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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1902
Page
5
London dispatches report continued surrenders in South Africa with 15 85 total. June 14 mentions expected capitulation of Good\ pore Boers before mid month. Noted are young boys and old men among recent surrenderers.
London June 45. Arthur Lynd, Nationalist for Galway, faced Bow Street Police Court on treason charges. Evidence alleged Lynd traveled to South Africa as an emissary, enrolling and commanding the crow brigade in acts against the Crown. Accused stood silent as cases proceeded.
London reports that Captain G Reid and Lieutenant Gilchri ed Commonwealth Contingent along with Lieutenant R Alku of New South Wales Mounted and Sergeant from the 5th Victorian Mounted unit have resumed duty. Lieutenant P Bay from Western Australia Mounted and Lieutenant C Tapper of New Zealand are also part of the convoy resuming duties.
General Louis Botha Commandant De la Rey Commandant Meyer and Ap Reitz will travel to Utrecht Holland in July. General Twi te will visit London in August for several weeks.
London June 14 His Majesty the King addressed audiences at Buckingham Palace and to the Lord Mayor Corporation and London County Council. He praised the nation’s unity and the end of the struggle thanking God, lauded troops, and hoped past bitterness would yield to loyalty and cooperation. He envisioned peaceful governance and lasting prosperity for the empire and its realms.
London June 16 report: promoters of the New Zealand and South African steamship ser vivo have secured a steamer and will start within a couple of months. They will cooperate with the Cold Storage Company to set up refrigerating depots at Beira Rhodesia and Mesbonaland.
War correspondent Mr Bennet Burleigh describes Boer leaders at Klerkadorp. De la Rey Steyn and De Wet are sketched with faces, dress, and mood, noting Steyn’s eye issue and De Wet’s stout, wary presence as they travel in a cart.
EUSTACE BENNETT Genarst is listed in an odd loan request fragment referencing a person and a place. The readable text suggests a borrowing or withdrawal note with unclear context and a single named individual.
In London on June 14 the day’s play was halted by weather preventing further action in the England versus Australia Test at Lord's. England’s innings score shows Fry Witt and others dismissed by Hopkins, with early bowling by Jdekson and Sundries noted.
The tour continues at Brighton in Sussex where Australia meets South of England. The home side will be selected from Gloucestershire players O L Jessop W Troup J A Burh Wrathall V F Crawford Thompson H W Forret Llewellyn Storer Beatwick Arnell Wilk Chinnery and others.
New Zealand Premier Mr Seddon Mrs Seddon and contingent arrive Southampton by Saxon for Coronation celebrations. Welcome by Southampton officials and notable figures. He advocates imperial unity, colonial self reliance and preferential trade, urges strong imperial reserve and drills, praises hospital and refugee camps, expects colonial premiers conference to last a month.
Writs issued by the Court of Chancery at Dublin target 30 individuals including several Nationalist MPs and Michael Davitt and the Dublin Freeman's Journal for conspiracy to depress the Connaught estate's value. Damages claimed. trial seen as one of the era's major legal battles. Lord De Freyne holds about 29,000 acres across Connaught and Roscommon.
The Duke of Argyll opened the Colonial Art Exhibition in Piccadilly at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. Organized by W J Wadham, 180 works from the colonies are shown, hailed as the best London sees and hoped to spur a permanent Colonial Art Gallery. The Duke cited great art schools in Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand.
A fire at Temrisle in London during June caused significant disruption. No injuries reported as firefighters battled the flames, with authorities assessing property damage and possible containment measures. Local residents were advised to avoid the area while investigations continue.
The Very Reverend William Macquarie Cowper, Dean of Sydney, died at midnight after a five month illness. Born in Sydney with Lancashire lineage, he led St. Philip's and St Andrew's, shaped Anglican life, and inspired clergy and laity alike. The funeral drew tributes from church leaders across denominations.
An unclear fragment notes a Sunday gathering at Tews Hall with a Dead March played on the Spies creme by a local society under an Arveton authority. Mentions Arba and Philiy'e Society of Beliringees, with deputpeapine and Seer Orme references, but details are garbled.
The funeral is set for tomorrow at St Andrews Cathedral at 1 pm with a service in the chapter house. Burial follows at Randwick Cemetery, arriving about 12 90 pm, flowers are to be omitted per the late Leun's wishes, arrangements by Bishop Pain and the receptor Simpeoa. The cathedral will be open Monday night and Tuesday morning for viewings.
Plaintiff Jason Hynes of Pyrmont sues Huw Devine for alleged slander claiming damages £20. He accuses Devine of calling him drunk and accusing him of neglecting family duties at their home, and of threatening behavior toward his wife. Judge Tackhowsr dismissed the action finding no valid cause.
Fragmentary OCR shows a coronation Bible design with red velvet covers and gold clasps, copied from Queen Victoria's coronation, plus an Oxford press note about authenticity. An unrelated ad block promotes Sander and Sons medical products and Milemaid brand confections, with questionable medical claims.
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