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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1927
Page
2
The Albany Caledonian Society announces a general meeting in the AL Room on Thursday at 3 p.m. Members are urged to attend following a member request.
Albany Woollen Mills directors Mr EB Lee Steere and Mr CO Crocker visited Melbourne to confer with local directors on company matters including plans to hold the annual general meeting in Perth on September 26 at 2.20 p.m. Also reports feature a traffic act breach, a missing youth found, and Sunday school exam results with Albany pupils winning state prizes.
The Member for Albany Mr A Wansbrough M L A will visit Albany Saturday and return Monday. Lieutenant Nurse R A L Fremantle inspected local forces and cadets. Engagement announced for Ethel Fulna to Mr R Smith of Payth. Ex Mayor Day returned from a South Africa tour and praised Durban ports and shipping decentralization, noting the native question and outlook for Australia as a white man’s country.
The Westralian Farmers wheat department reports August 20 London cable notes Western Australia shipper parcels valued at 4/9 per quarter for 1000 tons late August. August-September shipments show 54 per quarter for No 3 Northern Manitoba, 64/0 per quarter for Rosa Fr wheat, 52/1 per quarter for Barasaso wheat. United Kingdom markets are quiet. some business to the Continent in winter wheat. Winnipeg and Chicago markets rose slightly on August 26. a reflective poem remains.
The final Albany Centenary Committee meeting, presided by the Mayor with 19 attendees, discusses allocating remaining funds to the Municipal Council and to civic projects. Debates arise over donations to carnival and Women’s Institute, banking arrangements, and naming Ulter road reserve as Centennial Square. The session ends with dissolution of the Centenary Committee and notes of thanks to officials and supporters.
The Albany Roads Board met in the board room chaired by Mr W. Sownhess with members St. T. Wolfe Rutherford Abesmi Thorne and J. Be Angove. It reviewed inward and outward correspondence on road designations repairs tenders finances licenses and future projects including drainage and a 20 to 25 chains wavelling project at Hortin's Siding with staged payments.
Deputation urged a new line to reach the Gluegowangerup area and link Athay with Nowdegale via Salt River Borden Ongerup Needilup and Lake Mangenite. They stressed high wool and sheep value and predicted multi million pound potential. Premier noted the proposal and a state railway committee would study the issue amid wide demand for lines.
A herd of elephants helped extinguish a fire sparked by a uprooted tree near Theeram Customs House in Travancore. Laborers tried to clear the road but set the tree alight. elephants responded to the alarm, blasting water from trunks to douse the blaze and save adjoining woods. Local officials later discussed road and maintenance works, funding, and upcoming meetings.
The ceremony in King's Park yesterday saw Premier Mr P. Collier unveil the Lord Forrest Memorial statue. Hundreds attended as speeches praised the explorer and public servant, with reverent tributes and a formal procession marking the event.
Perth reports William Garrity of Albany and the Albany Volunteer Artillery dominated the rifle event at the NRA meeting. Known as "Lavrice" to friends, he navigated a rough start then surged to win with 40 and 44 score rounds, earning the King’s Prize amid congratulatory cheers from all at the range led by His Excellency the Governor.
Melbourne papers report the sudden death of A K Oakley, Comptroller-General of Customs, after returning from Sydney on official business. He collapsed at home in Elsternwick after working in the garden, ending a long career as head of the Contonal Deportation and a senior public servant.
In a 24 hour reliability trial from the motor drome starting Friday night, 50 starters were reduced to 33 by dawn Saturday. Several riders were seriously injured and four riders had not arrived by a late Saturday hour at Sale.
Reports say three men assaulted others aboard the Union Company steamer Maheno on Sunday. Police intervened after an hour of unrest. two men were arrested and taken to hospital for treatment. Cause of the clash remains unclear to investigators.
Rylney reports at Lindney Hospital Albert Kosten received a new nose after a rodent ulcer and decay damaged his nose in the Hudson-Murrumbarral district. After two operations radium therapy and nursing the surgeons grafted a new nose. in a week he will leave the hospital with no trace of the original tumorous injury.
Reports from South Johnstone indicate the sugar mill strike is developing into a broader railway disruption. Queensland Government prepares to act firmly, ready to meet the situation even if a general strike spreads. Fresh railway trouble arose in Cairns on Saturday.
London reports a French Alps crash on the Chamonix line after a steep collapse. Twenty one dead and 340 injured as a carriage detaches, plunges, and smeared remains hinder identification. Survivors include several named holidaymakers in Switzerland.
London August 28 The dismantling of the largest shed at Pulham Airship Station began today. The 750 foot long structure will be moved to Cardington to house the new super airship H 101. The shed once housed the Titanic airship 34 which has been scrapped and now lies in tangled debris.
New York reports five transatlantic liners facing a fierce Atlantic storm. The Martha Washington carried 500 passengers through heavy seas as lifeboats and deck gear were washed away. The Vanderway lost lifeboats and deckhouse. its captain sustained two broken ribs and the mate was injured. Naracalo passengers initially lost hope but were saved by the captain’s skill.
Newfoundland reports heavy loss of life from a gale that struck August 28. Thirty three sailors drowned across five schooners. eleven ships were destroyed, crews unaccounted for. Two men are ashore but all others remain missing. Communications have not yet been restored.
Newfoundland reports William Brock and Edward Seblee, Detroit businessmen, departed from Marble Grace for Croydon in a monoplane as part of a trans world flight in progress. They plan a route via Europe to India and Tokyo, aiming to reach the final goal in about 28 days. The monoplane landed at Croydon at 10:00 am today.
At the Centenary meeting the Mayor recognised Mrs A Vaughan for her valued help with the celebrations. Mr Mumaghan backed the vote of thanks, noting Vaughan and the committee’s effort. Mrs Vaughan modestly accepted a small token amid praise for all the ladies and others who assisted in bringing the centenary to a successful close.
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