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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
3
A German barque the Vinnen bound to Mexico collided with the Skerry Vere bound for Rotterdam off Mastings. The Skerry Vere foundered in minutes. only the steward among 22 aboard the Skerry Vere was saved. Most crew were foreigners and in their bunks when the accident struck.
The Kaiser, amid cordial talks with M Pichon in London, proposed a Peace Confederation uniting mankind and civilization. The Novel Peace Committee in Christiania endorsed the idea after Roosevelt’s Berlin meeting. Prominent statesmen see practical steps as key, earning lasting historical fame.
London May 24 Mr Louis Botha will form the first South African Union Cabinet. He will not announce ministerial names until the conference at Pretoria. At Bloemfontein a Unionist Party of South Africa was formed with Dr Jameson elected leader who praised Botha and urged equality of opportunity and imperial reciprocity.
London reports that King George and the Queen Mother wish trade to stay steady after the late King's death. Full general mourning ends June 17 and half mourning ends on Ath.
Announcement that the late King bequeathed his racing and breeding studs to King George, who will pair them with his existing lines as laid down by his father.
The Queen Mother received an audience with ex-President Roosevelt and Lord Strathcona yesterday, marking a notable meeting of prominent figures. Further details of the discussion were not disclosed.
A Peace Society gathering in Guild Hall Me was marked by a warm tribute to the late King delivered by Andrew Carnegie. Amid cheers Sir William Mather proposed presenting to the Temple of Peace at The Hague a bust of the late King, a proposal that was adopted.
A Spanish anarchist named Taborelli is identified as the man who threw a bomb in Madrid. He carried the device in a bag and asked a soldier if King Alfonso had returned from England before it exploded prematurely. The public reels from the shock of the incident.
Spcards reports Laciey designs just opened offering first pick items. If you miss the first choice, the next selection is described as well worth having. Trade price concerns reference CONSTANTINE and GARDNEE, printers and
British schools sang Recessional and read Kipling's The Dead King on Empire Day. Sandgate and Epping exchanged flags with Australian counterparts. Registrar General notes marriage rate decline and birth rate at 25.6 per 1,000 population, a record low for the United Kingdom.
United States warns of ongoing combat at Bluefields between revolutionaries and government troops as the British cruiser Seville sails toward the area to assess the situation.
Reuters reports anti foreign riots in Changsha district Southern China. A Lutheran chapel and numerous Christian dwellings were burned. Missionaries reportedly fled to Haenkow as anti foreign sentiment is said to be widespread with government officials’ connivance in the area.
Dissatisfaction runs among jumpers and truck men over inadequate jetty lights provided by the Government. With four gangs at work, lights fail to reach truckers, causing darkness and danger as slings swing above the rail. The Lumpers' Union plans a protest at the next meeting and will petition the Chamber of Commerce for lighting improvements.
Melbourne telegram reports William Cope, 35, an operator at Oriental Timber Mills, trapped by a planing machine and thrown against a pulley. He was taken to hospital with a compound jaw fracture wired for setting, a compound facial fracture, and brain concussion. His condition is listed as serious.
The hearing on the conspiracy charge against Robert Harper MW.H St William Harper William Brocket Walter Keup Patrick Hall and John Baxley will begin in the Criminal Court on Monday before a special jury. An appeal in Ronald v Harper has been allowed to stand over.
Mr Justice Hood imposes two years imprisonment on Charles Royston Shaw aged 19 a grocer s assistant after a jury found him guilty of arson connected with the explosion in Brunswick street Fitzroy The case highlights the use of fire as a criminal act within Melbourne public safety concerns.
Instructions set June to August early closing for state public offices affecting about 3000 workers. The measure reduces annual public service hours by roughly 109000 as the workday ends half an hour sooner each day.
Bertie Prentice aged 15 was found guilty of an offence against a 16 year old girl in South Melbourne on January 16. Brought up for sentence, the jury recommended mercy. Mr Justice Hood sentenced Prentice to death.
Alarming evidence was presented at Collingwood Court in a case against youth Henry Goran accused of wilfully damaging milk by adding water from a horse trough. He was fined five pounds.
May 3 Sydney reports unprecedented activity in the Public Works Department. Six railways are under construction while eight railways, three tramways, six sewerage projects, four water supplies and harbor works are under inquiry. Ministers say even £25,000,000 borrowing would be insufficient, making borrowing policy inevitable.
Wellington May 25. James Henderson a lineman was shifting an electric wire at Dunedin when his unprotected hands touched the live conductor and he was electrocuted. The tragedy highlights dangers in early electrical work and prompts safety concerns for utility crews.
A medieval Swiss tale recalls riors in 1390 who sought to grind corn but were blocked by a neighboring lord claiming ownership of the winds. The Bishop ruled that the winds belonged to the Church and could not be used, a view from which modern times have moved away.
Mrs Walker wife of Dr Walker of Kookynie was found dead yesterday with a bullet wound to the head. She had been married only a few months and appears to have suffered melancholia. The report notes the tragedy occurred near Kookynie on May 3.
A light verse contrasts measles and the Income Tax as pitfall and snare. It notes public railing at tax arrivals while praising Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for enduring both cold and tax. Geraldton Guardian offer: rent post free for 12 months on receipt of payment.
In Fremantle, R J Lycm and W Mills are named Liberals for the seat. Labor delays decide a candidate, denouncing government haste after the seat was declared vacant. Possible Labor picks include W H Carpenter and P O Loghlen as frontrunners for the contest.
At a Broome trial six Aboriginal men were sentenced to death for the murder of John Pritchard Jones at Yampi Sound near Derby. The Executive Council after review commuted the death sentence to penal servitude for life.
In Victoria District farming notes the ostrich feather market remains robust. London sales posted a record £250,600 for a series, with some feathers at £3 each and a parcel of 35 at £119. The year’s total sales likely exceed £1.49 million, with New York orders worth about £120,000. South African feathers dominate, with few from Egypt, and the trade is seen as highly profitable compared with wool.
The article argues experiments show high yields under optimal tillage, notes Victoria District lags behind max yields, and advocates farmers selecting picked grains before harvesting to plant separate plots. It claims extra yield from seed selection justifies the effort, with a 16 bushel average not being the limit in wheat culture.
Leah lessons in punctuation hinge on a dot period joke about Willie, a car conductor who keeps saying sit up closer. The piece blends postal schedule notices with a light village humor anecdote.
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