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EASTERN AUSTRALASIA:.
ITEMS Y- : BA :I '
A new reef ,has been, discovered, at the
South Big River mine, Reefton (N.Z.), and
the stone is reported: to average . ',ak
The development of ' discovery, of phos
phate deposits' near "W'ellington I(N'.W.)
ias resulted successfully.
Mr. - C. J. Kirkland, proprietor of the
"Northern Territory himes," whose con
nection with that paper-dates-from 1878,
left Darwin in the Mataram 'en route' for
~England.
Mr. R. S.' Smythe, of Highgate,'Burke
road, Balwyn, Melbourne has celebrated his
81st birthday., His friends will be pleased
to know that'the health of the "much ti
velled" is well maintained.,
It. was announced at. the Methodist, Con
'ference in Sydney that.the heads .of the
various churches, including the Roman
Catholic, had agreed to work in harmony
in dealing with ihnmigration.:
The Wangaratta (Vie.)' Agricultural.
High, Scho 'has now.an attendance of
220 pupils. . The accommodation is taxed
to its utmost. ' The staff of the school
will have to be increased considerably on
account of the. heavy enrolment.
The death is announced of Mr. John Wil
liam Henderson, of Mikkira Station, niar
Port Lincoln (S.A.). Mr. Henderson was
born in Belfast, Ireland, 62.years ago. He
was a'colonist of 44 years. He purchased
the Mikkira Station three years ago..
The Australasian. Fruit Growers' Con.
ference is coinpiling a. booklet designed
to contain every known recipe for the use
of fruit. The various, district . asocia
tionsrare 'invited to assist in forwarding
original recipes.
The codlin moth is more prevalent in
the moetropolitan .district than it has been
for .several years' (reports a Melbourne
conteniporary). In view of the 'very tho
rough spraying methods, now practised in
all wcll-managed' orchards, this is hard to
account for. h t
Dalgety and Co. report that one' of their
clients, Mr. Haivey Patterson, of New
Zealand ha~ harvested an oat crop which
averaged 129 25' bushels per acre. This
is a New, Zealand record.
The death occurred in his residence,
."Clonard,"' Wyora-road,. Caulfield (Vic.),
of Mr; James Holmes Cusack,: a partner
in the firm of Downs and Son Pty. Ltd.,
Samson Cordage Works, Brunswick.
At the final wool sale in Christchurch
(N.Z.) on March 12 20,000 bales of odd lots,
late clips, half-breds, and crosabreds were
offered. There was a strong competition,
and prices"were firmer crossbreds making.
up to lid. advance. Super merino sold to
- . super . half-breds "12jd., and lambs
The licensed victuallers' interstate con
ference was concluded 'in Hobart on March
13, after successful sessions. A deputation
of delegates iaited on 'the Premier. (Mr.
Solomon) requesting Parliament to adopt
licensing reduction boards in lieu of local
option. The next conference willhbe held'in
New. Zealand in 1914.
Mr. Roger Gleeson, of Coomealla, Wol
lar (N.S.W.), has died. ' He was a native
of IPipperary, Ireland,' and arrived in
Sydney `when he was 18 years of' age.
He selected land at Cooinealla, 14 miles
'from 'Wollar, under 'Sir John Robertron's
Act in 1861, and kept adding to his hold
ing until now Coomealla is a fine proper
ty of 5,000 'acres, mostly freehold.
Stock 'fattened on the Werribee (Vic.)
sewage farm are being slaughteird and
eaten in Melbourne. EEsendon councillors
express disgust and alarm, .but' Dr.' Ro
bertson, Chairman' of the Board of Health,
declares that the' sheep make healthy.eat
ing. They are, he says, quite as wholesome
s pigs, which are fed on all kinds of slauigh
terhouse refuse.
.Recently '(says, the Igiteton (N.ZE.
"Timed") a visitor to Sumner, wishing t'"
bathei in the breakers, used the only ac
cominodation available for undressing. As
he had in his possession a fairly large
sum of money, he concealed it in one or
his boots. When he returned' he dis
covered that someone had taken not oily
his money but alsohis. boots.
"Mr. Barnes (the Acting-Premier of
Queensland) was asked, in view of the fall
jagoff in Canadian immigration; whether ' a
'similar decrease had been experienced in'
Queensland. He said that, while there
had been a Saling-off, the Government
had been ;able to 'keep ships filled by ac
cepting assisted/passages. - It was pos
sible for residents in Queensland to nom
inate their friends in the old country, so
that they could be brought out promptly.
The branch of the Political Labour League
in' Bokei 'Hill, has decided ' to write
to the emnibers far the district asking them.
to urge the N.S.W. Government to appoint
a Royal Commission to inquire into the con
ditions of labour and' working conditions
generallyalong the line of lode, with a view
to minimmsing the' possibility of accident and
industrialdiseasee; also. to consider ways and
means of providing further for the victims
and depenaents 'of victims of both accidents
and: industrial diseases.
. A number of orchardist; in the Nelson
'(N.Z.)' district' intend to follow the advice
of Mr. Cockayne, Government Biologist,
and. plant the pinus insignis with a.-view
to using the timber for fruit cases. At
the presest tinie a couple of men who
own a portable. circular saw bench: and
oil engine are making a living in hhe Mo
t(ueka and Riaka districts by cutting
up poplars felled by local 'fruitgrowei,
ho find that the timbe' mnakes exoenent
cases for sending the produce 'of their or
chards to the Wellington market.:
"Mr. M . E. Keornel, Chief Engineer for
Railway Condmstruction in ,Victbria, having
completed 45 years' service has been grant
ed leave of 'absence by the Ministry, to en
able him to visit Europe for the benefit of
his health. After he has spent some months
in recuperating Mr. Kernot will inspect and
report: upon railmy conmruction methods
-rid plant used in other countries,: with a
view of introducing practicable improve
ments in Victoria. Mr. Kernot will leave
Melbourne in the Demosthenes on March 85,
and will be absent for nearly'nine meoths.
He will return through America .
The Minister for Agriculture in New
South Wales, Mr. W. G. Ashford, has re
ceived a report from the Agent-General
for that State regarding the export of
honey to London. It is mentioned that
hoby , forwarded last season by Mr.
T. G. Adamson, of Tamworth, attracted
considerable attention, and if the 'quality
can be maintained, a satisfactory market
will, be established. Awater-white honey,.
fine in texture; is essential, and strong
cases should be used, wired at the ends,
and capable of holding two tins of honey
ipeighing about 56 lb. each: The use of.
screw tops on the tins it favoured.
RIumours are current in New Zealand of
grave discontent in the Cook Islands. Resi
dents complain that they are unable to
secure attention to their representations
A petition was brought to New: Lealand
in January, but the Minister (Mr. Fo
inare) was too busy to reeive it. Feeling
in the isand is running high, and, though
the offeiials are reticent, .it is understood
that the Grernment realises the need for
immediate attention. ' It will send the
Tutanekai to the Cook Islands' in the
middle of April, taking uas aenrs the
Goeinor (Mr. Hardnan) and Mr. Fomare.
It is* also probable that warships will ac
company the Tatanekai.
An. interesting document in the ae
of an old will, dated August 14, t18,
cdme before the Chief Justice of South
Australia, sitting as a Pull Court in
Banco, when Mr. N. A. Webb aslplied for
probate to be geated to the executriz,
Maud Gertrude Jeohmlone, a sister of the
testator, the'hate llam O'Malley, of
Queenstown, South Ausslia' The will'
was made on printed form, and, the. evi
dence showed that it had been. kept in
a drawer with other papers. The docu
ment, as presaente to the court, was worn
to such an extent that several words and
the signature of the testator. were mis
sing. His Honour was asked to direct that
the misming words be restored and als
to grn't probate.. The application wan
granted.
A new departure in the explmutory work
of the Minas Depsrtmeat of Victoria was
announoed by the Minister (Mr.. "J. W
Brown) to a deptation which ainked that
the department should assist companies
by boring fmrther to locate the trend of
the Ararat lead. The Minister said that the
Direcr' of Geoloical Survey (Mr. Her
man) had inspeted he Araat field, and
had recommended that in future 'the de
partment should bore for gold more sye
tematically. and that, instead of spasmodic
efforts in isolated places, attention should
be concentrated from time to time on the
thorough exploration of. the promsin
fields. Of that recommendation be had
approved, and he would consult Mr. Her
man to ascertain wether the ppication
now made could be granted in keepn with
the new policy.
Aenording to the Hobart "Mercury," Lord
Rocidale, who is the managing director of
the 'great orkshire woollen mills' firm of
Kelsall and Kemp. Limited, had a special
object in visiting Hobart the other day.
Abdut two years ago it wos announced that
the old reformatory at the Cascades had
been purchased bye woollen mills oepapsny,
and that the work of preparing tht build
iag for the purpose was t6 tart at. once.
The report at that time was that &a gyaey
firm had made the proabsee bat itas now
sametained that the propertg was bougb by
Lord Bochdale's firm. .Lord a id
recently that as soon as it was certain that
the hdroelectric works would be completed
work on the woollen mills buildings would
be begun, and the machinery ordered. He
etonsS that the clites and the water
otf.Hobart.are-'most suitable for. woollen
mills-in fact, just as good as in Yorkshire.,
The intention .of his company is to' bring
'out operatives-from Yorkshire--aboiut:120i
at.first--to teach the local people the pro-,
ceases 'in "the' mnufacture of woollen goods,
ind as the hands increase, so will the opera
tions be extended.
Probate has been granted of the will of
Mir. William Thomas. Millett ?Christian,
grasiei, iWaverley, Syldney,: who' died dn
September: 28. , The -testator. appointed his
son, William Charles Mark Button Chris
tian, grazier, of Pittwater-road;" Manly;
Charles Webster, grazier, of Poolpirrie, Coo
per's Creek (Q.), and Walter George Parish,
solicitot, of Sydney, osecutors and trustees
of his estate. Subject to specific lFgacies of
£200 to "his attendant, Joe Fanning, in re
cognition of his faithful services;"' £1,000
to' George Rowe, horse-trainer, of Rand
wick; and £3,000 to Charles Webster, the
deceased bequeathed his estate to his widow,
children, and grandchlidren. The net value
of the estate was sworn at £10,546 18s. 9d.
Mr. Arthur Wesley Burch, a respected
citizen of Port Adelaide, died at the Sema
phore, at the age of 52. In 1882 he joined
the' shipping. firm. of H. Muecke and; Co.,
at Port Adelaide as a junior clerk, and by
his coiirteous disposition made a wide circle
of friends. About ten months ago he was
stricken down by an illness while still in
the employment of Mueckie and Co., and
was confined to his bed until the time of
his death. The deceased, who was a son of
'the late Cantain J. B. Burch, left a widow.
Through the agency of Elder, Smith and
.Co., the well-known Kanowna run, situated
at Cooper's Creek, has changed hands, the
sellers being the Beltana Pastoral Company
and the buyers Messrs. G,and E. A. Brooks,
owners of Clifton Hills station, adjoining
Kasiona. The sale included pastoral lehases
containing 5,532 square miles, 6,500 cattle,
and 200 horses.. The Kanowna herd is pro
bably the oldest established in the outside
country in South Australia. About the year
1874 the late Sir Thomas Elder bought out
the then well-known M over 7 Durham herd,
comprising about 3,000 head, from' Messrs.
Bowman Bros., of Poltalloch, Lake Albert.
He disposed of about one-third of his pilr
chase in the Adelaide market, and sent the
remainder to Blanchwater, where the foun
dation of the present Kanowna herd was
formed. Poltalloch was bought in 1873 by
Messrs. Bowman Bros. from the late Mr.
John Malcolm, who had purchased in 1844
200 Durham heifers of the H over 5 brand
from Mr. Haldane, of Victoria. At a later
date Mr. Malcolm added a similar number
of heifers of the UR brand from Victoria.
Hoe imported several bulls of the Butterfly
Bates blood, and purchased from the South
Australian Company several bulls ofl the
famous Booth strain. The progeny of these
were the M over 7 herd, the whole of which
was purchased by Sir. Thomas Elder in 1874.
THE "GOLDEN-HAIRED GIRL.'
Replying to the toast of "Parliament",at
a reception given in Sale (Vic.) by Cr. M. 'T.
Cullinan (Mayor), Mr. -Lawson, Minister for
Lands, said that the Government was pre
pared to do its part to encourage closer
settlement, which was the late Sir Thomas
Bent's "golden-h-ired girl."' She was now
only 14'years old,.and the Government was
going to give her every, attention at the
time when it was most required. As far as
such settlement was concerned, Victorians
need.not be unduly apprehensive. Indeed,
they did not need to be fearful at all.' In
replying to a vdoto.of thanks, Mr. Hutchison
referred to the case of a Kilmany settler,
who had vacated his block because he had
seen that there was nothing in it. It. re
minded him of a Malice landholder, who told
his man to put a dam on both the eastern
and the western portions -of his block, and
afterwards received a letter from the em
ployee that he had put a dam on theeastern
half; but not on the western, because the
western part was "not worth a dam."
(Laughter.) .
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