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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 15, 1934
Page
4
Newcastle wool auction updates cover dealer bids and regional activity in Norv vat Swell Montuvees area. Observers note price movements, consignments from Gadd and Manila districts, and potential shifts in demand as buyers including Jenn and others inspect clips.
Read about a chaotic fashion feature in the town film pages. Names like Stella and Weide appear amid a discussion of VHS trends and costuming versus trends. The piece hints at FBI style notes and a fashion magazine interview.
The report shows wool prices and trading activity under pressure with March rates down and French and Yorkshire shipments offering some support. Market weakness persisted despite some pockets of demand, and forecasts hint at tighter U S production while overall yields remain uncertain.
The wool trade shows a tentative recovery as London opening steadies sentiment despite German and Italian embargoes. Prices for merinos and crossbreds ease modestly, with 84 bales from Australasia sold amid limited demand and German buyers largely absent. European and British buyers maintain cautious stance while Far Eastern expansion and trade balance shifts loom large. The Sydney market sees export emphasis to Continental nations, with China and Japan showing growth potential and optimism persisting for a seasonal pickup.
A travelogue from Dairen to Port Arthur describes the rail and road links, Japanese guided modernization, and preserved Russian forts. The author notes tax favoritism for Japanese travelers, visits to the War Memorial Museum, the Giraud Monument Tower, and shell-scarred fortifications, plus contrasts between old Chinese and Japanese buildings and a revived commercial district. An Australian visitor left a marked English entry in the visitors’ book amid Japanese officials.
Investigations near T. G. Savage’s stores at Nompany revealed a 12 foot deep cavity under the back office area. Earthenware pipes lay in the dirt while timbers and river shingle supported the surrounding ground, indicating a pit dug long ago and forgotten.
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