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THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1908. DEATHS. 27, at Sydney, Stanley G. strong, of Cairns, North Queensland, aged 16 years. BOND.

July 94, at a private hospital, Sydney, George Bond, the beloved father of Mrs. G. F. Nicklin, Murwillambah, aged 64 years. CHRISTIE.

-July 20, 1908, at Sydney Hospital, Charles Malville Christie, of 253 Oxford-street, Darlingbunst, after short illness, aged 49 years. 25, at his late residence, Abbington, Wyalong-street, Burwood, William Chamberlain Coltman, of Leicestershire, England, and late of Charlotte-street, Ashield, in his 79th year, Interred at Rookwood on 26th inst. 20, 1008, at his residence, Park road, Greenwich, Harry, the dearly beloved husband of Martha Overend, aged 45 years. 29, 1908, at her parents' residence, Carrington-avenue, Hurstville, rand Adelaide Jane (Addle), second daughter of Henry Kate Robinson, aged 17 years. 20, at her daughter's residence, Sherwood, Brisbane, Louise Trotman, the beloved another of Florence Lemon, aged 69.

IN MEMORIAM. loving memory of our darling son and life brother, Benjamin Perry, who passed to the higher by his on loving July 30, father 1006. And will never be forgotten and mother, brothers and sisterin-laws. Peace, perfect peace. loving memory of my dear wife and our mother, Matilda, who departed this lite, at her re1007, sidence, aged Sydney-street, Willoughby, on the 30th July, 53 years.

All is dark within my life, Lonely is my heart to-day, For Has the one I loved 50 dearly for ever passed away. Always Grieved of to you, be darling Matilda, I am thinking, from you apart. In With tears of grief we watched you sinking, a painful and broken heart. You clasped your hand upon thy breast, know you heard the bugle calling. On angel wings to heaven you fled; There were many sighs and bitter tears To part with her they loved 80 dear.

Inserted by her still sorrowful husband and children, Harry, Tom, Hedley, Eunice. of our -A beloved tribute of who everlasting love to the memory CHALLIS mother, passed away at her residence, Sydney-street, Willoughby, July 30, 1907. Thy We hands have are closed upon thy breast, And in our aching hearts we kpow kinged thy loving brow, We have no mother now. So all you who have a mother, Cherish her with tender care, For when she's gone, and gone forever, You will miss her everywhere. Inserted by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Edith and Oliver Gates.

sad but loving remembrance of our dearly beloved mother, who departed this life July 30, 1907. Fond thoughts, they linger round our hearts, And tears they often flow; God takes the good, good on earth to stay, And leaves the bad, too bad, to take away. Inserted by her loving son and daughter, Herb. and Violet. sad and loving memory of my dear mother, Matilda Challis, who died July 30, 1907.

Sadly missed by her lonely daughter, Florrie. sad but loving memory of my dear father, Samuel J. Chapman, who died July 30th, 1907. Inserted by his loving son, Samuel Chapman, and 11. C.

R.I.P. Had He asked us, well we know, We should cry, spare this blow; Ycs, with streaming tears should pray, Lord, we love him, let him stay. CUNNEEN. -In loving memory of my dear husband and our father, Thomas Albert Cummeen, who departed this life July 30, 1907, at Tamworth, third eldest son of the late Michael Cunneen, of Clarefield, Glennie's Creek, Singleton. Rest in peace.

Oh, for the touch of a vanished hand, and the sound of a voice that is stilled. Inserted by his loving wife and family, our father, George loving Kenyon, memory of who my died dear July 30, husband 1892. and loving mamory of my dear wife and mother, Agnes Martin, who died July 30, 1905. Never forgotten by her husband, Henry Martin, and daughter, Ettie. loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother, Agnes Martin, who died July 30, 1905.

Not forgotten. Inserted by George and Annie Martin and little grandchildren. loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother, Agnes Martin, who died July 30th, 1905. Inserted by her loving son and daughter-in-law, John and Tilly Blair, and grandchildren, Lottie, Harry, Dolly. Never forgotten.

loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother, Agnes Martin, who departed this life July 30, 1905. Inserted by her fond daughter and son-in-law, J. and M. Bowden, and grandchildren. Peace, perfect peace.

loving memory of our dear mother, Ellinor Martin, who departed this life July 30, 1905. Inserted by her daughter and son-in-law, Nellie and Charles Richardson. and but loving memory of my dear sister, Ellen, who died July 30, 1905. Inserted by her affectionate twin sister, Maria Daniel, Commonwealth Hotel, Elizabeth-strect, Sydney. sad and loving memory of our dear son and brother, Alexander, who died through injuries received at Petersham railway station, July 30, 1808.

Inserted by his loving mother, brothers, and sisters. Gone, but not forgotten. loving memory of our dear mother, Hannah M. McKern (dearly beloved wife of the late Henry W. McKern), who departed this life July 80, 1804.

Inserted by her loving children, Lizzie, Will, Arthur, and Bert. loving memory of my dear brother, William Henry, who died July 30, aged 26 years. Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in-law, Ethel and Patrick Benfeld, loving memory of my dear uncle, William O'Rourke, who departed this life July 30, 1007, May his soul rest in peace. Inserted by his loving nephew, John O'Connell, Dulwich Hill. loving memory of this dear wife, Annie Dellow Pegrum, who departed lite 30th day of July, 1907.

Inserted by loving husband. Gone, but not forgotten. PEGRUM. -In fond and loving remembrance of our dear daughter, Annie Dellow Pegrum (nee Hartley), who departed this life July 80, 1907, aged 28 years. Inserted by her loving father and mother, B.

and H. Hartley. tribute of love to the memory of our dear sister and aunt, Annie Dellow Pegrum (nee Hartley), who departed this life July sister 80, and 1907, brother aged 28 years. Inserted by her loving and family, L. and Beach.

-In loving memory of our dear sister and aunt, Annie Dollow Pegrum (nee Hartley), who departed this lite July 30, 1907, aged 28 years. Inserted by her Phillips. loving sister and brother apd family, El. and tribute of everlasting love to our dear brother Benjamin, who departed this life July 30, 1906. Dearly beloved, SO madly missed.

Inserted by his William loving brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Perry, loving memory of out dear brother, Benjamin, who departed this life July 30, 1900, aged 82 years. You are not forgotten, brother, dear, Nor will you ever be, As long as lite and memory last We will remember thee. Inserted by his loving brother and sister-in-law, Wal. ter and Louisa Perry.

loving memory of a dear husband and father, Hugh Roy, who departed this life 1901. Inserted by his loving wife and children. Home papers please copy. loving memory of my dear wife and our dear mother, Martha Elizabeth, aged 48 years, who departed this life July 80, 1904: also my dear daughter and our dear mister, Hazel, who departed this life October 11, 1903. Gone to be with Jesus.

Inserted by her loving hushand, sons, and daughters, also father, sisters, and brothers. sad but loving memory of my. dearly beloved wife, Elizabeth May, who departed this life July 30, 1007, aged 31 years. Dearly loved and missed. Inserted by her loving husband, John Wilson.

loving memory of my dear husband, ander Wood, who was drowned through wreck of 8.8. Tasmania, July 30, 1807. Dead, but not forgotten. Inserted by his loving wife and child, Lizzie and Gladys Wood. Alexander loving Wood, who memory of our drowned dear brother-in-law, was through 8.8.

Tasmania, July 80, 1897. Inserted by Harry, Ettie, Teany, Chiverton, and May Devine. INDEX. NEWS. Page.

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THE STRIKE SENSATIONAL PICTURES. IN THE SYDNEY MAIL. The Sydney Mail this week has many pages of startling pictures relating to the Tramway Strike. This remarkable set puta the events of the past week in form more convincing than is possible with even brilliantly-written descriptive accounts, Opening with a photographic study of a service driver the series developa into a pictorial report of the riots and other incidents of the strike, until one is amazed at each disturbances having occurred in Sydney. Some of the notable pictures are as follow: TRAFFIC CHAOTIC: Goulburn and George-streets, A STRING OF DESERTED CARS: GeorgeANOTHER VIEW OF A GREAT GATHERING IN THE DOMAIN.

CROWDS FLOCKING INTO THE DOMAIN. CONSTABLES IN CONFLICT WITH THE MOB. A CAR SURROUNDED. CROWD KEPT BACK BY THE POLICE, THE CROWD "HOLDS UP" A CAR: A Thrilling Picture. THE POLICE CONTROL THE SITUATION.

MEETING OF THE MEN AT THE PROTESTANT HALL. PORTRAIT OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In addition there are mapshots of street incidents. These include one of city boys enjoying a free ride a8 a car is being returned to the sheds; others of cubs, and vans being utilised for traffic. are portraits of Mr.

H. Richardson, Mr. J. Kneeshaw, and others. In other respects the issue is a bright one.

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VIEW IN GEORGE-STREET. CROWD OPPOSITE THE TOWN HALL POLICE GUARDING CARS. TRADES' UNION PROCESSION. THE RAILWAY SECTION. APPLICANTS FOR WORK.

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The Sponey Morning Beral. THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1008. THE STRIKE AND ITS LESSONS. The news that the strike has officially been declared "or will be received everywhere with genuine satisfaction. Although less than a week has elapsed since the tramway employees left their cars standing in the streets and the Labour Council first threatened to precipitate a general strike, quite enough privation has been suffered to make people of all classes very thoughtful.

Rain has, no doubt, added to the burden of a dislocated traffic, but the wet weather has in no wise altered. main facts. It has been quite clear that the strike, though doomed to failure, was precipitated without any attempt to consider the public or to exhaust the remedies which the law bas provided for the settlement of all grlevances. We do not review the position thus to create or porpetnate any feeling of soreness. Ag was Indi.

cited in our comment yesterday, there should be every effort to restore good feeling and raise the levels of discipline and efficiency. Bygones may be left as bygones. But the masa meeting at the Centenary Hall yesterday, with Its subsequent vote, and the action of the Labour Council all through in striving to extend the area of strike action so as to throw the whole State into chaos, cannot be dismissed with a pleasant smile. So far as the majority of tramway employees are concerned there is no reason why the sponge should not be drawn across the slate. They have either returned to work, or are ready for the word, and we are sure that they will not listen again to counsels of despair or disorder.

After Ave days of agitation and anxiety, In which hopes were raised by the Labour Council a score of times, only to be dashed at each development, as the tramway officials and the citizens more enrnestly grappled with the strike, they can now see how helpless and ignorant they have been. Helplesaness came because they were and never had a fighting chance. Ignorance arose because they were in the dark. Their leaders either never added up the cost of war, or they went recklessly Into it, with eyes open--in each alternative proving themselves unfit to lead; and from the commencement the men have been quite unable to get things in proportion. The open ballot was, of course, part of the general machinery to hold them down.

It prevented the reasonable section from recording an honest opinion, and the terrorism of mob-rule was added to the fear of appearing disloyal to their union. When at last the strike was seen to be a failure, and the men wisely began to return to work, an effort was made to keep the union stilling as the fighting unit. The Centenary Ha)l was apparently packed yesterday with a another mob, many of whom were not tramway employees, and the vote was not a real Indication of the mind of the union. As a matter of. fact, the sensible men woro absent, and the reckless section reinforced by Irresponsible outsiders had all their own, way.

Then it WAS announced that ballot showed a thousand men for a continuance of hostilities; and had there been nothing else to go upon the Labour Counell could have claimed some show of victory. But as If to make the whole business a fitting revelation of the council's weakness and folly, the announcement followed early last night that approaching order; but before that simple measure" which so many reforming spirits delight to talk of can become an nctuality a very careful expert survey on the whole field will be necessary. When introducing In the last Parliament big bill to provide a commission, Mr. Ashton foresaw that probably two Investigation work would have to be done before the road would be clear for real reform, both in regard to legislation and adminis. tration.

That being so, and seeing that no small part of the business paper of a body like the Farmers and Settlers' Conference is taken up with matters of administration which could come so suitably within the purvlew of an expert commission, We can only hope that the present session will not terminate without such a commission being secured. the declared executive of the Tramways Union bad the strike ended, and then the angry minority went bunting the officials. The lessons of the strike as we study the field of operations may be summed up under two heads, Firat is the futility In a prosperous British community of any pttempt to settle grievances by a union's fint. The methods pursued by the Labour Counci! have only brought unionism itself into disrepute, A warning has been given which the people of New South Wales are not likely to forget for long time, and the threat of a general strike, which may be used against the public for years, only make them hesitate the more to will power in the hands of any extremallow ists. It shows the utter hopelessness of socialist policy- or programme that the State has no place in the Labour Counell's calculations.

There is glib talk of State activity and of the nationalisation of all means of production, set into a service which belongs wholly to the State there has been thrown a bomb as though the people's property were that of an enemy. The total Ignoring of Parliament is a natural corollary of this, and so we get to our second head. As between the Labour Council and the political Labour party, there seems to be a great gulf fixed. Yet one has been a development of the other. The new unionism is quite ready to recognise Labour members if they do as they are told, or keep out of the way.

It is also prepared to accept from any Government legislation which works one way. No law that will give equal justice as betweea the capitalist his employee is regarded as a fair one; and a8 the Labour Council has cherished the idea for some time that it holds the full power of the industries of the State in the hollow of its hand, it has determined that might is right. 1 It has refused to recognise the Industrial Disputes Act, and has called upon its unions not to register under it. In the crisis through which we have come, it has persistently endeavoured to bring the Act into absolute contempt by calling out workers without giving them time for thought, and if it could have wrought its will we should be a city beleaguered, and a State in process of dissolution. If this is the logical outcome of militant unionism, it is time that all sober-minded unionists begun to discuss the future and their own immediate prospects.

So far as politics are concerned, they will do well to study the lead of many or their fellows in Queensland, who have preferred to follow Mr. Kidston rather than be tied to the chariot wheels of Mr. Bowman. Parliament still stands for liberty, and the people must rule. The Labour party and the Labour Council are thus at the parting of the ways, and unless the latter retrents from its impossible position it will be broken.

Unionism has suffered a severe shock by the present strike. What emerges as the summing up of several lessons, however, is that the old unionism, with its industrini outlook, is still worth holding to, and that there can be no partnership or communion with any section of unionists who prefer force to fair play. LANDS UNDER COMMISSION. The Farmers and Settlers' Conference yesterday rearmed, by a large majority, the resolution of previous the Lands Department be administered by cominission." Seeing that the Government included this reform in its programme for the current session there is perhaps not the same necessity for the resolution as formerly: but, nevertheless, it has a value not only as an endorsement of the Government polley but as a reminder that the class most concerned has not ceased to regard a change in the system of land administration 28 a matter of urgency. Not that in so afirming the conference means to suggest that it has not the fullconfidence in the integrity and good Intention of the present Minister.

It is freely acknowledged, indeed, not only by the conference but by the public at large, that in Mr. Moore, the department has a chief who is keenly desirous of doing everything that may be la his power to facilitate settlement, and to conserve settlers' Interests. The policy of transferring the administration of this unwieldy department to a commission can, however, be discussed without reference to the Minister who is at present in conWe might almost say that it can be discussed without reference to any prevlous Minister, for although the happenings of not long ago may have put 9.0 edge on the public agitation for control by commission the argument for change to a non-political system WAR just as strong before as since. It has little to do with the question of purity of administration. It is recognised that It is possible to have dishonest commissioners just as it is recognised that it is possible to have a honest Minister, and if integrity or the want of It were the only consideration the public would get about as good or as bad treatment from the one as the other.

The case for a commission rather rests in the conviction that only under that system is anything like a root and branch reform of our methods of dealing with the public estate posaible. No matter how earnest and energetic a Minister may be, no matter how much in accord with the sentiments and aima of the country, it 18 a sheer physical impossibility for him to give that prompt, detailed, and continuous attention matters of administration which is necessary, and at the same time bear his part as a legialator. The appullamount of purely routine work--the formal signing of documents, for instance -which the myriad Land Acts have made obligatory on the Miniater, absorbs so much of his time that he has little opportunity for the zealous exercise of any inclinations he may possess as a reformer. A board commissioners would relleve a Minister this detailed responsibility, and of would besides be in a position to enter upon an entire reorganisation of the administrative machinery of the department -a task which no Minister could attempt with any prospect of success, unless he could be certain of at least five years unbroken tonure of office. Moreover, there is the governing necessity of reducing tho existing chaos of Land Acts to something EGYPTIAN NATIONALISM.

The "self-constituted but important mission" which we heard week ago was to come to London "to promote more intlmate relations between Egyptian and lish politicians" has met with a courtesy which is a tribute to both the tact and the foresight of Sir Edward Grey. Our posttion in Egypt is still a peculiar one, though we have linked the country to us by an almost unexampled success in administration. Egypt to-day Is a new Egypt. But the Egyptian who breathes agnin after some thousands of years of servitude cannot expected to realise completely the conditions upon which he holds so much of freedom and prosperity, and racial tact is not so strong a point wi.it the British official as bluff honestly. In Egypt nationalism is a movement to be reckoned with, not by suppression, but by guidance.

Few of us yet realise its full significance. When, enriy In the year, Mustafa Pusha Kamel died, not many of us could have told what claim he had on celebrity. Yet he was the inventor and the prophet of the "Egypt for the Egyptians' cry, and his funeral moved Cairo to an extraordinary demonstration. Twenty thousand mourners marched four abreast, and they represented the vellabeen of the countryside. They were young men; a generation the product of our schools.

Mr. Edward Dicey recently commented on this event. As a consistent advocate of annexation, lie cannot, of course, accept the religion of nationalism, but he sympathised with the regrets of nationalists, and he had the insight to realise what the movement may become. The death of Kamel. however, has proved no check to the party.

They prepared to bitterly resent the first report of Sir Eldon Gorst, though it did not lose by comparison with the remarkable of Lord Cromer, and though Sir Eldon Gorst himself is notably inclined to help the native Egyptian as much as he can. But the nationalists are nothing if not uncompromising. They want the withdrawal of the Army of Occupation, and the substitution of native Egyptians for Europeans in all the Government services. All authority, they say, must be in native hands, and the ideal is an independent Mohammedan State. This movement doubtless has always been beneath the surface, but in Egypt, as in India, education and a native press have given it expression.

We ourselves, by the success of our rule, have called nationalism into being. It remains to direct it aright. As a whole, of course, it cannot realise itself. In some large part it may reasonably do so, and Sir Edward Grey's tact would show itself most in the way in which he made this possibility plain to the deputation. Even at present the Government is mainly 11 native hands, and the training of natives to work up to our standard of official rectitude was perhaps Lord Cromer's greatest achievement.

Curiously enough, although from one point nationalism source of danger to our occupation, from another it constitutes some part of the moral strength of our position; for our occupation is the only safeguard for European interests, and if nationalism is the alternative we shall no trouble with the Powers interested. They will prefer the English to the Egyptians, where financial stability in concerned. The problem of autonomy, of is immensely complicated by social course, questions. Moslem and Copt, European, Asiatic, and African have first to be fused, and Lord Cromer must have been smiling himself when he wrote that unless this to could be done autonomy was impossible. And if the impossible accom, shed Itself there would still be need of the guidiug debate on the Address In In Reply was brought to a close in the Legislative Assembly late last night.

The discusturned almost wholly on the strike of sion tramway employees, Mr. Meagher moved AD amendment recommending amendment of the Railway Act in certain respects, and condemning the present method of collecting tramway fares as crude and cumbersome, and the espionage system 88 unsatisfactory and A menace to the conductors employed in the service. This was rejected by 47 votes to 30. Mr. Meehan, on behalf of Mr.

Macdonell, moved an amendment declaring that Ministers wore responsible "for the precipitation and continuance of the present industrial crisis." This also was rejected by 47 to 30. The original amendment moved by Mr. M'Gowen was rejected by 48 to 30, and the Address in Reply was agreed to. The House was then asked to grant supply to the amount of £3,349,942, and AB A matter of urgency the Premier asked that the bill be put through all its stages at one sitting. The bill was under consideration when this edition went to press, Butter Minister for Agriculture has received a communication from the Agent -General, in which he states that he has had a conference with the committee of the Home and Foreign Produce Exchange regardIng butter grading, and they now consider that the certificates issued the Department of Agriculture in Sydney satisfactory, and meet with their wishes.

Troy are still of opinion that the grader's certificate should in all cases be at band on arrival of the goods in Great Britain, and are considering how best to meet the wishes of purchasers, requiring the production of the certificates in cases where consignments are divided up into many parcels. Regarding this matter, A further report will be furnished. North Coast Price, M.L.A.. stated last night that he had an interview with the engineer in charge of the North Const rallway works. The official informed Mr.

Price that tenders for the construction of the permanent way of the third section, from Gloucester to the Manning, would be Invited within week. It WAR Also the intention of the department to call for tendera for the erection of the wholo of the bridges in connection with that portion of the line. The Chinese the Chinese community Sydney celebrated the anniversary of the birth of Kwang Su, Emperor of China, who completed his 38th year on Friday, by a picnic at Clontart, upwards of 300 porsons attending. A banquet was given last evening at the rooms of the Chinese Empire Reform Association, and among those present were several Europeans, Mr. Ping Nam, president of the association, who presided, appoaled to his bearers to do their utmost to secure autonomy for China, and to maintain the intogrity of the Empire.

Mr. John Hoe referred to the good existing between Chinese and the Australians, and expressed the hope that the betwoon the two countries would still further expand. Other speakers confined their remarks to the main objects of the association-the removal of the Dowager Empress from the Imperial throne, and the restoration of Kwang Su to power. Novel Claims for health committee of the City Council had before it two novel claims for compensation. The first was by a lady, who stated that, when travelling home in tram on June 10, at the corner of Crown a and Oxford streets, two the service of the council who were flushing the gutters allowed the hose to play in the direction of the passengers, with result that her dress was damaged.

In second the case, a gentleman who was walking along 8 street passed a standpipe, and had his trousers splashed. In each case the youths held to be responsible were stated to have good records. Both matters were referred to the town clork to effect a settlement. A Grim Determination. -When the Farmers and Settlers' Conference met yesterday the president announced the receipt of two communications.

One was from Mr. W. Rodler, who desired to address the conference on the question of rabbit extermination. The other was from the Kent Brewery, inviting the conterence to visit the works. Certainly they could not listen to the address on rabbits and at the same time go to the brewery.

They bad to make a choice. However, the delegates agreed to listen to the rabbit proposition, and the visit to brewery might interfere too regretfully announced their determination a that greatly with the work of the conference. The New Baths. -The Comptroller of Assets (Mr. J.

N. Breden) reported to the committee yesterday that the new baths at Woolloomooloo Bay would be completed during the Arst week In. August, when he proposed taking them over from the contractor. He asked that authority be given for the appointment of the necessary staff. The bath recently acquired from the Government would be used as a ladies' bath, and it was proposed to appoint a married couple to act under the direction of the head of the department.

It WaS proposed to also improve the free Figtree baths, and they will be ready for use by the end of August. The new baths are provided with every up-to-date, facility for the holding of carnivals, and it was decided to recommend council that on carnival occasions the baths be granted on condition that 20 per cent. of the gross takings be handed to the council, instead of making a fixed charge, as had been hitherto the case. Pilot Steamer's Fruitless good good deal of excitement was created yesterday afternoon by receipt of a message from Newport to the effect that two men in an exhausted condition had been clinging to the bottom of an upturned boat for several hours, two miles off Bungan Head, and that unless aid was speedily rendered the unfortunate men would perish. The Superintendent of Navigation, Captain Newton, at once gave the despatch of the pilot steamer Captain Cook.

After cruising for a considerable time the Captain Cook discovered that the "upturned boat" was portion of a bridge or whart which had evidently broken away during the recent heavy weather, and that the "two exhausted men" were portions of wooden piles attached to the planking. A boat occupied by three men put off from the shore to examine the floating debris more closely, and reported the result to the commander of the pilot steamer. On returning to the beach at Foley's Head, however, the boat capsized in the surf, but the three men succeeded in safely reaching land. The Captain Cook reached Watson's Bay at 7 o'clock. A Barren night, at the meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr.

D. Elliott, of Mount M'Donald, pleaded for better facilities for settlers to convert homestead maintenance areas into conditional purchases. The Melbourne Creek goldfield should be available. It WAS useless A8 a goldfeld, as there was not enough gold there to make a brass button. Overhead order to restrict the action of contractors in hauling large blocks of stone and other material over roads, Alderman Cocks intends to put upon the business paper for the next meeting of the City Council a a in view of the serious accidents that have taken place during the current year in connection with the use of overhead cranes, the town clerk be requested to instruct the responsible officers to see that bylaws 516 and 532 be put into operation." These bylaws are to the effect that nothing shall be placed on or swung over any street or footway, in such a manner as to be a source of danger or inconvenience.

The Railway Department announces that in connection with the issue of combined rail and river tickets to the Hawkesbury River the last trip of the season will be made by train leaving Sydney at 9.5 a.m. (Milson's Point 8.50 a.m.) to-morrow. The Naval authorities some years ago had two buildings on Spectacle Island treated by Bain's White Ant Exterminator Company, Limited, and the reports were so satisfactory the Admiralty recently 'had the entire buildings on the island treated by the company. AUSTRALIAN WIRELESS." THE SUTTON SYSTEM ON TRIAL. MELBOURNE, Wednesday.

To-day members of the Military Board were engaged in the barrack yard investigating the wireless telegraphy system invented by Mr. Sutton, of Melbourne, of which particulars were given in the "Herald." The trial WAS held in private, as it is thought advisable to keep the invention a secret as far as possible, in view of its importance from a defence point of view. The -General, on the advice of Mr. Hesketb, Chief Commonwealth Electrician, also intends to test the probabilities of the invention at some future date. The demonstration will take place when Mr.

Hesketh returns from Broken HIll, where he is on a visit in connection with telephone and telegraphic business. THE LAND HUNGER. 822 APPLICATIONS FOR THREE BLOCKS. £19,000 DEPOSIT MONEY. MOREE, Wednesday, Applications closed for the three settlement leases near Boomi, ranging from 4000 to 5300 acres.

There were 822 applications, representing 274 applicants, from all parts of the State. The deposit money and survey fees accompanying the applications totalled nearly £19,000, The ballot take place on Friday. LOCKED IN A STRONG-ROOM. PRISONER PLEADS GUILTY. PERTH (W.A.), Wednesday.

Cell Frederick Scanion, who was locked in the strongroom of Mesars. Drew, Robinson, and somewhat premises at remarkable Albany, and circumstances discovered under on Sunday, was charged in the police court today with being on the premises for unlawful purposes. He pleaded guilty, and WAS sentenced to three montha' imprisonment. WHALE WASHED ASHORE. SIXTY-FOUR FEET LONG.

TAREE, Wednesday. A large whale was washed ashore on the beach at the Old Bar on Saturday last. The whale is of the black species, 64ft in lengtn and 8ft in thickness. A number of residents went to view the monster. Mark Hambourg Recital: Town Hall, 3.15 p.m.

Orchestral Society Concert: Town Hall, 8. Y. W.C.A. Annual Meeting: Hall, 8. Mimi Josephine Deakin's Recital: Paling's Hall, 3.

Tourist Harbour Trip: Fort Macquarie, 10 and 2.30. Marine Engineers' Smoke Concert: Baumann's Cafe, 8. Chamber of Commerce Meeting: Royal Exchange, 3. Incorporated Law Institute: Royal- chambers, 4. Eureka 10 Loftua-street, 2,30.

Her Majesty's Theatre: "Zira," 8. Theatre Royal: "The Red 8. Tivoll Theatre: Vaudeville, 7.30. Palace Theatre: West's Pictures, 8. Criterion Theatre: "Mias Hook of Holland," 8.

National Amphitheatre: Vaudeville, 7.45. Lyceum Hall: Spencer's Theatreacope, 8. Olay's Vaudeville: Town Hall, Parramatta, 8. Haymarket Hippodrome, 8. Zoological Gardens, 10.

Victoria Hall: Picturescope, 8. Oxford Hall: American Biograph 8, Columbian Skating Rink: King-atreet, Newtown. Sydney Skating Rink: Prince Alfred Park, 10. Glaciarium: Ice Skating, 10. Palace Skating Rink: Manly.

PERSONAL. VICE-REGAL. His Excellency the Governor -Genera! (Lord Northcote), accompanied by Senator Best and Mr. H. H.

Share, returned to Melbourne from Adelaide yesterday. Lord Northcote was met Spencer-street by the Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin), Captain Hood (representing the State Governor), Colonel Wallack, and Captain Creswell. His Excellency was driven the Melbourne Club, as Federal Government House is being prepared for the arrival the new Governor-General, the Earl of Dudley. In the afternoon Lord Northcote presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, and at a later hour left by express for Sydney, His Excellency the Governor-General, accompanied by Mr.

Share, private secretary, will arrive in Sydney from Melbourne this morning by the express. Miss Rawson, attended by Captain Wilson, A.D.C., opened a bazaar yesterday afternoon connection with St. Barnabas' Church, George-street West, and in the evening his Excellency the Governor and Miss Rawson were present at the ball at the Town Hall in aid the Crown-street Women's Hospital, By the elevation to the position of Judge the well-known barrister, whose appointment the District a Court of Mr. a Edward Scholes, WAS gazetted yesterday, the Bench in that jurisdiction bas been much strengthened. The new Judgo is a native of Armidale, and recelved bis education at the local grammar school.

He subsequently entered the office of Messrs. Want, Johnson, and Company, and having completed his term of articles, was admitted as a solicitor, etc, in 1880. Two years later he proceeded, to London, where, as student of the Inner Temple, he qualified himself for the Bar, and was called on January 26, 1886. Returning immediately to 'Sydney, he was admitted to the Bar of New South Wales, and has since practised with much success. From about 1903 he has acted 89 District Court Judge on several occasions, and will terminate a six months' engagement In that capacity at the end of the current month, when he takes his seat permanently on the Bench.

It may be sald, therefore, that he has served a judicial apprenticeship suffcient to give him a clear insight into the routine of his office, and the work he has already done on the Bench has favourably impressed not only the legal profession but the public. In addition to the success achieved by the new Judge as an advocate in the Supreme and District courts, his services were frequently invoked in arbitration matters, and for some years past he held a retainer from the Chief Commissioner of Rallways for the purpose of dealing with claims made upon that department. He has also acted professionally for the Water and Sewerage Board, in various matters under the Land for Public Purposes Acquistion and Public Works Acts. Judge Scholes, while at the Bar, was extremely popular with his colleagues, and, has been warmly congratulated upon his present appointment. He has borne his share, too, in work of municipal government.

He held the office of Mayor of the municipality of Burwood, and was an alderman that body for some years. He was also member of the committee of the Municipal Association of Now South Wales. For the last five years he has been president of the Western Suburbs Cottage Hospital, and took a prominent position in the councll of the New South Wales Federal Association. present his Honor is engaged in his judicial duties in the Western districts. Mr.

P. T. Susman returned to Sydney per steamer Nikko Maru yesterday, after a lengthy tour through China, Japan, and Korea. At the last meeting of the council of the Railway Institute, the president (Mr. H.

McLachlan) being in the chair, it was the Railway Institute council place record its deep regret at the death of our late fellow-member, Mr. G. H. Gould, and that testimony be borne to his unfailing interest In the institute, and that a letter of condolence be sent to his family." When the Farmers and Settlers' Association met yesterday, Mr. John Perry announced that he would not again seek nomination for the position of He sincerely thanked the delegates for their support and assistance during the two years he had been president of the association.

At the southern branch of the Bank New South Wales on Wednesday Mr. Stanley M'Kay, who has retired from the bank after 10 years' service, WAS presented by manager, Mr. Phillips, on behalf of the staff, with a bookcase containing works by Shakespeare and Tennyson. Alderman John Carter, Mayor of North Sydney, intends leaving Sydney on Saturday the steamer Himalaya for London, and will be absent for a period of four months. At Tuesday's meeting of the local council, and on his suggestion, 8 deputy Mayor was elected, Alderman A.

G. Milson being chosen. At Aarons's Exchange Hotel on Tuesday, Mr. A. I.

Watkin, late accountant to the Melbourne Steamship Company, Limited, presented with a marble clock, on the occasion of his departure for Adelaide. Mr. A. M. Reid, manager of the company, who made the presentation, referred a to the high esteem in which the guest was held.

Mr. Watkin, who has been apointed to the position of countant to the Adelaide office of the company, which is shortly to be opened, left by the steamer Cooeyanna on Tuesday evening. The death occurred on Monday of Mr. Stanley G. Armstrong, for many years on the stall of Burns, Philp, and in North Queens.

land. The funeral took place yesterday, at Waverley. Lieutenant F. C. M'Quade, 2nd Australian Infantry, has been appointed extra alde-decamp to the State Governor.

THE RAWSON MEMORIAL FUND. THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE. A meeting of the general committee of this fund, which was appointed at the public meeting at the Town Hall on Monday, was held yesterday afternoon at the Equitable-bullding, Sir James Fairfax being in the chair. The following gentlemen were appointed an executive committee to deviso the best means of raising the fund to be used for providing larger and improved premises, and for carrying on the work of the Seamen's James Fairfax, Messrs. T.

F. Knox, W. E. Wilson, A. J.

Severs, F. W. Jackson, A. Gordon Wesche, and F. E.

Winchcombe. Mr. G. M. Allard, of the Equitable-bullding, was appointed secretary to the committee.

The trustees of the fund are Sir James Fairfax, Mesars. T. A. Dibbs and J. Russell French, and the bankers are the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney.

The following subscriptions are announced: Sir James Fairfax £100 0 0 Colonel Burns, M.L.O. 100 Mr. T. A. Dibba 100 Mr.

E. W. Knox 25 Colonial Sugar Reining Co. 105 Mr. Dalgety T.

F. and Knox Ltd. 100 Mine Fanny Koor Miss Kate Knox Hon. Alex. Brown, M.L.O.

Allen Taylor and Co. 10 Mr. F. E. Winchcombe 10 Mr.

David Anderson 0 MA. A. Gordon Wesche Mr. Consett Stephen WATERSPOUT OFF BONDI, A REMARKABLE SPECTACLE. The novel sight of a waterspout of enormous dimensions was witnessed at about 11.10 yesterday morning in the vicinity of Bondl, and attracted the attention of many hundreds of residents.

Among the Interested spectators wore tho teachers and pupils of tho Bond! Superior Public School, who happened to be in the playgrounds at the time for the morning recess. The headmaster of the school, Mr. Bolus, in describing the waterspout, said: "It reached great height, was most clearly defined, and travelled in a north-westerly direction. For over five minutes it moved with varying speed. Then it curved, the breadth varied, and at last it broke near the bottom, the tall dwindling away upwards most distinctly.

Several times a denser and darker volumo seemed to ascend inside the spout, like a belch of thick smoke. It appeared to break not far from the beach, and another formed about ten minutes after." PEACE AND ECONOMY. SPEECH BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE. A TILT AT TWO STANDARD.

LONDON, July 20, Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor chequer, speaking of the Fire International the meeting of at Peace Congress the Queen's Hull, at the deprecated the baseless me tual distrust which existed Britain and between Great thing," he "The only real Germany. said, "18 expenditure. started it. We had an We at overwhelming preponderance sea; yet not satisfied we for? said, 'Let We there be What did not require them.

else building them. Nobody "Moreover, we always claim to need two wo-Power standard for defence. the whose army is her sole defence Germany, has against Invasion, deplorable no two-Power standard. It is that the two great and progressive nations of Germany and Britain cannot establish a Great good underRussia, standing. We have done this with France, and America.

Why should not we rope in Germany? (Cheers.) The spent in armaments might then be money spent in fighting intemperance, ignorance, and crime, which are worse enemies than Germany." BRITISH OLD-AGE PENSIONS. AMENDED BY THE LORDS. CONSTITUTIONAL CONFLICT INDICATED. LONDON, July 20. The Old-age Pensions BIll has passed through committee in the House of Lords, In the course of the discussion, Lord Rosebery said he would have preferred to take a referendum had the machinery existed, He appealed to the House not to assume any responsibility for the mensure, but to pass it without amendment.

An amendment, moved by the Earl of Cromer, limiting the operation of the measure to six years, but continuing the pensions granted in the interval, was carried by a majority of 32 votes, the division the amendment 71 Against 45 The intention of the amendment is to induce Parliament to reconsider the measure, and if necessary to reconstruct the scheme. A debate took place on the Government declaring that the privileges of the House of Commons had been infringal by the amendments. The Marquis of Lansdowne said that it was a question of the rights of the House of Lords. If the amendments were within the scope of the bill they did not interfere with the privileges of the House of Commons. The "Times" foreshadows that the House of Commons will disagree with amendments, and when the bill returns the House of Lords will not persist in the amendments.

TYPHOON AT HONGKONG. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. DAMAGE TO SHIPPING. Le A LONDON, July 28. A typhoon lasting two hours passed over Hongkong and injured much shipping.

The British destroyer Whiting went ashore. The passenger steamer Ying-King Twelve persons were drowred, and 800 are missing. TRIAL OF SIEVIER. PROSECUTION CONCLUDED. CROSS-EXAMINATION OF JOEL.

4 1. hand. LONDON, July 28. The case for the prosecution against Sievler, who is charged, at the Old Bailey, with attempting to extort money by threats from J. B.

Joel, has concluded, Mr. Rufus Isaacs, K.C., for the defence, searchingly cross Joel, one of the points being in regard to an allegation that Joel offered Mr. A. B. Markham, M.P., £10,000, in 1902, to suppress a ques tion in the House of Commons relating to Joel's connection with the Imperial Cold Storage Company, and the Army meat July 20.

'At the trial of Slewter yesterday, Mills, a betting commissioner testified that ho considered that Joel bad played him a dirty trick in getting him to play the part of setting a trap for Slevier. Joel, In the course of cross-examination, declared that' the allegation concerning Mr. Markham was an invention, He admitted that it was a dirty piece of business on his part to put Mills, an innocent man, into the affair, but he pleaded that Sievier had provoked him to discover a means of prosecution A a preliminary inquiry in the police court evidence showed that Slevier received £5000 through Mills, 8 betting commissioner, who acted as negotiator between Joel and Sievier. The latter then gave Mills a letter, In which he promised not to molest Joel again. When Joel laid the information against Sievier, Mills surrendered the letter to the police.

BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY. SATISFAOTION ABROAD. LONDON, July 20. The speech by Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons, on relations with Gen many and on the granting of a Constitution to Turkey, has given general satisfac tion on the Stock Exchange and on the Berlin Bourse, German and French newspapers approve of the speech. WORKMEN'S UNEMPLOYED ACT.

TEMPORARY RENEWAL, la. )-DAY. LONDON, July 28. The Workmen's Unemployed Act has been renewed until the report of the l'oor Law Commission has been received. This was agreed to by the House of Commons, after Mr.

John Burns, President of the Local Government Board, had threatened that the vote of £200,000 A year for the unemployed would lupse the Act expired. HECKLING SUFFRAGISTS. EXPELLED FROM PEACE MEETING. LONDON, July 20. 'At the Peace meeting at the Queen's Hall yesterday 20 woman suffragists were expelled for heckling Mr.

Lloyd -George, WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS. A Drink to bo grateful.