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ny placing two vessels on each .side of the
craft and by tackling bciug passed underneath
no dilfictilty would bo experienced in raising
her. Thi* however, did not at first provu a
success, and further efforts were made on
Tuesday with the same result. Subsequently
the schooner was raised a little distance and
thon towed to Jenkins Slip, where the vessel
would be drawn up by means of the cradle.
It is not yet known what will be done with
the boat when sho has been successfully
raised.
As Emitt State Pcrse.— On Tuesday after
noon Messrs. Castino and McLachlan,
mem ere for Wooroora, waited on the
Treasurer with a request for a grant of £309
towards main-road construction by the Port
Wakofield Dittrict Council. Mr. Holder
stated, in reply, that tho loan for road con
struction had been exhausted ju»t before tho
end of the year, and that the Parliamentary
vote of £70,000 for main roads this year had
all been allotted and the notices of the alloca
tion sent out to the Councils threo weeks ago,
so that he had no funds left at bis disposal for
roads this year.
The Govbrxuent Geologist.— Mr. H. Y.
L. Brown returned to Adelaide on Tuesday
from a visit to numerous mines in the North
and North-East He left the city on Friday,
January 29, and among the mines inspected
were the Mbntwmte, near Hergott; Mr. Fox's
claim at Taltabooka, eight miles north-oast of
Wadnamffiga; and L properties at Mount
Lyndhurst During the journey the weather
was oppressively hot. Mr. Brown will report
on what he has soon to the Commissioner of
Crown Lands. Probably he will vuit the
North-East again at an early date.
The South - Eastern Road.— After the
damage done by Sunday's flood the Glen
CUniond-road between the . Fountain Inn and
the Eaglc-on-the-HUl is in a sorrier plight
than ever, and immediate steps mint be taken
to improve matter*.-^ -Wo;.- lwtni from, the
Trcannror, Hon.. F.W.Hoider, : that he
fayoars the formation of' a local Road Board,
to consist of delegates from tbo District
Gouncils.of Mitcham, Stirling, Buroside, and
Crafers, to have charge of the road. Pro
visions for the constitution of such Boards, it
appears, are contained in the District Councils
Act of 1887. The District Councils interested
bare the suggestion under consideration. A
short time ago the Treasurer allotted a special
sum of £1,000, in addition to the ordinary
£400 or £503 grant, to pay for the expense of
putting tho road in order. It is quite likely
that a larger sum will now be asked for.
Proposed Loan* tor the Semaphore.— Ever
since the appointment of tho new Finance
Committeo of tho Semaphore Corporation
theso officials have been considerably troubled
at tho increasing Bank overdraft Every
effort to reduce this has . been made, neverthe
less the fortnightly '.statement of the com
mittee has shown little if any better results.
At the meeting of the Council on Monday it
was resolved, on the recommendation of tho
Finance Committee, to endeavour to obtain a
loan of £2,000. The cbmmitteo hopo to accom
plish this at tbo rate of 3J per cent After a
little discussion it was decided to hold a' full
committee meeting this evening to consider
tbematter. ? ' - ?..? ?[? ' - .', ; :::' ; :-.-:. ?''' ;:
Married Wom ex's Protrotips Act. —
Several cases have been brought, before tho
Police Court to procure' the benefit of .tlie Act, '
but although the Act has been in force since
Decpmber 10 last it was not nntQ Tnosday that
an informant succeeded in obtaining an order.
The informant who was successful yesterday
was: Mr&. Applcby, who was, represented .by
Mr. J. C. Hatnp. Mr& Appleby is a rather
delicate individual. Sho married the defen
dant in 1837, and has since had very little
support from him, he being addicted to drink.
She, however, has : earned enough by making
shirts at S-. 6d. per dozen to keep herself. Sho
did not claim any maintenance from her hus
band, but simply asked for an order forbidding
his interfering with her. This order waa
given upon proof to the satisfaction of , the
Conrt of certain acts of cruelty detailed in the
information. '; . V
Toe Rev. G. E. Rowe.— Among tho pas
sengers by the mail steamer Onnut,- which
arrived on Tuesday morning, wbro the Rova.
G. E. Rowe, and T. Bird, the^ chosen n»prer
sent&tives of tho Wesleyan Church in Western
Australia to the annual Conference to bo held,
in Addaido next week. Mr. Rowo reports
that tbo progress of the Wesleyan Church in the
Western colony during tho last twelve months
has been wonderful. About thirteen new
Cburchoshas been established, and there are not
enough ministers to fill the pulpits. The dele
gates will auk tbo Conference to givo them addi
tional ministers, and other important matters
affecting the welfare of 'the Church in Western
Australia will be brought under, its notice.
Tub Coasting Fieet.— The schooner
Beatrice, which recently- wont ashore near
Port Lincoln, is to be offered next week for
sale at public auction as she lies at present,
her present owners having abandoned hope of
refloating her. Another vessel has been added
to the fleet of coasting1 craft of this colony.
This is the schooner Valo. which has recently
passed into local! hands. The vowel was
brought round from Sydney a short time ago.
Tho Valo is constructed of ' ironbark, and is a
very desirable craft She is to run in the
South-Eastcrn trade in conjunction with the
ketch Ariel. Sho will make her first de
parture from Port Adelaide on Tuesday next
Another fairly old-time craft is likely to pass
from the ranks of the active coasters. This is
tho schooner Majdon Lewis, which recently
sank in tho Port River. The craft was built
in 1877.
Escaped Lcxatics.— The City police autbo-,
rities have received : iufonnation to the effect
that two lunatiu escaped from tho Parkside
Asylum on Monday. Frederick Behn. . was
tho tirst to maku Ins departure, at ab-tut 11
o'clock. Bvhn is.afiout .forty-five. yoars of
age, 5 ft. 3 in. in height: very much sunburnt;
fair hair, and full fair whiskers. At the timo
of 'his escape he was wearinc dark 'mole
trousers, dark tweed coat, and bluchcr boots,
Bchn had no hut or ..vast on, and all his
clothing was branded ' B.' Alfred Mills was
the second missed from tho' Asylum, having
made his escape at about 8 p.m. Mills is. a
wan of forty, 5 ft 10 in. in height, dark- com-
plexion, and full: dark whibkors. Ho was
wearing a blue sergo hat and coat, 'coloured
mole trousers', and. blucher boots, his clothing
being branded 'J.'' Mills is reported to bo
of. a rather excitable nature. Late on Tues
day afternoon Behn was discovered on the
Asylum groundu, evidently making his' way
back to the institution.. The police are
enquiring as to th^.wbercabouts of the otlieir
man.' '.. .??. ? .?;...' .' u- ?. ,v '. .„'? ?.„.-??.'.
The Schooxer Maldox Lewis. — The I
raising of the oohooner Maldon Lewis has
proved a somewhat more dilncuit task than
was at first anticipated. It was thought that
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