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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1904
Page
2
A miscellany notes Japan's diet praising the Emperor's sacrosanct status, a seedless apple claim by John Spencer, a London merchant's bone in the chop tale, a bishop's motor car gift, and curiosities from Eden to gas shells. It reports on a pinnace collision at Devonport with fatalities, Mont Blanc ski ascent, a mummified Parisian hoard, and other brief curios.
A retired Russian artillery officer doubts General Kuropatkin's military skill and leadership at the War Office while praising nearby officers like Jilinsky Velitchko and Gurko. He notes Kuropatkin waits for sufficient troops before acting and contrasts Kuropatkin with Skobeleff's mixed choice of lieutenants.
Umpires award victory to Captain Bacon and his submarines after torpedoing four battleships in Sandown Bay on March 8. Vice Admiral Wilson loses a large portion of his fleet, hindering further operations. Early March 9 sees gunboat Hazard supply the subs at Portsmouth, while three destroyers relieve other units. Submarines No. 3 and others enter harbor for minor repairs as the defending flotilla rests at Stokes Bay.
University College experts propose commercial products training for shop staff including grocers and drapers. A Kahn urges polytechnic led courses with microscope aided tests to distinguish goods, such as fabrics, foods, and mixtures, as part of broad scientific training for sales personnel.
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