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Next to him sits a member of the Federal Parlia- 

 ment, who is still a young man. He is a partner 

 in a big city firm, has interests in ever}' state of 

 Australia, was knighted not many years ago, and 

 fought bitterly and successfully for the employers 

 in the greatest strike Australia has ever known. 

 Our friend next greets a brother squatter who is 

 a Federal Senator and a prominent Orangeman. 

 He has a political grievance against the Australian 

 Premier, because of a friendly visit paid by that 

 gentleman to the Pope on his way back to Aus- 

 tralia from a visit to L,ondon. Nevertheless, he 

 is chatting amicably to an Irish barrister, whom 

 the same Pope has made a knight of St. Gregory, 

 on account of services rendered to the Church in 

 Australia. A university professor and the part 

 owner of one of the richest mines in Australia 

 complete this party of city magnates, the members 

 of which represent almost every shade of Aus- 

 tralian opinion. It is obvious enough that they 

 do not carry public differences into private life. 

 The lunch is soon over, for they are all busy 

 men, and our squatter makes his way by tram to 

 the building where the State Parliament meets. 

 Under ordinary circumstances, the House will 

 adjourn early enough to permit him to attend to 

 his social obligations afterwards. 



The solicitor whom our squatter consulted may 

 well be taken as a type of the professional class. 

 He is a rising young man, has married a rela- 

 tive of his wealthy client, and because he has a 



