ADMINISTRATION AND PROBATES

been

M'Geever, Ra , . te
(Charles M‘Geever, Ravensbourne, school
ymin Pia occurred March 13, 1904.
Yr 00.
James M‘Clure, Yengarie, lengthsman,
‘© Mary Ann M‘Clure, Toowoomba,
Death occurred May 34, 1905.

1236.

John ollins. —Brivbane, ua
agent—to ‘Hannah Collins, Brisbane,
widow. Death occurred August 4.

Personalty,

wonalty, £478.

_ John Frederick Young, Maryborough,

Ce Alice Hannah Young, (Mary-
rough, widow. Death occurred February

9. y and personalty, £251.

Lydia Lethem, Clayfied, near Brisbane—
to Charles Basil Lethem, Clayfield, near
Brisbane, licensed surveyor. Death occur-
fe August 3. Realty and personalty,
£1187.

Elizabeth Kelly Raff, Grange Hill, Gre-
EF Grace Mile Ceegory terrace, Dae
bane, merchant. Death occurred July 19.

Personalty, £3110.
Annie M‘Allister, North-street, Mary-
poronah- 4 spohe, Coney M ae
‘orth-street, Maryborough, veterin: -
ren. Death eaueeed mber 14, 1881.
Realty, £181.

Mary M‘Cormack, Clermont, spinster—
to James M‘Cormack, Clermont, grazier.
Death occurred May 4, 1904. £501.

Michael Joseph_ Nelson, Barealdine—to
Mary O’Connel, Baresldine, licensed vic-
tualier. Death cecurred May 17. Realty

‘1 personalty, £107. :

Probates have been granted in the fol-
lowing matters :— .

St Irwin, Southport, retired ser-

ant of Hice—to Queenshnd Trustees

imited. ath occurred July 14. Realty
and personalty, £2644. .

Louisa Task, Bundaberg, _widow—to
Charles Frederick Nielson, Bundaberg,
wolottor, Dest cores April 19. Realty
‘und personalty, is

John Miller, Highfie'd-road, Toowoomba,
gardener—to Mari: Miller, Toowoomba,
widow. Death occurred June 26. Realty
and personalty, £1439.

Jame; Heenan, Laidley, farmer—to Pat-
tick Heenan and Thomas Hayes, Laidley,
farmers. Death occurred July 20. Realty
and personalty, £5559. .

Mary Mullen, Sydney, spinster—to
Andrew Costello, Reervoir-street, Sydney.
Death occurred September 17, 1905. Realty
end personalty, £189. .

Edward  Sheahy, Annie-strect, Kings-
holme, Brisbane, gentleman—to_ Union
Trustee Company of Australia, Limited.
Death occurred August 1. Realty and per-
Bonalty, £7615.

Sarah Johnson. Toowoomba—to Mar-

peed Cooper, Toowoomba, and Alfred
ge Weller, Toowoomba, Baptist min-

t. Death occurred October 3.
and personalty, £562.

Realty

Robert Rossel Bryce Williams, Brisbane,
master_mariner—to Eleanor de Burgh
Bryce Williams, Brisbane, spinster. Death
Posurred May 26. Realty and perzonalty,

John Love, Mitcham, S.A.—to Andrew
Tennant, Alexander George Downer, Jessie
‘Aitken Love, and John Tennant Love.
Death occurred September 4, 1905. Per-
wonalty, £2997 9s, 4d.

d Green, Powen-street, Spring Hill,
Brisbane, butcher—to Jozeph A. Green,

Newmarket-road, Wilston, plumber. Death

Soured July 29. Realty and personalty,

751,

Sohann Andresen, Yandina, farmer—to
‘Anna Margaretha Wright. Yandina, and
Heinrich Andresen, 71-Mile Siding, near
Yandina, farmer. Death occurred June
17, Personalty, £111.

George Oldham, North Ipswich, free-
tholder—to Charles Hennings Oldham and
John Aquilla Oldham, North Ipswich,
coachmakers. Death occurred June 27,
Realty and personalty, £550.

Frederick Price, 73 Hope-street, South
Yarra, Victoria, formerly Brishan—to

Ann Mackay, Jame:strest, Lrich-
it. New South Wales. Death occurred
: te Toowcomba — to

James Mozart Gould, Crow’s Nest, licens a

vietualler, and Qharles Alex. Stewart,

joodna, sawyer. Death occurred June

} Realty and_personalty, £1762.

Emily Anne Pountney, North Pine—‘o
John Hi hrey Greville Pountney, North
Pine, gentleman, and Francia Glynn Con-
nelly, South Brisbane, medical _practic-
ttioner. Death occurred May 8. Per-
Bonalty, £65.

Thomas Pibworth, Enoggera, near_Bris-
bane, retired § contrictor—to — Willirm
Charles Pibworth, Enoggera, san'tary eo-
tractor ; George Pibworth, Enoggera, me-
ehanic; and T. W. Bouchard, Br'sbane,
rolicitor. Death occurred July 11. Realty
and personalty, £9450.

John Hickey, Dinmore, rear Ipswich,
formerly Campbell’s Gully. near Ip-wich,
retired farmer—to John Hickey, Qroray?
fied, near Caboolture, lengthsman ; and
Thomas Hickey, North Ipswich, contrae-
ttor. Death occurred July 18. Realty and
Personalty, £362.

Lovick Tyrrell, East, Maitland, clerk in
fholy ordere—to Frederick Beauchamp Tyr-
sell, Glen Innes, bank manager ; Henry
John Corbett, Waverley, bank manager ;
and Harry Weir Graeme, Cootamundra,
New South Wales, licensed surveyor.
Death occurred June 6, 1905. Realty and

nalty, £19,602.

Hiram Abiff Owston, Bush‘oe House,
Wigston Magna, Leicester, England—to
‘Ann Vann Owston, Bushlo> House, Wig-
ston Magna. Leicestershire, England.

idow ; and James Sherwin Dickinsen, 23

GFiciove, Leicester. England, solicitor.
th occurred October 18, 1905.  Per-
sonalty, £200 0s. 1d.
ett
NOT NEEDED TO-DAY.

But what about to-morrow ?) Coughs,
colds, and croup come into every home,
go be prepared by having Chamberla

Cough Remedy constantly on hand.
The housewife’s friend.

THE QUEENSLANDER

(NEWS-BUDGET) FOR NOVEMBER 3,

1906. —(PAGE 17)

HARBOURS AND RIVERS,
—~
ENGINEER'S ANNUAL REPORT.

FREEDOM FROM FLOOD
REMARKABLE,

The annual report of Mr. E. A. Cullen,
E for Harbours and Rivers, has
arrived, and is as usual an_ interesti
document. The report states that nor
‘weather conditions have prevailed on the
coist. with the exception of a flood in
the Pioneer River at Mackay, which had
a beneiicial effect on the river, and a
storm at Johnstone River and Cairns,
which did no damage beyond a slight de-

‘it on the Cairns Bar Cutting. Mr.

‘wkn says: “The continued freedom
from floods in the Brisbane River is. re-
markable, no flood having occurred since
January, 1898.” At July 1, 1995, the

2 5, oomnnalasion bed Hercales,
‘iMunga, and jatypus ;
30, 1906, the Hercules, Hydra,
Comarina, Bonito,
Platypus (extensively
and with two new boilers) is about to go
into commission, and the Willunga 13
being overhauled prior to being, ‘handed
to the Cairns Harbour Board. The gross
quantity of material dredged and removed
for the year was 3,096,404 tons; average
cot per ton 304d. For 1905 the figures
were 1.845.514 tons, ecst 4.17d. per ton.
The Tridacna, 150 ton steam hopper grab-
ber and pump dredge, was sold at a satis-
factory price.
BRISBANE RIVER.

Brisiane River training walls have been
raised to an average height of about 6ft.
above low water: some frontages in the
upper reaches, about 3780ft., have been
prot: with a stone revetment at

3 cost. The volume of stone in
the quarry is limited, and the quarry will
soon he closed. So far, Mr. Cullen ‘hinks,
the indicrtions are that training below
Lytton is not necessary, and it is more
econcmical to depend on dredging. The
sutisfactory eflect of the trainieg walls in
preven.ing deposit and consequent main-
‘tenance dredging in the regulated portions
coutinues.

The net result of the year’s work on the
srisbane River waterwsy has nm :—(a)
New Quarries Reach cutting completed to
width of 300it. and depth of 24ft. at low
water, hog a section of hard clay, 2000%t.
long, on the northern eide, 150it. wide,
which has been dredged to 20ft., and will
be completed to 24ft, within a few months.
An enlargement of this cutt'ng at the ber:
was made, but a further enlargement will

made soon. On June 19 the whole
navigation was turned into this new cut-
ting, and no difficulty has been experienced
by shipmasters and pilots. This new cut-
ting, which is one of the largest in the
river, involved the removal of 1,700,000 tons
of material ; it is on the permanent lines,
and is a very great improvement from all
points of view. Being cut through an im-
mense sand bank overlying clay, I antici-

te that a little maintenance dredging will
i> necessary until the side slopes have
flattened to a permanent condition.  (b)
The Bulimba cutting has been dredged for
three-fe its length over the western
half, 150f,. wide, increasing the depth
there from 20ft. and 2lft. to 24ft. Work
ie still in progress here to obtain the full
width of 300ft. and depth of 24ft. (ce) Bar
cutting.—An additional cutting, 100ft. wide,
increasing the depth from 20ft. to 24ft., has
been made on the western side for a
tance of 11,000it. Work is still in progress
to obtain, the full width of 300ft. (d) The
South Brisbane Reach has been dealt with
by the removal of 60.142 tons of sand,
chiefly from the area between the south
side wharves and midstream. (e) The
Town Reach has been det with by the
removal of 221.994 tons from the shoal-
water area off the gardens, the restoration
of a depth of 2ft. along the centre line,
and the restoration of a depth of 20ft. in
the approaches to the city side wharves,
totalling as above. Within six months
there will be a depth of 24ft. at low water
as far as the Town Reach, and all cuttings
300ft. wide.

CENTRAL RIVERS.

At Sandy Strait no work has been dene,
In the Mary River no impo.tant work
thas been done. The value of the training-
wall is shown by the fact that the depth
continues to maintain itself. In Bur.
nett River the Ceratodus was employed
continuously to April 20, when she was
laid up for repairs, Work has recently
commenced for blasting away the boulder
rock in the channel off North Head. At
Gladstone, where the Auckland Point
Jetty has suffered from white ants, the
wooden piles in the stem were examined,
sheathing restored. nine new piles driven,
and some new girders and decking placed.
The jetty head being only 120ft. long,
very large vessels find difficulty in berth-
ing. At Rockhampton a_ considerable
amount of construction work ‘has been
carried out by the Harbour Board. By
June 30 the Shoal Island wall was com-
leted to a height of 2ft. above low wa'er
Yor l0.570ft. A. considerable amount of
work has been done on the “ Elcow” wall,
which is now 9!t. above low water for
5700ft., and 5ft. above low water for a
further 500ft.

NORTHERN PORTS.

At Mackay the Harbour Board had ex-
tended the south wall, and connected it to
the mainland at a cost of about £11,000,
Part of the Bassett Basin wall had been
raised to a height of 13{t. above low
water, and the downstream portion lower-
ed to form a sill 6ft. above low water, so
uz to discharge the basin water. A flood
occurred on March 5, but seemed to have
had a beneficial effect on the river bed.

At Bowen, in addition to thoroughly re-
puring the jetty head, where it was
damaged by the Everton Grange, other
necessary repairs to the structure had
been effected. The work of renewing
piles where required and the fixing of
additional girders necessitated by the rail-
way traifie would be put in hand at an
early date.

At Townsville the Harbour Board had
made goed progress with its modified
ziner harbour scheme, but to afford better
facilities for navigation the channel

through Rocky Bar would be widened to
150ft., and its depth. as well as that of
the approach channel and the Swing Basin
increased by 2ft. Fully three-fourths of
the Swinging Basin for the inner harbour
had been dredged to a depth of 9ft, ab
low water, ordinary spring tides. The
low-water depths of the various channels
were as follow :—Entrance channel 16f
approach to E.B. wharves 16ft., ewin,
basin (outer harbour) 17ft., berths at E.B.
wharves 21ft. to 23ft., channel into Har-
vour Board Wharf, Ross Oreek, 8ft.;
channel into new concrete wharf, Ross
Creek, eft.

At Cairns the bar cutting had been
recut to its original width of 200ft., and
o.8 be ar oe eta {ow water.

At Port the dredging of tie
Swinging Basin had been completed. ‘The
entrance channel was 200ft. wide, the
basin 300ft. wide, and both 10it. deep at
low water, the berth at the new whart
being 15{t. dcep. ‘he wharf shed and
‘approach sverd satisfactorily completed.

improvements effected had proved ct
great advantage to district trade, and met
with much approval locally. Previously
the whole of the sugar and other goods
had to be carried in and out in small
craft, which could only move at hgh
water. Now these craft could enter and
leave at any state of the tide. Should
the trade ever warrant the cost, the work
done could be easily developed to accom.
modate most, if not all, of the larger
trunk line coasting steamers,

The harbour-master at Cooktown ad-
vised that the entrance channel carried
15ft. at low water, and some deposit at
the sides of the channel had occurred. No
Boprovecents A the port had been neces-
sary during the year.

At Thursday Island some renewals and
repairs to the jetty had been made.
Further renewals would be nece:sary,
much dainage to the structure being done
by white ants.

‘The pilot at Norman River reported tha;
the rainimum depth in the bar cutting was

oft.
MISCELLANEOUS.

A considerable number of minor surveys
had been made, Detailed surveys of the
twelve miles of the Brisbane River cut-
tings were made about December hat, and
charted, and large scale surveys ‘of the
Town and South Brisbane Reaches were
also made.

The plant was in good order, although
many of the vessels were old. A very
farge amount of ir and renewal work
hhad been done, much of which was carried
out ‘by day labour. In conection with the
repairs to the Seedaing’ feet, the roxi-
mate expenditure for year et June
30 was £16,850, of which amount £9011
was for shop and contract work within
the State, £6754 was for wages paid direct,
and £1084 was for material.

The graving dock had been very much
used during the year, eighty-four vessels
being ed, being the greatest number
docked in any one year except in 1902,
when aighty-six were docked. The total
earnings for the year were £4040 138. 5d.,
including £2131 ‘4s. 11d. for Government
vessels and £1909 8. 6d. for privately-
owned vessels. The working e
amounted to £1575 2s. 6d.
caisson were in good y
new Cornish boilers were

Harbour ti vement
collected at al is

P Geral 3

iod the
Roclhamy ton,
collected
502 10s. 6d.
A table appended to the report shows
that the amounts collected under the Har.
hour Dues Act were as_ follow :—1903,
£44,121 14s. 2d.; 1904, £35,353 1s. 7d.;
1905, £34,032 13s, 3d.; 1906, £49,466 12s.
8d. Amounts collected by the Harbour
Boards :—1903, £22,241 6s. 10d.; 1904,
£20,160 Os. 5d.; 1905, £22,340 1s. 7d.; 1906,
£32,592 10s. 1d. Total expenditure on
training walls, Brisbane River, March,
1898, to June, 1906, £64,676 4s. 8d. the
amount of stone used being 424,786 tons.
ome

CUSTOMS MATTERS,

oe
RULINGS BY THE MINISTER

Mackay, and Towneville
ur dues amounting to £32,-

The following information has been
issued by the Customs Department :—

The Minister for ‘I'rade and Customs has
decided that where exporters of tinned
tomatoes, fruit sauces, and fruit chutnies
request an officer of the department to
certify to and mark such goods with the
approved stamp, this may be done under
a wide interpretation of “fruit in any
form.” It is not proposed at present to
insist upon these articles being subject
to the commerce regulations.

Medicines are put up within the Com-
monwealth and exported to chemists be-
yond the Commonwealth The labels bear
a description of the goods and the name
of the chemist for whom they are ex-
ported. Although medicines exported from
the Commonwealth do not require to bear
any trade description, yet such marking
as may be described above cannot be
permitted without qualification such as
the addition of the words “ put up for”
or “made for” before the name of the
chemist for whom the goods are intended.
In such cases as these it is not necessary
that the description should state the name
of the person or firm by whom the goods
were put up, so long as the relation be-
tween the goods and the person named
in_the description is made clear,

With regard to Kropp razors, made in
England, and hollow-ground in Germany,
the country of origin is to be taken as
England. Straw plait made in Japan was
sent to England to be coloured. The
colouring was said to cost more than the
plait, The country of origin is to be taken
as Japan. Printed handkerchiefs made in
Japan were printed in England. The cost

of printing sometimes greatly excesded the

©

value of the_jplain thandkerdhiaf. The
country of origin was to be taken as Japan.
With regard to goods made by any one
country from materials prod in, various
other countries, the country of origin was
that in which the finished artide wus

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
ee
STOCK INSPECTORS’ REPORTS.
CENTRAL DISTRICT,

; SPRINGSURE,
_ Mild weather has been experienced dur-
ing September, and the total rainfall was
3A4in. Water is plentiful everywhere,
and ‘the district is a veritable wheattield,
not having looked better during the past
twenty-two years. Stock are in_splendid
condition, and the demand for all classes
is good. Sales are frequent and easily
effected, and prices good—almost unpre-
cedented. Cows with calves (station), to
£5/1/; old cows, £2/10/. Sheep sales
are also extra good. Crossbred wethers,
to 14/; 12 months old, and old ewes of
shears, to 7/6. Pigs are in good demand,
and horses are also in great demand. One
lot of sixty passed through to Toowoomba
for sale. The health of stock is. gene-
rally good, and no ticks have ‘been found.
A new dip will shortly be opened for
public use. All crops which were above
ground previous to the rain look splen-
did, and promise good yields. Maize has
been planted at various places, also pota-
toes. The demand for ;
a high level, and herds are being con-
tinually improved. One Shorthorn bull
was added to the district during ‘the
month. It is expected that a butter fac-
tory will be opened at Emerald. The
supply of cream is increasing daily. Sep-
tember hos been almost a record
month with the number of applica-
tions for land. Improvements of a
permanent character are being made
on many holdings. A cattl sale
was hel at Emerald during the
month, buyers from all parts attending.
Most of the cattle were t ght for the
Springsure district. Detag the month
11,478 head of stock passed in and out of
the district.
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
From all. paris of the outside. diatrict
rom rts ie oul ric!
rain, rin, e hist four mont iD.
ve been recorded, of which 5.13in, fell
during September. Grass has now a
spring, and water is plentiful everywhere.
Stock are in good condition, and generally
healthy. Stores and fats are in good de-
mand, and some are offering, prices ruling
from 10/ to £8 for good heavy
weights, lighter weights from £6/10/ to
£7, cows £5 to £6, Horses of all de-
scriptions are scarce, prices ruling at 10
to £15 for light chain and coach horses,
draughts £20 to £30, saddle horses of
stamp £8 to £12, nondescript classes from
to £7. Ticks are not affecting the
R much, but several owners have
fo dips, and are now dipping stock
d ini results, Pigs are

swarm showery weather to plant

+ in consequence the cutting and
crushing have been retarded. The new
mill at Hatton commenced crushing in
September. Dairying is on the increase,
and dairymen are paying attention to the
improvement of their herds, buildings, &,
Good dairy stock are in fair demand, but

none are OG cruz
EN.

During September the weather has been
favourable on the whole, and towards the
end of the month nice rain fell. Stock are
healthy and in fair condition, and both
store and fat cattle are commanding high
prices, Ticks have been very active during
the last few months, and the neglect of
regular dipping is manifest. Large quan-
tities of fruit have been exported during
the month, and there is a splendid eupply
of the best vegetables. Heavy crops of
Potatoes have also been grown this year,
and large quantities have been exported
North and South. Those who planted
Maize are reported to have had good re-
turns from the crop. Sugarcane farmers
are expecting returns, and judging
from the splendid appearance of the sane
seem justified in their hopes. Tenders
have been called for the erection of a dairy
factory, and intending dairymen are im-
porting bulls with a_view to improving
their present herds. The selection of land
for sugar-growing goes on apace, and it is
stated that it is now difficult to get eu
able land for the purpose, more land -
quiring to be thrown open in the eug:

centres,
TOWNSVILLE.

The rainfall during September amounted
to between in. and 4in. along the coast,
while at Charters Towers and on the
tableland the fall averaged from 4in. to
Sin. No similar rainfall during September
has mn experienced for the hst twent
years, There should shortly be a splendid
growth of herbage, and a good season is
considered a certainty. Stock are in fair
condition end good health. The demand
for store stock is good, the ruling prices
being :—Fat cattle from £5/5/, cows to

5/. Mixed stores aie worth from
£3/3/ to £4. Dairy cuttle are in good
a 1 at from £3 to £3/10/, Horses,
light spring cart and saddle sorts, from
£5 to £9; medium draughts, £9 to £13;
heavy active draughts, to £2 The de-
mand for pigs # good; suckers and
weaners from 6/ to 12/6, porkers 3d. to
3%d. per Ib. live weight. A considerable
number of stock travelled through or into
the district, among which were over 400
head shipped to Calewita, alse a_mob of
eizhty horses to Herberton for sale. Ticks
are still numerous. There is one dip in
use at Cluden, in which about 100 head
were dipped with good results. Crops are
ooking well since the rain; small lota of

airy etock is at draugh'

Maize, sorghum, and mrillet promise well,
Inquiries are made for lind suitable for
cane Core, ie now thot a or
son is assured 1! e is every prospect
increased settlement and further improve:
ments to pastoral properties and farm
holdings in ‘the district.
CHARTERS TOWERS.

The rainfall for the month was 5.38in.,
and water is plentiful. Stock are in good
condition ar headthy, especially cattle
for slaughtering, which are in first-claas
condition, Grass is ving very fast, and
old residents say that they have never

seen such a season.
, HUGHENDEN. .
Good rains have fallen in some parts of
‘the district—from Richmond to Cloncurry,
good, about Hughenden light. As a ce-
su of the rains ithe grass should last
fonger, as danger from bush fires is done
away with. The Mitebell grass will also
be green. Cuaithe appear to be poor, in
eomparison with former years, and travel-
ling stock are mostly in poor condition.
Sheep are in better condition. The health
of stock is good, and ticks are not so
@umerous as previously. During the vear
23,275 cattle have been. dipped, of which
4237 were dipped during the month ;
152,197 cattle have p.ased from or through
the district during the year for sale or
restocking Southern runs, 24,972 for meat
works, and 1008 for butchers, while 1310
head were shifted on account of drou
conditions. In sheep 228,234 were taken
back to their holdings from drought agist-
ment during the year, and 175,583 were
moved for sale and restocking ; butchers
‘obtuined 12,203. In horses, 2769 were sold,
rn its up to . prices are
high. Increases in stock are ‘the best for
a number of years. Some ‘herds have
branded up to 30 cent for calves on
the whole herd, while sheep ‘have mostly
gone from 50 to 75 per cent on ewes. This
season promises to be a record one for
ss, and runholders should benefit from
‘erger increases in stock than in former
years,

NEW HEBRIDES CONVENTION
oe
STATEMENT BY MR. DEAKIN:

(From Our Special tative.)
MELBOURNE, October 24.
The Prime Minister thas again expressed
regret at the omission of the home
authorities to accept the recommendations
made by him and the late Mr. Sedion with
reference to the settlement of ‘the New
Hebrides question. The Convention, he
went on, ‘had been completed without the
co-operation of the Commonwealth,
he arded it as tenderly favouring the
French claims. It was poin'ed out to
the Prime Minister that not only has
Australia been — disappoinied aus?
France retains her hold upon porticns of
the islands, but also because France was
likely by reason of the better trading
facilities she is prepared to give, to cust
the British from the remainder. He re-
plied that if the Convention had been
amended in the manner suggesicd by
Australia, New Zealand and New Cale-
donia would have been able to make
concessions to encourage trad: with
the islands. The danger of France obtain-
ing absolute control of the islands was
also mentioned. Under article 1 of the
Convention the group of the New Hebri-
des, including the Panks and Torr
Isla! are to form a_ region of joint
influence, under which the subjects and
citizens of the two signatory Powers shall
enjoy equal rights, each of the two
Powers retaining jurisdiction over its owa
subjects or citizens. The residents ar?
given six months in which to choose he-
tween the legal systems of one of the
two Powers, and failing euch cnoice tne
High Commissioners or their delegates
shall decide under which system they
shall be placed. The Prime Minister's
attention was dawn to the fact thit as
the French population exceeded the British
the probabilit: was that the residents
would adopt the French legal systcm. and
co! wentiy that the British population
would be subject to French Jaws. To this
the Prime Minister would make no reply;
but it was apparent that he fully recog:
nised the gravity of the situation as far as
Australia is concerned.

SEARCH FOR A GIRI
te

MACKAY, October 28.
Greay uneasiness ky it Q
young woman nam Lictty ook,
aged about 18 years, daughter of the late
town clerk, Mr. Dimmock. She some
time ago exhidited symptoms of mental
derangement, and wand from her
home on Friday morning. The family dis-
covered her in a paddock, and took her
home, but after dinner she again wandered
away unnoticed. Her absence was dis-
covel about 4 o'clock, and a search
was instituted by her farnily, but they
failed to discover her. The police were
then notified. and several! constables and
a black tracker went out in search late
on Friday night, but without result. On
Saturday morning systematic search
parties were organised, and towards even-
ing Fab tospestoe Martin discovered the
amssing git! in a mangrove scrub at
Baker's Creek. She was in an exhausted
condition, her clothes torn and dragzled,
and her face and arms scorched. She
was conveyed to town, where, under care-
ful treatment, her conditim has much
improved. She is unable to afford any
coherent explanation of her movements or
her moti

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