NSW cattle and pigs market report from Sydney and Maitland
Commercial Homebush stock sales report 2249 cattle yarded with markets 5 to 10 shillings dearer. Pitt Son Badgery note strongest bullocks to 16 pounds 12 shillings and cows to 10 pounds 12 shillings. Maitland yarding about 900 fat cattle with best bullocks to 14 pounds 10 shillings and cows to 10 pounds 10 shillings. Calves about 600, quality below standard but good calves sold to last day’s rates. About 1000 pigs yarded with dull competition. prime heavy baconers 80 to 90 shillings, other categories to 74/6, light pigs to 29/6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homebush
Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd
Maitland
Visored Shield Aimed At Cutting WWI Blindness
In 1917 a Royal Army Medical Corps ophthalmic surgeon Captain R R Cruise proposed a chain visor for steel helmets to reduce battlefield blindness. The visor, adopted late in the war, could be drawn over the eyes like a veil and reportedly saved many from blindness. Sir Richard Cruise, now eye specialist to Queen Mary, is refining a simpler perforated steel design to fit between helmet bands, usable when needed and not impairing vision. A War Office push urged commanders to have troops use the visor after heavy losses at Arras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Royal Army Medical Corps
R. Ro Cruise
Richard Cruise
Queen Mary
War Office
Battle of
Arras
New Wages Tax Stamps Are Now Out of Date
The 1930 issue wages tax stamps are obsolete and only 1940 issue stamps may be used. Applications for refunds of any 1929 stamps bought in advance should be made to the Commissioner of Taxation. A classroom exchange included a mispronounced student question about England, with a quip about Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Taxation
Thunderstorm mechanics from rising warm air currents
A historical explanation of why thunderstorms occur mainly in summer, detailing how warm air rises, condenses water vapor into clouds, and builds electrical potential as raindrops coalesce and break apart. The text describes the process of charge separation, lightning formation, and thunder as air fractures under stress, noting the role of ascending currents exceeding twenty four feet per second.
Dramatic Bid for Sanctuary Ends in British Court
In London a drama of escape ends with Pele, Jobias Levenberg aged 30, and two Czechs Davil Leven aged 80 and Simon Siedlener aged 30 found guilty of entering Britain without immigration permission. Each receives 28 days in jail and deportation is recommended. Detectives trace their July departure from Prague through Germany to Belgium and Antwerp, then entry to England for 12 pounds. They claimed ignorance of the port name and were led by a naturalised Englishman to a solicitor who alerted authorities. The men say their crime was merely seeking safety from a persecuting denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Pele
Jobias Levenberg
Davil Leven
Simon Siedlener
Great Britain
Sargeant Bray
Prague
Germany
Belzing
Belgium
Antwerp
England
Bnd
Gestapo Grip Silences Youth Education In Germany
The Daily Telegraph reports Gestapo measures to suppress youth access to Foreign Legion topics and to remove related books. It cites orders from Heinrich Himmler through the Education Ministry, plus dismissals of two Catholic priests for anti regime remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gestapo
Daily Telegraph
London
Germany
Ministry of Education
Heinrich Himmier
Foreign Legion
Hitler
Hart
Himmler
Otto Graf
Freeburg-im-Breisgau
Fuehrer
Graf
Otto Grif
Knickenberg
Staufen
Loerrach
Early to bed habit and female vitality in aging
A writer defends an early-to-bed life, arguing it preserves vitality and beauty through adulthood. She recounts childhood through her thirties approaching forties, noting health benefits of balanced rest and warning against excessive sleep that dulls the mind and delays waking. The piece promotes measured sleep and active living for sustaining energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Poes
Souls and spirit mates Said to Exist Yet Hidden From Sight
An article on spirit ualism asserts that both the soul mate and the spirit mate exist today though never visible. The same idea is applied to the plumber’s mate, implying unseen companions accompany professional partners in daily life.
Lucky to Be Alive Aboard Nazi U-boat Prisoners Move to Camp
Five British soldiers traveling in a reserved first class carriage with thirteen German U-boat men were escorted to a cotton mill camp under armed guard. The group, after a perilous voyage from submarine depth charges, is to be interrogated and then interned. Guards say the prisoners work, smoke, and keep a calm demeanor while awaiting transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defence Companies
Daily Express
London
N.C.O
A.R.P
The Great Adventure Returns to a Quiet Town
The speaker recalls roaming the world in search of high adventure and danger. He shares battles, storms, and travels from deserts to seas, then returns to a small country town to tell youngsters fairy tales. A recognizing, expansive woman continues knitting as he speaks.
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Soldier's
Scotland
Canada
Light
Newcastre
M. Light & Son
P.O. Newcast
C.as
Mars
Neora
P.C
Gloucester
Cag
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