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Newspaper
Tamworth Daily Observer
Location
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
2
The weather remains unsettled with showers and possible thunderstorms in the northeast half. Winds shift from west to northwest as conditions stay unstable with chances of rain and localized thunder.
The Tamworth Daily Observer debates six o’clock closing and the potential for open wine saloons. It argues liquor curtailment affects hotels and travel needs, supports light Australian wine as a lawful alternative, and urges government support to curb sly selling while preserving public morals and social life.
The crowded memorial service for Lord Kitchener was held at St Andrew's Cathedral with Archbishop Wright delivering a sermon on his life and work. The article notes the death of the Director of Navigation in Sydney and a later reference to Captain Davies, Federal Director of the Oiad, dying suddenly at Perth.
The Commonwealth Committee reports secret disease affects up to 14 percent of the population with four per cent in a latent form. It urges compulsory notification by practitioners and treatment by doctors, bans on certain ads, and measures to prevent marriages of infected persons. It also calls for stronger social measures and invalidity insurance.
The Commodities Commission met with butter industry reps to discuss a uniform price across the market. An application for a twelve shillings per cwt rise was heard, and a 4/8 per cwt increase was granted, taking effect Thursday, equating to about half a penny per pound.
Sydney report notes ongoing unrest in the Labor caucus after the Bingara by election. Industrialists push their influence, a movement against Mr Cirrtith’s Cabinet return grows, and ministers seek to reward John Storey’s services with prompt recognition. Griffiths may retire, opening a chance to honor Balmiln’s member.
The mail steamer Sonoma reports that 9000 wharf laborers stopped work at the port and along the coast. Inland river boats are idle and no freight has moved for days. Ship owners expected to settle with three men demanding higher pay.
The Necessary Commodities Commission heard an application from Civil Service Co-Operative Stores for a higher buying selling price margin on essential commodities. The manager will submit figures proving the present margin fails to cover operating costs. Commission reserves decision.
The Minister for Lands says once the Crown Lands Amendment Act is gazetted land will be opened for returned soldiers. Mr. Ashford expects gazettal within a fortnight, making 100000 acres available. No action yet on renaming land from private owners for returned soldiers.
In the Industrial Court Justice Heydon discharged the rule to cancel the Yen's union after representations by the Minigater. He congratulated the workers but noted their unfortunate low spirits amid the industry downturn.
A steamer arriving from America brought a large audience for the centenary celebration of the Botanic Gardens. The event included addresses by the Minister for Agriculture the State Governor and Mr Holman. The Minister laid the foundation stone of a museum of botany and horticulture. A hawk was found in the hull area during the voyage, noted by workers onboard.
The report notes referendum tallies up to eleven o clock with figures 329,582 at six, 50 at seven, 10,482 at eight, 169,950 at nine, 1692 at ten, and 212 at eleven. Mr. Holman says during a week of care the six o clock hotel closing must be obeyed and minor breakages will be overlooked. The War Office says attacks near El Kantra by hostile mercenaries were repelled with few casualties.
The Times reports France's total war outlay to date at £2.41 billion with loans of £30 million aiding operations. Australian troops under fierce conditions push through trenches, killing and capturing prisoners while the war's monotony shifts to more dynamic engagements. Paris dispatches mention German gas and heavy artillery preps north of Toul, with infantry supported by sustained shelling and a night attack west of Fort Varun repulsed.
Rome reports the Trentino battle shifting north with Italian offensives seizing terrain. Austrian divisions are reported destroyed in the Asnite valley while Italian troops push back in the loss areas. The Italian Premier resigns as Chamber adjourns amid cabinet crisis and King Victor Emmanuel III consults leaders on wartime policy.
Delegates Hughes Crewe and Bonar Law arrive in Paris to attend the conference. The Daily Mail notes initial aims include tightening blockades reinforcing fronts and cutting German trade. Britain seeks Australian concessions to build smelting works and blunt German competition as a wartime financial strategy.
European nations move toward a near completion plan to curb wool and woollen goods imports into France. The aim is to halt speculation and prevent a postwar flood of manufactured wool into belligerent countries, seen as a major concern by Britain and France amid U S tensions.
On the western front in West London, Monday, My Ryan Premier of Queensland addressed Australiana amid crowd noise. He urged Australia to spread reintorements until the disturber of world peace was incapable of further minioehies.
The piece surveys Irish and British press views on ongoing conferences aimed at resolving Ireland's troubles. It notes Irish papers voicing little hope and Edinburgh expressions varied with the Times deeming an undesirable settlement, while other papers criticize proposals and emphasize resistance from Ulster and sectarian tensions.
Galway Nationalists insist on excluding Ulster from talks while delegates from Cavin Monaghan and Donegal protest separation but defer decision to the six counties. Ulster Unionists reject responsibility for a Home Rule Parliament, and Sir Edward Carson is urged to continue negotiations on exclusion.
A court martial in Dublin tries Sergeant Flood on charges of killing Lieutenant Lions and William Rice an employee of the brewery. Witnesses say Rice was escorting Lucas when Flood opened a window and shot both men while guards suspected them of rebellion.
A Petengrad dispatch says Soviet forces continue to push the defeated Austrians across multiple sectors. Total prisoners reported include 170 officers and 179,000 men, with 1,203 Germans and 760 Austrian troops captured in Hungary. Front lines indicate near Czernovitz and surrounding villages heavy fighting as German and Hungarian units retreat or counterattack.
British raiding parties in trench warfare prove more aggressive with multiple incursions near Tilloy Hooge and Newhaven Chapelle. Reports say one party bombed 80 yards of trench, killing 20 Germans, another seized a machine gun and many enemy dead. The raids disrupt monotony, test German defense, and show growing initiative among Allied officers and troops.
Reports from Vienna and allied sources state Austrian forces suffered about 400000 casualties as they attacked the Zaleselwk area and pressed toward the city’s outskirts. Russian and German reports note heavy artillery and infantry offensives in the Kiev-Dvinsk sector and fears of rapid front shifts toward Vilna.
Admiral Jellicoe commends the grand fleet for its display of gallantry in the recent battle. He notes heavy losses and favorable spirit despite poor weather hindering a full victory and promises fuller information on enemy losses soon.
Petrograd reports continued Russian offensive with large scale transfer of heavy artillery. Prisoners, mainly Austrians and Germans, pour into Khief. Russian cavalry disrupts Austrian lines to reopen the rear and support a fresh push at Litek amid entanglements and a rapid Austrian retreat.
Descriptions from Belgrade and surrounding districts report Austro German forces looting stores and crops with police and military orders permitting collapse of valuables. Civilians suffer misery as municipal residences are stripped of furniture and goods.
A marked change in pressure distribution reduces the heavy New Zealand high and allows Antarctic disturbances to move eastward. Rain is likely in eastern districts within 24 hours as temperatures cool with a cold southerly influx reaching southern New South Wales.
Report describes heightened action near Roumania with Bulgarians closing a front to cover Linopes movement and rushing to fortify the Dohralia line.
London dispatch says Austro German armies have been separated on the eastern front as Russian forces press to divide their forces. Messages claim Austrian and German troops are pulled apart near Mesopotamia and Constantinople while Allied efforts pursue strategic gains. Berne reports German commander Rothmere’s forces repelling Russian detachments northwest of Ausnasy, taking prisoners.
The Hydney railway produce auctions saw all forms available with demand focused on high quality items. Wheat chaff and lucerne products drew varying prices from 2s to 8s with several grades listed, including lucerne dust and threshings. Regional offerings spanned Lord Nemingha Merre West Tamworth Scone Tucker and Tamworth with price points from 3d to 6s 10d and several cross-town quotes.
Arthur Pardon aged 16 contracted meningitis at Roggwood railway construction camp between Hamula and Tamberum, where hundreds of workers are stationed. The illness from Tuesday appears connected to the camp near the railway works.
The Liberal Association and Progressive party merge into a camp aign committee with party leaders and a director as chief executive officer. Percy Hunter will serve as campaign director after leaving the Public Service Immigration Office. The leadership includes J Cook M P Wade MLA and S Beeb. A special office in the city will coordinate propaganda for the joint political forces.
Sergeant-Major Douglas Robertson of the 16th Reinforcements reports from England that he is well and arrived safely. Mr E J Collins, newly seated on the Tamworth District Hospital committee after recovery from a severe illness, was welcomed by hospital president Mr J G Grayson who commended his good health and attendance.
In Sussex Street markets dairy products dominate trading with strong activity in eggs lard butter cheese scarcer items. Pork and poultry move well while grain trades slow amid expectations of price declines. Prices listed for onions potatoes eggs and livestock reflect market shifts as traders watch Queensland and North Coast suppliers.
Slight rain began yesterday afternoon in Tamworth and continued with intermittent showers through the night. Rain is badly needed for the district’s wheat crops as moisture shortages have stalled germination in many paddocks. Several inches are required to bring any real benefit.
Light rain fell in Singleton and Sinclaton on Tuesday afternoon. Weather prospects favor a continued path of wet weather with showers likely to persist through the day.
The record shows Henry Norman pleaded not guilty to carnal knowledge of a girl under 14 and was acquitted by the jury. Romuel Brooker faced charges for theft from George William O Leary on a date in April, with the case proceeding to trial. The High Court, by a five to ten majority, delivered a ruling involving another unseen matter. The proceedings listed officials including Chief Tunt and Judge Barton at the Port Melbourne Town Hall with international observers present.
In Petrograd on Tuesday revelations accuse Count Sokhomlinoff of wartime missteps. An eleven member circle including Rogrof and Myasoedoff allegedly exploited his trust, spilling secrets of the War Office. Of note, a young woman Made time Sakhomlinoff is said to have lured officials to her salon. The minister reportedly advocated abandoning Polish fortresses and resisted external munition supplies.
The Liquor Control Board has bought all breweries and public houses in Curiste neighborhood and plans to convert about a hundred pubs into model refreshment houses. State brewed beer will be sold in government owned houses, with expected expansion to other areas.
In Paris on Tuesday The Matin praises Mr Hughes for uniting economic forces against Germany after the war and denying Germany an economic valley. With Lord Kitchener gone Hughes becomes the Empire’s most popular and assured sighted statesman.
Captain Larsen of the Nor lenskold expedition prepares at Punta Arenas in the Magellan Straits to relieve Shackleton's party on Elephant Island as a new relief expedition assembles at Buenos Aires.
A former engineer commander of the Hampshire cruiser led action before the Grand Fleet arrived and the ship stood unhit. The Hampshire rammed one submarine and destroyed another. Survivors from the Hampshire reached shore aboard a hospital ship with one man injured, others unhurt.
A Cardiff man aboard the New Zealand recalls daylight scenes after battle when the ship moved over a zone where many British and German bodies floated in close contact. He says rival ships were sunk at close quarters and soldiers fought in the water. Corporal Fraser leads the Anzac Memorial Band touring the north aiming to raise funds for a Newcastle home for disabled sailors.
The Russian novelist Maxim Gorky, now gravely ill in Moscow, is recalled as having led a notably varied life. A rough autobiography lists roles from shoe maker’s apprentice in 1787 to a baker, stevedore, chorus singer, hawker, and railway navvy, culminating in his first story in 1894. The baker episode inspired his tale Twenty-six Men and a Girl.
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