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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
7
A brief listing shows editions and timings for agents and sports sections across editions. It notes Saturday late sporting and latest sporting at various times including 1.4 pm 3.100am and 2 pm 4:45 pm schedule references.
Births marriages and deaths notice collection recalling Catherine Bevan who died January 1 aged 72 and others including Catherine Hovan and Alice Bevan with family tributes from grandchildren, children, and siblings. Entries dated December 1953 to January 1955.
An advertisement from N. J. Quinlan of Brisbane promotes Rose's Celebrated Eye Lotion as a remedy for bore eyes and related ocular discomfort. The copy offers a simple, single-sentence testimonial style pitch for relief.
Sydney page opens the year with lively music notes and a festive mood. Local clubs plan concerts and public performances as residents greet 192.
An optimistic yearend reflection on Australia’s 1906 performance. It notes strong national production, high output per head, and vast natural resources. The piece highlights rapid development since gold discovery, the short historical span, and foresees rising wealth and population in the new year.
A report notes authorities reach a breaking point in New Year street events in Yaeeq as forbearance ends and a crisis unfolds amid public disorder. It references a growing tension during the New Year passage.
The piece denounces a street celebration that turned into a violent mob assault on women. It criticizes police inaction, weak enforcement of fireworks rules, and vandalism. It laments that youths from respectable families foster the disorder, signaling concerns for moral character and civic future.
Returns published today attest to state prosperity with a June 30 year end showing progress in revenue, a 27 189 pound surplus over 1906 in six months, and December income down due to land tax and stamp revenue. Bankruptcies in 1907 were fewer than the previous year, signaling broad economic improvement and a hope that May 1908 continues the trend.
The article argues that Mr Chapman proposes that the Commonwealth Customs Department be practically run from Sydney for two months as a sop to placate New South Wales. It criticizes this move as an attempt to belittle the capital Canberra’s role and highlights broader tensions between the parent State and Commonwealth ministers.
City officials swept streets at 10 pm on Saturday to clear dust before Sunday. Analysis shows street dust is unpleasant to workers and poses inhalation concerns, while current methods with water create nuisance in the air and lack an effective solution.
A sanitary official floats a plan to lay street pipes with inlets to vacuum dust from roads and crevices, whisking debris to a central station. If impractical, portable vacuums could be used. The idea urges the City Council to fund experiments in this age.
A humorous discussion contrasts street phonographs with their noise and nuisance to merchants. A St Mary’s constable reports snakes drawn by phonograph sounds, debating whether devices attract reptiles or provoke neighborly brick throwing, noting federal duty changes and widespread phonograph use.
A dangerous bonfire incident in Paddington prompts police action and firefighting as around 50 youths and larrikins target houses with bushes, oil sacks, and wooden fuel. Fire brigade from No 11 Station extinguishes flames, but repeated arson-like actions threaten multiple suburbs.
An advertisement proclaims SANDER AND SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT proven by experts at the Supreme Court of Victoria as safe and effective. It warns against crude extracts and urges use of GENUINE SANDER AND SONS' EUCALYPTS EXTRACT. Also promotes SANDER AND SONS' SUPERBA SHIN: FOOD for skin care with pricing details and key distributors listed.
London reports Anna Kunmer an 18 year old fashionably dressed girl from a German family and a male companion were arrested in Lucerne Switzerland on burglary charges. She fired six shots at gendarmes but wounded none and urged her companion to shoot. he claimed to be her servant.
London dispatch reports New York landlords plan evictions for about 10,000 tenants over rent reductions. A girl named Newman described as an ardent Socialist is said to be urging passive resistance among tenants. A cable noted thousands refuse to pay rents unless materially reduced.
During racial riots in Bryson City North Carolina a black man killed five white people then fled. Police hunted him as the incident shocked the town and drew national attention.
London Tuesday evening reports Herr Maximilian Harden editor of Zukunft facing charges for criminal libel against Count Cuno von Moltke former Berlin Military Commandant. Prosecutor Isenbiel argues no evidence supports the charges and seeks four months imprisonment plus public retraction and costs.
London reports Dr. Jean Charcot will lead a July Antarctic expedition to Graham’s Land aiming for Alexandra Land then southward with motor sledges. He expects 600000 francs from the Chamber of Deputies and 150000 francs from public subscriptions toward costs. The mission follows his earlier explorations near Belgica Strait and Palmer Archipelago with Wandel Island base and aims to reach the South Pole with ship balloon and sledge assistance.
Bar silver in London on Tuesday evening quotes at 2s 67d per ounce standard.
On the London Stock Exchange Union Bank shares closed at 53% to 59% up 1% from a fortnight ago. Other stocks were unaltered with listings including Bank of Australasia 9% to 100, Bank of New South Wales 39% to 4914, National Bank of New Zealand 5% to 6%, Bank of New Zealand 9% to 9%, and various Melbourne debentures and bonds trading at stated prices.
A brief note outlines factors behind steady growth in BE trade as each year shows continued prosperity. It highlights several unnamed “success reasons” contributing to rising business, suggesting reliability and ongoing demand driving gains.
The Federal trawler project advances to construction at Fitzroy Dock with a £14 445 price tag and a 12 month completion window. The ship, built of steel and iron, will use triple expansion engines, carry refrigeration, watertight bulkheads, and extensive trawling gear. Named features include Lloyds 1A classification, air and boat spaces, life-saving craft, electricity-powered sighting, and a full crew layout with saloon, cabins, and laboratories.
The second England Australia test began at Melbourne Cricket Ground with Hobbs and Humphries replacing Blythe and Young. Australia won the toss with Trumper and Macartney starting the innings as Noble called, while attendance reached about OO at 12:15.
Lord Roberts arrives for a civic engagement in a large northern city. Amid pomp, he bypasses the Mayor and officials to personally oversee his luggage, then offers a simple, genial greeting: I am at your service.
A deaf erveyor was subpoenaed to give opinion in a complex case. He asked to speak, but the judge ordered him to wait. After hours, the witness admitted he could not hear and requested to sit near the participants. The trial had to be started over.
Thief entered Anthony Hordern and Sons Brickfield Hill last night and tampered with a main door. The trewellery department was ransacked and valuables taken, with full loss to be reported by the department head. Detectives pursue the case as investigators study hinges and access points.
Preparations for the French royal wedding at Wood Norton Worcestershire run to vast expenditures and rapid expansion of the estate. Duke of Orleans funds include £15 000 to £20 000 for architects, caterers, and decorators as 360 workmen arrive from Paris and London. The chapel and banqueting hall rise in Roman and Lamoise styling, with 250 guests expected plus hundreds more staff, and a 189 pound cake to travel from Worcestershire. Catering costs alone are projected near £10,000 for four days.
In London on a Tuesday evening 1907 over £50,000 was raised for metropolitan charities with further large bequests. Lambs from West Australia were given to survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade along with gifts to the Salvation Army and the Church Army.
Mrs King widow of the late Mr Robert King has died at age article notes she lived in the district four years. In the past three days three other elderly residents passed away totaling many years of age.
A Saunders Sydney leading jeweller silversmith and optician promotes mail order shopping with a postage free catalogue and carriage paid delivery. The ad highlights prompt service and goods sent to any address from its George Street store opposite New Bale Pay Station.
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