| Show o o jJ 1 t t I j k I I f OO s W e C Ji ness iE Tf Ji W e 0 C 0 1 d ee t Qi n i f I y fi 1 m 2 J j i 6 A I 4 j SIJ r e it wr Sent 1 Those Io e r rC 1 C loaders Nl Wh ll arof rom om their j ji i i History nay may remember rememberT er T Y r Or ot not It was W I I who said IIi th lie words I A W I CI T h a I 1 I t to use I C tle wor s ua best 1 expressing l the th triumph of I f the fleets i j 1 7 n 1 Ol Its ln the tiia famous I i of f Sydney S I li venture to say sa that nothing heretofore not oven I Common nim ih day has HO so stirred up I J es to such a pitch of 1 I It was w s a ro reception r eplion worthy 1 j ip ti rN i s e J f UP Government of the land j t which is above all other j j lifs l l is Its a heartiness no 0 c than han j I fh Ilo lj th t It J makes maltos It to none In thu tho minds i f tha tl q with whom wo we weI the tho bo I most of them I fra bo s In captured tho Ih 1 hel of pf the people of y In b the fir r n 8 neo ol m un H It IR not les truo that 1 cl b thc sl or the 1 I r DB 1 WEATHER R Iho Wo w u mI h Ihu best lIlay ln an It lir 10 the freo ov l J makInI of or I HI welo at 11 w nt lip t CO per cent Inthe tho restaurant i AH H things of however h In this um n 1111 hd and the YI II WIh q mo nr 1 though an cx u J one Ham l ln hilf JI AH rt d and th l f f e lt 1 aj I ll liS tho hugo y Hani o ill 11 hf t ho Hearts today lod Jin their thell way 1 0 h le the rc Ie will bo bc In and u 1 pod win will though tho th of 01 tho weather and ane tho th f o a Ii Ic t harbor may 1 11 lis S fr from m 0 Qc I w wr r lit S all n lh night of August I tJ the f oJ M was hl city lt was II thronged with vast crowds of people and nn 1 It Is probably IJ 9 exaggeration to say that life mu ma Jorl of 01 them nl retired with the de do termination to catch the Iho first boat I fran aln Uj the Heads T e to 10 witness th ol Into harbor of the th great r ut white I I j It must bo be remembered lies lle i about 7 miles west of the ent rance from the tho ocean Two fwd high 1 Ih y lands 8 form rm the North lurth and South Heads n and 1111 1 arc situated about a mlp n pc apart It was WIlS these heights l elo principal al objective lor l the crowds who move n c with Ith a n common Impulse at t o oclo chick k on n the tho morning of Aug A g o Some Somo Indeed thoro thero were welo who stayed ed edat at the South Head all night There Thele was an element of uncertainty about ab ut the time for foj although It was waR arranged 11 with the tho admiral by h cable to New Behind cland that the tho loci should outer at lit 1130 1110 it was bruited ol that Admiral might enter he Ihu heads two hours earlier This rumor vague as It II was Wl zest to tho movement of amongst whom ero 17 missionaries In III Sydney V y t 01 BOIn of were astir very ven early earl if possible to como come early carh and avoid the tho rush lII Un It II as itA if J ull ls I tr had como jn to tf und and that they th all ull working that morn mOlli i InS trams tIl 10 11 Jrr l f tho The rile cl II rato preparations had been maclo I b railway tho trains trams are 1 run n by bj tho th government go J herd fp I tho throngs dt it I J aboard on 61 t 1 the They The succeeded cd t tI i I very tho crowds erow from fromn 10 i 3 to ithe tho center centor of tonj n ana nl d to the ferries by b which y wore taken ta en to Norths Head Brn l ysl Head Uund and 1 to us to of f vantage X thc South houth Head H lIe on om tho ot of the t a harbor as Sydney SYdn y ls the niost popular point p Int at It Was WaR pointed p out the thc day before trams CO move Ti people b forc noon This ld not a In for tens of thousands of p Plc per pcr aps hl and d buI a C distance tan cof of 14 H The Thc road oad home was nR marked edl by numbers mb rs 1 of If aid women i and houses 1 to 10 do l u hospitals where relief might be DC to t tI I holl found the thc rush of early c morning m jo t see the seri seii without any am amb breakfast b and rush without any lunchi too to 1 the them m FOR FOI STEAMER mR writer and Ind a II few fe friends l l planned PI to t go o to o Head taking tho from tho 1 Circular At Ihal early hour tilt the largo large ferry i Will yas ll to the th limit mid mh vero ll ril cl l l slon when hell sho Hh away a nj Another one onet took t Ot hoi he place Immediately tho same room began dj when ho was full In III about 10 to minutes only onu lino of ill The same sali c thing was going on II at nt many man other MASS lASS OF HUMANITY The fhe to Manly was wat very err keen bracing nIl air of or that spring morning Once there th re we Wt f the th crowd on a IL Miff lIf climb to tho road r l leading IN ini to th r extremity of the North N Ihli thousands of of were Iero used u cd aw al a n quarantine station uch It II Is h s an Ill Ideal Ideall locution l One Once on in tho road roud an 1111 In sight presented Tho 1 11 III 1 f of f the tho road ro through h the low lo van marked for a 1 mile or 01 more ahead by hj a fI black mass of If lJ g hu It looked not unlike I V If hugs hug serpent r lI ent winding around In Its course COUls In distant hill hili Once there It was W lS found fa that there was a fine fino tract haet bt M cleared land stretching away to water on an all angle tf about ab ut j 5 de do doree ree to afford a good view I of tho entrance which it overlooked for fOl the whole ot of the population ot of Aus Australia yet everybody oer bo y along thc tho road seemed to ho hc In a IL hurry hun SNAP SHOTS EN ROUTE I The wraps und and overcoats which were w ro roso BO so comfortable on the cars and andon on the tho boats 1 were now found to ba bo Cumbersome Yet every one pressed on as aH If his life depended on his be being ber ing on time Ono One man with his little r girl 1111 astraddle his shoulders my attention and ami the tho thought of or what I would W give to havo Inlo my little girls II so 0 far fUI away from vc IC whore where T could be able ublE to l find pleasure by b giving ing In them pleasure as he was doing in induced me to to him us as I passed pa ann and made mad the tho water well up In my oves old man mana a farmer farmel evl 01 tall and stooping under tho weight of 70 summers at It least has hastened all animation to keep I cp pace with witha a girl him evidently his hist daughter t Out ot of sympathy for fr a 1 gentleman leaned over his gate as ho passed Ja und n le said You do not need to t hurry thero Is plenty of or room out thorl The fhe words wor s did not mako him slacken bin str s however Tho cheery chee y tl coarse tones of the peanut cho and ani fruit vendors the morning all air but few stopped to buy bu them Tha rh getting to tho Iho end ot or the tho I Ij Journey j was waR the tho absorbing question to a L great real extent all thoughts ot oC n the Iho way IMPRESSIVE SIGHT f When he l the tho en ot of tho journey was reached ll und and a scat ent found through the t ur f a II friend un Ja around us liS ther the theil il t rl n C I people peo Ie wore Jc US s ln In gotting g to a 11 position lIon tion arid and were to bo ho l within a tow fow hours by tons tens of thousands ands more marc on on tho Way n Across A ross the thu water on the South dead were many 1 UI saw sa around aroun us I 7 o i il v i 7 V Vv iZ v j jw Z l I w i V I i h s I IV r I V 1 V Y V 1 4 sl V V VV V V VI I V VV V V V V V V r V V V V VV V V X X XV V V VV X V V VV V V V V VV V V V V VV f 1 V V y b i X t X X L r X l lX X X f X x x x X Copyright by b Underwood Underwood Under wood K N Y SOME BOYS OF THE FLEET I seen the haze Iare which hung over everything As All tho morning pro progressed gressed the haze from tho city lifted and by tho aid of o a IL powerful phil pair of or glasses glaR clI wo could coull descry on the tho opposite shore tho famous Kiltie hand band then visiting Sydney Various Vailous bands sweet music which helped to add to 10 the of or the occasion and helped tho to pass The hori horl horizon ron zon to the south was quickly scanned hut but there was no sign of the tho It had been agreed that the thc fleet should malIC the coast south of Sydney S and thus l y steaming up tho coast allow tho people between Botany B l tl Bay Bar lint and Port Jackson a ru to see tho sels els aw at they went by hy lit IiI a distance c cof o of about two miles from shore Wo did nn OM others were doln wo 0 ato chocolates which my m friend bought and I nd waited An hour or more had passed in this way when hurriedly scanning the e horizon as I had done for tho Ite nth It II seemed as al It If something white whit was wa faintly blo through tho mist ml It II might be a ahouse house hOIl o on on tho t opposite shore but as there was no shore In this direction it must bo be the tho fleet of m the advance guard As AR thili passed p one or two more dim din white while objects clime came Into Inlo sight Ight with tho glasses 6 Then presently a II whole 1 lino IIno of them could be he mado out li 11 the dim distance A half hour passed IJa and then the whole lino IIno of 16 ships hips could be he counted Tho excite excitement ment of the tho crowd grew apace Every ce 11 in the direction of the coming vessels In the attempt a to tho hazo which noV began to rise rapidly The Tho first excitement over the people began to settle down downto to await theli theil closer arrival a III of an hour passed a cd cdan and an then the tho fleet was opposite the thc entrance In Iha ships ai ap to be lie separated s l by equal dis distances I ta cs It was Jt too enter agreeable 6 tho program so they thoy I steamed out to sea eu and a turn promptly at at the appointed d limo they tl jy glided very v ry noses and so clo to huge roc wall II which we sto th IOe no III of moods was lazily III II a fl moderate mo swell Its bus base that It looked aa IiI If It J ld almost ilm st throw a II lio onto the decks of the Connecticut Jt which led the thc way In She way Il 1 followed by thu Kansas Minnesota and Vermont The rhe Georgia headed 1 tho Iho second sc division the Louisiana m the tho third und the tho Wis Wisconsin the fourth C It vun a very el sight to see ec them slide In re 10 responding so 10 beautifully to 10 tho helm an as anthey they thc turned to enter thu Om channel the harbor Each ship was wall In n of a pilot who tool his ship to h lu V anchorage g without tho Iho least hitch amid the shrieking of steamship boat whis whistles whistles the playing ot 01 music mu lc und and nu the thu flagship reached hor moorings thu th booming ot or cannon Tho sight over oel ho crowds made their way to the famous Manly bench many of thorn decided to spend the thu day which alt all Australians dearly love ENTERTAINMENT ON llOnE On Oil tho Ih day following tho th arrival about Q marines from the tho boats houts met metIn In domain with a n number of or coin soldiers rs and tho Ih naval bri brigade gade the formal 11 welcome to tho Iho lIefl was made This function wan waH at attended attended tended by hy the tho notable people Ih ople of tho commonwealth Including the governor go general After these formalities the tho themen thomen men formed formell Hid and marched through the principal streets of the city which won gaily and expensively decorated d for fOl tho Ihl occasion lon with Hags galore hunting bunting and evergreens m 11 to me IHO than the tho I bunting b l was tho Il 11 Illuminations at al night nl ht Lare electric signs assured asur d tho 01 visitors of or tho th heartiness ness of tho welcome All 11 tho principal buildings Including many of the tho busi busl business ness 11 S houses hou es were lit up In tho harbor a l very Yer striking effect seen reen at lit th admiralty bouse overlook overlookIng Ing the harbor and the brilliantly lighted battleships formed a t feature which the masses of people of or tho never seemed to tI of or looking at atTens Tens of thousands and J of them walked out outto to tho Domain night after night to gaze gare at them There was wu also a II great review at al the Centennial C nt nutal park nd a IL procession through tho th streets for fOl the common commonwealth commonwealth wealth men which was quite Instruct Instructive ive Sports of all kinds ls were WIe provided for fOl the men Many homos wore thrown open to them and those formed a greater grea tOI attraction to 10 tho tho public functions to which they were In Invited Invited or OJ than the free theaters to which they had ha the tho entree o The TIO street streetcars streetcars cars were at their service free freo Tho Th police protection was None of the men were taken up if they the wow at atall atall all decent and am when thoy wore they were turned over oel to tho patrol officers from the ships who worked orkell In II unison with the police ADA DWYER GREETS GnET FLEETS By Dy n a rare good chance Ada Dw ol and tho Mrs lifts Wiggs Ims company their thelt engagement In hI Sydney Sydne the same Ramo I night that the tho American an sailors camo r l 1 on shore t need nee not HOt tell loll you ou that tho rJ boys flocked and thronged ll to Her theater th tt popular l l i i J American play S holding Tho theater wan decorated with American flags and shields bearing tl f r r rth th different t states Ht tel J 1 D Dw i and the Americas hl Ici l j players 1 t na the they stepped 6 k thc tho stage was wa of th l j Tho Th papers are lIC d Ith i Vi 1 laudatory g tIC Misa II H l the tH tHer I or er members of tho cast Dw cr 13 11 J featured In all tho th papers and a sketch A 1 of h r pI d In III the th Sydney Morning vt f I Herald thai shO was born 11 Salt j Lake Lal c educated ill II Boston D ston and received Js J hints on elocution from Uelia Bateman then supporting Edwin Booth MIss 5 1 staten stute that her hel staIN fale f gun with the A M If Palmer lion of oC The Th Private Secretary but that she considers her best work dono f fIn hi In the part of in J i iII Wilson II nn 1 Mrs Ii has haH proved so popular t hell Ih Nett cl will ito 10 bo ho visited ll in which event Miss 8 Dwyer c f fand and the Iho company will 11 not return to t until well Into Inlo the tho new year ell 1 UM WM |
