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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
7
Saturday first edition and second edition cover early sporting and late sporting topics with scattered details. mentions Payakian and Macquarie U0. Howry 38 132 and times 04 Macquarie E308 pm 12 Noon.
Partial obituaries and memorials note the passing of family members and friends. Entries mention dates and personal remembrances, with scattered names and relationships among the deceased and bereaved families.
A number of members of the Genaie and Flagse of Representatives visited Sydney this week. Several are slated to travel to Melbourne by Monday express. Zoe Sve Petmanning Minlaare returns tonight. Sir William Lyne departed Tuesday evening by train for Albury to attend a show. Mr. Thoman Brown left Sydney Tuesday night for Manildra Show.
Advertisement prose claims a "great discovery" Dr Soutram's Matic Pill cures rheumatic and neural pains. It asserts relief for chronic and acute rheumatism including facial pain, with the pill offered by proprietors HA and a2 CO dispensing chemists. Open all night and advertised as a universal medicine.
The Evening News discusses Lord Dudley as the new Governor-General of the Australian Commonwealth, noting his youth, prior service in Ireland, and imperial career. It highlights his expected diplomacy, public appeal, and the duty of representing Britain while leaving home for a term in remote colonies.
The passage lauds the ex officio leadership of Lord Northcote and successors, noting their restrained diplomacy. It praises Dudley for similar qualities and anticipates his own impact on Australian history. The author extends warm wishes for the Governor General as he serves.
A late charted discussion critiques Mr. Broughton's Gin License bill and its hurdles in Parliament. The piece urges tighter controls on firearms and gaspipe gas imports, noting recent accidents and the ease of access for children. It calls for higher fines for gun owners causing damage to promote safer handling.
A Victorian case records the West Australian authority denying a liquor licence to a bowling club. The Lion Bench dismissed pleas about age, exercise needs, and traditions, noting that all Victorian bowling associations hold licences. The court warned players to avoid nervous prostration and suggested alternatives to alcohol with a humorous nod to the sport's habits.
The Auditor-General condemns state subsidies for mining prospecting, noting vast sums advanced and little recovered. Only Mount Drysdale shows apparent payback, while most campaigns ended in misused funds and unfulfilled obligations. Taxpayers largely share the call to end costly transfers and milking the public purse.
The piece argues about misconceptions on nationality of British ships and the idea that children born on British ships are natives from Separate land. It notes the erroneous belief that ship arrival tokens set nationality and questions if people departing from Paris may influence this view.
The readable fragments discuss citizenship status for individuals tied to a vessel origin, implying questions of national belonging and the slow pace of judicial processing. It mentions Central Australia and Australia in a context suggesting debate over rightful citizenship and legal due process.
A misfired attack on Taft campaign tactics leads to a discussion of a Chicago clergyman selling machine produced sermons and prayers. The piece warns such potted content could undermine church life and encourage passive listening rather than active participation.
A letter from a Ceylon planter to a hopeful young immigrant explains the life of a creeper or jackaroo on plant stations. It outlines up-front costs of £100, annual payments, and later salaries from 6 to 7 pounds monthly, ending in a superintendent role at £300 monthly after 12 to 15 years, with no included sustenance. The piece notes the planter is an alien, limited overseas visits, and families face health and education challenges, often returning children home by age seven or eight.
The Times reports that Lancashire calton employers will accept the calton operatives proposal for joist reductions. It notes the Amalgamated Association of Cotton Exporters holds £590,000 and contrasts it with the wool workers union, a strong but less wealthy body.
Strenuous election in Newcastle to fill the Liberal death vacancy of Mr. Thomas Cans amid a hostile crowd. Police used batons to rescue Mrs. Pankhurst, the sufragette leader, from the violent mob. Several individuals were injured in the rush and chaos surrounding the event.
Australian champion Beaurépire awaits a quarter mile at Govan in a London swimming meet. The reported time would set a world amateur record, surpassing D Billington's 12 15 half at Bacup on June 2, 1903, with Bacup noted as the previous holder.
London report says A F Wilding of New Zealand won the German tennis championship at Baden defeating Fritebeim 6 games to 0 in the final match on Tuesday evening.
London dispatch notes the Protestant Association securing a Metropolitan Police ban on the planned procession of the blessed Sacrament near Westminster Cathedral. A guard of honor of 20,000 men is being organized to accompany the event despite the restriction.
London dispatch reports President Roosevelt plans to recruit a large Allied army deployment across the United States and outlines voluntary enlistment terms. It notes three year service, potential re-enlistment pay, and a projected maximum strength around 114000 with no current army reserve, and mentions initial private pay and standard measurements.
The Right Reverend Dr. Stone Wiee, aged 47, bishop of New Guinea since 1808, resigns due to ill health while in London on Tuesday evening.
A garbled report notes Labor Day observances in New York and Boston with scattered references to Toronto Canada and London events. It mentions large processions and anniversaries but lacks clear details or consistent facts.
Bank of Australasia shows 10 percent fee and 4 percent returns on debentures. Other notes list National Bank of New Zealand, Bank of New South Wales, Melbourne Harbor Trust and Metropolitan Board of Works debentures with 4 percent yields. Melbourne bonded issues include City of Melbourne and tramway and railway securities with 4 percent.
London dispatch reports King Edward visiting Doncaster for the races on a Tuesday evening with royal attendance expected and crowds gathering to witness the event.
Bar silver prices quoted in London on Tuesday evening show a slight rise amid modest trading. The market reflects elevated demand and cautious sentiment as metal buyers await further cues.
Survived the winter sheep are being taken back across the Carcoar district as trains resume freight runs to carry stock from western regions to northern runs. Night officers stationed between Blayney and Harden speed up trains, saving time on Harden to Blayney trips and improving throughput on the Western line. The mayor seeks timetable adjustments to connect Blayney day passenger with the afternoon paper train, enabling 4.30 am Sydney departures for same-day arrivals.
Me Tilak ree Todlan Saetiopal reader appeals court upholds three years transportation and a £66 fee for publishing vicious article in a weekly paper at Poena. The dismissal confirms the prior judgment and outlines the basis for the decision.
A Billiards Control Club was formed by talented amateurs in London with backing from leading billiard table makers. The Marylebone Club, famed for cricket, lends its influence as the committees include the Duke of Rutland, Earl De Grey, and the Baron of Lousdal.
Coroner investigates the death of Mudpu Barish a woutelior living at Campbell Street Newtown found with a bullet wound to the head at Allison Road Randwick Saturday afternoon. A German note and German writt en message addressed to O. Guenend were found on the deceased case notes say Baris h had spoken of taking his life.
Chinese gardeners at Waterloo faced nightly cabbage thefts. Constable Moore and four officers spotted a man named Huber amid a garden plot, saw him with a bag, and traced him as he left through a barbed wire breach. The bag held 14 cabbages and Huber was chased for 300 yards before capture.
A local suspect named Hmalin Ween Ehaneed faced Police Court on a charge of stealing 14 cabbages valued at 7a. The thief pleaded guilty and was fined 5 pounds per cabbage, totaling 78 pounds, with two months in detention. The case references O.E.G and Hon. officials, with testimony noting the intent to raise funds for New Zealand travel.
A deputation asked Sydney Public Instruction to inform boys leaving school about a free three months training in elementary agriculture at Pitt Town Farm. The Department confirms approval for teachers to advise under the Ratios of boys over 14. Vacancies exist. parents should apply to the Immigration League or the Director of Labor.
An OCR damaged entry lists timber imports from New Zealand aboard vessels such as the Alea and Pelotis to J. G. Such, limber merchant of Wilees Street Newtowns. Totals show 429,000 fir or lumber units consigned to various firms, with days of pannage noted for each leg.
Sales by auction announce building lots and two cottages at Campsie on Saturday at 4 by Arthur Rickert Company Limited. Lost and unalienable property at Darling Harbour Googe Station to be sold on September 16 at 11 by order of the Chief Commissioner of Hull.
In spring time the advertisement promotes flower patterned fabrics and a sale on various draperies. It highlights many colors and styles, claiming over twenty different fabrics all at one price. The shop touts reduced prices and a display of merchandise, inviting customers to visit and view the goods before closing on Wednesday at 3 PM and reopening on Saturday.
A chaotic town hall meeting erupted over official invitations as the mayor, town clerk, and council debated attendance at public functions. Amid heated remarks, questions over who could attend and how invites were distributed led to tense exchanges and a sense of grave disruption at a June council session.
Canon Jones of More Colloer Briner, visiting his home, was injured when a maroon escape from a wiry sod caused a bronchial attack. Mrs Jones and a child were shaken in the incident, leading to medical attention and brief attendance disruption at the Pan Anglo Anglican Congress.
A Suprema Court of Virginia ruling identified a preparation labeled as Sander and So xs Eucalyptus Extract as a genuine product. It contrasted deceptive imposters claiming to be a panacea with the proven genuine extract, warning buyers to beware of counterfeit preparations and emphasizing regulatory authority affirmed the authentic product.
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