New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
that for the dwellers in the bush rcadynadc co'n-

front much embroidered velvet tie OF ooa t;cI
blue picked ont with red ana ye, to tight at the
hps swelling mt the thighs, hhiro"nhiS III ankle
the knee and widening out over me can shane: the
| into n bell-mouthcd, blunuerbuss sndPIh obiv
material being well-dcined cross chcck n tent
| prononc6 both in pattern and hue lls Ms the
generally worn very ,S Spsb howevcr betrays
an ignorance of the aundresss arr, ana y AZ hat
suggestive of tobacco juice ami na'i an rTgIe
The vest moreoysr' Is "ms yeyet satin. OF silk
texture. with n warp of cotton-thread ru.iaa5
conspcuously through it into CANDY S scsyes
| aower pattern The coat IL short III tllc sicoses
| s,more cnt as to tails the waist ana on.'V 9hn
corresponding thereto are perched hlgh up III nd
small of the back and cuffs collar ,nd Wondered
Iii Iii hrod while the eternal Blycock, inuch
dinted. battered and besmeared round Ine
circuluie i'm ediice and completes the costume
If a real high class dandy OF the iIfst Watei. Do
sure pair of patent leather dancing stc% and
| bross ring a riding whip, silver watch, an"
several golden charms, nugget pm aha ac foniv
| beIt of wool and bead work Will not nc "ah'inE
| as accessories. . ;.o
OF the higher class of Australians Mr. Inelis gives
an attractive account and he is great admirer Oh
| the women
! Our hostess is a specimen of the rare womanty
beautv wIrich ripens into such perfection oenentm
the ardent Australian sun. lndeeu tn ennearence
81 he Australian women. / think they possess
greater charms of face and figure. and more deli
cate refined style Of oeamst IL woman is
| generally tall well proportional, agile, ntne III
limb and has all her features cut IN q CLASSIC nJ Ii
| of rather Grecan or arstocratic type IN pan
| words | think Australian women are more gclen
aIly pleasing lovely in feature, ana MOI
| graceful i'm figure than English omen; Inc clmate
has doubtlcss much TO do with this but beauty Is not
bv any means confined to the wealillef cass So
The free out-of-door life, tht abundant iare, ;fT
freedom from many foolish kinds OF ccnventlonanty
which handicap the English girl all go III favor ol
the Australian. One is surprised 10 illa 81 i''nfI
really beautiful faces and faultess ngres III a.,
ranks; and the observant student Oh lne Htn n
| form divine must come to the conclusion thaI SO
far as outward beauty is concerned the race tbe
| not deterorated by its transplantatiCn 10 1ne
| ontipodes The Australian, however, must slrlko
her dag tc the fresh rosy cheeks ana ruday wal" Id
compilations of the village beauties OF 'ns tro U,,
| country Clear compilations are not INC s.lons
| point of Australian bellies. .,: .;.Io
Far more freedom is accorded TO Australian giIis
| than mothers in England would ordinarily Inlnk
| consistent with prOprety. The Australian beauty
| Is quite able to hold her own IN railway, pIhlpus'
or steamboat. It is not considered ~ an travni
| mon or remarkable to see her go shopping travel
| inc or visiting, without male escort OF leIhaie
chaperon Whether the girls are improved; by
| this or the reverse, may he moot poiht oPiot'
vary Australians are certainly quick, Intelligent,
| self-reliant Their detractOIs, VINO may hot nav
had the same degree of liberty accorded o1e tba AZ
are inst n little toe strong minded, impulsIyely
toward and free spoken Let US assume That thi' Is
pure Jealousy.
The native tribes have been treated with brutal
Injustice nowhere paralleed, except Ill our own H.
dian country:
The treatment of the poor dusky aborlgmes, ny
the Queensland government, indeed their tfeaIluehV
by tile Australian governments generally, 10 hon a
matter for much pride or congratuIatlon: w., we
occasionally hear with thrill OF horror; Una,
another parcel of redskins have been wiped out
by the United States soldiers WeH-ni'ai!!iins
D6ilanthropists make spasmOdic but abortlve
ptinrt NJ intervals to get government to interfere
actively in abrogating slavery N CuDa' pun lev
very few ordinary newspaper readers, we imagine,
tnlf IN
"blacK fellows of Queensland. and yet the
Queensland government stands charged WIN d
caIlous disregard OF Their hrst duty towIrG f the
fastcsscning tribes OF savageS. ahn Will nl+i .np
systematic preparation OF aOoininH2o VI nLi
that would disgrace even Tartar, Lulu OF pasHi,
Bazouk. clever and AUTHORITATIVE WIltr III
The Australian Magazine on this subject say,
" Probably worse system OF u9aiihe MN
T ahnroinal races has ever been adopted Than tnat
in use in Australia and the system is probably
worse at the present time than i ever was. our
authorities maintain. systematicaS one i tI
, first residents and that is, eXtermlnauOh ms
action as a policy, is of course neither progressed
nor acknowledged very likely the circumstances
in connection with 1t are not even knoH S,, ~
many of the functl0nares VINO conduct the lorihai
official routine but still the work, goes on regu-
laryp He goes 10 describe the modus
? oDerandi with all the graphic viyidness OF one VINO
knows mis- facts. and can youch for their accuracy.
, / That the picture is not Overdrawn, my own
! exnercnce and knowledge bear witness. Not Icing
ago near CooktOwn, almost WITHIN Suhsn9nI Oh
pOpulOus town, whole trlbe Oh pooI Dlch eilVw
rrtcIcd creatures, to escape the bullets of the
police SWAIN out to sea and never returned 10 shoc.
The sharks probably had feast Ou 1 OIL y parry r
of thirty-iive men. women, and children il rS1
member rightly, only three women anu one fhn'
were allowed To escape the rcYolNers ana " per-
C On another occasion in northern Queensland two
white men had been speared. The whites met and
determincd to hunt the blacks out of the district.
A party was organized. They were armed with
rcvol vers. Well mounted and fully equipped they
set out OH their expedition. They were not deSlros
e of making captiyes. They did not know the
: guilty parties. Their object was to take black
Ives and they cared not jot ether the innocent
Corscan vendetta, stretched TO its EXTREMIST limit
/ equal this Our brave guerllIas then went forth
ON their mission of blood. They were sober British
subjects, not Indians on the war-path; not Zulus
or Arab slave-stealcrs, but Queens land b0rdefers
! They came upon n tribe of blacks ramped neal
a water-hole. as the lagoons or desert pools are
there called. Fearful of reprsals, II they were
= the guilty parties, appreiienslyc OF danger al
/ ! tbe hands of the whites, the black men, many OF
X them took to the water, and diving like water
Y fowl tried to elude the bullets of their foes
= 1t was vain hope. Our gallant band OF wnte
- | men su rrounded the water-hoe and deliberately
"pottedn the poor wrctches. as they swan about
in wild terror, and in that one tTater-h0le tttS
black fellows were murdered I'D colu Dloou pS lhest
u heroic pioneers OF progress.
i The poltical condition of the colonies seems tC
be highly unsatisfactory the governments are bad
= and the tone of public life il base. The railway
o system the public works. the administration of the
e lands office are in New South Wales the symbols
! for everything imbecile and contemptble." The
!, other colonies are little better of. However much
{ there may be to admire in connection with the
public policy and material progress OF Australian
G statesmen and Australia generally, gross venaty
l. and rampant jDbbery are, alas, too frequent anc
c common reproach against many of her most prom
# nent legislators. When l say prominent.
It mean not so much those who are prominent
r for talent, ability or integrity, but those
| for ar1 nd prpm
z their shameless ehfrontery." Mr.. Inglis sus
alns his charge of maladmin stration by citing the
- dIsgraceful condition of the principal cities in re
..,-ct Acntnr snnnlv seMeraGa and slnltlrY re