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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
6
Reports detail a devastating earthquake near Naples and Avellino with widespread destruction. Victims numbered in the thousands, many homes wrecked, and four dozen bodies recovered. Clergy, dignitaries, and visitors aided the injured as sensational traditions and relics are described amid reports from Naples and nearby towns.
Weather woes sweep South of England and Germany as storms strike, injure and kill soldiers. Reports list a Hatpin Regiment hit near Konigsbruch in Saxony with casualties, damage to balloon factories at Turnborough, and broader storm-related chaos across Sardinia and nearby regions.
A cold storage house was opened at Bootle near Liverpool on Wednesday evening. It offers glazing for spice odor and seal for frozen products. The Stilland Railway connects with the Mem, enabling access to docks where Australia supplies are loaded.
An advertisement extols Comstock's Nerve and Harmony Liniment and The Marso's Indian Root Pills as remedies for rheumatism and related ailments. It recounts a case where a daughter’s pain eased after four bottles, claiming lasting relief and urging purchases through W. H. Comstock with prices and distributor notes.
London dispatch reports Parliament reassembled with Lord Mosabery delaying reform resolutions. In the Lords, naval estimates dominate and Prime Minister Asquith may pursue a private conference with Unionist leaders on limiting Lords powers. If no conference occurs, Lord Rosebery’s veto resolutions remain prioritized. The Opposition signals openness to a government conference on the constitutional question. The Tariff Reform League held a lengthy meeting today.
A London report states a vaxouriian pleasure boat with 32 aboard from Hlome capsized in a whirlpool off Inyark at the entrance to Qetagoa Bay. Most passengers were Portuguese including nine children. A savage sea scene followed as sharks attacked the survivors. all were lost despite rescue efforts.
London reports a viable American wheat supply of 4234 635000 bushels. London also notes current silver quotations per mine and standard unit, with brief price indications.
Truth comments approve Sir J W Taverner Agent General for Victoria arguing that ontable bodies hinder emigration policy across states. He notes emigration societies act as thorns in agents network and urges a ministry of labor guided program. He did not attend the Colonial Institute Conference citing staff competency.
A lively meeting at Raldwick Town Hall discussed forming a Liberal and Reform Association branch amid criticism of central interference. Mr Storey, Liberal candidate, addressed supporters while tensions over local party control ran high and 18 backers signed up to form the branch.
The Butter Frands case reports complaints of empty Australian butter boxes filled with inferior butter sold as Australian. Mr T A Coghlan, Agent General for New South Wales, prosecuted Coopman Brothers merchants for selling inferior butter in New South Wales boxes. The case wearied on.
In London on Wednesday evening the Austral Club hosted a grand reception for Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for Australis, and Lady Reid, attending with notable members of society and diplomatic circles. The event showcased cordial exchanges and hospitality reflective of imperial ties.
A letter writer argues about public reaction to the Johnson Jeffries fight, praising fair play and critiquing pre and post fight commentary. The piece references Arthur Conan Doyle, liberal politics, and calls for reintroducing rights protections amid public sports culture.
The Waverley Liberal and Reform Association extends enrolment time to June 28 and plans to maintain branches across the electorate. Voting for selection will follow Liberal rules with up to five candidates, and preferential voting is expected. Active canvassing continues as the membership roll grows.
A blunt editorial line urges maintaining stored energy for emergencies. It emphasizes preparedness as the key to seizing opportunities in business and notes that consistent, nourishing meals build real energy for daily performance.
An advertisement touts Grape-Nuts as boosting energy in nerves and muscles for steady, long races of work and competition. It claims wheat and barley phosphate and potash aid brain and nerve cell rebuilding after natural exertion and business activity, asserting eight or nine reasons.
London dispatch reports official word that the Albanian rising has ended and Mahmud Sherket Pasha is returning to Constantinople. The development concludes a period of unrest and shifts regional leadership expectations.
London report states Sir Edward Strachey informed the Central Associated Chambers of Agriculture that foot and mouth disease in Argentina continues to justify the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in refusing to lift the embargo on Argentinian cattle. The note cites pressure from both sides of the House of Commons to remove the ban.
Advices from Yucatan, Mexico say seven thousand Indians are on the warpath and about five hundred civilians and soldiers have been killed in three days. A proposal is under consideration to suppress the outbreak without difficulty.
The Orient Company's RMS Ormuz arrived in Sydney this morn ing with two passengers in first class. At Naples the Miner shipped 125 buses of mafia and at Taranto 1405 begs were received. Among Sydney arrivals were four immigrants for New South Wales including twenty two farm hands and two domestic workers.
London report says Surrey Club officially confirms the signing of Australian star Alan Marshal, bringing a high profile boost to the team this season.
London Wednesday evening report on Australian and New Zealand tallow fields 1264 casks offered. Prices ranged from mutton fine to 3 pounds 4 shillings, medium 3 pounds 1 shilling, beef fine 3 shillings, medium 2 pounds 6 pence per cwt.
An old advertisement extols Peps tablets for chest pain from coughing, claiming relief of throat phlegm and ease of breathing. It markets drug free ingredients, slow dissolving on the tongue, and notes wide availability for 1 shilling 6 pence and 3 pence per box. Also mentions plans for a Dreadnought keel and a public lecture on personal duty. The Khedive reportedly rebukes El Ansar University instigators and warns of government action.
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