New South Wales

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 64, 27 November 1888, Page 2

New South Wales

+ Sib Harry Atkinson told a story the other day at the bauquet to Sir William Jervois, which is particularly apropos to the present relative conditions of settlers in New South Wales and New Zealand. We have not time to reproduce it "in globo," but give the point which was : " Don't grumble for what you have'ut got, but be thankful for the blessings you enjoy." By telegrams which reached this colony on Sunday night we learn that in Sydney on Saturday " large bußh fires near the town have enveloped the place with smoke, and vessels bound for Fort Jackson have been unable to make the land. The weather is very hot, and several cases of persons having been Btruck down are reported. One case to-day resulted fatally." Another telegram received yesterday morning informs us that one of the most disastrous fires which occurred in Sydney for years broke out at ten o'clock on Saturday night, and destroyed a large block ef buildings occupied by the Sydney Evening News, Town and Country Journal, Illustrated News, and several professional offices. The actual amount of the loss is unknown, but the premises were insured for L 32.000. The other insurances are believed to be L 15,000. These losses are in themselves bad enough, but when they are added to the enormous deficiency caused by the terrible drought, which has destroyed sheep in millions, and cattle by the hundred thousand, the total is something appalling. The people of New South Wales have reason on their side when they complain. When we look at the picture presented by New Zealand we feel positively ashamed to think that any man in the colony should be found so faint hearted as to he downcast at the so-called " depression" we have felt here. We have abundance of food for stock, tbe dairy farmers and agriculturalists are getting fair and increasing pi ices for their produce, while the wool market promises to giye good encouragement to the sheep farmers. Our worst misfortunes have been a frost or two, whioh hare spoiled a few tons of potatoes and fruit. We feel deej^ sympathy tntb New South Wales ib her

trouble, aud think New Zealanders, who are too much in the habit of exaggerating their smaller troubles into gigantic misfortunes, should take the lesson to heart, and profit by the example of stout heartedness shown by a people who have suffered a hundredfold more, and borne their misfortunes with undaunted courage, | which reflects on them the highest j honor. amaammmmmmmamammmm