The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-18
LIFE IN FAR AUSTRALIA
Enthusiastic Reception of the
Governor of New South Wales.
TRADE IN THE BIG ISLAND
The Demand for American Goods Is
Growing Greater-A Monument to
the American and British Sail
ors Who Fell in Samoa

Vancouver, B. c., June 1.-THE
steamer Warrimoo brings the follow
ing Australian advices; A masked
man held up two bank clerks near Kali
goolie, in West Australia, recently and
robbed them of $4,000, which they were
taking from a bank to the mines to
pay off miners. The hold-up was wit
messed by a number of men working
near the spot and passing along the
road, but the robber kept them at
bay by threatening to shoot. Black
crackers were sent after the robbers.
In Fiji, the coolies are maintaining
their unpleasant record of crime. Sew
eral murders have recently occurred on
sugar plantations. Deplorable accounts
of the drought come from General Ri
verina. There is no water and no grass
where Sheep are dying by the thou
sands and a large number of crows and
hawks are following up the stock and
feasting upon the sick and dying.
Fl. NJ S. Pleiades, bound from England
to Sydney to relieve the Royalist on the
Australian division, went ashore on
reef while going through Torres
straits. She got off practically unin-
jured.
Big storms have been experienced off
the New Zealand coast. The steamer
Ohau is thought to have foundered with
the loss of all on board.
From New Hebrldes comes report
that hostilities had broken out at Tan
ma. AT Port Resolution there had been
a tribal war, during which two women
were reported to have been murdered.
II H.
of New South Wales, had great re-
ception on his official landing in sgd
ney. He said: Il am in favor of the
principle of Australian federation, but
it would be obviously improper for me
to pronounce upon any bill now before
the country"
The officers of the British and Ameri
can warships. who have been frater-
nizing during the recent trouble in Sa-
moa, have decided to erect a joint mon
ument to the memory of the English
speaking men slain in the various en-
gagements. 1t is intended to erect a
granite monument, with the names of
the Americans on one side and the Brit
ish on the other. Surrounding the roll
of the killed will be British and Ameri-
can flags intertwined.
The Japanese are ousting Britishers
from the pearl shell industry on Thurs
| day island. The governor of Queens
| land has received a communication
| from Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of
| state for the colonies, acknowledging
! his dispatch enclosing a petition from
| certain members of the Queensland as
| sembly
| Sydney is about to erect prison for
females at Randwick 1t will be a
model institution.
The premier of New Zealand has an
| nounced surplus for the year of
| G49,S6
Up to the end of March, 7,O70 ad-
vances to settlers had been authorized
in New Zealand, the total being G2,073,-
423
r. B. Hogue. brother of the New
| South Wales minister of public instruc-
ton, has returned to Sydney after 10
years absence in San Francisco. Mr.,
Hogue is satisfied that American trade
| with Australia is steadily increasing
The demand for United States goods is
| yearly growing greater. At present
| there Is only small demand In Amer
| lea for Australian Drod,1cts