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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1910
Page
3
London reports aviation news as Lx Blanc, famed aviator, begins trials for a fresh race with pigeons and a aerial course from London to a distant destination.
London reports Damon Nicholas, a New Zealand returnee, aged son of a retired Major of the Army Medical Corps, is charged with murdering his father. The elder man, who heard footsteps, confronted the son who then drew a sword and fatally stabbed him. The son is in poor health.
The boxing match between Australian Bill Lang and Al Kaufmann in London has been barred after the mayor served notice on promoters. The fight was declared off and promoter plans halted by official action.
The Australian reports the world sculling championship venue shifting to the Zambesi with Amst favored at six to four by bettors while The Favorite Tz kee place remains noted.
Reports from London detail a major blaze in Belgium causing two million pounds in damage at Camden Road. The disaster prompts news of evacuations as fire response intensifies. Also noted are departures from Canada and flood tolls in Japan with thousands affected and many homes flooded.
In fog 32 miles west of Tarila the German steamer Elsa collided with the Spanish Martos. The Martos sank in two minutes with 45 dead. The German liner Kediva was wrecked off Rocky Cape. an officer named Morgan drowned. The steamer valued at £70,000 with cargo at £50,000.
The Republican Committee in New York names Vice-President Sherman as temporary chair while rejecting Ex-President Roosevelt despite support from President Taft. A renewal vote is expected at the Saratoga convention on September 7 as the party’s women segment blocks Roosevelt from shaping state policy.
London arbitrator Lord St Alwyn rejected the request for a 24 percent wage increase in the South Wales coal mining dispute. The decision ends the primary wage demand during the ongoing industrial contention involving miners and employers in the region.
Telegrams from Perth report tramway men ended their strike after the company rehired forty of fifty applicants and planned weekend service. The Labour Party endorsed the captains' action and pledged relief meetings to aid the unemployed and their families while noting workers may be compelled to resume work or face legal penalties for striking. Some blame political influence for protracted trouble, and a hoped for settlement if Meneb Sa Aheme agreement had been reached earlier.
Thomas Butler and Margaret Butler of Sydney were convicted of manslaughter in a case involving an infant who died from starvation. The judge sentenced the man to two years in prison and the woman to three months.
Brisbane reports state finances with revenue 5,006,207 pounds and expenditure 5,035,123 pounds for the financial period. The shortfall or balance details are noted, reflecting the year's financial position and potential implications for public funds.
A serious accident at Moora on the Perth line involved shunter James Byers who was run over by locomotive wheels as the arrival train approached. Both legs were severely injured around the ankles.
In the Legislative Assembly a heated discussion centers on a proposed reduction of members. Mr Holman brands the plan as a subterfuge to block the Labor Party from tracing the Council behind a barrier to thwart government measures. The debate continues.
In Wellington Supreme Court a woman named Meiser was sentenced to six months in prison for cruelty to her daughter under 11. She tied the child to a bed post and fled as the house later caught fire. The child was badly burned before neighbors rescued her.
The railways last year earned £1,090,316 in net profits, with £914,711 the year prior. The Minister for Railways, noting his Australasian visit, says New Zealand paventer tales compare well with Australia and that railway salaries and conditions here are as desirable as those in Australia.
The Premier told the Legislative Assembly he would submit a report on the Agent-General’s office and plan to appoint an Agent-General after the report is dealt with. Ministers discussed mining, water supply, and transcontinental railway links, with ambitions to connect Queensland and New South Wales lines and affect Fremantle mail service, ending with the Address-in-Reply being agreed to yesterday afternoon.
A skeleton was found at Greenbushes near Barowm Gully believed to be Marcus Marshall. A torst and detonators lay nearby and the skull was blown from the body, with suspected oxicide.
At the Council Chambers Mr Short, Commissioner of Railways, met the mayor J Ureb and local workers to discuss firewood transport rates, railway accommodation, grain storage, and planned yard and station expansions. Debates covered lighting at the jetty, storage limits, repair costs, parcels office access, shunt delays, and possible new station siting near Durlacher street.
Senator Al Ledger moves a key amendment to the Northern Territory Acceptance Bill in Melbourne noting that no federal agreement will be acceptable if it includes the prescribed railway construction line. The notice signals a high level political dispute over infrastructure terms.
Fragmentary notes describe depots and stations for horse breeding with a breeding term set at 15 years and a cessation at 25 years. Mention of Senator Pearce planning to explain this during the second reading of the speech.
An employers federation meeting opposed the Federal Land Tax Bill and agreed to arrange an interstate deputation to the Prime Minister at an early date. The report also notes a health mention of a cough remedy and peppermint product, with stray garbled text about Woods and a caterwaul of unrelated items.
Fragmented ad style notice lists covers and bindings offered by Constant Tina and Gardner with prices for elaborate covers and binding services. Mentions Bernas Seamon Ed Teter and Song Ptah references and discounts up to Ts per cake at the MSS VIC.
Partial readable notes show sale of farm linked to extraordinary election in South Ward. Mentions view of Mr Ra Wilton, nominations, and polling day details are unclear in the mangled text.
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