Canadian Naval Bill and Admiralty Memoranda
In Ottawa on Friday Mr Hordes notes government memos from the Admiralty. He cannot disclose the rentente but says the government issued the dreadnought gift and a permanent policy to be announced later.
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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1913
Page
3
In Ottawa on Friday Mr Hordes notes government memos from the Admiralty. He cannot disclose the rentente but says the government issued the dreadnought gift and a permanent policy to be announced later.
Huffraceites have been committed for men over the smashing of white chess windows on Lord Street in London. Line sailors in New York report a harbor incident with nine Hehtermen drone od and a lighter down.
The Tariff Reform League meets amid friction over Unionist fiscal policy. Joseph Chamberlain presents a subscription, urging adherence to the party stance and backing candidates aligned with the programme. Kendal by election tips for Weston in a Unionist win. Yellow fever outbreak reported in Accra with the governor’s household affected and staff ill.
The Zeppelin Friedrichshafen trial in Berlin proceeded under windy conditions. A machine gun on the upper deck operated with precision as troops fired about five hundred rounds of ball cartridges. the results are deemed highly significant.
The Glestow Herald reports a sensational disappearance of the Khedive’s consort in Cairo. No trace or whereabouts are found and authorities push efforts to keep the escapade secret.
At a Friday gathering of Christian Socialists, royalist students disrupted the meeting causing a melee. Fifty people were injured, some seriously, as the clash escalated into chaos.
Growing agitation in Paris over copying fashion genres and designs. Prefect orders police to arrest anyone reproducing designs in shop windows and at race meetings and to confiscate sketches and photographs.
Sir George Reid Sir W Just and many Australians bid farewell to Sir John and Lady Taverner at St Pancras and Tilbury docks with a public demonstration and farewell ceremony.
A severe cyclone wrecked property and caused multiple deaths. Reports mention numerous people injured or trapped as buildings and infrastructure suffered extensive destruction. A separate note from Cape Town reports four native workers suffocated in a mine due to an electric wire incident.
London auctions reveal uneven bidding with some strong competition for r ooms and merino lines. Prices overall remained unchanged as demand shifted between wools and liverita offerings amid fluctuating lots.
A report on a St Patrick’s Day event by the Independent Order of Rechabites detailing a railway day trip to Wannon Reserve, contests and races for children, pipe band music, and a social program. It notes weather disruptions, crowd turnout including visitors from Elsdon and Voleraines, plus committee efforts and a later annual meeting outline.
The Australian notes land and finance activity under date March 13 with strong demand for all descriptions at full prices. Competition remains fierce locally, with prices held steady from the previous week amid steady bidding and robust sales activity.
A letter from Aly of Tindale describes thirteen years in A.W. Queensland and discusses illness, diarrhea, and warnings about a potential murder trigger. The note mentions Ball be J. Themion and Co.
A rainy Saturday program at the hall featured Leitch Pictures with a string of short dramatic films. The Moving Finger Church wed Stage and The Sheriff’s Mistake drew strong audience reactions while The Bleon Co represented by an Indian story sparked curiosity. Comedies including Down with the Men and a varied program of scenes and musical interludes rounded out the program.
A fragmentary letter from Misa RB Forster of Melbourne Avenue describes severe head pain and fatigue, claiming daily work fatigue and relief only after trying an unnamed powder. The report notes a mysterious remedy and unusual statements about health effects, with unclear product sourcing.
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