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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 11, 1911
Page
4
In every department Latest World fashion ideas selected by Mr Thomas from London and Paris. Hats in smart ready-to-wear styles with velvet bases and straw buckles. Linen hats and white blouses in numerous styles. Lace, tucks and embroidery feature on dresses and skirts in a range of colours and sizes. Various prices listed across items.
A garbled antique notice advertises varied fabrics and dresses including blue bron, amethyst shades, marquisette stripes, tussore silks, and cambric lengths. It highlights dress lengths from 4/11 to 10/6 with patterns in crepe, Mysore fibre, and printed textiles, urging loyal customers to select from new designs.
Lace insertions and embroideries offered in white and cream tones. Hampered by garbled OCR, the ad lists lace widths from 4 to 9 inches, handkerchiefs and gloves, embroidered flouncings, Peter Pan collars, and lace neckwear from Paris and Guipure styles with various price notes.
Credit Foncier offers loans from £50 to £200 at 4 percent interest. Repayment can reduce principal, with loans secured on Crown Leasehold and renewals possible. No mortgage dend charge. Loans repayable yearly with minor early payoff fees, no penalty after five years. Forms available at Post Offices, The Barings Bank, or The General of Barings Melbourne.
A fragmentary notice informs ABSCRINERS and others in town and country who do not receive their papara regularly to communicate with the Manager to resolve delivery issues.
Correspondents forwarding notices about the Spectator events are asked to indicate whether they have sent letters to other journals. November dates include the Arthur Flower Show Fairfield Hamilton Flower Show Ballarat Show and Pegaburgt Show with entry deadlines in October and November 17.
Death and funeral notices for Jean beth Buckingham aged 15 months at Gray street Hamilton with reference to Richard and Elisabeth Buckingham. Funeral scheduled Thursday morning. Poem lines honor Christina M. Po who departed in October. In memoriam by the family with a farewell verse
In Victoria elections next month the new preferential system prompts concerns that parties may exploit it for advantage. Analysts note the rise of proposed strategies including running a second “dummy” candidate to secure a second tally, a tactic discussed by the People’s Party branch though not finalised.
A long clipping discusses preferential voting tactics in Liberal circles. It analyzes how two dummy candidates might split anti socialist support and how the Scripture in Schools Council could influence Liberal gains. The piece notes Labour pressure and electoral dynamics, with party strategy shaped by coalitions, second preferences, and potential impacts on seats.
Reports from Hochbirch branch meetings of the People's party and Hamilton Branch of the Australian Women's National League note discussions on preferential voting and state elections with Mr. Lyon as speaker. Coleraine hosts a meeting about Mr Campbell and Glenele, plus a social event for supporters.
London reports quote Viscount Haldane at Aberdeen denying any bargain with the King over the Lords veto crisis. He says the King made no pledge and the government asks no royal promise as pressure grows for compromise. The King later advised ministers on potential new peers to soften opposition.
Reuters notes the Porte signals mediation on Tripoli cession under certain conditions. The item states Italy and Turkey discussions center on a conditional transfer with an offer linked to mediation efforts.
Rome dispatch reports the Tallinn commander at Tripoli urging surrender of rifles with harsh penalties for defiance. Citizens face death if they refuse to comply, as authorities offer exchange incentives for surrender.
Telegrams report Italian governor Proclamation abolishing slavery as Emmanuel journeys to Naea to bid farewell to the expedition. Country folk with lanterns greet along the railways. Reports of looting at Tripoli abandoned. Constantinople notes telegrams from various towns threaten violence to Italy. the Porte expels them.
Malta notes its neutrality as an Italian destroyer Boren arrives and is not allowed to provision there. The report emphasizes wartime precautions and the limited access granted to the visiting vessel.
Directors of the Game Mosque at Bombay cable to Mr An Aviti Grey appealing for part of the Misalim. Earlier appeals have been made by Latore uml Lockpaw.
Ganda Monday report says the Cretan Assembly spent time with cheers for uniting with Greece, marking a clear political shift toward integration with the Greek state.
Describes a bombardment of Tripoli with twelve inch guns at seven miles. Turkish troops held a line beyond six miles. Beoulm cavalry staged a nighttime raid on the Turkish camp hoping to draw Italian units, but Italian shells dispersed them.
The Day reports Italian forces landed at Tripoli Hawan Vasha and installed Passan Fashi as Vice Governor after a town tender. They discovered Krupp batteries and mid range rifles, while Turkish defenders were kept out by mobs as orders temporarily suspended. Arabs reportedly showed mixed reactions as mosques faced disruptions.
A note to the Powers at Constantinople requests information supporting mediation. It centers on the Porte and asks for recognition of Turkish sovereignty rights as the basis for any settlement.
From Our Gwo Correspondent Monde reports the annual meeting of the Naren Horticultural Society with three attendees glancing at plans for a November 14 show. The bend club elected James Hintdoch president for the coming year and named a committee including Miner F Clark and Rite M'rath.
London Tuesday Daily Mail Turin correspondent reports destroyers' aggressive actions with shells that killed several enemy forces and inflicted substantial losses amid ongoing combat.
The Saloni centre committee with Liat sui Baidae negotiates peace but asserts they would resist the occupation of Tripoli to the death amid tensions at Constantinople.
A confusing note reports a neutral vehicle may pass at noon due to a large fleet of British grain vessels in the Bach Sea. Turker’s declaration that trains would be treated as contraband caused excitement at the wheat exchange while rail and sea movements faced further delays.
An advertisement touts a remedy labelled Gin Pills claimed to cure rheumatism and related blood impurities. It lists dosing and pricing as 1 shilling plus 0 pence and 2 shillings six pence, with mention of a Dr Abel or similar practitioner endorsing the product.
Readable fragments report mounting tension over Morocco and Congo. Paris protests condemn Segottations and French policy while Berlin presses Britain to hinder negotiations. The dispatches depict European powers eyeing strategic leverage amid instability.
Liabon Tuesday report states that the royalists lost 180 men killed and wounded during the recent raid.
English press tributes from London papers note the death of Mr Batchelor. The House of Representatives met to offer sincere sympathy to Batchelor and family with calm remarks praising his services in South Australia and the Commonwealth. Speakers including Mr Fisher Mr Deakin and others expressed admiration and respect before the House adjourned in silence.
London reports that Tomar writes Labour seeks one or two changes to the National Insurance plan and that MacDonald argues the party is not opposed to the bill. A private conference yesterday between Lloyd George and medical associations yielded a compromise on objections to the bill.
An infernal machine exploded in Toulon wrecking a cafe in Paris on a Monday. Five persons were injured by the blast and several more were hurt in the ensuing panic.
A fire broke out aboard the cruiser Wahdeck Rougseno at Toulon. The bunkers were flooded to combat the blaze.
In a sculling match on Monday between Jack Arnst and Albany, Albany led early and held a strong margin at Middlesex station. Arnst broke clear about halfway, then overtook to win by four lengths.
London Mo陌lay reports hobble skirt demand collapsing as twelve hundred employees are laid off from the firm at the Hampstead works. The company has shifted production and faces a surplus of underskirts while workers suffer job loss.
London reports the christening of the new Dreadnought battleship King George at Cortsmoath on a Monday. The ceremony included the use of Australian wine for the christening, reflecting international flair in a flag ceremony.
London reports unrest as around seventy copper workers at Hafodmorta near Pwanses join a strike over unionist questions.
London obituary note reports the death of Mr. Menta Stretton, a jeweller who sold items for Charles Dickens’s works. Sparse attendance at the event with limited details and low prices mentioned.
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