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Newspaper
Warrnambool Standard
Location
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
7
The town marks a formal holiday with widespread closures. Citizens must pay special balances due that day, and the market and other businesses will be shut for the entire day.
Racing at Moonee Valley produced multiple hurdle and handicap results. Winners included Bir Fife in the hurdle event and Vocal Queen in a long list of placements, with extensive betting and timing details for each race.
Port Fairy rages as racing note lists entrants and earnings for Brewplechess events including Nika Di Box jai Ea Bucklaw Pot larie and dividend, with references to King’s Chanceller and other named participants. Trial Handons Lord Ottens Cannon Hill Vocal Maz chkerper Haddo Jum J OG Geafthenk and several clubs and riders named in a dense event listing.
A long Colac racing card lists numerous horse names and numbers with odds and stakes. Entries include Amiula Blak Ruby Malore Admiral Grand Le Fife Spanish Friar Goldsign and many others with various weights and times. A. G. Bexdall Dandinan signature appears at end.
The document lists entrants for the Grand National Hurdle Race and Grand National Steeplechase at the Victoria Racing Club winter meeting. Names span many horses with obscure spellings, including Lords Grey, Grand Feet, Lumat, Coronatua, My King, Exshon, Rathfarnham, Homreigh, Star Prim, Prince Aisha, Hype, Rebel King, Uxbridge, Sir Fife, Captain, El Gallo, Raheny, Weather graph, Royal Letters, Highland Clan, Artillery Bill, Morning, Won idarra, and more, reflecting a long, uncertain roster of competing horses.
Saturday event at Port Fairy features a trial handcap with multiple runners including Vocal Queen Cannon Hill Begra nds 9.0, Haddie 8.0, Grafthank 7.4, Dor Ottawa 7.3, Tay 8.2, Biddy 8.7, Welk tine Mo de Tricorn 6.1, Golden Gull 0.0, Silver Stole 4, Black Flag 16, Horde Race Voda 17, Black Flag and other entries amid uncertain spellings.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Ray Wie Th and Ghd 100 with Soth Mag 1916. Readable parts show likely a short note or listing involving these names and a 1916 publication or issue. Unable to determine full context or event.
Report from the Framlingham Red Cross branch lists items sent to the Central Depot in April including woollen scarves neckers mittens trousers and a pajama suit plus sacks. It records a balance sheet to March 1 showing receipts of £22117 5d and expenses £19 6d and mentions an upcoming entertainment to raise funds.
Markets summary from Warrnambool Ballarat Melbourne showing cattle and sheep prices across markets. Supplies included 310 head at Warrnambool with 50 stores. Melbourne Sheep Market recorded 21 500 fat sheep with wide price ranges. Ballarat and Melbourne reports note prime and good averages, with limited improvement in demand and quoted butter and cheese prices from local firms.
In Melbourne on Tuesday the Labor Secretary’s report to the Premier outlines wage board determinations and a corrective to threats of closures. It also proposes profit sharing—10 percent to the employer and 10 percent to be distributed among employees for efficient work.
Bread cart drivers in Southcoms towns refuse the employers wage rise from £2 125 to £4. They state plans to strike for a week starting Monday, signaling potential transport disruption.
A brief note from the Belgian Fund noting ongoing weekly donations. It highlights supporter contributions from Crewoualy Nees and related parties, urging continued generosity to sustain the fundraising effort.
President Poireur of France visited Verdun on Monday amid the hundredth day of heavy fighting. He praised French artillery for wrecking the enemy’s line in the Beauvmigna region while reporting German counterattacks repulsed. A midnight assault was also reported near Verdun as other enemy machines were toppled.
Paris dispatch reports heavy assaults by German forces on Mort Homme and Hill 304 with 50 000 to 60 000 troops on the Meuse west and right banks. French defense held with machine gun fire as 16 attacks Monday failed. German bombardment extended from Avocourt Wood to Cumieres with minor gains near Cumieres.
An extended notice reports AL Macpherson has accepted an appointment as chaplain for the Australian Forces after discussions with Rev T F Bennett of Christ Church. He will leave to assume duties for about two weeks, with well wishes from his circle. The item also notes T Mo Kennedy resigning as hon secretary of the Hamilton Racing Club after four years, with the club now in solid financial health. A large Dorcas Street Presbyterian congregation attends a service where the new Moderator, John Craig Mackie, TD, unveils a tablet memorial to Sir Reg Meakelichn, longtime minister and former head of scholarly institutions.
The British front endured intense shelling as enemy artillery operated between La Bassée and Arras and around Loos. The bombardment extended across our lines with heavy concentration from Artes to Nenville West while our forces answered with counterfire and occasional hostile bombardments.
Mr AJ Tennane speaking in the House of Commons said enough steel helmets had been issued for troops under shell fire in France. He added that the percentage of head wounds at the front was 12 to 35.
An Austrian communique reports success on the Italian front since May 14 with 100000 estimated enemy losses. Austrian forces claim to have secured footholds on southern and eastern slopes in the Asiago region and occupied several heights north of Asiago, driving Italians from positions west and south of Dettele in the Upper Posina Valley.
The House of Commons heard figures from the war showing three naval losses and six killed in action. Air raids recorded 409 dead and 1000 evacuated. Among victims were 109 women and 113 children, with broader civilian casualties noted.
A white paper notes Townshend warned government that Kut’s fall endangered the campaign. The War Office ordered two more divisions from France in October by land and air. Townshend recalls taking a rare risk marching toward Baghdad with weak forces and protests the decisive moment, after being urged by General Nixon to proceed. Townshend had contemplated reaching Baghdad, yet now protests the execution of orders.
Stirring scenes were witnessed in Whitehall on Monday as married men aged 27 to 35 were called for service. Crowded area and strong, healthy men faced their turn, choosing artillery or infantry amid a sense of duty. Additional calls up to 41 will follow on June HM with wives taking up ammunition work and some families returning to parents as husbands train.
London dispatch reports rising German pressure in Greece with Panarhini patrols and a threatened rail line disruption near Thon Te. Greek troops and serbian forces defend the Al Mit front while Premier Soules urges Allied support. King Constantine returns to Athens amid tensions and protests against the occupation.
The report notes Alexandra Palace in London houses over 3,000 internees. It claims the death rate is only one per year, and contrasts this record with the Wirtenberg camp in Germany.
Labor representatives conferred with Mr Lloyd George on Monday amid wartime measures as Whitsuntide holidays are adjusted to support the war effort. The talks focused on munitions output and production efficiency to meet wartime demands.
In the House of Commons Chancellor Reginald McKenna proposed a new income tax of two percent on American securities holders to counterbalance trade with the United States. He argued the measure was novel but necessary to fund war costs and keep a favorable balance with the United States. The proposal proceeded through the week.
Austrian forces repulsed stubborn assaults in the Missouri valley region while Italian troops pushed to occupy and consolidate a strategic position commanding the Asigo basin, signaling a shift in local control amid ongoing fighting.
Mr G Ward Prine recounts British evacuation plans after Gallipoli. Sir Jan Hamilton estimates 40 000 casualties for withdrawal and evacuation would deplete forces by about 15 percent. Lieutenant General Birdwood and leaders are credited with organizing transport and plans.
Fragmentary testimony in Dublin recalls cabinet distress amid a police reform dispute. Ex-senior officers discuss suspensions, civil service resignations, and a tense atmosphere around James Larkin’s strike and the Howth affair. German agents and Irish governance vibes surface amid post-1914 unrest.
Letters reveal tension between General Maxwell and Bishop O Dwyer of Litrick over removing priests. Maxwell warns actions threaten peace and safety, says arrest would occur if laymen. O Dwyer denies warranted disciplinary measures, condemns deportations as arbitrary and notes horror at Dublin rebel crackdown.
Empire Day bazaar at Town Hall drew strong public support and raised gross £290 with expenses under £25. The event featured stalls, wool items, handwork, orchestral entertainment, and refreshments, plus raffles avoided due to children's focus. Auction sales and charity contributions boosted totals. notable prizes were won, and proceeds go to soldier relief.
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