The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-17
LIFE IN AUSTRALIA.
Sydney and Melbourne Compared
with American Cities.

WIFI SiklCS.
"There is great difference between
Melbourne and Sydney" said young
Francisco Chronicle reporter. Sydney
is quiet place, a 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
Melbourne people. There the girls on
the street 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 sober gar
ments."
In Melbourne are they fond of
pleasure?'
Certainly they are-very fond of it.
But, you see, your tastes are different
from ours. We are fond of outdoor
amusements. Why, the races will
bring out the whole town, and foot
ball or a cricket match will attract
crowd of twenty thousand people.
Every body enjoys an outing in the
country, and for six months in the
year there is nothing thought of but
pic-nics."
How do your people patronize tho
theater?"
''In Sydney good piece will have
run, while a variety show will not get
an audience, though in Melbourne
variety performance secures fair pat
ronage. An old theatrical manager
told me the other day that he consid-
cred Melbourne, San Francisco, and
New Orleans the three most critical cit
les IN the world; that a poor perform
ance had a better chance of being pat
ronized in Paris or London than in
either of these Cities
''ls there as much hotel life in the
Australian colonies as there is ir,
America?" -
Not at all. In Brighton. near Mel
bourne for instance, people hire a
house for the season. TRey do not
Soein W '' e,e to the hotels as you do
MI Perhaps for the reason" said
the speaker candidly, ''that they are
not SO good as they are here.
I've are more luxurious then?'
You are. Take the matter of
saloons. Perhaps there are about two
saloons in Melbourne which have a
piece of dry bread and cheese lying on
the counter: and then, when | come to
think of ii, drinks are q penny dearer
In the colonies than they are in San
francisco. Colonial beer is a great
beverage out there
Il have heard a good deal of your
horses and riders. Are they really so
extraordinary"
lit depends a good deal. If you
want to see really good rider lust
take up mounted policeman. Do
you know what the qualifications are
for admission to its ranks? Well, sir.
they have an old horse, well up ..
every knack. that is bound to t,ror - - .
man. They put you ir small in
closed space; the W. have an anni-
ogy for PADDING while the cronnf m i0i ;s
80 ana =. 90 nard. They let you mount,
.'-N men the horse is goaded to des-
peration by being whipped by men
stationed within the inclosure -
Does fall debar you at once from
the service?n
''Oh, no. They are good enough to
give you enough chances to kill your
self For you may depend upon it,
these falls are sometimes serious. |
know young squatter who had no
reason to join the service, 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 go severe?n
You see the mounted police often
have to 90 out into the bush alone.
The country is pretty rough and
man has to fire from off the horses
back. 1t would never do for a man to
be thrown, or worse still, to be un-
skllIIul with his weapon. so the authori-
ties take every precaution to be sure
their men,
How about your horses?'
There is something peculiar about
them. 1t would surprise you to see
how many sorry-looking animals there
are in the colonies. The truth is. that
the best horses are shipped off to India
and elsewhere.
How do the colonies feel with re-
gard to England?n
There is the very best of feeling ex-
isting. l am certain that if Great
Britain was IN any trouble the colonies
would come to her assistance, though
can not help thinking that the day is
not far distant when they will follow
the example set by this republic"