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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
4
Memorial notice for Breene Tw Sit memory at sea with family relations including Mary Tolwaide Jonsson and Sunny Branton. Mentions widowhood, father William Tetane, and December timing. Poignant obituary tone with sparse readable details from damaged text.
The minister proposed land acquisition powers under a government plan with private land seizures and price-based compensation. Critics warn the bill weakens ministerial control, risks unfair dealings, and may hinder true settlement aims despite calls for reforms seen in New Zealand practice.
A cryptic fragment references stranglers and an impending age threshold, then hints at another attempt at success by Gresser in the future. The text is incomplete, leaving unclear context, participants, and outcomes. It reads like a suspended legal or criminal note with unnamed dates or places.
A report details looming tariff battles as Russia, Germany, and Britain face protectionist moves. It notes German minister von Bülow guiding a tariff bill, with federal and Reichstag dynamics, and questions responsibility for the measure amid parliamentary principles.
The letter column decries government apathy in securing fodder and hay contracts for army needs in South Africa. It notes Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia moving swiftly while New South Wales remains uninformed. The piece questions where the fault lies and cautions against appointing a public gossip’s favored commercial agent.
The Minister for Agriculture faced a request from the Secretary of the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies Union for free Dame passes for rail journeys to show judges. The proposal was rejected, with officials arguing that funding such travel would swell the number of judges traveling at the expense of the public and that the present system suffices.
A secretary urges against paying railway fares for judges to attend multiple sections of a show. The piece criticizes importing distant judges while supporting moderated use of such exhibits, arguing against state subsidies for an army of judges and advocating broader, fairer distribution of passes.
A historical opinion piece argues Mr. Kruger prolongs the war by letting starving civilians die to keep Boer resistance alive. It disputes Dutch and British claims of cruelty, cites an alleged letter from Mafeking dated September 1, 1899, and questions European sympathy and involvement in the conflict.
A famed clippership at Port Adelaide faces court action after a vessel defies seizure. Officials in the Gulf of St Vincent chase by steam launch end with five policemen aboard and the captain forced to return the ship and crew to Semaphore anchorage. The court fines the defaulter and accepts a claim of due arrangements with agents, while doubting the ship’s blame.
A scrambled 19th century report notes British and French accounts on the ongoing African conflict. It mentions Durban dated November 1 and references a special operative arriving from Janas with commentary on Kruger and Bend. The piece criticizes press duplicity and highlights overseas correspondence.
Numerous references recount Lord Methuen and Delarey clashing near Mafeking on October 44 with Auglistone troops. Australian papers debate accuracy and impartiality while British and French outlets clash over the war’s portrayal and morale among Allied presses.
Swedish explorer Dr Sven Hedin, famed for Central Asia journeys, was reportedly captured by Tibetan forces near Lhassa while leading an expedition documented in a cablegram. The record notes hardships, food and water shortages, and survival efforts during the perilous trek across the Tibetan plateau and Taklamakan deserts.
The fragment discusses prior expeditions by Mr Wallar Savage Lander and the so called prints of strange priests with secret nuclear and religious practices. It claims Lander was captured by orders of a Grand Lama and references medieval-tinged wares, whip marks, knives, and swords used by secretive groups. It notes Lander as the second Englishman to reach a distant city and return, with notes of glory and peril in expeditions.
The report notes discussions between Prime Minister and Weber about possible German restrictions and a plan to permit 30 percent coal exports to Commonwealth waters. Observers warn the Australian Customs and trade stance, with mixed reactions from governments, while diplomacy weighs its next steps and navigation bill implications.
A coroner’s inquest at the Lorde Hotel examined the death of Frederick Kay 17, during a wedding night event. Witnesses including George North and Jake Miller testified to a fall from a terrace abroad the Kai ship, with details of the incident and subsequent search until Thursday morning.
A resumed name and feeble season brought large attendance at the Central Police Court. Various defendants faced the bench with mixed records and remarks. One woman claimed not journal duty. another speaker asserted a reforming stance, while the court showed clemency in select cases. The session noted ten defendants and the bench’s cautious leniency.
Police report shows few holdups during the holiday period with minor property losses. No clear cases of breaking and entering or armed robbery were confirmed, and suspects largely denied involvement, suggesting misled claims rather than actual theft events.
A naval or passenger ship named Newoustia of 414 tons sails Saturday from Whard, near Martet Street, to Frewkesbery River via Saclock. Return fare listed as Sa-9.
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