevoral importât poBiliou-,||@@||years, and held several important positions. the funeral, which was tee lmgest known within||@@||The funeral, which was the largest known within tho district, took place at noun tu-duy, the remain«||@@||the district, took place at noon to-day, the remains bring interred m tin- chuiehynrd ut bt. Marys. The||@@||bring interred in the churchyard of St. Marys. The principal mourners were Messrs. ,T. Klug Leth||@@||principal mourners were Messrs. J. King Lethbridge, iiiulge, U. 0. Lethbridge, W U Lothbridee, und P||@@||R.C. Lethbridge, W. B. Lethbridge, and P. N. Lethbridge N. Lethl ridge (sous ot the decoared), Mr. Duncan||@@||(sons of the deceased), Mr. Duncan McDonald M'Duiiiild (son-iii-luw), Mr G. H. Lothbndpo||@@||(son-in-law), Mr G. H. Lethbridge (brother) (brother), Harold, Hirri, Herbei t and Percy||@@||Harold, Harry, Herbert and Percy Lethbridge, Lethbridge, U. L , W It, Cecil, and F, R Cowpor||@@||C. L., W. R., Cecil, and F. R. Cowper (nephews), (nephews), Mr. W. Vein Read and three sons, II.||@@||Mr. W. Vero Read and three sons, H. H. Dare, H. Dare, Lieutenant II. K. (ioldhnseb, U. G. H.||@@||Lieutenant H. E. Goldfinch, E. G. H. King, F. L. King, King, F. L, King, aud A. Richardson.||@@||and A. Richardson. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14328438 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WESTERN AUSTRALIA.||@@||WESTERN AUSTRALIA. ?||@@|| PERTH, _rl-_y. '||@@||PERTH, Friday. At the Albany election yesterday Mr Has-tll||@@||At the Albany election yesterday Mr. Hassell defeated Air Gurdiner by n majority of l8 Mr||@@||defeated Mr. Gardiner by a majority of 18. Mr. Hassell ia nominally an Oppositionist, and Mr.||@@||Hassell is nominally an Oppositionist, and Mr. Gardiner an uncompromising opponent of the||@@||Gardiner an uncompromising opponent of the Goiornm-nt||@@||Government. The Chief Justice gavj judgment yesterday a||@@||The Chief Justice gave judgment yesterday a a casa in which the Union liank lind been Bael||@@||a case in which the Union Bank had been sued for £12,000, repr-sentinir the value of certain||@@||for £12,000, representing the value of certain ahnrcs alleged by J. W Iluelin to have been||@@||shares alleged by J. W. Huelin to have been « rongfully banded over to J L Shierlaw Hu||@@||wrongfully banded over to J. L. Shierlaw. His Honor's judgment Ytua for the defendant bank||@@||Honor's judgment was for the defendant bank with costs||@@||with costs. Tho Perth Mint in July coined 2.4,«.||@@||Tho Perth Mint in July coined 244,437 sovereigns||@@||sovereigns. At a mooting of tho shareholders of 1 rater.||@@||At a mooting of tho shareholders of fraser's G M Company at Southom Cross, the salo of||@@||G. M. Company at Southem Cross, the sale of the company's property lo Mr Vincent Shalcrou,||@@||the company's property lo Mr Vincent Shalcross, of Kalgoorlie, was completed The pur...«.||@@||of Kalgoorlie, was completed. The purchase monoy, JC3S.O00, will return to tbo old shara«||@@||money, £38,000, will return to the old share- holders 10s net per share.||@@||holders 10s net per share. Tho body of Martin Carson, onoof the «ca-||@@||Tho body of Martin Carson, one of the sea- mon drowned during tho humcano at Hamelin||@@||mon drowned during the hurricane at Hamelin Harbour, has boon recovered||@@||Harbour, has been recovered A sensation has been caused in tho Bunbnry||@@||A sensation has been caused in the Bunbury district by tho reported discovery of gold in tb||@@||district by the reported discovery of gold in the vioimty of the Salvation Army farm, Collie A||@@||vicinity of the Salvation Army farm, Collie. A number of mon havo gono out to prospect th_||@@||number of men have gone out to prospect the locality||@@||locality. A return issued yesterday gives the population||@@||A return issued yesterday gives the population of tho colony to tho end of July as 178,196||@@||of tho colony to the end of July as 178,196 A tragic occurrence is reported from Nulls||@@||A tragic occurrence is reported from Nulla- gino A man named H Staples quarrelled with||@@||gine. A man named H. Staples quarrelled with a coloured maa, who struck feuples over tha||@@||a coloured man, who struck Staples over the head with n piece of iron, inflicting such tern-,||@@||head with a piece of iron, inflicting such terrible injuries and so smishing tbo skull that death soon||@@||injuries and so smashing the skull that death soon followed||@@||followed. A m-in named Spencer was killed on Angus!||@@||A man named Spencer was killed on Angust 2 through falling down a shaft at Newlands,||@@||2 through falling down a shaft at Newlands, nine miles from Donnybrook||@@||nine miles from Donnybrook. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14234861 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CEICKET.||@@||CRICKET. INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET.||@@||INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET. NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.||@@||NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Tho first of the return matches hetvvecn Now||@@||The first of the return matches between New South Wales and the southern colonies was to havo||@@||South Wales and the southern colonies was to have commenced on Saturday, but owing lo tho coudihon||@@||commenced on Saturday, but owing to the condition ot tho wicket, consequent on ram up to luncheon,||@@||of the wicket, consequent on rain up to luncheon, thu umpires decidod at 2 15 to postpouo tho start||@@||the umpires decided at 2.15 to postpone the start until to-day, when, »eather permitting, operations||@@||until to-day, when, weather permitting, operations will begin at noon Having thus a spare afternoon||@@||will begin at noon. Having thus a spare afternoon on their hands, tho South Auatrahaiin, accompanied||@@||on their hands, the South Australians, accompanied by Messrs W A Tilth E J Briscoe, A C J||@@||by Messrs. W. A. Firth E. J. Briscoe, A. C. J. Wood, W Cornuih, H Lvera, and others, drove to||@@||Wood, W. Cornish, H. Evers, and others, drove to Sanssouci, and were just ia timo to see the heats and||@@||Sans Souci, and were just in time to see the heats and tho final of the 100 yards AuBtralnsian swimming||@@||the final of the 100 yards Australian swimming championship, vv hich wa3 swum under tho auspices of||@@||championship, which was swum under the auspices of the Nautilus Swimming Club TIIB viBitors vveru||@@||the Nautilus Swimming Club. The visitors were lieartily welcomed by tho nfhciak of tho Nautilus||@@||heartily welcomed by the officials of the Nautilus Club and the representatives of tho Non South Wales||@@||Club and the representatives of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association, and wura invited tn a||@@||Amateur Swimming Association, and were invited to a dinner tendered to tho Australasian swimmers hy Mi||@@||dinner tendered to the Australasian swimmers by Mr. P. Moore, at the Moorefield Hotel, Kogaiab||@@||P. Moore, at the Moorefield Hotel, Kogarah. Owing, howovor, to a prior engagement, tho invita-||@@||Owing, however, to a prior engagement, the invita- tion could not bo accepted Tho cricketers were much||@@||tion could not be accepted. The cricketers were much interested in the chamotonship event, though they||@@||interested in the championship event, though they ( roatly regretted that while New hauland, Queens||@@||greatly regretted that while New Zealand, Queens- liud, Victoria, and New South Wales vv ero repre-||@@||land, Victoria, and New South Wales were repre- sented, fajuth Australia waa not A start was made||@@||sented, South Australia was not. A start was made for Sydney at a quarter to 0, having had, as thor||@@||for Sydney at a quarter to 6, having had, as they Enid, a moat enjoyable drive and nitnessed an event||@@||said, a most enjoyable drive and witnessed an event of buch widespread interest||@@||of such widespread interest. Trams will run to-day from Bent-street and tho||@@||Trams will run to-day from Bent-street and the railway Btation at regular intervals The ground||@@||railway station at regular intervals. The ground conditions as to luncheons and tickets, mentiour d on||@@||conditions as to luncheons and tickets, mentioned on Saturdaj.nold good foi to-day and the rom under||@@||Saturday, hold good for to-day and the remainder of tho match||@@||of the match. MOSS VAUá, Saturday||@@||MOSS VALE, Saturday. Hill View v Moss Vnlo resulted ia u win for Hill||@@||Hill View v. Moss Vale resulted in a win for Hill View by 10 runs on the ûr*t inninirs||@@||View by 16 runs on the first innings. WES! MAITLAND, Sunduv||@@||WEST MAITLAND, Sunday. East Maitland and Albion op ned a twoduVH mutch||@@||East Maitland and Albion opened a two days' match on thu Albiou ground on rtaturdHy 1 a*t Maitland butted||@@||on the Albion ground on Saturday. East Maitland batted tirst und compiled flj (A. Cunningham 2r>) Albion lo&t||@@||first and compiled 92 (A. Cunningham 25). Albion lost cij. wickets fur 2d2 (li lindsay li,' It Normim not out G1,||@@||six wickets for 262 (R. Lindsay 112. R. Norman not out 63, II Tigga?) K Liudauv took teven of tho l'carl wictita||@@||H. Tegg 37). R. Lindsay took seven of the Pearl wickets lui 46||@@||for 46. PLUIIS und Morpeth opened a two dn>s' mulch at Mor-||@@||Pearls and Morpeth opened a two days' match at Mor- peth on Saturday Uno homo temi butted first nnd Beored||@@||peth on Saturday. The home team batted first and scored 8J (Bourke-IS, Hogan ir>) al» l'unli lost nvc wicket*||@@||88 (Bourke 48, Hogan 15). The Pearls lost five wickets for 2U5 (Leon Moore not out 105,1' Invi»7l) Kenlfiin||@@||for 205 (Leon Moore not out 105, P. Travis 74). Kerrigan luok tux. -wieiteta for li), I, Moore Hine foi ti||@@||took six wickets for 39, L. Moore three for 34. Pearl II bent Albion D on Maitland Park on Saturday by||@@||Pearl B beat Albion B on Maitland Park on Saturday by lirons Scoies Pearl«, 141 (ill Iuofrtdev41, O Boinsti||@@||34 runs. Scores : Pearls, 141 (M. Kingsley 41, C. Homan 10, B rreemon 10), Albion», 107 (G K M'Lean JJ, W||@@||16, E. Freeman 19), Albions, 107 (G. K. McLean 23, W. bumpsun JJ, \V, Carr IB).||@@||Sampson 23, W. Carr 15). ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14224722 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OJÎICKEÏ.||@@||CRICKET. THE ELECTORATE COMPETITIONS. I||@@||THE ELECTORATE COMPETITIONS. The Ürat and SLCOUÜ grado matches will be re-||@@||The first and second grade matches will be re- turned tins afternoon, tbe forme- aftoi ii rent since||@@||sumed this afternoon, the former after a rest since December 9, and the A and B divisions of tüo eecoi d||@@||December 9, and the A and B divisions of the second giudo since Do ce m bor 2¿ Ino programme is us||@@||grade since December 23. The programme is as follows -||@@||follows : - 1IRST ORVDE||@@||FIRST GRADE. Paddington % It dfwn at S C ground No 1.||@@||Paddington v. Redfern at S. C. ground No. 1. Waverkj v South aydney ut AV iverley||@@||Waverley v. South Sydney at Waverley. Gibbet Burwo »d at UcntwoitK P-uk. No 1||@@||Glebe v. Burwood at Wentworth Park No. 1. Leichhardt-v Ltet rodney ut Lcichb.irdt||@@||Leichhardt v. East Sydney at Leichhardt. Central Cumb»rlnnd \ North S>dney ut larraraatta||@@||Central Cumberland v. North Sydney at Parramatta. S! COND GRADE ( V UtVIhlON J||@@||SECOND GRADE (A DIVISION). Paddington IT v Irclchbardt LI at S C irroimd No 2||@@||Paddington II. v. Leichhardt II. at S. C. ground No. 2. Itedfernlf v North Syd tie) li at Kfdfeio||@@||Redfern II. v. North Sydney II. at Redfern. lettridtam I v Glebe li nt Pet"r ham||@@||Petersham I. v. Glebe II. at Petersham. Burwood li v At ml) I atPurwood||@@||Burwood II. v. Manly I. at Burwood. Uilmaml v UnirerMty I at Balmain||@@||Balmain I. v. University I. at Balmain. St Georpro T \ S<>utU Sydney IF at Brighton||@@||St. George I. v. South Sydney II. at Brighton. "\Vñ\ erloy II, bye||@@||Waverley II., bye. B DIVISION||@@||B. DIVISION. Paddington III \ Burwood Iir at Hampden ParU||@@||Paddington III. v. Burwood III. at Hampden Park. Lait Sydney II v í entml Cumberlund H , at Parra-||@@||East Sydney II. v. Central Cumberland II., at Parra- inât tu||@@||matta. Umremty II v lîed/crn III at University Oral||@@||University II. v. Redfern III. at University Oval. Manly II Y Waverley III at Manly||@@||Manly II. v. Waverley III. at Manly. Petersham IF v Balmain TI. atNonvoocl Park,||@@||Petersham II. v. Balmain II. at Norwood Park. St Creorgf II v Glebe HI||@@||St. George II. v. Glebe III. North Sydney Jil, bye||@@||North Sydney III., bye. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14224883 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn AFTER TILE MATCH.||@@||AFTER THE MATCH. At tho conclusion of the contest Mr S. E Gregory||@@||At the conclusion of the contest Mr. S. E. Gregory (captain of the N S.W. ti nm) proposed th health of||@@||(captain of the N.S.W. team) proposed the health of tho South Australian Eleven, coupled wi'h the name I||@@||the South Australian Eleven, coupled with the name of Mr J Darling, the visitine captain In tho||@@||of Mr. J. Darling, the visiting captain. In the course of lils remarks he congratulated tho visitors||@@||course of his remarks he congratulated the visitors on their win, and paid a high compliment to Huck||@@||on their win, and paid a high compliment to Hack for his innings Hack certainly had some luck, but||@@||for his innings. Hack certainly had some luck, but in his, Mr Gregory's opinion, it won tho match lor||@@||in his, Mr. Gregory's opinion, it won the match for South Australia (Cheers ) Tho toast was enthusi-||@@||South Australia. (Cheers.) The toast was enthusi- astically honoured||@@||astically honoured. Mr Darling; acknowledge! tho toasr nu quito||@@||Mr. Darling acknowledged the toast. He quite agreed with tho remark as to the value of Hack's||@@||agreed with the remark as to the value of Hack's innings, und ho said further that le wua a grand||@@||innings, and he said further that it was a grand thing for Australian cricket to have young men liko||@@||thing for Australian cricket to have young men like htm coming forward «||@@||him coming forward. Mr W Gunn, the manager of tho South Aus-||@@||Mr. W. Gunn, the manager of the South Aus- tralian Eleven, submitted the toast of the N S AV||@@||tralian Eleven, submitted the toast of the N.S.W. Eleven, " who were as good a Bet of tallows na Olio||@@||Eleven, "who were as good a set of fellows as one wouldhko to meet " Ihe match was full of incidents||@@||would like to meet." The match was full of incidents. There waa Hacks' innings and Giltou's bowling per-||@@||There was Hacks' innings and Giffen's bowling per- formance, for instance Thu latter, ho was proud to||@@||formance, for instance. The latter, he was proud to say, bad now put up the record of scoring 10,01)0||@@||say, had now put up the record of scoring 10,000 runa aud taking 10U0 wickets A hundred or the||@@||runs and taking 1000 wickets. A hundred of the wiokots had been secura! against Now South Wales||@@||wickets had been secured against New South Wales. " W» have been proud of Mr Giffen," concluded||@@||"We have been proud of Mr. Giffen," concluded Mr Gunn, " and wo ai o still proud of him "||@@||Mr. Gunn, "and we are still proud of him." (Cheers)||@@||(Cheers). The South Australians left by lost uigut'a express||@@||The South Australians left by last night's express train for home.||@@||train for home. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14223357 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn nOZBLLTü HALF-nüLID»Vr OLTJ1J.||@@||ROZELLE HALF-HOLIDAY CLUB. A ínoutiuR of tho business-men of Kozollo, Hal||@@||A meeting of the business-men of Rozelle, Bal- mum West, was hold at D10 Hotel Sackville, Darhug||@@||main West, was held at the Hotel Sackville, Darling- road, last wpofc, v.lion it was daculnd to foxm a||@@||road, last week, when it was decided to form a cncl.nt club, to bo known as tka R020II0 Half||@@||cricket club, to be known as the Roselle Half- Iloliilny Cnckot Club. Tho following ollicors wcro||@@||Holiday Cricket Club. The following officers were oloctrd :-Patron, Mr. S. J. Law, M.L.A. ; jirosi||@@||elected : - Patron, Mr. S. J. Law, M.L.A. ; presi- dont, Mr. .T. 1*. JCavnnngh , vico-proaidonts, Dr.||@@||dent, Mr. J. P. Kavanagh, vice-presidents, Dr. P. 3. Kolly, Messrs, A. J. Homoy, K. Wood,||@@||P. J. Kelly, Messrs. A. J. Romey, R. Wood, D. Morgan, H. J. ljouruo, T. M. Watts, J.||@@||D. Morgan, H. J. Bourne, F. M. Watts, J. JenninRs, J.E. O'Kollv, O. II. Clndgoy, (J. Olubb,||@@||Jennings, J. E. O'Kelly, O. H. Chidgey, G. Clubb, and »\ldnrman W. ^Vnglit Williams, secretary,||@@||and Alderman W. Wright Williams ; secretary, Mr. K. I'oguo ; treasurer, Mr. D. Ilarmon.||@@||Mr. R. Pogue ; treasurer, Mr. D. Harrison. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14291389 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CRICKET.||@@||CRICKET. AUSTRALIAIN ELEVEN v. REST OF||@@||AUSTRALIAIN ELEVEN v. REST OF AUSTRALIA.||@@||AUSTRALIA. BENEFIT MATCH.||@@||BENEFIT MATCH. Every endeavour is boing made to ensuro (ho suc-||@@||Every endeavour is being made to ensure the suc- cessful issue of the nbovo match, the proceeds of||@@||cessful issue of the above match, the proceeds of which aro to be divided between tho Uushainu's Con-||@@||which are to be divided between the Bushmen's Con- tingent mid the Now South Wales Patriotic Fund||@@||tingent and the New South Wales Patriotic Fund. It is set down to commence on Fridas ucxt, and will||@@||It is set down to commence on Friday next, and will be played out to a finish. Mr T W UuticU will||@@||be played out to a finish. Mr. T. W. Garrett will rcprcsout New South Wales ou the selection commit-||@@||represent New South Wales on the selection commit- tee fur the Rest of Australia team, mid word has||@@||tee for the Rest of Australia team, and word has 1 con rocuvod that he will be nssistod bj MeBsts R||@@||been received that he will be assisted by Messrs. R. M'Leod, of Victoria, and H Blinman, of South Aus-||@@||McLeod, of Victoria, and H. Blinman, of South Aus- tralia. The eleven »ill be choBou as earlj as pos-||@@||tralia. The eleven will be chosen as early as pos- sible It is probablo that tho music will be supplied||@@||sible. It is probable that the music will be supplied by tho military band, mid that a detachment of the||@@||by the military band, and that a detachment of the Bushmen's Contingent will bo present at tho match||@@||Bushmen's Contingent will be present at the match. llioro was some slight doubt na to the Sydnoy||@@||There was some slight doubt as to the Sydney Cricket Ground being »vailabli, us it »as alle idy let||@@||Cricket Ground being available, as it was already let to tho League of Whcelmou for Saturday next, hut||@@||to the League of Wheelmen for Saturday next, but that has boon set at rest by tho receipt by the trustees||@@||that has been set at rest by the receipt by the trustees of a telegram from the secretary of the league to tho||@@||of a telegram from the secretary of the league to the effect tltut tho latter body was quite prepared lo||@@||effect that the latter body was quite prepared to forcgD the engagement of tho ground, and wished||@@||forego the engagement of the ground, and wished tho match and the fund every success||@@||the match and the fund every success. On Anniversary Das an interesting match was played on||@@||On Anniversary Day an interesting match was played on tie Hampden Park Oval, laddington, between tho Pul||@@||the Hampden Park Oval, Paddington, between the Pad- diut,tnn Warans und the Newtown LTalf-holiday Associa-||@@||dington Veterans and the Newtown Half-holiday Associa- tion Club llio result was a win for Paddington by KI||@@||tion Club. The result was a win for Paddington by 30 runs The homo tiain put up 171 (J Davis CO not out, C||@@||runs. The home team put up 173 (J. Davis 66 not out, C. Brennan60, R I Kells II, W nddebrant and Broadbent||@@||Brennan 59, R. T. Kelly 14, W. Hildebrant and Broadbent 10 eich), Newtown, 143 (Rental) In bowling Hilde||@@||10 each) ; Newtown, 143 (Kent 24). In bowling Hilde- trunilt Cirtj, and Brwnsn were tho most successful for||@@||brandt, Carty, and Brennan were the most successful for the wilin»rs, und Ldwards and "\\ illmrns for the loser«||@@||the winners, and Edwards and Williams for the losers. On Saturday week Newtown Congrei, itioiuil defeated||@@||On Saturday week Newtown Congregational defeated Ivewtow-i Otford (fln.t junior competition) hy 51 runs on||@@||Newtown Oxford (first junior competition) by 59 runs on tho first iuuings newtown Congregatioual 140 (Cooper 41||@@||the first innings. Newtown Congregational 140 (Cooper 41, Wells Jil, 1 lack .1 Cole 15, Rigg II), und thrc» wickets||@@||Wells 29, Flack 21, Cole 15, Rigg 15), and three wickets for 67 (Cooper 40 not out. Jones 10 not ont) Newt jvvn||@@||for 67 (Cooper 40 not out, Jones 19 not out) Newtown Oxford bl (Carroll 23, Robinson 21, Waddington 14)||@@||Oxford 81 (Carroll 22, Robinson 21, Waddington 14). Tor the winners Hack, Wells and Andre.ia divided thu||@@||For the winners Flack, Wells and Andrews divided the Wickels, and for the losers Robinson and Anderson||@@||wickets, and for the losers Robinson and Anderson. A pleasant gamo was phjed at 1\ atson s Ras between||@@||A pleasant game was played at Watson's Bay between tho Union Bunk of Australis and Yv ats in'flBsv on Anni||@@||the Union Bank of Australia and Watson's Bay on Anni- vuisary Day, resulting in a win for the t ank bs öS||@@||versary Day, resulting in a win for the bank by 58 runs. _ 14 and 10) lor Hie winners S O Murphy||@@||The Bank scored 93 and 136 (Irving 18 and 32 not out, A. E. Middleton 24, D. Whittingham 18 and 10) ; and Watson's Bay, 97 and 74 (R. Train 38, J. Farmer 19 and 10, J. O'Connor 14 and 10). For the winners S. C. Murphy secured nine wickets and for thelo'ersL J Sladen, witli||@@||secured nine wickets, and for the losers E. J. Sladen, with eight wickets tor 43 runs.iind J O Connor (five for 47), had||@@||eight wickets tor 43 runs, and J. O'Connor (five for 47), had best lesiilts||@@||best results. 1 he following matches were played on Saturday -||@@||The following matches were played on Saturday : - Redfern United, 70 and five for87 , 3-ast Bydnej, 53 and||@@||Redfern United, 76 and five for 87 ; East Sydney, 58 and four for 110||@@||four for 110. Pjruiuiil dt-fcated Chyipcndalo bj 60 runs||@@||Pyrmont defeated Chippendale by 50 runs. CO||@@||Our Boys, 106 ; Tramway, 85. --- Invincible, 62 and 79 for four wickets ; Our Boys, 70 and 69. Tramway 52 and 03 for ono wicket (innings dosed),||@@||Tramway, 52 and 98 for one wicket (innings closed) ; Water and benenne Board, Of and 74||@@||Water and Sewerage Board, 64 and 74. Invincib o, 175 . Pyrmont, SS||@@||Invincible, 175 ; Pyrmont, 88. Tames Sandy, l61 and 75 , v\ eat bsdnfty, 70||@@||James Sandy, 154 and 75 ; West Sydney, 76. Rastbjdnc beat Water and Sewerage BDiirdbyJ2 runs,||@@||East Sydney beat Water and Sewerage Board by 32 runs. btamuare, GO and 31 for J w ickets , leichhardt Surry, Jl||@@||Stanmore, 50 and 34 for 3 wickets ; Leichhardt Surry, 21 and 60||@@||and 56. SuiToyvillo, 8S for ei«ht wickoti, Carlten, 74||@@||Surreyville, 88 for eight wickets ; Carlton, 74. Glebe luniors, 111, Bligh Juniors, 110||@@||Glebe Juniors, 111 ; Bligh Juniors, 110. Metropolitan Pollco, 33a foi uine wicket*, Waterloo||@@||Metropolitan Police, 333 for nine wickets ; Waterloo Half-holiday Association, b3||@@||Half-holiday Association, 86. btandard Paint Cotnpiny, 109 Johnson and Son, 05||@@||Standard Paint Company, 109 ; Johnson and Son, 65. 3!elt oir, 81 for nine wu koto Wnveilcy Waratah, 60>||@@||Belvoir, 84 for nine wickets ; Waverley Waratah, 50. Plectncl clegraph, 240 tor eight wickets (inningsclosed),||@@||Electric Telegraph, 246 for eight wickets (innings closed) ; Paddington Half-holiday, 106 for three wickets||@@||Paddington Half-holiday, 105 for three wickets. Bas vic v beat llosodala by 61 runs||@@||Bayview beat Rosedale by 53 runs. Ulebo l!o»nl Oak« 117, Hunter Uaillio, 20||@@||Glebe Royal Oaks, 117 ; Hunter-Baillie, 26. Homedale, .'5 , OaklJth, 11 and S||@@||Rosedale, 25 ; Oakleigh, 11 and 8. E W lloird and Co , ¿17 for seven wickets, against||@@||E. W. Beard and Co., 247 for seven wickets, against Gleho fellowship ,||@@||Glebe fellowship. Riverstone, 58, Gay's team, 400 (E Jansen 215 retired)||@@||Riverstone, 58 ; Gay's team, 400 (E. Jansen 215 retired). Taimen «cored 40 in tu o orers, and ultopether hit 44 fours||@@||Jansen scored 40 in two overs, and altogether hit 44 fours nud ono five||@@||and one five. B ss' Brigade, 08 , Bondi Albion, 40||@@||Boys' Brigade, 68 ; Bondi Albion, 46. Lyon, Cottier, 151 " Catholic Trews," 22||@@||Lyon, Cottier, 151 ; "Catholic Press," 22. lsrmontBtoam, 43 for nino wickets, Pyrmont Hamp-||@@||Pyrmont B team, 43 for nine wickets ; Pyrmont Hamp- den, 04||@@||den, 64. Darhnhtaa Ihicelsior, 107 , Lrskinevillc Juniors, 101||@@||Darlington Excelsior, 107 ; Erskineville Juniors, 105. ». 3£itcheU and Co ,116 for coven wickets, J Connell and i||@@||D. Mitchell and Co., 116 for seven wickets ; J, Connell and Co ,131||@@||Co., 121. Saxton and Binns, 215 , Sunlight Oil Works, 85||@@||Saxton and Binns, 215 ; Sunlight Oil Works, 35. 20 r||@@||ALBION PARK, Saturday. --- Kangaloon v. the local cricket club, Albion Park won by 29 runs. " ,t " BOMBALA Saturday||@@||BOMBALA, Saturday. Southern Monaro, 115 and three foi 10, v Bega, 120||@@||Southern Monaro, 115 and three for 19, v. Bega, 120. GOULBURN baturday||@@||GOULBURN, Saturday. ward Cricket Centre v East J otter, first innings, ¿2S ,||@@||Ward Cricket Centre v. East. Latter, first innings, 228 ; formen first 105, second 104 Centre winning bj an in||@@||former, first 105, second 104. Centre winning by an in- nings nnd III runs Ihe south forfeited te north||@@||nings and 19 runs. The south forfeited to north. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323721 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PALACE-LESTONIAN CLUB.||@@||PALACE-LESTONIAN CLUB. Trorn ouo point of view Henry Hamilton's comedy||@@||From our point of view Henry Hamilton's comedy "Our Regiment ' was well choson for revival nt||@@||"Our Regiment ' was well choson for revival at the present time, inasmuch tis it denis indirectly with||@@||the present time, inasmuch as it deals indirectly with military matters On the other hand, a satire upon||@@||military matters. On the other hand, a satire upon feminine adoration of men in scarlet is a little mis||@@||feminine adoration of men in scarlet is a little mis- timed at a crisis in which tho said men, though elad||@@||timed at a crisis in which the said men, though clad in khuki, are fighting our buttles, at the Iront Hou -||@@||in khaki, are fighting our battles, at the front. How - ever, " Out Regiment " IB not intended to be||@@||ever, " Our Regiment " is not intended to be takon eeriouslj, ontl it served euflicientlv||@@||taken seriously, and it served sufficiently IVBII OB un entertainment hy the LcstoniBu Dramntio||@@||well as entertainment by the Lestonian Dramntic Club in aid of the Indian Famine Relief I und Ibe||@@||Club in aid of the Indian Famine Relief Fund. The financial result alas not dehmtely known, but the||@@||financial result was not definitelyknown, but the pretty Palace Iheatre was nearly mil, so ti at thara||@@||pretty Palace Theatre was nearly full, so that there mnst have been a liberal matgm bejond working||@@||mnut have been a liberal margin beyond working expenses Mr Harry Lenton's pupils had reheniseil||@@||expenses. Mr Harry Lenton's pupils had rehearsed the comedy with care, so that the prompter avas||@@||the comedy with care, so that the prompter was practically dispensed ivith, nnd a creditable uitor||@@||practically dispensed with, and a creditable inter- protatiou was given of the piece ' Our Regimunt||@@||pretation was given of the piece. ' Our Regiment" though plevmntly writton, is not strong, the plot||@@||though pleasantly written, is not strong, the plot belüg Blight, whilst tha author twangs continuously||@@||being slight, whilst the author twangs continuously upon the ouly two sttuiLS Ins harp possossea-the||@@||upon the only two strings his harp possesses-the admiration of all ttiB ladies ni the piece fir the||@@||admiration of all the ladies inthe piece for the officers quartered ni the garnatu town, and the||@@||officers quartered inthe garrison town, and the sentimental manoeuvring by which tha Be les ate||@@||sentimental manoeuvring by which the sexes are paired oft ni the e.ood old Noah's Ark fashion||@@||paired oft in the good old Noah's Ark fashion. lu thu acting, Mi«s Ho Aarons ivas quiet and||@@||In the acting, Miss Flo. Aarons was quiet and self p sssssed as Mr« Dobbinsou Miss Mildred||@@||self p0ssessed as Mrs Dobbinson, Miss Mildred Airona .acted steadilv as Enid, Miss Violet Canty||@@||Aarons, acted steadily as Enid, Miss Violet Canty jitoved n pretty Maud, and Miss Flaio Forrester,||@@||proved a pretty Maud, and Miss Elaine Forrester, who must Btetnlv repress hot tendency to olabornte||@@||who must sternly repress her tendency to elaborate over acting, moved griceflilly na tho lively school-||@@||over-acting, moved gracefully as the lively school- girl, Olive Mr Douglas Amos was too hatsh ant||@@||girl, Olive. Mr Douglas Amos was too harsh and emphatic as Mr Djubinson though he played the||@@||emphatic as Mr Dobbinson though he played the martinet on tight lines Messrs IbomasHanultonauci||@@||martinet on right lines. Messrs Thomas Hamilton and H B lioldiug lloro presentable as the two young||@@||H B Fielding were presentable as the two young officers, and Mr J Garrett got some fun out of the||@@||officers, and Mr J Garrett got some fun out of the character of the Rev Tohn lulbot Mr Scolt||@@||character of the Rev John Talbot. Mr Scott Mayuo ard Mr L T Fans completed the cast||@@||Mayne ard Mr L T Faris completed the cast. Mr r R Peel's Guitir and Mandolin bociety,||@@||Mr F R Peel's Guitar and Mandolin Society, assisted by the Nowtown Amateur Orchestral||@@||assisted by the Newtown Amateur Orchestral Society, rendered selections during the evening||@@||Society, rendered selections during the evening Mr E Lewis Scott was business manager and Mr||@@||Mr E Lewis Scott was business manager and Mr Harry Leaton avaa chiefly responsible for the credit-||@@||Harry Leaton was chiefly responsible for the credit- able show made by the amateur.||@@||able show made by the amateurs. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14373703 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MR. FRANK E. DOWN'S CONCERT. I||@@||MR. FRANK E. DOWN'S CONCERT. The pupils of Mr Frank E Down pave their||@@||The pupils of Mr Frank E Down gave their seventh annual coucert last night at the YMCA||@@||seventh annual concert last night at the YMCA building, aud the main hall was filled beyond it»||@@||building, and the main hall was filled beyond its Bealing rapacity with a fashionable guthcring The||@@||seating capacity with a fashionable gathering The programme was a purely vocal one and servad lo||@@||programme was a purely vocal one and served to mtrr duce to a didight»d audience some singer» of||@@||introduce to a delighted audience some singers of distinct promise Miss Booro, who sang * When the||@@||distinct promise. Miss Boore, who sang * When the lide Comos In " (Barnby), roído ncr debut ou the||@@||tide comes in " (Barnby), made her debut on the cincort plntform under Q itiuring auspices the rest||@@||concert platform under flattering auspices. The rest of the performers hive all been previously beard in||@@||of the performers hAve all been previously Heard in uublic Those who were arc unted amongst tho||@@||Public Those who were accounted amongst the mnst »ucoessfut last night were Miss Mabel Hastings,||@@||most successful last night were Miss Mabel Hastings, Miss Booie, Mila Tuba Davies, Mi«s alien Forsyth,||@@||Miss Boore, Miss Julia Davies, Miss Alice Forsyth, Mus Ada Hall Miss Flo Aarons, aud Mr W Good-||@@||Miss Ada Hall, Miss Flo Aarons, and Mr W Good- all but none of tho co tnhutora to the programme||@@||all but none of the contributors to the programme failed lo satisfy the nudmnce The remaining items||@@||failed to satisfy the audience. The remaining items nore distributed amongst Messrs Loggo, Harry||@@||were distributed amongst Messrs Legge, Harry Campbell an I E Susimilch Mesdames Martiu||@@||Campbell and E. Sussmilch, Mesdames Martin mid J Coles Muses B faroy, F E Forsythe mid||@@||and J Coles, Misses B Farey, F E Forsythe and Maorkor Mr Donn had the able assistance of Mr||@@||Maarker. Mr Down had the able assistance of Mr Lawrence Campbell whose recitations were as usual||@@||Lawrence Campbell whose recitations were as usual cordiallv appreciated The arcnmpaniit was Misa||@@||cordiallv appreciated The accompanist was Miss Lilian Trost 1 tin gt oss proceeds of the concert will||@@||Lilian Frost. The gross proceeds of the concert will be banded lo the Bonovolent Society.||@@||be handed to the Benevolent Society. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296818 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HEAL CAIsTLEi, IA HIL AIR.||@@||REAL CASTLES IN THE AIR. Throe miles south of tho Mesa Eucantado, iu||@@||Three miles south of the Mesa Eucantado, in Mexico, IB a s pi en tit d Bpccimeu of fantastic erosion||@@||Mexico, is a splendid specimen of fantastic erosion — au ** Wund " m tlis air a rock with overhanging||@@||an "island " in the air; a rock with overhanging Btdes ucarty 400ft. hi¿h, 70 acres in area ou the faul y||@@||sides nearly 400ft. high, 70 acres in area on the fairly lovel topi indented with countless great lia.}»,||@@||level top, indented with countless great bays, notched with dntzy chat,DI3 Hie greater nart of tliu||@@||notched with dizzy chasms. The greater part of the inland overhauls the Boa like u. huge inushroom, and||@@||island overhangs the sea like a huge mushroom, and on the top stands a towu »Inch, for artistic chimu,||@@||on the top stands a town which, for artistic charm, ethnological interest, and ron.untie historv, IniBiin||@@||ethnological interest, and romantic history, has no jtcer lins little town of A n co ma is one of tile moat||@@||peer. This little town of Ancoma is one of the most perfect tj pea of the prehistoric Puebla architecture||@@||perfect types of the prehistoric Puebla architecture. Moat of tho nouées rein nu of the||@@||Most of the houses remain of the typo invented when uvcry house mubt he u||@@||type invented when every house must be a fort One climbed a littler to his first roof, and||@@||fort. One climbed a ladder to his first roof, and pulled up tho ladder at night-hvjug on tho second||@@||pulled up the ladder at night — living on the second and third floors, and using ths ground lloor as a||@@||and third floors, and using the ground floor as a cellar Against ouennes armed only with bows and||@@||cellar. Against enemies armed only with bows and arrows this waa a fair dot nuce Comfort had to||@@||arrows this was a fair defence. Comfort had to hu sacrificad to safety Nothing oxcopt the eagle||@@||be sacrificed to safety. Nothing except the eagle sought such inaccessible orites as thtfce wctmia of||@@||sought such inaccessible eyries as these victims of their own civ iii a uti o ii j3ecau60 they nero farmers||@@||their own civilisation. Because they were farmers lUsLead of freebooters, aud had homos instead of||@@||instead of freebooters, and had homes instead of i boing vagrants, thej were easy to find, and were the i||@@||being vagrants, they were easy to find, and were the j troy of a huudred norn id tribes With mcou- I||@@||prey of a hundred nomad tribes. With incon- I ccivablo labour this »laud town in the air w is||@@||ceivable labour this island town in the air was built aud fortified. It wus reached only by a mere||@@||built and fortified. It was reached only by a mere trail of toe »holes up tho atom (if the " mushroom "||@@||trail of toe-holes up the stem of the "mushroom." Tho ago of the island is not Unoy. II, oxcopt that it||@@||The age of the island is not known, except that it win already old in 1510, vvtu.n tho iirat exnlorcr||@@||was already old in 1540, when the first explorer Tis.tcd it and w rote au n ceo ti ut of its \\ oudera||@@||visited it and wrote an account of its wonders. .Students of architecture maj hive often wonderel||@@||Students of architecture may have often wondered how the (two towera of JSotru Dame, tit Pans, were||@@||how the two towers of Notre Dame, in Paris, were uot of the same nue It uppaars that when the||@@||not of the same size. It appears that when the cathedral was built it was the cathedral of a||@@||cathedral was built it was the cathedral of a euffragau bishop, who was not entitled to two towers||@@||suffragan bishop, who was not entitled to two towers of equal height, and for cLntunes the Bishop of Pans||@@||of equal height, and for centuries the Bishop of Paris was suffragan to the Bishop of binn||@@||was suffragan to the Bishop of Sens. In Chinea» cities streets are never built straight,||@@||In Chinese cities streets are never built straight, from superstitious fear that processions of evil spirits||@@||from superstitious fear that processions of evil spirits might othenuoo outer and re. mr m _||@@||might otherwise enter and remain. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315561 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTER FROM THU FRONT.||@@||LETTER FROM THE FRONT. nniVEH .r. CUDDY.||@@||DRIVER J. CUDDY. THE ADVANCE GUARD.||@@||THE ADVANCE GUARD. Mrs Rohjoliiis hsB icceiveJ the follomiig letter||@@||Mrs. Bobjohns has received the following letter from Dnvei X Cuddy, N h W bccoud O millicent||@@||from Driver J. Cuddy, N. S. W. Second Contingent (formerly sergeant and drill instructor at the Bov»'||@@||(formerly sergeant and drill instructor at the Boys' Brijrailcj -" Pomlal April 13 Dp to the present||@@||Brigade) :—"Poisdal, April 13. Up to the present vau huso had scarcely an) time toout«elvcs What||@@||we have had scarcely any time to ourselves. What with chssinir tho inemy and lone; marches ono has||@@||with chasing the enemy and long marches one has barely time to oat hi« meals und have any rest nt all||@@||barely time to eat his meals and have any rest at all We have non bee t three tunes lu actiuu Tirst at||@@||We have now been three times in action. First at Stormberg, next Bothuhe, and finally at Redder«||@@||Stormberg, next Bothuhe, and finally at Redders- bortr * Wo lost oOO killed wounded, and prisoners at||@@||borg. We lost 300 killed, wounded, and prisoners at the very place from which T um w mine; The Medi-||@@||the very place from which I am writing. The Medi- cal Corps wore fired mon ma covaurdlj mininer||@@||cal Corps were fired upon in cowardly manner, und had to erect tilinches to shelter the wounile I||@@||and had to erect trenches to shelter the wounded. W e have been iit«i ectt d and t,rcitl) coinptuueutod||@@||We have been inspected and greatly complimented for the highl v efhcient way flat we ure equipped||@@||for the highly efficient way that we are equipped und do our tlutv by the luther comiiiautiaitts Our||@@||and do our duty by the higher commandants. Our lot has been a voiv evontfitl and ghastly expcileuce||@@||lot has been a very eventful and ghastly experience. Trotn within l8 hours after arrival m South Africa||@@||From within 48 hours after arrival in South Africa we weio sent to the irr-nt, a d .emuiii so up to the||@@||we were sent to the front, and remain so up to the present Tins morniug as hilo hiving ta recomí tis.||@@||present. This morning while having a reconuais- «ince we found a lot of loose lloer cartridges and||@@||sance we found a lot of loose Boer cartridges and shell«, sahich wo intend to keep as curio« Wa base||@@||shells, which we intend to keep as curios. We have oula ¿ot about *0 milos to tinsel to lench the Busu||@@||only got about 30 miles to travel to reach the Basu- tolnnd border, where heavy fighting is expected \Vo||@@||toland border, where heavy fighting is expected. We ure noss uhle to porceire m the far disUnco the||@@||are now able to porceive in the far distance the euemy s scouts, mid ere long we may be up to our eyes||@@||enemy's scouts, and are long we may be up to our eyes in the din nf the battle Feisonally, 1 mu al»ays||@@||in the dia of the battle. Personally, I am always attached or marly ni nins, to tim advance guard,||@@||attached or nearly always,, to the advance guard, which is beyond a doubt la veiy toucha pince [ïo-s -||@@||which is beyond a doubt a veiy touchy place. How- oaur, up to the uretcnt I have had no desire to thirl||@@||ever, up to the present I have had no desire to shirk my duty, and I sincerel) hope that in the futuie I||@@||my duty, and I sincerely hope that in the futurie I muy bn hkonisu inclined, and where duty call» I||@@||may be likewise inclined, and where duty calls I hone to always stand I would like jou to remember||@@||hope to always stand. I would like you to remember me to Mrs Chapman ami tho members of the ludios'||@@||me to Mrs. Chapman and the members of the ladies' and gentlemen's committee of tho Boys' Brigade,||@@||and gentlemen's committee of the Boys' Brigade, and I sincerely hope that the brigade which I havo||@@||and I sincerely hope that the brigade which I have so much at heart will be still in a flourishing condi-||@@||so much at heart will be still in a flourishing condi- tion on my roturn "||@@||tion on my roturn." AUCKLAND, Fnfay||@@||AUCKLAND, Friday. bli Alfred Milner has cabled that bergiant||@@||Sir Alfred Milner has cabled that Sergeant M Kenny, of the beconi Contingent, died of||@@||M'Kenny, of the Second Contingent, died of dyseatctr tat Btoemfoiiteiu||@@||dysentery at Bloemfontein. COOMA' Triday||@@||COOMA' Friday. Piirnte \V Freeman loported to b* dangorously||@@||Private W. Freeman reported to be dangerously ill nt BloemfDutein, is a Cooma man, and was||@@||ill at Bloemfontein, is a Cooma man, and was under Captain I egge Fruste W C MTloiiuld||@@||under Captain Legge. Private W. C. M'Donald seveiely wounded, now at Wiiibuig Hospita), was||@@||severely wounded, now at Winburg Hospital, was formel ly a re«ident of Cooma.||@@||formerly a resident of Cooma. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14360788 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WINDSOR INDUSTRIAL||@@||WINDSOR INDUSTRIAL JiXIllBiTION.||@@||EXHIBITION WINDSOR, Wednesday.||@@||WINDSOR, Wednesday. Ins annual industrial cxhibitim aud floral fate||@@||The annual industrial exhibition and floral fete m aid i f bt Matthew s Church of England, Windsor,||@@||in aid of St Matthew s Church of England, Windsor, was opoued tins afternoon at 2 JO o'clock hy Lady||@@||was opened this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock by Lady Harris. There waa a largo iittendauco of people||@@||Harris. There was a large attendance of people present L*d> Harm «as introduced nod asked to||@@||present. Lady Harris was introduced and asked to open tha foto ny the Rov V G rislrimg, incumbent||@@||open the fete by the Rev F.G.Fielding invumbent. Lady Hams addressed the gathering, und||@@||Lady Harris addressed the gathering, und declared tho fete opened Miss Kathleen Hull,||@@||declared the fete opened. Miss Kathleen Hall, a daughter of Lieuteuaut U Hall, present ed||@@||a daughter of Lieuteuaut B Hall, presented a large bouqnot c f white roses lo L-kdy||@@||a large bouquet of white roses to Lady Harris Captain J T Pa inn, Muy or of Windsor,||@@||Harris. Captain J T Palmer, Mayor of Windsor, proposed a vote of thauks to Lady Harris and Sir||@@||proposed a vote of thanks to Lady Harris and Sir Matthew Hams for thoir kindness in comm/ to||@@||Matthew Harris for their kindness in coming to Wind'or to open tho fete The vote was seconded||@@||Windsor to open the fete. The vote was seconded by Mr W Morgan, MLA, and was carried by||@@||by Mr W Morgan, MLA, and was carried by ace! ti ina ti on Sir Matthew Harris responded for||@@||acclamation. Sir Matthew Harris responded for Lady Ii uns aud himself On tho platform wore||@@||Lady Harris and himself. On the platform were Mr \V Walker, M L C , Mr J G JBeazlty, the Knv||@@||Mr W. Walker, M L C , Mr J G J Beazley, the Puce-Howell, from llicbinond, aud oibore The||@@||Rev Price-Howell, from Richmond, an others. The achuolromi m which the feto is being held is beauti-||@@||schoolroom in which the fete is being held is beauti- fully decorated with wild uud other Üowera and||@@||fully decorated with wild and other flowers and ¿reentry, the wild fliwers being conspicuous by||@@||greenery, the wild flowers being conspicuous by their beuuty There ure nix stalls, ti/ -||@@||their beauty. There are xix stalls, viz - Little Pot or Doll Sta 1 -Preanled over by Mrs W,||@@||Little Pet or Doll Stall -Preanled over by Mrs W. Campbell awostcd bj the Mhses I endergast Cobcroft||@@||Campbell assisted by the Misses Prendergast, Cobcroft Jerden and H eldin g||@@||Jerden and Fielding. Flower Stall - Mr Brandt*r assisted by Miss Branctcer||@@||Flower Stall - Mr Brandt*r assisted by Miss Branctcer and Mit « Holt||@@||and Mit « Holt Refreahmeut aod Produce Stall - Mr< I Ward Mr« U||@@||Refreshment and Produce Stall - Mrs J. Ward, Mrs B. HhII Mr« W WalLtr, Mrs T Lobb, andaled by the||@@||Hall, Mrs W Walter, Mrs T Lobb, aassisted by the Miase« L no1 M Ilruwn Croilter, Ward, and A Walker||@@||Misses L. and M. Brown, Croaker, Ward, and A Walker. Lolly Stall-Mr* P Beveridge Mis bridle), assisted||@@||Lolly Stall-Mrs P Beveridge, Mrs Bradley, assisted by the Misses Bra 1lev and Patni \ all||@@||by the Misses Bradley and Campbell. Ait Union b tall -Mr J O Beazley, Mrs Je rd on, mid||@@||Art Union Stall -Mr J G. Beazley, Mrs Jerdon, and Minn Boyd||@@||Miss Boyd. Fancy bull No 1 -Mrs Bloome,Mri Kirwan, and Mrs||@@||Fancy Stall No 1 -Mrs Bloome,Mrs Kirwan, and Mrs Pye||@@||Pye. PrÍ7ca awaidi d in the exhibition veere «||@@||Prizes awarded in the exhibition were « Pencil draw in ^ ( Huntley Crnynn head Mus M||@@||Pencil drawing: C. Huntley. Crayon head Miss M tat lier 1 au 1 Miling Master _Dirc> Lmolev Oil||@@||Eather. Handwriting : Master Darcy Linsley. Oil painting Mr«- Onus Oil pnin tug dow« ta ÏIi*s 1-emiftt||@@||painting : Mrs Onus. Oil painting, flowers : Miss Bennett. Oilpainunt,, lanlseup- Ma«t«i I lather Bottled fruit||@@||Oil paining,, landscape- Master F. Eather. Bottled fruit Mrs iLtubtry Damper Mit» Ihilberr Sponge stvnd wich||@@||Mrs Ebery. Damper : Miss Hulbert. Sponge sandwich : Mtsi M Brown eponge ciite Mr* A BercVleman||@@||Miss M Brown . Sponge cake : Mrs A Berckleman. Sninte roll Mist M CnpftL lound cak* Mrn A||@@||Sponge roll : Miss M Cupitt. Pound cake Mrs A He ..kiernan Sponge cale \rc* U A lye, façon«||@@||Berckleman. Sponge cake : Mrs R.A.Pye, Scones : Mrs A. BtitUemnn LoUici. 11 isa Coben ft||@@||Mrs A. Berckleman. Lollies: Miss Cobendt. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329526 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEW SOUTH WALES HORSES.||@@||NEW SOUTH WALES HORSES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. SUT,- Ferhapi I may be excused in passing a féw||@@||SIR,- Perhaps I may be excused in passing a few remarks re the Baden-Powell steeds Why thu||@@||remarks re the Baden-Powell steeds. Why this difficulty in deciding upon an ammal ? Burelv the||@@||difficulty in deciding upon an animal ? Surely the eountry that supplies India with the noted Waler||@@||country that supplies India with the noted Waler eau find two horses suitable for an officer and a||@@||can find two horses suitable for an officer and a worthy gift||@@||worthy gift. Hero have the authorities been inspecting and||@@||Here have the authorities been inspecting and advertisiug for weeks for «uitable animal«, and||@@||advertising for weeks for suitable animals, and seemingly endeavouring to mako tbo world think||@@||seemingly endeavouring to make the world think that our boosted strength at a horsa-loving nation ia||@@||that our boasted strength as a horse-loving nation is all notion Any prominent horse-owner will tell||@@||all fiction. Any prominent horse-owner will tell you there uro uumbeia of superior anímala in aud||@@||you there are numbers of superior anímals in and around Syduuv||@@||around Sydney. If au animal of «i/o and substance ia required what||@@||If an animal of size and substance is required what «bout several hurdle horses and welter hornea unw||@@||about several hurdle horses and welter horses now running V I am «uro I could find a dozen fit for any||@@||running? I am sure I could find a dozen fit for any monarch to ride, much lesB au officer||@@||monarch to ride, much less an officer. A superior hack must be a bland horse, auch as||@@||A superior hack must be a blood horse, such as Hopscotch, or if a pony, of tho typo of Fitzroy I only||@@||Hopscotch, or if a pony, of the type of Fitzroy. I only mention these two its typea We have uumliers like||@@||mention these two as types. We have numbers like thara Of courue I do not know what clasi of animal||@@||them. Of course I do not know what class of animal is doaired by thu authorities , but I know we har«||@@||is desired by the authorities , but I know we have hone» of quality unsurpassed in the world, of uny||@@||horses of quality unsurpassed in the world, of any sim and up to any weight||@@||size and up to any weight. In referenea to soundness, if a technical sound||@@||In reference to soundness, if a technical sound horse is desired then then is na euch animal in the||@@||horse is desired then there is no such animal in the world , but it a practically -ounra, titoful, und edu-||@@||world , but if a practically sound, useful, und edu- cated animal, he can easily be obt lined||@@||cated animal, he can easily be obtained. I am, &o.,||@@||I am, &c., HERBERT A. POTTIE.||@@||HERBERT A. POTTIE. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321152 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRESENTATION TO AN OFFICER.||@@||PRESENTATION TO AN OFFICER. WOLLONGONG, TrliKy||@@||WOLLONGONG, Friday. A representativo fnthnriiii* Hstetuhled at O'Biicu's||@@||A representative gathering assembled at O'Brien's Royal Alfred Hot-1, on Thursday eveuing, lo do||@@||Royal Alfred Hotel, on Thursday evening, to do honour to bub-insicotor byl.ui,wlionasfor tuoyca»||@@||honour to Sub-Inspector Sykes, who was for two years 8enior-Berpeai.it nt Wolloiicong, ou the occasion of||@@||senior-sergeant at Wollongong, on the occasion of lils promotion to West Maitland as sub-inspector||@@||his promotion to West Maitland as sub-inspector, Lieutenant-Colonel Chisholm, P M , presided, and||@@||Lieutenant-Colonel Chisholm, P M., presided, and Ciptam W G Robertson ociupicd the vice-chair.||@@||Captain W. G. Robertson occupied the vice-chair. 1 here was a very large attendance The chairmau,||@@||There was a very large attendance. The chairman, on behalf of the magistrates, preseutod Mr Sykes||@@||on behalf of the magistrates, presented Mr Sykes with . btaatitullv illuminated address and a purse||@@||with a beautifully illuminated address and a purse of sovereigns J. he vico-chairmaa, on behalf of||@@||of sovereigns. The vice-chairman, on behalf of the townspeople, presented Mr t*vkes with a hand||@@||the townspeople, presented Mr Sykes with a hand- s uno ailvLi-stcsl sword of honour, with au inscrip-||@@||some silver-steal sword of honour, with an inscrip- tion Oa behalf o' tho people also a purse of||@@||tion. On behalf of the people also a purse of sovereigns was presented to Mrs bykei||@@||sovereigns was presented to Mrs Sykes ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14310930 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn KERRIBREE TENNIS CONCERT.||@@||KERRIBREE TENNIS CONCERT. There waa a satisfactory attendance at the Y.M.C.A.||@@||There was a satisfactory attendance at the Y.M.C.A. I Hall lost night, when Mr. Frank E. Djirn directed a con-||@@||Hall last night, when Mr. Frank E. Downdirected a con- cert ia aid of the Kerribree Lawn Tennis Club, The pro-||@@||cert in aid of the Kerribree Lawn Tennis Club. The pro- gramme was conspicuous for tho number of pet formers||@@||gramme was conspicuous for the number of performers contributing to it, tho great majority of whom were present||@@||contributing to it, the great majority of whom were present or former pupils of Mr. Down. Tho exceptions were Mr.||@@||or former pupils of Mr. Down. The exceptions were Mr. Ernest Truman, who played brilliantly Lefeburc-'Welj '«||@@||Ernest Truman, who played brilliantly Lefebure-'Wely's " üffcrtoiro in G," for organ, n piree which, considering its||@@||"Offcrtoire in G," for organ, a piece which, considering its sacred associations, is Hurpristngly \ivscious, and Mr.||@@||lascivious, and Mr. Harry Leaton, whoso tipinted declamation of||@@||Harry Leston, whose spirited declamation of " The Charge of the Light Bri gad o " eauscd||@@||" The Charge of the Light Brigade " caused enthusiasm, resulting in the addition of||@@||enthusiasm, resulting in the addition of " Nothing to Do " Atlas Maud Dalrymple, whoso||@@||" Nothing to Do ". Miss Maud Dalrymple, whose assured professional position now place» her in tho urtist||@@||assured professional position now places her in the artist category, gracofnlly came forward to assist with "'ilia||@@||category, gracefully came forward to assist with "'The Angel Carne " (Loy,en). Miss Julia Davies, who ii also||@@||Angel Came " (Cowen). Miss Julia Davies, who is also bet uming known upon the platform« employed her tuneful||@@||becoming known upon the platforms employed her tuneful voico plwisingly in "Sing, Sweet Hird." Amongst the||@@||voico pleasingly in "Sing, Sweet Bird." Amongst the many > oung peoplo who assisted, a special success wa«||@@||manyyoung people who assisted, a special success was made by Miss Tarey, a young contralto of remarkable||@@||made by Miss Farey, a young contralto of remarkable promise. Miss Tarey has n pure contralto voico of oxcol||@@||promise. Miss Farey has a pure contralto voice of excel- lent quality, as well as a clear enunciation, facts which||@@||lent quality, as well as a clear enunciation, facts which accounted for tho warmth of tho encore for " I Awake||@@||accounted for the warmth of tho encore for " I Awake and Dream " (Blumenthal). Tho added numbei,||@@||and Dream " (Blumenthal). The added number, Llmblod h " God Bo "With You," is trying forajouug||@@||Kimblod's " God Be With You," is trying for a young singer, inasmuch as the melody falls too frequently on tho||@@||singer, inasmuch as the melody falls too frequently on the movitublo " break " between the register«, undia thu||@@||movable " break " between the registers, and in this number Miss Varey w us heard to less advnntage. Mc*||@@||number Miss Farey was heard to less advantage. Mr. Lyall Johnson, a well-known amateur tenor, proved ÉB||@@||Lyall Johnson, a well-known amateur tenor, proved his unusually full voice in " Let nie like a Soldier Fall," th«||@@||unusually full voice in " Let me like a Soldier Fall," the encore to which waa ° lake a Pair of Sparkling Eyes ; "||@@||encore to which waa ° Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes ; " and Miss rio. Aarons, Miss Forsythe, Mm Maerker, Miss||@@||and Miss Flo. Aarons, Miss Forsythe, Miss Maerker, Miss IUtu Uhlistn BaD'gc, Mr. Alfred Mitchell, and Mr. Emu||@@||Rita Ohltman Bagge, Mr. Alfred Mitchell, and Mr. Emil Sussmilcli also assisted. Mr. Trank Down uccompanied||@@||Sussmilch also assisted. Mr. Frank Down accompanied the soloists._||@@||the soloists. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28245430 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATE MUS. J. S.||@@||THE LATE MRS. J. S. MITCHELL.||@@||MITCHELL. The remnins ol the late Mrs. James Sutherland||@@||The remains of the late Mrs. James Sutherland Mitchell woio placed in tho family vault ut the||@@||Mitchell were placed in the family vault at the Waverley Cemetery yesterday morling. Previous to||@@||Waverley Cemetery yesterday morning. Previous to the funeral procession moving off n shortened form||@@||the funeral procession moving off a shortened form of service wat held at St. Matk'e, Darling Point, at||@@||of service was held at St. Marks, Darling Point, at 0 a.m., conducted by the rector (Rev. Willoughby||@@||9 a.m., conducted by the rector (Rev. Willoughby Flower, M.A.), assisted by th» Kov. H. Wallnca||@@||Flower, M.A.), assisted by the Rev. H. Wallace Mort, M.A. (rector of All Saints', Woollahra), cousin||@@||Mort, M.A. (rector of All Saints', Woollahra), cousin of tho deceased lady. The congregation at the||@@||of the deceased lady. The congregation at the cbnich was large, and included tho imme-||@@||church was large, and included the imme- diate relatives und personal friends of the||@@||diate relatives and personal friends of the Ute Mrs. Mitoholl. The cortege thon left tho||@@||late Mrs. Mitchell. The cortege then left the cburch, and proceeded to the cemetery,||@@||church, and proceeded to the cemetery, »here tho BOIVÍCÜ was rend by tho Uev. H.||@@||where the service was read by the Rev. H. Wallace Mort, M.A., assisted by tho Rev. Wil||@@||Wallace Mort, M.A., assisted by the Rev. Wil I Vjughy Flower, M. A. Tho chief mourners present||@@||loughby Flower, M. A. The chief mourners present tete Mr. Frank Mitchell (stepson). Mr. W. B. Allen||@@||were Mr. Frank Mitchell (stepson). Mr. W. B. Allen (brother), Messrs. G. Boyeo Allen, A. Wigram||@@||(brother), Messrs. G. Boyce, Allen, A. Wigram Allen, ll. Allen, and W. M. Allen (nephews), Master||@@||Allen, H. Allen, and W. M. Allen (nephews), Master Willie Mitchell, Mr. Arthur Dowliug, and Mr.||@@||Willie Mitchell, Mr. Arthur Dowliug, and Mr. Arthur Molt (cousin). There worB also pre-||@@||Arthur Mort (cousin). There were also pre- sent in the church und around the grave Colonel||@@||sent in the church and around the grave Colonel Hobcrts, O.M.G. (Military Secretary), Mr. F. L.||@@||Robcrts, C.M.G. (Military Secretary), Mr. F. L. Partriilgo (representing Mows. Tooth and Co.,||@@||Partridge (representing Messrs. Tooth and Co., Limited1, Dr. Wilkinson, Mr. A. M'Arthur, Mr.||@@||Limited, Dr. Wilkinson, Mr. A. McArthur, Mr. Uidley Mort, Mr. W. It. Campbell, M.L.C., Mr. R.||@@||Laidley Mort, Mr. W. R. Campbell, M.L.C., Mr. R. J. Black, M.L.C., Mr. Kdward Lamb. Mr. Porcy||@@||J. Black, M.L.C., Mr. Edward Lamb. Mr. Percy Bedford. Mr. J. Russell French, Mr. II. S. Darley,||@@||Bedford, Mr. J. Russell French, Mr. H. S. Darley, Ur. C. F. Digby Smith, Mr. E. Bloumlield, Mr.||@@||Mr. C. F. Digby Smith, Mr. E. Bloomfield, Mr. Adrian Knox, Mr. W. A. Cottee, the Rev. \V. Halse||@@||Adrian Knox, Mr. W. A. Cottee, the Rev. W. Halse Ungen, the Kev. G. Cranswick. Mr. Ii. L. Nathan,||@@||Rogers, the Rev. G. Cranswick. Mr. H. L. Nathan, Mr. H. C. Kent, Mr. M. J. M'Namira, Mr. K. Wil-||@@||Mr. H. C. Kent, Mr. M. J. McNamara, Mr. K. Wil- kinson, Mr. H. M'Carthy, Mr. H. E. Russell,||@@||kinson, Mr. H. McCarthy, Mr. H. E. Russell, .ml Mr. David Fell, representing tho||@@||and Mr. David Fell, representing tho Wonieu's Hospital. A large number of hend-||@@||Women's Hospital. A large number of hand- ióme wreaths and floral emblems were||@@||sóme wreaths and floral emblems were forwarded, including thoso from Sir Frederick||@@||forwarded, including those from Sir Frederick Darloy (Chief Justice) and Lidy Darloy and||@@||Darloy (Chief Justice) and Lady Darley and tamily, Sir Arthur Kenwick and Lady Kenwick,||@@||family, Sir Arthur Kenwick and Lady Kenwick, Ur. and Mrs. F. Mitchell. Miss Dorothy Mitchell,||@@||Mr. and Mrs. F. Mitchell, Miss Dorothy Mitchell, Mht Mitchell, Mr. nod Mrs. Arthur Mort, Mrs. and||@@||Miss Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mort, Mrs. and Hiss Maxwell, Miss Grace Hall, Mr. Shepherd Smith,||@@||Miss Maxwell, Miss Grace Hall, Mr. Shepherd Smith, the nurses ut Wallaroy, tho Messrs. Bartholomew,||@@||the nurses at Wallaroy, the Messrs. Bartholomew, Mrs. Westgarth, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allon, Mus||@@||Mrs. Westgarth, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen, Msss M'Gahey, Mrs. G. A. Manstield, Miss Compton,||@@||McGahey, Mrs. G. A. Mansfield, Miss Compton, Mis. and Miss Howman, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert||@@||Mrs. and Miss Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Allen, Ilia president uud members of tho board of||@@||Allen, the president uud members of the board of Daungemont nf the Hospital for Sick Children, Mr.||@@||management off the Hospital for Sick Children, Mr. ind Mrs. Arthur Tooth, tho Misses Mort, Mr. and||@@||iad Mrs. Arthur Tooth, the Misses Mort, Mr. and Mrs F. Bethune, and Mr. lt. Allon. T'ie principal||@@||Mrs F. Bethune, and Mr. R. Allen. Thie principal wreaths wero supplied by Messrs. Senrl and Son,||@@||wreaths were supplied by Messrs. Searl and Son, lean and Co., nnd Miss Birmingham, florist, of||@@||Jean and Co., and Miss Birmingham, florist, of Dxford-ttrect The wreaths supplied by MIÍS Bir-||@@||Oxford-street. The wreaths supplied by Miss Bir- mingham included a beautiful one from Mrs. Willie||@@||mingham included a beautiful one from Mrs. Willie Mitchell, a handsome cross from lier children, also||@@||Mitchell, a handsome cross from her children, also »ne from Mrs, Laidloy, of Hillside, EdgeclilT-road,||@@||one from Mrs. Laidley, of Hillside, Edgecliff road, ind several small ones. Tho funeral arrangements||@@||and several small ones. The funeral arrangements »ere eairied out by Mr. Walter Stewart.||@@||were carried out by Mr. Walter Stewart. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312367 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.||@@||PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE. r^"||@@|| ALBURY, Thursday.||@@||ALBURY, Thursday. Stock movements to dato aro -li hornea, Wel-||@@||Stock movements to date are :—12 horses Wel- lington to Wodonga, Gtscoypiio ; 24 horses, Tumut||@@||lington to Wodonga, Gascoyne ; 24 horses, Tumut to Wodonga, Percival, 32J0 owes, Albury to||@@||to Wodonga, Percival, 3230 ewes, Albury to iMirou, Victoria, A T. Doyle , 5 horses, Albury te||@@||Euroa, Victoria, A T. Doyle , 5 horses, Albury to Victoria, E Boolan , 3000 ewes, Ellerslie* to Wunna-||@@||Victoria, E. Doolan , 8000 ewes, Ellerslie to Wunna- murra, Peterson and »Sargood . 21*1 wethers, Gora||@@||murra, Peterson and Sargood ; 215 wethers, Gora- maJda to Albury, Thomas Dalton l'i.OOO owes and||@@||madda to Albury, Thomas Dalton ; 15,000 ewes and wethers, Hoaowood to Mahonga, Mahonga Com||@@||wethers, Rosewood to Mahonga, Mahonga Com- pauy, d horses, Bungowamiub to Victonu, W.||@@||pany, 3 horses, Bungowannah to Victoria, W. Carey , 8000 owes, Dlloriliu to Wunnamurra,||@@||Carey , 8000 ewes, Ellerslie to Wunnamurra, Petersen und bargood , lit) horses, Lochinvar to||@@||Petersen and Sargood ; 119 horses, Lochinvar to nlolbourne, Powers, liutlierforrf, and Co , 21||@@||Melbourne, Powers, Rutherford, and Co. ; 21 horsus, Howlong to Victoria, T G Drew , 1||@@||horses, Howlong to Victoria, J. G. Drew ; 2 horses, Albury to Victoria, J. Williams ; ¿á horses,||@@||horses, Albury to Victoria, J. Williams ; 33 horses, Tumbarumba to Victoria, F G. Gordon , 1 horse,||@@||Tumbarumba to Victoria, F. G. Gordon ; 1 horse, Albury to Victoria, W. J. Grieve, 4rAl wethorB,||@@||Albury to Victoria, W. J. Grieve ; 4542 wethers, Wagga to Hawksview, B, A, King , 2ÜJ crossbred||@@||Wagga to Hawksview, B. A. King ; 293 crossbred ewes, Albury to Euroa, John Doylo , id hornos,||@@||ewes, Albury to Euroa, John Doyle ; 13 horses, Urougolino Creek to Wodonga, It M Isauc, ,117||@@||Urangeline Creek to Wodonga, R. M. Isaac ; 317 wethers, Albury to lalgaruo, J. T. Park , 20 horses,||@@||wethers, Albury to Talgarno, J. T. Park , 20 horses, Braidwood to Wodonga, G. Wilson, 171 fat sheep,||@@||Braidwood to Wodonga, G. Wilson ; 171 fat sheep, Albury to Chiltern, J. T. Martin , 24 horses, Ger-||@@||Albury to Chiltern, J. T. Martin ; 24 horses, Ger- manton to Victoria, Ress Brothers fl hornes, Ger-||@@||manton to Victoria, Ross Brothers ; 5 horses, Ger- manton to Victoria, James Bruce, j un., 5 horses,||@@||manton to Victoria, James Bruce, jun. ; 5 horses, Germanton to V.ctona, G. H. Real.||@@||Germanton to Victoria, G. H. Beal. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14306631 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TAMWORTH CIRCUIT COURT.||@@||TAMWORTH CIRCUIT COURT. TAM WORTH, Wednesday.||@@||TAMWORTH, Wednesday. The Circuit Court commeuced here on 1 utjbdaj,||@@||The Circuit Court commenced here on Tuesday, betoie Mr Justice bimpnon Mr AIDUU White was||@@||before Mr. Justice Simpson. Mr. Alban White was Ibe Crown pruuti-utor -Trai us O'brien, a young||@@||the Crown prosecutor. Francis O'Brien, a young xuan was found quilty ot mahcmuslj nouuäinir, aim||@@||man, was found guilty of maliciously wounding, and was iteiitL.uc d to 12 mouth*' imprisonment. George||@@||was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. George Alfred Hudson, H youth» charged with uiahcioubly||@@||Alfred Hudson, a youth, charged with malicously wounding, **w found not guilty Thomas Boland,||@@||wounding, was found not guilty. Thomas Boland, on tn o eli fir g en of luina preteuLes, was acquitted on||@@||on two charges of false pretences, was acquitted on one und wai found guilty on another||@@||one and was found guilty on another. Hie civil business was light In the divorce eise||@@||The civil business was light. In the divorce case hftuire v bquue, resiling ut Quipolly, the wif« being||@@||Squire v. Squire, residing at Quipolly, the wife being the petitioner on t'ie ground of t e druuktnueb* and||@@||the petitioner on the ground of the drunkeness and cruelty of her husband, a rule waa granted, return-||@@||cruelty of her husband, a rule was granted, return- able ni one mouth, tho wife to have the custody of||@@||able in one month, the wife to have the custody of the four children under age.||@@||the four children under age. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14219387 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I QUEENSLAND.||@@||QUEENSLAND. j ALLEGED MÜBDER OF A GIE,-.||@@||ALLEGED MURDER OF A GIRL. [ _ _ BRISBANE, Friday.||@@||BRISBANE, Friday. The trial of Broomo, chargod with tho'murdor||@@||The trial of Broome, charged with the murder of Mary Lo Blowitz, waa continued to-dny.||@@||of Mary Le Blowitz, was continued to-day. Joseph T. Lo Blowitz corroborated tho evidence||@@||Joseph T. Le Blowitz corroborated the evidence of bis father and mother, emphatically swearing||@@||of his father and mother, emphatically swearing to the clothing ond knifo produced ns being the||@@||to the clothing and knife produced as being the same that Broomo had in his possession on Boxing||@@||same that Broome had in his possession on Boxing Day. Tho boy gavo his ovidouco vory olenrly, but||@@||Day. The boy gave his evidence very clearly, but burst ont orying when Dr. Boono taxed him with||@@||burst out crying when Dr. Boone taxed him with being told what evidenoo to give. William Brott,||@@||being told what evidence to give. William Brett, a miner, stated ho saw Broomo at his claim on||@@||a miner, stated he saw Broome at his claim on Boxing Day. Ho was riding a brown horso, and||@@||Boxing Day. He was riding a brown horse, and ho identified tho horso as tho one in tho courtyard.||@@||he identified the horse as the one in the courtyard. Ho saw defendant go towards Lo Blowitz's hut||@@||He saw defendant go towards Le Blowitz's hut. Witness also identified (ho ooat produced as that||@@||Witness also identified the coat produced as that which Broome woro on Boxing Day. Tho Court||@@||which Broome wore on Boxing Day. The Court adjourned to tho following day.||@@||adjourned to the following day. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327413 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LATE SADDLER PALAZZ1.||@@||LATE SADDLER PALAZZI. Saddler J Paliizzi, 23, who wos killed at Palmio||@@||Saddler J. Palazzi, 23, who was killed at Palmie foutein, was born at Araluen ia 1877 Ile and his||@@||fontein, was born at Araluen in 1877. He and his bro.hor, Ssddler-Sergoant S A. Pnln"-M, 2G (sous||@@||brother, Saddler-Sergeant S. A. Palazzi, 26 (sons of Mr. 13. Palnz/i, of Bomou. nour Wagga Wagga),||@@||of Mr. B. Palazzi, of Bomen, near Wagga Wagga), were amongst tho lirst men in Neu South Wales||@@||were amongst the first men in New South Wales to volunteer for activo service Deceased is tbe||@@||to volunteer for active service. Deceased is the first man of Ut Regiment (N S W.Iufuntiy) killed ni||@@||first man of 1st Regiment (N.S.W. Infantry) killed in action 'lho brothers Pnüzzi joiucd as privates,||@@||action. The brothers Palazzi joined as privates, but on thou- company being changed into mounted||@@||but on their company being changed into mounted infantry J. Palazri was appointed saddler and bia||@@||infantry J. Palazri was appointed saddler and his brother saddler-sergeant They »co prominent||@@||brother saddler-sergeant They were prominent in the hard lighting nronnd Colesberg and the||@@||in the hard fighting around Colesberg and the march through the Orango Tree Stato under Major||@@||march through the Orange Free State under Major- General Clements, and m t' e subsequent engage-||@@||General Clements, and in the subsequent engage- ments in the neighbourhood of Thnba'nchu uud||@@||ments in the neighbourhood of Thaba'nchu and Hoiit'n Nek under Captain Holmes, who was||@@||Hout's Nek under Captain Holmes, who was publicly complimented hy Colonel De Lisle Deceased||@@||publicly complimented by Colonel De Lisle. Deceased joiucd the G (Wagga Wagga) company of the 1st||@@||joined the G (Wagga Wagga) company of the 1st infantry Régnaient in 1805, in which be||@@||Infantry Regiment in 1895, in which he ranked aa corporal and his brother as||@@||ranked as corporal and his brother as sergeant. The deceased was a keen mili-||@@||sergeant. The deceased was a keen mili- tary enthusiast, and lud secured several||@@||tary enthusiast, and had secured several prizes in mih'ary tournaments and ridn competitions,||@@||prizes in military tournaments and rifle competitions, and several times vron the marksman's badge||@@||and several times won the marksman's badge. His brothers include Mr V T Filiiz¿i, Cunna-||@@||His brothers include Mr. V. F. Palazzi, Cunna- mulla and Mr. J. P. Pelozzi, of Sidney. Mrs||@@||mulla and Mr. J. P. Palazzi, of Sydney. Mrs. Winchester, of Wogga Wagga, is a Bistar.||@@||Winchester, of Wagga Wagga, is a sister. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290470 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SHOCKING MACHINERY||@@||SHOCKING MACHINERY ACCIDENT.||@@||ACCIDENT. EBOKEN HILL, Tuesday.||@@||BROKEN HILL, Tuesday. A fatal accident occurred ut J o'clock this morning||@@||A fatal accident occurred at 3 o'clock this morning in Block 10 Mine It appears th.t tho conncctui||@@||in Block 10 Mine. It appears that the connecting pm of tho air compressor becaniL heated, and the||@@||pin of the air compressor became heated, and the engino driver, ltob-tt Jones, started pla>iug water||@@||engine driver, Robert Jones, started playing water on it with a hOBe uuder the duection of thB engineer||@@||on it with a hose under the direction of the engineer, 1 bomas Granville, When Granville thought tho pin||@@||Thomas Granville. When Granville thought the pin was sufficiently cool to sturt the machineiy||@@||was sufficiently cool to start the machinery ho said " I think that will do, Bob, '||@@||he said " I think that will do, Bob," aud went back and turned on the stcim||@@||and went back and turned on the steam. Jonoj must hnvo been in the act of getting through||@@||Jones must have been in the act of getting through the arms of the fly-wheel to turn aft the wat-r on||@@||the arms of the fly-wheel to turn off the water on tho other side when the wheel begau to revolve.||@@||the other side when the wheel began to revolve. Granville heard a Ptrange grating sound, and lot||@@||Granville heard a strange grating sound, and im- mediatel/ turned oft the steam He returned and||@@||mediately turned off the steam. He returned and found Jones lying dead on tho floor between the||@@||found Jones lying dead on the floor between the arms of the wheel Bc-ides other injuries lils litad||@@||arms of the wheel. Besides other injuries his head Vi as f earf ull v crushed Deceased was a married man||@@||was fearfully crushed. Deceased was a married man with one child.||@@||with one child. Later||@@||Later. An inquest nu- held this aitoruoon regarding the||@@||An inquest was held this afternoon regarding the death of -toort S Jouas, who waa killed ni Block||@@||death of Robert S. Jones, who was killed in Block 10 A verdict of accidental death was ratu-ned,||@@||10. A verdict of accidental death was returned, no blame berne attachable to anyone||@@||no blame being attachable to anyone. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321577 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LADIES' SANITARY||@@||THE LADIES' SANITARY ASSOCIATION.||@@||ASSOCIATION. LECTURE BY DR. n. 0. TAYLOR YOUNG. I||@@||LECTURE BY DR. H. C. . TAYLOR YOUNG. The wceUy lecture of the winter series m connec-||@@||The weeky lecture of the winter series in connec- tion with the Ladies' Sanitary Association waa de-||@@||tion with the Ladies' Sanitary Association was de- livered yesterday in the Town Hall hy Dr. U. (J.||@@||livered yesterday in the Town Hall by Dr. H. C. Tajlor Young, who chose for his subject "Prema-||@@||Taylor Young, who chose for his subject "Prema- ture Death." Mra Gee-rgo Hams occupied the||@@||ture Death." Mrs. George Harris occupied the chair, and thero « as a good attendance of raombers||@@||chair, and there was a good attendance of members aud others.||@@||and others. Dr. Young, in oponiug his lecture, «aid that the||@@||Dr. Young, in oponing his lecture, said that the subject which he had chosen a« about to be con-||@@||subject which he had chosen as about to be con- sidered would include all deuths.ot.curiing buforo the||@@||sidered would include all deaths occuring before the age of 70. Of the total population of New boutli||@@||age of 70. Of the total population of New South Willes 1G,660 or there-abouUe died orety J ear, nud of||@@||Wales 16,660 or there-abouts died every year, and of these deatbs only 65SS \A ero of persons who had||@@||these deatbs only 5585 were of persons who had reached the full term e>f lite Tho romaiudcr were||@@||reached the full term of life. The remainder were premature-thoy wore deaths of persons whoso lives||@@||premature-they wore deaths of persons whoso lives were cut short before the expuation of the-ir natural||@@||were cut short before the exppiration of the-ir natural term. Out of any 10,000 bom 1107 died during the i||@@||term. Out of any 10,000 bom 1187 died during the feral year of lite ; during the hrst h\ o years of lifa||@@||first year of life ; during the first five years of life IG10 died (including the number mentioned as dyiug||@@||1650 died (including the number mentioned as dying dnring the llrst year) out of the same number of||@@||during the first year) out of the same number of births ; and only 79GJ of uvory 10,000 born lived to||@@||births ; and only 7963 of every 10,000 born lived to reach tbeir 21st year. The causes of these eloaths wero||@@||reach their 21st year. The causes of these deaths were \anou«, but tbe main onea nere, in the order named,||@@||various, but tbe main ones were, in the order named, diseases of the lune?« (including consumption), diseases||@@||diseases of the lungs (including consumption), diseases [of the digestue organs, uud elisonses of the breem,||@@||of the digestue organs, and diseasess of the brain, nervous system, &c. Tho most important individual||@@||nervous system, &c. The most important individual complaints or causes of death Here consumption,||@@||complaints or causes of death were consumption, lnllummatiau of tbo bon els, and cancer. 'Jhuleo||@@||inflammation of the bowels, and cancer. The lec- turer thoa passed on to considur tho conditions||@@||turer then passed on to consider the conditions under which premature devtth operates, and rcforred||@@||under which premature death operates, and referred to the health conditions recently disclosed in bydnoy.||@@||to the health conditions recently disclosed in Sydney. He also touched ou the conditions ns relating||@@||He also touched on the conditions as relating to the individual, to Ina nourishment, Imbil«, and||@@||to the individual, to his nourishment, habits, and surroundings, mid then went on to speak of the in-||@@||surroundings, and then went on to speak of the in- fluence of heredity. Under tho first hoad-conditions||@@||fluence of heredity. Under the first head-conditions ns relating to the individuil-tete lecturer spoka of||@@||as relating to the individuil-the lecturer spoke of heredity, and showed that predisposition to disease||@@||heredity, and showed that predisposition to disease might bo inherited. The reason whv was not known,||@@||might be inherited. The reason whv was not known, any more than the reason why family likunesso« were||@@||any more than the reason why family likenesses were transmitted, but it wa« certain that Mich conditions||@@||transmitted, but it was certain that such conditions existed. Under the seconil head-conditions as re-||@@||existed. Under the second head-conditions as re- lating to nourishment and habits-thu ejuesttons of||@@||lating to nourishment and habits-the questions of food, of intempérance, and of narcotics wore men-||@@||food, of intemperance, and of narcotics were men- tioned , and uneleir the third head-conelitfoti us re-||@@||tioned , and under the third head-conditions as re- lating to the man's individual ourroundmgs-a||@@||lating to the man's individual surroundings-a general review was mado of man'« being, both||@@||general review was made of man's being, both physical and psychical. Passing on to treat of the||@@||physical and psychical. Passing on to treat of the prevention of premature death, tbo lecturer said that||@@||prevention of premature death, the lecturer said that death might be said to begin at the heart, tile lunga,||@@||death might be said to begin at the heart, the lungs, or tbe brain, therefore peoplo were able to overcomes||@@||or the brain, therefore people were able to overcome hereditary weaknesses, insanitary surroundings, and||@@||hereditary weaknesses, insanitary surroundings, and so ou, if only thoy kept theso threo great system«||@@||so ou, if only they kept these three great systems operating properly. To do this the man must have||@@||operating properly. To do this the man must have ?in ample eupply of good food, pure fresh mr by||@@||an ample supply of good food, pure fresh air by night as wall eui by dny, euinlight, nropsr clothing,||@@||night as wall as by day, sunlight, proper clothing, cleanliness of body and clothing, judicious exercise,||@@||cleanliness of body and clothing, judicious exercise, sufficient rest, and he must avoid fatigue. 1 he||@@||sufficient rest, and he must avoid fatigue. The effects of exorcise at ~i anona periods of life wera dis-||@@||effects of exercise at various periods of life wera dis- cussed, as well us the ill effects following from over||@@||cussed, as well us the ill effects following from over exertion. _||@@||exertion. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321773 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BLNT.PIT CONCERT Ai' NORTH SYDNEY.||@@||BENEFIT CONCERT AT' NORTH SYDNEY. A HiiccD-hful conçoit aud oportttta waa givüti last||@@||A successful concert and operetta was given last evening nt tho North tíjdnoy behool uf Arts in in 1 of||@@||evening at the North Sydney School of Arts in aid of the widowed muther of I hu lui* Ujrij Ucsttll, who||@@||the widowed mother of the late Harry Restall, who w n drownod from the by ii noy Fume» sto inmr Wal-||@@||was drowned from the Sydney Ferry Steamer Wal- laroo on tho iiitilitof .Timw Glut whitat on a trip from||@@||laroo on the night of June whilst on a trip from Mosman to Cncalar Quoy. The mo\unent origin ited||@@||Mosman to Circular Quay. The movement originated with Mr. 0. li. b. Hucheo, who eninta i tho sympa-||@@||with Mr. C. H. S. Hughes, who entertained with the sympa- thies of Signora Tubris, and to thiui waa due tho||@@||thies of Signora Fabria, and to them was due the aucccas willah attettdul the coiicurt, Tho concert wa«||@@||succcess which attended the concert, Tho concert was hold mulei the jutiouauo of Sir W. J. Lyne, tho||@@||held under the patronage of Sir W. J. Lyne, the duoctora of tho fcjduay Ttrrlo-., Lumiul, and other||@@||directors of the Sydney Ferries, Lindrel, and other pro m in ont rbMcieiits An excellant prSßn'inmL, LOIII||@@||prominent residents An excellant program comprising prising vocal iteina, roon song» and dime, comic||@@||local items, even song and dance, comic numbeii, aud au ope re ti i, was rtmri-rrod in a manner||@@||numbers, and an operetta, was rendered in a manner that íouud much fa\out with tho audience aud||@@||that found much favour with the audience and evoked considerable uppluuae||@@||evoked considerable applause ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14306914 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A PLAYFUL BREED OF||@@||A PLAYFUL BREED OF HORSES.||@@||HORSES. Of horse* the moat compauionuble are doubtle>9||@@||Of horses the most companionable are doubtless Arabs They have lived (save the ' London News ")||@@||Arabs They have lived (says the " London News ") for generations in the tents of their masters, and||@@||for generations in the tents of their masters, and have assimilated human wav s of thought Barbs||@@||have assimilated human ways of thought. Barbs and halfbred Arabs in Lurope run the puio Arabs||@@||and halfbred Arabs in Europe run the pure Arabs ver«, close in this respect They mako noble friends,||@@||very close in this respect. They make noble friends, but on a lowei level as playmates loi the lighter||@@||but on a lower level as playmates for the lighter hour, 1 know 110 breed that comes up to the Humiti||@@||hour, I know no breed that comes up to the Haffin- ger lu tho Tyroleso valley frjin which they tuite||@@||ger. In the Tyrolese valley from which they take tbeir name I suppose they live as much m the com-||@@||their name I suppose they live as much in the com- pany of their ovvueis as do the Vulvogmau eons||@@||pany of their owners as do the Valvognian cows With theirs But thoy are expoited far aud wide||@@||with theirs. But they are exported far and wide. Au Austrian baron, who buja them up aud does||@@||An Austrian baron, who buys them up and does what he eau to impart " style " and line manners to||@@||what he can to impart " style " and fine manners to these queer looking eob», has sold two to the Prince||@@||these queer-looking cobs, has sold two to the Prince of Wales 1 ho travelling carriages of bwiUerlaud||@@||of Wales. The travelling carriages of Switzerland are largely horsed hy HntUingera lu that populous||@@||are largely horsed by Hafflingers. In that populous health resort, Meran, they du uearly all the draught||@@||health resort, Merau, they do nearly all the draught work " Cob " n purhups a misnumer They are||@@||work. " Cob " is perhaps a misnomer They are coba in their low mcusuieincnt from the ground, hut||@@||cobs in their low measurement from the ground, but big horses as regard, "nth, length of body, und sue||@@||big horses as regard, girth, length of body, and size ot hoof lho heads aru huge and very plain||@@||of hoof. The heads are huge and very plain. Haflliugers have beeu compared with hippopotami||@@||Hafflingers have been compared with hippopotami and with giant " sea horseä," and IA ltli very good||@@||and with giant " sea horses," and with very good reason bpiutually they are described us ' the||@@||reason. Spiritually they are described as "the duchshuDdeu of the ¿table," because dixies are "the||@@||dachshunden of the stable," because daxies are "the wage of the kennel " It may be that people have||@@||wags of the kennel. " It may be that people have refused to take seriouBly the oddlj -shaped horses||@@||refused to take seriously the oddly-shaped horses and the oddly-shaped dogs, und that both have thus||@@||and the oddly-shaped dogs, und that both have thus come to look upon themselves as a good joke||@@||come to look upon themselves as a good joke. Coinicuhty site in the Haflbuger'a little eye He||@@||Comicality sits in the Hafflinger's little eye. He laughs in his sleeve, just like u dexie Both waddle||@@||laughs in his sleeve, just like a daxie. Both waddle in their galt, owiog to their absurdly short legs||@@||in their gait, owing to their absurdly short legs. HafBingers ought to mako the fortune of any circus||@@||Hafflingers ought to make the fortune of any circus master They (like danes again) delight in playing||@@||master. They (like daxies again) delight in playing tricks, and will leam rough games, such as school||@@||tricks, and will learn rough games, such as school- boys lore, and will play them, too, strictly accerdiug||@@||boys love, and will play them, too, strictly according to rule 1 have watched two Halllin||@@||to rule. I have watched two Hafflin- gers, with their owner and his man, plum-||@@||gers, with their owner and his man, play- ing a sort of hide aud seek, hurrying and||@@||ing a sort of hide and seek, hurrying and scurrying about a cobble-paved jurd in pursuit of the||@@||scurrying about a cobble-paved yard in pursuit of the men, loyallv abiding bj the marks that meant " safe||@@||men, loyally abiding by the marks that meant " safe homo" aud never puuishingu pin.) or that had not||@@||home" and never punishing a player that had not blundered They uuderstood that they might kick||@@||blundered. They understood that they might kick or bite the mau, who (being hidden, sought and||@@||or bite the mau, who (being hidden, sought and found) tailed to run fast enough to a " safu home "||@@||found) failed to run fast enough to a " safe home. " One who mut not quick enough I saw t iken up by||@@||One who was not quick enough I saw taken up by the waistcoat, shaken gently and dropped, kueeliiig,||@@||the waistcoat, shaken gently and dropped, kneeling, none tho worso The horses who were playing were||@@||none the worse. The horses who were playing were over 12 yoars old They relinquished the gums most||@@||over 12 years old. They relinquished the game most reluctantly when their breathless owner called||@@||reluctantly when their breathless owner called "lime," and enforced his meaning with flourishes||@@||"time," and enforced his meaning with flourishes of a formidable faur-in-haud whip Then tnese||@@||of a formidable four-in-hand whip. Then these mature but " noble boys at play " rushed for each||@@||mature but " noble boys at play " rushed for each other-squealing like pigs ni articula mortis, Bhoiviug||@@||other - squealing like pigs in articulo mortis, showing enormous rows of teeth, twistiug around m sudden||@@||enormous rows of teeth, twisting around in sudden gvrations to lash out at each otaor, otto sometimes||@@||gyrations to lash out at each other, one sometimes citchiog the other 8 hogged mane or getting a pinch||@@||catching the other's hogged mane or getting a pinch of his smooth coat ia a bite, hut never doing real||@@||of his smooth coat in a bite, but never doing real mischief Une of the two 1 speak of taught a little||@@||mischief. One of the two I speak of taught a little gime to a rider, and msistsd on playing it to while||@@||game to a rider, and insistsd on playing it to while away the tedium of a three hours' ascent at a foot's||@@||away the tedium of a three hours' ascent at a foot's pace The game ou the horse's part consisted in||@@||pace. The game on the horse's part consisted in catching the rider's toe between his teeth It was||@@||catching the rider's toe between his teeth. It was the rider's port to prevent this All the way up the||@@||the rider's part to prevent this. All the way up the hill the rider had the belt of it But returmug by tho||@@||hill the rider had the best of it. But returning by the almost perjiendicular track, the HafHiugor gained au||@@||almost perpendicular track, the Hafflinger gained an easy victory Ho did not squeeze the boot, but shook||@@||easy victory. He did not squeeze the boot, but shook it a«)ou might shake a friend's hand-heartily, not||@@||it as you might shake a friend's hand - heartily, not roughlv-and for tho remainder of the road he rested||@@||roughly - and for the remainder of the road he rested on his laurels, playing no more that day Haflliugers||@@||on his laurels, playing no more that day. Hafflingers show their affection hy lavishly kissing with the||@@||show their affection by lavishly kissing with the tongue, like dogs Thoy aro extremely self-willed||@@||tongue, like dogs. They are extremely self-willed - again a trait in common with the dachshund Their||@@||again a trait in common with the dachshund. Their paces are necessarily slow, but their staying pawer is||@@||paces are necessarily slow, but their staying power is enormous and their earefootednoas a proverb with||@@||enormous and their surefootedness a proverb with lyrolese mountain guides and drivers||@@||Tyrolese mountain guides and drivers. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323565 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WAGGA FLOOD RELIEF FOND.||@@||WAGGA FLOOD RELIEF FUND. WAGGA, Wediiuu'j'||@@||WAGGA, Wednesday. At a mcefugof .«^"^¡2^||@@||At a meeting of subscribers of the Wagga Flood Relief rund held st the lo»" Hal «J«»», d||@@||Relief Fund held at the Town Hall last night the Ma}or (Aldermim Rudd) »»» HT"»/,?, "lui||@@||Mayor (Aldermen Rudd) who presided, explained that from the ft»««'-«'"w,bedJ"I11iiíc,o/í»1||@@||that from the fund subscribed in1870 for the relief of tlie flood sulfcrer» there »"»T3|, pined||@@||of the flood sufferers there was a balance of £501. The administration of the fund »" T0¿r,ts||@@||The administration of the fund was originally placed n, the iiauds of the Mayor »nd t"° 1°[ Ç»»? B to||@@||in the hands of the Mayor and the police magistrate; but he had called the »young not 'U». ' ff||@@||but he had called the meeting, not liking to take the aole responsibility for the relief of tta>>||@@||sole responsibility for the relief of the sufferers. During the flood of 1801 the ""» Di* ne .ecu||@@||During the flood of 1891 the sum of £250 had been expended, »nd s.uce then 1he« >«d tai»^||@@||expended, and since then there had been some accu- mulatiouof intcrost Not Luowi"¿° "edcM||@@||mulation of interest. Not knowing of the existence of tho fund the Bonesolent Societ) »»«?* cu rft(B||@@||of the fund the Benevolent Society had incurred con- sideroble oxpense.n ,irov.d.ugfir hoj«» ,;||@@||siderable expenses in providing for the wants of the Ä Ä 7h°,.tpÄs,,RouSht,!||@@||people who were driven from their homes by the ""JnTÄtion of Alderman H^on-;^||@@||recent flood. This expenditure, he thought, should be reported. Mr Chard}, sen , subscribers to tü0jtu«||@@||On the motion of Alderman Heydon, seconded by Mr. Chardy, sen., subscribers to the fund, it was resolved to allow the adiiu«islTl'»n ot i n||@@||resolved to allow the administration of the fund to remain as originally provided for. It was also re- Le8Ät'öiS.-.u-W^^h||@@||solved that the Benevolent Society be recouped for the outlay already incurred. The Mayor stated that heavy, _ -||@@||he did not think the calls upon the fund would be heavy. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314651 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FLUUD FHAT.ED AT WAOGA.||@@||FLOOD FEARED AT WAGGA. WAGGA, Tuoadny.||@@||WAGGA, Tuesday. Consequent ou the heavy rams experienced lu the||@@||Consequent on the heavy rains experienced in the Uppor Muriumbldgsu eitiulry a Ho id is untictpatid||@@||Upper Murrumbidgee country a flood is anticipated livre. .At noon to-dav thu rivt-rlii-re waa 2*l_ft, above||@@||here. At noon to-day the river here was 24½ft. above suiuiiior level ni di hung. As tho river continues to||@@||summer level and rising. As the river continues to mount tit Oundugai mnttcis look grnve. When the||@@||mount at Gundagai matters look grave. When the Mtiiriimhid.eii reaches 27'ft, huro it iuv-itlis the||@@||Murrumbidgee reaches 27½ft. here it invades the hivvtr curt el Fit_m«uriio--lri.'et (the mum thoioiigh||@@||lower end of Fitzmaurice street (the main thorough- f»m), ñutí any fmtlior Mau vnvuin a Iniite jiortinu of||@@||fare), and any further rise covers a large portions of the town. In the severe load of 1801 the maxi||@@||the town. In the severe flood of 1891 the maxi- mum heijiht heiu was .lit. lin., mid Ihuu all but||@@||mum height here was 34ft. 4in., and then all but the highest localities iu the town waru submerged.||@@||the highest localities in the town were submerged. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14302255 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) RULE ABSOLUTE.||@@||RULE ABSOLUTE. His Honor mude absolute the decres nisi granted||@@||His Honor made absolute the decree nisi granted for dissolution of marriago ni tho suit by Janies||@@||for dissolution of marriage in the suit by James Hankins v. Ellon Hankius, petitioner to bave tbe||@@||Hankins v. Ellen Hankins, petitioner to have the custody of the child||@@||custody of the child. LAMY V. LAMY||@@||LAMY v. LAMY Hie suit by Julia Lamy for dissolution other||@@||The suit by Julia Lamy for dissolution of her marunga with Leopold Honrj Lamy for desertion||@@||marriage with Leopold Henry Lamy for desertion was raontioned||@@||was mentioned. HIB Honor said ho had read the evidence given||@@||His Honor said he had read the evidence given at tho Newtown Police Conrt, and after consider-||@@||at the Newtown Police Court, and after consider- ing tho application of Dagg v Dagg to the suit||@@||ing the application of Dagg v. Dagg to the suit ho caine to tim conclusion that as the agreement||@@||he came to the conclusion that as the agreement for maintenance entered into by tho wife with the||@@||for maintenance entered into by the wife with the husband was a mattor of compulsion, she did not||@@||husband was a matter of compulsion, she did not lose her right thereby to be regurded as a deserted||@@||lose her right thereby to be regarded as a deserted wife A decree uisl would be granted, therefore,||@@||wife. A decree nisi would be granted, therefore, returnable in a mouth||@@||returnable in a month. TRAYNOR \ TRAYNOR AND ANOrHER||@@||TRAYNOR v. TRAYNOR AND ANOTHER. Mr Windeyer, instructed by Messrs M'Intosh and||@@||Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Messrs. McIntosh and Todhnntor, appeared for the petitioner, Lamest||@@||Todhunter, appeared for the petitioner, Earnest An\ioty Traynor, of Maroo Mr Wlntfold, in-||@@||Anxiety Traynor, of Moree ; Mr. Whitfeld, in- structed by Mr M. A H Titzhardinge, as||@@||structed by Mr. M. A. H. Fitzhardinge, as agent for Mr A B P /îlotkowoki, appeared||@@||agent for Mr. A. B. F. Zlotkowski, appeared for the respondent, Cathenno Truynor, nee Conroy||@@||for the respondent, Catherine Traynor, nee Conroy ; and Mr P K White, instructed by Mr R H.||@@||and Mr. P. K. White, instructed by Mr. R. H. Levien, appoarod for the co-respondent George||@@||Levien, appeared for the co-respondent, George Herbert Armstrong This was u consolidated suit,||@@||Herbert Armstrong. This was a consolidated suit, and for its purposes Earnest A 1 ray nor was made||@@||and for its purposes Earnest A. Traynor was made petitioner On the husband's pa. t the issues were||@@||petitioner. On the husband's part the issues were cruelty and adultorj, and similar charges wore made||@@||cruelty and adultery, and similar charges were made against bim by tho wife The eharges and counter-||@@||against him by the wife. The charges and counter- charges wau denied, and tbo co-respondent doniBd||@@||charges were denied, and the co-respondent denied the allegations made against lum||@@||the allegations made against him. On tho application of Mr Whitfeld his Honor||@@||On the application of Mr. Whitfeld his Honor ordered £50 to be paid into court by petitioner bj 10||@@||ordered £50 to be paid into court by petitioner by 10 a,m next day for the costs of tho respondent.||@@||a.m. next day for the costs of the respondent. Tho respondent, under cross examination by Mr||@@||The respondent, under cross-examination by Mr. Windeyoi, said the petitioner could not have seen||@@||Windeyer, said the petitioner could not have seen hor and the co-respondent together ni either of the||@@||her and the co-respondent together in either of the two places he had de«oribod, if thev, had been there,||@@||two places he had described, if they had been there, from the pointB of view the petitioner said he bad||@@||from the points of view the petitioner said he had taken up It was an actual impossibility||@@||taken up. It was an actual impossibility. James Joseph Conroy, father of the respondent,||@@||James Joseph Conroy, father of the respondent, deposod that after the disturbance between the peti-||@@||deposed that after the disturbance between the peti- tioner, tho respondent, and tho co-respondent at peti-||@@||tioner, the respondent, and the co-respondent at peti- tioner's hotel, tho petitioner invited witness t3 go||@@||tioner's hotel, the petitioner invited witness to go out for a dnvo, and li hen tbey were out petitioner||@@||out for a drive, and when they were out petitioner made a certuin statement to him||@@||made a certain statement to him. Mary Ant» Conroy, mother of tho respondent,||@@||Mary Ann Conroy, mother of the respondent, deposed as to what liad taken place at her house||@@||deposed as to what had taken place at her house botvveen petitioner and respondent after tho dis-||@@||between petitioner and respondent after the dis- turbance at the hotel||@@||turbance at the hotel. Luko Bico said ho hail stayed for some time at||@@||Luke Bice said he had stayed for some time at Truynor's Hotel, Moree Ho hud never scon the||@@||Traynor's Hotel, Moree. He had never seen the co-respondent in Mrs Traynor's bedroom||@@||co-respondent in Mrs. Traynor's bedroom. Arlotto Hopkuts, who was in Borvice with the||@@||Arlette Hopkins, who was in service with the petitioner and respondent at Kromu-strcot, Moree,||@@||petitioner and respondent at Frome-street, Moree, said she had beard petitioner call respondent offen-||@@||said she had heard petitioner call respondent offen- sive names||@@||sive names. Thisclo'Cd the respondent's case||@@||This closed the respondent's case. George Herbert Armstrong, a clerk ia the burvoy||@@||George Herbert Armstrong, a clerk in the Survey Omeo at Tamworth, and co-respondent, denied that||@@||Office at Tamworth and co-respondent, denied that ko had over boon familiar with Mrs Traynor at any||@@||he had ever been familiar with Mrs. Traynor at any of tho places named in the ov idence for the petitioner||@@||of the places named in the evidence for the petitioner or at all Ho never kissed her, nor called her Ivnte||@@||or at all. He never kissed her, nor called her Kate, nor corresponded with tier through tho medium of a||@@||nor corresponded with her through the medium of a hollow tree at the back of the hotel On the night||@@||hollow tree at the back of the hotel. On the night when the petitioner broke into the parlour at the||@@||when the petitioner broke into the parlour at the hotel and f ouud him with Hu Tra) nor, he had only||@@||hotel and found him with Mrs. Traynor, he had only been in the room two or three minutes Thero had||@@||been in the room two or three minutes. There had besn a " sing song " at the hotel and after sooiug||@@||been a " sing song " at the hotel and after seeing a frisnd off the premires bo went back to the||@@||a friend off the premises he went back to the uarlour to get some music Whilst he was packing||@@||parlour to get some music. Whilst he was packing it up Mrs Tra] nor carno in When the petittiner||@@||it up Mrs. Traynor came in. When the petitioner broke into the room bel arms were not about bira,||@@||broke into the room her arms were not about him, nor wore his around her acttbei was Le lying on the||@@||nor were his around her ; neither was he lying on the sofa, nor was she sittiug at the he&d of it||@@||sofa, nor was she sitting at the head of it. Cross crammed by Mr Windeyer, the co-respon-||@@||Cross examined by Mr. Windeyer, the co-respon- dent said what petitioner said dunns; the disturbance||@@||dent said what petitioner said during the disturbance was the first hs heard of whut was charged against||@@||was the first he heard of what was charged against lum regarding Mrs Traynor. He remembered hav-||@@||him regarding Mrs. Traynor. He remembered hav- ing a Qght with a Mr buttes before this, but could||@@||ing a fight with a Mr. Suttee before this, but could not remember whether it was in consequence of what||@@||not remember whether it was in consequence of what Mr buttco sut about his (witness's; relations with||@@||Mr. Suttee said about his (witness's) relations with tho respondent.||@@||the respondent. Dr Limer, recalled by Mr Windeyer, Bald Mr||@@||Dr. Elmer, recalled by Mr. Windeyer, said Mr. Seden, the cboimst at Moree, had told bim once that||@@||Soden, the chemist at Moree, had told him once that tho respoudent und co-respondent used to meet at||@@||the respondent and co-respondent used to meet at his placo, until ho tDld them not to do so||@@||his place, until he told them not to do so. John Idwnrt buttée, recalled bv Mr Windeyer,||@@||John Edward Suttee, recalled by Mr. Windeyer, saul Mr boden told lum that lie had to tell resjiou||@@||said Mr. Soden told him that he had to tell respon- dent aud co respondent not to meet at lils place Tbe||@@||dent and co-respondent not to meet at his place. The tight witness euee had with the co-respondent was||@@||fight witness once had with the co-respondent was caused b> a reference which witness made to the co-||@@||caused by a reference which witness made to the co- respondent's relations with Mrs lraynor.||@@||respondent's relations with Mrs. Traynor. I he case IB part heard||@@||The case is part heard. With regard to tho judicial separation suit. Ros||@@||With regard to the judicial separation suit, Ros- sich v Rnssich, disposod of in tho Divorce Court on||@@||sich v. Rossich, disposed of in the Divorce Court on the 19th instant, we have been asked to mention that||@@||the 19th instant, we have been asked to mention that the respondent, the husbitud when giving formal||@@||the respondent, the husband, when giving formal evidence after tile settlement of tho case was un -||@@||evidence after the settlement of the case was an- nouncod, denied the charge of marital misconduct||@@||nounced, denied the charge of marital misconduct mailo against linn by the petitioner, as well as the||@@||made against him by the petitioner, as well as the allegation of cruelty||@@||allegation of cruelty. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318933 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATE DU. BELTSARIO.||@@||THE LATE Dr. BELISARIO Tho death is announced at the advanced age of 80||@@||The death is announced at the advanced age of 80 years of Dr. John Behsario, at the deceased gentle-||@@||years of Dr. John Belisario, at the deceased gentle- man's late residence, LBSIIU Villa, Cowper-atreet,||@@||man's late residence, Leslie Villa, Cowper-street, Waverley, on Suuduy last, the end coming||@@||Waverley, on Sunday last, the end coming somewhat suddenly. Dr. Behsario was one||@@||somewhat suddenly. Dr. Belisario was one of the oldest established medical practitioners||@@||of the oldest established medical practitioners lu the colony. Born iu Loudon lu the||@@||in the colony. Born in London in the year 1820, he came to the colony in 1841, when||@@||year 1820, he came to the colony in 1841, when he commenced the pructicu of his jirnfussion in||@@||he commenced the practice of his profession in Sydney, und coutmued to practise up to the time of||@@||Sydney, and continued to practise up to the time of his decease. Ho was uossessed of hign qualifications,||@@||his decease. He was possessed of hign qualifications, and was also u frequent contiibutor to rurious asan«||@@||and was also a frequent contiibutor to various assoc- ciutious bol h m England and America. The funeral,||@@||iations both in England and America. The funeral, which took placs at the Waverley cemetery ou||@@||which took place at the Waverley cemetery on Monday uftoruoon, was attended by a large and||@@||Mondayafternnon, was attended by a large and lepiesentative gatheuug. Thu chief mourners pre-||@@||representative gathering. The chief mourners pre- sent wcio Messrs. E. If, Behsuno nud ii. A. V.||@@||sent were Messrs. E.H. Belisario and G.A.F. Behsario. Hie service at the grave was conducted||@@||Belisario. Hie service at the grave was conducted by the Rev. W. I. Cair bnnth (.St. Jain»s' Church).||@@||by the Rev. W. I. Carr Smith (St James Church). Amongst those preseut around the gravo and m the||@@||Amongst those present around the grave and in the funeral procession were Mr. H. Hugh Muckeniie,||@@||funeral procession were Mr. H. Hugh Mackenzie, Mr. A. E Ruuisiy. Mr. H. P. Abbott, Mr. A.||@@||Mr. A. E Ramsay, Mr. H. P. Abbott, Mr. A. Learmonth, Mr. P. Rumsny, Mr. J. Fesq, Mr. II.||@@||Learmonth, Mr. P. Ramsay, Mr. J. Fesq, Mr. E. Mackenzie, Mr. W. Mackenzie, Mr. A. M. bevern,||@@||Mackenzie, Mr. W. Mackenzie, Mr. A. M. Severn, Mr. W. P. Creagh, Mr. It. J. Black, M.L.C., Mr.||@@||Mr. W. P. Creagh, Mr.R. J. Black, M.L.C., Mr. W. Brewer, Mr. W. Stephen, Mi. Nathan. Mr. W.||@@||W. Brewer, Mr. W. Stephen, Mr. Nathan. Mr. W. Smythe, Mr. L. Sheppard Smith, Dr. It. L. Faithfull,||@@||Smythe, Mr. L. Sheppard Smith, Dr.R. L. Faithfull, Dr. MucLiurni, M.L C, Dr. Msuiiiug, Di. Gate||@@||Dr. MacLauren, M.L C, Dr. Manning, Dr. Gate ward Davies, Dr. Seule, Dr. Maraño, Dr.||@@||ward Davies, Dr. Scale, Dr. Marano, Dr. J. Cox, Dr. A. Cox, Dr. It. Fairfax Reading, Dr.||@@||J. Cox, Dr. A. Cox, Dr. R. Fairfax Reading, Dr. P. Iteadiug, Dr. E. Reading, and Dr. Burne.||@@||P.Reading, Dr. E. Reading, and Dr. Burns. A large number of wreathes wete forwurded, in-||@@||A large number of wreaths were forwarded, in- cluding those from Mr. Ji^tire Stephen, Mi£80,&llï2e 9J||@@||£171,676 11s 6d, debts amounting to £80849 2s 9d being tleducted from trio grow URtinmta.||@@||BANKSTOWN-GRANVILLE-ROAD. Adfiputation representing thedistrïcts of Bankstown||@@||A deputation representing the districts of Bankstown and Granville yesterday waited on tho Minister for||@@||and Granville yesterday waited on the Minister for Works to esk that a roed bo built connecting the tsvn||@@||Works to ask that a road be built connecting the two places. Tüe deputation comprised tho Mnv. or ofi||@@||places. The deputation comprised the Mayor of Grunville (Mr. J. Mahony), Aldermen Windsor,||@@||Granville (Mr. J. Mahony), Aldermen Windsor, Hawker, Finnigan, uud Coates (represeutiUK tha||@@||Hawker, Finnigan, and Coates (representing the Granville Council), and tho Mayor of Ili.nL-'-towi?||@@||Granville Council), and tho Mayor of Bankstown (Mi. N. Goyon, ion.), und Aldermen Miller,||@@||(Mr. N. Goyen, jun.), and Aldermen Miller, Puduey, Cooper, Mitchell, Mncauloy, 'ind Gulliver!||@@||Pudney, Cooper, Mitchell, Macauley, and Gulliver. (from the B tnkstown Municipal District). Tha||@@||(from the Bankstown Municipal District). The eloputation was introduced to Mr. O'sullivan hy||@@||deputation was introduced to Mr. O'Sullivan by Mr. Varney Parkes, M. CA., who said that between||@@||Mr. Varney Parkes, M.L.A., who said that between tim two centres there was a larero tract of unincor-||@@||the two centres there was a large tract of unincor- porated lantl over which it was found impossible to||@@||porated land over which it was found impossible to travel. Only the) Government could make tho rone!||@@||travel. Only the Government could make the road desired, which would not cost much ni auy ovei.U||@@||desired, which would not cost much in any event. Uuder esiuting conelitiDua any person dosuiner to /a||@@||Under existing conditions any person desiring to go fiom tho ono point to the other hail to make- >i ck tom.||@@||from the one point to the other had to make a detour. The estimated cost would bo from £100 te» £1,10.||@@||The estimated cost would be from £100 to £150. The Minister for Works promised £T5 towards tha||@@||The Minister for Works promised £75 towards the cost for piessut needs, aud if moro wera wanted tua||@@||cost for present needs, and if more were wanted the deputation could como ngaiu.||@@||deputation could come again. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14294394 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRANSIT COMMISSION.||@@||TRANSIT COMMISSION. Ihe weekly meeting of the Board of Transit Com-||@@||The weekly meeting of the Board of Transit Com- missioners ivas hold yesterday his Worship the||@@||missioners was held yesterday; his Worship the Mayor (Sir Matthew Harris) in the chair1 At the||@@||Mayor (Sir Matthew Harris) in the chair. At the request of tho Petersham council it was decided to||@@||request of the Petersham council it was decided to reuiovo the brat cab in front of the Lewisham lail||@@||remove the first cab in front of the Lewisham rail- way Btation Au application from N Baumunu to||@@||way station. An application from N Baumann to altor the routo of his omnibuscB was refused, as it||@@||alter the route of his omnibuses was refused, as it would bo likely to i auso racing with||@@||would be likely to cause racing with the Leichhardt i eludes Tourteen omnibus horses||@@||the Leichhardt vehicles. Fourteen omnibus horses found to lie in unfit coudition'duruig the week were||@@||found to be in unfit condition during the week were condemued, IIIB report bemg that they were over||@@||condemned, the report being that they were over woikod and badly cared for bixty summonses were||@@||worked and badly cared for. Sixty summonses were ordered to bo issued Bgamst the drivers of unlicensed||@@||ordered to be issued against the drivers of unlicensed vehicles and against unlicensed drivers still plying||@@||vehicles and against unlicensed drivers still plying tor hire without haviug renewod their licenses A||@@||for hire without having renewed their licenses. A complaint was recoil ed with reference to a number||@@||complaint was received with reference to a number of omnibuses plying for lure ou Sunday last between||@@||of omnibuses plying for hire on Sunday last between Kensington platform and tho grounds where the||@@||Kensington platform and the grounds where the Bushmen's Contuigcut is located The board decided||@@||Bushmen's Contingent is located. The board decided to caution the owners of any omnibuses about going||@@||to caution the owners of any omnibuses about going there without perrnissiau, and to issue a permit to||@@||there without permission, and to issue a permit to any omnibus proprietor who bud a spare omnibus to||@@||any omnibus proprietor who had a spare omnibus to run between tbor-e points, conditional upon running||@@||run between those points, conditional upon running during the week_||@@||during the week. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325983 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LI HUNG CHANG.||@@||LI HUNG CHANG. Much interest centres ronud Li Hung Chang Ac-||@@||Much interest centres round Li Hung Chang. Ac- cording to latest advices lie was practically detained||@@||cording to latest advices he was practically detained at Shanghai as a hostage until the situation bad||@@||at Shanghai as a hostage until the situation had cleared np and until it was plain that he rosily||@@||cleared up and until it was plain that he really means, aa he says, to use his inlluenee iu the restora-||@@||means, as he says, to use his influence in the restora- tion of peace Shanghai itself is threatened by tho||@@||tion of peace. Shanghai itself is threatened by the Boxers and their allies, the Imperial troops, aud||@@||Boxers and their allies, the Imperial troops, and perhaps it is as well to hold the persou of the||@@||perhaps it is as well to hold the person of the redoubtable Chinese statesmiu in case of [ice,dulls||@@||redoubtable Chinese statesman in case of accidents. Meanwhile Li Hung Chang is eiulcavouriiig to||@@||Meanwhile Li Hung Chang is endeavouring to restore confidence in his o« n way He announce',||@@||restore confidence in his own way. He announces, for mslnnen, that his nuuointmont to the A'ico||@@||for instance, that his appointment to the Vice- royalty of Chihli is signed by the Empeior as well as||@@||royalty of Chihli is signed by the Emperor as well as by the Empress Dowuger The object is doubtless||@@||by the Empress Dowager. The object is doubtless to discredit the reports which have boeu made public||@@||to discredit the reports which have been made public as to the removal of the Emperor, but Li's announce-||@@||as to the removal of the Emperor, but Li's announce- ment will have no such effect in the nundi of||@@||ment will have no such effect in the minds of thoso who have followed with any interest the||@@||those who have followed with any interest the recent history of the Poking Court Hie Emperor||@@||recent history of the Peking Court. The Emperor nus made some two juara ago to sign a decree prac-||@@||was made some two years ago to sign a decree prac- tically condemning himself, aud later ho was obliged||@@||tically condemning himself, and later he was obliged to give a signal to his own nssassiuntion by nomi-||@@||to give a signal to his own assassination by nomi- nating n successor He may bo ah\o nor or ho muy||@@||nating a successor. He may be alive now or he may bB dead, but tho mero fact of Li Hung Chang s||@@||be dead, but the mere fact of Li Hung Chang's appointment having boen signed by the rmperor-or,||@@||appointment having been signed by the Emperor—or, which is more hkulj, having been issued « s irom the||@@||which is more likely, having been issued as from the Emperor as well ai from the Dona^er EinpreBB||@@||Emperor as well as from the Dowager Empress— menus nothing so far ns the safety of the emperor is||@@||means nothing so far as the safety of the emperor is concerned It simply intans that his uaino has been||@@||concerned. It simply means that his name has been used.||@@||used. All this, however, does not moan that Li's appoint-||@@||All this, however, does not mean that Li's appoint- ment is to be regretted He mil doubtless use his||@@||ment is to be regretted. He will doubtless use his best endeavours, should he over reach the seat of||@@||best endeavours, should he ever reach the seat of government, to quell the murderoue soldicis and||@@||government, to quell the murderous soldiers and rebels in Peking, and to arrange what terms of||@@||rebels in Peking, and to arrange what terms of peace he may with the Powers Hie Chinese at||@@||peace he may with the Powers. The Chinese at Sbiiughsi interpret his appomtmout as Bhowiug that||@@||Shanghai interpret his appointment as showing that theDowsgoi Empress leslises tho futility of the||@@||the Dowager Empress realises the futility of the Prince ot J utm s promise to drive the foreigners||@@||Prince of Tuan's promise to drive the foreigners into the sea-a boast curiously reminiseout ot the||@@||into the sea—a boast curiously reminiscent of the Boers' threat against the British It is, however,||@@||Boers' threat against the British. It is, however, more than matter of doubt whether tho fullest pro-||@@||more than matter of doubt whether the fullest pro- testations of sorrow will be held by the Powers suf-||@@||testations of sorrow will be held by the Powers suf- ficient to nipa out the memories of the la«t few||@@||ficient to wipe out the memories of the last few weeks _||@@||weeks._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325652 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A SECOND REFORM LEADER;||@@||A SECOND REFORM LEADER; LOONU KAY CHEW.||@@||LOONG KAY CHEW. Another of the reform lenders ou whom there il a||@@||Another of the reform leaders on whom there is a price of £14,000 offered hy the Empress-Dowttgar foi||@@||price of £14,000 offered by the Empress-Dowager for his hoad is Loong Kay Chew. He is at present in||@@||his head is Loong Kay Chew. He is at present in Honolulu, organising on behalf of the reform party,||@@||Honolulu, organising on behalf of the reform party, and from there will sail to San Francisco, where ha||@@||and from there will sail to San Francisco, where he intends enlisting the support of the Celestials, nu||@@||intends enlisting the support of the Celestials. He 13 a young man of great ability, and was born in||@@||is a young man of great ability, and was born in Kongtmg in 1872. Educated in the native school!||@@||Kongting in 1872. Educated in the native schools ho passed a high examination when 10 years of age,||@@||he passed a high examination when 16 years of age, and took a native dogree. At the age of 20 ho||@@||and took a native degree. At the age of 20 he went to Peking, after securing further university||@@||went to Peking, after securing further university honours. Ho was one of thu principal mon out of||@@||honours. He was one of the principal men out of 1300 who signed a potition to the Umperof||@@||1300 who signed a petition to the Emperor Kwai'igshu at tho termination of the Japanese«||@@||Kwangshu at the termination of the Japanese- Chinese war, praying that some measures of roforrfl||@@||Chinese war, praying that some measures of reform in tho Government ot the country bo grunted.||@@||in the Government of the country be granted. This potitiou, howevci, felt into the hands of the||@@||This petition, however, fell into the hands of the conservatives and nover i03Ched tho Emperor.||@@||conservatives and never reached the Emperor. Kemoviug to Shaugh ti be -darted a Chinese news-||@@||Removing to Shaughai he started a Chinese news- paper in lbO.1, in which be advocated re-||@@||paper in 1895, in which he advocated re- form. Thu journal was a groat suc-||@@||form. The journal was a great suc- cess, and us an oduc-itionat medium||@@||cess, and as an educational medium was of much benefit to hiB countrymen, tn 1808||@@||was of much benefit to his countrymen. In 1898 Kang- Yu Wui, tho reform leader, recommended||@@||Kang Yu Wai, the reform leader, recommended Loone Kuy Chow to the Emperor, and he received a||@@||Loong Kay Chew to the Emperor, and he received a inch Government nppoiultncnt. On the dethrone-||@@||high Government appointment. On the dethrone- ment ot Knsngshu ho, like many others, bud to flee||@@||ment of Kwangshu he, like many others, had to flee from PekiDg to save his life Ile found a retreat in||@@||from Peking to save his life. He found a retreat in Japan, whore he entahlishod another reform news-||@@||Japan, where he established another reform news- paper, which wai circulated oxteusively throughout||@@||paper, which was circulated extensively throughout the principal Chinese centres. The Dnipreas||@@||the principal Chinese centres. The Empress Dowager, alarmed at the manner in which the reform||@@||Dowager, alarmed at the manner in which the reform agitation »vas sjireiding, endeavoured to hive the||@@||agitation was spreading, endeavoured to have the nowsjiapor's cuculnliou stojip-'d, and naked tha||@@||newspaper's circulation stopped, and asked the Japanese Ambassador to ploient copies leaving||@@||Japanese Ambassador to prevent copies leaving Japan. This request was rofusod Lately, in||@@||Japan. This request was refused. Lately, in response to the wishes of the reform party, Loong||@@||response to the wishes of the reform party, Loong Kay Chew has devoted himself to tho task of organ-||@@||Kay Chew has devoted himself to the task of organ- ising associations to promote the aims and objects ol||@@||ising associations to promote the aims and objects of his compatriots.||@@||his compatriots._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325653 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE CHINESE REFORM||@@||THE CHINESE REFORM LEADER.||@@||LEADER. KANG YU WAI. .||@@||KANG YU WAI. Kang Yu Wai, the acknowledged leader of the||@@||Kang Yu Wai, the acknowledged leader of the Chinese Reform Party, for whose head a reward of||@@||Chinese Reform Party, for whose head a reward of £14,000 is offered bv tho Empress-Dowager, is n||@@||£14,000 is offered by the Empress-Dowager, is a man of splendid attainment», a good speaker,||@@||man of splendid attainments, a good speaker, and ouo who recognises that if Ohma istotitkerer||@@||and one who recognises that if China is to take her plaoo in the world she must conform to Western||@@||place in the world she must conform to Western ideas of civilis ilion Ho is, ctmpirutn ly speaking,||@@||ideas of civilisation. He is, comparatively speaking, a young mau, his ago boing SGyear«, but in the latter||@@||a young man, his age being 36 years, but in the latter part of his life, at any rato ho has experienced many||@@||part of his life, at any rate he has experienced many vicissitudes, so that ho must be well versed ni the||@@||vicissitudes, so that he must be well versed in the ways of the world lho folbwnig brief account ot||@@||ways of the world. The following brief account of his career lias been kindly translated from Chinese||@@||his career has been kindly translated from Chinese sources by a Chinese merchiiut in bydiioy -King||@@||sources by a Chinese merchant in Sydney:—Kang Yu Wai is a II itive of bunton He conies of a||@@||Yu Wai is a a native of Canton. He comes of a family well connected, as his grandfather held high||@@||family well connected, as his grandfather held high office in a previous Chinese Government Kang _u||@@||office in a previous Chinese Government. Kang Yu Wai was educated in Hot gkoug, finishing lui||@@||Wai was educated in Hongkong, finishing his Chinese schooling wheu about IG veus of age Ho||@@||Chinese schooling when about 16 years of age. He then turned his attention to foreign lunguuf.es, notably||@@||then turned his attention to foreign languages, notably English, and did a good deal of translating work||@@||English, and did a good deal of translating work. A fow years later a Chinese University was estab-||@@||A few years later a Chinese University was estab- lished in Canton, and the Viceroy, who had u vorv||@@||lished in Canton, and the Viceroy, who had a very high opinion of tho scholastic abilities of Kung Yu||@@||high opinion of the scholastic abilities of Kang Yu Wai, got lum appointed tis tho Chaueollor WliBn||@@||Wai, got him appointed as the Chancellor. When but 2o years old, Knug wrote from Canton to tho||@@||but 2o years old, Kang wrote from Canton to the young Lmporor Kvvnngshu stating that in his||@@||young Emperor Kwangshu stating that in his opinion the oulv way to Bave Chi ia was to start nu||@@||opinion the only way to save China was to start an era of reform-tins WOB in 1SS7-but the Empross||@@||era of reform—this was in 1887—but the Empress Dowager was strongly ugnuist the proposals aug||@@||Dowager was strongly against the proposals sug- testod At tho cloee of the war with Japan Keng||@@||tested. At the close of the war with Japan Kang Yu Wai again urged upon the Lmporor the neoessity||@@||Yu Wai again urged upon the Emperor the necessity for reform, and Kwaiiashu nos agreeable to soma||@@||for reform, and Kwangshu was agreeable to some stops ooing taken in this direction Ho a||@@||lead of the Prince of Tuan. Thus we have in to- dny's cables the Govoruor of Shantung refusing to||@@||day's cables the Governor of Shantung refusing to oliev hw order to attnes: the Viiorov of Nanking, nnd||@@||obey his order to attack the Viceroy of Nanking, and a fcviUjs ur;o AB lieaiil of Li Hun» Clip ng nnd||@@||a few days ago we heard of Li Hung Chang and other Vlroroys holding theiu'drci nloof from tho||@@||other Viceroys holding themselves aloof from the Pikibg Government Moio unlikely thiugi liavn||@@||Peking Government. More unlikely things have luiiuiened than tho eckctlou hy tho Powers of Prmco||@@||happened than the selection by the Powers of Prince Clung as a safe and moderate nclininistrator of tho||@@||Ching as a safe and moderate administrator of the Lmpiio.||@@||Empire._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323194 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FORCE DESPATCHED TO TEK1NG.||@@||FORCE DESPATCHED TO PEKING. At 5 p m the messages from Peking hóceme vory||@@||At 5 p.m. the messages from Peking became very Aluimmg (t Comn at once, ni you will bo too||@@||alarming. "Come at once, or you will be too late ' lins was flashed out 11 miles to tho bir ut||@@||late." This was flashed out 14 miles to the bar at midnight, and «ithin five hours a flotilla of boats and||@@||midnight, and within five hours a flotilla of boats and launches brought l'hü men with fi\o days' rations ,||@@||launches brought 1550 men with five days' rations ; 7 30 um saw them oil for 1 lontsin by train||@@||7.30 a.m. saw them off for Tientsin by train. lho Ch neso hero at fust refused permission||@@||The Chinese here at first refused permission to entruii them for Peking 1 licit tim rolling||@@||to entrain them for Peking. Then the rolling stock «as comroauacorcd, and ofî they ncnt at I||@@||stock was commandeered, and off they went at 9 am No platelay ers rfr gnngers nont m the first||@@||a.m. No platelayers or gangers went in the first train, but the residout engineer w na uhlo to get a ero«||@@||train, but the resident engineer was able to get a crew for lho aucond Hie n hole force reached Lofa the||@@||for the second. The whole force reached Lofa the first night, ii miles Yéldenla) it war pent Lang||@@||first night, 31 miles. Yesterday it was past Lang lung, li) miles to (lav wo heard that the Boxus||@@||Fang, 40 miles; to-day we heard that the Boxers bud ventured to nttitcl this morning the ciifinocio||@@||had ventured to attack this morning the engineers und ii Bqu id of norkincii en/mged relaying the platos||@@||and a squad of workmen engaged in relaying the plates und sleepers that li id been removed b\ the Bo*-ei«||@@||and sleepers that had been removed by the Boxers. Thoy w ero under tim protection of a emull corni any||@@||They were under the protection of a small company of minne«, who soon di ovo the Boxer«||@@||of marines, who soon drove the Boxers off, killing ( 0 I must not forget to state Hint on||@@||off, killing 60. I must not forget to state that on Sunday nf tor the admiral bud stuitud Captain Builev,||@@||Sunday after the admiral had started Captain Bailey, of U M ^* Aurora, was left HI commend at lieiilsin||@@||of H.M.S. Aurora, was left in commend at Tientsin. One ol tho directors of the railway at long un-||@@||One of the directors of the railway at Tong un- wisely tried to stop the entraining of tho additional||@@||wisely tried to stop the entraining of the additional (00 mun at midday Ho firmly assorted himself||@@||600 men at midday. He firmly asserted himself. Ile is au English-spnaknii', seit iinjioilaut||@@||He is an English-speaking, self-important personage The gallant optara gnvo lum||@@||personage. The gallant captain gave him the finest fdressiug-down on record, to the intense||@@||the finest dressing-down on record, to the intense amuseme it of a dcligbtc 1 crowd of bluo lockets,||@@||amusement of a delighted crowd of blue jackets, foreigner?, nnd rnilwav ofiieinls After tho perorutmn||@@||foreigners, and railway officials. After the peroration which consummated the nautieal obiurgition, the||@@||which consummated the nautical objurgation, the ¿talton was ele iretl by Germans mid English nt thu||@@||station was cleared by Germans and English at the poiut of tho bayonet, and naval artificers got on the||@@||point of the bayonet, and naval artificers got on the engino and tDBk out the train Of cours-, n linn all||@@||engine and took out the train. Of coursd, when all this ms done, mtbout formal «unction, lho Chinese||@@||this was done, without formal sanction, the Chinese arrived at the last moment.||@@||arrived at the last moment. Lalor, 11pm.||@@||Later, 11 p.m. Tho Admiral has wired that he his ns many||@@||The Admiral has wired that he has as many tuen n« ho needs, mid thnt food and natcr||@@||men as he needs, and that food and water difficulties en route, aro such that further re-||@@||difficulties en route, are such that further re- inforcements only impede movements l'n\ alo Pe-||@@||inforcements only impede movements. Private Pe- king letter« to-d iv spoik of SOOU disaffected troojis||@@||king letters to-day speak of 8000 disaffected troops. This is u gront drop from SO,Out) spoken of a duv or||@@||This is a great drop from 50,000 spoken of a day or two ago lioutsiu is snfo and no punie prenais||@@||two ago. Tientsin is safe and no panic prevails. We have formed u giuid, mid practically mu adult||@@||We have formed a guard, and practically our adult male population ot oOl) is utidet arms Tho sailor«||@@||male population of 300 is under arms. The sailors and marnies number GOD, with two field||@@||and marines number 600, with two field guns, and ubout a ilo/eu machine guns We hoped||@@||guns, and about a dozen machine guns. We hoped lo have thu honour of pnekng the Bovir tubble, but||@@||to have the honour of pricking the Boxer bubble, but now among tho Chinese tim eondilinu of things is III||@@||now among the Chinese the condition of things is in- describablo and piteous All export trudo bus ceased,||@@||describable and piteous. All export trade has ceased, prices of food httvo buen c'oubloil, nil eiedit lo natives||@@||prices of food have been doubled, all credit to natives has beeu stopped, servauti nant their wages paid||@@||has been stopped, servants want their wages paid daily, and manv uro leaving The washer«onion all||@@||daily, and many are leaving. The washerwomen all bolted except throo of the natives Tho passenger||@@||bolted except three of the natives. The passenger Iraflic to Shanghai is wonderful||@@||traffic to Shanghai is wonderful._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323191 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES OF||@@||TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES OF A SYDNEY LADY.||@@||A SYDNEY LADY. THREATENED BY THE BIG KXirE||@@||THREATENED BY THE BIG KNIFE SsOCIETY, OK BOXEliS||@@||SOCIETY, OR BOXERS. ANXIOUS TIME INA CHINESE INN||@@||ANXIOUS TIME IN A CHINESE INN. Mrs  Reu, of Simmons-street, 1 amore, lins re*||@@||Mrs. A. Rea, of Simmons-street, Enmore, has re- cured a lutter from her touugest daughter Alice.||@@||ceived a letter from her youngest daughter Alice, Who has been nine yeal s in China ni connection \\ ilh||@@||who has been nine years in China in connection with tho London Missionary Society ' giving particulars of||@@||the London Missionary Society, giving particulars of an anxious timo she experienced about tiro inonths||@@||an anxious time she experienced about two months ago Ht the hundo of tho Boxern Mis 1 tea's daughter||@@||ago at the hands of the Boxers. Mrs. Rea's daughter «s tim wita ot Mr Divid Herring, in Americau mis-||@@||is the wife of Mr. David Herring, an American mis- sion my who is stationed at Chining, in the north-||@@||sionary who is stationed at Chining, in the north- west part of the Shantung prownce I ho letter,||@@||west part of the Shantung province. The letter, ^hich is duted May l>and waa posted at Tientsin, is||@@||which is dated May 15 and was posted at Tientsin, is descriptive of a journey sho m ad o with her husband||@@||descriptive of a journey she made with her husband nul three childicn to a watering -placo called Foi la||@@||and three children to a watering-place called Pei Ta Hoo, on tho shores of the Gulf of Pe-chi-Ii, with||@@||Hoo, on the shores of the Gulf of Pe-chi-li, with a view of spending tho summer holiday The||@@||a view of spending the summer holidays. The party hud bicycle*, as well as i Chinese h uro w||@@||party had bicycles, as well as a Chinese barrow drawn bv two Chiuamen and was accompanied hy two||@@||drawn by two Chinamen and was accompanied by two Chi ii eso soldiers A» tho road seemed quiet during||@@||Chinese soldiers. As the road seemed quiet during the first day1» travelling, Mr 11< n nip sont them back||@@||the first day's travelling, Mr. Herring sent them back. Describing thotomawdor of the jounn> Mr« Herrin*||@@||Describing the remainder of the journey Mrs. Herring who calls tho Boxers by ¿he name of the Big Kuife||@@||who calls the Boxers by the name of the Big Knife bociotv, sayo -||@@||Society, says :— .. We met with no trouble till the la&t day Thon||@@||"We met with no trouble till the last day. Then We had a strong head wind, and harrow mou declared||@@||we had a strong head wind, and barrow men declared they could push the barrow a^tiimt it no farther, <-o||@@||they could push the barrow against it no farther, so wo wore compelled to stop m a largo tonn during||@@||we were compelled to stop in a large town during the afternoon. It pro\ ed to be u stronghold of t>io||@@||the afternoon. It proved to be a stronghold of the Big Knife Soci*t>, and wo hadan anxious tuno thoie||@@||Big Knife Society, and we had an anxious time there. Ino men soon diseo\eioi1 it waa a bad \ luce, but||@@||The men soon discovered it was a bad place, but having al re ad v gono into this ion it would ne\er ha\o||@@||having already gone into this inn it would never have done to try to continue our jouriicv Ihov would||@@||done to try to continue our journey. They would consider the) had run us oil, und have certainty||@@||consider they had run us off, and have certainly inobbßd ii i, so wo thut the um dooi aud Lent quiet||@@||mobbed us, so we shut the inn door and kept quiet inside, whilst the crowds outside wore jelling una||@@||inside, whilst the crowds outside were yelling and cursing themselves hoarse, and trying to nee the||@@||cursing themselves hoarse, and trying to see the foreign douta lhev tore all the paper ofl the win-||@@||foreign devils. They tore all the paper off the win- dows tnng to pee; i" (the window« mo just wooden||@@||dows trying to peep in (the windows are just wooden burs wi'h paper pasted over the m1, and did their||@@||bars with paper pasted over them), and did their host to com» meide, and do then, own pleasure with||@@||best to come inside, and do their own pleasure with US and our btdougings||@@||us and our belongings. " The door had nu mstenmg, but David heed a||@@||" The door had no fastening, but David fixed a beuch uçaintd it which kept it closed This tlioy||@@||bench against it which kept it closed. This they knocked over btvt ral times, and once who» Dixvid||@@||knocked over several times, and once when David went to tho door to usk thom to stop, lhev just begin||@@||went to the door to ask them to stop, they just began to rido roughshod over bun. Hint roused Daud's||@@||to ride roughshod over him. That roused David's ire, and hu drew Jin pistol and dared tnom to||@@||ire, and he drew his pistol and dared them to come on Ho told theui ho would shoot the first who||@@||come on. Ho told them he would shoot the first who dared to go into the inn, and this oin ed thtui somo||@@||dared to go into the inn, and this cowed them some- what Ile told theni ho could kill IO of tlipui, and||@@||what. He told them he could kill 15 of them, and that after that they could kill han but till then they||@@||that after that they could kill him, but till then they should not cuter Jiitn still continued curung till||@@||should not enter. They still continued cursing till dark, but did not try to come m nny more, und not||@@||dark, but did not try to come in any more, and not knowing what might nappen Duud sent the cook (an||@@||knowing what might happen David sent the cook (an able-bodied Chinamau who has been helpful along||@@||able-bodied Chinaman who has been helpful along the way) on to Lui Clung, our destination, whero||@@||the way) on to Lin Ching, our destination, where tuero aro loreignors, to ask them to send some sol-||@@||there are foreigners, to ask them to send some sol- diers It took lum till nu'ht to ¿et there, and vhen||@@||diers. It took him till night to get there, and when it was dark the Big Knife men went away "Wo did||@@||it was dark the Big Knife men went away. We did not (I uo to ba\eany food, encentin^ a few biscuits||@@||not dare to have any food, excepting a few biscuits we had nlong with us nnd some milk \\ e spread a||@@||we had along with us and some milk. We spread a quilt on the floor (lhere were no beds) and Uy down||@@||quilt on the floor (there were no beds) and lay down in our clothes to hleep All remained quiet, nnd we,||@@||in our clothes to sleep. All remained quiet, and we, it least I, slept fairly well but Divid waa wakeful||@@||at least I, slept fairly well, but David was wakeful. " Before da> bica«v v\e nent oil ou our bicyclui.||@@||" Before daybreak we went off on our bicycles, leaviug the luiroMiien to pick up our things, put||@@||leaving the barrowmen to pick up our things, put them on thubixrow, nnl come on slowly Aftei||@@||them on the barrow, and come on slowly. After travelling aomo distance wo re&chBd a little ullage,||@@||travelling some distance we reached a little village, where we bud bre ikfist AVhon about 10 tmlej from||@@||where we had breakfast. When about 10 miles from the city of Lui Ching we sat down to wait with the||@@||the city of Lin Ching we sat down to wait with the best graco for the harrow men to como np WhiUt||@@||best grace for the barrowmen to come up. Whilst there our cook cune back with a nota from the||@@||there our cook came back with a note from the foreigners nfc Lin Clung anrmg they had despatched||@@||foreigners at Lin Clung saying they had despatched loldiers, who would reich the placo of danger b>||@@||soldiers, who would reach the place of danger by noon Presently BJ* cf theso brtivca mounted on||@@||noon. Presently six of these braves mounted on horsaback carno along, so we told them there w ii no||@@||horseback came along, so we told them there was no need to go farther, binco wo woio all safe, and uo||@@||need to go farther, since we were all safe, and no bai m waa done "||@@||harm was done." The letter proceeds lo state that Mrs Honing ind||@@||The letter proceeds to state that Mrs Herring and her hush ind and cluldiLii roi eh ed Lin Chi ug in||@@||her husband and children reached Lin Ching in I a f ely, uud thence tra\ ulled, with other English rcn||@@||safety, and thence travelled, with other English resi- deuts, by hoububoat to lient «in, whore the letter was||@@||dents, by houseboat to Tientsin, where the letter was posted||@@||posted. \Vutio,r shoilly after the atrocious murder of tho||@@||Writing shortly after the atrocious murder of the miesionary, Mr Brool whoso death was the stirt of||@@||missionary, Mr. Brook, whose death was the start of the present "trjuble, Mr Herring m a lettei to Mis||@@||the present trouble, Mr. Herring in a letter to Mrs. Ile i, says -"Things au quitting diAiiupihout||@@||Rea, says :—"Things are quieting down up about 3'al Au and the region whoie the muidcrofMr||@@||T'ai Au and the region where the murder of Mr. Brook,, fa F Gt , w is committed I hu um enter seems||@@||Brook, S.P.G., was committed. The Governor seems to be in oarnost about satisfying tho foreign-*T in hu||@@||to be in earnest about satisfying the foreigners in his pumthment of the murderers but ho is not tr\ in,¡||@@||punishment of the murderers but he is not trying to dastrov oi tho Hwoi (Bociotj), ind I ftar ho will||@@||to destroy the Hwei (society), and I fear he will not bring to the ulock tho tandera "joino think tin||@@||not bring to the block the leaders. Some think the Government is rf»all\ protecting this la, lao Ilwei||@@||Government is really protecting this Ta Tao Hwei (Big Knife Sociotj), shuldiii^ it with one wing and||@@||(Big Knife Society), shielding it with one wing and [he foreif»neiB with the other J he\ have ssid to the||@@||the foreigners with the other. They have said to the Officers throughout tho country Unit these riots must||@@||officers throughout the country that these riots must bo kept with in bounds lest the Government f til to||@@||be kept within bounds, lest the Government fail to m uatain tho peace w ith foioigu nations "||@@||maintain the peace with foreign nations."_ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323203 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE SERVICES OF THE||@@||THE SERVICES OF THE NAVAL BRIGADE.||@@||NAVAL BRIGADE. MATTERS STILL UNSETTLED.||@@||MATTERS STILL UNSETTLED. No docilite decision hiis yot Leen como to with re-||@@||No definite decision has yet been come to with re- spect to tlio acceptance ot tbo help o( the mon of the||@@||spect to the acceptance of the help of the men of the .Naval Brigade for et rvico in Chiua ¡bpcakinp to a||@@||Naval Brigade for service in China. Speaking to a " Herald " reporter Init niRlit, fair William Lyne||@@||" Herald " reporter last night, Sir William Lyne ssid '4 I hail uti irtcivun to-day «iib Captain||@@||said : "I had an interview to-day with Captain Captain Hixson, the c itmuHuthtut of the N \ul Bripade, aud||@@||Hixson, the commandant of the Naval Brigade, and ho told mo that ii number of tut. mun ^ ill volunteer||@@||he told me that a number of the men will volunteer to pu to China fur thu puipost of assisting in the pro-||@@||to go to China for the purpose of assisting in the pro- tection of ¡if» und property there Attoi tho receipt||@@||tection of life and property there. After the receipt of the ineisape from tho Atlinriilty they einnor, of||@@||of the message from the Admiralty they cannot, of course, go us ii naval force The rulo of pay aug||@@||course, go as a naval force. The rate of pay sug- tit "ted to mo. was r>s par day, with proportionate rates||@@||gested to me was 5s per day, with proportionate rates tor oiheors ihoGovcrnmsut is prepared to htlp tho||@@||for officers. The Government is prepared to help the men us fui as ptt«aible. hut a diJhcult> nrieus ns to tho||@@||men as far as possible, but a difficulty arises as to the neun» rf ti Airport, nuil further inquiry will htno to||@@||means of transport, and further inquiry will have to hi made into the muttoi I ha-o »«-Ked Captain||@@||be made into the matter. I have asked Captain Hi^on to neu the mm, uid to inform me of the prc||@@||Hixson to see the men, and to inform me of the pre- CISJ uumbei «A ho «le-uro to Oo I ehnll then be pre-||@@||cise number who desire to go. I shall then be pre- pared to state tome thing more detuute on tlio||@@||pared to state something more definite on the m-Utor-'||@@||matter." lu coimoctiou with tie rnt-'s of pay proposed tu ho||@@||In connection with the rates of pay proposed to be invert, we leam that tho prounsiUot is that tho loree||@@||given, we learn that the proposition is that the force 13 to bo paul by tho Imperial Government||@@||is to be paid by the Imperial Government._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14298441 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn VISIT OF THE PERSIC.||@@||VISIT OF THE PERSIC. Tho White Star liner Pereie arrivod at tbis port||@@||Tho White Star liner Persic arrived at this port to-day for tho purpose of loading 30,000||@@||to-day for the purpose of loading 30,000 carcosoa of frozen mutton and SOO bales||@@||carcases of frozen mutton and 500 bales of wool for ¡London Her entry to the||@@||of wool for London. Her entry to the port vv aa witnessed hy a large number of spectators,||@@||port was witnessed by a large number of spectators, who assembled along tho breakwater and wharf||@@||who assembled along the breakwater and wharf. The huge stoamoi successfully negotiaLetl the bar,||@@||The huge steamer successfully negotiated the bar, and waB sjfcly moored tit tho wool||@@||and was safely moored at the wool wharf whoro loading operations will ho||@@||wharf where loading operations will be commenced to-morrow This is tho second||@@||commenced to-morrow. This is the second vessel of this line to visit Port Hunter, thus||@@||vessel of this line to visit Port Hunter, thus elcsr'y demonstrating the fact that the bar and||@@||clearly demonstrating the fact that the bar and harbour aro navigable for vessels of the largest size||@@||harbour are navigable for vessels of the largest size. It has been arranged to throw tbo Persic open for||@@||It has been arranged to throw tbe Persic open for inspection nt a small admission charge, tits proceeds||@@||inspection at a small admission charge, the proceeds to bo divided between tho Wallftond Hospita!,||@@||to be divided between the Wallsend Hospital, Seamen's Mission, anti the Deaf and Dumb Institu-||@@||Seamen's Mission, and the Deaf and Dumb Institu- tion _||@@||tion. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323201 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SIGNS OF TROUBLE ' LAST||@@||SIGNS OF TROUBLE LAST YEAR.||@@||YEAR. It is manifest from communications received ia||@@||It is manifest from communications received in Sydney from miBBiounries and their friends in China||@@||Sydney from missionaries and their friends in China that tho present trouble niththe Boxers wus foro||@@||that the present trouble with the Boxers was fore- Bhiidowod earl) last year Last Julv Mrs Sewell||@@||shadowed early last year. Last July Mrs. Sewell M rirlane, wile of Dr Sewell M'Farlnuc, who nas||@@||McFarlane, wife of Dr. Sewell McFarlane, who was some time ngo ou it visit to Now South *i\ nie«,||@@||some time ago on a visit to New South Wales, «riling nhout the nork of the Chi Chou Mission nt||@@||writing about the work of the Chi Chou Mission at vi oik noir lientsiu as she found it in Jill) of lS'JO, on||@@||work near Tientsin as she found it in July of 1899, on returning from a visit to England, says -||@@||returning from a visit to England, says :— " What changes havo occurred during our uh||@@||" What changes have occurred during our ab- seuce A uuw chapel urectod, two new foreign||@@||sence. A new chapel erected, two new foreign houses, eiilaigcmont of school compound, ¿Le We||@@||houses, enlargement of school compound, &c. We then heard tlio n hole story ot ti u teeret society||@@||then heard the whole story of the secret society commonl) known a« the Boxers, of how thoy several||@@||commonly known as the Boxers, of how they several times threatened to tlestro) our mission, of ho« on||@@||times threatened to destroy our mission, of how on ouo memorable uv oiling the ladies and children « ore||@@||one memorable evening the ladies and children were placed in one room, a midnight p-aycr meeting «us||@@||placed in one room, a midnight prayer meeting was held, uf tui which the hush inda stool guaid outsido||@@||held, after which the husbands stood guard outside the house for tv. o succes«ivo nights 1 ho«o rebel« go||@@||the house for two successive nights. These rebels go about butmiip; chapels, plundering native Christians||@@||about burning chapels, plundering native Christians and threatening them «ltli lustinc death it they||@@||and threatening them with instant death if they don't renounce their ne« fuith mid leturu to their||@@||don't renounce their new faith and return to their foiinor ldnhilr) On their hannels are thean wold«,||@@||former idolatry. On their banners are these words, * Prospent) to C1 um-uxfotminutiou of forciguers '||@@||'Prosperity to China—extermination of foreigners.' Their »von id obitcti« to uptoot Cluislimiit), kill||@@||Their avowed object is to uproot Christianity, kill fnreignois, and acquire noalth b) plunder Muuv of||@@||foreigners, and acquire wealth by plunder. Many of our chapels have beeu tlestroyutt and over 100||@@||our chapels have been destroyed and over 100 Clnistiau families deprived of all their eirthly pos-||@@||Christian families deprived of all their earthly pos- sessions, including food and clothing, and tins ttuiiug||@@||sessions, including food and clothing, and this during the depth of au exceptionally severe winter By||@@||the depth of an exceptionally severe winter. By stroiij. ropresoututior*.« to thu power« that be,||@@||strong representations to the powers that be, Clnueso foreign dnll"d soldiers havo been sent to||@@||Chinese foreign drilled soldiers have been sent to protect us and sum rpss tho rebellion M o havo had||@@||protect us and suppress the rebellion. We have had liberal help from J imitsiu friends towards support of||@@||liberal help from Tientsin friends towards support of our eulloring Christians The ringleaders are still||@@||our suffering Christians. The ringleaders are still at largo "_||@@||at large."_ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323338 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE'LATE BARON VON||@@||THE LATE BARON VON KETTEL1ÎR.||@@||KETTELER. In tilt! couflicUng rumours about affairs at FeViug||@@||In the conflicting rumours about affairs at Peking thero teams to ba one thing ubout which thoro ran||@@||there seems to be one thing about which there can uufnrtuuat"ly ho no doubt--aud that i« that the||@@||unfortunately be no doubt—and that is that the (j cr mau Mim-jtor. liaron \ou Kettolor. has been||@@||German Minister, Baron von Ketteler, has been murdered Tho late Baron Has about 4fi tear« of||@@||murdered. The late Baron was about 46 years of age, and uaa a utnhew of that Arehbitmop von||@@||age, and was a nephew of that Archbishop von Kelt 1er whoso nnno carne inti prominence outEide||@@||Ketteler whose name came into prominence outside Germany wheu Prince liit*mfucL be^au his hostile||@@||Germany when Prince Bismarck began his hostile relations with tho Roman Catholic Church Hie||@@||relations with the Roman Catholic Church. The Jiirou uis only iv few yotia in tho artn>. wl ich he||@@||Baron was only a few years in the army, which he quitted uhout 20 ¿taro ico foi tho di pío timuo norvies,||@@||quitted about 20 years ago for the diplomatic service, inuLiug his debut tis a junior itUcho in the German||@@||making his debut as a junior attache in the German legation at Peking i henee he V is promoted ta a||@@||legation at Peking. Thence he was promoted to a poBitiou m the Lmbiissy at Washington, nuil duriug||@@||position in the Embassy at Washington, and during hi« st iy there ho in in io i an Amenerm lady 1 rom||@@||his stay there he married an American lady. From Washington he VJUQ Hint as Ambassador to Rioxico.||@@||Washington he was sent as Ambassador to Mexico, mid two yrnrs ngo ho exchanged this p*»at for tho||@@||and two years ago he exchanged this post for the Peking position _||@@||Peking position._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322897 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn VOLUNTEERS FOE CHINA.||@@||VOLUNTEERS FOR CHINA. ADELAIDE, Sunday.||@@||ADELAIDE, Sunday. On Sutuiday afternoon, in response to a call for||@@||On Saturday afternoon, in response to a call for volunteers for Bervico in China on board the gunboat||@@||volunteers for service in China on board the gunboat Protector over 1110 mon paradell, the imtjont} of||@@||Protector, over 100 men paraded, the majority of whom beloi g to 'be Naval lïescrso Thore was||@@||whom belong to the Naval Reserve. There was some discussion r -uongst them as to whether||@@||some discussion amongst them as to whether thoj would bs asked to go at thsj ato||@@||they would be asked to go at the rate of Bnti li Imperial pay Is l)d per «uy||@@||of British Imperial pay, 1s 9d per day lor oblo seamen or at tbo '-outh Australian reserve||@@||for able seamen or at the South Australian reserve rate, "is per day afloat, and Cs ashore for nblu sea-||@@||rate, 5s per day afloat, and 6s ashore for able sea- men, "s 4d scj t tis tarnen, and 4e 3d for ordi-||@@||men, 5s 4d second-class seamen, and 4s 3d for ordi- nary eci man 6 nil n Ohre announced that tho||@@||nary seaman. Captain Clare announced that the Government I 11 c ble 1 to E**n and offering to man||@@||Government had cabled to England offering to man tile Prntecloi, -i-ostdm^ tho colonial rato of||@@||the Protector, providing the colonial rate of jiay svas concede! ind on that condition||@@||pay was conceded, and on that condition volunteeis we-e fijue ted lo Eiud ia tlien names||@@||volunteers were requested to send in their names. Es ery man pre ^nt s olunteei ed and the Command mt,||@@||Every man present volunteered and the Commandant, who made the »élection -m the spot, had to exercise||@@||who made the selection on the spot, had to exercise considerable discretion Finally a complement of 19||@@||considerable discretion. Finally a complement of 99 men svas made up leaving the second lieutenant,||@@||men was made up, leaving the second lieutenant, Burgeon and oue or tis o sorvants still to bo selected||@@||surgeon, and one or two servants still to be selected. Tho mon chosen consist ot 17 of the jiorrnonent staff||@@||The men chosen consist of 17 of the permanent staff and the renmuler I\ is al Ilesorvo mon Consider-||@@||and the remainder Naval Reserve men. Consider- able enthus asm was shown Tho necessary stores||@@||able enthusiasm was shown. The necessary stores mid ammunition will be shipped to-morrow Tho||@@||and ammunition will be shipped to-morrow. The Protector will carry enough cdiI lu her bunkers to||@@||Protector will carry enough coal in her bunkers to tike hoi to Sydney, wheie more will be requited||@@||take her to Sydney, where more will be required._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323090 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CHINESE SECURITIES.||@@||CHINESE SECURITIES. Our cnbfc3 state that there lias been a heavy fell||@@||Our cables state that there has been a heavy fall in Chinese securities, a full o Inch ivas only tu be ex-||@@||in Chinese securities, a fall of which was only to be ex- pected in the circumstiuces But, as a mattet of||@@||pected in the circumstances. But, as a matter of fact t iero ure ven few securities io ha affected The||@@||fact, there are very few securities to be affected. The outstanding ann mit of tho Chincso national debt is||@@||outstanding amount of the Chinese national debt is about £o4,000 000, most of which waa incurred na j,||@@||about £54,000,000, most of which was incurred as a consequence of Iho nor with Japan The eecuiitica||@@||consequence of the war with Japan. The securities quoted on tho London murLct aro -The 1Ö94 silver||@@||quoted on the London market are :—The 1894 silver loan at 7 per cent , £1 ,G Ti.OOO tho 189 J poid loan||@@||loan at 7 per cent., £1,635,000 ; the 1895 gold loan at G per cent, ¿3 000 000 bonds at the e tme tate||@@||at 6 per cent., £3,000,000 ; bonds at the same rate nnd of tho tome year, £1,000,000 the lSJfi loan at||@@||and of the same year, £1,000,000 ; the 1896 loan at 5 percent , £16 000,000 , the 18CS gold bonds at ii||@@||5 per cent., £16,000,000 ; the 1898 gold bonds at 4½ jcr cent, £1G,000,000 t and the 0 percent Im||@@||per cent., £16,000,000 ; and the 5 per cent. Im- pcml rail* iy loan of 12,300,000 This means||@@||perial railway loan of £2,300,000. This means nearly £10,010,000, secuxtd on the Customs re\enuo||@@||nearly £10,010,000, secured on the Customs revenue of a largo aud populous country with boundless re-||@@||of a large and populous country with boundless re- sources Io this total must hu added sundry largo||@@||sources. To this total must be added sundry large Minis borrowed by tho t*ekmg Government on||@@||sums borrowed by the Peking Government on nomewnut amil ar accuntj Iho louis have always||@@||somewhat similar security. The loans have always bt.en rtganled us ndnwablo investments Com-||@@||been regarded as admirable investments. Com- mercially spcuking there is nothing bcttir than a||@@||mercially speaking there is nothing better than a Chinese bond especially as the bone a aro amply||@@||Chinese bond, especially as the bonds are amply covered even bj tho smull proportion of the taxation||@@||covered even by the small proportion of the taxation w Inch notv finds its vtiy IUID the Imperial Ireaeurj||@@||which now finds its way into the Imperial Treasury. \V ith a btttcr s¿ «.tom of finance, which must follow||@@||With a better system of finance, which must follow on the present disturbances, the holder of Chinese||@@||on the present disturbances, the holder of Chinese bond» must feel particularly pleased w ith his invest-||@@||bonds must feel particularly pleased with his invest- ment||@@||ment. Ik-sides tho Government loans there arc i few||@@||Besides the Government loans there are a few banks aid ono or two corporations which ha\e busi-||@@||banks and one or two corporations which have busi- ness m China, and which might be affected by the||@@||ness in China, and which might be affected by the prisent state of ufiuira But theso are m a position||@@||present state of affairs. But these are in a position to fatand any temportirr strain Operations iu their||@@||to stand any temporary strain. Operations in their fitock tiru limited m extent, and holders, kuowing that||@@||stock are limited in extent, and holders, knowing that they aro engaged m a profitable enterprise, are not||@@||they are engaged in a profitable enterprise, are not likely to be frightened hy untoward e\onta which||@@||likely to be frightened by untoward events which must soon bo followed by a return to prosperity in-||@@||must soon be followed by a return to prosperity. In- deed the general tone of the London market towards||@@||deed the general tone of the London market towards tho troubles that have from time to time taken plaeo||@@||the troubles that have from time to time taken place in China is one of indiiîeieuce It seems to bo t ikeu||@@||in China is one of indifference. It seems to be taken for granted that disturbances must take place there,||@@||for granted that disturbances must take place there, and tho london masters of flnnnctj keeu their eyts||@@||and the London masters of finance keep their eyes fixed on tho facts that tho rc\enuc of China has been||@@||fixed on the facts that the revenue of China has been and still is improving, that tho collections through||@@||and still is improving, that the collections through foreign customs are larger than over, and that the||@@||foreign customs are larger than ever, and that the increase of foreign residents and of the means of||@@||increase of foreign residents and of the means of trade communication atong tho rivers, as well as||@@||trade communication along the rivers, as well as across the SCUB, is bound to du\olop the great re-||@@||across the seas, is bound to develop the great re- sources ot tho country When wo hear, therefore,||@@||sources of the country. When we hear, therefore, th a tt. hiñese securities huso fallen heavilj in Loudon||@@||that Chinese securities have fallen heavily in London ni consenucnee of late news from Peking we uro not||@@||in consequence of late news from Peking we are not to suppose that commereinl men ure losing laith in||@@||to suppose that commercial men are losing faith in China is a field for tho traplojmeut of capital It||@@||China as a field for the employment of capital. It m ty bo a momentary panie, but it cortaiuly is not||@@||may be a momentary panic, but it certainly is not justified bv tho iacts or tho ease Itather will||@@||justified by the facts of the case. Rather will lfbtue*c secunliei, alreadv amongst the best ba en-||@@||Chinese securities, already amongst the best, be en- hanced m \»lue by tha clearing of tho atmosphere||@@||hanced in value by the clearing of the atmosphere which must follcw the suppression of tho Boxer||@@||which must follow the suppression of the Boxer movement||@@||movement._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323139 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TI1E NAVAL BRIGADE||@@||THE NAVAL BRIGADE OFFER.||@@||OFFER. QUläbTIONS OF VAY AND EQUIPMENT.||@@||QUESTIONS OF PAY AND EQUIPMENT. PLENTY OF MEN BUT NO GUNS.||@@||PLENTY OF MEN BUT NO GUNS. The conditional acceptance bv tho Imperial||@@||The conditional acceptance by the Imperial Government of ii Now boutli Wales Naval Brigade||@@||Government of a New South Wales Naval Brigade contingent for acrvico m China will probably draw||@@||contingent for service in China will probably draw the attention of the authorities hero m a striding||@@||the attention of the authorities here in a striking manner, even if nothtug comes of the ofTor,||@@||manner, even if nothing comes of the offer, to the «tato of uuprtp india53 which ojcials at prê-||@@||to the state of unpreparedness which exists at pre- tent as lar as the New buutli i\ iles naval forces aie||@@||sent as far as the New South Wales naval forces are concerned Destitute of ti o latent L,uns and equip-||@@||concerned. Destitute of the latest guns and equip- ment, without the nxcebsaiv Easter training for||@@||ment, without the necessary Easter training for Light or umu >ciri, and no suitable wiralup to||@@||eight or nine years, and no suitable warship to nx reiße and unuiomrc on, tlie lot of tho naval||@@||exercise and manœuvre on, the lot of the naval defenders of tho colony bus been un miliapp} and||@@||defenders of the colony has been an unhappy and uusalisfiictotj one ÏI10 corpi constitutes oue of tho||@@||unsatisfactory one. The corps constitutes one of the liutst 1 odieB of men to bo found anywhere, but it is||@@||finest bodies of men to be found anywhere, but it is practically usoloss if modern means of defence are||@@||practically useless if modern means of defence are not available||@@||not available. At tho outbreak of nar in Sontb Africa mno months||@@||At the outbreak of war in South Africa nine months ago the opportunity waa again embraced io impress.||@@||ago the opportunity was again embraced to impress on tho Government tho groat necessity of the naval||@@||on the Government the groat necessity of the naval forces being armod with the latest gunB SO far||@@||forces being armed with the latest guns. So far nothing moro has been heard of the application, and||@@||nothing more has been heard of the application, and the dilatonncss show» would be disastrous to tho||@@||the dilatoriness shown would be disastrous to the better security of Sydwey if thoso ehoro3 wera in-||@@||better security of Sydney if these shores were in- vaded Our naval men armed with a couplo of||@@||vaded. Our naval men armed with a couple of nine-pounder muzzle-loading guns, sevoral 4 '>||@@||nine-pounder muzzle-loading guns, several 4·5 Nordenfeldt machino Runs of obiolote pattern and||@@||Nordenfeldt machine guns of obsolete pattern and on obsoleto mountiogs, and the old Martini-Henry||@@||on obsolete mountings, and the old Martini-Henry nflos, would be placed at a great disadvantage.||@@||rifles, would be placed at a great disadvantage. Tim suggestion that the Naval brigade should act||@@||The suggestion that the Naval brigade should act as a land forco is impossible, unless the milit»ry||@@||as a land force is impossible, unless the military authorities supply the continuent with completo||@@||authorities supply the contingent with complete equipment ra the shape of Lse-Mctford magazine||@@||equipment in the shape of Lee-Metford magazine rifles, ammunition tent«, wnter-bottleB, havirsjcks,||@@||rifles, ammunition tents, water-bottles, haversacks, S.C Even then the great difficulty of retting u||@@||&c. Even then the great difficulty of getting a battery of six 12-pouudor Runs ha« to bo overcome||@@||battery of six 12-pounder guns has to be overcome. Ibis problim remain* unsolved||@@||This problem remains unsolved. N< w that the Lurona ecliomo has been abandoned,||@@||Now that the Europa scheme has been abandoned, mi eli to the disappointment of all concerned, the||@@||much to the disappointment of all concerned, the next most foa>iblo method of sendiuR uway the New||@@||next most feasible method of sending away the New faonth Wales mun, saul an offiror, is bv mema of ono||@@||South Wales men, said an officer, is by means of one of the aimimry warshipi hiUR off Garde« Isluud,||@@||of the auxiliary warships lying off Garden Island, and which aro manned by onlv ti slcelotou crew Hie||@@||and which are manned by only a skeleton crew. The lauranga, for example, could bo fully muunod by||@@||Tauranga, for example, could be fully manned by tim Naval Brnmde with the excontiou of||@@||the Naval Brigade with the exception of the engineer stall, nuil if the Admiralty Rranted||@@||the engineer staff, and if the Admiralty granted the vcsstl it would got over the difficulty of||@@||the vessel it would get over the difficulty of atinamout, as sho eurie« eight* i 7 guns, four 1||@@||armament, as she carries eight 4·7 guns, four 3- pounúors, aud two machine ^uns If necesssry for||@@||pounders, and two machine guns. If necessary for land service, mountings could be mudo for the Runs||@@||land service, mountings could be made for the guns m four da>s It is believed that if tho Naval||@@||in four days. It is believed that if the Naval Brigade wrai honoured to lins extent almost||@@||Brigade was honoured to this extent almost every man would volunteer It is believed that this||@@||every man would volunteer. It is believed that this scheme has been adNoritod to the Premier, but until||@@||scheme has been advocated to the Premier, but until hi» return to-itay nothing dcUmte can be said as to||@@||his return to-day nothing definite can be said as to whether ho f moura it oi not It « ould taLe niuo||@@||whether he favours it or not. It would take nine days to properly i quip the mon and get them ready||@@||days to properly equip the men and get them ready for sea, us extra suits of blue and wluto clothing||@@||for sea, as extra suits of blue and white clothing would be leqmr J, and also blaukots, boots, and||@@||would be required, and also blankets, boots, and other minor aitieles||@@||other minor articles. Another pomt which ha.» to bo settled befor9 any-||@@||Another point which has to be settled before any- thing debilite can be done is the pay of tho men and||@@||thing definite can be done is the pay of the men and which Government is to lind the money, the Imperial||@@||which Government is to find the money, the Imperial or tho New .South Wales If the br gado men are||@@||or the New South Wales. If the brigade men are wanted as a land force the majority of them consiJor||@@||wanted as a land force the majority of them consider lluy should got tne same rüte of pay as the colonial||@@||they should get the same rate of pay as the colonial soldiers in South Atrica are receiving, vi/ , r)a pei day||@@||soldiers in South Africa are receiving, viz., 5s per day. Nearly all are married mm with families, and Im-||@@||Nearly all are married men with families, and Im- perial rates would be iiisuflicteat to uuiuUta thoir||@@||perial rates would be insufficient to maintain their iannlies dunn/ their absanco A fair proportion,||@@||families during their absence. A fair proportion, however, would be agreeable to go on neuily any||@@||however, would be agreeable to go on nearly any terms, sa anxious aro they to see some fighting||@@||terms, so anxious are they to see some fighting. I ho officer commanding tho naval forces, Ciptain||@@||The officer commanding the naval forces, Captain Hix«ou, U.N , on being interviewed at his||@@||Hixson, R.N., on being interviewed at his residence last evouinir, sud ho could throw no||@@||residence last evening, said he could throw no ficth light on the situation He bad no official||@@||fresh light on the situation. He had no official communication which lie could disclose, aud uutil hu||@@||communication which he could disclose, and until he was authorised by tho Government to call a muster||@@||was authorised by the Government to call a muster parado no olhcinl cogmsancu could be tuken of tho||@@||parade no official cognisance could be taken of the minion of those who havo vjluntcered The cable||@@||names of those who have volunteered. The cable accepting t io otto- wss a peculiar one, and it wa»||@@||accepting the offer was a peculiar one, and it was difficult to undortaud eiactl) the terms on which||@@||difficult to understand exactly the terms on which Mr Chiiinliorliuu accepted it||@@||Mr. Chamberlain accepted it. I ho Naval Artillery Volunteers, although not||@@||The Naval Artillery Volunteers, although not offered by the Premier for service m Chum, aro not||@@||offered by the Premier for service in China, are not asleep Many of them aro very kecu about paitiui||@@||asleep. Many of them are very keen about partici- patiujj, and fully 80 names of \olunloers bato been||@@||pating, and fully 80 names of volunteers have been handed lu||@@||handed in._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323141 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn B^V THE CHINESE ARE||@@||HOW THE CHINESE ARE . EASILY MISLED.||@@||EASILY MISLED. IINIERVIEW WIIH CAPTAIN b G GltEEN||@@||INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN S. G. GREEN. Perhaps one oí tho best-known shipping men about||@@||Perhaps one of the best-known shipping men about town is Cap tam fa G Green, the'whart superinteu||@@||town is Captain S. G. Green, the wharf superinten- dent of the E&ateru and Austral mu fa S Company,||@@||dent of the Eastern and Australian S. S. Company, Limited, a gentleman who has been for tho post 2G||@@||Limited, a gentleman who has been for the post 26 yeara connected with the Chinese trade, and who has||@@||years connected with the Chinese trade, and who has made du/eus of trips to the \unou9 seaports iu Ohma||@@||made dozens of trips to the various seaports in China as captain of the 13 and A Company's steamers lu||@@||as captain of the E. and A. Company's steamers. In the course of a convers itton with a ** Herald " re||@@||the course of a conversation with a "Herald " re- rorter yesterday on tho Chinese ßi tu titi on Ctptain||@@||porter yesterday on the Chinese situation Captain Green prefaced his remarks hy saving " that just us||@@||Green prefaced his remarks by saying "that just as a e,reit many pconlo hero despised tte China tu ju, and||@@||a great many people here despised the Chinaman, and tho Uivunoicnt puts a ¿100 poll-tax on lim head, so||@@||the Governments puts a £100 poll-tax on his head, so do the Chinese, in their nativo laud despise, ami a||@@||do the Chinese, in their native land despise, and a grpttt deal more, Europeans who seek entrance into||@@||great deal more, Europeans who seek entrance into their country "||@@||their country." " lhere havo been several libellions aiming at tho||@@||" There have been several rebellions aiming at the overthrow i-f Iho present djnu&ty," continuel Cin||@@||overthrow of the present dynasty," continued Cap- tain Orcon, "ouo ni tueso being tho Imping||@@||tain Green, "one of those being the Taiping rebellion ot lS0J-f,m which the late Ueueral||@@||rebellion of 1863-4, which the late General Gordou was successful in subduing , uud thero are||@@||Gordon was successful in subduing ; and there are ultviya ntimbeis ot minor trout les occurring, neces-||@@||always numbers of minor troubles occurring, neces- sitating the appearance of soldiers to suppress them||@@||sitating the appearance of soldiers to suppress them. The Chinese are easily culled and led u'-tray bt||@@||The Chinese are easily gulled and led astray by agitators, ind the pre-ieut insurrection is tinother eise||@@||agitators, and the present insurrection is another case lu point \Y hit might bav« been a sei lous matter hap-||@@||in point. What might have been a serious matter hap- pened during ono of mv l&at vmU to Hongkong,||@@||pened during one of mv last visits to Hongkong, and goes to tfhow the mllueuce evil disposed u gi ta-||@@||and goes to show the influence evil-disposed agita- tura exorcise over the simple minds of the towel||@@||turs exercise over the simple minds of the lower cliiBSua 1 he people tha'e wera ulnioöt on the verge||@@||classes. The people there were almost on the verge of a water famine, and it was so serious that the||@@||of a water famine, and it was so serious that the steamers in port were consulted as to how much tho¿||@@||steamers in port were consulted as to how much they could condoin» daily iu case of emergency HUL,O||@@||could condense daily in case of emergency. Huge water-works weie m com sa of erection, and WLTH||@@||water-works were in course of erection, and were vitbm a month or so of completion, wnen a report||@@||within a month or so of completion, when a report waa circulated amongst the l^mueso tniil tüe uovern||@@||was circulated amongst the Chinese that the Govern- mout intended burying sumo boys ahvo to ensure the||@@||ment intended burying some boys alive to ensure the success nf the work I had heaul that itu*ed to||@@||success of the work. I had heard that it used to ho au old custom m Ohma to bury u human being||@@||be an old custom in China to bury a human being ahvo if they wi". ed tho suece-s of a largo publio||@@||alive if they wished the success of a large public i\ork to be complet t News of this rumour eu rae to||@@||work to be complete. News of this rumour came to me whon I vas pulling on from a steamer to the||@@||me when I was pulling off from a steamer to the shore, and on my questioning tho sanpm woman she||@@||shore, and on my questioning the sanpan woman she started to nbuau the British Government, and||@@||started to abuse the British Government, and Umshed up by usstrtiug th it they wanted 170||@@||finished up by asserting that they wanted 170 bovs to kill foi tuo 1 ultim waler||@@||boys to kill for the Taitam water- works Kj endeavours to permute her it||@@||works. My endeavours to persuade her it was n\[ uoiiocnso »ore fruitless Lu tieri} she showed||@@||was all nonsense were fruitless. Latterly she showed mo, ou u pledge of secrecy, whero sha had stowed her||@@||me, on a pledge of secrecy, where she had stowed her children to eseapo the slaughter fehu hal hidden||@@||children to escape the slaughter. She had hidden them bo low tho bottom boarua of the asnpan Whon I||@@||them below the bottom boards of the sanpan. When I f^ot ashore I quickly found that the places usually in||@@||got ashore I quickly found that the places usually in- f sted ftith hundreds of children as pla} grounds nero||@@||fested with hundreds of children as playgrounds were entirely deaertLd Tor three drys not one was to be||@@||entirely deserted. For three days not one was to be been, the p trent* hem,* BO alarmed that thoy would||@@||seen, the parents being so alarmed that they would ho captured Confide ne« was then rcctored Mean||@@||be captured. Confidence was then restored. Mean- time tho g irrison li id beou held m re idiueis, as reports||@@||time the garrison had been held in readiness, as reports wero poing rtuiid that a serious outbreak might be||@@||were going round that a serious outbreak might be uspected It was ascertained that the wild state*||@@||expected. It was ascertained that the wild state- mentí had been started by some of tho nerita tor chvs,||@@||ments had been started by some of the agitator class, who had hoped to see a row to as to givo them a||@@||who had hoped to see a row to as to give them a chanco to loot "||@@||chance to loot." ' What is your opinion of the Chinese generally '||@@||"What is your opinion of the Chinese generally?" " My expenouce, generally Bpeaking, of tho China-||@@||"My experience, generally speaking, of the China- man is that ho l» eup ible of doing as mu eh \\ ork, anti||@@||man is that he is capable of doing as much work, and doing it willingly as any other man In my qu irtor||@@||doing it willingly, as any other man. In my quarter of a century's dealings with them I can sav that au||@@||of a century's dealings with them I can say that an E and A Company s steamer h UP never been do||@@||E. and A. Company's steamer has never been de- tamed far ono minuto through tut» intemperance or||@@||tained for one minute through the intemperance or insubordination of «HY of the Chinese employed with||@@||insubordination of any of the Chinese employed with us And that is J, big thiug to say," concluded tho||@@||us. And that is a big thing to say," concluded the cap tam||@@||captain._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14291232 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BOATING FATALITY AT||@@||BOATING FATALITY AT PORT HACKING.||@@||PORT HACKING. A boating fatality occurred ut the Rockdale firs||@@||A boating fatality occurred at the Rockdale Fire Urigado annual píenlo at Qunainattii Hay, Tort||@@||Brigade annual picnic at Gunamatta Bay, Port Uackiug, yesterday. AU wont Well until about 1.3||@@||Hacking, yesterday. All went well until about 1.30 when Mr. W. Logan, secretary to the brigade, hired||@@||when Mr. W. Logan, secretary to the brigade, hired a bout from O'Neill's boatshed for the purpose of ,||@@||a boat from O'Neill's boatshed for the purpose of gathering some oyster». Ho took with him Miss L\||@@||gathering some oysters. He took with him Miss E. Dolos, only daughter of Mr. Mí. (Joles, of ltocltdate,||@@||Coles, only daughter of Mr. W. Coles, of Rockdale, Mrs. Russell anil baby girl, and Miss Hirfgowav.||@@||Mrs. Russell and baby girl, and Miss Ridgeway. After leaving the sitora the hdies sigmOcrl their||@@||After leaving the shore the ladies signified their dosiro to pull tho boat, nnd Mr. Logan took tbe||@@||desire to pull the boat, and Mr. Logan took tbe rudder. On reaching about halfway across the bay||@@||rudder. On reaching about halfway across the bay Mr. Logan was changing from the Htern to the bow||@@||Mr. Logan was changing from the stern to the bow of the boat, and in doing so tbo boat capsized,||@@||of the boat, and in doing so the boat capsized, caused by the occupants moving to tbo one side.||@@||caused by the occupants moving to the one side. Mr. Logan, on being seen by our representative tatt||@@||Mr. Logan, on being seen by our representative that evening, explained that when tho party wore in the||@@||evening, explained that when the party were in the wator bo inauuged to nght the boat, ami told Mrs,||@@||water he managed to right the boat, and told Mrs. Russell mid Miss Ridgeway to hang on. which they||@@||Russell and Miss Ridgeway to hang on, which they did, and, seizing tbo baby, no niutiaued to get her||@@||did, and, seizing the baby, he managed to get her upon bis back and proceeded to push the bout to the||@@||upon his back and proceeded to push the boat to the shore, «hich was ubout 100 yards away. The lids||@@||shore, which was about 100 yards away. The tide was running f trungly, aud Miss Coles, m struggling,||@@||was running strongly, and Miss Coles, in struggling, marlo au excellent al tempt to swim ; but Login sur||@@||made an excellent attempt to swim; but Logan saw tu try and savo bar would muan the loss of the »hols||@@||to try and save her would mean the loss of the whole lot. Ho won forced to keep a linn hold and get the||@@||lot. He was forced to keep a firm hold and get the three to shore, still keeping the baby on his bick.||@@||three to shore, still keeping the baby on his back. He says ho was almost exhausted, and foared bs||@@||He says he was almost exhausted, and feared he would bo compelled to let the baby co, lu fact twire||@@||would be compelled to let the baby go, in fact twice ho lost hold, but regained it. When be got the||@@||he lost hold, but regained it. When he got the parly on shorn Miss Coles had gone dow n. Ths||@@||party on shore Miss Coles had gone down. The father, Mr. W. Coles, fearing an accident had hap-||@@||father, Mr. W. Coles, fearing an accident had hap- pened, procured a boat uud hastened to their assist-||@@||pened, procured a boat and hastened to their assist- ance, but ho was too late. Soma llsherruen lind Fire-||@@||ance, but he was too late. Some fishermen and Fire- man Mooro proceeded lo recover the body, uod sftei||@@||man Moore proceeded to recover the body, and after au hour and a quarter's searching Moore dived and||@@||an hour and a quarter's searching Moore dived and brought the ilecoased to the surface. Miss Coles||@@||brought the deceased to the surface. Miss Coles was 14 years of ago.||@@||was 14 years of age. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327469 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE SITUATION.||@@||THE SITUATION. THE LEGATIONS AT PEKING'.||@@||THE LEGATIONS AT PEKING. Tbo multiplication of letters from members of the||@@||The multiplication of letters from members of the foreign legatioàs at Pekmg has hardly had the effect||@@||foreign legations at Peking has hardly had the effect wbicli tho ingeuioug Sheng, tho Ditoctor of Tole||@@||which the ingenious Sheng, the Director of Tele- graphs, contemplated. Thus tho London '" Times "||@@||graphs, contemplated. Thus the London '" Times " ndioules Sheug's anuouueement that the Ministers||@@||ridicules Sheng's announcement that the Ministers wore safe at Poking on Tuesday last, and that tho||@@||were safe at Peking on Tuesday last, and that the Cbineso wero supplyiug them with food and fruit and||@@||Chinese were supplying them with food and fruit and vegetables What they wanted, the fl Times " sug-||@@||vegetables. What they wanted, the "Times" sug- gests, is a better supply of telegraph forms For all||@@||gests, is a better supply of telegraph forms. For all wo know tbo ampio supply of telegraph forms is ona||@@||we know the ample supply of telegraph forms is one of the greatest troublas of the Ministers, if, as the||@@||of the greatest troubles of the Ministers, if, as the Chinese nvor, they have not fallon victims to tho||@@||Chinese aver, they have not fallen victims to the Boxers aud their allies, the Imperial troops Sir||@@||Boxers and their allies, the Imperial troops. Sir Claude Macdonald ami tbo other Minnie» may bo||@@||Claude Macdonald and the other Ministers may be 111 bug up telegraph form after telepraph form, and||@@||filling up telegraph form after telegraph form, and receiving either no rfaply at all or misleading advices||@@||receiving either no reply at all or misleading advices. In the former case they might be tompted to suppose||@@||In the former case they might be tempted to suppose that tbeir.Governrnents bad desortod them, since their||@@||that their Governments had deserted them, since their urgent messages for help or udvico had not even been||@@||urgent messages for help or advice had not even been acknowledged. Or, if the Chincso hod possessed||@@||acknowledged. Or, if the Chinese had possessed themselves of tho ciphers used by the foroigu Minis-||@@||themselves of the ciphers used by the foreign Minis- ters, thoy might inflict such mental and moral||@@||ters, they might inflict such mental and moral pumshmont on the uufortuuate Ministers as no||@@||punishment on the unfortunate Ministers as no civilised Power would inflict on the sturdiest||@@||civilised Power would inflict on the sturdiest criminals||@@||criminals. But, indeed, there is little oh au co of the Ministers||@@||But, indeed, there is little chance of the Ministers being ulive to-day The Utest message from Sir||@@||being alive to-day. The latest message from Sir Claudo Macdoua'd lb icported to be dated mt the util||@@||Claude Macdonald is reported to be dated on the 6th of this mouth, ovor three weeks ago. In this letter||@@||of this month, over three weeks ago. In this letter Sir Claudo stated that three lagations v. eru stnuding||@@||Sir Claude stated that three legations were standing on the dato of its debputch, but that they might be||@@||on the date of its despatch, but that they might be annihilated any day, that tho authorities were giving||@@||annihilated any day; that the authorities were giving no assistance to tho bjsicgsd Mimrters and foreign||@@||no assistance to the besieged Ministers and foreign- ois, and that ammunition and food supplies were||@@||ers, and that ammunition and food supplies were short. In all probability tho dato of this letter was||@@||short. In all probability the date of this letter was changed by the Chinese authorities. Even if it had||@@||changed by the Chinese authorities. Even if it had not been so changed-if the Mintstcrs and Other||@@||not been so changed—if the Ministers and other Europeans were indeed ulivo on July 6, instead of||@@||Europeans were indeed alive on July 6, instead of having been murderod, as we were informed on||@@||having been murdered, as we were informed on June 30-what chanco is thora that they are in exis-||@@||June 30—what chance is there that they are in exis- tence to-day ? Wo huvo, indued, the assertion oí a||@@||tence to-day ? We have, indeed, the assertion of a groom m the servtco of the murderod Baron von||@@||groom in the service of the murdered Baron von Kettelor thot tho legations were btill being dofouded||@@||Ketteler that tha legations were still being defended ondulvO It is sincerely to bo hoped that ho was||@@||on July 9. It is sincerely to be hoped that he was rightly informed, and that the legations wire Baie on||@@||rightly informed, and that the legations were safe on that day, and aro Bafe now But, if so, why docs||@@||that day, and are safe now. But, if so, why does not the Imperial Uovernment produce uno or other||@@||not the Imperial Government produce one or other of the Ministers lit 1 lentsm ?||@@||of the Ministers at Tientsin ?_ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322184 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TROOPS FP.OM CAVITE.||@@||TROOPS FROM CAVITE. Tho " Manila Tim oi" ut Juno 14 says .-" A||@@||The " Manila Times" of June 14 says :—" A rumour was cuireut cm lueeday tuât proutrations||@@||rumour was current on Tuesday that preparations woro bjing made to despatch troops ii m Manila to||@@||were being made to despatch troops from Manila to the Leone of troubîo m China to reprissent Amutcau||@@||the scene of trouble in China to represent American interest-, m tho present uiihetvai caused by the||@@||interests in the present upheaval caused by the * Boxera.* Iho tumeur waa also io the effect that||@@||'Boxers.' The rumour was also to the effect that the 20tb Infantry and Cth Artillery, uotv on duty||@@||the 20th Infantry and 6th Artillery, now on duty with tho Provost Gu||@@||the perpetrators of the crime being speedily cap- lured." _||@@||tured." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326032 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A RELATION'S OPINION.||@@||A RELATION'S OPINION. Mr. George Mawbey, a brother of Mr. John Maw||@@||Mr. George Mawbey, a brother of Mr. John Mawbey, l)3y, ot Breelong, ia a resident of Sydney, and is inti-||@@||of Breelong, is a resident of Sydney, and is inti- mately acquainted with the district in which tho||@@||mately acquainted with the district in which the traged occurred. In the course of conversation||@@||tragedy occurred. In the course of conversation willi u représentative of Hie " Herald " yesterday he||@@||with a representative of the "Herald" yesterday he eaid that ho had lived for lo yeais in the locality.||@@||said that he had lived for 15 years in the locality. His brother's property consisted of '320 acres free-||@@||His brother's property consisted of 320 acres free- hold and a leasehold of about 2000 acres. The free-||@@||hold and a leasehold of about 2000 acres. The free- hold wat under cultivation, and it wus hero that the||@@||hold was under cultivation, and it was here that the first house was built. About a year ago a now house||@@||first house was built. About a year ago a new house was erected on the leasehold, to which the family re-||@@||was erected on the leasehold, to which the family re- moved, and where the tragedy was enacted. On the||@@||moved, and where the tragedy was enacted. On the nicht of the murders the men folk slept ut the||@@||night of the murders the men folk slept at the lilli house. A distance of about » milo soparated the||@@||old house. A distance of about a mile separated the two bouses, but the country, which is au apple-tree||@@||two houses, but the country, which is an apple-tree flat, is open, and one house can ho seen from the||@@||flat, is open, and one house can be seen from the other. Mr. George Mawbey, from his knowledge of||@@||other. Mr. George Mawbey, from his knowledge of the country uud the blacks, is of opinion that the||@@||the country and the blacks, is of opinion that the murderer« would take tt course, between Talbragar||@@||murderers would take a course between Talbragar Creek and Denison Town, in a north-westerly direc-||@@||Creek and Denison Town, in a north-westerly direc- tion sons to avoid the small settlements. They||@@||tion so as to avoid the small settlements. They could thereby reach the lidgy country. The newt o'f||@@||could thereby reach the ridgy country. The news of the outrage would travel slowly, and the blaoks, by||@@||the outrage would travel slowly, and the blacks, by robbing shepherds' hutt and lonely selootort' houses,||@@||robbing shepherds' huts and lonely selectors' houses, would be able to procure fond in the meantime. He||@@||would be able to procure food in the meantime. He had no aoubt, however, that they would be speedily||@@||had no doubt, however, that they would be speedily caught, Mr. George Mawbey was tomewhat con-||@@||caught. Mr. George Mawbey was somewhat con- cerned for the safety of bis little «ou, George, who||@@||cerned for the safety of his little son, George, who was on a visit at hu uncle's selection at the time, but||@@||was on a visit at his uncle's selection at the time, but from the newspaper report's he wat lad to hope that||@@||from the newspaper reports he was led to hope that bit ton escaped through falling under the bed. The||@@||his son escaped through falling under the bed. The three boys-Percy, Bertie, and George-were evi-||@@||three boys—Percy, Bertie, and George—were evi- dently sleepiag in the skillion when the black» broke||@@||dently sleeping in the skillion when the blacks broke M at the fiont of the house. Bertie rau to the old||@@||in at the front of the house. Bertie ran to the old house to alarm his father, Peroy went into his||@@||house to alarm his father. Percy went into his mother's room, where the blacks attacked him, and||@@||mother's room, where the blacks attacked him, and Georg« was missed through rolling under the bed.||@@||George was missed through rolling under the bed. Mr. John Muwbey'a eldest son, John, aged 10, who||@@||Mr. John Mawbey's eldest son, John, aged 19, who hail beau staying on a visit to bit uncle in Sydney,||@@||had been staying on a visit to his uncle in Sydney, left an Sunday night with hu aunt for Gilgandra.||@@||left on Sunday night with his aunt for Gilgandra. DUBBO, Monday.||@@||DUBBO, Monday. The news of the Gilgaudia tragedy oatt quite a||@@||The news of the Gilgandra tragedy cast quite a gloom over the town on Saturday.||@@||gloom over the town on Saturday._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14316672 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WELCOME TO LIEUTENANT||@@||WELCOME TO LIEUTENANT DOWLING.||@@||DOWLING. AN ENTHUSIASTIC. RECEPTION.||@@||AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. RYLSTONE, Friday.||@@||RYLSTONE, Friday. Tho town was en fote to-day in honour of Lieu*||@@||The town was en fete to-day in honour of Lieu- tenant Dovrlitig. All business placos and the princi-||@@||tenant Dowling. All business places and the princi- pal private residences were gally dcLked with ever||@@||pal private residences were gaily decked with ever- grueus, Chinese lauteriiB, ana bunting. Lieutsnaul||@@||greens, Chinese lanterns, and bunting. Lieutenant Dowling wnsdrivnu into town at 3 o'clock bv his||@@||Dowling was driven into town at 3 o'clock by his father, Mr. V. J. Dova ling, of Lue, m a drag four||@@||father, Mr. V. J. Dowling, of Lue, in a drag four- tu-hand In the drag were also the||@@||in-hand. In the drag were also the Hon. W. n, Wood, the Minister for Justice, acting||@@||Hon. W. H. Wood, the Minister for Justice, acting ufficor commanding tho Australian Horse, Mrs.||@@||officer commanding the Australian Horse, Mrs. Dow liner, Miss Dowling, and Miss Cox. The drag||@@||Dowling, Miss Dowling, and Miss Cox. The drag waB mot a milo out of town by tho Australian Horsea||@@||was met a mile out of town by the Australian Horse, the school children, and the public, headed by the||@@||the school children, and the public, headed by the Royal Australian Artillery Band, whn.h came from||@@||Royal Australian Artillery Band, which came from Sydney for the occasion, and was escorted into town||@@||Sydney for the occasion, and was escorted into town amidst great enthusiam. During the afternoon Lieu-||@@||amidst great enthusiam. During the afternoon Lieu- tenant Do« Ung inspected tho local troop of Australian||@@||tenant Dowling inspected the local troop of Australian Horse. Tho Ministerial party, consisting of Messrs.||@@||Horse. The Ministerial party, consisting of Messrs. Jahn See mid Wood, and Messrs. J. C. L Fitzpatrick.||@@||John See and Wood, and Messrs. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, D. B. O'Conor, J. Cook, Ms L.A., Major-Uouoral||@@||D. B. O'Conor, J. Cook, Ms.L.A., Major-General French, and Mr. M'Cauloy. and Mr. Forbes,of byiney,||@@||French, and Mr. McCauley, and Mr. Forbes,of Sydney, arrived by special train at fl o'clock. After darli||@@||arrived by special train at 5 o'clock. After dark thorB avas a procession through the town, led by tho||@@||there was a procession through the town, led by the band. The whole route of tho march was illuminated||@@||band. The whole route of the march was illuminated by Bengal lights and Roman candles. Tho largest||@@||by Bengal lights and Roman candles. The largest crowd ever seen in It) Istonu took part in the proces-||@@||crowd ever seen in Rylstone took part in the process- sion. Over 100U walked tho entire route. Upon||@@||sion. Over 1000 walked the entire route. Upon arrival at the Horticultural Hall there wai||@@||arrival at the Horticultural Hall there was n largo display of fireworks. The ball waa||@@||a large display of fireworks. The hall was subsequently j .a eke J autli a demonstrative audience,||@@||subsequently packed with a demonstrative audience, hundreds being uniililo to gum admission. The oban||@@||hundreds being unable to gain admission. The chair waa taken hy Mr. W J. Galagher, J P., of Capertee,||@@||was taken by Mr. W J. Galagher, J P., of Capertee, and tho stage was occupied by the Syduey visitors,||@@||and the stage was occupied by the Sydney visitors, with as a back grojud a large number of school||@@||with as a back ground a large number of school children Btiitablv attired. Addresses wore||@@||children suitably attired. Addresses were delivered bv Messrs. bee, Wood, Cook,||@@||delivered by Messrs. See, Wood, Cook, O'Couuor, Fitzpatrick, Majo-Goneral Trench,||@@||O'Connor, Fitzpatrick, Majo-General French, and V. J. Dowling, During the evening Lieu-||@@||and V. J. Dowling. During the evening Lieu- tenant Dowling ivas presented with a handsomely||@@||tenant Dowling was presented with a handsomely illuminated addrLSS from residents of the Rylstone*||@@||illuminated address from residents of the Rylstone district, also a silver- ind-golil shield. Tho address||@@||district, also a silver-and-gold shield. The address nas the »uri: of Mr. W. T Anderson, and tbo||@@||was the work of Mr. W. T. Anderson, and the shield was by Willmgtou Brothers, b)duey. lhe||@@||shield was by Willington Brothers, Sydney. The Hou John Suu mad« the presentation, which was||@@||Hon. John See made the presentation, which was exceedingly handsome ami of considerable value.||@@||exceedingly handsome and of considerable value. Following tho speeches mid the presentation a||@@||Following the speeches and the presentation a concert 'vus held, songa of u patriotic order being||@@||concert was held, songs of a patriotic order being sung bv tim leading singers of the distuct.||@@||sung by the leading singers of the district. Afttnvurds diBplavs and floral murches by tbu school||@@||Afterwards displays and floral marches by the school children wore given. Tho valióle proceedings||@@||children were given. The whole proceedings wein of a most enthusiastic cburuiter, cheers for||@@||were of a most enthusiastic character, cheers for the Queen, Loid Roborts, Mijor-General Baden||@@||the Queen, Lord Roberts, Major-General Baden- Powell, Ltoutenuut Dowling, una Privates Wullaco||@@||Powell, Lieutenant Dowling, and Privates Wallace mid Eames being rept atedly inven during tho even-||@@||and Eames being repeatedly given during the even- ing, lhe va hole affair was a brilliant success. Tho||@@||ing. The whole affair was a brilliant success. The M luísteis returned tj Sydney by special at 1(1||@@||Ministers returned to Sydney by special at 10 o'clock. Tho weat hor during tho day and evening||@@||o'clock. The weather during the day and evening wits dull and cold, but Hue.||@@||was dull and cold, but fine. A.t tho conclusion of the demonstration a citizens'||@@||At the conclusion of the demonstration a citizens' supper wns tendered to Lieutenant Dowling.||@@||supper was tendered to Lieutenant Dowling. About 150 Mudgeo residents joined lu the demon||@@||About 150 Mudgee residents joined in the demon- stratuu.||@@||stration. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14348543 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE OPERA SEASON.||@@||THE OPERA SEASON. The prevailing sentiment at tho Prince» Theatre||@@||The prevailing sentiment at the Princess Theatre -»st night was a blend nf th-tikfulne« and admira-||@@||last night was a blend of thankfulness and admira- tion-thankfulness to Mr. Georg« Musgrove for hi«||@@||tion - thankfulness to Mr. George Musgrove for his .pirited enterprise, and admiration for his||@@||spirited enterprise, and admiration for his opera company foi* tha excalleBt performance||@@||opera company foir the excellent performance of " Carmen." The chmf honour« o! th« evening||@@||of " Carmen." The chief honours of the evening war« earned off by Mis» Agne« Jansou, wboae||@@||were carried off by Miss Agnes Janson, whose psi-fnimaace throughout wa« of the highett order||@@||performance throughout was of the highest order *>f excallencs , but MusLil'an Coomber (ni Micnnl«.),||@@||of excellence , but Miss Lilian Coomber (as Micaela), Senor Satvi (as D ni Jrw«), and Herr Max Eugene||@@||Senor Salvi (as Don Jose), and Herr Max Eugene (as th» toieador) also did aplnndid work, and shared||@@||(as the toreador) also did splendid work, and shared with Miss .Tanami the triumph« of the ovomng. The||@@||with Miss Jansen the triumphs of the evening. The chorus«» «11 through wera «ung with an eamsetnei»,||@@||choruses all through were sung with an earnestness, a vigour, and a " lift " which helped the repruMrita||@@||a vigour, and a " lift " which helped the representa- tion imm«n»sly. The inUrvat taken in the performance||@@||tion immensely. The interest taken in the performance waa shown by th* heavy booking of the rescrvd »cal»||@@||was shown by the heavy booking of the reserved seats aud by the «arty hour at which tim p»tron» of the||@@||and by the early hour at which time patrons of the unreservsd portion» of the bouse attended io order||@@||unreserved portions of the house attended in order to make surs of obtaining uduiustou.||@@||to make sure of obtaining admission. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14293719 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PUE&ENTATION TO MR. P. HUNTER.||@@||PRESENTATION TO MR. P. HUNTER. Tho oil cers of the League of Malcolmen und Ritmo||@@||The officers of the League of Wheelmen and some friends mutât the Royal Hotel on Saturday to moko a||@@||friends met at the Royal Hotel on Saturday to make a presentation to Mr P limiter, who is taking a trip to||@@||presentation to Mr. P. Hunter, who is taking a trip to England and America Dr Muaktlt, in presenting a||@@||England and America. Dr. Muskett, in presenting a gold bidgo of the league aud n travelling bag to||@@||gold badge of the league aud a travelling bag to Mr Huutur, rife» red to tho good services winch Mr||@@||Mr. Hunter, referred to the good services which Mr. Hunter had rendered the league||@@||Hunter had rendered the league. Mr Hunter thanked hu friends for their present,||@@||Mr. Hunter thanked his friends for their present, and hoped that the amalgamation of tho GyoltRtfl'||@@||and hoped that the amalgamation of the Cyclists' Union and the league, which waa now being talked||@@||Union and the league, which was now being talked about, would soon become nn accomplished fact||@@||about, would soon become an accomplished fact. Mr HuntBr left by the otprew last night, and will||@@||Mr. Hunter left by the express last night, and will embark ou the Komgui Lime ut Melbourne||@@||embark on the Konigin Luise at Melbourne. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14358287 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I THIS CHINA INLAND MISSION. |||@@||THE CHINA INLAND MISSION. LEITER PiiOM MISS COLEMAN.||@@||LETTER FROM MISS COLEMAN. AltMBD BOXEIIS ANËTTHE .MISSIONAP.IES.||@@||ARMED BOXERS AND THE MISSIONARIES. Miss Isabella M Coleman, of the China Inland||@@||Miss Isabella M. Coleman, of the China Inland Mis-ion, wilting to bet friend« tt Pud lnigton from||@@||Mission, writing to her friends at Paddington from near Hankon (.Hu ps province) under dato Soptccn||@@||near Hankow (Hu pe province) under date Septem- l bet 8, s i> s -"lum wntitig now ou board a Gov*i li-||@@||ber 8, says :—"I am writing now on board a Govern- ment sleimboat b und for Slinngbs.1 At Lao-ho||@@||ment steamboat bound for Shanghai. At Lao-ho- k'oa wo had beer lot the trials I brough which our fel-||@@||k'eo we had heard of the trials through which our fel- ton -workois u Shsu-fei dad been pissing waeel,||@@||low-workers in Shan-sei had been passing ; indeed, rumours of Mis»es Wlntcnurch and Sitroll's deaths||@@||rumours of Misses Whitchurch and Searell's deaths dsd reached us na ne left Iu-ig I stei, bul I still||@@||had reached us as we left Tang-hsien, but I still hoped metters might nut hare been quite so Und ns||@@||hoped matters might not have been quite so bad as represen'ed At UunkDU, however, the news was||@@||represented. At Hankow, however, the news was confiimetl Wo weie evon privileged time* omi of||@@||confirmed. We were even privileged to meet one of tb0 8iiiterbrat,Mr Glover) Ho r-it'i Its « n mid||@@||the sufferers (Mr. Glover) He, with his wife and two little children, with H nmnnci rf rt i ims||@@||two little children, with a number of other mis- tionane", hud euccecdo'l in reichia/ Hie, nur||@@||sionaries, had succeeded in reaching Hankow after »iiflering incredible li-vrdships Mr,, Gliur nas||@@||suffering incredible hardshipos. Mrs. Glover was «ill toi weak tobo seen, but I BOW HO two||@@||still too weak to be seen, but I saw the two children, who oro now piactio\llv well It||@@||children, who are now practically well. It «euroa rho whule purty, adults and children num-||@@||seems the whole party, adults and children, num- bered 17 or IS, but oblv 12 survived Mrs Cooper,||@@||bered 17 or 18, but only 12 survived. Mrs. Cooper, Misses llico and Huston, aud two or three||@@||Misses Rice and Huston, and two or three littles ones wcut to be «rib Jesus olthar||@@||little ones went to be with Jesus either nlide they v eie en loute or soon after||@@||while they were en route or soon after reaching Hankow Thst anjone escaped alrvo is||@@||reaching Hankow. That anyone escaped alive is simply a miracle They mot parties of Boxers more||@@||simply a miracle. They met parties of Boxers more than once, and th» latter wera air. ays armed with||@@||than once, and the latter were always armed with knives, ace , and declared their lutoulion of killin?||@@||knives, &c., and declared their intention of killing the missionaries There was nothing to stun their||@@||the missionaries. There was nothing to stop their doing so Part her details I may be able to write||@@||doing so. Further details I may be able to write you in roy next, for I may be sent off to Sydney, I||@@||you in my next, for I may be sent off to Sydney, e n my »nival nt Shanghai The mission promises||@@||on my arrival at Shanghai. The mission premises there aie so crowded now "||@@||there are so crowded now."_ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326225 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE EMPEROR KWANGSHU'S||@@||THE EMPEROR KWANGSHU'S BIRTHDAY.||@@||BIRTHDAY. SKETCH OF EIS CAREER.||@@||SKETCH OF HIS CAREER. To-day ii the 30th birthday of tbo imprisoned Em-||@@||To-day is the 30th birthday of the imprisoned Em- peror Kivanßshu. I he Chineso m various jiarts of||@@||peror Kwangshu. The Chinese in various parts of Australia intend celebrating the event in loval||@@||Australia intend celebrating the event in loyal fashion, for tbey still haye high iiopes Hist the only||@@||fashion, for they still have high hope that the only way to save China is by getting the young monarch||@@||way to save China is by getting the young monarch enthroned again, in which event, aided by a strong||@@||enthroned again, in which event, aided by a strong reform Government, and the assistance of the||@@||reform Government, and the assistance of the Powers, ordur and pnace it is bolteveo yvould be re-||@@||Powers, order and peace it is believed would be re- stored On behalf of " the Chínete of Australia,"||@@||stored. On behalf of "the Chinese of Australia," a cable was sent last night from Sydney to Hie||@@||a cable was sent last night from Sydney to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Veking isking him to||@@||Minister for Foreign Affairs in Peking asking him to convoy to the Emperor their congratulations A||@@||convey to the Emperor their congratulations. A lea meeting will be held tu-night in tho Protest mt||@@||tea meeting will be held to-night in the Protestant Halt, Syduoy, whon speeches in honour of the event||@@||Hall, Sydney, when speeches in honour of the event and on the situation will be made by leading Chinese||@@||and on the situation will be made by leading Chinese merchants||@@||merchants. The deposod Ernpernr_ Kwannshu ia the son of||@@||The deposed Emperor Kwangshu is the son of Prince Ting, who was tbe1ftistcüu»iu of the bite ii.tn||@@||Prince Ting, who was the first cousin of the late Em- jieror lung Chili, and lie came to the throne at the||@@||peror Tung Chih, and he came to the throne at the early ago of r) years He y\ is appointait by the 1 m||@@||early age of 5 years. He was appointed by the Em- press-DowBger, but was only a monarch lu linino||@@||press-Dowager, but was only a monarch in name until 1898, when, induced hythe ioform party, he||@@||until 1898, when, induced by the reform party, he attempted to improve the Goy eminent au 1 udmiu.s||@@||attempted to improve the Government and adminis- tratiou of his country He f yvoured what ia known||@@||tration of his country. He favoured what is known as " the opon door policy,"' and thought th it the||@@||as "the open door policy,"' and thought that the laws of China should be framed after the manner of||@@||laws of China should be framed after the manner of the BntiBh and Japanese statutes He advocited tbo||@@||the British and Japanese statutes. He advocated the European style of dress, and »bowed himself friendly||@@||European style of dress, and showed himself friendly to foreigners and missionaries He was mtont un||@@||to foreigners and missionaries. He was intent on establishing a Parliament m China, but the consnn n||@@||establishing a Parliament in China, but the conserva- tivo Ministers were outiielr against this proposal, und||@@||tive Ministers were entirely against this proposal, and pointed out that if II Parliament ivas elided he||@@||pointed out that if a Parliament was elected, he would loso his power as Emperor lo this Kwangpliu||@@||would lose his power as Emperor. To this Kwangshu replied that he did not want too much pow er himself||@@||replied that he did not want too much power himself ; he wanted the poople to have a big voice lu the Rover u||@@||he wanted the people to have a big voice in the govern- meut of the country, and ho would be sati^u>d to||@@||ment of the country, and he would be satisfied to rema n as their nead If the people had nn freodom||@@||remain as their head. If the people had no freedom and were unbappy, he felt that he would bo largely||@@||and were unhappy, he felt that he would be largely responsible, and so ho preferred that a representative||@@||responsible, and so he preferred that a representative government atinuld lie inaugurated, lhose of tbo||@@||government should be inaugurated. Those of the Conservative party who were net situfied yyith his||@@||Conservative party who were not satisfied with his reforms could retira, and this rebuke cruehed the||@@||reforms could retire, and this rebuke crushed the late advisers for some time, as they remained eilont||@@||late advisers for some time, as they remained silent. Lvervthinp" appeared to shape for good and the||@@||Everything appeared to shape for good and the people bei.au to realise that theie waa hojie for t) en||@@||people began to realise that there was hope for their benighted land under the Emperor's roform policy||@@||benighted land under the Emperor's reform policy. The Conservatives, bon over, grew more jcalou» eveiy||@@||The Conservatives, however, grew more jealous every month, and mado a united appeal to ilie Empre^s||@@||month, and made a united appeal to the Empress- Uowager to step lu and put au end to the leform||@@||Dowager to step in and put an end to the reform movement llie vounir mau was mid, thev asserted,||@@||movement. The young man was mad, they asserted, to adopt the pnlicy of Kaug Yu Wei and tho other||@@||to adopt the policy of Kang Yu Wei and the other reformers, SB they were simply opening tbo country||@@||reformers, as they were simply opening the country to the foreigners, and verv soon Chum as a nation||@@||to the foreigners, and very soon China as a nation would disappear if be continued to act in this manner||@@||would disappear if he continued to act in this manner. Die EmpreHS-Dowagerlisteued to the ontroatics, and||@@||The Empress-Dowager listened to the entreaties, and acting ou tbur advice Bhe managed to have K» ingsliu||@@||acting on their advice she managed to have Kwangshu deposed and înipnnoiied in ¡september, 1S0S Tho||@@||deposed and imprisoned in September, 1898. The voung Emperor evidently yyas aware of the coming||@@||young Emperor evidently was aware of the coming danger, for ho wrote to ICang Yu Wei on Sep-||@@||danger, for he wrote to Kang Yu Wei on Sep- tember 17, statmg that the Coaseivutive party aud||@@||tember 17, stating that the Conservative party and his grandmother had combined, and he had i « powei||@@||his grandmother had combined, and he had no power lo protect him and the other reformers Ho warned||@@||to protect him and the other reformers. He warned them to floe from Peking, and nndcavonr'to got the||@@||them to flee from Peking, and endeavoured to get the Ponera to assist bim for the nation's saKo binco he||@@||Powers to assist him for the nation's sake. Since he was deposed the Emperor married, but he has no||@@||was deposed the Emperor married, but he has no children.||@@||children._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326230 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE MANCH URI AN DYNASTY.||@@||THE MANCHURIAN DYNASTY. HOW IT CAME INTO POWER.||@@||HOW IT CAME INTO POWER. It is now 2OG years since the present Alanchtiriau||@@||It is now 256 years since the present Manchurian dynasty carne into pow el in China 1 he following||@@||dynasty came into power in China. The following brief accouut of the events leading up to the chango||@@||brief account of the events leading up to the change of dvua.ty should be interesting nt the present time||@@||of dynasty should be interesting at the present time. Peking became the capital of China earl j m the time||@@||Peking became the capital of China early in the time of the Ming di nasty, about 1400 AD While tlio||@@||of the Ming dynasty, about 1400 A.D. While the Becoud Emperor, Hwei Ti, wus travelling in Hie||@@||second Emperor, Hwei Ti, was travelling in the southern patt of tho empire, his uncle, Ch'cng lsu,||@@||southern part of the empire, his uncle, Ch'eng Tsu, improved the oppottunity to raise troops and seired||@@||improved the opportunity to raise troops and seized the capital city, Nanking The Emperor then re-||@@||the capital city, Nanking. The Emperor then re- moved his capital to the noith of Cbin i and estab-||@@||moved his capital to the north of China and estab- lished it at Peking. He improved the city, ami built||@@||lished it at Peking. He improved the city, and built a palace, which was completed in the eighteenth year||@@||a palace, which was completed in the eighteenth year of his reign Ibis palace ha. coutmuod to be the||@@||of his reign. This palace has continued to be the residenco of the various Emperors to the present timo||@@||residence of the various Emperors to the present time. This dynasiy was overthrown by a rebel leader, 11||@@||This dynasty was overthrown by a rebel leader, Li Tzu Cb'ong, tho most noted and daring of seveial||@@||Tzu Ch'eng, the most noted and daring of several similar leaders, who, conquering one province after||@@||similar leaders, who, conquering one province after aaothor, at last entered the capital through the||@@||another, at last entered the capital through the treachery of a eunuch, who opened the gate of the||@@||treachery of a eunuch, who opened the gate of the city When the Emperor, I sung Cheng, saw that||@@||city. When the Emperor, Tsung Cheng, saw that he was deserted by his followers, be called his||@@||he was deserted by his followers, he called his (family together, and with teni s in hie eyes declared||@@||family together, and with tears in his eyes declared 'that all was lost He gave orders to his wives and||@@||that all was lost. He gave orders to his wives and coucubines to kill themselves The Lmpress strangled||@@||concubines to kill themselves. The Empress strangled herself in a private apartment w hile tho Lmpeioi,||@@||herself in a private apartment ; while the Emperor, dresied in his Imperial robes, hastened to the city||@@||dressed in his Imperial robes, hastened to the city gates, only to flud them occupied by the enemy Ho||@@||gates, only to find them occupied by the enemy. He at once went to Ml Hill and also strangled himself.||@@||at once went to Mi Hill and also strangled himself. Ibis was in the year 1014, and from this date com-||@@||This was in the year 1644, and from this date com- mences the reigu of the Mundlimun dynasty When||@@||mences the reign of the Manchurian dynasty. When Woo San Kwai, the chief military officer ol the Hing||@@||Woo San Kwai, the chief military officer of the Ming dynasty, who was stationed at one of||@@||dynasty, who was stationed at one of the passes leading from China to thn||@@||the passes leading from China to the foreign countries of the north, heard||@@||foreign countries of the north, heard that Peking bad been taken by Li '.'.nu Oti'eug, tbe||@@||that Peking had been taken by Li Tzu Ch'eng, the rebel leader, he invited the Manchunus to come and||@@||rebel leader, he invited the Manchurians to come and assist bim iu suppressing the rebellion Ihey came,||@@||assist him in suppressing the rebellion. They came, and having guns superior to those of the rebel al my||@@||and having guns superior to those of the rebel army were victorious The successful Manchunon lender||@@||were victorious. The successful Manchurian leader assumed the title, and Shung Cbih became Fniperor||@@||assumed the title, and Shung Chih became Emperor. With the change of dynasty caine changes of cus-||@@||With the change of dynasty came changes of cus- toms The present style of dreie and of wearing the||@@||toms. The present style of dress and of wearing the hair is Manchuiun Formerly loosei robes with||@@||hair is Manchurian. Formerly looser robes with larger sleeves were worn, and instead of the eh iveu||@@||larger sleeves were worn, and instead of the shaven head and queue the hair, being left uncut, wus done||@@||head and queue the hair, being left uncut, was done up in a twiBt on top of the bend brace this dyuusty||@@||up in a twist on top of the head. Since this dynasty assumed the rulersbip of China great jealousy has||@@||assumed the rulership of China great jealousy has existed between the ManchunanB and those living in||@@||existed between the Manchurians and those living in Southern China There is a law which provides that||@@||Southern China. There is a law which provides that no Manchun.u can marry a Chinese, Up till Li||@@||no Manchurian can marry a Chinese. Up till Li Hung Chang's nppoiutinont as Primo Minister in||@@||Hung Chang's appointment as Prime Minister in 1875 n0 Chinaman had received thut honour, as it||@@||1875 no Chinaman had received that honour, as it was decreed that this official must be a Manchurian||@@||was decreed that this official must be a Manchurian. When the Lit Emperor, lung Chili, theil ia that||@@||When the last Emperor, Tung Chih, died in that year, leaving no son, tbo Empress Donagei, to pre-||@@||year, leaving no son, the Empress Dowager, to pre- vent serious trouble, appointed Li to restore peace.||@@||vent serious trouble, appointed Li to restore peace. There are many other laws in which the Manchn||@@||There are many other laws in which the Manchu- nans are favoured, and being lazy generally they aro||@@||rians are favoured, and being lazy generally they are not too well regarded by the Chinese proper Man||@@||not too well regarded by the Chinese proper. Man- cannans never leave their native land, and are full of||@@||churians never leave their native land, and are full of superstition and uneducated It is Btated that there||@@||superstition and uneducated. It is stated that there are no Chinese living in ¡sydney or in other Australian||@@||are no Chinese living in Sydney or in other Australian centiei who have come from within hundreds of miles||@@||centres who have come from within hundreds of miles of Peking The Australian Chinese bail principally||@@||of Peking. The Australian Chinese hail principally in m ¡southern China and Hongkong||@@||from Southern China and Hongkong. 1 he following aro tho names of the Emperors of||@@||The following are the names of the Emperors of the Manchuriau dynasty who have ruled China since||@@||the Manchurian dynasty who have ruled China since 1644 -Shun Chili, crowued 1644 , length of reign,||@@||1644 :—Shun Chih crowned 1644 ; length of reign, l8 years. Kang Hi, crowned 1602 length of reign,||@@||18 years. Kang Hi, crowned 1662 ; length of reign, 61 years Yung Ch'ing, crowned 1723 , length of||@@||61 years. Yung Ch'ing, crowned 1723 ; length of rogo, 13 years, iVitm Lung, crowned 1736, length||@@||reign, 13 years. K'ien Lung, crowned 1736 ; length of reign, 60 years. Kia Ch'ing, crowned 1705 ;||@@||of reign, 60 years. Kia Ch'ing, crowned 1796 ; length of reign, 25 years. Tau Kwang, crowned||@@||length of reign, 25 years. Tau Kwang, crowned 1821 ; length of reign, 30 years. Hieu Fung,||@@||1821 ; length of reign, 30 years. Hien Fung, crownel 1851: lougtu of roigo, li years Tung||@@||crowned 1851 ; length of reign, 11 years. Tung Chin, crowned 1802 ; length of reign, 13 years.||@@||Chih, crowned 1862 ; length of reign, 13 years. Kwang Shu, crowned 1873 (deposed) ; length of||@@||Kwang Shu, crowned 1873 (deposed) ; length of i reigu, 25 years.||@@||reign, 25 years._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326192 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE DOWAGER EMPRESS.||@@||THE DOWAGER EMPRESS. Tho remarkable cleverness of the Dowager Em-||@@||The remarkable cleverness of the Dowager Em- press it again ehonn lit the way abo gained the car of||@@||press is again shown in the way she gained the ear of some of the Christian missionaries. They know that||@@||some of the Christian missionaries. They know that she hid beheaded reform loaders without trial, that||@@||she had beheaded reform leaders without trial, that she bad suppressed all neyvspopers, tbat she bad for-||@@||she had suppressed all newspapers, that she had for- bidden tho formation of all societies except such re-||@@||bidden the formation of all societies except such re- actionary sncieties us the Boxers, that silo had fillod||@@||actionary societies as the Boxers, that she had filled the faiing-h Ynnion with rcactionuriFs, and that Bite||@@||the Tsung-li-Yamen with reactionaries, and that she had steadily and fiercely opposed refoim and re-||@@||had steadily and fiercely opposed reform and re- formers. Yet the Christian missionaries lu China||@@||formers. Yet the Christian missionaries in China found in the faot that her Majesty bad " very||@@||found in the fact that her Majesty had "very graciously recoivecl the New TeHumout presented to||@@||graciously received the New Testament presented to herbv the CliiiBtian »onion if Chini " uri evuleuco||@@||her by the Christian women of China" an evidence that " she bns her face ROinewhat sot in the direction||@@||that "she has her face somewhat set in the direction of friendliueBS ton ards foreigners." That, however,||@@||of friendliness towards foreigners." That, however, wuB a ytar ago, anti mnnv things have happeued in||@@||was a year ago, and many things have happened in the interval to modify the favourable viuw then held||@@||the interval to modify the favourable view then held by the missionaries as to the attitude of tho Djwagor||@@||by the missionaries as to the attitude of the Dowager Empress||@@||Empress._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326193 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn VIEWS OF CAPTAIN CLARK.||@@||VIEWS OF CAPTAIN CLARK. Ci;tuin 0 A Cltrk, of Hongkong and Macao, at||@@||Captain C. A. Clark, of Hongkong and Macao, at present in ¡sydney, writes us followB -" lu my||@@||present in Sydney, writes as follows :—"In my opinion it is no use holding out false hopos of safety||@@||opinion it is no use holding out false hopes of safety of foicigncrs at Peking HheDg's message was the||@@||of foreigners at Peking. Sheng's message was the correct one, as I think him moro Iikeiv to get correct||@@||correct one, as I think him more likely to get correct nevis than 11 Hung Chang I believe the lutter only||@@||news than Li Hung Chang. I believe the latter only said the Legations and Miuisters were sa o ni order||@@||said the Legations and Ministers were safe in order ti bluff the British authorities al Hongkong, so that||@@||to bluff the British authorities at Hongkong, so that liioy would not detain lum It was generally||@@||they would not detain him. It was generally credited by well-to-do Chinamen before I lett South||@@||credited by well-to-do Chinamen before I left South China that Li Huug Chang was sent couth to get lum||@@||China that Li Hung Chang was sent south to get him out of the way in the uoith Ho was not liked ni||@@||out of the way in the north. He was not liked in the south nor feared The stoiy about the 'i0,000||@@||the south nor feared. The story about the 50,000 Black Pinga is milrue, as they don't o J lit If 20,000||@@||Black Flags is untrue, as they don't exist. If 20,000 could tye mustered it would tako tlinm six months to||@@||could be mustered it would take them six months to march to Peking flnuster Conger'a cypher message||@@||march to Peking. Minister Conger's cypher message slatted out bofoiu June JO, suit tho dale ha. been||@@||started out before June 30, and the date has been struck out This scheming, no doubt, lias hern done||@@||struck out. This scheming, no doubt, has been done with a view to gam time-Clnnese-hfce 1 believe||@@||with a view to gain time—Chinese-like. I believe the Emperoi Kwuog shu han reen dead for the last||@@||the Emperor Kwang-shu has been dead for the last two voars, ai d the 1 mprcss Dowager does not now||@@||two years, and the Empress Dowager does not now exist 11 Hung Chun,;, when lie sers the Bcxer mid||@@||exist. Li Hung Chang, when he sees the Boxer and conservative movement is a failure, vvill try to step||@@||conservative movement is a failure, will try to step ni to patch up a reiiiccty for the tim« being Kting||@@||in to patch up a remedy for the time being. Kang- Vu Wei is the Rnfoimer Grout Britain gave li^lp||@@||Yu-Wei is the Reformer Great Britain gave help mid succour to and saved from decapitad in the||@@||and succour to and saved from decapitation. The tiembles now existing in China have started the||@@||troubles now existing in China have started the flame There ale many ciuses, of whick I would||@@||flame. There are many causes, of which I would give the following -Lxcessive taxation due to the||@@||give the following :—Excessive taxation due to the cost 'of the Is tu lapauese war, only lately coming||@@||cost of the late Japanese war, only lately coming home to tile masH of the people , change of Lskin||@@||home to the mass of the people ; change of Likin collection from Ch «ese to ft îeign control, lntrt duc||@@||collection from Chinese to foreign control ; introduc- ti in tf railways and mining coucessions , interfering||@@||tion of railways and mining concessions ; interfering with Jj ung Shui (spirits of the wind bud water),||@@||with Fung Shui (spirits of the wind and water) ; corrupt government/; and dislike to anv moderate||@@||corrupt government ; and dislike to any moderate system of ref e nu, even a» carried out by the Clunes«||@@||system of reform, even as carried out by the Chinese people and for thoir 1 enefit only without the uid of||@@||people and for their benefit only without the aid of foreigners I fear the very worst as regards the||@@||foreigners. I fear the very worst as regards the Poking massacres, ann »hen you do hear the truth it||@@||Peking massacres, and when you do hear the truth it will bo too iivvlii) to publish I know from expo||@@||will be too awful to publish. I know from expe- risnce what u Chinese enraged mob is like I fear||@@||rience what a Chinese enraged mob is like. I fear for the .South of Cbina, a. I kuow for a fact grrat||@@||for the South of China, as I know for a fact great quantities of orniB and ammunition have been smug-||@@||quantities of arms and ammunition have been smug- gled into the countrv tor yeais past for the purpose||@@||gled into the country for years past for the purpose ofstamuga big rebellion when the time might bo||@@||of starting a big rebellion when the time might be ripe." Ciptain Clnrk basins home and two children at||@@||Captain Clark has his home and two children at Maeno, a Pi rtuguoee colony 70 milos from Canton,||@@||Macao, a Portuguese colony 70 miles from Canton, nu the seaboard He is returning by tthe next||@@||on the seaboard. He is returning by the next steamer.||@@||steamer._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326195 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SHANGHAI.||@@||SHANGHAI. Great Britain lia« announced her intention of hold-||@@||Great Britain has announced her intention of hold- ing JIlOO troops in Hongkong in readiuess for the||@@||ing 3000 troops in Hongkong in readiness for the suppression of uuy outbreak, and tim assurance has,||@@||suppression of any outbreak, and this assurance has, v, o are informed bv this morning's cables, allayed||@@||we are informed by this morning's cables, allayed the panic wbuh naturally existod at Shanghai A.||@@||the panic which naturally existed at Shanghai. A good idea of the resources of Shanghai ma) be ob||@@||good idea of the resources of Shanghai may be ob- tatued from the following extiacts from a paper sent||@@||tained from the following extracts from a paper sent hythe R»v Edyvarl Box, ODO of tbo London Mis||@@||by the Rev. Edward Box, one of the London Mis- pnrary Society s missionaries, to the organ of the||@@||sionary Society's missionaries, to the organ of the aociety -||@@||society :— fho City of bbaughai, »Unsted about the centre of||@@||The City of Shanghai, situated about the centre of China's entern sea board, near tho mouth of the||@@||China's eastern sea board, near the mouth of the gieat Uiver Yangtze, haB already II population of||@@||great River Yangtze, has already a population of moro than 500,000 people, und »Ida fairst the present||@@||more than 500,000 people, and bids fair at the present late ot nicre-se to become before long one of the great||@@||rate of increase to become before long one of the great cities of the world Sixty j ears ago, with tho ex-||@@||cities of the world. Sixty years ago, with the ex- ception of the ancient walled city und its suburb,||@@||ception of the ancient walled city and its suburb, what is now Shanghai yvas nothing but paddy Holds||@@||what is now Shanghai was nothing but paddy fields and swamps To-tlav the oitv extends foi some seven||@@||and swamps. To-day the city extends for some seven or eight miles ulong the banks of tho (liver Whang||@@||or eight miles along the banks of the River Whang- poo, and its oubuibau villas with, ni many cases, ex-||@@||poo, and its suburban villas with, in many cases, ex- tensivo pronuds, aro to bo found for several milna in||@@||tensive grounds, are to be found for several miles in the country to the n est of the m er Good rends have||@@||the country to the west of the river. Good roads have b^eu laid down and pluutcd on either eldo with trees||@@||been laid down and planted on either side with trees. Onginally a small poit for native iiinkB, SI anghai||@@||Originally a small port for native junks, Shanghai has rapidly developed into oue of the chief finding||@@||has rapidly developed into one of the chief trading centres of the Far East Thoro arenumerous steiunois||@@||centres of the Far East. There are numerous steamers for tho nvei and coast trade mostly Brit sli und||@@||for the river and coast trade, mostly British and Chintse, which ply to pud from Shanghai, aud it is a||@@||Chinese, which ply to and from Shanghai, and it is a port of call for the great Turopean, Australis», and||@@||port of call for the great European, Australian, and American lines of st-nmera as well us of a large||@@||American lines of steamers as well as of a large licet of sailing «hips, chieflv engaged in carrying oil||@@||fleet of sailing ships, chiefly engaged in carrying oil and tirabei Shanghai is the chief distribu-||@@||and timber. Shanghai is the chief distribu- ting centre for a great part of China,||@@||ting centre for a great part of China, and ia therefore first and foremost a mercan||@@||and ia therefore first and foremost a mercan- tilo tity During the lsBt fen years, how-||@@||tile city. During the last ten years, how- ever, a large number of mills, chiefly silk and cafton,||@@||ever, a large number of mills, chiefly silk and cotton, have been erected, employing thoiisauds of hands,||@@||have been erected, employing thousands of hands, chiefly nomcu unit girls, nt a wage the equivalent of||@@||chiefly women and girls, at a wage the equivalent of from a penny to twopence per hour. 1 tieso indus-||@@||from a penny to twopence per hour. These indus- tries are more or leis expeiiinontal If tbey prove a||@@||tries are more or less experimental. If they prove a (iuaucial sticce's, as thero is ovory lcasou to think||@@||financial success, as there is every reason to think thev will, Shanghai will oro long he a groat umuufac||@@||they will, Shanghai will ere long be a great manufac- turiugaswoll at. a grant mercantile city. OveroO mills||@@||turing as well as a great mercantile city. Over 50 mills hnye been erected m Shanghai tinco 1800. Of the||@@||have been erected in Shanghai since 1890. Of the 500,000 inhabitants all but 10 000 are Clnneoe In||@@||500,000 inhabitants all but 10,000 are Chinese. In these 10 COO almost every nationality is represented ,||@@||these 10,000 almost every nationality is represented ; tho British, boaever, are the most uumorouB of any||@@||the British, however, are the most numerous of any one i ntiouality||@@||one nationality. Hie 500,000 Chinese comprise natives of every||@@||The 500,000 Chinese comprise natives of every province in tbo Empire, »peaking many dialect?, but||@@||province in the Empire, speaking many dialects, but finding a medium of communication for the most||@@||finding a medium of communication for the most part in tho Mandarin or Court dialect. For business||@@||part in the Mandarin or Court dialect. For business purposes pidgin-Euglish is almost universally used||@@||purposes pidgin-English is almost universally used between Chinese and foreigners, though most 01 the||@@||between Chinese and foreigners, though most of the younger generutioii of Chinese nro now receiving a||@@||younger generution of Chinese are now receiving a thorough English education, and these, of courso,||@@||thorough English education, and these, of course, despise the hybrid pidgin-Englisb.||@@||despise the hybrid pidgin-English. lhere ure li missionary aocietiea und two Bible ao||@@||There are 12 missionary societies and two Bible so- eiclies represented m Shanghai-mno American, four||@@||cieties represented in Shanghai—nine American, four British, and ono German-with a body of some 80||@@||British, and one German—with a body of some 80 missionaries, including the wives||@@||missionaries, including the wives. Our own mission ia tffe oldest, having been estab-||@@||Our own mission is the oldest, having been estab- lished ayer 60 years, Dr Midhurst being the pioneer||@@||lished over 60 years, Dr. Medhurst being the pioneer missionary The veteran Dr. Muirhead, after more||@@||missionary. The veteran Dr. Muirhead, after more than 50 years of[service, IB still most actively engaged||@@||than 50 years of service, is still most actively engaged io evangelistic yvork Beside Dr Muirhead, the||@@||in evangelistic work. Beside Dr. Muirhead, the London Missionary Society band hero consists of Miss||@@||London Missionary Society band here consists of Miss Halley, who has charge of the women's department||@@||Halley, who has charge of the women's department in the hospital , Miss Bovey, who it just entering||@@||in the hospital ; Miss Bovey, who is just entering upon bcr work among the n onion and girls in the||@@||upon her work among the women and girls in the homes and in the schools , Mr Bittou, who, though||@@||homes and in the schools ; Mr. Bitton, who, though but ono year in China, is already taking part in||@@||but one year in China, is already taking part in school and country work (be has just taken charge of||@@||school and country work (he has just taken charge of the country work north of Shanghai), and the||@@||the country work north of Shanghai), and the writei, who haa charge of the district to the south of||@@||writer, who has charge of the district to the south of Shanghai Our country work ia divided into two||@@||Shanghai. Our country work is divided into two diitncts-one to the north ot Shanghai, with Chnng||@@||districts—one to the north of Shanghai, with Chang- sim, 1 (JO milos from Shanghai, aa tbe most distant||@@||shu, 100 miles from Shanghai, as the most distant station, and the other to the south, with Hst-yen,||@@||station, and the other to the south, with Hai-yen, also 100 miles from Shanghai, ns its furthest station||@@||also 100 miles from Shanghai, as its furthest station. There are in all some ¿0 places m these two districts||@@||There are in all some 30 places in these two districts where our mission is at work, all but five of whioh||@@||where our mission is at work, all but five of which havo been opened withm the last 10 years as perma-||@@||have been opened within the last 10 years as perma- nent st jtions It is a densely populated country, and||@@||nent stations. It is a densely populated country, and thcrrfore naturally supplies Sliangbni with largo||@@||therefore naturally supplies Shanghai with large numbera of people who, osoking emplojmont here,||@@||numbers of people who, seeking employment here, help to swell tbe population in this great city.||@@||help to swell the population in this great city._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326191 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SINGAN-FU.||@@||SINGAN-FU. Mi Fowloi, the United States vice-consul ot||@@||Mr. Fowler, the United States vice-consul adt Chifu, IB of opinion that international jealousies ara||@@||Chifu, is of opinion that international jealousies are enabling tbe Chinese Court to remove from Peking||@@||enabling the Chinese Court to remove from Peking to Singan-fu, or fcian-fu What warrant there i||@@||to Singan-fu, or Sian-fu. What warrant there is for this statement or even th. motive which would||@@||for this statement, or even the motive which would induce thB Dowager Empress to inovo from Peking,||@@||induce the Dowager Empress to move from Peking, does not appear Certainly, however, Singan-fu||@@||does not appear. Certainly, however, Singan-fu would bo comparatively remote from possibilities of||@@||would be comparatively remote from possibilities of attack, and now that tho allies are fixing a date for||@@||attack, and now that the allies are fixing a date for their advance on Peking, thB Dowager Empress may||@@||their advance on Peking, the Dowager Empress may feel inclined to move further mlrnd||@@||feel inclined to move further inland. bingan-f u is old ovon for Chinese towns Founded||@@||Singan-fu is old even for Chinese towns. Founded in the twelfth century lo li was for 20U0 years||@@||in the twelfth century B.C. it was for 2000 years tile rapital of Eastern Cbina Trade naturally||@@||the capital of Eastern China. Trade naturally flowed to it as the centre of a great agricultural dis-||@@||flowed to it as the centre of a great agricultural dis- trict, and the poiot at which two gieat rivers and the||@@||trict, and the point at which two great rivers and the country reads from nil (limitera converged When||@@||country roads from all quarters converged. When the cxigeutics of empire demai ded the shifting ot||@@||the exigencies of empire demanded the shifting of the capital to a snnt mrro convenient, Singan fu||@@||the capital to a spot more convenient, Singan-fu , kept its natural hold on the commerce of the sur-||@@||kept its natural hold on the commerce of the sur- rounding country, and it is to day a largs und pros-||@@||rounding country, and it is to-day a large and pros- perous uty,m li many remains of ils groatantiquity,||@@||perous city, with many remains of its great antiquity, as well as suoh modem additions as arsenals aud so||@@||as well as such modem additions as arsenals and so foith _||@@||forth. _ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14298224 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE CITY RAILWAY.||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY. -1-*_||@@||-o- The Pubho WorkB Committee mot jestordav,||@@||The Public Works Committee met yesterday, under the presidency of Mr W 1 Dick, M L A , to||@@||under the presidency of Mr. W. T. Dick, M.L.A., to further consider tho uxpodienoy of extending the||@@||further consider the expediency of extending the railway sTstsru of tho colony from the present||@@||railway system of the colony from the present terminus nt Itcdfern into tho city, including the||@@||terminus at Redfern into the city, including the erection of a lurga central station||@@||erection of a large central station. Mr i Noi mau Solfe, MICE, was further||@@||Mr. Norman Selfe, M.I.C.E., was further examined, and explninotl in cteluil his schema for||@@||examined, and explained in detail his scheme for carryiifg tho ostensión on the western tiilo of||@@||carrying the estension on the western side of George-street to Wvuyard square, with osteu||@@||George-street to Wynyard-square, with exten- stotts to North Shore und the ci**eni||@@||sions to North Shore and the eastern suburbs Hie estimated total value of land||@@||suburbs. The estimated total value of land resumption from the George street bruise to tho||@@||resumption from the George-street bridge to the Markets was £2.10,OUU, but he did not uudertuko to||@@||Markets was £220,000, but he did not undertake to say tha valuation was an export one Ihe advantage||@@||say the valuation was an expert one. The advantage of a central station nt Wyuyard-squaro was that if||@@||of a central station at Wynyard-square was that if future development rendered it ni cessnry thero was||@@||future development rendered it necessary there was ample room for increasing the station accommoda-||@@||ample room for increasing the station accommoda- tion Tho proposed oxtensiou to tho eastern suburbs||@@||tion. The proposed extension to the eastern suburbs would bo bj way of Circulai Quat, where a station||@@||would be by way of Circular Quay, where a station might bo erected on the sito at preBout occupied by||@@||might be erected on the site at present occupied by Messrs John Bridpe mid Co as wool stores The||@@||Messrs. John Bridge and Co. as wool stores. The station would bo thara found aerj convenient aud||@@||station would be there found very convenient, and would servo those doing buBinesi. at the ferry wharfs||@@||would serve those doing business at the ferry wharfs aud the Water Police Court||@@||and the Water Police Court. I he extension of tho railway to North Shore||@@||The extension of the railway to North Shore would provide for a junction with tho Milson's Point||@@||would provide for a junction with the Milson's Point lina at Lia} *ro id station, and tho ruhug grudo||@@||line at Bay-road station, and the ruling grade woull bo 1 m 50 It Tliero would bo scarcelj any||@@||would be 1 in 50 ft. There would be scarcely any resumption uecessurj A great difference of opimou||@@||resumption necessary. A great difference of opinion oxisted us lo tho noressary height of a bridge to carrj||@@||existed as to the necessary height of a bridge to carry tho railway across tim harbour but ho was of oj luion||@@||the railway across the harbour, but he was of opinion IGOft would hu Bufficiautty high It would cost||@@||160ft. would be suficiently high. It would cost more per d ty for interest on tbo additional cost of a||@@||more per day for interest on the additional cost of a highor lovel bridge, besides haulage, than it would||@@||higher level bridge, besides haulage, than it would in a year to lo*er tho masts of vossela passing||@@||in a year to lower the masts of vessels passing through Ho oxlubitad plans of tho hQBomont||@@||through. He exhibited plans of the basement of tho City Markets, showing what small .alterations||@@||of the City Markets, showing what small alterations would bo uocessary to convert it to station purposes||@@||would be necessary to convert it to station purposes. On tho plan four linas of rails wara shown, hut lia||@@||On the plan four lines of rails were shown, but he explained that if three lines only wera provided for||@@||explained that if three lines only were provided for noue of tha supports of the building n ould ho||@@||none of the supports of the building would be interfered with His valuations in regard to land||@@||interfered with. His valuations in regard to land resumptions wero tunda bstwoeu Bl*, ana 12 months||@@||resumptions were made between six and 12 months ngo They woro subject to slight ultorafion, as a||@@||ago. They were subject to slight alteration, as a fall in the taino of property had since taken place||@@||fall in the value of property had since taken place. His Bchoina mined at separating lho long distance||@@||His scheme aimed at separating the long distance aud suburban trafile ill a now stutmn some distance||@@||and suburban traffic in a new station some distance across Duvousluru-strcet, wilora the former trafilo||@@||across Devonshire-street, where the former traffic would terminate Ha considered his pioposad||@@||would terminate. He considered his proposed extension on the western side of the city would||@@||extension on the western side of the city would meat all requirements for thu noxt .0 vcars, and||@@||meet all requirements for the next 20 years, and without interfering with thu prebuut produce sholls||@@||without interfering with the present produce sheds at Redfurn So far as meeting nnluay difhculties ho||@@||at Redfern. So far as meeting railway difficulties he though, thoy could do wilhautcrossuig Devonshire||@@||thought they could do without crossing Devonshire- Street for some j cars to como It was nevertheless||@@||street for some years to come. It was nevertheless desirable that the Rodferu station yard should somo||@@||desirable that the Redfern station yard should some day cross that street||@@||day cross that street. lho inquiry was adjourned until to day||@@||The inquiry was adjourned until to-day. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14298702 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.||@@||PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. THE CUY'KAILWAY.||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY. Tho Parliamentary branding Committee on Public||@@||The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met yesterday afternoon, when further ovi||@@||Works met yesterday afternoon, when further evi- donco was takon on the quoBtiOn of tho expediency||@@||dence was taken on the question of the expediency of oxtendiug tho railway system from the present||@@||of extending the railway system from the present terminus at Redfern into tho city, including tbo||@@||terminus at Redfern into the city, including the erection of a laigo central station. Mr. J. A Dick,||@@||erection of a large central station. Mr. J. A Dick, M.L A., presided, and tltsro woro also prosont-Dr.||@@||M.L A., presided, and there were also present—Dr. Garran, M L O , Mr P. L. C. Shepherd, M L C ,||@@||Garran, M.L.C., Mr. P. L. C. Shepherd, M.L.C., and Mr If.Levien, M L A. i||@@||and Mr. H. Levien, M.L.A. Mi. Archibald Forsyth gave it as Lis opinion that||@@||Mr. Archibald Forsyth gave it as his opinion that tho site between Belmore-roadanJ Devonshire street||@@||the site between Belmore-road and Devonshire-street would suit admirably for tho purposes of n central||@@||would suit admirably for the purposes of a central ronlivay station,und would bo equal to all require-||@@||railway station, and would be equal to all require- ments for years to como No matter where the||@@||ments for years to come. No matter where the station yvas placed many people would have to walk||@@||station was placed many people would have to walk. He pointed out that in nearly all the principal cities||@@||He pointed out that in nearly all the principal cities of tho old country, the railway stations were some||@@||of the old country, the railway stations were some distanco from tbo centres of business He instanced||@@||distance from the centres of business. He instanced notably tho station» in London-Victoria station,||@@||notably the stations in London—Victoria station, 7'uddmgton,Euston, King's Crass, and St Paucius||@@||Paddington, Euston, King's Cross, and St. Pancras— which woro ull somo distanco away. Ho thought||@@||which were all some distance away. He thought thal hore, as in other places, tho||@@||that here, as in other places, the distribution of passcngern should bo effocted||@@||distribution of passengers should be effected by means of tramways Tho tramway service in||@@||by means of tramways. The tramway service in Sydney might bo improved by the construction of a||@@||Sydney might be improved by the construction of a liuo-doyvn Pitt-street Melbourne, ho pointed out,||@@||line down Pitt-street. Melbourne, he pointed out, had no railway station near tho centre of tho city||@@||had no railway station near the centre of the city. Ho admitted that thu streots of Sydney woro narrow||@@||He admitted that the streets of Sydney were narrow nndunsmted for tramway, s. The business people of||@@||and unsuited for tramways. The business people of Sussex-street would be ag unst tho construction of a||@@||Sussex-street would be against the construction of a tramway in Sussex-street. Tho Qeorgo-streot people||@@||tramway in Sussex-street. The George-street people yvcre opposed to the trarnwuy when it was proposed,||@@||were opposed to the tramway when it was proposed, but noyy thoy liked it Ho thought the proposed||@@||but now they liked it. He thought the proposed station at Devonshire-ntrect yvould be lu tim contle||@@||station at Devonshire-street would be in the centre of nopulatiou. Ho thought that if a connection with||@@||of population. He thought that if a connection with North Sboro was ultimately intended Mr faolfo's||@@||North Shore was ultimately intended Mr. Selfe's scheme yvas the best.||@@||scheme was the best. Mr. OohuShowun, of Sydney University,submitted||@@||Mr. John Shewan, of Sydney University, submitted a schumo embodying features not deilt yvith in the||@@||a scheme embodying features not dealt with in the various proposals placed before tho committee. I his||@@||various proposals placed before the committee. This plan would only bervo for suburban passenger traüTc||@@||plan would only serve for suburban passenger traffic. No lind need bo resumed, except where station||@@||No land need be resumed, except where station Accommodation is required. Trains from Homebush,||@@||accommodation is required. Trains from Homebush, Belmore, Hurstville, i.e., leaving P.edfern Station||@@||Belmore, Hurstville, &c., leaving Redfern Station would cross Duvoushiro-strBel. Belmore Park and||@@||would cross Devonshire-street, Belmore Park and murkets, 20ft. or so abovo street ley el, yvherc they||@@||markets, 20ft. or so above street level, where they would stop at Hivmarket station Leaving tlun||@@||would stop at Haymarket station. Leaving this stition by a gentle curve, trams yyould cater Iho||@@||station by a gentle curve, trains would enter the tunnel under Custlcrcagh-Btrcet at Goulliurn-strret,||@@||tunnel under Castlereagh-street at Goulburn-street, tho street levol noyy being abovo the railway The||@@||the street level now being above the railway. The next «top would be it Kiug-street station Although||@@||next stop would be at King-street station. Although the platforms weru paitly tinder tho street, this yyns||@@||the platforms were partly under the street, this was practically mi open station, tho street being carried||@@||practically an open station, the street being carried over tho station us a bridge lhere woro no buildings||@@||over the station as a bridge. There were no buildings on the part of tho ctstMdeof thostteetto be resumed,||@@||on the part of the east side of the street to be resumed, but several yyould haye to come down ou the west||@@||but several would have to come down on the west side Iho tunnel extends to Bent-streot The trams||@@||side. The tunnel extends to Bent-street. The trains would emerge at tho south of tho present Educat ou||@@||would emerge at the south of the present Education Omeo, which would ho losiimed, and yvonld cross||@@||Office, which would be resumed, and would cross Bndge-stroor 20ft. orso above street level, entunug||@@||Bridge-street 20ft. or so above street level, entering theCircuhirQuay station. J he land to bo resumed here||@@||the Circular Quay station. The land to be resumed here had no very yaluible buildings on it, if tho Mac-||@@||had no very valuable buildings on it, if the Mac- quarie-place froutago be exeeptnd Thisstution would||@@||quarie-place frontage be exceptrf. This station would be a eonBidorable height aboyo the loy el of tho Quoy,||@@||be a considerable height above the level of the Quay, ind if built on arches the opjee tnus obtained would||@@||and if built on arches the space thus obtained would no doubt be yiluable enough as shops, cold or other||@@||no doubt be valuable enough as shops, cold or other storage, to jiay interest on the station btuldiug||@@||storage, to pay interest on the station building. This schemo gave thruo stations, reacluug to the||@@||This scheme gave three stations, reaching to the yyaters of tho harbours, and resuming less land, or||@@||waters of the harbours, and resuming less land, or land ot less value, than other sehemes Mr. Shayy un||@@||land of less value, than other sehemes. Mr. Shewan could not mako a statement of tho jirobablo cost||@@||could not make a statement of the probable cost. The inquiry wdl be resumed this afternoon.||@@||The inquiry will be resumed this afternoon. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300407 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE CITY RAILWAY.||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY. I MR- THOMAS ALDIÜBSON'S SCHEME.||@@||MR. THOMAS ALDERSON'S SCHEME. Tho Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poblio||@@||The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works continued its sittings yea teni ay afternoon||@@||Works continued its sittings yesterday afternoon uniior tho prosuleuoy of tho lion \V. J. Trickett,||@@||under the presidency of the Hon. W. J. Trickett, M.LC, when tho business ougaging its attention||@@||M.L.C, when the business engaging its attention was the further cnusuluration of the expediency o]||@@||was the further consideration of the expediency of extending the nulwuy »jatom of the colony from||@@||extending the railway system of the colony from tho present tortniuus at Iludiera into the city, in-||@@||the present terminus at Redfern into the city, in- cluding tho erection of a lirgo centrul station||@@||cluding the erection of a large central station. Mr. Thomas Aldersou, üurcom-aveuuo. Darling-||@@||Mr. Thomas Alderson, Barcom-avenue, Darling- hurst, was tho only w ltnosscd oxainiuod lio sold||@@||hurst, was the only witness examined. He said ho was a strong supiwrtor of u railway nita||@@||he was a strong supporter of a railway into tho cit>, but a bittur opponent of anv encroaoh||@@||the city, but a bitter opponent of any encroach- ment on liydo Park. Hil schema lnvolved||@@||ment on Hyde Park. His scheme involved tho resuming of all the foroBhores from ths||@@||the resuming of all the foreshores from the head of Darling Ilnrbour to Druitt-stroot,||@@||head of Darling Harbour to Druitt-street, winch would give an nrui of about SO acres foi||@@||which would give an area of about 50 acres for goods shed, of extundiug the railway||@@||afternoon the expediency of extending the railway system of the colony from tho pie.ent tetmiaus||@@||system of the colony from the present terminus at Redfern into tho citv, lucludmg the erec-||@@||at Redfern into the city, including the erec- tion of a largo central station Mr \V T Dick,||@@||tion of a large central station. Mr. W. T. Dick, M L A , presided, uni! there wero also present Dr||@@||M.L.A., presided, and there were also present Dr. Garran, M L O , Mr P h C Shepherd, II L C ,||@@||Garran, M.L.C., Mr. P. L. C. Shepherd, M.L.C., edi R H Leviou, M.i, and Mr J M'Farlaoe,||@@||Mr. R. H. Levien, M.L.A., and Mr. J. McFarlane, lill||@@||M.L.A. Mr r J J.'ii or, limber mercnant, residing at||@@||Mr. F. J. Miller, lumber merchant, residing at Croydon, said that if the railway woro extende t into||@@||Croydon, said that if the railway were extended into King street by the H)do Park loutc people wishing||@@||King-street by the Hyde Park route, people wishing to lourney to the weatorn eide of the city would||@@||to journey to the western side of the city would trwul to and from liedfcru bv the George street||@@||travel to and from Redfern by the George street trum Tie thought 'ho roqu rcmuiLs of subuibau||@@||tram. He thought the requirements of suburban travelleis would bo met hv the erection uf a new||@@||travellers would be met by the erection of a new station on the llonevolont Aavluni groun Is, and the||@@||station on the Benevolent Asylum grounds, and the coustru"tiou of electric tramways along parullel »trcets||@@||coustruction of electric tramways along parallel streets to tho citv lhe Queen A letona MuiLets would be||@@||to the city. The Queen Victoria Markets would be moro convenient as a sito Tor a railway station thurn||@@||more convenient as a site for a railway station than the top of lung street||@@||the top of King-street. Mr J C i-raith, living at Strathfield, and carry||@@||Mr. J. C. Smith, living at Strathfield, and carry- utg on busiue3s in C1 trence street was of opinion||@@||ing on business in Clarence-street was of opinion that railway extension into tho city WGS an absolute||@@||that railway extension into the city was an absolute necessity -The trams could not enpo w itli the ti iffic||@@||necessity. The trams could not cope with the traffic dunug the busy hours uf the da\ II» giuerally||@@||during the busy hours of the day. He generally use ltliooiiinihuaesboforo the opening of the George«||@@||used the omnibuses before the opening of the George- etrcBt tram Hu would use thu x ulwuy lato thn city||@@||street tram. He would use the railway into the city if it were extended to King atract und walk thenco||@@||if it were extended to King-street and walk thence ti his business Hu thought that thoso who were pro||@@||to his business. He thought that those who were pre- judicially affected by taking a portion of Hyde Park||@@||judicially affected by taking a portion of Hyde Park were few in number compare I to thoso who would||@@||were few in number compared to those who would bo benefited by the railw av extension Poisiblj that||@@||be benefited by the railway extension. Possibly that waa the reason why the idea of taking part of Ilvdo||@@||was the reason why the idea of taking part of Hyde Park for railw ty purposes was entertained hy the||@@||Park for railway purposes was entertained by the Itailwiv Departin°ut and tho public There was||@@||Railway Department and the public. There was little beyond n sentimental olieclionto taking a||@@||little beyond a sentimental objection to taking a portion of Hyde Park His objection to the A\ 03||@@||portion of Hyde Park. His objection to the Wes- tarn hue was purely ono of exnense If the dilTerence||@@||tern line was purely one of expense. If the difference amounted to about ¿200,000 lin should favour the||@@||amounted to about £200,000 he should favour the adoption of the hue ulFoidiug most convenience-if||@@||adoption of the line affording most convenience—if the difference wero twice as much ho would have to||@@||the difference were twice as much he would have to put aside that consideration There would be an||@@||put aside that consideration. There would be an enormous traffic to be carried if the westerly route||@@||enormous traffic to be carried if the westerly route weie udopted, aud, of couran, the ultimate conuec||@@||were adopted, and, of course, the ultimate connec- tiou with North 8j dney should be -onsidered Hu||@@||tion with North Sydney should be considered. He thought Mr Norman belfo s schoino w ould be most||@@||thought Mr Norman Selfe's scheme would be most acceptable to the giealei number of pooplo, the||@@||acceptable to the greater number of people, the objection thereto being principally on the grounds of||@@||objection thereto being principally on the grounds of expense||@@||expense. Mr J Brown, ot Church street Randwick, said||@@||Mr. J. Brown, of Church-street, Randwick, said ha hail hoon in Sjdney ovei 00 j ears, and saw tho||@@||he had been in Sydney over 60 years, and saw the turning of the hrst sod of tho first railway At||@@||turning of the first sod of the first railway. At that time thero wero vu\ foiv houses near Redfern||@@||that time there were very few houses near Redfern. The prsseiit railw _v station was, ho behoved, contrul||@@||The present railway station was, he believed, central enough But if railway c-toiisiou wore carried out||@@||enough. But if railway extension were carried out it"hould umlouliteilH follow tho routo west of||@@||it should undoubtedly follow the route west of George street Hie electric tramway could not cope||@@||George-street. The electric tramway could not cope with the traffic now and he was ceri 1 n it could uot||@@||with the traffic now and he was certain it could not carry the adaitional SO cars por hour that would como||@@||carry the additional 80 cars per hour that would come into tho citv when tho Dulwich Hill conversion was||@@||into the city when the Dulwich Hill conversion was coinulcto Witness submitted a. scheine, for a railway||@@||complete. Witness submitted a scheme for a railway by way of Huy 9lieot, Druitt «treel, AVynyard||@@||by way of Hay-street, Druitt-street, Wynyard- -quaro, and Diwca Point, provision being mado for||@@||square, and Dawes Point, provision being made for extension to Noith ¡.janey As the lino wou!d go||@@||extension to North Sydney. As the line would go prmcipilly underground, the cost of resumption||@@||principally underground, the cost of resumption would be small Ho would locate the principal sta-||@@||would be small. He would locate the principal sta- tion at ÍVyuyard square||@@||tion at Wynyard-square. The committee adjourned till this afternoon||@@||The committee adjourned till this afternoon. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14302158 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.||@@||PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. TILE CITY RAILWAY PROPOSALS. j||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY PROPOSALS. Tho Parliamentary Standing Committeo ou Public||@@||The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works had under further consideration yesterday||@@||Works had under further consideration yesterday the expediency of extending the niilwuj BVBtani of||@@||the expediency of extending the railway system of the colony from the prcseut terminus at Redfern into||@@||the colony from the present terminus at Redfern into tho city, including the erection of a large central||@@||the city, including the erection of a large central station There were presout-Mr XV J Trickett,||@@||station. There were present—Mr. W. J. Trickett, MO {chairman), Dr Garran, M L O , Mr P L||@@||M.L.C. (chairman), Dr. Garran, M.L.C., Mr. P. L. O. Shepherd, M L O , Mr W 1 Dick, M L A , Mr||@@||C. Shepherd, M.L.C., Mr. W. T. Dick, M.L.A., Mr. J. O Watson, M L A , Mr J MTarlano, M L A.,||@@||J. C. Watson, M.L.A., Mr. J. McFarlane, M.L.A., and Mr It H. Levien, M.L.A||@@||and Mr. R. H. Levien, M.L.A. Mr H. Deane, Enginoer-in-Chief, Railway Con-||@@||Mr. H. Deane, Engineer-in-Chief, Railway Con- struction Branch, Public Works Department, was||@@||struction Branch, Public Works Department, was further examined Tor various reasons sot forth Kit||@@||further examined. For various reasons set forth wit- uesa did not consider Mi Selfs's tchcrno practicable,||@@||ness did not consider Mr. Selfe's scheme practicable, ns it failed chiefly in the following particulars -Tho||@@||as it failed chiefly in the following particulars :—The ruling crude was 1 in 73, instead of 1 in 100 ns it||@@||ruling grade was 1 in 73, instead of 1 in 100 as it should be Tho alteration of gradoä botween Eve-||@@||should be. The alteration of grades between Eve- leigh and Redfern causod a want of connection bo||@@||leigh and Redfern caused a want of connection be- tween city and BUburhau lines with liedfern terminus||@@||tween city and suburban lines with Redfern terminus for the interchange of passengers It caused chili-||@@||for the interchange of passengers. It caused diffi- en! ty in interchanging vehicles and engines between||@@||culty in interchanging vehicles and engines between sidings anti carriage sheds at the terminus||@@||sidings and carriage sheds at the terminus of (1) city lines, (2) Durling Harbour||@@||of (1) city lines, (2) Darling Harbour luios, and (o) Mortuary Btition It neces-||@@||lines, and (3) Mortuary station. It neces- sitated the reconstruction of tho whola yard||@@||sitated the reconstruction of the whole yard at Iioclf ern It rendered impossible any proper con-||@@||at Redfern. It rendered impossible any proper con- nection of at) lines and Darling Harbour hues with||@@||nection of city lines and Darling Harbour lines with the engino running sheds at Eveleigh The Victoria||@@||the engine running sheds at Eveleigh. The Victoria Markets were most unsuitable LB a station With||@@||Markets were most unsuitable as a station. With four lines to tho markets and two beyond the traille||@@||four lines to the markets and two beyond the traffic could not be conducted satisfactorily Any ORO of||@@||could not be conducted satisfactorily. Any one of these objections was sulhcicnt to coudemn the||@@||these objections was sufficient to condemn the scheme, as they could not bo got ovor without alter-||@@||scheme, as they could not be got over without alter- ing r the essential character of the scheme He was||@@||ing the essential character of the scheme. He was Borry to havo to say this, bocatisa be recognised tho||@@||sorry to have to say this, because he recognised the great pains bpstowod by Mr Selfo on the preparation||@@||great pains bestowed by Mr Selfe on the preparation of lus pi in If the whole work were summarised,||@@||of his plan. If the whole work were summarised, according to Mr belle's scheme, the expenditure||@@||according to Mr. Selfe's scheme, the expenditure would bo as follov s -City lines £1,177,000, add for||@@||would be as follows :—City lines £1,377,000 ; add for section ¿, £81,000 , terminus £310,000 , add for sec-||@@||section 2, £81,000 ; terminus £310,000 ; add for sec- tion 1, £66,000 , total, £1 331,000 Ile thought Mr||@@||tion 2, £66,000 ; total, £1,834,000. He thought Mr. Selfo estimated many items too lightly, and the||@@||Selfe estimated many items too lightly, and the total would bo about ¿2,100,000 Witness||@@||total would be about £2,100,000. Witness road a memorandum by Mr J Parrv, out||@@||read a memorandum by Mr. J. Parry, out- doDi superintendent, vihosu views he endorsed That||@@||door superintendent, whose views he endorsed. That gontlemiui gave nt considerable length details of the||@@||gentleman gave at considerable length details of the practical difficulties that would be met w ith in the||@@||practical difficulties that would be met with in the working of the trnflic on the hues rendered necessar)||@@||working of the traffic on the lines rendered necessary by Mr Selfe's schoinc Witness thou proceeded to||@@||by Mr. Selfe's scheme. Witness then proceeded to discuss Mi Gtcenwood's achorue Tnat gentleman's||@@||discuss Mr. Greenwood's scheme. That gentleman's eshmatos nore not by any means clear lhe location||@@||estimates were not by any means clear. The location passing the Town Hull and markets, so as to get a||@@||passing the Town Hall and markets, so as to get a tlirougb connection between York-street and||@@||through connection between York-street and George-street^ was an impracticable ouo It, at any||@@||George-street, was an impracticable one. It, at any rate, should not be attempted on uccouut of the risks||@@||rate, should not be attempted on accouut of the risks involved Mr Greenwood had grades of 1 in GO and||@@||involved. Mr. Greenwood had grades of 1 in 60 and 1 in C5, and tho objections thereto were fully stated||@@||1 in 66, and the objections thereto were fully stated when dealing with Mr SOHO'B schema Mr Green-||@@||when dealing with Mr. Selfe's scheme. Mr. Green- wood's scheme did not provide a sudicient number of||@@||wood's scheme did not provide a sufficient number of lines to deal with the traffic The scheme was a||@@||lines to deal with the traffic. The scheme was a most unsuitable ouo, and with the location aud levels||@@||most unsuitable one, and with the location and levels gi\ en was not capable of lmjirovoment||@@||given was not capable of improvement. The committeo udiournod lill i o'clock this after-||@@||The committee adjourned till 2 o'clock this after- noon ________^||@@||noon. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14302396 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.||@@||PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. THE CITY RAILWAY' PUOPOSAbS.||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY PROPOSALS. Tho Parliamentary Standing Committee ou Public||@@||The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works hat! under xurtber co nu du rat ion yeste-day||@@||Works had under further consideration yesterday tho expédie icy of ox tu uri mp the railway aye ti! ni of||@@||the expediency of extending the railway system of tho colony f rum the present terminus at Redfern iota||@@||the colony from the present terminus at Redfern into the city, including the erection of a large central||@@||the city, including the erection of a large central station There were present- Ttfr W J -Trickett,||@@||station. There were present— Mr. W. J. Trickett, M \J G. (chairman). Dr Gumin, M L O , Mr P L||@@||M.L.C. (chairman), Dr. Garran, M.L.C., Mr. P. L. 0 Shepherd, MLC.MrWT Dick, MLA.Mr||@@||C. Shepherd, M.L.C., Mr. W. T. Dick, M.L.A., Mr. J 0 "Watson., IM L A , Air J M'Farlano, M L A ,||@@||J. C. Watson, M.L.A., Mr. J. McFarlane, M.L.A., and Mr li H Le\ lou, M L \||@@||and Mr. R. H. Levien, M.L.A. Mr II Deane, Engmcer-in-Cnjof, Ballway Con||@@||Mr. H. Deane, Engineer-in-Chief, Railway Con- Btruction Brunch, Public Works .Department, was||@@||struction Branch, Public Works Department, was further examined If Kedferu remained the ter-||@@||further examined. If Redfern remained the ter- minus of the railway ajstcm grunt alteration«! would||@@||minus of the railway system great alterations would bo liLcojsary , if it waa only to be a station on the||@@||be necessary ; if it was only to be a station on the wayside, httlo alteration would be required Ht||@@||wayside, little alteration would be required. He thought it was de*iriblo that long distance trains||@@||thought it was desirable that long distance trains should come into Kmg-streot if the proposed oxton||@@||should come into King-street if the proposed exten- sion were carried out IJo thought nil Jong distance||@@||sion were carried out. He thought all long distance passengers would cotne through to the torminal sta-||@@||passengers would come through to the terminal sta- tion H either of the two Hy do Park schemes wai||@@||tion. If either of the two Hyde Park schemes was adopted be did not thiuk any new lur^e sU||@@||adopted he did not think any new large sta- tion would bo necessary Ht Devonshire-street||@@||tion would be necessary at Devonshire-street. i bo engines used on the Western suburban Itno||@@||The engines used on the Western suburban line would t» ko eight or mite emmges o For the grade«||@@||would take eight or nine carriages over the grades of 1 in 100, but they would only tako about EIX||@@||of 1 in 100, but they would only take about six carriages o\cr the IsortU Shore line with praties of 1||@@||carriages over the North Shore line with grades of 1 in 50 If a ruling grado of 1 in SO wore allowed in||@@||in 50. If a ruling grade of 1 in 80 were allowed in au\ city extension, che rotes of the OD0IUH tqieod||@@||any city extension, the rates of the engine speed would have to be lou o red, or the loa Is would have||@@||would have to be lowered, or the loads would have to bo tightened Ha thought the proposal to hi nig||@@||to be lightened. He thought the proposal to bring the railway to Ktng fit re et lent itself oumciently to a||@@||the railway to King-street lent itself sufficiently to a connection with JS orth bhore lhere WÏS HO difh||@@||connection with North Shore. There was no diffi- I cult} about couuectiug w ltli Lavoudei Bay by||@@||culty about connecting with Lavender Bay by means of a tunnel lío would lecommeud th it||@@||means of a tunnel. He would recommend that | A orth bhore train B he run into lied fern At the ce||@@||North Shore trains be run into Redfern. At the re- qucut of tho committee witness detailed a route||@@||quest of the committee witness detailed a route fur a wea tern lino bfiirting wilh four Ituos of rail-||@@||for a western line. Starting wilh four lines of rail- way it would go over Belmore Park to *' Paddy's||@@||way it would go over Belmore Park to " Paddy's Market," pass over Pitt aud George s tro eta, oioss||@@||Market," pass over Pitt and George streets, cross- mg over bussux-stteet tw ice and dipping at u grade||@@||ing over Sussex-street twice and dipping at a grade of 1 m 100 to the corner of Kout und Market strosts,||@@||of 1 in 100 to the corner of Kent and Market streets, proceeding to W>nv«d ¿quero Hine au under-||@@||proceeding to Wynyard-square. Here an under- ground station would be providud with four plat-||@@||ground station would be provided with four plat- forms, if the roads on each side were tun||@@||forms, if the roads on each side were tun- uollul uuder A storage and Bhuntuig station||@@||nelled under. A storage and shunting station would be provided ufc * IheBonlcs" This was tho||@@||would be provided at " The Rocks." This was the oiilv practicrblo way ot earrvin¿ out a western||@@||only practicable way ot carrying out a western scheme with tho same ruling grade as on tho western||@@||scheme with the same ruling grade as on the western suburban line (he accommodation suggested at||@@||suburban line. The accommodation suggested at Wynyard-squaro did not really próvido room for the||@@||Wynyard-square did not really provide room for the tralhc, and he did not believe the most DBrfect trafilo||@@||traffic, and he did not believe the most perfect traffic arrangements would make it satisfy the public 1 he||@@||arrangements would make it satisfy the public. The cost would be ¿800,000 not including tho station at||@@||cost would be £800,000 not including the station at üo\ouähiro-atreot and tho coat of land and compen-||@@||Devonshire-street and the cost of land and compen- sation, willah no douot would be considerable Wit-||@@||sation, which no doubt would be considerable. Wit- ness thought a North bhore line must stand ou its||@@||ness thought a North Shore line must stand on its own merits, aud UUB a separate matter Ho saw no||@@||own merits, and was a separate matter. He saw no naFon why it should be connected with the city line||@@||reason why it should be connected with the city line. Under the proposed Hyde P irk soborno they could||@@||Under the proposed Hyde Park scheme they could mu back to IA vot pool -street aud, lowering the lino,||@@||run back to Liverpool-street and, lowering the line, go by a tunnel to Loo head of Laveudor Bay lo||@@||go by a tunnel to the head of Lavender Bay. To make a budge cuuuoction lie assumed the height of||@@||make a bridge connection he assumed the height of the bridge to be 180ft ubovo high wator Starting||@@||the bridge to be 180ft. above high water. Starting from Dawes Point the lino would drop by a I in 60||@@||from Dawes Point the line would drop by a 1 in 60 g ru du, passing cloao to tho Grosvenor Hotel, thence||@@||grade, passing close to the Grosvenor Hotel, thence by a 1 in 50 grade botweon Kout and Sussex street*,||@@||by a 1 in 50 grade betweon Kent and Sussex streets, or on a viaduct down the eentro of Keut-stroet to||@@||or on a viaduct down the centre of Kent-street to Liverpool-street, and over George aud Pitt streets||@@||Liverpool-street, and over George and Pitt streets to Bein)oro Park, and connect with tho DevouMuro||@@||to Belmore Park, and connect with the Devonshire- street or lied fern station A good practicable station||@@||street or Redfern station. A good practicable station could be made between King and Lrakinu streets||@@||could be made between King and Erskine streets. Witness could not estimate the coat without «kelull-||@@||Witness could not estimate the cost without sketch- in C details He admitted that taking into considera-||@@||ing details. He admitted that taking into considera- tion the variety of trailic to bo uccommodatcd a||@@||tion the variety of traffic to be accommodated a bndgoi.ould be the cheapest means of connection||@@||bridge would be the cheapest means of connection with bydney He did not recommend either of the||@@||with Sydney. He did not recommend either of the western schemes Witness favoured the St James'||@@||western schemes. Witness favoured the St James'- road scheme before all others||@@||road scheme before all others. Tho committee adjourned uuttl this afteruoou.||@@||The committee adjourned until this afternoon. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14302960 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.||@@||PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. THE CITV ICAILWAY PROPOSALS. »||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY PROPOSALS. Tho Parham* ni iry Slandiog Committee, ou Publia||@@||The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works mot »pam yosferJay mid further coiiHidaiod||@@||Works met again yesterday and further considered the oxpi-diancy of t\tondtuff tho uilwuy system||@@||the expediancy of extending the railway system horn tlic present terminus at Redfern info tim city,||@@||from the present terminus at Redfern into the city, including the election of a largo central nation,||@@||including the erection of a large central station. 1 hero v. ero prowmt tho lion W J ïruAott. M.L O,||@@||There were present the Hon. W. J. Trickett, M.L.C., (ohttirra in), tho lion P L C .Shepherd, MLO,||@@||(chairman), the Hon. P. L. C. Shepherd, M.L.C., tho lion Dr Chinan, IJL D , M D O , and Messrs.||@@||the Hon. Dr. Garran, LL.D., M.L.C., and Messrs. W T Diek, J O Watson, ami J MTarlane,||@@||W. T. Dick, J. C. Watson, and J. McFarlane, Ma LA||@@||Ms.L.A. Mr J Pirrr, out-door superintendent in tho Da||@@||Mr. J. Parry, out-door superintendent in the De- dartiULut of hallways, contmuod his evidence, find,||@@||dartment of Railways, continued his evidence, and, referring to Mi Greenwood'.! report, auld it waa a||@@||referring to Mr. Greenwood's report, said it was a mi9tuku to eay that tim cßttbhrihutui.t of tho Kiog||@@||mistake to say that the establishment of the King- btrctitorbt iamtV scheme would »imply mcau. n||@@||street or St. James' scheme would simply mean a transfer of tho Jfodfem station lo M Jamca*||@@||transfer of the Redfern station St. James'- rond, for tho latter «nu not intended as a Htoiiipe||@@||road, for the latter was not intended as a storage stution lim actual number of trama coimnp into||@@||station. The actual number of trains coming into Uedfern on holiihi\H was u_il, and oil of theso would||@@||Redfern on holidays was 621, and all of these would have to bo délit v\ ilh at Cirmhir Quaj, (lccordiu¿ to||@@||have to be dealt with at Circular Quay, according to tlio scheme under conmdurat on, upon tit» linos ol||@@||the scheme under consideration, upon two lines of railway, and \\itno38thoughtthis ariangemont would||@@||railway, and witness thought this arrangement would hu altopptnot inuufhcient With regard to tbo||@@||be altogether insufficient. With regard to the Ion fit h of platform, tho witness maintained that||@@||length of platform, the witness maintained that C00Ü wai not too gn f»t 'I boro woro tnuus coming||@@||600ft. was not too great. There were trains coming in on orrtmnrv occasions of perhaps only half that||@@||in on ordinary occasions of perhaps only half that lonßth, but on holiday occasions it would happen||@@||length, but on holiday occasions it would happen that tno such trains nu into tho (dation-oven three||@@||that two such trains ran into the station—even three -mid consequently tho normal daily trull.o could||@@||—and consequently the normal daily traffic could not bo regarded an an »ccurilo gaugoof tim rcqinrc||@@||not be regarded an an accurate gauge of the require- m unto of tho rubiuy ntntion And it UIHO of ton||@@||ments of the railway station. And it also often occurred that tho recula tra um north, uouth, and||@@||occurred that the regular trains north, south, and west lind to bo divided Hut uti thm trufliu could||@@||west had to be divided. But all this traffic could bo dealt with at King-stnef If o did not bolaira||@@||be dealt with at King-street. He did not believe thoro was another city in tho woild having euch un||@@||there was another city in the world having such an admirable suburban railway mr vico ai fey du ey bad,||@@||admirable suburban railway service as Sydney had, for boro tim trams woro so iilloeatid th it thoy suited||@@||for here the trains were so allocated that they suited tho lccxuiromeutf. of all CIUBBOS of business puoplu.||@@||the requirements of all classes of business people. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14304916 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I SUSSEX-S'JJIEEI ItESUMniON.||@@||SUSSEX-STREET RESUMPTION. I TO THE EDITOR Of 1HE HEBALD||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Su,-Tho great cost of resuming tho land neces-||@@||Sir,—The great cost of resuming the land neces- sary for carrying out tho western scheme of city rail-||@@||sary for carrying out the western scheme of city rail- way extousion seems to bo one of the chief reasons||@@||way extension seems to be one of the chief reasons for proferring the Ilydo Park routo , but now that||@@||for preferring the Hydo Park route ; but now that the resumption of the Sussex-street land is bomg ad-||@@||the resumption of the Sussex-street land is being ad- vocated for sanitary raisons this objection loses much||@@||vocated for sanitary reasons this objection loses much of its forco Half tho compensation ninney could bo||@@||of its force. Half the compensation money could be charged to the railway uud half to sanitary improve-||@@||charged to the railway and half to sanitary improve- ments||@@||ments. I commend tbia to the consideration of tho Go-||@@||I commend this to the consideration of the Go- vernment and tho Public Works Committee||@@||vernment and the Public Works Committee. I I am, &c.|||@@||I am, &c., W. B. BILBY. |||@@||W. R. RILEY. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305266 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn [PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.]||@@||PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. THE CIl'Y RAILWAY EXTENSION.||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY EXTENSION. Tho Public Works Committee- mot yesterday||@@||The Public Works Committee met yesterday afternoon to further considur tho question of the||@@||afternoon to further consider the question of the advisability of extending tho railway into the city,||@@||advisability of extending the railway into the city, und to take evidence lu íugard to tim several||@@||and to take evidence in regard to the several schemes submitted.||@@||schemes submitted. Mr. B. J. Siovers, Government Innd valuer, con-||@@||Mr. E. J. Sievers, Government land valuer, con- tinued his ovidence in regsrd to the cost of the||@@||tinued his evidence in regard to the cost of the several echemos. Referring to Air. Norman Selfe's||@@||several schemes. Referring to Mr. Norman Selfe's scheme, the groBS cost of resumption along the louta||@@||scheme, the gross cost of resumption along the route from Uedferti station to Wynyard-squiro, which||@@||from Redfern station to Wynyard-square, which »as estimated at £50(1,0111) might, hu thought, be||@@||was estimated at £500,000 might, he thought, be asbtimod to be u fairly rensoualile estimate, pro-||@@||assumed to be a fairly reasonable estimate, pro- viding Mr. Seifo could cany nut his prop' sttton of||@@||viding Mr. Selfe could carry out his proposition of lindel pinning the propel ty between Mat ket-strent||@@||underpinning the property between Market-street und Wyuyeril-siiuuie. Iii lognrd to Mr. Dunne's||@@||and Wynyard-square. In regard to Mr. Deane's scheme, kuowu as Nu. KI, Mr. Sievers stated that||@@||scheme, known as No. 10, Mr. Sievers stated that the Unveriimeut property, including a strip 70ft||@@||the Government property, including a strip 70ft. wide of Hyde» Pnrli, íroni Liverpool-street to St.||@@||wide of Hyde Park, from Liverpool-street to St. "ainea'-rii.id, also the Supreme Court Buildings,||@@||James'-road, also the Supreme Court Buildings, Uegisttar.tliiiiornl's nhice, Carter's Barracks, und||@@||Registrar-General's office, Carter's Barracks, and tho High School, hu valued at j6''MQ,''e>u. The||@@||the High School, he valued at £300,000. The compensation which would have to lia paid for||@@||compensation which would have to be paid for private Uud, business iuturiuptons. Arc, under||@@||private land, business interruptions, &c., under this scheme would bo £"'10,000, making H tutu) of||@@||this scheme would be £540,000, making a total of £S40,U0().||@@||£840,000. Mr. William Sandford, of the Lithgow iron works,||@@||Mr. William Sandford, of the Lithgow iron works, gave evidence in tuppal t of the Hyde Paik sélleme».||@@||gave evidence in support of the Hyde Park schemes. As t continual traveller ou the railways uf this||@@||As a continual traveller on the railways of this colony, and one who had given a goori doil of eludy||@@||colony, and one who had given a good deal of study and attention to the mutter of providing the most||@@||and attention to the matter of providing the most convenient pince fur the railway passengers, be hud||@@||convenient place for the railway passengers, he had uo hesitation lu tnvuuriug thu Hyde Park scheme as||@@||no hesitation in favouring the Hyde Park scheme as being tim inn-t suitable tn the great bulk of the travel||@@||being the most suitable to the great bulk of the travel- lurs. Döring thu prtst 15 ,iears he bad beon four||@@||lers. During the past 15 years he bad been four times thrungli l*ur,,ne nuil other parts of the world,||@@||times through Europe and other parts of the world, and ho based liiscitloutiitioiiBtouccrtaiiiexluntuu what||@@||and he based his calculations to a certain extent on what he saw m Hillway mHiiagemuiit.iii London und else-||@@||he saw in railway management in London and else- where. King-street was, anti would ever ho, the||@@||where. King-street was, and would ever be, the home of tim business mon of tina city, lind with the||@@||home of the business men of this city, and with the over-growing inórense of ti ado that was uuiu to he||@@||ever-growing increase of trade that was sure to be brought about under fuderntioii it would remain so.||@@||brought about under federation it would remain so. I'liera waa no doubt King-street was unequalled in||@@||There was no doubt King-street was unequalled in reaard to position, Fiom I'mg-sitect he advocated||@@||regard to position. From King-street he advocated light lim But trumnays tunning to all suburbs. In||@@||light lines of tramways running to all suburbs. In lucr, they hail that already. The Kuig-stroet||@@||fact, they had that already. The King-street centre would bo most suitable to long||@@||centre would be most suitable to long disiauce travellers. Mu would take in the whole ill||@@||distance travellers. He would take in the whole of tua northern end of Hy do Park fiom Elizstietli||@@||the northern end of Hyde Park from Elizabeth- streot across to St. Mary's Oatbi dr"l, aiirt have, at||@@||street across to St. Mary's Cathedral, and have at lunst eight lines of mil» tunning into it. It should||@@||least eight lines of rails running into it. It should be all glassed in und nimio a piuco of resoit for the||@@||be all glassed in and made a place of resort for the people by brau'tiyitig it with fetus, pot plants, ice.||@@||people by beautifying it with ferns, pot plants, &c. 1'he portion uesrsst tne Cathedral ahoiild be used tur||@@||The portion nearest the Cathedral should be used for the sinrting points of the Irumwiys to nil suburbs,||@@||the starting points of the tramways to all suburbs, including a routo rouud thu Doinsiu to Circular||@@||including a route rouud the Domain to Circular Quoy. Poisons 1 ko Inm-olf, who lind a consitlorable||@@||Quay. Persons like himself, who had a considerable amount of business to do with the railway officers,||@@||amount of business to do with the railway officers, had at the present tune, if they wanted lho macha||@@||had at the present time, if they wanted the mecha- rical engineer, to go lo Hvuleigti, or if they wanted||@@||nical engineer, to go to Eveleigh, or if they wanted some other uffiiial to go to the Knudwtck workshops||@@||some other official to go to the Randwick workshops or to the L'e.fnru railwaystation. All tmsiue-s||@@||or to the Redferm railway station. All business should hu train-acted bv these officers from tina||@@||should be transacted by these officers from one centiu, vii., tho couti al station. He did not sgroe||@@||centre, viz., the central station. He did not agree with the proposition to ruu the tinbin from the pre-||@@||with the proposition to run the trains from the pre- sent terminus at Hedferu to King .street without a||@@||sent terminus at Redfern to King-street without a stop. There should ho nu lntarmedi-te »tilion at||@@||stop. There should be an intermediate station at fiiverpool-street. Ho did not think favounbly of||@@||Liverpool-street. He did not think favourably of the stsllou I'eiug built upon the site at the Bcne||@@||the station being built upon the site at the Bene- vuleut Asylum, It wus not convenient tn the city,||@@||volent Asylum. It was not convenient to the city, anti wus not desirable fiom the stai dpomt of nieva||@@||and was not desirable from the standpoint of eleva- tiou L'he present terminus at Itedfuru WHS not us||@@||tion. The present terminus at Redfern was not as near thu centre of this eily ss Spuucei-etreet ntution||@@||near the centre of this city as Spenccer-street station was nenr to the centre of the city of Melbourne.||@@||was near to the centre of the city of Melbourne. Mor did Ile think the Benevolent Asylum site was se||@@||Nor did he think the Benevolent Asylum site was so uilhur. Ile lind toid vlr. Nurnmn Selfe's scheme,||@@||either. He had read Mr. Norman Selfe's scheme, but to his mind it was ton costly. Ho did nut favour||@@||but to his mind it was too costly. He did not favour thu oonstiiicliiiu of n bridge across the liai hour to||@@||the construction of a bridge across the harbour to connect with North Sydney. It would picveut large||@@||connect with North Sydney. It would prevent large vosi-ols, suob as miin-of-win steamers, froui g .mg up||@@||vessels, such as man-of-war steamers, from going up Purni Hint ti mid Line Cuve Itivors to conl mid b||@@||Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers to coal and be uverhutiled and repured. booh ii thing i-h mid not||@@||overhauled and repaired. Such a thing should not bu allowed. A luigu steamer should convoy pisïcii||@@||be allowed. A large steamer should convey passen- geis ucioss trom Syduny to North Sydnev, as waa||@@||gers across from Sydney to North Sydney, as was dono in Now York ; trams meeting tho steamer at||@@||done in New York ; trams meeting the steamer at eich end, those un tho sydney side lunniug to the||@@||each end, those on the Sydney side running to the King-street railway station.||@@||King-street railway station. The committee then ndjourued until to-day.||@@||The committee then adjourned until to-day. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28247165 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.||@@||PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. TTIE CITY RAILWAY.||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY. Tho Fuhlio Works Committee sut yesterday, Mr.||@@||The Public Works Committee sat yesterday, Mr. W. J. Trickett, M.L.C., beiug in tho chair. Further||@@||W. J. Trickett, M.L.C., being in the chair. Further ovidenco waa tikcu in regard to tho expediency ot||@@||evidence was taken in regard to the expediency of extending the railway system of the colony from||@@||extending the railway system of the colony from tho present termiuuH at Itedfern into tho city, in-||@@||the present termius at Redfern into the city, in- cluding the erection of n large central station.||@@||cluding the erection of a large central station. Mr. A. G. Halston, Mayor of Burwood, offered||@@||Mr. A. G. Halston, Mayor of Burwood, offered ovidenco in favour of the proposed extension. Ho||@@||evidence in favour of the proposed extension. He was of opinion that since the. running of tho electric||@@||was of opinion that since the running of the electric trnms people engaged in business in tho eastern part||@@||trams people engaged in business in the eastern part of tho city were no hotter oil' than they Viere before.||@@||of the city were no better off than they were before. He thought that tho majority of tho people m that||@@||He thought that the majority of the people in that district favoured the schemu known as tho Hydo||@@||district favoured the scheme known as the Hyde Park scheme, and thought tho proposed extension||@@||Park scheme, and thought the proposed extension would provo a paying speculation to tho city. Tie||@@||would prove a paying speculation to the city. He did not consider a line running through West Syd-||@@||did not consider a line running through West Syd- ney to Circular Quay would bo aa well patronised as||@@||ney to Circular Quay would be as well patronised as cno terminating at Hydo Turk. Thc troublo was||@@||one terminating at Hyde Park. The trouble was that ^people arriving at Itedfern at tho present time||@@||that people arriving at Redfern at the present time had to wait too long for 6team trams. This was tho||@@||had to wait too long for steam trams. This was the cato with niuo out of 10 people. Tho balanco of||@@||case with nine out of 10 people. The balance of general opinion was strongly in fnvour of tho eastern||@@||general opinion was strongly in favour of the eastern line, which he considered would servo the greatest||@@||line, which he considered would serve the greatest number of pcoplo. Tho Govornmrnt was building||@@||number of people. The Government was building wharfs at Woolloomooloo, which made land at that||@@||wharfs at Woolloomooloo, which made land at that point moro oxpeusivu than over. Notwithstanding||@@||point more expeusive than ever. Notwithstanding tho fact that the "Victoria Markuts would bo vory||@@||the fact that the Victoria Markets would be very control, ho preferred tho Hyde Park scheme.||@@||central, he preferred the Hyde Park scheme. Mr. lt. W. Richards, city surveyor, said ho gave||@@||Mr. R. W. Richards, city surveyor, said he gave ovidonce by directiou of tho City Council. But it||@@||evidence by direction of the City Council. But it was to lio understood that any scheme ho might||@@||was to be understood that any scheme he might favour was not tollu binding upon tho council in||@@||favour was not to be binding upon the council in nnv w'uy. Ho was not instructed to favour any par-||@@||any way. He was not instructed to favour any par- ticular plan. Ho was not inclined to oxpress a pre-||@@||ticular plan. He was not inclined to express a pre- ference for any routi. Any sublime of railway ex-||@@||ference for any route. Any scheme of railway ex- tension bbould próvido for tho needs of North||@@||tension should provide for the needs of North Sydney. & railway on tho west sido witness did not||@@||Sydney. A railway on the west side witness did not think would accommodate as many people as ono on |||@@||think would accommodate as many people as one on the east._||@@||the east. I Charge of Theft.- At tho Water Police Court yes-||@@||Charge of Theft.— At the Water Police Court yes- terday before Mr. James Muir, Ü.M., Minnie Kcr||@@||terday before Mr. James Muir, S.M., Minnie Ker- I wick, 31, was charged with stealing sis, sheets and||@@||wick, 34, was charged with stealing six sheets and live towels of thu value of £1, thu propeity of James||@@||five towels of the value of £1, the property of James Kirby. Tho evidence showed that accused boarded||@@||Kirby. The evidence showed that accused boarded al tho Evouiug Stir Hotel, Crown-street, Surry||@@||at the Evening Star Hotel, Crown-street, Surry Hills, cf which tbs prosecutor was tho licensee. The||@@||Hills, of which the prosecutor was the licensee. The goods woro alleged to bo taken from tho room she||@@||goods were alleged to be taken from the room she occupied. AccuEcd denied tho theft. Silo was fiucd||@@||occupied. Accused denied the theft. She was fined £',, or iu default one month's imprisonment.||@@||£5, or in default one month's imprisonment. QUEENSLAND NUWhlVU'EK HATES.||@@||QUEENSLAND NEWSPAPER RATES. The Sydney Mail will lie despatched from the Sydnev||@@||The Sydney Mail will be despatched from the Sydney Mail OIUcc each week regularly for thc anni of £1 7s Sd per||@@||Mail Office each week regularly for the sum of £1 7s 2d per annum prepaid, £1 8s 'Jil booked. The ßydney Mail is||@@||annum prepaid, £1 8s 2d booked. The Sydney Mail is iirlcnowleogod Hiebest weekly illustrated newspaper in aus||@@||acknowledged the best weekly illustrated newspaper in Aus- trftlafiia. Hesse address-Publishing Oflice, Tilt, limiter,||@@||tralasia. Please address—Publishing Office, Pitt, Hunter, »nd O'Connell streets, (Sydney, N.S.W.-Adyt,||@@||and O'Connell streets, Sydney, N.S.W.—Advt. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318015 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TO THE EDITOR OF 'f BE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-iheio are two or tbreo little matters iu the||@@||Sir,—There are two or three little matters in the ropoitof the Kail »ay Commissioners on the trsiu||@@||ropoitof the Railway Commissioners on the tram- n ty Bistom publiahed in your issue of to day which||@@||way system published in your issue of to-day which are lntoresitng in connection »nth tho city railwny||@@||are interesting in connection with the city railway. Iho first paragraph is au apology for the over||@@||The first paragraph is an apology for the over- croivding of the railway trams between half-post 7||@@||crowding of the railway trams between half-past 7 and half patt 'J in the morning, wheu tho trams aro||@@||and half-past 9 in the morning, when the trams are rushed, und hundreds havo te walk down to George||@@||rushed, and hundreds have to walk down to George- street to get u tram Later on m tho same para-||@@||street to get a tram. Later on in the same para- graph wo lead ** In havlug to carry nu immense||@@||graph we read : "In having to carry an immense railnay traffic III addition to a booa-fidu tram traffi-,||@@||railway traffic in addition to a bona-fide tram traffic, thu Greoige-street line stands unique" Wo are told||@@||the Greorge-street line stands unique." We are told later on that " George-stteot was paying well,"||@@||later on that " George-street was paying well," aud " it na" doubtful if (outside George-street) the||@@||and "it was doubtful if (outside George-street) the trams nero (.iving a hotter net result than bof *re "||@@||trams were giving a better net result than before." In the face or these remarks emit bo seriously||@@||In the face of these remarks can it be seriously intended to leave tho statio where it Is, or at best||@@||intended to leave the station where it is, or at best take it a couple ot hundred yards nearer tho centro||@@||take it a couple of hundred yards nearer the centre of Ino city '||@@||of the city ? We aro next informed that tho Melbourne system||@@||We are next informed that the Melbourne system is an/admirablo one, but that ne catried twice as||@@||is an admirable one, but that we carried twice as many passiugors ou our trims Why? Simplv||@@||many passengers on our trams Why? Simply because Itlclbourno is decently served with central||@@||because Melbourne is decently served with central railway stations, and its suburbs nith railways No||@@||railway stations, and its suburbs with railways. No wonder everything works smoothly There is just||@@||wonder everything works smoothly. There is just one matter more that I would like to Bay a word||@@||one matter more that I would like to say a word about Again I quote ' Let an\ one observo the||@@||about. Again I quote " Let anyone observe the trufiio nt the busy hourn of tho inormag and evening||@@||traffic at the busy hours of the morning and evening. Two or three electric trams mil be Been following||@@||Two or three electric trams will be seen following each other cronded, »hilo at their heels is a steam||@@||each other crowded, while at their heels is a steam motor with throo enrs capable ot carrying ¿00 pas-||@@||motor with three cars capable ot carrying 200 pas- sengers, aud only u low do/eu «ctttured through the||@@||sengers, and only a few dozen scattered through the can Iho travelling publie much prt-for th» elcctrio||@@||cars. The travelling public much prefer the electric cars '||@@||cars." If this bud boon published a couple of days sooner||@@||If this had been published a couple of days sooner I would havo in eluded it iu mv letter published on||@@||I would have included it in my letter published on the HU), showing that a lailway on the »estera side||@@||the 11th, showing that a railway on the western side of the city near tho contra ot business is what tho||@@||of the city near the centre of business is what the people want Dint acciuuts foi tbeir preference for||@@||people want. That accounts for their preference for the electric cars I um &c||@@||the electric cars. I am, &c., W rUAbHR MAItTTN.||@@||W. FRASER MARTIN. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318016 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CITY RAILWAY SCHEME.||@@||CITY RAILWAY SCHEME. Mr A Harper, of Copper stroet, Iiedfern, nas||@@||Mr. A. Harper, of Cooper-street, Redfern, has submitted tu tho Premier, tho Minister for Works,||@@||submitted to the Premier, the Minister for Works, ami other members of the Ministry, a scheme for ti||@@||and other members of the Ministry, a scheme for a etty ruilwav m cDiinLctiop with the resumption of||@@||city railway in connection with the resumption of Darling Harbour i ho scheme H as follows -||@@||Darling Harbour. The scheme is as follows :— .'1 I Bürgest that tho resumption should extend||@@||"1. I suggest that the resumption should extend between Druitt-atreut and Market-street, as far up||@@||between Druitt-street and Market-street, as far up as York-stroct, and from D nutt -street to Iiathurpt||@@||as York-street, and from Druitt-street to Bathurst- I street, U3 fur up as Ivnt-strcet A central station||@@||street, as far up as Kent-street. A central station to bo built on tho ive it aide of Clarence-street, ex||@@||to be built on the west side of Clarence-street, ex- | tending from Murkot-strset to Druitt-atreet Tho||@@||tending from Market-street to Druitt-street. The north «de of Mai Lot street, from üeutge-streetto||@@||north side of Market-street, from George-street to Claieuco-stroet, to be resumed dose up to Lassetter a||@@||Clarence-street, to be resumed close up to Lassetter's property Market-street to ba widened from GtiQige||@@||property. Market-street to be widened from George- stieot to Clarcncfj-dtraut BO as to make u proper||@@||street to Clarence-street so as to make a proper | npproach to the central a tat ion m Clarence* street||@@||approach to the central station in Clarence-street. (Ino widening of Marl ut-slrcol Vtould add greatly||@@||(The widening of Market-street would add greatly I to the vuluo oí adjoining property, find this would||@@||to the value of adjoining property, and this would bring in s »rae return on part jt tns outlay ) The||@@||bring in some return on part of the outlay.) The | space from York-stieat to Clarence street to be left||@@||space from York-street to Clarence-street to be left nu open square J The railway to bo bnu^ht o\or||@@||an open square. 2. The railway to be brought over | Darling Harbour by the erection of a bridge or by||@@||Darling Harbour by the erection of a bridge or by tilling up pirt of tho harbour Darliu^ Harbour i||@@||filling up part of the harbour. Darling Harbour could either be filled ni or a roadway malu across||@@||could either be filled in or a roadway made across ' and the enclosed portion of tho harbour numped||@@||and the enclosed portion of the harbour pumped out lbs ejection of the newbridge should be '||@@||out. The erection of the new bridge should be h topped, as in the near futuro it will oo a great||@@||stopped, as in the near future it will be a great mcouvemeuie to nil kinds of traflic, more (3||@@||inconvenience to all kinds of traffic, more es- pecially to goods tra Ola for JJirlmg tlarbour sta-||@@||pecially to goods traffic for Darling Harbour sta- tion Öy makmg a roadway across tho harbour it||@@||tion. By makmg a roadway across the harbour it would pivo a large wharf sçe ucromtüod.itioii, the||@@||would give a large wharfage accommodation, the wharfs running out luto the hatbour so that vesai Is||@@||wharfs running out into the hatbour so that vessels would be berthed cud on On tho other sido of the ,||@@||would be berthed end on. On the other side of the laadwaj »turf s and other buildings could be erected, I||@@||roadway stores and other buildings could be erected, tnoroby returning to t he Q0701 uni^nt a \ cry large sum||@@||thereby returning to the Government a very large sum oi money windi would go towards paying interest||@@||of money which would go towards paying interest. In the beginuin¡rof 1S94 I bad tho honour to submit||@@||In the beginning of 1894 I had the honour to submit to the Government then in power a se hora o BO me what||@@||to the Government then in power a scheme somewhat Blindar to this, the central Btation, however, being||@@||similar to this, the central station, however, being on the sito now occumed by the New Markets.'7||@@||on the site now occupied by the New Markets." Mr. Harper bai received from Ministers promises||@@||Mr. Harper has received from Ministers promises that the scheme shall receive consideration||@@||that the scheme shall receive consideration. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14293100 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATE INSPECTOR||@@||THE LATE INSPECTOR PBNDEIIGAST.||@@||PENDERGAST. One of the most popular oilicials in the railway||@@||One of the most popular officials in the railway service of the colon), m the peiscm of Mr I *M||@@||service of the colony, in the person of Mr. J. M. Pendergast, traflic inspector of the Northern nnd||@@||Pendergast, traffic inspector of the Northern nnd Western lines, died suddenly at lui residence,||@@||Western lines, died suddenly at his residence, 14 Lindtn," Stanley-street, Camperdown, on Juos||@@||"Linden," Stanley-street, Camperdown, on Tues- day Tho deceased waa 1 ) years of ago, ft°d wis||@@||day. Tho deceased was 49 years of age, and was one of tho oldest o ni co ra in the dt-partmont, having||@@||one of the oldest officers in the department, having joiuej about «JO yours ti go By his sterling||@@||joined about 30 years ago. By his sterling quuhho3 us u man, und his touud practical kuow||@@||qualities as a man, and his sound practical know- lotif,*3 of his dutios, he gained the esteem of tho n helo||@@||ledge of his duties, he gained the esteem of the whole fa ta fl. The deceased leaves a widow an 1 six von up;||@@||staff. The deceased leaves a widow and six young children A solemn Ucquiom Muss waa celebrated||@@||children. A solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated on Weduesdu^ inormug nt St Joseph's It C||@@||on Wednesday morning at St Joseph's R. C. Church, .Newtown, b\ tliL Vcn Ile\ Dan» Matter}||@@||Church, Newtown, by The Very Rev. Dean Slattery. Theßco the fun omi cortege loft for %\ nid.or i||@@||Thence the funeral cortege left for Windsor It O Cemetery b*, '» 1 > train The body was «n- |||@@||R. C. Cemetery by 9.25 train. The body was en- closed ni a p tUshci ceda** casket, with silver uuuut||@@||closed in a polished cedar casket, with silver mount- nigi lhe cofliu was co\eitsd with numerous w reu I lu*||@@||ings. The coffin was covered with numerous wreathes, which w ero sent by tho following -Hie Personal||@@||which were sent by the following:- The Personal tnd othcul etufl, outdoor suponatendent'e oflice||@@||and official staff, outdoor superintendent's office No-th nnd West lines outdoor supenuUurieut||@@||North and West lines, outdoor superintendent benth and South Coast and stall, platform statt||@@||South and South Coast and staff, platform staff Redfern Stntiou, ofhceiB Milson*» Point line, New-||@@||Redfern Station, officers Milson's Point line, New- town Station stall. Northern conductors II our v||@@||town Station staff, Northern conductors, henry MtrKwaltl, uid others lhe chief mom um* prostrnt||@@||Markwald, and others. The chief mourners present wore - T N Pendorffa^t O J Pendergast, P||@@||were:- J. N. Pendergast, O. J. Pendergast, P. Pendergast (som), T Pt-mWgfiat, N Nr Peiidirtwt||@@||Pendergast (sons, J. Pendergast, N. N. Pendergast (brothers), P Butler, J Humphries, 1 J M Cabu||@@||(brothers), P. Butler, J. Humphries, T. J. M'Cabe (brotnera-tn law), P T Butter (uephew) Among||@@||(brothers-in-law), P. T. Butler (nephew). Among the others present were -Mr Smith (Commissioner s||@@||the others present were -Mr Smith (Commissioner's olhco), Inspectors hingston, Marr. Edwards, Monk,||@@||Office), Inspectors Kingston, Marr, Edwards, Monk, Mahon} 1 Dawos (S M , Milsoti'b Point), Misar»||@@||Mahony, T Dawes (S. M., Milson's Point), Messrs Miran "Prurlmll, ami Carroll (0 1)6 nAice*,, J||@@||Moran, Fairhall, and Carroll (ODS Office), J Stephenson (Loco Department), together with||@@||Stephenson (Loco. Department), together with representatives of all bra* chea of tho service lhe||@@||representatives of all branches of tho service. The ftiiiörnl arrangements weio carried out by P Byrnes||@@||Funeral arrangements were carried out by P Byrnes ana Co , GeorRc-stroet AVtat||@@||and Co., George-street West. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14293367 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CITY RAILWAY EXTENSION.||@@||CITY RAILWAY EXTENSION. Tho Standing Committee on Public "Woiks further||@@||The Standing Committee on Public Works further couriidcred 3 estprday the propcsnl to extend tho rail-||@@||considered yesterday the proposal to extend the rail- way from Redfern station to Kin¿-Mreet according||@@||way from Redfern station to King-street according to a scheme described on lue-* lay hy Mr R It P.||@@||to a scheme described on Tuesday by Mr. R. R. P. K ckson, Undor-Secrotarv for Woila?, details of which||@@||Hickson, Under-Secretary for Works, details of which have hceu published Mr \V. J ir ckett, QI.L.C ,||@@||have been published. Mr. W. J. Trickett, M.L.C., oh unnau, presided. Dr. Garran, M L C , Messrs,||@@||chairman, presided. Dr. Garran, M.L.C., Messrs. Watson, Dick, Levien, ami M'JTarlauo, Ms L A.,||@@||Watson, Dick, Levien, and McFarlane, Ms.L.A., constituted tho committee.||@@||constituted the committee. Mr. H. Deane, Engineer*m-Clnef, railway con||@@||Mr. H. Deane, Engineer-in-Chief, railway con- ötructirm branch, was further exu mined Ho auld that||@@||struction branch, was further examined. He said that Redfern stjhou was not ty any means as suitable for||@@||Redfern station was not by any means as suitable for dealing with the mit H ay tralhc as a more central||@@||dealing with the railway traffic as a more central stall m would bo Three-quarters of the total passen-||@@||station would be. Three-quarters of the total passen- ger tnflic handled was suburb m trafile. Suburbio||@@||ger traffic handled was suburban traffic. Suburban pashenners gonornlly wnutcd to coma right into the||@@||passengers generally wanted to come right into the city. Elcctnc teams running up and dowu The streets||@@||city. Electric trams running up and down the streets would not suit the piissauger*, who wanted to avoid||@@||would not suit the passenger who wanted to avoid the trouble of transhipping from one mode of convey-||@@||the trouble of transhipping from one mode of convey- ance to another and to save time. The trams stopped||@@||ance to another and to save time. The trams stopped at so m LU) pinces that people would prefer togo right||@@||at so many places that people would prefer to go right through in t u'triviD. 1 he Ituiltvay Com m ia ato nora||@@||through in the train. The Railway Commissioners measured the need tor the city railway bv the uurn||@@||measured the need for the city railway by the num- hcr of puoplo who went to and from Redfern by the||@@||ber of people who went to and from Redfern by the steam trims. Ho thought it was b< ttui to bunt» trains||@@||steam trams. He thought it was better to bring trains mto a ptrpMr ntitiou lu the citi than to try to||@@||into a proper station in the city than to try to hitndlu the traffic \wth tiamB It was no use to keon||@@||handle the traffic with trams. It was no use to keep nu tinkormg with the question Unless they took||@@||on tinkering with the question. Unless they took Hyde Park altogether there would ho numtt dead||@@||Hyde Park altogether there would be some dead money uuder uuv scheme Ponular feeling would||@@||money under any scheme. Popular feeling would not hstnii to Hyde Park being taken If he had bia||@@||not listen to Hyde Park being taken. If he had his , w »y he would take the Hillway right into the fity,||@@||way he would take the railway right into the city, and linke a good job of it, thut* settling the ju^hon||@@||and make a good job of it, thus settling the question ft 1 a lout; time The Railway Commissioners ob foe ted||@@||for a long time. The Railway Commissioners objected to the using of any t-tawoiibet^ceu Redfern and htiug||@@||to the fixin of any station between Redfern and King- stioet J ho wittier 9 reid thu It ml way Co m mission ora*||@@||street. The witness read the Railway Commissioners' minute ot November Jo hist dealing with the pro-||@@||minute of November 25 last dealing with the pro- posed construction of a rmlway stat 1 ou between||@@||posed construction of a railway station between G îrjen-rofid und X>uvoushiro stieet He produced.||@@||Garden-road and Devonshire-street. He produced a plan of tho locality aud a perspective view of the||@@||a plan of the locality and a perspective view of the proposed building||@@||proposed building. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14319294 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HEItlt VOGT'S PUPILS' CONCERT.||@@||HERR VOGT'S PUPILS' CONCERT. Herr Olto Vogt chose tho FquiUblü Hall in the||@@||Herr Otto Vogt chose tho Equitable Hall in the Equit ible-hu ridings for Im pupils* concert yesterday||@@||Equitable-buildings for his pupils* concert yesterday aftnrnooii, and the hanisonio little music chamber,||@@||afternoon, and the handsome little music chamber, which wus croirded, proved eminently amtablo lor||@@||which was crowded, proved eminently suitable for such a function Ihe assisting artists «ero||@@||such a function Ihe assisting artists were Mme Vo;?t and Mr 32 btevenson Mme||@@||Mme. Vogt and Mr E Stevenson. Mme Vogt's chief contribution uns ** Beloved, it is||@@||Vogt's chief contribution was " Beloved, it is m»rn," a fine song by Florence 4)lward,||@@||morn," a fine song by Florence Aylward which Bcemn to have sprung into fashion||@@||which seems to have sprung into fashion all at once Mme Vogt's elevated tie.tment of the||@@||all at once Mme Vogt's elevated treatment of the passionate mu "io was thoroughly in hurmony with||@@||passionate music was thoroughly in harmony with the e c uti men t of the verse Au other tnjovablo cou||@@||the seutiment of the verse. An other enjoyable cou tnhutiou was tho ' Andante, and Vanitious" tor||@@||trbution was tho ' Andante, and Varitious" tor violin and pi ino, by Heothovou, which was plea-||@@||violin and piano, by Beethoven, which was plea- santly rendered by Mr 13 Stevenson and ITeii A ogt||@@||santly rendered by Mr E Stevenson and Herr Vogt. Ihç viol» ist was, however, facing the light, thu«||@@||The violinist was, however, facing the light, thus placmg his music m shadow, and owing to this||@@||placing his music in shadow, and owing to this causa he was not heard at his bett Amongst tho||@@||cause he was not heard at his best Amongst the pupils, speen! ni en "ion should be made of MHB||@@||pupils, special mention should be made of Miss (Jmee Feiroii-Sliferloclc, who played L)s¿t'n (iifii||@@||(Grace Fearon-Sherlock, who played Liszt's diffi- cult ** lii^oletto " fantusia bri 3 hu« tí y and well||@@||cult "Rigoletto" fantasia brilliantly and well Miss Jesse M'Neil, a mole youtnful student,||@@||Miss Jesse McNeil, a more youthful student, rendered neatly an " Allo^retto with Variations,"||@@||rendered neatly an " Allegretto with Variations," by line tho ve» and satisfactory work of oue Mud or||@@||by Beethoven, and satisfactory work of one kind or ano thor wes xortbcoimng from Misses Emily Potter,||@@||another was forthcoming from Misses Emily Potter, M h i »le Schell, Lisie M Not! ana Katie Mahler||@@||Maisie Schell, Elsie McNeil and Katie Mahler. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14294682 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE,||@@||PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. THE CITY RAILWAY.||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY. fho Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foblie||@@||The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works met jestorday afternoon, under thu presi-||@@||Works met yesterday afternoon, under the presi- dency of the Hou W J. lnckett, M L - In«||@@||dency of the Hon. W. J. Trickett, M.L.C. The business waa the further consideration of Hie ex-||@@||business was the further consideration of the ex- pediency of extending the railway «utero of ti«||@@||pediency of extending the railway system of the colony iroin the present terminus at ¡Redfern into In«||@@||colony from the present terminus at Redfern into the eily, meludmg the i-rectiou of a largo cénits!||@@||city, including the erection of a large central station. Mi J Parry, outdoor superintendent of Souther«.||@@||Mr. J. Parry, outdoor superintendent of Southern Lines, Kuilwoy Department, was further examine!||@@||Lines, Railway Department, was further examined. Ho considered, in regard to the suggested station«||@@||He considered, in regard to the suggested station at Devonshiro-stri-ot, that there would ho abundant||@@||Devonshire-street, that there would be abundant «pace- available, but ho thought it absolutely noces||@@||space available, but he thought it absolutely neces- saryto bung the railway sjstcni into tas liejrto||@@||sary to bring the railway system into the heart of the city. Elsewhere it lud been found adraahlsto||@@||the city. Elsewhere it had been found advisable to curry pjisenpers to the main centre It «a» quite||@@||carry passengers to the main centre. It was quite iiossiblo to construct au electric rail» ly from Deren.||@@||possible to construct an electric railway from Devon- ¿hire-street to Circular Quaj, Uiincu to the cuten||@@||shire-street to Circular Quay, thence to the eastern Buburba, and back to De\ousbiro-strcot, but«||@@||suburbs, and back to Devonshire-street, but an extension of the trunk Uno ho thought prefino a.||@@||extension of the trunk line he thought preferable. The expenditure would probably be no heavieri»||@@||The expenditure would probably be no heavier in the lattor case, and, in addition, tbo time wasted «||@@||the latter case, and, in addition, the time wasted in changing from one syfun lo the other sliouldbi||@@||changing from one system to the other should be taken into account 'lbs thiof trouble at Itedlerl||@@||taken into account. The chief trouble at Redfern was tho inconvenient planning of the jurd inskinj||@@||was the inconvenient planning of the yard, making it diflicult for engines to get out ot the wayo.||@@||it difficult for engines to get out ot the way of incoming and outgoing trains He was sure iiotnug||@@||incoming and outgoing trains. He was sure nothing satisfactory or permanent could bo done with Ita||@@||satisfactory or permanent could be done with the lledfern terminus A Rood station could be bo tal||@@||Redfern terminus. A good station could be built at Devonshire-street, which would last for a long aie,||@@||Devonshire-street, which would last for a long time, but ho doubted whether the silo would be equal«!||@@||but he doubted whether the site would be equal to tho demand Ho favoured the Iijdo Park statm||@@||the demand. He favoured the Hyde Park station, wheb would bo the best from a commercial jouit el||@@||which would be the best from a commercial point of view. In support of Ins contention tbat {»»»»»«||@@||view. In support of his contention that the traffic bad outgrown tho iiccoinmodation available M||@@||had outgrown the accommodation available, he quoted the following hgur.« showing its gro»ti||@@||quoted the following figures showing its growth :— Iii .Sa« thero wtro 10,.S2,OW persons conjejedV)||@@||In 1889 there were 10,282,982 persons conveyed by tram from Hodferu rail« ny «tallon «£ »'£j||@@||train from Redfern railway station ; and in 1899 this number bad increased to ll,0(2,Co7 aT°f"||@@||this number had increased to 14,072,687 passengers -an incroaso of 3,781 705 passengers in 1» J>»»t£||@@||—an increase of 3,789,705 passengers in 10 years, or a grow th of d6 per cent I hese ligures wen ««£||@@||a growth of 36 per cent. These figures were exclu- s.T of tin, season ticket and weekly ticket hide*||@@||sive of the season ticket and weekly ticket holders. During the period in question the former had io||@@||During the period in question the former had in- creased 11 per «»» »na th0 iM" ',' ', SSCftta||@@||creased 51 per cent. and the latter 175 per cent. Prior to and during the late Christmas holidays the difficulties in getting over the business were too much and too great for any man to stand in Strain of. The Chairman: Is it a fact that the greater facilities yru give for railway communication tit||@@||facilities you give for railway communication the moro the traflic mercases *> ,i||@@||more the traffic increases ? Mr. Parry Yes, and the railway tralBowonw||@@||Mr. Parry : Yes, and the railway traffic would Inrralv increase if brought into tho city H«T«||@@||largely increase if brought into the city. He in- "need bÄ .utarbof ^"f'"^"3||@@||stanced how the suburb of Strathfield had grown since lim department had .oortened t « T«||@@||the department had shortened the train journey from Itodfeni to li minutes Öu»«?°°f"||@@||from Redfern to 15 minutes. Questioned as to "ccomniodaliou for cal», Mr Parri ^«||@@||accommodation for cabs, Mr. Parry said they were short of room nt Redfern »taUon, but "»* »»||@@||short of room at Redfern station, but he did not think thoro would ho a congestion of cabs it||@@||think there would bhe a congestion of cabs if the Hjdu Park scheme wnsndopted ."..j.wli||@@||Hyde Park scheme was adopted. Mr Parry's examination w us concluded sinT||@@||Mr. Parry's examination was concluded shortly after 4 p m , und the committee {djowori unb||@@||after 4 p.m., and the committee adjourned until Tuesday afternoon, wheu Mr J h.neesbnw,um||@@||Tuesday afternoon, when Mr. J. Kneeshaw, tram- way superintendent, will be .rammed Mr||@@||way superintendent, will be examined. Mr. J. Sievers, laud valuer, will probably follow||@@||Sievers, land valuer, will probably follow. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326551 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE CITY RAILWAY.||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY. I TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-The decision of the Publia Works Coiomiltct||@@||Sir,—The decision of the Public Works Committee m rejecting the extension of tho mil way into *h¿||@@||in rejecting the extension of the railway into the city, und recommeudiiig in lieu thoreof the e-ipendi||@@||city, and recommending in lieu thereof the expendi- ture ot half a million nf tho taxpayers' inouov in tha||@@||ture of half a million of the taxpayers' money in the erection of nu additional railway station opposite tha||@@||erection of an additional railway station opposite the present Redfurn rmlway station, with only a 40ft.||@@||present Redfern railway station, with only a 40ft. street intervening la íncomprnlieusiblo The expendi-||@@||street intervening is incomprehensible. The expendi- ture millie supeilluous in el uuprnduollve whereat)||@@||ture will be superfluous and unproductive whereas if the late Mr Fddy'b sóbeme wore carried out at a||@@||if the late Mr. Eddy's scheme were carried out at a trifle over the cost of the proposed additional railway||@@||trifle over the cost of the proposed additional railway station, according to the ablest financial oxporls it||@@||station, according to the ablest financial experts it would ebon 8 tier cen* not profit from the, jump,||@@||would show 8 per cent. net profit from the jump, mid the suburb ni passengers who play such an im-||@@||and the suburban passengers who play such an im- portant part in connection with the revenue of the||@@||portant part in connection with the revenue of the railway »"stem of the colony, would be catered for ia||@@||railway system of the colony, would be catered for in a becoming manner, brought right into th» city, ana||@@||a becoming manner, brought right into the city, and relieved efle.tuallv of the nomment danger to lite and||@@||relieved effectually of the imminent danger to life and limb at Redam The Work» Committee evidently||@@||limb at Redfern. The Works Committee evidently did not considei it woith their timo to take any nodes||@@||did not consider it worth their time to take any notice of such trifles 1 ho Bull» ay Commissionors long||@@||of such trifles. The Railway Commissioners long siuce warned the Governmeut of thB danger||@@||since warned the Governmeut of the danger. Several of the membore of the Work» Ooramittc«||@@||Several of the members of the Works Committee affirmed that the oleotric tramway would relievo th«||@@||affirmed that the electric tramway would relieve the conge«tiou at Hedfirn I if ty electric» tramways||@@||congestion at Redfern. Fifty electric tramways would not relieve tho congestion nt Itedferii Iht||@@||would not relieve the congestion at Redfern. The experience of th» railway world in densely popu-||@@||experience of the railway world in densely popu- lated cities i« tu oxtoud, at tho cost of millions Yoi»||@@||lated cities is to extend, at the cost of millions. You must go ahead there la no alternativo||@@||must go ahead ; there is no alternative. Other members of tho coman tt, o stated that th»||@@||Other members of the committee stated that the eleotrio tramway would cope with the roi1 way pas-||@@||electric tramway would cope with the railway pas- sengers as well »a tho auburb.u passengers, I say||@@||sengers as well as the suburban passengers. I say advisedly that the eloc trie system, when lill the||@@||advisedly that the electric system, when all the suburbs aro connected with it, will not be able ta||@@||suburbs are connected with it, will not be able to cope with the subuibau passenger» aud there are far||@@||cope with the suburban passengers and there are far too many trams running m George-street at lbs||@@||too many trams running in George-street at the present timo to bo comfortable lo pedestrians. Wa||@@||present time to be comfortable to pedestrians. We must not ruu awuy with the idea that we have ¡a||@@||must not run away with the idea that we have a Bourke-street or n Colline-streot hore If we had||@@||Bourke-street or a Collins-street here. If we had tbero would bo muro »paco for. vehicle and pedes-||@@||there would be more space for vehicle and pedes- trian trafilo, und the risk of accidents would be mini«||@@||trian traffic, and the risk of accidents would be mini- mised||@@||mised. Let any disinterested citizen take into considera«||@@||Let any disinterested citizen take into considera- tion the contraction that ev. st» lu the city of Syd«||@@||tion the contraction that exists in the city of Syd- ney consoquont upon the Murrow, disjointed, short||@@||ney consequent upon the narrow, disjointed, short street« and witness tim diflioulty ordinary trufiio finds:||@@||streets and witness the difficulty ordinary traffic finds in moving therein Ile will become a convert to Mr.||@@||in moving therein. He will become a convert to Mr. Eddy's scheme, booause it does not close li single)||@@||Eddy's scheme, because it does not close a single street, on the Contran relievos the congestion thal||@@||street, on the contrary relieves the congestion that exists to-day Wbnt will It bo in 20 years' time í||@@||exists to-day. What will it be in 20 years' time ? In Parliament I r treuuously opposed the creation ol||@@||In Parliament I strenuously opposed the creation of a political Public Wurta Committee, whlcu in re-||@@||a political Public Works Committee, which in re- lation to the ra il n ai system of tho cc lony under th«||@@||lation to the railway system of the colony under the Public Works Act IB lu direct contiadiction Tbsj||@@||Public Works Act is in direct contradiction. The decision of the Public Work» Committee is tha||@@||decision of the Public Works Committee is the greatmt censure they oould heap upon the Railway||@@||greatest censure they could heap upon the Railway Coniniiasloii.rs||@@||Commissioners. I stn, &o,||@@||I am, &c., 1 MYUeaH'IUB.||@@||MYLES McRAE fr||@@|| ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14294107 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.||@@||PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. CITY RAILWAY.||@@||CITY RAILWAY. Thu Parliamentary Standing Cooitmttee on Public||@@||The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works mot yesterdav, under the presidency of Mr||@@||Works met yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. W J Trickett, M L C Tho oomuiittao proceeded||@@||W. J. Trickett, M.L.C. The committee proceeded with tho further consideration of the uxpcdieucy of||@@||with the further consideration of the expediency of extending tho railway system 01 the colonv fraoi||@@||extending the railway system of the colony from tho present terminus at Rodforn lutothocitj, lu||@@||the present terminus at Redforn into the city, in- eluding the erection of a largpi cential »tutiou||@@||cluding the erection of a large central station. Mr II Deane, Euginesr-m-Chief, Rail-||@@||Mr. H. Deane, Engineer-in-Chief, Rail- way Constructiou Branch, Department of Public||@@||way Construction Branch, Department of Public Works, was further examined, and explained||@@||Works, was further examined, and explained lu detail the various j roposuls in regard to||@@||in detail the various proposals in regard to tho schemes Ho thought tho liropBr waj was to||@@||the schemes. He thought the proper way was to bl mp all tho tralbcto ono station The Devonslure||@@||bring all the traffic to one station. The Devonshire- streut station was not m his opinion, central onough||@@||street station was not, in his opinion, central enough. Companug bvduev wttb other lar('e cities îuctuii-g||@@||Comparig Sydney with other large cities, including London, ba thought it wai as well supplied, from a||@@||London, he thought it was as well supplied, from a railway uoiut of view as. even London, having regard||@@||railway point of view, as even London, having regard to population Hut they should cousider future re||@@||to population. But they should consider future re- quiremeabj, which would neceisitate a further ex-||@@||quirements, which would neceisitate a further ex- tension of the railways Tho Geo-ge-atreot tram-||@@||tension of the railways. The George-street tram- way could not bo expected to carry all the trofhc||@@||way could not be expected to carry all the traffic from tho station as well as from the||@@||from the station as well as from the western suburb« lhere would be u growth||@@||western suburbs. There would be a growth [if 'buB and tram tralhe from the suburbs||@@||of 'bus and tram traffic from the suburbs m tho nutural coûtas of events «ud an extension of||@@||in the natural course of events, and an extension of the railway was necessarv to cope with that increase||@@||the railway was necessary to cope with that increase. Tho Ilailivay Coininib«ioiiirs reckoned that tho||@@||The Railway Commissioners reckoned that the suburban traffic had increased since» 189C to the||@@||suburban traffic had increased since 1896 to the present timo from _35,0UU io 1.18,000, or at the rate||@@||present time from £35,000 to £38,000, or at the rate rf £100(1 per annum lor three yours He was not||@@||of £1000 per annum for three years. He was not piepaiod to say the jiopulation of Parramatta had||@@||prepared to say the population of Parramatta had heeu increasing be believed it bad hut he was||@@||been increasing ; he believed it had ; but he was »uro the population bntweou Parramatta and||@@||sure the population between Parramatta and Sydney waa steadily uitie-sing But it was||@@||Sydney was steadily increasing. But it was not one of the functions of hlB ofHco to||@@||not one of the functions of his office to make inquiries on that point As to tho expen-||@@||make inquiries on that point. As to the expen- diture of 11,100 000 odd for the extension||@@||diture of £1,300,000 odd for the extension of the ruilw ay for the purpose of ac ommodatiutz||@@||of the railway for the purpose of accommodating suburban passenger traffic he would rather not say||@@||suburban passenger traffic, he would rather not say w hethcr be would rcconnnend it or not That was a||@@||whether he would recommend it or not. That was a tralfic quostiou-oue for the Ballway Commissioners||@@||traffic question—one for the Railway Commissioners to auswar It was a mutter of opinion, aud one be||@@||to answer. It was a matter of opinion, and one he would rather avoid It was a railwar policj||@@||would rather avoid. It was a railway policy question Ho was willing to answer anv questions||@@||question. He was willing to answer any questions on engineering mutters He wa» told to find the beat||@@||on engineering matters. He was told to find the best scheme for a given sum of money, and not to ud opt||@@||scheme for a given sum of money, and not to adopt curtum silos bo f ir as te» as ublo he hud done so||@@||certain sites. So far as he was able he had done so. Tho King-street scheme w is the result If the Hyde||@@||The King-street scheme was the result. If the Hyde Park scheme could not he a loptod the King-street one||@@||Park scheme could not he adopted the King-street one v. as the best he could think, of He could understand||@@||was the best he could think of. He could understand tho Mmunttee wou Id liku au expression of opinion from||@@||the committee would like an expression of opinion from him as to tho merits of the rival schemes, hut that||@@||him as to the merits of the rival schemes, but that v. as rather a matter for Pailiameut to decide The||@@||was rather a matter for Parliament to decide. The fat James'stheme was tho best, because III Hydo||@@||St. James' scheme was the best, because in Hyde Pulk they could v. ork froely, and there would bu uo||@@||Park they could work freely, and there would be no cramping there It was decidedly the cheapest||@@||cramping there. It was decidedly the cheapest because thora was loss resumption It was moro||@@||because there was less resumption. It was more central, and the cost would be lois than hulf that of||@@||central, and the cost would be less than half that of the King-street ont Ho v> as certain that if the||@@||the King-street one. He was certain that if the Hydo Park scUomu wera adoptad it would prove of||@@||Hyde Park scheme were adopted it would prove of great benctit to the eil}||@@||great benefit to the city. The committee on rising adjourned until to-day||@@||The committee on rising adjourned until to-day. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14340897 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CITY RAILWAY,||@@||CITY RAILWAY. I TO THE EDITOlt OF THE HBKaLD. |||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-I seat a copy of j our issue ot August l-l, con-||@@||Sir,—I sent a copy of your issue ot August 14, con- taining a letter i rom me ou the ibove subjeot to a||@@||taining a letter from me on the above subject to a friend of uno«, a surveyor in Loadou, and received a||@@||friend of mine, a surveyor in London, and received a reply from him this wceL, written, he udnuts, under||@@||reply from him this week, written, he admits, under tho disadvantage of beiug on the Continent, and||@@||the disadvantage of being on the Continent, and therefore not being able tu make references for facts.||@@||therefore not being able to make references for facts. However, I givo a tow extracts He writes " You||@@||However, I give a few extracts. He writes :" You aie most certainly right in urging that all suburban||@@||are most certainly right in urging that all suburban railway traille for passeugcrs should be brought into||@@||railway traffic for passeugers should be brought into tho very centro of populous cities, one of which I||@@||the very centre of populous cities, one of which I am very pie isad to soo that bydnev is becoming||@@||am very pleased to see that Sydney is becoming. The omission to do this ongmully m London has||@@||The omission to do this originally in London has necessitated the cirpeudtUiro of vast sums of money,||@@||necessitated the expenditure of vast sums of money, winji tho public li ive now to pay for in tits torm iii||@@||which the public have now to pay for in the form of higher fares than would otherwiso have been needed.||@@||higher fares than would otherwise have been needed. 1'hu newest plain hue m England-the Manchester,||@@||The newest main line in England—the Manchester, bhelbeld, und Lincoln railway- now uudcr the name||@@||Sheffield, and Lincoln railway—now under the name of tho ' fjreat Central,' has found its way into Lon-||@@||of the ' Great Central,' has found its way into Lon- don, joining tho Metropolitan at Baker-street All the||@@||don, joining the Metropolitan at Baker-street. All the main lines now bave connections with citv systems,||@@||main lines now have connections with city systems, that is running powers over Puss to a city terminus,||@@||that is running powers over lines to a city terminus, bo that passengers can get into toe heart ot the city||@@||so that passengers can get into the heart ot the city withuut chsngiug"||@@||withuut changing." Underground electric railways appear to be in-||@@||Underground electric railways appear to be in- creasing Iieternog to the " Ccutral I oudou Rail-||@@||creasing. Referring to the " Central London Rail- way," my fneud »rites " This hue which is called||@@||way," my friend writes : " This line which is called tho ' twopenny tubor ' (the faro being J i for any||@@||the ' twopenny tuber ' (the fare being 2d for any distance), is run ni tivo separate tubes, so that there||@@||distance), is run in two separate tubes, so that there cannot possibly be a collisiou. I wi satisfied that||@@||cannot possibly be a collision. I am satisfied that the great success that this lino ha-i experienced from||@@||the great success that this line has experienced from the first is consequent upou tbo central position of||@@||the first is consequent upon the central position of the stations, «speciullv that ni front of the Royal||@@||the stations, especially that in front of the Royal Uxchuuge, called the Dank station. There are other||@@||Exchange, called the Bank station. There are other electric ruilwav a ill Loudon-Waterloo to the Bank,||@@||electric railways in London—Waterloo to the Bank, Stockwell to Moorgate-stroet, with a station under||@@||Stockwell to Moorgate-street, with a station under ' St Mary Woolnotn ' Chuiob, at corner of Lombard||@@||' St. Mary Woolnoth ' Church, at corner of Lombard and Kmc; William streets This laltor railway is||@@||and King William streets. This latter railway is being extended ti Islington, lu the north of London,||@@||being extended to Islington, in the north of London, and will be Of immense ndvnntago to an enormous||@@||and will be of immense advantage to an enormous population in that neighbourhood Another ucw||@@||population in that neighbourhood. Another new line is beiug nudo from Stratford to Aldgate (city),||@@||line is beiug made from Stratford to Aldgate (city). ïrom all the tacts hero enumerated ion mil s->e thit||@@||From all the facts here enumerated you will see that toe facilities for the millions to get in lind out of the||@@||the facilities for the millions to get in and out of the city of London are being rapidly lacroascd At the||@@||city of London are being rapidly increased. At the same time of course the suburbs must be greatly||@@||same time of course the suburbs must be greatly liencllteil, bv being brought actual!,- uetcter in time||@@||benefitted, by being brought actually nearer in time to tho city "||@@||to the city." A central city rail nay station is imperative for||@@||A central city railway station is imperative for the conveuieuce and safety of tho public without tho||@@||the convenience and safety of the public without the aunoviinco and very great uicnuveuicnce of changing||@@||annoyance and very great inconvenience of changing into f íaovorcroirdcd tramcers.||@@||into the overcrowded tramcars. Iam,í:e.,||@@||I am, &c., Octobor 17. ALF. SADDTNGTON.||@@||October 17. ALF. SADDINGTON. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14359259 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE CITY SAILWAY EX-||@@||THE CITY RAILWAY EX- TENSION.||@@||TENSION. TO THB EDITOB Ol THE HERALD||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. bil,-It is astomshlug that the Government »sou»||@@||Sir,—It is astonishing that the Government should he talking about miming a tramline ulong Pitt «lrseí||@@||be talking about running a tramline along Pitt-street when we have such excellent facilities tor eilend||@@||when we have such excellent facilities for extend- tug the railway into the eily Eicepting >»||@@||ing the railway into the city. Excepting a few hundred yards Uovernintnt I ind eitcuds from nea«||@@||hundred yards Government land extends from Red- feru station to Circular «uay Without ni any way||@@||fern station to Circular Quay. Without in any way destroying the beauty of thu Domain and H)de ra«,||@@||destroying the beauty of the Domain and Hyde Park, Ibehevo the line can be constructed Is it borona||@@||I believe the line can be constructed. Is it beyond the »kill of the engineer to carrv the line m« m||@@||the skill of the engineer to carry the line over the burying ground aud Belmoie Park, and solera tu«.||@@||burying ground and Belmore Park, and enter a tun- net behind Lyons-terrace, running underHjdersre,||@@||nel behind Lyons-terrace, running under Hyde Park, the Department of Lunuc), the Mint, ond bo sat"||@@||the Department of Lunacy, the Mint, and so on to Fort Macquane, appioachiug the Tarpeian Way«»||@@||Fort Macquarie, approaching the Tarpeian Way en route » Construct a «tatiou on the ground now oc||@@||route. Construct a station on the ground now oc- cupied by the Mint and Department of Lum«',||@@||cupied by the Mint and Department of Lunacy. with a subway thereto in lames-etreet »tli»«iw||@@||with a subway thereto in James-street. If this site prêtent, uot the necsssary length eneróseh abito»||@@||presents not the necsssary length encroach a bit on Hyde Park or the Domain, or upon both lo com||@@||Hyde Park or the Domain, or upon both. To com- peusate foi loss Ol Jame»-»treet continue Tia««||@@||pensate for loss of James-street continue Market- street through the pork in the f the railway to Kinf»-street||@@||much-needed extension of the railway to King-street. The late Mr, Eddy, whu-*e capable management of the||@@||The late Mr. Eddy, whose capable management of the railways in New South Witte*, is ackn'Wledxe I brail, and||@@||railways in New South Wales is acknowledged by all, and whose experience wau gained in Enplnnd, where the rail-||@@||whose experience was gained in England, where the rail- ways carrv theil milli ian« «tia a ter> struct; advocate f »r a||@@||ways carry their millions, was a very strong advocate for a »tatton iii fat .Tauiec'-road or at King-atrect, which would||@@||station in St. James'-road or at King-street, which would »eun to be the natural terminus for a city Tmlway.||@@||seem to be the natural terminus for a city railway. For tbfa extension Home stnall nturn could be secured,||@@||For this extension some small return could be secured, but for ]U8tcioüSinKuverPernn»hire-*tTect ioanexpen»tve||@@||but for just crossing Devonshire-street to an expensive "tation no extra charge could be made I certainly would||@@||station no extra charge could be made. I certainly would like to neo the station removed further away ii ora the||@@||like to see the station removed further away from the tunnel than it ii now. In London, es 1 have recent1 y |||@@||tunnel than it is now. In London, as I have recently »bown, tho main idea of the railway companies i* to study||@@||shown, the main idea of the railway companies is to study the con.emcnce nf their pausenden, by takmf? them as near||@@||the convenience of their passengers by taking them as near to tho centre of the great city UB pnnnble.||@@||to the centre of the great city as possible. 1 he comnetit.on between the various railway companies||@@||The competition between the various railway companies in Lundim in no doubt a lurtre fact «r in th» mere«.-mc||@@||in London is no doubt a large factor in the increasing facilities which are bf-Jag given to the tn» eil IHR public,||@@||facilities which are being given to the travelling public. 'i hauch we maj not hine the benefit of competition, mnv||@@||Though we may not have the benefit of competition, may we not learn by the ixpcrfence of othsra Î||@@||we not learn by the experience of others ? The Darling Harbcur peheme muy have tomcthiue; in ita||@@||The Darling Harbour scheme may have something in its favour, but it would not land the pb>asen¿ers in the centre||@@||favour, but it would not land the passengers in the centre of the i*ity.||@@||of the city. As you «how io your article of J5th instant, the Public||@@||As you show in your article of 25th instant, the Public I "Works Committee have bad to RIVO way to public opinion,||@@||Works Committee have had to give way to public opinion, or th« mice of the public, before now» and it may pos>||@@||or the voice of the public, before now, and it may pos- 1 siblj *ee that in tha present caso it would be wise to yield||@@||sibly see that in the present case it would be wise to yield. i X BIS- fifsS I||@@||I am, &c., 1 Otóobci27, ^ ^XIV, SADJDIHOIOH, '||@@||October 27. ALF. SADDINGTON. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14316156 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TUE RMS OPHIR||@@||THE R.M.S. OPHIR The Onent Companys twin screw liner Ophir indue||@@||The Orient Compaqny's twin-screw liner Ophir is due hcreto-n orrow She left London on Apul -7 nt 0 15 p m ,||@@||here to-morrow. She left London on April 27 at 0.35p.m., arrived ni I lyiuouMi next day at 10 7 a m , and left at n 25||@@||arrived at Plymouth next day at 10.7 a.m., and left at 5.25 p m Ilid a tine pssnagc to Gibralta., where she arrived at||@@||p.m. Had a fine passage to Gibraltar, where she arrived at G r0 a m on May 2 Having Ian led passenger«, left at||@@||6.30 a.m. on May 2. Having landed passengers, left at 10 2¿ a m 1 \peneneed tina weather to Marseilles, und||@@||10.22 a.m. Experienced fine weather to Marseilles, and arrived at 21 fOa m ou the 4tit Having Jandod and tra||@@||arrived at 11.50 a.m. on the 4th. Having landed and em- bsrhed pa«aenu;ers, left nt BTOptn After a line «enssago||@@||barked passengers, left at 5.30 p.m. After a fine passage Naples wnsreaehel at 5 52 a m on Mav 0 After landing||@@||Naples was reached at 5.52 a.m. on May 6. After landing and cmbarkin« pasiengers and the mails, ct nsistiog of 77U||@@||and embarking passengers and the mails, consisting of 776 bags, Wl at 2 a m cn Hnj 7 Ha 1 a \ eiy fine passigo to||@@||bags, left a 2 a.m. on May 7. Had a very fine passage to Port Said where she arrive 1 ntö 15 n m on the 10th Hav-||@@||Port Said where she arrived at 8.15 a.m. on the 10th. Hav- ing coaled, cute red the I an ii ut noon, and took departure||@@||ing coaled, entered the Canal at noon, and took departure fiomisiiczatrt 10 a m on May 11 After a vin tin"pas||@@||from Suez at 6.10 a.m. on May 11. After a very fine pas- s iL,e down the lied Sea and ucioss tho Indian i/eean ar-||@@||sage down the Red Sea and across the Indian Ocean, ar- rived nt Colombo on Mty.il at4fc0am A ftci embark-||@@||rived at Colombo on May 21, at 4.20 a.m. After embark- ing paieenjei «*, eat^o, and coal, loft i.t7-Gpm on the||@@||ing passengers, cargo, and coal, left at 7.26 p.m. on the raine dij Hal i \crv fine pins SR t. to Albanv, which was||@@||same day. Had a very fine passage to Albany, which was rcuehed on Amy TI, at J sa j) m Having landed and em||@@||reached on May 31, at 2.33 p.m. Having landed and em- burke 1 passengers, left at 10(0 pin Zrnn Albany to||@@||barked passengers, left at 10.40 p.m. From Albany to Adelaide experienced stiong following wind, with rough||@@||Adelaide experienced strong following wind, with rough «ça "__«||@@||sea. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14317036 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE R.M.S OPHIR..||@@||THE R.M.S OPHIR.. Tho Onent liner Ophir, now at the corapanra wharf||@@||The Orient liner Ophir, now at the company's wharf at Circular Quay, armed on Saturday monunj* after a fine||@@||at Circular Quay, arrived on Saturday morning after a fine run For nina years che has been employed in the Austra-||@@||run For nine years she has been employed in the Austra- lian trade ?»ithout a brea'., and, excepting for the deten||@@||lian trade without a break, and, excepting for the deten tioa necessitate i by the usual annual survey, she has not||@@||tion necessitated by the usual annual survey, she has not Oeen laid up throughout tint ) Institute bv Professor David, in St||@@||John's Literary Institute by Professor David, in St. John's bchoiilroom, Darlmghurst-road, last night||@@||John's Schoolroom, Darlinghurst-road, last night. Mr "Wiltred Docker linslded and theio was a large||@@||Mr. Wilfred Docker presided and there was a large attuudance. lhe lecturer illustrated his remar! s||@@||attendance. The lecturer illustrated his remarks with a large number of excellent' lantern vieWB Ho||@@||with a large number of excellent lantern views. He explainod the minute forms of animals und plants||@@||explained the minute forms of animals and plants w Inch combini d to build the eural isles of the Pacific,||@@||which combined to build the coral isles of the Pacific, stating that it was noir known, as the result of the||@@||stating that it was now known, as the result of the recent works at Fimo, Futí, that the part played by||@@||recent works at Funa Futi, that the part played by the coials in making theso great formations was sub-||@@||the corals in making these great formations was sub- ordinate to that of other organisms The latest||@@||ordinate to that of other organisms. The latest views of scientific men at the British Museum were||@@||views of scientific men at the British Museum were that the results of the Futía Futí boring had strongly||@@||that the results of the Funa Futi boring had strongly confirmed Darwin's original theory aa to the||@@||confirmed Darwin's original theory as to the origin of coral atolls by siibsidonce Views in||@@||origin of coral atolls by subsidence. Views in and around the \illage of Fuña Futí were shown,||@@||and around the village of Funa Futi were shown, and lu speaking with reference lo the inhabitants 01||@@||and in speaking with reference to the inhabitants of the caral ibIbb the lecturer said the Christian missions||@@||the coral isles the lecturer said the Christian missions there had done, and were still doing, splendid work||@@||there had done, and were still doing, splendid work. He urged that moro support Bhould be given ta these||@@||He urged that more support should be given to these missions, and especially that medical missionaries||@@||missions, and especially that medical missionaries should be sent out to minuter to the wants of these||@@||should be sent out to minister to the wants of these intelligent people||@@||intelligent people. At the close a heatly vote of thanks, proposed by||@@||At the close a hearty vote of thanks, proposed by Judge Docker and ^seconded by Mr W. R Kogan,||@@||Judge Docker and seconded by Mr. W. R Logan, vfus accorded Professor David I||@@||was accorded Professor David. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14306168 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HEAVY RAINS AND EXTREME||@@||HEAVY RAINS AND EXTREME COLD IN VICTORIA.||@@||COLD IN VICTORIA. HOLDINGS UNDER WATER.||@@||HOLDINGS UNDER WATER. MILITARY OAMPS FLOODED.||@@||MILITARY CAMPS FLOODED. MELBOURNE, Monday.||@@||MELBOURNE, Monday. The Easter holidays wcrequite spoiled by heavy||@@||The Easter holidays were quite spoiled by heavy rams and oxtrotne cold Sinco Triday night th i||@@||rains and extreme cold. Since Friday night the weather has bcon boisterous and v,ot, and tho out-||@@||weather has been boisterous and wet, and the out- door sports whuh wero postponed from Saturday||@@||door sports which were postponed from Saturday to Monday had to again he postponed or carried||@@||to Monday had to again be postponed or carried cut under the most depressing influences Tbeso||@@||out under the most depressing influences These climatic conditions wero gonoral throughout the||@@||climatic conditions were general throughout the colony, supplemented in tho higher altitudes by||@@||colony, supplemented in the higher altitudes by ?nowstorms of so pronounced a churaotor that||@@||snowstorms of so pronounced a character that tho »now lay 2 mohos thiele in the Btreets||@@||the snow lay 2 inches thick in the streets. Gippsland had moro than tho uvenigo sharo of||@@||Gippsland had more than the average share of tain, over 5 inches having fallon sinoo Tnday,||@@||rain, over 5 inches having fallen since Friday, raising the fall for the month to over 10 inches||@@||raising the fall for the month to over 10 inches. ill the creeks and rivers aro running bank||@@||All the creeks and rivers are running bank high, and lu many placoH aro overflowing,||@@||high, and in many places are overflowing, and a largo area of country round||@@||and a large area of country round about Drouin is under v, alor Tho main drain||@@||about Drouin is under water. The main drain of the Koo Wee Rup bwauip, which i amos tho||@@||of the Koo Wee Rup swamp, which carries the waters of the Tarago and Bunjip nveis luto||@@||waters of the Tarago and Bunyip rivers into Western Port Bny is runumg over the bank*, and||@@||Western Port Bay is running over the banks, and tho viator of tho subsidiary drains is consequently||@@||the water of the subsidiary drains is consequently dammed back A very largo number of Bettlore'||@@||dammed back. A very large number of settlers lioldmgs and dwellings aro under water (in||@@||holdings and dwellings are under water (in lorne cases up lo 4ft dcop), and families have||@@||some cases up to 4ft. deep), and families have been driven to the adjoining township for shelter||@@||been driven to the adjoining township for shelter. It is feared that tho late crops will bo mined||@@||It is feared that the late crops will be ruined. Boats were sent to-day by train to Bunyip for||@@||Boats were sent to-day by train to Bunyip for racue purposes In other parts of the oouutry||@@||rescue purposes. In other parts of the country low-lying lands aro thrcatonea by rising waters »||@@||low-lying lands are threatened by rising waters. ilio Bushmen enoampod at Langwarrin suf-||@@||The Bushmen encamped at Langwarrin suf- fered considciablo hardship from oxposure to tho||@@||fered considerable hardship from exposure to the liiolemeut weather, and the fluid artillery Easter||@@||inclement weather, and the field artillery Easter encampment at Bittern was equally unfortunate||@@||encampment at Bittern was equally unfortunate. tglit mon were ordored into hospital Buffering||@@||Eight men were ordered into hospital suffering from the efhota of oxposuro lim camp at||@@||from the effects of exposure. The camp at Bittern v, ns flooded out during last night owing||@@||Bittern was flooded out during last night owing lo the adjoining creek being unequal to oarrying||@@||to the adjoining creek being unequal to carrying away tho flood waters The Buslirnou oamped at||@@||away the flood waters. The Bushmen camped at Langwurnu bad a somewhat similar experience,||@@||Langwarrin had a somewhat similar experience, and to day the greater number of them with the||@@||and to day the greater number of them with the horses, wero Iransferrcd to tho Agricultural Show||@@||horses, were transferred to the Agricultural Show Ground, at Vlotninglon About 50 horsos are||@@||Ground, at Flemington. About 50 horses are under the caro of the v etonnnry surgeon||@@||under the care of the veterinary surgeon. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322675 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRAFFIC BLOCKED AT WALLERAWANG||@@||TRAFFIC BLOCKED AT WALLERAWANG UNPRECEDENTED SNOWFALL.||@@||UNPRECEDENTED SNOWFALL. PASSENGER TRAINS DELAYED.||@@||PASSENGER TRAINS DELAYED. WALLERAWANG. Friday.||@@||WALLERAWANG. Friday. A fill of Buow unprecedented in the hn.tor> of||@@||A fall of snow unprecedented in the history of tho district occurred >esterdu) morning, cuuuug al-||@@||the district occurred yesterday morning, causing al- most completo cessation of roud aud railway tnifhc||@@||most complete cessation of road and railway traffic. At 8 nm the fall registered 4 inches, coutmuiug||@@||At 8 a.m. the fall registered 4 inches, continuing nithout coasmg until J pm, ulieu it covered thu||@@||without ceasing until 3 p.m., when it covered the cubro country to a depth of 22 mJi*s The chief||@@||entire country to a depth of 22 inches. The chief dislocation oí railwav working occurrcl between||@@||dislocation oí railway working occurred between WUIciawuug aud Locksley J rallic ceased about||@@||Wallerawang and Locksley. Traffic ceased about 10 a m yeslerdiy, a id was not restored till S a m||@@||10 a.m. yesterday, and was not restored till 8 a.m. to di\ Ttlepriiph cor, m um ra ti nu failed untirtMv||@@||to-day. Telegraph communication failed entirely. Filot working was, after f,rcat diflicnl*j( eütallithul||@@||Pilot working was, after great difficulty, established shortly after S u m to-dav Iho pa«.cDRcr trim to||@@||shortly after 8 a.m. to-day. The passenger train to "3J hiev, w'uch had bo«n blockod ut Lockley mhco||@@||Sydney, which had been blocked at Locksley since 10 lo a ni j ontirdu, pa-btul through 2- hours lato||@@||10.15 a.m. yesterday, passed through 22 hours late. Dcmn tr ins from Sidney, including the put-tx tram||@@||Down trains from Sydney, including the paper train with day piu-senger«, und tho night mail wore||@@||with day passengers, and the night mail were blocked hore till this .normac, ritmwing thu journoy||@@||blocked here till this morning, resuming the journey about 8 úO, many horns late||@@||about 8.30, many hours late. At 10 ¿ti a in an oflicer was despatched from||@@||At 10.30 a.m. an officer was despatched from 1 ir ina to Lockslea for the purpoio of establishing||@@||Tarana to Locksley for the purpose of establishing pilot working, but owing H thu depth of snow 12||@@||pilot working, but owing to the depth of snow 12 hours wera taken to accomplish tim distance At 6||@@||hours were taken to accomplish the distance. At 6 p in a breakdow n gung wau sent out from Bathurst,||@@||p.m. a breakdown gang was sent out from Bathurst, but was uuahlo to work Through traflic ou the||@@||but was unable to work. Through traffic on the Mudgco lina was not much luterfered with, being||@@||Mudgee line was not much interfered with, being worked both wa\s with little delay Ino tra flic is||@@||worked both ways with little delay. The traffic is no» i cato red, aud gangs of men aro out repatria g||@@||now restored, and gangs of men are out repairing breaks in the telegraphic férrico, which lie tween||@@||breaks in the telegraphic service, which between Bat hu ret and Wa.krnnaug number I» District||@@||Bathurst and Wallerawang number 52. District- Inspector Culnauu cbi.ucul to bo here yesttrdar||@@||Inspector Culnane chanced to be here yesterday norning, aud assumed control of the working||@@||morning, and assumed control of the working. Mr Richardson, outdoor superintendent and Mr||@@||Mr. Richardson, outdoor superintendent and Mr. Suttor, engineer arrived by the down mail and re||@@||Suttor, engineer, arrived by the down mail and re- uni mod till the conucctiou with [/ockde? was eetab||@@||mained till the connection with Locksley was estab- lnhed They then proceeded to U -tliurbt to inspect||@@||lishhed. They then proceeded to Bathurst to inspect tho fu-thor weitem portion of the hue Mr Luluaoe||@@||the further western portion of the line. Mr. Culnane still remains at Wa'leruwuiig||@@||still remains at Wallerawang. Tho Wnllexawunp railway stan", headed by Mr||@@||The Wallerawang railway staff, headed by Mr. Nixon, ¿tatiomnuater, worked iudefiitig£ibl> to re*||@@||Nixon, stationmaster, worked indefatigably to re- store traffic and to promotu the c3 m fort of passen-||@@||store traffic and to promote the comfort of passen- gers to tho number of ni out loO, who eudenvoured||@@||gers to the number of about 130, who endeavoured to make the bust of thu unplcjBttnt circumstances||@@||to make the best of the unpleasant circumstances in which the} fouud themselves« Mun j occupied the||@@||in which they found themselves. Many occupied the w luting rooms nt the stit lou, but the niniontv ro||@@||waiting rooms at the station, but the majority re- maincd lu carriages through tho night No com-||@@||mained in carriages through the night. No com- plaints whatever were heirn Much assistance wns||@@||plaints whatever were heard. Much assistance was icidercd to tho HaiIwjy Department by Mr Mrnd||@@||rendered to the Railway Department by Mr. Mead, sf Iho Tole^rajih DepJitnient, who placed lusofico||@@||of the Telegraph Department, who placed his office at thf ir dispoml, thus materially armating thom m||@@||at their disposal, thus materially assisting them in establishing tottimuuicatiou with ^ydne) undBath||@@||establishing communication with Sydney and Bath- u rat||@@||urst. Karn com m on co c1 lust night und continued to daj||@@||Rain commenced last night and continued to-day. A great deal of the snow has now thawed||@@||A great deal of the snow has now thawed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14295943 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COUÜT OF .REVIEW.||@@||COURT OF REVIEW. (Before Judgo Backhouse.)||@@||(Before Judge Backhouse.) INCOME TAX APPEALS.||@@||INCOME TAX APPEALS. Mr. J. L. Campbell, instructed by the Crown||@@||Mr. J. L. Campbell, instructed by the Crown Solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Incomo Tax||@@||Solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Income Tax Commissioners.||@@||Commissioners. Mr, Garland, instructed by Mewn, M'Natmra sad||@@||Mr. Garland, instructed by Messrs. McNamara and Smith, appeared for John P. Conley, who appealed||@@||Smith, appeared for John P. Conley, who appealed aguinst the assessment of the Income Tax Commis-||@@||against the assessment of the Income Tax Commis- sioners in respect of certain mimug property The||@@||sioners in respect of certain mining property. The assessment was made on tho profits received from||@@||assessment was made on the profits received from the sale of tho property, the Commissioners con-||@@||the sale of the property, the Commissioners con- tending that the cost of the mino and the amount||@@||tending that the cost of the mine and the amount expended m developing it up to the dato of sale were||@@||expended in developing it up to the date of sale were the onlv amounts to be deducted Tbe appellant's||@@||the only amounts to be deducted. Tbe appellant's oontentiou was that the amount received from tho||@@||contention was that the amount received from the salo oí the property represented capital, and should||@@||sale of the property represented capital, and should not bave been taxod at ill, but that the amount, if||@@||not have been taxed at all, but that the amount, if anv, liable to taxation was the amount remaining||@@||any, liable to taxation was the amount remaining after the value of the mine lit tho dato when the||@@||after the value of the mine at the date when the income tax cams into forco had been deducted||@@||income tax came into force had been deducted. His Honor rrsorvod his decision||@@||His Honor reserved his decision. APPEALS IN RESPECT OF STEAMSHIP||@@||APPEALS IN RESPECT OF STEAMSHIP COMPANIES||@@||COMPANIES. Mr William Harding appeared for J P||@@||Mr. William Harding appeared for J. P. M'Arthur as public oilicer of W and A M'Arthur,||@@||McArthur as public officer of W. and A. McArthur, Limited, agents for Nautilus Stoamohip Companv,||@@||Limited, agents for Nautilus Steamship Company, Limited, of Sunderland who appealed against tho||@@||Limited, of Sunderland, who appealed against the assessment of thu Iticomu lax Commissioners ou the||@@||assessment of the Income Tax Commissioners on the grounds thittbo provisions of the Act had not been||@@||grounds that the provisions of the Act had not been complied with, and the assessment was in con-||@@||complied with, and the assessment was in con- travention thereof, that thu income tax tor tho||@@||travention thereof ; that the income tax for the year 1899 was not duo and pavahle within the||@@||year 1899 was not due and payable within the meaning and provisions of section 17 of the Act,||@@||meaning and provisions of section 47 of the Act; that the regulation published in the "Gazette" of May||@@||that the regulation published in the "Gazette" of May 19, 1899, m pufsuanre of the provisions ot||@@||19, 1899, in pursuance of the provisions of section 24 of the Act does not proscribe auy terms||@@||section 24 of the Act does not proscribe any terms aud conditions as required, or such us me||@@||and conditions as required, or such as are necessary, and that, therefore, appellant »as not||@@||necessary, and that, therefore, appellant was not liable||@@||liable. Mr Harding submitted that section 10 enforced||@@||Mr. Harding submitted that section 30 enforced upon the Commissioners tho duty of giving 30 clear||@@||upon the Commissioners the duty of giving 30 clear flays' public notice to all p rsons liable to taxation||@@||days' public notice to all persons liable to taxation to furnish returns, and tendered " Gazette ' of||@@||to furnish returns, and tendered " Gazette " of Tanuary 6, 1899, containing the notice requiring||@@||January 6, 1899, containing the notice requiring returns to bo furnished on or bofore 1 nbruary I,||@@||returns to be furnished on or before February 4, which he pointed out gave only 28 clear duyu' notice||@@||which he pointed out gave only 28 clear days' notice. It was further contundo.! thnt shipowners were not||@@||It was further contended that shipowners were not liable to taxation until the publication of the rogu||@@||liable to taxation until the publication of the regu- Ittiuu referred to, consequently a public notice should||@@||lations referred to, consequently a public notice should have boon givou requiring all persons engaged in||@@||have been given requiring all persons engaged in business as ou oors or enurterers of shius to furnish||@@||business as owners or charterers of ships to furnish > »turns No such notice had been published, but||@@||returns. No such notice had been published, but certain shiponneis had been requested||@@||certain shipowners had been requested by letter to furnish ieturnB, whilst||@@||by letter to furnish returns, whilst m my others had not beeu so naked||@@||many others had not been so asked. It w ia also c intended for the appellant that the re||@@||It was also contended for the appellant that the re- gulatious prov tried in pursuanco of the provisions||@@||gulations provided in pursuance of the provisions of section 21 for tho taxation of shipowners pro||@@||of section 24 for the taxation of shipowners pre- scribed nothing whatever, but in a vague manner||@@||scribed nothing whatever, but in a vague manner cut the situation back on to the Act, the provisions||@@||cast the situation back on to the Act, the provisions of u Inch, however, were totally unauited and im-||@@||of which, however, were totally unsuited and im- practicable for the purpose ni question lu the||@@||practicable for the purpose in question. In the absence of specific provisions, Mr Harding contended||@@||absence of specific provisions, Mr. Harding contended that it was impossible for shipowners to comply||@@||that it was impossible for shipowners to comply with the requirements of the Act||@@||with the requirements of the Act. His Honor said that there might he somo difficulty||@@||His Honor said that there might he some difficulty in charterers and Bbmo^neri getting it the actual||@@||in charterers and shipowners getting at the actual figures, although ho did not see that it v, ould be||@@||figures, although he did not see that it would be much moro diificult for them than for a merchant or||@@||much more difficult for them than for a merchant or agont to furnish returns||@@||agent to furnish returns. His Honor reseived his decision, on the uudcr*||@@||His Honor reserved his decision, on the under- standinp that the decision to bo given in tho case of||@@||standing that the decision to be given in the case of T H Brackenbury, public ofheer Df the Adelaldo||@@||F. H. Brackenbury, public officer of the Adelaide Steamship Company, wus to go\ ern this npneal||@@||Steamship Company, was to govern this appeal. His Honor, after the ndjoiiriiine.it for luncheon,||@@||His Honor, after the adjournment for luncheon, gavo his decision in the case of 1* H Brackenbury,||@@||gave his decision in the case of F. H. Brackenbury, dienustiug the appeal, this decision governing the||@@||dismissing the appeal, this decision governing the cases of Charles Ljpraik, public officer, Australian||@@||cases of Charles Lapraik, public officer, Australian United Steam Navigation Company, Limite t J .din||@@||United Steam Navigation Company, Limited ; John Percival M'Arthur, public oflicor, Nautilus 3 S||@@||Percival McArthur, public officer, Nautilus S.S. Company, Limitai Alexander Niven, public ufheer,||@@||Company, Limited; Alexander Niven, public officer, Mcilwraith, M'Escharu, uni Co Ptopnolary, ft||@@||McIlwraith, McEscharu, and Co. Proprietary, Li- uiitetl, Rnbort John Nooworthy, public nñlcor.||@@||mited ; Robert John Nosworthy, public officer, Burns, Philp, and Cj , Limited, ajouts Bntish||@@||Burns, Philp, and Co., Limited, agents British- Iudia Steam Navigation Comoauy, Limited Robert||@@||India Steam Navigation Company, Limited ; Robert Tollu Nosworthy, public oflicei, Burns, Philp, and||@@||John Nosworthy, public officer, Burns, Philp, and Co , Limited, agents Canadian-Austruhau Hoy ill||@@||Co., Limited, agents Canadian-Australian Royal Mail S S Company, Limited , Bobert John Nos-||@@||Mail S.S. Company, Limited ; Robert John Nos- worthy, public olhcer, Burns, Philp, and Co,||@@||worthy, public officer, Burns, Philp, and Co., Limited, agents tor Nippon Yuoou Kaisha,||@@||Limited, agents for Nippon Yussu Kaisha ; II W Henderson, public olhcer, Deutsche Aus-||@@||H. W. Henderson, public officer, Deutsche Aus- tralische DuiíiplachiíVa Gesellschaft Frederick||@@||tralische Dumplschiffs Gesellschaft Frederick William Tncksou, public oilicer, the Ocoauic S S||@@||William Jackson, public officer, the Oceanic S.S. Company, Frederick William Tucksoo, public olli||@@||Company, Frederick William Jackson, public offi- cor, Union Steamship Company of New Zealand,||@@||cer, Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, Limited Arthur Edward Kundall, public officer,||@@||Limited ; Arthur Edward Kendall, public officer, Huddnrt, Parker, and Cn Proprietary, Limited ,||@@||Huddart, Parker, and Co. Proprietary, Limited ; folin William Coe, public olhcer, William Howard||@@||John William Coe, public officer, William Howard Smith and Sous Proprietary, Limite 1||@@||Smith and Sons Proprietary, Limited. It »as ulso understood that if an appeal is made to||@@||It was also understood that if an appeal is made to the Kuli Court in the case decided the above-named||@@||the Full Court in the case decided the above-named cases will be governed by the dectsiou thoroon||@@||cases will be governed by the decision thereon. SUSTAINED||@@||SUSTAINED. frederick VV Landau, merchant tailor, appoaled||@@||Frederick W. Landau, merchant tailor, appealed against the assessment of tho Iucome Tax Commis-||@@||against the assessment of the Income Tax Commis- sioners claiming to make certain deductions regarding||@@||sioners claiming to make certain deductions regarding a dissolution of partnership and certain bad debts||@@||a dissolution of partnership and certain bad debts purchased by the appellant on the occasion of the||@@||purchased by the appellant on the occasion of the dissolution||@@||dissolution. His Ht mr reduced the assessment bv £160, aud||@@||His Honor reduced the assessment by £150, and deeidcd that the questtou of the doduction regarding||@@||decided that the question of the deduction regarding Hie bad debts was one fur nppellaut to place bofore||@@||the bad debts was one for appellant to place before tho Commissioners||@@||the Commissioners. POSTPONED||@@||POSTPONED. i The appeals of John Shorter, William Tilley, and||@@||The appeals of John Shorter, William Tilley, and I Peter Callen, in vv Inch Mr W Harding appe ared||@@||Peter Callen, in which Mr. W. Harding appeared for the appellants, were ordered to stand over to||@@||for the appellants, were ordered to stand over to the next court for the production of further infor-||@@||the next court for the production of further infor- mation||@@||mation. DISMISSED||@@||DISMISSED. Mr Hardiug appeared for David Moseley and||@@||Mr. Harding appeared for David Moseley and Sons by their attorney, Mr W H Grejr||@@||Sons by their attorney, Mr. W. H. Grear. The appeal was diBmi>sed on the ground that a||@@||The appeal was dismissed on the ground that a decision had alrcadr been given by the Court on a||@@||decision had already been given by the Court on a previous appeal_||@@||previous appeal. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14360771 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Walker.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Walker.) DECREES ABSOLUTE.||@@||DECREES ABSOLUTE. His Honor mude absolute thedocrecs nisi in the fol-||@@||His Honor made absolute the decrees nisi in the fol- lowing suds, undeclared the marriages dissolved -||@@||lowing suits, and declared the marriages dissolved :— Catherine Eli. abeth Allí v David Aili (with custody||@@||Catherine Elizabeth Aili v. David Aili (with custody of the children), Aumo Elizabeth Gala v Ambrose||@@||of the children), Annie Elizabeth Gale v. Ambrose Gale (with custody of the children), Clara Hunda||@@||Gale (with custody of the children), Clara Henda Brennan v Tohu Brennan (with custody of chil-||@@||Brennan v. John Brennan (with custody of chil- dren), Isabella BoggiB v Edward George Boggis||@@||dren), Isabella Boggis v. Edward George Boggis (with custody of children) Mary Jane Clay-||@@||(with custody of children), Mary Jane Clay- don v Herbert William Claydon (with custody||@@||don v. Herbert William Claydon (with custody of child), Elizabeth Maude Marland v fohu Mnrland||@@||of child), Elizabeth Maude Morland v. John Morland (with custody of child), Elizabeth HubyD\erv||@@||(with custody of child), Elizabeth Ruby Dyer v. John Henry James "Dyer fwith custody of child),||@@||John Henry James Dyer (with custody of child), Margaret Amy Hmnon v Frederick Tames Hannon||@@||Margaret Amy Hannon v. Frederick James Hannon (with custody of tho child) Cirolino Ellen Dolau v||@@||(with custody of the child), Caroline Ellen Dolan v. William Dolau ( w ith custody of child. Maud M irgaret||@@||William Dolan (with custody of child, Maud Margaret M'Gregor v John Alexander M'Greaor, Richard||@@||McGregor v. John Alexander McGregor, Richard Hush Dickson Koli» v Florence Nevill Kelly,||@@||Hugh Dickson Kelly v. Florence Nevill Kelly, William Michaol Nolan v Millicent Jessie Nolan||@@||William Michael Nolan v. Millicent Jessie Nolan, Marearot Walsh v Patrick Walsh Agnes Uni||@@||Margaret Walsh v. Patrick Walsh, Agnes Uril Burns v John Feter Burns, Roland Hubert Charles||@@||Burns v. John Peter Burns, Roland Hubert Charles Gaudrey v Margaret Gaudrey, Richard Martin||@@||Gaudrey v. Margaret Gaudrey, Richard Martin Walsh v Bndgot Walsh, and Benjamin Yates y.||@@||Walsh v. Bridget Walsh, and Benjamin Yates v. barah Auu Yatee _||@@||Sarah Ann Yates. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326675 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE CHINESE ARMY.||@@||THE CHINESE ARMY. From carefully prepared Information on tile in ino||@@||From carefully prepared information on file in the Bureau of Mililury Information nt the Wai Depart-||@@||Bureau of Military Information at the War Depart- ment (says the Washington correspondent of " Tri-||@@||ment (says the Washington correspondent of "Tri- bune ") the Chinese army, called the Eight Banners,||@@||bune") the Chinese army, called the Eight Banners, nominally contains about 300,000 descendants of the||@@||nominally contains about 300,000 descendants of the Maocbu co iquerors and then allies the number||@@||Manchu conquerors and their allies. The number niaintitued on a war foot nglsfrom80,000 to 100,000||@@||maintained on a war footing is from 80,000 to 100,000. Ihe whole J ¡ree is subdivided luto three groujis,||@@||The whole force is subdivided into three groups, consisttug respectively of Matichus, Mongjls, and||@@||consisting respectively of Manchus, Mongols, and Chinese, and forms a soit of hereditary profesión||@@||Chinese, and forms a sort of hereditary profession within w hieb intermarruige is compulsory About||@@||within which intermarriage is compulsory. About 37,000 are stationed in garrisons in Mauchunt I he||@@||37,000 are stationed in garrisons in Manchuria. The Imperial guard at PeUing contains from 0)00 to||@@||Imperial guard at Peking contains from 6000 to 7000, and these are the troops that were expected to||@@||7000, and these are the troops that were expected to defend the foreign legations, aud pritect||@@||defend the foreign legations, and protect foreign interests from tliB mobs The Ymg||@@||foreign interests from the mobs. The Ying Hing, or national army, is called the Green||@@||Ping, or national army, is called the Green Flags and the Five Camps This uruiv con||@@||Flags and the Five Camps. This army con- s sts of l8 corps, one for each province under the||@@||sists of 18 corps, one for each province under the Goveruor or Governor-General The nominal||@@||Governor or Governor-General. The nominal strength is from o40,000 to 600,000 meu, of whom||@@||strength is from 540,000 to 660,000 men, of whom about 200,000 aro available for war, never more than||@@||about 200,000 are available for war, never more than one-third being called out The most important||@@||one-third being called out. The most important contingent is the Tientsiu armv corps, nominally||@@||contingent is the Tientsin army corps, nominally 100,000 stroug, reilly about 3i,000, with modern||@@||100,000 strong, really about 35,000, with modern organisation, ¿nil and arms, employed in garrison||@@||organisation, drill and arms, employed in garrison duty at Tientsiu and at l'aku and otber forts Be||@@||duty at Tientsin and at Taku and other forts. Be- Bidés these forces thero aro merceuarv troopB raised||@@||sides these forces there are mercenary troops raised in emergencies, and Mongoltou* uud other irregular||@@||in emergencies, and Mongolian and other irregular cavalry, nominally 200,000 string, reilly ubout||@@||cavalry, nominally 200,000 strong, really about 20,000, but of no military value The total land nrmy||@@||20,000, but of no military value. The total land army on peace footing is put at 300,000, and on war footing||@@||on peace footing is put at 300,000, and on war footing at about 1,000,000, but the army as n whole has no||@@||at about 1,000,000, but the army as a whole has no unity or cohesiou , there is no proper discipline, the||@@||unity or cohesion ; there is no proper discipline, the drill is mere physical exercise, the weapona uro long||@@||drill is mere physical exercise, the weapons are long since obsolete/and then is no transport, commissariat,||@@||since obsolete, and there is no transport, commissariat, or medical service.||@@||or medical service._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14366536 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR.||@@||FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. I ALFRED NATHAN.||@@||ALFRED NATHAN. s»||@@|| The fanerai of the late Mr. Alfred Nathan, who||@@||The funeral of the late Mr. Alfred Nathan, who passed away on Wednesday, at his residence, 72||@@||passed away on Wednesday, at his residence, 72 Alberto-terrace, Darlinghnrst-road, at the advanced||@@||Alberto-terrace, Darlinghurst-road, at the advanced age of 80, took place nu Friday at tho Necropolis.||@@||age of 80, took place on Friday at the Necropolis. The deceaBed gentleman was a very old colonist, aud||@@||The deceased gentleman was a very old colonist, and had tho best of health up to a short time before his||@@||had the best of health up to a short time before his death. Ile arrived in the colony with his father and||@@||death. He arrived in the colony with his father and the late Dr. Charles Nathan in 1841, and was occu-||@@||the late Dr. Charles Nathan in 1841, and was occu- pied in mining, chiefly at Sofala, in company with||@@||pied in mining, chiefly at Sofala, in company with the late Sir Saul Samuel, for somu years. Ho ttftor||@@||the late Sir Saul Samuel, for some years. He afterwards warda entered the tneroantile areno, Csrrsing ou n||@@||entered the mercantile arena, carrying on a large business at the Haymarket, Sydney, for several||@@||large business at the Haymarket, Sydney, for several years. He was of a genial, quiet, lovable disposi-||@@||years. He was of a genial, quiet, lovable disposi- tion, and it was not surprising that his remains were||@@||tion, and it was not surprising that his remains were followed by a largo number of lolnlives and friends.||@@||followed by a large number of relatives and friends. Abut 40 wreaths were received. Tho late Mr. Nathan||@@||About 40 wreaths were received. The late Mr. Nathan was a member of the Chut eli of England. 'iho||@@||was a member of the Church of England. The fuueral was conductnd by the Rev. Canon Pain, nf||@@||funeral was conducted by the Rev. Canon Pain, of St. John's, Darlinghurst, at til« Necropolis, Rook-||@@||St. John's, Darlinghurst, at the Necropolis, Rook- wood, The chief mourners were-Messrs. Charles A||@@||wood. The chief mourners were—Messrs. Charles A Nathan, S. V. Nathan, VV. F. Nathan, Dr. A. 0.||@@||Nathan, S. V. Nathan, W. F. Nathan, Dr. A. C. Nathan (sons), Judge Gibson (aon>iii.luw), H. L.||@@||Nathan (sons), Judge Gibson (son-in-law), H. L. and T. Nathan (brothers), A. Cooper, J. A. Cooper,||@@||and T. Nathan (brothers), A. Cooper, J. A. Cooper, E. Cooper, A. W. Nathan, and W. Foulis (nephews),||@@||E. Cooper, A. W. Nathan, and W. Foulis (nephews), aud the following : -Sir George Dibbs, Judge||@@||aud the following :—Sir George Dibbs, Judge Rogers, the ' Hon. Dr. M'Lanna, M.L.C., Critchelt||@@||Rogers, the Hon. Dr. M'Laurin, M.L.C., Critchett Walker .C.M.G., ,T. J. Lee, James Marks, W. M.||@@||Walker, C.M.G., T. J. Lee, James Marks, W. M. Marks, F. Blith, W. Hunt, Vf. M. Cameron, A.S.D.||@@||Marks, F. Blith, W. Hunt, W. M. Cameron, A.S.D. HarBtou, H. Ü. Mitchell, T. B. Gaden, 0. Gaden, L.||@@||Harston, H. C. Mitchell, T. B. Gaden, C. Gaden, L. D. Gaden, C. D'Arcv, W. H. Thompson, A. J.||@@||D. Gaden, C. D'Arcy, W. H. Thompson, A. J. Ross, N, Dowling, E. W. Gridllbs, E. A.-Antrobus,||@@||Ross, N, Dowling, E. W. Griffiths, E. A.Antrobus, W. J. Fesq, E. Ü. Prosser, B. LyonB, G. Littlejohn,||@@||W. J. Fesq, E. O. Prosser, B. Lyons, G. Littlejohn, L. Campbell, L. Gibson. J. Uibson, D. Close, C.||@@||L. Campbell, L. Gibson. J. Gibson, D. Close, C. Close, H. H. Gilles, A. W. M'Cartby, R. 0. Allen,||@@||Close, H. H. Gilles, A. W. M'Cartby, R. C. Allen, E. Day, G. West, W. M. M'Farluue. H. Clarke, E.||@@||E. Day, G. West, W. M. M'Farlane, H. Clarke, E. R. Taylor, and W. Clarke (representing Messrs.||@@||R. Taylor, and W. Clarke (representing Messrs. Orme, Keigwiii, and Co.), and the umplovBBS ot||@@||Orme, Keigwin, and Co.), and the employees of Messrs. Cooper, Nathan, and Co. The coffin was||@@||Messrs. Cooper, Nathan, and Co. The coffin was a handsome casket of polished cedar with silver||@@||a handsome casket of polished cedar with silver mountings.||@@||mountings. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14337110 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ¡MUSICAL "AT HOME."||@@||MUSICAL "AT HOME." Mr. and Mrs. G De Cairos Regó gave a musical||@@||Mr. and Mrs. G. De Cairos Rego gave a musical " at home '* at Messrs Nicholson's handsome Music||@@||" at home " at Messrs. Nicholson's handsome Music Salon on Saturday afternoon, when there was a||@@||Salon on Saturday afternoon, when there was a large attendance of visitors Amongst those pre-||@@||large attendance of visitors. Amongst those pre- sent were Mr. Le Hunte (Lieuteiiant-Governor of||@@||sent were Mr. Le Hunte (Lieutenant-Governor of New Guinea), the Hou John Berry *ud Mrs Berry||@@||New Guinea), the Hon. John Berry and Mrs. Berry (Fiji), Mr. and Mrs Richard Bentley (Fi|i), the Hon.||@@||(Fiji), Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bentley (Fiji), the Hon. George Smith and Mrs Smith (Fiji), Mrs Stanley||@@||George Smith and Mrs Smith (Fiji), Mrs. Stanley Hall and Miss Fisto Stanley Hull, Miss Jessie King.||@@||Hall and Miss Elsie Stanley Hall, Miss Jessie King, Mibs Gwendoline Morris (Cheltenham, England),||@@||Miss Gwendoline Morris (Cheltenham, England), Mr and Mrs. T. L Bnent, Mr and Mis J. C Nor-||@@||Mr. and Mrs. J. L Brient, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nor- man, Mrs. and Miss Webber, Mr and Mrs G Marr||@@||man, Mrs. and Miss Webber, Mr. and Mrs. G. Marr Thompson, Signor Uoberto Hs¿on, Mr and Mrs||@@||Thompson, Signor Roberto Hazon, Mr. and Mrs. George Maigan, Mr J. A. Delanv, Mr and Mrs||@@||George Morgan, Mr J. A. Delany, Mr. and Mrs. Theodor Bocsen, Mr J C. W Nicholson, Dr||@@||Theodor Boesen, Mr. J. C. W. Nicholson, Dr. lannis, Air W. H. Wale, Captain Mis. and Miss||@@||Ennis, Mr. W. H. Wale, Captain Mrs. and Miss Hill, Mr. Sydney Moss and Miss Moss, Miss Daisy||@@||Hill, Mr. Sydney Moss and Miss Moss, Miss Daisy Chard (Potts Point), Miss Violet Balmaio, Mr. F.||@@||Chard (Potts Point), Miss Violet Balmain, Mr. F. Carter, Mr and Mrs Miller and Miss Freída Mil-||@@||Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Miller and Miss Freida Mil- ler, Mr and Mrs Hector Maclean, Mr. Gordon||@@||ler, Mr. and Mrs. Hector Maclean, Mr. Gordon Lavers, Mr. Joseph Massey, Mr. Louis Grist, Mr.||@@||Lavers, Mr. Joseph Massey, Mr. Louis Grist, Mr. N Gehde, Herr Staedtgeu, Mrs and the Misses||@@||N. Gehde, Herr Staedtgen, Mrs. and the Misses Wynn, Mr. L De Groen, Mr. W. Burns-Walker.||@@||Wynn, Mr. L. De Groen, Mr. W. Burns-Walker. Tea and coffee were handed round during the after-||@@||Tea and coffee were handed round during the after- noon, and u most agreeuble musical programme was||@@||noon, and a most agreeable musical programme was presented Little Miss Iris Rego, besides joining||@@||presented. Little Miss Iris Rego, besides joining cleverly in a piauoforta fantasia, named by ear any||@@||cleverly in a pianoforte fantasia, named by ear any note sounded on the piano, a gift of nature which||@@||note sounded on the piano, a gift of nature which many highly musical people do not possess The||@@||many highly musical people do not possess. The experiment wes the cause ot much coovereation and||@@||experiment was the cause of much conversation and interest Miss Leila Waddell, a talented young||@@||interest. Miss Leila Waddell, a talented young violinist, with the promue of a firm, true style, who||@@||violinist, with the promise of a firm, true style, who will shortly be introduced to the public, rendered the||@@||will shortly be introduced to the public, rendered the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto to a pianoforte ac-||@@||Mendelssohn Violin Concerto to a pianoforte ac- companiment finely played by Mrs Theodor Bossen||@@||companiment finely played by Mrs. Theodor Boesen. Amongst those who ulso assisted were Miss||@@||Amongst those who also assisted were Miss Wynn and Mr Stanley Mortlock, Miss Gladys||@@||Wynn and Mr. Stanley Mortlock, Miss Gladys Jooes (a young mezzo-soprano with a clear enuncia-||@@||Jones (a young mezzo-soprano with a clear enuncia- tion and pleasant voice), Mr. Lawrence Godfrey||@@||tion and pleasant voice), Mr. Lawrence Godfrey Smith, Mr. Chapman, Miss Elsie Holland, Dr. Enuis,||@@||Smith, Mr. Chapman, Miss Elsie Holland, Dr. Ennis, Miss Millie Wynn, Mr. W. Burns-Walker, Mrs.||@@||Miss Millie Wynn, Mr. W. Burns-Walker, Mrs. Florence Tierney, and Mun Jessie King.||@@||Florence Tierney, and Miss Jessie King. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28245744 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HAY PASTORES AND STOCK BOARD.||@@||HAY PASTURES AND STOCK BOARD. HAY, Frida*.||@@||HAY, Friday. A. meeting ot the H»y Pastures and Stock Proteo||@@||A meeting of the Hay Pastures and Stock Protec- tiou Board hts refused lo accede to the request of||@@||tion Board has refused to accede to the request of the Balranald board Ibat th« Government should be||@@||the Balranald board that the Government should be asked to place emus on th« list of noxious birds.||@@||asked to place emus on the list of noxious birds. The directors frere of opinion that emus were de||@@||The directors were of opinion that emus were de- cresting fut enough. It wa« resolved to ask the||@@||creasing fast enough. It was resolved to ask the M.L.A. for the district to urge tba Government to||@@||M.L.A. for the district to urge the Government to press on the Stock Stealing Prevention Bill, tb«||@@||press on the Stock Stealing Prevention Bill, the Brand« Bil!, the Travailing Stock Bill, and other||@@||Brands Bill, the Travelling Stock Bill, and other measures affecting pastoralists. Scaln money waa||@@||measures affecting pastoralists. Scalp money was voted for foxes tor the first tims, 12 liaviug been||@@||voted for foxes for the first time, 12 having been caught ou Willurah run. Letters were read from||@@||caught on Willurah run. Letters were read from several board« agreeing to co-operate in an agita-||@@||several boards agreeing to co-operate in an agita- tion to prevent the main atock routea being sur-||@@||tion to prevent the main stock routes being sur- veyed and dinpoied of ai settlement leases aa con-||@@||veyed and disposed of as settlement leases as con- templated by tho Land» Department.||@@||templated by the Lands Department. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322383 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TO THE EDITOR OP THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-Allow me to call attention to the alarmttig||@@||Sir, - Allow me to call attention to the alarming losses smtvined bj the British nation in this terrible||@@||losses sustained by the British nation in this terrible war m South Africa. A telegram in one of our dallies||@@||war in South Africa. A telegram in one of our dailies dated London, June 13, says . " The total British||@@||dated London, June 13, says . " The total British losses, exclusive of sick and wounded now in South||@@||losses, exclusive of sick and wounded now in South African hospitals, were 25,728." A London tele||@@||African hospitals, were 25,728." A London tele gram sayB Tho total British losses to date||@@||gram says: The total British losses to date (March 14, 10Ü0) are made up as follows -||@@||(March 14, 1900) are made up as follows - Men.||@@||Men. Killed.2,418||@@||Killed.. .. 2,418 Died of disease ., .. 1,0.10||@@||Died of disease .. .. 1,020 Wounded .8,747||@@||Wounded .. .. 8,747 Missing .. .. .. 3,483||@@||Missing .. .. 3,483 Total .. .. 15.677||@@||Total .. .. 15,677 So that since March 14 upwards of 10,000 picked||@@||So that since March 14 upwards of 10,000 picked mon of our nation have been slaughtered||@@||men of our nation have been slaughtered by war. A fict I would hke lo draw atten-||@@||by war. A fact I would like to draw atten- tion '.to is this, that iu time of war tho greatest||@@||tion to is this, that in time of war the greatest mortality among tbo troops is not on the battle field||@@||mortality among tbe troops is not on the battle field or in consequence of wounds, but from outerio,||@@||or in consequence of wounds, but from enteric, malana, aud other fevers, ayscntory, diarrhcea, ¿Le,||@@||malaria, and other fevers, dysentery, diarrhoea, &c. fake as an example the list great civil war m||@@||Take as an example the last great civil war in America. The surgeon general reported 31,408||@@||America. The surgeon-general reported 35,408 killed in battle , diod of wounds, 40,205 , died of||@@||killed in battle; died of wounds, 49,205; died of diseaso, 18G.21C. M ora soldiers died from camp diar-||@@||disease, 186,216. More soldiers died from camp diar- rhoea und dysentery than frcra uny other cause, 302||@@||rhoea and dysentery than froma any other cause, 302 ofheers and men commlltod suicide, 103 hotmctdo,||@@||ofheers and men committed suicide, 103 homicide, and 121 wero exeeuted (sol " P-ople's Ency-||@@||and 121 were executed (see " People's Ency- clopaedia "). I Baw that there had been 4000 "ates||@@||clopaedia "). I saw that there had been 4000 cases of outeric fever at Bloemfontetn, and in||@@||of enteric fever at Bloemfontein, and in another account that 12 of tho British died daily of||@@||another account that 12 of the British died daily of this ternblo disease, and m one of the barlil places||@@||this terrible disease, and in one of the burial places GOO soldiers had been bulled, I ask space in your||@@||600 soldiers had been buried. I ask space in your columns to ask your readers to consider the ternblo||@@||columns to ask your readers to consider the terrible evils of war-the terrible sufferings and privations of||@@||evils of war - the terrible sufferings and privations of the sick, notwithstanding the devoted men and||@@||the sick, notwithstanding the devoted men and women «ho try to minutar to their wants They||@@||women who try to minister to their wants. They have now in South Africa to suffer all scuts of priva-||@@||have now in South Africa to suffer all sorts of priva- tions, sick and »eery, on their forced marches. Thoy||@@||tions, sick and weary, on their forced marches. They have hld to pay 7s for a loaf, 3s Gd for a tiu of milk,||@@||have had to pay 7s for a loaf, 3s 6d for a tin of milk, Le. Water to dnnk impossible to obtain. Cold and||@@||&c. Water to drink impossible to obtain. Cold and weary, and buogty and dirty they are sacrificed to||@@||weary, and hungry and dirty they are sacrificed to this Moloch Surely in this onlightened ace the||@@||this Moloch. Surely in this enlightened age the Hattons could resort to the humanity of arbitration so||@@||nations could resort to the humanity of arbitration so favourabl) received by the representatives of tho||@@||favourably received by the representatives of the nations at The HaguB Conference We hare the||@@||nations at The Hague Conference. We have the apeotacle now 1« Sou'h Afnca of two professedly||@@||spectacle now in South Africa of two professedly Christian nations abandoning thu principles of their||@@||Christian nations abandoning the principles of their Pounder and Kiue, casting His toacbiogs to the winds,||@@||Founder and King, casting His teachings to the winds, forsaking tito laws of thu new dispensation of peace||@@||forsaking the laws of this new dispensation of peace and goodwill amone mon, and resorting to tho m st||@@||and goodwill among men, and resorting to the most lawless and uncivilised and most normal stato of||@@||lawless and uncivilised and most normal state of things, and slaughtering each other amid||@@||things, and slaughtering each other amid the plaudits and encouragements of thousands||@@||the plaudits and encouragements of thousands of the children of the Prince of Pence.||@@||of the children of the Prince of Peace. Is this to continue ? Is tho world to be a vast||@@||Is this to continue? Is the world to be a vast slaughtering place-evory man armed to sloy his||@@||slaughtering place - every man armed to slay his brother-or are w> to inculcate the principles of love||@@||brother - or are we to inculcate the principles of love and self-sacrifies in the lives of our youth ? Ono||@@||and self-sacrifice in the lives of our youth? One groat general-highly esteemed among men-pro-||@@||great general - highly esteemed among men - pro- mised our contingenta " u feast of blood that would||@@||mised our contingents "a feast of blood that would satisfy any glutton " Surely uow thoy are satis-||@@||satisfy any glutton." Surely now they are satis- fied. Hundreds have died far away from their sunny||@@||fied. Hundreds have died far away from their sunny homos in Australia, aud thousands of hearts are||@@||homes in Australia, and thousands of hearts are agonising for tho loved and lost, whose cheery voices||@@||agonising for the loved and lost, whose cheery voices thev will no more bear. I am. &c ,||@@||thev will no more hear. I am. &c. , ELIZA POTTIE.||@@||June 27. ELIZA POTTIE. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14336078 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn AUSÏHALIAN NAl'IVES' ASSOCIATION,||@@||AUSTRALIAN NATIVES' ASSOCIATION. On Wednesday evening u. branch of the Auiln.li.,||@@||On Wednesday evening a branch of the Australian Natives' Association wa» opened at bran ville uni«||@@||Natives' Association was opened at Granville under Very favourable circumstances lhere were mutti||@@||very favourable circumstances. There were present representing the board of directors, Mr J M Chu.||@@||representing the board of directors, Mr J M Chu ter, M L A , president, Mr John Nobbs, M ¿a||@@||ter, M L A , president, Mr John Nobbs, M.L.A vioe-proBideut, Mr. G. E Ludowici, trustee'||@@||vice-president, Mr. G. E Ludowici, trustee Messrs. vV Hibble and vVillium Martin, director.'||@@||Messrs. W. Hibble and William Martin, director. Mr A M'Ouire, general secretary , and l)r 1 Jj!||@@||Mr A McGuire, general secretary , and Dr T.R. Clune, medical oilicer. lu« le dge was declared dill||@@||Clune, medical officer. The lodge was declared duly formed, and the election of officers resulted »i 1.',||@@||formed, and the election of officers resulted as fol- low» -('resident, Mr John Nobbs, ML A tin,||@@||lows - President, Mr John Nobbs, ML A, vice- president«, ,Mi. ,7. D Prowse , secretary, Mr F||@@||president ,Mr. ,J. B. Prowse , secretary, Mr F. Robertson, assistant .secretary, Mr G Wilkie,||@@||Robertson, assistant secretary, Mr G Wilkins, treasurer, vMr b. Guinery , comuiittee, Mest» B!||@@||treasurer, Mr S. Guinery , committee, Messrs B S M, WIUILM, C Daly, h Lookwood, W M'Dín.||@@||J. M, Withers, E Daly, E Lookwood, W McDon- nell, and W. Brack 'I ho oilicers were duly ia,||@@||nell, and W. Brack. The officers were duly in- .tailed, and it wai decided lo call the lodge Enrona,||@@||stalled, and it was decided to call the lodge Boronia, No 2 branch of the A N.A||@@||No 2 branch of the A N.A ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301322 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TUB YtíAÜEr..||@@||TUB YtíAÜEr.. Messrs. Bam?, Fhilp, and Co 'saleamer Vfl/ibelnnivtd||@@||Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co 's steamer Ysabel arrived fruin her usual trip from the Bunks Group, the New||@@||from her usual trip from the Banks Group, the New Hebrides. Norfolk and 1 ord Hone Mauds last ui»ht, and||@@||Hebrides. Norfolk and Lord Howe islands last night, and anchored in "Watson's Baj Captain 'Jhomas William*||@@||anchored in Watson's Bay. Captain Thomas Williams leports hat tor; lefr Sydnej on 1'ebruury 1, armed at Lord||@@||reports having left Sydney on February 1, arrived at Lord Howe ou the 4th, Not folk the 7th, VilnUic 10th, audBnnk«||@@||Howe on the 4th, Norfolk the 7th, Vila the 16th, and Banks nu tho ii'jth, îpluiiiing tluough tho group« via Norfolk||@@||on tho 25th, returning through the group via Norfolk and 1/ird Howe. During tho trip the steamer expen||@@||and Lord Howe. During the trip the steamer experi- ( need intense heat and henv\ min s m tho Banks and New||@@||enced intense heat and heavy rains in the Banks and New llebnde» «ionpa. After leaving Aneityum a south-east||@@||Hebrides groups. After leaving Aneityum a south-east palo withhivh t>eas was encountered to Norfolk Jidand,||@@||gale with high seas was encountered to Norfolk Jidand, thence *o within 100 miles of Sjdneyabg.itiijrth-eai.t||@@||thence to within 100 miles of Sydney a light north-east breeze, itith »troughturi wind to port Tho onlyicsael||@@||breeze,with strong head wind to port. The only vessel spoken waa the Minnie Hare, about ICO milos caat of Lord||@@||spoken was the Minnie Hare, about 160 miles east of Lord Hone. _||@@||Howe. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14316117 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn AVENGING MURDERS IN TÜR||@@||AVENGING MURDERS IN THE NEW HEBRIDES.||@@||NEW HEBRIDES. FRENCH SETTLERS MTACKED BY||@@||FRENCH SETTLERS ATTACKED BY NATIVE!«..||@@||NATIVES. Further murders aro reported from tho New||@@||Further murders are reported from the New Hebrides On Malhcollo aud Saulo outrages have||@@||Hebrides On Mallicollo and Santo outrages have boen committed upon settlers, the porpetiatars for||@@||been committed upon settlers, the perpetrators for tho most part escaping unpunished Upon arrival||@@||tho most part escaping unpunished. Upon arrival yesterday of the mail stoamer Polynesien, from New||@@||yesterday of the mail steamer Polynesien, from New Caledonia, it win «tacert-uued that the Trench cnu«er||@@||Caledonia, it was ascertained that the French cruiser Turo had bLen up to the Now Hebrides to avengo||@@||Eure had been up to the New Hebrides to avenge the murders of a Trench settler and some natue||@@||the murders of a French settler and some native attendants I Ile particular» of the crinea of the||@@||attendants. The particulars of the cruise of the linröure not yet uvailablo, bnt fiotn what could bB||@@||Eure are not yet available, but from what could be gathored on board the Polynesien it appears that||@@||gathered on board the Polynesien it appears that shawns d'Sputchod to Iho Now TCobrirJt.s_.for the||@@||she was despatched to the New Hebrides for the purpose ohiolly of arresting the murderers of M.||@@||purpose chiefly of arresting the murderers of M. Briilow, a well-to-do settlor m Miilheollo ÎI||@@||Brulow, a well-to-do settler in Mallicollo. M. Bruloiv had established a station at n place named||@@||Brulow had established a station at a place named Ravalu, one of the most flourishing places||@@||Ravalu, one of the most flourishing places I on thal jiart of tho const. Tbo particulars bv the||@@||on that part of the coast. Tbe particulars by the mad steamer are that the bush natives uttneked his||@@||mail steamer are that the bush natives attacked his S lace at night, killed tho ownor, and, according to u||@@||place at night, killed the owner, and, according to a loumea report, poisoned thi) natii o servant Not fal||@@||Noumea report, poisoned the native servant. Not far from this station is ono ht-lontiug to imotlu t Trench||@@||from this station is one belonging to another French settler, M Largeuu, mid after killu g and looting at||@@||settler, M Largeau, and after killing and looting at M Brulow's station tho'Mallicollameu had mada nu||@@||M. Brulow's station the Mallicollo men had made an omi iught on M Lnrfe-m s home Tortunatoli, tile||@@||onslaught on M Lnrgeau's home, Fortunately, the owner was nh«eut, so the tiinrauders bat! tj he||@@||owner was absent, so the marauders had to be satisfied with the blood of his uttendant aud the loo1,||@@||satisfied with the blood of his attendant and the loo1, they could obtuu ftom the dwelling The Trench||@@||they could obtain from the dwelling. The French cruiser, uflcr landing JIM tics of marines, who found||@@||cruiser, after landing parties of marines, who found tno Battlements dosel lui, started sheiling the Milages,||@@||the settlements deserted, started shelling the villages, and thö «¿hole, cf the pluces Rlong tbo shoro within||@@||and the whole cf the places along the shore within raugo w ero thus destroyed on that part of the coast||@@||range were thus destroyed on that part of the coast of Malhcollo Olry, a port 6n thu const of Santo,||@@||of Mallicollo. Olry, a port o the coast of Santo, was next visited ty tho Ettie. No natives woro to||@@||was next visited by the Eure. No natives were to be seen, BO II boat was manned and headed for the||@@||be seen, so a boat was manned and headed for the boich VVhoti willnii a do-toii «, ards of the shore a||@@||beach. When within a dozen yards of the shore a volley caine from tbo bushes into tim hoal, and one||@@||volley came from tbe bushes into the boat, and one of the crew nus bailly wounded The lieutenant||@@||of the crew was badly wounded. The lieutenant lu charge of the boat forged her ulicad,||@@||in charge of the boat forged her ahead, aud gave chase into the bush Ho succeeded||@@||and gave chase into the bush. He succeeded m . making several captures, after M hich the party||@@||in making several captures, after which the party destroyed tho «.illatrcs At Milliuollo tho landing||@@||destroyed the villages. At Mallicollo the landing party carno upon eeveial boats which hail been stoleu||@@||party came upon several boats which had been stolen from Mr Largeau und others, mid these woro taken||@@||from Mr Largeau and others, mid these were taken to Um Euro. It was on MdhcoHo that Dr belwyu||@@||to the Eure. It was on Mallicollo that Dr Selwyn ne tri} lost his life The Bishop and Ins boat's eren||@@||nearly lost his life. The Bishop and his boat's crew wero attacked while watering. Upon that occmon||@@||were attacked while watering. Upon that occasion it IB stated that it was the nena of the late Dr.||@@||it is stated that it was the nerve of the late Dr. bel wyn that saved the eton- Ho sprang ashore und||@@||Selwyn that saved the crew. He sprang ashore and jisssed through the croivtl of savages, who steotl||@@||passed through the crowd of savages, who stood ugliast and tit amazement Next day the chief||@@||aghast and in amazement. Next day the chief apologised, and nothing ho could do, ho said, would||@@||apologised, and nothing he could do, he said, would be a sufficient recognition of the action of BO bravo a||@@||be a sufficient recognition of the action of so brave a chief as Dr belwiu prated st a critical moment||@@||chief as Dr. Selwyn proved at a critical moment. b into, or Espritu bauto, is tho largest of tho New||@@||Santo, or Espritu Santo, is the largest of the New Hebrides gioup It is thickly populated by deceitful||@@||Hebrides group. It is thickly populated by deceitful and treioberotts kanakas, stn-it.: and athletic, und||@@||and treacherous kanakas, strong and athletic, and well supplied with oueusive weapons Uley are||@@||well supplied with offensive weapons. They are regarded as tho most powerful cUss .11 tho Noiv||@@||regarded as the most powerful class in the New Mcbrides._||@@||Hebrides. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14302604 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEEDGING ROZELLE BAY.||@@||DEEDGING ROZELLE BAY. Dining the past fortnight, on accomt of the filthy||@@||During the past fortnight, on accomt of the filthy state of the Ttozello Buy, the Gsvernment ¿ledge||@@||state of the Rozelle Bay, the Government dredge Charon wss employed in that quarter, but vasremoved||@@||Charon was employed in that quarter, but was removed to other woik Ootha report of the local health||@@||to other work. On the report of the local health authority at Balmain, Mr b J Law, M L A , ia||@@||authority at Balmain, Mr. S. J. Law, M. L. A. , in- tervieired the Minister for W.rVe re>aidiu>: the re-||@@||terviewed the Minister for Works regarding the re- moval of the dredge tie has received the followi.g||@@||moval of the dredge. He has received the following leport on the matter by the oredg« suoermteudont||@@||report on the matter by the dredgd superintendant, from Mr U llicLson, CJnder-Secretary -'* Mr||@@||from Mr. R. Hickson, Under-Secretary: - "Mr. Lu.»*' haling culled t» «sL why'ho dredge Charon||@@||Law having called to ask why the dredge Charon was removed from Iteztlln Buy, I explained||@@||was removed from Rozelle Bay, I explained to bun that Mr 1 ullor s jetty had keen deeponed and||@@||to him that Mr. Fuller' s jetty had keen deepened and the dredge was w orLiug away from the shore in an||@@||the dredge was working away from the shore in an Brea wheio there u more than RIX months' apnmved||@@||area where there is more than six months' approved deepening to be done Oo minute paper No 1774||@@||deepening to be done. On minute paper No. 1774 approval is given for the Chnron to deepen the new-||@@||approval is given for the Charon to deepen the new- castle and Hunter Hi\er Company's jetty-a work||@@||castle and Hunter River Company's jetty - a work most urrreut, ns the foul sewerage ut this spot lu||@@||most urgent, as the foul sewerage at this spot in Dirime Harbour is a menace to human life As the||@@||Darling Harbour is a menace to human life . As the removal of the sewage there will only occuny a few||@@||removal of the sewage there will only occupy a few days the Charon is bein;; sent to it, ¿nd ii ill be back||@@||days the Charon is being sent to it, and will be back in Rozelle Bay next SA eel» "||@@||in Rozelle Bay next week. " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329274 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE FAHEWELL.||@@||THE FAREWELL. Round tho Kalamia before the hour fixed for her||@@||Round the Salamis before the hour fixed for her sailing woro many steamers of various tonnage.||@@||sailing were many steamers of various tonnage. There were also many bouts of us varied a si?e as the||@@||There were also many boats of as varied a size as the steumeis. Tho pulling and sailing cruft wero there,||@@||steamers. The pulling and sailing craft were there, and abovo all was a desire to sou the Salami»||@@||and above all was a desire to see the Salamis away-io hear ngmu the hearty voices of brave lads,||@@||away-to hear again the hearty voices of brave lads, and to fay au revoir. ï'or honra previouslv the woter||@@||and to say au revoir. For hours previously the water trafile had been great. And it v-astrof people who||@@||traffic had been great. And it wast not people who went out of curiosity that filled the thickly laden||@@||went out of curiosity that filled the thickly laden vessels, lucy were chiefly ladles and children and re-||@@||vessels. They were chiefly ladies and children and re- latives, and on the deck of the Salamis sucli u scene||@@||latives, and on the deck of the Salamis such a scene as that which took place has rarely happened un any||@@||as that which took place has rarely happened on any merchantman. Tho "boys in khaki" as fines,||@@||merchantman. The "boys in khaki" as fine a lot of troops as ever stepped a ehip'a deck were||@@||lot of troops as ever stepped a ship's deck were taking farewell of their friends, and the blue jacket,»||@@||taking farewell of their friends, and the blue jackets some alteauy barefoot as becomeo the pro-||@@||some already barefoot as becomes the pro- fession when lu service, were biddiug good||@@||fession when in service, were bidding good bye to their wives and families. It was almost a||@@||bye to their wives and families. It was almost a inty that this ^1(1 farawell took place on the ship at||@@||pity that this sad farewell took place on the ship at the sailing hour ; but, as Captain Douglas r msiked,||@@||the sailing hour; but, as Captain Douglas remarked, " What eau you do P They are splendid fellow?,||@@||" What can you do? They are splendid fellows, and y.iu cau't, indeed wouldn't, interfere in these||@@||and you cau't, indeed wouldn't, interfere in these faiewoll Greetings." And so it was noarlj* /) o'clock||@@||farewell greetings." And so it was nearly 5 o'clock befoie the steam winch was set going on the cable,||@@||before the steam winch was set going on the cable, though the ship was hove short long befoie. Ihe||@@||though the ship was hove short long before. The gangway» th»n on pott and starboard sides wero still||@@||gangways then on port and starboard sides were still crammed with Indies and children, and .-tournera hung||@@||crammed with ladies and children, and steamers hung i n, tullin? III their living freights amid the ch»ors||@@||on, taking in their living freights amid the cheers from nearly COO throats. A fteatner on the oilier||@@||from nearly 600 throats. A steamer on the other side of thu harbour sent up rockets, aud bands||@@||side of the harbour sent up rockets, and bands played on the luuiicheB. Th«) balami» blew||@@||played on the launches. The Salamis blew her"final souoroua blast as the rtnehor hove in Bight||@@||her final sonorous blast as the anchor hove in sight Sho then steamed up tho harbour R bit and went||@@||She then steamed up the harbour a bit and went round on her port holm, tho boya in khuki and in||@@||round on her port helm, the boys in khaki and in blue being upiu the rigging, »uri the band playing the||@@||blue being up in the rigging, and the band playing the National Antheui. As a westerlj- squall came down||@@||National Anthem. As a westerly squall came down rshns rounded B atlley'B Head, mut lu half au hour||@@||she rounded Bradley's Head, nad in half au hour w.ta outside the waters of Port Jackson on her way||@@||was outside the waters of Port Jackson on her way to China.||@@||to China. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326257 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.||@@||FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS. DUBBO, Tuesäuy.||@@||DUBBO, Tuesday. The remain, of Miss Kerz, one oí the victim«||@@||The remains of Miss Kerz, one of the victims of the Breelong tragedy, were brought her* on||@@||of the Breelong tragedy, were brought here on Monday evening »nd taken to St Urlmd'a R n||@@||Monday evening and taken to St. Brigid's R. C. Church. The Very Bev. J. Donne, V G eel«,||@@||Church. The Very Rev. J. Dunne, V.G., cele- brated a requiem maa» at 7.1S u.m. to-day. At||@@||brated a requiem mass at 7.15 a.m. to-day. At the conclusiou he read the customarv prayers, and||@@||the conclusion he read the customary prayers, and the body wa« lakun to the railway sUtion and con-||@@||the body was taken to the railway station and con- veyed bv mail train to Girilambone for mteruiont||@@||veyed by mail train to Girilambone for internment. Deceased's parents resided ut Dubbo for several||@@||Deceased's parents resided at Dubbo for several years, and wera highly respected Somo years ano||@@||years, and were highly respected. Some years ago thev lemoved to Girilambone, wbore they now re-||@@||they removed to Girilambone, where they now re- sido. Eev. V. De Laura Musgrove, Anglican||@@||side. Rev. P. De Laure Musgrove, Anglican curate, went to Gilgandra yesterday. The Mawleys||@@||curate, went to Gilgandra yesterday. The Mawbeys were members of hi» congregation. Dr. Trendder||@@||were members of his congregation. Dr. Tressidder has returned to pubbo.||@@||has returned to Dubbo. GILGANDRA, Tuesday.||@@||GILGANDRA, Tuesday. The funnral of Hilda Mawbey, Grace Mavrnev,||@@||The funeral of Hilda Mawbey, Grace Mawbey, aud Percy Mawbey took placo th» afternoon at Gil-||@@||and Percy Mawbey took place this afternoon at Gil- gandra, and was uttended by about 600 person». AU||@@||gandra, and was attended by about 600 persons. All the Public school children, under Mr. Johnston,||@@||the Public school children, under Mr. Johnston, marched in the procession. The scene wai veiy||@@||marched in the procession. The scene was very pathetic. Bev. H. Audrews, Westeyan minister of||@@||pathetic. Rev. H. Audrews, Wesleyan minister of Coonamble, and the Rev. P Musgrove, of the Dubbo||@@||Coonamble, and the Rev. P. Musgrove, of the Dubbo Anchoan Church, officiated Both clergymen!||@@||Anglican Church, officiated. Both clergymen dolivored short addresses, and the whole ot tho||@@||delivered short addresses, and the whole of the people juiued iu singiug the hymu, " When Ho||@@||people joined in singing the hymn, "When He Cometh." The giaves were covered with wreitbs.||@@||Cometh." The graves were covered with wreaths. The three bodies were buried side by side. Mrs '||@@||The three bodies were buried side by side. Mrs Mawbey is still liugenug, and there is nothing fresh||@@||Mawbey is still lingering, and there is nothing fresh in the condition of Elsie Clark. Worri just reached||@@||in the condition of Elsie Clark. Word just reached bera of tho arrest or the Hbonginal Underwood nt||@@||here of the arrest of the Aboriginal Underwood at Leadulle. .Tacky Porter and Mrs Governor are||@@||Leadville. Jacky Porter and Mrs. Governor are under attest for complicity in the murders.||@@||under arrest for complicity in the murders. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332292 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn P..E.SI3NTATION OV MEDALS.||@@||PRESENTATION OF MEDALS. TUMUT, ?» edno-ila«*.||@@||TUMUT, Wednesday. Corporal Hill and Trooper Met-khani, returned||@@||Corporal Hill and Trooper Markham, returned members of the Austro li in Horse, were graol^d to-||@@||members of the Australian Horse, were greeted to- day at a public locoptiou. Thoy nero first entnr||@@||day at a public reception. They were first enter tamed at Bi ungle, then were met at Bom-||@@||tained at Brungle, then were met at Bom- bowlee Crcbk: hy tho town band, hörnernen, and||@@||bowlee Creek by the town band, horsemen, and vûhieïo, and escorted into (own. The buildings||@@||vehicles, and escorted into town. The buildings weie decorfitpd with Hags and bunting, The soldiers||@@||were decorated with flags and bunting. The soldiers wore repeatedly chcorod. Thoy were drivou to the||@@||were repeatedly cheered. They were driven to the Commeicml HOILI, whero the Mayor (Aldeiman J.||@@||Commercial Hotel, where the Mayor (Alderman J. Weeden) formally welcomed tnem, uud ou behalf of||@@||Weeden) formally welcomed them, an on behalf of the citi/tsns prrsaulod them with tuedali bearing tho||@@||the citizens presented them with medals bearing the limeriptioii "From tho citrous of Tumut, as a||@@||inscription "From the citizenss of Tumut, as a memento of afrviecn m tho Transvaal War, 1000 "||@@||memento of services in the Transvaal War, 1900." Tho soldiers wera then enter tai« ed.||@@||The soldiers were then entertained. FORBES, Wfdnoiday.||@@||FORBES, Wednesday. Linre-aorpor.il Keg. Battye, of tho Forbes||@@||Lance corporal Reg. Battye, of the Forbes Mounted Hillas, arrived this morning, and received||@@||Mounted Rifles, arrived this morning, and received uti ©nthns astic welcome at tho station. Tie and||@@||an enthusiastic welcome at the station. He and others «ill b3 entettamed nt a public aemoufitration.||@@||others will be entertained at a public demonstration. Corporal Battye was ono of tho Firbt Contingent,||@@||Corporal Battye was one of the First Contingent, and went thrungli nearly «¿very engagement until ho||@@||and went through nearly every engagement until he contracted entono fever ni Uloomfontein.||@@||contracted enteric fever at Bloemfotein. GLEN TNNES, Wednesday,||@@||GLEN INNES, Wednesday. Lance-corporal Gribble ami «Trooper-» A. J.||@@||Lance-corporal Gribble and Troopers A. J. IlfOd^es ana D. J. Turn returned thu» moining, and||@@||Rodges and D. J. Trins returned this morning, and wore welcomed at tho station by a largo ciowd of||@@||were welcomed at the station by a large crowd of people. AH tho tram drew up the band pla>ed||@@||people. As the train drew up the band played " iïomet bwtiot Homo,** and tho croud cheered,||@@||" Home Sweet Home", and the crowd cheered, A proees-uuu headed b> tho band marched through||@@||A procession headed by the band marched through tho principal slrott-J, which wuro decorated with||@@||the principal streets, which were decorated with bunting, und ti iga nore ilymg from business||@@||bunting, and flags were flying from business ptirus. Iho Huyoi, Alderman ,T. J. Whyte,||@@||places. The Mayor, Alderman ,T. J. Whyte, proposed the to-t«t of *' Health aud Prosuonty||@@||proposed the toast of "Health and Prosperity to the Upturned Men " Tho tliruo soldiers-responded||@@||to the Returned Men " The three soldiers responded IVoDpers Hodgon and Trim Bpjko highly of the tieat||@@||Troopers Hodges and Trim spoke highly of the treat mont reeeivtid in tho hosp1 tal. Alderman J. Healey||@@||ment received in the hospital. Alderman J. Healey proposed " Tho Parents," which win? ropliod to by||@@||proposed " The Parents," which were replied to by Mi. W. Hudgta and Mr W. Gubblu. Captain||@@||Mr. W. Hodges and Mr W. Gribble. Captain Scott proposed " Absent Boy» at the Front," which||@@||Scott proposed " Absent Boys at the Front," which was lenlied to by Mr. II. King, who has three sons||@@||was replied to by Mr. H. King, who has three sons outraged in the war. A publie banquet will be he-Id||@@||engaged in the war. A public banquet will be held to-night.||@@||to-night. GUNDAGAI, Wednesday.||@@||GUNDAGAI, Wednesday. Trooper Mitcham, of tho Austruliun Horso, who I||@@||Trooper Meecham, of the Australian Horse, who wai wounded nt Pink Hill, arrived here to-day,||@@||was wounded at Pink Hill, arrived here to-day, and was met at tho station by a crowd of friends, I||@@||and was met at the station by a crowd of friends, who escorted bim tj "Walker's Hotel, where a break-||@@||who escorted him to Walker's Hotel, where a break- fast was borved. Afterward» a procession, headed||@@||fast was served. Afterwards a procession, headed by tim baud, escorio (J Trooper Meecha in on the road||@@||by the band, escorted Trooper Meecham in on the road to Tumut.||@@||to Tumut. LATTIS Orísl ON, U o lues Jay||@@||LAUNCESTON, Wednesday. Bugler Davis aud Private Chilcott,invalided home,||@@||Bugler Davis and Private Chilcott,invalided home, received public welcomes tho iormor by tho Muynr||@@||received public welcomes the former by the Mayor and public of Launceston, lind the hittei by the||@@||and public of Launceston, and the latter by the warden aud people of Loucfurd||@@||warden aud people of Longford. MUDGEE, Wednesday||@@||MUDGEE, Wednesday. TioopersM J Toni, W EIIIB, uudL Armstiong,||@@||Troopers M.J. Ford, W. Ellis, and E. Armstrong, of the Australian llcrse, uirived this morning, and||@@||of the Australian Horse, arrived this morning, and hud au enthusiastic reception ut the station, where||@@||had an enthusiastic reception at the station, where the Moyor« or Mudgee und Cudgegong, tho alder||@@||the Mayors of Mudgee und Cudgegong, the alder- iiiiin, the Tirst Australian Horse, nth Kcgimeut||@@||men, the First Australian Horse, 5th Regiment Volui teers, auil a orowd of citi/ens assembled 1 he||@@||Volunteers, and a crowd of citizens assembled. The Mayor, Alderman MTarKne, formaliv welcomed the||@@||Mayor, Alderman McFarlane, formally welcomed the troopers and read uddiessis A precession, hcided||@@||troopers and read addresses. A precession, headed by tue town baud, c&corlcrl the soldiers to an hotel||@@||by the town band, escorted the soldiers to an hotel. IrooptrsM J Ford. W Ellis and H M rim hud||@@||Troopers M. J. Ford, W. Ellis and H Martin had an eutliusi litio ruccplu ii 1I, tho Mcch-uiicV Institute||@@||an enthusiastic reception at the Mechanics' Institute to-mght Hie Mayor (Alderman MTuilano) pio||@@||to-night. The Mayor (Alderman McFarlane) pre- "lded Ho w olcomud the soldiers on behalf ot the||@@||sided. he welcomed the soldiers on behalf of the citizens of Mudgee, ami presented thom with silvei||@@||citizens of Mudgee, and presented them with silver matchboxes und silvoi-mounted cigui hilders, gifts||@@||matchboxes and silver-mounted cigar holders, gifts or Tathur Geiiulj The Mayor ot Cudgegong||@@||of Father Genisty. The Mayor of Cudgegong (Aldtrinan It Lower) tendered thom u eordiul iiel||@@||(Alderman R. Lower) tendered them a cordial wel- como on behalf of the Cudgegong uiumclinlity Mi||@@||come on behalf of the Cudgegong municipality. Mr. H fiicliauis, M L A , congr-itu1 ited Trae, or Tord,||@@||E. Richards, M.L.A., congratulated Trooper Ford, who uutlcr lire, wheu lrooper 1'erij, of Goulburn,||@@||who under fire, when Trooper Perry, of Goulburn, had his hoiso shot,rescued mid took him to a place ot||@@||had his horse shot,rescued and took him to a place of eufcty Tho troopers, amid cheers, thanked tho||@@||safety. The troopers, amid cheers, thanked the citi/ons for the henty icception given Iho Ma\or||@@||citizens for the hearty reception given. The Mayor slated that souvenirs weio to be presented when the||@@||stated that souvenirs were to be presented when the rthcr Mudi ce soldier« came home||@@||other Mudgee soldiers came home. WAGGA, iVcduesday||@@||WAGGA, Wednesday Trooper lulj of Wagga, II Jicmbei of tin mounted||@@||Trooper Tidy of Wagga, a member of the mounted foice, who return d mV iluleil tioni South Afriiu,||@@||force, who returned invalided from South Africa, arrived lo-dav mid was ¿neu «u culliusustic wcl||@@||arrived to-day and was given an enthusiastic wel- cnuio at the Piotes a t Hall fhis afternoon lhere||@@||come at the Protestant Hall this afternoon. There lUmaUin'B iittouduncc, including representatives of||@@||was a large attendance, including representatives of all classes The Muvi r (Aldi rman lludd) presided,||@@||all classes. The Mayor (Alderman Rudd) presided, and on bohalf of the cominuuity complimenta d||@@||and on behalf of the community complimented lrooper Tidy ou Ins services tor tho Empire Trooper||@@||Trooper Tidy on his services for the Empire. Trooper lidy responded ^_||@@||Tidy responded. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14307315 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRUSTEES.||@@||TRUSTEES. Messrs William Han Hamilton, Paul Moorfield, Tohn||@@||Messrs William Barr Hamilton, Paul Moorfield, John Bimmons,GcorgoKempltut/aii, asd'tt illuim It ecklin* have||@@||Simmons, George Kemp Rutzow and William rockliff have been appoiotcd trustee« of the recreation ground at How-||@@||been appointed trustees of the recreation ground at How- long His Lxcellmcj the Governor, -with the nd\ire of||@@||long His Excellency the Governor, - with the advice of the 1 xccutive Council, hu» approved of the appointmenc||@@||the executive Council, has approved of the appointments of the* undermentioned gentlvmtn as trustees n sped it ely||@@||of the undermentioned gentlemen as trustees respectively of of the portions of lund hereinafter purtieuhulsed, vi/ -||@@||the portions of land hereinafter particularised, viz,: - addition to showground for the use and general pupooses of the Ino ucies at Onaki, dedicated September fi, ISO», for||@@|| addition to showground foi the mc und general purposes||@@|| of the Central Richmond Ri\et Pastorsl and Agricultural||@@||Central Richmond River Pastoral and Agricultural bocictj , Mesáis William \absley, lohn fatoicy, lohn||@@||Society; Messrs. William Yabsley, John Storey, John APKinnon, William I3AI11H>, William M I e m, Kj mil dollin||@@||McKinnon, William Baillie, William McLean, Kyran Nolan. 'Jho portion of the general cemetcr> at Tumb*rumba dodi||@@||The portion of the general cemetery at Tumbarumba dedi- rated December 20,1899, si t upair for umectarmn burial||@@||cated December 20,1899, set aparr for uncertain burial ground - Me'srs Ui orce Ki chard Burt, Janie« 1 houison,||@@||ground: - Messrs. George Richard Burt, James Thomson, Thomas William (¡ninths Mechamos* Tnstltutt site at||@@||Thomas William Griffiths. Mechanics' Institute site at Murnimburrsh, are* J7 perches being allotment 5 ot HI C||@@||Murnimburrah, area 37 perches being allotment 5 at section 61 tmuOl, dedicated August 11,1891 -Mr rhnnuui Henry||@@||dedicated August 31, 1891: -Mr. Thomas Henry Timbrell (in lietiol the Into Mr D H CampbelP The||@@||Timbrell (in lieu of the late Mr. D H Campbell). The Governor, with the adiiee of the Lieciitivc Council, has||@@||Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has appro\ ed of the appointment of tho corporate tnisttes of||@@||approved of the appointment of tho corporate trustees of the Diocese of Grafton ard Armidale as tniHleet of tho||@@||the Diocese of Grafton and Armidale as trustees of the portion of thr gcneinl cir/tery at South Gratton, dedi||@@||portion of the general cemetery at South Grafton, dedicated Í »ted Pebrmiry l8 1870, set apart foi Church of longland||@@||February 18, 1870, set apart for Church of England bunal ground (in lie« of Mtasin T C Wilcox, G W.||@@||bururial ground (in lieu of Messrs. J. C. Wilcox, G. W. ¡Scale, and 1\ W Wdcux, resigned, and the late Mr C. A||@@||Neale, and F. W. Wilxocx, resigned, and the late Mr. C. A. ¡bnndt). I||@@||Smidt. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330917 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM THE FRONT,||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT, TROOPER KEELAN.||@@||TROOPER KEELAN. 1 rooper Keelan, writing from Heidelhurg op||@@||Trooper Keelan, writing from Heidelhurg on July 5, say» -Aftor thu occupation of Proton»||@@||July 5, says - After the occupation of Protoria tie went on with tlie troop«, and encamped clots||@@||he went on with the troops, and encamped close to the Boor launer at Douter'» PoorU The||@@||to the Boor lauger at Douker's Poort. The Buors wure ouuiud two days lu which to sur-||@@||Boers were offered two days in which to sur- render Duiiug tho.tn«» daj» tho British wer«||@@||render. During the two days the British were ?ludir order» not to fire on thu Boers ixcojit it »Bl||@@||under orders not to fire on the Boers except it was unavoidable, so 10 of them went 'o nu orange grove||@@||unavoidable, so 10 of them went to an orange grove Lach mau filled a ba,r with beautiful orangen.||@@||Each man filled a bag with beautiful organges. Suet Jeiujy Muusers begun to ring out Each mau||@@||Suddenly Mausers began to ring out. Each man ? tuck to n a oiiiugos.tt the same time trying to break||@@||stuck to his oranges at the same time trying to break tim nuten for 100 yards Thu Boera were not||@@||the watch for 100 yards. The Boers were not anxious, to como too cloioto tho cuuiji, aud the meu||@@||anxious to come too close to the camp, and the men stuck tu their well-ciiruud fruit lho et umv did||@@||stuck to their well-earned fruit. The enemy did not surrender, and they had two days' lighting,||@@||not surrender, and they had two days' fighting, fahortly aftor this the nntei'B horse knocked up,||@@||Shortly after this the writer's horse knocked up, mid Mr. Koolan luy without any cover-||@@||and Mr Keelan lay without any cover- ing in a creek on a fronty night.||@@||ing in a creek on a frosty night. Ho crail led lo i Kulin hut uud lay exhausted at theil||@@||He crawled to a Kaffir hut and lay exhausted at their Oro Hu uitenvards Btruck out for Grobolar's Duft,||@@||fire. He afterwards struck out for Grobelar's Drift, » heru li. mut JO Boors and surrendered. 1 he leader||@@||where he met 30 Boers and surrendered. The leader of tho Boors, tin ough Mrs Do Beer, au riighsh||@@||of Boers, through Mrs De Beer, an English- woimin, questioned lum, and oak. d why Mr Keelan,||@@||woman, questioned him, and asked why Mr. Keelan being mi Attatialiau, bad volunteered One mau||@@||being an Australian, had volunteered. One man mined his nile, saying, " Why truublu with him ( "||@@||raised his rifle, saying, "Why trouble with him?" Tho won. m criml " Murder'" nnil tho niau wat||@@||The woman cried 'Murder!" and the man was ordered to iuwir tho nflo Mr K clou was told hu||@@||ordered to lower the rifle. Mr. Keelan was told he »as Bato whiln ho rumnniid there, but if ho left he||@@||was safe while he remained there, but if he left he would bu «hot 1 no days later be was luformed he||@@||would be shot. Two days later he was informed he could not bo prolucted any longer He nu. again||@@||could not bo protected any longer. He was again told hn would piohably bu shot, and decided to runko||@@||told he would probably be shot, and decided to make towards Huidolburg, 46 miles away He reached||@@||towards Heidelburg, 45 miles away. He reached Levisohn's store, g.vo a message to Mr Do Beers||@@||Levisohn's store, gave a message to Mr De Beers from Ins wife, uud Bubsequently arrived safely at||@@||from his wife, and subsequently arrived safely at Uoidclburg -||@@||Heidelburg. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312143 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TROOPER KEELAN.||@@||TROOPER KEELAN. THE RIDE TO PR1ESKA.||@@||THE RIDE TO PRIESKA. Trooper John Keelan, writing to his biolher, Dr||@@||Trooper John Keelan, writing to his brother, Dr E R Keelan, of Queen Victoria Mtirkct-huilthugs,||@@||E R Keelan, of Queen Victoria Market -huildings, from Do Aur under date of April 11, describes the||@@||from De Aar under date of April 11, describes the march of tho brigade of which his troop formed part||@@||march of the brigade of which his troop formed part to Prioska They passed, hu writes, over terribly||@@||to Prieska They passed, he writes, over terribly rough country, and in preparation for their lourney||@@||rough country, and in preparation for their journey the troopors were ordered to discard everythlug they||@@||the troopors were ordered to discard everything they could dispense with, with the ohjoot of reducing as||@@||could dispense with, with the object of reducing as much as possible tbo weight carried hy the horses||@@||much as possible tbo weight carried by the horses Thu brigade galloped so hard that after they had||@@||The brigade galloped so hard that after they had covered di) miles blood flowed from tbo mouths of||@@||covered 30 miles blood flowed from the mouths of many nf the horses The bngedo halted at a ridge dis-||@@||many of the horses. The brigade halted at a ridge dis- tant two miles from Pneska The guns were brought||@@||tant two miles from Prieska. The guns were brought into position, mid each mau waa ordered to keep cool||@@||into position, and each man was ordered to keep cool. To tho order, '4 At the gallop-Charge," they swopt||@@||To tho order, " At the gallop-Charge," they swept over the ridge and dashes for Prieska through the||@@||over the ridge and dashed for Prieska through the blinding dust They never drew rein till they||@@||blinding dust. They never drew rein till they galloped into tho squaro ut Pneska, where 100 white||@@||galloped into tho square at Pneska, where 100 white liags told them tho place waa won Thoy had||@@||flags told them the place was won. They had covered ¿9 milos m four hours, winch was a record||@@||covered 39 mieos in four hours, which was a record " for forced murcluug. Thoy placed tho town under||@@||for forced murcluug. Teoy placed the town under arrest, so that when Lord Kitchener nrrivod they||@@||arrest, so that when Lord Kitchener arrived they had about 800 pnsomrB and 8U0 rifles with ammuni-||@@||had about 800 prisoners and 800 rifles with ammuni- tion. From Pneska tho brigade wnB recalled to De||@@||tion. From Prieska the brigade was recalled to De Aar, » hore they arrived on April 10||@@||Aar, where they arrived on April 10. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14311914 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TIIE ETJBÜNJC PLAGUE.||@@||THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. ?||@@|| YESTERDAY'S CASES.||@@||YESTERDAY'S CASES. Tvv o cases of bubonic plague and two deaths were||@@||Two cases of bubonic plague and two deaths were the total for yesterday. The first pationt discovered||@@||the total for yesterday. The first patient discovered during tho day was Joseph Bergan, who resided at||@@||during the day was Joseph Bergan, who resided at North Sydney, and who waa sent lo tho Quarantine||@@||North Sydney, and who was sent to the Quarantine Station with seven contact;. The second case was||@@||Station with seven contacts. The second case was Bow You, a Chinóse, who resided at Wnterloo. Ho||@@||Bow You, a Chinese, who resided at Waterloo. He was dead before a member of tho clinical staff of the||@@||was dead before a member of the clinical staff of the Board of Health saw lum. and a post-mortem||@@||Board of Health saw him, and a post-mortem examination of tho remains waa thereforo made by||@@||examination of the remains was therefore made by Dr. Taylor, who nronounced plagun to be the cause||@@||Dr. Taylor, who pronounced plague to be the cause of death. The other death reported was that of a||@@||of death. The other death reported was that of a young man uamod .Tohn Isauc Nutt, who wob ad-||@@||young man named John Isaac Nutt, who was ad- mitted to the Qimrantino Hospital ou Wednesday||@@||mitted to the Quarantine Hospital on Wednesday last and died on Mondny afternoon. In yesterday's||@@||last and died on Monday afternoon. In yesterday's lesue tho uamo of a patient was given as James||@@||issue the name of a patient was given as James Dallas. The mime was wrongly registered ; it Bhould||@@||Dallas. The name was wrongly registered ; it should have been Dallas James.||@@||have been Dallas James. T wo of tho pationts in tho Quarniitmo Hospital||@@||Two of the patients in the Quarantine Hospital wein reported yesterday as being oxtremuly low and||@@||were reported yesterday as being extremely low and weak, another wau stated to be very weak, .mil five||@@||weak, another was stated to be very weak, and five others vv ere reported is vv ithout chango. The rest of||@@||others were reported is without change. The rest of tin Tpm icnts um sind lo be impi ov log||@@||the patients are said to be improving. IVuik was commenced vesterday morning on the||@@||Work was commenced yesterday morning on the new urea leccntly proclaim' d between Wentworth||@@||new area recently proclaimed between Wentworth I'alk and Oeorgo-streot West, and tho Bptiil taken||@@||Park and George-street West, and the spoil taken iiom the houses mid jjrds was lipped mto a puut at||@@||from the houses and yards was tipped into a punt at tho hoad o( Blackwattle Bay. At the wbar/a the||@@||the head of Blackwattle Bay. At the wharfs the attention of the men employed was almost vv holly||@@||attention of the men employed was almost wholly ronlined to the demolition of the buildings on Ilud||@@||confined to the demolition of the buildings on Hud- dardt, Faiker, and Co.'s old wharf ; but tho decking||@@||dardt, Parker, and Co.'s old wharf ; but the decking of one or two othor wharfs w11 s pulled up and tho||@@||of one or two other wharfs was pulled up and the vacant spaces beneath aro being ulled with ballast.||@@||vacant spaces beneath are being filled with ballast. Two now areas of the city were proclaimed v,estor||@@||Two new areas of the city were proclaimed yester- dav. Ono is bounded by William Henry-street, by||@@||day. One is bounded by William Henry-street, by the cast side of the stormwater channel discharging||@@||the east side of the stormwater channel discharging into Blackwattle Cove, by TJItimo-streot, and Bay||@@||into Blackwattle Cove, by UItimo-street, and Bay- street and the othor is bounded by Ultim j-ntreot, the||@@||street and the other is bounded by Ultimo-street, the stormwater channel discharguig into Blackwattle||@@||stormwater channel discharging into Blackwattle Cove, George-street "West lind Bay-street||@@||Cove, George-street West and Bay-street. Yesterday was ladies and children's dav at the||@@||Yesterday was ladies and children's day at the Town Hall for inoculation purposes. Dr. bhells and||@@||Town Hall for inoculation purposes. Dr. Shells and assistants tv ore not kept very busy, ns only 86 pomona||@@||assistants were not kept very busy, as only 86 persons preaeutod themselves for tho ordeal. At Maiily Dr.||@@||presented themselves for the ordeal. At Manly Dr. Doyle, with his assistants, inoculated 23 persons.||@@||Doyle, with his assistants, inoculated 23 persons. Inoculotiou at Manly will bo continued to-day as||@@||Inoculation at Manly will be continued to-day as well is at the Town Hall.||@@||well as at the Town Hall. Tho rat-destroying operations resulted yesterday||@@||The rat-destroying operations resulted yesterday in ti'">2 rats being brought to the incinerator. Two||@@||in 652 rats being brought to the incinerator. Two I »aw receiving depots were established-ono nt Blue's||@@||new receiving depots were established - one at Blue's Point, near the horse ferry, for North Syduey ; and||@@||Point, near the horse ferry, for North Sydney ; and one at tho Council-chambers for Balmain.||@@||one at the Council-chambers for Balmain. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14304907 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MEETING AT WAVERLEY.||@@||MEETING AT WAVERLEY. A meeting of the Waverley committee «as hold at||@@||A meeting of the Waverley committee was held at the Waverley Council- hamber« un thu bth instant||@@||the Waverley Council-chambers on the 6th instant. Mrs Alfred Allon prowled, and thora »010 also||@@||Mrs. Alfred Allen presided, and there were also present Mesdames Uitlospii, Hughes, and 1.||@@||present Mesdames Gillespie, Hughes, and J. bainuelfl, Mfses ltoss, V Vial, Petersen, E Peter-||@@||Samuels, Misses Ross, V. Vial, Petersen, E. Peter- son, bmythu, Gillespie, lleiiumoiit, Joes, liltiomfluld,||@@||son, Smythe, Gillespie, Beaumont, Lees, Bloomfield, Mrs 1 Olub (bon sourotury) and Mr W W Dor-||@@||Mrs. J. Club (hon. secretary) and Mr. W. W. Dor- mán lorgumsor of tho association) Mr Dorman ex-||@@||man (organisor of the association). Mr. Dorman ex- pressed tho satisfaction it Mould afTord tho directora||@@||pressed the satisfaction it would afford the directors of the fund to hoar of i rowvul ot lntorest in tho||@@||of the fund to hear of a revival of interest in the norL. in tho district Dot ills of nrraugouiouta foi||@@||work in the district. Details of arrangements for llospit ii Saturday wore almost completed, aud thu||@@||Hospital Saturday were almost completed, and the iel lowing pi sitions lor st nids « oro deei let! upon -||@@||following positions for stands were decided upon: - Council .chambón, Charing Cross, Bondi Jium||@@||Council-.hambers, Charing Cross, Bondi Tram .function, Centstory Gates, au I lion li Beach The||@@||Junction, Cemetery Gates, and Bondi Beach. The ippointment of hut) st illhol lois nu» lett to be com-||@@||appointment of lady stallholders was left to be com- pleted by arrangement with the bun occretary, there||@@||pleted by arrangement with the hon. secretary, there buug more applications than necessary for some of||@@||being more applications than necessary for some of the positions||@@||the positions ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14328788 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FATAL COLLIE HY ACCIDENT.||@@||FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT. The City Coroner, Mr G C Marlin, T P,||@@||The City Coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P., conducted an luquest at Smith'ß Albion||@@||conducted an inquest at Smith's Albion Hotel, Walkend, vesterrSiv aflr-rnnon on the bod\||@@||Hotel, Wallsend, yesterday afternoon on the body of a jruth named William Denn. 16 years of||@@||of a youth named William Dennis, 16 years of age, who died in the Wallsend Mining District||@@||age, who died in the Wallsend Mining District H< spital on the prnvious night from the effects of m||@@||Hospital on the previous night from the effects of in- lunes received whilst working in the Wallsend col-||@@||juries received whilst working in the Wallsend col- liery Inspector Bates was present on behalf of the||@@||liery. Inspector Bates was present on behalf of the Depart neut of Mines, and Mr James Curley||@@||Department of Mines, and Mr. James Curley (miner»' go oral secretary) watched tho proceedings||@@||(miners' general secretary) watched the proceedings for the Colliery Employees' Federation It appeared||@@||for the Colliery Employees' Federation. It appeared from the evidence that deceased had beeu cmnloved||@@||from the evidence that deceased had been employed at the colliery as n wneeler, and that on Tridav||@@||at the colliery as a wheeler, and that on Friday morning he was crushed hctweBn a skip and a rib of||@@||morning he was crushed between a skip and a rib of coal Ho mas at ouce conveyed to the hospital,||@@||coal. He was at once conveyed to the hospital, where It was found thut he was suffi ring from a||@@||where it was found that he was suffering from a fracture of the pelvis and other internal injuries He||@@||fracture of the pelvis and other internal injuries. He never milled, aud died ou tho evening of the same||@@||never rallied, and died on the evening of the same day The jury returned a verdict of ncculental||@@||day. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and added a rider expressing the opiuion tint||@@||death, and added a rider expressing the opinion that stretcher appliances should be supplied un all tho||@@||stretcher appliances should be supplied on all the flata of the colliery.||@@||flats of the colliery. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324575 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FUNERAL OF THE LATE||@@||FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. JOHN RAIi.||@@||MR. JOHN RAE The funeral uf Hie late Mr. Jol n Rae, M A , who||@@||The funeral of the late Mr. John Rae, M.A. , who died A hie residence, Hiltiu, 27b Livei pool-street,||@@||died at his residence, Hilton, 278 Liverpool-street, on munday morning, toi k place }eslerrtav afternuuii,||@@||on Sunday morning, took place yesterday afternoon, Ihe iittetineut being made at Waveney In deference||@@||the interment being made at Waverley. In deference lo the visit t,f the deceased the obsequies ivers con-||@@||to the wish of the deceased the obsequies were con- ducted without displa} Ilium neie no »-tenths or||@@||ducted without display. There were no wreaths or plumes, aud Ihe b dy ti as enclosed in a cedar oaaket||@@||plumes, and the body was enclosed in a cedar casket, ita unly pruaTe »otk leing theusuulsilvH breastplate||@@||its only ornate work being the usual breastplate and li Bcnpnon Hie (,iave had been selccte I just||@@||and inscription. The grave had been selected just I e ow and t ppcsite the tomb of tim late b 1 ltnliertDufl,||@@||below and opposite the tomb of the late Sir Robert Duff, facing th& octiiu Hie ftueral eotvice was con||@@||facing the ocean. The funeral service was con- due-led I y the Rev Canon Pani, aud tim mom nets||@@||ducted by the Rev Canon Pain, and the mourners included Mr II E line, Mr I Percy Rae, Mr P||@@||included Mr H. E. Rae, Mr J. Percy Rae, Mr F. G ha« («ons of the decease ), Messrs G sud K||@@||G. Rae (sons of the deceased ), Messrs G. and R. Ki« (nephews of tho deceased) Met.-is "stanley,||@@||Rae (nephews of the deceased) Messrs Stanley, John, Niel, anti Bruie Rae igrsudsonB of the de||@@||John, Noel, and Bruce Rae (grandsons of the de- cense I), the Pre mer (Sir W J Line), the Mi)or (Sir||@@||ceased), the Premier (Sir W. J. Lyne), the Mayor (Sir Matthew Hams), lr W M Ti lion nud Ml||@@||Matthew Harris), Mr W. M. Fehon and Mr D. li Ivnkcjldic (Itnlwsy Commissioners), ami Mr II||@@||Kirkcaldie (Railway Commissioners), and Mr H. M'Laoklau («rcielary to the IlitiUuy Coirimisaionerv),||@@||McLachlan (secretary to the Railway Commissioners), Mr CnUhelt >\ alker (I iiiicijuil Undei-becrc^aij),||@@||Mr Critchelt Walker (Principal Under Secretary), Mr 1) M Lechino (Uiitlor-bcueint} for Mines),||@@||Mr D Mc Lachlan (Under Secretary for Mines), the Rev P Lldor, Mr George E L») ton (secretar}||@@||the RevF Elder, Mr George E Layton (secretary of the bf.hu Nil limul Ant Gallen), Mr. Jumes Harnett||@@||National Art Gallery), Mr. James Barnett (late Colonial Architect), Mr 1;rancis lurkpatnek||@@||(late Colonial Architect), Mr Francis Kirkpatrick (Under Secretary lur b manca aud irado), Mr||@@||(Under Secretaryfor Finance and Trade), Mr Peter Reid, Mr W R Campbell, Mr S Diokeusoii,||@@||Peter Reid, Mr W R Campbell, Mr S Dickenson, Mr A W Allen, Mr George I Cohnn, Mr Janies||@@||Mr A W Allen, Mr George J Cohen, Mr James bctoggie (deceuBed's late co-directors, Auslilluu||@@||Scroggie (deceased's late co-directors, Australian GlillLht Lompinv), Mr R J Lukoy (secretan)||@@||Gaslight Company), Mr R J Lukey (secretary) and Mi 1 J Bush (chief engiueerj, Mr. W Vero||@@||and Mr T J Bush (chief engineer), Mr. W Vero Read, Mr I awtei co f Harnett tbcrgeant-at-Arius)||@@||Read, MrLawrence J Harnett ( Sergeant - at - Arms) Di A Holms', Mr \\ biuclaii, Mn W J 1)||@@||Dr A Holms, Mr W Sinclair, Mn W J E Wotton, Mr Dud'ej Ii iron, Mr. J Kraucis htiut,,||@@||Wotton, Mr Dudley Baron, Mr. J Francis King, Mr B Du Piitr fiire-itlunt Natitual ArtGsllery),||@@||Mr E Du Faur( President National Art Gallery), Major O B Aire), Mr Ldniund 1 esler) (luspeclor||@@||Major O B Airey, Mr Edmund Fosberry (Inspector Geueral of Pt lico), Lieutbimut-Ctildiel I' B Walker,||@@||General of Police), Lieutenant-Colonel P B Walker, Mr S II Lainmoii, Mr ) J Culvert (Clerk of I'm||@@||Mr S H Lambton, Mr J J Calvert, ( Clerk of Parliaments) lisments), Mr W L hduarila (Legislativo C(until;,||@@||Mr W L Edwards (LegislativeCouncil), Mi J Barling tChuiriuau Public Service Bnaid),||@@||Mr J Barling (Chairman Public Service Board), Mr W A Gullick (Governincnt Printer), Mr 1||@@||Mr W A Gullick (Government Printer), Mr J H Murr»}, Mr L I LI, vii Mr P A Rabett,||@@||H Murray, Mr L T LIoyd, Mr P A Rabett, Mr C U Mitchell, Mr J li Finvos, M A , Mr G||@@||Mr C H Mitchell, Mr J M Purves, M A , Mr G B Cartel, Mr T C Stewari, Mr R G Dorigson,||@@||B Carter, Mr F C Stewart, Mr R G Dorigson, Mr W. MacNab, Mr Cb Dcuis, Mr W J Ir-sq,||@@||Mr W. MacNab, Mr C S Denis, Mr W J Fesq, his Huiioi 1 titlge Gibson, Mr J M Gibson, Mi||@@||his Honor Judge Gibson, Mr J M Gibson, Mr I eouatd Gibson, Mr P Flynn, Mr Thomas||@@||Leonard Gibson, Mr P Flynn, Mr Thomas Broughton, Mr R A Richards (city surveyor), Mr||@@||Broughton, Mr R A Richards (city surveyor), Mr U IT Woolcott (late town clink) Mr I lievor||@@||C H Woolcott (late town clerk) Mr J Trevor Jones (lute cltv engineer), Mr W H Paul, Mr C||@@||Jones (late city engineer), Mr W H Paul, Mr C T Metcalfe, Mr tt Soutar, Mr Edrraids and Mr||@@||T Metcalfe, Mr W Soutar, Mr Edwards and Mr 0 G Alfor I (inspectors Bank of Ne» bl nth Wales),||@@||C G Alford (inspectors Bank of New South Wales), Mr H M roithfiill, Iho lion H N MaoLaumi||@@||Mr H M Faithfull, the Hon. H N MacLaurin M L O , tno Hon Gcorgo Thornton, M L C , Mr II||@@||M L C , the Hon George Thornton, M L C , Mr H L Nathuu, tho lion Captain Churlos, M L C . M||@@||L Nathan, the Hon. Captain Charles, M L C . Mr A R ttny iMesare. Wilson ai d Ra It ra j, Melbourne||@@||A Rattray Messrs. Wilson and Rattray, (Melbourne and b}Jm-lt'. have to announce the dentil nf Sir Hdward Vcicj||@@||gret to have to announce the death of Sir Edward Percy Bite», Dart., after ii very brief illness, nt ItoechenhurM,||@@||Bates, Bart., after a very brief illness, at Beechenhurst, Alleriun, Liverpool. Sir Kdward wan the second holder ot||@@||Allerton, Liverpool. Sir Edward was the second holder of the baronetcy, t e title having bien conferred in ISsO upon||@@||the baronetcy, the title having been conferred in 1880 upon lils father, who was ii well-known Liverpool sliipuwDer,||@@||his father, who was a well-known Liverpool shipowner, and a member of f'nrlinincnt for Plymouth from 16ri;HJ||@@||and a member of Parliament for Plymouth from 1871-80 and 1S3MI:!. He wm cm. otr in the midst of a busy hie,||@@||and 1885-92. He was cut off in the midst of a busy life, bein* 6t yearn nf une. He was born un AilRiist 17,1815,||@@||being 54 years of age. He was born on August 17, 1865, an I succeeded to the title on his father's death in ISM.||@@||and succeeded to the title on his father's death in 1895. Thc late barunet devoted his time almost entirely to busi-||@@||The late baronet devoted his time almost entirely to busi- ness affairs as head of tho llrni nf li. BiteB und SOM,||@@||ness affairs as head of the firm of E. Bates and Sons, shinomieniiinil meivhiint.i. Sew Quay. Liverpool, ne||@@||shipowners and merchants, New Quay, Liverpool. He was also chairman of tho biiard of directors of the raclflo||@@||was also chairman of the board of directors of the Pacific Meara Vaviuation Company. Ile was ii det.utv-lioutwuiit||@@||Steam Navigation Company. He was a deputy-lieutenant for 1'linlaliire, and for the year just elo.ed win Illili||@@||for Flintshire, and for the year just closed was High Sheriff of that county. In 1S7U he mumed Constance||@@||Sheriff of that county. In 1876 he married Constance ISIiiabeth. daughter of the late Mr. H. lt. üraves, who wai||@@||Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr. S. R. Graves, who was one of Liveipotil's Jls.i'.. and lie leavesu family of men||@@||one of Liverpool's Ms.P., and he leaves a family of seven sons, thceldosr.ofwhi.m. Udward lleitram, »as bora m||@@||sons, the eldest of whom, Edward Bertram, was born in 1B77, and succeeds to the title. In addition to his house at||@@||1877, and succeeds to the title. In addition to his house at Allerton, he had a. s»ats Maiivdown I'nrli, llasiii|!ftolie,||@@||Allerton, he had as seats Manydown Park, Basingstoke, and Orvn Castle. Moslni. Kli.-tnliire. Kolhminir upon »»||@@||and Gryn Castle, Mostyn, Flintshire. Following upon an attack of intlu nz,., (fir'Udward had for six days beeniuf||@@||attack of influenza, Sir Edward had for six days been suf- feting from pueumoniu."||@@||fering from pneumonia." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320929 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEW LAMBTON TO OARDIFF-ROAD.||@@||NEW LAMBTON TO CARDIFF-ROAD. A deputation from the municipality of Ne«||@@||A deputation from the municipality of New Lambton, introduced by Mr. j_dd_m, M.L A., witt!||@@||Lambton, introduced by Mr. Edden, M.L A., with whom were _U**S-rs. Watkins and Norton, Ms.L.A.,||@@||whom were Messrs. Watkins and Norton, Ms.L.A., wuted ou tue Miui¡>t«r for Works jesterdaj, and||@@||waited on the Minister for Works yesterday, and ahked that a hill, known as Croudact-'s Hill, on tha||@@||asked that a hill, known as Croudace's Hill, on the NOW Lambton io Cardiff road, might bf» cut dawn.||@@||New Lambton to Cardiff road, might be cut down. It was stated tnat this hilt waa witina tho munici-||@@||It was stated that this hill was within the munici- pality of New L^ in bl cm» ind it was explained that||@@||pality of New Lambton, and it was explained that tho iot.il cost ot the work was estimated at about||@@||the total cost of the work was estimated at about £000, but as a set-off aciutibt the cost a qu uitity ofi||@@||£600, but as a set-off against the cost a quantity of good gravel aud tu a ter ml would be taken from tha||@@||good gravel and material would be taken from the cutting to the valuo of somo £-100. 'I his could ha||@@||cutting to the value of somo £400. This could be used on adjuioiijg roads. Th IA roed wa« undoubtedly||@@||used on adjoining roads. This road was undoubtedly the key to the outlying diitritts. 'ihe depututtouHlad||@@||the key to the outlying districts. The depututation also stated that in 189G a députât um lind »htted on Mr.||@@||stated that in 1896 a députâtion had waited on Mr. You up, the thoa Minister for Works, who had called,||@@||Young, the then Minister for Works, who had called, fora report, aud was di_.p_.a-.d to fmourabli. con-||@@||for a report, and was disposed to favourable con- sider the mat tur. No _t-ps had, however, yet beai»||@@||sider the matter. No steps had, however, yet been takan.||@@||taken. Mr. O'sullivan replied that ha uutluritonil the hill||@@||Mr. O'Sullivan replied that he understood the hill r_ferred to waa not far from a druin on the Lamb*||@@||referred to was not far from a drain on the Lamb- ton-road, which it was proposed to fill up, tild thal||@@||ton-road, which it was proposed to fill up, and that heing the case, and as rho spoil takeu from Iho||@@||being the case, and as the spoil taken from the cutting could ba easily carried there, he was disposed||@@||cutting could be easily carried there, he was disposed to go ou with the work when tho Estimates had been f||@@||to go on with the work when the Estimates had been passed. It would thus serve a double purple, and||@@||passed. It would thus serve a double purpose, and would also be tho complement, as had buen pointed||@@||would also be the complement, as had been pointed out by Mr. IS orton, of other works which tho (*o||@@||out by Mr. Norton, of other works which the Go- verumeuL wes dim g at tha othu end of the road at||@@||vernment was doing at the other end of the road at toronto. Although the lull was within tha munict-*||@@||Toronto. Although the hill was within the munici- pu ¡J t y tbo work was not of a local elia ruder, but||@@||pality the work was not of a local character, but mur** of a notional one, as by far tha greater portiou||@@||more of a national one, as by far tha greater portion of the traille over it was extraneous.||@@||of the traffic over it was extraneous. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296585 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LETTERS FROM Til 13 FRONT.||@@||LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. LETTER FROM TROOPER HIMMELHOCH.||@@||LETTER FROM TROOPER HIMMELHOCH. A PERILOUS EXPERIENCE.||@@||A PERILOUS EXPERIENCE. Mrs. Htmnielhncu has received the following||@@||Mrs. Himmelhoch has revealed the following letter from her ron, Trooper Himmelhoch .||@@||letter from her son, Trooper Himmelhoch: – '. bouta African Ligtit Horse, Cluavoloy Camp,||@@||"South African Light Horse, Cataveley Camp, Natal, January 21, 1Ü00. Dear Mother,-I have||@@||Natal, January 21, 1900. Dear Mother, – I have had quite an eipmoucei since I wrote to you last,||@@||had quite an experience since I wrote to you last, one I'll reniembei for quit« a tong dum. Lust||@@||one I'll remember for quite a long time. Last Eriduy we bud orders to saddle up at J JO n m,,||@@||Friday we had orders to saddle up at 3:30 a.m., and got out lor reconuttring purposes. Wo got||@@||and got out for reconnoitering purposes. We got out about two milos from camji w bon wo were told||@@||out about two miles from camp when we were told that wo were to go nu tho right flunk tor obaer,utioii||@@||that we were to go on the right flank for observation purposes We had to extcud ¿QO yards beti.een||@@||purposes. We had to extend 300 yards between files, und wem not told in what direction tho Boers||@@||files, and were not told in what direction the Boers nore. Vie extended to ui hin aboutdOll vaids of||@@||were. We extended to within about 300 yards of their positions, and halted theio for quito llvo||@@||their positions, and halted there for quite five minutes, when onu of our fellows roito up on to ii||@@||minutes, when one of our fellows rode up on to a ridge. That seemed to be the, signal for tbo enemy||@@||ridge. That seemed to be the signal for the enemy to open (Ire They started in twos and threes||@@||to open fire. They started in twos and threes ilcst, and wo stood there till they started to poui£iii||@@||first, and we stood there till they started to pour on volleys, when we wheeled round our horses and||@@||volleys, when we wheeled round our horses and madu for shelter 1 must tell you out position||@@||made for shelter. I must tell you our position. There was no shelter within rtuge, we nero in a dip||@@||There was no shelter within range, we were in a dip between two rises, and had to rule up this dip.||@@||between two rises, and had to ride up this dip. My hoiso after going ii'iout 200 yards foil with me,||@@||My horse after going about 200 yards fell with me, and threw me. Hu fell right over on to my leg, aud||@@||and threw me. He fell right over on to my leg, and bruised it considerably. rho bullets wero pouring||@@||bruised it considerably. The bullets were pouring round mu like bul. I jumped up and tried to||@@||round me like hail. I jumped up and tried to catch my hotsc, but ho jumped away lrom me and||@@||catch my horse, but he jumped away from me and galloped after Hie other horses. Theio was nothing||@@||galloped after the other horses. There was nothing else for me to do but run for it. I ran for about a||@@||else for me to do but run for it. I ran for about a quarter of a milo, und then threw uwuy my gun, it||@@||quarter of a mile, and then threw away my gun, it being loo heavy unit impeding my progiess I ian||@@||being too heavy and impeding my progress. I ran on thou to a drift (that is a ctos'iug) at a little||@@||on then to a drift (that is a crossing) at a little creek, and was so clone up that I sat down and took||@@||creek, and was so done up that I sat down and took off my liuvor8iiek and water bottle, and loft thom on||@@||off my haversack and water bottle, and left them on an old ammunition bo\. Moiuwhilu my comrades||@@||an old ammunition box. Meanwhile my comrades wera well out of range aud had caught my horse,||@@||were well out of range and had caught my horse, and instead of walting for mo at the erossiug they||@@||and instead of waiting for me at the crossing they galloped on ahead about one and u li.'ilf mile. While||@@||galloped on ahead about one and a half mile. While I was sittmg nt thu crossing tlio Boers were tiring on||@@||I was sitting at the crossing the Boers were firing on me, and I could bear tho bullets w hi/ring ov ur my hoad||@@||me, and I could hear the bullets whizzing over my head aud around me. I seemed to bear a charmed life.||@@||and around me. I seemed to bear a charmed life. After retting there'about llvo minutes I ran about||@@||After resting there about five minutes I ran about unother quaiter of u mile und then vv alked the rest||@@||another quarter of a mile and then walked the rest of the w ly. They lired on me until I carno up to||@@||of the way. They fired on me until I came up to where the others weru. One i ode back about 200||@@||where the others were. One rode back about 200 yurds und oflorod to liol]) mo ; but I was so mud||@@||yards and offered to help me ; but I was so mad with them all I would not iccept their oller. They||@@||with them all I would not accept their offer. They could ollor no otouse olhor than thoy thought I was||@@||could offer no excuse other than they thought I was shot. Wc then rodu rouud to a Kulin kraal within||@@||shot. We then rode round to a Kaffir kraal within 1000 yards of tbo Boors, and stujod thole for about||@@||1000 yards of the Boers, and stood there for about hie hours. It was a horribly hot day, and I had||@@||five hours. It was a horribly hot day, and I had only a handkerchief over my head, and the reaction||@@||only a handkerchief over my head, and the reaction of my run imdo me fool rather queer. Noarly all||@@||of my run made me feel rather queer. Nearly all the time HO wero tüere the enemy were sniping at||@@||the time we were there the enemy were sniping at us; but, fortunately, no olio was hit. AVu had a||@@||us; but, fortunately, no one was hit. We had a miraculous escape."||@@||miraculous escape." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318179 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CURRENT LITERATURE.||@@||CURRENT LITERATURE. A WAH CORRESrONDKNT'S NOTES.||@@||A WAR CORRESPONDENT'S NOTES. Londin to Ladysmith vii. Pretoria By Winston||@@||London to Ladysmith, via Pretoria. By Winston Spencer Churchill Loudon Longsmaus, Green,||@@||Spencer Churchill. London: Longsmaus, Green, and Co IDUO||@@||and Co. 1900. No war, pcrh.3p«, has been so thoroughly||@@||No war, perhaps, has been so thoroughly deionbod from behind tho Boones na the South||@@||described from behind the scenes as the South African campaign The war correspondent is in||@@||African campaign. The war correspondent is in full blnst thore, and thore ma thousands of m||@@||full blast there, and there are thousands of tousoly " human documents " in tho shape of letters||@@||intensely "human documents" in the shape of letters from all» gradi s of soldiers at the front The||@@||from all grades of soldiers at the front. The oonscquenco is th it wo are not looking on at the||@@||consequence is that we are not looking on at the movements of great masses of men, but partiel||@@||movements of great masses of men, but partici pating m the individual exporiencoB of ths battle-||@@||pating in the individual experiences of the battle- field Mr Churchill, who gives us this book,||@@||field. Mr. Churchill, who gives us this book, belongs to tho very modern school of war corre-||@@||belongs to the very modern school of war corre- spondents It was ho who told us about the||@@||spondents. It was he who told us about the " River War,' and Ins lettons to the " Morning||@@||"River War," and his letters to the "Morning Post " since ho wont out to tho Capo with||@@||Post" since he went out to the Cape with Goneral Buller havo in a measure dene the||@@||General Buller have in a measure done the suma thing for this campaign , but, unfortunately||@@||same thing for this campaign; but, unfortunately for tho completeness though not for the personal||@@||for the completeness though not for the personal intcro't of his nanative, it sustained a serious in-||@@||interest of his narrative, it sustained a serious in- terruption Churchill was on the armoured||@@||terruption. Churchill was on the armoured tram captured in November by the||@@||train captured in November by the Boors uoar Chievoley, as everybody knows,||@@||Boors near Chieveley, as everybody knows, and it was ovor a month after that||@@||and it was over a month after that before ho made his sensational escape from||@@||before he made his sensational escape from Pretonn That story has been told before,||@@||Pretoria. That story has been told before, but roaders of this book will find it here »gain,||@@||but readers of this book will find it here again, with muoh nthor anecdote and gleanings of per-||@@||with much other anecdote and gleanings of per- sonal observation and thrilling descriptions of||@@||sonal observation and thrilling descriptions of battles and gallant oh «ges, aud many othor in-||@@||battles and gallant charges, and many other in- cidents of war But the personal interest of the||@@||cidents of war. But the personal interest of the book is its ohiof merit, and there is||@@||book is its chief merit, and there is plenty of this Churohill has a quick||@@||plenty of this. Churchill has a quick ave for oharaetor and characteristics, which||@@||eye for character and characteristics, which yield lum frequent anecdote At 1 nehardt's||@@||yield him frequent anecdote. At Trichardt's Drift Churchill was following an advance||@@||Drift Churchill was following an advance on his pony when a Bavogo fire broke out from a||@@||on his pony when a savage fire broke out from a kopje, and the correspondent took prompt shelter||@@||kopje, and the correspondent took prompt shelter m a donga Hero orouohed two privates of the||@@||in a donga. Here crouched two privates of the Natal Carabineers-ono a young fair-hatred||@@||Natal Carabineers-one a young fair-haired gentleman, sa; s Churchill, and both cool as loo||@@||gentleman, says Churchill, and both cool as ice. " Vowy astonishing outburst of fire," said||@@||"Vewy astonishing outburst of fire," said the younger mau ni « delicate voioe, " I would||@@||the younger man in a delicate voice, "I would recommend your remaining here with your||@@||recommend your remaining here with your horse for tho present " Churchill did so, saw the||@@||horse for the present." Churchill did so, saw the Boor surrender wlnoh followed, and the dead||@@||Boer surrender which followed, and the dead strewing the scene of notion " I have often seen||@@||strewing the scene of action. "I have often seen dead mon killed m war," ho says, " thousands at||@@||dead men killed in war," he says, "thousands at Omdiirnuii, ccores elsewhere, blaok and||@@||Omdurman, scores elsewhere, black and «Into, but tho Boer dead aroused the||@@||white, but the Boer dead aroused the most painful emotions " One who lay thero||@@||most painful emotions." One who lay there wai tho field-cornet of Heilbronn, Mr||@@||was the field-cornet of Heilbronn, Mr. doMcntz, a man of ovor 60 " The strong faoo||@@||de Mentz, a man of over 60. "The strong face was grimly calm," writes this eye-witness, "but||@@||was grimly calm," writes this eye-witness, "but it bore tho stamp of unaltorablo îosolve, the look||@@||it bore the stamp of unalterable resolve, the look of a man who had thought it all out und was||@@||of a man who had thought it all out and was quite oertaiu that his causo was just, and snob as||@@||quite certain that his cause was just, and such as a sober citizen might give his life for " ODO of||@@||a sober citizen might give his life for." One of Cbmchill's escort wlnlo a prisoner-English oy||@@||Churchill's escort while a prisoner-English by raoo, bat Beer by ohoico-said to him that if he||@@||race, but Boer by choice-said to him that if he thought tho Dutchmen would give in beoauso||@@||thought the Dutchmen would give in because Pretoria was taken ho would smash hu rifle that||@@||Pretoria was taken he would smash his rifle that moment " We will fight for over," he assevo||@@||moment. "We will fight for ever," he asseve ratod Ctiutehtll speaks favourably of the Boor||@@||rated. Churchill speaks favourably of the Boer treatment of prisoners, but remarks inoidentnlly||@@||treatment of prisoners, but remarks incidentally that Malan, a relative of tha President, .* is||@@||that Malan, a relative of the President, "is going to got his head puaohed quite inde-||@@||going to get his head punched quite inde- pendently of the gonoral settlement " after tho||@@||pendently of the general settlement" after the war Ono ovemug as tho writor waa||@@||war. One evening as the writer was leaning oior the railings of his prison||@@||leaning over the railings of his prison a passei-b} saul, without altering his||@@||a passer-by said, without altering his paco or lookiti,; round, " Methuen boat tbo Boers||@@||pace or looking round, "Methuen beat the Boers te hell at Belmont," and that night, adds||@@||to hell at Belmont," and that night, adds Churchill, the mr seemod cooler and tho court||@@||Churchill, the air seemed cooler and the court ) ard largor, but next day the Boer War boore||@@||yard larger, but next day the Boer War Secre tary foretold to him tho disaster at Magersfon||@@||tary foretold to him the disaster at Magersfon teiu lu pi icon the oflicers talked mdigiiantly of||@@||tein. In prison the officers talked indignantly of the surrender nt Nioholson's Nek and Talana||@@||the surrender at Nicholson's Nek and Talana Hill, an 1 looked forward to the Court of Inquiry||@@||Hill, an looked forward to the Court of Inquiry to set thom right " No ono kuow ly whose||@@||to set thom right. "No one knew by whose ordors tho fl ig had boon hoisted," said an Irish||@@||orders the flag had been hoisted," said an Irish Fusilur ofticer, anil Churchill, who speaks sympa||@@||Fusilier officer, and Churchill, who speaks sympa 'helioally of the gall mt commander and soldiers||@@||thetically of the gallant commander and soldiers botroyed by the act of an irresponsible sub-||@@||betrayed by the act of an irresponsible sub- ordinate eohn»3 their demand for a full inquiry||@@||ordinate, echoes their demand for a full inquiry. Ho wntos picture quolv of the "hideous whis-||@@||He writes picturesquely of the "hideous whis- pering death " of thu Mauser bullets, in allusion||@@||pering death" of the Mauser bullets, in allusion to the peoulini souud thoy make in passing, and||@@||to the peculiar souud they make in passing, and ho "lies a stn ring description of the- fatal ohargo||@@||he gives a stirring description of the fatal charge of tie Irish Bngade, Connaughts, Iumskillings,||@@||of the Irish Brigade, Connaughts, Inniskillings, nnd Pusilieis, at tho battle of Piolors||@@||and Fusiliers, at the battle of Pieters. Not the least interesting part of the||@@||Not the least interesting part of the book IB Churohill's aooount of tbo views of||@@||book is Churchill's account of the views of White and Buller as to the occupation of Lady-||@@||White and Buller as to the occupation of Lady- smith, and tho moasuros taken for its relief||@@||smith, and the measures taken for its relief. Bullor's explanation of his rooson for going to||@@||Buller's explanation of his reason for going to Natal in porson is okaraotenstio " I knew it was||@@||Natal in person is characteristic. "I knew it was the most diflioult business of all," ho told||@@||the most difficult business of all," he told Cbiirohi.ll " I knew what it meant, and that it||@@||Churchill. "I knew what it meant, and that it iras doubt foi whether »e should get through to||@@||was doubtful whether we should get through to Ladysmith I had not the norvo to order a subor-||@@||Ladysmith. I had not the nerve to order a subor- dinate to do it I was the big man I had to go||@@||dinate to do it. I was the big man. I had to go myself " The book, it is needless lo add, is in-||@@||myself." The book, it is needless to add, is in- teresting from cover to cover||@@||teresting from cover to cover. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14376186 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn " QUEENSLAND.||@@||QUEENSLAND. LATE ARRIVAL OF MAILS. -||@@||LATE ARRIVAL OF MAILS. BRISBANE, Wedneiday.||@@||BRISBANE, Wednesday. The EngliBh mails w'ern a day late lu nrriyaï «t||@@||The English mails were a day late in arrival at Adelaide at tho latter end of liât weok, - and conse||@@||Adelaide at the latter end of last week, and conse- Îuently did pot reach here until Saturday night,||@@||quently did not reach here until Saturday night. t wa«, therefore, impossible to deliver thom until||@@||It was, therefore, impossible to deliver them until Sunday morning at the office mid Monduy morning||@@||Sunday morning at the office and Monday morning outside. Thii preveuted the people from roplyiug by||@@||outside. This prevented the people from replying by tho outgoing mail. From inquiries made it aplicara||@@||the outgoing mail. From inquiries made it appears that the Cuzoo, which carried these mails to Aus-||@@||that the Cuzoo, which carried these mails to Aus- tralia^'was due ut Adelaide at midnight on Monday,||@@||tralia was due at Adelaide at midnight on Monday, but did not arrive thero until 8.30 p.m. ou Tuesday.||@@||but did not arrive there until 8.30 p.m. ou Tuesday. The London office of the Orient Company is being||@@||The London office of the Orient Company is being written to on the subject, und their attention will be||@@||written to on the subject, and their attention will be called to tho disadvantage accruing to thu jioople||@@||called to the disadvantage accruing to the people of this colony from the late arrival of the maila.||@@||of this colony from the late arrival of the mails. The Brisbauo representative of the Chillagoe Rail-||@@||The Brisbane representative of the Chillagoe Rail- way and Mines received a telegram vesttirduv from||@@||way and Mines received a telegram yesterday from the engineei in charge of the Chillagoe Railway,||@@||the engineer in charge of the Chillagoe Railway, announcing thut tho railway to Lappa juucliou||@@||announcing that the railway to Lappa junction would be opened for public truffle ou Monday next.||@@||would be opened for public traffic on Monday next. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14367856 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn POLICE COURTS.||@@||POLICE COURTS. Uetliog Cine .-At tho Central Police Court \,rs.||@@||Betting Case .-At the Central Police Court yes- torduy, before Mr. V. Vf. Edwards, S M., .Tohn||@@||terday, before Mr, F.W. Edwards, S.M., John rhompson wits chnrgod, on the luformation of Sub||@@||Thompson was charged, on the information of Sub- inspector Pot tor, that ho did uio a «Imp at C3 Mur||@@||inspector Potter, that he did use a shop at 63 Mar- kct-Btrent for tim purpose of receiving money nu a||@@||ket-street for the purpose of recieving money on a contingency relating to n horso race Accused pleaded||@@||contingency relating to a horse race. Accused pleaded guilty, R"i! wa« thiotl 1,10. with Te 4d coiti.||@@||guilty, and was fined &10, with 7s 4d costs. Committed for Trial.-At the Water Police Court||@@||Committed for Trial.-At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Macfarlane, D.S.M., George||@@||yesterday, before Mr. Macfarlane, D.S.M., George i'uruer, fit), WHS charged with bronking and entering||@@||Turner, 50, was charged with breaking and entering tho ollico of the United Service Institution of Now||@@||the office of the United Service Institution of New South Wules on August 28, nnd stealing one inkstnutl,||@@||South Wales on August 28, and stealing one inkstand, tine ink pud, ano pen, and tiro rubber «tamps, valued||@@||one ink pad, one pen, and two rubber stamps, valued at ID«, tho proporty of the New South Wales Go-||@@||at 10s, the property of the New South Wales Go- vernment. Accused was committed for trial at tho||@@||vernment. Accused was committed for trial at the Criminal Couit to be held on tho 'Jlth institut.||@@||Criminal Court to be held on the 24th instant. Mealing.- Murirl Turner, 17, servant, was charged||@@||Stealing.- Muriel Turner, 17, servant, was charged at tim Water Police Court ydterday with ateuling||@@||at the Water Police Court yesterday with stealing two shirts, one blouse, und ado7en pairs of stockings,||@@||two shirts, one blouse, and a dozen pairs of stockings, valued nt 30s, thu property of John William Helton.||@@||valued at 30s, the property of John William Helton. Accused was lined ¿I, or in default seven days' im-||@@||Accused was lined &1, or in default seven days' im- prisonment||@@||prisonment Breach of the Liquor Act.-lu tho faumnions||@@||Breach of the Liquor Act.-In the Summons Division of tho Water Police Court yesterday, beforo||@@||Division of the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr Payten, H.M" Henry Tajlor, licensee of the||@@||Mr Payten, S.M, Henry Taylor, licensee of the Palisade Hotel, Argylo-strcet, wea proceeded ngatnst||@@||Palisade Hotel, Argyle-street, was proceeded against for selling liquor on Sundav, ¿september 9. Defon||@@||for selling liquor on Sunday, September 9. Defen dnnt was flnod 10s nnd 5s Cd costs. Churlos H. Massoy,||@@||dant was finod 10s and 5s 6d costs. Charles H. Massey, licensee of the Aquarium Hotel, Corso, Manly, wes||@@||licensee of the Aquarium Hotel, Corso, Manly, was proceeded ngmnBtfor keeping his, licensed house open||@@||proceeded against for keeping his licensed house open tor the BJIO of 'iquor on bundnv, tbo 9th instant,||@@||for the sale of liquor on Sunday, the 9th instant, sULh sale unt being for bona Hilo lodger, inmoto, or||@@||suchh sale not being for bona fide lodger, inmate, or traveller Defendant was Hu oil i3 and As Cd colts, .a||@@||traveller .Defendant was fined &3 and 5s 6d costs, in .a default Jl days' imprisoninont.||@@||default 21 days' inprisonment. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300610 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LANE COVE||@@||LANE COVE A meeting of the Lauo Cuvo Council was held on Tob.||@@||A meeting of the Lane Cove Council was held on Feb- mary 12, at which tho Major (Al(lennati C. 13. Ludowici)||@@||ruary 12, at which the Mayor (Alderman C. E. Ludowici) presiden There were also present-Aldermen Catt, Lan||@@||presided. There were also present - Aldermen Catt, Lan deid, Ulnnro, Jîohb, Robert*. Welch, and Weynton.||@@||ders, Munro, Robb, Roberts, Welch, and Weynton. Accounts nmuunting to ClOS lßa 2d wero piumr-d for p ly||@@||Accounts amounting to £108 15s 2d were passed for pay-. ment A lcttei ^,ns rerci\td frotn the wcietary of tim||@@||ment. A letter was rerceived from the secretary of the North Shore rnendl> Societies*, hospital committee statin[r||@@||North Shore Friendly Societies, hospital committee stating a re.-lection and demnnidratinn 111 H id of the building- of a||@@||a collection and demonstration in aid of the building of a new hon pi UI would be held on tho 31«t instant and April||@@||new hospital would be held on the 31st instant and April 3, nnd refl.ucatir.fj; the support and patron.*(to of the coi.n||@@||1, and requesting the support and patronage of the coun- eil, which w.*n 71 un ted, lhe boroiiRh of No1 th Sydnoy||@@||cil, which was granted. The borough of North Sydney wrote, drawing attention to the inaaiiitary condition of u||@@||wrote, drawing attention to the insanitary condition of a creek cro-uini*- LiUiçoir-streot, which formol paît of the||@@||creek crossing Lithgow-street, which formed part of the boundary of the Lune Coro borough, and asking the coun-||@@||boundary of the Lane Cove borough, and asking the coun- cil to co-*pcnite in carrying' out the nuceiwary work in||@@||cil to co-operate in carrying out the neccessary work in dealing with ths ttoublo. The matter win left in tho||@@||dealing with the trouble. The matter was left in the nautti of the Mayor, and a »um of £7 10s wau -voted for the||@@||hands of the Mayor, and a sum of £7 10s was voted for the purpose. Tho t coartnienfc of Publio Health wrote in re-||@@||purpose. The Department of Public Health wrote in re- gard to thf* council H bujigestion re dratruetmn of stray||@@||gard to the Council's suggestion re destruction of stray dogs, Htating it bad not been found uecc«nmy to take onj||@@||dogs, stating it had not been found necessary to take any Hpecial precaution», in regard to dotra with rffcrenco to||@@||special precautions, in regard to dogs with reference to pitihue. 'I heir destruction had, ho« ever, alwnja been||@@||plague. Their destruction had, however, always been recommended for the pre\eution of h pd at i ii«, ringworm,||@@||recommended for the prevention of hydatids, ringworm, &c, with which such animals were usually affected.||@@||&c., with which such animals were usually affected. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14309925 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRIVATE CONEYUEUlt.||@@||PRIVATE CONEYBEER Piivato Uoneybuer. of Orange, u member of tho||@@||Private Coneybeer, of Orange, a member of the Second Contingent, wriiiog home, Ba>s that sleep||@@||Second Contingent, writing home, says that sleep during the mureh tu Bloeinloiituiu cjuld uuly be ob-||@@||during the march to Bloemfontein could only be ob- tained when thov waited fot tlio wsggoiiB to corns||@@||tained when they waited for the waggons to come up. Then they might snatch a halt-hour beioia||@@||up. Then they might snatch a half-hour before setting out nguiu foi live or six hours' riding. Uia||@@||setting out again for five or six hours' riding. His Hist fight wita on Mureh b, whim his horse wits shot||@@||first fight was on March 6, when his horse was shot ni Ibu neck about tuiee luenes from t|ie saddle Hie||@@||in the neck about three inches from the saddle. The unimil wau not hurt much, and his rider know||@@||animal was not hurt much, and his rider knew nattung of it tdl he pulled up. While la the iiliiin,||@@||nothing of it till he pulled up. While in the plain, Mung ut the Boora on the kopjes, a mail next to lum||@@||firing at the Boers on the kopjes, a man next to him (Morrow) wua ahotiiitliu bleust, the bullet lji)in"'||@@||(Morrow) was shot in the breast, the bullet being taken out ot bia back, and he waa sent ba( U to tho||@@||taken out of his back, and he was sent back to the hospital it Orange Uiver. The next light wua on tim||@@||hospital at Orange River. The next fight was on the following Friday, whuu Cipluiu Hannett mid Lieu||@@||following Friday, when Captain Bennett mid Lieu- tennant flolborow were wounded. 1'iie regiment||@@||tennant Holborow were wounded. The regiment was in process of couvursiou from horso to foot, as||@@||was in process of conversion from horse to foot, as the boises were (tying m ito/eus from staivation and||@@||the horse were dying in dozens from starvation and ovoi-work. ahoy woro camped nour Ulooinfimteiu||@@||over-work. They were camped near Bloemfontein without touts, und were oxpi sed to the ram und sun»||@@||without tents, and were exposed to the rain und sun. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28247419 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn rr.RSHNTATION TO A SHIPMASTER.||@@||PRESENTATION TO A SHIPMASTER. Menant, George. Thompson an.l Co, of Aberdeen, owners||@@||Messrs. George. Thompson and Co, of Aberdeen, owners of the Aberdeen line of sail and HtCHtn,hftve presented||@@||of the Aberdeen line of sail and HtCHtn,have presented Captain Wilitatn Philip with a cheque í fer, it ts understood,||@@||Captain William Philip with a cheque for, it is understood, £100) and a piece of plate in recognition uf hi* «etvine» to||@@||£100) and a piece of plate in recognition uf his services to the cotnpuny. Captain Philip had hchi thu position of||@@||the company. Captain Philip had held the position of commander in thc vena*]s ot the Abeidccn Uno for nearly||@@||commander in thc vena*]s ot the Aberdeen Uno for nearly 40 yeats. The piece of plate had the following inscrip-||@@||40 years. The piece of plate had the following inscrip- tion -"Presented by Geo.'1 hommon and Ct. as a token||@@||tion -"Presented by Geo. Thompson and Co. as a token of esteem to Captain William Philip on Iiis retirement||@@||of esteem to Captain William Philip on his retirement after i lonp, faithful, and successful iceord in their em-||@@||after a long,, faithful, and successful record in their em- ployment, he hiving safely commanded vessels of the||@@||ployment having safely commanded vessels of the Aberdeen Line for nearly 40 yeais."||@@||Aberdeen Line for nearly 40 years.' ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14348561 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I PACIFIC FOUNDRY EMPLOYEES' PICSB. I||@@||PACIFIC FOUNDRY EMPLOYEES' PICNIC The employees at the Pacific Foundry, Dim»||@@||The employees at the Pacific Foundry, Druitt- street, hold their bist annual men con oslurruy »J||@@||street, hold their first annual picnic on saturday at Pearl Bay. Hie steamer Ureyl ound »u crisrtifs»||@@||Pearl Bay. The steamer Greyhound was chartered for the occisión, a«d conveyed some 200of tin «in||@@||for the occasion, and conveyed some 200 of em- ployoes, together with then «ive» and famille», til«||@@||ployees, together with their wives and familles, the proprietors and fneilds, to the ground, whichwai||@@||proprietors and friends, to the ground, which was well suited for such an outing ihednsprK«»-'||@@||well suited for such an outing. The day's proceed- luga had a double sigr idealice, as in addition to Wm|||@@||ings had a double significance, as in addition to being a celebration at which employers and tmyloyed un-||@@||a celebration at which employers and emyloyed meet it was in a seuse a furewell to Mr H Msaetilg coi||@@||it was in a sense a farewell to Mr R Manning, one of the tnembors of the linn of Ci spmao and Co tis||@@||of the members of the firm of Chapman and Co., the proprietors of the foundry. Mr. Manning li posta,||@@||proprietors of the foundry. Mr. Manning is proceed- lug to England for business purposes, and willpro||@@||ing to England for business purposes, and will pro- b»bly bo absent Borne mouths The firs! boitlcM ot||@@||bably be absent some months. The first boatload of ptcuíkera left at 3 a ni. , but the bulk *«.»«.||@@||picnickers left at 9 a.m., but the bulk were con- veyed to the ground at 11 am , among Ihem War||@@||veyed to the ground at 11 am , among them being Messrs It. Maiming, B Chapman.and I A. BoMB||@@||Messrs R. Manning, B Chapman and J. A. Robert- sou (nierubereof the film), Mesus. 4.D.««'j||@@||son (members of the film), Messrs. A.D.Nelson, M L A., J. S. T. M'Goweu, M L A ,aud»nura«roi||@@||M L A., J. S. T. McGowen, M L A , and a number of viMior«. It was expeited that Mr, Ferr), Umulsroi||@@||visitors. It was expected that Mr Perry, Minister of Education, would be of too parlj, butha walpn||@@||Education, would be of tho party, but he was pre- vented at the last moment by a deputation M||@@||vented at the last moment by a deputation. An apology wj» received trom nun, as also fiotn _r. ".||@@||apology was received from him, as also from Mr. W D. Ciuickahank. Arrived at the grouud., foot||@@||D. Cruickshank. Arrived at the grouuds, foot rnotug and other descriptions of spoil »ero »uiers»||@@||racing and other descriptions of sport were entered upon until luiich-time.auii theil all wera called rat»||@@||upon until lunch-time, and then all wera called on to partake of the inid-day uiesl. This bavins «Jil||@@||partake of the mid-day meal. This having been discussed, the toasts of "'ia» Quean, WJ||@@||discussed, the toasts of "The Queen," "The Parliament," "The Firm," «The Mies, »«1||@@||Parliament," "The Firm," "The Ladies," and " I ho Pre.« " «oro honoured. Mr Nelaou, Mb a.,||@@||"The Press" were honoured. Mr Nelson, MLA., prosidod, aud referred to the tact thatalthough bi«J||@@||presided, and referred to the fact that although he was not inauj way connected with tl.e firm he liad Ws||@@||not in any way connected with the firm he had been one of it» appientices mauJdyeurii ago. Iu_rejpona||@@||one of its apprentices many years ago. In respond- lug to the toast of » P-¿ -rr> at " Mr M'Qom«.||@@||ing to the toast of "Parliament" " Mr McGowen, M.LA., also inaderef Vertue number of oil||@@||MLA., also made reference to the number of old shopmite. whom he -/ M a> during the d«.||@@||shopmates whom he ?????? during the day. The toast of the hrm «Kossil »Ï «' 'J'||@@||The toast of the fim was proposed by Mr W. Sulhvsn, who spoke of Ibu silent feeling »»»>»»J»||@@||Sullivan, who spoke of th ?????ent feeling subsisting betwoen its members and t.h r employées Lu»«*»||@@||between its members and their employees. Luncheon over, the sports were resu ned »ed kept uti uobllt||@@||over, the sports were resumed and kept up until it was time to returu Sydney ir«» reached m ths ewj||@@||was time to return. Sydney was reached in the early evening after a very pleasant day.||@@||evening after a very pleasant day. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14308478 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn INTERCOLONIAL EIGHTS.||@@||INTERCOLONIAL EIGHTS. Our eigbt-oar crew will leavo for Brisbane by||@@||Our eight-oar crew will leavo for Brisbane by steamer on Tuesday, und will tako the '* Anthony||@@||steamer on Tuesday, and will take the "Anthony Hordern " boat, us they have decided to lace in it.||@@||Hordern" boat, as they have decided to race in it. Mr. Holsham considers the boat lia good us can be||@@||Mr. Helsham considers the boat as good as can be bud here, and after carefully notion; tbo work doue||@@||had here, and after carefully noting the work done by tbe orew m it be feels suro that if tbo toam||@@||by the crew in it he feels sure that if the team cannot wiu in it tiley could not win lu uuy other.||@@||cannot win in it they could not win in any other. The rowing has liupn» ed dully, uuit this afternoon||@@||The rowing has improved daily, and this afternoon a tpiu of a cciuplo of miles will be done on the||@@||a spin of a couple of miles will be done on the i'nriumutti Hivor. Tho work so far is uniform and||@@||Parramatta River. The work so far is uniform and timorous, but tho catch could be a lot sharper with||@@||vigorous, but the catch could be a lot sharper with iidvuntugo, tbo Btrungth boing upplied a momeut lute.||@@||advantage, the strength being applied a moment late. Tho recovery is excellent, unil tho boat runs freely||@@||The recovery is excellent, and the boat runs freely oil tbo stroke. '1 ho crew is thoroughly sound, anti||@@||off the stroke. The crew is thoroughly sound, and should bo capable of u very line race uftor a week's||@@||should be capable of a very fine race after a week's work on the Brisbauo Uiver.||@@||work on the Brisbane River. 'Hie Victoruu cruw will leave Melbourne to-day.||@@||The Victorian crew will leave Melbourne to-day. Dunne: the pust week a lot of good work has been||@@||During the past week a lot of good work has been doue under the care of Mr. j. M'Farlaue. Locil||@@||done under the care of Mr. J. McFarlane. Local judges of rowing consider that the crow is a good one,||@@||judges of rowing consider that the crew is a good one, strong and fast, although purbups not the boBt||@@||strong and fast, although perhaps not the best which under other circumstances could have been||@@||which under other circumstances could have been obtained. As UBUIII with Victoruu clews (where||@@||obtained. As usual with Victorian crews (where all row one style) tbo men soon settled down||@@||all row one style) the men soon settled down in their iliacos, and every row brought them a day||@@||in their places, and every row brought them a day nearer to perfection. It is thought the crow will||@@||nearer to perfection. It is thought the crew will bave no difficulty in working up to a standard||@@||have no difficulty in working up to a standard well above tbo average.||@@||well above the average. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320973 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRIVATE &TANTON.||@@||PRIVATE STANTON. Mr. W. Stanton has received luuthor letter from||@@||Mr. W. Stanton has received another letter from his son, Private O. ¡stanton, with tho New South||@@||his son, Private O. Stanton, with the New South Wales Army Medical Corps, which «us written at||@@||Wales Army Medical Corps, which was written at Bloomfoiitein on May S. Private Stanton writes: -||@@||Bloemfontein on May 8. Private Stanton writes:— " I UBI on the bred of my bai.k with fever. I||@@||" I am on the broad of my back with fever. I took bad about two duvs UKO whilst wurkiug with||@@||took bad about two days ago whilst working with Colonel Widitmi. Ho suit me to my tant, and I||@@||Colonel Williams. He sent me to my tent, and I was made very couifortible. Dr. Aliitin attended t.*||@@||was made very comfortable. Dr. Martin attended to me lally. I might muulion IÏJ liad our things pickt 1||@@||me daily. I might metion we had our things packed ready for the advance, to hod not our hospital to||@@||ready for the advance, so had not our hospital to go to. When the Colonel found I had developed fever||@@||go to. When the Colonel found I had developed fever he sent me to the Dames Institute It is a mee hos-||@@||he sent me to the Dames Institute It is a nice hos- pital, with every couvemeuce, and I have bisters of||@@||pital, with every convenience, and I have Sisters of Morey nursing. So I hope with all these things in||@@||Mercy nursing. So I hope with all these things in my favour to pull through Bhortly."||@@||my favour to pull through shortly." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14306612 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn . LAW 11EPÜÜT.||@@||LAW REPORT. -.»||@@||______ SUPEEMIí COUßT.||@@||SUPREME COURT. WEDNESDAY, APKIti l8.||@@||WEDNESDAY, APRIL l8. IN CHAMBERS.||@@||IN CHAMBERS. CBefore Mr. Justice Stephen.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Stephen.) ACKTORMANN v. WILKINSON AND OTHEES.||@@||ACKERMANN v. WILKINSON AND OTHERS. Dr Sly, instructed by Mr Dandsoit, of Mudgee,||@@||Dr Sly, instructed by Mr Davidson, of Mudgee, through his agent, Mr J 4 GorncL., applied on||@@||through his agent, Mr J. A. Gorrick, applied on behalf of Michtiel Ackermann, Jacob I Acker||@@||behalf of Michael Ackermann, Jacob I. Acker- munn, Adam Acktimann, Henry AeLermaun,||@@||mann, Adam Ackermann, Henry Ackermann, and Alexander Ackcrmaun for a rule nisi||@@||and Alexander Ackermann for a rule nisi calling upou Ihomus Henry Wilkinson,||@@||calling upon Thomas Henry Wilkinson, police magistrate and norden at Hill Lud, Valen||@@||police magistrate and warden at Hill End, Valen- tine Ackermann und John AcWormaun, to show ciius*||@@||tine Ackermann and John Ackermann, to show cause why 1 writ of mandamus should not bo issued to||@@||why a writ of mandamus should not be issued to compel the warden to hear at d determine a ccrtaiu||@@||compel the warden to hear and determine a certain action to recover £1G0 Gi 3d, lu respect of a partner-||@@||action to recover £160 6s 3d, in respect of a partner- ship account bfiug five-set onths ot the uet proceeds||@@||ship account being five-sevenths ot the net proceeds of the gold won from a gnld-mtning lotus in th«||@@||of the gold won from a gold-mining lease in the parish of Tambaroora 1 he action cania on for boar||@@||parish of Tambaroora. The action came on for hear- lug on April 4, when the warden held that as the||@@||ing on April 4, when the warden held that as the dunn involved a question of p -fuorship ho had no||@@||claim involved a question of partnership he had no fuiiBdntion||@@||jurisdiction Hu Honor granted a rule nisi, as asked.||@@||His Honor granted a rule nisi, as asked. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320229 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FUNERAL OF THIS LATE||@@||FUNERAL OF THE LATE COLONEL F. WELLS, V.D.||@@||COLONEL F. WELLS, V.D. The funeral of the late Colonel Frederick Wells,||@@||The funeral of the late Colonel Frederick Wells, V D , ïtfîforvc of Officers took place }est«rday after||@@||V D., Reserve of Officers took place yesterday after- noon HU c1 waa of iin imposing charucUr M»j ir||@@||noon, and was of an imposing charater, Major- Geaeral trench having arranged that the deceased||@@||General French having arranged that the deceased colonel be buried with full military honours Jn the||@@||colonel be buried with full military honours. In the morning the fl OG i«Htied the i llowiug ordut -||@@||morning the G.O.C. issued the following order:- 41 Tt ii with th« deepest regret th.it »hi Mtijnr||@@||"It is with the deepest regret that the Major- General a mimandiug haï to annuui ce the dree ne of||@@||General commanding has to announce the decease of Li^utcnaut-G lonal uiifl Brevet-Colonel T \\ di»,||@@||Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Golonel F. Wells, V D , Reserve of Ofn>f»rs who for many jen« wai||@@||V D , Reserve of Officers, who for many years was cloudy associated with th.» fit td It-try defence forces of||@@||closely associated with the artillery defence forces of the colony, And commindcd the New bouth V\ xl««.||@@||the colony, and commanded the New South Wales Infantry Hemmant m th« boudait, 188T " At 2 p m||@@||Infantry Regiment in the Soudan, 1885." At 2 p.m. a parade waa formed at the Victoiii Barracks aid||@@||a parade was formed at the Victoria Barracks and »na well attended by murnhers raprp-ienting ueuly||@@||was well attended by members representing nearly »11 the branches of the dt-fmio-i forcee The curten-«||@@||all the branches of the defence forces. The cortege left tte mortuary, Victorii Uirraclt, about hwlf Jn||@@||left the mortuary, Victoria Barracks, about half an hour later for Wa \erl«\ Cemetery Ihe procession||@@||hour later for Waverley Cemetery. The procession wan le I hv the It A A Hand, under Bund berg**-.*, t||@@||was led by the R.A.A. Band, under Band Sergeant- major M'Carthj plavins tho Dead Matxh i»||@@||major M'Carthy, playing the Dead March in " b<»ul " then followed No 2 Compui) of||@@||"Saul" then followed No. 2 Company of the H A A with nrma reversed under Major||@@||the R.A.A. with arms reversed under Major Murray A pond number of the New South Walf»s||@@||Murray. A good number of the New South Wales Artillery were nli-o present. Th*« re minns of the Me||@@||Artillery were also present. The remains of the late colonel were eiiclmed in a beautiful polished Cfd*r||@@||colonel were enclosed in a beautiful polished cedar coffin, null oilv«r handlet, and bean ti « the pim pi o||@@||coffin, with silver handles, and bearing the simple liticriptiou -" Praderick Well«, died TUUH Mt 1ÎI00,||@@||inscription :- "Frederick Wells, died June 24, 1900, aged GI yean*," The coffin wa« mount*. 1 ou a KUU||@@||aged 62 years." The coffin was mounted on a gun carriage, and on the flag which covered the cr flin||@@||carriage, and on the flag which covered the coffin were placed the deceased oilicer's sword aud heimat||@@||were placed the deceased officer's sword aud helmet. Alargo number of wre»ths were also placed on tho||@@||A large number of wreaths were also placed on the herirse The harness of the horses drawing tho cur-||@@||hearse. The harness of the horses drawing the car- ri*^« ww draped in crajre 1 he pall-betrors were||@@||riage was draped in crepe. The pall-bearereswere Li«utLiiiut-Coli no1 7 T Blanchard, AC it),||@@||Lieutenant-Colonel J.P. Blanchard, A.C.G.O., Lieutenant-Colonel J 0 N« II CO C 7th Regiment),||@@||Lieutenant-Colonel J.C. Nadd (O.C. 7th Regiment), Major J S Wigram, V D (IS fa W Artillery), Mainr||@@||Major J. S. Wigram, V.D. (N.S.W. Artillery), Major C «T Tester (N b W Artillery), Maj tr||@@||C.J. Lester (N.s.w. Artillery), Major J If Lee (faubmarme Miners), and Captain A O||@@||J.H. Lee (Submarine Miners), and Captain A.gG. Morn-j, U A. A A m on «fit those who attended the||@@||Morris,, R.A.A. Amongst those who attended the funeial were Mesara Petsr Well« (brother), Rtchurd,||@@||funeral were Messr. Peter Wells (brother), Richard, William, Alexander, and Hubert Wells (sons),||@@||William, Alexander, and Hubert Wells (sons), Prosper Well« (grandson), H C "\[O«M (son-III||@@||Prosper Wells (grandson), H.C. Moses (son-in- law), Cntchett Walker, C M G (Principal Under||@@||law), Critchett Walker, C.M.G. (Principal Under becrotarv) It P Hickson (Uuüer Secretan f*r||@@||Secretary), R.P. Hickson (Under-Secretary fo Works) Ü W Darlty (Bngmoer in Chief, W«rks||@@||Works), C.W. Darley (Engineer in Chief, Works Department), H Denne (r-ugiuaer-m Chief Kmluay||@@||Department), H Deane (Engineer-in-Chief Railway Construction) 13 I-rij, M L A , Leouurd and||@@||Construction), E. Terry, M.L.A. , Leonard and IleiiiY Dodds W ^alli« Alftedl.ee, Ä tfmrin,||@@||Henry Dodds, W. Wallis, Alfted Lee, W. Hanns, G F Byram, Tames M'Donald, Dr V Msraiio,||@@||G.F. Byram, Jmes M'Donald, Dr V. Marano, und Ciptítin Buhn«r 1 ha defence forces wore also||@@||and Captain Bulmer. The defence forces were also represented by Col o» o 1 Robert*, I M G , A I) O to||@@||represented by Colonel Roberts, C.M.G., A.D.C. to the Queen (military *e roUiy), Major T T B||@@||the Queen (military secretary), Major F.P.B. Ulynes (Ü C Artillery), who atteucfed on b-hilf of||@@||Baynes (O.C. Artillery), who attended on behalf of Major General "Tri nch, LieutfM aut-Colonel V A||@@||Major General French, Lieutenant-Colonel F.A. Wright (0 C nth Regiment) Captain bir George||@@||Wright (O.C. 6th Regiment) Captain Sir George Dibbs (0 0 National Guart), Lieuleiitwt ( nloi.ol||@@||Dibbs (O.C.National Guard), Lieutenant-Colonel A Paul (O 0 Cidels), Comumnner Connor (Na\al||@@||A. Paul (O.C. Cadets), Commander Connor (Naval Forces), burgoon J J Steel (i\a\-ti Torces) Cap||@@||Forces), Surgeon J.J. Steel (Naval Forces) Cap- tain E B Du (tyulay and Tieutuuant Ame««||@@||tain E.E. Du Gyulay and Lieutuuant Amess INS WA), Captain J M. Piirvei (Lanc-rO,||@@||(N.S.W.A.), Captain J. M. Purves (Lancers), Captain Tunks (A S C », Ca.pt im J H R Kin*||@@||Captain Tunks (A.S.C.), Captain J. H. R. King (Engineers^, Libuteumita Parbury and Kmp||@@||(Engineers), Lieutenants Parbury and King (It A A), Lieutenant A 1 Tlatl (Acting Aduitant||@@||(R.A.A.), Lieutenant A.T. Hall (Acting Adjutant NbWA), TieutehDutT R MsLfloimld (National||@@||N.S.W.A.), Lieutenant J.R. Macdonald (National Guard), Lieutenant-Colonel Remtngtin (formerly||@@||Guard), Lieutenant-Colonel Remington (formerly cnmmanditg garrison bntt**nea New South Wales||@@||commanding garrison batteries New South Wales VA) Lieutenant TU Sc-hwabe (Acting Adjutant||@@||V.A.) Lieutenant J.H. Schwabe (Acting Adjutant BDFA) acted as proco«i mai officer 1 he perno||@@||B.D.F.A.) acted as processional officer. The ceme- tery wns leached about 4 p m , and I hu burial ser-||@@||tery was reached about 4 p.m. , and the burial ser- vie u -A as condncted by the Rev II Wallace Mort||@@||vice was conducted by the Rev. H. Wallace Mort (senior Church of E igland chaplain), as^st-d by the||@@||(senior Church of England chaplain), assisted by the Rev T W Gillett (chaplain) líie fírmg party, ,||@@||Rev. J.W. Gillett (chaplain). The firing party, furuiibel by tho a. tilley, d achorged tfto usual||@@||furnished by the artillery, discharged the usual volley over the grave During the day a laige mim- |||@@||volley over the grave. During the day a large num- bar of wreaths and other f k ns of condolence weie||@@||ber of wreaths and other tokens of condolence were for war led to the deceased officer d family, including||@@||forwarded to the deceased officer's family, including doral tributes from the différant branches of the oe||@@||floral tributes from the differant branches of the de- f-nee forces, Ihe funeral arrangement were c&med||@@||fence forces. The funeral arrangement were carried out b> Mrs P Kirby and Son||@@||out by Mrs. P. Kirby and Son ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14219406 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PARRAMATTA DISTRICT. I||@@||PARRAMATTA DISTRICT. UNITED FRIENDLY SOCIETIES MEDICAL||@@||UNITED FRIENDLY SOCIETIES MEDICAL INSTITUTE.||@@||INSTITUTE. Tho annual meeting of tlio board of the United||@@||The annual meeting of the board of the United Friendly Societies Medical Instituto, I united, was||@@||Friendly Societies Medical Institute, Limited, was held ou Thursday ovoning in the Friendly Societies||@@||held on Thursday evening in the Friendly Societies Hall, Mr P Morgan, the president, m the chair||@@||Hall, Mr P. Morgan, the president, in the chair. Tho annual roport, which was of an ouconrugmg||@@||The annual report, which was of an encouraging naturo, w na road, also tho bilanca-sheot, of which||@@||nature, was read, also tho balance-sheet, of which tho following is a nummary -Credit balance||@@||the following is a summary :-Credit balance January 1, 1890, £11 Gi receipts, January 1 to||@@||January 1, 1899, £41 6i receipts, January 1 to Docombor3I, £1337 0s 7d dobit balance, Deccmher||@@||December 31, £1337 0s 7d debit balance, December li, £33 11s 2d expenditure, January 1 to December||@@||31, £33 11s 2d expenditure, January 1 to December ii, £1111 I7s1d assets, USO 10a lil , liabilities,||@@||31, £1411 17s 9d; assets, £389 10s 10d ; liabilities, £75 13s Jd , cico« of assets, £313 IGi lOd I ho m||@@||£75 13s 3d , excess of assets, £313 I6s 10d The in- creasa of assets for tho$ ear was £11 Us 9d * After||@@||crease of assets for the year was £41 0s 9d. * After tho adoption of tho roport tho new board waa con-||@@||the adoption of the report the new board was con- stituted. The olection of ofiicers resulted as||@@||stituted. The election of officers resulted as follows -President, Mr R C Bartlett, senior||@@||follows :-President, Mr. R. C. Bartlett, senior iice-prosiilont, Mr P Morgan, junior vicu-pnst||@@||vice-president, Mr. P. Morgan, junior vice-presi- dent, Mr C Morley treasurer, Mr John Faul,||@@||dent, Mr. C. Morley; treasurer, Mr. John Paul, nudirors, Messrs J G FjnllandR W bpriugett||@@||auditors, Messrs J. G. Fyall and R. W. Spriogett Tn order to comply with ¿ho provisions of ttiB Early||@@||In order to comply with the provisions of the Early Closing! Act it wai decided to clu*o tho diBponsan on||@@||Closing Act it was decided to close ths dispensary on Wednesdays at 1 o'clock, the board to bo responsible||@@||Wednesdays at 1 o'clock, the board to bo responsible for tho payment of all urgeut prcbcnptions diB||@@||for the payment of all urgeut prescriptions dis- nuiiBed, and tho hours of husiueis wero ultured as||@@||pensed, and the hours of business were altered as follow» -Mondays, Incsdnja, Thursday», Tridays,||@@||follows:-Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 0 to 1, 2 to 1, 0 JO to 0 , Wednesdays, 9 to 1 , bntiir||@@||9 to 1, 2 to 5, 6.30 to 9 ; Wednesdays, 9 to 1 ; Satur- da>s, 0 to 1, 2 to 5, G 10 to 9 30 , buudays, 9 to 10 Í0||@@||days, 9 to 1, 2 to 5, 6.30 to 9. 30 , Sundays, 9 to 10.30 u m , 5 to G JO p m Xhe lovy was fixed at 5s Gd||@@||a.m. , 5 to 6.30 p. m. The levy was fixed at 5s 6d per quarter for males aud 4a Gd for females A voUi||@@||per quarter for males and 4s 6d for females. A vote of thanks lias tendered to tho retiring officers.||@@||of thanks was tendered to the retiring officers. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300780 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE FUNERAL OP THE VICTIMS. I||@@||THE FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS. Tho fuuoial of the men who lost their lives in the||@@||The funeral of the men who lost their lives in the disnstei at tho Sydney Harbour Collieries Company's||@@||disaster at the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company's mine at Bilmain, took ilncoyoiterday tifternoou||@@||mine at Balmain, took place yesterday afternoon. I bo cortege, winch was to bave left the mine at||@@||The cortege, which was to have left the mine at 12 SO p m , did not start till ubout 3 b clock||@@||12.30 p.m., did not start till about 3 o'clock. A largo ero« ii of jieople had gatheied in Birch||@@||A large crowd of people had gathered in Birch- gHtte-road outsido St John's Church of England,||@@||grove-road outside St John's Church of England, Balmain Isürth, uud jiutiently waited till the tolhsg||@@||Balmain North, and patiently waited till the tolling of tho church bell announced the starting of the||@@||of the church bell announced the starting of the cortego for tho rhuren, whcri) an lmprcsxiva ser||@@||cortege for the church, where an impressive ser- vico »as conducted by the ltev W A Charlton,||@@||vice was conducted by the Rev. W. A. Charlton, incumbent Five euiiius containing tho re||@@||incumbent. Five coffins containing the re- mains or the victims of thu catastrophe, wero carried||@@||mains of the victims of the catastrophe, were carried on tho shoulders of a number of the employees of||@@||on the shoulders of a number of the employees of tho company into tue etiurcU, followod by the||@@||the company into the church, followed by the sorrowing relitnes and friends rho church was||@@||sorrowing relatives and friends. The church was filled to overflowing, hundreds being nuable to gain||@@||filled to overflowing, hundreds being unable to gain admittance Tach coffin was in turu curried up||@@||admittance. Each coffin was in turn carried up the aislo and depositod upon trestles in the chance!||@@||the aisle and deposited upon trestles in the chancel. A short hue íinr/rossivo service in accordance with||@@||A short but impressive service in accordance with the rites of the Church of longland waa conducted||@@||the rites of the Church of England was conducted by tim lte\ W A Charlton, tho musical portion||@@||by the Rev. W. A. Charlton, the musical portion of tho service being rundored hy the choir Mrs||@@||of the service being rendered by the choir. Mrs. Charlton presided at the orgau 1 he service com-||@@||Charlton presided at the organ. The service com- menced with the singing of the hvmn " When Our||@@||menced with the singing of the hymn " When Our Heads uro Bowed with Woe, ' after which the J9th||@@||Heads are Bowed with Woe, ' after which the 39th Psalm was chanted, and the portion of Scupture||@@||Psalm was chanted, and the portion of Scripture read was taken from the loth chapter of St Paul's||@@||read was taken from the 15th chapter of St Paul's eDistle to the Corinthians||@@||epistle to the Corinthians. .lliuRev W A Charlton delivered a brief address,||@@||The Rev. W. A. Charlton delivered a brief address, and the sorvico was concluded with tho n\mn f* Safe||@@||and the service was concluded with the hymn "Safe in the arms or Jesus ' Whili» tho procession wita||@@||in the arms of Jesus." While the procession was leaving the church 'he Dead Mitrch in " Saul " wus||@@||leaving the church the Dead March in " Saul " was pluved by Mrs W A Chu tau on the organ Hie||@@||played by Mrs. W. A. Charlton on the organ. The coffins nure plncBil m fivo hearses, and tim «cenes||@@||coffins were placed in five hearses, and the scenes 'witnessed were heirtrenuiiig Preceding tho first||@@||witnessed were heartrendering. Preceding the first hcaiso were about 150 of the omployees of ti e viorks||@@||hearse were about 150 of the employees of the works on foot, thou followed tha othur hearses with a||@@||on foot, then followed the other hearses with a number of members of tho Independent Order of||@@||number of members of the Independent Order of Rechabites murcbing on each side of the ouo continu-||@@||Rechabites marching on each side of the one contain- ing the remains of Philip Jones, then m order carno||@@||ing the remains of Philip Jones, then in order came li closed mourning coaches convoying the relutives,\||@@||11 closed mourning coaches conveying the relatives, after which followed four open landaus cont mung||@@||after which followed four open landaus containing the minn officials and other prominent geutlcnisn||@@||the mine officials and other prominent gentlemen. A large number of other vehicles followed, contain||@@||A large number of other vehicles followed, contain- mg friends of tho deceased und others X ho cortege||@@||ing friends of the deceased and others . The cortege wendod its w avalong Biichgrove-ronJ,into Darlinc,||@@||wended its way along Birchgrove-road, into Darling- strcct and donn Mullens street, across the Glebe||@@||street and down Mullens-street, across the Glebe Island Bridge, and up Hurm-streot to the rooituary||@@||Island Bridge, and up Harris-street to the mortuary itution Along the whole roule thousands of||@@||station. Along the whole route thousands of people were assembled to v> llness tho funeral As||@@||people were assembled to witness the funeral. As the cortege proceeded up Hums-street nnd airosn||@@||the cortege proceeded up Harris-street and across George-street Weat, traflic of all kinds had to bo sus||@@||George-street West, traffic of all kinds had to be sus- pended owing to the vast crond that had gathered||@@||pended owing to the vast crowd that had gathered. A special train bud been engaged for the occasion||@@||A special train had been engaged for the occasion by the management of the collier}, who out of||@@||by the management of the colliery, who out of sympathy with the unfortunate meu ind their||@@||sympathy with the unfortunate men and their relatives made all the necessary arrangements and||@@||relatives made all the necessary arrangements and defrayed the cost of tue funeral 1 he ch of mourners||@@||defrayed the cost of the funeral. The chief mourners wore -Travers' family Mr and Mis ti Iravcrs||@@||were :—Travers' family : Mr. and Mrs. R. Travers (father and mother), Miss and Misi C Inweis,||@@||(father and mother), Miss and Miss C. Travers, Mrs Cox (slate»;, Messrs Gcoiga, Charles, wd||@@||Mrs. Cox (sisters), Messrs. George, Charles, and I henna Travers (brothers), Mr Cot (brother m law),||@@||Themis Travers (brothers), Mr. Cox (brother-in-law), Mr and Mrs Cook (uncle and aunt), Mr Cook, Miss||@@||Mr. and Mrs. Cook (uncle and aunt), Mr. Cook, Miss M Credic, Mrs Booker (cousin*), Mr and Miss||@@||M'Credie, Mrs. Booker (cousins), Mr. and Miss Hayes ¡Messrs J Solomon, A Hillier, G Patemuu,||@@||Hayes, Messrs. J. Solomon, A. Hillier, G. Pateman, I Kelli, M M'Mahon, T Dnyer, and T W IX||@@||T. Kelly, M. M'Mahon, T. Dwyer, and F. W. R. M'Miltau (representing St John a Sunduy School,||@@||M'Millan (representing St. John's Sunday School, St John's Cricket Club, and tho Balmain Tumor||@@||St John's Cricket Club, and the Balmain Junior Cricket Association, of which tim deceased was an||@@||Cricket Association, of which the deceased was an active member) omvth's family Mrs C Smith||@@||active member). Smith's family : Mrs. C. Smith (mother), Mesáis Luke and Alfred Smith (brothers),||@@||(mother), Messrs. Luke and Alfred Smith (brothers), Misses M and H Smith and Mrs Fallick (sisters),||@@||Misses M. and H. Smith and Mrs. Fallick (sisters), Mrs I Short, Mrs B Short, Miss Short, Meurs||@@||Mrs. I. Short, Mrs. B. Short, Miss Short, Messrs. P , N , und H Short, Mi Ï Crnmmond, anrt Mr||@@||P., N., and H. Short, Mr. T. Crammond, and Mr. Wheeler (cousins), Mr aud Mrs hollehor Mias L||@@||Wheeler (cousins), Mr.and Mrs. Kelleher, Miss L. and Mrs Croft, Mrs Laocn, Miss A helson and||@@||and Mrs. Croft, Mrs. [Lasery?], Miss A. Nelson and Mr John Nelson, Mr J Tuliick (btnthcr in Iiw),||@@||Mr. John Nelson, Mr. J. Fullick (brother-in-law), MihS B Lilla, Mrs Dam, and Messrs W , R , mid J||@@||Mrs. B. Lills, Mrs. Dain, and Messrs. W., R., and J. Dalit Munnmgs' family Mr li Munninpa||@@||Dain. Munnings' family : Mr. R. Munnings (bother), Mr Muunlugs (undo), Mr F Stanley,||@@||(bother), Mr Munnings (uncle), Mr. F. Stanley, Mr anil Mrs Allbutt, Miss Medhurst, Mrs Piper||@@||Mr. and Mrs. Allbutt, Miss Medhurst, Mrs. Piper and Miss Blanche Piper, Miss Petersen, and Miss||@@||and Miss Blanche Piper, Miss Petersen, and Miss Coskuo Robertsons family Mrs Robertson||@@||[Ceskne?]. Robertsons family : Mrs. Robertson (widow), Mr" M Piko (sister) Mr A IJobortaou||@@||(widow), Mrs. M'Pike (sister), Mr. A. Robertson (brother), Misa Lily Robertson (sister1,Mrs Butlcraud||@@||(brother), Miss Lily Robertson (sister, Mrs. Butler and Mr James Hunter Tones' family Mr J and Mrs||@@||Mr. James Hunter. Jones' family : Mr. J. and Mrs. Jones (mother aud fathor), Misses Ellen aud Louisa||@@||Jones (mother aud father), Misses Ellen and Louisa Tones (sisters) Messrs Robert Mason, sen , William||@@||Jones (sisters), Messrs. Robert Mason, sen., William lind Itichard Mason, and Joseph Hindmarsh||@@||and Richard Mason, and Joseph Hindmarsh. Amongst the others present wore Messrs W H||@@||Amongst the others present were Messrs. W. H. Wilks, M L A , Mr D C M'Lochlun (TJndor-*c||@@||Wilks, M.L.A., Mr. D .C. M'Lachlin (Under-Sec- retary for Mines, representing the Munster for Mines||@@||retary for Mines, representing the Minster for Mines and Agriculture), Mr J J Allen (manager of the||@@||and Agriculture), Mr. J. J. Allen (manager of the Ocean Accident Insurance Corporation!, Mr II A||@@||Ocean Accident Insurance Corporation), Mr. H. A. Russell (Sly and Russell, solicitors to the company)||@@||Russell (Sly and Russell, solicitors to the company) Mr T M'B M'Looil (contractor for quay wall||@@||Mr. F. M'B. M'Leod (contractor for quay wall at the norks), Mr T Caler (contractor for shaft),||@@||at the works), Mr. T. Cater (contractor for shaft), Mr J A Oag Mr 1 Ckarles» ortb (Cnarlesworth||@@||Mr. J. A. Oag, Mr. J Charlesworth (Charlesworth anti Co 's lubiloe Brickworks), Mr J L C Ray||@@||and Co.'s Jubilee Brickworks), Mr. J. L. C. Ray (manager), Mr Ulackstono (secretary), Mr Jarvio||@@||(manager), Mr. Blackstone (secretary), Mr. Jarvie (surveyoi to the company), Aldcrmeu'H Mills||@@||(surveyor to the company), Aldermen' H Mills (Mayor of Balmain) n Cox, T J Wheeler, M H||@@||(Mayor of Balmain), H. Cox, J. J. Wheeler, M. H. Cohen, and A G Crump (Balmain Borough Coun-||@@||Cohen, and A. G. Crump (Balmain Borough Coun- cil)||@@||cil). I he uve coflius were lowered into the grave along||@@||The five coffins were lowered into the grave along- side ono another in the Church ni England portion||@@||side one another in the Church of England portion of the cemetery at tho Necropolis, the Rev W A||@@||of the cemetery at the Necropolis, the Rev. W. A. Charlton officiating at the grave A short Rechabite||@@||Charlton officiating at the grave. A short Rechabite servico »as road by the district seerotary (Bro I||@@||service was read by the district secretary (Bro. I. Greenstreot) over the remains of Philip Jones. Hie||@@||Greenstreet) over the remains of Philip Jones. The f unoral arrangements wero in the bauds of Wood||@@||funeral arrangements were in the hands of Wood and Co , undertakers the funeral bring pensonully||@@||and Co, undertakers, the funeral bring personally conducted by the principal (Mr Arthur C J Wood;,||@@||conducted by the principal (Mr. Arthur C. J. Wood), who «as assisted by Mr Williamwood||@@||who was assisted by Mr. William Wood. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28248022 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ENTERTAINMENT AT NORTH SYDNEY". ' ';'||@@||ENTERTAINMENT AT NORTH SYDNEY. A vocal anü instrumental coiicort, in aid ot ths||@@||A vocal and instrumental concert, in aid of the funds of tüu first Sydney company cf the||@@||funds of the first Sydney company of the Hoy«' iii italie in Australia concocted with '||@@||Boys' Brigade in Australia connected with St. Peters Presbyterian Sunday-school, North ?||@@||St. Peter's Presbyterian Sunday-school, North Syduty, was held ou Wednesday evening <||@@||Sydney, was held on Wednesday evening nc St. Peter's Hall, Blue's Point-road, aud||@@||at St. Peter's Hall, Blue's Point-road, and was well alton led. Au interesting programme waa||@@||was well attended. An interesting programme was submitted, comprising a inustor of tho company, 1||@@||submitted, comprising a muster of the company, physical drill sud dumb-boll exercises by the boys of *||@@||physical drill and dumb-bell exercises by the boys of the company, cutlass drill by a team from the Naval 1||@@||the company, cutlass drill by a team from the Naval Brigade, vocal and instrumental items, and humor«||@@||Brigade, vocal and instrumental items, and humor- ous songs and recitations. Amongst the ooutribu- j||@@||ous songs and recitations. Amongst the contribu- tors tu the musical portion of the programme were ;'i||@@||tors to the musical portion of the programme were Miss Claie Lutiinor, A.L.C.M,, Mrs, Trimble, Miss||@@||Miss Clare Latimer, A.L.C.M., Mrs. Trimble, Miss I A, E. Thomson, Miss Pearl Hollinriob, Miss Koos:- j||@@||A. E. Thomson, Miss Pearl Hellmrich, Miss Hock- ling, Miss Edna Seaton, Messro. Donald "smith, Herr i||@@||ing, Miss Edna Seaton, Messrs. Donald Smith, Herr fituedtgen, Signor Rossi, and A. B. Dunolow. The ¡I||@@||Staedtgen, Signor Rossi, and A. B. Dunelow. The 1 Misses A, ii. Thomson, J, Smith, and T, tighe acted 7||@@||Misses A. E. Thomson, J. Smith, and T. Tighe acted asaccompauieti. >||@@||as accompanists. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14310745 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MISS CAMILLE ¡SEIIS'S CONCERT.||@@||MISS CAMILLE SERS'S CONCERT. Miss Cn ID I HU Sers made her debut at the YMCA||@@||Miss Camille Sers made her debut at the YMCA Hull last liifht with the fitivat.tnjL,o ot a strong eup||@@||Hall last night with the advantage of a strong support poit, so that the programme, which had bom nr||@@||so that the programme, which had been tanped hy Mi T Edward faykes, proved pleasant||@@||arranged Mr J Edward Sykes, proved pleasant. As i »¿.arria the debutante, who is a light contralto||@@||As regards the debutante, who is a light contralto with ¡rnt7ZJ-»opr».uthtul pianist of dis-||@@||Miss Frieda Miller, a youthful pianist of dis- tinguished talent, was eucored for L B/t's " 'Uiap«odie||@@||tinguished talent, was encored for Liszt's "Rhapsodie Hongrmo No I," to which uno ad led tho||@@||Hongroise No I," to which she added the Ooiedt " Uitvotte " introduced here fco often by Horr||@@||Coreil's Gavott introduced here so often by Herr Friedenthul llio>ouug pi trust pitted it charin.n_.-ly||@@||Friedenthal. The young pia played it charmingly. One of the chief c\enta of the tvonmg||@@||One of the chief events of the evening wa* tho renden if* or Kohler**» "Concert Ana foi||@@||was the rendition of Kohler's "Concert Aria for bopiano and Flute " Ihn wa" boautitully ¡^ivtn||@@||Soprano and flute". This was beautifully given by M ins MHTIO ¡Nurello and Mr John Loimnonc, and||@@||by Miss Marie Narelle and Mr John Lemmone, and was, of course, encored Hie interest of the evening||@@||was, of course, encored The interest of the evening was added to h> the engagement of Mr Perenal||@@||was added to by the engagement of Mr Percival Kuy nal Tho new J «igluli barítono, who has a||@@||Reynal. The new English baritone, who has a HW eut and well cultivated voice, undo some new||@@||sweet and well-cultivated voice, made some new "pointu" m "Ihou'rt P^aping Htuce," and was re -||@@||points in "Thou art Passing Hence" and was re- called thrice, but declined (hu encore All the art ltd s||@@||called thrice, but declined the encore. All the artists named contributed otlur eulo«, so that Miss bers's||@@||named contributed other solos, so that Miss Sers's concert, at which Mr Sykes nos tho uccompanist,||@@||concert, at which Mr Sykes was the accompanist, provided BOine agreeable moments||@@||provided some agreeable moments ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14334123 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn REPORTS.||@@||REPORTS. The mining manager of tho Walla Willi» Silver and||@@||The mining manager of the Walla Walla Silver and I «.ml Mini'» renou* hiving been engaired tut ti np down||@@||Lead Mines reports having been engaged cutting down nnd fixing tho uM nirMiaft, which »Jil he propeiljr tim*||@@||nnd fixing the old air shaft, which will be properly tim- hercd nnd u*pd tis the inatn «Imft Men nre b rieft It ing oro at||@@||bered and used as the main shaft. Men are briefing ore at thecanar" Wow anil suit Mi 8 topes at the bar le of thetJOft.||@@||the canary blow and south stopes at the back of the 50ft. lr-\ol '1 hw stupe un« been beattn up to where the [-round||@@||level. This stope has been beaten up to where the ground has not been «topeil awny beneath it Will tbeieforo||@@||has not been stoped away beneath it. Will therefore drive on the oro hoiiy nhowlng there, and alio ri»e on it to||@@||drive on the ore body showing there, and also rise on it to »ee linn far towardt the surface tim high-grnd** tire extends||@@||see how far towards the surface the high-grade ore extends. The riBfj will serve nu u wean* foi starting «topy» from||@@||The rise will serve as a means for starting stopes from. The lode here h1iou<* a docirtwl j m pro vein mt, splendid||@@||The lode here shows a decided improvement, splendid galana appearing, wit h but little iron dis»eminatcd through||@@||galena appearing, with but little iron disseminated through it. Ttn.in.ing ílnu-lonüng oro from tile runârv blow, the||@@||it. Raising fine-looking ore from the canary blow, the lode being iemarli»bJy vieil dcUued. Dm og much pre-||@@||lode being remarkably well deflued. Doing much pre- liminary nur face work whirh win absolutely necestury.||@@||liminary surface work which was absolutely necessary. Three Ioadnot machinery hi\e nrtivel,||@@||Three loads of machinery have arrived. Dredgn No. 1 of the Timm Ri* cr Gold-dredging Com-||@@||Dredge No. 1 of the Turon River Gold-dredging Com- pany NX , hai restarted worU, and will clean up next||@@||pany, N.L , has restarted work, and will clean up next .Saturday. Th« dredge minter advi«n lnmng taken up||@@||Saturday. The dredge master advises having taken up fiom dredge No. *¿ as f bullion, contaiuing||@@||233 tons, producing 239 tons of bullion, containing I0.779OZ otfiiher||@@||19,779oz. of silver. At the north level at MW. in the Welshman'* Beef||@@||At the north level at 500ft. in the Welshman's Reef Gold-mining rompun>, Victorm, the giound in \erv tight,||@@||Gold-mining Company, Victoria, the ground is verv tight, and the stone is 1ft thiele, with c\cry appearance ufa||@@||and the stone is 1ft thick, with every appearance of a change coming up in ihe bottom of the level. AtStft. m||@@||change coming up in the bottom of the level. At 33ft, in tlis nue »bovo the .Milft uus«cut ilia reef is very much||@@||the rise above the 500ft. crosscut the reef is very much dm tut bed in the top bv» «mall slide. The Hoots blower||@@||disturbed in the top by a small slide. The Roots blower Inn been plací d in position, anti the pipe« aro being pre*||@@||has been placed in position, and the pipes are being pre- ptuIoratiim Cuiopanr, NX,||@@||Mount Garnet and Chillagos Exploration Company, N.L., Norl h tiiieen-Innd, itpirtfA Orea gi"«*, '¿0 0 Inna;||@@||North Queensland, reported : Ore at grass, 2,oo0 tons; ore in wight, approximately ifO.oOO uj«, Jii/NKJ tonn of||@@||ore in sight, approximately 90,000 tons, 30,000 tons of who,ft ai«ay feu m n ty ii »ier eeof. coppei, ,||@@||which assay from 5 to 6 per cent. copper. Prospect« in the Unrat Ci tek «.M O.mpim'«. raine I||@@||Prospects in the Burnt Creek G.M. Company's mine dining the pant fo tight were from fair to payable. The||@@||during the past fortnight were from fair to payable. The yield of gold for tim fortnight wita aöor. l'Mwt.||@@||yield of gold for the fortnight was 25oz. 12dwt. Woik linne by the Sulphide Corporation, Limited, during||@@||Work done by the Sulphide Corporation, Limited, during week endul August 2^ was u* fullowH :-Central in mr,||@@||week ended August 25 was as follows :--- Central mine, Broken Bill: Oro milled, 3S0t> toni» : concentrate» pro-||@@||Broken Hill : Ore milled, 3866 tons : concentrates pro- duced, 820 tons ; concent rat pa produced from special||@@||duced, 829 tons ; concentrates produced from special plant, 80 ton«. Acerase n«Hay of concentrâtes ¡ SiHir,||@@||plant, 80 tons. Average assay of concentrates : Silver, 27o7 per ton; lead, 616 per f-ent. ; zinc lu n per cent.||@@||27oz. per ton ; lead, 61. 6 per cent. ; zinc 10.9 per cent. < ockle Creek works * Bullion produced, 331 toni, contain-||@@||Cockle Creek works ; Bullion produced, 381 tons, contain- ing 'jö.SöToz.atWerand iïlOoz. gold||@@||ing 26,857oz. silver and 210oz. gold. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14294574 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MAYORAL ELECTIONS.||@@||MAYORAL ELECTIONS. Armidale.-Alderman D. P. Clavene.||@@||Armidale. - Alderman D. P. Claverie. Burrowa,-Alderman Stevenson, seventhsuccessive||@@||Burrows. - Alderman Stevenson, seventh successive time.||@@||time. Canterbury.-Alderman Jeffrey Denniss, who pre-||@@||Canterbury.- Alderman Jeffrey Denniss, who pre- sided as Mayor during part of last year, was unani-||@@||sided as Mayor during part of last year, was unani- mously ro-electc-d to that position by the aldermen||@@||mously re-elected to that position by the aldermen at a council meeting last night.||@@||at a council meeting last night. Glebe -Alderman Percy Charles Lucas, J.P.,||@@||Glebe. - Alderman Percy Charles Lucas, J.P., unanimously re-elected for the third year in sue-||@@||unanimously re-elected for the third year in suc- co ision||@@||cession. Greta -Alderman John Bylatt, unanimously.||@@||Greta. - Alderman John Rylatt, unanimously Kiama.-AldeimauS. S wells.||@@||Kiama.- Alderman S. S. Wells. Lismore.-Alderman J W. Coleman.||@@||Lismore. - Alderman J. W. Coleman. Muswellbrook1.-Alderman Edward Bowman, of||@@||Muswellbrook. - Alderman Edward Bowman, of Skcllatar, unanimously.||@@||Skellatar, unanimously. North Sydney.-Alderman J. M. Purves was re||@@||North Sydney. - Alderman J. M. Purves was re- elected Mayor.||@@||elected Mayor. North Illawarra.-Alderman John Payne.||@@||North Illawarra. - Alderman John Payne. Orange.'-Alderman Charles James Smith.||@@||Orange. - Alderman Charles James Smith Picton.-Alderman M'Quiggin, unopposed.||@@||Picton. - Alderman M'Quiggin, unopposed Queanbeyan.-Alderman James Pike.||@@||Queanbeyan. - Alderman James Pike. South Grafton.-Alderman A. E. Schwing||@@||South Grafton. - Alderman A. E. Schwing- hammor.||@@||hammer. Wagga.-Alderman G. Rudd.||@@||Wagga. - Alderman G. Rudd Wellington.-Alderman F. H. Kennard.||@@||Wellington. - Alderman F. H. Kennard. Young.-Alderman Hogan re-elected unopposed.||@@||Young. - Alderman Hogan re-elected unopposed ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327497 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BUBWOOD ELECTORATE CO.||@@||BURWOOD ELECTORATE C.C. The fifth annual mooting of tbo Barwood O.O. was||@@||The fifth annual meeting of the Burwood C.C. was held at the Mellool of Arta. Burwood, last Thursday||@@||held at the School of Arts, Burwood, last Thursday evening. Aldonns.ii A. G. Kainton, Mayor, presided.||@@||evening. Alderman A. G. Ralston, Mayor, presided. A letter was received from the Cricket Asoociatiou||@@||A letter was received from the Cricket Asoociation anuounciug that they had granted £20 towards||@@||announcing that they had granted £20 towards improvements on tho Burwood Club's oval. Tho||@@||improvements on the Burwood Club's oval. The annual report showed a membership numbering C8.||@@||annual report showed a membership numbering 68. Tho A team, it was pointed out, had boen rather||@@||The A team, it was pointed out, had been rather unfortunate, several drawn games uffcctiug their||@@||unfortunate, several drawn games affecting their position in regard to competition points. Tho A||@@||position in regard to competition points. The A division of the B team won the second grado||@@||division of the B team won the second grade nroni orship, the members playing well together.||@@||premiership, the members playing well together. Tho playing aro» on Gt. Luke's Park had bee»||@@||The playing area on St. Luke's Park had been greatly improvid, and a largo sum had been spent||@@||greatly improved, and a large sum had been spent upon it. Tho balance-sheet show oil a debit balance||@@||upon it. The balance-sheet showed a debit balance. Feeling referenco to tno death of Mr. S. Furry was||@@||Feeling reference to the death of Mr. J. Farry was made, and acknowledgments were rendered to the||@@||made, and acknowledgments were rendered to the trustees und ofiicoifl. Alderman II. Shute moved||@@||trustees and officers. Alderman R. Shute moved the adoption of the report, tho motion being earned.||@@||the adoption of the report, the motion being carried. The balance-sheet was adopted on the motion of||@@||The balance-sheet was adopted on the motion of Mr. E, Rogo», seconded by Mr E. ii Thompson,||@@||Mr. E. Rogers, seconded by Mr. E. L. Thompson. i he election of ofheers resulted us f illnws :-Presi-||@@||The election of officers resulted as follows : - Presi- dent, Mr. T. li. Winchcoml» : vico-pro-tdents,||@@||dent, Mr. F. E. Winchcombe : vice-presidents, Messrs. B. H. Thompson. D. W. Ttorburgh, W.||@@||Messrs. H. S. Thompson, D. W. Roxburgh, W. Archer, M.L.A., T. Alcock, 0. Brandis, M. Moses,||@@||Archer, M.L.A., T. Alcock, C. Brandis, H. Moses, W. Fehon, E Scholes, R. Shute, J. Simson, A||@@||W. Fehon, E. Scholes, R. Shute, J. Simson, A. Yates, J. A. Aitken, J. B. C Miles, J. J. Coheu,||@@||Yates, J. A. Aitken, J. B. C. Miles, J. J. Cohen, M.L.A., T. W. Allt, J. H. Storey, C. F. Liudeiuau,||@@||M.L.A., T. R. Alit, J. H. Storey, C. F. Lindeman, Noonan, W. H. Pigott, M.L.Ü., B. R. Wise, M.L.A ,||@@||Noonan, W. H. Pigott, M.L.C., B. R. Wise, M.L.A., Judge KogerB, and tho Mayors and aldermen of||@@||Judge Rogers, and the Mayors and aldermen of surrounding boroughs ; bon. secretary and treasurer,||@@||surrounding boroughs ; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. 10. Mogera, rho premiership medals for tho||@@||Mr. E. Rogers. The premiership medals for the second grado A to»m wero distributed. Mr. L P.||@@||second grade A team were distributed. Mr. L. P. Deuno received a presentation of a silver-mounted||@@||Deane received a presentation of a silver-mounted dicket ball from tho toam of which ho was captain,||@@||cricket ball from the team of which he was captain, und a silvec-mouuted pocketbook wus presented to||@@||and a silver-mounted pocketbook was presented to Mr. Barker. Tho averages for the nnncipal players||@@||Mr. Barker. The averages for the principal players were as follow :-A team : Batting-H. Donnau,||@@||were as follow : - A team : Batting - H. Donnan, 03 1! (highest iscore 160 not out) ; R. J. Pope, 3S ;||@@||63.2 (highest score 160 not out) ; R. J. Pope, 36 ; D. Noonan, 33 26, T. W. Garrett, 25-42 ;||@@||D. Noonan, 33.25 ; T. W. Garrett, 25.42 ; B. Baibour, 24 i ; O. P. Barbour, 22 42.||@@||R. Barbour, 24.2 ; G. P. Barbour, 22.42. Ii. Barbour headed tbo bowling list with 30 02.||@@||R. Barbour headed the bowling list with 30.92. Socond Glade (A Division)-Batting average : C.||@@||Second Grade (A Division) - Batting average : C. Bloomfield, 48-6 ; A. H. Brown, 45 ; J. Holdsworth,||@@||Bloomfield, 48.6 ; A. H. Brown, 45 ; J. Holdsworth, 27*28. Bowling averago : L. P. Deane, 28 moke B||@@||27.28. Bowling average : L. P. Deane, 28 wickets for 10 01. Second tirado (B Division)-Batting||@@||for 10.01. Second Grade (B Division) - Batting average : C. E. D. Meires, 287 and W. J. Dickson,||@@||average : C. E. D. Meares, 28.7 and W. J. Dickson, 23-1. Bowling: G. Ii. Rogers, 8 03 for 35||@@||23.1. Bowling : G. H. Rogers, 8.03 for 35 wickets. .||@@||wickets. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327500 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS' CRICKET I||@@||PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS' CRICKET I CLUB. |||@@||CLUB. The first annual meeting of the Publia School||@@||The first annual meeting of the Public School Teachers' Cricket Club waa bold nt tho P S A A A||@@||Teachers' Cricket Club was held at the P.S.A.A.A. rooms, Castlereagh street, on Friday ovoning, Mr||@@||rooms, Castlereagh-street, on Friday evening, Mr. W Jones (vice president! uithocbair lhe report||@@||W. Jones (vice-president) in the chair. The report read by the secretary Mr W Gee, showed the clnb||@@||read by the secretary, Mr. W. Gee, showed the club to have bart a most successful season There were||@@||to have had a most successful season. There were 45 members on the roll .Eighteen matches in all had||@@||45 members on the roll. Eighteen matches in all had been played, of »hieb 10 wera won, seven lost,||@@||been played, of which 10 were won, seven lost, und one drawn The balance-sheet presented by the||@@||and one drawn. The balance-sheet presented by the treasurer, Mr G Paradise, waa satisfactory The||@@||treasurer, Mr. G. Paradise, was satisfactory. The meeting decided to make a tour of Victonadunngthe||@@||meeting decided to make a tour of Victoria during the forthcoming Christmas vocation the first match to||@@||forthcoming Christmas vacation, the first match to be played in Melbourne on December 27 and 28||@@||be played in Melbourne on December 27 and 28 next The following wero elected ofhee bearers for||@@||next. The following were elected office-bearers for the veur 1000 1901 -Patrons, Hon J Perry||@@||the year 1900-1901 : - Patrons, Hon. J. Perry (Minister for Public Instruction), Mr T C Maynurd||@@||(Minister for Public Instruction), Mr. J. C. Maynard f Dnder-becretary), Mr F Bridges (Chief TnBpocto )||@@||(Under-Secretary), Mr. F. Bridges (Chief Inspector) ; Eresident Mr J W Turner vice presidenta||@@||president, Mr. J. W. Turner ; vice-presidents, [essrs W M Intyre E Banks, G T Cotton», W||@@||Messrs. W. McIntyre, E. Banks, G. T. Cotterill, W. Jones, T Garden, 1 Cunnoon, W Broom» W||@@||Jones, F. Garden, T. Cunneen, W. Broome, W. Hattorsloy J Anderson, T Saxby Lieutenant||@@||Hattersley, J. Anderson, J. Saxby, Lieutenant- Colonel Pnul Q M -Sergeant Smith comuuttoe,||@@||Colonel Paul, Q. M. - Sergeant Smith ; committee, Messrs O W Chiplin, P J Bennett S Smith, W||@@||Messrs. C. W. Chiplin, P. J. Bennett, S. Smith, W. Stieubeck, T Lobban, G Thorntuu, W ¡smythe||@@||Stienbeck, T. Lobban, G. Thornton, W. Smythe, J R Bridlo selection committee, Messrs Boniott,||@@||J. R. Bridle ; selection committee, Messrs. Bennett, Paradise, and Gee bon treasurer, Mr G Paradise||@@||Paradise, and Gee ; hon. treasurer, Mr. G. Paradise ; bon secretary, Mr W Geo||@@||hon secretary, Mr. W. Gee. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327491 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OEICKET.||@@||CRICKET. BEDFJ3BN DISTBIOr C.C.||@@||REDFERN DISTRICT C.C. The seventh annual meeting ot the Endfern Dis-||@@||The seventh annual meeting of the Redfern Dis- trict O.G. was held on Friday oveoing in the local||@@||trict C.C. was held on Friday evening in the local Torrn Rall. The president (Alderman G. Howe)||@@||Town Hall. The president (Alderman G. Howe) occupied the chair. There was a large attendance.||@@||occupied the chair. There was a large attendance. I'lio secretary (Mr. A. Hanican) road the annual re-||@@||The secretary (Mr. A. Hanigan) read the annual re- pent, which showed that the uoaaou had been a suc-||@@||port, which showed that the season had been a suc- cessful one. The membership numbered 60, there||@@||cessful one. The membership numbered 66, there being, a substantial increase on lest you's reoord.||@@||being a substantial increase on last year's record. The A team played eight matches, winning three||@@||The A team played eight matches, winning three (East Sydney, Leichhardt, and Waverley),,losing two||@@||(East Sydney, Leichhardt, and Waverley), losing two (South Sydney and Central Cumberland;, and having||@@||(South Sydney and Central Cumberland, and having .three drawn (Paddington, North Sydney, and Bur-||@@||three drawn (Paddington, North Sydney, and Bur- wood). Through the inclemenoy of tho weather the||@@||wood). Through the inclemency of the weather the match set down against Glebe did not toko pines.||@@||match set down against Glebe did not take place. The principal batting averages were :-L. O. S.||@@||The principal batting averages were : - L. O. S. Poidevin, 37*75 for five inning« ; E. Carroll, 32-20||@@||Poidevin, 37.75 for five innings ; E. Carroll, 32.20 for »is inning» ; E. Hume, 30'80 for ten innings.||@@||for six innings ; E. Hume, 30.80 for ten innings. Mr. E. Hume made double figure» ia every innings||@@||Mr. E. Hume made double figures in every innings dunne the season. With the ball Mr. Poidevin headed||@@||during the season. With the ball Mr. Poidevin headed the lut with an average of 12-40 for five wickets, Mr.||@@||the list with an average of 12.40 for five wickets, Mr. Lipscombe coming »good second with 13*37 for eleven,||@@||Lipscombe coming a good second with 13.37 for eleven wichet«. The Utter performed the "hat trick" at||@@||wickets. The latter performed the "hat trick" at Leichhardt. The B team played II nmtche», winning||@@||Leichhardt. The B team played 11 matches, winning seven, losing three and having one drawn.||@@||seven, losing three and having one drawn. The principal batting averages were:-A. J.||@@||The principal batting averages were : - A. J. Ferrier, 64-17. for.Bi»w.injmg*,-ucl twoMMOut||@@||Ferrier, 55.17 for nine innings, and he came out with a bowling: average of 10-90 for 22'wiokets, and||@@||with a bowling average of 10.90 for 22 wickets, and eonaidering this waa his first seuon's electorate||@@||considering this was his first season's electorate cricket ho was congratulated upon the best all-||@@||cricket he was congratulated upon the best all- round performance in the competition. Other good||@@||round performance in the competition. Other good average« were :-W. Watts, 41 for seven innings;||@@||averages were : - W. Watts, 44 for seven innings ; A. Poole,E9-25 for four innings; and T. Young,||@@||A. Poole, 39.25 for four innings ; and T. Young, 28'80 for IG innings. The C team played li matches,||@@||28.80 for 16 innings. The C team played 11 matches, winning four, losing; six, and one wa« abandoned.||@@||winning four, losing six, and one was abandoned. G. Chin obtained the batting average, 32-51) for four||@@||G. Chin obtained the batting average, 32.50 for four innings. He scored the first century for the'club in||@@||innings. He scored the first century for the club in this grade. The best bowling averages were :-F.||@@||this grade. The best bowling averages were : - F. Besomo, 12 (12 wickets) ; J. Cody, 12-58 (17||@@||Besomo, 12 (12 wickets) ; J. Cody, 12.58 (17 wickets) ; W. Barties, 12-71 (39 wickets). During||@@||wickets) ; W. Barnes, 12.71 (39 wickets). During the Ohriarmaa holidays trips wero taken to Dungog||@@||the Christmas holidays trips were taken to Dungog and Wollongong. The hon. treasurer (Mr. Jamos||@@||and Wollongong. The hon. treasurer (Mr. James HtnchclifTo) submitted tlio annual balance-sheet,||@@||Hinchcliffe) submitted the annual balance-sheet, which showed a credit balance.||@@||which showed a credit balance. The chairman moved the adoption of the report||@@||The chairman moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet. Tho motion was seconded by||@@||and balance-sheet. The motion was seconded by Alderman Jackson, supported by Mr» W, Allon, and||@@||Alderman Jackson, supported by Mr. W. Allen, and carried unanimously. The following wera elected as||@@||carried unanimously. The following were elected as officers for tha anauing year :- Patron, Mr. J, S. T.||@@||officers for the ensuing year : - Patron, Mr. J. S. T. M'Gowen, M.L.A, ; prcsidont, Alderman George||@@||McGowen, M.L.A, ; president, Alderman George Howe ; vicepresidente, tho Mayors and aldormcn of||@@||Howe ; vice-presidents, the Mayors and aldermen of Heil fern, Waterloo, and Alexandria, Dr. Limatón,||@@||Redfern, Waterloo, and Alexandria, Dr. Langton, Alderman Luland, Mesare. G. A. Lavton, T. D. V.||@@||Alderman Luland, Messrs. G. A. Layton, T. D. F. Holden, Jus. Stiduian, George Stedman, B, W.||@@||Holden, Jas. Stedman, George Stedman, B. W. Grierson, J. J. Walsh, It. Stephen, J. P. Kugg, H.||@@||Grierson, J. J. Walsh, R. Stephen, J. F. Rugg, H. Moyee, W. Palfreyman, G. Johnson, J. Swinbourne,||@@||Moyse, W. Palfreyman, G. Johnson, J. Swinbourne, T. Monk ; general committee, Mesara. J. G. Berner,||@@||T. Monk ; general committee, Mesars. J. G. Berner, W. Allen, W. H. Lipscombe, O. Broderick,||@@||W. Allen, W. H. Lipscombe, C. Broderick, J. Searle, W. Watts, and E. Huma ; dolo||@@||J. Searle, W. Watts, and E. Hume ; dele- gales to N.S.W.C'A., Messrs. A. J. Hau ¡gan aud||@@||gates to N.S.W.C.A., Messrs. A. J. Hanigan and J. S. T, M'Gowen, M.L.A. ; hon. treasurer, Mr,||@@||J. S. T. McGowen, M.L.A. ; hon. treasurer, Mr. James Hinchcliffe ; lion, eccrotary, Mr. A. J. Hani||@@||James Hinchcliffe ; hon. secretary, Mr. A. J. Hani- pun ; atsistant secretaries, Messrs. J. Cody and li.||@@||gan ; assistant secretaries, Messrs. J. Cody and H. Kent. Selection committee: A team, Mesar». E.||@@||Kent. Selection committee : A team, Messrs. E. Hume, W. Wattu, and J. G. Berner; B team,||@@||Hume, W. Watts, and J. G. Berner ; B team, Messrs. C. Johnsou, W. Hume, and 0. Broderick; O||@@||Messrs. C. Johnson, W. Hume, and C. Broderick ; C. team, Messrs. J. C. Cody, T. Hume, and H. Kent.||@@||team, Messrs. J. C. Cody, T. Hume, and H. Kent. Auditor», Messrs. W. Watts and J. G. Berner.||@@||Auditors, Messrs. W. Watts and J. G. Berner. The chairman then ou behalf of tho dub pre-||@@||The chairman then on behalf of the club pre- sented to Mr. Lipscombe a ball suitably inscribed for||@@||sented to Mr. Lipscombe a ball suitably inscribed for lus performance at Leichhardt in securing three||@@||his performance at Leichhardt in securing three wickets in three successive ball».||@@||wickets in three successive balls. A vote of thanks to the retiring officers and to the||@@||A vote of thanks to the retiring officers and to the chairman closed a successful meeting.||@@||chairman closed a successful meeting. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14241065 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I NEW SOUTH WALES ClUCKKT ASSOCIATION. I||@@||NEW SOUTH WALES CRICKET ASSOCIATION. A ineetint? of the ahnt e vrai held at the room", Ehroheth||@@||A meeting of the above was held at the rooms, Elizabeth- «trcît, on Monday instit. Mi, J, Sf, Gibson occupied the||@@||street, on Monday night. Mr. J. M. Gibson occupied the chair. A start-meal wa* received from the oecretnry of toe||@@||chair. A statement was received from the secretary of the tíouth Australian Atnociatitm to the effcctthatNeu South||@@||South Australian Association to the effect that New South Wales* flhnre uf the mutch at Adelaidu ÏÏAK ¿3 17s-onc||@@||Wales' share of the match at Adelaide was £3 17s — one- third of the profit, 'lho hon. treasurer I Mr. Ii. Shute)||@@||third of the profit. The hon. treasurer (Mr. R. Shute) icjiorted that the debit balance or thoNS.W.OA «au||@@||reported that the debit balance of the N.S.W.C.A. was £.!10 lia 7d, Mr. bhutc oat i mated that there would be u||@@||£219 2s 7d. Mr. Shute estimated that there would be a credit tinlance on the recent match against South Aus«||@@||credit balance on the recent match against South Aus- traliiof uLout£2ÜLi. Tim wnn without taking mt*) c»m||@@||tralia of about £200. This was without taking into con- fvideuitum Die third to pt» to Smith Aun train», \J }} uinei *||@@||sideration the third to go to South Australia. C. Banner- mini was appmnted umpire for thti m itch apainst Vie*||@@||man was appointed umpire for the match against Vic- tona, which will commence on January tíO. Jtecunsidera||@@||toria, which will commence on January 26. Reconsidera- tion uf a proposal to vote £50 to the patriotic fund, mo\cd||@@||tion of a proposal to vote £50 to the patriotic fund, moved by Mr. J. C. Warne, was postponed for a month.||@@||by Mr. J. C. Waine, was postponed for a month. A match wat played on Hampden OTAI yesterday i||@@||A match was played on Hampden Oval yesterday betwfen tlie Criterion Theatre and tho Lyceum "l'nwf-rand |||@@||between the Criterion Theatre and the Lyceum "Power and Olury " Club, and the rcn.tw no a win fur tho former by one||@@||Glory" Club, and the result was a win for the former by one innings and 1.4 rims. Criterion Thwitto, 235 [T. fclhott||@@||innings and 144 runs. Criterion Theatre, 235 (T. Elliott 100, retire.,.!. Chu] mern 65, T. Murphy 17. S. Keary 17V||@@||100, retired, J. Chalmers 65, T. Murphy 17, S. Keary 17). I.) c tura Theatre, 40 and -to (Mau o i trun *2'2 and lo, W.||@@||Lyceum Theatre, 45 and 48 (Mannigan 22 and 18, W. Roberta IS).||@@||Roberts 18). Inthclivde electorate compétition Woolwich defeated||@@||In the Ryde electorate competition Woolwich defeated Boronia by iiO runs. Jloronia 12S (mcludiu¡x a haudicap||@@||Boronia by 60 runs. Boronia 128 (including a handicap of GO); Woolwich It* (E. Gicporj 53 not out, ANT. Turner||@@||of 60) ; Woolwich 188 (E. Gregory 53 not out, W. Turner 35, Hev. Cameron 31, O.Clarke 14).||@@||35, Rev. Cameron 31, G. Clarke 14). Albion« ,;t and fil defeated <'loveland 20 and 16 In quali-||@@||Albions 34 and 51 defeated Cleveland 20 and 15 in quali- fying l-uund of the fourth junior competition.||@@||fying round of the fourth junior competition. 1 Zingari Veterans played North tíjdney Veteran team||@@||I Zingari Veterans played North Sydney Veteran team on tho «Domain and acor d 147 for eight wickcta (M. B.||@@||on the Domain and scored 147 for eight wickets (M. B. nnihimn 7T W pwo Iv 27. W. C. Wentworth IS. h. V.||@@||Halligan 73, W. Preely 27, W. C. Wentworth 18, L. T. JloytT not out 101, îforth *3>dney Veterans 12"J Iori||@@||Lloyd not out 10) ; North Sydney Veterans 122. For I /ingan Veterans "Wentworth took nix wicket«, .1 tau ford||@@||Zingari Veterans Wentworth took six wickets, Radford one, und rhnstoe two wicket», aud for North dy Iney J||@@||one, and Christoe two wickets ; and for North Sydney J. U H nile three wickets, Walmsley, Small, and Groy une||@@||Hardie three wickets, Walmsley, Small, and Grey one wicket each||@@||wicket each. lhe tenth round of the Balmain Tunior Association com-||@@||The tenth round of the Balmain Junior Association com- petition wius commenced on dftturdu\, und the mathea||@@||petition was commenced on Saturday, and the matches Bland tut follows -||@@||stand as follows :— Jjirlabme, 212 , Trafalgar, none for 55.||@@||Earlsbrae, 212 ; Trafalgar, none for 55. Union lîo-ï, six for 220 , Osborne, (JO||@@||Union Box, six for 220 , Osborne, 60. Lx-Studcnts. »even tor l£* Btrchgroic, 19.||@@||Ex-Students, seven for 126 ; Birchgrove, 19. Alberts, 204 , St Julia'*, two for to||@@||Alberts, 204 ; St. John's, two for 30. Drummoyne Juniors, OS , Central Mission, serea for GO||@@||Drummoyne Juniors, 98 ; Central Mission, seven for 59. x ADELAIDE, Mondar.||@@||ADELAIDE, Monday. Three electorate matches were ünmhed un hatutday||@@||Three electorate matches were finished on Saturday. E Adelaide beat \V. lorrensbt '12 runs Sturt« made 133||@@||E. Adelaide beat W. Torrens by 92 runs. Sturts made 338 \ W A^^'Mde for S wicketit, und dfim&se 1 their oppon-||@@||v. W. Adelaide for 8 wickets, and dismissed their oppon- ent«» foi 1W> \ Adelaide in reidy ti» 107 by Port Adelaide,||@@||ents for 189. N. Adelaide in reply to 107 by Port Adelaide, «cored .b fr or S w ictets, N*. Glaxton 01||@@||scored 165 for 8 wickets, N. Claxton 91. KAl'OOMBA, Monday.||@@||KATOOMBA, Monday. Katoomba v. Wentworth Falls Clubs, played on||@@||Katoomba v. Wentworth Falls Clubs, played on Saturday, resulted in ii win for the Katoomba meu||@@||Saturday, resulted in a win for the Katoomba men by 7d ruus Scores: luitoombs, ltf (uiuiugs de-||@@||by 73 runs. Scores : Katoomba, 144 (innings de- clared closed with live wickets d3*ii). Wouttvorth||@@||clared closed with five wickets down). Wentworth Falls, 71 (O. rhompaou 42).||@@||Falls, 71 (O. Thompson 42). LITHGOW luesdnj||@@||LITHGOW, Tuesday. WuUcraw ring and Ii on works A met m the competition||@@||Wallerawang and Ironworks A met in the competition for Look mcdill at 1 ltlitrow on Snturdii}, and the result||@@||for Cook medal at Lithgow on Saturday, and the result WAS an ea»v wctor> fur WsllerwnnB bj three vwcketsand||@@||was an easy victory for Wallerwang by three wickets and I.ti rous Scores Ironwork», ¿1, Walleruwiing, s*ven||@@||375 runs. Scores : Ironworks, 21 ; Wallerawang, seven wicket» for S tß (G Payne ICO, Il Imiter 127) Payne also||@@||wickets for 396 (G. Payne 160, H. Roper 127). Payne also took eight wickets for 10 runs,||@@||took eight wickets for 10 runs. PENltllH Monday||@@||PENRITH, Monday. Tho second series of matches in the tecor.d round of the||@@||The second series of matches in the second round of the 1 ces Shield luidtbmith Premier hip corapotiiionH was con||@@||Lees Shield and Smith Premiership competitions was con- cl ded on saturda> with th» followio- losults -||@@||cluded on Saturday with the following results : — Penrith do teal ed Mount Druitt at Mount druitt by «x||@@||Penrith defeated Mount Druitt at Mount Druitt by six wickeis The scores « ero - Mount Druitt llrst inumgs,||@@||wickets. The scores were : — Mount Druitt first innings, 102 (Herford 40, Austen au) second innings 57 (Masten||@@||132 (Herford 46, Austen 35) ; second innings, 57 (Masters 1J Penrith lint tunings 72 fjjpa\ey ¿(»not out), secund||@@||13. Penrith first innings, 76 (Heavey 26 not out) ; second tunings four wickets for 115 {H urabi m 40 not out, Uaanl||@@||innings, four wickets for 115 (Hamblin 46 not out, Hamil- ton Ji, JtreWe> 17}||@@||ton 34, Breyley 17). Lmu Adcfcatel Casticrengh at! mu 1 he scores were -||@@||Emu A defeated Castlereagh at Emu. The scores were : — Fmu A tiru, innings, 1*1 (Ihiyner 46), HCOOIKI cwht wickets||@@||Emu A first innings, 91 (Rayner 45) ; second eight wickets for 91 (mnings closed) Lucí» *!5 Cnstlereagh flr*t m||@@||for 94 (innings closed). Lucas 35. Castlereagh first in- um ga 0(1 (Howell 43, Hadley .0), second, 31||@@||nings, 96 (Howell 43, Hadley 20) ; second, 34. Penntti Itali«al defeated fat Mitxjs at Penrith, the||@@||Penrith Railway defeated St. Marys at Penrith, the scores being -St Marj* ilrst innings 141 (Thompson||@@||scores being : — St. Marys first innings, 144 (Thompson 01, Lamming 40) , second innings, Tour for 53 (intmua||@@||61, Lamming 40) ; second innings, four for 58 (innings cloied Ballway first inning«, 143 (Dray 78} , second in-||@@||closed. Railway first innings, 148 (Bray 73} ; second in- nings two foi (¡7 (Unndall 42)||@@||nings, two for 67 (Randall 42). Mulgoa defeated Emu Dot Mulgo» hy one run Scores -||@@||Mulgoa defeated Emu B at Mulgoa by one run. Scores : — Mulgoi, seven wickets for loo (tunings closed, Legi^o and||@@||Mulgoa, seven wickets for 100 (innings closed, Leggo and Scott 37 each) Dum B, 09||@@||Scott 37 each). Emu B, 99. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14299195 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE CONDITION OF MARRICKVILLE.||@@||THE CONDITION OF MARRICKVILLE. Alderman J J Fair. J I1, who i* Acting Mayor||@@||Alderman J J Farr, J. P., who is Acting Mayor of Marrickville, is paying s pueril uttou ti ou to the||@@||of Marrickville, is paying special attention to the batiitury condition of thu borough A noticu re-||@@||sanitary condition of the borough. A notice re- questing h ou noli oidora lo tiki) special pam» in keep-||@@||questing householders to take special pains in keep- ing dram-* and premiaos clean hut been ox.touaive.jr||@@||ing drains and premises clean has been extensively circulitcd. nuda largo auantjt\ of (ItainfocUut has||@@||circulated, and a large quantity of disinfectant has bum stocked at the 1'own Hall for tho uso of rate-||@@||been stocked at the Town Hall for the use of rate- payer- applying for it Iho mam drain rtiumng||@@||payer applying for it. The main drain running through the centre -jpf th« btrough has boen||@@||through the centre of the borough has been thoroughly cleaned Tho mahi tip whoro tho wholo||@@||thoroughly cleaned. The main tip where the whole of tho garbage of tho bjrough is deposits is cn re-||@@||of the garbage of the borough is deposited is care- fill Jy disinfected daily, aud any complaints reaching||@@||fully disinfected daily, and any complaints reaching tho oílic« am promptly attended to i bo general||@@||the office are promptly attended to. The general condition of Cook's Uiver is much improved.||@@||condition of Cook's River is much improved. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14345808 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn STATUS OF THE BANKSTOWN||@@||STATUS OF THE BANKSTOWN COUNCIL.||@@||COUNCIL. OPINION OF COUNSEL.||@@||OPINION OF COUNSEL. A meeting of the Bankstown Council was held on||@@||A meeting of the Bankstown Council was held on the 18th instant^ the Mayor (Alderman Gilliver) and||@@||the 18th instant, the Mayor (Alderman Gilliver) and a full council being present With reference to||@@||a full council being present. With reference to prosecutions for olfenees aguiust bylaws Mr L F||@@||prosecutions for offences against bylaws Mr. L. F. Heydon eucloeo- copy ot counsel's (Mr D Jier||@@||Heydon enclosed a copy of counsel's (Mr. D. Fer- gusou) opinion as to the standing of the council since||@@||guson) opinion as to the standing of the council since the re-proclamation ot the district on July 23, 1900,||@@||the re-proclamation of the district on July 23, 1900, by the Government, without reference to the council||@@||by the Government, without reference to the council uuderclauae35of tho MuuicipalitiesActof 1897,which||@@||under clause 35 of the Municipalities Act of 1897,which recites that the proclamation of September 7, 1895,||@@||recites that the proclamation of September 7, 1895, " ia 8t> luaccurate und defective by reason of errors||@@||" is so inaccurate and defective by reason of errors having occurred lu defining the boundaries of the||@@||having occurred in defining the boundaries of the said municipality us to causo reasonable doubt to be||@@||said municipality as to cause reasonable doubt to be raised as to Us validity," and as a consequence the||@@||raised as to its validity," and as a consequence the original proclamation is revoked und cancelled, and||@@||original proclamation is revoked and cancelled, and a newly described area is hareby constituted a muni-||@@||a newly described area is hereby constituted a muni- cipality Che opinion states -" If the reasonable||@@||cipality. The opinion states :—" If the reasonable doubts referred to in this proclamation »? re well||@@||doubts referred to in this proclamation were well founded, then the original proclamation was invalid,||@@||founded, then the original proclamation was invalid, and ia this case thero was no municipal distnct or||@@||and in this case there was no municipal district or corporation of Bankstown lu existenco before the||@@||corporation of Bankstown in existence before the publication of the second proclamation (See Muni-||@@||publication of the second proclamation (See Muni- cipal Distnct of Gundagai v Norton, 15NSW R||@@||cipal District of Gundagai v Norton, 15 N. S. W. R. .Go ) It would necessarily follow that up to that||@@||365). It would necessarily follow that up to that date thero was no Mayor or council, no power to||@@||date there was no Mayor or council, no power to make bylaws, to borrow monal, to impose or collect||@@||make bylaws, to borrow money, to impose or collect rutes, or to exercise any other corporate functions||@@||rates, or to exercise any other corporate functions. It will be seen that the new proclamation in terms||@@||It will be seen that the new proclamation in terms professes to constitute a municipality It does not||@@||professes to constitute a municipality. It does not validât« the existing municipality, aud I cannot aee||@@||validate the existing municipality, and I cannot see auy authority lu tho Act for doing so In mv||@@||any authority in the Act for doing so. In my opinion a uew municipality has been constituted and||@@||opinion a new municipality has been constituted and a new corporate body bas come into exsitence by||@@||a new corporate body has come into exsitence by virtue of the 5th section of tho Act, and as it la in-||@@||virtue of the 5th section of the Act ; and as it is in- consistent with tho scope of the Aot that there should||@@||consistent with the scope of the Act that there should be two municipal districts compne-iog practically the||@@||be two municipal districts comprising practically the aame area, and two corporate bodies exercising co||@@||same area, and two corporate bodies exercising co- ordiuate functions lu respect of it, I think the||@@||ordinate functions in respect of it, I think the original municipality bos ceased to exist In the pre-||@@||original municipality has ceased to exist. In the pre- sent case so far as I eau see, noither by tho original||@@||sent case, so far as I can see, neither by the original proclamation nor by the substituted one is an electoral||@@||proclamation nor by the substituted one is an electoral ojheer appointed in accoraance with section 2 (in ) '||@@||officer appointed in accordance with section 2 (iii.). " A copy of tins opinion, with a letter conveying all||@@||A copy of this opinion, with a letter conveying all the facts of the case, was sent to the Colonial becic||@@||the facts of the case, was sent to the Colonial Secre- tary, with a request for such steps to be taken as||@@||tary, with a request for such steps to be taken as would rectify the matter and put the council on a||@@||would rectify the matter and put the council on a sound basis Mr L T Heydon and Mr T W||@@||sound basis. Mr. L. F. Heydon and Mr. T. W. Taylor, ULA wore requested to endeavour to get||@@||Taylor, M. L. A. were requested to endeavour to get a validating Act passed as early as practicable||@@||a validating Act passed as early as practicable. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14292318 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MOREE-INVERKLL RAILWAY.||@@||MOREE-INVERELL RAILWAY. WARIALDA, Tliuraiay.||@@||WARIALDA, Thursday. In connection with the construction of the Muree||@@||In connection with the construction of the Moree Invorell railway tile lino was opened to-day to||@@||Inverell railway tile line was opened to-day to Gravesend, 16 miles from hore uud ¿5 miles from||@@||Gravesend, 16 miles from here and 35 miles from Moree The Sydney mails w di arrive at 7 p m||@@||Moree. The Sydney mails will arrive at 7 p m threo times a week from Gravesend, nh'ch will bo a||@@||three times a week from Gravesend, which will be a gruat boon. All the pilss of tho temporary railway||@@||great boon. All the piles of the temporary railway bridgo have been driveu ni Big Hiver. It is anticipated||@@||bridge have been driven at Big River. It is anticipated that the engine will bo running to Warialda tttation||@@||that the engine will be running to Warialda station la threo months, rho lailway bridge at Warialda t||@@||in three months. The railway bridge at Warialda Creek is m coursa of oreetiou. Messrs. Sheddcn||@@||Creek is in course of erection. Messrs. Shedden Brothers, contractors, are making great head» a ?.||@@||Brothers, contractors, are making great headway. Tbo Ton u-road bridge is expected to be completo||@@||The Town-road bridge is expected to be complete in about throe months.||@@||in about three months. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318475 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn AT BEIRA.||@@||. AT BEIRA. Trooper Tred T. Witts, of the Bushmen's Contin-||@@||Trooper Fred T. Witts, of the Bushmen's Contingent, gent, wntiiiR fromBeira on April «JO to his mother at||@@||writing from Beira on April 30 to his mother at lïosotuount, near Bombala, B*\B '* Beira has n very||@@||Rosemount, near Bombala,says : "Beira has a very pool bay, iho ships cannot get up to the wharf, tmd||@@||poor bay, the ships cannot get up to the wharf, and all caigo and horben have to ho taken inshore bj||@@||all cargo and horses have to be taken ashore by means < f punts drawn by small S.BUUI tugboat*||@@||means of punts drawn by small steam tugboats. Nenrly all blatk labour M-enii to ho (.mp toy ed, the||@@||Nearly all black labour seems to be employed, the hoati bi iup maimed b\ kaiTus and Portuguese, uud||@@||boats being manned by kaffirs and Portuguese, and about -'00 LngliBhmon to £ivo oiaers It is a B tra tige,||@@||about 200 Englishmen to give orders. It is a strange, quaint, old ton n hip-galvanibed iron house--! of one||@@||quaint, old township-galvanised iron house of one «tory, pam ted roof, und no chimney , window -s a>ao||@@||story, painted roof with no chimney; windows also bel .£ tile exception mid not tlie lulo 1 hey have an||@@||being the exception and not the rule. They have an upolu »y for a tram, 2ft um fîauf*e ^c **<* uow||@@||apology for a train 2ft. 6 inch gauge. We are now on Halt junie, poll:, and bully hoof (tmncd, and not||@@||on salt junk, pork, and bully beef (tinned and not of tin» best eitncr, and ninny have been the com*»||@@||of the best either, and many have been the complaints pUinti against îtl M ijor I)atibar, formerly of New||@@||against ît. Major Dunbar, formerly of New bouth Walt-.*, but who has been m En id und for nome||@@||South Wales, but who has been in England for some time, cuno on bt uni nt the Cape, and is to be second||@@||time, came on board at the Cape, and is to be second in command nf the I3UH1 min Major bavape u it»||@@||in command of the Bushmen. Major Savage is tuimnpto the C«t] c We have had plenty of nile||@@||returning to the Cape. We have had plenty of rifle drip, and ure to bo t>u\ plied with Lee-1 ¿ti held||@@||drill, and are to be supplied with Lee-Enfield rifles Iho country from Bein» onwards is rather||@@||rifles. The country from Beira onwards is rather low and swampy the crek ter part of the way, and||@@||low and swampy the greater part of the way, and iH very wild and unsettled uetneeu the railway||@@||is very wild and unsettled between the railway hues " I||@@||lines." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14348632 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I MOVEMENTS OP JOE GOVERNOB.||@@||MOVEMENTS OF JOE GOVERNOR. BELIEVED TO BE IN THE MACLEAY||@@||BELIEVED TO BE IN THE MACLEAY DISTRICT.||@@||DISTRICT. _ v s ~KEMP*?.E^vBuilk a dunk out of a||@@||by, and he took a drink out of a tin he had in his band. He remarked that it was||@@||tin he had in his hand. He remarked that it was very drv in the hush, and then started to walk||@@||very dry in the bush, and then started to walk away When some dut-ini e i ft he raid " You are||@@||away. When some distance off he said, "You are frightened of the Governor» about here í " bhe said,||@@||frightened of the Governors about here?" She said, " No, thfy won't come this way." He lepli.d, " Per-||@@||"No, they won't come this way." He replied, "Per- haps no1," »uti asked if nuy police had bren out that||@@||haps not," and asked if any police had been out that way Ml« Jim nea said, " I rtou'r. think so." Ibe||@@||way. Mrs. Barnes said, "I don't think so." The man then went luto the sciuh He bad a gun or ulla||@@||man then went into the scrub. He had a gun or rifle in his hand The apiiemunce nf tins half-caste lils||@@||in his hand. The appearance of this half-caste fits in with the ti eory that Joe ano Jimmy separated||@@||in with the theory that Joe and Jimmy separated .{1er the shooting at Bransdon'«, when Constabl.||@@||after the shooting at Bransdon's, when Constable Younu filed on the fugitive«. It 1« thought that Joe||@@||Young fired on the fugitives. It is thought that Joe went north and Jimmy south. '1 lie Upper Duugay||@@||went north and Jimmy south. The Upper Dungay Cieek district i» very suiir-relv settled, ano could easily||@@||Creek district is very sparsely settled, and could easily be readied from I lie Hastinga l>v way of Bnllund'a||@@||be reached from the Hastings by way of Rolland's Plains aud across Matlou and Mellikm Mountain.||@@||Plains and across Marloo and Mellikin Mountain. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14348639 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FURTHER DETAILS.||@@||FURTHER DETAILS. TBE CAPTIVE IGNORANT OF HIS||@@||THE CAPTIVE IGNORANT OF HIS BBOÏHEB'S WHEBEABOUTS,||@@||BROTHER'S WHEREABOUTS. ~~WINGHAM. Saturlav.||@@||WINGHAM, Saturday. Jimmy Governor arrived at ¿ p.m. lying on a'bed||@@||Jimmy Governor arrived at 2 p.m. lying on a bed in a catt, esooited by tbe police and a large party||@@||in a cart, escorted by the police and a large party of civilians with nilen. Great excitement prevailed.||@@||of civilians with rifles. Great excitement prevailed. He statee that he has not seen Joe Governor since||@@||He stated that he has not seen Joe Governor since they wete fired at ou the Hastings Hiver, and be does||@@||they were fired at on the Hastings River, and he does nut know what has become of Ultu. Jimmy says be||@@||not know what has become of him. Jimmy says he was surpiin-d this luoruiug, aud found bis puisuers||@@||was surprised this morning, and found his pursuers all round bun, und shots coming fiom all tides. He||@@||all round him, and shots coming from all sides. He ia wounded with slug «hots iu the bade awl legs.||@@||is wounded with slug shots in the back and legs. He tat up on the door to have hu likeuess taken.||@@||He sat up on the door to have his likeness taken. NATURE OP THE WOUNDS.||@@||NATURE OF THE WOUNDS. Dr. Killy ht» examined Jimmy Governor, aird||@@||Dr. Kelly has examined Jimmy Governor, and finds that he 1« not seriously wounded. He found||@@||finds that he is not seriously wounded. He found about 40 pellet« in his legs and back, aird some in||@@||about 40 pellets in his legs and back, and some in the left arm and aide and between the shoulden,||@@||the left arm and side and between the shoulders. ."hey were all recovered to-day, but are little more||@@||They were all recovered to-day, but are little more than skin deep. Governor is very weak, and states||@@||than skin deep. Governor is very weak, and states that be has bad veiy little load but honey for over||@@||that he has had very little food but honey for over tero weeks. He told Dr. Kelly that IJveis .hot him||@@||two weeks. He told Dr. Kelly that Byers shot him twice-once in the mouth, the bullet going out||@@||twice—once in the mouth, the bullet going out through hu cheek, knocking out five teeth-and||@@||through his cheek, knocking out five teeth—and once in (lie left buttock as he ron away. He say.||@@||once in the left buttock as he ran away. He says the Mawbeya brought tho trouble upon themselves||@@||the Mawbeys brought the trouble upon themselves by always leering at his wife for marryiug a black-||@@||by always jeering at his wife for marrying a black- fellow*. He bad emly hi. rifle and three cartridge«||@@||fellow. He had only his rifle and three cartridges when captured. People ero crowding ia from all||@@||when captured. People are crowding in from all parts. Governor will talk freelv to anyone.||@@||parts. Governor will talk freely to anyone. Superintendent Cotter arrive« at Wingham to-night.||@@||Superintendent Cotter arrives at Wingham to-night. Governor will be taken to Taree to-morrow, and||@@||Governor will be taken to Taree to-morrow, and probably thence par steamer Electra toSy dney, reach-||@@||probably thence per steamer Electra to Sydney, reach- ing there some time early ou Wednesday morning.||@@||ing there some time early on Wednesday morning. He shook Green, Wallncrj, Cameron, Moore, and||@@||He shook Green, Wallace, Cameron, Moore, and others of the capturing party by the hand« when||@@||others of the capturing party by the hands when raying good-bye at the lockup. He stud they were||@@||saying good-bye at the lockup. He said they were th« pluckiest men he ever met, especially Green, who||@@||the pluckiest men he ever met, especially Green, who rushed at him, firmg a guu full of pellets into him,||@@||rushed at him, firing a gun full of pellets into him, thus crippling him.||@@||thus crippling him. NAMES OF THE OAPTDBING PABTY.||@@||NAMES OF THE CAPTURING PARTY. The nanea of the capturar« are:-John Wallace,||@@||The names of the capturers are:—John Wallace, Thomas Green, Alexauder Cameron, Joan W.||@@||Thomas Green, Alexander Cameron, John W. M'Phenon, Thomas Moor«, «en., Tooma* Moon,||@@||McPherson, Thomas Moore, sen., Thomas Moore, jua., and hil two son«.||@@||jun., and his two sons. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14348516 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.||@@||THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. TO IHE EDITOR OF IHE HERALD. I||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-Feiinit me to state, iu reply to a letter||@@||Sir,—Permit me to state, in reply to a letter signed by Mr. Douatd Cumpbell, which appear» in||@@||signed by Mr. Donald Campbell, which appears in your issue of to-day, tbat io no »peech of mine,||@@||your issue of to-day, tbat in no speech of mine, either at Orange or elsewhere, did I make use of||@@||either at Orange or elsewhere, did I make use of the word " naval " in reference to any attack being||@@||the word "naval" in reference to any attack being ?nada upon Bombala.||@@||made upon Bombala. The expression 1 did us« is'correctly reported io||@@||The expression I did use is correctly reported in the " Oiaage Leader " of October 20, and wa« " in-||@@||the "Orange Leader" of October 20, and was "in- vading army." I «aid, " Whatwastbegond of erect-||@@||vading army." I said, "What was the good of erect- ing a maxniSaent city at Bómbala, when an invading||@@||ing a magnificent city at Bombala, when an invading army could dettioy it." and contrasted the position||@@||army could destroy it," and contrasted the position of Oiaoga with the Blue Mountain* as a natural||@@||of Orange with the Blue Mountains as a natural rampart. The chairman of the S.M.R. and F.O.L.||@@||rampart. The chairman of the S.M.R. and F.C.L. must be in Knut «trait« when ha ha« to adapt auch||@@||must be in great straits when he has to adopt such a line of argument, aeeing that on the following||@@||a line of argument, seeing that on the following nveoing, and before I had noticed the iusorreot word,||@@||evening, and before I had noticed the incorrect word, I referred to the fact, which cannot be diiputed, that||@@||I referred to the fact, which cannot be disputed, that tbe choosing of Boraoala would neeramtatethree very||@@||tbe choosing of Bombala would necessitate three very expensive railways, ona of whioh must be to the sea.||@@||expensive railways, one of whioh must be to the sea. Public opinion is daily growing stronger in favour||@@||Public opinion is daily growing stronger in favour of Oiange, and muat of necessity do so a« fuller in-||@@||of Orange, and must of necessity do so as fuller in- formation ii given through the column! of the uren.||@@||formation is given through the columns of the press. At auy rate the chattman of the S.M.U. and F.O.L.||@@||At auy rate the chattman of the S.M.R. and F.C.L. may rest aisnred that the Bishop of Bathurst was,||@@||may rest assured that the Bishop of Bathurst was, at tho tims nf making his «peech, fully aware of tba||@@||at the time of making his speech, fully aware of the situation of " Southern Monaro ia gtasral and||@@||situation of "Southern Monaro in general and Bombala in particular," and is even mora confident||@@||Bombala in particular," and is even more confident now than he was then that neither the ona nor the||@@||now than he was then that neither the one nor the .lair will «rir have the high honour of being||@@||other will ever have the high honour of being chosen s. th. site for the future federal capital, as||@@||chosen as the site for the future federal capital, as this ii undoubtedly reserved for the place which||@@||this is undoubtedly reserved for the place which stands far above all other competitors, viz.. Orange.||@@||stands far above all other competitors, viz., Orange. lara, te, CHAULES E.BATHÜBST.||@@||I am, &c., CHARLES E.BATHURST. BishopKourt, October 2,1, '||@@||Bishopscourt, October 25. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315273 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TROOPER ACLAND.||@@||TROOPER AGLAND. Trooper IT Agland, of the New bout h Wales||@@||Trooper H. Agland, of the New South Wales Mounted Hill .>, writing to his inronts at Penrith||@@||Mounted Rifles, writing to his parents at Penrith i from Bloeuifouteiu un >pril 2'Jt tints -*'bince I||@@||from Bloemfoutein on April 29th, says: - "Since I wiote last we ha\e bad some heavy lighting,||@@||wrote last we have had some heavy fighting, I but only got one man wounded and another taken||@@||but only got one man wounded and another taken pnsQiiei One of our chaps had Ins haversack blown||@@||prisoner. One of our chaps had his haversack blown oft with i shell I can t«ll you we had a very rough||@@||off with a shell I can tell you we had a very rough tun« After the fight we were the nearest trooj a to||@@||time. After the fight we were the nearest troops to the enemy, aud had to guard the main e**mp bel me*||@@||the enemy, and had to guard the main camp behind us I was on output duty every other night All||@@||us. I was on outpost duty every other night. All the AuBtialiaus are camped together, and fis soon as||@@||the Australians are camped together, and as soon as we get fitted up we shall he on the move ugaui, and||@@||we get fitted up we shall he on the move again, and wo won't be aorr\, for v.bile w«* uri camped in such||@@||we won't be sorry, for while we are camped in such laige numbers our mon get le\ei <*udnru not propeil}||@@||large numbers our men get fever and are not properly locked after We have had several die from level||@@||looked after. We have had several die from fever. When on the move theie don't seem to be one||@@||When on the move there don't seem to be one quarter of the Bickniss bundee, I like hunt ug the||@@||quarter of the sickness; besides, I like hunting the boera 1 hey are like kaugiruou-wu meet them to-||@@||Boers. They are like kangaroos - we meet them to- day, and to-morrow they are miles awav, and we||@@||day, and to-morrow they are miles away, and we have to find them and root them out of their little||@@||have to find them and root them out of their little nests, which is not a \ery hard matter Yesterday I||@@||nests, which is not a very hard matter. Yesterday I wis orderly at the brigade ofhee and Bloeinfoutoiu,||@@||was orderly at the brigade office and Bloemfoutein, and while I waa out with a mess-go I found a little||@@||and while I was out with a message I found a little parcel on t«>o road On opening the parcel I fouul||@@||parcel on the road. On opening the parcel I found it coiit uued a Free State flag . it is ontv a small une,||@@||it contained a Free State flag; it is only a small one, hut it will be a novelty "||@@||but it will be a novelty. " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329737 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MOOrtE PARK OYÓLE PATH.||@@||MOORE PARK CYCLE PATH. Work on Ibu Moore Park oyolo path ¡a being||@@||Work on the Moore Park cycle path is being aotivoly carried on, and in a few days a marked im||@@||actively carried on, and in a few days a marked im- iirovement ahould lie obBorved. Aahea have now||@@||provement should be observed. Ashes have now moa laid aa far an the Centennial Park, and the Citr||@@||been laid as far an the Centennial Park, and the City Council', .team roller in to net to work on Monday||@@||Council's steam roller in to set to work on Monday to ¡ireaa thom down. Tho first section, an far as the||@@||to press them down. The first section, as far as the Cuntonuial Park, is to bo oponod with a demonstra-||@@||Centennial Park, is to be opened with a demonstra- tion of oyoliate on Saturday, Hoptombcr 1, The||@@||tion of cyclists on Saturday, September 1. The Bocoud uectinn lu receiving attention, and .oma good||@@||second section is receiving attention, and some good work han been done there. The Publie Work. De||@@||work has been done there. The Public Work De- S »riment hu conitruoted the lovel croatilnK at tho now||@@||partment has constructed the level crossing at the new leniliiRton tram doviatlou, and a start has been||@@||Kensington tram deviation, and a start has been marlo toward« the temora) of tho grtua at tho Rmd||@@||made towards the removal of the grass at the Rand- wick end of the path. A lara« amount of flllinj- in||@@||wick end of the path. A large amount of filling in baa to bo dono In certain tow-lying parta, but thin||@@||has to be done in certain low-lying parts, but this (aik ha. already been Uko» In hand, ana in a few||@@||task has already been taken in hand, and in a few wooka the retjulroil lovel rtlioulil bo attained.||@@||weeks the required level should be attained. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325520 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MILITARY CYCLE COUPS.||@@||MILITARY CYCLE CORPS. Tho Belgian Parliament annually votes the sum of||@@||The Belgian Parliament annually votes the sum of £1600 for the put chase of cycle« for the four cycle||@@||£1600 for the purchase of cycles for the four cycle companies attached to th» army After numerous||@@||companies attached to the army. After numerous tests, a folding cycle lins been «elected for use.||@@||tests, a folding cycle has been selected for use. These ure painted dark, but the haudlebais, io , are||@@||These are painted dark, but the handlebars, &c , are ulckel-plated. The cyclists are 8«id to ha of groat||@@||nickel-plated. The cyclists are said to be of great service, und are thoroughly trainfd for the work||@@||service, and are thoroughly trained for the work they have to perform The gun is carried across the||@@||they have to perform. The gun is carried across the shoulders||@@||shoulders. The secretaryship to the Public Cycle Path« Com-||@@||The secretaryship to the Public Cycle Paths Com- mittee has been undertaken by Mr Leslie Curnow in||@@||mittee has been undertaken by Mr Leslie Curnow in pi ic» of Mr Blackelt biiiitb, resigned.||@@||place of Mr Blackett Smith, resigned. Wu aro asked to direct attention to an advertise-||@@||We are asked to direct attention to an advertise- ment lu anothei column calling for tenders in con-||@@||ment in another column calling for tenders in con- nection willi that section of ths Moore Park Cycle||@@||nection with that section of the Moore Park Cycle Path extending from uiteisectton of the nBW Ken||@@||Path extending from intersection of the new Ken- siugton tramway and the present Kensington plat-||@@||sington tramway and the present Kensington plat- form||@@||form ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14328771 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN.||@@||LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN. The special council meeting of tho lBsgus was held||@@||The special council meeting of the league was held nt the clubrooms on .Saturday afternoon Mr J.||@@||at the clubrooms on Saturday afternoon. Mr. J. M. Chanter presided. Mr. H Morris, n ho is one of||@@||M. Chanter presided. Mr. H. Morris, who is one of tho league's representatives on the cycle-paths com-||@@||the league's representatives on the cycle-paths com- mittee, «rote, sayiug that it n as necessity for tua||@@||mittee, wrote, saying that it was necessity for the league to elect two new representatives ou tbe com-||@@||league to elect two new representatives on the com- mittee, as Mesara. Wy o no und Galvin had resigned,||@@||mittee, as Messrs. Wynne and Galvin had resigned, and also saying that the Moore Park path would in||@@||and also saying that the Moore Park path would be opened on the iith instant, wheu a big demonilri||@@||opened on the 25th instant, when a big demonstra- tion would take place. Messrs Orr aud Oiutbim||@@||tion would take place. Messrs Orr and Grantham were elected to hil the vacancies The Victorian||@@||were elected to fill the vacancies. The Victorian League forwarded their annual rtspirt, and asked for||@@||League forwarded their annual report, and asked for a copy of the New Soutli Wales League's last an-||@@||a copy of the New South Wales League's last an- nual report. Mr. lippor wrote ni regard tu a pro-||@@||nual report. Mr. Tipper wrote in regard to a pro- posed record attempt. Mr. W M'floiiuoll wrote||@@||posed record attempt. Mr. W. M'Donnell wrote with refereuce to prize-money said lo OB uwitig to||@@||with refereuce to prize-money said to be owing to lum by the Newcastle dub, and tho matter was left||@@||him by the Newcastle club, and the matter was left lu tho secretary's bauds. \V. Martin, the Amsricu||@@||in the secretary's hands. W. Martin, the American rider, wrote irom Western Australia, asking when||@@||rider, wrote from Western Australia, asking when the next race meeting was to be hold lu Sidney, »nd||@@||the next race meeting was to be held in Sydney, and intimating bis vt illmguess to come over and compels||@@||intimating his willingness to come over and compete under certain conditions. Mr G W. Wynne re-||@@||under certain conditions. Mr G. W. Wynne re- signed the secretaryship ol tho longue, as he eu||@@||signed the secretaryship of the League, as he was about to proceed to China with tho Naval Contin-||@@||about to proceed to China with the Naval Contin- gent. The resignation was held orer uutil the neil||@@||gent. The resignation was held over until the next meeting, and Mr. A. E O'Brien elected hou. sscre||@@||meeting, and Mr. A. E O'Brien elected hon. secre- t-iry of the leugue pro tem. On ttio motion of Mr.||@@||tary of the league pro tem. On the motion of Mr. Wootton the hou secretary pro tem was instructel||@@||Wootton the hon. secretary pro tem was instructed to report to the council ut its next meeting th«||@@||to report to the council at its next meeting the advisability of running a raco meeting in October A||@@||advisability of running a race meeting in October. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr, Chanter foi nie.||@@||vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Chanter for pre- aiding, and tbia coucluded the business.||@@||siding, and this concluded the business. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14291292 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn VISIT OF THE BATHURST BOWLERS.||@@||VISIT OF THE BATHURST BOWLERS. Tho visiting tesjm of Bathurst bowlers was enter-||@@||The visiting team of Bathurst bowlers was enter- tained yesterday morning at a pleasant har-||@@||tained yesterday morning at a pleasant har- bour excursion, and visits woro made to Borne||@@||bour excursion, and visits were made to some of tho collieries The second match with||@@||of the collieries. The second match with the Lowland Clnb took place on tho Low||@@||the Lowland Club took place on the Low laud groen ia tho afternoon, and resulted in||@@||land green in the afternoon, and resulted in uuotber decisivo victory for the Newcastle players||@@||another decisive victory for the Newcastle players. There was a large attendance representing tho whole||@@||There was a large attendance representing the whole of the northern clubs, nnd a good deal of interest||@@||of the northern clubs, and a good deal of interest was centred m the game Appended aro the||@@||was centred in the game. Appended are the scores *||@@||scores:- No. 1 Link -Bathurst Gaslrcll, Simmons Slack, Black-||@@||No. 1 Rink -Bathurst: Gastrell, Simmons, Slack, Black- stone, 21 Lowlands lilli TnsLett Chandler Lock, J||@@||stone, 21. Lowlands: Hill, Foskett, Chandler, Lock, 22 No 2 IUnk -Baihurst Bwnell, Dowse, Ldgobv ßcofc||@@||No. 2 Rink - Bathurst: Bissell, Dowse, Edgeby, Scot forrl l8 Lowlauds Corrigan, Maugbon, bilcoch,||@@||ford, 18. Lowlands: Corrigan, Maugbon, Silcock, Blanksby, 32||@@||Blanksby, 32. No 3 llfnk -Bathurst Allman, P ,ttcr«on Duff Curtis,||@@||No. 3 Rink -Bathurst : Allison, Patterson, Duff, Curtis, 17 Lowlauds limbury, Swain, Watt, George, 4.'||@@||17 Lowlands: Timbury, Swain, Watt, George, 42 Totals Bathurst, 5G, lowlauds, 98 Majority for the||@@||Totals : Bathurst, 56, Lowlands, 96. Majority for the local club, 40 points _||@@||local club, 40 points. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14335153 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn JLEAüUE OP WHEELMEN.||@@||LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN. A meetmz of tho council waa held ou Tiiursday||@@||A meeting of the council was held on Thursday night at tho League rooms A notification was re-||@@||night at the League rooms. A notification was re- ce ved from Mr. Sturmey, the secretary of the Inter-||@@||ceived from Mr. Sturmey, the secretary of the Inter- national Cyclist Association, returning hi ¿a, which||@@||national Cyclist Association, returning £2 2s, which the f eaguo hod some tuno siuoo sent for afliliation.||@@||the League had some time since sent for affiliation. Mr O'Brien announced that hu bad received a notili||@@||Mr. O'Brien announced that he had received a notifi- oatmn from W Martin that be would take parr, io||@@||cation from W. Martin that he would take part in the cirning race racutmg The Cobar club applied||@@||the coming race meeting. The Cobar club applied for sanction far i race uieitio?, but the mutter||@@||for sanction for a race meeting, but the matter was hold over on account ot some irregularity in tbe||@@||was held over on account of some irregularity in the programtm 11 Goodsou wa» registered as u||@@||programme. B. Goodson was registered as a inembor of the Australian Club for class A members||@@||member of the Australian Club for class A members. Narrabri Club wrote mtlidrawmg from the league||@@||Narrabri Club wrote withdrawing from the league. It was determined that the resignation could not be||@@||It was determined that the resignation could not be accepted until tho instructions of tbe racing board||@@||accepted until the instructions of the racing board bad been carried out. Colinroobie Club forwarded||@@||had been carried out. Colinroobie Club forwarded their austentatiou fee Iho Granville Club wrote||@@||their sustentation fee. The Granville Club wrote calling attention to certain entry fees for their road||@@||calling attention to certain entry fees for their road race which had not yet been naid, and asking lor||@@||race which had not yet been paid, and asking for somo action to be taken A number of registrations||@@||some action to be taken. A number of registrations were received from the following clubs -Padding-||@@||were received from the following clubs:- Padding- ton, Australian, Goulburn, and Victory. Mr||@@||ton, Australian, Goulburn, and Victory. Mr. Morris sent in Ins resignation as one of tbe league's||@@||Morris sent in his resignation as one of the league's representatives ou the cycle paths committee, and it||@@||representatives on the cycle paths committee, and it was held over until uext meeting.||@@||was held over until next meeting. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14304345 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BURNS CLUB LECTURE.||@@||BURNS CLUB LECTURE. At the Manchester Unity Hall last evening, Mr.||@@||At the Manchester Unity Hall last evening, Mr. James Muir, of the Colonial Sugar Refining Com-||@@||James Muir, of the Colonial Sugar Refining Com- pany, delivered an interesting lecture, entitled||@@||pany, delivered an interesting lecture, entitled " Ali Australian Abroad," in which ho dealt with||@@||" An Australian Abroad," in which he dealt with the sights and scones visited by lum during his recent||@@||the sights and scenes visited by him during his recent trip to too old couutiy. Mr. Muir described moro||@@||trip to the old country. Mr. Muir described more particularly his impressions upon arrival at the home||@@||particularly his impressions upon arrival at the home of his youth ni tho country of Burns. Turniug to||@@||of his youth in the country of Burns. Turning to America, the speaior had much to say of the cbarao.||@@||America, the speaker had much to say of the charac- toiislics of the Yankees, and expressed himself as||@@||teristics of the Yankees, and expressed himself as wonderfully imoressed with their enterprise as busi-||@@||wonderfully impressed with their enterprise as busi- ness men. This was the moro striking, he said,||@@||ness men. This was the more striking, he said, when they were placed in companion with their||@@||when they were placed in comparison with their conaemtiT«£ngUsB Honiton*.||@@||conservative English cousins. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326700 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WRECK OF THE EMPIWSS OF||@@||WRECK OF THE EMPRESS OF INDIA.||@@||INDIA. INQUEST ON TOE DROWNED SAihOB.||@@||INQUEST ON THE DROWNED SAILOR. FOHSlEn.WednenliJ..||@@||FORSTER, Wednesday. An inquest on tho body of John Glee.on «ri||@@||An inquest on the body of John Gleeson recovered vesterdayat the birwns held «o-dsyat Tnsoiiij||@@||yesterday at the bar was held to-day at Tuncurry be.ore Mr. T. O Boyce, J P., <^T^oZ*||@@||before Mr. T. B. Boyce, J.P., coroner of Taree. A verdict was returned of accuUnta Hy d low«Ittwg||@@||verdict was returned of accidentally drowned through the capsizing of a boat «bile l'Ç»_f_ *°ESSreuof||@@||the capsizing of a boat while trying to reach the «hore from the wreck of the ichor»,r Wpr»||@@||shore from the wreck of the schooner Empress of India. Tho jury exprossel «urpns» ««' T.~||@@||India. The jury expressed surprise at the vessel bënc allowed to leave bydnev willi on!, j»»*J||@@||being allowed to leave Sydney with only one life- tai? wd no lifebelts ou l»rd,»»dT- «||@@||buoy and no lifebelts on board, and recommended timt a rocket and hfe-aving apparatus Wiupp»||@@||that a rocket and life-saving apparatus be supplied at tho Forster pilot itation. j ,." i" iha ure||@@||at the Forster pilot station. No other belle« baie been '"»""Vva_.Ui»,^'||@@||No other bodies have been recovered up to the pre- sent. Xho vessel «maia« m «J» mm5>KÄ,ii||@@||sent. The vessel remains in the same position, up- n. ht, and deeply embedded io the nnd Ik» «« »||@@||right, and deeply embedded in the sand. The sea is washing over hei. '1 ho weather isflm.||@@||washing over her. The weather is fine. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14304718 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.||@@||THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. -»||@@|| EXTENSION OF THE QUAEAN||@@||EXTENSION OF THE QUARAN- , TINED AEEAS.||@@||TINED AREAS. UUAEANTINE DECLARED' NEAE||@@||QUARANTINE DECLARED NEAR BELMOEE PAEK. '||@@||BELMORE PARK. YESTEEDAY'S GASES AND DEATHS.||@@||YESTERDAY'S CASES AND DEATHS. The first eise of bubonic plague osterlained yes-1||@@||The first case of bubonic plague assertained yes- terday was that of a Chinóse named Moon Keo lie||@@||terday was that of a Chinese named Moon Kee. He is s»id to have rome from tho countrv only a few days||@@||is said to have come from the country only a few days since, but resided m tho city when tho case was re-||@@||since, but resided in the city when the case was re- ported Ho, however, was dead before anvtnember||@@||ported. He, however, was dead before any member of the Health Department's diagnosing staff nsited||@@||of the Health Department's diagnosing staff visited lum Another patient wa» a young woman named||@@||him. Another patient was a young woman named Kate Mulvihill, residing in tho city tho third was||@@||Kate Mulvihill, residing in the city; the third was that of man named James Vaughan, also a city re-||@@||that of man named James Vaughan, also a city re- sident , tho fourth was named Oswald Munro, a re-||@@||sident; the fourth was named Oswald Munro, a re- sident of N orth Sydney the fifth was John Toms, a||@@||sident of North Sydney; the fifth was John Toms, a citv resident, the sixth was Arthur Bortiam Bullock,||@@||city resident; the sixth was Arthur Bertram Bullock, of Tempe, who was do id before tho case carno to the||@@||of Tempe, who was dead before the case came to the knowledge of the Health authorities His body was||@@||knowledge of the Health authorities. His body was takon tu tho Sydney Hospital morgue, where a post||@@||taken to the Sydney Hospital morgue, where a post mortem examination was made 1 he last case re-||@@||mortem examination was made. The last case re- ported during the day was that of a patient named||@@||ported during the day was that of a patient named John William Hennessy, residing at Chippendale||@@||John William Hennessy, residing at Chippendale. The two deaths already ineutioni-d ivero the only two||@@||The two deaths already mentioned were the only two Which occurred during the daj||@@||which occurred during the day. That portion of the city lying between Market and||@@||That portion of the city lying between Market and Druitt streets was placed m quarantine the first||@@||Druitt streets was placed in quarantine the first thing yesterday morning No surprise was caused I||@@||thing yesterday morning. No surprise was caused bv the act, as it was generally considered a settled||@@||by the act, as it was generally considered a settled thing that tim Government intended to quarantine||@@||thing that the Government intended to quarantine different block« lu succession along the whole front-||@@||different blocks in succession along the whole front- age of Dalling Harbour Hie burners wero||@@||age of Darling Harbour. The barriers were erected during the night, and the gangs of mon||@@||erected during the night, and the gangs of men began cleansing operations early in the morning||@@||began cleansing operations early in the morning. Good progress was mude, indeed at one period of the||@@||Good progress was made, indeed at one period of the duy it was hoped that thu upper portion, frotn Kent||@@||day it was hoped that the upper portion, from Kent- street to Sussex-street would bu readv for release||@@||street to Sussex-street would be ready for release the same evening, but tins was fouud impracticable,||@@||the same evening, but this was fouud impracticable, and it will in all probability be to night beforu the||@@||and it will in all probability be to-night before the inspection is concluded and the area declared cloon||@@||inspection is concluded and the area declared clean. It will then be released Many of the promises within||@@||It will then be released. Many of the premises within the area were cleansed by the owners before quaran-||@@||the area were cleansed by the owners before quaran- tine wai declared, so that little more than inspect-||@@||tine was declared, so that little more than inspect- ing thom remained to oe done, but other places wero||@@||ing them remained to be done, but other places were left lu their original state, and accumulations of||@@||left in their original state, and accumulations of rubbish had to be removed Grout bonlires, fed by||@@||rubbish had to be removed. Great bonfires, fed by waste timber taken from old sheds and other offices||@@||waste timber taken from old sheds and other offices in back yards, were burning on pieces of opon||@@||in back yards, were burning on pieces of open ground, and tons upon tons of old wood wera con-||@@||ground, and tons upon tons of old wood were con- sume'! in this war Rats, both living and dead, were||@@||sumed in this way. Rats, both living and dead, were found the latter;« ore removed, an i the former||@@||found; the latter were removed, and the former wore FUinuiarily despatched||@@||were summarily despatched. A surpri'n cauic at night, however Soon after 7||@@||A surprise came at night, however. Soon after 7 o'clock ordois came from tho Txccutu o Council to||@@||o'clock orders came from the Executive Council to erect harriers along the oust side of T2lt7uboth-street,||@@||erect barriers along the east side of Elizabeth-street, near Delmore Park, between Goulburn mid Camp||@@||near Belmore Park, between Goulburn and Camp- bell streets, then down those streets to Mucquane||@@||bell streets, then down those streets to Macquarie- street South This forms a complete square, aud||@@||street South. This forms a complete square, and includes, among othor thoroughfares, Wexford||@@||includes, among other thoroughfares, Wexford- street raero was great excitement among the||@@||street. There was great excitement among the residents of thu urea when Superintendent Larkin,||@@||residents of the area when Superintendent Larkin, with 40 constables, carne ni), und the constables||@@||with 40 constables, came up, aund the constables having hoon placed tit Btrest intersections and open-||@@||having been placed at street intersections and open- ings of lanes, turned b ick nil who « lshed to pass||@@||ings of lanes, turned back all who wished to pass out of bounds A laroo crowd collected, und tho||@@||out of bounds. A large crowd collected, and the at rival of drays loaded with barriers taken from||@@||arrival of drays loaded with barriers taken from portions of the Darling Harbour quarantined areas||@@||portions of the Darling Harbour quarantined areas did not tend to alla} it However tho ban lera wore||@@||did not tend to allay it. However, the barriers were erected, and about 100 men will be engaged this||@@||erected, and about 500 men will be engaged this morning in cleansiug up tho place and denuding it of||@@||morning in cleansing up the place and denuding it of rubbish The quarter is pretty thickly populated,||@@||rubbish. The quarter is pretty thickly populated, nnd the work will occupv two or thres days at the||@@||and the work will occupy two or three days at the least||@@||least. Inspection» by medical mombo» of the staff of the||@@||Inspections by medical members of the staff of the Board of Health will be made during the week in||@@||Board of Health will be made during the week in other parts of the cit> and suburbs, with a view of||@@||other parts of the city and suburbs, with a view of finding out whether any louon exists, for treatiug||@@||finding out whether any reason exists for treating those localities stmilut* to that near Belmore Park||@@||those localities similar to that near Belmore Park. A request has been made that it bo montioned||@@||A request has been made that it be mentioned publicly that Dr PoBtnan is the medical officer tip||@@||publicly that Dr. Posman is the medical officer ap- pointed for duty inside the quarantined area nf the||@@||pointed for duty inside the quarantined area of the city, and that his address is tho Royal George Hotel||@@||city, and that his address is the Royal George Hotel. Some of the residonts of the area are apparently un-||@@||Some of the residonts of the area are apparently un- aware of the f net||@@||aware of the fact. Iho Woollahra Sanitary Committee will mest||@@||The Woollahra Sanitary Committee will meet again to-night at the council-chambers lhe||@@||again to-night at the council-chambers. The Attorney-General and the Pre ideut of the Depart-||@@||Attorney-General and the President of the Depart- ment of Public Health have both signified their in-||@@||ment of Public Health have both signified their in- tention to be present with the view of speaking on||@@||tention to be present with the view of speaking on the importance of personal effort in fighting the||@@||the importance of personal effort in fighting the plague Resideutaof Woollahra who nish to sup-||@@||plague. Residents of Woollahra who wish to sup- port the committee should be present Mrs B It||@@||port the committee should be present. Mrs. B. R. Wise has joined the ladies' committee||@@||Wise has joined the ladies' committee. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301454 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn "EAVY ILOOD AT MOLONG.||@@||HEAVY FLOOD AT MOLONG. A RAINFALL OF 778 POINTS.||@@||A RAINFALL OF 778 POINTS. MOLONG, Wodnosdny.||@@||MOLONG, Wednesday. The heaviest (loo 1 experienced hero smco 1878||@@||The heaviest flood experienced here since 1878 occurred Ia3t night Ram commenced to fall shortly||@@||occurred Iast night. Rain commenced to fall shortly before I p m j esterdiy, »net at G p m 6G points||@@||before 4 p.m. yesterday, and at 6 p m 66 points were registered. Iheweathoi ale ira'*, but before 10||@@||were registered. The weather cleared but before 10 p in it commenced to ram ne,a!n, and at miduiaht||@@||p.m. it commenced to ram again, and at midnight the ruin fell in torrents All the low -I) ing portions||@@||the rain fell in torrents.All the low lying portions of tho ton ti wero inuueluled Near the Gus Co 's||@@||of the town were inundated. Near the Gas Co 's promises tile creek overflow id and carried away a||@@||premises the creek overflowed and carried away a i.reat length of iencing on the Vale Head Lítate||@@||great length of fencing on the Vale Head Estate. Mr bj.tnuol Evora bad lo wade knee-duep la his||@@||Mr. Samuel Evers had to wade knee-deep in his house while currjiug the fumtlv to a place||@@||house while carrjing the family to a place of safety Iho truckiug yards at the||@@||of safety. Tho trucking yards at the railway station wero flooded Watson Direct null||@@||railway station were flooded.Watson street and allotment« on tho west »ido wore inundated||@@||allotments on the west side were inundated. ¡several culveitn below the ret und on Wclliugton||@@||Several culverts below the west end on Wellington roaa wero swept away, arid Ibu water was 18m d»ep||@@||road were swept away, and the water was 18in deep in somo honso« Aloug the Parkcs-ro id and at||@@||in some houses. Along the Parkes-road and at Boree Hollow fences li eru dcmjlishetl Largo trees||@@||Boree Hollow fences lwere demolished. Large trees woro svt ept dor i in Mr E-istmure's paddock» A||@@||were swept down in Mr Eastmore's paddocks. A »tjiie culvert on Vi olhugtou-reid, near Picnic Hill,||@@||stone culvert on Wellington-road, near Picnic Hill, was m able toeirry off tho volume of water, which||@@||was unable to carry off the volume of water, which haekud up on tho liar and overflowed. Tho total||@@||backed up on the flat and overflowed. The total luiufnll up to 9 a ni to-da) was 778 DOints Thu||@@||rainfall up to 9 a.m. to-day was 778 points. The council employed oxtia labour tu clear the debris||@@||council employed extra labour to clear the debris from roads anti repair tile (launige||@@||from roads ani repair the damage. ALBURY, Wednesday||@@||ALBURY, Wednesday. HeportB from all parts of the disttict testify to the||@@||Reports from all parts of the disttict testify to the general extent and bénéficiai results of the late rain-||@@||general extent and beneficial results of the late rain- fall Nearly all parts of ti o district havo had a full||@@||fall. Nearly all parts of the district have had a fall of five inches this mouth This qunnlity has not been||@@||of five inches this mouth. This quantity has not been recorded hero ni March since 1871, whilst on the||@@||recorded here in March since 1871, whilst on the plains thora ha» boon no such full in the sumo month||@@||plains there has been no such fall in the same month since) 180J Winter feed is now atsured||@@||since 1869. Winter feed is now assured. BATHUIlbl, Wednesdav||@@||BATHURST, Wednesday. Duly this moiuiug heavy rain foil and Hooded||@@||Early this morning heavy rain fell and flooded Vf lo Creel the wholo ot the adjoining lands wore||@@||Vale Creek. The whole of the adjoining lands were iiiundited, and fences and hal stacks were damanod||@@||inundated, and fences and hay stacks were damaged. Deposit» of mud a foot deep were left in all direc-||@@||Deposits of mud a foot deep were left in all direc- tions The vvivtor bucked up at Hathrop-ro id, and||@@||tions. The water backed up at Hathrop-road, and rushod in a torrent throe feet (loop through the||@@||rushed in a torrent three feet deep through the Gasworks yard Iho furnace tanks wore swamped,||@@||Gasworks yard. The furnace tanks were swamped, and to prevent tho pipoB being fillod tiley w< re||@@||and to prevent the pipes being filled they were closed, causing the gas oupply to bo shut off for||@@||closed, causing the gas supply to be shut off for several hours Kelso fitts wera under water At||@@||several hours. Kelso flats were under water.At Rockley 4 inches or ram fell, and 3J niches at||@@||Rockley 4 inches or rain fell, and 3½ inches at Trunkey Duvis's Creek bridge, near the Lagoon,||@@||Trunkey. Davis's Creek bridge, near the Lagoon, was carried away The Macquarie River «as half||@@||was carried away. The Macquarie River was half banker CciiBidertblo eli,imi"'i> occuircel nu the||@@||banker. Considerable damage occurrced on the roriiCB lailway i/Xtotision through ii nohnruys||@@||Forbes railway extension through washaways. DI AYNEY, Wednesday||@@||BLAYNEY, Wednesday. Ueavy ram commenced filling at 5pm yostor||@@||Heavy ram commenced falling at 5pm yester- day, continuing tnroughriut the night 3G4 points||@@||day, continuing throughout the night. 364 points were registered this mon liif Belubula River over-||@@||were registered this morning. Belubula River over- flowed its banks Iho w »tor extending over tho flat»||@@||flowed its banks, the water extending over the flats for «oinu distance Iho low lying parts of the town||@@||for some distance. The low lying parts of the town wero submerged, and considerable damage was done||@@||were submerged, and considerable damage was done by the rain and flood vt nter All parts of the dts||@@||by the rain and flood water. All parts of the dis- trict roi ort the heaviest storm known for v cars||@@||trict report the heaviest storm known for years. CANOWINDRA, Wednesdav||@@||CANOWINDRA, Wednesday. Nearly 2 mollee of lain fell last nyht. The river||@@||Nearly 2 inches of rain fell last night. The river this morniug w is over the fl do, being higher tliau it||@@||this morniug was over the flats, being higher than it lins heon sineo 1892||@@||has been since 1892. OA1HLRINE HILL BAY, Wednesday||@@||CATHERINE HILL BAY, Wednesday. Splendid innis fell to day||@@||Splendid rains fell to-day. COONAAIBLE, Wednesday||@@||COONAMBLE, Wednesday. Tho rainfalls up to 10 n m were - Coonamble 120||@@||The rainfalls up to 10 a.m.were - Coonamble 120 pointe, Gulargambone 139, Curban 136, Gilgandra||@@||points, Gulargambone 139, Curban 136, Gilgandra,135 ,,, , . , .CiA?DEL0' Weduosdnj||@@||CANDELLO, Wednesday. Run fell last night, 28 points boiug roeistoied,||@@||Rain fell last night, 28 points being registered, givinr; a total, with the previous fall, of 68 points||@@||giving; a total, with the previous fall, of 68 points. Li , t CeVs&HIS, Weduosday||@@||CASSILIS, Wednesday. htoady rain sot m early this morning, continuinn||@@||Steady rain set in early this morning, continuing until midday, registering 13 po nt«||@@||until midday, registering 58 points. " , . , , COOLAH, Weeinea la)||@@||COOLAH, Wednesday. One hundred ant two points tf nun fell to dal||@@||One hundred and two points of rain fell to-day making 332 points for tina month bold 'russ foi||@@||making 332 points for this month. Good grass for the winter is now ussurod "||@@||the winter is now assured. ... , . " " ¡>OONE, Wedneeda,.||@@||SCONE, Wednesday. Light rein.begun to fsll ut 11 a m to-day, con||@@||Light rain begun to fall ut 11 a.m.to-day, con- Unuiog steadily uulil 5 pm, '||@@||tinuing steadily until 5 pm. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324570 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I ELSIE HALL INDIAN FAMINE CONCERT. I||@@||ELSIE HALL INDIAN FAMINE CONCERT. Tho general committee of tho Elsie Hull Indiuu||@@||The general committee of the Elsie Hall Indian Famine Concert mot nt the lunn Hall yesterday||@@||Famine Concert met at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon to receive returns from ladies fr r the sale||@@||afternoon to receive returns from ladies for the sale of tickets lite Mayoress (Lad) Harri«) presided||@@||of tickets. The Mayoress (Lady Harris) presided. It was uuuounced ni the c1 se that the sums handed||@@||It was announced at the close that the sums handed in had increased the t »tal gioss j roceeds of the entl-||@@||in had increased the total gross proceeds of the con-- eert to 1201 This ovnkcd hearty applause Further||@@||cert to £201.This evoked hearty applause.Further i dunn oro to come III It WHS proposed that (ho||@@||returns are to come in. It was proposed that the net proceeds should ba cahtod ritret-l to Li rd Cui7on,||@@||net proceeds should be cabled direct to Lord Curzon, Viceroy of Indi«, us from the Flsio Hull Indian||@@||Viceroy of India, as from the Elsie Hall Indian Famine Concert, hut the msttir was not decided,||@@||Famine Concert, but the matter was not decided, und the committee ndjourucd till Fndav next||@@||and the committee adjourned till Friday next. BOWRAL, Mondo)||@@||BOWRAL, Monday. A united service in «id of tho Indian Fuminu Relief||@@||A united service in aid of the Indian Famine Relief I und vvr s held at the behool of Arts jestordny titter||@@||Fund was held at the School of Arts yesterday after- neon, aud was very largely attended Prior to tho||@@||noon, and was very largely attended.Prior to the survice u precession, headed hy the Association Bius3||@@||service a precession, headed by the Association Brass Band, mumbel s of the local fir« brigade, ti e H Com-||@@||Band, members of the local fire brigade, the H Com- pany 2nd Iiittintry Regiment mid various iricudlj||@@||pany 2nd Infantry Regiment and various friendly societies, marched from the O infolio w s Hall Art||@@||societies, marched from the Oddfellows Hall.Ad- dressua were dclivarod at the service li) thu Rev||@@||dresses were delivered at the service by the Rev. Newby Tisser (Church of Em/laud), Rev M Mnd||@@||Newby Fraser (Church of England), Rev.M.Mad- diru (Wesleyan), Uev A W Partan (Primitive||@@||durn (Wesleyan), Rev.A.W Parton (Primitive Meth dist) A collection was tnkeu, amounting to||@@||Methodist).A collection was taken, amounting to £¿1 8s. Ihe Mavor (Aldcttnun Stephens) aunouiict-d||@@||£21 8s. The Mayor (Alderman Stephens) announced (hat he would supplomunt the amount l)v a gift of IO||@@||that he would supplement the amount by a gift of 10 per cent||@@||per cent. BROKEN HILL, Monday||@@||BROKEN HILL, Monday. lu connection witb the Indian tamma Relief 1 mid||@@||In connection with the Indian Famine Relief Fund there has buen cent thr ugh the Nalimsl Bit k lo||@@||there has been sent through the National Bank to India ti diaf t for £15, making a total of ¿no despatched||@@||India a draft for £15, making a total of £55 despatched to date||@@||to date. 04.MDEN, Monday||@@||CAMDEN, Monday. At » public meeting lu aid of the Indina Punine||@@||At a public meeting in aid of the Indian Famine rund held under the presidency of the Mayor||@@||fund held under the presidency of the Mayor (Alderman G I Furner), subsciiptum ll«tt wai o||@@||(Alderman G F Furner), subscription lists were opened Tue local clergymen woro Present The||@@||opened. The local clergymen were present.The Mayor wa« appointed Ircaauror, and Mr G Onslow||@@||Mayor was appointed treasurer, and Mr.G.Onslow aecretsry ,||@@||secretary. CASINO, Monday'||@@||CASINO, Monday. At a public meeting a emmuttt e was appointed fo||@@||At a public meeting a committee was appointed to organi«« a deinouctmtimi to raia« funds in aid of the||@@||organise a demonstration to raise funds in aid of the Indian Famine ltelief Tuitd, and £7 was subscribed||@@||Indian Famine Relief Fund, and £7 was subscribed ia tbe room.||@@||in the room. lCTMPbEY, Monday||@@||KEMPSEY, Monday. A concMt w.s held at Kin-ht-la lu uld ot the In-||@@||A concert was held at Kinchela in aid of the In- dia i Famine I mid, and between £3 and £9 was||@@||dian Famine Fund, and between £3 and £9 was lmlisod A conceit held at Kinpsey resulted ni be-||@@||realised.A concert held at Kempsey resulted in be- tween £15 and £IC beni), realised||@@||tween £15 and £16 being realised. MOLONG, Monda)||@@||MOLONG, Monday A considerable amount of whait in aid of the||@@||A considerable amount of wheat in aid of the Inrlisn I anunc Tuud hu« been received by Mesáis||@@||Indian Famine Fund has been received by Messrs B'ack and Sons, local millers to be fomaidid Ovei||@@||Black and Sons, local millers to be forwarded. Over £9 has alie idy been subscribed locally to the fund,||@@||£9 has already been subscribed locally to the fund, which huB only just been started||@@||which has only just been started. MUDGED, Monday||@@||MUDGEE, Monday The Bev. J. II. Lewin { Weelo) un) hold apecial||@@||The Rev. J. H. Lewin (Wesleyan) held special services in aid of the Indian Famine Fund yesterday.||@@||services in aid of the Indian Famine Fund yesterday. The collections amounted to £5 7« 6d.||@@||The collections amounted to £5 7s 6d. SPRINGWOOD, Monday.||@@||SPRINGWOOD, Monday. A special collection was made in all the Anglican||@@||A special collection was made in all the Anglican churches in lina palish yoaterday on behalf of the||@@||churches in this parish yesterday on behalf of the Indian Taumie Relief Tumi, rita lectoi preached on||@@||Indian Famine Relief Fund. The rector preached on bi-lulf of the fund on the previou* Sunday, and dis-||@@||behalf of the fund on the previous Sunday, and dis- tributed specially printed euvelupes. Yesterday the||@@||tributed specially printed envelopes. Yesterday the envelopes wero opened, and tito result at Christ||@@||envelopes were opened, and the result at Christ Church, Springwood, was £14 1,1« Id.||@@||Church, Springwood, was £14 15 9d. TRUNKEY, Monday.||@@||TRUNKEY, Monday. O» Friday night a conceit, conducted by Mr.||@@||On Friday night a concert, conducted by Mr. Bram (teacher Df the local public school), assisted||@@||Brain (teacher of the local public school), assisted by scholars and friend«, was held in aid of tho||@@||by scholars and friends, was held in aid of the Indian Famiue Fund About £3 was collected,||@@||Indian Famine Fund.About £3 was collected. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14331826 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MURDERS BY BLACKS.||@@||MURDERS BY BLACKS. MOVEMENTS OF THE FUGITIVES.||@@||MOVEMENTS OF THE FUGITIVES. COOLAH, Monday.||@@||COOLAH, Monday. A report was recen cd last muht stating that tha||@@||A report was received last night stating that the blocks had robbed a hut ui sr R ckgedniel on Satur-||@@||blacks had robbed a hut near Rockgedgiel on Satur- day eveuwg, and taken some Hour and blankets||@@||day evening, and taken some flour and blankets. Inspector Galbraith, with the Queensland trackers,||@@||Inspector Galbraith, with the Queensland trackers, and Constable Preston, with u civilian parly, loft||@@||and Constable Preston, with a civilian party, left here about 2am to-day fur the hut, about ¿0 miles||@@||here about 2am to-day for the hut, about 20 miles from here Sub-inspectors Morrow, Dar, und||@@||from here Sub-inspectors Morrow, Day, and Cameron, nilli | artie*, concluding the blacks were||@@||Cameron, with parties, concluding the blacks were making for Wollar, hud Rone on in that direction.||@@||making for Wollar, had gone on in that direction. ~~* MUDÖEE, Monday.||@@||~~* MUDGEE, Monday. Five blacks were brought from Wollar this utter||@@||Five blacks were brought from Wollar this after noon and chsigfd at the police i ourt with having no||@@||noon and charged at the police court with having no lawful menus of support bupt-riiitenilent Garvín in-||@@||lawful menus of support. Superintendent Garvin in- formed the Bench that the black* had beou taken||@@||formed the Bench that the blacks had been taken luto custody for their own sufcty »nd for tho safety||@@||into custody for their own safety and for the safety of olhots. They wore rimarid d for eight dnys||@@||of others. They were remanded for eight days. Two hawkers arrived (it Mudgee thus afternoon||@@||Two hawkers arrived at Mudgee this afternoon and reported to Superintendent Ourvin that||@@||and reported to Superintendent Garvin that blacks cime up near the Diamond Mums Bridge, on||@@||blacks came up near the Diamond Mines Bridge, on the Cobbora to Mudgee rond, at midnight on balm||@@||the Cobbora to Mudgee road, at midnight on Sat- day sud exchanged word-«. The moa are poshtve||@@||day and exchanged words. The men are positive that they v> ere the fugitive blacks.||@@||that they were the fugitive blacks. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332401 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn rUOITIVDb DOUBLING BACK||@@||FUGITIVES DOUBLING BACK HI, \N, Friday.||@@||ULAN, Friday. ~Aa anticipated by tho residents, tho (¿o\emora||@@||As anticipated by the residents, the Governors have doubled buck with tho evident intention of||@@||have doubled back with the evident intention of making WuHoi figniir. *}tronf* parties of police||@@||making Wollar again. Strong parties of police are BUtioued at hi f-ly centres Semor-st i nennt||@@||are stationed at likely centres. Senior-sergeant Dircy lina a pal ty nt AVolhr, Sub-in-||@@||Darcy has party at Wollar, Sub-inspectors spectors bylco3 and Morrow aid benior-'ci^eant||@@||Sykes and Morrow and Senior-sergeant IhoruduWa pm lie» aro pou g to endeavour to niUr-'||@@||Thorndyke's party are going to endeavour to inter- copt the of!, ltders The counlr> from (ho rcene of the||@@||cept the offenders. The country from the scene of the Uu\Iiss nbbfrvat Cattla Urork to Wollur ia vory||@@||Bayliss robbery at Cattle Creek to Wollar is very roufh and offer* ovtry IIB--I'd a nu* to tho fugitivos||@@||rough and offers every assistance to the fugitives. Qutljmg settlor« and others hnte bi*en freijucntly||@@||Outlying settlers and others have been frequently w%inod not to leave firearms or provision« in thou||@@||warned not to leave firearms or provision in there houses duimg Iheir absence .||@@||houses during their absence . ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14297462 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ?ÍOHNSTONE'S BAY CLUB.||@@||JOHNSTONE'S BAY CLUB. TJnder tho impicos of tho aboro club handicaps of i||@@||Under the auspices of the above club handicaps of 10ft mid S(t dinkies respectively aro to |||@@||10ft. and 8ft. dingies respectively are to ho tailed this afternoon The 10 Cooters e\ ont||@@||be sailed this afternoon. The 10-footers event is tha first of thren rui-os in which tho||@@||is the first of three races in which the placo 1 bouts count 3 2, und 1 points ic||@@||placed boats count 3, 2, and 1 points re- apcctnoly for tha *' Four-crown Cup " riLuentei||@@||spectively for the " Four-crown Cup " presented for conipt-tition bv Mi Norman Snello\t who is ilso||@@||for competition by Mr Norman Shelley, who is also RiTiug J-h la as prizo-motiftj in each race, A con li||@@||giving £5 5s as prize-money in each race. A condi- tion attached to theso races is thnt the competitors||@@||tion attached to these races is that the competitors must b« uLipperd bv bo>a under 17 j ears of nge||@@||must be skippered by boys under 17 years of age. Iho courso lor hoth events will ha from Goat Island||@@||The course for both events will be from Goat Island, round MmrL Island, and finishing in Suatl's Bay||@@||round Shark Island, and finishing in Snail's Bay. The finish has been ho arranged at tho request of tho||@@||The finish has been so arranged at the request of the lUIrimiii Bie\cïo Club, milich ia holding a f-ports||@@||Balmain Bicycle Club, which is holding a sports gathering ut Hirchgrovo Park Tollón inp nie the||@@||gathering at Birchgrove Park. Following are the eutrtos ami skippers -10ft Handicap Planet (T||@@||entries and skippers: -10ft Handicap : Planet (T. Cuneo, luii ) Procolla (Victor Pntcnard), Crescent||@@||Cuneo, jun.), Procella (Victor Pritchard), Crescent Ii (M L>ons), Our Own (Arthur Hickey), Inn (li||@@||II. (M. Lyons), Our Own (Arthur Hickey), Ina (H. Waterhouse), Orraient (G, Coriunek) Pheasant (A||@@||Waterhouse), Crescent (G. Cormack), Pheasant (A. L igington), and Alpha (L Mornm) 8ft Handicap||@@||Edgington), and Alpha (L Mernin). 8ft. Handicap : Valkyrie (\V West), Inez (T Timbrell), and||@@||Valkyrie (W. West), Inez (T. Timbrell), and Britannia (T Thompson*, Prt/ca for this event ure||@@||Britannia (J. Thompson). Prizes for this event are tiiort at-first, £1 tOs , nud second, 10s Turther||@@||fixed at at-first, £1 10s ; and second, 10s. Further entries for both events will be taken b¿ the starter,||@@||entries for both events will be taken by the starter, who will declare handicaps at the pout||@@||who will declare handicaps at the post. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14295081 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FUNERAL OF THIS LATE MRS.||@@||FUNERAL OF THIS LATE MRS. II ANN Alf WATKIN.||@@||HANNAH WATKIN. Tho funeral of the late Mrs Hannnh Wiitkin took||@@||The funeral of the late Mrs Hannah Watkin took place yostorday at tho Nacropolu, Rookwuod, vv hen||@@||place yesterday at the Necropolis, Rookwood, when Ibero was a vory largo attendance of mourners. Prior||@@||there was a very large attendance of mourners. Prior to the departure of the train a sarvico was held in||@@||to the departure of the train a service was held in the Ashfield Wesloyan church, which was densely||@@||the Ashfield Wesleyan church, which was densely crowded. An impressivo service vv as conducted by||@@||crowded. An impressive service was conducted by the Rev. W. Clarko, and amongst tho clergy prosout||@@||the Rev. W. Clarke, and amongst tho clergy present wore ¿io Reva. li. East, J. Luxford (Invercargill),||@@||were the Revs. R. East, J. Luxford (Invercargill), und R. Culdwell. Tho organist (Mr. Stephenson)||@@||and R. Caldwell. The organist (Mr. Stephenson) playod tho Dead March in '* Saul," and the choir||@@||played the Dead March in "Saul," and the choir and oongiegution rontlerod some of the favourite||@@||and congregation rendered some of the favourite hymus ot the deceased lady. Mrs. Watkiu, who was||@@||hymns of the deceased lady. Mrs. Watkin, who was tho w ife ot one of the early missionaries of the Wes||@@||the wife of one of the early missionaries of the Wes leyau Church, had had a widu experience und oveut||@@||leyan Church, had had a wide experience and event ful career in tho mission fields of Austialasia, Now||@@||ful career in the mission fields of Australasia, New Zealand, and tho Polynesian Islands, had been highly||@@||Zealand, and the Polynesian Islands, had been highly esteemed, and throughout her long residence ia||@@||esteemed, and throughout her long residence in Ashfield bad been so much identified with the||@@||Ashfield had been so much identified with the Christian and charitable progress of the district||@@||Christian and charitable progress of the district .*hitt hor dcmiSB alTccted a great number of friends.||@@||that her demise affected a great number of friends. Her romulus were uncased in u polished codur collin||@@||Her remains were encased in a polished cedar coffin with silvor name-plate. Amongst those present nt||@@||with silver name-plate. Amongst those present at tho church and tho obsequies were Messrs J E.||@@||tho church and the obsequies were Messrs J E. Walkin nuil J. W. Watkiu (sons), tho Rev. R. Dist||@@||Watkin and J. W. Watkin (sons), the Rev. R. East 1 (son-in-law), O. Watkiu, S. Wntkiu, aud L. Watton||@@||(son-in-law), O. Watkin, S. Watkin, and L. Watkin (grandsons), Alduimun J. Mills (Mayor of Ash||@@||(grandsons), Alderman J. Mills (Mayor of Ash hold), Alilonnon A. Brnwn, E C. V. Broughton, ,T.||@@||field), Alderman A. Brown, E. C. V. Broughton, ,J. Uuigg, Moisrs G. Watson, J P , V. QUssop, J.P.,||@@||Quigg, Messrs G. Watson, J. P. , T. Glassop, J.P., J r Burns, M H. Bo» maker, H. Den||@@||J.F. Burns, M H. Bowmaker, H. Den gato, J. S. Whitney, II. B. Puiser, R. Loan, W.||@@||gate, J. S. Whitney, H. B. Palser, R. Lean, W. Henson, A. It Harwood, C Stratford, J. A. Somer-||@@||Henson, A. R. Harwood, C. Stratford, J. A. Somer- ville. W. Slade, W. J. Donnelly, O. W. M'Kouua,||@@||ville. W. Slade, W. J. Donnelly, C. W. McKenna, T. Wade, W. It. M'Keon ii, J. Dart, S 0. Watts,||@@||T. Wade, W.H. McKeown, J. Dart, S.C. Watts, AV. L. Dash, I". J. Iredale, M. Higgins, J. Wade,||@@||W. L. Dash, T. J. Iredale, M. Higgins, J. Wade, E. W. Cadmau, and many other old and intimate||@@||E. W. Cadman, and many other old and intimate friends of the deceased lady. The funeral arrange-||@@||friends of the deceased lady. The funeral arrange- ments were carried Dut by Mr. T. J. Field.||@@||ments were carried out by Mr. T. J. Field. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301605 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FOOTBALL.||@@||FOOTBALL. EASTEUN SUBUKBS CLUB.||@@||EASTERN SUBURBS CLUB. Lost evening nt tbo Paddington Town Hall an||@@||Last evening at the Paddington Town Hall an ntteudnuco of about 200 residents of tho eastern||@@||attendance of about 200 residents of the eastern subuibs uEscmblcd for tho pur poso of formiug a foot-||@@||suburbs assembled for tho purpose of forming a foot- ball club for the eastern suburbs district. Aldcrinau||@@||ball club for the eastern suburbs district. Alderman A, Pointing i Mayor of the borough) presided, mid||@@||A. Pointing ( Mayor of the borough) presided, and was supported on the platform by Colonel J. 0.||@@||was supported on the platform by Colonel J. C. Koihl, M.L.A., Aldermun 1'. J. West, and Alderman||@@||Neild, M.L.A., Aldermun T. J. West, and Alderman W. P. Lutimer (Major of Woollahra;.||@@||W.F. Latimer (Major of Woollahra). Mr. 3. C. ïs'cilu ruo\ctl the II rot resolution,||@@||Mr. J. C. Neild moved the first resolution - " Tbut in the opinion of this meeting it is dcBlrtlilo||@@||" That in the opinion of this meeting it is desirable to form a district football club in tbo ensteru suburbs,||@@||to form a district football club in the eastern suburbs, to play under itugby inks, und uudur the manage-||@@||to play under Rugby rules, and under the manage- ment of tho inetiopullbin branch of tho Now South||@@||ment of the metropolitan branch of the New South Wales liugby Union." 'lhe speaker m n longthy||@@||Wales Rugby Union." 'lhe speaker in a lengthy ntldress rotorred to the \uluo of out-door spoit in||@@||address referred to the value of out-door sport in the interests of the health of the jouiig, and augured||@@||the interests of the health of the young, and augured a bright futuro for tlio proposed club.||@@||a bright future for the proposed club. Alderman T J. Went seeonded the motion, which||@@||Alderman T J. Went seconded the motion, which was suppoited by Alderman W. P. Latuncr, and||@@||was supported by Alderman W. F. Latimer, and Menai«. C. M. Drew, J. C. Davis, H D. Wood, and||@@||Messrs C. M. Drew, J. C. Davis, H D. Wood, and E. ¡S. Marks, and carried by aeclo mutton.||@@||E. S. Marks, and carried by acclamation. Mr. G. P Jones, ]uu., niovwl.-" That the||@@||Mr. G. P Jones, ]nr., moved -" That the Eastrrn Suh'tibi Club bo noy, formed, and the namos||@@||Eastern Suburbs Club be now formed, and the names of lueuiboia be enrolled '' Mr. H O Stockham||@@||of members be enrolled. '' Mr. H C Stockham seconded the resolution, which was earned.||@@||seconded the resolution, which was carried. On th» motion of Mr 3. O Davis, Becoudeii by||@@||On the motion of Mr J. C. Davis, seconded by Mr. Armstrong, the f olloiuug is ero appointed a pro-||@@||Mr. Armstrong, the f ollowing were appointed a pro- visional committee to draft acodo ot rules for tho||@@||visional committee to draft a code of rules for the conduct of tho elub for presentation it au udjoufned||@@||conduct of the club for presentation at an adjourned meeting, vi/ -Aldermun C W Oakes, uud Messrs.||@@||meeting, viz -Alderman C W Oakes, and Messrs. P. V. J Macuuniorn, T. Pttulitig, 3. A. Quinlan, W.||@@||P. V. J Macnamara, T. Pauling, J. A. Quinlan, W. P. Janes, uud A Plogg Mi D Hogan «as ap-||@@||P. Jones, and A Flegg. Mr. D Hogan was ap- pointed bon. seeretiirv i ro tem.||@@||pointed hon. secretary pro tem. On the mutton of Mr. J. C Neild, a \ oto of thanks||@@||On the motion of Mr. J. C Neild, a vote of thanks was passed to the Mayor foi presiding The meot-||@@||was passed to the Mayor for presiding. The meet- ing wus adjourned uutil the iollowiug thursday||@@||ing was adjourned until the followiug Thursday evening, 20tti instant, at nInch the npoit of tho||@@||evening, 20th instant, at which the report of the provisional cjmmittce will be subnuftod. At the||@@||provisional committee will be submitted. At the cloio of tho meeting n large nunibsr of prominent||@@||close of the meeting a large number of prominent pUyers lnnded in tin.« uum»3 us members||@@||players handed in their names as members. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322536 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HOAD FltOM KING'S TABLELAND TO||@@||ROAD FROM KING'S TABLELAND TO COX'S niVEIt.||@@||COX'S RIVER. Hean Kidd and Loos, Ms.L A , yo»terday inlro||@@||Messrs. Kidd and Lees, Ms.L A , yesterday intro- lu»«l to the Minister for Works n depu||@@||duced to the Minister for Works a depu- Ubori representing a number of suttlers||@@||tation representing a number of settlers uuCox's Uiver who are anxious, to have tho road||@@||near Cox's River who are anxious to have the road boin King s Tabled ind to Cox's Uiver widened so as||@@||from King's Tableland to Cox's River widened so as toaosommodato vehicular trafhe It was e-tnlaincd to||@@||to accommodate vehicular traffic. It wasexplained to lbs Minister that tho natural outlet for the produce||@@||the Minister that the natural outlet for the produce (1 lbs selliers represente 1 waa the Wentworth 1 alls||@@||of the settlers represented was the Wentworth Falls tiilfsy station which ivan 21 miles distant, hut in||@@||railway station which was 21 miles distant, but in rauoquence of the road m places being a mero luidlo||@@||consequence of the road in places being a mere bridle bick it was impossible for produce to bo carted to||@@||track it was impossible for produce to be carted to ¡bit station lho sottlera were therefore compello I||@@||the station. The settlers were therefore compelled lo take their produce either to Camden or to Picton,||@@||to take their produce either to Camden or to Picton, » dutancs of 40 milos To do so the Wollondilly||@@||a distance of 40 miles. To do so the Wollondilly Rirer had to he forded three times, and Cox's Ruer||@@||River had to be forded three times, and Cox's River fils tirou, «nd luthewiuler months thosu streams||@@||five times, and in the winter months those streams »OTEO swollen that thoy wero împtissnbio for wooka||@@||were so swollen that they were împassable for weeks its time ¿sa matter of fact, for the last nine||@@||at a time. As a matter of fact, for the last nine »(tis thoy bad been îninassable, and the produco of||@@||weeks they had been împassable , and the produce of His district was rotting ou tho ground Hiern were||@@||the district was rotting on tho ground. There were 191 people interested in the matter, thev sent 1000||@@||194 people interested in the matter, they sent 1000 pifi to market each season, and at tho present||@@||pigs to market each season, and at the present moment 10,000 bushels of maize were wattmr» to bs||@@||moment 16,000 bushels of maize were waiting to be Ukin to market If tho road wore widened from||@@||taken to market. If the road were widened from Con Huer to the Wentworth rails station the||@@||Cox's River to the Wentworth Falls station the ?ettlers would be able to seuil proauce to market in||@@||settlers would be able to send produce to market in ?II weithers as no rivers \v ould Un\ o to bo crossed||@@||all weathers, as no rivers would have to be crossed. Ittnsesbmated that about ¡.MO would put tho road||@@||It was estimated that about £500 would put the road m Rood order||@@||in good order. the Minister in reply, saul ho uc >gn sed tho nord||@@||The Minister in reply, said he recognised the hard- tilps under which thj settleis laboured, and us the||@@||ships under which the settlers laboured, and as the .otkwnnld also bo one of public utility in opening||@@||work would also be one of public utility in opening Of odo of tho most picturcsquo places m tho colony,||@@||up one of the most picturesque places in the colony, hswould expend about £,00 in nidcning the road,||@@||he would expend about £400 in widening the road, »ni have the work done by unemployed men.||@@||and have the work done by unemployed men. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318240 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.||@@||MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. ., ?»-?||@@||— SECJMD SQUADRON MOUNTED RIFLES.||@@||SECOND SQUADRON MOUNTED RIFLES. CAMDEN, Friday.||@@||CAMDEN, Friday. llio Second Squadion Mounted Killis held its last||@@||The Second Squadron Mounted Rifles held its last two parades of the jour uu tho 11 til und 15th||@@||two parades of the year on the 14th and 15th instants at Camden The G O O , Mujor-Generul||@@||instants at Camden. The G.O.C. , Major-General Frouob, held his annual inspection on tho luttei||@@||French, held his annual inspection on the latter dute Captiiiu AJO Thompson wes in com-||@@||date. Captian A.J.O Thompson was in com- mand of the squadron, with Lieutonunt Onslow||@@||mand of the squadron, with Lieutenant Onslow commanding the Picton troop« Xbe collective||@@||commanding the Picton troops. The collective pi notices ni tua annual musketry courso «oro||@@||practices in the annual musketry course were curiied out with most crutlfymg results The||@@||carried out with most gratifying results. The squadron turned out well, only threo boiug absent||@@||squadron turned out well, only three being absent out of a total of 81 The GOG expressed his||@@||out of a total of 84. The G.O.G. expressed his thorough latialactiou ut the entire proceediugs||@@||thorough satisfaction at the entire proceedings. COOMA, Tnday||@@||COOMA, Friday. A movemont is on font st Adummuby io form a||@@||A movemont is on foot at Adaminaby to form a half coinpunj of mounted ullos there||@@||half company of mounted rifles there. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28246789 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE PADDINGTON ASSAULT||@@||THE PADDINGTON ASSAULT GASE. ?||@@||CASE. DEATH OP MR. JOHN HINTON.||@@||DEATH OF MR. JOHN HINTON. INQUEST ON THE BODY.||@@||INQUEST ON THE BODY. Mr. J. C. Wooro, the City > Coroner, yesterdaj||@@||Mr. J. C. Woore, the City Coroner, yesterday opened HU inquest at tbe City Coroner's Coutt re||@@||opened an inquest at the City Coroner's Court re- upseting th a death ot a retired contractor nauiec||@@||spseting the death of a retired contractor named .lohn Hinton, which occurred ut Im residence or||@@||John Hinton, which occurred at his residence on Saturday ruDmiug Inst. Ou June 30 deceased wa«||@@||Saturday morning last. On June 30 deceased was luring his ro'odonco, when be WAS atmulted anti||@@||leaving his residence, when he was assaulted and robbed. Two men woco charged with tho «ssnult ul||@@||robbed. Two men were charged with the assault at the Paddmutuu Po Ii co Court cm the 12th instant and||@@||the Paddington Police Court on the 12th instant and weie committed for ina).||@@||were committed for trial. Mary Ann Htutem, wita of deceased, depoapd that||@@||Mary Ann Hinton, wife of deceased, deposed that every evening lier husband Wiis in tho habit of goiug||@@||every evening her husband was in the habit of going , fora walk. On .Tuno 30 deceased went out at 7.20 p.m.||@@||for a walk. On June 30 deceased went out at 7.20 p.m. and returm-d a few r^iuuteti later. Whon he cauiein||@@||and returned a few minutes later. When he came in ho was ezuued, und hada deathly loot upon him.||@@||he was excited, and had a deathly look upon him. Hi» clothes were disarranged uud covered with mud.||@@||His clothes were disarranged and covered with mud. Tho left eyo was black and swollen, fund ho waa||@@||The left eye was black and swollen, and he was bruited nuder the lower jaw, uud had nomo bruises||@@||bruised under the lower jaw, and had some bruises on his thro.it. On leaving tho house he waa wear-||@@||on his throat. On leaving the house he was wear- ing u gold watch and chain and a cold nugget scarf||@@||ing a gold watch and chain and a gold nugget scarf pin, ca mud a »¡Ivor matchbox mid a leuthor purse, aud||@@||pin, carried a silver matchbox and a leather purse, and hud three (»old rings on his lingera. When ho returned||@@||had three gold rings on his fingers. When he returned to tho ItuuRo lie had only ono ring remaining on his||@@||to the house he had only one ring remaining on his linger, and the ot tier articles had gone. Deceased||@@||finger, and the other articles had gone. Deceased , wan attended hy Di. Ilnuiaon on tho 13th instant,||@@||was attended by Dr. Houison on the 13th instant. lie seemed very .strange in his manner. He had no||@@||He seemed very strange in his manner. He had no memory, aud wnuld say .strange thiiiR.s,||@@||memory, and would say strange things. Dr, Andrew Xîouinou deposod that the first time ha||@@||Dr. Andrew Houison deposed that the first time he ; (ittended dec-cased was IG or 17 years »go for an in-||@@||attended deceased was 16 or 17 years ago for an in- jury to tho heul. At times hinco then rteceaiert hud||@@||jury to the head. At times since then deceased had oompluiued of tho Ramo troubla in the back of the||@@||complained of the same trouble in the back of the ; head. The lust time hs complained waa tu October.||@@||head. The last time he complained was in October. Hu w»s culled in ou Juno 1 and ozamined do||@@||He was called in on June 1 and examined de- ceased. Tho Itft oyo was very much swollen and||@@||ceased. The left eye was very much swollen and completely cloned ; the chesk und lower jaw were||@@||completely closed ; the cheek and lower jaw were ahn much contused and swollen. On both Bides of||@@||also much contused and swollen. On both sides of the neck there waa much tenderness Thu right bide||@@||the neck there was much tenderness. The right side of thu cheek was also blackened, and debated com-||@@||of the cheek was also blackened, and deceased com- plained of puns across the small of the hick. Hs||@@||plained of pains across the small of the back. He eunsideicd tim injurie* serious* eipecmlly thoae an||@@||considered the injuries serious, especially those on tho neck. Ile thought deceased's life was'i ti danger||@@||the neck. He thought deceased's life was in danger from tus injuries. On Iii« i2th initaut decoded||@@||from the injuries. On the 12th instant deceased went tu the Paddington Felice Court, und after thut||@@||went to the Paddington Police Court, and after that j hecanis Wi>rse. Un the 23rd instant he was culled||@@||became worse. On the 23rd instant he was called early in the morning, und fouu-J deceased in a fittU||@@||early in the morning, and found deceased in a state of Rfoat excitement aud wandering about. Hs wa«||@@||of great excitement aud wandering about. He was i quito unable to speak, aud bis memory was a pflrf«ct||@@||quite unable to speak, and his memory was a perfect bl.'uifc. Ho gmduully giew worse, and was unable to||@@||blank. He gradually grew worse, and was unable to . Uko his food on the Tuesday and Wednesday uights.||@@||take his food on the Tuesday and Wednesday nights. j On tho following day ho bicamo violent, and died||@@||On the following day he became violent, and died i about ii tum, on thu 28th instant, In bia opinion||@@||about 9 a.m. on the 28th instant. In his opinion ! thu direct cause of d-uth was paralysis affecting tho||@@||the direct cause of death was paralysis affecting the throat, tongue, und muscles generally. The injurios||@@||throat, tongue, and muscles generally. The injuries accelerated* bia death.||@@||accelerated his death. Dr. Taylor, Government Pathologist, deposed to||@@||Dr. Taylor, Government Pathologist, deposed to hiiving'made a post-mortem examinion of the body.||@@||having made a post-mortem examination of the body. Jn his opinion deaîh was caused hy odoraa of the||@@||In his opinion death was caused by oedema of the bruin, a natural cause. The condition of tho brain||@@||brain, a natural cause. The condition of the brain c mid not have bsen caused by direct violence, but||@@||could not have been caused by direct violence, but could have been Caused bv a méritai shock.||@@||could have been caused by a mental shock. Detectives linche and Brown suva evidence as to||@@||Detectives Roche and Brown gave evidence as to tho arrest. Deceased had »tated that one mau had||@@||the arrest. Deceased had stated that one man had gmm up behind and caught him rou od the throat,||@@||gone up behind and caught him round the throat, whilst another had stiuck bim in the ince.||@@||whilst another had struck him in the face. Detective Roche produced the depositions given at||@@||Detective Roche produced the depositions given at the Piddington Fótico Court ou the 12th instant by||@@||the Paddington Police Court on the 12th instant by deceased.||@@||deceased. Tho further hearing of the case was Adjourned||@@||The further hearing of the case was adjourned until this morning, _||@@||until this morning. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300196 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BRANCH OF THE PATRIOTIC LEAGUE||@@||BRANCH OF THE PATRIOTIC LEAGUE An enthusiastic mooting was field nt Prospect Inn,||@@||An enthusiastic meeting was held at Prospect Inn, Prospect, ou Wednesday evening, for the purpose of||@@||Prospect, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of fotnuug a branch of the Patriotic Leugne. Mr.||@@||forming a branch of the Patriotic League. Mr. Jacob occupied the chur. nnd niontionud thut stops||@@||Jacob occupied the chair and mentioned that steps had already been taken to form a brauch, he and Mr.||@@||had already been taken to form a branch, he and Mr. 1Ï. Lalor having been appointed treasuryrs and Mr.||@@||H Lalor having been appointed treasurer and Mr. Allen secretary. Air Varuoy Parkes, M.L.A., do»||@@||Allen secretary. Mr Varney Parkes, M.L.A., de- hvered an nddri.Bs, and trusted that Shnrbrooke||@@||livered an address, and trusted that Sherbrooke would subscribo ti h a ntl som o nu in to the J und||@@||would subscribe to a handsome sum to the fund Air. W. J. Ferris. M.L A., ulso spoke at length in||@@||Mr. W. J. Ferris. M.L A., also spoke at length in support of tho movement, an also did tho Row A.||@@||support of tho movement, an also did tho Rev A. Smith, Alderman Kulph, Mr. W. Ewart, aud othors.||@@||Smith, Alderman Relph, Mr. W. Ewart, aud others. Mr* riemniinpton recited " Tho Abseut-rnindcd UOÍT||@@||Mr Remmington recited " The Absent-mindcd Beg- par," and Mr. P. Cooper sang " bolriiors of the||@@||gar," and Mr. P. Cooper sang " Soldiers of the Queen," oftor which a collection was taken up.||@@||Queen," after which a collection was taken up. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320827 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRAMWAY COLLISION. ,||@@||. TRAMWAY COLLISION. At ß o'clock last evening a steam tram and an||@@||At 6 o'clock last evening a steam tram and an electric tram oin« into cilh«iin at the juocliou ol||@@||electric tram came into collision at the junctiou of Ueorge-atieet West and îic»to»ii-road, Il ap-||@@||George-street West and Newtown--road, It appears pear/ tint Hie steam Ham, consisting of au eucuo||@@||that the steam tram, consisting of an engine ami thrueciiiriaiuf, was pit welling along Gouge«||@@||and three carriages, was proceeding along George- street West, to Ka» to« II OH atteini ting to c1 mb||@@||street West, to Newtown. On attempting to coasy the lull at thu corner of the streets mention-d tb,||@@||the hill at the corner of the streets mentioned, the load was lound to be too heavy lor the n ot r I ou«||@@||load was found to be too heavy for the zzzzwzzzz. sequoiitly t»o of tlio cars «Aem unhitched ano lift||@@||Consequently two of the cars were unhitched and left bemud, und tho mot. r »nilton mill Hi» ihrdur.||@@||behind, and the motor went on with the third car. Leaving the one ear rom d the c n or ¡a Newlosii»||@@||Leaving the one car roumd the corner ¡n Newtown- road, the niutoi crna«>d ty a loop line lo lbs otter||@@||road, the motor crossed by a loop line to the other set of rails. It then passed tho car, rou di«n||@@||set of rails. It then passed the car, run down the lino, and, cio«aing by am tiler hop||@@||the line, and, crossing by another loop line to its original rails, Intoned oo lo the remaini«!||@@||line to its original rails, zzzzwzzzz on to the remaing cars, ami started back by ti e same cours» launs||@@||cars, and started back by the same course. In this wai the driver mtei de I totnUtliocaraupiuadyanc,||@@||way the driver intended to take the cars up in advance of the one airead, on the lull At Iii" earns lune Wien||@@||of the one aiready on the hill. At the same time when the tl.st loop-liuo was being ieero.sed au electric tram||@@||the first loop-line was being recrossed an electric tram nundeil the comer from r«eiilD»n Befois tha||@@||rounded the comer from Newtown. Before the iirakus could be applied the two tram, met, ouse:||@@||brakes could be applied the two trams met, one ttie oleotno cars being thru» unit His rada 111,||@@||the eleotric cars being thrown off the rails. The elrctriotrom «as loaded with | ass augers al ins||@@||elrctric tram was loaded with passengers at the lune, but nilli lonuukable pond fortuna IIOJHI m||@@||time, but with renarkable good fortune zzzzwzzzz iniahap occurred Tau pasjengcia-Qeorgs Usier,||@@||iniahap occurred. Two passengers- Georgs Usher, ro.idiiig at Stsnnioie, and Go .iga Rice, irsidiug at||@@||residing at Stanmore, and George Rice, residing at Lo» laham-wera bruised ubout tho legs The) »-ero \||@@||Lewisham - were bruised about tho legs. They were rouio.cil to the Prince Alfred Hosnitsl, »heroIbiy||@@||removed to the Prince Alfred Hospital, where they »ei o treated. I boy attorwnida letumed to tneir||@@||were treated. They afterwards returned to their hornea. _____-«||@@||homes. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14223351 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TUB MONKBARNS. _ I||@@||THE MONKBARNS. The. ship MonUhams, from Liverpool, is to BiesTS. rw*||@@||The ship Monkbarns, from Liverpool, is to Messrs. Par- bury, Henty, mid Co Captain ll'Neoley reports han«||@@||bury, Henty, and Co. Captain M'Neeley reports having left un Soplcmber 28, cleared the Channel on Hie Mlh Io||@@||left on September 28, cleared the Channel on the 30th. To tho NX trade» hud S S.W. piles, then linht muds foo||@@||the N.E. trades had S S.W. gales, then light winds from NX. to li. to Urn line, which was crossed on Novembers.||@@||N.E. to E. to the line, which was crossed on November 4. Down tim castin¡r carno «Ion? in .Í4- fe., with moura«||@@||Down the easting came along in 44' S., with moderate winds and Giles from 3S7.W. to 6 \V. to tho tannin , t«"||@@||winds and gales from N. W. to S. W. to the Lenwin;then (Ino weathe'i to Tasmania and N E. to N.N E gak>, ra||@@||fine weather to Tasmania and N. E. to N.N. E. gales, fol- lowed hy sales from NX. to N , and bad weather te pet.||@@||lowed by gales from N. E. to N , and bad weather to port. On Januury 10 had heavy gale and I1Í3I1 te i.||@@||On January 10 had heavy gale and high seas.. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14359257 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GLEN INNES - INVERELL||@@||GLEN INNES - INVERELL RAILWAY.||@@||RAILWAY. DEPUTATION TO THE COMMISSIONER,||@@||DEPUTATION TO THE COMMISSIONER, GLEN INNES. Tu.vl-.||@@||GLEN INNES, Tuesday. Messrs Fehon and K irkcaldie (Railway Commt».||@@||Messrs. Fehon and K irkcaldie (Railway Commis- nonsrs), aceompamsd by Mr Harper (chief traffi»||@@||sioners), accompanied by Mr. Harper (chief traffic manager), returned fiom Inverell on Fnaay «rente*||@@||manager), returned from Inverell on Friday evening last ea route to Sydney. They were waited on bv a||@@||last on route to Sydney. They were waited on by a deputation hesded by the Mayor (Alderman J j||@@||deputation headed by the Mayor (Alderman J.J. Whyte), who congratulated the Commissioner« on"||@@||Whyte), who congratulated the Commissioners on their railway policy and on the increosiug facditij||@@||their railway policy and on the increasing facilities they ware granüng to oountry district» Ihe Mavo,||@@||they were granting to country districts. The Mayor referred to the necessity for a siding at Yarrsioid to||@@||referred to the necessity for a siding at Yarraford to tap the timber country there, a» firowood was getbo«||@@||tap the timber country there, as firewood was getting very scaice around bien louee "||@@||very scarce around Glen Innes. Mr. William Hodge«, hon aecretarv to the ulan||@@||Mr. William Hodges, hon. secretary to the Glen Inn«« Railway Leagu«, spoke of the marked pro.re.||@@||Innes Railway League, spoke of the marked progress of the town and district The traffic had, be stated||@@||of the town and district. The traffic had, he stated, increased almoat beyond belief, and if the Comm«!||@@||increased almost beyond belief, and if the Commis- sionsrs desired statiatics m proof of this fact he woola||@@||sioners desired statistics in proof of this fact he would be pleased to procure them Mr Cecil Bloxsome ra.||@@||be pleased to procure them. Mr. Cecil Bloxsome, re- presenting the pastoral section, welcomed ths Corn.||@@||presenting the pastoral section, welcomed the Com- missions«, and stated that he would bo pl,a»ori c.||@@||missioners, and stated that he would be pleased to furnish any required information Alderman I j||@@||furnish any required information. Alderman F.J. Thomas ssid he recogaiaed that the Inverell «lae||@@||Thomas said he recognised that the Inverell-Glen Innes railway was ths pruper route ti the west No||@@||Innes railway was the proper route to the west. No similar national work, he coutended, bad ever||@@||similar national work, he contended, had ever suffered so manv rebuffi The country between In.||@@||suffered so many rebuffs. The country between In- verail and Glen Innes was the richest m the north||@@||verell and Glen Innes was the richest in the north. Mr. Fehon, m reply, thanked the deputation foi||@@||Mr. Fehon, in reply, thanked the deputation for meetiog the Commissioners The object of their mit||@@||meeting the Commissioners. The object of their visit wes to run over the route of the proposed li re It wu||@@||was to run over the route of the proposed line. It was eight years ago since the route was recommended||@@||eight years ago since the route was recommended, and since than many chang«» had occurred Parlia.||@@||and since then many changes had occurred. Parlia- mont had teen fit to extend the roilwoy from Moree||@@||ment had seen fit to extend the railway from Moree to Inverell The Commissioners hod met a uurnber of||@@||to Inverell. The Commissioners had met a number of people at Inverell, and they certamlv had monto||@@||people at Inverell, and they certainly had more to say about Glen Innes aud Grafton thou about tira||@@||say about Glen Innes and Grafton than about the West The line weit would, he thought give mor«||@@||West. The line west would, he thought give more advantage to Inverell than north to Wans iel, If||@@||advantage to Inverell than north to Warwick. If they ran the line east they would come into comneti||@@||they ran the line east they would come into competi- tion with the steamer», and o lailway could no1||@@||tion with the steamers, and a railway could not compete aucceasfully with steamer freight Then||@@||compete successfully with steamer freight. Then work waa simply a commercial one, and as busing»||@@||work was simply a commercial one, and as business- men they had to make the railway» pay They had||@@||men they had to make the railways pay. They had, therefoie, to keep up the rotes The lins north oí||@@||therefore, to keep up the rates. The line north of Tamworth had never paid,although he admitted thal||@@||Tamworth had never paid,although he admitted that recently it hld improved The Coininisaioners had||@@||recently it had improved. The Commissioners had reduced the rates considerably in Hie northern di»||@@||reduced the rates considerably in the northern dis- Inct /hey could not support «nj line that would||@@||trict. They could not support any line that would prove unfavourable to tim hue» already in existence||@@||prove unfavourable to the lines already in existence. Nature bad favoured that d strict very bountifully||@@||Nature had favoured that district very bountifully, but other district» were also well favoured liri||@@||but other districts were also well favoured. The Riverina, for instance, hod paddocks 11 grewioe||@@||Riverina, for instance, had paddocks of growing wheat from 10OO to 800U acres in extent ho lone||@@||wheat from 1000 to 8000 acres in extent. So long as the Commiaaiouera could get tbe trade they wen||@@||as the Commissioners could get the trade they were willing to mest the people by suitably reluciug ti»||@@||willing to meet the people by suitably reducing the rates He wished to point out that Waterloo Rai a||@@||rates. He wished to point out that Waterloo Range waa the chief difficulty iu (he Glen lune» Inverell||@@||was the chief difficulty in the Glen Innes-Inverell route Ihe througn ti »flic would require to ba very||@@||route. The through traffic would require to be very great to pay its way, but he recognised tbe impor-||@@||great to pay its way, but he recognised the impor- tance of the district, and they could reckon on hu||@@||tance of the district, and they could reckon on his doing their best for them, so long as that was in th,||@@||doing their best for them, so long as that was in the belt interests of the railways of the colony||@@||best interests of the railways of the colony. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14309883 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn EQUITY COURT.||@@||EQUITY COURT. (Before Mr. Justice A, H. Simpson, Chief Judge in||@@||(Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity.)||@@||Equity.) THE CUSTODY OF A CHILD.||@@||THE CUSTODY OF A CHILD. Ho Barbara Ziytnnck (I. Z, Zlymack and another||@@||Re Barbara Ziymack (J. Z. Ziymack and another respondent). _ _ _||@@||respondent). _ _ _ Mr. Uatniltoii, ínstruciutl by Mr, jp. (J. i'ötrie (tor||@@||Mr. Hamilton, ínstructed by Mr. F. C. Petrie (for Messrs Mesara Uo butts ou and Norton, of Hay} uppeared||@@||Robertson and Norton, of Hay) appeared for Burlmia Ziyim-ck, of Hay, and moved to auk a||@@||for Barbara Ziyimack, of Hay, and moved to make absolute u rulo ulai culling upon Johu Zunoiu Ziy||@@||absolute a rule nisi calling upon Johu Zanobi Ziy mack and Maria, IíoÜCBírimd, alto of Hay, to show||@@||mack and Maria, Hellestrand also of Hay, to show cause wiiy a writ of hibeuR cur pun should not be||@@||cause why a writ of habeus curpus should not be isoued for the custody ot Olga Clleu Ziymack, age J ,}||@@||issued for the custody of Olga Ellen Ziymack, aged 3 years and 7 month4., tho daughter of uptilic tut||@@||years and 7 months, the daughter of applicant. ii roía the tiflidautM it appeared that applicant is uno||@@||From the affidavits it appeared that applicant is one of tha ncxt-ut-liiri of thu lato James Tyson, uud was||@@||of the ncxt-of-kin of the late James Tyson, and was perfectly uble and willing to support her child. The||@@||perfectly able and willing to support her child. The husband--J. / Ziymnck-hau no mtmaa whatever,||@@||husband--J. Z. Ziymack-had no means whatever, mid tor 12 mouths he had relied upon hit* wifo for hu||@@||and for 12 mouths he had relied upon his wife for his support. Applicant further stated thut her husband||@@||support. Applicant further stated that her husband limfleft her uud placed the child m the caro of the||@@||had left her and placed the child in the care of the other reap omi eut, and though applicant hud do»||@@||other respondent, and though applicant had demanded m au de ii thut her daughter Bhoulrt bo delivered np to||@@||that her daughter should be delivered up to her hei hmbuiid bud retu»ed compliance. Atilda.vite||@@||her her husband had refused compliance. Affidavits by James iynou, jan., Alburt Prince Edward Tyson,||@@||by James Tyson, jun., Albert Prince Edward Tyson, and o thora, were ulao read m support of the uppit*||@@||and others, were also read in support of the appli- cut mu.||@@||cation A Hid JIT ita fil od on behalf of the respondent were||@@||Affidavits filed on behalf of the respondent were nud htatin« that bo was a mau ot respectaba||@@||read stating that he was a man ot respectable character and quite cum pa tu ut to mam tam uud||@@||character and quite competent to maintain and educate his child. He also explained tho circum||@@||educate his child. He also explained the circum- atctnrua under winch he lett his wife. Mr. (Tames||@@||stances under which he left his wife. Mr. James appen rod ou behalt of the reapaudent.||@@||appeared on behalf of the respondent. lils Houor emu ted tbo application, but giving tho||@@||His Honor granted the application, but giving the father access to his child three times a week, appli- j||@@||father access to his child three times a week, appli- cuut to pay Mi's. liol le strand's costs.||@@||cant to pay Mrs.Hellestrand's costs. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326868 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LI HUNG CHANG.||@@||LI HUNG CHANG. Iii Hung Chang has declared himself moro openly||@@||Li Hung Chang has declared himself more openly on the eldo of the reactionaries than ever before.||@@||on the side of the reactionaries than ever before. China, ho sivs, is unable lo pay uny indemnity, and||@@||China, he says, is unable to pay any indemnity, and she will not submit to futlber annexations of her||@@||she will not submit to further annexations of her territory by tbo PoworB There 1« now no question||@@||territory by the Powers. There is now no question of uidomiiity If tbo reports of the mussacro of||@@||of indemnity. If the reports of the massacre of foretguers nt Pekiug ato cirrect, Ohma lies com-||@@||foreigners at Peking are correct, China has com- mitted nu effeueo i gmn-t li,o Uv, of nations, from||@@||mitted an offence against the law of nations, from wl ich ¡ noi o can bo no ledemptioi by a fine If||@@||which there can be no redemption by a fine. If tbesa reports are not correct, all tim Olunesa||@@||these reports are not correct, all the Chinese Government has to do is to iiroiluco the foreigners||@@||Government has to do is to produce the foreigners who Vi ere known to bu resident ni Peking a||@@||who were known to be resident in Peking a mouth ago Li flung Chang, it will be noticed, says||@@||mouth ago. Li Hung Chang, it will be noticed, says that tho isuug-li-Yunien is udvisiug tho Empress||@@||that the Tsung-li-Yamen is advising the Empress Dowager to send tha ministers under escort to Tient-||@@||Dowager to send the ministers under escort to Tient- sin. Ina Yerj.UttvHÍtoBiMf.gpoger^ttcl^nCUud»||@@||sin. The very letters from Mr. Conger and Sir Claude MacDonald, to which reference is made in onr cables, I||@@||MacDonald, to which reference is made in our cables, took over it fortnight lu tho journey from Poking to||@@||took over a fortnight in the journey from Peking to Tientsin Each of them was, according to Chinese||@@||Tientsin. Each of them was, according to Chinese reports, written on J uly 4, aud each was received at||@@||reports, written on July 4, and each was received at Tientsin last Saturday. CurioiiB that the two Minis-||@@||Tientsin last Saturday. Curious that the two Minis- ters should bo prompted to writo on tho samo day,||@@||ters should be prompted to write on the same day, aud thit their letters should reach Tientsin simul-||@@||and that their letters should reach Tientsin simul- taneously Ono wonders why the other Ministers||@@||taneously. One wonders why the other Ministers did not take this opportunity of communicating lu||@@||did not take this opportunity of communicating in ciphor A iib their consul» nt Tientsin||@@||cipher with their consuls at Tientsin. If Li Hung Chung had been in a position to explain||@@||If Li Hung Chung had been in a position to explain .matters such as these there would he tho more||@@||matters such as these there would be the more reason (0 believe that he honestly lutends to us» his||@@||reason to believe that he honestly intends to use his power for the punishmontof offenders aud the resto-||@@||power for the punishment of offenders and the resto- ration of good goverumunt m China||@@||ration of good government in China. Lnter news tells us that Li Hung Chans declares||@@||Later news tells us that Li Hung Chang declares thal tho Tsung-li-Yumou will cause the Ministers to||@@||that the Tsung-li-Yamen will cause the Ministers to bo convoyed to Tientsin if the allies agroe to abapdon||@@||be conveyed to Tientsin if the allies agree to abapdon the advance on Peking. That is a stipulation to||@@||the advance on Peking. That is a stipulation to which the Powors cannot with »uy diguity to ngrse.||@@||which the Powers cannot with any dignity to agree. If the Ministers aro alivo tliov should bo produced ;||@@||If the Ministers are alive they should be produced ; and, if tboy are not produced, the allies will march||@@||and, if they are not produced, the allies will march on Peking and find out what lins really happened..||@@||on Peking and find out what has really happened. _ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322250 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GOLF IN ENGLAND.||@@||GOLF IN ENGLAND. THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.||@@||THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. Mr Harold Hilton (Itojal Liverpool) on May 11||@@||Mr. Harold Hilton (Royal Liverpool) on May 11 best (thu "Daily Graphic" sn\s) Mr Kobb||@@||best (the "Daily Graphic" says) Mr.Robb (¡st Andrew's) iii tho hual tie of tho amateur||@@||(St Andrew's) in the final tie of the amateur golf championship at ¡sandwich Of tho two||@@||golf championship at Sandwich. Of the two competitor! Mr Hilton had boeu tbreo timos||@@||competitors Mr Hilton had been three times 111 tbe final without winning it, and Mr Robb||@@||in the final without winning it, and Mr. Robb ivas just he-ten some yeats ago when Dr||@@||was just beaten some years ago when Dr Allen won it The final tie was of "G holes A fiao||@@||Allen won it. The final tie was of 36 holes. A final mutch was jilayed to the lint l8 holes, Mr Hilton||@@||match was played to the first l8 holes, Mr Hilton nffording a presage of the coming e\ent by winning||@@||affording a presage of the coming event by winning the lirst hole At the end of the first nine holes he||@@||the first hole At the end of the first nine holes he was 2 up, at tho cid of the first round of IS holes||@@||was 2 up, at the end of the first round of 18 holes 3 up, But after th s the E iglish representative had||@@||3 up, But after this the English representative had everything his omi nay and won eventually by the||@@||everything his own way and won eventually by the astounding marcia of U holes up with 7 to play It||@@||astounding margin of 8 holes up with 7 to play It may safely bo suid that in no amateur championship||@@||may safely be said that in no amateur championship before played has the eventual winner showu au||@@||before played has the eventual winner shown sp marked a superiority to the o her competitors Mr||@@||marked a superiority to the other competitors. Mr Harold Hilton, who has thus placed the amateur||@@||Harold Hilton, who has thus placed the amateur championship to England'« accouut, is one ot tho||@@||championship to England's account, is one of the extremely limited band of amateurs who have won||@@||extremely limited band of amateurs who have won tho open championship He Vion it first at Muir-||@@||the Open championship. He won it first at Muir- field, and it has been said ol him tbut fino golfer as||@@||field, and it has been said of him that fine golfer as ho ib lie always stood a better chance m the||@@||he is, he always stood a better chance in the ?open" than m the " amateur " championship,||@@||"open" than in the "amateur " championship, because in the first tho scoring u by number||@@||because in the first the scoring is by number of strokes whereas with the amateurs the game is||@@||of strokes whereas with the amateurs the game is conducted on the touruamoat principle In tho opeu||@@||conducted on the tournament principle. In tho open championship a poor firot rouud may bo compen||@@||championship a poor first round may be compen sitedfor by subs quent brilliancy, but lu the ama-||@@||sated for by subsequent brilliancy, but in the ama- teur championship tho winner must beat every oppo-||@@||teur championship the winner must beat every oppo- nent in turn îl>wever, Mr Hilton's incomparable||@@||nent in turn. However, Mr Hilton's incomparable s eadiness bos triumphed o>er ii certain want of con||@@||steadiness has triumphed over a certain want of con fadsneo that has marked his previous effort« in this||@@||fidence that has marked his previous efforts in this competition, Bnd with poor Liuutonaut lait killed at||@@||competition, and with poor Lieutenaut tait killed at Koodooaraud, and Mr J chu Ball ut iourte-n||@@||Koodooaraud, and Mr John Ball at Fourteen Streams, Mr nilton miy now ba considered as the||@@||Streams, Mr. Hilton may now be considered as the lenJiug umateur of his time Mr Hilton drives a||@@||leading amateur of his time. Mr Hilton drives a fairly long aud a very straight ball, but the most||@@||fairly long and a very straight ball, but the most telling put of his game is his approach play "He||@@||telling part of his game is his approach play "He has," s lys that beat of critics, air H Hutchinson,||@@||has," says that beat of critics, Mr. H. Hutchinson, " r. f iculty of playing the ball straight up to the||@@||" a faculty of playing the ball straight up to the bolo, with cat on it, without any of that curve from||@@||hole, with cut on it, without any of that curve from the light that is tho common device of moat of us||@@||the light that is the common device of most of us when wo put ou cut ' .Vhuu Mr Hilton reaches||@@||when eo put on cut '. When Mr Hilton reaches the groou his almost mechanical accuraci is, perhaps,||@@||the green his almost mechanical accuracy is, perhaps, still inore'strongly in evidence iu his putting Fewer||@@||still more strongly in evidence in his putting. Fewer strokes are thron ii away by bun on the green than||@@||strokes are thrown away by him on the green than bj uuj other player Ho virruatly ne\er falla to lay||@@||by any other player. He virtually never fails to lay the long putt dead, or bolo the short ono, and for the||@@||the long putt dead, or hole the short one, and for the holing of tbo short pull hu behoves himself to have||@@||holing of the short putt he believes himself to have discmered a tecrot ii Inch he generously givos to the||@@||discovered a secret which he generously gives to the world-lou must keep the body absolutely still||@@||world- you must keep the body absolutely still. lins is his theory, it is also his piactice, mid as prac-||@@||This is his theory, it is also his practice, mid as prac- tise I by lum it ero« ns tho theory with perpetual euc||@@||tised by him it crowns the theory with perpetual success. CC3B||@@||success. Commenting on Mr Hilton's victory " St||@@||Commenting on Mr Hilton's victory " St James's Ga/otto " says - *_ttor many years||@@||James's Gazette " says: -After many years Mr Hilton ha3 at la°t secured the blue ribbon of||@@||Mr. Hilton has at last secured the blue ribbon of amateur golf, and his victory bus in a rnauner a||@@||amateur golf, and his victory has in a manner of double lutoroat lu the Hut place, Mr Hiltou||@@||double interest. In the first place, Mr Hilton, li ho is a tower of strength to his own club, the||@@||who is a tower of strength to his own club, the Itojal Liverpool, has secured the amateur cham||@@||Royal Liverpool, has secured the amateur cham piouelnp after obtaining foi lumadf u position||@@||pionship after obtaining for himself a position amoug the leading golfers iu the world It is true||@@||among the leading golfers in the world. It is true that fir Ball, thu champion of 1819, was unable||@@||that Mr. Ball, the champion of 1819, was unable to enter the contest this year, but Mr Hiltou m tho||@@||to enter the contest this year, but Mr Hilton in the final rouud met iu Mr James Kobb of fat Andrews||@@||final round met in Mr James Kobb of St Andrews a golfer ivho has ou a prenons occasion reached the||@@||a golfer who has on a previous occasion reached the final atage, thus proving his ability as a golfer io||@@||final stage, thus proving his ability as a golfer to the highest class of competitions Id the second||@@||the highest class of competitions. In the second place, Mi Hilton's viotory is interesting because||@@||place, Mr. Hilton's viotory is interesting because up to tbo meetiug of this week tbe championship||@@||up to the meeting of this week the championship had boen won «even times by Scotsmen and an equal||@@||had been won «seven times by Scotsmen and an equal number of times by Englishmen Mr Hilton baa||@@||number of times by Englishmen. Mr Hilton baa thus turuod the balaucu m favour of England A||@@||thus turned the balance in favour of England. A victory at himlwich means rauch ia itself. Links||@@||victory at Sandwich means much in itself. Links liko those at the old-world tuwu aro no moan test||@@||like those at the old-world town are a mean test of ti golfer's powers of play The driving must be||@@||of a golfer's powers of play. The driving must be particularly Burong and uuro, and the hazaids are||@@||particularly strong and sure, and the hazaeds are so nnmcrous that tho iron work must be effective||@@||so numerous that the iron work must be effective. The only regret that need bo exp-oBaed m connection||@@||The only regret that need be expressed in connection with Mi Hilton's victory is that Mr Eobb did not||@@||with Mr. Hilton's victory is that Mr Robb did not make a batter stand A lead of 8 holes even||@@||make a better stand. A lead of 8 holes even in a 36-holes match was far too much, and takes||@@||in a 36-holes match was far too much, and takes away sympathy for Mr Hobb, notwithstanding the||@@||away sympathy for Mr robb, notwithstanding the fact that he hu twice managed, ti s»"» W«. way into||@@||fact that he has twice managed, to his way into W flu),||@@||the final. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14331489 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRAGEDY AT COOGEE.||@@||TRAGEDY AT COOGEE. A WOMAN TLINOS HDRSELr OVER THE||@@||A WOMAN FLINGS HERSELF OVER THE CLiriö||@@||CLIFFS. A sensational o-curreneo h ii peucd shortly after||@@||A sensational occurrence happened shortly after noon yest rday ut I o ly-c, when ii widow named||@@||noon yesterday at Coogee, when a widow named h-utheriue Mail Kendrick met her doith It||@@||Katherine Mary Kendrick met her death. It nppcuin that the d-ceaaeii, who is said to bo tho||@@||appears that the deceased, who is said to be the widorrot the late Dr Kjiidiick, of Uosfoid, »as||@@||widow of the late Dr Kendrick, of Gosford, was employed us a governess at North byduoi, vi hera||@@||employed as a governess at North Sydney, where iho had leen living for the past few mouths||@@||she had been living for the past few months. lesterday at about 12 o clock abo left North byd||@@||Yesterday at about 12 o'clock she left North Syd- noy, expressing tier intention of spending the day at||@@||ney, expressing her intention of spending the day at Coogee She was then m rood spiritj and it is saul||@@||Coogee. She was then in good spirits and it is said tnat theie was i otlnig m her manner to indicate||@@||that there was nothing in her manner to indicate tha tra,? dy winch lollowed a f w hours later||@@||the tragedy which followed a few hours later. lu bidie\ elm mel a geutlcmuii, nutt the couplo||@@||In Sydney she met a gentleman, and the couple jouineyol together by ttum lo OoogcB, whole it||@@||journeyed together by tram together, where it na« intended to spend tbo iiftcinoon Ou nlurhtiiig||@@||was intended to spend the afternoon. On alighting from tho tram ttiuj piucee led ali iif tho esplanade||@@||from the tram they proceeded along the esplanade lo"other, Mia ltondr ck InlLing mil luii(,hn t'in eli||@@||together, Mrs. Kendrick talking and laughing in an ordiiary in}, nul upparently vith ni athol||@@||ordinary way, and apparently with no other ti ouj,htj than if ependii "' a | loaMiit aft-tnooii||@@||thoughts than of spending a pleasant afternoon. Whcnoppo ltethoJJiideii-Iiiiilou Hi til they sat du vu||@@||When opposite the Baden-Baden Hotel they sat down on a scut and remained thero for some time Al out||@@||on a seat and remained there for some time. About 2 ift lrom them was the «idfje of tile cliff, winch thero||@@||25ft. from them was the edge of the cliff, which there uses to a heietht of i oarly 100ft A hic,h tuto ¡ re||@@||rises to a height of nearly 100ft. A high tide pre- viilcd at the lim», and that, accompanied bv ii hiavj||@@||vailed at the time, and that, accompanied by a heavy ewell, caused tho water to jartly c 1er the locks||@@||swell, caused the water to partly cover the rocks bel v, Afler sitting on tha seat fur sumo time||@@||below. After sitting on the seat for some time Mrs Kondnel eugeuto I lhat they should walk to||@@||Mrs. Kendrick suggested that they should walk to thatd"o oE the cliff Uley accoHliu<;ly did ao,||@@||edge of the cliff. They accordingly did so, stood hve'hcr, ml looudd dow n ou to ti "||@@||stood together and looked down on to the waier beloff A flieht of so gull» was hovennf||@@||water below. A flight of seagulls was hovering be tu ton them mid Ibu niter, and after n time then||@@||between them and the water, and after a time their conversation tinned lo tho birds Prcseutlj ono waa||@@||conversation turned to the birds. Presently one was notic d tu b- lljing at »inn dij nicj finm thu otheia,||@@||noticed to be flying at some distance from the others, ami loiiitin.'it out tho gentle nun carelo>sly re-||@@||and pointing it out the gentleman carelessly re- in ifkel " Notice th it oin, how lonely it seem« "||@@||marked, "Notice that one, how lonely it seems." Mr« Ivendrick wau standing u few feet fr m him ut||@@||Mrs. Kendrick was standing a few feet from him at llio moment Immeili itoiy ufter lus remark she||@@||the moment. Immediately after this remark she threw lier parasol \ ii Hi fri m her ni d oxolaimmg,||@@||threw her parasol wildly from her, and exclaiming, " Ve« it n, ni d so am I,' iluug herself over the||@@||" Yes, it is and so am I,' flung herself over the clift. It all happäucd in »n Hist tut and b-f ire tha gen-||@@||cliff. It all happened in an instant, and before the gen- til man realised the situation the unfortunate nomau||@@||tleman realised the situation the unfortunate woman na« dashed on to the rueka belon, where she lai||@@||was dashed on to the rocks below, where she lay portly colored «lthwaterundnioti nlcss Aotunewaa||@@||partly covered with water and motionless. No time was lost in undcu7ourtng to reaoh tho body and thn||@@||lost in endeavouring to reach the body and the attention of othor j copio waa calle! to tie occur-||@@||attention of other people was called to the occur- rence Ihe police were then comiuui icut»d witu,||@@||rence. The police were then communicated with, and ns it was impojaiblo to oari y tho body up ti u||@@||and as it was impossible to carry the body up the clifls, Sergeant M'Keo and Constable blephcuaoii||@@||cliffs, Sergeant McKee and Constable Stephenson «euirel a boat, Mid proeeedcu to tba epot where it||@@||secured a boat, and proeeeded to the spot where it lay It was then cirnod round to a place where it||@@||lay. It was then carried round to a place where it could bo got up, aud removod to tho S mth Morgue,||@@||could be got up, and removed to the South Morgue, wbero an inquest will be held at 10 o'clock thn||@@||where an inquest will be held at 10 o'clock this morning. No cause omi be attributed for the act.||@@||morning. No cause can be attributed for the act. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305134 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn . A "COLOSSAL, FOUTUJÏJO.||@@||A COLOSSAL FORTUNE. MILLlÓNAIRE°TWICE OVER.||@@||MILLlÓNAIRE TWICE OVER. THU TYSON ESTATE.||@@||THE TYSON ESTATE. Tho mutter of tho «.Ute of tho late Ifon. »TiimoB||@@||The matter of the estate of the late Hon. James Tyson, M.L.O., of (.*iie>e»iiei»iul, oauio lieforo |ii»||@@||Tyson, M.L.C., of Queensland, came before his Honor Mr. Justice A. II. Simpson, Chief Judgo in||@@||Honor Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity, ngaiu yesterday. A eortUlculu had hoon||@@||Equity, again yesterday. A certificate had hoon given to the Court !>v Ibu Mn»ter iu Equity iudicut||@@||given to the Court bythe Master in Equity iindicat ing who the persona were who tr.ood in tho relation-||@@||ing who the persons were who stood in the relation- ship of next of kin to the deceased, mid fixing tho||@@||ship of next of kin to the deceased, and fixing the uiiiiiiiiil euch peruou was oiitilleil to out of thu estate.||@@||amount each person was entitled to out of the estate. The list of persons submitted to the M abler hy the||@@||The list of persons submitted to the Master hy the ndmiubtriitora ni thneu entitled to aliares||@@||administrators as those entitled to shares tina already been published in our column»,||@@||has already been published in our columns, and the Mailer, after careful inquiry anil||@@||and the Master, after careful inquiry and examination, endorsed thu administrator's list||@@||examination, endorsed the administrator's list au accurate. Suluoquently, however, BÍX CIIIÍIIIB||@@||as accurate. Subsequently, however, six claims had como to baud from peroone vvhocluiuied that thoy||@@||had come to hand from persons who claimed that they ure the childi en of the deceased's eldest suter, Mar-||@@||are the children of the deceased's eldest sister, Mar- garet, «ud these claims have not yot boon doter||@@||garet, and these claims have not yet been deter mined.||@@||mined. The tot il rallie of thu estate in this colony was||@@||The total value of the estate in this colony was set down at £G00,00U, und the valuo of the whole||@@||set down at £600,000, and the valuo of the whole cstute, including tho propel ties in Queensland, Now||@@||estute, including the properties in Queensland, New South Wains, und Victoria, waa stated ut ovor||@@||South Wales, and Victoria, was stated at over £2,0011,(109. Tbo Miii-ter in Equity lind recommended||@@||£2,000,000. The Master in Equity had recommended thnt oiiu-niiitti of the moneys in cpurt should ho||@@||that one-ninth of the moneys in court should be paid into a separate account, to bo called " The||@@||paid into a separate account, to be called " The nccoiiut of Margaret Tyson and her children,"||@@||account of Margaret Tyson and her children," in order to provide for any claim that||@@||in order to provide for any claim that might bo »ub'tiiiitiiitcd by tim six perton» pioviuusly||@@||might be substantiated by the six persons previously referral to.. Fiutlier, thnt out of. the baluucu I||@@||referred to. Further, that out of the balance £10 009 should bo oarriod lol mud to n " costs und||@@||£10 000 should be carried forward to a "costs and contingencies account," mid Unit of tho balance||@@||contingencies account," and that of the balance remaining in court, nfl'jr thovu deductions, the||@@||remaining in court, after these deductions, the umiiuutoi £íí0,0(ll) ehoiild bo paid into » sojiaratp||@@||amount of £50,000 should be paid into a separate iiecmint to bo called tho 4I del-ta and pxpemoB of||@@||account to be called the "debts and expenses of administration and other cuiitiugopciua BIIS]IOIIBÍOII||@@||administration and other contingencies suspension account," Iho balança in court to bo divided into||@@||account," the balance in court to be divided into eight equal parts, to be distributed among« t. tho mein,||@@||eight equal parts, to be distributed amongst the mem bera of deceased's brother*' and Bister's families||@@||bers of deceased's brother' and sister's families othir thin those of Murguret T) unit's family. Tho||@@||other than those of Margaret Tyson's family. The distribution proposed hy Ibu t bo Master's coi ti (ieute||@@||distribution proposed by the the Master's certificate waa as follows :-Frances Sholl, only surviving||@@||was as follows :-Frances Sheil, only surviving sibler nf tho ileconsrd, ' share ; each of the||@@||sister of the deceased, 1/8 share ; each of the taree sutviviug ohildrou of William Tyson||@@||three surviving children of William Tyson (deoeasedi, 1-24 ; the two surviving childrou of||@@||(deceased, 1-24 ; the two surviving childrou of Isabella Donnelly, 1-lfi ; the four iiurviving children||@@||Isabella Donnelly, 1-16 ; the four surviving children of Mary Moore», 1-32 ; the night surviving children||@@||of Mary Moore, 1-32 ; the night surviving children of Elizabeth Howitt, 1-04 ; tho three surviving||@@||of Elizabeth Howitt, 1-64 ; the three surviving children of Baronta Herring, 1-21 ; lim six aurviv.||@@||children of Barbara Herring, 1-24 ; the six surviv nig childrou of Peter Tvsou, 1-48 ; aud thu two||@@||ing children of Peter Tyson, 1-48 ; and the two surviving children of Maria Holton, 1-lfi.||@@||surviving children of Maria Holton, 1-16. His Honor made tho following order :-" The||@@||His Honor made tho following order :-" The coila of ull pntiea proving their clii'ms and tho costs||@@||costs of all parties proving their claims and the costs uf the administrator» to he taxed and pnul out of the||@@||of the administratora to be taxed and paid out of the funda ni court : utter the payment of theso costs||@@||funds in court: after the payment of these costs ascertain the nmunnt in comb representing tho fixed||@@||ascertain the amount in court representing the fixed deposits realised on uccouut of Margiret Tyson's||@@||deposits realised on account of Margaret Tyson's Bha.ro, and carry such amount to . The account||@@||share, and carry such amount to 'The account of Margaret Tvtou and her chil.dreu ; ' then||@@||of Margaret Tyson and her children; ' then utct-rtuiii thu amount in uouit representing pivment||@@||ascertain the amount in court representing payment on account of llxnd dnpo.-ili ugrrnd to ho taken by||@@||on account of fixed deposits agreed to be taken by persons entitled lu the other eight-ninths qf the||@@||persons entitled to the other eight-ninths of the estate ; ono-uiutli of the balance lu hu curried to the||@@||estate; one-ninth of the balance to be carried to the separate account of ° Margaret Tyson uiid her||@@||separate account of °Margaret Tyson and her children,' the remaining eight-ninths, plus (he pro-||@@||children,' the remaining eight-ninths, plus (he pro- ceeds of thu fixed duptmit« not belonging to Margaret||@@||ceeds of the fixed deposits not belonging to Margaret Tyson, to be divided among tho lient of kin, na||@@||Tyson, to be divided among the next of kin, as i proposed iu the minuto of decree found by the||@@||proposed in the minute of decree found by the I Ma&tor."||@@||Master." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14219408 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE RACHEL DAWSON CASE.||@@||THE RACHEL DAWSON CASE. A sum of £250 was voted by Parliamoat last «os-||@@||A sum of £250 was voted by Parliament last ses- sica to Mrs. Rachel Dawson, tho dofeiidant in the||@@||sion to Mrs. Rachel Dawson, the defendant in the Tilpa casa. Tho following ia the rcconiinendabou ol||@@||Tilpa case. The following is the recommendation of tho select committee lu the mattar .-'* Wo dcsira to||@@||the select committee in the matter:- " We desire to stato that in our opinion Rachel Daswon was, from||@@||state that in our opinion Rachel Dawson was, from a variety of causes, the victim of a inisc&riiago of||@@||a variety of causes, the victim of a miscarriage of justiro, and that her action in shooting at tho man||@@||justice, and that her action in shooting at the man Atclioon was done lu self-defenco, and waa not||@@||Atchison was done in self-defence, and was not premeditated Aud wo further stato that, m our||@@||premeditated. And we further state that, in our opinion, if the whole facts ni placed boforo tho com||@@||opinion, if the whole facts as placed bofore the com- initteo bad boen brought beforo tho courts Rachel||@@||mittee had been brought before the courts Rachel Dawson would havo been orouorated from tho charga||@@||Dawson would have been exonerated from the charge laid against her. In conclusoin, we recommend that||@@||laid against her. In conclusion, we recommend that -seeing the suffering this mnocoDt woman mis sub*||@@||-seeing the suffering this innocent woman was sub- jectod to, ana recognising that her health baa boon||@@||jected to, and recognising that her health has been permanently impaired-a sum of not lens tbau £250||@@||permanently impaired-a sum of not less than £250 should be placed on the Estimates us recompense for||@@||should be placed on the Estimates as recompense for actual bises, and as some reflütubou for tbo wrong||@@||actual losses, and as some restitution for the wrong done her and bet children "||@@||done her and her children. " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314441 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATHS OP PROMINENT VIC-||@@||DEATHS OP PROMINENT VIC- TORIAN SPORTSMEN.||@@||TORIAN SPORTSMEN. MR. W. B. WILSON.||@@||MR. W. R. WILSON. MELBOURNE, Monday.||@@||MELBOURNE, Monday. Sportsmen throughout Australia will learn with||@@||Sportsmen throughout Australia will learn with regret that Mr. W It Wilson, the well-kaowp Vic-||@@||regret that Mr. W R Wilson, the well-known Vic- torian sportsman and owner of the famous St.||@@||torian sportsman and owner of the famous St. Albans stud, died at 25 minutos past 6||@@||Albans stud, died at 25 minutos past 6 o'clock this morning, ufter an illness ex||@@||o'clock this morning, after an illness ex 'lendiug over several months The immediate||@@||tending over several months. The immediate cauBe of death was septic poisoung Mr Wilson's||@@||cause of death was septic poisoning. Mr Wilson's connection nith the turf dstes back many||@@||connection with the turf dates back many years, but not until the middle of the eighties was||@@||years, but not until the middle of the eighties was bo prominently known us an owner of racehorses||@@||he prominently known as an owner of racehorses. In 1810 he purchased the St Albans stud and||@@||In 1890 he purchased the St Albans stud and estate irom Mr. John Crozier at a price, it was stated||@@||estate from Mr. John Crozier at a price, it was stated at the time, «pproschiiig £7o,000 From this time||@@||at the time, approaching £70,000 From this time forward Mr Wilson went m for breeding on un ex-||@@||forward Mr Wilson went in for breeding on an ex- tensivo scale, and his yearlings, sold in the antu-n,||@@||tensive scale, and his yearlings, sold in the autumn, olways rea U/ed good prices From England he in||@@||always realised good prices. From England he im ported the laouoniv, stallion Kindspsrd, the St||@@||ported the isonomy stallion Kindspord, the St Simon maro Lisle (who won races in his colours in||@@||Simon mare Lisle (who won races in his colours in Austr ilia), the Batcaldina mira Fleusis, the Plebeian||@@||Australia), the Batcaldina mira Fleusis, the Plebeian mare Baaufoast, the Mardon rojie Lady Marden, and||@@||mare Beafeast, the Marden mare Lady Marden, and later on the bt Simon stallion Bill of Portland and||@@||later on the St Simon stallion Bill of Portland and other stock 1 renton, secured at a hi»;h figuro from||@@||other stock. Trenton, secured at a high figure from the Hobartville stud, turned out one of the mos||@@||the Hobartville stud, turned out one of the most successful sues of recent >e:trsl and hovvisevou||@@||successful sues of recent years and he was even tuallv s >ld to go to 1 "glii.rt, whore he is now. TI»||@@||tually sold to go to England, where he is now. The break-up ot the Sv Ivia Park stud, in Now Zealand,||@@||break-up of the Sylvia Park stud, in New Zealand, HI 1891, gave Mr Wilson a clmuco of securing seve-||@@||in 1891, gave Mr Wilson a chance of securing seve- ral well-bred mares For Mersey (dam of Carline)||@@||ral well-bred mares For Mersey (dam of Carline) he gave 2100 guineas Hie maro herself did not turu||@@||he gave 2100 guineas. The mare herself did not turn out profitable, but she had a Nordenfeldt||@@||out profitable, but she had a Nordenfeldt foal at foot which won Mr Wilson manj||@@||foal at foot which won Mr Wilson many good races. This was Carnage Hie bt||@@||good races. This was Carnage. The St Albans stud was biokeu up some few years||@@||Albans stud was broken up some few years ago, being distubuted on the art union principle,||@@||ago, being distributed on the art union principle, but Mr Wilson b( ugh t back thn estate, and, having||@@||but Mr Wilson bought back the estate, and, having been successful himself in drawing Bill of Portland||@@||been successful himself in drawing Bill of Portland and some mures, he etartod breeding again, adding||@@||and some mares, he started breeding again, adding seveial of his old mares (which he re-purchased) aud||@@||several of his old mares (which he re-purchased) and other stock to Ihe stud||@@||other stock to the stud. On tha turf, Mi. Wilson's colours were very popu-||@@||On the turf, Mi. Wilson's colours were very popu- lar Hi met with a good dial of succoss, more es-||@@||lar. He met with a good deal of succoss, more es- pecially lu classic events. He never succeeded in||@@||pecially in classic events. He never succeeded in wiut.ing a handicap event of the importance of the||@@||winning a handicap event of the importance of the Melbourne Cup or Caulfield Cup, though in different||@@||Melbourne Cup or Caulfield Cup, though in different years btratbniore, Nada, Carnage, and Aurum,||@@||years Strathmore, Nada, Carnage, and Aurum, carrying his colours, run into i laces ni the Melbourne||@@||carrying his colours, ran into places in the Melbourne Cup Wullara (who was oue of the horses be bought||@@||Cup. Wallace (who was oue of the horses be bought back after tile art union) and La Carablue, however,||@@||back after tile art union) and La Carablue, however, each won bim a byduoy Cup, und Havoc, Bobadil,||@@||each won him a Sydney Cup, and Havoc, Bobadil, und La Carabine au Australian Cup Ihe Derby was||@@||and La Carabine an Australian Cup. The Derby was a race in which his representative always tor.k a||@@||a race in which his representative always took a piomiuent part ne won the event threo tunca-in||@@||prominent part. He won the event three times -in 1891 with btralhpioiH, in 1803 with Carnage, and lu||@@||1891 with Strathmore, in 1803 with Carnage, and in io9<>vvtth Wallace In 18% his Derby representa-||@@||in 1895 with Wallace. In 18% his Derby representa- tive, Itesolute, was beateu by Ne» have.., and the||@@||tive, Itesolute, was beaten by Newhaven, and the following 3 ear Aurum succumbed to Ainbetite, only||@@||following year Aurum succumbed to Amberite, only to take .tuple revenge on his conqueror nu the re-||@@||to take ample revenge on his conqueror on the re- in .innig days of the ru-eling lu ISOfj, Mr||@@||mainig days of the meeting. In 1896, Mr Wils m's Delby representativo, bobadil, starting tin||@@||Wilson's Delby representative, Bobadil, starting as odds on favour te, »as beaten half a bead l.\ Cocí s,||@@||odds on favourite, was beaten half a head by Cocos, bit his leprcsoututivc, beoru, in last year's lace,||@@||bit his representativc, Scorn, in last year's race, ian badly Ml Wi sou won the Champion||@@||ran badly. Mr. Wilson won the Champion Stakes with btmthmore ni 1892 , in 1896 his repre-||@@||Stakes with Strathmore in 1892 , in 1896 his repre- sentative, Wallace, malle a (I* ad heat tor the oveut||@@||sentative, Wallace, made a dead heat for the event willi Quiiur, «hilo ni 1899, B ibiu.il uppropiut°d||@@||with Quiver, while in 1899, B obadil appropriated the coveted pn/*s foi lum Many other good raes||@@||the coveted prize for him. Many other good races wini b> lum include Um VBC Oaks willi Elusive||@@||won by him include the V.E.C. Oaks with Elusive nd bymuiutry, the V R O bt Le» r with -itnth||@@||and Symmetry, the V.R.C. St. Leger with Strath niore, Aurum aud Bobadil, the Ctulfl Id Guiness||@@||more, Aurum aud Bobadil, the Cauldfield Guiness willi btiathmoru, Wallnce, Aurum, and Bobadil, and||@@||willi Strathmore, Wallace, Aurum, and Bobadil, and the A f C bt. Legei with Ta losca and Wallnce||@@||the A.J.C. St. Leger with La Tosca and Wallace Mr. Wilson was ou many occasions asked to stand||@@||Mr. Wilson was on many occasions asked to stand for the V R C committee, hut Ile nould never alto»||@@||for the V. R.C. committee, but he would never allow himself to he uomiuiiuid||@@||himself to be nominated. Mr Wilson was widely known umjugst mining||@@||Mr Wilson was widely known amongst mining min, and was associated with thoiiicnHioii and luti r||@@||men, and was associated with the inception and later prospnntj ot some of Austiulia's gründest nuning||@@||prosperity of some of Austiulia's greatest mining ventures lu the curly days ot the bilvortou field he||@@||ventures. In the early days ot the Silverton field he » as general manager til tho Barrier llaugss Asso-||@@||was general manager of the Barrier Ranges Asso- ciation, and had chalga of the Day Dawu imue loi g||@@||ciation, and had charge of the Day Daws mine long lu foro the smelters vverunt work at Brnkr-n Hill||@@||before the smelters were at work at Broken Hill. His namn appears on the original prospectus of the||@@||His name appears on the original prospectus of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, vv lum tho pro||@@||Broken Hill Proprietary Company, when the pro peity «as buug floated as a compauj of 2000 sliure*||@@||perty was being floated as a company of 2000 shares at £9 each, und issued as paul up to £19 each lu||@@||at £9 each, and issued as paid up to £19 each. In April of ISsO Mr. vv ilsou Buccoodfd Mr. A. 1.||@@||April of 1886 Mr. Wilson succeeded Mr. A. R. Ulsckwood as a dirietor on tim braird of tho Drokcu||@@||Blackwood as a dirietor on the board of tho Broken Hill Propnotirt, and later in the jear, at the re-||@@||Hill Propriatary, and later in the year, at the re- quest of nts cu-dtrccturs, he v Mte I America to in-||@@||quest of his co-directors, he visited America to in- spect vari ins nuiles with the v lew of selecting vv ork||@@||spect various mines with the view of selecting work nig ofhcials and induction plants, V-o , and the result||@@||ing officials and reduction plants, etc., and the result (f his investigations »as that thu late Mr W H||@@||of his investigations was that the late Mr W H Patton (of thu Con-oli lated Virginia Conipiuy,||@@||Patton (of the Consolidlated Virginia Company, Comstock, lone) ernie out as general manager In||@@||Comstock, lone) came out as general manager. In IS91 Mr tv ilsou wini «¡.point d chnuii nu of tho||@@||1891 Mr Wilson was appointed chairman of tho tuai 1, which position he held till IS92, slid then||@@||board, which position he held till 1892, and then its ¿m 1 the oihi a «hen he left on a vis.t to Europe||@@||resigned the office when he left on a visit to Europe Hu did not nguiu rejoin the duectorito Mr Wil-||@@||He did not again rejoin the directorate. Mr Wil- son was also c uurctod nith the initiation ot tho||@@||son was also connected with the initiation of the bilvertori Iramvvav scheme, mil he was BISO m||@@||Silverton Tramwav scheme, and he was also in teicsled in the Bi ken Hill Wntor bupply Company,||@@||terested in the Broken Hill Water Supply Company, various silver-lead mining comjilines, and in man}||@@||various silver-lead mining companies, and in many gold-ininiug ventures in Western Australia||@@||gold-mining ventures in Western Australia. BROKEN HILL, Sunda) I||@@||BROKEN HILL, Sunday News of the death of Mr W R Wilson, who has||@@||News of the death of Mr W R Wilson, who has bceu closely associated with Broken Hill, was re-||@@||been closely associated with Broken Hill, was re- vivid locally with general rcgrot Flags «vere half||@@||ported locally with general regret. Flags were half must high uu several bmldiugs, and on tho Pruprie||@@||mast high on several buildings, and on the Proprie tuy mine ___^________||@@||tary mine. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305795 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BllOKEN HILL (JIllCUlT||@@||BROKEN HILL CIRCUIT UOUUT.||@@||COURT. BROKEN HILL, Friday.||@@||BROKEN HILL, Friday. At the Circuit Court on riiursday John Hunt Uowo||@@||At the Circuit Court on Thursday John Hunt Rowe and Richard -eaton were sentenced to two years' tiard||@@||and Richard Seaton were sentenced to two years' hard lubaur, with permission to petition for u remission||@@||labour, with permission to petition for a remission af tor serving la mouths. William Furze found guilty||@@||after serving 15 months. William Furze found guilty of receiving articles of jewellery stolen from the||@@||of receiving articles of jewellery stolen from the Comuiotciul Hotel, wa» soiiteuced to 11 utouthB'||@@||Commercial Hotel, was sentenced to 11 months' hard labour. Elias Burge*.» was acquitted of ii||@@||hard labour. Elias Burgeess was acquitted of a chalga of »tenting it cait aud harness, tile properly||@@||charge of stealing a cart and harness, the property of bauiuul Whiuuaii, aud ou n scuoud ehurge of ob-||@@||of Samuel Whinnan, and on a second charge of ob- taining a buggy and harness from Mrs. Ausloy by||@@||taining a buggy and harness from Mrs. Ausley by falso protones», the Crcwu did uot press tho ciiargo,||@@||false pretenses, the Crown did not press the charge, andu form ii veultct of not guilty was returned.||@@||and a formal verdict of not guilty was returned. Aeeused was discharged. A ävnau, Habib Mutta,||@@||Accused was discharged. A Syrian, Habib Malta, was acquitted ou a charge of stealing sir. ringa aud||@@||was acquitted on a charge of stealing six rings and _2 from the dwelling of -uhatnau Anli'ui.||@@||£2 from the dwelling of Suhaman Antoni. Mr. Acting Justice Gibsuii sat lu Divorce this||@@||Mr. Acting Justice Gibson sat in Divorce this afternoon. \V>lliaui Edwin Pinker applied for a||@@||afternoon. William Edwin Parker applied for a divoroo from Ins wife, Amelia Funny Parker ;||@@||divorce from his wife, Amelia Fanny Parker ; George Austin Marshall wa» nametl as co-ruspou||@@||George Austin Marshall was named as co-respon- dent. Mr. AV. Bevau, instructed by Mr. A. ,1.||@@||dent. Mr. W. Bevan, instructed by Mr. A. J. Hull, nppeared for the petitioner. Tlespoiilcnt||@@||Hall, appeared for the petitioner. Respondent and co-respondent did not appuar. The malu issue||@@||and co-respondent did not appear. The main issue wus adullery, uud lu» Honor fuuud the issues proved.||@@||was adultery, and his Honor fouud the issues proved. William Pike, couchman, sued for a divorce from||@@||William Pike, coachman, sued for a divorce from ins wife, Eli/abolli Pike, James Ctittendou being||@@||his wife, Elizabeth Pike, James Cuttendon being uutued as oti-iespuudeut. Mr. J. ft. ltdwards ap-||@@||named as co-respondent. Mr. J. R. Edwards ap- peared for tho tietitiouet. There was no appearance||@@||peared for the petitioner. There was no appearance of respoudeut or OS-respondent. Adultery willi co||@@||of respondent or co-respondent. Adultery with co- rrspoudout waa the main issue. Ilia Honor fuund tbe||@@||respondent was the main issue. His Honor found the IBSUOS proved, und left the custody of the child to||@@||issues proved, and left the custody of the child to the petitioner.||@@||the petitioner. AU business was concluded, and the Court ad-||@@||All business was concluded, and the Court ad- journed Blue die. His Honor and party left by to-||@@||journed sine die. His Honor and party left by to- night's eipiejs lor sydney.||@@||night's express for Sydney. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28245373 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRAGEDY AT RANDWICK.||@@||TRAGEDY AT RANDWICK. I DEaM OP A YOUNG WOMAN.||@@||DEATH OF A YOUNG WOMAN. A tragedy, which resulted iu the death of a young||@@||A tragedy, which resulted in the death of a young Buried woman named Ellen Bennett, occurred at||@@||married woman named Ellen Bennett, occurred at Howard-stroet, Randwick, yesterday afternoon.||@@||Howard-street, Randwick, yesterday afternoon. Deceased waa the wife of Gouatablo James Bennett,||@@||Deceased was the wife of Constable James Bennett, ll the Hedfem Police Station, who ii now doiug duty||@@||at the Redfem Police Station, who is now doing duty u i traffic oftiecr in the city,||@@||as a traffic officer in the city. Conitable Bennett waa on duty in Sydnoy yester||@@||Constable Bennett was on duty in Sydney yester- hv afternoon. Us roached his home at about 6.30||@@||day afternoon. He reached his home at about 6.30 io tte trolling, and saeiog the front door of his||@@||in the evening, and seeing the front door of his toase closed, do proceeded round to the rearen||@@||house closed, he proceeded round to the rear en- truco. .At tho back thora is a vorandah, and on||@@||trance. At the back there is a verandah, and on Mchil ( this the constable waa horrified tD tee tho||@@||reaching this the constable waa horrified to see the hedy ot lils wife lying noar the door tu a large pool||@@||body of his wife lying near the door in a large pool el Wood with a bullet wnuod below tho right car.||@@||of blood with a bullet wound below the right ear. Che beside her lay a revolver, which on subsequent||@@||Close beside her lay a revolver, which on subsequent tnimation proved to huvs been discharged in oue||@@||examination proved to have been discharged in one oitótr. The body waa quite cold and »tiff, and life||@@||????. The body was quite cold and stiff, and life iUifyirently been extinct for some hours,||@@||had apparently been extinct for some hours. imitable Bennett and bis wife had only been I||@@||Constable Bennett and his wife had only been nmed )or a few years, and had ono child 2 years||@@||married for a few years, and had one child 2 years ' cid. On fluding the body the husband at once||@@||old. On finding the body the husband at once Uought of che child, and mads a search nf the pre-||@@||thought of the child, and made a search of the pre- lims. Not Uudiug the child there, be made in-||@@||mises. Not finding the child there, be made in- onu iee next door, and learned that at about 3||@@||quiries next door, and learned that at about 3 o'clock a Hrs. Clifford heard erina at Bennett's||@@||o'clock a Mrs. Clifford heard crying at Bennett's house: Aa the noise continued she went into the||@@||house: As the noise continued she went into the place to investigate tho causo, and found tha child||@@||place to investigate the cause, and found the child cryiurr, hut saw nothing of the mothar. AftBr wait-||@@||crying, but saw nothing of the mothar. After wait- ing for some time sh» took the child to her home,||@@||ing for some time she took the child to her home, whoro lt was found by the father. Mis. Clifford||@@||where lt was found by the father. Mrs. Clifford states that abo did not go into tim back verandah,||@@||states that she did not go into the back verandah, sod although no report of firearms was heard, there||@@||and although no report of firearms was heard, there ii little doubt that Mrs. Bennett .waa dead at that||@@||is little doubt that Mrs. Bennett was dead at that lime.||@@||time. There seems little doubt that tho unfortunate||@@||There seems little doubt that the unfortunate Womuu took her own life. Constable Beunett statBs||@@||Woman took her own life. Constable Bennett states that she was 26 years of aire, and hail lueuin bad health||@@||that she was 26 years of age, and had been in bad health for a long time post, lt is generally supposed that||@@||for a long time past. lt is generally supposed that ibis constant iudisposttton preyed on tho deceased's||@@||this constant indispositon preyed on the deceased's roin-1 and caused her to take her life. The couple||@@||mind and caused her to take her life. The couple haa nlwaya boen on the heat of tern's, and sympathy||@@||has always been on the best of term's, and sympathy is felt for the bereaved husband. A magisterial in-||@@||is felt for the bereaved husband. A magisterial in- quiry will be held this morning.||@@||quiry will be held this morning. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14310344 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MILITARY INTELLIGENCE||@@||MILITARY INTELLIGENCE Major-General Froiioh in general orders atatos that||@@||Major-General French in general orders states that " no other corps of tim land defence is to be rained||@@||" no other corps of the land defence is to be raised in the Illawarra district from Cook's River to Wol-||@@||in the Illawarra district from Cook's River to Wol- longong without the spec al sanction ot the G O O."'||@@||longong without the special sanction ot the G.O.C."' Ho directs attention to G O 70, lb93||@@||He directs attention to G.O.70, 1899. The following appointments, promotions, ¿La , in the||@@||The following appointments, promotions, &c, in the New South Wales military foicea have been aporovoi of||@@||New South Wales military forces have been approved of by his J Tcclleney tho Guveiuor, with the advice of the||@@||by his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Lxecutlvo Council -||@@||Executive Council:— New South Wales Lancen -James Burns to bo super-||@@||New South Wales Lancers.—-James Burns to be super- numerary Bccond lieuteunnt on probation , John Lynn to||@@||numerary second lieuteuant on probation; John Lynn to be supernumerary second lieutenant on probation , Juhn||@@||be supernumerary second lieutenant on probation , John Charles Mutthew See to bB supernumerary second lieu-||@@||Charles Matthew See to be supernumerary second lieu- teunnt on probatiun,||@@||teuant on probation. 1 irat Australian (Volunteer) Horse - Probationary||@@||First Australian (Volunteer) Horse.— Probationary Second Lieutenant Ki nneth Muck-nzio Wia> to he first||@@||Second Lieutenant Kenneth Mackenzie Wray to be first lieutenant, to rank as regards seniority nextto First Lieu-||@@||lieutenant, to rank as regards seniority next to First Lieu- tenant K II h Upton-to date trumJnnuary 1,1899||@@||tenant R. H. E. Upton—to date from January 1, 1899. Coips of Engineers -beCDnil Lieutenant Alexander||@@||Corps of Engineers.—Second Lieutenant Alexander Alfred Dircks, to bo first lieutenant, tu date tram Julyl,||@@||Alfred Dircks, to be first lieutenant, to date from July 1, 1Ö9T , John Percival Visaing Madsen, to bo supernumerary||@@||1899 , John Percival Vissing Madsen, to be supernumerary second lieutenant||@@||second lieutenant. Pirat Infantrv Regiment-Captain William Holme*, to||@@||First Infantry Regiment.—Captain William Holmes, to bo majoi, t» date from January 1,1901), lust Lieutenant||@@||be major, to date from January 1,1901;First Lieutenant Georgu Augustus Hourke, ti he ciptuin vice Leggatt,||@@||George Augustus Rourke, to be captain ,vice Leggatt, resigned, tu date from Januarv 1, 1000, Second Licuteiiiint||@@||resigned, to date from January 1, 1900, Second Lieutenant Marcus William Logan, to be tlrst lieutenant, vice Itonrke,||@@||Marcus William Logan, to be first lieutenant, vice Rourke, promoted, to date lrom January 1,1900 Uarold YtiwenH||@@||promoted, to date from January 1,1900 Harold Yewens Uusscll, tn he supernumerary second lieutenant on pro||@@||Russell, to be supernumerary second lieutenant on pro- batiun to dnto from lobruary 1, 1900 , Harold Nortou||@@||bation to date from February 1, 1900 , Harold Norton- Ru«scli, to be supernumsniry second lieutenant un||@@||Russell, to be supernumerary second lieutenant on probation, to date from february ¿, 1900 , Lconari||@@||probation, to date from February 2, 1900 , Leonard Dobbin, to be supernumerary seciud lieutenant, on pro-||@@||Dobbin, to be supernumerary second lieutenant, on pro- batiun||@@||bation. Mlourth Infantry Regiment-Capta n nnd Tíonorary||@@||Fourth Infantry Regiment.—Captain and Honorary Major john Brady Nash ia secunde 1, to late from April 2,||@@||Major John Brady Nash is seconded, to date from April 2, 1900 , Pir-d-Lieutenant William 1 rancis Xavier Byrno tu||@@||1900 , First-Lieutenant William Francis Xavier Byrne to be captain ilco Nash, seconde] tíldate fruin April J,||@@||be captain,vice Nash, seconded,to date from April 2, I'lOO Godfnj William Mill ml to be first-lieutenant vice||@@||1900; Godfrey William Millard to be first-lieutenant vice Byrne, proinutcd, to date from April J, 1900, Robert||@@||Byrne, promoted, to date from April 2, 1900, Robert Scoble to bo second-lieutenant, Albert Joseph to be||@@||Scobie to be second-lieutenant; Albert Joseph to be second lieutenant.||@@||second lieutenant. Tifth (Volunteer) Infantry Regiment (Scottish Rifles) -||@@||Fifth (Volunteer) Infantry Regiment (Scottish Rifles).— Second Lieutenant William ¡Kenneth Seliforlh Macken-||@@||Second Lieutenant William Kenneth Seaforth Macken- zie to be lirst lfcoutenant Mee Miichard}, promoted , Alex-||@@||zie to be first lieutenant ,vice Machardy, promoted; Alex- ander Glluiuur Robert« in to bl accond lieutenant on pro-||@@||ander Gilmour Robertson to be second lieutenant on pro- bation , Wutkin William Mums to be second lieutenant||@@||bation; Watkin William Morris to be second lieutenant on probation Walter Oswald Watt to be aecond hen||@@||on probation; Walter Oswald Watt to be second lieu- tenant on probation , Stanley Velden Hunter Nurthcott||@@||tenant on probation , Stanley Verden Hunter Northcott tu be second lieutenant on probation||@@||to be second lieutenant on probation. Sixth (Volunteer) Infantry Regiment (Australian||@@||Sixth (Volunteer) Infantry Regiment (Australian Rifles)-lirst I leutenant John William Smyth Campbell||@@||Rifles).—First Lieutenant John William Smyth Campbell is transí« rred to the Re«ci vo of üfileers Second I leu||@@||is transferred to the Reserve of officers; Second Lieu- tfnant Percy Henry Mitchell Crane to bo first llcutcuunt,||@@||tenant Percy Henry Mitchell Crane to be first lieutenant, 1 redenck lohn Salmon to he second lieutenant||@@||Frederick John Salmon to be second lieutenant. 1 ighth (Union Volunteer) Infantry Regiment -Charles||@@||Eighth (Union Volunteer) Infantry Regiment.—Charles Drummond Matthew to bo second lieutenant||@@||Drummond Matthew to be second lieutenant. National Guard.-Firat Lieutenant William Henderson||@@||National Guard.—First Lieutenant William Henderson tO bo CipttllU||@@||to be captain. Army Service Corps -Macartney Abbott to be super||@@||Army Service Corps.—Macartney Abbott to be super- numary second lieutenant||@@||numary second lieutenant. New South "Wales Army Medical Corps (Volunteer||@@||New South Wales Army Medical Corps (Volunteer Establishment) -John Kennedy Jireyor, MA Ck J)||@@||Establishment).—-John Kennedy Freyer, M.A. Ch. B. Mclb.LltCP LIIC BIL M Irol , to be first lieu||@@||Melb.,L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S. & L.Irel , to be first lieu- t»uiut, Glenlea feavill Willis, MU Cb M byd Univ , to||@@||tenant; Charles Savill Willis, M.B. Ch. M. Syd Univ., to bo Hut lieutenant||@@||be first lieutenant. Reserve of Oihccrs -Pirat Lieutenant John William||@@||Reserve of Officers.—First Lieutenant John William finis th t unpbell, from 6th Regiment (Auatraban Rifles/ to||@@||Smyth Campbell, from 6th Regiment (Australian Rifles) to be X trat Lieutenant||@@||be First Lieutenant. Milltarj Chaplains (Roman Catholic) -Rev P Tíquet||@@||Milltary Chaplains (Roman Catholic).—Rev. P. Piquet rcfijgns his commission , Right Itev Monsignor O Brien,||@@||resigns his commission; Right Rev. Monsignor O'Brien, Rector of <-t Juhn « Cjllege in the Sydney University, to||@@||Rector of St. John's College in the Sydney University, to bo Hunorary Roman Catholic Chaplain To be chaplains||@@||be Honorary Roman Catholic Chaplain.To be chaplains: Verv Rev lather blattcry, the l'resbytcr>, Woollohia ,||@@||Very Rev.Father Slattery, the Presbytery,Woollahara; Roi rather Toyio, the Treabytery, Paddington, Rev.||@@||Rev.Father Joyce, the Presbytery, Paddington; Rev. 1 »thor ü Uncu the Presos tery. Mosman||@@||Father O'Brien,the Presbytery, Mosman. COOMA, Mondar||@@||COOMA, Monday. Almost every man of the local K Company (2nd||@@||Almost every man of the local K Company (2nd Regiment) will bo prepared for encampment at||@@||Regiment) will be prepared for encampment at National Park on the 10th instant Special drill is||@@||National Park on the 19th instant.Special drill is to be held a few diijB prior to departure.||@@||to be held a few days prior to departure. GLEN INNES, Monday.||@@||GLEN INNES, Monday. Major Menzies states it is not unlikely that tho||@@||Major Menzies states it is not unlikely that the Mounted Infantry at Inverell and Tenterfield will||@@||Mounted Infantry at Inverell and Tenterfield will form au encampment at Glen Inuus about the end of||@@||form an encampment at Glen Innes about the end of this mouth, that being the most control position||@@||this month, that being the most central position. MOLONG, Monday.||@@||MOLONG, Monday. An order has been issued by headquarters autho-||@@||An order has been issued by headquarters autho- rising tho holding of a military camp at Molong on||@@||rising the holding of a military camp at Molong on Queen's Birthday. Molong being a central position||@@||Queen's Birthday. Molong being a central position is very couveuieat for tho members of the Bathurst,||@@||is very convenient for the members of the Bathurst, Molong, and Forbes half-squadrons It is expoctnd||@@||Molong, and Forbes half-squadrons.It is expected that 10U men will bo undor canvas The camp will||@@||that 100 men will be under canvas.The camp will last oight days.||@@||last eight days. WINDSOH, Monday.||@@||WINDSOR, Monday. The Bimmil inspection of A (Windsor) Company,||@@||The annual inspection of A (Windsor) Company, 3rd Iufautry Itogiment, by Colonel Uolborow,||@@||3rd Infantry Regiment, by Colonel Holborow, C M G , tho officer commandiug the regiment, took||@@||C.M.G., the officer commanding the regiment, took place on Saturday last, when there was uu attend-||@@||place on Saturday last, when there was an attend- ance of 57 mon out of a total of GD on the roll.||@@||ance of 57 men out of a total of 60 on the roll. Lieutenant-Colonel Bartlett (adjutant) and Guest||@@||Lieutenant-Colonel Bartlett (adjutant) and Guest wero also present At the conclusion Colonel Hol||@@||were also present At the conclusion Colonel Hol- borow highly comphmontod Captain Paine and his||@@||borow highly complimented Captain Paine and his officers on the excellent muster und the very satis-||@@||officers on the excellent muster and the very satis- factory condition of the company.||@@||factory condition of the company. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14294101 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CAPTAIN RUSSELL'S ENTERTAINMENT. I||@@||CAPTAIN RUSSELL'S ENTERTAINMENT. Captain John D. Russnll gave an interesting lecture||@@||Captain John D. Russell gave an interesting lecture entertainment at the Temperance Hull last evening||@@||entertainment at the Temperance Hall last evening on tbo curly exploration of Australia. The lecturer de-||@@||on tbe early exploration of Australia. The lecturer de- scribed bow he joined tho first expedition which set||@@||scribed how he joined the first expedition which set out in ISJO to search for Leichhardt, btnrtiug at||@@||out in 1850 to search for Leichhardt. Starting at ihe point w hero Busbane is now located, difficultin||@@||the point where Brisbane is now located, difficulties wore encountered TM ty miles after leaving the settle-||@@||were encountered. Fifty miles after leaving the settle- ment no Government protection una guaranteed, and||@@||ment no Government protection was guaranteed, and tho danger from blacks lias very grout. To get tu||@@||tho danger from blacks was very great. To get to tho Gulf of Carpentaria consumed nine months, and||@@||the Gulf of Carpentaria consumed nine months, and tho rituru journoy occupied seven The lecturer||@@||the return journey occupied seven. The lecturer joined another expedition having toe samo objectivo||@@||joined another expedition having the same objective point, winch started from South Australia overland.||@@||point, which started from South Australia overland. For a distance of 117 miles no water waa obtain-||@@||For a distance of 147 miles no water was obtain- able, and whea it was finally roachod it was fonnd||@@||able, and when it was finally reached it was fonnd that crocodile« were in uncomfortable proximity to||@@||that crocodiles were in uncomfortable proximity to the lagoona. Captain Russell's lecture was well illus-||@@||the lagoons. Captain Russell's lecture was well illus- trated by means of a powerful optical lantern.||@@||trated by means of a powerful optical lantern. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332459 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATE DU. DAGMAIt||@@||THE LATE DR. DAGMAR BERNE.||@@||BERNE. Our obituary notices yesterday morning contsinod||@@||Our obituary notices yesterday morning contained the announcement of the death ut '.ruutllti of||@@||the announcement of the death at Trundle of Dr. I)sumar Borne. Iho deceasod was one||@@||Dr. Dagmar Berne. The deceased was one of our hest kuoivn lady medical practitioners, aud||@@||of our best known lady medical practitioners, and as such waa in the enjoyment of u good and sue*||@@||as such was in the enjoyment of a good and successful cesslut practice in the city until about a year mid a||@@||practice in the city until about a year and a half ago, when sha was obliged to romovo owing||@@||half ago, when she was obliged to remove owing to falling health She was the daughter of the||@@||to failing health. She was the daughter of the late Mr. trad Berne, of Bega, who earned on||@@||late Mr. Fred Berne, of Bega, who carried on business for many years as an auctioneer aud lund||@@||business for many years as an auctioneer and land agent lu 18SS she mutriculat-d ut Syduo. Uni-||@@||agent. In 1888 she matriculated at Sydney Uni- versity, and was a sturlent la the merimal school||@@||versity, and was a student in the medical school hore for about M months, after »which she went||@@||here for about 12 months, after which she went to London and began her medical Btunies in the||@@||to London and began her medical studies in the University of Loudon m 1890 fahe iilso was con-||@@||University of London in 1890. She also was con- nected with the Edinburgh TJmvi rnt\, and tiok||@@||nected with the Edinburgh University and took the degree* of licentiate of tim Bo« al College of||@@||the degree of licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Huipeous nf both Unglaud slid||@@||Physicians and Surgeons of both England and hci tland, as well as that of tho licentiate of the||@@||Scotland, as well as that of the licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries in London, Alter HIIIBII||@@||Society of Apothecaries in London. After finish ing her course of sludv she proctedrd to Dublin,||@@||ing her course of study she proceeded to Dublin, wbero she was for ajear in the Rotunda, and return-||@@||where she was for a year in the Rotunda, and return- ing to Loudon she became for a year house||@@||ing to London she became for a year house sumeon at the Women's Hospital. Keturning to||@@||surgeon at the Women's Hospital. Returning to ¡sydney-, she stalled praolice in Macquaua-strebt||@@||Sydney, she started practice in Macquarie Street ia l8!)j, and continued in it until, as alrVady||@@||in 1895, and continued in it until, as already mentioned, she was obliged to relinquish v> ork on||@@||mentioned, she was obliged to relinquish work on account of failing health. The disease with which||@@||account of failing health. The disease with which she was attacks 1 was consumption, which hits taken||@@||she was attacked was consumption, which has taken aiv.y so many of thebostand hnehtest of our peuple||@@||away so many of the best and brightest of our people. At first she ttied the effect of mountain||@@||At first she tried the effect of mountain air, and then removed to Trundle, the||@@||air, and then removed to Trundle, the dry atmosphere of which would, it was||@@||dry atmosphere of which would, it was hopt d, be of use in assisting to combat the malady.||@@||hoped, be of use in assisting to combat the malady. _emoirha(,e, however, set in on Tuesday morning,||@@||Haemorrage, however, set in on Tuesday morning, and her mother was sent for lrom bj due.. On her||@@||and her mother was sent for from Sydney. On her way tq hur daughtor's sidtnaho was handed a tele||@@||way to her daughter's side she was handed a tele giam at Parkes stating that death had already||@@||gram at Parkes stating that death had already occurred Ihe remains of the deceased vnung lady||@@||occurred. The remains of the deceased young lady »uro buried at liuunlu on Wednoed ty, Mrs. fiort'o,||@@||were buried at Trundle on Wednesday, Mrs. Berne, sen , lives m .Sydney, and one oi the brothers of the||@@||who lives in Sydney, and one of the brothers of the deceased lady, Mr I' W. Borne, B A , is a member||@@||deceased lady, Mr Percy Witton Berne, B.A. , is a of the firm of Shipway and Berne, solicitors, of this||@@||member of the firm of Shipway and Berne, solicitors, «ty. __^__________||@@||of this city.______ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14343368 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HOSPITAL CARNIVAL AT ALBURY.||@@||HOSPITAL CARNIVAL AT ALBURY. ALBURY, Weinesdur.||@@||ALBURY, Wednesday. ' The annual carnival, in aid nf the Albury Hos«||@@||The annual carnival, in aid of the Albury Hos- [pita!, was held to-day on the showground. A pro||@@||pital, was held to-day on the showground. A pro- !»r»mm"i of sports wnt preceded hy a procession||@@||gramme of sports was preceded by a procession Jmado up of volunteers, members of the fire nrisades.||@@||made up of volunteers, members of the fire brigades. cadets, and school-children, and people in fancy||@@||cadets, and school-children, and people in fancy 'eoftumr, which paraded the street, of the town.||@@||costume, which paraded the streets, of the town. 'The r> «¡dents of Wodonga and the Chinese assisted||@@||'The residents of Wodonga and the Chinese assisted tgreatly to make the affair a success. On the show«||@@||greatly to make the affair a success. On the show- 'ground there was an attend.nco of about 2000 people,||@@||ground there was an attendance of about 2000 people, and it ia expected that the hospital will benefit to the||@@||and it is expected that the hospital will benefit to the ¡extent of £200. The following are the results of the||@@||extent of £200. The following are the results of the Ipnnoipal sporting events :||@@||principal sporting events : If Friendly Socl-tv's Handicap Foot Race î W. Newton. 1 ;||@@||Friendly Society's Handicap Foot Race : W. Newton. 1 ; J, A. Rnv. 2: F. Vine«, 3. Ponv .Tumnlnï: R. Bovrdren,||@@||J, A. Roy. 2 : F. Vines, 3. Pony Jumping : R. Bowdren, 1; »'.WilkinsT,!! 8h«ru>ia Handicap, 190 snttia (final||@@||1 ; C. Wilkinson,2. Sheffield Handicap, 120 yards (final heat): H. Siosd (Wod ngal, 10 var!», I; 0.\*7itlti.,«nn,||@@||heat) : H. Stead (Wodonga, 10 yards, 1 ; C. Wilkinson, 34 forde, 2; B Tohnnon (Alburv), 12 yard», 8. Time, la||@@||14 yards, 2 ; R. Johnson (Albury), 12 yards, 3. Time, 12 in-«, second«. Obstarle P.ace : J. Watt. 'Huthergiem), l ;||@@||3-5 seconds. Obstacle Race : J. Watts. ( Rutherglen), 1 ; |,T.'falnner (Albury). 2; .T. Bums (Alburv),!), fiicycle||@@||J. Maloney (Albury), 2 ; J. Burns (Albury),3. Bicycle IRsce, 1 mile : J. Manns (.lind- ra), »0 vard«, 1 i ft. 8 «rp||@@||Race, 1 mile : J. Manns (Jindera), 40 yards, 1. ; R. Sharp sfAlburvl.flOyards,«,; It. Dick (fburtroona).»)yard*.8.||@@||( Albury ),60 yards,2,; R. Dick (Thurgoona). 30 yards,3. /Chinese Bicycle Hace : Ah Sing, 1 s Ah Sam, 2.||@@||Chinese Bicycle Race : Ah Sing, 1 ; Ah Sam, 2. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329408 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COllRRY'S GARDENS,||@@||CORREY'S GARDENS, CABARITA.||@@||CABARITA. PAVILION ILLUMINATED WITH GAS.||@@||PAVILION ILLUMINATED WITH GAS. Last evening about oOO friend« of Mr anti Mrs||@@||Last evening about 300 friends of Mr and Mrs Thomas Correv, of Correy'c Gardons, Cabarita were||@@||Thomas Correv, of Correy's Gardens, Cabarita were present by invitation at a social gathering m the||@@||present by invitation at a social gathering in the pavilion for the purpose ot celebrating the uTiimiiiu||@@||pavilion for the purpose of celebrating the illumin- tion of the spacious pavilion with incandrsceut hillls||@@||tion of the spacious pavilion with incandescent lights which work list bean Bvltsfaclouly carrned||@@||which work has been satisfactorily carried out by Messrs F Lassattir uni! Co Mr||@@||out by Messrs F. Lassetter and Co. Mr James Stadjnati ocupied the chair After||@@||James Stedman occupied the chair. After full justice had been dons to tha go ii||@@||full justice had been done to the good thntga provided by the host and hostess, Mr||@@||things provided by the host and hostess, Mr titling T art lu n felicitous ap»ech nrnpuaed th t haslih||@@||Quong Tart in a felicitous speech proposed the health of Mr anil Mrs 1 h Tina« Coriev and farrulv,||@@||of Mr anid Mrs Thomas Correy and family, and Hishtd Mr Correy every saccoss in||@@||and wished Mr Correy every success in lus endeavour lo provids addt'ion«! phtasurc||@@||his endeavour to provide additional pleasure and enjoyment for his large number of||@@||and enjoyment for his large number of natrons Mr Correy, in acknowledging the||@@||patrons. Mr Correy, in acknowledging the compliment, expressed the hope that hit aitditinnsl||@@||compliment, expressed the hope that his additional ni dsrtakn g would givo satisfaction to all who visited||@@||ni dsrtakn g would givo satisfaction to all who visited the locality uud shared lu tie pleasures provided at||@@||the locality uud shared lu tie pleasures provided at Cabarita Mr P O Coriev submitted the health||@@||Cabarita Mr P O Correv submitted the health nf the firm of Mi-ssr« F Ltsaetter and Co,||@@||of the firm of Messrs F. Lasetter and Co., who had satisfactorily earned out their contract||@@||who had satisfactorily earned out their contract lu connection with the work Mr Pnitfax (incan-||@@||in connection with the work Mr. Fairfax (incan- descent department) acknowledged the toast on||@@||descent department) acknowledged the toast on behalf of Lasielter and Co lim toast rf "buccssa||@@||behalf of Lasettter and Co. The toast of "Success to the Parramatta Line of Steamers " was pio||@@||to the Parramatta Line of Steamers " was pro- posedby Mr Quong lart, and responded to hy Mr||@@||posed by Mr Quong Tart, and responded to by Mr Cowper, the manager Other toaft« followed||@@||Cowper, the manager. Other toasts followed Dat eing waa indulged in to the music nf Mr C||@@||Dancing was indulged in to the music nf Mr C Box«el)'e band nntil 10 30, when the majority of thoso||@@||Boxell's band until 10.30, when the majority of those prêtent returned to the city por the steamer Bf Jze||@@||present returned to the city per the steamer Bronze- wing||@@||wing. Among those present wete the Mayor of Concord||@@||Among those present were the Mayor of Concord (Mr W K Chapman), Alderman and Mrs Shipley,||@@||(Mr W K Chapman), Alderman and Mrs Shipley, Mr and Mrs James Melrose, Mr ann Mr'||@@||Mr and Mrs James Melrose, Mr and Mrs Edward Richards, Mr and Mrs Bullen, Mr and||@@||Edward Richards, Mr and Mrs Bullen, Mr and Mr« W C Kobimoti, Mr and Mrs J King, Mr||@@||Mrs W C Robinson, Mr and Mrs J King, Mr and Mrs It F Hay, Mr and Mrs Goodwin, Mr||@@||and Mrs R. F. Hay, Mr and Mrs Goodwin, Mr und Mrs Lord, Mr nnd Mr« H M'Kenzir, Mr. and||@@||und Mrs Lord, Mr and Mrs. H M'Kenzie, Mr. and Mrs W Cox, Mrs Jones, Mrs Brunner, and Messis||@@||Mrs W Cox, Mrs Jones, Mrs Brunner, and Messis A S Cowiier, 1 Birt, Quong lart, D M Kenzie,||@@||A S Cowper, J. Birt, Quong Tart, D M Kenzie, and H J Jovaelyn||@@||and R J Joselyn. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322098 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A SYDNEY CHINESE MER-||@@||A SYDNEY CHINESE MER- CHANT'S OPINIONS.||@@||CHANT'S OPINIONS. MOBE ABOUT THE EEFOBM PARTY.||@@||MORE ABOUT THE REFORM PARTY. Mr Yee Hing, chairman of tho Sydney Chinese||@@||Mr Yee Hing, chairman of the Sydney Chinese Beform Association, in the course oían interview||@@||Reform Association, in the course of an interview with a " Herald " reporter yesterday, said that if||@@||with a " Herald " reporter yesterday, said that if the Powers who aro now represented in China would||@@||the Powers who are now represented in China would assist the re foi m party ho believed that order would||@@||assist the reform party he believed that order would be restored If they intended to fight it out them-||@@||be restored. If they intended to fight it out them- selves it wonld be u bigger thing than thoy might||@@||selves it would be a bigger thing than they might expect, bBCsusa it would take a long time to||@@||expect, because it would take a long time to thoroughly subdue 400,000,000 people Many of||@@||thoroughly subdue 400,000,000 people. Many of the Viceroys ho knew wera joining the reform||@@||the Viceroys he knew were joining the reform association, and amongst them Wong Tung Wo,||@@||association, and amongst them Wong Tung Wo, who appealed to the Powers a week ago to assist||@@||who appealed to the Powers a week ago to assist tho Emperor at Nanking, and who favours the||@@||the Emperor at Nanking, and who favours the " open door " policy Weng Tung Wo was tho||@@||" open door " policy. Weng Tung Wo was the private teacher of tho Emperor and held high oiric«,||@@||private teacher of the Emperor and held high office miny years sigo Bt Poking, hut two years ago waB||@@||many years ago at Peking, but two years ago was dismissed by the Empress Dowager beuiuse sho dis-||@@||dismissed by the Empress Dowager because she dis- covered he was a strong reformer end had recom-||@@||covered he was a strong reformer and had recom- mended the leader of the r'form party, Kang Yu||@@||mended the leader of the reform party, Kang Yu Wai, to the young Emperor Undoubtedly, lu tho||@@||Wai, to the young Emperor. Undoubtedly, in the miuds of the bvduey Chinese, the best method of||@@||minds of the Sydney Chinese, the best method of clearing up the trouble would bo for the Powers to||@@||clearing up the trouble would be for the Powers to assist the reform party, and tho two working to-||@@||assist the reform party, and the two working to- gether would have no d flieulty ia suppressing tho||@@||gether would have no difficulty in suppressing the Boxers, whom thB Empress Dowuger aud Priuco||@@||Boxers, whom the Empress Dowager and Prince I u«n are mad enough to behove can sweep away||@@||Puan are mad enough to believe can sweep away all the foreigners from China Ho considered that||@@||all the foreigners from China. He considered that tho-e two were responsible alone for all the murders||@@||those two were responsible alone for all the murders and loss of life und property If tha Emperor||@@||and loss of life and property. If the Emperor Kuangsu (now in gaol) »ere placed on tho throne||@@||Kuangsu (now in gaol) were placed on the throne with tho reform party supporting bim, ho antici-||@@||with the reform party supporting him, he antici- pated that the new Government would bo able to||@@||pated that the new Government would be able to «ettie the u fin ra of the nation They certainly wculd||@@||settle the affairs of the nation. They certainly would advocate tho " open-door " policy, allowing any||@@||advocate the " open-door " policy, allowing any nation to trade with China, and would work to make||@@||nation to trade with China, and would work to make tim people a happy and civilised ruco " But if the||@@||the people a happy and civilised race. " But if the nations are going to fight ou their own aceouut,"||@@||nations are going to fight on their own account," «aid Mr Yee Hing in conclusion, " I do not know||@@||said Mr Yee Hing in conclusion, " I do not know when it will end There will be great loss of life||@@||when it will end. There will be great loss of life and largo numbers of people murdered, and aftor||@@||and large numbers of people murdered, and after spending a long time in endeavouring to quell tho||@@||spending a long time in endeavouring to quell the disturbances, not to speak of the cost, I feet suro||@@||disturbances, not to speak of the cost, I feel sure neither tho nations interested nor the Chinese them-||@@||neither the nations interested nor the Chinese them- selves will benefit "||@@||selves will benefit." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322356 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BUSHMEN.||@@||THE BUSHMEN. LETTER FKOM LANCE-CORPORAL||@@||LETTER FROM LANCE-CORPORAL MIDDLETON.||@@||MIDDLETON. Lance-Corporal O F H Middleton (formerly of||@@||Lance-Corporal O. F. H. Middleton (formerly of Burrowa}, now a member of the New South Wales||@@||Burrowa), now a member of the New South Wales Bushmen's Contingent, writing to his fathor, Mr A||@@||Bushmen's Contingent, writing to his father, Mr. A. L Middleton, from Marundellus, on April l8, says -||@@||L. Middleton, from Marandellas, on April 18, says :— " Wu left Beira this morning by tram It is a||@@||"We left Beira this morning by train. It is a ?great' railway, the gauge being ¿ft, and tho pace 10||@@||'great' railway, the gauge being 2ft., and the pace 10 miles per hour It ia wondeif ni country, but very||@@||miles per hour. It is wonderful country, but very swampy to Bamboo deck, with a few small||@@||swampy to Bamboo Creek, with a few small ranges winch make it very pretty It is very||@@||ranges which make it very pretty. It is very dangerous country to live in, tliure is so much||@@||dangerous country to live in, there is so much fever, but after luiving Bimboo Creek we get the||@@||fever, but after leaving Bamboo Creek we get the wido gauge railway, mid Itogiii to got into the||@@||wide gauge railway, and begin to got into the mountains, and use to the height of about 5000ft io||@@||mountains, and rise to the height of about 5000ft. to GOUOft It is a beautiful tropical country,||@@||6000ft. It is a beautiful tropical country, covered with jungle which is very dense, and grows||@@||covered with jungle, which is very dense, and grows to the height of about Git to 8ft, all interlaced||@@||to the height of about 6ft. to 8ft., all interlaced with vines und cre.pus of overy description, aud||@@||with vines and creepers of every description, and many of these coverod with beautiful florrera and||@@||many of these covered with beautiful flowers and come with different kinds of fiuit It is full of||@@||some with different kinds of fruit. It is full of wild anímala, lions, tigurs, elephants, and nionkejs||@@||wild animals, lions, tigers, elephants, and monkeys. We saw three wild¡.lephants, some dr-cr, a few||@@||We saw three wild elephants, some deer, a few flocks of gmnenfowl, and hundreds of monkoys||@@||flocks of guinea fowl, and hundreds of monkeys. 1 ho tram was very alow over theso mountains, as||@@||The train was very slow over these mountains, as they only bum wood ni tho cugiues,||@@||they only burn wood in the engines, and we had frequently to stop to got||@@||and we had frequently to stop to get up steam, nnd then wo nil usud to||@@||up steam, and then we all used to §ot out and exploro the jungle, and obtain||@@||get out and explore the jungle, and obtain owen and fruit, some of which were very mee||@@||flowers and fruit, some of which were very nice. When wo got to the border of Rhodesia we were||@@||When we got to the border of Rhodesia we were mot by a few English ladies and gentlemen, .hey||@@||met by a few English ladies and gentlemen. They had hot tea for no, and presented «very man with||@@||had hot tea for us, and presented every man with cigarettes nud a box of malcho« When h o got to||@@||cigarettes and a box of matches. When we got to Umtali we wero given hat coffee and tobacco, aud||@@||Umtali we were given hot coffee and tobacco, and accorded another good reception The place wo||@@||accorded another good reception. The place we have pitched camp at looks splendid country, un-||@@||have pitched camp at looks splendid country, un- dulating, having vory little timber, which is very |||@@||dulating, having very little timber, which is very slunted and useless except for Uruwood. The grass||@@||stunted and useless except for firewood. The grass is very wild, about 4ft high, and similar to tho||@@||is very wild, about 4ft. high, and similar to the kangaroo grass ot Australia Iho Government is||@@||kangaroo grass of Australia. The Government is making a permanent camp of this .hey aro build-||@@||making a permanent camp of this. They are build- ing stables, every stable to hold 80 hoises 1 hoy||@@||ing stables, every stable to hold 80 horses. They have about 12 Uoished and are still building. We||@@||have about 12 finished and are still building. We had a great time lu the tram, three days and three||@@||had a great time in the train, three days and three nights There were 40 mau ou each truck-n com-||@@||nights. There were 40 men on each truck—a com- mon coal truck with a top on it to keep the sun off,||@@||mon coal truck with a top on it to keep the sun off, and only one blanket to each man You eau imagine||@@||and only one blanket to each man. You can imagine what it waa like lying on the door with one blanket||@@||what it was like lying on the door with one blanket for three days una nights My bone» ware all aching||@@||for three days and nights. My bones were all aching when we marched into camp " Writing on May 1||@@||when we marched into camp." Writing on May 1 Lance-corporal Middleton say».-" I am on||@@||Lance-corporal Middleton says :—"I am on mounted patrol with four men, and not supposed to||@@||mounted patrol with four men, and not supposed to _»? back till dark to.night We are uot in the||@@||be back till dark to-night. We are not in the Boera* country 5 et, but havo to go out for practice||@@||Boer's country yet, but have to go out for practice. Wo do not know when we will be moving on from||@@||We do not know when we will be moving on from hero The Queeiulauders and Canadians bave gouo,||@@||here. The Queenslanders and Canadians have gone, and I expeet wo will be tho uext Wo novar hear||@@||and I expect we will be the next. We never hear any news from the front I do not think inuoh of||@@||any news from the front. I do not think much of tina country , it ia nothing but disease for horses and||@@||this country ; it is nothing but disease for horses and men About a dozen men are silk, aud our horses||@@||men. About a dozen men are sick, and our horses are dying very fort- two or three every day We||@@||are dying very fast—two or three every day. We era over 6000ft. high, with a splendid climate , and||@@||are over 5000ft. high, with a splendid climate ; and yet unhealthy; Only about half of our number are||@@||yet unhealthy. Only about half of our number are here : the rest are left behind at Bamboo Creek,||@@||here ; the rest are left behind at Bamboo Creek, and the railway it so short of rolling stock that it||@@||and the railway it so short of rolling stock that it takes a long timo to got uloug Thero||@@||takes a long time to get along. There is very Itttlo to shoot 1 he niñeen and||@@||is very little to shoot. The officers and some of the men gu out shooting nftou,||@@||some of the men go out shooting often, but havo got very little game-one or two buck and||@@||but have got very little game—one or two buck and a few guiuoafowl W o tako our horses out every||@@||a few guinea fowl. We take our horses out every day and lot thom go, and form a circle round thein||@@||day and let them go, and form a circle round them and let thom feed for two or three boura, bpt last||@@||and let them feed for two or three hours ; but last bundey they fed tor an hour and then stampeded,||@@||Sunday they fed for an hour and then stampeded, and went for two or three miles as bord as they||@@||and went for two or three miles as hard as they could go , but ovontnalty we got them bank. Provi-||@@||could go ; but eventually we got them back. Provi- sions «re very dear, lwa ehlllinga for a tin of jam,||@@||sions are very dear. Two shlllings for a tin of jam, la Cd for a pound of sugar, li 6d foi a tin of milk.||@@||1s 6d for a pound of sugar, 1s 6d for a tin of milk. Wednesday, May 3.-A squadron will leave here||@@||Wednesday, May 3.—A squadron will leave here to-morrow morning for Btiluwavo, and I am in-||@@||to-morrow morning for Bulawayo, and I am in- cluded ia it. We have to March 1!0 miles per day||@@||cluded in it. We have to March 20 miles per day— walk 10 milos and lido 10. Wa have 300 miles to||@@||walk 10 miles and ride 10. We have 300 miles to march. I do not know when the reit ot the Bush-||@@||march. I do not know when the rest of the Bush- men will follow."||@@||men will follow." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320921 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DARGAL'S FARM TO LEET'S VALE ROAD.||@@||DARGAL'S FARM TO LEET'S VALE ROAD. Mr. W Morgan, M L A., introduced u deputation||@@||Mr. W Morgan, M L A., introduced a deputation to the Muiiktor for Works » estoiday with re-jaect to||@@||to the Minister for Works yesterday with respect to the road Irom Durgal's tarm to Ltet's yale It waa ,||@@||the road from Dargal's farm to Leet's vale. It was t'tplaiiied that this road had formerly been ou tha||@@||explained that this road had formerly been on the sene Inte of classified roads, but hud been removed||@@||schedule of classified roads, but had been removed from it, and the deputation uow »vished that li||@@||from it, and the deputation now wished that it might tie restored Ihe deputation also said that ltt||@@||might be restored. The deputation also said that it f. rmed a short cut over tbB mountain from Lower||@@||formed a short cut over the mountain from Lower Fortland to Lcct'a Vale, and that although the load||@@||Portland to Leet's Vale, and that although the road round the river suited a number of persous there waa||@@||round the river suited a number of persons there was still a largo numoer who desired to use this short,||@@||still a large number who desired to use this short cut||@@||cut. Mr O'sullivan, in answer to the request, said that||@@||Mr O'Sullivan, in answer to the request, said that there must huye been some good reasons for re-||@@||there must have been some good reasons for re- moving the road refei led to from the schedule ot||@@||moving the road referred to from the schedule of clissilied roads and adopting the one which mu||@@||classified roads and adopting the one which ran round hythe river lu its stead He would, how-||@@||round by the river in it's stead. He would, how- ever, have inquines made, and would ascertain||@@||ever, have inquiries made, and would ascertain exactly haw mattara Etoud. His d-cision »vould lae)||@@||exactly how matters stood. His decision would be duly conveyed to Mr Morgan after receipt of tha||@@||duly conveyed to Mr Morgan after receipt of the report from his ofbeers on the subject.||@@||report from his officers on the subject. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14344103 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I A NCW SHIPriNO FIRM||@@||A NEW SHIPPING FIRM Tho new firm of Paul and Qrav, Limited, announced in||@@||The new firm of Paul and Gray, Limited, announced in Sat uni ay's "llenld, ' is a combination of two uld-tstab||@@||Saturday's Herald, is a combination of two old-estab liahed houses, uara-*ly Potts and Paul and 6rav and Qruy.||@@||lished houses, namely Potts and Paul and Gray and Gray. Messrs. Potts and Paul tuinmenced but>ine»a in 1601, and||@@||Messrs. Potts and Paul commenced business in 1864, and since then th**ir trade his annually niciea.i*-d.in proportion||@@||since then their trade has annually increased in proportion with the growth of the port. Somo JA veara ago a braurh||@@||with the growth of the port. Some 25 years ago a branch was ettabltslie l in Brisbane, buue the death of Mr. Potts||@@||was etablished in Brisbane. Since the death of Mr. Potts in *87B the entire management has devolved on Mr, John||@@||in 1875 the entire management has devolved on Mr John Paul. Jn lfaSC Me««*. Gin) and «ray started operations,||@@||Paul. In 1886 Messrs Gray and Gray started operations, und since then the Ihm ha-spiogreuned toa\erylarge ex-||@@||and since then the firm has pgogressed to a very large ex- tent each yc*r until it haa attained its present flourúhing||@@||tent each year until it has attained its present flourishing condition. The invr-agemcat hi« been in the hande ot||@@||condition. The managment has been in the hande of Messrs. U. D. Groy and W. Lambert.||@@||Messrs. E. D. Gray and W. Lambert. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322083 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MORE ABOUT THE BOXERS.||@@||MORE ABOUT THE BOXERS. Tho full narnu of the organisation known to the||@@||The full name of the organisation known to the world as the '* Bo.ora " is ** Kighteou.« Harmony||@@||world as the " Boxers " is " Righteous Harmony tista" Beginning m a smnll nay in Shantung a||@@||Fists." Beginning in a small way in Shantung a couple of years ago, this sonety has prospered under||@@||couple of years ago, this society has prospered under Imperial pitronage Osteueibly it is a society for the||@@||Imperial patronage. Ostensibly it is a society for the cultivation ol gyinnaBtic., whilst secretly itB object is||@@||cultivation of gymnastics, whilst secretly its object is the exterminatiou ot Chustmtis, reformers, and||@@||the extermination of Christians, reformers, and foreigner« botno of the local authorities, blind to||@@||foreigners. Some of the local authorities, blind to the fact that the Boxers enjoyed the favour of the||@@||the fact that the Boxers enjoyed the favour of the Empress DoAagor, wore sufficiently ill.advised to||@@||Empress Dowager, wore sufficiently ill-advised to tuko Buch steps to punph thom BR their||@@||take such steps to punish them as their frequent outbursts into ontrago and murder||@@||frequent outbursts into outrage and murder seemed to demand But the Empress||@@||seemed to demand. But the Empress Donager soon set them right In an edict||@@||Dowager soon set them right. In an edict published six months ago, the local authoi it es were||@@||published six months ago, the local authorities were bidden to distinguish very carefully between the||@@||bidden to distinguish very carefully between the "submissive and loyal subjects" who "learngym||@@||"submissive and loyal subjects" who "learn gym- nastio drill for the protection of their families " and||@@||nastic drill for the protection of their families " and the " recLleas fellows who band together aud creato||@@||the " reckless fellows who band together and create riots " Hie latter aro the reformers, who ara m all||@@||riots." The latter are the reformers, who are in all cases to be neierolv punished, and the former are the||@@||cases to be severely punished, and the former are the Boxers, whom the authorities are commanded to||@@||Boxers, whom the authorities are commanded to favour||@@||favour. According to Mr George W Clarke, agent of the||@@||According to Mr. George W. Clarke, agent of the China Iuland Mission at Tientsin who has been at||@@||China Inland Mission at Tientsin, who has been at work in China for -5 years, the Boxers aro '* a gang||@@||work in China for 25 years, the Boxers are " a gang of Hooligans diBguising their loutiug raids under a||@@||of Hooligans disguising their looting raids under a mask of religion and política ' rho mandarins,||@@||mask of religion and polítics." The mandarins, acting on ihe plain hitit« of the Peking Government,||@@||acting on the plain hints of the Peking Government, confined their interference with thom to giving thom||@@||confined their interference with them to giving them monev to go to the next city -heir banner has upon||@@||money to go to the next city. Their banner has upon it four cbarsctors meaning " Protect Chum Anni-||@@||it four characters meaning " Protect China : Anni- hilate foreicnera," and they havo certuiuly done their||@@||hilate foreigners," and they have certainly done their best to obey the latter command||@@||best to obey the latter command. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326086 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATE MB. JOHN||@@||THE LATE MR. JOHN * WILDRTDGE.||@@||WILDRIDGE. The funeral of the late Mr John Wildudge took||@@||The funeral of the late Mr John Wildridge took place yestorday afternoon A service, conducted by||@@||place yesterday afternoon A service, conducted by the Rev R Mackinnon (St Peter's Presbyterian||@@||the Rev R. Mackinnon (St Peter's Presbyterian Church), was held at the late résidence of the do||@@||Church), was held at the late residence of the de- ceased, Braohead, Berry-streot, North Sydney, and||@@||ceased, Braehead, Berry-street, North Sydney, and was attended by a large number of relatives and||@@||was attended by a large number of relatives and friends The cortege left Berry-street at about 2 JO||@@||friends. The cortege left Berry-street at about 2.30 p tu for the Gore Hill Cemetery, whore the intci||@@||p.m. for the Gore Hill Cemetery, where the inter- ment win «nudo The service nt the grave wes con-||@@||ment was made. The service at the grave was con- ducted by the Rev R Mackinnon The assemblage||@@||ducted by the Rev R. Mackinnon. The assemblage was repiesentative of tho shipping and com uerciul||@@||was representative of the shipping and commercial circles of the city The remains wero eucased in a||@@||circles of the city. The remains were encased in a polished cedar cofho, whith was covered with floral||@@||polished cedar coffin, which was covered with floral tributes rnlloisinf tho hearse waa a carriage con-||@@||tributes. Following the hearse was a carriage con- veying additional wicatliB, a last tilbuto of respect||@@||veying additional wreaths, a last tribute of respect and esteem of numerous friends The interment was||@@||and esteem of numerous friends. The interment was made in this Presbyterian section of the cemetery||@@||made in the Presbyterian section of the cemetery. Amongst those prosout wore -Messrs Alexander||@@||Amongst those present were:—Messrs Alexander Wildndge (brother), J Wildndge (son). W||@@||Wildridge (brother), J. Wildridge (son), W. D. Jack (cousin of the deceased^, Captain||@@||D. Jack (cousin of the deceased), Captain Hixson, It N, Captains H Craig aud R Craig||@@||Hixson, R.N., Captains H. Craig and R. Craig (latei of the S and A Company), J||@@||(late of the E. and A. Company), J. M Banks, B Jenkins, G J Banks (representing||@@||M. Banks, B. Jenkins, G. J. Banks (representing the lorres Straits pilots), Davidson, Commander||@@||the Torres Straits pilots), Davidson, Commander Lmdemau (Naval Biigade),vV Scott, J Hobson, H||@@||Lindeman (Naval Biigade), W. Scott, J. Hobson, H. Kidd, A D Marshall, 1 Jelloy R brant, B Pol||@@||Kidd, A. D. Marshall, T. Jelley, R. Grant, R. Pol- lock, A J Higginbotham 1 Bwks, S R Under-||@@||lock, A. J. Higginbotham, T. Banks, S. R. Under- wood, Thomas Punch, W Williamson, R Moodie,||@@||wood, Thomas Punch, W. Williamson, R. Moodie, J T Heron H Ü Portus, J P Troiiki Donald||@@||J. F. Heron, H. D. Portus, J. P. Franki, Donald Smith, W A Dixon, E J Fox F W Walker,||@@||Smith, W. A. Dixon, E. J. Fox, F. W. Walker, Thomas Brown (Sydney Ferries, Limited), T||@@||Thomas Brown (Sydney Ferries, Limited), T. Walker, G S Aithnr. Dr J Hay, Dugald Thorn||@@||Walker, G. S. Arthur, Dr. J. Hay, Dugald Thom- sou, M L A , U Sinclair, J B Thomson, Hou A||@@||son, M.L.A., R. Sinclair, J. B. Thomson, Hon. A. Ketuel, Sutherland biiiclau, D Cannent, Dr. Sin-||@@||Kethel, Sutherland Sinclair, D. Carment, Dr. Sin- clair, ti Anderson, R Davidson, D 8 Gilles, O||@@||clair, R. Anderson, R. Davidson, D. S. Gilles, C. Price, A Begg, T Reid (Orient S N Company),||@@||Price, A. Begg, T. Reid (Orient S. N. Company), Banks (2), E J Smith, 1 Scott, Captain Bird, W||@@||Banks (2), E. J. Smith, T. Scott, Captain Bird, W. E Ore lame. Stephenson, Henry Hudson, W Glen,||@@||E. Ore, James Stephenson, Henry Hudson, W. Glen, J H Watson,T H Simpson, R Thompson, A||@@||J. H. Watson, T. H. Simpson, R. Thompson, A. Roderick. J Turnbull, Bennett, J Marshall, and L||@@||Roderick, J. Turnbull, Bennett, J. Marshall, and L Blackwood The funeral arrangements were earned||@@||Blackwood. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs J Wood and Co_||@@||out by Messrs J. Wood and Co. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323140 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn EMPEROR'S DEATH DOUBTED||@@||EMPEROR'S DEATH DOUBTED BY SYDNEY CHINESE.||@@||BY SYDNEY CHINESE. The president of tho Cbine'o Koform Association||@@||The president of the Chinese Reform Association m Sydney, Mr Yeo Hing, on being Been by u||@@||in Sydney, Mr. Yee Hing, on being seen by a " Herald " reporter yesterday IIB to whether any||@@||" Herald " reporter yesterday as to whether any of (bo Chines» merihuuts hud hud Any lute private||@@||of the Chinese merchants had had any late private cables from Chum, »aid lhat the report published that||@@||cables from China, said that the report published that the impri3onorf Emperor waa dying from tho effects||@@||the imprisoned Emperor was dying from the effects of jpiuru udonnif-tered by Punco Tuan could hardly||@@||of opium administered by Prince Tuan could hardly be true " If thi.ro was anything in tho rumour J||@@||be true. "If there was anything in the rumour I feel curtain that my linn huro would luve received a||@@||feel certain that my firm here would have received a cable from ¡singapore iru this We know that tho||@@||cable from Singapore ere this. We know that the Emperor ICwiing&bu does nor, t-ike upturn, and I||@@||Emperor Kwangshu does not take opium, and I cannot make out low it could bo administered to him||@@||cannot make out how it could be administered to him unless ho wus forced to comunio it "||@@||unless he was forced to consume it." " How much would it Uko to kill lum, suppou "||@@||rainfall for January was 5.607in." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14383104 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE UNIVERSAL BROTHER- I||@@||THE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD HOOD.||@@|| A meeting ot tim TJiuvorsal Bruthcrhood, Lodge||@@||A meeting ot the Universal Brotherhood, Lodge No 1 Australia, waa held oil Worinesduy night, at||@@||No 1 Australia, was held on Wednesday night, at their rooms, ¿0 Jumieton-stieet, to celobrut« the||@@||their rooms, 29 Jamieson-street, to celebrate the incoming to the r uew quarters JDuuog the evening||@@||incoming to their new quarters. During the evening three resolutions were passed (t was decidnd to||@@||three resolutions were passed (t was decided to send tho first resolution to the fellows of the Uni||@@||send the first resolution to the fellows of the Uni venial Brotherhood, Avenuo-road, London, congrata||@@||venial Brotherhood, Avenue-road, London, congrata latingthom on Having that old centro for the move-||@@||lating them on having that old centre for the move- ment The other resolution» are to be sent to the||@@||ment. The other resolutions are to be sent to the leader ol the brotbeihood organisation at||@@||leader of the brotherhood organisation at the headquarters, Point Loma, California,||@@||the headquarters, Point Loma, California, conveying thoir respect, love, and goodwill||@@||conveying their respect, love, and goodwill to aid in the work she is doing for humanity.||@@||to aid in the work she is doing for humanity. Tho lest resolution exprosaod the love and gratitude||@@||The lest resolution expressed the love and gratitude for the sacred beiiefila they had received from the||@@||for the sacred benefits they had received from the noble precoptu of their teachers, H P Blavataky,||@@||noble precepts of their teachers, H P Blavatsky, William Q Judge, and Catharine Tiugley. During||@@||William Q Judge, and Katherine Tingley. During the evening a musical programme waa earned oat||@@||the evening a musical programme was carried out ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28247519 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PARRAMATTA DISTRICT. \||@@||PARRAMATTA DISTRICT. SUICIDE AT AUBURN.||@@||SUICIDE AT AUBURN. On Monday afternoon Mr.'T. E. MauNeyia, P.M.,||@@||On Monday afternoon Mr. T. E. MacNevis, P.M., tho Vnrramotti, coroner, held a miigiUenal inquiry||@@||the Parramatta coroner, held a magisterial inquiry touchug the death cf a inirn named George Francis||@@||touching the death of a man named George Francis Atkinson Holley, who was founrt dead at the lear of||@@||Atkinson Roffey, who was found dead at the rear of tho Auburn Hospital on Su inlay evening. The||@@||the Auburn Hospital on Sunday evening. The evidence WILS to the eJTect that deceased was a petty||@@||evidence was to the effect that deceased was a petty officer of II.M.S. Torch, and caine to tho colony||@@||officer of H.M.S. Torch, and came to the colony recently with tho relief crew in the Dir.ua. . After||@@||recently with the relief crew in the Diana . After hm hnU been * day or two on the Torch ho was aent^||@@||he had been a day or two on the Torch he was sent to St. Vincot.tV Hospital and irwnlidert aß tufïeiiug'||@@||to St. Vinent's Hospital and invalided as suffering from chronic rheumatism. From there he wan trans-||@@||from chronic rheumatism. From there he was trans- ferred to tba Auburn Sanatorium, it being tho in-||@@||ferred to the Auburn Sanatorium, it being the in- tention of the authorities Ui invalid the deceased out||@@||tention of the authorities to invalid the deceased out of the service. This tennis to have preyed upon do||@@||of the service. This seems to have preyed upon de- ceaaed's mind, and on several occasions he spoke of||@@||ceased's mind, and on several occasions he spoke of doing away with timwdf. On Sttturduy, at about||@@||doing away with himself. On Saturday, at about tea time, ho was missed, nnd a sesroii party on||@@||tea time, he was missed, and a search party on Sunnuy discovered the body in a n:rub nt the rear||@@||Sunday discovered the body in a scrub at the rear of tho hcsjfital. A blsck scarf was tied to a sapling||@@||of the hospital. A black scarf was tied to a sapling and thou rmnd deceased*!* neck, his head only being||@@||and then round deceased's neck, his head only being 2ft. from the ground. The P.M. found that death||@@||2ft. from the ground. The P.M. found that death waa duo to strangulation, caused by dcco.isad's own||@@||was due to strangulation, caused by deceased's own act nbiUt suiTeriug from mental deiuugement.||@@||act whilst suffering from mental derangement. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321470 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CORPORAL ADAMS.||@@||CORPORAL ADAMS. Corporal Adam*, of the Uuhbo Company 3rd In-||@@||Corporal Adams, of the Dubbo Company 3rd In- fantry Regiment, haireceivod a let te i from Private 13||@@||fantry Regiment, has received a letter from Private B. K Braun, lormerly of the Dubbo Compauv, but now||@@||H.Braun, formerly of the Dubbo Company, but now serving m South Atnco, with the New .South Wale*||@@||serving in South Africa with the New South Wales troops Ihe letter from iitosmfoutniu, dated Muy||@@||troops. The letter from Bloemfontein, dated May 17» Bavs -" Fvei since we have been mounted||@@||17, says -" Ever since we have been mounted we have been at it day find night At Arundel||@@||we have been at it day and night At Arundel during the day, wa were out visiting Boera and at||@@||during the day, we were out visiting Boers and at night on outpost duty to stop the Boers from re-||@@||night on outpost duty to stop the Boers from re- turning the visits We lost four killed, an officer||@@||turning the visits.We lost four killed, an officer wounded ami two prisoners so we bivi, bud p||@@||wounded and two prisoners so we have had a rough lime, but still we h ive been lucky w ben you||@@||rough time, but still we have been lucky when you sen the number of casualties other corps have bad||@@||see the number of casualties other corps have had. We drove tho enemy back acros** the Uranga River||@@||We drove the enemy back across the Orange River at Norvals font, where thero wa« some artillery||@@||at Norvals Pont, where there was some artillery Hung from both sides of the river fur severul days||@@||firing from both sides of the river for several days. I wns nmon¿ the first to be on the bridge that wits||@@||I was among the first to be on the bridge that was b own up | It in said to be the largest in boutb||@@||blown up. It is said to be the largest in South Africa There were twelve spans, three of which||@@||Africa.There were twelve spans, three of which were blown up "||@@||were blown up " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325323 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I THE COAL 1ÍXP0RT TRADE.||@@||THE COAL EXPORT TRADE. The barque Adderley arrived from Sydney to-dayi||@@||The barque Adderley arrived from Sydney to-day to loud a cargo of coal from tho Stockton Colliory||@@||to load a cargo of coal from the Stockton Colliery for Honolulu, aud the ship Ualgonor arrived from||@@||for Honolulu, and the ship Dalgonor arrived from Sydney to load Duckenfield coal for a foreign market,||@@||Sydney to load Duckenfield coal for a foreign market, The barque Charles Gounod sailed to-day for San||@@||The barque Charles Gounod sailed to-day for San Francisco with 3031 tons of Greta coal ; the hinque||@@||Francisco with 3031 tons of Greta coal ; the barque River Indus sailed for Snkvery with 1520 tons ol||@@||River Indus sailed for Salavery with 1520 tons ol Duckenfield coal; and tim ; ship Brenda soiled for||@@||Duckenfield coal; and the ship Brenda sailed for Joniu'with 3355 tons of Wallsend coal. The four-,||@@||Junin'with 3355 tons of Wallsend coal. The four- masted barque James Kerr cleared at the .Customs||@@||masted barque James Kerr cleared at the Customs boase for San Francisco with 3015 tons of Co.'||@@||House for San Francisco with 3645 tons of Co- operative Com'pany'seoal.||@@||operative Company's coal. In the intercolonial trado the' steamer Victorious||@@||In the intercolonial trade the steamer Victorious sailed to-day for Wallaroo with 4300 tonB of coal||@@||sailed to-day for Wallaroo with 4300 tons of coal and 130 tons of coko ; Ibu steamer Wailuku sailed||@@||and 130 tons of coke ; the steamer Wanaka sailed for Lyttleton with 3G00 tons of coal ; and tit«||@@||for Lyttleton with 3600 tons of coal ; and the steamer Rauinzaii left for Port Pirie, ria Adelaide,||@@||steamer Ramazan left for Port Pirie, via Adelaide, with 4150 tons. Tho steamer Mareeba cleared at th«||@@||with 4150 tons. The steamer Mareeba cleared at the Custum-houso for Queensland ports, ¡ria Sydney,||@@||Custom-house for Queensland ports, via Sydney, with 400 tons of cou I ; the steamer Ilawea cleared||@@||with 400 tons of coal ; the steamer Hawea cleared for Devonpoit, via Kembla, with 1120 tons, the||@@||for Devonport, via Kembla, with 1120 tons, the steamer Kirklea cleared for Melbourne with 95(1||@@||steamer Kirklee cleared for Melbourne with 950 tons ; and thu steamer Mintaro cleared for Adelaide,||@@||tons ; and the steamer Mintaro cleared for Adelaide, ria Sydney, with 2150 tons.||@@||via Sydney, with 2150 tons. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14371508 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I THIS FUGITIVES BLACKS. |||@@||THE FUGITIVES BLACKS. ENCODNTEll WITU CIVILIANS.||@@||ENCOUNTER WITH CIVILIANS. I KEMPSEY, Monday.||@@||KEMPSEY, Monday. Hie Inspector of Police at Kempsey this morning||@@||The Inspector of Police at Kempsey this morning it-cmed llio following wiro -" Tho Gove-nor»||@@||received the following wire -" The Governors mado an attempt to stick up - V Coombes a placo ot||@@||made an attempt to stick up E.V. Coombes's place at roi bes River on Saturday Hvemng Cn lll'ns mimed||@@||Forbes River on Saturday evening Civilians named Hyrcs and Wood wera walebing for thom lhcy||@@||Byres and Wood were watching for them. They had been placed there by the police The Governors||@@||had been placed there by the police. The Governors »pproached to within 00 yards of the place noll then||@@||approached to within 60 yards of the place and then ran away At about 130 yards Jimmy Governor||@@||ran away. At about 130 yards Jimmy Governor stood aud Byres lil ed Jimmy fell donn ant his||@@||stood and Byres fired. Jimmy fell down and his nfl : fell out i f his hand 111 got up again, but fell||@@||rifle fell out of his hand. He got up again, but fell ttfico before lit got out of si^l t Elevwi sholl v.010||@@||twice before he got out of sight. Eleven shots were fired llrsd by Bvrcs and \\ ood ut loo Governor an I ho||@@||by Byres and Wood at Joe Governor and he returned the uro mthout euccl Blood wu plainly||@@||returned the fire without effect. Blood was plainly noticeable on the route taken by J immy Governor,||@@||noticeable on the route taken by Jimmy Governor, also on t'je fence v her« he got through Dyrcs||@@||also on the fence where he got through. Byres thinks li« shot Jimmy in the stomach " Tho I orbes||@@||thinks he shot Jimmy in the stomach. " The Forbes liner is to the north of Yarra«, «here thoj were on||@@||River is to the north of Yarra, where they were on 1 noa)||@@||Friday WALCHA, Monday||@@||WALCHA, Monday Superintendent Garvín states that the Governor?,||@@||Superintendent Garvin states that the Governors, eftei shojting Constat le Harris at O Doherty a, on||@@||after shooting Constable Harris at O Doherty`s, on Ifidnv, next turnedupatE Coonihes'ssnlectim, Hi»||@@||Friday, next turned up at E Coombes`s selection, Big Hat, forbes River, IO milMnorth ot O'Oohertj's, on||@@||Flat, Forbes River, I6 miles north of O'Doherty`s, on Saturday nt 4 o'doi-k I he police had plared theil»||@@||Saturday at 4 o'clock. The police had placed their Herbert Bjers, of Ulan, kangaioo shooter, sod||@@||Herbert Byers, of Ulan, kangaroo shooter, and Hobart Wood, of Mudgee, maintenance man, with||@@||Robert Wood, of Mudgee, maintenance man, with Coombes to guard the hut Die two former li ii vu||@@||Coombes to guard the hut. The two former have been engaged in the floiroh sincn Julv The v. saw the||@@||been engaged in the search since July. They saw the Governors at 4 o'clock- nearuif the hut When||@@||Governors at 4 o'clock nearing the hut. When about 400 yards fiotn the hut thiy ilor'gid from log||@@||about 400 yards from the hut they dodged from log lo log and trco to tiee until 00 y irds oil The blackJ||@@||to log and tree to tree until 60 yards off. The blacks dodged about foi 20 minutis, and then decamped||@@||dodged about for 20 minutes, and then decamped. At ». diotanco of about, 130 vards Jimmy «tood and||@@||At a distance of about, 130 yards Jimmy stood and luoked back Byers tired iru n a crack in the wall of||@@||looked back. Byers fired from a crack in the wall of the bouse Jimmy fell and rolled, and he dropped||@@||the house. Jimmy fell and rolled, and he dropped lu* rifle Ile cried out " Oh " Byere and Wood||@@||his rifle. He cried out " Oh " Byers and Wood carne out of tim hut Byers Orel seven shots and||@@||came out of the hut. Byers fired seven shots and Wood sir Joo Governor icturned tho tiro||@@||Wood six. Joe Governor returned the fire without effect, running from trea to tree||@@||without effect, running from tree to tree Jimmv lumuort up and started to run, falling twice||@@||Jimmy jumped up and started to run, falling twice. Uley got away through open fotest Jimmy did not||@@||They got away through open forest. Jimmy did not the a shot Byers and Wood fallowed fur about||@@||fire a shot. Byers and Wood followed for about half annie Bj this time it was getting du-k and the||@@||half a mile. By this time it was getting dusk and the chis* was discontinued Byers found traces of blood||@@||chase was discontinued. Byers found traces of blood on the way v> hera the uovernors wont through the||@@||on the way where the Governors went through the fonce Queensland and N S W trackers and police '||@@||fence. Queensland and N.S.W trackers and police arc searching Blood was found on the tracks for one||@@||are searching. Blood was found on the tracks for one and three-quurttr miles Wbou the tracks wer« lost |||@@||and three-quarter miles. When the tracks were lost | the\ turned round north-nst A largo party of||@@||they turned round north-east. A large party of police and rivili ins are searching J. bia telegram had||@@||police and civilians are searching. This telegram had to be despatchud 42 miles to Wauchope by hotscmeu||@@||to be despatched 42 miles to Wauchope by horseman. iho country about Caombes's houso for half a mile ia||@@||The country about Coombes's house for half a mile is open forest _||@@||open forest. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329471 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BATHURST WATER SUPPLÏ.||@@||BATHURST WATER SUPPLY. BATHURST, Thursday.||@@||BATHURST, Thursday. Mr.W. Young, member for Bathurtt, has obtained||@@||Mr.W. Young, member for Bathurst, has obtained a copv of the report furnished to the Government by||@@||a copy of the report furnished to the Government by Mr. C. E. Blomtlold, resident engineer, Department||@@||Mr. C. E. Blomfield, resident engineer, Department of Work», in regard to the water supply of Bathurst||@@||of Works, in regard to the water supply of Bathurst m connection with the Walbrook scheme. The||@@||in connection with the Walbrook scheme. The height of the »ito it nearly 900ft above the railway||@@||height of the site it nearly 900ft above the railway station. The catchment ia good and clean, there||@@||station. The catchment is good and clean, there being nearly »evenly square mile» altogether, and||@@||being nearly seventy square miles altogether, and there would be sufficient water to supply a popula-||@@||there would be sufficient water to supply a popula- tion of 80,000 people at 30 gallons per bead per day.||@@||tion of 80,000 people at 30 gallons per head per day. Ihe distance from Bathurtt in a slraight line is||@@||The distance from Bathurst in a straight line is about 27 miles, and tho country is not very diihcult.||@@||about 27 miles, and the country is not very difficult. This report bears out tho views expressed lu the||@@||This report bears out the views expressed in the municipal council relative to tint scheme.||@@||municipal council relative to this scheme. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14291768 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CITY CORONER'S ANNUAIi||@@||CITY CORONER'S ANNUAL RETURN.||@@||RETURN. Tho etty coroner (Mi. T C Wooio, JP) lias had||@@||The city coroner (Mr. J C Woore, J.P.) has had prepared o return of inquests held and other mattors||@@||prepared a return of inquests held and other matters in connection with his olheo during tho year euded||@@||in connection with his office during the year ended December 31,1899 Tho total number of laquants||@@||December 31,1899. The total number of inquests and inquiries held was S3u, as URainut 312 for 1898,||@@||and inquiries held was 333, as against 312 for 1898, or an increoso of ¿I." In addition thero wero uifrht||@@||for an increase of 21. In addition there were eight inquests held in respect of fires Thjvordirts roeordoil||@@||inquests held in respect of fires. The verdicts recorded ure »uminansodjas follows - Suicides, 57 , accidental||@@||are summarised as follows :- Suicides, 57 ; accidental deithfl, 173 opi u verdict», 4S , deaths in gool from||@@||deaths, 173 ; open verdicts, 4S ; deaths in gaol from natural caescs, 9 executions in L.aol, 1 , miscel-||@@||natural causes, 9 ; executions in gaol, 1 ; miscel- laneous (anorathotics />, mansliughtor 7, murder 0),||@@||laneous (anaesthetics 5, manslaughter 7, murder 6), l8, natural causea,'J In nilditiun, there were 210||@@||l8 ; natural causes, 9. In addition, there were 290 inijuosta dinpoiisnd with und tho fires reported on,||@@||inquests dispensed with ; and the fires reported on, hut upon wlneh no inquests wore hold, nnmhored ia||@@||but upon which no inquests were held, numbered 43, llioro wero 108 pauper funeral older» issued||@@||There were 168 pauper funeral olders issued ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14319995 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GOLF.||@@||GOLF. rilOFESSIONAL MATCH.||@@||PROFESSIONAL MATCH. The first day'« play m I ho maid» betweon Scotl,||@@||The first day's play in the match between Scott, tbeBSQC »roiiaeional, »nil Hunter, Ihn Aui||@@||the R.S.G.C. professional, and Hunter, the Aus- truliau Golf dub profesaional, took placo ou Satur-||@@||tralian Golf Club professional, took place on Satur- day laut on the Botany Unka Being the Urst pro-||@@||day last on the Botany links. Being the first pro- fessional match played lu New South Wal?», it||@@||fessional match played in New South Wales, it caused considetablo interest, and a largo number of||@@||caused considerable interest, and a large number of apectatora followed the competitors Ihe weather||@@||spectators followed the competitors, The weather na. favourable, us thero wau little mod, and though||@@||was favourable, as there was little wind, and though it «ras overcast in the morning the afternoon turned||@@||it was overcast in the morning the afternoon turned out bright and warm Mr Macneil acted as umpire||@@||out bright and warm. Mr. Macneil acted as umpire. 1 he play was of a high order, and the interest||@@||The play was of a high order, and the interest kept up lill through lhere was little ililTercuce in||@@||kept up all through. There was little difference in the drrtioa, though Hunter Wa» the loueur and Scott||@@||the driving, though Hunter was the longer and Scott hrd general!», to play the odd at the second stroke||@@||had generally to play the odd at the second stroke. 1 he feature ot Hunter's game was his approaching||@@||The feature of Hunter's game was his approaching. He «as generally well up, and very straight In||@@||He was generally well up, and very straight. In the mornine round Scott balanced this with 1 ia ex-||@@||the morning round Scott balanced this with his ex- cellent pnttiij«, but lu tho afternoon ho was not so||@@||cellent putting, but in the afternoon he was not so successful, nuil while ti e IliBt round flniahed " all||@@||successful, and while the first round finished "all square, ' the day's play loft Hunter four up||@@||square," the day's play left Hunter four up. Scott took drat blood hy wiiimiig the tlrnt hilo in||@@||Scott took first blood by winning the first hole in Mc to Hunter's seven tho rioxr. was halved, und||@@||six to Hunter's seven: the next was halved, and they were all sqtuiio at the third It wes ding-dong||@@||they were all square at the third. It was ding-dong to tho tenth, onch vi lulling four holes whilo two were||@@||to the tenth, each winning four holes while two were Imitai Hunter vron the next three n ith a three and||@@||halved. Hunter won the next three with a three and two fours but t>cott hud thu match n-iimro at tho||@@||two fours ; but Scott had the match square at the ?ixUciilh, and the seventeenth and eighteenth wero||@@||sixteenth, and the seventeenth and eighteenth were halved All the holes wore not played out but the||@@||halved. All the holes were not played out ; but the approximate scores »ore - Hunier, oui 7, 15, 4, 4, 1,||@@||approximate scores were :- Hunter, out 7, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4 J, (i, 'fal J, home li, J 4, 1, >, b, S, n 0=4.!, total||@@||4, 3, 5, 5=43, home 5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 5, 5, 5 =42, total H i Scott, out (1, .», G, 4, 4, 1 4 1, f=44, hoinu 4, 1,||@@||85 ; Scott, out 6, 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 6=44, home 4, 4, 6, ?>, 4, S, ¿, ï, fi -40, total SI||@@||5, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5=40, total 84. It or the second round lhere «as nn men used num-||@@||For the second round there was an increased num- ber of smctators Scott again took tho first hole,||@@||ber of spectators. Scott again took the first hole, and IhBy w»ro squiiro at the third A half followed||@@||and they were square at the third. A half followed at the fourth, mil Scott « on the fifth Hunter thou||@@||at the fourth, and Scott won the fifth. Hunter then iv on four running, lining tim seventh hole in Ino||@@||won four running, doing the seventh hole in two. Ilma be »us three up at tho turu Scott H on the||@@||Thus he was three up at the turn. Scott won the lenth, and Hunter the fourteenth and llttecnth, the||@@||tenth, and Hunter the fourteenth and fifteenth, the other six being halved, lóaviug Hunter four to the||@@||other six being halved, leaving Hunter four to the good to Hart with next Saturday at Bondi Hie||@@||good to start with next Saturday at Bondi. The approximate ¡.cores were -»-Hunter, nut 0, ii, 4 4 5,||@@||approximate scores were :- Hunter, out 6, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, >, 1 ii,-=IO, homo 1, 4, 4, I, 4, i, 4, G 4=40, total||@@||4, 2, 5, 5, =40, home 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 6, 4=40, total 80 hcutt, out li, 1 6, 4, 4, % 4, 6 8=44, horne 4||@@||80 ; Scott, out 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 6, 6=44, home 4, 4, 4, 4, fl, 0, 4, (I, 4=41, total 81||@@||4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 4=41, total 85. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321348 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GOLF.||@@||GOLF. PBOFEbStONAL MATCH.||@@||PROFESSIONAL MATCH. WON BY nUN'TEU||@@||WON BY HUN'TER. Tho secoua dny'.-i play ia tho milch between Scott,||@@||The second day's play in the match between Scott, of tho Royal bydnev G C, und Huutor, of tlie||@@||of the Royal Sydney G. C., and Hunter, of the Australian G C . took placo loft Saturday on tito||@@||Australian G. C., took place last Saturday on the Bondi links, anti unded m an easy win for limiter||@@||Bondi links, and ended in an easy win for Hunter. Io the morning neither pi a vor was pluming nt tho||@@||In the morning neither player was playing at the top of his gnuie Hunter had trie lie Her of it ull||@@||top of his game ; Hunter had the better of it all through, and bad ho been prrved might hnvo ii on o||@@||through, and had he been pressed might have done bettor His ippro.ULn.itc score for thu morning||@@||better. His approximate score for the morning round wau 60, which is not a fair ii dicuiion of||@@||round was 80, which is not a fair indication of what ha eau do Scott was right oiT hi» gfttnein||@@||what he can do. Scott was right off his game in tho ira omi t-ig, and 4ont*?r finished ti o round 5 up,||@@||the morning, and Hunter finished the round 5 up, urn Ling him 9 up ou tho m itch Ia tho afternoon||@@||making him 9 up on the match. In the afternoon I tho pla\ vas vury much batter, and at tho 10th||@@||the play was very much better, and at the 10th hole thoy were *' all equar« " on tho rouni, gi vin,»||@@||hole they were "all square" on the round, giving Hunter thu match 9 up and S to play i ho round||@@||Hunter the match 9 up and 8 to play. The round ' waa pla\ed out, aid HuttUr wax I up on the bj o||@@||was played out, and Hunter was I up on the bye. As Hu a tur lot.t tua ball at tho Uth bolo Un t-core«||@@||As Hunter lost his ball at the 13th hole the scores I cannot be given, but for tho 17 lióles tho np||@@||cannot be given, but for the 17 holes the ap- tn-oximato scores wero Hunter, 73, bcott, 7 >||@@||proximate scores were Hunter, 73; Scott, 75. Tho iitt«ruoon round waa followed hy a lai^t||@@||The afternoon round was followed by a large number of visitor4», and tho vrutora werociitcr||@@||number of visitors, and the visitors were enter- | tailed al titi clubhomo «ftonvirda Iho prire«||@@||tained at the clubhouse afterwards. The prizes nero presBiiltMl to the cu mp o ti to ra m nca.il y iu«cnbDd||@@||were presented to the competitors in neatly inscribed purses by Mrs U E -Cuirnr.||@@||purses by Mrs. G. E. Fairfax. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320377 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ¡MASONIC INSTALLATION AT||@@||MASONIC INSTALLATION AT DUBBO.||@@||DUBBO. DUBBO, Tuesday.||@@||DUBBO, Tuesday. Tho installation of officers of the Macquarie Lodge||@@||The installation of officers of the Macquarie Lodge of rreematons took ])luco on Mondny evening. Hie||@@||of Freemasons took place on Monday evening. The following officers wero installed .-W.M.. Bio. G.||@@||following officers were installed .-W.M.. Bro. G. A. Clarke, I.P.M., Bro. E. Howe ; S IV"., Uro||@@||A. Clarke, I.P.M., Bro. E. Howe ; S.W., Bro. P. Nicholls, J.W , Bro. J. Hitter, troasurei,||@@||F. Nicholls, J.W , Bro. J. Ritter, treasurer, Woi. Bro. ,1. W. Sillar, secretary. Bro. J, A.||@@||Wor. Bro. J. W. Sillar, secretary, Bro. J. A. Busby , D C., Bio. E. H Ultlo\ ; S D , Bro W.||@@||Busby; D. C., Bro. E. H Uttley ; S. D., Bro. W. ,1. Drovei , f.D., Bro. G. H. Doubletlay ; chaplain,||@@||J. Drover; J.D., Bro. G. H. Doubleday ; chaplain, Bro. J. -..eld; IG., Bro. T. M. bnelsou : tyler,||@@||Bro. J. Field; I.G., Bro. T. M. Snelson; tyler, Bro. Thomas Mi ff'ttt ; steward. P. Offner ; organist||@@||Bro. Thomas Moffatt ; steward, F. Offner ; organist IT B. Pinmngtoii , auditors. J Tield, W. T, Liiwis,||@@||H.B. Pinnington; auditors. J. Field, W. T. Lewis, pin. Hie installing masters wero Woi Bios. P.||@@||jun. The installing masters were Wor. Bros. P. MuetertJ, II. B. Pmmugton, nnd J. \Y. billar.||@@||Masters, H.B. Pinnington, and J. W. Sillar. Thirteen past musters wera present, including two||@@||Thirteen past masters were present, including two Grand Lodse oflicois. At the conclusi .11 of the||@@||Grand Lodge officers. At the conclusion of the ceremony Bro Sillar moved,-" That 2 gtuneus bo||@@||ceremony Bro. Sillar moved, - " That 2 guineas be voted to the Indian Famine Fund." 'Ibu motion||@@||voted to the Indian Famine Fund." The motion nits earned. A banquet was held, mid w is uttendo 1||@@||was carried. A banquet was held, and was attended bv tho visiting bri'thron from Sidney, Narromine,||@@||by the visiting brethren from Sydney, Narromine, Pc-ik Hill, and Wellington lu sdddiou to the usual||@@||Peak Hill, and Wellington. In addition to the usual fcoasls, Wor. Bro. TI. B I'liiinugton proposed ' Our||@@||toasts, Wor. Bro. H.B. Pinnington proposed "Our Brethren ut tho Prout," with -pe.ml mention of||@@||Brethren at the Front," with special mention of Captain bonne, of the Iuinorn! Bushmen," nud||@@||Captain Soane, of the Imperial Bushmen, and Trooper Hughes, of the Mounted Infantry A||@@||Trooper Hughes, of the Mounted Infantry. A further ollnelion was taken 111 nul ot the Indian||@@||further collection was taken in aid of the Indian famine, nnd amounted tn £1 Us,||@@||famine, and amounted to £3 14s. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14223127 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn AUSTRALIAN UNION BENEFIT||@@||AUSTRALIAN UNION BENEFIT SOCIETY.||@@||SOCIETY. The annual geiieial meeting ot members of tho||@@||The annual general meeting of members of the AustrahauTJuionHetielit Society wau held on Fruís y||@@||Australian Union Benefit Society was held on Friday evouing at the Temporáneo Hall.||@@||evening at the Temperance Hall. Mr. A Rofe, president, mo»ed the adoption of the»||@@||Mr. A Rofe, president, moved the adoption of the annual renott and baUnco-sheet The report stated||@@||annual report and balance-sheet. The report stated that the funds of thosociotyBhowcdahutisfactory sur«||@@||that the funds of the society showed satisfactory sur- plus, 'ho ¡ucarno exceeding the expenditure by iib!||@@||plus, the income exceeding the expadniture by £184 2s bd Claims bud been paid foi bick allowance,||@@||2s 6d. Claims had been paid for sick allowance, amounting to £111 12s, this being ucarl) ¿"io less||@@||amounting to £134 12s, this being nearly £50 less than the preceding \eat, l'l mi>mbe'is hueiugpir||@@||than the preceding year, 15 members having par- ticipatert m the benohis for 1890 us against 21 mern -||@@||ticipated in the benefits for 1899 as against 24 mem - hers for IS9S. The committee regretted hating ta||@@||bers for 1898. The committee regretted having to report tho removal by death during tim||@@||report the removal by death during the last year of three mumbers. Bunal allow-||@@||last year of three members. Burial allow- ances had been paid on the de ith of foue||@@||ances had been paid on the death of four members, ono of which occurred the previous yc.it||@@||members, one of which occurred the previous year (1803), but owing to the proof Jt claim not being||@@||(1898), but owing to the proof of claim not being read) it could not bo paid in that yu tr_ There w ki||@@||ready it could not be paid in that year. There was no chango in tho uumboi of inembom on the roll, five||@@||no change in the number of members on the roll, five males and one female being admitted, and two m ties||@@||males and one female being admitted, and two males being disqualified under ruled, oneiemulounder||@@||being disqualified under ruled, one female under rule JO, and three mules remo»ed by death. Iii«||@@||rule 36, and three males removed by death. The accumulated funds of the society now stand tit||@@||accumulated funds of the society now stand at £4S25 19s lOd ; ot this amount £JUT> is invested orj||@@||£4825 19s 10d ; of this amount £3575 is invested on mortgage of freehold securities at remunerative rates,||@@||mortgage of freehold securities at remunerative rates, of interest. Tne retiring medical officers, Drs.||@@||of interest. The retiring medical officers, Drs. George Armstrong ana A Lewis Lev), again pre?«||@@||George Armstrong and A. Lewis Levy, again pre- sentod themselves lor re-election " Mr. Kofo said on||@@||sented themselves for re-election. Mr. Rofe said on December ôl tfie society hud not au outstanding||@@||December 31 the society had not an outstanding account. Everything had been paul up. Uo re-||@@||account. Everything had been paid up. He re- gretted to say that one of the members had died||@@||gretted to say that one of the members had died since.||@@||since. Mi A. Smith seconded the motion, which wai*||@@||Mr. A. Smith seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.||@@||carried unanimously. A voto of thanks nas carried to tho retinug||@@||A vote of thanks was carried to the retiring officers.||@@||officers. Officers wero appointed for the ve er 1000 as fol-||@@||Officers were appointed for the year 1900 as fol- lows:-Prosident, Mr. A. Rofo. vice-presidents,||@@||lows:-President, Mr. A. Rofe ; vice-presidents, Messrs. L P. Iredale, B. (x. Paddle, John Hodges,||@@||Messrs. L P. Iredale, B. G. Paddle, John Hodges, and »T. J. Farr ; auditors, Messrs G-. Grundy and H.||@@||and J. J. Farr ; auditors, Messrs G. Grundy and E. n. Wootton , check clerks, Messt-. A, C. Holmes, It.||@@||E. Wootton , check clerks, Messrs-. A. C. Holmes, R. Higgs, ,T. W. Hoagos, and V. P. Mitchell , stewards,||@@||Higgs, T. W. Hedges, and I. P. Mitchell , stewards, central district, Messrs. E. W. Gordon, A. Horne,||@@||central district, Messrs. E. W. Gordon, A. Horne, S. H. Jones, aud G. Thomas , eastern district, Messrs.||@@||S. H. Jones, aud G. Thomas , eastern district, Messrs. 13. Knox and J. Ritchie , western diBtncl, Messrs.||@@||D. Knox and J. Ritchie , western district, Messrs. C. W. Bloomfield and H. S. Gullifard , treasurer,||@@||C. W. Bloomfield and H. S. Gulliford , treasurer, Mr. T. Booth . medical officers, central and eastern||@@||Mr. T. Booth . medical officers, central and eastern districts. Dr. G. Armstrong , w estera district, Dr.||@@||districts. Dr. G. Armstrong , western district, Dr. A. L Levy , sccretarv, Mr. G. Murray. ,||@@||A. L Levy , secretary, Mr. G. Murray. On Iho motion of Messrs. J. C. Atkiuson and E.||@@||On the motion of Messrs. J. C. Atkinson and R. Thomna it waa agreed that tho trustees be autho-||@@||Thomas it was agreed that the trustees be autho- rised to make further investments out of the suiplui||@@||rised to make further investments out of the surplus fuudB, in conformity with tho Friendly Societies||@@||funds, in conformity with the Friendly Societies Act, hut at tho tim« of such investments there must||@@||Act, but at the time of such investments there must be not less than ¿50 m the current account imme-||@@||be not less than £50 in the current account imme- diately available to meet any demands upon tho||@@||diately available to meet any demands upon the society, providing that in all cases the trustons bo||@@||society, providing that in all cases the trustees be required to consult with Mcsns. A. Rofe, ,T Hodges,||@@||required to consult with Messrs. A. Rofe, J. Hedges, J. Farr, J. W. Hedges, aud the treosurcL.||@@||J. Farr, J. W. Hedges, and the treasurer. A vote of thanks »vas passed to the cb nrman.||@@||A vote of thanks was passed to the chairman. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14348556 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GARDEN FETE AT HUiVTER'S I||@@||GARDEN FETE AT HUNTER'S HILL. I||@@||HILL. A garden fete in aid of the rectory debt food .||@@||A garden fete in aid of the rectory debt fund in connection with All Saints'Church. Hunter s Hi«,||@@||connection with All Saints' Church. Hunter s Hill, was held ou Saturday afternoon in »he ground'' «||@@||was held ou Saturday afternoon in the ground of Passey, the roeulenco i f sir Gojlge DM»/wM "J||@@||Passey, the residence of Sir George Dibbs, who had kindly placed them nt the disposal of the cow»«»||@@||kindly placed them at the disposal of the committee for the occasion Notwithstanding the °rP"»"||@@||for the occasion. Notwithstanding the oppressive beat, quite a large gathering aasmble¿to.««»||@@||heat, quite a large gathering assembled to assist in the «ood work. The feti originated with and .»||@@||the good work. The fete originated with and was earned out by Mrs A. H. Simpson, M"ijte»tJ»||@@||carried out by Mrs A. H. Simpson, assisted by a large committee 6f ladies, am they are to be »»||@@||large committee of ladies, am they are to be com phmentedupou the success aelneyed «"Jl,ll"Jj¡||@@||plimented on the success achieved. The 300 or 400 people preseut entered re-Uilr into the »pint or »?||@@||people present entered readily into the spirit of the moveme_t. and so liberal waa the rssjooosB OB UJ||@@||movement. and so liberal was the responses on the patt of the visitors that betwesn £60 and £60«»||@@||part of the visitors that between £50 and £60 was Collected dunng the day. The produce,'*.««*||@@||collected during the day. The produce, sweetmeats, and faucv stall» a ero a.runged around the gtounaj||@@||and fancv stalls were arranged around the grounds, which wore gally decorated wit!, %'? «.»«||@@||which were gaily decorated with flags. Refreshments were obtainable III a large "»'«"»* Ín¿/M£||@@||were obtainable in a large marquee, and found uumerou. patrou» Music was ooutributsd RJ||@@||numerous patrons. Music was contributed by the band of the NatortfJ Guard. Among||@@||the band of the National Guard. Amongst the other features of the 'T J"" (.||@@||the other features of the fete was the floral procesiiou of children, ««V-lm^K||@@||floral procession of children, each child represent mg a particular flu« or. It was» charm m««||@@||ing a particular flower. It was a charming picture, and merited the applause oblained. The »'«'»""||@@||and merited the applause obtained. The visitors in eluded Mr. Justice A. H. -iop»or.. Mr. J»»»||@@||cluded Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, Mr. Justice Owen.and tho leading resident» of the aubiito.||@@||Owen and tho leading residents of the suburb. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14336244 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CHURCH NEWS.||@@||CHURCH NEWS. ? s» i||@@||----*---- PYRMONT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.||@@||PYRMONT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. The tweuly-first anniversary of tho Pyrmont on||@@||The twenty-first anniversary of the Pyrmont Con- gregational Church was celebrated on buuduv, when||@@||gregational Church was celebrated on Sunday, when serraou» were preached by lim Rev James ßucliau,||@@||sermons were preached by the Rev. James Buchan, M A (pastor), llev W M Dill Mucky, aud Ruv||@@||M. A. (pastor), Rev. W. M. Dill Macky, and Rev. Walter Mathison, B A , to good congregations Ou||@@||Walter Mathison, B.A., to good congregations. On Tuesday the tea mcetiug was licld. alter which lhe||@@||Tuesday the tea meeting was held after which the pastor presided over a very largo guthenug ni the||@@||pastor presided over a very large gathering in the uhurch A brief outline of the hlstoiy of the chuich||@@||church. A brief outline of the history of the church vim given by the chun mau A schcol, manse, und||@@||was given by the chairman. A school, manse, and church had, ho said, been erected. Frequent chances||@@||church had, he said, been erected. Frequent changes in thopupulutirn hod malo tho work difficult, but||@@||in the population had made the work difficult, but .11 the orgai isatioiiB, especially those connected wiln||@@||all the organisations, especially those connected with the young, wore in u vigorous »tato The church||@@||the young, were in a vigorous state. The church had outend heartily rato tho Century Tuud move-||@@||had entered heartily into the Century Fund move- ment, aud cash and promises hdd been received to||@@||ment, and cash and promises had been received to date aiuouutuig to £140 lhe committee fo't con-||@@||date amounting to £140 the committee felt con- fident that at least ¿2U0 would be raised local!)||@@||fident that at least £200 would be raised locally. Addresses were given by Reva G H Barrett und J||@@||Addresses were given by Revs. G. H. Barrett and J. Travor, and bv Messrs O T Wigzell and H Saliei,||@@||Travor, and by Messrs. C. T. Wigzell and H. Salter, the latlei beiug lhe first male uiomber whose name||@@||the latter being the first male member whose name appeared on the church roll Musical items were||@@||appeared on the church roll. Musical items were rendered by thu MinBes L. Baird, T M aud E||@@||rendered by the Misses L. Baird, F. M. aud E. baunders, Ï Wall, M Jennings B rorbos, L||@@||Saunders, F. Wall, M. Jennings, B. Forbes, L. Buchan, Mr John Baird, aud a recitation h\ Miss||@@||Buchan, Mr. John Baird, and a recitation by Miss Muiy lung Mr H Miller Wi.» organist A Iar^e||@@||Mary King. Mr. H. Salter was organist. A large number of visitors, formerly resident in the diBtrlct,||@@||number of visitors, formerly resident in the distrlct, attended the services||@@||attended the services. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14303380 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CENTMAL LICENSING COURT.||@@||CENTRAL LICENSING COURT. a»||@@|| Tho weekly mooting of tho Central Licensing Conrt||@@||The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yustordav, the Bench consisting of Messrs||@@||was held yesterdav, the Bench consisting of Messrs C Dolohwy, bil (chairman), V W Edwards,||@@||C Delohery, S.M.(chairman), F. W. Edwards, fa.M , and F Pouny, L M. The follow lug transfers||@@||S. M. , and F Penny, L. M. The following transfers of publicans' licenses wero Granted -Isabella||@@||of publicans' licenses were Granted -Isabella M'Millan to I liornas Ilcdger ltcdferu Hotel,||@@||M'Millan to Thomas Hedger. Redfern Hotel, Buckingham-street, byduev , Daniel Minehan to||@@||Buckingham-street, Sydney , Daniel Minehan to John M'Grath, Australian Yauth Hotel, Bay street,||@@||John M'Grath, Australian Youth Hotel, Bay street, Glebe, William Shephord to Archibald Tulloch,||@@||Glebe, William Shepherd to Archibald Tulloch, ieuiiYson Hotel, Botany-street, Botiuv Behn||@@||Tennyson Hotel, Botany-street, Botany; Delia Daltou to Tohn O'Ennncll, FiUiov Hotel, Waterloo||@@||Dalton to John O'Donnell, Fitzroy Hotel, Waterloo the appltcatiou li William Nicholls zor permission to||@@||the application of William Nicholls for permission to chango his sign from Huutsmuu's Iuu to Niclioll's||@@||change his sign from Huntsman's Inn to Nicholl's Hotel, George-Streit West, bjduoy, was recom-||@@||Hotel, George-Street West, Sydney, was recom- mended Permission was grunted james Larkin||@@||mended Permission was granted James Larkin (son-in-law of the late Mary Murphy) to carry on||@@||(son-in-law of the late Mary Murphy) to carry on business for three mouths ut Murphy'B Hotel, Mia||@@||business for three mouths at Murphy's Hotel, Mis senden-road, Camperdown rho Bench also dealt||@@||senden-road, Camperdown. The Bench also dealt with numerous colonial wine renewals, booth licenses,||@@||with numerous colonial wine renewals, booth licenses, music permits, pawnbrokers' and hawkers' licenses||@@||music permits, pawnbrokers' and hawkers' licenses ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14337153 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PARHAM ATTA DISTRICT.||@@||PARHAMATTA DISTRICT. MISSIONAItY MEETING. I||@@||MISSIONARY MEETING. A well-attended missionary meeting, under the||@@||A well-attended missionary meeting, under the auspices of the Gleaners* Unifn, was held ni St||@@||auspices of the Gleaners' Union, was held in St Philip's Church, Auburn, on J.nday evening, when||@@||Philip's Church, Auburn, on Sunday evening, when the Rev L It Gribble, accominpsrne t by three||@@||the Rev. E. R. Gribble, accompanied by three aboriginal boys, educated ut Yarrah» mission||@@||aboriginal boys, educated at Yarraba mission settleinint northern Queensland, attende 1 The||@@||settlement, Northern Queensland, attended. The Itev 1" O Williams nresided, after nhich the||@@||Rev. F. C. Williams presided, after which the Uev b It Gribble gale an interesting addiess deal||@@||Rev. E. R. Gribble gave an interesting address deal log with the character of the work done at the Yar-||@@||ing with the character of the work done at the Yar- rana mission settlement One of the native boys||@@||raba mission settlement One of the native boys also addressed tho meeting, referring m tel me of||@@||also addressed the meeting, referring in terms of gratitude to the work of those who bad the oversight||@@||gratitude to the work of those who had the oversight of the mission ^_||@@||of the mission. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14232773 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn INSTITUTION OF SURVEYORS.||@@||INSTITUTION OF SURVEYORS. Tho annual general meeting of the Institution oí||@@||The annual general meeting of the Institution of Surveyors ot New benth Wales waa held at Queous||@@||Surveyors of New South Wales was held at Queens land Offices, Bridge-street, on Tuesday evening,||@@||land Offices, Bridge-street, on Tuesday evening, the 9th instant. Tho ehuir was occupied by M r.||@@||the 9th instant. The chair was occupied by Mr. T. )<-. Furber, i'.R.A.S., mid the attendance waa it||@@||T. F. Furber, F.R.A.S., and the attendance was a representativo one. Apologies wai o roceived iroin||@@||representative one. Apologies were received from Messrs. U. H. Kmbbs, T.U.A.S., J. P. Loxton, lata||@@||Messrs. G. H. Knibbs, F.R.A.S., J. P. Loxton, late president, and Mr. It. II. Halligan. Tho repot r:||@@||president, and Mr. G. H. Halligan. The repot by tho council to the members was read, reviewing;||@@||by the council to the members was read, reviewing the work of the past year, which bad been a very||@@||the work of the past year, which had been a very busy one. Several important matters to the pro-||@@||busy one. Several important matters to the pro- fession and public have received attention, and it||@@||fession and public have received attention, and it ia anticipated that tho year's work will pi ovo'||@@||is anticipated that the year's work will prove highly Bati'ractory. 'the report by the lim.||@@||highly satisfactory. The report by the hon. treasurer, as also the balance-sheet, was reoe.v i d||@@||treasurer, as also the balance-sheet, was received and adopted. The roll of membership now toiaU||@@||and adopted. The roll of membership now totals almost 300, and include" almost every priicauup;||@@||almost 300, and includes almost every practising surveyor. Iteforonce was niado by the chauiuau||@@||surveyor. Reference was made by the chairman and others to the de ith of Mr. D. M. MaitKud,||@@||and others to the death of Mr. D. M. Maitland, lato district surveyor at Armidale, by whose ciWtt't||@@||late district surveyor at Armidale, by whose death the institution anti profession sustained a severo lOa*,.||@@||the institution and profession sustained a severe loss. The following ofiicers wero elected for thoyoir,||@@||The following ofiicers were elected for the year, 1900 :-President, Mr. O. II. Krubi»), F.R.A.t-. :||@@||1900 :-President, Mr. G. H. Knibbs, F.R.A.S. ; vice-presidents. Mr. G. IS. Halligan, Mr. V. P.||@@||vice-presidents. Mr. G. H. Halligan, Mr. T. F. Kurbor, F.K.A.S. ; bon. secretary, Mr, i>. li.||@@||Furber, F.R.A.S. ; hon. secretary, Mr, S. R. Dobbio ; bon. treasuroi, Mr. II. I1'. Hslicat ;||@@||Dobbie ; hon. treasurer, Mr. H. F. Halloran; editor-* of " The Survcyoi," Mr. T. II. Loa ii||@@||editors of "The Survcyor," Mr. T. H. Loxton und Mr. John Miller, lmainess manag» r, Mi 3\||@@||and Mr. John Miller, business manager, Mr E. O. nughea , members ol tbo council, Me- rs. -j ' .||@@||C. Hughes , members of the council, Messrs. S. F. Vou Arnheim, C. O. Bullock, A. Peake, \j \.||@@||Von Arnheim, C. C. Bullock, A. Peake, E. A. Boonoy, W. n. Howard. S. Milli ; couespuii1 ;;||@@||Bonney, W. H. Howard. S. Mills ; corresponding councillors, Mr. T. W. Fowler, M.l O.E. (Victmiu),||@@||councillors, Mr. T. W. Fowler, M.I.C.E. (Victoria), Mr. C. T. Bedford (Queensland), New South Wale-,||@@||Mr. C. T. Bedford (Queensland), New South Wales, Messrs. E. A. Harris (Hay), P. A. Ridley ( Lis' i "/,||@@||Messrs. E. A. Harris (Hay), F. A. Ridley ( Lismore), 33. M'Fiu-lauo ( Bourke). S. Richmond (Wvnln i. J,||@@||E. M'Farlane (Bourke). J. Richmond (Wyalong), V/. M. Thomas (Dubbo). The proc~"ilin s c't> o I||@@||W. M. Thomas (Dubbo). The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to tho lctinri" nilli t n or lb O.||@@||with a vote of thanks to the retiring officers of 1899. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14304278 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC CLUB.||@@||UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC CLUB. ANNEAL MEETING.||@@||ANNUAL MEETING. 1 ho onuual ineetiug of the Sydney University»||@@||The annuaal meetiug of the Sydney University Athletic Club ivus held on Thursduy evening, m thu||@@||Athletic Club was held on Thursduy evening, in the commou-rooin ut tho University. The attendance||@@||commou-room at the University. The attendance numbered about 100. Mi. Lloyd occupied the chair,||@@||numbered about 100. Mr. Lloyd occupied the chair, mid uraougat those present wore Professor Ilondor||@@||and amongst those present were Professor Hender »oii, Moeurs. H. A. li. Wood, Perkins, Lee, Barton,||@@||son, Messrrs. H. A. D. Wood, Perkins, Lee, Barton, Griffiths, Boyd, Cameron, and Gibson. The secre-||@@||Griffiths, Boyd, Cameron, and Gibson. The secre- tary road the annual report, which showed that the||@@||tary read the annual report, which showed that the year baa in every way been u successf ul one. During||@@||year bad in every way been a successful one. During tho early part of tho season keeu competition was||@@||the early part of the season keen competition was shown ni the huudicap races held on the ovul, and||@@||shown in the handicap races held on the oval, and also in the races on tho Sydney Cricket Ground.||@@||also in the races on the Sydney Cricket Ground. On May 11 and 12 tost races wero held on the oval||@@||On May 11 and 12 test races were held on the oval over the championship distance for the purpose of||@@||over the championship distance for the purpose of enabling the cummittoe to pick reprcsenatu es for the||@@||enabling the committee to pick representatives for the mter-uiuvorsity championship. Messrs n, U. Lee,||@@||inter-university championship. Messrs H. H. Lee, W. b. Boyd, W. B. Dight, A, W. Stewart, und F.||@@||W. S. Boyd, W. B. Dight, A. W. Stewart, and F. V. Stanley were tho chosen, and they hayo beeil||@@||V. Stanley were the chosen, and they have been awaidod the University blue by the Sports Union.||@@||awarded the University blue by the Sports Union. At the inter-university ehumpiousbip meeting this||@@||At the inter-university championship meeting this year tho Melbourne team proved to be too strung for||@@||year the Melbourne team proved to be too strong for Sydney, winning five evonts out of se\ en. The re-||@@||Sydney, winning five events out of seven. The re- maining two wero won for Sydney University by||@@||maining two were won for Sydney University by H, H Lee. At this meeting D. J. D. Ilevnu,||@@||H. H. Lee. At this meeting D. J. D. Bevau, of Melbourne, established an niter-university||@@||of Melbourne, established an inter-university record for tho long jump, doing 22ft. 3m.||@@||record for the long jump, doing 22ft. 3m. In thelOO yards race, G. A. Moir, uf Melbourne,||@@||In the 100 yards race, G. A. Moir, of Melbourne, equallod his own existing record of 10 2-5 Becouds.||@@||equalled his own existing record of 10 2-5 seconds. 1 tua yoar thelnter-Utmemty bports are to bo huid||@@||This year, the lnter-University sports are to be held in Melbourne, probably m the first week of the short||@@||in Melbourne, probably in the first week of the short vacation. The Collcgo Cup-100 yurdB, high jump,||@@||vacation. The College Cup-100 yards, high jump, aud 1 mile-was won by bt. Andrew's College ; St.||@@||and 1 mile-was won by St. Andrew's College ; St. Paul's being second, and St. Jotinjs third.||@@||Paul's being second, and St. John's third. Tho treasurer presented the annjiil balance-Bhaot,||@@||The treasurer presented the annual balance-sheet, which together with the secrelnry's report was||@@||which together with the secretary's report was adopted.||@@||adopted. A motion was then passed that the number of||@@||A motion was then passed that the number of members of committee bo restricted to oight.||@@||members of committee be restricted to eight. The following officers ter tho ensutug year wero||@@||The following officers for the ensuing year were elected -Patron, his Exculleucy the Govornor ;||@@||elected -Patron, his Excellency the Governor ; president, Professor Auderson . vice-presidents,||@@||president, Professor Anderson ; vice-presidents, Profeesoi Henderson, Professor Pollouk. Messrs. F,||@@||Profeesor Henderson, Professor Pollock. Messrs. F, Llovd, II E. Barif, li. D. Wood, J. T. Walker, A.||@@||Lloyd, H. E. Barrf, H. D. Wood, J. T. Walker, A. II. Othor, Dr. WeBt ; bon graduate scerotaty, F.||@@||H. Uther, Dr. West ; hon graduate secratary, F. T. Peikius ; hou. undergraduate secretary, A. U.||@@||T. Perkins ; hon. undergraduate secretary, A. H. Stewart, bon. treasurer, W. S Boyd , delegates||@@||Stewart, hon. treasurer, W. S Boyd , delegates to N S.W. A.A.A., A. II. Uthoi und Dr. West,||@@||to N S.W. A.A.A., A. H. Uther and Dr. West, delegates to SUS U., D. Barton and the lion,||@@||delegates to S.U.S. U., D. Barton and the hon, treasurer ; committee, Messrs. O. G. Gibson, U. II.||@@||treasurer ; committee, Messrs. C. G. Gibson, H.H. Leo, P. G. Griffith», A. M'Dowall, 3. Futter, II.||@@||Leo, P. G. Griffiths, A. M'Dowall, J. Futter, H. Blayney, D. Corfe, and W. B. Dight.||@@||Blayney, D. Corfe, and W. B. Dight. The meeting closod with a vote of tuauks to the||@@||The meeting closod with a vote of thanks to the ohairman. _||@@||chairman. _ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323145 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I GERMANY PURCHASING AUS||@@||GERMANY PURCHASING AUS- | TRA LIAN HORSES.||@@||TRALIAN HORSES. MELBOURNE, Monday||@@||MELBOURNE, Monday. Xhe Premier has received a cable through tho||@@||The Premier has received a cable through the Lieiitcnant-üoveriior from Mr. Chamberí au, n°kmn||@@||Lieutenant-Governor from Mr. Chamberlain, asking the Victorian Government to givo íomount oilicui||@@||the Victorian Government to give remount officers from Germany every u'Biglince in outlining horses||@@||from Germany every assistance in obtaining horses. Mr M'Losn replied the Government will ghdly ren-||@@||Mr McLean replied the Government will gladly ren- dir tin. ' flicers any assistance it could||@@||der the officers any assistance it could. ADELAIDE, Monday||@@||ADELAIDE, Monday. Lara Tonuysou has leceived the following||@@||Lord Tennyson has received the following missage from the ¡secretary of Stato for tho||@@||message from the Secretary of State for the Colonies -"'IhoGerinniiGovenimenthavi! requested||@@||Colonies :—"The German Government have requested permission to purchase horses and mules iu Aus||@@||permission to purchase horses and mules in Aus- tralla for service in China. Her Majesty's (iovern||@@||tralia for service in China. Her Majesty's Govern- meut will be glad if your Minister» will afford every||@@||ment will be glad if your Ministers will afford every facility in ttioir power to the agent of tho Gurman||@@||facility in their power to the agent of the German Government."||@@||Government." The Premier to-day stated that the Government||@@||The Premier to-day stated that the Government would bo pleased to give every facility to tho Gorman||@@||would be pleased to give every facility to the German Consul or whoever might act as tho agent for the||@@||Consul or whoever might act as the agent for the Gorman Government m purchasing homos or mules||@@||German Government in purchasing horses or mules for service m China.||@@||for service in China._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290650 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MOUNT KOSCIUSKO.||@@||MOUNT KOSCIUSKO. Mr Newtb, who lus boen connected with tho||@@||Mr Newth, who has been connected with the Ohservatory on Mount Kosciusko siuco its inaugu-||@@||Observatory on Mount Kosciusko since its inaugu- ration both os secon 1 and observor-m-chargc, left||@@||ration both as second and observer-in-charge, left ou Sunda} December 31, haviug resigned Ins churgo||@@||on Sunday December 31, having resigned his charge to Mr M L Allon, of Goulburn, who had arrive 1||@@||to Mr M. L. Allen, of Goulburn, who had arrived lit tho summit just a week previously During tim||@@||at the summit just a week previously During the fhst week of tim new observer-m-charfa's teuuro of||@@||first week of the new observer-in-charge's tenure of dffice the record (previous) bent experienced on tho||@@||office the record (previous) best experienced on the summit, vi? , G1 degrees was broken, the tem||@@||summit, viz , 69 degrees was broken, the tem- renture 71 1 beiug recorded at 1 p m on Tanuary 2||@@||perature 71.8 being recorded at 4 p.m. on January 2 m the Slevnnson s screen On Tri lay and Ssturda},||@@||in the Stevenson's screen. On Friday and Saturday, 6th and 6th, tho mountain wes completely isolated||@@||5th and 6th, the mountain was completely isolated from tbo rest of the world, beiug enveloped in||@@||from the rest of the world, being enveloped in dense ma-ses of cloud fog, making it a||@@||dense masses of cloud fog, making it a matter of rare occurrence lo see a dis-||@@||matter of rare occurrence to see a dis- tance of n quarter of a milo more often 10||@@||tance of a quarter of a mile more often 50 yards was the limit of the honron Words fail to||@@||yards was the limit of the horizon. Words fail to express the grandeur of the sight of tho groat masses||@@||express the grandeur of the sight of the great masses of cloud rolling up tho deep vallo} o that aro cn||@@||of cloud rolling up the deep valleys that are on every Bide, like the ssas of tho ocean iftcr a storm||@@||every side, like the seas of the ocean after a storm. N ow is a fitting timo for those who would like to||@@||Now is a fitting time for those who would like to pay a visit to the highest point in Australia, aim see||@@||pay a visit to the highest point in Australia, and see tho mountain daisies and llore in bloom At 5 3 >||@@||the mountain daisies and flora in bloom. At 5. 35 p m Sunday, 7th, a violent thunderstorm, accom-||@@||p.m. Sunday, 7th, a violent thunderstorm, accom- panied with hail, which lasted until 7 )?> p m ,||@@||panied with hail, which lasted until 7 .45 p m , broke over tho mountain, from which was regis-||@@||broke over the mountain, from which was regis- tered 1 142 uiclicH of rain The barometor liad||@@||tered 1.142 inches of rain. The barometer had been falling rapidly from noon, indicating bad||@@||been falling rapidly from noon, indicating bad weather, but the suddenness of tho storm was un||@@||weather, but the suddenness of the storm was un- exposted It was obsorved miles avfft} at||@@||expected. It was observed miles away at 4 ir> p ra , tho rate it travollod wns estimated at||@@||4.45 p.m. ; the rate it travelled was estimated at 40 mil03 per hour Mr Stapleton, photographer, of||@@||40 miles per hour. Mr Stapleton, photographer, of Cooma, and the oh»crvcr-m-chargo aro hoping to||@@||Cooma, and the observer-in-charge are hoping to establish regular holinst itio communication botween||@@||establish regular heiiostatic (heliographic) communication between the observatory and Mouut Gladstone, near Cooma,||@@||the observatory and Mount Gladstone, near Cooma, as 83Dn and as often as possible UBing the long anil||@@||as soon and as often as possible, using the long and short symbols of tho Morse telegraphic code, as the||@@||short symbols of the Morse telegraphic code, as the medium of signalling When tus ia established the||@@||medium of signalling. When this is established the irregularity of communication will be greatly re-||@@||irregularity of communication will be greatly re- lieved if the haze ana fogs are propitious Thursday,||@@||lieved if the haze and fogs are propitious. Thursday, 11 VerysDvere frost ''lnimum thermometer, in||@@||11 :Very severe frost. Minimum thermometer, in Stevenson's screen, registered 20 9 dog , f roBt over||@@||Stevenson's screen, registered 20.9 deg , frost over everything, and fog crystals found in every available||@@||everything, and fog crystals found in every available place exposed to tho action of the wind, &c lho||@@||place exposed to the action of the wind, &c. The two following days were beautifully warm, sun-||@@||two following days were beautifully warm, sun- shiny weather||@@||shiny weather ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14299172 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATEST CASE.||@@||THE LATEST CASE. NAME'S OP THE SUSSEX-STUEET HOUSE-||@@||NAME'S OF THE SUSSEX-STREET HOUSE- HOLD.||@@||HOLD. THE REMOVAL OF PATIENTS.||@@||THE REMOVAL OF PATIENTS. lato last night returns wera sout in to the Depart-||@@||Late last night returns were sent in to the Depart- ment of Health concerning the removal of the in-||@@||ment of Health concerning the removal of the in- mates of the boardiug-house ni bussex street The||@@||mates of the boarding-house in Sussex street. The persons removed «oro-Paul Vaille (the puttent)||@@||persons removed were - Paul Vaille (the patient) ; Elua Johnson, aged C8, propuetreas Butta Louisu||@@||Eliza Johnson, aged 68, proprietress Britta Louisa rohnsoa, nged ¿0 and Emily M Johnson iged 20,||@@||Johnson, aged 26 and Emily M Johnson aged 20, daughters or tho proprietress , and John U Rogers,||@@||daughters of the proprietress ; and John R. Rogers, lodger, lhere were also taken at tho earoo tuno two||@@||lodger. There were also taken at the same time two nurses from the Coast Hospital, who wera pruparod||@@||nurses from the Coast Hospital, who were prepared for the »oik of nursing tho patients by being inocu-||@@||for the work of nursing the patients by being inocu- lated with tho prophylactic||@@||lated with the prophylactic. lim methods adopted by the Board of Health in||@@||The methods adopted by the Board of Health in tho removal of patients are regarded by the authori-||@@||the removal of patients are regarded by the authori- ties ns completely protcclivo to the public When a||@@||ties as completely protective to the public. When a cuan is duguobu I as ouu of plague au invalid ambu-||@@||case is diagnosed as one of plague an invalid ambu- lance uurlei the caro of a trained and inoculated||@@||lance under the care of a trained and inoculated wtrdsrauu and ilruwn bj a horso 13||@@||wardsman and drawn by a horse is brought up as clo'ctj as pos íbla to tho||@@||brought up as closely as possible to the door of tim patient's house The patient's garments||@@||door of the patient's house. The patient's garments and the litter on which hu lies lm\o disiufoctants||@@||and the litter on which he lies have disinfectants applied t > thom The patient is turned from the||@@||applied to them. The patient is carried from the house and placed iu the ambulance winch then pro-||@@||house and placed in the ambulance, which then pro- ceeds to tho quarantine wharf at Woolloomooloo||@@||ceeds to the quarantine wharf at Woolloomooloo Biy, alongsido which tho quarantine lauuch is lviug||@@||Bay, alongside which the quarantine launch is lving. Mo intime tho departmental w ug^onctte takes Irom||@@||Meantime the departmental waggonette takes from the lions» of sickness all pomona ordered to be||@@||the house of sickness all persons ordered to be isolutcd, and when thoy reach tho wharf the whola||@@||isolated, and when they reach the wharf the whole m c transferred to tbo launch, tbo pationt being placed||@@||are transferred to the launch, the patient being placed in a BOparato compartment Ihe lauuch is handled||@@||in a separate compartment. The launch is handled by meu who have been reudcrod iinmuno by me&us of||@@||by men who have been rendered immune by means of prophylactic AY hilo tim Uuuch, uhieli is 10 year»||@@||prophylactic. While the launch, which is 16 years old, and has a length of 60ft-, is on her way to North||@@||old, and has a length of 60ft, is on her way to North Head, the amhu'unco and w tggonotto aro wheeled i||@@||Head, the ambulance and waggonette are wheeled into tho disiufectuig house at Woolloomooloo, in||@@||into the disinfecting house at Woolloomooloo, in which Rulphur at the late of Uli to uvery "000||@@||which sulphur at the rate of 1lb to every 3000 cobie feet is burued, every aportillo being meanwhile||@@||cubic feet is burned, every aperture being meanwhile smiled After tho lauuch has delivered her fieight||@@||sealed. After the launch has delivered her freight she is disinfected with bi-chbrido of moicury No||@@||she is disinfected with bi-chloride of mercury. No momber of tho lauueb's crow has erer taLon any in-||@@||member of the launch's crew has ever taken any in- fectious or contagious disease while in the execution||@@||fectious or contagious disease while in the execution of transference dut)||@@||of transference duty. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14307323 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE QUARANTINED WHARFS.||@@||THE QUARANTINED WHARFS. COMPLAINTS BY ERSKINE-STREET||@@||COMPLAINTS BY ERSKINE-STREET RESIDENTS.||@@||RESIDENTS. i A. meeting of business po3p o of nrskme*ptreet||@@||A meeting of business people of Erskine-street I WAH beM ou Friday uttuniu m with referonce to tbe||@@||was held on Friday afternoon with reference to the notion of tho Government m kropIHR the wharfc mid||@@||action of the Government in keeping the wharfs and torry traffic to Durhug Harbour c1 oneil Ihe meet-||@@||ferry traffic to Darling Harbour closed. The meet- ing vtas only preliminary to further united action||@@||ing was only preliminary to further united action. Mr A C Bronnen, proprietor of thu Uiford llotel,||@@||Mr. A. C. Bronnen, proprietor of the Oxford Hotel, JDrnWiue streot, on Saturdiy afternoon wheo »eau by||@@||Erskine-street, on Saturday afternoon when seen by a * Herald ' representative stated that complaints||@@||a "Herald" representative stated that complaints «vere rife during hut week amongst the business||@@||were rife during last week amongst the business people of the quarantined nretlyinff between Er-||@@||people of the quarantined area lying between Er- skine street and the Adelaide V/hiuf on account of||@@||skine street and the Adelaide Wharf on account of the protracted period during whith this locality,||@@||the protracted period during whith this locality, which includes soino of the principal *hipptu£ and||@@||which includes some of the principal shipping and terrv wharf« bud been kopt closed Iho residents||@@||ferry wharfs had been kept closed. The residents minted to seo what could bn lone in getting the||@@||wanted to see what could be done in getting the fernie and wharf» m Bailing Harbour nt ttie tool of||@@||ferries and wharfs in Darling Harbour at the foot of Erekiuo-Btrctit, vi/ , the Illawarra, A U b îs , Hud||@@||Erskine-street, viz., the Illawarra, A.U.S.N., Hud- dart Parknr, Union Meamship, North Coast, and||@@||dart Parker, Union Steamship, North Coast, and Adelaide Cornpuu)'s wharfn, reopeueU to trnflic||@@||Adelaide Company's wharfs, reopened to traffic. Thoy c1* J mud, he Haidt that BO Sut oa LisUm..street||@@||They claimed, he said, that so far as Erskine-street w as con coi ued there had beau n 3 ewes of||@@||was concerned there had been no cases of pingue m it, and now that the whole area had been||@@||plague in it, and now that the whole area had been cleansed it MmuU bo treated in a similar manner to||@@||cleansed it should be treated in a similar manner to other parts of tho cit), and she uld have leen release 1||@@||other parts of tho city, and should have been release from qu irantme as soon ni t*ie cleansing operatiuua||@@||from quarantine as soon as the cleansing operations wein to m pie ted ibe\ also represented that the rcm||@@||were completed. They also represented that the con- I ia ned clotmig of tho thoroughfare and stoppage of||@@||tinued closing of the thoroughfare and stoppage of tho torry tiaflic-which is estimated at from 15,000||@@||the ferry traffic - which is estimated at from 15,000 to 20,001) (liiili-ran ruinous to butanes» people Mr I||@@||to 20,000 daily - was ruinous to business people. Mr. Browne« slutos tint tbev are supported in their views |||@@||Brownen states that they are supported in their views by tho shipping and ferry com pa me', .WIOHH buM ne«a <||@@||by the shipping and ferry companies, whose business his beou removed to other parts of the harbour |||@@||has been removed to other parts of the harbour. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14300167 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE TRANSPORTS.||@@||THE TRANSPORTS. Mr. Colin Philp, the son of the Promier, with two||@@||Mr. Colin Philp, the son of the Premier, with two others, bas loft Mount Garnet for the purpose of||@@||others, has left Mount Garnet for the purpose of offering himself for service with tbe Imperial Con-||@@||offering himself for service with the Imperial Con- tinuent,||@@||tingent. The Premier has received a cablegram from||@@||The Premier has received a cablegram from the Agent-General stating that the Manhattan,||@@||the Agent-General stating that the Manhattan, Manchester, Port Victoria, .and. the Armenian||@@||Manchester, Port Victoria, and the Armenian will arrive in Sydney about April 7 {ram||@@||will arrive in Sydney about April 7 from South Africa, for the parpóse of. conveying tho||@@||South Africa, for the purpose of conveying the bushmen to tbe Cape These vessels aro capabloi||@@||bushmen to the Cape. These vessels are capable of carrying 124 oflicers, 2G40 men, 1021 horres As||@@||of carrying 124 officers, 2640 men, 1921 horses. As the capacity for tho horsaa required ia inadequate,||@@||the capacity for the horses required is inadequate, it is probable that another transport will be sent to||@@||it is probable that another transport will be sent to convoy the balance. It ia presumed that some||@@||convey the balance. It is presumed that some steamers will bo sent on to Brisbane to take on baard||@@||steamers will be sent on to Brisbane to take on board the members of the Queensland contingent.||@@||the members of the Queensland contingent. PERTH, Thursday.||@@||PERTH, Thursday. The transport Maplemoro will leave at 2 p.m. to-||@@||The transport Maplemore will leave at 2 p.m. to- day for the Cape hho shipped hcio 12S horses and||@@||day for the Cape. She shipped here 125 horses and lib Western Australian officers, mon, and a doctor.||@@||116 Western Australian officers, men, and a doctor. The wildest enthusiasm prevailed.||@@||The wildest enthusiasm prevailed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14257792 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF MR. W. VARLEY.||@@||DEATH OF MR. W. VARLEY. .-o||@@|| Another old resident of the colony in tho person oi||@@||Another old resident of the colony in the person of Mr AVilliam Varley, son , of Aohtonvillo, Rook-||@@||Mr. William Varley, son , of Ashtonville, Rook- wood, passed away lust week The fuoeral, which||@@||wood, passed away last week. The funeral, which took placo on baturday afternoon, was largely»||@@||took place on saturday afternoon, was largely attended by relatives and friends The body wai||@@||attended by relatives and friends. The body was interred in the Church of England portion of the||@@||interred in the Church of England portion of the Rookwood Cemetery Amongst those present worn||@@||Rookwood Cemetery Amongst those present wore Messrs G H Varley (of ISencastle), AV Ashton||@@||Messrs G H Varley (of Newcastle), W Ashton Varley, James and Albert Varley (sons), George,||@@||Varley, James and Albert Varley (sons), George, ¡sidney Reginald, and Ambrose A arley, and Hector||@@||Sidney, Reginald, and Ambrose Varley, and Hector M'Kinnon (grandsons), R ¡stork (son-in-law), thu||@@||M'Kinnon (grandsons), R. Stork (son-in-law), the Rev J Cawdoll, Rov I C Williams, Mr J 1||@@||Rev J Cawdell, Rev F C Williams, Mr J. T. Jay, J P (Mayor), Ex-Mayor Sloe, J P , Aldonnen||@@||Jay, J P (Mayor), Ex-Mayor Slee, J P , Aldermen Thomas and Garth« ade, Ex-Al('ormen Andrews||@@||Thomas and Garthwaite, Ex-Aldermen Andrews and Conroy Messrs J n«df,es J btark AV Moir,||@@||and Conroy, Messrs J. Hedges, J. Stark, W Moir, M Morrison G Craig, C O Kimberley, J Walton||@@||M. Morrison, G. Craig, C. O. Kimberley, J. Walton G AVsdo, AV Arnold, 1 Haigh, AV ¡S Langley, J||@@||G. Wade, W. Arnold, T. Haigh, W. B. Langley, J. O Donncll, A Menzies, J Gregory, O J Kimberley||@@||O'Donnell, A. Menzies, J. Gregory, O. J. Kimberley R Larcomb", I Dorman, H Kvans, Jos Nortou,||@@||R. Larcombe, F. Donnan, H. Evans, Jas. Norton, S Longford, W liork, G Childs, and A Maiso||@@||S. Longford, W. York, G. Childs, and A. Maise. The Rev To3huu Hargrave, after concluding the||@@||The Rev. Joshua Hargrave, after concluding the burial service, spoko very sympathetically and||@@||burial service, spoke very sympathetically and earnestly to those present Around the inside of tie||@@||earnestly to those present. Around the inside of the grave flowers and fern loaves wore nicely arranged by||@@||grave flowers and fern leaves wore nicely arranged by loviug hands, and wreaths wero forwarded by Mr||@@||loving hands, and wreaths were forwarded by Mr. and Mrs C O Kimberley, Mi and Airs TVana tho||@@||and Mrs. C. O. Kimberley, Mr. and Mrs. Evans, the employees of G H Varley (Newcastle), Mr and Mro||@@||employees of G. H. Varley (Newcastle), Mr and Mrs. Tas Varloj, Mr and Mrs Stark, G H A arloy and||@@||Jas. Varley, Mr. and Mrs. Stark, G. H. Varley and family, Mr and Mrs Haigh, Mr and Mra AV A||@@||family, Mr. and Mrs. Haigh, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Varloy Mr AV York, and Horrors from Aithur and||@@||Varley, Mr. W. York, and flowers from Arthur and Herbert Arnold wero placed on tho grave||@@||Herbert Arnold were placed on the grave. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323193 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE CRISIS AT PEKING.||@@||THE CRISIS AT PEKING. The Tientsin correspondent of the " Hongkong||@@||The Tientsin correspondent of the "Hongkong Daily Press," »nting onJuneJ2, says -The Boxer||@@||Daily Press," writing on June 12, says:—The Boxer nuisancefserious a. it is m many aspect», hu. pro tem||@@||nuisance, serious as it is in many aspects, has pro tem aub«ide 1 into insignificance m comparison with the||@@||subsided into insignificance in comparison with the cn«;« at Poking. A, railway cotumunicat.ou has||@@||crisis at Peking. As railway communication has beenbf°l£0''forflvi">r"u- dî,B. "1?? * Ti*".||@@||been broken for five or six days we are at a loss to know oxactls what wore the fact» which precipitated||@@||know exactly what were the facts which precipitated this cn.is. All we can gather from the curt telegram«||@@||this crisis. All we can gather from the curt telegrams which reach us very intermittently IB,||@@||which reach us very intermittently is, that up to Sundav evening, Juue 10, the||@@||that up to Sunday evening, June 10, the ovil that was feared" had not happened, but that||@@||evil that was feared had not happened, but that the general feeling of suspense and anxiety wer«||@@||the general feeling of suspense and anxiety were «bil intense in Tientsin. We are confident that n hat||@@||still intense in Tientsin. We are confident that what is feared is the meeting of very indifferent troops||@@||is feared is the meeting of very indifferent troops anti their collusion with the city cunuille to uttaek||@@||and their collusion with the city canaille to attack the legations for loot. We do not know it the Bux-rs||@@||the legations for loot. We do not know if the Boxers ure} in reckomug or not. Thero alo GOO foreigu||@@||are in reckoning or not. There are 600 foreign guards in the various legations, und nil outly nig||@@||guards in the various legations, and all outlying residents have been called in to the centre Wu||@@||residents have been called in to the centre. We know that all British and American women are under||@@||know that all British and American women are under tho direct protection of their Ministers, and that tho||@@||the direct protection of their Ministers, and that the Imperial Chinese Government, if it deserves such a.||@@||Imperial Chinese Government, if it deserves such a name, is still utting on the wull metaphorically.||@@||name, is still sitting on the wall metaphorically. Quito GJ per cent of tho mctiopohtan mandsrinuta||@@||Quito 60 per cent. of the metropolitan mandarinate believes in tha appalling nonsense of tho Boxer||@@||believes in the appalling nonsense of the Boxer propaganda, namely, that tboy are able tu||@@||propaganda, namely, that they are able to sweep the hated lloreigner, hi« religion, institutions,||@@||sweep the hated foreigner, his religion, institutions, and trade out of China. Hie despair of Um situation||@@||and trade out of China. The despair of the situation consists lu the fact that tbeir collosBal ignorance||@@||consists in the fact that their collossal ignorance and hatred aro culoulatod to wreck their country.||@@||and hatred are calculated to wreck their country. Their removal, uulesa enlightenment comes to the||@@||Their removal, unless enlightenment comes to the Downgor-Etniiress from «orno unoxpected source, is||@@||Dowager-Empress from some unexpected source, is only possible ut present bv force Without their re-||@@||only possible at present by force. Without their re- moval nothing can be done. It IB to be feared that||@@||moval nothing can be done. It is to be feared that oveu if the forces now on routo are completely suc-||@@||even if the forces now en route are completely suc- cessful, their arrival will only bo the beginning of a||@@||cessful, their arrival will only be the beginning of a political impasse of which uo one can see the end.||@@||political impasse of which no one can see the end. Now for the facts of the last few days, Ministers||@@||Now for the facts of the last few days, Ministers wired,to Trentsm to the consular officers on Saturday||@@||wired to Tientsin to the consular officers on Saturday that the situation every hour n as increasingly criti-||@@||that the situation every hour was increasingly criti- cal. The messages got brufcr, more intonso, aro||@@||generous men to rescue their countrymen, if they are «lill alive, or to avLitgo them if they are murd?r«d ,||@@||still alive, or to avenge them if they are murdered ; but undoubtedly the right thing to do is to »ait for||@@||but undoubtedly the right thing to do is to wait for reiuf ircLtncntft in numbers, in the mode of trans-||@@||reinforcements in numbers, in the mode of trans- port and iu cavalry A sensible check to tho all PS at||@@||port and in cavalry. A sensible check to the allies at tim cusía would invigorate the Chinese and lead to||@@||this crisis would invigorate the Chinese and lead to the usolcss saciitice of nunv lives||@@||the useless sacifice of many lives._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325657 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LI HUNG CHANG.||@@||LI HUNG CHANG. Great hopes aro evidently centred ou the success of||@@||Great hopes are evidently centred on the success of Li Hung Chang when he assumes offico as Viceroy ol||@@||Li Hung Chang when he assumes office as Viceroy of Childi According to our cables of this morning b«||@@||Chihli. According to our cables of this morning he aBsuied the consuls at Canton that thero would b«||@@||assured the consuls at Canton that there would be trauquility in Southern China whilst he was away.||@@||tranquility in Southern China whilst he was away. Seeing that one of the earliest outbursts w as m||@@||Seeing that one of the earliest outbursts was in Yunnan, toe assurunco comes too late, and the activ»||@@||Yunnan, the assurance comes too late, and the active measures taken by the departing Viceroy, which||@@||measures taken by the departing Viceroy, which maiuly consisted in the decapitation of some rebels||@@||mainly consisted in the decapitation of some rebels and the forwarding of ii largo loree ovorland W||@@||and the forwarding of a large force overland to Poking, seem hurdly strong enough to meet the exi-||@@||Peking, seem hardly strong enough to meet the exi- gencies of the cibe||@@||gencies of the case. Other patts ot Li Hung Chang's valedictDrj speech||@@||Other parts of Li Hung Chang's valedictory speech would scorn to luipi» either that ho is not lu the||@@||would seem to imply either that he is not in the secret« of the ruling faction of Peking or that he was||@@||secrets of the ruling faction of Peking or that he was insiiic-.rü in his remarks Ile stated, for lustance,||@@||insincere in his remarks. He stated, for instance, that ha wus m receipt of definite news to the effect||@@||that he was in receipt of definite news to the effect that all the Ministers and foreigners .esident in Pe-||@@||that all the Ministers and foreigners resident in Pe- king, except Baron von Kottelor, were »afo on July||@@||king, except Baron von Ketteler, were safe on July 8. i'no information which luu come through to us,||@@||8. The information which has come through to us, amply confirmed from various Bources, was to th«||@@||amply confirmed from various sources, was to the effect that the legations were captured and th»||@@||effect that the legations were captured and the Ministers and other forslguors put to the sword on||@@||Ministers and other foreigners put to the sword on the night of June JO It wculd be a comfort to||@@||the night of June 30. It would be a comfort to many if Li Hung Chang could be believed m thu||@@||many if Li Hung Chang could be believed in this respect His programme in the circum«t«iioe« which||@@||respect. His programme in the circumstances which be representa as exiatiug is for China to rescue the||@@||he represents as existing is for China to rescue the imprisoned Ministers, to apologise for tho murder ol||@@||imprisoned Ministers, to apologise for the murder of Baron von Kettelcr, to pay adequate compensation||@@||Baron von Ketteler, to pay adequate compensation for lujuries to tho life and proporty of foreigners,||@@||for injuries to the life and property of foreigners, and tu inflict punishment uu the robbers and the||@@||and to inflict punishment on the robbers and the inuraiiaing troope. All this " m order to preserva||@@||marauding troops. All this "in order to preserve the prestige of China as a civihsod State " lu tha*||@@||the prestige of China as a civilised State." In the circumstauccs these proposals seem a mockeiy, and||@@||circumstances these proposals seem a mockery, and any reference to China as a civilised State-after the||@@||any reference to China as a civilised State—after the outrages inflicted by the Boxers und their allies, th«||@@||outrages inflicted by the Boxers and their allies, the Imperial troops-is ii painful anachronism||@@||Imperial troops—is a painful anachronism. _ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322389 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE SITUATION IN CHINA.||@@||THE SITUATION IN CHINA. THE PRINCE OF TUAN.||@@||THE PRINCE OF TUAN. It is contrary to Chinéis etiquette for the father of||@@||It is contrary to Chinese etiquette for the father of a reigning Emperor to tato auy pirt in public affairs||@@||a reigning Emperor to take any part in public affairs. Thus wheu tho Err press Dowager caused Kwangtu||@@||Thus when the Empress Dowager caused Kwangsu to be rawed to the thron» iu IS common||@@||Powers are hurrying up their armies. By common tondent tim j rincipnl work would stem to bi\o bcou||@@||consent the principal work would seem to have been entrusted to tho t ip tnost, who iru rtmiorcuig their||@@||entrusted to the Japanese, who are reinforcing their troops now in China by _"J,UUU men Other nations||@@||troops now in China by 25,000 men. Other nations also ero adding to their force«, uith a view to an||@@||also are adding to their forces, with a view to an advance on Poking||@@||advance on Peking._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326277 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE TRAGEDY NEAR||@@||THE TRAGEDY NEAR GULGONG GULGONG.||@@|| INQUEST ON ALEXANDER M'KAF.||@@||INQUEST ON ALEXANDER McKAY. VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER.||@@||VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER. AGAINST JOE AND JIMMY||@@||AGAINST JOE AND JIMMY ||@@||GOVERNOR. A MAN'S HEAD SPLIT OPEN.||@@||A MAN'S HEAD SPLIT OPEN. MUDGEE Tuesday.||@@||MUDGEE Tuesday. The Coroner (Mr. Wilkinson) hold an inquest on||@@||The Coroner (Mr. Wilkinson) held an inquest on the body of Mr Alexander M'Kay, and a veidict of||@@||the body of Mr. Alexander McKay, and a verdict of wilful inurder.was returned against Joe and Jimmy||@@||wilful murder was returned against Joe and Jimmy Governor.||@@||Governor. The evidence showed that at I o'clock on Monday||@@||The evidence showed that at 1 o'clock on Monday Mrs. M'Kay waa in tho house, wbeu tho girl||@@||Mrs. McKay was in the house, when the girl carne running in and Bald ".Two blacks are coming||@@||came running in and said "Two blacks are coming here , one has a nile." She went to the dour||@@||here ; one has a rifle." She went to the door a» they stepped on tho verandah. Ouo of them||@@||as they stepped on the verandah. One of them 'aid, " We are murderers ; come oui ide||@@||said, "We are murderers; come outside and wo wilt kill tho lot of you " Mrs.||@@||and we will kill the lot of you." Mrs. McKay M'Kay stepped forward. One of them »truck her||@@||stepped forward. One of them struck her with a tomahawk, but she turned round to got into||@@||with a tomahawk, but she turned round to get into the house, and only received a gash on the sids of||@@||the house, and only received a gash on the side of her head. She then banged the door and bolted it.||@@||her head. She then banged the door and bolted it. Thoy tried to smash the door with a tomahawk.||@@||They tried to smash the door with a tomahawk. They smashed all the windows in with stones. One||@@||They smashed all the windows in with stones. One hit the eirl on tho bick. Oue stone also hit Mrs||@@||hit the girl on the back. One stone also hit Mrs. McKay M'Kay nn the back of the head Tho blacksand, " If||@@||on the back of the head. The blacks said, "If you don't you don't open the door wo will kill tho lot of you ;||@@||open the door we will kill the lot of you; if you do we if you do we wont." Mrs. M'Kay said to tho||@@||won't." Mrs. McKay said to the girl, girl, " We might as well be killed outside ma in-||@@||"We might as well be killed outside as in-side," side," nnd opened tho dool and walked outside with||@@||and opened the door and walked outside with the child in bur arms. Tho blacks ordered them to||@@||the child in her arms. The blacks ordered them to stund on tho \oratidah, seatchod the place all ovor.||@@||stand on the verandah, searched the place all over, to 3k a lot of eatables, and went away. The||@@||took a lot of eatables, and went away. The girl went to the door and said " O God, listen||@@||girl went to the door and said "O God, listen to uncle groaning." They went over to tho fence and||@@||to uncle groaning." They went over to the fence and found Mr. M'Kuy King on his back wnh his head||@@||found Mr. McKay lying on his back with his head split open with a tomahawk, Ikey cm ned bim||@@||split open with a tomahawk. They carried him infido and laid lum ou thu bed The i;irl looked out||@@||inside and laid him on the bed. The girl looked out of the dool and mtw tho blacks coming back. Hie||@@||of the door and saw the blacks coming back. The blacks told the women to como outside,||@@||blacks told the women to come outside, and demanded what ' money Mrs. M'Kay||@@||and demanded what money Mrs. McKay had. Mrs M'Kay gave them a pound.||@@||had. Mrs. McKay gave them a pound. Thoy asked her if sho had any more.||@@||They asked her if she had any more. When she told tbem sha had not, they mid, " Vou||@@||When she told them she had not, they said, "You aro a liar, we found £8 in the old mau's pocket "||@@||are a liar, we found £8 in the old man's pocket." They theil told Mrs. M'Kay to (jivo them her||@@||They then told Mrs. McKay to give them her husband's saddle, saying he wonld not wint it any||@@||husband's saddle, saying he would not want it any moro. Thev toole the horse and left, going in the||@@||more. They took the horse and left, going in the direction of Ulan.||@@||direction of Ulan. Mr M'Ka\'s skull was smashed in and his brains||@@||Mr. McKay's skull was smashed in and his brains protruded, nu died tnoXours afterwards.||@@||protruded. He died two hours afterwards. Later.||@@||Later. Mrs. A M'Kuy, who wis uevorolj miuredby||@@||Mrs. A. McKay, who was serverely injured by blacks blackB at bportemau's Hollow, near Ulan, died this||@@||at Sportsman's Hollow, near Ulan, died this morning, Soieral townsmen have ttirted in pursuit||@@||morning. Several townsmen have started in pursuit of the blacks to-d iv.||@@||of the blacks to-day. M ES1 MAITLAND, Tuesday.||@@||WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday. Sub-iuspector Sykes, with ttoniior« Whitfield,||@@||Sub-inspector Sykes, with troopers Whitfield, Doran, und Towutond loft V, est Maitland, with linns||@@||Doran, and Townsend left West Maitland, with arms and hor«es, for Muswellbrook, en route to Motriwa,||@@||and horses, for Muswellbrook, en route to Merriwa, to assist in the pursuit of the Ulan nboriRinals.||@@||to assist in the pursuit of the Ulan aboriginals. 'I mopers Ton nsend und Doran wore on tho Cassilis||@@||Troopers Townsend and Doran were on the Cassilis station when Jimmy Governor was tho black tracker||@@||station when Jimmy Governor was the black tracker thero, nnd they know the country thoroughly.||@@||there, and they know the country thoroughly. Mrs. Michael O'Brien, who was murdered at||@@||Mrs. Michael O'Brien, who was murdered at Poggy, near Merriwa, is well known iu sVtst Mait-||@@||Poggy, near Merriwa, is well known in West Mait- land, where she resided previous to boc marriage||@@||land, where she resided previous to her marriage. GULGONG, Tuesday.||@@||GULGONG, Tuesday. Mr M'Kay wa» killod by ii tomahawk wound||@@||Mr. M'Kay was killed by a tomahawk wound at the back of the head. The sum of ¿S wai takou||@@||at the back of the head. The sum of £8 was taken from the house||@@||from the house. Information has just bsen received from Ulan||@@||Information has just been received from Ulan stating t but the Gilgandra uiurJerers mut uu Indian||@@||stating but the Gilgandra murderers met an Indian hawker yesterday n-tternuon after the M'Kay murder,||@@||hawker yesterday afternoon after the M'Kay murder, and wanted ammunition and boots. Tho hawkers||@@||and wanted ammunition and boots. The hawkers bad none. The men were urmed with a rifle und a||@@||had none. The men were armed with a rifle and a tomahawk, and said they wero going to murder||@@||tomahawk, and said they were going to murder Harry Novillo ut Wollar. Thoy boasted that they||@@||Harry Neville at Wollar. They boasted that they hud killed tho Mawbeys at Breelong.||@@||had killed the Mawbeys at Breelong. GOVERNOR.||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330998 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRODUCE INWARDS.||@@||PRODUCE INWARDS. NAMBUCCA, Thuradsy.||@@||NAMBUCCA, Thuradsy. The steamer Nambucca soiled to-day with 1020||@@||The steamer Nambucca sailed to-day with 1020 bags of maize, 40 pigs, fowle, aud sundries.||@@||bags of maize, 40 pigs, fowls, and sundries. DAISY NEWS.||@@||DAIRY NEWS. MITTAGONG BUTTER FACTORIES.||@@||MITTAGONG BUTTER FACTORIES. , , BOWRAL, Thursday.||@@||BOWRAL, Thursday. During the month of July the Beirima District||@@||During the month of July the Berrima District Farm and Dairy Company's Mittagong Cieauceiy||@@||Farm and Dairy Company's Mittagong Creamery received 32,7501b. of milk, from which 16101b. of||@@||received 32,750lb. of milk, from which 1610lb. of butter were made. The average test waa 44 par||@@||butter were made. The average test was 4.4 per cent, or 2031b. of milk to lib. of butter. The||@@||cent, or 20.3lb. of milk to 1lb. of butter. The uvernge price paid to suppliera waa 5(1 per gallon,||@@||average price paid to suppliers was 5d per gallon. for the same period the Ben im. Di«triot Farm and||@@||For the same period the Berrima District Farm and Dany Company's Central Butter Factory at Mitta-||@@||Dairy Company's Central Butter Factory at Mitta- gong made 28,0941b. of butter.||@@||gong made 28,094lb. of butter. BOBEHTSON. Thnraday.||@@||ROBERTSON. Thursday. For the month of July the Phaiamt Ground Dalry||@@||For the month of July the Pheasant Ground Dairy Company received 6821b. cream, producing 3221b. of||@@||Company received 682lb. cream, producing 322lb. of butter. The company also aeparatsd 119'7 gallons of||@@||butter. The company also separated 119'7 gallons of milk, producing 0061b. of butter. Suppliers were||@@||milk, producing 605lb. of butter. Suppliers were paid 3]d per gallon for milk.||@@||paid 3¾d per gallon for milk. JONES ISLAND, Thnraday.||@@||JONES ISLAND, Thursday. The eighth annual m sating of the abarsholdera of||@@||The eighth annual meeting of the shareholders of the Manning Rivar Co-operative Dairy Company||@@||the Manning River Co-operative Dairy Company was held a Oioki yesterday, Mt. B, Malcolm, ¿hair||@@||was held a Croki yesterday, Mr. R. Malcolm, chair- man el director», presiding. Th* report allowed »||@@||man of directors, presiding. The report showed a turnover of 111,903 forth» half-TMr, tain« an IB||@@||turnover of £11,903 for the half-year, being an in- crease of £3000 on the correinonrtiug tnriod lait yaar.||@@||crease of £3000 on the corresponding period last year. For income tai £63 wa« paid, «ad had taen aPPfaled||@@||For income tax £63 was paid, and has been appealed against a« «xcwaiv«. The butler made ia the half .||@@||against as excessive. The butter made in the half- year approximated 140 tons. The aaaaU wat« raliud||@@||year approximated 140 tons. The assets were valued at £6580. Tha director« raeommsadad thst np din« ,||@@||at £6586. The directors recommended that no divi- , dend b» paid. Captain A. Ntwtoa aad Mr. D.||@@||dend be paid. Captain A. Newton and Mr. D. M'Donnell were elected directors.||@@||McDonnell were elected directors. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14371576 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF||@@||SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF TEMPERANCE.||@@||TEMPERANCE. A public meeting, under theauspices of No. 1 Grand||@@||A public meeting, under the auspices of No. 1 Grand Division, wa» hold recontly in tho Wesley Hall,||@@||Division, was held recently in the Wesley Hall, Uegaut-atreot, Chippendale. Bro. W. J. Wnlkor.||@@||Regent-street, Chippendale. Bro. W. J. Walker. G.W.P., occupiod the chair, and there waa a cood||@@||G.W.P., occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance. During the ovcmni; the Reva. F. Col-»||@@||attendance. During the evening the Revs. F. Col- woll, F. B. Boyce, tho Hon. J. Htpher, M L.C., and||@@||well, F. B. Boyce, tho Hon. J. Hepher, M L.C., and Bro. A. Poro. P.M.W.P., delivered addrcsäca The||@@||Bro. A. Page. P.M.W.P., delivered addresses. The following contributed to the inuaital programme :||@@||following contributed to the musical programme :-- Sistor Wagner, Misses Kelly, Grace, Sutherland, and||@@||Sister Wagner, Misses Kelly, Grace, Sutherland, and Nichols, Bros. J. Moody end II. Davies, and Mi sars»||@@||Nichols, Bros. J. Moody and H. Davies, and Messrs. Grace und Levy.||@@||Grace and Levy. On Tuesday croning last the Star of Hope Divi-||@@||On Tuesday evening last the Star of Hope Divi sion, Nu. (4, celebrated the opening of their now||@@||sion, No. 14, celebrated the opening of their new lodge hall, in Llowellyn-street, Dalmain, bv a social,||@@||lodge hall, in Llewellyn-street, Balmain, by a social, which wa» largely attended by member» of the order||@@||which was largely attended by members of the order and thoir friend». The new ball, »»hich hua baeu||@@||and their friends. The new hall, which has been built suitublo for lodge requirements, will seat about||@@||build suitable for lodge requirements, will seat about 200, und tho Temporáneo Hall adjoining baa been||@@||200, and the Temperance Hall adjoining has been considerably enlarged. The scoinmodution has also||@@||considerably enlarged. The accommodation has also beon greatly improved. The alterations and ltu*||@@||been greatly improved. The alterations and im- provemctits wero caVned out from plana and specitt»||@@||provements were carried out from plans and specifi- callona prepared by Mr, 1*. Glasaop, one of tho trus-||@@||cations prepared by mr. T. Glassop, one of the trus- tees. Amongst those, 'présent were Bros. J. String-||@@||tees. Amongst those, present were Bros. J. String- fellow, M.W. Patriarch, It. D. Cropley, M.W.||@@||fellow, M.W. Patriarch, H.B. Cropley, M.W. Scnho, JP. Glaeiop, aïid A, Gow, of the National||@@||Scribe, T. Glassop, and A Gow, of the National Division Soiib of Temporánea.||@@||Division Sons of Temperance. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28247851 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn J LA UKIN MEMORIAL FUND.||@@||LARKIN MEMORIAL FUND. Ou Wedneslay evening tim service of soup*, entitled||@@||On Wednesday evening the service of song, entitled M Clirihtie's Old Organ, " was rendered to alargo||@@||"Christie's Old Organ," was rendered to a large attendance in the English Church, North Ryde,||@@||attendance in the English Church, North Ryde, in md of tho abovo fund. Misa Way sudeste I tho||@@||in aid of the above fund. Miss Way suggested the service as a moan* of addiog to tho fund. MiVes||@@||service as a means of adding to the fund. Misses ¡Lottie Pope and Frew undertook tho duty of train -||@@||Lottie Pope and Frew undertook the duty of train - I mg the children, who were assisted by Mrs, W.||@@||ing the children, who were assisted by Mrs. W. Dunn, Miss Roberts, from Balmain (whom render-||@@||Dunn, Miss Roberts, from Balmain (whose render- ing of " Tho Song of tho Flowers " mot witn enthu||@@||ing of "The Song of the Flowers" met with enthu- sin.stic nnplause), Mrs. Anderson, and Messrs. VV,||@@||siastic applause), Mrs. Anderson, and Messrs. W. Marshall and W. (Lang. A quartut, by Miss Pope||@@||Marshall and W. Long. A quartet, by Miss Pope (troble), Mrs. Anderson (alto). Mr. Marshall (bass),||@@||(treble), Mrs. Anderson (alto). Mr. Marshall (bass), aud Mr. Long (tenor) was much appreciated. Lan-||@@||and Mr. Long (tenor) was much appreciated. Lan- tern views, given by Mr. Hilliard, l.P,. by the aid of||@@||tern views, given by Mr. Hilliard, J.P., by the aid of acetylene 'gas, illustrating the vurioui incidents in||@@||acetylene gas, illustrating the various incidents in the uarrative, wore shown etfectivsly.||@@||the narrative, were shown effectively. Tito work of building reta i nmg walls on the banka||@@||The work of building retaining walls on the banks of tho Parramatta Uiver, near thu dam, is being||@@||of the Parramatta River, near the dam, is being pushed ou. Mr. Patterson, of the flarhours und||@@||pushed on. Mr. Patterson, of the Harbours and Rivers rDepartuient, has just completed a fresh sur-||@@||Rivers Department, has just completed a fresh sur- vey from Lennox Bridge to thu iioodgates, and esti||@@||vey from Lennox Bridge to the floodgates, and esti- mates h uv« been taken of ii nea- suhemo of improving||@@||mates have been taken of a new scheme of improving this part of tho river. It is proposed to slope tho||@@||this part of the river. It is proposed to slope the hunks, and make a 10ft. channel in thu centre. Tho||@@||banks, and make a 10ft. channel in the centre. The estimated cost is ¿'35,000. The Government is »leo||@@||estimated cost is £35,000. The Government is also having a new estimate nt ad o nf the cost of dredging||@@||having a new estimate made of the cost of dredging the river from Duck River to Quean's Wharf.||@@||the river from Duck River to Queen's Wharf. There is great activity at tho Austral Meat Com-||@@||There is great activity at the Austral Meat Com- pany's Works, at Sandown, nu tho banks of the||@@||pany's Works, at Sandown, on the banks of the river, near Parramatta. A Inrge number ot car||@@||river, near Parramatta. A large number of car- poní ern mid otber artisans aro busy making extensive||@@||penters and other artisans are busy making extensive alterations to the works, but it is not expected||@@||alterations to the works, but it is not expected that opérations will be in full swing far auothei||@@||that operations will be in full swing for another throe mouths. The chilliug chamber for the cattle||@@||three months. The chilling chamber for the cattle will hold -100 carcases at one time, while the sheep||@@||will hold -100 carcases at one time, while the sheep chilling room will have a capacity for holding||@@||chilling room will have a capacity for holding 12,000 carcases. A 240-horso-power condensing||@@||12,000 carcases. A 240-horse-power condensing mi giue and ice-making raucht dory to now on their||@@||engine and ice-making machinery is now on their way from America, and when this is fixed up it||@@||way from America, and when this is fixed up it will bo capable of producing 120 tons of ico per||@@||will be capable of producing 120 tons of ice per day.||@@||day. On Wednesday the Archbishop of Sydney, assisted||@@||On Wednesday the Archbishop of Sydney, assisted by the Rev. .1. O'Conor, held a confirmation service||@@||by the Rev. J. O'Conor, held a confirmation service at St. James* Church, Smithfield, when 30||@@||at St. James' Church, Smithfield, when 30 candidates were present. At tho conclusion of the||@@||candidates were present. At the conclusion of the nervi co a public tea was huid, and a programme of||@@||service a public tea was held, and a programme of vocal and instrumental music was gone through.||@@||vocal and instrumental music was gone through. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325878 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THE||@@||INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THE FAMILY.||@@||FAMILY. DEPARTURE OF RELATIVES FOR SCENE||@@||DEPARTURE OF RELATIVES FOR SCENE OF THE MURDER||@@||OF THE MURDER Mr Jaok Mawbey, eldest son of Mr Mawbey of||@@||Mr. Jack Mawbey, eldest son of Mr. Mawbey of Gilgandra has beeu residing in Sidney for some||@@||Gilgandra, has been residing in Sydney for some time He joined the Third Contingent in the hope||@@||time. He joined the Third Contingent in the hope of going to South Afuca, but when tint regiment||@@||of going to South Africa, but when that regiment disbanded weut to reaido « lth his aunt, Mrs George||@@||disbanded went to reside with his aunt, Mrs. George Mawbey, at Surry Hills J be first intimation hn||@@||Mawbey, at Surry Hills. The first intimation he received of the awful tragedy that had beeu enacted||@@||received of the awful tragedy that had been enacted nt bis home was a telogram announcing the||@@||at his home was a telegram announcing the fact that several members of the family||@@||fact that several members of the family had been rourderBd whilst others J bad been||@@||had been murdered, whilst others had been severely wounded this was shortly followod by||@@||severely wounded. This was shortly followed by another wire announcing that his mother aud the||@@||another wire announcing that his mother and the other injured people wiro not oxpected to live Mr||@@||other injured people were not expected to live. Mr. Mawbey was greatly shocked at the now», ami was||@@||Mawbey was greatly shocked at the news, and was making anxious inquiries as to the earliest time ho||@@||making anxious inquiries as to the earliest time he could leave for his home||@@||could leave for his home. Whon speaking to a " Herald" reporter ou Satur-||@@||When speaking to a " Herald" reporter on Satur- day ho Bald thut theie were 12 jieople on the suloe||@@||day he said that there were 12 people on the selec- tion -Mr and Mis Mawbey Reginald Mawbey,||@@||tion:—Mr. and Mrs. Mawbey, Reginald Mawbey, l8, Grace Muwhoy, lb, Percival Maivbjy 14, Sydney||@@||18, Grace Mawbey, 16, Percival Mawbey, 14, Sydney Mawbey, 12 Hilda Mawboi, lOi, Bertie Mawbey, 8,||@@||Mawbey, 12, Hilda Mawbey, 10 ½, Bertie Mawbey, 8, Cecil Mawbey, 0 Garnet Mawbey, J, George (Taek)||@@||Cecil Mawbey, 6, Garnet Mawbey, 3, George (Jack) Mawbey (a cousin), 14, and Mr Fred Clarke au||@@||Mawbey (a cousin), 14, and Mr. Fred Clarke, an uncle||@@||uncle. Tho selection is situated about 10 milos from||@@||The selection is situated about 10 miles from Gilgandra, on the bunks of the Castlereagh||@@||Gilgandra, on the banks of the Castlereagh Uiver and between Dubbo and Mudgee. It||@@||River and between Dubbo and Mudgee. It oomprise» about 1500 acres Recently the seleo||@@||comprises about 1500 acres. Recently the selec- tlcu was added to and s. new homest-nd was||@@||tion was added to and a new homestead was built. The old homestead was about a||@@||built. The old homestead was about a mile away, and often iu the busy season hie futbor||@@||mile away, and often in the busy season his father slept there so us to bo near his work in the morniug,||@@||slept there so as to be near his work in the morning. Beeideg the family thero was Geurgo (Jack) Mawbey,||@@||Besides the family there was George (Jack) Mawbey, a cousin, who had gone there about tlvo months ago||@@||a cousin, who had gone there about five months ago on account of his health. His parents reside at||@@||on account of his health. His parents reside at Ann-street, Surry Hills. There was also a mees||@@||Ann-street, Surry Hills. There was also a niece named Miss Clarko, and Miss Ker?, the provincial||@@||named Miss Clarke, and Miss Kerz, the provincial School teacher, falio had only been there since||@@||school teacher. She had only been there since ChtiBtmas, and was transferred from Giuliimboue to||@@||Christmas, and was transferred from Girilambone to take charge of the Breelong WeBt school||@@||take charge of the Breelong West school. Mr. Muwbev is well known in the dntrict, having||@@||Mr. Mawbey is well known in the district, having resided there for the past seventeen years. There||@@||resided there for the past seventeen years. There siro no blacks living in the district, but the natives||@@||are no blacks living in the district, but the natives who committed the outrage went there early in tho||@@||who committed the outrage went there early in the year. The first was employed about January, and two||@@||year. The first was employed about January, and two others followed in March They were engoged ni fenc-||@@||others followed in March. They were engaged in fenc- ing a run, Mr, Mawbey, speakmg of the country,||@@||ing a run. Mr. Mawbey, speaking of the country, ?aid ha thought there was little chance of the mur-||@@||said he thought there was little chance of the mur- derers escaping, as the pluce was well pDpuluted.||@@||derers escaping, as the place was well populated. There were some good hiding places, but be thought||@@||There were some good hiding places, but he thought the blacks wnuld nut have sufficient provisions to hide||@@||the blacks would not have sufficient provisions to hide for auy length of time.||@@||for any length of time. Re said it was very strange, that about this||@@||He said it was very strange, that about this time last year n black bad been seen walking||@@||time last year a black bad been seen walking about at dusk with a tomahawk m his||@@||about at dusk with a tomahawk in his hand. His little brother and eislnt ran to the||@@||hand. His little brother and sister ran to the house ona night and Bald they had seen a native||@@||house one night and said they had seen a native Wandering about With a tomahawk in,his haud. The||@@||wandering about with a tomahawk in his hand. The men immedistelv made search, but failed to dis-||@@||men immediately made search, but failed to dis- cover him. On the following day he was seen, and||@@||cover him. On the following day he was seen, and the policemen were communicated with, but failed||@@||the policemen were communicated with, but failed to find bim. Mr. J. Mawbey, accompanied bythis||@@||to find him. Mr. J. Mawbey, accompanied by his aunt (Mrs. George Muwbev), left fur the scene of||@@||aunt (Mrs. George Mawbey), left for the scene of the murder last night I hoy journey by train to||@@||the murder last night. They journey by train to Mudgee, and coach ihe remainder of the journey.||@@||Mudgee, and coach the remainder of the journey. Thev will not reach their dostinution until Monday||@@||They will not reach their destination until Monday night.||@@||night. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325846 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FOLLOWING THE TRACKS.||@@||FOLLOWING THE TRACKS. Two tucks havB been folio«ed going in the direc-||@@||Two tracks have been followed going in the direc- tion of Gilgandra, hut wore lo,t a ii deep creek owing||@@||tion of Gilgandra, but wore lost a in deep creek owing to the mu Lar),e parties of armed men aro scour-||@@||to the rain. Large parties of armed men are scour- ing the bush A y lunger son of tho Mawbey« was||@@||ing the bush. A younger son of the Mawbey was sleeping in tho house wheu the murdor occurred, but||@@||sleeping in the house when the murder occurred, but ?aved hiB life by hiding uuder a beJ.||@@||saved his life by hiding under a bed. bundnj.||@@||Sunday. The murderers wore seen at 11 am yes-||@@||The murderers were seen at 11 am yes- terday at Hcdgers, about niue miles irom||@@||terday at Hedgers, about nine miles from Muudooran, going in the direction of the||@@||Mundooran, going in the direction of the Wallaroo rauger There wero only women||@@||Wallaroo rauges. There were only women at home at Itcdgers nt the time The mur-||@@||at home at Hedgers at the time. The mur- derers were subsequently teen passing Yoemans'||@@||derers were subsequently seen passing Yoemans' selection, near Merrygoen district bub-inspcctor||@@||selection, near Merrygoen district sub-inspcctor Cameron, with all tho police he can command, is||@@||Cameron, with all the police he can command, is ?coumig the bush in the immediate vicinity||@@||scouring the bush in the immediate vicinity of the crime bub-inspector Cameron is worthy of||@@||of the crime. Sub-inspector Cameron is worthy of praise for his prompt action m the affair He rode||@@||praise for his prompt action in the affair. He rode about 40 mileß from his statiou in Dubbo m about||@@||about 40 miles from his station in Dubbo in about four hours lim blacks aro ver" cunning in regard||@@||four hours. The blacks are very cunning in regard to the effacing of their tracks When they como to||@@||to the effacing of their tracks. When they come to tandy or muddy ground they walk in each other's||@@||sandy or muddy ground they walk in each other's traca" so as to leal ona to believe there||@@||tracks so as to lead one to believe there eras only olio ped'stn-n Jimmy Governor was||@@||was only one pedestrian. Jimmy Governor was at one lime a tracker in the Mudgee dis||@@||at one time a tracker in the Mudgee dis- trict, and was the man that found Phillips||@@||trict, and was the man that found Phillips who was murdered in the Cas-ilm district Jieiv||@@||who was murdered in the Cassilm district. Jacky Porter was captured 15 miles from wlieio||@@||Porter was captured 15 miles from where the murtlorers A era lait «ecu, viz, Meri\||@@||the murderers were last seen, viz, Merry- goen Subsequent to the nrreBt of the o d||@@||goen. Subsequent to the arrest of the old blackfellow mid the boi. Constable Paton, of Muu-||@@||blackfellow and the boy, Constable Paton, of Mun- dooran, was following tho tracks of *ho other three||@@||dooran, was following the tracks of the other three blacks Ho tracked them through veiy rough||@@||blacks. He tracked them through very rough country, aud succeedod in tracing them to v> lthui a||@@||country, and succeeded in tracing them to within a ihort distauce of Mundoora!!, and then night came||@@||short distance of Mundooran, and then night came on, and he hud to abHndon hi« search At the time||@@||on, and he had to abandon his search. At the time he was not more thau a mile behind them, na tbey||@@||he was not more than a mile behind them,as they tailed at a hut called Yeoman's and asked for tuckor,||@@||called at a hut called Yeoman's and asked for tucker, with which they noie supplied by a boy and man by||@@||with which they were supplied by a boy and man by the nnms of Dave Ison Ibey le't for Merri goan||@@||the name of Dave Ison. They left for Merrygoen. The boy carno to Mundoorau, it being Saturday||@@||The boy came to Mundooran, it being Saturday night, and the mau Ison went to Merrygoen, and bud||@@||night, and the man Ison went to Merrygoen, and had not heard of the murder On the news being brought||@@||not heard of the murder. On the news being brought to Mundoorau, bub-inspcctor Morrow iinuicdiut"li||@@||to Mundooran, Sub-inspector Morrow immediately uespttched two constables to Merrygoen to find out||@@||despatched two constables to Merrygoen to find out if thev had paesed A party of police and various||@@||if they had passed. A party of police and various partió« of civilians loft Mundonrau at 8 a m. on||@@||parties of civilians left Mundonran at 8 a.m. on Diiuday morning to station them elves on the sup-||@@||Sunday morning to station themselves on the sup- posed route the black« had taken. There is a cordon||@@||posed route the blacks had taken. There is a cordon of police around that part of the district Iirst||@@||of police around that part of the district. First- class Constable Hicks und a tracker from Leadville||@@||class Constable Hicks and a tracker from Leadville were at Nunn's selection last night, and others were||@@||were at Nunn's selection last night, and others were at Digilah station couplod with the loluuteer parties||@@||at Digilah station coupled with the volunteer parties from all the district||@@||from all the district. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327432 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE WOLLAR TRAGEDY.||@@||THE WOLLAR TRAGEDY. COROM.R-. INQÜFbl||@@||CORONER'S INQUEST. VERDICT 01 MUUDLB||@@||VERDICT OF MURDER. MUDGEE Saturday||@@||MUDGEE, Saturday. The inquest on Hie body of Kunu Filzpatuek'ivas||@@||The inquest on the body of Kevin Fitzpatrick was belli jtsrsrday.||@@||held yesterday. Bernard Fitzpatrick, nephew of deceased, deposed||@@||Bernard Fitzpatrick, nephew of deceased, deposed that his uncle was 70 veara old aud lived alono on||@@||that his uncle was 70 years old and lived alone on wilucsi'a selection On Thursday morning witness||@@||witness's selection. On Thursday morning witness was iu the hut with Ins uucle, and left on foot tor his||@@||was in the hut with his uncle, and left on foot for his brother's selectiou, half anulo away. He returned||@@||brother's selection, half a mile away. He returned ni half an hour, and vvlieu U00 yards fioni the hut bo||@@||in half an hour, and when 300 yards from the hut he saw til o persons on lho verandah. He saw thom run||@@||saw two persons on the verandah. He saw them run away towards thu mountains, nuil fired two shots||@@||away towards the mountains, and fired two shots without effect. They nore blackfellows, but he could||@@||without effect. They were blackfellows, but he could not sij whether thoy were Joo and Jimmy Governor.||@@||not say whether they were Joe and Jimmy Governor. He went into the hut, and Ins uncle \>as hing dead||@@||He went into the hut, and his uncle was lying dead ou tho ilooi. 'ibero was no rifle nosr tho deceased.||@@||on the floor. There was no rifle near the deceased. Dr. Nickoll deposed Hilt deceased wa»||@@||Dr. Nickoll deposed that deceased was shot at the baric of tho light shouh'er||@@||shot at the back of the light shoulder below the collarbone, tho bullet possuip||@@||below the collarbone, the bullet passing through tbo umir edge ol tho rigut shoulder||@@||through the inner edge of the right shoulder and out at the front. At the baek of tho bond tticie||@@||and out at the front. At the back of the head there w ero two goaties to the bouo and a contused wound||@@||were two gashes to the bone and a contused wound iu tho loft car. lho loft templo bono was smashed||@@||in the left ear. The left temple bone was smashed and lho base of tho skull wa» ftiictun d||@@||and the base of the skull was fractured. A verdict : f wilful murder against two person« un-||@@||A verdict of wilful murder against two persons un- known waa returned.||@@||known was returned. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14334073 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE FUGITIVE BLACKS.||@@||THE FUGITIVE BLACKS. BOBBERIES BY THE BLACKS.||@@||ROBBERIES BY THE BLACKS. NARROW ESCAPE 1'ltOM CAPTURE.||@@||NARROW ESCAPE FROM CAPTURE. FIRED ON BY PURSUERS.||@@||FIRED ON BY PURSUERS. MURRURUNDI, Monday.||@@||MURRURUNDI, Monday. The Breelong blacks on Saturday night called at||@@||The Breelong blacks on Saturday night called at George Hamilton's residence, on Henry Hall's||@@||George Hamilton's residence, on Henry Hall's aolectiou, aud Unding tho people away they forced||@@||selection, and finding the people away they forced open a window and entered the bouse , They bioke||@@||open a window and entered the house , They broke open every drawer and box, and emptied out Iho con||@@||open every drawer and box, and emptied out the con- tents Mr und Mrs Uamiltou returned to their||@@||tents. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton returned to their home, and licird voices, nnd just as they wore about||@@||home, and heard voices, and just as they were about to enter they discovered that the blacks were inside||@@||to enter they discovered that the blacks were inside. Ihey accordingly bsat a hasty retreat, and Mr.||@@||They accordingly beat a hasty retreat, and Mr. Hamilton returned wuh others armed TI o party||@@||Hamilton returned with others armed. The party fired shots tuto the houso, but the blacks bad gone.||@@||fired shots into the house, but the blacks had gone. On eutenng they found the place turned upstfa||@@||On entering they found the place turned upside down Flour, tea, sugar, eggs, a felt hat, ¿1 lu||@@||down. Flour, tea, sugar, eggs, a felt hat, £1 in silver, a uow Wiuchester rifle, 87 cartridges,||@@||silver, a new Winchester rifle, 87 cartridges, aomo pipes und tobacco wero ull stolen Ihe||@@||some pipes and tobacco were all stolen. The funilives afterwards stuck up Michael Harper a||@@||fugitives afterwards stuck up Michael Harper, a boundary rider rf Coll} Creek, aud dcniuudsd||@@||boundary rider of Colly Creek, and demanded rations ihey obtained them, and told bun to tell||@@||rations. They obtained them, and told him to tell Hamilton that his nile was a good one About .10||@@||Hamilton that his rifle was a good one. About 20 or 30 civilians and Suh-iiispoctor Galbraith with tho||@@||or 30 civilians and Suh-inspector Galbraith with the Queensland truckors wero running the tracks n hen||@@||Queensland truckers were running the tracks when a messenger arrived with the information that his||@@||a messenger arrived with the information that his party sent out by Sub lijipeetor Galbraith to tua||@@||party sent out by Sub-inspector Galbraith to the uorth-eust had had a duel with the blacks about||@@||north-east had had a duel with the blacks about eight miks up tho creek His party of three wera||@@||eight miles up the creek. His party of three were huwug diuuer whon the fugitives appeared about||@@||having dinner when the fugitives appeared about 100 yards away Tho bleeks filled a quart pot,||@@||100 yards away. The blacks filled a quart pot, lit a lire, and rat donn Smith, the loadel of the||@@||lit a fire, and sat down. Smith, the leader of the party, sung out to " Surrender , we havn got you||@@||party, sung out to " Surrender , we havn got you surrounded " Hie blucks inimediuteiy »untuned||@@||surrounded. " Hie blacks immediately snatched up their ritles aud fired, tho first shot striking the||@@||up their rifles and fired, the first shot striking the grouud between the legs of one of tho tinco Iho||@@||ground between the legs of one of the three. The tire was returned and Smith jumped out uf cover,||@@||fire was returned and Smith jumped out of cover, aud two shots struck very near, ono bomg about t>||@@||and two shots struck very near, one beimg about a foot from hiB head He crept under cover agato»||@@||foot from his head. He crept under cover again, und a cartridge became jammed m the breech of his||@@||and a cartridge became jammed in the breech of his rifle Ihe fire grew brisk, the combatants being||@@||rifle. The fire grew brisk, the combatants being uudur covor, but the bluoks îetrcated up the creek.||@@||under cover, but the blacks retreated up the creek. Smith left his mutes to watch them, and galloped to||@@||Smith left his mates to watch them, and galloped to the camp Iho paity immediately set out at a gal-||@@||the camp. The party immediately set out at a gal- lop over the mountain, and arnved on tim scene of||@@||lop over the mountain, and arrived on the scene of the fight, but found Smith's malus had let the blacks||@@||the fight, but found Smith's mates had let the blacks f;et clean away At u houso near tho blacks left tv o||@@||get clean away. At a house near the blacks left two etters uddrossud from the Breelong blucks to the||@@||etters addressed from the Breelong blacks to the police of New South Wales Tho letters weie bucllv||@@||police of New South Wales. The letters were badly wntteu One was to Jimmy Governor a wife, and||@@||written. One was to Jimmy Governor's wife, and stated that if the police wera willing to send Uti.||@@||stated that if the police were willing to send Mrs. Governor lu the muuutains with a sulky Governor||@@||Governor in the mountains with a sulky Governor would go back to Dubbo Gaol with her The second||@@||would go back to Dubbo Gaol with her. The second letter was to tho police, aud referred to Jacky||@@||letter was to the police, and referred to Jacky Underwood's evidence before the Coroner at tha||@@||Underwood's evidence before the Coroner at the luquest on the Breelong victims.||@@||inquest on the Breelong victims. Iho police were followiug the trail from this house||@@||The police were following the trail from this house when word wai brought tli-t tho blacks had stuck up||@@||when word was brought that the blacks had stuck up M'Cullock s houso two miles or so donn the crt¡ck,||@@||M'Cullock s house two miles or so down the creek, Ihe police reaohed tuero nu 1 f au hour behind them,||@@||The police reached there half an hour behind them, ull very eager fur the pursuit 1 ho blacks looted the||@@||all very eager for the pursuit. The blacks looted the howe uud theu ccosicd the road and made up tho lull,||@@||house and then crossed the road and made up the hill. íh» cotiiitiy is opon, und bad tor I rack i ne Ihe||@@||The country is open, and bad for tracking. The Queensland blackB found on the top of the I ill a pair||@@||Queensland blacks found on the top of the hill a pair of white shoes, aud f urthor on a pipe aud some dau||@@||of white shoes, aud further on a pipe aud some dan- ciug shoes Tim blacks ula going barefooted Hie||@@||cing shoes. The blacks are going barefooted. The truck was followed to the bottom of the r inge about||@@||truck was followed to the bottom of the range about 31 miles south of tamworth One of the Governors||@@||35 miles south of Tamworth. One of the Governors seemed lo be gome verv lame On darknes setting||@@||seemed to be going very lame. On darkness setting in tho pursuit for the night woa ubandousd the||@@||in the pursuit for the night was abandoned. The blacks aie »till on the ruugu Sub-inspector Gal-||@@||blacks are still on the range. Sub-inspector Gal- braith is euro of a capture within u du; or so About||@@||braith is sure of a capture within a day or so. About ¿0 nieu from Merriwa uro ni puieult Sergeant Old||@@||20 men from Merriwa are in pursuit. Sergeant Old- lie di' party aud Sub inspector Day's party make a||@@||fields' party aud Sub-inspector Day's party make a tuuucirclo round them, and Constablo Clark is to the||@@||semicircle round them, and Constable Clark is to the south Ihe general opinion is that tho fugitives can-||@@||south. The general opinion is that the fugitives can- not escape _||@@||not escape. MUDUEE, Monday||@@||MUDGEE, Monday. Superintendent Garvín reports that the Queens«||@@||Superintendent Garvin reports that the Queens- lind trackers picked up the tiucl s this morninir and||@@||land trackers picked up the tracks this morning and are following them, bearing north-north-cast towards||@@||are following them, bearing north-north-east towards Nundle Sub-inspector Cameron, with Sykes' and||@@||Nundle Sub-inspector Cameron, with Sykes' and Bay's parties, aro rrviug to intercept tho hincks, who||@@||Day's parties, are trying to intercept the blacks, who were seen near Iho uiuiu ruuge belwceo Waiubaduh||@@||were seen near the main range between Walubadah and Crawney Pass, the direct rotito to Cullagaau's||@@||and Crawney Pass, the direct route to Cullaghan's Swamp and Nulls Nulla Mountains||@@||Swamp and Nulla Nulla Mountains. NUNDLE, Monday||@@||NUNDLE, Monday. The Breelong blucks are supposed to be within a||@@||The Breelong blacks are supposed to be within a few miles of Nundle A party of civilians uuder||@@||few miles of Nundle. A party of civilians under Countable \ouug, has staited in pursuit Sub||@@||Countable Youug, has started in pursuit. Sub- liiei cctor Day, Seuior-coustablc Moiouej, and turco||@@||inspector Day, Senior-coustable Moroney, and three ti ackers arrived here to-day||@@||trackers arrived here to-day. Sergeant G ilbruilh und Constable Tigho, with six||@@||Sergeant Galbraith and Constable Tighe, with six trnekeifi ai d thne civilians, arrived here to-night,||@@||tracekers and three civilians, arrived here to-night, having tiackod tho fugitives witina 1.2 miles of the||@@||having tracked the fugitives within 12 miles of the township||@@||township. QUIRINDI, Monday||@@||QUIRINDI, Monday. A wiro received from Sergeuut Oldfield states that||@@||A wire received from Sergeant Oldfield states that Tolin Harper, boundary udor, hung at Cbilcote's||@@||John Harper, boundary rider,living at Chilcote's Creek, \\ as stuck up at (ipm ou Saturday by two||@@||Creek, was stuck up at 6p.m. on Saturday by two armed bl icks, who took lluur, tea, and tiugar The||@@||armed blacks, who took flour, tea, and sugar. The blacks asked tlu di-tanc» to Quirindi, and ia lil they||@@||blacks asked the distance to Quirindi, and said they «ero inikui"' fir Queensland Tceaterdaj the||@@||were makug for Queensland. Yesterday the Queensland tricccrs picked up the tracks goiug du«||@@||Queensland trackers picked up the tracks goiug due north lu the direction of Willabadah||@@||north in the direction of Wallabadah. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14308352 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF TROOPER C. A.||@@||DEATH OF TROOPER C. A. GILCHRIST. I||@@||GILCHRIST. Ou Mouilav, March 19. a cablegram appoiied||@@||On Monday March 19. a cablegram appeared announcing tlio death from euterio fever of||@@||announcing the death from enteric fever of Tioopor floruce William QilohrlBt at Kimberloy||@@||Trooper Horace William Gilchrist at Kimberley on March lu, but ou A pi il 19 Ina parents||@@||on March 13, but on April 19 his parents and family* who had been mourning their lons,||@@||and family, who had been mourning their loss, weio surprised ut tho ioceipt of a letter from his hand||@@||were surprised at the receipt of a letter from his hand tinted Blnemfontuiii, Mun It 19, und lus partner, Mr.||@@||dated Bloemfontein, March 19, and his partner, Mr. 'J'. Forsyth, rreoivucl omi bv the B-IIIIJ mini tinted||@@||T. Forsyth, recived one bv the same mail dated Murch 'i 1, which he wrote III tlio best of health, und||@@||March 24, which he wrote in the best of health, and reported thut on Mturu J his equudron, the lot Aus||@@||reported that on March 7 his squadron, the 1st Aus tinliuu Hoi-bo, under Captain 'thompson, hud arrived||@@||tralian Horse, under Captain Thompson, had arrived after a foiced march ut the uump at Oufontuiu ut li||@@||after a forced march at the camp at Osfontein at 11 p ni , ann received ordois to march off nguiu lit Ä||@@||p.m., and received orders to march off again at 2 o'clock next morning. At tins piuco ho oiortook tho||@@||o'clock next morning. At this place he overtook the 1st Austruliuu Ilorso and the Lancers, of tlio dying||@@||1st Australian horse and the Lancers, of the dying cnliimii under General French, to which lu .bro mr||@@||column under General French, to which his brother Churlfu belonged. Ho mm!« inquino» fiom W "rll° *||@@||Charlie belonged. He made inquires from Charlies eoiiirudcs, but ngrettod to repoil that nil loimli u>||@@||comrades, but regretted to report that although he had fought bravely all through with thom ho had tim||@@||had fought bravely all through with them he had the d,,y p.ior to Hurry's urrii al goi.o to tho uosP'tu'.||@@||day prior to Harry's arrival gone to the hospital, situated one and a half mile from tim cuuip. On ti o||@@||situated one and a half mile from the camp. On the retiirp of the Premier from tho coiiforBiico at Mel-||@@||return of the Premier from the confrence at Mel- bourne a cublu w11« dospatohed, und tho reply from||@@||bourne a cable was despatched, and the reply from tim High Commissioner of South Afnot wus re||@@||the High Commissioner of South Africa was re- cell ed, anil was to the effect tout there could bo no||@@||ceived, and was to the effect that there could be no doubt that it was O. A. Gilchrist who had 1 led. I Ho||@@||doubt that it was C. A. Gilchrist who had died. The deceuaod, Charles Anthony Gilchrist, was tho sevonm||@@||deceased, Charles Anthony Gilchrist, was the seventh sou ot Major Gilchrist, of Willoughby Publie School.||@@||son of Major Gilchrist, of Willoughby Public School. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301908 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE LATE TROOPER||@@||THE LATE TROOPER GILCHRIST.||@@||GILCHRIST. On Siiiplay morning ut tho North St. Leonaids||@@||On Sunday morning at the North St. Leonards Piosb\ltmiin church tho Hov W 11. Ash preached||@@||Presbyterian church the Rev W.H. Ash preached a fuin ml fii'nnou ou Iho death of 1'ruoper Horace||@@||a funeral sermon on the death of Trouper Horace Gilchrist, of the Kirnt Austia!i«u tiona, who sue*||@@||Gilchrist, of the first Australian Horse, who suc- cunihed to oulciic fo\ot iLCÜIII > tit Kimberley||@@||cumed to euteric fever recently at Kimberley. IiTitjor Gilchrist, of Willju^hby, father of thuda»||@@||Major Gilchrist, of Willoughby, father of the de- co ni ut I, and hil f milly uie promwout members of the||@@||ceased, and his familly are prominent members of the rongiegation, and joung Gddirnt himself was als>||@@||congregation, and young Gilchrist himself was also a regular »tteiidiint At thu chin ch Mi A s h took||@@||a regular attendant. At the church Mr Ash took ior ins text the 20«h und 2Wt \UISM nf the 32ud||@@||for his text the 20th and 21st versus of the 32nd chupvr of Niunb-u, a»»tl m hn preparatory lemirL*||@@||chapter of Numbers, and in his preparatory remarks pmtl an eloquent tnbuto to thu eltuiurtm *tt Mo de-||@@||paid an eloquent tribute to the character of the de- ceased. Hi* e Y pu ««ed the m nemo n\ mpathy which||@@||ceased. He expressed the sincere sympathy which Iho toHidoiitsof fen LeonuIN mid "Willoughby felt||@@||the residents of St Leonards and Willoughby felt foi ti o bcioarod fainih, 'Iho rev gentleman also||@@||for the bereaved family, The rev. gentleman also poiiitrilout tuat it w is »is it soldier that Trooper||@@||pointed out that it was as a soldier that Trooper OilchriHt (heil, not of nounus m win, tru*, luil by a||@@||Gilchrist died, not of wounds in war, true, but by a Boldit-r'a still more dunvert.us onutif-dHi use. At||@@||soldiers still more dangerous enemy - disease. At tho cloie ol tho MI vice Hie congiegation, which was a||@@||the close of the service the congregation, which was a laiyo ouf, lemaiued titiu ing while the orgiuist||@@||large one, remained standing while the organist l>la*od the Dead March in .' ¿>iul '||@@||played the Dead March in 'Saul'. Tiuupor 11. \V (Jiiclmst wai tho ninth sou of||@@||Trooper Gilchrist was the ninth son of Mnjur Alexander and Agues Gilchmr, of Willoughby.||@@||Major Alexander and Agnes Gilchrist, of Willoughby. The deotascit trooper wim burn .it Willoughby in||@@||The deseased trooper was born at Willoughby in lfi/8 being in las Ülflt yo u at the Inna of his death.||@@||1878 being in his 21st year at the time of his death. His cduc-ttiou wau icceived at Will ughliy Public||@@||His education was received at Willoughby Public School and Tott-attöot behool. After Uaviug uclioul||@@||School and Fort-street school. After leaving school ho entered turnings wit li a f irmei »choolmite in the||@@||he entered business with a former schoolmate in the land agency busmen. I he de'eased was p*xttculaily||@@||land agency business. The deceased was particualy anxious to get to the M at of wttr, and although ho||@@||anxious to get to the seat of war, and although he failed to g*>t a pWce tu ths li rsl contingent he suc-||@@||failed to get a place in the first contingent he suc- ceeded at the next ntt'inpt. Hu brother Charles||@@||ceeded at the next attempt. His brother Charles left m thu Xi-tfigtou Orange, aud is uo# serving||@@||left in the Lington Grange, and is now serving uadei Mai or-(¿euora! French||@@||under Major-General French. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314115 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I MAJOR "KARRI" DAVIES.||@@||MAJOR "KARRI" DAVIES. I||@@|| Apparently Major " Kurri " Danen and eight ol%||@@||Apparently Major "Karri" Davies and eight of his men were the first to enter Mafeking , and when'||@@||his men were the first to enter Mafeking, and when the whole story ot the prêtent campsigii comos to be||@@||the whole story ot the present campaign comes to be told it is possible that the Western Australian will||@@||told it is possible that the Western Australian will command a good dell of attention at the hand» of tho '||@@||command a good deal of attention at the hands of the ' historian. For above all things Majors Davies and||@@||historian. For above all things Majors Davies and Wools Sampson, of the Reformers, refused to budge||@@||Wools Sampson, of the Reformers, refused to budge one inch, and rather than forswear their eor.ntry||@@||one inch, and rather than forswear their country preferred to be imprisoned, although thev could well||@@||preferred to be imprisoned, although they could well svfiord to pay the fines It was these two civilians who,||@@||afford to pay the fines. It was these two civilians who, kt theirown expense, asked the Imperial Government||@@||at theirown expense, asked the Imperial Government to accept the services of a light horse mode up of||@@||to accept the services of a light horse made up of teen " salted " and acquainted generally with South||@@||men "salted" and acquainted generally with South Africa Mr. Macdonald in his letter« to the " Herald"||@@||Africa. Mr. Macdonald in his letters to the "Herald" bas made frequent reference to this mounted in-||@@||has made frequent reference to this mounted in- fantry, made up more or loss of yonng, hearty, and||@@||fantry, made up more or loss of yonng, hearty, and Well-bred men, who had many opportunities, and||@@||well-bred men, who had many opportunities, and who took every advantage of those afforded After||@@||who took every advantage of those afforded. After the relief of Ladysmith they were ordered to Elands||@@||the relief of Ladysmith they were ordered to Elands- I werte, where the Boers met their first serious reverse||@@||laagte, where the Boers met their first serious reverse in Natal. They were in poor condition after the long||@@||in Natal. They were in poor condition after the long siege, but they wore willing, und, entraining for||@@||siege, but they were willing, and, entraining for Durban, wore sent to Port Elisabeth, and from there||@@||Durban, were sent to Port Elisabeth, and from there on to Kimberley, and, as the cables now state, they||@@||on to Kimberley, and, as the cables now state, they participated in the relief of Mafeking " A fellow||@@||participated in the relief of Mafeking. "A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind " and it can be||@@||feeling makes us wondrous kind :" and it can be easily imagined what the Imperial Light Horse, in||@@||easily imagined what the Imperial Light Horse, in Ladysmith fur months under a raking Are, must||@@||Ladysmith fur months under a raking fire, must have felt for tho Bplendid men who stuck to Mafe-||@@||have felt for the splendid men who stuck to Mafe- king It will be borne in mind that in a letter to||@@||king. It will be borne in mind that in a letter to Sydney Colonel Schiel, who was wounded at Elauda||@@||Sydney Colonel Schiel, who was wounded at Elands- laagtc, remarked that on gaining consciousness he||@@||laagte, remarked that on gaining consciousness he was glad to bo > prisoner in the hands ot an Austra-||@@||was glad to be prisoner in the hands of an Austra- lian, ' an old friend," Major " Karn " Davies, so||@@||lian, "an old friend," Major "Karri" Davies, so known because of his great interests in the timber||@@||known because of his great interests in the timber interpnsa of the "'esr A Maior of local rank,||@@||enterprise of the West. A Major of local rank, ' Karri " Davies has indeed won his spurs||@@||"Karri" Davies has indeed won his spurs. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14292155 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CYCLE PATIT TO KENSINGTON.||@@||CYCLE PATH TO KENSINGTON. At thn last meeting of tho Randwick Council a||@@||At the last meeting of the Randwick Council a letter wan rtcoivod fiom tho lion. secrUary of the||@@||letter was received from the hon. secretary of the Public C>clo Paths Committee, which consista||@@||Public Cycle Paths Committee, which consists of tbree teprosoutativeíT from the Cyclists* Union,||@@||of tbree representatives from the Cyclists' Union, tho League ot Whenlmen, and Now South Wales||@@||thr League of Wheelmen, and New South Wales Cyclists' Tounug Union, npDlytOfr. for ncrmitaton to||@@||Cyclists' Touring Union, applying for permission to uso a portion of that strip of land oxtonding from the||@@||use a portion of that strip of land extending from the old toll-har to the tramway platform at Kensing-||@@||old toll-bar to the tramway platform at Kensing- ton. Ihe »trip referred to ia bounded by tho tramline||@@||ton. The strip referred to is bounded by the tramline and the f8nLofani it is proposal to contort ii||@@||and the fence, and it is proposal to convert it into a public, path for tho benefit of cycliste, tho||@@||into a public path for the benefit of cycliste, the width of ¡which would hu f^om Oft. to 10ft, The||@@||width of which would be from 6ft. to 10ft. The commitU'O als J asked if tbo council would bo||@@||committee also asked if the council would be nilling to form (ho pith, and what proportion,||@@||willing to form the path, and what proportion, if any, of the cost the committee would ho expected||@@||if any, of the cost the committee would be expected to boar. Tho width asked for would not infrinjo tho||@@||to hear. The width asked for would not infringe the pedestrian trafhc, as there would he no occasion for||@@||pedestrian traffic, as there would be no occasion for interference ODO W ith the other. The co m mit too had||@@||interference one with the other. The committee had already made Application to the Mayor of bydticy||@@||already made application to the Mayor of Sydney for permission to use tho hud from Flrndera-strcet,||@@||for permission to use the land from Flinders-street, Moore Park, to the old toll-bur, and consequently||@@||Moore Park, to the old toll-bar, and consequently this would be aitnply au extension After debato,||@@||this would be simply an extension. After debate, tho aldermen decided that as the lana in question dut||@@||the aldermen decided that as the land in question did not como within the jurisdiction of 'tho council,||@@||not come within the jurisdiction of the council, but of the Hillway Commissioners, they could do||@@||but of the Railway Commissioners, they could do nothing m tho matter. Tho letter was reserved.||@@||nothing in the matter. The letter was received. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14319355 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FEDERATION.||@@||FEDERATION. Mr Edward Dowling, hon secretary cf the Aus-||@@||Mr. Edward Dowling, hon secretary of the Aus- tralasian Federation League of New South Wales,||@@||tralasian Federation League of New South Wales, has icceived a letter from Mr Barton, dated May 17,||@@||has received a letter from Mr. Barton, dated May 17, acknowledging reeeipt of copia» of tables prepared||@@||acknowledging receipt of copies of tables prepared by Mr Dugald Thomson, M L A , comparing the||@@||by Mr. Dugald Thomson, M.L.A. , comparing the five federal constitution« Mr Barton stated that he||@@||five federal constitutions Mr. Barton stated that he bad great pleasure in distributing a large number of||@@||had great pleasure in distributing a large number of copies. He bad received a number of letters from||@@||copies. He had received a number of letters from editora of newspaper» and other influential men, of||@@||editors of newspapers and other influential men, of which an enclosure from the editor of the " Weat||@@||which an enclosure from the editor of the " West- miuater Gazette " was a specimen Die writer||@@||minster Gazette " was a specimen. The writer stated that the table waa the beat and handiest brief||@@||stated that the table was the best and handiest brief statement he had seen Mr Dowling, who sent||@@||statement he had seen. Mr. Dowling, who sent same federal literature to Lord Jersey and Lord I||@@||same federal literature to Lord Jersey and Lord Hampden, has rec>ived replies, the purport of which||@@||Hampden, has received replies, the purport of which was that the matter would be of much use||@@||was that the matter would be of much use. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14367020 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE WOOL INDUSTEY. ' I||@@||THE WOOL INDUSTRY. The wool reeeipta at Newcastle for directahipment t<>||@@||The wool receipts at Newcastle for direct shipment to London during the present week amounted. - to||@@||London during the present week amounted to SMI bal' a, malling a total of 89S4 bates received since the||@@||2421 bales, making a total of 8954 bales received since the op- nmg ot the season, as compared with M09 bates at the||@@||opening of the season, as compared with 5409 bales at the corresponding date last year, snowing nn increase of SM5||@@||corresponding date last year, snowing an increase of 3545 bales. In addition to the foregoing, lb**) bal** have||@@||bales. In addition to the foregoing, 1898 bales have rasa d through Ñ wcastle bv rail during the season, of||@@||passed through Newcastle by rail during the season, of which 1770 were consigned to Melbourne and l18 to Syd«||@@||which 1779 were consigned to Melbourne and 118 to Syd- ney. The Dutch barque Jeanette Françoise is loading||@@||ney. The Dutch barque Jeanette Francoise is loading about aOOfl bales for Tendon, and will pioceed to Sydney||@@||about 6000 bales for London, and will proceed to Sydney to complele hec cargo.||@@||to complete her cargo. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320740 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COUNTßY NEWS.||@@||COUNTRY NEWS. BUICIDB AT GOUf-BüHN.||@@||SUICIDE AT GOULBURN UOCJLBUnN, Thursday.||@@||GOULBURN, Thursday. A caso of suicide was discovered this morning, a||@@||A case of suicide was discovered this morning, a tuan named John Munni b-iup; found de-.il m au out||@@||man named John Munro being found dead in an outhouse bouso at tho Dicliaiigo Hotel. ITo had appiucutly||@@||at tho Exchange Hotel. He had apparently shot himself throuRU tim head willi a rcvolvir,||@@||shot himself through the head with a revolver, winch wus found rear the body. Ho told lim pro||@@||which was found near the body. He told the pro- prioter of tho hotel yestorday that ho hud been out to||@@||prioter of the hotel yesterday that he had been out to the Twelva-nnlo Camp ou tho Crookwell railivny||@@||the Twelve-Mile Camp on the Crookwell railway line, but could (-daj'« meeting uf the Ntsrcistle tlceniinr; Court a||@@||At today's meeting of the Newcastle Licensing Court a conditional publican'« lief rn-e mes granted to James wil-||@@||conditional publican's license was granted to James Wil- sen fur premises proposed to be erected near the mira||@@||son for premises proposed to be erected near the main rn»d at Cardiff. It wa» »tateil in the ewdence that tia||@@||road at Cardiff. It was stated in the evidence that the population of Cardiff wnarapidlj iacrtasmr:,andtbatbot«l||@@||population of Cardiff was rapidly increasing, and that hotel «ccommudntinn was neccesiin. Another application by||@@||accommodation was neccessary. Another application by Edward Hughes for a conditions! publican'« license for||@@||Edward Hughes for a conditional publican's license for premises proposed to be elected by bim on a site about half||@@||premises proposed to be elected by him on a site about half a mile from the main raid nt Cardilff was re'used lb«||@@||a mile from the main road at Cardiff was refused. The Court waa of opinion that one hotel would meet all thi||@@||Court was of opinion that one hotel would meet all the requirement« of CaidifT, and the site selsctcd by tha||@@||requirements of Cardiff, and the site selected by the first-named applirant wa« considered the more suitable.||@@||first-named applicant was considered the more suitable. The license held by Matilda Ros for the General Wainup||@@||The license held by Matilda Rae for the General Washing- ton Hotel, Stockton, was trinsfencd to James Fraser||@@||ton Hotel, Stockton, was transferred to James Fraser ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14232642 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn UBIOKET.||@@||CRICKET. DEATH OF AN ENGLISH PUOFESSIONAT,.||@@||DEATH OF AN ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL. In jevterriny's issue we announced by estile tho||@@||In yesterday's issue we announced by cable the deitliof William JBatos, the» English professional||@@||death of William Bates, the English professional crickotor. Ho plavcd for Yorkshire for nianv yo irs,||@@||cricketer. He played for Yorkshire for many years, ' wus nn aggriissivo batsman, und uu c.\cellent bonier,||@@||was an aggressive batsman, and an excellent bowler. Hu Tiaitcd Australie willi ii va elevens, ni bhaw'a||@@||He visited Australia with five elevens, in Shaw's first (18SI-2), the Hon. Ive> Bligh's (18S2-J), Shaw's||@@||first (1881-2), the Hon. Ivo Bligh's (1882-3), Shaw's secoud (1SS4-S), third (18SG-7). und Shrewsbury aud||@@||second (1884-5), third (1886-7), and Shrewsbury and Lillvwinto'a (lbS7-S). His last trip waa a tliaastroua||@@||Lillywhite's (1887-8). His last trip was a disastrous one for lum, »a nilen practising au tho Melbourne||@@||one for him, as when practising at the Melbourne {.round the bull, oli-elnvou by W. Newham, at the||@@||ground the ball, off-driven by W. Newham, at the next uet, atniek lum uu the right c\ a just »a ho was||@@||next net, struck him on the right eye just as he was in tho net of hnwliuri. Ha was removed to the||@@||in the act of bowling. He was removed to the Wl.ito Hurt notel, and thero kept for rnuny elaya lu||@@||White Hart Hotel, and there kept for many days in a darkeoetl rootu. Ile never recovered tho enirlit of||@@||a darkened room. He never recovered the sight of the injured tye, ind did vory li it lo cnclet after-||@@||the injured eye, and did very little cricket after- wards. _||@@||wards. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290694 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CRICKET.||@@||CRICKET. NEW SOUTH WALES V. VICTORIA.||@@||NEW SOUTH WALES v. VICTORIA. lita probabilities of tho abovo match, which will||@@||The probabilities of the above match, which will comme oca on tbo Sydney Cricket Graund to-||@@||commence on the Sydney Cricket Ground to- morrow, uro being well discmaud by fmpporters of||@@||morrow, are being well discussed by supporters of tho ßamo. Tho result will docido tho holdershrp of||@@||the game. The result will decide the holdership of tho Micfliolrt al) i old for tbo onsunig 12 months, mid||@@||the Sheffield shield for the ensuing 12 months, and alao the destination of tho MR ifield trophies Each||@@||also the destination of the Sheffield trophies. Each colony lint won two ra at chea ami litat oue,||@@||colony has won two matches and lost one, Now South Wnlui defeating South Australia||@@||New South Wales defeating South Australia and Victoria during tho sou thorn tour nt Christ-||@@||and Victoria during the southern tour at Christ- mas, awl losing tho return match mth South Aus-||@@||mas, and losing the return match with South Aus- tralia a for tu ii? tit »go, nnd Victoria has tv, ico defeated||@@||tralia a fortnight ago, and Victoria has twice defeated South Aiintrnlia and htm 1 oit to New South Wales,||@@||South Australia and has lost to New South Wales, so that ovorything depends upon tho IBSUO of tho||@@||so that everything depends upon the issue of the coming oncounttir. I titi Victorian» wore out at tho||@@||coming encounter. The Victorians were out at the ground yesterday indulging in Rood work Ht tho not«.||@@||ground yesterday indulging in good work at the nets. J. Worrall arrived by ycatordny's express train frum||@@||J. Worrall arrived by yesterday's express train from Melbourne, and C Koss, the successor of Blackburn,||@@||Melbourne, and C. Ross, the successor of Blackham, comos over to-day.||@@||comes over to-day. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290690 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn M C C TEAM 1 OR NEW ¿EYLAND||@@||M. C. C. TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. Tho Melbourne. Cricket Club's team to ypit New||@@||The Melbourne Cricket Club's team to visit New Zealand will «hip in lho Mararoa at Sydnoy on||@@||Zealand will ship in the Mararoa at Sydney on Pobruary 7 Matches will bo played nt Christchurch,||@@||February 7. Matches will be played at Christchurch, Aucl I md, Napior, Wellington, and Uurediu Tho||@@||Auckland, Napier, Wellington, and Dunedin. The team consists of C li. Rosa, II 'Trumble, C.||@@||team consists of C. H. Ross, H. Trumble, C. M'Looii, D M'llwraith, A. Aitkon, A Russell, H.||@@||McLeod, D. McIlwraith, A. Aitken, A. Russell, H. Graham, P Jeumago, U. Irwin, I). Mailer, W.||@@||Graham, P. Jennings, H. Irwin, D. Mailer, W. Cave, and H. Try.||@@||Cave, and H. Fry. LITHGOW, Wedncsdaj.||@@||LITHGOW, Wednesday. In the final match, Bcoond round, of Cook mcdil com-||@@||In the final match, second round, of Cook medal com- petition. Wallerawang defeated Lithgow by nine wicVets||@@||petition, Wallerawang defeated Lithgow by nine wickets. George Payne, for Walliriwnnff, waua HO, including four||@@||George Payne, for Wallerawang, made 80, including four fives and eight fours, besides threes and twos.||@@||fives and eight fours, besides threes and twos. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290919 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OEIOKBT||@@||CRICKET NEW SOTjrn WALES CRICKET ASSOCIA||@@||NEW SOUTH WALES CRICKET ASSOCIA- rio tí.||@@||TION. AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN V. BEST OF||@@||AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN v. BEST OF AUSTRALIA..||@@||AUSTRALIA. BENEFIT MA.TOII FOtl AVAR FUND'.||@@||BENEFIT MATCH FOR WAR FUND. A special moctiug of tlio Now South AYsIos Ciickot||@@||A special meeting of the New South Wales Cricket Association waB bold last ntfiht for the purpose of||@@||Association was held last night for the purpose of considuung a proportion submittol by Mt. J. C.||@@||considering a proportion submitted by Mr. J. C. AVaiuo, that £f>U bo dounted to the Patriotic Fund.||@@||Waine, that £50 be donated to the Patriotic Fund. Mr. .1. C. D*avi3 presided. Mr. li. Shttto end||@@||Mr. J. C. Davis presided. Mr. R. Shute and that the executive committee lind that uflornoon||@@||that the executive committee had that afternoon interviewed Alujar Wordill, the niauagor of the last||@@||interviewed Major Wardill, the manager of the last Australian Eleven, with regari to n'.boiiellt match be-||@@||Australian Eleven, with regard to a benefit match be- tween tho Australian Eleven and the Rest of Aus-||@@||tween the Australian Eleven and the Rest of Aus- tralia, to take place on the Sylney Crirkel Ground,||@@||tralia, to take place on the Sydney Cricket Ground, and that the procoedB bo donated towards tho Aus-||@@||and that the proceeds be donated towards the Aus- tralian Busbmon's Continuent. The executive com-||@@||tralian Bushmen's Contingent. The executive com- mittee submitted tho recommendation that the match||@@||mittee submitted the recommendation that the match bo played on February '2 and following days, the AS||@@||be played on February 2 and following days, the as- flociation to pay for the luncheon as a donation to the||@@||sociation to pay for the luncheon as a donation to the fund After discussion tho committee accoptod the||@@||fund. After discussion the committee accepted the suggestion of Mr. J. C. Waino that the New South||@@||suggestion of Mr. J. C. Waine that the New South WnloB Palno'ii* Puutl sluiru ¡In the bonollt, and ho||@@||Wales Patriotic Fund share in the benefit, and he thou withdrew lils proposal m favour of the nbovo||@@||then withdrew his proposal in favour of the above icconimcniliilloii.||@@||recommendation. Mr. ,T, Butko movod na nu amendment,-u Thnt||@@||Mr. J. Burke moved as an amendment, - "That A'flO bo voted to D10 proposed match, anti that the||@@||£50 be voted to the proposed match, and that the proceeds be divided equally betwecu tho Biishmon'a||@@||proceeds be divided equally between the Bushmen's Contingent and the N.S. W. Patriotic Fund."||@@||Contingent and the N. S. W. Patriotic Fund." The iiinoiidmeut was lost mid tho motton was||@@||The amendment was lost and the motion was earned.||@@||carried. Mr. T. W Garrett was appointed to act in con-||@@||Mr. T. W. Garrett was appointed to act in con- junction vvitli a representativo from Now South||@@||junction with a representative from New South Wales and from Victoria to select the Host of Aus||@@||Wales and from Victoria to select the Rest of Aus- traba team. Thn unipiros appointed woro Mears.||@@||tralia team. The umpires appointed were Messrs. It. Crockett and C. Bannerman.||@@||R. Crockett and C. Bannerman. A resolution WBS carried that tho match be||@@||A resolution was carried that the match be managed by I bo secretary (Mr V, Tv. Bowden), tho||@@||managed by the secretary (Mr. P. K. Bowden), the treasurer (Mr. II. Shute), and Major Wtirtiill.||@@||treasurer (Mr. R. Shute), and Major Wardill. SINGLETON, 1 burtday.||@@||SINGLETON, Thursday. A cricket malrh between Rvtltici linn ersity ann Single-||@@||A cricket match between Sydney University and Single- ton to-day ivis determined by tho llrst milln»», tho||@@||ton to-day was determined by the first innings. The scores were .-Uniwrsity, r»r, ; Singleton, 100 'lhere were||@@||scores were : - University, 55 ; Singleton, 196. There were ntjht men out for University in tbo second innings for :.'__||@@||eight men out for University in the second innings for 225 I (I'oldcvln 00). _||@@||(Poidevin 90). ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14291891 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE GRADE COMPETITIONS.||@@||THE GRADE COMPETITIONS. Tho Australian Elevoii v. Most of Australia mutch||@@||The Australian Eleven v. Rest of Australia match has rendered an alturntion necessary ni tho pro||@@||has rendered an alteration necessary in the pro- Çramme of tho first and second grotto competitions,||@@||gramme of the first and second grade competitions. he grado matches which had bcuu sot down foi||@@||The grade matches which had been set down for Fobruary 3 and 10 havo beon postponed until March||@@||February 3 and 10 have been postponed until March 3 and 10, and those in the second grado originally||@@||3 and 10, and those in the second grade originally intendod to bo played on March 3 and 10 have been||@@||intended to be played on March 3 and 10 have been put back to April 21 aud 28. . ., - .||@@||put back to April 21 and 28. In the Ryde Electomle competition on Eaturdsy "Wool*||@@||In the Ryde Electorate competition on Saturday Wool- wich defeated Hunter's Hill by 4 rims en the first inmnfrs.||@@||wich defeated Hunter's Hill by 4 runs on the first innings. Woolwich, 411 aud 74 (Hev. Cauldron an, C. Broughton lu) J||@@||Woolwich, 49 and 74 (Rev. Cameron 39, C. Broughton 10) ; Hunter's Hill, 4» and seven for,'71. Fur Woolnlch JT.||@@||Hunter's Hill, 45 and seven for 74. For Woolwich F. Broughton secured four wickets for t!3 ; H. Gregory, turu||@@||Broughton secured four wickets for 23 ; H. Gregory, two dor It) ; J. Buy, one for 21.||@@||for 13 ; J. Hay, one for 21. * St. Stephen's Instituto (Newtown) defeated Avondale b)||@@||St. Stephen's Institute (Newtown) defeated Avondale by tour wickets and 34 runs.||@@||four wickets and 34 runs. PaduiDirton Juniors defeated Woollahra Altcrts on||@@||Paddington Juniors defeated Woollahra Alberts on Saturday nt Queen's Tnrk by 5 rubí. 1 ' i '||@@||Saturday at Queen's Park by 5 runs. LITHGOW, lítetelas-.,||@@||LITHGOW, Tuesday. TTartley Vale v. Hartley. Latter won by 14 run».||@@||Hartley Vale v. Hartley. Latter won by 14 runs. Seini-Moul Cook Medals Compétition commenced lictrrecn||@@||Semi-final Cook Medals Competition commenced between Lithgow and Afallerawtinir. ? WiillerawaiiFT'occujneil tim||@@||Lithgow and Wallerawang. Wallerawang occupied the wickets until the cull ol time, the la^t nicket fiillmir tor||@@||wickets until the call of time, the last wicket falling for 433 ruus lOeorao l'âme l8), M'Konide' lOtr, P. Bevjnüite||@@||433 runs (George Payne 120), McKenzie 108, P. Beveridge 03). _||@@||95). ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14292066 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CRICKET.||@@||CRICKET. PATRIOTIC FUND'S BENEFIT.||@@||PATRIOTIC FUND'S BENEFIT. MELBOORNE, AVodnosdny.||@@||MELBOURNE, Wednesday. Messrs Hill, Darling. Touos, Uoodman, and f.||@@||Messrs. Hill, Darling, Jones, Reedman, and F. Jarvis passed through Melbouruo yestorday to take||@@||Jarvis passed through Melbourne yesterday to take Cart in tho match at Sydney m aid of the Patriotic||@@||part in the match at Sydney in aid of the Patriotic 'und||@@||Fund. At Sinnett*« Hotel, Oxford atrcet, Piddington, last||@@||At Sinnott's Hotel, Oxford-street, Paddington, last night, 'u eociat evening waa held for the purpose of||@@||night's social evening was held for the purpose of bidding good-bye to Mr O li Sayle, who leaving for||@@||bidding good-bye to Mr. G. R. Sayle, who leaving for Brisbane Mr R F lascelles presided over a largo||@@||Brisbane. Mr. R. F. Pascelles presided over a large attendance, and presented their guest with n purse of||@@||attendance, and presented their guest with a purse of sovereigns _||@@||sovereigns. BOMB VLA, Wednesday||@@||BOMBALA, Wednesday. Bega, 120 and two for 75, beat Southern Monaro 115 and||@@||Bega, 120 and two for 75, beat Southern Monaro, 115 and 74. 1 7i CROOKWELL, Wednesday||@@||CROOKWELL, Wednesday. Crookwell (cloned for three wickets) 21 ), Denning 110||@@||Crookwell (closed for three wickets) 21), Denning 110 not, out v Kialla 88 _||@@||not, out v. Kialla 88. EAST MAITLAND, Wednesday||@@||EAST MAITLAND, Wednesday. Maitland Jnniurs 113, s Durham Juniors 101. Thornton||@@||Maitland Juniors 113, v. Durham Juniors 161. Thornton 40 V. Four Mile Creek HO Woodville beat Largs bv 11||@@||40, v. Four Mile Creek 110. Woodville beat Largs by 13 runs Last Maitland 80, v Pearls four for 00 Fast||@@||runs. East Maitland 86, v. Pearls four for 90. East Maitland Juniors G for 80, v Miller s 1 oreat 40||@@||Maitland Juniors 6 for 80, v Miller's Forest 40. KATOOMBA Wedncsdai||@@||KATOOMBA, Wednesday. Katoomba v Britannia (Parramatta) phyed on Anm||@@||Katoomba v. Britannia (Parramatta) played on Anni- venary Dar, and resulted m a draw Tho scores wcro -||@@||versary Day, and resulted in a draw. The scores were : - Katoomba IBS, innings declared closed willi nine wicttts||@@||Katoomba 158, innings declared closed with nine wickets down Britannia 72 for four wickets (E Miller 12)||@@||down ; Britannia 72 for four wickets (E. Miller 32). down , uriu. iu LAWSON Wednesday||@@||LAWSON, Wednesday. A cricket match was played on l'n lay between Lawson||@@||A cricket match was played on Friday between Lawson Club and Petersham Franklin The loiter w >n by I run»||@@||Club and Petersham Franklin. The latter won by 3 runs. On Saturday Mount Victoria defeated Lawsou by lb||@@||On Saturday Mount Victoria defeated Lawson by 25 runs. xaaa SPRINGWOOD Wcdneadoy||@@||SPRINGWOOD, Wednesday. Aono-mnings match was ployed litre on Saturday bo||@@||A one-innings match was played here on Saturday be- tween the Katoomba tarni Springwood clubs, resulting lu||@@||tween the Katoomba and Springwood clubs, resulting in the defcot of tho visitors by 13 runs||@@||the defeat of the visitors by 38 runs. BOWRAL Wednesday||@@||BOWRAL, Wednesday. A cricket match was played on the Glebo wiokot on||@@||A cricket match was played on the Glebe wicket on Saturday afternoon between B iwr»! vsmo'atliro and||@@||Saturday afternoon between Bowral Association and Wattle Hill, and resulted in an easy win for tbo former||@@||Wattle Hill, and resulted in an easy win for the former. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14293084 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PATRIOTIC CRICKET MATCH.||@@||PATRIOTIC CRICKET MATCH. The trophies presented by Mr J. C Williamson to||@@||The trophies presented by Mr. J. C. Williamson to tho highest aggregate scorer ni the match has been||@@||the highest aggregate scorer in the match has been won by M A. Nobb, having made 152 runs in the||@@||won by M. A. Noble, having made 152 runs in the two innings , and the bowling average bus been||@@||two innings ; and the bowling average has been secured hy V Trumper, who bowled 10 over, for 2||@@||secured by V. Trumper, who bowled 10 overs for 2 wicket» for 21 runs Theso players therefore divide||@@||wickets for 21 runs. These players therefore divide the £10 pll/B given by Mr. Williutnsou.||@@||the £10 prize given by Mr. Williamson. Jeweller* 211, t Ninety-eight, 0Í||@@||Jewellers, 211, v. Ninety-eight, 99. Albions, 77, v Randwick Glenmervyn, 17, and four for||@@||Albions, 77, v. Randwick Glenmervyn, 17, and four for 11||@@||11. A match between the student* of Mca»ra Stott and||@@||A match between the students of Messrs. Stott and noan 'a huatneaa rolltgu and the Metropoliten School ot||@@||Hoare's business college and the Metropolitan School of Shorthand took nlace at Kuahciitter Ila) Oral on Tiles||@@||Shorthand took place at Rushcutter Bay Oval on Tues- da) Stott and Honro »cored (IS and »Ix for 4S (Gretille||@@||day. Stott and Hoare scored 68 and six for 48 (Greville Mandil flail 10, Bakel 10), Metropolitan ¿¿ Hancox||@@||34 and 15, Hall 10, Baker 10) ; Metropolitan, 22. Hancox 7 for 0, and HalM mr H, did the bottling for Stott uni||@@||7 for 6, and Hall 4 for 8, did the bowling for Stott and Hoare, and Middleton fo- Metropolitan||@@||Hoare, and Middleton for Metropolitan. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14317627 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ORIOKET. I||@@||CRICKET. TO TnE EDITOR OP THE HEBALD. |||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-I wnuld like, through the medium of your||@@||Sir, - I would like, through the medium of your valuable journnl, to endorse tho request of " Country-||@@||valuable journal, to endorse the request of "Country- man " re the compilation of next season's fixtures||@@||man" re the compilation of next season's fixtures by the committee of the New South Wales Cricket||@@||by the committee of the New South Wales Cricket Association I read with luterest the sugeestiona of||@@||Association. I read with interest the suggestions of " Obsorver " and " Countryman," and deeming||@@||"Observer" and "Countryman," and deeming them feasible, made invsslf acquainted with the||@@||them feasible, made myself acquainted with the opinions of tho local cricket association and adjoin-||@@||opinions of the local cricket association and adjoin- ing coutres, and am in a position to state time the||@@||ing centres, and am in a position to state that the proposed depnituro would he warmly welcomed It||@@||proposed departure would be warmly welcomed. It would gi\e that sadly ueoded îaipetus to "country||@@||would give that sadly needed impetus to "country crisket " which has allandy boen too long tiela) ed||@@||cricket" which has already been too long delayed. I am, tfcc,||@@||I am, &c., GOÜLBUBN.||@@||GOULBURN. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318050 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CRICKET.||@@||CRICKET. THE BOUNDAUY NETS AT LORD'S.||@@||THE BOUNDARY NETS AT LORD'S. Tho committee of tho Maryloborio C C quickly||@@||The committee of the Marylebone C. C. quickly deomed it advisable to alter the rules ns to scoring||@@||deemed it advisable to alter the rules as to scoring when net» uro m uso at Lord's The allowances have||@@||when nets are in use at Lord's. The allowances have been proved in mauy instuneo» to work unfairly,||@@||been proved in many instances to work unfairly, especially in the case of ii mau making a clean, swift||@@||especially in the case of a man making a clean, swift drive to tho boundary or ti good hit into the||@@||drive to the boundary or a good hit into the pavilion or the grand stand Only a few days' trial||@@||pavilion or the grand stand. Only a few days' trial was noceissry for the M C C committee, and just||@@||was necessary for the M. C. C. committee, and just prior to cloning of files to hand it was decided that||@@||prior to closing of files to hand it was decided that ivben a bull bound» over tho net, goes througa or||@@||when a ball bounds over the net, goes through or under, four runs shall he scoicd to the batsmau, that||@@||under, four runs shall be scored to the batsman, that when a ball goes cle in from the bat ovei the net. live||@@||when a ball goes clean from the bat over the net five luuB shall nea ne, and that when the ball goes out of||@@||runs shall accrue, and that when the ball goes out of the grountl nix ruus shall bo registered i tiesa||@@||the ground six runs shall be registered. These alterations did away nilli sevjral anomalies, and,||@@||alterations did away with several anomalies, and, moroove*-, exemplified the fact that this net business||@@||moreover, exemplified the fact that this net business wus only an expciiment, and that ia trying it the||@@||was only an experiment, and that in trying it the M C C was onlv desirous of making any possible im-||@@||M. C. C. was only desirous of making any possible im- provement it could in the laws of the game||@@||provement it could in the laws of the game. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318295 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CEICKBT.||@@||CRICKET. Tho Veteran team of the I 7mgari met at tho||@@||The Veteran team of the I. Zingari met at the offices of Mr Lancelot J Lloyd on J hurnlay after-||@@||offices of Mr. Lancelot T. Lloyd on Thursday after- noon last to make u presentation to Ml H 1>V||@@||noon last to make a presentation to Mr. H. W. Radford the accountant in tbo George und Kinc||@@||Radford, the accountant in the George and King streets brauch of the Union Bunk, on the occasion||@@||streets branch of the Union Bank, on the occasion of his approaching murringo The captain of tho||@@||of his approaching marriage. The captain of the team, Mr M B Halligan, officiated as chairman,||@@||team, Mr. M. B. Halligan, officiated as chairman, and in a brief happy speech pre posed the health of||@@||and in a brief happy speech proposed the health of Mr liadiord, lind at the same time presented lum on||@@||Mr. Radford, and at the same time presented him on behalf of his comrades in the team with a handsome||@@||behalf of his comrades in the team with a handsome hot-water kettle The recipient replied in feiicitouB||@@||hot-water kettle. The recipient replied in felicitous terms _||@@||terms. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327916 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CRICKET.||@@||CRICKET. ULTIMO CRICKET CLUB.||@@||ULTIMO CRICKET CLUB. The Ultimo Ciieket Club held its annual meeting||@@||The Ultimo Cricket Club held its annual meeting in Skeehan's Bristol Arm* Hotel, Hams-street The||@@||in Skeehan's Bristol Arms Hotel, Harris-street. The report showed a most successful season ; 2G matches||@@||report showed a most successful season ; 26 matches were played, 10 won, 10 lost, and 0 drawn. Mr C.||@@||were played, 10 won, 10 lost, and 6 drawn. Mr. C. Woods obtained the batting average trophy, Mi. J.||@@||Woods obtained the batting average trophy, Mr. J. Locke that for tbo bowling, and Mr L Worral the||@@||Locke that for the bowling, and Mr. L. Worral the trophy for most number of catches, The balance||@@||trophy for most number of catches. The balance- sheet Bhowed a small bobit balance Tho||@@||sheet showed a small debit balance. The following officers were elected -Pal rou, Sir||@@||following officers were elected : - Patron, Sir Matthew Harris, prestdeut, Alderman John||@@||Matthew Harris ; president, Alderman John Harris ; vice-president«, Mr. S. Smith, M,L A.,||@@||Harris ; vice-presidents, Mr. S. Smith, M. L. A. ; Aldermen 1. Buckle, G. Landers, W. T.||@@||Aldermen F. Buckle, G. Landers, W. T. Rcnsou, Allen-Taylor (Mavor of Annandale),||@@||Henson, Allen-Taylor (Mayor of Annandale), H. Macnamara, Messrs. .T. English, M. Harris,||@@||H. Macnamara, Messrs. J. English, M. Harris, G. Harris, John M'Clurkin, J. Coffin, W||@@||G. Harris, John McClurkin, J. Coffin, W. J. Fiukorton, John Clune, seu, W. E Smith,||@@||J. Pinkerton, John Clune, sen., W. E. Smith, J. Sullivan, F. L Ralstou, M. fakeehan, M Shaw,||@@||J. Sullivan, F. L. Ralston, M. Skeehan, M. Shaw, Captain Sutherland, T. Clune, S. Bowen, H Pati||@@||Captain Sutherland, T. Clune, S. Bowen, H. Pati- soii, A. Meadham, Dr. W. H. Harris, James||@@||son, A. Meadham, Dr. W. H. Harris, James Fitzgerald, W. L. Anderson, J. Rafferty. Adam||@@||Fitzgerald, W. L. Anderson, J. Rafferty, Adam Beer«, L. Sanders, J. Matthews, bon. secretary,||@@||Beers, L. Sanders, J. Matthews ; hon. secretary, Mr. 0. P. Stophon ; hon. treasurer, Mr. P. Pinker-||@@||Mr. C. P. Stephen ; hon. treasurer, Mr. P. Pinker- ton , general committee, Messrs. T. Uymkcr, G||@@||ton ; general committee, Messrs. F. Hyniker, G. Kennedy, S. Glynn, T. Oremoas, P Lonard, W.||@@||Kennedy, S. Glynn, T. Cremeas, P. Lonard, W. Woodward, G. Landers , selection committee,||@@||Woodward, G. Landers ; selection committee, Messrs. F. Rymker, G Kennedy, and J. M'Gann ,||@@||Messrs. F. Ryniker, G. Kennedy, and J. McGann ; captain, F. Byniker , vice-captaiu. J, M'Gann ; i||@@||captain, F. Ryniker ; vice-captain, J. McGann ; auditors, Messrs, F. Guy and B Moore. The club||@@||auditors, Messrs. F. Guy and B. Moore. The club has decided to enter in t le Mooro Park competition.||@@||has decided to enter in the Moore Park competition. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327912 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB. I||@@||WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB. Since the acquisition of the Chatswood Park, au||@@||Since the acquisition of the Chatswood Park, an area of land in close proximity to tho railway station||@@||area of land in close proximity to the railway station and contrally situated and improved, a systematic||@@||and centrally situated and improved, a systematic effort lia« been made by cricketers to atnolgamato tho||@@||effort has been made by cricketers to amalgamate the various clubs within the borough of Willoughby,||@@||various clubs within the borough of Willoughby, with the object of forming one strong club ana en-||@@||with the object of forming one strong club and en- abling it to approach the local council for the use of||@@||abling it to approach the local council for the use of tlie ground recently rendered available. The pro-||@@||the ground recently rendered available. The pro- posal originated with the local council, who sug-||@@||posal originated with the local council, who sug- gested a conference of delegates from tho various||@@||gested a conference of delegates from the various clubs in the district with the parks committee As a||@@||clubs in the district with the parks committee. As a result two meetings have already been held, at which||@@||result two meetings have already been held, at which resolutions M ero passed and confirmed affirming the I||@@||resolutions were passed and confirmed affirming the desirability of the Chatswood, Bohomutu, Wil-||@@||desirability of the Chatswood, Bohemian, Wil- loughby, and Willoughby Waratah cricket olubs,||@@||loughby, and Willoughby Waratah cricket clubs combining to form a dab to be called (luj Wü- !||@@||combining to form a club to be called the Wil- longhby District Cricket Club, to bo latir convcrlttj||@@||loughby District Cricket Club, to be later converted ¡oto au electorate eticltet club, A conlmitteo hal||@@||into an electorate cricket club. A committee has been appointed to draw up tho iiere«Fary rules foi||@@||been appointed to draw up the necessary rules for submission lo u public nuetiiv to he bald shoitlr, ii||@@||submission to a public meeting to he held shortly, at which the club will bo tlcliiutcly established.||@@||which the club will be definitely established. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327915 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn AMALGAMATION OF TUB SOU I'll AND||@@||AMALGAMATION OF THE SOUTH AND EJST SYDNÜY CRICKET CLUBS||@@||EAST SYDNEY CRICKET CLUBS. A Well-attended mooting of tho members of ths||@@||A well-attended meeting of the members of the South and the East Sydney Cricket Clubs wa, held||@@||South and the East Sydney Cricket Clubs was held at the New South WalT OricUt Association roora,||@@||at the New South Wales Cricket Association rooms lost evening, Aldermau A M'Elhtmo b-inRii,th,||@@||last evening, Alderman A. McElhone being in the chair. ' wT||@@||chair. ..TI^I'T1 »,0V0;V?UÍ 5Ir- Walters ¡.ccomlotl,||@@||Mr. Briscoe moved and Mr. Walters seconded, - riiat the Routh and Eut Sy.lnoy dicket Cubs be||@@||"That the South and East Sydney Cricket Clubs be amalgamated under the stylo of the bylney District||@@||amalgamated under the style of the Sydney District Cricket Club" Hie motion »as ¿Wa, sud i||@@||Cricket Club." The motion was carried, and it was decided that thu management of tim cluu should||@@||was decided that the management of the club should consist of a patron, II president, vice presidents a||@@||consist of a patron, a president, vice presidents, a management committee of 10, nn bon serrot'rv n! d||@@||management committee of 10, an hon. secretary and trensuter. The eloclion of oflicers rcsulted'ss foi.||@@||treasurer. The election of officers resulted as fol- lows--President (tho Mavor of Svilne\) vic.||@@||lows : - President (the Mayor of Sydney) ; vice- presidents, the memhera of tho I pgnlstive Ai'scmb v||@@||presidents, the members of the Legislative Assembly nnd the aldermen of Sydney, tim lion t Icoliei||@@||and the aldermen of Sydney, the Hon. J. Toohey, ML C, Jildpo Backhouse, Justice Stephen*, and||@@||M.L.C., Judge Backhouse, Justice Stephens, and other gentlemen, lion secretary, Mr A Dent||@@||other gentlemen ; hon. secretary, Mr. A. Dent ; hon treasurer, Mr Colreavy genual committee!||@@||hon. treasurer, Mr. Colreavy ; general committee, Mcssis W. A. Richardson, W Uaniiilnn, T, Puicdl||@@||Messrs. W. A. Richardson, W. Camphin, T. Purcell, W T M'Elhone. K Rsnsha*, E 1 BriscoeTV||@@||W. T. McElhone, R. Ramshaw, E. J. Briscoe, W. A Stubbmi II A. Evers, T tacarlo, nnd S H.'||@@||A. Stubbin, H. A. Evers, F. Searle, and S. H. Bowdon; delegate to tho New South Wnlcj||@@||Bowden ; delegate to the New South Wales Cricket Association, Missrs E J BriscOBa^Y||@@||Cricket Association, Messrs. E. J. Briscoe and W. 1' M'EIhono Messrs E J Uracos, II A Tvcrs'||@@||T. McElhone. Messrs. E. J. Briscoe, H. A. Evers, nnd W A Richardson were appoint* d select! ia for||@@||and W. A. Richardson were appointed selectors for the A team 'flin drafting of the rules will be loft||@@||the A team. The drafting of the rules will be left iu the hands of thogoncnil coilimillec, and Viillba||@@||in the hands of the general committee, and will be submitted to a general meeting cf the club to be held||@@||submitted to a general meeting of the club to be held hereafter.||@@||hereafter. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296932 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SXDNir CltlOKEÏ GROUND,||@@||SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND. TO THE EDITOR Ol' TUB nERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Su,-For «orne time it has been, and I thmV nghtlj',||@@||Sir, - For some time it has been, and I think rightly, alleged by thcnvmy members of the above ground, that||@@||alleged by the many members of the above ground, that they should be represented on tho hounl of truntcei. As||@@||they should be represented on the board of trustees. As the board is now constituted, the ui°rabers who pay such ii||@@||the board is now constituted, the members who pay such a larfte fiutn nnuiinlly to the ground have no MJ whatever in||@@||large sum annually to the ground have no say whatever in fite raaungement, und have ne powci to in tiny nay interfere||@@||its management, and have no power to in any way interfere by suggestion or otherwise in any ni lttei Many members||@@||by suggestion or otherwise in any matter. Many members co uni der that they, bv n chosen number elected lrom their||@@||consider that they, by a chosen number elected from their rankn, whould be represented, nnd be in a poa it inn to bring||@@||ranks, should be represented, and be in a position to bring forward their jriovances (if any) to the governing nod\.||@@||forward their grievances (if any) to the governing body. Li. L HUohKLI.JO.NLb.||@@||I am, &c., G. E. RUSSELL JONES. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325607 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CRICKET.||@@||CRICKET. Richard Daft, whoso death has been announced,||@@||Richard Daft, whose death has been announced, was b-tween ¿0 and 40 yean »30 urimitt'd to posees«||@@||was between 30 and 40 years ago admitted to possess a style of butting Unit w is tho perfection of ente||@@||a style of batting that was the perfection of ease and giRCü He originally pinned us an um at in, und||@@||and grace. He originally played as an amateur, and rtjprcented tilo Gt-ntlenieii v tho PI ay ara it Koa -||@@||represented the Gentlemen v. the Players at Ken- fiiti^ton ü\(tl i» lS'iS In ]fc>0 hfl j* mea the uro||@@||sington Oval in 1858. In 1859 he joined the pro- fessioiiald, and from that tun« ty 1870 he was the||@@||fessionals, and from that time to 1876 he was the mont fin iah ed b .taman of hm diy He had a||@@||most finished batsman of the day. He had a ftnleudid dafeoo, ftith an upright and commanding||@@||splendid defence, with an upright and commanding stand at tho wicket He cantained tho Players for||@@||stand at the wicket. He captained the Players for years, und aleu Notts County FIHTCO At tho agu of||@@||years, and also Notts County Eleven. At the age of i*7» and after an ubi ©nee of 20 years from firrit-clms||@@||57, and after an absence of 20 years from first-class cricket, he played for Nott* u^viuat burrey at the||@@||cricket, he played for Notts against Surrey at the Oral. _||@@||Oval. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14328717 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MOSMAN CRICKET CLUB.||@@||MOSMAN CRICKET CLUB. The annual meeting of the Mosiuau O O was held||@@||The annual meeting of the Mosman C. C. was held at the Bueua Vista Hotel, Mosman, ou the lit in-||@@||at the Bueua Vista Hotel, Mosman, on the 1st in- stant, and was well attended. The chair waa occu-||@@||stant, and was well attended. The chair was occu- pied by Mr. G. W, Hampshire (Mayor of Mostntm).||@@||pied by Mr. G. W. Hampshire (Mayor of Mosman). The uunual repott, which was adopted, BUowod that||@@||The annual report, which was adopted, showed that during the past season 24 matches had been played,||@@||during the past season 24 matches had been played, of which 11 were won, fl lost, aud 8 drawn. Mr.||@@||of which 11 were won, 5 lost, and 8 drawn. Mr. U. G. Holloway socured the batting avorage with||@@||H. G. Holloway secured the batting average with 10-7 for 19 innings, «nth au aggregate of 318 runs.||@@||16.7 for 19 innings, with an aggregate of 318 runs. The bowling averages wera beaded by Mr. J. button||@@||The bowling averages were headed by Mr. J. Sutton with fl 01 for 20 wickets. The election of office-||@@||with 5.01 for 20 wickets. The election of office- bearers far the eusuing season resulted ni follows -||@@||bearers for the ensuing season resulted as follows : - Patron, Mr Dugald lbomson, M.LA. . présidant,||@@||Patron, Mr. Dugald Thomson, M.L.A. ; president, Alderman G W. Hampshire ; vice-presidents, the||@@||Alderman G. W. Hampshire ; vice-presidents, the aldermen of the borough, Messrs. B. ft. Lloyd, F.||@@||aldermen of the borough, Messrs. B. R. Lloyd, F. Ashwin, Dr. Cullen, M.LC, J". B. Cook, \V. E||@@||Ashwin, Dr. Cullen, M.L.C., J. B. Cook, W. E. Wilson, Q. Fellows, It. Haruott, juu , J, Barre||@@||Wilson, G. Fellows, R. Harnett, jun., J. Barre johnston, J. Noble, C. Cowies, It Moran, A.||@@||Johnston, J. Noble, C. Cowles, R. Moran, A. Gullick , bon. secretaires, W. ii. Holloway and H.||@@||Gullick ; hon. secretaries, W. G. Holloway and H. Crnft ; lion, treasurer, H. Gould ; general com-||@@||Croft ; hon. treasurer, H. Gould ; general com- mittee, S. Huoifress, A. M. S. Marlin, A. Blundell,||@@||mittee, S. Humfress, A. M. S. Martin, A. Blundell, A. E. Tedder, and A. Gullick ; selection committee,||@@||A. E. Tedder, and A. Gullick ; selection committee, A. Martin, A. Blundell, and VV. G. Holloway.||@@||A. Martin, A. Blundell, and W. G. Holloway. The annual meeting of the Bathlin C.C. was held||@@||The annual meeting of the Rathlin C. C. was held lu the Petersham Town Hull on Wednesday es en||@@||in the Petersham Town Hall on Wednesday even- mg. The Becretary's and the troasurer'a roports||@@||ing. The secretary's and the treasurer's reports were adopted. J. D. Freeman won the batting aver-||@@||were adopted. J. D. Freeman won the batting aver- age with d3 6, H. W. Audnrson being second with||@@||age with 33.6, H. W. Anderson being second with 28 38. A. Lennartz secured the first bowling with||@@||28.38. A. Lennartz secured the first bowling with 7'Gd for 63 wickets, H. W. Andetson was secoua with||@@||7.63 for 63 wickets, H. W. Anderson was second with 9*24. During the eeason ii matches were played, of||@@||9.24. During the season 22 matches were played, of wluoh 9 were won, 3 lost, and 10 drawn. The fol-||@@||which 9 were won, 3 lost, and 10 drawn. The fol- lowing were elected office-bearers for the season :||@@||lowing were elected office-bearers for the season : - Patron, Mr. Bollo A. Cope; president, Mr. J. J,||@@||Patron, Mr. Rollo A. Cope ; president, Mr. J. J. Cohen, M.L A., vice-presidents, Messrs C. F. Han-||@@||Cohen, M.L A. ; vice-presidents, Messrs. C. F. Han- cock, T. T. Orton, L. O. Russell-,! mes, M. Seale, F.||@@||cock, T. T. Orton, L. C. Russell-Jones, M. Seale, F. S. Shenstone, and Dr. Purser ; lelection committee,||@@||S. Shenstone, and Dr. Purser ; selection committee, Messrs. J. D. Freeman, A. Lennartz, and T. A.||@@||Messrs. J. D. Freeman, A. Lennartz, and T. A. Butler; bon. treasurer, Mr.P. N. Orton, hon. secre-||@@||Butler ; hon. treasurer, Mr. P. N. Orton ; hon. secre- tary, Mr. T. A. Butler.||@@||tary, Mr. T. A. Butler. BOWRAL, Saturday.||@@||BOWRAL, Saturday. During the last season the Association Cricket Club||@@||During the last season the Association Cricket Club played 'ii matches, of which Id wete wou, 4 lost,||@@||played 21 matches, of which 13 were won, 4 lost, and 4 drawn. L. Miller, who made 1033 runs for 15||@@||and 4 drawn. L. Miller, who made 1033 runs for 15 completed innings, won the batting average with G9||@@||completed innings, won the batting average with 69 and .ilso the highest individual score of 121 not out.||@@||and also the highest individual score of 124 not out. The bonliog average was won by F. Cope with 10 17.||@@||The bowling average was won by F. Cope with 10.17. L. Comer a ou the trophy for fielding, and \V.||@@||L. Comer won the trophy for fielding, and W. Bennett that far catching.||@@||Bennett that for catching. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14328739 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CRICKET.||@@||CRICKET. Tbe fourth aunual meeting of the member« of the||@@||The fourth annual meeting of the members of the Balmain Fitzroy Cricket Club was held on Friday||@@||Balmain Fitzroy Cricket Club was held on Friday night at the Unity Hall Hotel, parhng-atreot, Bal-||@@||night at the Unity Hall Hotel, Darling-street, Bal- main, and waa presided over by Mr. E. Duence. 'Ihe||@@||main, and was presided over by Mr. E. Duence. The leoretsry'« annual report wa« read aud adopted.||@@||secretary's annual report was read and adopted. The batting average wai annexed by P. -t'Kenzie,||@@||The batting average was annexed by P. McKenzie, with an average of 177, who also won||@@||with an average of 17.7, who also won the double figure -trophy, having 12 timos||@@||the double figure trophy, having 12 times .cored double figurei. The bowling average||@@||scored double figures. The bowling average waaaecuradbyl.. Byan with 6 64 for 36 wicket..||@@||was secured by L. Ryan with 5.64 for 36 wickets. The highest individual »core, S. Levy, 58. The||@@||The highest individual score, S. Levy, 58. The trophy for most catches, T. Hodgekis«, 10. It was||@@||trophy for most catches, T. Hodgekiss, 10. It was decided to form a first junior team this «ekuoniu||@@||decided to form a first junior team this season connection witn the dub. The election of officer»||@@||connection witn the club. The election of officers resulted al follow!'.-Patron, Mr. John Keep,||@@||resulted as follows : - Patron, Mr. John Keep ; Kresident, Alderman A.M. Milne; vice-presidents,||@@||President, Alderman A. M. Milne ; vice-presidents, Ir and Mr«. N. Feltham. Meaara. W. Crewe«, tV.||@@||Mr. and Mrs. N. Feltham, Messrs. W. Crewes, W. Stewart. Q. Fletcher, S. J. Law, M.1V.A , W. H.||@@||Stewart, G. Fletcher, S. J. Law, M. L. A., W. H. Wilks, M Ii A., E. West, and O. M'Leugblin ;||@@||Wilks, M. L. A., E. West, and G. McLaughlin ; SBcretary, Mr. B Duence, treasurer, Mr. W. Baiku.||@@||secretary, Mr. E. Duence ; treasurer, Mr. W. Baikie. The election of the committee, selection committee,||@@||The election of the committee, selection committee, delegate to the association, and other officer« waa||@@||delegate to the association, and other officers was held over till next meeting.||@@||held over till next meeting. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330822 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CRICKET.||@@||CRICKET. THE MELANESIAN BOYS T. MR. I, T.||@@||THE MELANESIAN BOYS v. MR. L. T. LLOYD'S TEAM.||@@||LLOYD'S TEAM. Though the cricket si ason isa couple of months||@@||Though the cricket season is a couple of months away, a match of mare than ordiuary interest was||@@||away, a match of more than ordinary interest was played on the Ruahcutter Bay oval yesterday after-||@@||played on the Rushcutter Bay oval yesterday after- noon, «hod a team couti ting of member« of the||@@||noon, when a team consisting of members of the Broughton and I /. noan cluba, got together by||@@||Broughton and I Zingari clubs, got together by Mr L V Lloyd, met 12 of tha Melaueaiau bo(s||@@||Mr. L. T. Lloyd, met 12 of the Melanesian boys. lhe Bishop ot Melanesia, Rev C Wilson, is on a||@@||The Bishop of Melanesia, Rev. C. Wilson, is on a visit ta Sydney, and ho brought a iiumb<-r of native||@@||visit to Sydney, and he brought a number of native boya with him The Rev Mr iVilsou has figured||@@||boys with him. The Rev. Mr. Wilson has figured amnugat the drat class cricketers of England, having||@@||amonst the first-class cricketers of England, having Îlayed for the Kentiah Count} eleven fiom 1882 to||@@||played for the Kentish County eleven from 1882 to 890, and also against tho Auahaliau tcama that||@@||1890, and also against the Austalian teams that viaited England lu 1882 aud 1881 Therefore it is||@@||visited England in 1882 and 1884. Therefore it is but natural th it he endeavours to tram the boya in||@@||but natural that he endeavours to train the boys in Great Britain's national game The boy,, whose||@@||Great Britain's national game. The boys, whose beads and fee. were Ui covered, «howell a keen api re||@@||heads and feet were uncovered, showed a keen appre- ciatiou ni the sport, while some of them dis-||@@||ciation in the sport, while some of them dis- played ii skill in bntlmg, bowling, and fielding||@@||played a skill in batting, bowling, and fielding that only requires time to develop a strong all-round||@@||that only requires time to develop a strong all-round eleven 1 he lxn s with their dark skins, extraordi-||@@||eleven. The boys with their dark skins, extraordi- nary growth of hair, and red shirts, prosented a novel,||@@||nary growth of hair, and red shirts, presented a novel, and at the same time, a rather picturesque appear-||@@||and at the same time, a rather picturesque appear- ance The best batamen of the team were Charley||@@||ance. The best batsmen of the team were Charley Sem, Hugo S Ker, and Ernest bhutaki, the twu||@@||Sem, Hugo Silter, and Ernest Shutaki, the two lutter ben g hitters Tho top scorer was Siltar with||@@||latter being hitters. The top scorer was Silter with 27 uot out, and he perfoimed the feit of seeing the||@@||27 not out, and he performed the feat of seeing the whole side out. The result waa a win for Mr||@@||whole side out. The result was a win for Mr. Lloyd's team by 4 wickets and 14 runs Amongat||@@||Lloyd's team by 4 wickets and 14 runs. Amongst those pre»ent wore the Archl ishoji. Rev C Wilson||@@||those present were the Archbishop, Rev. C. Wilson (Biahopof Milanesia), lite 11 shop of South Tokio,||@@||(Bishop of Melanesia), the Bishop of South Tokyo, jua an, R«v P M Atdnus (chaplain of Norfolk||@@||Japan, Rev. P. M. Aldous (chaplain of Norfolk Island) Rev M Hopkin« (whola going back in||@@||Island), Rev. M. Hopkins (who is going back in charge of the natives«, It v C li Gribble ann thies||@@||charge of the natives), Rev. E. R. Gribble and three aboriginal Chriatians from Northern Queens-||@@||aboriginal Christians from Northern Queens- land, Rsl H Siuiuarez Smith (chaplain||@@||land, Rev. H. Saumarez Smith (chaplain to the Archbishop), Rev P J Aller), Rev R||@@||to the Archbishop), Rev. F. J. Albery, Rev. R. Muuuse«, Rev W I Cakebread, Rev Wallace||@@||Mounsey, Rev. W. J. Cakebread, Rev. Wallace Mort, Dr. W Camac Wilkinson, and a number of||@@||Mort, Dr. W. Camac Wilkinson, and a number of ladies The «core« of the match n ere as follows -||@@||ladies. The scores of the match were as follows : - MHL\Nl-SI\N MtfcStON||@@||MELANESIAN MISSION. charley Sem, b Mitchell IO bli idamea. Wilpite, b||@@||Charley Sem, b. Mitchell 10 --- Shadarack Wilpite, b. Hugo Siller not out 27 Boj co 1||@@||Hugo Silter, not out 27 --- Boyce 3 _rne«t shute*!, c Mor- ÀVlaun Mlnur, b Cadell 1||@@||Ernest Shutaki, c. Mor- --- Nelson Manur, b. Cadell 3 pan bMilcltilt 11 In rick Alaaing b t adelt 4||@@||gan, b. Mitchell 15 --- Patrick Masing, b. Cadell 4 lohn Kusi b I) yee O Ben bim n b cadell 5||@@||John Kasi, b. Boyce 0 --- Ben Simon, b. Cadell 5 Alek Han i b docker o Mindly 1||@@||Alek Hanai, b. Docker 0 --- Sundry 1 Joseph Gal bBojco 0 -||@@||Joseph Gal, b. Boyce 0 Bi-itron Teduin, b Mit OS||@@||Bertram Teduin, b. Mit- --- 68 tired 17 B Dujker bMaaing 2||@@||chell 0 MP. IIOVDS TEAM||@@||MR. LLOYD'S TEAM. Rev - Knox.b Hhutakl 0 It« S Marston, b||@@||Rev. - Knox, b. Shutaki 6 --- Rev. S. Marston, b. Be» Distin Morgan, re- Mastng 2||@@||Rev. Distin-Morgan, re- --- Masing 2 ||@@||tired 17 --- B. Docker, b. Masing 2 Key r A Calell, b LI ll.nl, nut out 2||@@||Rev. F. A. Cadell, b. --- L. T. Lloyd, not out 2 Ehutaki 23 Sundne« S||@@||Shutaki 23 --- Sundries 6 Hev - Hine (New -||@@||Rev. - Hine (New Gaiuea) b at utaki 1 Euc wickets for 82 I||@@||Guinea), b. Shutaki 3 --- Six wickets for 82 Boree, not out 21||@@||Boyce, not out 21 cbcll 0||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14383089 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NAREMBURN PAUK.||@@||NAREMBURN PARK. Ob Ttuwtay evening la.t a meeting of residents of||@@||On Tuesday evening last a meeting of residents of Naremburn was held for the purpose of taking||@@||Naremburn was held for the purpose of taking action to provide funda for the formellen of a cricket||@@||action to provide funds for the formation of a cricket (round ou the raoently acquired park. It waa well||@@||ground on the recently acquired park. It was well attended, and preside« over by the Mayor of Wil-||@@||attended, and presided over by the Mayor of Wil- loughby (Alderman a. F. Bailey). Aft« discussion||@@||loughby (Alderman G. F. Bailey). After discussion a committee waa appointed to carry the wiabea of the||@@||a committee was appointed to carry the wishes of the meetiu« into «Sect. The «um of _ls was collected||@@||meeting into effect. The sum of £15 was collected In tb««o_m, and Mr. Baskerville Carden uadortook||@@||in the room, and Mr. Baskerville Carden undertook to lay a oencrste cricket pitch equivalent io a citait||@@||to lay a concrete cricket pitch equivalent to a cash ooatnbutionof£9. ^ w«-»«.» a caui||@@||contribution of £9. An enjoyable match sjnu player] on WnSn-ua_, ._._||@@||An enjoyable match was played on Wednesday after- no in at Middle Head lietween te-nin. reTrrMe^t^i» H A||@@||noon at Middle Head between teams representing the R. A. Artillery and the Mosman Volunteer Company, New South Wale. Artillery. 'I lio result -n« au enw win fn» ïiVÎ||@@||Wales Artillery. The result was an easy win for the ynlui.tfi.ra. '1 ha «cue. were-It. A. At.lIlíryTOl ¡ Volunï||@@||Volunteers. The scores were - R. A. Artillery, 61 ; Volun- teer, 1(Í4.||@@||teer, 164. Mittagiing Cricket Club hu. fUcInUiíe rullnw.nii'ÓBoí'ia||@@||Mittagong Cricket Club has elected the following officers tor the.CB.iWo«-««»-: T'altou. tin Moa. Jrjf_jí{i_^i^||@@||for the ensuing year : Patron, the Hon. W. McCourt, MX A. ; pr'Rident. Mr. A. W. Tooth; vice-presidents.||@@||M.L.A. ; president, Mr. A. W. Tooth ; vice-presidents, Dr. Vf. Middleton, Alderman W. H. Jone-s (Mayor),||@@||Dr. W. Middleton, Alderman W. H. Jones (Mayor), Mesar». J. Elliott. B A. Cottrr, T.Troy: treasurer, Mr.||@@||Messrs. J. Elliott, E. A. Cotter, T. Troy ; treasurer, Mr. J. White ; secretarle«, Menura. Madman and B, Upton ;||@@||J. White ; secretaries, Messrs. Stedman and E. Upton ; coaaroit««, Mchsis W. I«. Godfrey, 0. ,Ti>hn«on, TV. Par-||@@||committee, Messrs. W. B. Godfrey, C. Johnson, W. Par- kinson, K. Kicholas, and Bradley; selection committee,||@@||kinson, E. Nicholas, and Bradley ; selection committee, Messrs. L. Bliea-wr, J. White, IJ. Upton. It wa« decided||@@||Messrs. L. Sheather, J. White, E. Upton. It was decided to join tho Wingecarribee Union.||@@||to join the Wingecarribee Union. COBAKI, Friday.||@@||CORAKI, Friday. Newtown defeat*- Bunprawalbvn on the former's wicket||@@||Newtown defeated Bungawalbyn on the former's wicket on Saturday last by 539 (Purcell 02, Brown M) to 119||@@||on Saturday last by 239 (Purcell 92, Brown 51) to 119 (James ¡10)._||@@||(James 90). ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14299628 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE DEATn OK PEATE.||@@||THE DEATH OF PEATE. In yesterday's issue our cable nii-sragos announced||@@||In yesterday's issue our cable messages announced the death of Edmund Peate, tno Yorkshire cricketot,||@@||the death of Edmund Peate, the Yorkshire cricketer, nt the age of 41. Ha was avery line left-hand||@@||at the age of 44. He was a very fine left-hand bon 1er of medium pace, und wa« ono of lim team||@@||bowler of medium pace, and was one of the team organised by Shaw, blirowabury, nun Lill)white to||@@||organised by Shaw, Shrewsbury, and Lillywhite to tour Australia in 1SM-- Ho «as Nie first bo «-lor||@@||tour Australia in 1881-2. He was the first bowler that vmteil Australia tu consistently bowl " oft||@@||that visited Australia to consistently bowl "off theory," pitching tho ball just outside tho off stump,||@@||theory," pitching the ball just outside the off stump, and breaking awn) from the batsman In thut 'our||@@||and breaking away from the batsman. In that tour Peato executed tbo greatest amount of work-.||@@||Peate executed the greatest amount of work— although ho onlysecured tho sam ti number of wickets||@@||although he only secured the same number of wickets (JO) as Bates, whoso death was announced a few||@@||(30) as Bates, whose death was announced a few week's ago. Pcato's average for tho trip||@@||week's ago. Peate's average for the trip was IS!. His bast performance was||@@||was 18/4. His best performance was his oigbt wickets for 57 m the first||@@||his eight wickets for 57 in the first match against Murdoch's team, and another good||@@||match against Murdoch's team, and another good effort was his nine wickets for 110 usainst Victoria||@@||effort was his nine wickets for 110 against Victoria. Ho and Bates bowled right thtougli the||@@||He and Bates bowled right through the first lnniiiafi in the match between the||@@||first innings in the match between the 1S80 Australian team and Yorkshire, Ins sharp||@@||1880 Australian team and Yorkshire, his share berne four wickets for 20, in a total||@@||being four wickets for 20, in a total of uri, though in tho secoud innings ho secured rio||@@||of 65, though in the secoud innings he secured no wicket« for 2S Tho only other occasion in which he||@@||wickets for 28. The only other occasion in which he appeared against that team in Eoglaud was in the||@@||appeared against that team in England was in the returu match with Yorkshire, when he, in au aban-||@@||return match with Yorkshire, when he, in an aban- doned match, secured one wicket for ¿I. He was in||@@||doned match, secured one wicket for 31. He was in excellent form durang tho English season of 1882,||@@||excellent form during the English season of 1882, talcing ugntnst the Australians CI wickele for nu||@@||taking against the Australians 63 wickets for an avengo of 12 1' His best performances wera --Nine||@@||average of 12-9. His best performances were:—Nine for 103, for Yorksnire ; eight for 71, for England,||@@||for 108, for Yorksnire ; eight for 71, for England, 10 for 101, for North of England , lind six tor 43,||@@||10 for 105, for North of England ; and six for 43, for Shaw's team||@@||for Shaw's team. On the Manlj- Oval jestcniay the Criterion Theatre Club||@@||On the Manly Oval yesterday the Criterion Theatre Club met an clevt n reprc-tcntihfr 'he Manir Club The formel||@@||met an eleven representing the Manly Club. The former scored 171 (BlackTIS, Webb 10 Harnes 24), and Manly lost||@@||scored 174 (Black 75, Webb 30, Barnes 24), and Manly lost seven w ickets for ICI (rlomlcj not out 77, Allerton 47,||@@||seven wickets for 169 (Plomley not out 77, Allerton 47, Wvatt 20) Allerton aconrcd five wickets for 40,||@@||Wyatt 26) Allerton scored five wickets for 49, Woods two for 20, Wvatt ono fin D2, nnd Nr-wmau one||@@||Woods two for 26, Wyatt one for 52, and Newman one for 14 for Manly , -white for tho Theatre Cull&vv-Hy took||@@||for 14 for Manly ; while for the Theatre Callaway took three for ri.1, ('bulmore two for 02, and Harans two for l8||@@||three for 53, Chalmers two for 62, and Barnes two for 18. The match was drawn||@@||The match was drawn. KATOOMBA. Tuesday||@@||KATOOMBA, Tuesday. A cricket match bet veen the Katoomba, ucrl Blackheath||@@||A cricket match between the Katoomba and Blackheath Clubs was pluycd on Saturday on tbc fowl ground, and||@@||Clubs was played on Saturday on the local ground, and resulted in tin eas> win for the Katoomba team by 4G||@@||resulted in the easy win for the Katoomba team by 45 runs Tbe scores were-Blackheath, ti, Katoomba, 70||@@||runs. The scores were—Blackheath, 31, Katoomba, 76 (Roberts IS not out). Tor the winners Ivash took aix||@@||(Roberts 18 not out). For the winners Nash took six wickets for 17 runs, and Tulloh three for 12 runs||@@||wickets for 17 runs, and Tulloh three for 12 runs. UTBGOW, Tuesday.||@@||LITHGOW, Tuesday. Among Saturday's cricket matches wem tbo following -||@@||Among Saturday's cricket matches were the following:— Hartley Vale v Mount Victoria, won bv the former by IP||@@||Hartley Vale v. Mount Victoria, won by the former by 16 runs , also Cooerwull Academ«- v. Lithgow, und the former||@@||runs , also Cooerwull Academy v. Lithgow, and the former won by three wickets and fil runs||@@||won by three wickets and 51 runs. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14354763 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OKIOKET.||@@||CRICKET. -Drommorae Borough C. 0, played » draw with Lane||@@||Drummoyne Borough C. C. played a draw with Lane Core Borough G. C. on Stturduy aftoinoim. each side||@@||Cove Borough C. C. on Saturday afternoon, each side m-oring 79 ron«. For Drummoyne Barrell, Smith, Hull, and||@@||scoring 79 runs. For Drummoyne Barrell, Smith, Bull, and MílliüKton batted well, »nd for Lane Cove Turner, D*tt||@@||Millington batted well, and for Lane Cove Turner, Dett- mann, Bull, and Bradwood batted beat. Lloyd and Mil-||@@||mann, Bull, and Branwood batted best. Lloyd and Mil- lington did the bowling for Drummoyne.||@@||lington did the bowling for Drummoyne. GOULBUBN, -Wednesday.||@@||GOULBUBN, Wednesday. The annual meeting of the Cricket Arsuciation wa« held||@@||The annual meeting of the Cricket Association was held on Mondta) ai|ht. and thefollowiDgrflUe.swereelected .||@@||on Monday night, and the following officers were selected : - Patron, Mr. J. Ashton ; president, Mr. A. B. ( hialmlra ;||@@||Patron, Mr. J. Ashton ; president, Mr. A. B. Chisholm ; joint secretarles and treasurer--. Meiur-i. 8 Grainger and||@@||joint secretaries and treasurers. Messrs. S. Grainger and J. W. Ürovenor. The report of the dt-legate who íecrntly||@@||J. W. Grovenor. The report of the delegate who recently attended the Sydney conference wai adopted Match datei||@@||attended the Sydney conference was adopted. Match dates RupRCBtcd by the conference were accepted It wa« re||@@||suggested by the conference were accepted. It was re- eohed to end-favour lo uecure a turi wicltet in the eil»,||@@||solved to endeavour to secure a turf wicket in the city. LITHGOW, Wednesday.||@@||LITHGOW, Wednesday. A match Lithgow t. Ironworks B way won easilv by||@@||A match Lithgow v. Ironworks B was won easily by the litter. Tu the match tbu Pollerv C. C. v. Cooerwull||@@||the latter. In the match the Pottery C. C. v. Cooerwull Academy the 1'ottery made 67 and the Academy lost two||@@||Academy the Pottery made 67 and the Academy lost two wuliets for 116 run?.||@@||wickets for 116 runs. WAOCM, Wedneidar.||@@||WAGGA, Wednesday. The annual mooting of the WaRfja Cricket Awiorliit.on||@@||The annual meeting of the Wagga Cricket Association was held lust night. There wos a I trite attendance||@@||was held last night. There was a large attendance. Ottlcerâ for iho ensuing y tar were elected. It ia e^pcct-nl||@@||Officers for the ensuing year were elected. It is expected that the cricket ground will be fenced shortly» at already||@@||that the cricket ground will be fenced shortly, as already the sum of £130 ia in hand for the purpose.||@@||the sum of £130 is in hand for the purpose. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14377522 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CRICKET.||@@||CRICKET. Redfern IlnH-holiäfiv »net Tíowtown Tfatf-linlitiay yee||@@||Redfern Half-holiday met Newtown Half-holiday yes- teiday ut MicJonaUtown, Iho Redfern tram occupied||@@||terday at Macdonaldtown. The Redfern team occupied the micket» iii** whole afternoon, ninl »cored 165 mu H tur||@@||the wickets the whole afternoon, and scored 185 runs for the lo« of «even wickets.||@@||the loss of seven wickets. COROWA. *.Vedne*day.||@@||COROWA, Wednesday. At the annual meetinp of the Coiown Cricket Club the||@@||At the annual meeting of the Corowa Cricket Club the following ufliRCM were elected :-l'resirtent, Air. H. liny ;||@@||following officers were elected : - President, Mr. H. Hay ; \icr-pre-nden,», Ale-fti« Cheiihall, Chiikrn, Willu, Brown,||@@||vice-presidents, Messrs. Chenhall, Chicken, Willis, Brown, atutùa)li6s, secretary ami trcuurer. Mi. O bimmond*.||@@||and Bayliss ; secretary and treasurer. Mr. C. Simmonds. IE013KUISON, Wednesday.||@@||ROBERTSON, Wednesday. At a meeting of delegates reprcjienlinc the \anoiiit||@@||At a meeting of delegates representing the various cricket club* in the district, held bwtnicht, it wat» detvled||@@||cricket clubs in the district, held last night, it was decided to fuim n di «tuet union, t« be calk«! the Hobart*on Dis-||@@||to form a district union, to be called the Robertson Dis- trict Cricket Union. 1 he follnwinc ntfieen were elected : -*||@@||trict Cricket Union. The following officers were elected : - Vatro», Mr. Alex. Campbell, M.I* A., prfin.dent, Mr. H.G,||@@||Patron, Mr. Alex. Campbell, M.L.A. ; president, Mr. R.G. rcrjruHm, treasurer, Mr. J. D. Woud; secretary, air, N.||@@||Ferguson ; treasurer, Mr. J. D. Wood; secretary, Mr. N. Hall. _||@@||Hall. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324882 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn INTENSE COLD IN THE WESTERN I||@@||INTENSE COLD IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS.||@@||SUBURBS. Yesterday morning residents lu many parts of the||@@||Yesterday morning residents in many parts of the westoru suburbs were surprised to find a thick white||@@||western suburbs were surprised to find a thick white frost on tho grass and dum), places Even patches||@@||frost on the grass and damp places. Even patches ot frost occurred on wot places on tho asphalt paths||@@||of frost occurred on wet places on the asphalt paths between Sumnisr Hill aud rstmthflold. At Canter-||@@||between Summer Hill and Strathfield. At Canter- bury, Strathfield, Homebush, and surrounding dis-||@@||bury, Strathfield, Homebush, and surrounding dis- tricts thin sheets of lae formen on shallow bodies of||@@||tricts thin sheets of ice formed on shallow bodies of water,and wet wheel-rut» were froren hard Early||@@||water, and wet wheel-ruts were frozen hard. Early inters found the air possessing a enspnoss which nui||@@||risers found the air possessing a crispness which was very exhilaiating. _||@@||very exhilarating. CDAIGIL, Tuesday.||@@||CRAIGIE, Tuesday. Snow began to fall on Sunday, mid it was still||@@||Snow began to fall on Sunday, and it was still »nowiiig this afternoon, This is tho heaviest full||@@||snowing this afternoon, This is the heaviest fall for many years.||@@||for many years. ORANGE, Tuesday.||@@||ORANGE, Tuesday. The weather to-day is intensely rold, and a heavy||@@||The weather to-day is intensely rold, and a heavy frost was experienced list night mid to.dar||@@||frost was experienced last night mid to-day. SPUING WOOD, Tuosday.||@@||SPRINGWOOD, Tuesday. Last night was the coldest experienced this winter,||@@||Last night was the coldest experienced this winter, the minimum temperature being 37 Hie ground||@@||the minimum temperature being 37. The ground wits fiozen hard in many plnees ibis morning, The||@@||was frozen hard in many places this morning. The weather is beautifully fine nud bright||@@||weather is beautifully fine and bright. TAMWORTH, Tuosdny.||@@||TAMWORTH, Tuesday. 1 he weather is bitterly col J, with keeu frosts at||@@||The weather is bitterly cold, with keen frosts at night, which are the heaviest experienced tins year,||@@||night, which are the heaviest experienced this year. WINDSOR, Tuesday.||@@||WINDSOR, Tuesday. The flood waters hive now nearly subsided to||@@||The flood waters have now nearly subsided to summer level ; a great poitiou of tho banks on tho||@@||summer level ; a great portion of the banks on the town side have boen cut away, leaving them almost||@@||town side have been cut away, leaving them almost perpendicular to a height of in some places about||@@||perpendicular to a height of in some places about thirty feet Traffic his beau resumed on the roads.||@@||thirty feet. Traffic has been resumed on the roads. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14295089 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE SIEGE OF KIMBERLEY.||@@||THE SIEGE OF KIMBERLEY. A VIGOROUS BOER CANNONADE.||@@||A VIGOROUS BOER CANNONADE. The special nat correspondent of tho "Capo||@@||The special war correspondent of the "Cape Ti ra c3 " lucked up in Kimborluy got tho following||@@||Times" locked up in Kimberley got tho following despatch, datel January 10 through the Boer lines||@@||despatch, dated January 10 through the Boer lines: -"To- lay opmed ominously Long before daylight||@@||-"To-day opened ominously. Long before daylight tbo Boer attilfcxy opened Aro upon thu eloctnc||@@||the Boer artillery opened fire upon the electric searchlight-a fa\ourtta form of nocturnal am use||@@||searchlight-a favourite form of nocturnal amuse- mont A number of phots wore h rod, but none got||@@||ment. A number of shots were fired, but none got anywhere near the mark As daylight dan tied the||@@||anywhere near the mark. As daylight dawned the mhabttauts wore aw&konod by the thunder of u||@@||inhabitants were awakened by the thunder of a vigorous can no und e Iho Boor guns at Alexander||@@||vigorous cannonade. The Boer guns at Alexander- fontein, Wimbledon Ridgo, nnd Ktuupfersdmn joined||@@||fontein, Wimbledon Ridge, and Kampfersdan joined with Ohf&nfcjfontein ni a tarty quartet Several||@@||with Olifantsfontein in a lively quartet. Several sholls fell in dangerous proximity to privat» houses||@@||sholls fell in dangerous proximity to private houses on the outskirts of thu tow u, hut I am glad to any no||@@||on the outskirts of the town, but I am glad to say no damago has been icported About 7 o'clock tbo un||@@||damage has been reported. About 7 o'clock the un welcome tuu-Mc ceased an i tho orchestra his boen||@@||welcome music ceased and the orchestra has been st lout since Tho general health of the town, the doe||@@||silent since. Thr general health of the town, the dov tors tell me, is better thau might be expected, taken||@@||tors tell me, is better than might be expected, taken all rouud Dyeoutery und typhoid aro tbo most pr°||@@||all round. Dysentery and typhoid aro the most pre- vaihug diseases among whites. "De Boors Company||@@||vailing diseases among whites. "De Beers Company 1 are brewiug kafllr beer "||@@||are brewing kaffir beer." Tho same rnnuer carried the following despatch||@@||Tho same runner carried the following despatch from lïeuttr s special war correspondent -||@@||from Reuter's special war correspondent - I he p&rtiimcity of the Boera was great to-day |||@@||The pertinacity of the Boera was great to-day. \\ o wera treated with n, second edition of the||@@||We were treated with a second edition of the bonibaxamuir, the oiimny iiriuö briskly from just||@@||bombardment, the enemy firing briskly from just bofomdiuu from Kämpft, ra dam, Aloxandcr3foutoin,||@@||bofomdiuu from Kampfersdam, Alexanderfountein, Wimbledon Ridge, and Olifuntsfout* in, until 7 n ni||@@||Wimbledon Ridge, and Olifantsfontein, until 7 a.m. lhere were no casual hi ¡s, tho majority of thu shells||@@||There were no casualties, tho majority of the shells falling heavily ou tho debris diamond lloors||@@||falling heavily on the debris diamond floors. 1 wen ty shells woro fired at Buvm s tailinp heup ut||@@||Twenty shells were fired at Davis's tailing heap at AVesseltou, which has been receutly íortiücd I lio||@@||Wesseltou, which has been receutly fortified. The Boolla from tho reservoir guus we^e seen to stop the||@@||shells from the reservoir guns were seen to stop the enemy from making fresh entrenchments ut Carter a||@@||enemy from making fresh entrenchments at Carter 's farm ü-ggs aro a shilling npieco, and horseflesh,||@@||farm. Eggs are a shilling apiece, and horseflesh, of which there LS an unlimited supply, ia now served||@@||of which there is an unlimited supply, is now served daily ut the camps||@@||daily at the camps. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14308590 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PALACE THEATIIE-" UNCLE TOM'S||@@||PALACE THEATRE- "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN."||@@||CABIN." On Siturday evening M Adoo's Georgia Minslrols||@@||On Saturday evening M'Adoo's Georgia Minstrels mndondcptrturo from thuir regular variety pro-||@@||made a departure from their regular variety pro- gramme by producing the tune-worn but still popn||@@||gramme by producing the tune-worn but still popu- liu drama, " Unclu Join's Cabin," tho initial per-||@@||lar drama, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," the initial per- formance attracting n largo uuriiunce, this siitis||@@||formance attracting a large audience, this satis- fuctory result being no doubt iittiiliutuble to the inet||@@||factory result being no doubt attributable to the fact that it wuo llio first occasion in bydney upon which||@@||that it was the first occasion in Sydney upon which tjio patholioiiriimii haahoBit produced byan American||@@||the pathetic drama has been produced by an American negro co np my Untoitiimtely the want of adequate||@@||negro company. Unfortunately the want of adequate fitago space hunipurod rho liianitgcmeut lu giving the||@@||stage space hampered the management in giving the necessary r ihslio eliott to the more sensational||@@||necessary realistic effect to the more sensational (cones, and tnu was npetmlly apjiarout in tho por-||@@||scenes, and this was especially apparent in the por- trayal of tho escape ot Uli/i with her child across||@@||trayal of the escape of Eliza with her child across tiro ((.abound river Ibu mounting of this scone was||@@||he ice-abound river. The mounting of this scene was pictuie-squo enough, but the jbHuueu of depth in tho||@@||picturesque enough, but the absence of depth in the stago precluded any correct exomphllcition of pur||@@||stage precluded any correct exemplification of per- sp-ctivo In the plintutton scenes, howovor, tina||@@||spective in the plantation scenes, howover, this was not BO ensuulral, and the slaves clothed in cos-||@@||was not so essential, and the slaves clothed in cos- tumes showing great vuriotv ot colour, and amusing||@@||tumes showing great variety of colour, and amusing themselves with their characteristic songs and dancing||@@||themselves with their characteristic songs and dancing mado up quite an efiectr-,0 pioture 1 ho coiupau-i,||@@||made up quite an effective picture. The company, Ukoo »a a wUvle, g»vo » rpinUd tendenw« ol the||@@||taken as a whole, gave a spirited rendering of the drama, and m several instances there wore (onie||@@||drama, and in several instances there were some hearty recalls. Mr. D. M'Cluiu'a impersonation of||@@||hearty recalls. Mr. B. M'Clain's impersonation of Uncle Tom was a strong one, beiug natural and||@@||Uncle Tom was a strong one, being natural and earnest, and Miss Kate Milt-m as the misckinyous||@@||earnest, and Miss Kate Milton as the mischievous anti almost lucorrigtblo Topsy provpd ouu of the||@@||and almost incorrigible Topsy proved one of the successes of the cist. " TJ usy Hell " gave all tho||@@||successes of the cast. "Daisy Bell" gave all the ntcossnry pathos to the pjrt of Little Eva, and Miss||@@||necessary pathos to the part of Little Eva, and Miss Illa May, Miss I'I ora Bntson, uni! G au/s were fully||@@||Ida May, Miss Flora Batson, and Gauze were fully oqual te the requirements ot Miss Ophelia, Mis.||@@||equal to the requirements ot Miss Ophelia, Miss Shelby, and Bl 17a Harris respectively. Mr. Gerard||@@||Shelby, and Eliza Harris respectively. Mr. Gerard Millar was sutllciontly truculent and muster as Simon||@@||Millar was suffciently truculent and sinister as Simon Legree. and the chn.riie.tor of George (larris, the||@@||Legree, and the character of George Harris, the quadroon slave, wan capably pla-, ed by Mr. S. A.||@@||quadroon slave, was capably played by Mr. S. A. 1 itzgerald. Mossra. 0. Wulknr, L. 1'. Hook», 11.||@@||Fitzgerald. Messrs. C. Walker, L. P. Rooks, H. Wise, and MIBS A. Young also did some good v*.ork.||@@||Wise, and Miss A. Young also did some good work. Tho first mittmeo pmformanco of "Uncle Tom"||@@||The first matinee performance of "Uncle Tom" will be gifeu on Wednesday next.||@@||will be given on Wednesday next. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14233393 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEWCASTLE. "'f||@@||NEWCASTLE. -?||@@||-------- THE MINERS' DELEGATE BOARD.||@@||THE MINERS' DELEGATE BOARD. NEWCASTLE, Thursday.||@@||NEWCASTLE, Thursday. Tho annual meeting of the Minors' Delegate Board||@@||The annual meeting of the Minors' Delegate Board was hold with closed doors at the Trades' Hall this||@@||was hold with closed doors at the Trades' Hall this afternoon Mr William Bower, tho newly elected||@@||afternoon Mr William Bower, the newly elected president of the Colliery Lmployoes' federation,||@@||president of the Colliery Employees' federation, occunied tho chair, and there w as a full attondanco||@@||occupied the chair, and there was a full attendance of defegntos, representing tho wliolo of the affiliated||@@||of delegates, representing the whole of the affiliated lodges of tbo district The annual finaucial state-||@@||lodges of tbe district. The annual finaucial state- ment, which showed a substantial balance to tho||@@||ment, which showed a substantial balance to the credit of tim federation, was submitted «ntl adopted.||@@||credit of the federation, was submitted and adopted. It was ropoited that Mr John M'l adyen bad boen||@@||It was reported that Mr John McFadyen bad been ro-electod district treasurer bv au overwhelming||@@||re-electod district treasurer by an overwhelming majority of votis, the result of tho ballot of tho dis-||@@||majority of votes, the result of the ballot of the dis- trict being os fullona - lohn M'Padyou ÍGW votes ,||@@||trict being as follows : John McFadyen 1652 votes; William Dent, ool Tohn lbwaites, 1J6 , infirmai,||@@||William Dent, 551 ; John Thwaites, 326 ; informal, OG Mr Tamos Curley waa io elected ub minora'||@@||96. Mr James Curley was elected as minors' general secretary without opposition, tho only other||@@||general secretary without opposition, the only other candidato nominated (Mr M'Nainara, of the Globo||@@||candidate nominated (Mr McNamara, of the Glebe Lodfre)} having retired fron the contest Mr. John||@@||Lodge) having retired fron the contest Mr. John Bowor, of the Wallsend Lodge, was ro-clected audi-||@@||Bower, of the Wallsend Lodge, was re-elected audi- tor, the result of the poll being-John Bowor, UGO ,||@@||tor, the result of the poll being-John Bower, 1160 ; It Powell 29G, A Fisher, ¿19 William Howib,||@@||R Powell, 296 ; A Fisher, 219 ; William Howie, 20D, A Lowbndgo, 180 , b Roes, 102, Honrj||@@||200 ; A. Lowbridge, 189 ; S. Rees ; 102, Henry Wultera, 87 , informal, dOI The vacancies ou tho||@@||Walters, 87 ; informal, 305. The vacancies on the Btanding committee appointed to confer with tbo pro-||@@||standing committee appointed to confer with tbe pro- prietors from ¿timo lo time, rinsed by the resignation||@@||prietors from time to time, caused by the resignation of Messrs M* Williams and Robinson, were Ulled by||@@||of Messrs McWilliams and Robinson, were filled by the olcction of Messrs Wilson uni loll It nils||@@||the election of Messrs Wilson and Toll. It was decided not to take any further action in regard to||@@||decided not to take any further action in regard to tho trusteeship of the Trades' Hall.||@@||the trusteeship of the Trades' Hall. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312120 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CORl'ORAL-BUGLBU DALY.||@@||CORPORAL-BUGLER DALY. CREAM OF THE BOER ARMY.||@@||CREAM OF THE BOER ARMY. FURTHEST COSSACK POST.||@@||FURTHEST COSSACK POST. lu a lotler to his father, Mi. William Daly, 01 ,||@@||ln a letter to his father, Mr. William Daly, 0f Molong, Corpornl-bugler Verdi Doly, of Molong||@@||Molong, Corporal-bugler Verdi Daly, of Molong M.U., writes .-" Kaico Kloof, Aprils. Inuiwriting||@@||M.R., writes.-" Karee Kloof, April 3. I am writing this letter fiom the most advanced CoBsnckpost of the||@@||this letter from the most advanced Command post of the force on the nay to Brniiiltford. W11 bud the pleas-||@@||force on the way to Brandtford. We had the pleas- ure of hnwitg a good go with Iho cream of the Boer||@@||ure of having a good go with the cream of the Boer ormj' on February 'JO. Wo wore on tho light flank of||@@||army on February 29. We were on the right flank of Tuckcr'a division, anil wore going all day. After wa||@@||Tucker's division, and were going all day. After we cros«od tho Modder Uiver and advuticsd'about fi\a||@@||crossed the Modder River and advanced about five miles wo »ti nek the.Tolmnuosb'jrg Police, audeugagod||@@||miles we struck the Johannesburg Police, and engaged thuin all day, Wx had throe pom-poms with us, und||@@||them all day. We had three pom-poms with us, and the rest of our brigade consisted ot Nesbitt'» Horse,||@@||the rest of our brigade consisted of Nesbitt's Horse, Kitchener's Horse, tho C.I.V., New South Wales||@@||Kitchener's Horse, the C.I.V., New South Wales Mounted Infantry, and ourselves. Ono _timo wo||@@||Mounted Infantry, and ourselves. One time we thought wo hnd cleared thuin out, and sent out 11||@@||thought we had cleared them out, and sent out a patrol to seo that nil was clear. Noticing a lew||@@||patrol to see that all was clear. Noticing a few Bomb iii front of the nitro!, the colonel turned the||@@||Boers in front of the patrol, the colonel turned the pom-pom 011 them. Wo we-ru all Iiuetl up heluud||@@||pom-pom on them. We were all Iined up behind the gun, und Iho Bonis sent about 12 sholls right ni||@@||the gun, and the Boers sent about 12 shells right in among us. Omi of tho Invi toll mun bud Ins haver-||@@||among us. One of the Inverell men had his haver- sack shot oleatt oil with a »hell, which buist right in||@@||sack shot clean off with a shell, which burst right in our midst but never lut u soul It was a verv warm||@@||our midst but never hit a soul. It was a very warm few nunutes. Just 011 our loft tho Boors gave soma||@@||few minutes. Just on our left the Boers gave some of our meu a tembló doing, killing and wounding||@@||of our men a terrible doing, killing and wounding about d10 in four hours. With our brigade (Colonel||@@||about 340 in four hours. With our brigade (Colonel Le Galláis) thero nero no casualties. Out luck||@@||Le Galleis) there were no casualties. Our luck seems to stick to us marvellously well. Wo||@@||seems to stick to us marvellously well. We havo boBti in all the fighting from Reit River right||@@||have been in all the fighting from Reit River right up to hero. I don't think tiny of tbo colonial troops||@@||up to here. I don't think any of the colonial troops have hail so much fighting a» wo havo. So fur, if||@@||have had so much fighting as we have. So far, if wo get through all light, v. o will get about five bars.||@@||we get through all right, we will get about five bars. Wo are uow iittnched to tho second contingent of||@@||We are now attached to the second contingent of M.R , and aro known us ' A ' Company. Our fel-||@@||M.R , and are known as ' A ' Company. Our fel- lows aro patrolling day and tught Uno mun had bia||@@||lows are patrolling day and night. One man had his horso shot under lum yesterduy while patrolling,||@@||horse shot under him yesterday while patrolling. We aro 111 a pretty tight corner, for if tho Boora||@@||We are in a pretty tight corner, for if the Boers attack it will bo hero, lins last two dajB we have||@@||attack it will be here. This last two days we have been entrenching nutt building stone nulls. I don't||@@||been entrenching and building stone nulls. I don't know how our wounded are getting on ; wo cannot||@@||know how our wounded are getting on ; we cannot hear of them-111 fact, you hear moro than we do. I||@@||hear of them - in fact, you hear more than we do. I went down to a Boer hospital yesterday, and saw||@@||went down to a Boer hospital yesterday, and saw oue dead and threo wounded."||@@||one dead and three wounded." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14319477 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OBITUARY.||@@||OBITUARY. LOED LOCH.||@@||LORD LOCH. LONDON, June 21.||@@||LONDON, June 21. Tho death is announced of Lord Loch,||@@||The death is announced of Lord Loch, aged 73 j ears||@@||aged 73 years Honry Brougham Look, son of Mr James||@@||Henry Brougham Loch, son of Mr. James Loch, M P , was born on May 23, 1327, and had||@@||Loch, M.P., was born on May 23, 1827, and had a varied ourcer in tbe Navy, the Army, the||@@||a varied career in the Navy, the Army, the Foreign Oilice service, and in tho Colonial serv oa||@@||Foreign Office service, and in the Colonial service. Ho entered tho Royal Navy m 1840,||@@||He entered the Royal Navy in 1840, but four «.ears later accepted a cornet's||@@||but four years later accepted a cornet's commission in the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry,||@@||commission in the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry, serving ni ADO to Lord Gough in tho||@@||serving as A.D.C. to Lord Gough in the butloj canvpnigu Later ho wns ndjutnnt and||@@||Sutlej campaign. Later he was adjutant and second in command of Skinner s Horse||@@||second in command of Skinner's Horse. Ho next appeared as the organiser of a corps of||@@||He next appeared as the organiser of a corps of Irregular lurkish Cavalry raised in Bulgana,||@@||Irregular Turkish Cavalry raised in Bulgaria, whilo in 1857 be was attache to Lord Elgin's||@@||while in 1857 he was attache to Lord Elgin's mission to China, beooming nftemnrds engaged at||@@||mission to China, becoming afterwards engaged at tho headquarters of tho British irmy operating in||@@||the headquarters of the British army operating in thatcmpir* Duriug the war bo was taken pusoner||@@||that empire. During the war he was taken prisoner nnd with tho " Times " correspondent (Mr||@@||and with the "Times" correspondent (Mr. Boulby) was carried about in a cage lu 1853||@@||Boulby) was carried about in a cage. In 1858 bo carried tho Treaty of Tcddo to England, and||@@||he carried the Treaty of Yeddo to England, and «hilo eoorclary of the Chinese Mission||@@||while secretary of the Chinese Mission he had the honour of tearing the||@@||he had the honour of bearing the Tiontsin Treaty and tho Peking Convention to||@@||Tientsin Treaty and the Peking Convention to Groat Britain In 1SG1 ho became privato secre-||@@||Great Britain. In 1861 he became private secre- tary to Sir G Gnj, wlnlo two years later||@@||tary to Sir G. Grey, while two years later ho was appointed Lieutenant Governor of||@@||he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the I«lo of Man, retaining that position||@@||the Isle of Man, retaining that position till 1882 lu 1884 Sir Hcnrv Loch was||@@||till 1882. In 1884 Sir Henry Loch was appointed Governor of Victoria, retaining||@@||appointed Governor of Victoria, retaining tho position till 1889 In that year ho sucoceded||@@||the position till 1889. In that year he succeeded StrHerculesRolinson afterwards Lord Rosmead,||@@||Sir Hercules Robinson, afterwards Lord Rosmead, as High Commissioner for South Africa, and daring||@@||as High Commissioner for South Africa, and during the Matanela war bo rendered by his||@@||the Matabele war he rendered by his knnwlclgo of South African affaira great service to||@@||knowledge of South African affairs great service to tho em pi io Ho retired from the Governorship of||@@||the empire. He retired from the Governorship of Cape Colony m 1S95, und was suococded by Sir||@@||Cape Colony in 1895, and was succeeded by Sir Hercules Robinson Sir Horny Loch was ra sed||@@||Hercules Robinson. Sir Henry Loch was raised to tho peorngn in ISO i||@@||to the peerage in 1895. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14358277 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I LÜTTER FROM Dil. SEWELL||@@||LETTER FROM DR. SEWELL M'FARLANE.||@@||McFARLANE. I TERRIBLE EXCESSES BY THE BOXERS.||@@||TERRIBLE EXCESSES BY THE BOXERS. flfi.ii ElJio Funcourt, of Woollahra, convener of the||@@||Miss Elsie Fancourt, of Woollahra, convener of the misMouary committee of the Point Pipor-road Con-||@@||missionary committee of the Point Piper-road Con- gregational Junior endeavour Society, u m receipt||@@||gregational Junior Endeavour Society, is in receipt of the following letter from Dr, Sewell ¡>. M'Farlane,||@@||of the following letter from Dr. Sewell S. McFarlane, medical missionary of the Landon Missionary||@@||medical missionary of the London Missionary Society, who visited Sydney about three yean ago .||@@||Society, who visited Sydney about three years ago :— " Eujomiza Hotel,||@@||" Kujomiza Hotel, " Arm», Japan, September 4,1000.||@@||" Armia, Japan, September 4, 1900. " My Dear Elue,-Please think all the Junior||@@||" My Dear Elsie,—Please thank all the Junior Christian Endeavoureia for their sympathy with ut||@@||Christian Endeavourers for their sympathy with us duriug tins great China trouble. You will be torry||@@||during this great China trouble. You will be sorry to heir that we have benn lill turned nut of China||@@||to hear that we have been all turned out of China and all our hum's burnt to tim ground-everything||@@||and all our homes burnt to the ground—everything we poaeeatod loat My hospital has been destroyed,||@@||we possessed lost. My hospital has been destroyed, the dispensary burnt, and all my instrument» stolen||@@||the dispensary burnt, and all my instruments stolen. We had to escape at half no hour'e notice. All uur||@@||We had to escape at half an hour's notice. All our Doxat were picked two daya before, al we feared tin||@@||boxes were packed two days before, as we feared the wont. Wo had to fly for our lives, and got||@@||worst. We had to fly for our lives, and got away jutt lu time before the people entered our||@@||away just in time before the people entered our houtei, ilole all our valuable», and then let||@@||houses, stole all our valuables, and then set fire to the houses, What wa fear mott of all u tuo||@@||fire to the houses. What we fear most of all is the murder of our nativa Christians. The commander||@@||murder of our native Christians. The commander of the Chinese foroea patted through Chi Chou dis-||@@||of the Chinese forces passed through Chi Chou dis- trict, and murdered over 1000 Christians. Mrt.||@@||trict, and murdered over 1000 Christians. Mrs. M'Pirlane is to afraid nil the girlt IU her echool have||@@||McFarlane is so afraid all the girls in her school have been killed. We lent them all home two dave before||@@||been killed. We sent them all home two days before we fled. Weare now in Japan-Mrs M'Farlana||@@||we fled. We are now in Japan—Mrs. McFarlane lud our little boy, Goidon (I >e»r and 1 uioiithiold),||@@||and our little boy, Gordon (1 year and 9 months old), and uiyielf- alni will have to go home, at it will be||@@||and myself—and will have to go home, as it will be years before we eau again return to our coaulry||@@||years before we can again return to our country work iu China, The Government of China inuit||@@||work in China. The Government of China must change before we can get back in safety. Pray for||@@||change before we can get back in safety. Pray for ui, my dear Endeavour«», but especially for our||@@||us, my dear Endeavourers, but especially for our poor Chmtiant, who, if ititi alive, bare no food and||@@||poor Christians, who, if still alive, have no food and no homet, and we cannot get to them. Thank yon||@@||no homes, and we cannot get to them. Thank you all for your kind withes. V our loving friend,||@@||all for your kind wishes. Your loving friend, " SgWBtl, S. M'FARLltrE||@@||" SEWELL S. McFARLANE. " P.S.-The last thing 1 taw when we loft our||@@||" P.S.—The last thing I saw when we left our boutes waa our poor cook flying for his life. '||@@||houses was our poor cook flying for his life." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326190 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE NAVAL CONTINGENT||@@||THE NAVAL CONTINGENT FOR CHINA.||@@||FOR CHINA. PLENrY OF MEN OFFERING.||@@||PLENTY OF MEN OFFERING. Decisive steps in connection with the despatch of||@@||Decisive steps in connection with the despatch of 200 mon from the local naval forces for active||@@||200 men from the local naval forces for active eel vice in China will probably be taken to-day, when||@@||service in China will probably be taken to-day, when the Premier, it in understood, »ill submit the matter||@@||the Premier, it is understood, will submit the matter to Parliament. Yesterday a large number of ad-||@@||to Parliament. Yesterday a large number of ad- ditional names were received from the Naval Brigade||@@||ditional names were received from the Naval Brigade nnd the Naval Artillery Volunteers, and at a late||@@||and the Naval Artillery Volunteers, and at a late hour last night itragsjers wandered in to register.||@@||hour last night stragglers wandered in to register. It is stated that «he voluuteera from the Naval||@@||It is stated that the volunteers from the Naval [ Brigade aro over tie hundred, and from the N A V||@@||Brigade are over the hundred, and from the N.A.V. iM-tween 60 and 70 There are plenty cf Ko j al||@@||between 60 and 70. There are plenty of Royal Naval Reserve meu, nat in the nuval forces, residing||@@||Naval Reserve men, not in the naval forces, residing in Sydney, who are piepared to RA if given the||@@||in Sydney, who are prepared to go if given the chance There should thus be no difficulty ia this||@@||chance. There should thus be no difficulty in this respect The point most talked about yosterday was||@@||respect. The point most talked about yesterday was who was to be tbe commanding officer||@@||who was to be the commanding officer. Tho detail of the New South Wales contingent,||@@||The detail of the New South Wales contingent, presuming it to consist of four companies of 50 men||@@||presuming it to consist of four companies of 50 men each, will probably include the ofllcer commanding||@@||each, will probably include the officer commanding with the rank of commander, a stall Burgoon, four||@@||with the rank of commander, a staff surgeon, four lieutenant«, foursub-Iieutenant«,an adjutant, aixroid||@@||lieutenants, four sub-lieutenants, an adjutant, six mid- skipmen, two chief petty officers, eight petty officers||@@||shipmen, two chief petty officers, eight petty officers (two por oompany), eight leading seamen (two||@@||(two per company), eight leading seamen (two per company), and tbe balance able seamen||@@||per company), and the balance able seamen. Commander fa S Bosaiiquot, late R N (N A V ),||@@||Commander G. S. Bosanquet, late R.N. (N.A.V.), and Commander E R Connor, late R N (Naval||@@||and Commander E. R. Connor, late R.N. (Naval Brigade), » Is understood bave volunteered The||@@||Brigade), it is understood have volunteered. The stall-Burgeon will most likely he Dr J 7 Steel The||@@||staff-surgeon will most likely be Dr. J. J. Steel. The other volunteers amongst Ibe oflioers are stated to||@@||other volunteers amongst the officers are stated to include Lieutenants F W Hixson, HON Hix-||@@||include Lieutenants F. W. Hixson, H.O.N. Hix- son (Naval Brigade), M A Roberts (N A V ), Sub||@@||son (Naval Brigade), M. A. Roberts (N.A.V.), Sub- Lieutenants 8 W Spain, W L Thompson, Y G||@@||Lieutenants S. W. Spain, W. L. Thompson, Y. G. Lindeman, and Aetiug Sub-Lioutenant B Block,||@@||Lindeman, and Acting Sub-Lieutenant B. Black, Guuiiery-iustructnr VV G Uicktvood, Midshipmen||@@||Gunnery-instructor W. G. Rickwood, Midshipmen J Milson, H O White, R C Creer, L S Brace||@@||J. Milson, H. C. White, R. C. Creer, L. S. Brace- ginlle, O E Murinu, mid Cadet Levien||@@||girdle, C. E. Murnin, and Cadet Levien. The list of names was yesterday forwarded to Sir||@@||The list of names was yesterday forwarded to Sir William fyne Iho question of equipment it en-||@@||William Lyne. The question of equipment is en- gaging attention, and lists ot necessaries required||@@||gaging attention, and lists of necessaries required ni the shape of clothing haye been mado out Tbe||@@||in the shape of clothing have been made out. The men can be supplied with Lee-Eufleld rifles and am-||@@||men can be supplied with Lee-Enfield rifles and am- munition from tho military headquarters, and||@@||munition from the military headquarters, and thero should be sufficient bandoliers on||@@||there should be sufficient bandoliers on hand, but lu one or two minor||@@||hand, but in one or two minor details trouble may be experienced The contingent||@@||details trouble may be experienced. The contingent will probably take four Noidonfeldt machine gnna,||@@||will probably take four Nordenfeldt machine guns, certainly not of (ho latest pattern, but serviceable,||@@||certainly not of the latest pattern, but serviceable, and also several "-pounders 1 he former guns aro||@@||and also several 9-pounders. The former guns are II vo bai relied, and I ave a bore of 41, whilst tbo||@@||five-barrelled, and have a bore of .45 ; whilst the latter, although muz lo-loadmg, bave a range of||@@||latter, although muzzle-loading, have a range of 2600 yards It is slated that only three ships out of||@@||2600 yards. It is stated that only three ships out of the 32 at present in Chinese wateis are armed with||@@||the 32 at present in Chinese waters are armed with the modern bieech-loading ncupon||@@||the modern breech-loading weapon. If Parliamentary sanction IB given to the proposal||@@||If Parliamentary sanction is given to the proposal to-day or to-morrow it is considered that a ptoncr||@@||to-day or to-morrow it is considered that a proper sturt can be mado by Monday next with tbo drilling||@@||start can be made by Monday next with the drilling and equipping of the contingent N ot much of tho||@@||and equipping of the contingent. Not much of the former will be necessary, as the men aro already||@@||former will be necessary, as the men are already highly tiflicient, but the Titling out and supplying of||@@||highly efficient, but the fitting out and supplying of extra tuite, greatcoat«, &c , will take fully u week||@@||extra suits, greatcoats, &c., will take fully a week to completo||@@||to complete. Ou board the Salaron the whole of the 'tween||@@||On board the Salamis the whole of the 'tween decks are beiug fitted with hammock! to provide||@@||decks are being fitted with hammocks to provide accommodation for 500 meo||@@||accommodation for 500 men._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14311039 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GOLF.||@@||GOLF. On April 3 H. Varduu easily defeated Herbert||@@||On April 3 H. Vardon easily defeated Herbert Harrimou. the champion, and p. DhurIub, the cx||@@||Harrimon, the champion, and F. Douglas, the ex- chamjpon, of Atlnntic City by 9 up and 8 to play||@@||champion, of Atlantic City by 9 up and 8 to play i.vor ii full length .IG-holc oeuise. Vardon WBiit||@@||over a full length 36-hole course. Vardon went round in IjC, ostabltehmg a now record in the||@@||round in 156, establishing a new record in the U.S.A. The beat bull of Ina opponents took 167||@@||U.S.A. The best ball of his opponents took 167. The amateur championship of Lincolnshire was||@@||The amateur championship of Lincolnshire was won hy Mr. A. E. Park, of the Lincoln Club, who||@@||won by Mr. A. E. Park, of the Lincoln Club, who did thu two rounds in iG7.||@@||did the two rounds in 167. Tho Earl of Mai and Kellie, partnered with||@@||The Earl of Mar and Kellie, partnered with Andrew Ktrkcul ly, met Lord Charles Moutagu und||@@||Andrew Kirkcaldy, met Lord Charles Moutagu and A. H. escott, of Elie, in a foursome on the St. An-||@@||A. H. Scott, of Elie, in a foursome on the St. An- drew's links. Au interesting match was won by the||@@||drew's links. An interesting match was won by the formor by 2 up and I to pliy. Scott biter nu do||@@||former by 2 up and 1 to play. Scott later on de- feated T. Hutchinson, a Lincoln profe sioual, hy ti||@@||feated T. Hutchinson, a Lincoln professional, by 3 up end 2 to pliy. A. H. Seolt l8 the brothor of J.||@@||up end 2 to play. A. H. Scott is the brother of J. Se ott, the professional to the Royal Sydttey Golf||@@||Scott, the professional to the Royal Sydney Golf Club. _||@@||Club. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14363783 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LA.W NOTICES.||@@||LAW NOTICES. BUWÏEM.E ÇOUrtT.-Tuesday, Ootober 8. I||@@||SUPREME COURT. -Tuesday, October 2. In Equity.-Before his Honor the Chief Judge.-At IO||@@||In Equity.-Before his Honor the Chief Judge.-At 10 a.m.: North Queensland Inn u ranee Company, Limited,||@@||a.m. : North Queensland Insurance Company, Limited, v.Sydney Lloyd«, motion for injunction; Ferkmt\.||@@||v. Sydney Lloyds, motion for injunction; Perkins. Williams, summons for leave to filo interrogatorio*. At||@@||Williams, summons for leave to file interrogatories. At 2 p.m. ; öauaders v. fantail, hearing. Before Mr. Justice||@@||2 p.m. ; Saunders v. Small, hearing. Before Mr. Justice Walker.-At 10.U0 ; Nester v. Imvanagh, motion for||@@||Walker.-At 10.30 ; Nester v. Kavanagh, motion for decree.||@@||decree. Master's Office.-At 10 a in. : Company and Lunacy mat-||@@||Master's Office.-At 10 a m. : Company and Lunacy mat- tera. At 12 noon : Green v. itoie, to settle minutes of||@@||tera. At 12 noon : Green v. Rose, to settle minutes of decree ; Dalton v. Gar?au, to settle minutes of decree.||@@||decree ; Dalton v. Garvan, to settle minutes of decree. At 2 p.m. : Geun>s v. Dodd, to pass accounts ; hamo v.||@@||At 2 p.m. : Gennys v. Dodd, to pass accounts ; same v. mine, to Bettln draft certificate; M'Muhou v. Dank ot||@@||mine, to settle draft certificate; M'Mahon v. Bank of New Zealand and another, to «ettie minutes of decree,||@@||New Zealand and another, to settle minutes of decree, re T. A. Bateman, an Infant, to settle minute of order ;||@@||re T. A. Bateman, an infant, to settle minute of order ; re will of James Cameron, deceased, to settle minutes uf||@@||re will of James Cameron, deceased, to settle minutes of order; re M. C. Urown, deceased, to settle minutos of||@@||order; re M. C. Brown, deceased, to settle minutes of order ; re Jumps Gljrer, deceased, to fettle minutes of||@@||order ; re James Glover, deceased, to settle minutes of order. Before the Dôputy Registrar.-At U a.m.||@@||order. Before the Deputy Registrar.-At 11 a.m. Wright, deceased, and L, P. Ace, to tax costs. At iî.l& i||@@||Wright, deceased, and L. P. Act, to tax costs. At 2.15 p m. * Cox v. Mobbs, to tax LOits , same v. »ame, to tux I||@@||p m. : Cox v. Mobbs, to tax costs , same v. same, to tax costs ; same v. same, to tax costs||@@||costs ; same v. same, to tax costs Io lia a Icruptty.-Before tho ilegistrar in Bankruptcy -||@@||In Bankcruptcy.- Before the Registrar in Bankruptcy - At 11 a.m. : Hearing of creditor*' petitions-David||@@||At 11 a.m. : Hearing of creditors' petitions-David Morrice und George Joseph Morme v. William Kufwell||@@||Morrice und George Joseph Morme v. William Russell lilley, Nathan Jacobs and Co v. ¿Ha» Habib. Bo David||@@||Riley, Nathan Jacobs and Co v. Elias Habib. Re David Michael Jewell, certificate application, ro John Joseph||@@||Michael Jewell, certificate application, re John Joseph Dalton, motion for release ut cítate ; ra William Bus||@@||Dalton, motion for release of estate ; re William Rus- band, motion to vary order of August 8,18i>», ro John||@@||band, motion to vary order of August 8, 1899, re John Bishop ITun'er, motion «ection ol. bingle ineetmgà :||@@||Bishop Hunter, motion section 61. Single meetings: William Royle, Thuraas "William Jago, John lidwurd||@@||William Royle, Thomas William Jago, John Edward Bashford, Joha Qiugg, Tobias Meyer Jacod Bums tem,||@@||Bashford, John Quigg, Tobias Meyer Jacod Burnstein, Frederick Uawlc\ Biuoey faino examination section ,10).||@@||Frederick Hawley Binney (also examination section 30). Before tho Actiug Chief Clerk in Bankruptcy. AtlO.JO||@@||Before the Actiug Chief Clerk in Bankruptcy. At 10.30 um.. Ile Ba\en aud 31'Crea nor, taxation ol petitioning||@@||a.m. Re Raven and M'Creanor, taxation of petitioning creditor'« cuits.||@@||creditor's costs. Protlionotaiy s Oflicc -Before the Prothonotary -||@@||Prothonotary s Office -Before the Prothonotary - Matthews v Walker, li Herbert t Municipal District||@@||Matthews v Walker, 11 ; Herbert v Municipal District of alan)}, 12 Before the liegistrar in Divorce -Weir v||@@||of Manly, 12 Before the Registrar in Divorce -Weir v Weir, i JO , Hushes v Hughes I Before the Deputy||@@||Weir, 2.30 ; Hughes v Hughes 3. Before the Deputy Kcgistrar in Dirorce - Crawford r Crawford, lu do,||@@||Registrar in Divorce - Crawford v Crawford, 10.30; Waito v Waite, IO 30||@@||Waite v Waite, 10.30. Probate Jurisdiction -Before the Deputy Registrar -To||@@||Probate Jurisdiction -Before the Deputy Registrar -To pass account« O Purse, 10 30, Mary Landers, 10 45,||@@||pass accounts : G. Purse, 10. 30, Mary Landers, 10. 45 ; John Al E»oy, 11, J W. Wombey, 2 15 , Uraco M||@@||John M'Evoy, 11 ; J. W. Wombey, 2.15 , Grace M. Butler, 2 4a||@@||Butler, 2. 45. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14363763 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SHIPPING.||@@||SHIPPING. AimiVALS.-Octobcr 1.||@@||ARRIVALS.-October 1. Aiatnac, n.,2114 Um*, Captain J. E. ïïutoiior, from Mel-||@@||Aramac, s., 2114 tons, Captain J. E. Hutcher, from Mel- bourne. Fiwaeniiera-Mesdames M/Donald, Miller and||@@||bourne. Passengers-Mesdames M'Donald, Miller and child, Tucka?, Atkinson, Lindsay, Thomas, Salmon, Han-||@@||child, Tuckey, Atkinson, Lindsay, Thomas, Salmon, Han- son and child, W. Buchanan* Murray, Minses Moilun (2),||@@||son and child, W. Buchanan, Murray, Misses Mellon (2), MiirHoD, Bharmnn (2), Uuncklev (2), A mell, Westrup,||@@||Murison, Sharman (2), Dunckley (2), Arnell, Westrup, A, de I.UCC, J.i>»T**, .Teltanï, 1Z. A, Davis, J. Tvo, J,||@@||A, de Luce, Messrs. Jellard, E. A, Davis, J. Tye, J. Smith, AV. lîilt, 8. Trcatticway, Archer, G. Cole, J,||@@||Smith, W. Ball, S. Treatheway, Archer, G. Cole, J, M'Boan, li. H. 'Jaylor. Drew. Tuckey, Priestly, A. \V.||@@||M'Bean, R. H. Taylor, Drew, Tuckey, Priestly, A. W. Diner, Silmon, G. C. Well-, F. Nichols, A. Smith, anil 48||@@||Oliver, Salmon, G. C. Well-, F. Nichols, A. Smith, anil 48 iii the Hteetage. Tor Ojicetvland' port« : Air. and Mr«.||@@||in the steerage. For Queensland ports : Mr. and Mrs. Minchin and family. Mina Muswell, and 9 In the steerage,||@@||Minchin and family. Miss Maxwell, and 9 in the steerage, [Juron, Philp, and Co., Limited, agenta.||@@||Burns, Philp, and Co., Limited, agents. Vacinque, it., M6stnp.eriefl Maritime* line, 1950 tonB,||@@||Pacifique, s., Messageries Maritimes line, 1956 tons, rviptain Couret, from Noumea, rutwenger*-Dr. A. Jj.||@@||Captain Couret, from Noumea, Passengers -Dr. A. L. Kenny, Mr. Oronone, Mr. Barran, Mr. Strahan, Mr.||@@||Kenny, Mr. Gronone, Mr. Barran, Mr. Strahan, Mr. Banly, Mr. Moran, Mr. and Mm. Iltoon, Mrs, Schillín||@@||Hanly, Mr. Moran, Mr. and Mrs. Hibon, Mrs. Schillin- ítr. Mr. H. Kunnin-, Mr. P. It linster, Mr. Vcllutinl. Mr.||@@||ger. Mr. H. Russier, Mr. P. Russier, Mr. Vellutini, Mr. nid Mrs. Lo Coff, Mr. and Mrs. SimonLMr. Brault.||@@||and Mrs. Le Coff, Mr. and Mrs. Simoni, Mr. Brault. Drawer de Thuy, agent.||@@||Brasier de Thuy, agent. lJunin>ongv a ¿0 0 tons Captain L A Leslie, from||@@||Buninyong, s., 2070 tons Captain L. A. Leslie, from Melbmn-ne Pansengers-Mcf-damei O Saunders and J||@@||Melbourne Passengers-Mesdames G. Saunders and 2 nildren, Mísmoh I Davy D Trimbath Mesar« G ÎI||@@||children, Misses L. Davy, D. Trimbath Messrs. G. H. Saunders C M Glue, Mm Loy o. i Misses E ïlubr, Ñera||@@||Saunders, C. M'Glue, Mrs. Logan, Misses E. Buhr, Nera liprnan Meurs 1 Kerr tt M'PhPmon, J Annette,!||@@||Lipman, Messrs. T. Kerr, R. M'Pherson, J. Annette, T. ti Walker, C Buhr, F Itoicoe * Fülle W Jones, nnd||@@||H. Walker, C. Buhr, E. Roscoe, E. Fulle, W. Jones, and li li Findl i) "Wm Howard braith and Son a, Limited,||@@||R. H. Findlay. Wm. Howard Smith and Sons, Limited, igents||@@||agents. Kxcels.or, s 301 tons Captain J H Hunter from||@@||Excelsior, s., 301 tons Captain J. H. Hunter from byron Hay WoolRonlgn und CníF s Harbour Passengers||@@||Byron Bay Woolgoonlga and Coff's Harbour Passengers -Mrs l.rouffh and J children, Mihi Conlan, Messrs||@@||-Mrs. Brough and 2 children, Miss Corigan, Messrs Wilthorn Schulder, nnd 2 in the second cabin Geo W||@@||Waltham Schnider, and 2 in the second cabin. Geo. W. Nicoll « Rent||@@||Nicoll, agent. DoTedale, s 2S21 toni», Captun Darley from Tort||@@||Dovedale, s., 2821 tons, Captain Darley from Port Pine tia Melbourne O S ^ mil nnd Co, Limited,||@@||Pirie, via Melbourne G. S. Yuill and Co., Limited, mei ti||@@||agents. llluwaria s 52' tons Cnptain J Garde from South||@@||Illawarra, s., 522 tons, Captain J. Garde from South toast Illawarra b N Compsii}, T United n/tnts||@@||Coast Illawarra, S. N. Company, Limited agents. y m h J fa tons Cal Um "^ oro *rotn Geelnntr and||@@||Era, s., 2378 tons, Captain Moore, from Geelong and Melbourne Win Howard tímith and Sons, T united,||@@||Melbourne. Wm. Howard Smith and Sons, Limited, tyenis||@@||agents. Weroeth Hall, s , -.100 tom. Captain Swanson, from||@@||Werneth Hall, s., 4100 tons. Captain Swanson, from Ne wea«! le||@@||Newcastle. Oonah, s , 1GG0 tons, Captain J Gibb, from Newcastle||@@||Oonah, s., 1660 tons, Captain J. Gibb, from Newcastle F "W Jackson, agent (||@@||F. W. Jackson, agent. "Man upon ii s ] 82 tons Captain G Crawshaw, from||@@||"Manapouri, s., 1782 tons Captain G. Crawshaw, from l\e wean tie 1 W Jackson, apent||@@||Newcastle, F. W. Jackson, agent. A\aihora s Ju01 ton» Ciptamli E Smith from ben||@@||Waihora, s., 2003 tons, Captain E. Smith from New .astie I IV JncV'.ou liront||@@||castle, F. W. Jackson, agent. Octobers||@@||October 2. I3ega s 6C7 tow« Captain b Bishop, from Bateman a||@@||Bega, s., 567 tons, Captain S. Bishop, from Bateman's fcVy Illawarra S N Cjinpanr T.imi>d igent»||@@||Bay. Illawarra S. N. Company, Limited agents 1'e te rho io ugh h, lot) tons Captain J Wilson, from||@@||Peterborough, s., 159 tons, Captain J. Wilson, from Soutli Coast ports J Aubin urrent||@@||South Coast ports. J. Aubin agent. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14363851 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FUNERAL OF .THE LATE MR.||@@||FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. EDWARD LEE.||@@||EDWARD LEE. The funeral of the lato Mr. Edward Lee, who died||@@||The funeral of the late Mr. Edward Lee, who died at Craiglea, North Sydney, on the 2Gth ultimo, of||@@||at Craiglea, North Sydney, on the 26th ultimo, of pneumonia, took placo last Friday at St. Thomas'||@@||pneumonia, took place last Friday at St. Thomas' cemetery, North ¡sydnoy, ufter a service conducted||@@||cemetery, North Sydney, after a service conducted by the Rev. A. Yarnold lu Christ Church The de-||@@||by the Rev. A. Yarnold in Christ Church. The de- ceased gentleman, v* ho was a son of the lute Mr||@@||ceased gentleman, who was a son of the late Mr Benjamin f.ee, au old resident of Parramatta, lived||@@||Benjamin Lee, an old resident of Parramatta, lived for a long poriod at (Vost Maitland, but of lato years||@@||for a long period at West Maitland, but of late years had resided lu Sydney, nhere ho was a prominent||@@||had resided in Sydney, where he was a prominent member of the wool-tiuding community, tho othor||@@||member of the wool-trading community, the other members of which huve both publicly and privately||@@||members of which have both publicly and privately expressed their atuso of the loss of one whom they||@@||expressed their sense of the loss of one whom they held in high esteem. Mr. Leo wos also for a number||@@||held in high esteem. Mr. Lee was also for a number of years u momber of tho Board of Commissioners of||@@||of years a member of the Board of Commissioners of Customs, hawug been iirst appointed by the Parkes||@@||Customs, having been first appointed by the Parkes Government m 1SS7 and ro tppoiuted hy the Lyuo||@@||Government m 1887 and reappointed by the Lyons? Government during tho preseut year. The com-||@@||Government during the present year. The com- missioners at a meeting last week pu°std n resolu-||@@||missioners at a meeting last week passed a resolu- tion exprésame their roRrot at the less of nu able col||@@||tion expressing their regret at the loss of an able col league, and their eyimuthy with his family Amongst||@@||league, and their sympathy with his family Amongst those who joiuco: in the cortege nero -Messrs Bon||@@||those who joined in the cortege were -Messrs. Ben- j limn, John, und Guorgo Lub, sud Dr W P Leo||@@||jamin, John, and George Lee, and Dr. W. P. Lee (brothers of the decease I) O K Youup (sou m||@@||(brothers of the deceased), O. K. Young (son-in- law), r J Btckett, ¡5 Purchaso (brothers-in-law),||@@||law), F. J. Beckett, S. Purchase (brothers-in-law), Dr II E Lee, J L I ce, Trank Lee, 3 L W li||@@||Dr. H. E. Lee, J. E. Lee, Frank Lee, J. L. Wil- liuuis (nophewi), Jamos Pon eil and Molyneux (Com-||@@||liams (nephews), James Powell and Molyneux (Com- missioners of Customs), A It Barry (representing||@@||missioners of Customs), A. R. Barry (representing tliB Collector of Customs), John Pearse Itov James||@@||the Collector of Customs), John Pearse, Rev. James Cosh, Roheit Little, A G Little, Theo Stephens,||@@||Cosh, Robert Little, A. G. Little, Theo. Stephens, J Macintosh, I Alcock, Joseph Marks, Clarence||@@||J. Macintosh, T. Alcock, Joseph Marks, Clarence Bridge I hoodoro Tunck, A M Elhono, E II Stark,||@@||Bridge, Theodore Funck, A. McElhone, E. H. Stark, G A Moitlim, L H bpauswick E G Merrifield,||@@||G. A. Moxham, L. H. Spanswick, E. G. Merrifield, J T Burns, and E W Moncnoft Mr C A Leo,||@@||J. T. Burns, and E. W. Moncrieff, Mr. C. A. Lee, M L A, a brother of deceased, was in Queensland||@@||M. L. A., a brother of deceased, was in Queensland at tho time of his death, and was unable to bo||@@||at the time of his death, and was unable to be present _||@@||present. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14363700 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ACCIDENT TO A TRAIN.||@@||ACCIDENT TO A TRAIN. LITHGOW, Monday.||@@||LITHGOW, Monday. A serions accident happened lo a portion of a poods||@@||A serious accident happened to a portion of a goods rain on top of the great/tg /ig, botnten li and 12||@@||rain on top of the great Zig Zag, between 11 and 12 p m ou Saturday Ths first portion of the train||@@||p. m. on Saturday. The first portion of the train going to wai (Is faydney hud boen talen from the||@@||going towards Sydney had been taken from the lotto-n poiuts to Hie top of the roud of the||@@||bottom points to the top of the road of the /lg/ug, awsmug the second portion 111« Dist||@@||Zig Zag, awaiting the second portion. The first portion, it anpeurs nai backed on to the buffer||@@||portion, it appears was backed on to the buffer ttops, mid two trucks wuro driven over the||@@||stops, and two trucks were driven over the r ick which marl s tho end of the lino iho nidino||@@||rock which marks the end of the line. The incline tliTo tails nome tiutidiods of feot to a creek||@@||there falls some hundreds of feet to a creek flowing past ttio Vale Colliery, and down this incline||@@||flowing past the Vale Colliery, and down this incline went two trucks containing wool lu hiles, mid chafl||@@||went two trucks containing wool in bales, and chaff m bags Ibu truel.J «ero uirnpletely sinashod, und||@@||in bags. The trucks were completely smashed, and the contents scattered over the incline A third||@@||the contents scattered over the incline. A third truck 1 ty p trtly on top of tho lock mid partly on the||@@||truck lay partly on top of the rock and partly on the broken rails and sleepers Iho damage amounts to||@@||broken rails and sleepers. The damage amounts to scierai hundreds of pounds||@@||several hundreds of pounds. Later||@@||Later An official inquiry is etuectod into the cause of the||@@||An official inquiry is expected into the cause of the accident to-morrow There « ore 23 trucks on the||@@||accident to-morrow. There were 23 trucks on the hist seotlou of tho traiu i he rock fuco o\ or wh ich||@@||first section of the train. The rock face over which two of the trucks were driven is nbout 6ft high lu||@@||two of the trucks were driven is about 6ft high. In a Idition to this obstado the trucks had to run up an||@@||addition to this obstacle the trucks had to run up an ascondiug grado Had the accident uccurrod to the||@@||ascending grade. Had the accident occurred to the second portion of tho train carrying the van, the||@@||second portion of the train carrying the van, the guard woola most probably have been killed||@@||guard would most probably have been killed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14331580 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LAW ltKPOItT.||@@||LAW REPORT. QUARTER 8ESSI0N8.||@@||QUARTER SESSIONS. (Before Judge Murray and juries.)||@@||(Before Judge Murray and juries.) Mr W L Merewether Crown prosecutor I||@@||Mr. W. L. Merewether Crown prosecutor. The following cases were dealt with on Friday||@@||The following cases were dealt with on Friday and Sttturduy - j||@@||and Saturday :- HOUSEBREAKING /||@@||HOUSEBREAKING. Georgo Lovelock pleaded not guilty to a||@@||George Lovelock pleaded not guilty to a charge of breaking into the house of George Sparkes||@@||charge of breaking into the house of George Sparkes »t Camperdown on July 2, with intent to commit a||@@||at Camperdown on July 2, with intent to commit a felony therein The jury returned a verdict of||@@||felony therein. The jury returned a verdict of guilty without leaving the box Prisoner was re-||@@||guilty without leaving the box. Prisoner was re- manded fi r sentence||@@||manded for sentence. STEALING FROM THE PEltSON||@@||STEALING FROM THE PERSON. Henry Patterton iileadmi not gmity to a charge||@@||Henry Patterson pleaded not guilty to a charge that on Soi tomber 4, 189.), hu Uni (teal one purse, 12||@@||that on September 4, 1890, he did steal one purse, 12 tram t cket», 12 | lace«, of paper mid the sum ol £3||@@||tram tickets, 12 pieces, of paper and the sum of £3 ¡Us in money from the person of Eil? iluth Willum*||@@||10s in money from the person of Elizabeth Williams. Accused was undefended lhe prisonei li id ab-||@@||Accused was undefended. The prisoner had ab- sconded from lu» bail eaily in the «.car uud his||@@||sconded from his bail early in the year, and his recogutsincas had been ordered to be estreated He||@@||recognisances had been ordered to be estreated. He wai subsequently arrested in Western Austnlia||@@||was subsequently arrested in Western Australia. Evidence tor tlie prt s«cutioii was to the rfïoct tint||@@||Evidence for the prosecution was to the effect that the accused bad picked Airs W'illmmj'a pocket at the||@@||the accused had picked Mrs Williams's pocket at the corner of Klug and Pitt streets A lady who wit-||@@||corner of King and Pitt streets. A lady who wit- nessed the occurrence informed Mrs William», and||@@||nessed the occurrence informed Mrs Williams, and two young raeu named Willum Shopher I und Ed-||@@||two young men named William Shepherd and Ed- ward Bull followed the uccuned and run lum down||@@||ward Bull followed the accused and ran him down after an excituu- chase, m which accused doubledius||@@||after an exciting chase, in which accused doubled his tracks into a billiurd-raom, where bo was arrested||@@||tracks into a billiard-room, where he was arrested. lhe defence mus that It was u caso of mistaken iden||@@||The defence was that it was a case of mistaken ident- itv The lury returns t a verdict of guilty, and||@@||ity. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and added that the young men Shepherd nnd Bull, who||@@||added that the young men Shepherd and Bull, who had pursued lhe prisoner, wero worthy of praise for||@@||had pursued the prisoner, were worthy of praise for their action His Honor heartily concurred in tho||@@||their action. His Honor heartily concurred in the jury's rider Prisoner was sentenced to imprison-||@@||jury's rider. Prisoner was sentenced to imprison- ment with bard labour for two year»||@@||ment with hard labour for two years. STEALING||@@||STEALING George Bolton was arraigned on a charge that at||@@||George Bolton was arraigned on a charge that at Sydney on July 21 he did break arid enter the shop||@@||Sydney on July 21 he did break and enter the shop of William Dixon, «ml steal thiee knives, two steels,||@@||of William Dixon, and steal three knives, two steels, and 401b weight of pork There uns a secind count||@@||and 40lb weight of pork. There was a second count ot receiving Accused pleaded guilty to stealing, the||@@||of receiving. Accused pleaded guilty to stealing, the plea being accepted by the Crown Prisoner was||@@||plea being accepted by the Crown. Prisoner was reraautltd for the production of some one to enter||@@||remanded for the production of some one to enter into a recognisance for his appearance if called upon||@@||into a recognisance for his appearance if called upon to receive sentence||@@||to receive sentence. STEYLING FROM THE PERSON||@@||STEALING FROM THE PERSON. Wilhuni SVhittamore pleaded guilty to a charge||@@||William Whittamore pleaded guilty to a charge that on July 29 ut Si dney, he did steal one watch||@@||that on July 29 at Sydney, he did steal one watch oboin, one sovereign purse, and oue pendant, from||@@||chain, one sovereign purse, and one pendant, from the person of Joseph Watson There wus a second||@@||the person of Joseph Watson. There was a second count of recei.iug. Prisoner was remanded for||@@||count of receiving. Prisoner was remanded for sentence.||@@||sentence. A JURY DISAGREES||@@||A JURY DISAGREES. Thomas Edwards uni Noll u Uultno pleaded not||@@||Thomas Edwards and Nellie Hulme pleaded not gmltv to a charge that on Jauuai V 4, al byducy,||@@||guilty to a charge that on January 4, at Sydney, they did steal » broach, a pair of omi «brets, a pair of||@@||they did steal a broach, a pair of bed sheets, a pair of lace curtains, a door koy, and £o 6s 0J the property||@@||lace curtains, a door key, and £5 6s 9d, the property of George Lewis They were uudefende I The||@@||of George Lewis. They were undefended. The jury retired ut "> p m , and returned into couit at||@@||jury retired at 5 p. m., and returned into court at 8 JO p m to «tute that there was no posnbihty of||@@||8.30 p. m. to state that there was no possibility of their agreeing unon a verdict They were ac-||@@||their agreeing upon a verdict. They were ac- cordingly locke 1 np for the night. They returned||@@||cordingly locked up for the night. They returned into court at 10 a m on Siturdav still disagreeing,||@@||into court at 10 a. m. on Saturday still disagreeing, and were therefore discharged||@@||and were therefore discharged. RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.||@@||RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. Thomas Edwards jileado 1 guilty to receiving||@@||Thomas Edwards pleaded guilty to receiving property stolen at Willoughby on January 5, from||@@||property stolen at Willoughby on January 5, from the dwulliug house of Thomas Smith He was re||@@||the dwelling house of Thomas Smith. He was re- mauded for sentence||@@||manded for sentence. lhe Court adjourned to Mouday at 9.30 . m||@@||The Court adjourned to Monday at 9.30 a.m. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14331069 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DBATII OF MU. JOHN||@@||DEATH OF MR. JOHN DIXON, F.G.S.||@@||DIXON, F.G.S. NEWCASTLE, Thunda».||@@||NEWCASTLE, Thursday. Mr John Dixon, FbS, the setnoc Uuranment||@@||Mr John Dixon, F.G.S., the senior Government Inspector ot Collu nea, died nt hu rcsidencs at||@@||Inspector of Collieries, died at his residence at Merewether shoittv beioic initluiglir tlehidbaeu||@@||Merewether shortly before midnight. He had been coi Uued to his room far ee-vcral days psst||@@||confined to his room for several days past »ufhnu"' fiom iiiuuuinsni, ned was att-ndud by Dr||@@||suffering from an aneurism, and was attended by Dr. John Hairs und Dr Uihba» Ihe end, homrer,||@@||John Harris and Dr Gibbes. The end, however, »»as very sudden and unexpected llio deeeued||@@||was very sudden and unexpected. The deceased Imd been counectod nit i ti o Uepartmtat of||@@||had been connected with the Department of Minus for inmv j cats, und «as equally||@@||Mines for many years, and was equally popular wi li the colliery propnotura ant! tha||@@||popular with the colliery proprietors and the minois Hi' mm »»us tu d telmigs hil duuti||@@||miners. His aim was to discharge his duties fciitlrsaly ami cun cientiuii 1), uud he wia ¡lesaitûij||@@||fearlessly and conscientiously, and he was deservedly one of the most tiuslcu uuil valued cffi»r> ni||@@||one of the most trusted and valued officers of Hie Department of Mines The late Mr Dnon||@@||the Department of Mines. The late Mr. Dixon possessed uuurly M years practical rxperi«||@@||possessed nearly 40 years practical experi- euc» in cuai-mimii^ opers'tous and lus||@@||ence in coal-mining operations and his ud»ico was frequently suunut and ihteifully||@@||advice was frequently sought and cheerfully supplied ou a viinelt of intimate luljects connected||@@||supplied on a variety of intricate subjects connected »»iththe pructcil worl III/* if our imuoitaitC04l||@@||with the practical working of our important c0al taulds Hie di consul »vis one ot the tint te||@@||fields. The deceased was one of the first to de ceiid the Dudley Colliery after the dis||@@||descend the Dudley Colliery after the dis- ustr us explosiou »huh resulted 111 tha death||@@||astrous explosion which resulted in the death ot 1» cillera 11 few »eira u_,u, ami on that ncca||@@||of 15 miners a few years ago, and on that occa- sion he diMilayed e.ioit braver» 111 cmductiof;||@@||sion he displayed great bravery in conducting seJich puiliuj ovur ¡ho wmcked uiidernri,uod||@@||search parties over the wrecked underground Nurkinga, iii ti e lu pe of lindum «omu uf the uufor||@@||workings, in the hope of finding some of the unfor- tunato men »live Mr Jlixuu \\ti intimately »?«..||@@||tunate men alive. Mr. Dixon was intimately asso- outfit w til tho work of the Met mist Church in||@@||ciated with the work of the Methodist Church in thi» diatric!, uud for many years past had beeu ao||@@||this district, and for many years past had been as activo 1 »y 1 rouchel||@@||active lay preacher. i ho collienea assigned ta tha chirps ol||@@||The collieries assigned to the charge of Iu-pertor D11011 weie na follows -A A Com«||@@||Inspector Dixon were as follows -A. A. Com- pains I« 11 2 pit, r»e»castle A A Cora»||@@||pany's No. 2 pit, Newcastle: A. A. Com- piny» no»v Winning; pit, Newcistlo, Ivewoistla||@@||pany's new Winning pit, Newcastle; Newcastle Cual Company's gY an 1 II pt«, Merewether, Bur-||@@||Coral Company's A and B pits, Merewether, Bur- wood Colliny, Charleston 11 Wututah Col u j,||@@||wood Colliery, Charlestown ; Waratah Colliery, Clinrlestuwii , New Larnl tun Cdlien, Adanntowu,||@@||Charlestown ; New Lambton Colliery, Adamstown, I bhv Vulo Colliery, Adamstown Lamb ou B pit,||@@||Ebhav Vale Colliery, Adamstown Lambton B pit, flmrlf-sio 11, Ilillsidu Colliery, Meiewetht-r,||@@||Charlestown ; Hillside Colliery, Merewether, blioitlaiul Colliery, Wmut h Klectiio Cot*||@@||Shortland Colliery, Waratah ; Electric Coll- ¡or». North Lumlt u. Morras' pt, Lambton||@@||iery, North Lambton ; Morriss' pit, Lambton ; ltd Hill Collie, v, »Umtali. Wrights Fit, Wars||@@||Red Hill Colliery, Waratah ; Wright's Pit, Wara- ttli Jolm«on's Col let), Caidiff , Ivaruja Oolh-rj,||@@||ta Johnson's Colliery, Cardiff , Karuga Colliery, Miisv»clltiiook Centenar» Collury, IvUrluwH, HUB*||@@||Muswellbrook Centenary Colliery, Curlewis ; Gun- iiedib Lollieiy, t-uiiiicdah, und tho ¡sydney Har«||@@||nedah Colliery, Gunnedah, and the Sydney Har- Dour Collum 1«, ¡sydnej rio was theretore charted||@@||bour Collieries, Sydney. He was therefore charged nilli the rospoiiMDilit) of s.tm,'tlmt the provmoai||@@||with the responsibility of seeing that the provisions of the Ccul Minci' Hotulati u Act wera süicllj||@@||of the Coal Mines' Regulation Act were strictly obuyed ut 110 fowor thuti ii collieries||@@||obeyed at no fewer than 21 collieries the fuueiul of the late n'r John Dixon will take||@@||The funeral of the late Mr John Dixon will take I lae» at Ile IS ceri polia uttsai dgale tu morrow after«||@@||place at the Necropolis at Sandgate to-morrow after- noan Ihe ineinhus of ti a fuinily were to- lav la||@@||noon. The members of the family were to-day in roicipt tf numeioiis iiicamges of coi ilolei refrumill||@@||receipt of numerous messages of condolence from all l>oinuns ot tim c loiiv, and a s»iii' alhetic telogr.m||@@||portions of the colony, and a sympathetic telegram »vm ioc.i»en fnm the Minister for Mines flie de«||@@||was received from the Minister for Mines. The de- r asctt KUI t eni'iii, »»bo wai 11 wi lower, wasb&rutn||@@||ceased gentleman, who was a widower, was born in E g1 ind 111 18)2 and wus con'cqumilly "¡8 jeanof||@@||England in 1842 and was consequently 58 years of ago at tho t mo ot Ins dcjtii His whole I'fe wa ds||@@||age at the time of his death. His whole life was de- »iituJ to uiiiiiug pursuit«, uud theto uro fownmim||@@||voted to mining pursuits, and there are few men in tho 0 1 mies wh 1 can luunt of huch a lou(.thy .!.||@@||the colonies who can boast of such a lengthy ex- p iioncoii piiiolu ii nu inglis that 1 ( sirs ed by the||@@||perience in practical mining as that possessed by the uto inspector Ho commençai to eain I a own||@@||late inspector. He commenced to earn his own living ne tim ORO ofllveirsli» »veiling III the coal||@@||living at the age of 11 years by working in the coal iinncs of Durham, LnLlmd, und fian unbroken||@@||mines of Durham, England, and for an unbroken pciiod of 47 sears ho »»use 1 necio I »»ilhtlu nuluslry.||@@||period of 47 years he was connected with this industry. Mr Dixi 1 urri»cd in tho co'oiins in Ihe year 1857,||@@||Mr. Dixon arrived in the colonies in the year 1857, mid tvorkud at dilloiuut Innes m tho Auttiaiian||@@||and worked at different times in the Australian Aincultur 1 Coinpuii» sciliione« Among hill HI«||@@||Agricultural Company's collieries. Among his prin- cipvl achievement-» »vero tlio disto»or» if tlio coal||@@||cipal achievements were the discovery of the coal anima -itMoiktrn, und the ducoverv of the kerosén«||@@||seams at Stockton, and the discovery of the kerosene shale se lins 111 tho Hurtle» Vile districts Hie de-||@@||shale seams in the Hartley Valley districts. The de- ceived nt van tis times aaa engaged lu gold-mining||@@||ceived at various times was engaged in gold-mining opera ti ins utB illili ut und Miltsguui., aid lie ninth«||@@||operations at Ballarat and Mittagong, and he was the lint pera ni lo b 10 tor »rtcaiuu witir ni Itnckhaiup«||@@||first person to bore for artesian water in Rockhamp- ton, Queeuslat d Ile wua the fouudor of ti 0 Amal«||@@||ton, Queensland. He was the founder of the Amal- »'»mated Miners' Union al Ni »castle III lliajesr||@@||gamated Miners' Union at Newcastle in the year 18CJ, anil f r sume time lepreäci tod tho Buieli Is||@@||1869, and for some time represented the Borehole Minn g I odgo on tho Miner»' Desoto Ilo»ril Io||@@||Mining Lodge on the Miners' Delegate Board. In 187Ö be »»ni 1 leote 111« tho minois' funeral secretiry,||@@||1876 he was elected as the miners' general secretary, winji position ho ittiiucill rfjur je is, »lieoM||@@||which position he retained for four years, when he resigne 1 1 woyc in I itor, 111 ISbi, hu »ua unpointed||@@||resigned. Two years later, in 1882, he was appointed by tho Governiuoi 1113 one 01 tlio culhuiy 11 »JieUon||@@||by the Government as one 0f the colliery inspectors for ibu Is »»cietlo ilistnct, mid ni tío interna||@@||for the Newcastle district, and in the interim betwei-n the reliremeutif Mr Muckeizii, tlielitt||@@||between the retirement of Mr Mackenzie, the late examiner of co lucida, ai d the uppoiiitmeiitof Sir||@@||examiner of coalfields, and the appointment of Sir A A Atkinson us Clnot Inap dor 1 f Col-||@@||A. A. Atkinson as Chief Inspector of Col- lu nea, the deceased luid tho position of||@@||lieries, the deceased held the position of luting e-Mtniuii ot coulllel Is The ne»»s ot||@@||acting examiner of coalfields. The news of his uusxpeotecl drath bus booa recoiled with grouilla||@@||his unexpected death has been received with genuine ' und »»idcapiemt regret||@@||and widespread regret. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14331145 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SERIOUS CYCLING ACCIDENT.||@@||SERIOUS CYCLING ACCIDENT. Mr. .T. H Pegg, who resides at Arcadia-rond.||@@||Mr. J. R. Pegg, who resides at Arcadia-road. Glebe Point, was last evening the victim of a vsiy||@@||Glebe Point, was last evening the victim of a very serious cycling accident Mr. Pegg, who holds tlio||@@||serious cycling accident Mr. Pegg, who holds the position Df suli-over,eir of the composing department||@@||position of sub-overseer of the composing department of the " Sydney Morning Herald ' office' »as riding||@@||of the Sydney Morning Herald office was riding liiabicycleuloug George-slreetat Biicklleld-hiUubout||@@||his bicycle along George-street at Brickfield-hill about G o'clock, ou Ins nay lo Ihr city, whim hu WSB struck||@@||6 o'clock, on his way to the city, when he was struck by a pausing cab und throwu vi lBiitly to the||@@||by a passing cab and thrown violently to the ground On bring picked up it was at||@@||ground. On bring picked up it was at once saon that he had receivid fevers lu||@@||once seen that he had received serious in- juues Apparently he had »ti tick tha ground||@@||juries. Apparently he had struck the ground with his head, for the scalp wa« terribly gashed, the||@@||with his head, for the scalp was terribly gashed, the wound extindlug fiom the furthest! to behind ODO||@@||wound extending from the forehead to behind one ear The Civil Ambulance Bngado weie immr||@@||ear. The Civil Ambulance Brigade were imme- diately summoned, and on arrival the members found||@@||diately summoned, and on arrival the members found the sufferer to hu Meodlug senousty from the wound,||@@||the sufferer to be bleeding seriously from the wound. After rapuily binding it up and stopping the hemnrr.||@@||After rapidly binding it up and stopping the hemorr- hage they removed Mr. Pegg to the Sydney Hos-||@@||hage they removed Mr. Pegg to the Sydney Hos- pital, where he was admitted Au examination||@@||pital, where he was admitted. An examination showed that, in nddtlloa to the scalp w ound, the||@@||showed that, in addtion to the scalp wound, the skull bad been fractuied, and at au early hour this||@@||skull had been fractured, and at an early hour this morning Mr Pegg's condition was serious||@@||morning Mr Pegg's condition was serious. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325550 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn WELLESLEY COLLEGE EX-STU-1||@@||WELLESLEY COLLEGE EX-STU- DENTS' ASSOCIATION. |||@@||DENTS' ASSOCIATION. LECTURE BY THE REV. DR. ROSEBY.||@@||LECTURE BY THE REV. DR. ROSEBY. lhe third lecture o£ the winter series uudtjr the||@@||The third lecture of the winter series under the auspicea oi the Wellesley Colltrgi Kx-btudonU*||@@||auspices of the Wellesley College Ex-students' Air&ociation was delivt red laet evening in tho Wes-||@@||Association was delivered last evening in the Wes- ley in Schoolroom, King-street, Newton II. 1 ho||@@||leyan Schoolroom, King-street, Newtown. The lecturer was the Ke\.Dr Uoseby, F.U A S , who||@@||lecturer was the Rev. Dr. Roseby, F.R.A.S., who chase for his subject " Umvonse of kuun." Despite||@@||chose for his subject " Universe of suns." Despite tue inclement y of the weather there was a lame and||@@||the inclemency of the weather there was a large and appreciative audience. Mr Ii I] M'Lean, MLA,,||@@||appreciative audience. Mr F. E. M'Lean, M.L.A., OLeiipiud the cb nr.||@@||occupied the chair. Tho lecturer in au interesting manner, and sjy the||@@||The lecturer in an interesting manner, and by the | nid of a collection of diagrams nnd models, rii-cussod||@@||aid of a collection of diagrams and models, di-cussed at length the ututo and cunsiitutioa of the stellar||@@||at length the state and constitution of the stellar , universe. He p unfed out that each of the stars||@@||universe. He pinted out that each of the stars was a sun. This he characterised as the greatest||@@||was a sun. This he characterised as the greatest discovery in astronomy, ann illustrated this portiou||@@||discovery in astronomy, and illustrated this portion of his lecture moro fully hy a description of the||@@||of his lecture more fully by a description of the milky way. 'I ho depth1*, distsnces, and magnitudes||@@||milky way. The depths, distances, and magnitudes of th« »tara wero Iik**wi*e dmtlt with* Oat sun and||@@||of the stars were likewise dealt with. Our sun and its spot*», the movements of cornels, and other reve-||@@||its spots, the movements of comets, and other reve- lations of tho epecticcope nero fully explained.||@@||lations of the spectroscope were fully explained. 'I ho moat Important ot these, the lecturer pointed||@@||The most important ot these, the lecturer pointed out, was tho geographical featuics of the planet||@@||out, was the geographical features of the planet Mara. On the question cf Mara being inhabited Dr.||@@||Mars. On the question of Mara being inhabited Dr. Ko£üby detailed at length the discovones that bad||@@||Roseby detailed at length the discoveries that had b»eii madu by members of the Biitish Astronomical||@@||been made by members of the British Astronomical Association and other leading nstrouDiners, and ox||@@||Association and other leading astronomers, and ex- preeoed the opiuion that when a larger tele cop o was||@@||pressed the opinion that when a larger telescope was brought into use fiom the top ot a very high moun-||@@||brought into use from the top of a very high moun- tain it would then, according to past mtcoverics, be||@@||tain it would then, according to past discoveries, be placed bojond all doubt that Maia wua inhabited i||@@||placed beyond all doubt that Mars was inhabited. Du nug the evening musical p elections wero giveu||@@||During the evening musical selections were given by Mu* Uussell, Miss Maocl Wise, and the Misses||@@||by Miss Russell, Miss Mabel Wise, and the Misses Moleswtrth.||@@||Molesworth. At tbo close of the lecture, on the moiton of tbe||@@||At the close of the lecture, on the motion of the Ksv. T* V\\ Dunn, a htatty vote of thank« was||@@||Rev. T. W. Dunn, a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Dr. Roseby for bis interesting and in-||@@||passed to Dr. Roseby for his interesting and in- structive address.||@@||structive address. ======================= ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329460 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE PITT-STREET FATALITY. "||@@||THE PITT-STREET FATALITY. INQTJES1 ON THE BODY.||@@||INQUEST ON THE BODY. rl.rT.VJn, n Morguo yMtord»y Dr- Toad, iht||@@||At the South Morgue yesterday Dr. Todd, the deputy City Coroner, opened a" ."quest on the budy||@@||deputy City Coroner, opened an inquest on the body of Ihomaa Bremner, who died from the effects ot in.||@@||of Thomas Bremner, who died from the effects of in- juno» recoivud na Pitt street on Wednesday "von.||@@||juries received in Pitt street on Wednesday even- log as already rep ,rted. 1'hreo men who hid been||@@||ing as already reported. Three men who had been arrested ou suspicion of having caused hw death||@@||arrested on suspicion of having caused his death woro proaout in cu>tody. "||@@||were present in custody. John Tight, residing ot No 71 Pine-Btteet, deposed||@@||John Tight, residing ot No 74 Pine-street, deposed that deceased wea a horsetrainer, and resided at ths||@@||that deceased was a horsetrainer, and resided at the »ame address Ho was 45 jur.ra of age||@@||same address. He was 45 years of age. Dr. Taylor, Government Pittiulugitt, deposed I«||@@||Dr. Taylor, Government Pathologist, deposed to making a post-mortem examination of the bodv||@@||making a post-mortem examination of the body He Baili there was a alight bruis» ou the ri-ht cheek||@@||He said there was a slight bruise on the right cheek a little blood in the mouth and about the lip», »"_.||@@||a little blood in the mouth and about the lips, also a »light abrasion inside tlia lower lip. On reflect.||@@||a slight abrasion inside the lower lip. On reflect- ¡ng the acalp, ou tho back of the hoad and ou the||@@||ing the acalp, on the back of the head and on the loft sillo, and beneath tim membrane, of||@@||left side, and beneath the membranes of the brain generally over its autfucc, there wai||@@||the brain generally over its surface, there was hemorrhage. There WRB U well mnikeil lieaionliae.||@@||hemorrhage. There was a well marked hemorrhage. at the baan of tho brum whore it j ined the aninal||@@||at the base of the brain where it joined the spinal cord, fho organs wera all hualtliy. The cause ol||@@||cord. The organs were all healthy. The cause of dentil »as hemorrhage at tho basent the brolu and||@@||death was hemorrhage at the base of the brain and consequent paralysis of the action i,f tho hean I,||@@||consequent paralysis of the action of the heart. In his opinion hoinorrbage was due to violent conçut||@@||his opinion hemorrhage was due to violent concus- »ion of the brum, caused, in his opuuou, by a Won on||@@||sion of the brain, caused, in his opinion, by a blow on tho back of the head. It caula have been caused hi||@@||the back of the head. It could have been caused by his fulling on tho back of bia head on tho ground Iht||@@||his falling on the back of his head on the ground. The bruises on toe mouth and chock wera duo to som«||@@||bruises on the mouth and cheek were due to some forra of violence.||@@||form of violence. Di. Jamieson, who was prosont during the post||@@||Dr. Jamieson, who was present during the post mortem examination, gave corroborative evidence||@@||mortem examination, gave corroborative evidence. He «nil that tho contusion at tlia baek of (be head||@@||He said that the contusion at the back of the head might have boen cansed by a mau falling and strik-||@@||might have been caused by a man falling and strik- ing his hoad on the gr und. Ihn bruiso on the cheek||@@||ing his head on the ground. The bruise on the cheek might have bouu ciuaed by a blow from a man's fist||@@||might have been caused by a blow from a man's fist. Tliu coucusbiou was duo either lo a blow or a full||@@||The concussion was due either to a blow or a fall. Tho hemorrhage was that frequently seen as tht||@@||The hemorrhage was that frequently seen as the cllect of what is kuown us tim " knock-out " blow m||@@||effect of what is known as the " knock-out " blow in a tiri.* fight.||@@||a prize fight. At this stage the inquest waB adjourned until 10||@@||At this stage the inquest was adjourned until 10 a in. ou I liursday uuxt ut the Coroner's Court.||@@||a. m. on Thursday next at the Coroner's Court. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14329662 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FATAL ACCIDENT AT A||@@||FATAL ACCIDENT AT A WAREHOUSE.||@@||WAREHOUSE. -?'" ' n>.||@@|| Shortly before 8 a in yesterdiy William Henry||@@||Shortly before 8 a. m. yesterday William Henry Britton, 4% on ucuouiitunt employed by Messrs||@@||Britton, 45, an accountant employed by Messrs Dil ton Brothers, of Pitt-atroet, was found dead on||@@||Dalton Brothers, of Pitt-street, was found dead on the stmrvvav tu the firm's warehouse Deceased||@@||the stairway in the firm's warehouse. Deceased evidently had a fall, for Ina hoad WUK smashed He||@@||evidently had a fall, for his head was smashed. He was reen at his desk at ß JO n ui un the previous||@@||was seen at his desk at 5.30p.m. on the previous day Slurtlv nfUrtvards the iflica was locked up, as||@@||day. Shortly afterwards the office was locked up, as it wa3 supposed that every bod\ had left the building||@@||it was supposed that everybody had left the building. It is surmis.1 that deceased, on hearing the 11010e||@@||It is surmised that deceased, on hearing the noise occasioned by the locking up burned towards the||@@||occasioned by the locking up hurried towards the door, fripp« < on the »tura, aud fell Deceased wus||@@||door, tripped on the stairs, and fell. Deceased was mur ifd ntid resided nt Enmore||@@||married and resided at Enmore. Tho Deputy City Lorouer (Dr Todd) held au||@@||The Deputy City Coroner (Dr. Todd) held an lnquirv jester lay afternoon into the causa of iletith||@@||inquiry yesterday afternoon into the causa of death ut he bouth Morgue||@@||at the South Morgue. John Yt ung deposed that he had known deceased||@@||John Young deposed that he had known deceased for over two ytirs, and knew that he was nubject lo||@@||for over two years, and knew that he was subject to epileptic fits||@@||epileptic fits. Thomas fosenh Dalton stated that deceased had||@@||Thomas Joseph Dalton stated that deceased had been with the finn for X2 or 14 \iurs He left tho||@@||been with the firm for 12 or 14 \years. He left the buiHiug about ol', ou \Vtdne«duy evening,||@@||buikding about 5.45 on Wednesday evening, end, us usual It eked the pramius up Before leiv||@@||and, us usual locked the premises up. Before leav- 11 g ho turued thup-.s off nt the meter and wins led||@@||ing he turned the gas off at the meter and [whistled?] up the BJ enking tubes for (bo purpo e ot ascertuui||@@||up the speaking tubes for the purpose of ascertain- 111,; if an yoi e was there Ile got no reply||@@||ing if anyone was there. He got no reply. Futrióla, flololmii B ta ted that how is a it or em an||@@||Patrick Holohan stated that he was a storeman employed by tho firm At 7 *>7 «* ni yesterday he was||@@||employed by the firm. At 7.57 a.m. yesterday he was gmug up the stairs from the ground floor to the||@@||going up the stairs from the ground floor to the lirjit floor and found deceased's body Life was||@@||first floor and found deceased's body. Life was i quite extinct, and the body wus lying fucodovm||@@||quite extinct, and the body was lying face down- | wards on the fifth stair from the bottom||@@||wards on the fifth stair from the bottom. Dr Jamieson deposed to making a post mortsm||@@||Dr Jamieson deposed to making a post mortem inspection of the bod** Ho mid that it was extremely||@@||inspection of the body. He said that it was extremely probable tiat there was a fracture of the buna of the||@@||probable that there was a fracture of the base of the skull There wcie serious co 11 Um ns on the top of||@@||skull. There were serious contusions on the top of the bead, aud he wus of opmiou that death was||@@||the head, and he was of opinon that death was associated viith asphyxia, ( rob ably caused hy the||@@||associated with asphyxia, probably caused by the 1 fict that dteoased's head was doubled under htm||@@||fact that deceased's head was doubled under him after his fall||@@||after his fall. j A finding of ami! a ut til death wus returned||@@||A finding of accidental death was returned. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14359196 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PAS8AUBS ENGAGED BY THE Jl.M.S. INDIA. I||@@||PASSAGES ENGAGED BY THE R.M.S. INDIA. The F. and O. Company'» India, walch left London on||@@||The P. and O. Company's India, which left London on the 6th mitant for Au«tr*lia, hsa booked na under up to||@@||the 5th instant for Australia, has booked an under up to tbe 14th ultima :-Mr. Jamo» Aitken, Mr«. A. W. Alcock,||@@||the 14th ultima :-Mr. James Aitken, Mrs. A. W. Alcock, Hiu Biuh, Mr. T. U. Brownuur, Mr. F. W. Bantler, Mr.||@@||Miss Bush, Mr. T. C. Browning, Mr. F. W. Bentley, Mr. and Mrs. W. lluahbv. Mi.» Bennett, Mr. Charles H.||@@||and Mrs. W. Rushby, Miss Bennett, Mr. Charles H. Bennett, Mr. A. Buchanan, Mr. A. W. Blunt, Hi», A.||@@||Bennett, Mr. A. Buchanan, Mr. A. W. Blunt, Mrs. A. BlesKin, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mr.. Ulebborn, Mr. tí. W.||@@||Blenkin, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Clebborn, Mr. H. W. Cook», Mr. O. A. Cook», Lieutenant C. U. K. Ch«nne»y,||@@||Cooks, Mr. O. A. Cooks, Lieutenant C. H. K. Channery, Mr. F. J. Crouch, Mi»s (,'ruick.ihank, Mrs. dark, Mr. and||@@||Mr. F. J. Crouch, Miss Cruickshank, Mrs. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. ltrvett Camac, Mrs. It. Ciosrtbwalte, Mr and Mr..||@@||Mrs. Rivett Carnac, Mrs. R. Crossthwaite, Mr and Mr.. Darbt «hire, Mr. vi. G. Huon, Miss Edward», Mus Elliott.||@@||Darbyshire, Mr. W. G. Huon, Miss Edwards, Miss Elliott, Mrs. Kdfrar, Mr. Flint, Miaacs Flint, Mr«. Irraaer, Mr. D.||@@||Mrs. Edgar, Mr. Flint, Misses Flint, Mrs. Fraser, Mr. D. Fordyce, Mr. aad Mr». W. V. Gordon, Mm. W. D. Gauoe,||@@||Fordyce, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Gordon, Mrs. W. D. Ganne, Mr. and Mr». P. Oordon, Major K. F. Gra.lhim, Mr. and||@@||Mr. and Mrs. P. Gordon, Major K. F. Grantham, Mr. and Mrs. Govett, Mines (lovett, Mr aad Mr». K. O'. S. (icono,||@@||Mrs. Govett, Misses Govett, Mr aad Mrs. F. C. S. George, Mrs. Glaafurd, Mr. J. M. GoolJsmiOi, Mr. L. O. Gonld||@@||Mrs. Glasford, Mr. J. M. Gouldsmith, Mr. L. C. Gould- «mttli, Mis« tliejrury, Miss it. K. Hughe», Mi«. H. B.||@@||smth, Miss Gregory, Miss H. E. Hughes, Mrs. H. B. Huiibes, Mi«» I. 6. Uurrbes, Mr. Ii. II. Hughes, Mr. and||@@||Hughes, Miss L. S. Hughes, Mr. E. B. Hughes, Mr. and Mm, Harfr/rravea. Mlvt Ilarfrreaves, Cavtain and Mr«.||@@||Mrs. Hargreaves, Miss Hargreaves, Captain and Mrs. Huntei, Mrs. KB. Uill, Mr. C. A. .lone«. Mia« Juck, Mr.||@@||Hunter, Mrs. F.B. Hill, Mr. C. A. Jones, Miss Jack, Mr. M. (J. Jone«, Mm Jones, Mi«« Joni b, Mauler Oana Jone«,||@@||M. G. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Miss Jones, Master Gavin Jones, Mr. 8. w. Joue«, Mr. II. G. Joseph, Mr«. Kitson, Mr..||@@||Mr. M. W. Jones, Mr. H. G. Joseph, Mrs. Kitson, Mr.. Keine, Mr. and Mr«. O. a. Kay, Mr. If. C. Kitkpetriik,||@@||Kehoe, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kay, Mr. H. C. Kirkpatrick, Mm H C. Kiujr, Mr« aad Mi»« Lockington, Mis« Mgert||@@||Mrs. H. C. King, Mr. and Miss Lockington, Miss Ligert- wooil, Rev. ana Mt«, i'.iturl, Mr. W. Mumv. Mr. and||@@||wood, Rev. and Mrs. Miturl, Mr. W. Murray, Mr. and Mr«. M'Ctillooli, Mr«. Ii. .Madrea, Mr. I) 8. Murray, Mr.||@@||Mrs. M'Culloch, Mrs. D. Macres, Mr. D. S. Murray, Mr. G. \V*. Murray, Mi»««« Murray, Mra, Hiwh .Martin, Mr.||@@||G. W. Murray, Misses Murray, Mrs. Hugh Martin, Mr. and Mr*. Noble, Mr«. O'connell, Mrs. Obbard, Misse« J.||@@||and Mrs. Noble, Mrs. O'connell, Mrs. Obbard, Misses J. an I li. l'ateraon, Mia« Towoi), Captain «uti Mr«.||@@||and H. Paterson, Mrs. Powell, Captain and Mrs. Porteob«, Dr and Mr«. It. G Kubaon, Mr. and||@@||Porteous, Dr. and Mrs. H. G Robson, Mr. and Mr«. C. E. itoche. Mia« Ruche, Miss Kooke,||@@||Mrs. C. E. Roche, Miss Roche, Miss Rooke, Captain and Mr«. Ii. II. Itooke, Mr. and Mrs,||@@||Captain and Mrs. B. H. Rooke, Mr. and Mrs. William Kutgall, Ml«* Burgall, Mina Fleming 3!evtn»on,||@@||William Riggall, Miss Riggall, Miss Fleming Stevenson, Mu« N. P. ¡sinclair, Mr A. M. \V. ghakespearr, Mm »nd||@@||Miss N. P. Sinclair, Mr A. M. W. Shakespeare, Mrs. and Mi«« Smith, Mr. J. and Mr«. Hpiccr, Uev. J. and Mr«.||@@||Miss Smith, Mr. J. and Mrs. Spicer, Rev. J. and Mrs. Src-1», Mr. T. Sutcliffe. Ml«» bU-phfñ», Captain W.||@@||Steele, Mr. T. Sutcliffe, Miss Stephens, Captain W. Stmttun. Mr. W. t.. Tuon»«, Mi. and Mr«. E. E. ti.||@@||Statton, Mr. W. L. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. H. Thom»., Rev. and Mr«. Tamar*, Master Torreqee, Mr.||@@||Thomas, Rev. and Mrs. Torrence, Master Torrence, Mr. A. robin, Mia« ïi.bio. Mita tobin, Mr«. Muatogue Turnei,||@@||A. Tobin, Mrs. Tobin, Miss Tobin, Mrs. Montague Turner, Mr. and Mr». K. 'taylor, Mr. Veitoh, Mil« Vak Oeyn-1,||@@||Mr. and Mrs. H. Taylor, Mr. Veitch, Miss Van Geynel, Mr». M«««y Wbe-ler. Ur. Ella Wauon. Mr. aadMw.T.||@@||Mrs. M«««y Wheeler, Dr. Ella Waytson, Mr. and Mrs.T. A. li. Weiirall, Major H Vf. Watton, Mr». H. B. Warner,||@@||A. B. Wengall, Major M. W. Watton, Mrs. H. R. Warner, Mi.andMrs J. 1. Wool«, Mr«. Whitton, Major ann||@@||Mi.andMrs J. 1. Wool«, Mr«. Whitton, Major and Mrs. \V. Ii. Yeildmrr nnd Mis» Yeildinir.||@@||Mrs. W. H. Yeilding and Miss Yeilding. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14359295 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL||@@||BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION. j||@@||ASSOCIATION. N1SW SOUni WALES liKANCH. I||@@||NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH. The uiiuunl meeting ot the New Sonth Wales||@@||The annual meeting of the New South Wales branch of tho British Astronomical Association was||@@||branch of the British Astronomical Association was held last night. Th»re was a largs attendance.||@@||held last night. There was a large attendance. Satisfactory reports « ore read hy the secretary and||@@||Satisfactory reports were read by the secretary and treaaurer.||@@||treasurer. Dr. Roseby, fhe retiring présidant, delivered an||@@||Dr. Roseby, the retiring president, delivered an address, which was for the most part in continua-||@@||address, which was for the most part in continua- tion of oue delivered »orno mouths ago on the||@@||tion of one delivered some months ago on the " Higner Astronomy " The scientific student, be||@@||" Higher Astronomy " The scientific student, he said, could never be tatiabed vtitti a miscellaneous||@@||said, could never be satisfied with a miscellaneous collection of unrelated fact», but always »ought for||@@||collection of unrelated facts, but always sought for that philosophical n»xus which would bind them into||@@||that philosophical nexus which would bind them into »yatama tto order. He quoted a well-known eou||@@||systematic order. He quoted a well-known sen- t-pleted the dstlnitive orbit of the||@@||had recently completed the definitive orbit of the comet C'oddiagtou -a pic« of work which cenfsmd||@@||comet Coddington -- a piece of work which conferred high astronomical distinction unon Australis. He||@@||high astronomical distinction upon Australis. He then exleadsd a cordial welcome te his successor lu||@@||then extended a cordial welcome to his successor in the ohair. Mr. W. I". Gale, F.B.A.S.||@@||the chair. Mr. W. F. Gale, F.R.A.S. Mr. Gale, ia the ruins« of a short address, ex-||@@||Mr. Gale, in the course of a short address, ex- pressed the plwBttr-, he f.'t 11 b~ c'ection, and hoped||@@||pressed the pleasure he felt at his election, and hoped that united efforts won' 1 ta put forth fer the||@@||that united efforts would be put forth for the furtherance of the werk of the tistpciatio*||@@||furtherance of the work of the association. The following affir-rs were elected for the eusaing||@@||The following officers were elected for the coming year :-Presldeut, Mr. W F Gale. F.R A.S. . vice||@@||year :-- President, Mr. W. F. Gale. F.R A.S. ; vice presidents, Meur». C. W. Darley, M Iiut.C.E , and||@@||presidents, Messrs. C. W. Darley, M Inst.C.E , and I'hoi. E. FurbJr, P.It A.S. , hon. treasurer, Mr. G||@@||Thos. E. Furber, F.R. A.S. , hon. treasurer, Mr. G. H Halligan, F.G.S. ; bon s.crstaries, Measrs. H.||@@||H. Halligan, F.G.S. ; hon. secretaries, Messrs. H. Wright ima H. II. Edmond«., hon. librarian. Minn||@@||Wright and H. H. Edmonds., hon. librarian. Miss MacLellan ; council, Mwir». J. H. Bedford, T. H.||@@||MacLellan ; council, Messrs. J. H. Bedford, T. H. Cloje, T. W Craven, jua , G. H Kmbbs, F.It.A.8.||@@||Closee, T. W Craven, jun., G. H. Knibbs, F.R.A.S. W. J. (Macdonnell, C. J. Mer Held, F.B.A.S., Rev.||@@||W. J. Macdonnell, C. J. Merfield, F.R.A.S., Rev. i'oo». Rokeby, LL.D., K. II. A.S.||@@||Thos. Roseby, LL.D., F.R.A.S. Short account, of observations by members of the||@@||Short accounts of observations by members of the recent occultstiou ef Jupiter were given, and the||@@||recent occultation of Jupiter were given, and the meeting end.d.||@@||meeting ended. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28246748 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FLAN OP OPERATIONS.||@@||PLAN OF OPERATIONS. TERROR IN THE COUNTRY,||@@||TERROR IN THE COUNTRY, mott ODn »natu nxroimin.||@@||FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER. r .1 ULAN> Moodw.||@@||ULAN Monday. ¡ cast evening thero was an informal diicussion hu«||@@||Last evening there was an informal discussion here ! regarding tho organisation of a pUn by watch||@@||regarding the organisation of a plan by which the search lot tho Breelong Macks misht be con.||@@||search for the Breelong blacks might be con- ducted on more »ystomatic lines. Amongst thou||@@||ducted on more systematic lines. Amongst those present wore experienced officers of the polies and.||@@||present were experienced officers of the police and residents who baie special knowledge of the country||@@||residents who have special knowledge of the country (.11 of whom have gained a good deal of experience)||@@||all of whom have gained a good deal of experience during tho past week. It W«B generally agreed that||@@||during the past week. It was generally agreed that at present the.ro was a great waste of energy, mcj||@@||at present there was a great waste of energy, and that there wus urgent necessity tD elfcctan economy||@@||that there was urgent necessity to effect an economy I of labour, and especially to Bave tue hones. Ona||@@||of labour, and especially to save the horses. One I police oflic-T stated that theto was not a fresh horas||@@||police officer stated that there was not a fresh horse within miles, and mauy bad been ridden so hard that||@@||within miles, and many had been ridden so hard that i tliuy would bo unlit for usu for some lime, «nd thu||@@||they would be unfit for use for some time, and that difficulty promised to assume serious proportion!||@@||difficulty promised to assume serious proportions within a vary few days. There, was a concensuso!||@@||within a very few days. There was a concensus of opinion that tho information recoiled should be sifted||@@||opinion that the information recoiled should be sifted carefully before it «ns disseminated broadcasts surft||@@||carefully before it was disseminated broadcast in such a way os to draw the searchers completely from||@@||a way as to draw the searchers completely from their work, thus CUUSHR a great loss ot time. H wai||@@||their work, thus causing a great loss of time. It was also shown that people were leaving their homes ist||@@||also shown that people were leaving their homes in iiicrea-siug numbers, so that thy murderers had almost||@@||increasing numbers, so that the murderers had almost uninhabited country to go through, with every||@@||uninhabited country to go through, with every facility for piocuring food and fest. There wen||@@||facility for procuring food and rest. There were other difliculties, but these, it wus thought, are remov« ?||@@||other difficulties, but these, it was thought, are remove- ablu, und a pinn of organisation was eenerally agreed||@@||able, and a plan of organisation was eenerally agreed upon. Up to now it could nut bu put into operation,||@@||upon. Up to now it could not be put into operation, owing to tho presence in the Meld ot so many officer»||@@||owing to the presence in the field of so many officers of equal rank, each working on his ow« account||@@||of equal rank, each working on his own account with no information except at raro intervals »sh>||@@||with no information except at rare intervals as to what thu others were doing,||@@||what the others were doing. With t.tio ti id of a map in outline ot the scheme nil!||@@||With the aid of a map an outline of the scheme will bo clear to anyone. Wollar is practically tho centre of||@@||be clear to anyone. Wollar is practically the centre of operations, and hero would lie stationed tim officer||@@||operations, and here would be stationed the officer ia charge, under the plan which was approved, tx*||@@||in charge, under the plan which was approved, ex- cept for tho fact Hint it his un telegraphic commuai*||@@||cept for the fact that it has no telegraphic communi- cation, and Gulgong, the nearest telegraph office, il||@@||cation, and Gulgong, the nearest telegraph office, is rather too far away. Uiau, bi miles nearer thi||@@||rather too far away. Ulan, 15 miles nearer the scene, seems to offer thu greatest advantages eu ac*||@@||scene, seems to offer the greatest advantages on ac- count oi its commanding yo malty roads, At tliispoiut||@@||count of its commanding so many roads. At this point thorn should bo slotioned tho leader ci the pursuer!||@@||there should be stationed the leader of the pursuers with a strong reserve of men and fresh horses. Sur-||@@||with a strong reserve of men and fresh horses. Sur- rounding this base aro the following police stations ne||@@||rounding this base are the following police stations of di-liiots Muawellhruuk, Denman, Merriwa, Cassi-||@@||districts :-Muawellbrook, Denman, Merriwa, Cassi- lls, Gulgong, Mudgee, and Kylàtotie. The policées||@@||lls, Gulgong, Mudgee, and Rylstone. The police at euch station know their own country very «ell, uni||@@||each station know their own country very well, and it was thought that they should ho pushed out ta||@@||it was thought that they should be pushed out to convenient prista en their respective boundarief||@@||convenient posts on their respective boundaries nearest to Wollar. Each post would ho in charge ct||@@||nearest to Wollar. Each post would be in charge of a non-eoniiiiiasinned oflicer, who Bhould he held ra- *||@@||a non-commissioned officer, who should he held re- spuu.iblo fur tins riîitr&llllig nf u certain frontage,||@@||sponsible for the patrolling of a certain frontage, maintaining communication with the peoplu oneach||@@||maintaining communication with the people on each side of him, and passing on any information to Int||@@||side of him, and passing on any information to his immediate superior. Fhn regular police at etch of||@@||immediate superior. The regular police at each of these outposts should he reinforced hy un equal num-||@@||these outposts should be reinforced by an equal num- ber (if civilians chosen for their knowledge of th«||@@||ber of civilians chosen for their knowledge of the locality, ami pleclgod to place theins«lves at tim dis.||@@||locality, and pledged to place themselves at the dis- posai of thu authorities for a curtain time, io that||@@||posal of the authorities for a certain time, so that there nuoil Ile no tunden dislocation of arrangement!||@@||there need be no sudden dislocation of arrangement by secessions. The available Bull-inspectors||@@||by secessions. The available sub-inspectors would bc placed at convenient paints in tbs||@@||would be placed at convenient points in the cordon thus est iblishril to exercise general super-||@@||cordon thus established to exercise general super- vision, urriiugiuf; for food supplies and for the gar.||@@||vision, arranging for food supplies and for the gar- risoning by two ur three men, uno of whom should||@@||risoning by two or three men, one of whom should ho a policeman, of rill the houses now deserted. Each||@@||be a policeman, of all the houses now deserted. Each olliccr could hnvo n bínele tracker with him. 'Intra||@@||officer could have a black tracker with him. There would slill bu left a lurgo loree of capuhle policemen||@@||would still be left a large force of capable policemen and civilians and hali a dozeu black trackers ta.||@@||and civilians and half a dozen black trackers to scour tbs country with fanhku movemuuls, envelop,||@@||scour the country with fanlike movements, envelop- ing various points alternately. This plan being||@@||ing various points alternately. This plan being urrnugnd, so that thero would bo no overlappiug, tho||@@||arranged, so that there would be no overlapping, the convuyauca of information hy nirsscngers would||@@||conveyance of information by messengers would bo very much smiplilieil, and thero would be ia||@@||be very much simplified, and there would be an enormous saving in energy us well ns encouragement||@@||enormous saving in energy as well as encouragement to tho tunny who nru now getting disheartened. Ou||@@||to the many who are now getting disheartened. On minor (letuils there wera differences et opinion, but||@@||minor details there were differences of opinion, but everyone prisant was so eaualied with tho general||@@||everyone present was so satisfied with the general BChcnio that he said hu would be willing to commença||@@||scheme that he said he would be willing to commence work under it at once if it nero nut into operation.||@@||work under it at once if it were put into operation. PANIC IN THE DrsTKlCr.||@@||PANIC IN THE DISTRICT. Practically panic exists in this neighbourhood,||@@||Practically panic exists in this neighbourhood, Wollar is like a besieged city, and armed guards ir«||@@||Wollar is like a besieged city, and armed guards are on iluty day and night. Kvury day fauiiliea draw||@@||on duty day and night. Every day families draw closer iu toguther. At the Ulan Church of England||@@||closer in toguther. At the Ulan Church of England there are cainrcd thu women mid children ot fivs||@@||there are camped the women and children of five families to tho number of about 30. Several||@@||families to the number of about 30. Several schools are closed, as the children will not||@@||schools are closed, as the children will not bo allowed to altoml. Ëveivono is armed.||@@||be allowed to attend. Everyone is armed. People even in thu very entro of the toarnä||@@||People even in the very centre of the towns are carrying loaded revolvers. Ona or two men çnlj||@@||are carrying loaded revolvers. One or two men only ou» of «OHIO hiindreili decline to both« with Bra||@@||out of some hundreds decline to bother with fire- arms and ithev are very much pitied on account ol||@@||arms and they are very much pitied on account of their' supposed foolhardiness in taking Buch risks.||@@||their supposed foolhardiness in taking such risks. Two ladies having business a few miles nearer Muds«||@@||Two ladies having business a few miles nearer Mudges went past just now on horseback escorted hy :||@@||went past just now on horseback escorted by nolicsuiau. 'So ono is nt worn except lu a desultor||@@||policeman. No one is at work except in a desultory kind of way, and any new urrival ia imnitdiatel:||@@||kind of way, and any new arrival is immediately surrounded and news or gosnp exchanged. Abor,||@@||surrounded and news or gossip exchanged. Above ailina feeling as of an impending calamity orto||@@||all is a feeling as of an impending calamity or the arrival of news uf a fresh horror, Ipr it is wei||@@||arrival of news of a fresh horror, for it is well known that tho blacks have a grudRe URIUU||@@||known that the blacks have a grudge against .lumbers of people in tho district, «n.tmaysee,||@@||numbers of people in the district, and may seek revenge. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327677 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE B.U.S. MABIPOSA.||@@||THE R.M.S. MARIPOSA. This fine steamer, which ia leaving bore to-day, may not||@@||This fine steamer, which is leaving here to-day, may not igain visit the port for some tims should one of the larger||@@||again visit the port for some time should one of the larger steamers now building be completed carl* enough to take||@@||steamers now building be completed early enough to take the Mariposa'* place. Sneaking yesterday -with Mr. D.||@@||the Mariposa's place. Speaking yesterday with Mr. D. "Watson, who has been in tbe steamer continuously Bince||@@||Watson, who has been in the steamer continuously since »he left tho builders* yard, and for the past three yean has||@@||she left the builders' yard, and for the past three years has been chief officer, it wa« ascertained that upon her maiden||@@||been chief officer, it was ascertained that upon her maiden trip to Sydney tbe vessel came from San Francisco in 211||@@||trip to Sydney the vessel came from San Francisco in 21 1 day» 15 hours and 20 minutes. That was 15 years ago.||@@||days 15 hours and 20 minutes. That was 15 years ago. Upon her lait trip to Sydney her time waa 21 dava 12||@@||Upon her last trip to Sydney her time was 21 days 12 hours 14 minutes, thus showing1 not only how evenly bas||@@||hours 14 minutes, thus showing not only how evenly has been her running, but that she is as good to-day as the day||@@||been her running, but that she is as good to-day as the day (he was launched at Cramp's yard, Philadelphia. Mr,||@@||she was launched at Cramp's yard, Philadelphia. Mr, ¡Award Wolfe, Lho pre«ent chief engineer, tentffles to the||@@||Edward Wolfe, the present chief engineer, testifies to the kplendid work which was put in the engines of this popular||@@||splendid work which was put in the engines of this popular Vessel. ._||@@||vessel. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327705 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FATAL SHOOTING AFFßAY||@@||FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY *ÎÎEAR LAUNCESTON.||@@||NEAR LAUNCESTON. TEBDICr OF JÜSTIHABIiB HOMICIDE.||@@||VERDICT OF JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. LAUNCESTON, Tueaday.||@@||LAUNCESTON, Tuesday. As lnqueat was held to-day before the coroner,||@@||As inquest was held to-day before the coroner, It. Whitfield, and u jury, on the body of William||@@||Mr. Whitfield, and a jury, on the body of William fauna, oue of the victims of the Garibaldi «bootine||@@||Manson, one of the victims of the Garibaldi shooting tiny. Mr.M. J. O'arke appoared for Ada Wood,||@@||afray. Mr. M. J. Clarke appeared for Ada Wood, «Bp Yeo.||@@||or Kip Yen. Di. Bnatay, superintendent of Um hospital where||@@||Dr. Ramsay, superintendent of the hospital where fauon aied, stated that Manson aulloicd from||@@||Manson died, stated that Manson suffered from larnl pentonitis due to a perforating wound of the||@@||general pentonitis due to a perforating wound of the kids,||@@||bowels. Ada Wood, or Kip Yen, said sho wos-,14 years of||@@||Ada Wood, or Kip Yen, said she was 14 years of lj» ia January and remembered last Wednesday.||@@||age in January and remembered last Wednesday. Ii Bight have been 3 o'clock whon tba affair hap||@@||It might have been 3 o'clock when the affair hap- patd. She and her two littlo slaters and brother||@@||pened. She and her two little sisters and brother -Veftt borne together, ber mother belar- away. &be||@@||were at home together, her mother being away. She .uri a noise at tbe b:ii,k gute and looked||@@||heard a noise at the back gate and looked »I of tbe window to ecu whet it was.||@@||out of the window to see what it was. T .»» two men at tho gate, and the bigger||@@||She saw two men at the gate, and the bigger tye (Thompson) was undoing it Then both of||@@||one (Thompson) was undoing it. Then both of Hum onie to the back door, and Thompsou told||@@||then came to the back door, and Thompson told to to open the door or be would burst it in.||@@||her to open the door or he would burst it in. Htr mother had locked the door before going||@@||Her mother had locked the door before going -*>J, and taken the key with her. Ihompsou||@@||away, and taken the key with her. Thompson ue- laid, " I know your mother has||@@||then said, " I know your mother has Kstotbe Pioneer ; opou the door, you hilt-caste."||@@||gone to the Pioneer ; open the door, you half-caste." SDtirorcd, " If I um half-caste Ibu is uo||@@||She answered, " If I am half-caste this is no to for you, und if ^ou do untgotout of this||@@||place for you, and if you do not get out of this ' U Are a gun at you. My mother is not at homo."||@@||'I'll fire a gun at you. My mother is not at home." »«. ker sisters, und hor brother then started crying.||@@||She, her sisters, and her brother then started crying. «a tiro men thou gut ou a aee-aaw outside the||@@||The two men then got on a see-saw outside the p., and Thompson bad n. drink from a bottle,||@@||yard, and Thompson had a drink from a bottle. ?'own tell don n, and when ho got up Ihorupion||@@||Manson fell down, and when he got up Thompson «i him by the arm and pulled lum iniide the gate,||@@||took him by the arm and pulled him inside the gate, »jug to ritne.a, "I'll ace if >ou wun't open tho||@@||saying to witness, "I'll see if you won't open the .»'«not If you dnu't open the door I'll burst it||@@||door or not. If you don't open the door I'll burst it " oös answered, ' If you tomo to burattbat door||@@||in." She answered, ' If you come to burst that door hill lire u gun at vou " bbe had the WBapoii||@@||in I'll fire a gun at you. " She had the weapon aber hand, and wo-, slandiug at tho window watch||@@||in her hand, and was standing at the window watch- Bgthem The big man said, " Let us havo it, Uro||@@||ing them. The big man said, " Let us have it, fire .?-y." and as they udvauccri towards the door Bbe||@@||away." and as they advanced towards the door sbe el She had no intention uf hitting thuin but ouly||@@||did. She had no intention of hitting them but only -nat lo jiro them a Inglit They woro inside tbo||@@||meant to give them a fright. They were inside the Wiwhtn the bred When slio tired Manson fell||@@||gate when she fired. When she fired Manson fell y*n> »ud the other mon ran awav When elie||@@||down, and the other man ran away. When she nea tho men woru ndnbveide and Thompson was||@@||fired the men were side by side and Thompson was Winn Manson toward» I he houso||@@||leading Manson towards the house. Piter Thompson wat nisi examined lio saul||@@||Peter Thompson was also examined. He said «J called at the cottage lo u«k the track Some||@@||they called at the cottage to ask the track. Some- »listd, "Clear out of tins or I will shoot " Hu||@@||one said, "Clear out of this or I will shoot. " He ¡pined the gate and trent inside and go* eliot TI ev||@@||opened the gate and went inside and got shot. They -utan four or five diiuks||@@||had had four or five drinks. Jjjjory after a minutes consideration, ltturned||@@||The jury after a minutes consideration, returned ittraict of justifiublo hoDiicido Thoir opinion wns||@@||a verdict of justifiable homicide. Their opinion was tt»theprl Wood waa liorieclly justified under the||@@||that the girl Wood was perfectly justified under the -rwt-.it-.nces in acting as she did||@@||circumstances in acting as she did. .a» girl was discharged||@@||the girl was discharged. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326832 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn INQUEST.||@@||INQUEST. ¡FOUND DEAD AT MIDDLE HARBOUR. |||@@||FOUND DEAD AT MIDDLE HARBOUR. The Ci tv Coroner yesterday opened an inquest re-||@@||The City Coroner yesterday opened an inquest re- specting the death of a mau named William Heli-||@@||specting the death of a man named William Hell- man, whose body was found ID the bush uear Middle||@@||man, whose body was found in the bush near Middle Harbour on Wednesday last George Bennett Hall,||@@||Harbour on Wednesday last George Bennett Hall, brolhBr-iii-law of decease I, ttat»d that deceased was||@@||brother-in-law of deceased, stated that deceased was a duly qualified medical tiructiti mer, hut was not||@@||a duly qualified medical practitioner, but was not registeied in this colony. Ha practised in Padding-||@@||registered in this colony. He practised in Padding- ton and leaves a widow Ho lsst saw deceased on||@@||ton and leaves a widow. He last saw deceased on lue Sill instant, anil at that time he npueared de-||@@||the 8th instant, and at that time he appeared de- pressed Aitnur Ross, a coaehman employed by de-||@@||pressed. Arthur Ross, a coachman employed by de- ceased stited that ho last saw deceased on Saturday||@@||ceased stated that he last saw deceased on Saturday evening, wbeu he appeared rathei strange in lus||@@||evening, when he appeared rather strange in his manner and m low stunts Police Constable Mont-||@@||manner and in low spirits. Police Constable Mont- gomery stated that the bodr was round near a tree||@@||gomery stated that the body was found near a tree v»ith ni umbrelli opened over it Clenched lu one||@@||with an umbrella opened over it. Clenched in one hand was part of the i ase of a hypodermic syringe||@@||hand was part of the case of a hypodermic syringe. The remainder of tim ca.se and a metal case contain-||@@||The remainder of the case and a metal case contain- ing syrup and some Ubloids were found under||@@||ing syrup and some tabloids were found under the bo ly Lit Tuylor, who mndo ii post mortem ex||@@||the body. Dr. Taylor, who made a post mortem ex- armnsticni tf the body stutcrt that deceased hud been||@@||amination of the body stated that deceased had been (lend, m Ina opinion, fir about two day« He de||@@||dead, in his opinion, for about two days. He de- terre I ßiviug au opiniun as to the cause of deatu||@@||ferred giving an opinion as to the cause of death until au analysis of the viscera bad been made The||@@||until an analysis of the viscera had been made. The uiquuy was then adjourned until August 2 to||@@||inquiry was then adjourned until August 2 to allow an analysis to be made||@@||allow an analysis to be made. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14358296 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FOOTBALL.||@@||FOOTBALL. I NEWTOWN FOOTBALL CLUB. I||@@||NEWTOWN FOOTBALL CLUB. At ï'ollemuche's Cafe, Púliug's-buildings, ou||@@||At Tollemache's Cafe, Paling's-buildings, on Thursday night Mr. David Olicnliall, president of||@@||Thursday night Mr. David Chenhalll, president of tbe Newtown Football Club, cntettuiued the mem-||@@||the Newtown Football Club, entertained the mem- bers to diuucr to mark the conclusion of a successful||@@||bers to dinner to mark the conclusion of a successful Benson. Representatives from other clubs were pre-||@@||season. Representatives from other clubs were pre- sent, also many gentlemen who take u prnminont in-||@@||sent, also many gentlemen who take a prominent in- terest in tho spoit. A short toast list included " The||@@||terest in the sport. A short toast list included "The Club,"' " Parliament," anti " The New South Walos||@@||Club,"' "Parliament," and "The New South Wales mill Metropolitan Branch Rugby Unions." During||@@||and Metropolitan Branch Rugby Unions." During the evening au excellent musical programma was||@@||the evening an excellent musical programme was gone through, those contributing being Truda'a||@@||gone through, those contributing being Truda's orchestra. Messrs. R, P. Browne, H. Cragn, Pole, C.||@@||orchestra. Messrs. R.P. Browne, H. Crago, Pole, C. Sparks, Vi. Bennett, H. Westhill, Seg. Sergeant,||@@||Sparks, W. Bennett, H. Westhill, Seg. Sergeant, A. H. Wareham, E. Larkin, and W. Partridge).||@@||A. H. Wareham, E. Larkin, and W. Partridge. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14311845 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn JEWELLERY ROBREUY AT||@@||JEWELLERY ROBBERY AT , ItEOFEllN.||@@||REDFERN. At the Redfern Polico Court vosterday, behm||@@||At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr Wilshire, b M, Charles Puckendae «bat||@@||Mr. Wilshire, S.M., Charles Puckeridge, alias William O Connor, aged 10 b) oceupitiou a dealer,||@@||William O'Connor, aged 19, by occupation a dealer, was ebargod with having brnkeu into aud entered,||@@||was charged with having broken into and entered the dwelliuo-housu of Churlos Henry Jones, iiluated||@@||the dwelling-house of Charles Henry Jones, situated ni Joues-lane, Uedfern, ou May ö, und stolen||@@||in Jones-lane, Redfern, on May 5, and stolen therein one iron safo, 30 silver Htitehes, eight $11||@@||therein one iron safe, 30 silver watches, eight gold watches, 10 gold rings, one gold bracelet, four eil||@@||watches, 10 gold rings, one gold bracelet, four gold alberts, uuo gold brooch, two gold baugles, twofsii||@@||alberts, one gold brooch, two gold bangles, two gold lockets, one gold sovereign-holder, one gold nA||@@||lockets, one gold sovereign-holder, one gold neck chain Jo? of gold rings, the sum of Wa, and s runa||@@||chain, 3oz. of gold rings, the sum of 19s, and a num- bor of valuable securities, valued at lu all hetncea||@@||ber of valuable securities, valued at in all between £300 and ¿100 Detective West conducted the prose-||@@||£300 and £400. Detective West conducted the prose- cution, and Mr Bourke appeared for the defence||@@||cution, and Mr. Bourke appeared for the defence. Charles Henry Jones, hiving in Jones-lnuo, Red-||@@||Charles Henry Jones, living in Jones-lane, Red- fern, stated that the property produced belouged td||@@||fern, stated that the property produced belouged to lum Ho had it w ith other articles secured in an||@@||him. He had it with other articles secured in an iron safe at his residence du Saturday evimuL,, Ma]||@@||iron safe at his residence on Saturday evening, May 1 He left home at G p ra His daughter w is n the||@@||5. He left home at 6 p.m. His daughter was in the house. He returned at 9 16 p m and found the fioul||@@||house. He returned at 9.15 p.m. and found the front door ajat and tho safe gone No pcreuu was in tbi||@@||door ajar and the safe gone. No person was in the house Ho next saw tho safe on the Monday morn||@@||house. He next saw the safe on the Monday morn- lug followmgin the hands of the police Itvtasthea||@@||ing following in the hands of the police. It was then empty The eldo bad been cut opon Subsequently||@@||empty. The side had been cut open. Subsequently vuluablu papers and watches which hail been stolen||@@||valuable papers and watches which had been stolen »era shown to him hy tho police Ihoy were bil||@@||were shown to him by the police. They were his property He \nlued the jewellery stolen at 1 et« eta||@@||property. He valued the jewellery stolen at between ¿300 and £400 Amongst tho articles it< len wen||@@||£300 and £400. Amongst the articles stolen were four diamond rings worth £120, nina poid «utcha||@@||four diamond rings worth £120, nine gold watches worth £160, and thrco or four g lil chum1* worth £16.||@@||worth £150, and three or four gold coins worth £16. Ada Jolies, daughter of tho lost witness, stated||@@||Ada Jones, daughter of the last witness, stated that on the eveuiug of the robbery she lett home||@@||that on the evening of the robbery she left home about S o'clock Before doing so sho sivr the sall||@@||about 8 o'clock. Before doing so she saw the safe aecuroly fastened, lind tho pre« i ei Jocled||@@||securely fastened, and the premises locked up hho returned about 11 o clock, aud found thal||@@||up. She returned about 11 o'clock, and found that during her absencu the windows had been forced, and||@@||during her absence the windows had been forced, and tho safo taken||@@||the safe taken. Michael Brown, drayman, gave ovidence that on||@@||Michael Brown, drayman, gave evidence that on Tuesday last he was giving his horse a tlriuk aU||@@||Tuesday last he was giving his horse a drink at a street fountain lu Ha)-Htreet, Darling Ilirboor,||@@||street fountain in Hay-street, Darling Harbour, near the entrance to the mil way, when he found thl||@@||near the entrance to the railway, when he found the works of a number of watches lying in the water in||@@||works of a number of watches lying in the water in the trough He bander" them over to the polico||@@||the trough. He handed them over to the police. Other evidence hav ug been given, the accoieq*||@@||Other evidence having been given, the accused was ordered to tako Ins trial at the Quarter Setsionl||@@||was ordered to take his trial at the Quarter Sessions at Darlinghurst on Monday next. Bull wus alionad||@@||at Darlinghurst on Monday next. Bail was allowed, self m £160 and two sureties in £76 each, or oneil||@@||self in £150 and two sureties in £75 each, or one in £160. ^_^ _______||@@||£150. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325219 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn POLICE COURTS.||@@||POLICE COURTS. ?||@@|| Assault -At the Central Police Court yesterday,||@@||Assault -At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr U II bmithers, S M , Deina O'Brien, 2fi,||@@||before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S. M., Denis O'Brien, 26, labourer vi a» sentenced to six month»' imprison-||@@||labourer was sentenced to six months' imprison- ment, with hard labour, for having assaulted Arthur||@@||ment, with hard labour, for having assaulted Arthur Clune||@@||Clune. Theft - loseph Ambrose, 30, labourer, and John||@@||Theft - Joseph Ambrose, 30, labourer, and John Shaw, AJ, labourer, worn chargod at th» Central||@@||Shaw, 45, labourer, were charged at the Central Police Court vosterduy with stealing a flannel ahirt||@@||Police Court yesterday with stealing a flannel shirt »ntl a felt hat, valuod at 4a 'Id, the property of Alban||@@||and a felt hat, valued at 4s 9d, the property of Alban Joseph Riley Both accused v. ere convicted, and||@@||Joseph Riley. Both accused were convicted, and wero BBiitoncctl to aix months' hard 1 ibour||@@||were sentenced to six months' hard labour. Committed for 1 rial -At the W ater Police Court||@@||Committed for trial -At the Water Police Court vnstordas bofoie Mr Isaacs, S M , Charlea Ludwig||@@||yesterday before Mr Isaacs, S. M., Charles Ludwig Engald, -!o. u Beaman, wa» charged with assaulting||@@||Engald, 26, a seaman, was charged with assaulting one loseph Matschke, thereby occasioning linn||@@||one Joseph Motschke, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm The assault was alleged to have||@@||actual bodily harm. The assault was alleged to have taken place on tho 11th instant near Liverpool||@@||taken place on the 14th instant near Liverpool- street Accused was committe I for trial at the Court||@@||street. Accused was committed for trial at the Court of Quarter basions 11 be held on August -'||@@||of Quarter sessions to be held on August 2. lïatl Language-At the Globe Pt lit o Court yea||@@||Bad Language. -At the Glebe Police Court yes- terttus, before Mr Pasten, b M , \\ illiam Henry||@@||terday, before Mr Payten, S. M., William Henry Royle ssns chirged with having within hearing of||@@||Royle was charged with having within hearing of persons pissiug in Larnugt m-atreet, leichhardt||@@||persons passing in Carrington-street, Leichhardt tibcd indecent language on July li Mr Benfield||@@||used indecent language on July 15. Mr Basfield appeared for the prosecution The accused ñas||@@||appeared for the prosecution. The accused was hue I ssitli costs £1 los lud, in dofuult 14 days'||@@||fined with costs £1 15s 10d, in default 14 days' t,»ol||@@||gaol. bteahng from the Fersoti -At the Paddington||@@||Stealing from the Person -At the Paddington Police Court yesterday, before Air V W I dwarda||@@||Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. W. Edwards S M Alfred tmhrity, agu 17, Percy Phillipa nge||@@||S. M., Alfred Gahrity, age 37, Percy Phillips, age 1'), b irber, and Derna Carney aged ¿3, bootmaker||@@||19, barber, and Denis Carney aged 28, bootmaker were charged on remand wita in company atcabng a||@@||were charged on remand with in company stealing a silver watch and gold chain, valued at £ from the||@@||silver watch and gold chain, valued at £5 from the person of Slatoio Murri), the property of Patrick||@@||person of Maggie Murray, the property of Patrick 1 ttzgorald, nt Paddington, on Saturday night, Juue||@@||Fitzgerald, at Paddington, on Saturday night, June JO Mr. Carroll appeared to tiefend Gahrity||@@||30. Mr. Carroll appeared to defend Gahrity. tiahnly ssas disch»r«ctl, and tho accused Phillips and||@@||Gahrity was discharged, and the accused Phillips and Carney were coruiuittod for trial at the next gaol de-||@@||Carney were committed for trial at the next gaol de- livery on the JJrd mstant||@@||livery on the 23rd instant. Breath of the Trado Marks Act.-At the Central||@@||Breach of the Trade Marks Act. -At the Central Polire Court nu tuesday W E Wilson, representing||@@||Police Court on Tuesday W. E. Wilson, representing the local agents, proceeded against Demetnous||@@||the local agents, proceeded against Demetrious Nicholas Arsonia, of St Fetors, for counterfeiting the||@@||Nicholas Arsenis, of St Peters, for counterfeiting the trade mark of Cuticura soop by the publication of a||@@||trade mark of Cuticura soap by the publication of a Ubnl bearing the ss ords " Cutis Cure Medicinal nnd||@@||label bearing the words " Cutis Cure Medicinal and Toilet boan" The presiding magistrate (Mr||@@||Toilet Soap." The presiding magistrate (Mr Smithers) finel the defendant £3, and ordered him||@@||Smithers) fined the defendant £3, and ordered him to pav ii further sum of li the valuo of the con||@@||to pay a further sum of £3 the value of the con- liacatetl goods, with costs of court und solicitor's||@@||fiscated goods, with costs of court and solicitor's expenses||@@||expenses. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324578 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRAGEDY AT BRUNSWICK.||@@||TRAGEDY AT BRUNSWICK. A WOMAN SHOT DEAD.||@@||A WOMAN SHOT DEAD. MELBOURNE, Monday.||@@||MELBOURNE, Monday. A shocking tragedy was committed at Bruns-||@@||A shocking tragedy was committed at Bruns- wick this morning A man named John Pridmore,||@@||wick this morning. A man named John Pridmore, I! .shearer, visited tho residence of his wife,||@@||48, shearer, visited the residence of his wife, Annie Pridmore, from whom ho had boon separated||@@||Annie Pridmore, from whom he had been separated for some lime, and after an altercation fired a||@@||for some time, and after an altercation fired a «roher shot The bullet struck Mrs Pndmoro's||@@||revolver shot. The bullet struck Mrs Pridmore's lead causing insUnt death Pridmore thon||@@||head causing instant death. Pridmore then umed the revolver upon one of his sons, but the||@@||turned the revolver upon one of his sons, but the Wlet missed its mark Tho lad oseaped from tho||@@||bullet missed its mark. The lad escaped from the "»ra and gave the alarm, and brought the||@@||room and gave the alarm, and brought the m ilauee of the police Ona constable reaohing||@@||assistance of the police. On a constable reaching Ile house Pridmore was round lying on the floor||@@||the house Pridmore was found lying on the floor *ilh a couple of bullet w ounds m his head He||@@||with a couple of bullet wounds in his head. He *« removed to the hospital unconsoious, and is||@@||was removed to the hospital unconscious, and is lol expected to recover||@@||not expected to recover. Later||@@||Later John Pridmore is lying in the Molbonrno Hos||@@||John Pridmore is lying in the Melbourne Hos- P tal in a critical couditiou Tho medical men re||@@||pital in a critical coudition. The medical men re- pud the prospect», of his recovery as very slight||@@||gard the prospects of his recovery as very slight. I"« Pridmore family consists of four sons nnd a||@@||The Pridmore family consists of four sons and a Tkuter, all grown up Two sons woro lying||@@||daughter, all grown up. Two sons were lying '«dwhen thoy hoHrd a revolver shot lu the kit||@@||abed when they heard a revolver shot in the kit- jT. Thoy rushed to the kilohen to «co what||@@||chen. They rushed to the kilohen to see what «w happened and saw their mother lying||@@||had happened and saw their mother lying ooliuuless on the floor, and thoir father standing||@@||motionless on the floor, and their father standing »«o a revolver in his hand Pridmore thou pro||@@||with a revolver in his hand. Pridmore then pre- «nted the revolver at one of his sons and fired,||@@||sented the revolver at one of his sons and fired, Wthe bullet missed the mark The sons grap||@@||but the bullet missed the mark. The sons grap- F« with the father and ondenvourod to wrest||@@||pled with the father and endeavoured to wrest ».revolver from him, but without success, and ai||@@||the revolver from him, but without success, and as % ru«hcd away for help Pudmoro nttompted to||@@||they rushed away for help Pridmore attempted to »»nut nucido ty putting a bullet into hu own||@@||commit suicide by putting a bullet into his own "M The sons «press themselves unnblo to||@@||head. The sons express themselves unable to «aunt for the father s not, mid said that he had||@@||account for the father's act, and said that he had o« shown any of that feeling whioh would indi||@@||not shown any of that feeling which would indi- «Is violence||@@||cate violence. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324289 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn POLICE COURTS.||@@||POLICE COURTS. Stealing L -id -At tho Water Police Court on||@@||Stealing Lead - At the Water Police Court on Saturday, beforo Mr Edwntri», & M , William||@@||Saturday, before Mr Edwards, S. M., William M'Loan, 18 anensboy, was chargad withiteahog a||@@||M'Lean, 18 a newsboy, was charged with stealing a iliiautity of lead, valued at ", the proporty of tho||@@||quantity of lead, valued at £2, the property of the Perpetual irualee Coinpau}, Limited llio accused||@@||Perpetual Trustee Company, Limited. The accused waa sentonced to MX mouthB' imjirieontnent||@@||was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Theft troin the Hallway 1' émises - At tlioIUdfein||@@||Theft from the Hallway Premises - At the Redfern Police Court cn Saturda), buforo Mr Isaacs bM,||@@||Police Court on Saturday, before Mr Isaacs, S.M., a boy named Thomas Price was ciiarged iwth hating||@@||a boy named Thomas Price was charged with having stolen a pieco of uuiu»r of tim value ot Cd from tho||@@||stolen a piece of timber of the value of 6d from the railway workshops at Eveleigh, tho property of tho||@@||railway workshops at Eveleigh, the property of the Railway Cummissionera llio uccussd was ordorul||@@||Railway Cummissioners. The accussd was ordered to be imprisoned in the police cells for never.il||@@||to be imprisoned in the police cells for several hours||@@||hours. Is o Means of Support-At the Nutvtoivn Police||@@||No Means of Support. -At the Newtown Police Court on ¡mturdaj, before Mr Isaacs, S M , Joseph||@@||Court on Saturday, before Mr Isaacs, S. M., Joseph Harrison, aged lo, was charged with having insuffi-||@@||Harrison, aged 25, was charged with having insuffi- cient lawful mc.MH of support Ho was oidered to||@@||cient lawful means of support. He was ordered to hi. imprisoned m Biloela baol for thwee months, with||@@||be imprisoned in Biloela Gaol for three months, with hurd labour||@@||hard labour. A Double Chaigo -At tun Pud(tiu"ton Police||@@||A Double Charge -At the Paddington Police Court on Saturday, before Mr I W L I» aids, fa M ,||@@||Court on Saturday, before Mr. F. W. Edwards, S. M., Citarles Mite** n/ie, ago li), descube 1 as a ,ocLey,||@@||Charles Mackenzie, age 19, described as a jockey, was chargLd with bring drunk ui d disorderly m tnu||@@||was charged with being drunk and disorderly in the Waveiley Hall, Lbley stieot, Wavorloy, on tho||@@||Waverley Hall, Ebley street, Waverley, on the Lveiiing of tlie 13th iii-tint whilst open to th»||@@||evening of the 13th instant whilst open to the public From ti u eud nee it Wrts shown that the||@@||public. From the evidence it was shown that the ucuist-d dulinga ,IHÍ rulante that «astakingplnce,||@@||accused during a performance that was taking place, u tut on tlte stttgo unu becainii abusive, ind amulted||@@||went on the stage and became abusive, and assaulted soma of tho perlnrmeis The sliuu durv uingibtrale||@@||some of the performers. The stipendiary magistrate imposed a line of i.1, oi in default s»ven dajs gaol||@@||imposed a fine of £1, or in default seven days' gaol. Upon a BLcnnd charge of using indecont ldngua{,o ni||@@||Upon a second charge of using indecent language in Cowi cr-«lreet, Wax erluy, the accused WHS lined lu a||@@||Cowper-street, Waverley, the accused was fined in a further sum of .C!, or ona ruou'h s yiol||@@||further sum of £2, or one month's gaol. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326689 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE WIFE OF THE BRITISH||@@||THE WIFE OF THE BRITISH MINISTER.||@@||MINISTER. Describing the wife of the British Minister at||@@||Describing the wife of the British Minister at Peking, "MAP wrote on June ii -" Lady||@@||Peking, "M.A.P." wrote on June 23 :—" Lady Macdonald, the wife of our Mt tils ter at Peking, hus||@@||Macdonald, the wife of our Minister at Peking, has once more evidenced her pluck in not flying from||@@||once more evidenced her pluck in not flying from Peking during the present crisis It is characteristic||@@||Peking during the present crisis. It is characteristic of the woman that she preferred to ah re any danger||@@||of the woman that she preferred to share any danger to which her husband might be exposed rather than||@@||to which her husband might be exposed rather than leave lum alone Since ber arrival m the Far East||@@||leave him alone. Since her arrival in the Far East Lady Macdonald bus become a persona grata with||@@||Lady Macdonald has become a persona grata with some of the leadiug Chiuese officials, which may||@@||some of the leading Chinese officials, which may partly account tor her decision to ionium by bur bus||@@||partly account for her decision to remain by her hus- Baud's side bho was the leader ot thB deputation of||@@||band's side. She was the leader of the deputation of * Diplomatic Ladies ' to the Dowagnr-Empiess some||@@||'Diplomatic Ladies' to the Dowager-Empress some two years utzo, when European women were re-||@@||two years ago, when European women were re- ceded at the Chinese Court tor the first time It is||@@||ceived at the Chinese Court for the first time. It is not geuenillj known however that tho idea origi-||@@||not generally known, however, that the idea origi- nated with Lady Micdomld, aud was worked||@@||nated with Lady Macdonald, and was worked through the influence of Prmeo Henry of Prussia||@@||through the influence of Prince Henry of Prussia. The brother if the Kaiser was stayiuj; at the Bntlbli||@@||The brother of the Kaiser was staying at the British Legation and he asked his hostess if there was any-||@@||Legation and he asked his hostess if there was any- thing he could do for her when he went to the Im-||@@||thing he could do for her when he went to the Im- perial Palace Lidy Macdonald, who felt a natural||@@||perial Palace. Lady Macdonald, who felt a natural curiosity rejjarding that wonderful personage,||@@||curiosity regarding that wonderful personage, promptly begged his Royal Highness to ask tho||@@||promptly begged his Royal Highness to ask the Dowager-Empress t > allow the wives of the foreign||@@||Dowager-Empress to allow the wives of the foreign Ministers to present tier with au address on her||@@||Ministers to present her with an address on her tnrthda\ Prince Henry promised to do so, and suc-||@@||birthday. Prince Henry promised to do so, and suc- ceeded, after some li'tle difficulty, m arranging for||@@||ceeded, after some little difficulty, in arranging for the reception Lady Macdonald is a tall, fair woman,||@@||the reception. Lady Macdonald is a tall, fair woman, with a j^oid figure, clear blue pyes, nice complex ou,||@@||with a good figure, clear blue eyes, nice complexion, aud a very agreeable manner bbe is thoroughly||@@||and a very agreeable manner. She is thoroughly tinted to play a leading role in diplomatie society||@@||suited to play a leading role in diplomatic society. An excellent hostess, ber parties ia Peking are||@@||An excellent hostess, her parties in Peking are I lu îriably successful, although «he ofteu finds||@@||invariably successful, although she often finds it difficult to get a sufficient uumber of ladies t ,||@@||it difficult to get a sufficient number of ladies to- getber bho felt very proud of being able to bave a||@@||gether. She felt very proud of being able to have a tolerably large dance soon after her arrival in||@@||tolerably large dance soon after her arrival in the Chinese capital Sir Iii bert Hart lent||@@||the Chinese capital. Sir Robert Hart lent tier his «mug band consisting chiefly of native per-||@@||her his string band, consisting chiefly of native per- formers who have beeu capitally trained There is a||@@||formers who have been capitally trained. There is a flue ballroom at the Legation and the Minister and||@@||fine ballroom at the Legation and the Minister and Lady Macdonald give frequent dinner parties, uud||@@||Lady Macdonald give frequent dinner parties, and keep open house for Turi pBaii visitors to Peking||@@||keep open house for European visitors to Peking. Sir Claude ton goes in for racing, and his colours||@@||Sir Claude, too, goes in for racing, and his colours are often carried tn victory on the local racecourse,||@@||are often carried to victory on the local racecourse, wbic'i is situated not far from the city Lndv Mac-||@@||which is situated not far from the city. Lady Mac- donald (who is a daughter of Malar W. Armstrong)||@@||donald (who is a daughter of Major W. Armstrong) has such an unt lilli g flow of goid spu its that oue is||@@||has such an unfailing flow of good spirits that one is inchned to forget that a terriblu tragedy cloud) d her||@@||inclined to forget that a terrible tragedy clouded her early married life whou her first husband, Mr||@@||early married life, when her first husband, Mr. Robertson, of the Indi»n Civil Service and her little||@@||Robertson, of the Indian Civil Service, and her little children all perished of cholera within a few days It||@@||children all perished of cholera within a few days. It w as a considerable time tieforoshe recovered thisshoch||@@||was a considerable time before she recovered this shock. biuee ber mnrnags to Sir Claude Mucdonsld she has||@@||Since her marriage to Sir Claude Macdonald she has bad two little daughters, named Ivy aud Stella The||@@||had two little daughters, named Ivy and Stella. The latter was born III II Buddhist temple Sympathetic,||@@||latter was born in a Buddhist temple. Sympathetic, kind-hearted, and unselfish. Lady Macdouald is a||@@||kind-hearted, and unselfish, Lady Macdonald is a general tavourite wherever she goes, ana although||@@||general favourite wherever she goes, and although bir Claude waa supposed to be a hardened bachelor||@@||Sir Claude was supposed to be a hardened bachelor when be met her, their engagement and subsequent||@@||when he met her, their engagement and subsequent marriage occasioned no surpnso to the channing||@@||marriage occasioned no surprise to the charming Mrs Robertson's many friends Although she is ao||@@||Mrs. Robertson's many friends. Although she is no great pe former herself. Lady Macdonald is fond pf||@@||great performer herself, Lady Macdonald is fond of music, und has trained a choir for the English||@@||music, and has trained a choir for the English Church, which ia situated within the Logation walls,||@@||Church, which is situated within the Legation walls. ¡she is an admirable housekeeper, and always||@@||She is an admirable housekeeper, and always mauases bor household and servauts herself even||@@||manages her household and servants herself : even in West Africa she never relegated this feminine||@@||in West Africa she never relegated this feminine duty to anyone elso "||@@||duty to anyone else." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14304330 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TUB BOERS INDICTED.||@@||TUB BOERS INDICTED. A BISHOP'S CONDEMNATION.||@@||A BISHOP'S CONDEMNATION. STRONG WORDS FROM THE.PULPIT.||@@||STRONG WORDS FROM THE.PULPIT. The Durban correspondent of (ho " Cape limes "||@@||The Durban correspondent of the " Cape Times " i telegraphed to that journal on Mu roll 2 as follows :||@@||telegraphed to that journal on March 2 as follows :- Attora wet night, beautiful n euther prevailed for||@@||After a wet night, beautiful weather prevailed for the public holiday to-day, when tho rojoiciugs over||@@||the public holiday to-day, when tho rejoicings over the relief of Ladysmith viere continued, and n public||@@||the relief of Ladysmith were continued, and a public thanksgiving service of a hoaity character was hold||@@||thanksgiving service of a hearty character was held both morning unu ovemug at the Town Hall, which||@@||both morning and evening at the Town Hall, which was crowded to overtlowiiig. Hie services at tue||@@||was crowded to overflowing. The services at the churches, too, were fullv utteaded||@@||churches, too, were fully utteaded At fat. Cyprian's the Bishop of Pretoria was the||@@||At St. Cyprian's the Bishop of Pretoria was the preacher Ho ruferrud to tho 20 years of uubioUcti,||@@||preacher. He referred to tho 20 years of unbroken, kindly treatment of himself and his church by tho||@@||kindly treatment of himself and his church by the Booie, but this, ho continued, did not excuBO the||@@||Boers, but this, he continued, did not excuse the brutal savagery and £miserab)o brigundnge deployed||@@||brutal savagery and miserable brigandage displayed by tho Boers, both in Natal and tho Cape, which||@@||by the Boers, both in Natal and the Cape, which revealed tus lloer in his truo cbaractor. Ileieculled||@@||revealed the Boer in his true character. He recalled I ho mismanagement of England ni handln;; back the||@@||the mismanagement of England in handing back the Transvual, and now just as nordon had beeu||@@||Transvaal, and now just as nordon had been avenged, the name of Sir Bartle Ti oro was hkoiy to||@@||avenged, the name of Sir Bartle Frere was likely to bo restored to a revered position JCet them render||@@||be restored to a revered position. Let them render pruiso to God Hu uffluncd that no Government of||@@||praise to God. He affirmed that no Government of medora days had so disgraced the Christian name||@@||modern days had so disgraced the Christian name nud dishonoured tho Word of Goil as the Transvaal,||@@||and dishonoured tho Word of God as the Transvaal. lliat name lind beon drugged through tho imro of||@@||That name had beon dragged through the mire of political blasphemy||@@||political blasphemy. llluimnntious mid parades continuo to-night, and||@@||Illuminations and parades continue to-night, and every town in the colony is holding lestivilies.||@@||every town in the colony is holding festivities. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323273 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LAW REPORT.||@@||LAW REPORT. TUESDAY, JULY IO.||@@||TUESDAY, JULY 10. COURT Ol' MARINE INQUIRY.||@@||COURT OF MARINE INQUIRY. (Bsforo Mr. District Court Judgo tlardou and||@@||(Before Mr. District Court Judge Hardon and Messrs. William Lodder and J. Macartney,||@@||Messrs. William Lodder and J. Macartney, assessors.)||@@||assessors.) A BOILER EXPLOSION.||@@||A BOILER EXPLOSION. The caBO of tho Young Charlie.||@@||The case of the Young Charlie. Mr. Cfirßtll (,of the Crown Solicitor's Department)||@@||Mr. Cargill (of the Crown Solicitor's Department) appeared for tho superintendent of thu Department of||@@||appeared for the superintendent of the Department of Navigation , und Mr. ¿Montagu (of Messrs. Monto pu||@@||Navigation , and Mr. Montagu (of Messrs. Montagu and Mainwaring) fur Mr. ftobert Wilkinson, manager||@@||and Mainwaring) for Mr. Robert Wilkinson, manager for ]M(S!ip. Lyttight Brothers awl Compmy, Li-||@@||for Messrs. Lysaght Brothers and Compmy, Li- mited, owners of tho Meam hi mich Young Charlie.||@@||mited, owners of the steam launch Young Charlie. 'Iho circums'ancei of the accident out of which the||@@||The circumstances of the accident out of which the inquiry arose wore ns follows .-On the 21«t Juno||@@||inquiry arose were as follows .-On the 21st June hat the Young Charlie wa? 1> nip at a wharf m||@@||last the Young Charlie was lying at a wharf in Woolloomooloo llav. Mia was taken thero aoiue time||@@||Woolloomooloo Bay. She was taken there some time in the forenoon to loud wiro for Mesero, Lysaght||@@||in the forenoon to load wire for Messrs. Lysaght Brothers, and about «Ï o'clock p m. the loading was||@@||Brothers, and about 3 o'clock p. m. the loading was completed, S loam had been up from the tuno the||@@||completed, Steam had been up from the time the vcisel readme! the wharf uuttl the eompletton of tho||@@||vessel reached the wharf until the completion of the load m fr, mid the o agi ne or went in tho direction of the||@@||loading, and the engineer went in the direction of the imgiuo ami returned to where two mou had becin en-||@@||engine and returned to where two men had been en- gaged in loading tho wiro. An explosion of tho||@@||gaged in loading the wire. An explosion of the boiler took place immediately afterwards, and those||@@||boiler took place immediately afterwards, and those oti board the launch wcro thrown into th» w11 ter. and||@@||on board the launch were thrown into the water, and one, a mau 11 imed .Tames Noble, nas ki Hud. The||@@||one, a man named James Noble, eas killed. The launch &It>o nank.||@@||launch also sank. Uefoie evidonco wai taken Mr. Montagu said ho||@@||Before evidence was taken Mr. Montagu said he appeared to Borne extmit formally on tho question of||@@||appeared to some extent formally on the question of tho constitution of the Court, Ho submitted that his||@@||the constitution of the Court. He submitted that his Honor bad no power to Bit us ouo of the District||@@||Honor had no power to sit as one of the District Court Judges under the Act, inasmuch as tho pro||@@||Court Judges under the Act, inasmuch as the pro- el a 1 ti a ti mi appointing n Dmtnct Court to bo a||@@||clamation appointing a District Court to be a Couit of Marino Inquiry applied only to the Metro-||@@||Court of Marine Inquiry applied only to the Metro- politan, Suburban, und Hunter District Courts, and||@@||politan, Suburban, and Hunter District Courts, and th it under the District Courts Act itself the only||@@||that under the District Courts Act itself the only J1 nieca who bid jurisdiction in this court ware those||@@||Judges who had jurisdiction in this court were those appointed for tun Metropolitan, Suburban and Htin||@@||appointed for the Metropolitan, Suburban and Hun- tor district, und hu Honor was not a Judge||@@||ter district, and his Honor was not a Judge of that district, ric referred to sections G and 7 of the||@@||of that district. He referred to sections 6 and 7 of the Navigitiun (Amendment! Act||@@||Navigitiun (Amendment) Act. Mía Honor I nas going to call attention to that,||@@||His Honor : I was going to call attention to that, aud perhaps I may save time in icgird to the mat-||@@||and perhaps I may save time in regard to the mat- ter I am sitting partly that you may havo an||@@||ter I am sitting partly that you may have an opportunity of tes tint' tbo point, und this contre is||@@||opportunity of testing the point, and this course is adopted at the suggestion of his Honor Tudgo||@@||adopted at the suggestion of his Honor Judge Backhouse When this Navigation Amendment||@@||Backhouse. When this Navigation Amendment Act waa piipsed tho District Cnur., Judge» met, nnd||@@||Act was passed the District Court, Judges met, and rules wero dranu up They also considered that||@@||rules were drawn up. They also considered that under the Act eaoh Judge of tbo District Court w is||@@||under the Act each Judge of the District Court was a member of tho Court of Marino Inquiry. Every||@@||a member of the Court of Marine Inquiry. Every proclaimed District Coutt is x Court of Marino In-||@@||proclaimed District Court is a Court of Marine In- quiry, and when it is proclaimed every Judge is a||@@||quiry, and when it is proclaimed every Judge is a member However» if there is any donbt about it, it||@@||member. However, if there is any doubt about it, it was thoupht desirable to have the p nut submitted as||@@||was thought desirable to have the point submitted as soon IIB possiblo, and partly for that reason I am||@@||soon as possible, and partly for that reason I am sitting tn tako the case HID point might, if neces-||@@||sitting to take the case. The point might, if neces- sary, bo settled on appeal, and IU the||@@||sary, be settled on appeal, and in the meuuttmo I overrule th« objection, but reservo leave||@@||meantime I overrule the objection, but reserve leave to appeal||@@||to appeal. Mr Montagu I refer your Honor to the District||@@||Mr Montagu I refer your Honor to the District Comt Amendment Act I hen there is another||@@||Court Amendment Act. Then there is another point that, evett assuming that the Court bad juris-||@@||point that, even assuming that the Court had juris- diction, the casualty on this launch does not como||@@||diction, the casualty on this launch does not come under any of the Bub-sections of ßoction 10 of tho||@@||under any of the sub-sections of section 10 of the Aot Ibis objection may, however, be rosen ed||@@||Act. This objection may, however, be reserved until after the evidence is taken, as it might not bo||@@||until after the evidence is taken, as it might not be accessary to raise it||@@||necessary to raise it. Evidenca was then givon as to the circumstances||@@||Evidence was then given as to the circumstances under which thooxptoMon occurred, nnd among other||@@||under which the explosion occurred, and among other witnesses pxununed WAS Henry belfo, engineer and||@@||witnesses examined was Henry Selfe, engineer and surveyor to tho Depaitmnnt of Navigation, who in-||@@||surveyor to the Depaitment of Navigation, who in- spected the boiler of the Young Charlie after tho||@@||spected the boiler of the Young Charlie after the explosion Ile said tint bo hal a piece of the plate||@@||explosion. He said that he had a piece of the plate of tho boiler cut out clase to the fracturo and found||@@||of the boiler cut out close to the fracture and found it to io ot verv good material Any defect inside||@@||it to be of very good material. Any defect inside the boiler could not be detected||@@||the boiler could not be detected. His Honor said the decision of the Court was that||@@||His Honor said the decision of the Court was that tho explosion w as caused by an inheront dofect of||@@||the explosion was caused by an inherent defect of the longitudinal seam of a shell plata of tim boiler||@@||the longitudinal seam of a shell plate of the boiler m a place which could not bo senu The ma te ntl of||@@||in a place which could not be seen. The material of whii-Ii the boiler w is constructed was of tho best||@@||which the boiler was constructed was of the best. There was nothing to show lhere was any neglect on||@@||There was nothing to show there was any neglect on the part of the owners ni touting the boiler or steam||@@||the part of the owners in testing the boiler or steam gaiigo or safety \alves, and there was lio^evideuca||@@||gauge or safety valves, and there was no evidence whatever of any nugbgeuco or misconduct on tim||@@||whatever of any negligence or misconduct on the part of the engiueor No order would be mado as to||@@||part of the engineer. No order would be made as to costs, because the Court considered the ovplosiou,||@@||costs, because the Court considered the explosion, having caused a death, was a serious matter, and a||@@||having caused a death, was a serious matter, and a proper case for au inquiry to be held Ina certificat«||@@||proper case for an inquiry to be held. The certificate of the engineer tvould be returned, as the Court's||@@||of the engineer would be returned, as the Court's decision absolutely uxouernto 1 lum||@@||decision absolutely exonerated him. Mr Montagu withdrew his oojectic-n at to the||@@||Mr Montagu withdrew his objection at to the jurisdiction of the Court.||@@||jurisdiction of the Court. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322858 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DROWNING FATALITY.||@@||DROWNING FATALITY. The body of a French sailor named Bormtrd,||@@||The body of a French sailor named Bernard, belonging to the French ship Charles Gonnod, wa»||@@||belonging to the French ship Charles Gonnod, was found floating in tho inner baoiu at Carrington thia||@@||found floating in the inner basin at Carrington this morning Tha water police subsequently recovered||@@||morning. The water police subsequently recovered the body and convened it to the morgue. The||@@||the body and convened it to the morgue. The deeascd was missed fiom the vessel on ¡sunday||@@||deceased was missed from the vessel on Sunday last. _||@@||last. Captain John Nicholson, maeter of the ship Chry||@@||Captain John Nicholson, master of the ship Chry- some, was lined £d and costs, lu tho Summons Divi-||@@||some, was fined £5 and costs, in the Summons Divi- sion of the City Court on Friday foi having com*||@@||sion of the City Court on Friday for having com- nutted a breach of the Government regulations under||@@||mitted a breach of the Government regulations under the Wharfage and lonnage Act of 1880, by naglectinf»||@@||the Wharfage and Tonnage Act of 1880, by neglecting to propelly tar the rojies of hih vessel. The de-||@@||to property tar the ropes of the vessel. The de- fendant disobeyed tho summons, and a warrant for||@@||fendant disobeyed the summons, and a warrant for his arrest waa executed just as the vessel wa«||@@||his arrest was executed just as the vessel was preparing for sea. Tho Uhrysome subsequently||@@||preparing for sea. The Chrysome subsequently sailed tor Valparaiso.||@@||sailed tor Valparaiso. The steamer ht Mary arrived yesterday from||@@||The steamer St. Mary arrived yesterday from Shanghai, and reported that matters were quiot uti||@@||Shanghai, and reported that matters were quiet at the port when she sailed on Juno 7. Tba fat.||@@||the port when she sailed on June 7. The St. Mary comes hero to the agency of Mr. R. B.||@@||Mary comes here to the agency of Mr. R. B. Waltaco, but will be transferred to Messrs. William.||@@||Wallace, but will be transferred to Messrs. William Huward Smith and Sons, who have coarterei the||@@||Howard Smith and Sons, who have chartered the »Hamer for tbB intercolonial trade.||@@||steamer for the intercolonial trade. The Newcastle Tattorsall's Club has resolved tai||@@||The Newcastle Tattersall's Club has resolved to hold a raes meeting on August 20, and has secured)||@@||hold a race meeting on August 20, and has secured tho racecouise for that dato.||@@||the racecourse for that date. The Nowcuatlo Jockey Club baa granted free usa,||@@||The Newcastle Jockey Club has granted free use, of the racecourse to Mr C. H. Hannell, the president||@@||of the racecourse to Mr C. H. Hannell, the president of tho club, who proposes in his capacity us presi-||@@||of the club, who proposes in his capacity as presi- dent of the Newcastle Hospital to promoto a hospital||@@||dent of the Newcastle Hospital to promote a hospital benefit race meeting for October 17.||@@||benefit race meeting for October 17. At tho Victoni Theatre last night Mr. John||@@||At the Victoria Theatre last night Mr. John F. Sheridan's Company produced " Fun on tha||@@||F. Sheridan's Company produced " Fun on the Bristol."||@@||Bristol." The Premier, Sic W. J. Lyne, who arrived at||@@||The Premier, Sir W. J. Lyne, who arrived at Newcastle ou Friday night, left by tha steamer||@@||Newcastle on Friday night, left by the steamer Nellie early yesterday morning for Dungog t3||@@||Nellie early yesterday morning for Dungog to officially open ii new bridge at Myall Crcok.||@@||officially open a new bridge at Myall Creek. An application has been inado to tho Minister foi||@@||An application has been made to the Minister for Mines by tho Newcastle Coal.miumg Company,||@@||Mines by the Newcastle Coal-mining Company, Limited, for permission to mine for coal undei part||@@||Limited, for permission to mine for coal under part of the Pacific Ocean near Newcastle. Tho are i ap-||@@||of the Pacific Ocean near Newcastle. The area ap- plied for ia 1471 acres.||@@||plied for is 1474 acres. A mon named Hugh Adair, residing at Carring-||@@||A man named Hugh Adair, residing at Carring- ton, and employed in connection with tho hvdranlm||@@||ton, and employed in connection with the hydraulic craues, was admitted into the Nuwcastlo Hospital||@@||cranes, was admitted into the Newcastle Hospital yesterday in an unconscious, condition It anpeara||@@||yesterday in an unconscious, condition. It appears that whilst walking along tHuuter.utroet in the oity||@@||that whilst walking along Hunter-street in the city he slipped and fell backward, striking his hoad||@@||he slipped and fell backward, striking his head eevereiv on the pavement.||@@||severely on the pavement. Tim death is announced of Mr. John O'Grady, a||@@||The death is announced of Mr. John O'Grady, a prominent business man and a popular resident of||@@||prominent business man and a popular resident of this city.||@@||this city. The Dean of Newcastle and Bishop Stretch.||@@||The Dean of Newcastle and Bishop Stretch, D.D, preached to large congregations at tha||@@||D.D, preached to large congregations at the Anglican pro-Cathedral this morning and evening.||@@||Anglican pro-Cathedral this morning and evening. The steamer Australasian sailed yesterday for||@@||The steamer Australasian sailed yesterday for Capetown and London with a cargo of frozen meat||@@||Capetown and London with a cargo of frozen meat and a small quantity of wool.||@@||and a small quantity of wool. A successful temperance demonstration was given||@@||A successful temperance demonstration was given at the Y.M O.A. Hall last evening by the choir of tho||@@||at the Y.M.C.A. Hall last evening by the choir of the Hamilton Wesleyan Church.||@@||Hamilton Wesleyan Church. Tno recently formed Groat Northern Poultry Club||@@||The recently formed Great Northern Poultry Club has decided to hold its first shaw on the 27th||@@||has decided to hold its first show on the 27th instant.||@@||instant. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315985 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BANKRUPTCY COURT.||@@||BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before the Registrar, Mr. AITcnry.)||@@||(Before the Registrar, Mr. A. Henry) CERTIFICATE APJ'LICATtONS.||@@||CERTIFICATE APPLICATIONS. líe Peter Leven Mr O Reilly appeared fot li.||@@||Re Peter Leven. Mr O Reilly appeared for the lwikiupt The affidavit of haukruit lu «ply h î||@@||bankrupt. The affidavit of bankrupt in reply to the olTicial osiigneo was read Iho Kcystrar ordered||@@||offical assignee was read the Registrar ordered it to be amended, and adiourued the matter until Ik||@@||to be amended, and adjourned the matter until the Uth lustaiit "'||@@||12th instant. Ita Gourge Mudie Lsrnach Mr L 1 l\m¿ ii.||@@||Ita George Mudie Larnach. Mr L. T. Lloyd, the ofhual nssigncn in tins oststo, reported that thobíñí||@@||offical assigned to this estate, reported that the rupt, who »as descubod as an agent, ni hu shw||@@||bankrupt, who was described as an agent, in his state of affairs said the -couru! liabilities trerenrl m||@@||of affairs said the occured liabilities were nil; to un- secured liabilities, £39S9 ii Id uecured a«.«etj ml||@@||secured liabilities, £3989 5s ld; secured assets nil; unencumbered assets, £50 amount resheed' til||@@||unencumbered assets, £50: amount realised , nil; £)107 19s Id, mid thoie was uo ditidend to H« T||@@||debts had been proved in the estate to the amount «Lcuro I creditors The oiliciil omiT,» stated 2||@@||£3107 19s 5d, and there was no dividend to the un- na had not received any book» The neRK&||@@||secured creditors. The offical assiguee stated that having heard the endulce of tho obieetine credS||@@||he had not received any books. The registrar, and ot the bankrupt, suggested an adjournment h||@@||having heard the evidence of the objecting creditor eiiaWo the bauk-rupt to pro lue, 6y,nenCi ," T||@@||and of the bankrupt, suggest an adjournment to that his creditors kuew of his financial pos.tiou atti;||@@||enable the bankrupt to produce evidence showing time when his li ihihties wore incurred Ihrs ra||@@||that his creditors knew of his financial position at the posai was not fn.llt.ti ia with and after boariue ii».,||@@||time when his liabilities were incurred. This pro- mont the Registrar f Diind th it the insolvency birt||@@||ment the Registrar found that the insolvency had been brought about by r tau niid har irions Biiéaili||@@||been brought about the rash and hazardous specula- tien, and that debts had been contracted mthnit||@@||tion, and that debts had been contracted without reasonable expectation of the bankrupt berne all||@@||reasonable expectation of the bankrupt being able to pay thom, and that binkrupt hutt given undi»||@@||to pay them, and that bankrupt had given undue preferences whi.n ho suld Ins furniture flu frm||@@||preferences when he sold his furniture. The Magis- trar suspended the r.«i tíllente fir two rears fromlhi||@@||trar suspended the certificate for two years from the date oi his first application, the petitioning créditer-!||@@||date of his first application, the petitioning creditor's coïts ta be paid before issue of 'ho certilioate.||@@||costs to be paid before issue of the certificate.. He William Carmichael 1 ho Reentrar f0UDa IU»||@@||Re William Cermaichael. The Registrar found that undue preferences had been given by the biufcruut||@@||undue preferences had been given by the brankrupt; that he hnd continuad to tradu niter ho knew truthi||@@||that he had continued to trade after he knew that he nai lnwUent, «uni lint contracted deltswitbciit||@@||was insolvent, and had contracted debts without reason ible expectation of being able to paj them.||@@||reasonable rexpectation of being able to pay them. Iho certificate wn» suspended for 1 months||@@||The certificate was suspended for 12 months. MOTION rOK APPROtAL||@@||MOTION FOR APPROVAL Re Montague Parnell The résolution allomn»||@@||Re Montague Parnell. The resoulution allowing bankrupt lu« household furniture us «(.reed to attie||@@||brankrupt his household furniture as agreed to at the meeting of creditors was approved||@@||meeting of creditors was approved. MEETINGS AND EXVMfNATIONS||@@||MEETINGS AND EXAMINATIONS Re Percy Oregery Board Adjourned until lit||@@||Re Percy Gregory Board. Adjuourned until the 8th instant||@@||8th instant. Ila Richard M'Elhono The secliDu JO eramsi.||@@||Re Richard McEthone. The section 30 examina- tion was adj jlirnoil uatil tho JJth instant||@@||tion was adjourned until the 29th instant. Re Gebrgo Chalmers CrunAsluiik Ho section||@@||Re George Chalmers Cruickshank. The section 30 eiatnmntioti was udjourued until tho 8th in-Uut||@@||30 examination was adjourned until the 8th instant. Ho Frederick Hawley Binney lint anuna,9ei||@@||Re Frederick Hawley Burney. The section 30 ex- amination w is adjouniod until the 11th matant||@@||amination was adjourned until the 11th instant. lia Miohael lhomas Liug llieim.le meeta!||@@||Re Michael Thomas Ling. The single meeting was uJjourued until the 20th instant||@@||was adjourned until the 26th instant. Re John Hunter lhe meeting was closer] âlJ||@@||Re John Hunter. The meeting was closed, and the public examination declared conclude!||@@||the public examinatin declared concluded. He William lotiu Mitchell lliu aechan 30«||@@||Re William John Michell. The section 30 ex- aminntiou was olosed, and the public »aminafagi||@@||amination was closed, and the public examination declared concluded||@@||declared concluded VOLUNTARi SrQUESlRATION||@@||VOLUNTARY SEQUESTRATION Willum Lso tlutclmuon, uf bulart Towri, a mr.||@@||William Leo Hutchinson, of Stuart Town, miner. Mr. h V Lloyd, ufhtitil assignee||@@||Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee Mary Louisa Chapman, of 77 Wn-rm Bil||@@||Mary Louisa Chapman, of 77 Wigram-road Glebo Point, ¡aylney, a married iinmnii.hiraii||@@||Glebe Point, Sydney, a married woman, having a sep irate estuto Mr N P Uibhn, 1:flieial uii:ii4||@@||separate estate. Mr. N.F. Giblin, official assignee. William Lruest l'otls, of 10 Cooper slroet Wita«||@@||William Ernest Potts, of 36 Cooper-street, Water- loo, carpenter Mr N P Giblin r flioial assignee||@@||loo, carpenter. Mr N P Giblin, official assignee. lohn Alexander Grafton, ot loung fruiter«||@@||John Alexander Grafton, of Young, fruiterer, Mr \Y II Palinur, oflicul amigues||@@||Mr. W.H. Palmer, official assignee. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323256 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TRUSTEES.||@@||TRUSTEES. nu Excellency tbo Oovcrnur lus ?MT«*»''J'||@@||His Excellency the Governor has approved the appointment of the undermentioned Rfflitlemeii «ja»||@@||appointment of the undermentioned gentlemen as trus- tiV:-ttescneatbllvcrton for publie mieitm Jfcu»||@@||tees:- Reserve at Silverton for public recreation: Messrs Itichard Henry Tre'.se, Artluir tal*¿T||@@||Richard Henry Trezise, Arthur Henry Allen, Alfred Cro«sing, Richard O'connell, Charles Harmon ¡«nt||@@||Crossing, Richard O'Connell, Charles Harrison. Reserve at Mandamah for public ree re mon; M»«<. "mud||@@||at Mandamah for public recreation: Messrs. Samuel Harrison. Joseph Thuruna Haines, l"re¿w* J«»?.||@@||Harrison. Joseph Thomas Barnes, Frederick William Dave,, Hubert M'Kaj, < liarles Dank ni. »«««1||@@||Davey, Robert McKay, Charles Hawkins, Reserve Knur's Creek uear lawrence for refuge in tim« ol "*».||@@||King's Creek near Lawrence for refuge in time of flood : Messrs. Oliver George lla ^WTTrai||@@||gregation for the time being. Area dedicated for the use of the Crookwell Afrricultural and Pastoral A«««||@@||of the Crookwell Agricultural and Pastoral Association : fdr. William Kennedy._ --||@@||Mr. William Kennedy ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322635 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF||@@||ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.||@@||NEW SOUTH WALES. ITHE GttlZZLY BEAU DEAD.||@@||THE GRIZZLY BEAR DEAD. The monthly meeting of the board of directots was hold||@@||The monthly meeting of the board of directors was held yesterday afternoon at the* Gardeni«, Moore Park, Dr. G.||@@||yesterday afternoon at the Gardens, Moore Park, Dr. G. £ Rundió (president) was in the chair and there were also||@@||E. Rundle (president) was in the chair and there were also present-Dr. Dansey, Dr. 8-*ale, Meatrs. John Ke«p (hon.||@@||present-Dr. Dansey, Dr. Scale, Messrs. John Keep (hon. treasurer), "W. A. B. Oresros, Wflllnm Colo, and W li||@@||treasurer), W. A. B. Greaves, William Cole, and W. H. Catlott (secretary).||@@||Catlett (secretary). The bankbook showed a credit balance of £8G3 7s 3d. The||@@||The bankbook showed a credit balance of £863 7s 3d. The monthly uccounts amounting to £171 were passed for||@@||monthly accounts amounting to £171 were passed for payment. Ï ho secretary reported that tho receipt«! from||@@||payment. The secretary reported that the receipts from tbo gates for the Aro weeks ending July 5 were £00 17s 3d,||@@||the gates for the five weeks ending July 5 were £69 17s 3d, from the elephant* £7 1b Id, and fr)m tbo ponies £2 (Is Cd||@@||from the elephants £7 1s 9d, and from the ponies £2 6s 6d, a total ot £79 D» Cd, The Rate ironey rtprceuted the||@@||a total of £79 5s 6d. The gate money represented the admission of 3353J visitors, 203b being adults||@@||admission of 3353 visitors, 2036 being adults and 1517 children. During the past u>o Sunday*||@@||and 1517 children. During the past five Sundays tho gardens were vijitcd by 16,704 people,||@@||the gardens were visited by 15,704 people, of which 7918 w»re adult* und 77SG children. If admission||@@||of which 7918 were adults and 7786 children. If admission money had been charged tins would have meant £235 5s (id||@@||money had been charged this would have meant £295 5s 6d. The lint of donations for the month included an emu from||@@||The list of donations for the month included an emu from tho Archbishop of Sydnej and n Tasmanian wolf from||@@||the Archbishop of Sydney and a Tasmanian wolf from Dr. Rundle.||@@||Dr. Rundle. Tho superintendent reported that the general health of||@@||The superintendent reported that the general health of the ammttls was good. Tho ostriches had been sitting on 17||@@||the animals was good. The ostriches had been sitting on 17 eggs BiDce May 20, On the previous day tho grizzly beart||@@||eggs since May 29. On the previous day the grizzly bear, ugid about lo j cara, which had been an inmat« of the||@@||aged about 16 years, which had been an inmate of the gardens for tho paît 13 or 14 yo«ra, died from exposure and||@@||gardens for the past 13 or 14 years, died from exposure and cold weather. Tho report putntcd out th it on uccount of||@@||cold weather. The report pointed out that on account of there being nu entronco to the dens in the bear pit« the||@@||there being no entrance to the dens in the bear pits the attendants were unable to clean them out properly.||@@||attendants were unable to clean them out properly. lue gnzily bear had been n very savage animal and||@@||The grizzly bear had been a very savage animal and not to be trusted, and it was unsafe to \enture in(o hu den||@@||not to be trusted, and it was unsafe to venture into his den to cl°un it out, hi nee he had slept in tho open for y tard.||@@||to clean it out, hence he had slept in the open for years. The sup erin tendent urged that tL-s defect sboull be re-||@@||The superintendent urged that this defect should be re- medied, A Timor Btag had al'o died from exposure It||@@||medied. A Timor stag had also died from exposure. It wasrcAol/ul to advertise for furlhei tenders for the erec-||@@||was resolved to advertise for further tenders for the erec- tion of the rolar bear house The trustees of tho Aus-||@@||tion of the polar bear house. The trustees of the Aus- tralian Museum wroto ogrecuig to an allowance ot £10||@@||tralian Museum wrote agreeing to an allowance of £10 being given to the society towards tho cost of a grizrl>||@@||being given to the society towards the cost of a grizzly bear, an 1 in consideration of other specimens lately sent to||@@||bear, and in consideration of other specimens lately sent to the Mufeum,||@@||the Museum. Tho secretary referred to the satisfactory reply given to||@@||The secretary referred to the satisfactory reply given to the deputation from the societ? by the Colonial Secretary||@@||the deputation from the society by the Colonial Secretary inregftidtotho"\7aterand fccwerage Board's chai gc for||@@||in regard to the Water and Sewerage Board's charge for water of £220 On JuncT. Mr. 3eo netted tho Gardens||@@||water of £229. On June 29, Mr. See visited the Gardens oßlcially, and exprea-ea his pleasure at the way they were||@@||officially, and expressed his pleasure at the way they were kept, and promised to do what ho could to have the sub-||@@||kept, and promised to do what he could to have the sub- sidy increased on arcount ot ¡tho loss the society .sustained||@@||sidy increased on account of the loss the society sustained by opening on Sundays free. Mi Curl Uuginbeck, Ham-||@@||by opening on Sundays free. Mr. Carl Hagenbeck, Ham- burg, wrote acknowledging receipt of draft for £305 lGs||@@||burg, wrote acknowledging receipt of draft for £305 16s for anímalo ordered, and "stated he was sorry he had sold||@@||for animals ordered, and stated he was sorry he had sold the nair of Polar bears, and that hô had had bad luck m||@@||the pair of Polar bears, and that he had had bad luck in losing one of the jaiîimrs asked for. The black storks||@@||losing one of the jaguars asked for. The black storks could not bo «hipped before autumn, but everything else||@@||could not be shipped before autumn, but everything else he could farnißtvatonert, He would tlo hw utmost to get||@@||he could furnish at once. He would do his utmost to get another good pair of Polar bears as quickly ae possible,||@@||another good pair of Polar bears as quickly as possible, and then he would send the lot by the first good chip from||@@||and then he would send the lot by the first good ship from Hamburg. ¡ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^||@@||Hamburg. IÍ ou ii Beconnaie, tho kifig of chauffeurs, act np||@@||Henri Beconnais, the king of chauffeurs, set up (the " Daily Mail " says) a leraarkablo world**||@@||(the " Daily Mail " says) a remarkable world's record for 100 kilometres (aboat 02 miles) on Thurs-||@@||record for 100 kilometres (about 62 miles) on Thurs- day, May 17, ou tue Etam]X}E*A.bliB (France) load.||@@||day, May 17, ou the Etampes-Ablis (France) road. Profiting l>y the presence of the ofhciol timekeeper||@@||Profiting by the presence of the official timekeeper for tho voituretto race won by Cottercau ia 1 hour 44||@@||for the voiturette race won by Cottereau in 1 hour 44 minutes 57 3-5 seconds over the barns course,||@@||minutes 57 3-5 seconds over the same course. Baoconnais on his motor tricycle covered the (Estanco||@@||Beaconnais on his motor tricycle covered the distance in 1 hour l8 minâtes 57 seconds, jj di o g at an average||@@||in 1 hour 18 minutes 57 seconds, riding at an average of over 47 miles an hour, and boating his oirn pre*||@@||of over 47 miles an hour, and beating his own pre- vious record ty about four minutée.||@@||vious record by about four minutes. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322566 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BOILING DOWN CARGASES.||@@||BOILING DOWN CARGASES. Regulations aro published in the " Go\ernmcnt||@@||Regulations are published in the " Government Gazette* which anpi> to person? who slaughter horses or||@@||Gazette" which apply to persons who slaughter horses or other auunals the llesh of winch is not intended for human||@@||other animals the flesh of which is not intended for human food, or \\ ho recet v e on their premise* the cntlr-» carcases||@@||food, or who receive on their premises the entire carcases of auy Htum shall huve ti||@@||a fireplace of approved construction , they shall have a co*er b> which the> eau be closed mr ti^ht, and the* Miall||@@||cover by which they can be closed air-tight, and they shall ulwajs be ki.pt no closed except when be tig lllUd ur||@@||always be kept so closed except when being filled or emptmd or (.leaned, eícrj such boiler «bull be furnished||@@||emptied or cleaned ; every such boiler shall be furnished Mittut pife for the escape of «te un, and this pip« phull be||@@||with a pipe for the escape of steam, and this pipe shall be so iirrangeJ tlut the steam escapes into a receptacle cou||@@||so arranged that the steam escapes into a receptacle con- taming chemic ils appro i ed by the Board of Health r.ery||@@||taining chemicals approved by the Board of Health. Every \ehicle used m removinfî dLJd animals «¡hall be sa cun||@@||vehicle used in removing dead animals shall be so con- struet*d thitit is uir-tight when cloud, and while any||@@||structed that it is air-tight when closed, and while any such oaii is in use the dooi of access to the interior shall not||@@||such cart is in use the door of access to the interior shall not bo permitted to remain open longer than is actually neces-||@@||be permitted to remain open longer than is actually neces- sary ta recei\ e or discharge such carcase E\ ery such cart||@@||sary to receive or discharge such carcase. Every such cart shall bo thoroughlj cleansed, nnd the interior thereof shall||@@||shall be thoroughly cleansed, and the interior thereof shall thereafter be thoroughly washed out with an approved dis-||@@||thereafter be thoroughly washed out with an approved dis- infectant daily *'||@@||infectant daily." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322330 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn riíOJrCTt D DI rAIÍTUKES.-JulyC||@@||PROJECTED DEPARTURES. - July 6 Trrian, k , for Melbourne , Alhnr*, i, for UimbineanJ||@@||Tyrian, s., for Melbourne , Allinga, s., for Brisbane and Kertne i ti part« 1 lectr , u , for Manning Uiver Wollum»||@@||Northern ports ; Electra, s., for Manning River Wollum- Inn b , for JTw&c.l Hiver , Augur-to, n , for .Lwceâ Iî, ver,||@@||bin s., for Tweed River , Augusta, s., for Tweed River ; Isanri, u tor Hawkutlmrv !tt\er. Wynns, b » for Goiford,||@@||Narara, s., for Hawkesbury River ; Wyong, s., for Gosford; Jtmc-tlt,), s , for Capp Uuvrke , Co nrauu derry, f , for South||@@||Kingsley, s., for Cape Hawke , Coomonderry, s., for South Ooa*.t poits, r-terboroUfili, s , for SIifKharbour, Albion||@@||Coast ports ; Peterborough, s , for Shellharbour, Albion Park ami Iiobcrtfiwii , JMiirrur, ° , for Moruja, Ufrmagui,||@@||Park and Robertson ; Murray, s., for Moruja, Bermagui, and Tathri, Tllaw&rra b ii Company'» htearacr, for Wol-||@@||and Tathra ; Illawarra S. N. Company's steamer, for Wol- longong, Kiam_( and Shoalhaven , Newcastle, s , for Kow*||@@||longong, Kiama, and Shoalhaven , Newcastle, s., for New- castle -||@@||castle. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322354 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TREATMENT OF SOLDIERS IN||@@||TREATMENT OF SOLDIERS IN HOSPITAL.||@@||HOSPITAL. Mrs Sagar. of Ashfield, forwards to us a letter||@@||Mrs Sagar, of Ashfield, forwards to us a letter received from her husband hy the last mail, bealing||@@||received from her husband hy the last mail, bearing on tbo hospital question, bho explains that Mr||@@||on the hospital question. She explains that Mr Sogar waa ni Johanuesburg before tho vi ar T.iLa||@@||Sagar was in Johanuesburg before the war. Like many other Englishmen ho was obliged to leave that||@@||many other Englishmen he was obliged to leave that city, und went to Natal, where ho joined the||@@||city, and went to Natal, where he joined the Imperial Hospital Corps Writing from Estcoui t,||@@||Imperial Hospital Corps Writing from Estcourt, undor date May 2S, ho says -" The sick and||@@||under date May 28, he says -" The sick and wounded aro admirably looked after, mid moat||@@||wounded are admirably looked after, and most lavishly provided for, subject, of course, to doctors||@@||lavishly provided for, subject, of course, to doctors ordeis just ns If lu fact thoy wore iu Loudon A||@@||orders just as if in fact they wore in London. A certain orgauis&tion sends quantities of stuff, which is||@@||certain organisation sends quantities of stuff, which is quite uuuocessar>, because the Got eminent provides||@@||quite unnecessary, because the Government provides all that can pussililv ha lequirod Mj office is||@@||all that can possibly be required. My office is crammed full of Hannels, sturts, bed coats, nnd||@@||crammed full of flannels, shirts, bed coats, and brushes (of all Wirts nxctpt shaving, jUBt what are||@@||brushes (of all sorts except shaving, just what are wanted), wine, oatmsal, ltmejuite, tobacco, socks,||@@||wanted), wine, oatmeal, limejuice, tobacco, socks, hats, mat«, towels, _c , ail of »hieb are provided||@@||hats, mats, towels, &c., all of which are provided by the Government Wo use 6.(1 eggd a day, at firt||@@||by the Government. We use 600 eggs a day, at 6d cudi, and some hundreds of gallons of milk,||@@||each, and some hundreds of gallons of milk, chickens innumerable jell), wine, fruit, Ace, all for||@@||chickens innumerable jelly, wine, fruit, &c, all for the invalids I don't know how lang wa mav be||@@||the invalids I don't know how long we may be here, perhaps for June Now Buller baa gone||@@||here, perhaps for June. Now Buller has gone ahead, we ought uot to hava such a lot of sick||@@||ahead, we ought not to have such a lot of sick coming down from Ladysmith We had about GOO||@@||coming down from Ladysmith. We had about 600 cases in the hospital lost week, mostly entuno foi er||@@||cases in the hospital lost week, mostly enteric fever and dj Beotory We havo obout two deaths a da >||@@||and dysentery. We have about two deaths a day at present " _||@@||at present." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14366518 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I TIVOLI THEATRE. |||@@||TIVOLI THEATRE. The Williams Sisters made a first apptarance at||@@||The Williams Sisters made a first appearance at the Xlvoli Theatre on Satuiday, and by||@@||the Tivoli Theatre on Saturday, and by their dancing and trick cycling easily ostab||@@||their dancing and trick cycling easily estab- | tinned themselves la favour. Miss Irene||@@||lished themselves in favour. Miss Irene Franklin was also heartily gre»tud upon||@@||Franklin was also heartily greeted upon her reappearance for a short season. Tbe turns of||@@||her reappearance for a short season. The turns of the Hnytors, Mr. Albert Whelan, and Ferry, Hie||@@||the Haytors, Mr. Albert Whelan, and Ferry, the " human fro*," wera noteworthy. Mauri. Carlatoa||@@||" human frog," were noteworthy. Messrs. Carleton und Sutton did some funny " patter " »nd dancing,||@@||and Sutton did some funny " patter " and dancing, Professor Almond tlauced, and Messrs. King and||@@||Professor Almond danced, and Messrs. King and Crane gave acceptable songs and a duct, " The Moon||@@||Crane gave acceptable songs and a duet, " The Moon Huth Raised Her Lamp." Mr. Billy M'Olain added||@@||Hath Raised Her Lamp." Mr. Billy M'Clain added iinother to his long list of successful coon songs, and||@@||another to his long list of successful coon songs, and other artists on the bill were Miss Priscilla Verne,||@@||other artists on the bill were Miss Priscilla Verne, Miss Ida May, Miss Lsete, Mr. C. W. Walker, Miss||@@||Miss Ida May, Miss Leete, Mr. C. W. Walker, Miss Eva Lee, Madame Cordelia, and Baby Parke). A||@@||Eva Lee, Madame Cordelia, and Baby Parkes. A special haliday matinee will be given this ufternoou.||@@||special holiday matinee will be given this afternoon. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14373848 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF DR. HESTER.||@@||DEATH OF DR. HESTER. ^ _||@@|| Dr J. W. HeBler, late of Stookton, Newcsslle,||@@||Dr J. W. Hester, late of Stockton, Newcastle, who hud been ucting for Dr. bcot-Skirving during||@@||who had been acting for Dr. Scot-Skirving during tho lulter's absoueo on netive servicu in South Africa,||@@||the latter's absence on active service in South Africa, died nt Uo«uvillo early ycsterduy morning, after an||@@||died at Roseville early yesterday morning, after an illness extending over hvo months. Beforo coming||@@||illness extending over five months. Before coming to faydnoy the deceased gentlBmau carried on an ox||@@||to Sydney the deceased gentleman carried on an ex- teusno practice nt ¡stockten, and nns popular||@@||tensive practice at Stockton, and was popular with all dusses in tho Non castle district He gil vu||@@||with all classes in the Newcastle district. He gave expert evidence at the ofllcial inquiries into the||@@||expert evidence at the official inquiries into the ¡stockton Colliery disaster and tho Dudley Colliory||@@||Stockton Colliery disaster and the Dudley Colliery exploeinn. Dr Hester, who was horn in 1805, was||@@||explosion. Dr. Hester, who was born in 1865, was educated at vVosluy College, Melbourne, ami subse-||@@||educated at Wesley College, Melbourne, and subse- quently at the Sydney (irummar School, whence ho||@@||quently at the Sydney Grammar School, whence he jisssod on to the Sjdnoy University. Ile lind a||@@||passed on to the Sydney University. He had a brilliant University careoi, taking his degree of||@@||brilliant University career, taking his degree of M B , Cb M , obtaining honours in every subject in||@@||M.B., Ch.M., obtaining honours in every subject in every}ear, and winning the Renwick scholarship||@@||every year, and winning the Renwick scholarship and gold modal After obtaining his degree Dr.||@@||and gold medal. After obtaining his degree Dr. Hester decided to practise at Stocktou, near Non||@@||Hester decided to practise at Stockton, near New- CHStle, where he remained for 10 lema, iluiing the||@@||castle, where he remained for 10 years, during the greater jiart of which ponod ho was hou surgeon to||@@||greater part of which period he was hon. surgeon to tho Newcastle HispiUll Shortly alter he came||@@||the Newcastle Hospital. Shortly after he came to Sydney ho was appointed hon assistant surgeon||@@||to Sydney he was appointed hon. assistant surgeon to the Prince Alfred Hospital. The deceased||@@||to the Prince Alfred Hospital. The deceased gentlemau, nho was a Btepson of Mr. T. F.||@@||gentleman, who was a stepson of Mr. T. F. Waller, a member of the Whiiif Resumption Ad-||@@||Waller, a member of the Wharf Resumption Ad- visory Board, leaves a widow, the daughter of Mr.||@@||visory Board, leaves a widow, the daughter of Mr. W B hmitli. of Dnrbsrlara stution, near Qundngai.||@@||W. B. Smith, of Darbarlara station, near Gundagai. The funeral «Ml leavo the residence of Mrs. Spark,||@@||The funeral will leave the residence of Mrs. Spark, Roseville, to-day at 2 30 p.m., reaching fat, Thomas'||@@||Roseville, to-day at 2.30 p.m., reaching St, Thomas' Cemetery, North Sydney, au hour later.||@@||Cemetery, North Sydney, an hour later. NE.VCA&rijE, Monday.||@@||NEWCASTLE, Monday. The news of the deal h of Dr. J. W. Hester, pub-||@@||The news of the death of Dr. J. W. Hester, pub- lished in the second editlou of to day's issue of the||@@||lished in the second editlon of to day's issue of the " Sydney Morning Herald," was received through-||@@||"Sydney Morning Herald," was received through- out lins district with profound feelings of rogret.||@@||out this district with profound feelings of regret. The deceased during bia long residenco ut Stocktou||@@||The deceased during his long residence at Stockton n sb hold in high esteem by all classes of the com||@@||was held in high esteem by all classes of the com- muuit}, and took an nctivu part lu many public||@@||munity, and took an active part in many public movements in the Newcastle district. Hu was also a||@@||movements in the Newcastle district. He was also a prominent figure in athletics, particularly in rowing,||@@||prominent figure in athletics, particularly in rowing, cycling, and tennis. Dr Hxater, tis the selected||@@||cycling, and tennis. Dr. Hester, as the selected federal candidate, contested the Nen castle East||@@||federal candidate, contested the Newcastle East Electorate at the la&t goucrtil elect.on ia 1898, but||@@||Electorate at the last general election in 1898, but was defeated bv tho sitting member, Mr. W. T||@@||was defeated by the sitting member, Mr. W. T. Du k, who was accortcd the support of the anti||@@||Dick, who was accorded the support of the anti- federal party. The deceased during his residence irj||@@||federal party. The deceased during his residence in this district wns anniisllv elected us a member of the||@@||this district was annually elected as a member of the honorary medical staff of tho Nowcaitlu Hospital,||@@||honorary medical staff of the Newcastle Hospital, and assisted in many charitable movements He||@@||and assisted in many charitable movements He was an active member of the now defunct Mercantile||@@||was an active member of the now defunct Mercantile Rowing Club, und occunied tlio position of piesident||@@||Rowing Club, and occupied the position of president of the Hunter Uiver District Lawn Tennis Associa-||@@||of the Hunter River District Lawn Tennis Associa- tion ftom its tucepttou, He was also au ofllr-ar of||@@||tion from its inception. He was also an officer of ii I most every amateur sporting and athletic elub in||@@||almost every amateur sporting and athletic club in the district.||@@||the district. Upon tho departure of his brother-in-law (Dr||@@||Upon the departure of his brother-in-law (Dr. »cot Starving) for tho front lu ¡Mouth Africa, Dr||@@||Scot Skirving) for the front in South Africa, Dr. Hester lett ¡stockton to carry on the military sur-||@@||Hester left Stockton to carry on the military sur- geon B private practice The deceased, however, had||@@||geon's private practice. The deceased, however, had uo sooner takon up his reeideiiLe in tliB metropolis||@@||no sooner taken up his residence in the metropolis tliuu he was attaeked with a serious uffectiou of the||@@||than he was attacked with a serious affection of the heart, and for some months prior to his death was||@@||heart, and for some months prior to his death was confined to his bed ¡shortly after his removal to||@@||confined to his bed. Shortly after his removal to Sydney hu was elected by the board of the Prince||@@||Sydney he was elected by the board of the Prince Alfred Iloipital to the position of honorary assistant||@@||Alfred Hospital to the position of honorary assistant surgeon, hut owing to his prolonged illness he le||@@||surgeon, but owing to his prolonged illness he re- sigued the appointment towunla the end tit lust||@@||signed the appointment towards the end of last month The board of directors, ut a meeting held on||@@||month. The board of directors, at a meeting held on September 20, accepted the resignation with regret||@@||September 20, accepted the resignation with regret. On the eva of his depurture frum Stockton for||@@||On the eve of his depurture from Stockton for Svdney, in the cai ly nstt »f January last, be was||@@||Svdney, in the early part of January last, he was entertained by the milrina of Stockton and New-||@@||entertained by the citizens of Stockton and New- castle, as well as by the Lunn lennis Association,||@@||castle, as well as by the Lawn Tennis Association, and was matte the recipient of presentations as tokens||@@||and was made the recipient of presentations as tokens of the esteem in which ho was held||@@||of the esteem in which he was held. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313931 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SNOWY AND THREDBO EIVERS COMPANY.)||@@||SNOWY AND THREDBO RIVERS COMPANY. Elsewhere will be found the prospectus of tho||@@||Elsewhere will be found the prospectus of the Snowy and Thredbo Hirers Gold Dredging Company,||@@||Snowy and Thredbo Rivers Gold Dredging Company, N.Ii, wliioh ii published for public information onlv.||@@||N.L., which is published for public information only, all the share« luring bsen already appited for. The||@@||all the shares having been already applied for. The prospectus Beta forth tbnt the dredging aroa held by||@@||prospectus sets forth that the dredging area held by the cnnipanv co tym Is of 100 acre» of river beds nt tho||@@||the company consists of 100 acres of river beds at the jUBction of the two livers on the eastern »lopes of the||@@||junction of the two rivers on the eastern slopes of the ¿mo« y JCountaioh, this louilily being & WP!1-known||@@||Snowy Mountains, this locality being a well-known aurífero m field, Tue company's area occupies a posi-||@@||auriferous field. The company's area occupies a posi- tion at the head of the Jmdubjue Val loy, and ia the||@@||tion at the head of the Jindabyne Valley, and is the fir*t fcpot aloup the matu Snowy Ki vor where auy||@@||first spot along the main Snowy River where any important river drifts occur. In addition to tho 100||@@||important river drifts occur. In addition to the 100 acron DOW applied for, arrangement* have been made||@@||acres now applied for, arrangements have been made with owners for UM ripht to wotlr a further are» of||@@||with owners for the right to work a further area of I about ¿0 acres, or HO much of their land an mny be||@@||about 50 acres, or so much of their land as may be proved dredge a hie. Reports by Mr A. C Porkms,||@@||proved dredgeable. Reports by Mr. A. C. Perkins, a «old dredemt* expert of New Zealand, aud by Mr||@@||a gold dredging expert of New Zealand, and by Mr. W. S M'AlIister, ot Bo-^onf;, indicate tlmt tho pro||@@||W. S McAlIister, of Bogong, indicate that the pro- poitv is a cainable one, thn averaße (exclume of u||@@||perty is a valuable one, the average (exclusive of a amall uupget weighting 32*116 gr» ) from tho bores||@@||small nuggett weighing 32.116 grs.) from the bores put down on tb* dredgeable poition of the lease||@@||put down on the dredgeable portion of the lease twins? Riven as 0 dwt. 13*5 gre. of gold per cubic yard.||@@||being given as 6 dwt. 13.5 grs. of gold per cubic yard. Tho mantM»or and flecr^tary, respectively, ace Mr.||@@||The manager and secretary, respectively, are Mr. Trank A Waller aud Mr. Arthur Roberte, of ha||@@||Frank A. Waller and Mr. Arthur Roberts, of 85 Ciarenco-strcet, Sydney||@@||Clarence-street, Sydney. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14307121 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEWINGTON ASYLUM.||@@||NEWINGTON ASYLUM. Tho inmates of tho Newington Asylum havo||@@||The inmates of the Newington Asylum have now an excollout recioallou hall on tho grounds||@@||now an excellent recreation hall on the grounds. DIB building is tho old Scots Church, which||@@||The building is the old Scots Church, which stood for many years lu Macquano-stroet,||@@||stood for many years in Macquarie-street, Sydney It has beon remove 1 and rebuilt||@@||Sydney. It has been removed and rebuilt intact at Rookwood On fuosdny evcuiug the open-||@@||intact at Rookwood. On Tuesday evening the open ing was celebrated by u concert, inaugurated by Mr||@@||ing was celebrated by a concert, inaugurated by Mr. A W Greon, the chief superiuteudonl, assisted by||@@||A. W. Green, the chief superintendent, assisted by a number of ladles uud gentlemen from Parramatta||@@||a number of ladies and gentlemen from Parramatta and Liverpool Tho building will comfortably neat||@@||and Liverpool. The building will comfortably seat about bOO||@@||about 600. In consequence of tho nuuibor of petty larooma* in||@@||In consequence of the number of petty larcenies in the district-especially fowl stealing-the Auburn||@@||the district — especially fowl stealing — the Auburn Council lins asked the Inspoctor-üoneiiil ot l'olico to||@@||Council has asked the Inspector-General of Police to strengthen tho police loree in thu district||@@||strengthen the police force in the district. Orchardists ato compl mung of the depicdations of||@@||Orchardists are complaining of the depredations of flying foxes which are doing considerable damage||@@||flying foxes, which are doing considerable damage to tho lato apples and the quuires||@@||to the late apples and the quinces. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14358498 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn NEWINGTON ASYLUM.||@@||NEWINGTON ASYLUM. The Hospital Amusement Association gave the in-||@@||The Hospital Amusement Association gave the in mates of Newiugton Home a pleasant afternoon last||@@||mates of Newington Home a pleasant afternoon last Saturday A concert arranged by Miss bimmou*,||@@||Saturday. A concert arranged by Miss Simmons, in which she was assisted by professionals and||@@||in which she was assisted by professionals and amateurs, was much appreciated and eujoyed, more||@@||amateurs, was much appreciated and enjoyed, more especially the singing nf tho St Cecilia Choir under||@@||especially the singing of the St. Cecilia Choir under the direction of Mis J Woolley '1 ho mandolin and||@@||the direction of Miss Woolley. The mandolin and guitar music by members of faignor Poden/iWs||@@||guitar music by members of Signor Podenzana's society and graceful skirt dancing by Miss William-||@@||society and graceful skirt dancing by Miss William son, as well as clever humorous sketches by Mr||@@||son, as well as clever humorous sketches by Mr. Harrv Lestou, contributed greatly to the amusement||@@||Harry Leston, contributed greatly to the amusement of the audience At the close of tho entertainmnut||@@||of the audience. At the close of the entertainment a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mies Simmons||@@||a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Miss Simmons and those who assisted||@@||and those who assisted. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14372281 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THIS GRIFFIN MEMORIAL||@@||THIS GRIFFIN MEMORIAL TABLET.||@@||TABLET. The memorial tablet, subscribed ior by the com-||@@||The memorial tablet, subscribed for by the com- rades and friendslof Sergeant Gooroo Oriflio, of the||@@||rades and friends of Sergeant George Griffin, of the 1st Australian Horse, who was the first Australian||@@||1st Australian Horse, who was the first Australian killed in action in South Africa, b«s now bsen||@@||killed in action in South Africa, has now been placed in position attbe uoithern end of the vestibule||@@||placed in position at the northern end of the vestibule of tim Town Hull Tbo tablet, which is of white||@@||of the Town Hall. The tablet, which is of white marble, boars tho following inscription -*' In mem-||@@||marble, bears the following inscription — " In mem- ory ot Troop Sorgcaut-tnaior Usorge Qrifliii, 1st||@@||ory of Troop Sergeant-major George Griffin, 1st Au&tralm. Horse, and for miiiv years CPO||@@||Australian Horse, and for many years C.P.O. NSW N A Y ' Ho M as tue first ot the New||@@||N.S.W. N. A. V.' He was the first of the New South Wales contingent to full for tho Umpire in||@@||South Wales contingent to fall for the Empire in South Af ne i killed in action at SliiigersFontein,||@@||South Africa ; killed in action at Slingersfontein, January IG, 1901) Aged 31 For Queen sud||@@||January 16, 1900. Aged 34 For Queen and country " The tablet has a grouiUwurk of St.||@@||country." The tablet has a groundwork of St. Anne, and black marble, and presents a \cry link-||@@||Anne, and black marble, and presents a very strik- ing appearance 1 lie woik waa carried out by Mr||@@||ing appearance. The work was carried out by Mr. Jamos White It will be formally handed over to||@@||James White. It will be formally handed over to the Mayor in the coursa of a few day« Tno late||@@||the Mayor in the course of a few days. The late Lieutenant White, who was recently killed during an||@@||Lieutenant White, who was recently killed during an engagement in South Africa was one of the chief||@@||engagement in South Africa, was one of the chief movers lu the erection st the tablet, and occupied the||@@||movers in the erection of the tablet, and occupied the position of bon treasuroi. At the last meeting of||@@||position of hon. treasurer. At the last meeting of the committee it »as decided to send a letter of cou||@@||the committee it was decided to send a letter of con- lolence to decessod's relatives||@@||dolence to deceased's relatives. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14292747 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PASSAGES ENGAGED BY THE CANADIAN MAU||@@||PASSAGES ENGAGED BY THE CANADIAN MAU SThAMEH AOL.VNGI. _||@@||SThAMEH AOL.VNGI. _ Meers Burns, rhllp. and Co. report W«||@@||Messrs Burns, Philp. and Co. report the following sengen, a, having cl.«»ired to sail by Itaj^^ffi||@@||passengers having engaged to sail by the Canadian han liOMil mail steamei Anran«i, lui.ioS ». "f*T1||@@||Australian Royal mail steamer Anrangi, leaving the company's wharf. East CnruJar Quay, at 1 o clockIta».day||@@||wharf, East Circular Quay, at 1 o 'clock this day:- Mes-im. H. li. Oraliam, O. w *^'p XUs«||@@||Messrs. H. H. Graham, C.W.Terry, Mr.and Mrs lanchan, and infant, Mesjra. Oliver Fry, H. Pj "J^||@@||Langham, and infant, Messrs. Oliver Fry, H. P. Gardner J. L Trn>cr», Sir and Mrs Carr """".i.1; UI{.||@@||J. L Travers, Mr. and Mrs Carr Ellison, Mr.George CotTee. Mm and Mia. Ward, J%M"J"* 5£f, w.6||@@||Coffee, Mrs. and Miss Ward, Dr.Maxwell, Mr. Lane. Me*»» W. Minnon. Creike.lt. F KVM,««J^||@@||Messrs. W. McKinnon, Creike, R.F.Ryrie, Rev.W.C. Ward. Miss Hin«.. Mia. Dl.hop, Jw *JfíP¿£Sn.||@@||Ward. Miss Hinns, Miss. Bishop, Miss A.Bishop, Messrs. WOtohlM, .1. Kuak. Mr. and Jini» »J^dr«,||@@||Wiltshire, J.Rusk, Mr. and Mrs Wells, Mr.and Mrs. Myron Folger. Miss Fallon, Mil. Wc«tfor! ana^j||@@||Myron Folger, Miss Fallon, Mrs. Westford and 5 children, Mi. Daniel Stewart. Mr. and MIN Jcnkm«n«o»||@@||Mr. Daniel Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkinson and riven. Mr. Kcfc-inald Thomas, Mr. M'Inura, Jir.anu||@@||children. Mr. Reginald Thomas, Mr. McInnis, Mr. and Mrs. Carpente Carpenter._||@@||Carpenter._ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14350389 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TEE NORTE SHORE BRIDGE. |||@@||THE NORTH SHORE BRIDGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-Your letter from " Citizen " under this beading||@@||Sir,—Your letter from " Citizen " under this heading is opportune at the present, inasmuch as the Government||@@||is opportune at the present, inasmuch as the Government are on thu eve of opening tendera ford bridge to com-||@@||are on the eve of opening tenders for a bridge to com- prise railway, vehicle, and foot passenger trafile An||@@||prise railway, vehicle, and foot passenger traffic. An ideal bridge, fur vehicles «na foot passengers, mien us your||@@||ideal bridge for vehicles and foot passengers, such as your correspondent portray.*, having uno pifr iu tho centre of||@@||correspondent portrays, having one pier in the centre of tho fairway, was propo-cd by Mr Kenwood, an engineer,||@@||the fairway, was proposed by Mr. Kenwood, an engineer, of this city. On the whole, howevor, I think tho Govern-||@@||of this city. On the whole, however, I think the Govern- ment are adopting a wiwr coursa m comttnicting a bridge||@@||ment are adopting a wiser course in constructing a bridge with ont» flpun nf lßOOf t tor h railway, as well nn to carry||@@||with one span of 1500ft. for a railway, as well as to carry vehicular and passenger trafile, and it Is well koown||@@||vehicular and passenger traffic, and it is well known to engineers tliat the cost of a structure||@@||to engineers that the cost of a structure of this kind is a minor matter compared with its rigidity||@@||of this kind is a minor matter compared with its rigidity and atabdity. It is an equally accepted axiom that if u||@@||and stability. It is an equally accepted axiom that if a well-designed and well-umritructed bridge cost double at||@@||well-designed and well-constructed bridge cost double at the outset it will probably b»ve three or four times the life||@@||the outset it will probably have three or four times the life provided if bo freo from vibration or uorrosion -the fatal||@@||provided if be free from vibration or corrosion—the fatal disease of ueirly all bndtres. A» to the necesmtvfar rj||@@||disease of nearly all bridges. As to the necessity for re- gtrding rigid it> ondetabihtT as of paramount importnnre||@@||garding rigidity and stability as of paramount importance -the cost notwithstanding-Wl cannot do better than prout||@@||—the cost notwithstanding—we cannot do better than profit by the experience of the Forth Bridge Company in brob||@@||by the experience of the Forth Bridge Company in Scot- land It in history that the Tortli lintlgc Company had||@@||land. It is history that the Forth Bridge Company had submitted to it. in competition, nil km la of bridges||@@||submitted to it, in competition, all kinds of bridges from bridgcbuilders nil the world over, but chetp||@@||from bridgebuilders all the world over, but cheap- nc-3 or bridge« of light construction did not||@@||ness or bridges of light construction did not appeal to (ho compony They recognised they had to||@@||appeal to the company. They recognised they had to tnnke provision ior hea\y mineral, goods, and passenger||@@||make provision for heavy mineral, goods, and passenger trains rushing ucroHJi the water portion ut a opeod of 40||@@||trains rushing across the water portion at a speed of 40 miles an hour throughout the daj and night, and a* Ml||@@||miles an hour throughout the day and night, and as all other conditions had to gi7c way to this it culminated in||@@||other conditions had to give way to this it culminated in their rejecting all the other types submitted na being uu||@@||their rejecting all the other types submitted as being un- suiuhle, aud chooDing the precent fcorth Und g«, which m||@@||suitable, and choosing the present Forth Bridge, which is acknowledged to bo the [»roattufc railway bridge in the||@@||acknowledged to be the greatest railway bridge in the win Id, The oumpnny's choice of this bridge was arri\ed at||@@||world. The company's choice of this bridge was arrived at after long deliberation b/ sumo of tho greatest intellect*! in||@@||after long deliberation by some of the greatest intellects in England, and though the cust nf tho bridge Hrlected wau in||@@||England, and though the cost of the bridge selected was in excess of many of tho other» h ubi mt ted in cotnretition t)ie>||@@||excess of many of the others submitted in competition they regarded the cost (upwards of £3,000,000) as inevitable||@@||regarded the cost (upwards of £3,000,000) as inevitable. In common with many others having to cross the water||@@||In common with many others having to cross the water frequently, I talco a deep and absorbing interest iu the||@@||frequently, I take a deep and absorbing interest in the stability of tlie proposed bridge, and I earnestly hope that||@@||stability of the proposed bridge, and I earnestly hope that tho wUer portion of it will recife the grúitost attenti »n,||@@||the water portion of it will receive the greatest attention, and that but teeondury consideration vi ill bo given to the||@@||and that but secondary consideration will be given to the con\enieucDJi or mutability of the land upprouches b\ the||@@||conveniences or suitability of the land approaches by the ..eotlmnen who liave to select tho design 1 presume these||@@||gentlemen who have to select the design. I presume these gentlemen will be chosen ft oin among our best ei.gincen,||@@||gentlemen will be chosen from among our best engineers, und tiiey must be trusted to leeo^niso that all lind ap-||@@||and they must be trusted to recognise that all land ap- proaches tnuat be subordinated to tlie structuml||@@||proaches must be subordinated to the structural rigidity of tho water portion. litre, again,||@@||rigidity of the water portion. Here, again, the forth Bridge demon-traten how c\orything-land ap-||@@||the Forth Bridge demonstrated how everything—land ap- proaches included-was consideicd to be properly miboi||@@||proaches included—was considered to be properly subor- dinatcd to the bridge structure cro-isirg the water. The||@@||dinated to the bridge structure crossing the water. The danger attending rai'wuv hridi,ework, unless ltbo of tlie||@@||danger attending railway bridgework, unless it be of the \ery highest elHsx, will, it is assumed, deter the Govern-||@@||very highest class, will, it is assumed, deter the Govern- ment from «ant tioning the construction of any form of||@@||ment from sanctioning the construction of any form of bridge to the North obum that bus cheapness only tore||@@||bridge to the North Shore that has cheapness only to re- commend it, or any form that is not absolutely rigid and||@@||commend it, or any form that is not absolutely rigid and free from vibration, and of a tvpe that has not been proven||@@||free from vibration, and of a type that has not been proven to be sonnd in principle und stlucturally perfect If the||@@||to be sound in principle and structurally perfect. If the Oovernmcnt luue th» good fortuno to get snob a design as||@@||Government have the good fortune to get such a design as the latter among the manj that have been sent Jn, then||@@||the latter among the many that have been sent in, then the question of uiit should, m a measure, be diarrgarded,||@@||the question of cost should, in a measure, be disregarded, uia bridge of this kind, with proper maintenance,is ex«||@@||at a bridge of this kind, with proper maintenance, is ex- picted, in an engineering sense, to last for ever.||@@||pected, in an engineering sense, to last for ever. I i ara .¿¿o.,||@@||I am, &c., October 12. TRAVELLER.||@@||October 12. TRAVELLER. While the 2nd Dragoon Guarde,wero at drill in the||@@||While the 2nd Dragoon Guards,were at drill in the Long Valley, Aldershot, on July 25, thoy received||@@||Long Valley, Aldershot, on July 25, they received the ordei to cbaige. So groat was the cloud of dust||@@||the order to charge. So great was the cloud of dust thoy raised that they failed to see a brood ditch that||@@||they raised that they failed to see a broad ditch that intercepted their course, with the result that a front||@@||intercepted their course, with the result that a front rank horse carno down, uud before it could bo pre-||@@||rank horse came down, and before it could be pre- vented ubout a dozen more wore sprawling and||@@||vented about a dozen more were sprawling and kicking an top. When extricated it was found that||@@||kicking on top. When extricated it was found that one horse was killed and halt a dozen others were||@@||one horse was killed and half a dozen others were eeveroly injured. One man had his ribs fractured,||@@||severely injured. One man had his ribs fractured, another sustained a broken leg. while several others||@@||another sustained a broken leg, while several others were cut nod braiser],! necessitating medical »itten||@@||were cut and bruised, necessitating medical atten- t*on.||@@||tion. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14328174 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CAPTAIN F. HIXSON, R.N.||@@||CAPTAIN F. HIXSON, R.N. SKETCn OT? HIS OATiEElt.||@@||SKETCH OF HIS CAREER. Tho appointment of Captain Francis Hixson,||@@||The appointment of Captain Francis Hixson, B N , to tho command of tho Na\al Contingent||@@||R.N., to the command of the Naval Contingent which leaves for Chiui iu i few days by the steamer||@@||which leaves for China in a few days by the steamer Salamis will doubtless be a popular one. Captain||@@||Salamis will doubtless be a popular one. Captain Hixson was the first member who wai sworn in as an||@@||Hixson was the first member who was sworn in as an oflieir of the Naval Brigade, and was then appointed||@@||officer of the Naval Brigade, and was then appointed to its command II13 present selection to lead||@@||to its command. His present selection to lead the naval force upon its first active servico||@@||the naval force upon its first active service is in ovory way a source of gralificatiou to this ex-||@@||is in every way a source of gratification to this ex- perienced naval officer as it is to the men under his||@@||perienced naval officer as it is to the men under his command Nothing could be more fitting than that||@@||command. Nothing could be more fitting than that the olliejr who boa known the corps from ita in-||@@||the officer who has known the corps from its in- fancy and who has Bpont BO many years in bringing||@@||fancy and who has spent so many years in bringing ii up to its present high stale of efficiency should||@@||it up to its present high state of efficiency should now be the ona to lead it upon Its first task of||@@||now be the one to lead it upon ts first task of assisting the Umpire in foreign waters||@@||assisting the Empire in foreign waters. Captain Hixson carno to the colonies 111 H.M S||@@||Captain Hixson came to the colonies in H.M.S. Havannah as a junior officer in 1318, and 111 the aame||@@||Havannah as a junior officer in 1848, and in the same cruiser visited the Islands He ft as afterwards ap-||@@||cruiser visited the Islands. He was afterwards ap- pointed as Navigating Lieutenaut ta H MS Horild,||@@||pointed as Navigating Lieutenant to H.M.S. Herald, then employed in the survey of the Australian coast,||@@||then employed in the survey of the Australian coast, and he reudered valuable s rvicD in determining the||@@||and he rendered valuable service in determining the positions of the dangers which now aro shown on the||@@||positions of the dangers which now are shown on the Admiralty chart« After nine yeurs of survey duty||@@||Admiralty charts. After nine years of survey duty III H M S Herald he left the Imperial Nuvv 111 1863||@@||in H.M.S. Herald he left the Imperial Navy in 1863 to tu_e up tho appointment of superintendent of||@@||to take up the appointment of superintendent of pilot« and lighthouse3 for the colony of New bouth||@@||pilots and lighthouses for the colony of New South Wales||@@||Wales. The Marine Board of New South Wales was in-||@@||The Marine Board of New South Wales was in- corporated 111 1871, and Giptuiu Hixson was||@@||corporated in 1871, and Captain Hixson was unanimously appointed its h rat president .his||@@||unanimously appointed its first president. This pontoon was filled by the c iptain with dist notion||@@||position was filled by the captain with distinction until tho lo^rrt wns superno led by tho present||@@||until the board was superseded by the present Marine Court of Inquirj In lti9á Captain Hixson||@@||Marine Court of Inquiry. In 1893 Captain Hixson represented Now South Wales at the Iutetcolonul||@@||represented New South Wales at the Intercolonial Maruimu Conference hold at Hobart||@@||Maritime Conference held at Hobart. THE NAVAL FORCES||@@||THE NAVAL FORCES. The Naval Brirndo was enrolled in 18G3, or shortly||@@||The Naval Brigade was enrolled in 1863, or shortly aftor Cnptim Hixson relinquished his connection||@@||after Captain Hixson relinquished his connection with the Navy. As already mentioned he was ap-||@@||with the Navy. As already mentioned he was ap- pointed by the Government to command the force,||@@||pointed by the Government to command the force, and has been ita popular head ever since Upon the||@@||and has been its popular head ever since. Upon the evo of the departure of tho brigade it is interesting||@@||eve of the departure of the brigade it is interesting to trace its history to its lust muster on Flagstaff Hill,||@@||to trace its history to its first muster on Flagstaff Hill, when the force only numbered 20 mon Small as the||@@||when the force only numbered 20 men. Small as the begiuuiug was, it scon gamea ia strength The||@@||beginning was, it soon gained in strength. The membership increased year by vear until the ku-sian||@@||membership increased year by year until the Russian »i"re oí a fow years ago, when it numbered over OJO||@@||scare of a few years ago, when it numbered over 600. During that Beare the force wits instrumental||@@||During that scare the force was instrumental 111 ulla} mg public anxiety||@@||in allaying public anxiety. Itwasuot thought uecesary, howerer, to keep||@@||It was not thought necessary, however, to keep thu brigade ut tbo strength to which it had then||@@||the brigade at the strength to which it had then attaiue I, no that for tomo years it averaged about 325||@@||attained, so that for some years it averaged about 325 mon Its commander has reen many changes lu lui||@@||men. Its commander has seen many changes in his force during the time it has existed, and be is now its||@@||force during the time it has existed, and he is now its oldest member||@@||oldest member. Io the year 1S8G the Naval Artillery||@@||In the year 1886 the Naval Artillery Volunteer Company wai placed under Captain||@@||Volunteer Company was placed under Captain Hixson's command This cjrps had boen formed for||@@||Hixson's command. This corps had been formed for the rnrpo«e of manning H M b Wolvünoo At that||@@||the purpose of manning H.M.S. Wolverine. At that time t le vessel *as taken periodically for short trips||@@||time the vessel was taken periodically for short trips t & t Wbito ui der Captain Hixnon'a cmnmmd||@@||to sea. While unde Captain Hixon's command complimentary rojiorts frc ni several of the Admirals||@@||complimentary reports from several of the Admirals ot tile station from lime to time aa to tho general||@@||on the station from time to time as to the general efficiency of the brigade were received ihn vo3sol||@@||efficiency of the brigade were received. The vessel on becornioir obsolete was sold out of the eerii 9||@@||on becoming obsolete was sold out of the service. Tho combined naval forcea under the captain's||@@||The combined naval forces under the captain's command number between 500 and 6011 mon, and||@@||command number between 500 and 600 men, and they aro universally pojiular||@@||they are universally popular. During the time the Australian troops wero hur||@@||During the time the Australian troops were hur- ryiup tn South Africa an attempt WHS made to have||@@||rying to South Africa an attempt was made to have some of the uavil voluntcre molud -, but failed for||@@||some of the some of the naval volunteers included, but failed for various reasons, though the meu wcio viry auxious||@@||various reasons, though the men were very anxious to go Immediately, however, hostilities in the East||@@||to go. Immediately, however, hostilities in the East became lueutablo the cause of tho naval mou, who||@@||became inevitable the cause of the naval men, who wore still eaaor for activo sei vice, ivis warmly taken||@@||were still eager for active service, was warmly taken up in p"liticil and in military circles, and there||@@||up in political and in military circles, and there Beems to bo no doubt thal our naval mon will||@@||seems to be no doubt thal our naval men will acquit themselves us crethtablv m China as have our||@@||acquit themselves as creditably in China as have our land forces done 111 "outh Africa||@@||land forces done in South Africa. Captain Hixson roropnises thit in his preso.it com||@@||Captain Hixson recognises that in his present com- maed he has Bccured the chance of a lifotimo, and||@@||mand he has secured the chance of a lifetime, and despite b s lang cal rar he fcelB that ha is still vigor-||@@||despite his long career he feels that he is still vigor- ous enough to make his matk in the East and to up-||@@||ous enough to make his mark in the East and to up- hold tho namo of tho colony iii which he has spent so||@@||hold the name of the colony in which he has spent so many years of Ins life Du-uig the past fow da} 3||@@||many years of his life. During the past few days h s time has beou wholly occupied 111 orpamsing th||@@||his time has been wholly occupied in organising the forcn for service||@@||forces for service. As to bia personal valour, it may be mentioned||@@||As to his personal valour, it may be mentioned 'hat Captain Hilson is in pos'O'Sion of the Boyal||@@||that Captain Hilson is in possession of the Royal Humane Society's meial fir saving life at pea||@@||Humane Society's medal for saving life at sea. Among the officers m the brig ido ire threo 01 his||@@||Among the officers in the brigade are three 0f his sona, two of whom have been appointed to the com-||@@||sons, two of whom have been appointed to the com- mands of companies Another of the captain a sous||@@||mands of companies. Another of the captain's sons is 111 comm mil of the nuv 1 force at Bundaberg,||@@||is in command of the naval force at Bundaberg, Queensland Each of these ifhecrs joined the ranks||@@||Queensland. Each of these officerss joined the ranks ns a junior and has worked his way up by steady||@@||as a junior and has worked his way up by steady application and study||@@||application and study. Captain Hixson was yesterday the iccipient of||@@||Captain Hixson was yesterday the recipient of many congratulations upon his appointment 11 the||@@||many congratulations upon his appointment to the command, and among tho men who composa the||@@||command, and among the men who compose the bngftde tbo fact of their proceeding by tliB Sxlauus||@@||brigade the fact of their proceeding by the Salamis with their comrades from victoria under tbo com-||@@||with their comrades from Victoria under the com- mand of their old chief is intensely acceptable to||@@||mand of their old chief is intensely acceptable to them _||@@||them. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14223300 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THIS AUSTRALIAN HORSE.||@@||THIS AUSTRALIAN HORSE. On Saturday the Australian Horse were taken out||@@||On Saturday the Australian Horse were taken out for a COUDIO of hoars manoeuvring about Centennial||@@||for a couple of hours manoeuvring about Centennial Tark They had mounted and dismounted drill of||@@||Park. They had mounted and dismounted drill of all kinds, they charged np hills and lnlo miniature||@@||all kinds, they charged up hills and into miniature valleys, ant through the whole of the evolutions||@@||valleys, and through the whole of the evolutions displaced a marked improvement over their work, of||@@||displaced a marked improvement over their work, of three dava previously Captain Thompson wa«||@@||three days previously. Captain Thompson was in charge of the unit und ali his suh-lterns wero out||@@||in charge of the unit and all his subalterns were out with bim the section of 15 Lancers was exercised at||@@||with him. The section of 15 Lancers was exercised at the same time, and they bore themselves as well as||@@||the same time, and they bore themselves as well as could have been desired by tho most exacting lu the||@@||could have been desired by the most exacting. In the aiternoou thore was a general inspection by the||@@||afternoon there was a general inspection by the Alajor-Gcneral Mr Lyna (Premier) and Mr See||@@||Major-General Mr Lyne (Premier) and Mr See (Colonial Secretary and Minuter for Defeuco) being||@@||(Colonial Secretary and Minuter for Defence) being also present as spectators||@@||also present as spectators. After a march past had been completed, the||@@||After a march past had been completed, the General addressed a few words to the troop« He||@@||General addressed a few words to the troops. He sud the first ingredients for making cavalry||@@||said the first ingredients for making cavalry wore good ndors and good horses lhoso||@@||were good riders and good horses. Those the Australian Horse had But more than||@@||the Australian Horse had. But more than that was required So far as their carbine||@@||that was required. So far as their carbine shooting went thoy wero not us ofhcient as he w ould||@@||shooting went they were not as efficient as he would like to havo sccu Unfortunately they could not got||@@||like to have seen. Unfortunately they could not get much practico at that bofore thoy reached South||@@||much practice at that before they reached South Africa, but thoy could improve thoir sword work on||@@||Africa, but they could improve their sword work on board thoir ship He was sure their captain and||@@||board their ship. He was sure their captain and instructors would seo to that, and thero was no||@@||instructors would see to that, and there was no reason why thoy should not bo good swordsmon||@@||reason why they should not be good swordsmen by the time thoy reached South Africa (Vith||@@||by the time they reached South Africa. With good knowledge of the sword the Australian||@@||good knowledge of the sword the Australian Horso should, arter a mouth 111 the Held,||@@||Horse should, after a month in the field, be equal to tho English cavalrj generally and their||@@||be equal to the English cavalry generally and their superiors in sconting It was for scouting that thov||@@||superiors in scouting. It was for scouting that they would find their services particularly used, and be||@@||would find their services particularly used, and he knew they wero men whim it would bo hard to loso||@@||knew they were men whom it would be hard to lose in the bush It wns scouting that the Lancer» bad||@@||in the bush. It was scouting that the Lancers had been doing in South Africa with such good results.||@@||been doing in South Africa with such good results. Tho Lancer section was a ,ve!l-drilled body, and ho||@@||The Lancer section was a well-drilled body, and he boheved in the near lu turo a larger body would be||@@||believed in the near future a larger body would be Bent out from the same regiment He wns \ery||@@||sent out from the same regiment. He was very pleased with what ho had seen that day||@@||pleased with what he had seen that day. The following is the ofliciul list ot the names of||@@||The following is the official list of the names of officers and mon of the Australian Horso unit -||@@||officers and men of the Australian Horse unit - Captain ltobert Boland Thompson »||@@||Captain Robert Roland Thompson I leutenant Keith Kinnaird Mackellar||@@||Lieutenant Keith Kinnaird Mackellar laeutenant Tolin Frederick Moore Wilkinson||@@||Lieutenant John Frederick Moore Wilkinson Lieuteaant Alfred I haworth r||@@||Lieutenant Alfred Ebsworth I leutenant I crcy William Vauah in||@@||Lieutenant Percy William Vaughan Quartermaster Sergeant Lancelot Arthur Dowson (Per-||@@||Quartermaster Sergeant Lancelot Arthur Dowson (Per- manent Stall)||@@||manent Staff) Stat! eotveant-aiiijor Herbert Arnold (Permanent Stuff)||@@||Staff Sergeant-Major Herbert Arnold (Permanent Staff) bergean- Ch irles Uarginvo||@@||Sergeant Charles Hargrave Sergeant Herb°rt FrLüerick Do)le||@@||Sergeant Herbert Frederick Doyle Sergeant Divid Douglas Vaughan||@@||Sergeant David Douglas Vaughan Sergeant Gilbert Anfing thomas||@@||Sergeant Gilbert Arding Thomas benteaat 1 rancis Arthur Saver||@@||Sergeant Francis Arthur Sayer Sergeant Alfred Williams (transport)||@@||Sergeant Alfred Williams (transport) STgoant-famcr William Gray||@@||Sergeant-farrier William Gray Corporal Harold O Brien||@@||Corporal Harold O'Brien I orpural William Lrncst Peard||@@||Corporal William Ernest Peard Corporal James Michael Julelr||@@||Corporal James Michael Juleff Corpoial Harria Dunmore Lang Wood*||@@||Corporal Harris Dunmore Lang Woods Corporal Herbert Staute) I ulsford||@@||Corporal Herbert Stanley Pulsford Corporal Alex Robert Leslie 1 causon||@@||Corporal Alex Robert Leslie Ferguson Coriioral-truinpoter David Henry Frazer liooth||@@||Corporal-trumpeter David Henry Frazer Booth 1 mmpcter 1 mest Aubrej Dobson||@@||Trumpeter Emest Aubrey Dobson Shoesmith John Henry Herlett||@@||Shoesmith John Henry Herlett Shoesmith Alf William Armstrong||@@||Shoesmith Alf William Armstrong baildler Arthur Ld thrift||@@||Saddler Arthur Ed Thrift liooperJ U it Abbott Trooper W G Legge||@@||Trooper J. H. M Abbott Trooper W. G. Legge Trooper J Alick j rooper A C Miuartio||@@||Trooper J. Alick Trooper A. C. Malartic Trooper J A b Andrew Trooper J B Marshall||@@||Trooper J. A. S. Andrew Trooper J. B. Marshall Trooper J H Appleby 1 rooper J W "llecham||@@||Trooper J. H. Appleby Trooper J. W. Mecham Trooper W D Jj ill Trooper M Ii. Mechara||@@||Trooper W. D. Ball Trooper M R. Mecham Trooper 1 lr Bashtord Trooper W P Meehan||@@||Trooper F. F. Bashford Trooper W. P. Meehan Trooper U Dell a ruupor A A Mottam||@@||Trooper H. Bell Trooper A. A. Mettam Trooper A Ulaliup 'Trooper E L Mood)||@@||Trooper A. Bishop Trooper E. L. Moody Trooper I S Bislcv trooper It M Donald||@@||Trooper L. S. Bisley Trooper R McDonald Trooper W H Black I rooper W V M'Jann«'t||@@||Trooper W. H. Black Trooper W. V. McJannett TroipcrJ Bonner trouper D M Minn||@@||Trooper J. Bonner Trooper D. McMinn Trouper W 1 Bonner Trooper C «'William||@@||Trooper W. T. Bonner Trooper C. McWilliam I rooper H J Brun IrloperG C lSortli||@@||Trooper H. J. Brosi Trooper G. C. North Iroopcrl Brown Trooper 1 ! Ovoreml||@@||Trooper E. Brown Trooper T. E. Overend 1 rooper 11 J Bruises lienperL A Palmer||@@||Trooper H. T. Bridges Trooper L. A. Palmer trooper D Cumerjn trouper S r M'D Parr)||@@||Trooper D. Cameron Trooper S. C. McD. Parry Trooper W Cameron J rouper H H Peord||@@||Trooper W. Cameron Trooper R. H. Peard Trooper (I B Cox Trooper L A Prim||@@||Trooper R. B. Cox Trooper E. A. Prior Trooper W V Cooper J nioner W Itenehan||@@||Trooper W. V. Cooper Trooper W. Renehan Trooper J Croitlcy 1 roopor li ,J .Koo||@@||Trooper J. Crowley Trooper R. J. Roe 1 rooper D Cnmmiua; Trooper H D Seo||@@||Trooper D. Cumming Trooper H. D. See Trooper W J Clime Trooper L Seiffert||@@||Trooper W. J. Currie Trooper L. Seiffert Trooper A E Darcc) 1 roopor S Spittle||@@||Trooper A. E. Darcy Trooper S. Spittle Trooper l W Dolman Trooper D H Spring||@@||Trooper F. W. Dolman Trooper D. H. Spring 1 rooper S J Dann trooper W J Staepooli||@@||Trooper S. J. Dunn Trooper W. J. Stacpoole Trooper W J Llhs J rooper H I Stallord||@@||Trooper W. J. Ellis Trooper S. T. Stafford JroojerS C Fuller trooper J Stesrart||@@||Trooper S. C. Fuller Trooper J. Stewart IrooierH W Gilcliin.t J rooper H D Sweetland||@@||Trooper H. W. Gilchrist Trooper H. D. Sweetland Irooperli H Guwlanl trooper I J.Taylor||@@||Trooper R. H. Gowland Trooper F. J. Taylor IroojisrC TI Granville Trooper W H iliiieker||@@||Trooper C. H. Granville Trooper W. H. Thacker 1 rooper I Hall li raper N J Uisher||@@||Trooper E. Hall Trooper N. J. Ussher Jrroporn L Ilntnett J roopor 1 Walker||@@||Trooper H. L. Harnett Trooper T. Walker lruoper J P Hnrtno) trooper J Wells||@@||Trooper J. P. Hartney Trooper J. Wells trooper J. A Hiriner 1 roopor J V Wessel!||@@||Trooper J. A Harmer Trooper T. V. Wessell trooper G H Hams Iroopoi P G. Willlam«on||@@||Trooper G. H. Harris Trooper P. G. Willlamson Trooper C E Uookloy Tr »peril T W Ison||@@||Trooper C. E. Hockley Trooper T. W. Wilson Trooper« A Hopkins Trooper I A Windsor||@@||Trooper R. A. Hopkins Trooper E. A. Windsor Trooper A-L Huxlej Trooper 1 H Windsor||@@||Trooper A. E. Huxley Trooper F. H. Windsor Trooper W J James Trooper J J Winter||@@||Trooper W. J. James Trooper J. J. Winter 1 rooper M b Kennedy Trooper C 1 Woods||@@||Trooper M. S. Kennedy Trooper C. T. Woods trooper H J Kirkpvtr ck Troopers H 'larnncton||@@||Trooper H. J. Kirkpatrick Trooper S. H. Yarrington 1 rooper W H Lungiford||@@||Trooper W. H. Langsford. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14336449 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LAUNCH OF BAILEES.||@@||LAUNCH OF SAILERS. A three-masted barque of 2300 tona deadweight, named||@@||A three-masted barque of 2300 tons deadweight, named the Mezlay, watt launched at Nantti on July IS for the||@@||the Mezly, was launched at Nantes on July 12 for the Compagnie National d'Armement i-f Far».||@@||Compagnie National d'Armement of Paris. On June 30 the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company launched||@@||On June 30 the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company launched »he barque Killoran, which baa been built under special||@@||the barque Killoran, which has been built under special survey to claw loo Al at Lloyd's, for the Killoran lîatque||@@||survey to class 100 A1 at Lloyd's, for the Killoran Barque Company, Limited, Glasgow. Her dimensions are -||@@||Company, Limited, Glasgow. Her dimensions are - Length overall, 27Gft, length between perpendicnlurs,||@@||Length overall, 276ft, length between perpendiculars, 252ft ; breadth moulded,,IMC, and depth moulded, 24ft.||@@||252ft ; breadth moulded, 39ft, and depth moulded, 24ft. 4in., with a carrying capacity of MOO tons. Special in-||@@||4in., with a carrying capacity of 3100 tons. Special in- terest wa« centred in the launch from the fact that the||@@||terest was centred in the launch from the fact that the vessel l« the 1 argent nailing ship that has been launched at||@@||vessel is the largest sailing ship that has been launched at Troon mnoe shipbuilding «vus begun there about half a cen-||@@||Troon since shipbuilding was begun there about half a cen- tury sgo.||@@||tury ago. Tro new three-masted barques for French owners have||@@||Two new three-masted barques for French owners have ju?t been launched, one (the Louis Pasteur) was built at||@@||just been launched, one (the Louis Pasteur) was built at Savons, Italy, for a Fecamp firm, and the other (tho||@@||Savona, Italy, for a Fecamp firm, and the other (the Amiral de Cornulier) at Nantes, for the Société des Voi||@@||Amiral de Cornulier) at Nantes, for the Société des Voi- liets, Nantais. ___^_||@@||liers, Nantais. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327563 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GUILDFORD PROGRESS ASSOCIAlTOïT||@@||GUILDFORD PROGRESS ASSOCIATION. On Monday evening a meeting was held tatt»||@@||On Monday evening a meeting was held in the LinwooAHall, Guildford, for the purr/oseof fonrtog||@@||Linwood Hall, Guildford, for the purpose of forming a progress association for the district, l ""._"£:||@@||a progress association for the district. There were about 50 resident« present, and Mr. W. S Fort||@@||about 50 residents present, and Mr. W. S. Forbes ocoupied the chair.- A resolution in favour of »no||@@||occupied the chair. A resolution in favour of form- ing the association was carried, and a «".'.«»?'»"if||@@||ing the association was carried, and a sub-committee coiBiatmg of Messrs. Munro, Ptdaam, "?"?,".||@@||consisting of Messrs. Munro, Peckham, Green, M. and W. O'Neill, Klein, »inn, «"'^"SMMO!||@@||and W. O'Neill, Klein, Finn, Goldsborough, Ber- nasoom, and Forbes was elected for the P"P»"T||@@||nasconi, and Forbes was elected for the purpose of bringing mattera of interest before the a*»T »"¡I||@@||bringing matters of interest before the general meet- ings? Mr. W. S. Forbes was «I~ted piesident, wa||@@||ings. Mr. W. S. Forbes was elected president, and MeW Green, Goldshorough, Finn, ****»'||@@||Messrs. Green, Goldsborough, Finn, Peckham, Klein, Bryant, Turner, George, KIng, <*>£*£*||@@||Klein, Bryant, Turner, George, King, Colquhoun, Meakin, and O'Neill, »en., were elected fiwP«"||@@||Meakin, and O'Neill, sen., were elected vice-presi- dents. _______»_-_____.||@@||dents. ____________________________ ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322001 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I_LNE COTF||@@||LANE COVE. A met ms of the LAUG Cove Council was held e» ih%||@@||A meeting of the Lane Cove Council was held on the 2. th instant the "Muvor (Alderman C I«udowici) presidia^||@@||25th instant the Mayor (Alderman C. Ludowici) presiding. Xhf*re were also pre ont-Aldermen Catt, Claik, Landers,||@@||There were also present - Aldermen Catt, Clark, Landers, Munro, Nobb, and "Weyntou A communication was read||@@||Munro, Robb, and Weynton. A communication was read from the ludían ffthef rund t oimniltee asking the eoun||@@||from the Indian Relief Fund Committee asking the coun- cil'b nssihtance in inaugural ing an entertainment m aid of||@@||cil's assistance in inaugurating an entertainment in aid of the fund Thf* U nae i-Secretan for I.antU wrote notifying||@@||the fund. The Under-Secretary for Lands wrote notifying that tht sum of ¿In had been placed to the credit)||@@||that the sum of £15 had been placed to the credit of the council for the improvement of reseñes.||@@||of the council for the improvement of reserves. Mr Gorge Howartb ULA, wrote atating that the Pre-||@@||Mr. George Howarth M.L.A., wrote stating that the Pre- mier would receive a deputation of the council in refer»||@@||mier would receive a deputation of the council in refer- euee to the river femes on .Trida, next at 11 a m A||@@||ence to the river ferries on Friday, next at 11 a.m. A number of ratepayer* M rote protesting against the forma||@@||number of ratepayers wrote protesting against the forma- Mun of Chriatie-staet a« «how n on. plan suggesting that,||@@||tion of Christie-street as shown on plan, suggesting that tia street be formed in two grades, I rom Oxley-atreet to||@@||the street be formed in two grades, from Oxley-street to the -"ulvert in the centre of Christie-street, and that the||@@||the culvert in the centre of Christie-street, and that the lull at the CKlry-street end be cut dow n so as to dram th«||@@||hill at the Oxley-street end be cut down so as to drain the whole ot Chnstic-nreet into its natural outlet, tho culvert||@@||whole of Christie-street into its natural outlet, the culvert m the centre ot the «trcet The> considered it would ba||@@||in the centre of the street. They considered it would be less coitlj, nnd would obviate the necessity of filling up||@@||less costly, and would obviate the necessity of filling up the pavement and ouillin^ retaining walls on tho western||@@||the pavement and building retaining walls on the western Hide of the street The lettei was referred to the works||@@||side of the street. The letter was referred to the works committee On the motion of the Mayor (Alderman I udo||@@||committee. On the motion of the Mayor (Alderman Ludo- wict), ceconded bj Alderman Jiubb, it wan resolved that a_||@@||wici), seconded by Alderman Robb, it was resolved that a letter b» written to the Minwtei for Works requesting||@@||letter be written to the Minister for Works requesting lum to h+\ e the t mc Cove liner Bridge at 1 lgtree lighted||@@||him to have the Lane Cove River Bridge at Figtree lighted vuth gas, and that the Hunter's Hill Council und the Nor-||@@||with gas, and that the Hunter's Hill Council and the Nor- thern Suburos Municipal Committee be asked to write m||@@||thern Suburbs Municipal Committee be asked to write in support of tho request It wa«, also reitolvt d, un the motto»||@@||support of the request. It was also resolved, on the motion of Alderman Itobh, ueconncd by Alderman Landers, that a||@@||of Alderman Robb, seconded by Alderman Landers, that a wt-ck s work of the day labourers be done on the roadH of||@@||week's work of the day labourers be done on the roads of the Heidetbenr hítate, and that iho chipping» from th»||@@||the Heidelberg Estate, and that the chippings from the water tables of the Greenwich-road be used at filling OB||@@||water-tables of the Greenwich-road be used as filling on the side of roads in the .aid ecUte wheie required.||@@||the side of roads in the said estate where required. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14373750 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn IKON TELEGRAPH POLES.||@@||IRON TELEGRAPH POLES. 1 wo vests ago the Victorian Parliament (the Mel||@@||Two years ago the Victorian Parliament (the Mel bourne " Arßiis " rf Titday Kal »tutos) authorised||@@||bourne " Argus " of Friday last states) authorised the expenditure of ¿I5,00jof Ioj.ii money for the||@@||the expenditure of ¿I5,000 of loan money for the purchase of lo 000 irou telegraph poles lo reuluce a||@@||purchase of l5 000 iron telegraph poles lo replace a like number ot «joden poles now m use An||@@||like number ot wooden poles now in use. An ordiuaiy wooden polo lasts fr-im IO to ¿5 voara on nn||@@||ordinary wooden pole lasts from IO to 15 years on an «verago an iron post will, the ¡po3tal authorities||@@||average an iron post will, the postal authorities belle«, e, last for an imlell uto period the latter||@@||believe, last for an indefinite period. Yhe latter coats double the pnce of tho fnimcr, out the tact th it||@@||costs double the pnce of the former, but the fact that it may be iu use four or five times as long outweighs||@@||it may be in use four or five times as long outweighs thii cuusl Icratiou In heavy storms tho wooden||@@||this conerieration. In heavy storms tho wooden poles aio often blown down, and * hera mun fires||@@||poles are often blown down, and wherw bush fires »re roRiii/ thev are couvtrtetl into so many torches||@@||are raging they are converted into so many torches. Iron poles, on the other hand, uro never dnrar.j-.ed by||@@||Iron poles, on the other hand, are never damaged by bu'h lires nnd stand the streps of any «eather, a||@@||bush fires and stand the stress of any weather, a proof of which was afforded wli»n 5010B uf them on||@@||proof of which was afforded when some of them on the Geelnns hue were bent into an " S ' shiperu||@@||the Geelnns line were bent into an " S ' shape re- c-utlv by the force 1 f the wiuü, tho wires suffonng||@@||cently by the force of the wind, tho wires suffering noiiijurj lu the anne Rnloseveril hues ot woodall||@@||no injury. ln the gale several lines of wooden pole» «ere bloivu d ,wn, und toleirrupliic communici||@@||poles were blown down, and telegraphic communica- tluu on thD«e circuits interrupted for several Werks||@@||tlon on those circuits interrupted for several weeks Tor these reasons the A ictoriaii Postal Department||@@||For these reasons the Victorian Postal Department wishes lo gntilunllv replace wooden with lruu poles,||@@||wishes to gradually replace wooden with iron poles, I ut, sn fur, none of the li 000 autUDinetl by the||@@||but, so far, none of the 15,000 authorised by the Victorian Parliament imve been procure! Tholatu||@@||Victorian Parliament have been procured. The late Government desired to ha\u thom manufactured||@@||Government desired to have them manufactured locally lins, howevor, could not bo doun unless||@@||locally. This howevor, could not be done unless special machinery, co'tinji £10,000, WBr» imported||@@||special machinery, co'tinji £10,000, were imported for tho purpose, so several firms offered to supply the||@@||for the purpose, so several firms offered to supply the poles hv importmR the parts mil puttuirr thurn to-||@@||poles by importing the parts mil putting them to- gether on nrrn al 11 Melbourne Tho price quoted by||@@||gether on arrival in Melbourne the price quoted by them was neurly double whut the department could||@@||them was nearly double what the department could import the poles for itself These tender» wore||@@||import the poles for itself. These tenders were accordingly doclitied, and the department is now||@@||accordingly declined, and the department is now losiup; inonev m niaititeuuuce cbargos because tho||@@||loosing money in maintenance charges because the polos eaunot be procuicd locally at a reasonable cost||@@||poles cannot be procured locally at a reasonable cost ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14360977 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn RAILWAY TRAFFIC ON EIGHT||@@||RAILWAY TRAFFIC ON EIGHT- HOURS DAY.||@@||HOURS DAY. ? ? ?? O.||@@|| With reference lo n r-ertnin complaint relative to||@@||With reference to a certain complaint relative to the railtvav holiday tiafiic, and to delays to trama on||@@||the railway holiday traffic, and to delays to trains on the South Coast line on Light hours Day, inquiry ha«||@@||the South Coast line on Eight-hours Day, inquiry has beeu ma lo at the Railway Olllce, Bud it is a'cer||@@||been made at the Railway Office, and it is ascer- tainert that veiy exceptional circumstances contri-||@@||tained that very exceptional circumstances contri- buted to the long delays that t"ok placo||@@||buted to the long delays that took place. The late train was delayed through what is term»d||@@||The late train was delayed through what is termed a tablet failure, the tablet being the authority f ir||@@||a tablet failure, the tablet being the authority for allowing the train into a section, and is worked||@@||allowing the train into a section, and is worked through instrumenta controlled bv olectncity The||@@||through instruments controlled by electricity. The tablet was dropped in this instance hy the trafile||@@||tablet was dropped in this instance by the traffic ofllcer at Albion Parir, when exchanging tablets,||@@||officer at Albion Park, when exchanging tablets, anil it fell under the wheels of the ti am and||@@||and it fell under the wheels of the train and was broken in aevoral places, the conse-||@@||was broken in several places, the conse- quence being that it could not be passed||@@||quence being that it could not be passed through the electrical instrument, and considerable||@@||through the electrical instrument, and considerable delay occurred in making other arrangements which||@@||delay occurred in making other arrangements which were neceBsary to secure safe working The delay||@@||were necessary to secure safe working. The delay in fact was due lo tho necessary cairymg out of rales||@@||in fact was due to the necessary carrying out of rules which are adopted for the protection of passeugers||@@||which are adopted for the protection of passengers. lho other delay, due to a train sticking up in the||@@||The other delay, due to a train sticking up in the Otford tunnel, was unexpected, as the engine work||@@||Otford tunnel, was unexpected, as the engine work- ing the train waa not loaded to its full capacity lho||@@||ing the train was not loaded to its full capacity. The rails, however, happened to be greasy, and ns lho road||@@||rails, however, happened to be greasy, and as the road had recently boen relate!, these two causes conti 1||@@||had recently been relaid, these two causes contri- butrd to tho engine being unable to haul the load up||@@||buted to the engine being unable to haul the load up the grade into Otford tunnel, and it bad to be divi-||@@||the grade into Otford tunnel, and it had to be divi- ded and worked through in two section; With||@@||ded and worked through in two sections. With regard to the overcrowding, it ia impracticable to||@@||regard to the overcrowding, it is impracticable to avoid a certain amount of overcrowding on public||@@||avoid a certain amount of overcrowding on public holt lays This occurs on avery railway, and in every||@@||holidays. This occurs on every railway, and in every method of transit vrhero big traffic lias to be dealt||@@||method of transit where big traffic has to be dealt with_||@@||with. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296763 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HIBERNIAN CATHOLIC||@@||HIBERNIAN CATHOLIC BENEFIT SOCIETY.||@@||BENEFIT SOCIETY. THE ANNUAL MEETING.||@@||THE ANNUAL MEETING. Ibe twentieth annual moating of the Sydnev||@@||The twentieth annual meeting of the Sydney District Board (representing îiow South Wales) cf||@@||District Board (representing New South Wales) of the Hibormau A U B Society waa held yesterday||@@||the Hibernian A C B Society waa held yesterday morning anil nf lol noon at tho Temporáneo Hall||@@||morning and afternoon at the Temperance Hall lhere was a large attuudauco of delegates from the||@@||There was a large attendance of delegates from the principal tow us of the colonj The president (Bro||@@||principal towns of the colony. The president (Bro Jumes button) occiipiod the chair||@@||James Sutton) occiipiod the chair. lhe secretary (Bro Dwyer) submitted the annual||@@||The secretary (Bro Dwyer) submitted the annual report, w Inch showed that ,¡27 new members had||@@||report, which showed that 327 new members had been added to tho ranks of the aocioly during the||@@||been added to the ranks of the society during the near, bringing the total number enrolled up to 2112||@@||year, bringing the total number enrolled up to 2112 financial, lib unhn muni, and 89 honorary, or a||@@||financial,316 unfinancial, and 89 honorary, or a total nf _»-'il7, members Although the large amount||@@||total of 2517, members. Although the large amount of £i04 10» was paid away for death claims during||@@||of £594 10s was paid away for death claims during Iho ysar, »till tho funeral fund showed tlio satis-||@@||the year, still tho funeral fund showed the satis- factory incienso of £11 r> lit fid 1 ho fund has now||@@||factory increaso of £415 14s 6d. The fund has now ti crudit balaceo of £5'Jjl 'Ja lid The||@@||a credit balance of £5954 9s 11d. The incidental ' fund showed mi increase of||@@||incidental fund showed an increase of £1 J, leaving ii credit talnnre of ¿17« 13s HO||@@||£43, leaving ii credit balance of £172 13s 11d Ibu cash capital of the district now stood at 16502||@@||The cash capital of the district now stood at £6502 8s 3d Ilia branch sick fund, after paying ¿2217 7s||@@||8s 3d. The branch sick fund, after paying £2217 7s 4d for sick benefit, was, it was painted out in the||@@||4d for sick benefit, was, it was pointed out in the report, iiisullicictit to meet the growing liabilities||@@||report, insufficient to meet the growing liabilities A hopo was expressed that tlio eiiuuing year would||@@||A hope was expressed that the ensuing year would show better icsults Ths amount pani for medical||@@||show better results Ths amount paid for medical attendance was £27Gfi, or ti decrease to the inci-||@@||attendance was £2766, or a decrease to the inci- dental fund of £02 Iho net gain to the branch||@@||dental fund of £92. The net gain to the branch funds would thoreforo be ¿loi, or ti total fund of||@@||funds would therefore be £303, or a total fund of £()(;,;() Is (K1 lins, lidded to tho cash capittil of the||@@||£6630 1s 6d. This, added to the cash capital of the district, «honed to tho credit of the society in New||@@||district, showed to the credit of the society in New boult! Wales a total of £11132 0» 0J Iho societj||@@||South Wales a total of £11132 9s 9d. The society hud tinco its last annual meeting invested on sound||@@||had since its last annual meeting invested on sound soiunty the sum of £1070 at current ratos, that wns||@@||security the sum of £1970 at current rates, that was from 4 to G per cent Tho demand was not np to||@@||from 4 to 6 per cent. The demand was not up to tho ovcutiVB s expectations, but thej felt confident||@@||the executive's expectations, but they felt confident that the ensuing \ ear would seo tho full amount||@@||that the ensuing year would see the full amount nvailable for this purpose Bocurely invested Interest||@@||available for this purpose securely invested. Interest- beanug capital had been lound to bo a source of||@@||bearing capital had been found to be a source of groat benefit to ti a funds During tha year many||@@||graat benefit to the funds. During the year many of tho metropolitan branches wero viwited by ono or||@@||of the metropolitan branches wero visited by one or other of tho executive oflircrs nlso two ot tho||@@||other of the executive oflicers, also two of the country branches, with satistactorv results||@@||country branches, with satistactory results lhe balance-sheet was presented bj the treasurer,||@@||The balance-sheet was presented by the treasurer, Bri Hogan, and with the annual report, was||@@||Bro. Hogan, and with the annual report, was adopted and ordered to be priatei||@@||adopted and ordered to be printed. Hie election of oflicers was the» proceeded with||@@||Hie election of oflicers was then proceeded with Bro T Molloy was elocted presidoet Most of tho||@@||Bro J Molloy was elected president. Most of the old officers wera re-elected||@@||old officers were re-elected. A committee was appointed to coasider tho posi-||@@||A committee was appointed to consider the posi- tion ot the society m icgard to tilt nowlnendly||@@||tion ot the society in regard to the new Friendly Societies Act||@@||Societies Act. bevxral other matters were dealt with, after which||@@||Several other matters were dealt with, after which the officers elect wore duly installed and the pro-||@@||the officers elect were duly installed and the pro- ceedings brought to a conclusion||@@||ceedings brought to a conclusion. ANNUAL DINNER||@@||ANNUAL DINNER In tbo ovemug the anuual dinner of the society||@@||In the evening the anuual dinner of the society took place at the Hotel Cecil, George-street About||@@||took place at the Hotel Cecil, George-street. About 100 delegates and a number of visitar» sat down to au||@@||100 delegates and a number of visitors sat down to an excellent ropast. The chair was occupied by the||@@||excellent repast. The chair was occupied by the ratiring president, Bro James Sutton, and the vicc||@@||retiring president, Bro James Sutton, and the vice- chair by the president elect, Bro T Molloy Among||@@||chair by the president elect, Bro T Molloy. Among the visitors were the Miuister for Works||@@||the visitors were the Minister for Works (Mr. L W O'sullivan), »IBO Mr D||@@||(Mr. E W O'sullivan), also Mr D O'Connor and Mr Blakney The toast of||@@||O'Connor and Mr Blakney The toast of the society waa proposed by Bro Massey ^Newcastle),||@@||the society waa proposed by Bro Massey (Newcastle), who referred to the rapid growth of the institution||@@||who referred to the rapid growth of the institution during the past 30 years It had now a membership||@@||during the past 30 years It had now a membership in Australia of 16,000, and a cash capital of £100,000||@@||in Australia of 16,000, and a cash capital of £100,000 (Applause ) The toast was responded lo by Bro||@@||(Applause ) The toast was responded lo by Bro Molloy The Deputy Chief President (Bro Tohn||@@||Molloy The Deputy Chief President (Bro John Toohey, Purramatta) (proposed ' lhe Ministry,"||@@||Toohey, Parramatta) (proposed ' The Ministry," to which the Miniater for Works responded||@@||to which the Minister for Works responded The toast of " The Vmtors " waa submitted by Bro||@@||The toast of " The Visitors " was submitted by Bro Dwyer, and responded to bv Mr D. O Connor and||@@||Dwyer, and responded to bv Mr D. O Connor and Mr Blakney The health of tho " Conntrv Dele-||@@||Mr Blakney The health of the " Conntry Dele- gates " was drunk nt tho instance of Bru, W. Hogan,||@@||gates " was drunk at the instance of Bro, W. Hogan, and the toast was responded to by Bros Casey||@@||and the toast was responded to by Bros Casey (Orang»), M'Appion (Bathurst), and Dysaught||@@||(Orange), M'Appion (Bathurst), and Lysaught (Wagga) Several other toasts were honoured, in-||@@||(Wagga) Several other toasts were honoured, in- cluding the health of the chairman lhe pioceediuga||@@||cluding the health of the chairman. The proceedings were enlivened bv musical selections.||@@||were enlivened by musical selections. The choir boys of fat George's Chapel, Windsor||@@||The choir boys of fat George's Chapel, Windsor CUB e in accordance with ancient custom, have the||@@||Castle in accordance with ancient custom, have the ;,iht to claim 5s as " spur-money " from any mill||@@||right to claim 5s as " spur-money " from any mill ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315400 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I WELCOME TO CORPORAL THORNDIKE. I||@@||WELCOME TO CORPORAL THORNDIKE PENRITH, Friday.||@@||PENRITH, Friday. There waa another monster celebration here last I||@@||There was another monster celebration here last night. In order to make the affair additionally||@@||night. In order to make the affair additionally attractive the Mayor and somo other townsmen||@@||attractive the Mayor and some other townsmen arranged to give Corporal H. 3 Thorudike, ono of||@@||arranged to give Corporal H. J. Thorndike, one of the invalided soldiers, a fitting reception oa bia||@@||the invalided soldiers, a fitting reception on his arrival st Penrith a Kitto after 6 that eveniog. '||@@||arrival at Penrith a little after 6 that evening. ' Accordingly after ho had been driven to his sister's||@@||Accordingly after he had been driven to his sister's residence he was brought back to tho Military Hull.||@@||residence he was brought back to the Military Hall. He was officially welcomed bv the Mayor (Mr. W.||@@||He was officially welcomed by the Mayor (Mr. W. Player), Aldermen Psrntt, Haynes, aud CR bmith,||@@||Player), Aldermen Patritt, Haynes, and C.R. Smith, Lieutenant M'Donald and otlior members of K||@@||Lieutenant M'Donald and other members of K Company After that n prjcession was formed||@@||Company. After that a procession was formed with thu brass hand III front, next cauio IC Company,||@@||with the brass hand in front, next came K Company, then Corporal Thorudike with the Mayor, aldermen,||@@||then Corporal Thorndike with the Mayor, aldermen, and some friends in u drag with postillions, then||@@||and some friends in a dray with postillions, then tho Public behool Cadet Band mel ganeril public||@@||the Public School Cadet Band and general public They marched through the priucipil streotsanel onto||@@||They marched through the principal streets and on to the showground, thorB being full} 3U0II penplo in||@@||the showground, there being fully 3000 people in the streets. Alor» than half that number \isiled the||@@||the streets. More than half that number visited the showgruuitel, where more speeches were tnuels, mid||@@||showground, where more speeches were made, and Corporal Ihoriidiko replie 1 Ile ruferrcel in the||@@||Corporal Thorndike replied. He referred in the kindliest manuel pofsiblu to the conduct of Trooper||@@||kindliest mannner possibleto the conduct of Trooper Rausloy, who had ntirsott lum through Ina lirtt sick-||@@||Ransley, who had nursed him through his first sick- ness, iiud whose death was reported to him on his||@@||ness, and whose death was reported to him on his arrival at Melbourne. Tie was uccoided a very||@@||arrival at Melbourne. He was accroded a very hearty reception everywhere. Tie loft Penrith to-day||@@||hearty reception everywhere. He left Penrith to-day foi Uorrima, whern his father, Senior-sorgeaut||@@||for Berrima, where his father, Senior-sergeant rborudiko, has recently been removed||@@||Thorndike has recently been removed MOLONl?, Friday||@@||MOLONG, Friday Corporal-bugler Verdi Duli, aiiiiouncsd in yester-||@@||Corporal-bugler Verdi Daly, announced in yester- day's cable as being dauc,ere>uslv ill at Bloemfonteui,||@@||day's cable as being danagerously ill at Bloemfontein, is the eldest is rho eldest son of Mr William Daly, of Molong,||@@||son of Mr. William Daly, of Molong and left with the first contingent On tho occasion||@@||and left with the first contingent. On the occasion of the lrcent visit of the Moutilul Tüflsa lo Euglutid||@@||of the recent visit of the Mounted Rifles to England Corporal ))alj ncconn amtel the reegmierit as bugler.||@@||Corporal Daly accompanied the regiment as bugler. Arrangements iir« being made to give Corporal||@@||Arrangements are being made to give Corporal Owens aud Pm ate (¿osper, who were invalided home||@@||Owens aud Private Gosper, who were invalided home from the war, a public welcome on their return to||@@||from the war, a public welcome on their return to Molong _||@@||Molong. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318093 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CORPORAL DALY'S DEATH.||@@||CORPORAL DALY'S DEATH. MOLONG, Friday.||@@||MOLONG, Friday. To-day Mr, William Daly, of Molong, received a||@@||To-day Mr. William Daly, of Molong, received a telegram from tho Premier as follows *-** Uogret to||@@||telegram from the Premier as follows :— "Regret to report that your sou, Corporal Verdi DA!.) , tiled of||@@||report that your son, Corporal Verdi Daly, died of entono fever at B loe in Ibu tem ou Juno li." Gloom||@@||enteric fever at Bloemfontein on June 11." Gloom settled over the coumiunttv on îeceipt of tho pad||@@||settled over the community on receipt of the sad news. Deceased waa tho eldest sou of Mr. "William||@@||news. Deceased was the eldest son of Mr. William Daly, aud waa JO veurs of tige, lío nailed with tho||@@||Daly, and was 20 years of age. He sailed with the flint co n ti o gen t. When tho infantry corps was li ret||@@||first contingent. When the infantry corps was first formed at Mûbng ho joined na a bailor at the URO of||@@||formed at Molong he joined as a bugler at the age of 9 \ earri Shortly afterwards ho attended the military||@@||16 years. Shortly afterwards he attended the military encampment at Sydue>, when he won tne champion-||@@||encampment at Sydney, when he won the champion- ship nt the colony us bugler. Several years after-||@@||ship of the colony as bugler. Several years after- wards, the infantiy corps gave way to the Mounted||@@||wards, the infantry corps gave way to the Mounted Rifles, Verdi Duly utdl returning his position, and on||@@||Rifles, Verdi Duly still retaining his position, and on the oc ci H ion of the viBit of the militai y contingent to||@@||the occasion of the visit of the military contingent to Euglaurt ho accompanied tho regiment as bugler.||@@||England he accompanied the regiment as bugler. In öouth â.fncu, hownvLr, lus position was corporal,||@@||In South Africa, however, his position was corporal, mid not bugler. Dtcuased waa uno of tim most||@@||and not bugler. Deceased was one of the most efficient members of the Molong M ou u ted Billes, and||@@||efficient members of the Molong Mounted Rifles, and one of the very first to öfter his »emees ID the present||@@||one of the very first to offer his servicse in the present campaign. Uo was extremely popular His pirtnts||@@||campaign. He was extremely popular. His parents are very old residents of Molong, and great sympathy||@@||are very old residents of Molong, and great sympathy is expressed for thom_||@@||is expressed for them. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320928 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE ANTICIPATED REBELLTON IN '||@@||THE ANTICIPATED REBELLION IN CAN TON,||@@||CANTON. The news that Li Hung Chang finds it dangerous||@@||The news that Li Hung Chang finds it dangerous to leave Cinton for Peking itt the present Btate of||@@||to leave Canton for Peking in the present state of popular feeling only cuullrms what has long been||@@||popular feeling only confirms what has long been Hii-UL'Cte I about the proviuce. Even hefoie the||@@||suspected about the province. Even before the picseut trouble began tho Government offiemh. feared||@@||present trouble began the Government officials feared th.t a rebellion of appalling dt mon mons would take||@@||that a rebellion of appalling dimensions would take pluce there about this time, and they took pre||@@||place there about this time, and they took pre- cauti >ns to arm the troops with rapid-firing uuns||@@||cautions to arm the troops with rapid-firing guns nnd ritlea. Li Hung Chung ordered 15,000 Mauset s||@@||and rifles. Li Hung Chung ordered 15,000 Mausers so far back as in>t l)oc**mb_r. and S0U0 of theae haye||@@||so far back as last December, and 5000 of these have been delivered. Tho leader« of the popular movement i||@@||been delivered. The leaders of the popular movement have also hoon active lu tim direction, and ¡Viausers,||@@||have also been active in this direction, and Mausers, machine guus, ind ammunition in large quantities I||@@||machine guns, and ammunition in large quantities have been ste_dily impoitrd nu their IMMUU. A few||@@||have been steadily imported on their behalf. A few months ago it wai reported that they could put a force||@@||months ago it was reported that they could put a force of over l'ó.OUO in 'ii, well equipped with al inn ot pre||@@||of over 25,000 men, well equipped with arms of pre- ciS'on, into the fi«M, and that the leaders w«ue uuly||@@||cision, into the field, and that the leaders were only deterring operation-* until their armv wa* double||@@||deferring operations until their army was double this nuui'ter. Now it would appear thit the moment||@@||this number. Now it would appear that the moment the Viceroy tuina Ina bick on Ina c.pital. the unrest||@@||the Viceroy turns his back on the capital, the unrest of the populate will develop into opon rebellion.||@@||of the populace will develop into open rebellion. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320892 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn STATUS OF MISSIONARIES,||@@||STATUS OF MISSIONARIES. Over a j our upo the Peking di veruuieut foi mu- I||@@||Over a year ago the Peking Government formu- luted a mern IM!, winch receive I tho Tmpfrmi I||@@||lated a memorial, which received the Imperial ti__e.it. n- to official intercourse bet«ecu Chinese local||@@||assent, as to official intercourse between Chinese local authorities and Hotniu (atti die misii.uincs lins||@@||authorities and Roman Catholic missionaries. This document set forth thtit with th*t done of m iiutaiu||@@||document set forth that with the desire of maintain- nig peaceful rt»latinus between ordinary Chinese||@@||ing peaceful relations between ordinary Chinese euit)pcts and tho c nverts, und of fa ilit-itiuR pro-||@@||subjects and the converts, and of facilitating pro- tective nif-a»urfd Iconuui Catholic bishops BIU uld||@@||tective measures, Roman Catholic bishops should ranlc mth Uovernors-ÜHnerul anl Oo-iprnorfl, »iid.||@@||rank with Governors-General and Governors, and might ontuiu interviews with thene omepri» I he||@@||might obtain interviews with these officers. The " head * prints aronllov Ld to a_k lor i -turviews with||@@||"head" priests are allowed to ask for interviews with trea-Mitersand ju-lges and ti tais, whil t other pnei-t_||@@||treasurers and judges and taotais, whilst other priests ui ihtcontu it tiimn^elvts wirb întervi-uvâ w th pre||@@||must content themselves with interviews wth pre- fccti aud tnagt-tmtcn ** The Chi test offioialB i f »It||@@||fects and magistrates. "The Chinese officials of all ranks ubove men li »ne I,*' .oiitinufs the me_uorul,||@@||ranks above mentioned," continues the memorial, ' will return tho courtesy iu »ccordance i\ith thu rank||@@||"will return the courtesy in accordance with the rank of the prlf-st" In grave cas s recoil rao IB to be brid to||@@||of the priest." In grave cases recourse is to be had to the good t fB ces of the min is tur of the||@@||the good offices of the minister of the nail u * specially intrusted b^ the Pope with toe||@@||nation "specially intrusted by the Pope with the protection of K mau Ctthalie nu stonaties " bpeci ti||@@||protection of Roman Catholic missionaries." Special dutctioua ure ti ive n tn the iocil othciula tu " exhort||@@||directions are given to the local officials to "exhort and c nt st ra m the ordiuarv Chmea, to look upon the||@@||and constrain the ordinary Chinese to look upon the convorts HS comrndes, at d not tu pick quarrell with||@@||converts as comrades, and not to pick quarrels with ihem " , whilst "the bishops and pn_«t_ on thou sido||@@||them" ; whilst "the bishops and priests on their side must instruct their convert-* to leid h'nm-les* lives,||@@||must instruct their converts to lead blameless lives, and so pie.erve the good name of the religion nu I||@@||and so preserve the good name of the religion and the resnect aud goodwill of the non-c nverts "||@@||the respect and goodwill of the non-converts." Lord bubsbury objected to the clause about the ap-||@@||Lord Salisbury objected to the clause about the ap- peal to no i-Urittsb itiflueucu where bishops||@@||peal to non-British influence where bishops nu I priests uf British uationttlity uro concern-t-d, hut||@@||and priests of British nationality are concerned, but ni hern i«u no opposition has been made to the||@@||otherwise no opposition has been made to the ruerno ml||@@||memorial. lint Üie Protestant missions-British and colonial,||@@||But the Protestant missions—British and colonial, AnifTcui and CoutinMital-have no such privi-||@@||American and Continental—have no such privi- leges, though they are important enough in numbers||@@||leges, though they are important enough in numbers and ii flueuCB I he misionarles themselves some||@@||and influence. The missionaries themselves, some 3000 all ti 11, have over -13 > main sturt ni und 2000||@@||3000 all told have over 335 main stations and 2000 out-sUIious, "t is Inch SU,0U0 Oin no«e attend 'J heir||@@||out-stations, at which 80,000 Chinese attend. Their 17 GO ii ay (.(.hotils are attended by 30,000 boys taid||@@||1766 day schools are attended by 30,000 boys and -girls, und missionaries nre scattered throughout the||@@||girls, and missionaries are scattered throughout the province* Lrrd Sali.buiy was linked to ob am for||@@||provinces. Lord Salisbury was asked to obtain for the Bntieh Protestant mis* to unties the privileges||@@||the British Protestant missionaries the privileges confer ted by the Imperial edict.on the ftowttu Catho-||@@||conferred by the Imperial edict on the Roman Catho- lic clerry After consideration, however, he re-||@@||lic clergy. After consideration, however, he re- fused to take the necssury steps||@@||fused to take the necessary steps. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320893 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE TROUBLE AT WEI-HAI-WEI.||@@||THE TROUBLE AT WEI-HAI-WEI. Describing the cause of the trouble at IVei-hai||@@||Describing the cause of the trouble at Wei-hai- woi, the " Nirth Cluni, Herald" of May 9 suys -||@@||wei, the "North China Herald" of May 9 says:— " Whilst the Bnlish cl'iim to linva leased a certuiu||@@||"Whilst the British claim to have leased a certain strip of terntor,, wlnlat their ships are never uh*eut||@@||strip of territory, whilst their ships are never absent from the harbour, und whilst tiley have lindentikeu||@@||from the harbour, and whilst they have undertaken mnuy works on thu n-lnnil and not n few ou toe||@@||many works on the island and not a few on the uiaiiilsiid, on tho othei hand this claim has never||@@||mainland, on the other hand this claim has never been acknowledged by the Chinese (lovorumetit||@@||been acknowledged by the Chinese Government— more, as will be shown shortly, denied. And let It be||@@||more, as will be shown shortly, denied. And let it be uuderstood here that the wntir should not hesitate||@@||uuderstood here that the writer should not hesitate tu «tate that the Chinese nmentis duectly ia contact||@@||to state that the Chinese officials directly in contact willi the people have implicitly denied the claim nf||@@||with the people have implicitly denied the claim of the British Government, were it not that the evi-||@@||the British Government, were it not that the evi- dence on the point la not easy to adduce, the ugh,||@@||dence on the point is not easy to adduce, though, perhaps, no less couclusive, than is the evidence upon||@@||perhaps, no less conclusive, than is the evidence upon which other slut*-m*uts urn made. True, a prncluuiu||@@||which other statements are made. True, a proclama- tion setting forth the fact wa« is-ued by the high||@@||tion setting forth the fact was issued by the high oftlciul authorities at the instance of the Tsuug-h||@@||official authorities at the instance of the Tsung-li- Yatnen, moved thereto by the British Minister, to-||@@||Yamen, moved thereto by the British Minister, to- ward the end i t the summer of 1898, Two copies||@@||ward the end of the summer of 1898. Two copies wore put up locally, one was beard of elsewhere, lu||@@||were put up locally, one was heard of elsewhere, in Hie neighbourhood of a mission Btntli ii, und||@@||the neighbourhood of a mission station, and it may well be questiuned whother any copies other||@@||it may well be questioned whother any copies other li au lheso three were issued nt all Th., proclama||@@||than these three were issued at all. The proclama- flous made no reteieuce to tuxatiou or to the nd||@@||tions made no reference to taxation or to the ad- raiuii.traIioii of justice Moreover, whilst the name||@@||ministration of justice. Moreover, whilst the name of Ohiiui lu the proelimntioii waB honoured lu the||@@||of China in the proclamation was honoured in the usual formol way, the narnu of Great Britain first||@@||usual formal way, the name of Great Britain first uppearol at the foot of a roi um II-not uti insunifi||@@||appeared at the foot of a column—not an insignifi- csnt fact to the readeisfor w horn it w is supp ised to be||@@||cant fact to the readers for whom it was supposed to be intended. This r. ault »na obt mied by a simple ex||@@||intended. This result was obtained by a simple ex- (iBili-nt Ihe Brill ill official who »auctioned tho pro-||@@||pedient. The British official who sanctioned the pro- el unatioii hal his copv writteu ia columns||@@||clamation had his copy written in columns of 10 chaiaeters or so thn proclamation||@@||of 10 characters or so. The proclamation ns it appeared was pnntol lu columns of||@@||as it appeared was printed in columns of '20 orso, thus cusiug chumacera nt tho ton of||@@||20 or so, thus causing characters at the top of tho column of tho lair copi to uppeur ut the bottom||@@||the column of the fair copy to appear at the bottom lu the form m which it was published Agsiu, not||@@||in the form in which it was published. Again, not long after this procUtuillili appeared, or was su -||@@||long after this proclamation appeared, or was su- posed to havo appeared, another of ii vory ditfereut||@@||posed to have appeared, another of a very different character was put in «very vii ugo lu the BnHsli ter-||@@||character was put in every village in the British ter- ritory, us well ns lu the i eulinl zoue. It cul e I up n||@@||ritory, as well as in the neutral zone. It called upon the peoplo to re-form the militi , mid to exnraso the||@@||the peoplo to re-form the militia, and to exercise the trained bands The language u.e 1 was unusunlli||@@||trained bands. The language used was unusually vigorous, and the po .plo »ero explicitly||@@||vigorous, and the people were explicitly uigod to act promptly and earnestly Ostensibly||@@||urged to act promptly and earnestly. Ostensibly tbo aim was to suppress highway robbery and so||@@||the aim was to suppress highway robbery and so forth , really, saul tlio peop c, to oppose the Billilli||@@||forth ; really, said the people, to oppose the British. Pity 1H not tho oi Iv feeling pieper ti ward these||@@||Pity is not the only feeling proper toward these poi.ple We cauuiit nitl'hulel our respect. lu their||@@||people. We cannot withhold our respect. In their own ignorant, futile, pitiable way they uro prepared||@@||own ignorant, futile, pitiable way they are prepared tn light for what tbny coucuve to bo lib itv, and||@@||to fight for what they conceive to be liberty, and after all liberty l« only whut a peojilo conceive it to||@@||after all liberty is only what a people conceive it to be. That the British uuthontie« have no intention||@@||be. That the British authorities have no intention either of mere esing the tixes or of imposing now||@@||either of increasing the taxes or of imposing new ones is neitiier hero nor there They have never||@@||ones is neither here nor there. They have never «tutet!, pimply mid nnplic Hy, tint there was in||@@||stated, simply and implicity, that there was no ground for npprohensiun Had a few woidi tj lins||@@||ground for apprehension. Had a few words to this eff.'Ct beuu ii aerted incidentally in m e of the pro-||@@||effect been inserted incidentally in one of the pro- clamations issued atietit t ixatiun, much of the pre-||@@||clamations issued about taxation, much of the pre- sent troublo might have bee t .¡voided. Hud tho||@@||sent trouble might have been avoided. Had the British Repie«eiiiiitiva m Pekmg s tnulitn I fir, and||@@||British Representative in Peking stipulated for, and ins steel uiion having, a copv of theoflicnl registers||@@||insisted upon having, a copy of the official registers concerned, thus securing rucogu tion of tho British||@@||concerned, thus securing recognition of the British by the Chinese auttioiities, ana tacilil itiug their as||@@||by the Chinese authorities, and facilitating their as- siiiujituii ot the resiKi is bilities cf govtrumont, it is||@@||sumption of the responsibilities of government, it is har Hy cone eivnble that tlio presunt deplorable con-||@@||hardly conceivable that the present deplorable con- dition nt alf ins c mid have come about Again and||@@||dition of affairs could have come about. Again and ug.in the villagers havo ttitod that if their owu||@@||again the villagers have stated that if their own Goverumoeit hut give tho word they will cheerfully||@@||Government but give the word they will cheerfully recognise the British, but not otherwise."||@@||recognise the British, but not otherwise." _ Au -iceident occurred yesterday at the Glebe||@@||An accident occurred yesterday at the Glebe Island Abattoirs by which a' butchor uumod .Tamos||@@||Island Abattoirs by which a butcher named James Shannon lost his life. Ho was soon to drive^a cart||@@||Shannon lost his life. He was seen to drive a cart along Croivn-stieot. A few minutes lalor he was||@@||along Crown-street. A few minutes later he was picked up uucoiisoious, and was removed to the||@@||picked up unconscious, and was removed to the Dalmain Cottage HoBpital, whero life was found to||@@||Balmain Cottage Hospital, where life was found to be extinct.||@@||be extinct. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14372895 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PUNISHMENT FOR OUTRAGES, j||@@||PUNISHMENT FOR OUTRAGES. A FORGED EDICT.||@@||A FORGED EDICT. ' LONDON, Oct. 17.||@@||LONDON, Oct. 17. Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang||@@||Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang state that thoy are unaware of the exis-||@@||state that they are unaware of the exis- tence of an edict ordering punishments||@@||tence of an edict ordering punishments of certain officials' for having instigated||@@||of certain officials for having instigated outrages on Euiopeans It is believed the||@@||outrages on Europeans. It is believed the edict was forged in older to prevent the||@@||edict was forged in order to prevent the advance ot the Allies' expedition to||@@||advance of the Allies' expedition to I ao tmg-fu||@@||Pao-ting-fu. [A oallegram on Ootnbor 12 stated -"LI||@@||[A cablegram on October 12 stated :—"Li Hung Chaug baa informed Gormany that Ying||@@||Hung Chang has informed Germany that Ying- men, Kang yi, and Olino shu cluao bu\e boen||@@||nien, Kang-yi, and Chao-shu-chiao have been decapitated , Tsailnn nnd Princes Chang and Yi,||@@||decapitated ; Tsailan and Princes Chang and Yi, imprisoned for life and Prince Tuan hal been||@@||imprisoned for life ; and Prince Tuan has been banished to the military post roads, on the Sibo||@@||banished to the military post roads, on the Sibe- nan fiontior " A hitor eable stated that an Im-||@@||rian frontier." A later cable stated that an Im- perial decree confirmed the report ]||@@||perial decree confirmed the report.] ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322868 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE MASSACRE AT PEKING.||@@||THE MASSACRE AT PEKING. Latest details from China would seem to imply that||@@||Latest details from China would seem to imply that the Empress Dowager saw wheu it waa tqo lato that||@@||the Empress Dowager saw when it was too late that the movement of tbo Boxers would imperil her||@@||the movement of the Boxers would imperil her throne It is not in consonance with what is known||@@||throne. It is not in consonance with what is known of her character that any otber than a personal in-||@@||of her character that any other than a personal in- terest would have made her chango her views||@@||terest would have made her change her views. Whilst tho Boxers were doing what she wanted in||@@||Whilst the Boxers were doing what she wanted in opposition to foreigners her Maiesty was inclined to||@@||opposition to foreigners her Majesty was inclined to favour them, but wheu they went further sho wanted||@@||favour them, but when they went further she wanted to suppress thom, but by this time she had lost control||@@||to suppress them, but by this time she had lost control of evouts At tbo meeting of the Tsung-li-Yamen||@@||of events. At the meeting of the Tsung-li-Yamen called to discuss the situation sho was supported oniy||@@||called to discuss the situation she was supported only by Jung Lu, the Generalissimo of the Porcea, and tier||@@||by Jung Lu, the Generalissimo of the Forces, and her old time friends, the Prince of Tuan, father of tho||@@||old time friends, the Prince of Tuan, father of the Crown Prince, and Grand Seerctnry Knng Yi left||@@||Crown Prince, and Grand Secretary Kang Yi, left the council hall in disgust 1 hoir cry, ' Down with the||@@||the council hall in disgust. Their cry, "Down with the foreigners," which is part of tlio Boxor programólo as||@@||foreigners," which is part of the Boxer programme as displayed on the banner of the rebels, was taken up||@@||displayed on the banner of the rebels, was taken up by the Palace officials and by tbo iiopuluco Imme-||@@||by the Palace officials and by the populace. Imme- diately an attack was made ou tho foreigners rosident||@@||diately an attack was made on the foreigners resident in Peking||@@||in Peking. Mr Brodrick, the Under-Secretary for Foreign||@@||Mr Brodrick, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said tba other day in the House of Commons||@@||Affairs, said the other day in the House of Commons that no confirmation had been received of the mas||@@||that no confirmation had been received of the mas- B&cie at Peking , but the information circulated||@@||sacre at Peking ; but the information circulated simultaneously at some of tho treaty ports is likely||@@||simultaneously at some of the treaty ports is likely to bo marniv correct According to this, the mob in-||@@||to be mainly correct. According to this, the mob in- dulged in horrible butcheries, and one knows the||@@||dulged in horrible butcheries, and one knows the exteut to which cruelty eau go vi hen full rein is given||@@||extent to which cruelty can go when full rein is given to the revenecful passions of the Chinese populace||@@||to the revengeful passions of the Chinese populace. Amongst other things it is said that 5000 uative||@@||Amongst other things it is said that 5000 native Christians, mostlj Boman Catbalio convert«, were||@@||Christians, mostly Roman Catholic converts, were murdered by the mob in Poking||@@||murdered by the mob in Peking. British diplomatic action in tho matter seems to bo||@@||British diplomatic action in the matter seems to be singularly inadeqnato Anv way, this is not a hine||@@||singularly inadequate Any way, this is not a time for diplomacy, but for armed intervention For tho||@@||for diplomacy, but for armed intervention. For the British Foreign Office, however, to ask tho Chmejo||@@||British Foreign Office, however, to ask the Chinese Minister in Londou to inform the Poking Oovorn||@@||Minister in London to inform the Peking Govern- meut that it would be neld personally guilty if the||@@||ment that it would be held personally guilty if the legations «rio injured seem« to be a« abseinUly.||@@||legations were injured seems to be an absurdity. Trance did BomethlnglikethisafewdayaaBOwheush.||@@||France did something like this a few days ago when she threitoned the Yunnan authorities in tbo maHer of||@@||threatened the Yunnan authorities in the matter of M rraScois, with the result tbat tlmt gentleman is||@@||M. Francois, with the result that that gentleman is now safe But when Faking u in thohands of a. mob,||@@||now safe. But when Peking is in the hands of a mob, whw the i^jpw«J wtncflty bscfcwn overthrown||@@||when the recognised authority has been overthrown, it ¡s a refinement of diplomatic methods to make the||@@||it is a refinement of diplomatic methods to make the Siarrol one between Great Britein on ono sida and||@@||quarrel one between Great Britain on one side and o members of tho Peking Government on the||@@||the members of the Peking Government on the other.||@@||other. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14367837 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE SITUATION.||@@||THE SITUATION. IMPEACHMENT OP THE UUILTÏ.||@@||IMPEACHMENT OF THE GUILTY. Our cables of this morning stato that Li Hung||@@||Our cables of this morning state that Li Hung Chaugi before leaving Shanghai on his journav to||@@||Chang, before leaving Shanghai on his journey to Taku, agreed to memorialise the throne ou Iho sub-||@@||Taku, agreed to memorialise the throne on the sub- ject of tho persons guilty of the recent outrage«. It||@@||ject of the persons guilty of the recent outrages. It may be gathered from our cablegram thnt Li Haag||@@||may be gathered from our cablegram that Li Hung Chang was uvorse to taking this courso, and that||@@||Chang was averse to taking this course, and that it was only Jhe threat that, f.ailiug his compliance,||@@||it was only the threat that, failing his compliance, Gormariy would occupy thu country for au in-||@@||Germany would occupy the country for an in- definite period that iiiSueuced him to lay asmus||@@||definite period that influenced him to lay serious charges against ¡nflu»utinj persons in the Poking||@@||charges against influential persons in the Peking Government. Tho pniicipaf.pénions if horn Li Hung||@@||Government. The principal persons whom Li Hung Chang has nosy accused of complicity with tHa Boxer||@@||Chang has now accused of complicity with the Boxer outrages and svith the anti-foreign movement||@@||outrages and with the anti-foreign movement gaiterallv are tho Prince of Than and his brothar,||@@||generally are the Prince of Tuan and his brother, Pnuce Tsailau; Kaug Yi, and Chao Shu-chi'ao.||@@||Prince Tsailan; Kang Yi, and Chao Shu-chi'ao. With thp .excoptiott ot. Prince ToaiUn, who would||@@||With the exception of Prince Tsailan, who would seo'm to havo boen au utterly unimportant person||@@||seem to have been an utterly unimportant person attached to Ihe train of lils brother,' the names hurts||@@||attached to the train of his brother, the names here ineutirmou ara sufficiently known as thoB« ot strong||@@||mentioned are sufficiently known as those of strong anti-foreigners. Tu recent ¡s«ties their careprs have||@@||anti-foreigners. In recent issues their careers have beeil fully described, with (he exception,||@@||been fully described, with the exception, perhaps, of Chao Shn-chi'ao, who has beou||@@||perhaps, of Chao Shu-chi'ao, who has been a. Minister of the Tsuos-li Yamen and||@@||a Minister of the Tsung-li Yamen and President of Hie Board of Punishment«.||@@||President of the Board of Punishments. But, as was fully and cirt-flilly pointed out to||@@||But, as was fully and carefully pointed out to Li Hung Chang, it will be useless to discuss||@@||Li Hung Chang, it will be useless to discuss terms ot settlement until punishment h«. meted out||@@||terms of settlement until punishment be meted out to the Dowager EruprVs«, r.s wé'l as her chief ad-||@@||to the Dowager Empress, as well as her chief ad- visor» It is not esten'iil that tha Dowager Etupross||@@||visors. It is not essential that the Dowager Empress should expiate her crimes ou tho scaffold, howetar||@@||should expiate her crimes on the scaffold, however rieh|y she may have deserved this niiuishiuoiit : but||@@||richly she may have deserved this punishment : but at least the world must be assured that .there is n0||@@||at least the world must be assured that there is no longer a possibility of hot usurping the supremo||@@||longer a possibility of her usurping the supreme power. The settlemant must bo m»do with the Em-||@@||power. The settlement must be made with the Em- peror if, aa is reported, ha is still slivo and within||@@||peror if, as is reported, he is still alive and within easy roach of Poking ; and in the event of his re-||@@||easy reach of Peking ; and in the event of his re- storation to pnrcer it will have to be definitely fired||@@||storation to power it will have to be definitely fixed that bia aunt shall no longer ba in a positiob to oxér||@@||that his aunt shall no longer be in a position to exer- ci«e' sovereign power.||@@||cise sovereign power. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321311 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CHINESE SOLDIERS,||@@||CHINESE SOLDIERS. Tho Chinese soldier» commaui'ed by Colonel||@@||The Chinese soldiers commanded by Colonel Bower have again shown their gord qualities llicy||@@||Bower have again shown their good qualities. They shaped well a couple of mouth» ugo at Woi-bai||@@||shaped well a couple of months ago at Wei-hai Wei, when they « ore called upon to resist over-||@@||Wei, when they were called upon to resist over- whelming hordes of their compatriots 1 ho robéis||@@||whelming hordes of their compatriots. The rebels were badly led aud badly armed, and the Chinese||@@||were badly led and badly armed, and the Chinese regiment, officered by British, gave a fino exhibition||@@||regiment, officered by British, gave a fine exhibition ot valour ruid discipline They havo now come down||@@||of valour and discipline. They have now come down to Tientsin, and our cables of Ibis morning Bhows that||@@||to Tientsin, and our cables of this morning shows that they justified their good leputation, repulsing a flank||@@||they justified their good reputation, repulsing a flank attack by the Boxers with heavy loss Tho Uoxers||@@||attack by the Boxers with heavy loss. The Boxers doubtless are badly armed and led, but they aro||@@||doubtless are badly armed and led, but they are evidently m large numbera and have aectts» to Im-||@@||evidently in large numbers and have access to Im- perial armaments Colonel Bower'» succfls» shows||@@||perial armaments. Colonel Bower's success shows that now, as lu " Chinese Gordon'» " time, tho||@@||that now, as in "Chinese Gordon's" time, the Chinese make good soldiers when officered by||@@||Chinese make good soldiers when officered by European». _,_||@@||Europeans. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14303551 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN||@@||DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN j SPORTSMAN.||@@||SPORTSMAN. Mr. W. Kelso, a prominent figure in turf circles,||@@||Mr. W. Kelso, a prominent figure in turf circles, died on Monday tit his residence, Mosomu's Bay.||@@||died on Monday at his residence, Mosman's Bay. Since hi» boyhood Mi. Kelso has beeu connected||@@||Since his boyhood Mr. Kelso has been connected with the turf, and his "amur as n tunnel uud owner||@@||with the turf, and his career as a trainer and owner of racehorses lins beeu marked hy exceptional suc-||@@||of racehorses has been marked by exceptional suc- cess. About 20 ¿ears ago ho st«rtad m îi> dney as a||@@||cess. About 20 years ago he started in Sydney as a Sub he trainer, and m 1ÍJS2 he enrue into prominence||@@||public trainer, and 1882 he came into prominence y winning the double-TuttersuH'a Cup and the||@@||by winning the double—Tattersall's Cup and the New Year's Gift-with Lord Orville, hw"tabbies be-||@@||New Year's Gift—with Lord Orville, his stables be- ing subsequently called Orville Lodge, binen then||@@||ing subsequently called Orville Lodge. Since then he has trained of owned tho winners of a number of||@@||he has trained or owned the winners of a number of the pnnuip.ll races in this province, and not a few||@@||the principal races in this province, and not a few «cross tho southern border. 1 he secret of his success||@@||across the southern border. The secret of his success W»B that be seldom flow at high game, but had a||@@||was that be seldom flew at high game, but had a fscility for placing Ins horses ut moderate races, with||@@||facility for placing his horses in moderate races, with the rubult that for many jusrs tim cerise and black||@@||the result that for many years the cerise and black banner was strongly in cwdeuce, aud is rely a meet-||@@||banner was strongly in evidence, and rarely a meet- ing was huid that a fair nbaru of tim spoils of||@@||ing was held that a fair share of the spoils of victory did not find their way to Urville||@@||victory did not find their way to Orville Lodge. About two years ago Mr. Kelso||@@||Lodge. About two years ago Mr. Kelso took a trip to longland, leaving tho management||@@||took a trip to England, leaving the management of Orville Lodge lu the hunds of his only son,||@@||of Orville Lodge in the hands of his only son, William, who Ima proved a worthy successor to||@@||William, who has proved a worthy successor to his sire, and on his return from tho old country he||@@||his sire, and on his return from the old country he did not disturb the existing arrangements, hut re||@@||did not disturb the existing arrangements, but re- tnod to private hfo, taking up his rosideuca at||@@||tired to private life, taking up his residence at Willeroo, Mon man's Bay, For some months past his||@@||Willeroo, Mosman's Bay. For some months past his constitution lina been bio*kmg up, until he passed||@@||constitution has been breaking up, until he passed away un Monday aftornoou. 'Hie remains were||@@||away on Monday afternoon. The remains were iiiteired yesterday afternoon at Waverley, and the||@@||interred yesterday afternoon at Waverley, and the funeral cortege included a large number of well||@@||funeral cortege included a large number of well- known aporuimeii, among IhOBO present being W.||@@||known sportsmen, among those present being W. Kelso, luu. (son), .1. KOIJU (biother\ CK Gni/zini||@@||Kelso, jun. (son), J. Kelso (brother), G. Guazzini (son-in-law), Messrs. W. L Divis (ser-retaiy Can-||@@||(son-in-law), Messrs. W. L Davis (secretary Can- terbury Park H.C ), J. Jolly (sucre tai y Moorefield||@@||terbury Park R.C.), J. Jolly (secretary Moorefield U.C.), J. isanmeado (secretm y Rosehill lï.C), J.||@@||R.C.), J. Denmeade (secretary Rosehill R.C.), J. Monaghan, 1\ Lamond. I Hjrnshaw, M. Beery, J.||@@||Monaghan, T. Lamond, I. Earnshaw, M. Deery, J. Woods, "B. Mever, .T. Brennan, W. Brennan, r. Hill,||@@||Woods, E. Meyer, .J. Brennan, W. Brennan, F. Hill, J. Gough, "W. Woud, ned li Garratt, The service||@@||J. Gough, W. Noud, and H. Garratt. The service at the grave was read by tau Hey. J. Lamont.||@@||at the grave was read by the Rev. J. Lamont. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14359168 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COUNTRY NEWS.||@@||COUNTRY NEWS. «HHTNG ACCIDENT AT GUNDAGAI.||@@||MINING ACCIDENT AT GUNDAGAI. GUNDAGAI. Tuesdar.||@@||GUNDAGAI. Tuesday. ?miner named Samuel Lscoout, employed as shift||@@||A miner named Samuel Lecount, employed as shift boss st the Prince of Wales Mine, mot «¡th s very||@@||boss st the Prince of Wales Mine, met with a very aérions accident list night «hen working at th.||@@||serious accident list night when working at the SOOft. level. He want to the -roon compartment,||@@||300ft. level. He went to the wrong compartment, ?and, beliovinp he was stepping into the cage, he fell||@@||and, believing he was stepping into the cage, he fell » distance of 80ft. down a shaft. Be whs terribly||@@||distance of 80ft. down a shaft. He was terribly cot about the body, and the flesh eras completely||@@||cut about the body, and the flesh was completely toro off th. calf of one of his lefrs. He also received||@@||torn off the calf of one of his legs. He also received levers internal iujone». It is believed that he was||@@||severe internal injuries. It is believed that he was Israght by the knocker line, which broke his fall.||@@||caught by the knocker line, which broke his fall. He is now in a critical condition. Leoount is a native||@@||He is now in a critical condition. Lecount is a native »f Monaro. Ha is a young man, and waa recently||@@||of Monaro. He is a young man, and was recently harried. _________||@@||married. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14367046 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LLECT1.IÜAL ASSOCIATION.||@@||ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION. Ltiat evening, at the luwtilion of Messrs Noves||@@||Last evening, at the invitation of Messrs. Noyes Brothers, themembeis of the Electneal Association of||@@||Brothers, the members of the Electrical Association of New South V\ ales wern present at a trial run ot anew||@@||New South Wales were present at a trial run of a new combined elestnc lighting plant, installed for ex-||@@||combined electric lighting plant, installed for ex- hibition purposes m the firm's premises at 12 and 14||@@||hibition purposes in the firm's premises at 12 and 14 O'Counoll-siroot, ísvduoy. this plant consists of a||@@||O'Connell-street,Sydney. This plant consists of a Weatuighonsa two-cvlmder gas ensille directly||@@||Westinghouse two-cylinder gas engine directly coupled lo a Weatinghouse dvnnmo I'll o tiisl was||@@||coupled to a Westinghouse dynamo. The trial was highly nuuessful, tha engine runuiug with very||@@||highly sucessful, the engine running with very little unite nt a uuitorui speed In many respects this||@@||little noise at a uniform speed In many respects this engine is gute a new departure fiom the other types||@@||engine is quite a new departure from the other types of ^,08 engiuts Ita speciti features are speed regu-||@@||of engines. Its special features are speed regu- lation anti ecouani-,, which aro attained hv the new||@@||lation and economy, which are attained by the new method of mixing the gas und air, both bciug under||@@||method of mixing the gas and air, both being under control, lind uucu tbevaivei aro set the explusuo||@@||control, and once the valves are set the explosive mixturo is independent of tho vari ition in lostl||@@||mixture is independent of the variation in load I'lio govoruoi throttles tho mixture without altering||@@||The governor throttles the mixture without altering its aualitv, und as ii result le's gas is required lora||@@||its quality, and as a result less gas is required for a qiven amount cf work und nloso regulation in speed||@@||given amount of work and only regulation in speed ia possible The whole outfit is compact ti nil Jueat||@@||is possible. The whole outfit is compact and neat in appsnrauce, and only occupies a door space of||@@||in appearance, and only occupies a floor space of about Sft bj ¿ft It auppl os current for 120 lights,||@@||about 8 ft by 3 ft. It supplies current for 120 lights, winch at the tnul nero perfectly steady, even »hen||@@||which at the trial were perfectly steady, even when the plant was subieotetl to tbe vtrv tetero ijstnf||@@||the plant was subjected to the very severe test of hiving 90 per cent of the load thrown on and oil||@@||having 90 per cent of the load thrown on and off. This plant will be running on exhibition for some||@@||This plant will be running on exhibition for some time _||@@||time. The monthly meeting of the New South Wales||@@||The monthly meeting of the New South Wales branch of the British Astronomical Association was||@@||branch of the British Astronomical Association was held in (.uoensluud-builduigs, Bridge.street, on||@@||held in Queensland-buildings, Bridge-street, on 'iue3duy night. Mr. Hugh Wright, vice-president,||@@||Tuesday night. Mr. Hugh Wright, vice-president, presided. A papoi by Mr. C J. Morfield, F. It A.h.,||@@||presided. A paper by Mr. C J. Merfield, F.R.A.S., on " The Dehiiitivc Orbit of Comet Coddmgtou "||@@||on "The Definitive Orbit of Comet Coddington " was subinittid. By means ot blackboard illustrations||@@||was submitted. By means of blackboard illustrations various problems conneited with the solution of the||@@||various problems connected with the solution of the dements of camels' orbits were explained. Reference||@@||elements of comets' orbits were explained. Reference by the Rev. Dr. Roseby, F.R.A.S.. was made to the||@@||by the Rev. Dr. Roseby, F.R.A.S.. was made to the work achieved ia the past by eomputors m Australia,||@@||work achieved in the past by computors in Australia, und he stated that tho definitive orbit elements which||@@||and he stated that the definitive orbit elements which Mr. Morfield hud computed were a long w»v in ad-||@@||Mr. Merfield had computed were a long way in ad- vance of all thnt evor beeu done in Australia before.||@@||vance of all that ever been done in Australia before. A uoto on " Some Southern Colouted Stars w<»||@@||A note on "Some Southern Coloured Stars " was contributed by the chaitinaa,||@@||contributed by the chairman. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326325 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.||@@||CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (Beforo Mi. Justice Simp>ou and juries )||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson and juries ) Mr C. G. Wade, Urowii Prosecutor.||@@||Mr C. G. Wade, Crown Prosecutor. A CHARGE OF MUUDEU||@@||A CHARGE OF MURDER Henry Summers pleaded not guilty to a chart»,||@@||Henry Summers pleaded not guilty to a charge, that ou May 27, at sydney, he did feloniously and||@@||that on May 27, at Sydney, he did feloniously and maliciously murder Michael Pratt Mr J 0.||@@||maliciously murder Michael Pratt. Mr J C. Gaunnu, instructed by Mr M Williamson, appeared||@@||Gannon, instructed by Mr M Williamson, appeared for the act used Bvidenro fr r ti e piosecution waa||@@||for the accused. Evidence for the prosecution was giveu by J Williams, llr Holmes, Dr.||@@||given by J Williams, Dr Holmes, Dr Taylor (Government pathologist), M Dunn (coo||@@||Taylor (Government pathologist), M Dunn (con stable), and Ldward Gorroll 1 lie ii itare of the ia«||@@||stable), and Edward Gorroll. The nature of the in juries was deluded hy the medical uien||@@||juries was detailed by the medical men bdward Gorrcll gavu evidence that on " Mafeking||@@||Edward Gorrell gave evidence that on " Mafeking Night " he was m Sussex street when he heard .||@@||Night " he was in Sussex street when he heard a woman screaming He saw a mau sud a «romn||@@||woman screaming He saw a man and a woman together, and toe deceased uian Pratt a little distase«||@@||together, and the deceased man Pratt a little distance away from them Ihe insu und ttoinau knocked at||@@||away from them. the man and woman knocked at the do.ir of the VV omen s Sheltei Pratt was follow,||@@||the door of the Women s Shelter Pratt was following lug them The mun aud Hanau afterwards «rest||@@||them The man and woman afterwards went into a barber's shop Pratt wus looking m at the||@@||into a barber's shop Pratt was looking in at the window when Mrs Summers, who lire 1 two doon||@@||window when Mrs Summers, who lived two doors away, wetit and spuke to lum He replied, " Mrod||@@||away, went and spoke to him He replied, " Mind your owu business," aud made a foul remark Uri,||@@||your own business," and made a foul remark Mrs, bummers went into her own hou o und accused cams||@@||Summers went into her own house and accused came out of the «hop and struck Pratt »lill lila haol||@@||out of the shop and struck Pratt with his hand Pratt fell donn nud accused licked lum about||@@||Pratt fell down and accused kicked him about the bead Mis Summers aud hor daughter hied to||@@||the head Mrs Summers and her daughter tried to indue« accused to e,o away Ho again kicked Pratt||@@||induce accused to go away He again kicked Pratt about the head I ratt got up and stapgerod across||@@||about the head Pratt got up and staggered across the road and fell again Accused and his mother||@@||the road and fell again Accused and his mother and sister went into their hi use Hie manandtb«||@@||and sister went into their house The man and the woman had previously walked away Wituesiweat||@@||woman had previously walked away Witness went for the poheu when auothcr maa came up||@@||for the police when another man came up Louisa Ison gate uuuor evidence Constable)||@@||Louisa Ison gate minor evidence Constable O'DB* gave evidence us to the arreBt of accused and||@@||O'Dea gave evidence as to the arrest of accused and accused's account if his movements on tho night of||@@||accused's account if his movements on the night of the assault Accused boro s ver) good character||@@||the assault Accused bore a very good character Mary Summer«, mother of the accused, gul||@@||Mary Summer, mother of the accused, gave evidence She knew Pratt about a fortnight prior to||@@||evidence She knew Pratt about a fortnight prior to May 20 Pratt was opposite bur hou-e on the sight||@@||May 26 Pratt was opposite her house on the night of the assault. Hu was struck by u tall, «Irougly||@@||of the assault. He was struck by a tall, strongly built mon v. bo bad been following a lnuu «ad woman||@@||built man who had been following a man and woman about the street Witness spoke to Pratt whoa h«||@@||about the street Witness spoke to Pratt when he was lookinc into the barber s shop, at d be swor« st||@@||was looking into the barber' s shop, and he swore at her Alter the mau hit Pratt witutss wont muds.||@@||her After the man hit Pratt witness went inside. Accused left homo aoout J .JO p m on Saturday, and||@@||Accused left home about 3.30 p m on Saturday, and did uot return till about 2 a m on Sunday||@@||did not return till about 2 a m on Sunday Margaret Aguen gave evidence corroboritirs of||@@||Margaret Agnew gave evidence corroborative of that given by Mrs Summers Accused was not||@@||that given by Mrs Summers Accused was not present st any timo denne: the eveuiug Her ac-||@@||present at any time during the evening Her ac- count of tho event wua diffureut from that of the wit||@@||count of the event was different from that of the wit uessGorrell||@@||ness Gorrell George Henry Martin stated that wheo the min||@@||George Henry Martin stated that when the man and woman went out of his shop ho saw two men||@@||and woman went out of his shop he saw two men outside||@@||outside Corroborative evidence aB to the th'ee mea (in«||@@||Corroborative evidence as to the three men (in« eluding Pritt) aid the woman being ou the street||@@||cluding Pratt) and the woman being on the street was given by Martin Solomon (sister of thoaccuwd)||@@||was given by Martha Solomon (sister of the accused) and Mary Butler (in itron of the Women's All night«||@@||and Mary Butler (matron of the Women's All night« open Shelter),||@@||open Shelter), Accused gave evidBOCe as to his movemeuts on the||@@||Accused gave evidence as to his movements on the night of May 26 Ho denied all knowledge ur par-||@@||night of May 26 He denied all knowledge or par- ticipation ni the crime, and stated that be left lioms||@@||ticipation in the crime, and stated that be left home on Suturdtt} afternoon and did not return till hundiy||@@||on Saturday afternoon and did not return till Sunday morning||@@||morning Evidi nee was given regarding accused's morementi||@@||Evidence was given regarding accused's movements by Annie Hums aud Nellie Casey, who Btated that||@@||by Annie Harris and Nellie Casey, who stated that hu was at Uodforn during part of tho evening||@@||he was at Redfern during part of the evening The case stands part heard||@@||The case stands part heard ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326640 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.||@@||CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. ( (Before Mr. Justice Simpson and juries.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson and juries.) Mr C. G. W»dc, Cr«wn Prosecutor.||@@||Mr C. G. Wade, Crown Prosecutor. A CHARGE Or MURDER -ACQUITTAL.||@@||A CHARGE OF MURDER. —ACQUITTAL. Henry Summer« pleaded not: guilty to a charge||@@||Henry Summers pleaded not guilty to a charge that on May 27, at Sydney, he did feloniously and||@@||that on May 27, at Sydney, he did feloniously and maliciously murder Michael Pratt Mr J. C||@@||maliciously murder Michael Pratt Mr. J. C. Gaunon, instructed by Mr. M. Williamson, appeared||@@||Gannon, instructed by Mr. M. Williamson, appeared for tho accused. Evidenca for tho defence was||@@||for the accused. Evidence for the defence was continued by Arthur Haaulton, James Silvor (coffeo||@@||continued by Arthur Hamilton, James Silver (coffee- Btall proprietor), Henry De Voss, uud Gcoigo William||@@||stall proprietor), Henry De Voss, and George William Smith, who gave accounts of tho movements of tho||@@||Smith, who gave accounts of the movements of the accused on tbo night of Pratt's death. These were||@@||accused on the night of Pratt's death. These were in the nature of a strong alibi, nud showed that it||@@||in the nature of a strong alibi, and showed that it waa impassible for accused to bavo been lu the||@@||was impossible for accused to have been in the vicinity of tho assault at the time it occurred. Mr.||@@||vicinity of the assault at the time it occurred. Mr. Wado admitted for tbo Crown that accused bore a||@@||Wade admitted for the Crown that accused bore a very good character. Mr. Gannon and Mr. Wado||@@||very good character. Mr. Gannon and Mr. Wade addressed the jury at length. His Honor summed||@@||addressed the jury at length. His Honor summed up. Addresses and summing up extended ovor U||@@||up. Addresses and summing up extended over 4½ hours Tho jury retired at b p m. Thoy returned||@@||hours. The jury retired at 6 p. m. They returned at 7.20 p m with a verdict of not guilty, and||@@||at 7.20 p. m. with a verdict of not guilty, and accused was dischaiged||@@||accused was discharged. SENTENCES.||@@||SENTENCES. Tboma» George Peter», who had pleaded guilty to||@@||Thomas George Peters, who had pleaded guilty to two charges of false nrctences, wa« called for sen-||@@||two charges of false pretences, was called for sen- tence. His Honor referred to the fact that prisoner||@@||tence. His Honor referred to the fact that prisoner was an old man, w ho, according to his own account,||@@||was an old man, who, according to his own account, had been led into tho commissiou of many offences of||@@||had been led into the commissiou of many offences of the same nature as that to wlnoh he bad pleaded||@@||the same nature as that to which he had pleaded "iiilty through sustaining m the Crimea nn injury to||@@||guilty through sustaining in the Crimea an injury to bis bead while rescuing nu officer. He hud also||@@||his head while rescuing an officer. He had also stated that his wife and child wero burned||@@||stated that his wife and child were burned to death, and that after tins ho had||@@||to death, and that after this he had tttien to drink. While under tho influence||@@||taken to drink. While under the influence of drink I119 moral perception«, h« had||@@||of drink his moral perceptions, he had indicated, wore weakened, und bo waB induced to||@@||indicated, were weakened, and he was induced to commit fraud« of various kinds. Ho had made||@@||commit frauds of various kinds. He had made efforts to reform, and obtained jiositious as a tutor,||@@||efforts to reform, and obtained positions as a tutor, winch ho bad boen compelled to resign tiftor beinu||@@||which he bad been compelled to resign after being recognised and blackmailed by men who had been In||@@||recognised and blackmailed by men who had been in gaol with him. Ho had been sunteuccd to several||@@||gaol with him. He had been sentenced to several terms of imprisonment. His Honor referred to tho||@@||terms of imprisonment. His Honor referred to the life of hardship the unaoner had gone through, and||@@||life of hardship the prisoner had gone through, and to the fact that medical testimony showed that||@@||to the fact that medical testimony showed that prisoner suffered internally, and passed a seu||@@||prisoner suffered internally, and passed a sen- teuce of two years' hard labour ou the first charge,||@@||tence of two years' hard labour on the first charge, ami l8 months on the second, the sentences to be||@@||and 18 months on the second, the sentences to be cumulative ..,,,,, ,. ^ .||@@||cumulative. ihornas W»rd, who had pleaded guilty to larceny,||@@||Thomas Ward, who had pleaded guilty to larceny, was sentenced to 10 months' uoprisoumeut, with hurd||@@||was sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Elizabeth Lovis, who had pleaded guilty to steal||@@||Elizabeth Lovis, who had pleaded guilty to steal- in? in a dwelhug, was eentonced to 10 mouths'||@@||ing in a dwelling, was sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment, with light labour.||@@||imprisonment, with light labour. The Court adjourned to 10 a.m. the following||@@||The Court adjourned to 10 a.m. the following day. _____||@@||day. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14302145 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF MR. JOHN DE||@@||DEATH OF MR. JOHN DE VILLIERS LAMB.||@@||VILLIERS LAMB. By the death of Mr. John do Villtors Lamb tho||@@||By the death of Mr. John de Villiers Lamb the colony hut lost ono win lui boon identified with lti||@@||colony has lost one who had been identified with its material' progress in an agricultural and pastoral||@@||material progress in an agricultural and pastoral sensu, Mr. Lamb was CO j ears of URO, anti lived foe||@@||sense. Mr. Lamb was 66 years of age, and lived for tt tonsidenible linn- at Maroomba, Chatswood, but re-||@@||a considerable time at Maroomba, Chatswood, but re- cently stayed at Uralla, ii ita\sivntor-road, Darling||@@||cently stayed at Uralla, 22 Bayswater-road, Darling- hurst, where ho died on Sunday aft«noon. Mi||@@||hurst, where he died on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Lamb wa» tor n long period engaged ni squatting||@@||Lamb was for a long period engaged in squatting ami commercial pursuit«, Itaviitg acquired the kiata||@@||and commercial pursuits, having acquired the taste foi the former troni his father, tho lato Captain||@@||for the former from his father, the late Captain Lamb, It N. II« waa in partnership with Mi. Uoliorh||@@||Lamb, R. N. He was in partnership with Mr. Roberts as ii squatter norn Mudgeo for several years, awl||@@||as a squatter near Mudgee for several years, and afterwards engaged m tho raising ol shjop mid cattln||@@||afterwards engaged in the raising of sheep and cattle at Coomoo Coomoo, Liverpool Plants. His opttnnti||@@||at Coomoo Coomoo, Liverpool Plains. His opinion was much sought on nuriciiltural and stock mattere||@@||was much sought on agricultural and stock matters aud ho wa» ono of the best-known judges of the||@@||and he was one of the best-known judges of the Royal Agrioultiiiiil Soctoly. Ot horses bo was a pai||@@||Royal Agricultural Society. Of horses he was a par- ticularly capable iudgo, and ho was consequently a||@@||ticularly capable judge, and he was consequently a well-known identity in Bporlitig unies. Ho was on||@@||well-known identity in sporting circles. He was on tim A..I.C. committoo for a long tuno As an aniiitoui||@@||the A.J.C. committee for a long time. As an amateur whip ho oxcollod, and tit auo limo ho took llrst||@@||whip he excelled, and at one time he took first pri/o against Bevon competitors foi his fottr||@@||prize against sevon competitors for his four- ni-hand when bu llórenles Robinson, theil||@@||in-hand when Sir Hercules Robinson, then Governor, waa a ootnpotitoi As a crosa-totiutry||@@||Governor, waa a competitor. As a cross-country líder he was tearless, possessing ti good scat ami||@@||ríder he was fearless, possessing a good seat and tilouly of dash. In the common lal world ho wan||@@||plenty of dash. In the commercial world he was known ana partner for somajeura tit tho (inn of||@@||known as a partner for some years in the firm of Parbury, Lamb, anti Co. Ho occupied tho posi-||@@||Parbury, Lamb, and Co. He occupied the posi- tions of ohatrmnu of directora of the Australian.||@@||tions of chairman of directors of the Australian Meicunttle and Agency Company, Limited, director:||@@||Mercantile and Agency Company, Limited, director of the North Sydney Uas CompMiy, auditor of that||@@||of the North Sydney Gas Company, auditor of the Commercial Bank of Sydney, and mcuibei of thu||@@||Commercial Bank of Sydney, and member of the council of the Church of England Giammur School,||@@||council of the Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney. At ii nativo of tho colony hu||@@||North Sydney. As a native of the colony he wits proud of hie colony, and although ho paid u||@@||was proud of his colony, and although he paid a visit to tho old country »onie years ago ho bad not||@@||visit to the old country some years ago he had not beou away from the colnutes siucu 1877. Tho du«||@@||been away from the colonies since 1877. The de- ceasod geutluman leaves stivoral sons and tvvov||@@||ceased gentleman leaves several sons and two daughters, both of whom aie married, and are af»'||@@||daughters, both of whom are married, and are at piu°ciit ut England with Ins widow.||@@||present in England with his widow. Tho funeral, winch took placo ycBtordiiy, wns very||@@||Tho funeral, which took place yesterday, was very largely atteudetl, aud many massages of condolence,||@@||largely attended, and many messages of condolence, wraiths anti orosses woro received by hie sons and||@@||wreaths and crosses were received by his sons and brother.«. f hu rtiinaitis vv ero onelosod m a silver||@@||brothers. The remains were enclosed in a silver- inountxtl oaken caakot. Tho luteruieiit was made at||@@||mounted oaken casket. The interment was made at Wavorlay Couiatory, thu Rev. II. Wallace Mort,||@@||Waverley Cemetery, the Rev. H. Wallace Mort, M.A., oflicintiiig at tho sen leo. The gravo isaituntoil||@@||M.A., officiating at the service. The grave is situated near tho dills overlooking tlio ocean. Tho principal||@@||near the clills overlooking the ocean. The principal mourners tv ero Messin J. W. Lamb, Ernest Lamb,||@@||mourners were Messrs. J. W. Lamb, Ernest Lamb, und Flank Lamb (sons), Edward, Charles, anti||@@||and Frank Lamb (sons), Edward, Charles, and Waltor Lamb (brothers), Percy Lamb (nephew), nml||@@||Walter Lamb (brothers), Percy Lamb (nephew), and the following relativos .-Mr. Justice Walker, A. L.||@@||the following relatives :—Mr. Justice Walker, A. L. Robinson, H. J. Browning, A. and W. Allon, If.||@@||Robinson, H. J. Browning, A. and W. Allen, H. riioinp.-.oii, and NpvilloDaugir. Wreath» and mea||@@||Thompson, and Neville Dangar. Wreaths and mes- sigos woro forwardod by tho Chief Justice (Sir F. HI.||@@||sages were forwarded by the Chief Justice (Sir F. M. Darluj I, the directors of tbo A. M. and A, Company,||@@||Darley), the directors of the A. M. and A. Company, tim olltciuls of the A. M. and A. Ciiupai.y, Mr. anti||@@||the officials of the A. M. and A. Company, Mr. and Mi». Walker Nuvvull (son-in-law anil daughter.||@@||Mrs. Walker Newall (son-in-law and daughter, England), Mr. and Mis. X. A. Dibbs, Mr. nut! Mrs.||@@||England), Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Dibbs, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Black, Mr. and Mru. Donald Scott, Mr.||@@||Reginald Black, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Scott, Mr. Bruie aud olhccra of tho Stock Department, Mrs.||@@||Bruce aud officiers of the Stock Department, Mrs. Montague Rothery, Ml, anti Mrs. T. S. Olibbortt,||@@||Montague Rothery, Ml, anti Mrs. T. S. Clibborn, Mrs. it. Blow mug, Mr. and Mrs, 13, Gaden, Mi. anti||@@||Mrs. R. Browning, Mr. and Mrs. B, Gaden, Mr. and Mrs. II Blotnlielil, Mri. B Bundock, Mr. and Mrs.||@@||Mrs. H, Blomfield, Mrs. E, Bundock, Mr. and Mrs. II Ma.rey, Mist brown, Mrs Oookshott, Mi. A.||@@||H. Massey, Miss brown, Mrs. Cockshott, Mr. A. Hay. Mr. and Mrn. W. \V. Allon, Miss Street, Mr.||@@||Hay, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Allen, Miss Street, Mr. A. M'Aithtir, Miss Olivo Walker, Mr«, Archibald||@@||A. M'Arthur, Miss Olive Walker, Mrs. Archibald CON., Mrs. E K Cox, Mrs. 11. Thompson, Mr. P.||@@||Cox, Mrs. E. K. Cox, Mrs. H. Thompson, Mr. P. Lamb, Mrs. R. Massie, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lamb,||@@||Lamb, Mrs. R. Massie, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lamb, Mrs. mid Miss G. F. Want, Mrs. J], King Cox, Mrs.||@@||Mrs. and Miss G. F. Want, Mrs. E. King Cox, Mrs. II. G. Stmpsan, Mr. aud Mrs J. W. Fletcher, Miss||@@||H. G. Simpson, Mr. aud Mrs J. W. Fletcher, Miss G, A. btrixt, Mm. A. Lamb and children, Miss Lpcy||@@||G. A. Street, Mrs. A. Lamb and children, Miss Lucy Dangar, Mia. Dangar nud family (Grantham).||@@||Dangar, Mrs. Dangar and family (Grantham). Amongst thoso vv bo attouded the funeral wero bit||@@||Amongst those who attended the funeral were Sir Edward Kuox, Messrs. T. A. Dibbs, II. Austin. B.||@@||Edward Knox, Messrs. T. A. Dibbs, H. Austin, B. Gaden, Edwin Knox, H. M Cockstiett, C B. Stopheu,||@@||Gaden, Edwin Knox, H. M Cockshott, C. B. Stephen, E. Tosberv (Cbtot Inspector of Pohco), Adrian||@@||E. Fosbery (Chief Inspector of Police), Adrian Knox, J. W. Streut. P. \V. Stroot, T. bcolt, Walter||@@||Knox, J. W. Street. P. W. Street, T. Scott, Walter F. Lawry and F. O'D. Uavmond (of the Now Zoa||@@||F. Lawry and F. O'D. Raymond (of the New Zea- luiid L. and M. Agency Company, Limited), mid||@@||land L. and M. Agency Company, Limited), ab=nd Charles E Cotvper. Many of tho wt oaths woro sup-||@@||Charles E Cowper. Many of the wreaths were sup- plied by Messrs. Joan and Co. aud Snarl nud Ou ,||@@||plied by Messrs. Joan and Co. and Searl and Co., and the iuneral arrangements wore entrusted to MM.||@@||and the funeral arrangements were entrusted to Mrs. P. Kirby and Son.||@@||P. Kirby and Son. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14257344 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FAREWELLS TO VOLUNTEERS.||@@||FAREWELLS TO VOLUNTEERS. On Thursday o\ouing tho rooina of Mr Quong||@@||On Thursday evening the rooms of Mr. Quong fart woro crowded « ith »a lnrgo ntlcudauct), con-||@@||fart were crowded with a large attendance, con- sisting of tho chairman, dinmore, manager, \ andora,||@@||sisting of the chairman, directors, manager, vendors, and employees of tho Pormois und Dairymi.i.'s||@@||and employees of the Farmers and Dairymen's Milk Couipunv to say inrewell to Mr M II Rey-||@@||Milk Company to say farewell to Mr. M. H. Rey- nolds, tho analyst and b ictanologist to tho company,||@@||nolds, the analyst and bacteriologist to the company, who is proceeding with *ho Mounted lillies to bouth||@@||who is proceeding with the Mounted Rifles to South Africa rim chair waa ci cupiul bj tho manager||@@||Africa. The chair was occupied by the manager (Mr Ned Camelon), and tho proceedings consisted||@@||(Mr. Ned Cameron), and the proceedings consisted of nonga und recitations refreshment?, speech||@@||of songs and recitations refreshments, speech- miking, and a presentation Mr Cam uro ii, on||@@||making, and a presentation. Mr. Cameron, on calling on Mr B II Antill ithainnan of directora)||@@||calling on Mr. R. H. Antill (chairman of directors) to make the presentation, said tho company were||@@||to make the presentation, said the company were losing-ho hoped ouly for a time-a Rood and loyal||@@||losing-- he hoped only for a time-- a good and loyal oficer in Mr Hey u o Ido, and one who, although ho||@@||officer in Mr. Reynolds, and one who, although he strictlj giurded tho interests of the comp%nj,was||@@||strictly guarded the interests of the company,was jet popular with all, as was evidenced by tho uttond||@@||yet popular with all, as was evidenced by the attend- itiiue there Mi Antill then presented to Mr||@@||ance there. Mr. Antill then presented to Mr. Ivüvnolds a gold uiodallion, suitably inscribed and a||@@||Reynolds a gold medallion, suitably inscribed and a complote &moki.rU outfit, aud said that the airectoi«||@@||complete smoker's outfit, and said that the directors appreciated tho spirit w Inch Air Rovnolds had «how n||@@||appreciated the spirit which Mr. Revnolds had shown m volunteering, although thoy .would he sorry to be||@@||m volunteering, although they would be sorry to be without his Hémeos Mr Iteinolds said that hu||@@||without his services. Mr. Reynolds said that he highlj valued tho promeut* a$ memontoes of the ap-||@@||highly valued the presents as mementoes of the ap- preciation ho had gained among mon whose||@@||preciation he had gained among men whose friendship ho highly valued, and whoso chámete us||@@||friendship he highly valued, and whose characteris- tica and kindness would make thom ever remembered||@@||tics and kindness would make them ever remembered b> Juin||@@||by him. A send-oft; was given on Saturday ©vening at the||@@||A send-off was given on Saturday evening at the Hotel Cecil by tho members ot tue permanent section||@@||Hotel Cecil by the members of the permanent section IS o 3 Gomoauv N S W Engineers, to then com-||@@||No. 3 Company N.S.W.Engineers, to their com- rades Bugler 11 V Muster«, tappers F Paw la and||@@||rades, Bugler H. V. Masters, Sappers F. Pawla and A "Willis, \\ ho are p-ocoeding to bouth \fnoa with||@@||A. Willis, who are proceeding to South Africa with tho Army Medical Uorp* Alajor J li A Lcofoihcerl||@@||the Army Medical Corps. Major J. H. A. Lee (officer comnitiudiug sub-ma mo mining defences) occupied I||@@||commanding sub-marine mining defences) occupied tho chair After the toasts a presentation||@@||the chair. After the toasts a presentation w asmado to each m tu b\ the ihairmau on behttlf||@@||was made to each man by the chairman on behalf of thur CDmrudcs left behind It took tho shape||@@||of their Comrades left behind. It took the shape of a portable drosMnp-ca o After the recipients hud||@@||of a portable dressing-case. After the recipients had responded, patriotic sougâ nul recitations weio ren-||@@||responded, patriotic songs and recitations were ren- dered lfae maning \ us m over\ way a success||@@||dered. The meaning was in every way a success. On Saturday o\euing at Mrs M'lnornoy's Court||@@||On Saturday evening at Mrs. M'Inerney's Court- houtso Hotel* Ttedforn-street, Ivedforn, Ooustablo||@@||house Hotel, Redfern-street, Redfern, Constable Frauk Murphy, ot Uodforn, who has been ii coop ted||@@||Frank Murphy, of Redfern, who has been accepted for service with tho Army Medical Corps, and Ita vos||@@||for service with the Army Medical Corps, and leaves with tho contingent on Wednesday, was entertained||@@||with the contingent on Wednesday, was entertained by n number of his friends Mr 13 Byron (chair-||@@||by a number of his friends. Mr. E. Byron (chair- man) referred in cumuliuienUr> torms to tho manner||@@||man) referred in complimentary terms to the manner m which Mc Murphy lind carried out his dunes j ii||@@||in which Mr. Murphy had carried out his duties in tliu district, und presented him with a Bilvor||@@||the district, and presented him with a silver- mounted spirit-flask and pint, wishing him God-||@@||mounted spirit-flask and pipe, wishing him God- speed andasafu return Eulogistic remarks were||@@||speed and a safe return. Eulogistic remarks were also mido hy Messrs Gorunll, J P , Wurd, Hall, and||@@||also made by Messrs. Gornall, J.P., Ward, Hall, and others Mr Murphy feelingly replied||@@||others. Mr. Murphy feelingly replied. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14377684 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HATL.IS-0 VESSELS DÜE||@@||SAILING VESSELS DUE AT SYDNEY.||@@||AT SYDNEY. Aaterion, barque (JDKN), from Timaru-16 days.||@@||ASterion, barque (JDKN), from Timaru-16 days. Chipperkyle, barque (MQLK). from Hamburg-DO davs.||@@||Chipperkyle, barque (MQLK). from Hamburg-90 davs. Gifford, fotir.uiaalcd barque (MQIIT), from Liverpool -||@@||Gifford, four masted barque (MQHT), from Liverpool - 01 daj*«.||@@||91 days. Hampton, »bip 'OI.VN), fnm New York-91 day«.||@@||Hampton, ship (QLVN), from New York-90 days. lien«, barque (NUKI'), from Table nay-l8 day«||@@||Irene, barque (NGKP), from Table Bay-48 days. Jura, barque (QBVN), from Table Bay-61 day«.||@@||Jurn, barque (QBVN), from Table Bay-54 days. Lord Cairns, alup (QSIHV), fruin Sharpne-aa-«8 day«.||@@||Lord Cairns, ship (QSHW), from Sharpness-98 days. Mataura, barque (WCJN), from Fredcrikatad-107 days.||@@||Mataura, barque (WCJN), from Frederikstad-107 days. Millladea, «hip (KJHB), from Landon-87 days.||@@||Miltiades, ship (KJHR), from London-87 days. Neotsfield, ship (5VQJ), from London-911 day«.||@@||Neotsfield, ship (SVQJ), from London-99 days. Hobcrt tiudden, barquentine (KDWM), from Port||@@||Robert Sudden, barquentine (KDWM), from Port Gamble-7Jda}a.||@@||Gamble-73 days. Seminóle, barque (HRJS), from Fort Gamble-<¡fi days.||@@||Seminole, barque (HRJS), from Port Gamble-66 days. Suit Anua, barque (SUItT), from Genoa-110 dava.||@@||Sant Anna, barque (SDRT), from Genoa-110 davs. Tourny, barque ( I.011Ü), from Noumea-22 days.||@@||Tourny, barque ( LGBD), from Noumea-22 days. AT NEWCASTLE.||@@||AT NEWCASTLE. Alta, four-muted barqueotine, from Glasgow-00 days.||@@||Alta, four-masted barquentine, from Glasgow-90 days. Artisan, barque (TMIMI, from Table Bay-DO days.||@@||Artisan, barque (TBHM), from Table Bay-50 days. Aurora, barque (WCQ.I ). from Table Hay-60 day».||@@||Aurora, barque (WCQJ). from Table Bay-60 days. Ueathbank, barque (NJLU), from ltio Janeiro-Mi||@@||Heathbank, barque (NJLH), from Rio Janeiro-142 iitys.||@@||days. . Loch Fiola», «bip (KCDVI, firai Table Bay-53 day«.||@@||Loch Finlas, ship (KCDV), from Table Bay-53 day«. N«lt. »bin, from Port Pirie-8 nay«.||@@||Neck. ship, from Port Pirie-8 days. Itjkeby Ball, barque (HFKN), from Algoa TJay-47||@@||Rokeby Hall, barque (HFKN), from Algoa Bay-47 day«,||@@||days. Bkjold, barque (mCP).from Dares Salaam.||@@||Skjold, barque (HTCP) from Dares Salaam. Titaafa, barque (NOEL), from Table Bav-SO day«.||@@||Titania, barque (NGHL), from Table Bay-50 days. Vanduan, four-masted barque (WMBB), from Alfoa||@@||Vanduara, four-masted barque (WMRB), from Algoa Bay-38 day«. _^___||@@||Bay-38 days. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14316706 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TIVOLI THHATRE.||@@||TIVOLI THEATRE. This afternoon Mr Harry Rickards will introducá||@@||This afternoon Mr Harry Rickards will introduce Robert W. Paul's " Century Ammatographe " at||@@||Robert W. Paul's " Century Animatographe " at the Tivoli Theatio This now attraction will »how||@@||the Tivoli Theatre. This new attraction will show the Derbyshire Regiment at Port Elizabeth, troops||@@||the Derbyshire Regiment at Port Elizabeth, troops fording the Orange River, Cronje'» surrender, hos-||@@||fording the Orange River, Cronje's surrender, hos- pital nurses st work, and other scenes from the war,||@@||pital nurses at work, and other scenes from the war, ns well as miscellaneous tableaux The Paul Marti||@@||as well as miscellaneous tableaux. The Paul Marti nctti Company now enter upon their last six nights||@@||netti Company now enter upon their last six nights with " Robett Mncuire " Daltitv Irene Franklin||@@||with " Robert Macaire " Dainty Irene Franklin will sing " Phney," " Cbioken," and othor musical||@@||will sing " Pliney," " Chicken," and other musical numbers , Mr Trank Kowen will reappear, and Billy||@@||numbers ; Mr Frank Rowen will reappear, and Billy M'Clam and Múdame Cordelia and other artists will||@@||M'Clain and Madame Cordelia and other artists will contribute to the enter' unmeut||@@||contribute to the entertainment. Last night tho Newshy troupe of Russian dance»||@@||Last night the Newsky troupe of Russian dancers and singers were warmly greeted on the occasion of||@@||and singers were warmly greeted on the occasion of their fat ewell anpiurance M Newnky expressed||@@||their farewell appearance. M. Newsky expressed himself ne delighted with the sureras of his long Aus-||@@||himself as delighted with the success of his long Aus- tralian season under Mr Rirkards s managemeut||@@||tralian season under Mr Rickards s management. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14298701 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE DOMAIN FORESHORE,||@@||THE DOMAIN FORESHORE, PBOPOSAL TO ERECT WHARFS.||@@||PROPOSAL TO ERECT WHARFS. STRONG PROTEST FROM THE CITY||@@||STRONG PROTEST FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.||@@||COUNCIL. The Promiei (Mr W J Lyne) yesterday recoircd||@@||The Premier (Mr. W. J. Lyne) yesterday received a deputation, headed by tho Mayor > Sir Matthew||@@||a deputation, headed by the Mayor (Sir Matthew Harria), which carno to protest against any por-||@@||Harris), which came to protest against any por- tion of tho foieshoros of tho Domain being taken||@@||tion of the foreshores of the Domain being taken for wharfage or any other purposes lhoso pre°i,nt lu||@@||for wharfage or any other purposes. Those present in nopport of the protest woro -Aldormou Waloo,||@@||support of the protest were:—Aldermen Waine, Norton, Landers, M'DXhone, Dymae», taylor,||@@||Norton, Landers, McElhone, Dymock, Taylor, Buckle, anil Dean, and Mr E. Anderson (town||@@||Buckle, and Dean, and Mr. R.. Anderson (town clerk)||@@||clerk). Sir Matlhevy Hirns in stating tho object o£ thB||@@||Sir Matthew Harris, in stating the object of the deputation s visit, urged that tho Domain aud other||@@||deputation's visit, urged that the Domain and other opon spaces had beon ^ivcnto the public for all time,||@@||open spaces had been given to the public for all time, and tho citr/ons of Sydney should he dop-ived of no||@@||and the citizens of Sydney should be deprived of no portion of them||@@||portion of them. Alderman Xavier claimed that the people of Syd||@@||Alderman Taylor claimed that the people of Syd- noj were not eo advantageously plucea as the resi-||@@||ney were not so advantageously placed as the resi- dents of Melbourne||@@||dents of Melbourne. Aldermen Dean, Dymod Al Lltione, and Buckle||@@||Aldermen Dean, Dymock, McElhone, and Buckle addressed tho Premier III a similar struu||@@||addressed the Premier in a similar strain. Alttermau Norton thought that the limit had been||@@||Alderman Norton thought that the limit had been rcachod ia the encroachments upon tho people a||@@||reached in the encroachments upon the people's pleasure grounds, ospcciilly lu view of tho close||@@||pleasure grounds, especially in view of the close jiroittmity of tho Art Gallery and. the Technological||@@||proximity of the Art Gallery and the Technological Museum||@@||Museum Mr Lj no, io reply, Paid that all the Government||@@||Mr. Lyne, in reply, said that all the Government had done was to refer tho whole matter to the||@@||had done was to refer the whole matter to the Workv Committoo on the recommendation of tho||@@||Works Committee on the recommendation of the Works Department, and that branch of the I roa||@@||Works Department, and that branch of the Trea- sury which dealt with wharf igo accommodation||@@||sury which dealt with wharfage accommodation. The Premier did not think it right to sat», as one||@@||The Premier did not think it right to say, as one speaker had, that thero was somo "sinistor motive||@@||speaker had, that there was some "sinister motive" behind this mattor No ono waa less desirous than||@@||behind this matter. No one was less desirous than he (the Premier) to toko any portion of an open||@@||he (the Premier) to take any portion of an open space from tho people This wan the reason vv hy ho||@@||space from the people. This was the reason why he had opposed tho taking of a portion of Hydo Park||@@||had opposed the taking of a portion of Hyde Park for railway purposes Tho question which hld beon||@@||for railway purposes. The question which had been brought to hi& attention wan one which had origi-||@@||brought to his attention was one which had origi- nally como bßfore the last Paikei Government Mr||@@||nally come before the last Parkes Government. Mr I/vne said that ehould ho como to tho conclusion in||@@||Lyne said that should he come to the conclusion in fnturo that the public parks wore being interfered||@@||future that the public parks were being interfered with ho would oppose the project altogether Ho||@@||with he would oppose the project altogether. He hoped tho tuno would como when all private wharfs||@@||hoped the time would come when all private wharfs would, como under the direction of tho Government||@@||would come under the direction of the Government. At the present time Circular Quay was frightfully||@@||At the present time Circular Quay was frightfully congested and unlors thing! were chaugod an acci-||@@||congested and unless things were changed an acci- dent would «omo dav occur for which tho Govern||@@||dent would some day occur for which the Govern- mint would bo blamed Captain Jackson had pointed||@@||ment would be blamed. Captain Jackson had pointed out that the wharfage accommodation was at present||@@||out that the wharfage accommodation was at present lnBufllcirnt, end this despite tho assertion of a mem-||@@||insufficient, and this despite the assertion of a mem- ber of tho deputation to the contrary AVhou the||@@||ber of the deputation to the contrary. When the report carno m from tho Works Committee the time||@@||report came in from the Works Committee the time would hs npo to put forward n protest liko the ono||@@||would be ripe to put forward a protest like the one which ho hud. received from tho deputation||@@||which he had received from the deputation. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332593 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE FUGITIVE BLACKS.||@@||THE FUGITIVE BLACKS. QUIRINDI, Friday.||@@||QUIRINDI, Friday. Mrs. Neville, whose house was recently robbed by||@@||Mrs. Neville, whose house was recently robbed by the Breelong hincks, arrived in Quirindi to-d«y to||@@||the Breelong blacks, arrived in Quirindi to-day to stay with fneods until the fugitives are ciptiircd.||@@||stay with friends until the fugitives are captured. Mrs Novillo is ii young r.oman with oue child about||@@||Mrs. Neville is a young woman with one child about inn« months old. Whsu sitting on her front||@@||nine months old. When sitting on her front vernudah on Wednesday last about 4 o'clock, with||@@||verandah on Wednesday last about 4 o'clock, with Ii6r baby playing at her feol, Mr Nuvillo being||@@||her baby playing at her feet, Mr. Neville being about half a mile »war from the house, Mrs. Neville||@@||about half a mile away from the house, Mrs. Neville saw Iwo blucks crawling on their hands and knees||@@||saw two blucks crawling on their hands and knees backwards towards the creek. She »aw only their||@@||backwards towards the creek. She saw only their heads, ns they hnd their hots nulled down to hide||@@||heads, as they had their hats pulled down to hide their faces. Mm returned to the bouse and then||@@||their faces. She returned to the house and then wont mlo tho yard, and walked do«ii towards tho||@@||went into the yard, and walked down towards the edge uf the creek. She thon heard whispering, and||@@||edge of the creek. She then heard whispering, and heard one blacc call the other " Jim." ¡she walked||@@||heard one black call the other " Jim." She walked buck to the hourn., took a box of cartridges, »ud went||@@||back to the house, took a box of cartridges, and went in Hie direction where Mr. Neville wus working.||@@||in the direction where Mr. Neville was working. Mr. Nevill» hud a holde and rode to Huron's to send||@@||Mr. Neville had a horse and rode to Horan's to send word to tho tirad ftition for Mr. Page to corne up.||@@||word to the head station for Mr. Page to come up. Mr. Tage and Mr. Novillo iode up along tho creek.||@@||Mr. Page and Mr. Neville rode up along the creek. The blanks hid III the meintiino bien to (he bouse||@@||The blacks had in the meantime been to the house and hid broken the buck door in with a iomahawk,||@@||and had broken the back door in with a tomahawk, ranucling tho house The blsek» lind nt Horan'*||@@||ransacking the house. The blacks fired at Horan's houBe, nujtr Jsewllq'i«, nbout 7 o cloek, jiikt||@@||house, near Neville's, about 7 o'clock, just at dusk, and afterwards fired ou Page's||@@||at dusk, and afterwards fired on Page's place, mid »ho returned their lire Wien lhe||@@||place, and who returned their fire. When the blacks found that Pilga had nlurnud thtir||@@||blacks found that Page had returned their Hie thoy concentrated Ihur attention on hu house,||@@||fire they concentrated their attention on his house, and fired over a do7en shut» at it Tho firing nt||@@||and fired over a dozen shots at it. The firing at Hornu's was kept up for hour*, and shots||@@||Horan's was kept up for hours, and shots «eut right through the kitchen lhe pollen||@@||went right through the kitchen. The polic carno at 8 o'clock lu the morning to tho||@@||came at 8 o'clock in the morning to the houir, and found that the placo bed||@@||house, and found that the place had been ransacked Mrs. Neville went to her house||@@||been ransacked. Mrs. Neville went to her house ulong mtli her husband, and found that tho blacks||@@||along with her husband, and found that the blacks lind taken a suit rf Mr. Neville's dollies, and a pair||@@||had taken a suit of Mr. Neville's clothes and a pair of shoes, mid lind emptied ovirt thing »brut the||@@||of shoes, and had emptied everything about the place lhe> olio tool, some entiilk s. If the blicks||@@||place. They also took some eatables. If the blacks had brad ut Mr>. Nevill« whilst sim stood ntai Iho||@@||had fired at Mrs. Neville while she stood near the oreel; willi her li iby she states that both muet hato||@@||creek with her baby she states that both must have been killed Tho lioiiso itinds ut Iho .nictiuiiof||@@||been killed. The house stands at the junction of two criLks, mid the cou itiy nil round is nothing but||@@||two creeks, and the country all round is nothing but moiinlaiuj uud ncrub, illoiJing a good hiding piuco||@@||mountains and scrub, affording a good hiding place for Hie blacks.||@@||for the blacks. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14332400 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn A HOUSE TtOBBED.||@@||A HOUSE ROBBED. CASSILIS, Fi idav.||@@||CASSILIS, Friday. Ilia houio of a sel"rtor namul Lha*ie3 ua>IIBS||@@||The house of a selector named Charles Bayliss, on Cuttto Creek, about lr. mîtes uoith-east of||@@||on Cattle Creek, about 15 miles north-east of CHBSIIIB, was " stiiel«. up '' at 1 o clock, to.rfnj by tho||@@||Cassilis, was "stuck up" at 1 o'clock to-day by the outUwtf Only Mrn Bayliss wan ut homo 1 ho||@@||outlaws. Only Mrs. Bayliss was at home. The bíneles mid they would not harm hoi as they only||@@||blacks said they would not harm her as they only wanted food 3his they toole, und aleo a ritió and||@@||wanted food. This they took, and also a rifle and ninrnui iMon limy ii keri for tho Utest papers, and||@@||ammunition. They asked for the latest papers, and KU\o som« nf their eartnd^ca to Mis Bayliss, with||@@||gave some of their cartridges to Mrs. Bayliss, with liisttuctions that thny wt»re to la givan to tbo pdice||@@||instructions that they were to be given to the police with " the fugitives' complimenta " Bayliss*.» plane||@@||with "the fugitives' compliments." Bayliss's place in four tntlea Irani Itawlmnnu a houpe, which waa||@@||is four miles from Rawlinson's house, which was bniut down Itßt night Numbpri of police aro in the||@@||burnt down last night. Numbers of police are in the town to-m'ht, hinl will bi* at the scouu of tho rub»||@@||town to-night, and will be at the scene of the rob- bery at dm light in the morning||@@||bery at daylight in the morning. CVSSILIb, JViday||@@||CASSILIS, Friday. Tho hou*e of Mr V.r lïawlitisojj, on thu Gooba||@@||The house of Mr. W. Rawlinson, on the Cooba- liulga Creek, U miles north from Cim«..», «as||@@||bulga Creek, 13 miles north from Cassilis, was burnt down Idst nifih*- duriutr the ocuipiuit'a abíonce||@@||burnt down last night during the occupant's absence. Sub-Inapcctor Cameron, who »as at the ficeno of||@@||Sub-Inspector Cameron, who was at the scene of the ilro early to nay, ia of opinion tbo house n'as||@@||the fire early to-day, is of opinion the house was fired by the Governor*, who woro tracked by tho||@@||fired by the Governors, who were tracked by the sub m*pQrtor*8 trac ko ra down ou tho Cuobabul^a||@@||sub-inspector's trackers down on the Coobabulga Creek yesterday||@@||Creek yesterday. - DUBBO, riidny||@@||DUBBO, Friday. Jncky Uuderwood, comraiit?d for trial at th »||@@||Jacky Underwood, committed for trial at the Dubbo Circuit Court cluiged with murdei at||@@||Dubbo Circuit Court charged with murder at Brm]üii¡?, waa brought to Dubbo £aol by coach from||@@||Breelong, was brought to Dubbo gaol by coach from Gilgandra this uftomoon||@@||Gilgandra this afternoon. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14323646 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LANE CUVE||@@||LANE COVE. Tins council met on the Ml. m laut. Tie«£sw¡£||@@||This council met on the 9th instant. There were pre- sent tho Mayor (Alderman I-udowEni 1, Atraen *»m||@@||sent the Mayor (Alderman Ludwoici), Aldermen Munro, BoberU, .Weld., and Wejnton. A lc'<"T **,u,V£i||@@||Roberts, Welch, and Weynton. A letter was read from a number of ratepavcrs iiskinu for i "x,le"'uTlri to S||@@||number of ratepayer asking for an extension of the gas main aa far n» Beaconslleld-nucl H «. »*£'wT ,-,,||@@||main as far as Beaconsfield-road. It was resolved to ask Ihc ana LoiDTiaiiv lo accede lo I e icqiiost. ."Sfâfî,||@@||the gas company to accede to the request. It was agreed to co-operate with the r.skmcvili* touneil w V^||@@||to co-operate with the Erskineville council in relation to tlloErunünBhyth.Oovern.i.ent of i.içd.I «J*»mttat||@@||the granting by the Government of a special endowment. Iho North Shore Ga. Coramuiwrote, ?««||@@||The North Shore Gas Company wrote, stating that the council'» request for Hie creelT of »J||@@||the council's request for the erection of two street lamps iii tho vicinity «^ÄÜ.^S, ^rb*||@@||lamps in the vicinity of Christie-street could on lie carried out in accordance « ith the conmi or, *||@@||be carried out in accordance with the conditions previously submitted to the council, M from inqu "» »||@@||submitted to the council, as from inquiries made it ap- prnred onls- ono resident was ,«"T" ' SK"t,rr foi||@@||peared only one resident was desirious of consuming gas aloof tho propo-cd route. £»»«" ¡.Ï the «um of Í1S||@@||along the proposed route. The Under-Secretary for TWnceand Trade «lote intima ins h»t »»«"»,,".||@@||Finance and Trade wrote intimating that the sum of £15 had been ludfted to the credit of the «"»».''SloW||@@||had been lodged to the credit of the council for improve- mcnl« to the Lane lose '«""''h' jícósoBOfttai"«*||@@||ments to the Lane Cove reserves. Also in regard to the ttetn« of "..liars inspector, 11»'. bvKî^°°f th, Alter||@@||status of sanitary inspectors, that, by direction of the Pre- rnlcr. the matter *"'<£«**£*/"?,X On the »*»||@@||mier, the matter was engaging the attention of the Attor- ncs-Geneml. The letters vseie teen"jj-u,,,, ltw,w||@@||ney-General. The letters were received. On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Aldcrtnaii Uostm, "||@@||of the Mayor, seconded by Alderman Roberts, it was re- soWed,-" That the¡question of .ilarl«. »^^"TOB.||@@||solved,- " That the question of salaries and wages paid to emnloiee» be considered by th» llnance mu.*.||@@||employees be considered by the finance committee for su- port to the nest meeting of th-council.||@@||port to the next meeting of the council." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326704 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I THE MERRIWA MURDERS. j||@@||THE MERRIWA MURDERS. THE POLIOS IN PURSUIT.||@@||THE POLICE IN PURSUIT. MUSWELLBROOK, Weduesday.||@@||MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday. Mr. Edward Bowman, coroner, left bore last night||@@||Mr. Edward Bowman, coroner, left here last night to hold an inquest on the bodies of tho victims who||@@||to hold an inquest on the bodies of the victims who wore murdered at Poggy, near Merriwa HTÏV||@@||were murdered at Poggy, near Merriwa. Superintendent Sykes and Constables Breen and||@@||Superintendent Sykes and Constables Breen and Wbituey, who aimed here last night, were this||@@||Whitney, who arrived here last night, were this morning at Wyt ong, about IS mile« from Mm well-||@@||morning at Wybong, about 18 miles from Muswell- brook and 10 mile« from Pickering bemor-conBtible||@@||brook and 10 miles from Pickering. Senior-constable M'Curley and Constables Balrner. Clarke, and Don-||@@||M'Curley and Constables Balmer, Clarke, and Don- nelly arrived here by train this nfternoon.||@@||nelly arrived here by train this afternoon. »CONE, Wednesday.||@@||SCONE, Wednesday. Sergeant Coady, three constables, and three||@@||Sergeant Coady, three constables, and three civibaus, have gone out m the direction of Merriwa||@@||civilians, have gone out in the direction of Merriwa m search of the blicks suspected of the murders||@@||in search of the blacks suspected of the murders. MUKKURUNDI, Wednesday.||@@||MURRURUNDI, Wednesday. Sub-Iaspector Day, Sergeant. Nie« and Oldfield,||@@||Sub-Inspector Day, Sergeants Nies and Oldfield, two trooper«, and two tracker! left hore to-day to||@@||two troopers, and two trackers left here to-day to cross the range ni order to bead off and, if possible,||@@||cross the range in order to head off and, if possible, get on the track of the suspected murderers The||@@||get on the track of the suspected murderers. The aboriginals were last seen uear Merriwa, about JO||@@||aboriginals were last seen near Merriwa, about 30 miles awav Thoy are supposed to be on the ranges||@@||miles away. They are supposed to be on the ranges south of Murrurundi The Dora Dora blacks travelled||@@||south of Murrurundi. The Dora Dora blacks travelled that way Boroo year« ago The cauutrv is very rough||@@||that way some years ago. The country is very rough and broken It is reported to-day that the murderers||@@||and broken. It is reported to-day that the murderers were «eon on the range 20 miles south of the towu.||@@||were seen on the range 20 miles south of the town. Great uneasiness is felt bv the bush people m the||@@||Great uneasiness is felt by the bush people in the vicinity, some being 10 miles from the uearest resi-||@@||vicinity, some being 10 miles from the nearest resi- dence. _||@@||dence. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326753 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CONDITION Ol'' MRS. BENNETT.||@@||CONDITION OF MRS. BENNETT. Ihe trackers could re- pick up tho track of the||@@||The trackers could not pick up the track of the murderer»,||@@||murderers. Mrs Beunott is no wurau Thu bullet untorcd the||@@||Mrs. Bennett is no worse. The bullet entered the collarbone and passed through flin client, grazing tho||@@||collarbone and passed through the chest, grazing the lungs, coming out ni thu In oast mid lodging lu Hie||@@||lungs, coming out at the breast and lodging in the log. The bluett ransacked tim house after leaving||@@||leg. The blacks ransacked the house after leaving the kitchen and took about Al m cash, benldus ri||@@||the kitchen and took about £5 in cash, besides a cheque, and wroto ou a blank cheque form||@@||cheque, and wrote on a blank cheque form " You dog, I shoot you also." Tlioy look arliclu»||@@||" You dog, I shoot you also." They took articles of wuaring upp irea and boots, Mr». Dennett lay||@@||of wearing apparel and boots. Mrs. Bennett lay for six hollis lu tim bush, and Buffered from ex||@@||for six hours in the bush, and suffered from ex- pciur,* ncforo assistance arrived.||@@||posure before assistance arrived. The ncigliboms ustembled on the nlrjlit of th«||@@||The neighbours assembled on the night of the tragoJy, aul word was sont to all tho rUliuii». The||@@||tragedy, and word was sent to all the stations. The Mulgea and Wollar poliso were out with black||@@||Mudgee and Wollar police were out with black trackers, and civilmni arrived on ido «coa« m||@@||trackers, and civilians arrived on the scene in force at 8 a.m. next day. Solcctors in the vioinity||@@||force at 8 a.m. next day. Selectors in the vicinity aro congregated ¡a three or fonr hou|es for mutuil||@@||are congregated in three of four houses for mutual protection. ._||@@||protection. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14326751 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn BÜEIAL OF MR. WKAY.||@@||BURIAL OF MR. M'KAY. A PANIC AMONGST SETTLERS.||@@||A PANIC AMONGST SETTLERS. GULGONG, Thursday.||@@||GULGONG, Thursday. This afternoon Jacky Underwood the aboriginal,||@@||This afternoon Jacky Underwood, the aboriginal, against whom a verdict of wilful raurdei was re-||@@||against whom a verdict of wilful murder was re- turned m connection n ith the Breelong murders, has||@@||turned in connection with the Breelong murders, has boan brought from Leadville and lodged in tho lock-||@@||been brought from Leadville and lodged in the lock- ||@@||up. Mr. Alex M'Key, the Ulan victim, was buried in||@@||Mr. Alex M'Kay, the Ulan victim, was buried in tho Presbyterian cemetery to-day, the Rev. A, Djig||@@||the Presbyterian cemetery to-day, the Rev. A. Doig officiating ut the gi ave There was a large assem-||@@||officiating at the grave. There was a large assem- blage of sympathisers and friends.||@@||blage of sympathisers and friends. lu couséquenco of tbo inurderB recontlv reported||@@||In consequence of the murders recently reported and the murder to-dnv of Mr Fitzpatrick there is||@@||and the murder to-day of Mr. Fitzpatrick there is quiie a name, and outside settlers aro bringing their||@@||quite a panic, and outside settlers are bringing their wives anti cbildien into tbo town.||@@||wives and children into the town. up.||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14292675 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn Y.N.C.A.||@@||Y.M.C.A. Tbe sorvico on Saturday night last was conducted||@@||The service on Saturday night last was conducted by Mr O F Tomkin^, of Norwich, 1 ngland, who||@@||by Mr. O F Tomkins, of Norwich, England, who has recently left the hei Dr Outnnes s college, and||@@||has recently left the Rev. Dr Gumnes's college, and is on b13 ii ly to Nor, Guinea to take up w ork under||@@||is on his way to New, Guinea to take up work under the London Mitsiou try ¡society as assistant to the||@@||the London Missionery Society as assistant to the Jïev James Chalmers||@@||Rev. James Chalmers. Permutai in has boon granted to the board of the||@@||Permission has been granted to the board of the Y M C.A to erect a tent at the Unndwick camp, in||@@||Y M C.A to erect a tent at the Randwick camp, in nhich uoivr-piipars, periodicals, wntuiE materials,||@@||which newspapers, periodicals, writing materials, Ac , will be provided for tho members of the Bush-||@@||&c., will be provided for the members of the Bush- men's Contiii(,nnt It ia propobed to hold bright and||@@||men's Contingent. It is proposed to hold bright and attractive services at night, ii h»n special music will||@@||attractive services at night, when special music will be rendered and short u Jdresses dein cred||@@||be rendered and short addresses delivered. On Friday night there waa a large congregation at||@@||On Friday night there was a large congregation at the Campbell-«trout Presbyterian Church, Balnuuu||@@||the Campbell-strout Presbyterian Church, Balmain Hast, to witness the induction of tho Uov. J. F.||@@||East, to witness the induction of the Rev. J. F. Blair, successor to the Kev. Professor Cosh, who has||@@||Blair, successor to the Rev. Professor Cosh, who has been uppomted to tho Professorship of Oriental||@@||been appointed to the Professorship of Oriental Languages under the TIuntor-Biullie bequest. Mr.||@@||Languages under the Hunter-Baillie bequest. Mr. Hl'iir recontly arru ed from Glasgow, »here ho bad||@@||Blair recently arrived from Glasgow, where he had charge of ono of the leading churches The||@@||charge of one of the leading churches. The llev. ,T. Lamont, I\L S., Moderator of the Presby-||@@||Rev. T. Lamont, F.L S., Moderator of the Presby- tery, presided. The Rev. Dr. I euwick preached the||@@||tery, presided. The Rev. Dr. Fenwick preached the sermon, the Kev, Dr. M'lunes eivo the history of||@@||sermon, the Rev, Dr. Mclnnes gave the history of the call . the charge to the now minist-ir was given||@@||the call ; the charge to the new minister was given by tho Kev. J M'Cauley ; and the Kov J P. Briggs||@@||by the Rev. J McCauley ; and the Rev J P. Briggs gavo the churgo to the cougregatiou. tho whole ot||@@||gave the churge to the congregation, the whole of tho sddiesses being very effective. Besides the fore-||@@||the addresses being very effective. Besides the fore- going theie was a largo ntleudaueo of euouibin||@@||going there was a large attendance of suburban ministers, included amongst ii horn were the Revs||@@||ministers, included amongst whom were the Revs. Dr Cosh, Gordou, Birren, Dunn, vV. M. Smith,||@@||Dr Cosh, Gordon, Barron, Dunn, W. M. Smith, Robertson, It. Waugh, Kuinp. Bruce, James Cosh,||@@||Robertson, R. Waugh, Kemp, Bruce, James Cosh, jim., and the Chinese missioimrv, John Young VVni,||@@||jun., and the Chinese missioinary, John Young Wai, A pulpit gowu WHS preeiontcd by the ladies of the I||@@||A pulpit gown was presented by the ladies of the congregation ti the Rev. J. F. Blair, Mesdames||@@||congregation to the Rev. J. F. Blair, Mesdames Bon en, Lyons, Porteous, and MissMurray, on behalf||@@||Bonwen, Lyons, Porteous, and Miss Murray, on behalf of the donors, handing the present to tho now||@@||of the donors, handing the present to the new minister.||@@||minister. The annual distribution of prizes to tho Sunday||@@||The annual distribution of prizes to the Sunday school in connection with tho Mildura Presbyterian||@@||school in connection with the Mildura Presbyterian Church, Canterbury, was mudo at the close of tho||@@||Church, Canterbury, was made at the close of the service ou Sunday evening, which IVIIB conducted by||@@||service on Sunday evening, which was conducted by tho Kov. George Hay, too minister of the church.||@@||tho Rev. George Hay, the minister of the church. The Mayor (Alderman Deuius) uud the Mayoress of||@@||The Mayor (Alderman Dennis) and the Mayoress of Canterbury w ero present, and made tho presentation,||@@||Canterbury were present, and made the presentation, of the prizes Miss Hay, the organiät oí the church||@@||of the prizes. Miss Hay, the organist of the church and school, was presented with a finely illuminated||@@||and school, was presented with a finely illuminated album. __^______^^___||@@||album. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318605 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn OVER CO MILES AN HOUft BY MOTOR. |||@@||OVER 60 MILES AN HOUR BY MOTOR. According to the " Daily Mail's " Now York||@@||According to the " Daily Mail's " New York correspondent, a new and remarkable automobile,||@@||correspondent, a new and remarkable automobile, invented by Mr E J Pennington, of Now York,||@@||invented by Mr E. J. Pennington, of New York, was at tho end of April attracting universal attention,||@@||was at the end of April attracting universal attention, It was tested on the Brooklyn cycle path||@@||It was tested on the Brooklyn cycle path hy the inventor and Mr \\ ridgway, the||@@||by the inventor and Mr Wridgway, the Lngltbh motor export A Bpecd of over||@@||English motor expert. A speed of over 00 miles au hour svas developed on a||@@||60 miles an hour was developed on a continuous run oí fivo miles Thu machine is a low||@@||continuous run of five miles. The machine is a low racing auadncvdc, constructed of steel and bronze,||@@||racing quadricycle, constructed of steel and bronze, staigbs H'J31b , is driveii by a 35-horse-power||@@||weighs 1493 lbs., is driven by a 35-horse-power oil motor, (urnes sulliciout fu-l for a 100-iuilo||@@||oil motor, carries sufficient fuel for a 500-mile journey, can climb lulls, and haul a heavy load||@@||journey, can climb hills, and haul a heavy load. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14359301 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn IMFOllTS.-October 10.||@@||IMPORTS.— October 16. {A »pedal charge is made for conaiRneea' notices in||@@||(A special charge is made for consignees' notices in thin column.) 1||@@||this column.) R.M.S. Warrimoo, i rom Vancouver, Tia port,: 170||@@||R.M.S. Warrimoo, from Vancouver, via ports: 170 ta-es bouts und hboe*, 10B case« drugs, 100 cast» dried||@@||cases boots and shoes, 108 cases drugs, 100 cases dried ripples, 1H3 rolls newrjp'jpfcr, 3t bale-, dom. cotton, 10 bale*||@@||apples, 493 rolls newspaper, 34 bales dom. cotton, 10 bales cotton duck, 1 motir unudticyule, 4 bal_.i rubber ho3e, H||@@||cotton duck, 1 motor quadricycle, 4 bales rubber hose, 14 roses piano», S71 piece* lumber, 7 cuaexsuwiiigrina-binc-i,||@@||cases pianos, 871 pieces lumber, 7 cases sewing machines, ia boxes typ_writei¡>, Cti'l boxea apple«, S cates froren Ash,||@@||23 boxes typewriters, 648 boxes apples, 8 cases frozen fish, 142 Imps cull'ec, 4 packages curio* und effect*, 2_ cases||@@||142 bags coffee, 4 packages curios and effects, 25 cases bicycles and jurt*, 27 ci«es cahh (repite.*, 2Ü40 crates||@@||bicycles and parts, 27 cash registers, 2240 crates . alona, 176 cauca paper, 24 bale* fheetioga, 40 caaes robbir||@@||onions, 176 cases paper, 24 bales sheetings, 40 cases rubber .hoes. 42 CM(,es umbrellas, 15 c *st?s o ryan», 1500 sacks flour,||@@||shoes. 42 cases umbrellas, 15 cases organs, 1500 sacks flour, $úb eaat;fclcs, 4 bales dom. cotton. For||@@||canned salmon, 8 cases bicycles, 4 bales dom. cotton. For Lyttelton: 7 case.* paper, 4U crates churns,-4 coses||@@||Lyttelton: 7 cases paper, 40 crates churns, 4 cases fltUflRrt.||@@||fittings. Eden.s.. from B*tema.n*a Bay : 141 case* butter. 50casca||@@||Eden, s., from Bateman's Bay : 141 cases butter. 50 cases «heese, l8 cime* eggs, uti bogs bones, 14 bags gluai, 7 bales||@@||cheese, 18 cases eggs, 26 bags bones, 14 bags glass, 7 bales leather, 2 casks talluvr, G tilga, 31 hihim butter, 3S cann||@@||leather, 2 casks tallow, 5 pigs, 14 cases butter, 38 cans cream, 1.15 "baps baile, 1* baff* bottle*, Q bags oysters, 4||@@||cream, 135 bags bark, 14 bags bottles, 6 bags oysters, 4 bales skins, IO bides, 4 c*sci fish, and ¡jundiies.||@@||bales skins, 10 hides, 4 cases fish, and sundries. Exc-lsior, a" from Byion Bay, Woolgoolga, and Coffs||@@||Excelsior, s., from Byron Bay, Woolgoolga, and Coffs Harbour : C>i logs, 10,00 »ft. h awn timber, IA» bags maize.||@@||Harbour : 62 logs, 10,000ft. sawn timber,100 bags maize. fOObaics butter, b tons b.\cou, 40 pigs, G3 cases egg?, 5||@@||800 boxes butter, 5 tons bacon, 40 pigs, 60 cases eggs, 5 coops poultry, and soudrica.||@@||coops poultry, and sundries. Tambo', s., from Hotiart : 6103 ewe* .mil, 221 bugs bark,||@@||Tambo, s., from Hobart : 5103 cases fruit, 221 bags bark, 10 fcar-M evaporated apple?, lES.Mltt, timber, 22Q eases||@@||10 cases evaporated apples, 128,501 ft. timber, 226 cases fulp, 2D bales ivool, 4 caik. broken g1 aie, 2 ¡packages, and||@@||pulp, 29 bale wool, 4 casks. broken glass, 2 packages, and case marble.||@@||1 case marble. Alala, s., f rpm Port Pirie : 10,103.boen and 200 toni con||@@||Alala, s., from Port Pirie : 10,103 bags and 209 tons con- rentraten, 2052 baw lend, and sundries. For Newcastle :||@@||centrate, 2052 bars lead, and sundries. For Newcastle : 103 tons i-unccntiHte*, 0156 bars lead.||@@||499 tons concentrates, 6156 bars lead. Fiona, a., from Fiji, vU Auckland : 60 casks m oin asea,||@@||Fiona, s., from Fiji, via Auckland : 50 casks molasses, ¡V35,OOOft. timber. 1.8 .aeki bean», 10 cases jars, and son||@@||885,000ft. timber, 128 casks beans, 10 cases jars, and sun- Aries.||@@||dries. Oakland, p., fioiu Clarence Uiver: 1100 boga maize,||@@||Oakland, s., from Clarence Rver: 1100 bags maize, 1200 bags sugar, 28,C00It. hardwood.||@@||1200 bags sugar, 28,000ft. hardwood. ' Taiyuan. 0., from Hongkong: 1000 tons tea, SOO ton?||@@||Taiyuan. s., from Hongkong: 1000 tons tea, 800 tons gênerai cargo.||@@||generai cargo. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14383304 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn GOVERNMENT TENDERS.||@@||GOVERNMENT TENDERS. Tbo following tendera1 in eun.nf_t.im with -Public school*||@@||The following tenders in connection with Public schools ha\eb*»en accepted, vii, .-BtMXiUm, otnpt>mjr w.-rV, J,||@@||have been accepted, viz:— Bergalia, emptying work. J. Burrell, Murat», £l_.l'h. Bowraville, d_-,pot>al of old builil||@@||Burrell, Moruya, £12 10s. Bowraville, disposal of old build- mg, P. Malonpj, 11 jwrA.ille. i.16 , T?«rt-stre-tf tilt» ni ti on,||@@||ing,P. Maloney, Bowraville,£16 ; Fort-street, alteration, J. A. Oajr, Bnltntiiu, £19 , Glebe, dmim»«- improvement.),||@@||J. A. Oag, Balmain, £18 , Glebe, drainage improvements, J. T, Burrow»., faydney, £13 if h ; Leichhardt Went, im||@@||J. T. Burrows., Sydney, £13 10s ; Leichhardt West, im- proTemajit» to plATtrroimd, A, H. Westbrooke, Woollahra.||@@||provements to playground, A. H. Westbrooke, Woollahra. £20. Manilla, erection of puuntl, W, Coulton, Mnnillii,||@@||£29. Manilla, erection of pound, W, Coulton, Manilla, £01. Mmtland "WV-t, «.rectum of lavatory, &c "W. H.||@@||£61. Maitland West, erection of lavatory, &c., W. H. Noftd, Efwt Maitland, tffi!, Vumeio? .i-ction of fentiag,||@@||Noad, East Maitland, £62; Pomeroy,erection of fencing, "Wilkie Brothprs, Ooullmm, £17 5s ; Scone, cmptTing||@@||Wilkie Brothers, Goulburn,£17 5s ; Scone, emptying work, J Tudington, ficone, £lfi, Technical College.||@@||work, J Ludington, Scone, £16; Technical College Broken Hill« supply of steel girders, J Barre J^hcnton,||@@||Broken Hill, supply of steel girders, J Barre Johnston, Sydney, £KÄ Us ¡ ÏUJUUt, ÊWptyjOB WQlk». 3\ £, HflEL*||@@||Sydney,£ 522 14s; Tumut, emptying work, T E Manfelt, Tumut £11. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290942 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE TINPOT BUSH.||@@||THE TINPOT RUSH. GRENFELL, Thursday.||@@||GRENFELL, Thursday. Tinpot rush, at 'Toohey Brothers' settlement, is||@@||Tinpot rush, at 'Toohey Brothers' settlement, is about l8 miles north from Grenfell. There is a goud||@@||about l8 miles north from Grenfell. There is a good road to thu rush through opon box and oak couutry.||@@||road to the rush through open box and oak country. Too prospectors, Campbell, O'Connor, and party,||@@||The prospectors, Campbell, O'Connor, and party, uro paddoeking wosndnt. No. I claim, below the||@@||are paddocking washdirt. No. I claim, below the piospectore, Kelly and party, bnB just etrucfc gold,||@@||prospectors, Kelly and party, has just struck gold, winch w member* were||@@||toria). The following honorary members were unanimously elected -Sir El ward Ivuux, Lady||@@||unanimously elected :- Sir Edward Knox, Lady Kuox Lady S .lomon», Sir Arthur Rennick, Ead>||@@||Knox Lady Salomons, Sir Arthur Rennick, Lady Renwiek, Mis J S Mitchell. Mrs J T Walker,||@@||Renwick, Mrs. J. S. Mitchell, Mrs. J. T. Walker, Mrs Gi uld Miss Mar^arot Hains, and Mrs D||@@||Mrs Gould, Miss Margaret Harrie, and Mrs. E. Deas-1 hoiuaon A resolution establishing an||@@||Deas-Thomson. A resolution establishing an auxiliary branch of trained midv.ifei-j mutes m con-||@@||auxiliary branch of trained midwifery-nurses in con- nection with the association was carried uftor a||@@||nection with the association was carried after a short dtscuBMon, and votes of thanks to tho oil i car s||@@||short discussion, and votes of thanks to the officers ofthosjcietv and to tho chairman brought tho pro-||@@||of the society and to the chairman brought the pro- ceedings of the meeting to a close||@@||ceedings of the meeting to a close. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314552 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COLONEL VANDALEÜR KELLY.||@@||COLONEL VANDALEUR KELLY. WA.KM SOCKS AND BALACLAVA||@@||WARM SOCKS AND BALACLAVA CAPS KEQUIBED.||@@||CAPS REQUIRED. Colonel Vandaleut Kully, of the New South Wale»||@@||Colonel Vandaleur Kelly, of the New South Wales AMO, writing from StorUitroom on April ¿7||@@||A.M.C, writing from Sterkstroom on April27, stated that tho .loyal Kort Crosn Society which had||@@||stated that the Royal Red Cross Society which had done liicalmlabl i good in relie vi II g Buffering, wai||@@||done incalculable good in relieving suffering, was thou distributing comf DTts and warm clothing to men||@@||thou distributing comforts and warm clothing to men at the front Warm Bocks and Balaclava cans were||@@||at the front. Warm socks and Balaclava caps were in special demand, as the men had to sleep in the||@@||in special demand, as the men had to sleep in the open He expressed the hope that willing banda||@@||open. He expressed the hope that willing hands would endeavour to tiond out as nunv c« possible||@@||would endeavour to send out as many as possible through the St John Ambulance Anociation. which||@@||through the St. John Ambulance Association which forwards direct to tho lied Gross Society, Capetown||@@||forwards direct to the Red Cross Society, Capetown. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14304851 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn POLICE.||@@||POLICE. At the Parramatta Foücb Court on Monday, be-||@@||At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday, be- fore Messrs; T. E. MacNevin, P.M., and S. J. Pear-||@@||fore Messrs. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., and S. J. Pear- son, J.P., Robert Warren wub fined iis for drunkon||@@||son, J.P., Robert Warren was fined 5s for drunken ness. Thomas Doherty, who pleaded guilty to a||@@||ness. Thomas Doherty, who pleaded guilty to a charge of bebaviog ni a riotous manner, was fined||@@||charge of behaving in a riotous manner, was fined lu«, with tho alternativo of three days' imprison-||@@||10s, with the alternative of three days' imprison- ment. _||@@||ment. A man named Georgo Watson, who a few days||@@||A man named George Watson, who a few days back back was removed from tho Parramatta District||@@||was removed from the Parramatta District Hospital Hospital to the Benevolent; Asylum, died on Sunday*||@@||to the Benevolent Asylum, died on Sunday. When received he was Buffering from an injured||@@||When received he was suffering from an injured kiice. The mutter was reported to tho Coroner, who,||@@||knee. The matter was reported to the Coroner, who, after hearing the fncts of the case from the medical||@@||after hearing the facts of the case from the medical mau who had previously beau attending him, dis-||@@||man who had previously been attending him, dis- pensed with an inquest.||@@||pensed with an inquest. The ronds around the district after the late rains||@@||The roads around the district after the late rains nre in a very heavy state, and m some places it is us||@@||are in a very heavy state, and in some places it is as much as a good horse can do to draw au empty cart.||@@||much as a good horse can do to draw an empty cart. A short time back Mr. J. G. Carroll, M.L.A. (ou be-||@@||A short time back Mr. J. G. Carroll, M.L.A. (on be- half of Mr. li. B. O'Couor, M.C.A.J, asked the||@@||half of Mr. B. B. O'Conor, M.L.A.), asked the Minister for Works to despatch an ofiicer to furnish||@@||Minister for Works to despatch an officer to furnish a special leport on the roads in the Sherbrooke Elec-||@@||a special report on the roads in the Sherbrooke Elec- torate. The request wub granted, and now would be||@@||torate. The request was granted, and now would be nu opportune time for the ofiicer to visit the district.||@@||an opportune time for the offiicer to visit the district. Ina annual picnic ot the Parramatta section ofrthe||@@||The annual picnic of the Parramatta section of the Public Schools1 Athletin Association wan held on||@@||Public Schools' Athletic Association was held on Hichmond Park on Saturday. Teachers from all||@@||Richmond Park on Saturday. Teachers from all parts oî the Parramatta section of the Cumberland||@@||parts of the Parramatta section of the Cumberland school district were present, mid a speci ii trnin was||@@||school district were present, and a special train was ruu for the occasion. Luncheon was partaken of at||@@||run for the occasion. Luncheon was partaken of at the lloyal Hotel, and tuo opportunity seized of bid-||@@||the Royal Hotel, and the opportunity seized of bid- ding | faro wo 11 to Inspector Du tt mann, who, after||@@||ding farewell to Inspector Dettmann, who, after about four years'son ice in this district, lins beett||@@||about four years's service in this district, has been promoted to the charge of the Nowcaitle school||@@||promoted to the charge of the Newcastle school district.||@@||district. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14314438 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn HONOUR TO A CITIZEN.||@@||HONOUR TO A CITIZEN. A public meeting of the remdei ts of Newcastle,||@@||A public meeting of the residents of Newcastle, convened by the Jin vor m response to a largely and||@@||convened by the Mayor in response to a largely and influential!} signed requisition, was held||@@||influentially signed requisition, was held in the Council-chambers to-night for the||@@||in the Council-chambers to-night for the piirpnso of taking preliminary steps with a vie»||@@||purpose of taking preliminary steps with a view to recognising the valuable services of Mr Gtnige||@@||to recognising the valuable services of Mr George 1\ Loch, deputy prcsiitout and hon treanuier uf the||@@||P. Loch, deputy president and hon. treasurer of the Nnwca-tle «ml Northumberland Benevolent Society,||@@||Newcastle and Northumberland Benevolent Society, lu pine n^; that nn-titutinii ou a auuud limmen! flitt-||@@||in placing that institution on a sound financial foot- ing 'lue chair was nccupind b> tho Mayer of New-||@@||ing. The chair was occupied by the Mayor of New- castle (Aldeimm David Millen), tnd thuie »us a||@@||castle (Alderman David Miller), and there was a hrge and representative guttierinc- It was rc«olved||@@||large and representative gathering. It was resolved on th« motion of Aldeimiiu Tnnbuiv, seconded bv||@@||on the motion of Alderman Timbury, seconded by Mi J N. Brunker, M f,.A , to entertain Mr Cr P.||@@||Mr. J. N. Brunker, M.L.A., to entertain Mr. G. P. Loch at a social guthermg, and to ask lum to iicci pt||@@||Loch at a social gathering, and to ask him to accept a presentation from tim titiz ns in rec ignition < f Ins||@@||a presentation from the citizens in recognition of his untiring efforts on betislf of tim Benevolent Asylum||@@||untiring efforts on behalf of the Benevolent Asylum. Ki terence was made to tim fact that Mr Loch Im d||@@||Reference was made to the fact that Mr Loch had tn o i ears upo le-igued Ina po. i ion as an aldnman of||@@||two years ago resigned his position as an alderman of the City Council, and li .>«J%"? k"*||@@||Invermore, barque (MKPW), from Table Bay - 53 days 8SSS' btïr RÄÄ^||@@||Onaway, barque (KBPR), from Adelaide - 5 days. Osberga, barque, JPVF) from Monte Video - 68 days Silvercrag, ship, (KRFW), from Port Pirie - 6 days Tit*oU,íour-m_sted barquentirie (riMiuji ira»«»».«||@@||Titania, four masted barquentine (PDBG), from Algoa Bay - 56 days ?iiv-KH ¿iva. _||@@|| ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330646 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM||@@||DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM MOOKIfl.||@@||MOORE. Au old nutivo in the pen-on of Mr. William Moola||@@||An old native in the person of Mr. William Moore parsed MVUV ut Ashfield ou July 30, at tho advance!||@@||passed away at Ashfield on July 30, at the advanced iifre of 82 air .Mnoio was burn on Mav 2,||@@||age of 82. Mr Moore was born on May 2, 1818, st Ol'l Government Huuse, bjdney, lils||@@||1818, at Old Government Huuse, Sydney, his fallier being the house steward t> Uoverutu Mac||@@||father being the house steward to Governor Mac- quaile. Due« sid was manager for mauy years||@@||quarie. Deceased was manager for many years of one of the ¡-tullun If ft hy the late Mr. 'li-rn,||@@||of one of the stations left by the late Mr. Terry, father of Mr E. 'Wy, M L A., duunt: the Inttor's||@@||father of Mr E. Terry, M. L. A., during the latter's imuonty. Mr. Moore lost IUB eyesight at the agu of||@@||minority. Mr. Moore lost his eyesight at the age of d5. For the last nine years he hail lived in retire-||@@||35. For the last nine years he had lived in retire- ment at Ashfield. lie waa related by liissistm's||@@||ment at Ashfield. He was related by his sister's murnage to Lord Lyuns tina the, Duke of Norfolk||@@||marriage to Lord Lyons and the Duke of Norfolk and by the marunga i f another sister to the late||@@||and by the marriage of another sister to the late Mr. G. House, qf Mudgee_||@@||Mr. G. House, of Mudgee. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14290371 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE BOER AltTILLEBY.||@@||THE BOER AltTILLEBY. The Bellin correspondent of tho London " Daily||@@||The Berlin correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph " telegraphs -The " National 7rituug "||@@||Telegraph" telegraphs:- The "National Zeitung" pubhshoi, on what it describes al trustworthy||@@||publishes, on what it describes as trustworthy authority, a list of the guns m ps_cssion of the||@@||authority, a list of the guns in possession of the Boera _ Aocording to this table, of modern guns thoy||@@||Boers. According to this table, of modern guns they have -Eight 7 o contimetre Krupp guns, sixteen||@@||have:- Eight 7.5 centimetre Krupp guns, sixteen 7 5 centimetre Creusot guns, eight or nine Maxim||@@||7.5 centimetre Creusot guns, eight or nine Maxim Nordonfeldt Hold guns, twenty-four 3 7 centimetre||@@||Nordenfeldt field guns, twenty-four 3.7 centimetre automatic Maxim guns, eight li oeutimotro tiuld||@@||automatic Maxim guns, eight 12 centimetre field howitzer* (four from Krupp and four from Creusot),||@@||howitzers (four from Krupp and four from Creusot), four modern 3 7 centímetro Krupp mountain guns,||@@||four modern 3.7 centimetre Krupp mountain guns, four 15 S centimetre Creusot suns lu all, with old||@@||four 15.5 centimetre Creusot guns. In all, with old guns, tho Boers possess some 80 or 90 pieces of||@@||guns, the Boers possess some 80 or 90 pieces of artillery During recent years they have bought||@@||artillery. During recent years they have bought 40 000 Mnueor rifles and _i 003 000 cartridges, as||@@||40,000 Mauser rifles and 25,000,000 cartridges, as well as a largo number of Martini-Henry rifles||@@||well as a large number of Martini-Henry rifles. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296433 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ARRIVAL OF S.S. MORESBY.||@@||ARRIVAL OF S.S. MORESBY. The Moresby, belonging to Burns, Philp, ,nd||@@||The Moresby, belonging to Burns, Philp,and Co , arrived in Watson's Bay at midnight on Tri.||@@||Co , arrived in Watson's Bay at midnight on Friday. duv Captain Williams reports leivmg Sydnsjoa||@@||Captain Williams reports leaving Sydney December 30, arnviug at Cooktown on Janusrj 5||@@||December 30, arriving at Cooktown on January 5 left on the 7lh, nrnvuif at lhttrsday Island on the||@@||left on the 7th, arriving at Thursday Island on the oveuiug of the 9th , lult there oa thu 14tb, ptsimi||@@||evening of the 9th , left there on the 14th, passing oat through tho north east channel amviDg at||@@||out through the north- east channel arriving at Port Moresby ou the morning of the ICth , left for||@@||Port Moresby on the morning of the 16th , left for Samarai on the 20th, arnviug olf there the next||@@||Samarai on the 20th, arriving off there the next evening A dep irluro wies taken from there on the||@@||evening. A departure was taken from there on the 27th, going through China Straits arnvedatlW||@@||27th, going through China Straits; arrived at New Britain on the 2"th , left Herbortakoa ou FebrtiarvS.||@@||Britain on the 29th , left Herbertshoe on February3. calling at Mok i s uno day, leaving at 2 p m for tbo||@@||calling at Moko same day, leaving at 2 pm for the Solomou Islands , arnved at Sunbo on the fith, left||@@||Solomou Islands; arrived at Sumbo on the 5th, left next day, cilling at Uizo, Rubiana, and the vi'inou,||@@||next day, calling at Gizo, Rubiana, and the various stitious in tho group A departuru was t ben irons||@@||stations in the group. A departure was taken from the group on January 11, arrmug al Vila New||@@||the group on January 11, arriving at Vila New Hehndos, on the evening of the 14th, lino weather||@@||Hebrides, on the evening of the 14th, fine weather being expononced on the run ncroäs called it Mell||@@||being experienced on the run across; called at Meli mid dually took a dep iltur«) from V ila at noon ou||@@||and finally took a departure from Vila at noon on the 17th instant passed Man Islind n»xt day,||@@||the 17th instant; passed Mari Island next day, Exponenc»d hue weither during the pissoge across||@@||Experienced fine weather during the passage across p issmg Port Stephens at 3pm on the 2Jrl, sod'||@@||passing Port Stephens at 3pm. on the 23rd, and arriving at Watson's Baj at midnight lue Moresby||@@||arriving at Watson's Bay at midnight the Moresby is at the Qu irantino Ground A list of her cargo||@@||is at the Quarantine Ground. A list of her cargo appeared in Saturday's " Herald "||@@||appeared in Saturday's " Herald " ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14257456 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn FARE^YELL TO THE RAILWAY||@@||FAREWELL TO THE RAILWAY CONTINGENT.||@@||CONTINGENT. Avery successful faro well dinner to tbo railway||@@||A very successful farewell dinner to the railway contingent vv as held in the R-ttlway Institute lust||@@||contingent was held in the Railway Institute last night, when about *>0 friends of tho men who had||@@||night, when about 50 friends of the men who had volunteered for the w ar attended to say good-bye lu||@@||volunteered for the w ar attended to say good-bye to the 2(! men who had decided to seek honour in anns||@@||the 26 men who had decided to seek honour in arms for Britain in South Africa Mr Í S I M'Gowon||@@||for Britain in South Africa Mr J. S. T. McGowen M L A , proeidcd at tbe dinner, which had been pro-||@@||M L A , presidcd at tbe dinner, which had been pro- vided with good taste ana judgment bj Mrs A E||@@||vided with good taste and judgment by Mrs A. E. Dyke, matron of tbo institute Tim hall wub decorated||@@||Dyke, matron of the institute. The hall was decorated with ouitable flags und mottoes and other emblems tn||@@||with suitable flags and mottoes and other emblems in red, white, und blue On the centre of tho table wera||@@||red, white, and blue. On the centre of the table were the words " Our Boys N S W C " in tho three||@@||the words " Our Boys N S W C " in the three colours Iho procecedings wore characterised I y||@@||colours The proceedings were characterised by much good fellowship and lojalty, and the send oft||@@||much good fellowship and lojalty, and the send off was a hoarty one 1 ho chairman proposod tho toast||@@||was a hearty one. The chairman proposed the toast of* The Queen" nnd "Our Brothers I o rung"||@@||of " The Queen" and "Our Brothers Leaving" w ishiug thom a successful career unit a v ictorioiiB||@@||wishing them a successful career and a victorious return On behalf of the committco ho presented||@@||return. On behalf of the committee he presented ovorj one of tin contingent with a necket book und||@@||every one of the contingent with a pocket book and vallee, trusting that they would rcioid their ex-||@@||value, trusting that they would record their periences in the former and find the latter useful||@@||experiences in the former and find the latter useful .novel ti Bongs and othor items wore contributed by||@@||Several songs and othor items wore contributed by Mesirs Montgomery, Wilkie and Chapman, and tho||@@||Messrs Montgomery, Wilkie and Chapman, and the proa edinda terminated ut a lute hour||@@||proceedings terminated at a late hour ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14313515 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I THE FATALITY AT THE COBAR MINE. I||@@||THE FATALITY AT THE COBAR MINE. COBAR, Wednesday.||@@||COBAR, Wednesday. The inquest on the body of tho miner M 'Aulcy,||@@||The inquest on the body of the miner M 'Auley, who Mas killed by an «plosion in the Cobar copper-||@@||who was killed by an explosion in the Cobar copper- mine wai concluded. The evidence of the " goiug||@@||mine was concluded. The evidence of the "going off " shift wis lo the effect that BIT holes were left||@@||off " shift was to the effect that six holes were left for M'Auloy mid Hurst to charge and flru. Aft«||@@||for M'Auley and Hurst to charge and fire. After the accident six holes were found intact, none having||@@||the accident six holes were found intact, none having been tired A verdict of accidental death was ro||@@||been fired. A verdict of accidental death was re- ttnned, the jury adding that the evidence failed to||@@||turned, the jury adding that the evidence failed to discloso tho cause of the explosion. Mi Godfrey||@@||disclose the cause of the explosion. Mr. Godfrey wa'ched the case for tho Mines Dep trtmont, nnd Mr||@@||watched the case for the Mines Department, and Mr. Hogan was present on behalf of tho Cobar Copper||@@||Hogan was present on behalf of the Cobar Copper Syndicate||@@||Syndicate. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14348524 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I THE CLAIMS OF TUMUT. I||@@||THE CLAIMS OF TUMUT. TUMUT, Saturday.||@@||TUMUT, Saturday. Residents here are of opinion that Mr Oliver s||@@||Residents here are of opinion that Mr. Oliver's reaomuirndalion of Orange and Bombala nullifies||@@||recommendation of Orange and Bombala nullifies hil assertion thiit luniut is too far off the mum||@@||his assertion that Tumut is too far off the main line fur a federal capital site. Now that the rail-||@@||line for a federal capital site. Now that the rail- way has beeu passed Jumut is easily retchod, and if||@@||way has been passed Tumut is easily reached, and if another line wera constructed from Waggs, Tumut||@@||another line were constructed from Wagga, Tumut would be cential between the 'wo principal elliss,||@@||would be central between the two principal cities, uud tiaius leaving Melbourne and Sydney at the same||@@||and trains leaving Melbourne and Sydney at the same hour would arilvn at tho pr^iws-d »ile||@@||hour would arrive at the proposed site simultaneously bertdrs whioh bettor couutr. would||@@||simultaneously ; besides which better country would he opened up than that through which tUa tim k||@@||be opened up than that through which the trunk line at pre ent runs, and would give facilities for||@@||line at present runs, and would give facilities for settling a more numerous population.||@@||settling a more numerous population. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14299416 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn REFORMATORY INSTITU-||@@||REFORMATORY INSTITU- TIONS.||@@||TIONS. CONl EM I'LA 1LD CHANGES||@@||CONTEMPLATED CHANGES. Tho Minister for Education has been making a||@@||The Minister for Education has been making a | reviow of the reformatory institutions connected||@@||review of the reformatory institutions connected K ith his department. At both tho Sobraon and the||@@||with his department. At both the Sobraon and the Carpentaria!! Reformatory ho found that good work||@@||Carpentarian Reformatory he found that good work was being done. 'Hie Sobraon is uow being recog-||@@||was being done. The Sobraon is now being recog- nised hy n Bcction of the mercantile marino as a||@@||nised by a section of the mercantile marine as a " nurspry " from yvbich to obtain, if not seamen,||@@||"nursery" from which to obtain, if not seamen, apprentices, w ho, because that seems to bo their||@@||apprentices, who, because that seems to be their bout, premise to hecomo nkillod in the ort and science||@@||bout, promise to become skilled in the art and science of seamanship. I'tiero haye buen soveral instances||@@||of seamanship. There have been several instances of lato of bojs from the Sobraou, thou parents con-||@@||of late of boys from the Sobraon, their parents con- senting, being transferred to sailing vessels. The||@@||senting, being transferred to sailing vessels. The books ot the institution shii'.v that three of such||@@||books of the institution show that three of such transfois were efiuctBd last yy eck. Although the Car*||@@||transfers were effected last weck. Although the Car- pnntanaii Reformatory is accomplishing ti great doal,||@@||pnentarian Reformatory is accomplishing a great deal, Mr. Peiry is of opinion that there is opportunity||@@||Mr. Perry is of opinion that there is opportunity for doyelopmeot UioboyB aro taught the rudi-||@@||for development. The boys are taught the rudi- ments of certain useful occupations, but ho yvould||@@||ments of certain useful occupations, but he would like to haye tho number of these increased, BO that||@@||like to have the number of these increased, so that opportunity might be afforded for a knowledge of||@@||opportunity might be afforded for a knowledge of matters connected with the cultivation of he soil||@@||matters connected with the cultivation of he soil to be acquired. Mr, Perry bas no fault to find with||@@||to be acquired. Mr. Perry has no fault to find with the system pursued at the Shafteebury Reformatory,||@@||the system pursued at the Shaftesbury Reformatory, hut expresses his surprise that so extensive uu in-||@@||but expresses his surprise that so extensive an in- stitution should be devoted tei so small a number of||@@||stitution should be devoted to so small a number of girls us come yy ithm its jurisdiction. There is at the||@@||girls as come within its jurisdiction. There is at the present limo only U girle, and jet the accommoda-||@@||present time only 13 girls, and yet the accommoda- tion should, be thinks, be umplo for at least 100||@@||tion should, he thinks, be ample for at least 100 persona. He w as informed that the number of girls||@@||persons. He was informed that the number of girls rarely oxceeds 20. Ho is going to lcok round to sec||@@||rarely exceeds 20. He is going to look round to see if there is not available some other building Buln -||@@||if there is not available some other building suffi - ciontlv large to du the work which the Shaftesbury||@@||ciently large to do the work which the Shaftesbury yy as established for, and m the event of liudmg one||@@||was as established for, and in the event of finding one he will set apart the present reformatory for some||@@||he will set apart the present reformatory for some purpose in couuectioii with yvhich its nccimmodatioii||@@||purpose in connection with which its accommodation yvill be utilised to u larger extent than is at piment||@@||will be utilised to a larger extent than is at present tile case. In a day or two Mr. Perry will visit Par-||@@||the case. In a day or two Mr. Perry will visit Par- ramatta for the purpose of inspecting the Girls* Re||@@||ramatta for the purpose of inspecting the Girls' Re- formatory there._^^^||@@||formatory there. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305555 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn 'Ulli N.F.A.||@@||THE FLEA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sir,-Eleven years ago in the columna of tho||@@||Sir,-Eleven years ago in the columns of the "S M Herald," I brought under notice crtuin||@@||"S. M. Herald," I brought under notice certain matters m cocucction with the then raging iloa||@@||matters in connection with the then raging flea plague||@@||plague. 'Without going mto the subject of fleas general!),||@@||Without going into the subject of fleas generally, purhups you will normit me to give an extinct from||@@||perhaps you will permit me to give an extract from my letter in respect to what to do and bow to act so||@@||my letter in respect to what to do and how to act so as to lessen at once and ultimately to 01 tu palo lieos||@@||as to lessen at once and ultimately to extirpate fleas in ii boneo -||@@||in a house: - " lo eradicate, cleanliness is the thing nbovo all||@@||" To eradicate, cleanliness is the thing above all others Permanently laid down carpots, rugs, eve ,||@@||others. Permanently laid down carpets, rugs, &c., aro harbours for these insects In our summer,||@@||are harbours for these insects in our summer, covering for tbo llooi, if deemed necessary, should bu||@@||covering for the floor, if deemed necessary, should be loosely laid dow ii, BO that it may be taken up every||@@||loosely laid down, so that it may be taken up every day and put out m the sun "||@@||day and put out in the sun." And lot nie add this Lot the housowifo or ser-||@@||And let me add this; Let the housewife or ser- vant got u pointed stick, with winch lot overy onen||@@||vant got a pointed stick, with which let every open loin of (looria,* bo irds m every room bo thoroughly||@@||join of flooring boards in every room be thoroughly scraped out, wbero Ileus abound, especially bed-||@@||scraped out, where fleas abound, especially bed- rooms||@@||rooms. Tveryono who peiformB tins now boundon duty||@@||Everyone who performs this now bounden duty will be astounded at tho amount of dirt that will be||@@||will be astounded at the amount of dirt that will be collected Such ¡iliiccs are the breeding rosorta of||@@||collected. Such places are the breeding resorts of liens When this work IIIIB been done, thoroughly||@@||fleas. When this work has been done, thoroughly disinfect the npon grooves und lill up with any liquid||@@||disinfect the open grooves and fill up with any liquid preparation that thoioughly burdens when dry||@@||preparation that thoroughly hardens when dry. I «lu, &C,||@@||I am, &c., JAMES S. BB_.Y.||@@||JAMES S. BRAY. I APtU V, ]||@@||April 9. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315151 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LANE rOVL||@@||LANE COVE. A meeting of the Lane Core Council wuheldaatb«||@@||A meeting of the Lane Cove Council was held on the 2Sth ultimi», -whon the chair wau oceunitâ by Moama||@@||28th ultimo, when the chair was occupied by Alderman U. C, Catt, in the absence of the Msyor lhere verein||@@||H. C. Catt, in the absence of the Mayor. There were also pie»ent-Aldermtn Clark Landers, Mimro.ltobb.Bobtrti,||@@||present - Alderman Clark, Landers, Munro, Robb, Roberts, "Welch, and NViyntou A letter WAS receirtd Iioothi||@@||Welch, and Weynton. A letter was received from the Hunter'« Hill Council nclmowlfdßingrinelptot a copv||@@||Hunter's Hill Council acknowledging receipt of a copy of a resolution urfflng the e\t*n«ion of the tnit, li»||@@||of a resolution urging the extension of the tram line fi«m the Gore Í1J1 termmu-* to the Figtree. Bndjte,||@@||from the Gore Hill terminus to the Figtree Bridge, »rating they coufudered the time inopportune TheLiieh||@@||stating they considered the time inopportune. The Leich- hurdt Cduncfi ii roto form-idiug cop. of a njMlutiita||@@||hardt Council wrote forwarding copy of a resolution asking the ro-opemtion of nil munitipiihtiesiniircîfitU.i||@@||asking the co-operation of all municipalities in urging the Gin eminent to appoint simitar. insiieeUirn to diiehun||@@||Government to appoint sanitary inspectors to discharge duties mulei the Public HenlUi Act Itwa«arreed toe>||@@||duties under the Public Health Act. it was agreed to co- operate TheberouRh of Nuith Stdnev wrute in refari to||@@||operate. The borough of North Sydney wrote in regard to cuhertin rieming-'*treer1«tatîiif, the mutter had been coo«||@@||culvert in Fleming-street, stating the matter had been con- «udeied, ann the council approver- of the prwentMroifi||@@||sidered, and the council approved of the present Mon ciiHerl beiDjr lemo,Ld tal ithuow-^trcct.astmptrf-'kd.and||@@||culvert being removed to Lithgow-street, as suggested, and it wide, deep culvert being erected in I leinioe; »tiwi, at||@@||a wide, deep culvert being erected in Fleming-street, at in «timntod co*»t uf £7íi, un the condition tit||@@||an estimated cost of £75, on the condition the Ijitii» (ove Council piid half the cent It vu||@@||Lane Cove Council paid half the cost. It was referred to the winks committee 1 he Uoder-Seerefirj||@@||referred to the works committee. The Under-Secretary Department of Lai-d« wrote forwarding heliograph »bow||@@||Department of Lands wrote forwarding heliograph show inp Kiter-road West, and wfunninp the council that||@@||ing River-road West, and informing the council that notifie thou uf the proposed ali-{run cut of rtrert had beta||@@||notification of the proposed alignment of street had been garclled Ihe .Vater and Sewr-nipe Bunid wrote granbu||@@||gazetted. the Water and Sewerage Board wrote granting permifAion to mc the board'« water for tho puipdwol||@@||permission to use the board's water for the purpose of flushing Rutteiv, provided the gutters were puiperly fuñad||@@||flushing gutters, provided the gutters were properly formed and kerbert The mattet wa« left in the hands of tin||@@||and kerbed. The matter was left in the hands of the Mayor. 'Iho foreman of works r*» ©ted (hut the fat||@@||Mayor. The foreman of works reported that the first runru uf I lue metal land» d nt jindie tVnarf had feea||@@||cargo of blue metal landed at Bridge Wharf had been c»irt d and apiead He alao «tated the rain bid||@@||carted and spread. He also stated the rain had done a lot of da muir £ to the roads of the:||@@||done a lot of damage to the roads of the borough and the log bridge on lïiver-road had c«n||@@||borough and the log bridge on River-road had been ni ni «st carried awi> 'ihe rtport was r*:eived Thi||@@||almost carried away. The report was received. The ttumtaiy in-ipect-n* H report \ÍRH alwi reecicd He men«||@@||sanitary inspectors report was also received. He men- tinned tluttvork bud been cornm--nced at the oil worki,||@@||tioned that work had been commenced at the oil works, Green« ii li upon »Inch ¿() men wcroemplu)cd h'tthatno||@@||Greenwich, upon which 20 men were employed but that no f-Hiidftrj arrrtngementa had been made The council||@@||sanitary arrangements had been made. The council fmtlipr comido ed the qtn-ition of retaining the tnrf||@@||further considered the question of retaining the ferry landing-pi »co at CircuUi Quay It waa ultimata? de-||@@||landing-place at Circular Quay. It was ultimately de- cided to hold a publie meeting on the Bubioct, the arrasre*||@@||cided to hold a public meeting on the subject, the arrange- meut« being left in the hundí of Aldermen Catt AM||@@||ments being left in the hands of Aldermen Catt and Kobb _||@@||Robb. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14333533 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn COUNTRY NEWS.||@@||COUNTRY NEWS. GUYRA TO COFP'S HARBOUR BAIL||@@||GUYRA TO COFF'S HARBOUR RAIL- ||@@||WAY. BELLINGEN. Fndav||@@||BELLINGEN, Friday. There 1» a feeling throughout these district» that||@@||There is a feeling throughout these districts that the interests of Guyra to Coff'» Harbour railway may I||@@||the interests of Guyra to Coff's Harbour railway may Suffer at the bauds nf the present Government owing||@@||suffer at the hands of the present Government owing lo> other luduouce being in favour of the Grafton||@@||to other influences being in favour of the Grafton- Bien Innes route. The decision to submit the latter||@@||Glen Innes route. The decision to submit the latter route to the Legislative Assembly has accentuated||@@||route to the Legislative Assembly has accentuated this feeling. The Grafton-Gleu Innes route is nat||@@||this feeling. The Grafton-Glen Innes route is not favoured by those who koow the country traversed,||@@||favoured by those who know the country traversed, which it IB contended is very poor. On the other||@@||which it is contended is very poor. On the other hand, the route Caff's Harbour tbronghout to Hoi||@@||hand, the route Coff's Harbour throughout to Bel- linger, Dorrigo, and Guy Fawkes is rich in timber||@@||linger, Dorrigo, and Guy Fawkes is rich in timber and land. The Guyra people are moving to urge the||@@||and land. The Guyra people are moving to urge the claim of this route, and to extend the linn from||@@||claim of this route, and to extend the line from Guyra to Iuverell instead of Glen Innes to Iuveroll||@@||Guyra to Inverell instead of Glen Innes to Inverell. In is contended thnt the line should be submitted||@@||It is contended that the line should be submitted to Parliament on equal terms with the Glen Inne»||@@||to Parliament on equal terms with the Glen Innes route, lue local Railway League is taking steps to||@@||route. The local Railway League is taking steps to urge that this bo done||@@||urge that this be done. WAY.||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324550 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SHIPPING.||@@||SHIPPING. - ???.i.||@@|| AERIVALa-Jiilvie.||@@||ARRIVALS -JULY 16. Woonga, a, Croton*, Captain J. £ Meaburn, from||@@||Wodonga, a., 2340 tons, Captain J. E. Meaburn, from llYlhourne Pn^engerH-Me-sdam**« Dixon, Macks,||@@||Melbourne Passengers -Mesdames Dixon, Macks, Parkinson, Morris., Misse« Beckett, M Jonen, Evelyn,||@@||Parkinson, Morris., Misses Beckett, M. Jones, Evelyn, Cameron, Ralfe, A C R< berts, Trecraan, Mewn T.||@@||Cameron, Balfe, A. C. Roberts, Freeman, Messrs. T. ¡.heehan, Greenhill, Merris, C C M1 Daniel, A T Craven,||@@||Sheehan, Greenhill, Morris, C. C. McDaniel, A. T. Craven, Camerún, L WiUon, Clear, W. Brown, H. De Costa, H||@@||Cameron, E. Wilson, Clear, W. Brown, H. De Costa, H. puile, O Rowe. J M'Menaram, J Christenson, Captain||@@||Burke, O. Rowe. J. M'Menamin, J. Christenson, Captain ¿ern, and J'S in tie «te« rapo Tor Queenslnnd purta||@@||Rees, and 38 in the steerage. For Queensland ports: Uesuamc« Tnrke aod ft children, J ( ol», A\ allace, btanley,||@@||Mesdames Parke and 5 children, J. Cole, Wallace, Stanley, Low and Son Mi«bcs Cantwell, Bu-mell, Wallace, Pturose,||@@||Low and Son, Misses Cantwell, Bushell, Wallace, Penrose, H rerro^p Me*.».» R Muck«, J Lawson, b Haselton,||@@||M. Penrose, Messrs. R. Macks, J. Lawson, R. Hazelton, D Iftzillon, Cullen, Wallace, Major W Stnnlcj-Low,||@@||D. Hazelton, Cullen, Wallace, Major W. Stanley-Low, Per ) Cole, and 15 in the steerage A U S N. Company,||@@||Rev. J. Cole, and 15 in the steerage. A. U. S. N. Company, Bgt nt"||@@||agents. Konoowarra.s , 1273 tons, Captain William Hummer,||@@||Konoowarra.s , 1273 tons, Captain William Hummer, from 1 oakhampton Passenger»-Air« Gile-», Aftssr« C||@@||from Rockhampton Passengers-Mrs Giles, Messrs. C Thompson Banister, Pontncy v2), C J i dwards, Giles,||@@||Thompson Banister, Pontney (2), C. J. Edwards, Giles, eui It io the eteuiige Wm Howard Smith and Son«,||@@||and 13 in the steerage. Wm. Howard Smith and Sons, lg' nts||@@||agents. I xcf lsior, « , 301 tons, Captain J. TI Hunter, from Byron||@@||Excelsior, s., 301 tons, Captain J. H. Hunter, from Byron Ba>, Woolgodga, nnd Cofl a Harbour Pastngcr«||@@||Bay, Woolgoolga, and Coff's Harbour Passengers -- Mmse« liitlel, bmith, Craig, Bayley (Z), Mm«ra. Solo||@@||Misses Bidel, Smith, Craig, Bayley (2), Messrs. Solo- Hians, btockall, aud 6 in the steerage Geo W Nicoll,||@@||mans, Stockall, and 5 in the steerage. Geo. W. Nicoll, »gtit-t||@@||agents. Stir of Kew Zealand, s , Tyser line, 1440 tons, Captain||@@||Star of New Zealand, s , Tyser line, 1440 tons, Captain Teal, fiom landon May 25, via Melbourne July 14 Xyaer||@@||Read, from London May 25, via Melbourne July 14. Tyser 'Hid Co . Limittd agents.||@@||and Co . Limited agents. Mire b>,s , 1763 tuis, Captain John "Williams, from||@@||Moresby, s., 1763 tons, Captain John Williams, from Queensland port«, via Ken castle. Burns, Philp, »nd||@@||Queensland ports, via Newcastle. Burns, Philp, and to , Limited agents||@@||Co., Limited agents. Cotmiondorr), B , 14S tons. Captain S. Canty, from South||@@||Coomonderry, s., 146 tons. Captain S. Canty, from South poasL J. Aubin, t^cnt||@@||Coast. J. Aubin, agent. laiuwera, « ûuOïtons, Captain B. Neville, from New||@@||Tarawera, s., 2003 tons, Captain R. Neville, from New- little P. W Jackson, agent||@@||castle P. W. Jackson, agent. Wj owing, s , «Í5S tons Captain W. Kvans, from New||@@||Wyoming, s., 258 tons Captain W. Evans, from New- pu-tle Notth Coasts N Company, Limited agents,||@@||castle, North Coasts S.N. Company, Limited agents. Peterb trough, s , lß°- tons, Captain J, "Wilson, from||@@||Peterborough, s., 159 tons, Captain J. Wilson, from tateman s Hay J Aubin, agent||@@||Bateman's Bay J. Aubin, agent. Allfiwnc, H ,f>0< tons, Captain G. Walker, from Southern||@@||Allowrie, s., 504 tons, Captain G. Walker, from Southern )orts Illawarra fc> Ñ Company, Ltd., agents.||@@||ports. Illawarra S. N. Company, Ltd., agents. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14355404 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn JIMMY GOVERNOR'S||@@||JIMMY GOVERNOR'S CAPTURE. !||@@||CAPTURE. S)||@@|| ACCUSED BEFOEE THE COURT.||@@||ACCUSED BEFORE THE COURT. REMANDED~TO SÏDNEr.||@@||REMANDED TO SYDNEY. MOTIVES KOR~T_E MURDERS.||@@||MOTIVES FOR THE MURDERS. ""WINGHAM, Tuesday.||@@||WINGHAM, Tuesday. A special sitting of th* police court was held to-||@@||A special sitting of the police court was held to- day, whan Jimmy Governor was brought before Mr.||@@||day, when Jimmy Governor was brought before Mr. W. N. Dova P.M., and Messrs. Cochran«, M'Master,||@@||W. N. Dove P.M., and Messrs. Cochrane, McMaster, and Gordon, Js.P. Accused was brought in through||@@||and Gordon, Js.P. Accused was brought in through the back door of tho court, and was partially carried||@@||the back door of the court, and was partially carried between two policemen. It« seemed to be uuabla to||@@||between two policemen. He seemed to be unable to walk owing to the gunshot wouuds in his thighs ;||@@||walk owing to the gunshot wounds in his thighs ; otherwise b« look« well, and has much improved ia||@@||otherwise he looks well, and has much improved in health «lue» Saturday. Ha was charged by Superin-||@@||health since Saturday. He was charged by Superin- tendent Cottsr with ths murder of Ellen Josephine||@@||tendent Cotter with the murder of Ellen Josephine Keri at breelong on July 20 lsst.||@@||Kerz at Breelong on July 20 last. Constable Stone Rave evidence to Ih« «fleet that||@@||Constable Stone gave evidence to the effect that npon information ha received hs was proceeding to||@@||upon information he received he was proceeding to Marlee, and met th« prisoner (I o vernor being||@@||Marlee, and met the prisoner Governor being brought into Wingham in ss spring cart driven by||@@||brought into Wingham in a spring cart driven by Johu Wallace, accompanied by a larg« concoure«||@@||John Wallace, accompanied by a large concourse of people. He walked up to the oirt and said ta||@@||of people. He walked up to the cart and said to prisoner, " Aro you Jimmy Governor f " Acensad||@@||prisoner, " Are you Jimmy Governor ? " Accused «aid, " Yea.1' In answer to a request h« showed||@@||said, " Yes." In answer to a request he showed wituass bis mouth, and «aid, pointing to it, " This ia||@@||witness his mouth, and said, pointing to it, " This is where the bullet hit me." lu reply to Stun« he enid||@@||where the bullet hit me." In reply to Stone he said he wa« also hit in th« hip and showed tbo healed||@@||he was also hit in the hip and showed the healed wound. Us mi.I, " I intended to (-ive myself up ; f||@@||wound. He said, " I intended to give myself up ; I was tirad of this, I have had nuttung to «it fur 14||@@||was tired of this, I have had nothing to eat for 14 dat« but honey and water," Wituees said to lum,||@@||days but honey and water." Witness said to him, " Who murdered the Mawbey« ? " Accused said,||@@||" Who murdered the Mawbeys ? " Accused said, " M« and ,l«cky Underwood." Witnesa then afcked||@@||" Me and Jacky Underwood." Witness then asked who kille I Mi»« Knrz. Accused said, " I kille 1 Miss||@@||who killed Miss Kerz. Accused said, " I killed Miss Kurz. I will toll «II abnut it when I get to||@@||Kerz. I will tell all about it when I get to Dubbo." Wituass s»id, " Why did yon kill||@@||Dubbo." Witness said, " Why did you kill th« Mawbeysr'" Accussd ««id, "Mrs. M «whey||@@||the Mawbeys" Accussed said, "Mrs. Mawhey h«d boen saying (tunga about ruy wife. She paid,||@@||had been saying things about my wife. She said, "Whits woman uo good who would marry a black-||@@||"White woman no good who would marry a black- fellow." Witness then said, " Why did you kill||@@||fellow." Witness then said, " Why did you kill Miss Kerz ?" Accused replted, " One day eh« was||@@||Miss Kerz ?" Accused replted, " One day she was out with th» Mawbnys in Hie buggy, and »ii« giggled||@@||out with the Mawbeys in the buggy, and she giggled at us." Witness said, " Was Joe with you wheo||@@||at us." Witness said, " Was Joe with you when you billed tbe Muyhoy» ?" Accused said, "Ne, .Too||@@||you killed the Maybeys ?" Accused said, "No, Joe waa at the camp." When «»Wed who killed f.I'Ksv,||@@||was at the camp." When asked who killed McKay, Mrs. O'Brien, and her child, accused «aid, " Jos||@@||Mrs. O'Brien, and her child, accused said, " Joe Governor. M'K»y was killed bscsus» Jon .'coveted||@@||Governor. McKay was killed because Joe coveted hi« rifle." Witnes« gave other ovidence, the sub-||@@||his rifle." Witness gave other evidence, the sub- stance of which bus already been roported. Con-||@@||stance of which has already been reported. Con- stable Dowsett corroborated Constable Stone's evi-||@@||stable Dowsett corroborated Constable Stone's evi- dence.||@@||dence. Constable Bokoii, of Clarooc« Towu, crave «vi||@@||Constable Bowen, of Clarence Town, gave evi- dence as follows :-" I know the «ncussd before, the||@@||dence as follows :-" I know the accused before the Court. He was a tracker under me at Cassius >r 13||@@||Court. He was a tracker under me at Cassilis for 18 month«. I am perfectly «ure of bia identity. His mime||@@||months. I am perfectly sure of his identity. His name is Jimmy Governor. He is the person stimninnetl lo||@@||is Jimmy Governor. He is the person summoned to surrender iii th« " Government Gazette " of October||@@||surrender in the "Government Gazette" of October 6, The " Government Guette " of Oct«b«r 23 con-||@@||6. The "Government Gazette" of October 23 con- tain» u proclamation of outlnwry against Jimmy||@@||tains a proclamation of outlawry against Jimmy Qovoraclr and Joe Governor under th« felons' Aot,||@@||Governor and Joe Governor under the Felons' Act, Jimmy Governor before tha Court is th« penola re-||@@||Jimmy Governor before the Court is the person re- ferred to iii the proclamation. I know th« accussd||@@||ferred to in the proclamation. I know the accused ka« a brotbsr named Joe."||@@||has a brother named Joe." John M'Phersan, on« of th« 'capturan, also gav«||@@||John McPherson, one of the capturers, also gave evidence, the substance of which has already bscure||@@||evidence, the substance of which has already been re- ptrtod.||@@||ported. Whan asked it li» had any question« to ask th«||@@||When asked if he had any questions to ask the witnesses, accused replied in the negative, by quietly||@@||witnesses, accused replied in the negative, by quietly .baking Ins head. Hu demeanour throughout wa*||@@||shaking his head. His demeanour throughout was quiet ai-d attentive.||@@||quiet and attentive. Superintendent Cotter then formally applied for||@@||Superintendent Cotter then formally applied for the ramand nf th« prisoner to Sidney, which wai||@@||the remand of the prisoner to Sydney, which was granted. Up till yesterday hundred« of people were||@@||granted. Up till yesterday hundreds of people were in tho vicinity of tlie courthouse walting to b« pre-||@@||in the vicinity of the courthouse waiting to be pre- nant at the inering, but they appear to have been lad||@@||sent at the hearing, but they appear to have been led to believe that it would not take place for two or||@@||to believe that it would not take place for two or thrco day«, aud only »boat 40 persons were «ctuallv||@@||three days, and only about 40 persons were actually S resent to-day. Accmed wa« returned to his call||@@||present to-day. Accused was returned to his cell y th« back door of the court, and some attempt« to||@@||by the back door of the court, and some attempts to obtain photos of him wara thus baffled. Accused||@@||obtain photos of him were thus baffled. Accused mil protushly be taken from Wingham to Sydney by||@@||will probahly be taken from Wingham to Sydney by the steamer Electra leaviag here on Fnday, pro-||@@||the steamer Electra leaving here on Friday, pro- bably ia chai ge nf Sub-intpector S»und«r«.||@@||bably in charge of Sub-inspector Saunders. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14294563 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CONCERT AT LEICHHARDT.||@@||CONCERT AT LEICHHARDT. On AVodnosdiiy night, at tbo instance of Mr. Cross-||@@||On a Wednesday night, at the instance of Mr. Cross- land, au open-air concort was given in Keep's pad-||@@||land, an open-air concert was given in Keep's pad- dock, Baunaiu-road, Lomlihurdt, by Mr. J. Brniloy'a||@@||dock, Balmain-road, Leichhardt, by Mr. J. Brailey's Oosv Bolla Minstrel Variety Csmpauy ; £4 Is 7d||@@||Bow Bells Minstrel Variety Company ; £4 1s 7d waa collocted for the Bushmen's Contingeut. In re-||@@||was collected for the Bushmen's Contingent. In re- sponso to the singing of the >( Absuut-miuded Beg-||@@||sponse to the singing of the "Absent-minded Beg- gar " bv Miss Ruby Warroo 10a 8d waa thrnsvu on||@@||gar " by Miss Ruby Warren 19s 8d was thrown on the platform. Tho programme was contributed to||@@||the platform. The programme was contributed to by Messrs. H. Stodmnu, Chris. Symes, Joo Bruiiov,||@@||by Messrs. H. Stedman, Chris. Symes, Joe Brailey, E. GnuldiHR, Thompson, Mrs Brailoy, Master Bnu||@@||E. Goulding, Thompson, Mrs. Brailey, Master Brailey, ley, blisses Fuller, Remo W-ilnor, ana Baby Capel.||@@||Misses Fuller, Renie Walner, and Baby Capel. The etitcrtainuieut concluded with tho farce " The||@@||The entertainment concluded with the farce "The Untamed Savage," tho various characters being||@@||Untamed Savage," the various characters being taken by Miss Ruby Warren and Messrs. Symes,||@@||taken by Miss Ruby Warren and Messrs. Symes, Stedmau, Brailoy, and Riley.||@@||Stedman, Brailey, and Riley. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14305956 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH Ol)1 MR. ANÜlllíW||@@||DEATH OF MR. ANDREW TORNING. TOllNING.||@@|| It will bs learned with regret by a largo number||@@||It will be learned with regret by a large number of friends that Captain Andrew Turning died at the||@@||of friends that Captain Andrew Torning died at the residence of his daughtor at Manly ou Friday last,||@@||residence of his daughtor at Manly on Friday last, the immédiate cause of death being congestion of||@@||the immediate cause of death being congestion of the luugs. Tho deceased, who at the time of his||@@||the lungs. Tho deceased, who at the time of his death »as in his Sbtli yuai, had been u resident of||@@||death was in his 86th year, had been a resident of Cowper-slreet, Waverle\, for a number of year»,||@@||Cowper-street, Waverley, for a number of years, and »as well known us tho founder of the old Hoya I||@@||and was well known as the founder of the old Royal Prince Alfred Volunteer Tiro Bngade, No 1||@@||Prince Alfred Volunteer Fire Brigade, No 1. Captain Torning was also energetic lu other v* alka of||@@||Captain Torning was also energetic in other walks of life Tie held the office of deacon of the Pitt-street||@@||life. He held the office of deacon of the Pitt-street Congregational Church for several years, mid also||@@||Congregational Church for several years, and also took u deop intcroat in the Froeinueotiry craft It la||@@||took a deep interest in the Freemasonry craft. It is now 41) tears since ho founded the old company||@@||now 45 years since he founded the old company which has since dono much useful work in||@@||which has since done much useful work in extinguishing Bros in the eily. Ile was||@@||extinguishing fires in the city. He was the first president of the Voluuteor ritetnen's||@@||the first president of the Volunteer Firemen's Association, und wus also the first re-||@@||Association, and was also the first re- presentativa of that body on the Metro-||@@||presentative of that body on the Metro- politan Pire Brigades Board m the years 1S81-5||@@||politan Fire Brigades Board in the years 1884-5. tunco that date the deceased lins taken a lees active||@@||Since that date the deceased has taken a less active interest in the woik the funeral, which took place||@@||interest in the work. The funeral, which took place at Rookwood yesterday, was thoroughly representa-||@@||at Rookwood yesterday, was thoroughly representa- tive The remains of the late captain tvoreion||@@||tive. The remains of the late captain were conveyed voyed by steamer from Manly to Circular Quay,||@@||by steamer from Manly to Circular Quay, tvhero thoy were met on arrival by repiesenlutivos of||@@||where they were met on arrival by representatives of the Volunteer Iiremen's Association Ino bodv was||@@||the Volunteer Firemen's Association. The body was L irnod on the dece ised'a old pioneei engine Upon||@@||carried on the deceased's old pioneer engine. Upon aim al atllookwood the processinu was joined bvthe||@@||arrival at Rookwood the procession was joined by the ?uluntoci fireuieu from the western Miburbs and the||@@||Volunteer firemen from the western suburbs and the rtookwooi) manual upon which the collin WHS con-||@@||Rookwood manual upon which the coffin was con- vened to the gravo. The service lit the grave was||@@||veyed to the grave. The service at the grave was read by the Itev. I, liBinayna Dunstan The||@@||read by the Rev. E. Tremayne Dunstan. The Masonic fuueral ceremony v, us also read. Amongst||@@||Masonic fuueral ceremony was also read. Amongst those present viere Superintendent Webb (Metro-||@@||those present were Superintendent Webb (Metro- politan Fire Brigado), Captain Lovu (president of||@@||politan Fire Brigade), Captain Love (president of the Volunteer I'liemeu's Association), Captain bniull||@@||the Volunteer Firemen's Association), Captain Small- wood (vice-president), Captain G. IJraadttunt (sec-||@@||wood (vice-president), Captain G. Broadhurst (sec- retary), Captain Walsh (treasuicr), Messrs. Hyam||@@||retary), Captain Walsh (treasurer), Messrs. Hyam Hains and Kippax, two of the deceased's late com-||@@||Hains and Kippax, two of the deceased's late com- rades in tho Prince Alfred Brigade. About DO lim-||@@||rades in the Prince Alfred Brigade. About 90 fire- men also formed m the procession. The deceased||@@||men also formed in the procession. The deceased leaves a married daughter, six giaudcbildreu, und||@@||leaves a married daughter, six grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren.||@@||19 great grandchildren. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14320805 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn METRÓPOLI TAN TRAFFIC BILL||@@||METROPOLITAN TRAFFIC BILL Under tile Metropolitan Iranio Bill, wiitin was||@@||Under the Metropolitan Traffic Bill, which was introduced in the Legislative Assembly last in^lit,||@@||introduced in the Legislative Assembly last night, it ia pr,(Osed to lepeal the Public Vehicles Aci mid||@@||it is proposed to repeal the Public Vehicles Act and plnoa the intitrol of every drsciiption of Vehicular||@@||place the control of every description of vehicular iiufhc within the metropolitan area uuder i. ulice||@@||traffic within the metropolitan area under police cjitiol Ino bill is dnmuitia imple form, and||@@||control. The bill is drawn in a simple form, and geuerully f Hows tho lines of the Arts u ider winch||@@||generally follows the lines of the Acts under which the control ot tno vehicular trudle lu Lui.(lou is||@@||the control of the vehicular traffic in London is vested in the police It mil be lu toreo 111 c present||@@||vested in the police. It will be in force in the present police distifet of "^y iney, with pn» or to extend to||@@||police district of Sydney, with power to extend to any part of the county of Cuuiltetlui d Alt respon-||@@||any part of the county of Cumberland. All respon- sibility ut doing the work ia placed up u tho police||@@||sibility of doing the work is placed upon the police. Power ia given ti appoint any if the ptes-ut stuír||@@||Power is given to appoint any of the present staff of the Commis i II ets to the new seivico A fDa«uru||@@||of the Commissioners to the new service. A feature of the hillls Ihit those of tho Comuii-siuuera' muff||@@||of the bill is that those of the Commissioners' staff who «. services are nut further requue I will Du paid||@@||whose services are not further required will be paid a cratuity of a month a salary for each year of ser||@@||a gratuity of a month's salary for each year of ser- vice The fuids ti inrot these gratuities aro at the||@@||vice. The funds to meet these gratuities are at the ondit of the Couimi siuneru' lund St ectal powers||@@||credit of the Commissioners' fund. Special powers are iwluh-d to oruhlr diivira ut public vehicles to||@@||are included to enable drivers of public vehicles to enforce the i uyment of their fares Uitd-r the Act||@@||enforce the payment of their fares. Under the Act tab ut to lie repealed a cabman has no power to sue||@@||about to be repealed a cabman has no power to sue for lue rare Uuder this bul the divided control will||@@||for his fare. Under this bill the divided control will be removed.||@@||be removed. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28246834 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MISS E. K. S .DARELL. ;||@@||MISS E. E. S .SEARELL. ; MlDLDOUiiNK, Monday. j||@@||MELBOURNE, Monday. Miss Tí. E. Kearoll was u unlive of Oxford, Norm||@@||Miss E. E. Searell was native of Oxford, North Canterbury, Now Zealand, und a sister of Mr. Lus-||@@||Canterbury, New Zealand, and a sister of Mr. combe Seilrolle, tho well-knuwn writer of light||@@||Luscombe Searelle, the well-known writer of light comedy, who ndde ! a linsl " o " to thu family||@@||comedy, who added a final " e " to the family spelling of tho name, mid of Mr. H. Trist Suarell,||@@||spelling of the name, and of Mr. H. Trist Searell, organist, of Christchurch. Miss Searoll was foe||@@||organist, of Christchurch. Miss Searell was for several years cngieed in mission work in Christ-||@@||several years engaged in mission work in Christ- church, where elie was conspicuous for hor zeal mill||@@||church, where she was conspicuous for her zeal andl devotion to tho cause. lu 18!li -ho lott for the China||@@||devotion to the cause. In 1885 she left for the China mis-ion Hold, where sha continued her labours under||@@||mission field, where she continued her labours under the direction of the Chum lulaud Mission ut Hsiao,||@@||the direction of the China lnland Mission at Hsiao, tu the province of Shulisi.||@@||in the province of Shanxi ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14312542 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TUE LEIGTT.r.OAD CASE.||@@||THE LEIGH ROAD CASE. MELBOCJBNE, Friday.||@@||MELBOURNE, Friday. What ia known as the Lei t,li-road caiu reached ita||@@||What is known as the Leigh-road case reached its final etagu to-day, when A M ihotnas, a \\ 11||@@||final stage to-day, when A. M. Thomas, a well- lcnown Mordialloc traiuBr,nnd W. Wisby, who Iitcly||@@||known Mordialloc trainer, and W. Wisby, who lately folf)tved the calling of tri uirr, were disqualified||@@||followed the calling of trainer, were disqualified dunngtheplcnsuroof tho V U C committco fiieur||@@||during the pleasure of the V.R.C. committee. The cir- rumstancHi out of which the tamarosa OLCiured un||@@||cumstances out of which the case arose occurred on January .21 rho sinters in the Leigh road Cup on||@@||January 24. the starters in the Leigh -oad Cup on that datf mcludtd the I o the Í ckhun (which made||@@||that date included the horse Jackson (which made the runmug foi nonio time m tho Irust M lbouriio||@@||the running for some time in the last Melbourne Cup), t/um-d bj Wisb\, aud Mr S rmil uni'«||@@||Cup), trained by Wisby, and Mr. S. Fairbairn's Konning, tramc_d u> I horons Tlio race waa \\o i by||@@||Konning, trained by Thomas. The race was won by Arten, with Armnrer sacond and Kon-||@@||Acton, with Armourer second, and Kon- ning thud, JacLsou being left at the||@@||ning third, Jackson being left at the post Tim cIuVs hturter, Fir Ni ii Cnmpb"ll,||@@||post. The club's starter, Mr. Neil Campbell, who wns eecretiiy of the Crceloug Racing Club, r -||@@||who was secretary of the Geelong Racing Club, re- ported to the nie warda that Jackson had benn «t_||@@||ported to the stewards that Jackson had been de- lir.Lratt.ly held at tne pct.t by his truiner Wisby||@@||liberately held at the post by his trainer, Wisby. Tilo »towards held hu mquirj, but look uo action in||@@||The stewards held an inquiry, but took no action in the mutter, whereupon Mr. Campbell refused to||@@||the matter, whereupon Mr. Campbell refused to lurtber uct as starter Iho"V fî C committee did not||@@||further act as starter. The V.R.C. committee did not allow matters to end here., und evcutuilly a sworn||@@||allow matters to end here, and eventually a sworn dcchintiou was obtumed i rom Wisby, in which be||@@||declaration was obtained from Wisby, in which he admitted Holding Jackson nt tho post, but explained||@@||admitted holding Jackson at the post, but explained that bo did oo at tho matigali"u ot Thom.*, tlie||@@||that he did so at the instigation of Thomas, the trainor of Koumng boveral mectin/a of tho com-||@@||trainer of Konning. Several meetings of the com- mittee woro hold, and numbers of uitntssas wee||@@||mittee were held, and numbers of witnesses were called, ThDinnagiviug a fi u demil to "Wi bj'« alltfa||@@||called, Thomas giving a flat denial to Wisby's allega- lious Tbo committee carne to the deu-nn to-da> to||@@||tions. The committee came to the decision to-day to ¡IiiQualify both. Thomas and Wisby duiug ita plea-||@@||disqualify both Thomas and Wisby during its plea- sure _||@@||sure. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 28247886 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DIVORCE COURT.||@@||DIVORCE COURT. (Bsforo Mr. Justice Simpson.)||@@||(Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) GALh v. GALS.||@@||GALE v. GALE. Ur. F. S. Boye appeared for the petitioner, Ail||@@||Mr. F. S. Boys appeared for the petitioner, Annie Elizabeth (Jaie ; there «raf no anpearauce on bel||@@||Elizabeth Gale ; there was no appearance on behalf of the respondent, Ainbroae Gale. Tho petiiio||@@||of the respondent, Ambrose Gale. The petitioner alleged drunkenness, cruelly, and failure to aupp||@@||alleged drunkenness, cruelty, and failure to support her as tho giouuda for the diesolutiuu of her m||@@||her as the grounds for the dissolution of her mar- nage. Her evidence wus that shu was married||@@||riage. Her evidence was that she was married to respondent ou October G, 1BSM, ut lledfern,nccotd||@@||respondent on October 6, 1894, at Redfern, according to the rites of the Church of Englaud, aud lived w||@@||to the rites of the Church of England, and lived with her husband at intervals until December 3, IS||@@||her husband at intervals until December 3, 1899. She detailed repeated acts of cruelty, aleo of druuki||@@||She detailed repeated acts of cruelty, also of drunken- neu. A decree nisi was granted, returnable||@@||ness. A decree nisi was granted, returnable in one month, petitioner to have custody of the ct||@@||one month, petitioner to have custody of the chil- dren,||@@||dren. LAUNDRY T, LAUNDRY.||@@||LAUNDRY v. LAUNDRY. Mr. S. M. Stewart appeared for the petition||@@||Mr. S. M. Stewart appeared for the petitioner, Samuel Laundry, who sought a divorce fr||@@||Samuel Laundry, who sought a divorce from Alice Lauudry on the grouuds of drunkenu||@@||Alice Lauudry on the grounds of drunkenness and neglect of domestic duties. The parlies tri||@@||and neglect of domestic duties. The parties were married at Sydney in May, 1893, aud petiliot||@@||married at Sydney in May, 1893, and petitioner deposed that his wife took to drink »few wet||@@||deposed that his wife took to drink a few weeks after their marriage, and continued to driuk.||@@||after their marriage, and continued to drink. A decree nisi, returnable in one mouth, waa grant*||@@||decree nisi, returnable in one month, was granted, petitioner to have the custody of the child.||@@||petitioner to have the custody of the child. HAMMON v. HAMMON.||@@||HAMMON v. HAMMON. Mr. A. E. Roberta appeared for the petition||@@||Mr. A. E. Roberts appeared for the petitioner, Margaret Amy Ham mon ; the respondent, i'rederi||@@||Margaret Amy Hammon ; the respondent, Frederick Jume* Hammou, did uot appeir. Petilior.||@@||James Hammon, did not appear. Petitioner sought a divorce from her husband on the grouu||@@||sought a divorce from her husband on the grounds of adultery and habitual cruelty. The marris||@@||of adultery and habitual cruelty. The marriage took place ott November 9, 189(1, at Sydney,||@@||took place on November 9, 1896, at Sydney, by a iiaptiat minister. Evidence lu support of t||@@||a Baptist minister. Evidence in support of the petition waa given, and a decree nisi, returnable||@@||petition was given, and a decree nisi, returnable in on* month, was granted, petitioner to have t||@@||one month, was granted, petitioner to have the custody of the child. An order waa made that r||@@||custody of the child. An order was made that re- ?pondeat pay Cs a week for the maintenance of t||@@||spondent pay 6s a week for the maintenance of the child.||@@||child. LEITER v. LEIPEB.||@@||LEIPER v. LEIPER. Mr. Ralston, instructed by Messrs. Curtis* ai||@@||Mr. Ralston, instructed by Messrs. Curtiss and Darry, appeared for the petitioner, Julia Amol||@@||Barry, appeared for the petitioner, Julia Amelia Lsiper ; there tva« no appearance on behalf of t||@@||Leiper ; there was no appearance on behalf of the respondent, Johu Andrew Leiper. The ground i||@@||respondent, John Andrew Leiper. The ground on which the divorce was sought waa that of deaerlio||@@||which the divorce was sought was that of desertion. A dectee niai waa grauted, returnable in one mant||@@||A decree nisi was granted, returnable in one month. STRACHAN v. STRACHAN.||@@||STRACHAN v. STRACHAN. Mr. E. K. Gardner appeared for petitioner, Lout||@@||Mr. E. H. Gardner appeared for petitioner, Louisa Mary Strachau ; respoudont did not appear. Tl||@@||Mary Strachan ; respondent did not appear. This waa a amt for dissolution of marriage ou the grout||@@||was a suit for dissolution of marriage on the ground of desertion. Petitioner deposed that she wi||@@||of desertion. Petitioner deposed that she was carried to the respondent, Charles Edward Stracha:||@@||married to the respondent, Charles Edward Strachan, at Randwick, iu August, 189Î, according to the nt||@@||at Randwick, in August, 1893, according to the rites nf the Presbyterian Chuich, and that he final||@@||of the Presbyterian Church, and that he finally deserted her in I aub', i A decree nisi waa grantei||@@||deserted her in 1896. A decree nisi was granted, returnable in three mouthe,||@@||returnable in three months. M'INTOSH v. M'INTOSH.||@@||McINTOSH v. McINTOSH. Hr. F. S. Boys appeared for the petitioue:||@@||Mr. F. S. Boys appeared for the petitioner, Mary Jane M'Intoah ; tbe respondent, Duuca||@@||Mary Jane McIntosh ; the respondent, Duncan M'Intosh, did not appear. Thia waa a au||@@||McIntosh, did not appear. This was a suit for dissolution of marriage ou the grouu||@@||for dissolution of marriage on the ground of desertion. The marriage, aa atated in th||@@||of desertion. The marriage, as stated in the evidence of petitioner, took place on November ;||@@||evidence of petitioner, took place on November 3, 1891, according to the rites ot'the Church of Eng||@@||1891, according to the rites of the Church of Eng- laud, and the parties lived together for three month,||@@||land, and the parties lived together for three months, when respondent went away aud had not returned||@@||when respondent went away and had not returned. A deere« nisi, returnable io three menthe, wa||@@||A decree nisi, returnable in three months, was grauted.||@@||granted. COLLETT v. COLLETT (TOLLIS CO-RESPON||@@||COLLETT v. COLLETT (TOLLIS CO-RESPON- DENT).||@@||DENT). Mr. H. B. O'Couor, instructed by Mr. F. T||@@||Mr. B. B. O'Conor, instructed by Mr. F. T. Jones, appeared for the petitioner, Walter Collett||@@||Jones, appeared for the petitioner, Walter Collett ; the respondent, Elizabeth Esther Collett, and tho co||@@||the respondent, Elizabeth Esther Collett, and the co- respondent, Nathan William Tallis, did not appeal||@@||respondent, Nathan William Tollis, did not appear. This WUB a suit for divorce on the ground of adulter||@@||This was a suit for divorce on the ground of adultery with tbe co-reipoudent. Petitioner stated that be||@@||with the co-respondent. Petitioner stated that he and the respondent weru married ut Sydnoy accord,||@@||and the respondent were married at Sydney accord- lng to the rites of the Unitantu Free Church. Aft«||@@||ing to the rites of the Unitarian Free Church. After evidence had been taken a decree nisi, returnable ii||@@||evidence had been taken a decree nisi, returnable in one month, waa granted.||@@||one month, was granted. CAZEAU v. CAZEAU.||@@||CAZEAU v. CAZEAU. Mr. F. S. Boyce appeared for the petitioner, Kati||@@||Mr. F. S. Boyce appeared for the petitioner, Kate Penelope Cu zea u, who Bought a divorce from hei||@@||Penelope Cazeau, who sought a divorce from her husband, George Unzeau, on tho ground of desertion||@@||husband, George Cazeau, on the ground of desertion. Respondent did not appear. Petitioner stated timi||@@||Respondent did not appear. Petitioner stated that she waa married to respondent at Redfern on Sou||@@||she was married to respondent at Redfern on Sep- tember C, 1893, according to the rites of the. Chur'ct||@@||tember 6, 1893, according to the rites of the Church of Eugluud. Her husband deserted her in 1897. A||@@||of England. Her husband deserted her in 1897. A decree nisi, returnable iu a month, waa granted.||@@||decree nisi, returnable in a month, was granted. TAYLOR v. TAYLOR.||@@||TAYLOR v. TAYLOR. Mr. Hamilton, instructed by Mr. H. L. Tress, ap-||@@||Mr. Hamilton, instructed by Mr. H. L. Tress, ap- peared for the petitioner, Mary Louise Taylor, who||@@||peared for the petitioner, Mary Louise Taylor, who sought u divorce from her husband, Alfred Taylor,||@@||sought a divorce from her husband, Alfred Taylor, on the ground of desertion. Petitioner deposed that||@@||on the ground of desertion. Petitioner deposed that she was married at Kogaruh according to tho riles ol||@@||she was married at Kogarah according to the rites of the Chuich of Eugland itt September, 1SÜU. and.that||@@||the Church of England in September, 1896, and that her husband deserted her in 1897. His Honor granted||@@||her husband deserted her in 1897. His Honor granted a decree nisi, returnable iu oue mouth.||@@||a decree nisi, returnable in one month. BURGGHAM v. BURGÜRAM (MCDONALD CO-||@@||BURGGRAM v. BURGGRAM (McDONALD CO- RESPONDENT). '||@@||RESPONDENT). Mr. J. J. Dillon appeared for the petitioner.||@@||Mr. J. J. Dillon appeared for the petitioner. There waa no appearance for the respondent and co-||@@||There was no appearance for the respondent and co- respondent. This waa a suit iu which Francis Burg||@@||respondent. This was a suit in which Francis Burg- gram sought a divorco from his wife, Caroliue Burg||@@||gram sought a divorce from his wife, Caroline Burg- gram, on the ground of her adultery with ono||@@||gram, on the ground of her adultery with one M'Douald, who was joined as co-respondent. Evi-||@@||McDonald, who was joined as co-respondent. Evi- dence was gireu as to tho marriage hariug taken||@@||dence was given as to the marriage having taken place ia Jauunry, 1S8U, at Surry Hills, accordiug to||@@||place in January, 1889, at Surry Hills, according to the rites of the Congregational Church. Evidence in||@@||the rites of the Congregational Church. Evidence in support of the petition hnviug been given, u decree||@@||support of the petition having been given, a decree mai waa granted, returnable in a month.||@@||nisi was granted, returnable in a month. WIGÜS v. WIGGS.||@@||WIGGS v. WIGGS. Mr. J. C. Kershaw appeared for the petitioner,||@@||Mr. J. C. Kershaw appeared for the petitioner, Julia Wigaa ; tho respondent (Charles Wiggs) did not||@@||Julia Wiggs ; the respondent (Charles Wiggs) did not appear. The ground on which tho divorce waa||@@||appear. The ground on which the divorce was sought was desertion. Petitioner deposed that she||@@||sought was desertion. Petitioner deposed that she waa manied to the respondent iu 1888 at Plattsburg.||@@||was married to the respondent in 1888 at Plattsburg. She lett him ta 1892, consequent upou his coutmued||@@||She left him in 1892, consequent upon his continued ill-treatment of her, and had not since seen him, uer||@@||ill-treatment of her, and had not since seen him, nor had he assisted to support her or her children. Hia||@@||had he assisted to support her or her children. His Honor granted a decroo nisi, returuable in three||@@||Honor granted a decree nisi, returuable in three months, Petitiouer was given the custody of the||@@||months. Petitioner was given the custody of the children.||@@||children. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14324585 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn QUEENSLAND.||@@||QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE, Monday.||@@||BRISBANE, Monday. An old man namod William Johnos was found||@@||An old man named William Johnes was found dead this morning in a shed nttaohed to Ander-||@@||dead this morning in a shed attached to Ander- son'« sawmills at Esk Papers found upon de||@@||son's sawmills at Esk. Papers found upon de- teased indicate that ho had a wife and family in||@@||ceased indicate that he had a wife and family in Melbourne There aro no suspicions oiroumstances||@@||Melbourne. There are no suspicions circumstances in connection with his death||@@||in connection with his death. A caucus of the labour party was hold in Par-||@@||A caucus of the labour party was held in Par- liament ITouso this afternoon All wero present||@@||liament House this afternoon. All were present except Mr Tit/gerild, from whom an apologj||@@||except Mr Fitgerald, from whom an apology wai received At the opening of the mooting Mr||@@||was received. At the opening of the meeting Mr. Dawson announced that owing to tho present||@@||Dawson announced that owing to the present state of his health he would not be a candidate||@@||state of his health he would not be a candidate te the position of leader this session Ho ex||@@||for the position of leader this session. He ex- pressed his gntitndo and appreciation for the||@@||pressed his gratitude and appreciation for the loyal support which bud always been aocorded||@@||loyal support which had always been accorded him by the party during his leadership no||@@||him by the party during his leadership. He inured them that as far as his hoaltb would per-||@@||assured them that as far as his health would per- mit hs would be prepared to do his share of the||@@||mit he would be prepared to do his share of the work in every respeot during tho session A reso-||@@||work in every respect during the session. A reso- lution expressing appreciation of his sorvicea||@@||lution expressing appreciation of his services dnnng the past j ear wns unanimously carried||@@||during the past year was unanimously carried. The election of oflicors resulted as follows -||@@||The election of officers resulted as follows - leader,Mr W II Browne, vice ohairman, Mr||@@||leader, Mr. W. H. Browne, vice chairman, Mr. A Dawson seoretary and whip, Mr T M'Don-||@@||A. Dawson ; secretary and whip, Mr F. M'Don- jill members of the Executive Committee,||@@||nell, members of the Executive Committee, Mesjrs Vf Kidston and O M'Donald||@@||Messrs W. Kidston and D. M'Donald. Mrs Amelia Fhnner, aged 30, tho wifo of a||@@||Mrs Amelia Planner, aged 30, the wife of a (cboolteuoher, who resides at Albert Park, Mel-||@@||schoolteacher, who resides at Albert Park, Mel- bourne, was accidentally killed to night through||@@||bourne, was accidentally killed to night through falling off the balcon) of tho Grand Hotel||@@||falling off the balcony of the Grand Hotel. Deceased nrnved m Brisbane last Thursday, and||@@||Deceased arrived in Brisbane last Thursday, and was travelling for her health||@@||was travelling for her health. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14219404 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE COAL EXPORT TRADE.||@@||THE COAL EXPORT TRADE. Tho quantity of coal exported to foreign and inter-||@@||The quantity of coal exported to foreign and inter- colonial ports during tho week ended this afternoon||@@||colonial ports during the week ended this afternoon W08 42,817 tons, as compared with 5J,7o2 tons lost||@@||was 42,817 tons, as compared with 53,732 tons last week, ii decrease of lu,D15 tons Tho distribution||@@||week, a decrease of 10,915 tons. The distribution was as follows -Victoria, 1800 tans , Queensland,||@@||was as follows -Victoria, 1800 tons , Queensland, 1900, Western Australia, 11,000, bouth Australia,||@@||1900, Western Australia, 11,000, South Australia, 9010 , Chili, 2J20 Now _oiilaud, 41G5 , Honolulu,||@@||9050 , Chili, 2920 New Zealand, 4465 , Honolulu, 1920 Puniima, 950 , Tasmania, 1100, Peru, 2100||@@||1920 Panama, 950 , Tasmania, 1400, Peru, 2400 The steamer btratliard arrived from Brisbane to-day||@@||The steamer Strathard arrived from Brisbane to-day to load a cargo of West Wollsond coal for ¡routh||@@||to load a cargo of West Wallsend coal for South Atrica and the barque Rufus E Wood saded for||@@||Africa and the barque Rufus E Wood sailed for Honolulu with 20dS tons of Duckenfield||@@||Honolulu with 2058 tons of Duckenfield coal The ship Fuss of Balmau cleared||@@||coal. The ship Pass of Balmah cleared for Cillao with 2400 tons of Duckenfield coal, and||@@||for Callao with 2400 tons of Duckenfield coal, and tile ship Hilstou cleared for Honolulu witi. JOH tons||@@||the ship Hilston cleared for Honolulu with. 3014 tons of Pacific Co-operative coal In tho intercolonial||@@||of Pacific Co-operative coal. In the intercolonial trado tho following coal-*adcn steamers sailed to-||@@||trade the following coal laden steamers sailed to- day -Koon\ a, for Devonport, via Bulli, G80 tons ,||@@||day -Koonya, for Devonport, via Bulli, 680 tons , Taion, for timaru, Now Zealand, with 2230 touB ,||@@||Taieri, for Timaru, New Zealand, with 2230 tons , aud tho Colac for townsville, with 1900 tons||@@||and the Colac for Townsville, with 1900 tons ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315968 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LANG ELECTORATE BRANCH.||@@||LANG ELECTORATE BRANCH. A. meetuiz of the L-ug dlvition cf the Citizens1||@@||A meeting of the Lang division of the Citizens' Vigilance Committee was huid ut the old Maaomc||@@||Vigilance Committee was held at the old Masonic Hall, York »street, ou Monday evening Thero was||@@||Hall, York-street, on Monday evening. There was a large attendance. Tho chair was occupied by Mr.||@@||a large attendance. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. Lee. A letter uni rend from Mr. W. M. Uuf/litu,||@@||J. Lee. A letter was read from Mr. W. M. Hughes, M L.A., rcgrettiug his inability to be present and||@@||M.L.A., regretting his inability to be present and expressing hiB \sarm inter*ßfc in the work of this||@@||expressing his warm interest in the work of this brunell. Mr, James S. Bray, naturalist, gavo somo||@@||branch. Mr. James S. Bray, naturalist, gave some interesting advice about the best method of deüiug||@@||interesting advice about the best method of dealing with rats, which aro 8»id t »hu more or Inés numerous||@@||with rats, which are said to be more or less numerous in tho electorate bevernl uigeut mattera which had||@@||in the electorate. Several urgent matters which had beou referred from the central executive to tho local||@@||been referred from the central executive to the local coman.tee wer« discuosed, moto particularly tutes for||@@||committee were discussed, more particularly sites for pubhc latrjuos. After denling with complaints CJII||@@||public latrines. After dealing with complaints con- cermug insanitary prenitsi. B the committee adjourned.||@@||cerning insanitary premises the committee adjourned. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14310630 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DINNER TO MB. T. G. MUIR.||@@||DINNER TO MR. T. G. MUIR. At the Metropolitan Hotel, Ktug-8frcor, last nicht,||@@||At the Metropolitan Hotel, King-Street, last night, about 00 gcntlemeu tendered a coraptiinuntorj din||@@||about 60 gentlemen tendered a complimentary dinner nei to Mr lhomss Gardiner Muir, on tho occasion||@@||to Mr Thomas Gardiner Muir, on the occasion of his departure foi Luropo Mr 1 ti Hassall,||@@||of his departure for Europe. Mr T H Hassall, Mitmtei for Lauds, was chairman Amongst those||@@||Minister for Lands, was chairman Amongst those present woro Mr J Smith, of Tucka turka station,||@@||present were Mr J Smith, of Tucka Tucka station, Dr Sly, Alderm m Penny (¡sydney \, Mr V Gannon,||@@||Dr Sly, Alderman Penny (Sydney), Mr F Gannon, and Aldorman Budla (Dalmain)||@@||and Alderman Buckle (Balmain) The toast of " Tho Queen " wai loyally honoured||@@||The toast of " The Queen " was loyally honoured Tho Chairman, m proposing " Our bliest," sold||@@||The Chairman, in proposing " Our Guest," said Mr Mun, hko others, had fiad his ups mid downs in||@@||Mr Muir , like others, had had his ups and downs in this country, and hud started racing early He was||@@||this country, and had started racing early He was glad to hoar Mr Muir had d cided to try his tnrtuue||@@||glad to hear Mr Muir had decided to try his fortune on the othei side of tho " Herringpoii I," and that||@@||on the other side of the " Herringpond," and that he was taking with him a law samples of Aus-||@@||he was taking with him a few samples of Aus- tralian horselleili His heliof was IIWT »ould||@@||tralian horseflesh. His belief was that they would worthily uphold tho honour of Now bnulh Wulej||@@||worthily uphold the honour of New South Wales (Hoar, hear ) If anyon« asked w Hy Mi Muir Had||@@||(Hear, hear ) If anyone asked why Mr Muir had been successful on the turf here tho_iuswor was||@@||been successful on the turf here the answer was that it WHS due to pedigreo Hobeluncd Mr Muir||@@||that it was due to pedigree.He believed Mr Muir was ' bv P rethought nut of Sinew lucas "||@@||was ' by Forethought out of Shrewdness" (Laughter > Mr Muir wus piuctically m an inde-||@@||(Laughter ) Mr Muir was practically in an inde- pendí nt prsilion, lu win olal f> eil) Tho com||@@||pendant position, he was glad to say. The liuilioii of Mr Muir with tho kio Mr William||@@||comliuation of Mr Muir with the late Mr William helio bad beon most mtiitnctor. Mr Kelso was a||@@||Kelso had been most satisfactory.. Mr Kelso was a true sportsman ni avery sense of the term, and his||@@||true sportsman in every sense of the term, and his mintie liBd fallen on Mi Muir Ho honed Mr||@@||mantle had fallen on Mr Muir. He hoped Mr Muir would havo all the success in the old lund that||@@||Muir would have all the success in the old land that the hebt of li» friends could wirti lum (Heir,||@@||the best of his friends could wish him. (Hear heur ) Where hero we rucud for ^tullinga thoro||@@||hear ) Where here we raced for shillings there they raced for pounds Ho hoped Mr Muir would||@@||they raced for pounds He hoped Mr Muir would not stay in Enjduud altogether, but wonld return te||@@||not stay in England altogether, but would return to buy more Australian racehorses and letiul thom||@@||buy more Australian racehorses and retail them nguiu on tho othei aide oí the water ut a profit||@@||again on the other side of the water at a profit Mr T b Muir in reply, Bil I ho hud bien lu this||@@||Mr T G Muir in reply, said he had been in this country a considerable tunu mid had gone back||@@||country a considerable time and had gone back- wards nnd forwards to 1 turlnnd many times buch||@@||wards and forwards to England many times . Such a coinplimout us was being puta! to him that evening||@@||a compliment as was being paid to him that evening had nover boen tendered to lum before That dinner||@@||had never been tendered to him before. That dinner was given to him by eomu of tau most prominent||@@||was given to him by some of the most prominent sporting men in Austral!» Ho felt very proud of it||@@||sporting men in Australia. He felt very proud of it As Mr Ha*Bull hod saul, no doubt ho ha 1 been sue j||@@||As Mr A Hassall had said, no doubt he had been success ccasful hero on the turf Ho luid been fairly success-||@@||ful here on the turf . He had been fairly success- ful lu business Much of that BUCCISS ho utlributccl||@@||ful in business Much of that success he attributed lo Ins " bett»r bnlf " (Hoar, bear ) lo his||@@||to his "better half"" (Hear hear ) To his trainor ho gave credit for a groat deal of his good||@@||trainer he gave credit for a great deal of his good fortune on the tutf His trainor had had the happy||@@||fortune on the turf. His trainer had had the happy kuack of being ellie to placu Ins horne«, null when his||@@||knack of being able to place his horses, and when his tramo" said ouo had n chanco it was pretty well a||@@||trainer said one had a chance it was pretty well a certainty (Hear, huxr ) He wus speaking of \\ d||@@||certainty (Hear, hear ) He wus speaking of William liam ICo'sti, jim As to who wus to bo his trutuer||@@||Kelso, jnr/ As to who wss to be his trainer w hen I n got home ho did tir t know Ho would rather||@@||when he got home he did not know. He would rather deal with a colon ii than an English trmnci. It||@@||deal with a colonial than an English trainer. It was his intention to remain in England for, at any||@@||was his intention to remain in England for, at any rate, three letrp, until his twocldcst soiiBhadHuinhid||@@||rate, three years, until his two eldest sons had finished studying foi their professions He waa very grateful||@@||studying fortheir professions He was very grateful to this lund of Kew bouth Willes It coutaiued||@@||to this land of New South Wales. It contained many good f i louds whose memory w ould uuvor ho||@@||many good friends whose memory would never be obliterated from his mind, and who ho hoped would||@@||obliterated from his mind, and who he hoped would never grow cold towards lum for thoy wero prorod,||@@||never grow cold towards him for they were proved, te'tau men In tbiiuking the company for*driukiug||@@||tested men In thanking the company for drinking his ho ilth, ho had to say ho hoped lie would not bo||@@||his health, he had to say he hoped he would not be longer uwuy tuan the time ho bad mentioned (Hear,||@@||longer away than the time he had mentioned (Hear, hour )||@@||hear ) Ihotoa«tof "lhe Ladies,' piopoaed by Mr F||@@||The toast of "The Ladies", proposed by Mr F Gannon, wus responded to by Mr A Deaiy||@@||Gannon, was responded to by Mr A Dealy Mesáis W TMtvarls, V Holton, Ailinn- Picie, S||@@||Messrs W Edwards, V Bolton, Arthur Pacie, S W Gordon, Duvo M'Cluie, D loumard, J Double,||@@||W Gordon, Dave M'Clure, D Toussard, J Deeble, and J Moloney provided \oo reduced, so that now all tim funds aro in a||@@||entirely reduced, so that now all the funds are in a healthy condition. Wo aro coulldcnt that you have||@@||healthy condition. We are confident that you have done this work through love of tho Master whose||@@||done this work through love of the Master whose servant you are, and from a desire to help tho||@@||servant you are, and from a desire to help the churches of our faith and order, and therein find||@@||churches of our faith and order, and therein find your roward Wo think, however, that it will||@@||your reward. We think, however, that it will afford you some measure of satisfaction to know that||@@||afford you some measure of satisfaction to know that yon have earned the esteem and conhdenco of||@@||you have earned the esteem and confidence of our cuurrhes and of your brothren in the ministry.||@@||our churches and of your brethren in the ministry. Wislnug you every blessing in \ our homo life and||@@||Wishing you every blessing in your home life and in tho ministry of tho Gospel (signed on behalf of||@@||in the ministry of the Gospel (signed on behalf of tho New South Wales Congiogational Union),||@@||the New South Wales Congregational Union), N. J. Cocks, M.A. (chairman), Fred. Binns||@@||N. J. Cocks, M.A. (chairman), Fred. Binns 'ministerial tccretary), \V U Hawkins (lay secre-||@@||(ministerial secretary), W.E. Hawkins (lay secre- tary), î^tutry Pratt (treasured "||@@||tary), Henry Pratt (treasurer) " Mr Buchan, m roply, referred to aomo of tho||@@||Mr Buchan, in reply, referred to some of the dithculties that had occurred Muring the yean ho had||@@||difficulties that had occurred during the years he had acted as secretary, and sud ho felt thankful to Gotl||@@||acted as secretary, and said he felt thankful to God for the opportunity of remleiing such services as ho||@@||for the opportunity of rendering such services as he had been able to give. Ho was also thankful fur||@@||had been able to give. He was also thankful for tho privilege of m orking with the members of the||@@||the privilege of working with the members of the committee of the union, ia accomplishing what was||@@||committee of the union, in accomplishing what was co dear to bl» heart. Ho would prize the address||@@||so dear to his heart. He would prize the address very much, and accept It as a memento ot a, happy||@@||very much, and accept it as a memento of a happy ana luteresting period of labour Mr Buchan||@@||and interesting period of labour. Mr. Buchan announced that ho intended iu tatura to devote||@@||announced that he intended in future to devote himself fully to tho work of his church at Pyrmont,||@@||himself fully to the work of his church at Pyrmont and to tha furtherance of public christian move-||@@||and to the furtherance of public Christian move- ments.||@@||ments. A meeting of tho Manly Branch Charities Associa-||@@||A meeting of the Manly Branch Charities Associa- tion was held ou Monday, w hen Mr. P. C. Passiu||@@||tion was held on Monday, when Mr. P. C. Passau was m the chair, and there wore also present Mrs.||@@||was in the chair, and there were also present Mrs. W. J. Douglass, Mr. Owon Carroll, anil Miss||@@||W. J. Douglass, Mr. Owen Carroll, and Miss Montagu (socrctary). The details of a report re-||@@||Montagu (secretary). The details of a report re- quired by tho charities snb-committee wore settled,||@@||quired by the charities sub-committee were settled, nndLthenearBteryWHS instrocted toj»»£(^unj»Jiy||@@||and the secretary was instructed to make returns by the doo date.'* ' ' "i||@@||the due date. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14292842 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LATE TROOPER MEEHAN.||@@||LATE TROOPER MEEHAN. MTJSWELLBUOOK, Tuesday.||@@||MUSWELLBROOK, Tuesday. Urs. Meehan, the widowed mother of the late||@@||Mrs. Meehan, the widowed mother of the late Trooper Meehan, who died ut Adelnde, bas received||@@||Trooper Meehan, who died at Adelaide, has received so\eral letters and telegrams of sympiittiv, including||@@||several letters and telegrams of sympathy, including .nouages from the nurses of Fort Adelaido una||@@||messages from the nurses of Port Adelaide and Adelaide hospitals who attended her son during the||@@||Adelaide hospitals who attended her son during the illucsH. Mr. Lyne wired I " The Ministry desire to||@@||illness. Mr. Lyne wired : " The Ministry desire to expions their sympathy with you in your sud be-||@@||express their sympathy with you in your sad be- reavement, and feel sure the colony genorally con-||@@||reavement, and feel sure the colony generally con- dole» with you also " Ijtoutonant-Colonol Mackay||@@||doles with you also " Lieutenant-Colonel Mackay in a letter saul deceased gavo up his life for his||@@||in a letter said deceased gave up his life for his Queen and country juat as truly as tkote who fell||@@||Queen and country just as truly as those who fell lu tho midst of shot mid tiholl. A solemn requiem||@@||in the midst of shot and shell. A solemn requiem mass for the reposo of tho BOUI of the Into Trooper||@@||mass for the repose of the SOUL of the late Trooper Meehan ivan celebrated m St. James* Ohm cb this||@@||Meehan was celebrated in St. James' Church this morning by tho Ilev. Father Locko. A brother of||@@||morning by the Rev. Father Locke. A brother of the deceased, Private D. Mochan, of tho Muswell-||@@||the deceased, Private D. Meehan, of the Muswell- brook d Conip.my, has boon accepted for the Bush-||@@||brook G Company, has been accepted for the Bush- men's Contiiigont||@@||men's Contingent. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14371212 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn VICTORIAN GENERAL||@@||VICTORIAN GENERAL ELECTIONS. .||@@||ELECTIONS. . MEMBERS UETURNED UNOPPOSED.||@@||MEMBERS RETURNED UNOPPOSED. MELBOURNE, Thursday.||@@||MELBOURNE, Thursday. Of the 29 members s i the Legislative Assembly||@@||Of the 29 members of the Legislative Assembly who havo been returned unopposed 1% including the||@@||who have been returned unopposed, 15 including the Speaker (Mr M ison), aro Mmistoiialists lind 14 Op||@@||Speaker (Mr Mason), are Ministerialists and 14 posi'toutsts I ho candidates re'uraed without op-||@@||Oppositionists. The candidates returned without op- position nre an frllow -||@@||position are as follow :- lhe Premier, Mr M'Lean (G'npslnod North), the||@@||The Premier, Mr McLean (Gippsland North); the Attorney-General, Mr Irvine ff owen) the trea-||@@||Attorney-General, Mr Irvine (Lowan); the Trea- surer, Mr Shiels (Normitiby), the Minister for||@@||surer, Mr Shiels (Normanby); the Minister for 'lines and Rsilivajs. Mr Outtnui (.Maryborough),||@@||Mines and Railways Mr Outtrim (Maryborough); Lue Minister for Lands, Mr M'Ci II (Gaubnwer), the||@@||The Minister for Lands, Mr McColl (Gunbower); the Munster for Agricultura and Public Works, Mr||@@||Minster for Agriculture and Public Works, Mr Graham (Numurkah and Nathalia) tho Minister for||@@||Graham (Numurkah and Nathalia); The Minister for Customs and Public Instruction, Dr Salniuii (Tal-||@@||Customs and Public Instruction, Dr Salmon (Tal- bot and Avoca) , Mr T C Mason (Gippsland||@@||bot and Avoca); Mr T. C. Mason (Gippsland South), Sir George Tomer, leader of the Opposi-||@@||South); Sir George Turner, Leader of the Opposi- tion (St. Kilda), Mr leone A Isaacs (Li'Rona),||@@||tion (St. Kilda); Mr lsaac A. Isaacs (Bogong); Mr A J Peacock (UunoB) Mr J G Duffy {Kil-||@@||Mr A. J. Peacock (Clunes); Mr J. G. Duffy (Kil- more), Mr T W 1 averner (Uantld) , Sir John||@@||more); Mr J. W. Taverner (Donald); Sir John WIttjrn (Mildon), Mr Duggin (Dunolly) , Mr||@@||McIntyre (Maldon); Mr Duggan (Dunolly); Mr 1 Konnedy (Beinlli), Mr W D Grose (Creswick)||@@||T. Kennedy (Benalla); Mr W. D. Gross (Creswick); Mr 1 Langdon (Korong) Mr F fink (Jolimont),||@@||Mr T. Langdon (Korong); Mr F. Fink (Jolimont); Mr D C Stony (Sandhurst South), Mr H R||@@||Mr D. C. Sterry (Sandhurst South); Mr H. R. Williams (Eaglehawk) Mr î B Tucker IM"1||@@||Williams (Eaglehawk); Mr J. B. Tucker lourneSoulli) , Mr M. J S Usir (East Bourke)||@@||(Melbourne South); Mr M. J. S. Gair (East Bourke); Mr C L Forrest (Polwarth) Mr A W Ciaveu||@@||Mr C L Forrest (Polwarth); Mr A W Craven Í Bai ambra) , Mr 3 Ï Brow n (Shepparton) , Mr||@@||(Benambra); Mr J.T.Brown (Shepparton); Mr A D wunaid (Mornington) Mr P M'Bnde(Kara||@@||A Downward (Mornington); Mr P McBride(Kara Kara), aud h r S Manger (Footscray).||@@||Kara); and Mr S. Manger (Footscray). ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14327555 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn DEATH OF MR. JOHN BOOTH.||@@||DEATH OF MR. JOHN BOOTH. On Mouday Mr. John Booth, of Eoothtowo, Pro-||@@||On Monday Mr. John Booth, of Boothtown, Pro- spect, named away after a short illness Mr. Booth||@@||spect, passed away after a short illness. Mr. Booth Was one of the best known men in the district, and||@@||was one of the best known men in the district, and for somo time occupied the Mayoral cbair cf lb«||@@||for some time occupied the Mayoral chair of the municipal district of Prospect and Sherwood. Mr.||@@||municipal district of Prospect and Sherwood. Mr. Booth ni the early days was also a promissit||@@||Booth in the early days was also a prominent cricketer, when the great rival teams were Fun*||@@||cricketer, when the great rival teams were Parra- matts, Sydney, Maitland, and Windsor. Bs vu||@@||matta, Sydney, Maitland, and Windsor. He was also a keen judge of good cattle, and w«s ose of tin||@@||also a keen judge of good cattle, and was one of the most successful breeders of the district yesrs «fo»||@@||most successful breeders of the district years ago. The funeral took place at Rookwood ea Tuesdsji||@@||The funeral took place at Rookwood on Tuesday, and wa« attended by a large number of reudests||@@||and was attended by a large number of residents from Purramatta and district.||@@||from Parramatta and district. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14318896 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn KOTOIt CAR RACING.||@@||MOTOR CAR RACING. Th» temSc paco leeontly attained in tho French||@@||The terrific pace recently attained in the French motor car and cycle race ha* brought down the||@@||motor car and cycle race has brought down the wrath of the French police authorities, with the re-||@@||wrath of the French police authorities, with the re- mit that motor racing on the road haa received ita||@@||sult that motor racing on the road has received its quietus. All motor races have been declared oil, and||@@||quietus. All motor races have been declared off, and the sjifi-d " cbaulTenrs " are loft lamenting over the||@@||the speed " chauffeurs " are left lamenting over the ceastititm of their exciting sport (nt the danger of||@@||cessation of their exciting sport (at the danger of other people's lires). A »peed limit has been fixed||@@||other people's lives). A speed limit has been fixed by the police, aud furiDu* driving ia . to be put dova||@@||by the police, and furious driving is to be put down with a strong listad. The *. Daily News," Londpu, ia||@@||with a strong hand. The "Daily News," London, is responftible for the at-itemint that ou un average 20||@@||responsible for the statement that on an average 20 motorists aro arrested daily m Paria under the. neir||@@||motorists are arrested daily in Paris under the new pace regulations.||@@||pace regulations. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14299923 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn MOTOR-CAR IUCINS.||@@||MOTOR-CAR RACING. Toro well-known Engheh motor cycle racing men,||@@||Two well-known English motor cycle racing men, Messrs Wndgu ay and Jarrott, have gbno ucross to||@@||Messrs Wridgway and Jarrott, have gone across to New York to challengo und meet all comers in a||@@||New York to challenge and meet all comers in a senes of track races. The great American firm, the||@@||series of track races. The great American firm, the Waltham Manufacturing Coinp my, tbo makers of||@@||Waltham Manufacturing Company, the makers of tbo fastest nûd most rucceasf ul American pacing||@@||the fastest and most successful American pacing machines, will probubly talo up tho Englishmen's||@@||machines, will probably take up the Englishmen's challenge, and tbe result should be a series of most||@@||challenge, and the result should be a series of most exciting motnr races According to tim existing||@@||exciting motor races. According to the existing time tests, the Yankee slcam-dri, on racing motors||@@||time tests, the Yankee steam-driven racing motors aro tho fastest over a short distance, say up to a||@@||are the fastest over a short distance, say up to a milo, but over that distance tile petrol motors aeom||@@||mile, but over that distance the petrol motors seem to huvu tho best of it, tho advantage lying « ith the||@@||to have the best of it, the advantage lying with the potrol machines on account of tho cuso of enrrying||@@||petrol machines on account of the ease of carrying «rupia petrol for an hour's run, whsroas the fast||@@||ample petrol for an hour's run, whereas the fast steam tandems have a. difhculty in carrying sufficient||@@||steam tandems have a difficulty in carrying sufficient water for uny distance over a mile at top speed. At||@@||water for any distance over a mile at top speed. At all ovoutB the contests should nflord a splendid||@@||all events the contests should afford a splendid opportunity of gauging the merits of the respectivo||@@||opportunity of gauging the merits of the respective motors. _||@@||motors. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14321650 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn LAW REPORT.||@@||LAW REPORT. . «?||@@|| MONDAY, JULY 2.||@@||MONDAY, JULY 2. IN CHAMBEES.||@@||IN CHAMBERS. . (Before Mr. Justice Cohen.)||@@||. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen.) APPLICATION FOTI THE CUSTODY OF A||@@||APPLICATION FOR THE CUSTODY OF A CHfLD.||@@||CHILD. He T. O. Fox (B, Mulcuusy respondent).||@@||Re T. O. Fox (B, Mulcahey respondent). Mr W. J. E Darios, instructed by Mr. A. B||@@||Mr W. J. E Davies, instructed by Mr. A. B Davie*., appeared for thy (applicant, Thomas pddeo||@@||Davies. appeared for the applicant, Thomas Odden -Tos, und moved lo mateo absoluta a rulo nisi, by||@@||Fox, and moved to make absolute a rule nisi, by which Bridget Mulcuhny hud boea called Upon to||@@||which Bridget Mulcahey had been called Upon to Bhutv causo wby a writ of habeas corpus should not||@@||show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not bo iisuod to tnvn the applicant the custody of his||@@||be issued to give the applicant the custody of his child, Annie Kathleen Li 11 un Pox, uged about seven I||@@||child, Annie Kathleen Lillian Fox, aged about seven year*! Mr P. J. «Sullivan lof Mesura bulhvan||@@||years. Mr P. J. Sullivan of Messrs Sullivan Brothois1) appeared for tho respondent, 13ridget Mill||@@||Brothers) appeared for the respondent, Bridget Mul tnhey, to oppose tho application» In his original i||@@||cahey, to oppose the application. In his original affidavit Vox, who is au el te tricia ti m||@@||affidavit Fox, who is an electrician in tho employment of Messrs Edge uud Edge,||@@||the employment of Messrs Edge and Edge, of Sydney, stated that he is a widower» I||@@||of Sydney, stated that he is a widower and thu child is tho i*suu cf his marri ige with his||@@||and th child is the issue of his marriage with his flr»t wife, Alice Moloney, who dixd in January, 1897.||@@||first wife, Alice Moloney, who died in January, 1897. On Auguit 10, 1898, he inarned Annie Garnty, who||@@||On August 10, 1898, he married Annie Garnty, who died on -December 22 lust After ths Utter event he||@@||died on -December 22 last After the latter event he employed house I cepera to look otter bia house||@@||employed house keepers to look after his house and also the child, and whoa without such assistance||@@||and also the child, and when without such assistance Ins daughter was cartd for hy a Mrs FiaM, who||@@||his daughter was cared for by a Mrs Field, who lived close ti his residüoLe Subsequently, lio||@@||lived close to his residence. Subsequently, he btnrded his child vrith a Mis Brown, paying her as||@@||boarded his child with a Mrs Brown, paying her 5s per week, «rd tlio child ulwaya upout ¡s iturday and||@@||per week, and the child always spent Saturday and Snudij with him Un MindmYi- duno4, v.hilethe||@@||Sunday with him. On Monday June 4, while the t irl wai going homo to Mra lirown from school,||@@||girl was going home to Mrs Brown from school, alio vua met hy her aant, Jiridgot Mulcahey,||@@||she was met by her aunt, Bridget Mulcahey, who took hor home, and had refused||@@||who took her home, and had refused to rmtoro her to upphcaut. IIo further stated||@@||to restore her to applicant. He further stated that he and his daughte" wero very happy together,||@@||that he and his daughter were very happy together, and lie fcued that if she remained with respond« ut||@@||and he feared that if she remained with respondant her u ft eau nu would be tiliouatcl from him Bridget||@@||her affections would be alienated from him. Bridget Mulcahey m her aflld ivit in roply said that the child||@@||Mulcahey in her affidavit in reply said that the child had buen in hor custody from hoc birth up to -May,||@@||had been in her custody from her birth up to May, 1898, but after eue was removed by the applicant I||@@||1898, but after she was removed by the applicant ho had not only neglected her in respect of clothing||@@||he had not only neglected her in respect of clothing and personal cleauhnt ss, but had treated her with||@@||and personal cleanliness, but had treated her with great cruelty. These statements wero corroborated||@@||great cruelty. These statements wero corroborated bv tho atilda vi to of several other persons, but in his||@@||by the affidavits of several other persons, but in his oflidavit in roply applicant positively deuied the||@@||affiavit in reply applicant positively denied the charge» brought ugamst him Iii also »aid that||@@||charges brought against him. He also said that .Bridget Mulcahev, unknown to him, caused hor||@@||Bridget Mulcahey, unknown to him, caused her ni er. a to ho baiil-ifd m the Ko ma a Catholic faith,||@@||niece to be baptised in the Roman Catholic faith, I and m tho month of February of the||@@||and in the month of February of the present yetr he had tho child rebaptised accord- I||@@||present year he had the child rebaptised accord ing to the Protestant faith. It waa only I||@@||ing to the Protestant faith. It was only siuce the latter event that any interference had oc||@@||since the latter event that any interference had oc I curred m the custody of the child, aud respondent||@@||curred in the custody of the child, aud respondent made no comploint to him before she became aware||@@||made no complaint to him before she became aware of such baptism AppliCiut also tiled lett era from a||@@||of such baptism Applicant also filed letters from a te* eli cr with whom the child had heon for eora o time,||@@||teacher with whom the child had been for some time, Etatitig that while under her tuition she altvaya ap-||@@||stating that while under her tuition she always ap- peared to be clean anu Vr til I cared for, and from the fore-||@@||peared to be clean and well cared for, and from the fore- man of Meier« Edge aud Edge describing applicant as||@@||man of Messrs Edge ad Edge describing applicant as a man of excellent character and sober and muus||@@||a man of excellent character and sober and industrious trious ¡binerai ailidiivitn hud also been fil«d by per-||@@||Several affidavits had also been filed by per- son*- who h id been neighbours of the applicant, stat-||@@||sons who had been neighbours of the applicant, stat- ing that he and his daughter appeared to live very||@@||ing that he and his daughter appeared to live very happily together, and thut they hud never noticed||@@||happily together, and that they had never noticed any sign of illtreatment or neglect or seen appli-||@@||any sign of illtreatment or neglect or seen appli- cant lutoxi »ted||@@||cant intoxicated Ills Honor said that the child had been in tho||@@||His Honor said that the child had been in the possession of her father, and respondent, without auy||@@||possession of her father, and respondent, without any authority whatever, had removed her from bia||@@||authority whatever, had removed her from his custody. Iho ullala vita »vero very conflicting, and||@@||custody. The affidavits were very conflicting, and he w us dnveu to the conclusion that the déponent«||@@||he was driven to the conclusion that the deponents on one side or the other wero wilfully stating that||@@||on one side or the other were wilfully stating that which was substantmllv untrue, hut inasmuch as the||@@||which was substantially untrue, but inasmuch as the father was entitled to the custody of hit child ho s*w||@@||father was entitled to the custody of his child he saw nothing in the affidavits to lead him to mterpoao the||@@||nothing in the affidavits to lead him to interpose the law to deprive bun of that custody.||@@||law to deprive him of that custody. Application granted wi*h costs||@@||Application granted with costs ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14296402 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn QUEENSLAND BUSHMEN'S||@@||QUEENSLAND BUSHMEN'S CONTINGENT.||@@||CONTINGENT. BKTSBANE, Sunduy.||@@||BRISBANE, Sunduy. Work m connection with tho third contingent may||@@||Work in connection with the third contingent may now be said to be complote, the stores, saddle! v, and||@@||now be said to be complete, the stores, saddlery, and all necessary eouipment being ready foromhaika||@@||all necessary equipment being ready for embarka- tion Church parades wore hold to-day, aud nn||@@||tion. Church parades were held to-day, and im- meuse crowds of people attendod, wlnlo tho camps||@@||mense crowds of people attended, while the camps of both contingents were througod lo-moirow the||@@||of both contingents were thronged. To-morrow the third contingent will bo oxercised at outpost work||@@||third contingent will be exercised at outpost work. It bus boeii ofhmlly nnuouueed thaf the contingent||@@||It has been officially announced that the contingent w ill embark on the Duke of Pottlaud on Thursday||@@||will embark on the Duke of Portland on Thursday next, the horans being shipped on the previous dny||@@||next, the horses being shipped on the previous day. Twenty additional men VA it li 50 horses leave for||@@||Twenty additional men, with 50 horses, leave for Sydney early to-morrow morning to umbark on tho||@@||Sydney early to-morrow morning to embark on the transport with the Niw South Wales bushman,||@@||transport with the New South Wales bushman, rAjmuing tbc Queensland third contingent on arrival||@@||rejoining the Queensland third contingent on arrival in South Africa Captain T A Unka, of the Anny||@@||in South Africa. Captain T. A. Duke, of the Army Medical Corps, will bo attachud tu the coutnigunt for||@@||Medical Corps, will be attached to the contingent for sorvice as medical officer during the voyage to Cipe||@@||service as medical officer during the voyage to Cape town _||@@||town. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14325705 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE INDIAN FAMINE FUND.||@@||THE INDIAN FAMINE FUND. At St Andrew's Presb> terian Church, Laman||@@||At St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Laman- stre t, to-niRht, an ficellent orß in rent i\ atid sacred||@@||street, to-night, an excellent organ recital and sacred concert took plnro m »id of th* Indihn ratmni Ue||@@||concert took place in aid of the Indian Famine Re- lief Fund lhtr« i.fts a ver\ large attendant e Mid||@@||lief Fund. There was a very large attendance, and tho audience Mu rallyrsipomlt-d to *u appen! to USM t||@@||the audience liberally responded to an appeal to assist tho sufferers in Indi* Mr (5eor,'c Williams presided||@@||the sufferers in India. Mr George Williams presided s t tho or^an, and arning tho^e who contributed ta||@@||at the organ, and among those who contributed to the pror»ramtno wiro Mit» Orookiton, Mn»^ Martou||@@||the programme were Mrs. Crookston, Miss Marion Aft eau, and Meiers A K Payne, K Christie||@@||M'Lean, and Mesers. A. E. Payne, R Christie, Walter Why, and s «JanMen Ihr choir of St An-||@@||Walter Why, and S Jansen. The choir of St An- drew s Cliuic11 rendered never«! anthems||@@||drew s Church rendered several anthems. A taigd nnd representative conmutU** of the ladion||@@||A large representative committee of the ladies of Newcastle Ins been formed ii r the putpo*e of||@@||of Newcastle has been formed for the purpose of railing funds on behalf of the su 11 oren by tue f imiiie||@@||raising funds on behalf of the sufferers by the famine inindia The Ma\ i ress of NOWCHBU , Mr* David||@@||in India. The Mayoress of NEWCASTLE, Mrs David Miller, Ins beeu appointed prewd nt of the cmamit||@@||Miller, has beeu appointed president of the commit- tee, nnd Mrs Finch and Mi« Hall have beeu elected||@@||tee, and Mrs Finch and Miss Hall have been elected joint hon seerotsnes of flu movement It has been||@@||joint hon secretaries of the movement. It has been decided to hold in enteitainment on August 3, and||@@||decided to hold an entertainment on August 3, and the commandniit of the Northern district inilitrrv||@@||the commandant of the Northern district military forces bai granted the services of the band of the «1th||@@||forces has granted the services of the band of the 4th Infantry ftepimcnt _||@@||Infantry Regiment. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14310396 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TASMANIA.||@@||TASMANIA. HOBART, Monday.||@@||HOBART, Monday. Nominations for tho Hobart seat in tho Houeo||@@||Nominations for the Hobart seat in the House of Assembly, rendered vacant by the rottieinent||@@||of Assembly, rendered vacant by the retirement of Captain L T Miles, were reooived to day||@@||of Captain E. T. Miles, were received to-day They were Mr Davenport Hoggins, former mem-||@@||They were Mr. Davenport Hoggins, former mem- ber for Hobart, and Mr Herbort Nicholls Both||@@||ber for Hobart, and Mr Herbert Nicholls. Both art members of tbo legal profession A oloso||@@||are members of theo legal profession. A close eonteht is cxpooted||@@||contest is expected. Iho fruitgrowers appealed to the Premier to||@@||The fruitgrowers appealed to the Premier to- day to intervene with the Now South Wnloa||@@||day to intervene with the New South Wales Government to rolnx tho present prohibitivo||@@||Government to relax the present prohibitive regulations iigninBt tho shipment of apples to||@@||regulations against the shipment of apples to Sydney affected with bind spot, which post, thoy||@@||Sydney affected with black spot, which pest, they aver, is not niunoiiB to the hoalth when pre||@@||aver, is not injurious to the health when pre- sent m a slight degree Iho Premier promised to||@@||sent in a slight degree. The Premier promised to write, and later on lutorviow tho Minister of||@@||write, and later on interrview the Minister of I Agriculture||@@||Agriculture. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14233380 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TUE MARY MOOBE.||@@||THE MARY MOORE. Monars Ndion and Itobcrtoon, tito owcm of tnc oarqne||@@||Messrs. Nelson and Robertson, the owners of the barque Mary Mooto, have rcteived a letter from Captain "Wood, in||@@||Mary Moore, have received a letter from Captain Wood, in which lie describes tho pansage of the barque from Baker||@@||which he describes the passage of the barque from Baker Inland to Sinn, with tho shipwrecked crew of tho barque||@@||Island to Suva, with the shipwrecked crew of the barque Carmal Tie ciateo that dunns; tile pnwageji very sovuro||@@||Carrizal. He states that during the passage a very severe hunicane wai experienced, during which the tciMcl ïwni||@@||hurricane was experienced, during which the vessel was hovt-tofur thorns I he ship was thrown on her beam||@@||hove-to for 20 hours. The ship was thrown on her beam ends, and during the height of tho storm several sheets of||@@||ends, and during the height of the storm several sheets of copper were turn olf on the weather side 'Iho topBft.il anti||@@||copper were torn of on the weather side. The topsail and jib wrroalso parried away Tho" captain speaks in%ery||@@||jib were also carried away. The captain speaks in very high teims of the behaviour of the vcs«el daring; Uri* tryinj||@@||high terms of the behaviour of the vessel during this trying oideal _||@@||ordeal. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301405 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn EXPLOSION IN A COAL MINE.||@@||EXPLOSION IN A COAL MINE. FIVE MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. '||@@||FIVE MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. ' B MSB ANE, Wednesday.||@@||BRISBANE, Wednesday. An explosion occurred to day at tie lorbanlea||@@||An explosion occurred to day at the Torbanlea Collier., noir Maryborough Til o mon wera||@@||Colliery, near Maryborough. Five men were .ever.ly burnt, and tho lues of four aro despaired of||@@||severely burnt, and the lives of four are despaired of I he particulars to bund shon that Arclnbild HJUS||@@||The particulars to hand show that Archibald Hous- ton, John Houston (father and son), Trod Guggs,||@@||ton, John Houston (father and son), Fred Griggs, Tohn Johnson, and M Cambie, had been||@@||John Johnson, and M Gambie, had been working ia tho nnuo smeo 7 » ni All||@@||working in the mine since 7 a.m. All »out well until 1 inn, whon without||@@||went well until 1 p.m., when without warning nu explosion took plnoo Manager Sharpe||@@||warning an explosion took place. Manager Sharpe proceeded to tho\ccuo of tho disaster 1ho flvo men||@@||proceeded to the scene of the disaster. The five men nore discovorod alter a long soircli Dr Itobortsou,||@@||were discovered after a long search. Dr Robertson, i f Maryborough, attonded tho mon, « ho « oro eont||@@||of Maryborough, attended the men, who were sent to tho hosmtnl to-mght lim hospital doctor reports||@@||to the hospital to-night. The hospital doctor reports that there is no hope of four of tho uiifcrtunRto men||@@||that there is no hope of four of the unfortunate men pulling through Gambia is ttiB oui} uno coutcioua||@@||pulling through. Gambie is the only one conscience. It is uuderatood tho mon wero uwaio that thole was||@@||It is understood the men were aware that there was Uro damp in an old ihnft not at present boing||@@||fire damp in an old shaft not at present being worked Thoy woie working with open lights Hous-||@@||worked. They were working with open lights. Hous- ton tuid Gamine ara married men,||@@||ton and Gambie are married men. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14301314 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ANTIQUITIES FROM PALES||@@||ANTIQUITIES FROM PALES- TINE. ^||@@||TINE. Tho Holy Land (says a writer in tho " Rohqusry||@@||The Holy Land (says a writer in the " Reliquiry and Illustrated Arclucologiat ") always seems nearer||@@||and Illustrated Archaeologist ") always seems nearer at Oiriitm.is lime to us, bat few lolks kno tv that<||@@||at Christmas time to us ; but few folks know that many i ches of the people ti ho lived and died there,||@@||many relics of the people who lived and died there, from tlio PuiliBtincs to the Arab conquerors, srs||@@||from the Philistines to the Arab conquerors, are found in agricultural operations Surely un ancient||@@||found in agricultural operations. Surely an ancient work of arc fioui Nazareth, Hubrou, Jerusalem or,||@@||work of art from Nazareth, Hebron, Jerusalem or, indeed, auv where in Palestine, ougiit to havo a higher||@@||indeed, anywhere in Palestine, ought to have a higher arcboologicul value to most thinking peoplo than noy||@@||archaeological value to most thinking people than any relic fiom auother jiart of the globe Hie old re-||@@||relic from another part of the globe. The old re- hilóos of Palentino uro Ehown by tho gods m stone||@@||ligions of Palestine are shown by the gods in stone lind clay, ovon now found occusionallj bl the Arab||@@||and clay, even now found occasionally by the Arab farmer, for Instoiy tells that tho Isiaohtes went||@@||farmer, for history tells that the Israelites went «stray at times, and tvbat is more interesting than to||@@||astray at times, and what is more interesting than to find trncos of their heuthun worship in spots now||@@||find traces of their heathen worship in spots now sac-rod to the Jen, Christian, and Muosulniuu alike.||@@||sacred to the Jew, Christian, and Mussulman alike. At no better time could tbise autiejimies bo found||@@||At no better time could these antiquities be found than non, vvhou man u able to understand and value||@@||than now, when man is able to understand and value thom, BO that thej' may hu preservod for future||@@||them, so that they may be preserved for future geuerutious , uud uotlung is nmro elistreB.ing than||@@||generations , and nothing is more distressing than to find a lovely gluso tcssul smushad to fragments in||@@||to find a lovely glass vessel smashed to fragments in liausil-a eotnoithst freejuetet experience, lam sorry||@@||transit--a somewhat frequent experience, l am sorry to cay. Ancient Phoenician, Jewish, llomau aud||@@||to say. Ancient Phoenician, Jewish, Roman and Carl/ ChriBtnin relies buve como to England in luuly||@@||Early Christian relics have come to England in fairly lurga nuggets during the last l8 mouths, aud it seems||@@||large nuggets during the last 18 months, and it seems right that ooma public notice should be taken of these||@@||right that some public notice should be taken of these things ere Ihoy become dispersed or nro sent abroad,||@@||things ere they become dispersed or are sent abroad, tt here to many of tbo beat archaeological specimens||@@||where so many of the best archaeological specimens appuor to be going||@@||appear to be going. Hie glass obiccls are the most beautiful offne||@@||The glass objects are the most beautiful of the autiquilies Die variety of form is marvellous and||@@||antiquities. The variety of form is marvellous, and avmies a high degree of art in glues-worktof*||@@||evinces a high degree of art in glass-working in Palestino in olden time», tlio iiitncate||@@||in Palestine in olden times, the intricate spirals in blue and green over ptrtions of tho body||@@||spirals in blue and green over portions of the body and neck of the vestcls m tho earlier pieces being||@@||and neck of the vessels in the earlier pieces being almost peculiar to Palestine, the onlj other districts||@@||almost peculiar to Palestine, the only other districts in which thess forms are found being lncahtics where||@@||in which these forms are found being localities where the PhonicmiiB hid commerce tilth tho inhabitants||@@||the Phoenicians had commerce with the inhabitants. A few specimens occur with ligures aud other orna||@@||A few specimens occur with figures and other orna- monts on the loner per I ion of the vesiol, notublv||@@||ments on the lower portion of the vessel, notably one with two fucos, and others tilth a knobbed omi||@@||one with two faces, and others with a knobbed orna- mentsll over the body, but these aro necessarily rare||@@||ment all over the body, but these are necessarily rare. Itoniait types of class vessels also aie fouud iu larcer||@@||Roman types of glass vessels also are found in larger numbers, as would bo expected, foi glass was a||@@||numbers, as would be expected, for glass was a great luxuij in early civilised times, unel only used||@@||great luxury in early civilised times, and only used by the vtenltliy. Dec»^ lins udled to the beautj of||@@||by the wealthy. Decay has added to the beauty of some of Iho objects in a raarvellouB raauiicr, hy||@@||some of the objects in a marvellous manner, by giving Ihuni a lovely ltidosccnt hue ¡silver, c.old,||@@||giving them a lovely iridescent hue. Silver, gold, gicen, and jmrple all bleud into one another and||@@||green, and purple all blend into one another and cause ii glorious sIiLeu, only to be appreciated when||@@||cause a glorious sheen, only to be appreciated when seen It cannot he des nbod 01 illustrate! Tim||@@||seen. It cannot be described or illustrated. The J ottary is moally Piiconiciin in type, so far as I lune||@@||pottery is mostly Phoenician in type, so far as I have teen at preseut, the Mount uf Olives an I Hebion||@@||seen at present, the Mount of Olives and Hebron being the two places whero spirimeushavo been dis-||@@||being the two places where specimens have been dis- covered up to tho present It is extremely scarce,||@@||covered up to the present. It is extremely scarce, and sella ut a high prico in Palestine, and I hate nae||@@||and sells at a high price in Palestine, and I have not seen n specimen in the .British Museum 1 no lamps||@@||seen a specimen in the British Museum. The lamps ojipeli moro to the student of esily Christianity, io||@@||appeal more to the student of early Christianity, to i many bearing the ornaments and sj uibols of Chris-||@@||many bearing the ornaments and symbols of Chris- tian belief The caillent lamp lound lu Palestino u||@@||tian belief. The earliest lamp found in Palestine is the ope ii bowl tt ith ouu spout, formed bj pressing a||@@||the open bowl with one spout, formed by pressing a portion of the edge between tho thumb and line,«||@@||portion of the edge between the thumb and finger vi hen soft, this proved out portion hold tho tvick.||@@||when soft ; this pressed out portion held the wick. Tbov occur iu all 1'hccnicinu seulement«, Cyprus,||@@||They occur in all Phoenician settlements, Cyprus, Malta, and othoi places, and thu form ne iron, but||@@||Malta, and other places and the form in iron, but Mightly modified, was used ne hedland md ou tbo||@@||slightly modified, was used in Scotland and on the Cuntinont until vert roceutlj Jewish lamps, frota||@@||Continent until very recently. Jewish lamps, from Palestiue, aro of auothor iorm, and hoir symbols,||@@||Palestine, are of another form, and bear symbols, visee, grapes, lozenges, hemngbono pattern aud||@@||vases, grapes, lozenges, herringbone pattern and nicles, and are ot a type ii Inch 1 have net seen from||@@||circles, and are of a type which I have not seen from eisen hero||@@||elsewhere. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14224896 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I THE CONDITIONS OF A||@@||THE CONDITIONS OF A LEASE. <||@@||LEASE. COLLARENEBRI, Triday.||@@||COLLARENEBRI, Friday. A case of rousiderablo interest has been heard||@@||A case of considerable interest has been heard bofora Mr V Ponte, chairman of the U "al Land||@@||before Mr. F. Ponte, chairman of the local Land Board, und Mr W G Ferris Iho caso is probady||@@||Board, and Mr. W. G. Ferris. The case is probably tho fust of its kind heard lu the rolemos A lessee||@@||the first of its kind heard in the colonies. A lessee swore that ho had not complied with tho residential||@@||swore that he had not complied with the residential conditions of the Act m apilo of the Government in-||@@||conditions of the Act in spite of the Government in- spector's report to the contrary mid endeavouis||@@||spector's report to the contrary and endeavours mado by the Bunk of Now South Wales to prove||@@||made by the Bank of New South Wales to prove that the conditions had been carried out Mr Pike,||@@||that the conditions had been carried out. Mr Pike, land agent, appeared for tho batik, Mr Kennett,||@@||land agent, appeared for the bank; Mr. Kennett, solicitor, appeared for the lessee Hie OP tuspsc||@@||solicitor, appeared for the lessee. The C.P. inspec- tor Mr Webster, trstilied to inspecting tha lease m||@@||tor, Mr Webster, testified to inspecting the lease in 1897, and again in 1899 Ho considered that the||@@||1897, and again in 1899. He considered that the conditions lind been complied with Claude L||@@||conditions had been complied with. Claude L Commins, of Burren, Bnom, stated flint bo »von tho||@@||Commins, of Burren, sworn, stated that he was the applicant for the lease in question ia 1894 lia did||@@||applicant for the lease in question in 1894. He did not reaido thereon for six munths >u each year from||@@||not reside thereon for six months in each year from July, 1894, till July, 1899 At this time his brother||@@||July, 1894, till July, 1899. At this time his brother Tack was mauagiug tho Burren properly, but auother||@@||Jack was managing the Burren property, but another bother was tho nommai manager When notreatd||@@||brother was the nominal manager. When not resid- nig on tho leaso he «na livinc in Gippsland, Victoria||@@||ing on the lease he was living in Gippsland, Victoria. Ho gavo tho Dank of Ne»v South \V ales a mortgage||@@||He gave the Bank of New South Wales a mortgage over the lease He thought thu b ink would have||@@||over the lease. He thought the bank would have advanced none» if they knew ho was not carrying out||@@||advanced money if they knew he was not carrying out the ct nditi ins Ho did not knoiv n hothor the mort-||@@||the conditions. He did not know whether the mort- gage signed was to his brother or to the bauk. Ho||@@||gage signed was to his brother or to the bank. He had tiothlug to gain by giving evidence in the case||@@||had nothing to gain by giving evidence in the case. Hie mortgage was a security over £22,000 After||@@||His mortgage was a security over £22,000. After consideration tho Land Board decided that the con-||@@||consideration the Land Board decided that the con- ditions had not been fulfilled||@@||ditions had not been fulfilled. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14330345 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn SHOOTING OASE AT BROKEN||@@||SHOOTING CASE AT BROKEN HILL.||@@||HILL. ACCUSED FOUND NOT GUILTY.||@@||ACCUSED FOUND NOT GUILTY. BROKEN HILL, Monday.||@@||BROKEN HILL, Monday. At the Quarter ¡session« to cUy Amy bpain ma*||@@||At the Quarter Sessions to-day Amy Spain made her appearance before tho court on a charge ansin|||@@||her appearance before the court on a charge arising out of her »hooting ut a postman, John Thomal||@@||out of her shooting at a postman, John Thomas Bt ivan, in Argont sttoot, OB I ebruary IO ¡she wal||@@||Beavan, in Argent-street, on February 10. She was hofoie the Circuit Court in April lune on tue cuuiul||@@||before the Circuit Court in April last on the capital clmr"c llio jury thou disagreed, and^ sM||@@||charge. The jury then disagreed, and she was remanded till the next Circuit Loiirt.||@@||was remanded till the next Circuit Court. Subsequently the Crown Law authorities reduced toa||@@||Subsequently the Crown Law authorities reduced the churgd to one of maliciously wouuihug with intent to||@@||charge to one of maliciously wounding with intent to commit giiev DUO boililv harm, thus enabling it tu M||@@||commit grievous bodily harm, thus enabling it to be heart at tie Quarter ¡sessions Accused on enteran||@@||heard at the Quarter Sessions. Accused on entering Ibu dock was very palo bbe pleaded not gullara||@@||the dock was very pale. She pleaded not guilty lind was defended b> Mr A J Hall «?||@@||and was defended by Mr. A. J. Hall. The evideuco ¿iveii to-day was similar to tan||@@||evidence given to-day was similar to that oiveu in April last. No evidence was calita||@@||given in April last. No evidence was called for the defence Aceusod made a statement||@@||for the defence. Accused made a statement from the dock bho »aid in a rouen vole», broken||@@||from the dock. She said in a rough voice, broken with sols, that she was not guilty of ".. CJ,"K*;||@@||with sobs, that she was not guilty of the charges. bim was very foud o' Beavtn, and «ould not do lum||@@||She was very fond of Beaven, and would not do him any harm »he * us so grieved and so ctutieBtd at||@@||any harm. She was so grieved and so distressed at the thought of losing Ima that «ho could not s «sp or||@@||the thought of losing him that she could not sleep or work, »ho did not remember seeing lack T||@@||work. She did not remember seeing "Jack" on Tobruaiy 10, mid did not lomeiiiber what took I lace||@@||February 10, and did not remember what took place on that day; or foi (liijs b-fore that bbo would not||@@||on that day, or for days before that. She would not dj anvthiug to ' Jack," aud was not cunty ot toe||@@||do anything to "Jack," and was not guilty of the charge. ""Mr" Hall, in addressing the jury, aubinitt«i that||@@||Mr Hall, in addressing the jury, submitted that from constantly brooding over her troubles te||@@||from constantly brooding over her troubles ac- cu-ed's mind b id becomo unhinged , that u an«||@@||cused's mind had become unhinged ; that if she bred thom olver abo wa« »cling under an irrcsut||@@||fired the revolver she was acting under an irresist- ablo impulse it the time, aud thrreforo was notre.||@@||able impulse at the time, and therefore was not re- »poiiMlilu for tho consequences of her action||@@||sponsible for the consequences of her action. llie jury, »ft« doliboratiug two anil a halt noan,||@@||The jury, after deliberating two and a half hours, acquitted the accmei||@@||acquitted the accused. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14309938 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn PRIVATE NOUMAN WILSHIRE.||@@||PRIVATE NORMAN WILSHIRE. Prívalo Norman Wilshire, of D Comp*ny,||@@||Private Norman Wilshire, of D Company, Mounted Iufaiitry, second contiugeut, writes to his||@@||Mounted Infantry, second contingent, writes to his brother from BlDcmfonUiii uuder date of March 17||@@||brother from Bloemfountein under date of March 17: .- " As I write it is out on an open plain, bounded||@@||- "As I write it is out on an open plain, bounded on every side by kopjes, and the aun heating down||@@||on every side by kopjes, and the sun beating down With scant mercy No shelter is to be found on tlio||@@||with scant mercy. No shelter is to be found on the rolling plains, not a tree being in sight, nor a snrub||@@||rolling plains, not a tree being in sight, nor a scrub moro thau a foot high Wa are camped about four||@@||more than a foot high. We are camped about four miles from town on a nch man's farm, and herds of||@@||miles from town on a rich man's farm, and herds of buck are plentiful DU tho estate, out will not long||@@||buck are plentiful on the estate, but will not long continue an at "ho rate the soldiers dispose of them||@@||continue an at the rate the soldiers dispose of them for food, ubout 10 being bagged one morning Ilicno||@@||for food, about 40 being bagged one morning. These buck aro protected bj a £50 lina which accounts for||@@||buck are protected by a £50 fine which accounts for thou numbers here Strange und beuutiful birds are||@@||their numbers here. Strange and beautiful birds are to be seen everywhere When camped on||@@||to be seen everywhere. When camped on theModdir River we »ero on tho site c f a lum jua||@@||the Modder River we were on the site of a famous eugugemeut with the oncmy whoii so many rf the||@@||engagement with the enemy when so many of the Highlaiidnra fell, and Miigersiotitimi w is visible in||@@||Highlanders fell, and Magersfoutein was visible in the distance I have b theil m and drunk of the||@@||the distance. I have bathed in and drunk of the Waters of the Modder wliete Boor hortles were dis-||@@||Waters of the Modder where Boer bodies were dis covered, somo being fe und w hile we were theie even||@@||covered, some being found while we were there even. But you must drink the first water that comes in||@@||But you must drink the first water that comes in your way, going without being impossible lu the heat||@@||your way, going without being impossible in the heat of the day. One morning early we got the ordor to||@@||of the day. One morning early we got the order to saddle up in haste, and si on tho whole contingent||@@||saddle up in haste, and soon the whole contingent were on the gallop to a iieighbouiltig kopje, where||@@||were on the gallop to a neighbouring kopje, where the euemy were supposed to be Vi e arrived there,||@@||the enemy were supposed to be. We arrived there, and the men dismounted und »eulo t the lull lu open||@@||and the men dismounted and scaled the hil in open order, only to lind on reaching the top that tha Beers||@@||order, only to find on reaching the top that the Boers were retreating ucrosa country to lulu in the distance||@@||were retreating across country to hills in the distance. Then bogan a chase that lasted well on||@@||Then began a chase that lasted well on into the afternoon, when we uneartbea||@@||into the afternoon, when we unearthed them once more Iho contingent dismounted and||@@||them once more. The contingent dismounted and marched on lu open order to within range,||@@||marched on in open order to within range, leaving each third man of the fours to look alter and||@@||leaving each third man of the fours to look after and follow up with Iho horses I was thud mau, and it||@@||follow up with the horses. I was third man, and it was while at this that tho firBt bullets made their||@@||was while at this that the first bullets made their presence known to mo I ducked to the hint, but||@@||presence known to me. I ducked to the first, but toou felt moro easy under fire. A round dozen of||@@||soon felt more easy under fire. A round dozen of bullets kicked upulitllo cclumu of diiBt neal me||@@||bullets kicked up a little column of dust near me nud as we wero ordered out of range the Boer« got||@@||and as we were ordered out of range the Boers got thoir inags7ii.es to work and sent them ni a bit||@@||their magazines to work and sent them in a bit thicker However, wo walked out of danger, and||@@||thicker. However, we walked out of danger, and coon the dismounted men were leiiung We picked||@@||soon the dismounted men were retiring. We picked thsin up, and after about half uu hour's delay dine||@@||them up, and after about half an hour's delay came at the Boers again from a different direction Tiley||@@||at the Boers again from a different direction. They wcro fpretty thick lu a farmhouse ut the foot of a||@@||were pretty thick in a farmhouse at the foot of a 1 opje, «Pinch was also occuuicd (by them After a||@@||kopje, which was also occupied by them. After a vigorous bait-hour's fighting ive had the satisfaction||@@||vigorous half-hour's fighting we had the satisfaction of seeing tlio Bobrs galloping away on tbeu ponies||@@||of seeing the Boers galloping away on their ponies. We had several wounded, and some horses shot but||@@||We had several wounded, and some horses shot but what riamuge we did wo don't know bo much has||@@||what damage we did we don't know. So much has happened during the last fortnightjtbat I cannot verv||@@||happened during the last fortnight that I cannot very well remembnr the dilftront places we camped at||@@||well remember the different places we camped at each night I know that bloodshed was going on||@@||each night. I know that bloodshed was going on sround us, but vorv little of it did we see The||@@||around us, but very little of it did we see. The Boers wero being driveu further and furthei back,||@@||Boers were being driven further and further back, and ^Britain's hosts, now about 40,000 strong, wero||@@||and Britain's hosts, now about 40,000 strong, were daily making Bindea, which from all uppcaruncea||@@||daily making strides, which from all appearances hore will never have to be retraced One day during||@@||here will never have to be retraced. One day during this "onward march our little band of Mounted||@@||this onward march our little band of Mounted Infantry were under rifle fire three times Ooce we||@@||Infantry were under rifle fire three times. Once we were mustering in cover of a high knpie, and to get||@@||were mustering in cover of a high kopje, and to get lo this cover we had to croea a jiatr-h of ground swept||@@||to this cover we had to cross a patch of ground swept by bullets. Here a man noxt to me got a bullet||@@||by bullets. Here a man next to me got a bullet through the shoulder, aud it went out at the back.||@@||through the shoulder, and it went out at the back. While standing here in shelter we could see our field||@@||While standing here in shelter we could see our field batteries pouring in shells on the euora) hidden||@@||batteries pouring in shells on the enemy hidden away, and ses the shells from their guns fallmg||@@||away, and see the shells from their guns falling perilously near our batteries."||@@||perilously near our batteries." ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14315679 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE ON A||@@||TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE ON A CATTLE STEAMER.||@@||CATTLE STEAMER. GREAT LOSS OF STOCK IN HEAVY||@@||GREAT LOSS OF STOCK IN HEAVY WEATHER||@@||WEATHER MELBOURNE, Sunday.||@@||MELBOURNE, Sunday. home particulaia have alreauy beeu published re-||@@||Some particulars have already been published re- specting the tumble loss of cuttle sustained bv||@@||specting the terrible loss of cattle sustained by tho steamer Anerley, which left Newcastle||@@||the steamer Anerley, which left Newcastle for South Africa on May Jo, and which,||@@||for South Africa on May 25, and which, after a tearfully trying experience in hurricane||@@||after a tearfully trying experience in hurricane weather off the coast of Now South Wales, nrnved||@@||weather off the coast of New South Wales, arrived in Hobvou s Bay too late for inspection by tho bcilth||@@||in Hobson's Bay too late for inspection by the health officer on Prulay night lho vessel was borthod||@@||officer on Friday night the vessel was berthed uluiigs.do the Williamstown rnilway pier on Saturday,||@@||uluiigs.do the Williamstown railway pier on Saturday, aud smco has beeutheobjeet of considerable attraction||@@||and since has been the object of considerable attraction to the residente The mt rtahty among the cattle||@@||to the residents. The mortality among the cattle shipped in the vessel at iSoivciislle was dreadful||@@||shipped in the vessel at Newcastle was dreadful 01 the 281 bullocks, saul to be tho fingst lot of buist.«||@@||of the 281 bullocks, said to be the finest lot of beasts over dospatchoil from that port, thero aro now only||@@||over despatched from that port, there are now only d5 remaining alive oil board, the rest having||@@||65 remaining alive on board, the rest having either bceu killed by being dashed about||@@||either been killed by being dashed about the ship, suffocated when battere 1 down in||@@||the ship, suffocated when battered down in tho hold«, or washed overboard and drowned||@@||the holds, or washed overboard and drowned Even now several of thoso which survived||@@||Even now several of those which survived the terrible ordeal aro in such a bruised||@@||the terrible ordeal are in such a bruised ault damaged condition ^thnt it is doubtful||@@||and damaged condition that it is doubtful whether they will survive, whilst three succtunbEd to||@@||whether they will survive, whilst three succumbed to thoir in|uncB after tho ves c1 entered Port Phillip||@@||their injuries after the vessel entered Port Phillip Heads The havoo caused among tho large number of||@@||Heads. The havoc caused among the large number of animals n hich ¡vero contine! m the hold waa shocking||@@||animals which were confined in the hold was shocking. What they must hav e suiTerod vv lieu for the safety of||@@||What they must have suffered when for the safety of tho attamur it was found necessary to batten down||@@||the steamer it was found necessary to batten down tho hatches, and in the suffocating darkness they||@@||the hatches, and in the suffocating darkness they wura hurled about Hie hold us the ship||@@||were hurled about the hold as the ship laboured ni tbo f,ale. is difficult to de||@@||laboured in the gale, is difficult to de- scribB Tho bellowing of the n^omsed brutes||@@||scribe. The bellowing of the agonised brutes could hu plainly heard on tho dook through tho norco||@@||could be plainly heard on the deck through the fierce gale, but under tho circumstances very little could||@@||gale, but under the circumstances very little could bo dono by Captain Robertson und his office» to||@@||be done by Captain Robertson and his officers to safeguard thu boasts irom injury ni death||@@||safeguard the beasts from injury or death. When the storm had sum louth modciatcil to admit||@@||When the storm had sufficiently moderated to admit of tho hitches beiug taken off a lcvoltnur, spec-||@@||of the hatches being taken off a revolting spec- tacle was witnessed, and a stench abso-||@@||tacle was witnessed, and a stench abso- lutely ovorpowenug aroao through tho opon||@@||lutely overpowering arose through the open hatches ibu curcaeoa of many of the leasts||@@||hatches. The carcasses of many of the beasts lav, strewn about, mid tho stalls had boen broken and||@@||lay, strewn about, and the stalls had been broken and bcattorctt like matchwood lho plight of tho beasts||@@||scattered like matchwood. The plight of the beasts which were carried on deck was tqually bid Im||@@||which were carried on deck was equally bad. Im- munse seas swept over the ves*el Somo of the||@@||mense seas swept over the vessel. Some of the bullocks were smashed againsttho fittings anti killed,||@@||bullocks were smashed against the fittings and killed, wini i others were wushod bodily overboard, a coin||@@||while others were washed bodily overboard, a com- pirutivor) few onlv, niter being severely bruised anil||@@||paratively few only, after being severely bruised and bnttircd und half drowned, managing to live||@@||battered and half drowned, managing to live through the tempest lho task tot Captain||@@||through the tempest. The task set Captain Robertson mid his officers, not only of saving as||@@||Robertson and his officers, not only of saving as many UB possiolo of the ttiiimulp, but of ensuring||@@||many as possible of the animals, but of ensuring the sifuty of Hie steamer herself, win in fie cucum||@@||the safety of the steamer herself, was in the circum- «lances a hard one, anti they «ero almost worn||@@||stances a hard one, and they were almost worn out with anxioti und Fatigue At times the||@@||out with anxiety and fatigue. At times the Annerley 1 ihnurcd so ternbl> that bei lads||@@||Annerley laboured so terribly that her rails rolled completely under Hatei, and be foi u the||@@||rolled completely under water, and before the htitchos wore baltoncil down several i-eas pouied luto||@@||hatches were battened down several seas poured into tlie lukis continuing the cattle The Anerlcv on||@@||the holds containing the cattle. The Anerley en- countered the hurricane on Mi \ 10, lho day following||@@||countered the hurricane on May 10, the day following her dopirture from tvowca«tlc, and furtivo duvs||@@||her departure from Newcastle, and for two days it raged with extremo soient* Die ves«ol'o||@@||it raged with extreme severity. The vessel's head w is put in the teeth of tho gale, und the en-||@@||head was put in the teeth of the gale, and the en- glues slowuil down, but UH1IOUL.1I she scuicolv,||@@||gines slowed down, but although she scarcely moved alioml great volumes of water Hamden d ovei||@@||moved ahead great volumes of water thundered over tin forecastle and deluged her lore and aft||@@||the forecastle and deluged her fore and aft. On the mornin,r of Mut. ¿G ttie storm moderated mid||@@||On the morning of May 26 the storm moderated and thoveFsel boro up to lervis Rev, whence Ciptiiui||@@||the vessel bore up to Jervis Bay, whence Captain Roberts n conimiiuicatiul with his agents by tele||@@||Robertson communicated with his agents by tele- graph and received instruct» ns to como on to Mel-||@@||graph and received instructions to come on to Mel- bourne On the wa) round thu crew was kept||@@||bourne. On the way round the crew was kept busily einplovod m throwing thu circuses overboard||@@||busily employed in throwing the carcases overboard. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14352514 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn I PASSAGES ENGAGED BY TOE R.M.S AUSTRAL.||@@||PASSAGES ENGAGED BY THE R.M.S AUSTRAL. The Oritnt Company h Austral, which kit London on tho||@@||The Orient Company's Austral, which left London on the 28th ultimo had booked us under up to the clniín? of the||@@||28th ultimo had booked as under up to the closing of the mill on August 10 -Mr and Mrs Atkinson, Mian Avery||@@||mail on August 30 :—Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, Miss Avery, Kev C H Browne, Mr Brook«, Mrs Bovs, Mr Bunting,||@@||Rev. C. H. Browne, Mr. Brooks, Mrs. Boys, Mr. Bunting, Mr E M C rosso, Mr h W Culvio, Mr« Du Boulnv,||@@||Mr. E. M. Crosse, Mr. E. W. Culvin, Mrs. Du Boulay, Mim i)u Boulay, Mr« Dawbatn Mr Dorman, Mr J \V||@@||Miss Du Boulay, Mrs. Dawbarn Mr. Dorman, Mr. J. W. Fry, Mr H W Fry, Mr» Fry. Miss try, Mr Olli Ml||@@||Fry, Mr. H. R. Fry, Mrs. Fry, Miss Fry, Mr. Gill, Mr. Qolbcr Mr Greenglade, jun , Mr H Greville Mr||@@||Godber, Mr. Greenslade, jun., Mr. H. Greville, Mr. CrOhbic Hill Mr and Mrs 11 loper, Mr líunter Rev and||@@||Crosbie Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Hooper, Mr. Hunter, Rev. and Mrs Matthew« Mr Ml ali Mr and Mr« Mculi,||@@||Mrs. Matthews, Mr. Meuli, Mr. and Mrs. Meuli, Mr H Mitchell Sir W E Mitch.il. Mr||@@||Mr. H. Mitchell, Mr. W. E. Mitchell, Mr. Money, Mrs and Miss Muir, ltev and Mrs Piper, Ml*«||@@||Money, Mrs. and Miss Muir, Rev. and Mrs. Piper, Miss Payne, Mr and Mr» leareon, Mu«. ». 1'orknell, Mr||@@||Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, Miss A. Pocknell, Mr. Pringle Mr and Mr« Bule, Captain nnd Mi« J Hboile«,||@@||Pringle, Mr. and Mrs. Rule, Captain and Mrs. J. Rhodes, Han W Holiest-n, Mu Rolleston, Mrs Host Ros» Or||@@||Hon. W. Rolleston, Mrs. Rolleston, Mrs. Ross Ross, Dr. Hamilton Eu-icll, Mr» O Rynn Dr end Mrs ltuim||@@||Hamilton Russell, Mrs. C. Ryan, Dr. and Mrs. Hugh braith, Mr and Mr« Snow, Mr« Teague, Miks Teague||@@||Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Snow, Mrs. Teague, Miss Teague, Mr and Mr« Taylor, MisUr Taylor, Dr and Mrs J Bul||@@||Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Master Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. J. Bell Thomson Mr Tiller, Mr and Mrs G S V Wentky,||@@||Thomson, Mr. Tiller, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. V. Wentley, Rev lather Walsh, Mr and Mrs Watcrwirtb.Mr B h||@@||Rev. Father Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. Waterworth, Mr. H. E. Worsp, Mr S G Worsp||@@||Worsp, Mr. S. G. Worsp. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14310494 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn ROSEBROOK CAVES.||@@||ROSEBROOK CAVES. COOMA, Tuesfsf.||@@||COOMA, Tuesday. On bunday morning Messrs A II Jones J Fn<||@@||On Sunday morning Messrs. A. B. Jones, J. Per- ¿ins, C Collings nul T Stapleton visitwl the na||@@||kins, C. Collings and F. Stapleton visited the un- ? opened Rosebrook caves seven miles norn Uooun||@@||opened Rosebrook caves, seven miles from Cooma. lhese caves ure scry extensive, boing, it ni"||@@||These caves are very extensive, being, it is be- lieval, about three milos long aud willi tno a||@@||lieved, about three miles long, and with the ex- ixptiou of au occasional visit of udveutuioul||@@||ception of an occasional visit of adventurous parties, abo ure only able to set itetyemill||@@||parties, who are only able to see a very small portion of their beauties, hine been uueihloied||@@||portion of their beauties, have been unexplored. Ihe ouly ingress to the caves is by doscci ill t »||@@||the only ingress to the caves is by descending a shaft about 110ft deep in three slades if *'<.||@@||shaft about 110ft. deep in three stages of 20ft., 5Uft, and 40ft Three of the party dusce Jed,||@@||50ft., and 40ft. Three of the party descended, Mr Stapleton taking the cameia to tudeiioirto||@@||Mr. Stapleton taking the camera to endeavour to obtain photographs by uu^iiuuiifl Uni"||@@||obtain photographs by magnesium light. At the bottom tlioio is n large room Olli||@@||At the bottom there is a large room, 50ft. by J3ft , lu winch they discovered a deemed n>}*||@@||by 23ft., in which they discovered a decayed rope ladder and an old lump, lett theio bj a party rhi||@@||ladder and an old lamp, left there by a party who had a terrible experience about five yent ago A dud||@@||had a terrible experience about five years ago. A dead snake (ift in length w is also found 1 lie 111 > ma||@@||snake 6ft. in length was also found. The flies were numerous and i>xiingnislied Ibe candles uiuuy hue.||@@||numerous, and extinguished the candles many times. 1 ho mormug was spout ut tal iu" photos ¿ii I *oa»||@@||The morning was spent in taking photos, and some beautiful specimens of stalactites and sUUsuiiu||@@||beautiful specimens of stalactites and stalagmites iveie cb'suued lu the af tunion 1IIB> lutn. ledlo||@@||were obtained. In the afternoon they intended to thoroughly Lxplore some of the i iiuicrous cawrw||@@||thoroughly explore some of the numerous caverns, but through the many opeuiugs bung too small to||@@||but through the many openings being too small to admit of the passage of a mau they were coi tint to||@@||admit of the passage of a man they were content to traverse one on the baud« aud knees with a i.uil cr||@@||traverse one on the hands and knees with a guiding string Ihe party returned about dusk lhaja'||@@||string. The party returned about dusk. They are confident that the cuves aie north cponing "i||@@||confident that the caves are worth opening up. Same >ears ago the Government spsi t mo ey nu||@@||Some years ago the Government spent money on them, but little has beare done lhose who unit«||@@||them, but little has been done. Those who visited them live years ago sUte that they succeeded ?||@@||them five years ago state that they succeeded in entering OUB cave, where they met nilli a tu||@@||entering one cave, where they met with a tre- uieudoua precipice witn water at the bottom||@@||mendous precipice with water at the bottom. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14322931 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE FLOODS IN THE HAWKES-||@@||THE FLOODS IN THE HAWKES- BURY.||@@||BURY. ESTENT OF THE DAMAGE.||@@||EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. WINDSOR, Monday.||@@||WINDSOR, Monday. The flood water continual to recede yo3terday||@@||The flood water continual to recede yesterday and to-du> Up to the time of writing it had fallen||@@||and to-day. Up to the time of writing it had fallen about 18tt AB tho water luveo the land the enor-||@@||about 18ft. As the water leaves the land the enor- mous amount of damage can uow he ascertained lil||@@||mous amount of damage can now he ascertained lil many caaes the houses ha\e bi.cn canted mid shifted,||@@||many cases the houses have bi.cn canted mid shifted, und in some instances catriLd completely uwaj.||@@||and in some instances catriLd completely uwaj. UAH IB Idled with produce have gone with their con-||@@||Barns filled with produce have gone with their con- tenta, and the caicaöeö of horses, cuttle, pigd, und||@@||tents, and the caicaöeö of horses, cuttle, pigd, und I poultry aro ubout in all directions 1 he watt r rosa||@@||poultry are about in all directions 1 he watt r rosa very rapidly on 1 riday morning At ubout 1 o'clock||@@||very rapidly on friday morning. At about 1 o'clock I it cuminencod to How over the Vit/tvy Budge, »Inch||@@||it commenced to flow over the Vit/tvy Budge, »Inch croises the bouth Creek on tho Windsor-iond, and at||@@||crosses the South Creek on the Windsor-iond, and at j o'clock it wai lullv Ut ovei the floor of the Car-||@@||5 o'clock it was fully Ut ovei the floor of the Car- dington Hotel, lu Bridge-dtrtt-t Ibu water during||@@||dington Hotel, lu Bridge-dtrtt-t. The water during ' thcao honra must bavejHiiien about ¿it. 2>er hour It||@@||these hours must bavejHiiien about ¿it. 2>er hour It bud receded Eulliciuutly yesterday to allow the rail-||@@||had receded Eulliciuutly yesterday to allow the rail- way between Riverstone and Windsor to bo repaired.||@@||way between Riverstone and Windsor to be repaired. In several instances thu uppioucbts to the culverts||@@||In several instances the approuches to the culverts wero dum iged and wushed awn, aud m one pi a cu||@@||were damaged and washed away, aud m one pi a cu (he line bid sunk, about bm the repairs wera||@@||the line had sunk, about bm the repairs wera c flee ted yeftcrdi>, and ti u gjods tram lett Wiudsor||@@||effected yesterday, and ti u gjods tram lett Wiudsor tiun morning ubout ¿ o clock tor the Jtrst lime for tho||@@||tiun morning about 2 o'clock tor the first time for the pact lillee days, und proceeded direct lu b)dne¿ iho||@@||pact lillee days, and proceeded direct lu b)dne¿ iho ordinary pu«sougcr trim also lett A\ mdsor thunnoru||@@||ordinary pu«sougcr trim also lett Windsor this morn- ling foi "sydney, and the communication by rail is||@@||ling for Sydney, and the communication by rail is I agu in restated tn ¡»tveial pluct.Fi un the country||@@||I agu in restated tn ¡»tveial places on the country loads landslips ha\û occurnd, which will gieitlj in-||@@||roads landslips have occured, which will gieitlj in- convenience the farmciB when returning tu their||@@||convenience the farmers when returning to their bomen utter the water has lett thom On tho high||@@||homes after the water has left them. On the high lands now showing; above tho wutor is a larL,c do||@@||lands now showing; above the water is a large de- pocit ot mud, aud in some cu^es there uro large rufta||@@||posit of mud, and in some cases there aro large rafts of limber, cornstalks tVc||@@||of timber, cornstalks, &c. lu Bndgc-htreer, in front of the Camugton Hotel,||@@||In Bridge -street, in front of the Carrington Hotel, und poheu quarters, IB a I trç,o raft, and tins morning||@@||and police quarters, IB a I trç,o raft, and tins morning about a do/mi men ure employed by thu council in||@@||about a dozen men are employed by the council in removing timber, «Vc borne very largo treea bavo||@@||removing timber, «Vc borne very large trees have floated in at this point, al no furniture aud hand-iada||@@||floated in at this point, also furniture aud hand-rails of biidgos, which shows ttmt aomo uf tho email||@@||of biidgos, which shows that some of the small brid pea or culverts have been washed away ¿-ho||@@||bridges or culverts have been washed away. The Grovernmtuit boatb were out from ihursday utter||@@||Government boats were out from Thursday after= noon till Tridtiy night or early on ¡saturday morning,||@@||noon till Friday night or early on Saturday morning, and the crows had some d mgorous woilc, especially||@@||and the crews had some dangerous work, especially on Thursday ni^ht and 1 tulay, winn tho wind blow||@@||on Thursday night and Friday, when the wind blew very stroiiflj A gre it quantity of furniture is||@@||very strongly. A great quantity of furniture is floating about, pnd is bein i; letton the laud and in||@@||floating about, and is being left on the land and in Uoeö us the water recedes Inmtu) cuses, where||@@||trees as the water recedes. In many cases, where furmtuie lemuins in the house it is a cúmplete||@@||furniture remains in the house it is a complete wreck||@@||wreck. A report has beon íoceived by Senior-sergeant||@@||A report has been received by Senior-sergeant Boj.ed, afc Windsor, that a mau bas been drowned at||@@||Boyed, at Windsor, that a man has been drowned at Clydesdale The Use heard of him wus that tt||@@||Clydesdale. The last heard of him was that a w om in li* lug on the ni¿ch land near the church heard||@@||woman living on the high land near the church heard a mau calling out She answered hmi, und told him||@@||a man calling out. She answered him, and told him to s wira to her house, and he would be safp. Hu||@@||to swim to her house, and he would be safe. He replied that he was too we^k to swim tim distauce.||@@||replied that he was too weak to swim the distance. Ide police and others with boats have been out since||@@||The police and others with boats have been out since the water subsided looking for thu body, but up to||@@||the water subsided looking for the body, but up to the present no tidings have beon heard of lum||@@||the present no tidings have been heard of him The view from any of the high places of tho town||@@||The view from any of the high places of the town is a deplorable one Iho Hood has damaged hun-||@@||is a deplorable one. The flood has damaged hun- dreds of acres, and in somo places whero the cur-||@@||dreds of acres, and in some places where the cur- rents wero strong tho whole hues ot fonces have been||@@||rents were strong the whole hues ot fonces have been carried away. 1 he damage to the roads cue not us||@@||carried away. The damage to the roads cannot as yet bu estt mate J , but lu places where the water had||@@||yet be estimated ; but in places where the water had already left it will tiko hundreds of pouuds to inulto||@@||already left it will take hundreds of pounds to make good Iho people living near the courthouse bud||@@||good. The people living near the courthouse had in several uibtaucee to remove their furniture from||@@||in several istances to remove their furniture from their bouées to the court buildings, which, being on||@@||their houses to the court buildings, which, being on high grouud, were free from flood«||@@||high ground, were free from floods. I ho following is a table of tho height above sum-||@@||The following is a table of the height above sum- mer le\ el, as t ikeu by Mr John Tebbutt, astrono-||@@||mer level, as taken by Mr. John Tebbutt, astrono- mer at VVmdbor, tinco lbo3 - Height ot watte||@@||mer at Windsor, since 1863 - Height of water above hummer level Mino U, 18i I 48lt , Tuno ¿Ô,||@@||above summer level : June 13, 1864, 48ft , June 23, ISG7, GJít Jin , Aird .6 IS7Ü, mt , Tolruaiy||@@||1867, 63ft. 2in., April 28, 1870, 45ft., February lb and -7, 41ft Om , September 11, 1870 Uft.||@@||26 and 27, 41ft. 6in. ; September 11, 1879 43ft. Jin , July 7i IOHO, lGft 2m According to tbeso||@@||3in., July 7, 1900, 46ft 2in. According to these levels, which can bo relied on, this is tho highest||@@||levels, which can be relied on, this is the highest flood the district has experienced for tho past ii||@@||flood the district has experienced for the past 33 yeaig.||@@||yearsg. MCHMOND, Monday||@@||RICHMOND, Monday The flood waters have leccdtd about 7ft , enabling||@@||The flood waters have receded about 7ft , enabling the railway nfhoi ils to inspect Mulgiavonud OlaiDiidoii||@@||the railway officials to inspect Mulgrave and Clarendon \ laducts this morai ,¿ A ball ibt engine tested tha||@@||viaducts this morning. A ballast engine tested the structuies end lound the Clarendon viaduct sate.||@@||structures and found the Clarendon viaduct safe. Iha approiclios to the MulL.ruvo viaduct tequircd a||@@||The approaches to the Mulgrave viaduct required a tram load of iishcs to consolidate tho embankment.||@@||train load of ashes to consolidate the embankment. A goods train leaves Richmond to-ui^ht for Sydney,||@@||A goods train leaves Richmond tonight for Sydney, aud wciitbxr-bound pas^oiigura may return by the»||@@||and weather-bound passengers may return by the (.rdinarv aorvieo on Monday morning 13oat¡3 to day||@@||ordinary service on Monday morning. Boats to day were used to recover wea nug app irel, &,c , from tho||@@||were used to recover wearing apparel, &c., from the flooded farm houses Hie Hulbert family lost every-||@@||flooded farm houses. The Hulbert family lost everything. thing All the calvri at Daley's daiij herd wera||@@||All the calves at Daley's dairy herd were drowned Rowland Hough was uoable to pull||@@||drowned. Rowland Hough was unable to pull about 200 bu&hela ot inai/t, which has been||@@||about 200 bushells of maize, which has been destroyed Mrs Durhnui's farm was so rapidly sub-||@@||destroyed. Mrs Durham's farm was so rapidly submerged merged (hat an employee in Older to s&vf JO pigs||@@||that an employee in order to save 30 pigs WAS compelled to put them in an elevated barn||@@||was compelled to put them in an elevated barn where there is 10 U bushels of mau o 'Ino JOSS of||@@||where there is 400 bushels of maize. The loss of the grain is likely to pro\o as expensive a» the value of||@@||grain is likely to prove as expensive as the value of tho munmin I armors will have no grass for stock;||@@||the animals. Farmers will have no grass for stock for about two mouths U w as beautitully fine to-||@@||for about two months. It was beautitully fine today day. ___||@@|| ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14219377 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn THE MINISTER FOR WORKS||@@||THE MINISTER FOR WORKS ENTERTAINED.||@@||ENTERTAINED. ST. ALBANS, Friday.||@@||ST. ALBANS, Friday. Tho Hon. E, W O'sullivan (Minister for Works),||@@||Tho Hon. E, W O'sullivan (Minister for Works), who is muk mp a tour of the Wollombi end of tho||@@||who is making a a tour of the Wollombi end of the Northumberland Electorate, accompanied by Mr||@@||Northumberland Electorate, accompanied by Mr. John Norton, tbo local member, v*as entertained nt a||@@||John Norton, the local member, was entertained at a banquet ßby all BectiouB of tbo co m m uu it y this||@@||banquet by all sections of the community this evciuug. Ho nrnvod at Wfetmun's Terry||@@||evening. He arrived at Wiseman's Ferry this morniug from Windsor, and waa inter-||@@||this morning from Windsor, and was inter- viewed by sevcnil . prominent residents of the||@@||viewed by several prominent residents of the Hawkesbury and Northumberland regarding local||@@||Hawkesbury and Northumberland regarding local requirements. Afterwards ho was on ter bun ed at||@@||requirements. Afterwards he was on entertained at luncheon. Tho Minister, accompanied by Messrs. J,||@@||luncheon. The Minister, accompanied by Messrs. J. Norton, J. L. 0 Fitzpatrick, Ms L__ . Bimsley||@@||Norton, J. L. C. Fitzpatrick, Ms L.A.. Brinsley Hall, Henry Wilson, W _ Darkor, and a number of||@@||Hall, Henry Wilson, W. C. Barker, and a number of electors of Northumberland, crossed tho Hawkesbury||@@||electors of Northumberland, crossed the Hawkesbury at tbo ferry Ou tho "other S o id ti ho was mut ti} a||@@||at the ferry On the other side he was met by a numerous cavalcado of vehicles and horsosmeu,||@@||numerous cavalcade of vehicles and horsemen, und, escorted by mounted troopers, proceeded bore,||@@||and, escorted by mounted troopers, proceeded here, whero ho woe mot by tbo progress committee,||@@||where he was met by the progress committee, as well a_ bj a Inrgo number of prominent rcidonts||@@||as well as by a large number of prominent residents from tho M'Dormld and fat. Albans dtstnets. A||@@||from the M' Donald and St. Albans districts. A number of local matters «ore brought nnder the||@@||number of local matters were brought under the Minister's notice, among others tbo silting up of||@@||Minister's notice, among others the sitting up of the M'Douald Et vor, usar St Albans. A request was||@@||the M' Donald River, near St Albans. A request was mado til at the Minister should oxperunenttbu scouring||@@||made that at the Minister should experiment scouring of tho river by moms of -winga which bo||@@||of the river by means of -wings which he promised to favo urabi j consider, as the question of||@@||promised to favourably consider, as the question of ibo biltmg up of tlio few navigable waterways of the||@@||the sitting up of the few navigable waterways of the colony was fast becoming a national problem that||@@||colony was fast becoming a national problem that v, ould havo to be grapplea w ith not only m tho in-||@@||would have to be grappled with not only in the in- terests of tbo btato, but al bo in that of those pro-||@@||terests of the state, but also in that of those pro- ducers to whom water carriage was the only means||@@||ducers to whom water carriage was the only means of access to market||@@||of access to market. In the evening the Minister was on ter tam eil at a||@@||In the evening the Minister was intertained at a baunuet in Jurd's Hull, m h ich, was elegantly deco-||@@||banquet in Jurd's Hall, which, was elegantly deco- rated by tho young ladies of bt. Albans Mr. neiirj.||@@||rated by the young ladies of St. Albans Mr. Henry Wilson, J.P , occupied the chair, aud Mi Joseph||@@||Wilson, J.P , occupied the chair, and Mr. Joseph Walker, J P., the vice-chair. After tho formal||@@||Walker, J P., the vice-chair. After the formal toast tho chairman pioposed "Uno Nraistr>,"||@@||toast the chairman proposed "The Minisitry," cDupled with tito name of the Hon E W O'SulU||@@||exupled with the name of the Hon E W O'Sulli- \an, m highly eulogistic terms, obsomng that||@@||van, in highly eulogistic terms, observing that though opposed to tho party of tho Miniatnr he||@@||though opposed to the party of the Minister he thought the present Government desarved well _t||@@||thought the present Government deserved well at tlio hauds of tho people of tlio country||@@||tthe hands of the people of the country Mr. O bullirán» iu roply, referred to tho largo||@@||Mr. O Sulliván in reply, referred to the large nmouut of work which liad "been ptrfonncd by tbo||@@||amouut of work which liad "been ptrfonncd by tbo Goveniment during itn short term ot office, ni rojard||@@||Government during itn short term ot office, ni regard to v. Inch ho entered into detail Tho Government||@@||to v. Inch he entered into detail Tho Government intended to introduce a rational proposal for tho||@@||intended to introduce a rational proposal for the prevention of strike! by means of a compulsory||@@||prevention of striked by means of a compulsory Arbitration Act, a Bcherao of interior watsr conser-||@@||Arbitration Act, a Scherao of interior watsr conser- vation, and the construction of a Bystem of light||@@||vation, and the construction of a system of light rail v* ays in and pastoial districts, which would be of||@@||railways in and pastoial districts, which would be of gTeat value m tho moving of stock in unusual||@@||great value m tho moving of stock in unusual periods of drought||@@||periods of drought. Other toasts wera honoured, including " Success||@@||Other toasts were honoured, including " Success to our Brothers Fighting in tho Transvaal " and||@@||to our Brothers Fighting in the Transvaal " and " Tho Local Mombo»." Mr. O'sullivan loaves||@@||" The Local Members." Mr. O' Sullivan leaves to-morrow for Wollombi.||@@||to-morrow for Wollombi. ||@@|| *$*OVERPROOF*$* 14334458 year 1900 type Article title The Sydney Morn CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BALL.||@@||CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BALL. ' A UNIQUE ATTRACTION.||@@||A UNIQUE ATTRACTION. The ball to ho huid to-night in tho Town Hall io||@@||The ball to be held to-night in the Town Hall in nid df the Hospital for Sick Children is certain to||@@||aid of the Hospital for Sick Children is certain to be un unquuliliid success It is to be uuder the||@@||be an unqualified success. It is to be under the putronago of tho Governor, tho Chief Justice and||@@||patronage of the Governor, the Chief Justice and Ladv Dailey, tim Mayor uud Mayoress of Sydney,||@@||Lady Darley, the Mayor and Mayoress of Sydney, Sir William and Lady Lyne, Mr John See and Mrs||@@||Sir William and Lady Lyne, Mr John See and Mrs. See, and the hospltil board of management One||@@||See, and the hospital board of management. One of tho novelties, which was recently found so sue«||@@||of the novelties, which was recently found so suc- ceseful in Melbourne, ik the ." uiHertisemout ' por-||@@||cessful in Melbourne, is the " advertisement ' por- tion, in which ilifTorcnt business houses in||@@||tion, in which different business houses in the city will be represented The faucj||@@||the city will be represented. The fancy dresses and musks will also form au attrac||@@||dresses and masks will also form an attrac- tion Me»sr3 Pearce Brothers ure carrymo||@@||tion. Messrs Pearce Brothers are carrying out tho decorations of the large hall The music will||@@||out the decorations of the large hall. The music will le supplied by De Groen s Vice-regsl Orchestra ,||@@||be supplied by De Groen's Vice-regal Orchestra ; the euppur,rnu superb scalo will be provided by ths||@@||the supper,on a superb scale, will be provided by the ABC Company, and an entert ui ment will be given||@@||ABC Company, and an entertainment will be given after the stijipor intermission by several well known||@@||after the supperr intermission by several well known artists linder thu direction of Mr S C. Williamson.||@@||artists under the direction of Mr S C. Williamson. It was announced ystordtty that nil the gallery||@@||It was announced yesterday that all the gallery tickets were sold Special trains will run to ull sta-||@@||tickets were sold. Special trains will run to all sta- tions as fur aB Purni matta at Mo u m , und ta||@@||tions as far as Parramatta at 1.45 a.m., and to Hornsby from Mil«ou's Point at 1 40, wbils trama||@@||Hornsby from Milson's Point at 1.40, while trams will rim to Enmoro at I