The steamer Monarch cleared hence Last week for London, vid Adelaide and the Suez Canal with what is probably the record cargo of wool from Australian parts. As deadweight she first of li shipped Pirie in South Australia, afterwards pro-gelding to Sydney for wool slipmenta. Some 17,500 bales were received in the N.S.W. port, together with other sundries and refrigerated cargo. In Melbourne she received 8,000 odd more bales of wool, and went on to Adelaide for the balance ther wool freight. On leaving that port she will have on board 80,500 biles, together with other freight which is valued at by Messrs, W.and A. Mearthar at Sydnee 000. The vessel was jointly loaded
and Joseph Gill of Melbourne. Shy carries about 11,000 tons of freight The Falls from the Loop.
There was a very fair attendance at the exhibition building on Derby nicht answer to the advertiament of Diavolo (Mr. W. Barber) Looping the Loop. The rent of the evening was preceded by a her second-rate concert interspersed was With comic items, whilst Diavolo gave a good trick cycling turn. All interest, however, was manifested in the loop, as it was the first time any looping performing had visited this city. Diavolo on the previous day had had a rehearsal over thie loop, a locally constructed affair, but his machine fork broke and he was thrown into the exfety net. This fact was known to the audience and intensified the sum pense, ax Mr. Barber, after carefully overhauling the structure, mounted the 100 feet incline for the run on. The vast buildin, was absolutely silent as he gave the wor "let go" to his assistant, Whirling dowa at a tremendous gait, he entered the loop and succeeded in getting over the contre and was well on his way to the "run off," when his machine appeared to skid, and Diavolo was thrown into the net. A feeling of relief ensued when former almost immed few moments announced his again assaying the foot. not get quite go far round the loop, which was about thirty feet high, and his machine again came off the track and was caught by Iso the net about fifreon to moments he cam hove the that the measur loop were slightly out and he would that they were altered by the following Monday, when he would try again. Diavolo Kept his word and went through ful performance on that and following days, but the show was nota financial success. Diavolo is now appearing in Sydney.
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