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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1937
Page
4
An article extols shrubs and trees as the backbone of large plantings, arguing they create lasting color and permanence beyond annuals. It highlights evergreen and deciduous varieties, notes paths and design evoke surprise, and lists shrubs such as Arbutus Unedo Ceanothus Divaticatus and Gleditsia siliquastrum among adaptable choices.
The article details ornamental shrubs including Feijoa sellowiana with wax like flowers and edible fruit, a 10 to 12 foot evergreen shrub with grey green foliage, Clerodendrum avandlense Butterfly Flower, Magnolia Boseata, Gardenia magnifica, Chamelaucium Geraldton Wax, Clevedendron Ugandense Butterfly Flower, and Ruellia macrantha with magenta blooms. It notes fragrance and visual appeal, advising planting choices and catalog references.
A reader testifies after two years of daily morning headaches and bilious feelings that Kruschen Salts cured them. They credit the six salts with stimulating sluggish organs and clearing waste so blood stays clean. The letter notes prior failures with other medicines and mentions standardised, chemist-supplied bottles priced at 1/6 and 2/0.
Minister for Transport urges intensive public education on road safety to build a culture of courtesy and care among all users. He warns against apathy and emphasizes personal responsibility, noting that better awareness could drastically reduce road accidents and fatalities. He calls for joint effort across authorities and citizens to save lives.
An Australian reader Herbert J. Giblett from Monjimup reports relief from chronic arm pain after using a remedy sold with a certificate by Stoddart & Hayward Ltd. The notice extols various garden plants and flowering varieties, noting Abelian iflovae and Ardisix Cretulaa as suitable for shaded borders and decorative foliage.
Local vendor P.L. Shepherd & Son Ltd offers Ranunculus and Anemone bulbs ready for planting. They describe color ranges Crimson Scarlet Rose Blue with bold markings, suggest planting 1 inch deep and 55 inches apart in groups. Two parcels are offered: Ranunculus with 50 bulbs and Anemone with 50 bulbs, priced in shillings.
Letter to the editor argues against false fears of wool price collapse from Japan talks. It states wool prices rose to about 1 shilling per pound above 1928 levels during the period, English buyers traded more freely within the empire, and Japan’s reluctance to buy wool would likely support higher prices rather than depress them. The writer asserts that boycotts did not occur and that imperial forests and industry are protected by these dynamics.
The article notes weekly wool sale prices receded with best wools unchanged and top making fleece wools down 7 to 10 percent while skirtings fell 5 to 7 percent. It mentions Japan pressing Britain over empire trade and a broader conflict about prices and influence. It also advertises travel tours for Australian youths with details on dates, features, housing, and costs.
Boys from across New South Wales have nominated for the Young Australia League Easter Camp in Sydney from 25 March to 1 March inclusive under the Auspices of the Young Australia League. About fifty more are required to reach the quota.
Australian entrepreneur Bill D. McIntosh says Pioneer milk bars sparked a fashion in England and aims to run 500 in Britain within five years. He already operates 15 bars in London and plans the world’s largest milk bar in the West End to attract about 2,000,000 weekly customers with varied flavors.
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