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Newspaper
Mackay Mercury
Location
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1905
Page
5
M. Rouvier the French premier will meet at Aix le Bains to discuss the Mediterranean and Crete questions with foreign affairs ministers. The gathering focuses on Franco Greek tensions and regional security in the Mediterranean arena.
The Czar has ordered a formal inquiry into the capture of the British master, chief officer, and two engineers from the Japanese transport Sado Maru, torpedoed by Russian forces in June 1904.
In the House of Commons Lord James of Hereford raises the contested topic of deceased wife's sister marriage law in the colonies. Government avoids commitment amid divisions while Lord Ranfurley notes colonial law already sanctioned such unions and urges prompt attention to children's rights, amid colony dissatisfaction.
The King sent a message expressing profound sympathy with the sorrow from the Wattstown colliery explosion. Many similar messages have been received from various sources in response to the disaster, as our extra paper reports.
The Speaker reserves a time limit on procedure for the Redis tribution resolution. If clauses must be dealt with seriatim it could be almost impossible to carry a resolution. Balfour replies to Bannerman that the mission will prepare a bill, and when it comes before the House the members will be free to discuss.
Lord Lansdowne outlines ongoing negotiations with Britain pressing Australia’s strong stance and raising the compensation issue as part of settlement talks over the Marshall and Caroline Islands.
The appointment of M. De Witte as Prone accepts a role at the Peace Conference and observers note a favourable impact on stock exchanges. The move is seen as stabilizing, with traders watching for policy signals and potential shifts in supply and demand.
A Greek unit of about 30 men reportedly murdered ten Bulgarian villagers near Perlepe, Lomion. The incident adds to the mounting Balkan tensions as Greece and Bulgaria exchange hostile actions across disputed areas.
A large Brisbane meeting attended by Justice Real the Premier and ministers agreed to co operate with a London committee to erect a memorial for Sir Henry Norman and to open subscription lists in Queensland. A building trades deputation urged public works to employ unemployed carpenters and bricklayers.
A Bowen deputation urged building a 52 mile line from Wangaratta to Reid River to join the Bowen system. Premier Morgan warned of exhausted borrowing power and suggested land sales to fund railways if Parliament permits. In Sydney, a crowded gallery and unrest arose as a speaker pressed relief for unemployed, leading to police intervention.
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A dramatic New Zealand court scene features a magistrate and four men named Gunn. The blast shattered windows at the court house while a medical figure prescribes daily apples. Citizens form a league to eat apples each morning and request fruit at meals to promote health and lower prices.
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