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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
3
Berlin dispatch reports that preliminary peace terms between Italy and Turkey will be signed in Switzerland tomorrow, according to a Constantinople correspondent of a German daily.
At the British Association annual meeting in London on September 11, 1911, Professor Minchin argued chromatin as the primitive living substance while Professor Wager cited blue and green algae as life’s birth. Dr Haldene challenged Schoeler’s materialist view and the move to integrate biology with inorganic world interpretations.
London and Newcastle reports quote Sir Algernon Wirth urging employers and workers to provide financial guarantees to honor agreements. He calls for pre strike safeguards and secret habits to be checked before strikes. The Associated Chambers of Commerce also pressed that government protect willing workers and ban strikes and lockouts until disputes are investigated.
The proposed bout between Macfarland and Wolgast for the lightweight championship has been prohibited by Governor Dix in New York on September 10. The decision prevents the anticipated match and ups the question of a future title defense in the state.
London police court hearing reports an Australian police message from West Australian authorities. The case involves alleged extensive pranks and a suspect named Al.
In London September, the South of England match against Australia notes Australia taking the first innings with a total of 362 runs declared and England closing their innings at 10 wickets down.
A brief article outlines four key factors for lucerne success: time, drainage, humus, and inoculation. It stresses lime on acidic or non limestone soils, warns against shallow water tables, suggests growing soil-improving crops a year or two ahead, and endorses inoculation as a cost-effective practice.
The Barnett Goldstein clothing factory in Melbourne was broken into at 3 am with clothes valued at £130 and £9 in cash stolen. Entrance gained via neighboring Henderson’s implement factory. a brace and chils may have been stolen. Thieves used varied documents and a duplicate key from the cash box to open the safe.
Multiple fragments report leprosy among Aboriginal people in Broome with about 100 natives affected and poor conditions noted. Also a land inspector Samuel Whittaker was found dead from a gunshot in Serpentine with unclear circumstances. In Perth a libel case sees H McPherson suing the Metropolitan Labor Council over a June publication.
In the Legislative Assembly the State Hotels Bill was considered in committee and reported for next sitting after speeches. Perth City Council discussion centered on the Perth Tramways Purchase Bill with an amendment to continue 3 percent of gross markings to the council until 1930, passed by a 1 to 1 vote.
Inspector Fleming outlined several Early Closing Act breaches by Cream and Co., Marine Terrace, including overworked assistants and faulty records. Prinster pleaded guilty, a 105 fine and 3s costs per case were imposed, with similar penalties for F Hansen and Moses for record keeping violations. The court treated the Saturday afternoon two cases as separate breaches and fined 25d plus 4s costs each.
In Paris a proposed scheme aims to build numerous worker dwellings with rents far below current rates. Eligibility targets families with three or more children and rents scale by family size, offering four rooms at 500 francs down to two rooms at 179 francs as family size grows. The plan may reflect wartime birthrate incentives and is to be watched closely.
Mayor B M Puller presided over a Public Health Congress session with Cra Clarke San der Smart Gardner Bartlett Mrede and Goldberg in attendance. The authority agreed to subsidize Geraldton’s third delegate and discussed municipal control of lying in homes and health inspector powers. Building survey findings cited several properties for noncompliance with required alterations and potential action if owners fail to comply. Paragraph on advertising practice appears as nonstandard text.
Notice from Mackenzie acting for F Trigg to sell at auction without reserve Lot 101 Marine Terrace opposite Galetes residence. Describes premises details and billing materials. Auction date August 8, 1912, in Mounay.
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