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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1915
Page
4
Notes issued under Minister W. G. Ashford supervision summarize Department experience in New South Wales agriculture and pastoral matters. Weekly guidance covers farming practices, crop and livestock insights, and practical recommendations for producers.
A government chemist outlines a conservative forecast for expanding wheat cultivation across New South Wales Victoria South Australia and Western Australia assuming 10 inch rainfall and adjustments for nonagricultural land. The plan suggests 45 million acres potentially usable yielding over 544 million bushels annually, with caveats on labor transport costs and climate.
The Prologist of the Department notes that tomato fruit develop a dark spot at the lower end due to heavy bacterial infection. The condition, common to growers, causes visible damage but is not caused by a disease attaching to the meter. Further microscopic examination confirms bacterial involvement in the spot.
In districts with strong honey flow beekeepers should renew combs using some honey consumption, aided by wax recovery from old wax and comb debris. In slack areas avoid poor foundation use and tearing sheets as brittle foundation can buckle and produce patchy combs. If multiple foundation sheets are kept together they may be jolted by brace comb when flow returns, reducing extractor efficiency.
A wartime piece explains the life of battleship and land guns. It notes a big battleship gun fires about a hundred rounds before its rifling is damaged by hot gases, with only three seconds between shots. Land weapons likely last longer due to different firing rates and bombardment duration.
The Times military correspondent notes the heavy German field howitzer, once doubted by experts as an improbable weapon. Despite technical skepticism, the 11.2 inch gun exists, yet in practice such giants prove nearly useless on the battlefield.
A Morning Post special correspondent in Reims describes extensive wartime destruction after a month's bombardment. About one quarter of homes are gone, 1200 civilians killed on streets and in houses, with the city’s historic core and cathedral severely damaged and crumbling. Insurance estimates place damage near 40 million pounds.
The guide warns supers of honey must be removed promptly as the honey flow falls, delaying wet combs extraction to avoid robbing. When flow remains strong, extracting proceeds with minimal risk. otherwise, return wet combs to the apiary late to dry overnight and reduce honey odor and agitation.
A German general quoted in the Berlin Tag and echoed in Echo de Paris rejects world opinion and claims no need to justify German actions. He says Mars leads and monuments andCathedrals matter little, preferring victory and corpses over art. He mocks the term barbarian and dismisses foreign views.
A Gurkha company at Nieuwport nears Slype and eliminates a German ammunition depot by silent approach. Six sentinels fall, the park explodes at one, prompting the German battery to retreat. Berlin reports German dismay at Indian troops strength and tactics, noting English use of hand-to-hand sparing Indian troops until close combat.
This excerpt explains machine guns as rapid firing weapons using mechanical reloads, noting speeds of 290 rounds per minute. It mentions the Maxim as the British model, Hotchkiss in French service, and German Maxim. It defines howitzers as lighter siege artillery for trench use and warns siege guns are unwieldy for uncertain advances.
The article argues Germany faces food shortages as imports end and winter supplies vanish while Germany shifts from agriculture to industry. It contrasts Allied prospects, noting open seas enable steady food imports. Russia’s farming could feed itself, with fleets protecting imports, after war disruptions. It then shifts to light comedic exchanges about guests and a hotel room fire screen.
The scene follows a Scottish party arriving at King's Cross and reuniting with a hopeful son John. Sir Gerald Ross aids the distressed travelers, while Hugh Bevan and Glen and Betty share a budding romance. They tour London landmarks including Hyde Park and Kew Gardens, plan river trips on the Thames, and prepare for future city visits as the family settles into Arran Hotel.
A correspondent transcribes a Mississippi law notes tale showing a country faction clash over justice. The scene features jurists, a descendant of a noted family, and a courtroom exchange where a judge and counsel spar over a judgment. The dialogue shifts to a defiant pronouncement as the case nears a verdict.
A garbled dialogue shows a friend questioning a promising youth about marriage and a 200 pound compromise. Ex nihilo nihil is questioned by a Tischlander, while a Highlander mocks restraint as a speaker struggles with translation and 5¢ coin limits.
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