Poultry Notes Elect Officers and Plan Show in Red Cross Aid
At the Eastern Districts Poultry Society meeting in Northam Mr E A Lockyer presided. D G Mackie was reappointed secretary and the committee was formed. A Show will be held this year with no cash prizes, certificates issued instead. Dog sections to be deleted. Entrance fee 1s in all sections. Show in aid of the Red Cross Society. Annual membership 2s 6d. Edward Brown estimates United Kingdom poultry and equipment capital at £18,644,820 with poultry £14,590,467 and equipment £4,954,353.
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Eastern Districts Af Poultry Society
Northam
E. A. Lockyer
D. G. Mackie
Red Cross Sociey
Edward Brown
United Kingdom
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
United Anguirm
Pure Breeds vs Crosses in Poultry Breeding Verdict
NSW Government poultry expert Hadlington spoke at Moss Vale on breeding stock. He favored pure breeds such as Rhode Island Reds and Orpingtons for table use and egg production, noting crossbreds give unstable results and poorer laying. he warned crossbreds lack permanence and cautioned against relying on crosses.
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New South Wales
Hadlington
Moss Vale
Agricultural Bureau
Plymouth
Casualties to date in A L F total 249866 to May 25
Defence Department weekly return lists A L F casualties to May 25 at 249,866 with breakdowns: Dead 6,957 Missing 701 Prisoners of War 3,009 Wounded 128,061 Sick 70,024 Unspecified 214. Wounded and sick totals include repeat hospital admissions. some figures are cable-reported.
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Defence Department
A.lf
Eners
Unise
Cable
General Foch Retires From Western Front After Age 66
General Foch, named lissimo on the Western front, was retired last year at 66. A War Ministry exception kept him in service, per a decree from M Pontane. Lorraine native, he led Nancy at war’s start and later directed a brilliant move at Mame that aided victory. Like Joffre, he is genial and modest.
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Foch
Western Front
Daily Graphic
M. Poincare
Lorraine
Nancy
Mame
Marshall Joffre
Diphtheria War on Cats Sweeps Cities
A controversial 19th century style treatise argues cats spread diphtheria and urges drastic action. It cites quarantine failures and a case where a household cat allegedly carried bacteria to the Love family. Doctors note cat behavior and disease links, with calls for eliminating stray cats in municipalities nationwide.
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America
Randall
Price of Meat Policy by Queensland Premier
Premier of Queensland, before the Surrey Hills branch, outlined a plan to curb meat costs. He said the government would keep fighting beef barons, set up depots for cheap meat, and require suppliers to sell at agreed prices to prevent market rises.
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Queensland
Surrey Hills
Ryan
New South Wales
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Commonwealth
Australia
London
Bank « Bydney
Ing
Prinsipa Minster Eaen Shen
and Rabaul
Oy Credit
Atal
Pi Ua
Solomon Islande
New Britain
The
Pacific
Interstate and International Savings Bank
Fir
James Kell
Denison
Miller
the Avon Bakery
Russell
Barnett
District
Limited — Produce Merchants
Wellington Street
Perth
Charles Mills
D. M. Lyon
Hotel
Nungarin
Distric
A. C. McCorry
DOW Brin Bey & Devise
Proprietors
Tim. Harnett
Fitzgerald-Stelet
Northa
Hobart
P. Ae, Svents
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