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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1913
Page
4
Miller and Co announces our new Drew Materials including Whipcort sponge and related ovensies with popular shades Flum Tan Al ond Greta Mole and a noted selection of Donegal Tweeds Cheviot Mixtures.
Gray street offers Benson Footwear with Cupid rural and New Lasts. Gentlemen's and Boys winter outfits, latest colorings and reprised patterns from 1 to 8/6. Inspect new styles, suits on sale, and free ball with suit pairs. Ball worth 40/ offered with 36/ outfit.
The Dunkeld meeting opening hurdle race ended in tragedy as jockey Marione suffered severe injuries and Sinclair's horse forfeited after a fall. A doctor was not on site, ambulances delayed, and riders were transported to hospital with the event prompting calls for improved on-course medical provisions.
Reuters telegram reports the imperial parliament opening in London with the King’s speech referencing agricultural and naval issues. Crowds fill the streets amid suffragette outrages as the King enters the Lords wearing a crown for the first time since accession. Queen Mary appears in a diamond ring.
Address in reply notes optimism on maintaining peace while Europe’s powers remain at odds. Premier asserts that despite tensions, overall relations show improvement though strains persist among major actors and blocs.
A London debate reports Mr Walter Lock opposing Home Rule while Mr Bonar Law and Mr Hager Law push Britain toward imperial collaboration amid rising armaments. Amendments seek living wage measures and nationalisation of monopolies as Asquith counters with warnings of armed force obligations.
London reports a Britain emigration meeting where Deputy Mayor predicted 300000 emigrants left Britain in the last year. He said the surplus women could be moved to New Zealand to secure employment, reducing domestic pressures and reshaping population.
London wool sale opened with subdued bidding as buyers showed limited demand and prices edged down slightly. Traders reported steady trade for fine wool while coarser lots attracted less interest, with smoothed valuations guiding the session.
The article discusses political currents in Berlin and France amid naval tensions. It notes France claims support from Britain in a broader strategic contest and predicts a forthcoming proponent position, with implications for Allied posture and policy.
A violent blast at Nobel's works in Irvine Ayrshire destroys the factory area. All men in the building are killed with several more injured, some critically. Shock waves rattle towns, windows shatter, and crowds flood the scene as families await news.
The State Department reports advices that fehtine in Bonors state against Provisional President Huerta has begun. The state troupe defeated Huerta loyalists after a bloody clash, with casualties among the participants.
Heavy selling of foreign stocks in Berlin aimed at easing Germanys gold shortage affects London banks and creates selling pressure in New York as Berlin moves ripple outward to major markets.
The report notes a reserved judgment in the Marcia wireless case seeking an order to inspect stations amid labour unrest. A Sydney gas company proposes using existing wages agreements to push for an industrial court or wages board to set wage levels, with the Minister of Labour sending the proposal to the union. In Ballarat, Mr Yeskin denounced early retirement announcements and urged debate on referenda proposals, warning Labour voters to participate. a car fire near Waggnon destroyed a vehicle carrying the delegation.
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