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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
4
The article outlines a decisive censure vote against the government amid party disputes. It discusses key figures, including Mr Bardon and Mr Yarwood, and debates over ministerial appointments and potential consequences for the ministry and opposition.
A scrambled OCR passage discusses public objections to a leader named Yarwood and a proposed appointment to a Finance Committee. It references reactions to government actions, mutiny talk, and political maneuvering, noting tense debates over accountability and the scope of imperial authority amid wartime events in Africa.
The report outlines Boer withdrawals from Laing’s Nek and Majuba with British reminders of Majuba’s casualties. It cites Major General Hildyard commanding and Lord Dundonald’s cavalry. mentions Almond’s Nek and Almond’s battalion actions. Buller is noted as summoning Boer surrender discussions and potential armistice terms from Pretoria.
A fragmented 19th century parliamentary report reviews Mr Robson's charges against the Government. The select committee's statements liken the affair to Pickwick Club antics. One member resigns amid apologies, while the debate questions proper withdrawal and accountability.
In a transcript of procedure many abuses are noted. An investigation is ordered into grave charges as committees are appointed. A member is pressured to withdraw or submit to reprimand amid fear of censures by Mr Boesker. The tone is feared and formaI with a coercive atmosphere.
The article reports rising public pressure for street craft regulation in Sydney. It notes Premier and Government promises for legislation, possible police takeover of street trade regulation, and doubts about passing Parliament amid other urgent business. It laments rising street danger and urges renewed public agitation to compel action.
A report from Aldershot England notes 300 soldiers collapsed from sunstroke during a review, with four cases total. The piece compares sunstroke patterns across regions including New York Rockhampton India and Australia, discussing clothing, environment, and cultural practices as factors in its incidence.
The Clark-Howie entertainments feature a multi act evening with readings and songs. Clarke and Howie perform Dickens and literary pieces while Florance Aviward Welty Holroyd and others contribute musical numbers and comic bits. A note on a legal matter mentions Timothy Hennemey facing forgery charges and remand for further proceedings.
A watchman Archer Foley stopped two men from fleeing a tobacconist shop at Booth and View streets. The robbery left tobacco, cigars and tobacco tins valued around 23 pounds missing, with a large quantity of other stock scattered in the doorway. Foley suspects the intruders had prior knowledge of the premises.
Report from Newcastle notes a claimed sea message found in a ballast tin aboard a shipwreck survivor tale. The forged note mentions a vessel Duunteup Dunnee Scollend and a mother and child, while authorities doubt the authenticity. The article cites a Chilean warship sighting and a possible exposure death near Cape Pillar as context.
The Navigation Amendment Act sets licensing rules for harbor steamers and launches, requiring a certificate of competency for drivers and regulating who may operate vessels. Prosecutions or action by the Superintendent of Navigation may follow violations, with drivers and owners both liable.
Petersham Council discussed insanitary conditions in several dwellings. A medical officer’s report outlined defects on Denlapt road Canterbury road Parrramatte road Weston street and Vicarla direct. It proposed treating the premises as sanitary nuisances under the Public Health Act and to proceed accordingly.
A New York May 19 departure carried 500 tons of torn and contributed by America for the Ladias Hamine sufferers aboard the steamer Quilg chartered by the United States Government. A crowd, a short religious service, and remarks by Admiral Gibon accompanied the launch as cheers rose. Also noted: horses shipped to South Africa, salvaging efforts for the stranded steamer Corak, rising library and loan figures, visits by distinguished guests to Mount Victoria, and local district charity events with sums collected.
Brevities report evacuations on the Natal frontier by the Béers and parliamentary moves led by Mr Harry Clarke. The piece lists motions, elections, mining, and public notices with references to Sydney and Melbourne figures and events, including a bishop's death and imperial affairs.
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