Meeting of the Club Members at Commonwealth Hotel
An urgent notice invites members of the club to attend a meeting at the Commonwealth Hotel on Tuesday next the 18th at 5 pm sharp. Attendance is urged and members are requested to be punctual.
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
2
An urgent notice invites members of the club to attend a meeting at the Commonwealth Hotel on Tuesday next the 18th at 5 pm sharp. Attendance is urged and members are requested to be punctual.
The report details injuries to a Prime Minister figure named Hughes following a Monday evening accident on a road near Wey, with other youths shaken as a wheeled vehicle overturned. It also notes the death of Surveyor General Frederick Slade Drake Brockman in Perth, his WA roots, and his marriage to Grace Bassell, along with Lord Hackett’s connection. Additional items cover Geraldton churchman Fry’s return from England with son Victor, and various local notes on Queen's Park, the Victoria District Tart Club, a fishing boat wreck, Miss Adela Pankhurst’s court matter, National Volunteers enrollments, and a stormy weather summary.
Meyers Burne Philp and Co Limited announce more extensive steamship departures from Fremantle to Hereldton, with cargo and passenger schedules shifted to Monday 17 EM. The notice lists agent details and new ligat timelines for the fleet.
There is stated to how big crop of pearl yous await ng Woyers wi tle piebald town of roomie, and also a quantity of pearl shell.
A chaotic list of candidates from Labour, Nationalists, and other groups swore in amid a reshaped political field. Names such as Brant WilBog and Mr W. 1) Pickering appear alongside a parade of unfamiliar figures and affiliations marking a tense realignment.
A terse dispatch notes fresh Emmy activity across the Caucasian front and a Papal Peace Note. It mentions German allies, alleged recognitions, and a Buenos Aires report claiming British bombs hit administration dumps and air raids, with losses and missing planes.
A Melbourne reader Testifies Zam Buk heals dreadful teething sores on her son Robert after topical applications. A family member with a painful abscess improved after Zam Buk use, with the product praised as a quick and sure healer for cuts and wounds. Available through chemists and stores at 1/- or 8/0 per pot.
Personal notices and war casualty details from Western Australia describe the death of Mr Re de la Poer Beresford, aged 61, a well known Fremantle solicitor, and the return of Private M A Wilton to Fremantle. The report also lists casualties including Private Curill Wall and Thomas Alo Gill, with others wounded or missing, and notes reinforcements and hospital arrangements in Western Australia.
A medical note warns against indiscriminate use of stomach medicines and simple drugging after meals. It stresses that overuse can lead to late indigestion and acidity, urging bland diets and water after meals to neutralize excess acidity and prevent food fermentation.
The bulletin lists 15th Sunday after Trinity services at Yalgoo with early communion at 8 am and evening prayers at 7 40 pm, plus a Wednesday intercession. In town, J. G. Jenkin preaches at 11 am on Sunday on Temperance and "A Chale Twice" with an orchestral rendition. Monday anniversary service at 8 o'clock led by Rev. B. Canstrom. St Xavier's lists mass at 7 20 am and 10 am with devotions at 7 40 am.
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