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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1915
Page
2
At our great summer cash sale every department article is reduced. Tailor made suits priced to measure, ready-to-wear outfits, trousers, shirts and hats discounted with clear markdowns. Three weeks only.
Train was over an hour late on Saturday morning due to a breakage at Singleton. At Halls Creek Anniversary Day races Mr W Blanche the treasurer handed £20 to the local Patriotic Fund. Rev T Jenkin to leave Manilla end of quarter with farewell services planned for April first. conference begins February 23.
Hilary Boland selects the title The Roar of the Guns for his forthcoming verse collection to be published this month. The young writer has just returned from Sydney on Saturday morning after arranging publication details.
The annual Methodist conference opens on Tuesday February 23 at 7 30 in Lyceum Hall Sydney. Mr FE Sutton is chosen as representative for Manilla circuit and Mr FE Heywood as substitute. The event will mark Methodism centenary and include the year’s presidential election.
Music lovers and others interested in the welfare of the Manilla Musical Society are invited to attend a meeting at the Mechanics Institute on Thursday night.
V J Byrnes announces another local auction sale of horses to start on March 20. He expects the coming sale will surpass his January sale, noted as one of the most successful horse auctions yet held in the north. Sellers are advised to contact Mr Byrnes.
Penn’s Pictures screens at Manila on Wednesday featuring a varied Spencer programme of drama comedy and a guest lecture on drama. Highlights include Shadow of Disgrace a romance of village life Life River Royal Road to Fame and several comedies. Mr Penn invites patrons to a refreshing pictorial treat after last week’s rest.
Returns for three months from a Durham herd of Richmond River blood show profits rise with herd size. October 16 cows yield £28 5s 1d, November 16 cows £42 14s 4d, December 30 cows £40 10s 4d and £11 4d per cow on average. Includes 10 first calf heifers. The piece notes past skepticism and praises dairying potential in Manilla district with fodder lucerne.
Mr Frank Moore has bought the Smith and Foster enterprise and will open a modern hairdressing saloon at the Royal Hotel within about a fortnight The shop will feature a high class hairdresser in charge and is expected to receive strong local support from the townspeople
Lowcock and King yarded 510 head of horses at auction on 3rd and 4th year. District and southern buyers attended with good demand for unblemished light horses medium and light draughts and light harness sorts at excellent prices. Blemished and heavy draught horses fetched fair prices. Majority cleared with a very satisfactory sale. Next big sale March 16 and following days.
Brown's Popular Pictures in Manila offered an excellent Friday show with high quality films and fine orchestral music. The four-instrument orchestra has new Melbourne music and will play fresh items nightly. Tonight's program includes Mabel's in Job, a renowned Keystone feature.
Barracloughs Ltd announces that Mr J A Barraclough and Mr King Barraclough DBCAs London will visit Manila to consult with principals. The next Manila visit is Monday February 15 at the Court House Hotel from 9 am to 5 pm.appointments kindly requested.
An old medical notice explains constipation stems from weak bowels and is temporary at first. It warns drastic medicine can make it chronic by weakening bowels and claims Chamberlain's Tablets do not replace bowel action but gently stimulate natural function. Sold by chemists and storekeepers.
An advertisement promotes Adolf Basser, renowned Expert Optician from Challia House Sydney, offering a three months special fifteen percent discount on all work. He will be at the Court House Hotel Manilla on Monday February 22 from 9 am to 5 pm for consultations.
Situation wanted by a married man with one child seeks farm or station work location in Manilla. Claims farm experience, wife is good cook, and references Townley Co. A.C. Vensss.
Tamworth merchants mark their Annual March Sale for the date with GARVIN and COUSENS Ltd. and MARCI Ltd. They expect to yard about 600 head of stock. Sellers urged to advise consignments early to assist in planning.
Mr and Mrs Wyn Bulisin enjoy a holiday at Swansea with family. Town Clerk O Vounel, absent due to illness, will resume duties in Manilla on March 1. Miss Mahr joins local public school staff replacing Miss Atkinson who transferred to Berrima. Dr Donald MacDonald elected Shire President. Mrs Briscombe and son leave for a South holiday. Mr F E Heywood returns home recovering. Mrs Vincent and three daughters return home. Mrs J E Simpson and son visit the seaside. Mr J T Byrnes of Upper Manilla buys a Ford via local agent H Baker. Byrnes and Miss Byrnes drive home from Sydney via the Blue Mountains. Mr Baird, new Shire engineer, arrives and begins duties. he tours Shire with Mr Stevens and earns praise as an official and citizen.
After years of an enlarged arm due to a splinter lodged in his wrist Mr P Scanlon had the foreign body removed. A stick fragment remained for ten years after a football accident at Upper Manilla. X rays were suggested but Dr Birch found and removed the hidden splinter improving his arm.
A letter from MLA G R W McDonald summarized a Railway Commissioner interview on tri weekly service, noting it cannot meet the request. Alderman Stoddart supported the remarks, citing a 2,000,000 mile drop in city tram mileage and reduced city train use. The Mayor announced Postal Department tenders for mail carriage by motor between Tamworth and Barraba on non running train days. Tri weekly service starts next week.
Noted activities include the Merry Widow Company performing a 3 £ 28 house on Saturday with The Arcadians as the bright act. Inspector reports impounding cattle, horses, and sheep with three summonses. a pew heating device for the typesetting machine awaited from Sydney. Weather and rainfall across Borah Upper Manilla Wonuga Creek noted. mayoral election set for Friday.
Regular Saturday meeting attendance noted as Council adopts Engineer's and Shire Clerk's reports. Reports cover road works on Manilla area including Rushes Creek Somerton and Gunnedah routes, staff changes, plant write offs, barr cutting, rate fixation, and election of President with Dr McDonald chosen for the coming year. Council to remove prickly pear along western riverbank and discusses Local Government Bill and franchise and rating provisions.
A Thursday night strike by lightning caused a fire at Mr. F E Heywood's weatherboard home. A live telephone wire ignited flames under the verandah and in several hall areas. Neighbors, including Mr Priest and the Heywood family, acted quickly to suppress the growing blaze. The house was found alight in about eight places.
A. U. Veness and W. J. Wes have instructions from the trustees to sell by public auction at the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday February 2 at 2 o'clock. Blocks 10 Durham Court Estate Subdivision offer 41 acres 5 perches. Blocks 3 and 6 Laine Subdivision contain 1 acre 2 roads 22 perches. total about 41a 2r. Property near town, well fenced, subdivided, largely cultivated, watered with windmill and troughing. Substantial opportunity to secure this esteemed estate block.
A heavy storm struck Barraba on Saturday and recorded three inches of rainfall.
The Manilla Red Cross Society will hold a meeting at the Mechanics Institute in Manilla on Thursday afternoon at 3 oclock. A good attendance is requested. Mrs S Mackenzie is the host.
Poetic praise for Oscar Hall's Hall's butchers shop touts tender meat mutton and beef as prime with neat shop, civil service, and quick service. The ad promises no delivery and cash only pricing, urging laborers and families to visit for cheap cuts and assortments.
Imperial Commissioner B A Irwin will inspect horses at Municipal Yards Manilla on Thursday February 18 at 1 30 pm. Classes include light horses 4 to 10 years 15 to 16 hands suitable for remounts and active draught sorts 2 to 10 years 15 to 16 hands no greys cream or pie bald. Account sales paid after sale. Owners urged to have horses forward to advertised time. Auctioneers William Inglis Son Sydney Wilshire Co Manilla
Settlement lease advertised six miles from Manilla and one mile from Winter Railway Siding. Describes 41 acres of first class agricultural land with good soil and river frontage to the Manilla River. Rental £12 108 per year. Price £410 per acre. (MES) A. L. Brophy.
A meeting of all interested in the Manilla Musical Society will be held at the Weehanics Institute on Thursday night at 7 45. Mackenzie, C N and Scorr are the honorary secretaries.
An all star programme features Spencer selections and refined entertainment at Manilla on Wednesday night. Shadows of Disgrace a 2000 foot star drama about village maiden and young squire romance screens with other titles including The Life Saver and Royal Road to Fame. A mix of comedies and dramas plus industrials and a variety hill scene advertised for audience appeal.
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