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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
3
The liner Apara was torpedoed without warning as it neared home. About 120 passengers and 100 crew were aboard. over eighty lives were lost. Boats were launched but women and children faced danger as the second torpedo struck. Some survivors landed on the west coast ports later.
Fragmented wartime dispatches describe German battlefield momentum at Levacquie and Levacquyrie with heavy blows and high caution. Reports from Copenhagen suggest Russia’s defection and a possible joint action by America and Japan, signaling potential economic retaliation if separate peace emerges.
London reports the steamer Apara bound from West Africa to Liverpool was struck by two torpedoes at four in the morning. About 16 passengers and several invalids were aboard. many were thrown from bunks during the explosion and subsequent shelling as boats were abandoned. Rescue boats picked up survivors at daybreak with reports of 40 passengers and 30 crew saved.
Report notes a vessel lifted to Starboagil and a rescue after two hours. References a stubborn defense, German pressure and fresh units near the Hindenburg line. Paris dispatches describe German determinations and a discouraged stance as Allied forces weather bombardments.
Telegrams from a Milan paper describe German reverses on the western front discouraging Hindenburg and delaying evacuation of fast territories to avoid envelopment. German newspapers predicted suspension of the offensive as Allied pressure eased the Austrian frontier defense.
Fragmented wire copy reports Germany’s resolve on the western front as troops shift from the Russian front. The dispatch cites uncertain timing and a stated motto guiding operations, with officials signaling intensified efforts despite supply and comms challenges.
Washington reports government estimates that nearly 100 thousand officers and around 1.0 million men will be in the theater by June. London dispatches claim German counterattacks with large forces, while Amsterdam notes that a forty hour armistice was signed at Prince Leopold of Bavaria's headquarters.
An illegible Russian proclamation claims Kusyyn Krylenko announced a bold move against a corporate headquarters. The text is garbled, making details, location, date, and outcome unclear and difficult to verify from the readable fragments.
A garbled inscription describes a revolutionist urging comrades to be worthy of freedom and military discipline. It mentions combat, the fall of a headquarters, and a call to endure struggle for peace, with unclear names and places due to damaged text.
The initial acceptances for the West Australian Turf Club Christmas Meeting include races such as the Barrakatia Plate over five furlongs with contenders Master Ayr Eudjos Munjasdy Portree Isle of Agran Cool Cheek Osada Veruka, and the Orumont and Founder Coondgr events. This snippet lists horse names and numbers among the first acceptances.
The Goodwood Club schedules a meeting at Belmont Park this Saturday afternoon. The fincting timna figures listed include 220 250 320 1 120 50 538, as part of the meeting notices.
A fragment from the Sunday Times tells of a compliment about a poem by a compilor named Geraldine paid to Lady Munro. The scene recalls a visiting vice regal event with emotion as a farewell verse is recited. The piece notes two inaccuracies in the tale and mentions a son not accompanying during a visit.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Victoria Hoyet altered modernate terms and a call for a Whig response at a station with ref to ribbled paper and a pal to see Gans. Entities and clear details are missing. cannot identify a definite event, date, or participants.
The Defence Act is amended to add Sub-Section I providing cadet pay and adoption from January 1, 1910. The update outlines parade schedules including quarter-day drills, whole day parades, and night parades, with totals of twenty parades per quarter and forty per year. Employers may arrange trainings as requested, with specific timing and holiday considerations noted.
Public notice indicates special arrangements with Land-Eastern Firms for an insured supply of beverages and tea products. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but reference to Venizelos and Dorriour suggests named parties involved in the procurement or distribution.
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