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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2659, 27 July 1889, Page 5 (Supplement)

Thk American pilgrims in the Holy Land have arrived at Nazareth. Two now streets in Berlin are to be named I.Vich and Wagner. Amuiucans are reported as receiving scant courtesy at the Paris Exposition. Gkwkge Washington had a hatchet, and now nearly every American has an axo to grind. Vkuy few Australians are aware that certain parts of their own country (Northern Australia) have vast herds of tho wild buffalo (lins bubalos) careering over its nlains and wallowing in its shady pools. The "Sydney Mail" states that the animals are massive and heavy, with splendid horns, and afford sport of sufficiently (Innpn'ons a nature to pusses ehanns for the most daring hunter, a wounded bulf.do being one of the most dangerous animals knowu, if not the most, his great weight., prominent horns, and splendid c-mnigj making him equally as well respected as sought after. The first buffalos were landed at Port Ussing'on, Northern Australia, about the year IS2II, by the then U - vernment on their fonr.iug a convict setMernent there. The celebrated and lamented explorer Leioliardtarrived at Port ICssingtou from one of his overland trips in the year 1545. lie mentions seeing a large herd of buffnlos at an early date, and some idea c.n be formed .f ihe immensity of their numbers now after a period of 40 years' uninterrupted increase.