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Establishld August 1342. -o hq ofrtird uacmdiatt, With which is incorrorate -o Published at )?ortla.ul Ecvery Monday, Wted nes'day, and Friday Evening. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER I6, 190I. TRANSFERS.-\Ve learn that Mr Garner, keeper of the Portland light house, has been, transferred to the Edu cation Department as a truant inspector. During his residence here Mr Garner has proved himself a capable, coarteCus, and obliging officer, and his many friends will be pleased to hear cf his success in his new office. Mr Kerrity, the assist ant, has been transferred to another sta tion, and his place has been filled by Mr Kick, from the Gellibrand light; HAIILTON SHow.-This show takes place on Wednesday and Tqursday. The entries are large and a numerous at tendance is expected, It is not likely that there will be a public holiday in Portland on Thursday, but a good many residents will, no doubt, attend thf show,

MR TrsesoR I ITTSON.---rhe many friends of Mr Trebor Klttson, who met - with a serious fall at the Casterton Show on Thursday, will regret to learn by a a private wire received by Mr W. Heaney, that he was still unconscious at 1I.45 , this morning. OBITUARY.-We are called upon to-   day to record the death of two residents   well-known to many in this town and dis-   trict. Some time during Friday night   Mr Jacob Theisinger expired at his rest dence, as early on Saturday morning he was found dead in bed by his daughter. The deceased has been a sufferer for some   time from Bright's disease, and it ap-   peared very evident that he passed away   quietly in his sleep during the night from   heart failure. Mr Theisinger came to this colony 47 years ago, and will be re- membered by many as one of the members of the Portland German Band, which for years was a popular musical combination,   and well-known throughout this district.   The decease of some of the members of   the band caused the remainder to take up a ether means to secure a livelihood. Dur-   ing his long residence here Mr Theisinger   has proved a quiet resident, held in re- spect by a large circle of friends. He   leaves behind him.a family grown up and respectably settled in various parts of the   colony, with the exception of two, who are well-known and highly respected residents of this town. The second death we are called upon to chronicle is that of Mr F.   J. Cadley, brother of Mrs Papley, of this town, which took place at Ararat on Friday. The deceased was a general   favorite by all who knew him here. The   remains were brought to Portland by train on Saturday night, and interred in the South Cemetery yesterday. where also the remains of the late Mr Theisin ger were laid to rest this afternoon. IN DEFENCE OF OUR HARBOR.-In Mr Peacock's budget speech, while ad vocating the purchase of a sea-going sand pumping dredge he stated, " Our coastal harbours outside of Port Phillip Bay, Portland, Port Fairy, Warrnamboo!, &c., are continuously beiung ilted up with sand accumulation." This might have been allowed to pass unchallenged had it not been a sort of teiteration of the false statement, with regard to Portland harbour, made by AMr Lindon Bates whilst reporting to the South Austrahan Government on proposed development of their South-Eastern ports. Mr Bates in this report, whilst allowing Portland's many undeniable advantages, made the supremely ridiculous assertion that our harbour was too slialiow for oversea ships and would require dredging. As our Premier's words were open to miscon-. struction, Mr WX. L. McLeod, who is al ways ready to work for the advancement of, or defend our harbour, wrote direct to Mr Peacock, pointing out that the main oversea harbour of Portland does not re quire any dredging. That the circula tion of such a report through the medium of the budget speech might prove detri mental to the interests of rot only Port land harbour but of \'ictoria. Mr \V. McLeod has received from the Chief Sec retary's office the following courteous communication, which will fully answer any false impression likely to arise on this question:-;Melbourne, Sept. Io, Igor, W. L. McLeod, " Claremont," Portland, Dear £ir,-In reply to your letter of the 3oth ult., Mr Peacock finds, upcn refer ring to " Hansard," that he inadvertently mentioned Portland as one of the ports requiring dredging, but that the state ment ,vas a genera. one referring to the whole question, and hlit does not think that the reference made by him in the Budget speech i likely to detrimentally effect the interests of the port. You will easily understand that in rapidly dealing with the many questions in connection with the Budget statement, some dis crepancies are likely to occur.- Yours faithfully, W. J. SKEwrs, Private Sec retary," AGRICULTUR'L STATISTICS just issued by the Government statist, Mr J. J. Fen. ton, give the area under potatoes last season in the municipalities named, and the total returns in each instance, as fol low--Varrnambool, 2167 acres, 67r8 tons; Belfast, I8So acres, 363S tons; Colac, 0o33 acres, 4235 tons: K-oroit Borough, 848 acres, 2619 tons; Portland, 762 acres, 2o103 tons. The returns also show that there were 2S acres under flax in the Warrnambool shire last season, and a6 acres in the Belfast shire, A PEosv.-There has been on view at this office a very nice specimen of a peony rose, grown by Miss Osbourne, of Percy-street, and which for size and general appearance has attracted very favorable notice, Co?.uAn Sw.\.re.-A deputation re. presenting the Condah Swanip lessees, introduced by Mr E. Cameron, M.L.A. (Portland), waited on the Minister of Lands on Wednesday, and asked that something should be done at once in the way of constructing a few locks in the main drain. The value of constrrcting weirs was, it wa- pointed out, demnon strated last year, when had it not been for the few temporary locks put in the drain, fully 3,000ooo acres of thle swamp would have been rendered valueless. The Minister, in reply, said that he re cognised that amended legislation would have to be brought down to extend the definition of owner under the \Vater Act to the Ssth section lessees in the swamp. He would recommend his calleagues to find £:on, to be spent by a committee approved for this year, as a temporary expedient, in the construction of locks the expenditure to be subject to the ap proval of the Public Wurks department; and, further, thiat a trust bh formed, and that an amendment of the W.ater Act be introduced, so as to incorporate all the leaseliolders in the swamp, A FLYING ANGEL.-A serio0?s acci dent happened on Thursday night at the Iippodrome, Exhibition-street, to a single wvoman named Rose Miller. Among the attractions of the hippodronime is a loose wire, the ends of which are fixed at a height of 25ft. from the ground. By hanuging on to a ring which runs on the wire a person {may be carried from one end to the other. Miss Miller climbed op to the starting place, grasped the rnng, and cast ofl, but her weight of s6st. compelled her to relinquish her hold, and she fell heavily to the ground A constable took the woman to the Mel bourne Hospital, where she was admitted. Several of her ribs are broken, and she is in a serious condition, TI;e form of amusement which she patronised is known as * The Flying Angels," and is highly popular among yua pole,

THE STUD.-Those requiring the ser vices of the well-known sire Lmbassage should note he will be available this year at Croxton East, AM?.IUNITION FOR RIFLE CLUBS.- The Minister of Defence (Sir John For rest) states that the department has ar ranged for the supply of I,ooo,coo Mar tini-Enfield cartridges for the \ictorian rifle clubs, in addition to those turned out regularly under contract by the Colonial Ammuoniton Company, of Footscray. Some of these cartridges have already arrived, and the rest are or their way to Melbourne. \Vith respect to the supply of ammunition and the cost to the Commonwealth, Sir John Forrest states that to continue on tas Victorian basis will mean an annual cost of f76,oou. There are over 40,000 rifle club mem bers in the.Commonwealth already, and, as there have been no such organisations in West Australia previously, it is likely that the opportunity to form them in that state will lead to a large increase in the aggregate number. Each Victoria rifle club member receives yearly 00oo rounds of ammunition free, and another 2oo at 5/ a 1oo. This means that the Com monwealth would have to provide S,ooo,ooo rounds free, and Sooo,ooo rounds for which they would receive 5/ per too. The total number of 16,ooo,coo cartridges would cost the Government no less than £96,ooo, and the recoup from the sale of cartridges for 5/ a roo would mean only £0o,ooo. The total loss would accordingly be 76,o000o, in addi tion to the cost for rifles, prizes, and in cidental expenses. A PACING FRAUD.-One of the most ingenious frauls in the way of towing in actual paced bicycle racing was brcught to light at Manhattan Beach (U.S.A.) recently, a third-tater named Hoyt, with the aid of a length of catgut, one end being fastened to a belt around the chest of one of his pacers, the other held in his teeth, transforming htmself into a flier of the first order, easily beating such cracks as Elkes. Luton, MacEachern, Pierce, &c,, in a fifty miles race. One of the competitors noticing something strange about the riding of Hoyt, told his pacers to have him watched, and the result was that an official found him being towed. Of course, he was disqualified. A CURious CAULIFLO wER.-A re markable specimen of caulflower is gros ing in Mr Gray's garden in Clarke street, Hamilton (reports the " Spectator.") The head of the vegetable, instead of being in the ordinary form, is drawn out in a long, curved shape, something like that of a iguana. Its length is about four feet, and each end spreads out to a breadth of several inches. The rest of the' body " averages about two inches broad, and is curved like a snake when wriggling, Along the centre of the body winds what may be termed the backbone, which stands out prominently from the rest of the formation, and the singular growth is hedged in on either side with closely wed.ed leaves. The extraotdi nary head stands on an ordinary cauli flower stem, about three feet from the ground, and its highest point is about four feet. Gardeners who have inspected the growth state that they have never seen anything before resembling it, and they can give no explanation of the causes which induced the fantastic shape, PAINFUL vAccIDENT.-An unfortunate accident occurred at the spring show of the Geelong Agricultural Society on \Vednesday, by which a middle aged man named William M'Farlane, a resi dent of South Geelong, was disabled for life. The victim of the accident was one of those attending to the machinery ex hibits of Mr WV. H. -'ayley, implement maker, of South Geelcug, by whom lie had been employed for several years, and just prior to the stopping of the engines for the day he visited the adjoining ex hibit of the M1'Kay Sunshine harvester, then in motion. He was explaining the action of the implement to some friends, when his left hand got caught in the beaters, and, being urawn underneath, was frightfully mangled, three of the fingers being torn out and the palm of the hand terribly lacerated. The ma chine was instantly stopped, and the in jured man removed to the Geelong Hos pital, where it was found necessary to amputate portion of the hand. Singu larly enough, the unfortunate mnian, who is an expert ploughmaker, had the mis fortune some time ago to lose three of the fingers of his right hand through getting them entangled in some machinery, so that he is now practically disabled for the remainder of his life, His employer gives him the reputation of being a sober, in dustrious workman, and as he has a family of file children dependent upon him the misfortune which has befallen him is a particularly pitiful one, STocK SALE.-At Messrs Young Bros. sale at Strathdownie on Tuesday there was a large yarding ot store sheep, some. thing like about 30o0o. There was a good attendance of district graziers, and with the assistance of one or two buyers whom Mr Young had brought out with him, competition was fairly keen throughout at prices quite equal if not slightly in advance oft thse ruhling in other markets, thus enabling the auctioneers to make a clearance of about .oo0. Aged merino wethers sold to 9/8d, merino ewes to : 9; comeback ewes to 9/, crossbred ewes with lambs at o,/3, and comeback weaners at 9/. SSournT AfvRIC Clois,--Some news of interest with regard to the new crops Sof forage in Cape Colony has been re ceived by mail. Ihe hay crop is ex pected to be good, and it is considered in Cape Town that, under ordinary cir Scumstances, the value would decline Sfrom IIs 6d to its former level of 5s per ble. Bu t is possible that the military authorities may commander the whole supply from the farmers, thus preventing it from falling into the hands of hostile forces, and at the same time securing the supply for their own use; add in this case the ordinary civilian consumption would require to be supplied by importa tion. It is interesting to note also that the Algerian oats ahich were shipped for seed purposes to South Africa early this year have given great satisfaction, being found to suit the South African soil and climate. Little children full of health Do love to laugh and play, And many a man would give his wealth To be as bright and happy as they. Though illness may attend us all, SAs we become mature, SYet coughs and colds willsurely fall S'Fore Wbods' Great Peppermint Cure,

His LAST TRaP.-James Locg, diver of the Gulgong to Gilgandra mils. N.S, W., was killed on WVednesday by the coach overturning. Mr. Brigdn?e, f Cobbora, the contractor, finding themiil late, went in search, and found the coch smashed a mile from Sprint; Ridge Lon was pinned to the road by the hub of the wheel. The deceased was 67 years o age. This was to have been his last trip, as he expected to receive an old.l,, pension on arrival at Cobbora, Accourrs.-The following account awaited payment at the local sub. treasury this morning forD. Cono'e, J" A. Mathers, Portland Shire, G, Staftord G. Day, W, Moore, J, Hanlon, E. ] Moore. A RARE HORSE.-A style of horse that has rarely been seen in thts locality of recent years, or even in Australia, on exhibition at the Casterton show' c Thursday, reports the "News.' The horse referred to is !' Empleror." of the Suffolk Punch breed, recently purchased by bIr James Robertsor,- of Warratten. bulhe Station, on the South Australian side of the border for the sum of 30 guineas, from Mr A. A. Dangar, of Barocna, \Vhittingham, N.S.\\ His color is purely chestnut without a dark spot about him. He has a neat com. pact head, small ears, a broad chest splendid reach, and is remarkably clean about the !egs, He is barely three year old, and is a horse of magnificent props:. tions for his age. His sire Defiance, by Bulley Boy, is an imported horse by Dumpling, imported, whilst his dam is Empress, by Benbow (imp.) and Gyp 5th. Such a class of horse should prove a great acquisition to breeders in this country, and crossed with suitable mare; his progeny should be a splendid sample of what is required for re. mounts and other military purposes likewise for good generally useful farm horses. For Chronic Chest Complainis, Wrrc' Great Peppermint Cure, Among the visitors to the Castertoa show last week, were Mr W. tanifo:d, .M.L.C., and IMr Shiels, M.L.A, T'he tender of B. A. Hazeldine at ;£35 16s, has been accepted for repair painting, &c.. at the Condah Swam" State school.' Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. 6IG. At the Ballarat cattle sales co Tues. t day an especially prime bullock realised ,£22 5s, being the record price for Ia f years past. Prime beas:s brought from s rI9 to 20o, W\V are requested to remind our readers of the visit of the Salvation Army Bios. e cope Company on Thursday night at the local barricks. a Sir George Sydenham Clarke, the Governor-designate of Victoria, will be a passenger for Melbourne by the P. and e O. Company's R.M.S, Victoria, which t leaves London on November 8. r The Prime Minister states that the d Government intend to prevent Afghans e not British' subjects, now oz board the ", onuuin, from landing in Melbourne. e -At the Redfern Police Court on Tues" f day, Mr Charles Snodgrass, head master n of the `North Botany public school, was d fined £i and costs for having assaulted - boy named William Hughes, the magis r trates being of opinion that the punish. menit was rather excessive, t For Children's Hacking Ccugh atnigbh e \Voods' Great Peppermint Cure. 1i/j d At the sales of stock at Bendigo, on s Tuesday, one extra fine cow put in by Mr John Stokes, of Echuca, realised £2t 15, Mr T, S. Ryan, of Mitchell-street, be. e ing the purchaser. This is the highest price ever reached at Bendigo for a cow, e Another cow was purchased for [i'8 is, ' and seven bulblo:ks realised from £8S qa to £19 5s. Owing to a strike at San Francisco,a - mixed crew of firemen and sailors were Sshipped on the steamer Sonoma, which o arrived at Auckland on Tuesday. A - number of them deserted at Honoloul, a and others of the same class hadto hb . shipped there. In consequence, the e steamer's passage was lengthened co:. g siderably, At the County Court at St. Arnaud, ca STuesday, Alfred Giles obtained a verdi.ct for (5, with costs; against Dinah Sph? Stammier, for slander contained in ati grana sent from Richmond to plaidtid Scontaining the following words:--"' H:W about the deposit receipts you stole frm me twelve .nonths ago," e An instance of what may happen tot . man in Australia, is reported from Aron. d dah, N.S.\V. John T'olley. aged67,Wa h discovered asleep on the Uralla road by n a constable, who locked him up on a , charge of being under the influence c it liquor, and next morning he was fined i, S or in default two hours' imprisonment. , The old man was subsequently removed a to the hospital, where it was discoverted Sithat instead of sulfTering from the efieds of drink he was very Ilt from poneumonil s and hlie died oG Tuesday, k For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, ns.6d: s The " Argus" London correspondent s mentions that influential Liverpoolship. Sowners are complaining that while thlb - extreme draught at which it is possible d for vessels to leave the port of Melbourue r- is only 27ft. 61,., steamers of the type e of the Kunic and sister ships, when fulls r loaded, draw 32ft. bin. As the ft, thu! y lost is equivalent to some 4000 tons cf e cargo, it is alleged that a great wastagi Soccurs. In the case of the newly launched e Celtic the load draught is 36ft. e Royal patronage honor SANDER ard S0 N 's EUCALYpTI EXTRACT, and the entis n medical rofssion excels in its praise. Thisi~ . a unique safcguard for suftering huanity Therefore discriminate when buying. and isiit d upon getting on approvedarTic e.-Advt. Imitatiion is the outspoken proof of in t value. SANDER and SONS' EUCALCT EXTRACT is the original product, andbe. n the only responsible name. Royalty honorsi Medical Syndicates employ iti Discrima when buying, and reject spurious counteA'r They provo deplorably failing in internald ment,.-Advt. h Medical Syndicates specify, among allEBa lyptus products, SANDER and SONS' EGCt LYPTI EXTRACT, as the one excluadsilld for internal apphcation. Royal patronage universal use honor this original prepsmi5* Its sterling and unprecedented qualilesco. it mand the distinction, Beware of oubstitli

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