The Botanical Gardens—Contributions from all Countries—The
Zoological Gardens of Adelaide—The Laughing Jackass—The Dingo—A
Misnamed Province—Telegraphing from Melbourne to San Francisco—A Mania
for Holidays—The Temperature—The Death Rate—Celebration of the
Reading of the Proclamation of 1836—Some old Settlers at the
Commemoration—Their Staying Powers—The Intelligence of the Aboriginal
—The Antiquity of the Boomerang