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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
11
Chinese stowaways aboard the E and A steamer Eastern were described as a ragged, sappler-looking band. They slept better than in the cargo quarters and ate with gusto when fresh fruit was sent aboard. The ship’s guards face pressure as the stowaways may be removed or evade sentinels.
A mixed Sydney sale noted moderate rainfall and steady demand at the Halfway Goods, with Lucerne bay firm and keen on track loads. Prices ranged from 4 3/4d to 1s in the week, hay and potatoes listed, and firms such as Ellie and Company and Dent and Perry among buyers and sellers. numerous consignors and traders named with varied lots and prices across cattle, grains, and produce.
Obituaries and public notices record the deaths of Matilda Boldeworth and Margaret Simson with memorials and church services noted. Secondary items advertise products and services including gas mantles, primers, and house repairs, plus a probate notice from the Supreme Court of New South Wales and a water frontage listing.
Sydney council eyes extending municipal suffrage to include women and men, plus a proposal to rename Town Halls to City Hall and adjust clerk titles. A bid to redefine land use near Hay and Engine Streets and a prospective three month leave for Alderman Kally are noted as council topics. The new Lord Mayor will be chosen at the upcoming quarterly meeting.
An accident at the Narra Breach electric lighting plant damaged a belt driven dynamo wheel and foundation, plunging the town into darkness. The wheel smashed and belting tore, threatening temporary loss of power for a yield or two. The plant is owned by Mr. A. R. Stafford and is on the premises near a site of a previous large boiler explosion that damaged the jail.
A party of 14 Federal Parliament members arrived by train from Melbourne to Spiney. Senators Linch Gould Nei Walther Millen and Ina Pulsford plus House members Calis Carr Brown Fuller Feater Hall Donald Thomson and Willis are among the visitors. The prorogation expected Friday with the House meeting Monday. The Iron Bonus Bill looks set to pass. other bills under review before prorogation. The Attorney General W M Hughes stayed in Melbourne. Premier and government members to join a cricket match with the Governor General's staff hosted by Lord Dudley.
A Sydney City Mission street collection stand was toppled by a gust at the corner of Marker and Elizabeth streets. The frail structure swayed toward Costinreagh Street before being blown back toward Hyde Park, where it was caught and righted.
In response to the London market setback and higher NSW production a 5 per cent cut in wholesale butter rates is decided in Sydney, with prices reduced to encourage overseas shipments. The scale applies broadly across grades and aims to lift sales, effective from Monday.
Cyril Aubrey Vernon was found guilty of attempting to obtain by false pretences £4 from Edward Daley with intent to defraud. Tignan argued for sentencing. Also notes on Chamberlain's Tablets claiming liver benefits and a dyeing and cleaning ad for Rogers Bros. at 81 Oxford St. and George St. opposite Railway.
At Mittagong Police Court Frank Anderson Carter a dentist and Alfred Dale faced charges of conspiring with Alfred Stacey to defeat the due course of justice on 31 October 1907. Evidence included testimonies by Jobn Hagan and Senior-constable Speicer about sightings, house details and a possible escape plan. Carter was committed for trial at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions on February 2.
A fleet of coastal ships remain bar-bound with several steamers pinned at Bellinger Heads and Nambucca Heads. The Nerong failed to cross the bar at Trial Bay and returned. Camden Haven ports reported heavy seas hindering Ellerslie and Aleda and Australia while Tweed Heads anchored ships await entry. Other vessels named include Dorothy, Friendship, Cerra Lynn and ketch Alfred Feening with ongoing bar-bound status.
The Summer Cup draw lists horses including Bing Stocking In Motor Weightaway Venice Finance Oak Grafton Montore Flaxen The Knight Rebuff For Sure King Hol Olive Leaf Asere Polestar and others for the Brisbane event this afternoon. The numbers and names reflect the lottery style allocation of runners in the Hobart Ascot Vale meeting.
The Broken Hill union ballot on continuing the existing wages agreement began today. Officials expect a clear aye vote and anticipate no further trouble for at least a year.
Constable Cabana of the North Sydney Pollen found what appeared to be a portion of a body on the beach at the font of Wighstreet Neutral Bay shortly after 11 on Friday night. The remains were in an advanced stage of decomposition and seem to have been there for several weeks. They were conveyed to the Morgue for examination.
Mr George Gunter a Duromana school teacher who has practised hypnotism argues the episode at Gilgandra was not caused by bronetium. He says the assailant pretended to hypnotise while Burton was actually suffering acute hysteria and the subsequent attack was a coincidence. Hypnotists now agree that hypnotising hysterical persons is nearly impossible and good will and brains are needed.
Moelle closes at the GPO Sydney on Monday with departures for Gizo Faisi and Kteta in the Solomons, Kierbertshobe via the Seestern, Manning River via Electra at 1 pm, Nambucca Heads and Macksville via Nerong at 4 pm, Eden at 4 pm, Macassar Sourabaya Samarang Batavia Padang via Newcastle on Neuminster at 4 pm, Port Macquarie via Wauchope at 5:30 pm, and Natal Capetown via Melbourne on Marathon at 6 pm and 8 pm.
A vessel labeled The P and 0 RLMLS travels from London with stopovers at ports, bound for Sydney. The journey includes routes through Timor and Java areas, with Victoria noted as a point of departure origin.
The Wallabies face a demanding Rugby tour with matches against British and Welsh teams after recent injuries and suspensions. They aim to rebound from defeats, rest key players, and prepare for tests against Wales England and New Zealand, while rugby league tests against Halifax and Wakefield Trinity loom.
The Top Shippine masters and officers wages board issued a formal award after examining evidence and Judge Heydon's recommendations. It sets conditions for the coastal trade industry in New South Wales, with several companies exempted and a three year operative span from pronouncement. The award covers the entire New South Wales coast, and further adjustments may be applied to add or remove exempted parties.
A well known resident in Armidale was found with a serious lacerated throat and removed to hospital in a critical condition. He attended a creditors meeting in the afternoon according to early reports.
The Sidney based Boy Scouts filled the Royal Naval House with several hundred in white sirs and khaki for an instructive talk by Lieutenant-Colonel Holmes on discipline and organization. He cited Rorke’s Drift and British naval discipline while praising neatness and cleanliness. Major Morland and Major Mullins attended as did naval men and local youth clubs. An exhibition by Mr. F Young’s pupils, plus St John Ambulance demonstrations and a brief boxing hornpipe by H.M.S. Encounter crew, capped the evening.
Private cables state that traders marked the London market Friday with prices near 17 pounds and a half. The report lists buyers and blocks across various firms including Lamdon London and Echo sectors, noting shifts in holdings and dividends amid a broad set of mineral shares and associated entities.
A scanned card shows Hanks Union Bank of Australia Limited with establishment details, capital, reserve funds, and portfolio in various securities. It lists directors including Arthur Flower, We Gilchrist, and others. trustees and general manager A C Willia. bankers England and Co. establishing offices in Melbourne and branches in Victoria South Australia New South Wales.
A two day bazaar opened at Thornleigh's School of Arts Hall to liquidate the £97 debt on St. Joachim's School Church. Father Briody led the ceremony with a Waitara Convent School children display. Stalls featured sweets, plain and fancy goods, refreshments, and produce staffed by local helpers and Misses Pike, Duffy, Fitzgerald, Gorrisly, Byrne, and Putereon among others.
LJ Laster to auction the unredeemed pledges of Frederick Arnsberg of 14 Elmore Road Hinmere on Wednesday December 6. Items listed include a gourd bracelet brooch rings pins jewelry rings and various garments and household items spanning November to July with items like a revolver clock and a Macintosh computer among the possessions. The notice enumerates dates and a long inventory of goods to be sold.
A public sale on Friday in December lists unredeemed pledges and a vast mix of items including jewelry, brooches, rings, medals, watches, chains, and household goods. The inventory mentions brooches, watches, rings, a ruby, a fair number of spoons, 32 books, clothing, quilts, fabrics, and a large amount of apparel across many categories from gowns to coats. The notice notes previous pledges kept back from prior sales and invites buyers to the sale by the firm Tayley Pend Xoee Ham Presentt Ltd, Wholesale erie.
A fragmentary classified item lists A A Bebburn Household Coal and Maker Cooking supplies with contact details, Jones Brothers Bathuret Street city, Howard Smith Co Ltd coal depots at Pyrmont Bridge Road and Rinckwattie Bay, plus Newcastle and Maitland Coal, steam ing and blackamhs items, and a shoe/tannery ad with addresses on George Street and Moure Street.
Notices to applicants under the Real Property Act for lands in New South Wales and Victoria. Details list multiple properties, parcels and grants along with applicants like Wilson, Mackay, and Pore. Diagrams may be inspected at the Land Titles Office. W. G. Howell signs dated November 1, 1908.
Hyde Park hosts a Sunday afternoon concert by the Railway Military Band. Program includes Grand processional march King’s Bodyguard, Bohemian Girl overture, Maritana selection, Sabbath Morning parade fantasia, a piccolo solo Golden Sparks, Butterflies and Immer Fidel galop among others.
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