Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-24

ed with leavea, waving gay scarfs and
chanting the ancient welcome song OF |
their people. Then broad fax mats
are spread out on the ground. and the
visitors are regaled with pork, pre-. !
served birds, wild honey and pota' |
toes.
City Of the Larrikans.
These six happy days are now over.
for II Is August Is, and the fleet must
put of on q Ave days sail northwest |
ward to Sydney. capital OF New South
Wales, Australia, over 1884 miles VI
the stormiest seas 10 be found south
OF the equator. Jack arrives In sgd
ney August 20. after entering the
most beautiful harbor which lie will
see on his entire trip around the
world Here ne finds London on q
small scale. built largely In red and
yellow sandstone, upon rolling hlhs
and with irregular streets laid out on
the paths OF the first settlers ox-carts.
Sidney, with a population of 100000.
boasts Of the finest street car system
and the finest r>ilway station In the
world While the feet Is here 1t Is
entertained by continental. an
evening fete In one OF the big parks.
but our officers are wary lest Jack
and his comrades get into brush
with the famed "larrikans' which pug
naciOus hOodlums are banded together
In pushes" under d secret organiza-
ton which does not stop at the muir
der CT anyone obnoxious to the gang.
Jack Is cautioned to keep away from
the "push dances" and push picnics'
where the larrikan dances the "teeto-
tum" with loudly dressed women OF
the English eoster girl type. These
entertainments generally end in free
fight and push" when offended
week here. also at Melbourne. the
capital OF Victoria. Australia.
Melbourne IL reached ON August 20.
after a three days sail. 1t Is only
SIS miles below Sydney. both being
Mn the southeast corner Of Australia.
which. We often forget. Is larger In
area than our own country. Melbourne
! "a about the size of Sydney and. like
Il, has an Italian climate. II Is now
late winter, for in Australia. too. the
seasons which Jack Is used to are
upside down. It's cold wind comes
from the south instead Of the north
and the southern cross rather than
the north star is the astronomical con
slant. Here In Melbourne Jack visits
the houses Of parliament. national
gallery. exhibition building. museum.
botanical gardens. geological garden
and the race track. the Ascot Of Aus
! tralia. where each spring. in Novem-
Der. the Australians celebrate their
great carnival week and race for the
Melbourne cup
A wonderland Is seen by Jack IL,
during this fortnight on the island
continent. he gets a peep into the
bush" as the Australians call the
Here run wild the kangaroo and emu.
the Tyre bird and giant stork, the
! Laughing jackass." the dingo, Or Wild
wolf dog. and the flying opossum. Of
| ten three feet long. In the creeks Is
| found one Of natures greatest animal
wonders, the duck bill. connecting
ling between reptile and marsupial. an
odd creature about the size OF a mole
! with dense fur. and yet the bill. OF a
duck. Further inland are great des.
erts crossed by camel caravans. and
not so far are found the wild and
naked Australian bushmen. dancing
, their hideous "coroboree."
These cannibals are ranked as the
lowest of the human family: indeed,
one Of them discovered about two
years ago was SO ape like that a nat
uralist opined that 1t was the miss
Ing link" The bushmen never do
INVESTIGATED an animal. yet played
cats cradle" before they ever saw al
white man. A bushman counting AMI
unwilling maiden knocks her over thel
head with q club and carries her oil
while she Is unconscious. then after
living with her for awhile. he trades
her for the wife Of q friend.
Jack will see one Of the human
wonders OF the world II he comes
across a native boomerang thrower.
Indeed, 1t Is . sight to see one Of
these crescents Of wood spin $50 feet
or more up In the air, then turn over. |
curve to the left. rise nov to Q height !
Of City yards and finally return 10 the
black hand which threw II. A more
likely place to see such wonders Is |
the Wild country about Albany. In the
south western corner Of Australia On
St. Georges sound This port Is
reached September II. after a six
days stop In the Philippines. Yoke !!
hama IL reached October II. Thus In
. month Jack has passed from early |
spring through midsummer into mid
autumn. Yokohama Is as far above
the equator as the Australian ports
were below u.
Land Of the Geisha.
The laps nov have . week to look
the feet over and judge Of our PROV
ess. and this Is perhaps Jacks most
delightful week Of al. He rides about
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