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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
4
Miller s advertises festive season bargains with 400 ready to wear items and deep discounts on dresses coats dusters and gowns. Special values in lace curtains window draping and table linens plus bags handkerchiefs and Japanese ware aim to attract Christmas shoppers.
The excerpt lists multiple events across December including floral fetes, races and exhibitions. It schedules nominations and handicaps with dates such as December 1 13 16 19 24 25 27 and notes venues like Victoria Lagoon Coleraine Ararat Winston and Hamilton among others.
An report from a Ghent conference discusses unemployment and regional economic issues. It critiques past public works and government excess, urging better use of resources and a framework to prevent depressions by guiding labor, capital, and public bodies toward productive tasks.
The Watt government faced defeat last night as Watt’s amendment failed amid cross party shifts. Labour and Coursey allies supported the ruling party in a move aimed at altering redistribution seats, signaling a bid to oust the administration. The pubic fire event and local council discussions follow, with emphasis on education funding and school provisions.
A conference discussed unemployment, road and drainage improvements, and the need for prudent public expenditure to stabilize production. It urged standardizing reforms by territorial divisions and noted a proposal about ratepayers funding education, with opposition and support recorded among leaders.
The Ftute Ministry faced defeat as the House debated redistributing seats. MPs argued over increasing representation and the number of members, with amendments to drop the size proposed. The progress report showed the government defeated on a vital question and planning a new measure.
In federal parliament today Mr Coot sought extra time to dispose of estimates and other papers. Mr Kelly noted the destroyer Warrops cost £101,000, versus £71,600 if built in Britain. The budget debate saw attacks on defence spending by several members.
The Senate opened debate on the plan to regulate the Lain Gili contract with Sarmani and members attacking Tas matian mall terms. A second reading of the bill stalled after a lone debate as Senator McGregor moved to refer the measure to a report. The House adjourned until next Friday.
In Wellington a Labour Federation leader and seamen union secretary faces imprisonment and bond to keep peace for months while appeals proceed. A separate sedition charge is noted as the strike region swells with unrest and protest.
In Berlin the Reichstag debated the Zabern affair as government officials faced hostile interruptions. Chancellor Hollweg defended the army’s duty to protect uniform honor while critics claimed widespread national shame. War Minister and others faced jeers as socialists and centrists push for a vote of censure.
Reported floods sweep across Texas with substantial loss of life and property. Colorado River rise triggers widespread inundation, forcing evacuations and interstate stock disruptions. Waco submerged and state troops deployed to manage the disaster.
Constantinople reports the Armstrong-Vickers group wins a contract to reorganize the naval dockyard and build a base at Ponting dock Gulf Semid jml et, forming the eastern Sea of Marmore's edge. The plan limits foreign shipbuilders. only British involvement is allowed.
A blaze ripped through a South End lodging house in Boston on Wednesday. Dozens escaped through windows while others leaped to safety. flames trapped residents. Twenty five victims were found in the charred ruin and several dozen injured were taken to local hospitals.
Fragmentary OCR describes a schooner abandoned with crew members in jeopardy near Margon Island. The Moana liner allegedly witnessed sailors from the Ivaredo bound for Ohio ports, while a captain and volunteers attempt lifeboat rescue en route to Papeete.
The Japanese Cabinet delays the army in crence scheme until 1915 as reported from Tokyo. Also noted is a bank bag theft with £17,500 missing from a National Bank of Belgium location. An Oxford college building suffered a fire due to a faulty flue, with initial reports confirming minor damage.
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