a a a a a a the a THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23. 1911.: 14, at Albion Villa, Albyn-road, the wile of W. 8. Dun--a son. 10, at 197 Wigram-road, Forest Sydney.
the wile of Harold E. Padbury, of daughter (Gwendoline Lucille). Both doing well. THORP. -August 16, at Nelligen, Barney-street, Drummoyne, the wife of Alan Thorp-4 son.
MARRIAGES. -August 5, at St. John's. Darlinghurst, by the Rev. E.
C. Beck, Frederick George, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson, of St, Vincentplace.
Albert Park, Melbourne, to Mary, Douglas (Cissie), youngest daughter of the late Mrs. Quig, of Darlingburst, Melbourne papers please copy, DEATHS. August 18, at his residence, 131 old South Head (late of Victoria -street, hurst). Louis Abrahams, Deeply, regretted by his loving wife Sarah, and his son and daughter, and Nina, and his little grandchildren, Zatia and Marjorie. MALONEY.
-August 21, 1911, at her residence. Swan Bay, Richmond River, Mary Ann, relict of the late Michael Maloney, and beloved mother of E. M. White, 275 Forbes Darlinghurst. 92, at Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, Elsie, dearly loved daughter of John and Mary McGovern, 9 Union-street, Balmain East, aged 7) years.
R.I.P. 21. Willbun Osborne, of Fairdeld, dearly loved father of Alfred E. Osborne. At rest.
ROBSON. -August 21, 1911, at her late residence, May Field, Shoalhaven, Mary, the beloved wife of Thomas Robson, in her 77th year. 22, 1911, at his residence, "The Nook," Peakhurst, Carl, dearly beloved husband ol Mrs. Carl Schulze, aged 65 years and 8 montha, 22, 1011, at Branston, street, Burwood, Agnes Clay, widow of the late J. L.
Thompson. IN MEMORIAM. CARDWELL-La loving memory of my dear son and our dear brother, Frederick Walter, who departed this life August 28, 1006. We little thought your time so short In this world to remain, Nor thought that when from home You went you'd ne'er return again. Inserted by his loving mother, brothers, sisters.
DA VIES. -In loving memory of our dear father, who departed this life August 93, 1910. This is day and to us all, This is a day that is rad to recall, He is peacefully, sleeping, resting at last, Life's weary pains and sufferings past, Inserted by his loving son and daughter-in-law, G. H. and K.
Davies. sad but loving memory of my. dear wife and our dear mother, Charlotte Russell Dunn, who departed thin life at Victoria North Aydney. missed. August 23, 1905.
Dearly loved and sadly Inserted by her loving husband, sons, and daughters. GIBSON. -In fond loving remembrance of my darling mother, Mrs. Gibson, who passed away August 28, 1910. One year has passed away: our hearts are sore, As time goes on we miss her more, Her loving smile, her gentle way, There is none can 011 our mother's place, Inserted by her loving daughter, Lill.
fond loving remembrance of my dear mother, Mrs. Gibson, died August 23, 1910. Mother, darling, how we miss you, None but our poor hearts can tell. We have lont you, God has found you, Dearest mother, farewell. Inserted by her loving daughter, Mrs.
Lewis. to the memory of my dear Bert, who died at Forest Lodge, mother August Pit, brothers. 190). Inserted by his sorrowing and R.I.P. loving remembrance ni my dear cousin, Bert, who died August 23, 1909, M.
O'Connor. loving memory of my dear wife, Tot. loving memory of our dear wife and mother. Bridget King, who departed this life August Inserted 24, 1909, aged 44 Rest in peace. by her loving husband and children, May.
Tom, and Charlie. loving remembrance of who my dear busband and father, Ronald Donald, departed this life August 28, 1010, at Newtown. Peacefully sleeping, resting at last, Life's weary pain and suffering ore past, Inserted by his loving wife and daughter. loving memory of Ida May (Doll) Murphy, died August 28, 1910. loving memory of our dear mother, Elizabeth Robinson.
who departed this life August 28, 1910. Your end came sudden, mother dear. It made un weep and sigh: But it WAS 50 hard to think We could not Fay good-byr. Inserted by her loving son and daughter. 11.
and E. Robinson, Cowra. STILLING. -In loving memory of little Tom, who died August 23, 1000. Inserted by his loving mother.
brothers, and sisters, Stan, Roz, Tom, Nellie. Peace, perfect peace, TYA8. -In affectionate remembrance of Philander Tyas, who entered into the presence of his Lord on August 23, 1907. Inserted by his wife, who, with the family, still mourn his absence. -In loving memory my dear husband and father, John Nicholas Wallace, who departed this life August 93, 1907.
Inserted by his wife and daughter, Bertha. R.I.P. RETURN THANKS. Mra. friends G.
for LILLICRAP floral tributes, returns messages heartfelt of THANKS sympathy, to and personal inquiries during her recent sad hereave. ment in the loss of her beloved husband, at Norfolk Paddington. Mrs. LILLICRAP, returns sincere THANKS to all friends for messages of sympathy during her late and loss of her dear son, George, at 42 Norfolk-street, Paddington. Mr.
J. W. REGAN and FAMILY, No. 1 Pelican tributes, street, sincerely THANK all kind friends extended for floral them in sympathetio messages, ete, to their recent bereavement. Mr.
JOHN THORPE and FAMI.Y friends return their their kind most sincere THANKS to all kind for sympathy, letters, cards, and telegrams in their recent sud bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. J. BROWN and FAMILY, of Vine -street, Hurstville, desire to express their gratitude, kindness in cerely sympathy thanking in their all late sad bereavement of their son, those friends for Leslie Haselhurst.
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the Australian Workers' Union, hereby publicly APOLOGISE to The Daily Telegraph Newspaper for having printed to the its order Directors of customer a leaflet attributing and and Conductors, the political advocacy of "The Daily Telegraph" in the recent Referendum Campaign to gromely corrupt tires. We now place it on record that we have no sympathy with the defamatory statements contained in the leaflet complained of. and hereby admit that there never was any foundation for making the same; and in consideration of The Daily Telegraph Newspaper foregoing its claim for damages and discontinuing this action, we (The Australian Workers' Union) hereby agree to publish, nt our own expense, this apology in such papers, in such conspienous places therein. The Daily Telegraph Newspaper shall direct, and will also pay mich costs and expenses as between Attorney and Client AR The Daily Telegraph Newspaper has been put to in the matter. (Signed) THO9.
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Che Sponey Morning Derald. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1911. THE SECOND SESSION. So the first duty of this second session, Although latest advices report the setwithout Speaker, without Premier, with- tiement of the great strike as proceeding out Governor, is to find somebody to fill satisfactorily, and with less friction than the chair of the House. Labour will not was expected, it is evident the still offer a nominee, because then its majority voluminous incident cabled us that much would disappear.
So it has found a is yet to be done. The actual negotiations nominee from amongst the Liberal ranks. proceeding are, it is true, the crux of the That nominee has announced thut he ac- whole matter, in that whatever basis of cepts office on terms binding the Govern- agreement is arrived at by the conciliation inent to a policy of a few will be imperative upon all parties. boards measures, finance, redistribution of seats, that connection, further, it is cerAnd in' and then dissolution. Mr.
Wade may say tuin that no basis of agreement will be he knows of no such agreement. He and arrived at without a thorough threshing his party may divide the House against out of all matters in dispute. But outaide the Labour Speaker, or may propose althe conciliation boards and their deliberaLabour nominee it such can be found. At tions are the hundreds of thousands of perrate, we have all the elements of a sons who have been directly concerned in any disorderly and an unsatisfactory com- the strike, and with them vet remain mencement of most unpromising ses- much of unrest and not a little of dissatission. The Liberal leader and party can- Thus, in Wales, out of pure facnot be blamed if they reject." programme tourness.
engendered no doubt by the uniin which they had no and if busi- versal spirit of fight abrond in the land, ness proves impossible, as well it may a series of anti Jewish riots is exercising under the conditions that exist, there re all the care of authority. The Shefeld mains only the appeal to the people at the transport strike appears to be in hand, but earliest date and under almost any a Liverpool remains so much a storm-centre stances. Notiring can be worse than that, with the railwaymen holding out totally useless Parliament. We may be in sympathy with the tramway workers, sorry for Ministers in the position they and the transport Associations under oroccupy, but the situation is of their own ders not to resume, local authority is making. On the other hand, Liberalism ing upon the Government a continuance of is bound not to surrender its programme the recent police and military arrangefn order to facilitate A Labour Adminis.
ments for control. In that connection, the tration. Therefore, if need be, the disso- effect ascribed to intimidation methods is lution must come, and the country must interesting, and probably well based, but prepare to make up its mind to give one on the other hand it is at least curious side or other a working majority. that police court proceedings at Chesthe Labour has plainly no right to com- terfeld disclose that, though many persons mand the confidence of the House. were charged with rioting at the railway Assuming that opposition to the elec- station there, none of them were rallway tion of Mr.
Willis as Speaker is not men. pushed to undne limits, and that a soln- Trouble continues at various great tion is found to this immediate crux of tres of the North, railway system, situation, It still remains true that apparently reason tuat the conI It the Opposition likes of to on obstruct its path gO revision--the North-Eastern Company Labour continues in office sufferance. ciliation board a arrangements are to underat every step a deadlock is inevitable, in being the one railway organisation alspite of the nominal majority that Labour lowed trade-union representation on concan command. Everything, therefore, ciliation boards. In that respect, theredepends on the extent of the assurances fore, the workers of the North Labour is able to give to the effect that lines are objecting to what workers of none but non-contentious menaures will be every other company bave been fighting introduced during the short session said to for.
The new trouble which has arisen be contemplated. It to be boped that between the Midland Company and its the Immediate programine will be BO men on account of preference to loyalists atrictly defined in the Governor's Speech la serious both from the fact that the Midthere be no loophole for criticism. land is one of the greatest systems in Apart from purely administrative mea- land, and also because the loyalists genesures, there is no hope of anything being rally will have claims upon their various done while the House is as it stands. Sucn employers. But though it is apparent from questions as those involved in the Electoral all these manifeatations that the railway Bill and the redistribution or seats could, men everywhere are urgent upon complete and ought to, be got out of the way very recognition of their case, and being out quickly, with the help of the Opposition.
are very determined to remain out rather Nor should the Esthnates offer an insuper- than surrender an inch of claim, yet on able dimculty. In this last case, however, the other band it da certain that it is the the question of finance Intervenes, and it men themselves and their families who must early be made plain that there will stand to lose most by continuation of be no "tacking" of bills by way of alter- hostilities. What a general railway strike ing the incidence of taxation. In the pe- means is amply shown by such reports as cullar position of affairs it will not be have been cabled of the disaster attending competent for the Government to make uporr lack of food supply. And no reports any change in taxation, and the whole can give even an idea of the misery set business of the present Parliament is, up all over England by these few.
days therefore, cut down to extremely conser- or restricted communications. The bulk of vative Inunits. The Government has ad- that misery has to be borne by the workmitted its impotence, and in asking to be ers and those dependent upon them. It is allowed to carry on nt all it 18 severely fact which will have its result in the straining constitutional precedent. But, development of affairs.
Enough has algranting that a short lease of INe is desir- ready been conceded to the men-and able for it, there must be no mistake as otner concessions are to follow without to the terms on which that lease la granted. doubt -to establish it as beyond question All this, however, 18 a matter for mutual that their claims for improved conditions arrangement, and if the Opposition is fairly of work and wages are just. "The railway met, as we hope it will be, there la no companies of Great Britain are not reason why the session should not proceed cratic institutions, by which a wealthy peacefully to its close, and the appeal to stock-holders are enabled to batten upon the country be made in the most satisfac- the community. On the contrary, they retory conditions. We can only repost what present just a reasonably safe investment we have already said as to the necessity for thousands of small holders.
Recent for a wise restraint on both sides. Given amalgamations have improved, their postthat it ought to be easy enough to avoid tion, and it is probable that they will be serious conflict that would only serve to empowered to meet any undue strain disgrace the House, and bring posed upon them by the coming readjust- second session of Parliament, openling coptional to-day, la character. fortunately The of first the most session ex- is and it la only a few weeks since wreck, to its inglorious end. Por that it came the responsibility must be divided. The last October spoke with au inde.
country elsive voice. The Government of Mr. Wade felt that it bad not a working majority, and resigned. Labour ente Into office with the barest possible majority. Then Labour began to play pranks with land tenures, and then things happened which all know.
complicate matters, the great and honourable office of Speaker became a plaything of party politics. Mr. M'Court was rejected with something like not because he was not an old contempt, Parliamentarian, an honourable man, and experienced Speaker, but impartial because he was not a caucus nominee. The quers found nominee who in the day of difficulty laid down bis work and his obligations to Parliament by ment of working conditions. 'But It la evident that those conditiona need readjustmont, and, further, It in clear enough that in their readjustment is the only chance of a solution of the problem which this great strike and its array of disputes have NO vividly projected before the world, "NO FAITH IN TRAINS." The old lady of the North Coast who was driven to the Paterson rallway cross.
Ing on the occasion of the recent opening of the railway to Dungog to see the "Iron horse" gO over the bridge, and remarked tout she had 110 faith in trains, and "would rather trust her old bones to the mall conch, after all," stands for a type human nature rusted by force of habit. She had been nearly seventy years in that district, and had never seen a train before. "Let the young people travel by train it they like." said she: "horses are good enough for me." She is one of the old pioneering folk of the bush, used to roughlug it, and her edges have been dulled by the comparative stagnation and monotony of her life. With her, a creature of her environment, progress has been a negative thing. There is some pathos in it, and there is a lesson to be learnt from it.
And that lesson is that individuals and nations grow by what they feed on. Progression is cumulative: stagnation breeds decay and deadens achievement. It Is not to be wondered at that here and there in the far back country we find men and women, reared in the bush never leaving it. still living in a by gone age, and looking with suspicion on the modernity that seeks to lift them out of the rut. The wonder is that, with all the clogging of the wheels and all the drawbacks attendant on the life of the pioneers, they have been able to do so much.
No faith in trains! We who live in the city and in the more settled parts of the country know what a boon the railway is, what an Impetus it has given to settle. ment. and how 0111 progress is wrapped up with it. More than that, our faith in trains is so great that we are now beginning to adopt a policy which we might well have adopted earlier--that making our railways the forerunners of settlement. Whether there be a betterment tax or not.
that is 11 good policy which nims at providing up-to-date means for sending his produce, to the markets coincidently with estabnishing the settler upon the land. Today our railways branch out to many distant points the inland, but the development of the country requires many more miles of railway. The faith in trains in the United States and Canada is such that private enterprise has not hesitated to lay down thousands of miles of steel rails penetrating into hitherto unknown and undeveloped country, and a always it has been justined by results. It is a truism, that trade follows the railway: and though in the early years the returns may be slight, the continued growth of settlement. the inevitable increase of values, soon turn the investment into a profitable one.
We doubt not that were privately -owned railways permitted in this country New South Wales would within very short thine he covered with perfect network of lines. The State, however, has decided to its own railways; the fault of that policy is that it does not build them fast enough. We need a more far-seeing policy. What private companies CAn do. Governments can do, and do more advantageously, in that there are no shareholders' dividends to be paid: and even we do not succeed in paying interest and expenses the gain to the State la great, nevertheless.
There may be non-paying lines, but in time they will all pay, and, as we have pointed out before, our railways are to be considered, not as separate lines, paying or non-paying, but 08 one great national undertaking. That undertaking has proved so profitable that we should not hesitate to extend it. Progress demands it. We must wake up from our sleep. Immigration and railways are tiro of our greatest needs, and this is recognised by all except those who have no faith in their country, like tue old lady of the north, who has no faith in trains.
DAIRY SUPERVISION. That the necessity should have arisen for such a meeting of protest against the administration of the Dairy Supervision Act, as was recently held at Wagga, 1s to be regretted. Whaterer may be said A8 to its administration, there can be no two opinions as to the necessity of some such measure, both in the interest of the public and of the dairy farmers themselves. Some of the illustrations given by the speakers, however, tend to show that they have grievances, and the evidence forthcoming, that so many have been harassed in such a way that they have either already given up the industry, or contemplate 80 doing, brings the seriousness of the case in a lurid light. The State desires to encourage primary producers to take up land and add to the wealth of the community, not to discourage them.
It wants to aid newcomers from abroad, not to make them feel that when once in Australia all their liberty will be wrested from them. But we are glad from report of the Wagga meeting that it the, not 80 much the supervision that was objected to as the method of it. There appears not only to be a duplication of institutions, but a conflict of authority. One inspector under the Department of Agriculture intimates that he will be satisfied if certain things are done, and then after a long spell another deriving his authority from the Board of Health sees the necessity for quite different requirements, and has the power enforce his demands. Naturally under these circ*mstances dairy farmers wax wroth and declaim against the authorittes who are responsible.
It would seem to us not very difficult to coordinate the efforts of these two bodies 80 AR to avoid grievances of this irritating character. Inspection 18 needed in the public interest, but inspection not be to degenerate Into mere obstructiveness. We are quite aware that there may be inspectors and Inspectors, One man will carry on such duties with reasonableness and while another, through assuming An unnecessarily nggressive attitude, will merely court resistance. And the fact that there do not seein to have been serious complainta from other districts in which dairyIng plays much more important role than does at Wagga would suggest that in this case the personality of the Inspectors have had more to do with the complaints than appears on the surface. All that can be said is that the meeting made out a case for investigation, and it reate with the authorities concerned to show whether some modification of the methods of inspection may not be called for in the interests of this important industry.
An tv the necessity for Inspection at all, we think that if further evidence were required the report of the recent Royal Commission beld in England upon tuberculosis in man and beast should be conclusive. This body, which was thoroughly competent to form an opinion, after patient and exhaustive research came to the conclusion that bovine tuberculosis was readily communteable to man, and more partieularly to children. If this Andiug be nocepted, then the rigour of inspection cannot be relaxed. All that can be done with safety is to make it as little harassing 18 practicable. institutions Into even worse odour than that which at present surrounds them.
A side light on all this which should De of special value to Labour is the socalled heresy hunt. There is no doubt whatever that the meeting of the special conference was looked forward to in much fear and trembling; nor is what happened altogether consoling to the Labour Parliamentarian. True he has saved his skin for the moment, but only at the suerifive of further portion of his independonce. In future anything of the nature of 0 referendum must first go before the Labour hierarchy in conference assembled, and upon their vote must the action of Parliamentarlans be determined. This in itselr is Aumciently humiliating, and bad as It is it is plain that politient Labour was saved so a8 by fire.
The conference appears to have been stormy enough, and only the imminent danger of the party has saved the erring members from the punishment due to their sins. The temper of the conference was decidedly tricky. and it would have taken very little extra weight 10 turn the scales in the opposite direction. The bearing of this on the immediate political situation Is obvious. Labour will be under one pledge to Parliament, and under another pledge to the conference.
Events show it how dangerous it is to ignore the latter. The influence of Ministers may be commendably great, but it certainly will not go far enough; and the question is. Will they be able resist the pressure that will be brought to dear on them while they are "Wasting time" with a -contentious" sitting? On the other hand. the moment that they diverge' from the noncontentlous course the Opposition will quite rightly at their throats. The position is not one to envy.
It' 1s clear enough that when the general election does come the conference will have a great deal to say, and we hope it will say so much that the country will have no hesitation in saying that it is heartily tired of It. STRIKE REVERBERATIONS. The "Sydney death of nal Moran is given considerable prominence In this week's "Sydney Mail." There 1s Que full-page portrait of his Eminence in his robes; pictures of Leighlinbridge, where he was born; and of St. Kieran's Cathedral. Kilkenny, where for 12 years he ruled 08 Bishop of Ossory: a beautiful full page photograph of St.
Mary's Cathedral, and smaller pictures of the palace and St. Patrick's Colloge, Manly, which, among scores of other magnificent buildings, bear testimony to the Cardinal's great architectural energies. A black and white drawing depicts the impressive scene in St. Mary's during the lylug In State; a full page is occupled by the funeral procession passing along Queen's-square, showing the -attired children of Mary: and on the double page is a splendid engraving showing the enormous crowd in the vieinity of the cathedral. and the Bench of Bishops preceding the hearse.
There is also a portrait of Archbishop Kelly, the cardinal's successor. On the "Survey of the World" page appears an interesting illustrated article on opium-smuggling, accompanied by portraits of men in the public eye in old country. The Girls' Realm Guild la the subject of an attractive page; the obJects of the organisation are explained, and there are portraits of many ladies prominently identified with it in this State. "Outdoor Australia" includes some entertaining stories about Jackeroos in the olden days. An lustructive and admirably illustrated article deals with the Captain Cook relics in Sydney Museum.
"Tommy Cornstalk" continues his series of "Horse, Foot, and Guns" articles. A page is devoted to polo pictures from Goondiwiodi and Goulburn. A striking photograph from the Solomons shows the congested condition of the natives in Ferastboa. Golfers will be interested in the snapshots of Mesers. Clyde and Bruce Pearce playing at Cruden Bay and Stoke Poges.
Other subjects dealt with pictorially include the Royal Visit to Scotland, the Raugatira, with great batch of immigrants aboard, "crossing the line," the Western Australian Boys in Sydney the "Coronation Baby." the Festival of Empire Carnival in London. and Com's Harbour, which is to be inade a safe port. There are also portraits of Miss Ethel Irving. Mesers. Trembath, Holway, Rumball, Vonder Luft, and Lieutenant Watkins, the airman of the Mawso2 Antarctic Exnedition.
Voluntary Surrender. -The Prime Minister, Mr. Fisher, stated that the Premier of Westerni Australia was opposed to the proposed voluntary cession of powers to the Commonwealth. The Acting Premier, Mr. Holman.
said last night that he was quite unaware of this. "Mr. Fisher may have later information than 1," he observed, "but the last word got from Western Australia was that they merely awaited the return of the Premier from England to discuas the subject. I bave not seen any statement from Mr. Wilson to show what his feeling might be, but am quite confident that if he is opposed to it in the frat instance, when he Ands the general willingness of the other States to confer he will fall into line." Musketry evidence Unpopular Were needed to show that the new musketry for rifle clubs is unpopular in Viccourse 19 convincingly supplied in the oftoria, It ficial report, particulars of which are now available.
In spite of the fact that for every "emcient" member returned a club receives bonus of 5a. only A little more than half the men enrolled, 10,387 out of 19,483, red through the course. Probably 90 per cent. of the remaining 9000 have done some target work during the year; but, because they failed to fro through what they regard n8 an Irksome and unsatisfactory set practice, these men--though, perhaps, good target shotsmust be branded as "non-emetent" deprive their club of the financial advantage. The report presents few good features.
Only 1650 men secured frat -grade qualification, and only 267 clubs out of 348 furnished returns. of the missing ones, 55 clubs notified headquarters that they had not fired, and 26 sent 110 word at all. Telephone Service -With the rapid expansion of the telephone service there is constant demand for additional staff to cope with the increased business, and it 1s the intention that the department will, as far as possible, train its own staff to meet future requirements. The Federal Public Service Commissioner (Mr. D.
C. M'Lachlan) is arranging an examination to enable boys between the Ages of 14 and 16 years at last birthday to qualify for appointment as cadets in the mechanical branch of the Postal Department. After two years' service a cadet. passing A practical examination In mechanical work, may quality for promotion as a junior mechanic. Night Noises in the this sort a suburban alderman regarding the proposed of thing is perpetrated on an innocent public.
1'11 Ret a lion and tiger Inst to see how they like it." This a was the threat of legislation of Rockdale Council on the keeping of native birds supposed to create a nuisance with their cries and screeches. The counell proposed an ordinance to deal with the alleged nuisance, and submitted it to the Local Government Department for approval. The following answer was received: subject of making an ordinance to prevent the keeping of ADJ animal which by repeatedly making a noise causes a nuisance to the pub11c, has on previous occasions been brought before the department by councils, and this department has been advised that there 18 no provision of the law which gives authority for the making of such an ordinance, either by council or by the Governor." "If that's the view of the Public Works Department." said the Mayor, "that ends it, as they have probably had legal advice; but the Act should be amended to bring in such an ordinance." One alderman remarked that dogs may howl, lions roar, wild birds screech beneath the windows of the suburban ratepayers, making the night hideous, and the municipal ordinances won't help him. The ratepayer is thrown upon his own resources. Dear and Dumb Witness.
At Harden the Cold Storage Board had an unusual experlence. One of the witnesses was deaf and dumb. Evidence on his behalf WAR given by brother, who interpreted what he had to say. In spite of his infirmity it was declared by one of the witnesses for the employers that the deaf and dumb man (who was witness for the employees) was one of the best workers in the place. The steamer Kulambangra, which returned yesterday from the islands, brought confirmatory newn of the murder of of the first cocoanut planters in the group.
visit the death occurred of Mr A. Goerte, one Missionary Daniels at Malaita. During the de H.M.S. Sealark WAR still surveying in the Solomons. Women as -At the Agricultural Society's Show Ground yesterday, prior to the start of the world's 440 yards championship, race of 100 yards for the ladies' championship of New South Wales was decided, when Miss A.
Moore, who challenged the holder, Mrs. F. Drennan, won by 21 yards in 18 3-5a. The two ladies were attired in running costumes. Miss Moore is much younger than rival, and although shorter la built on solid lines.
Both commenced from a standing start, and Miss Moore was the quicker off the mark. She soon obtained a lead, and won comfortably. The winner said after the race that abe was prepared to meet all comers, while Mra. Drenstated that sho was also desirous of again meeting Miss Moore. Mrs.
Dronnan has been suffering with gastritis, and knew she could not possibly win yesterday, but she had agreed to the match, and did not wish to disappoint the public. The appearance of the two competitors in their running costumes excited keen interest amongst the spectators, large number of whom had nover before seen women engaged in this form of athletic sport. At Drat they were inclined to make facetiona remarRy bus after the the Hater RAIN AND SUNSHINE. HOLIDAY SPOILED. SPORTS MEETINGS PERSEVERED WITH Though rain is urgently required in some parts of the State, metropolis has recelved far more than the necessities of the case demanded.
The heavy downpour which took place with little Intermission throughout Monday night abated somewhat yesterday morning, but the prospect was anything but promising at sunrise, and 1 residents of the city and suburbs, who had made arrangements overnight for openair recreation, had to possess their souls in patience in the hope of a break in the weather. Many anxious eyes were turned skyward when the time came for making the usual start from home, but the moisture-laden clouds still dominated the position, and the chance of appropriately celebrating the birthday of the youthful Prince of Wales, whose investiture was only recently solemalsed, looked doubtful, to Ray the least of it. The persistency with which the rain has descended during the last two or three days precluded any attempt to carry out a programme of outdoor amusem*nt on an extensive scale within the city and its beautiful surroundings, and the well-dressed, good humoured crowds that usually throng Circular Quay, and pack the excursion steamers on 8 sunny holiday morning, were conspicuously absent. After the luncheon hour, however, the outlook showed a decided Improvement, and though storm clouds hovered about the horizon to the north-east, Sydney people enJoyed several hours of sunshine, for which no doubt they Were duly thankful. As far 08 racing was concerned the principal event on the card was the meeting at Moorefeld, which was fairly attended by the followers of the turf.
and football enthusiasts, who are not over-particular about abnormal atmospheric conditions as long as the contests are in progress, visited the Sydney Cricket Ground in good numbers, and watebed with interest the competition between the crack players of Queensland and New South Wales, and the minor struggles, which preceded It. The pedestrian contests at the Agricultural Society's Ground also attracted a large crowd. The Railway Commissioners had made the usual arrangements for increased trafle to the seaside and for short Journeys Into the country, but the patronage of excursionists was not nearly as large as It would have been, had the day turned out fine and bright. TELEPHONES. DEPARTMENT BEHIND THE TIMES.
WHAT POSTAL SERVANTS SAY. Mr. Burgess, secretary of the Telegraph and Telephone Construction Branch Association, said yesterday, reforence to the report of Mr. Ramsay Sharp, the Special Commissioner appointed to inquire into the telephone service, that it is practically an endorsem*nt of the evidence given by postal servants before the Postal Commission. one who knows the subject thoroughly," sold Mr.
Burgers, "1 can say that what Mr. Ramsay Sharp says is mainly true. The evidence given by the postal servants before the Commission proved up to the hilt everythe cause of all the trouble. Whilst to some thing which Mr. Ramsay Sharp a now says is extent the peculiar system of the administration is responsible for the laxity of the employees, the administrative offers have been cramped in their efforts to build up it good service by the parsimonous way in which Governments have treated the Post Omce, and their refusal to grant sufficient money, "The present Government." pursued Mr.
Burgess, "have, however, altered matters. Provision is now being made two years ahead of time for the growth of the service, where08 previously the making of provision was frequently delayed 12 months after it had become necessary. There has been more done within the last six or nine months to benefit the service, both from the point of view of the employees and of the public, than in the previous 10 years. "All the Federal Public Service Association has declared strongly in favour of the recommendations contained in the report of the Postal Commission When these are carried fully into effect (and time, of course, 19 required to do 1t), the service will be placed on a sound basis." SECONDARY SCHOOLS. INSPECTOR APPOINTED FROM ENGLAND.
Mr. W. J. Elliott has been appointed to the position of Inspector of Secondary Schools under the Department of Public Instruction. Mr.
Elliott bolds the degree of M.A. of the Cambridge University, and the degree of B.Sc. of London University. At Cambridge he was placed In the frat-class in both part I. and part II.
of the Natural Science Tripos. and has devoted a great deal of time to original research in chemistry. He has since acted aS examiner in chemistry for the Cambridge local examinationa. For 13 years he was sen. Ion science master in two large secondary schools, the Bristol Grammer School and the Leads Grammar Schoci At Bristol he also acted as deputy -headmaster.
Since 1903 he has been Assistant for Higher Education to the Staffordshire Education Commit tee, and held that position under Mr. Graham Balfour, the Director of Education for Statfordshire, one of the leading educational authorities in England. In this position Mr. controlled all administrative work relating to secondary schools, technical Institutes, and evening schools, while he also acted Inspector of secondary schools and technical Institutes. He is 44 JeRrs of age.
When Mr. Board, the Director of Education, was in England, he met Mr. Elliott, who was very strongly recommended by the Board of Education at London. FEDERAL FINANCE. EARLY BUDGET IMPERATIVE.
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Urgent necessity exista on account of the late meeting of the Federal Parliament for the granting of supply to the Government as early as possible after the House meets. The Treasurer, Mr. Fisher, has already indicated that the House will be asked to defer the debate on the Address in Reply in order that funds for current expenditure may be provided. Mr.
Flober will ask the House for two months' supply, and will proceed as early as possible with the delivery of the 'Tudget, after which the works Estimates will be brought down. He stated to-day that the Budget might be expected "any time after September 20." Reverting to the present financial tightness, Mr. Fisher sald that it WAS a fact that the funds at the disposal of the Treasurer were limited and must be husbanded, having in view the great amount of progressive and unforeseen Government work that was going on. One of the factors in the case was that at the end of the last Anancial year rather large accounts, payment for which was provided during that financial year, were not paid because the work had not been completed at the time. Consequently the money which was voted lapsed, and the accounts fell Into the present anancial year.
The sum involved in this connection amounted to upwards of £40,000. The large amount of work being carried out at present, coupled with the sum of £40,000 necessarily held over from last year, had necessitated most careful bandling of the funds which ware available. TO NATIONALISE TRAMS. PERTH, Tuesday. In the course of his policy speech at Busselton on Saturday night the Premier (Mr.
Wilson) said it was the intention of the Government to purchase and nationalis3 the Perth electric tramway system It It- could be secured at a reasonable cost. KING EDWARD VII. MEMORIAL FUND. Amount previously' acknowledged £8056 17 W. Mort's R.
Dock Hall and Engineering Ltd. 95. 0 95 0 His Mrs. Honor Scholes Judge 2 9 Scholes Additional Subscriptions collected by the Highland Society of N.8.W.:E. Felton Dr.
J. H. Macarthur F. J. G.
Henderson Waley 10 10 Wood Dr. J. I. Fenton 818 18 Ringer and Ca THE GREAT AIR RACE HISTORIC DUEL. BEAUMONTS STRUGGLE WITH VEDRINES.
SECOND MAN'S HARD LUCK. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) (BY TELEGRAPH FROM FREMANTLE.) much appeared than quarter of an hour after In more at that moment, if be was as much. He Conneau had come along fast, and he had reduced Connoau's lead to few minutes. He saW bonfire which had directed Conneau, and the acetylene lamps: "But 1 could see all round were people scattered," he said afterwards. "Below me was a clear open space as of an nerodrome, and I could not understand it quite, so I came down la the open, exactly thinking The people below LONDON, July 28.
The long race in the air for the Dally 4210,000 prize, which Beaumont just won from Vedrines, on Wednesday, WAS of the best races that ever took place, not only in the air, but anywhere. For 1010 miles the two were peck-and-neck, and the other petitors hopelessly out of the race. For part 'of the way the two Frenchmen were constantly flying within sight of each other. They almost always were resting at the "controls" together. And on the worst and hardest day, from Edinburgh to Bristol, for most of the time there was only ten minutes between them.
The race was distinctly harassing for an-' other reason. There was only one prize of £10,000, and no second prize. Conneau is French naval lieutenant, an educated man, with refined, bandsome tures, a quiet smile, and the well-trimmed beard of the French naval officer. Vedrines 18 8 poor French mechanic, unpolished, not highly educated, but wiry and courageous, and, like most French peasants, without any Idea of hiding his feelings. He did want to win that £10,000, poor chap, and be never made any bones about saying so.
The race was won and lost on the third day, by far the most trying day of all. The Arat day was practically a little exhibition fight from one side of London to the other, in which Vedrines gained 15 seconds, The second day, as hot and fine as Australian summer weather. Vedrines gained little over 11 minuteg In getting from London to Edinburgh. But the and moors both in Scotland and a a England, the third day, when they had to cross mountains thunderstorms which were due after more than a fortnight's great heat broke all over the country. The two Frenchmen left their last rival, the Englishman Valentine, at Edinburgh, and made for Glasgow.
Vedrines gained another seven minutes to Stirling-and there the luck changed. The air was thick with mists and driving rain, and Glasgow and the Clyde Estuary were Invisible. the French naval officer. with bis map spread out before bim, picked up the river and kept his course, and flew to the Paisley racecourse like an arrow. Vedrines reached Glasgow almost the same moment, and the people on the racecourse.
could see him wandering backwards and forwards through the smoke and inist above them, but he could not see them. He turned away and dropped into a feld and asked his way. I suppose the mechanic was not a linguist, like the officer, or else ho could not understand Scotch, for be mistook what they said and wandered away again, came down a second time, and again misunderstood. After the third descent he found the way, but he bad lost 50 minutes. It obviously came as a blow to him when they told him of it.
Conneau was first to reach the next control -Carlisle, 86 miles. Thirty-Ave minutes later, as he lay half-asleep, he heard the roar of the crowd. He sat bolt upright. "'Vedrines?" ne asked. THE WORST STAGE.
They told him that it was. A moment later Vedrines came over the woods and settled on the ground, having caught up 16 minutes. Then came the worst stage. The weather WAS heavy, and a wild stretch of hills and moors had to be crossed. Conneau, who had A lead of 15 minutes, started fret.
His machine could be seen pitching tossing in the difficult breezes as he disappeared towards the bills. A few minutes later Vedrines started, flying low through a strong wind, and heading towards the sea. A little later the passengers on the Scotch express sighted a man flying about a thousand feet up. The express was running A mile a minute, and gradually caught and passed him. It was Conneau climbing the hills.
As the express got on to the moors, and worked up towards summit, and reduced speed to 40 miles, the monoplane again went ahead of it. The passengers, crowding at the windows, with their handkerchiefs Buttering, could see the machine rocking and swaying as the drifts of mountain air caught it. Conneau afterwards said that in some of those mountain air pockets he fell 300ft. Ho always thought Vedrines was on his tall. He passed over the summit with not 50ft to spare, his engine working badly, and always great grey rocks below him and nowhere to alight.
At last he came to a town, and by a stretch of smooth country. Ho had no idea where it was, but they told him it was Settle. "'The people came in," be said, "and policeman and ladies. The policeman and others hold my tail, the men and boys and women clear me a way along the grass, and look, there I was in the air with my engines nicely." IN A STORM. Jules Vedrines set out at that stage with the idea of reducing the Interval between them, since, flying like this, the race would end the next day.
As luck had It, he ran into a really serious storm. There is no question of the risk he ran in flying into it, but there was that £10,000 slipping from his grasp, and 80 he threw prudence aside and went on into the storm. He was pelted by big hailstones till his face WAS sore, and the monoplane tossed till he was seasick. Then he saw a town, and landed. They told him it was St Helens, miles to the west of Manchester.
He rose again. He did not 1. whether his rivals had been able to face that storm or a matter of. fact, Conneau bad strayed A little from his course, and missed the worst of it. When Vedrines, after battling through the thick of it on the bills, at last dropped down on to the ground at Manchester, there, resting on the green, was a monoplane, which he knew only too well.
"How long," he asked, pointing at it. "Thirty minutes," they said. Vedrines' arms dropped to his sides. It was almost cruel to 1ook upon. Then he pulled himself together, and set himself almost feverishly to work on his machine.
He would not have rest. He climbed into his aeroplane, and sat grimly waiting for his time, watching Conneau start. A few minutes later lie was off on the last stago that day, the long stage, the long stage to Bristol. At balf-past 8 that night, when people on the aerodrome at Bristol were almost going home, an seroplane came across the clear twilight sky, and Beaumont came to ground. He had bad a Ane calm run, and came straight to port in the middle of tho aerodrome.
Then A thing happened which, according to one account, had, an important effect on the race. The spectators broke tho ropes and simply swarmed over to welcome Lieutenant Conneau. They round him so thick that the motor car surged which came up for him could hardly get at him. After they had gone they crowded the ground, trying to get a look at his over machine. Just at that overhead.
moment Vedrines the air He was not it was my goal." agree with this. They saw the aeroplane pass over as though it would bave made beautiful descent, and then it came sharply down on the other side of the Bristol aero0 drome factory mile away. It WaS An aerodrome, the private one WAs for the aerodromo fac0 for this race. And in coming down the tory, it was not the omolal machine broke an important stay. rushed about for a taxi -cab and Vedrines motored straight to the omelal serodromo.
When he saw Conneau's monoplane there he broke down and cried like a child. Meanwhile the Bristol Aeroplane Company's manager had all his men working on the broken stay. In the jet black night Vedrinea again, and made what the papers a marvellens Bight to the ofcial drome. He got there at seven 10; over minutes but it it on before. was that not And stage yet 9 instead when of ho gaining minutes had a down past few he lost 66.
I'M NOT BEAUMONT. Vedrines and was thoroughly day, took no trouble to bide dispirited It. He the Dest Exeter frat by a few minutes, reached ncau in the way; but it could Con. passing him. At Salisbury he gained not cheer minutes, but "Beaumont is close few behind, more ho will be here in a few minutes." and He lost bis way a little before be said.
ton, and turned up from over the reaching sea, Brigh. lost a minute and a balf. having to It is only 40 minutes' flight Brooklands; but it la from Brighton and Vedrines had to take separate section, five hours' rest. by the rules could start at 1.28, but Beaumont, Vedrines by the rules, to wait till 2.41. That would have to bear: for Vedrinea had was to the hardest part watch bia rival start sit there idle and out of his bands.
off Conneau's and take the £10,000 refused to start, and they engine at drat was a study as he watched say Vedrines' face attempt it suddenly went it ahead, At the and twentieth saw his last chance gO. Before Vedrines ground he heard that he left the ho hingelt arrived nt Conneau had won. When crowd rushed up anxious to lift him winning-post the the shoulders from the machine. on their desperately ou But he turned he said. He dropped his am not Beaumont." and some of his own chin on his breast It was almost brutal to people look led him away.
man's grief. on at the other The truth is--and to-day--it is hardly many right people are saying It mense Orst prizes and no to have these Imsures a desperate second prize. It enalmost indecent for race, the It Is true, but It is citement by looking on at public the to get Its exness of the competitors. It naked earnestlost because his is true Vedrines against that of a crude trained and map-reading was pitted gator. But the loss of £10,000 educated Davigether too much to him, and he meant alto.
tence to hide It. "It was all made no premy way," he said, "and due to my losing have beaten Beaumont but for that I should minutes' difference between by two minutes. Two thing! That is very hard to £10,000 and nogreat prize to a man like me, this £10,000. It is bear. means more to me than Beaumont.
I risked It lost everything to gain Lord everything, and now I have drines at Brooklands a cheque Northcliffe gave Veconsolation. for £200 for When he got in he went and mont. He came up to him Beaufound hand. was and held out his He ran to Beaumont him and held greatly affected by this, grasped his hand, and the two went out and out his hand, wards arm In arm. and were aftergother.
photographed toTHE ENGLISH COMPETITORS. Two English Hamel, competitors, Cody, and who is really Valentine and who has come to live in French, but wandering round England, are still The remainder, about Scotland or the North, Swiss, wrecked their English, machines American, mostly in Austrian, the first hundred miles or go. Mr. Grahame in the "Daily Chronicle," gives White, they the reasons appear to him. "The amateur touch is what le spoiling us." he says.
Frenchmen. I "Look at the thods of was overwhelmed by their methought, their organisation. their splendid foretor care for every detail. Their which followed them were mocars the most elaborate way, like fitted In The time-table had been workshops. detail had been forgotten.
mapped Before out. No Beaumont and Vedrines lived with the race chines. their was happening in the Our young gentlemen were not bothering English camp! themtalking to much. They were taking tea and selves very slide. the Good pretty heavens, ladies, and letting things in for such a I if I had been going machine race should have slept under of my and lived in my shed, and nothing else.
thought Mr. White complains that Grahame 13 not forthcoming In England money back the right sort of men. "The as abroad to with naval lieutenant, his hard training, and the motorIst who has faced death upon the man with a mechanical instinct and real track. the these are the men." he "from pluck, says, whom must draw recruits for aviation." PERSONAL. Mr.
T. C. Troedson, Director of the gence and Tourists' Bureau, leaves Brisbane to-day to prepare for a display advertising Queensland at the Royal show, Melbourne. Mr. J.
B. Morton, Master of Commerce of King Edward College, Auckland, and member of the Arm of W. Morton and of that town, is In Sydney, en route to New Zealand, after a tour of world. Mr. Morton was in China at the time of the recent plague, and was the guest of the Imperial Government at the Coronation, and al the opening of the Imperial Conference.
Ha leaves for Auckland to-day by the Maheno. Madame Melba will visit the theatre to night for the first time since returning to Australia. She will have the manager's bor At Her Majesty's to witness the last formance in Sydney of Mr. H. B.
Irving. Mr. P. Carew (clerk to the Warringab shire) was recently the recipient of several presentations on the occasion of his marriage. On behalf of the council the president (Mr.
A. Ralston) presented Mr. Carew with a silver tea set. Other presentations were also made by the employees and the members of the Brookvale Cricket Club. Mrs.
Owen Friend, widow of the late Owen Friend, of Bendamine station and Sydney, died on Monday at her residence, 93 Macleay-strect, Potts Point. Mrs. Friend, who had been for years an unobtrusive but persistent worker in charitable pursuits, leaves family of two sons and five daughters, Messrs. W. H.
Friend and O. E. Friend, Mrs. Fielding Jones, Mrs. Oswaldson, Mrs.
Maclain, Mrs. Coc, and Miss Friend. Mrs. Friend had a large circle of friends, and her death is much regretted on all sides. The funeral took place yesterday at Rookwood cemetery, the Rev.
E. C. Beck oficinting at the train left the mortuary side. A special tion at 3 o'clock, the remains being interred the family vault. Among the mourners in Messrs.
W. H. and 0. E. Friend (sons), were (brother-In-law), E.
P. Rundle, F. Sparke W. J. Carson, Dr.
Sparke, R. C. Galbraith, G. Friend (nephews), Sir S. R.
Walford, A. MacLaurin, Samuel Clift, Robert Normand Oram, C. W. Smith, W. Long, Dr.
Murray Wincheombe, M.L..C., Vero Marsden, F. E. F. D. Mullen, rnd Read, E.
W. Molesworth. Rescue Work Society) G. E. Ardill (Sydney MR.
EDMUND BURKE. COVENT GARDEN BASSO. Mme. Melba's arrival has been quickly followed by that of Mr. party, who left Edmund Burke, the printhe cipal other artists (due here by the Mooltan basso of her operatic and travelled overland from Adeto-morrow) This Mephisto will require a deal laide.
year's of making- for that malignant character, as is Canadian, of frank-faced, splendid handsome height and young athletic Originally, Mr. was Burke, intended whose for the parents bar, figure. belong spent to six Galway, at the McGill University, and years to graduate in Arts, and three Montreal, three which time he conducted the University during Glee Club. Finally he made such Impression when singing the part Society of Elijah that an with the Montreal Philharmonic he sion. was This advised led to to study at the Royal College follow music as a profesMusic, London, during 1002 and taught 1903, for after 18 of which the lyrio aspirant was months in Paris by M.
Fournetz, famous In Mephisto. Mr. Burke's stage Montpellier, debut his day as and then at Marseilles, and he was called was in the south of France at upon to sing tour that operas part of France are fiery and during his first week. Audiences in and assume to know all the obstreperous, operas backwards, as they with all the traditional readings, are accustomed to appland and aria! biss A newcomer in the course of the same On one occasion the stage firemen at Lyons had to cool the zeal of an nesthetically offended directing the hose at the pit! It audience that by Mr. Burke was not the offender.
The seems victim of the riot was a tenor! The Irish him basso's to remark with a twinkle in his eye that contagious sense of humour prompted "survived" three montha' expe-lence in he Southern France, and then enjoyed a delightful engagement at the opera houses of there Rotterdam, be Amsterdam, and La Hague. Whilst engaged for Covent Garden, and singing Delilah," first was the High Priest in "Samson and later making A SUCCESS as Mephisto, which he has sung, on various occasions this year. "Les Huguenots." Scarpia and the King In appearing also in "La Somnambula" and and to all he will evidently bring an effective "Lohengrin" are in this artist's repertoire, stage presence. 'WOMAN'S BODY FOUND. dead body of a woman was found The in the harbour near Circular Quay Ing terday.
It WAR conveyed to the Morgue, and identified as that missing of Mrs. from Janet her subsequently Macintyre, who had been home for some eight dams..
