The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-08
FROM THE WANDERER
Another interesting Letter From Harvey
Lucas Who Is in Australia
Chatswood.
North Sydney


North Sydney
Dear Old Pete
have owed you this Tor some time
since, May sOth in fact. but will not
keep you waiting any longer The
truth of the matter il. ! have no news
TO tell and IL is poor sport writing
letters without having some thing to
say.
The one topic Of interest here, is of
course, the visit Of the feet, and IL is
this one thing that has kept me here
these m any months The boys" will
certainly get royal welcome, and one
that they will remember for some time
to come. The fleet arrives Aug. 10Th
and for whole week Rome will
howl. From the minute they steam
through the Heads. until they are out
of sight again things will be "doing I"
The Federal Govt. that is the whole
OF Australia has program. the State
Govt IN. S. w. has another the city
council of Sydney has it's own and a
citizens committee Is now at work
preparing another. IL reminds NE Of
Miss Hamilton and the others arrayning
the schedule early in September. so
that nothing conflicts; lots OF subjects,
but hardly enough time. Instead of
the blackboard at school, this schedule
IL worked ont by the yard. in the daily
papers.
OF course each committee has It's
s such as arrayment, enter
tainments. sports, decoration, etc. etc
Awfully intricate affair you know and
its going TO cost good many thousand
pounds to see it all through. The same
thing is going on at Melbourne, ana
the competition Is almost as keen as
one between Iron River and Crystal
Falls over the Fourth of July celebra-
tion.
The poor Jack Tars' will be COM
pletly razzle -dazzled before they are
out OF it; reckon the round of ban
luets and balls, picnics and luncheons,
speeches, parades and reviews. athlet ic
exhibitions. race meetings and thea tre
parties etc. etc. ETC.. will do more
larm than rub with the Japs
One OF the special features will be
he illumination Of the Harbor sgd
ley has on Of the largest and. without |
doubt, one Of the most beautiful har-
)ors in the world and the sight at
light will be magnificent.
Tommy" Burns has been paid
si5. 600 to fight here during fleet week |
ie will meet Squires and think Lainy
and probably another.
The main object of the whole scheme
'eing TO favorably impress the
Yanks. = A great deal--of the decora-
ion will take the shape of permanent
Improvement as regards the thorough
ares and parks streets are being wild
ned and improved; parks are being
made and In one instance magnificent
tatute TO Queen Victoria is being
hifted, In order 10 widen a certain
quare through which the sailors will
march and In which several stump1
peeches will probably be made. Al
hVugh the occasion Is claimed by
ewsrapers TO mark. the beginning OF a
ew epic In Australian history do not
iink myself that poor Queen Victoria
Vould have been 30 greatly moved had
happened in her time.
The papers here have given the idea
trying 10 find out the true sig
ihcence OF this great cruise. (for IL
ire Is world puzzleI and have begun
point ont it's effect az far as Aus
ALA is concerned Besides the talk
the cementing Of the friednship be-
yeen the three great English speaking
ations. Eng y. s. A. and Australial
I'D the bond Of brotherhood. etc. they
ave more than hinted at the pos.
bility OF calling upon the
I. s. for help In repelIing the yellow
ices In the near futrue. They want
, exclude the colored races. but In
-der 70 do 80 must Gil the country
ith . white population and keep All
INV and navy strong enough to de-
md themselves At present they are
,ing neither. England IL spending
illions each year to defend Australia