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Timaru Herald, Volume LX, Issue 2646, 8 March 1898, Page 4

At Baltimore a remarkable experiment was conducted with the new submarine boat Argonaut which is now m successful operation, travelling under water for hours with perfect safety. The vessel was run out into the harbour with 1200 ft of cable attached, and while underwater communicated by cable with the War Department at Washington. The naval authorities are greatly interested m the successful result of the experiment, which clearly demonstrates that the divers acting with the Argonaut could place torpedos under an invading fleet, and receive orders straight from the War Department directing its destruction. The bravery of the Gordon Highlanders at Dargai has been greatly extolled, an f' Highlanders especially have spoken enthusiastically of them. Yet Lord Charles Beresford claims the "piper of Dargai" as an Irishman, and a letter from one of the frontier force puts the finishing touch of absurdity upon the matter. He writes: " This deed served to give the Gordons a good name, though there seems to be more fuss made about it sit home than there is out here. Ido not begrudge them any fame they have won over it, for they are nearly all Cockneys —same as myself—and not Scotchmen at all!" The Socialistic principles on which the labour settlements m South Australia were founded have not, according to the New South Wales Minister of Labour, who has been inquiring into the subject, worked well m practice. The settlements were started with much enthusiam about mateship and brotherhood, but Mr Gerrard thinks it is those where individual ownership of land has been conceded that will do well. It is sufficent, also, that m the settlements where sub-division of land has not yet been conceded agitation is going on for it. At Holder the industrious men would not carry the lazy men on their shoulder, while the single men complained that while they only get one ration for themselves the married men got a ration for each member of their families. This led to a split, and the foundation of a settlement by {the single men, who, however, found their Jot so lonely that they have since all cast about for wives.