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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
4
Frang Garg, full architect and licensed surveyor, schedules races and shows across Hamilton and Edenhowe venues. Entries include sheep, cattle, poultry, and reptiles. Sept 24 25 events at Stavell Stow with October handicaps and nominations due September 14.
The Presbyterian Church of Victoria seeks to purchase the Hamilton College in the Western district to form a public school under local council governance. Proposals advance as the church removes the former “forming” method, inviting applications for a principal with salary and perks. other items note rough weather, sanitary depot debate, railway chatter, a wedding, and a cinema program.
A motor car collided with a train at Borodin near Wolnentay. Captain Redereki and three companions were killed in the crash. Local authorities are investigating the fatal accident.
A Canadian hockey team is set to tour Australia during March with games across major cities. Reported delays and posters note government restrictions during the visit while unrelated items mention a suffocation mining incident in Berlin, a royal visit to Tokyo, and a plague report from Tangier and Casablanca.
Reports from London on by election outcomes with Labour hopeful Major Hope taking a seat and Conservative jubilation. Discussions attribute votes to progressive roots and party planks. Winston Churchill comments on the results and insurance act implications with figures cited on loaned funds.
A London despatch notes an aeroplane spying on the enemy and influencing fighting tactics at Newmarket. Poitou manoeuvres report large numbers of troops and pamphleteering actions. Midlothian election flights disrupt remote districts. An airman drowned off the Gulf of Corinth while en route from Athens to Pattas.
Mr Elwood Meni fan arrived with Sir George Reid at Chicago for a luncheon on Australia United States trade relations. Reid declared Americas assistance only needed to bind Australia to the South. Mead on route to Bali Lake City for irrigation congress.
The Canadian tour in Ottawa reports Sir George Heldhag arriving in Chicago. Speeches reference Canadian clubs and Australia’s friendly ties within the Empire. Sir George Feld is noted as delegated to the event.
London reports German Imperial Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg has met meat experts to address rising prices. The conference notes aim to keep meat and livestock provisions while easing imports of frozen meat, especially from Argentina, as German authorities pursue safeguards and incentives. Cologne plans to import Anatolian frozen cheese in advance.
The government empowered Dr Bun Yet Benbaa to form a national railway company with 70 000 kilometers of track to support frontier development and reinvestment. Chinese control remains essential in frontier provinces while foreign concession rights would run for forty years elsewhere before reverting to China. The government weighs broader foreign entry across the country.
Mayor Gaynor testified before the police investigation committee about yearly graft totaling £600,000 paid to the police by Equot interests. He said the payments were suppressed, yet overall force efficiency stood higher, while burglary insurance rates rose 35 percent.
Captain Collin, official secretary in Great Britain of the Commonwealth, denounces the claim that 18 cadets in Australia oppose the Defence Act. He asserts only 648 defaulters exist in New South Wales with fewer in other states. The majority of 18,000 failed to attend the full drill.
In Paris London on a Wednesday the Women’s Social Political Union announces a fund drive to start a campaign in Canada and to send delegates to negotiate with Mr Orden the gram the franchias. They name Miss Christabel Pankhurst, wanted for window smashing, living in Paris, and warn of arrest for political actions.
State department advices indicate Mexican officials resent US intervention. They warn that action will embitter relations and provoke antagonism from other republics, even impacting opera operations in Paraguay and similar regions.
Portland report states a Northern Pacific train derailed over an embankment. Two passengers killed and two others extracted from wreckage with serious injuries. Cause not yet determined, and investigators proceed at the scene.
Lisbon scene details a ghastly family killing with a mother and her four children found murdered in a foul pit chamber. Authorities pursue a suspected fugitive farmer as the case unfolds across the province of Mlentea.
The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce chairman announced the Midlothian election result. Delegates cheered as a resolution favoring appointing the minister of commerce was rejected, while another resolution recommending structural changes to strengthen the Board of Trade was adopted.
Wednesday racing notes report results from the St Leger Stakes in New York. Jockeys including Frank Wootten rode horses such as Hector and Lomonil while owners Lower and August Belmont organized the events.
A local notice notes contributions to memorial causes with figures including £2000 for Booth Memorial in London and £7000 from Mrs O Grady to the General Booth memorial, highlighting philanthropic giving in the area.
The wife of the famed boxer Jack Johnson attempted self-harm in Chicago yesterday using a revolver. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition. doctors fear she may not recover.
Canadian report indicates visiting cadet units have reached Winnipeg after the completion of their international voyage. The arrival follows the end of a series of training and exhibition events, with the Canadian and Australian contingents preparing for next assignments and joint drills.
A report describes a violent incident where a mysterious machine was carried in a flour bag into a busy market. Bulgarian suspects were implicated, and the scene drew intense public attention amid claims of a deadly attack.
Russian mutineers and 144 seamen arrested at Petera Burg on a Wednesday. Reported chaos spread from Lindetal, with the warship Merkuric involved. Captain Abubin implicated as authorities move to quell the mutiny and detain crew members.
Last night the debate over the Savings Bank Bill stalled as the council blocked passage by a large margin. Minister Carmichael denounced the council as undemocratic and urged the people be given a chance to decide on this and similar measures, while critics accused the council of obstruction and warned of urgent needs of the public.
Sydney legislative council votes 28 to approve third reading of a bill raising Assembly members allowances. Two opponents arrived late to vote. Mr Hughes moved to retain a governor-general residence. motion withdrawn after assurances negotiations with the Federal Government had not yet concluded.
In Melbourne the sugar bounty issue provoked debate in Parliament. Greene argued the bounty cost the industry little and aimed to promote White Australia policy, advocating excise equalisation and bounty reforms. The session adjourned as ministers departed by special train to Port Augusta for Governor-General duties.
Wire report from Melbourne states Assembly debates the land settlement bill, amendments allow owner appeal for compensation to retain up to £10,000 worth of land, and permit limited improvements. A land settlement committee was proposed but not appointed. The Spirit Merchant Licenses Bill also moved through committee. The House adjourned.
Sydney report details Gladys Roby Eland suing Alfred Eland for desertion. Married at 17 to 34, she cites his drunken threats and abuse, including striking her and shoving her into the street. On a ferry he threatened to dash her overboard. her pend entant intervened and was rescued. The case depicts repeated mistreatment and bizarre incidents amid a tumultuous marriage.
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