to the Cape has already set in, in spite of repeated warnings in the Press from those who are ina position to know. For some weeks past, all available accommodation in steamer leaving for the African ports has been taken up well in advance of her sailing date. A correspondent in the "Age" of the 80th of June, who states that he has only just returned from Durban, points out that whilst ho was there relief works had been started to enable Rand refugees, with whom the town was packed, to corn sullicient ta keep them from starvivy. Ail unskilled labour in South Africa, in dnd ug drivers, bauders, labourers, road and plate laying, mining, ete., is performed by Kafties, of whom there must he an endless supply. So that exactly how the Australian emigrant, without a trade at his fingers' ends, is to exist seems a problem, Mining, of course, will eventually find hundreds, if not thousands, in empl ment, but these operations can hardly expected to start for at least another months.
THE, ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, Mr. Borehegrevink''s narrative of his recently completed Antarctic expedition is now appearing in the Age."
"Officially I took possession of York Island for Sir George Newnes. Geikio Land, which we visited on several occasions, ich in minerals, A discovery of extraordinary significancetwhich I made on York Island is that the island is cut through from East towards West by broad beds of quartz, and I have every confidence that morals of great value occur in this vicinity." The expedition also discovered and fixed the exact position of the South Maynetic Pole, about the precise location of which there had always Leen a considerablefamount of conjecture.
An account is also given of the death and burial of Mr. Hanson," naturalist to the expedition, His body was buried amongst the boulders about 1,000 fect up on C. Adair, Victoria Land. "The Southern Cross left some weeks ago for London, and by now should be more than half-way home, the Pills and Ointment are not beneficial.
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The last session of the Victorian Parliament, as at present constituted, was opened on June 27th, by the Actingtovernor, Sir
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