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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1906
Page
3
Weather good attendance up for the annual Randwick event as racing fans packed the course for a long program. Notable runners included Booby, Blue Streak, Belfry, Ryde, and Alcander in wide field events with tight finishes and several handicap races producing close margins and notable performances.
Adelaide Saturday events include Welter Handicap winner Orlionte Carlinga 2 Semose 0000 and Birthday Cup winner Zepho with Dynamite, Memento placing. Flat Trial Stakes saw Hotspur and Coroxa among results. Norwood Handicap listed Ripper Enigma and Danny Man in the mix.
At Brisbane on Saturday the third day of the Queensland Turf Club Autumn Meeting featured heavy weight and flying handicaps. Hol LYME won the Heavy Weight Handicap, KinDSCROPT placed second, with Forte and Smush’s in close pursuit. Mutation led in the Flying Handicap ahead of Truce, Sotha, and others. Zoz took the Moreton Handicap for Frank Power and DARELON followed. Chameros and Gozard battled in the Clarets Stakes with Inglewood and Auspicious among top finishers. Sleeper secured the Epsom Handicap by half a length, with Chesterfield close behind. Time records noted various min times.
A charity concert to raise funds for winter comforts for the sick and Trinity of Sydney is organized under N Scuiswell. The program features singers Rosina Buckman Geraltine Rivers Elizabeth Cash Linda Sheen Winifred Purnell Vera Houghton with Kilburn Heron J Edward Sykes William Walshe and Sid Shipway plus the W J Stents Banjo Society and 86 public school boys directed by Hugo Alpen.
A soldier J J Dowling left England for South Africa and willed £12 10s to Annie Pound before sailing. Pound learned of a widow and two children via a broken lock and a letter, ending the engagement. Dowling later married another woman in Nova Scotia, sued Pound for £33, and the court ruled in his favor for £4 10s after clarifying the note referred to a widow and two children.
Ad claims Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills tone the liver and kidneys, boost digestion, and purify blood to combat tiredness, weak energy, headaches, and various ailments. It asserts permanent cure for indigestion, constipation, and female complaints, pairing with Woods Pepperment Cure for coughs and colds.
A collage of dispatches covers Australian government notices, the Odysseus incident and German diplomacy, plus commercial intelligence on copper, iron, and fruit trade. Reports cite Meantime exports to the Natal region, Seizure of the Odysseus, and market prices from London exchanges. Prices for Australian produce and ships’ cargoes are given alongside political commentary. The mix reflects late imperial trade and international tension with Australia central to the narrative.
A digest of recent music releases including Verona by D Ivory Smart Yaere with favorable comparisons to classic waltz forms. From O Davie and Company a nautical tune and the song Joey Tur by Alan M Tattray praised for its melody. Also noted are The Departing Soldier and The Told Old Story in varied themes with emotional and expressive passages. W J Beane and Son contributes Sister and Moonbeams among others.
New York journalist Miss Faitu Fon-Yusuf delivered a Thursday evening lecture at St James Hall titled Thy Japanese People. She illustrated points with photographs by Mica Bens-Yusuf and described Japanese dress, cuisine, and social rituals while noting challenges faced by newspaper printers. The talk covered Nagasaki foreign concession Kobe and festival scenes, with scenes from the chrysanthemum presses and local views. A matinee featuring journeys in Japan was announced for the next Wednesday.
An Austrian electrical engineer has devised a new incandescent lamp claimed to give brighter light at lower cost than existing options. The design uses a metal wire burner that burns for 1000 to 2000 hours before the wire self repairs and fuses back together. The lamp reportedly requires only a small current, reducing electricity costs.
In a Swiss Austrian frontier village villagers reject a vicar who preached politics from the pulpit and mocked congregants. They drowned his voice with boos as the sermon began and left the church by boat. In Port Pirie inquest on Louis Ledous death finds wilful murder verdict against William Calder. IT'S GOOD. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs Olds and Consumption. 1/8 and 1/-d.
A lengthy Evening News report details complaints about Arncliffe station and related railway works. It cites crowding, gate access, passenger safety, and calls for modernisation while noting opposition to certain improvements and debate over funding and timetable effects.
An excerpt from Teminiscenova by Captain Philip Wynter reveals a witty harsh tale of Harrow life in the fifties. The narrator, a former messenger, recalls spiky language and a dislike of tramps, with a scene where a servant toasts Lord Valentia and a beggar is dismissed with a stern retort.
A quirky crowd backs Tweediedum while snorting Tweedlaler. as a remedy for coughs and colds, a single verdict promises unity, with Tes Woods' Great Papparmiat Curnet cited as the combining force.
A historical notice describes a little girl and a little boy suffering from extensive sores on limbs and hands, claiming rapid relief from Cuticura soap and ointment after weeks of intense irritation. The mother credits the treatment for dramatic improvement and full recovery.
In Gavharwena at Pies Creede a land owner seeks authority to enter to mine for gold on Wares land. Henry Meteher petitions for entry. local parishes and officials deliberate authority conditions and potential arrests. The case centers on parish boundaries and mining rights amid unclear dates.
Tourists in the United States are intrigued by calted drug stores and their famed remedies described as true faree and special tinctures. An analysis notes many tonics contain high alcohol levels, making some products essentially alcoholic drinks rather than medicines. A large crowd gathered at the MulI Presbyterian Church to witness foundation stones laid for Mrs. J. W. McGow and Mr. Thugala Theamos, with speeches by prominent local leaders and a silver-trowel ceremony. The article also mentions a new book The First Discovery of Australia by George Colliuridze de Tourcey and an interstate essay competition for children with gold and silver medals. Further details are available from Messrs W. Brooks & Co. Limited, 17 Castlereagh Street, Sydney.
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