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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
7
Honora confronts George over Grace Morton as plans unfold. George contemplates marriage to Grace and plans a Brighton wedding while Honora mutters of love and duty. Honora discovers a rough draft will granting Grace Morton most of George’s estate, sparking resolve to stop the match.
The No 1 Jury Court heard Howard Palm Grainger sue Samuel Robert Hutchin for alleged slander tied to the Early Closing Act. Grainger,Grainger and Company at Gunnedah alleged a newspaper piece in the Gunnedah Advertiser damaged his reputation by implying embezzlement and arrest. The jury found for the plaintiff but could not agree on damages and were discharged after a lengthy session.
S Wilson jun of Lake Cowal was elected president of the new Pastoral Agricultural Horticultural and Industrial Association which already lists 103 members and £130 in bank. The show is likely this year at West Wyalong recreation reserve. Members 103. Bank £130.
The sixth annual Kennel Club show opened by Lord Beauchamp drew loud applause from dog lovers. Japanese spaniels and toy breeds were praised as perfect and prizewinners, while idle dogs lounged on cushions and yawned. Mayoress hosted an informal at home with notable attendees, and Miss Paton delighted with Geisha numbers.
Miss Dorothy Muscio, the child wonder of Australia, performs on a Bechstein grand while Mr Lewin Scott searches the organ pipes for the missing musician. A varied programme follows with solos by Harry Freeman and T Daniels, recitations by Lewis Scott, and an Indian famine appeal raising about £6 15s. The RA A Band shines in blue and gold. Pinafore at Her Majesty's Theatre draws big houses with lively applause from a crowded house.
Gazette outlines assessor classifications for marine inquiry investigations under the Navigation Amendment Act. Class I lists mercantile masters with five years service and two in command. Class II covers engineers with five years merchant service and a first class engineering certificate. Appointments follow a rotating order from these classes, with minimum two assessors from Class I and II for cases involving certificate cancellations. Rules cover appointment criteria, supervisor notification, and deference to the Colonial Treasurer on departures.
Since opening on May 21 the Shipmasters' Association reports rising membership of associate and nautical members. Secretary Le Couteur says proceedings are favorable and a general meeting is set for Friday with a special meeting planned to discuss registering under the Limited Liability Act to strengthen stability and public confidence.
A letter from James Barnes to the Evening News editor argues against expanding the A M P Society beyond the colonies. He cites existing similar institutions and the global arms race, contending expansion would threaten established institutions. The letter is dated June 5.
James Watson was convicted at the quarter sessions in Darlinghurst for maliciously wounding Joseph Coombe on March 24. Richard Dalton pleaded guilty there to obtaining £1 174 6d by false pretences and to uttering a warrant for £1 life, and was remanded for sentence. A medical publisher, L. Bruck of Sydney, forwarded a pamphlet on plague by C. H. Qayssy, M.D., D.P.H., Bombay divisional health officer.
The Queens Society and the world’s favorites praise Pears soap as the one perfect skin aid named by Beauty Art and Song. The claim centers on its celebrated status as a premier soap for the skin.
An advertising notice promoting Colemane and Sons Pure Eucalyptus Extract as a remedy for coughs colds and influenza. It urges readers to insist on Colemane's product.
On April 29 a bus struck 77 year old Greek fishmonger George Panban near Glenmore Road causing a compound fracture. Police and Civil Ambulance attended. he died at Sydney Hospital on Wednesday. He lived on Oxford Street near the crash site.
The Attorney-General notes many letters about increments under Public Service Board regulations. He states he cannot interfere in departmental administration. Increments depend solely on certificates from departmental heads and regulatory compliance. The Attorney-General has no discretion in the matter.
Directors of Aarons Exchange Hotel Company Limited complete large scale upgrades at Graham Street premises. A new bar, described as Australia’s most up to date room, features polished walnut woodwork buffalo lounges and advanced fittings. The 68 by 10 foot room has 14 windows 16 lamps and a 32 foot ceiling, with total improvements costing £450.
The Imperial Government will extend financial aid to widows and orphans of officers and men killed or died in South Africa. Mrs Grieve receives an annual pension. Patriotic Fund plans £30 yearly for her three children. Boots College at Rose Bay offers to educate the elder son. The Mosman district Volunteer Garrison Artillery forms, with new instructors at Middle Head. Royal artillery appointments, a birthday dinner policy, and lab/testing needs for cordite are noted, plus battlefield training, prizes for sharpshooting, and an explosives lab proposal. Major rifle range concerns at Maitland prompt a stop butt recommendation.
At the quarter year ecasions in Derlingburet on Wednesday James Hobeon and Isaac Cocking were convicted of larceny of 1 pound from John William Foster by a three card trick near the Zoological Gardens on May 3. The Driaoners were remanded for sentence.
An advertisement urges households to use Colemane and Sons World famed Eucalypte Extract to prevent illness, claiming a few drops on clothes offers sure protection during the plague era.
Public Service Gazette lists numerous staff moves under Department of Public Instruction including transfers of pupil teachers, relieving assistants, and provisional appointments between Gerringong Dapto Stockyard Mount Armidale Everton Vale Chatswood Woodgien and many more. Retirements are noted for several veteran teachers across Barry Fairy Meadow Lismore New Lambton Dareling Road Leichhardt Eunylong and related schools. Bronchial cough relief offered with Wed's Great Peppermint Cure.
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