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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1907
Page
6
From London a report states that the assassins of General Litva mioff, governor of Apinolinaky, were Caucasian. Authorities theorize the motive was revenge for raids on villages and atrocities against women and children attributed to Litva mioff.
London reports the steamship City of Panama wrecked near the Pescadores Islands in the North Pacific Ocean. Seventy passengers and thirty crew are missing.
A man entered a Philadelphia bank yesterday demanding a loan of £1000. When refused he exploded a canister of guncotton and nitroglycerine, killing himself and the cashier and injuring others in the building.
London January sees the Australian billiard champion, Jan Z Weiss, win a 9000 dollar up contest against the well known professional C Horserson. The match solidifies Weiss’s status as the leading player in the field.
A railway cutting collapse at Bingen Germany traps and buries workers. Fifteen bodies have been recovered with more feared. Rescue teams search the debris as the incident raises alarm over safety at the construction site.
London report states forty professional gamblers and owners of several clubs have been expelled from Paris. The three gambling houses allegedly earned about one million dollars annually, with many society women said to have been ruined by the clubs.
London in June reports Sir George Farrar, president of the Transvaal Chamber of Mines, warning that European financial authorities may withdraw capital from the Transvaal. He notes growing pressure over political developments and insists on sustained investment to support the industry.
The report warns that Rand labor supply is hampered and no new piovns will be invested in Johannesburg mines while existing capital is removed. It predicts a spike in labor saving devices for the Rand.
Andrew Carnegie of Pittsburgh donates £150,000 toward the Washington project to build a Central Bureau for the American Republics, a Pan American Peace Palace. Congress allocates £40,000 and republics contribute £600 each.
All the coloured regulars in the United States Army are assigned for duty in the Philippines. General Bliss declares it is the Negroes’ turn to go to the island and says the move is not connected with the Brownsville incident.
Walter Kirby, a promising Melbourne tenor, sang before King and Queen at Chatsworth, seat of the Duke of Devonshire, and achieved a great success. The event took place in London on January 7.
The Daily Mail reports a nearly twenty five percent reduction in Britain’s immediately available naval fighting force in case of war. The article highlights the diminished war readiness and potential strategic vulnerability.
Report from Australia claimed France ceded Tahiti to Great Britain but the report has been officially contradicted. The Society Islands in the mid Pacific remain under dispute with no confirmed transfer. The denial preserves existing territorial status pending formal confirmation.
Derby government workers walk out demanding daily pay rise from 12s to 14s due to poor local conditions. Strikers cite inadequate wages amid regional hardship and protest ongoing in Derby.
In Sydney on January 7, New South Wales faced South Australia in a cricket match. South Australia, after a poor first innings of 157, managed 248 in their second effort with Jennings scoring 45 and Mayne 38. NSW won decisively by an innings and 168 runs.
Wellington report: The MCC Amateurs were dismissed for a low total in their second innings, surrendering to Otago who won by 222 runs. The visitors dominated the match with decisive bowling and steady batting.
The Perth Parliament appears likely to reconvene the special session to consider the government's taxation measures. Draft notes suggest if the Land Tax Bill fails, lawmakers may extend the session and push a new Land Tax Bill.
The three warships of the Australian Squadron Powerful Flagship Encounter and Challenger will depart Fremantle to assist the conference and patrol the seas, reinforcing naval presence as tensions rise.
Personal, Sir John Forrest, the Federal Treasurer, returned to the Eastern States aboard the Mongolia today. The Mayor of Perth, Sydney Stubbs, and Mrs. Stubbs were also passengers bound for the East and New Zealand. Sir Rupert Clarke departed to Melbourne on the German steamer Scharnhorst last night.
A judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales retires due to ill health, ending a long tenure on the bench. The retirement follows a period of illness and marks a notable transition in the state’s judiciary.
The death is announced of Mr. David Murray a senior partner in the firm of D. and W. Murray warehousemen. Deceased was formerly a prominent politician and business man in Adelaide.
The barque Idenholme was wrecked on a reef near Low Head this morning at Launceston. All hands were saved.
An Australian invention by Mr. G. Austin of Victoria, described as a destructive implement, has been submitted to War Office authorities for investigation after extraordinary precautions were taken to safeguard it.
A dangerous plant or diabolical plot is suggested after police report eleven sticks of dynamite and blasting powder with fuse and detonators found in a weatherboard North Sydney house. The bomb, once a child’s plaything, could destroy the house and kill all occupants. Police remain reticent.
The Wiluna labour dispute continues as men refuse the Arbitration Court minimum wage and nearly all have left the district, creating a sharp labor shortage in Wiluna.
The steamer Adelaide, recently sold to a Russian firm, broke down while moving from Miller's Point to Darling Island to load frozen mutton. An area of emery paper had been placed in the bearings. Mageneene staff issues arose as a crew member refused to sign an agreement. Police are handling the case.
A year’s money orders show a sharp decline in total out of the state with five year figures listed. Perth observatory notes tremors Friday and Wednesday. Miner Robert Lyon injured at Brownhill Extd Kalgoorlie. Barney Allen cleared of illegal betting, Jamies M’Guiness fined. Elverland sails to Sydney after Three Kings wreck. crew safe. A demented mother in Cabramita wounds three children. Horace Harvey dies in Adelaide after eating meat pie. Rockefeller New Year benevolence totals £4,000,000. James Morton charged with rape. remanded. Gerald Brown cited for unlawfully wounding at Tower Hill. Madame Melba touring America. John Maxwell killed near Bondi fort. Gwalia Consols miners strike over wages. Peak Hill unrest. France rumored to cede Tahiti to Britain. Police raids on betting shops in Fremantle. John Ferry drowns in Botany Bay after boat accident. Perth Exhibition tug-of-war Victory by bluejackets over marines. marines’ streak ends.
Clocks are made that speak the hours instead of striking them using a phonograph based system. The devices are arranged to call out the time in varied modulations, with some loud enough to rouse even sound sleepers.
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