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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1927
Page
2
The Municipality of Albany will hold a meeting in the Town Hall on Monday evening October 10 1927 at 8 30 to meet Hight Hom L M B and Mrs Amery Tickets are available from the Town Clerk on Saturday Dress-Optional.
The secretary Mr Bam. W. Taylor thanks Albany residents for their generous response to the Benefit Dances at the Masonic and Odd Fellows halls. Special mention goes to Mine EL Sayers of the London Hotel and P.C. Metlowan, along with the committees and all who sold tickets and contributed.
Short article items include a wharf accident involving Mr. Sou Fisher who fell from a track but avoided broken bones, and Albany High School Sports Day scheduled for October 12 on Ulster road reserve with a long program. Also reported are Wateralds Workers' Federation results showing Mr. Mather’s absolute majority, a missing boy Turnbull found safe, and society updates on the upcoming A and H show, ticketing, and vendor tenders. The Too H movement in Australia and Mayoress charity plans for Albany Cubicle are noted along with a call to visitors and local participants.
Tenders invited until noon October 24 1927 for extensive alterations to the Empire Theatre Albany Western Australia. Plans specifications and particulars available from the architect W Harry Jefferies Cowan's Buildings Lower Burling Terrace Albany Tel 117 after 7 pm. No tender necessarily accepted.
Tenders are invited for the right to supply refreshments at the Society's Annual Show to be held in Mossie Wills Co.'s Wool Biore on Thursday and Friday, November 100. Tenders may be obtained on application to the undersigned. RB, Secretary.
Colonel Amery of the British Dominion Affairs Office visits Albany as the first sitting British minister to tour Western Australia. He travels aboard the Blue Funnel liner Ulysses, touring districts from Mount Barker to York and Dowerin before civic events in Perth. The itinerary includes civic receptions, a Parliament lunch, a governor’s dinner, and meetings with migration and returned soldiers groups.
An Albany Town Hall event invites citizens to meet Colonel and Mrs Amery at a Monday night conversazione at 8 30. Tickets are available from the town clerk until Saturday noon and attendance is dress optional.
Personal His Excellency the Governor Sir William Campion arrives in Albany with a group of golf players to participate in golf and to attend the inaugural night service of the local Toe H. branch on Saturday. Mr J L Burley and Mr J Webb return home after a holiday in the Eastern States watching the football carnival. South Australian Fire Brigades Board chair Mr EB Prinsdorf and Fire Brigades Chief Officer visit Perth by the Katoomba to inspect WA fire services. They praise Albany’s water system, town and architecture. Mrs Morriah and her daughter Mrs Rew arrive back from the Eastern States aboard the Katoomba on Tuesday.
Two races will be run off on the Perth tomb course with amateur and senior sections. The amateur three mile and senior ten mile events award the Collins Medal aggregate and Max ONeill Medal respectively along with tairn competition prizes.
The Albany Cricket Association held its annual meeting in Town Hall on Monday night and decided to revert to a ward system of competition including Elleker as a separate club. The report praised efforts to stabilize finances, noted a £2 balance with £42 0/1 receipts and £38 18/11 expenditure, and urged stronger subscription performance.
In perfect weather on Saturday a local rifle meet contested Mr C T Hartin s trophy. J Wilkinson won with 06 and claimed the trophy as well. W Braimbridge and A N Pola competed for D Knapp s trophy for last season s runners up with Braimbridge scoring 11 and Pola 10 points out of three shots. The club scratch meeting will commence next week. Scores:
Late news reports electric light failure at Porth Thuretay causing cancellation of a portion of the ring events at the Royal Show. A large crowd gathered as the first night show at the oval Agricultural Society failed to proceed as planned.
In Hawthorn court Melbourne yesterday Davl Thompson a veteran over 9 years of age faced a maintenance suit by his wife. The defendant receives an American pension. The case was dismissed.
An unknown man was found with a broken neck during early excavations behind Sydney hospital. Police suspect a 12 foot fall but foul play not yet confirmed. Later two men brought a taxi dispute to the scene over a fare, with the taxi leaving without the passenger.
Large crowd attends the third day of the AWC Spring campaign at Randwick with top event results including Craven Plate and five furlong race outcomes. Betting odds cited show Oimcrack Stars favored by bookmakers. Other entries include Belle Gallante and Gold Tinge with varied prices.
A charity event in Mount Barker promotes funds for the Anglican church via an ugly woman competition. A garden fete at Mrs. Percy Gillam’s grounds featured stalls, teas, and prizes, aiding Blackwood road candidates including Miss Olive Skinner. Colonel Pottinger toured the district and spoke at the cinema fund event, while locals enjoyed games and socializing into the early hours.
Fragmentary text reports a Schneider Cup event with Sir Samuel Hoime and Lt Webster receiving honors from the Air Council. It mentions a luncheon and a royal approval of a beatification or award, but many names and phrases are garbled.
A disjointed and garbled note describes a plan to fly a present to Signor Mussolini’s villa while en route to Bucharest. The message mentions Signor Mispallal’s reaction and a telephoned request to a daughter to spread sheets for rendering it inviting a booby. The endeavor ends with an engine failure and a vineyard crash near Nome wrecking key gear.
In a tense escape, occupants including a passenger named Minnie Lowia Bourbon avoided injury after a mishap. Mr Levine credited Captain Hincheliffe's skilled piloting with steering to safer ground, averting a fatal fall.
A New York man arranged purchase of an expensive jewel to sway his wife, offering £500 in exchange to avert divorce. The plan, involving a jeweler and a broker, aimed to keep the marriage intact amid marital strain.
Capetown Oct 6 Transvaal Supreme Court gave leave to Harry Solomon senior judge of the South African Jockey Club to sue Edgar Wallace renowned novelist for 350 pounds with interest and costs. Solomon alleges Wallace while editor of a Johannesburg paper in 1903 obtained money on a short loan but soon left South Africa and never repaid.
Experiments by the Department of Agriculture and Kalgoorlie Council on wheat and oats show a surprising year with advanced healthy crops at inspection during the Back to Coalgarde celebrations. Rainfall boosted growth and yields, with multiple varieties tested and detailed planting and rainfall figures recorded for the year to date.
Bir Joseph Cook returns from London amid migration concerns as Australia plans for a migrant cap. He argues the right migrant types will boost absorption. Britain and Australian policy are blamed for past delays. Brigadier General Jess and Major Dobson will visit Albany November 12, 1627 for a defence inspection and quota handover.
Narrogin council agreed to hire additional labor for twelve months to support the head gardener in supervising park and tree planting projects. The move aims to improve grounds upkeep and boost the effectiveness of park work, with praise for the gardener’s expertise.
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