The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-30
SOUTHERN DOINGS.
Current News From Australia and
the Sandwich Islands.

The steamship Alamo la, when arrived
yesterday from Australia and the Islands,
brought Sydney dates to October 9Th and
Honolulu dates to the 18Th, from which the
following items of news are taken:
Australia.
The Head. referring to the annual cple-
bration of "Eight-hour day." says: ''Y ear
by year 1t is becoming pa!ner that process
of kneading-up the elements that constitute
the Australian population Is ceaselessly
going on. The man who carried a banner
in last Eight-h0ur day procession may be
in Parliament to-day, the public school
system Of the country is turning out the
future employers aud employees OF the CONF
munity on the same educational plane witt
the regularity of a machine, and on fes-
tival like this all classes unite in cOngratu-
lating each other on the state of prosperity
which has made our social conditions what
they are"
Miss Parkes, the only surviving sister of
the Premier, died at kalconbridge at half
past 7o'clock last Saturday morning, OctO-
Der Sd, IN the eighty-1rSt year OF her age.
Influenza is bad throughout Melbourne
and also in the country towns. At Will
Jamestown it is daily assuming more acute
form. Whole families are down with it.
General Booth, chief officer of the Saliva
llOu AIIHT, - uOlUS Stpillhil WI Il III n
traia, and is meeting with great success Ill
the Colonies.
Referring to the sailing of the steamer,
the Herald says: The X. NJ. S. Alameda
will sail to-day fer San Francisco. we'll
patronized by passengers and with a large
quantity of gold. The total shipments
amount to forty-one boxes of soveregns
and the value to 9207 $50. Comparatively
the shipping Of gold 10 America by way Of
San Francisco is new feature in the out
| ward manifeSts of these vessels, and it is
] said to be due to instructions from English
! banks, to whom large balances of gold are
| due from here; but who. having heavy re-
mit'aaces 10 make to the United States,
| advise their correspondents here to ship the
| gold direct to America By this means the
| rate Of exchange between England and the
! States Is saved. Some time back shipments
| of tin in considerable quantities were made
| from here to the States, but recently the
| quantity appears to have fallen off. Wool
| forms no apprecable item of export by the
American mail steamers from Australia
despite the efforts that have been made to
| introduce it; aud only glance at the out
ward cargOes of the mail boats hence tOSaH
| Francisco is needed TO see that there Is no
| end of room for an expansion of business in
| Colonial products with the States. In the
| list OF cargo by the Alameda rather I'M
common item appears namely, a shipment
| of opals, two packages valued al 9400.
| Between 200 and $40 miles from Sydney,
| in the direction Of about east by south,
bark in bad plight, named the George +.
| Manson, was spoken Saturday afternoon,
| October 81. Everything was gone above the
| lower masts on the main and mizzen and all
| the sail she had on her was lower fore top
! sail and fOrestaysaf. Distress signals were
flying, so CAPTAIN Brothers of the Jubilee
bore down TO render assistance. Ii was
then ascertained that the bark left Neweas-
tie last Friday for San Diego, with 915 tons
| of coel on board and was caught in squall
! The chief officer reported that the master
was sick and that he had assumed com
mand. The master of the Jubilee also
| learned from him that the bark was not
leaking nor in any immediate danger He
had no suitable towing gear, so decided to
| hasten Oh to Sydney and report the matter
so that tug assistance might be sent out.
NJ. Leon Reiser, a Swiss architect and
woodworker, has patented process for
| seasoning woods rapidly, so that they will
| neither warp nor crack. He is endeavOring
| to introduce his process into Australia.
STRENGTHENING is now at its height and
| the clip will be immense.
The health officer, DR.. Toll, received in
| formation to the effect that there are half Il
| dozen cases of typhoid on one OF the vessels
| of the squadron.
A number of horses in the district of Lis
more are suffering from a COMPLAINT which
| commences with violent purging, producing
| intense pain. Those which recover then
|
| Numerous deaths have occurred. Those
which pull through are in a very much re-
| duced condition. Horses in good condition
| are most frequently attacked, likewise those
| in regular work. Six died last week. The
| epidemic is new anu nothing of the kind has
| been known here before.
Directly following the seizure of cigars
made on board the steamer Meumuir an eX-
! tensive haul took place September 3Oth on
| the steamer Taiyuan. The vessel was
searched at Brisbane and relieved Of 5000
cigars. but the efforts made at Sydney were
rewarded by nearly five times that number.
| When the steam launch reached the quay
from the Taiyuan the exact number could
| not be ascertained, but it was not much
| short of sc, 600 cigars. 1t has been usual TO
| find cigars on board the China steamers
secreted in lots, a few hundred here and
there about the ship. but the packages con-
| fiscated September 30th were OF different
| stamp. The majority of them were done uD
in mating. not unlike tea chests, and about
the same in bulk.