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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
4
Miller & Co advertises spring ready to wear suits Tweede and Worsteds from 21/ to 45/ with shirts, hats, underclothing, and accessories. It highlights fashionable styles, low prices, and a wide range of menswear and hosiery, claiming quality and up to date Parisian influence.
Boots advertises a new spring footwear line with Gent’s Balmorals and Glace Kid boots for men and women. It touts latest styles, canvas shoes, patent leather, and leather options with price hints and stock like Ladies Huckle Shoes and Dirts’ Shoes.
Fragmentary OCR text shows names of brokers and firms in Melbourne including John M'Whale & Co and Clegg and Miller with addresses. The passage references stock and telephone lines, central offices, and licensed surveyors, suggesting a market notices page with multiple firm identifications and roles. The readability is limited, but the core items are brokerage and architectural listings in Melbourne.
The Hamilton Angling Society held a successful opening picnic at Nigretta with about forty attendees, a 7:20 start, and a trophy for the heaviest fish won by Mr. A. Dobl. St Andrew's School hosted a Hampden Luncheon with a German church sponsor and athletic events. The Continental Picture Palace plans a new season starting Friday with arrangements to draw crowds, while local notices include an upcoming cattle sale and charity drives.
Loans on farms range from £50 to £22000 at 4 percent interest. The offer allows freehold conversion, with term payment options and early repayment. No church mortgage. deposits and forms available at local Port Office Savings Bank or by letter to The Director General of Savings Banks, 24 Market Street, Melbourne.
Community notices list forthcoming flower shows and competitions across towns. Events include Dunkeld, Macarthur, North Hamilton, Ballast, Penshurst, and Baroow shows with dates in November and December.
The Hamilton Spectator notes confusion over the Tabara anthrax outbreak and credits different officials. It reports Mr. Ameron as inspector, then says Mr. Mathieson identified the condition. a Melbourne telegram confirmed analysis, while Mr. Allardice remains in major condition in hospital.
A Hamilton orchestral concert review notes selections from Haydn and Verdi, praising melodic depth and orchestral technique while criticizing some passages. It reports a weathered injury incident near Hamilton Hospital where a horse accident harmed a rider, with medical care described.
The Warrnambool market showed a dull day with 110 stores noted. Prices ranged with baconery and hog products moving, and slips and suckers selling at varying figures amid subdued activity.
Telegrams from Italy and Turkey describe brutal actions at the oasis with public outrage and calls for accountability. The Turkish press denies Italian defeats in Tripoli as alleged, amid disputed casualty figures and international sympathy.
In London Lord Selborns stated that Parliament of the dominions would vote in wartime on active cooperation with the motherland. Both major parties seek to win dominion support and confidence on foreign policy. The question is whether closer cooperation, including defense, is feasible, and the answer must come from the dominions.
A national labour body signals support for Green candidates in upcoming elections while discussions on peaceful picketing continue. Congress notes 100 members in Graves End and Colle are effectively imprisoned during peaceful protests.
Victorian Minister of Public Works W. L. Bradden argues in a letter to Time that the Federal Labour Government has outadvertised past administrations in recruiting British emigrants. He contends Labour should back a harsher immigration stance to curb opposition and suggests Australia could draw settlers similar to Canada if immigration were tightened.
A military expert reviews the German and French forces observing their equipment and morale. He concludes the German army is overrated and not invincible, noting limited signs of superiority and weaknesses in artillery and leadership.
Tyeytar Landon Lampson, a Talonist, allegedly obtained a veto against Petersborough City Heen and Hunt's County News for election libel. The Ramsay division of Hom whire is cited in the claim.
The Admiralty tested Commonwealth Oil Company's fuel suitable for Australian cruisers and internal combustion engines of submarines.
Fragmentary report notes a London court case involving a Mr Foster and a Beecham division with emphasis on divorce costs and a deprecated cross petition. The text references evidence columns and newspaper commentary surrounding the matter.
A London rail service notice indicates adjustments to schedules and freight handling. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but involve the railway line and an expected hour change affecting passengers and goods. No specific dates or entities are discernible.
London workers demand higher wages as railway men issue a memorandum for presentation to committees. Affected dates and specifics are unclear in the fragment but point to ongoing labor action and wage talks.
Telegrams report rebels advancing toward Hankow amid heavy losses estimated at 1000 killed and 3000 wounded since Friday. Yuan Shikai expected to become premier as garrisons pledge support to Chen Shao-Teh and government edict looms. Advices note rebels recapturing stations near Henton.
A Peking dispatch to the New York Herald reports rebel forces killing Manchu soldiers in Taiyuan with claimed large casualties. The unverified rumor details a brutal attack described as cold blooded.
The report states the Regent assured the Premier’s edict would be faithfully implemented and provisional guard members expressed satisfaction with the Gollet. Foreign trainees are seen advancing toward the capital while lines of the city mark a tense departure from normal life.
Criminals attempting to escape Borisov prison at Minet killed a warder and seized keys. They freed 105 prisoners, firing volleys with the warder. two criminals and a warder were killed. Hinglendera placed in trons.
The Pacific mail steamer Mongolica encountered a severe typhoon en route to Chin, driving crew to a three day night battle. The ship sank deep in the sea with 13 000 tons of freight aboard.
A garbled report notes cholera outbreaks in Iona Calcutta and Benares with several deaths. The text mentions the Royal State Lothian and Camton Ment locations and incomplete figures, indicating rising fatalities and spread over twenty four hours.
The South African Government inquired among shipbuilders of Great Britain to determine that a seven mail steamer would cost 23.5 million.
In Brisbane, over 1000 pounds has been raised by public subscription for the four Munro orphans after the accidental drowning of James Munro and his wife in the Brisbane River. The funds come from the Aberdeen area and support the orphaned children.
A fragmented Adelaide market report notes dull demand for cattle and sheep with lower Chinese value trends and firmer grain prices. About 7000 sheep and lambs were sold amid mixed descriptions and improved grazing demand. An unrelated drug ad touts Cham berlain's tablets as a tonic, with various remedies and insecticides listed in ad text.
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