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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1925
Page
1
Melbourne reports Mr. and Mrs. Brune began a Victorian tour today before traveling through South Australia. Mr. Bruce voiced confidence in a National victory and anticipated addressing enthusiastic meetings during the campaign.
Adelaide reports that the House of Assembly will adjourn during the final week of the Federal election campaign. The adjournment is set for November 5, with Parliament to reassemble on November 7.
The British Labor Party sends greetings to Labor candidates contesting elections in Canada Australia and New Zealand. It calls for men and women workers to rally to strengthen Labor ranks in parliaments and promote mutual understanding among Commonwealth Labor movements. It emphasizes peace and social economic justice for workers worldwide.
The decomposed body of a female infant was found in a suitcase at Sydney Ferrums Ltd cloakroom. A coroner's inquiry found a stocking twisted around the infant's neck and returned a verdict of strangulation by unknown person.
The Y M G A hosts a Triangle Club social evening with a basketball championship between Spartan B led by captain Bens and Trojan A led by captain Graigie after musical items. A 4 charge covers court construction expenses.
Berlin reports a political struggle between stabilizing advocates and reactionaries. News of Cologne’s evacuation may push Nationalists to rethink. A general election seems likely over Locarno, with the Deutsche Zeitung claiming the pact is dead and President Hindenburg’s stance in question within his party.
Mr Ormsby Gore told a Manchester audience that Germany must choose between aligning with the Western Powers or with Russia to oppose Western civilization. He argued the Locarno Pact binds Germany to the West and strengthens the League of Nations beyond expectations.
Phillip Solomon 36 of Glenelg collapsed in Commerce Buildings Rundie street Adelaide this morning after being told he could not enter an office occupied by J M Kilgour. Firemen and police were on scene after a small blaze earlier in the building. Solomon died at Adelaide Hospital. He had arrived from Britain 48 months ago, leaving a widow and two children.
Lord Stonehaven held his first Jeven in this state at Government House today. Parliamentarians, military and naval beads, the Judiciary, churches and University were represented. The guard of honor consisted of naval men, splendid weather favored the gathering, which was a most portable one.
In Melbourne this afternoon Heroic was scratched from the Melbourne Cup and Gan Tala Stakes, affecting the field and betting outlook for the day’s important races.
Wallaroo, a quiet picturesque seaport town, is slowly recovering from mine closures and industrial inactivity. Despite a recent lull, residents and the mayor push for revival, led by the Gresco Works arrival and plans to upgrade the jetty and western line gauge. The town shows a quiet but steady disciplined effort, with residents sticking together and awaiting renewed work as harbor lights twinkle at night.
Port Pirie welcomed Eyo H. Robinson World’s Boy Work Director and wife for a weekend of events. A sequence of talks, meetings, and services engaged local YMCA branches, YALGA, and church groups. Mr. Robinson spoke on the World of Youth, with Mrs. Tob hingolt addressing the Ladies’ Auxiliary. The visit concluded with a town hall service and a massed choir, praising the effort and urging support for YALG A in the south of Port Pirie.
The Commonwealth Bank Melbourne reports a massive payment day on December 15 when the Federal Treasury will redeem principal sums of expiring 1923 war loan and make half yearly interest payments totaling about 25.5 million pounds. Secretary Collins cautioned investors to consider conversion timing and to consult bankers before delaying actions.
Tense shipping crisis looms as protests grip Fremantle and Queensland ports. In Gladstone strikers control the steamer Malia and the wharf, armed guards bar graziers from boarding to save perishable coal cargo. Police rush from Brisbane to protect crews. the Ceramic arrives Sydney with guards watching the gangway.
Sofia dispatch says Greek artillery bombarded Pipatitan and Petrova in Bulgaria causing casualties. Bulgarian premier Kalioff thanks the League for early intervention as he reiterates that Bulgaria did not invade and that the conflict arose from a Greek invasion.
Police have been ordered to stay inside the Fremantle district during holidays amid a tense industrial position. Three seamen delegates from Westermer Borda informed the Seamen's Union that they are sick of the dispute and intend to sail their vessel soon. Union secretary T Hopehton plans to intercept them to avert escalation.
The steamer Entom is expected to unload 2,500 tons at Fremantle but a shipowners decision to declare Fremantle a restricted port may bar British owned vessels from foreign cargo. Reports say the ship may be diverted to eastern States while awaiting orders near Robbst Island.
Thores Grant, 45, committed for trial on embezzlement from Starr Bowkett Loan Society No. 4, Sydney. Deficiency amount £782. Grant served as secretary. notes of local Wallaroo harbor town describe resilience amid industrial adversity and future hope as workers regain footing.
Adelaide reports a large police presence during the City of Bombay verthing after a hold-up disrupted wharf work. Waterside workers fear wage losses as overseas traffic diverts, with some cargo sent back from Melbourne and rail returns of Adelaide cargo on the Berima 49 increasing local job insecurity.
Perth delegate J Mather returning from the Sydney interstate conference speaks candidly on the British Seamen's Spirit strike. He claims the strike aimed to precipitate a general Australian upheaval for revolutionary aims, with era pressure rising. He warns of Communist influence guiding the action and the potential for wider disruption across the nation.
Adelaide reports that the South Australian Alliance, opposing liquor, will become the South Australian Prohibition League. The change takes effect after the annual meetings, as a conference seeks alignment with similar bodies in other states.
A long extract discusses health policy and labor unrest in Australia. It notes the V ictorian Health Minister, union delegates, and interstate talks about deporation proposals by the Federal Government. It describes waterside workers and British seamen and asserts Australian Seamen's Union control over dispute settlements. It condemns the Sydney Trades, Labor Council as a farce and accuses communists of sway in the labor movement.
A Sunday report from New York describes devastating windstorms sweeping the Atlantic coast states causing at least 21 deaths and widespread damage. The storm extending from Texas to Alabama injures many, levels homes, and damages thousands of structures, with far reaching effects from Woburn to Baltimore where navy seaplanes suffer losses amid preparatory maneuvers for Cup races.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame screens tonight at the Austral Theatre as a cinematic masterpiece featuring Lon Chaney in the Quasimodo role. The production showcases Notre Dame landmarks and a vast cast, with critics praising Chaney for a landmark on-screen transformation and the elaborate sets.
The Augiral Theatre promotes Stereoscopikts as a new novelty. Hundreds flock to see what the Shemtoscopiks are about and discover they appear to step from screen into the audience. Characters like Charlie Chaplin and Hoot Gibson are imagined leaving the film. Dates will be advertised this week.
Adelaide morning wholesale prices show fruit and vegetables with apples ranging 12 to 16 per case, oranges 5 to 7, mandarins 12 to 44/3, beets 16 to 48 per case, tomatoes 6 to 4/3 lb, cabbage 3 to 4 per dozen, peas bf to 17 per bushel. Pricing varies by item and quantity with several special and regional differences noted.
Stock exchange wire from Cy Wand and Co Adelaide and A Pearce and Co Pirie dated Oct 26 reports multiple entries. Buyers and sellers listed include Amalgamated Zinc North Sulphide Corporation Electrolyte Zinc and Broken Hill Gas with various bid prices and dates, names, and transaction notes.
A garbled report from a Geneva correspondent notes the League of Nations Mandates Commission complimenting New Zealand for its administration of Samoa. The piece references New Zealand’s governance as innovative and effective, describing praise from an authoritative mandate body and noting international attention on Pacific colonial administration.
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