COACH DRIVER TO CATTLE KING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 154, 24 March 1908, Page 4

COACH DRIVER TO CATTLE KING.

' REMARKABLE CAREER OF AN EX-'N'E'W, ' ZEALANDER. ',' \ ' BY SEA, ROAD, AND<■ '•■ P^P ''Among «%.;•:.•. voyage .from; Sydney tp_.'Wellington, aboard tlio Maitu last nock was Mh land, ono- time- coach'-dnvec n\ Otago md ; now ■• owner fino,'( estates i in Hampshire ' I " Dan" Kingsland, is ho„ *.~is familiarly known to Npw Zoalandci? 111 ibo la/to ;^ond;;parl^'7Q's//Kasi;bpni;at^ro^piii.(§ii;v;n, roy, ■■ in-the -'.yeßi'.v 1831/. andr. >his:, lifa . story ■ V;'-".' ■ a ffords ■an'ad m i rabl d illustration -df "\vliat ' .■:■.■• man, unendowed-with anv.initial advantages f in . life's' .{ibattle^^caomjpl.%h;>shear gpji&: dint ';oi/£wsoilal;flffois;-: pluck;; an^.pcjrsc^cr^.; once ' .7 • f]j 0 iiinits ' -j.of »ttie;.{'bH^^<i''^ic&l^^^c!.''i^tigsllflnd ! s[r' Ini/letajl-vwwijd : . .-y tax the jcapacitv .of a. bulky novel. * For 'hours (together;. Mr.. : Kingslan4; was ; -\ entertain! ; :^h&'Maii^i'^'' >..'room :Wi&i"';tale's SridvenJ»^.''l>y.^^^''.*^if.. .I'r£ ; ;F' »nd'i'i>H>i r iej l ii»nd96 jsLlm£&torapii; ;-.bo\ ■■■:,■■■ : nets pen to paper ami . produces; a: .book,-. vfiTo years; itrslrould-fbccome.ono'pf the.inosfr . populai works of iti> year 1 *" 0 ( j' \ BLOCKADE-RUNNING. 1 ; :, Sge I N'.^f/: ? tKir'te6n,yiM4lisfiipp¥d l ' : '- ■iboarct->tli9lOE , pniaj^>K6«ii&VLfoi:V'jWa^au7'in'-t;lii!. ; ■■ sntishl ;^Mt"lndies^liis(:l^irig;;in! : ot v t J; :,;ao»t. Nassaur *away v from'. the-- lonia, - : ! - j steamer engigod m bloclvide-running, SBk -irlwhich Laccotayished' three times ; v: ; ;'Aftprftb^faU r ;9f prMtie-;; ■1./.:'.:::,, ally at the close of the American War, Sir. ■ :<■' i - lungsland'.re-joined:.thoi lonia; 'and returned • : ;v' tof England. "He then'became bound m'-air " J apprentice tQ Banner Bros., who were run- J "Tbrigs vtlie; ;f West andVdftet;'serving!;his; '. J ! ;i;A time .witV'thSmyh'e"made "'.both ' a ispring' and,; ' ''• 7 ? at.: jilncliTvallV*■' 3 1 Stl, f :tbelliip^uu^fo£;;|68 K ' .ship "Gerttji.ds,^charterecl,?by vShaw,','SaVilJi i >j /-s-fc,.•,. ! »nd ;Co.: to: bring- qui emigrants to Welling- .] ' ( ; .d6wn.' ! i ti^'fc^ lie. iniko tracks for.'Dunedin. ',: ■ - ■ - ■• • - j COACHING DAYS. ' ' >.■'• ■;-I,V T'.>, •■: ' : T >E t (j; T- -SK- . : It was' i then "that,. .'obtaining '■'.£ i ? i^is 1 :;j first in'-^he;■ Jjcoac^g^bjisiii^ss.■ \i V.fcho|T/?Jietwceii' : i ;i'>^Tuapeks.and'the : Dun^n^'sHortly;;'after:;te : it titno of;;iihe-. Hartley 'and' iUley rush",.' hp"; j-"ii>v:'caino';a; ; .'contomporary' i ,t :m::■:v.<■:•. Treo Ned " ■ (Ned:Dovinel, H»rry .Nettlefold, -.a 'attracted his attention',aiid I joining'i ( Cobb' and' Co.' .during the-.latter', end;. : 1 :i^i%^rf;:'73,/his.;sturdy;iigiKOjbeciime 1 updn itlio Tam#d^'.'^d';Ai?nl4 fi iioady.: .and,subsequently onithe -roads;- be-' ' I :.S®';i--*weM)Bmba.TO'and(Oil<By; 1 I V^jw ; ,the: tim^ v ;thb";bridgQi.mi{ne<4ni£.iNorih';.M 1 •.,.•' South Brisbane, was .being built), and in the. t Goulbjjrn,: i.assi',' Adelongj*- and dis- .«. ■ H *0i:l trictsi ■*i,'lieaviii cf Cpbb and ■ Co.! s•' employ j : Mr) 'i! v.: : j#S'^tipn';iis!^ : h6rw-b^akfer : ate;KHrl^^;Bsza whdLo for thai yew ho in as t < -: . popularly.-known -as; '' Dan 'tfio.JJreakslnan. 1 * '1 '■sffiMAdelaide ■; nest' k'new^him'; ; ialidfl.iiftßf! vdriving j for the firm of Hill"and I Co for fhu v f^j^yoawj: fie r'itruck ; .oiit ,-t . taking .upcontracts on. tho ftairnito'Murray. Bridge and Tadem Belid routes It was 1 it ; xhis-first- good :nse; .>only::.to i losc -th(S 'Tnoney i ?. ,•> ■; , • through the collapse of 'a .brink-land, other din;;f:''?\; .j i ; VO > ; pcc6pstion i :;/6fvjfi^ .fa :i;..: first.,on-the Gympieline mvQuecnsland/ and a then for Cobb and -.Co.f from-Herbert. Toivn i ■i,.; .- - ,to litheridge. i.ln 1889:3Ir:']S:ingsIapd'had>lhd y ■ ;•,.j '..''. misfort-uno .to wife,. aft'd'Jho' then : 'r =i-'?r<v-Jbis ; f it

in south~a~mericaT" , .■■i; Though now .in;his • fort?eth-ycai:/hfl'd6tcr-mined to try hi 3 fortunes in the Argentine, from the',timo ;ho first-set-foot; Mil the ft./.: tide, tliai^cs^}<> , 'his 'kceTv" f foresi2ht , ' :t]ia 'iri- ; ftfe V^P^i®^^? s^rao&i3ls: frpmvXsob'hJ'; : and' iCti.£.tfia r . Hill rfrnl Co., of Adelaide. These'lie still'pro-* i -ife..-ft; : serves,-'; and/proudly-Vetgrs ':to r t]ieitt;as j-.vf ■ , inatbrially v hi"m u - ( tq'v'moubfc -;■../:;.tlVcm,^u l deed,; tliat'';!ie ; 'db'taVri^ fl aiv i 'npp6iii^': ftp v ;i; 'Afr-i-^Hor^^^f.'in'(Bß(mdic?^^sr^a'}Bd , baH^ to re-ide in the Vrgentmo it ill to Ins, f dismay, how over, ho found on nrrml at £0j: the forniat -':' /ithacl-riot' bj[oii'coTj^)iGtpd ) ' : ' i aiid i liis'appbl)3t-' nient jii^^ur^'^slie^fcijed; /'ft.--ft Ms! l »!. • stood watching .a sale -of imported-. horses, j. H ?r if • ha^va#'fiii"*A^rtVpJiany96adliiiiriyer." V ;*' mg' '. •V'-.\'-v, : President vof HlW'-'llGpub'iic downed^Tbiir*'.inYft/./.ported vgrejr"-^staMiph^;;thhfftripite -Wtiifi 'lotal' ..-. ; di ivcrs was-able to manage, and mrinvitation -V- : i ; Vv'; :o^-. T^?i - - I Wiir; ;to 5 *fi£nd' /■■''}*■: '''-This '- .lie' . 'good •}:%■■■!'. ithat hb soon had '-. the ' - team! nil--ftft'ft dor- ; / \thoroughJ-»cj .: •• the authorities:' that 1 lie .(was; offered pernia" ■ ~ nent employment. • Bui Mr. "Kingsland : had ;. ... -''is .'oy& uppu';.]argor.vgamo.'.i: • Hofisawvl<theroj '••-.---' was good jnoney to Ibe'madoiinldealingjhahdr y-U;: > i aftcr hayii^-niastoredvtli°f;Spanish language, i -//-to l This^b , iisiriess,.did.'not.iworkiout tsf? •: quite.^Oj'satisfactbrily'is/bb'lh'ad anticipated;/ 1 - a'ld :h?.c.therofpro ; ,turriodA(hi3'rattcntmiijH;o: sheep .arid-- cattle.' ' Grand .st-eei's-could''liu- // ;bongnt/- L chfeap,.valid:!,experienceii proved, they; :/,///-./ could ,bo landed; aliyb'„iu,jJSnglah'd"-.viih..ia-i ft!;v - t!?dd. -margin of. profit;, -..Having , ; bceii thtl:- ' n .- "trade,-!--Mr.-- Kihgslandji and/ '■■ ::•';/•> .tboso whoy.'ere iiltitnately-- associated -:Avith<; maintainfid.-theituposition 1 as;the,large ß t(; ; :.;busmess/incrca'sed,-b^ . before, , oiving -.to aii- :oiitbreak of -ftxit-aiicP mouth disease, iiy. the. t ,Argcntino,. f aiv embargo; 'ft rftft. was placed :,upph; 'the Mimpprtation-of: live -V-/'stock ; to- England,'.. Mr. ftKiugsland thoughtV- ir ::' 'nothing:of-.purchasing/linos,of» 5000--to 70,00j f."..:.-hoad.-of;.cattiO'.in«.oqo&-hai|(l^xTho.oiy(«'(Bboop-r[- // ft'. trade; ,hnd y.irjcrea'sed •iinvj.yplumo ft:;.. v : ately,' .and,;'.in '■ ; giye'-.sotria:. idoa-, of . Mr. Kingsland's export -business,-<=it'' need< ./ .only b<Smentioned- that^during.th<j,;]ast.:com■■inploted/.y'e(ir, : ,-pr'ibi-, t tp ■: the:; cessation;.; of' thfc, ft,'/ trade, in his firm shipped:Mto>foivbr - //. than '69,000 head of. cattle'.,i«d -'287,000 besides-a lftrgd;'niiml^K;6f: ; deal' ' ■ ■ with. a-- business/ of' such' rriigrtitudG' .liecesfii-,' ■?l£ ■ ','tated tho'omployni'ont' of 'no -fewer'.than "2-7 l' stoamsliipsj', of/ari ; Average; bfy'apijroxiniately' :4/;. 1 : one; a .' V FREEZING WORKS. - nft 7 This v'ast' pnt'orprise^.'for.'Vniaso^ referred to,/was. coihplofely "crnshed'.iiu.th'o- .; year. 1900. To retire;.ajid settle 'dpwi/quietly, upon th'p® p3talicia"whieH- h<S>"liad already 'ap--.;.:V'\.'/ juirod .ivas not a proposition'that altogethe'r /./; i: a|M'<'sled-':to.''Mr;''T\ihp;slah'd"/'. 'InAteai;lJ : ''ho ; *s6't ;•/; / (loout -'thinlciiigf ho«', tlio ioftdrnrona 'fjurffititiua' //'./;/.;. of. beef. arid.miittoi'i'that wcro'beliig : raTScd'-Tn' "'■!%'/ ''i tl:i!;country:-cpuld,^'noiv/tlint one .outlet' 1 had' /■ft' otho?\Vise;drialtrTvitliV-' Tlibr</'' ruwaiiifdjv/hevc'ohclu'dotl,'-^'only'-'ono^-thiriff^.for ! ",/.;/; //it—freeze tlioni. But how to go about-it?-' /.ft . 1 y Persoiially,:.hp,.cQuld ii.otjjnd'.thp/large sum.-j ; ; ■■■ wnessarv; to onset- works for this <-purpoHo-' ;/• ;-' and it;.ivas doubtful.;-if it.. : could . jbo-vrai'sed- // in the.;ll'b'pu.blic.;:-.Lo'si^g.- ' -,/ft / Mr -■:■ Kint?s].aiid obtoinnd^iarantee,s_-. /.•/ . ' /' extent -of' localjy;: and then set sail - Jor London -with tho object, of completing

i :l)J£,t,cpmpany. -AndHHo\v\ camo ono of the ■i, Jiqwlest' battles of liis 1 ciireor. More than .- -,pncc; tho capital promised, and success • -sepnjcU assured, when, the olAvonth hour, . -ithp fijiancicjrs withdrow v Finally, when sic!; .I tho. mattei if ainoliohdoyT' jnplalKl,;'as -a' last' resort, k idO.tc.nhih'td' tt>!' try ■ 'S.ofitti Africa.. ' His p'er- ; ;ifis^ence-' v met : wftK s ' due I '', reward,, and after .having convinced tho propnotors of tho South' ic ;^frit^n''-' l ?%!a' v ; , Sf6ragp''> : 'C'ompaHy what ; a r Afino a jfi&M ■'/rla6peti ; ' ll for them .in . South :.t to --fiha .extcnt of £400,000 ;'was^-foimdj :, 'iSi^ , tlA' o M-.'!Plata Cold Storage, '.Qaniphri^ l,, hcßalno-; ''au"':'- 'established- fact. has already been v -saidji i Mr! •• -Kmgslatid ll faul'- supremo] control }• .^ta-)i^i®fii ,^^:^ar;: -wiDr6 built iri 1903. i 'SJljco itHi'iY has been doubled;f, aiidSat-' , ,th^ , %fest)iit ,I tiy4.iv theyaro capable- • -'cattle--'and .6000 ,- l sbeop' : 3any-. r over forty acres' ,ofn-groiuidT' ! arid' t .on-'''Jiiite .30 last; they were "arfd'- Co., tho. big meat' .-packej-S'':6f':'jCliitti'go;' , 'arrangements for;''so - -doing 'Kayirig r 'bepri : carri«l out by Sir. 'Kings-: 1 ?ana» arid' . Sir. Jafacs / Sieve--wnght,"of'Soutlv-African fame. ' .iA PRESENTATION. . i r.f 'in.: i i9o4V.' ,, 4 .number of the Icad- ' -irigi"dstanc'ieros,-:' v heacled< by ' Lidut.-General :'ißc«a,l;'P:rc>sidefitj i; of';-tho'' [Republic, dccided, , thatj' grc'aTassistanco the stock- .; as a result ,of ' ' liis ''',efel^^i®?;f-^'t ! .? r; should;- bo jpadoj a-:suitable preserita-tid-rii-: i" This'''took I 'tbo-form of a solid 'silver ' cpiisidorably ' over 200 ''■pieccsl 'ffithv.a--cheque" foi 1 "10,000 dols. ' on .which was ,a- phoit6graiih' i of.-' l thS'D!t' , -Plata : works and' an •'inscription,; of . which tho following .translation ■ ■appeafed-'in-the Buenos Ayres Press:— 't-5-)To;Jsa^l : !Kingsla'nd, ; Esq., C 'to' - this testimonial • .{JiaiKj iytor l acoeptancb- 'of - tho. - accompany-.- -. :-»?ing'hservfco of -' silver-' plato, ; :-frhich it; is j ycdesaes : S6ill -tak'o'-'tbo;'-form-;of: a. recog-.--ii .' riitidn' |, -of' ; ydiir" rse'rviciis '' in tho ; interests .ij.of; in*!tho Argen-<-■-tiiid '■Rejjublic,^W' ( tho : ' adva,ncenicnt .of . ;■ ;,i ; i.which ;r yoif ' ; bayo'■ devotedj|our. 'energies. for ififk'fcii- yeiVsV'-firstv as ''pioneer. ;of. -tlio 1 ;!„i<}xpi3i-tetMri" I ''6f' - and ;:afterji -wai^s-fas'ythfe' initiator-:of : "the lia -Plata'. y p'--Cqld- i St-ohigo ; .:-Gompa'ny, tho - construcdfTwhich' youvwere in'strinhental. in'-' V

;iiririgiiig-:to' irsatisfactorytermination."jrcoeiving these! gifts Mip/'j / ono 'of ' the v.Qf.Gr-.LepiiferrcQ. upon" an; BnglisHi^itii r ; iri; .the; Republic. r ; , TRADE WITH THE ' ARGENTINE. ' ■Questiotfol'as' of a markot; scuta v fouml.- m>it-he- (Ai'acncmo : for JSea-i MVd-br«l : ,sWd t isheopy'niKl;eattlo,- Mr; Kings-*; ari.d' /paid: ,tliat,^so_. forvaS- cattle w.ero .coit : ; iepneel, lie; did: not' think anything' was to .however,-.,that' samples. o£V our/best dairying classes/might ie'v' introduced;'' /to C-rtho' : Argent-ino' 1 / withijuteAl,.'' advantager The '.-.fact-;, is . there America:. isonio -- of ; tho uies't! lierds,' of. catt}.<s t,c>. bo found;n,iiy\vhei:d, n-~ thb.'tydifcT? "iitd'.'hi' ' -Support.-. of. '.this ebnMr./ related,,; a.';Ci>nvorsa-' iorijbd ;'h"!id : - .'with, ithat MVpll-kriowhV authority, ilr"; -judges': at tiki R-oyal. .lipjre .id^gltafl >> : ,MrAYebbwas induced j throo.-' jcajf?' ago J act'--asjudge a.t-fhe principal 'shbw.;in making,' his awards in lie : sli^hOTnopfe^.e?ifihp.''was' asked .by Mi-, img-slaadi-'asi.-tq;what iohanto ..the bull jyhich 16 • would have, of ioldiug' best' exhibited dur- r ng't)io current' year^t_tho..Royal show in Cngland. • Mr. Webb repluxl: ".Putting that iull : on,' pn'e. side,.a'aj^BfKtho/next-six?best to iim' \\ : quld... haise enough to tako irst ; i'!^p,y^a£^i^.li.Qj;aL- 1! , V :; '. i ■ ' ' ' ' SHfcEP. '^Vii-K, iCaspr.yi'as. Entirely.;,different, lAd"-tHoagh M .D§i9g ! cautious about ixpressing-. : opinions imjil ic .had-Vh-inuolf' sqeil" t-jio .class"of 'shcop' bred n -th-o \Dbnuniprij-slr}-iiKjngslandi folt'.con:iiKod.that, /forAhp/rjgljt,types of..animals, .hp'.'Ai-gentine/wpuldi.isitßo aiearv-future pro'ido an' : exqqlleii : tj , inftj;k^.. ... For, years past; iretxlers'.- jli had lieen. turning Wr,.;att-eii{jpn 1 . to''.Lincoliis; ,hißv ; 9U^jirr^j)^%o''<)f. whether' the -."breed' rasi suitable'to. pasturage in 'their own 1 Sjftiquli»r-l ''■ As} a- resiilfc : Argentine iiogp! and coarser than f'asTdasirable/;--VWliat:was' now wanted was a ih&Spi-'tbat would product) better mu'tt-on and nature for, 1 many years of circular' ancV/othei estancierp3^to'chango Mr.;te%lib^li^Mr^)ect: : --;':TOati^6{itvifor lib l higlPiM®s for come wools; dur-' .ing- • bt-heK-'.'than'.'Lincoln rams would geiiorallyiused long i&ncetMrn no'doubt.- Many largo|trsotff'tff ! tho. Argentine pre ; far breeds thair 'the Einoolai)«iwt{hjthis ;.&ci_fes"now.-b6ing gradually; 'rtfcogiiigCtU.''itt"Htftiiggii'if r■" Sliropshirc,. ana •So\it'UdoT^i , 'a^d''BxsKlei J Xieicest-ei' and Romi?arG.so, ; affi&fials :for wliicM' .ii : big •"demand for ; ; crossing purposes is . likely to bo a;nd, : seeing jth'OT,- /'as 'accessible; to Now. !r-ZeManil«»stock;j:itnasters, as it' is'"'to climatic condition s:6f tlid Jtwtf. c'ountries' aro so similar;: •&''lucrative tradeiiiinr'tlieso :broeds." .between ZealaKtl^poiitsfiiftl'/Ciienos/Ayres "should ureiituallyf.ljn -c4itab!ial'.e<l; : . ' • out.from EngIhn'd: in.'.-the 'Astun'Ssy 'and . has bceri Ibokiifg ;ui)f : 6ltljfi'iellds!aiii.Ansti-alia, intends remainfiffgtjvb: in this "country;. aridhis ■ headqiiarterSv' fi-lirmgi.thwsliorfev'tima'at. his'dispos'al "ho* in-' allow. 'of,.:vhpd.~hbpes.f ereilipplcavTs-to,:gather -con-tsidei;abloo-:infprmtttitrti',- with'.: regard to ' the '(iiialityi-.o'f/!stoclo®Qw;iicared in the Dominion.JKn:rbutb;;tix,Bnglatia(fhe:.'prbposes to spend-a' ; Argentine;:-and .thero to venti-' matter i^(fhqspropbr quarters,' with" ;a' : of the leading §tud 1 i magers ,'to iimport - freshr blood froni itheso dslands.'- . V