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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1935
Page
2
Italy commits to war after months of failed peace efforts with Abyssinia. Mussolini cites unsuitable conditions for warfare and demands a settlement in September. Britain warns of its strategic stakes near the Suez Canal and potential routes to access Abyssinia.
Patrick Creer Greer of Manilla died suddenly at home from a heart seizure while with his children. Born Upper Manilla, 46, he married Alice Bibel in 1912 and lived in Geraf ford street with seven children. Funeral held Thursday afternoon with Very Rev Dean English at the graveside.
The Right Reverend John Moyes Bishop of Armidale will visit Manilla on Saturday for confirmation services. Over thirty people are to be confirmed with the bishop attending morning services and returning to Armidale after lunch for a Cathedral service that night. A separate lecture by Mr Glanville of the China Inland Mission will be held at Manilla Presbyterian Church on Tuesday July 23 with free admission.
At Barraba Licensing Court on Wednesday the Royal Hotel license was transferred from T H Maunder to Wally Dickson who took over that evening. Dickson has 16 years hotel experience and is well known in Manilla. The manageress is Mies F Ferry, relative of the Manilla Ferry family, with long hotel experience in Tamworth and Inverell. Also noted, A Rochfort, secretary of Grafton District Hospital since last December, resigned over salary cuts and outside work bans. Very heavy frost reported this morning.
The notice states a sale Friday next the 26th at 2 o'clock with W. J. Byrnes as attetioneer. About 10 000 woolly sheep to be yarded before bovine buyers including many young merino pens and some crosbred stock plus fat merino wethers. Further entries being received.
A large 200 strong crowd attended December 7 ceremonies on Strafford Street as Memorial stones were placed in the new Methodist Church building in Manilla. Silver trowels presented to Veness and Hartley signaled donor recognition amid prayers, speeches, and a marquee reception.
The report details officers and financials for the year including president Mrs Hodgers and vice presidents Messrsimpeon and Dowe, secretary Mrs Badge, with twelve meetings and two special sessions. It notes a credit balance of £24 1 8 and a bank balance of £23 0 4 after the year, lists donations to the Hospital, street bazaars, poppy funds, and a soap day, plus acknowledgments to members and supporters. It mentions resignation of President Mrs Hudson and thanks to Mrs Simpson, with social notices of Palais screenings and church activities.
An illustrated lecture by Mr Glanville will be held at the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday next the 23rd month at 8 p.m. Admission is free.
On Tuesday at the Court before Mr Ston P M A E Bell represented Tanworth P P. A Blanch pleaded guilty to failing to destroy rabbits and was fined. Kennedy for McDonald pleaded guilty to rabbit offences and fined £3 plus costs. Another defendant received a £2 fine and costs for failing to rabbit. Erickson fined £3 for drunkenness and indecent language. Singleton and Herman faced minor court actions for indecent language and court discipline.
The item lists church visit schedules for Trinity Manilla and nearby locales with services at 9 am and 7.30 pm plus communion and evensong details, plus a family moving to Gunnedah and a note on a cricket match between England and South with a scoreline of 21 5/294 and 1/194.
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