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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1927
Page
2
The mayor and the mayoress host an open session at the Albany town hall for all school children under 16. The event is scheduled for December 12 at 8 o'clock and aims to engage youths in civic matters.
Medical researchers in the early era tested every possible transmission route for a virulent disease. They reviewed patient deaths and conducted cruel tests to prove treatments. A brave inventor described a courageous act involving a patient who injected herself with the disease to test a cure.
An Albany Despatch editorial argues against strikes and lockouts in waterfront tensions noting the broad reach of disruption. It calls for arbitration and impartial boards to settle grievances, stressing the harm to workers, families, and wider society from industrial conflict.
In the past week motions seeking to refer the engineer in chief’s scheme to a select committee failed in both houses. Parliament must now review proposals such as the Pemberton-Denark project and harbor improvements, while a redistribution of Assembly seats was defeated in a party division.
Debate over a redistribution plan surrounds which party holds seats and whether changes will occur. A member with a sinecure resists losing influence as discussions hinge on the timing of an election next May in the province.
Local and general notices include a school concert at We Town Hall on Monday December 1 9 to raise funds for a new piano. Military training registration is required for boys aged 14 within five miles of a centre. Albans Fire Brigade Band performed a large recital in Victoria Square with a varied program. Christmas and New Year holidays details outline shop closures and extended hours. Albany Choral Society presented a rich Town Hall program with solos and ensemble works, praised for tone and interpretation.
The Albany A and H Society held a midweek meeting to plan next year’s show after a silver jubilee celebration of Father Ilrow Hen. President A H Richardson reported on the 1927 financial year ending November 8 and a rise in prize money to 160 pounds. Officials were elected including patron Hon. S Hoynen, president Richardson, treasurer R McNie, and a large committee to run the district exhibition and high school shield competition.
A large wedding unfolds at Saint Josephs Church with Percy C Diggins of Mount Hawthorne and Mary Bo Ay of Albany uniting in marriage. The bride's crepe de chine gown features silver panels and orange blossom accents. a reception follows at Saint Josephs Hall with extensive gifts listed from family and friends. The couple plans to reside in South Perth after the train departure at eight o clock.
A promotional paragraph touts Manith Restoring Tonic as a nerve restorative. It claims sufferers of nerves debility insomnia anaemia and general lassitude can regain health by taking Peans Tonic Nerve Nuts, described as a nerve food and tonic in tablet form, sold per box at a stated price.
The meeting praised the idea of a motor section at the show as a revenue source and visitor draw. Members pressed for a dedicated auto exhibit with full backing from the incoming committee, while noting past auto displays failed to meet expectations and stressing prudent spending.
In Tockfield Street Fre mantle Mandy Perth and Willow Hart Tiley escaped injury after the car they were in backed over something and landed on its own wheels. Tiley managed to drive away.
On Saturday afternoon Charles Morris, 20, riding a bicycle down Frhel Street Guildford collided with a motor vehicle and died. Police and emergency services attended the scene on Mfinday.
A meeting of the Hrerot president over Sir George Murray decided that the death sentence of Willis Haines for the murder of Devina Nellie Kerk should be carried into effect.
A cashier at the Simmer Aliyper Factory, Grace Tolwan, was assaulted after withdrawing £118 from a bank. A man snatched the money purse and fled, as three youths were questioned but not yet named. Police pursue a key suspect after a late sighting and note the case has sensational details.
Francis Charles Higgins of South Street Marrickville had the top joints of his index and middle fingers severed while dressing a tuning machine. The Workers' Compensation Commission awarded him £217 10/ plus £62 12/ medical expenses against Missenden Road Motor Body Works Ltd of Camperdown.
Hundreds of Syd ney ferry passengers feared a disaster on Friday as two collisions shook the vessels. Reported injuries were minimal and both ferries sustained only light damage, with crews maintaining control and passengers avoiding further harm.
Passengers aboard the motor boat ferry Bobaahia faced a dramatic mishap after a launch toppled aboard the liner Anebises. A lifter drifted toward the propellers as the vessel swung to sidestream and narrowly avoided a fatal collision at sea.
The annual Sailors Rest fundraiser opened by Mayor C A Wittenoom and secretary Mrs F Hyde drew praise for the project to provide a rest house and refreshment room for seamen in port. Volunteers and vendors supplied treats and assistance as plans for Albany area improvements were discussed amid other local notices.
In a chaotic Saturday session Poland and Lithuania attempted to salvage a fragile truce amid mutual accusations of covenant breach. Leaders from both sides claimed a state of war loomed while private talks and public fear shaped a dramatic day in a once orderly league.
Kingsford South announces a Sunday dawn attempt to set an endurance record in aviation but persistent rain today delays the mission and complicates plans for the flight.
Los Angeles reports a dramatic match where Peter the Great defeats Val Creyocks in a high stake race, totaling £9000 for the owner as the event marks a sensational moment in local life. Val Creyocks, a wealthy landowner, faced the unexpected turn of fortune amid the crowd.
Arrangements outline travel from Albany to Mount Barker on New Year’s Day with a 10:00 a.m. departure and 11:49 a.m. arrival, plus return at 6:30 p.m. The secretary announces hotel meals, progress on racecourse improvements, and local business holiday closures. Cricket results include Carbarup beating Blackwood Road and Central beating Narrikup. tender notices and event details follow.
The article reports Herr Kert Gerson of Berlin inventing a process to separate and treat municipal garbage. The method aims to produce guncotton, artificial milk, tar, charcoal, and acetic acid from waste, with a plant under construction to implement the disposal system.
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