In 1908 the battle fleet of the United States made a tour around the world. Far-away Australia was visited in August of that year. In honor of the event; a grand military review was held in Centennial Park, in Sydney. Twelve artillery, blue jackets, the Scottish Rifles, the Garrison Artillery, the Light Horse Brigades, and others, passed in front of the reviewing stand here shown. In the stand with the Australian officials were the American commanders. The place of honor in the marching columns was given the American sailors. Two hundred and fifty thousand people witnessed the review, to do honor to their own soldiers and to pay their respects to their visitors. Sydney was rightly seleted for such a demonstration. It is the chief port and largest city of Australia. It is about the size of Boston. Its

harbor is one of the finest in the world, rivaling those of Constantinople, Rio de Janeiro, and San Francisco in beauty. The city is built on the side of a broad peninsula, formed by two rivers and Botany Bay. The high shore line of one these rivers is deeply indented by sawtooth inlets that form natural ports. On two of the tongues of land, formed by the inlets, the city has been built. The harbor equipments is one of the best. There are large storage buildings for grains and wool, and buildings for freezing meats. The city appears to the traveler to be older than it is because of its narrow, winding streets. Some of these are very steep, since Sydney is built among hills. Its chief thoroughfare is two miles long. Victoria Park, here shown, is one of the city's show places.