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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1907
Page
3
London dispatch reports Mr Asquith the Chancellor of the Exchequer declared that cattle driving in Ireland must be suppressed. Edward Grey, speaking at Berwick, defended the Chief Secretary for holding back coercion. He noted naval power increases require readiness.
In December 20 dispatches from Berlin and London report a paper condemning ongoing Navy League agitation against Great Britain. Germany agrees to submit the Portugal and Prince Hohenlohn dispute to arbitration over the Masherin sanatorium case.
Russian Court Martial convenes on charges of dishonorably surrendering Port Arthur to Japan. General Dukmassof presides as General Kuropatkin, former chief of Russian forces, is cited. The report mentions Walaya0 town creation affecting Port Arthur value and Liantang Peninsula withdrawal conditions.
In Tandon on December 20, Professor Ruitchkoff received eighten months imprisonment in a fortress for engaging in propaganda against the Government.
Captain Colina of Australian Defence replies to Daily Graphic critics denying that Australia ever failed to recognise its obligation to set an example for the Empire by obliging its claims to train. Two officials transporting gold to Johannesburg were stopped by motorists armed with revolvers. A motor vehicle pursuit ended with one shot heard and the other captured.
After an all night sitting the Conservatives on the London County Council rejected a progressive proposal to fund feeding of poor scholars at public expense. The decision came at the end of December 20, with the council voting against the measure.
London reports the Jewellers' National Bank at Attleborough Marsachuatts suspended payment and its cashier died by his own hand. In the United States, a Pittsburg Coal Company mine at Jacobs's Creek exploded, burying at least 250 Americans and Hungarians as flames raged, hampering rescue efforts though access to workings was expected soon.
The Daily Mail reports France has granted extradition for Carl Ludwig Von Veltheim, charged with attempting to blackmail Solomon Bernine Fort. Veltheim allegedly shot Woolf Joel in Jihannishnrg in 1896.
Baroness Adolphe de Rothechild bequeaths £140,000 to a Jewish charity in Paris. The will directs the funds be used for religious and philanthropic work, naming the Paris-based charity as beneficiary in a formal legacy grant. The bequest underscores the baroness's charitable intent and links to Jewish community aid.
A decree issued in Toudon on December 30 orders the worship to be completed at Lisbon. The measure, described as a dictatorship decree, signals strict enforcement and control over religious practices in the area.
A Canadian warning notes an emigration concern as the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress says unskilled labor is in surplus and growing. Lord Strathcona, the Canadian High Commissioner, acknowledges factory output declines but insists there is no immediate cause for alarm.
The remains of the late Lord Kelvin will be honored with burial in Westminster Abbey.
Telegrams from Sydney report Reuben Doddeward failing to recover a deemed corpse due to lack of property in an era. Me. O'Loghlen is declared elected by Parliament, not the people, as unconstitutional. The Federal Attorney General opines that a special election is unnecessary. A special section occurs at year end.
Brisbane reports heavy rain as Queensland voters prepare for elections. Analysts anticipate a strong showing from Socialist and Kidstonite factions where double seats are contested, with socialists and Kidstonites competing to gain influence in the forthcoming regional political landscape.
The text combines scattered notes on New South Wales vines and Albury district quarantine, Melbourne grain standards, a dog biting case with snake venom symptoms, a dispute prompting church charges by Archbishop figures, and historic alleged incidents.
South Australia Parliament passes the bill authorising the Northern Territory to the Commonwealth and the bill authorising the survey of the trans continental railway.
Perth reports a parliamentary petition seeking stronger aboriginal protection. Captain Laurie resigns as Fremantle Harbor Trust chair after remarks that MPs should not hold Crown offices. The Yechan Miners Association seeks 28 pounds to split between Hughes and Hear for the entombed miner at Bonnievale. The Colonial Treasurer issues strict rules to protect aboriginal women from being licensed as servants to Asians or fruit workers.
An entomologist notes a successful smoke social at Midland Junction to mark the first locomotives built in the Midland Junction workshop by state employees and parliament. Prorogued till June, bills include Magney Black Range Ralwlan and Marrinup Railway measures plus Electoral and health laws.
Parents and pupils gathered at the Town Hall to witness prize awards at Geraldton State School. Mr E Pops presided with trustees and clergy presenting prizes including silver ink stands and a coffee pot for staff and students, as teachers praised student progress and community support.
The notice lists recipients awarded prize and silver medals with gold attachments indicating consecutive attendance years. Names include P Hutchinson seven years, D Ward six, B Carwardine five, V Crawford four, Valentine Crawford eight, others with one to two years, among a long roster of attendees.
Fragmented OCR lists students and subjects across standard and special proficiency awards, detailing names in arithmetic sewing and general proficiency, with a 1906 Adelaide University Junior Examinations note and a 1907 scholarship result pending publication. Strong entities include Adelaide University, 1906, 1907, Ivy Hooper, Helen Wills, Helen Mills, and various student names.
Blue Spec wins the cup and Bundaleer takes the welter at Helena Vale races in Perth this afternoon. Hakeem Vale Purse results list Jack, Gilt, Bondaman in top places while Elena Vale Cup sees Blue Spec win ahead of Brunewick and Laughing Water. Frank Woottom rode his father’s Cannock Chase II progeny to victory at a Liverpool meeting on November 7, selling for 200 guineas.
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