21 May 1920
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 21, 1920
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text mentions dental clinics, children, and various garbled phrases. The readable portions suggest a report on requests or plans for dental clinics serving children, though specifics are unclear due to transcription errors. The piece references multiple names and places in a scrambled format.
A deputation from local picture show proprietors meets representatives to press a price reduction. The committee chair, Mir Lert Pound, outlines the aim to lower fares, with a panel including Messrs B. pou ACW haves and L.A. Hopkins among others. The group to report back to the Trades with details and next steps.
An Industrial Court hearing in Adelaide discusses contrasts between country and city life. Witness Charles Bartholomew notes cheaper living in the country, but rent not necessarily cheaper, while a chaotic exchange includes misread, garbled dialogue and fragmented comments from a hearing about chaff workers and rural dwellers.
The British Cabinet, after talks with Sir Horace Greenwood Viscount French and General MacReady, agreed on a dual approach. It plans strict action against terrorists while removing restraints on the general community and adopting a firmer stance on sedition and violence. The aim is to deter crime, but critics doubt the scope will curb sympathizers. In Plymouth, Terence Tillett urged autonomy for Ireland, condemning the "Home Rule" policy as stillborn and calling for Irish self-rule under responsibility.
Berlin reports the National Assembly will audit the government’s aims when it meets tomorrow. It plans to seek Allied consent to end new occupation of territory, demand troop withdrawals from occupied zones, and halt propaganda against alleged war criminals abroad. It also foresees restoring prewar customs duties and pushing measures to aid Germany’s restoration.
About 250000 royalists sign invasion manifest urging a referendum on reforming Bavaria’s monarchy and granting an independent constitution. Reports from Vorwaerts claim top officers’ documents in neighboring states reveal concealed weapons and plans. A German war crimes case is set for trial in Leipzig between June 5 and 20 after a prosecutor summons a listed correspondent.
The hospital board met last night with Mr J Ram ay presiding. Letters requesting remission of accounts were read and some approved. A letter to the Inspector General of Hospitals urged government funding to cover £250 locally for Hoenigen ray appliances, noting £300 plant offer remains viable. Also discussed were staff needs, ward operations, and a new operating theatre charge nurse. During the period, 26 men and 83 women were admitted, 27 women and 10 girls discharged from the children’s ward, with 2 girls dead. A £5 5s donation from the Waterside Workers Federation was noted.
President Mr A E Ellis led a Fortnightly Port Pirie branch meeting of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association. It was decided to accept retrospective pay from January 1920 for the Smelters Company, following discussion. Reports were received on Trades and Labor Council and the Sick and Accident Fund. Sympathy extended to Mr J Karin after a murder incident. Dispute noted with the Proprietary Company at Hammack sub-branch. Wight and Tyan attended from out of town.
Fragmented dispatch reports Polish forces retreating to a new line of defense near Kiev while Bolshevists reinforce, as heavy fighting and strategic shifts unfold along the front south of the Dvina. Independent wires note political tension and calls for peace amid war mobilization.
In Port Adelaide today a man arrested at 10 am appeared before Mr J H SM and received a sentence a quarter of an hour later. Sydney Roy Fitzgerald of Port Adelaide a driver for Wood Son and Co was charged with unlandation of a bag of chat. The defendant was shown the option of paying a fine or with 5 costs within a forty night.
Reuters reports from London that Bolshevik forces landed from thirty ships on the Persian coast at Enarii. Conflicting reports say the invaders overwhelmed local defenses while British troops engaged in defense and attempted to negotiate terms of liberty.
A fragmented page describes a movie bill with musical acts and dramas. Dig Bill Hassell leads as principal romancer in a melodrama, with Mary Moves In providing comic material. Bill Hury appears as Square Deal Sanderson in a second play, while The Iron Teat and other topical pictures promise varied entertainment.
London reports describe the execution of traitors tied to a pro German cause. Toque Simon and Herbert face death amid clergy and nuns, with Aubert as lead officer. One man curses France and dies. a woman prays as shots end her sentence. Public reaction criticizes sensational coverage and cinema portrayals.
In Mineola Texas on a Tuesday Clarence Coombe soared to a height of 17 450 feet, achieving a record altitude but the craft fell 30 feet short of the target. The flight demonstrated pioneering aviation progress as Coombe guided the aeroplane through challenging conditions.
In Adelaide on Thursday in the criminal court Mr Justice Poofe announced that juror Speard reported an ear ailment and requested excusal. The juror said he did not feel pain but could not hear well. the judge was not convinced the hearing loss justified excusing him and proceeded to question the juror further.
Sergeant A J Forward of the 27th Battalion returns to Pine after five years service. He arrives by train from Adelaide with wife and child. Anzac Welcome Committee meets him at Solomontown station and escorts him to the town hall. Mayor J E Geddes extends a welcome on behalf of Port Pirie citizens. A large gathering of friends attends and celebrations follow.
A South Australian Olympic Games Council deputation urged government funds to send Australia to Antwerp next September. Premier Barwell indicated cabinet review and favoured self funding, noting sports bodies should contribute more. Cabinet refused the requested assistance.
Melbourne Thursday Justice Higgins dismissed the Pastoralists Federal Council bid to block McCawley of Queensland Industrial Court from handling a Queensland branch dispute raised by the Australian Workers Union. He warned the lack of coordination between Commonwealth and State tribunals endangers industrial peace and outines the need for constitutional change.
The Adelaide criminal court, before Mr Justice Poole, continued the Betting Telegram Case involving Henry C. Osman and Clarence Brown. The judge ruled on a question about admissibility of evidence proposed for the prosecution, noting gaps in credibility and faulting missing parts of the record as unreliable.
Prices at the Wednesday sale showed stable levels across meat, poultry, produce, and fruit with modest demand. Notable figures include pork and beef ranges, bacon and butter observed, while apples quinces pears and cabbage entries appear with mixed case pricing. Funeral notice details Charles A Neill remains to Port Pirie Cemetery with tender notices for port facility offices advertised.
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