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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
17
The Journal of Horticulture notes that splitting a Wells hive into several small colonies with dummies to winter may seem advantageous but fails in practice. Each chamber requires sealed stores, and food placement disrupts heat exchange, leaving outer stocks underfed while inner bees lose warmth. Mutual warmth is essential, and isolated compartments cannot store enough for winter.
A Hongkong Telegraph account details the lavish wedding of Lan Chu Pak's son. European guests met the groom in mandarin dress while Chinese hosts showcased hospitality with drums, horns, and allegorical decorations. A goat symbolized the bridegroom as a substitute for traditional entrance, and the day featured gifts, a grand procession, fireworks, and a long banquet across multiple days.
The Rev J N Williams denounces bird faking in exhibitions and warns laws alone cannot eradicate wrong doing. He critiques current show standards and calls for stricter judging to curb dishonest practice, noting that neither laws nor police measures fully stamp out fakery.
The article discusses faking in poultry shows with rosecomb birds and lobes trimmed or altered, noting risks of detection and tail or eye color manipulation. It cites instances of black leaded ducks and wing primaries allegedly dyed or replaced, warns about ethical issues, and compares to chrysanthemum faking. It then shifts to census data on German cities, Meven’s growth, and Berlin’s population, followed by notes on The Pall Mall Magazine interview with Chartran on American society and dress, Gilbert’s paddock incident, and chess musings about Napoleon, Wellington, Moltke, and a Turkish grandee story, ending with critique of Wolfe’s Quebec capture legend.
The Law Times notes that until Sir Robert Held becomes a peer he cannot judge appeals in the House of Lords. The Woolpack cannot vote, so his input would be advisory only and not recorded. When the House seeks judges for important questions they provide confidential opinions to the Lord Chancellor, with no public record.
The Westminster Gazette reports a great auction at Hotel Drouot showcasing values of autographs from eminent men. A Beethoven autograph achieved the high price, illustrating enduring interest in historic handwritings and notable figures.
Engineering notes record highest annual passenger totals on Atlantic routes with both cabin and steerage totals reaching new peaks. Average passengers per liner climb toward 1000, up from 400–500 a decade earlier. Cunard leads with its Fiume service, while multiple lines have surpassed 1000 aboard the best-patronized ships.
A stylish young woman attempted a furtive theft in a Berlin drapery shop on Letbaixer Strasse. She grabbed a fur coat and fled, only to entangle the garment on a coat hanger bearing the store name, exposing the theft to onlookers. She admitted guilt after the hanger was shown.
An old country doctor recalls a stormy night forty years ago when a mother urged him to visit a sick child five miles away. After treating the infant he questioned if the effort mattered, only to hear the boy would lead a hard life. The tale moves Mr Lloyd George to tears and a firm, grateful handshake.
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