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ESPERANCE.
ESP.JSANCS, November 29.
The Esperance neis: promises to be a
successful holiday. Several committees
are at work.
The Custsms for the month ending. No-
vember 25th were £2,806 103. lld.
Mr. Shaw, the photographer, who lost
his apparatus in the boating accident on
Sunday, has been supplied by Dr. Black
with a camera until another arrives from
England.
A. big hotel has been established 64
miles from Esperance and conveniently
situated for travellers.
The other evening a black came in in
an excited state and reported to the police
that he bad murdered a man. Two con-
stables went down to the beach and found
the report to be unfounded, the mau sup-
posed to be murdered having only received
a severe blow on the head in a quarrel.
The medical officer reports that there is
no sickness in the town. This has been
the report of the town now for several
months.
On Wednesday Frank Berry, a desperate
character, aaid to be well-connected in
England, was sent to prison for three
months for riotous conduct. The same
man some months ago was saved from
stabbing a man at the Pier Hotel by the
barman. Efforts are being made to get
him removed to Fremantle prison.
The chaff famine continues. It is pro-
bable that freights to Norseman will be
increased
The municipal council hâve ordered a
large steam fire engine from England.
One feature of the Esperance week is a
bicycle race, Norsemon v. Esperance, for
£20.
Mr. W. P.. Burton, the newly-elected
Mayor, loaves to-morrow for Adelaide.
Consequently he will not be present for
swearing in on the duy appointed. During
his absence the mayoral duties will be dis-
charged by the senior councillor.
ESPERANCE, November 30.
The steamer Helen Nicoll arrived yester-
day with the largest consignment of horses
yet landed at Esperance in one shipment
from Adelaide, namely, 89. They are all in
tip-top condition. All her available space
is taken for the next trip.
The Railway League has telegraphed to
Coolgardie expressing its appreciation of
the resolutions passed there re Esperance
Coolgardie railway, and promising to get
the statistics and other information
required.
A SAILOR DROWNED AT FREMANTLE.
On November 23 a report was made at
the Fremantle water coliee sta lion that a
sailor named Thomas T. S. Ronald, belong-
ing to the ship Borrowdale, from Glasgow,
had fallen off the staging of the vessel on
the previous eveniug and been drowned.
The accident, it appears, occurred at about
half-past 4 on Wednesday afternoon.
Ronald, who is an A.B., was working with
two other seamen on a staging under the
counter at the stern of the ship. They
were engaged in "stripping" the vessel,
when the staging canted and Ronald fell
into the water. A heavy sea was running,
at the time, and the unfortunate fellow
disappeared and never came to the surface
again. Two of tho crew jumped overboard
and searched for the missing man, life
lines were thrown out, and a boaf s crew
also put off and cruised about the spot
where he disappeared, but no trace of him
could be discovered. Ronald was 20 years
of age, and a native of Glasgow. The
rough weather in the harbour on Wednes-
day evening prevented a boat being sent
off to apprise the police of the occurrence
before Thursday morning. .
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