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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
3
Melbourne reports a federal amendment to the War Precautions Act. It prohibits alien enemies and naturalised persons of enemy origin from changing their names from those known at wartime outbreak. The note comes from a wire by our correspondent.
Melbourne reports the Minister of Twetence rejects rumors from Australia and Egypt about a German captain in the Australian service mutinying or firing on officers. official cables state no foundation for the claim has been found.
Melbourne reports the Defence Minister issued a warning to inventors about loading grenades for department use. Several items are due for destruction after threats of explosion. In Parliament the Attorney General confirms exclusive rights to certain shipments.
Melbourn e correspondent reports pacing results across multiple divisions. Hurdle races and flat events list winners with margins such as a half length and a neck, including names like Rorsny MertaQuation and King Lybin in varied handicaps.
Members of the Hamilton coll club plan a stroke competition next Saturday to raise funds for the Victorian Red Cross. Winners in each division will receive a Red Cross badge or medal and cups. A practice session was held on Thursday with golfers at 400 yards, and Friday offers another volunteer session. The Hamilton terrier coursing club announces its annual meeting next Saturday with Maiden Sweepstake Open Stake and other prizes, backed by Elton tablite supply.
A late year exhibition features a wide array of portraits and figures by Itebards and t u a Ballarat studio. The display highlights modern portraiture, military subjects, and family comparisons with new figure wallets and enclosable pockets.
Our correspondent reports 1760 cattle entered the yard including 1200 fullocka and Se cows with 280 from New South Wales and 800 from Gippsland. The yarding was of indifferent quality with few prime bulls and cows, despite generally strong demand and higher values for choice stock. Prices ranged widely with little prime stock available. fat calves were few and demand subdued.
Wire from our correspondent lists commodities with quoted prices. Wheat at 1 per bushel, oats 4/9 to 4/10, barley 4/6 to 4/8, maize 4/10 to 4/11, potatoes 9 to spikes per ton, onions 8 per unit, hay 14/05 per ton, lucerne to 9 per ton.
Mesara Gaklebrough Mort and Co Ltd hold the first sale of the 1915-16 season in Melbourne, listing 4050 bales mostly Queensland clips and quality merino and crossbred lots. Prices rise 5 to 74 percent over last sale, with irregular bidding on mixed lots and several Sydney operators in attendance.
A testimonial from Mrs. J Potter of Tortlend recounts relief from long standing rheumatic backache after using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. She claims the remedy cured her backache and strengthened her, noting sixteen years of continued health without pain. Pills sold by Foster MacClellan Co. at 2/9 per bottle.
Obscure lines reference a distant conflict with mentions of a king, a sage, and a veiled battle. The text hints at alliances and rivalries, suggesting a lore or encoded account rather than a clear modern event.
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