The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30
A TWO YEARS TOUR.
An Australian Newspaper Han
HOmeward Bound.
rsomArR,p AROUND THE woRLp
Infarxfews with . Maori CentsunFsan
and Arab Pashs, the Ex1is-
Buffalo In Canada.

Ia Colenso Kessefl. travelling Correspond
ere Plaarat Start Newspaper, Victoria
Australia. These words, neatly prsnied on
"a susaH card greeted Post-IntelAgsnc-r
rsrorter as he was usflered ifto a room al
me Hotel Northern Saturday night Be-
FORE his eyes. AL ready for tbe nssH'
sieep TO which his long and fatiguing jour
neg Justly emitted him. lay the cHnPac.
fieure Of one Of those Engiisbfnen VINO %
fr.aou,!taole perseverance and nntiring en-
ars.r nave overcome apparently insuper-
able obstacles and colozfzed for ne mo,n-
er conrary a belt around tho globe. MS
name tells the story of his close reiauon-
ship TO the famous Bishop Coienso, ana his
= faxen hair and Blonde features Oespeak
his Teutontc ancestry
Mr.. Kesseil Is Just completing MS Jour-
ney around Che world. which ne mas &C
conrdishad not as an ordinary sA'DS
srotter." but az a man with a definite 2ur-
pose ard with time enough TO pfeFent the
necessity of doing an art gallery In
sav or an Italian landscape from the wih-
Gows of an express train ar forty mines
ar hour A few Of his notes OF trasei nave
already been ssgst 20 The paper ne repre-
senlH, but the great bulk OF them ne IS
carrying back home with MIN 10 revise
and issue in a shape that wiii make tnem
really WORM fIltst3tntfEa ltS HAAfFe-s -.
Seattle Saturday evening direct from tah-
ada. and left yesterday morning for san
Franciseo. where he expects to sail Tor
home next week.
A .sKangaroo'' Of Standing.
sonetlgiug Of the mans Intelligence and
standing may be gathered from ahe TACT
that he has been declared eligible TO fell
lowship In the Royal Geographical Society
of England. and that he Is already men,
Der of the Ma s,na. Photographic Society
and ais, OF rlle National Society OF Short
hand Teachers. the two most conservative
and digmfsl stenographtc societies OF
England AS good proof of his abilities In
nil branches OF shorthand reporting, while
no was recently In London he was grant
cd. as the award for seven distinct tests,
the Ollver-AfaE5w an grand award OF merit.
All alorg the track OF his great journey
ne has lectured here and there on various
phases Of his travels. always fos the bene-
III of some charitable or public enterprise.
his Gestures invariably creating additional
interest In the great country OF which no
seems proud to declare himself native.
declaring himself always a kangaroo"
How did you find was here?" was his
first question. ~ took particular pains TO
avoid anything like publicity. ! have been
interviewed only once before by an Ameri-
can newspaper That was In Phiiadel-
phla The paper came ont next morning
with a long article containing precisely
what dld not say. II was headed, Caught
on the Fly. AZ 10 the veracity of the ar
ticle itself, should head II. Caught on
the Lie.
mo. OF course ! cant give you even
complete outline OF my travels In so short
a time. am willing TO talk as long as you
have time 10 listen. but IL Is impossible 20
condense two years OF travel into an
hours conversation
The oldest Maori.
II left Australia July q. 1894. Ny first
exploration and 1 confess. one OF the most
Interesting in the whole range of my tray
els was made in New Zealand. Landing In
the southern part OF the islands went due
north. thus completely traversing that
marvellous little world. You would not no
interested In the ordinary data of a trav-
eier's diary. but perhaps you might like to
know that | went among the Maor1s and
studied carefully their history. mode of
life and customs. visited their temples
and their ruins. The privilege which
enjoyed was that OF talking with the old
est Maori now living. He f. certainly
more than 100 years old or course he re-
members the cannihaiisAc days Of his peo-
pie and he not only described to me some
OF those horrible feasts in which he had
taken part. but also. apparently for my
editication rs "a student Of physiology. told
me OF the various parts OF the human body
that were considered best for eating. He
himself however. recognized the progress
his people had made. for he told me of the
darker phases Of his tribal life as having
been before missionary come
We'll. made a pretty thorough explor-
alton Of New Zealand. I visited the fam
Gus hot lakes district, examined the gov
eminent sanitarium. and visited all the
chief cities. But I cannot now take time
90 tell you or minor circumstances that
made my visits 10 these towns interesting.
Arabi Pa-ha. tho Exile.
sailing from New Zealand. landed at
Colombo. and proceeding some seventy
four miles inland. | had the privilege or
Il ns personal Interview with the famous
Arahi Pasha. He lives IN secluded place
al Handy. and while he g allowed the free
doU % his own home. and has his fam
Nv With him. h. is OF course virtualfy n
prisoner. He deeply dcplores his exile
from the scenes of hts former power. and
Ike Napoleon at 81. Helena. he evidently
b"wails the fu'tie ambition thar fcf 10 his
downfall, He has With him several Of the
military leaders who once helpeI to mall.
his cohorts such a source % terror. ana l
asked him the direct question whether he
Thought IL possible he should ever return
20 power
IN, BE said spreading his hands with
an oppressive gesture towards his sur
roand'ngs. that Is not Tor me To saw
In thar one burning utterance. could
read strange commingling 81 warming
and despair. IL Was much a. II he said
! would give nay right hand 10 be back
N hs}pt once more. but ENGLAND VIII
never permit H'
Leaving Ar-thi 90 bfr -