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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
8
Sailors and naval ships draw huge crowds as fort Macquarie jetty and harbor areas bustle with visitors. Harbor Trust praise for patrol officers and officials, while ferry services face schedules and access concerns ahead of the fleet’s departure.
Boxing contests at the Stadium were postponed as heavyweight Lee from the American Fleet could not be located on leave. Prize money for Burns and Squires will be presented during the Griffin Blackmore match tomorrow during the interval.
Maiden handicap over six furlongs at Wollongong won by Jolly Actor by a length from Jeannie Cameron with Maltrona and Match Girl among the other runners. American Fleet carried 500 dollars in a separate five hundred pounds event. Lusah Light and Warline also competed with Pike Keogh Hood and Black involved.
Thelma Dashwood cleared schooling fences at Randwick this morning while W Inglis and Son offered several racehorses at their bazaar. Kil derkin sold for 47 guineas to Mr W Delander, Jesse bought for 47 guineas by A Tullock, and Reading by Riflette for 20 guineas. Blayney bought by Mr J Watson at Sigs. Blus Hook scratched from Carlton Handicap at Moorefield next Saturday. The appeal board upheld disqualification appeals of P Quain and A Thompson and their gelding Starlight from last Wednesday.
A polo match at Kensington Racecourse this afternoon featured teams from the Northern Districts and Sydney. At half time Sydney trailed 1 goal 2 behinds to 4 goals behinds for Northern Districts.
Water supply figures show Nepean Cataract inflow at 61.442 million gallons daily and Prospect inflow 62.685 thousand. Prospect Reservoir sits well below overflow, Cataract stores 1,941 million gallons with depth near half capacity, local rainfall very light.
Kiama, Tuesday. Only 27 American sailors arrived by the special train, short of the 10 promised. The Mayor welcomed them, they marched to the Blow Hole, then to the Odd Fellows Hall for luncheon before touring the district. A southeast gale and cold rain dampened the outing as the sailors and band departed by the 1.30 train to Sydney.
The case of Thomes James Simeon Nicholls and Willie Ploma against auctioneers Sydney Filsroy Wilkinson and Thomas Edward Wilkinson, before the Full Court, sought to set aside a verdict over chaff supply. The petition to grant a new trial was dismissed with costs as rain fell across Byron Bay and surrounding towns.
The case of Robert M Keithney Jack versus Albert Asher and 37 Maori footballers arose in equity court over a planned Australia tour in 1903. Jack sought a 5 percent share of gate receipts, alleged attempts to deprive him of profits, and requested receivership and an accounting. An injunction froze tour proceeds. the judge issued consent decrees for most defendants and a similar decree for nonappearing parties.
Tender Board of the Public Works Department opened bids for five K-top steel gantry cranes and several repair and painting jobs at Ordnance Buildings Circular Quay Berry and Richmond Courthouse. Several items report as lowest bids, with some results to be reported. Bids include timber for Newcastle Harbor berths and pumping machinery for Singleton water supply.
A brisk crowd attended the military gymkhana at the Royal Agricultural Show Ground where wind and incomplete preparations hampered events. Notable attendees included Sir Francia Suttor and Premier C G Wade with a luncheon on site. Sir Francis Suttor toasted King Edward and President Roosevelt amid Fleet visitors from the United States. The day featured spear and boomerang demos by aboriginal teams, plus multiple prize events such as lemon-cutting, tent-pegging, footraces, wood-chopping, and tug of war, with results listing several officers and sailors from the allied forces and state volunteers.
J W Reid a certificated tram driver who aided the Tramway Department during the strike recounts abuse and financial ruin from boycotts. He cites a £5 loyalty payment, denial of larger claims, and a blocked interview with the Chief Commissioner, contrasted with a favorable note from the Traffic Superintendent.
Rain in Sydney halted the Continental programme at the Domain causing postponement of several items. Officials shifted the band music and fireworks to the following evening, marking the last night of the event in the city with revised plans for tomorrow night.
Government of New South Wales entertains United States Fleet officers with a Parra matta train excursion. Afternoon shows at Sydney Cricket Ground include living flags with 85 children, songs and a flag drill. Massed displays feature dumbbell and wand drills with hundreds of entries. Governor hosts garden party at Cranbrook. Australia meets USA Fleet at Universl ey Oval in a baseball match. Burns Equire proceeds total £13.
The report lists London closing quotes for blocks, ordinary and preferred scrip across many firms including Block 10, Zinc Corporation, Mount Lyell, Great Cobar, Ivanhoe, Lake View Consols, Sons of Gwalia and more with varied buyer and seller figures. It notes Sydney open without animation in most Barrier interests, copper scrip stability, and firmer prices for Mount Morloy and Chaffer in Western Australia.
Rain delayed rehearsals for the Public Schools Display but volunteers of over 8000 children and 300 teachers completed a full dress run. The two large tableaux titled Young Australia’s Welcome to the Fleet featured flags and semaphore work. Authorities closed schools tomorrow and a 1.30 pm start was set with 12 pm arrival for children. American sailors marveled at the crowd spectacle praising the event as a highlight of the week. นาย
A new Tre was created on July 1 om the Midland ernes England. An express train seft St. Paoneras (London) at 11.9% a.m., and wismed to reach Carlisle-a distance of 308 miles-at 5.21 p.m. The engines were hang at Shirley, but this was the only stoppage to the whole journey, and Carlisle was reached eight minutes ahead of the scheduled time, an average of over 52 miles an hour. The drivers and firemen were Leeds men.
August 3 arrivals include Hillmeads eight from the South Coast commanded by Captain Williams and Buva six from Suva under Burns, Philp and Company agents. Departures list Sydney three bound for Melbourne and other vessels to Newessite and Cesam Island with Captain M. Lellan and Captain Williams aboard.
Fremantle reports the brutal murder of settler Shaw at Pinjarrah last Saturday. A Japanese suspect remains at large as police and trackers scour the area. Authorities hope to arrest within 24 hours though some fear the man may have taken his own life.
The remains of W. P. Crick were interred in the Roman Catholic section of Waverley Cemetery after a Solemn Requiem Mass at the Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Belmore Road. Local clergy Monsignor O'Haran and the Bishop of Bathurst officiated with many guests including M.L.A. members and Crick’s colleagues. Mrs Brewer played the Dead March in Saul as the coffin was carried to the grave.
George Bailey a 23 year old laborer told Constable Healey the beef theft was a hungry job and a man ought to be shot for stealing it. He was charged this morning with stealing 41b of beef from Sylvester Brothers of George street and fined 5 shillings or seven days.
Death notices record Frances Larinia Hegerty of Randwick aged 44, with no flowers by request, and an In Memoriam for Charles Bret dated January. other notices warn of a Brisbane Valley Prospecting Syndicate share auction for non payment and a call on con tributing shares, plus public school vacation closure and various advertisements for watches and bargains.
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