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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
6
The column critiques judges who favor leniency for criminals who enlist and praises Judge Docker for opposing easy military pardons. It laments stereotypes about soldiers and stresses discipline. It then comments on a municipal council move to tackle straying stock with prosecutions, noting entangled blame between owners and the common trust, and the need to enforce precautions and fences.
A communication from Mr. Balfour to the American committee for Armenian Relief outlines the mass suffering of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. It cites the loss of about 1.2 million of 1.8 million, detailing massacres, deportations, starvation, exposure, and forced conversions, with survivors fleeing toward Caucasia or Egypt.
A stark line from the source notes the victims endure extreme cruelty, with no further embellishment needed to convey the severity. The brief item emphasizes the depth of harm and the speaker’s resignation to the inadequacy of language.
The Admiralty reports Dover patrols engaging enemy aircraft with two planes destroyed and prisoners taken. Haig notes heavy artillery exchanges near Ypres and Epehy, successful raids near La Bassee Vermillen and Messines, and gains near La Potterie Farm with seven guns captured. French and German reports describe ongoing artillery duels, tank use, and shifting fronts. Russian and Austrian fronts show activity with large-scale offensives and political tensions in Germany as public opinion shifts away from leaders.
Winchcombe Carson Lt reports on Sydney wool appraisements under Central Wool Committee guidance. The two appraisements began with the first part on the 2th and the remainder on the 220. Final clearances planned in the last week of the month, amid wartime controls and shifting Allied trade rules.
The text states shipments will be made under British Government auspices with profits benefiting woolgrowers when the money under the apprasement scheme is distributed. Buch shipments would help clear Sydney stocks and free storage for the forthcoming clip.
Correspondent Pierre Robinson describes a fog shrouded battlefield where mines cratered vast areas and existing military standards no longer apply. He notes German casualties mounting, prisoners and dead scattered, and Allied forces advancing to new positions while observers anticipate the next decisive stroke under Haig’s strategy.
In the House of Commons Mr Lloyd George detailed the Irish Convention composition. The scheme includes county and borough council chairmen, urban district reps, four Catholic Bishops and church leaders, labor representatives, Sinn Fein slots, party selections by Redmond and Lord Lonsdale, and 15 MPs from the Government. A Sinn Fein release demand and a Dublin street clash with a police injury are also noted.
Ophir tea proprietors issue a public wiring denying tea scares and announce future packaging will bear packing dates. The note targets tea drinkers and caution about recent market rumors.
A wartime report analyzes British gains at Messines and casualty figures across August to December 1916, noting high walking wounded ratios and comparing Somme costs. It cites prisoner captures, German losses, and counts of Allied prisoners, plus a list of proposed postwar international principles signed by A A Willis and others.
The Labor movement seeks organized production for use under democratic control to prevent future wars. It endorses an international peace conference with working class representation, calls Britain and dominions to separate representation, and outlines terms for a listing of peace.
Senator Russell announced the 110 17 harvest greatly exceeded early estimates with an expected 185 million bushels after deliveries. Australian state contributions are New South Wales 1500.000, Victoria 50 i crit, South Australia 40,000,000, Western Australia 15,500,000, while millers hold 747,000 bushels. After deductions for delivered grain and year end local use, about 105,500 bushels remain to be shipped or delivered and overseas sales including Imperial purchases are noted.
The analysis estimates a pool of 195 million bushels with 104.7 million shipped, leaving 43.1 million unsold. After deducting year end sates of about 5.45 million, unsold may total 47.06 million bushels, implying over 72 percent disposed by December 31 1917. No 1916 17 sales priced below 4/9 per bushel. some sales above that raise overall value.
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