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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
2
Brief news item notes a late cable update received today promising a correction or clarification. Limited readable text focuses on immediate dissemination and potential rectification of prior broadcast details.
London reports an explosion at Hueton Colliery Boltop Lancashire with cages jammed and ventilation cut. Seven men rescued and several bodies recovered many entombed while a mine fire rages. Pretoria Pit explosion rescues and fatalities described with roofs fallen and canaries used. In Denver Leyden Mine three bodies recovered and search ongoing for other miners possibly alive.
Vancouver inquiry reveals flowaways hidden in 19 coal bunkers aboard Oriental liners. Watchman was bribed to allow landings, with sailors in collusion. Dominion Government patronage lists guided watchmen appointments in Ottawa.
An avalanche at Landro in Austria killed six soldiers and injured others on a Wednesday avalanche event near Innsbruck. The disaster adds to a string of high-altitude military accidents in the region.
Australian tallow offered 800 casks, 411 sold. Prices: common 38s, medium 26s, best 14s, medium 64. The report notes buyers and price ranges for the Wednesday evening sale in London.
The trial opened in Berlin before the Supreme Court of the German Empire. Brandon and Trench admit visiting German naval stations and gathering information for an Admiralty contact. Trench refuses to name the Admiralty contact known as Reggie. Brandon says he visited Heligoland for an English officer guidebook. Prosecution hints at observations aiding a landing, while both defendants offer details of naval service and family background.
An explosion of gas occurred at Buffalo yesterday mirroring a New York City incident. The windows of a railway car were shattered and several persons were slightly injured. Damage was not serious, with gas said to have escaped through a defective valve.
Bar silver in London on Wednesday evening was priced at 2 shillings 4 pence per ounce. The modest movement reflects a steady market with traders awaiting further cues from industrial demand and global supply data.
In London on a Wednesday evening Selinska and another woman were arrested in connection with murders of policemen by Russian burglars. They will be charged as accessories to the murder after incriminating papers are found. The King will attend the funeral service at St Paul’s Cathedral tomorrow.
Paris reports an animated Chamber of Deputies session as Socialists urged mercy for railway workers dismissed after the strike. Premier Briand pledged companies should judge cases individually, punishing violence or sabotage but not union ties. Gov support won 248 to 196.
Mrs Paine of Paris sues a pseudo Count d Anlby de Glatieny in Tours for selling her fake paintings for 49000 pounds. The alleged works include signed Corot and pieces claimed to be originals by Murillo Titan and Correggio. The Count is said to be a son of a tailor from Braintres Fasex.
Two Rhondda Valley miners received prison terms at Pont-y-Prian for violence and intimidation. Several others were jailed for intimidation. A large demonstration formed outside the courthouse as the sentences were handed down, but police and troops kept the scene orderly.
Chicago reports a strained railway situation with feared rupture as arbitrators push for settlement. Enginemen are pressed for concessions amid widespread disruption across multiple railways. efforts aim to avert a larger strike and restore service.
Sir Ernest Shackleton and six companions will launch a June Spitzbergen expedition for three months of scientific work in the Arctic. He envisions a future Antarctic circumnavigation with five to six hundred miles gaps, three landing parties, and bases at Melbourne Cape Adair Sabrina Land Enderby Land with two years of stores.
London, Wednesday evening. Mr James Buckland urged protection of colonial plumage birds at a Royal Colonial Institute talk. He cited only 32 tails of Australian Iyre birds catalogued at this year’s London sales, noting plumed egrets, emus, and the blue bird of Paradise face similar threats.
The London Evening isble notes the visible supply of American wheat on Wednesday evening, citing Bradstreet's figure of 173000 bushels as the available supply for trade and market reference.
In Glebe Police Court magistrate Mr Barnett fines John Barker 38 for foul language toward children. Barker questions the charge and punishment, the magistrate insists the offense shows a disposition to offend children. He imposes 50 strokes in default 21 days hard labor. an application to pay later is refused.
A reader argues reforms for the NSW police including helmet style, adopting railway or Queensland police headgear, and a two stripe system for long service and conduct. The proposal aims to improve morale, pay, and promotion prospects, suggesting parity with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Martha Ballard an Annandale shopkeeper faced Gléb Police Court for selling adulterated milk. Magistrate Barnett noted the water added to milk reached 4.6 percent with 1 percent extra water. Ballard claimed she bought the milk from a Sydney company. The court fined her £4 with costs. in default 21 days. The Lord Mayor aims to resume cleansing work in Sydney while areas remain. Maitland Licensing Bench refused to grant a publican's license for Abermain premises. Singleton Gas Co declined to quote for selling gasworks until ratepayer authority is obtained.
Alfred Bodicote Burne of 26 Ocean-surset Woollahra fatally burned in bed on Wednesday after aMatch or lighter ignited his night clothes. The coroner lines up an inquest as authorities review the accident and warnings about smoking in bed.
Emma Warr pleaded guilty at Paddington Police Court to stealing £2 10s from Albert Darhaner of Woollahra on December 11 while employed as a general servant. She admitted taking £2 10s, with additional £3 1s later, and claimed her aunt would repay. She was arrested after failing to refund, spending on boots and a tram fare, and sentenced to one month in prison with release on first offender terms after promising restitution.
In Central Police Court Constable O'Brien testifies as a talkative woman disrupts proceedings and interrupts with rapid interruptions. The magistrate prompts briefly and the woman gains a moment to speak, delivering her lengthy address without further interruption once exhausted.
A garbled text fragment references a fire brigade, a supposed malicious false alarm, and vague district officials. It mentions sensational tales, newsroom jargon, and scattered names while lacking coherent events or identifiable entities.
A well known Australian writer pens A Prodigal by Proxy in the Week's News Christmas Number now on sale. The issue also notes a 14 tons of gold mined at Gift to the 150tt jewel in Red Creek Mine near Narringa, with gold valued at £4 2s Md per ar, and reports rising cream prices at Wingham Butter Factory plus a November butter pay scale.
Munter 18 tons sails every Saturday from the Wharf at 2 o clock to Hawkesbury River. Return fare is 2a.
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