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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1945
Page
2
A fragment notes tickets from Street Perth and mentions a form that has unclear details. Readable parts point to a street event and an unspecified form issue with limited context.
Racing activity shows higher betting totals for four months this season with £1,742,883 across 17 meetings and £1,138,983 for 14 meetings last season, average bets rising to £103,609. Tehran wins the English St Leger benefiting the Indian Army Comforts Fund. Aga Khan donates 75 percent of English winnings. Judge Dudley Smith recalls 23 years at Moorefield. Buzalong highlighted as the enduring paddock king. apprentice Val Faggotter rises from pony racing to feature in trials and prizes at Moorefield.
Paul Dever, a five year old in St. Louis, is diagnosed with progeria a rare disease causing rapid aging. Pediatricians note wrinkled skin brittle nails and arthritis while researchers explore pituitary and thyroid therapies to reverse the aging process.
A New York Times correspondent contends that trials of war criminals face obstacles such as loss of witnesses and destroyed records. He predicts few indictments or convictions, fearing disappointing justice for victims of German and Italian brutality and their families.
A patient asks the doctor for something to put them in fighting trim, seeking prescription details. The doctor replies that such items are found in the bill, not the prescription, implying the cost or billing includes the desired items.
New Zealand two year old Balmore, purchased by Mr. F. W. Hughes for a four figure sum, aims for the AJ C Derby. Balmore won the Avondale Stakes and may race in the AJ C Sires Produce Stakes at Randwick next Easter. Balmore is sired by Coronach from Canvasser with Sie Cosmo as grandsire.
At a country horse fair buyers eyed various nags while an old farmer offered a crippled horse. The auctioneer asked for price and the farmer replied Fifteen pounds, insisting on value over weight as the crowd chuckled at the unusual bid.
Lieut-Commander J W S Marr leads 14 British scientists on a two year Antarctic mission from a base near Hope Bay, Graham Land. The party studies polar meteorology radio conditions Graham Land minerals biology birds marine life and whale and seal habits amid snow and ice.
Australian air transport firms show strong revenue growth during wartime but rising costs and charges shrink net profits. Qantas Empire Airways reports revenue of 11,184,149 for the year to March 31 with a net after expenses of 38,789, down 2,974 from the prior year. Qantas group profit rises to 217,406. Ansett Airways posts 944,707 revenue for the year to June 20, with expenses 511,515 and tax 18,000 yielding 15,282 net.
Arachord argues harm is not done to a person by being thrown or losing resources, while Merrill counters that trouble arises when the individual lacks resources. The exchange highlights competing views on fairness and danger in social interactions.
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