Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-05

Nl WATERS nNNG pug away 900 '.''.''
U.s. possessions. The effects OF those de-
vasnung floods are still notieea1le'
Hundreds of dwellng.houscs are empty. |
Many business blocks DO South Brisbane
are going TO ruin, and d Us estimated
that The ciiy's population has decreased
1000 since the dreadful catastrophe
Business interests have not yet recov.
cred from the effects Ui The calamity, ana
10 may be many years before the city en-
joys the degree of prosperity which /
10 prior TO 'g3. The river /
divides the cIiy into municipalities, viz
Brisbane lNorlhl and South Brisbane, |
the former possessing "a population oi
OF 10000. and the latter 1900. The /
scenery along the banks of The river is
very picturesque, and one Of the plea
sanicst spots in the city limits Is the /
botanical gardens. which are situated /
close TO the river and near the heart OF
The city, thus providing an enjoyable &C.
treat, in this almost tropical CLINE, Tor /
the busy merchant, or weary citizen |
artisan who can rest beneath the shady |
trees. and drink in the cold brcg2cs /
which blow across the river The gaf-
dans are well arranged, aud the dense /
shfubbey. fern houses and Lowering |
plants of every description add to Us
lttraciiycncss and beauty
Some o'thc abuuginCs may often be |
seen on the streets of Brisbane They |
are q suuicd, spind.c.Iogged, ugly ig- |
nouut specimen Of the original Queens.
lander, aud they may well De c'assed as |
the lowest tyne of humanity Like the !
Iulws of America, the Australian gin |
Iuiiel does most of the manual labor.
Their c0unien1uCc5 have q dtbascd and !
repu.sivc look and intellectual cali1rc is
of @ very low order They usually visit
town 90 dispose oi tr0es, or 90 earn q
few coppem throwing the boomerang
This IS one Of their most peculiar wca.
pens lt Is simply a piece Of ilJt hard
wood, two inches wide, and about two
'cct long, and bent almost in the form Of
bow. The blacks claim that they can
hit 1n enemy hiding chiud a tree, OF
strike q bird on the wing. Meeting a
native ON the street recently an exhibit
lion Of bis Kill was solicited. lie wore
large brass plate on bis breast shaped
like q qu5uor-moon ON which was In.
scrihed 'JIckey. King OF the LoEans
and Pmpamas" Alter a little bargain.
ing, lackey consented 90 throw bis
boomerang for "thupcnCc." Selecting
an open space, the "king' raised his
weapon 10 his shoulder. and assuming
900 attitude Car from graceful suddenly
threw 30 from him, IL commenced
spinning around and soaring iua circle
Ikea bird and finally returned aud fell
within few feet OF the tlrUWcr The
ivlt was repeated several times, aud
lackoy was paid his copper.
40 Ha. O. D. d H..
small huts which are invariably put close
Us together 1heyare made of interviewer
boughs of trees and covered with u.trcc
or bark, etc. Zoo New South Wales
hundreds Of tumps or unemployed
were seen occupying similar homes 10
the BUSH
But ere this, probably, earnest Saints
are impauently asking, "Watchmiul
what Of the nighu' he patient, gentle
reader ZION prospgrs, ali Is well %
For several years past, very little
work has been done 10 New South
Wales, tho occasionally Elders have
visited Sydney, and labored IN the yicn-
n.y.. According TO the records, the last
haptisms were performed IN 1855 and
the members then baptized have not
been found, ln fact it is not known
that there are any members at present
boz the colony,
Last May Elders A. ]. Ridges and w.
i. Armstrong were located iu Sydney,
and they have labured ztlIouslY since
then, distributing tracts and holding
meetings in one Of the suburbs. Several
persons are now deeply interested 100 the
Gospel, and many are reading the
Church works About three years ago
the Elders labuTing Boo the Melbourne
conference iult impressed To visit
Queensland, and they commenced hold. /
ins meetings in the city of Brisbane. a
few 0ld-tme Latter day SAINTS were no.
uaclcd 10 the meetings by the advertise. |
menls, Ny:-Hr1tbgr and Sister Duun !
and Sister Leach. All had Joined the |
Church many years before 900 other parts
Ui The world, and these scattered sheep /
uloIccl 90 hglruuCe more the true she1. |
herds of Israeli Sister Leach came Co. a |
sad and untmgly end some months ago.
being burnt 20 death through an |
accident with Cotl OH. She was q /
faithful Lauepiay Saint, and bore % |
strong testimony TO the truth OF the /
Gospel message.
Alter labounE IN various parts of |
Queensland, the Elders rcntc % small |
house at IuarparuO, South Brisbane.
They were perfect strangers iu the vICiu !
ity aud several burElauys having occur.
red about that time, d was no wonder /
that they were regarded with suspicion;
and the feeling OF disrust was intensified /
when % was known that they were Nor.
mons. They pereyerel in their work. |
however ll.tTibuIiUu tFlHfa r,uy.r.t5,.. ]