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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
1
The Treasury plans stamp duty on bookmakers tickets and a separate tax, with total tax take possibly halting. The dog racing boom was unexpected, bookmaking expands amid licenses and excitement, as 100 bookmakers operate and 300 more await licenses under seven shillings ten pence.
In a London Daily Mail account, a writer recalls meeting a boy raised near Andara Ghat in the Terai who lived among wolves. The child forgoes clothing and cooked food, learning to move on all fours and hunt grasses, with agility that challenges the belief that humans cannot live with wolves. He is studied to understand the wolf boy phenomenon and the process of adaptation.
Mr Justice Shearman heard testimony in a case about baccarat losses at a casino. Counsel described money advanced to Baumgart totaling £700 over hours to gamble, with £400 later claimed as loan and alleged theft. The judge noted funds were for games illegal here but legal in France, and considered judgment for money lent and for theft.
Richard Francis Jones, 38, a Lewisham caterer, was fined 15 for insulting behavior after a street incident in which he touched a woman’s shoulder and then put his arm around another woman’s waist. A woman in the street punched Jones, knocking him unconscious, before police intervened.
A humorous anecdote shows a job seeker asking about references amid a maid ad, the reply misinterpreting “excellent references” as referring to the applicant. The fragment hints at a Perth edition offer and a feature packed state directory with postal and telegraphic details.
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