Show R FROM L L HALL the tha following loiter letter under dito d ito oi of jan eth was received from lorin hall who is fult lilling in austra alia after a brief silance I 1 will try and interest you by describing sydney alias proudest city on jan jtb the city c ity I 1 was in mourning the cause of it aing the laying to rest of 15 blue jackets sa as a result of a collision between two boats lu lit the harbor the day befaro bafo re A body ot of mounted amounted policemen headed the funeral procession saon after them walk ed the firing party parly 28 mm men from the warship to which lie ho belonged next came the police band and with the wreath covered hearses containing the coffins marched alia pal bearers sailors iroku tha various fol fo following lowing owing the hearses cama the ynormal bod body oi of sailors and niu mine WO 00 in number the streets were crowded with wit people their headid lulled in reverence as aa ahe the procession process ton moved slowly forward 9 sidney ho however weter is not always sal sad the inhabitants are a pleasure seeking sport loving people the beautiful giai tar bor js ig a great attraction and affords many pleasure resorts where bathing picnicking picnic ing dancing etc as i s larrien on the year pear around there site iro also alao theaters thea terp halls moving picture galleries etc that are albas well patronized by the public it is iny intention however bowey ej to deal w with th the greater ant and more educational cAt ional attractions government house tho the home of the U governor over nor of ofner now south willos wales la is a a building situated ut tit rose koso hay day by beautiful lawns lavyna and gar gardens dang find tho the view from tile the house embraces tile tho most picturesque picture erUe portion of the harbor tile the house of la is I 1 very to behold has a library of books for public uve tile tho town rown hall Is ia a lont building tho auditorium ivill I 1 scat ind and orchestra COO 0 hero I 1 is install cdon cd ono a ot of the worlds largest pip organs it 0 lie hoards stops and iiley tho the bit building 6 ing cost the rest post onice office la in martin place i is al a beautiful buil building dlug having a frontage of fret feet on one street und and on wo two others it id built ot it brown stone and chinito pillars it has fins a tower which rises to n height of foot feet the front line is ornament ed a statue of queen victorin victoria at tend tendril edby by two flying heralda of alib public library ia a a picturesque a collection books bocks there are special reading rooms for ladies indies and papers from nil all over tha globo ore are on file the national art ark gallery is ia situated in tile tho V domain and contains the work of many w celebrated artists artiste there are other gallerie which contain many beautiful fitl and valuable paintings pa and one ern cin spend hours anning among the pictures to a good advantage there is IP also a mutum filled with splendid specimens of every description iop the Bo botanic gardens cover about 40 46 seres and are arc situated on what is called farm F arm cove in these ardana we find plants and flowers of every lawns palms palma and fern trees and numerous winding PRO paths lie with runo eri and flowers cydney algo aw has haa zoological an rilent where are arc coolid nil all the animals so BO secular tn 0 Au australia stalla and those nativo native to north and auth america Aw eries africa and europe it in ia int ari sting to visit the observatory here they thel take star time with the telescope and one has haa a splendid view at 0 tile the ha harbor abor the city ijas has ample hospital room for the T t w wea weak and ng thair being a ng two I 1 largo arge hospitals the railway depot is situated at the junetha junction of mhd two most moat prom streets in inthe the city the boo bool boocting icing ting chamber ip in by 51 54 feet and 11 is richly furnis furnished bed the assembly platform for is ia feet long and 70 feet feets wide there a oven entrances toffie to the build ing ini besides the those we mentioned oded the thera ra a aie i a many many other places of ioie rest but af 4 cb will not permit tile me to discuss them 0 M however sydney has ban inhabit tant and is a hustling business cinter center just now the summer i ia s on dud and we are experiencing some hot dayo daye it has haa been as licit hot as llo 10 degrees in parts of the city an in parts someday some day the world will head hear me more A re of its aa there im IH everything hero here that is needed to make a nation and it is ie only a matter of time until I 1 it will be |