28 Oct 1926
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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Canberra Advocate
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 28, 1926
Page
1
Telegraphic dispatches report heavy tension as Canton Red agents clash with Chinese troops in Shanghai. Police guard the city to suppress outbreaks and martial law is imposed in Chinese territory with an 7 o'clock curfew for abroad persons. Several executions noted as authorities move to restore order.
At Flemington this morning the Cup rider R. Lewis on Man Fred broke the new tan track record by galloping one mile and a half in 2.39. Caulfield’s best mile on sand was Spearfelt’s 1.42 1-4. Lewis, a three Cup winner, predicts a possible fourth victory.
Robert Gordon Jones seeks permission to keep billiard tables at White City Camp Canberra on a site approved by the Federal Capital Commission. Six residents certified his fitness. Commission has no objections if conditions are met. hearing adjourned to a later date.
Bartley Campbell drama of Darkest Russia stars Bessie Love Warner Baxter and Raymond Hatton in a clean fast adventure romance set on Arizona ranches a Victor Fleming production plus Comedy and Gazette Wives feature with matinee Saturdays at Triumph Theatre.
Herbert John Thompson was charged after allegedly stealing £3 from Joseph Harold Pritchard in Queanbeyan Canberra area. Pritchard identified Thompson, who offered £1 back and claimed he would repay. Thompson, seen with Pritchard at the Commercial Hotel, denied the full amount but was later found with notes. Judge sentenced Thompson to three months hard labor in Goulburn Gaol amid a history of prior convictions.
Postal notices from maritime services outline Christmas letter deadlines in Sydney for ships Otranto and Narkinda with postings to reach London by mid to late December. The Mongolia parcel mail closes in Sydney on November 2 with an expected London arrival around December 18.
Rabbit skins at Wednesday's Sydney sale totalled 35 tons with easier competition and prices about two pence lower on average. First petty goods ranged 67d to 69d per lb, winters 54d to 60d, outgoings 36d to 48d, Ist does 39d to 44d, racks 31d to 36d, other skins 1 3/4d and up, best bare skins 6/ to 8/9 per dozen, ends 3/ to 5/.
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