Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-09

Copyright, 1901, by Frank g. Carpen-
teri
wellington, New Healand'-Durins
the coming year Australasia Is to be
one of the chief news centers. The
Australian colonies have already gone
into federation, New Zealand is pre-
pairing to join to It's government those
of the Tonga and Fiji Islands, and we
may soon have several Independent re-
publics away down here In the South
Pacific ocean, far below the equator
and almost on the other side OF the
world. SO far the people manifest no
intention Of breaking away from old
England. but the ropes which bind
them to her are little more than ropes
of sand. and the control Of the queen IL
nominal rather than real, Each colony
has sort Of a wooden governor to
whom II pays from $4,000 upward TO
act as n figure head, Each maintains
separate tariff against the old eoun-
try and none will tolerate the least In
reference by the queen in its domestic
affairs.
THE WoRKINGMAN's CONTINENT.
The people, in fact, are running this
part OF the world Australia and New
Zealand may be called the working
mans continent, They are the Edward
Bellamy lands Of the present, the cen
ter Of all sorts OF new experiments as
to government control in society and
labor During the past year ] have
Travelled quite extensively through
them and everywhere / find the eight
hour law and the weekly half holiday,
Everywhere in Australia the working
men are TO some extent the balance OF
power. but In New Zealand they boast
they own the country and that they
will eventually down the capitalists.
They really have control Of the govern
ment and are formulating all sorts of
new schemes 10 tax the rich and TO re-
duce them TO the level Of the poor The
governments own the railroads, the tel
egraphs and telephones, and there arc
those who hope they Will eventually
become the owners Of the coal mines,
gold mines and factories.
THE TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND.
But first let me tell you something
about New Zealand. TO most Of you T.
is a dead land IN dead part Of the
globe. To one on the ground II Is much
alive and moving along on the lightning
express Of our so-called civilization
The country is not so far away, after
all.
tits now only eighteen days from San
Francisco, only about forty days from
London. and II has lines OF steamers
connecting II with all parts Of the
globe. II has regular vessels which go
I to London u the Cape OF Good Hope,
others which steam there by the Suez
canal, and others still which make the
trip via South America passing
through the Strait Of Magellan. You
can 20 on the +. and q. line from We'll
lington TO London. taking the Union
Steamship line to Sydney, for 5000 and
upward. or there and back for $3.50,
The trip Is around the bottom of Aus
llullui licHCP 10 htllDii, hutH, lUt putH
canal and across the Mediterranean to
Gibraltar and on to London,
Via South America the cost Is about
the same, and you will call at Punta
Arenas on the Strait OF Magellan Mon
tevideo and Rio de Janelro. and you
can, II you will. extend your Journey
from London on around the world by
crossing the Atlantic 10 New York,
thence to San Francisco and thence TO
New Zealand. This whole trip costs
1925.
The Messagerles and the North Ger
man Lloyd have many large ships run
ming from Australia to Europe. and, IN
fact, you can get a steamer almost any
day. As to trips about the wild New
Zealand coast, the service Is excellent.
There are scores OF steamers which
move from port to port, and you can
go almost any week to the Tongas. the
Fills and other islands OF the South
seas.
THE STORMY SOUTH PACIFIC
OCEAN.
on the map New Zealand looks like the
little half sister OF Australia. II Is NOT