Poultry Notes and Show Plans From Eastern Districts Meeting
At a Northam meeting of the Eastern Districts Dog and Poultry Society Mr E A Lockyer presided and elected the new year officers. D G Mackie named secretary and a strong committee formed. A show is planned with date to be fixed and no cash prizes. certificates to be issued. Dog sections are to be removed from the schedule. Entrance fees set at 1s across sections and the show will aid the Red Cross Society. Annual membership fee fixed at 2s 3d. In a poultry industry review Mr Edward Brown estimates the UK capital value of poultry and equipment at about £18,644,820 with England £10,768,550 Wales £1,297,400 Scotland £1,533,050 Ireland £5,044,920.
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Eastern Districts Dog and Poultry Society
Northam
E. A. Lockyer
D. G. Mackie
Red Cross Sociey
Eward Brown
United Kingdom
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
The Diphtheria Scourge and the Cat Contagion
An old editorial argues that cats spread diphtheria as it cites Dr. Randall and a case in Mr Love’s household. It describes mass killing of cats in some towns and calls for eliminating stray cats as municipal councils push to curb disease through drastic measures.
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America
Randall
Love
Pure Breeds V Crosses in Poultry Breeding Debate
Government poultry expert Mr Hadlington speaks at Moss Vale on breeding stock and crossbreeding. He favors pure bred dual purpose breeds such as Rhode Island Reds and Orpingtons for table use and eggs, warning that crossbreds lack stability and may shed quality over time.
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New South Wales
Hadlington
Moss Vale
Agricultural Bureau
Rhodesland
Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Casualty Totals From Defence Weekly Report Through May 25
The weekly Defence Ministry return shows A L F casualties to May 25 totaling 249 866 with 746 957 dead 701 missing 3 009 prisoners of war 128 061 wounded 70 024 sick and 214 unspecified figures. Wounded and sick counts are totals reported by cable and exceed actual numbers due to repeated hospital admissions.
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Defencement
A.lf
Cable
General Foch Passes To Retirement At Sixty Six
General Foch, named ralissimo on the front, was formally placed on the retired list at age 66. The Daily Herald notes he may remain at the War Minister's side, not as an exception but by decree. Foch commanded Nancy at the war's start and later influenced the Marne defense, sharing traits with Joffre in genial modesty.
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Foch
Rooks
Hic
M. Poincare
Nancy
Marne
Gball Joffre
Price of meat policy in Queensland
Premier Ryan told the Surrey Hills branch the Queensland Government will press on to curb beef prices by opening depots for cheap meat and compelling supply agreements with meat companies. He claimed Queensland alone can control both retail and market prices and curb price spikes.
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Queensland
Surrey Hills
Ryan
New South
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Pure Breeds
Commonwealth
Australia
London
Solomon
Islands
New Britain
Pacific
James Kell
Denison Miller
Ik Department
the Avon Bakery
Russell
Barnett
District
Barrow
Roseda
United Produce Merchants
Wellington Street
Perth
Charles Mills
D. M. Lyon
Hotel
Nungarin
Distric
A. C. McCorry
DOW Hain Bylib
Proprietors
Tim. Harnett
Elcoss
Courtry Corresponderos
G.P. Ael Syerts
Hobart
Prometly
G.P. Alleveres
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