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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1915
Page
7
A collage of quotes from Admiral Fisher, Edison, Parker, and others critiques and predictions about Germany, hunger, and the war. Notables including Mr J C Watson, Mr Asquith, and Sir Gilbert Parker weigh in on outcomes, civilian suffering, and the fate of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
The Imperial Conference speakers Lloyd George and others urge boosting Empire production and trade to strengthen economic unity. Lord Rosebery reflects on wartime dress in a light aside. Charles Newton Wheeler notes long standing German perceptions of British jealousy in commerce.
Excerpts reveal critics questioning Kaiser’s career and urging a wary exit, while others urge Wil helm to face war’s burdens. Quotes include Keele of Sydney Harbor Trust and Mrs Johns of the Theosophical Society. A final note calls for forward resolve and vindications beyond victory.
French Premier Viviani asserts that Prance will not yield while Belgium’s prosperity and independence are at stake, warning against Prussian militarism. A Collier's Weekly piece notes evolving views on saloons, movies, and social clubs as public sentiment shifts away from booze.
A terse royalist rebuke condemns any insult to St Helens referencing Napoleon and the idea of sending him to St Helena as excessive praise. The remark closes with Mr Julius Knight’s strong statement against desecration.
A collage of wartime quotes on authority, unionism, and economic strain. Dr Badier warns against excessive state power reducing moral judgment. A worker voices union hope tempered by inclusivity. German and British figures discuss wartime labor, divine mission, and economic investment limits as war drags on.
Mr. W. E Abbott asserts two top duties for the Empire besides sending men to the front. He urges supplying the fighting line with beef and mutton and keeping England’s woollen mills running on full time with three shifts to clothe the troops.
A wartime meditation quotes Robert Hichens on human nature, doubt, and Providence, praising the white nobility of men and women who rise with courage and glory as darkness surrounds them.
In a Bulletin projection the Labor Party is urged to stop borrowing and to run a fiscal policy that treats exports as the sole means to pay for imports and foreign debt interest. It argues adherence would have yielded significantly more work last year and avoided the “pawning the baby” disgrace to European capital.
Mr Asquith outlines three aims for war: defend public law in Europe, protect the independence of small states, and resist a single power’s dominance. He asserts the action serves Britain’s empire and civilization at large.
The City of London has a total square mile value around 250 million. France produces about 25 million pairs of gloves annually, exporting 14 million pairs. Hoggares in China face taxes and are assigned districts to appeal for charity.
Fashion notes describe belts, embroidered voiles, and hemstitch edging on summer gowns. Crepe de chine, satin ribbons, and chiffon accents appear in peach, coral, and pink ensembles with ornate cap designs and blue satin trims. Aprons, both lace edged and black taffeta, are noted as accessories for travel and tea gowns, with current American adoption not yet seen at home.
A writer tours Elswick works and shipyards at New Castle on Tyne, noting the vast scale of the Armarstrong-Elswick enterprise. The article recalls the firm began with hydraulic machinery in 1847, grew into a global shipbuilding powerhouse with yards in the Tyne and Manchester and operations worldwide. It highlights founder Lord Armstrong's early career as a solicitor and the long arc from a small workshop to a naval industrial giant.
Cut the pineapple in halves lengthwise and remove the core. Scrape the flesh finely with a spoon, using juice near the peel. Put pulp in a preserving pan and boil slowly for three to four hours. Juiciness varies with fruit type, and overboiling risks fermentation. Weigh sugar at about half to three quarters of a pound per pound of fruit. Boil blend.
In wartime Britain the Blewich ordnance works near Woolwich ranks as a major munitions producer. The article details the rifling of a huge sixty-ton gun tube, from forging to setting on a lathe and the lengthy bore drilling, highlighting the precision and scale involved in turning out modern big guns and turret components.
The article explains a gun making stage, winding a hundred miles of wire around the barrel to form a solid looking frame, then placing a steel jacket via a crane in a furnace. The process unfolds with precise, almost automatic adjustments as workers oversee the jacketed, wire wrapped gun assembly.
Instructions describe adding sugar, maintaining a constant stir for one hour, then bottling in the usual manner. Assumes a liquid base and standard bottling procedure following continuous agitation.
A historic chutney recipe uses twelve pounds tomatoes and two pounds of apples along with raisins sugar salt garlic cayenne lime juice and vinegar. The ingredients are chopped mixed simmered two hours then three hours and the fruit skins are removed if not pre peeled. The finished chutney keeps well when well corked.
The article recounts a centuries old Hapsburg burial custom. Upon an Emperor’s death the body is carried to the Capuchin monastery near Vienna via the shortest route. The guardian monk refuses entry until the master of ceremonies identifies himself with the emperor’s long list of titles. Upon confessing only as our brother the Emperor, admission is granted and a formal public burial follows.
A fragment describes a jacket in place and an object cooling off. The narrative notes a process with glare and clatter that overwhelms impressions. It mentions a gun that has seen little use and awaits mechanical parts and mounting.
A detailed look at how naval guns are prepared for ship mounting at Elswick. Workers assemble turrets, fit shells, and test lifting gear while describing ammunition manufacture and the plant’s vast shipyard capacity. The piece highlights precision processes, from gun fitting to shell construction, and notes Elswick’s self sufficiency and organizational discipline.
The Minister of Agriculture condemns a city firm of manure merchants for claiming credit for government relief programs aiding farmers in wheat area expansion and seed wheat distribution. The firm allegedly promised credit guarantees for superphosphate and profits from government-backed schemes, while refusing to supply without guarantees and shifting risk away from themselves.
The Egg-Maker promises steady results without harsh stimulation. Tests show benefit in each trial. Local residents can prove it by a trial near poultry requisites at 756 George Street Sydney.
Announcement records a special appointment involving Admiral A McKye overseeing a Baker and Bread factory at Fit Water-Rd Manly. The note mentions the factory's modernity and reach to all parts of the district, with emphasis on dairy distribution and local administration.
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