At 1 3 0 0 3, 00 1 4 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4. 1918 NORTHERN MINER. MINING. TENDERS FOR RESIDUES CLOSE. Det tna.
et. Party. MILL 11.9 7 12 Birck. B. Block, 6.
1.0 14 16 Fisper. B. Block. 11,0 283 0 Moonstone, Rainbow. 6, 11.0 23 Trial.
Rainbow, 8.11.50 183 0 Brilliant, in vaged somewhat yesterday when 290 were mold al and 1 04 DD the noon call. Centrals Note back a half penny, but Blocks poded a point for and 24 for pull-ups. Brilliant Extendeds advanral 44. due to the declaring of the 14th fividend. Freeholds were tWO pence firmer.
but New Queen Cross were a penny weaker. Papuans were a with 100 sales at the advance. palds were a penny, firmer, and the remainder were changed. Our Adelaide agout, advises the following metal quotations -Lead 8:20 12. copper C74 ta.
64... speltur 4.20 176. 04. and tin 150. Ptolffer's Gold Mines hold a general meeting on aurel October, at 12.15 p.m.
The Queen Central Block hold a noral meeting ou the 18th October 14 n.m, The mine manager of the Day Dawn PC. Mr. J. reporta for the forinight ending 27th September, as follow -No. 1 level continued en good entity atone.
which varies In size from 10 101n4 No. underlie, No. A North letel Hero the tributore have abandoned their blocks. Another has been let over No. north level.
Tallaman shaft No, 1 North level: The ate working on small tent of fair quality. Similar quality is boing obtained at the formation. Necessary Tee hairs have hen inade in the above shaft. Hare hauled for tributore 40 tons of quartz Tributore crushed Mathew and many. tons for 199.
Unthews and party, 109 for 2104 14: Wellington and harts. 94 tons for C20 199. 84. Rushell and hart). tone for.
£138 24. the Briillant, the manse r. Mr. J. Gia, reporta for the fortnight end.
ins 2, 1913. as follows: -Stope No. 1 West level has been continted on Inches of well minerallaed stone, Stopes above intermediate level carry an averge of 15 Inches of medium quality stone: these stopes ate up bear the No. 3 level. Under.
band stope carries 2 feet of light mineral atone. Level from West side of No. 4 winse haa been driven 11 feet on 2 feet 6 inches of fair mineral stone. Haulge, 240 trucks of quartz. At the Brilliant Stockholm Mine, the manager, Mr.
P. If. Hill, reports for the fortnight ending October 2, 1913, an follows: -No. drive has been further driven 33 feet; total from rise 148 feet, showing on the hangingwall about 3 feet of fair mineral stone, and from 6 to 8 Inches on the foot wall of fair looking stone. They expect this to break through to the rise.
No. 11 West: The leading stope shows rom 19 inches to 3 feet of light mineral atone, The second stope da improving in the ceutre, and the third stope shows good payable stone. No. 14: The East drive has been further driven 30 feet; total 3a feet, showing from 6 to 8 inches of light mineral stone, bearing around to the East. No.
14: The West drive has been (ber driven 13 feet; total 31 feet, showing a leader of inches or Inches on the hangingwall, showing a fair percentage of mineral, and on the footwall nbont 8 inches of stone. This also shows good mineral. Development work 96 feet. Quartz in hopper bout 36 tous. Mullock raised 246 tohs.
Tributara: Stephens and party crushed 20 tons for McAllis. tor and parts, tops, for Williams and party, 20 tons, for £52 Robinson and party, tous, for 263 Dixon and party have muons 20 tona ready and expect to crush next week. Neep and party bare about 20 tons broken, and peet to crush next week. Parsons and party tiro about 15 tons broken. At the No, South East Day Dawn, the manager, Mr.
W. Douglas, reports for the fortnight ending 3rd October. the stope over the cast level, the reef has broken en, The coot the ercascut from this level has been riven 10 feet, on 4 feet of formation, with quartz lenders through it, carrying a littin gold, Hauled 8 tone or quarix. At Kelly's Quren Black. the agor, Kettle, reports for the fortnight ended tad October 1914, As Coorge formation: Stoping line licen continited over the hangingwalt level oft the crosscut on reef Inches thick of heavy mineral stone.
The underband stope, No. level, carries 15 Inches of heavy eral atone or good quality, Foot wall from end of No, 1 level North drive put in teet; the reef in the present face In 13 Inches thick of good quailly stone The South drive has bicep driven 4 feet; the present end consists or tormation with mineral lenders 0p to inches thick. This end looks very tavourable far A reef to main Thate it a fair of water In formation necessitatina close thinbeting. No. 9 North level: The elio from the top of the No.
2 para tina holed through to the underhand stope. The ventilation is now good, and the reef in the stopes 14 12 inches think of beary mineral stone of good quality. Owing to the large caulage of mulloct this rigat and having to take the men out of the atones to handle It. the nomi quantity of quatir has not been broken Quarta hinted 33 tons, total hopper 125 tons. Ther are now elenning out the No.
2 level with a view to putting ep a rise from the end to Interact the strong reef of very heavy ruinerni stone in the stopes walch trending in that direction. AL the St. Goorite and Moonnione C.M., the manager, Mr. Jan. Car.
roll. reports for the fortnicht ended October 1at, 1913: -The rise over Kelly's boundary has been holed into the stope above on a small reef, and has made the stope cooler. They bave stopped the air from Kelly's shaft. They will get stope quicker thin fortnight, and will put through a trial rushing next meeting. the tributors ate now starting to raise a little stone.
The two boilers will require to be cleaned out this fortnight. Moonstone shaft: They have horn working one shift since the 22nd Septetaber, with four men in the shaft, and Lave sunk same 10 feet, making 1t 67 feet from the surface. They have come on 10 change of ground in the bottom, where there DOW 18 light sandstone formasion, but nontone In it. Water keeps about same. Mr.
W. Harris, the mannger of the Mast reporta for the fortnight September follows: No. 2 East level has been driven 20 feet: total from main underlie 440ft. The end shows 4 feet of soft diorite formation, The drive was stopped on 20th September and all stoping was stopped on 17th September, All tools bare been taken out and carefully stowed in the store room. The boilers and fluce were cleaned out, and the winding engine and alr compressor overhauled, and passed by abil the Government laspector.
Vanery have crushed tons, for 13079 party 14dwts. of gold: Wellington and party crunched tuts for 1002. 19dwt. 18 grains uf gold The Company crushed 88 tons for a total value of SEI. WYN.
October 3 The returna for Mt. Elliott for Septetubor are an follows: Ore treated, 1312 Lena for 500 Lots of blister copestimated to contain 490.4 eliver. copper, per, 814.8 one gold, and 116002. THE STOCK EXCHANGE. The following table gives the buyon the Charters TowInt quotations era Stock Exchange for the week commencing with the afternoon call o3 Friday, September 96.
and ended with the noon call on Friday, October 3, together with the sales made for the period an checked with the Stock Exchange Sales Book: Boyers' Quotations. Company. Sept. Oct. Sales, 26 3 fant 900 Dell Brilliant Central 800 Bril.
Deeps, coD. 100 Brilliant Block, 13 200 Brilliant Block, p. 100 Extended, e. Evil. Extended, p.
200 c. 1. and D.D. 1390 East Mexican. p.
300 Kelly's Queen 100 Kulnmadau, p. 100 U. G.M. 500 N. B.
Freehold 100 New Queen Cross 200 No. 1 8. D.D. P. B.
and V. 14 1300 Prolifer's, c. 100 Pfelifer', D. Vietory Hampden Tin. Prince Alfred Stand.
Con. Vulcan Value, Month to date 1900 shares sold, value Thursday's Quotation. THE SHARE MARKET. The total sales made the Chartera Towers Stock Exchange for the week commencing with afternoon call on Friday, September 26, and ending with the noon call on Friday, October 3, WAR 6050, valued at 2569 11s. 84., as compared with 3760, valwed nt 2689 3a.
4d. the preceding week. The market still remaine quiet, and with a tondency to fuctuate, Bril. liant Deeps Improved 6d. to due to the rise connecting Nos.
6 anc 6 improving the ventilation, and Al the good appearance of the face or No. 6 going cast. Blocks are ly weaker for the week, Brilliant Cantrain buyer offer 2d. leas, but Brilliant Extended cons have advanced 34. to 4,9, Mexican paida are polar worse, Kulamadaus a little stronger, while Milla' United hare deelined ed.
to and New Brilliant Freeholds 8d. to New Queen Cross are back buyers now offering 100. and other Moonstone stocks are quit. Piciffer'a are loss in favor, cons dechring from cd. to 21d.
Other shores are either unquoted or ged. CHARTERS TOWERS STOCK EXCHANGE. Afternoon Call, October 3, 1913. Brilliant. a Brilliant Central, Chid: Brilliant Deeps, brilliant Block, com.
11 paid-ap, 3, Brilliant Extended, 9 a paid-no, 3, 2, 8 Clark's Brilliant and Day Dawn. 4 East Alexican, pald-up. 10d; Kelly's Queen Block, paid-np, 64 90: Kul. amadan, 8 pald-up. United Gold Mines, New Brilliant Freehold, 5 a New Queen Cross, 114 Papuan Brilliant and Victoria, a Pleiffer's Day Dawn, 4d.
pald-up, 1.2. Tin.Standard Consolidated, Vulcan, A Noon sales: -Brilliant. 100 1 1, 100 1 Brilliant Block, paid-up, 100 New Queen Cross, 200 Paynan Brilliant and Victoria, N.L., 100 Afternoon sales: -New Queen Crom, 200 CAIRNS SHARE MARKET. (By Telegraph), CAIRNS. October A.
Mr. Crorge Morrison, sharebroker, Cairne, Furna, 8 Prince Alfreda, a New Minnie Moxham, Marreba Goldgelde, 9 19 Vetrans, 9 Gilmores, 44: Durham Consola, 64.: Mt. Cuthbort, Hampdone, Aft. Mammoth, Cairns Pictures, Gas Putts, and SOUTHERN (By Telegraph). October 8.
Columbia Extended A No, North No. 3 North 74.: South Glanmire and Monkland a No. 2 tel South Grent Eastern East Orionand Clanmire Brilliant paid, U'nited paan Preiffer'a 24.: NeW Queen Cross Blair Athol (patd to Mount Cuthbort Prince Alfred C9 101. 104.: Stannifer Freeholds Tommy Burns Vatcan Sales: Howard Smith Company fordinary), SYDNEY. October Sales.
-Hampdens, Rroken South. Northe, MELBOURNE. October -British Broken Kill. South. paid 7A.
6d: Hamadent. Mount Cuthbert. ADELAIDE, October Sales- -British (old), Southi. 28., paid up, 1a: Hampdons ADELAIDE STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph).
ADELAIDE, October U. Musers Reischbeith, Gurner and Con, report the following quotations. last week's quotations being shown In Zine Corporations 17,6 (sales Amalgamated Vinca ch 8 Great Fitzroy (h 9 4): Hampdens (b PIt. Lyella 23.0 8 0 Broken Ill Proprietary sales (b British Broken HIll sales (sules Grand Junctions 3 11 (sales Broken 1111 North A (sales South Broken Hill sales Lex-div. sales Rulifinch (sales ARsortated Northern (sales Boulders 8 (sates Junction North 4 CALLS.
Company. No. Date. Erll. Block Oct.
Peter Jack 20 Oct. 10 Cumberland W. 12 Oct. 10 Irit. Central Oct.
14. 10 Oct. 14 D. Dawn Oct, 17 Kelly's Q. Bik.
50 Oct. 20 Oro Bay 33 Oct. 21 DIVIDENDS. Company. No.
1Am't! Date. Extended 13 Uct. COMMERCIAL (By Telegraph.) SYDNEY, October 3. To-day'a price of sun-dried copra in bags is nominally £27 per ton. SYDNEY WOUL SALES.
Mosars Dalgety and Company. LimIted. Townsville, are in receipt of telagram from their Sydney office to the (fect that at yesterday's sales they submitted 5,600 bales of wool comcelsine a good selection. There was general demand and brisk competiton, all gectiona operating with the esception et Japan. Prices were unchanged and greasies sold to whilat no representative scoured were offered.
The New Zealand Loan and Mercan111e agency Townsville, are to receipt of the following cable from their London House, under date, the lat October compared with last sales closing rates, prices higher about par to per cent. for scoured crossbred, greany merino, super greasy crossbred, scoured merino, super medium scoured merino; about the same for merino and crossbred lambs, medium greasy merino; lower aboot far to 5 per cent. for crossbred alipe, jDforior greasy merino; higher wbout 5 per cent. for inferior scoured merino; competition continues spirited: demand on American account is restricted. The New Zenland Loan and Mercanille Ageney Company Limited.
Towns. rille are in receipt of the following cable from their London House under date the 2nd instant. Tallow best mixed 3 per Inferior, ewt Market dull. PASTORAL. (By Telegraph, BARCALDINE.
October 3. Emmett Downs ent out on Wednesday after a good run. There are no stock passings this wook. James Ballinger, who has the tract for Lelchbardt and Saltern Creek got a start during the week. These two sheds are practically the last for year around Barcaldine.
A small shearing for Ascot was completed at Westbourne on Wednesday, and Lancevale was due to cut out today. The country in sulli in very good order, and between tifarcombe and Barenidino there is abundance of dry grAsS. BARCALDINE, October 2. Duffy and Kershow have completed shearing at Me Master's shed, and the plant was trained away this morning. Scouring 14 proceeding at Westbourne and MeLachlan's, the wool all being got away nicely.
The following wool was ralled away from Barcaldine during the week: Bowen Downs 164 bales; Tarcombe 79: WHL 57: L.elchhardt 24; Mytrie Farm IS: Braeside 17: Henry Sebnelder 10; Aramac Edgebaston G. Total 409 bales. During the week 1320 sheep were trucked on account of McFarlane and Company. OUR SHEEP IN SOUTH AFRICA. During the Inst seven sears, cording to South African Customs a total of 34,533 sheep, valued at were imported from Australia to South Africa.
The trade is deseribed as increasing year by year, and It 14 hard to predict its limit. These Importations, it la explained, are laying the foundations and raising the standard of many South African wind but on the other hand. there are severi grave Entits that have have to be hred out of South Afriean principal being lack of elasticity and pilability; :00 great a percentage of noils as against tops: 100 great a tons when submitted to aronring, ard lack of strength. THE WEATHER. The temperatures recorded at the G.P.O, tor the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m.
yesterday were: Maximum minimum wet bulb 67. L'p to p.tu. the maximum was 83 and the wet bulb 65. During Thursday and Saturday the clouda gave every appearance of developing into a thunderstorm, and this, coupled with the inugay atmosphere, ralend thebopes of the man on the land, but their hopes were shattored by a N.E. wind, which gulelly luted the elnuda, At tutdnight all signs of the storm had disappeared.
LONGREACH, Ortober 3. Stormy conditions obtained last night. and a storm worked up from the south with very severe lightning. Althouen conditiona were favorable fog rain, very little tell. very showers being reported In isolated plates.
Today was somewhat storms. BARCALDINE. October 1. 11 hae started clouding up. and mild can lions prevall.
A few inches of rain would ba welcome. THE WEATHER FORECAST, (By Telegraph). BRISBANE, October 3. Tho weather forecast for Queensland for the 24 houra ending noon on urday l9: -isolated showers and scattered thunder storms inland, otherwise One and warm: winds S.E. to N.E., THE RAINFALL (By Telegraph), October 3.
The following rainfalls were regietered in Queensland for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day Cairna 8 points, Flying Fish Point 101, Halifax 5, Harvey's Creek 41, Ingham 1. Innisfall 17. Karanda 7. Lucinda S.
Port Douglas 2, Donors Hills 3, Hughenden 16. Nonda 5, Prairte G. Richmond 7, Windora 14., Winton 10. HELIDON SPA.A NATURAL MINERAL WATER. Cummins a Campbell, FULLY GUARANTEED PIANOS AND PIANO- -PLAYERS.
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Telephone 175. DAVIES', Florist, Deane-street. BIRTH. HUDSON. On September 22nd, at Nurse Stubley-street, the wife of the Rev, W.
F. Hudson son. The Friends of MR. JAMES D. MURDOCH are respectfully invited to tend the Funeral of his late beloved Brother, PETER MURDOCH (late of Prairie, Q.N.R.).
The Cortege is pointed to move from the Charters Towers District Hospital at 10 a.m. TO-DAY (Saurday), October 4th, 1913. BENJAMIN TOLL, UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER. TelepbonesDay-67 and 150. Night-(T.
B. Symona), 205 THE NORTHERN MINER, PUBLISHED DAILY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1913. TO-DAY. TO-DAY. AmusementsOlympia A Pictures, Theatre Royal, 8 p.m.
Auctions. E. J. Joneg holds his usual weekly' sale at 10.45 A.m. There clean sheet at the Police Court yesterday, At the hospital yesterday a man named John Maraball was treated for cut on the right hand, sustained whilst working at the Brilliant Stockholm.
A little before seven o'clock last night, the Central Fire Brigade recetved an alarm of fire, but after the Brigade had turned out, it was found to be a bush fire, one or the first in the district, towards the North of the town. At 25 minuten to 6 Inst evening a berse attached to a miky belon, jag to Dr. Leonard Redmond, while standint outside of Messrs. and eatablishment In Gill Stront. touk fright at a passing object and began to play up, with the result tact on of the splash hoards was broken off With the advent of summer, the af the bathe will come 18 good 4 to lovers of A dip in the clean.
fresh spring water ot the baths. The basin been thoroughly cleansed, and risitors were one and all appreciative of the Inviting appearande of the water. Pull are In this tarue. At. St.
Andrew's Preabyterian Church to-morrow, the 39th anniversary of the founding of the Presbyterian Church on Charters Towers will be celebrated br special services. The Rev. deo. Tulloch will conduct a servlee at 11 a.m, and Rev. R.
Kerr at and p.m. There will be special mule and everybody in extended a hearty welcome. A mectiug ol the inbabitanta of n)d On Thuraday evening for th pose of nominating five of their number to net an tery Trustees. Mr. Sproat was In the chair, and belefty stated the reason fer calling the meeting.
The foltowing gentlemen were nominated Trustees: Meears C. Heery, J. Eustaco, J. Brackley, D. Ross, and 0.
Sprout on Cemetery Trustees, These names wilt be submitted to the L.ands Department for approval. The event of the season la bitted to take place in the Hibernian Hall, when the Typographical Asio. elation will bold their annual social and dance. In the successful conautomation of these kind of functions, taw printers have an enviable reputation. and in view of the extensive prepartiona made, the present occasion promises to excel Its predecessors fo point of attraction and general etajoyment, and lodging by the sale of tie bets, the attendance will consultate a record, and the evening A happy collection to all who have the plastere of being present.
Australia's Foundation Day to be celebrated in London by the Wattle League, and they have arranged to use Porter's Bulldog Ale and Stout for the E. J. Jones holds his usual weekly Start Sale of Poultry, Fruit and Vegetabies at 10.45 a.m., and at 19 noon. Household Furniture and Effecta. For the greatest varlety in New Dress Printa, Cambries, Cotton Voile, Jap Crepes, Linens and Linene, Sponge Cloth, Poplins, Embroidered atid Shower of Hail Muslins, Nurse's Cloths Drills, Crashes, see Arida's Windowa and inside A grand concert will be held in the School of Arts on the 11th when a good night's entertainment la prOwised.
The L.N.Q.W, will hold a run to Selibeim to-morrow, starting from the Post Office at $.30 a.m. The Welsh Church notifies that their social and concert for to-night has been postponed. To-day ladies can get lovely Sumther Costumes, slightly soiled, for bald usual prices. A Waite Muslin Cos. Lume for a Frenca Cambrie 8,11 Costume for 1,6.
See Display in Ari. da's A. N. Warehouse LADIES' HOSE. A large and varied consigument just opened and marked low AT CARSE AND CO'9.
White Lisle Lace Hose, fu all sizes, and a big variety of designa, 2,3 pair. A big range of Black Fine Lisle Faney Silk Embroidered Hose, colors fast, seamless and superior Anish, and Ladies' Fine Gauze Lisle Hose, silk ankles, bigh spliced beels, fashions latest, pair. PERSONAL Peter Murdoch died yesterday in Charters Towers or blood poisoning. He Was A well known drover. He came to the West many years ago with his brothers, Gilbert and Jim.
They wore from Weatern Victoria, aDd were related to P. F. MacDonald, of Yamba and Fernlees, in the Central district. The three brothers of which Peter was the youngest, possessed the remarkable gift of handling mobs of cattle, and as drovers, were successful. Is the late '80's and early 190's, they drove big mobs from Mount Cornish to Courke and Wodonga, and were famous for good deliveries.
or late years, Peter has been successful 15 droving big mobs of sheep. He was but young man not more than 43 or 44. As the world goes be was a "bard case." but there was much ness in him, and he was always happy and with a keen appreciation of the bumorous ineidents of life. He was 1 good narrator of a bush story, and of the incidents of a drover's life. Poor old Peter.
He has gone bush. on a long track, and we shall know him no more. But I bet be never wor. ried ever to the last. Dr.
E. C. Joss, of the United States Department of Agriculture of Animal Industry, who was visiting Torrens Creek Meat Works, has gone to Longreach via Hughenden and Winton. Dr. Kerr, the Commonwealth Meat Inspector, and Mfr.
Breedy, returned to Towneville yesterday from Torreng SOCIAL ITEMS. Mr. J. E. Munroe left for Brisbane on Friday, Mr.
H. Walsh accompanying him to Townsville. The Misses Coldbam, of Lammermoor, went through to Townsville by yesterday's train. Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Boyd, of Wogadona, Prairie, are visiting Charters Towers. Mr. And Mra.
T. J. Dempsey (Ryan Street), left by this morning's train 10 spend a fortnight at On Friday afternoon a very pleasant fut ction took place at Mr. Padly Ryan's shop, when a number of the staff met together to bid farewell to Miss Pearlie Crago, who 14 leaving for Sydney. In a few chosen Misa Jrarons made the presentation, to which Mias Crago suitably respondel.
During the atternoon songa are rendered by the following well known Aingers Mr. (Tank) Aldridge and Robbo Roberta, in their usual jalmitable style, The function closed rii toy soon by the singing of Auld Lang Syne by the full strength of the Field Marshall Sir Eveirn Wood bad A narrow escape from being killed at Harlow. in Event, last month. He vas tiding when be was overtaken on the road by motor. which frightened his horse.
The animal jumped a hedge, and innding on barbed wire turned somersault. Sir Evelyn, who la 15 years of age, ered conenagion of the brain, but is progressing favourably. SMALLPOX OUTBREAK. (Dy Telegraph). TOWNSVILLE.
October, 3. Aiked on Friday as to the suspected of smallpox at the Isolation 10- nital, the Northern Medical Inspector, Booth Clarison. stated he bad Me colvel certificates from Dre. Ross aud Nesbit that vaccination had taken, ate; therefore the case had been disbarged PENFOLD'S GOLD MEDAL WINES as one of probable varicella Net- pox). ROSE CULTURE.
1 Humboldt, in his traveis in South America, noted the absence of the rose from the Indigenous dora; and this observation applies to all countries south of the line. In the Northern Hemisphere varieties, ape parently native, are found from China to Labrador; though probably they originited in the East. Though the rose has long been adopted as the national emblem of England, it 59 17 the countrica bordering growth on the aledi. terranean that Ate 1a most, fus uriant and its cultivation for urs and profit most extensive. It ve's in warm climates, and has she refore readily adopted Australia as (be of its howes.
The gardeners France vie with those of Luxembourg and Britain in the competition to provide some norelty. The art of 1a0 hybridiser, who has availed himselt of the researcbes of science, has yield- ed innumerable blends of every color to except look one. forward to the day when bi.e But we are encouraged rocee will flower among the reds ard the yellows, the whites and the pinka. and those combinations which tho nurseryman'a supply of ndjeeti 204. It is to China and India that we ewe the ever-blooming varieties, which have born developed from the too gardener knew 30 or 40 years Their blooms are so prolific.
their flowering season is go long. and tuelt adaptability to crossing 60 great that they have driven nearly all the c- time favourites out of the field. Tie "Inst rose of summer" lost lig A few, such as the cloth of gold. General Jacqueminot. or Paul Neton, still wand unrivalled for form and colour: but the descendants of he white rose, wits its distinctive odor, which was brought to England from China, and kept in a hothouse, hod prime favour in popular taste, The gorgeous displays in our gardena ore the greatest tribute that could be paid to the achievements of scientifle gardening.
The elmilarity between the climaule corditions of Australia and the shown. by easy tisation of the vine, the olive, and eitrus traits, in emphasised by the auccess which attends out rose-growers throughout the States. Roses will be found not only amid the advantage. ous conditions of metropolitan areas, but a'so resisting the adverse circumatances of Broken Hill or Kalgoorlie, nurtured by assiduous enthusingts. They are fulfilling their minion to make the desert as the rose; and the reward long-suffering the rosarian unsolicited often ad- has his in mitation of those who bear awny trophies under cover of the night.
Roseraising is not the easy task that 1t appeara to the casual observer, borrow who Ands It easier to beg or to than to handle spade or hoe. Even to plant a bush is not se simple 24 it seema. Often an amateur, convineed that there is "nothing much in putting in a plant." will dump bia purchase in the place he has prepared for dt. Just as it comes from the nursery, with the roots bruised or bound MD in a ball of earth. And when it sickens and dies he considers that be baa been robbed by the It la dificult to make such people under.
stand that there are great similarities between animal and plant lite; end that the latter sometimes Deede dellcate surgical operatione, as well no the former. bruised root will start to rot, and the disease will affect the whole plant: and roots 60 bound up that they cannot make their way through the soil as nature demands will obviously not supply the stem with the nourishment it needs. Itoses may be called gross feeders. An abundance of water and nitrogenDug substances are necessary for a vigorene and healthy plant. Furthermore, it should never be forgotten that the surface should be kept loose, to numit light and air.
The cines of soli, also, is an important matter. The rose is most at home in a frin, Md clay subnoll, and beginners who Tre place this by loam, under the impresslot that they are making an improvement, are doing the thing which they ought not to do, and are preparing to; themselves much dizappointment. Clay holds moisture, and the many toots sent out by a sturdy rose tree Brt a Arm grip unon the roll In which they feed. For this reason rosca should never be planted to the vielrity of treen or abrube, Sappho' 'Gueen of brooka no rival near the throne: Abe would rather abdicate, She demands nil the moisture and plant food in her neighborhood, otbrewtie she bestows no rich rewarda on her servante. A vert practical matter, indeed, is the supple of Water.
In summer the soil around the trunk must be well soaked--no bose-sprinkling of nn evening will 411 That does harm, for ft attracts to the surface roots fo rmotsture in the heat of the dit. These are tojured: hence the for mulching, and though this cometimica detracts from the neat of well-kept beds, it is the grest entoguard ngainst loss. The grower will get varied advice on the subjeer of manure. The writer has applied it direct from a always keeping it away from the stem--and has once watered it beavily. The ran bins been highly satisfactory.
Very little of the contents la thus able to escape into the atmosphere, especialtv if it be promptly turned in. Wellrotted manure is highly recommended. Literal supplies of liquid manure are always acceptable, and when natural manures are not available, the aril. fetal preparations are A good rubatitate. But DO way excels nature' way: her mode of returning to 11.0 coll what hrs been taken from it Fields the best returne.
The bed of the rosarian la not of roses: it has Ita thorns no the roes has here When big plants ara established his tribulations begin. his tosa experience Increase he is less nnd diaposed to dogmatine upon to will wars and caprices of his favorites. probably attain the frame of mind which will toduce him to with the wit who maid. 14 of Duporiem grown up." in the tider bie rejoicings at the "leorons by growth of visitation his busbes be le depressed a of aphia; and the Late the trees the more bilgaund they become. So be starts out 13 smol the insects off with tobacco, or 1: garden be too large for tale aureus, he makes his weary round with a pee of kerosene emulsion and a And wot once, but many times audal he do ch.
dally round if he won De but cessful. Again, mildew may 4M and dower of sulphur 19 the mcly which must be 9: language of no avail. note one day that the cages of the leaves are being eaten away, and that buds are withering. Here a signs of a relentless one ay ento beetle. This pest belongs 10 to weevils, and works it night To go out In the dark with a in 104 some receptacle, such a4 he opals brella, will provide the at seeing them full off the trend wha the light bears upon them; but is only partly efficacious.
The. 4 a method which gives better results; but it means trouble, It Is based a the two facts that light la fatal :0 IDe bestie and that during the day St beneath mulches of loose soil at the butt of the roses, whence it emerges at night to commit havoc. Therefore if the mulches be raked off, and tie earth well hoed in the glaze of the sun, wholesale destruction follow The worried rose-grower need only adopt this procedure to see his Coca die by the hundreds before they 410 reneb fresh Abetter. It is attention to details that see cures fine bloors. In nothing is this more apparent than in pruning.
liece two main polats must be considered the nature of the variety, and the eta jeet for which the flowers are The old classidcation of roses Das berm abandoner for the simpler of "spring-bloomers," and "ever. To the former the old rules for cutting hard back invariably apply, with perhaps one exarption. This la the beantifully tinted climber known as "The Boauty of Glazenwand" or "Fortune's Yellow." The pecullarity of this particular favorite that cutting means lose of flower In the following spring. It does nod make much wood, and beyond the fee moval of dead stems and pregervation of shape "shearing" is not required. With the "ever-bloomers" different treatment 18 preseribed.
It flowers be required for show purposes, then hard-pruning and disbudding are sential. brilliant floral display in the open garden te the desideratum little need he done beyond removing all dend and weakly wood and maintaining shapely form. It is a mating In which the raiser must use his discretion: but one unvarying rule, 100 often disregarded by non-professionals -and by some who style themselves "practical gardeners" -is that the top. most bud left on ench stem must face outwards. Observation will supple the reason for this, in the the rose.
ns in the rest of nature's domain there is ample scope for the healthy exercise of the reasoning culties. A11 the care and attention, all the troubles and disappointment entailed upon the enthusiast are richly nald. A well-kent rosary, durine long period of ench year, which the Australian climate gives for contin018 blooming. is "a thine of beantr" for a Kents to rhansodise abont. 10 male the reverent wonder, with MiltonWhat IP Be the shadow of heaven and things therein.
Each to ench other fire, more than on en -h thencht. AN OLD WRECK. Considerable interest has been cited by the publication of the tole lowing telegram from Dunedin: well known Dunedin shipping mau (o day received from the skipper of one of the Shaw Sevill Albion this a buried line to tell you something in which New Zealand people may take Interest. month ago Captain MeArtbur in command of one of the Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel ers, trading to Seattle, via China and Japan, came into the London office And stated that he met, at Seattle, pilot who told him in the course conversation, that be WaS once wiel. ed off Cape Horn.
Most of the crew got ashore. They decided 10 part company, and to go two by two la different directions to look for a sion station, He and his companion, who he believed were the only aurvivora in this search for the Nation, which they eventually reached, on me upon a large painted port which had been wicked in a and diet stinctly saw the name Marthorouga, There were three large fonts erected, and big heaps of shellfish which had been consumed bE the our Nicer, but were all since dead. There were 20 akeletons. YonDEr Itird. son ot the Captain, is In the office of Law Leslie and Lord chall street, and is in communication with this pilot, who has the exact latitude and longitude, it not a AGES of the The Maryborough and Innedin hoib left New Zealand about the rear 1894, with cargoes of frozen meat.
and no tidings of ellier has ever been ed. It was gonerally rant thee had been Jo4 la the les. The Marlborough was a reseel of the Shaw Savill and Albion fart, 1124 tone, and commanded by Captain W. Hird. She left Lottelton for London on January 11, 1904 having on board a valuable cargo.
She sighted next day but war never seen or heard of afterwards. She carried a crew of between 90 and 30 men. and hind one passenger on board. She supposed to have street the Ice. then very prevalent in the higher Romance of Twenty yeara ago Admiral Arbutbnot and Captain Back, when both serving lleutenants oN H.M.S Warspite, which was then on the Pacific Hinton, agreed to run a 100 yards race in 1913.
The match was duly brought off the other day in the naval yards at Portsmouth, and from the in which the contest originated it naturally exited great interest. The ra. quit was a win for Captain Back, Pho the tape 8 yard ahead of bia rival In 19.
