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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1915
Page
4
Fish prices and labels list canned and salted seafood items including sardines, herrings with sauce, kippers, mackerel, whitebait, and fish pastes. Items are shown with varied prices and pack sizes such as 21 dozen Venus, 10 oz portions, cask offerings, and multiple brands.
Listings show March 4 Salt and Dienis Races at t Victoria Valley, February 27 nominations, March 1 Koralt Harvest nominations, March 18 Hamilton Po and A Society auto gallery show entries March 20, Heywoods Picnic Races nominations March 23, ATL f Metion Races nominations March 2 and handicaps March 20 plus March 22 summations and other events.
A Melbourne telegram corrects a prior error naming Autehin Singh in the Yoletang murder case, stating Buttan Singh was found not guilty by insanity and ordered detained. The Borough by election sees Adolphe C. Deetree nominated to replace ex Councillor Greed, with a long-standing local regard. An Ararat County Court suit over £479 involves Kent and A Fe M. Leod, detailing disputed sheep purchases and accounting errors.
The Hamilton Pastoral and Agricultural Society discussed the annual spring show dates and council plans with President Mr AL J. Kelsall. Sympathy was expressed for the death of former secretary Mr A B Wright who helped build the society's progress and operations.
The report details January butter payments to suppliers at a set rate for butter fat totaling AVL and notes a railway special train from Ararat to Spencer Street via Hamilton and Portland with specific departure and arrival times. It also covers a Melbourne magistrates court case where a youth under 18 faced motor vehicle offences and the judge clarified the Motor Vehicle Act implications.
A chaotic Melbourne era page features wartime heroics by a Russian priest, domestic and theatrical schedules, insurance news, and public notices. It notes the Defence Authorities and Australian troops, fundraising for the Ambulance Fund, and an array of cultural items from Wheat Farm reports to Keystone film chatter, with police and court mentions and a German-England exchange anecdote.
Mr J A Learmonth reported a sheep blindness problem linked to ophthalmia and shared veterinary remedies from Mr Robertson. He described boric acid eye baths, silver nitrate drops, sheltering from light, and a bottle with a dropper to control dosage, noting recovery in three weeks for some flocks.
At Bloemfontein on Wednesday a witness stated General Botha wrote to President Steyn urging pursuit of information to quell the rebellion. Steyn met General Lurtong to discuss De Wet. Botha proposed safe conduct to Pretoria for negotiations. De Wet refused and told General Hertog that Rothe must resign or accept a postponement of a republic.
Report from Geelong notes strong attendance and brisk bidding at today's sale. Medium to good merino and crose sheep show a full ten percent rise versus February, with top bids listed for various lots and yards including H/Kinorg and several bidders, while the catalogue emphasizes crossbred and silverback lambs.
After a two week gap Geelong wool auctions resumed with fewer than 7000 bales offered. The embargo on wool exports to the United States caused uncertainty, delaying sales but buyers showed strong demand from Britain Italy Japan and France. Higher quality crossbreds and merinos advanced, with Moyne Falls from the Arthur district leading the sale and averaging 14 1d per lb.
Women urged to attend Natura Health Company sessions at the Victoria Hotel with the Melbourne representative on February 17 and 19 from 10 to 7 90. Consultation free and may restore health through the Notun Home Treatment praised for curing many female troubles. Send 24 pence for the Health Guide for Women and Girls to Nature Blen... Way Melbourne Victoria.
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