05 Aug 1937
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1937
Page
1
Judge reserves ruling in a family hotel case as prosecutors pursue charges against six respondents. Court records show ongoing proceedings with multiple defendants facing charges related to the case. The defense cited procedural issues and requested further time for evidence review.
A licensing hearing into Family Hotel concluded with Mr. C J Coventry reserving judgment. Police evidence closed as defense witnesses and counsel argued. Ellen Sary faced charges for June 16 licensing breaches. testimony detailed hotel access, key control, and alleged nocturnal visitors. Witness accounts described entry methods, buzzer use, and crowd movements around late hours amid assertions no liquor was obtained or served unlawfully.
Adelaide merchants cut offers by a penny to half a bushel on trucks at Port Adelaide as overseas markets weaken and futures fall. Harvest prospects abroad improve, but farmers hold unsold stock. Good rains aid wheat regions in Victoria and NSW, while Liverpool Chicago Winnipeg fall on weak demand and liquidation. Private US wheat estimates show winter wheat around 1.21 billion and spring wheat about 0.197? billion bushels.
Japanese planes bombed Paoting Fu Kaigon and other Hopei Province towns held by Chinese troops. Forces report Yang Liu ching west of Tientsin occupied with little resistance. Since conflict began North China, 430 Japanese soldiers killed and 37 wounded. Reports also note Soviet protest over raid on the consulate at Tientsin.
Yesterday’s high reached 59 degrees with a low of 37 degrees by 8:30 am. Temperature at 2 am noted as 14 degrees in the night.
The report notes a night bombardment of Madrid by Spanish rebels firing 600 shells toward Carabanchel and a subsequent counterattack by loyalist forces. It also mentions the British steamer Marion Holfer moving to assist Loyalist areas near Santander or Gijón while the Nay-Intervention Committee considers further steps amid the deadlock with National Governments.
Fragmented OCR reads like a jumble but hints at a customer dispute about a barber. The readable bits mention an Indian barber, a customer, and accusations or prompts to avoid laughing. The piece seems to reflect a chaotic page fragment with unclear details.
The report notes admirable service amid winter strain. Mr. Cotton was called to the city after learning his father and mother, E. J. Cotton and his wife, were in a serious car accident while on holiday. Their son returned home soon after, while several notable figures traveled on the East-West express for various duties and personal journeys.
London reports discuss the exchange of letters between Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Signor Mussolini as signaling potential friendship. Editorials weigh Mussolini’s stance on Mediterranean affairs and Britain’s policy of defending balance amid rising tensions, with emphasis on diplomatic signals and public reaction.
Fragmented OCR note references India cricket at test level, mentions various names and places in garbled form. It appears to describe standards, matches, and entities like teams or players in a historic context, but key details are unreadable.
The store clears winter dress materials in three lots with price cuts on wool dechine white delustred bemberg and black silk velvet. Remnants offered at deep discounts during the Diamond Jubilee sale, with hosiery gloves and silk and wool items also on sale. some items nonreturnable.
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