Mayor reports revival in building trade and town finances
Half yearly meeting of ratepayers heard the mayor declare a new era of prosperity with solid trade and a revival in building. He noted a starting balance of £1349, end balance of £171 after grants and a £500 loan, and detailed receipts of £2812 and expenditures of £1172 198d with water scheme progress and tests planned before ratepayer approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. H. Carson
H. Carson
Kent
T. L. Brown
Pir. Brown
Carson
Blight
J. Bennett
WH. James
Geraldton Licensees Tried Over Under Proof Spirits
Three Geraldton licensees faced excise proceedings for selling under proof spirits. Inspector Lea testified about samples from the Geraldton Hotel and Shamrock Hotel. Ehlert was fined £10. other charges were dismissed after technical fault and small measurement discrepancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldton
Lee
G.T. Wood
Perth
H. Ehlert
Geraldton Hotel
H. Wilson
Lea
Wood
Wilson
Williams
Club Hotel
Ian E. Ford
Shamrock Hotel
A. T. Mills
Ehlert
Disraeli Policy and Suez Canal Dues Impact
The Suez Canal purchase by Disraeli yielded strong returns for Britain and France through dividends. Reducing canal dues could give British and French ships a competitive edge, cutting freight and enabling faster shipments. A one third remission would boost British shipping while even partial reductions aid tramp steamers and Australian producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disraeli
Khedive
Suez Canal
Politi
Joseph Werd
Exchange
In France no well may be sunk within two hundred yards of a cemetery
A French regulation forbids digging wells within 200 yards of a cemetery to protect burial sites. The rule aims to prevent contamination and honor local sacred spaces. Authorities enforce distance rules for any new water sources near cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Agriculture notes and early electricity farming ideas
The report covers farm labor tenures at Vinnell's Farm Wiltshire with eleven workers totaling 179 years of service, then threads into electric power's promise in forestry and farming. It recounts methods using platinum wire to fell trees, affordable phosphate production from crushed bones, seed testing devices, and varied forage grasses suitable for New Zealand and Queensland conditions. It notes wheat growth by electricity in Australia and England, plus government schemes funding cattle, irrigation, silos, and milking machines for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Rumming
Vinnell's
Crittenham
Wiltshire
France
New Zealand
North
South Islands
Guinea
Russell River
Queensland
South Australia
England
Bakers
London
New Captain Kettle Warlike Sailor in New York Court
From New York on Jan 13 the London Ex correspondent reports a clash between Davis Sunderland, chief engineer of the oil steamer Hotham Newton, and fourteen German sailors. In Brooklyn a saloon fight left five Germans injured and Davis battered but victorious asking to meet them again. Court remands followed as he recovers in hospital. Also notes England’s coal output and fatality stats.
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New York
London
Kettle
Davis
Sunderland
Hotham Newton
Middlesbrough
Staunch Ao Britiader
der Stoke
Brooklyn
Dave T
Manhattan
Williamsburg
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Ratepayers’ Meeting
Mr. Brown
Pass
W. A. G. Walter
R.M
Captain Kettle
British Isles
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