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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1913
Page
4
August events list features the Hamilton Goll Glo Annual Meeting with entries by July 1 and the Salmoral Show with livestock and scholastic divisions. Also noted are Edenbopp Show dates, a September Hamilton Show, and a Hamilton Races meeting with nominations due August 3 and handicaps by August 9.
The piece discusses reforming electoral rolls to curb impersonation and double voting. It favors instituting a postal voting system, preclearing voters’ eligibility, and recording votes by district. It notes broader government plans to remodel Commonwealth electoral machinery and enhance safeguards against abuses.
A hospital committee met last night to approve a new water sterilising plant for the Bree Memorial operating theatre. The unit will cost just over £210, provide hot and cold water, and hold 25 gallons, with a dish-washing feature. A brass tablet will honor Mr. Bree in the main hall near the theatre entrance.
Government inquiry into last Federal election conduct questions duplication of votes. Clerking of certified rolls completed. Ballarat shows highest fraud proportion with 116 duplicated ballots. Melbourne and Wimmera regions report far smaller figures. overall fraud level considered limited. Officials expect clarification as names and clerical errors are examined.
Town program promotes a thrilling event with Debuti H Drama presenting The Mystery of the A.Vi%. Gang. Joba Huong stars in He, Answered the ad along with listed films and routines, while Miss Ella Rowntree and Emme Fair Sokal perform incidental mime. A social and fundraising activities accompany the tour in Hamilton and Penshurst, with auctions and a dance planned by local committees.
A terse dispatch from Sydney reports the small pox scare continues with fresh cases observed this morning. Authorities note six to seven new containers or cages were prepared for quarantine measures as part of ongoing disease control efforts.
South Melbourne reported a theft where Thomas Ernest Nicholls stole £39 worth of serge from his brother Raphael Nicholls, a Clarendon Street tailor. The property was recovered at Spencer Street Station amid the arrest by detectives.
Murray All, ill, departs Melbourne for Warrnambool for a weeklong fair. Mr Watt and the Attorney-General will handle his duties during the absence.
The Novo Vremya notes that a sizable group of Baptists in Saint Petersburg will not take the military oath. They protest the government proclamation, arguing it compels allegiance contrary to their beliefs.
London report on a tragic chain of poverty and suicide tying a brother of novelist Tom Gallon to the death of his wife and child. The distressing case unfolds as authorities investigate the Great Missen incident and its fatal outcome.
Weather forecast for Melbourne predicts cloudy to showery periods across the region with variable winds. The snippet also includes an endorsement from Mrs. W Joyner of Balmain praising Chamberlin's Cough Remedy, claiming noticeable relief for her ill child Willie and other family members.
From Vienna to Athens and Constantiople reports describe Bulgarian forces advancing with five army groups including five hundred cavalry and multiple batteries to trap Greek defenders at Mohomia. A Greek soldier attached to Bulgarian lines aided a breakout, while Adrianople faces a large urban stance refused by defenders. Frontier talks show Bulgaria pressing demands with limited satisfaction from opposing powers.
Women staged a peaceful, rehearsed protest at St Pauls Cathedral in London, chanting a litany for Emmeline Pankhurst. The scene featured a chorus of suffragettes singing in a joyful key, some chairs moved, and a note that the verse would be circulated for use in other churches.
London dispatch reports a Cadder colliery explosion at Movie Valley Glasgow entombing twenty three miners two recovered and hopes of saving life abandoned after a fire and two rescue attempts. Three men escaped as two rescue parties faced dense smoke. bodies later recovered and fifteen miners remained trapped.
Dr Dilson reports from Bucha that peace will be signed by Wednesday at latest. Foreign critics say the suspension of hostilities saved much of the Greek army from a perilous position, as Greece was near crossing the ancient Dilgarian frontier when the armistice was signed.
Panama New York Sunday dispatches report Britain reluctant to join the Panama exhibition, citing commercial reasons while editors note diplomatic friction. The Sun comments on suspicions that the event is a political probe, and London editorials say England’s stance risks provoking wider hesitation among other nations.
Lord Hugh Cecil writes to the Times criticizing the Government over its handling of reform and constitutional issues. He labels the government’s stance as impudent and deceitful, arguing they mutilated the constitution and resist needed reforms.
Report from Washington indicates Britain considers naval protection amid Mediterranean trade, signaling a shift in Western Hemisphere policy. The move could challenge the Monroe Doctrine and alter U S naval strategy in the Atlantic region.
A motor excursion vehicle crashed in darkness near Hertfordshire on the eve of a Bank Holiday. Three men were killed and twenty seven injured, sixteen of whom were seriously hurt. The warm weather and holiday crowds led to an unusual number of bathing fatalities, with about twenty people involved over Saturday and Sunday including forty five women near Sig0.
The Nation reports a government inquiry into land policy nearing completion as Lloyd George launches a campaign in Selena promising a minimum wage and farmer subsidies to restore rents and security, with Asquith backing limited state support.
Reported from Delhi and Calcutta describe a dawn riot in Cawnpore involving mosque demolitions linked to street improvements. Police fired on protesters, killing thirteen native men and wounding thirty-one. one policeman died and forty were injured. Disturbances spread to Calcutta amid anti-Moslem sentiment. lieutenant governor dispatched forces to Cawnpore.
In Peking on Monday a revolutionary rising appears nearly coordinated. Leaders have disappeared after setting prices on their beads. It is believed they have fled to Huan Tung where Dr Sun Yat Sen says the movement is reorganizing.
London Reuters report says the Bryan proposal for a Nicaragua protectorate faces likely abandonment as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee demanded a revised treaty tied to canal route purchase and the naval fund of one million dollars.
Berlin report says several Krupps directors denied using information on rivals’ prices to gauge rates. The remarks suggest the firm faces scrutiny over pricing practices amid ongoing concerns about competition and market behavior.
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