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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
5
The notice describes a high end women’s skirt in black with velvet and silk trims. It lists color options including black brown navy and myrtle and mentions finished tailoring, lace trim, and decorative bands. The entry cites BENNETT as maker or seller in an old catalog style.
An inquest in London revealed the rise and fall of Richard Kenyon Benham, a famed swindler who exploited forged deeds and bogus banks. He built wealth from frauds across London and Brussels, including a short-lived Western Bank of London and a forged will that drained victims of £44,000. His schemes touched ministers, aristocrats, and ordinary investors, ending with death from natural causes in a Soho lodging after a life of audacious deception.
A miscellany of verse notes and literary reflections. It laments vanity and loud fashion among figures in society while recalling Lamb and Ada. The piece also touches on musical aversion, the admired Ada, and a wry nod to Novello lineage and gendered perceptions of attraction.
Early NSW settlers planted orange trees at Parramatta and expanded to Ryde Pennant Hills and Lane Cove. Pests introduced with imported cuttings reduced yields, with 15,000 acres producing about 600 dozen per acre. Attempts at pest legislation stalled by orchardist disagreements. export quality and market access crucial. Experimental shipments show profitable potential if fruit remains pest-free.
Excerpted verse and notes praise naval strength and global reach of Britain. Quotes Bacon and Skeat discuss mastery of the sea, empire, and language, with Skeat’s Cambridge affiliation and long tenure noted.
The text argues it was inevitable that the Egilo-Russian Treaty would prompt a fund for reducing the army in India. It criticizes amiable peace-at-any-price figures as hopelessly one-sided, claiming treaties and ententes only work while both sides have power to enforce them.
This essay criticizes modern chatter, urging thoughtful speech over noise. It argues talking requires mind and restraint, warns against shines and programs to entertain, and stresses two rules: assume others are competent and show interest only in relevant topics. A good talker avoids preaching, as nonsense remains a noble gift.
NSW exports about 250000 centals of Mediterranean oranges and 200000 cases to New Zealand and other states amid a 700000 case annual orange output. An orchard system covering 27000 acres yields £200000 yearly, but demand outstrips supply leading to imports mainly Tasmanian apples. Legislation like the Codlin Moth Act is urged to curb pests, with Tasmania’s success cited and hopes to become large exporters as production rises.
Mrs. Kate Grodden aged 27 of New Malden appeared on remand charged with administering carbatic to her 5 year old daughter to murder and with attempting suicide using vitriolic oil. After remand, a suitor offered to marry her. the wedding followed with the couple living happily at New Malden. The court discharged her as memories improved after time in Holloway. the bench welcomed the happy ending.
An interview recalls the worst money panic witnessed by a great financier. He narrates a nickel rolling under a street car seat that seven women claimed, illustrating absurd crowd greed in a financial moment.
Wealth is not indispensable to good taste in home arrangement daily use objects or dress. Luxury and taste are not synonymous and prudent choices reflect simplicity over opulence.
The dialogue touches on acceptance, whist with a mother, and ridge with a father, as one of America’s multi-millionaires donates £20,000 to fund investigations into consumption. Wealth is urged to support experimental medicine and resource use for research.
The Empire Day display features penny patriotic souvenirs from many origins including British American Austrian French and German. Emblematic buttons and handkerchiefs show royal portraits and war imagery while Bohemian and Glasgow makers supply inexpensive flags and trinkets. The era’s cheap patriotism floods the market ahead of the American Fleet visit.
The Rural Commission volumes on congestion in Ireland reveal social hardship, with witnesses citing remittances from America sustaining tiny holdings. Accounts describe long hours, meager returns, and island poverty, including islanders’ dependence on Atlantic transport and failed farming ventures.
An American paper notes that many U S textbooks teach problem solving with ease while students in German gyms and English public schools know more essential math and Latin and Greek verse than seniors in many colleges.
Garden notes discuss rope planting and rope grafting with emphasis on good drainage and soil, manure use, and careful root placement. Practical guidance covers correct hole depth, root spread, and planting depth, plus pruning eyes for strong growth and training.
Miss Plitty argues women can win, while Mr Cynie counters that the law won't prove it. The exchange reflects a satirical take on gender and legal power in the period.
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