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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1944
Page
3
An imperfect text cites health claims around remedies like Williams Pink Pilly and other aids for sleeplessness and vitality. It references nervous energy, digestion, and age but lacks clear data, doses, or proven outcomes. The fragmentary notes warn readers to consider safety and consult guidance before use.
Washington reports Marvin Jones of the War Food Administration says American farmers will plant this spring, signaling cautious pace amid wartime food production efforts.
A lecturer outlines the British Empire’s vast colonial framework, noting 52 colonies and 60 territories, with focus on the last section. Ceylon’s history is traced from Sinhala and Tamil origins through Portuguese and Dutch control to British rule, highlighting population mix and administrative evolution.
A postwar interim report by Messrs Jarrett Lenard and colleagues outlines a plan to curb fruit fly outbreaks in Western Australia. It covers prewar losses, postwar risks, zoning based controls, licensing, penalties, honorary inspectors, and publicizing campaigns to safeguard export markets to Colombo and the Netherlands East Indies.
The article recounts the 1812 defeat and exile of the king of Kandy to Mauritius, a convention transferring governance of the Kandyan Provinces to the British Crown, and a pledge to preserve Sinhalese laws, customs, and religion. It then discusses ancient Sinhalese society, agriculture, land ownership, and administration under Dutch and British rule, noting provincial divisions and unpaid local officials. The piece transitions to fruit crop inspections, pest control efforts, and infestation outcomes, highlighting apples, pears, grapes, citrus, and bananas as main pests and mentioning legume and fig contributions to fruit fly spread. The text promises continuation next week.
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