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NEWS AND NOTES.
The Peemiee's Movements. - The
Premier lett Perth this morning by the
7.46 train to attend the Northam Agri-
cultural Show, which takes place to-day.
The Govebnment Geologist. - The
newly-appointed Government Geologist,
Mr. A. Gibb Maitland, is expected to arrive
in Perth from Brisbane early in November.
House op Meect.-This afternoon at
3.30 the sixth annual cake and produce fair
in aid of the funds of the House of Mercy
will be opened in the Town Hall by Lady
Smith.
Mails in London.-The mails for the
United Kingdom, which lsffc Perth on
September 11th, and were despatched from
Albany by the R.M.S. Himalaya, reached
London on the afternoon or the 10th
instant.
Cossack Explosives Magazine.-Ten-
ders were opened at the Public Works
Department yesterday for the construction
of the explosives magazine for Cossack.
The tender of Mr. H. Rhodes was found to
be the lowest.
The Death op Baeon von Muelleb.
The Premier has received a telegram from
the Premier of Victoria, Mr. Turner, thank-
ing him for his sympathetic message to the
Government of that colony on the death of
Baron von Mueller.
Acts As:>ented to.-A message was re-
ceived in the Legislative Assembly yester-
day informing the House that His Ex-
cellency the Governor liad assented to the
following Acts : Metropolitan Waterworks
Act, Constitution Act Amendment Act,
Supply (¿350,000) BLU.
Mines Department Officials.-The
Mining Registrar at Day Dawn, Mr. S. S.
Cape, is about to proceed to Mount Magnet
to relieve Mr. Gee, who ha3 been granted
leave of absence. Mr. Cox, assistant
Mining Registrar at Coolgardie, is being
sent to Yerilla to relieve Mr. McKinery,
owing to the latter's illness.
Central Waed Election.-Yesterday
a largely-signed requisition was presented
to Mr. C. C Paterson, surveyor, of this
city, asking him to stand for the Central
Ward at the forthcoming municipal elec-
tions. In reply, Mr. Paterson expressed
his willingness to stand, and thanked the
requisitionists for the honour done him.
Revision Couet at Feemantle.-At
the quarterly revision court held in the
Fremantle Courthouse j esterday, 36 names
were added to the electoral rolls for the
districts as follows :-North Fremant.e, 16;
Fremantle, 9 ; South Fremantle 8 ; and
West Province, 3. There were no objec-
tions to the names of any of the persons
added to the rolls.
The Ministes op Mines.-Mr. E. H.
Wittenoom, the Minister of Mines,
returned to town yesterday from Geraldton.
A deputation from the local Chamber of
Commerce waited on the Minister during
his stay at Geraldton, as 'already stated in
these columns, and brought under his
notice several local needs. Mr. Wittenoom,
in his reply, stated that the public buildings
would be commenced at an early date.
The Teleseaph Ststeh.-The following
is the official report on th» ?^o**-'»»'» of the
telegraphs for the 24 hours ended 9 a.ra.
yesterday:-"AH our lines are clear except
north, which, owing to yesterday's fault be-
tween Newcastle and Gnildford, is slightly
in arrears. South Australian side is clear
outward, butEucla has about 112 messages
on hand for Adelaide. All lines \\ orking
well this morning."
Reutee's Telegram Compant.-Cable
advices have been received that the direc-
tors of Renter's Telegram Companv, Ltd.,
have declared the usual dividend of -te. for
the half-year end ng 30th June last, being
at the rate of 5 pp> cent, per annum.
Concert at Fremantle.-A concert in
connection with the second anniversary of
the "Joshua Harwood" Juvenile Lodge,
No. 2 Manchester Unity, will be held in
the Oddfellows' Hall. Fremantle, this
evening. An attractive programme has
been framed for the occasion.
- - ,_ite " X-" Rats,-In another column will
be found an account of the experiments
made by Röntgen in regard to the " X "'
rays, from the pen of Mr. W. J. Hancock.
This gentleman was the first to introduce
the apparatus into this colony, which
enabled our people to see aud judge for
themselves of the truth of the marvellous
reports of what these rays rendered pos-
sible.
Bekepit Concert to Messrs. Davis
and Williams.-A complimentary benefit
was given to Messrs. Dick Davis and F.
Williams in the Town Hill last evening.
A fairly large audience was present, and a
very liberal programme of songs, dances,
recitations and sketches was given by the
peiformers, who included many ot tho
members of the company which Miss Ettie
Williams formed and played with much
success in the colony.
To-day's Issur..-To-day's issue of the
Wkst Australian consists of 10 pages,
comprising in all 90 columns. In a two
page supplement will be found an article
ou the ".Hontgen X Rays" by Mr. W. J.
Hancock, »jommercial news, particulars of
State aid to commercial education in
Switzerland, and numerous letters.^ Ad-
vertisements appear under the heading of
public noticed "Uulnsss announcements,
etc.
Vice-Regal -His Excellency the Go-
vernor, who ha: een unweU for some days
past, and Vim w*is gradually recovering
from his ntUck of inlluenr.a, has had a
slight relaps". In ion.sequence of his con-
tinued indisposition, ho was obliged yester-
day, under the advice of Ins medical
attendant, to cancel his engagements to
lay the foundation-stone of the Jewish
synagogue and to au end the annual meet-
ing ol' the Philharmonic Societj.
St. George's Literary Society.-An
ordinary meeting of this society was held
last even _g in St. George's Hall, at which
there was a good attendance of members
and vbitors. The president (De.in Gold-
smith; was in the chair. The delivery of
impromptu speeches occupied the evening,
and caused both interest and amusement.
Three new mambera were elected.
Government Land Sales. The Lands
Office has received notification of the follow-
ing land sales : On the 2nd October at
Dundas :-Lot 4, containing lr., purchaser
W. Lappin, £30 ; lot 135, lr.. purchaser J.
P. Teshau, £32, upset price £20 each. On
the 8th October at Bridgetown :-Lot 277,
containing 2a. lr. 6p, purchaser W. A.
Walters, £16 ; lot 278, 2a. lr. 2p., purchaser
W. A Walters, £16 ; lot 177, 2a. lr. 7p.,
purchaser A. B. C. Doust, £10, upset price
£10 each.
Y.M.C.A. Annivebsaey.-The arrange-
ments for the forthcoming annual meet-
ings to be held in the Town Hall on
Monday, 26th instant, are well in hand.
Mr. E. Dunant, the president-elect of the
association, wiU preside, and addresses will
be delivered on " Ambition," and V Indi-
viduality" by the Revs. A. S. Wilson and
C, A. Jenkins respectively. The Y.M.CA.
Gymnasium class, under Professor Seguy,
will give a short exhibition, while the pro-
gramme will be further augmented by the
assistance of several well-known singers.
Tickets are now available at the office, 150
Hay-street.
Y.M.C.A. Literacy Society. - The
Y.M.C.A. Literary und Parliamentary
Society was brought to a close on Wednes-
day evening last by a musical " at home"
arranged by Herr Francik. The general
secretary of'the association occupied the
chair. The following ladies and gentlemen
assisted to make the meeting a success :
Mrs. Meeks, Misses Thomas and Oke, and
Messrs. Zollner, Wood, and Davidson.
Herr Francik rendered in his usual
masterly style several selections on the
violin.' A vote of thanks closed the pro-
ceedings.
Criminal Sessions, -At the Criminal
sittings of the Supreme Court, before
Chief Justice Onslow, yesterday, two men,
named Alfred Beck and John Gregg, found
quilty of garrotting and attempting to rob
James Kerr of 6s., in Perth, were sentenced
to 15 years' penal servitude. James Dug-
gan, a third man implicated in the offence,
was remanded for the production of evi-
dence as to character. William Taylor re-
ceived five years' imprisonment for robbery
from the Empire Hotel, whilst Patrick
Reardon, for larceny from the person, was
sentenced to one year's incarceration.
New Zealand Sceneey.-His Excellency
the Governor on Friday next will open in
Eagle-chambers, Hay-street, an exhibition
of pictures hy Messrs. Wadham and
Sinclair. The paintings are the outcome
of a trip to New Zealand, and those who
know them well and have seen their works
state that the artists with characteristic
taste and inherited tact have selected the
most picturesque places in New Zealand
for brush and pencil. Messrs. Wadham
and Sinclair are artists with an English
training, who have made a study of ¿*as
tralian scenery, and their productions have
won from the Press of the Eastern colonies
high commendation, because of power,
vigour, and fidelity to nature.
DiBECTOEY op Railway Officials.
We have received a copy of the " Universal
Directory of Railway Officials, 1896." This
directory, which is published by Lloyd and
and Lloyd, contains the names and official
addresses of upwards of 8,500 directors
and shief officials of railways in all
parts of the world, including the chief
clerks and chief draughtsman of
the principal British, Colonial, and
Indian railways. It is also, in addi-
tion, indexed for (1) countries (2) name3
of railways (3) names of railway officials
(4) names of manufacturers of railway
supplies. This is a very useful book of
reference, and will, we think, be appreciated
in a great number of offices.
Hudson's Suepeise Paety. - Almost
every available seat in the Fremantle
Town Hall was occupied again last night,
when Hudson's Surprise Party submitted
a new programme of novelties. Amongst
a host of other good things, those deserv-
ing of special praise were the ballads by
Mr. Wallace King, who sang " Plymouth
Sound" and "Sally Horner;" the imper-
sonations by Amy and WiU Gourlay ; the
vocal numbers by Miss Violet Elliott ; and
the negro absurdities by Mr. Hudson and
Messrs. Kisson and Kearns. This evening
the third change of programme will he
made. After to-morrow night the eom
pany will re-open in Perth for a short
farewell season.
W.C.T.U.-The first quarterly social in
connection with the Southern Cross branch
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union was held on Wednesday evening,
October 7, in Wesley Church, the local
president (Mrs. Branch) presiding. Ad-
dresses were delivered during the evening,
by the president, Capt. Simpson (of the
Salvation Army), Rev. H. W. Congreve,
and Mr. J. M. Donnes. Numerous solos,
duets, recitations, and readings were, very
effectively given by various members. At
the conclusion of the programme the
audience was invited to partake of light
refreshments. General satisfaction was
expressed at the way in which tile proceed-
ings were conducted.
Agricultural Show Trains.-In con-
nection with the show at Northam to-day
a special train wiH leave Fremantle at
7 a.m., Perth at 7.47 a.m., Guildford at
8.11 a.m., and Midland Junction at 8.25
ajn., arriving at Northam at 11.45 a_L
To accommodate those persons desirous of
returning the same evening, a special
train will leave Northam at 7.50 p.m., and
arrive at Perth at 11.35 p.m. To-morrow
an agricultural show will be held at York,
and a special train wiU leave Fremantle,
Perth, Guildford, and Midland Junction at
times identical with the times of to-day's
Northam train, and York wiH be reached
at 12.10 p.m. The return journey from
York will be commenced at 7.30 p.m. to-
morrow, and Perth will be reached at 11.35
p.m. Cheap return tickets will he issued.
to both Northam and York
The Late Mas. Johnston.-A Dongarn
correspondent writes : " The late Mrs.
Johnston, wife of the late Kew Joseph
Johnston, Congregational minister, of Fre-
mantle, whose decease you noticed in- a
recent issue, waa resident in Dongarra with
her daughter (Mrs. S. F. Moore) for the
last four years of her life, during which
time her genial manners and sympathetic
nature won her the esteem of all. Th«
poor, the sick, and the sorrowing even
found in her a true friend. For the
domestics in the home she had ever_ a
pleasant word, and she was never happier
than when engaged in doing some kindly
deed. Universal grief was felt by-all when
the news of her death became known, and
mnch sympathy was expressed for the
family. 'Ihj coffin when being conveyed
to the station was literally covered with
wreaths as expressions of esteem and
sympathy."
B00K3 Received.-We have received
from Messrs. E. S. Wigg and Son," of Hay
street, "Urith", (Methven's -Colonial'Li-
brary), by the Eev. Baring Gould ; "*A
Gentleman Vagabond" (Macmillan),'Bj
Mr. E. Hopkinson Smith ; and " Thirty
Years in Paris (Macmillan), by Alphonse
Dander. " Urith " is-an interesting Devtfn
shiro story in Mr. Gould's well-known
style. It deals with the time of Mon- \
mouth's rebellion, and in it romane . and
history are deftly interwoveu. " A Gentle-
man Vagabond" gives the title to a
collection of brightly written charactei
sketches. Much of the material in M.
Daudet's charming little book has alreadj
seen the light in different periodicals.
Most of it, however, will probably be new
to colonial readers, who will find ihe great
French novelist's account of his early
struggles and his successes, together with
«raphic descriptions -of distinguished and
interesting people he has met, exceedingl]
readable.
SupBEME Couet Business.-The follow«
ing cases have been added to the list al-
ready published, for hearing at the Octobei
sittings :-James George Thomas v. Joseph
Eogers and Daniel Eogers, ¿81,125, due
under agreement dated 11th February,
1890; Bruce Koberts v. Mahomed Bus,
J.3D0, .damages for wrongf id entry, and an
injunction to restrain certain alterations ;
William McDonough v. Hannan's Brewery
Company, Limited, case stated by the
Warden of Bust Coolgardie tinder- the
Goldfields Act, 189.",, section C2 j Henry
Gregorv" v. Buch Mahon, -£5,000, damages
for libel; Kate'Doyle v.M. jJonellah,áíílO,
work and labour done, and service* -ren-
dered. The hearing ol' t'he.ease of '«ttfioinas
v. Rogers has been adjourned sitie die: The
ease of Gregory, v. Mahon-has been "ar-
ranged to come on for hearing on ihe 2¿ad
inst, and to be taten before a judge aud
jury.
Telegeaph Opebators l'Roai Exou&nd.
-Altogether some 21 telegraph operators
liave arrived recently from England under
agreement with tho Western Australian
Government for s-erviee in this colony.
We understand that more would have
been obtained but for the fact that infor-
mation had reached tho Telegraph Depart-
ment of the probability of a number of ex-
perienced operators in the other colonies,
notably New South Wales, being- re-
trenched. Immediately this fact waa
brought under the notice of the Dopart
ment it was decided to cable to the Agent
General, Sir Malcolm Fraser, instructing
him not to engage any more operators fox
the present. A large number of applica-
tions have been received recently from
New South Wales, and several from South
Africa, for positions as telegraph operators,
and they are now being dealt with by the
Department. At present the siaff is abont
complete, but with the extension of the
telegraph system on the goldfields and
oth'er centres, it.is probable some furthêt
additions will have to . be made to "th«
service before very long.
The 'Metropolitan Waterworks.-*
Tile second meeting of-the Metropolitan
Waterworks Board was held yesterday.
All the'members 'were present, namely,
Mr. Ed. Keane, J.P. (chairman), Mr. T. W.
Hardwicke, Mr. J. Talbot Hobbs and the
Mayor of Perch. - We understand from the
secretary that only prel minary and routine
business was transacted, and that >ery
little can be done until the board 'is in
receipt of the tenders which havç been
invited for the supply of eight miles of
steel pipes. We have been .requested by
the secretary to state that, though th«
first advertisements issued by ,the "board
only called for tenders for the supplyof
IShi. and 24in. pipes, they ara desirous'of
also receiving tenders for, the supply, of
21in. pipes. Tenders should be~sentmto
the secretary, St, George's-terrace, by tha
21st inst. It is believed by the board that
if they lay down the eight mile3^of new
main from the base of the hill and conneot
it with the present main they will-get over
the diffioulty of the diminished'' pressure,
caused by the condition of the syaiem'on
the Canning Flat. The work of cle hing
out the Mount reservoir, as announced in
these columns, is now in hand, and will bd
pushed on with as rapidly as possible. The
board will meet again on Monday next.
Detention op a Thain.-A complaint
h&t been made that the early train from
Pinjarrah to Perth reached the city on
Saturday about an hour and a half lata
The particulars given by a passenger are
that the down train to Pinjarrah left Perth
at 4 a.m. Three people intending to travel
by that train reached the Perth station too
late to .catch their train. A message wai
telephoned to Burswood to stop the train,
while the intending passengers oroya
thither. This caused the tram to leave
Burswood some fifty minutes late. Part of
the time thus lost was subsequently made
up, but the train even then seemed to have
reached -s destination so late that ii
started on its return journey about thirtj
minutes after time. Upon reaching Burs-
wood, owing to the train being late, a wau
of over twenty minutes took place, the
engine and carriages being'run into the
siding to allow .the Canning race train te
pass. The latter was detained at the stv
tion for the embarkation of some ponies,
and by the time this had been done/ and
the train sent on, some fifty or sixtj
minutes had lapsed. Then the Pinjarrah'
train was auowed to go on, the result being
that instead of reaching Perth at 10.10
a.m. it did not arrive till 11.30 a m.
BOTAIi AOBICULTUBAír SoCIETT'8 SHOW.
-We have been requested by the secretary
of the Boyal Agricultural Society to state
that the following is the official time-table
of events at the show for. 'fuss lay and
Wednesday, October 20 and 21 :-First day,
Tuesday, October 20: Horse parade, 3
p.m.; gentlemen's hacks, 2.30 p.m.; ladies'
hacks, 2.50 p.m.; lorry horses, 3.10 p.m^
poloponies (with mallet and ball),3.30p.m.¡
trotting horses (champion class), 4-p.mui
trotting ponies (14 hands), 4.20 p.m. ;- trot-
ting ponies (12 hands), 4.45 p.m. Second
day, Wednesday, October 21 : Horse parade.
10.30 a.m.; single buggy horses, 10.45 a.m^
single ponies in harness (13 hands 2in.j¡
11 a.m.; single carriage horses, 11.30 a.m.;
buggy pairs, 11.45 a.m.; carriage pairs,
12.15 p.m.-, pony pairs (13 - hands 2in.),
12.45 p.m.; four-in-hands, 2 p.m.; sulky
turnouts, 2.30 p.m.; tandems, 2.50 pjii^
trotting horses (open), 3.10 p.m.; log chop
ping contest, 3.30 p.m.; hunters' jumping;
4 p.m.; polo ponies'jumping,4.30 p.m.; higi
jumping, 5 p.m. Entries for all the abov«
events will be received on the ground on« "
hour before the event is advertised to tak«
place. The entrance fee is 5 per cent, oi -
the value of the prize. His Excellency the
Governor and members of the Ministry"
have been invited to the" opening ceremo-
nies and the luncheon, which is to be-Held ".
on Tuesday, Ootober 20, at noon.
BRIDGES OVER THE RAILWAYS - The joint
select committee appointed by Parliament
to consider the question of bridges over
railway lines reported yesterday. The
committee, after examining witnesses and
inspecting plans and models arrived at the
opinion that "a case had been made out
against carrying the streets over the rail-
way because of its so seriously interfering
with vested interests. The bridge proposed
at William-street would necessitate the
acquiring of land on each side, owing to
the ramp interfering with the approaches
to both the Royal Hotel, in William-street
and the Oriental Hotel, in Hutt-street, and
being in one of the busiest parts of the
city, compensation to owners of these
hotels and properties at the corner of
William and Wellington streets and Hutt
and Roe streets would be very heavy.
That proposed from Murray to James
streets would cause a diversion of traffic
from that portion of William-street between
Murray and Wellington streets, and also
in Hutt-street between Roe and James
streets, which would certainly be objected.

to by the owners of business houses in the
streets named." The committee was, there-
fore, of opinion that the best course to pur-
sue would be to construct a viaduct from
Havelock-street to Lord-street, or some point
to be afterwards determined, as practicable
from an engineering point of view. The
estimated cost of the viaduct is 400,000.
Four members of the committee dissent
from this view, and are of opinion that an
overhead railway through the city offers

the best solution of the difficulty. In view
of the large outlay and the interference
with the interests of many parts of the city
involved by such an undertaking, the dis-
sentients recommend that a commission of

investigation be appointed to report to the

next session of Parliament.

Cakriebs' Grievances against the
Railway Department. - Yesterday a
deputation consisting of a couple of dele
¡, gates from the General Carriers' Associa-

tion'''waited upon the Comis3ioner of Eail
-. ways (Mr. F. H. Piesse), and laid before

him one or two grievances against his de-
partment. First of all the deputation
asked that the systemnowinforceofthede
_ partaient delivering the parcels coming to

the central station should be done away
with, and that tenders should be invited
?*. for the delivery of the parcels. The depu
-' tatton expressed the opinion that if this

course were adopted it would be very
acceptable to the general public. Mr.
Piesse, in reply, stated that the present
system seemed to be greatly appreciated
by the public, and he must therefore decide
to carry it on in the future in preference to
the course recommended by the deputation.
At the same time, he pointed out that the
matter was one which affected only the
small parcels and those which contained
perishable goods, and if the department did
' not undertake delivery of such parcels,
'? it was probable the people would soon
\ send them by parcel-post He did not see

how the present system interfered with
the general carrying business, except in so
far as the small parcels were concerned.
The present system was also a paying one
to the Department, and as it was also
growing he had decided to add another
, delivery cart to the facilities provided for
( the prompt delivery of the parcels goods.

The deputation also complained of the
system adopted in the granting of licenses
to carriers. They explained that the Com-
missioner of Railways had power to grant

' a license to a man who owned four or five
.carts','and that the owner would then be
" able to appoint his own drivera, whether
"they were fit or not. The deputation

objected to this possibility of an indiscrimi
"riate selection of drivers, especially as those

owning only one cart had to get a guaran-
tee as to their character before being
granted their license. Mr. Piesse promised
to look into the matter, and the deputation

then withdrew.

Formation of a Burns Club.-Upwards

of 20 Scotchmen assembled in the

Criterion Hotel last night for the purpose
of considering the advisableness of forming
a Burns club in Perth. Mr. A. Rankin,
who had convened the meeting, having
been unanimously voted to the chair, ex-
plained the objects for which the gathering
had been called. He pointed out that
amongst the rapidly increasing population
of the colony there were very many Scotch-
men who had little opportunity of meeting
unless some such club was formed. He
pointed out how successful such clubs had
been in the Eastern colonies, in fact in all
parts of the civilised world. Many of
those present spoke in favour of the club
being formed, and promises were made
of presentations of books to form the
neucleus of a Burns library. A de-
putation from the recently formed
"Thistle Club" was present, and it was
urged that it would be unwise to form two
societies with the same objects in view, but
it was pointed out that while a " Burns

Club" must be distinct from any other
Scottish association, the members of it
could, and doubtless would, help the
"Thistle Club" along in every possible
way. It was ultimately proposed by Mr.
W. Brown Bolton, and seconded by Mr.
Will Robertson, " That this meeting re-
solves to form itself into a Burns Club."
This was carried unanimously. Mr. A. J.
Russell was appointed secretary. The

following committee was chosen to draw
up rules and take the necessary steps
to form the club on proper lines. Messrs.
J. Innes Mundie, R. Jees, W. Kerr,
W. Davidson, and Will Robertson,
with the chairman and secretary ex officio
and with power to add to their number.
At the conclusion of the business part of
the programme Mr. R. Kennedy, the
Scottish vocalist, was introduced, and the
remainder of the evening was spent in

harmony. Mr. W. Davidson gave a very
excellent rendering of "The Cotter's
Saturday, Night." Mr. Kennedy sang
"Willie Brewed a Peck o' Malt" most
successfully, and others sang or recited.
The singing of "Auld Lang Syne " brought
the meeting to a close.

"The Duchess of Coolgardie."-Mr.
John Coleman's season at Drury Lane,
where he opens with "The Duchess of Cool-
gardie " (remarks, the Some News of Sep-
tember 10), is already the occasion of much
gossip. First, Mr. Coleman's reappearance
as manager is a matter of interest to play-
goers; second, the subject of the new
drama is Westralian, and all things Wes-
tralian boom just now ; third, the names of
the author or authors of the new piece are
veiled in pseudonym, so that the quidnunc
is free to-speculate whether the author is
' Mr. Coleman himself, Mr. Barney Barnato,

?who is financially interested in its produc-
tion, or Mr. Haddon Chambers, whose name

hasiorsome time past been associated with

Mr. "Barney Barnato's in a way to encour-
age the belief that they have collaborated.
The play will be verisimilitude itself. Miss
Hilda Spong arrived from Australia re-
cently, just in time to enable Mr. Coleman
to engage her to play the heroine, and this
»¡harming young actress has a part which
will enable her to show her power as a
tragedienne. It is curious to remem-
ber that Miss Spong's father was
once Mr. Coleman's scene painter at
(he theatre where she will make her
début to a London audience. Next to Miss

Spong attention will be devoted to Miss
Laura Johnson, a young lady from South
America, who was a discovery and is a
pupil of Mr. Hermann Vezin's. Great ex-
pectations have beenformed of her abilities.
She will play the part of an aboriginal Aus-
tralian boy. Miss Edith Jordan, whose
charming and characteristic impersonation
of Hetty Sorell in "Adam Bede" took
London by storm a few years ago, is also
allotted a part which affords great scope
for pathos and emotion, while congenial
roles have been found for Miss Laura
¡Linden, who was associated with two or
three of Sir Augustus Harris's greatest
successes, and Mr. John L. Shine, who may
claim to be the first Irish comedian on the
English stage. Mr. William Elton, so well
known at the Gaiety, and Mr. Laurence
Cautley have returned from the Antipodes,
to impersonate respectively a Sydney lar-
rikin and a subsidiary ¡hero called Sailor
Jack. Mr. Vanderfelt has a great part in
The Captain, Mr. Charles ' Glenney is
said to have probably the finest part he
ever acted in his life, and Mr. Hermann
Vezin lends distinction and dignity to the
minor rule of The Warden of Coolgardie.
The scenery is to be of a highly sensational
character, local colour being supplied by
Mr. Julius Price, also fresh from Ids tour in
Western Australia.

Bishops and "Bikes."-The London
Spectator has recently discussed, with
mock gravity, the momentous question,
" Should a Bishop ride a bicycle ?" After
remarking that the notion of a Bishop
"cutting about" his diocese ona bicycle
seems utterly abhorrent to many minds,
proceeds :-" And yet there is something
pecul arly arbitrary and unreasonable in
maintaining this 'taboo.' We prescribe
for all the gieater dignitaries of the
Ohurch a costume which specially lends
itself to the cycle, and yet we try to forbid
them the use of the wheel. To put a man
into neat black gaiters is to subject him to
a daily temptation to take to a bi-
cycle. The absence of trousers is a
tacit and perpetual invitation to the
road. The curate and the rector
before they go for a spin must deal
with their trousers in one of the many, but
all of them difficult and tiresome, ways
relied on by those who do not use breeches
or knickerbockers for riding. They must
either tuck their trousers into their socks
-a Bohemian expedient hardly to be
recommended to the clergy-or they must
use some form of steel clip, for the employ-
ment of india-rubber bands, though occa-

sionally practised by men of letters, is far I _
too nntidy for those who want to set a good [ Ï

Aborioines Protection Boaed.-Fur-
ther correspondence relating" to the
Aborigines Protection Board was placed on
the table of the Assembly yesterday. In a
despatch dated August 21, from the
Secretary of State for the Colonies to the
Governor, Mr. Chamberlain expresses his
willingness to place before the Imperial
Parliament, with a view to ascertaining
the views of the House of Commons, the
proposa's of Sir John Forrest for fixing
definitely the responsibility for estimating
the requirements of the aborigines and the

distribution of the funds. There is also a

despatch from His Excellency to Mr.
Chamberlain, dated August 21, enclos-

ing copies of correspondence with tfaa<
Anglican Bishop of Perth, in which Dr.
Eiley states that since his visit to the
North he has changed his opinion on the
subject of the control and protection of
the native population, and favours a trans-
fer of the power of the Board to the Go-
vernment under certain conditions not

stated in the correspondence,

example in the parish. An Archdeacon, a
Dean, a Bishop, or an Archbishop need be
troubled by none of these troublesome
devices. At any and every moment of the
day he is ready equipped to spring
upon the saddle. The maximum of
preparation required by him is to give a
slight reef to his apron, and even this can
be avoided by riding a bicycle with a drop
frame, i.e., a lady's machine. We cannot
indeed imagine a more pathetic situation
than that of a cycling vicar who has be-
come a Bishop. ' While I could ride my
machine/ he will reflect with bitterness,
'there always was the horrid annoyance of
trousers, and the necessity for adopting
some plan for preventing them catching in
the pedal3. Now the trousers have gone,
and I wear daily instead an ideal cycling
costume. Yet public opinion has forced
me to abandon all farther thought of
cycling, and my beautiful new Beeston

Hmnber is to be raffled for at the Diocesan
Fund Bazaar as the gift of an anonymous
donor to the Palace stall. I only hope it
will be won by somebody outside the dio-
cese. It will be the last straw to see a
curate riding it over to arrange about a
confirmation.'"

Legislative Council.-The Legislative
Council sat from 4.30 to 6.30 yesterday
afternoon, and again for two houre in the
evening. The Minister of Mines laid on
the table further correspondence with
referenee to the proposed abolition of the
Aborigines Protection Board. The Minister
gave notice of his intention to introduce a
Bill for the amendment of the Goldfields
Act, 1895. A message was received from
His Excellency the Governor notifying
assent to the Metropolitan Waterworks, the
Additional Supply, and the Eedistri
bution Bills. The Evidence Amend-
ment, the Mines Begulation, and the
Bastardy Laws Act Amendment Bills
were read a third time and passed.
The second reading of the Federal
Enabling Bill, which was moved by the
Minister of Mines, occasioned a short
debate, at the conclusion of which the
motion for the second reading was carried,
without dissent. In committee progress
was reported, Mr. Crowder intimating his
intention of moving in the direction of
giving the Council the right of selecting a
certain proportion of the delegates. A
lengthy debate took place on the considera-
tion of the message from the Assembly
regarding the Hansard reporting arrange-
ments. The resolution, which was in
favour of remitting the matter of placing
the Hansard reporting arrangements on a
sound basis to the joint library committees,
was adopted, with an addition which set
forth the opinion of the Council in favour
of the current publication of the debates
of both Houses m a daily newspaper. The
Loans Consolidation Bill was received from

the Legislative Assembly and read a first
time. The Waterworks Bill passed its
second reading, and progress wa3 re-
ported in Committee, in order that
several legal members of the House
who had detected flaws in the Bill
should have time to prepare amend-
ments. The debate on the second reading

of the Loan Bill was resumed after
tea, and the second reading carried.
Strong opposition was shown to considering
the Bill in committee, and after two close
divisions in favour of the Government, the
Minister consented to report progress on
clause 2. Mr. Stone gave notice of his
intention to introduce a Bill for the amend-
ment of the Bailway Act of 1879. The time
for receiving the report of the joint select
committee on the erection of the bridges
over railways was adjourned for a fortnight.

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