Is Australia Drought- Stricken.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 373, 31 July 1908, Page 2

Is Australia DroughtStricken.

Tn the July issue of Australia's leading sixpenny magazine, “Life”, a writer explode* the idea that a great p rt of the hack country of Quero-lsn iis a droughsy waatsfl , and ventures the opteiOn that if mtuh cf tbe alleged arid country of Austr*di w*r* properly explored, it woaid be f*unl that there ia sufficient na uroi water aapply te make thia so-called deaers bluMona a* the ro«e. In support of hia theory he tehee the Jordan Rrver, and with pen and? <»ma’> gizee a remarkably intenating geography lesson to Australians on Australia Chariac

Barrett, the well -known Nature-writer takes another part of Queensland, and in a finely illustrated article depict* the fight for life in the Big Scrub. One of the photo graphs accompanying this article is that of a ride-bird’s nest, decorate with yard* at< yards of ■nskeeh-mw, and is f excepti <a*l ralue, not merely as a spedaae, but in hard cash. It was the first of its Kind »▼ r taken, and waa one of the resnira of an ex* pedition sent out at considerable expense to secure it.

Among other special articles in the same (J alyl iarae of “Life** are Dr Fitoboufe <xmtjinued story of the first and only Anatrairia revolution; a thrilling chapter from tho atory of the temou Guidos, end a red*e» article, by H X Y a Z., M on what ia termed “The Thrice-Exposed Imposture of itmoeophy.** Ab Mm Annie Beaemt ia at present in Australia; this article is timely, particularly a* it pate tbe case fairly tor both eidea. It is illustrated with * fine portrait of Ms Besant, and a full page charcoal picture of Madame Blavatsky, tbe founder of Thaaeaf phy« The editor's policy of making “Life” strong in fiction ia mainteinad by tbe paU liehing of a new detective story by Jacques Futrell*, illustrated by Laurie Tayl**J Mff ** other amusing adventure of the Dixon family ia related, and there is an axcwdinxly clever and humourous story.entitled “Happy Hawkins and the Chinese D*yfl."nm other new feature introduced siaoe tha enlargement of "Life,” and called the Clearing Room, has developed into a mast interesting department, All aorta of quMtfoaa tithe moment are disuseii, and atony carious photographs supplied by rawien are pr ated. In ite regular department*, dialing with the politics, the ecienoa, eport, litaratar* of the hour, ‘J jfe’ M batter than ever. Any man who withe* to keep abroeat of the times cannot do better than read Ds Fitchetts monthly contribution on r»~ng •rente, In thia imue tbe recent iaapertant decision of the High Court natamfiy imlka largely. an< a eat of capital portraits of tho

five judges adds interest r to tho dissuasion. In his history of affaire ou the otber aid* rt the world, tbe editor writes of tbs great awakening of the E«rt; the mating of King Edward and the Czar; the doings off the Kaiser ; the doing* of the British Parliament ; and, of course, the aiming vHgdf the American Fleet to Australia. Indeed, the claim of ths publisher that the July issue of “Life” .ia “the beat yet",* teams justified. At all events, it iff aa abundant sixpence- worth.