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PROPOSED STATUE TO CAPTAIN
STURT.
"It is greatly to be regretted that little
progress has been made in the movement
to erect a suitable statue of that intrepid
explorer. Captain Sturt, the council of
the South Australian branch of the Royal
Geographical Society reported at the
annual meeting on Tuesday. "An unfortunate
controversy has taken place during
the year respecting the site originally alle-
cated by the City Council for the Sturt
statue, but the question has been satisfactorily
settled, and the commanding site
at the corner of Victoria-square (opposite
the Post-Office) has again been made available.
The public subscriptions to date
amount- to about £400. In November
last a deputation of citizens waited upon
-the Premier (Him. A. H. Peake) - and
asked that the Government, should. contribute
a substantial sum, say £1,000 towards
the fund. In reply; the Premier
stated that he would not bind the Government
to a promise of £1,000, but he would
recommend his colleagues, to contributed
pound for pound of the amount collected.
Probably, he said, that would involve a
larger sum than £1,000, because they could
not believe for a moment that they would
have any difficulty in securing. £2,000 odd
from so many munificent and public
minded men in the State. The Adelaide
Corporation has been asked to contribute
£250 towards the cost, but so far the
council has been unable to comply with
the request owing to the unusually large
expenditure in municipal improvements
during the last 12 months. It is hoped,
however, that this sum will be available
at an early date, and if such is the case
it will give an impetus to the movement
that should result in the whole of the
necessary funds being quickly subscribed,
and tell" a monument worthy of a national
hero and worthy of the city will be
erected."
The Trades Commissioner in London
telegraphed at 5.20 p.m. on July 11 to the
Government:- "Wheat market quiet. Australian
wheat afloat bought at 34 pc
quarter. Liverpool market firm, and held
for 3d advance."
The Woman's Christian". Temperance
Union is acting with the South Australia
Temperance Alliance in waiting on the
Minister of Education to-morrow, for the
purpose of asking that scientific instruction,
on the subject of alcohol be given in the
public schools. Attention is drawn to the
advertisement.
Probate of the will of the late Mr. Robert
Burns Cuming has been granted to the
Executor, Trustee, and Agency Company
of South Australia, Mrs. E. R. Cuming, and
Mr. R. B. Cuming, the estate being sworn
at £34,000.
The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company
reports that the latest telegram from
Adelaide which arrived in London up to 11
a.m. on July 12 was timed 5.45 p.m. on the
same day. The time occupied in transit
was; 1 hour 25 minutes.
It is announced in another, column that
an examination will be held by the Railway
Examination Board at the School of;
Mines on August 15, to fill the vacancies
in the clerical division of the service
The examination will take place in the
evening, to suit the convenience of candidates.
Messrs. Stewart, Dawson, 4 Co., of Melbourne,
announce the last three days of
their jewellery exhibition at 5, Gay's
Arcade. A most interesting feature of the
display is the predominance of Australian
gems, amongst the collection ' being black
opals, Queensland sapphires, and tourmalines
of different shades of color. The artistic
and dainty designs which these stones
are set in greatly enhance their beauty.
The effort of this firm ought to popularise
the Australian gems. We
have been shown by the South Australian
agents, Messrs. D. 4 J. Fowler,
Limited, a photo of the Cerebos salt ordered
by Captain Scott, R.N., for the British
Antarctic expedition, 1910. The cases
are differently marked and branded, such
as shore party, ship's stores, 4s., 4d, The
fact is very interesting, and shows that the
Cerebos salt is used so far south as the
Pole, and no doubt it will be interesting to ; both
the Cerebos Salt Company and the
public - .
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