... the domestic question Lady Kinture told me that it is the same in Adelaide as all the world over—the mistresses who rule wisely and firmly, are the best served. Then from talks of affairs in Australia we glide naturally to the homeward journey through Japan ...

... :—Six brace rabbits from Mr Hercules Scott of Brotherton, for a New Year's dinner for the patients ; a cask of apples from Mr G. C. Myers ; a half-box of oranges from Mr G. Low, groom, High Street; a quantity of underclothing from Mrs Balfour, for the ...