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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1914
Page
4
The list shows price cuts across a range of items from boys school costs to ladies hats, lace, and silk garments. Many items such as ladies tulle and silk wear, guipure collars, Panama hats, sun hats with ribbon bands, and charmuese fabrics have dropped from higher to much lower sale prices, with several becoming significantly cheaper.
The Presbyterian Church of Victoria advertises a preparatory school for boys of all years with boarders under Mrs Kerr. First term starts February 7 1914. Students prepared for university and other examinations with special attention to boarders.
Alexandra College for Girls announces reopening on February 10 under Principal Miss Laidlaw. Staff include Miss Ellin, Miss Halli, Miss Crowley, Miss Walker, and art instructor Behoo. The principal will meet parents at St Romens February 1 and 4 then at the Alexandra College. Various race entries and handicaps are listed for upcoming regional events from February to April, with dates for Ararat, Portland, Horeham, Penhurst, and other clubs, plus notices for shows and athletic events.
The article notes the Prime Minister and his party aiming to secure greater support from the people. It hints at a firm resolve to move toward a double dissolution while questioning the government's willingness to delay the crisis response. References Australian constitutional law.
A parliamentary stalemate risks dissolution as the House and Senate clash over a bill and possible emendments. Labour rebuffs delays while Liberal and Opposition factions rebuild, with elections looming and both sides eager to leverage public support. The government warns swift action is required to express the people’s will through Parliament.
Articles note that many Jews CLOBER and nearby settlers such as Mooralla and Kenilworth face trouble for unpaid rents from last year. Bailiffs seize holdings. crops are liened for rents. authorities say no government allowance will cover such liabilities. Many settlers show debts to storekeepers and have invested in property improvements, including fencing and stables. Some have fallen behind on rates while others retain arable land. A Melbourne Telegraph report adds that the Railway department plans to spend £79,000 in the coming months.
Reuters telegram reports London editors praising Cle nore Botha’s vindication of the executive act and Parliament’s debate on the issue. Some papers claim the departed leaders sparked revolutionary aims, but failed, noting a native war would have been likely if they had succeeded.
London reports cite widespread claims that the Union Government is preparing to expel Labour leaders and suspend judgments as the Daily Mail notes a radical front contemplating a provisional government. The dispatch says authorities may possess evidence of plans by Trade Hall extremists and notes current quiet on the Rand.
The Capetown paper reports censorship blocks public opinion in the Transvaal while papers hostile to the government now defend General Gotha's measures. Visitor Mr. Cranwell addresses about 2000 in Capetown as a resolution calls for deportation of labour leaders without trial.
Reading the report, Tita notes Imperial authorities could intercept the steamer Ungern, slow at 11 knots, before rounding the Cape. The Hyacinth could locate her easily. The Union Government indemnified owners against English court actions and the vessel sailed under sealed orders under government control. Crew arrived as courters with few belongings. the government supplied clothing and small sums, including £400 to the lender in London.
NEW TRADES' PRESIDENT Mr Tole, now head of the Federation of Trades after Watwon's deportation, reports say the party may land in Australia under marshal control. The British press notes London muses over Home Rule and deportation policy as the plan reportedly centers on a coronation context and exile terms for James Walterson and family members.
London reports a quiet mobilization as typhoid threats prompt country houses to become hospitals. Drilling continues nightly at hundreds of centres while reservists join the corps. Independent Nationalist leader William Brien speaks in Cork as ministers push for Home Rule legislation.
Chief Secretary for Ireland Mr Birrell explains that the offer to Western, indicated in his speech on the 27th instant, was made by Mr Asquith in his speech at Tadybank.
The Glasgow Labour conference endorses that lasting improvements to working conditions require joint action by trade workers and independent political influence. Ramsay MacDonald supports the reform line while lazy text notes.
John White a commercial traveler testified at the inquest into the murder of Storchfield on a train near Camden Town station. He claimed to have seen Storchfield senior with the boy about two o’clock on January shh. The coroner noted no evidence the father killed the boy, yet the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the father.
Two Ramalen families in Wolverhampton and four Leeda members deny knowledge of the man linked to the Ree a murder. Police seek a signature in a Liverpool hotel book to identify Ramadan flees, while questions surround Hamsden and Regia’s dollar bills. Authorities note unclear handwriting of a paper with the name Pateons found in Renk’s bedroom.
London reports frame the Australian Governorship as a political prize. Rumors place Sir Lewis Harcourt, long serving MP for Leith Burghs, as a potential Governor General candidate, signaling a major reshaping of imperial leadership while current officials weigh cabinet roles and responsibilities.
The Transport Workers' Union executive alleges Latilos refused to substantiate charges against Mr Have low Wilkow Seamen's Union chief. A private inquiry is discussed to meet him in the sheath. The Heidel Government proposes to refer ownership questions of the British South Africa Company to the Privy Council.
Unclear report indicates coal porters accepted terms after mediation and a settlement ended a strike. Details are fragmentary with references to U S concerns and London actions and a submarine incident near Whitmand Bay.
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