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South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), Friday 5 May 1893, page 5

National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48520002

TIGERS, MYTHICAL AND

OTHERWISE.

'A won is a nasty animal co nave

inside one's sheepfold'

wrote the Latin

poet, and if this be the case it must be

p.rniallv iiasfcv for sheBnfarmers to have

a tiger roaming about their stations.

The alleged presence of such an undesir

able visitor at Tantanoola, in the South

East, has occasioned a good deal of talk.

It is said that an animal somewhat larger

than a kangaroo-dog, and having stiipes

on its back, has been observed in the

locality ; also that tracks of some strange

animal have been seun on tho ground,

and injuries, believed to have been in

flicted byit,

upon the back of a bullock.

The escape of a tiger cub from a

menagerie some fourteen or fifteenyears

agois suggested as a possible explanation of

the supposed existence of this formidable

member of the feline tribe in the South

East. The surmise seems, tosay the least

of it, somewhat far-fetched. Is it at all

likely that a tiger could exist in a locality

for so many years nnd find its food from

day to day without leaving evidences of

itspresence long ere this ]

The tiger, if

tiger 'thoro be, must have got loose from

captivity at a very recent date, and there

is no reason whatever to believe that

any escapefrom a menagerie has, within

late years, occurred and been kept

secret. The evidence to hand on the

subject as yet seems decidedly hazy. A

man and his wife are supposed to have

seen the animal, and they are alsosup

posed to be under the impression that

they saw stripesupon

its back. Tho

information furnished is nob half so

minute as that which was given on the

subject of the bunyip, said to have been

observed at Koolur.ga some years ago;

andyetthere are not very many believers in

that interesting animal, even inthelocality

rendered classical in its mythology.

Bunyips, sea serpents, and Tantanoola

tigers are animals to be believed in when

are to

captured — but not before.

Artemus Ward once proposed to write

an essay for London 1'itnch on the not

very grammatical theme 'Is Cats to be

Trusted?' and, including tigers and

leopards in tho scopeof his enquiries, he

told how the dramatic critic of a news

paper got rather roughly handled kt his

Show when ho volunteered to try

the' effect of kindness' upon an unruly

leopard. Tno same enquiry as to whether

cats are to be trusstud has cropped up in

Australia in connection with the proposal

to breed them on a largo scale for the

purposeof keeping the rabbit plague in

check. Perhaps tho domestic cat, if

turned out towildness,

would not grow

so enterprising as to become a nui

sance. But it is to be feared

that a pair of circus tigers, although

born and bred in captivity, might

soon rear a progeny that would

make matters lively not only forpoor

bunny, but also for sheep and cattle, if

not even for man himself. There are

aspects of this quesliou which, to speak

seriously, are not unworthy of some con

sideration. If the chance libaration of a

pair of rabbits had the effect of multiply

ing the rodents all over tho land to such

an extent as to have ruined tho pastoral

industry in some places, is it not worth wl: ilo

taking some pains to prevent undesirable

animals from having auychance of

obtaining a footiug on our continent-

Tho Tantanoola tiger, although not a

probability, is always a possibility. The

origin oftho dingo, which has committed

such deplorable depredations on our

northern pastoral country, is alleged to

be traceable to the escapeof dogs

probably from some party of explorers

who landed on tho shores of Australia

at a remote period of history.

On tho whole a tiger isa much more

beautiful and captivating animal when

viewed from tho right side of a set of

strong bars than when allowed to mingle

promiscuously with a throng ofspec

tators. Tho latest circus which visited

Adolaiilo prided itselfon having

tigers which performed at liberty

in the

ring, and no doubt this

fact was a substantial attraction. The

writer already quoted has remarked that

'there isa large class of parents who

have an uncontrollable passion for taking

their children to places whore they will

etand a chance of being frightened to

death.' Sir George Dibbs in Sydney,

being concerned lest a tragedy should

take place, made eoaae remonstrance

about this circus exhibition, and was in

vited to s,o into the cage and test the

harmlessness of the animals for himself.

In spite of political and financial troubles

on the outside, however, he decided that

a retreat to the interior of a tenanted

cage would not be desirable. Phil May,

in one of his recent pictorial skies,

depicted the resource of a henpecked

husband who, to avoid his termagant of

a wife, took refuge in the cage among the

lionsand

tigers,

and got his reward in

the taunting exclamation,'

coward!' No Australian Premier has

yet been driven to prefer the experience

of a Daniel to the cruel tactics

of an Opposition, however virulent.

One does not naturally envy a

task like that of the skilful veterinary

surgeon who has been dressing the

wound of the tiger in tho Zoological

Gardens with such success,albeit the

brute displayed exemplary patience, and

seemed to be perfectly aware that the

pain iniiicted was needful to effect a

cure. If even the devil must have his

due, it is only just that the dangerous

tiger should get credit on the score of

his sagacity and endurance. How dan

gerous-he is has just been demonstrated

in India, where Lieutenant-General Sir J .

C. Dormer, Commander of the British

Forces in Madras, has met his death

through wounds infliciedupon him by

one of the species. There is no real

likelihood of the tiger being acclimatized

in South Australia, but for their own

peace of mind's sake tho people of the

South-East should place the question of

the existence of the reported feline

marauder at Tantanoola beyond doubt

without loss of time.

The Latest .Royal Romance.— inj

ivent long-expected has happened at last.

Formal announcement has been made of

he betrothal of Prince George, the

second in succession to the throne of

3reat Britain, and Princess May,lis 'second cousin once removed.'

Ehis prospective union has been

:alked of ever since tho Court laid

iside its visible tokens of mourning for

the premature death of the Duke of

Clarence, Prince George's elder brother.

Only seventeen months ago the tidings of

theyoung Duko's engagement to this same

Princess May set tho joy-bells ringing

throughout England. Had he lived the

Royal couple would have been fifteen

months married by this time. But fate

decreed that sixteen months after her

lover had been laid in his tomb the

Princess should formally acknowledgebis brother as her future consort.

The romantic features of the situation

lave already inspired some, and will

probably give occasion for many more

poetical and other sentimental efl'usions.

This is an effect as natural as is the im

pression that the delicacy of the position

led the Queen, whose favourite grandson

bho Duke of Clarence was, to delay her

consent to the suit of Prince George for

thehand

of hisdead

brother'sbetrothed.

Everybody can understand and sympathize with such |reluctance. Human

nature is but human nature,

whether the scenes of its mani

festations lie in palace or in hovel,

knd yet the intimation that the weddingis to come off after all will be greeted

ivith popular enthusiasm. It is im

portant for State reasons that the Prince

ihould be married, and it is uni

rereally acknowledged that he could not

ived a better woman than the Princess

May. She will not be a less worthy help

meet for him because she loved his

brother, and suffered poignant anguish

when that brother died. She will

be only so much the better for her

sorrow. Nobody expects that the

wounds which bereavement inflicts should

never heal, and nobody ought to re

quire that the young Princess should

spend the remainder of her life as a

recluse because the morning of it

was so cruelly clouded. Prince

George is popular in his present

capacity, and that openness and generosity of character and that typical

British 'dash' which give him such

popularity now will endear him to the

people as King if he should ascend the

throne. The qualities of his Queen would

be the womanly complement of his

own. The Prince is essentially a

Briton ; the Princess, too, is English

born and English trained. She is

naturally clever, proficient in all refined

accomplishments, pretty if not handsome,

and both amiable and sensible. That

the Royal couple may bo as happy as

they are popular is one of the best

wishes which can be uttered on their

behalf.

The Miners' Eight-hours Bill. — An

Eight-hours Bill for miners has passed

its secend reading in the House of

Commons by a substantial majority.

The measureis not, however, yet out of

the wood. Mr. Gladstone, who isop

posed to statutory limitation of the

hours of adult labour, went into

the lobby with tho friends of the

Bill, but his further support of it depends

altogether upon the question whether

tho law is made compulsory or not. His

attitude is doubtless shared by other

members of his party. The Premier's

utterances in the past have made fairly

apparent his attitude in regard to the

matter. He has admitted that eight

hours of labour underground is a sufficient

measure of human strength and endurance,

and though he has declared that as a rule

he is unfavourable to legislative interfe

rence with adult labour his objection to

the peculiar case of the miners is not

conclusive. He holds that there is not yet

an approach to unanimity among miners

an amongthemselves in favour cf an Eight-hours

Bill,even whilst ho believes that

the majority supportit, and he

has always maintained that without

such unanimity a compulsory Act

should in no case bo passed. In short he

refuses to subscribe *tothe doctrine of

overrulingin

mattera large

minority by force of numbers. Replying

to a deputation from the Miners' Federa

tion some time ago he raised the

question whether the principle of

local option might not be found appli

cable to tho proposal. This view

docs not commend itself to the ardent

advocates cf the Bill. Yet itseems pretty

certain that it is the view that must prevail if Mr. Gladstone votes for the third

reading of tho measuro. We can under

stand what it is that has induced the

veteran statesman to throw outhis

suggestion. During his Mid-Lothian cam

paign ho was brought face to

face with a community of miners

at Gorebridge almost unanimous

in their approval of the eight-hours

system. With one exception in all the

collieries in the district itwas recognised,

and Mr. Gladstone was informed that

instead of being hurtful to the industry

its adoption had actually increased

tho output. A practical argument like

this could not fail to appeal to

him, and inspire the feeling that no

hardship would be done by depriving the

one employer of hispower to stand out.

But in other parts of Scotland,

as also in Northumberland, Durham,and elsewhere, there is nothing

liko the samo strength of feel

ing in favour of the Bill. Besides,

eight hours from bank to bank in diffe

rent districts are very distinct thing;.

Above all there isno getting away from

the fact that the principle even if

universally applied will not accom

plish what is aimed at. It will

not secure plenty and contentment

for all. It will not touch the sweater.

The cross-voting that took place over the

Miners' Eight-hours Bill, however, shows

that this question is destined to have a

marked effectupon the course of English

politics.^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Dance at Goveiinjiekt House.— His Excel

lency the Earl of Kintore enteitained about

lency the Earl enteitained about

250 guests at a dance at Government House on

Thursday evening. Elaborate preparations

had been made to enable the guests to enjoy

themselves. The ballroom was beautifully

decorated. The drawing-rooms were all

thrown open, and the conservatory was

arranged as a sitting-room. Palme,chrysanthe

mums,and other brilliantly coloured flower*

decorated the conservatory, and the recep

tion-rooms. Miss Lindstrom's jKand struck

their chords at 3.39 p.m., and dancing

began. The [first set was composed

of His Excellency the Governor and Lady

Downer, SL* John Downer and Mrs. Gordon,

Captain Walcotarid Mrs. Willcox, Mr. Willco*

and Mrs. Creswell, Colonel Gordon and Mrs.

Pelham, Mr. Todd and Mre. Goyder, Commis

sioner Peterswald and Mrs. Waterhouse,

Captain Pelham and Mrs. Ayers. Refresh

ments were provided in abundance, and a

sumptuous supperwas partaken of at 12

o'clock. A most enjoyable' evening was spent

by the guests.

Arrival of the Ausmalia.— The P. and

0. mail steamer Australia passed CapeBorda at 5.40 on Thursday morning,

and reached the avhorage at 12.47

p.m. The Ac. ing Health Officer (Dr.

Teichelmann) found no cases of illness on

board, and was informed that the vessel had

had no communication with Albany. Ihe

Western Australian n ail? had been

fumigated before being pub on board, and

also afterwards. As the vessel had no

cargo from 'Western Australia pratique was

granted at once. The mails reached Largs

Bay from London in twenty -six r'a^s seven

hours ten minutes. The landing of the bags

was at once proceeded with, the officers

for a timo being kept very bu3y. There

were over 500 bags to land, anI i

i order

to facilitate the handling a number of

extra men were employed. The tug

with the intercolonial mail was alongside

Largs Bay Jeily .af ?-30 P-m-» and in another

half-hour the whole of the mails Were in the

and ontho

way toAdelaide.

As thoresult of

some smart work the mails for the

other colonies were in time for the ordinary

expresstrain, while the Adelaide bag3 reached

the General Post-Office shortly after 2 o'olock.

The vessel had 132 passengers,of whom

seventy-three were first-olass and sixty-nine

3econd. The vessel brought about 12 )tons of

cargofor this port, and as she was appointed

to sail again for Melbourne at 5 o'clock tho

Fame afternoon there was some very smart

handling of the goods. Punctually lo timo

the vessel left amid cheers, tho 'cock' being

hoisted to the masthead in honour of theproua

position which tho ship has attained by her

record trip.

The National Bank.— On Thursday after

noon the Adelaide management received the

following telegram from the Chief Manager

(Mr. F. G. Smith):—' eetings of Bhare

holders and depositors unanimously and

cordially approved of scheme''of reconstruc

tion.' A meeting of shareholders will be held

in Adelaide at noon on Tuesday, and of

creditore on the same day at 3 p.m. The

place of meeting will be announced today.

A Record Passage fok Mails from

Loxr.ojf.— Tho P. & O. steamer Australia,

which reached Largs Bay at 12.47 p.m. on

Thursday, broke. the record as regards paa

Eagesbythe contraob n ail route via Colombo

from London. Her mails left London at

8.23 p.m. on Friday, April 7, and allowing

9 hours 14 minutes for tho difference in longi

tude, were consequently delivered in 2G days

7 hours 10 min. The boat runs mado by

the Australia were to noon on April 22, 412

milpH; April 24, 410 miles; April 25, 410

milts ; and May 1, 41D miles. The average

Bpecd from BrindiBi to Adelaide,

omitting tho passage through tbe

Sue/. Canal, was 103 knots per hour.

The next smartest journey for the mails was

by the Britannia, also a P. & O. steamer,

which arrived on April 22, 1892, tho time then

occupied in bringing letters from London

being 27 days 2 hours 10 minutes. The Orient

Liner Ormuz on her third trip in November,

1S87, landed mails in 26J. daye. She did tho

voyagein a little under 33 days, but Bhe did

not call at Colombo. In regard to the Aus

tralia's present remarkable voyage a subscriber

writes to ua: — 'On' March 8 I dispatched an

order for some magazines to a London firm per

tho Orient Company's steamer Ophir. The

order was received in London and the maga

zines were forwarded per post on April 7 by

the P. & O. steamer Australia, and were

delivered in Adelaide at 3 p.m. on Thursday,

May 4. I think this can claim to be tbo

quickest time on record.'

Medical Board. — At a meeting of the

Medical Board on Thursdav, May 4, Arch!

laid Martin Macfarlane, M.P., Melb. 18S0,

Ch.B. Melb. 1SS0, was registered a legally

qualified medical practitioner of South Aus

tralia.

Kei'Oktkd Coal Discovery at Hill River.

— Mr. H. Conigrave, Secretary to the Hill

River Coal-prospecting Association, inform*

ub that he has received the following telegram,

dated Mintaro, May 4, 12.50 p.m., from Mr.

R. Scandrett, the foreman in charge cf the

Government drill now being used on the pro

perty of the Association —'Struck coal;

about ono inch ; good. Drawn tools. Waiting

orders.' The Association began boring opera

tions on December 23last,

and are now down

about 200 ft. Instructions have been telegraphed

to forward samples and proceed with theboring.

Shareholders will doubtless feel gratified at the

news, especially as the reported discovery is

coincident with the publication of tho

discouraging report of the Government

G eolngist, Mr. H. Y. L. Brown.

Ciiuncn ok England Stxod.— The session

of the Church of England Syno1was closed on

Thursday evening, May 4, after lasting three

dayp. In the afternoon of Thursday Bishop

Linton, of Riverina, occupied a seat on the

platformnext

Presilent\Biahop

Kennion.)

Caitais Bickers. — The many 'riends of

Captain Bickers, of Port Adelaide, will learn

with regret that he was taken suddenlyill

Thursday, and had to be removed to his resi

dence at the Semaphore. He v. aa attended by

Dr. C. Bollen, who ordered strict quietness

Dr. Bollen was unable on Thursday night to

pronounce a decided opinion as to the exact

nature of the illness, but he hopes to see

his patient quickly restored to health.

The Croydon Bore.— The diamond-dril!

at Croydon is going deeper every week, and

yet the supply of watsr does not increase. I ?

isnow down about 2,300 feet, and the bed

reck which itwas expe:-ted would be reached

at 2,000 feet has not been struck. The water

obtained is good, but the supply is not large,

and the intention is to put the drill c own to

the bed rock in the hope of striking a better

supply.

The First Federal Garrison. — Oaptait

Hawker, commanding the 1'ermanent Ar

tillery, has received the following letter from

the Commandant of the Western Australian

Defence Forces :—'

I have been desired by the

Minister of Defence to express to you, as officer

commanding the Permanent Artilleiy, and to

all the garrison under your command that the

Government of this colony i3 highly gratified

at the successful manner in which tho work of

mounting the G in.guns in the Albany

batteries has been performed. You will

]. lease make this known to tho warrant

officer, non-commissioned officers, and men of

the artillery under your command.'

Accident to Mr. H. Emes.— Mr. H. E nes,

formerly of Messrs. Reid & Emfi.«, timber

merchants, was on Thursday superintending

the removal of a spring-dray load of timber at

Aldgate, when he was knocked down and one

of the wheels of the dray went partly over hi3

left leg. A doctor was eent for, but before he

could reach the spot Mr. Emes had left in the

Adelaide train for his residence at Exoter.

There he was attended by Dr. P. Bollen, who

found that the leg was very much bruised and

swollen, but as far as could be seen no bones

were broken.

Local v. Imported Cement.— It may aptly

be said that tho concluding evidence given on

Wednesday to the Stores Commission hy tho

Government Storekeeper fell as a bombshell

iinonRst tho members of tho Commission.

Mr. Cole-batch eaid thao a month ago

»n order for 5,000 casks of foreign

x-nient had been indented for use

it the Happy Valley Waterworks, because

the local cement was nut ,';ood enough. A bald

?tattrnent like this was calculated to create

?cine surprise, as it was only towards the end

Df last Eession that the very highest opinions

ivere expressed as to the value of the Brighton

:ement. Enquiries at the Public Works

Departmentvenfythestatementthato.OOOcasks

tvero indented, but tho reason given by Mr.

Dolebatcb requires some qualification. The

EEgineer-in-Chief has a high opinion of the

juftlity of tho cement, which will be used for

illworks in sight ail

Happy Valley, and in

:onnection with the Blyth and Gladstone Rail

way. For prudential reaeons, however, heprefers to ueo imported cement, of which he

MB had years of experience, 1 for the

:nnneU. It is obvious that it is

)f the greatest importance that there

should be not the slightest risk in connection

with the tunnels, the inside of which will of

;ourse be out of sight when the water is

?unning through them. He reoommended the

Supply and Tender Board to got imported

icment for the tunnels ; hence the order re

'erred to. The Brighton cement has so satis

led the Govern;] ent oi cials that the Supply

tnd Tender Board are aboutto

enter into a

contract with the Ojmpany to supply tho

Government for three years with cement re

quired for general purposes.

The Public Service Widows and Orphans'

Society. — The meeting of Civil servants called

or today at 1.15p.m. at tho Public Service

ysociation-rooms, with the objeob of in

mgurating a fund for tho purposeof

riding immediate pecuniary assistance to the

vidows and orphans of de.eased members,

leservesevery consideration at the hands of

hose interested. Shortly stated, the objects

ifthe promoters are stated to bo 'to afford

mmediate pecuniary assistance to tho widows,

hildren, relatives, or legatees of deceased

aembers.' The entrance charge ia fixed at

, nominal sum, and the levy is fir the present

tot to exceed 5s.per member. Provision is

nade for the appointment of a .CommitteefManagement consisting of five members,

deluding a Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary,

nd two Auditors. The amount of the

svy, not exceeding £100, is to be

aid— il) If the widow ha*c'1;' 'reii, t^° ful1

mount to the widow;(2) if the widow

as children not dependent on her the

ioard of IV'anagement apportions the

mount ; (3, i' t -e v idow has no children she

eceives the full amount, unless the deceased

as ordered otherwise ;(4) if children only

arvive the deceased the Board apportions the

mount amongst them ; and (5) if the de

eased leaves no widow or children the money

j paid to th ?

next relative, unless the Board

re otherwise directed by the member during

is lifetime. The Reserve Fund is formed

rom the entrance subscriptions and from the

mounts over and above £100 collected from

he levy, and can only be operated uponfor

emporary advances during the collection of

levy to the amount of £25. The promoters

,iah to point out that this scheme is not in

p position to that known as'

the superannua

ion scheme,' but rather is the complement of

t,as it will cover that period during which the

Superannuation Fund is being nursed and is not

.vailable. Mr. Alexander Buchanan, S.M.,

ho Master of the Supreme Courc, has kindly

(remised to take tbo chair at to-day's meeting,

.nd it is hoped that as the promoters have tho

iroposed rules and regulations in print for

onsideration the gathering will deal promptly

vith the question.

Incidents at the Anchorage.— It was

iardly expected that the advent of so many

teamers in the outer harbour on Wed

tesday would occur without some little

.dventureB (writes our Shipping Re

lorter). On the departure of the French

teamer one of the seamen had some

iow become so enamoured with the

ountiy that ho leaped overboard, having

da clothes so 'astened abouu him as

0 afford the least impediment in swim

ning. The long iwiin was obsorved, and

1 Bteamcutter went to pick up the man ; conse

[uently he was on board again in a few

ninutes. The second incident was of a similar

lature. A woman from the Ormuz, while on her

jassage to the shore in one of the Company's

aunches, made a jump into tho Gulf. Before

he could settle down the sailors had bald of

lerand ignomim'ously hauled her on board,

ehere she looked very stupid, though evi

lently the better for hor swimming lesson.

The Companies Act.— The Governorin

Council has confirmed the following changes

n rules dealing with the seventh schodule of

ihe Companies Act, made by their Honors tho

Dhief Justice and Mr. Justice L'oueaut: — '1.

Elulo 4 of the'

Rules for meetings of creditors,

jontributories, or shareholders of a CDmpany

inder liquidation,' contained in the seventh

ichedule of the Companies Act, is repealed.

The rule following shall be in force and

lave effect in lieu of the said Rule 4, that ia to

lay :—(4). A person

shall noti ba entitled to

rote as a creditor unless he has duly proved a

3ebt to be due to him from the Company, andlite proof

as been duly lodged before the time

appointed for the meetin-, or unless the

liquidators shall admit at the mee'inr, or have

previously in writing admitted, a debt to be so

The Price ok Shitting PnorEivrr. — Never

before have shipping values been eo small.

Phis statement applies to all classes of vessels.

At a recent auction of shipping property held

in Liverpool the bids were rediculously low.

A large steamer of 2,300 tons, built in 1S75,

did not attract anything higher than £3,500,

at about 33s. per ton. A cargo steamer, 2,130

tons, twelve yearsold, was put u\- and with

irawn at £4,800. A new sailing ship of steal,

four-masted and classed Al, has been con

tracted for at the rate of £5 3s.par ton dead

weight, while cargo steamers can be placed at

£4 to £5.

Madame Antoinette Stirling's Tour.—

Mr. L. J. Lohr will arrive in Adelaide from

Melbourne this morning to complete arrange

ments in connection with the Australian toar

of Madame Antoinette Stirling, tho celebrated

English,I

alia isinger.

Fruitgro v) rs Beware. — At a meeting of

tbe Agricultural Bureau, held on Friday, an

anonymouscircular was received stating that

a firm of swindlers were selling fruit cuttings

and trees in extensive quantities throughout

the Australian Co'onies. They represented

that they had orchards in several colonies,

whereas they purchaced the refuse of orchards,

which they palmed off as good tree3. When a

certain variety was asked for they supplied any

kind of the same fruit branded with the name of

asked for. The worst of it is that the

the variety asked for. The worst of it is that the

growers without baing told will not discover

the mistake until some four years have

elapsed.

New Counties and Hundreds.— The

Government Gazette this week contains a pro

clamation constituting two new counties,

which are named Buccleuch and Chando3, and

two new hundreds named Ettrick and Bow

hill. County Buccleuch is bounded on

the north by a ] ortion of tho south

boundary of County Albert, on tho north

west by part of the south-eastern

boundary of County Sturt, on the west by

part of the east boundary of County Russell,

and on the south by portion of tbe north

boundary of County Cardwell. County

Chandos comprises the portion of the colony

east of County Buccleuch. The Hundred of

Ettrick is in County Russell, and the Hundred

of Bowhill is surrounded by the Hundred of

Forster and the Countios of Russell, Sturt,

and Albert. Additions are also made to the

Central Land District and the South-Eastern

Land District. Of the area of tho province

(243,244,S00 acres) 45,191,040 acres are now

within counties, and 23,401,120 acres within

hundreds.

Tactics.— Major Lovett, formerly Brigade

Major of the South Australian Militia, in a

private letter to a friend in South Australia,

BayB: —

Major Peterswald's book on tactics

isa capital one, and I am now teaching

cempany from it.'

Tub Stock Diseases Act. — In the

Government Gazette this wf ek official notifica

tion is given of the revocation of numerous

regulations under the Stock Diseases Act, and

the substitution of others. The regulations

deal with the importation of horses,

cattle, sheep, and pigs, and fodder.

Under Part V. of the Act there

is also a rule that 'no personshall keep or

use any cow for the purposeof obtaining milk

therefrom either for sale or use which .shall ba

affected with tuberculosis,oancer, or actino

myeceis; and no person shall sell or offerfor Bale

any milk from a cow which shall be so

affected.'

School Board Appointments. — Tho

Governorin-Council has appointed the follow

ing gentlemen to be members of the Boards of

Advice for school districts :— L. P. Lawrence,

J.P, vice M. Salom, J.P., North Adelaide ;

G. Sage, Greenock ; A. Palmer, J.P., vice R.

Cameron, J.P., deceased, Kapunda; C.

Tuoker, J.P., vice D. Bower, J.P, Port Ade

laide ; W. J. Andrew and John Kelly, J.P,

laide ; W. J. Andrew and John Kelly, J.P,Riverton ; F. Thorn, vice A. Low, Spalding ;

R. J. Coombs, vice Miss C. H. Spence, St.

Peters ; T. Stephens, vice Berry Smith, J.P,

Strathalbyn ; T. Olive* and H. J. Breakell,

Waukaringa; B. Watte, vice J. C. A. Geisler,

Waterloo.

Aqricultceal BintEAc's Visit to the

South-East.— On Monday next some of themembers of the Agricultural Bureau will leave

Adelaide for a week's visit to the South

Eahtern districts. They will anive at Mount

Gambier late in the evening. Next day

the members willgo to Millicent, returning to

Mount Gambier the same night. Wednes

day will bo spent in inspecting tho Mount

Gambier district. Moorak Station, and if

possible the cheese factory, will be visited.

Ihe party will dine at Mr. Umpherstono's at

The Caves, and in the evening a public

meeting will be held. On Thusday the

Penola farms andfruit

colonieswill

be lookedit, and Mr. J. Ridioeh will entertain the

members. The Bureau will then prooeed to

Narracoorte, where a public meeting will be

beld. On Friday the viticulturist expert will

visit the orchards and vinejar's at Narra

:oorte, and the remainder of tho party willgo

to Wolseley or Border Town, and hold a

public meeting in the evening. The whole

party will return to Adelaide on the Saturday.

Land Sold During March.— The following

;s a summary of the land sales during March,;he figures revest:', ely showing the areas,

imounts bid, and sums pai1

into the

Ureasury [—Auction, township lands, 1 rood,

£8 5?,, £9 *-»?} private account, W acres, €339,

J24S. In addition thefollowing

amounts have

jeen received : — Completion of purchase of

I.GS3 acres, under Aot 14 of 1868-9, &o.,

31,000 Is. 5d.; first instalment under Crown

Lands Acts, £38 8s.; payment of portion of

lurchase-money, £8,0-5 17b. 2d.; interest on

ixtention of purchase-money, &c, £387;

;rand total payments on account of

and during the month, £10,742 11s. 7d

following isa return of land sold on lease

luring the month, giving the aroa in a:res and

:ho annual rent :— Miscellaneous leases, 1,304;,-,

£21 17s. 7d.; leases Burren 'cred for ordinary

ands, right-of -purchase leases, 13,029.}, £127

LGs. 5d.; perpetual leases, 13,705, £35 193. 4d.,

:ight-of-purchase leases sold, 10,8943, £G5 12s.

3d.; and perpetual leases sold, 29,253̂ -, £280

ISs. Gd. ; mineral claims, 2S0, £4 ; working

nen's block leases, right of purchase, 1,353,

E103 6s.; perpetual, 251?, £91 0s. 9d.; total,

rO.077 acres,'£730 10s. lOd. Tho completions

}f credit selections referred to 4,683 acres, and

Fielded £1,990 Is. 3d.

Shipping at Port Victor.— At present the

barque Clairmont, of tbe North British Ship

ping Company, in command of Captain

D. Wilkins, is at Port Victor loading

wheat for South Africa. Four hundred

ioiib witl be taken on board at Victor

Harbour, and about 800 tons — the

balance of the cargo— will be loaded up at

Port Adelaide. The Clairmont is a fini

vessel of her type. Mr. E. M. Tumilty, the

chief oilicer, is one of the survivors of the

Henry James, which was wrecked in the

North Pacific on April 16, 1SS8. He and Mr.

MacDoDald, now -aptain of the Port

Sonachan, were the only survivors of a boat's

ciew of the Henry .lames, who were taken off

one of the Navigator Islands after enduring

terrible privations, and brough' t-

Sydney.

Railway Revenue.— The railway revenue

for the week ended April 29 was £20,930, that

for the corresponding week of 1S92 being

£22,684, ehowing a decrease of £1,754.

Land Board Allotments.— The following

lands were allotted by the Northern Land

Board at Port Aucusta on May 2 :— Hundred

of Copley, Sections (i5, 71-4, J. Bowen ;

Hundred of Copley, Sections 59, GO, and GG,

G. Wilson ; Hundred of Davenport, Section

250, R. Fawiett; Hundred of Davenport,

Sections 3S2-7, J. Matthews; Hundred of

Davenport, Section 03G, G. Lawrence ; Hun

dredof

Woolundunga,h'eation 139, J.

O'Donnell : Hundred of Woolundunga,

Section 142, F. W. Kau; Hundred of Wool

undunga, Section 1G7, J. Grover ; Hundred of

Woolundunga, Section 170, W. J. Erown.

The New Australia Scheme.— Captain

Wilkins, of the Clairmont, who wm inter

viewed by tho Tasmanian Press concerning tbe

prospects before settlera in Paraguay, the

country in which tho New Australia scheme is

located, is now at Port Victor with his vessel.

One of our representatives, who was viBiting

Port Victor, had a chat with the captain, and

alsowith Mr. E. M. Tumilty (the chief

officer)

and Mr. Jamieson \the second mate), both of

whom have been to Buenos Ayres, and are in

accord with Captain Wilkins'a opinion that the

proposed settlement in South America will be

an utter failure. We have already printed

the interview with Captain Wilkins appearing

in the Launccston Examiner, bo that it

isunnecessary to say much further. The cap

tainsays that when he was in the country

about fifteen months ago scores of mechanics

were praying to get off to Australia.' I

cou'd have tilcen a hundred of them— English,

Scotch, and Italians— if I were only coming to

Australia at tht time,' he said.'

people would havo been only too glad to get

out of the country. The fact is them was

littleor nothing for thn people to do. Wages

were extremely low, something like 2s. a day.'

'Is the land where the Xetr Australians are

going nob good?''

Ves,' replied the

captain, ' the land is good, but the Go

vernmentis bad. There is

no telling

the hour a revolution ma; break out.

There is no law or justice in the country.'

The shipmaster remarked that he h»d no in

terest whatever in warning people against

settling in Paragua,- exoept the interest of a

Britisherwhoisnotdeairousofseeingthe Austra

lians deluded by the glowing accounts that are

being circulated. Mr. Tumilty ia confident

that Australians who go to Paraguay will be

glad to be back in this free

countrybefore

twelve months have ended. He points out

that the Guachos, who are half-bred Spaniards

and Indians, and who dwell in the region

which it is proposed to settle, will continue to

be a constant terror, as they always have been

to the industrious settlers.

The French Rates on Australian Wine. —

The Westminster Gazette sijs:—1' A trouble

some question is like'y to arise through a ques

tion which the French Cabinet has at this

moment under discussion, as to the propriety

cf raising the present latea on Australian

wine. Such a measure could not even b

objected to as unfriendly, for the colonies have

led the wayin levying heavy duties upon

wines that ate not produced within their own

limits. In Victoria, for instance, the duty on

s-parkling wines is 153. a gallon, in New Soutii

Wales and South Australia 10i., and in New

Zealand 9s. Of course these duties have been

imposed very much with a singleeye to

revenue, but they are highly protestive, and

aro valued by the Australian vignerons for that

reason. The question is whether Australia

will sacrifice the splendid possibilities of an

export trado in wine to not very important

considerations of revenue. An enhancement

of the French duties would be popular in

France, and the French Government is not

likely to desist from it,except for a substantial

consideration on the other side. The Colonial

Office and tho A gent3- General are understood

to be in constant communication 'on the sub

ject ; acd a vote of the Australian vignerom,

thought it would not be solid, would probably

decide by a conclusive majority in favour of

retaining the French trade at almost any cost.'

Tnx Town of Cotton.— The Government

have done a graceful act, which will help to

keep green the memoryof the late Hon. G. W.

Cotton, 'the blockers' friend.' They have

proclaimed a new town, and named it Cotton.

The boundaries of the town are thin

defined :—' Starting at a point 1,000 links

north-easterly from a point on the north

eastern side of road east of Seotion 1098,

Hundred of Noarlunga, 109.-, links from its

intersection with the eastern aide of road cast

of Section 1097; thence southeasterly by a

line 150 links south-west of aud parallel to tho

south-western boundaries of allotments 1 and

4 for 14 chains ; thenco northeasterly at 'right

angles for 2,350 links ; thunoe north-westerly

at right angles for 14 chains ; thence' south

westerly at right angles for 2,350 links to the

point of commencement.':

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Orphan Home rat Girls.-— The monthly

meeting of the committoe was lield ad'. 'the

Home, Carrington-streefc, oh Tuesday,' May 2,

there being present Mrs. Kennion (in 'the

chair), Lady Downer, Mesdames Farr, Poble,

Blackmore, and Field, Miss Stuckey,'.'

Treasurer, and Secretary. The Secretary

reported that there had been a considerable

falling off in subscriptions, and that icwas

necessary that special efforts should ba'

to collectmoney in order to defray the current

expenses, the income of the year being very

considerably short of the expenditure. Toe

Treasurer reported receipts for the month as

£20 iGe. Accounts amounting to £30 103. 4d.

were passed for payment. The Matron re

ported receipt of a number of gifts of fruit,

vegetables, olothing, &c

Commercial Travellers and Ware

housemen's Association.— On Saturday even

ing last a general meeting of the members of

the Commercial Travellers and Warehouse

men's Association was held. There was a

good attendance of members. In the unavoid

able absence of the President Mr. J. W.

Annells occupied the chair. Tbe Secretary

reported that he had interviewed Mr. Pendle

ton, Traffic Manager, respecting overcharge

on the carriage of samples, and that tbe Traffic

Manager had said that itwas a mistake that

would not be repeated. Mr. Mackie reported

the receipt of forty-ssven copies of the

'Harper Monthly' as a gift from Mr. James

3torrie, jun., to the library. Four new mem

bers were elected to the Association, and two

bo the club. The late Mr. C. Rischbieth,

having been alife member of the Association,

reference was made to his decease, and itwas

resolved that a letter should be sent to Mrs.

Rischbieth expressing the sympathy of the

^Bsocifttion with, Mrs, Rischbieth and family

n the sad loss they have recently sustained.

South Adelaide Cheche.— The monthly

meeting of the House Committee was held at

Mrs. Corbin's house on Monday, May 1.

Present— Mrs. Corbin (in the ohair), Mes

iames Ayers, Boas, Bullo:k,Gall,

Myers,Rymill, and Upton, Mhs K. Kell, and the

3ecretary (Mr. C. Corbin). Accounts to the

unount of £19 7b. 8.ld.— an excess of £8 S3.

-ver the receipts— were passed for payment.

Fhe number of children who attended during

ihe paBt month was 232, making a total

)f1,105 since January 1. Reports were

received from the four visiting ladies for April.

Kirs. J. Williams was elected Hon. Collector

:o the Creche. This appointment was made on

the suggestion of Mrs. Corbin in order to pre

sent unauthorized persons from oollecting

subscriptions and using them for other pur

poses than to aid the Creche. Three aubcom

nitteea were formed to have control of Bpeoial

lepartments at the Creche. The details of the

subscription ball to be held in June were dis

:ussed and arranged.

Bullet-pboof Uniforms.— A Weatphalian

tailor, named Dowe, has invented (says an

English paper) a bullet-proof uniform. It

increases the weight of the tunic by a few

ponnds. Triala have been made with rifles of

the newest description. The effect of the com

position on the cloth is that the steel face of

the bullet is shattered by coming into contact

with it. A wooden effigy of a soldier was

used as the target, and was fired at from dis

tances of 200 and 400 metres. The bullet did

nob penetrate the cloth at either distance,

although at the shorter rangeit caused a de

pression of three millimetres in tho wood. The

composition isvery

thin, and is easily portable

for application to other things than uniforms.

It appears, however, that the head, f.rmi, and

legs must remain unprotected by it. Experts

state that a soldier hit by a bullet at a distance

of 100 or 200 metres would, no doubt, be

knocked over, and, perhaps, rendered un

conscious for a time, but would certainly not

be killed. Herr Dowo'a invention is

not, itappears, by any means a

novelty. In May lastyear the atten

tion of Lord Salisbury was called to a

similar invention, which has been tried

privately by the Russian military experts, and

and it was deemed advisable by the British

Government to secure the refusal of the in

vention from the inventor, a German officer.

Herr Von Mannlicher, the inventor of the

Austrian rifle, considers the value of the new

''bullet-proof uniform' to be very doubtful.

Next to ditches and rifle-pits qaiokly thrown

up by the spade a good choice of positionis,

he says, the best defence against lire. The

Telegraph's Vienna correspondent has inter

viewed Herr Scarneo, who three years since

brought out some ' bullet-proof'material, which

he thinks would be of most service applied to

field hospitals, Red Cross tenta, and ammuni

tion wagons. The correspondent firing with

his own revolver at seven paces, found that,

except in the case of a plastron, which was old

and damp, the stuff kept bullets from going

through. Further inventors of 'bullet-proof'

material are getting their names into the

papers,their chief claim on public attention

being that their coats are alleged to be lighter

than Herr Dowe's. The Kaiser, who is in

teresting himself in the matter, has sum

moned Herr Dowe to Berlin.

Union Parliament.— The fortnightly meet

ing of this Association was held on Thursday

evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall, Franklin

atreet. There were over eighty members and

a large of visitors present. The only business

was the discussion on the motion to adopt the

Address in reply, to which it had beon proposed to add certain words, intended as an

expression of no-confidence in the Ministry.

After a spirited dtbate, in which fourteen

members took part, the division was taken,

when the addition of the hostile sentenco was

negatived by 40 to 31 votes.

Received. — A pamphlet containing the

report of a lecture entitled 'About Land,'

and delivered by the Hon. J. L. Parson3.

From the compilers, the 'Colonial Al Re

citer,' part9, containing choice selections

from the'

Boys' Own Paper,' the writings of

G. R. Sims, Wybert Reeve, J. Brunton,Stephens, and others. The book is neatly

printed by Messrs. Whillas & Ormiston, Adelaide.

(Queensland Floods Relief Fund.— A

meeting of the General Committee will be

held at the Mayor's Reception-room, Town

Hall, this afternoon.

Semaphore Floricultckal Society-.— A

general meeting of this newly formed Society

will be held at the Semaphore Town Hall this

evening.

The Psalm of Lire.'— This forms the

subject of the third lecture to bo delivered byMr. W. H. Jude in the Town Hall this

evening.

London Missionary Societv.— A meetinpof the Societie's of Christian Endeavour will

be held in Stow Memorial Lecture Hall this

evening.

W.C.T.U.— The monthly meeting will be

held at the Rechabite this

held at the Rechabite Hall, Grote-street, this

evening.

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