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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
3
The article reviews Lord Morley’s Oxford dinner remarks on historians and the role of improvisation in diplomacy. It cites his thoughts on the tension between careful study and practical politics, and the unifying force of science across national lines.
A physician details cases of people who perform complex tasks while asleep. He notes painters, writers, actors, lawyers, and athletes producing work or performing acts at night, then forgetting it by morning. Some individuals exhibit unmatched prowess in sleep, while others fear exposure of their nocturnal labor.
The Mall London reports on L Opinion’s inquiry into French women’s views today. The typical young Frenchwoman opposes revolt yet desires tenderness and partnership in marriage. She seeks equality by choice, not obedience, valuing energy and intellect over sentimentality.
A critical portrait of Henry James the elder at seventy with praise from the Nation and Athenaeum. The piece traces his literary circle and the vivid memories shaping his son Henry James Jr and brother William James, contrasting scholarly temperament with artistic pursuit.
A historical feature discusses royal abstinence from alcohol, noting Victor Emmanwell of Khaty and Queen Emma of the Netherlands among total teetotalers. It cites King Alfonso of Spain drinking only water, Sweden's royal line promoting temperance, and King Edward VII’s influence on British attitudes toward drink, with references to health and discipline in royal circles.
The Aquitania, lauded from Strewn's Shipyard on the Clyde, is described as the world’s largest ship with 47,000 tons. The piece discusses the pace of ship size growth, economic limits, and competing liners like Hamburg America’s Imperator and Vaterland, White Star’s Britannic, and others, noting speeds around 25 knots and the need for harbor and dock facilities to keep pace with vessel scale.
A reviewer in the Inquirer discusses R M Guerard’s new book French Prophets of Yesterday describing France as a spiritual laboratory for potentially useful experiments. The reviewer notes ten English theology students show limited exposure to French thought with most becoming average third rate philosophers and dull critics, few seeking emancipation through wit and French problem solving.
An Italian police warrant targets Signotling Ning de a young Neapolitan actress who vanished with dresses and jewels after elopement rumors. The case links a prominent Granal crime figure to thefts including a cathedral cup, with speculation of a Marrelena escape route to Brandl.
A critical excerpt discusses Professor Bergson's Jewish identity and future, quoting his stance on assimilation and pride in Jewish and French cultural ties. The piece notes his hesitation about Jewish institutions, his self-identification with Jewish and non Jewish traits, and comments on gendered perceptions of flatterers.
John Streeve, 21, a Holland native, appeared at Marybone Police Court charged with stealing a ring valued at £500 from Memire and C4 in Tolgware road. Witnesses described Streeve entering the shop, examining thirty nine diamond rings, grabbing the tray, and attempting to flee before officers restrained him. He had been drinking and a life-preserver incident was noted at the station.
Sir Edward Grey reports that the killer of missionary Arthur Douglas in East Africa will not be reemployed by the Portuguese Government. A court martial found Taveira guilty of culpable homicide and sentenced him to 11 months in prison. Grey urges the Portuguese to prevent reemployment in any post handling British interests and discusses potential indemnity.
Kehaington hosted a lecture by Dr. J. M. Sandwith on the ancient role of surgeons and the evolution of surgery. The talk traced early court doctors in Egypt and Mesopotamia, noted primitive instruments found in Nubian ruins, and described how later figures like Harvey, Jenner, and Lister transformed surgical science.
Manoel of Portugal is betrothed to Victoria of Hohenzollern in a union following prior cordial ties. The Princess, twenty three, is the eldest daughter of Prince William of Hohen Sollern, with her mother Marie Therese, and the marriage date remains unsettled.
A Mansion House gathering in London aims to raise public support for higher military spending to achieve at least a two to one advantage in aeroplanes and airships over rival powers. The press warns Britain is deficient and increasingly vulnerable to aerial force, with Germany cited as claiming supremacy.
A Chicago morality inquiry probes the city’s upper ten amid a high level raid on all night establishments in the demi monde district. Depo sitions reveal social leaders’ ties to vice. families seek to shield members while police admit lessons learned.
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