AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 14117, 21 July 1909, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

•The Central Executive of the Chapman-1 WesaAder evangelistic miff-ion last week jbftdo arrangements for the return of the evangelists (o Melbourne early next month. A provisional balnnce-shtet of the Melbourne miesUm was plawd before the Committee. It was deckled, however, that no official statement of accounts ehould l>o made, public until the completion of the work in the Commonwealtli, when a comprehensive. fina"ei,tl p*:vter-icia of the wholo fconr will be published. There was, after jw.rin|t all rxpcntios, a credit balance from the .T.'b,v:i,ne. mic-rion of e'-r ut £BOO, porlioi> ■-:" which w.ia forwarded to Dr. Chap man ;.:. d'strii-tite- amongst the of ftlio party, who, it was explained, had no* <imh n .in}- salary fcmoe their departure fiont America." Official reports stated th■■; ' Vi.o Srdncy mission wee also a'Financial 'uetYOs-. l.irL th" t-onerul opinion <>! the romuiittoe wm- that' the leaders of Hi" mi.sdon. Mr. Ciu-pmau and Mr Alexander, would not bo fully recouped the, amount they expended in briii•.■,inu' the party to Australia. Mr Balfour, M.8.C., .-•aid' the niissioners wore- not! on a "' moticy-mukiiu- expedition," and would be content to accept, the balance thut remained from (he. coUcelton altar all ext*ui.--' hii'l been defrayed, "it had cos.f, Hilly £2.01)0 to land 'the patty n. Mel-!*->t*mi\ and Ihe mission";;; won hi be out of po'-kei! over the i rip. The ".N'w South W.du, Mird-dcr of A.trn-,-ultnre. la-..l week at the. annual oiim-ar in 'conneeticu with the cheep show, said tlwt in It'll \"'v conthV.'ahv. had a record mmd-a. "f r' h c"[>-61,750,000. The inriiilwr at present w.vi -1-1,500.000, of which 41,000.00.! 'Air- ire nre'i.-'. The proportion of eho-p other than morinoe.;; lr.id incri.-ti.ed trom 2 per cent, in lof/i to 8 per cent. The cvpvit "f fro/.rti meat f'.om this Stale in "301 wits -\alued at £101,828. in 1907 it reached £707/,45. bat decreased to £563.000 last year. Although (locks had defeated ii» numb'-rs. tie average weirht of ileeeo h.id increased from fj'.l'w in 1801 to nea.rlv 7|,lh. 'Hie value, of 554,000.00C',!> v.--i-.-lit .-! wool in 1801 was £10.250,000, while that ci 0ii7.2r)0.0001h in 1007 wjg ev.v £"'.7.000.000. The figures tlii.? year edit., wed a but. curiom-.lv enrem-h. the cv-p-orlol produce from 44,500,000'5he.p wa-. practically the same as from 61.750.000 (■ovrnteen years aw. l'rc:--.-:nt-day va'me wr.t- greater by 31 pur cent., or £ses>3.l'.d. The produce to-day from a '/,?> per cent. :,m,i'il» t J flock 'uas 51 pr.r rent, mer.' vaiuabb-. The wool i,-!<!ii,-.tn- f eKo Isi "liiin-a; a small hu'dc.'.-.' industry. In l e',')l there wet- 1 750 with ovoi' ZO.OV.' .-hoop. Xoir I here were only 595, while the, t)iv;!l holdings had incc.T-ed io 23,750. Ifii" tendency waa undoubtedly It7-.va.rds the uood of the State, but it- would not he ; .<- >f if diminished the enterprise of bi-j l-.rec<!ers. Mr Waddvll. tie; Tre-v;rer. at tribi.ited the f.'tiiii'flctOTy ;-.(aJte. th.e tinaners to tlie rife, in the. priio of wcx>i am' ivlieat. lie j.-kurJ hi.-- ira-.i.i.fc haJ:mce til £160.000. It i.< :i find in?i;inco of the irony <-,f fate | !-i,iv« the '.Sydney 'lorniuri lie-raid') that; :-vn\iv <;t (lie e:aly esplui'eii;, ;ind even travel- j h'-- it; recent ycaic, have died of lhiv:jii j ee,. hi- the very trees from w!k-"--c rcois water ( i.eahl bo prociti-.'d. Until settlors be;;;ui to' :-iuk wells and da.rcs b"tv,'e':n the J.ichkn! end the Parlin^ —a. titrr-teh of tcuutry in I plates nearly 200 mile.-, wide'—that part it .is neiaitr.te of water for s'-.-vera.l moi-.th? of (in' year, and in titne of drought the wholo year. Between the native iribcti that he-tpientt-d t'ne centre of Lh.i.s ivide. rNfinre of ■■euittn" and those v.dio livexl on tho 1~-a.ii.kii 01 ii:e rivens a liitt-'r exif.ted. .i:ive'U in the hctf.e'-.t a.ud di'ie--M- of t-ao yc.a.r ■ !hj iorracr, v. ho were left, fortunate tb.tr. i.ieir rivals, did not uaxe approach r:ea.r '■ li.ne a pcorl .si;pp'y e-f v.at'-r '..a.", easily obi -.ii;-ih'a-, -uderr, they were pr.-j:ar. d to ihrkr.. dry limo -et in and tiw siviimps .ual waier Illicit d'-e<l ( -o, ix-e.u:K they hid <eher ticMn- oi ohtairdrer (ho ja-■■■:(,;]- :h:i!. r-iatrre had in I hi- ir.ho-pite'd:: r.. : 0~-\ p:o----v'.d'd a pi;iv.'.ni:il cepp.ly iu. id:.- ;-..0;-. of 1 .:■■•- loin!.] in. the (.I'luntrv to the v'.'e-s. _ <),. ih<v~ reeve .'lis'!'].-:■:!<:■ d.n>-i?.. : .-d 'iv,' nioii:.-:...' of evei'y y,.-.u'. Tl;. le a.e f\c:a.; k;r:c!;i ci" rr-e.y L ro;n vrhieh w.'.ter u'n ■■'•■.'alyjitiu;, cd th-'-' iiurraj'i.r-. The 'the deiei-rc ,a-iu>!:- of the Federal t>*'::niictt. wiil proba.hiy be. laid before i'avli.tiuent at an early elate. Th?. m.Liiia.i'v pciiey o[ the (dr veiiine ::i. i- imdevstneri t',. eendiino a ..c.iupiil.idvy cadet, sciteni-:-, wi;it tht (Viahhh-h'nen; -sr a proper footin-'r of lit--. ]iaid luili'i.i. !n pu--.Miar.re of tiro ].-eji..-,-toi-f-e--. of the i"'..:ii;l-vr--v.t-.ilf-M ;:; a), a full j fttri-iiL-th peaee I'c.:'.i■' >r 1 ■_--, with provision., | winch wid reivlei' (he rai-a.nrente.tts for j mi-bilisation of ; iit; war f-.r.re?t<i".li iDiiiethn:-.'j more than the dream which ibey ,-»:o-. at pr?' .-cut. The ir.ei't.-a.-jeil cee-t o! •Jiaintaieini.; ". hi'- r'ori.es iit, fiiii |'-:'a-v vy.dcv tin, ■a-Ljanisaitiou nrovii't-.-'l in th» Uv.-f.-U'.''- -\'-f of I::.;';."!. wiil l'p ahtyel £eV..CfO. Th- If-.ti-.'i.a.et for IOOf. 00 provided £625,9d6 for .--\- i end it ur;> on military lorees, catlet ride thil-i-. -old ,'.e; ; oeia.!irt!...o and alsc-nt £seo 050 of t-hJM amount, r'-pre--!:rted the.-- ..eft of nniritamiinr ihc- exisrin-: f-iruntth oi 'he U---f. which ivtiii thou 1-i.oOO u.dd fo>- ( ...j and 0.500 <ra.rri;-.<n- f.re>or»s, a t-a.al of '5.1 '(■■'). Aihlhi- the increase oh PSM/M) enLa.ih'd hv i iniii;.dui: the fores no 07 t : a. ihd! -,;;,-,• j <'l-rviliit.il of 25.60 : ). lie t-.t'l -ui.:--,!..' eo.ar i-. 1 siiiiwn at £600.00 U. '! j ; - !u4 i.-(..,- faovd, i "L 25.6C0 will i-a-kdf !o.r.'.T; <:,!.! f,-.i-.:e.-i. | at'ii 0.600 ■iij.ni.-r.n, Irno-.;. : ; , : :i the.--,;- v.i;!| lol'lU tile b.lsdr: o'i a v, a' ';- .1'; I"!.. :i O'l i ci ! 52.000 fieid .'fOi'e,-:, a.ad 16 000 -a.ri.ael I tioop.s. makinT a t' t" 1 ! of 40'.0c0 eiJa.crs. and I mem >To e--..- m.f, ha.- beo-n takan m tao! IL'IIIV.-', (plot-,! for tie- cot, oi «_,'piipHlv!l!-, ! v/liii ii will piohahiv be [-,pre;s,-l over a numbi rof yf:r,i'. "i 111- L-e.-;t <a" a. e-enpa-Jsory j ,-ent vo-lniK-iiv ■■•< r iii-v-n .--it, ma;; al-o" !x> added Io tlie'y.M;-;y'".--p.r.diiur,-, and the I wiiole of iii", data 'i:i fhia lonn-.'-tion mj liai.My complete ;,,, v,r. \!io .--'idle Ward. '.wc.niy-t-v.v.-n ycare- «;f .'■:e. drop-pad ih :nl in I'rahan. She. faddenly cau;dif, rif.;ht of her iiikdoe.nd in tise f-r-.v.t. ami l>."joirii!i'4 pr.vxxtiy ;i--r ; ,t;i.t- % d. r- reamed out, and i'-dl io the. feotp'tli. j I'e.ith was due 10 heart. clLeese. The ! ii'ii-'oand made the l'ldkiwin"- ei.a:e;uent : -- " 1.l is, unfurtsmau-iy. Ln'" that my wife thoierht ■ i-ct ! v.ii.i ,iu.viti-_- atte-ati'' ai-- to an'-'i-er yoiui;,' woman in the> jam fuctory wimre I worked, but, (-die e-ot tho irk'' in hj. ' "'O'li thro;:;!', -die, Mc l mi-e-hjevtm.; I ::o ; .. ; . 1 t'-it'd a!i Ih-t i' . ,oiuf ,],, to i-hot. her tiiai- fhe waa la-bnri ;•■;.- undo.)- a iid:- k.', but F touid not. resti.dn bar. f-jlio '..id b'-e-i a.ihn;; for seme i-ime, and re.'lae.d io ,--■:>;' a dot tor. O.'l U'ediHi'dav n,.-.!it e.h" fit] that tic heait. v. a.-, broken '•'.••;- '.lie al...ir, ami we had ;. few- word.*;. I v.;.a lai'iiraily amioyod to find that ime '.-..... d.-K.iiin;.; to other.-. be.f'oTe mo, and I made up my mind that I would leave the jam fat'tow at Smili Van,-, where 1" have h.'.-n woj-kin. : , for the past, twelve yean:. I. o.d not. mm 1 p 1-1 '-.ori- yesterday, ami my wii'a went to the factory a::d found ihi-- out. I vat.- wit'u two or'tlin e mate.', ..ii'! had hoi a couple of drink.-- when I. . a v i,ty wife' in the r.treefc v.dth tlio children, f did rmli want her to f;ee me. and ■„<> l. out, of tlio way. Then 1 wiis informed of v.hal l'.ul oe-i-'tri'd.'' New South W'i.l"'- r'.-mif. to bt> winning eoiden oplnimi;, to" iie prison. e-vn'c-n. 'J'he I lav. W. Asher, who \va.- hj. '-vdnoy willi tiia Cliapman-Aie;-; imlej' jf'-sdon. ie'a, man part, of whcfie. --pe-ia! 'vork in Jife ]ir.s heon to devote, hinrrelf ta the prhi-mere in this r/raat. fianls- of .America. The rtovmnor of Parramatta- G-iol has received ihc. followuic' letter from bini :—"The' more I think of iny v-i«it. the- more (iod 1 ain to ~■(,■) l.<• that your irptitution is onfl of the b«-f I rver have viidtod. The thim; that impre.:,--e<l one mort, of course, Wiifl the eiupel. You not only luive tho best chapel ) have eeen in Australia, but 1 believo in tho world. Certainly we have nothing in America like it. ! wins {-really imprceFed .with tho dif--eifilino, both with the ftruaj-d.- iind with Die prif-oiitrs. In thai, re-s-pect you aro porfecrt.. t Khali rover forget that nnuiiiificcnt f;ii'm. T know nothing like it anywhere. 1 bJiu.ll have u, good word to Bay about your iiyp'cm when I got homo."

Pairamatta tre<vte the iwquenwy-ooo:- < Victed class, and amongst the 300 inmates are some, tloeporato caws*., Tho habittial criminals servo the indeterminate period there. Yet it is eaid by the authorities that there, is very little punishment therb. Tho chapel wne» built entirely by the prisoners at tho gaol. It wat* only opened a few weeks ago, and it is used not only by tho dergynien, but by various gentleman, who occasionally lecture there. The League of New South WaJoi? iia-vc issued the following platform :—(11 induction of Custom* duties, bogmnrn." with thoso bm - d«us which press fio'iieavUy upon tha food and clothing of | the masses. (2) Tho substitution of land viilno taxation without exemptions', U) vo- \ place Uh>. rovenuo lost by the reduction of ! Customs duties, instead of any proposed ! form of a graduated land tax with oxemp- ! tkms. (7>) The discretionary jxiwen? of tho Minister for Customs ' e tie abolished, ail tariff schedules to b<> ddiniUdy fixed by Parliament. (->) Economy in adinmistrai lion. (5) Equitable adjustment of Stato I and Federal finance.

Approval linn been given by the Post-roaster-Gene nil (Sir duo. Quick) to orders being placed for £7OO worth of Wheat-■ euouo automatic rnetruments. Mo additions will bo made at prewmb to the WhoatstoDo appliances whk'Ti wero installed ;it. Melbourne .some time ago, but £205 will bo expended in New South Waicct, £l2l in Queensland, £165 in South Australia, and £2lO m \Vo*t Awtrailii. Provision is to bo made in the forthcoming cstimatm for tho confhinanco of the undorgronnding of the telegraph and telephone wires in Melbourne and other capital cities. "This h.if-. been found,'-' said tho Postmaster-General today, "one. oil the most important factor;' in improving the cervices. Last year the- cxpcn.dit.ur ein Melbourne amounted approximately to £72.446, and fiunifi wore ppent in fimiiar directions in other State-. It iis hoped that the«: works will result in a. Mibsta.ri-tia.l improvement in both services." Rumors were currant in Melbourne last week that the Chinese in tho city had been piivchafdiig bowie knives, with which to .'■-.! 1!u their religions difference*. One of tho Lading cutlers stated that lie had sold a large number of bowio knives to Chinese (luring the w-x.-k. A year or so ago, during I wlu't 'was .lesuikod 'as the Little Fkmrko : ffrcet "Hnxtv" violfi, a great, many ieJ volver fiho!.s were exeha.ngKl. A P.canke j rtree.t giui.vn.ilh fob.! out hie fctock of reI \ divers. This year, however, it- appears j that if there is to be any bloodshed, bowio ■ knives aro to no tho choice of weapons. i A new Federal political organisation. j known .ik the Now South Wales I'edeial I Liberal Lca.gt.c, ha.s come into existence I The Le:igu6~incl'Kles the Liberal and I!eI form A/(Sivi,'i.l.ion. tho People's Reform I League, the Liberal and Progressive League, | and varirw women's branches of these | bodies. Mr lou,aid Thomson, M.P.. hai; I been elected president. Neatly all tdiadcs jcf politicians aie among the- mercbeiß. An organising committee, literary committee*'.

and finance committees have been appointed, and ;•,• vigorous propaganda, is in contemplation. The Minister of Defence (Mr Cook), referring to tho League:. caid it if- to be. not merely Liberal in name, but liberal in character. The basis of the orgenisathm will bo the platform ivjbiniitrd by the Prime Minister in his statement to Parliament. The platform is eufiicietit.hr liberal to appeal to all electors who are in favor of prudent living, and are at the tame time- unmistakably progressive.. Tb > League will be in full sympathy, Mr Cook

added, with that great awakened conscious--Hera of the people which is one of t tie distinguishing features of our twentieth e-riittiiy civLliKiiion. Jt is proposed in the new filvrr coinage to abolish, the half-crown. The other denominations will be retained. The desire. Sir Jc.ho. Ponxst. say.-, i.s to give effect, as tar as possible, to the report" of the Deci-

mal Coinage Committee. Theiloriu, shilling, .ri\po7i,-o, and thiVf|v-n.r.T piece a.re to haw ■■'.. .- -pedal design of the king's head, as us-d for tb'-- coinage in O.vrci a. Dominion:;. H'i the .I'c-v.ir.c idoe t.'aerr -vv.ill l>c a distinctive device. (?ne co'ii will have the rnnp of AiiKtialia in rebel. '.twelve months ago the bani;iii;r j.-ofiiion in Vii.-lcn'iii, tmowed that there had liecn a reduction in the deposits, mid an increase in the adva;i<"<s thim indicating a. weakening of the lesourcc.s. 'the returns of the b.i-.-k.-. !.,i.!i:i- in Victoria for the pa-t ijiiarU:! - di.s-Iom; tint ih-cee- eondit!o:u> have been reversed. Deposits have expanded !<:■ the vear bv £1.093.549. and the ad-

vances have defined by £1,682/266, .so that the petition ha.s imp-roved by £3.776.215. Government accounts are retponeil.'ie ''or £650,000 of the i.nereape. '1 be circulation, has been normal, hut there. if- :iu inc'c,-:-■':- in the stockfi. of gold and bullion f.-r tlic vcir from £7.727/iof) to £B.l-11.209. Mr Mnrphy, the Sydney - ity c.-ronev. bad Roinet-hmg to may on the .--.■.d'jeci '»f child niurdcr at- the conclusion of an inquest -villi regard to :v child feued at Newtown, the verdict givn b-ing that death was due to suffocation, r.-.r.:.Vr l-.v

some person unknown. The coroner .-aid : '•'['hi.-: in the tenth of such i.;i<-jiiests on I lie l.vdies of newly-born infants found deed in public plrncs in my distri.t within (ho past .-'.t mouths, cm! in at least, six of these ease- the deaths of these innocent little ones were feloniously ■ -;l■ il= :-=J. These are in addition to the of thf> bodies of nine babies which have been found dead in public places in the inetron"!itrui d'V irir' wil.liiii the f.'!!«i.' period, but in most t>( the l.'ilirc llie medii-al report was thai, they were :=tilJborn. Those figures, 'akem >:i conjunction with fair and reasonable supposition thai, I ho bodies discovered constitute merely :> percentage of ill? bodies unlawfully disposed, of. appear simjiiy appalling. In most of the eases ihe surrounding circumstances tended t.o diow that it was Ted the mother oi tho child who disposed of ihe body, but,' on the contrary, that i> was die work of some person or prison-; experienced anil "Xpert in ihe jiPi'i'oiruiiiice "f such a gnnsome task, so as to avoid detection. [ would suggest the establishment in ihe more populous centres of the State of institutions wbe;e the sole and only qualilication for admi-'sion would be thai the applicant- is about, to become a tr:other. and v.hero such women could, whhout question, remain under suitable supervision for ] u pei ; c•' uhiciently long to enable the. I child 'o secure _a. thoroughly v-ell-est ab- I lished '..-rip o 1 life." ' I Additi ,■:..; repj-rl.-. by school inspectors! bear out tin- pi.-', ions statements made as to the chile, slavery carried on in the dairying anil rahhif-trapping districts in New &>ntii Wales. Concerning the Lisluore district, it is said that out. of 1.131 children attending the.-.' schools, 566.' or 50 per cent., are regn'.rK engaged in milking yards and. in i.■ r :■ Iri.■.- pig* r ,i-,d i alecs.' both before aed ~!! U ''school. It is said that tiny milk B.boo cows daily, or an average of 16 each—3 before school and 8 after. Al;uiy are said to milk from 20 _to 24 daily, while isolated cases do 18 to o!) cows. The inspector in the Buthurst district questioned live children out of a dozen who arrived at the school two hours late, ami thin was what he ascertained: After leaving school, and walking from half a mile to two miles home, they carry round and set numerous rabbit traps, involving r» further tramp of from one to two miles. After tea they visit and reset the traps, if necessary, once or twice before going t() ' >cr '- About nine o'clock next morning I hey usually make another round to the traps, collect and gut all rabbits caught, and return home for"breakfust. This over, they wait, at the roadside with the rabbits until the collector's cart, comes along, and are then free to come to school, which they do jaded. Other inspectors say that all the child nature is driven out of the children, and that the matter is n crying evil, more, especially as many of the parents arc not. in needy circumstances. A young women hn,s been wandering about the bush in the vicinity of Alexandra-, Victoria, during the ' past few weeks. The Yea police' heard ot the fact. and proceeded to the Cheviot saw-mills, in the ranges, lying west of AL xaridra' but she had left there. The Alexandra police picked up her tracks, and Constable iU'Phco came across the woman She was in a very weak condition, and had passed the previous night in the bush in but scant clothing. She was brought to Alexandra lock-tip, and well cared for. 'She ■was taken before the Court there, and remanded to th.o Akrandxa. HnsstiUk '&£»

unfortunate woman speaks well, and is obviously well connected. From papers fonnd in hot possession it Would seem that three years ago she was a, resident hi Scotland. Certificates were also found showing that she had passed successful examinations in solo singing, organ playing, and harmony at the School of Music Glasgow. A certi6cate from the Royal Academy of Music, London, was also found. She is about thirty-two years of ago, and says her husband is dead.