Bowral Cattie-Stealing Schofield Pleads Guilty
The court in England hears the case as Schofield pleads guilty to cat theft charges. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicates a guilty plea and related proceedings.
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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1902
Page
2
The court in England hears the case as Schofield pleads guilty to cat theft charges. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicates a guilty plea and related proceedings.
A distorted historical notice claims a patent extract named SANDEE AND HONS ECGALYPTI EXTRACT dominates medical eliphi of the era. It mentions royal patronage and an international revision body, asserting approval on a Wednesday in January 15, 1002, while promising cures and therapeutic claims amid questionable safety.
A critique of wealth, power, and imperial duty cites J Pierpont Morgan buying ships to influence world steel markets, notes Morgan art purchases, and endorses Kipling’s poems. It warns of Anglophobia, urges readiness to defend the Empire, and calls for restraint in pleasure versus work.
Rumors of the dean's health concerns circulated in recent days. A well informed reporter from the Evening News at the Chapter House said the dean suffered an acute rheumatism attack but showed improvement. serious symptoms were noted previously. The dean is in his second year.
A damaged text fragment notes a merchant at Deer Paiky Long Tala UB recommending Chamberlai Pain Balm as a remedy. The writer recalls using it last winter for severe lameness in One Hide, treated with quick relief by D. Morgan, Chemist, Bowral.
Report from the Mosy Vale Patios Court on Wednesday notes Draper jailed for four months with four pounds cost in a case of assault on Mrs. Seowild wife of the lorigaree of the Tooriot Hotel Bundanoon. Also mentions Lieut. Zouch posted to a Federal Coart agent unit for service in South Africa and a storm across Albion Park with heavy rain at Moss Vale. Also items on smallpox rise in London, Methodist Union events, and agricultural show plans with prize money.
Bowral School of Arts held a memorable Grand Concert II to raise funds for a piano, featuring C. W. Marsden, J. B. Astbury, Mrs. Royle, Mrs. Boyle, Dr Basil Foulds, and G. A. Grimm among others. The program blended vocal solos, recitations, and instrumental pieces, drawing a stylish audience and closing with the National Anthem.
The memorial service for John Williams, longtime Christian evangelist, was held at the Bong Long Methodist Church. A large crowd attended as the pulpit and church filled with black drapery and white flowers. The Rev. A. W. Parton spoke on immortality and the resurrection, praising Williams’s life of faith and service in England, Scotland, and Australia.
A draughts match will be played Saturday evening between Bowral town and the Gib quarters. Town team members include E Smith, W Smith, W Grierson, T Garrad, G Piper, J Stokes, W W Clayton, B Moule, emergencies S J McBaron, K Davidson, C Piper. The event should create a stir of interest in Bowral.
Report says the mayor plans a trial in Olling the Streets Bowral to oil alleys with small black implement at his auction mart. If successful he will seek council approval to apply the method to the principal street. Used in four eastern American cities, it prevents dust and preserves the road.
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