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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
1
June Martarlan observed this morning as testimony focused on a complex theatre financial dispute. Witnesses described fund management, corporate leadership, and alleged misallocation of monies, with figures around 375 noted but unclear in details amid procedural questions.
June 18 board readings accepted entries for road projects. Fort t and Fairy boroughs report new metal supply contracts and street works details.
A man is charged in Geelong with stealing wearing apparel from a hotel room at the Union Club Hotel. Evidence shows articles including a silk dress, beads, fur, and other items found in his possession after an alleged break in. Adamson pleads guilty to one count and is remanded for sentencing.
A regional gathering discusses options on wheat futures and supply strategies amid weather concerns and market signals. Key participants include farm cooperatives and trade groups assessing pricing, storage, and policy impacts.
The High Court today upheld an appeal by Australian Treselated Tye Company Preprotary Ltd Sidmey on a taxation matter under the Income Tax Act. The decision concerns whether a term within the act was timely and valid, with the commissioner to determine distribution of income tax attributes. The ruling highlights timing and validity of a company’s tax obligations under specified provisions.
A garbled report notes Lord Stonehaven to embark from the Nestor for Melbourne on October 12 with his wife and eldest daughter, before returning to Australia in August. It mentions a resignation, imperial duties, and preparations for the trip, with references to New Zealand and royal and colonial dignitaries.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a legal proceeding with references to Robertson and Harroguss, a gold broowli item, and a witness from a prior court session. The text hints at a wearing apparel piece and a crime linked to the trial, but details are unclear.
A weekly health bulletin reports a continued decline in diphtheria across Vectoria with four cases last week and a lower tally than the prior period. State health officials note decreased incidence and underline surveillance, vaccination, and reporting efforts to sustain the downward trend.
Hiarid Collins, tied to a sensational Toorak hold up, pleaded guilty at Melbourne Gyini Court. Police recovered a revolver and shots were fired, injuring Collins with gunshot near the shoulder and another wound to the stomach. He was arrested at a house in Hildaim with suspected property seized.
A Chinese defendant pleaded guilty to opium smoking and possession charges in a Monday morning hearing. The court heard a second defendant and a Chinese resident linked to a conspiracy to sell opium. The accused admitted the offences and received a four year sentence.
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