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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
2
Contingent liabilities and customers and others on letters of credit drafts and guarantees totaled significant sums. Dividends at 40 percent per annum were credited for half September 30, 1924 and March 31, 1925, with £400,000 noted. Transfer to Reserve Fund added £92,470 and premium from new share issues raised the fund to £2,300,000 used in business.
In remembrance of John Smith who died June 19 1921 his wife children and grandchildren ask you to recall the long journey on God s ship called rest away from worldly worries to eternal home.
Friday June 19 1925 discussion notes past water conservation failures in South Australia. Minister remarks on defects and steps to secure adequate summer supply. Pirie faces Baroota reservoir depletion and a new 6 inch main linked to Beetaroo system may serve immediate needs. Proposals include surface reservoir sites and evaluating surrounding land for storage viability.
Lord Stonehaven designated Governor General of Australia took his seat in the House of Lords this afternoon. Introduced by Earl Entore and Baron Weir, he knelt to present letters patent and followed the procession past the Lord Chancellor amid scarlet and ermine attire. Lady Stonehaven witnessed the ceremony.
Selbourne reports Mr. S M Bruce has received a table stating Baron Stonehaven will arrive as the new Governor General on October 12, ten days after Lord Forster departs.
Fragmented OCR text shows aLis of ports Port Adel Port Anguly Pirie Augusta Port Germein and Port Adelaide with references to Saturdays and Mondays. The legible parts indicate a schedule change or service times but details are corrupted. Entities: Port Adel Port Anguly Pirie Augusta Port Germein Port Adelaide.
Advertisement lists multiple Ford motor cars with electric starters and seating for five, plus baby carriages and Indian and Harley Davidson motor bikes. Itemized inventory includes a bicycle with sidecar and precision motor bikes. Inspection invited. sale date Friday night at nine o clock.
An advert notes Elliott Villiers ALGHTWEST MOTOR with 4 speed gears kick start electric light and reduced price to 47 guineas. It mentions local inspection and includes phrases about wheels, gear sets and a central hotel and shopping offers in Port Pirie linked to La Mode Knitting Company Adelaide with phone contact Pirie 29.
Me and Mrs H C Gadd retired to Crystal Brook after a holiday in America. A twenty first birthday party was held at R P Klopper s residence with Victor Baldwin as the guest of honor. Cards were played and a sumptuous supper served. The death occurred Friday at Gladstone of J W Brown born at McLaren Vale last November aged 70. He would have retired from railway service at month end and planned to live at Warnertown. He served 32 years in railways and held the position of district foreman. He spent years at waters Greek Cockburn Narra cean and had lived near age for 21 years. He belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for 33 years and was well liked. He leaves a son and second wife Mrs Watson of Broken Hill. He was buried at Warnertown cemetery on Sunday.
Secretary for the Navy announced Rear Admiral Samuel Robinson, commanding the Battle Fleet, will succeed Admiral Goonta as Commander in Chief of the United States Navy. Admiral Coontz will likely return to shore duty until retirement in three years.
A Daily Telegraph Berlin report says after a Cabinet meeting the French note was preliminarily reviewed and the impression formed that France seeks through juridical formulations what it hoped to gain by negotiations with Britain.
London news reports the House of Commons adopting government amendments to machine duties on imported silk tissues charged on gross weight rather than silk content weight. The aim is to deter loading before import. Mr. Sandeman recalls Japan’s trade shift with Australia over adutterized goods.
New Zealand contralto Stella Murray performed at Aeolian Hall to a crowded audience that included Dame Melba. The performance drew high praise and forecasts a tour of Australia and New Zealand soon.
A police motor patrol van was used for the first time in Port Adelaide on Saturday after 6 pm. Constable drove the streets and collected four men who had been imbibing too freely. One man mistook the patrol for a bus and thanked the policeman at the station. A couple more hailed the van as it passed.
The British Imperialit Company Limited reports results of the Florio Cup at 268 miles and Florio Shield at 335 miles. Boillot won the Cup with an average speed around 44.3 mph, while Constantine took the Shield. both used shell spirit in the engines.
Discussions at Port Adelaide hint at abolishing the Harbormaster office when Captain P. Weir retires on June 30. The Harbor Board chair E. A. Farquhar says no decision yet, with possible shifts to appoint F. G. Cornish Port Superintendent and create a Berthing-Master position. Captain A. E. Maxwell named as a likely nominee who has acted as relieving Harbormaster at coastal ports.
W Sandford and Co report on this morning's produce market with prices for butter eggs cheese bacon live poultry potatoes and onions. Butter ranges for factory and creamery. eggs fresh hen prices. cheese varieties. bacon middles rolls and ham. live poultry including hens ducks and turkeys with weights and prices. potatoes Victorian ewt and onions brown ewt.
Market bulletin lists ongoing quotes from S C Ward and Co for multiple stocks. Notable bids and offers include Mount Lyell at 24/40, Broken Hill at 23/7 bid 23/9 offer, Zinc Corporation and Amalgamated Zinc with various fractions, Electrolytic Zinc at 28/4 bid 24/7 offer, and Melbourne Electric, Carlton Brewery among others with bid and seller figures.
In Brisbane on Thursday, excitement rose as three men tampered with a safe at Coles Jewellers. An explosion drew police, two suspects were caught, a third fled. Detective Burns reports a man fired at him at five yards.
The National Bank of Australasia reports a net profit of £548,552 for the year ending March. It adds £108,352 forward, brings total deposits to £231,916,544, and details a £260,000 rise in the reserve fund. New branches were opened in Victoria and New South Wales including Castle Hill and Wagga Wagga, with Nyah branch now Nyah West.
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