24 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
1
Ambushes strike as Mr Collins is shot in London amid turmoil. Irish Army urged to stand firm following a crushing defeat that heightens tensions across the region. Rebels face intensified pressure as authorities pursue responses to the violence.
A terse wartime dispatch from Reuters quotes a message to the army urging calm in the face of reprisal. The text emphasizes courage and duty, declaring that darkness cannot erase valor and that comradeship must endure.
Fragmented OCR text reports on a violent incident with references to deaths, injuries, and a political crisis. It mentions Dublin and ministers, with unclear names and scattered details about a battle or confrontation and the involvement of soldiers and civilians. The passage is garbled but conveys a chaotic security or wartime scene with casualties and fear of further violence.
Report notes civilised world shocked by brutal murder of Michael Colling acknowledged as Irish liberty champion. Public condemnation follows as armed men stop a motor car at Ballymunnen, rob £60 in silver, and flee toward the mountains. authorities respond with swift military pursuit and capture of irregulars.
An irregular force ambushed the Nationals near Huaard in South Thippen on Tuesday. Casualties include several killed and seven wounded, with reports of pursuit by other armed parties.
Fragmented OCR narrative describes a chaotic event with an aerial device detonating near a crowd. Mentions names like Ahonen and Defoe amid distorted phrases. Indicates a display and ensuing confusion, unclear authorities or outcomes, and possible investigation.
A fragmentary Melbourne notice describes a robbery incident involving a machine helper and a suspect. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but point to a heist with subsequent investigation and a focus on white oak business ties. Readers are asked to watch for description of the suspect and vehicle.
City council finances division examines proposed economism strategy amid concerns over governance and budget impact. Officials debate prioritization, funding implications, and potential effects on public services while outlining next steps and timelines. Strong emphasis on fiscal responsibility and policy direction sought by council members.
A special Pirie council meeting reviewed the cost of the sanitary system, park upkeep, and overall finances. Figures showed a £4,200 loss on properties, with discussion on a proposed rate to fund sewers and septic tanks, inspector duties, wages, and future service reductions.
In Riga on Tuesday the Soviet secreted away the condemned Social Revolutionaries from the (ADL) in Moscow and refuses to disclose their whereabouts. The Second International urged fair trial or release, while Socialist lawyers from abroad faced obstacles in defending them and appealed for general protest against potential sentences.
London reports say France originated the proposal for a joint inquiry into Greek and Turkish abuses in Asia Minor, to be conducted by a cross Allied Red Cross commission rather than political representatives. With Parliament in recess there are no steps in Britain, risking abandonment of the inquiry.
Discussion centers on depots in West Ward and funding via new rate schemes. Geddes pushes cost sharing by inner wards while Gardener notes limited watering and upkeep costs for parks and recreation ground. Proposals include surveys, tenders, and a possible pan charge linked to sanitary rates.
Cette Tuesday report describes a Spaniard who built a fuelled pyre from his furniture, placed his wife's body in a trunk atop it, saturated his clothes with paraffin, lay on the trunk, poured more fuel, and set himself on fire, leaving both bodies burned to ashes.
In London Tuesday demonstrations of gliding motorless aircraft in France and Germany boost English interest. The British Sailing Club forms with Daily Mail offering 1000 pounds for a flight longer than thirty minutes under Royal Aero Club auspices. The event is open to airmen of any nationality. The Daily Mail plans bigger prizes for tougher tests. In New York the United seaplane Sampao Correa, resting in Brazil, has reached Port-au-Prince, West Indies.
London report states the eighth victim of the Gairloch ptomaine poisoning case has died after consuming sandwiches. Cricketer Frederick Calthorpe, captain of Warwickshire, to wed Neruluy Harcourt on September 5, honeymoon in New Zealand. The Times report notes the Berlin injunction over Ludwig's Bismarck work lifted. Public performance of We play remains banned.
In Melbourne the House of Representatives discussed the abolishing of duplication in income tax returns, a draft agreement sent to states, and a defence retirement bill. Debates highlighted compensation differences for military and civil staff, with amendments postponed as clerical officers’ terms were debated. The Senate later passed the Electoral Bill and New Zealand Reciprocity agreement and adjourned.
A basis for resuming productive operations at Wallaroo Mining Company mines and smelters was agreed with the A.W.U. Workers must register for employment by August 31 at company unions or works. A suspension of the current award must be obtained from the Federal Arbitration Court. The agreement aims to prevent wage cuts and hour reductions while copper remains above £60 a ton. The notice notes strong union support and a push for a united action program.
A well attended AWC meeting in Adelaide considered working conditions at the smelter and the push for 48 hour days for day workers. Delegates debated wages, union coverage, and proposed a demonstration on Fight Hours Day, with L Davis, W Robinette, and A W Lacey appointed to attend the ALP Conference.
The government Clyde Engineering Company contract will have the firm build 75 engines for the Railways Commissioners. At current output rates, this yields more than a year and a half of work for engine builders in Sydney.
Berlin reports the Reparations Commission proposed pledging state forests on the Rhine left bank and Ruhr mines to service public debts. The German Finance Minister reportedly answered that the proposal is out of the question.
A conference opened at Trades Hall to discuss a plan of campaign against wage reductions and hours in Sydney. The meeting aimed to organize opposition through the Council of Action, with participants from labor groups debating strategy and potential actions.
United States Steel Corporation announces a 20 percent wage increase to 36 cents an hour at all plants effective September 4, affecting about 150,000 workers. The move follows three successive wage cuts in two years and is expected to influence national strikes and coal dispute settlements reported from Washington and Sofia by Reuters.
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