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Show In Australia, Letter Received Fiom Thcie by Mr. T. F.Trane. Synopsis of n letter received by Mr. T. F. Trnno from Chns. K MiOmtly In Auitruliii is as follows: In speaking of tho mi'sioiiHrifs he says: ' Wo shall nt all times ho most plcimtl to do whatever wo can for nny ot tho missionaries fiom Ulnl who maj vUtll us. "Mr. Trnno and Utah" need be their only pas'port. Wo hope Mr Fox 'ind Field have long sinco si tiled doHii to their ordnnry vocations nfter th'lr iong absence in Australia. Wo are just tlow about to enter on our w Intel weather (I nm wrltliuv this on Eistcr SuudnyJ nud tho this climate here Is very mild ns compared with joins ct now I feel the cold very much. fu the cumiueicial world things aio very llu with us owing to the great 'change in the p. Iltleal lonstitution in otiscquenec of tho advent of the C'imuidnwiitlth government. Added to tint Uiho fact that our farinhrg and paslurul ludustiieB l.nvo for the patt "sevei- years rcculved (treat checks owing to tho nwfnl drought wo experienced. It is estimated th't 1(0 millions ol sheep and ciltlo liavo perish a during there iovn years. '1 he great unrest in tlie business world in Australia seems to be due to tho fact tlint tho great business concerns are uhcertnin ns to the ultunato trend ol our Federal fa riff. Another dlsustinu inriueuce is of course tho diiilu on Mu colonies owing to the dragging out ol t le wretched South African war. It h now detlnclty nnhotinced that even aflri yi,lyV15ltyftlUiii'ei,H !?in'lO(fIbOO .irineumen constantly In tho T.cld. I say after penco is concluded. As yet the p.opl of Australia are heartly sick of it now for it has Ucoim a matter, not of war, bot of exlei initiation initia-tion latterly the crowd of our troops, moro especially tho unrcgular bands ol rulliaiiB that nro countenanced by tin aulhorles it reflecting the greatest discredit dis-credit upon the nation, nud now eipecinlly since certain facts arc leaking out moro especially tho shooting bj court marshal or some of our Australian officers on clurge of killing unarmed Roots In cold blood. No wonder the Continental and American press vilify us. Why only the other day one of the returned soldiers informed mo that it wiis no uiuommon tiling for n certain band of Canadians regulars to boast and pnrndo cac.li day of tho number of tfcalpi they brought home. And nl. this from Rltish soldiers, tho hoys ol the bull dop breed as they voluntary call thcmsolvis. Vo Iihvo now close 'on a qu i i it ' n million of well armec noil fitl in n luoklit for n fen thou'nt-d Rous What do jou think of out heroes ? Rut this thing Is sickening. |