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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
3
London reports from January details Haig’s December dispatch on the Somme and Lys era, the British defense policy, and a turning point after the July 18 counterattack near Soissons. It notes demobilisation woes as soldiers protest while American forces grow and the Allies seek equilibrium.
London reports deny government plan to keep all troops in Russia. British forces in the country number about 20,000 and will be withdrawn as volunteers replace them. A Princess Tatiana cable notes the Emperor, Empress and daughters are safe. A Bolshevik executioner said he only needed a corpse and a bullet to identify the victim. The Czar narrowly avoided execution after the court overruled a protest.
News from Berlin reports fighting in many sectors with limited bloodshed. Dr Liebkoecht and Herr Eichorn lead the revolt with police at their headquarters. Telegraph links to Munich cut since midnight. Some papers say civil war has begun and that women are taking part. Allied forces may intervene to calm South Germany. Eichorn holds police offices with security troops defending him.
From Moscow comes a sensational claim that M Trotsky has assumed dictatorship following the arrest of M Lenin. The Morning Post correspondent reports a dramatic tale involving the Romanoff lineage and a sensation involving Grand Duke Cyril narrating a claimed later Movember note.
Yesterday in Berlin fighting erupted between Government forces and Spartacus members. The revolt led to widespread arson, barricades, and arming of civilians as banks were seized and streets filled with machine guns. Hundreds fled the city as authorities call for a coup to restore order.
Amsterdam Jan 7 Bolshevik defeat reported as Siberian army develops the victory gained recently and advances along the railway. The dispatch cites about 30 000 Bolsheviks and a moderate amount of booty.
London January 8 reports a group of Australian aviators preparing to attempt the trans Atlantic flight for a £10000 prize offered by a Daily Mail prize. They plan to use a Handley Page aeroplane for the task.
Reported exchanges propose Spain cede Ceuta to Britain in return for Gibraltar with potential monetary compensation. Count Romanones may push for return of Gibraltar at the Peace Conference, while Britain reportedly contemplates abandoning Gibraltar due to new gun ranges. Spain seeks freedom of the seas as essential to its existence.
A Perth station reports a further death from pneumonic influenza as Nurse Milgeway of South Perth is named the latest victim. The toll rises with several serious cases listed, and Dr Wits stated last night that he hoped none would worsen.
In a local yacht race report the wind was a light to moderate breeze affecting starts and finishes. Ada won the race with ten points, Grouper second, Lorna and Shamrock contesting positions, while preparations and committee actions for upcoming events were noted.
A large gathering attended the ceremony at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Pert for the union of McKenna and Speiran. Rev Monsignor Verling officiated as guests toasted at the Envoy Hotel with dance and musical numbers, then the couple departed for Tuskey for their honeymoon aboard a motor car, amid telegrams and gifts.
West Australia telegrams report ongoing tramway stoppage affecting railway workers and racing at Tattersall's Club meeting in Perth. Acceptances list shows numerous horses and weights across Plate I to Third Plate events, with starting times for jumps, first and second races, handicaps, and piste events.
A list of weights for the Goodwood Cup race shows entries such as New Tipperary 9.9, Hand 9.6, Tom Cantro, Pinkerton, Mi 9.5, Acclivity 8.11, Irish Knight 8.6, Irish Comedy 4.3, Rogue names like Downing Street 7.9 and Tint Laddie 7.7. The note is dated for Saturday January 18.
At Buckingham’s naval base a VC award for gallantry in an anti submarine action was briefly misread. Lieut Auten stepped forward to accept as the band played a jokey tune. The King and spectators shared a hearty laugh at the lighthearted error.
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