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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1911
Page
4
A plain fact reports that between four hundred and five hundred people visited the store on a single day within the month. The turnout indicates strong local interest and steady foot traffic during the cited period.
A terse note requests a closer look at an address and calls for a trial. The message emphasizes legal steps and a demand for formal proceedings to resolve a dispute tied to a specific location. Further particulars are unclear from the fragment provided.
Drummond and group urge THOS F O Neill to stand for the council seat in Hamilton. They highlight support from the Prottie Association and Strathfeller Settlement and request a timely nomination. O Neill responds with willingness to serve and vows to advance Hamilton’s interests.
The ratepayers of the East Riding Portland Shire request that D H Cannon be allowed to nominate as candidate to fill the vacancy caused by Dr M Intyre’s retirement. Forty nominators pledge best effort to secure his return. Cannon announces his candidacy and thanks ratepayers.
Inquiries note sessions from 9 to 10:40 in the morning and 2 to 7 in the afternoon at Kennerly Street rooms. Telephone WO.
The notice offers a loan on freehold crown leases with annual interest at 4 percent, allowing reduction of principal, conversion to freehold by paying crown rents, and no mortgage det charge. Loans can be paid off by installments with early payoff benefits, subject to conditions, with applications via Havings Bank or Inspector-General of Savings in Melbourne.
Upcoming events include a two day agricultural show with sheep cattle poultry and horses, plus a ladies committee exhibit and a golf event. The county fair features a separate agricultural show and livestock displays on August 14 to 15 with a September 1 handicapped trial and a Hamilton show in late September.
Notice to subscribers appears in garbled text likely referencing service changes or penalties. The readable fragment mentions a manager and city and country scope, suggesting a notice about penalties or terms for nonpayment or missed service.
An Ontario district report notes talks for a seat at the Horoyeh council table with ONeill agreeing to stand if elected, and a funeral notice for Mrs Brien of Glenwood. It covers a 270 acre Humerain estate allotment prospect, cattle shooting incident near Louth swamp, and a March 1915 lease tender for Wilhaulha Farm.
A chaotic report blends a court scene with a Hamilton town programme. A man faces imprisonment amid domestic tension while announcements highlight the All Blacks concert company, a transfer licensing issue, and a busy schedule of entertainments and local notices in Hamilton.
Local items describe court orders to be heard before Mr William s OM and others, a mile race at the Terang district in November for various stakes, and a government contract renewal with the Colonial Ammunition Company for 4.4 million ball rounds and 250 thousand blank rounds. Also noted are diphtheria prevalence, a land sale near The Bend and The Sisters, and an advertisement for PEDIC POMADE vermin killer plus other small notices from Robb Gray street Hamiltons and Robb orsh and Bow Macarthur Pack withNit Comb.
London dispatch reports Mr Grayson formerly of Colne Valley warns that National Insurance will crush friendly societies and ruin trade, reducing workers to mere dependents. He claims no more dangerous policy has been seen in fifty years.
The Times comments on the naval agreement, noting it as a well conserved and eminently practical solution to the difficult problem of bringing the three naval forces into closer relations, aiming for better coordination and harmony among fleets.
London report quotes Mr. Ballieu Victorian Minister of People World on Australia needing genius and enterprise to develop iron deposits. He notes Britain’s ironmaster help and urges private enterprise to boost iron and steel supply amid defence preparations.
An appeal led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and other London figures seeks subscriptions to aid 25,000 starving Albanians, including 10,000 refugees in Mon Tomers. The described situation notes widespread hardship across Northern Albania as a harsh winter approaches amid ongoing unrest.
Sir J A Dewar of London was entertained at Dutin Castle by UH overy visitors including Mr Justice Cahen of New South Wales, Mr Geo Geoffrey of Melbourne, and Colonel Strickland and Chaytor.
Fragments describe extreme temperatures causing numerous deaths and suffering. References to a shade thermometer in Berlin and Paris, cattle losses, and people in trucks, with hundreds affected or dying amid heat during the week. The garbled text mentions survivors, trauma, and widespread heat distress.
The New South Wales Parliament prepares for tomorrow's session to elect a Speaker. Expected to be contested between Labour and Opposition members, with party lines likely to shape the vote.
The text notes parties failing to form a government and a prorogation timeline. It records the Lieutenant-Governor permitting government to white their speed, with a provocation as air Nament until after elections, reflecting uncertainty about the ministry and electoral timing.
Fragmentary OCR notes detail a person named Chatm Mitteter from Aeri¢nt ture testing a premre thrust and timing of a deed Loterview. The readable text preserves names and places but lacks coherent narrative or full events.
Reuters telegrams report a conference between British ambassador Sir Francis Bertie and Foreign Minister M. De Selves. The discussion explored what Congo territory France might cede to Germany in exchange for concessions in Morocco. After a cabinet meeting M. De Selves said a new treaty could satisfy the partition interests.
The visiting ministers Barlin Sunday Dr. von Bethman and Chancellor Orrman with Herr von Kiderlen Wachter will reinforce the Agadir policy. The press predicts the trip strengthens Herr von Kiderlen’s stance and supports the government’s approach on the crisis.
Berlin reports an interview with the Kaiser and ministers indicating the government supports the ministerial action. A warning from Berlin notes that officials aim to prevent hostilities as a French trade unionist visit prompts demonstrations and calls for restraint to avert a crisis.
Sydney telegram reports the paid off vessels Cambrian Pyramus Pioneer and Prycho postponed from sailing to Moglond until the Power fl returns to Sydney on Wednesday. Commanding officer cites unknown official reason amid armistice conditions in Europe, naval circles say.
London reports that Unionist MP Fike Pease urged peers to vote on Parliament Hill during a Primrose League speech at Woking in Surrey. He warned constituents that the Union Party must oppose the new constitution and condemned what he called ministerial abuse and manipulation in olden times.
London dockers end their strike after a settlement that raises wages by about £150,000 in total. North East Coast strike closes. British Miners Federation faces owner threats over mining wages. Government plans pay for gendarmerie and armed meetings alarm authorities.
London reports a bubonic plague outbreak with forty cases in one week. Local totals include confirmed deaths in Kredi and at Aournlayn, with broader regional fear and calls for health measures.
In Port Elizabeth the South African Minister of Justice stated that Beith Alron sought consolidation of South Africans, not a division under British or white rule, during remarks at a Port Elizabeth event on Monday.
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