17 Jul 1923
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1923
Page
1
A damaged clipping reviews a Sunday air derby with engine troubles and weather impacts. Mentions participants Courtney Ne Tu Ying and Gabliaiu's Line, noting heights near 000 feet and looping engine failures amid a windy, difficult course.
In Lausanne on Monday representatives from Turkey and the Allies discussed the new agreement aiming to solidify postwar arrangements. Officials prepared for public and parliamentary reviews as the pact moves toward ratification.
Davis Cup action concludes with matchups between Prime and Switeer, Switeer winning two matches. France defeats Schneerlind 73 63, while Brancey over Mar in Schneerlind 6 2 6 3. Verunor Hivos listed among competitors.
Fragmentary report describes a raid at a Melbourne site on Krinewarl street Fitzrng. It mentions Mulloy Bros and a street address, but the readable details are garbled and no clear outcome or authorities are identified.
Pirie Town Council met with Mayor Fitzgerald presiding. The death of three longtime residents was reported and discussions covered harbor improvements, main road schedule revisions, and advisory board recommendations. Questions on oiling horses, boots, water supply, work hours, and street lighting were debated with decisions deferred to committees and officials.
Melbourne reports the federal cabinet backs keeping a dumping duty on black grown maize. A New South Wales District Court judge and two assessors will lead a Royal Commission into the Sumatra disaster. Taxation plans advance in Victoria and NSW with states to collect certain earnings. Britain and the Commonwealth discuss consuls for ex enemy countries. Germany’s consul designate Busins favored, subject to personal suitability and the right to object to appointments. Headquarters for the German consul may be Sydney or Canberra with ties to New Zealand and Pacific Islands.
Eight entrants raced in the motor glider Grand Prix with a 100000 franc top prize. Comper was the only finisher covering 200 miles at an average 54 mph. Garbot retired due to engine trouble after 28 laps. Barbil won second prize of 20000 francs as grind and fuel limits were noted.
A residents petition sought street lighting between Pride Road and Semite roads. The council approved the motion to install lighting, with the fire and safety committee empowered to act and report. The decision passed on a carried motion.
The surveyor report details general cleaning and repairs to Prousant pits aided by Improved Weather conditions. Transport links such as Read Street, Young Street, and Geddes Road receive attention with drainage pipes replaced by iron and roadways cleaned. Railway area near Comlins' woodyard reformed, and beach embankment strengthened with scrapings. Rosé areas cleaned, and portions of Terrace include metal and limestone fills for traffic safety. Minor axle and trolley repairs noted, plus mains work, new connections, and pole supplies in several wards.
The case before Justice Schutt concerns A. E. Barrett suing Smiths Weekly Publishing Company for 2500 pounds over an article of November 25 1923. Barrett, a former detective, alleges libel regarding theft allegations and contributor inquiries. The matter adjourned to the next day. In Sydney Alfred Howard Cooper herbalist sues Daily Mail Newspaper Limited for 5000 pounds for alleged libel.
Neburnis notes a protest event aimed at gas pricing in Melbourne. The event, organized by the Housewives Assenjarium, is set for Thursday in Assembly Hall. Sir William McPherson, Acting Premier, denies being a Metropolitan Gas Company shareholder.
At a special council meeting a plan to reorganize the sanitary service was approved. A new foreman will oversee stables, plumbers sanitary workers, depot, refuse draws and dumps, with full supervision over outside works. A salary of £ per week was proposed, and arrangements for two outside workers with a lead foreman were discussed and authorized.
In a Senate address Paris on Monday M Poincare defended France’s security amid Ruhr tensions. He argued reparations regimes failed and warned against granting concessions that undermine Paris’s position. He asserted France must hold to its treaties and resist German economic coercion despite Anglo-French strains.
The British reply to the German note is expected to be completed and submitted to the Cabinet on Wednesday. Lord Curzon, secretary of state for Foreign Affairs, and Prime Minister Baldwin spent the weekend drafting the response.
The local Board of Health meeting noted all infectious disease cases in the past fortnight were in West ward. Four causes were disinfected and six notices to amend unsatisfactory conditions issued. Private premises inspections were made, bread weighed, and scales checked. no action on the Federal Hotel tank. Lime extension expired July 9, 1988. Three pulmonary tuberculosis cases, one erysipelas, one diphtheria, and one scarlet fever case were reported during the fortnight.
Times correspondent in Paris reports Poincare's Senlis reply to Baldwin as not improving prospects for agreement. He voices bitterness and says he is an artisan of Enivre while Britain contemplates how to counter German passive resistance ordinances. France may sign the British reply if possible.
The Monarchist leader Cap tin Ehrhardt's prison break causes a major shock in Germany, eclipsing international concerns about M. Poincaré and the Ruhr. The Vossische Zeitung says enemies of the republic gain impetus, signaling possible reactionary measures and tougher warnings for civil war.
Five people were killed and fifty injured in a tram collision on Honeck Ridge in the Vosges. A brake failure sent one tram careening down the mountain while car two halted passengers yelled to brace for impact. Survivors report cars shattering and passengers hurled over the slope.
Melbourne report states a country doctor won £2750 backing Berinbo and Kunllo for the double in Saturdays Rand Nacional Steeplechase event. This casual win highlights a notable success by a medical professional in a major racing wager.
The Times reports torrential rains swelling rivers and flooding Birmingham where Noud water stands six feet deep. Hockley Brook houses collapse as rescuers from five police brigades assist residents, including the disabled, from upper stories. River Swalbourne floods Burton-on-Trent area destroying bridges and inundating Newborough Hoar Cross and Yoxall.
The Times correspondent at Malta reports a majority of the Government Emigration Committee favors outlets for Maltese emigrants restricted by Australia Canada and the United States to seek opportunities in Argentina as a destination for resettlement.
In Sydney reports the Colliery Employes Federation begins work at Abermain No 1 colliery with coal flowing to loppers as several Maitland mines prepare to resume. Both sides expect settlement terms to be set tomorrow and expect operations to restart about a week hence.
The Monday night heavyweight fight between Waddy WeXon and Mexon ended with a close finish as WeXon landed a right uppercut driving Mexon to the ropes. Referee J Kinoby and judges Dr L J Pel We and Sergeant Taylor presided ringside while Mexon’s seconds protested as the bout concluded with WeXon pushing clear and Mexon unable to respond.
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