Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-03
Life in Australia.
Sydney and Melbourne Compared with
 American Cities

Sydney and Melbourne Compared W ith American Cities [From the San Francisco Chronicle ''There is great difference between Mel bourne and Sydney" said a young gentle man from Australia to a Chronicle reporter. Sydney is quiet place, rather goody- goody sort of town, you know, while Mel | bourne, on the contrary, is fast-nearly as fast as San Francisco, though must say that have seen more in this city than in any part of the world"
 Do our people remind you of those you have left at home?"
 ''Yes, they do. You resemble the Mel bourne people. There the girls on the street l dress to kill. You see quite as much silk and | satin on the streets there as you do here, while in Sydney the women go abroad in so- Der garments "
 'Tn Melbourne they are fond of pIeasure?" Certainly they aEe-very fond of it. But, you see, our tastes are different from yours We are fond of outdoor amusements. Why, the races will bring out the whole town, and football or 8 cricket match will attract 8 crowd of 10000 people. Everybody enjoy s an outing in the country, and for six months l in the year there is nothing thought of but picnics."
 How do your people patronize the thea ters?"
 ''In Sidney good piece will have run, while 8 variety show will not get an audience, though in Melbourne variety performance secures fair patronage An old theatrical manager told me the other day that he con- sidered Melbourne, San Francisco and New Orleans the three most critical cities in the world; that poor performance had better chance of being patronized in either Paris or London than in either of these cities
 ''Is there as much hotel life in. the Austra- Han colonies as there is in Amerjca?"
 s'Not at all. In Brighton, near Melbourne, for instance, people hire house for the sea- son. They do not seem to take to the hotels as you do here. Perhaps for the reason, ,' said the speaker candidly, "that they are not so good as they are here. 7" i've are more luxurious then2" ''You are Take the matter of saloons. Per hsps there are two saloons in Melbourne, which have 8 piece of dry bread and cheese lying on the counter; and then, when I come to think of it, drinks are penny dearer iu the colonies than they are in San Francisco. Colonial beer is great beverage out there |"
 1T have heard good deal of your horses and riders. Are they so really extraor- dinarS?"
 "It depends good deal. If you want to see really good rider just take up mounted policeman. Do you know what the qualif- cation is for admission to it's ranks? We'll, sir, they have an old horse, well up in every knack that is bound to throw a man. They put you in a small inclosed space; the walls have an apology for padding. while the ground is somewhat hard. They let you mount, and then the horse is goaded to des- peration by being whipped by men stationed within the enclosure D
 ''Does fall debar you at onoe from the service?"
 "Oh, no. Tbey are good enough tO give you enough chances to kill yourself. For you may depend upon it, these falls are sometimes serious. 1 know young squat but did so for the fun of the thing. He went through the ordeal without once being thrown"
 ''What is the object of making the test so severe?"
 You see the mounted police have often to go out into the bush alone. The country is pretty rough and 8 man has to fire from of the horses back. It would never do for a man to be thrown, or, worse still, be unskill- ful with his weapon, so the authorities take every precaution to be sure of their men,
 "How about your horses?"
 ''There is something peculiar about that. It would surprise you to see how many sorry looking animalssthere are in the colonies. The truth is, that the best horses are shipped off to India and elsewhere"
 ''How do the colonies feel with regard to Eugland?"
 ''Ther4 is the very best feeling existing. am certain that if Great Britain were in any trouble the colonies would come to her as- sistance, though cannot help thinking that the day is not far distant when they will fol- low the example set by this republic"