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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1924
Page
2
The notice contrasts obtaining a suit locally with sending to Sydney for tailoring, emphasizing no deposit required and no fit guarantee, implying you do not take the suit. It presents a streamlined value claim about ease and certainty.
A garbled report references a limited Manila Express service, payment of fees, safety concerns, and user risks. It mentions various names and places in a jumbled sequence, highlighting potential issues with reliability and enforcement. The text reads like an OCR fragment with scattered proper nouns and policy references.
Heat intensifies in Manilla with talk of rain to ease conditions. News notes report church renovations at the Roman Catholic parish, new buildings in Namoy Street, and a mine of local happenings including court actions on forged prescriptions and a sheep market surge.
Pat Wolfe died in a private hospital on Saturday at 79. Born 1849 in Victoria, he moved to New South Wales in 1879 and lived in the Manilla district since 1890. He served as President of Barraba Shire, married Rosabel Leach, and left a son Neil Edmund who was killed in the war. He was a widely known, generous figure active in irrigation and local sport communities.
Sadness fills the Woorsley residence as their son Walter dies after a bout with colitis. The child was struck down last Thursday and died this morning, leaving grieving parents. Funeral services are planned for tomorrow at 10 o clock.
Mr. W. Sently MILA received a reply from the Under Secretary of Education stating a teacher had been instructed to enter duty at Hawarden provisional school. A District Inspector of Schools report indicates accommodation is now available at Baldwin, and a teacher will be appointed as early as practicable.
Reported in a chaotic dispatch the mechaue Soap son was being moved from Cordeaux Dain when a policeman and supervising engineer were shot. Flynn died instantly and Clift died next day. The suspect entered court with Constable Chirk and Constable Flynn was highly regarded. Wool bales and church union notes also appear in the stream of results.
A correspondent objects to a March 4 issue note about Local Government Department letters on the Liverpool Plains Mandowa Shire boundary. He states he and BE Watts withdrew from a petition over rates and road conditions, challenging the Mandowa Shire’s eight mile road from Greenhatche's Creek to Rushe's Creek as the reason. Dated 6/3/24.
A letter from T Langworthy discusses Mandown Shire Council loan plans urging ratepayer ballot clarity before levying rates and endorsing Dr Coote for opposing borrowing without public consent. A separate note confirms Vox Seribac's team accepting Cricket Crank's challenge with arrangements to follow.
At Manilla on Saturday next 10 000 store sheep will be yarded for auction. Auctioneer W J Byrnes says consignments include fattening age wethers comeback and acre d ones x bred and merino lambs boggers full South merino ewes and comehack mixed sexes. Sale starts promptly at 2 o'clock with unreserved sale and warding of full number. Drovers will attend. See full advertisement in this issue.
Tom Mix stars in a Fox Pictures feature to be shown this Wednesday at Mechanics Institute. The film includes his horse Tony and features action packed Western scenes on a dramatic scenic backdrop. A prior earthquake in the Vass district is noted, and Molong saw a safe burglary at Huxley’s Trade Palace Stores followed by arson as the burglars fled.
Saturday results show Wongo Creek and Manik draw while Hall's Creek beat Baldwin. Top performances include S Thompson for Hall's Creek and Boland for Wongo with bat and Coote taking multiple wickets for Baldwin and Watts for Hall's Creek. Upcoming fixtures list Diggers v Hall's Creek at Manilla, Wongo Creek v Baldwin, and Manilla v Baldwin plus a Hall's Creek selection for March 15.
On Sunday evening Henry Edmund Shields aged 17 of Edge to Station drowned during a family gathering near Baan Baa. While swimming at a large dam he was carried by a party member on his back and could not be saved despite frantic efforts. his brother Leonard and two local youths assisted but failed to recover him.
A wild boar rampages near the Mission grounds chased by Samoan villagers and local chiefs. Villainous boar is slain after a brutal mêlée as the Mrs. Kak and Atesita tend a wounded boy named Minsiot while urging restraint and lamenting pride.
In Toowoomba Captain Peony a woman officer of the Salvation Army united a couple marking the first marriage ceremony performed in Queensland by a female officer. The event follows years of restricted permission and represents a landmark use of the allowance for women officers to conduct marriages.
The London Sunday Times quotes Commander Burney claiming modern aero planes could drop 170 tons of bombs on London in 24 hours. He warns of 19 tons daily beyond that, potentially sustaining a long attack. The message suggests a city could be overwhelmed within three weeks by 390 aircraft.
A fragmentary item cites a visitor from America discussing Ford with claims that the public idolises him. It mentions Ford’s earnings and a 9 dollars deposit while a separate medical lecture by George Philpotts at Children’s Hospital addresses cancer prevention and future age contact patterns.
A Boston TSA note cites a new catalytic white solid forming a permanent hydrogen union and ammonia substance claimed to be twice as explosive as a German discovery. Miss Derrett, attacked by a shark at Bronte on Poh, February 13, has recovered.
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