*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14591722 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornJOHNSTOXE'S BAT CLUB.||@@||JOHNSTONE'S BAY CLUB.K gcn*ral meeting" of tlje members of the Johnstone!,||@@||A general meeting of the members of the Johnstone'sBa\ ^ailing Club was held it the clubrooms Tncirld||@@||Bay Sailing Club was held in the clubrooms, PacificHotel Stephen ctrert Balmain, on Wednesday night.||@@||Hotel, Stephen-street, Balmain, on Wednesday night.Mr E. Vale presided o\er a good attendance Ar||@@||Mr. E. Vale presided over a good attendance. Ar-rantrementa were mide for tvuling the 34 footers* *in4||@@||rangements were made for sailing the 14- footers' andID-footers' championships to morrow afternoon Tha||@@||10-footers' championships to-morrow afternoon. The10 footers* erent will be sailed over the Shark Island||@@||10 footers' event will be sailed over the Shark Islandrourse starting and finishing at Gott Island the nrwej||@@||course, starting and finishing at Goat Island, the prizefixed being*-First 2 10s, second 10s and 10s 6d||@@||fixed being :-First 2 10s, second 10s : and 10s 6dpresented bv Mr 0 ITiuer to the bailor boy of th||@@||presented by Mr. G. Hauer to the bailer boy of thewinnini boat Tho 14 footers wiU be sailed over th||@@||winnini boat. The 14-footers will be sailed over thepilcight courte, the prizes being 4 and 1 Mr.||@@||pilelight course, the prizes being 4 and 1. Mr.L O Toole was appointed starter and Mr F Vaia||@@||L. O'Toole was appointed starter and Mr. E. Valejudge It was decided thit both events should Ftarfl||@@||judge. It was decided that both events should startat 3 IT p m sharp Following are the boats enterer^||@@||at 3.15 p. m. sharp. Following are the boats enterered,with thiir rerpcctive skippers -||@@||with their respective skippers : -Fourteen-footen -Rene (T M. Tirth) Wandeen 0*4||@@||Fourteen-footers -Rene (J. M. Firth) Wandeen (F.H. Shnw), Clio (W Dunn), Irex (W T Holmes), Catt*||@@||E. Shaw), Clio (W. Dunn), Irex (W. J. Holmes), CuttySark OP Cowifj ^"||@@||Sark (P. Cowrie).Ten footers -Venori (T Krddie) Shamrock (Tu||@@||Ten footers -Venori (T. Keddie) Shamrock (T.Finch) Crescent I (13 Bestie) Procella (A, Fginton)*||@@||Finch) Crescent I. (E. Bestic) Procella (A. Eginton)Pheasant (W Parcel!), and Cn-Mgn (A S Andrews).||@@||Pheasant (W. Parcell), and Ensign (A. S. Andrews).||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14592725 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornTRA Al DEATH-THAI'.||@@||TRA Al DEATH-THAI'.TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.||@@||TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.Sir,-1 tlnk I can safely claim that if tho Cominis||@@||Sir,-1 think I can safely claim that if the Commis-sioncrs wl turn up their accident record thej will||@@||sioners wil turn up their accident record they willfind that n far greater number of accidenta occur at||@@||find that a far greater number of accidents occur atthe intersection of Hay, Shpscc, and George streets||@@||the intersection of Hay, Sussex, and George streetsthau an> other section of the clt> It is painful to mto||@@||than any other section of the city. It is painful to notethe oft recorded head lines in tho metrepolitan press||@@||the oft recorded head lines in the Metrpolitan press"Tram Accident nt Ilajmarket" And whj shoulu tilla||@@||"Tram Accident at Haymarket" And why should thisbe? t Ccorgo hireet, Mr Sussex street||@@||ing centres empty into George St, viz Sussex streetand Uio Helmurc Markets J he Com m isa i on tra hate||@@||and the Belmore Markets The Commisioners haveseen fit to rush the trims without slurping across thc_o||@@||seen fit to rush the trams without stopping across threethoroughfuca, and pull up at Cimpbell street, a tory||@@||thoroughfares, and pull up at Campbell street, a veryshort distanc- awa\, that ends abruptlj it Gcorrt?||@@||short distance away, that ends abruptly at Georgestreet, whfro not one hilf of the tnfflc obtains Sot||@@||street, where not one half of the traffic obtains. Notnlaiy months ago a lad's foot wan cut off while seated||@@||many months ago a lad's foot was cut off while seated| on ti ti am that collided with a vehicle Jnd now we||@@||on a tram that collided with a vehicle. And now wehave a record last week of four more ci tirons maimed||@@||have a record last week of four more citizens maimedI to tho \ery rame wy 1 nm etc,||@@||In the very same wayH. O. CATO, Uolmore Markets, j||@@||H. O. CATO, Belmore Markets,||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14594715 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornMSHAP ON THE RAILWAY.||@@||MISHAP ON THE RAILWAY.-'||@@||- PENRITH, Thursday.||@@||PENRITH, Thursday.About 2 o'elcck this moi nmg a stock trim wai||@@||About 2 o'clock this morning a stock train wasbrought to aaudduu st uidstill between Knau-a||@@||brought to sudden standstill between KnapsackBridge and Glenbrook Tunnel It was diseoverea||@@||Bridge and Glenbrook Tunnel. It was discoveredUnit the axle of a sheep truck hud troi-n||@@||that the axle of a sheep truck had broken.Tho causo of the sudden stop mis the application 01||@@||Tho cause of the sudden stop was the application 01tim air brnku through tho pipe breaking. The true||@@||the air brake through the pipe breaking. The truckcnuted and tho thenp got out Although there wem||@@||canted and the sheep got out. Although there wereabout I'M in tho truefc onlj six woro tunullierul me,||@@||about 120 in tho truck only six were smothered. Thetiufficwus only llewen fur about two h< ure||@@||traffic was only delayed for about two hours.A gooda lunn us stuck up in Ulenbrook Tunnel||@@||A goods train was stuck up in Glenbrook Tunnellost night, rim dm er and firnnmn wore ill, und||@@||lads who told me that Ted Blown was very ill, andwould I go to tee linn I arm "d to find that death||@@||would I go to see him. I arrived to find that deathhud cotna, mid the friend f lads in \\ uolloomooluo||@@||had come, and the friend of lads in Woolloomooloohud gone to rut He waa laid out in tho wuv adopted||@@||had gone to rest. He was laid out in the way adoptedby Roman Catholics The poor old mother us lerv||@@||by Roman Catholics. The poor old mother was verymuch dis-Lssed, and told ma how good hu wns to||@@||much distressed, and told me how good he was tothu boya und whut a great help he hud I een to her||@@||the boys and what a great help he had been to her.lhat evening I stood ekse to thu humblu cottage und||@@||That evening I stood close to the humble cottage andnoticed that between 7 JO und 9 o'clock itliuut ill||@@||noticed that between 7.30 und 9 o'clock about 50boys came to pay their respect, some went quietly||@@||boys came to pay their respect, some went quietlyinto tho death chamber, and oowing out louLurt very||@@||into the death chamber, and coming out looked verys id. riiov gave money to wurt la hu} lug flowers, one||@@||sad. THey gave money towards being flowers, onebo. collecting 27s Gd This being made up as||@@||boy collecting 27s 6d. This being made up asfolk ws -Two at 2s Gd, three ut 2s, two at Is, 19 at||@@||follows:--Two at 2s 6d, three at 2s, two at 1s, 19 at6d, 0 at i, all amonent themselves On the .0th||@@||6d, 20 at 3d, all amongst themselves. On the 20thlust I took tram to Waverloy Cemetery to see the||@@||inst, I took tram to Waverley Cemetery to see theburial, and noticed that although the day was so||@@||burial, and noticed that although the day was sohot, JU lads marched o( tho funeral, reverently tony||@@||hot, 30 lads marched at the funeral, reverently theywulked those miles, ind when uuar tilt g-W .--feral||@@||walked those miles, and when near the grave severalof the sUJBg est c "ed tto -__.||@@||of the strongest carried the coffin.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14595373 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornTHE FIVE MILLIONS LOAN.||@@||THE FIVE MILLIONS LOAN.HOW IT WAS FLOATED.||@@||HOW IT WAS FLOATED.MELBOURNE, Sunday.||@@||MELBOURNE, Sunday.A report of his work In Tngland in coonee||@@||A report of his work in England in connec-tlon with tho flotation of the Mctorlnn eon||@@||tion with the flotation of the Victorian con-version loan of llvo millions has been prepar" 1||@@||version loan of five millions has been preparedfor publication by Mr T W Gaggin of he||@@||for publication by Mr. T. W. Gaggin of theTreasury Department who lotuincd bj tho||@@||Treasury Department, who returned by theMoldavia Mr Gaggin stys that the informa||@@||Moldavia. Mr Gaggin says that the informa-tlon supplied by tho lrcasurv Department in||@@||tion supplied by the Treasury Department inroferenco to tho funded dobt of 'S lctorla to||@@||reference to the funded debt of Victoria to-(.othor with the announced surplus ot||@@||gether with the announced surplus of191 000 had an escellont effect ou tho London||@@||194,000 had an excellent effect on the Londonmarket nnd many eulogistic references vvoio||@@||market, and many eulogistic references weremade In tho press an 1 at flnunclil meetings||@@||made in the press and at financial meetingson the Victorian surplus and to tho successful||@@||on the Victorian surplus and to the successfulefforts in economising national expenlltun||@@||efforts in economising national expenilture.The redemption oporutlon vv is considere 1 a||@@||The redemption operation was considered agreit success In tho stato of tho maikot aud||@@||great success in the state of the market, andmany congrntulatoiy refeicnces wore made||@@||many congratulatory references were madeabout the sathfictorv icsult in london iinan||@@||about the satisfactory result in London finan-c1 ii cheles Mr Gaggin furthci states tint||@@||cial circles. Mr. Gaggin further states thattim pi ess and the peoplo of Fngland in writ||@@||the press and the people of England in writ-Ing and speaking of tho Irtish loan expend||@@||ing and speaking of the lavish loan expend-tint of Australia do not discriminate between||@@||ture of Australia do not discriminate betweenone Mato ind nnothci -ind consequently Vic||@@||one State and another, and consequently Vic-tori in credit sufforcd from tho sins of other||@@||torian credit suffered from the sins of otherStates v||@@||States.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14596090 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornI tJAkB OIT HACINO STOCK.||@@||SALE OF RACING STOCK.This afternoon at Mr. W. O. Marfevell't salcyards,||@@||This afternoon at Mr. W. C. Markwell's saleyards,Watt-street, the racing elcck o Mr., W, Richmond||@@||Watt-street, the racing stock of Mr. W. Richmondos sold by Mr. O'Mitra, auctioneer^ The tln>t lot||@@||was sold by Mr. O'Mara, auctioneer. The first lotoflcrcd was Tarik, which alter spirited bidding waa||@@||offered was Tarik, which after spirited bidding wasknocked down to Mr. \V. House for 230||@@||knocked down to Mr. W. Rouse for 250guineas. Brown and Mue was purchased by||@@||guineas. Brown and Blue was purchased byMr. T. Cook (Turum illc) for 5 guinea*||@@||Mr. T. Cook (Turanville) for 35 guineas,und Dr. Andrew Nash, of Lambton, secured||@@||and Dr. Andrew Nash, of Lambton, securedrima for 100 guineas. The Medallion-Vtfpasin colt,||@@||Flavia for 100 guineas. The Medallion-Vespasia colt,'2 j airs, w.Ls sold to Mr*. L Solomon for 250 guineas||@@||2 years, was sold to Mr. L. Solomon for 250 guineas.Mosaic, an aged gelding, and the winner of tome IS||@@||Mosaic, an aged gelding, and the winner of some 18r.ices, went tti Mr. George htcwart for 20 guineas^ My||@@||races, went to Mr. George Stewart for 20 guineas. MyKatie, a three*}car old filly, was passed in at bO||@@||Katie, a three year old filly, was passed in at 80guineas.||@@||guineas.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14600008 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornALLEGED SHOOTING APFTUY.||@@||ALLEGED SHOOTING AFFRAY.At the Central Police Court on Inday Alexander||@@||At the Central Police Court on Friday AlexanderCrundflnnn 20 brlcklajcr, was charged nitli mall||@@||Grundaman, 20 brlcklayer, was charged with mali-ciously shooting it Robert M'Coranack* -with intent to||@@||ciously shooting at Robert McCoramack, with intent todo grievous bodilv harm on March 10, 1003 Accused||@@||do grievous bodily harm on March 10, 1903. Accusedwas defended by Mr Moss. Dr C A Muller deposed||@@||was defended by Mr Moss. Dr C. A. Muller deposedthat he attended UiO prosecutor at St Vincent * HOS||@@||that he attended the prosecutor at St Vincent 's Hos-pitnl on March li last >car He was Buffering from a||@@||pital on March 11 last year. He was suffering from abullet wound in the palm of the left hand One of||@@||bullet wound in the palm of the left hand. One ofthe bonci in the palm of tho hand was broken, and||@@||the bones in the palm of the hand was broken, anda permanent injury had resulted Constable T Ma||@@||a permanent injury had resulted. Constable T. Ma-lona deposed that on March 10, 10C, he||@@||lone deposed that on March 10, 1903, he?was in Shepherd street, off George-street West,||@@||was in Shepherd street, off George-street West,and heard a report as of two revohcr shots||@@||and heard a report as of two revolver shotscom from the direction of Abercrombie street, and||@@||come from the direction of Abercrombie-street, andafterward! saw M Cormiek being taken awaj in a cab||@@||afterwards saw McCormack being taken away in a cab.His lort hand waa bleeding Witness mneta a search||@@||His left hand was bleeding. Witness made a searchfor the necused but failed to get anj trace of him||@@||for the accused but failed to get any trace of himuntil January 2* when witness -vtid Constable Sur||@@||until January 23, when witness and Constable Sur-ridge arrested lum in Abererombie-str^ct Bobert||@@||ridge arrested him in Abererombie-street. RobertM'Cormick, mooler carrier, residing at 82 Abercrom||@@||McCormack, master carrier, residing at 82 Abercrom-ble street, enid he remembered se-einff the/ accuser],||@@||ble-street, said he remembered seeing the accused,wliom he knew by sight at the door of St Benedict's||@@||whom he knew by sight, at the door of St Benedict'snnll on March 10 1003 \ccnsed and several others||@@||Hall on March 10 1903. Accused and several othersinterfered with o nny 'n the hall He ordered them||@@||interfered with a boy in the hall. He ordered themout and the\ refused to go 'Witneii went for a||@@||out, and then refused to go. Witness went for aconstable and afterwards put the accused and others||@@||constable, and afterwards put the accused and othersnut of tho hall Witness and accused etchaneed Illowa||@@||out of the hall. Witness and accused exchanded blowsand accused ran into Blackfriars street witness foi||@@||and accused ran into Blackfriars-street witness fol-lowing Accused stood and pointed a revolver at him||@@||lowing. Accused stood and pointed a revolver at himand he fired Wi tness receh ed the bullet in his||@@||and he fired. Witness received the bullet in hishand \ccuied fired a second shot and ran away||@@||hand. Accused fired a second shot and ran away.Accused vra3 committed for trial at tho next Ses||@@||Accused was committed for trial at the next Ses-sions||@@||sions.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14600895 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornTRAGEDY NEAR PEAK fllU*||@@||TRAGEDY NEAR PEAK Hill-.-.||@@||DISCOVERY OF A BLOODSTAINED iSS.||@@||DISCOVERY OF A BLOODSTAINED AXE.THE INQUEST ADJOURNED.||@@||THE INQUEST ADJOURNED.PEAK HILL, Thunda!;||@@||PEAK HILL, Thursday.Dr. MacCarthy made a POBt-mortcm MMJ||@@||Dr. MacCarthy made a post-mortem exami-nation this morning of the body ofJT""||@@||nation this morning of the body of WilliamTregaskis, who was shot by a h1T.*?"'.^||@@||Tregaskis, who was shot by a Chinaman. Thedoctor found several grains of shot nT,||@@||doctor found several grains of shot embeddedIn tho right lung, and the head was UM||@@||in the right lung, and the head was almostsevered from the body. . ."-m.neei||@@||severed from the body.The Inquest on the body has been wmni||@@||The inquest on the body has been commenced.The Chinaman, Ah Chick, whentaken tew||@@||The Chinaman, Ah Chick, when taken to viewthe body, denied havlnir made the gasa ia||@@||the body, denied having made the gash in theneck, or having Interfered with the hean||@@||neck, or having interfered with the head inany way. He had been employed sy ||@@||any way. He had been employed by Mr.Tregaskis nt Intorvals for over 5fttT' , ."(||@@||Tregaskis at intervals for over 15 years.The coroner's Jury, with the po ', *$||@@||The coroner's jury, with the police, went outto view the scene of the tragedy, andI alter||@@||to view the scene of the tragedy, and after along search one of the jurymen te'er||@@||long search one of the jurymen discovered anAmerican axe secreted in a hole If J?e c||@@||American axe secreted in a hole in the earthat the back of tho Chinaman s tont, toe >||@@||at the back of the Chinaman's tent, the bladebeing covored with blood s^ins. EUaw^||@@||being covered with blood stains. Evidentlyit was the weapon that had been used to in||@@||it was the weapon that had been used to inflictthe wound on tho neck of the dMnBdd||@@||the wound on the neck of the deceased.The Inquest was ndjourned till Monw.||@@||The inquest was adjourned till Monday.The funeral of Mr. Tregaskis took PM||@@||The funeral of Mr. Tregaskis took place thisafternoon. The cortege was over half am||@@||afternoon. The cortege was over half a milein length. The body was Interred ID ||@@||in length. The body was interred in theMethodist section of the comoiory.||@@||Methodist section of the cemetery.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14601014 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornPEAK HILL TRAGEDY.||@@||PEAK HILL TRAGEDY.w||@@||MURDER OF A SELECTOR.||@@||MURDER OF A SELECTOR.SHOT BY A CHINAMAN. ' .||@@||SHOT BY A CHINAMAN."PEAK HILL, Frliiw||@@||PEAK HILL, FridayFurther particulars of tho murder of *'.||@@||Further particulars of the murder of Mr.Tregaskis, a selector, are to the ene||@@||Tregaskis, a selector, are to the effectthat last Friday deeensed had a convey||@@||that last Friday deceased had a conver-sation with Ah Chick, a Chinaman, or||@@||sation with Ah Chick, a Chinaman, overrlngbarklng. The latter wanted a sum or||@@||ringbarklng. The latter wanted a sum of 2with which to colobrato the Chlneso New xei,||@@||with which to celebrate the Chinese New Year,but Mr. TrogasklB refused to advance H,"||@@||but Mr. Tregaskis refused to advance it, asAh Chick had overdrawn his ac".11?1' ""||@@||Ah Chick had overdrawn his account. OnTuesday ho called nt Mr. Tregaskis tom||@@||Tuesday he called at Mr.Tregaskis' house,which is distant a quarter of a mile from B J||@@||which is distant a quarter of a mile from hiscamp, and askod Mrs. Tregaskis to tcll?r,".||@@||camp, and asked Mrs. Tregaskis to tell her hus-band that he wanted to seo him on Wean||@@||band that he wanted to see him on Wednes-day morning about 8 o'clock. Mr. Treu||@@||day morning about 9 o'clock. Mr. Tregaskis,when leaving homo, said to his He,JJ||@@||when leaving home, said to his wife, I willsee what Ah Chick wants." Ho ^ carrfW||@@||see what Ah Chick wants." He was carryingan axe on his shoulder, and also M Te"S||@@||an axe on his shoulder, and also his waterbag,and evidently went straight to tbo Chinaman||@@||and evidently went straight to the Chinaman'scamp, as shortly after that time Mr. UndT'||@@||camp, as shortly after that time Mr. Lindner,a selector living about EDO yards from u||@@||a selector living about 500 yards from thecamp, saw the Chinaman pas fWfM||@@||camp, saw the Chinaman passing his house onhi way to Peak H11L Mr. Linger a*,foul||@@||his way to Peak Hill. Mr. Lindner also heardthe report of a gun, but did not suspect:||@@||the report of a gun, but did not suspect foulplay. AB Mr. Tregaskis did not return o^m||@@||play. As Mr. Tregaskis did not return to din-ner his wife Inquired at Mr Lindner JJ||@@||ner his wife inquired at Mr Lindner's if anyone had seen her husband, _"**'?-_ ^ ti||@@||one had seen her husband, and was informedthat they had not. Mr. Lindno,* Tr"||@@||that they had not. Mr. Lindner offered to goand ask him to return home, Mt Mrs. rf||@@||and ask him to return home, but Mrs. Tre-gaskis said ho was not to ko that troi*.||@@||gaskis said he was not to take that trouble. Atabout 3 pjn. her anxiety ^SO...||@@||about 8 p.m. her anxiety increased, and shewas about to commence a search ^||@@||was about to commence a search when mes-sengers arrlvod from Peak Hill and disco||@@||sengers arrived from Peak Hill and discoveredthe body. Alfred Davey was thotost J||@@||the body. Alfred Davey was the first to seeit. The body was lying face ^^"'T,,.||@@||it. The body was lying face downward, andthe hat was partly undor tho iace- ||@@||the hat was partly under the face. Mr. Tre-gaskis had boen living at Peak Hill s,ID||@@||gaskis had been living at Peak Hill since hishotel at Bulgandramine w_A__wa_||@@||hotel at Bulgandramine was destroyed by firel8 months ago, and bad "'f^VpTug,,..||@@||18 months ago, and had only just removed onto the selection recently. acuuirca-PX--*||@@||to the selection recently acquired by him.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14608078 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornWEEKLY TENDEll MEMOEANDA.||@@||WEEKLY TENDER MEMORANDA.Bu i Iden arc reminded that tenders for the follow-||@@||Builders are reminded that tenders for the follow-ing works announce! hy architects in our business co-||@@||ing works announced by architects in our business co-lumns close tlus week -||@@||lumns close this week -j Thursday, March 2ii--^Iterations and kppipxcjcli*||@@||j Thursday, March 24 --Alterations and improvementsto property at Summer Hill, with ^.nlliItSd',||@@||to property at Summer Hill, with with Mr J I Sheerin,architect Additions to a dwelling, Darlington-roso,||@@||architect . Additions to a dwelling, Darlington-road,with Mr. Morrow, architect. NortM||@@||with Mr. Morrow, architect.Saturday. Mardi M--KTXTaS*AZr, arclntecZ||@@||Saturday. March 26 - Improvements to the North,Shore Hotel, with Mr. T W "f^V^ct||@@||Shore Hotel, with Mr. T W Hodgson, architectHouse, Wilson-street, with Mr. Ningle,J^&'^L.-h.||@@||House, Wilson-street, with Mr. Nangle, architect.Monday, March .-Business Premises, Cjftlerewn||@@||Monday, March 28 .-Business Premises, Castlereaghstreet, frederick Moorhouse, architect Erection el||@@||street, Frederick Moorhouse, architect Erection oftv,o cottages at Gordon and one at North S>dney, wu||@@||two cottages at Gordon and one at North Sydney, withMr. Hodpwn. Erection ot a church at Riverston;||@@||Mr. Hodgson. Erection of a church at Riverstone;with Mr. Nanglc, architect.||@@||with Mr. Nangle, architect.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14611405 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornSAILING.||@@||PRDCE ALFRED YAOIT CLUB.||@@||PRINCE ALFRED YACHT CLUB.THE EASTER CAMP.||@@||THE EASTER CAMP.Once again the "Basin," Broken Hi}, was -elected||@@||Once again the "Basin," Broken Bay, was selectedas the Bite for the annual Taster camp of the Princ||@@||as the site for the annual Easter camp of the PrinceAlfred Yacht Club Many places were considered, but||@@||Alfred Yacht Club. Many places were considered, butnone could be found that o Cored so many advantage,||@@||none could be found that offered so many advantagesfor a combined yachting and shore camp Last jcar||@@||for a combined yachting and shore camp. Last yearthe outln was held at Vaucluse, Watsons Bav, and||@@||the outlng was held at Vaucluse, Watsons Bav, andalthough it was eminently successful there waa this||@@||although it was eminently successful there was thisyear a clearly evinced feeling amongst the member*||@@||year a clearly evinced feeling amongst the membersthat they would prefer to go further afield lh" ex||@@||that they would prefer to go further afield. The ex-penence gained at past campa was used to good ad* an||@@||perience gained at past camps was used to good advan-tage in the ma_ang of the almost perfect arrangements||@@||tage in the making of the almost perfect arrangementsfor this outing All the tenta had been erected b>||@@||for this outing. All the tents had been erected byMessrs Dudley and Co previous to tho arrival of the||@@||Messrs Dudley and Co previous to the arrival of thecampers, bo shelter was assured Tlie club steimer.||@@||campers, so shelter was assured. The club steamer,conveying members, dingies and gear, left Sydtipy on||@@||conveying members, dingies and gear, left Sydney onThursday evening In rainy and most unpropitious||@@||Thursday evening in rainy and most unpropitiouslooking weather As the rain continued on Iriday, in||@@||looking weather. As the rain continued on Friday, in-door recreations held sway The threc^following day||@@||door recreations held sway. The three following dayswere well nigh perfect for outdoor liffiTand all sorts||@@||were well nigh perfect for outdoor life and all sortsof novel sport, for prizes presented by the commodore||@@||of novel sports, for prizes presented by the commodore(Mr S Hordern), were entered into with great spirit||@@||(Mr S Hordern), were entered into with great spirit.In addition to the ordinary amusements incidental to a||@@||In addition to the ordinary amusements incidental to ayachting camp. Boen as swimming fishing, and ding,||@@||yachting camp, such as swimming, fishing, and dingyracing The adverse weather conditions pi evented some||@@||racing. The adverse weather conditions prevented someof the yachts from malting the trip up the coast, but||@@||of the yachts from making the trip up the coast, butamongst those anchored off the camp were - Bronze||@@||amongst those anchored off the camp were - Bronzewing (8 Hordern), neither (S II Murray),||@@||wing (S. Hordern), Heather (N. H. Murray),Magic CA C Saxton), Kit huburra (A E Cutler)||@@||Magic (A. C. Saxton), Ku-Kuburra (A. E. Cutler),Ariel (R D Adams and C T Heming) Violet (r||@@||Ariel (R. D. Adams and C. T.Fleming), Violet (F.Jackson). Aatroea (O B Tiradle*), and lesss (Jamet.||@@||Jackson), Astroea (C. B. Bradley), and Jeass (JamesCox) The camp proved miccewful in ever} nj, and||@@||Cox). The camp proved successful in every way, andthe commodore expressed himself as never having Rpc&t||@@||the commodore expressed himself as never having spenta more enjoyable three or four days. The committee||@@||a more enjoyable three or four days. The committeeand other* who had the conduct of the excursion arc||@@||and others who had the conduct of the excursion areto be congratulated on making it Mich a delightful*||@@||to be congratulated on making it such a delightfulfunction Messrs. F J Dono.an W Y Moore, an J||@@||function. Messrs. F. J. Donovan, W. E. Moore, andT Ive} conducted the aquatic sports while Messrs N||@@||T. Ivey conducted the aquatic sports while Messrs. N.II Murra}, G K Gaden, and h Tnjler directed the||@@||H. Murray, G. R. Gaden, and F. Tayler directed theshore amusements The evening entertainments were||@@||shore amusements. The evening entertainments werein the hands of Messrs D Wallis L TIIlocL, and 13||@@||in the hands of Messrs. D. Wallis, E. TiIlock, and B.Allen Messrs S M Dempster, is II Murray, G B||@@||Allen. Messrs. S. M. Dempster, is N. H. Murray, G. R.Gaden and W E Moore constituted the camp com||@@||Gaden, and W. E. Moore constituted the camp com-mlttee The secretary (Mr L II Wvatt) had pro||@@||mlttee. The secretary (Mr. L. H. Wyatt) had provided for every contingency The (dtering was bv||@@||vided for every contingency. The catering was byBaumana in his best stile Acetjlene gas was used||@@||Baumans in his best style. Acetylene gas was usedto light the camp throughout||@@||to light the camp throughout.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14612891 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornCHURCH MISSION ZONE||@@||CHURCH MISSION ZONEThe first annual roeotu. ot tho Church HWM||@@||The first annual meeting of the Church MissionZone fund as held at the Y M C A Hall ImtnigM.||@@||Zone fund was held at the Y.M.C.A. Hall last night.Tho Archbishop presided, and there """P||@@||The Archbishop presided, and there was a largeattendance, which included many ministers c1 .||@@||attendance, which included many ministers of theChurch of England .".__||@@||Church of England.The Archbishop explained the obiects of t _;||@@||The Archbishop explained the objects of the fundand urged that support for it should * lfJ||@@||and urged that support for it should be freelygranted The /one mission was a decidedaia to u||@@||granted. The zone mission was a dedicated aid to theclergy working amongst the poor of the city11||@@||clergy working amongst the poor of the city andBuburbs " _"||@@||suburbs.Arclideacon Langley explained the financial p;||@@||Archdeacon Langley explained the financial posi-non of the fund The expenditure up to Mareil JJ||@@||non of the fund. The expenditure up to March 31was 71 Os 9d, and cbe mcniuB estimated oyrs.||@@||was 371 6s 9d, and the income estimated by re-ceipts and promises 512 10s He BPT^||@@||ceipts and promises 512 10s. He graphically pic-turd scenes amongst some pi rtious o[ ti misBM||@@||tured scenes amongst some portions of the missionzone he bad visited successful nussion "" "?||@@||zone he bad visited. Successful mission work hadbeen established at Waterloo, Woolloomooloo. Surry||@@||been established at Waterloo, Woolloomooloo, SurryHills, Erskineville, aud ltedferu, J1 .? "||@@||Hills, Erskineville, and Redfern, but the zonesystem embraced many more of the H!""||@@||system embraced many more of the densely popu-liled j_rtsof thecit), aud much reform wo ra||@@||lated parts of the city, and much reform work wasbeinK carried on unostentatiously. __"hi*l||@@||being carried on unostentatiously.The Ker. B & Hiimuioul gars \P?f_.||@@||The Rev. R. B. S. Hammond gave a practicaladdress explaining what had been done by u||@@||address explaining what had been done by the missioners.TnoVce moTed,- That having heard of 0.||@@||Canon Boyce moved,-"That having heard of thegreat need for more livnm gonls, more usna||@@||great need for more living agents, more financialhelp, and a revival of true religion } * T"J||@@||help, and a revival of true religion in the missionzone, this meeting solemn 1} pledges itself W F am.||@@||zone, this meeting solemnly pledges itself to pray andlabour to supply those needs " -"bon.||@@||labour to supply those needs."The Ker H N. Baker seconded the motion,||@@||The Rev. H. N. Baker seconded the motion,which was earned ____||@@||which was carried.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14612989 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornNEWCASTLE.||@@||NEWCASTLE.ALLEGED ADULTBBATBD MILK.||@@||ALLEGED ADULTERATED MILK.NEWCASTLE. Tuesday.||@@||NEWCASTLE. Tuesday.At the police court to day, before Mr M S U e,||@@||At the police court to day, before Mr. M. S. Love,S M, Inspector Getting, an officer of the Public||@@||S. M., Inspector Getting, an officer of the PublicHealth Board S>dnt>, proeeoded against T jmas||@@||Health Board Sydney, proceeded against ThomasPeterson (the junger), of Sah Inland, on a complaint||@@||Peterson (the younger), of Ash Inland, on a complaintthat on February 23 he supplied him with milk not||@@||that on February 23 he supplied him with milk notof the quality demanded Mr W. llobicsjn, furn Die||@@||of the quality demanded. Mr W. Robinson, from theCrown Law Office, appeared for tin1 compUiuint, Mid||@@||Crown Law Office, appeared for the complainant, andMr Bruje for the defence P H Getting said Uiat he||@@||Mr Braye for the defence. P. E. Getting said that hesaw the defendant in Hunter street on the morning of||@@||saw the defendant in Hunter street on the morning ofUte dato named with his milkcart, and purchased a||@@||the date named with his milkcart, and purchased apint of milk front lum HU then told him he waa an||@@||pint of milk front him. He then told him he was aninjector under tho Board of Health, and was oing||@@||inspector under the Board of Health, and was goingto nave the iniJk analysed He divided the milk into||@@||to have the milk analysed. He divided the milk intottrte bottles which he iealed He told defendant he||@@||threee bottles which he sealed. He told defendant hecould have one bottle He handed tho second tu nplc||@@||could have one bottle. He handed the second sampleto the AssisUnt Government Analyhti and the th rd,||@@||to the Assistant Government Analyst, and the third,which waa placed lu cold storage, ho could produce||@@||which waa placed in cold storage, he could produceii required ' M Dotiert) tadsLint Government||@@||if required ' W. M. Doherty Assistant GovernmentAn ii) et, said that the milk contain'd 1135 per ant||@@||Analyst, said that the milk contained 11.35 per centof total solida, 3 2 per cent, fat and 815 per ct-nt||@@||of total solids, 3.2 per cent fat, and 8.15 per centof solids not fat He was of opinion item the anu'ysca||@@||of solids not fat. He was of opinion frem the analysesHut the milk lad been adulterated hy the addition of||@@||that the milk had been adulterated by the addition ofat J east 4 per cent of added wutcr Genuine milk||@@||at least 4 per cent of added water. Genuine milkshould contain not less than S & per cent of solids||@@||should contain not less than 8.5 per cent of solidsnot fat Ttiis milk contained fe lo per cent||@@||not fat Thiis milk contained 8.15 per cent.Cross-examined b\ Mr lirayt The witness said that||@@||Cross-examined by Mr Braye: The witness said thatthe ercentage ot butter fat was up to the out. une||@@||the percentage of butter fat was up to the one timeminimum of the Board of Health The minimum of||@@||minimum of the Board of Health. The minimum ofbutter fat waa 3 per cent, according to an ."a.,.ifii)||@@||butter fat was 3 per cent, according to an EnglishB Ludard||@@||standardMr Braje submitted that Getting made no offer in||@@||Mr Braye submitted that Getting made no offer interms of section 30 of the Act to divide the food into||@@||terms of section 30 of the Act to divide the food intothree parts, that lie waa not required by Hie defendant||@@||three parts, that he was not required by the defendantto divide it into three parts, and that he actually||@@||to divide it into three parts, and that he actuallydivided tlio food into three porta without offering or||@@||divided the food into three parts without offering orbeing required by the defence to do so||@@||being required by the defence to do so.For the defence. Tilomas Peterson said he rceehed||@@||For the defence. Thomas Peterson said he receivedthe milk from his mother and added nothing to it||@@||the milk from his mother, and added nothing to it.Margaret Peterson said that her daughter and hcrw-lf||@@||Margaret Peterson said that her daughter and herselfmilked the cows und the milk was delivered to her||@@||milked the cowss and the milk was delivered to herson exactly as it caine from the cows She could see||@@||son exactly as it came from the cows. She could seeher daughter the whole time||@@||her daughter the whole time.Bv arrangement among the pirtics the case was||@@||Bv arrangement among the parties the case wasadjourned to the 20th inst, at Wiratah||@@||adjourned to the 20th inst, at Waratah||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14616860 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornTHE PLAGUE.||@@||THE PLAGUE.-a>||@@||NotUins fresh transpiro. yesterday m regard to th.||@@||Nothing fresh transpired yesterday in regard to theplague. -||@@||plague.A communication has been received by tlio Board||@@||A communication has been received by the Boardof Health from the Netherlands Governnieut, stating||@@||of Health from the Netherlands Government, statingtuiit Sydney Ima faeeu declared lufected in cousequeuci||@@||that Sydney has been declared infected in consequenceof thu outbreak of plague. Hence the regulations||@@||of the outbreak of plague. Hence the regulationsimposed by the Netherlnuds Government ou March ii,||@@||imposed by the Netherlands Government on March 5,1.00, for the protection of Javu, bul _ been re- enacted||@@||1900, for the protection of Java, have been re-enactedm the case ef vessels leaving t>_ duty fcr Java.||@@||in the case of vessels leaving Sydney for Java.BRISIIA_,E, frilay.||@@||BRISBANE, Friday.A girl, aged 14 years, a domestic servant, who lina||@@||A girl, aged 14 years, a domestic servant, who hasbeen au inmate of the Brisbane Gtiitral Hospital,||@@||been an inmate of the Brisbane General Hospital,.ras to-day found to ho suffering from plague and||@@||has to-day found to be suffering from plague andnus removed to the plaguu hospital.||@@||was removed to the plague hospital.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14618309 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornDONKEYS AND PONIES AT MANLY.||@@||DONKEYS AND PONIES AT MANLY.In the Fummons Division of the Water Police, Court||@@||In the Summons Division of the Water Police, Courtyesterday, before Mr. J. I- King, D.S.Al., L. b. Omknn||@@||yesterday, before Mr. J. L King, D.S.M, L. S. Crakan-thurp, inapt ctor of nominees at Manly, proceeded aguinst||@@||thorp, inspector of nuisances at Manly, proceeded againstA. li IVarse on ttn infunnatiun alleging that ou March 8||@@||A. E.l Pearse on an information alleging that on March 8he knowingly sufleied certain uoimuis-three ponits uti||@@||he knowingly suffered certain animals - three ponies andtwo .doukejs-to inter upon the Btevne Kesene without||@@||two donkeys - to enter upon the Steyne Reserve withouthaving obtained iuahont>. The ewdence of the cum||@@||having obtained authority. The evidence of the com-plulnunt Khowed that proceeding') OIU taken undei the||@@||plainant showed that proceedings were taken under theParks /ct, ttnd under tau Manly MunLipjil Bylaws. The||@@||Parks Act and under the Manly Municipal Bylaws. Thetwo donke>B were picketed to a pout within the regine, as||@@||two donkeys were picketed to a post within the reserve asalso were three pnica. Ile hi1 aecn persona rioitig the||@@||also were three ponies. He had seen persons riding thepon es and doukejs on tho payment of omrtlnng to the||@@||ponies and donkeys on the payment of something to thepci HOU in charge of the anitnals. The Bench imposed a||@@||person in charge of the animals. The Bench imposed aUne of 20, oideicd d jfendant to pa\ ' 8< 2d costs, or in||@@||fine of 20s, ordered the defendant to pay 2 8s 2d costs, or indefault L4 days' imprisonment with huid labour.||@@||default 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14620795 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornCOALING Till 1__AG__E.II>||@@||COALING THE FLAGSHIPThe W allarali Ceul Company's steam collier Wallara!||@@||The WallaraH Coal Company's steam collier Wallarahwhich wai recently despatched to Westport, New Zea'||@@||which was recently despatched to Westport, New Zealand, for a cargo of coal for the flaguhip li ll__ Erny,||@@||land, for a cargo of coal for the flagship Euryelus, returned to ii. Une. yesterday morning Gintain||@@||tus, returned to Sydney yesterday morning. CaptainHenry J fohnson reports having left Newcastle for||@@||Henry J Johnson reports having left Newcastle forNapier, Ii Z , on April 2S, at 5 p in , with coal tor tis||@@||Napier, N Z , on April 28, at 5 pm , with coal tor theGa Company, and arnved at Napier on ilay 5 at 8||@@||Gas Company, and arnied at Napier on May 5 at 8pm lor two elays alter leaving Newcastle strom:||@@||pm. For two days alter leaving Newcastle stronghead winds, with a rough sea, were experienced but||@@||head winds, with a rough sea, were experienced butduring the rest ot the passage variable winda and da.||@@||during the rest ot the passage variable winds and fineweather prevailed The Wallarah lett Napier lor||@@||weather prevailed. The Wallarah left Napier forWestport, N Z . on Slaj 0, at 0 p m , and armed||@@||Westport, N Z . on May 9, at 6 p m , and arrivedthere on Ma) 11, at 4 p m Having loaded a caroo ot||@@||there on May 11, at 4 p m. Having loaded a cargo ofcoal, Elie left on May 12 at 12 30 p m||@@||coal, she left on May 12 at 12 30 p mThe steamer arrived ut len is lia) on May ]-, _t||@@||The steamer arrived at Jervis Bay on May 17 atnoon with a cargo o! coal for II M.S 1 myallis, now||@@||noon with a cargo of coal for H.M.S Euryalus, nowIn irt there The round tnp from Newcastle to Jcr||@@||in port there. The round trip from Newcastle to Jerils llay occupied l8 days HIP cargo o (iSO tons ol||@@||vis Bay occupied l8 days HIP cargo of 680 tons ofcoal was dischirged into the bunl era of tho Uambi,||@@||coal was discharged into the bunkers of the flagshipin the quick time of 10 hours||@@||in the quick time of 10 hours.Tor SO hours nftcr lcaung Westport ti moderato||@@||For 36 hours after leaving Westport a moderatesoutherly gale waa encountered, willi i rough sea but||@@||southerly gale waa encountered, with a rough sea butduring the latter part of the journey .unable wi_"_||@@||during the latter part of the journey variable windsand line weather were experienced In lat ",G_0 des||@@||and fine weather were experienced in lat 36.2 degreesS, long 155 00 D, the Wallarah passed a full rigged||@@||S, long. 155 00 East. The Wallarah passed a full riggedship standing St, punted lead colour, with paiotid||@@||ship standing SE, punted lead colour, with paintedports, loaded||@@||ports, loaded.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14626774 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornPECULIAR DEATIl OF A WOMAN.||@@||PECULIAR DEATH OF A WOMAN.AN OI'KN TCRDICT.||@@||AN OPEN VERDICT.Me inquest regarding the death of Christina Ma)||@@||The inquest regarding the death of Christina MaySwadling, - a married wornm, who died undir||@@||Swadling, 23, a married woman, who died underpeculmr circumstance^ in a hoiibc in Cottenham sticet,||@@||peculiar circumstances in a house in Cottenham street,Glebe, on tlie _nd inst , was concluded jC3tcrdij||@@||Glebe, on the 2nd inst., was concluded yesterday.Rebecca lane upland a married woman, residing||@@||Rebecca Jane Aspland, a married woman, residingin Cottenham Street, Glebe, btatcd that about 20||@@||in Cottenham Street, Glebe, stated that about 20inlrutcs elapsed from the t me the deceased caine to||@@||minutes elapsed from the time the deceased came toher house until slit died MRS Newton and witness||@@||her house until she died. Miss Newton and witnesswere sitt ig on the bed with the deceased while she w ii||@@||were sitting on the bed with the deceased while she wasin the front room She recently found out that "Mitts||@@||in the front room. She recently found out that Missis e\\ ton's real name wau Cannon When the deceased||@@||Newton's real name was Cannon. When the deceasedcaine to her house She appearel to be in good spirits||@@||came to her house she appeared to be in good spirits,and thev were chatting and joking up to the time of||@@||and they were chatting and joking up to the time ofher death Witnci. did not receive any money roin||@@||her death. Witness did not receive any money fromthe decca i*d on tint dal||@@||the deceased on that day.Alice Cannon, dressmaker, deposed that sho Msitcd||@@||Alice Cannon, dressmaker, deposed that she visitedMr? \Eplnnd's residence on HIL afternoon of the 2nd||@@||Mrs. Aspland's residence on the afternoon of the 2ndmat with address alie had made for her Deceased caine||@@||inst. with a dress she had made for her. Deceased cameto the house a quarter of an hour later Uiey were in||@@||to the house a quarter of an hour later. They were inthe back room, and subsequently Min As pi and and the||@@||the back room, and subsequently Mrs. Aspland and thedeceabed went Into tho front room About five||@@||deceased went into the front room. About fiveminutes later Mrs Aspland called witness into the||@@||minutes later Mrs. Aspland called witness into thefront room, and asked her to fan Mrs Swadling, who||@@||front room, and asked her to fan Mrs. Swadling, whoshe said, had fainted Hie deceased was lylnfr across||@@||she said, had fainted. The deceased was lying acrossa bed when witness went into tho room, ntid slit,||@@||a bed when witness went into the room, and sheassisted Mrs Aspland to place Mrs Swadling on (lie||@@||assisted Mrs. Aspland to place Mrs Swadling on thetied Aira Aspland sent for some brand> while she||@@||bed. Mrs. Aspland sent for some brandy while shewas fanning the deceased Mrs Aspirad nnd witness||@@||was fanning the deceased. Mrs Aspland and witnessdid all thev rould for hor for about 15 or 20 m utes||@@||did all they could for her for about 15 or 20 minutes.Mr Swadling was then 60nt foi, and lie called in a||@@||Mr. Swadling was then sent for, and he called in adoctoi Witness said he Mailed \spland*s hQuse"again||@@||doctor. Witness said she visited Aspland's house againon Alondav, when Mrs Upland asked her to tell||@@||on Monday, when Mrs. Aspland asked her to tellSt re tant Kelly that flic waa with her nnd the deceased||@@||Sergeant Kelly that she was with her and the deceasedin tiid front room all tho time they were there She||@@||in the front room all the time they were there. Sheconsented, nnd told the police what was not true If||@@||consented, and told the police what was not true. IfMrs Aspland said the three of thom were in the||@@||Mrs Aspland said the three of them were in theIront room together ill tho while it waa false Mrs||@@||front room together all the while it was false. Mrsupland knew that witness's re ii name was Cannon||@@||Aspland knew that witness's real name was Cannon.bhc had never pone under any other name||@@||She had never gone under any other name.Dr Sidney lamieson, who made a postmortem||@@||Dr. Sydney Jamieson, who made a postmortemexamination, in conjunction with Dr Palmer, stated||@@||examination, in conjunction with Dr Palmer, statedtint the cause of death, m hw opinion, was syncope||@@||that the cause of death, in his opinion, was syncopein n pi tient sipTtripg from blood poiwnmg, the result||@@||in a patient suffering from blood poisoning, the resultof an incomplete operation There was no evidence as||@@||of an incomplete operation. There was no evidence asto 4iovv the blood poisoning wia cauied He belcvcd||@@||to how the blood poisoning was caused. He believedit was the result of feome incLhimcal interference||@@||it was the result of some mechanical interference.Dr Palmer stated that he Jgnxd willi Dr Jamieson s||@@||Dr Palmer stated that he agreed with Dr. Jamieson'sevidence||@@||evidence.Hie jury retirrncd nn open verdLt||@@||The jury returned an open verdict.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14628673 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornI TUR NEW STEAMER AWAROA.||@@||THE NEW STEAMER AWAROA.i me new 6teamer Awaroa, now on the point of eora||@@||The new steamer Awaroa, now on the point of com-jpletion hy her builders, Messrs. Morrison and Sin-||@@||pletion by her builders, Messrs. Morrison and Sin-clair, for the Northern Union Steamboat Company of||@@||clair, for the Northern Union Steamboat Company ofHelens; Hie (New Zealand), ran her engmeers' triali||@@||Helensville (New Zealand), ran her engineers' trialsjcslerduy blie was given a turn outside, wlicn every||@@||yesterday. She was given a turn outside, when everything proved most satisfactory. The engines, which||@@||thing proved most satisfactory. The engines, whicharc of the triple expansion tjpe, with Howden' forced||@@||are of the triple expansion type, with Howden's forceddraught boiler, built by the Walb>cnd hbpuay Com-||@@||draught boiler, built by the Wallsend Slipway Com-pany, of Ncwcastle-on-Tjne, were fitted by Messri,||@@||pany, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, were fitted by Messrs.Uegg and Greig, of this city, .ind their performance||@@||Begg and Greig, of this city, and their performancedocs them the utmost credit. Without a cargo aboard||@@||does them the utmost credit. Without a cargo aboardIthe Awaroa attained a speed of o\cr 11 j knots Offl||@@||the Awaroa attained a speed of over 11 knots. Offi-'rial speed trials will be run next week, when 12 to||@@||cial speed trials will be run next week, when 12 to124 knots is confidently expected. She will sail for||@@||12 knots is confidently expected. She will sail forNew Zealand at an early date Hie Awaroa was bulli||@@||New Zealand at an early date. The Awaroa was builtfrom designs by Mr. Walter Reclu.||@@||from designs by Mr. Walter Reeks.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14628835 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornDisTunuASO- Ar a, non r, |M ?||@@||DISTURBANCE AT A HOTELTollo* ing upon tue sliooiing aura} n.,^. - ^||@@||Following upon the shooting affray reported at theIntersection of bltimo road an I (fun ..tritt, Ultii. ?||@@||intersection of Ultimo road and I (fun ..street, Ultimoon Saturday aftcinaon &t plien lliomia Davoren , ?||@@||on Saturday afternoon Stephen Thomas Davoren, ?publican, as before the Central l'ohc Court y> ?||@@||publican, was before the Central Police Court yester-Ua}, un a chaine of iimIickiisK iii .uni lill mita. ?||@@||day, on a charge of intentionally shooting with intentto do gneious liodll harm to riiomn Kean), on Mif M||@@||to do greivous bodily harm to Thomas Kenny, on May2S A pica of not gniltv is entered, nnd on u M||@@||28. A plea of not guiltv was entered, and on theapplication of the def mlant md the p dice ti* w ?||@@||application of the defendant and the police the hear-nil, as postponed till .lune J, Davoren being liber- H||@@||ing was postponed till June 3, Davoren being liber-atcd on lils on bail of lot) Ihe court aerga ?||@@||ated on his own bail of l100. The court sergeantInformed Mr Donaldson, S M , Hint some men J ?||@@||informed Mr Donaldson, S M , that some men hadtaken charge of the defendant's hot 1, and he W H||@@||taken charge of the defendant's hotel, and he hadnicrcly used his reiohcr lil self deicnee tam||@@||merely used his revolver in self defence.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14630565 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornTHE AUSTRALIND LEAVES LOXUON.||@@||THE AUSTRALIND LEAVES LONDON.Our shipping etble message this morning notifies ti||@@||Our shipping cable message this morning notifies thedeparture from lagn und Loiidi-n of the new Hteainhhio||@@||departure from Glasgow and London of the new steamshipAiiBtialmd. She- ii, it is uudeiatood. the lint of u natn.||@@||Australind. She is, it is understood, the first of a num-beruf traders to bo placed on the WcsUrn A ustrali||@@||ber of traders to be placed on the Western Australianroute, and is owned by the Australind feteam^hm Con,||@@||route, and is owned by the Australind Steamship Com-punj, of which the Western Austral an bhippm^ Afsoci.||@@||pany, of which the Western Australian Shipping Associa-to and Bethell, Gw>n, aud Co, buth bold laige interest-,||@@||ton and Bethell, Gwyn, aud Co, both hold large interests.Tho Australind wa lanucned as iccuiUy HU JIIQ, i|||@@||The Australind was launched as recently as June 26from the jards of Messrs. C. Council and v o , Scuittttua,.||@@||from the yards of Messrs. C. Counell and Co , Scotstoun.She* is s tcel BUamwhip, measuring S84tt hy 60ft by_8ft||@@||She is a steel steamship, measuring 384ft by 50ft by 28ftabout 4300 tons groan, und 7150 tons deadweight||@@||about 4300 tons gross, and 7150 tons deadweight.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14632335 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornHABERFIELD OK DOBItOYD?||@@||HABERFIELD OR DOBROYD?Since the cttablisbmcnt of Haberfield us ii populat||@@||Since the establishment of Haberfield as a popularr&mlcutial pottion o bummer Hill, on the Dobroyd||@@||residential portion of Summer Hill, on the Dobroydportion of thq borough of Au'ifltM u poii; and tele*||@@||portion of the borough of Ashfield, a post andpbonc o 111 cl bas been placed in tbo district \ peti-||@@||telephone officebas been placed in tbo district. Ation waa prmented to Hie Deputy I oLmaster Guter ii||@@||petition waa presented to the Deputy Postmaster-Generalrecently listing Lhat the mino of the post otllcc b||@@||recently asking that t the name of the post office beDolrojd, but Hil Ashfield Council and another Urs||@@||Dobroyd, but Ashfield Council and anotherlargesection of the public lu\ o expressed tbo vIc\t tliat Um||@@||section of the public have expressed tbe view that then ttue of the post oilke should be Haberfield AL||@@||name of the post office should be Haberfield. Atlupsdiys meeting1 of the council a lettir waa read||@@||Tuesday's meeting of the council a letter was readfiom the poa al uiilhoiitics asking the council for n direct!||@@||from the postal authorities asking the council for a directc\p esaion of opinion upon the nutter Hie council!||@@||expression of opinion upon the matter. The councilunanimously voiced ita vlev\ that tbe po^t ofiice tjhouhl||@@||unanimously voiced its view that tbe post office shouldbe eilltd Habirlicld borne of tbe .ridmucti mid||@@||be called Haberfield. Some of the of the aldermen saidthat although the older historic name ot Dobroyd wji||@@||that although the older historic name of Dobroyd wascorrcetlv applied lo the site of the pobt ofllci lh$||@@||corrcetlv applied lo the site of the post office,m wer ci with of Ilibciflcld, with Ha Urj,e und first*||@@||the newer growth of Haberfield, with its large and first classcla_s settlement, lud the greater rit,ht Lo considers||@@||settlement, had the greater right totOD -*" J||@@||consideration.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14634557 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornSHAKESPEARE. |||@@||SHAKESPEARE.I Wo reoive from Messrs Melville nnd||@@||We receive from Messrs. Melville andMullen copy of William Shakespeare||@@||Mullen copy of "William Shakespeare:His Life his Works nnd his Teach||@@||His Life, his Works, and his Teach-ing hy G W Rusden It is poa||@@||ing," by G. W. Rusden. It is pos-sibly much to the crodlt of Mr PuBden that||@@||sibly much to the credit of Mr. Rusden thatIn his olghties ho should write about Shakes||@@||in his eighties he should write about Shakes-peare or the musical glasses but it woud||@@||peare or the musical glasses, but it wouldhnvo boen moro to his crodlt if he had re I||@@||have been more to his credit if he had re-trained from so writing Shakespeare and||@@||frained from so writing. Shakespeare andhis works havo been written about timo and||@@||his works have been written about time andagain Thero is not a single thing known||@@||again. There is not a single thing knownabout Shakespeare xvhich has not been made||@@||about Shakespeare which has not been madethe subject of voluminous troatisos vAo||@@||the subject of voluminous treatises. Weknow all about his lifo and all about tho||@@||know all about his life and all about theiumour3 connected therewith and further in||@@||rumours connected therewith, and further in-formation on tho subject is about as now as||@@||formation on the subject is about as new asxvould bo a disquisition on the oldtime scandals||@@||would be a disquisition on the oldtime scandalsabout Queen L,linbolh Also wo know of the||@@||about Queen Elizabeth. Also, we know of theamazing attempts to make out that Shake||@@||amazing attempts to make out that Shake-spoare wis not himself but Bacon For tho||@@||speare was not himself, but Bacon. For therest th" student of Shakespeares works who||@@||rest the student of Shakespeare's works, whodoes not ca-c a button whether Shakespeare s||@@||does not care a button whether Shakespeare'sreal name was Brown has all ho wants in||@@||real name was Brown has all he wants intho xvorks of tho poet and in the common||@@||the works ofthe poet an din the commen-tirios which have been made upon them Mr||@@||taries which have been made upon them MrRusden collects xvell known legends and calls||@@||Rusden collects well-known legends and callsthem a life of Shakespeare but he Is not In||@@||them a life of Shakespeare; but he is not ina. position to add to our renl knowledge of||@@||a position to add to our real knowledge ofthe man Ho is convinced that "hakespcare||@@||the man. He is convinced that Shakespearewas a loyal member of tho Chuich of Eng||@@||was a loyal member of the Church of Eng-land though ho must know that if Shakespeare||@@||land though he must know that if ShakespeareAnd his Sovereign wero now compelled to||@@||and his Sovereign were now compelled todeclaro on oath their religious belief thoj||@@||declare on oath their religious belief, theyivould bo in serious difficulty in ibis regald||@@||would be in serious difficulty in this regard.Tho truth Is that students do not concern||@@||The truth is that students do not concernthemselves in tho private leanings of poets||@@||themselves in the private leanings of poets.Sbakcspcaie was Shakcspeaic and the author||@@||Shakespeare was Shakespeare and the authorof Hamlet nnd tho matter of the church||@@||of "Hamlet," and the matter of the churchto xvhich ho belonged concerns us no moro||@@||to which he belonged concerns us no morethan tho Identity of Homoi or tho ortho||@@||than the identity of Homer or the ortho-doxy of Aeschylus We may leavo thoso things||@@||doxy of Aeschylus. We may leave these thingsto the wiso contenting ourselvee with the||@@||to the wise, contenting ourselves with thebeauty of the poetry of tho man whoso Idon||@@||beauty of the poetry of the man whose iden-tity is challenged Mr Rusden adds nothing||@@||tity is challenged. Mr. Rusden adds nothingto our knowledge of the man Shakespeare||@@||to our knowledge of the man Shakespeare,but his book replete with pago long quota||@@||but his book replete with page long quota-tious as it is is worth having I||@@||tions as it is, is worth having.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14635745 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornMR. DANNEVIG INVESTIGATIONS.||@@||MR. DANNEVIG'S INVESTIGATIONS.The first and second parts of the 1 ishenes report)||@@||The first and second parts of the Fisheries reportfor liX/2 have just made a belated upparancc, but||@@||for 1902 have just made a belated appearance, butprove to ibe well worth) of being placed amongst tha||@@||prove to ibe well worthy of being placed amongst thepermanent record of the Ltate lhej deal chtetlj with||@@||permanent records of the State. They deal chiefly withthe im astiga tiona carried out under the Dcpartmcnc||@@||the investigations carried out under the Departmentof tishenes by Itr H C Dannevig regarding so*||@@||of Fisheries by Mr. H. C. Dannevig regarding seamullet, the introduction of lue plaice from BntisU||@@||mullet, the introduction of live plaice from Britishwaters to our boas, the introduction of trout and tha||@@||waters to our seas, the introduction of trout and theprogress of acclimatisation of these fish, the methods||@@||progress of acclimatisation of these fish, the methodsof reproduction uf our sea tubes, the development||@@||of reproduction of our sea fishes, the developmentof marine fish culture, and a valuable paper on tho||@@||of marine fish culture, and a valuable paper on theAustralian grujhng by Mr D G btead, thu naturalist||@@||Australian grayling by Mr. D. G. Stead, the naturalistassociated with Mr Dannevig in the practical work||@@||associated with Mr Dannevig in the practical workof the department The rt-port is replete with dia-||@@||of the department. The report is replete with dia-grams plans, and sketches showing exactly how ceri||@@||grams plans, and sketches showing exactly how cer-tain conclusions Acre armed at by the investigators,||@@||tain conclusions were arrived at by the investigators,and a particularly artistic, reproduction of the sea||@@||and a particularly artistic, reproduction of the seamullet (Mugil d .inila) in cotluurs b) Mr Minchin,||@@||mullet (Mugil dobula) in colours by Mr Minchin,of the Gov ernment 1 nnting Oilice This plate is||@@||of the Government Printing Office. This plate isperhaps the best illustration of ont. of our most valu-||@@||perhaps the best illustration of one of our most valu-able llslics that ba ever been prepared in the Stat||@@||able fishes that has ever been prepared in the Stateor elsewhere||@@||or elsewhere.Respecting the shipment of plaice by the Oroya th||@@||Respecting the shipment of plaice by the Oroya, thedetails Wt.ro made public it the Urne the tish arrived,||@@||details were made public at the time the fish arrived,and therciore, special interest atiaaaes to the ques-||@@||and therefore, special interest attaches to the ques-tion of what became of them if ter tiny were liberated||@@||tion of what became of them after they were liberatedin the Mannbir water at port Hacking Moat cf this||@@||in the Maianbar water at Port Hacking. Most of thefish soon accustomed themselves to their new condi-||@@||fish soon accustomed themselves to their new condi-tions, and came to bo fed regular.) but a heat wava||@@||tions, and came to be fed regularly, but a heat wavein .November, 1002, caused the death of i great number,||@@||in November, 1902, caused the death of a great number,and further confinement of the rest in the area whero||@@||and further confinement of the rest in the area wherethey were under obaerv ition became impracticable lb||@@||they were under observation became impracticable. Itis believed that some escaped into the deeper water||@@||is believed that some escaped into the deeper waterof Maianbar, but nothing definite on this point eau||@@||of Maianbar, but nothing definite on this point canbe ascertained until the Gbh ire netted and taken.||@@||be ascertained until the fish are netted and takento tho manne hatchery at Gunnamatta lia), which ia||@@||to the marine hatchery at Gunnamatta Bay, which isnow ncaring completion The ucccsaful trumport o||@@||now nearing completion. The successful transport ofa great number of flatfish for over 12,000 mile was||@@||a great number of flatfish for over 12,000 miles waswatched with the closest interest b> scientists ami||@@||watched with the closest interest by scientists andpisci cul turista throughout tha world, and has ador dud||@@||pisciculturists throughout the world, and has affordedthe dep irttnelit know ledge- that w ii 1 great.) buido||@@||the department knowledge that will greatly guidethe members when marine flfh culture is cal ried out||@@||the members when marine fish culture is carried outon a substantial scale||@@||on a substantial scale.It is in connection with the mullet that Mr Danne-||@@||It is in connection with the mullet that Mr Danne-vig 8 work will be most judged 11) a scries of ciro||@@||vig's work will be most judged. By a series of care-ful investigations, and after man) hauTs ut different||@@||ful investigations, and after many hauls at differenttimes mid places ulong the coast, the scientist arrived||@@||times and places along the coast, the scientist arrivedat certain conclusions Amongst the moat important||@@||at certain conclusions. Amongst the most importantare these -fliat the sea mullet is a pelagie spawncr,||@@||are these:- That the sea mullet is a pelagic spawner,that the eggs float and are not deposito 1 on muddjr||@@||that the eggs float and are not deposited on muddyor weedy fiats, und tliat the tlah is migrator) Lho||@@||or weedy fiats, and that the fish is migratory. Thespawning migration of the sea mullet has been a,||@@||spawning migration of the sea mullet has been asource of perpetual wonderment to scientists and||@@||source of perpetual wonderment to scientists andnetters The fish are ilvs i)s found working northw ird,||@@||netters. The fish are always found working northward,and never southward, and Mr Dannevig, conclusions||@@||and never southward, and Mr Dannevig's, conclusionspoint to a deep sea circuit with a counter move of||@@||point to a deep sea circuit with a counter move offloating eggs and joung larvae with the current||@@||floating eggs and young larvae with the current[southward lins matter Is gone into m detail||@@||southward. This matter is gone into in detail.j Most of our food fishes have been found to b||@@||Most of our food fishes have been found to bepelagic or ocean spawners and tho nurseries, lagoons,||@@||pelagic or ocean spawners and the nurseries, lagoons,and estuaries are not the great spivvning areas it||@@||and estuaries are not the great spawning areas itwas once supposed they were They are however,||@@||was once supposed they were. They are however,nurseries for young fish and resting places for sections||@@||nurseries for young fish and resting places for sectionsof the migratory tlioala The rate of growth of soino||@@||of the migratory shoals. The rate of growth of someof our fish has been noted, nnd the weights and||@@||of our fish has been noted, and the weights andlengths at which they reproduce their spLCies have||@@||lengths at which they reproduce their species havebeen a guide to the board in fixing the dimensional||@@||been a guide to the board in fixing the dimensionsat which the fish may be kept by netters and lino||@@||at which the fish may be kept by netters and linefishermen The fishes that are airead) proved to bo||@@||fishermen. The fishes that are already proved to bepelagic spawners are the following - Schnapper blacle||@@||pelagic spawners are the following:- Schnapper, blackI bream, tarwhine, sand and trumpeter whiting flat-||@@||bream, tarwhine, sand and trumpeter, whiting, flat-head, treval.) brown groper, flat tail, sei and vellow||@@||head, trevally, brown groper, flat tail, sea and yellow0)0 mullet, sergeant baker, maori or run bow fish,||@@||eye mullet, sergeant baker, maori or rainbow fish,herring cale, white spotted parrot fish, and Cuvier a||@@||herring-cale, white-spotted parrot fish, and Cuvier's1 sea perch||@@||sea perch.Hie Australian grayling (Prototroctes ma ra cn a) ia||@@||The Australian grayling (Prototroctes marsena) isshown b) Mr Stead to be identical with the follow-||@@||shown by Mr Stead to be identical with the follow-ing -The berring the cucumber fish, and the cucum-||@@||ing:- The herrin,g the cucumber fish, and the cucum-ber rpuWot of Tasnmnia and the '.am herring of||@@||ber mullet of Tasnmnia and the Yarra herring of\ letona tit is caught chief!v by anglers with worra||@@||Victoria. It is caught chief!y by anglers with wormbait It is a valuable fish active m its habits, and||@@||bait. It is a valuable fish, active in its habits, andplentiful in man) of the rivers \ distinctive featura||@@||plentiful in many of the rivers. A distinctive featureis the adipose Jin on the back near the tail||@@||is the adipose fin on the back near the tail.nVout culture is dealt with very fullv and evldcnc||@@||Trout culture is dealt with very fully and evidencelis given that since 18SS the trout have increased in||@@||is given that since 1888 the trout have increased in-I credibl) in the Inhnd riven Culture of these fish,||@@||credibly in the inland rivers. Culture of these fish,it is stated lias been earned out on a fairlv liberal||@@||it is stated, has been carried out on a fairly liberalscale at the Prospect hatcher) md cms of fr) nnd||@@||scale at the Prospect hatchery, and cans of fry andv earlings had been distributed in hundreds of rivuflctJ||@@||yearlings had been distributed in hundreds of rivuletsin the ranges||@@||in the ranges.Amongst matters dealt with in the finit part ara||@@||Amongst matters dealt with in the first part are(hose relative to departmental control During the||@@||those relative to departmental control. During the)ear ovbtor leases returned an increase over the pre||@@||year oyster leases returned an increase over the pre-v ions v ear of 101 fishermen 8 license 01 and||@@||vious year of 461, fishermen's licenses 94, andboat licenses 6", forty eight persons were convicted||@@||boat licenses 65. Forty eight persons were convictedfoi breaches of the vets The ippb of fish to tho||@@||for breaches of the Acts. The supply of fish to themetropolitan markets exceedc I that of tho previous||@@||metropolitan markets exceeded that of the previousvrar lv 1 VI b.skets the total being 107 315 baskets||@@||year by 23,557 baskets, the total being 107,145 baskets.The pnncipal piaren whence tim fish cime were tho||@@||The principal places whence the fish came were theClarence Hiver Cape Hawke Ttijrgerih J ikes Lake||@@||Clarence River, Cape Hawke, Tuggerah Lakes, LakeIllawarra Lake Mtequarie Ho tiny liv Hawkesbury/||@@||Illawarra, Lake Macquarie, Botany Bay, HawkesburyRiver Shoalhaven River Port lickson Camden Haven,||@@||River, Shoalhaven River, Port Jackson, Camden Haven,Manning River Bateman' Biy Hi dimond Uiver IMac||@@||Manning River, Bateman's Bay, Richmond River, Mac-lcaj River, Hunter River Brishanc Wat cr and Ber-||@@||leay River, Hunter River, Brisbane Water, and Ber-magui The voiliie of exported fresh fish was C1850,||@@||magui. The value of exported fresh fish was 1858,chilled 111!) preserved 14 Wo nnd for imported||@@||chilled 1139, preserved 14,935, and for importedfresh fish \C2n chilled 511'. and preserved 125 0,10.||@@||fresh fish 4622, chilled 5145, and preserved 125,086.npfcrenre was made to the new legislation under which||@@||Reference was made to the new legislation under whichthe new board works and to the assistance given by||@@||the new board works and to the assistance given byvarious bodies.||@@||various bodies.The report although nrminalh for the >car 1903l||@@||The report although nominally for the year 1902,furnianea information np to Siptcmbcr, 1003||@@||furnishes information up to September, 1903.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14637726 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney Morn1\ VTER LICENSING COl'RT _ I||@@||WATER LICENSING COURTTlic yypeklj incline of the Water I irensins Ort||@@||The weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court' ua held yuitcrtliy tile lienrh eonsiitin of Man,||@@||was held yesterday, the Bench consisting of Messrs,( li Snntlu.rj s M (cliairm m) L. S notialteiv||@@||G.H. Smithers S.M. (chairman) L. S Donaldson, S.M.,S M , and \ \ Barnett 1 M. The folloyT tra||@@||and A.N. Barnett, L.M. The following transfersi fera of publicans, license yyete printed -tlrfun||@@||of publicans, licenses were granted -RichardCarter to Ceorgc layvreno Critid Hotel Cumber||@@||Carter to George Lawrence, Grand Hotel Cumberland1 mil Btrcet \nne Hennebry (c\mitm in the will w||@@||Street: Anne Hennebry (executrix in the will oftile late Day Id Ilonnelnj) to \nno llctmcbrj OH||@@||the late David Hennebry) to Anne Hennebry, OldAuttrillui Inn Cioyyn and Hurtan strati, Wtgfw||@@||Australian Inn, Crown and Burton streets, Woolloomooloo;tnouloo Charles Rtclnrd Parln to Asliur Haiti||@@||Charles Richard Darton to Ashur Hart' (rand \ luv Hotel. Paddington||@@||Grandview Hotel. Paddington||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14637729 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornCHARGE OF ATTEMPTED EXTOB;||@@||CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED EXTORTION.TION.||@@||SINGLETON. TuesJi* ?||@@||SINGLETON. Tuesdayat tho police, court to-iUj Jorome Heaton, aiirT||@@||At the police, court to-day Jerome Heaton, a dairyfarmer, .vin at Uroke, ; M &,1"||@@||farmer, living at Broke, was charged that hedid, on tho let in, Luise Alfred "'JtJllll,||@@||did, on the 1st inst, accuse Alfred Henry Han-"uri, of lumug committed,, otTcu-c *'* {^||@@||nam, ofhaving committed an offence against JuliaHenton ithiutuit, then by to extort mon ^||@@||Heaton with intentt, therebyto extort money fromlim BUIII Alfred Henry Huunara. . tb,||@@||the said Alfred Henry Hannam.A UHR amount of undone was tendered ra||@@||A large amount of evidence was tendered in thecuso H.inmin,. who was lust week coomi^"||@@||case. Hannam, who was last week commited fortrial ot tho Maitland Circuit Court fo.theiuV||@@||trial at the Maitland Circuit Court for the allegedoffence, denied that ho instituted the prwdW^||@@||offence, denied that he instituted the proceedings inthis caso to assist hi. own e^ ftrcud||@@||this case to assist his own defence. Eventually accu usa committed "for triul at the -,"lu*.uu||@@||was committed for trial at the Maitland CircuitCourt on Tuesday next. Ball v> as allowa||@@||Court on Tuesday next. Bail was allowed.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14642754 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornPOLICE COURTS.||@@||POLICE COURTS.I AN ALLEGED rORGERY.||@@||AN ALLEGED FORGERYAt tho Glebe Police Court ycstcrdaj, b-forc Mr||@@||At the Glebe Police Court yesterday, before Mr.Smithers, b M, Arthur Shiad, aged 25 was charged||@@||Smithers, S.M., Arthur Shead, aged 25 was chargedwith having uttered to James Daudson n cheque,||@@||with having uttered to James Davidson a cheque,directed to the Comm rcial Banking Goinpam of Sjd||@@||directed to the Commercial Banking Company of Syd-ney, Ltd., ind signed by \ bhcad, upon which wia||@@||ney, Ltd., and signed by A.Shead, upon which wasendorsed the name of R. Shannon, and which endorse||@@||endorsed the name of R. Shannon, and which endorse-nient was a forgery, w-itli intent to defraud, the ne||@@||ment was a forgery, with intent to defraud, the ac-cused knowing th* said endorsement to be so forced||@@||cused knowing the said endorsement to be so forged.Mc Ii Gannon appeared for the prosecution James||@@||Mc I, Gannon appeared for the prosecution. JameslUvidaou, trading as Davidson Uros., of Susses street,||@@||Davidson, trading as Davidson Bros., of Sussex street,as grain merchants far evidence that the accused||@@||as grain merchants gave evidence that the accusedwas a baker He cam- to witness on Muy 21 last,||@@||was a baker. He came to witness on May 21 last,and asked 'or an order for 4 tons of flour He ten||@@||and asked for an order for 4 tons of flour. He ten-dered the cheque produced in payment It was en||@@||dered the cheque produced in payment. It was en-dorsed by It Shannon On l c strength of his state||@@||dorsed by R. Shannon. On the strength of his state-m nt at the time, and the fact that the cheque was||@@||ment at the time, and the fact that the cheque wasso endorsed, witness ga\e bim the order for the Horn-||@@||so endorsed, witness gave him the order for the flour.illo cheque was returned from the bank unpaid, and||@@||The cheque was returned from the bank unpaid, and11 c cost of the 4 tons of flour had been debited||@@||the cost of the 4 tons of flour had been debitedagainst witness rho accused subsequently told wit||@@||against witness. The accused subsequently told wit-ness that he did not write the name on the bick||@@||ness that he did not write the name on the backof the chequ-, that a ccrtiln prson had pereuided||@@||of the cheque; that a certain person had persuadedhim (the accused) to take the step he did, and that||@@||him (the accused) to take the step he did, and thata Hurd person endorsed the cheque with the name||@@||a third person endorsed the cheque with the name"R Shannon " Robert Shannon, a I uildcr n-Riding||@@||"R Shannon " Robert Shannon, a builder, residingat Petersham, stated that the accused was a tenant||@@||at Petersham, stated that the accused was a tenantof h s Wltnlas did not to the best of his belief||@@||of his. Witness did not to the best of his beliefendorse the theque Tl> bid no recollection of doing||@@||endorse the cheque. He had no recollection of doing.o, and did not think the signature his his The||@@||so, and did not think the signature was his. Themanager of the bink where Mr Shannon deals bIbo||@@||manager of the bank where Mr Shannon deals alsogaie evidence tliat the 6ignaturv was not that of||@@||gave evidence that the signature was not that ofMr Shannon although it was vcrv much like it The||@@||Mr Shannon although it was very much like it. Theaccused was committed for trial at the Quarter Ses||@@||accused was committed for trial at the Quarter Ses-.lons, and was allowed baiL||@@||sions, and was allowed bail.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14644214 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornDISTRICT ITEMS.||@@||DISTRICT ITEMS.BATHURST-On Wednesday the third annual||@@||BATHURST-On Wednesday the third annualmeeting of the Bathurst Co operative Dalry||@@||meeting of the Bathurst Co- operative Dairy-ing Company was hold The report showed||@@||ing Company was held. The report showedthat ilmlng the year the company rocel\ed||@@||that during the year the company received23u 33Glb of cream ind manufactured 11" GSSlb||@@||235,336lb of cream, and manufactured 111,661lbof butter all of which sold at the highest||@@||of butter, all of which sold at the highestmarket rntcs Tho price paid for cream||@@||market rates. The price paid for creamtanged from 3 d to id per lb The profit and||@@||ranged from 3-1/4d to 4d per lb. The profit andloss accounts Bhowed a credit of 21b Cs lid||@@||loss accounts showed a credit of 216 6s 11d,out of yyhlch the directors recommen led pay||@@||out of which the directors recommended pay-ment of iG per cent dividen 1 to shareholders||@@||ment of 5 per cent. dividend to shareholders.The dil octors-Dr Machattie Messrs A\ T||@@||The directors--Dr. Machattie, Messrs. W. J.Mcphillamy C Armstrong P t arness T\||@@||McPhillamy, C. Armstrong, P. Furness, W.Dowling L Edgcloj and Walter Short-yyere||@@||Dowling, L. Edgeley, and Walter Short--werere elected unopposed||@@||re-elected unopposed.BERRIGAN-Tho application lodged by||@@||BERRIGAN-The application lodged byNowranie station for nn extended leise of||@@||Nowranie station for an extended lease ofabout S000 acres as a timbei reservo situated||@@||about 8000 acres as a timber reserve situated15 miles from Beirigan railway station Ins||@@||15 miles from Berrigan railway station hasnot been ritified Tin reson Is comprised||@@||not been ratified. The reserve is comprisedchiefly of rich agricultural land which has||@@||chiefly of rich agricultural land, which hasbeen estimated to be capable of carrying one||@@||been estimated to be capable of carrying onefamily lo G40 teres Tho case is adjourned to||@@||family to 640 acres. The case is adjourned toJeiilderie||@@||Jerilderie.BROIvEV HILL-At tho mooting on Tucs||@@||BROKEN HILL.--At the meeting on Tues-day in connection with the Silver Citj shoyv||@@||day in connection with the "Silver City" show,Mi A Ciossing chairman stated that tho||@@||Mr. A. Crossing, chairman, stated that thefinancial results shoyyed rccolpts 1G" whllo||@@||financial results showed receipts 367, while1"S had been paid for pi ires Tho total||@@||178 had been paid for prizes. The totalpiofit was about C70 The amalgamation||@@||profit was about 70. The amalgamationwith the Biol on Hill Dog and Poultry Society||@@||with the Broken Hill Dog and Poultry Societyhad proyel successful||@@||had proved successful.CROOKWFLL -Tho rain has greatly im||@@||CROOKWELL.--The rain has greatly im-proy.ed the prospects of the season||@@||proved the prospects of the season.QUEANBEYAN-Tho folloyylng members||@@||QUEANBEYAN.--The following members?yyere elected the cxecutho committee of the||@@||were elected the executive committee of thePastoral and agricultural Association -Toyyn||@@||Pastoral and Agricultural Association: -Town:Messrs Dixie Wren R Hayes Atkinson,||@@||Messrs. Dixie, Wren, R. Hayes, Atkinson,Clemesha Knox W Pite Countrj Messrs J||@@||Clemesha, Knox, W. Pite. Country: Messrs. J.M MIntosh E G Crace N II Gibbs It||@@||M. M'Intosh, E. G. Crace, N. H. Gibbs, R.Mooro C II M Kechnie W alter M Intosh||@@||Moore, C. H. M'Kechnie, Walter M'Intosh.TAMWORTH-At a meeting of the Tam||@@||TAMWORTH.-At a meeting of the Tam-yvorth Pastuies Piotectlun Board on Tuesday||@@||worth Pastures Protection Board on Tuesday,U -as stated that rabbits -noie becoming very||@@||it was stated that rabbits were becoming verynumerous in this district whilst In adjoin-||@@||numerous in this district, whilst in adjoin-ing districts thoy could be counted In thous||@@||ing districts they could be counted in thous-auds It Vi as decided that land owncis||@@||ands. It was decided that land ownersshould be compelled to destroy rabbits and||@@||should be compelled to destroy rabbits, andthat tyvo additional inspectors should bo np||@@||that two additional inspectors should be ap-pointed The board favoured the holding||@@||pointed. The board favoured the holdingof tho conference of delegates In Sydney next||@@||of the conference of delegates in Sydney nextmonth and aj pointed the chairman Mr R||@@||month, and appointed the chairman, Mr. R.A O Gill as its repiesentativo with in||@@||A. O. Gill, as its representative, with in-struclions to state that tho Tamworth Board||@@||structions to state that the Tamworth Boardwas neiared to assist \ylth other boards in||@@||was prepared to assist with other boards inexperimenting paying as Its share per an-||@@||experimenting, paying as its share per an-num for three years Gd foi e%cry hundred||@@||num for three years, 6d for every hundredsheep Is for every hundred hoad largo stock||@@||sheep, 3s for every hundred head large stockm tho district Tho folloyviiig scale of bon||@@||in the district. The following scale of bon-uses was fixed -Croyvs Od kangaroo rats Id||@@||uses was fixed :-Crows, 6d; kangaroo rats, 1d;w illables other than thoso protected lo||@@||wallabies other than those protected, 1d;Wombats Gd foxes 1 native dogs 1||@@||Wombats, 6d; foxes, 1; native dogs, 1;natho dog pups 6s It was stated that dur||@@||native dog pups, 5s. It was stated that dur-ing the past 12 months 4000 croyys were paid||@@||ing the past 12 months 4000 crows were paidfor besides 196 natiyo dogs 43 pups and 1||@@||for, besides 196 native dogs, 43 pups, and 1fox||@@||fox.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14650663 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornSTORE OATTJ3 SALES.||@@||STORE CATTLE SALES.Pitt, Son, and Badgcrji Limited, report having sold||@@||Pitt, Son, and Badgery Limited, report having soldduring tills month at tlie Muswellbrook yards 3250 storo||@@||during this month at the Muswellbrook yards 3250 storebutloeka ut very atitifactory prices. On 2nd instant,||@@||bullocks at very satisfactory prices. On 2nd instant,on account of Mr. A. J. Cotton, for owncn, 1700 bul-||@@||on account of Mr. A. J. Cotton, for owners, 1700 bul-lock front Augustus Dovnis, at an uverugu of 0 Ds 5d,||@@||locks from Augustus Dovns, at an averuge of 6 9s 5d,and 430 bullocks on account of Mr. J. T. Allen, Mount||@@||and 450 bullocks on account of Mr. J. T. Allen, MountI2nnfsklllcn (Q ), averaging 0 Sa. 'Dhorc was an ex-||@@||Enniskilblen (Q ), averaging 6 8s. There was an ex-cellent attendance of buyers, and the market rose||@@||cellent attendance of buyers, and the market rosefully 10a, tho cattle being distributed over a wide||@@||fully 10s, tho cattle being distributed over a wideurtu. Also, on Tnday, 2Jrd instant, on account of Mr.||@@||area. Also, on Friday, 23rd instant, on account of Mr.P. G. White, from his Mount btuigeun station, 1100||@@||F. G. White, from his Mount Sturgeon station, 1100bullocks. The first lot of these, 323 head, wero pur-||@@||bullocks. The first lot of these, 328 head, were pur-chased by Mr. lhonun Kills, of Arrowfield, Jerry's Wallis,||@@||chased by Mr. THomas Ellis, of Arrowfield, Jerry's Plains,at 7 guineas; the next yard, 20a head, by Messrs. J.||@@||at 7 guineas; the next yard, 208 head, by Messrs. J.and W. Thompson, of Widden, and the whole mob||@@||and W. Thompson, of Widden, and the whole mobcleared at an average of 7 2s lid. There wus a||@@||cleared at an average of 7 2s 11d. There was agood attendance of bttvers, and the whole of these vory||@@||good attendance of buyers, and the whole of these veryfine bulloekb were sold to pubtoiulfeta on the Hunter||@@||fine bullocks were sold to pastoralists on the Hunterund ita tributaries.||@@||and its tributaries.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14650770 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornTIVOLI TIIEA4KK.||@@||TIVOLI THEATRE.This afternoon nnd evening, at tho Tnoli Theatre, |||@@||This afternoon And evening, at the Tivoli Theatre,Mr Ihm Rickards* company will he joined bj the||@@||Mr Harry Rickards' company will he joined by theSisters O'Meera star wir^walkers, from the London||@@||Sisters O'Meera, star wire-walkers, from the LondonHippodrome and nil the beat known music halls and||@@||Hippodrome and all the best known music halls andcircuses of America and the Continent Tho Sisters||@@||circuses of America and the Continent. The SistersO'Meera are report! to be statuesque ond cornel} as||@@||O'Meera are reported to be statuesque ond comely aswell as clc\er Other ne arrival*! b\ the Oroja nro||@@||well as clever. Other new arrivals by the Oroya areGregson and Good fellow, societ} entertainers, specialty||@@||Gregson and Goodfellow, society entertainers, specialtydancers, and comedians The four farewell IIIRIIU of||@@||dancers, and comedians. The four farewell nights ofthe PeschkofiV troupe of Russian dinners are in pro||@@||the Peschkoffs' troupe of Russian dinners are in pro-gross Mr rmwt Wiseman mikes his first appear||@@||gross. Mr Ernest Wiseman mikes his first appear-ance, and the entertainment will include Mr Tom||@@||ance, and the entertainment will include Mr TomDawson, Misse? Isellle Kilburn Hilda Lane, Maude||@@||Dawson, Missee Nellie Kilburn, Hilda Lane, MaudeTaning, the Diamond Duo, and others||@@||Taning, the Diamond Duo, and others.||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14651046 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornA SCltAMLK FU LIFE.||@@||A SCRAMBLE FOR LIFE.William Neilson a young Dano, said -"I||@@||William Neilson a young Dane, said -"Iwas on the lookout It was tho captains||@@||was on the lookout. It was the captain'swatch I saw the steamer's light half an hour||@@||watch. I saw the steamer's light half an hourbeforo she stiuck us All hands wero on||@@||before she struck us. All hands were ondeck, as sall was bolng shortoned, and whon||@@||deck, as sail was belng shortened, and when?wo had finished the other watch lemalned on||@@||we had finished the other watch remalned ondeck As the steamer continued to bear down||@@||deck. As the steamer continued to bear downon us our skipper expressed suiprlso and||@@||on us our skipper expressed surprise, andcame forwaro to seo If our lights woro burn-||@@||came forward to see if our lights were burn-ing I examined them Uley woio burning||@@||ing. I examined them. They were burningbrightly It as terrible to soo the big ves-||@@||brightly. It was terrible to see the big ves-sel bearing down on us When sho struck||@@||sel bearing down on us. When she strucktis tho captain called to us to take to the rig||@@||us tho captain called to us to take to the rig-ging I wai aft willi tho riding light keeping||@@||ging. I wai aft with the riding light keepingIt abovo tbo rail, so tbat tho steamar could||@@||it above the rail, so that the steamer couldsee It, when suo cut us right through to tlu>||@@||see it, when she cut us right through to themain hatch lhe schoonei hoelod o\cr lu the||@@||main hatch. The schooner heeled over in thewater I flun away the riding light an I||@@||water. I flung away the riding light andclimbed up the backstays, as thcro was no||@@||climbed up the backstays, as there was noroom in tho ilgging I was tho last to l*u\ J||@@||room in the rigging. I was the last to leavetho deck, but was the first ou to||@@||the deck, but was the first on tothe steamer I managed to jump out||@@||the steamer. I managed to jump outon to the stcamci s anchor As I||@@||on to the steamer's anchor. As Idid so I felt a man who piovtd 'o bo tho||@@||did so I felt a man, who pproved to be themate, hanging to my coat I cried 'For||@@||mate, hanging to my coat. I cried 'ForGod s sako hang ti to tho chain or I will||@@||God's sake hang on to the chain or I willha\o to let go' Ho then hung on to the||@@||have to let go.' He then hung on to thechain, and I "scrambled on to tho forecastle||@@||chain, and I scrambled on to the forecastlehead and pullod up the mate The engines of||@@||head, and pulled up the mate. The engines oftho steamor lind evidently bpen ro\ersed somo||@@||the steamer had evidently been reversed somelittle time, because whon wo looked for tho||@@||little time, because when we looked for theschooner tho steamer was slowly backing||@@||schooner the steamer was slowly backingfrom her Tho watchman of tho steamor and||@@||from her. The watchman of the steameer andmyself throw a line and it was caught by our||@@||myself threw a line and it was caught by ourskipper Wo hauled him on board Ho was in||@@||skipper. We hauled him on board. He was intho rigging ilvo or six lattllus bolow tho||@@||the rigging, five or six rattlins below thecross trooo Tho rest of tho crow wero also||@@||cross trees. The rest of the crow were alsoin tho ligglnj;, shouting for help By tho||@@||in the rigging, shouting for help. By thetime wo had got tho sklppor on board tho||@@||time we had got the skipper on board theship went down, but wo could not help the||@@||ship went down; but we could not help theothers I saw thom in the water (for a few|||@@||others. I saw them in the water for a fewseconds Joe Brian was pulling his coat off||@@||seconds. Joe Brian was pulling his coat offthen Wo lost sight of everything as the||@@||then. We lost sight of everything as thesteamar waa backing I havo boen three!||@@||steamer was backing. I have been threetimes shipwrecked beforo, twice In the English||@@||times shipwrecked before, twice in the EnglishChannel, but novor wltnossod anything soi||@@||Channel, but never witnessed anything sotorriblo " I||@@||terrible."||@@||*$*OVERPROOF*$* 14651160 year 1904 type Article title The Sydney MornSTATE SCHOOL TENDERS.||@@||STATE SCHOOL TENDERS.The undermentioned tenders In connection with||@@||The undermentioned tenders in connection withPublic schools have been accepted by the Government,||@@||Public schools have been accepted by the Government,vlf -Baw Hiw, repairs lind improvements A Allan,||@@||viz.: -Baw Baw, repairs and improvements A. Allan,24 los, BenbcuLcncc repairs John Hallam, X10,||@@||24 10s; Benbengenee repairs John Hallam, 10;Bathurst Technologic ii Museum, improvements, W||@@||Bathurst Technological Museum, improvements, W.Dryden 10 15s Bethungra, repairs, l> M'Beath and||@@||Dryden 10 15s; Bethungra, repairs, P. M'Beath andCo, l8 10s Bigga, repair, ele, W Marks, JO||@@||Co, 48 10s; Bigga, repairs, etc, W. Marks, 36 15s;lad, Bloom Hill, repairs to residence, C Dawson,||@@||Blo