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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 28, 1913
Page
3
London dispatch reports growing interallied tension over southern frontier disputes amid calls for a general conference. France is urged to intervene. ambiguity remains on which powers will participate as ambassadors adjourn after a long session seeking a summons by Sir Edward Grey.
London May 27 Mrs Pankhurst, jailed for long term imprisonment, began a hunger strike prompting release to regain strength. She then faced further arrest near Holtowey after attempting to move toward the London Pavilion. Police and guards halted several women as crowds gathered, producing a tense scene at the gate.
Lt Fellows and a companion rode a Bristol biplane on Salisbury Plain. The inlet valve failed at 1,200 feet, causing a petrol leak. They attempted an emergency landing with Fellows nearly trapped by flames. The plane landed badly, and the crew escaped as the tank tapped, the machine wrecked.
The Lytton Company will present the comedy drama Every Inch a Man by Cecil Rateigh, with Weymouth settings and a cast including Wolsa Barasti, Fred Coape, Trathy Brown, Carl Francie, Dad Hargett, Tillery, Maxwell, and Mrs Edwards. Friday features The Fatal Wedding.
An odd scanned fragment extols a supposed remedy named Woods Great Peppermint Cure. It mocks health claims and urges readers to purchase beans and a postal note for orders. The piece carries archaic phrasing and corporate names amid jumble text with unclear context.
The Dominions Royal Commission arrived from the East and began sittings at Parliament House in Perth. A. Neville stated that between 1,000 and 8,000 state-sited arrivals occurred in the last year. Immigration increased dramatically, with 1,139 arrivals in 4967 and 1,073 in 1903. Eades proposed a universal wheat handling standard.
In Carnarvon on May 97 R McAlister took over the Carnarvon Hotel from John Murphy for Captain Pincombe. Two hours later a fire gutted the wooden structure, enveloping it end to end. Murphy suffered burned feet and was hospitalized. The cause is unknown. building insured for £1,200 and stock for £600.
News from Adelaide reports Daniel Waite, a leading hunter and polo figure in South Australia, is missing from the steamer Witahire. Cablg cites the captain as saying Waite fell overboard in the Gulf near Suse and is feared lost at sea.
Melbourne reports Premier Watt plans to announce terms of a 24 million cons contention loan due in October. He aims to convert 4 million pounds and float a further 27 million for redevelopment and development projects during his London visit.
The Turf from Adelaide on May 7 lists the City Handicap and Birthday City Handicap betting. Lente is 6 to 1, Iownit 3 to 1, Flamer Broadawond Ptah Greek Fire 10 to 1, Musket Belle Warrim 10 to 1, Widgiews Orvieto Upright 12 to 1.
Odds show Mountain Princes at 5 to 1 and Grosk Fire at 8 to 1 with Wascail and Mos at 10 to 1. Audacity Lord Alwytme and Widnight Sum also feature in the rundown with similar late betting lines.
The Phillip Lytton Dramatic Company staged The Man They Could Not Hang at Town Hall last night to a crowded house. Acting and staging were praised with strong performances by John Lee and villains as well as Wardot Clarke and Dicky Dood, supported by an excellent female quartet led by Alice Mulford. The review notes high standards, sharp realism, and predicts big patronage for the remaining five nights.
Mr Butcher argues land taxation should stay with the states, while O’Connor rebuts that the Constitution grants Parliament broad taxation power. Liberal critics in WA denounce Labor’s Commonwealth Savings Bank plan and accuse reformers of misery and rebellion rhetoric. References to New Protection, Forrest, and taxation debates frame a polarized fiscal battle.
W A O'Connor of Geraldton argues Liberal sugar policies aim to replace colored labor with white labor and defends high protections. He cites taxation, land exemptions, and country versus city assessments while contrasting Liberal and Labor immigration records, noting arrivals under both governments and urging support for protectionist policy.
In Western Australia polling rules, voters on the electoral roll may vote at any booth. Distances cited include Mullewa to Wonap Hills about 198 miles by rail and Wonanga Hills to Perth around 13% miles, totaling 330 miles. Mullewa to Perth via Midland about 959 miles. The new line is said to route 95 miles fewer travel, aiding local voters.
The Fire Brigades Deans debated restructuring following a Geraldton fire with a fatality and calls for improved protection. The Chief Officer proposed a district officer and more permanent staff at Geraldton and Bunbury, while the council urged adequate future protection. no Albany or Bunbury changes were approved. Inquest opened into remains found at the Murchison Inn with medical testimony noting uncertainties about the remains and ongoing investigation.
A correspondent denounces Fusion figures and the State Opposition in Western Australia, accusing them of betraying voters. The writer attacks leaders like Deakin and Wilson, cites land lease schemes and farming price disputes, and references responses to Federal and state power debates. The letter critiques land tenure and wheat pricing impacts on farmers, and mentions ships, wares, and public works as examples of alleged mismanagement.
Appuestion No 990/1918 under the Transfer Of Land Act announces a claim by Robert Atte regarding property in Northampton Town Lot 101 102 108 and 104 and Victoria Location 1H totaling 14 acres. Legal notice asks all others with an interest to lodge claims by July, with Land Titles Office Perth cited for action in May 1948.
Mey Jain appoints secretary to Perth Literacy Institute and schedules auction of Geraldton property Friday June 2. Sale features vacant allotments and defined homes in central lots. Prospective bidders urged to seek auctioneer details. notices to run in early edition.
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