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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 27, 1933
Page
9
Alsin Gerbault slips away from Marseilles in a small cutter to cross the Atlantic then Panama Canal and Pacific to the Polynesian Islands. He plans a four month supply with porridge rice and peas and cameras for sea photography. He rejects luxuries and travels with minimal gear and a log book.
An American instructor used pigeons to simulate night flight, showing that without instruments a pilot cannot fly by feel alone. The experiment supports the need for instruments and boosts the case for licensing rules requiring 1200 hours, 75 hours of night flying, and exams.
Copenhagen's Burmeister and Wain works near completion on a major oil engine for marine propulsion. The eight 840 mm cylinders deliver 22,000 b b p continuous, 18,500 b b p nominal, at 115 r p m. Output powers a 6 000 volt alternator for the Copenhagen electric power station.
In Lewes Sussex a 30 year old named William Thur Hughes faced charges of obtaining by forged postal documents. Judge Hawke personally defended Hughes after denying aid and the testimony concluded with Hughes found guilty on one count and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment.
A new children’s hotel established in Berlin at Charlottenburg near the edge of the Tiergarten offers parents a safe option for leaving children overnight in emergencies. A kindergarten operates in the house and rooms are adapted for care, with transport from railway stations or elsewhere arranged. Anne von Horke, a renowned children's welfare worker, oversees the initiative.
Peasant Pas Katucinski found a baby with a note and two lottery tickets in a field near Dlonie. The note said the mother gave up the child due to dire need and begged care. Pas later traveled to Warsaw and learned a prize of about £700 awaited him.
Obituary recounts John Mac kinnon Robertson journalist author and politician. From leaving school at 13 to joining Edinburgh Evening News 1878 he later edited the National Reform Free Review and Morning Leader. A pacifist MP for Tyneside 1908 he pursued Shakespearean authorship theories and wartime views.
Reports from Melbourne City Court describe oath rituals using symbols bared to truth telling. Examples include a lit match blown out, a breaking saucer, and a Koran based oath for Muslims, with other faiths and deaf individuals swearing by signs or interpreters in cross linguistic cases.
At a recent Stawell Shire Council meeting the debate over signing an agreement with the Railways Department for rail carriage of the council's requirements was discussed. The engineer noted past railway conduct of mail and freight services and questions arose about road versus rail transport funding and policy. Dr Peter argued the issue touched on individual liberty and warned against declaring support for freight charge reductions under threat of extra rates. The council ultimately carried a motion opposing signing the document with Dr Duxsom seconding.
Fragments discuss M Foote's article on market saturation for fruit and vegetables as American dietary shifts reduce fat intake. It notes fruit gains mainly citrus, vegetables up 74 percent in 12 years, with no material carrot movement since 1928 and competition among foods rising.
Wheat shipping continues with Geelong handling over half a million bags this season. Railway data show LIS7315 bags arrived and S73,287 placed in stacks by Monday morning. Two steamers are docking Cunningham Street Pier as overseas vessels are awaited by week’s end. Wool arrivals from July amount to 142,186 dates.
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