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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1925
Page
2
Tenders are invited for alterations at Barker Memorial I4S Club. Submissions close Wednesday July 1 1095 at the club room. Neither the highest nor lowest tender will necessarily be accepted. Further details and inspection appointments available from the Secretary.
East Albany Football Club announces a general meeting of players and members at the White Star Hotel tomorrow Friday 14 at 7 50 pm. All members are requested to attend.
Discussion of Albany Newdegate railway, ministerial contact, and lobby aims. Reports misgivings about current statements and endorses Interstate Conference calls for open lines and regional development. Mentions local show, petty theft, court decision on land valuation, and a fatal accident involving a field worker in Kyabalap.
Local and General report from Albany mentions Ot Newbitt leaving Taraday for a holiday with friends at Kojonup and returning after about a night away. An inspector of schools for the district arrived in Albany to take up residence. T H Barnet, senior partner at Mecers F E Darnell Ltd, underwent a minor operation at Gtradwick's private hospital and is expected to be back by week’s end. Joel from the Cremes drainage area is visiting golf fields at the urgent request. A south-east coast port will hire an engineer and secretary to the local roads board, a post held previously in Albany. At the adjourned Albany Dog and Poultry Board meeting last night, further items were discussed.
A jumble of notices in the paper advertises a sale at Scot’s Church Wall with a large assortment of hand goods clothing and household items to be sold cheaply. Also listed are football and hockey club events at the White Star Hotel and Naval Drill Hall, plus a university lecture on World Peace by F Alexander with tickets and committee support noted. Queensland Butter Pool regulations and licensing for butter agents are described with penalties for breaches and price controls, alongside market comparisons and government involvement.
Fragmentary note describes Heenzo product use for coughs bronchitis and watery sips with water to make medicine. Mentions traveling convenience and a White Star line context with unclear details. Names and places are fragmentary and uncertain.
Mt Barker notes list players to defend Southey against Cranbrook on Cranbrook ground Saturday. Field includes Tomsout, M Noman, A Ball, Hl Adam, K Wailes, Rywan, Young, A Hiking Boye, Wehr, Townswi tineen, Roy Norton, A W Jackson, FP Hambley, Chithier, Taylor, McWaters, Summers, Soun oom, Webr, Drage. Church notes mark Remembrance Sunday at Methodist Church with a retiring collection for the War Memorial. Football notes praise Northa, Subiaco and Cranbrook players. mentions injuries and form, with many local names and a peak at Cranbrook’s Western Johnson and Jack Denakison.
Ted O’Lear impressed as Thom praised his effort. The final minutes fired spectators who sang and urged the team, while South players struggled to answer the umpire as Fort held firm. A Young Men’s Club dance and tea would have offered relief, but rain and rough conditions dampened plans.
A Vigilance Committee meeting at the president Mr Bi Sewell's office resolved to appoint Sewell to attend a Wagia conference on the rabbi issue and pest control. They discussed library improvements, road widening on Middleton road, latrine lighting, and protecting electric poles from lightning. Communications from Prime Minister Mrs Braca and Commonwealth Treasurer Dr Earle Page considered Albany as a possible graving dock site.
A letter to the editor proposes that the racecourse grounds be transferred from the racing club to the municipality for use as a cemetery on Ulster-road. The writer urges timely action and asks the mayor and councillors to consider securing the land for the public benefit.
London lecturer Charles Jeffrey warned that popular feminine dress and learned gait conventions harm health. He urged natural carriage, noting stooped posture weakens chest and nerves, while forward head tilt strains the neck. proper bearing signals character and vitality. The talk dismisses artificial “walking pillar box” styles and stresses balanced steps and suitable low heels.
Late news from Perth reports P.E.A members willing to represent the Country Party in the joint Senate team for the forthcoming Federal election. Leader of the CLP Parliamentary Party Mer Aber Thomson indicated some quarters hoped for a significant lure. The PPA council will meet today to consider nominations, though future selections appear indecisive and nominations may be extended.
Melbourne reports on the waterside workers amid seamen troubles. The union's trimmed option to support seamen appears activated as workers are called to operate steadier Monaroound labor, seen as the next step in extending the shipping labor dispute.
Trouble at the Australian Steamship Company grows as the steamer Tine is forced to tie up after the crew demands changes to their signing articles. The company refuses the alterations and the ship remains tied up.
An inquiry by the coroner into the partial envelope of the steel and concrete building rising on Swanston Street for the British Australian Tobacco Day, dated April 2, recalls four men killed and three injured. Crown counsel notes the evidence will address alleged structural defects and tied materials.
After a nearly two day session the Federal Loan Council decided on a policy to regulate the order in which Blalex will approach the money market during the coming year. The council will continue operations throughout the year.
The Labor Ministry in Sydney was formally sworn in by the Governor as retiring ministers handed over departments and bade farewell to office heads in a ceremonial oaths of office event.
Travellers aboard the steamer Sierra arriving from Sydney viewed the American fleet at Honolulu and reported a fine sight. Honolulu was crowded with tourists and carnival conditions prevailed at night with bright displays.
The Sydney City Council finance committee has recommended granting £5000 to the Lord Mayor for the entertainment of the American fleet visiting the city.
A suggestion, sponsored by Australian and New Zealand Rotary clubs, urged holding the Pan Pacific conference of Rotary clubs in Honolulu in May 2026. The proposal was raised at the Rotary International Congresses at Chie? Pan-Pacific Council meeting amid discussions.
London reports Kirkwood, the Australian golfer, has arrived by ship from America for the East Fear championship. He denies taking out American naturalization papers and says he hopes to bring honor to his country. He echoes praise for Macdonald Smith as a formidable opponent and notes Hagen is not defending the title.
Tennis report notes Anderson showing improved form in practice sessions against Barelay and Lycett. He defeated Harelay 6-4, 2-? and beat Lycett when the latter tired, signaling a return to peak play.
English concert listings highlight Signor Tot Tal Mile and other performers in a varied program across venues. Local organizers promote familiar arias and new works, attracting audiences with a blend of operatic and orchestral pieces.
The Australian Free Association notes that the International Labour Office of the League of Nations has formed a committee to study migration issues. The move appears linked to complaints about restrictive migration policies in destination countries.
Reports from Hankow indicate lingering danger of new outbreak despite official claims of improvement. Shanghai authorities warn students and agitators may attack the foreign post with ammunition and bombs. Precautions thwart the planned assault as Peking notes foreign powers seek protection from the Chinese government.
A Hurketita Town report from New Jerry states that 20 persons were killed and 0 injured when a railroad line was struck by a severe electrical storm. The tracks were twisted by lightning and had been undermined by heavy rains.
Capetown June 17 The Moyalfling with the Prince of Walon and his entourage plunged at night into the tob tropical Eastern Tranevall. In Barberton he received a splendid welcome at a cotton and citrus centre before stopping at Komalipoort to a 150 British residents including 55 ex service men. A pleasant informal gathering marked the reception as the train moved toward the lonely Horn country where telegraphic communication will be out by Wednesday morning. The Union Government invites two Portuguese presentatives to Pretoria celebrations.
The four Labor Premiers will conference after a Federal Loan Council meeting to debate the fate of State Governors and implement the Labor platform. Premier of Queensland Gilies said he intends to leverage Labor unity in Melbourne to push the plan for appointing Australian natives as State Governors.
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