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GENEIUi NEWS.
The B.M.S. Assam arrived at Albany from
Glenelg at 2.30 p.m, on Monday.
By the - Hessageries Maritimes steamer
Saghalien, which sails on Saturday next, Sir
WilliamMilne will leave ona visit to Europe.
We understand that there is no truth in
the rumor that Colonel Downes has resigned
his position.
Sir William Milne having sold his yacht
Hygeia, has forwarded to the hon. secretary
of the Glenelg Yacht Club his resignation as
vice-commodore of the club.
Two of the jurors in the Burns insurance
case, homed John Miller and Patrick Mac
gaffin, were fined 10s. each for arriving late
for the trial on Tuesday morning.
The case of Thompson v. Blackler, which
was set down for hearing on Tuesday, was
adjourned until Wednesday morning, owing
to the Burns insurance case not being finished.
The first mentioned case will be taken directly
the other is concluded.
Letters received by the last mail from
England report that the health of the late
Bishop of Adelaide, Dr. Short, is fairly good.
When the mail left he was in London, but in
tended leaving for Eastbourne at the end of
the present month. Dr. Short attended the
annual dinner of the Bank of South Aus
tralia, at the Star and Garter, Bichmond, and
was present at the annual meeting of . old
Westminster Boys.
For some time past there has been a large
amount of green timber cut on surveyed
Crown lands and reserves within hundreds
under the control of district councils. On
Tuesday, September 11, the Crown lands
ranger prosecuted three people at the Police
Court, Mount Barker, for cutting and re
moving green timber from " surveyed" Crown
lands in the hundred of Kuitpo, the defen
dants having licences from the district
council which authorise them to cut green
timber on the "unsurveyed" lands. Charles
Maslin was fined £1, including costs; A.Whe
lack fined £12 9s., and E, Plane £12 9s,, both
including costs, besides losing all the cut
timber found on the. land, which was seized
by the ranger.
The weekly meeting in connection with the
Adelaide No. 2 division of the Blue Bibbon
Army and Gospel Temperance Union was
held in .the Halifax-street Wesleyan school
room on Monday evening. There was a large
attendance, and Mr. James Broad presided.
Gospel temperance addresses were given by
the chairman and Messrs. W. B. Stephens,
Newlands, Summerhays, A. O. Chambers,
J. M. Harvie, M.A, and M. H. Madge, and
Miss Green, city missionary. Miss Green in
a very earnest address depicted the misery
that exists in the home3 of many persons in
the city, as witnessed by her in her daily
visitations as a missionary, and earnestly in
vited those present to sign the pledge of total
abstinence and don the blue. At the close of
the meeting, which had been enlivened by
some good singing, sixteen persons signed the
pledge and donned the blue ribbon.
A deputation consisting of Messrs. W. B,
Bonnsevell, MP., E. Ward, MP., J. Ken
nedy, T. C. Oakley, and G. Holland, waited
on the Minister of Education (Hon. J. L,
Parsons) on Tuesday with reference to a
school at Dawson. About ten months ago a
memorial was presented to the Minister,
but there were not enough children
in the district at that time to war
rant a school being erected. Now there
were 33 children living within two mile3
of the township, 43 within three miles, and
50 in the district altogether, who would attend
the school. There was no school nearer than
sixteen or seventeen miles. The Minister in
reply, said when they waited upon him be
fore an offer was made by Mr. Peters of a
house which was thought to be suitable for a
school, but after communication with that.gen
tleman it was found that they could not accept
his offer. There was not a sufficient number
of children living in the neighborhood at the
time, but now they had brought before. him
information of a different charrcter. He
would send to the inspector of schools for
that district, and if the facts as stated were
confirmed the school should he provided.
The matter should have early and special
attention, and should be one of the first
sohools put up.
The committee of the Northern Territory
Association, the formation of which was
decided upon at a public meeting held at
the Prince Alfred Hotel, a fortnight ago,
have held several meetings, and have com
pleted a code of rules. A good deal
of consideration • was given to the ques
tion of the basis and scope of [the
association, which it was thought advisable
should begin on a small scale, and have plenty
of growingjroom given to! it. Amongst the
objects contemplated are the following:—
"To provide a place of meeting for all gentle
men connected with or interested in the j
Northern, Territory; to establish in Ade
laide a reading-room and library, in which j
the most recent and authentic intelligence
respecting [the Northern Territory shall be
constantly available; to establish a museum
for the"tcollection and exhibition of Northern
Territory productions and all other objects
of interest from the Northern Territory; to
encourage ah interchange of opinions and
experiences amongst persons in various parts
of the colonies and elsewhere concerning
Northern Territory matters; and to'afford
opportunities for the reading of papers and
the holding of discussions upon Northern
Territory subjects generally." The first
general meeting of the association will be
held on Friday evening next.
Mr. D. Hansen, of Adelaide, has called on
us with reference to some cruel treatment
experienced by a young Chinese hawker
named Ah Foo, at Unley. Mr. Manson takes
a great interest in the Chinese inhabitants of
the city, and is engaged during two evenings
of the week in teaching some of them the
English language at the City Mission Hall,
He has thu3 an opportunity of observing the
demeanor of those Celestials with whom he
is brought into contact, and he represents Ah j
Foo to be a quiet, inoffensive, and intelligent
man. On two occasions while Ah
Foo has been plying hi3 vocation at
Unley he has been set upon by two
different lot3 of men, and merci
lessly stoned ; indeed, every time he
visits the neighborhood he is assaulted in some
way or other. The language used by these
noble specimens of the British race is said to
be disgusting in the extreme, and it is some
what surprising that the circumstance should
not ere this have been brought under the
notice of the authorities. Mr. Manson and
other gentlemen have been doing their best
to secure evidence which would result in ob
taining a conviction against the offenders, but
great difficulties have been met with. Now
that the cowardice of. Ah Foo's assailants has
been publicly exposed, it is to be hoped that
the police will guard against any repetitions of
the offences complained of.
Efforts have lately been made towards re
opening the Primitive Methodist Church at
Parkside. The building itself has been con
siderably increased in size, being nearly
double its former dimensions, and is a much
'more commodious and handsome structure
than formerly. This was carried out' at a
cost of about £l,000, and with contributions
already.collected and others promised a sum
approaching £300 has been obtained towards
this outlay. The reopening services in con
nection with the church were commenced on
. Sunday, •when sermons were preached in the
morning and afternoon by the Bey, J. Watson
and in the evening by the Bev. J. Goodwin.
The services were continued on Monday,
when tea and public meetings were held. The
tea was well patronised, and there was a good
attendance at the business meeting which
followed. Mr. T. Parker, president of the
Moonta district, presided over, this meeting,
and in the course of his address [congratu
lated the congregation, as an old resident of
the district as well as a hearty sympathiser
with Primitive Methodism, on the substantial
appearance of the church as it now stood, and
trusted that they would continue the work
until the building was entirely finished. Ad
dresses were likewise given by the Bevs. J,
Goodwin, JWatson, Winwood, and Grattan,
and Messrs. Moody and Langsford. Daring
the evening the church choir rendered several
selections,(Miss Arnold presiding at the organ.
The following shows the quantity of rain-
fall for the twenty-four hours ending on
Tuesday, September 18, at 9 a.m. at the
undermentioned stations
Wirrabara..
Port Germein
Crystal Brook
Gladstone..
Georgetown
Narndy „
Watervale—
Adelaide ..
Crafers ..
Clarendon.
Mitcbam ..
Willnnga «
The following shows the state of the rivers
at the undermentioned stations at 9 a.m. on
Tuesday, September 18Gundagai, 6 feet;
Wagga Wagga, S feet 9 inches; Hay, 8 feet
10 inches; Balranald, 9 feet 2 inches; Wal
gett, Brewarrina, Bourke, Louth, Wilcauuia,
Tilpa, and Menindie, summer level; Poon
carie, 5 inches; Wentworth, 12 feet; Albury,
8 feet 9 inches; Eekuca, 28 feet 9 inches;
Swan Hill, 12 feet 4 inches; Euston, 15 feet
8 inches; Overland Corner, 7 feet 1 inch,
Prom recent Sydney papers we learn that
Miss Lilian Kelly, an Adelaide young lady,
has achieved a large measure of success in
connection with the opera company which
was recently performing here, and who have
since been playing in Sydney. Owing to
Miss Chard's indisposition Miss Kelly wa3
called upon at very short notice to take the
character of Beatrix in " Manola," and her
representation of the part is spoken of in
most enthusiastic terms, her singing and
dialogue being remarkably good. Miss Kelly
«. 0 020
Hahndorf... „
0 030
<. 0'020
Noimanville
0 010
«. 0-060
Mount Pleasant..
0-020
.. 0-015
Gumeracha
0-060
... 0020
Mount Barker «,
0-020
_ 0'040
Lobethal «, „
0-050
«. 0 020
Echunga ...
0-050
., 0040
Maitland
o-oio
.. 0T20
Stan3bury„
0 020
.. 0110
Waiooka .»
0 020
.. 0 040
•Cape Willougbby
0-014
... 0-005
young actress.
The Commissioner of Police has forwarded
to us the following telegram respecting the
Lawson Springs murder: — "Mounted-con
stable Shirley started this morning, Sep
tember 17, from Powell's Creek, with eight
Europeans, two trackers, and twenty horses,
carrying one month's rations."
A correspondent informs us that the Bev.
A. A, Munns, who has labored for over two
years with the Primitive Methodist body at
Morgan, announced on Sunday last that he
had resigned his position as minister of that
denomination. During his term of ministry
in Morgan he has secured the confidence and
esteem of those among whom he has worked,
and will carry with him their good wishes.
The rev. gentlemen intends to identify him
self with the Congregational Church.
A deputation representing inhabitants of
Kangaroo Island were introduced by Messrs.
H. E, Downer, M.P., and S. Hewland, M.P.,
to the Treasurer on Monday morning, and re
quested that the Government would grant in
creased facilities for the transit of passengei\s
and goods to and from their land by con
structing a jetty at Kingscote. It wa3 pointed
out by the deputation that the Marine Board
had considered the subject of jetty accommo
dation, and believed it was necessary to erect
a jetty at Kingscote, and the deputation
desired that the views of that board might be
carried out. The cost of the jetty would be
about £1,500. The island, it wa3 stated,
was essentially wheat and barley pro
ducing country, and great benefit would
accrue to South Australia proper were
some facilities afforded the islanders
of developing it. Some of the land, it was
added, would return 10 bushels to the acre.
The Treasurer, in reply, said the Government
fully recognised the importance of Kangaroo
Island. His own impression of it was that it
teemed with minerals, the climate was de
lightful, and the island no doubt would be the
sanitorium of South Australia in years to
come. Cultivation was going on, the rainfall
was good, and it would be the duty of the Go
vernment to consider whether they could put
up a jetty to accommodate the shipping
interest of the island. There were at
present some conflicting interests In re
spect to the subject. The "Government
were not committed to the construction
of a jetty at Brownlow; for they did not re
cognise that the Brownlow people could eTalni
a jetty because they had bought land there.
It was out of the question for the Brownlow
people to expect the Government to erect a
jetty which would he a mile long, at a cost of
something like £30,000. The question was
now under the consideration of the Govern
ment, as to whether it would not be worth
while to survey a route, and strike a place
between Queenscliff and Brownlow, about
midway between the places. If the com- -
promise he had indicated would he satisfac
tory, he would try to induce his colleagues to
place a sum on the Estimates for a jetty
there. However, he would recommend the
Commissioner of Public Works to have a
full report made on the subject. The depu
tation then withdrew. I
On Monday evening there was a large at
tendance of members and visitors at the Hope
Lodge Oddfellows, M.U., to receive Brother
P.G.M. P. A. O'Connor, of the society in
Victoria, who was deputed to present a
valuable gold watch on behalf of the South
Melbourne District to their Past Prov. O.S.,
Brother John Portheus, as a token of
; esteem for services rendered to that
; district during the six years he filled the
i; office of provincial corresponding secretary.
>. The watch had the initials J. P. engraved,
j and bore the following inscription:—"Pre
; sented to John Portheus, P.P.C.S., as atoken
: of respect from members of the South Mel
bourne District I.O.O.P., M.TJ., September
1883." P.G.M. O'Connor, P. Prov. C.S.
; Portheus, and visitors from Melbourne made
! remarks suitable to the occasion, and G.M.
! Willimott, Prov. G.M. Craigie, P.G.M. Mat
j tinson, P.G.M. Alderman Bundey, and
i others, responded on behalf of South Aus
| tralia.
■ There was a fair attendance at Garner's
: Theatre on Monday evening, when Keijsou's
Chicago Minstrels gave a capital er$ptain
■ ment, many new songs and dances being intro
i duced into the programme. The minstrels
| will repeat their entertainment this evening,
; A concert was given in the Brompton Wes
I leyan Church schoolroom by the church choir
! on Monday evening in aid of Mr. Erank Pern.
Miss Wright opened the programme with an
: overture. - The glees contributed by the choir
: were well rendered; and a quartette by Mr.
I T. J. Bishop, a local composer, sung by
• Misses Bull, . Bruce, and Messrs. Cook and
i Bennett, received well - merited applause.
Mr. J. Bennett was in good voice, and sang
"Ralph the ranger"in capital style, and later
on gave " The silver cup." The remainder of
lie programme was sustained by Mrs. Bir
mingham, Misses Bull and Davis, Messrs.
McDonnell, Cook, Low, T. J. Bishop,
Reynolds, Warton, and Low. Mr. T. J.
BiBhop performed the duties of conductor,
and Miss Wright those of accompanist. There
was a good attendance.
The anniversary of Chalmers Church will he cele
brated by tea and pnhlic meetings this evening.
The Edwardstown "Wesleyan Church anniversary
is to he celebrated by tea and public meetings this
evening.
Tea and public meetings to celebrate the anni.
versary of the Glenelg Congregational Church will
take place this evening.
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