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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1918
Page
3
British army advancing across the Rhine reports from London and Amsterdam claim Belgian forces occupy suburbs near Düsseldorf. Strikes disrupt cotton industry in Manchester area as wage issues spark unrest. US attitudes on sea power and disarmament discussed, with plans to raise American naval strength to parity or superiority. Berlin telegram notes Prussian government withdraws immunity from the Hohenzollern family from legal protections.
A December dispatch describes Germany's refusal to extradite ex Kaiser for trial, while Holland and Britain react to the move. Berlin faces sensational debate over a future international tribunal as tension runs high in multiple capitals.
London teletype reports Berlin turmoil with two suspected moves. First a Spartacist attempt to seize power, recently met by soldiers opposing socialist extremists. Authorities monitor unfolding events as tensions rise in the German capital.
Dispatches from Paris report Bolahsists plotting in Perin and Liebknecht connected activity as the government cracks down. In Australia and New Zealand, ships are redirected to repatriate citizens, reducing imports by over 1,000,000 tons as dairy, wheat, and wool will be moved in March and April.
Telegrams report the death of Mr Frank Wilson of Perth Nebraska after a period of illness. He had shown optimism about renewed treatment but grew tired on Saturday afternoon and passed away peacefully in his sleep at his residence.
Wireless news reports a ship from South Africa carrying pneumonic influenza arriving at Fremantle midweek. The outbreak appears to be worsening with up to 300 cases aboard and estimates earlier figures around 200 men afflicted. The disease is spreading rapidly aboard the vessel.
The letter column reveals strained discussions over leadership, military matters, and internal disputes within the Guardian community. References to Constantine II, the FLSA, and the involvement of Matthews and Marer illustrate factional tension, with editors and readers urged to consider accountability, procedure, and the fate of key figures amid ongoing controversy. The piece notes a looming public response as the dispute unfolds.
A heated exchange accuses leaders of overstating authority in a war era Institute affair. Speakers clash over abdication motions, funding, and the presence of women on a men’s council, with criticisms of autocratic conduct and management practices amid ongoing community mobilization.
A fragmentary dated message reads Till Tuesday signed by Frank B. Stone with an August 12 1918 stamp or note. The text is terse and lacks context or accompanying details.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Honora Williams took place in Northampton on Thursday afternoon the 5th inst. The procession from St Mary’s Church moved to the Catholic cemetery after prayers led by the Very Rev. Dean Graber. Pallbearers included Messia, Cunningham, W. Lucas, T. Drage, B. J. Slug, W. J. Drege, W. E. Michail, L. Mitchell, and J. McConkey, with a large gathering of district residents attending. Floral tributes came from numerous relatives and friends listing many family names.
At a London luncheon, Lord p Seeker and Mr. Sandly urged faster communication across the empire with air travel. They noted the ease of creating such service if first class railway costs were trimmed and predicted India-bound flights, while calling for quieter engines to attract public patronage. Overhead flights above London were demonstrated to overseas journalists using Page machines.
Quotations from December 4 show small yarding and weak prices for choppers and pork meat, with Hight at 25s to 38s and stores selling steadily. Sows range 2s to 6s, rough sows 18s to aha, and dip lines around 1600. Cattle quotations list heavy bulls £16-17, good stock £19-21, primes £11-11 10s, light £9-10, cows £8-10 to £9-10.
A London note dated Athens states the death of the Duke of Grafton at age 47. Sir Thomas Robinson, Agent General for Queensidal, is awarded the Legion of Honor for his services to France in connection with key supplies.
An article details the completion of the tallest world office structure, the Woolworth Building, in New York City. It stands 750 feet, with 2,000 offices and twenty-three acres of floor space, costing about £3,000,000, surpassing earlier giants like the Metropolitan Life and Singer buildings.
A Berlin film scene records a young man Erich Bitter leaping from a lofty monument and using a parachute to end his life after two prior suicide attempts. The watchful custodian failed to stop him as he staged a morbid melodrama for a film, depicting his own death in grisly detail.
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