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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
2
Receipts and notices from the Porelea Agency and Tortureel include calendar items, court pleas, and local social remarks. Instances mention a girl assaulted, a twelve month term for a defendant, and a busy day at Scots College with prize distributions and speeches. Local court actions feature transfers and petty theft, while Burwood College and public schools report prizes and a call for new funds and a chapel.
Widespread rain drenched towns from Albury to Wentworth with totals from 4 to over 10 inches in several locations. Crops benefiting as rivers rise, dams fill, and grazing improves. Weather varied by town, but reports show heavy rain, impressive totals, and catching up on long droughts.
London cables report mixed activity on the Stouk Exchange with Bank of New South Wales and Bank of Australasia showing varied quotes. Melbourne listings feature debentures, tramway bonds, and reef mining shares, with dividend declarations expected and telegraph interruptions delaying some prices.
An immigrant crew from England aboard the vessel Grube lands at Fremantle en route to Sydney under contract to C A Anderson. Many hail from Stockport hat factories. An interview on board criticized Commonwealth law as opposing British principles and cited migrant restrictions. Officials expect no further trouble after recent labor pole settlement.
The matter listed before Justice Owen in No 4 Jury Court involved Annie Dono Yan War as plaintiff and Richard Watson Walker M'Day as defendant in what appeared to be an action over alleged breach of premises. Counsel for the plaintiff and defendant conferred briefly after request to shorten the case, with no terms reached.
At a Water and Sewerage Board meeting, Alderman Griffa moved to inform the Minister for Works that the board opposes granting licenses for hotel use at the Cataract Works. In Parliament, questions were raised about license applicants and the involvement of breweries and land purchases linked to public works.
Paddington council letters show the Under-Secretary for Finance and Trade states the Glenmore road tramway cannot be supported within current loan estimates. Alderman Dillon moves to press the minister to proceed with the first section of the line.
Race notes from Kensington meeting include Fifteen Hands Handicap won by a length, with Olive and Biemarck leading early. Welter Handicap results show Russley Rose and Beacpatch among winners, and Janet, Lady Margaret Botreaux among top finishers with tight margins. A NSW Federation meeting also reported, noting shipboard clearances and district transit concerns.
The coroner opened an inquest into the death of labourer James Cursimge dem in a Hedfern Police Station cell before midnight Monday. Evidence to date suggests delirium and confinement, with a postmortem by Dir. Jamieson citing broncho-pneumonia as the cause. Relatives say the deceased was intemperate and in poor health. the verdict remains that death resulted from natural causes.
Mr Dovaléson DSM condemned the widespread postponement of prosecutions as a waste of court time. He urged magistrates to act with unity to curb abuses and restore the court to its proper role in administering justice, noting idle minutes and patient frustration among defendants and jurists.
An aged colonist, G. J. Prack land, died in Hast Ynicland aged about 77, leaving a wife and several children. Born in Pigeurroet Sydney in 1543, he was son of Cag tam Frankland who ran a brig named Ann. The obituary notes a life of early land development along Palersus River and Mowbray, with ties to Yorkshire origins and a long quiet residence.
Mrs. Mary Jeffies sues W. G. Kilby for £108 claiming injuries after a brindle bulldog owned by the defendant bit her thigh on the lawn at Kilby's home. The trial before Mr Justice Pring and a four-person jury ended with a verdict for the plaintiff at £380 amid testimony of the dog’s behavior and resulting medical treatment.
The City Council approved the general purposes committee recommendation that the garbage destructor fee be paid and authorized the mayor to negotiate with representatives of Menera Guildard Masoey and Wanner regarding settlement. A collision near Sydney Ferries Limited shoreline damaged the steamer Koree but caused no serious harm. the case proceeds in No 2 Jury Court with William Birch seeking 2500 damages over tram negligence in George Street West.
The coroner's inquiry into the death of Robert Primer, found in the harbour near Dear Willd wick, yielded no evidence about how he entered the water after being last seen alive on the previous evening. The inquest recorded no conclusive details of the incident.
Alfred Preece of Waverley relates a long battle with debility and fatigue, describing sleepless nights and worn-out energy. After trying various medicines, he credits Clemence Tonle for restoring appetite, easing indigestion, lifting gloom, and bringing back strength and daily vigor. He endorses the remedy publicly in a testimonial.
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