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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1925
Page
2
At a meeting of the board the members approved revised rates for vermin control and Mead value assessments. The vote followed the Road Ma rite et guidelines from 1919 and ánswered with a schedule noting new rates per 100 acres and related charges. Obslrman Mawson presided at the session.
Notice of one vacancy in Central Ward of Albany Road Mistrial due to resignation of Frederick Newton. Nominations invited until the first day of August from qualified electors, to be accompanied by a deposit of quids fund.
The Albany Despatch reports on a district meeting agenda for June 18, including concerns about a misrouted bus line and education matters. It notes MLA A Wanebrough pressing for a new Torbay school, plus Captain AL EF Douglas’s promotion to Bunbury, and honors his SE Coast service record. The Albany Rifle Club plans a meet at Weld Hotel, while a five seat Dodge Bro model is advertised for 305 pounds. The Albany Dog and Poultry Society plans its Empire Theatre show next month, with inquiries to secretary A J Colins. A weekly ambulance lecture at the railway station is announced for Wednesday night, with bandaging and stretcher work demonstrations.
A narrator recalls a past dream of a northern railway from Tarsoola to Port Darwin linking lands for Central Australia. He visits South Australia prospects from Adelaide to Murray Bridge, lauding wheat, wool, and orchards, and contrasts pioneering hardship with modern farms, railways, and exhibitions.
A large audience gathered at the Town Hall to hear Mr Thompson of Pert University discuss light and color. He traced theories from ancient emission and wave models to modern spectrum and vision, illustrating with lantern slides and telescope photographs. The talk covered eye anatomy, color perception, and advances in astronomy with a Chicago telescope project.
The report covers July weather notes, apple shipments from Barker to Albany and New York via Panama, and a Rainbow birthday fundraiser at Forrest Hill. A Norths vs Souths football match drew a large crowd, with Norths prevailing 69 to 3.7, and a detailed play-by-play noted amid celebratory events and community notices.
The narrator recalls a crowded railway yard near Albury with crowds, rivers, and early trains bound for Sydney. He reflects on the expanding towns along the Murray, the landscape from grain to dairy, and the era’s hardships, travel delays, and the enduring Australian spirit on a long southbound journey toward Brisbane.
Late sporting notes report Ailsa Helle winning at Belmont Park during a July meeting in disarray but with clear results across divisions. Winners include Wargy, Poppylund, and My, with purse details for First and Second Divisions and stakes such as the Welter Handicap.
A string of accidents in the metropolitan area over the weekend left at least 12 people injured and two dead. Harry Turner died in a collision between a car and a motor vehicle, while John Shotteworth was run over by a lorry as he walked beside it.
A Fremantle Seamen's Union Office was entered by breakage on a Friday night. Thieves forced a window to relay the entrance and removed documents while no items appeared stolen. Police inquiry noted the incident as reported by Adelaide observers in July regarding a separate assault case.
Senator Russell Melbourne former assistant minister and vice president of the Executive Council in the Hughes era died Saturday in Sunbury Hospital for the Insane where he had been an inmate for years. He began life as a stray driver and rose to political prominence despite his long illness.
Sydney Arihay Moor aged 44, a warder at Cala Park Asylum, went amok at Rozel e Gatunlay. He attacked several people with a razor and then slashed his own throat, dying almost immediately at the scene.
Maritime unions and employers anticipate a conference to settle the seamen dispute. A Tasmanian sports figure, Mr. T. Tabsi', has been named secretary of the Tasmanian Racing Club. Mr Tuhart, famed in racing circles, played representative cricket for Tasmania and captained its England eleven.
After an all night sitting the Immigration Bill passed its second reading and moved toward passage. The Senate completed all stages and the house rose at 7 am as members also completed debate on the Navigation Act Amendment BH which passed all stages.
Delegates on tour with the Provincial Press arrived in Cairns by invitation of the Queens'and Government after visiting Towns Hill and Magnetic Island. Civic authorities arranged harbor works inspection while Cairns officials highlighted the sugar industry and plans to manufacture power alcohol announced by the Mayor.
Clermont district residents in Queensland's Central area report excitement about a forthcoming announcement. The exact details remain unclear but the community anticipates statements from local authorities.
The registry office at Oxford of Princes married Nina Mdivasi daughter of Zukhari Mdivani a Prince General in Tsar Nicholas IIs suite to Charles Henry Barich an American lawyer and author of a volume on the commercial law of Australia New Zealand and Canada in a work titled The Commercial Laws of the World.
London reports July 19 that the British Medical Association announced a new local anaesthetic possessing all the qualities of cocaine but none of its perils. The claim suggests a safer option for medical use and may impact future surgical practice.
In the Belgian Chamber of Deputies M. Vandervelle stated Belgium cannot recognize certain claims tied to property seized in Russia. He warned the Belgians’ positions depend on developments in Georgia and Turkey affecting overall restitution prospects.
Paris July 10 police visited the château of Charles Soer the facteur and vaporer at Chateney le Funee and found Madame Suler in the top room chained and padlocked and near death. Her bookkeeper Millete Laplange his secretary faces charges of sequestration and violation.
In New York at Longwood, Vultee of Australia beat Sense Shintzu 6 3 1 0 and will face T Harada after Harada defeated Hawkes of Australia 8 6 2 7 6 4 in the singles. In doubles semis Hawkes and Papertop defeated Peabody Gardiner and Henry Guild of Boston 6 0 8 6 8 6.
Patterson Wing defeats Harada 5 7 6 3 0 6 1 to win the singles final and teams with Hawke to win doubles over Malcolm Hill and Henry Johnson 6 2 6 1 in the championship event.
In Gouth Had Province a by election was held after the death of J A Craig. Two Country Party candidates, Moery A. Comby and W. Glasheon, sought the vacancy with Albany backing. Voter turnout surged as electors visited the poll. the returning officer Mr A E Burt counted the ballots with results pending clarification.
The Albany women’s society staged The Private Secretary in January, with the play praised as one of the finest farces. Charles Hawtrey’s comedy, dating from 30 years ago, drew laughs and the group secured new scenery for the production at the local venue.
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