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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
4
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The Geelong Sailors Rest thanks donors and volunteers who provided gifts and a Christmas tree for seamen. Contributions from Misses Lesaght, the Sheridan sisters, and numerous locals funded treats, biscuits, flour, eggs, and toys. A holiday fund drive by local grocers and bakers raised funds, while the station saw brisk Boxing Day traffic with trains crowded and revenue surpassing last year.
On the Yarra street pier last night Jamies Doran aged 23 of the s s Noonoo warra was stabbed in the back by an unknown assailant. Doran and mates were seated when the sailor attacker accused him of fighting with seamen from another ship. Doran denied it and was seized, then stabbed as the assailant fled. He was treated by Dr. Bell and sent to hospital. Senior Constable Douglas is seeking the offender with a vague description.
A Geelong area column lists residents and visitors with moves and honors. Personal notices detail D Richards illness, Rev Griffiths return from Raith, the L Renauw family back from America for a wedding, and J Bartlett receiving appreciation through a cheque. Arthur Alfred Cools takes a new high engineer post on the frontier Dorset voyage. Mary Gibner mourns at Geelong Hospital after a typhoid illness, death bringing sorrow to the Trades Hall circle.
Melbourne crowds joined Boxing Day excitement as wind shifts brought warmth and changeable weather. Excursions by steamships ferried thousands to seaside resorts while the Victoria South Australia cricket match opened at the Melbourne ground. The Cross League jubilee and Irish concert drew audiences as theatres offered matinees and evening performances. A dramatic river incident saw three Bombala firemen desert mid voyage and three aboard the ship reported missing before two volunteers reboarded to help. the vessel later found two firemen short.
Reports from St Petersburg describe vast rumors of a great Siberian discovery. Gangs of adventurers clash with police. guards slain during robbers’ siege. An army lieutenant is guarded to prevent reprisals by a Caucasus brigand family. Zelim Shan’s camp aided a siege against brigands. Now vendetta fears rise.
London December 25 The coroner in Omagh Tyrone case refused medical evidence citing personal responsibility for the doctor’s fee and directed a verdict of fatal burning. The jury objected and was locked in a dark room without food until the coroner relented after four hours and summoned a doctor.
London reports considerable wharf activity amid a ongoing strike with signs of progress. Strikers are expected to return to work on Monday as relief efforts continue. In Leeds four hundred gas workers resume work next Monday after stoppages. The Londons relief ship provided extra Christmas allowances to families of strikers.
The amalgamation will unite T Royden’s steamship Amalgamation Q with Indra line vessels and five ships from the Star line Corry and Company. No public share issue planned. The new line will operate after April with fortnightly calls at Tangiers before Marseille and on return journeys from Australia with Tangiers calls.
Hostels for women and girls funded in memory of W T Stead, Titanic victim, open today in Westminster Hoxton Leeds and Bath. Two more East London hostels planned. If funds grow, additional homes will offer lodgings at four shillings per week, aiming to be self supporting with international contributions from South Africa and New Zealand.
London on December 26 reported a bright sun and frozen streets as Christmas festivities ran full swing. The city saw broad attendance at services and family gatherings while relief figures showed 102,887 receiving aid in London and 732,894 in workhouses with 29,928 receiving outdoor relief, a decline but viewed as disappointing.
Beal’s first Africa cargo of 7000 tons arrived on Wednesday at Wellington. A 1000 ton Sverro shipment from Newcastle and a 3009 ton load planned for next week. Arbitration unions form as towns report improved business with strike fallout easing.
In view of recent disasters the Tisneyshire and Yorkshire Railway Company test fireproof steel Lenin equipped with emergency pyits. Gun reservoirs gain automatic valves to prevent van escape. Ved from Paris to air via Beiri with 27 miles to Cairo. 120000 Bulgars destitute due to Balkan wars and severe weather. Trouble brews in Armenia as reforms lag and arms move from Canossus into the region.
The aged Bishop Moorhouse, once head of Manchester, lives quietly at Poundisfer Dirk. Born November 11, the 87 year old scholar reads theology, philosophy and lighter literature daily. Visitors from Australia recall his influential clerical career and his enduring vigor in old age.
December 26 Rome reports Cardinal Rampulla's 1899 will leaving £10,000 awaiting probate due to pending litigation. Princess Alberi, widow of the Duke of Campobello and the late Cardinal's nephew, claims a later will favors her son and that she is guardian. A search for Glis's will has yielded no results, and the Princess has lived apart from her husband.
Fragmented report notes miners in the Sewcastle area resisting the New Year afternoon shift as coal demand rises. Widespread hesitation and possible sympathy action loom if Slobburn refuses to work, while Feers and other pits press for progress. the scene shows tension over winter coal operations.
A December report notes a conference of TEA.CILS women’s branches in Victoria. Representatives from Geelong and other areas planned sessions at Cathedral Hall, with emphasis on organizing activities for the new year and forthcoming events.
A New York dispatch notes broad business slack amid tariff and ear tax changes, with unemployment fears lowering demand. It mentions wage inflation needing restraint to reduce living costs, plus scattered notes on Paris hospital patients, Sikorsky's aircraft, and headmaster attitudes toward pronunciation reforms.
A compact guide promotes Cutanea Ointment and Cattenra Soap for pimples, blackheads, and rough skin. It claims minutes of use can reduce inflammation, irritation, and visible blemishes, with additional cleansing steps using water and other products. The text reads like a household remedy column.
Fragmented OCR text notes Granby FCT events and drives, referencing a meet and drivers. It mentions hopes for a victory and possible ironies or tensions surrounding the event, with limited readable details about participants or affiliations.
A serious railway accident at Gromingon yesterday left five killed including the prime minister’s son and twelve injured. A sea disaster near Morocca reported one sailor wounded. In Copenhagen a storm sank three fishing boats, nineteen drowned.
A terrible explosion occurred today at a fireworks factory in Torre Annunziata, 12 miles from Naples. Several workers were killed or badly injured in the blast with many fed outright.
Dr. Shaw leads a London Institute talk on The Nervous Factors in Women's Health, debating how outdoor life and dress affect female physiology and psychology. The piece surveys shifts in behavior, marriage, and gender roles, noting tension between propriety and modern sporting interests.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs Hines of 83 Ross Street Port Molhinene hosted a fete with her children and Mrs Curtis. They planned a ride on a jinker when the vehicle became unstable. Mrs Curtis was knocked down and three others injured. One child died at the scene. the victim was taken to Melbourne Hospital. Authorities report a cautious investigation is underway.
An OCR fragment promotes a patent remedy for stomach and nerve ailments. It mentions Kernot's piles of heals and an eclectic formula claimed to purify the Wood and invigorate the system. The illegible text includes stray names, contact lines, and device-like phrases.
A reader attacks Mr Bostock for quibbling over the Grammar School site versus a marked square plan for a new town hall. The piece recounts council meetings, private spending, and contested inspections, arguing the Advertiser’s stance on transparency and the proposed project’s cost and benefits.
An officer describes a severe Bass Strait voyage with rough seas near Low Herd and Cape Nelson. Vessels Ulysses and Indarra faced heavy seas while others from Adelaide fared worse. Safe arrival noted despite damaged lifeboats and rolling decks from the storm.
Walter Micha of Melia and Morrell saddlers died suddenly yesterday morning after attending a family gathering. Earlier, a two days match between Geelong Matting Association and Widbirat began at Ballarat City Oval with Geelong's Bo Nanizin leading scorers at stumps.
The record lists numerous ceremonial openings and official visits across Victoria and surrounding districts, detailing costs for track openings, ministerial visits, royal ceremonies, funerals, relief efforts, and various commissions. Notable items include expenses for coronation preparations, railway screenings, floral wreaths, and conveyances for Legislative Assembly members.
A London correspondent describes a community of delinquent youths in Dorset’s hills where children aged‑outcasts run their own laws and standards. A girl judge presides with a clerk as complaints range from deceit and rough play to neglect and cleaning chores, with sentences like scrubbing tools and orderly bedtime. The court’s uniquely stern yet inventive rulings reflect emerging social consciousness among these youths.
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