12 May 1922
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 12, 1922
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text mentions a Chicago glass conflict with unclear details. Names, places, and numbers are garbled, but the piece hints at trade issues or disputes involving dairy and prices, suggesting a local economic flare or protest tied to glass industry sectors in Chicago.
A garbled OCR tale lists various names and terms including betting by cheque, West, Meier, Pais, Foethee, and Crane. The fragment mentions praise, tape, and a list of scattered nouns and phrases with unclear context and attribution to multiple individuals.
The readable parts mention a bylaw prohibition and references to petitions and state actions. The exact entities and context are unclear due to garbled OCR. No clear events, dates, or named organizations are discernible to confirm a specific incident or legal action.
The High Court fixed questions about debts contracted by Austrian Metals Company during the war. Broken Hill Proprietary and Broken Hill South claim payments for concentrates. The court ruled in favor of the claimant for 85,000 tons of concentrates at average 1844 figures and set lead concentrate payments at 2,000 tons with 80/6 per ton and £1/40/ as a convoy. Costs to be paid by the Austrian Metals Company.
Swonty Thusdas reports that after a long run the state bakeries will likely close to the public leaving bread shortages. private bakers plan to continue limited public distribution under new tastitation rules.
Catalog text lists hosiery and winter weight garments including cashmere socks in multiple sizes and colors. Mentions Baldwin's brand and various knit items such as underpants and singlets. Includes product codes like 102 Balls and references to colors Navy Black White Heathers and brown.
Trade unions in Sydney announce plans for mass meetings to challenge the proposed reduction of basic wages. Officials warn of a general strike similar to the 1917 upheaval as unions rally across regions to press their campaign. A Sydney council conference also motions the Local Government Department to seek pay cuts for shire workers and staff.
In Sydney on Thursday Mr J Garden stated there is reason to believe a mistherting of railway men may affect the trial examination. The report notes 200 reformed soldiers in Sydney lack shelter and says employers will be asked to support a special court to address the problem.
The report outlines tensions within the Liberal National party amid a possible breakaway, with Mr Hughes stating he will meet Mr Walt when better. The piece covers union disputes, electric workers strikes, and government stance on extending strike rights, plus a Darwin unemployment appeal to the Federal Government.
The Dail Eireann Speaker reports the peace committee held eleven sessions but failed to agree on a basis for a truce. Rival officers met to discuss a ceasefire while officials wondered if the truce would continue. Members left as a question arose about recognizing a state of war. The Speaker urged avoiding any move that would imply such recognition.
In a parliamentary session Sir Hamar Greenwood faced questions on the April 30 kidnapping of three British officers in County Cork. He defended government actions while critics urged stronger measures and accountability. The exchange highlighted tensions over protection and response to the incident.
Debated over Mr Rupert Gwynne motion for adjournment shows deep feeling on Irish events. Coalitionists hinted wavering support if father’s actions fail to protect Englishmen. Chamberlain pledged government effort, while pro and anti treaty reps accused ignorance of location of others. Government opponents argued evacuation delays. Cork and Dublin troops remained. Motion defeated by 208 to 964.
The question whether Avi Gussyun died before his wife when both were drowned while asleep on a scent at Torquay was the riddle in a Chancery Judge Russell application. The estate priority over kin or husband depended on a decisive but unresolved puzzle. Medical and expert evidence supported drowning and shock from immersion. the riddle remained unsolved as parties agreed on a set on evidence.
At an Empire Press Association luncheon in London Lord Northcliffe described Australia as a beautiful yet underpopulated land. He noted immigration battles in Labor papers, vast distance hindering travel, expensive cables burdening small papers, and predicted opinion shifts from wireless telegraphy within a year.
Signor Menry Gasolani Maltese Emigration Superintendent arrived in London to discuss extending Maltese immigration to Australia. He argued Maltese are completely white with no colored blood, noting Maltese emigrants to Australia are religious, orderly, and readily assimilable, asserting Australia seeks more emigrants and praising Malta as producing exemplary men women and children.
Telegram from Genoa reports M Barthou seeks to avoid further delays as Russia's reply remains postponed until tomorrow. France and Belgium plan a joint stance on foreign property when the message is delivered amid ongoing Western European diplomacy.
Melbourne report says an interstate conference chaired by Mr Rod gers reviewed dried and other fruits grown across Murray River regions in South Australia Victoria and Western Australia. A stock take of the industry was decided with area under cultivation to be measured for local use and export. An executive was named to implement the plan via state agricultural departments.
Melbourne reports the chief Commissioner of Railways Mr Clapp proposes to join with the Victorian Orch andists Association and the Australian Dried Fruits Association to institute fruit weeks during the fruit season. The aim is to stimulate demand for both fresh and dried fruits while noting global quake activity.
The English Pierrots, a nine piece chain of entertainers, announce an eight week Broken Hill season starting next Tuesday at the Alhambra Theatre. The company, described by Adelaide papers as a rare pierrot show, features Charles Laurener, Miss Leslie Assin, Milton Owen, Joy Mills, Sue, David Lyle, Harry Schofield, Ira Crossley, Sus Belly MacLeod and others in burlesque sketches with dancing and novelty acts.
Sir William MacKenzie reports that factory management may judge overtime up to 30 hours in four weeks and decide urgent changes in working conditions. He also suggests prior consultation with affected workers and urges mutual goodwill when agreement is elusive.
Spain reports the largest yearly sum among European nations with an average around 8000 hours per year. Notable figures include Taty at 22002 hours for Germany and 1700 in Britain, while Britain records around 1600 hours in a cited comparison.
Reports from Widnesday and Rome describe ongoing discussions between Italian statesmen and Allied powers over prewar debts and property nationalisation. The piece notes Russia seeking a loan while negotiations with Signor Schindzer and Tehleherin influence the tempo and potential acceptance of terms, with Vatican agreement also in view on religious liberty and church protections.
Melbourne police report that a workless man from Windsor, aged around, died by his own action after dancing erratically in public. He had been out of work for six months and allegedly acted in an unsound mind before the fatal event occurred.
Sydney report states Mountford Cook was found dead in a bush near Gorlon on March 7. Talissin Grim and Seon Guuk, listed as three years of age, were committed for trial on murder charges.
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