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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
2
A dense Adelaide market summary covers stock sales at Vermin and Port Adelaide, with cattle, sheep, and pig prices and trades. It notes royal commission proceedings in London about hospital charges in South Africa, and local committees proposing drainage, roads, and public works in Mount Gambier, Millicent, and surrounding districts.
A meeting at Reilly’s Milicent Motel on Saturday August 1 addressed a ploughing match for the year. Chairman Mr B S Slater presided with about a dozen attendees and a balance sheet showing receipts of £241 74 with subscriptions and entry fees listed. plan to confirm prize money and entrants was discussed.
District Pace Mount Gambler Chere labs tas decided to procure four challenge shields or cups of Wills to be competed for by Souths Eastern Chices Clubs in Adelaide. Papers record the deaths of Broken Hill August Sthesky Trou bart disease Mrs Sarah Stockdale, wife of late Robert Stockdale, Robe rr John Cfilford Port MacDonnell died August 1 at Belair near Adelaide from consumption. A stall boat in town allotment is now at Kingston anticipating a rise in values when Federation opens the Wimmera District trade via the port. Mins Wil from Cattowie took charge at Mount Meintyre Selo on Monday August Bh. Mise Sudloss formerly in charge has gone to Cattowie School-praced Mr Robert Henley, old South Easterner, whose ante broken in overturnings of a drag on the way to Mount Gambier Races in June last, died August 3. The Ancrrum road-railer purchased for the Mayurra and Mount Muiden rouneus at cost of £193 in Melbourne was delivered last week and is to be used on local roads. The work appears to Linentistactagy. Amended estimates of the cost of the work asked for to improve Port Married Dusnell vose city cot of the eliuunel wt a
Seibeds and residents advocate a new channel and rail link to grow Lacoperte Bay port and border trade. Local funds progress on roads, properties change hands at higher prices, and discussions note forthcoming federal elections. A show aims to please patrons without vice-regal support as the Cogill Mosien Comedy Company performs to a full house.
Cables report the Allied forces pressing on Peking as fighting intensifies near Tientsin. Russian and Japanese losses rise while Li Hung-chang evades capture. Britain plans troops from India. Japan declines to match Allied troop offers. A separate note records a Melbourne theft case involving Priscilla Garr, with insolvency details.
A long critique discusses anarchist ideas as dangerous to government and social order. It quotes moral, religious and political arguments about civilization, liberty, and the dangers of abolition of government. The piece references New Zealand, Austria, and Australia, noting public unrest and political reactions amid debates on governance and social violence.
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