AD'ELAIDE, The capital of Smith Aus tralia, on the Torrens, 7 miles by rail from its harbor, Port Adelaide, on the Gulf of St. Vin cent, and 505 miles northwest of Melbourne (Map: Australia, IP 5). It has a large trade in agricultural produce and wool; lead and cop. per are mined in the vicinity, and its industries include iron foundries, potteries, tanneries, brew eries, woolen, starch, and soap factories. The Torrens, artificially converted into a tine river, spanned by several bridges, divides the town into north and south Adelaide. The streets are broad and regularly laid out. The chief public buildings are the government buildings, parlia ment houses, town hall, post office, the South Australian Institute, and governor's residence. It is the seat of a United States consular agent, the see of Anglican and Catholic. bishops, •on tains numerous churches. a university NVIL IL three colleges, a meteorological observatory, and extensive botanical gardens, including a museum of economic botany. The town is encircled by
the reserved park lands half a mile wide. Large waterworks and reservoirs, from six to .even miles distant, which abundantly supply the city, are the property of the Grath Australian gov ernment, which also OW IN the Adelaide ceme teries. The city owns abattoirs, loll!' 'muskets yielding an annual income of $160,000, main tains ILA 1):1 l'ks, which cover 2300 acres, and supports a tire brigade. Founded in 1536, the city Ira, named after Adelaide, queen of Wil liam IV. Pop.. 1591, 37.500. including suburbs, 133.000: 1901, 39.200, including subnrbs, Port Adelaide. its port, protected by two forts, has a safe and commodious harbor, with a dock of five acres for ocean steamers, and a quayage of 12,993 feet. It is a port of call for European vessels. Pop., 3000. Consult: G. '1'. Ellery, ••Greater Adelaide," in .11 unicipa 1 P.rlunsion (Adelaide, 1599) ; of in Muni cipal Journal, 1.X., 2:37 (London, 1900).