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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
5
London dispatch states plague outbreak at Bilibed Manila traced to a 4S Visitor. With the medical officer absent, culture tubes were inadvertently exchanged, delaying proper response and containment measures.
London announces the death of Alexander Burt Baxter, manager of the Australian Joint Stock Bank, reported Tuesday afternoon.
From London it is reported that President Roosevelt will repay $15 p.m. if the Republican party managers refuse to refund 20,000 pounds received from Mutual, Equitable, and New York Life Insurance Companies toward his election funds.
London dispatch reports Earl of Elgin, secretary of state for the colonies, states it is not yet possible to sanction the ordinance inflicting disabilities upon Indians resident in the Transvaal despite representations made by the Indian community.
Bar silver in London on Tuesday stood at 2s 7 15-1fd per ounce. The report notes the price level and market quotation for the metal in the London exchange atmosphere.
On the Stock Exchange Bank of New South Wales closed at 4.45, down 1. Union Bank of Australia at 52.58, up 4. Bank of New Zealand up 4, and McCracken's City Debentures at 42, down 1. Other stocks unchanged.
Select Committee of the Legislative Council met at Parliament House on the Private Hospitals Bill and heard evidence behind closed doors. Sir Arthur Renwick read Standing Order 252, prohibiting public disclosure of unreported evidence or documents, though he personally favored printing the material.
The Riversdale arrived in Sydney from South America via the Semaphore and South Australia. After a port doctor visit she anchored off Double Bay, passing King Island Sunday morning in a heavy westerly gale. The cook seized an axe and threatened a seaman in the galley. the man was restrained and remained confined until landing today for treatment.
The Geary v Nuttall equity case concludes before Mr Justice Cohen. Mary Ann Geary sought accounts of rents and profits from properties in Newcastle bequeathed as life interests to the sisters. The judge orders accounts from March 10, 1859, with the mother’s cottage rent free to the plaintiff and the middle cottage to the defendant, and rents from the end cottage and shop from March 16, 1899, subject to allowances. no costs awarded to either party up to the decrees.
Bert Ryan a 14 year old bogey boy for Parsons Brothers was admitted to Sydney Hospital with a fracture of the right leg after leaning from a tram near the Town Hall. William French a steward on the Moana suffered a severe foot crush while attempting to board a moving tram on George Street and was taken to hospital with possible amputation considered.
The Empire leaves Sydney for Manila with 46 Chinese passengers and six boxes of gold valued at £4500 in the strong room. The Yawata Maru heads to Yokohama with 35 Chinese passengers and 14 boxes of gold valued at £16,200. Also notes an illustrated piece on the Wagga Experimental Farm in Town and Country Journal and Bathurst fancy fair funds for the Roman Catholic Cathedral totaling £416.
Elizabeth M Master formerly Bushaw petitions for divorce from James Patrick M Master, alleging desertion after 1901 Sydney marriage. She says he quit boat work in 1900s, she kept lodging house, he left, she lost contact, last heard he was a steward on the Sera. Hearing adjourned till tomorrow for more evidence.
Fred Monsell Antisell Baker sought a divorce from Katie Josephine Baker on desertion grounds. Married in Sydney in 1845, the couple lived years at Temora and Wee Waa before she left with her mother for Murrumburrah. He cites her Catholic scruples and nonreturn. decree nisi granted, to be moved absolute in six months.
Edith Rundle, formerly Burke, seeks divorce from Charles John Rundle on desertion grounds. She recounts years of abuse from her husband, who was her cousin, including confinement, threats, beatings, and forceful expulsion, after marriages in 1895 and subsequent moves to Auckland and Sydney. She later worked as a Coast Hospital attendant and faced continued coercion and violence.
In the Legislative Assembly Mr Cann questioned if police were being trained to drive motor cars or if two cars had been ordered. Mr Carruthers said no order for two cars existed while police were being instructed in driving. One car cost £460. training aimed to prepare officers for the growing use of motor transport under the Inspector General of Police for departmental purposes.
Thursday mails close at the GPO Sydney for Eden Macleay River Balina Broadwater Wardell Port Macquarie United Kingdom Europe India Mauritius via Adelaide for FMS Armand Behie overland to Adelaide West Australia Batavia Java ports via Adelaide for Tasmania via Melbourne to Strahan Zeeben Northwest Coast of Tasmania Orion 7 pm
Canadian sculler Durnan left Sydney for Penrith to inspect the Nepean course. The championship course is not yet fixed, but decisions should come soon after his visit, following looks at Raymond Terrace and the Parramatta River.
In Melbourne General Sessions a man and a woman were tried for the third time on a sixpence theft charge. The jury again failed to reach a verdict after two months in gaol, with trial costs to the State totaling £2100.
Testimony from Mrs Martha Lavehlin and others details a fatal confrontation between Evelyn Bradford and Sid Bradford in Upton Place. Witnesses describe choking threats, a knife, and Mrs Bradford's assertion of self defense before Sid Bradford died from wounds. Coroner rules murder, Bradford remanded for Central Criminal Court.
At Darlinghurst early this morning James Edward Hickman was tried for shooting Edith Tripp at Erakineville on October 15 with intent to murder and a second count of grievous bodily harm. Tripp, living on George Street Erskineville, had broken off their engagement months earlier.
Alice Moorefield with Norris aboard wins the Maiden Welter division at Ascot over 44 furlongs. Crookhaven runner in second with Clifton on sleeve. Other contenders include Royal Dale Lady Winton Mutessi and several others. Batting favored Alice Moorefield at 2 to 1, time recorded 58.500.
Several Sydney bookmakers list doubles for the Villiers Stakes and Summer Cup with Hospedar Ban zal Jim Dorset Decollette Putty and Sweet ness favored for the Villiers Stakes while Simoda Rose mead Tatterdemalion Little Tor and Deutsch er top the Cup. The Oddfellows Race Meeting at Sunny Corner on December 26 gained AJC registration. The Orange Jockey Club New Year Meeting will run January 1 and 2 with 206 sovs in prize money allocated. Demanded travel friction on a Melbourne to Sydney boat trip led to a removal to a veterinary yard for treatment.
Private cables report London closing quotes for copper and related metals as high prices lift Australian interests. Budgery shares in brisk demand. mining prospects, new management plans, and shaft sinking noted. Sydney and Melbourne listings show varied prices across copper, tin, zinc, and allied stocks.
Shipping news lists arrivals including a 27 ton vessel from Riversdale under Captain Porter and 5 08 tons from Bremen under Captain Locser. Outward departures show Commonwealth to London via Capetown under Captain Thomas and a 63 ton ship to Sydney under Captain Chrimes, plus other sailings to New Zealand and Wellington.
Harvesting starts in Narmbri with yields up to 33 bushels and occasional high per acre returns. The Gilgandra harvest runs to January 11 as samples from Sydney and Wellington praise quality, while NSW growers report improving liquidity and ongoing price negotiations. overseas butter and staple markets show mixed signals with wool sales and fruit imports noted.
More than half the produce offered at the Byrd Ner Railway Goods Shed sale was omitted to private dealing. Some items fetched fair prices with chaff firm, prime at 1 1/2d to 1s 3d, medium at 1s to 2s 11d, inferior at 9d to 1s. Lucerne small bales sold lower while a Mudges consignment moved at 5s 3d per cwt.
A lengthy Australian newspaper ad describes daily auction sales of farm produce at Redfern Sydney. It lists participants and firms such as Frank Ireland, Ellis and Co, Hall and Son, and Geo Welas and Matthews. The notice emphasizes high prices, prompt returns, and agents for Taylore Calf, with varied produce offerings and extensive trader names.
The page blends a coastal forecast with unsettled thundery patterns and cool pleasant spells, mentioning winds inland and near shore with changing conditions. It references a Forbes Rowing and Swimming Carnival and notes a legislative query about waste timber utilization with possible chemical products.
Notice warns against imitations of Barvie's Kill-Bug chemical at 44 Oxford Street. Readership advised to beware spurious products claiming to be Barvie's Kill-Bug. The alert lists components and cautions customers about counterfeit labels and unsafe attachments.
The page lists late advertisements, obituaries and memorial notices for residents of St Josephs AuterD and surrounding areas, including infant memorials for Laurett Jobo, a wife and mother remembrances, and funeral notices. It mentions funerals and undertakers, and a Sydney railways tender notice with a government address.
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