Press Conference Signals Imperial Press Rate Reforms
London Sunday reports the Smyrdal Prose Conference resuming deliberations with a deputation to urge general reductions in cable and press rates. Discussions favored state ownership ideas for cross imperial electric links and reductions on Atlantic routes, while a push for uniform military methods across the Empire surfaced alongside broader communications reforms.
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Picture sale sets high prices at auction
At a sale of pictures today bidders pushed values high. Turned "Burning of the House of Parliament" sold for 13176 pounds and Constables "Arundel Mill" drought brought 100 guineas as buyers competed for quality works.
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Almoss
London
Arundel Mill
Imperial wireless plan eyed for penny-a-word service
The Times outlines a British Imperial system of wireless telegraphy with stations at Malta, Alexandria, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Singapore, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Wellington. Costs total £65,000 plus £10,000 yearly upkeep, plus £825,000 for 15 colonial stations and £160,000 annual subsidy to enable a penny-a-word rate for 15,000 words daily per station. Milner urges bold constructive policy to defend Empire and back central government proposals.
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Aden
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Grea
Great Britain
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Defence conference urged practical navy plans
Lord Esher presiding at the Imperial Press Conference urged slow prudent steps toward an Imperial Navy. Delegates to the Defence Conference should limit aims to what is doable within ten years to clear the ground for a practical merger. Lord Charles Beresford stressed cautious national policy.
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London
Lord Esher
Binterman
Charles Berenford
Masterminds Cleared in London and South-Western Bank Fraud
Francis King and Bernard Roberts were found guilty of extensive frauds against the London and South-Western Bank. King received seven years and Roberts eighteen years' penal imprisonment, with King identified as the mastermind and taking the larger share of loot.
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Francis
King
Bernard Roberta
London and South-Western
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Roberts
Sandrews Pure Volatile Lydia Ex Superior To Rival Preparations
A harsh warning about inferior preparations and dangerous impostors selling counterfeit remedies. A death linked to certain compounds is noted, with testimony alleging true irritation from misuse. The ad touts Sandews SONS Pure Volatile Lyped Ex as genuine and proven by authorities and long-standing medical use.
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Supreme Court of Victoria
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Ex-Victorian Fromm Torrant Shines in Middlesex Debut
Ex-Victorian player Fromm Torrant turns heads for Middlesex after 0 against Hampshire. His recent scores include 429, 66, and 138 in successive innings, marking a remarkable run of form.
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London
A. Torrant
Middlesex
Hampshire
Telephone exchange strain blamed on long shifts and digestions
G Witzpatrick president of the Telephone Exchange Association testifies before the Postal Commission about continuous seven to eight hour work causing a “service of dyspeptics” in exchanges. The piece notes distressed staff, nervous strain, and odd remedies while mentioning Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and Woods’ Peppermint Cure as products advertised locally.
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Telephone Exchange Association
Fostal Commission
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