Christmas Suits Held At Special Prices
A bold sales message announces limited time deals on high grade handmade suits. The retailer promises special prices and holds stock for customers who order now, aiming to attract last minute holiday shoppers.
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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1924
Page
2
A bold sales message announces limited time deals on high grade handmade suits. The retailer promises special prices and holds stock for customers who order now, aiming to attract last minute holiday shoppers.
Federal politics commentary hails the Bruce Page ministry as improving administrative efficiency and financial stability. It argues Labor’s free spending lacks financial caution, notes reforms to pensions, taxation, and the Commonwealth Bank, and lauds rail and primary industry support but warns of potential Nationalist-Country Party disruption next year.
Church of England notices list services in Manilla and Wore Creek with times 7 40 am 1 pm and 7 80 pm attributed to Rev Ko A Harris at Milliwinali location and nearby Manilla venues. The fragment confirms morning and evening worship times across multiple churches.
A fragmented schedule lists Rev J. S. Thorn of the Methodist church in Manilla with morning services and various locations. Mentions Mr Nixon in Manilla and times at Rushes Creek Upper Manda Hall's Creek and New Mexico with prices or times such as 7.30 am 1 p.m and 8.50 ppm in unclear context.
Rain recorded in Manilla with 44 points at focal pest place. W J Byrnes to sell 150 draughts on October 20. Royal Commission on New States extended to November 7. Tamworth Circuit Court presided by Justice Street. Death of W Hawker former Quirindi mayor at 67. Wheat yield forecast for Tamworth district near 7.8 million bushels. Court case Standford and Arthur Butler charged with theft and receiving. John Darling wheat buys agent Stan Roe appointed. RC Bazaar street stall planned. Manilla NRA shoot prize won by E Forster. Presbyterian Garden Fete fund drive with large crowd. Manilla Cricket Club team announced for upcoming match. Newcastle Police Court remark on new Crimes Act. Armidale father laments national sport focus. Drubbe condemns castor oil use in hospitals. Editorial on dress misreporting in newspapers. Coffs Harbour agitation noted. editorial warns against hoax dress cards.
Weather across the state shows widespread light to moderate rain, with higher 50 to 150 point falls in the north and south west. Monarch land plan to invest 400 000 pounds to settle Australians and immigrants. Storms disrupt telegraph and telephone services in Victoria and South Australia. City minimum temperature 8 degrees. Rose Day in Sydney successful financially. Dalgety and Co reports sale of near Walgett and leasehold land totaling 87 854 acres freehold 144 500 acres water lease. Commonwealth Line exploring world tour for 100 pounds per passenger. Bellbird workers praised by Mines Under Secretary for efforts to locate entombed Kin Cs. Water Board warns of summer shortages. Japan’s League protest seen as a strategic move. English cricketers arrive in Perth to warm reception. Darwin report cites new search party for missing Mawson expedition women.
Public interest was high at Tamworth District Court yesterday as Acting Justice Street presided. After a two hour jury retirement during which cattle were examined in the court yards, Percy John Ross was found not guilty of conspiring with Joseph Butler to steal items and was discharged.
A 16 year old boy fell onto an iron fence carrying spear heads. A nine inch spike entered the chest above the heart and broke off. Surgeons found the spike displacing the heart. a large shirt pad saved the heart from rupture. Ribs were prised apart to remove the obstacle. The lad is expected to recover.
A North Manila reader complains about neglected footpaths at North Hanille near the bridge. He notes water pools in wet weather, turning green and smelly, and argues council neglect undermines mosquito control efforts. He urges prompt repairs before hot weather brings disease.
Mr Tregenna and Mr Parkes are in town for a District Council of the Northern Tobacco League meeting at 2 p m today in the Manilla Machinists Institute The Manilla secretary is absent and members are urged to attend The agenda includes correspondence from the Vic torium League re amalgamation of that body
An inebriated man sitting on a bank steps in Ar unigle begins singing to the dawn. The state manager pokes his head from a window and asks who he is talking to. The man replies he is broadcasting to nobody in particular.
A famed ventriloquist at a railway station said goodbye to friends when a terrier was gifted. With the train moving, he hid the dog in a labelled hamper reading Prof Ventriloquist. The porter opened it, the dog barked, and the porter quipped that he’d been tricked before.
A patron walks out without paying after a free meal while another pursues a thief claiming a stolen gold handled umbrella. Ex Stipendiary Magistrate G H Smithers recounts a false accusation case where a woman accuses him of theft and a police search clarifies the truth at the Central Police Station.
A rustic lyric recalls a drover named Tom who rode in from Tranhoe with cattle along the Bogan track. The narrator waters stock at her homestead and shares a drink, a blush, and a vow. She recalls Tom’s compliment and the hope of his return as days of watering fade with time.
A correspondent from Attunga reports six Rural School Manilla pupils vying for a bursary with two Headmaster McAlister drafted boys expected to do well. Tamworth’s recent visit yielded a 34 to 45 defeat, Wilson scoring 57. Property sale delays loom as a Bank of England buyer rumored. Wheat markets rise to 17 with lime stone quarries sustaining the local economy. Mining prospects at Mount Pleasant excite optimism, with Mr Graham’s leadership praised.
The Manilla Hospital Committee met on a Wednesday afternoon with members including F. B. Heywood and J. Coate. Correspondence covered school fund acknowledgments, tax notices, and an appeal for a hospital secretary. finances showed a general balance while seeking early subsidy from the Minister for Public Health.
Queanbeyan's rapid prosperity centers on Canberra proximity and a booming wool market. Plans for £100,000 in new buildings include a town hall Masonic Hall public hall and shops, a federal motel garage and more. About 50 shops and houses are part of the expansion as the town nears 1700 residents.
The feature at Mechanics Institute on May 1 presents a starproof film centering on a physician husband unaware of his paralytic child’s illness. The devoted wife, a powerful mother, heals the child through love after the medical science fails. A precocious child performer adds remarkable impact, inviting a second viewing to grasp full emotion.
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